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totheeditor Dear Alumni and Friends, Changing direction is the focus of this issue of The GeDUNK. For many of us, it is our network of friends and colleagues that provides us with the opportunities and support needed to make a life change. The Alumni Relations Office now provides an amazing tool to assist you in communicating quickly and easily with alumni around the world. By the time you receive this magazine, we will have launched our new online Alumni eCommunity. It’s easy to register and to use. You will find your personal user ID in the label area of your most recent GeDUNK magazines, including this one, as well as the 2006 Annual Report. If you and your spouse are both Grove City alumni, you will find two numbers. The link is www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/GVT and you can also find it at www.gcc.edu/alumni. This online tool will allow you to provide updates to the College, post photos of your children or grandchildren, upload a resume, register for events or reconnect with friends. It’s safe, secure and open only to Grove City College alumni. I encourage you to register today and let us know what you think. Warm regards,

Jeff Prokovich ’89 Senior Director of Alumni and College Relations

Dear Alumni and Friends, This edition of The GeDUNK highlights alumni whose original career path changed and, in many cases, went in a completely new direction. You will see how circumstances, and perhaps a tug on one’s heartstrings, have created the opportunity for new “vineyards” in which to labor. In the final analysis, it is often a discernment of what could be described as God’s calling that has led to these changes. These changes bring both risk and reward. The reward is best described by those involved in the changed experience (as you will read). The unknown and seemingly unprepared-for change is of course risky, but a strong educational preparation plus initial job experience creates what are called transferable skills. And it is those skills that bring the confidence to follow one’s heart into new paths. I can identify personally with our alumni described within. Because, as I sometimes think and say, “they took a perfectly good lawyer and made him a College President.” So, I am back to where my heart never left. And it’s a wonderful feeling and a wonderful life.

My name is Heather (Menges) Yoder and I am a ’99 grad of GCC. My husband is Stephen Yoder of ’98. We have been living in Munich, Germany, since 2002 and absolutely love receiving all of the alumni updates and especially the magazine. I am so thankful that you continue to send information to us overseas. Thanks for keeping us in touch. You are doing a remarkable job at keeping things interesting and updated. Steve credits Grove City and its outstanding biology program with preparing him to accomplish all that he has to date. He has been back on campus twice through Dr. David Jones and Dr. Durwood Ray (featured on page 40 of the fall 2006 GeDUNK) to speak with students in the bio department and to share some of the exciting options available to them because of the education they are receiving. Incidentally, my sister, Kristy (Menges ’03) married Mike Choby ’05, and my sister-in-law, Stephanie (Yoder ’95) Streit, married James Streit ’95, so we are certainly keeping GCC in the family! Thanks for your time and for all of your great work! Stephen ’98 and Heather ’99 Yoder Munich, Germany It was said at the end of the 18th century that the sun never sets on the British Empire. I guess the same can be said of Grove City College in 2006. It never ceases to amaze my wife – Mary (Meighen ’72) – and me how many “Grovers” we meet in our travels. Earlier this year, we were taking a much-needed vacation and chose to go to Puerto Rico for some sun and sand. We decided it would be fun to take a snorkeling trip and a tour of the small islands off the coast of Puerto Rico. We boarded the large powerboat with 50 or so “strangers” from the United States and other places. We took a short trip to a reef near Culebra Beach and had some amazing snorkeling. After getting out of the water and preparing for lunch, a young lady approached us. She was with a small group of friends and wanted to know if we had any aspirin as her husband was suffering from a headache. My wife is always prepared for such emergencies and was able to provide the potion. Later that afternoon, we spent some time playing in the surf and enjoying the beach. As the day ended, we again boarded the boat for our excursion back to San Juan. As we sat atop the ship enjoying the trip we began speaking with the young lady who had asked for the aspirin earlier. It turns out that she, her husband and sister were on board and that they were from Peru. We had a wonderful discussion about life in Peru and thoroughly enjoyed talking to Nattie. At some point, my wife remarked to Nattie that her English was very good. Nattie explained that while in college she had done an internship at a college in the United States. Of course, we asked where and she answered “a small college in Pennsylvania.” Of course, we followed up with “where?” She answered “near Pittsburgh.” By this point my wife were exchanging the “Grover glance,” indicating “no way.” We asked the name of the college and you guessed it. Grove City. It turns out that our fellow traveler, Natalie Mantilla, had attended for one semester in the early ’80s. It just goes without saying that “Grovers are everywhere.” Ross ’70 and Mary (Meighen ’72) Carnes Colleyville, Texas

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GROVE CITY COLLEGE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 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 Communications Project Coordinator Contributing Editors Ryan Briggs ’01 Caroline Koopman ’01 Rebecca Miller ’04 Linda Reash Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw Cover Photo Jim Judkis, Pittsburgh, Pa. On the Cover... Jimmy Sutman ’94 never thought he’d embody the meaning of ‘home’ to hundreds of disabled adults. Read more on page 4. Design Amy Clingensmith ’96 SWP (www.swpagency.com) Printer Printing Concepts, Inc., Erie, Pa. Alumni Association Officers 2006-07 Laura (Ritchey ’87) Havrilla President Andrew J. Kozusko ’96 Vice President Jeffrey D. Prokovich ’89 Executive Secretary Roger K.Towle ’68 Treasurer Ronald W. Brandon ’64 Annual Giving Chair John R.Werren, Esq. ’58 Alumni Trustee Arthur G. Mitchell ’64 Alumni Trustee Jane (McKnight ’63) Klingenberg 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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Jimmy Sutman ’94 never thought he’d embody the meaning of ‘home’ to hundreds of disabled adults.

FOCUS ON CHANGING DIRECTION

Matt Bugher ’04 finds a heart for Nairobi after law focus . . . . . . . . . . 8 Steve Moffitt ’81 moves family to Nairobi after manufacturing . . . . 10 John Sabella ’01 goes from wearing a suit to yelling “timber!” . . . . 12 Lissa Hilsee ’80 makes third drastic career change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mark Dawson ’92 trades software for teaching Latin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mary Ellen Brosek ’83 realizes teaching dream in mid-forties . . . . . 15 After varied career, David Richwine ’89 settles into theater . . . . . . . 16 Greta Nappa ’86 sews up new career in costumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Dr. William Sleigh ’66 moves from the military to medicine. . . . . . . . 18 Alumni, Student and Trustee Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Past and Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Sports Feature: Alum basketball coaches square off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sports Feature: Prossers pair up for coaching careers. . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Winter Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Spring Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sports News: Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame inductions . . . . . . . . . 40

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Faculty Feature: Dr. Blair Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Faculty News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Faculty Retirements: Larry Fleming and Ramon Voltz . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

CAMPUS NEWS

CLASS NOTES

IN MEMORY

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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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JIMMY SUTMAN ’94, CENTER IN TAN JACKET, SPENDS SOME TIME AT THE PURPLE CAT IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, WHERE DISABLED ADULTS CAN LEARN LIFE SKILLS, TAKE FIELD TRIPS, PLAY GAMES OR SIMPLY HANG OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

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After starting a career in media, Jimmy Sutman ’94 has found his niche and an extended family in the most unexpected of places

immy Sutman’s office is crammed with more than just paperwork – it’s overflowing with stories. Every item amidst the photographs, bobbleheads, artwork and candy holds significance. Tucked inside the corner of a large frame is a photo capturing a cluster of shepherds in a nativity play. Sutman ’94, in costume, is on the far right, standing in so the other actors won’t suffer from stage fright. Across the room, a wall of recognition plaques tells of his 12 years as a women’s soccer coach at Poland High School. Next to that, a rosary hangs on a hook. Spend any amount of time with Sutman and he’ll tell you stories about his clients. Some are humorous, others are touching. But all are remarkable in their detail. Often, he hands you a photo so you can associate a face with a name. Sutman smiles and leans forward as he begins. “If you meet Jeff, he’ll immediately ask you if you have any quarters to trade. He collects them and always keeps a supply in his pocket. If you have one, he’ll immediately look to see where it was minted.” He smiles and then adds,“Jeff doesn’t want any that were made in Denver.” Sutman founded Iron and String Life

Enhancement Inc. (ISLE) in 1998, which is a for-profit business that serves mentally and physically disabled adults. ISLE provides both residential homes and daytime programs for clients, depending on their needs. The path that led Sutman to this vocation was far from straight. As a senior at Grove City College, Sutman planned a big city experience after graduation. He looked into a variety of graduate school programs that specialized in creative writing and decided to move to New Orleans. But a phone call from WKBNTV Channel 27 News in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, changed his direction. He accepted a position there as a television news writer. However, his 3 p.m. to midnight shift quickly left him feeling dissatisfied. “I had a lot of down time while I was waiting for the news to happen,” he said. Even on busy days, though, Sutman just didn’t feel like news writing was a good fit for him.“I especially didn’t enjoy interviewing grieving mothers when their sons were murdered, which was the most common story during my shift.” Sutman soon sought ways to fill up his morning and afternoon hours. His aunt suggested he work as a substitute teacher at the Leonard Kirtz School, a local public school for children and adults with disabilities. Because he had a cousin with

Down syndrome, Sutman was open to the idea. Plus there was a great need for people willing to work with adults. The first day Sutman arrived, he was assigned to eight adults, each with different disabilities. Sutman remembers feeling overwhelmed.“I walked into the workshop that day, and there were about 180 people all sitting at long metal tables.” Despite the impersonal venue, Sutman quickly realized he had a gift for relating to his clients. He worked five months as a substitute and was then offered a fulltime position. “I thoroughly enjoyed most of it, but it was a very political culture.There was so much potential, so much I wanted to do,” he said. Sutman often found himself frustrated by the other teachers who were not willing to try a new approach or would only do the bare minimum. During this time, he interacted with the families of his students, and he began hearing their stories. “I would have parents tell me they hadn’t been on vacation in 20 years because their son or daughter was afraid to fly,” he said.“Or I would talk to a mom who was getting older and wondering who would care for her son when she passed away.”

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from page 5 Sutman decided to leave his full-time position after five years. He knew a tremendous need was not being met by the services currently available, so he struck out on his own. Taking the $12,000 from his retirement plan, Sutman purchased a home in Struthers, Ohio, and approached the state about having adults with disabilities move in with him. Joe Gallagher and Bradley Huffman became his first clients. He lived with them around the clock.“I guess you could say that gave me a crash course in parenting,” Sutman laughed. Gallagher and Huffman became the namesake of his new business, Iron and String Life Enhancement Inc. Gallagher loved to iron, while Huffman had a habit of winding string around his hands. Fast forward to 2007, and ISLE has expanded significantly. It now includes a for-profit candy store called Touch the Moon and two non-profit businesses, Purple Cat and Golden String Inc. Managed by Sutman’s wife, Jill, Purple Cat provides a creative outlet for clients and offers day programming in daily living skills and other practical learning opportunities. Golden String Inc.’s primary focus is socialization. In less than a decade, Sutman’s business has grown to almost 200 employees. In addition to all of the day programs, ISLE still serves the 36 clients who live in one of its 12 residence locations. “I always want to be able to stay handson,” he says, explaining how he and his

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THROUGH HIS WORK AND LIFE, JIMMY SUTMAN ’94 HAS EXTENDED HIS FAMILY TO INCLUDE PEOPLE LIKE LUANNE (TOP PHOTO), WHO WORKS AT ISLE’S TOUCH THE MOON CANDY STORE, AND ELIJAH, CENTER, AND LONNIE (BOTTOM PHOTO), WHO ARE REGULAR VISITORS TO THE CENTER FOR DISABLED ADULTS. / Photos by Caroline Koopman ’01

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JIMMY SUTMAN ’94 IN HIS OFFICE AT IRON AND STRING LIFE ENHANCEMENT INC. IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, SUTMAN’S HOMETOWN. / Photo by Jim Judkis

from previous page wife live in a loft apartment above his office space.“I’m still the ‘Emergency Man’ and am on call all the time. If I get a call in the middle of the night, I want to be just steps away from that client’s file.” Sometimes that means staying up all night in the emergency room with a client, like he recently did for a client named Sid who was having seizures.“Sid was one of our emergency placements,” Sutman said.“He had lived alone with his mother before she had a stroke.” Sid had no extra clothes when he arrived, so Sutman gave him some items from his own closet. Later, Sid and Sutman took a trip to Kmart.“This was the first time Sid had the opportunity to spend $200, and he had no idea what to do with all his options. I would hold up a blue shirt and an orange shirt, and he didn’t even know which he liked better.” Since that time, Sutman has watched Sid’s personality flourish. “He used to just wear what he was told to wear and eat whatever was put in front of him. If I’d ask where he’d want

to go on an outing, he’d suggest some ordinary place like the bank. Now he wants to go places like Florida or Graceland.” Sutman possesses this personal touch and attachment for each of his clients. Walk into the Purple Cat with Sutman and you will watch a room full of faces light up. He stops to greet each one, often resting his hand on a shoulder or offering a friendly hug. And then the introductions begin. “This is Justin. He’s our bowling champ,” he’ll say.“I’d like you to meet Elijah.This is Jere. And this is Buddy.” One by one, you will meet each person in the room, often with a little anecdote to go along with the introduction. Sutman continues to have a special friendship with his first client, Joe Gallagher. At least once a week, he picks Gallagher up and takes him to lunch. At 64, Gallagher is currently the oldest person with Down syndrome living in Mahoning County.“ISLE will just shut down for awhile when Joe passes away,” Sutman said. Because of his heart for his work, a

clear line between his personal life and his job often doesn’t exist. Sutman and his wife held their wedding in Arizona partly because too many clients would have asked to serve as his best man. Every year, Sutman receives a Father’s Day card from a client who is 30 years his senior. Throughout the day, his personal cell phone rings with clients calling just to chat. Many look forward to the treat of climbing into Sutman’s bright yellow truck to head to a Golden String activity. Sutman often spends his Wednesday nights with Golden String’s bowling league.“That’s not work, that’s just hanging out with my friends,” he laughs. He doesn’t seem to notice that his own ball rarely gets used. He’s too busy helping to teach clients how to work the scoreboard or buying them a slice of pizza or a Coke. “I find that the more I immerse myself in my work, the less time I need to recharge on my own,” he says.“My work has taught me what’s really important in life.” (Caroline Koopman ’01 is the Grove City College assistant director of alumni relations.)

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Kenyan Calling Semester abroad changes future plans for Matt Bugher ’04 By Rebecca Miller ’04 t wasn’t until Matt Bugher ’04 traded the comfort of a Grove City College dorm room and three meals a day for the rain-soaked dirt pathways and teeming crowds of a Kenyan slum that he found his calling. Bugher came to Grove City College without a plan, choosing business and economics because he figured it was a “safe choice.”Two years later, he was scanning the Internet for travel opportunities, inspired by international trips that his friends were taking. Kenya caught his eye. After a semester doing humanitarian work there, Bugher had found his passion. “That’s definitely when my thoughts about my career and what I should do with my life changed,” he said. During his initial search, Bugher found a humanitarian organization called Carolina for Kibera, Inc., and contacted founder Rye Barcott about volunteering. But Barcott advised against going immediately into CFK’s base, a large Nairobi slum called Kibera. It was a rough place and full of unknowns for someone who didn’t even know the language, Barcott told Bugher. Barcott recommended getting experience elsewhere in Kenya before venturing into Kibera.With that advice, Bugher began his semester abroad in a rural Masai town near the Tanzanian border teaching math and English to Kenyan street children through Homeless Children International. After two months of teaching, Bugher was ready to start work in Kibera at the CFK-sponsored Tabitha Medical Clinic – or so he thought.

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ARMED WITH A KNOWLEDGE IN LAW, MATT BUGHER ’04 FOUND HIS CALLING IN KENYA. / Photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University News Office

focusonchangingdirection program. Its U.S. office is at the Center are working to raise an endowment of $2 from previous page for Global Initiatives at the University of million to cover basic operating costs and He went to the large slum during the North Carolina at Chapel Hill. provide stability. If they reach that goal, rainy season. It was impossible to avoid Bugher fell into the role, to hear him the burden placed on the U.S. staff to the ever-present mud that accumulated on tell it. He had taken his one and only piece together funding every year would his boots and the bottom of his pants by accounting course during his sophomore be relieved, he said. the time he reached the clinic every spring semester.When he began working If Bugher didn’t already have enough to morning. Meals were eaten by hand and at the Tabitha Medical Clinic, he put his focus on, law school presents a new set of usually consisted of “ugali,” a maize paste rudimentary training to the test to challenges.After graduating from Grove with a consistency somewhere between organize the clinic’s books. City, he spent two years working at Play-Doh and mashed potatoes, and He credits that one accounting class in International Justice Mission, a human vegetables – sometimes meat. opening doors he never considered.As rights agency in Washington, D.C., where Kibera was crowded.With an area the he gained more financial size of New York City’s experience. But he also Central Park, it is home to ...MY THOUGHTS discovered another interest. more than a half a million and ABOUT MY CAREER “When I graduated from has a history of ethnic AND WHAT I SHOULD Grove City I said there was no tensions, according to CFK’s DO WITH MY LIFE way I wanted to have anything web site.An estimated 20 CHANGED ... KIBERA to do with law,” he recalled. percent of the population is But after his time at the WAS SHOCKING AND HIV positive. It was normal agency, which works directly for eight- or nine-member SURPRISING. I WAS with victims of human rights families to live in rooms the SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE, MANY OF violations, like human size of Bugher’s dorm room. WHOM WERE DYING OF AIDS OR trafficking, his thoughts changed. But in the middle of the MALNUTRITION. Once he receives his law degree, starkly foreign way of life, Matt Bugher ’04 Bugher said he would like to go Bugher found warmth. into that field of law. “Kibera was shocking and Bugher’s path has been pieced together surprising. I was surrounded by people, FYI… bit by bit during the past several years. But many of whom were dying of AIDS or Interested in learning more about it all began with his friends’ international malnutrition,” he recalled.“But there is Carolina for Kibera? Log on to interests and his involvement in New Life, still a sense of community in Kibera that http://cfk.unc.edu for more a student service group that works at was comforting. People knew people and information or contact Matt Bugher George Junior Republic, a large nontalked in the streets, and kids played games at mbugher@law.harvard.edu. For profit treatment facility for at-risk youth between the shacks.” more details on the International located in Grove City. The memories stayed with him even Justice Mission, go to www.ijm.org. “I think that the biggest thing was I just when he returned to Grove City. Despite had so many incredible friends that were his new focus, he decided that his major treasurer of CFK, he volunteers his time so supportive of me when I went was still valuable. to advise the Kenyan staff with financial overseas,” he said. “I thought economics still applied to matters. On the U.S. side, he works on tax Bugher has not been back to Kenya what I wanted to do,” he said. filings and creates and reviews budgets for since his semester there, but as he Now in his first year at Harvard Law continues his studies at Harvard and School, Bugher has been treasurer of CFK grant proposals. CFK’s U.S. staff is unpaid.“We really volunteers with CFK, always at the back since his senior year.The organization was want to be able to do this on a volunteer of his mind is the memory of a crowded established in 2001 by Barcott, a fellow basis,” he said.“The focus is on the slum and the people he met half a world Harvard law student and Marine captain Kenyan side.” away. who has served in Iraq.The international But it is time-consuming. Bugher said it That, for him, is motivation enough to non-governmental organization now has been a challenge to juggle the continue his winding journey. serves 25,000 people in Kibera through a responsibilities as treasurer with other (Rebecca Miller ’04 is the Grove City youth sports program, girls’ center, pursuits.This year, he and the organization College communications associate.) medical clinic and waste management

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Engineering a New Path Moffitt ’81 moves from manufacturing to missions By Ann-Margaret Lambo teve Moffitt ’81 has been interested in avionics since he was a kid.The electronic engineer never imagined that his childhood pursuit would become his adult reality – on the other side of the world and on a heavenly scale. After leaving a career as an electrical engineer with Joy Manufacturing, Moffitt, his wife and daughters have been missionaries in Kenya. It has been a wonderful journey for the Moffitts, one that the family believes has been piloted by God himself. The Moffitt family’s journey actually began with Steve.The Franklin, Pa., native explained that he was always interested in how things worked and how to solve problems. “I gravitated towards electrical things at around age 10, when our church asked me to start recording services,” Moffitt explained.“When I was a bit older, I became involved in installing and operating the sound system.We lived near the Franklin airport so I always had an interest in aviation, too.” At one time he hoped to attend Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., but finances and distance prohibited that portion of the voyage. He attended Grove City, graduated with an electrical engineering degree, and returned – permanently – to his summer job with Joy Manufacturing. He married and he and his wife, Melinda, started their family. Life was good and the Moffitts were happy. “Joy turned out to be a great place to work,” Moffitt said.“I was blessed with some excellent mentors who patiently taught me to build on what I had learned

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ABOVE: STEVE MOFFITT ’81 AND AN AIM AIR CESSNA 206 AIRPLANE. BELOW: THE MOFFITT FAMILY, FROM LEFT, STEVE, MELINDA, NATALIE, 15, CHRISTINE, 11, AND OLIVIA, 17. / Contributed photos

at Grove City.The work at Joy was such an interesting mix of design, hands-on testing and field work. I also enjoyed working with the guys in the manufacturing plant and traveling to various mine sites to test new equipment and try to solve problems. No one was more surprised than I was when I heard the voice of God saying ‘I have something else for you to do.’ It was real and it wouldn’t go away.” Moffitt finally figured out that God wanted him to do something, but what? “While I was confused about what

God was trying to do with this feeble engineer, He began bringing people into my life that would help bring direction,” Moffitt continued.“One of those people was a mechanical engineer who had

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focusonchangingdirection from previous page become a missionary and was retiring after spending his life building hospitals in remote locations to bring both physical and spiritual healing. I believe God brought us together to show me that He does need and use technical people in ministry.” Then Moffitt saw a story on Moody Aviation, a program of Moody Bible Institute, which trains missionary pilots, mechanics and avionics specialists for the mission field. “It was like a light went off inside of me,” Moffitt noted.“Despite the clarity of this answer, I sat on the idea for almost a year. I was afraid it was my idea and not God’s. I knew I didn’t want to start down a whole new path in life unless I was sure God was behind it.” After much thought, prayer and reflection, the Moffitts eventually applied to Moody, realizing that if they were going to take this leap, they needed assistance. Steve quit his job.And so the journey began. Steve and Melinda, along with their three daughters, Olivia, 17, Natalie, 15, and Christine, 11, now reside in Nairobi, Kenya. For the last 13 years the family has worked with AIM Air, the aviation support arm of Africa Inland Mission, a non-denominational Christian missions organization seeking to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to the people of Africa. Steve’s job is to keep the aviation electronics functioning on AIM Air’s fleet of 12 airplanes. Melinda, who is a physician assistant with family practice experience, takes care of lots of children’s sore throats and ears.And although the journey has not been an easy one, the Moffitts would not trade the experience for the world. “I was so excited when Steve mentioned the idea of a career in missions,” Melinda explained.“I had actually felt called to the mission field as a

“ ” IT WAS LIKE A LIGHT WENT OFF INSIDE OF ME ... I KNEW I DIDN’T WANT TO START DOWN A WHOLE NEW PATH IN LIFE UNLESS I WAS SURE GOD WAS BEHIND IT. Steve Moffitt ’81 teenager and chose my major with that end goal in mind. By the time Steve and I met, I was fully focused on normal living at that point, and he and I actually never discussed missions. I was not fearful, perhaps because I was blissfully unaware of some of our future challenges! “We experienced many new challenges once we got to Nairobi,” she continued.

“But looking back, I would not change any of it.There are times now when it looks nice to have the ‘security’ of jobs and a home in the U.S., but I also know from first-hand experience the joy of serving the Lord and having him provide for our needs. Our children are truly blessed to live in another culture and to have an expanded world view. Don’t mistake me, our lives have not been easy, and we do sorely miss our loved ones and family back in the U.S. But along with the challenges come adventure and a deep peace in knowing you are part of something bigger than yourself.” Added Steve,“I have the greatest job on earth.To do what you love for the One who you love and to bring real truth and change to people’s lives for eternity – I can’t think of anything better than that.” (Ann-Margaret Lambo is a freelance writer living in New Castle, Pa.)

STEVE MOFFITT ’81 WORKS ON THE AVIONICS IN THE NOSE OF THE DC-3. / Contributed photo

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Cement Jungle to Allegheny Forest Computer major John Sabella ’01 starts timber company By Sarah (Fuhrey ’05) Huber or John Sabella ’01, a career change transformed his family, his attitude and even his closet. Sabella quit his job with an insurance company four years ago and began a timber business near Oil City, Pa. In so doing, he shelved his suits and ties and invested in the most rugged Carhartt gear available. “I haven’t worn a suit since,” he said. With his wife, Melissa (Snowden ’02) Sabella, at his side and his father as coowner, Sabella founded Sabella Land and Forest Products in 2003.The company exports fine timber from the Allegheny Forest. While Sabella said he’s never been happier, a future in the forest wasn’t his first choice. He majored in business and computer information systems at Grove City College, following in the footsteps of his brother,Tim ’00. But he discovered his aversion to cubicle life during a senior internship. “I liked the financial side of it, but I didn’t realize a cubicle could be so claustrophobic,” he said.“But I was a senior, so what was I going to do?” He decided to focus on the positive and packed his briefcase for Prudential Financial. A year into his job, however, the company asked him to sell insurance – a task he dreaded even more than desk work.“I knew it was time for something different,” he said.“I wasn’t sleeping well. I was stressed.” So he went to the woods.“I always wanted to be on the move,” he said.“I’m not one to sit in one place too long.” He ran track and cross country in college and worked for his father’s lumber company as a teen. Although his wife was nervous about starting a business, she cheered him on.

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“She liked the set schedule (at Prudential), knowing how much money we’d be making,” he admitted,“but soon the business started coming in and we thought,‘We could do this.’” He said his financial training at Grove City guides his business decisions. Melissa stays home with their three girls, Grace, Lily and Sarah, all under age 4. Grace is known to Grovers as the baby born on Melissa’s graduation day, less than a year after the Sabella’s wedding. Today the Sabellas are assured in their pursuits.“Even though this job is a lot more dangerous than my other, it’s worth it,” Sabella said.“I’m my own boss, and I get to spend more time with my girls.” When the sun’s shining, he often works 12-hour days, but he takes off when he wants, and rainy days are built-in vacations. Sabella and his father ship their trees’ veneer worldwide, and their timber is a respected national product. Because all

parts of the trees are used, branches are sold as firewood to locals.The Sabellas own the land they cut from and replant seedlings to maintain the ecosystem. “Every day is different now,” Sabella said.“You never know when the next big deal will happen.” He hopes to be in the tree business until he retires, he said, adding,“It was worth the risk.You can either think of what you might lose or the possibility for gain.” (Sarah (Fuhrey ’05) Huber works for a publishing company in Dallas.)

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Reaching Out Hilsee ’80 sets Philadelphia Cares on path for future By Meghan Price ’03 hen Lissa Hilsee ’80 was featured in Grove City’s alumni magazine in 2001, she had already made a career change that altered her life – and thousands of other lives. In 1994, Hilsee left the financial world as a vice president at PaineWebber to co-found and direct Philadelphia Cares (later rechristened Greater Philadelphia Cares), of which she is president and CEO. For more than a decade now, Hilsee and Greater Philadelphia Cares have been encouraging residents to “be the change” in their communities and helping to that end by matching volunteers with service projects across a five-county region.The organization also designs service endeavors for companies and larger groups. Years of nonprofit management in a major metro area might wear some people down, but Hilsee has only developed a keener vision of what can be accomplished. “I have more of a sense now than I ever have had of change being possible,” she says.“People really can change their lives. People really can be who God made us to be.” In October 2006, the annual Philadelphia Cares Day attracted 11,000 volunteers who spent a Saturday serving

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at 100 public schools, undertaking projects such as painting or cleaning. In addition to yearly events, leadership training, collection drives and educational programs, Greater Philadelphia Cares coordinates 120 projects per month.The calendar includes events like “Get Engaged,” a series of service opportunities for singles in February, and “Shape Up the Shop,” where volunteers connect with urban youth through bicycling. All of these are constructed

and managed by Hilsee’s team of 20 employees – 15 fulltime and five part-time.“It’s very Grove City-esque,” she explains.“We attract people who are proud to work hard, achieve and be recognized.” Hilsee was recognized by her alma mater with the Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award in 2003. Hilsee attributes her staff ’s productivity in part to an organizational system in which employees set their own goals and accept responsibility for achieving

them. Its implementation has changed Hilsee’s role, which previously entailed “knowing every detail, running every activity – not sustainable or productive.” She now runs one of seven divisions (the executive division) and liaises with the other six to make sure they are reaching their goals. At 48, Hilsee is “more excited than ever” about Philadelphia Cares and also about her own next steps. After 13 years at PaineWebber, Hilsee knew it was time for a change, and after 13 years with Philadelphia Cares, it is time for another. In 2007, Hilsee will relocate to New York to accept a position with her church. She will be expanding programs impacting the eastern United States, including drug rehabilitation, literacy initiatives and the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project, an innovative program helping restore quality of life to firefighters, police and others who were physically affected by the toxins at the Ground Zero site after Sept. 11. To find out more about Greater Philadelphia Cares, visit www.gpcares.org.To find volunteer opportunities in your area, visit www.handsonnetwork.org. (Meghan Price ’03 is a freelance writer living in Massachusetts.)

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Dawson ’92 turns from developing software to developing young minds By Rachel (Leonard ’03) Califf ithin a few years of graduation, Mark Dawson ’92 had a comfortable and predictable job as a software developer. He had no work-related stress. He was not struggling financially. He got along reasonably well with his colleagues. For some, this would be satisfactory, even ideal. But Dawson longed for something more. “I was not becoming a better man,” Dawson said.“I was surrounded by mediocrity and saw myself becoming more mediocre.” At the same time, Dawson watched his faith become cold and lifeless.“It was not a rich time for me spiritually. I wasn’t content. I had allowed my heart to grow hard toward God in some ways, such that I just wasn’t thriving. “Over time, God began to give me a vision of life that could be less comfortable materially but more satisfying spiritually. But I didn’t know what that would look like.” Dawson was familiar with stability and security.This uncertainty and stepping out in faith was a new experience. “When you say to someone ‘I’m very dissatisfied with my job,’ you’ll get one of two questions:‘If money was no object, what would you do?’ and ‘What are you most passionate about?’ I didn’t have an answer to either of those questions. I had a vague recollection of being passionate about something at some time. But I wasn’t passionate about anything at that point in my life. “So God gave me two questions that were better and more helpful for me,” he continued.“One was ‘What mission would you like to invest your life in?’ and

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‘What kind of man would you like to become?’ And along with that,‘What place would promote that?’ Because this [cubicle career] was not a mission that I could really give my whole self to.” Answers did not come quickly. But they came. After a season of two years of praying and waiting, Dawson felt called to education. And the pieces quickly fell into place. “I quit my job not knowing exactly what the next step would be but knowing that it was time to say goodbye to the cubicle and begin knocking on doors, looking for schools I could get involved with.” Connections at Bethlehem Baptist Church led Dawson to Hope Academy in inner-city Minneapolis, Minn. Dawson, who graduated with a degree in computer programming and biblical studies, has spent the past three years at

the quickly growing Christian school, teaching Bible and Latin to middle school students. He began learning Latin one month before school started and has, happily, found the job challenging and fulfilling in many respects. Dawson plans to rise to the academic challenges presented in his new career by enrolling at the University of Minnesota this fall to study Latin and literature. “I care that our children grow up to understand all of reality in light of who God is,” Dawson said.“Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all for the glory of God. I want to see our children grow up to be men or women that paint paintings to the glory of God, build buildings and pull wire, electricians or plumbers or whatever to the glory of God.” (Rachel (Leonard ’03) Califf is a freelance writer living in Fairborn, Ohio.)

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Back to the Classroom ’83 grad forges ahead for a new career in mid-forties By Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw ow many of us have acknowledged later in life that maybe our parents were right after all? Mary Ellen (Richard ’83) Brosek of Finleyville, Pa., found that her parents’ advice years before led to a brand new career direction almost 25 years after graduation. As a business administration senior in 1982, Brosek wasn’t certain that her parents’ suggestion to add an education degree was right for her, but her father’s advice was hard to ignore. “He told me that I could always be a substitute teacher if I had a family and didn’t want to work full time, so I changed my major and fortunately was able to take the required education courses my senior year,” she said.“I had to do my student teaching and would only be able to complete that requirement if I came back for fall semester and graduate in 1983.” While she missed not processing at graduation with her ’82 classmates, she returned in the fall to student teach at Mercer High School.“I loved it!” she said. After working at various jobs after graduation, Brosek married husband Gary in 1986. Daughter Shannon arrived in 1988 and their family was completed by son Steven in 1991. During the ensuing years, she relished the role of full-time mom and put all thoughts of careers outside of motherhood on the back burner. “I wanted my children to have the memories of me being with them as they grew up.To me, staying home was a gift.” It was her husband’s near fatal heart attack in 2001 that made her revisit her parents’ advice from all those years before.

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“It was very frightening, and I suddenly realized that I might have to care for my children on my own,” she said.“Your life can change at any time.Things can go along so smoothly and in an instant be turned upside down.” Gary recovered fully, but it sent Brosek down a new path – to the classroom. She started back as a long-term substitute teacher for the Ringgold School District and, after a short time, landed a full-time dual position as the computer science teacher and building site manager at Gastonville Elementary Center. Starting a teaching career when others her age were contemplating retirement was – admittedly – a little strange, but Brosek relishes the challenges and works diligently to provide a comfortable, safe

learning environment where children can be nurtured with respect and kindness. Her job as site manager facilitates the use of technology for her principal, peers and students and integrates technology into the school. Her message to anyone contemplating a radical career shift midway through life? Do it! “I believe that this was my destiny,” she said.“I wish everyone knew how amazing it is to see where your life’s journey takes you. Don’t ever think you are too old. I never thought I would actually become a teacher in my midforties.” (Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw is the Grove City College assistant director of alumni relations.)

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Role Reversal David Richwine ’89 finds niche directing Theatre Harrisburg By Meghan Price ’03 f our work experience prepares us for each next career step, where does a person wind up who’s been in advertising, a canoe instructor, a summer camp program director, a deli sandwich maker, a UPS trailer loader and a freelance resume counselor? For David Richwine ’89, this wandering path has led to becoming the executive director of one of the oldest continuously operating theater companies in America – Theatre Harrisburg in Harrisburg, Pa. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in communication arts and literature, Richwine experimented with various jobs and pursued local theater, an interest he had developed at Grove City. “Like many of my communication arts peers,” he recalls, “I hadn’t the vaguest idea of what I wanted to do after I packed up my dorm room.” But the five years following college taught him much about his own strengths: writing, public speaking, debate, conflict resolution, marketing and issues management. In 1994, Richwine began a master’s program in management and public relations at Emerson College, Boston, where his younger brother attended. “GCC gave me a terrific education,” he says. “Emerson exposed me to an enormous variety of cultures and personalities.” After Emerson, Richwine worked for a small publishing company and then a health care system before starting the writing and marketing company Red Cent Editorial Group in 2005. He became involved in Theatre Harrisburg as a volunteer crew member and actor, joined the board of directors in 2002,

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and eventually became the chair of the marketing committee and secretary for the board. He accepted the position of executive director in August 2006. Theatre Harrisburg, the resident theater company of Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts since 1999, was established in 1926. Richwine recounts the heritage with pride. “There is a real sense of history and legacy in working for the organization,” he said, “plus a drive to be successful for all of those generations of actors and volunteers who helped shape the theater before I showed up.” As the company presents its 81st season of performances, Richwine’s work revolves around raising funds and awareness. “It is always a challenge to engage businesses and the public to support the

arts in general and our theater in particular.” In-house, he oversees four staff, many volunteers and daily operations at Theatre Harrisburg’s production center. Though Richwine has previously appeared in productions including “Inherit the Wind,” the role of executive director precludes him from accepting others with the company. Richwine says it’s for the best. “At this moment in my life, I am most in awe of my children.” He and his wife, Robin (Straw ’89) Richwine, have two daughters: Lily, 6, and Anna, 4. “Meal time, game time, story time, quality time – you can see your investment of time at work every minute … It’s wonderful and frightening.” Richwine says his job change is too fresh to think about doing anything different, even though there are challenges in making a living working for a nonprofit. His new position offers the opportunity “to be a real advocate for an organization that is an important element of cultural growth and improvement – and which has meant an awful lot to me for more than a decade.” (Meghan Price ’03 is a freelance writer living in Massachusetts.)

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All Sewed Up Greta (Becker ’86) Nappa stitches new career in costumes By Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman few years ago, Greta (Becker ’86) Nappa spent a lot of time in the Caribbean.Yet she hardly ever saw a beach. She was too busy working. Nappa was part of the international division of AT&T. She held a top job in the company, which entailed negotiating international contracts for AT&T in the Caribbean and Latin American region. She worked with 20some countries. He work was successful. “In retail dollars,” she said,“I was handling contracts totaling a half billion dollars. “It was very challenging,” she added.“I loved it, but after 14 years, you get a little tired of the corporate environment. My kids were at an age where I wanted to be home with them after school.” That was just over two years ago. She now runs her own sewing business from home called the Argent Needle. Her work consists of making and selling custom and semi-custom costumes to medieval reenactors. She is an adept seamstress and takes her work very seriously, passionately

Nappa started sewing in high school as a hobby and continued it at Grove City.When she played the lead in 1984’s “Once Upon A Mattress,” she sewed at least one of her own costumes. Not only does she make costumes for medieval reenactment, but she also gets in on the act. She participates in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a worldwide organization that recreates the pastimes and crafts of the Middle Ages. She holds an office, per se, in the group, as the mistress of Chimay. She is also a member of the Order of Laurel, and within her local “kingdom,” serves as the mistress of arts and sciences to promote medieval arts. Nappa is expanding her art into designing furniture from the medieval period, such as tables and stools. She bases their design on paintings from the era. As to future plans, she is looking forward to being a full-fledged merchant this summer at August’s Pennsic Wars, held at Cooper’s Lake Campground near New Castle, Pa. (Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman is the Grove City College communications project coordinator and GeDUNK associate editor.)

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interested about the history of each costume.To ensure the authenticity of her garments, she travels to European museums to study the art of the period and see how the clothing was made and worn. Others are taking note. Nappa recently sold one of her costumes to a museum curator in Scotland who used it for jousting. This new work allows her to be available for sons Christopher, 13, and Gregory, 5. It also allows time for extracurricular projects for the kids’ school.This includes sewing 35 costumes for Christopher’s school play,“Peter Pan,” this spring.The family lives in Newton, N.J., with Nappa’s husband, Gerard, a programmer for UPS.

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Operation Surgeon Sleigh ’66 flies from military to hospital wing By Rebecca (Beinlich ’95) Sodergren hat do you do with a business degree from Grove City College? If you’re William Sleigh ’66, you fly fighter jets and then become a surgeon. It might not seem like a logical progression. But for Sleigh, each career change had both a good reason and a colorful story behind it. An ROTC graduate, Sleigh entered the Air Force as an administrative officer. He’d opted out of pilot training, but after pushing papers and “twiddling my thumbs,” he started watching the fighter pilots stationed at his base and wondering whether he’d made a mistake. The decisive moment came when his commander told him he had a problem he needed Sleigh to fix. He had to get the troops to start hanging their mops on the mop rack instead of throwing them over the fence every night. That was the last straw. Sleigh applied to flight school. He ended up in pilot training and a later Vietnam tour with Doug Aitken ’64, with whom he still keeps close contact. Sleigh first became the back-seat driver in the two-seat F-4 fighter jet. In Vietnam for a year, he piloted an OV-10, a small “spotter” plane. At first he supported the Army, flying over maneuvering troops and calling in fighter jets when needed. For the final four months, he flew a top-secret mission over Cambodia. But most pilots returning from Vietnam weren’t getting fighter jet assignments, and he didn’t want to fly

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anything else. So he left the Air Force in 1972, but there was just one question:What would he do next? In Vietnam, there was nothing to do at night but hang out at the bar, so he’d head there and shoot the breeze with the other guys, one of whom was a flight surgeon. Sleigh often told him he’d always been interested in medicine, and the doctor responded that if Sleigh was truly interested, he’d find a way to pursue it. Sleigh made excuses. He was too old; he had a wife to support. “Then you don’t want to do it,” the doctor answered. “If you really want to, you’ll find a way.” Those conversations propelled Sleigh to return to school. He spent two years at the University of Florida, taking science courses he needed as medical school prerequisites.

“I did this not even knowing whether I’d get into medical school,” he said. But he did get into the University of South Florida in Tampa. He says his wife, Nancy Gene (McElhose ’66) Sleigh, was supportive throughout his career changes. And her secretarial job, along with the GI Bill, helped the finances. In his final year of medical school, she quit work because they adopted their first son, Robert.They adopted a second son,Timothy, during Sleigh’s final year of urology residency. Robert and Timothy are now 30 and 25, and Robert has given the Sleighs three grandchildren. Both Robert and Timothy are car detailers near their parents’ home in Niceville, Fla. Sleigh spent most of his medical career in the Niceville area, with the exception of a five-year mid-career stint in solo practice in rural Oregon. Sleigh retired last year. His looks back on his decision to pursue urology. One night during medical school, he entered the X-ray department at 6 p.m., shadowing a general surgery resident.They were just starting evening rounds; a urology resident was leaving for the night. “Maybe urology is a thought!” Sleigh concluded. But avoiding a round-the-clock work schedule wasn’t really the sole reason for his choice. “I wound up liking it very much,” he says. “I’ve had a very rewarding career.” After a moment’s thought, he adds, “Both of them.” (Rebecca (Beinlich ’95) Sodergren is a freelance writer living in Pittsburgh.)

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Name: Leslie Brettschneider Major at GCC: English Grad Year: 2009 Jobs/Internships: YMCA “Child Watch” staff; Maryland General Assembly; Chapel Staff Changes of Major/Shift in Focus While in College: I was accepted as an elementary education major. In May 2005 I switched to biology, and in January 2006 I changed my major to English and that’s where I am now. Community Service: Missions trips to Canada, New York City, Brazil, Biloxi, Miss., Cameroon and Turkey; inner-city elementary school book drive; tutoring program; Steel City Ministries Awards and Honors: High school honor roll and Principal’s List; Rotary Club “Student of the Year” Award; Advanced Placement Scholar; president of National Honor Society Hobbies: Reading, writing, traveling, arts and crafts, spending time with friends Last Movie You Saw at the Guthrie: “Step Up” Activities/Sports on Campus: Student Government Association, intramural volleyball and basketball team captain Family Members: Dad William; stepmom Tammie; mom Kathy; siblings Greg, Gina, Olivia and Joshua The Best Thing About GCC is: The people! They are incredible, and I wouldn’t trade the friendships here for anything in the world! If I Were a GCC Trustee, I Would: I would want to start a Trustee intramural sports team! In all seriousness, I would hang out on campus as much as I could and meet students because they would be the reason for my presence on the Board of Trustees. I would also go to some SGA meetings. Favorite Grove City Class or Professor: World Literature with Dr. Diane Dixon Why? I love experiencing different cultures. Literature can reveal a lot about a culture, and this class gave me exposure to a lot of different places that I probably would not have read about otherwise. Favorite GCC Story/Moment: In the fall of my freshman year, a few friends and I were on our way out of North to go to Eat’n Park. I don’t know if I wasn’t paying attention or if I just lost my footing, but I somersaulted down the steps. Somehow, I managed to escape unharmed. The girls still call me ‘Tumbles.’ What GCC is Doing for Me/How I Am Impacted: This year especially I have met some incredible girls that have really begun to challenge my faith (in a good way) and grow spiritually with me. The environment that Grove City fosters is ideal for this kind of thing. In addition, Grove City keeps me on my toes mentally and academically. The faculty and staff also have a very positive influence on my experience here.

Name: Alaina R. Hill Major at GCC: Marketing management/Spanish Grad Year: 2004 Occupation: Integrated delivery coordinator for H.B. Maynard & Co., Inc. First Job You Had After Graduation: Guest relations cast member at the Disney-MGM Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Volunteer Work: Ministry team, Christ Church at Grove Farm; programs committee chair, Institute for Industrial Engineers Hobbies: Photography, biking, traveling, piano Last Good Book You Read: “China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World” by Ted C. Fishman Favorite Vacation Spot: I wouldn’t be a true Disney fan if I didn’t say Walt Disney World. I’ve also been blessed with the opportunity to visit some exciting new destinations, including Venice, Italy; Jungfrau, Switzerland and the western/southwestern U.S. Activities/Sports on Campus: Campus tour guide, Crown and Sceptre, intramural volleyball, Campus Crusade for Christ, Warriors, Alpha Mu Gamma foreign language honorary, Orchesis Dance Troupe The Best Thing About GCC is: The wooden booths at the old Gee Most Memorable Grove City Class or Professor: Cynthia Forrester Why? Señorita challenged me in my Spanish and encouraged me to pursue my passion to study abroad. Her mastery of the Spanish language and culture, her sincere interest in developing her students and her insistence upon nothing but excellence in the classroom prepared me for a career path where Spanish has played an active role – first in interacting with Spanish-speaking guests at Disney, then in consulting to Spanish-speaking clients in the U.S. and abroad. Favorite GCC Story/Moment: During my first week as a student, each freshman hall was to attend a welcome breakfast. In my hurry to get ready, I forgot to make the last-minute swap from my shower shoes – black, clunky Adidas sandals with a Velcro strap – to my black high heels. By the time I realized my fashion blunder, it was too late. So, I attended the breakfast in a sundress and shower shoes, which all of my friends were quick to point out to the guys. I have never lived it down. On Campus, I Was Most Likely to Be Found: Studying at the Gee Last Time I Was on Campus: Homecoming ’06 What GCC Did for Me/How I Was Impacted: God used my coursework, professors, activities and friendships to prepare me for the doors that He would open. I am so thankful for all that I learned and experienced during that time in my life.

Name: David J. Porter College: Grove City Major: Psychology Graduation Year: 1988 Further Education: George Mason University School of Law Occupation: Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC First Job After College Graduation: Institute on Religion & Democracy, Washington, D.C. Role on Board/Council: Academic Programs Committee; Library & Technology Committee Trustee Since: 2006 Volunteer Work: Blackburn Study Center; Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies; Allegheny County Bar Association; North Hills Christian Homeschoolers Hobbies: Gardening, sports, reading Last Book You Read: “Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories” by C.S. Lewis Favorite Vacation Spot: Pacific Northwest Family Members: Alumni family members, wife Valerie (Verner ’89) Porter; father James Porter ’52; mother Myrna (Espey ’50) Porter; brother Mark Porter ’75; uncle George Espey ’39; uncle Donald Espey ’42; plus six children, Ben, John, Anna, Daniel, David and Samuel Most Memorable Grove City Class or Professor: Dr. Andrew Peterson; Dr. Hans Sennholz; Dr. John Sparks ’66 Why? Andy Peterson and John Sparks contributed significantly to my personal, spiritual and professional development. Dr. Sennholz’s lectures gave me a valuable new perspective. Activities/Sports on Campus: Student Government Association; Nu Lambda Phi; WSAJ-FM; and although I did not participate on a team, I ran a lot on my own and completed three marathons while a student at GCC On Campus, I Was Most Likely to Be Found: Anywhere except Hoyt Hall What GCC Did for Me/How I Was Impacted: Accelerated and positively shaped my maturation as a young adult, for which I remain very thankful.

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alumninews Recruiting fellow Grovers

MANY GROVE CITY COLLEGE ALUMNI ATTENDED THE CAREER FAIR THIS FALL TO TALK TO STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR WORKPLACES AND POTENTIALLY WELCOME THEM INTO THE FOLD. SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2007 CAREER FAIR ON OCT. 10. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING OR RECRUITING GROVE CITY STUDENTS, CONTACT THE CAREER SERVICES OFFICE AT (724) 458-3371 OR CAREER@GCC.EDU. ROW 1: CINDA (ANDERSON ’80) RICHARDS, JOSHUA BACHMAN ’05, ANDREW BACHELDER ’05, AMBER JONES ’03, JUSTIN BLAKESLEE ’04, REBECCA BOPP ’05, LEE HUFFMAN ’00, ERIC SCHMIDT ’98, RACHEL (GILLESPIE ’05) MARANGONI, JAY VUILLEMOT ’92, STEVE SODINI ’93; ROW 2: JULIE (GRYGO ’03) KIRKTON, JENNY POWELL ’06, SHANNON (MOYER ’00) CRAIG, MIRIAM (HUMMEL ’82) BURESH, MEGAN (DEPNER ’99) FARKASOVSKY, JOSH BURNS ’05, ERIC BRENNER ’05, JEFF YANNUZZI ’79, KATHY (MONTEVERDE ’83) GULLO, DICK SPENCE ’79; ROW 3: STEVE WEARY ’06, MATT SANDERS ’03, KATIE SCARPITTI ’04, MIKE LEE ’90, ALAN MESCHES ’71, GABE KUMMANT ’06, BOB KENNEDY ’74, BRYAN GALUS ’06, RALPH MAGEE ’85, JOHN CARVER ’94; ROW 4: ERIC BESOIN ’06, ANDY SHOCKEY ’02, BEN GEASLEN ’01, AMY (BRESNAHAN ’96) THOMASON, DAN LACKEY ’81, DAN ROSEUM ’04, ANNE (GOLDEN ’81) MCCLELLAND, DONALD GUTHRIE ’81, JOSH SNYDER ’04, ROD COBURN ’92; ROW 5: JIM NICKLAS ’89, JASON BURTT ’00, JON SUTTON ’00, ERIC ZEMANTAUSKI ’02, RON JONES ’99, JENNIFER FREEMAN ’05, JOHN HOLT ’84, DAVE COLE ’77, VJ RUBENSTEIN ’02 / Photo by Amy Clingensmith ’96

Newman looking for alumni The Newman Club, which promotes fellowship with other Catholic students and faith education with a focus on Catholic apologetics, has formed an alumni association to encourage fellowship and spiritual growth. It is a joint effort between current Newman club members and alumni, and is open to past members, recent converts and friends of the Newman Club. The association is developing a database. Those interested may register at http://gccnewmanalumni.blogspot.com. With registration, alumni will receive e-mail updates about upcoming alumni events, member contact information and a quarterly newsletter detailing the activities of the alumni association, the Newman Club and the Catholic Church.

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Washington, D.C., is becoming a working and meeting place for Grove City College grads. In January 2007, the pictured grads happened to meet at The White House Compassion in Action Roundtable: Grassroots Strategies to Reduce Youth Violence. From left are Evan Feinberg ’06, Dr. Alejandro Chafuen ’84, Lee Wishing ’83, Becca Waskey ’06 and keynote speaker Robert Woodson. Giving the event’s welcome address was fellow grad Hon. Paul McNulty ’80. As a testament to the Grove City connection, Waskey met Chafuen last summer in Virginia at the College’s Freshmen Send-Off Picnic at the McNulty home. After talking with Chafuen and his interning assistant, Niki Straub ’07, Waskey secured a job just a few weeks later with Chafuen at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation in Arlington, Va.

alumninews Pair of alums honored for service Two alumni were recognized as the 2006 recipients of the Florence E. MacKenzie Campus-Community Award: campus honoree Dr. Michael Coulter ’91 and community recipient David O. Cashdollar ’71, a College Trustee. Florence E. MacKenzie faithfully served Grove City College and the community of Grove City.As wife of former president Dr. Charles S. MacKenzie, she sought to establish strong town-gown relationships. Coulter has taught political science at Grove City since 1995 and is a political commentator for local media. He holds a

master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Dallas. He lives in Grove City with his wife, Laura (Gold ’91) Coulter, and their six children. Cashdollar has a master’s degree from Slippery Rock University and is a Certified Financial Planner.An investment adviser for Walnut Street Securities, he runs Cashdollar and Associates in Grove City. He chaired the initial building fund campaign for the Grove City YMCA. He and his wife, Kathleen (Pickens ’70) Cashdollar, live in Grove City and have two children and one grandson.

Two join Alumni Council Two alumni from the ’90s have joined the Grove City College Alumni Council. Jonathan David “JD” Baker ’96 is finance director with Morse Operations Inc., one of the United States’ largest privately owned automotive groups in Port Richey, Fla. He is a member of the Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals. Raleigh Peters ’95 is a regional vice president for Los Angeles-based American Funds Distributors Inc. and is currently pursuing an M.B.A. at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pa. A board member of the faith-based organization Urban Family Council, Peters is also involved in other church and community activities. He and his wife Laura (Peelor ’96) Peters live in Berwyn, Pa. If you are interested in joining or

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learning more about the Alumni Council, contact Jeff Prokovich ’89 at (724) 458-3846 or jdprokovich@gcc.edu. The Council is the governing board of the Alumni Association led by President Laura (Ritchey ’87) Havrilla.With a vision to engage alumni from their earliest days through the remainder of their lives in a dynamic relationship with the College, the Council meets twice yearly.

Ensemble picked to perform at PMEA conference The Grove City College Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Edwin Arnold, has been invited to perform at the 2007 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association State In-Service Conference at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pa., at 2:30 p.m. April 20. The College will also have a booth on the PMEA convention floor and will host an alumni reception for conference participants at 10 p.m. April 20 in the Empire C Room of the Hershey Lodge. PMEA is a service organization comprised of band, orchestra and choral

directors, as well as elementary school music teachers from colleges, universities and school systems in Pennsylvania. The Wind Ensemble was selected from nearly 200 submissions. It is a select group of musicians within the band program, which attracts students from a broad spectrum of majors to fill its 170 positions. Arnold, director of bands and professor of music since 1975, also serves as chairman of the Department of Music and Fine Arts and director of the J. Howard Pew Fine Arts Center. He has been a member of PMEA since 1967.

alumnibriefs Alumni Office accepting award nominations The Grove City College Alumni Relations Office continually accepts nominations for the Jack Kennedy ’37 Memorial Alumni Achievement Awards and the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. The Alumni Achievement Awards were established in 1964 by the Alumni Association. Any alumnus who has achieved noteworthy distinction in his or her chosen field is eligible for nomination. The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1999 to recognize an individual who has made a significant contribution to the College through consistent service in exceptional ways. One service award is presented annually. To nominate an alumnus for either award, submit a letter stating the reasons for nomination to: Jeff Prokovich ’89 Alumni Relations Office 100 Campus Drive Grove City, PA 16127 Letters may also be sent to alumni@gcc.edu.

Two engineering alumni involved in real life ‘Cribs’ Two young electrical engineering graduates are working on the cutting edge of high-end home audio/video systems, where garage doors open, lights switch on and music begins playing automatically, without the push of a button. Josh Willits ’02 is operations manager and Nathan Dietrich ’05 is systems designer at World Premiere Home Theater in Mechanicsburg, Pa., a company that operates mainly on the East Coast. A theater designed by World Premiere was featured in a recent issue of “Electronic House” magazine. Willits and Dietrich are developing and implementing a program to work with architects and designers all over the East Coast. Willits came to World Premiere after working for two years as a telecommunications engineer. Dietrich, a third-generation Grove City graduate, joined World Premiere in 2006.

alumnievents PAST EVENTS OCTOBER 26 Pittsburgh Area Alumni & Friends Luncheon Duquesne Club Pittsburgh, Pa. NOVEMBER 2 Washington, D.C. Alumni After-Work Mixer Hawk ‘n’ Dove Washington, D.C. DECEMBER 7 Pittsburgh Area Alumni After-Work Mixer Palomino Pittsburgh, Pa. JANUARY 20 GCC vs. Thomas More Basketball Game Alumni Reception at The Pub Crestview Hills, Ky. JANUARY 29 Cultural Series Reception and performance by Marvin Hamlisch Grove City College

CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY. ALUMNI AND FRIENDS FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO, TO LOUISVILLE, KY., GATHERED TO WATCH THE WOLVERINES TAKE ON THE THOMAS MORE SAINTS ON THE HARDWOOD IN CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY. IT PROVED TO BE A NAIL-BITER, AS GROVE CITY WON 49-48 ON A 14-FOOT JUMPER BY SENIOR MARK SMITH JUST AS TIME EXPIRED. THE GROUP ENJOYED APPETIZERS AFTERWARD AT THE PUB AT CRESTVIEW HILLS. CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT, MARK GRIFFITH ’94, DANIEL NAAS, REBECCA (LOWRY ’96) NAAS, JENNIFER (FORRISTAL ’99) DIVELY, DAVID DIVELY ’76, SALLY (BURT ’73) KASKOCSAK, BOB KASKOCSAK, GEORGE MCDERMOTT ’57, HARRY THOMAS ’63, LISA PRATHER, MICHAEL TAYLOR, KRISTIN (HARRISON ’97) TAYLOR AND LINDA WOLFE ’71. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WAS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AMY CLINGENSMITH ’96.

FEBRUARY 8 Alumni Luncheon Speaker Series featuring Mark Miller of Chick-Fil-A Duquesne Club Pittsburgh, Pa. MARCH 2 Alumni Reception Old Collier Golf Club Naples, Fla. MARCH 3 Alumni Luncheon TPC at Prestancia Sarasota, Fla. MARCH 4 Alumni Luncheon Islesworth Country Club Windermere, Fla. MARCH 8 Pittsburgh Area Alumni After-Work Mixer Claddagh Irish Pub Pittsburgh, Pa MARCH 25 Tour of Jamestown and Alumni Reception College of William & Mary Alumni Center Williamsburg, Va. MARCH 29 Cultural Series Reception and performance by Ballet Magnificat! Grove City College 22

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SARASOTA, FLA. ABOVE: TPC PRESTANCIA WAS THE LOCATION OF AN ALUMNI LUNCH ON MARCH 3. HOSTS WERE PAT (HUGHES ’57) AND TOM ROWE ’56, CENTER. WITH THEM ARE, ON LEFT, NORMA AND JAMES MURRAY ’51 AND, RIGHT, MARILYN (WILSON ’58) AND ROBERT THOMPSON. AT LEFT: LINDA (AKERS ’57) WALKER, FAR LEFT, AND HER HUSBAND, GEORGE, SHARE A LAUGH WITH DR. BONNIE BARR ’59, IN BLUE, AND HUSBAND JIM LARKIN. BARR WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE JACK KENNEDY MEMORIAL ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 1996. DICK AND DAYL JEWELL ALSO MADE THE FLORIDA TRIP.

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THE FIRST STOP ON THE FLORIDA ALUMNI TOUR WAS OLD COLLIER GOLF CLUB ON MARCH 2. JOINING THE FESTIVITIES WERE, FROM LEFT, ROBERT YATES ’59, DIANE (GREINER ’61) YATES, MARLENE (OTTO’59) MORRELL, ELLIE (TREVITT ’59) SMITH, BOB SMITH ’59 AND LOU VARLJEN ’60. THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY BOB ’66 AND KAREN (GLEESON ’68) WICKERHAM.

ALUMNI GATHERED AT ISLEWORTH COUNTRY CLUB ON MARCH 4. JOINING PRESIDENT DICK JEWELL ’67 WERE SEVERAL EPSILON PI BROTHERS, FROM LEFT, JIM PASSILLA ’61, PETE NICHOLAS ’57, BRUCE JOHNSON ’60, GEORGE SHELDON ’55, WENDELL BURGESS ’57 AND ROBERT JACKSON ’60. THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY JIM ’61 AND LYNNE (KENNEDY ’60) PASSILLA.

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MARK MILLER, VICE PRESIDENT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CHICKFIL-A,TALKS WITH ALUMNI AT A LUNCHEON AT THE DUQUESNE CLUB ON FEB. 8.

ALUMNI GATHERED AFTER WORK FOR A MIXER AT CLADDAGH IRISH PUB ON MARCH 8. FROM LEFT, LIZ CALLEN, ANDY CALLEN ’02 AND BEN HARDT ’03.

UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL 14 Alumni Luncheon at Maggiano’s Little Italy Charlotte, N.C. APRIL 15 Alumni Luncheon at Maggiano’s Little Italy Atlanta, Ga. APRIL 20 Alumni Reception at PMEA Conference Hershey, Pa. (see page 21) APRIL 21 Children’s Theatre Breakfast and Performance Grove City College APRIL 28 Women’s Club of Grove City College Luncheon Grove City College MAY 5 Legacy Luncheon, Grove City College

MAY 11 Retirement Party for Larry Fleming East Main Presbyterian Church Grove City, Pa. (see page 48) JUNE 9 “High School Musical” The Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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AUGUST 4 Alumni Luncheon and Estate Tour The Inn at Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, Va. AUGUST 18 Alumni Tailgate, Pirates Game and Skyblast PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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LEFT: THE ALPHA BETA TAU SORORITY MARCHES PROUDLY IN THE PARADE. RIGHT: CHEERLEADERS GET THE CROWD GOING.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: THE NEWLY REVAMPED THORN FIELD PROVED TO BE A CENTER OF ACTIVITY DURING HOMECOMING; THE GREEK VILLAGE ON THE QUAD IS ALWAYS POPULAR WITH ALUMNI; ALUMNAE TENNIS PLAYERS GOT TOGETHER AT THEIR OLD STOMPING GROUND FOR A MATCH; MEN’S LACROSSE ALUMNI GATHER BEFORE THEIR GAME WITH CURRENT PLAYERS; AND THE CLASS OF 1991 CELEBRATES ITS 15TH REUNION.

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ALUMNI AND CURRENT SOCCER PLAYERS TAKE A MOMENT BEFORE HITTING THE FIELD.

ROCKWELL’S FAMOUS CLOCK TOWER SERVES AS BACKDROP FOR THE GROVE CITY COLLEGE MARCHING BAND.

ABOVE: THE CLASS OF 1976 CELEBRATES ITS 30TH REUNION. INSET: A FUTURE GROVER GETS HER HAND PAINTED BY A STUDENT VOLUNTEER IN THE CHILDREN’S AREA.

FROM LEFT: HOMECOMING COURT MEMBER AMANDA MUETZEL ’07 FINDS HER PARENTS DOUG ’80 AND LINDA (BABTIST ’80) MUETZEL AND HER BROTHER MATT ’09 AFTER THE HALFTIME CEREMONY; DANIELLE MCELHANEY ’06, MIA RICHTER ’07, ALLISON CUMMINGS ’07 AND CHELSEA YANUSKO ’09 FLASH THEIR GAMMA CHI SORORITY SPIRIT; AND MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESIS DANCE TROUPE GATHER FOR A GROUP PHOTO AT THEIR REUNION TENT ON THE QUAD. – DUNK theG e

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THE CLASS OF 2001 CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH REUNION.

RANDY COLE ’04 LAUGHS WITH FRIENDS.

ABOVE: THE WOLVERINE MARCHING BAND WINDS ITS WAY THROUGH CAMPUS TOWARD THORN FIELD. INSET: ALUMNI AND CURRENT PLAYERS SQUARE OFF FOR A WATER POLO MATCH.

FROM LEFT: COLLEGE PRESIDENT DICK JEWELL ’67, SAM KREMPASKY ’52, DICK SNOW ’54 AND THE REV. DICK MORLEDGE ’54 GATHER IN THE GEE TO KICK OFF HOMECOMING SATURDAY; WOMEN’S LACROSSE ALUMNAE GATHER BEFORE THEIR GAME WITH CURRENT PLAYERS; AND CALEB RIHN SMILES AT THE CAMERA AS HIS MOTHER AMANDA (BECKER ’96) RIHN ENJOYS A CHAT WITH KRISTIN (MORTON ’97) KOZUSKO.

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LEFT: KAPPA ALPHA PHI ALUMNI GATHER AT THEIR TENT ON THE QUAD. RIGHT: TENTS AT THE GREEK VILLAGE PEEK THROUGH THE UPPER CAMPUS LANDSCAPE.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF ’61 MARCH TOGETHER IN THE PARADE; ALUMNAE WATER POLO PLAYERS HIT THE POOL BEFORE THEIR HOMECOMING MATCH; THE NU LAMBS CELEBRATE A WEEKEND OF REUNION ACTIVITIES; FRESHMEN LIZ JUNCKER, AMANDA THOMPSON AND COURTNEY WEBER ENJOY THEIR FIRST HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME; AND THE CLASS OF 1971 CELEBRATES ITS 35TH REUNION. – DUNK theG e

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LEFT: NU LAMBDA PHI FRATERNITY MEMBERS CELEBRATE A REUNION. RIGHT: DEBBIE (TEMPLIN ’87) HICKLY GREETS A FRIEND.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE, PALMER HORST ’10 RALLIES THE CROWD AT THE FOOTBALL GAME; SOCCER PLAYERS JK PARK ’05, KEVIN MAY ’06, NATE JONES ’06, MIKE MANAHAN ’08 AND ADDISON SMITH ’06 MEET UP; 2005 KING VV THIAGARAJAN ’06 (FAR LEFT) AND 2005 QUEEN BECCA WASKEY ’06 (FAR RIGHT) RETURN TO CROWN THIS YEAR’S ROYALTY, JOHN TIERNAN ’07 AND ALEXIS ZANIAS ’07; THE COLORS OF FALL LIGHT THE CAMPUS AS TWO VISITORS READ THE COLLEGIAN IN THE BACKGROUND; AND THE CLASS OF 1966 MARKS 40 YEARS.

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PRESIDENT DICK JEWELL ’67 AND FIRST LADY DAYL JEWELL, DRIVEN BY MATT CHUNG ’06, GREET ALUMNI.

ALUMNI TAKE A CAMPUS STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE.

ABOVE: CHOOSING THE HIT SHOW ‘HAPPY DAYS’ AS THEIR FLOAT THEME, THE SIG THETS AND ADELS WON FIRST PLACE FOR THEIR EFFORT IN THE HOMECOMING PARADE. INSET: THE FLOAT FROM THE THETA ALPHA PI SORORITY AND OKIE FRATERNITY PAYS HOMAGE TO ‘THE PRICE IS RIGHT’ AND ONE SERIOUS MULLET.

FROM LEFT: OKIES MARK MURCHIE ’07 AND DAN ANGELONI ’52 ADMIRE AN HEIRLOOM ’47 PADDLE; LITTLE ONES FROM THE GROVE CITY COLLEGE EARLY EDUCATION CENTER TAKE IN ALL THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THEIR FLOAT; AND FRIENDS SAY HELLO AT THORN FIELD.

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THE CLASS OF 1996 CELEBRATES ITS 10TH REUNION.

RUNNING BACK MATT WEAVER ’10 LOOKS TO GAIN YARDAGE AGAINST THIEL. THE WOLVERINES FELL TO THE TOMCATS 20-0.

ABOVE: 2006 JACK KENNEDY MEMORIAL ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS CHRIS KLICKA ’82, KEN SMITH ’84, STEVE SCHNEIDER ’82, PHIL GARCIA ’78 AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WINNER BARBARA (MONTGOMERY ’60) ARNOLD GATHER WITH PRESIDENT DICK JEWELL ’67 (FAR RIGHT) AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT LAURA (RITCHEY ’87) HAVRILLA (CENTER). INSET: BETSY CHRISTIAN ’06 AND CAITLIN MCGOVERN ’07 ENJOY THE GAME FROM THE GRASS.

FROM LEFT: NANCY (SWAN ’56) MICHEL AND GORDON MICHEL ’56 TRAVELED FROM COLORADO TO CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH REUNION; THE CLASS OF 1961 CELEBRATES ITS 45TH REUNION; AND THE 2006 HOMECOMING COURT, FRONT FROM LEFT, KELLY CHAPPELL AND LEIGH MCAFEE; MIDDLE, ALEXIS ZANIAS, KELSEY NEE AND AMANDA MUETZEL; AND BACK, JOHN TIERNAN, KEVIN NORMAN, MARK SANDVIG, JON TENNENT AND LUKE RUMBAUGH.

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LEFT: PHI SIG SISTERS RACHEL TORRECH ’07, ELLIE RINEHART ’07 AND MALLORY SAMPSON ’07 SELL WATER BOTTLES AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THEIR SORORITY. RIGHT: MARCHING BAND MEMBER ALEX FRAZIER ’08 CHEERS FOR THE WOLVERINES AS THEY FACE THE THIEL TOMCATS.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: THE CLASS OF 1956 CELEBRATES ITS 50TH REUNION; THE CLASS OF 1986 MARKS 20 YEARS; ALUMNI SOCCER PLAYERS GET GEARED UP FOR THEIR GAME AGAINST CURRENT WOLVERINES; AND THE CLASS OF 1981 CELEBRATES ITS 25TH.

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BASKETBALL COACHES T.L. THOMPSON ’02, LEFT, AND ADRIENNE ORRIS ’02 HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES BACK ON THE COURT TOGETHER, THIS TIME LEADING HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ON THE HARDWOOD. / Photo by Ryan Briggs ’01

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’02 teammates are friends and foes as they coach Grove City and Slippery Rock girls hoops

By Ryan Briggs ’01 o say that 2002 graduates Adrienne Orris and T.L. Thompson have a few things in common is one of the all-time great understatements. Starting with their respective births in late summer 1979, Orris and Thompson have followed a strikingly similar path through their basketball careers. Now, these two close friends are head girls basketball coaches at rival high schools. Orris guided Slippery Rock High School to the District 10 Class AAA playoffs this winter while Thompson completed her first season as head coach at Grove City High School, by far Slippery Rock’s biggest rival. While Orris and Thompson’s respective teams had different levels of success this year, the list of similarities between the two former Grove City College point guards is rather lengthy: Both are the daughters of longtime high school boys basketball coaches in Erie County (Pa.). Orris’ father, Ken, served as head boys basketball coach at Union City High School for 36 seasons. Meanwhile,Thompson’s father,Terry, has coached basketball for more than 40 years, including stints as head boys basketball coach at Fairview and Girard high schools in Erie County. As high school players, both helped their teams reach unprecedented success. Thompson led Girard to the 1998 Class AA state title while Orris led Union City to its first-ever playoff berth that same season.

Both played point guard in high school and college. Both consider themselves to be defensive-oriented coaches. Each got their current job at a time much later than when coaches are traditionally appointed. “We both knew in college that we were going to be high school coaches,” Orris said. “We’re like-minded.We have the same philosophies.” Those philosophies were born out of growing up in basketball-oriented households.With their fathers spending plenty of time in the gym or watching film at home, both Orris and Thompson absorbed plenty of knowledge about the sport. “Our fathers had a lot of respect for each other as coaches,”Thompson said. “Our families always went to Hershey (for the state championships) as a vacation.We both have unique bonds with our fathers and now, we’re relying on our fathers for advice.” Orris returned to her native western Pennsylvania over the summer after spending two years as head girls basketball coach at Patrick Henry High School, in Richmond’s northern suburbs of Virginia. The allure of being closer to home and having the liberty to coach year-

round brought Orris to Slippery Rock as a basketball coach and English teacher. “I missed coaching yearround and being able to develop players,” Orris said. “In Virginia, a coach can have no contact with players below ninth grade. You can’t create a program.The coaches that recruit are the ones who are able to be successful year in and year out.” Thompson moved to Grove City after spending four years as an assistant coach at Franklin High School. Grove City also hired Thompson as a fourth-grade teacher at Hillview Intermediate Center. “I knew Grove City was a good district,”Thompson said. “To be able to get a teaching job there was a good opportunity. Plus, Grove City has a lot of tradition, and I think that’s important. Even if you have a couple of down years, you still have that community support.” Orris and Thompson both feel their respective experiences as players at Grove City College have helped them as young head coaches. Orris joined the team before her sophomore season with the intention of learning more about the game in preparation for a coaching career. “What I learned about defense, I learned at Grove City,” Orris said. “It was all new. I had to improve my knowledge in order to be successful as a coach.” Thompson entered college with a

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Prossers Pair Up Alums form husband-wife coaching tandem By Ryan Briggs ’01 oung head coaches in any sport often incorporate the tactics and drills that they learned under as players at the high school or collegiate level. For Tanner ’04 and

Rachel (Romance ’05) Prosser, mimicking their head coaches in college has gone a step further. In addition to implementing offenses and defenses similar to the ones they executed while at Grove

City College, the Prossers have one more thing in common with their respective college coaches – they are a husband-wife coaching combination. Tanner Prosser played for Grove City head men’s

basketball coach Steve Lamie ’85 from 1999-2004 while Rachel played for thenwomen’s head coach Melissa Lamie – Steve’s wife – from 2001-05.

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GROVE CITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL STANDOUTS RACHEL (ROMANCE ’05) PROSSER, LEFT, AND TANNER PROSSER ’04 NOW COACH GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL AT BERLIN-BROTHERSVALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN SOMERSET COUNTY, PA. / Archived photos

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wolverinesports Alums engage in friendly competition at rival schools from page 33 greater knowledge base than Orris. A standout in high school,Thompson found herself developing into more of a role player during her four years at Grove City. “The biggest thing I learned,” Thompson began, “was what it meant to really sacrifice.That has helped me deal with the kids and the ups and downs they go through. It’s so important to know what the kids are going through.” Their friendship blossomed during the fall of 1998, when Orris and Thompson lived next door to each other as freshmen. “I didn’t know T.L. was going to Grove City until the day we moved in,”

Orris said. “We ended up with rooms beside each other and because of that, our friendship is what it is today.” This season, Slippery Rock earned a pair of hard-fought wins over Grove City in conference play.The competitive nature of those two games and the general rivalry between the schools has only enhanced the friendship between Orris and Thompson. “I’m rooting for her team when we’re not playing,”Thompson said. “We share a lot of scouting reports because it’s an opportunity to help both programs.” “It’s fun,” Orris said. “It’s great to be starting together.That has helped immensely. Our competitive juices have been combined to build our programs.

“T.L. and I will be friends walking in and walking out, whether her team wins by 20, or my team wins by 20 or if the game goes to double overtime. It will always be a fun game.” Perhaps more importantly, Orris and Thompson are having a positive impact on impressionable young women in their school districts. “We’re teaching the kids to do things right,” Orris said. “It’s about more than wins and losses.” “We both have the same philosophy,” Thompson echoed. “It’s important to win, but it’s more important to teach lessons that can carry you through life.” (Ryan Briggs ’01 is the Grove City College sports information director.)

Prossers pair up for husband-wife basketball coaching tandem from previous page Now,Tanner and Rachel are the head boys and girls basketball coaches, respectively, at Berlin-Brothersvalley High School in Somerset County, Pa. “We didn’t know any better,” Rachel joked. Tanner is in his third season as the boys coach while Rachel is a rookie head coach after spending the 2005-06 season as an assistant coach. Both guided their respective teams to the PIAA District 5 Class A championship game. Tanner currently works in the high school as a Spanish teacher while Rachel stays at home during the day with their infant son, Pace. After school, the revolving door at the Prosser residence begins as both teams are either practicing or preparing for games. “It is tough sometimes with both of us coaching,” Rachel said.“I come in and he goes out or I go out to practice and he is coming home. But it really has not been too bad.We have a lot of help.”

“One of us will have Pace and we’ll hand him off to the other at the gymnasium,”Tanner added. Practices and games filled their schedules throughout January and February, keeping the Prossers from spending a great deal of time together. “We usually don’t get a chance to talk until 9:30 or 10 at night because one of us has had a game every night,”Tanner said. “But we do have weekends together and we’re both enjoying coaching.” Rachel’s transition from assistant coach to head coach has been relatively smooth. But it has still been a challenge for her. “Being head coach is so much more work than I thought,” Rachel began. “I don’t know how Tanner does it with a full-time teaching job. But I love basketball and the kids I coach are why I enjoy it.” Added Tanner, “She wanted the challenge and we knew what kind of time commitment was involved. She

knows what she wants to do with the team and she has been successful.” While each has maintained their own individuality in terms of coaching style, Rachel feels that she and Tanner are fairly similar in methodology. “Personality-wise, we’re similar,” she said. “He’s a little tougher on his kids, but you can’t do that as much with girls. And being the ‘bad guy’ is sometimes hard for me. But I do think we’re pretty similar.” Knowing that they are both making a positive impact on the lives of impressionable young people is also a significant factor for each of them. “It’s tough when you don’t see your son and wife as much as you would like,”Tanner said, “but we’re sacrificing a little to be able to make a difference for the kids that we coach.That makes the time that we do spend together much better.” (Ryan Briggs ’01 is the Grove City College sports information director.)

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MEN’S BASKETBALL Grove City College completed an improbable run to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship Feb. 24 by knocking off Washington & Jefferson, 60-58, in the PAC Championship Tournament title game. Grove City entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed but routed Waynesburg in the quarterfinals Feb. 20, 89-60. Grove City then upset top-seeded Westminster two nights later in the semifinals, rolling to an 86-67 win in New Wilmington. In the title game, the Wolverines rallied from a seven-point deficit in the first half (30-23) for the win. Grove City took the lead for good with 5:21 left in the title game on a threepointer from junior Ryan Gerber. Sophomore guard Ryan Gibson became just the second Grove City player to have 300 points and 100 assists in one season, joining Tanner Prosser ’04 in that select group. Meanwhile, junior guard Shawn Carr set a new College record with 63 three-point goals during the season. It is the Wolverines’ sixth all-time PAC championship. Grove City also won conference titles in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999 and 2003.

RYAN GIBSON ’09 BECAME JUST THE SECOND GROVE CITY PLAYER TO HAVE 300 POINTS AND 100 ASSISTS IN ONE SEASON. / Photo by Dave Miller

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Grove City set a new single-season school record with 15 dual meet wins during the 2006-07 season. Grove City wrapped up the regular season with a second-place finish at the season-ending Grove City Invitational/Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship Feb. 8-10. Junior Caleb Courage and freshman Chip Cressman shared the Invitational’s High Point Award after each recording three individual events at the three-day event. Courage also earned the PAC’s Most Valuable Performer award and head JEREMY HARBAUGH ’08 HELPED LEAD THE MEN’S SWIMMING TEAM TO AN IMPRESSIVE 15-1 SEASON. / Photo by Dave Miller

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Grove City placed third at the seasonending Grove City Invitational/ Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships March 8-10. Freshman Jane Wilson won both the 50 and 100 free races for Grove City and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50 with a schoolrecord time of 24.04 seconds. Grove City went 8-10 during the regular season, setting a new program record for single-season dual meets.The Wolverines’ eight victories represented the program’s highest win total since the 1996-97 team won 11 meets.

ABOVE: WHITNEY BAUR ’09 CUTS THROUGH THE WATER. BELOW: FIRST-YEAR HEAD COACH SARAH HARRIS, CENTER IN BLUE, LED A YOUNG GROVE CITY TEAM ON THE HARDWOOD. / Photos by Dave Miller

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Under the guidance of first-year head coach Sarah Harris, a young Grove City team went 5-20 during the 2006-07 season. Grove City led the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in blocked shots as a team with 121 this year. Individually, junior center Rachel McCoy led the PAC with a Grove Cityrecord 68 blocked shots while junior guard Shannon Overdorff led the conference in three-point percentage (.411). McCoy became the program’s ninth 1,000-point scorer Feb. 10 at Saint Vincent. She is currently ninth in Grove City history with 1,036 career points. (Ryan Briggs ’01 is the Grove City College sports information director.)

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Men’s soccer alumni planning roast for Coach Lyle Men’s soccer alumni are sponsoring a roast for longtime head coach Dr. Don Lyle on June 9 at Oakview Country Club in Slippery Rock, Pa.The day kicks off at noon with golf and continues at 2 p.m. for pick-up soccer and fellowship at the Grove City College Varsity Field. Dinner is planned for 6 p.m. back at Oakview. The cost for dinner is $30 per person; checks may be made payable to Grove City College with Men’s Soccer Fund/Alumni Roast on the memo line.The dinner is buffet and there will be a cash bar.The roast will begin at 6:45 p.m. and continue until 8:15. Reservations are due by May 1. Golf is a separate charge payable on June 9 at Oakview. Contact Head Coach Mike Dreves ’97 at (724) 458-2151, mfdreves@gcc.edu or 100 Campus Drive, Box 3074, Grove City, Pa. 16127, for more information.

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By Ryan Briggs ’01 All eight of Grove City’s spring sports teams feature several returning standouts as the 2007 season begins.Three teams will have new head coaches while two other squads are looking to repeat as Presidents’ Athletic Conference champion.

BASEBALL Coming off a school-record 26 victories last season, the Wolverines appear to be in strong position to challenge for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference title as well as a possible post-season berth. Grove City returns five fulltime starting position players, including rock-solid catcher Ray Mertz, a First Team AllPAC pick as a sophomore in 2006. Also back are infielders Dan Bartkowiak, Bryan Pierrot and Ben Wilson, and All-PAC outfielder Chris Schwamberger. The Wolverines also return record-setting closer Justin Miller, set-up man Matt Tindall and middle relievers Neil Hoagland and Eric Hull. Junior Chris Bowser and sophomore Zach Hillegas will anchor a young – but talented – starting rotation.

HEAD COACH ROB SKARICICH, CENTER, IS LOOKING TOWARD A STRONG WOLVERINE BASEBALL SEASON. / Archived photo

SOFTBALL First-year head coach Chelle Fuss inherits a veteran team in 2007 as seven starters are back, including four allconference selections. Senior center fielder Paula Rice earned First Team All-PAC in 2006 while senior outfielder Kristy Bogusz, sophomore shortstop Amy Fisher and junior catcher Abby Greiner all earned Second Team honors last year. Grove City also welcomes

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back senior pitcher-infielder Lauren Carlson, senior infielder Andrea Settle and versatile junior Kristen Hughes in the starting lineup.

MEN’S TENNIS A youthful Grove City squad enters 2007 in pursuit of the program’s 17th consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference title. Despite having no seniors on the roster, the Wolverines are in prime position to challenge

for another league title. Grove City returns four athletes who each earned two PAC crowns last year. Junior Chris Baker won the PAC title at third singles and second doubles while current sophomores Jeremy Dwyer, Kyle Johnson and John Moyer also picked up two conference titles in 2006. Grove City finished 2006 with a 9-2 record, including a season-ending six-match win streak.

wolverinesports MEN’S TRACK & FIELD The two-time defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference champions enter the 2007 season armed with more than two dozen lettermen and several other talented veterans. Grove City returns the defending PAC pole vault champion in junior Scott Mang and 2006 PAC steeplechase champion Greg Kroleski, a junior. The Wolverines also welcome back 11 ECAC qualifiers from last year, including senior hurdler Sam Dippold, senior thrower Bob Perri, versatile seniors Yu Kuwabara, Mark Murchie and Jesse Sunquist, senior sprinters Seth Fox and Dave Majewski and junior pole vaulter Matt Kulinski.

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Like their counterparts on the men’s side, the Grove City women’s track team returns a wealth of talent and experience this spring. More than a dozen letterwinners will bolster the Wolverines as they pursue their seventh conference title in eight year. Sophomore Kristen Carter, an NCAA qualifier in cross country, is the defending conference champ in both the 1500 and 5000. Senior Sarah Bray is the defending conference champion in the javelin. Also back to help lead the Wolverines are senior high jumper Ashley Metcalfe, senior sprinter Kristen Agnew and senior thrower Katie Samolovitch.

MEN’S GOLF Grove City returns a pair of All-PAC golfers in junior Tyler Fitch and sophomore Dan Statler. Fitch won the PAC individual title as a freshman in 2005 while Statler placed sixth overall last year. Also back for Grove City are sophomores Tyler Sorensen and Jake Morrison. Sorensen earned medalist laurels in October at the ECAC

ABOVE: THE WOMEN’S WATER POLO TEAM IS RETURNING SEVERAL STRONG STARTERS FOR THE LONG SEASON, WHICH BEGAN FEB. 24 AND ENDS IN MAY. / Archived photo BELOW: JUNIOR TYLER FITCH, TWOTIME ALL-PAC GOLFER, LOOKS TOWARD A SUCCESSFUL 2007 SEASON. / Photo by Dave Miller

Southern Championships in Altoona, Pa., helping Grove City place second at that fall event. Melissa Lamie is in her first year as Grove City’s golf coach.

WOMEN’S GOLF Grove City will feature nearly an entirely new lineup in 2007 under firstyear head coach Melissa Lamie. Several incoming freshmen are expected to contribute immediately this year for the Wolverines, who are looking for their seventh PAC title since 1996.

WOMEN’S WATER POLO Grove City returns several standouts this spring as the Wolverines look to return to national prominence again this season. Senior Caitlin Ewing earned AllCWPA Western Division honors last year while junior goalkeeper Keala Walter is a returning Honorable Mention AllAmerican. The Wolverines also return three-year starter Virginia Larsen along with sophomores Kristen Kerchner and Liza McRuer, who are each entering their

second season as starters. Head coach Dave Fritz ’94 will also rely on several talented newcomers this year as Grove City looks to move up in the Western Division. (Ryan Briggs ’01 is the Grove City College sports information director.)

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MEMBERS OF THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF THE GROVE CITY COLLEGE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INCLUDE, FRONT ROW FROM LEFT, JIM LONGNECKER, UBBO VAN DER VALK ’60, FRANK SBROCCO ’57, CHERYL LAMOTTA (WIFE OF THOMAS ‘JAKE’ LAMOTTA ’60), DICK MCMILLAN ’69 (SON OF DR. DONALD ‘DOC’ MCMILLAN ’32), CINDY WALTERS, BARB BECK ’86 (CAPTAIN OF THE 1985 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM), JODY (IMBRIE ’83) SMITH AND PAUL CAMERON ’73; SECOND ROW, JACK THORN (GREAT-NEPHEW OF ROBERT E. THORN ’16), MICHAEL ZEIGLER ’68, PRESIDENT DICK JEWELL ’67, KAREN (SMITH ’86) GERNDT (CAPTAIN OF THE 1985 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM); THIRD ROW, JACK BEHRINGER AND JEFF CLAYPOOL ’69. / Photo by Ryan Briggs ’01

Inaugural group inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame Grove City College inducted its inaugural class into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 17.The 12 individuals and one team that comprised the inaugural class officially entered the Hall at the induction ceremony and dinner that evening. College President Dick Jewell ’67 served as master of ceremonies at the induction ceremony in Mary Anderson Pew dining hall. Nearly 200 guests gathered for the festivities. Following a private tour of the Hall of Fame, the inductees participated in a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the Hall of Fame.The College also recognized the class of inductees at halftime of the Grove City-Thomas

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More College men’s basketball game. Each Hall of Fame inductee received an engraved, raised-letter plaque. An exact duplicate is permanently displayed in the Grove City College Athletic Hall of Fame, which is located in the southwest corner of the Physical Learning Center. Here is a look at the Class of 2007: Robert E. “Bob” Thorn ’16 served his alma mater as coach and athletic director from 1920-57. A four-sport letterman at Grove City from 1911-1916, Thorn returned to the College in 1920. During his time at Grove City, he coached the men’s basketball team, founded the men’s soccer program and also reinstated tennis as a varsity sport. His great-nephew, Jack Thorn, accepted

the Hall of Fame award on his family’s behalf. Donald L. “Doc” McMillan ’32 first made an impact on Grove City College athletics as a standout tennis player in the 1930s. But over the next five decades, he made an immeasurable impact as a tireless recruiter and ambassador for the College and its athletic teams.“Doc” transported hundreds of high school athletes from southwestern Pennsylvania to campus for varsity contests, tours and interviews with admissions officers and coaches. McMillan’s son Dick ’69 accepted his father’s posthumous award.

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wolverinesports from previous page R. Jack Behringer arrived on campus in 1956 as head football coach and head basketball coach. As head football coach, Behringer rejuvenated the Grove City program by leading the Wolverines to a 5-3 season in 1957. In 1966, Behringer coached Grove City to an 8-0-1 record, the program’s first undefeated season in 40 years. He coached football until 1972. Behringer also resurrected the College’s baseball program in 1959 and is the program’s all-time leader in coaching wins with 236. James Longnecker, a three-sport coach at Grove City, is best known for his 40-year stint as head men’s swimming and diving coach at the College. He led the men’s swimming and diving program to 40 consecutive winning seasons from 1957-97. As head coach, he compiled a 366-93 record, including six undefeated seasons and 18 conference championships. He coached 44 NCAA AllAmericans and three NCAA national champions. Cynthia Walters made an immeasurable impact on women’s athletics throughout western Pennsylvania over 32 years. She was instrumental in the development of women’s varsity athletics at the College in the 1970s, as women’s tennis, volleyball, basketball and softball all achieved varsity status. Nine women’s intercollegiate teams earned varsity status during her time at Grove City. Frank Sbrocco ’57, a three-sport standout at Grove City in the mid-1950s, was the first Grove City athlete to earn All-America as he earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 1956. As a senior captain, Sbrocco helped lead the Grove City soccer team to a perfect 7-0-0 in 1956. Ubbo van der Valk ’60 became the first Grove City swimmer to earn NCAA All-America honors when he was certified to be eighth in the nation in the 100-yard breaststroke following the 1958 NCAA Championships. At that time, all NCAA member colleges and universities

competed in one championship event. Thus, van der Valk was the nation’s eighth-best breaststroker in 1958. Thomas “Jake” LaMotta ’60 earned Little All-America at fullback from the Associated Press in both 1957 and 1959. In 1959, LaMotta ran for a Collegerecord 829 yards in nine games. His single-season rushing record stood for 37 years at Grove City. LaMotta’s 2,581 career yards also stood as the College’s career rushing record for three decades. His wife, Cheryl, accepted the Hall of Fame plaque on her late husband’s behalf. Jeff Claypool ’69 earned small college All-America from both the Associated Press and United Press International following the 1968-69 season.That year, Claypool averaged 29.8 points per game, which is still the highest in Grove City history. His 686 points that season are also a College record. Following the 1968-69 season, the NBA’s Baltimore Bullets and ABA’s New York Nets both selected Claypool in their respective college drafts. Mike Zeigler ’68 excelled both on the gridiron and the baseball diamond from 1964-68. As a junior quarterback in 1966, Zeigler helped lead the Wolverines to an undefeated 8-0-1 season. He is still Grove City’s all-time career leader in touchdown passes with 32. His 15 single-

season touchdown passes in 1966 stood as a school record for 37 years. Paul Cameron ’73 became Grove City’s first cross country All-American in 1971 by placing 17th at the NCAA College Division Championships. As a senior in 1972, Cameron recorded his second NCAA All-America honor by finishing 23rd at the College Division Championships. Overall, Grove City went 38-3 in dual meets during his career, including an 11-0 mark and the PennOhio Championship in 1970. Jody (Imbrie ’83) Smith earned unanimous First Team All-America honors following her senior season in 1983.That year, she led the nation in scoring at 28.5 points per game. Her 770 points in 1982-83 are still a College record, as is her 41-point effort against Youngstown State in 1983. She graduated as Grove City’s all-time leading scorer with 2,288 points. The 1985 Volleyball Team finished the regular season ranked No. 1 nationally with a 41-0 record. Grove City advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament and also won the first-ever Presidents’ Athletic Conference volleyball title with a 12-0 league record. Grove City also won the Women’s Keystone Conference title that season.

THE 1985 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM, FRONT ROW FROM LEFT, SAMANTHA FALES ’87, BARB BECK ’86, KAREN (SMITH ’86) GERNDT, MARA (CONWAY ’90) JUERGENS, MARCIE (SKEDDLE ’87) GREGG AND SUSAN (BAER ’88) WERTZ; BACK ROW, DR. VALERI ROTH ’88, THE REV. LEA GUINEY ’88, HEAD COACH SUSAN ROBERTS, DR. BECKI MATSCHERZ ’88 AND SUZY (HULIT '88) BURNS. / Photo by Ryan Briggs ’01

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DR. BLAIR ALLISON ALWAYS KNEW HE WOULD STEP INTO TEACHING, BUT IT TOOK HIM 15 YEARS TO MAKE THE MOVE FROM ALCOA. / Photo by Caroline Koopman ’01

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Long Time Coming Dr. Blair Allison changes engineering career path to teach at Grove City

By Brad Isles here were times during his Ph.D. studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that Dr. Blair Allison felt the pull of a career in academics. In fact, he expected to move into a teaching position after receiving his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering. That was 1984, and Allison even went through the interview process with four universities. He came close to accepting an offer – until he learned of the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa). “I figured I would be there five or six years and then move into academics,” Allison said.“That turned into 15. I knew one day I would move into a teaching position. I felt my ability to teach and convey the basics of mechanical engineering to students would be enhanced with industrial experience under my belt.” Allison, who earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and his master’s in mechanical engineering from MIT, gained most of that experience at Alcoa’s Technical Center outside of Pittsburgh. Allison started as a control engineer and quickly advanced to senior control engineer and staff control engineer in Alcoa’s Process Control and Computer Technology Division.Then in the early 1990s Allison became involved with an Alcoa team creating a new manufacturing facility in Soest, Germany, that would supply Audi with frame components for the automaker’s allaluminum A8 model.

Allison and his growing family spent two years overseas while he managed the pilot extrusion forming and fabricating program. “Our youngest daughter was born there and our oldest daughter was going into second grade,” Allison said.“There were no English speaking schools there so she had to attend second and third grade in a German elementary school.”

sermon spoke directly to me considering a career change, making a move into an academic position,” Allison said.“That really fit in with my initial intention when I finished graduate school.” Allison said the words of his pastor coupled with weekly prayer and accountability meetings with friend Jim Kimpel ’85 confirmed his desire to make a switch to the classroom. It was Kimpel and another friend from the church,Tom Pappalardo, who led Allison to consider Grove City College. Pappalardo had just started working as the College’s vice president for institutional advancement. “Growing up in Pittsburgh I didn’t know much about Grove City College,” said Allison, a Penn Hills native.“Tom said I should come up to visit the campus and have lunch. About a week before I was to come up, Dr. Alan Rice made the decision to retire.Then I visited with Tom and met with the provost, Garth Runion, and it turned out to be a mini interview. Not long after that I received an official interview. One thing led to another and I started here in August of 1999.” By all accounts Allison made the transition to the classroom a smooth one. He quickly learned of Grove City’s strong academics and reputation as an independent Christian college. As an associate professor until 2004, Allison brought his real-world industrial experience to classes such as Fundamentals of Material Science, Engineering Graphics and Design, Experimental Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Economy. Since 2004 Allison has been chair of

“ ” COMING HERE WAS A STEP OF FAITH. WHEN I WAS WORKING FOR ALCOA I HAD MANY CHANCES TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS, BUT I NEVER HAD FORMAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE. WHEN I LOOK BACK ON IT SOME PEOPLE SAID, ‘WHAT IF YOU GET THERE AND YOU DON’T LIKE IT?’ I REALLY HAD AN INNER PEACE. THIS IS WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. Dr. Blair Allison Upon returning to the United States in 1993, Allison continued to work at the Alcoa Technical Center, primarily in research and development of next generation low-cost, high-volume extrusion forming technologies. Allison soon felt the call of a return to academics, however. “We were attending our church in Pittsburgh – Allegheny Center Alliance Church – and it seemed like every

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facultynews Allison’s switch to academics a long time coming from page 43 the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In that role he gets to not only teach but also use some of his research and development background to make long-range projections and plan how a department with approximately 170 students and seven faculty members should continue to grow. Allison recently completed a curriculum review based on the College’s strategic plan and he said he is excited about the department’s future. With increasing enrollment he hopes to gain additional space in Hoyt Hall. “Coming here was a step of faith,” Allison said.“When I was working for Alcoa I had many chances to make presentations, but I never had formal teaching experience.When I look back on it some people said,‘What if you get there and you don’t like it?’ I really had an inner peace.This is where I was supposed to be.” One of the biggest surprises, he said, was how much joy he would derive from being around and teaching his students. “Their Christian character shows through,” he said.“Some have become good friends over the years. I have been to a lot of student weddings and I have kept in touch with many who have graduated.” Allison’s family quickly made the

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transition to life in a small town as well, even though they had always lived in a suburb of large cities like Pittsburgh or Boston.They are members at Grove City Alliance Church and maintain active involvement there. Allison is an elder, serves on the church’s governing board, and teaches a College and Career Sunday school class.Wife Carol is a homemaker who also has a real heart for students. She leads a weekly Bible study on campus. “We both felt strongly that this was the place to go,” Allison said.“I definitely feel like we have been called here. I see it as a calling and not just a job. Carol said

she feels called to be a professor’s wife.” Daughter Jennifer is a 2006 graduate of the College and is now attending law school at the University of Michigan. Also on campus are Elizabeth, a sophomore English major, and Tom, a freshman computer science major. His two youngest daughters currently attend Grove City High School. Christy is a junior and Heidi is a freshman. “So far, no engineers,” Allison joked. “Christy is my best chance at having another mechanical engineer in the family. She is talking about it.” Allison doesn’t need to worry about grooming future engineers. He and the rest of the department do that on a daily basis.That is a credit to the academic strength of the engineering program. “I think our graduates compare favorably to graduates from the best public and private universities,” Allison said.“I really want to maintain a very strong department academically, but at the same time we have to maintain a focus on developing engineers with a strong Christian character. I think academics and Christian character need to be combined. One of the unique things is that our students have both. That makes them attractive to employers and better engineers.” (Brad Isles is the web editor for Grove City College.)

Christie to study Chinese business during sabbatical Dr. Linda Christie, Grove City College associate professor of business, has been awarded a sabbatical for the fall 2007 semester to research Chinese businesses. She is the first female faculty member to be awarded the honor since the inception of the sabbatical program during the 2004-05 academic year. During her sabbatical, Christie will research and write several international business cases dealing with companies

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2000, the Pittsburgh native held faculty positions at George Washington and George Mason universities. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and her master’s and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. In May, she will lead an Intersession course focusing on entrepreneurship to China. Ten other faculty members have taken sabbaticals since the College began offering the program.

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Dr. Iain Duguid Name: Iain Duguid College: University of Edinburgh Major: Electrical engineering Graduation Year: 1981 Further Education: M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary (1989); Ph.D., University of Cambridge (1992) Title: Professor of Religion First Job After College Graduation: Electrical engineer for British National Oil, designing and maintaining offshore oil platforms Previous Work Outside of Current Position: Missionary to Liberia; church planter in Oxford, England, and Fallbrook, Calif.; Professor of Old Testament, Westminster Seminary in California Hobbies: Reading, refereeing rugby, English country and contra dancing Last Book You Read: “The Word Made Fresh” by Dale Ralph Davis

Favorite Vacation Spot: Mammoth Lakes, Calif., or Edinburgh, Scotland Family Members: Wife Barb; children James, 19, Sam, 17, Hannah, 16, Robert, 14 and Rosie, 11 Pets: Misty Kate Marianne, cocker spanielpoodle mix, the most useless design of dog ever Favorite GCC Location on Campus: The Gedunk Classes Taught This Semester: Science, Faith and Technology; Hebrew II; Biblical Theology of Worship Favorite Part of Interacting with Students: Watching course-related movies with students in our home (e.g. “Frankenstein” with Science, Faith and Technology; “Fiddler on the Roof” with Hebrew) and then discussing related and unrelated theological issues; refereeing Grove City rugby games

College adds three new employees, alum among them Grove City College recently welcomed three new employees: Director of Financial Aid Thomas Ball ’88, Director of the Department of Entrepreneurship Dr. David Miller-Martini and Adjunct Research Professor of Biology Dr. Richard Darsie. Ball grew up in a military family, eventually settling in Fishertown, Pa., after his father retired. He graduated from Grove City with a bachelor’s degree in political THOMAS science and religion BALL ’88 and earned a master’s degree in political science from the Pennsylvania State University. He has more than 15 years of experience in the financial aid field, particularly in higher education. Prior to returning to Grove City College, Ball served as director of financial aid at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa., and

Community College of Allegheny County in West Mifflin, Pa. Miller-Martini oversees the entrepreneurship department with Dr. Jim Dupree, executive director. He also teaches part time as an associate professor of DR. DAVID entrepreneurship. MILLER-MARTINI Miller-Martini earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from D’Youville College, a master’s degree from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Texas’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He has 17 years of research and development experience and has been the CEO of a technology start-up company. He also spent seven years at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Biotechnical Research Institute.

Darsie is an internationally known mosquito taxonomist. In addition to conducting his research in entomology, Darsie is working with biology students and DR. RICHARD faculty on their DARSIE research projects and serves as a guest lecturer in biology courses. Darsie has taught at the University of Florida and the University of South Carolina, following a career as a research entomologist and chief of vector-borne disease training at the Centers for Disease Control. Darsie began his career as an instructor in the biology department at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. A World War II U.S. Air Force veteran, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Bethany College, a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. from Cornell University.

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Fleming looks back on joy of getting to know students

By Rebecca Miller ’04

arry Fleming has long issued a dare to his students – If they beat him in racquetball, he’ll retire. After 33 years of teaching at Grove City College, Fleming is retiring, but he likes to joke that he takes with him an unbeaten record since he began his challenge. A longtime instructor of accounting and founder of the campus InterVarsity Christian Fellowship chapter, Fleming has always made a point to get to know his students – that’s what has kept him in teaching. “To me the excitement and enjoyment of teaching is getting to know the students,” he said. For many years, he and his wife, Peggy, opened their home to students. It wasn’t enough to face them in class, Fleming said. He has always tried to understand problems students face outside of the classroom. Seated in his third-floor office of the Hall of Arts and Letters, the winter sun lighting his desk, Fleming seldom goes more than a few minutes without cracking a joke or sharing a funny story. His office walls feature photos of smiling graduates. His door is almost always open, encouraging visits from students who may have questions about class. He acknowledges the coursework is not easy, but he’s passionate about preparing his students for the workplace. He counts it a success that many of the top regional accounting firms consistently seek Grove City graduates. Fleming is also passionate about missions. A supporter of InterVarsity even before he came to Grove City, he helped found the College’s chapter in 1978 and remained the group’s adviser for the past 29 years.

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ACCOUNTING PROFESSOR LARRY FLEMING WILL RETIRE THIS SPRING AFTER 33 YEARS. / Archived photo

When he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of North Dakota, he had no plans to teach. He spent five years working for the City of Grand Forks, N.D., while he earned his master’s degree in accounting from his alma mater. “Teaching was the furthest thing from my mind,” he said. But the prodding of one of his professors and a desire for a career change convinced him to try it. “To me it was a good move, a good change of profession,” he said. Fleming joined the faculty in 1974 after teaching at Missouri Valley College

in Marshall, Mo., for five years. He has taught through four College administrations and gotten to know generations of students. His two children, Scott ’96 and Stephanie ’97, are alumni, and Scott now teaches Introduction to New Testament Greek at Grove City. Larry Fleming smiles ruefully. He now finds himself called “Mr. Fleming’s dad.” After he retires, he hopes to get more involved in short-term missions and spend more time at the Cedar Campus,

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Doing the Math Voltz finally at the bottom line after sending nine children through Grove City By Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman s a retiring professor of mathematics, Dr. Ray Voltz can handle big numbers. He can stop counting now, though, because his youngest child is finishing college. Jesse Voltz ’07 is the 11th child in the family, and will be the ninth to graduate from Grove City College. After that,Voltz will hang up his abacus and retire from teaching. Voltz and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of five boys and five girls, plus a son who died as a youth. Starting with the oldest child, the family consists of Ray ’87, Rebecca ’87, Paul ’90, Stephen, Renee ’94, Joel ’97, Rachel ’00, Marla ’01, Elisabeth ’04 and Jesse ’07. Voltz, one of the College’s most senior faculty members, has been teaching in the mathematics department since 1971. One might wonder if any of his children were math majors.The answer is no. “A couple of them started as math majors,”Voltz said, “but they switched after a semester.They said it was hard, too much work.” In the math arena,Voltz feels the children take after their mother. “Carolyn hates math,”Voltz laughed, “and makes no bones about it!” Through the years,Voltz did have several of his children as students in class – Survey of Mathematics I and II (for elementary education majors), Finite Mathematics or Pre-Calculus (for the liberal arts majors). Were the children required to attend

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Grove City College? “No,”Voltz explained. “They had a choice.They could attend Grove City or pay their way elsewhere. In fact, Paul did that for a while.” His children may have heard tales about Professor Voltz from their classmates, but he is not familiar with such stories.Voltz explained that his children “didn’t always tell me what they heard about me.They were very closed mouthed about it.” Voltz and his family … well, those who are still at home … live on Centertown Road, northeast of Grove

City. His homestead was a working farm until the mid ’80s, complete with cattle. “The older kids tell horror stories to the younger kids about working on the farm,”Voltz remembered.The area once used for livestock is now set aside for gardens. This fits in well with Voltz’s offcampus “entertainment.” He and Carolyn work at a farmer’s market outside of Harrisville on Route 8 called Taylor’s Farm Market.The market once belonged to Carolyn’s sister and is now

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from page 46 an InterVarsity camp in Michigan. He would also like to do more traveling. He leaves his classes in capable hands. Michelle McFeaters ’88, who earned both a bachelor’s and master’s (’02) in accounting from Grove City, has been hired to replace him. Although Fleming is retiring after three decades, he’s has never LARRY FLEMING gotten tired of walking into class and seeing new faces. “People say, ‘Don’t you ever get tired of teaching the same thing over and over again,’” he said. “Every class is different and I enjoy meeting and getting to know the students, and that’s what makes it so enjoyable.” (Rebecca Miller ’04 is the Grove City College communications associate.)

from page 47 owned by son Joel. It opens before Easter each year and stays open until the first of November. Throughout the winter, it serves as a greenhouse. For now,Voltz is still quite busy at the College. He supervised a larger-than-normal number of mathematics student teachers last semester, 16 to be exact.That involved his DR. RAY VOLTZ traveling to local schools to do three evaluations per student. Doing the math, that was 48 trips off campus. But all of that will change come May. Voltz manages the numbers quite well, though. It’s what he does. He’s counting again at home, too – nine grandchildren! (Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman is the Grove City College communications project coordinator and GeDUNK associate editor.)

Alumni invited to Fleming party

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Alumni are invited to “Bless, Roast and Boast” Larry Fleming at a retirement dinner and party celebrating his 33 years of teaching at 7 p.m. May 11 in the Fellowship Hall of East Main Presbyterian Church in Grove City. Dr. John Sparks ’66 will emcee the event. Hors d’oeuvres begin at 6:30 p.m.The fee is $20 per person, which covers the dinner and a token of appreciation for Fleming. RSVP by April 23. Send checks payable to Grove City College to the Alumni Relations Office, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, Pa. 16127. Those unable to attend but wishing to contribute a greeting or photo for a memory album may send it to the Alumni Relations Office by May 1. For further information, contact Barb Lyle at bdlyle@zoominternet.net.

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Math professor Ray Voltz has had nine children graduate from Grove City: Ray ’87 Rebecca ’87 Paul ’90 Renee ’94 Joel ’97 Rachel ’00 Marla ’01 Elisabeth ’04 Jesse ’07

“ ” A COUPLE OF THEM STARTED AS MATH MAJORS, BUT THEY SWITCHED AFTER A SEMESTER. THEY SAID IT WAS HARD, TOO MUCH WORK. Dr. Ray Voltz

campusnews College introduces Community Living Privilege By Courtney Umble ’07 Two years ago, sororities finally received what fraternities and male housing groups have long enjoyed – the privilege of “block” housing. Instead of using the traditional room draw process, Greeks and housing groups that elect block housing can pick specially allotted rooms in the residence halls. This unprecedented gender equity was just the start of a new residence life policy promoted by Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson, vice president for Student Life and Learning. “Our goal was to centralize the residence life and housing process … for fairness and consistency,” Thompson said. Rather than a “right,” the option of block housing is a privilege, according to Resident Director Dana Krepps. She served on a planning committee with Student Life and Learning staff and

other RDs who designed the new Community Living Privilege (CLP). Sororities, fraternities and housing groups that desire block housing privileges must submit a portfolio to a CLP review board at the end of February. Each group’s portfolio must include its constitution and mission statement, a membership list, a calendar of the group’s events and activities, demonstration of a Christian component and evidence that they’ve fulfilled the social/civic requirement, Krepps said. At least eight active members of any Greek or housing group must plan to use block housing in order to reserve a block of rooms, Krepps added. “We’re trying to make it not punitive, but rewarding (of) those who show solid community living,” Krepps said. Groups that go above and beyond the

basic requirements may choose to apply for a new award, called Excellence in Community Living (ECL).Three levels of recognition – gold, silver and bronze, with corresponding monetary prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 – will be awarded to the top groups. To compete for the ECL, groups must submit a more comprehensive portfolio to supplement their basic CLP portfolio, Thompson said.The winning groups will be selected from six finalists after presenting their portfolios to a panel of faculty, staff and administrators. The purpose is “to give credit to what they’ve done in terms of service” and to uphold them as a model of community living,Thompson said. Winners will be announced before the All-College Sing during Parents’

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campusnews Fathers tapped as Commencement, Baccalaureate speakers Grove City College will welcome two public servants as the 2007 Baccalaureate and Commencement speakers. But two Grove City College May graduates know them simply as “Dad.” Hon. Paul J. McNulty ’80 will serve as the Commencement speaker for the 127th ceremony on May 19. Rear Adm. Alan T. Baker will address approximately 540 graduates at the Baccalaureate service on May 18. McNulty, the father of ’07 graduate Katy, is the deputy attorney general of the United States. He has spent nearly his entire career in public service, with more than two decades of experience in federal and state government. From September 2001 to March 2006, U.S. Attorney McNulty served the Eastern District of Virginia. He made the prosecution of

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terrorism, gun violence, drug trafficking and corporate fraud his top priorities and successfully prosecuted many of the nation’s highest profile cases in the War on Terror. McNulty and his wife, Brenda (Millican ’80) McNulty, have four children: Katy, Annie, Joe and Corrie. Baker, deputy chief of Navy chaplains

and 16th chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, is the father of ’07 graduate Rebekah. Baker graduated with merit from the Naval Academy, was ordained by the Reformed Church in America and earned his Ph.D. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Later in his career, Baker assumed duties as senior chaplain corps detailer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, where he was responsible for worldwide assignments of chaplains. In 2004, Baker returned to the Naval Academy as command chaplain, where he was responsible for religious support to the 4,300-member Brigade of Midshipmen as well as management of the Academy’s historic chapels. Baker and his wife, Marla, have a second daughter, Hannah.

WSAJ adds BBC to programming

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The Grove City College FM radio station 91.1 WSAJ unveiled a revamped programming line-up on March 9. In the first significant programming overhaul in the station’s history, numerous informative and entertaining elements were added, including hourly network news, improved classical music programming, local and community affairs news items, and alternative and cultural music offerings. At the core is the addition of BBC World Service programming, which includes hourly newscasts, hour-long news blocks in the mornings and afternoons, world news, business updates, coverage of national events and breaking news.WSAJ is the only BBC affiliate in the surrounding region. Classical music remains the anchor of daily programming, but new show hosts and an expanded library will be featured. Additions include performances by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony. WSAJ will also feature daily time-slots for local news. Additionally, five-minute segments of community-related issues will air throughout the week. A popular feature of the line-up has been the live Sunday Vespers broadcast from Harbison Chapel, as well as Tuesday and Thursday morning Chapel services.These features will continue. Student broadcasting will also continue to air in the evenings and new broadcasting opportunities will be part of the learning experience.WSAJ is managed by Darren Morton.

from page 49 Weekend,Thompson said. A plaque in the Breen Student Union will display each year’s winners. “This is to empower them” and promote them as worthy groups to join,Thompson said.When groups evince moral and ethical development while keeping their identity, “this should be a win-win situation,” he added. (Courtney Umble ’07 is an English/communication studies major from Gibsonia, Pa.)

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Archived publications available on web In an effort to make many of Grove City College’s classic publications available to alumni, students and friends, the College’s Information Technology Services department has developed an online publication archive. The archive features past Annual Reports,Vision & Values issues, GeDUNK magazines and more than 2,000 Collegians that date back to the late 1800s.The documents are available in downloadable .pdf format.The address is www2.gcc.edu/archive. “This is a valuable resource for the campus community and its extended network of alumni and friends,” said Dr. Vince DiStasi ’88, vice president and chief information officer. “The College has a rich history and much of it can be found on this site.” Scott Hatfield and Brad Isles in ITS designed the site with the help of Librarian Diane Grundy ’65.

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Breens donate $5.5 million to alma mater Grove City College alumni Ed ’78 and Lynn (Branstner ’78) Breen have donated $5.5 million to their alma mater.The gift closes the College’s Change & Commitment Campaign at $68.2 million, $8 million above the original goal. On campus, the Student Union will be named in the Breens’ honor. The Breens met on the Grove City College campus, where Ed was a business/economics major, a wrestler and a brother in the Beta Sigma fraternity. Lynn, also an economics major, sang in the Chapel Choir and was a sister in the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.They have three children and live in New Hope, Pa. Ed Breen is the chairman and CEO of Tyco International Ltd., a leader in electronics; fire and security; healthcare; and engineered products and services. Breen stepped in as CEO of Tyco following the company’s 2002 financial scandal and made bold business decisions

quickly. Constituents and investors took notice. Stocks rose, net income increased and employee morale soared. Prior to his appointment at Tyco, Breen served Motorola beginning in January 2000 as executive vice president of Motorola and president of Motorola’s Broadband Communications sector.Two years later, he was named Motorola president and COO. Breen had joined General Instrument in 1978, immediately after graduation from Grove City. Breen has been a College Trustee since 2001. The Breen Student Union is the central gathering place and communication center for Grove City College’s almost 2,500 students.The multi-million dollar center houses the campus bookstore, food court and various student life-related offices and gathering spaces for resident and commuting students.This facility also offers wireless computer access.

Reagan’s son presents inaugural lecture in series worked for, knew or Michael Reagan, has produced work talk show host and on Reagan. adopted son of Michael Reagan is Ronald Reagan, heard daily by 5 served as the inaugural speaker in million listeners via the nationally the recently launched Ronald Reagan MICHAEL REAGAN syndicated “Michael Reagan Show,” airing Lecture Series, at www.radioamerica.com sponsored by The Center for Vision & Values at Grove and on 200 stations. He serves on the board for The City College on Feb. 22. John Douglas French The Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Foundation and Lecture will be held each has authored many books, year around Feb. 6, the anniversary of Ronald including his best-selling autobiography “On the Reagan’s birth, and aims to Outside Looking In” and bring to light the 40th President’s contributions to “Twice Adopted.” Reagan history. Each year, the Center lives with his wife and two will host an individual who children in California.

The Change & Commitment Campaign was the College’s first major public campaign in its 130-year history. During this effort, donor participation among the College’s 23,000 alumni grew by more than 55 percent. In addition to the Student Union, the Campaign funded a new $20 million academic building, a $4.5 million expansion of the J. Howard Pew Fine Arts Center, a planned multimillion dollar renovation and expansion of the Carnegie Alumni Center and added $26 million to the endowment earmarked for scholarship aid. “This is a wonderful close to a recordbreaking campaign,” said College President Dick Jewell ’67. “Not only does this gift have an immediate impact on our students, this type of generosity is transforming and it will inspire others to partner with us.” Watch for a Campaign-ending publication highlighting donors and the projects made possible by their giving.

College’s communications, development projects lauded Grove City College’s 2005 Annual Report garnered top honors from the Public Relations Society of America’s Pittsburgh Chapter and from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.The College also received top honors from CASE for a 2005 annual giving appeal. The PRSA awarded the Annual Report its Renaissance Award in January.The College topped Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, Jack Horner Communications and the University of Pittsburgh. The College also received the CASE Gold Circle Award for District II in New York City in February for the Annual Report.The College’s Development Office received the top award for a 2005 annual giving appeal e-mail, topping Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Lehigh University for the honor.The Annual Report project coordinator is Director of Communications Amy Clingensmith ’96 and the annual giving appeal coordinator is Director of Annual Giving Peggy Wolstoncroft CASE District II covers Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, U.S.Virgin Islands and West Virginia.

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1960 JAMES RYHAL is the author of “Where the Water is Cold,” a memoir. It contains stories of his father’s growing-up years in small-town western Pennsylvania. It is available at www.dorrancebookstore.com. Ryhal is a United Methodist pastor, a former assistant prison chaplain and former faculty member at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio. He lives in Springfield with his wife, Sonya.

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GORDON MELLISH has written a book called “Could the South Have Won the War,” recently published by Trafford Publishing. The 400-page book covers the Civil War and discusses many mistakes made by Confederate generals, including Robert E. Lee. It also uncovers many of the myths from other Civil War authors. Excerpts can be seen at amazon.com and trafford.com.

WILLIAM MCCARRIER has been selected to serve as potentate of the Syria Shrine Center in Pittsburgh for the year 2007. Syria is one of the largest Shrine Centers in North America with more than 8,000 members in the Pittsburgh area. Shriners provide care for children with orthopedic problems, burns and spinal cord injuries at 22 hospitals at no cost to the patient or family. McCarrier is retired as president of Interstate Pipe and Supply Co. and as a Butler County commissioner. He and his wife, Irene, live in Butler.

1963 THE REV. ROBERT DENT was featured in his hometown newspaper upon his December retirement. Dent served for more than 30 years as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Monroe, N.Y. Earlier in his career, he pastored in McConnellsburg and Chambersburg, Pa. He and his wife, Judy, are retiring to Maine.

It pays to wear your Grove City College attire! These two grads found each other on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, simply because they were both wearing Grove City College T-shirts. At left is Neil Stallsmith ’68 of Sheakleyville, Pa., with Jim Gramlich ’57 of Westlake, Ohio. Both men were on Hawaiian vacations in November 2006 and have stayed in contact since their meeting.

1966 THOMAS HALLER is a new member of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council at Grove City College. He is an accomplished international speaker and group facilitator, as well as a designer, developer and producer of accelerated adult learning programs. He currently resides in Richfield, Ohio.

1967 ALVIN FELGAR competed in the Pittsburgh Triathlon on Aug. 6, 2006. The event consists of a 1.5K swim, a 40K bike ride and a 10K run. The race was based at Pittsburgh’s North Shore Riverfront Park between Heinz Field and PNC Park. Approximately 360 athletes from multiple states finished the race. Al and Amy (Beeson ’67) Felgar reside in Portsmouth, N.H.

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November 2006 saw the reunion of four members of the Class of 1962 who were Sig Thet sisters and roommates for three years. From left to right, Marianne (Grace) McCann, Lynda (Harris) Mella, Corinne (Spencer) Miele and Dee (Ciampa) Harper met at McCann’s Florida home for a week of reminiscing and making new memories. These periodic get-togethers have grown to be a tradition for the ladies.

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1969 WILLIAM SMITH rang the closing bell for the NASDAQ Stock Market on Jan. 9, 2007. Smith is president and chief executive officer of Smith Micro Software, Inc., in Aliso Viejo, Calif. The company develops and markets wireless communications and utility software products. JOE ULRICH recently had his first book published. Titled “The Dust of Angels,” it is a World War II memoir, a true story based on the life of a fighter pilot (Ulrich’s uncle) who was killed in action flying over Normandy shortly after D-Day. The book also tells of Ulrich’s search to find what became of the pilot’s wartime bride. Published by PublishAmerica, it is available through amazon.com. Ulrich is now retired and does volunteer work as a disaster mental health specialist with the American Red Cross. He spent a month in Louisiana following Hurricane Rita, and spent two weeks this past April in Tennessee following a series of tornadoes. He lives in Sugar Grove, Pa., with wife Linda.

1973 KATHLEEN (WIRTZ) PATTERSON retired in November 2006 after 33 years with IBM. At the company, she held a number of different jobs including software consultant and software engineer. She continues to volunteer in Air Search Rescue, where she and her husband work with Golden Retrievers looking for missing people. She also volunteers at the local Animal Friends.

1974 Pan Sophic alumni from the Classes of 1961-65 held their fourth bi-annual round-up of the millennium. Hosted in Tallahassee, Fla., by Dr. Rick Jenks ’63 and his wife, Lynn, the three-day event was held May 5-7, 2006, and attracted more than 40 participants. Alumni and wives enjoyed golfing, fishing, beach-walking and alligator-spotting, followed by evenings of seafood and Cajun barbeques, libations, live music and mirth at the Jenks’ Old Dirt Road Compound. Extreme travelers included Dave Campbell ’62 from Portland, Ore., and Larry “Skip” Loomis ’65 from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Other alumni attending included Dave ’64 and Olene (Hall ’65) Stuart, Bill ’64 and Kathy ’64 Curry, Bob Callahan ’65, John Campbell ’65, Dan Walko ’64, Jim Hunter ’63, Dick Briscoe ’63, Jack Barton ’63, Bill Hemphill ’63, Bert Peterson ’63, Bob Stilley ’63, Scott Brown ’63, Bill Bryson ’61, Chuck Broms ’64, Bill Anthony ’63, Wayne Vogel ’64 and Fritz Keck ’62, who hosted the previous three round-ups in Bigfork, Mont. The 2008 round-up is being planned, as is the campaign to attract all alumni to Homecoming 2011, celebrating Pan Sophic’s centennial.

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LINDA (WYLIE) HILL has been appointed to an adjunct faculty position at the University of Virginia for the spring semester. She is teaching literature for adolescents at the Curry School of Education. Hill is a high school librarian at Western Albemarle High School in Albemarle County (Charlottesville), Va. RANDALL ROLLS appeared in the Hanover (Pa.) Community Players production of “Li’l Abner” in September 2006. He played the part of the villain, General Bullmoose. In real life, Rolls is an assistant vice president and agency counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Company in Baltimore, Md.

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Grover Neighbors

From left, Sue (Fairbairn ’64) Gochenauer, Gerry Lefchik ’66 and Diane (Treires ’68) Georgelis all live in the same development in Lititz, Pa. Pausing in front of Susan B. Anthony’s home in Rochester, N.Y., are Tri-Sig alumnae from the Classes of 1961 through 1964. The ladies met and stayed at Carole (Stuart ’64) Kent’s Fairport, N.Y., home and visited places of interest in Rochester and the Finger Lakes. Row 1, from left: Molly (Davis ’64) Kirby, Ruth (Harper ’64) Becker and Jean (Wasser ’64) Wolverton. Row 2: Mary (Todd ’63) Naylor, Grace (Erickson ’62) Peters and Wren (Moorefield ’64) Abramo. Row 3: Nancy (Ligget ’61) Ross, Carole (Stuart ’64) Kent, Ellen (Wilson ’63) McCabe and Mary Jane (Harper ’62) Jacques.

1975 PATRICIA WALKER has been named as a 2007 Ohio Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property, as named by “Cincinnati Magazine” in its January issue. Walker is co-founder of the Medina law firm Walker & Jocke.

1976 SHERRY DU CARME was honored by the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania at its annual awards ceremony in December. She was recognized for her spirit, dedication and leadership toward achieving equity for women and girls in the region. She is senior vice president and director of the network solutions organization for PNC Financial Services Group, where she leads a national team of more than 350 technology professionals. She is also the executive sponsor of the Girls in IT initiative at PNC, a member of the PNC CEO’s senior women’s diversity

council, and a board member of the nonprofit Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum. She has been a member of the Peters Township School District technology committee and the financial task force. She volunteers for the United Way and the PNC Grow Up Great Program. JOYCE (FRYBURG) ROTHENBERG has been named director of the Career Management Center of Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.

1977 DEBBIE (GILLOTTI) AIRGOOD was named the “Outstanding Citizen of the Year” at the Kane (Pa.) Chamber of Commerce annual awards banquet in March. Airgood plays the organ for two churches, gives piano and organ lessons, and has been active in community, school and church events for many years. According to the newspaper article, she has played the organ for 324 weddings and 107 funerals. She and her husband have two children. FREDERICK BODE is included in the 13th edition of “The Best Lawyers in America 2007.” He was recognized by peers

for his work in white-collar criminal defense and medical malpractice law. He is an attorney with Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., based in Pittsburgh. MARY (MACCOUN) YOUNG has been named group vice president of property management and development for the YMCA of Delaware in Wilmington. She has been with the YMCA for 21 years.

1978 JIM SWICK has a new position as assistant professor of mathematics at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Fla. Palm Beach Atlantic is a small Christian university.

1979 MARK MUSTIO was reelected in November as a Pennsylvania State House representative in the 44th District. Mustio, a Republican, is now filling his second full term.

1980 BOB BOEHNER is in his 27th year in public accounting. In 2006, he spoke on behalf of the Pa. Institute of Certified Public Accountants to community groups and wrote articles for the Maryland Society of Accountants’ bimonthly magazine. He also facilitated discussion groups at the MSA’s

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classnotes last two Small Firm retreats. After an 18year retirement from coaching middle school boys basketball, Boehner is now coaching eighth-grade girls at Gettysburg Middle School and volunteer coaching with the Gettysburg Elementary travel team of fifthand sixth-grade girls. His daughter, Cami, a fifth-grader, is on the team. His wife, Paula, is in the registrar’s office at Gettysburg College and their other daughter is a sophomore in college. DR. TERRI LENOX, an associate professor of computer science at Westminster College, recently presented a paper at the Information Systems Educators Conference in Dallas. Lenox and her husband, Charles Woratschek of Robert Morris University, presented their paper “Defining CS, IS and IT: Are we there yet?,” regarding the challenge of reconciling different definitions of the information systems field. Lenox also served as the graduate papers co-chair for the ISECON conference.

1981 KEVIN STINE is now co-owner and president of Patten Tool and Engineering, a specialty machine shop in Kittery, Maine. The company has 14 employees. Previously, Stine worked in the worldwide automotive industry for 20 years.

1983 ANTHONY HOPPA was appointed assistant vice president for communications for the State University of New York at Geneseo. He began his new job in late November. Previously, he was associate vice chancellor for university relations for The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. RICHARD MALLICK and his wife, Patricia, welcomed a daughter, Reagan Ailleen, born Aug. 18, 2006. Reagan joins Madison, 4, and Jackson, 2, at the Mallick home at Scott AFB, Ill.

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Brothers of the Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity celebrated the group’s 50th anniversary at Homecoming 2006. A group of the brothers pausing for a photo are Row 1, from left: Tom Campbell ’70, Ed Staunch ’71, Fred Bloom ’68, Charlie Voelker ’69 and Dick Snyder ’67. Row 2: Dick Hay ’68, Mike Mawhinney ’67, Dave Nixon ’68, Sonny Grupp ’67, Joe Francis ’71, Keith McClain ’68, Skip Friday ’68, Dave Cook ’71, Bill Bowne ’71, Ed Menges ’67 and John Mischler ’68. JACQUELINE (GERHART) MARTIN graduated in December 2006 with a Master of Education in Secondary School Counseling degree from Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School. She and her family live in Ephrata, Pa. MARK PODVIA spoke in July at the centennial meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) in St. Louis. He spoke on early 20th century industry and transportation as part of a program titled “The 1906 World.” He also was elected co-chair of the AALL Council of Newsletter Editors. In addition, he coauthored an introduction to a newly released reprint of Judge John Reed’s 1831 twovolume set, “Pennsylvania Blackstone.”

Schuster. “The Summoner” reached European bookstores in January 2007 and was released in the U.S. in February. Martin and her husband, Larry Martin, live in Charlotte, N.C.

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1984 THE REV. CHRIS LOOKER joined the First Presbyterian Church of Annandale, Va., as its pastor in January 2006. GAIL (ZEHNER) MARTIN is the author of a new book, “The Summoner,” a supernatural adventure in which ghosts meddle in the affairs of the living. This is Martin’s first novel and is Book One in The Chronicles of the Necromancer series, published by Solaris Books/Simon &

These friends from the Class of ’73 try to get together twice a year in Grove City. They shop and have fun walking through campus. All were Gamma Sigs except for Kaskocsak, who was an ABT. Seated, from left, Debby (Porter) Hecker, Sally (Burt) Kaskocsak and Marty (Hauser) Taylor. Standing: Pat (Britt) Lucas and Donna Gracey.

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Phi Sigma Chi sisters from the Class of ’71 enjoyed a reunion at Amelia Island, Fla., in the fall of 2006. They say their reunion was bittersweet with the passing of friend Jane (Neely) Evens in July, but they celebrated fond and happy memories of past reunions and their years at Grove City College with Jane. From left: Carol (Doctor) Bowman, Emmy (Starrett) Bocek, Vicki (Gott) Liggitt, Ashley (Mainard) Weston and Sue Travis.

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TODD HELVIE was appointed senior vice president and controller of United Rentals, Inc., based in Greenwich, Conn. He joined the company in 2006 as vice president – taxes and business development.

JOSEPH BOYD joined Twin Rivers Capital, LLC, in Charleston, S.C., as a property manager. CHARLES THIELE and his wife, Kimberly, welcomed a daughter, Jill Anna, on May 29, 2006. Sisters are Renee, 5, and Becky, 3.

1986 CHRIS (VORNDRAN) CRYTZER, for the second year in a row, received a first-place MARC of Excellence Award for her work promoting St. Malachy School. The competition recognizes marketing and communications work by Catholic schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Crytzer is principal of Crytzer Communication. JOHN TENEROWICZ has been promoted to director of human resources for the US Pharmaceutical Systems team of BD Diagnostics in Sparks, Md. He will also provide leadership to the company’s Columbus East plant.

MARY FLOCKERZI and her husband, Mike Henderson, announce the birth of a daughter, Alexis Nicole, on Feb. 3, 2006. Alexis’ brother is Adam and her grandfather is Donald Flockerzi ’56. MARY BETH (MCCAFFERTY) and FRANCIS ’95 GROLEMUND adopted daughter Megan Zuran from China in December 2006. She was born Feb. 15. THE REV. LEA GUINEY was appointed to the Polk and East Grove United Methodist Churches in the Franklin, Pa., area in July 2006, after serving the Littles Corners UM Charge for 12 years in the Saegertown/ Meadville area. She was awarded the Clergyperson of the Year award in July from the Meadville Area Kiwanis Club’s Spiritual Values Committee. This is her 16th year in ministry in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. She is an ordained elder and is serving her second term on the Conference Board of Ministry and the board for the Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community in Meadville. She now resides in Franklin. THE REV. DORRY (KUHN) NEWCOMER was appointed pastor of Harriman United Methodist Church in Bristol, Pa., her first appointment since graduating from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dorry’s husband, Philip Newcomer, Esq. ’87, continues to serve in the Montgomery County (Pa.) solicitor’s office as chief of litigation. He defends Montgomery County in civil lawsuits. The Newcomers live in North Wales, Pa., with their children, Wesley, 12, and Adrienne, 10.

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BILL DEASY sang the national anthem at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field on Nov. 12, prior to the Steelers game against the New Orleans Saints. DR. REBECCA (BECKER) DEURLEIN received a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership degree. Her dissertation was titled, “A Phenomenological Study of Department Chair Perceptions of Training and Support during Transition and Tenure.” Deurlein is a senior English and journalism teacher at North Forsyth High School outside of Atlanta. Her husband, Jeff Deurlein ’87, is business manager of water technologies for Siemens Energy and Automation in Atlanta. They have two children, Rachel, 16, and Jonathan, 14.

JULIE (BAKER) ALLEY and her husband, Daniel, welcomed a son, Henry William, born Sept. 29, 2006. JEFFREY HINEBAUGH, a partner at Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, in Cincinnati, has been named a recipient of the “Forty Under 40” Award by the “Business Courier.” The award recognizes individuals for outstanding professional and civic contributions. Dinsmore focuses his legal practice on commercial litigation. KELLY PIDGEON received the Best Newscaster award at the March of Dimes’ 11th annual Achievement in Radio Awards in Pittsburgh. The awards were presented at a November ceremony. Pidgeon is a morning reporter with KDKA Radio.

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The Rodeo Drive Ambassador (center) greeted these Grove City College Class of ’81 alumnae when they met for a 25th reunion in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hostess was Susan (Peshek) Durfee of Orange County, Calif. From left, Jill (Rand) Drake, Durfee, Ambassador, Pat (Crozier) Trenski, Lorrie (Maser) Paul, Patricia (Ensslen) Vogl and Kim (Casmon) Sudman. VALERIE (VERNER) and DAVID ’88 PORTER welcomed a son, Samuel Edwin, on Jan. 13, 2007. Samuel has a sister and four brothers at the family’s Bradfordwoods, Pa., home. KIRK RICKANSRUD is the new principal of Carusi Middle School in Cherry Hill, N.J. He was appointed in September, after serving the school as assistant principal since 2004. WENDY (WIWCZAR) TEMME and her husband, Stephen, welcomed a second son, Tyler James, on Aug. 10, 2006. Brother Sean is 3. The Temmes live in Holbrook, N.Y.

NOELLE (RANKIN) RICE is an English teacher with the Northwest Local School District in Ohio. She and her husband, Brian, are the parents of four children: Chandler, 12, Teagan, 5, Harleigh, 1, and baby Cooper. The Rices live in Louisville, Ohio. TED RUSSELL won his third high school state championship in his fourth year as varsity girls volleyball coach at Wesleyan School in Norcross, Ga. His wife, Jennifer (Wilson) Russell, has been his assistant coach for three years. Ted also was named the Georgia High School Association A/AA State Coach of the Year for the third year.

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TIM GILBRIDE is a pilot with the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, N.C. He is a commander and pilots a C130H Hercules. He is an aviation engineering officer third in command in his unit. He and his wife, LeighJean, are the parents of two boys: Maxwell, 5, and Tag Albert, born May 11, 2006. ROBERT KASENTER and his wife, Sarah, welcomed a daughter, Amanda Grace, on Feb. 5, 2006. The family lives in Carol Stream, Ill.

HEATHER (MAY) CASPAR and her husband, James, announce the birth of a son, Joel McCormick, on March 17, 2006. Erie, Pa., is their home. WILLIAM ECKLES and his wife, Debra, announce the birth of a son, Aidan Michael, on March 7, 2006. He was welcomed home by sisters Kahlyn and Natalie. DEBORAH (OSBORNE) FITCH and her husband, Todd, welcomed a son, Micaiah James, born Aug. 7, 2006. He joins Noah, 6, and Sydney, 4, at home in Wellsboro, Pa.

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JOHN FOSTER and his wife, Lynn, are the parents of a son, Brayden Alexander, born April 8, 2006. They live in Medina, Ohio. DAVID KUREMSKY and his wife, Patricia, welcomed twins, Aiden and Austin, on Sept. 11, 2006. Brother Lucas is 3. The family lives in Gibsonia, Pa. MIKE LEICHLITER received his doctor of education degree in May from Widener University. He is now an assistant superintendent for personnel and planning in the Penn Manor School District, where he has been employed for the past nine years. He and his wife, Mary Edith (Lewis ’90) Leichliter, live in Willow Street, Pa., with their three children. KATHLEEN (MCGEE) WALLACE and her husband, Tim, welcomed a daughter, Kate Elizabeth, on Oct. 15, 2006. The Wallace family resides in Middletown, Pa., where Kathleen is a budget systems analyst for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

1992 KAREN (FRANK) and TOM BOYER have two new family members. Daughter Grace Wen Xia was adopted from China on Sept. 11, 2005; she was born Oct. 14, 2004. The Boyers also announce the birth of son Samuel Thomas on June 2, 2006. They join siblings Nathaniel, 7, and Eden, 5. Tom works for Hillman Cancer Center in oncology and Karen works in a private counseling practice. BRIAN GONGAWARE is a new member of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council at Grove City College. He is president of NetWorth Investment Advisors and formerly a vice president with Mellon Bank’s Private Asset Management Group. KEN GROSCHOPP and his wife, Kara, announce the birth of a daughter, Fiona Rose, on Oct. 23, 2005. They make their home in Norristown, Pa. SHARON (ESHBAUGH) LIPSCOMB and her family transferred to Pensacola, Fla., in October 2006. Sharon’s husband, Steve, was chosen as a member of the prestigious U.S. Navy Blue Angels. They have two daughters, Michaela, 5, and Meghan, 2. MELISSA (BRITTON) RABER and her husband, David, welcomed a son, Gideon Michael, on Dec. 20, 2005. Gideon joins siblings Benjamin, 9, Andrew, 7, Joseph, 6, Susanna, 4, and Eliana, 2, in Richmond, Va.

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KRISTEN (WELCH) and ERIC ’94 SNYDER welcomed a son, Andrew Paul, born Aug. 30, 2005. He joins brother Will, 7. CYNTHIA (KUN) TENET and her husband, Robert, are the parents of a son, Andrew Robert, born Oct. 1, 2006. Andrew’s sisters are Lauren, 5, and Brooke, 3. The family lives in Monterey, Calif. KRISTEN (KNAPP) VERGERIO and her husband, David, announce the birth of their fifth child, Marianna Elise, born June 28, 2006. She joins brothers Romano and Matteo and sisters Gabrielle and Annabella at their West Deer, Pa., home.

1993

In August, sisters of (the former) Sigma Sigma Sigma, Classes of ’87 and ’88, gathered for their second annual ‘Summer Party in South Carolina,’ at the home of Karen (Fuller ’87) Harvey. From left: Beth (Binger ’88) Strachan, Harvey, Diane (Giles ’88) Shelly, Debbie (Templin ’87) Hickly, Kelly Wilson ’87, Beth (McGarvey ’88) Downs, Denise (Christie ’88) Schuch and Jane Hamilton ’87.

Music Memories

Friends stopped at the Grove City home of Joe and Erin Pisano in February. The men were members of the Alpha Sigma housing group, and all the friends were involved in music, drama and fine arts at the College. Row 1, from left: Kris Barnes ’94, Sharon (Zill ’93) Barnes, Brenda (Fortney ’94) Jones, Joseph Dannemiller ’95, Erin (Arnold ’95) Pisano and Joseph Pisano ’94. Row 2: Joseph Tutak ’94, Roy Samuelson ’94, Robert James ’94 and Chris Parker ’93.

BRUCE and KRISTEN (PILLSBURY) BARKER are the parents of a son, Matthew Lee, born Nov. 24, 2006. Matthew has a brother Andrew, 4. CAROL (LOWIN) COGLIANO and her husband, Michael, welcomed their third child, Michael “Mikey” Anthony Jr., on Sept. 18, 2005. He joins siblings Patrick and Abby. The family resides in Arendtsville, Pa. NINA (PASINI) DEIBLER and her husband, Jayme, welcomed Elise Marie on Aug. 25, 2006. The family lives in Pittsburgh. KEN ELLIS is now a senior account executive with Avista Solutions, a mortgage software company based in Columbia, S.C. TERESA (BLAIR) FIREK and her husband, David, announce the birth of a daughter, Amelia Marguerite, on June 27, 2006. She joins Frank, 2, at home in Slippery Rock. TRACEY (POLLIARD) MCGURK and her husband, John, welcomed a son, Jonathan David, on June 9, 2006. Sister Amanda is 2. The family lives in Dallas, Pa. MICHELE (HEROLD) and BRIAN ’94 PALL announce the birth of twins, Elizabeth Grace and Evan Andrew, on May 27, 2006. MELYNI (BRONSON) THORY and her husband, Matt, welcomed a son, Jonathan Daniel Alistair “Jack,” born Oct. 15, 2006. Jack and his family live in Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom. KELLY (MITCHELL) and RICHARD ’92 VANDERWEELE welcomed a daughter, Holly Elese, born Dec. 12, 2006. Sisters are Emily, 7, Elizabeth, 6, and Natalie, 2. LIESL (ZOOK) WOLF and her husband, Wayne, welcomed Christian Richard on July 26, 2006. They live in East Petersburg, Pa.

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classnotes 1994 DAWN (CONSER) ARTHURS and her husband, Don, are the parents of three children, Dara, 4, Daniel, 2, and Dena, born Nov. 28, 2006. The Arthurs live in Columbiana, Ohio. ANDY and LAURA (SPICER) BARR announce the birth of a son, Ian Robert, on Aug. 17, 2006. His brother, James, is 3. The family lives in Millersburg, Ohio. AARON CRAMER and his wife, Cristie, are the parents of a son, Noah Peter, born Oct. 18, 2005. The Cramers reside in Pittsburgh. JAY D’AMBROSIO has written a new book, “Rethinking Adolescence: Using Story to Navigate Life’s Uncharted Years.” The book, released by Rowman & Littlefield, discusses ways in which adult leaders can connect to adolescents on a deeper level, using story. D’Ambrosio teaches ancient history at the Seneca Valley Middle School in Harmony, Pa. AARON DEPEW and his wife, Holly, welcomed their third son, Alexander Emory, born July 1, 2006. MARK GRIFFITH and his wife, Anna, are the parents of a son, Nathan James, born Aug. 17, 2006. They live in Covington, Ky. DIANE KINDEL married Rob Rinker on Oct. 1, 2005. They are now the parents of a son, Riley Lewis, born Nov. 26, 2006. The family lives in Brookville, Pa. MICHELLE (DORN) PIESCHALSKI and her husband, John, welcomed a son, Ryan William, on Nov. 6, 2006. Ryan’s brother, Drew, is 2. The family lives in Lorain, Ohio. GARLANDE (STINSON) POWELL and her husband, Randy, welcomed their first child, Samantha Rose, on April 10, 2006. The Powells make their home in Lake Waccamaw, N.C. ROY SAMUELSON visited campus on Feb. 8, 2007, and spoke to students interested in theater and in his career as an actor. Samuelson is a professional performer living in Venice, Calif. ELLEN (GROSSKOPF) VARGO was promoted to partner for the firm Nearman, Maynard, Vallez CPAs and Consultants in Miami, Fla., effective Jan. 1, 2007. She began her employment with the company in 1997 as a staff auditor.

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Hershey Football Fun

Fellow Grovers got together in Hershey, Pa., in September 2006 for a little BBQ and football. Row 1, from left: Lauren Messinger and Luke Siebert. Row 2: Cameron Messinger, Jake Siebert, Molly Siebert and Becky (Frost ’95) Siebert. Row 3: Carson Messinger, Anndrea (Fisher ’95) Messinger, Brandyn Messinger ’94, Pete Siebert ’94, Matthew Carney ’94 and Rob Hittle ’94. ALLISON (MCHENRY) WISCHER and her husband, Matt, welcomed a son, Caleb Reid, on Nov. 3, 2006. His brother, Collin, is 4. Alli continues to teach at Wyoming High School, where she also is an adviser to the Gay-Straight Student Alliance.

1995 AMY (RUTH) AUCHENBACH and her husband, Art, welcomed their third child, William Thomas, born April 20, 2006. He joins brother Artie, 4, and sister Keira, 2. The Auchenbachs live near Reading, Pa. CRAIG and TONYA (SETTLEMIRE) BEATTY welcomed a daughter, Allie Mackenzie, on May 7, 2006. Siblings are sisters Morgan, 7, Jessie, 3, and brother Jacob, 5. Craig is employed by Renick Brothers in Slippery Rock, Pa., as a project manager. PETE BOUVY and his wife, Gina, welcomed a daughter, Camryn Christine, on May 11, 2006. The family, including brother Benjamin, 3, resides in Mount Lebanon, Pa.

KIRSTEN (KERNER) BRUDER and her husband, Brian, welcomed daughter Allison Faith on May 23, 2006. Sister Lindsay is 2. The Bruders live in Pittsburgh. RALPH COCHRAN is president of Dominion Ventures, a commercial property management firm in Stratford, N.J. He is also founding board president of the Stratford Classical Christian Academy. He and his wife welcomed daughter Natalie Joy on April 14, 2006. Natalie has two sisters and a brother. KRISTIN (SEIGWORTH) COONEY and her husband, Damien, welcomed a son, Jacen David, on July 14, 2006. The Cooneys live in Chesapeake, Va. JASON DAVIS and his band released a new album in October, titled “Jason Davis Band.” Davis helped produce the 11-song album, recorded in Texas. The band records with One Forty Seven Records. MICHAEL DUDA and wife Paula are the parents of John William, born May 31, 2006. He joined Lauren, 6, and Mary, 4. Michael is a senior billing accountant with USIS.

classnotes Zeta Pittsburgh Reunion

LISA (MOYER) RUTH and her husband, Kendall, are the parents of a son, Aaron Kendall, born June 16, 2006. The Ruths live in Lititz, Pa. CHRISTINE (DURBIN) SIMOES and her husband, Anthony, welcomed a son, Layton, born April 12, 2006. Sister Taylor is 3. The family lives in Huntersville, N.C. STACEY (CATLIN) and CHARLES ’94 STAUFFER have a new son, Logan Andrew, born April 28, 2006. He joins Lauren, 5, and Ryan, 2, in Lisbon, Ohio. BRANDON WILSON and his wife, Maria, are the parents of a son, Owen Michael, born Feb. 7, 2006. The Wilsons live in Lower Burrell, Pa.

1996 This group of Zeta Zeta Zeta sorority sisters held a reunion lunch on January 13 at the Oxford Club in Wexford, Pa. They meet every year in January for lunch and to catch up on news. Row 1, from left: Tammy (Riley ’00) Coddington, Kristina (Carlstrom ’98) Graham, Lisa (Smith ’99) McKay, Laura (Novotny ’97) Jones and Erica (Long ’03) Cappabianco with baby Madeline. Row 2: Angela (Yee ’99) Aloise, Jordan (Clyde ’03) Love, Heather (Tuttle ’97) Snyder, Jennifer Bragg ’94 and Jayna Varley ’00. Row 3: Brieana Stapleton ’03, Danielle (Pertusio ’00) Horton, Jamie (Swidzinski ’01) Conaway, Eileen Imhof ’00 and Kerri Coriston ’99. KEVIN and NIKKI (PROTOS) HAGEN welcomed Abby Christina on Nov. 10, 2006. She joins siblings Sara and Samuel. Kevin is employed by Veolia Water, N.A. Water Systems in Moon Township, Pa., as a senior process automation specialist. ALICIA (NORRIS) and DUKE ’92 JOHNCOUR welcomed daughter Cassidy Alise on Oct. 19, 2006. She joins siblings Derek, 5, Brooke, 3, and Austin, 2. TRACI (PALLADINO) JOHNSEN, who works for Magical Travel, graduated from the College of Disney Knowledge and is now a Disney specialist. She and her husband, Steve Johnsen, and their two children reside in Center Township, Pa. CATRIN (HUGHES) JOYNER and her husband, Kevin, welcomed son Philip Owen on Sept. 28, 2006. Philip joins sisters Lydia, 5, and Abigail, 2, at home in Apex, N.C. JESSICA (THOMAS) and PAUL ’94 LEWIS added daughter Rachel on April 7, 2005. She joined Abigail, 4, in DuBois, Pa. TREY MILLER and his wife, Lori, are the parents of a son, Huck, born May 11, 2006. The Millers reside in Columbia, Md.

HEATHER (BERGSTROM) MITCHELL and her husband, Mark, welcomed daughter Maya Joy on Dec. 29, 2006. Maya’s sisters are Hannah, 5, Emma, 4, and Gabriella, 1. HEATHER (SCHNEEBERGER) MOTTER and her husband, Mark, are the parents of a son, Charlie Holden, born Sept. 11, 2005. Sister Maggie is 6. HOLLY (HAFF) MUCHNOK and her husband, Marty, announce the birth of a daughter, Eliza Jane, on Aug. 23, 2006. NICOLE O’NEAL-MCCARTY and her husband, Kevin, welcomed a daughter, Ellie GraceAnna, on July 3, 2006. Brother Ian is 3. The family lives in Midland, Ga. ERIN (ARNOLD) and JOE ’94 PISANO welcomed a son, Ethan Michael, on Sept. 13, 2006. He joins brother Joseph, 6, at home in Grove City. BRIAN RITZ is an associate in the business practice group of Pietragallo Bosnick & Gordon, LLP, in Pittsburgh. He focuses his practice on corporate law, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions.

T. SCOTT and KRISTIN (MARKIEWICZ) BAILEY welcomed a daughter, Lydia Grace, on Sept. 17, 2005. She joins sisters Anna and Madeline, both 6, at home in Allison Park, Pa. REBECCA (EWING) and PATRICK ’92 BENZINGER have a new son, Andrew Patrick, born May 8, 2006. Sister Ashley is 3. The Ewings live in New Castle, Pa. SHANNON (ECKMAN) CHRISTMAN and her husband, Mark, announce the birth of a daughter, Danica Julie, on July 27, 2006. She joins brother Alex, 2, at home in Dover, Pa. HEATHER (YOUNG) DEMUTH and her husband, Jim, are the parents of a son, Jacob, born Feb. 20, 2006. The family resides in Apex, N.C. JENNIFER (BIALEK) DUFFY and her husband, William, announce the arrival of a son, Nathan William, born July 13, 2006. The Duffys live in Pittsburgh. TERI (HAYES) HINCE and her husband, Dan, welcomed a daughter, Mallory, on June 21, 2006. She was welcomed by Samantha, 6, Kendall, 4, and Daniel, 2, in Lancaster, Pa. DIANE JOHNSON received a Fulbright Scholarship to attend a six-week study program in Greece through the American School of Classic Studies at Athens. She was one of only five teachers from the United States selected to attend. The prestigious program included visiting ancient Athens, Corinth, Olympia and other historical sites. Johnson is on the faculty of the Christian Leadership Academy in Troy, Mich.

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classnotes JULIE (SCOTT) and JUSTIN ’97 KIROUAC welcomed a daughter, Gianna Marie, on Sept. 1, 2006. Brother John is 3. The family lives in Lawrenceville, Ga. SHARON (LEACH) LINDSTROM and her husband, Aaron, have a new daughter, Anna Claire, born May 23, 2006. Brother Micah is 2. The family lives in Vienna, Va. JENNIFER (FRANCIS) LOVETT and her husband, John, announce the birth of a son, Alexander James, on July 8, 2006. DAVID MOFFITT has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship to Germany in the area of philosophy and religion. He is now working on his doctoral dissertation at the University of Tubingen. Fulbright award recipients are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their field. David and his wife, Heather (Ball ’95) Moffitt, and their two sons are living in Germany. MATTHEW and TRACEY (BARNES) MOSER welcomed a son, Gunner George, born Oct. 10, 2006. Brother Toby is 2. The Mosers live in Honolulu, Hawaii. BLYTHE (TOMKO) and EVAN ’94 RESTELLI welcomed twin daughters, Sarah Elise and Callie Elisabeth, on June 26, 2006, joining brother Aidan, 4, in Pittsburgh. MICHELLE (LUDWIG) SCHLEMMER and her husband, Mark, are the parents of a son, Joshua David, born July 4, 2006. Their home is in Pittsburgh. LAURA (WEINDELMAYER) SPICER and her husband, Byron, announce the birth of their son, Charles Frederick William, on Sept. 13, 2006. Laura, Byron, Akea and Charlie live in Fredericksburg, Va. DAVE STIANSEN and his wife, Shelley, announce the birth of a daughter, Molly Grace, on Sept. 27, 2006. She joins sisters Alayna and Libby, age 3, and brother Ki, age 2. The family lives in Indianapolis. HEIDI (MCGOWAN) TUSTIN and her husband, Tom, welcomed Joshua Evan on Nov. 8, 2006. They reside in Queens, N.Y. CHAD WHALEN was elected as vice president and general counsel for RTI International Metals, Inc., in Niles, Ohio. The company is one of the world’s largest producers of titanium. Since ’99, Whalen has been a practicing attorney with Pittsburgh’s Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. BRIAN WOOD and his wife, Susan, are the parents of a son, Patrick Foster, born Aug. 19, 2006. Patrick has a brother, Nicholas. The Woods live in Rochester, N.Y.

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1997 DEB (CLARK) and CHRIS ’96 APEL announce the birth of a son, Ryan Christopher, on Oct. 19, 2006. He joins sister Taylor, 3, in Louisville, Ky. ALEXIS (TROIAN) COLONELLO and her husband, Richard, announce the birth of a son, Vincenzo Troian “Vinny,” born Nov. 28, 2006. Sister Sophia is 3. The family lives in Baden, Pa. STEPHANIE (FLEMING) COYER and her husband, Kenneth, welcomed a son, Samuel Kenneth, born Sept. 4, 2006. Samuel was welcomed by brothers Josiah, 4, and Jaden, 2. The family resides in Raleigh, N.C. STEVEN HIGH and his wife, Tricia, welcomed a son, Micah Stephen, on May 19, 2006. The family resides in Quakertown, Pa. JASON HOLLENBAUGH joined Spherion Corp., as executive recruiter of the Green Tree (Pa.) office. Spherion is an accounting and finance practice. JOSEPH JAVORSKY and his wife, Meredith, announce the birth of a son, Noah Campbell, on Nov. 26, 2006. Brother Simon is 2. The family lives in St. Paul, Neb., where Joseph is a pastor at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.

DELIA (CARTIER) JONES and her husband, James, welcomed a daughter, Lydia Mae, born Oct. 19, 2006. The family lives in Chesterfield, Va. CAROLINE (STRUEBING) and ERICH ’93 LASCEK welcomed a daughter, Theresa Evelyn, on March 31, 2006. Brother Brian is 2. They live in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. ALLISON (LITTLE) LEWIS and her husband, Matt, welcomed a son, Andrew, on Aug. 3, 2006. Sister Adeline is 2. The family lives in Raleigh, N.C. DENIELLE (MYERS) and RYAN ’95 NEAL are the parents of a daughter, Grace Leilani, born March 14, 2006. She joins sister Hope at home in Sylvania, Ohio. JASON NEWLON, Ph.D., was advanced in September 2006 to senior scientist in the Products Research Testing and Sensory group in the health care division of The Proctor and Gamble Company. He currently leads the sensory analysis function with P&G Health Care and serves as the leader of the global P&G sensory professionals network. Jason, his wife Amy (Cheeseman ’96) and son Max reside in Lebanon, Ohio. JOHANNA (BULLEN) and MATTHEW ’98 PENNEY welcomed a daughter, Nodi Jane, on Oct. 5, 2006. The Penneys live in Cranberry Township, Pa.

Sports and Sorority Ties Last

Celebrating a Grover night out in Pittsburgh at the Coddington house were, from left, Andy Coddington ’99 with Kendall, Tammy (Riley ’00) Coddington, Lee Huffman ’00, Bridgette (Hanna ’00) Huffman, Jayna Varley ’00 and Brent Steineman ’99. The men played on Grove City’s varsity basketball team and the ladies were Zeta Zeta Zeta sorority sisters.

classnotes RONNA (MATICH) RODGERS and her husband, Ronald, welcomed a daughter, Cassandra Elizabeth, on Jan. 4, 2006. The family lives in Eighty-Four, Pa. AMY RUSSELL and JESSE ’98 LITWAK were married Sept. 17, 2005, in Rochester, N.Y. They currently reside in Plymouth, Minn. Amy teaches fourth grade at Gleason Lake Elementary School in Wayzata, Minn., and Jesse works in finance for Boston Scientific. CHRISTOPHER SHATTUCK has been promoted to dean of students at West Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, his alma mater. Previously, he was a fifth-grade teacher at Wilson Elementary School. HEATHER (TUTTLE) and BRIAN ’96 SNYDER announce the birth of a daughter, Abigail Grace, on Jan. 25, 2006. The Snyders reside in Saxonburg, Pa. DR. CHRIS and ANGIE (PRESUTTO) STETLER announce the birth of a son, Joshua Morgan, on April 2, 2006. Chris graduated from his residency in June 2005 and is practicing in family medicine in Akron, Ohio. Angie is a physician assistant and graduated with her master’s degree in 1999. She is staying home with Joshua. JAMES WHERLEY joined the law firm of Black McCuskey Souers & Arbaugh, LPA, in Canton, Ohio, as a fifth-year associate. His practice includes civil litigation, employment/ labor law, personal injury and commercial litigation. KATHY (VALENTINE) and JACOB ’98 WILSON welcomed a daughter, Suzannah Jean, born Nov. 2, 2005. She joins three older sisters at home.

1998 RICH and BETH (MCCOY) ANDERSON announce the birth of a son, Elijah James, on May 19, 2006. The Andersons live in Parma, Ohio.

RUSSELL BAFFORD is a manufacturing engineer at Champion Laboratories in Albion, Ill. Michelle (Freeman) Bafford is at home with Noel, 6, Lance, 3, and Grace, born March 21, 2006. She homeschools Noel and the family resides in Albion. MATTHEW BEST was selected from a nationwide search to be featured in the first edition of “Speaking of Success,” a book series from Insight Publishing. Best joins best-selling authors Stephen R. Covey, Ken Blanchard and Jack Canfield to offer strategies for success. Best, president of Best Solutions in Carlisle, Pa., is an entrepreneurial coach, speaker and author. DAVID and HOLLY (GREGORY) BREWSTER welcomed a son, Owen Nathaniel, on May 25, 2006. Siblings are Andrew, 7, Elise, 5, and Ian, 2. The family lives in Apex, N.C. RICHARD BURKETT is a captain/ assault helicopter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps. He and his wife, Melissa, are the parents of Keenan, 4, and Josilyn, born June 10, 2006. They reside in Jacksonville, N.C. CHRISTINE (BLISS) BUTCHER and her husband, Jim, announce the birth of a daughter, Bernice Elizabeth, born Dec. 29, 2006. They reside in Randolph, N.Y. SUSAN (SEMS) CALZADA and her husband, JC, welcomed a son, Joshua Graham, born Aug. 11, 2006. RAYNE HAMMOND-BENZ and her husband, David, welcomed a son, Zander, on Aug. 8, 2006. KAREN (KEYES) HARMON and her husband, Sean, welcomed a son, Kyle Thomas, on July 21, 2006. Brother Seth is 2. The Harmons live in Exton, Pa. SAMUEL and JENNIFER (MATTERN) JOHNSON are the parents of a son, Landon LaVern, born Sept. 20, 2006. AMY MARANEY and Stacey Wakefield were married Aug. 19, 2006, in Charlotte, N.C. Amy resigned her position as a middle school ESL teacher to become a full-time homemaker. She also teaches writing to sixth- through12th-grade homeschool students. Stacey works in the information technology division of Wachovia Bank.

TRACY (HOCKENBERRY) MYERS and her husband, Arthur, are the parents of a daughter, Zoey Grace, born July 26, 2006. The Myers family lives in Duncannon, Pa. BETH SANCHEZ was named as one of the 2006 “40 Under 40” by the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP) and “Pittsburgh Magazine.” She was recognized for her professional achievements working to commercialize the work of the WISER Institute through SimMedical, part of UPMC Strategic Business Initiatives, and her role as the president for Pittsburgh Young Professionals. Sanchez was profiled in the magazine’s November issue. DR. ERIC SEIDEL joined the team of dental professionals at Cleveland L. Null, DDS, PC, in Gettysburg, Pa. He is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry. EMILY (GANDER) STRAUB and her husband, James, welcomed a son, Aaron Jacob, born Dec. 5, 2006. Aaron’s brother, Isaac, is 3. The Straubs live in Stoneboro, Pa. RACHEL (BEARDMORE) and MIKE ’97 VAN GROUW welcomed a son, Benjamin Payson, born Nov. 9, 2006. Benjamin joins Emma, 7, Caleb, 5, and Luke, 2, at home in Newville, Pa. KRISTEN (MISCHLER) and WILLIAM WICKARD announce the birth of a daughter, Mia Angeline, born Aug. 3, 2006. The Wickards live in Pittsburgh.

1999 BRIAN and PAULA (DONNER) ALLAN welcomed a son, Nicholas Andrew, on Sept. 11, 2005. The Allans reside in Pittsburgh. BOB AYTON was voted Marion County (Fla.)’s rookie teacher of the year. He is science department chairman and basketball coach at Dunnellon High School. AMY (SHAFFER) BODAMER and her husband, Cameron, welcomed their second daughter, Maggie Marie, on Aug. 29, 2006. Sister Anna is 3. The Bodamers live in Butler, Pa. AUBREE (RANKIN) BOWLING and her husband, John, are the parents of a son, Jonathan Allan Ray, born Dec. 27, 2006. The Bowlings live in Arlington, Va..

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classnotes Politicking in Pa. Several young Grove City College graduates have had an impact on central Pennsylvania politics in the past couple of years. In November 2005, Matthew L. Garber ’01 was elected city councilman in Altoona, Pa. Garber received more votes than four other candidates, including an incumbent. His entire campaign staff was composed of Grove City College graduates. During the campaign, they ran a letter-to-the-editor campaign, launched a Web site at www.ilovealtoona.com, which was designed mostly by Garber and Jason Ibrahim ’03. Elizabeth (Henry ’03) Ibrahim also planned and executed a campaign fundraiser. Also in the November 2005 election, Jim Kilmartin ’98 was elected mayor of Tyrone, Pa., defeating the incumbent for the position. In early 2006, Garber, Christina (Luzar ’01) Garber, the Ibrahims and Vince ’02 Landis ’02) Eilenberger, and Melissa (L and Benjamin Boyes ’02 and his wife, Krissie, were all involved in a campaign supporting John Eichelberger in the Republican primary election for Pennsylvania’s 30th Senatorial District. They helped Eichelberger defeat President Pro Tem Robert Jubelirer by organizing a letter-writing campaign and launched www.sincerelylife.com. The graduates also wrote, produced, secured funds for and aired on local media two radio commercials. Christina Garber received a special commendation from Eichelberger after his victory. DELIA (FRITZ) CARRUTHERS and her husband, Christopher, announce the birth of their daughter, Vail, on Sept. 24, 2006. The Carruthers live in Sandy, Utah, where Delia is a reference/instruction librarian at Westminster College. JONATHAN CETTI and his wife, Kristi, announce the birth of their daughter, Julia Maxine, on Sept. 20, 2006. AMY (SCOTT) and JON ’00 COUGHLIN welcomed a daughter, Madeline Marilyn, born March 3, 3006. The Couglins live in Edinburgh, Scotland. BRIAN DIETZ and his wife, Heather, announce the birth of a daughter, Abigail

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Elizabeth, on Sept. 27, 2006. They make their home in Belmont, Mass. AARON and JESSICA (WORTHING) KAISER are the parents of a daughter, Abby Lyn, born Sept. 26, 2006. Brother Ian is 1. The family resides in Montville, N.J. KATHLEEN (BAUMAN) and BRYAN ’98 KILDOO welcomed a son, Grant Charles, born July 21, 2006. Brother Bradley is 2. They live in Medina, Ohio. STEVE and KELLY (BUBAR) MCCANN have a new son, Caleb Mark, born June 2, 2006. His sister, Kaitlyn, is 2. The McCanns live in Westlake, Ohio. KATHRYN (CRIM) MIMS and her husband, Jeff, welcomed a daughter, Sara Kathryn, on July 11, 2006. They make their home in Dillwyn, Va. MICHAEL and MELISSA (GUETSCHOW ’98) MURCHIE are the parents of two daughters, Camille, 2, and a new baby Natalie, born in December. Michael is a physician at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, currently in his second year of residency in internal medicine. MEGAN (KRAUS) and JASON ’96 OLDENSKI announce the birth of a son, Landon Jacob, on Oct. 11, 2006. The family lives in Mars, Pa. ANDREW RAY became the assistant rector of Fox Chapel (Pa.) Episcopal Church on Jan. 1, 2007. He has been an Anglican priest for the last four years in Los Angeles, Calif., after attending Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Julie Kert, were married on Nov. 12, 2005. Julie recently earned her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary and has been working as a therapist. They live in Oakmont, Pa. MYLISSA (HOOVER) RODGERS and her husband, William, welcomed a son, Robert, on April 22, 2006. MARY THOMAS and William Casey III were married Oct. 21, 2006, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Bethlehem, Pa. Best men for their father were Collin, 14, and Connor, 13. The couple lives in Saylorsburg, Pa.

HEATHER (BECKWITH) and JOHN ’00 WICK welcomed a son, Eli Jackson, on Nov. 7, 2006. He joins Isaac, 3, at home in Mars, Pa. JODI (GILBERT) YOUNG and her husband, Trevor, welcomed a daughter, Romilly Alice, born Feb. 9, 2006. The Youngs are now living in Abington, Pa.

2000 KATE (DINSMORE) and PAUL ’99 BRITTON announce the birth of a son, William Talbott, on May 10, 2006. The Brittons live in Abingdon, Md. SUSAN BURKETT, ESQ., was named the Young Business Leader of the Year by the Monroeville (Pa.) Area Chamber of Commerce, along with Gateway Newspapers and the “InMonroeville” magazine. Burkett received the award at the Chamber’s annual meeting in November. She is the first person to receive this award. She and her sister, Elizabeth, own and operate Burkett Law Offices, LLC, in Monroeville. DR. JENNIFER CAPELA and Dr. John Cafardi were married Dec. 31, 2005, in Erie, Pa. They are living in Birmingham, Ala. Jennifer is a dermatology resident at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where John is studying internal medicine. AUTUM (EARLY) GODOT was coach of the Freeport (Pa.) High School girls soccer team in the fall. CLINT HARTLE and wife Erin welcomed a daughter, Lucy Lee, on Sept. 10, 2006. BETHANY (SMITH) HONG and her husband, John, are the parents of a son, Alexander Quon, born June 21, 2006. The Hongs reside in Wake Forest, N.C. JESSICA (VIRGILIO) and JIM ’98 KILMARTIN announce the birth of a daughter, Triumph Ariel-Praise, on Sept. 22, 2006.

classnotes Tailgating Time

A Steeler tailgate party in Pittsburgh was the meeting spot for several Epsilon Pi alumni and friends. The game was the day after Grove City Homecoming 2006. From left: Shawn Kelly ’01, Brian Kaufold ’01, Rebecca (Skinner ’01) Kaufold, Dave Eicher ’04, Kyle Millet ’01, Marcus Macino ’04, Burt Romanoff ’00, Jayna Varley ’00 (former Epsilon Pi sweetheart) and Jason Kelly ’04. GREGORY KLINE and his wife, Ann, welcomed a son, Marcus Enrique, born April 1, 2006, and adopted from Guatemala on Oct. 30, 2006. The Kline family lives in Pittsburgh. RACHEL (VOLTZ) KREST and her husband, Ian, are the parents of a son, Lucian Alexander, born Dec. 31, 2006. The Krests live in Springfield, Va. MIKE LEONE was named the national director of public relations for the FASTRAK Racing Series. He will also serve as the organization’s northeast region co-director. Leone will give coverage to this growing motorsport, based in Carnesville, Ga. Leone has written about racing for many years. MEGAN (HOYE) LIESINGER and her husband, Scott, welcomed a daughter, Madeline Renee, born Aug. 7, 2006. The family lives in Glen Allen, Va. JOHN MACKIE and his wife, Shana, are the parents of a son, Noah Robert, born Sept. 16, 2006. KELLY (MONAHAN) NEFF and her husband, John, welcomed a daughter, Emma Elizabeth, on Sept. 8, 2006. The Neffs live in Cranberry Township, Pa.

MAUREEN (CONWELL) SMITH and her husband, Nathan, welcomed daughter Josephine Elizabeth on Feb. 11, 2006. BENJAMIN VILKAS and his wife welcomed daughter Jenna Ruth on Aug. 19, 2006. They live in Wickenburg, Ariz. STACY (GRIFFITH) and ADAM WEIKAL welcomed a son, Greyson Barrett, on Aug. 9, 2006. Siblings are Eli and Caleb, both 2. The Weikals reside in Loveland, Colo. TRENT and AMY (DOMMERICH) WILSON welcomed a daughter, Taryn Rose, born Feb. 20, 2006. Trent is a therapeutic specialty representative with Pfizer Inc., in Cleveland, Ohio. Trent, Amy and Taryn live in Avon Lake. MARK and JUDI (CONNERS) WOLSTONCROFT announce the birth of a daughter, Ami Layne, on Oct. 26, 2006. The family lives in Bridgeville, Pa.

2001 AMY (MCCOY) and JOSHUA ’00 BROWNE welcomed a son, Noah Aidan, on May 9, 2006. He joins sister Jessica, 2, at home in Grove City.

BRIAN DONOVAN and Erin Bongiorno were married Oct. 8, 2005, in Erie, Pa. Brian is an account manager for Motorola in Columbia, Md., and Erin is a consultant for the U.S. government in Washington, D.C. The Donovans reside in Baltimore. SUSAN GIBBONS and Matthew Parrett were married June 10, 2006, in Dallas, Pa. Susan earned a Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2004 and is licensed to practice law in both Florida and Georgia. After two years of practicing law, she now manages the Atlanta office of De Novo Legal LLC, where she is involved in recruiting and placing attorneys. Matthew is a Ph.D. economist currently working as a transfer pricing manager with Deloitte Tax LLP. BEN and DIANE (SCHAEFFER) MOYER are the parents of a son, Reagan James, born Nov. 13, 2006. The Moyers reside in Cypress, Texas. ERIN (GILBERT) O’HARA and her husband, David, announce the birth of their son, Isaac Andrew, on Feb. 11, 2006. The O’Haras live in Walkersville, Md. TOBEY (FAST) ROGOWSKY and her husband, Michael, welcomed a daughter, Faith Michael, on Sept. 26, 2006. Sister Linley Rae is 2. The family lives in Columbiana, Ohio. LISA (POTTS) SMITH and her husband, Eric, announce the birth of a son, Josiah Judah, on Oct. 2, 2006. They reside in Columbus, Ohio. SCOTT and CRYSTAL (CHAFFIN) WHALEY are the parents of a daughter, Grace Crystal, born Feb. 10, 2006. Brother Daniel, 2, joins her at home in Annapolis, Md.

GeDUNK Alumni Magazine Class Notes are gathered from alumni and news reports. The editorial board reserves the right to edit, hold or not publish notes. Weddings and births must be submitted no later than one year after the event date.

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classnotes 2002 MICHELE BIRKHOLZ and Nicholas Snyder were married Jan. 10, 2003, in a civil ceremony in Frederick, Md., prior to Nick’s deployment overseas with the PA National Guard. Following his return, a blessing of their union was given in Harbison Chapel on June 19, 2004. Their daughter, Elizabeth Ann, was born Oct. 5, 2005. Michele teaches fifth grade in Hagerstown, Md., while Nick teaches high school biology and coaches track and cross country in Frederick, Md. They live in Waynesboro, Pa. JULIA (YATES) DAVIS, a fourth-grade teacher in Richmond, Va., was the subject of a January 2007 story in the “Richmond Times-Dispatch.” For her students at Cold Harbor Elementary School, she produced an album of songs about the American Revolutionary War. She accompanied herself on acoustic guitar and gave each student the songs on CD. Her first album for students was “Colonial Virginia Songs.” GRETCHEN GUTZWILLER and PATRICK MCMICHAEL were married May 29, 2005, at Camp Allegheny along the Slippery Rock Creek. They have moved from Hampton, Va., to Maribyrnong, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. MARNÉ KACZMAREK and GREG ’00 MILLER were married at Harbison Chapel on Feb. 25, 2006. They reside in Howard County, Md., where Marné teaches high school Spanish and Greg is an engineer for NASA contractor ManTech Corp.

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LAUREL (JANZEN) OLSEN and her husband, Andy, announce the birth of a son, Ethan Charles, on June 7, 2006. Denison, Iowa, is their home. HEATHER (SIMPKINS) PARKER and her husband, Jeff, are the parents of a son, Aaron William, born June 7, 2006. The Parkers live in Haddon Township, N.J. TONI (WILLETTS) SCHLIEPER and her husband, Rick, announce the birth of their son, Jacob Jeremiah, on May 5, 2006. Toni is a first grade teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary School in the Peters Township (Pa.) School District. The family resides in Bethel Park, Pa.

2003 MAURIA (NOVAK) CARTMILL and her husband, Craig, announce the birth of their son, Rowen Christopher, on Oct. 26, 2006. The Cartmills reside in Portland, Ore. ANDREA DEACON and ETHAN SMITH were married at Harbison Chapel on July 8, 2006. They currently reside in Clemson, S.C., where Ethan is a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at Clemson University and Andrea teaches math at West Oak High School in Westminster, S.C. SARAH (FEUCHT) and ANDREW FLANAGAN welcomed a son, Samuel Jacob, on July 24, 2006. Samuel’s brother, Patrick, is 2. The Flanagans moved and now live in Puyallup, Wash. HEATHER HAYDEN and Dan Golden were married July 2, 2006, at the Riverside Inn in Cambridge Springs, Pa. Heather teaches second grade in Loudoun County Public Schools and coaches a JV volleyball team. Dan is a network security engineer at Getronics. They live in Herndon, Va. JASON and ELIZABETH (HENRY) IBRAHIM welcomed daughter Elise Noelle on August 15, 2006. They live in Altoona, Pa.

AARON LEITCH and JENNIFER COLES were married Aug. 12, 2006 in Irwin, Pa. They now reside in Cranberry, Pa. Aaron is a manager of business development for American Express Corporate Services, a job he received in July 2006. Jennifer is a third grade teacher at Center Township Elementary in Butler, and is in the final year of earning her master’s degree in administration at the University of Pittsburgh. JODI (SHEPHERD) and JUSTIN ’02 MAGEE welcomed daughter Kaelin Rose on Aug. 6, 2006. They reside in Aurora, Ill. AMY (MILLER) NICHOLS was one of the weekly winners in last summer’s Living Room…LIVE! on CBS’ “The Early Show.” Viewers submitted videos of themselves performing their talent, then viewers voted online for the best. Nickels sang and accompanied herself on piano and made it to a finalist round. WILLIAM REDDINGER and Joyce Liao (attended GCC) were married July 29, 2006, at Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grove City. William is a teacher at South Texas College in Weslaco, Texas, where the couple resides. BART and ALLISON (IRVINE) SHAFFER welcomed Charles Philip on Aug. 18, 2006. They live in Owatonna, Minn. JENNIFER SPENCER and Brady Novotny were married June 3, 2006. Jennifer is teaching music in the PineRichland School District in Gibsonia, Pa., and Brady is a music instructor.

classnotes A Date in Duck

Young alumni held a reunion in Duck, N.C., this past summer. Row 1, from left: Mick Ivan ’03, Brieana Stapleton ’03, Molly Forney ’04 and Tim Miller ’03. Row 2: Jordan (Clyde ’03) Love, Mike Love ’04, Devin Reilly ’03, Jen (Bain ’03) Reilly, Nathan Crews ’03; Katie (Summers ’03) Crews, Sean Ammirati ’02 and Jen Ammirati.

2004 SARAH ANTHONY is in graduate school at St. Francis University, where she is working toward a master’s degree in human resource management. She recently bought her first house in Cranberry Township, Pa. JONATHAN BOND won the George Washington University School of Law’s Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition. His team presented arguments in a fictitious case involving issues of privacy and freedom of expression in chat rooms. GRETCHEN ECKHARDT and JUSTIN BARRY were married June 18, 2005, in Dresher, Pa. Gretchen is completing an M.A. in biblical counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, and Justin teaches chemistry at Mastery Charter High School in Philadelphia. He is also pursuing a M.S. in chemistry education at Penn. They live in Abington, Pa. SARAH MARTIN and Capt. Travis Trammell were married July 27, 2006. They now reside in Arlington, Va.

ERIN MCKINNEY and Dave Ober were married Sept. 30, 2006, in Union City, Pa. Erin is the assistant to the treasurer of Mount Pleasant Township, Pa. BETSY (HOLLO) and BRIAN ’03 MEZEY announce the birth of their son, Joshua David, on Jan. 26, 2007. JORDAN RIMMER and his wife, Mandy, are the parents of two children, Jayden James, 1, and a new baby, Morgan Mae. The Rimmers live in Waterford, Pa. AMY SHARPE and Jason Scragg were married July 8, 2006. Amy is a first-grade teacher at Worthington (Ohio) Schools; Jason attends Ohio Dominican University after serving in the U.S. Marines. They live in Columbus, Ohio.

MEG TILLEY and Paul Musselwhite were married Dec. 30, 2006, in Charles City, Va. They live in Williamsburg, where Meg is an assistant editor of the “William and Mary Quarterly” and Paul is pursuing a Ph.D. in history at the College of William and Mary. ALYSSA WILLIAMS and BRADLEY KOVACH were married March 24, 2006, at Four Mile Presbyterian Church in Beaver, Pa. They are living in Memphis, Tenn. Alyssa is a conference assistant with CREDO Institute, Inc., and teaches part time with Kaplan Test Prep. Bradley is a staff scientist with Genome Explorations and helps as a medical program specialist with Kaplan. They both attend the University of Memphis and are pursuing master of arts in teaching degrees.

2005 TALIA BARNES began an 11-month race around the world in January with Adventures in Missions. The World Race sends five teams around the world, traveling to 11 countries. During the race, teams receive cultural training and minister in the various locations, including Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, Argentina and South Africa. ALISON BARTON and KEVIN SANDERS were married Nov. 5, 2005, at Gospel Fellowship Church in Valencia, Pa. Alison is a sales assistant at WORD FM and Kevin is a procurement specialist for Bechtel Plant Machinery. They live in Ben Avon, Pa.

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classnotes ADAM BENJAMIN and Ashley Bier were married Aug. 12, 2006, in Butler, Pa. Adam works at Keystone Ridge Designs in Butler. Ashley is a chemistry teacher at Slippery Rock High School. KATE COSNER spent a year working with AmeriCorps. She was assigned to the Maryland Conservation Corp. and was based at Assateague State Park in Maryland. She spent much of her time in classrooms promoting environmental education through a program called “Scales and Tails.” MARGARETA DUDEK and DANIEL ’04 FRASCELLA were married Aug. 5, 2006, in Ford City, Pa. Daniel is pursuing his Ph.D. in church history at The Catholic University of America while Margie is earning a master’s degree in teaching at Trinity University. They live in Hyattsville, Md. CHARLIE HILDBOLD is now working with the Pensacola (Fla.) Ice Pilots hockey team. He is an account executive. JOSH MALLALIEU and Michelle Gilardi were married Sept. 16, 2006, in Roosevelt, N.Y. Josh is a media planner at Universal McCann in advertising and marketing for Wendy’s and Major League Baseball. They live in Massapequa, N.Y.

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Pis in Florida

Scottish Flair

Several ’04 brothers of the Epsilon Pi fraternity met in Tampa, Fla., last summer to visit fraternity brother and classmate Ryan Shirk, who lives in St. Petersburg. Pictured at the Mangrove Bay Golf Course in St. Petersburg are, from left, Greg Grupp, Shirk, Dave Eicher, Tim Flenner, Sam Mowrey and Dan Elliott.

Joshua Bachman ’05, right, and Matthew Trollinger ’05 are students at Regent University who spent a month studying abroad in Oxford last summer. They bought their kilts while touring Scotland.

JACOB REID and Danielle Cox were married Aug. 19, 2006, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Jacob graduated from The Game Face Executive Academy in Portland, Ore., and is a senior account executive for the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats. Danielle works for State Farm. They live in Charlotte. CHRISTOPHER and MELISSA (MOULTON) SCHWARTZ of Glenside, Pa., welcomed daughter Anna Katelyn on Aug. 24, 2006. ELIZABETH STEELE and JOEL ’06 PEARCE were married Aug. 12, 2006, in New Castle, Pa. They live in Virginia Beach, Va., where Elizabeth is a church music director, counselor at a psychiatric hospital and a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Regent. Joel is communication manager for the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce and is pursuing a master’s degree in interpersonal communication at Norfolk State University.

RACHEL THROCKMORTON and Josh Reedy were married July 22, 2006, at First Baptist Church in Waynesburg, Pa. The couple resides in Christiansburg, Va., where Rachel teaches sixth grade English in the Montgomery County public schools and Josh is the lead vocalist and bass player for the Christian rock band DecembeRadio.

2006 JUDITH BUNGO accepted a position in August as director of the Mighty Elker high school marching band in Ridgway, Pa. She is also working with the concert band at the school. STEPHEN DOUGLAS and JAMES CRAIG are both working for a Grove City College alumnus in Costa Mesa, Calif. Douglas and Craig are working for David Carleen ’69, owner of Kaiser Carleen Warehouse, a business that sells warehouse equipment. Douglas is designing a new website for the company and Craig is in sales.

inmemory he Grove City College Alumni Association places a book in Henry Buhl Library in memory of each alumnus 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. If you would like to support Grove City College through a will bequest or other charitable estate plan, contact Marcus J. Fish ’97, director of planned gifts, at (866) 386-3422 or mjfish@gcc.edu.

ANITA (CROSS) DICKSON ’32 died July 17, 2006. She lived in Columbiana, Ohio, and taught fifth grade at Greenford Elementary from 193471. She was a 50-year member of Eastern Star. Surviving are two sons, seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. ROBERT B. FIRM ’36 died April 13, 2006. A World War II Marine Corps veteran, he lived in Grove City and formerly owned Grove City Motor Parts. He also served on the boards of Grove City Hospital and Grove City Country Club. Surviving are a son and a brother-in-law, Milford L. McBride Jr. ’44. JANICE (GROVE) REEVER ’36 died Nov. 22, 2006. She made her home in York, Pa., where she was a charter member of the York Kennel Club. Survivors include a sister. ANNA BELLE (SWEENEY) WEDDELL ’36 died Sept. 12, 2006. She taught American history and French for 46 years in the Ringgold (Pa.) School District, where she headed the language department. She lived in Monongahela and was active with her church, Eastern Star and AARP. Surviving are nieces and nephews. MARY (CROCK) DINSMORE ’38 died June 7, 2006, in McAlester, Okla., where she taught French and English at McAlester Junior High School for several years. She was active with her church and taught Sunday School. Survivors are three daughters, a son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, two sisters and a brother. LEONARD L. BRUNER ’39 died Sept. 9, 2006. He was living in Bakersfield, Calif. MARION (ORTH) COSS ’39 died Feb. 8, 2006. She was a volunteer docent at Montpelier, the home of President James Madison, for 20 years. She lived in Somerset, Va., with her husband, Walter, who survives. ROBERT F. ESPY ’39 died Jan. 31, 2006. A World War II Navy veteran, he was the former owner of B & J Catering in Ben Avon, Pa., and a former teacher at Avonworth High School. He lived in Bonita Springs, Fla. Survivors are his wife, Jane, a son, daughter and five grandchildren. JENNIE T. GRANA ’39 died Sept. 23, 2006. She was living in Regent Square, Pa., and had taught in the Swissvale schools for many years. Survivors include a sister and brother. JEAN (HAUSER) MONLUX ’39 died June 8, 2006. She lived in Stillwater, Okla., where she had worked for the Registrar’s Office at Oklahoma State. She was active in her church and the League of Women Voters. Surviving are her husband, Andrew, a son and daughter, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. SALLY K. SOPPITT ’39 of Grove City died Dec. 10, 2006. She taught in Cambridge Springs and Grove City, retiring in ’75. She also worked for the Red Cross and Cooper Bessemer.

E. WILLARD FILER ’40 died Oct. 30, 2006. He worked for 46 years with U.S. Steel Co. and General Electric Co., retiring from NGK Metals in 1986. He chaired the International Metallurgical Society in 1975. Survivors include three sons, six grandchildren and brother Frank Filer ’35. DOROTHY (EBERLE) ROBINSON ’40 died Dec. 6, 2006. She formerly was a clerk in the Mercer County (Pa.) Courthouse and an employee of Grove City National Bank. She lived near Mercer, and also spent time in Panama City Beach, Fla. Surviving are a daughter, a son, a granddaughter, and sister Mary (Eberle ’39) Fike. MERLE T. GOTJEN ’41 died Oct. 16, 2005. He was living in New Beaver Borough, Pa. FREDERICK L. VAN VOORHEES ’41 died Oct. 6, 2006. A resident of Camp Hill, Pa., he was president and owner of Roberts & Meck, Inc., a distributor of school supplies and equipment. He was active in his church, stampcollecting groups and Toastmasters International. Surviving are three sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. ELIZABETH “BETTY” (MCNARY) RENO ’42 died Feb. 26, 2007. A Pittsburgh resident, she performed as a professional vocal musician for 30 years. Also a teacher, she taught music at the Bethel, Dormont and Gateway schools, Waynesburg College and Carnegie Mellon University. She was a church organist and was on the board of the Pittsburgh Concert Society. Surviving are her husband, Edward Reno ’41; a sister-in-law; three stepchildren, including Jeanne Reno ’67; stepgrandchildren; and nieces and nephews, many of whom are Grove City alumni. DALE O. SMOCK ’42 died Jan. 28, 2007. A Grove City College faculty member from 1942 to 1980, he helped establish the College’s electrical engineering program, served there as a professor and later chaired the Department of Engineering. He helped to install the College’s first computer, and served as chief engineer and adviser to College radio station WSAJ. He oversaw the formation of the student chapter of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, advised the Adelphikos fraternity for 20 years and was active for more than 35 years with the Outing Club. Surviving are his wife, Ruth, in Grove City; brother Glenn Smock ’49; and two nieces, including Brenda (Smock ’68) Oakes. Memorial donations may be directed to the C. Dale Reis ’67 Scholarship Endowment for electrical engineering students at Grove City College.

inmemory MARY (MCWILLIAMS) EVANS ’43 died Aug. 31, 2006. She lived in Simsbury, Conn., where she was a substitute teacher for many years. She also tutored non-English speaking students. Surviving are her husband, Thomas, eight children, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. RICHARD B. LAMOND ’43 died June 23, 2006. He was living in Moultonborough, N.H. ANDREW C. VAN GORDER ’43 died Nov. 17, 2006. A retired Pittsburgh attorney, he served a term as director of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board and was a 50-year member of the American Bar Association. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include two sons, a daughter, a sister, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. JOSEPH D. WILSON ’43 died Jan. 14, 2007. He made his home in Lawrenceville, Ga. Surviving are his wife, Ruth (Longnecker ’41) Wilson, a son, two daughters, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. ERNESTINE (PALMER) BATHRICK ’44 died Nov. 6, 2006. She had lived in Bradford, Pa., and Englewood, Fla. She was a bridge player, reader and lover of the outdoors. Two sons, four grandchildren and a brother survive. ROBERT N. RICE ’44 died Dec. 21, 2006. He was living in Oak Ridge, Tenn. ADA (PROUDLEY) KELLY ’45 died Nov. 29, 2006. She taught junior high in the Lancaster (Pa.) School District for more than 30 years and was active in her church. Two grandchildren and a son-in-law survive. BETTY (STERNBERG) LEE ’46 died Dec. 10, 2005. She was a longtime resident of Fairview, Pa., where she operated a millinery in the 1970s and a stained glass shop in the 1980s. She also enjoyed quilting. Surviving are her husband, Thomas, a daughter, two sons, grandchildren and a sister. DOROTHY (GILLELAND) MCCRACKEN ’47 died Jan. 22, 2007. She lived in Oakmont, Pa., and is survived by a sister. JAMES F. BAECHTEL ’48 died June 23, 2006. A World War II Army Air Force veteran, he worked for General Electric in Albuquerque, N.M., for 30 years. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a sister, and brother Richard Baechtel ’52.

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DR. WILLIAM K. CARLILE ’48 died Oct. 3, 2006. He retired in 1978 after a distinguished career in the U.S. Public Health Service, Division of Indian Health. He then served as administrative director for the newborn transport program of the Arizona Department of Health Services until retirement in 1986. He was living in Phoenix. Survivors include his wife, Jean (Davison ’48) Carlile, three sons, three daughters, grandchildren and four sisters, including Laura (Carlile ’59) Johnson. DR. HAROLD J. MCLAREN JR. ’48 died Aug. 30, 2006. He was an associate with the Hess Urology Group in Erie until 1986, worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital from 1986-92 and retired in 1993. In addition to serving community groups and his church, he enjoyed gardening and backpacking. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth, three sons, two daughters, two brothers, a sister and 11 grandchildren. GALE L. MCCLELLAND ’48 passed away Nov. 23, 2006. He was living in Decatur, Ill. LOIS (PATTON) MILLSOP ’48 died Dec. 9, 2006. She lived in Muncie, Ind., and for many years, worked in the Special Education Department at Ball State University. Surviving are her husband, William Millsop ’50, a son and two grandchildren. RALPH W. GREENWELL ’49 died Nov. 30, 2006. He made his home in Reston, Va., and is survived by his wife, Ruth, and a sister. DOROTHY (HAWKINS) SHROPSHIRE ’49 died July 11, 2006. She was living in Madison, Conn. C. DONALD CROOKS ’50 died Oct. 28, 2005. He made his home in Apollo, Pa. DR. KENT S. DENNIS ’50 died Jan. 1, 2007. A scientist and musician, he won Grove City’s Alumni Achievement Award in 1977 in the Field of Science. As a chemist, he worked for The Dow Chemical Company for 32 years as a senior research associate, retiring in 1986. For more than 47 years, he was the organist at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Midland, Mich. He taught many students, was a president of the Midland Symphony Orchestra and a leader in the Saginaw Valley chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Surviving are many lifelong friends. RICHARD J. FILER ’50 died Sept. 14, 2006. He was living in Chapel Hill, N.C.

JAMES E. HALL ’50 died Feb. 13, 2006. He was a senior research engineer at Alcoa for 33 years before retiring in 1986. He served in the Army during the Korean conflict. Surviving are his wife, Velma, a daughter, three sons, six granddaughters, a sister and a brother. EDMUND J. HOUSER ’50 died Oct. 22, 2006. He lived in Franklin, Pa., and retired in 1992 after six years as vice president of Jessup Steel Co. He also worked as a purchaser for Colt Industries. He was in the Air Force Reserves and was a volunteer fireman. Surviving are his wife, Sandra, a daughter, four stepsons, 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. DR. RICHARD L. MCCARL ’50 died Jan. 28, 2007. He taught biochemistry at The Pennsylvania State University for 30 years, retiring in 1991. He was named a full professor, associate dean of the graduate school and director of the intercollegiate research program. In the University Park community, he served nine years as a borough councilman. He was a Navy veteran, avid golfer and active in his church. Surviving are his wife, Norma, two sons and five grandchildren. WAYNE A. REESE ’50 died Oct. 12, 2006. An engineer, he worked for 33 years as a purchasing agent for Rockwell International, Pittsburgh. An Army veteran, he was active in his church and with civic groups including the Masons, Elks and Shriners, with whom he played the musette. His wife, Agatha, two daughters, a son, a sister and five grandchildren survive. KATHERINE (ZACHAR) MCGINTY ’51 died May 29, 2006. She lived in Melbourne, Fla. GEORGE E. WOOD ’51 died Aug. 3, 2006. He was living in Vincentown, N.J. JOSEPHINE (THOMPSON) KEENER ’52 died Oct. 15, 2006. A military wife, she formerly lived in Germany and Ethiopia, where she worked for the American Red Cross. She recently lived in Millersville, Md., and enjoyed singing in the church choir and playing the piano. Surviving are her husband, Raymond, a son, a daughter and three grandchildren.

inmemory CLARE (DELANCY) SCHLEITER ’52 died Nov. 17, 2006. She lived in Beaver, Pa., and co-founded the social work department at the former Providence Hospital in Beaver Falls. She later retired after 20 years with The Medical Center in Beaver. She was active in her church and with a bridge group. Surviving are a son, two daughters, seven grandchildren, a sister and a sister-in-law, Helen (Schleiter ’54) Traynor. THOMAS D. TINDALL ’52 died Aug. 14, 2006. He was living in Mars, Pa. JAMES M. KRIEK ’53 died Nov. 12, 2006. He spent four decades as a sports writer and editor in Fayette County, Pa, most recently with Uniontown’s “Herald-Standard.” Kriek won many awards for his writing. He was an Air Force veteran and was active in his church. Surviving are his wife, Joan (Larrabee ’51) Kriek; four children, including son Dennis Kriek ’73 and his wife, Nancy (Hicks ’75) Kriek; five grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. LINDA (WELCH) MEADOWS ’58 died Dec. 17, 2006. She was living in Shippenville, Pa., and was a retired teacher with the Hempfield Area School District. Surviving are her husband, Brian Meadows ’59, two daughters and four grandchildren. JOSEPH E. MYERS ’59 died Aug. 9, 2006. A chemical engineer, he worked for Sunoco, Inc., in Marcus Hook and Philadelphia, Pa., for 30 years. He was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Mary (Henry ’55) Myers, two sons, a brother, two sisters and two grandchildren. ROGER HORSFIELD ’60 died Feb. 27, 2006. He was a MIS manager with the R and P Coal Company in Indiana, Pa., the former Struthers Wells Corporation of Jamestown, N.Y., and Eltronics. He lived in Youngsville, Pa. Horsfield was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and a historian of the Civil War and World War II. Surviving are his wife, Mona, two stepsons and three grandchildren. DALE L. BROWN ’62 died July 25, 2006. An Army veteran, he was living in Warren, Pa. He was an elementary school teacher in Butler, Upper St. Clair and Warren County, Pa. He was active in his church, where he supervised church school and Christian education and sang in the choir. Surviving are his wife, Josephine, three sons, nine grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters.

LT. COL. EARL E. DAVIS ’65 died Jan. 8, 2007. He served for more than 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and was also employed by Lockheed Martin. He lived in Chester Springs, Pa. Survivors are his wife, Dee (Kilbride ’67) Davis, three daughters, three grandchildren, his mother and sister, Edith (Davis ’61) Rudolph. CARL R. JACK ’65 died May 3, 2006. He made his home in St. Paul, Minn., where he volunteered his time counseling stroke survivors at Bethesda Rehab Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Sharon, a daughter and son, and many GCC cousins. BARBARA (CLARKE) ULLOCK ’65 died Aug. 26, 2006. She made her home in Pittsford, N.Y. Survivors include her husband, John, a daughter, a son, a stepson, seven grandchildren and her brother. THOMAS C. MOORE ’66 died Jan. 11, 2007. He served with the Marine Corps during the Vietnam era and retired in 1967. He formerly lived in Grove City; most recently he lived in Pittsburgh. Survivors include a sister and a brother. ALAN D. WILSON ’71 died Feb. 19, 2007. An Air Force veteran, he was co-founder of CU-Centric, a credit union data processor in Columbus, Ohio. He lived in Columbus, enjoyed his Honda VFR sport bike and founded the COTU bike ride. Surviving are a sister, a niece and nephews and friends. RICHARD E. FOGEL ’72 died Feb. 3, 2007. He was the long-time owner of the Greentree Gulf Station near Pittsburgh and a member of the Petroleum Retailers and Auto Repair Association. He was active in his church, Rotary and an avid Pirates fan. Surviving are his wife, two stepchildren, his mother, a sister, two brothers and three grandchildren. ALAN P. RANKIN ’74 died May 13, 2006. He was a computer parts buyer who lived in Lahaina, Hawaii. Surviving are a daughter, a son, his mother and five brothers, including Charles Rankin ’63. ROGER N. KERR ’76 died Feb. 7, 2007. He lived in Butler, Pa., where he was the former manager of Kerr’s Appliances and Electronics and he established Twice Loved Appliances. He had taught Sunday School at this church and coached little league in Center Township. Surviving are three daughters, his parents, and a brother, George Kerr ’84.

SUSAN (PHILLIPS) FIDDLER ’80 died Oct. 9, 2006. She was a homemaker living in Chittenango, N.Y. Surviving are her husband, Richard Fiddler ’78, two daughters, her mother and stepfather, and a brother. BETH (WEIGEL) GRAWBURG ’80 died Dec. 4, 2006. She and her family lived in Mount Pleasant, Mich., where she was a motivational speaker for cancer services and active with her church. She had been an executive director for the Downtown Business Association of Mount Pleasant and with her husband, operated Recognition Resource from their home. Previously, she worked at IBM and Xerox in Tampa, Fla., and as director of university relations at the University of Tampa’s Office of Institutional Advancement. Survivors include her husband, Larry, two daughters, her parents and a brother. DIANE (CRABB) STINE ’82 died Dec. 11, 2006. She recently moved with her family to South Berwick, Maine, after living in New Hampshire and Europe. Survivors include her husband, Kevin Stine ’81, two daughters, two brothers and her parents. CHERYL (KRAMER) CURETON ’83 died Feb. 23, 2007. She lived in North Canton, Ohio, where she was an assistant kindergarten teacher at Canton Country Day. She had worked for FirstMerit Bank, the Schauer Agency and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. She taught Sunday School, helped a women’s ministry group and volunteered at the Clearmont School Library. Surviving are her husband, Craig, a daughter, her parents and in-laws, sister Shelly (Kramer ’85) Sherako and nieces and nephews. LISA (STEVENSON) CUPPS ’84 died Dec. 18, 2006. She lived in Butler, Pa., and was a teacher for the South Butler School District. She earned a master’s degree and also had certification in guidance counseling. She was a Girl Scout leader and a volunteer for the Butler Baseball Association. Surviving are her husband, Stephen, a son and daughter, her parents and a brother.

flowerfund For information on placing flowers in Harbison Chapel in memory of a loved one, contact Donna Cales at (724) 458-2143 or djcales@gcc.edu.

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Henry William Alley Born 9-29-06 Julie (Baker ’89) and Daniel Alley

Ryan Christopher Apel Born 10-19-06 Chris ’96 and Deb (Clark ’97) Apel

Zoe Isabel Banks Born 3-1-06 William ’99 and Rebecca (Sarkis ’99) Banks

Tanner William Baughman Born 8-10-04 Kristen (Anderson ’92) and Brian Baughman

William Talbott Britton Born 5-10-06 Paul ’99 and Kate (Dinsmore ’00) Britton

Caleb Michael Brown Born 12-14-05 Matthew ’03 and Nicole (Buick ’03) Brown

Robert Lawrence Bush Born 10-4-05 Robert ’99 and Kathryn Bush

Benjamin Paul Busler Born 4-15-06 Melissa (Alkson ’99) and Shaun ’00 Busler

Congratulations New Parents! Grove City College welcomes your new bundle of joy.We want to send your newborn a Grove City College 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. Please do not imbed photos in the body of an e-mail message, but rather attach a high-resolution image. Send to Alumni Relations Office, Alumni Babies, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, Pa. 16127 or alumni@gcc.edu. 72

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Greyson and Elaina Campion Born 4-29-04 Sheri (Robinson ’95) and Thomas ’96 Campion

Michael Anthony Cogliano Jr., Born 9-1805, Carol (Lowin ’93) and Michael Cogliano

Samuel Kenneth Coyer Born 9-4-06 Stephanie (Fleming ’96) and Kenneth Coyer

Aidan Michael Eckles Born 3-7-06 William ’91 and Debra Eckles

Jacob Ryan DeMuth Born 2-20-06 Heather (Young ’96) and Jim DeMuth

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Frank Jesse and Amelia Marguerite Firek Born 9-3-04 and 6-27-06 Teresa (Blair ’93) and David Firek

Molly Regan Fitzpatrick Born 9-6-05 Michael ’98 and Robyn Fitzpatrick

Brady Thomas Fogle Born 2-10-06 Michael ’92 and Cheri Fogle

Lia Elizabeth Frederick Born 11-6-05 Beth (Dorow ’92) and Kevin Frederick

Naomi Grace Garvin Born 8-31-05 Theresa (Numer ’00) and Stephen Garvin

David Michael Gorectke Born 8-6-04 Laura (Hertel ’95) and Michael Gorectke

Lindsey Marie Gourash Born 11-11-04 Linda (Matz ’96) and James Gourash

Nathan James Griffith Born 8-17-2006 Mark ’94 and Lisa Griffith

Daniel James Gunn Born 10-14-06 George ’93 and Amy (Smith ’93) Gunn

Alexander James Hedden, Born 4-21-06 John ’01 and Layne (Bucklen ’01) Hedden

Marcus Leaman Henry Born 4-24-05 Nathaniel ’97 and Angela (Leaman ’96) Henry

Micah Stephen High Born 5-19-06 Steve ’97 and Tricia High

Jason Andrew Hoffer Born 1-5-06 Michael ’95 and Connie Hoffer

Landon LaVern Johnson Born 9-20-06 Samuel ’98 and Jennifer (Mattern ’98) Johnson

Amanda Grace Kasenter Born 2-5-06 Robert ’90 and Sarah Kasenter

Jack Robert Ketler Born 8-18-06 Karen (Deitrick ’01) and Adam Ketler

Natalie Grace Koncoski Born 7-14-05 Jeremy ’00 and Erin (Kravitz ’00) Koncoski

Claire Suzanne Krepps Born 5-16-05 Matthew ’98 and Ann Krepps

Sydney Kathryn Lewis Born 12-16-04 Marty ’00 and Teri Lewis

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Meghan Lucille Lipscomb, Born 12-22-04 Sharon (Eshbaugh ’92) and Steve Lipscomb

Noah Robert Mackie Born 9-16-06 John ’00 and Shana Mackie

Seth Logan Marsheck Born 2-18-06 Kris (Wolfe ’88) and Bill ’88 Marsheck

Keris Margaret Mathwin Born 4-14-05 Linda (Fisher ’95) and David ’95 Mathwin

William James Mazeroski, Born 8-31-05 David ’92 and Kelly Mazeroski

Henry James McGraw Born 2-6-04 Jennifer (Smilek ’02) and Eric McGraw

Ryan Timothy McLister Born 7-9-04 Tim ’96 and Shawna (Miller ’97) McLister

Logan Merkle Born 3-30-05 Amanda (Debevec ’92) and Stephen Merkle

Janelle Grace Miller Born 9-26-05 Brendan ’94 and Lori (Aldrich ’96) Miller

Kaitlyn Minor Born 5-6-05 James ’95 and Kristin (Gieringer ’96) Minor

Ruby Topper Morris Born 4-12-06 Colleen (Rowe ’96) and David Morris

Charlie Holden Motter Born 9-11-05 Heather (Schneeberger ’95) and Mark Motter

Reagan James Moyer Born 11-13-06 Ben ’01 and Diane (Schaeffer ’01) Moyer

Emma Elizabeth Neff Born 9-8-06 Kelly (Monahan ’00) and John Neff

Ethan Charles Olsen Born 6-7-06 Laurel (Janzen ’02) and Andy Olsen

Alexis Maye Orlando Born 3-22-05 Michael ’02 and Kathy (Keehlwetter ’02) Orlando

Olivia Elaine Ort Born 10-30-05 Mark ’86 and Kristin Ort

Anna Ruth Paquin Born 11-16-05 Bethany (Peragallo ’01) and Jed Paquin

Luke James Paxton Born 11-17-05 Jill (Chess ’03) and Scott Paxton

Aaron Michael Peterson Born 8-4-06 Josh ’03 and Cindy (Hacke ’02) Peterson

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Catherine Elizabeth Salkeld, Born 6-27-05 Tom ’00 and Nicole (Dunlap ’00) Salkeld

Jordan Mae Scheffler Born 3-2-05 Mark ’99 and Bethany (VanVoorhis ’99) Scheffler

Grayson Michael Schrock Born 1-20-06 Ben ’03 and Jaimie (Stepp ’03) Schrock

Layton and Taylor Simoes Born 4-12-06 and 2-15-04 Christine (Durbin ’95) and Anthony Simoes

Noah J. Segerstrom Born 7-20-04 Susan (Lakatos ’97) and Joshua ’97 Segerstrom

Benjamin Snavely Born 8-28-05 Jill (Batishko ’98) and Nate Snavely

Andrew Paul Snyder Born 8-30-05 Eric ’94 and Kristen (Welch ’92) Snyder

Malachi “Ki” Jacob Stiansen, Born 10-31-04 Dave ’96 and Shelley Stiansen

Eli Benjamin Stillman Born 1-20-06 Belinda (Snyder ’99) and Bryan Stillman

Taylor Grace Swanson Born 3-15-06 Geoffrey ’02 and Laurie (Litzinger ’02) Swanson

Reagan Elizabeth Thomas, Born 9-10-05 Jack ’89 and Ann (Richards ’93) Thomas

Mia Angeline Wickard Born 8-3-06 William ’98 and Kristen (Mischler ’98) Wickard

Suzannah Jean Wilson Born 11-2-05 Jacob ’98 and Kathy (Valentine ’97) Wilson

Taryn Rose Wilson Born 2-20-06 Trent ’00 and Amy (Dommerich ’00) Wilson

Rhys Thatcher Woodard Born 6-10-05 Ken ’98 and Kelly (Osborne ’98) Woodard

Caitlyn Elizabeth Yoder Born 10-16-05 Justin ’01 and Corrie (Gardner ’00) Yoder

Ethan Thomas Zang Born 10-1-05 Michelle (Lesney ’00) and Jason Zang

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From the last cover… The four Honda engineers featured on the Fall 2006 cover of the GeDUNK Alumni Magazine continue to forge ahead in the car and truck R&D business. Nick Robinson ’94 reports that he has heard from several of his classmates and that they are planning to catch up at future reunion events. Michael Pilgrim ’02 says he’s been working on the audio system of a next generation automotive project. Also through his work at Honda, he attended the January Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to investigate emerging electronics trends. Also in January, his wife, Laura (Smouse ’04) Pilgrim, took a two-week missions trip to Uganda, Africa, where she taught at a Christian orphanage.

Freshmen Leigh Frens, left, and Lauren Umble enjoy sledding during Grove City College’s Feb. 14 snow day. For the first time in more than a decade, the College canceled classes after a storm blew in, bringing with it rapid snowfall, sleet and plummeting temperatures. / Photo by Courtney Umble '07

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