Millersville University Review - Winter 2018

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UNIVERSITY REVIEW

Introducing

DR. DANIEL WUBAH

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University celebrates 100 years of WOMEN’S ATHLETICS | PAGE 22 Millersville University is “PENNSYLVANIA PROUD” during Homecoming weekend | PAGE 14

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Dear Millersville University friends and family, It is a privilege to serve as the 15th president of Millersville University and to share the stories of our students and the campus community with you through the pages of the Review Magazine.

In the future, I will use this space to share significant activities and events occurring on our campus as well as trends in higher education in general. For this first letter, I am going to focus on the importance of inclusion and the hard work that is happening on campus.

Inclusion has been a bedrock of Millersville University for many years. In 2007, the President’s Commission on Cultural Diversity and Inclusion approved language that said, “At Millersville University of Pennsylvania, we hold that an inclusive community is a core value that is an essential part of the foundation for our community.”

Throughout 2018, the Diversity to Inclusion Initiative Teams have worked on definitions and held open forums across campus to solicit feedback on a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan.

Working with their resource teams, Dr. Karen Rice and Dwight Horsey have done an excellent job of sharing the plan across campus. This document includes the updated definition that states: “Inclusion is creating a campus community where differences are welcomed and respectfully heard and where every individual feels a sense of belonging.”

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Through their work, the teams made several recommendations to hire a Chief Diversity Officer and add unconscious bias training for search committee members. Both of those actions are underway. In addition, they recommended adding “Inclusion” to MU’s Core Values.

I agreed and in December our Council of Trustees endorsed that addition. Hence, our EPPIIC values are Exploration, Professionalism, Public Mission, Inclusion, Integrity and Compassion.

Would it not be great if everyone associated with Millersville University–alums, faculty, staff, students and friends–know our EPPIIC values, understand them and commit to live by these values?

We know that to create an inclusive campus community, it will take individual and collective action to challenge and respond to bias, harassment, discrimination and oppression.

While we have made progress in moving from diversity to inclusion, we still have work to do. Together we can take the concrete steps to ensure greater diversity, equity and inclusion at the University. That is one sure way by which we can create the vibrant community to which we all aspire.

Best regards,

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PRESIDENT Daniel A. Wubah, Ph.D. INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT Alice McMurry ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Gregory Freedland MILLERSVILLE REVIEW STAFF Janet Kacskos | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Kate Hartman | EDITOR Cheryl Lockley | DESIGNER Ethan Hulsey | SPORTS NEWS Denise Berg | ALUMNI NEWS Nathan Claycomb ‘01 | ALUMNI NEWS Jennifer McMorris | CLASS NOTES Christopher Thomas ’20 | CLASS NOTES Elisabeth Rettew ’19 | CLASS NOTES CONTRIBUTORS Matthew Reichard ’18 Alyssa Mancuso ’20 PRINTED BY INTELLICOR, INC. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Mike Henry ’83 (president), John Held ’02 (president-elect), Richard Moriarty ’72 (treasurer), Joyce King ‘83 (secretary)

TABLE of CONTENTS 4 | W ELCOME WUBAH TO THE ‘VILLE 8 | L ATINO STUDENT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE 9 | LIFE OF A FRESHMAN 10 | HONORING DR. RITA SMITH-WADE-EL 12 | REMEMBERING THE ’50S THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY 14 | HOMECOMING 16 | ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS 20 | CAMPUS NEWS 21 | COMMENCEMENT

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Lois Morgan gives to support female athletes

MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES Michael G. Warfel ’84 (chair), Richard L. Frerichs, Ph.D. ’64 (vice chair), Kaitlyn M. Bistline ’19 (student member), Brandon W. Danz ’03, Rep. Jordan A Harris ’06, William B. McIlwaine, Ph.D., Brian A. Rider ’87, Gerald S. Robinson, Esq., Kathryn R. Ross, Holly L. Trego ’98, Chancellor Daniel Greenstein, Ph.D. (ex officio), President Daniel A. Wubah, Ph.D. (ex officio) MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION BOARD Anne C. Jackson ’78 (president), Saul W. Fink Ph.D. ’85 (vice president), Benjamin J. Del Tito Ph.D. ’77 (secretary), Steven J. Fellin CFA ’87 (treasurer) Millersville University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action institution.

DR. DANIEL WUBAH WITH 2018 FIELD HOCKEY TEAM

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DR. DANIEL WUBAH,

Millersville University’s 15TH President B Y K AT E H A R T M A N WHEN DR. DANIEL WUBAH AND HIS WIFE JUDITH FIRST STEPPED ONTO MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS IN FEBRUARY 2018, THEY SAW POTENTIAL—THE POTENTIAL OF AN IMPRESSIVE STATE UNIVERSITY TO BECOME A WORLD-CLASS COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTION AT THE TOP OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (PASSHE) PACK—AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A FULFILLING NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES.

Dr. Daniel Wubah began his tenure as the 15th president of Millersville University (MU) on July 1 and has hit the ground running with Listening Tour stops to hear what all members of the University community including current students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and friends think is working ALUMN and not working at the University they love.

had during tour sessions, most of what he’s learned has been positive; and has affirmed what he thought to be true during his presidential candidacy—that there are many people who are committed to the success of this University.

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“I’ll give you an example,” Wubah said on a late summer FRIENDS day in his office with his wife, Dr. Judith Wubah. “I met a woman in Dining and Conference Services.

She has been here for 42 years working as a dishwasher.

That is commitment. That is dedication.”

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“As a new leader in a new organization, based on what I’ve seen from previous presidents I’ve worked with, you have to spend time building relationships, listening and learning about the organization in order to lead,” says Wubah, who served as Senior Advisor to the President at Washington and Lee University immediately prior to his appointment at MU. “The Listening Tour is an effort to build relationships with our community both on and off campus. I get to hear about people’s aspirations and hopes for this University. It’s a major effort to really understand the institution; to come up with ways to be more effective.”

While he’s been surprised by some of the conversations he’s

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And that is the kind of long-term passion the new president has for this University.

While he’s only been here a few months, Wubah has already made some key changes to ensure the effectiveness and success of Millersville as a whole. He

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reorganized a few departments including relocating Academic Advisement under the Division of Academic Affairs to provide a renewed focus on this area.

“Advising is the bedrock of student success. If that fails, you’re in trouble,” explains Wubah. “I looked at our retention and graduation rates. It’s 38 percent for four years. That number is too low. In order to improve, we need to pay closer attention to advising.”

Overall, Wubah’s focus is to support students. That takes many forms including University services, facilities, programming and scholarships—all of which are made possible through private support.

Before he joined MU, University Advancement launched a threeyear $32 million campaign for students, “Imagine the Possible.”

The campaign supports student scholarships ($10 million), student learning experiences ($16 million) and Marauder Athletics ($6 million). To date, the University is approximately 65 percent toward the goal and Wubah has been active in the campaign since he arrived.

“I believe the president is the chief fundraising officer at a university,” he says. “Normally, the largest donors to a campaign are alums, but here the largest donations have come from friends of the University. Each donor I talk to says that Millersville University is an important part of the local community. That kind of support is very unique.”

An extraordinary example of that community support is the $2 million endowment entrepreneur, philanthropist and friend of the University, Patrick Tell, generously established to support music students at MU. The music department was renamed The Tell School of Music, which is the first time a school has been named in recognition of a donor at MU. This kind of unique support—both within the University and in the surrounding community—is what attracted the Wubahs to MU during their search. When the position at Millersville became available, the couple had been through several searches before, but said none of the other universities felt like the right fit. That was not the case when they came for the campus interview.

“At the campus visit we felt an immediate fit,” says Judith Wubah, who left her post as Associate Director at Washington and Lee University’s Corporate and Foundation Relations in June to assume her duties as First Lady.

“When we came we had a dinner with the search committee, and this was the most welcoming committee we had gone through.

They were willing to do anything they could do for us.”

Millersville is similar to other universities the Wubahs have worked at including Towson University and James Madison University, both of which began as normal schools that grew into teacher’s colleges and then universities.

Millersville’s medium size seemed manageable and exciting to the couple.

Also, MU’s proximity to Philadelphia where their eldest daughter and grandchildren live, and location adjacent to Lancaster, a medium-sized city, in the Susquehanna Valley, really appealed to them.

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“Both of us have our first degrees in botany, so the fact that Millersville University is the only university in the PASSHE system with a botany concentration was really attractive to us,” says Wubah.

“The potential at this school is great. When we visited and we talked to people, we saw that this was a place where we could make an impact.”

While this is Wubah’s first presidency, he is not new to leadership.

In academia he has held various positions including deputy provost and vice president for undergraduate education at Virginia Tech; associate provost and professor of zoology at the University of Florida; associate dean of the College of Science and Mathematics and special assistant to the president at James Madison University, and department chair at Towson University. Wubah earned his bachelor's degree with honors in botany and a diploma in science education from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He earned a master’s in biology from the University of Akron, and his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Georgia.

Judith Wubah has also held many esteemed positions including as a faculty member at James Madison University and the medical school at the University of Florida, and as the founding director of the Office of Health Professions Advising at Virginia Tech. She earned her bachelor’s with honors in botany and a diploma in science education from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana; her master’s in biology from the University of Akron; and her Ph.D. in development biology/ teratology from Thomas Jefferson University.

The largest leadership role Wubah has held is as King of his tribe in Ghana. He was coronated safohene of the traditional Asante (Breman) tribal region in September 2017. The title makes him king of approximately 20,000 people in his family clan.

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“I have the responsibility of being a leader in the tribe, so I have to keep my attention on what’s happening in Ghana as well as my professional role here,” says Wubah.

He does that through daily phone calls before he comes to work and additional calls on weekends. He returned to Ghana to take part in the Afahye Festival at the end of October. During that time he took part in daily calls to stay up-to-date on university business.

Finding the balance between his two new roles has been a challenge, but one that Wubah relishes. Similarly, Judith Wubah has been adjusting to her new role as First Lady and says she loves being part of this new community.

“I am still trying to learn about this University,” she says. “I am looking to see if I can get involved with mentoring students in some way. I was Virginia Tech’s director of health professions advising, and that was one of my most rewarding jobs.”

While the University community may not see the First Lady at the Listening Tour stops, one place you can definitely find her is at Marauder Athletics events.

“I am a great sports fan,” she says. “I am not great at playing them, but I will cheer as loud as anyone. We have been to plenty of football and soccer games this fall.”

While the Wubahs are only in their first year at the helm of Millersville University, both are excited by what they’re learning and are looking forward to the future.

“It all comes back around. We’ve been very impressed and we are glad that we landed at the right place—the right fit for us in terms of our aspirations and the institution’s as well,” says Wubah. “The potential is just amazing. There’s a lot that’s about to happen.” 

A FINE Introduction PHOTOS FROM DR. WUBAH’S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: VILLEPRESIDENT

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Latino STUDENT Leadership

Lessons FROM Nike Inspire Others AT Latino Student Leadership Institute THE GOAL OF THE LATINO STUDENT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (LSLI) IS TO TEACH LATINA/O STUDENTS ABOUT INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. KIARA LYNN GARCIA, A SENIOR AT MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY WHO WILL GRADUATE IN MAY 2019, TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAME HER WAY AND SPENT THE SUMMER OF 2018 INTERNING FOR NIKE.

student, with less than 30 credits at Millersville.

DR. KIMBERLY MAHAFFY AND KIARA LYNN GARCIA

Garcia was able to bring lessons from her internship back to the institute this semester through her work as a peer mentor with the institute. After first participating in LSLI in 2015, Garcia knew she wanted to stay involved, so she transitioned into a peer mentor role.

“As a peer mentor, Kiara presented a workshop on the local and national leadership opportunities. She studied abroad and engaged in a national internship experience. She returned in 2018 to the LSLI to share her experiences and encourage students to participate in local, national and international leadership opportunities,” says Dr. Kimberly Mahaffy, professor and director of Latino Studies at Millersville University.

Garcia was first introduced to Nike when she received The Wings Scholarship from Jordan Brand through a program that was piloted at her high school in 2014.

While she was studying abroad in Chile in

2017, they reached out to extend an offer to their scholars for the internship. She interviewed and was hired for the paid position, which also included a stipend for housing and help with relocating.

“My Nike internship with Jordan Brand was working on global marketing projects,” says Garcia. “For Nike, I was part of a cross-functional team that was made up of people from across the company; financial, marketing, HR, and a few others. We worked eight weeks together on an issue that was unique to Nike.”

The Latino Student Leadership Institute takes place the third week of the fall semester over a weekend at the Blackrock Retreat Center in Quarryville.

Mahaffy oversees the institute, which started in 2013 with 19 students. This year they supported 33 students. The qualifications are a self-identified Latino student, either transfer or regular admission, or a Millersville Pre-Scholar

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“Most are first generation college students and the majority of them are immigrants.

English as a second language is popular,” Mahaffy says of the participants. “All peer leaders need to self-identify as Latino and most speak Spanish. We considered having the program during the summer, but realized that students needed a couple weeks of classes so that things like help with a degree audit or networking were relevant. Elements of the institute address Latino culture, Mexican-American studies and even the undocumented community within Latinos.”

In addition to her work with LSLI, Garcia, an international studies major with minors in government and Spanish, has participated in the Global Ambassador Program, as a Walker Fellow working on voter engagement, as well as working as a work-study volunteer for the Assets Lancaster organization. She hails from North Philadelphia and says LSLI is like a family.

“They have a strong commitment to first generation college students and to Latino students," says Garcia. "When the peer mentors speak to the new students, we let them know how we got here and that we can relate to them. We let them know they’re not the only ones struggling mentally, physically or financially.” 

Freshman at the ‘Ville

FRESHMA A F O E N LI F at the

WHAT’S IT LIKE BEING A FRESHMAN AT THE ‘VILLE? THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR STUDENTS, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE CHALLENGING. FRESHMEN NOT ONLY NEED TO ADJUST TO COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSEWORK, BUT THEY ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON “FINDING THEIR FIT” AT MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY (MU) THROUGH JOINING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND SPORT TEAMS, AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS. MU welcomed one of its largest freshman classes this fall. Approximately 1,360 fulltime and part-time freshmen joined the University. The Review staff checked in with two of these newcomers—Delvys (rhymes with Elvis) Garcia Martinez and Matthew Szepanski—several times throughout their first semester to track how they’re settling into life at the ‘Ville.

Meet Delvys and Matt: DELVYS GARCIA MARTINEZ is originally from the Dominican Republic and now hails from Reading. Martinez is a first generation college student who speaks and reads fluently in Spanish, and is learning English, which has only added to his adjustment to college life.

The language was a barrier when Martinez first started at Millersville, “I want to be able to express myself, but I can’t. The language is so hard for me. I don’t know how to say all the words.”

MATTHEW SZEPANSKI, from Downingtown, Pennsylvania is a native English speaker, so he’s not facing that same struggles as Martinez, but he has faced homesickness, which is common for freshmen.

‘VILLE “I really miss my family,” he said in mid-August.

By October, the two freshmen were starting to settle in but were still encountering new experiences. For Martinez, the food has been another culture shock.

“The worst thing for me is the food,” says Martinez, “It’s not like the food in the Dominican Republic—it’s too much different. I have gone to a SOLA (Society on Latino Affairs) gathering and joined the Spanish Club. They both have better food and I can speak Spanish to them.”

Food was also on Szepanski’s mind, and made him miss the luxuries of home. “My dad is a big cooker,” he said. “He would always smoke meat. I do miss his cooking.”

However, both men are finding their way at Millersville. Szepanski is involved with intramural basketball and flag football.

Martinez now has a job at the Dr. Rita SmithWade-El Intercultural Center on campus and has been teaching his new friends in SOLA about Dominican culture.

DELVYS GARCIA MARTINEZ

“I like to dance and I taught them the Bashata, a dance from the Dominican,” says Martinez.

As they enter their second semester at Millersville, Martinez plans to be a secondary math teacher for English as a Second Language (ESL) students and Szepanski is in the Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Program.

“I know I’ll get a job,” says Szepanski.

Both students say they are happy they chose Millersville University. “I’m happy I’m here,” says Szepanski. “My family’s happy, too.”

Millersville is working hard to ensure that students like Martinez and Szepanski are able to take advantage of a diverse set of experiences, which provide them with the tools needed to become successful employees, community leaders and citizens.

Join us in the “Imagine the Possible” effort to raise $32 million in private support by 2020—all for students. 

MATTHEW SZEPANSKI

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DR. RITA SMITH-WADE-EL 1948-2018

Elephants, Scholarships and SERVICE During her 35-year tenure at Millersville University, Dr. Rita Smith-Wade-El was always a force to be reckoned with. She fought fiercely for her students and for causes she believed in. And, she fought fiercely for her life when her stage four metastatic breast cancer returned in 2014 after first being diagnosed in 2008.

Smith-Wade-El passed away on Saturday, Dec. 29 just after the Christmas holiday.

DR. RITA SMITH-WADE-EL On Sept. 16, 2018, all who loved and admired Rita were able to attend a celebratory fundraising event in Marauder Courts at the Student Memorial Center. The room was packed with current and former colleagues, students, family and close friends who shared stories and memories.

It was also packed with elephants. The elephants were glass, wood, ceramic and many other materials. They were collected during Smith-Wade-El’s travels around the globe.

The more than 350 people who came out to celebrate Rita participated in a silent auction, which included many of her prized possessions including her personal collection of vintage and crystal

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glassware, a cultural collection of African and international art and of course, her extensive elephant collection.

The auction raised approximately $18,000 to support two scholarships, one created by Smith-Wade-El, The Eva Mae & James Edward Smith Scholarship in African American Studies, and the other by her colleagues in her honor, The Rita SmithWade-El Social Justice Leadership Award.

One of the speakers at the event was Dr. Daniel Wubah, president of Millersville.

He said, “One of the most extraordinary aspects of that uplifting event was that Rita collected her lifetime of treasures—figurines, jewelry and artwork that spoke to her heart and were part of her life—and she auctioned them off to support the future success of students, many of whom she will never meet.

Parting with your treasures, talents and time is an extraordinary gesture.”

At the event, Smith-Wade-El acknowledged that it may be the last time many of these familiar faces see her. The courts reverberated with the sound of all attendees singing her, “Happy Birthday,” to mark her turning 70 a few weeks later on Oct. 1.

Smith-Wade-El left her post as a full-time professor of psychology and African-American studies at MU in 2018 not because she was ready to retire, but because she was dying, which was a fact she

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plainly told anyone who asked. She tackled the final stage of her life with the same educational spirit she always employed. Smith-Wade-El was committed to treating the dying process as a learning experience for herself and those around her. She was open about the process, granting several interviews with local media including Lancaster Newspapers and the Philadelphia Tribune.

In September 2018, Millersville’s Council of Trustees approved the naming of the Intercultural Center in honor of Smith-Wade-El to memorialize her work around diversity and inclusion at the University and greater Lancaster area. The center is now known as the Dr. Rita Smith-Wade-El Intercultural Center.

That is just the tip of the iceberg of the incredible work she did both at the University and in the surrounding community.

Smith-Wade-El taught a variety of courses at MU including General Psychology, Psychology of Racism, Psychology of Religion, Psychology of AfricanAmericans, Human Relations, the Black Women, History and Systems of Psychology, Learning and Motivation, Cognitive Psychology, and Human Growth and Development.

She was a leader in the creation of the AfricanAmerican studies minor and was instrumental in creating the Latino studies minor.

She also co-developed several team-taught integrated experiences with faculty

members from across the University; and was co-director of the Ethnic Studies Learning Community Freshman experience. She led students to present their research in a variety of venues, including at the State System Frederick Douglass Institute Collaborative, and she was the impetus behind the Millersville University Frederick Douglass debate team, which competed at the PASSHE level and won the Douglass Debate Society championship in 2015 and 2016.

Smith-Wade-El received a number of impressive awards including the prestigious Essence of Humanity Award presented by the Crispus Attucks Community Center.

She also received the National Black Catholic award. In March 2018, she was recognized at the 50th Black Student Association/Black Student Union Anniversary Celebration at MU. And, in May of that year, she gave the graduate commencement address.

“The legacy I want to leave behind is one of social justice, research and scholarships that make sure African-American students can attend college,” Smith-Wade-El said in fall 2018. “I want students to become exceptional scholars, which I think students can be and I want people to be committed to the community and activism.”  TO MAKE A GIFT TO THE EVA MAE & JAMES EDWARD SMITH SCHOLARSHIP IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES or THE RITA SMITH-WADE-EL SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP AWARD email givetomu@millersville.edu or call 717-871-7520.

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If you’ve seen photos of Millersville University from the 1950s, there’s a good chance they were taken by Myron Bird, class of 1957. Whether it’s photos of Old Main, the campus “lake” as it was called then, football on Brooks Field or photos of Dr. and Mrs. Biemesderfer, they were likely taken by Bird. Several of his photos are shown on these pages and you can view hundreds of his photos and negatives in Archives and Special Collections at the Francine G. McNairy Library and Learning Forum.

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Remembering the 50s

Myron Bird has taken photographs for a long time. “I was given a camera when I was a child. Mother paid 50 cents for it. It was a Baby Brownie, not great quality, but I took a lot of pictures with it. My parents set me up with a darkroom in my bedroom,” says Bird.

Bird kept going with photography in high school and built his own enlarger, which he used at Millersville University. At Millersville he started taking photos for the yearbook his freshman year with a Rolleiflex Camera his mother brought back from Germany.

“Using a strobe light for flash was just coming out. I came across an article in Popular Science or a photography magazine on how to build a strobe flash unit. So, for a project in electricity in industrial arts, I built my own strobe flash unit,” Bird says. “With that unit, I was able to take photos at basketball games. It was faster than any shutter speeds at that time. It would freeze the frame to 1,1000 of a second. Saved me the cost of buying flash bulbs.”

was Bird’s professor and advisor in the Industrial Arts Department at Millersville State Teacher's College. “He encouraged me to try new things like silk screening, even though he didn’t know anything about it. No one else was interested in it. I was the first one to do it at Millersville. I published a book using a silk screen process, “Printers Marks,” which is in the library."

After Millersville, Bird taught in York City Schools, in New Jersey and even Germany. “While in Germany, I bought a Nikon camera. It was a 35mm camera. I took thousands of photographs in and around Europe. I have boxes and boxes of slides of Europe,” says Bird.

When Bird returned to the U.S. he worked for “The Pennsylvania State Hospital for Crippled Children in Elizabethtown” and did their in-house printing and served as their industrial arts teacher.

“I applied my photography and graphic arts skills and did their in-house printing for nine years.”

Bird had a darkroom set up in Old Main on campus. “It was up on the third floor,” says Bird. “It was an old residence room—the smallest of the singles. In it I had my homemade enlarger. The school didn’t give me equipment, they just provided the room. I was the unofficial University photographer.”

When the hospital closed he became a locksmith and worked in that profession from 1974-2000. “Most of the locksmithing was for commercial and industrial customers,” says Bird. “I would key a 400-room hotel with a master key, as well as work in high security locations.”

During his time at Millersville, Bird also taught himself to silk screen.

Osburn Hall on campus is named after Dr. Burl Neff Osburn, who

These days you can find him traveling in his RV. “I’m still taking photos, just not as much as I used to.” 

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HOMECOMING 2018

HOMECOMING SAVE THE DATE FOR HOMECOMING 2019: OCT. 25 & 26

ERIN BAKER ´03 & HER BABY

J.C. MORGAN, FOOTBALL COACH

JOHN TINTERA ´19, JULIA LENZ ´19 AND DR. WUBAH

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2018

MATT HEPLER ´83, RANDY MARCH ´83, RANDALL ADAMS AND WILL MCGRORTY ´82

JEFF GROVE ´92, CHRISTIAN VON BERG ´91, DR. WUBAH AND DAVE SKELLY ´90

ALUMNI TENT WELCOMING TEAM

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ALUMNI NEWS | E V E N T S

Alumni Honors SIX

The Millersville University Alumni Association has selected six people who have stood out in their careers and made an impact through community service, personal and professional achievement.

These award winners were honored during the fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 16.

To read the full biography for each of this year’s winners, and to nominate other deserving alumni, visit villealumni.com. We’d love to hear from you.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI Award

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE Award

THIS IS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD BESTOWED UPON A LIVING ALUMNUS OF MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY WHO HAS BEEN DISTINGUISHED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO BRING HONOR TO THE INDIVIDUAL FOR HIS/HER PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY, TO THE UNIVERSITY AND/OR THE MU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. (EST 1971)

THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES A LIVING ALUMNI MEMBER WHO IS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AND HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING SERVICE BY DEVOTING SIGNIFICANT TIME AND EFFORT TO THE MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OR TO MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY ON BEHALF OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. (EST 2010).

DAVID HOFFA ’01, PH.D. Dr. David Hoffa graduated from Millersville University’s Industrial Technology program in 2001 and went on to earn both his master’s and doctoral degrees. Following his graduate work, Hoffa made many significant contributions in both industry and academia.

HOFFA ´01 He developed a “people first” management style and became focused on continual improvement of himself and others. In his current role as a Process Engineering Manager at Johnson & Johnson, Hoffa has helped companies save more than $31 million using Lean and Six Sigma. Hoffa was recognized in 2017 with the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering’s second highest service distinction, the Dr. Alvin Rudisill Exemplary Service Award. Hoffa was the 26th recipient in the 52-year old professional association. 

JERRI ANNE JOHNSON ’76, ‘87M Jerri Anne Johnson’s passion for teaching has been a hallmark of her career and service to Millersville University. Johnson stayed close to home following her undergraduate work, teaching in the School District of Lancaster for 10 years. She then returned to JOHNSON ´76, ´87M MU to earn her Master’s of Education. While studying psychology during her master’s training, Johnson authored a research paper entitled, “The Effects of Stimulant Drugs on Hyperactive Children.” This sparked an interest in medical research, which later led her to Abbott Laboratories. Johnson has served as a student mentor, research proposal reviewer and MU Commencement volunteer. Johnson has volunteered with the Millersville University Alumni Association since 2005 in various roles including as a board member, President Elect, President, and Immediate Past President.

Johnson also sits on the Nominations and Awards Committee and has faithfully volunteered at numerous events. 

HONORARY ALUMNI Award THIS AWARD, ESTABLISHED IN 1993, IS PRESENTED TO A LIVING INDIVIDUAL (NON-MU ALUMNUS) WHO HAS PERFORMED CONTINUOUS EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OR MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME, TALENT OR WEALTH TO THE UNIVERSITY. LUEK

SUSAN P. LUEK, PH.D.

Dr. Susan Luek contributed a great deal to Millersville during her 40-year career as a professor and continues to give even in retirement. From 1972 until 2012, Luek taught psychology and oversaw the operation of Millersville’s experimental rat laboratory. Byerly Hall, which houses Millersville’s psychology department, was renamed Luek Hall in her honor in fall 2017. Her contributions have been financial, as well. The Susan P. Luek High

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Impact Practices Endowment was established using a $360,000 gift from Luek. In addition to teaching at Millersville, Luek served as advisor for the MU Psychology Club and brought the honors society in psychology, Psi Chi, to campus in 1989. Along with Dr. Ruth Benns-Suter, she started the Women’s Center, and helped to initiate Millersville’s honors program, which is now known as the Honors College. Luek continues to visit Millersville frequently to meet with friends and colleagues and to advise students. 

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YOUNG ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT Award CREATED IN 2012, THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY BACCALAUREATE GRADUATES IDENTIFIED AS BEING OUTSTANDING IN THEIR PROFESSIONS AND WHO SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE OF EXEMPLAR ACHIEVEMENT TO CURRENT MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. ALL BACCALAUREATE GRADUATES OF MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY, WITHIN THE PAST 5-20 YEARS AT TIME OF NOMINATION, WHO HAVE RECORDED NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THEIR CHOSEN PROFESSIONS, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD. T. JOSEPH DENNES III ’04, PH.D.

LESLIE GATES ’03, PH.D.

MICHELLE KAUFMAN ’03, PH.D.

Dr. Joseph Dennes graduated with departmental honors from Millersville University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry.

DENNES ´04 During his time at Millersville, he received the American Chemical Society Southeastern PA Section Award, the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry, a National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship, the Gerald S. Weiss Inorganic Chemistry Scholarship, and the Millersville University Search for Excellence Scholarship. Dennes is in his 10th year of service at DuPont Central Research & Development. In his career at DuPont, he has authored more than 30 patents, and his work has resulted in the commercialization of new products in the fields of energy storage, food pathogen detection, textiles, filtration, consumer products and medical device packaging. 

Dr. Leslie Gates graduated from Millersville University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Art Education.

Following graduation, GATES ´03 Gates taught art in the York City and Greencastle-Antrim School Districts. In 2012, Gates returned to Millersville as a faculty member in the Department of Art & Design, where she currently serves as an Associate Professor of Art Education. Gates was named Pennsylvania Art Education Association’s “Art Educator of the Year” in 2017-18.

Her commitment extends to educators state-wide; Gates has served on PAEA’s Board of Directors from 2009-2017 and has been involved in planning PAEA’s annual Conference since 2010. Last year, she re-launched “Saturday Art School,” in which local students take art courses from undergraduate art education majors. That work earned Gates the Mary McMullan Grant in 2018. 

Dr. Michelle R. Kaufman is an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior & Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg KAUFMAN ´03 School of Public Health. Kaufman graduated from MU in 2003. As a social psychologist, she studies how interpersonal relationships and social factors contribute to health disparities, and how behavior change interventions can mitigate these factors. Kaufman has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications tackling difficult issues such as sexual violence and sex trafficking. She has four manuscripts under review focusing on sexual violence and has presented at more than 60 scientific meetings. Kaufman’s immense influence spans several continents, with current and past projects in the U.S., Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Cote d’Ivoire and Indonesia. 

Visit the Millersville University Alumni webpage at villealumni.com to learn about our latest events and other news.

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CLASS of 1968 Left to Right FRONT ROW: Dr. Daniel A. Wubah, Barbara (Henderson) Plank, Carol Hawk, Phyllis (Falciani) Fadeley, Andrea (Padgett) Boyd, Romaine (Breichbiel) Kirschenbaum, Cynthia (Rineer) Gehr, Claire (Novello) Jurasek, Susan (McLaughlin) Haines MIDDLE ROW: Leon Rhoads, Lloyd Annan, Gordon Diem, Fred Fisher, Greg Plank, Thomas Gehr, Charlotte (Messick) Sutton, Thomas Stitchberry BACK ROW: Susanne (Kittinger) Smith, Margaret (Kammerer) Stigelman, Ken Kulakowsky, Jack Blosser, Evelyn "Lynne" (Taylor) Elliott

CLASS of 1958 Left to Right FRONT ROW: Nancy (Ickes) Jackson; Janice Bobb Hoffmann; Don Hoffmann; Mervin Dissinger; Louise Hartman Arms; Janice (Falusy) Weitzel; Don Zook BACK ROW: Mary Gochenaur Lehr; Joyce (Roberts) Magee; Gerry Dunkle; Constantine Cheston; Harold Follett; Patricia (Nolte) Kershner 18 | M I L L E R S V I L L E U N I V E R S I T Y • Fal l | Wi nter 2 018-19

CLASS of 1953 Left to Right FRONT ROW: Mary (Workman) Jones, Dian (Sherer) Beamesderfer, Fred Reiss, John Skilton, Dominick DiNunzio, Anne (Golab) Skilton, Dorothy (Golden) Wert BACK ROW: Robert Breuninger, Frank Coons Jr., Joseph Glass, Ken Stoner, Shirley (Evans) Stoner, Catherine Kitty Glass, Pat (Baker) Walker, Evan Reichard, George Treadway

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If you have appreciated STOCKS, BONDS, MUTUAL FUND SHARES, or are 701/2 YEARS OR OLDER AND HAVE AN IRA, consider using these assets instead of cash to make your best gift to Millersville University.

Learn more at millersville.giftlegacy.com, email giving@millersville.edu or call the Development Office at 877-872-3820.

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CAMPUS NEWS | Fall/Winter MU under Review

“Check Your Selfie”

Millersville University is in the midst of a “Self-Study” for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The University is accredited

by Middle States, but is required every eight years to show that it continues to meet the commission’s standards.

As part of that process, Dr. Sean McKitrick, vice president of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and our institutional liaison, visited campus on Sept. 12 to promote the reaffirmation of accreditation process and answer questions about the importance of assessment.

For the eighth year, Millersville University (MU) hosted its annual Breast-A-Ville event outside of the Student Memorial Center.

Breast-A-Ville is a health fair that centers on the topic of breast health and selfexamination. Participants included the Penn State University Breast Center, radiologist Dr. John Garofola of Lancaster Radiology Associates and the Lancaster Cancer Center.

MU clubs that assisted included Relay for Life, Her Campus and All Campus Musical Organization.

Michael G. Warfel ’84, chairman of the Millersville University Council of Trustees.

Through his donation, the flags from all over the world were placed in the two locations on campus. The Galley currently contains over 200 flags, while Lombardo holds about 30. More are being added as the program continues.

BMP & University Win Diversity Awards

The steering committee and corresponding working groups are currently preparing for the evaluation team site visit in spring of 2020.

BREAST-A-VILLE

CASE Fundraising Award For the first time ever, Millersville University (MU) was recognized with a 2018 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Educational Fundraising award. MU is the only school in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) to be honored this year.

CASE selected Millersville as one of five schools to receive the award for “Overall Improvement for Public Comprehensive Institutions with Endowments over $35 Million” for 2018. The CASE Educational Fundraising Award recognizes fundraising programs and activities at institutions that demonstrate the highest level of fundraising practices that help educational advancement both locally and internationally.

LOMBARDO WELCOME CENTER

Exhibitors focused on breast health education including self-examination, which tied into the event's theme, "Check Your Selfie." This event was made possible through the Breast Cancer Awareness Program, which was started in honor of Diana Denenberg Durand.

Flags of the World If you’ve visited the Galley in the Student Memorial Center (SMC) or the new Lombardo Welcome Center, you’ve likely noticed the international flags that hang from the ceilings. The flags are part of the International Flag Project. The Flags of the World Celebration event took place on Sep. 18 in the SMC. The International Flag Project was funded through a generous donation from

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Millersville’s Biology Mentorship Program (BMP) won an Inspiring Programs in STEM award from INSIGHT into Diversity Magazine this year. This award recognizes colleges, universities and organizations for programs that improve access to STEM fields for underrepresented groups. The awards go to these institutions whose programs inspire and support those within them, while making a significant difference for all involved.

The BMP provides academic and social support for students involved to help foster academic success and a strong sense of community for the underrepresented groups involved.

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CAMPUS NEWS | FA L L / W I N T E R In recognition of MU's commitment to diversity and inclusion on campus, the University received a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine for the seventh consecutive year.

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Imagine the Possible is the title of Millersville’s three-year, $32 million campaign focused on students to help show that students come first at the GETHER University. The TO campaign is designed to eliminate barriers for qualified G and capable SI IN E THE POS students seeking higher education at MU. All funds raised through the campaign will go towards one of three priorities: scholarships, student learning experiences and Marauder Athletics. As of the first of the year, the campaign has raised nearly 70 percent of the goal.

COMMENCEMEN T MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY hosted their

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Commencement ceremony on Dec. 16 in Pucillo Gymnasium.

Approximately 404 Marauders crossed the stage and received their degrees. The group of graduates included 10 students who earned summa cum laude, 30 students who earned magna cum laude, and 51 students who earned cum laude honors.

Additionally, one student earned honors at the associate level.

Dr. Daniel Greenstein, the fifth chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, offered keynote remarks for the occasion. Cynthia Shapiro, chair of the Board of Governors, was in attendance. Additionally, former president Dr. John Anderson and former first lady Vivien Anderson were both awarded Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.

Student Government Association President John Tintera addressed the students by saying, “It is now time for all of you to move on from Millersville and take your talents and abilities into our society. You have been privy to immense change here at Millersville, and now you must be a change agent in your local community, your state and in this world.” 

Therapy PETS Each Thursday throughout the semester, MU's Counseling Center worked with Keystone Pets Enhanced Therapy Services (KPETS) to bring certified therapy pets to campus. Volunteers bring their animals to the parlor in Lyle Hall, and students are able to interact and decompress. This program was particularly popular through finals week. There are a wide variety of species that are involved in KPETS including dogs, mini horses and even a pig named Crosby.

DR. DANIAL WUBAH, DR. BLAISE LIFFICK, CYNTHIA SHAPIRA AND DR. DANIEL GREENSTEIN

TIMOTHY MAYZA ´18

2018 GRADUATES YOMAYRA BURGOS, JESSICA SHINGARA AND ALICIA DENMARK

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BY ETHAN HULSEY SUNFLOWER GREENE ’19 was beaming. pulled off one of the great athletic feats in Her smile a mile wide as she quickly climbed Millersville University (MU) history. two steps and stood up straight, flanked “Pure adrenaline,” Greene said of the by three athletes on the right and four on moment. “But winning the title didn't really the left. Greene was handed a trophy— hit me until later on, and the magnitude of but not just any my achievement trophy—one that didn't hit me was inscribed “NCAA until I saw the “Pure adrenaline.”

Division II National reaction of my Champion.” Greene — Sunflower Greene ’19 friends, family had traveled over and teammates.

1,000 miles to I feel proud of that Pittsburg, Kansas to moment, to be able to show what hard work represent Millersville at the NCAA Indoor can accomplish, and to represent my team Championships in shot put where she well at the national level.” accomplished a career best 53-4 1/4 and

Nearly a century earlier, in the spring of 1919, the Millersville’s women's

basketball team piled into a car and left campus traveling to Quarryville High School.

It was the first time a Millersville women's team played outside competition. It SUNFLOWER GREENE ´19 was the humble beginning of a transformation in the athletics department that would pave the way for athletes like Greene.

Over the next 100 years, Millersville would be at the forefront of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) plans to expand women's athletics, and women’s teams would win 21 of Millersville’s 48 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships.

Nationwide, there were battles fought over the importance and perception of women's athletics, but Millersville was fortunate to have advocates like former coach and administrator Marge Trout, former president Dr. Joseph Caputo and others who were committed to expanding the reach of women’s teams.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 1928

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Athletic competition is about more than just winning and losing at MU. For both the

100 Years of WOMEN'S Athletics men’s and women’s teams, it is about opportunities for competition, friendship, development, work ethic, accomplishment

and teamwork.

Holding the title of Marauder means something different for each of the thousands of women who competed at Millersville, but there is no denying the positive impact women’s athletics has had and continues to have at the institution.

IT ALL BEGAN WITH ONE SPORT It was 1918. World War I was raging and a flu epidemic was taking a toll on enrollment when the first women’s basketball team was formed. That year’s yearbook, “The Touchstone” read: “The year of 1919 was the first time in many years that a girls’ basketball team was

WOMEN'S TENNIS 1961

organized at the Normal. Although we were rather late in getting a team organized, the basketball season of 1919 can rightly be claimed a most interesting and successful one.”

followed by Lucille “Billy” Wilcox in 1926.

Those two led Millersville to a combined 32-6-1 record over four seasons.

“ONLY TWO SPORTS THAT WE COULD PARTICIPATE IN…”

While the players had very little That was just the beginning for women’s experience in sports at Millersville. Field hockey became “the science of the a school favorite, popping up as an on game,” two teams campus, inter-class competition in the were developed and played inter-squad 1920s. But from 1929-1945, intercollegiate scrimmages until a varsity team was competition disappeared completely. picked. The team was coached by physical Over the next 15-plus years, sports like education professor volleyball, tumbling Gordon Grainger and archery and the squad of were featured at “Being a part of seven was captained Millersville, but the Millersville women’s

by Emma Cully. only as inter-class The first game was competitions. basketball team taught played against However, society me the real meaning Strasburg High was changing with School, resulting of work ethic, pride women flooding in a 38-3 win for into the workplace and teamwork.”

Millersville. The and establishing season finished — Kristin Kunzman ’08 MU women's professional sports with two games—a basketball assistant coach teams during 19-17 win and a World War II. In 20-14 loss—against fall 1945, women’s Quarryville High School. intercollegiate athletics were revived at Intercollegiate competition began with Millersville under the direction of Katherine a women’s basketball game against Griffith, with field hockey in the fall and Shippensburg in 1921. East Stroudsburg basketball in the winter. joined the schedule of YMCA and high Griffith, and later, Dr. Mary Elizabeth school teams in 1923. The first female coach Dixon became central figures in building a was Wilma Trimble in 1924 and she was foundation for women’s athletics at postWorld War II Millersville. Griffith coached the field hockey and women’s basketball teams from 1945-50. Dixon succeeded Griffith as coach of both programs for eight and 12 years respectively. Dixon served Millersville as a health and physical education professor until 1981 and was inducted into the Millersville University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.

“No area of student life seemed more invigorated than athletics,” wrote professor emeritus, Dr. Dennis Downey, in his history of Millersville, “We Sing to Thee.” “As the veterans returned and as the trustees came to a new appreciation of the recruiting and recreational value of a full sports program, men’s and women’s athletics came into their own…Women threw themselves into athletic competition with a passion equal to the men, confident their femininity was preserved.”

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100 Years of WOMEN'S Athletics

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 1926

FIELD HOCKEY 1948

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100 Years of WOMEN'S Athletics VIRGINIA HAMPTON MALSON was one stand-out field hockey and basketball player under Dixon and Griffith’s guidance. The self-described tomboy came to Millersville at the suggestion of her brother’s girlfriend, and nearly 50 years later, became one of two women inducted in the first Millersville University Athletics Hall of Fame class.

Title IX was signed into law. At the time of the law’s passage, fewer than 32,000 women were competing in intercollegiate athletics.

Today, estimates put the total near 200,000.

At Millersville alone, almost 60 percent of its 450 student-athletes are women.

“You just went out for the sport and the coach picked the players she wanted to be on the team,” Malson said of getting on the team. “At the time there were no scholarships and “Playing field hockey athletes were not recruited based at Millersville taught on ability. We had me perseverance and practice every day after classes behind determination to work the pond. We wore hard no matter the a black tunic with a difficulties that gold letter and black shorts. That was it. come in life.”

Nothing fancy.”

“It was all about the interests and needs for the students,” said Trout. “I would take a survey every year to find out what students were interested in playing. It was needed.

Women’s athletics was always in the shadow. What we had to do when we got started was unbelievable.

“Title IX helped,” Trout admitted, “but we approached Title IX positively, and we never hurt men’s programs. That meant a lot to me.”

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Ray Runkel, who — Rachel Dickinson ’15 While the men was the head of competed in the the Department of newly formed Health and Physical Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Education and Director of Athletics. He (PSAC), there were no PSAC Championships offered her a part-time position coaching to be won when Malson was a Marauder. basketball and teaching a half-load of Women’s athletics at Millersville was about classes. Two years later, she was hired the love of the game. full-time to teach and coach both basketball as well as the newly-added “There are so many sports now,” said women’s lacrosse.

Malson. “We only had two that we could participate in. If we had more sports, then I would have played more.”

“MRS. TROUT ALWAYS FOUGHT FOR US…” It was not long after Malson graduated from Millersville that Marge Trout received a phone call from ALAYAH HALL ´18

Trout became women’s athletics greatest advocate.

Trout led the way to extensive changes in women’s athletics at Millersville. In 1975, Waltman was the first coach-only employee ever hired in the state system. She helped coach three sports.

“HE REALLY PROMOTED PARITY.” A watershed moment came in the early 1980s when the PSAC, after almost 30 years of offering championships exclusively for men’s sports, began including women’s teams. Millersville made the jump from the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) to NCAA Division II, which brought scholarships into the equation.

Millersville president Dr. William Duncan was at the fore of pushing the PSAC to include women’s championships. Dr. Joseph Caputo, Duncan’s successor, authorized the hire of Debra Schlegel as the women’s basketball coach in 1980—the system’s first full-time coach for a single sport.

“Mrs. Trout always fought for us to have equality and fairness,” said Barb Waltman, a 1973 Elwood J. Finley Award winner and 2018 hall of fame Trout was insistent inductee. “In some that Millersville ways we were “Mrs. Trout always fought divide its athletic treated pretty department in two. for us to have equality unfairly, but we got Caputo agreed, what we needed to and fairness.” putting the women’s compete. We never — Barb Waltman ’73 sports on equal felt like we were footing with the second-class citizens men. Caputo also because she was followed Trout’s advice that both the men such an advocate for us. We started to get and women’s departments have a vote in more uniforms and equipment and court PSAC matters. time for practice.”

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100 Years of WOMEN'S Athletics Fame Kirchner Award this year. “At that time, there was a conversation about if each school should have one or two votes— one for the men and one for the women. I said, ‘If the athletic directors could throw the women’s programs out the window they would.’ Dr. Caputo made the decision then to go with two votes, even if it meant that Millersville’s votes would cancel each other out. He really promoted parity.”

Millersville was a trendsetter, and that paid dividends for on-field and on-court success. In 1982, Waltman’s lacrosse team won the AIAW national championship.

Two years later, women’s basketball won the PSAC Championship—the first for a women’s sport at KIARA ALLEN ´16 Millersville. In 1999-2000, Millersville won the Dixon Trophy, which is awarded to the PSAC school with the best total finish across its sports.

Millersville’s women scored 56.5 points— exactly the same amount as the men.

“The success of those teams showed that we were more than just in the background,” said Trout. “It was beautiful when we won the Dixon Trophy and the points were equal. That was a great motivator, showing that women’s athletics was important.”

Today, 52 members of the Millersville University Athletics Hall of Fame are women.

The national championshipwinning 2014 field hockey team and athletes like Sunflower Greene carry on the tradition of championshipquality athletics.

“Toni Thompson and I, actually 10 of us, would get together every summer, meet at a restaurant,” said Malson. “The left back and fullback on that team, we keep in contact to this day and I’ve been out of college for 66 years. We were good friends.

That’s something you never lose—a friendship like that. It was camaraderie and the love of sports.”

“With good coaching, good training, good competition and coaches at Millersville that believed in me, I was able to reach levels I didn’t think possible. I learned to believe in myself.”

— Priscilla Jennings ’09 (track and field/cross country)

Malson never forgot the first field hockey game she played.

It was on the Lock Haven football field, and she was so exhausted afterward that all she could do was cry. Games like this have been discussed with her teammates for more than half a century.

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Greene echoes Malson on the importance of athletics and the impact it makes.

“Being a studentathlete has brought me so many lifelong friendships,” said Greene. “I met my best friend freshman year and we stayed close. The team is a second family to me. They're there if I need someone to talk to and also there to push me.”

Millersville women’s athletics has always represented opportunity for success, in and out of competition. To Greene in 2019, that is clearer than ever.

“Being an athlete is a huge part of my life,” Greene said. “Being an athlete gave me time management skills, leadership skills, mental strength, hard work and so many more skills.

Women’s athletics has come a long way. I’m a believer that women can do anything that men can do, and do it better.

There’s still a long way to go but I am est.1918 grateful to be on a women’s team surrounded by fellow strong women who are there to support each other to be greater.” 

WOMEN’S INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

SOFTBALL 1979

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ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

Seven Athletes Inducted during Homecoming Weekend The Millersville University Athletics Hall of Fame inducted its 24th annual class of inductees as part of Homecoming 2018 weekend. The class includes Elicia Anderson Claffey ’12 (track and field/ cross country), Wellington Cleaver ’71 (men’s basketball), Ciaran Dalton ’00 (men’s soccer), Tim Naylor ’93 (football), Joe Schneider ’68 (men’s basketball and baseball), Don Wagner ’83 (wrestling) and Barb Waltman ’73 (coach).

finish, Dalton totaled 44 points on 18 goals and eight assists.

TIM NAYLOR ’93, FOOTBALL A linebacker's job is to make tackles, and no player in Millersville history did that job better than Tim Naylor.

Millersville's all-time leader with 513 tackles and 225 solo stops, Naylor was a two-time Kodak and Don Hansen's Football Gazette Division II All-American and CLEAVER, CLAFFEY, WALTMAN, WAGNER, DALTON, NAYLOR, SCHNEIDER three-time All-PSAC East selection.

His 107 solo tackles in 1992 still stand as a school record.

"This year’s class is exceptional and each of the seven inductees JOE SCHNEIDER ’68, MEN'S BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL is very deserving of enshrinement into the hall of fame," said A three-year starter on the hardwood and on the diamond, Joe Director of Athletics Miles Gallagher. "They represent the best Schneider was a catalyst behind three NAIA District 19 titles for of Millersville Athletics." the men's basketball team. Schneider scored 1,371 career points, ELICIA ANDERSON CLAFFEY ’12, TRACK AND FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY A three-time All-American, three-time PSAC Champion and eight-time All-PSAC performer, Elicia Anderson Claffey ranks among the most accomplished athletes in Millersville history. Including cross country, indoor and outdoor track seasons, she qualified for NCAA Championship events seven times and was a 10-time USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region performer. Anderson Claffey won PSAC crowns in the 2011 outdoor 10,000-meter run and the 2012 outdoor 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs. She set and still holds five Millersville school records.

WELLINGTON CLEAVER ’71, MEN'S BASKETBALL A three-time All-PSAC East First Team selection, Wellington "Butch" Cleaver averaged an incredible 20.4 points and 15.5 rebounds per game during his highly-productive Millersville career. A two-time NAIA All-America Honorable Mention honoree, Cleaver ranked second in the PSAC in scoring as a junior and totaled more than 40 points three times that season. His career scoring average still ranks third in Millersville history.

CIARAN DALTON ’00, MEN’S SOCCER A prolific offensive threat for Millersville from 1995-98, Ciaran Dalton totaled 105 points and 43 goals during a stellar four-year career which included three All-PSAC selections. Dalton ranks second alltime at Millersville in points and goals, and is sixth in career assists.

He is one of only two Marauders to rank in the top six in both goals and assists. In 1998, while captaining his team to a PSAC runner-up

averaging 17.6 points per game, but it was his defense that is truly legendary. Schneider's 345 career steals (4.4 per game) still stands fourth in PSAC history, and his 149 steals as a senior in 1968 is a PSAC record 50 years later.

DON WAGNER ’83, WRESTLING When it comes to the long, storied history of Millersville wrestling, Don Wagner is in elite company. He is one of only two Marauders to ever win both a national championship and a PSAC Championship.

As a heavyweight for the Marauders, Wagner reached the pinnacle of Division III wrestling during his junior season of 1980 when he won the national championship. The following season in 1981, Wagner won a PSAC Championship and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships where he was an All-American.

BARB WALTMAN ’73, COACH For 33 years, Barb Waltman dedicated her life to the student-athletes at Millersville University. The longest-tenured head coach in the history of Division II women's lacrosse, Waltman is one of only three Millersville coaches to lead a team to a national championship. She retired with more wins than any other coach in Division II history and ranked 15th on the all-time wins list regardless of division. A three-time Brine/IWLCA Division II Coach of the Year and the PSAC Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1991, Waltman's teams won three PSAC Championships and finished as the conference runner-up five times from 1982-2001. Her 1982 team won the AIAW Division II Championship, becoming Millersville's first women's team with a national title. 

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SECOND PSAC CHAMPIONSHIP It was a memorable 2018 for the Millersville men’s soccer team.

The Marauders won the second PSAC Championship in program history, and first since 2011, by defeating West Chester in a nailbiting round of penalty kicks, 4-2. Millersville trailed 1-0 until senior JAXSON BURNS evened the score in the 79th minute. The game remained tied after two overtimes, and in the shootout, Millersville goalkeeper DARIAN MCCAULEY stopped two shots while CHASE FLICKINGER, NATHAN MAYNARD, ANTHONY CALAMIA and BURNS all converted—clinching the Tournament for the Marauders.

BURNS, who also scored the game-winning goal in the tournament semifinals, was named the PSAC Championship MVP. The Marauders advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in the last 10 years but lost in a close 1-0 decision to reigning NCAA Division II Champion Charleston. Millersville finished the season 10-4-6. Senior KYLE FINSTERBUSH became one of just two players in program history to be a four-time All-PSAC selection. 

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Women’s soccer had a history-making season in 2018.

Picked 13th in the PSAC preseason poll, the Marauders tied a school record with 14 wins, reached the PSAC Tournament for the first time since 2003 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Led by PSAC Coach of the Year Matt Procopio ’09, the Marauders closed the regular season ranked No. 15 in Division II. Five Marauders—KAY LIEBL (first team), PAIGE MANCINI (first team), DELANEY MEADOWS (first team), TALIA GRYNKEWICZ (second team) and LAUREN DOWNEY (third team)—were named All-PSAC. Liebl, who led the PSAC in goals with 17, was also named D2CCA All-Atlantic Region First Team, becoming the first player in program history to earn all-region honors. 

WOMEN’S Volleyball

Led by Jayci Suseland, Millersville’s first All-Atlantic Region performer since 2005, the women’s volleyball team had a breakout season. Without a senior on the roster, the Marauders won the PSAC Southeast Division, going 13-1 at home with five consecutive wins to close the regular season. It was the program’s first division championship since 1999, and the Marauders reached the PSAC Tournament for the first time since 2013. Suseland led the PSAC in kills, and sophomore teammate LINDSAY BLEVINS was also named All-PSAC. 

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FOOTBALL In their first season under coach J.C. Morgan, the Marauders placed three defenders on the All-PSAC East team. Defensive lineman MORGAN FAUGHNAN, linebacker ZAC BUTTON and safety TREJON DINKINS were named All-PSAC East for their first career postseason honors. 

FIELD HOCKEY

The field hockey team reached the PSAC Tournament Semifinals for the seventh consecutive season, finishing with a 14-6 overall record.

Six Marauders earned All-PSAC recognition. Senior ALIZA MIZAK entered rare company, becoming just the second player in program history to be a four-time All-PSAC honoree. ERICA TARSI, JORDAN GODDARD and SOL ORTIZKREINER were named to the first team while MIZAK, ANNABELLE TIERNEY and MEREDITH FAGAN were named to the third team. 

WOMEN’S GOLF For the fourth time in her

career, DANIELLE GREENE finished in the top 10 at the PSAC Championship. She placed ninth at the 2018 championships following up a third-place finish in 2017, a runner-up finish in 2016 and a sixth-place finish in 2015. 

Wilson NAMED WOMEN’S LACROSSE HEAD COACH On Aug. 29, Cindy Wilson was introduced as the head coach of the women’s lacrosse program—just the fourth coach in the program’s 51-year history.

Wilson, a 2009 graduate of Susquehanna University, spent the previous six seasons

at the University of Scranton, winning two Landmark Conference Coach of the Year awards while guiding the program to three consecutive conference championship games.

"I am honored and very excited to have

the opportunity to lead the Millersville women's lacrosse team," said Wilson.

“The vision and values of the Millersville athletics department and university make it one that I am eager to be a part of." 

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CLASS NOTES | 2018 1960s Kay Kauffman Fidler ’62, Harrisburg, retired in 2010 after 47 years teaching high school Latin and English. She and her husband continue to coach competitive FFA speakers at Annville Cleona High School. Fidler also serves as an area representative with International Student Exchange and volunteers with Wreathes Across America.

Joyce Weaver Nolt ’62, ’84M, Lancaster, was re-elected President of the J.P. McCaskey Alumni Association.

Kenneth Kulakowsky ’68, Willow Street, received the 2018 Kagy/Prust Life Achievement Award at the 93rd Graphic Communications Education Association Annual Conference on Aug. 1, 2018. He has taught for over 35 years, both in the Octorara School District and at MU as an adjunct professor.

Anthony Zaya ’68, Lititz, and his company, Lancaster County Timber Frames, Inc. were featured in a PBS NOVA Presentation titled "Operation Bridge Rescue" in October. Zaya's second book, "Heavy Timber Structures: Creating Comfort in Public Spaces" was published

by Schiffer Publications, Ltd. Terry Kline ’69, Brenham, Texas, Professor Emeritus, EKU College of Justice and Safety presented at the annual Dr. Richard W. Bishop (’37)

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Memorial Forum sponsored by the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association in Chicago.

Dr. Kline also earned the ADTSEA Dr. Richard Kaywood Award for outstanding service to the national driver and traffic safety program, an award Bishop also earned.

Bill Sherdel, a German immigrant blacksmith who went on to pitch for the Cardinals in two World Series against Babe Ruth and the Yankees.

1970s

Donald Miller ’70, Harrisburg, who writes under the pseudonym Donald Motier, published five new books in the last four years and has a sixth that will be published soon. He writes fiction, such as “Saving Lincoln: Mystic Chords of Memory,” and nonfiction, like “Riverside: A History and Memoir.” He also recently discovered that he is related to Mary Todd Lincoln.

Michael Tavella ’71, Hatboro, published his first novel, titled “The Light in the Ruins,” in July 2018.

Robert Haywood ’72, Huntingdon Valley, received the “Man Behind the Scenes” award from the Philadelphia String Band Association. He is the longest continuously serving member of the band, having marched in the past 46 Mummers Parades.

John Coulson ’73, Hanover, published his second book, titled “Wee Willie Sherdel: The Cardinals’ Winningest Left-Hander,” which tells the story of

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Wanda Dietz Craner ’75, Boyertown, and the Board of Directors of Gestalt Pastoral Care Associates, Inc. have written and received a prestigious grant from Brigham Young University and funded by the Templeton Foundation to study “spiritually integrated psychotherapeutic strategies” and how they impact long-term holistic growth and healing.

Cheryl Richards ’75, Louisa, Va., retired after 20 years as a Senior Programmer/ Analyst at the University of Richmond.

Carla Kessler Quickel ’76, Fort Wayne, Ind., earned her Doctor of Business Administration in Management degree from Anderson University.

She is an associate professor of business administration at Ivy Tech Community College.

M. William Redmond ’77, ‘79M, Millersville, retired after 31 years of serving as the Assistant Vice President for Student Services and Retention at Millersville University.

Bruce Drozd ’79, Warrington, retired after 39 years of teaching in Philadelphia and Cheltenham School Districts, where he taught industrial arts and technology education.

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1980s Garry Warlow ’80, Richboro, retired from the Neshaminy School District on 6/25/18, where he taught industrial arts and technology education for 25 years.

Mike Callahan ’81, Mountville, has been named the new CEO of Benchmark Construction Company.

Jonathan A. Crothers ’81, ’91M, Lancaster, earned a Doctorate of Lifelong Learning and Education from Pennsylvania State University on 8/11/18.

Jill Dorsey Mansor ’84, retired after 33 years of teaching. She also published her first book, titled “Fighting for the Finish,” on 11/12/17. Dorsey will continue to manage her equine therapy farm, Raise Your Dreams Farm, in Woodstown, N.J. Scott Selheimer ’85, Newark, Del., retired from full-time work as the Assistant Director of Athletics Communications at the University of Delaware after 33 years at the school.

He was recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America with a Lifetime Achievement Award in July 2018. He also serves as Executive Director of the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.

Steve Adamek ’86, Senoia, GA., retired in July 2014, after 31 years as an air traffic controller, most recently serving in Dubai.

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Brian Barg ’88, ’92M, Blue Bell, retired from his position as a mathematics teacher after 25 years of employment in Camden and Pennsauken, N.J. Carolyn O’Day Dymond ’88, Thompsontown, was recently promoted within the Bureau of Individual Taxes after working as a Realty Transfer Tax Specialist for several years. She is now one of four tax examiners in the Commonwealth who specialize in complicated inheritance tax issues, specifically wrongful death cases.

Tammy Rice Herman ’89, Yardley, was named Director of Programs and Services at the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, where she manages the state’s financial and technical support services for artists and nonprofit organizations.

Irvin Scott ’89, Cambridge, Mass., was featured in a story on the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s website about his work in faith and education.

He is a senior lecturer at Harvard.

1990s

Alba Bedoya Carollo ’90, Abu Dhabi, UAE, accepted a position as middle school principal at the American Community School in Abu Dhabi. She has worked for 19 years overseas as a teacher and administrator at schools in China, Indonesia, Romania and the United Arab Emirates.

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Karin Salonomsson Sekelsky ’90, Caledonia, Mich., earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree with highest honors from Chamberlain College on 8/11/18. She was also given the Executive Safety Award from Spectrum Health.

Jeff Clouser ’91, Mount Joy, was published in the UCC Musician’s Association Journal. His article is titled “Capable Leadership for the Church’s Music Ministry.” Clouser serves as the Director of Music Ministries at Palmyra Church of the Brethren.

Bill Burke ’93, Denver, was promoted to partner at Madison Risk Group, a risk management insurance brokerage based in King of Prussia.

Wendy Dunlap Bratina ’93M, Harrisburg, earned a Doctor of Education in Higher Education from Immaculata University on 5/20/18.

Missy Wetzel Ciocca ’93, Jupiter, Fla., accepted a position as Vice President of Marketing and Communications with LRP Media Group.

Sandy Aberts ’94, Manheim, was promoted to Related Services Coordinator at Reach Cyber Charter School.

Karen Hinton Polite ’95, ’18D, Lancaster, earned a doctoral degree in social work from Millersville University on 5/11/18.

Ann Hillenbrand Brown ’96, Eggleston, Va., was named Director of Strategic Communications for the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.

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CLASS NOTES | 2018 Chad Kimmel ’96, Boiling Springs, has been working for 15 years as an associate professor in sociology at Shippensburg University. He and his wife, Andrea, are the new owners of a hard cider production company, Grand Illusion, based in Carlisle, PA. His cider was recently featured in the alumni and friends tent party during Homecoming 2018.

Jo Rupp ’96, Pittsburgh, earned a master’s degree in sports psychology from the California University of Pennsylvania with a 4.0 GPA. She is a member of the Kappa Omicron Nu honor society.

Rikardo Hull Esq. ’97, Harrisburg, accepted a position as Executive Vice President of Strategy & Regulatory Affairs with the National Association of Water Companies.

Kimberly Graham-Pfeffer ’97, Atlanta, Ga., accepted a position as director of Emory University’s EmoryCard program.

She was also appointed Chair of the National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) Professional Development Committee.

Kelly McGinnis Beck ’98, Norristown, was elected as the National President of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority.

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Matthew Bruckner ’99, Lancaster, accepted a position as Director of Geoenvironmental Services with Rettew, a firm based in Manor Township.

Nathan Claycomb ’01, Strasburg, was appointed as Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement at Millersville University on July 30, 2018.

Heather Kolloff Anderson ’99, Newton, N.J., was named Kittatinny Regional High School’s teacher of the year. She is an art teacher and has worked at Kittatinny since 2000.

Aaron Dunn ’02, Airville, rescued an exceptionally rare Civil War artifact, a pair of war-used boots once owned, and worn by General Joshua L. Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Regiment during the latter half of the war. Only two pairs of boots are known to exist, one is on permanent display in a museum in Brunswick, Maine. The boots will be on display at the Appomattox, Va. Visitor Center for the next four years.

Kristen Kosakowski Handel ’99, Egg Harbor Township, N.J., was named one of Insurance Business American magazine’s Elite Women of 2018.

Alexander Kaufman ’99, Muncie, Ind., was named the Reed D. Voran Distinguished Professor of Honors Humanities and Professor of English at Ball State University, where he teaches in the honors college.

2000s

Aarin Price Deibler ’00, Lancaster, earned a Master’s of Science in Nursing from Eastern Mennonite University on 8/11/17.

Gary Zoll ’00, Laurel, Del., accepted a position as principal of Milford Central Academy in Milford, Del.

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Gregg Heimer ’02, Chester Springs, earned a Masters of Sciences in Telecommunication and Network Management from Syracuse University on 5/12/17.

John Stauffer ’02, Mountville, was promoted to Vice President and Senior Retail Office at Ephrata National Bank.

He has worked for the organization since 2009.

Lundy Ben ’03, Brighton, Colo., has worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a Quantitative Research Analyst since 2014, and was awarded a master’s degree in international relations from Webster University in 2011.

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Want to know what they named the baby? Want more details on the big wedding? The new job?

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Brian Heisey ’03, York, released his latest music video on Youtube, titled “DNA (Just Replicate),” on 5/22/18. He works as a middle school science teacher at Central York Middle School and uses his music and videos as an instructional aide with his students.

Doug Resh ’03, Phoenix, Ariz., was awarded Produce Business News 2018 40 under 40. Resh’s career started with Food Export USA-Northeast, he then owned an import/export company and a food brokerage. After selling that business he was recruited by Woodspur Farms and promoted to vice president of sales and marketing.

Brooke Wiker Donovan ’04, Mechanicsburg, was promoted to Senior Advancement Office at Dickinson College in June 2018.

Randee Bretherick ’06, Lancaster, published her first mystery novel, titled “Criminal Misdeeds,” under the pseudonym Randee Green.

The book was released on 7/1/18 by Coffeetown Press.

Brandy Kline Leininger ’07, Ephrata, earned a Master of Arts in Adult and Higher Education degree from the University of South Dakota on 5/5/18.

Katie White Veisz ’07, Doylestown, accepted a position as the Elementary Learning Support Program Specialist for the Central Bucks School District. She worked as a special education teacher in the district since 2008.

Nadine Owsiany ’08, Brookhaven, accepted a position as a supply chain analyst with Eaton Corporation.

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Jordan Estock ’09, Elkton, Md., was named teacher of the year at Concord High School in 2015. He was recently asked to present at the TEDx Wilmington conference about his work with Authentic Learning.

Katherine Romagnoli Schultz ’09, Lancaster, earned a Doctor of Education in Special Education from the University of Pittsburgh on 6/23/18.

Courtney Anderson Drew ’10, Harrisburg, published two novels, “No Relief from Waking” on 12/1/17 and “Dragons Fly: The Adventures of Adelia Mirianth” on 7/22/18.

2010s

Jessica Stankovich ’11, Lebanon, was promoted to vice president of the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce on 7/19/18. She has worked for the LVCC since 2013.

Lochran Fallon ’12M, ’13M, State College, accepted a position as an assistant professor of English at Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. Danielle Dougherty ’13, East Norriton, began working as Associate Director of Alumni Relations at Arcadia University in April 2018.

Jordan Smith ’13, Knoxville, Tenn., accepted an assistant director position with the Center for Student Engagement at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Nathan Bollinger ’14, York, was named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on 8/29/18.

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Nicole Geary ’15, Douglasville, accepted a job as a project engineer at Wohlsen Construction Company’s Oakwood Hills development. Previously she worked as a project coordinator.

Annalise Giuliani ’17, Chalfont, accepted a position working for NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. She was also published on the NASA Education website and hosted a live video chat between students and astronauts on the International Space Station.

Lea Owrutsky ’17, Red Lion, was hired as a cyber security engineer for Penn State Health.

Angela Prendergast ’17, Chalfont, published her first book, a collection of prose poetry called “Overthought Thoughts of a 21-Year-Old,” in May 2017.

WEDDINGS Kay Kauffman ’62 and Martin Fidler, 4/14/14 M. William Redmond Jr. ’77, ‘79M and Marcy Ashton, 9/17/18 R.J. Rychleski ’79 and Krystle Smith, 7/15/18 Misti Davis ’87 and Jon Kelly, 5/26/13 Carolyn O’Day ’88 and John Dymond, 1/25/18 Derrick McCutchen ’98 and Cherron Schell, 8/18/18 Christy Chladny ’02 and Andrew Klemick, 4/28/18 Kimberly Gana ’04 and Jessica Mazewski, 8/4/18 Adam Hoke ’04 and Jessica Klube ’07, ’13M, 6/16/18

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Christopher Volski ’07 and Amy Zeleznock, 9/28/17 Katy Ferrier ’09, ’11M and Ray Charles, 7/7/18 Heather Morgan ’10 and Matt Stem, 7/1/18 Jordan Smith ’13 and Michael Porter, 5/26/18

Ryan E. McClellan ’00 and wife, Laura, a daughter, Vail, 12/20/17.

Morgan Endy Croak ’10 and husband, Dan Croak ’09, a daughter, Kennedy Nicole, 4/6/17.

D E AT H S

Mary Kate Hudson ’14, ’16M and Joseph Seborowski ’14, ’16M, 9/14/18 Seth Sponhouse ’14 and Marisa Leo ’13, ’22M, 6/23/18 Shira Kauffman ’16 and Tukker Zimmerman, 4/21/2018 Lindsay Roschel ’17 and John Landin, 5/18/18

A N N I V E R SA R I E S David Sauders ’66, ’71M & Joanne Longenecker Sauder ’66, Akron, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple met while both were attending Millersville State College.

John Bratton ’67 & Janet Walter Bratton ’68, Christiana, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 6/8/18. They met at the Sugar Bowl on campus.

Ken Thomas ’67 & Eileen Maus Thomas ’68, Littlestown, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 6/22/18. The couple met at the Sugar Bowl while studying at Millersville.

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VISIT MILLERSVILLE.EDU/ REVIEW-CLASS-NOTES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON MANY ENTRIES. Dr. Steven Max Miller, Millersville, passed away on 11/3/18, at the age of 68.

Dr. J. Richard Zerby, Millersville, passed away on 5/18/18, at the age of 97.

Virginia Webster Paxson ’45, Quarryville, passed away on 12/6/17 at the age of 94.

Walter E. Morris ’47, Fairfax, Va., passed away on 5/18/17 at the age of 95.

Phyllis Dick Seal ’49, Carlisle, passed away on 6/7/18 at the age of 92.

Donald Vannan ’52, Bloomsburg, passed away on 8/27/18 at the age of 87.

Joanne Garrett Harner ’53, York, passed away on 7/15/18 at the age of 87.

Henry Myers ’53, York, passed away on 1/29/18 at the age of 91.

Joseph Elliott Jr. ’57, Media, passed away on 11/10/17 at the age of 82.

Edwin Bearer ’58, Oak Island, N.C., passed away on 8/2/18 at the age of 87.

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Kenneth E. Leister ’58, Lancaster, passed away on 4/28/18.

Russell “Bruce” Weaver ’58, Lititz, passed away on 2/14/16 at the age of 84.

Drew Darrah ’60, Telford, passed away on 10/30/17 at the age of 80.

Joyce Shipton Thompson ’60, Grove City, passed away on 11/22/16 at the age of 78.

Richard Parrish ’61, Royersford, passed away on 2/23/18 at the age of 81.

Eva V. Leanz ’63, ’68M, Morgantown, passed away on 3/12/18 at the age of 93.

Donald H. Esbenshade ’64, Lancaster, passed away on 9/15/17 at the age of 81.

Dorna Wildasin Lease ’65, ’72M, Glenville, passed away on 6/10/18 at the age of 74.

Mary Jane Hood Weidenbach ’66, Canton, Mich., passed away on 7/1/18 at the age of 74.

Earl Hendershot ’68, Warfordsburg, passed away on 6/17/18 at the age of 73.

Eileen Maus Thomas ’68, Littlestown, passed away on 10/4/18 at the age of 71.

Glenn Garner ’69M, Lititz, passed away on 8/9/17 at the age of 80.

Joseph Geesey ’74, Columbia, passed away on 6/26/18 at the age of 82.

James Stante ’75, Pensacola, Fla., passed away on 5/9/18 at the age of 71.

Martin Gutekunst ’79, Reading, passed away on 1/7/17 at the age of 59.

Thomas Lee Woodward Jr. ’93, Pittsburgh, passed away on 6/11/18 at the age of 47.

John Maicher ’11, Birdsboro, passed away on 8/4/18.

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LOIS MORGAN ‘54

Alumna Supports Women’s Athletic Success in the Classroom & on the Field LOIS MORGAN ‘54 loved her time at Millersville University. She pursued a degree in elementary education and was dedicated to her studies. She put herself through school by working 28 hours a week for the local newspaper, which unfortunately did not leave her much time for extracurricular activities.

Millersville Athletics is committed to providing a “Marauder championship experience,” to all student-athletes. This is the focus of the athletics’ portion of the University’s $32 million campaign, “Imagine the Possible.” Approximately $6 million of that total will go to support Marauder Athletics, and Morgan’s gift is an example of what’s possible through private support.

“My education at Millersville was very important to me. My only disappointment was that I wasn’t able to spend extra time on campus to participate in field hockey or take part in the plays,” she says. “I’ve always enjoyed field hockey.

I’ve always enjoyed watching sports of all kinds.”

The Morgan Scholarship Fund for Women’s Athletics will provide enhanced scholarship LOIS MORGAN ´54 dollars to recruit and retain the most talented female student athletes on the field and in the classroom; will balance Title IX scholarship funding for men’s and women’s programs; and will create a more equal playing field of available It was that passion for athletics, and desire to give back to the scholarship dollars among conference rivals. university she loves, that inspired Morgan and her late husband, Milton, to give back and provide academic scholarships for athletes.

The couple has provided significant financial support for Marauder athletics over the years. Following her husband’s passing, Morgan knew she did not want to stop supporting MU in his honor.

In order to recognize this extraordinary gift, the academic center in Jefferson Hall was renamed in Morgan’s honor at a ceremony on Dec. 1. The Morgan Academic Center for Student Athletes will be a place players can study and get tutoring support for their classes.

“Knowing that kids come out of school with so much debt, I was hoping that our donations, in some small way, might help alleviate that,” Morgan explains. “After Milt passed, I thought I shouldn’t let this go. If I was in a position to do this, I should.”

“Hopefully this center can grow,” says Morgan. “College freshman in particular could use help like this. It’s a new experience for them, away from home. It’s so important to have that initial academic support to soften the blow so to speak, so they can get into a routine and good study habits. If you learn how to use your time, you can be a value to the college and the community.”

This year, Morgan established a $500,000 endowment, called the Morgan Scholarship Fund for Women’s Athletics. It is the largest endowed gift in Millersville Athletics history. The first scholarships from this endowment will be awarded this coming year.

“Lois is someone who genuinely cares about the student-athlete experience and understands the impact of receiving an incredible education while also competing for championships,” says Miles Gallagher, director of athletics at MU. “Her commitment is going to impact the lives of countless students and we are incredibly thankful for her support.”

While Morgan is not able to get out to see as many field hockey games as she’d like anymore, she still has a passion for the sport and other women’s teams at MU. She hopes this endowment makes a difference for student-athletes, and she’s hopeful that women’s athletics will continue to grow at Millersville.

“I’m so proud of what has gone on at Millersville University,” Morgan says. “What we hear about is positive. People don’t realize the impact that colleges can have on kids. It gives them their values for life.” 

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