The Valley Magazine: Fall 2016 by Lebanon Valley College

Volume 32

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Marty Parkes, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications Editorial Staff Dr. Tom Hanrahan, Editor, Writer Grace Bailey ’17 Maureen Anderson Bentz ’00 Jennifer Bowers ’16 Jasmine Ammons Bucher ’97, M’11, P’14 Janessa Cruz ’19 Kristen Doverspike ’17 Lacey Eriksen ’16 Mike Freeman Tom Klemick Christine Brandt Little, Feature Writer Theresa Messenger ’18 Marty Parkes Ali Wenger Anita Williams, Class Notes Designer Tom Castanzo Afire Creative Group Inc. Production Manager Jasmine Ammons Bucher ’97, M’11, P’14 Photography Cassandra Barrett ’19 Laura Brent ’18 Jessica Charlton ’17 Lacey Eriksen ’16 Tim Flynn ’05 Mike Freeman Rev. Dr. Paul Fullmer Nick Gould David Hill Tom Klemick Raeann La Flame ’16 Lebanon Daily News LVC Archives Jeremy Long ’06 Lost Note Productions Kiersten Merkel ’17 Dr. Shelly Moorman-Stahlman Maggi Secrest ’16 Alexis Shriner ’19 Jeff Watts, American University www.lvc.edu Send comments or address changes to: Office of Alumni & Parent Engagement Maud P. Laughlin Hall Lebanon Valley College 101 North College Avenue Annville, PA 17003–1400 Susan Sarisky Jones ’92, Director Rebecca Hearsey, Assistant Phone: 717-867-6320 Email: alumni@lvc.edu The Valley is published by Lebanon Valley College® twice each year and distributed without charge to alumni and friends. The deadline for submission of information to “The Valley” is approximately five months prior to being received by its readership. Class Notes news received after the deadline will be included in the next issue of the magazine. Printed on paper containing 30 percent postconsumer content.

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16 One Campus: The Architects and Planners at Ayers Saint Gross Bring One Campus to Life

18 Place Matters: The One Campus Master Plan The LVC master plan will guide the College in its continued cultivation of the beauty and functionality of our campus. The plan’s principles are rooted in the concept of One Campus—a campus that is connected, welcoming, true to LVC history, grounded in responsible stewardship, and a framework for future growth.

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A Message From Dr. Lewis E. Thayne Valley News & Notes LVC Athletics Class News & Notes

In Memoriam

On the Cover: Artist rendering of One Campus. Inside Cover: Roses bloom in the Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden. In 1982, Leon took over garden duties from Professor O. Pass Bollinger, Class of 1928, who planted the original garden. During his 20 years, Leon used personal resources to expand the garden to its current size. His son, Kevin Yeiser, has maintained the roses since Leon’s passing in 2002.

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Dear Friends, I am pleased to present One Campus, the master plan that will guide the College’s physical development during the next decade, in this issue’s feature story. The plan proceeds from a single, but powerful concept: we are one campus, all 358 acres. Not parcels divided by roads and railroads, but one campus united by the enterprise of learning and student development and connected in very real and very visible, accessible ways. One Campus is a companion to our strategic plan, Envision 2020. The plan is a product of the community’s shared vision and aspirations. During the past two years, students, faculty, staff, and friends of Lebanon Valley have contributed to and commented on the broad concepts in the plan and many of the details. I am especially grateful to the members of the Campus Master Plan Steering Committee for their dedication to this project. We also relied on an outstanding group of planners, designers, and architects. It would be difficult to overstate our debt to the extraordinary ability and professionalism of the team at Ayers Saint Gross—Adam Gross, Amelle Schultz, Ann Dutton, Amy Cuddy ’06, and Lisa Keith—who collaborated with us during this period. The plan approaches the beauty and utility of our campus holistically. While the implementation of the plan will occur in stages, One Campus calls for a distinct sequence that allows work to begin soon, proceed for a decade or more, and still remain “on plan.” On behalf of the trustees, faculty, students, and staff, I look forward to our work together as we realize the vision of One Campus and a very bright future for Lebanon Valley College. Warmly, Lewis E. Thayne, Ph.D. President

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Campus Master Plan Steering Committee Dr. Lewis E. Thayne, President Steven O’Day, Chair, Campus Master Plan Steering Committee, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Secretary of the College Garrett Collins ’17, D’19, Physical Therapy Major, Business Administration Minor, Student Representative Megan Cook ’17, Psychology Major, Studio Art Minor, Student Representative Shawn Curtin, Vice President of Finance and Administration Wesley T. Dellinger ’75, P’05, Chair, Lebanon Valley College Board of Trustees Dr. Stacy Goodman, Chair and Professor of Biology, Faculty Representative Dr. Michael Green, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Stacey Hollinger, Associate Director of Athletics and Deputy Title IX Coordinator Greg Krikorian, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Marty Parkes, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications Dr. Lynn Phillips ’68, Executive Committee, Lebanon Valley College Board of Trustees Don Santostefano, Senior Director of Facilities Management Dave Shapiro ’99, Director of Information Technology Dr. Grant Taylor, Chair of Art & Visual Culture and Professor of Art History, Faculty Representative Jani Mitchell, Senior Assistant and Project Coordinator for Finance and Administration, and Melissa Sherwood, Senior Assistant for Innovative Programs, served as Project Coordinators

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Valley News & Notes New Majors A key focus area of the College’s new strategic plan, Envision 2020, is delivering educational excellence and engaged learning. In response to this strategic focus, LVC has added seven new academic programs: accounting/MBA (accelerated 3+1), analytical finance, athletic Gregory A. High ’92

Dr. Katie Oriel

Rebecca “Becca” Whalen ’18

Board of Trustees Wesley T. Dellinger ’75, P’05, chair of the College’s Board of Trustees, announced that Gregory A. High ’92, Dr. Katie Oriel, and Rebecca “Becca” Whalen ’18 have been appointed to serve on the board. Dellinger also announced that Jeffrey A. Bates ’16 and Dr. Ken Yarnall completed their duties on the board as of June 30. High, who graduated cum laude from LVC, is vice president and an owner of the High companies headquartered in Lancaster. Oriel is a LVC associate professor of physical therapy and Whalen is a senior politics major with minors in business administration and law & society.

training, communication sciences & disorders, exercise science, international business, and speechlanguage pathology. These new majors will enable the College to remain competitive and expand its recruitment market globally. Several of these new programs, as well as other health-related majors under review, will be housed

Campus Transformations Several campus and adjacent facilities have been transformed under the leadership of Dr. Lewis E. Thayne, LVC president. In particular, several major projects were recently completed, or will soon be completed. These projects include construction of the Shankroff Tennis Center, a collaboration with PennDOT to revitalize White Oak Street and the major Route 934 thoroughfare through campus, revitalizations of the Vernon and Doris Bishop Library and Frederic K. Miller Chapel, and vast upgrades to the Mary Capp Green Residence Hall. In addition, plans for the Jeanne and Edward H. Arnold Health Professions Pavilion and other campus enhancements are well underway as part of the College’s new campus master plan, Edward H. Arnold H’87 and Jeanne Donlevy Arnold H’08 receive One Campus. (See pp. flowers from Stephanie Cosgrove ’16 in appreciation for their $10 million challenge gift to build the Jeanne and Edward H. Arnold 16–23 for additional information) Health Professions Pavilion.

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in the new $20-million Jeanne and Edward H. Arnold Health Professions Pavilion, opening in 2018. The Pavilion is made possible through an extraordinary $10-million challenge gift to the College made by the Arnolds. Visit www.lvc.edu/ supportlvc/ to participate.

Lifetime Vickroy Associates Honored LVC recognized five families as new Lifetime Vickroy Associates during the Thomas Rhys Vickroy Society and 150th Anniversary dinner in April. The Vickroy Society was created in honor of the College’s founding president, Rev. Thomas Rhys Vickroy. The new honorees have each donated a cumulative total of $100,000 or more to the College, in addition to being active figures in their communities. Dr. Kristen R. Angstadt ’74 is a member of the Board of Trustees who serves as co-vice chair and on numerous committees. She generously supports the College in numerous areas, including The Valley Fund, the Art & Visual Culture Department, and the David A. Hoffman, M.D., Memorial Prize Fund. Dr. Angstadt and her late husband, Dr. David A. Hoffman, are recognized with space in the Vernon and Doris Bishop Library, Heilman Center, Neidig-Garber Science Center, and Clyde A. Lynch Memorial Hall. Karen A. Lewis Schmitt ’80 and Andrew W. Schmitt provide generous support to The Valley Fund and the Dr. Bryan Hearsey Scholarship for Actuarial Science. The Schmitts established the Karen Lewis Schmitt ’80 Scholarship for Actuarial Science in 2014, which allows the recipient to intern with Maiden Holdings, where Karen serves as president. Karen was a Lazin Resident in 2011 and has been a member of the College’s Board of Trustees since 2013. Benjamin B. and Suzanne M. Shankroff are proud grandparents of Kelsey ’13 and Jordan ’15. Thanks to the Shankroff’s generosity, LVC was able to reconfigure and upgrade its tennis facilities this summer. The new Shankroff Tennis Center is named in their honor. The Shankroffs have also been longtime supporters of the Lebanon Valley Education Partnership and The Valley Fund.

Tracey A. Smith Stover ’91, chair of the Board of Trustee’s Advancement Committee

John J. Stouffer ’60 and Sandra Stetler Stouffer ’62 are loyal supporters of The Valley Fund and the Music Department. They remain connected to the College through the “LVC Gang,” a group of alumni who meet monthly for brunch. In addition, the Stouffers are members of the Miles Rigor Society, which recognizes and celebrates alumni and friends who have planned for Lebanon Valley College’s future in their estate. David P. Stover ’91 and Tracey A. Smith Stover ’91 continue to give back to their alma mater. David remains actively engaged with former football coaches and teammates, supporting the Blue & White Club. Tracey is a member of the College’s Board of Trustees and was vice chair of the Envision 2020 Strategic Planning Committee. Their generosity supports The Valley Fund, high-impact experiences in athletics, and complex enhancements for athletics and recreation.

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Alumni Awards Major General Ross S. Plasterer ’57, USMC, retired, received LVC’s 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award, and Dr. Marianne E. Boltz ’92, Dr. Charles R. Mershon ’80, and Jay S. Stanton ’66 were honored with Alumni Citations during the Thomas Rhys Vickroy Society and 150th Anniversary

Major General Ross S. Plasterer ’57, USMC, retired (l.), and President Lewis E. Thayne, Ph.D.

dinner in April. The Alumni Awards Committee selected the recipients. Maj. Gen. Plasterer earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at Lebanon Valley, then joined the United States Marine Corps. During his extraordinary career, he logged more than 6,800 flight hours as a helicopter transport pilot. His service included two tours in Vietnam and multiple tours in Okinawa, Japan. Maj. Gen. Plasterer served heads of state, including President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin. Dr. Boltz graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in psychology. She is a pediatric optometrist, low vision specialist, and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Boltz provides clinical and didactic education

to medical students, as well as to residents in ophthalmology, family medicine, and internal medicine. Dr. Mershon, who has practiced medicine since 1987, graduated from Lebanon Valley with a bachelor’s degree in biology. Through his comprehensive family medicine practice, Cornerstone Family Health Associates, Dr. Mershon provides a Christ-centered ministry aimed at serving his patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Stanton is a former science teacher and high school basketball coach who graduated from Lebanon Valley with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He participated in basketball, cross country, and track & field, and held the College’s discus record for several decades. Stanton, who has a passion for horticulture, has fostered a variety of community programs and events.

Frederic K. Miller Chapel Revitalized This spring, Frederic K. Miller Chapel underwent a major revitalization through the generosity of loyal alumni and friends. The project was the first Chapel renovation since the building’s construction four decades ago. The renovations feature updates to the stage/performance area and lobby, new audio-visual technology including a fixed 16-foot by 9-foot screen, and significantly improved general and stage area lighting. These enhancements will transform the space into an inviting large-audience, multi-purpose venue, while maintaining the

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chapel’s traditional identity as a quiet place of reflection. Lois Brong Miller ’61 provided the lead gift and the sanctuary has been renamed in her honor. Dr. Susan Engle ’78, Richard A. Zimmerman H’92, and Nancy C. Zimmerman ’53 also provided financial support and the lobby was renamed the Engle Family Lobby in honor of the Engle family’s long association with the College, which dates back to the 1890s. In addition, the Engle Family Lobby now features an icon painted by Dorothy Thayne, LVC visiting artist and scholar.

View from the organ level of the revised Lois Brong Miller ’61 Sanctuary

Multicultural Affairs Reorganized This summer, the Office of Multicultural Affairs was reorganized into the Office of Intercultural Affairs & Inclusive Programs (OIA). Renata Williams was hired as the office’s first director of intercultural affairs & inclusive programming, beginning her role in August. She is a seasoned student affairs professional having held positions at Manhattan College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Russell Sage College, and Fulton Montgomery Community College. Part of the office’s mission is to provide leadership and direction for the development of educational, cultural, and social programs that enhance intercultural understanding. OIA will also facilitate a wide range of activities to help students, faculty, administrators, and staff develop programs, curricula, and policies that promote and foster an appreciation of peoples, cultures, Renata Williams and perspectives on a national and international level.

Green Power—LVC #1 In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized LVC as the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Champion in the 2015–2016 College & University Green Power Challenge. The College, which uses more renewable energy than any other school in the MAC athletic conference, was credited with reducing its carbon

Lazin Series Continues Six alumni and community leaders visited campus for the 16th Annual Lazin Distinguished Leader in Residence Series in March. Named in honor of Dr. Charles Lazin ’41 and Malcolm Lazin, Esq., ’65, the Lazin Series enriches students’ educational experience by inviting accomplished LVC alumni and community leaders—known as Lazin Residents—to campus for several days each spring. This year’s residents were Mary Jean “M.J.” Bishop ’84, director of the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation for the University System of Maryland; Joyce Davis, president and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg and director of communications for the City of Harrisburg; Shawn House-Fedor ’94, director of snacks and adjacencies product development for The Hershey Company; Edgar “Ed” Morgan ’63, retired country director in Nigeria for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems; Kathy Prime, chief learning and talent development officer for High Industries; and Malcolm Lazin ’65, executive director of the Equality Forum.

footprint by 50 percent through its use of renewable energy. That same month, Dr. Lewis E. Thayne, LVC president, signed the Second Nature American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, pledging carbon neutrality in the College’s near future. The day prior, a green roof was unveiled above Rosemary Yuhas Commons. This student-led initiative will provide greens and produce for the dining hall and energy for the building.

80th Annual Concert Choir Tour In celebration of its 80th anniversary, the Concert Choir conducted a three-state tour this spring, performing in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Led by Dr. Matthew Erpelding, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, the five-performance tour presented “Genius Loci—The Spirit of a Place,” an ode to the ancient Romans, who believed that some places were protected by a powerful spirit known as its genius loci.

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Internationalization, Diversity, and Inclusion Workshop Dr. Fanta Aw, assistant vice president of campus life and Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer in the School of International Service at American University, held a professional development workshop for LVC faculty and staff in March. Dr. Aw, an expert in the field of campus internationalization and inclusive excellence initiatives, discussed “The Importance of Campus Internationalization, Diversity, and Inclusion.” Dr. Fanata Aw

Service-Learning Trip to Peru

(l. to r.): Kylie Rank-Delaney ’19, Anna Quinn ’17, and Michael Butcher ’18 ride burros in Peru.

International Food Festival Enhanced Through Inaugural Grant LVC’s Global Education Club (GEC) was one of the inaugural recipients of a President’s Student Innovation Fund Grant. GEC used the grant to enhance the now annual International Food Festival in April. The grant enabled the student group to purchase additional ingredients and unique T-shirts, add more international food options, and expand the program to the entire College community. Nearly 30 tables featured cuisine from different countries, along with takeaway recipe cards. (l. to r.): Meelan Uprety ’19, Bashu Timsina ’16, Thiren Upreti ’19, and Prem Tamang ’19 share Nepalese dishes during the International Food Festival.

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Fourteen students and two faculty advisors traveled to Peru in May as part of the College’s second international service-learning trip. The trip offers LVC students an opportunity to experience extreme cultural immersion in an international country. The first such trip was in 2014. Dr. Gabriella McEvoy, associate professor of Spanish, and Rev. Dr. Paul Fullmer, chaplain and director of service and volunteerism, once again led the group of dedicated volunteers. Throughout the transformative week, students immersed themselves in Peruvian culture by learning about and working with the people of the Misminay village, where they participated in cultural and agricultural experiences.

Pangaea Fashion Show Launches Unity Week In April, the College observed Unity Week, an event dedicated to bringing awareness to community and global issues, as well as celebrating cultural differences and their contributions to our community. The Pangaea Fashion Show, featuring 25 student models sporting clothing representing their respective cultures, kicked off the week. Four students also gave poetry readings. The week included films, a

church service, an Inquiry presentation on social justice, brown bag lunches aimed at bringing awareness to world issues, and a BraveZone training session. Tia Dandridge ’18, creator of the Pangaea Fashion Show, said, “A lot of people don’t really display their culture, so the fashion show is a way for people to showcase their culture.”

Uyen Dang ’17

Kems Sylvain ’17

Thiren Upreti ’19

Vidya Lala ’17 Wins Prestigious Scholarship Vidya Lala, a senior biology major minoring in chemistry, received the Good Citizen Scholarship from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania. The scholarship is awarded through a statewide competition to students “who have shown an extraordinary commitment to community service, and who have demonstrated creativity in shaping their volunteer activities.” Lala, who plans to attend medical school, is one of two students serving on LVC’s Board of Trustees. She is active on campus and in the community, including serving as president of Colleges Against Cancer and participating in the Student Summit on Inclusive Excellence.

Raeann La Flame ’16

Arnold Grant Sends Students to Brazil In June, five students joined Dr. Shelly Moorman-Stahlman, professor of music and College organist, on a trip to Brazil as part of the Edward H. Arnold and Jeanne Donlevy Arnold Experiential Grant Program. They met up with some of the Brazilian exchange students who had spent three weeks at The Valley in January. They also taught Brazilian students how to play the handbells and pipe organ, and performed for the children at the School of Music in Jundiai, Brazil. Dr. MoormanStahlman taught a piano master class, among other academic activities, and the LVC students played the largest functioning organ in Brazil at the monastery in São Paulo.

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LVC Welcomes New Coaches and Athletic Trainer

he Flying Dutchmen recently named Joey Lye, Canadian national softball team captain, as the College’s head softball coach; Isabel Menard, a former NCAA Division I player and international coach, as LVC’s first women’s ice hockey coach; and Chuck Yasinski, a 20-year veteran of providing injury care to student-athletes, as head athletic trainer. Lye replaces legendary coach Stacey Hollinger, who was promoted to associate director of athletics, and Yasinski replaces long-time head trainer Erin Ulrich, who has joined the College’s athletic training faculty.

Joey Lye

Isabel Menard

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150TH ANNIVERSARY HALL OF FAME CLASS Men’s Basketball Schedules George Mason, F&M The men’s basketball team will meet its first NCAA Division I

Five alumni will be inducted into the Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 7 during Homecoming Weekend, which celebrates the College’s 150th Anniversary. The five former student-athletes represent six sports and the College’s first husband and wife inductees: Beth Light Brennan ’01 (field hockey), John Brennan ’01 (men’s golf), Natalie Goodfellow ’07 (volleyball, women’s track & field), Dr. Scott Marek ’04, D’06 (football), and Jennifer Northcott ’05 (women’s basketball).

opponent since facing Bucknell in 1986. The team will play the George Mason Patriots, members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, on Nov. 15 in Fairfax, Va. The team will also renew its historic rivalry with Franklin & Marshall College, whom they will host at home on Nov. 27.

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Three Named Academic All-Americans A trio of LVC student-athletes were named Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America, honoring their outstanding athletic and academic achievements during the past academic year. They join the College’s 22 previous winners. Sammy Bost ’17 (softball) was named to the Academic All-America First Team, Kelsey Patrick ’16 (cross country) was named to the Second Team, and Olivia Jendrzejewski ’17 (track & field) was named to the Third Team. Bost was also named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association First-Team and a Hero Sports DIII AllAmerican.

Kelsey Patrick ’16

Sammy Bost ’17

Andy Orr ’18

Orr and Light Lead Men’s Basketball Andy Orr ’18 and Sam Light ’18 led the team to one of their most successful seasons in recent history. This success led to Orr being named MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year, ECAC South Player of the Year, a DIII News All-American, and to several other accolades. Orr is the sixth LVC men’s player to be named conference player of the year, joining Mike Rhoades ’95, Andy Panko ’99, Steve Horst, Esq., ’01, J.D. Byers ’05, and Anthony Trautman ’11. Orr and Light were named MAC Commonwealth All-Conference First-Team selections and were picked for the City of Basketball Love All-Area Second-Team. Brad McAlester, head coach, earned his third MAC Commonwealth Coach of the Year honor.

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Kimmel Wins MACs Megan Kimmel ’17 responded to finishing second at the 2015 MAC Women’s Golf Championship by winning this year’s individual title by two strokes in April. Kimmel, the first LVC female golfer to win the individual championship at MACs, was also named MAC Player of the Year.

Keefer and Minnich Named First Team Koty Keefer ’18 and Austin Minnich ’17 received MAC Commonwealth First Team All-Conference lacrosse honors this spring. Coleman Wagner ’18 and Cameron Epple ’19 were named Second Team, and Nick Mowry ’19 received Honorable Mention.

Hovanec Named Rookie of the Year Bryan Hovanec ’19 was named ESCHL Rookie of the Year and two teammates—Mike Straub ’19 (All-Rookie Team) and Jake Thomas ’17 (All-Defensive Team)— received post-season recognition after the team made it to the Elite Eight of the ACHA National Tournament in Chicago. The team, which lost 7–6 in the final eight to the nation’s #1 team, returns to NCAA competition this fall.

Bryan Hovanec ’19

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Moatz Named Defensive Player of the Year Emily Moatz ’16 was named MAC Commonwealth and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Defensive Player of the Year, and was named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Metro Region Second-Team. Emma Jones ’18 joined Moatz on the IWLCA Second Team. Sam Boyce ’16 joined Moatz on the All-ECAC South First Team and competed, along with Shelby Morris ’16, in the IWLCA All-Star game. Moatz, Jones, and Boyce were All-MAC Commonwealth First Team selections, while Morris and Tori Kuntz ’16 were named to the Second Team.

Jendrzejewski Named All-American Olivia Jendrzejewski ’17 capped her outstanding junior campaign by earning AllAmerica honors at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships this spring. She earned a fifth-place finish in the high jump event. Jendrzejewski, the NCAA Indoor Track & Field High Jump National Runner-Up, became the first jumper in program history to earn NCAA AllAmerica honors in indoor and outdoor competition.

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The Architects and Planners at Ayers Saint Gross Bring BY CHRISTINE BRANDT LITTLE

ebanon Valley College’s One Campus master plan, initiated under the leadership of Dr. Lewis E. Thayne, president, is undeniably a product of The Valley community—it depends integrally on the input and insight of everyone from LVC trustees, Leadership Council members, facilities services, and administrators to faculty, staff, students, and alumni. But One Campus was given form and brought to life in collaboration with the team of gifted planners, designers, and architects at Ayers Saint Gross (ASG), a renowned architectural and planning firm with offices

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in Arizona, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. The firm has built an international reputation in the area of campus master planning, with a client list that includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard Medical School. LVC’s team at ASG, led by firm principal Adam Gross and senior associate Amelle Schultz, visited The Valley numerous times, holding roundtables with the One Campus Steering Committee, as well as with Dr. Thayne, Steven O’Day, One Campus committee chair, and the community’s many stakeholders. In addition, what this team of veteran campus planners

found at The Valley surprised them: “At Lebanon Valley there was a very interested and engaged campus community,” Schultz explains. “And it wasn’t just one aspect of the

ment comes from the College getting out ahead of us with open forums with students, faculty, and staff. That was unique.” Throughout the planning process, the team from ASG

“WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A RECENT LEBANON VALLEY ALUMNA, AMY CUDDY ’06, ON OUR TEAM.” —Adam Gross campus community—it was everything from the Board of Trustees’ engagement and depth of questions to the thoughtful questions and ideas that the students raised with us, as well as a significant amount of input from the LVC Leadership Council, faculty, and staff. That comprehensive involve-

sought to preserve and enhance the distinctive spirit they encountered at The Valley. “Lebanon Valley is a very personable place—right away you get the feeling of an integrated community,” Schultz says. “So while the plan is expanding the campus into a larger area, we wanted to develop it in

ampus One Campus to Life

a way that would still have focused areas of activity, so that when you’re walking down a pathway you’re likely to bump into somebody you know. We tried to develop the plan in a condensed way that would still have this same community feel.” “We were very fortunate to have a recent Lebanon Valley alumna, Amy Cuddy ’06, on our team,” Gross adds. Cuddy works in the firm’s marketing department. “She added insight regarding the College culture—there are several ideas in the plan generated from our conversations with her.” In seeking to preserve the friendly community feel of The Valley, the ASG

team strove to meet the College’s future needs without interfering with the many things they saw going well on campus. “The plan helps the College meet its mission of educating students and providing a warm and comfortable residential liberal arts college environment—which is a very unique kind of environment, and one that can be easily damaged,” Gross says. “Therefore, the plan contains several recommendations for renovating buildings. In this way it seeks to wisely guide the College in its investments so that it can use precious resources in the most impactful way.” This emphasis on renovation

Adam Gross

Amelle Schultz

over new construction also responded to the College community’s desire to integrate environmental sustainability into its future. “The most sustainable building is the one you don’t build,” Gross notes. “So if we can reuse existing facilities, make them more usable and popular as teaching spaces, student hangout spaces, or even residence halls, that obviates the need for additional building. Moreover, by renovating an existing building to make it more efficient, you can make it more sustainable.”

Amy Cuddy ’06

The pages that follow provide a comprehensive overview of Lebanon Valley’s One Campus master plan, as well as some of ASG’s specific recommendations.

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The One Campus Master Plan “The LVC master plan will guide the College in its continued cultivation of the beauty and functionality of our campus. The plan’s principles are rooted in the concept of One Campus—a campus that is connected, welcoming, true to LVC history, grounded in responsible stewardship, and a framework for future growth.” —Ayers Saint Gross One Campus Report

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The character of any college or university is intimately tied to its campus. When you think of Lebanon Valley College, images of the Academic Quad on a crisp fall afternoon may come to mind, or the leafy shade along North College Avenue. The tranquility of the Peace Garden. The

broad pastoral vistas of North Campus. Whether we recognize it consciously or not, these campus spaces are an essential part of being a member of the College community. Lebanon Valley’s campus is central to forming the character of our students, attracting talented faculty and administrators, and nurturing an ongoing sense of connection among our alumni. Dr. Lewis E. Thayne, president, sensed this uniqueness when he first

arrived at The Valley in 2012. He also began envisioning a bright future for his new home—one that looked far beyond the traditional three- to fiveyear strategic plans most colleges are fond of in the U.S. Recognizing the importance of place to the experience and success of the College, two years ago the Board of Trustees commissioned a Campus Master Plan Steering Committee to develop a comprehensive plan to guide The Valley’s physical

evolution through the coming decade. This past February, the board unanimously and enthusiastically adopted the One Campus master plan, and steps toward its implementation are already underway. The One Campus project was undertaken at a unique time in Lebanon Valley’s history. It was developed alongside the College’s recently adopted strategic plan, Envision 2020—and both endeavors were timed to coincide with Lebanon Valley’s 150th Anniversary. The concurrence of these

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“While One Campus is multifaceted and comprehensive, my favorite part of the plan is the way the north and south of campus are finally linked through a continuous corridor, which is ingeniously linked by bridges and landscaped paths extending from the town of Annville to the picturesque farmland to the north.” —Dr. Grant Taylor, chair of art & visual culture

events encouraged deep reflection into the College’s rich past and present identity—and helped create a cohesive vision for One Campus. Like the strategic plan, One Campus seeks to articulate and give life to the College’s most deeply held values and loftiest aspirations. One Campus proceeds from a single but powerful concept: one school, one community, one campus, united by the endeavor of learning and growth, and connected in real and important ways. The collaborative plan incorporates the input of students, faculty, LVC Leadership Council members, Office of Facilities Services, staff, administrators, trustees, and alumni, and thus embodies the community’s shared vision of the College’s present and future. This input was then rendered into a detailed plan through the professional expertise of the planners, designers, and architects at the renowned design firm of Ayers Saint Gross (see article on page 16). “What’s been so great about the master planning process is that it’s full of optimism and expansive thinking,” says Dr. Grant Taylor, chair of art & visual culture, professor of art history, and member of the One Campus Steering Committee. “The future feels full of wonderful possibilities. The thought of realizing our most ambitious ideas and longheld dreams through One Campus is truly exciting.” Predicated as it is on the input of the College community, One Campus effectively embodies the unique personality of The Valley, Taylor adds. “Since LVC is a private liberal

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arts college, it can shape its own future with relative autonomy. In One Campus, we discern LVC’s unique fingerprint of a college continually seeking to achieve its core mission. We see our central desire to unify our community around transformative educational and residential spaces, all while heightening the renowned natural beauty of the campus.” As a long-term master plan, One Campus is comprehensive and far-reaching, but it’s also designed to be dynamic and adaptable to the evolving needs of the College community, as well as changes in programs, priorities, and funding. In the end, the central tenet of One Campus is a call for Lebanon Valley to sustain and enhance an inclusive, richly layered environment that is deeply rooted in place and highly responsive to student needs and its historic mission in a context of constant change.

OVERCOMING BARRIERS The planners at Ayers Saint Gross (ASG) noted that despite an overwhelmingly positive campus experience, the College admittedly faces significant barriers that divide campus into separate, somewhat isolated sections that could be more effectively united into a cohesive whole. A

prime example: the Norfolk Southern Rails that separate the campus core from North Campus. To enhance campus connections and create added vitality, One Campus makes bridging this divide a top priority. Another challenge identified by the One Campus team: blurred campus “edges” and entry points. One Campus seeks to remedy this challenge by celebrating the transition to campus and marking campus entry points in a more welcoming way. Also cited for improvement are the College properties west of North White Oak Street

“From a student’s perspective, the prospective residence halls are most exciting, especially since they are suite-style or apartment-style rooms. The other exciting thing is the accessibility changes, such as the bridge over the railroad tracks. … It’s fun to imagine my kids going to Lebanon Valley and living on a campus that has seen at least some of these changes.” —Megan Cook ’17, One Campus Steering Committee member

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FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES The One Campus master plan addresses LVC’s immediate needs while looking ahead to future transformations, providing a comprehensive vision for campus growth for years to come. Initiatives: Create Connections Initiatives will knit the campus into one cohesive whole and address urgent program needs. • New Jeanne and Edward H. Arnold Health Professions Pavilion • Improved Pedestrian Bridge Over Rails • Student “Backyard” • Sheridan Avenue Improvements • White Oak Street Improvements • North Campus Residence Hall (East) • Visitors Center Addition • Bollinger Plaza Expansion Future Initiatives: Strengthen Edges Future initiatives create a strong campus face and support program expansion. • North Campus Academic Quad • Athletics Pedestrian Spine Improvements (East) • North Campus Academic Building, Phase I • North Campus Residence Hall (West), Phase I • Henry and Gladys Arnold Field Bleacher Expansion • Heisey Barn Renovation • White Oak Street Academic Building (North) • White Oak Street Academic Building (South) • Lebanon Street Improvements • Administration Building/Humanities Center Green Improvements Long-term Initiatives: Reinforce the Core Long-term initiatives populate undeveloped pockets throughout campus to further reinforce campus order and intent. • North Campus Residence Hall (West), Phase II • North Campus Academic Building, Phase II • Athletics Pedestrian Spine Improvements (West) • Potential Main Street Academic Building • College Avenue Residence Hall

(Rt. 934), which feel remote and disconnected from the rest of campus—the plan seeks to integrate this area into the College’s community in a way that utilizes these spaces for future growth.

ADDRESSING SUSTAINABILITY From the beginning, a core principal of the One Campus project has been environmental sustainability. The plan incorporates sustainable practices throughout, from its attention to

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energy consumption and storm-water runoff to recommendations for renovating existing structures as an alternative to new construction—a strategy that’s not entirely new to the College. ASG senior associate Amelle Schultz points to LVC’s recent renovation of the lower level of the Allan W. Mund College Center, which led to the establishment of the Lebegern Learning Commons: “That’s a perfect example of a space that had been forgotten and under-utilized, but with some investment became a hub of activity,” she says. Walkability is another facet of sustainability that’s embedded into the plan. “We shouldn’t be driving our cars from one side of campus to another,” Schultz notes. “If we build these pleasant seamless connections across campus, people will park their cars once and walk from one end of campus to another.”

SOME SPECIFICS Overall, One Campus is designed to guide the College toward a physical presence that is connected and welcoming, true to Lebanon Valley’s history and character, and grounded in responsible stewardship, while providing a framework for future growth. Plan priorities call for strong pedestrian connections across campus (Create Connections), clearly identifiable campus “thresholds” (Strengthen Edges),” well defined

Strengthening campus edges and enhancing the sense of arrival: • Improving North White Oak Street. Integrating White Oak Street and College properties on its west side into a more welcoming and connected campus. • Beautifying Lebanon Street. Introducing unit pavers and LVC lighting and signage standards to reestablish the street’s importance as a pedestrian connector. • Re-envisioning the Administration Building/Humanities Center Green. Returning this area to its historic intent by converting the drive and parking area in front of the building into a walkway.

Enhancing academic space through thoughtful rehabilitation and new construction: open spaces and generous parking and service facilities (Reinforce the Core). Here are some of the key changes called for by One Campus:

Enhancing internal campus connections for added vitality: • Creating a portal to North Campus. Replacing the existing pedestrian bridge with one that is welcoming, as well as compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. • Expanding Maud P. Laughlin Hall and Bollinger Plaza. Reorganizing Laughlin Hall to better address Main Street. • Improving Sheridan Avenue. Reconfiguring the roadway to create an elongated oval celebrating entry onto campus. • Strengthening the Athletics/ Recreation pedestrian spine. Creating a more robust, tree-lined walk that extends through North Campus.

• Developing North White Oak Street. Replacing the aging and undersized Gladys Fencil Building with a two-story academic facility between Liberty Street and Sheridan Avenue. • Enhancing Main Street. Reinstating the historic connection to Main Street through the Laughlin renovations and a mixed-use facility on the site of the East Gate entrance. • Making strategic renovations in Central Campus. Renovating aging buildings in the campus core. • Leveraging new building sites on North Campus. The new Jeanne and Edward H. Arnold Health Professions Pavilion crystalizes North Campus as a beautiful extension of the campus core. • Renovating the LVC Sports Center. Once the Physical Therapy Program migrates to the new Arnold Health Professions Pavilion, the newly vacated space in the LVC Sports

Center can be repurposed to satisfy the space needs of campus recreation and athletics. • Repurposing the Heisey Barn. The old Heisey Farm barn could be a premier campus gathering space that offers spectacular views overlooking campus.

Expanding residential communities and diversifying housing options to improve student life: • Expanding housing on North Campus. The plan establishes the importance of North Campus to expanding LVC’s student housing offerings. • Exploring increased housing and social space in Central Campus. The East Gate entrance and visitor lot, and the land surrounding the Peace Garden, offer potential opportunities for future residence halls. • Enhancing the Allan W. Mund College Center. While there is a need for additional student center space on campus, opportunities in Mund College Center should be investigated as a first measure. One Campus is a flexible plan designed to accommodate potential changes in programs, priorities, and funding. It is a dynamic road map that adapts to the needs of the LVC community as the College evolves over time. In conjunction with the Envision 2020 strategic planning document, this master plan establishes a powerful tool for the College to wield in sustaining the LVC experience in a context of constant change. The plan seeks to establish One Campus, formed from diverse voices and reflective of the College’s core values of celebrating inclusion, collaboration, and engagement.

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Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of its construction, Frederic K. Miller Chapel was revitalized this summer through the generosity of loyal alumni and friends, including Lois Brong Miller ’61, who provided the lead gift, Dr. Susan Engle ’78, Richard A. Zimmerman H’92, and Nancy C. Zimmerman ’53.

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John “J.C.” Banks IV ’02 and his wife, Sasha, welcomed a daughter, Sophia, into their family May 10.

Bethany M. Bushner ’09 and Dr. Elias J. Galan ’09 were married in Allentown Aug. 8, 2015. Bryant Wong ’09, Mark Davison ’09, and Courtney Grimm Wininger ’09 were in the wedding party. Mark Rizzo ’09, Danielle Cowdell ’09, and Dr. Karen Walker, LVC associate professor of education, attended. Elias ran in the Boston Marathon in April 2015, and Bethany earned her master’s in education degree, with a reading-specialist concentration, from St. Joseph’s University in May 2015. Elias earned his doctorate in physics from Temple University in December 2015, and works at Northrop Grumman.

Mary Hoagland Nason ’02 and her husband, Jeff, welcomed several members to their family: a daughter, Lydia Faith, on May 27, 2015, and adopted sons, Austin Joel and Sawyer Lynn, on Jan. 6. They join older siblings, Caleb, Leah, and Judah.

Ann Marie Crider ’11 and Dr. Corey Higgins ’11, D’14

’10s Ann Marie Crider ’11 and Dr. Corey Higgins ’11, D’14 were married in Mechanicsburg April 30. Kayla Fulfer ’12, Ashli Gum Stetter ’11, Kim Beiler ’11, Katy Raines Naimoli ’11, Matt Robb ’11, Dr. Timothy Greiner ’11, D’14, and Dr. Eric Seuss ’12, D’14 were in the wedding party. Zach Kebetz ’11, Nathan Heinly ’11, Brad O’Connell ’11, Molly Berwager ’11, Patrick Barry ’11, Jamie Hill ’12, Kristin Kill ’12, Daniel Thomas ’11, Katie Dunnick ’11, Greg Newman ’11, Dr. Jordan Nendza Greiner ’12, D’14, Mark Maimoli ’10, Dr. Katie Sharkey ’12, D’14, Dr. Nicholas Shultz ’12, D’15, Dr. Sarah Fenning ’12, D’14, Myles Miller ’13, and Tierney Snyder ’12 attended.

’07 Jenn Roberts Martzall ’07 and Grant Martzall ’07 welcomed a son, Hunter David, into their family Sept. 25, 2015. He joins brother Mason, age 3. Jenn is a fourthgrade teacher in the Hempfield School District. Grant is a fund accounting manager at Vanguard.

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Christine Fraser ’11 and Thomas Whittaker

Christine Fraser ’11 and Thomas Whittaker were married in Mantua, N.J., March 12. She is a project accountant for Pennoni Associates Inc. in Philadelphia.

Major General Ross S. Plasterer ’57, USMC, Retired was recognized with LVC’s Distinguished Alumnus Award at the annual Thomas Rhys Vickroy Society and 150th Anniversary dinner in April. Maj. Gen. Plasterer joined the United States Marine Corps after graduating from LVC. During his extraordinary military career, he logged more than 6,800 flight hours as a helicopter transport pilot. His service included two tours in Vietnam and multiple tours in Okinawa, Japan. His rank progression led him into positions serving several heads of state and other high-ranking

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’40s Glenn L. Hall ’49, the first faculty member at Bucks County Community College, was recently honored at a college celebration, where he was named professor and dean of academic affairs emeritus. He is the only person to hold that title since the college’s founding in 1965. Major General Ross S. Plasterer ’57, USMC, Retired

government officials, including U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin. Maj. Gen. Plasterer also earned an MBA in financial management from Widener University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California.

’60s Rev. Richard G. Felty ’63 is president of the board of trustees of the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church. Classmates Audrey Wahler Smith ’65 and David Leigh ’65 enjoyed sharing LVC and family stories at their 50th reunion last May. Smith’s husband and Leigh are second cousins whose greatgrandmother, Eliza Howell Dey, twice hosted George Washington at her mansion in Wayne, N.J., during the Revolutionary War.

Jay S. Stanton ’66 received a LVC Alumni Citation at the annual Thomas Rhys Vickroy Society and 150th Anniversary dinner in April. Stanton is a former science teacher and high school basketball coach who graduated from The Valley with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He participated in basketball, cross country, and track & field at LVC,

In honor of its founding 150 years ago, Lebanon Valley College celebrates its historic anniversary. There will be numerous campus celebrations and many new memories made as The Valley looks forward to its next 150 years. Mark your calendar for our Homecoming Weekend 150th Anniversary Celebration, Oct. 7–9, 2016, and visit www.lvc.edu/150 to learn about other events, view the historic timeline, and purchase anniversary items.

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he College recognized five families as new Lifetime Vickroy Associates during the annual Thomas Rhys Vickroy Society and 150th Anniversary dinner in April. The Vickroy Society was created in honor of LVC’s founding president, Rev. Thomas Rhys Vickroy. Lifetime Vickroy Associates are a prestigious group of donors who have demonstrated their lasting commitment to support LVC. Each of these associates has given a total of $100,000 or more to the College during their lifetime, in addition to being active figures in their own communities. The College proudly honored the following new Lifetime Vickroy Associates:

Kristen R. Angstadt, Ph.D., ’74, a member of the Board of Trustees who currently serves as co-vice chair and on numerous committees. She was recognized for her service to the College with an Alumni Association Citation in 1999, and received the Hot Dog Frank Award in 2015 for her commitment to LVC athletics. In addition to actively engaging with her alma mater, Dr. Angstadt generously supports the College in numerous areas, including The Valley Fund, the Art & Visual Culture Department, and the David A. Hoffman, M.D., Memorial Prize Fund. She and her late husband, Dr. David A. Hoffman, are recognized with spaces in the Vernon and Doris Bishop Library, Heilman Center, Neidig-Garber Science Center, and Clyde A. Lynch Memorial Hall. Karen A. Lewis Schmitt ’80 and Andrew W. Schmitt provide generous support to The Valley Fund and the Dr. Bryan Hearsey Scholarship for Actuarial Science. The Schmitts established the Karen Lewis Schmitt ’80 Scholarship for Actuarial Science in 2014, which allows the recipient to intern with Maiden Holdings, where Karen serves as president. Karen was a Lazin Resident in 2011 and has been a member of the College’s Board of Trustees since 2013. Benjamin B. Shankroff and Suzanne M. Shankroff are proud grandparents of Kelsey ’13 and Jordan ’15. Thanks to the Shankroff’s generosity, LVC was able to reconfigure and upgrade its tennis courts this summer. The complex will be named the Shankroff Tennis Center in their honor. In addition, the Shankroffs have been longtime supporters of the Lebanon Valley Education Partnership and The Valley Fund.

The 1961 Middle Atlantic Conference Southern Division Champion football team—the only team in the history of LVC football to win an outright championship—celebrated the 55th anniversary of its championship season with a reunion in Hilton Head, S.C., in March. Spouses and team friends also attended the celebration. (Front, l. to r.): Robert “Bob” Stull ’62, Woodrow “Skip” Dellinger ’62 (Middle, l. to r.): Harrison “Woody” Woodruff ’65, Robert “Bob” Brill ’63, Coach William “Bill” McHenry (Back, l. to r.): John “Bob” Stone ’65, Ellis McCracken ’63, Gerry Bowman ’63, Hiram “Hi” Fitzgerald ’62

John J. Stouffer ’60 and Sandra Stetler Stouffer ’62 are loyal supporters of The Valley Fund and the Music Department. They remain connected to the College through the “LVC Gang,” a group of alumni who meet monthly for brunch. In addition, the Stouffers are members of the Miles Rigor Society, which recognizes and celebrates alumni and friends who have planned for Lebanon Valley College’s future in their estate. David P. Stover ’91 and Tracey A. Smith Stover ’91 continue to give back to their alma mater in a variety of ways. David remains actively engaged with former football coaches and teammates, supporting the Blue & White Club. Tracey is a member of the College’s Board of Trustees and was vice chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, the group that gave rise to the College’s current strategic plan, Envision 2020. Their generosity supports The Valley Fund, High-Impact Experiences in Athletics, and complex enhancements for athletics and recreation.

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Jay ’66 and Janis Stanton

and held the College’s discus throw record for several decades. Stanton has a passion for horticulture and has fostered a variety of community programs and events.

Paula Snyder Aboyoun ’68 retired from nursing after 36 years of hospital staffing and private duty care.

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Park Conservancy. Often called the “rock star of roses,” Scanniello also is president of the Heritage Rose Foundation, curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, and author of a half-dozen books about roses.

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Dr. David Myers ’70 was recently chosen by the president of the College Music Society to chair a task force to reevaluate undergraduate music curricula. As part of his work on the task force, he hopes to encourage a more integrated approach to teaching music that accounts for the myriad of musical disciplines across the world. Richard “Dick” Snell ’70 was inducted into the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in May. He was a Middle Atlantic Conference All-Conference center at LVC before briefly coaching at Northampton High School and then officiating for 16 years. Roberta Sheriff Pennington ’75 recently retired after 22 years of teaching fifth grade in the South Burlington (Vt.) School District. She and her husband, Scott, are the proud grandparents of four little ones and still live in Vermont. Nanette “Nan” L. LaCorte ’76 recently opened Nan’s Instrument Repair LLC, a repair shop for brass and woodwind instruments, in Cape May County, N.J. She taught for more than 32 years in the Lower Cape May Regional School District music department as the junior high band director. Stephen Scanniello ’78 is the new rosarian for the rose garden at the Elizabeth

New York, with a highly acclaimed debut at the David H. Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center. With 50 dancers and homes in Miami-Dade, Broward, Collier, and Palm Beach counties, Miami City Ballet is among the largest ballet companies in the country.

Rev. Carolyn Gillette ’82, who was the keynote speaker at LVC’s baccalaureate this year, was featured in The New Yorker magazine in June. Rev. Gillette, an internationally known hymn writer, discussed writing hymns in tragic times. Dr. James R. Empfield ’83 is senior vice president of drug discovery with Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Burnaby, British Columbia. Dr. Steven Weber ’83 is the director of choir and professor of choral education at Wayland Baptist University’s School of Music in Plainview, Texas.

President Lewis E. Thayne, Ph.D., and Dr. Charles Mershon ’80

Dr. Charles Mershon ’80 received an LVC Alumni Citation at the annual Thomas Rhys Vickroy Society and 150th Anniversary dinner in April. Dr. Mershon is the co-founder and president of Cornerstone Family Health Associates in Lititz, and is a board-certified physician who has practiced medicine since 1987. Through his comprehensive family medicine practice, Dr. Mershon seeks to provide a Christ-centered ministry serving his patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Michael Scolamiero ’81 recently completed his second season as executive director of the Miami City Ballet, based in Miami Beach, Fla. The company toured

C. Andrea Gadd ’84 is the director of trial technology for West Earl Townshipbased Saxton & Stump in Lancaster. She has more than 28 years of trial technology and litigation paralegal experience. Eve Lindemuth Bodeux ’87 recently released a new book, Maintaining Your Second Language: Practical and Productive Strategies for Translators, Teachers, Interpreters, and Other Language Lovers. It features practical strategies, tips, and resources for those who are fluent in a foreign language and want to maintain their skills over the long term. Dr. Le Roy Whitehead ’87 was appointed assistant superintendent of the Phoenixville Area School District. FA L L 2016

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basketball, and softball at LVC, earning 12 varsity letters as well as regional, national, and academic All-American honors. She captained and was selected as MVP for all three teams, and was inducted into LVC’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.

He had been a principal in the West Chester Area School District for the past 16 years. His wife, Cheryl Stoltzfus Whitehead ’88, is a data analyst at Vanguard.

Olga Semanchick Blouch ’88 is a program associate in the continuing education department at Penn State Harrisburg. Lt. Col. Lance A. Shaffer ’88 serves as the commander of the 205th Military Police Battalion and as the brigade executive officer of 70th Troop Command, Missouri Army National Guard, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. He also serves as the executive officer of the FEMA Region VII Homeland Response Force. Lt. Col. Shaffer served as battalion commander of Task Force Defender during the civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014. Lt. Col. Shaffer previously served as the range program manager at the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Va., where he oversaw the $500-million program that funds and builds training and shooting ranges on National Guard training sites throughout the country.

’90s Arran “Chuck” Adams ’90 was recently named to the executive council for diversity and inclusion at CohnReznick LLP, one of the top 10 audit, tax, and advisory-services firms in the nation. Dr. Scott Richardson ’90 is the high school principal in the Palmyra Area School District. William Moore ’91 is the head coach for boys basketball in the Pequea Valley School District. Dr. Marianne E. Boltz ’92 received an LVC Alumni Citation at the annual Thomas Rhys Vickroy Society and 150th Anniversary dinner in April. Dr. Boltz is a pediatric optometrist, low vision 30 •

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Alana Laskowski Bubnis ’96 is the children’s librarian at New Cumberland Public Library.

Dr. Marianne E. Boltz ’92

specialist, and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Department of Ophthalmology, a position she has held since 2003. Dr. Boltz provides clinical and didactic education to medical students, as well as to residents in ophthalmology, family medicine, and internal medicine. She graduated magna cum laude from LVC with a degree in biology and a minor in psychology.

Phil Nourie ’92 is chief executive officer and chief marketing officer of the Nourie Group, a New York City-based business development communications firm with offices in midtown New York and Philadelphia. James S. Gates ’93 is group vice president at M&T Bank in Harrisburg. As a regional manager of special assets, he is responsible for the bank’s special assets commercial and industrial accounts in the Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey regions. David Sullivan ’93 is the director of dispute resolution for Ryan Advocacy in their Providence, R.I., office. Joda Glossner ’95 was inducted into the West Shore Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in May. She played field hockey,

Randy R. Moyer, Esq., ’96

Randy R. Moyer, Esq., ’96 is the practice group leader for the personal planning group at Barley Snyder Attorneys at Law.

Dr. Raymond E. Schaak ’98 received the 2016 American Chemical Society Inorganic Nanoscience Award from the American Chemical Society’s Division of Inorganic Chemistry. He is a DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry at Penn State University.

Dr. Raymond E. Schaak ’98

Josh Schucker ’98 is a quality assurance technician at Bayer Healthcare in Myerstown. Andy Panko ’99 has signed a second contract with Puerto Rico’s Vaquernos de Bayamón (Bayamón Cowboys). He has spent much of his professional basketball career playing in Italy, Greece, Spain, and France.

’00s Beth Light Brennan ’01 will be inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7–9. A member of the College’s 1997 NCAA Final Four team, Brennan played a key role in the team’s national

success throughout her four years. She helped lead the Flying Dutchmen to Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships in 1997 and 2000 en route to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Brennan was named a National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American and three-time all-region honoree. She was a three-time MAC All-Conference honoree and was named LVC’s Honorable John A. Walter Outstanding Scholar-Athlete as a senior.

John Brennan ’01 will be inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7–9. A three-time All-Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) honoree, Brennan remains one of the most successful golfers ever to take the links for LVC. As a senior, he qualified for the 2001 NCAA Championships and finished 61st in the nation after posting a topfive finish at the MAC Championships. Brennan earned an All-America honorable mention nod in 2001 and was twice named first-team allregion. He continued to compete after graduating from LVC and in 2012 was the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s 29th-annual Middle-Amateur Champion, scoring a 67 in the oneday event. Brennan was named to the MAC’s all-century golf team in 2013.

Dr. Scott Marek ’04, D’06 will be inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7–9. One of just 18 LVC football players to earn All-America honors, Marek proved a versatile threat at tight end. He was named a consensus All-American following his senior campaign after leading the team with 41 catches for 632 yards and seven touchdowns. He also contributed to a line that led the way for 1,000-yard rusher Pete Henning ’04. Marek earned Middle Atlantic Conference AllConference honors on three occasions, including first-team selections his junior and senior year. He ranks third in LVC program history for career touchdown receptions (19) and fourth for career receiving yards (2,134). Lee Turkowski ’04 is the principal of the Warren Hills Regional Middle School in Washington, N.J. Craig Layne ’05 is assistant director of media relations for Dickinson College in Carlisle. Dr. Sophia Kwon Lunt ’05 received the American Association for Cancer

Michael Bowen-Ashwin, CPA, ’03 was admitted as a new partner to the accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP. He is a tax partner in the firm’s small business practice and works in the Cherry Hill, N.J., office. He works with closely held companies and provides compilations and reviews, tax returns, tax planning, and projection services.

Research NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research. Of the four grant recipients, Dr. Lunt received the honor of introducing Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, at the association’s Plenary Session. Dr. Lunt is an assistant professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at Michigan State University.

Jennifer Northcott ’05 will be inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7–9. She ranks fourth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,242 points, and is just one of 12 players in LVC women’s basketball history to score more than 1,000 points. Named MVP of the 2004 Rinso Marquette Tournament, Northcott was the first LVC men’s or women’s basketball player to collect 1,000 career rebounds. Northcott is the program’s all-time record-holder in rebounds (1,084), rebounds per game (10.1), blocked shots (220), and blocks per game (2.06). She helped lead the Dutchmen to an Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship and consecutive 21-win seasons. Northcott received Middle Atlantic Conference All-Conference honors four times and remains the only LVC men’s or women’s player to surpass 1,000 career points and rebounds. Dr. James Glasbrenner ’06 is an assistant professor in the department of computational and data sciences at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.. Chelsea Cope Weibley ’06 is the executive director of the Palmyra Public Library. She previously was the director of operations at the library.

Lt. Tyrone C. Broxton ’03 is a senior executive search consultant in human resources for the Lucas Group in the firm’s Atlanta office. Dr. Sophia Kwon Lunt ’05

Natalie Goodfellow ’07 will be inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7–9. A two-sport athlete, Goodfellow was one of the best offensive players in LVC volleyball history. She remains FA L L 2016

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the program’s all-time leader in career kills (1,662) and recorded the top kills in two seasons (617 in 2006 and 535 in 2005). As a junior, she was the program’s first player to earn All-America honors and later also received All-America honorable mention recognition. Goodfellow also made her mark as a track & field runner, where she was a member of the school’s record-breaking 4x400meter outdoor relay teams and earned Middle Atlantic Conference SecondTeam honors following her 2006 outdoor season.

Hannah K. Miller ’07 is a physician assistant at Annville Family Medicine. Robert J. Richardson Jr. ’07 is an income maintenance caseworker for the Northampton County Department of Human Services in Easton. Rachel A. Moore ’08 received her master’s degree in communications from Penn State University, Capital College. She is the new media director for the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus. Kristopher A. Miller ’09 is the head football coach at Ephrata High School, where he also teaches math.

Megan McGrady ’11 was, as a student, largely responsible for the rising prominence of LVC’s Relay for Life. Today, she is senior manager at the American Cancer Society in White Plains, N.Y., where she manages multiple relays.

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’10s Dr. Adam Michael Abruzzo ’10, D’12 received a great surprise birthday gift—a Jeep wheel cover sporting the LVC logo. Dr. Stephanie Nicole Bratton ’11 received her doctorate in osteopathic medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in June. She will continue her medical training in pediatrics at Palms West Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla. Michelle Krall M’11 is the associate director of annual giving and alumni relations at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine.

Kristin Witzel Rosenberg ’11 is an associate project director with TRC Market Research. Walter Choplick ’12 received his master’s degree in music, with an emphasis on wind conducting, from Messiah College in May. Dr. Allison Putt Latshaw ’12 received her doctorate in inorganic chemistry from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. Holland R. Pintarch ’12 is the chief marketing officer at Yuplar, a social networking site in New York City. Kelly Fahnestock ’13 is the lead direct care worker at Hope Springs Farm in East Earl, an organization dedicated to providing an outlet for adults with intellectual disabilities. Nathan K. Hepler ’13 received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship that will provide him with three years of support as he pursues his doctorate in plant

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Andrew “Andy” Siscaretti ’16 was surprised by his family with this congratulatory cake with the Dutchman logo.

FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE Jim Erdman, LVC adjunct instructor of music, along with his trombone ensemble, Quartet die Posaunen, gave their final group performance in June at Christ Church United Church of Christ in Annville. The group retired following the performance. Erdman formed the quartet more than 30 years ago while teaching Valley trombone students. All quartet members during these three decades have been LVC alumni.

biology. His research proposal, “Spirodela polyrhiza: A Model Species for Studying the Expansin Gene Superfamily,” will be carried out in Dr. Daniel Cosgrove’s lab at Penn State University Park.

Sasha Birosik ’14 is a program specialist at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Schuylkill County. Her job entails finding the ideal mentor for each child from the community or a local high school. Evan Flemming Buck ’14 performed solo at Re:Create Arts “Live Little Shows” in Lebanon in June, as part of a local musician showcase. He is a member of the group Blind Scout, which formed at LVC. Angela Richards ’14 received the Pennsylvania-Delaware String Teachers Association’s Outstanding New String Teacher of the Year award. She is a music teacher in the Somerset County School District.

Pvt. Justin Radanovic ’14 graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Greg Seiders ’14 was selected by the Trial Advocacy Honor Society at Widener Commonwealth Law School to serve as vice president/treasurer of the society for the 2016–2017 academic year. He was also selected to serve as internal managing editor of the prestigious Widener Law Journal for the 2016–2017 academic year. Molly Gertenbach ’16 is a UX/front end developer for Blue Triangle Technologies in Mechanicsville, Va. The recent graduation party for Andrew “Andy” Siscaretti ’16 included a congratulatory cake with the Dutchman logo.

Pat Flannery, former LVC men’s basketball head coach, was recently named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. Lois Kathryn Herr recently published Dear Woman of My Dreams, a real-life fiction, creatively rendered and based on extensive family archives that include letters, journals, pictures, and other memorabilia. With photographs and diary entries, the book, published by XLIBRIS, follows the author’s mother, Kathryn Nisley Herr ’25, and her experiences as a young woman in 1923. The story is told in Kathryn’s own words as she goes about her daily life at Lebanon Valley College. The book closes with a brief chapter based on letters and the diary Kathryn wrote when she was 100 years old.

Lauren Spelling ’16 is a K–12 music teacher in the Aleutians East Borough School District in Sand Point, Alaska.

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’30s Rev. Daniel LeRoy Shearer ’38, H’65, emeritus member of the LVC Board of Trustees, died March 31 in Lancaster at the age of 98. Arriving at LVC to study German in 1934, Rev. Shearer would remain closely connected to his alma mater for the next eight decades. He joined the College’s board in 1959 and served in various roles until retiring from the board with emeritus status in 1987. The College awarded Rev. Shearer an honorary doctor of divinity in 1965 for his lifetime of service to The Valley. (Please see p. 39)

’40s Doris Sterner Kendall ’45 died June 21 in Wyomissing at the age of 92. She was employed by Bethany Orphanage after college, then by the Schuylkill Valley School District as an elementary music teacher. Wayne L. Mowrey ’47 died Feb. 4 in Penn Hall at the age of 92. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He taught in the Tuscarora School District for 11 years before becoming a music professor at Shippensburg University, retiring in 1980. Mowrey was on the board of directors of Chambersburg Community Concerts for many years, served as president of the Chambersburg Kiwanis Club, and served on the board of directors of Coyle Friends. He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Chambersburg, where he served as organist and choir director for 45 years. He was named Citizen of the Year in 2003 by the Chambersburg Borough Council. He composed the song “Onward Chambersburg,” which was adopted by the town council as the official song of Chambersburg. Mowrey was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Jane Klucker Mowrey ’43. Ruth Whitman Yingst ’48 died May 8 in Duncanville, Texas, at the age of 89. She was an active member of AARP, volunteering at the local, state, and national levels. She spent the last several years volunteering at Charlton Methodist Hospital in Duncanville. She and her husband loved to travel all over the world in their later years, especially on cruise ships. Yingst was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, William J. Yingst ’49. Charles “Ussie” W. Miller ’49 died March 10, 2015, in Annville. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He served on the Annville-Cleona School Board for 17 years, and was a member of Christ Church United Church of Christ, where he served on the consistory as an elder and deacon. Miller was a member of the Annville American Legion Post 559, a life member of the Annville VFW Post 8023—where he served

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as commander and was presented the Legacy Card—a member of the U.S. Navy Sampson WWII Vets Company #215, and a life member of the U.S.A. Navy Club, Ship #91 in Lebanon, Mt. Olivet Lodge #704 F&AM in Lebanon, the Zembo Temple Shrine in Harrisburg, Tall Cedars Forest #25, the Zembo Luncheon Club, and the Hershey Shrine Club.

’50s Harry L. Bricker Jr., Esq., ’50 died April 1 in Linglestown at the age of 87. He was a practicing attorney for 53 years in Harrisburg. He was a member of the Dauphin County and American bar associations. Bricker also was a fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. He was admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of the United States. He was included in Who’s Who in American Law. Bricker served on and/or chaired many boards, including those of the Harrisburg Community Theater, Dauphin County Child Care Service, Harrisburg Lions Club, Dauphin County Parks and Recreation, United Churches of Greater Harrisburg Council, and Central Pennsylvania Legal Services. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hummelstown, Eureka Lodge 302 F&AM in Mechanicsburg, and the Harrisburg Consistory. Bricker was a member of the Zembo Temple in Harrisburg and the Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 116. Fred Barmont Fore ’50 died March 12 in Chambersburg at the age of 89. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II, serving as an aerial gunner on a B-24 Liberator Bomber. He was an insurance agent with Washington National Insurance Co., retiring in 1990. Fore was a member of the VFW 1599 and a life member of the American Legion Post 561. He had been a member of the Narrows Gun Club in Knobsville for more than 61 years. He loved baseball and for a short time played with the Philadelphia Athletics in Petersburg, Va., as well as in the West Shore League for the Harrisburg Firemen. Fore was an avid hunter who loved the outdoors. Harold G. Madeira ’50 died June 24 in Wyomissing at the age of 90. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He worked as a cost accountant for 16 years for Carpenter Steel, then for 19 years at NGK Metals Corporation, retiring in 1985. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Shoemakersville, a board member and treasurer of Ebenezer Cemetery in Perry Township, and a member of Vaux Lodge #406 F&AM in Hamburg, Blandon Lions Club, and Blandon Senior Citizens. Madeira is survived by a daughter, Deborah Madeira Dillane ’77, and a son-in-law, Robert J. Dillane ’77.

Lyle C. Miller ’50 died April 2 in Tremont at the age of 90. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Missouri, and was present for the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender Sept. 2, 1945, on the deck of the Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Miller was employed briefly as a professor at Bucknell University, and was head of the accounting department of the former Alcoa Aluminum Co. He was a member of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Valley View, where he taught the adult Sunday school class for many years. He also was a member of Valley Lodge F&AM 797. He enjoyed antiquing on weekends and spending time on his farm. Miller was predeceased by a brother, Myles Miller ’59. John “Jack” Boag ’51 died May 20 in Vienna, Va., at the age of 87. He retired after 30 years of service with the CIA as deputy director of training. Boag is survived by his wife, Peg Bower Boag ’51, a daughter, Jean Boag Reese ’76, a son, John Boag Jr. ’80, son-in-law, Timothy L. Reese ’76, and granddaughter, Katherine “Katie” Boag ’14. He was predeceased by his father-in-law, Samuel Franklin “SFW” Morrison, Class of 1918. Richard “Shorty” Fields ’51 died June 20 in Annville at the age of 92. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving as an engineer aerial gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress, stationed in England. He was a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, and administrator in the Northern Lebanon, Lebanon, Hershey, and AnnvilleCleona school districts, retiring as principal of Lebanon High School. He was instrumental in founding the Renova Center in 1973, and remained active on the board thereafter. He was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church in Cleona. Fields served as president and vice president of Cleona Borough Council, president of Mental Health Mental Retardation Board of Lebanon County, and president of Lebanon/Dauphin Boroughs Association. He also sat on the advisory board for the Culinary Arts program at the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center, and was a member of the Shamrock Flying Club in Fredericksburg and the Mt. Olivet Masonic Lodge #704. Fields also was a Pennsylvania state constable and an investigating officer for the Humane Society of Lebanon County. He received WGAL-TV’s distinguished Jefferson Award for community service and the Lebanon Lion Club’s Good Neighbor Award. Fields was predeceased by a brother, Ray K. Fields ’60. Jean E. Frantz ’51 died June 9 in Mechanicsburg at the age of 86. She served as minister of music at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boyertown, First Presbyterian Church in Olean, N.Y., Broadway Methodist Church in Orlando, Fla., and Trinity Lutheran Church in Hagerstown, Md. She also taught

organ and piano. Frantz taught fourth grade for 24 years at Ann Letort Elementary School in the Penn Manor School District, where she also played piano for numerous music programs. She served as organist at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, First United Methodist Church, Church of the Apostles, United Church of Christ, and several churches in the Lancaster area. Frantz was a member of the Lancaster Community Concert board, and regularly attended Philadelphia Phillies games.

Dr. John C. Hoak ’51 died April 28 in Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of 87. He served in the U.S. Navy at the U.S. Marine Supply Base in Albany, Ga. After completing his residency in internal medicine at the University of Iowa, he served as a visiting researcher in Oxford, England, in the laboratory of Nobel laureate Dr. Howard Florey. Hoak returned to the University of Iowa to launch his career in academic medicine. He remained there from 1963 through 1984, serving as director of hematology and oncology from 1972 to 1984. During that time, he developed international research partnerships in the areas of blood coagulation, thrombosis, platelet transfusions, electron microscopy, and the role of endothelium in clotting. In 1984, Hoak became the chief of the medical service and chair of the department of medicine at the University of Vermont. He returned to Iowa in 1987 and spent two years in the department of medicine, before becoming the director of the division of blood diseases and resources at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., retiring in 1994. Hoak published more than 125 academic papers and more than 30 medical book chapters. Highlights of his career include identifying the coagulant effect of free fatty acids, the first replication of human endothelial cells in culture, and the effect of aspirin on thrombin-induced adherence of platelets to blood vessel walls. He received numerous awards and honors, including the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association, the Outstanding Contributions and Service to the Field of Hematology Award from the American Society of Hematology, the Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, the Alumnus of the Year Award from Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Lebanon Valley College’s Alumni Citation, and a Special Recognition Award on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology from the American Heart Association. He loved music and going to concerts, and was a huge fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Hoak is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Witmer Hoak ’52. Sophie Mieczkowska Janikowski ’51 died June 11 in Alma, Mich., at the age of 89. She was a music teacher and shared her gift of music through piano lessons to children for more than FA L L 2016 FA L L 2016

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35 years. She enjoyed gardening, volunteering with several nature centers, cooking, and reading. She was a volunteer with the Erie County Diabetes Association.

is survived by a son, Dr. Stephen Sachs ’76, a daughter, Stephanie Sachs Salisbury ’81, and a daughter-in-law, Carolyn Reed Sachs ’76.

Horace “Bud” Franklin Moyer ’51 died May 15 in Lebanon at the age of 90. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force, and was among the first occupation forces serving with the 5th Air Force during Japan’s World War II surrender. After graduating from LVC, he worked for the family business, Moyer Knitting Mills, for several years before joining AMP Incorporated in systems and purchasing management. Moyer was an active member of St. Mark’s United Church of Christ in Lebanon, serving on several committees and its board. He was a member of the National Association of Purchasing Management, Hershey Racquet Club, and VFW Post 23, where he played bugle for veterans’ ceremonies at Indiantown Gap and many other venues. He was an avid sports spectator and participant, and enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s school, arts, and sports activities.

Arlene Snyder Shaffer ’53 died May 9 in Palmyra at the age of 90. She was a retired registered nurse. Shaffer was a member of Spring Creek Church of the Brethren in Hershey.

Nancy Jane Lutz Weber ’51 died June 21 in Maryland at the age of 87. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where she served as choir director and supported her husband, Rev. Charles B. Weber ’50, who predeceased her. She is survived by a sister, Patricia Lutz Walter ’57. Jean Stahle Vanderslice Donohue ’53 died Feb. 1 in Pottstown at the age of 84. She taught elementary music in the Phoenixville School District, Jo Albert’s preschool program, and the Wooden Shoe program at the Phoenixville YMCA. Donohue later was the children’s librarian at the Phoenixville Library. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, where she sang in the choir for more than 53 years, taught the junior and cherub choirs, and started the handbell choir. Joan Spangler Sachs ’53 died March 8 in Chambersburg at the age of 84. She taught music in the Gettysburg Area School District. She served as a substitute organist at Gettysburg Presbyterian Church, and in 1955 played for President Dwight Eisenhower, a member of the congregation there. She later attended Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring, where she was director of music and church organist, retiring after 25 years. She was one of the founding teachers for the Cumberland Valley School of Music and played for the radio station WCHA AM 800 program “Chapel in the Air.” Sachs was involved with the Chambersburg Community Chorus and the Chambersburg Community Theatre. She served as president of the Women’s Club and as a Girl Scout leader. She founded the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter’s auxiliary and wrote grants for the shelter’s expansion. Sachs

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Joan Gilbert Wengert ’53 died March 21 in Lititz at the age of 85. Before becoming a mother, she worked as a medical technologist. She was a deacon and long-time member of Highland Presbyterian Church in Lancaster. Wengert also was a member of the Lebanon Country Club and the Lititz Women’s Club. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, knitting, watching wildlife, reading, playing bridge, and raising Labrador retrievers. Wengert is survived by a sister, Anne Gilbert Means ’49. (Please see p. 38) Agnes M. Souders ’54 died May 9 in Lancaster at the age of 93. She taught elementary school for 38 years in Lebanon and Dauphin counties, retiring from the Milton Hershey School in 1986. She was a long-time member of First United Methodist Church in Palmyra, where she taught Sunday school and served on many committees. She is survived by a brother, Ralph V. Souders ’49, and was predeceased by a brother, Rev. Bruce C. Souders ’44. Harold R. White ’55 died Jan. 12, 2015, in Sayre, at the age of 81. He was a clinical chemist at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown before his retirement. He was a member of the American Legion Post 167 of Morris Run, the American Association of Clinical Chemists, and the Lions Club, where he received the Wells Jackson Lion of the Year award for 2001–2002. White enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, woodworking, and playing his saxophone. Donald Neil Griffith ’56 died April 3 in Lebanon at the age of 82. He served as a member of the U.S. Army Chorus in Washington, D.C. Griffith was a member of the Ray Charles Singers on the Perry Como TV show in the 1960s, and later spent 10 years in the music publishing business. After returning to the Lebanon area in 1974, he worked at WHAT radio, was manager of the Lebanon Valley Mall, became mayor of Lebanon in 1980, and later was owner of Griffith Group Realty and Appraisals until his retirement in 2014. Active in community affairs, Griffith served on the Charter Study Commission and Coleman Park board of trustees. He also spearheaded the Save our Systems campaign to preserve the Lebanon Water Authority and began the tradition of the annual Mayor’s Independence Day Ball.

Howard J. Pachasa ’56 died March 16 in New Brunswick, N.J., at the age of 96. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 10th Mountain Division. He began his teaching career in the Chatham (N.J.) School District and continued teaching in the Piscataway Public School District until his retirement in 1985. Pachasa was a long-time member of the Piscataway Rotary Club, where he served as president. He also was a member of the national, New Jersey, and Piscataway education associations. During his retirement, he performed with the Silvertones in Piscataway. Brig. Gen. Robert M. Sheaffer ’57 died April 4 in Upper Allen Twp. at the age of 96. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from the U.S. Army Reserves, where he served as commanding officer of the Pennsylvania National Guard. He also served the former New Cumberland Army Depot as senior Army logistician. Sheaffer was a member of the Neidig Memorial United Methodist Church in Oberlin and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Harrisburg. Additionally, he was a member of many community organizations, including the Harrisburg Lodge 629 F&AM, the Harrisburg Consistory, the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Forest 43 in Harrisburg, The Reserve Officers Association, and the Association of the U.S. Army. Sheaffer was predeceased by a sister, Cordella Sheaffer Felder ’37.

’60s Capt. Arthur Francis Biehler Jr. ’60 died March 26, 2015, in Manakin-Sabot, Va., at the age of 68. He had a 32-year career in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve. Biehler served in a wide variety of Navy Reserve Intelligence billets, including as commanding officer of the Office of Naval Intelligence Unit, commanding officer of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service Reserve Unit, and executive officer of the Atlantic Intelligence Command Unit, retiring in 1999. He worked for 20 years as business manager of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Biehler was active in model railroading, serving as a director of the New York Central System Historical Society and as associate editor of the group’s publication, Central Headlight. Robert Boyer Meyer ’61 died March 15 in Ocean City, N.J., at the age of 76. He was a professional musician who played 14 instruments, with a focus on the alto saxophone. In 1961, he was invited by Nadia Boulanger to attend the Fontainebleau Conservatory of Music in Paris. Meyer became the first American to be admitted as a full-time student to the Conservatoire de Paris. He continued his graduate work at the Juilliard School in New York City. Meyer first served as

choir director at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Point Pleasant and later at First Lutheran Church in Stewartsville, both in New Jersey.

Richard “Rich” Simington ’66 died March 30 in Seneca, S.C., at the age of 71. He was the long-time director of the Department of Human Services in Sandusky County, Ohio. He also was a fundraiser and development officer at Bowling Green State University, Salvation Army Services of Syracuse, and Alfred University. Simington was a member of the Lions Club and the Presbyterian Church (USA) Disaster Assistance National Team, and served as a volunteer ambulance driver and fire police officer. He was one of the original visionaries of the Oconee 9/11 Memorial, and was a volunteer of the year at Blue Ridge Elementary School. He was a dedicated member of Seneca Presbyterian Church. Rev. Albert Linden Clipp ’69 died March 20 in Martinsburg, W.Va., at the age of 68. He pastored at Salem United Methodist Church (U.M.C.) in Gettysburg, Mapleside-Melvin in Cumberland, Md., and Francis Asbury-Wesley in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Clipp became one of the longest-serving pastors of the Calvary U.M.C. in Martinsburg, W.Va., serving from 1988 until his retirement in 2014. He was secretary of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the U.M.C., a volunteer chaplain for City Hospital/Berkeley Medical Center, and a member of various boards and committees. He was active in his community, helping form a Saturday soup kitchen at Calvary Church, and serving with the Red Cross, the Union Rescue Mission, the Lions Club, and Cub Scout Pack 12 of Berkeley Springs, Boy Scout Troop 13, Reeder Nursing Home in Boonsboro, Md., as well as many others. Clipp enjoyed reading, riding his bicycle, and taking daily walks around his neighborhood. Robert E. Graham Jr., Esq., ’69 died May 9 in Port St. Joe, Fla., at the age of 69. He practiced law for 27 years in Chambersburg, first with the firm Sharpe and Sharpe, and from April 1982 until his retirement in 2001, with his brother in the firm Graham and Graham. Jean L. Heilman ’69 died June 6 in Allentown at the age of 68. She was a retired elementary music teacher in the Penn Argyl Area School District. She loved to travel and was an outstanding photographer.

’70s Mary Ann Yarasavage Keller ’71 died June 12 in Tunkhannock at the age of 66. During her career, she worked in the blood bank at Geisinger Hospital in Danville; was employed by

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Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock; and in November 2006, helped start the laboratory at the Geisinger Clinic in Tunkhannock, retiring in 2012. Keller enjoyed traveling, gardening, and kayaking local lakes, rivers, and creeks. Her travels took her through much of the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii, as well as the Caribbean, Mexico, and Spain. She loved exploring New York City, enjoying Broadway shows, museums, and restaurants. She had been a member of the Tunkhannock Business and Professional Women’s Organization for 35 years, and served on all committees and as president for two years. She also was recently on the Washington Township Zoning Committee and the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery Committee. Until her health prevented it, Keller was a Eucharistic minister for the Golden Living Center.

’80s Dr. Ross C. Hoffman IV ’87 died May 14 in Norristown at the age of 50. He was a biochemist with Zymo Genetics Inc., in Seattle and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of California–San Diego. Hoffman also taught at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.

FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE Andrea Emilie Bromberg died Feb. 17 in Santa Fe, N.M., at the age of 65. Bromberg had served as the executive assistant to LVC President John Synodinos, and for a short time, President David Pollick. She earned an MBA from the University of Montana and co-owned an independent book shop, The Children’s Bookstore. She taught at various campuses of the Penn State University and served as codirector of the first Women in Management program at Harrisburg Area Community College. While living in New Mexico, she raised funds for the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico, the Road Runner Food Bank, and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Walter Labonte died May 6 in Hummelstown at the age of 70. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He taught English at LVC for many years, where he also directed the Writing Center and Student Peer Tutor Program. He authored the Jason Snow mystery series and co-authored the musical Mindsets. Labonte is survived by his wife, Paula Stevens Labonte ’03.

Joan Gilbert Wengert ’53 died March 21 in Lititz at the age of 85. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of

Frederick Gilbert and Elizabeth Yost Gilbert. After graduating from Lancaster High School, Wengert attended LVC, earning one of the College’s first degrees in medical technology. An active undergraduate at LVC, Wengert was a member of Delta Lambda Sigma, the Quittapahilla yearbook staff, the Biology Club, the Delphian Society, and intramural basketball. She was secretary-treasurer of the Women’s Commuter Club and a member of the Miss Quittie Court. After graduating, she attended the Harrisburg Hospital School of Medical Technology to further her education. Wengert began her career as a registered medical technician in the pathology department of Good Samaritan Hospital and later at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She and her husband of 25 years, Clifford J. Wengert, were ardent supporters of various LVC programs and provided financial support to almost every College building erected or revitalized during the past several decades. Their support extended to The Valley Fund and Lebanon Valley Education Partnership, and in 2015, they were named Lifetime Vickroy Associates for their generosity and commitment to The Valley. Wengert enjoyed gardening, quilting, knitting, and nine-hole golf. She was an avid reader, bridge player, and cryptogram solver. She enjoyed watching wildlife and raising Labrador Retrievers. A member of the Highland Presbyterian Church since the 1960s, where she served as a deacon, Wengert was a loving wife and doting mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Clifford J. Wengert, and a sister, Anne Gilbert Means ’49.

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of the LVC Board of Trustees, died March 31 in Lancaster at the age of 98. Rev. Shearer grew up on a farm in North Codorus Township, York County, and attended a one-room eight-grade public school before graduating from Spring Grove High School. Arriving at Lebanon Valley College to study German in 1934, Rev. Shearer would remain closely connected to his alma mater for the next eight decades. After earning his bachelor of arts degree from LVC in 1938, he went on to earn master’s degrees in sacred theology from the United Theological Seminary and Mount Airy Lutheran Seminary. Licensed to preach in 1938 by the Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren in Christ Church, Rev. Shearer served several churches as a student pastor while attending seminary. He was ordained in 1941, and became pastor of the Silver Springs Charge in Lancaster County from 1941 to 1944. He later served the Harrisburg First Church (1944–1953), Ephrata First Church (1953–1962), and Hummelstown Trinity Church (1962–1968). Rev. Shearer joined LVC’s Board of Trustees in 1959 and served in various roles until retiring from the board with emeritus status in 1987. The College awarded Rev. Shearer an honorary doctor of divinity in 1965 for his lifetime of service to The Valley. He received an LVC Alumni Citation in 1988. “Dan was a Christian gentleman in the best sense of the word,” said Rev. Dr. J. Dennis Williams H’90, who served on the board with Rev. Shearer and was a church colleague as well. “He was a loyal churchman who served in varying roles, including as assistant to the Bishop. Dan was also an important member of the College community, with his service intersecting the transition from Evangelical United Brethren to United Methodist affiliation. He loved the College and had the rare gift of being able to make difficult decisions while continuing to be respected by all.”

Rev. Shearer’s family connections to LVC ran deep. Among his many family members who graduated from The Valley were his late wife, Irma Sheetz Shearer ’36, two brothers: Rev. Monroe Julius Shearer Jr. ’50 and Rev. Wilson Augustus Shearer ’51, three of his four children: Daniel Shearer ’62, James Shearer ’68, and Patricia Shearer Larthey ’72, and three grandsons: Andrew Shearer ’93, Lawrence Larthey ’00, and Derek Larthey ’04. Rev. Shearer’s family connection to pastoral service was similarly deep: he was joined in the ministry by his father, Rev. Monroe Julius Shearer Sr., and two brothers, Rev. Monroe Julius Shearer Jr. and Rev. Wilson Augustus Shearer. Other ministers in the family included a brother-in-law and two nephews. Rev. Shearer served in many capacities within the United Methodist Church and ecumenically. He was appointed district superintendent in the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the newly established United Methodist Church on Jan. 1, 1970. A little more than three years later, he was appointed conference program director. In 1980, he became superintendent of the State College District. After he retired in 1982, he served part-time as administrative assistant to the Bishop of the Harrisburg Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church until 1991. Rev. Shearer also served as a ministerial delegate to six General Conferences of the United Methodist Church, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the World Methodist Council. He was also a member of the General Board of Discipleship National Family Life Committee, president of the United Theological Seminary Alumni Association, director of youth conferences for 18 years, director of five Mission Work Caravans to Puerto Rico, chair of the Planning and Strategy Committee of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, member of the Cabinet of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, chair of the Northeastern Jurisdiction Association of Council Directors, chair of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference Rules Committee, and member of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference Executive Committee. He conducted more than 125 one-day tours as a volunteer guide to United Brethren in Christ, Evangelical, and Methodist historic sites in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. After 41 years of living in parsonages, the Shearers purchased a home in the Hershey-Hummelstown area in 1982 and resided there until moving to the Willow Valley Retirement Communities in Lancaster in 1995. He was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Irma Sheetz Shearer ’36.

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woman to earn a physics degree at LVC, had a groundbreaking career at the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) that included working with Astronaut Sally Ride. Dr. Bains died at home July 27, in Pearland, Texas, at the age of 73. Born in Philadelphia and a graduate of Souderton High School, Dr. Bains was recruited to Lebanon Valley College by Dr. Jacob Rhodes ’43, professor emeritus of physics, when her older sister visited campus as a prospective music student. Dr. Bains was active on campus serving as a member and officer in the Physics Club, a science assistant to the late Robert O’Donnell, professor emeritus of physics, and a member of Phi Sigma Sigma and La Vie Collegienne. “Liz became a lifelong friend from the first day together in our freshman physics class in 1960,” remembered Dr. Russel Hertzog ’64. “We have been in constant touch with each other during the past 56 years. We did many visits to LVC together to see our friends at the College, especially Dr. Agnes and Bob O’Donnell, Dr. Jake Rhodes, and Dr. Arthur and Mary Ellen Ford. Liz was a great friend, and she will be missed.” After graduation, Dr. Bains served as a physicist at the U.S. Naval Weapons Laboratory for one year prior to earning her master’s and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Tennessee. She then became an assistant professor of physics at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, where she taught for three years before becoming senior engineer at Lockheed Engineering Management & Services. In 1988, Dr. Bains joined NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston as an aerospace engineer, and, in 1990, was appointed deputy branch chief, simulation systems, from which she retired in 2013. Dr. Bains was a high school junior when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satellite. In a 2015 interview, she recalled writing an essay about how space flight would influence history. “I had an interest in science, but not necessarily in space flight. I just sort of fell into it,” referring to her successful career at NASA. At NASA, Dr. Bains helped create the software for the computer simulators used to train America’s astronauts. She was also in charge of analyzing how to assemble the International Space Station. In 2003, her primary focus was to develop procedures to repair damaged shuttle tiles while in space to prevent another shuttle from exploding on re-entry. In addition to receiving several NASA Team Awards, Dr. Bains is a multiple recipient of NASA’s National Exceptional

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Achievement Medal (1995, 1996, 2005). She was awarded the 2005 medal for leading the effort to upgrade robotic simulations and to perform analysis of plans to use the Orbitor and Space Station arms in new ways for the Shuttle Return to Flight. Her extraordinary work was also recognized by the astronauts with whom she worked. In 1990, she received the Silver Snoopy Award, which best symbolizes the intent and spirit of Space Flight Awareness. An astronaut always presents the Silver Snoopy because it is the astronauts’ own award for outstanding performance, contributing to flight safety, and mission success. Fewer than one percent of the aerospace program workforce receive it annually. Dr. Bains always praised the opportunity she had to earn a liberal arts education and credits LVC for the excellent education she received in physics, as well as language and writing. She remained a loyal alumna, returning as a guest lecturer and contributing financially to numerous programs, including The Rhodes and O’Donnell Endowed Physics Research Fund in honor of her former faculty mentors. Her generosity was recognized when she became a Lifetime Vickroy Associate, the prestigious group of donors who have demonstrated their lasting commitment to support LVC by giving $100,000 or more to the College during their lifetime, in addition to being active figures within their own communities. In 1995, Dr. Bains received an Alumni Citation from LVC, which was followed by a Professional Achievement Award in 2005. In 2015, she received the College’s most prestigious alumni award, the Distinguished Alumna Award. In 2014, in preparation for LVC’s 150th Anniversary, Dr. Bains participated in the oral history project and her interview can be read at www.lvc.edu/library/documents/archives/ oralhistories/Bains.pdf. Dr. Bains, and her husband, James, met in graduate school where they were doing dissertation work in the Ultrasonic Lab at the University of Tennessee. James went on to a successful career in the oil industry and the two worked together on several projects, one of which led to Dr. Bains receiving a patent. Dr. Bains was an avid gardener, reader, bicyclist, swimmer, community volunteer, and community choir singer. She had the privilege of singing at Carnegie Hall and in Vienna, Austria. She loved to travel, journeying throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Russia.

Two alumni donors have challenged those who care most about LVC to grow our Thomas Rhys Vickroy Society by 150 new members to mark the College’s 150th Anniversary. It’s never been easier to join this leadership giving society for the first time or renew a lapsed membership: 1. Make a gift of $750 between July 1 and the end of the 150th Anniversary year (February 22, 2017), and

Thank you to all 408 current Vickroy Society members. Visit www.lvc.edu/ Vickroy to see the names of these distinguished donors.

2. The challengers will contribute an extra $250 on your behalf and make you a year-long member.

Be one of our 150 emerging leaders—and help leverage $37,500 in gifts from the challengers!

Visit www.lvc.edu/give to make a gift or call 1-866-LVC-1866 (1-866-582-1866) for assistance.

Thank you to members of the 67 households below who rose to the 150th challenge (between April 15 and June 30) and either joined as first-time members or renewed a lapsed membership: Geraldine Nease ’50 & Rev. Charles Nease Jr. • Dr. David Wallace ’50, H’76 • Dr. Edward Billingham Jr. ’56 & Betty Billingham • Dr. Thomas Kreiser ’58 & Liese Davis-Kreiser • Col. Rosalyn Knapp, USAF (Ret.) ’61 • Amelia McElwee ’61 & William McElwee • Marjorie Miller ’61 • Olive Stoops ’63 & Donald Stoops • John Davis ’64 & Connie Davis • Rachel Irvin ’67 • Dr. Roberta Reed ’67 & William Gates • Francis Stearn ’67 & Cheryl Stearn ’68 • Richard Basta ’69 & Maureen Basta • Jo Ann Yeagley ’70 • The Hon. Thomas Corbett Jr. ’71 & Susan Corbett ’72 • Cynthia Evans ’73 • Ralph Fetrow ’73 • Walt Frankowski Jr. ’73 & Kathy Frankowski • Stephen Autenrieth ’74, P’09, P’15 & Lois Moore Autenrieth ’74, P’09, P’15 • Gail Reeder ’74 & Jeffrey Reeder • Frank Rutherford III ’74 & Deborah Rutherford • Dale Oehler ’75 & Holly Oehler • Robin Rowand ’75 • Barbara Schroeder-Buck ’75 • Judith Taylor ’75, M’00, P’02 & Attalee Taylor P’02 • Jill Samples ’76 • Jennifer Arthur ’80 • Pamela Fischer ’81 • Dr. M.J. Bishop ’84 • Susan Maurer ’85 & James Maurer M’02 • Theresa Leatherbury ’86 & John Leatherbury • Amy Himmelberger ’90 • Joseph Rilatt ’91 & Susan Rilatt ’90 • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Peggy Hengeveld ’92 & Cecil Hengeveld • Susan Jones ’92 & James Jones • Michele Klinsky ’92 • David Sullivan ’92 & Catherine Sullivan ’94 • David Cass ’93 & Julia Cass ’94 • Susan DeFalcis ’93 & Daniel DeFalcis • Dana Triantafillos ’95 & Michael Triantafillos • Michael Danko ’96 & Jennifer Danko ’97 • Dr. Gregory Kohler ’00 & Tricia Kohler • Carrie Kutchma ’00 & Gregory Kutchma ’02 • John Brennan ’01 & Beth Brennan ’01 • Lisa Lancellotti ’01 & Jeremy Lancellotti • Rev. Dr. Christopher Rankin ’01 & Anne Rankin • Rachel Moore ’08 & Victor Wills IV • Dr. Lauren Horst ’09, D’11 and Matthew Becker ’10 • Spiros Anastas ’10 & Lindsay Anastas Dr. Marianne Bartley • Debra Callahan • Dr. Treva Clark • Rev. Dr. Paul Fullmer & Rebecca Fullmer • Jacob George P’19 & Sherly George P’19 • Rebecca Hearsey & Todd Hearsey • Dr. Garry Hess & Linda Hess • Andrea Hill • Warren Hudak • John Kingham P’17 & Kathleen Kingham P’17 • Jeff MacLean • Dr. William Magill • Janet McLeod • Kenneth Rabedeau P’16, P’17, P’19 & Judy Rabedeau P’16, P’17, P’19 • Gail Sanderson • Kathleen Tierney • Matthew Weaver & Phillip Neiswender • John Wilson P’18 & Vicki Wilson P’18

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