Juniata Fall Winter 2010

JUNIATA2010 Fall-Winter

All the World’s a Stage:

Theatre Students Go Euro

It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas: Long-term Energy Research Heats Up Again

Getting It Write: Juniata Revamps College Composition Class

You Wear It Well: Wardrobe Secrets of the Faculty

North to Alaska: An Alum’s Story of Alaska’s Statehood

Campus Conversations: Juniata faculty and students weigh in on issues of the day. Reporting by: Joe Aultman-Moore ’12, Huiqing “Helen” Hu ’13, Erin Kreischer ’13, Liz Roberts ’10, Caitlin Stormont ’10, Sam Stroup ’12

“At one level, Americans don’t value the parks enough in that they are under-funded. Every park has infrastructure, bridges and visitors’ centers that are falling apart. In another sense, Americans love the parks almost to death. The crush of people, air pollution caused by vehicles, solid waste generated by coffee cups and trash, are putting a strain on parks that in some places, they can’t handle.”—Historian Dave Hsiung on how Americans value national parks.

“Rewriting and organizing notes helps a lot. For many people it helps for them to actually teach whatever they’ve learned to another person. Getting out of your room helps students to study better. There are many classrooms open during the week after 4 p.m., and they provide a better atmosphere for studying.”—Jared Smith, residence director, on effective study habits.

“In terms of foreign policy, I think he has done a good job reaching out to foreign countries and trying to establish a positive reputation

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for the U.S. abroad, but I don’t think he has done anything significant to deserve it. Considering people like Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr. and Kofi Annan, he hasn’t done anything to come close to deserving to be mentioned with them.”—David Grim ’12, State College, Pa., on whether President Barack Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize.

“Japan or England would be my first priorities for studying abroad. Mainly because the Japanese culture is similar to the Chinese culture, and I always wanted to learn more about their customs. I personally love shopping, and I heard that many of the brands I like sell really cheap in England, so that is a big reason for me to study there!”—Ansely Xiao ’13, international student, China, on reasons to study abroad.

“Get eight hours of sleep a night, especially during finals; that way you can better retain information and study more effectively. You can live life in two ways: know that you are going to get

something done, or freak out about it and get it done anyway. Either way, it will get done. Oh, and keep your door open because more people will stop by and say hi.”—Erin Turvey ’12, Arlington, Va., on surviving freshman year.

“Before living there, I never thought about the future of humanity, and the importance that sustainable living has to our societal health and prosperity. I now think more consciously about my personal actions in regards to sustainability.”—Franklin Hockenbrocht ’10, Sunbury, Pa. on living at the Raystown Field Station.

“Probably 20 to 25 percent. There are some horses that are so good the jockey doesn’t matter and there are some horses with a unique style or an ability suited to a specific racetrack or condition where the jockey can make a difference. You could probably put me on a horse like Secretariat or Cigar and they would still win.”—Randy Rosenberger, associate professor of business, on the role played by jockeys in thoroughbred racing.

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Dear Friends,

As some of you may have heard, I agreed to extend my time at Juniata for another two years until May 2013. The Board of Trustees asked me to lengthen my stay because Juniata (and higher education in general) is navigating economic uncertainty and they felt the College’s current momentum, built over the long term, might be slowed by a drawn-out transition. In turn, I asked my senior management team—Provost Jim Lakso and John Hille, executive vice president for enrollment and retention—to extend their time here and they’ve agreed. The momentum the Trustees spoke of is the legacy of every employee and every student at Juniata. We refuse to accept the status quo. If a program is working, we persistently strive to improve it. If students or faculty find a course or a topic lacking, the College works hard to update it or, at the very least, give it a decent burial. In learning, in teaching, in research and in all things Juniata, our need to push forward, to strive for more, has made the College a model for higher education. That success is not the result of a sudden flurry of achievement. Our results are wrought from steady innovation. No Juniatian rises to the top without standing on the shoulders of previous generations. Certainly critical ingredients in our most recent success are those previous generations. Whether through gifts, inspiration or even a conversational suggestion at a campus event, our students, alumni, faculty and staff are relentlessly in search of improvement. More importantly, we go out of our way to work as a community to make these aspirations real. I think our penchant for building on our achievements is perfectly reflected in this issue as we read of Bob Smith ’50, who found himself “writing the first rough draft” of Alaska’s history as a state and 50 years later accepting accolades for his work covering the event. Theatre professor Andy Belser’s story about how an innovative summer study abroad program reveals how experiencing a different culture can help students push beyond classroom lessons to a deeper well of learning. Senior Sarah Ruggiero’s story on how we revamped our College Writing Seminar is the embodiment of Juniata’s mission to, if I can paraphrase Satchel Paige, keep improving, because somebody is always gaining on us. A commitment to long-term excellence is revealed by the story of chemist Paul Schettler’s work in the 1970s and ’80s on natural gas deposits in shale, research that could affect national energy policy. It’s an example of how insight, collaboration, good timing and flashes of inspiration can help change the world (or at least our gas bills). Paul’s work with energy is an apt metaphor for Juniata’s willingness to reach ever higher because flames always burn brighter by drawing energy from their immediate surroundings.

Juniata, as you know, is a very special place.

Warm regards,

A Juniata student takes the catchphrase “climb higher” literally as he tests his mettle on a climbing wall.

—Photo by George Braun ’10

Thomas R. Kepple [email protected]

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Is this what College administrators mean by “immersion experience?” A group of Juniata students find their inner mermaids and mermen in a show of solidarity for the College.

—Photo by Clare Coda ’10, Shady Grove, Pa.

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Melissa Johnson, right, No. 12, congratulates Laura Fisher, No. 25, left, during a Juniata soccer contest.

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Kyle McKechnie breaks up a pass in Juniata’s game against Susquehanna.

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Campus Conversations . . . . . . Inside Front Cover

President’s Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Campus News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

All the World’s a Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 By Andrew Belser A troupe of Juniata theatre students found that the play’s

not always the thing in theatre. Sometimes, according to writer Andy Belser, the experience of seeing other cultures, eating new foods and meeting new people can inspire deeper explorations of art and character.

It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Chemist Paul Schettler accepted a research assignment

in the early 1970s to see if natural gas deposits in shale could be quantified and measured. With the help of biologist Todd Gustafson, other scientists and a lot of students, he found answers that are still relevant today.

Getting It Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 By Sarah Ruggiero ’10 College Writing Seminar was working just fine as Juniata’s

beginning writing course. Still, every sentence, every essay, every story could use improvement. Here’s the story of the new, improved CWS.

You Wear It Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Professors, particularly at Juniata, are not all cookie-cutter

educators who look alike and teach alike. In fact, most college educators like to express themselves through their wardrobe. Here’s four faculty wardrobe stories to hang your hat on.

North to Alaska: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Former journalist Robert Smith ’50 recalls his days as

a Washington, D.C. reporter covering Alaska’s bid for statehood and his own return to the scene of one of his biggest scoops.

Faculty Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Faculty Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Alumni Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

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On the CoverFew sights in Europe can equal the romance and awe evoked by seeing the Eiffel Tower at night, but a group of theatre students found their world illuminated in new ways on a summer trip to France and England to drink in magical theatrical experiences, as well as the occasional gourmet meal.C

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Heats Up AgainGetting It Write: Juniata Revamps College

Composition ClassYou Wear It Well: Wardrobe Secrets of the Faculty

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Ratings Blitz: We’re Moving On Up in National PollsJuniata is used to being the “engine that could” of higher education in national polls, inching its way up as more and more opinion makers recognize the quality of the College. This year, however, Juniata made a Michael Jordan-esque leap in national ratings when the College jumped 13 spots in the U.S. News & World Report Rankings, and in the Forbes.com rankings, which rated Juniata 75th in the nation in its recently released “America’s Top Colleges 2009” poll. Not only is the College a fount of learning, it seems that working here is hardly a slog through Siberia. The Chronicle of Higher Education rated Juniata as one of 30 four-year colleges and universities nationwide to merit placement on the Honor Roll in the Chronicle of Higher Education 2009 “Great Colleges to Work For” survey. Juniata was ranked 85th in the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. News & World Report poll. “College presidents aren’t supposed to say that we

are surprised by our ratings, but Juniata’s move up the rankings means that more and more people are aware of our educational successes and outcomes and we are overjoyed at that recognition,” says Tom Kepple, Juniata president. “The Forbes poll asks questions that students always ask,” Kepple says. “‘Will my classes be interesting?’ ‘Will I graduate in four years?’ ‘How much debt will I have when I graduate?’” In the Chronicle survey Juniata was rated in the “Small College” division in 16 out of 26 categories (499 employees or fewer). The survey is based on responses to the Chronicle from more than 41,000 administrators, faculty members and staff members at 247 colleges and universities. “Juniata’s sense of community is well known among its employees, students and alumni and I’m proud that our ability to create a welcoming workplace is being recognized,” Kepple adds.

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No Place Like Dome: Student Constructs ‘Geodesic Dorm’At a time when colleges and universities are competing for students by building plush dorms with single rooms, Jacuzzis and flatscreen TVs, Juniata’s Jake Weller ’11 is going back to basics—by living for the entire school year in a geodesic dome he built himself. “I have always been interested in geodesic domes and off-the-grid architecture,” explains Weller, who is from Lusby, Md. Weller has built his “geodesic dorm” in a grassy field behind Juniata’s Brumbaugh Academic Center. The domed structure, covered with white plastic sheeting, looks vaguely like some sort of science experiment. That is, until you step inside. The interior looks like pure college student chic. Clothes hang from connecting rods. Books are lined up in milk crates. Mountain bike in one corner, although there are no corners in a dome. The highly experimental lifestyle associated with “dome sweet dome” is purely a personal journey for the philosophy major. He’s not getting any academic credit for his sojourn in the dome, nor is he writing a paper on his experience. He’s doing it because he’s always wanted to. “This is a very experimental mindset, you’re not going to convince someone to live in a dome unless they already have an inclination,” he says of the project. “I have to figure things out as I go along and remember not to take the fun out of it.” Weller’s commitment to the experience dates to well before his approach to the Juniata administration. He has a dog-eared notebook filled with measurements, drawings, calculations, musings and outlines that are a testament to how long he has dreamed of “going dome.” And he did build it. These days, many students would look for a used geodesic dome on e-Bay or find one in an L.L. Bean catalog, or a similar outdoor outfitter. Not Jake Weller. He found ¾-inch electrical conduit, cut lengths to fit and flattened and drilled out each end. Those tubes formed the dome structure. He found a solar panel used on boats that generates about 50 watts of power (the panel charges the golf cart batteries Weller uses to provide light and to charge his laptop). The budget for Weller’s dome is up to about $1,300, with about half that expense going toward buying the batteries. “I’ve had a ton of people drop by and a lot have expressed interest in staying overnight,” he says. “I like that I’m down in the thick of things during the day and (the dome) gives me a place to retire to.”

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Jake Weller ’11, of Lusby, Md., finds life in a geodesic dome, well, expansive. Although the stark white exterior suggests a minimalist

lifestyle, the dome’s interior is larger than the average dorm room and holds

everything Jake needs, from mountain bike to mattress.

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Asian Markets: Juniatians Tour China on Business

In most business classes a field trip means you get to tour some local factory or visit a corporate headquarters a couple hours away. Song Gao, assistant professor of economics, thinks bigger. This summer Gao took 13 students to China for several weeks as part of a business study abroad experience, where the students toured business sites ranging from China’s largest Coca-Cola factory to the American Chamber of Commerce. “It’s a valuable experience for our business students because there are great opportunities in China,” Gao explains. “More American companies are locating offices or factories there and Chinese companies are seeking employees for their entrance into American markets.” The students spent a week at the University of Dongbei in Dalian, a city about four hours east of Beijing. Gao taught a course on Chinese economic reform and Daniel Hsu, a professor of history at the university, taught courses on Chinese history and Chinese culture.

Promoting the Promoter: Marketer Adds Development to PortfolioGabriel Welsch, assistant vice president of marketing at Juniata since 2007, was promoted to vice president for advancement and marketing in June. “Gabe has shown in a relatively short time here that he has a firm grasp on how to create a cohesive

marketing strategy and integrate that same strategy into our fund-raising efforts and alumni programs,” says Juniata President Tom Kepple. Welsch will continue to oversee Juniata’s marketing efforts, including print publications, media

relations, digital media and the College’s print shop. In addition he will supervise the alumni relations office, the College’s development department and the office of corporate and foundation support. The marketing chief came to Juniata in June 2007 from Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, where he was assistant to the dean for advancement and manager of publications and public relations from 2005 to 2007. During his tenure at Juniata, Welsch implemented a redesign of the College’s alumni magazine; helped conceive the College’s fund-raising theme, “Changing Lives to Change the World;” and oversaw the College’s new efforts in social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. He earned two degrees from Penn State: a bachelor’s degree in English in 1993, and a master of fine arts degree in English in 1998. Before coming to Juniata, Welsch had spent his entire career at Penn State. In 1998, Welsch was hired as assistant director of communications in the College of the Liberal Arts, where he edited Liberal Arts magazine and supervised print and electronic media.

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Little-Read Books: Differing Ways of Looking at DictatorsAccording to most western histories, a course based solely on the history of Communist dictators Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong would include an unrelenting list of atrocities and purges, but Juniata College historian Doug Stiffler wants to use the lives of the notorious rulers to make a different point; can students believe everything they read? “I remember my first year of college and being amazed that one of my professors told me that something I had read in a history text was wrong,” explains Stiffler, associate professor of history at Juniata. “I couldn’t believe it. I had read it in a book! I thought all books must be right.” Stiffler, who recently spent a year in China researching the cold-war relationship between China and the Soviet Union, decided to base his entire course, “Stalin and Mao,” on reading differing accounts of Josef Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953, and Mao Zedong, who led Communist China from 1949 to 1976. “Stalin is enjoying sort of a renaissance of popularity in Russia right now because he’s associated with the Soviet victory in World War II,” Stiffler says. In China, Mao Zedong is still revered as a great leader. Stiffler explains that Mao’s portrait graces many denominations of paper money in China and that his portrait is placed above the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Students read memoirs and excerpts from papers, as well as journalism from the era, and then tackled separate biographies of the two despots. “You have to look at everything—even the writings of the ‘obsessed amateur.’ Historians thought the idea of Vikings exploring North America was totally wrong before evidence proved (the obsessed amateurs) right,” Stiffler explains.

Asian Markets: Juniatians Tour China on Business

While Gao tried to ensure that all the Juniata students experienced China as a cultural phenomenon, even he admitted in the age of globalization that it was hard to keep students focused in immersion in China. “I think all the students wanted to make sure to eat only Chinese food and other things, but the global economy makes it easy to fall back into American culture,” Gao explains. “There are McDonald’s, Pizza Huts and KFCs across China and that makes it easier for students to fall back into what they are familiar with.” Although breaking free of American culture was difficult, the group found that most of the Chinese people they encountered were fascinated by the United States. “The students were impressed that people were always talking to us about the U.S.” Gao says. “It makes sense because the U.S., is the most important partner for China in the global economy.”

A summer trip to China allowed a contingent of Juniata business students to tour a variety of Chinese enterprises—from a toy factory to the Chinese headquarters for Coca-Cola. Song Gao, assistant professor of economics, created the new course, which also features a week-long classroom experience at the University of Dongbei in Dalian.

“I remember my first year of college and being amazed that one of my professors told me something I had read in a history text was wrong.”—Doug Stiffler

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Typically, students sprawled around on mattresses throughout the campus quad means burst pipes in dorm buildings or insufficient housing accommodations. At Juniata it meant 157 students set a world record Oct. 10 (until someone else officially breaks it) by lining up throughout the Juniata campus quad and falling into each other while gripping their dormitory mattresses. Toppling into each other like tenpins at a bowling alley, the students took 1 minute, 34 seconds to collapse on the quad taking part in an event known as mattress dominoes. The Juniata effort is currently under approval by the Guinness Book of World Records. The event was sponsored by the student clubs JC Rotaract and the JC Gym Class Club.

All Fall Down: Juniata Rules Mattress Dominoes

“I will never organize another event like this. It was overwhelming at times,” says Laura Hess, a junior from Broad Top, Pa., and, with Leah Cullen, junior from Pittsburgh, Pa., an organizer of the event. “The actual event was fun because we were part of the attempt. When the dominoes reached the end was the best part, because everyone was laying down on their mattress cheering. It was a pretty loud celebration.” The College will receive a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records as the official world record holder until another sanctioned group breaks the students’ record. For those who’d like to see the event on video, see www.juniata.edu/magazine.

—Molly Sollenberger ’10, Juniata Associate, media relations, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Gaining momentum, the mattresses tumble at the halfway point of Juniata’s attempt to break the world record for mattress dominoes. More than 150 students, all lugging mattresses, participated in the event.

Although there’s no official method for warming up for mattress dominoes, at left, a student tests her mattress for bounciness before the big event. At right, students who have already toppled try to sneak peeks at the progress of the attempt.


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Laser Focus: Chemist Tests Out Forensic InstrumentsNormally, college science classes confine themselves to using proven analytical instruments—like spectrometers, chromatographs, various microscopes—but a Juniata chemist will spend the next 18 months or so testing three different laser-based spectrometers with possible uses in analysis of hazardous materials and criminal forensics. “We are helping to refine the user requirements for these instruments and have our students get hands-on experience using them,” says Richard Hark, professor of chemistry, whose lab was chosen to participate in a congressionally funded project with A-3 Technologies, an Aberdeen, Md.-based company near the Army Research Laboratory. Hark and two undergraduate student researchers will test three different versions of a Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer, commonly called a LIBS, in chemistry circles. A LIBS instrument uses a laser to atomize a sample of material. The bright spark formed is then analyzed according to its unique light signatures. The three instruments to be tested include the MINI-ST™, which uses laser technology to analyze materials at distances up to 30 meters. Another LIBS instrument is a portable, self-contained unit that uses battery power and is designed for use in the field. The instrument is contained in a waterproof, briefcase-like case and uses a small chamber to analyze material. The RT-100 is a much larger, completely contained laser system that can be moved easily (in areas such as a building or laboratory) but is not designed to be portable in the field. Hark will test all three instruments for either

Two chemistry students, Alyssa Kress ’11, of Spring Grove, Pa., left, and Kristen Beiswenger ’11 of Gallitzin, Pa., put the MINI-ST through its paces. The machine has already completed its testing phase at Juniata.

applicability for use in forensic analysis or as tools to help first responders determine if unknown substances are hazardous materials. “We look forward to gaining valuable feedback on the performance of these instruments for these important applications,” says Rick Russo, president of A3 Technologies, LLC.

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Joys in the Attic: Student Discovers Colonial DocumentCleaning out the attic is pretty low on the list of fun activities for most people, but at Juniata dedicated history or museum studies students can get credit for it. And if they are astute and observant, they might find a relatively rare colonial document hidden among the knick-knacks, artifacts and book stacks in the attic of the College art museum.

Two Juniata students, Paige Johnston ’11, of Lancaster, Pa., and Megan Sollenberger ’10, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., listen as the class covers an international version of the Cinderella tale.

Twisting The Tale Of The Glass SlipperThe classic Cinderella folktale is known far and wide, but imagine diverging from the universal version and reading a version where Cinderella is a sweatshop worker trapped on the eighth floor of a burning building, or living in Normandy as her father is sent out with an army to invade England. Lynn Cockett, associate professor of communication at Juniata, has found a unique way to incorporate the story of Cinderella into a classroom setting by surveying the historical and cultural origins and pathways of the story for the College’s Cultural Analysis curriculum. “I hope students will walk away with a sense of the international breadth of Cinderella,” she says. “Students learn through this course that humans all over the

world tell tales in order to understand and make sense of the same kinds of things: jealousy, beauty, persecution, or fairness.” The major project for the fall course was to write and illustrate a one-of-a-kind Cinderella screenplay based around the significant cultural time period each

student is given, such as the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, a New York City industrial tragedy where 140 garment workers, most of them women, perished in a fire, and the 1066 Battle of Hastings, where King Harold of England died in battle fighting Norman invaders, led by William the Conqueror. “Cinderella explores universal themes within varying cultural contexts, which shows us the extraordinary influence of class, gender, and family structure on many cultures,” Cockett says.

—Molly Sollenberger ’10, Juniata Associate, media relations, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

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Cody Fulton ’10, of Robesonia, Pa., found history in a frame as he dismantled a framed map and discovered an 18th-century legal document. At top, the document details a skirmish between Connecticut “Yankees” (spelled “Yankyies”) and Pennsylvanians. Fulton was researching exhibits for the Founders Hall History Room at the time of the discovery.

Cody Fulton ’10, of Robesonia, Pa., spent the summer and fall semester organizing, categorizing and prioritizing a huge collection of College artifacts and paraphernalia as part of an internship to create exhibits for the Juniata History Room in the newly refurbished Founders Hall. “There was a lot of stuff piled up there when I first went into the attic,” says Fulton, who hopes to work at a military museum or battlefield park upon graduation. “Some of the weird things include a couple of diplomas from Harvard, a drawing by (Juniata’s first professor) Jacob Zuck explaining how he’d like Founders to be laid out, and three sets of panties from a panty raid in the 1970s.” Early in the fall, Fulton was taking apart a framed map of Huntingdon as part of a preservation project

and discovered a folded document stuffed behind the frame. It turned out to be a legal deposition from 1784. “It refers to a skirmish between people from Connecticut—they called them ‘Yankyies’—and Pennsylvanians, where eight people were killed,” he says. “I couldn’t read it because the writing is pretty ornate.” Historians David Sowell and David Hsiung quickly identified that the document referred to 18th century incidents where Connecticut tried to claim territory in northeast Pennsylvania. Although it wasn’t as thrilling as discovering a van Gogh or a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the attic, Fulton is going to research the skirmish and the names of the people mentioned in the document as part of an independent study project.

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Juniata women’s basketball player Natalie Glinsky ’13, of Indiana, Pa., talks with head trainer Jeff Leydig as he expertly tapes her ankles before practice. The College’s training staff takes care of taping and pregame preparation for both Juniata and visiting teams.

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Jeff Leydig isn’t a professor, but listening to him explain the mechanics of a pulled muscle makes you believe he is. He is

halfway through examining an athlete, who upon first arrival squirmed in pain. Yet, in the hands of Leydig, she is eerily calm. Leydig silently probes the aching site—a swollen knee—repeatedly investigating her facial expression for signs of pain. From her perch on the examining table, she stares down at him in earnest, anxiously awaiting the diagnosis. However drastic the injury may be, she knows she’s in good hands.

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At Juniata, the relationship between patient and trainer extends to more than just treatment of the initial injury. Leydig, the head athletic trainer, is valued just as much for his healing attributes as for his being a confidant, therapist and friend. The trainer, who favors Juniata football shirts and sweats as his “uniform,” began his tenure at Juniata in 1994, as a student intern, and was officially hired by the College the spring of 1999. He spends the majority of his time in the training room, catering to the needs of athletes. Though he does not spend his days in an academic classroom, Leydig plays a crucial role in the stability and functionality of the athletic department.

Juniata employs just three athletic trainers, compared to Penn State, a program that utilizes over 20 trainers. The College’s three-person staff is a marked upgrade over conditions prior to 2002, when Leydig was the sole athletic trainer. Considering the College currently has over 350 athletes, it’s a challenge for the training staff to prep every athlete and have them at practice on time.

Assistant trainers Dodie Edwards and Samantha Morgan complete Juniata’s trio of athletic trainers. Edwards agrees that working with Juniata’s athletes is something special. “There is just a different caliber of athlete here,” says Edwards. “We’re a small school and you get to know more than just a few players in one sport,” says Morgan. “Instead, you know all the athletes more personally. At bigger schools you are assigned one sport and predominately take care of just that team.” Although Juniata’s budget does not allow for additional athletic training staff, Morgan reiterates that a close relationship between the trainers, players and coaches plays a vital role in avoiding common problems associated with being understaffed, such as helping players and getting them ready to practice on time. Active communication within the athletic department allows the training room to move athletic teams through preparations more smoothly at different interval times. During the fall alone, there are seven individual teams that need preparation from the trainers, not

to mention teams training for their nontraditional seasons and club teams. Not only is personal attention time consuming, but each team prepares for practice and games differently. “The difference in team preparations is all in the numbers,” says Edwards. “Generally speaking, number of players on a team affects prep time. Since football has the most players, they require the most time. Soccer and field hockey have more than volleyball. Game days function much the same way as a practice day, with the added pressure of us taking care of the opposing team as well.” A second, highly important challenge for the training staff is the amount of time the job demands. “We turn on the lights on campus and shut them off when we leave,” says Leydig with a smile. Leydig’s not entirely joking. During preseason alone the training staff averaged numerous 16-hour days. Their schedule requires staffing all athletic events, many of which run seven days a week and well into the evenings.

Assistant trainer Dodie Edwards uses an ultrasound machine on Glinsky to quicken healing for a muscle injury.

BY THE NUMBERS:1 1/2-inch normal white tape: 150 cases per year32 rolls per case15 yards per roll4802 rolls 72,000 yards= almost 41 miles of ONLY 1 1/2-inch tape per year

500 lbs. of ice per day700 lbs. of ice per day during preseason

300+ varsity athletes3 trainers

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Despite the long hours, there are numerous joys in the occupation among the discarded tape rolls. “The most rewarding thing is seeing people get back out on the field and do well,” says Leydig. “Take Matt Werle ’09 for example. He tore his Achilles (tendon) before his senior year in volleyball. But he worked hard in rehab and he went on to become All-American that season.” Werle attributes his success after rehab to the training staff. “Initially my doctor told me it would be a year before I would be back on the court to play volleyball. Instead, the training staff took control, built me a personal workout and I made it back in eight months,” explains Werle. “If an athlete trusts the trainers and does what they are told, their recovery will be much smoother.” With so many athletes in and out of the training room, players rely on the bonds they form with the trainers to receive the attention they need. “On any given day I know that I can walk into the training room with a problem and leave with a solution,” says men’s soccer player Andy Hepner ’10, of Northumberland, Pa. The level of care provided in the training room varies with the type of injury. Edwards explains that there are chronic injuries and acute injuries; though no two injuries are assessed the same. “If you don’t

do a proper evaluation, your goals will be misconstrued. You need to know the history of the athlete, the cause of the injury. After that we can observe the athlete and complete special testing. From there we can develop a strategy completely designed for that person,” says Edwards, a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University. However, there are often hurdles in executing a training regimen in a smaller town, like Huntingdon. Most orthopedic doctors and surgeons practice in Altoona or State College. Huntingdon County has access to a doctor who occasionally travels to Juniata. “It makes it a challenge to have athletes seen immediately,” says Leydig. “There are tons of doctors in a large town. It’s a challenge to have no control over that for your athletes.” Regardless of medical treatment, the training staff efficiently uses the options they do have. Athletes at Juniata have access to electrotherapy equipment, heating supplies, whirlpools and physical therapy fixtures comparable to most training centers. Depending on the commonality of the injury, the rehabilitation will follow similar therapies. The most common injuries seen by the training staff are ankle and hamstring injuries, along with lower back problems, such

as hyperextensions. “Generally speaking, if an injury looks bad, it isn’t,” says Leydig. “If an athlete is bleeding, they go to the ER and they’re back. A torn ACL doesn’t look dramatic at all, but the rehab takes months.” Leydig was confronted with his most dramatic injury in the fall of 2007. The nature of the injury wasn’t the problem; communication was. The football team was playing a home match against Gallaudet University—a college for the hearing-impaired. Leydig was the first on the field to respond to an injured Gallaudet player. However, when he reached the player, he was face down on the field and protocol dictates players not be moved until the injury is diagnosed. Leydig was unable to rely on the player to say where the pain was. Fortunately, Gallaudet’s coach was able to sign back and forth with the player using the player’s palm. Regardless of communication challenges, Leydig, Edwards and Morgan understand their athletes and form lasting relationships with them that outweigh any challenges they face. “The most rewarding aspect of working here is just being with the athletes,” says Morgan. “I’m straight out of college, so I get it. I get the mix of athletics, school and trying to have a life.”

Leydig, who has taken care of Juniata athletes since 1994, stretches out football player Matt Walton ’11, of West Chester, Pa. In addition to taping and preparation, trainers also monitor injured athletes on individual rehabilitation programs and attend every game to treat game injuries.

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Correction: In the 2008-2009 President’s Report, the won-lost records of two sports were inadvertently left off the list. Softball posted a record of 24-15, a program record for wins in a season. The swimming team competed to a 1-7 mark. We apologize for the error.

—Sarah Ruggiero is a senior from Bangor, Pa., studying public relations and writing.

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Scene 1 – PrologueThis past summer, 12 students joined Gravity Project artist Nathan Dryden and me on a trip to Paris that turned out to be a revelation to all of us in many ways. One of the great joys of teaching at a place that genuinely encourages unique approaches to educating students is that we are spurred to imagine the best learning situations and supported to make them realities. My mantra in designing this excursion was to give students a trip that I would have wanted as an undergraduate. The surprise for me was that I got to learn right alongside the students, if 25 years late. Designed as a Cultural Analysis course, we challenged students to go beyond analytical study and really feel how the theatre, music, dance, painting, food, and literature of a culture is deeply embedded in its daily rhythms. We talked a lot about how a culture gets the theatre and art it wants and deserves. I hope these few scenes, pastiches of life on our trip, will give you a taste of our experience and how much we learned on this trip.

“World travel is kind of a magical thing from a learning standpoint, so I ask the reader to accept the truths I have found on faith for now until you too can go find your own truths wherever they may be.”—Nate Frieswyk ’12, Bel Air, Md.

Scene 2 – Cafés in ParisPARIS—It’s a perfectly sunny late June afternoon in Paris. We are all fighting the urge to sleep off the effects of jet lag, so we start walking. We meander through the Latin Quarter toward the Seine. We stop into a modest Parisian café. Are we all just tired, or is this the best bread and cheese and salad we have ever eaten? This café is nothing special to Parisians—ones like it are on virtually every block. But we eat this simple fare like we have never tasted food before. The food in Paris

Scenes from a European Sojourn By Andy BelserProfessor of Theatre

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Scenes from a European Sojourn Seven Ways of Looking at a Summer Educational Trip

Susanne Makosky ’12 and Marci Chamberlain ’10 turn an outing to the Louvre into a movement exercise.

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is hard to describe, but after eating the fresh, nourishing food in these cafés, the notion “you are what you eat” means something different. We are not only the food we eat, we are the way we eat it. The difference between an American approach and a French approach to food becomes a topic of frequent conversation. We are bowled over by a dazzlingly fresh and simple salad with a single perfect piece of grilled salmon laid on it. Oh, and the mustard—please. Early on in Paris we decided that our Paris classes should be held in a café atmosphere. Each group of students was responsible for going to shops to bring back specific treats for us to munch on while we had class. I must say that I became a better professor while munching on Camembert cheese, bread, and fresh fruit! When we talked about how Sartre, Camus, Picasso, Hemingway, and other artists and thinkers spent much of their lives talking over this very sort of food, it became clear why Parisian café culture was such a potent intellectual force in the 20th century.

“Bread, plain meat, crispy, healthy salads and red wine—all of it was the way a human being deserved to live. It was like a freedom had been given to us.”—Brenna Fredrickson ’12, Fairfax Station, Va.

Experiencing the culture and cuisine of Parisian bistros was almost as important to the trip’s learning experience as the students taking in more than a dozen plays.

Susanne Makosky ’12, of Greensburg, Pa., and Marci Chamberlain ’10, of Williamsburg, Pa., run toward the camera, perhaps casting themselves in an imagined French film, on a bridge spanning the Seine River in Paris.

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Scene 3 – The Best Show I Ever SawWe go to our first production. Fragments (short plays by Samuel Beckett) was directed by Peter Brook, the most internationally renowned theatre director of the last 50 years, at his own Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris. As we walked into the theatre, we were fortunate to meet and talk briefly with Brook, at 87 a legend of theatre, who happened to be at the show that day. I assign his seminal book The Empty Space in classes at Juniata. For many students, it’s a sacred text about what good theatre can and should be. To see his work proved even more powerful. This production was spare, beautifully acted, and deeply moving. It may be the best piece of theatre I have ever seen and it had virtually no set, no fancy lighting, and minimal costumes. Have you ever witnessed a performer—musician or actor—so powerful that the performance seemed to be just for you?

“It was humbling to have shaken his hand: such piercing, icy blue eyes that were wondrously inviting and kind. It was interesting to have read of Brook and his ideals after having seen his performance; there were many moments of, ‘Oh, so that’s why.’”—Marci Chamberlain ’10, Williamsburg, Pa.

Scene 4 – Paintings at an ExhibitionOne morning in our “café class” we discussed how the late 19th and early 20th century Paris-centered movements in visual arts had spurred changes in music, theatre, dance, poetry, and architecture. These changes, driven by passionate artist manifestos, seemed to encompass and span the entire European culture of the day. If these movements were so powerful, and its artists so deeply sensitive to the world around them, we theorized that perhaps we could work “backwards” by looking at a painting or sculpture and detecting the impassioned beliefs that helped guide the artist who created it. We wanted to test our theory in front of some art; was it really possible to look at a painting and truly feel the energy of such important artistic movements as Impressionism, Dadaism, or Futurism? Off we went to the Musee d’Orsay. Groups of students had two hours to find an artwork that leapt toward them from the past. Each group guided us and told of the works that moved them. Quintin Hess spoke passionately for his group in front of the Edgar Degas painting Rehearsal of a Ballet Onstage. “Look closer,” he urged. He explained how Degas seemed mostly interested in the light on the dancers’ faces, in the sense of movement. Quintin surmised that the “story” of the painting is in the movement. “Didn’t dance and theatre start doing the same thing soon after this?” Quintin asked us. Exactly. A light went on for Quintin at the Musee d’Orsay that day, fueled by his immersion in a whole new environment. I will never forget watching it happen; it’s a moment that captures why we teach.

“Spending time in two very different cultures from my own raised new questions in me that I never gave any thought to before.”—Quintin Hess ’12, Princeton, N.J.

The students stopped at the Musee d’Orsay, a former railway station-turned art museum. The museum houses an extensive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings.

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Scene 5 – The Globe is the ThingLONDON—I have been teaching Shakespeare in classes for a good while, but seeing Romeo and Juliet in the reconstructed Globe Theatre taught us how direct, physical and intimate his work is. The geometry of The Globe is remarkably alive in a way that I could never have imagined, and it’s not as if I haven’t tried to imagine it in 25 years of teaching Shakespeare. Sometimes there simply is no substitute for making the effort to go to a place to experience it for yourself. Visiting The Globe is an experience I now count as essential for any student of theatre—young or old. Part of its power is that the audience can look at each other as much as the play; it’s a communal event. The open roof allows weather to be a character in the play. It started raining hard during the show and we were all moved by how the performers interacted with the wind and water as if it added fuel to their passion. The Globe is also much smaller than I had imagined it. The stage is very large, allowing actors to move with some momentum. One student commented that she had never really understood soliloquies—Shakespeare’s convention in which actors speak their thoughts out loud—but here soliloquies seemed exactly natural and moving. We stood in the section open to the sky in front of the stage, where the groundlings (peasants) stood in Shakespeare’s day. When it started to rain harder, I looked around and saw the happiest students I have ever seen—wet, engaged, and inching their way closer to the action as others left to seek dry shelter.

“Theatre can be anything, anywhere. As long as there is a sense of communication and connection to life, a vibrant energy must be alive within the performer.” —Brenna Fredrickson ’12

Scene 6 – The Least of ItBetween a dozen productions in Paris and London we saw a huge range of shows by some of the world’s most prominent directors and actors. One show had technological wizardry that defied understanding. Another filled the enormous stage of a 2,500-seat theatre with moving projected images, an orchestra and a staircase spanning over 100 feet. And yet, in their writing and conversations, the students kept returning to two productions: Peter Brook’s Fragments on a bare stage with three actors, and The Globe’s Romeo and Juliet, with no scenery at all and a rainstorm. What they were really hungry for was simplicity—a human actor communicating directly with an audience. When that happened, the entire group grew energized and talked for days about it. In their final papers, the students wanted to mix up their writing about the honesty of fresh French café food and the truth of a clear performance stripped of big scenery or lighting. It’s a strange paradox; we can travel around the world to savor what’s right in front of us.

“I have found more meaning and necessity in theatre than ever before and have been given a clearer idea of what I need to do with theatre in my life.”—Marci Chamberlain ’10

At left, the “players” at the Globe Theatre in London perform Shakespeare as it would have been done in Elizabethan times, in the rain with the audience so close it becomes part of the play. Below, the lure of French bistros became too much for the intrepid theatergoers, so every day was dedicated to finding spots to experience French culture—not to mention great food. Opposite, the students find enough energy to celebrate movement in front of the glass pyramid (familiar to fans of the film The DaVinci Code) designed by I.M. Pei in the Louvre museum in Paris.

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“Theatre and art do express what a culture feels and wants and will always change according to that. I will carry this experience through life and use it as a

learning tool to better understand others as well as myself.”—Susanne Makosky ’12, Greensburg, Pa.

Scene 7 – A Sea ChangeAt Juniata’s faculty conference in August, a student assessment scholar made a remarkable claim. She said research shows that a two- or three-week experience in another culture proves just as valuable as a semester abroad for many students. Back in August, I could not believe what I was hearing; how could a few weeks be just as productive as a semester abroad? Now I believe. The 12 students who studied in Europe with us are transformed. They dive into their classes and performance work with more passion and intensity. In France and England, immersed in two cultures with very different relationships toward art than we have in the United States, they emerged indelibly changed by the experience.

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By John Wall


Chemist Paul Schettler’s research on how natural gas flows through shale, a project that dates back to the 1970s, now has received new interest as energy prices rise and gas companies look to the gas-rich Marcellus Shale (which runs through Pennsylvania, including Huntingdon).

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Juniata Chemist Finds Renewed Interest in Shale Research from ’70s to ’90s

In the beginning there was the rock.Encased inside the rock was an interesting substance that could provide heat and light. Later identified as natural gas, this substance was initially thought

worthless. For decades oil drillers burned off excess gas, a byproduct of oil production, until someone figured out that natural gas could be a source of energy too. As gas became more valued as a product, energy companies in the 1950s and ’60s started to drill for gas deposits in black shale and in some cases they would hit gas, but almost always nothing would happen. Actually, something was happening. There was gas escaping from fractures in the shale, but at levels that were undetectable to drillers. As it turned out, the Marcellus Shale, which potentially holds one of the largest natural gas deposits on earth, runs right through Pennsylvania (including Huntingdon). Back then, around 1960, though, the gas companies knew the shale held gas, they just didn’t know how to get the gas out of the shale effectively. But we are getting ahead of our story. Juniata’s role in researching what could be one of the largest energy deposits in North America starts in 1970 in the Columbus, Ohio boardroom of the Columbia Gas Corp. Sitting at the table is John Stauffer, president of Juniata College (1968-1975) and a Columbia board member, and he’s listening to a presentation on how company engineers can’t understand why some shale wells produce gas, but most don’t. Stauffer decides to bring the problem back to campus. Enter Paul Schettler. At first, he didn’t know what was going on with the shale wells, either. Although his graduate research involved

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adsorption of gases into clay-like materials and he was a physical chemist, Schettler had spent most of his time in a college classroom, not running around on wildcat rigs wearing a hard hat. The closest he’d ever been to a big drill was the dentist’s office. But he had an idea of where to start to solve the gas company’s problem. “The gas company’s petroleum engineers didn’t understand it at all,” says Schettler, who would spend more than 20 years working on various gas-related projects and receive more than $1.3 million in research grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Gas Research Institute, Terra Tek Corp. and

Columbia Gas. “In a gas well, their instruments would measure that the permeability of the rock was zero (meaning no gas was flowing) but occasionally they would get (gas) flow.” “I was much younger then than I am now, but I said right away that I could measure the permeability,” Schettler recalls, laughing. “So I set up some experiments and Columbia Gas started sending me samples.” The central experiment Schettler devised involved putting shale samples under pressure using methane gas. He would

pressurize the sample, then release the pressure while sealing the apparatus. If pressure rose in the sealed area, that meant the shale was permeable and natural gas could flow through it. Like almost all scientists, Schettler took his results, published them, and subsequently was invited to present his research at a Department of Energy meeting in Washington, D.C. Since almost all scientists love listening to presentations, Schettler arrived early and settled in to listen to some DOE scientists. “I heard a group present research on the decline curve of shale natural gas wells the night before my talk and I realized what I was getting was a small permeability on the rock and what they were getting from their work was that these wells (if there was detectable gas flow) produced over 20 to 30 years,” he says. “I stayed up and rewrote my talk to relate my lab results to the flow of gas in these wells.” While not quite the “Eureka moment” that Edwin Drake felt when his Titusville, Pa. oil well came in, everybody at the meeting knew the physical chemist from Juniata was onto something.

Back on Campus Schettler created a grant proposal in 1976 to follow up on his presentation and submitted it to the National Science Foundation. “I got a call from the NSF telling me, ‘We cannot fund your proposal, DOE won’t let us. DOE will contact you.’” Schettler recalls. “The energy department funded our proposal and pretty soon we had core samples of shale coming to the lab from all over—New York, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.”

Instrumental Collaboration

Collaboration is the essence of science, and Juniata is

known for “strange bedfellow” partnerships that result

in superb teaching teams, innovative programs or

groundbreaking research. Witness Paul Schettler and Todd

Gustafson. A chemist and a biologist/ecologist. They hardly could

have been expected to cross paths at a larger place.

But there were interlaced interests. Schettler is a private pilot.

Gustafson was a U.S. Navy aviator in Vietnam. They both like to

solve scientific puzzles. They both like to tinker with things.

“I have two engineering degrees and I’ve always liked to play

with gadgets. In the ’50s, when I was about in sixth grade I built a

Geiger counter,” Gustafson says.

When Columbia Gas Corp. and other agencies funded Juniata’s

research on gas flow in shale, Gustafson used part of that funding

to develop, with Schettler, two instruments critical to the success of

the project.

The first instrument, a thermistor, was housed in a metal tube

and hooked up to an HP-41 calculator. The second, more elaborate,

instrument used a sensor developed by the mining industry that

could detect hydrogen sulfide gas. Gustafson’s adaptation of the

sensor measured the dilution of the hydrogen sulfide gas as it

flowed up to the sensor. “It could measure flow and intensity of flow

throughout the well bore,” he says.

Gustafson and Schettler spent time testing their prototypes

at mining sites throughout the East. “I had weeks where I would

load up the car and drive to West Virginia or Kentucky and work

the whole weekend there,” he says. Eventually the glamour (or

exhaustion) of gas research waned and Gustafson returned to

biology labs.

“It was great learning about another slice of the world and it

was a release for my engineering ideas—and it helped pay for my

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By the late 1970s, Schettler was deeply immersed in gas research. He was taking teams of students on drill sites and Rick Parmely, then a Juniata lab manager and now a scientist with Restek, a State College firm specializing in chromatography, was overseeing the rock sample tests arriving weekly. For fans of “ancient history,” Schettler used a computer to calculate and analyze his tests. With the aid of Dale Wampler, then a professor of computer science, Schettler wrote software (Wampler did the hardware) for his instrument analysis. Since this was about 30 years ago, they didn’t use a laptop or even a desktop. They used a Data General “minicomputer,” which was small for its time, but still was about the size of a window air conditioner. In addition to Juniata’s permeability studies, Columbia Gas sought ways to make drilling more predictable. According to Schettler, teams of 10 to 20 people would staff a drill site at a cost of about $100,000 a day. “They didn’t have any way of measuring how much gas flowed through the rock,” Schettler explains. “The method they had been using was lowering a microphone into the drill hole to see if they could hear hissing.” Once more the decidedly younger Schettler said he could do something about that and set out to design flow meters for use in detecting natural gas flow. In fall 1981 he went on sabbatical and

In 1977, hence the black-and-white photography, Schettler demonstrates how Juniata’s labs test core samples from gas wells. He would receive these samples from wells across the northeastern United States. Looking on is Marjorie Berrier, left, and the late Jane Crosby, both representing the League of Women Voters. Schettler gave a lecture on his gas research to the group in May 1977.

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through the rock,” Schettler explains. “The method they had been

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tried to figure out instruments that could measure gas flow “down hole” or deep in the depths of a test well. Collaborating with Juniata biologist Todd Gustafson (“he can build anything,” Schettler says), the two tinkerers came up with two prototypes.

The first flow meter was “basically a hot wire” called a thermistor, according to Gustafson. When gas flows around a wire that is electrified, it cools the wire and changes its resistance. “This instrument, as it was lowered, could tell us where the gas was entering the well bore within about a foot,” Schettler says.

The second prototype was a tubular instrument with a fan at the bottom. Injected with hydrogen sulfide, the instrument would release a continuous stream of hydrogen sulfide and as the fan pushed the gas upward, the instrument could measure the dilution levels of other gases present in the drill hole. “We could calibrate that and get a pretty accurate reading on what the concentration of gas was.”

Columbia Gas received two patents on the instruments. The two gauges solved a major problem for Columbia Gas—determining if a well would be a major producer. Unfortunately these scientific breakthroughs caused a major problem for Schettler and Juniata.

The Power of Gas Although Schettler and many students had been able to use the gas research as an amazing experiential resource, once the flow meters came into use, they changed the game from research to business. “I’d get a call and they would want me and my flow meters to be down in West Virginia by 4 p.m. and I’d tell them ‘I’m giving a final!’” Schettler recalls with a laugh. “They’d say ‘So what.’ I had to decide at that point whether I was going to go into the gas business or if I was going to teach.” Which explains why Juniata’s would-be gas magnate is driving a decades-old Volvo instead of a gleaming Mercedes, BMW or whatever gas millionaires drive. “I was tired,” he says emphatically. “It

Todd Gustafson, professor of biology and an inveterate tinkerer, helped design two instruments that would more accurately measure gas flow and flow location in gas wells. Both Gustafson and Schettler traveled throughout the East Coast to test their instruments on drill sites.

“I’d get a call and they would want me and my flow meters to be down in West Virginia by 4 p.m. and I’d tell them ‘I’m giving a final!’” Schettler recalls with a laugh. “They’d say ‘So what.’”

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was laborious and once we had all the techniques in place all the students were doing was analysis.” Schettler explains that the students who worked on the project received lots of analytical experience, but it did not translate well for graduate school or for the energy industry. “It was a lot of work, but it was better done by petroleum engineers, and energy companies are not going to hire chemists to do what geologists and petroleum engineers are suited for. Still, at the time we were the only academic institution in the country that was doing this kind of work.”

Beyond the Shale: New Life The funding for Schettler’s literally ground-breaking research ran out in 1994. In addition to the fact the project was not a perfect fit for undergraduate researchers, the gas industry lost interest in recovering natural gas from shale. Energy prices were down and the costs of getting the gas outweighed the 1990s gas prices. That was before the summer of 2006, when gasoline prices spiked over $4 a gallon. Shortly thereafter, natural gas costs began to shoot upward as well, in some part because domestic gas supply was dropping. All of a sudden, getting natural gas out of solid rock was looking pretty good. Natural gas in shale exists in fractures within the rock. In the Marcellus Shale, the rock fractures run vertically and are poorly connected. When Schettler spent his free time on drill sites, the wells were drilled vertically. Nowadays, drillers can turn the wellbore to horizontal, making it much easier to penetrate rock fractures. On top of that, water can be introduced into sealed sections of the well, producing a pressure high enough to fracture surrounding rock. Add higher natural gas prices into the equation and Juniata’s original research is looking pretty important. Schlumberger-Doll Corp., a major services provider in the oil industry, agreed, asking Schettler to travel to its Boston headquarters early in 2009 to give a seminar on his work. So, is “Schetts” ready to don the hard hat and revisit gas wells in the wilds of Pennsylvania? Well, no. “I’m a person who goes to bed at night with a problem on my mind and then I wake up with a solution. Sometimes I wake up awfully tired,” he says. “Am I ready to do this again at age 72? I don’t think so.” But he wouldn’t mind if someone else picked up the drill, so to speak.

“I’d get a call and they would want me and my flow meters to be down in West Virginia by 4 p.m. and I’d tell them ‘I’m giving a final!’” Schettler recalls with a laugh. “They’d say ‘So what.’”

These days, at age 72, Schettler no longer drives all over Pennsylvania and West Virginia looking for well sites. Instead, he spends most of his time in his lab concentrating on teaching and his gas chromatography research.

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J uniata’s fitness center is located down a wide corridor flanked by locker rooms. Students from every academic discipline take advantage of the gym equipment. However, how the students occupy themselves while working out varies.

Today, three female students run on the elliptical. From atop the machines’ rotating legs, each student stares blankly at televisions hung from the ceiling in view of the machines. In addition to watching one or more of three programs on different stations, all three women listen to separate genres of music from the iPods attached to their upper arms. Also, two women simultaneously page through novels, while the third combs through a volume of biology. Multitasking while working out is one thing—but the challenge facing Juniata faculty in general and writing instructors in particular is that students attempt to write under similar conditions. “Today’s students are multitasking more than ever and it’s affecting their writing,” explains Carol Peters, director of the College Writing Seminar (CWS) and the Writing Center. “Students aren’t turning off distractions. They really think they can write when they are watching television or listening to music.” The development of writing skills has long been a struggle for colleges. While teens spend hours typing on the computer, the writing they produce is not necessarily publishable. Instead of devouring literary classics such as Dickens and Chaucer, students are hardwired to technology. Students recognize the chatty style of the Internet over the formal prose of literature. The College’s English department is combating this trend by including numerous writing-intensive courses throughout the curriculum, and through a revitalization of Juniata’s signature College Writing Seminar, an interdisciplinary freshman requirement focused on broadening English writing education and strengthening ties with the Juniata community. Students gain basic familiarity with the campus

Rewriting the Curriculum

Students, Faculty Inject Relevancy inCollege Writing Seminar

By Sarah Ruggiero ’10

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and learn how to function within its borders, all the while improving their writing skills by journaling about their experiences. The writing seminar began as a five-credit course in the fall of 1996. Initially, it spanned two semesters and functioned as English 101 and English 102. Three credit hours were dedicated to reading and writing, one credit dealt with computer literacy, titled Internet Access (IA) and one credit hour of CWS lab, or an orientation to campus life. Later, the IA portion was spun off as a separate one-credit class. The current writing course is comprised of a faculty-run lecture class and a student-led lab. It develops the necessary reading, writing and analysis skills students will rely on for the next four years. The lecture portion of the class integrates effective communication concepts, introduces students to career planning objectives and familiarizes students to first-year student issues.

“CWS is rigorous and demanding,” says Sarah May Clarkson, director of academic support services. “Students learn to write here. It’s like riding a bike, practice, practice, practice.” The student leader-run CWS lab portion acts in essence as an initial meeting place for freshmen. Professors feel that

there is a continuity in weekly meetings with peers that provides freshmen with stability in a rapidly changing environment. “CWS lab is the nuts and bolts class of Juniata,” says Dan Cook-Huffman, assistant dean of students. “Students make friends and learn about what’s happening on campus.” Although faculty are very involved in the curriculum, CWS lab is handled solely by juniors and seniors. These peer advisors also facilitate a smooth transition into college life by staging weekly meetings around college and life issues. Discussion

topics revolve around alcohol, sexual assault, college workloads, time management and various other topics relevant to living life independently. Lab leaders are linked to a single writing class, usually around 15 freshmen. Student leaders work in conjunction with whichever teacher runs the class and present themselves as a mentor to students. The object is to establish a relationship with their students where the younger Juniatians can ask for help on any aspect of the College. It was the lab portion that got the stiffest makeover. “We started from scratch in a way,” says Judy Katz, associate professor of English. “We rethought our roles as faculty members and the student lab assistant roles, along with reformulating our expectations.” The restructure placed greater emphasis on more complex thinking. The faculty rewrote journal prompts (topics or questions for students to write about). While old prompts included writing about roommates or the dining hall, new topics more creatively address freshman issues. Lab groups this year incorporated prompts such as designing a (music)

Kristina Kulkarni ’13, of Princeton, N.J., takes notes on the latest writing assignment in her College Writing Seminar class. Every freshman must take CWS, which is Juniata’s version of English 101.

Carol Peters, director of the Writing Center, oversees the College Writing Seminar program, the first writing-intensive course for Juniata freshmen.

“Throughout your life you will always be working in a group. How do you handle a bad group? That’s a huge life skill.”—Sarah May Clarkson, director of academic support services

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playlist for their lives or comparing themselves to any object in the grocery store. Topics of discussion were revamped to include more modern freshman year issues, such as the detriments associated with using Facebook. Also, two new Juniata Associate positions were created for students to act as liaisons between student lab leaders and faculty. (Juniata Associates are manager-level student employees with expanded responsibilities, a new College employment program.) In the new CWS lab, students also gain experience while planning, writing and presenting a freshman capstone project. The capstone is a final class collaboration where students can display their refined skills in writing, communication and presentation. Lab groups have been known to write and design brochures for aspects of the College, create and construct Web sites devoted to authors they studied in class, or to write and produce films. The collaborative aspects of the capstone project encourage students to go outside of their comfort zones to be part of a team. “Lab is all about group dynamic,” said Clarkson. “Throughout your life you will always be working in a group. How do you handle a bad group? That’s a huge life skill. If the group does work, why?” The expanded role for lab leaders requires them to complete extensive training, attend frequent meetings with mentors, and to brief faculty members after the conclusion of each lab. Lab leaders also meet collectively once a week in an effort to ensure all the labs are unified in topic assignments and to critique classroom problems. This year’s labs responded positively to the change. However, faculty members have had problems in the past with leaders slacking off on mentoring duties and time commitments.

cws “There are specific things we want students to learn in lab, like where to get help and tutoring,” says Cook-Huffman. “Students won’t learn these things if their lab meets for fifteen minutes every other week.” Cook-Huffman explains that lab leaders are given a level of respect and trust on campus. However, leaders are still students and must respond to challenges. “Student leaders aren’t teachers, they aren’t trained in rhetoric,” says Cook-Huffman. Cook-Huffman emphasizes that lab leaders’ relationships with their faculty members are essential to successful labs. Faculty members hope the changes in the writing lab will help students feel that they want to write more, whether through journaling, blogging, or other options, and consequently enjoy lab more. “Many students complained that it was a waste of time,” said Cook-Huffman. “Clearly what makes the most sense is to keep it practical.” “I hated CWS lab,” said sophomore Jennifer Novak ’12, of

Blake Colaianne ’11, of Latrobe, Pa., goes over an assignment in CWS. Colaianne is one of the CWS student lab leaders. The lab leaders are expected to act as peer advisers who can provide information and counsel about college life and academic issues.

Rome, Pa. “It was a joke and a waste of my time. It was just the format of the lab. I felt like I was in elementary school again. I’m glad they’ve given the lab more structure that is relevant to freshmen.” In the past, surveys were administered to freshmen at the completion of the writing course, usually during finals. The single survey, however, left no room to gauge improvement. This year, Academic Support Services surveys students in the middle of the semester and at the conclusion in the hope that the College will fine-tune CWS into a more user-friendly format. Cook-Huffman agrees that those students who embrace the writing course at the College will surpass their expectations of success. “What I love most is just seeing students succeed and watching students grow up, seeing each individual catch that spark and find themselves,” says Cook-Huffman.—Sarah Ruggiero is a senior from Bangor, Pa. studying public relations and writing.

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“I always wear a lab coat when I am teaching a lab because in Europe and in industry they require you to wear them. We don’t require students to wear lab coats but my students in Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry all wanted to wear them—I think they thought they were cool—so I brought in extras for them to wear,” says Peter Baran, who not only wore a lab coat when working in industry in his native Slovakia, he also wore lab shoes, lab pants and a lab shirt. “They were all white cotton, very comfortable.” These days Baran sports a white lab coat (he says you can order them in different colors) decorated with pale blue and pale yellow spots, a gift from former chemistry professor Lorraine Mulfinger. “Everybody thinks it’s dirty, but the spots are supposed to be there,” he says. Lab coats are not an affectation for scientists. They provide protection from flame and acids and remind scientists to be safe. “Everyone needs to maintain good laboratory techniques and clean clothes are part of that.” At Juniata, chemistry students are not allowed to wear shorts or open-toed shoes in labs. “In one class before I came to Juniata, a girl had very fancy jeans and she got sulfuric acid on them and they were ruined. She was very (upset).” And what does the discriminating scientist carry in a lab coat? According to Baran: glasses, spatulas and other tools, pen and a notebook.


Peter Baran, associate professor of chemistry = Lab Coats

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Bethany Benson, assistant professor of art = No White

“I do try to dress more formally for teaching if I’m not in the studio. I wear skirts a lot and heels, but for art classes you have to be less formal because it’s a different environment. I’m helping them (position their hands) so you need to wear things that you don’t mind getting dirty.” Benson, who often finds herself elbow-deep in clay or other art materials, finds it’s a challenge to dress for success in the art studio. She says it helps to sort clothes into three categories: classroom, studio and really dirty jobs, like making rags. Her personal prime directive: “Never wear white.” While most of the clay from her ceramics classes washes right out, Benson says glazes can ruin clothes faster than you can say “one-hour Martinizing.” “Once they’ve got so many stains on them, I put them into the ‘firing the wood kiln’ pile.” There are some things she won’t wear into the studio, including nice shoes. She has a pair of cowboy boots to pull on if she’s not-so-well-heeled for the studio. She tends to wear darker colors because stains and glaze drips are less noticeable, but she also reveals a theory as to why artists seem to prefer black. “Generally speaking about all artists, not just those of us at Juniata, black is the color of mystery. Artists like to have that air of mystery about their work and so they wear black. It also helps cover up the mud, the paint and whatever else.”


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John Bukowski, professor of math = Bow Tie

“I haven’t worn a long tie in 10 years,” confesses John Bukowski, who is noted for wearing bow ties to teach his classes. As his career lengthened, his neckwear became shorter. These days, if he’s wearing a tie, it’s a bow tie. “I think they’re kind of cool,” he says. Although Bukowski is not alone in his predilection for abbreviated ties (politics professor Jack Barlow and historian Jim Tuten also wear them), he might be the only one to use a student advising session to teach a student how to tie one.

“Mathematicians as a rule are not known for their fashion sense,” he says, drily. “If you go by discipline, I think you’ll find that humanities professors tend to dress better. When I go to a conference I do get noticed for dressing this way.” He has about a dozen ties and usually wears them with one of four sport jackets he keeps in his sartorial rotation. He’s also influencing future generations with his style. “My son, David, has a tie he wears for special events like Christmas and Easter and it’s a bow tie.”


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“I started as a high school agriculture teacher and then switched to middle school science teacher and I needed something to keep the students’ attention on me, so I started wearing costumes to teach classes. I still use them here at Juniata. I’m sure the students are saying ‘What has she got on today?’ but it helps set the mood for what we’re doing that day.” Jones has an array of disguises ranging from a detective outfit to an Amelia Earhart costume complete with flying helmet to an entire wardrobe of tie-dyed lab coats. “Let’s see: I’ve got a Renaissance outfit where I’m Lady Galilea, Galileo’s twin sister, and a colonial outfit I wear as Ben Franklin’s twin sister—I’m big on twin sisters since science was closed to women in those days.” Jones says part of her fondness for costumes was inspired by a high school teaching colleague, Vern Belser (theatre professor Andrew Belser’s father), who dressed as historical characters. She says teaching is a lot like acting, so in a strange way the costumes are appropriate. “When you’re teaching you’re on stage,” she says. “You have to leave your other life at the door and be there for the students.” When she’s not in costume she likes bright blouses and jewelry from her time in East Africa, but she says budget is uppermost in her mind. “As the science education professor I’m always getting things on my clothes and ruining blouses so I’m never going to be wearing a $75 item,” she says. Although she’s known to wear jeans to teach at the College, she always wears professional attire when visiting schools

and expects her students to do the same, to the point that she went to Goodwill to buy ties for students to wear. Her final bit of sartorial advice? “Wear comfortable shoes, I don’t know anyone who can teach all day in high heels.”

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The Write StuffJuniata Alumnus Creates First Draft of Alaskan History

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The Write StuffJuniata Alumnus Creates First Draft of Alaskan History

By A. Robert Smith ’50

When Alaskans celebrated their 50th anniversary as a state this year, they invited me to Fairbanks to retell the story

of how America’s final frontier became a state. I was working at the time, 1955 to 1959, as the Washington correspondent for the two largest newspapers in Alaska—the Anchorage Daily Times and the Fairbanks News-Miner—what had hired me specifically to cover the debates in Congress over the thorny statehood issue. Never mind that I’d never been to Alaska, they told me, just keep an eye on the House and Senate for us. I had gone straight from Juniata to Washington, D.C. to become a political reporter. Congress had been wrestling with the question of admitting the two non-contiguous territories, Alaska and Hawaii, for years, and proponents had always come up short of enough votes to quell a filibuster by its opponents. But now they had confidence their goal could be reached. Having majored in history at Juniata, I jumped at the opportunity to cover a truly historic event, fulfilling the notion

Bob Smith ’50 poses holding a history book on modern Alaska on the Alaska Ferry near Juneau, Alaska’s capitol.

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that newspaper reporters write the first draft of history. America had not admitted a new state since 1912 when Arizona became Number 48. Statehood was a huge controversy in Alaska, where the residents were just as divided as Congress. Lobbying efforts for and against it were fierce, commercial interests fearing higher taxes, while others sought the right to vote. Polls indicated bringing Alaska into the Union was popular with a majority of Americans, which was reflected when the House passed the bill by a comfortable margin, 217 to 172. The Senate proved a higher hurdle because of the threat of a filibuster. When the Senate passed it 64 to 20, my story blanketed the front page under the most magnificent headline of my journalistic career. In a typeface created from wooden letters 6 inches tall, it said simply: WE’RE IN. My Fairbanks publisher arranged for the U.S. Air Force to deliver a bundle of that edition overnight to Washington, where I met the plane and distributed copies to every senator, as well as the White House. Later I was an eyewitness in the Oval Office when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the statehood proclamation with a flourish, then turned to the Alaskan dignitaries and said, “You’re in now.” Heady times for a reporter just a few years out of college. I went on to cover stories such as John F. Kennedy’s campaign and Oregon Senator Wayne Morse’s

record filibuster against an oil exploration bill, along with countless other regional stories affecting Alaska and later, when I moved to the Portland Oregonian, residents of Oregon. When I arrived in Fairbanks this spring, as a writer in residence at the University of Alaska, I was surprised at the red-carpet treatment I got. I discovered that my story of that triumphant event had been memorialized: a framed copy hangs outside the governor’s office in the state Capitol at Juneau; a gold souvenir coin has been struck displaying the “We’re In” headline; and an enterprising T-shirt merchant provided the option of remembering it on your chest. You know you’ve made it when your work becomes a T-shirt. The university’s oral historians interviewed me for two days. Local media found me good column material and a lively TV presence. When the university’s popular history professor, Terrence M. Cole, arranged for me to give a public lecture, I told the crowd that “I’m here not as a celebrity but as a curiosity, the last living reporter who covered statehood. It’s kind of like being the last living Confederate soldier’s widow.” I was pleased nonetheless to recall in some detail the political forces that came together to bring Alaska into the union: the liberal Establishment thought it was time to give these territorial residents the right to vote; Democrats were sure Alaska would elect Democrats (so much for political predictions); the oil companies, having

During Smith’s long career as a Washington, D.C.-based reporter, he wrote several

books, including Washington, Magnificent Capital. Here, Smith, center left, presents a

copy of the book in 1965 to Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, far left. Also present for

the meeting were Evelyn Metzger, the book’s editor and publisher at Doubleday Inc., and

Fred Maroon, far right, the photographer who collaborated with Smith on the book.

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Smith poses in the Alaska state capitol building in Juneau with a framed copy of the

front page of the Anchorage Daily Times announcing the passage of the statehood bill.

Bob wrote and reported the story announcing Alaska’s entrance into the United States.

discovered that the Kenai Peninsula promised “black gold,” wanted to deal with a state rather than the federal government for leases; and many Republicans favored it, provided Hawaii came in also. My audience in Alaska knew what statehood had done for them, but they were less aware of what it had done for America. The addition of four senators from the 49th and 50th states shifted the balance of power in the Senate away from the Southern opponents of racial integration. Five years after statehood was adopted, the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 was enacted, thanks to Alaska and Hawaii providing one more vote than needed to stop a 57-day-long filibuster by Southern senators such as James Eastland, Russell Long, Richard Russell and Strom Thurmond. That in turn has led to widespread racial integration, the appointment and election of black citizens to high positions, and ultimately an African-American president. When I finished my lecture, Professor Cole invited questions from the audience. A young man in the front

row stood up and asked: “Mr. Smith, when you wrote these stories, how did you get them to the newspapers up here?” “Some of them were sent in an air mail envelope, others by Western Union.” I could see by his facial expression he was trying to visualize my “snail mail” options before the computer age. I forgot to tell him that I telephoned the really big stories when we were on deadline. He had one more question: “Did you actually use a typewriter?” “I actually did.” It seems my first draft of history was written on a device that now belongs to history as well.

—A former editor of The Juniatian, Bob Smith spent 27 years as a Washington correspondent, mostly for the Portland Oregonian, and editorial writer for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. His work has also appeared in The New York Times and Washington Post. He is the author of The Tiger in the Senate and six other books and the former editor of Venture Inward magazine. He lives in Virginia Beach, Va. and his e-mail is [email protected].

“I’m here not as a celebrity but as a curiosity, the last living reporter who covered statehood. It’s kind of like being the last living Confederate soldier’s widow.”—Bob Smith ’50

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Faculty Feature

The moment John Bukowski set foot in a college classroom, he knew one thing: he never wanted to leave.

Undivided InterestsJuniata Mathematician Becomes Exponent of Eclecticism

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By John Wall


“IknewintuitivelyfrommyfirstsemesterthatIwantedtobeaprofessor,”hesayssmiling.“Isaidtomyself,‘ThisiswhereIwanttobeforever.’” Therearethosewhomightsaythatthisclassroomepiphanywassomewhatpre-ordained.Hehadalwaysbeenthekidatschoolwhowasaheadoftheclassatmath.Healsolovedtohelpotherkidsfigureoutthemaththatcamesoeasilytohim.Heneverheldagruelingsummerjobflippingburgers,waitingtablesorworkingretail.“Ihaveneverhadajoboutsideofacademics,”hesays.“Ihadsummerjobstutoringmath.Mygruelingsummerjobwasexplainingalgebratoeighth-graders.” Althoughheknewearlyhewasdestinedfortheclassroom,thepathtotheblackboardwashardlyastraightforwardsolution.Besides,Bukowskiwasnevertheclichéddisheveledmathguyinthecornerwritingincomprehensibleequationsonaweatheredchalkboard.Notthathecouldn’tdothatifhewantedto,it’sjustthathehasotherinterests. Thepiano,forexample.Thecello.Theorgan.Family.ChristiaanHuygens.OK,thatone’salittleobscure(Huygenswasa17th-centuryDutchmathematicianrenownedforexplaininglightwaves)butitjustmeanshelovesmathhistory.Sucheclecticismreallycomesfromhisownmultifacetedchildhood. GrowingupinthePittsburghsuburbofBethelPark,thesonofanengineerandamechanicaldraftswoman,Bukowskisortofknewhehadafacilityformath.Infacthebelievessomestudentshaveagiftformathandthathewasoneofthem.“It’slikethatevenamongmathematicians,”heexplains.“Therearegoodandgreatmathematiciansandthentherearethosebrilliantpeoplewhoinstantlyunderstandcomplexproblems.” OneaspectoflifethatBukowskiinstantlyunderstoodwasthatmathwasnothisentirelife.Infact,hefoundoutprettyearlythatmusicwouldplayamajorchordinhischaracter.“WehadapianointhebasementandIwouldmessaroundonit,butmyparentsrecognizedtherewassomethingthere,”herecalls.Asforthecello,

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Undivided InterestsPosed in front of the geometrically themed Brumbaugh Academic Center, mathematician John Bukowski finds that most math lovers aren’t solely concerned with equations and proofs. In addition to his interest in math history, Bukowski is an avid pianist who plays at College events and will perform a solo concert March 28.

afacultyposition.Cathyremainsparttime,whileJohnestimateshistimeas“aboutfive-sixths.”Thecouplehastwosons,Daniel,10,andDavid,7. Asidefromruminatingonlessonplans,departmentalproblemsandmathproblems,BukowskialsoremainsinvolvedoncampusbyspendingtimeastheCollegeorganist(heplaysopeningandspringconvocations,CommencementandBaccalaureate),agighefindssatisfyingandentertaining.“AtCommencement,Idon’thavetositinthecrowdedfacultysection,butIhavetopayattentionbecauseI’mnowsittingupfront,”hesays. Thisyear,he’sbranchingoutintoperforming.He’sgivingarecitalatRosenbergerAuditoriumMarch28andtravelingtoBraziltoperformaswell,aconnectionhemadewhenaccompanyingtheJuniataConcertChoirwhenBrazilianchoraldirectorCiceroAlvestaughtattheCollegeforasemester.HisplaylistiseclecticandincludespiecesbyScottJoplinandBraziliantangocomposerErnestoNazareth.“I’vealwaysthoughtitwasimportantforstudentstoseefacultyoutsidetheclassroomandinvolvedincampusactivities,”hesays.“Andhavinga‘worldtour’willbefun.Idon’tthinkIwillbedoinganytourT-shirtsthough.”

that’sadifferentmelody.“IpickedthecellobecauseIwasthesmallestkidallthroughschoolandthecellowasthebiggestinstrument.” There’salsothemathematicsofmusic—therhythmsaremathematical—withhalfnotes,quarternotes.“Thereisarelationshipthere,”hesays.“Therearesixofusinthe(math)departmentandthreeplaythepiano.”Healsorecognizestheromanceofmusic,sincehemethiswife,mathprofessorCathyStenson,whenshesangintheBrownUniversityCatholicChoirandhewasthegroup’spianist. Infact,althoughheneverreallyentertainedthoughtsofplayingprofessionally,Bukowskichosehisundergraduatecollege,CarnegieMellonUniversity,inlargepartbecausetheyhadamusicprogramandhecoulddevotetimetobothinterests. “IfIworkedinmath,Icouldbeinvolvedinmusic,butifyouworkinmusic,youcan’tbeinvolvedwithmath.It’stootime-consuming,”hesays. WhenheheadedofftograduateschoolatBrownUniversity,hisinterestinmusicandperhapsmoreimportantly,hisinterestinremaininginacollegeclassroom,followed,althoughinretrospect,hedidn’tmakeiteasyforhimself.“Iwasintheappliedmathprogram,whichmeansyouworkonmathwithreal-worldapplications,andtherewerenotalotofopportunitiestogetinaclassroom.Istartedtoasktoteachclasses,”Bukowskisays. Overtime,themathematicianaddedupthathewasmuchmoresatisfiedinfrontofablackboardthanworkingonbusinessapplications.Healsoknewthatthebestplaceforhimwouldbeasmallcollegewhereteachingwashighlyvalued.Oneproblem.He’dneverattendedasmallcollege.“Asachairwhenwearehiringpeople,oneofthethingsIlookforissmallcollegeexperienceandIdidn’thaveany,”hesayswithalaugh.Afterapplyingto93smallcolleges(mathematicianstendtoremembersuchstatistics),hecametointerviewatJuniata.“IhadtoworkhardtoconvincethemIcouldteachataplacelikeJuniata.” Evidently,whateverhesaidworked,becausehetaughthisfirstclassin1997andhasn’tstoppedsince.Hisfirsttwoyearsweretough,becauseCathywasfinishingherdoctoralstudiesatCornellandbothspentalotoftimedrivingbetweenNewYorkandPennsylvania.Ultimately,thecoupleandtheCollegesolvedthe“twobodyproblem”(thisisamathjoke)ofhavingacoupleonasmallfacultywiththesameareaofexpertisebyhavingthetwoshare

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Bradley Andrew, associate professor of economics, reviewed two books: The Economist’s Tale, by Peter Griffiths, and The First Crash by Richard Dale, for the Review of Political Economy.

Peter Baran, associate professor of chemistry, published four abstracts in conference abstracts for the American Chemical Society and the Zing Coordination Chemistry Conferences. Baran also gave an invited lecture on “How to Maintain Competitive Coordination Chemistry Undergraduate Research at a Liberal Arts College” at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah in March. He also gave two invited lectures on inorganic chemistry topics at Palacky University Olomouc in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Bethany Benson, assistant professor of art, exhibited her work at “Drink: Functional Forms for Every Libation” at Lilstreet Art Center in Chicago, Ill.; “History in the Making IV: Ceramic Traditions, Contemporary Pots” at Genesee Center for the Arts & Education in Rochester, N.Y.; and “17th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National” at Market House Craft Center in East Petersburg, Pa.

Marlene Burkhardt, professor of business and information technology, was named to the board for the Northeast Association of Business, Economics, and Technology Faculty, where she serves as conference chairperson and vice president for programs.

Michael Byron, associate professor of education, with Valerie Park, associate professor of education, presented “What Do We Tell The Children?” on how to introduce and discuss the topic of the Holocaust to students at a conference in Hershey, Pa.

Yvonne Clark, assistant director of instructional technology, presented a paper “If We Build it, Will You Come?” at the Conference of the American Computing Machinery Special Interest Group, University and College Computing Services in St. Louis, Mo. in October.

Kris Clarkson, dean of students, presented a podcast and a webinar, “Assessing Attrition: Understanding the Real Reasons Students Leave” for Innovative Educators Educational Conferences.

Hedda Durnbaugh, college archivist, was named a distinguished member of the International Fellowship for Research in Hymnology. She published “The Poetry of Svein Ellingsen in Honor of his 80th Birthday” in a Commemorative volume for 50 years of the IAH.

Douglas Glazier, professor of biology, published two chapters in Encyclopedia of Inland Waters on “Amphipoda” and “Springs.” He also published four articles relating to the metabolic rates of cold-blooded organisms in the journals Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, Functional Ecology and Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.

Richard Hark, professor of chemistry, published (with several co-authors) an article on Bourdichon miniatures in Applied Spectroscopy 2009 and an article (with two co-authors) on modern pigments on purportedly medieval miniatures in the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. Hark also was named to the InterAgency Board on the Science and Technology Subcommittee.

Jay Hosler, associate professor of biology, drew 26 illustrations for The Earwig’s Tail, a book by May Berenbaum, an entomologist at the University of Illinois.

David Hutto, associate professor of English, served a writing residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vt.

James Latten, associate professor of music, is national chair of the College Band Directors National Association’s Small College/Community College Task Force.

Monika Malewska, assistant professor of art, showed her work at the following exhibitions: “Invented Memories” at Anton Art Center in Mount Clemens, Mich.; “22nd September Competition Exhibition” at the Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, La.; “Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2009” at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Pa.; “2010 Mid Atlantic New Painting Exhibition” at the University of Mary Washington Galleries in Fredericksburg, Va.; and “Between Realities” at Principle Gallery in Alexandria, Va. She also published “Bacon Paintings” in Direct Art Magazine.

Norris Muth, assistant professor of biology, published an article on the defenses used by northern spicebush plants in response to invasive species in the journal Oikos.

Roy Nagle, director of environmental health and safety and instructor in environmental science, wrote two chapters in Terrestrial Vertebrates of Concern in Pennsylvania: A Guide to Conservation, Management, and Research, published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Russell Shelley, Alma Stine Heckler Professor of Music, directed the State College Choral Society in a recording of Voices of the Holocaust used in the film Not Idly By—Peter Bergson, America and the Holocaust.

We wanted the info behind the paper title, the story behind the curricular change, the life and the thinking that make Juniata profs as interesting as they are. Read on—

When we ask, So What—we’re not being rude. It started when we asked the faculty to explain

a little more about the work they do in research, developing courses, consulting, and the like.

So What? “This is the first year for the fellowships so the AIEA sent out a call for proposals that let (international administrators) know they were available. The idea of the fellowships is that a fairly new (someone who had been in their position less than five years) senior administrator would be mentored by a senior colleague on another campus, with a focus on issues that we were facing on our campus. The executive board chose five fellows. It’s an honor of course, but it’s also an opportunity to meet with someone more experienced so they can provide perspective and models (to emulate) so everyone’s not always reinventing the wheel.”

She also was invited to be a member of the ACE Internationalization Collaborative Advisory Council, for the American Council on Education, 2010-2013. She was named president of the Midwest Modern Language Association in 2009 and published an essay on Juniata’s double degree program in Transatlantic Degree Programs (TDP) Manual. Cushman also was an invited speaker in October on “Global Engagement and Undergraduate Learning Outcomes,” at the Canada, United States and Mexico: Trends, Assessment and Challenges for International Education Conference at University of Veracruz in Mexico.

Jenifer Cushman, Dean of International Programs and Associate Professor of German, was named an AIEA Presidential Fellow by the Association of International Education Administrators. Many educators get fellowships in all sorts of disciplines, but rarely is it explained what exactly Fellows do. Cushman describes her fellowship in a nutshell.

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Catherine Stenson, associate professor of mathematics, was an invited speaker on “Weighted Voting Systems and Slices of Cubes,” at a Discrete Math Day Conference at Misericordia University in September.

Jack Troy, associate professor emeritus of art, was a visiting artist at Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Ore.; Long Beach Island Foundation in New Jersey; Penland School of Crafts, Penland, N.C.; and served a residency at Syracuse

Potters Guild at Syracuse University. He also recently exhibited work at Gandee Galery, Fabius, N.Y.

Debra Trudeau, lecturer in music, served as concertmaster for the Altoona Symphony at several concerts.

Paula Wagoner, associate professor of anthropology, presented a paper, “Was Iktomi Diogenes?” at the annual meeting of the American Society for Ethnohistory in New Orleans, La. in October.

Xinli Wang, associate professor of philosophy, published articles in the Symbolic Logic Study Guide, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, South African Journal of Philosophy and the Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy on “Linguistic Communication versus Understanding.”

Jamie White, Book Professor of Physics, with Justin Schultz ’09, published an article on laser research in In Optics Letters Aug. 1, 2009.

So What? Thurston-Griswold’s article is the first scholarly interpretation of this book series. Although his area of expertise is 19th–and 20th–century Spanish literature, the civil war trilogy resonated for him because of his longtime service commitment in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. “This was part of my sabbatical project last year,” he says. “(The trilogy) is based on real events and then turned into fictional form. It was written toward the end of the civil war. The author is still anonymous because there is a danger of reprisals (in what he’s written). I do know he was a journalist.” “One of the exciting things is seeing how the author blends different elements of journalism, autobiography and fiction,” Thurston-Griswold explains. “It’s not great literature but (the writer) is able to engage the reader and provoke a response. The books are very enjoyable and he uses language well.” Most of Thurston-Griswold’s literature courses focus on Spanish literature but the Petén trilogy also serves as a nice link to his course “Art and Activism in Latin America.” “It’s important as literature and history as well because there are references to incidents that haven’t been documented and (incidents) that haven’t been published in other places.”

Henry Thurston-Griswold, Professor of Spanish, published (a translated title) “The Novelization of Guatemalan Testimonio: José Flores’ Petén Trilogy” in the journal Latin American Literary Review. The trilogy is an anonymously written fictionalized account of the Guatemalan civil war that plagued the Central American country from 1961 through 1996.

So What?Q: How did you get the job?A: The owner of the original memoir brought it to East Tennessee State University to ask how to go about publishing it. The research librarian there put her in touch with me because I had done research on my previous book there.

Q: What did the memoir look like?A: It was hand-written on a 300-page leatherbound book. I had no trouble reading it. He wrote mostly chronologically but occasionally he would write something in an available blank space or refer to something that happened years before.

Q: What does a historical editor do?A: In my case, the first job is to reorganize it so it has a logical flow. The second job is to cull out all the trivial minutia and writing that would not interest the general reader. Third, you explain and put into context things that he mentions using an explanatory footnote. Finally, you modernize and improve spelling and punctuation so it’s more readable.

Q: How do you decide what to footnote?A: I have to make a judgment on what is general knowledge and what isn’t. For example, if he mentions President Andrew Johnson, that doesn’t need a footnote. But if he mentions the Prohibition Party, I need to explain that—typically in a paragraph.

Q: Any favorite moments from his memoir?A: He’s a doctor, so I liked his retelling of how he removed a large tumor from a man’s neck as he operated in the open air under a tree. I also like the detail of Dr. Jobe hiding in his basement during the Civil War because he was a Unionist.

Q: Would you do another editing job?A: This one took eight years, but I would do it if I didn’t have anything else on the table. (Ultimately), it’s someone else’s life, (for my next project) I’d like to create my own take on history.

David Hsiung, Knox Professor of History, recently published his edited volume, A Mountaineer in Motion: The Memoir of Dr. Abraham Jobe, 1817-1906. He explains what a historian editor does.

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Six years ago, in Xinli Wang’s class on existentialism, Marissa Gunn ’05—and everyone else in the class—had to make an oral presentation on a philosophical text. In an unusual lapse, Marissa arrived in class on the day she was to present, only to discover she had made a mistake on her calendar. She did not know it was that day.

ShetoldWangherdilemma,butthatshecouldstillpresent,ifshecouldgolast.Hislookwasoneofhighdubiousness.Asotherspresented,shepreparedherthoughts,thenspokeextemporaneouslywhenhertimecame.Itwentwell;sheearnedanA.Still,Wangdeliveredaleft-handedcomplimentshestillremembers:“Verynice,butitdidn’thavethedepthitwouldhavehadyoupreparedmore.” Thesedays,asalawyerwithTheChildren’sLawCenterinWashington,D.C.,MarissafindsthatlawdemandsshedowhatshedidinXinli’sclassseveraltimesaweekordaily.“Thereisaninterpretationprocessthatisalmostconstantinpracticinglaw.Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomethingthefirsttimearoundandnooneelsehasfigureditoutbeforeyou,youjusthavetogiveityourverybestandwell-reasonedshot,waitforaverdict,andmoveon.” MovingonisathemeMarissaknowswell.Sheoriginallyhopedtobeaveterinarian.Juniatahadagoodreputationforgettinggraduatesintomedicalschools,andahighschoolfriendwasalsoconsideringJuniata.

Herfirstimpressions?Middleofnowhere.Nominorities.Sheandherfatherevenjokedaboutit.Thatsaid,shedidn’tthinkitwouldbeaproblem.“WhenIgothere,IknewJuniatawasinthemiddleofadiversityeffort.Ifeltit,andIwaspartofit,”sherecalls.“ButIwassomewhatunawareofwhatbecomingapartofitwouldmean.” Marissatookearlyimplementationroles,joiningclubs,involvingcurrentstudents.“Ididn’texpectittobeasconsuming.Icamehereforthehardsciences,nottoworkonsocialchange.” Butshekeptworking,duringatimewhenfewpeopleofcolorwereinherclassesoroncampus.“WhenIlookback,IworryIwastoovisible,”Marissasays.“Iwasanextendedorientationleader,wasinUnitedCulturesofJuniataCollege,leddiscussionsinclasses,andtheresultwasthatIwasaskedtodomoreandmore.” Overthecourseofherinvolvementoncampus,however,MarissarealizedshecoulddoherparttoassistJuniatainitsworkondiversifyingthestudentbody.ShealsowentthroughgrowthanddiscoveryfamiliartomanyJuniatians. Shetookintrocoursesinsociologyandanthropology,thenaddedhigherlevelcoursesinsocialsciences,politicsandphilosophy.Intheprocess,shediscoveredpublicinterestlaw,partlyinfluencedbyhertimeatJuniata,butpartlyfromherownexperiencewitheconomicdisadvantage. Marissacamefromamiddleclassfamily.Bothherparentsweretrainedprofessionals.Butassomanyknowwhohaveslippedsuddenlyintofinancialperil—alayoff,asuddenillness,whateverittakes—herfamilywentthroughwhatshedescribesas“aroughpatch.”“Wefellintoprettyseriouspovertyrelativelyquickly,”sherecalls.“Somepeoplelivepaychecktopaycheck.Well,wewerelivingpaychecktonopaychecktomaybeapaycheck.”

Thefamilywashomelessforashorttime.“Itwasn’ta hugepartofourlife,buttherewasatimewhenwe

livedinashelter,”shesays.Sheputsupahand,then,asiftoshoveforward.“Throughouthigh

schoolandmiddleschool,Iheardfromalotofpeoplethat,statisticallyspeaking,Iwouldn’tgetveryfarinlife.Ihadgood

grades,Iwasactiveinschool.Ijustalwaysthoughttomyself,what are you talking about?”

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Themoreclassesshetook,themoreshebegantointerpretthesigns.“Iwasn’ttotallysurewhatIwantedtodo,butIknewIwantedtobeabletogiveback,asclichédasthatsounds.Italkedto[ProfessorJack]Barlowaboutlawschoolandpublicinterestlaw,ItooktheLSATandappliedtoafewschools,andthenIthoughtwhatifthisdoesn’tworkout? MarissavisitedJuniata’sCareerServicesoffice,lookedoverthecrowdedbulletinboardatthejobadsandinternshipsites,andsawanadfortheWestmorelandVolunteerCorps.BasedinBethesda,Md.,theWVCprovideshousingforfiveyoungadults,usuallyrecentcollegegraduates,whoworkinWashingtonareasocialserviceagencies.Throughtheirexperiences,thevolunteerstestcareerpathsandnetworkwithagencies,allwhilehelpingpeople. MarissawasacceptedbytheWVCprogramandtoseverallawschools.Deferringheracceptancesforayear,shejoinedBreadfortheCitythroughWVC,andworkedforthenonprofitserviceorganizationinAnacostia,oneofWashington,D.C.’smostdisadvantagedneighborhoods,togetattasteofhernewlyintendedcareer.There,shesawurbanpovertyatitsmostpowerful—highcrime,drugs,HIV,transience.“IspentdayswithclientslookingforfoodorwithHIVpatientsneedingmedicationorpromotingeducationforkids.”

Ayearlater,withherexperiencessolidifyingherintentions,MarissaacceptedherdeferredofferfromHowardUniversitySchoolofLaw.Threeyearsafterthat,Marissacompletedherlegaleducation,passedthebarexam,andnowpracticeslaw.

“Whenyou’reinthemiddleofaroad,it’sdifficulttolookbackandappreciatejusthowfaryou’vecomebecauseyoustillhavesofartogo,”shesaysofherownjourney.“ButIthinkI’vefinallyreachedapointwhereIcanlookbackontheentiretyofmyexperiencesandfeellikeIreallyhavebeenworkingtowardssomething,evenifI’mnottotallythereyet.”

AtTheChildren’sLawCenter,Marissaispartofateamofattorneyswhohelpdisadvantagedchildren,representingtheirinterestsincasesofabuse,neglect,andintheareasofhealthcare,educationandpolicy,andwhothenemploywhattheylearntohelpadvocateforchangesinlawsandtheirimplementation. “Ithinkeveryonedrawntothisworkhassomeexperienceorpersonalphilosophythatmakesitresonatewiththem,”Marissasays.“Forme,it’sdirectlytiedtomypersonalexperiences,andIthinkabouthowluckyIamtobeinthispositioneveryday.”

Marissa Gunn, now a public interest attorney in Washington, D.C., found her career path after experiencing Juniata as a person of color and overcoming a period of financial uncertainty. She’s found that all of her experiences, the good with the bad, have influenced her to pursue what is most important to her.

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1927Elizabeth (McCartney) Kuehnoel turned104onMay17,2009.ShecontinuestoleadahumanitiesclassandwriteforthemonthlynewsletteratLyndenManorwheresheresidesinLynden,Wash.ElizabethwashonoredtohaveoneofherarticlesprintedintheJuly2009issueofherlocalnewspaper.

1935 James R. Clarkissufferingfrommusculardegeneration,buthismindisstillworkingwell.Forthepastyearandahalfhehasbeenwritingthe“Tommyhawk.”

1941Erdean (Buddle) Ross andhusbandPaulliveattheMasonicVillageinElizabethtown,Pa.Theyhavetwosons,fourgrandchildrenandthreegreatgrandchildren.

1943Erwin L. HahnwasawardedanhonorarydoctoratedegreeofsciencefromTheUniversityofOxfordin2009.

1950Jeanne (Miller) Bolgerretiredafter31yearsasBlairCounty,Pa.jurycommissioner.Sheisthelongest-servingfemaleelectedofficialinBlairCountyhistory.Jeanneplanstospendmoretimewithfamily,pursuehersingingcareer,ridehermotorcycle,andplaygolf.

1952 Josephine (Chiodi) Chesley-SipesandhusbandRobertmet Janet (Boland) Boeck ’52andhusbandDoninNewYorkCityinMay2009.Picturedare(l-r)Janet (Boland) Boeck ’52,DonBoeck,Josephine (Chiodi) Chesley-Sipes ’52,andRobertSipes.

1955 Be sure to mark your calendar for your 55th Reunion Celebration—June 10-13, 2010.

Please contact staff liaison Wendy Garlock if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3110; [email protected]).

1956This must say something about chemistry at Juniata … or 1956 was a vintage year.Thepicturecommemoratesareunionofthe’56chemistrymajorsandtheirwives,alsoJuniatagraduates.Allhavecelebratedatleasttheir50thweddinganniversary!(l-r)Robert A. Fisher ’56,Marianne (Donadio) Fisher ’59,Evan G. Thomas ’56,Virginia (Watson) Thomas ’56,John T. Yates ’56,Kerin (Narbut) Yates ’58,(frontright)Carol (Holsopple) Mumma ’58andRalph O. Mumma ’56.

Patricia (McCardle) BrowntraveledtoIrelandforthefifthtimeandtoCountyClare

forthethirdtime.Onthisparticulartrip,shevisitedsitesrelatedtoherhero,IrishleaderMichaelCollins.

1957Nancy (Nevin) PinkertonandhusbandJamestraveledtoEnglandinNovember2009toseetheirgranddaughterDanielle,whocompletedherfreshmenyearatCambridgeUniversity,performthetitleroleintheoperaSaint Catherine.


Please contact staff liaisons Kim Kitchen or Christina (Garman) Miller ’01 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3114; [email protected] or 814-641-3117; [email protected].).

Joseph V. Collinsreceivedhismaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationfromHoodCollegeinFrederick,Md.inJan.2009.Hepublishedhisfirstbook,Farmers That Helped Shape Americain2007.JosephiscurrentlywritinghissecondbookontheCivilWar.

Mary Jane (D’Zmura) Dellafiora isseekingtheDemocraticnominationintheprimaryelectionforhersixthtermasanIndianaCountyjurycommissioner.ShewasrecentlyawardedTheChapelofFourChaplains’LegionofHonorAwardforherservicetopeopleregardlessofraceorfaith.MaryJanealsowasarecipientofthePennsylvaniaFederationofDemocraticWomen’sOutstandingElectedWomanAwardin2008.

Jane (Brumbaugh) GoughattendedthePresidentialInaugurationofJanetMorganRiggsatGettysburgCollegeinGettysburg,Pa.onSeptember12,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

1961Patricia (McCoy) Bubmovedtoacottageatherchurch’slocalretirementcommunityafterthedeathlastAugustofhusbandSteve.Sheplanstotravelandvolunteeraslongaspossible.

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1963William D. FergusonmetwithJohn(executivevicepresidentofenrollmentandretentionatJuniata)andTanHilleatRay’sBoatHouseinSeattle,Wash.thispastfall.TheydiscussedBill’supcoming50threunioncelebrationin2013.

1964Donald L. Detwilerwaspresentedwiththe2009LifetimeAchievementAwardforbusinessadvocacyatTheCasinoatLakemontParkinAltoona,Pa.

Gary C. Hornerretiredafter41yearsasalawpartneratSpence,Custer,Saylor,Wolfe&RoseinJohnstown,Pa.Attheretirementdinner,GaryandDaniel F. O’Sullivan ’64sharedmemoriesoftheirtimetogetherinhighschoolandascollegeroommates.

Fred J. Karschreceivedthe2009RoyO.GreepAwardfromTheEndocrineSocietyforhisoutstandingcontributionstotheunderstandingofthereproductiveneuroendocrinefunction.Heis

professorofmolecularandintegrativephysiologyat

theUniversityofMichigan,and

throughouthiscareerhasbeenaleaderinthefieldofneuroendocrinology.HisotherawardsincludetheHenryPickeringBowditchLectureshipoftheAmericanPhysiologicalSociety,theResearchAwardoftheSocietyfortheStudyofReproduction,andtheAmorosoAwardoftheSocietyfortheStudyofFertilityinGreatBritain.


Please contact staff liaison Sally Oberle ’99 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3109; [email protected]).

Terry W. BlueretiredasaprofessorofeducationforasecondtimeafterdecidingnottoreturntoPennStateHarrisburg.HepreviouslyretiredfromElizabethtownCollege.Hisfutureplansincludemakingregulartripstogolfvenuesanddoingoddjobsathome.Terry’swifeSusan (Miller) ’66continuestoworkatCommunityServicesGroupinMountville,Pa.

1966James S. Cremerwasawardedasecond-placeribbonforoneofhisoilpaintingsintheCapeMayCountyArt

Show.HebeganpaintinghissenioryearatJuniata.

1967Stephen L. WernerattendedthePresidentialInaugurationofScottBiermanatBeloitCollegeinBeloit,Wis.onSept.25,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

1968Charlotte (Barnes) SidellandhusbandRichardareproudgrandparentsofgranddaughter,MargaretRuthMorton,bornApril23,2009.TheyresideinNeedham,Mass.,whereCharlotteisalibrarianattheBroadmeadowElementarySchool.

1970Be sure to mark your calendar for your 40th Reunion Celebration—June 10-13, 2010.

Please contact staff liaison Bobbi Hicks ’07 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3105; [email protected]).

Harry S. GickingandtheJuniatafootballcrowdcontinuestovacationtogethereachJulyattheshoreinNewJersey.Pictured(row1,l-r)Harry S. Gicking ’70,Suzanne (Moyer) Gicking ’71,JohnAllardice,Susan(Bryson)Allardice(attended’67-’69),DebbieBeideman(attended’67-’69),David M. Fleck ’69,JoyceDiMatteo,andFrank J. DiMatteo ’70,(row2,l-r)Peter J. Straup ’70,andRonniStraup.Alsoinattendance,butnotpicturedare

Terry J. Turnbaugh ’70andSalvatore A. Mercadante ’72,alongwithlotsofchildrenandgrandchildren.

1971Jeffrey L. Massinghamretiredafter34yearsasateacherattheBeniciaUnifiedSchoolDistrictinBenicia,Calif.JeffreyandwifeSherrillcelebratedtheir25thweddinganniversary.TheyareproudofsonEric,whowasdraftedbythePhiladelphiaPhillies.

1973Pamela (Hurd) KniefwasnamedoneofNewMexico’s30influentialwomenbytheNew Mexico Business Weekly.SheistheseniordirectorofdevelopmentandalumnirelationsattheUniversityofNewMexicoSchoolofEngineering.

1974Craig J. PalardyisproudtoannouncethatsonMichael,ahighschoolstudent,isrankedtheNo.1kicker/punterinthecountrybyscout.com.andplayedintheArmyAll-AmericangameinJanuary2010.


Please contact staff liaison Guy Croyle ’72 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3106; [email protected]).

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Susan L. HuttattendedthePresidentialInaugurationofDianneM.LynchatStephensCollegeinColumbia,Mo.onOct.30,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

George P. ValkowasnamedtheGustaveandVallaAmsterdamProfessorofFamilyandCommunityMedicineatThomasJeffersonUniversityinPhiladelphia,Pa.HehasservedasmedicaldirectorofJeffersonFamilyMedicineAssociatessince1996andasvicechairforclinicalprogramssince2006.Georgehasalsobeenaleadadvocateforthe“AdvancedAccessSchedulingSystem,”aprogramallowingpatientstoseeadoctorshortlyaftercallingforanappointment,andalsoforthetransformationfrompapertoelectronicrecordsthroughoutJeffersonUniversityPhysicians.

1976Sam A. SirianniwasinstalledaspastorofSaintRobertBellarmineRomanCatholicChurchinFreehold,N.J.inJuly2009.Herecentlycelebratedhis25thanniversaryofordinationtothepriesthoodhavingservedin10parisheswhileservingasdirectoroftheOfficeofWorshipfortheDioceseofTrenton.

1977Robert A. DintruffisdirectorofcommercialdevelopmentatAbbottLaboratoriesinIllinois.InMarch2009,hegavealectureatJuniata,“AIDSinAfrica:ItMayNotBeWhatYouThink.”

Jeffrey S. Fedorkowaselectedpresidentfor2009oftheCongressofChiropracticStateAssociations,anonpartisanforumforthepromotionandadvancementofthechiropractic

throughservicetostateassociations.Jeffrey’schiropracticcenterislocatedinCanton,Ohio.

1979Cheryl (Blazer) CvetanownstheALaMode,awomen’sboutiqueinEwing,N.J.ShehaslivedinNewHope,Pa.withherfamilyfor26yearsandwouldlovetoconnectwithJuniataalumniinthearea.


Please contact staff liaison Sean Waddle ’04 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3115; [email protected]).

David C. RichardisproudthattwinsonsBarrett R. Richard ’13andJared M. Richard ’13arethirdgenerationJuniatians.Dave’sparentsSylvia (Barnes) ’52andRobert E. Richard ’54alsoarealumsandproudgrandparents.

1981Robert G. HearnwasappointedasthenewfootballcoachforWilliamsburgAreaHighSchool.Robertalsorunshisowngame-birdfarmandhatchery,whereheresideswithhisfamilyinWilliamsburg,Pa.

Robert A. KriznerwasnamedmanagingpartnerforKPMGLLP,anaudit,taxandadviserfirmhejoinedin1981inPittsburgh,Pa.

Valerie (Stirrat) ReynoldswasproudwhenhusbandReverendJohnReynoldswalkedtheirdaughter,Amanda,downtheaisleandthenperformedherweddingceremonyinMay2009.

AlsoinMay2009,Valerie’sson,Brian,lefttoserveinAfghanistan.

Joseph E. Schall worksasahealthcommunicationsspecialistfortheCentersforDiseaseControlafterleavinghis20-yearjobasGilesWriter-in-ResidenceatPennStateUniversity.Joecontinuestopublishfiction,andhismostrecentshortstorywaspublishedinthejournalConfrontation.

1982Joan GosnellattendedthePresidentialInaugurationofMarjorieHassatAustinCollegeinSherman,TexasonNov.5,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

Patricia (Nalbone) Lindquistreceiveda$1,000teacherinnovationgrantfromtheSouthwesternSchoolsEducationFoundationforherapplicationfocusingoninnovativelearningexperiencesby“thinkingoutsidethebox”forAPchemistrystudents.TheSouthwesternSchoolsEducationFoundationraisescontributionstopayforeducationalinitiatives,capitalprojectsandacademicprogramsthatarenotcoveredintheschooldistrict’sbudget.

Bruce E. RowlandwashonoredattheTeacherImpactAwardsbanquetinMay2009attheSheratonHarrisburg-HersheyHotelinPennsylvania.Hewasoneoffiveteachersrecognizedfortheirinfluenceonstudents’lives,bothacademicallyandpersonally.

1983Matthew A. HuggteachesfundraisingandphilanthropycoursesinEasternUniversity’snonprofitmanagement

master’sdegreeprogram.SomeofhisrecentassignmentshavetakenhimtoRome(Italy),PhnomPenh(Cambodia),andDakar(Senegal).Matt’sworkcanbeseenatwww.FundraisingTalent.com.

Elizabeth (Stravino) JohnstonattendedthePresidentialInaugurationofFatherRobertKoopmannatSaintJohn’sUniversityinCollegeville,Minn.onOct.1,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

1984Craig W. HoffmanandpartnerReverendAllenHarriscelebratedtheir19thweddinganniversaryonJune2,1990.CraigwasordainedbytheUnitedChurchofChristinCleveland,Ohio,andalsoistheirassociatefordataandprospectmanagement.

Gregory L. StahljoinedtheScientificAdvisoryBoardforCatalystBiosciencesInc.,apioneerinthediscoveryanddevelopmentofengineeredproteasesknownasAlterase™therapeutics.HeisthePaulAllenProfessorofAnesthesiaintheCenterofExperimentalTherapeuticsandReperfusionInjury,DepartmentofAnesthesiology,PerioperativeandPainMedicineatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalattheHarvardMedicalSchool.

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Controlled Cruise: Alumnus Explores Lincoln Highway

Karl Shreiner, ’61haslivedinChambersburg,Pa.alongTheLincolnHighwaysince1970and,asidefromturningoutofhisdrivewayandacoupleoftripsaroundPennsylvania,hehadnotdrivenon“America’sMainStreet”(itwasthefirstU.S.transcontinentalhighway,startinginTimesSquareandendinginSanFrancisco)beyondafewdaytrips.Thissummerhedrovemostofitslengthona10-daytripinhisVolvo.Nowrefreshedfromhis3,000-mileodyssey,heagreedtomuseonhisroadsideviews.

Q: How did you prepare for the trip? A:Ireadmostoftheimportantbooks,andvisitedsomeoutstanding

Websitesprovidingextensivedetailsaboutthehighwayandviewedpicturesdatingbacktotheveryfirstdaysofconstruction.

Q: What aspect of driving this circuitous highway appealed to you the most?

A:TheLincolnHighwaywasbuiltin1913anditconnectedtownsacrossthecountry.Ithoughtitwasinterestinghowthehighwayalwaystookmerightthroughthecenteroftown.

Q: What was the most interesting place you stayed and what was the worst place you had to stay at?

A:TheVirginianHotelinMedicineBow,Wyo.wasthemostinterestingandtheworst.IthadreallyinterestingVictoriandécoranditwasbuiltin1905.IthadWestern-styledetails.TheroomIwasinwasprettybad.Iwasprettysurethesheetshadn’tbeensleptinbefore,butIcouldn’tbesureIwasthefirstonetousethebathroomsoap.

Q: What was the most interesting roadside attraction you saw?

A:TheLincolnMotorCourtinMann’sChoiceoutsideofBedfordisoneofthemostperfectlypreservedcabin-stylemotelsontheHighway.Ididn’tstaytherebecauseit’snotfarfromChambersburg.There’salsoaperfectlypreservedmotel,restaurantandgasstationinColo,Iowa.

Q: What Lincoln Highway experience was your highlight?

A:TheOverlandCanyonintheGreatSaltLakeDesertfollowsthetrailofThePonyExpressandOverlandStagecoachthatbecamepartofanoriginalalignmentofTheLincolnHighway.It’s200milesofgravelroadandaflashfloodalmostspoiledanotherwisefascinatingday.

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Please contact staff liaison Miranda (Gresko) Peruso ’00 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3107; [email protected]).

1986Carol (Connell) CannonattendedthePresidentialInaugurationofBrennanO’DonnellatManhattanCollegeinRiverdale,N.Y.onOct.28,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

1987Sherri (Reed) WhalenwasnamedtheprobonodirectorforSteptoe&JohnsoninClarksburg,W.Va.,whereshebeganhercareerin1990.Sheisresponsibleforthemanagementofthelawfirm’sprobonolegaleffortsbyidentifyingprojectsandmonitoringlegalstaffing.SherriisamemberoftheNationalAcademyofElderLawAttorneysandservesasaCourtAppointedSpecialAdvocate.

1988Gina (Mummert) AllisonpaintedaseriesofbirdsandfishondisplayinlocalrestaurantsonthesouthshoreofLongIsland,N.Y.

Randall C. DeikewasnamedvicepresidentforenrollmentmanagementatNewYorkUniversityinSeptember2009.HewaspreviouslythevicepresidentforenrollmentmanagementatCaseWesternReserveUniversityinCleveland,Ohio.

Mary (White) Mertz attendedthePresidentialInaugurationofMichaelSchneideratMcPhersonCollegeinMcPherson,Kan.onNov.7,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

1989Michael W. CottleisthenewvarsityfootballcoachatElizabethtownHighSchoolinElizabethtown,Pa.Mikehasbeenanassistantvarsitycoachwiththeschoolsince2004.

Daniel C. LazowickhaspracticedinternalmedicineatLankenauHospitalinWynnewood,Pa.for13years.Heisdirectorofmedicaleducationoftheosteopathicinternalmedicineresidencyprogram.HealsoisassistantclinicalprofessorofmedicineatThomasJeffersonUniversity.DanwasrecentlyappointedteamphysicianforthePhiladelphia76ers.(Seestoryonpage56.)

James T. TufanoreceivedhisdoctoraldegreeinbiomedicalandhealthcareinformaticsfromtheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle,Wash.


Please contact staff liaison Katie Padamonsky Dickey ’97 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3447; [email protected]).

1991Scott M. Beatty co-authoredtheacclaimedDCComic,Batgirl Year One,whichcanbeviewedasananimated“MotionComic”viaApple’siTunesathttp://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?q=batgirl+year+one.

Brian T. MaceyakreceivedtheAgnesMeyerOutstandingTeacherAwardfromtheWashingtonPostCompanyEducationalFoundationinMay2009.Hewasoneof21educatorsfromthemetroareahonoredattheWashingtonPostBuildinginWashington,D.C.Brianworks

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WhileattendingaPittsburghPiratesgamewithmygoodfriendShawnPatton,IwatchedasaweddingpartydisembarkedaferryboatdockedoutsidePNCPark.Theyweredeckedoutinthe“traditional”attireandIimmediatelyremarked,“Forgetthat.WhenIgetmarried,thisiswhatIwanttowear,”referringtomyPiratesjerseyandshorts. Severalyearslater,ShawnandIwereengagedandweddingplanningensued.Neverthetypeofgirlthatdreamtofawhiteweddingwithallthefrills,wetookmysportsideaandranwithit.Thefinalproductwasanon-traditionalPittsburghSports-ThemedAugustweddingthatourfriendsandfamilyclaimtobe“TheBestWeddingEver!” Here’stherosterofourweddinglineup.Thesports-themedbridalshoweratalocalpark,completewithpopcorn,peanuts,andtailgatinggames.TherehearsaldinnerattheAltoonaCurvegame,duringwhichIgottothrowoutthefirstpitch.TheceremonyonhomeplateatBlairCountyBallpark,culminatingwithfireworks—withafull-pagespreadintheAltoonaMirror.ThereceptionfeaturedPittsburghlandmark-themedtablesandabarwhichneedednodecorationsbecauseitwasalreadyplasteredwithPittsburghsportsmemorabilia.Attheriskofsoundingostentatious,Ihatetosayit,butmyweddingWASthebestever!

—Kelly (Hadbavny) Patton ’00, North Huntingdon, Pa.

Big Bucs Wedding: Down the Aisle Pittsburgh Style

Personalized Sports Jerseys

Terrible “Wedding” Towels

3 Cakes (a football, a baseball, a puck)

Baseball stadium for ceremony

Baseball cards listing the “bridal party starting lineup”

Transportation for ALL guests (via school bus)

Nacho Cheese Fountain and Nacho Bar

Replay 4th Quarter of the Steelers’ Super Bowl XLIII Championship

Not your typical wedding list:

fortheManassasCityPublicSchoolsteachingchildrenwithmildandmoderatecognitivedelays.

1992Nicole C. Closeestablishedherowncompany,EmpiriStatInc.,providingclinicaltrialexpertisespecializinginstatisticalanalysisandreporting.HercompanyfocusesonclientssufferingfromHIV,malariaandtraumaticbraininjury.

Ann (Yezerski) GilmorwasrecentlynamedchairofthebiologydepartmentatKing’sCollegeinWilkes-Barre,Pa.

Heather L. Neff wasawardedthe“40under40”awardinFairfieldCountyinConnecticutinJune2009.SheisthechiefexecutiveofficerwithWavenyCareNetworkinNewCanaan,Conn.HeathergraduatedfromPennStateUniversityin

1994withamaster’sdegreeinhealthadministration.SheisamemberoftheConnecticutAssociationofNot-For-ProfitHomesfortheAgedandspeaksfrequentlyonvarioushealthcaretopicstolocalcommunitygroupsandserviceorganizations.

1993Carolyn A. CopenheaverattendedthePresidentialInaugurationofJoEllenParkeratSweetBriarCollegeinSweetBriar,Va.onSept.26,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

Brigitta (Brunner) JohnsonwonthefirstannualPRSAHealthAcademy/QuinnipiacUniversityPaperCompetition.Herpaper,“101WaystoImproveHealthReporting,”waswrittenwithcolleagueLarissaHuber.BrigittaisanassociateprofessorofcommunicationandjournalismatAuburn.UniversityinAuburn,Ala.

Sandra (Dunmire) Schrefflerearnedhermaster’sdegreeinhumanservices,socialandcommunityservicesspecialization,fromCapellaUniversityinMinneapolis,Minn.inJune2009.

1994Christopher W. GahagenwaspromotedtosafetycoordinatoratAlbermarleCorporationinTyrone,Pa.


Please contact staff liaison Lori Cramer or Pat Musselman if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3118; [email protected] or 814-641-3119; [email protected]).

Gunter VoldersisthenewpresidentoftheRotaryClubinTyrone,Pa.HecurrentlyownsVoldersConsulting,a

managementconsultantfirminAltoona,Pa.GunterisalsothedirectorofmarketingandcustomerrelationsmanagementforIntelmarxLLCinAltoona,Pa.

Stephanie (Holland) and Jonathan S. VukmanicalongwiththeirEnglishbulldogMojo,movedfromHarrisburg,Pa.toPittsburgh,Pa.inAugust2009.JonacceptedthepositionofdirectoroffinancialaidatthePittsburghInstituteofAeronautics.

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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Family: Taking it to the Brinkers Whenyouthinkofamarathonrace,apictureofalonelyindividualtrudgingdownthepavementmaycometomind.NotsowithJuniatatrusteeJohn Brinker ’69,whorecentlycompletedtheSanFranciscoMarathonwithhisentirefamily,includingwifeAnnanddaughtersJean,AmyandSarah.

Q: Why did you decide to marathon as a family?

A:Ouroldestdaughter,Jean,livesinWashington,D.C.andinvitedAnnandmetorunintheD.C.marathonwithherafewyearsago.Thetwins,AmyandSarah,recentlylocatedtoSanFranciscoandinvitedthewholefamilytoruninthismarathon.

Q: Was this a first marathon for any of the family members?A:Thiswasthefirstrunningcompetitionforthetwins.Theyhadnever

evenruna10Kbefore.Weallfollowedthesame16-weektrainingscheduleandstayedintouchtofolloweachother’sprogress.ThetwinsenjoyedthissomuchthattheyarenowtrainingfortheCaliforniaInternationalMarathontobeheldinDecember.

Q: Who had the best time? A:Amyhadthebesttimeof3:48,whichwasonly3minutesshyof

qualifyingfortheBostonMarathon.Shedidn’tknowhowwellshewasdoingduringtherace,buthasnowsetagoalofqualifyingforBoston.AnnandIhavebothruntheBostonMarathon.

Q: The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed you because they were intrigued by your matching visors that said “Brinker 5”. Next time, will you wear Juniata hats?

A:Ifyou’llprovidethem,we’llwearthem!

—Linda Carpenter, Executive Director of Constituency Relations

1996David E. ChristopherwaspromotedtohighschoolprincipalandK-12directorofcurriculumfortheJuniataValleySchoolDistrictinAlexandria,Pa.

1997Wayne A. DreibelbiswasamilitarypoliceofficerintheU.S.MarineCorpsforfouryears.HethenjoinedthePennsylvaniaArmyNationalGuard,servingasaninformationtechnologyspecialist.Hereceivedmanyawardswhileinthemilitary,

includingtheGoodConductMedal,Army

AchievementMedal,PennsylvaniaService

Ribbon–OperationWinterFreeze,andRecipientof

GlobalWaronTerrorismServiceMedal.

Savannah (Schroll) Guz hasanewcollectionofshortstoriesoutinpaperbackentitled,American Soma.SheattendedthePilcrowLitFestinMay2009andisnowtravelingonanAmerican Somabooktour.ShealsowroteThe Famous and Anonymousandherworkhasappearedinmanyjournals.SavannahandhusbandMichaelresideinWeirton,W.Va.

Gregory P. SnyderwasnamedtheathleticdirectorofBishopGuilfoyleSchoolDistrictinAltoona,Pa.Gregcoachednineseasonsasassistantdefensivecoordinatorfrom1997to2006,andwasanassistantbaseballcoachfrom1997to2002atBishopCarrollHighSchoolinEbensburg,Pa.

1998Kelli D. Sheesley acceptedthepositionasassistantathleticdirector/directorofpublicationsatTempleUniversityinPhiladelphia,Pa.ShespentthelastfiveyearsasthedirectorofpublicationsattheUnitedStatesNavalAcademyinAnnapolis,Md.

David W. Shoenthalwasawardedthe2009LongwoodUniversityJuniorFacultyAwardofExcellenceasafacultymemberinhisfirstfiveyearsofteachingwhodemonstratedexcellenceinscholarship,teaching,andotherprofessionalactivities.

1999Kurt J. Vandegriftearnedhismaster’sdegreeinanimalandpoultryscienceatPennStateUniversityin2002andhisdoctoraldegreeinbiologyfromPennStateUniversityin2008.HecurrentlyisapostdoctoralecologistworkingasamodelerwiththeConsortiumforConservationMedicine.HehasawildlifetrustinNewYork,N.Y.andhasdoneresearchinChina,BangladeshandSweden.

2000Be sure to mark your calendar for your 10th Reunion Celebration at Homecoming & Family Weekend—October 1-3, 2010

Please contact staff liaison Miranda (Gresko) Peruso ’00 if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3107; [email protected]).

James E. KabrhelisanassistantprofessorofchemistryattheUniversityofWisconsin-SheboyganinSheboygan,Wis.

Khara L. KoffelisanassistantprofessorofartatMacMurrayCollegeinJacksonville,Ill.SheprovidesopportunitiesforstudentstoseekoutthephilosophicalworkofSorenKierkegaardandKnutHamsunandalsoteachesthefineartofdigitalphotography.

Elizabeth (Bender) MetrovichreceivedherdoctoraldegreeinosteopathicmedicinefromPhiladelphiaCollegeofOsteopathicMedicineinMay2009.SheiscontinuinghermedicaltrainingattheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenterandShadysideHospitalinPittsburgh,Pa.

Jessica (Yutzey) QuinterwaspromotedtoprincipalatJuniataValleyElementarySchoolinAlexandria,Pa.In2005,shereceivedhermaster’sdegreeinprincipalcertificationandreadingspecialistcertificationfromSt.FrancisUniversityinLoretto,Pa.

2001 Michael E. Blucascompletedhismaster’sdegreeinspecialeducationinMay2009.HeisalearningsupportteacheratNorthStarHighSchoolinBoswell,Pa.

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Q: How did your Juniata experience help you to become team physician?

A:AsastudentatJuniata,Ilearnedtobeprofessionalandaneffectivecommunicator.Sure,youhavetoknowyourtrade,buttheseskillshelpedmetoearntherespectandtrustoftheplayers.TheyknowthatIwilltakecareofthemandthatIhavetheirbestinterestatheart.

Q: What is your typical pre-game routine?A:Ishowuponehourbeforetip-offofeveryhomegame.I’mthe

doctorforboththehomeandvisitingteams,soIhavetobeavailabletoattendtoanyoftheirneeds.Icheckinwiththerefereesandtheotherteam’strainers.ThenI’monthefloorwiththeteamincasethere’samedicalemergency.

Q: Has there ever been? A:Asamatteroffact,onthedaybeforeThanksgivinglastyear,the

76ersplayedtheOrlandoMagic.Atonepointtherewaschaosonthecourt,anditappearedthattheMagiccoachMaurice“Mo”Cheekswashavingaseizure.Icalledatimeout,whichisfairlyunprecedented,andranovertohim.Hewaschokingandstoppedbreathing.AfterIgothimstabilized,IaskedPatrickEwing,Magicassistantcoach,ifhewouldbemynurseassistantandhelpmegetMobacktothelockerroom.Patrickagreed,andwhileMowasrecovering,Patrickhadtimeforastadiumhotdogwithketchup.

Q: What’s it like to be a huge fan of the sport and also someone the team looks to for guidance?

A:OccasionallyIshootaroundwiththeteam.Itmakesmenervous.Istillfeellikean8-year-old.I’mreallyinmyelementastheteamdoctor.Itdoesn’tmatterhowrichorfamoustheplayersare,theyaretrulygratefulforthecareIgivethem.Infact,thisyearIwasnominatedbyMauriceCheeksasthetopdoctorintheleague.ThatkindofrecognitionremindsmewhatIdoisvaluedbytheplayers,coachesandtheleague.

Q: So, besides these accolades, what are the perks? A:Well,I’mnotpaidtobethedoctor,butIcouldn’tputapricetag

ontheexperienceanyway.Myhospitalpracticepaysthebills.Igetholidaygiftsandtickets,whichmakesmeverypopularwithmy13-year-oldsonandhisfriends.He’smettheplayersandtakenshotsonthecourt.Theseguysunderstandthattheyarerolemodelsandaregentlemenwithhugehearts.TheylovethegameandsodoI,soit’sworthit!

—Katie Padamonsky Dickey ’97, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

Asachild,Dan Lazowick ’89wantedtobeintheNBAandthoughtthatifhetrainedhardenoughhewouldberewarded.ThePhiladelphianativecreditsthiswide-eyedoptimismto“watchingtoomuchRocky.”Danstillbelievesthatifyougive100percentyouwillberewarded,butthepayoffmaynotbewhatyouanticipated.AstheteamphysicianofthePhiladelphia76ers,DanisaboutasclosetobeingintheNBAasakidwithbigdreamscanget.Althoughhe’snotsittingontheteambench,theviewfromthenextrowbackisn’tsoshabby.

Nicole (Dirato) EngardeditedthepublicationLibrary Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data,announcedinInformation Today Inc.inthefallof2009.Informationaboutthebookcanbefoundathttp://mashups.web2learning.net.

Jaime C. LewiswasacceptedintotheMasterofArtsprograminsociallyresponsiblebusinessandsustainablecommunitiesatGoddardCollegeinPlainfield,Vt.JaimeisalsocontinuingherworkasprojectmanageratForwardSheridan,aneconomicdevelopmentorganization.Herprofessionalaccomplishmentsandcommunityinvolvementcontributedtoherwinningtheaward,“40UnderForty”,whichrecognizesthetop40youngprofessionalsundertheageof40inthestateofWyoming.

Emily L. McCave earnedherdoctoraldegreeinsocialworkinMay2009fromtheUniversityofKansas.SheiscurrentlyanassistantprofessorofsocialworkatWestVirginiaUniversity.EmilylivesinMorgantown,W.Va.withspouseAlana,whomshemarriedin2006.

Timothy S. Musselmanwasselectedtobethe13thexecutivedirectoroftheVirginiaPharmacistsAssociation.TimhasservedasexecutivedirectorandinterimexecutivedirectorsinceJune2006andcompletedanexecutiveresidencyinassociationmanagementwiththeNationalAllianceofStatePharmacyAssociations.

Silvana (Garcia) Smithgraduatedwithamaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationfromSt.FrancisUniversityinLoretto,Pa.inMay2009.

Kristian K. G. WolfattendedthePresidentialInaugurationofMarkP.BeckeratGeorgiaStateUniversityinAtlanta,Ga.onOct.19,2009asadelegateofJuniataCollege.

2002Kathleen (Ceonzo) Ashcraft receivedherdoctorateinmicrobiologyandimmunologyfromthePennStateCollegeofMedicine.Herthesiswas“ImmunosuppressiveeffectsofpsychologicalstressandassociatedincreasesinglucocorticoidsontheTcell-medicatedimmuneresponsetoHerpessimplexvirustypeI.”KathleenandhusbandAndrew R. Ashcraft ’02recentlyrelocatedtoDurham,N.C.,whereshebeganapostdoctoralresearchfellowshipatDukeUniversity.

Meredith (Boyle) MetzgerearnedherdoctoratedegreeincellbiologyfromJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofMedicineinBaltimore,Md.inMarch2009.SheisnowworkingonapostdoctoralresearchfellowshipintheLaboratoryofProteinDynamicsandSignalingattheNationalCancerInstituteinFrederick,Md.

William J. OlsteinisafamilypracticephysicianatJ.C.BlairMemorialHospitalinHuntingdon,Pa.

2003Rebecca S. DegagneworksasbothanartistandascientistinArcata,Calif.Herworkexplorestherelationshipbetweenformandfunctiononbothbiologicalandartisticgrounds.HerceramicsculpturesareshowcasedatthePianteGalleryinEureka,Calif.

David M. Hayescompletedhismaster’sdegreeinbiologyattheUniversityofLouisianain2005andhisdoctorateinenvironmentalscienceatArkansasStateUniversityin2009.Hisresearchfocusesontheecology,evolution,andconservationoffreshwatersnailsandmusselsandhasbeenpublishedinjournalsSouthwestern Naturalist,American Midland Naturalist,andHydrobiologia.HeistheresidentaquaticinvertebratezoologistintheDepartmentofBiologyatEasternKentuckyUniversity.

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Where No Juniatian Has Gone Before: ‘Weathering’ the Universe

2004Jennie M. Fretts earnedamaster’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheNewSchoolUniversityinNewYorkCity,N.Y.inMay2009.ShebeganherdoctoralstudyinclinicalpsychologyattheUniversityofMontanainfall2009.

Patrick S. Shawaryn wasnamedHempfieldHighSchoolgirls’volleyballcoachinLandisville,Pa.

Keveney E. Stroupgavealectureentitled“HumanTrafficking:ModernDaySlaveryintheU.S.andAbroad”atJuniatainApril2009.ShesharedherexperiencesrepresentingsurvivorsofhumantraffickinginHouston,Texas,oneoftheprimaryhubswherehumansareimportedforslavery,forcedlabor,servitude,andprostitution.Keveneyiscurrentlyaprobonoresearcherforthenonprofitagency,ChildrenatRiskinHouston,Texas.

2005Be sure to mark your calendar for your 5th Reunion Celebration at Homecoming & Family Weekend—October 1-3, 2010

Please contact staff liaison Chris Gibboney if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion

committee. (814-641-3441; [email protected]).

Heather L. BalmerrecentlygraduatedfromveterinaryschoolattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandisnowaveterinarianattheAnimalHospitalofDauphinCountyinHarrisburg,Pa.

Breanna (Daum) HenrygraduatedfromPhiladelphiaCollegeofOsteopathicMedicinewithadoctorateinosteopathicmedicine.ShestartedafamilymedicineresidencyatLehighValleyHealthNetwork,andboughtherfirsthomewithhusbandMatthewinAllentown,Pa.

Christopher J. KearneyisintheU.S.MarineCorpsandrecentlyreturnedfromAfghanistan.HereceivedaBronzeStarwith“V”forvalorattheCampSchwabCeremonyforhisserviceasanadviserwithanembeddedtrainingteaminAfghanistanfromFebruarytoNovember2008.Chrisparticipatedinmorethan200combatmissionswhiledeployed.

Elizabeth A. Kusniezwasrecentlynamedthe2008-2009Spotsylvania“Superstar.”SheworksasafirstgradeteacherattheSpotsylvaniaCountySchoolsinFredericksburg,Va.Thisawardrecognizesoutstandingdedicationandservicetotheschool,studentsandcommunity.

Brandi A. Martin receivedhermaster’sdegreeinmiddle/secondaryschoolinstructionfromEdinboroUniversityinMay2009.

2006Justin L. Fritzius alongwithseveralotherJuniatianscompetedinthePittsburghMarathonRelayinMay2009.Juniatawaswellrepresentedwiththreerelayteams,twohalf-marathoners,andone-fullmarathoner.Themen’srelayteamofJustin L. Fritzius ’06,Christopher R. Sheaffer ’06,Shawn M. Rumery ’08,andtrack

Morethanfive,butlessthan10peopleinthiscountryhavesuchaspecificexpertiseasmine.MyhypothesisisthatIgotpickedbecausetheotherswerealltoobusy.

Q: Who at Juniata had the greatest impact on you? A:(Norm)Siems,withwhomIworkedcloselysinceIwasa

freshman—herealizedmyexcitementinastronomicalsciencesveryearlyandgavemethekeytoJuniata’sHickesObservatoryfromthebeginningofmysophomoreyear.

Q: How has an undergraduate degree from a liberal arts college helped you in your life and career?

A:WhenIcametoJuniata,IdidnotspeakagreatdealofEnglish.Mysuccesstodatesimplycouldn’thavebeenpossiblewithoutallthehelpIgotfromJuniata’sESLprogramandtheinternationaloffice.NowIfreelanceasasciencewriterandpeoplethinkEnglishismynativelanguage.Adegreeinliberalartsisatrulyuniquething.Ithelpedgetmenoticedandmadememoreawareofwhatpeopleareinterestedin.

Q: What is your favorite memory from Juniata? A:AtJuniataIcouldgofromtabletotableandtalkwithdifferent

peoplefromadozendifferentcountries.ThatwasveryreflectiveoftheculturalexperiencethatIwasabletogainatJuniata.

—Jim Watt, Director of Alumni Relations

Kunio Sayanagi ’00 completedhisdoctorateinphysicsfromtheUniversityofArizonainAugust2007,specializinginthedynamicsoftheatmosphericjetstreamsonJupiterandSaturn.HehascontinuedhisresearchattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,whereherecentlywasnamedasanexperttotheNASApanelthatrecommendswhattostudyintheuniverseinthenextdecade.HeofferssomecelestialinsightsaboutcomingintoNASA’sorbit.

Q: Why do you study what you do, and what makes it exciting?

A:WhatIliketosayisthatwecan’tclaimtounderstand“weather”justbystudyingEarth,whichisjustoneplanet.Therearesevenotherplanetarybodieswithweatherphenomenajustinoursolarsystem(Venus,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,NeptuneandaSaturnmoon,Titan).Ourunderstandingof“weather”isbasedlargelyonwhatwehavelearnedonEarth,andsignificantprogresscanbemadebystudyingthingsoutsideEarth.

Q: What does it mean to be an expert named to this distinguished panel?

A:Itissounbelievable!TheNationalAcademyofSciencerecommendswhatNASAshouldstudyandwhattelescopestheyshouldbuildandmaintaininthenextdecade.Itisauniquehonor.

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Dogged Determination: Fetching Idea Aimed at Pampered Pets

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Q: Do any celebrity clients use your products? A:Actually,wepartneredwithCaliforniabased“WOW!Creations”to

welcometheFirstFamilyandtheirFirstPuppytotheWhiteHouse.Atanofficialgiftingceremony,wepresentedtheObamaswiththe‘FirstPuppy’GiftBox.

Q: Assuming your products are also for common dogs, where can we find them?

A:Onlineatwww.bestfriendnyc.comandwe’reinafewstoresacrosstheU.S.andCanada.OneofourproudaccomplishmentsisbeingfeaturedatHenriBendel’sflagshipstoreonFifthAvenueinNewYorkCity.It’safashion-forwardstorethateveryfashionistaknows.

Q: What sets your pet care products apart from others? A:Iworkedwithanorganicskincarecompanyandveterinarianto

createanatural,gentle,andeffectivecaninegroomingregimen.Wealsocarryorganicbiscuitsandavarietyofluxuryitemsfromchicdogdishesandotheraccessoriestobedsandtoys.

Q: Is Best Friend NYC connected with other organizations?

A:WesupportothersthatshareourgoalsandbeliefssuchasAmericanKennelClub,ASPCA,andGlobalGreenUSA.OnourWebsitewealsoshowcasefabulousartistsfromaroundthecountryandworldwhoareinspiredbydogs.

—David Meadows, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

Man’sbestfriendislivingthehighlife,thankstoMaxim Vorobiev ’01andhiscockerspaniel,Chloe.Afewyearsagowhilespendingasummerbytheocean,thepairdiscoveredthatchasingseagulls,tryingtocatchfish,androllinginseaweed(allperformedbyChloe)requireregularbathing.Amidthefun,Maxnoticedthatthedogshampooshewasusingwereover-scentedandcontainedharshnon-biodegradablechemicalsthatirritatedChloe’sskin.Whatwasagoodownertodo?Createhisownnaturalandorganicproductsthataregentler,ofcourse. Maxdidn’tstopthere.UsinghisJuniatadegreeinmediastudiesandgraduateschooltrainingindesign,marketingandbranding,hefoundedBestFriendNYC,acompanyspecializinginposhpetproducts.TheManhattanentrepreneurgivesustheinsidescooponcateringtodoggiedivas.

coachJonCutright,teamnamePackYourLunch,claimedtheoverallrelayteamtitlewinningtheracebymorethanaminuteoverthesecondplaceteam.ThecoedteamofEric T. Hoover ’08,Jason L. Hoover ’08,Michael A. Chirdon ’07,andLia A. Bella ’07,teamnameRunningSeason,claimedthecoedteamtitlewinningbynearly30seconds.Thewomen’srelayteamofSarah E. Bay ’06,Kristen L. Gochnauer ’07,Kara A. Donoghue ’05,andChristina P. Jones ’07,teamnameLookatYou,finishedin5thplaceinthewomen’sdivision.Linda M. Maus ’04andHeather (Gibney) Ramsey ’04bothranthehalf-marathon.Picturedare(row3,l-r)Chris R. Sheaffer ’06,Eric T. Hoover ’08,Shawn M. Rumery ’08,Jason L. Hoover ’08,Mike A. Chirdon ’07,Sarah E. Bay ’06,Justin L. Fritzius ’06,(row2,l-r)JonCutright,Kristen L. Gochnauer ’07,Lia A. Bella ’07,Christina P. Jones ’07,Kara A. Donoghue ’05,and(row1)Elena C. Amato ’07.

Genna (Welsh) Kasunearnedamaster’sdegreeinEnglishfromtheUniversityofVermontinMay2009.ShewashiredasstaffwriteratJuniatainOctober.

Kevin P. Kasunearnedamaster’sdegreeinhistoricpreservationfromtheUniversityofVermontinMay2009.

Melanie A. Shumakerearnedamaster’sdegreeinsocialworkfromShippensburgUniversityinMay2009.

Daryl W. StigersandwifeAmymarriedin2004.TheyandsonsEric,6,Carson,2,andPreston,sixmonths,resideinEnola,Pa.

2007Casey R. DalehasbeennamedheadvolleyballcoachatTransylvaniaUniversity.Heisaformerassistantwomen’svolleyballcoachatWashingtonandLeeUniversityinLexington,Va.Healsoservedasstudentassistantforthewomen’steamatJuniata.

Lauren A. GatesqualifiedtorunintheBostonMarathonnextyearwithatimeof3:26inthePittsburghMarathononMay3,2009.Sheplaced47thoutof1,291inthewomen’sdivisionandwas341stoveralloutof3,463.LaurenranherfirstmarathoninAkron,OhioinSeptember2008.Shetookfourthplaceinfemaleages20-24divisionandoverall.

Devina L. HorvathrecentlymovedtoFullerton,Calif.afterreceivingapromotionandjobasageologistwithConestoga-Rovers&Associates.Sheworksasaprojectcoordinator,mainlydealingwithretailgasstationgroundwaterandsoilremediation.

Zachary A. KupchinskyhasbeenconductingvascularresearchalongsideDr.BethRomanattheUniversityofPittsburghsinceMay2008.

Evan L. McClennenisinhersecondyearofajointdegreeprogramwithPhiladelphiaCollegeofOsteopathicMedicine(PCOM)foradoctorateinosteopathicmedicineandaPCOMcooperatingprogramwithTempleUniversityforamaster’sdegreein

healthcareadministrationwithafocusonglobalhealth. Followinggraduationin2007,EvanservedwithGlobalHealthMinistriesandtheSistersofMercyasavolunteerforninemonthsinPeru. ThispastsummershereturnedtoPeruwithGlobalHealthMinistriesandwentontoamissioninEcuadorwithagroupofPCOMmedicalstudents.

Kimberly (Lechien) Wellsreceivedamaster’sdegreeinhealthcareadministrationfromPennStateUniversityin2009.Sheisemployedasthe2009-2010AdministrativeFellowatVanderbiltChildren’sHospitalinNashville,Tenn.

2008Romeeka R. GayhartworkswithAmeriCorpsVISTAinLebanonCounty,Pa.ShelaunchedFacebookandMySpacepagesandcreatedthefirstnewsletterfortheUnitedWayinthatarea.RomeekaalsoservedasavolunteertutorwiththeLiteracyCounciltohelpstudentspasscitizenshiptests.

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It is the day of Open House at Juniata Valley Elementary School. I am working on a school-wide display detailing our students’ personal goals. A student teacher (currently a senior at the College) is helping me hang a multitude of paper stars on the wall. We talk about our Juniata experiences—where we lived on campus, involvement in student organizations, common professors

and classes, and of course, traditions. Then, I ask Melissa where she is from. When she replies, “Massachusetts,” I immediately ask, “How did you find Juniata?” She smiles and says, “You know that book Colleges That Change Lives? My mom read it.”

As we continue our conversation, I realize that Juniata has truly changed both of our lives. I encourage you to reflect upon your own experience, and consider how Juniata has changed your life. Maybe you were active in athletics, the performing arts, or a student organization. Traditions such as Mountain Day and Madrigal may be some of your fondest memories.

If you have visited campus lately, you will find that Juniata continues to be rich in tradition, yet focused on improvement. The renovation of Founders Hall is just one example. Hopefully you will have the opportunity to tour Founders soon and will be drawn into the contrasting values of the long history and modernity of the facility.

The Alumni Council is also steeped in Juniata tradition, yet continues moving forward. One of the most recent accomplishments of the organization is developing a strategic plan. The document, aligned to the strategic plan of the College, focuses on four connections: Alumni to Current Students; Alumni to the College; Alumni to Alumni; and Alumni to the Community and World. Each workgroup of the Alumni Council has developed objectives with these tenets in mind.

I encourage you to consider how you can contribute to the experience of another Juniatian. Attend a regional event in your area. Recruit future students by serving as a Juniata Admissions Ambassador. Share your career expertise participating in Career Day. Stay updated and connected by joining Juniata groups through online social networks. Support current students by contributing to the Juniata Scholarship Fund.

If you are not already, I hope that you will become an engaged member of the Juniata Network. Help to continue the tradition of our community—the one that made Melissa and I decide to attend Juniata—expanding our network one alumni, parent, student, and friend at a time.

Veritas liberat!

—Jess (Yutzey) Quinter ’00, Alumni Association President

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Jeffrey K. Lennox waspromotedasmen’sheadvolleyballcoachatElmiraCollegeinElmira,N.Y.

Amanda M. Partingtonreceivedhermaster’sdegreeinsocialworkfromtheUniversityofMarylandinMay2009.ShewasrecentlyhiredbyCongresswoman,DonnaEdwardsinMaryland’s4thCongressionalDistrictasaconstituentservicerepresentative.

Justin T. SchultziscurrentlyatAustralianNationalUniversitystudyingquantumopticsonaFulbrightScholarship.Hewasawardeda2009NationalScienceFoundationGraduateResearchFellowship.

Krystle (Maier) ShafferisaclientrelationshipassociateatVanguardGroupInc.inValleyForge,Pa.SheresidesinPaoli,Pa.

Kenneth W. Tomlinson Jr.recentlytookapositionastheinboundmarketingspecialistforAdamsCountyWineryinOrrtanna,Pa.

2009(l-r) Brent A. Smith, Natalie M. Boyce, and Jonathan SkonerhaveallenteredthePennsylvaniaCollegeofOptometryatSalusUniversityinElkinsPark,Pa.

Elizabeth K. SchmittiscurrentlyattendinggraduateschoolatEastTennesseeStateUniversityforpaleontology.

Sara Detrick StoltzfushastakenaBrethrenVolunteerServiceassignmentwiththeFamilyAbuseCenterinWaco,Texas.Volunteerslivedtogetherasacommunityandstudiedsustainability,nonviolence,peacemaking,globalizationandsimpleliving.

Amber R. Thomaswasnamedgirl’svolleyballcoachatConestogaValleyHighSchoolinLancaster,Pa.

Matthew S. Werle istrainingwiththe2008Olympicgoldmedalmen’svolleyballteaminAnaheim,Calif.

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Now AppeAriNg iN your iNbox The JuNiATA Newsgroup!

TheNewsGroupe-newsletterwillkeepyouup-to-dateoncampushappenings,studentandalumninews,Juniatasports,

andregionaleventschedules.Beamongthefirsttoknowit’sMountainDaythroughthespecialeditionsentonthe

morningofthislong-standingtradition.

Thisentirelyvolunteer-driveninitiativehastouchedthousandsofalumniformorethan10years.Don’tmiss

outontheJuniatanewsthatconnectsyouandthemorethan6,000currentNewsGroupmembers.Inviteyourfellowclassmates,parentsandfriendsoftheCollegetocatchtheBlueandGoldspirit.

Registernowonlineat: www.juniata.edu/alumni/newsgroupore-mailthevolunteereditorJodie (Monger) Gray ’[email protected].

J-Clubismakingthingshappenfortheathleticsdepartment.Throughannualmembershipandvolunteerengagement,alumni,parentsandfriendsoftheJuniatasportsteamsaresupportingeventsandcapitalprojects,andmakingahugeimpact.Inthepasttwoyears,J-Clubhasrenovatedfivelockerroomsandwillcontinueforthenextseveralyearsuntilallteamshaveupgradedfacilities.Andwait‘tillyouseethem!They’renotyourparents’lockerrooms—actually,they’renotevenyourlockerrooms.TakeanonlinetourandsupporttheJ-Clublockerroomprojectatwww.juniata.edu/athletics/jclub.Formoreinformationandtogetinvolved,[email protected].

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Who: Juniata Alumni, Students, Parents, Family and Friends

What: Homecoming and Family Weekend 2010

When: October 1–3, 2010

Where: Juniata CollegeComebacktocelebratefallinHuntingdonwithyourfavoriteJuniatians.We’replanningafullscheduleofevents,departmentopenhouses,applebuttermaking,andallsortsoffun.Thisyearwillfeature5-and10-yearreunionsfortheClassesof2005and2000.InstrumentalMusicwillalsomarkamilestonewitha75thAnniversaryofBands.Savethedateandmakeplanstojoinus!

Formoreinformation,visitwww.juniata.edu/[email protected].

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IfyoumissedbuyingaJuniatayearbookwhileyouwereastudentorifyouhavelostyoursintheyearssincegraduation,theAlumniOfficeisgivingyoutheopportunitytorecaptureyourpreciousJuniatamemories.Yearbooksfrom1921-2007areavailablefor$25plus$4forshippingandhandling.Toorderyouryearbook,[email protected](814)641-3441.

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WeencourageallalumnitoconsidernominatingadeservingJuniataalumna/usforanAlumniAssociationAward.FinalselectionsaremadebytheAlumniCouncil’sAwards&NominationsCommittee,andarepresentedduringAlumniWeekendinJuneofeachyear.The awards are:• AlumniServiceAward• AlumniAchievementAward• YoungAlumniAchievementAward• AlumniHumanitarianAward

Formoreinformation,pastwinners,andonlinenominations,pleasegotowww.juniata.edu/alumni/association/awards.

LookingforawaytostayconnectedtoJuniatawithouttravelingtoHuntingdon?TapintotheJuniataNetworkinyourareaaslocalvolunteershelpbringJuniatatoyou.

Joinalumni,parents,familyandfriendsacrossthecountryforoneofourmanyregionalevents.Comeforthefun,thenetworking,learning,friendshipandmore.Tolearnaboutupcomingeventsinyourarea,visitwww.juniata.edu/alumni/events/calendar.html.

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WeddingsCarolyn A. Copenheaver ’93marriedPhilipRadtkeonMay24,2009atMountainLakeHotelinPembroke,Va.BothCarolynandPhilipworkintheDepartmentofForestResourcesandEnvironmentalConservationatVirginiaTechinBlacksburg,Va.

Kelly J. Hadbavny ’00marriedShawnPattononAug.1,2009attheBlairCountyBallparkfield,homeoftheAltoonaCurveminorleaguebaseballteam.ThegroomandgroomsmanworeSteelers’jerseysandthebrideandbridesmaidsworePirates’jerseys.Picturedare(row1,l-r)Cara M. Pekarcik ’00,Rebecca J. McClaine ’00, Jaime Lee Boyle ’00,Suzann (Bromfield) Bloom ’00,(row2)Kelly (Hadbavny) Patton ’00.(Seestoryonpage54.)

Matthew G. Shaffer ’00 marriedKatieCrevelingonJune13,2009.InattendancewereKaren (Shaffer) Mosser ’97,Timothy J. McMichael ’01,Amy (Schumann) McMichael ’02,Todd L. Quinter ’00,Jessica (Yutzey) Quinter ’00,Timothy S. Musselman ’01,Dennis D. Cowher ’67,Derek J. Elensky ’01,KrisandSarahMayClarkson,andDawnScialabba.ThecoupleresidesinGroveCity,Pa.whereKatieteachesfortheWestMiddlesexSchoolDistrictandMattworksfor

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lifeeducation.

Jeanine N. Hanohano ’02 marriedMykoGedutisonSept.6,2008.

TheyliveinHouston,Texasandwelcomeanybodytovisitifpassingthrough.

Reana L. Gates ’03marriedKeithDonaldsononJune13,2009.ItwasanoutdoorweddingheldatReana’sgrandparents’homeinMillheim,Pa.JuniataalumniinattendancewereRandi (Whetstone) Kubeck ’03,Douglas A. Kubeck ’07,Brandi (Whetstone) Musselman ’03,andHeidi (Neuhauser) Seelal ’03.ThecouplehoneymoonedinPlayadelCarmen,MexicoandcurrentlyliveinLewistown,Pa.

Sonia Rubio-Garcia ’03 and Rafael (Hafa) Tourinho ’04 marriedOct.11,2008inBarcelona,Spain.Juniataalumnipictured(l-r)areJorge Martinez Palli ’05,Gael Lamielle ’05,Stavros M. Pavlides ’03,Sonia (Rubio-Garcia) Tourinho ’03,Rafael (Hafa) Tourinho ’04,andOsman Ali Omurlu ’04.

Robert S. Walters Jr. ’03.marriedAlyssaTuckeronMarch28,2009attheMayfairFarmsinWestOrange,N.J.Valerie N. Walters ’06servedasabridesmaid.ThecoupleresidesinAlexandria,Va.whereRobertworksasapatentexaminer.

Suzanne D. Gardner ’04marriedRaymondEverettonJuly4,2009inPittsburgh,Pa.JuniataalumniinattendancewereJodi (Reiter) DeStefano ’04,Anthony J. DeStefano ’02,Carla L. Kifer ’04,Heather (Gibney) Ramsey ’04,Linda M. Maus ’04,Laura E. Fiore ’04,Mary C. Heaton ’05,Daniel A. Healy ’04,Brian W. Senior ’04,andMelanie A. Vrabel ’03.

Kelly A. Moore ’05marriedJosephPriceonDec.31,2008atthePinkShellResortinFortMyersBeach,Fla.KellyisafirstgradeteacherforWashingtonCountyPublicSchoolsinHagerstown,Md.JosephisemployedbyAssociatedEngineeringSciencesinHagerstown,Md.andistheowner/operatorofPrice’sLandscapingCompanyinWaynesboro,Pa.

Karen M. Stringer ’06marriedJonathanJudeichonSept.20,2008.Inattendancepictured(l-r)Michelle R. Schoonmaker ’06,Claire (Fultz) John ’06,Lauren E. Forster ’06,Brittany J. Barbera ’06,Holly B. Brown ’06,Karen (Stringer) Judeich ’06,JonathanJudeich,Heather M. Hassel-Finnegan ’06,Jessica A. Perry ’06,Sarah E. Bay ’06,Katey D. Glunt ’06,andCaitlan M. Zlatos ’06.KarengraduatedwithadoctorateinphysicaltherapyonMay15,2009fromWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.ShewasrecognizedforearningtheStephenJ.RoseAward.

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Elise A. Zimmerman ’06 and Mitchell Somers ’05weremarriedAug.16,2008inCarlisle,Pa.Pictured(l-r)Carolyn J. Wait ’05,Abby (White) Youtz ’04,Kristofer C. Youtz ’05,Mitchell Somers ’05,Elise (Zimmerman) Somers ’06,Suzanne M. Lerner ’06,Sara (Roux) Lamie ’06,Rebekah A. Hauser ’06,Andrea N. Way ’06,Darren M. Hake ’06,andLaura M. Weber ’06.MitchellgraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofDentalMedicineinMay2009,andEliseisattendingChathamUniversitytobecomeaphysicianassistant.

Randy L. Anderson ’07marriedAlyssaSpicherinBellefonte,Pa.onMarch14,2009.AbrunchwasheldthefollowingmorningintheAlumniRoomoftheNittanyLionInnatPennStateUniversity.ThecoupleresidesinCharlotte,N.C.

Valerie C. Bukowski ’07 and Nathan G. Minarchick ’08weremarriedatMostHolyTrinityCatholicChurchinHuntingdon,Pa.onAug.8,2009.ThereceptionwasheldatLakeRaystownResort.JuniataalumniinattendanceweregroomsmenDaniel J. Bukowski ’09andDavid E. Minarchick ’98.

Gabrielle C. Cushman ’07 and Anthony N. Holly ’06weremarriedonMay24,2009inSacramento,Calif.Picturedare(row1,l-r)Dina R. London ’07,Anthony N. Holly ’06,Gabrielle (Cushman) Holly ’07,Jessica L. Abel ’07,andAllison M. Leidy ’07(row2,l-r)Rachael M. Schatz ’07,Denise A. Bankert ’07,Allison R. Phillips ’07,andJustin D. Kelly ’06.

Kimberly A. Lechien ’07marriedJeremyWellsonJune13,2009inLewistown,Pa.Kelly S. Howard ’07wasabridesmaid.ThecouplehoneymoonedinTulum,MexicoandresideinNashville,Tenn.

Jaclyn C. Whitmore ’07 and Ryan M. Porter ’07 marriedonAug.8,2009inNewJersey.JuniatafriendsinattendancewereAliciaM.Anderson,Stacey A. Cremar ’07,Joseph G. Daft ’07,Tucker D. Dietrich ’07,Jennifer R. Jones ’07,Zachary M. Laubach ’07,Amber M. Myers ’07,Matthew T. Springer ’06,andChristine E. Weaver ’07.

Michelle A. Campbell ’08marriedTravisKrallonJune27,2009atMidwayChurchoftheBrethreninLebanon,Pa.ThereceptionfollowedatTheBarnatOverlookCommunityCampusinLancaster,Pa.Juniataalumniandfaculty/staffmembersinattendancewere,Kimberly B. Wagner ’08,Lindsay A. LaPrad ’08,Elizabeth A. Kusniez ’05,Sarah E. Bender ’07,Abby C. Funk ’09,Erin M. Smith ’09,Leslie E. Stern ’08,Corinne E. Hamblet ’07,Rebekah A. Hauser ’06,Amanda J. Wimer ’08,Ashleigh E. Ehnts ’08,Katherine B. Vera ’07,Ashton M. Cutchall ’08,Amanda R. Albanese ’08,LynnCockett,andCarolineGillich.

Grace M. Harney ’09marriedStuartGodlaskyonMay12,2009.TheyresideinAtlanta,Ga.wheretheyenjoyrunning,cyclingandtraveling.

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BirthsGeorgia (Stanaitis) Foerstner ’89andhusbandJimadopteddaughter,AugustineJiang,fromChinainSeptember2008.

Dawn E. Mahlau ’89isproudtoannouncetheadoptionofAlexanderSergey,onApril3,2009.AlexanderwasbornDec.12,2007intheSmolenskregionofRussia.

Laura (Dickinson) Miller ’89andhusbandShawnhappilyannouncethebirthoftheirdaughter,ArianaEdan,bornOct.9,2007.

Beth (Angerole) Leney ’90andhusbandDerekwelcomedson,JoshuaYoumgmin,adoptedfromSouthAfricaMay29,2009.JoshuacelebratedhisfirstbirthdayAug.1,2009inAnacortes,Wash.wherethefamilyresides.

Amy (Cotton) Lynn ’92andhusbandDonaldwelcomedson,BenjaminDouglas,onAug.18,2009.BenjaminjoinssisterAnnieandbrotherCooper.

Amy (Hohman) Runkle ’92andhusbandChristopherareproudtoannouncethebirthofdaughter,EllaGrace,bornOct.20,2008.EllajoinsbigsisterLily,3.

Debra (Windhorst) Brady ’93andhusbandJohnwelcomedson,LoganEdward,onSept.3,2008.Heweighed7lbs.9ozs.andwas201/2incheslong.HejoinsbigbrotherBrooks,4,whoisexcitedtohaveabrother.

Kelly (Maloney) Becker ’94andhusbandBillwelcomedson,ConnorChristopher,onFeb.26,2009.Heweighed10lbs.5ozs.andwas22incheslong.ConnorwaswelcomedhomebybrotherBrianWilliam,2.

Julie (Conrad) Bird ’95andhusbandSimonwelcomedson,CharlesJames,onJuly7,2009.Charlesweighed8lbs.10ozs.andwas211/2incheslong.HewaswelcomedhomebybigbrothersJonathan,7,andDaniel,3.ThefamilyresidesinHatboro,Pa.

Maria (Van Velson) ’96 and Dennis A. Brouse ’95welcomeddaughter,MyaAvalynne,onApril3,2009.Sheweighed6lbs.1oz.andwas181/2incheslong.ShejoinsbrotherDrew.

Deborah (Fisher) Riley ’96andhusbandKenwelcomedson,CarsonFisher,onJune9,2009.Heweighed7lbs.8ozs.andwas20incheslong.

Heather (Hueglin) Marchese ’97andhusbandCarlareproudtoannouncethebirthofson,CooperJude,onJune19,2009.Heweighed7lbs.7ozs.

Shelly (Brown) ’97 and James A. Rivello III ’97happilyannouncethebirthoftheirson,EliasGlenn,bornJune17,2009.EliasjoinsbrotherAnthonyJames,2.ThefamilyresidesinHuntingdon,Pa.

Suzanna (Loy) Knorr ’98andhusbandMichaelarepleasedtoannouncethebirthoftheirdaughter,SophiaQuinn,onJuly21,2009.Sheweighed7lbs.13ozs.andwas201/2incheslong.SophiawaswelcomedhomebysisterIsabella,3,andbrotherParker,13months.

Melissa (Werner) Padera ’98andhusbandKenwelcomedson,MatthewEthan,onJuly19,2009.Heweighed8lbs.10ozs.andwas201/2incheslong.MatthewwaswelcomedhomebybigbrothersJames,2,andBen,2.

Kelly (Morton) ’98 and Terry H. Rismiller ’96welcomeddaughter,MadelynJoy,onAug.27,2008.Sheweighed7lbs.11ozs.andwas20incheslong.MadelynjoinsbigsisterCharlotte.

Laetitia (Zaliznock) Dawson ’99andhusbandRichardwelcomedson,MaxwellConstantine,onFeb.18,2009.Heweighed9lbs.9ozs.andwas201/2incheslong.

Jennifer (Witmer) Nace ’99 andhusbandNathanwelcomedtripletboys,DavidNathaniel,MatthewFredrickandJoshuaPaul,onJuly2,2009.Matthew,JoshuaandDavidjoinedbigsisterKate,21/2,whostatedemphaticallythat“shelikedthemfromthestart!” GrandmotherSusan (Parsons) Witmer ’69,auntJoan (Parsons) Engle ’72anduncleW. Stephen Engle ’66areexcitedaswell.

Holly (Harbaugh) Smith ’99andhusbandAllenwelcomeddaughter,LakenHaylee,onAug.30,2009.Sheweighed6lbs.11ozs.andwas29incheslong.LakenjoinsbigsisterNina,2.

Christina (Gibboney) ’00 and Andrew P. Dojack ’98areproudtoannouncethebirthofson,MaksimEnver,onJuly23,2009.Heweighed8lbs.12ozs.andwas22incheslong.MaksimjoinedbigsisterEliahGrace.

Danielle (Black) ’00 and Jason M. Evans ’00welcomeddaughter,GabrielleNicole,onJuly9,2009.ShejoinsbrotherCalebMatthew,3.

Trudy (Vainio) ’00 and Timothy A. Lonesky ’00welcomeddaughter,Lola,onJuly9,2009.Sheweighed8lbs.11ozs.andwas211/2incheslong.Lolahastwobigbrothers,ParkerandLanden.

Diana (Goodley) Cutrona ’01andhusbandEdwardhappilyannouncethebirthofdaughter,AbigailAnn,onFeb.14,2009.

Leslie (Stewart) Norton ’01andhusbandKevinwelcomedson,ThaddeusScott,onAug.28,2008.Heweighed8lbs.8ozs.andwas21incheslong.ThaddeusjoinsbigsisterJennaMarie,2.ThefamilyresidesinBellwood,Pa.

Cullen L. Sheehan ’01andwifeMindywelcomedson,AidanTimothy,onJan.7,2009.CullenalsopurchasedanAllstateInsuranceAgencyinAltoona,Pa.

Kristi (Widener) ’02 and Andrew L. Conover ’03areproudtoannouncethebirthofMicahSamuel,onApril6,2009.MicahjoinsbigbrotherSeth.

Kelli (Young) James ’02andhusbandJoshuawelcomedson,BrendanJoshua,onJuly,7,2009.Hewas8lbs.8ozs.and21incheslong.Brendan’sbigsisterBraleighjustadoreshim.

Leigh Ann (Suhrie) ’02 and Matthew F. Wilson ’04welcomedson,NolanElijah,onSept.2,2009.Heweighed9lbs.andwas211/4incheslong.(l-r)Natalie,daughterofJessicaandJoseph A. Motz ’02,Abigail,daughterofEdwardandDiana (Goodley) Cutrona ’01,andNolan,sonofLeigh Ann (Suhrie) ’02andMatthew F. Wilson ’04.

Michele (Palmer) ’03 and W. Justin Colvin ’06happilyannouncethebirthofdaughter,EvelynJane,onNov.26,2008.Sheweighed8lbs.15ozs.andwas211/2incheslong.

Shawn C. Saylor ’03andwifeJenniferwelcomedson,IsaacJames,onMay12,2009.ShawnalsoearnedhisdoctoraldegreefromLakeErieCollegeofOsteopathicMedicine.

Julie (Reitz) ’04 and Scott M. Shacreaw ’03welcomedtwins,CaidenMichaelandChloeNoelle,onApril12,2009.Caidenwas5lbs.7ozs.andChloewas4lbs.5ozs.

Laurie J. Harden ’04welcomeddaughter,Nyah,onJune9,2009.Sheweighed7.7lbs.andwas19incheslong.

Jean (Silvey) ’04 and Travis L. Martin ’04welcomedson,BenjaminLawrence,onFeb.6,2009.Benjaminwas9lbs.7ozs.and21incheslong.

Alaina (Cominskie) Hunt ’05 andhusbandDanielwelcomedson,BrodyTravis,onMay29,2009.Brodyweighed6lbs.4ozs.andwas191/2incheslong.Also,AlainagraduatedfrommedicalschoolMay31,2009andiscompletingherresidencyinemergencymedicineatHamotMedicalCenterinErie,Pa.

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Agog About Blogs “Championshipsmeanacleanslateforeveryone.Winandyougoon.Loseandyouaredone.It’sthebestoftimesandtheworstoftimes,onanygivenday.Wegiveeachotherthegiftoftimewhenwegiveitallwehaveandwin.Moretimetopractice.Moretimetocompete,andprovewhatwecandoonabiggerandtougherscale.Moretimetobewitheachotherandcreatemomentswecancherishforayearandalifetime.”

“Whenyouareaplayeryoufeelthatwhatyouhavetoofferiswhatyougiveonthefield.Thatisabigpartofit;thepartthateveryonenotices.Butit’salsoaboutgivingyourself,allofyourself.Yourbodyonthefield,yourheartandyourmindandyoursoulonandoffthefield.ThatiswhataJuniatafieldhockeyplayerdoes.” —Caroline Gillich, head coach, field hockey

“(StudyingabroadinSpain)hascompletelychangedmyviewoftheworld.IthaschangedthewayIviewmyselfandmypeers.IthascompletelyrearrangedandchangedthewayIplantolivemylife,whereIwanttowork,howIwanttolive,thepeopleIwillbefriendswith,thehusbandIwillmarry.InsomestrangeandindescribablewaybeingherehasopenedupwindowsInevernewexisted,pushedboundariesIdidn’tknowwerethere,andpositivelyinfluencedmeinwaysIwasignorantof.AndIamnotafraidtosayIamsoproudofmyself.”

“DuringthegameItriedtoteachPilarandSergiohowtosaymyname.Pilarstilldoesn’tknowwhatmynameis.Sheaskedmeyesterdaywhatitwasbecauseshecouldn’tremember.Iheardhertellsomeoneonthephone‘Ican’trememberitbecauseit’sadifficultforeignname.’Theclosestoneprofessorcancometosayingmynameis,“Queelian”Ijustgowithit.” —Caitlin Bigelow ’11, La Mesa, Calif.

“ForthepastfewweeksIhavewokenuponmostmorningstheworstwayanyJuniatiancanwakeup—byhearingmyroommatesay,‘It’sNOTMountainDay!’We’vehadmultipledaysweallthoughtitwouldbeandoneachofthoseincorrectdaysIawokeinabadmood.Finally,thisweek,TuesdaynightbeforearumoredMountainDay,IgotsmartandaskedEmilynottosayanythinginthemorning.Emilyonlykeptherpromiseforoneday.”

“TheJuniataFamilywasabigthemeofthewedding.Formeandmanyofmyfriends,thiswasthefirstweddingforourJuniatafamily.AlthoughI’mguessingit’snotourlast,it’scrazytomehowlargetheJuniataWeddingphenomenonis.Afterthebouquettossandcompetitionforthegarter,weallgatheredfortheJuniataphoto,anapparentrequirementforanyJuniatawedding.WatchforitinafutureJuniatamagazine!”—Elizabeth Murphy ’10, Morris Plains, N.J.

“Iwillneverunderstandwhyeveryprofessorthinksthatheorsheshouldhaveanassignmentorscheduleatesttheweekbeforefallbreak.SometimesIthinkthateachprofessorthinksthattheirclassistheonlyonethatstudentshave.Iguessinthelongruntheloadedweekhelpsuswithtimemanagementbutitreallystinkswhentheweeksarecrazybusy.Thehardpartisfindingtimetogetagoodnight’ssleep.”

“Ihadatonofrealizationsthisweekend.Forone,itreallyhitmethatweareallgettingolderandolderandthereisnothingwecandoaboutit;allthingsarenolongerinnocentandwehavetobereadytodealwithadultissueseveryday.Wheninhighschool,peoplethinktheyaresurroundedbyamillionamazingfriendsandusuallymakeplansintheeveningstohangoutwiththem.Atsomepointincollege,yourealizewhatatruefriendreallyisandknowthatyouareblessedtohavethem.”

—Kaysee Hale ’10, Altoona, Pa.

If you’d like to follow our bloggers, go to: www.juniata.edu/life/blogs

ObituariesMary Ellen (Gray) Krise ’24May25,2009—MaryEllentaughtschoolinaone-roomschoolhouseinFallentimber,Pa.untilshemovedtoPittsburgh,Pa.,wheresheresideduntilage93.ShethenmovedtoNorthAttleboro,Mass.tolivewithherdaughterLucyuntiltheageof102.MaryEllenissurvivedbymanygrandchildrenandgreat-grandchildren.

Mary (Mummert) Weaver ’27July7,2009

Josephine (Fleming) Gallagher ’29July28,2009—Josephineestablishedthefirstjuniorhigh/middleschoollibraryintheHatboro-HorshamSchoolDistrictinNewWales,Pa.,whereshetaughtgeneralsciencebeforeretiringafter35years.JosephineissurvivedbyhusbandLarryanddaughterSusan.

Florence (Hess) Womelsdorff ’30September18,2009—Florencelivedtobe101yearsold.SheissurvivedbydaughterFrancesandniecesHelen (McKlveen) Miller ’62andNancy (Hess) Williams ’58.

Margaret (Watts) Humphreys ’33June6,2004

Edna (Gates) Rothrock ’33July17,2009—EdnawasamemberoftheChristLutheranChurch,AAUW,theJohnstownHeritageAssociationandtheCommunityCenterofArtsinJohnstown,Pa.SheissurvivedbydaughterCyndy.

Mary (Wertz) Wieand ’35May9,2009—Maryhadamaster’sdegreeinreligiouseducationandmusic.ShetaughtfifthgradeatHammerschmidtSchoolandlatertaughtmusicatgradeschoolsinLombard’sSchoolDistrictinIllinoisuntilherretirementin1975.Maryenjoyedtravelingandwasanadvocateforherchurchandcommunity.SheissurvivedbydaughtersMary (Wieand) Nefpaktitis ’63andMartha,andsonJonathan.

Marguerite (Park) McKendree ’36June27,2009—MargueriteissurvivedbysonFrancisanddaughtersPatriciaandLaurie.

P. Luther Shaffer ’36May1,2009—LutherwasemployedatU.S.SteelandtheWilliamF.GableCompanybeforeretiringfromMid-StateBankofMartinsburg,Pa.after25yearsofservice.HewasamemberoftheMartinsburgMennoniteChurchcouncil,pastpresidentofMartinsburgLionsClub,theMartinsburgBoosterAssociation,andservedontheboardofdirectorsofFairviewCemeteryAssociation.Healsoenjoyedsports.LutherissurvivedbydaughterElizabethandherhusbandMichael H. Long ’71.

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Richard D. Smith ’36March13,2009—RichardservedduringWorldWarIIwiththeU.S.ArmyAirCorpsandreachedtherankofsergeant.Heearnedhismaster’sdegreefromPennStateaftergraduatingfromJuniata.HewasemployedinSharpsvilleSchoolDistrictfrom1958until1976asthedirectorofmusiceducation.HetaughtmusicforaperiodoftimeinboththeLewistownandAltoonaschooldistricts.RichardwasamemberoftheWestminsterPresbyterianChurchinBradenton,Fla.HeissurvivedbywifeCarolineanddaughterDeana.

Harriet (Fisher) Wenger ’37June12,2009—AftergraduatingfromJuniata,HarrietcompletedgraduatestudiesinlibraryscienceatSyracuseUniversity.SheworkedasanelementaryschoollibrarianformanyyearsinupstateNewYorkandalsowasanavidstoryteller.HarrietissurvivedbysonsEricandJames.

Margaretta (Walter) Diehl ’38April1,2009—Margarettawasanelementaryschoolteacherformorethan35years,teachinginBlueKnob,Queen,andtheAltoonaAreaSchoolDistrict.Shereceivedhermaster’sdegreefromPennStateUniversity.MargarettaissurvivedbysonJohn.

Eleanore H. Steckman ’38September2,2009—EleanorewasanEnglishteacherintheAltoonaAreaSchoolDistrictfor33years.SheretiredasexecutivesecretaryoftheBlairCountyArtsFoundation,andwasinductedintotheBlairCountyArtsHallofFamein2003.EleanorewasamemberoftheWoman’sClubofAltoona,Pa.,PennsylvaniaandBlairCountyRetiredTeachersAssociations,andNavyLeague.

Phyllis (Chilcote) Steiner ’38July1,2009—PhyllistaughtEnglishatSebringHighSchoolinSebring,Fla.untilherretirementin1982.ShewasamemberoftheSebringHistoricalSocietyandenjoyedantiquesandart.PhyllisissurvivedbysonStephen,nephewJohn C. Corson ’55andnieceDorothy (Fogle) Corson ’56.

Louise (Maguire) Wentz ’38March21,2009—LouisetaughtinSpringfieldSchoolDistrictfrom1947untilherretirementin1977.ShealsotaughtintheAltoonaAreaSchoolDistrictforsixyears.ShewasthePSEApresidentofclassroomteachersfortheSpringfieldEducationAssociation,chairwomanoftheAmericanRedCross,DelawareCountyBranch,from1983-87,amemberofDeltaKappaGamma,thesecretaryoftheSpringfieldTownshipTri-Centennialin1986andtreasureroftheSpringfieldHistoricalSociety.SheissurvivedbysonsDavid M. Wentz ’72andSteven F. Wentz ’74.

Charles F. Goodale ’39April25,2009—CharliewasachemistwithE.I.DuPontfor41years.HewasinductedintoJuniata’sSportsHallofFamein2002,andthenewCollege’sbaseballfieldwasrenamedinhishonor.In1941hebecamealicensedpilot.Charliewasveryactiveinseveralyouthgroups,andreceivedthe“WilmingtonOptimistoftheYear.”Helovedsports,andhewonPhiladelphiaCountryClub’s“GolferoftheYear”fourtimes.HeissurvivedbywifePatriciaandstepdaughterLisa.

Eleanor (Dollar) Schoem ’39February25,2009—Pennydevotedherselftofamilyandchurch.Sheenjoyedlandscapingandcraftsbasedonnature.ShewasamemberofSt.Paul’sLutheranChurchinHainesportfornearly60years.SheissurvivedbysonMartin M. Meiss ’74.

Miriam (Heagy) Snyder ’39April1,2009—MiriamwasamemberofSt.John’sEvangelicalLutheranChurchinElizabethtown,Pa.Shewashappilymarriedformorethan39yearstothelateRichardSnyder.MiriamissurvivedbydaughterJudithandsonWilbur.

Nova R. Hoover ’40July1,2009—NovawasateacherforGarfieldElementarySchooloftheAltoonaAreaSchoolDistrictfor35years.ShewasalifetimememberoftheNationalRetiredTeachersAssociationandamemberofthePublicSchoolEmployeesRetirementSystemofPennsylvania.NovawasalsoamemberoftheCarsonValleyChurchoftheBrethren.

Shirley (Gibbs) Lewis ’40July4,2009—ShirleytrulyenjoyedandappreciatedheryearsatJuniata.ShirleyissurvivedbydaughtersEllenandMonicaandsisterPhyllis (Gibbs) Sidorsky ’49.

Helen (Stahl) Hollyday ’41September26,2009—HelenwasamemberofHighlandPresbyterianChurchinLancaster,Pa.andwasactiveinmanychurchactivities.SheissurvivedbysonsWilliam J. Hollyday ’71andJohn.

June (Powell) Ray ’41November7,2008—JunetaughtintheVocationalHomeEconomicsprogramatNorthCoventryHighSchoolandlaterworkedinNewYorkCityinsalesfortheSingerSewingMachineCompanyandinfoodproductdevelopmenttestingfortheQuakerMaidCompany.SheissurvivedbysonCharles.

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Betty (Stine) Coyne ’42March14,2009—BettytaughtatDerryTownshipHighSchoolandattheNavalObservatoryinWashington,D.C.SheservedSt.JamesLutheranChurchinPhiladelphia,Pa.andwasalongtimeofficerandvolunteerintheOrderoftheEasternStar,DaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution,andWoman’sClubofFrankford.Shereceivedhermaster’sdegreeinmathfromTempleUniversity,andalsoenjoyedpaintingandneedlework.BettyissurvivedbydaughtersChristie (Coyne) Link ’78,Patricia,andKathleen,andgranddaughterShannon L. Link ’09.

Ruth (Rowland) Funk ’42July19,2009—RuthwasamemberoftheHanoverChurchofTheBrethren.SheissurvivedbysonCharles R. Funk ’72,daughterMary,threegrandchildren,andsisterThelma L. Rowland ’33.

Mary (Musser) Kendig ’42March16,2009—MaryworkedinPhiladelphia,Pa.formanyyearsaftergraduatingfromJuniataCollege.SheissurvivedbyniecesBarbara (Zuck) Christensen ’64andMary (Zuck) Knecht ’66.

Melvin L. Simkins ’42July22,2009—MelvinwasaWorldWarIIveteran,thelastsurvivingchartermemberoftheCorsicaVolunteerFiremenCo.,anda32ndDegreeMasonofHobahLodge276.HeissurvivedbywifeAndree,daughtersDanielleandNicole (Simkins) Putt ’75,son-in-lawJeffrey L. Putt ’74, nieceSheila Lefresne ’11, andsisterElizabeth (Simkins) Noffsinger ’43.

Robert M. Barr ’43September11,2009—RobertservedintheU.S.NavyduringWorldWarIIastheshipdentistontheUSS Manchester.HethenpracticeddentistryinPottstown,Pa.from1947to1988.RobertwasanactivememberoftheCoventryChurchoftheBrethrenwherehewasaSundayschoolteacher,deaconandmoderator.HeenjoyedtravelingandCivilWarhistory.RobertissurvivedbywifeEleanor (Saylor) Barr ’44,daughtersKathryn (Barr) Hake ’74,Susan (Barr) Freimuth ’71,Nancy,Dorothy,andMary,andgrandsonScott D. Newcomer ’96.

Elizabeth (Replogle) McGee ’43March31,2009—ElizabethwasthedaughterofRuth (Williams) Replogle ’17andGeorge Replogle ’15.Shetaughthighschoolfortwoyearsthen,joinedherhusbandPalmerservinginthemilitaryinGermanyin1947.ElizabethspentmuchofhertimeatthefamilycottagesonCapeCodandonLakeNinevahinVermont.SheissurvivedbyPalmerandchildrenScott,George,andElizabeth.

Ruth E. Beaver ’46 February25,2009

H. Bernard Bechtel ’46July10,2009—BernardwasintheU.S.ArmyAirCorpswhereheparticipatedin30missionsacrossGermanyasagunneronB-17s.Followingthewar,hecompletedhispre-medicalstudiesatJuniata,andlaterreceivedhismedicaldegreefromJeffersonMedicalCollegeinPhiladelphia,Pa.andacceptedaresidencyindermatologyin1956.HepracticeddermatologyinValdosta,Ga.untilretiringin1997.Bernardalsowasinterestedinherpetologyandiswidelyknownforhisnumerouspublicationsaboutsnakegenetics.BernardissurvivedbywifeElizabeth.

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Charles W. Leeper ’46April17,2009—CharleswasaWorldWarIIveteran,earningtheDistinguishedFlyingCrossforheroism.Followingthewar,CharlesstudiedbusinessatJuniataandwasathree-sportscholarshipholder.HeworkedasasalesmanagerforStandardSteelinChicago,Ill.,Birmingham,Ala.,andLewistown,Pa.,whereheretiredin1985.CharlesissurvivedbywifeBetty (Spencer) Leeper ’46,daughterKarenandsonJim.

Alberta (Glasgow) Alcorn ’47September16,2009—AlbertawasamusicteacherinWashingtonCountyinPennsylvaniafor39years.ShewasinvolvedinthemusicallifeoftheHagerstowncommunityandaswellasamemberofSt.John’sEpiscopalChurch.ShewasamemberofWashingtonCountyRetiredTeachersAssociation,AmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen,andthePiChapterofDeltaKappaGamma.

William E. Sherry Sr. ’48November21,2008—WilliamservedintheU.S.ArmyduringWorldWarIIandtheKoreanWar.HisserviceorderstookhimtoGeorgia,England,France,Okinawa,andSouthKorea.AfterJuniatahespenthisprofessionallifeinthefieldofheavycontracting.HewaspartnerandpresidentofC&TAssociatesInc.,abusinessthatcontinuestobeoperatedbyhisfoursons.HebecamedirectorandthenpresidentofPennsylvaniaUtilityContractor’sAssociation.WilliamissurvivedbysonsMichael,David,Steve,Thomas,Timothy,andWilliamJr.

Joanne I. Bell ’49May16,2009—JoannewasamemberoftheJuniatafacultywhentheDepartmentofSocialWorkbecametheCollegeofSocialWorkin1969.ShewasinvolvedinorganizationssuchastheNationalAssociationofSocialWorkers,ITN-BluegrassDignifiedTransportationforSeniors,andtheNursingHomeOmbudsmanAgency.Joanneenjoyedtraveling,operaanddogracing.SheissurvivedbydaughtersTina,Robin,andIsabel.

Glenn E. Cave ’49February1,2009—GlennissurvivedbywifeKathrynanddaughtersStephanieandDeborah.

Lee E. Cave ’49 June28,2009—LeewastheleadclarinetistforTheHernandoSymphonyOrchestraandformerpresidentofthesymphony.HewasaShrinerand32nddegreeMason,amemberoftheNorthcliffeBaptistChurchandaWorldWarIIU.S.Armyveteran.LeeissurvivedbywifeBettyanddaughtersBonnie (Cave) Maechler ’69andLinda.

Orville C. Dore ’49 July28,2009—OrvillewasamemberoftheSt.JamesEvangelicalChurchinHuntingdon,Pa.,whereheservedtwotermsonthechurchcouncilandwasaSundayschoolteacher.Healsowasinstrumentalwiththefundraisingeffortsfortheconstructionofthenewchurch.OrvilleservedintheU.S.ArmyAirCorpsduringWorldWarIIasalinktrainerinstructor,servinginthecontinentalUnitedStatesandGuamfrom1942to1946,andearningtherankofcorporal.HeworkedforOwens-CorningFiberglasasapurchasingagentinAnderson,S.C.from1953untilhisretirementin1985.OrvilleservedformanyyearsasanambassadorforJuniata,assistinginrecruitment.HeissurvivedbywifeJanet (Wike) Dore ’43.

Franklin E. Perkins ’49August6,2009—Franklinearnedhismaster’sdegreeinsacredmusicfromUnionTheologicalSeminaryandadoctoratefromWashingtonUniversity.HeservedasministerofmusicatbothLadueChapelPresbyterianChurchandFergusonPresbyterianChurch.FranklinwasheadofthemusicdepartmentatJohnBurroughsSchoolfrom1972to1997andenjoyedteachingorganaswellascomposingmusicduringhisretirement.

Roy H. Schreffler ’49May22,2009—Royearnedhismaster’sdegreefromPennStateandtaughtscienceandservedasaschoolpsychologistinpublicschools.Hewasinvolvedinvariousclubsandleadershiproles.Royenjoyedmusicandparticipatedinavarietyoforchestrabandsandchoirgroups.HeissurvivedbywifeBrenda,daughtersVirginia (Schreffler) Wimberley ’69,Susanna,Marianne,andStefanieandsonsRoyandJohn.

Ruth (Fegan) Wagner ’49September23,2009—RuthwasamemberofSt.MarksUnitedChurchofChrist.SheissurvivedbyhusbandJames.

Charles L. Brown ’50 July29,2009—CharlieservedintheU.S.ArmyCorp.ofEngineersduringWorldWarIIfrom1943to1945.HeworkedasasalesmanforKawneerCompanyandthenBoothGlassbeforestartingCharlesBrownGlassCompanyin1959.HewasafoundingfatheroftheAssociatedBuildersandContractorsEasternShoreChapter,alifememberoftheElksLodge,andamemberofAsburyUnitedMethodistChurchinSalisbury,Md.CharlieissurvivedbywifeAnn,sonCharlesJr.,daughterCatherine,fourgrandchildrenandonegreat-grandchild.

Richard C. Coffman ’50August9,2009—RichardservedasamemberoftheJuniataCollegePresident’sDevelopmentCouncilandpresidentoftheJuniataCollegeAlumniAssociation.HewasthedirectorandpresidentofHuntingdonCountryClubandHuntingdonBusinessandIndustry.Richardwasapartofvariouscivicandfinancialcampaigns,includingtheUnitedFundandRegionIVPlanningCommission.HeissurvivedbywifeKathleenanddaughterCynthia.

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Anna (Wagner) Beers ’51 June4,2009—AnnaissurvivedbydaughterAnn (Beers) Kelly ’56andsonEdward.

William D. Campbell Sr. ’51June26,2009—WilliamwasanU.S.ArmyveteranandretiredasaspecialagentoftheFBIasSectionChiefinWashington,D.C.HethenbecamedirectorofsecurityatCrownCentralPetroleuminBaltimore,Md.Hewasanaviator,motorcyclist,boaterandmemberoftheNRA.WilliamissurvivedbywifeBarbara,daughterTerri,andsonMichael.

Robert H. Giffin ’51 April15,2009—RobertservedwithNationalGuardUnit,131stTransportationTruckCompanyduringtheKoreanWarfrom1950to1952.Hereceivedabachelor’sdegreeinceramicengineeringfromPennStatein1955.RobertreceivedhisPennsylvaniaProfessionalEngineeringLicensein1966andwasemployedbyNorthAmericanRefractoriesofCurwensvillefor34yearsbeforeretiringin1989.HeissurvivedbywifeJoanne,sonsThomasandRoger,daughterPaulaandfourgrandchildren.

John O. Rittenhouse Jr. ’51September19,2009—JohnservedinboththeUnitedStatesArmyAirCorpsandintheUnitedStatesNavyasanaviationcadet.HebeganteachingmathatHuntingdonAreaHighSchoolinHuntingdon,Pa.in1954,andcontinuedthereuntilhisretirementin1987.Johnenjoyedtheoutdoors,hunting,fishing,thePittsburghPiratesandcomputers.HeissurvivedbywifeCharlotte,sonDavidanddaughterAnn.

John W. King ’54July24,2009—JohnwasemployedbytheGeneralFinanceCompanyfor25years.HethenservedasageneralmanagerfortheThousandHillsPetroleumCompanyinHuntingdon,Pa.formorethan10years.HeissurvivedbydaughterPaula,sonBrian W. King ’90andstepdaughtersJenniferandMelissa.

John A. Long Jr. ’54May29,2009—AftergraduatingfromJuniataandservingintheKoreanWar,JohnbecameapartneratBester&LongCompanyinMaryland.HethenfoundedandbecamemanagingdirectorofCrescentCommunications,afinancialpublicrelationsandconsultingfirminNewYork.HeretiredtoFortLauderdale,Fla.andlovedrailroads,travelingandspendingtimewithfamily.JohnissurvivedbywifeCynthiaandfourchildren.

Clyde F. Black ’55December11,2008—ClydeissurvivedbywifeElsie.

Luella (Ankeny) Schneider ’55April19,2009—LuellawasthedaughterofEstella (Kimmel) Ankeny ’14andMurray Ankeny ’08.ShewasemployedbyKittanningHospitalaftergraduatingfromthePhiladelphiaSchoolofScienceandArts.LatershemovedtothePolyclinicHospitalinHarrisburg,Pa.wheresheretiredfromradiologyafter38yearsofservice.ShewasanavidPennStatefan.LuellaissurvivedbysistersMyrna (Ankeny) Rhodes ’49andLois (Ankeny) Gruver ’49,brother-in-lawsPaul D. Rhodes ’49andRobert Z. Schreffler ’48,andnieceElaine (Gruver) Vincent ’83.

Jacob C. Handzelek ’56March31,2009—Jacobwasandstillistheall-timescorerinJuniatamen’sbasketballhistory.Heledthenationinfoulshootingin1954,andwasnationallyrankedasthesecond-leadingscorerduringhissophomoreyear,averaging26.7pointspergame.HewasinductedintotheJuniataCollegeSportsHallofFamein1995.Hetaughtandcoachedfor35yearsatNorthwestAreaHighSchool.HewasascoutforSt.LouisCardinalsfor20years,andhealsoplayedbaseballfrom1947to1986andwonnumerouschampionshipswiththeNorthBerwickKiwanis,GlenLyonCondors,MocanaquaA’sandTwinCitiesTwins.Inadditiontohisfamily,heenjoyedsportsthroughouthisentirelife.JakeissurvivedbywifeGloria,sonMichael,anddaughterRenee.

Edwin S. Treible Jr. ’56 May16,2009—EdwinwasamechanicalengineerandworkedforIngersollRandCompanyfor27years.HethenjoinedBellLabs/LucentTechnologies,whereheretiredin1997.HewasamemberoftheHopewellPresbyterianChurchandservedasanelderanddeacon.EdwinissurvivedbywifeNancy,daughtersHeidiandHollyandgrandchildren.

Marian E. Ross ’58June3,2009—Marianwasateacherfor27yearsandtaughtattheAltoonaAreaSchoolDistrict,theLoganTownshipSchoolDistrictandtheBristolTownshipSchoolDistrict.Shewasanactivememberofmanyclubsandorganizations,suchastheNationalEducationAssociationandwasalifetimememberofAsburyUnitedMethodistChurch.SheissurvivedbysisterMaxine C. Ross ’59,andbrothersWilliamandRonald.

Glen A. Miller ’59June22,2009—GlendidgraduateworkinanalyticalchemistryatLehighUniversity.Afterasuccessfulcareerinchemicalresearch,heenteredtheministryandservedasapastorofCalvaryBibleChurchsince1983.Glenenjoyedbikeriding,keepinginshape,woodworking,andvisitingplacesofhistoricalinterest.HeissurvivedbywifeCarole,daughterPamela,andsonDavid.

Boyd L. Myers ’60August15,2009—Boydwasthefuneraldirectorandowner-operatorofMyersFuneralHomeinMechanicsburg,Pa.Hewasalsoowner-operatorofThe Mindy charterboatoutofPiratesCoveMarina.BoydwasamemberoftheNationalFuneralDirectorsAssociationandthePennsylvaniaFuneralDirectorsAssociation.HeissurvivedbywifeJutta,daughterMargaretandsonBoyd.

Carol (Soult) Burkhardt ’61July25,2009—Carolhadapassionfornursingandpracticedformorethan50years.SheissurvivedbydaughterMelanieandsonChristopher.

James C. Sutton ’61September19,2009—JamesworkedasabankingindustryconsultantforIBM,travelingtheworldextensivelyandoccasionallylivingabroadwithhisfamily.HeretiredfromIBMin1993topursueotheropportunitiesinconsulting.JamesissurvivedbywifeBetty,sonGregoryanddaughterGretchen.

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Doris (Fluke) Frysinger ’65July4,2009—DoristaughtfirstgradeinTyroneAreaSchoolDistrictaftergraduatingfromJuniata.Recentlyshespenteightyearsaspart-timesecretaryoftheAtlanticNortheastDistrict,ChurchoftheBrethren.DorisissurvivedbyhusbandRoyandsonsKevin W. Frysinger ’93andTodd.

Jeffrey A. Barnes ’69June14,2009—JefferyworkedatTerminixPestControlasthegeneralmanager.HeenjoyedfishingandsupportingSt.JosephOgdenathletics.JefferyissurvivedbysonsRyanandJeffanddaughtersKristinandRandi.

Dorothy (Deuchar) Meinke ’69January9,2009—DorothytaughtatCliftonAvenueGradeSchoolinLakewood,N.J.foreightyears.Shewasanavidmemberofherchurchandsanginthechoirformorethan20years.SheservedaspresidentanddeaconforthePresbyterianWomeninPointPleasant,N.J.DorothyissurvivedbyhusbandWilliam,daughtersJanetandKathryn,andbrotherHerbert E. Deuchar ’59.

Barbara (Spooner) Weaver ’69August12,2008—BarbarabeganherprofessionalcareerasanelementaryschoolteacherinthePembertonTownshipSchoolDistrictinNewJersey.ShethenbecameareadingspecialistinthePennsburySchoolDistrictinPennsylvania,andlaterbecameacomputerprogrammerforCenlarCapitalCorporationinEwing,N.J.Barbaraenjoyedgardening,reading,diningoutwithherhusbandandfriendsandtravelingthroughouttheUnitedStates.BarbaraissurvivedbyhusbandG. Robert Weaver ’70andsonsBradandJosh.

Dennis W. Dwyer ’70March27,2009—DennisandhisfamilylivedinLoneTree,Colo.formorethanthirtyyears.HeworkedforTCIInc.(nowComcast),hadhisownacquisitionsandmergersbusiness,andwasagraduateschoolinstructorattheUniversityofPhoenixinDenver,Colo.forthelast20years.HeissurvivedbywifeVictoriaanddaughterAndrea.

Donald B. Myers ’74 March21,2009—DonaldwasemployedatTheElliotCompanyinJeannette,Pa.HewasamemberoftheLegionRiders,theAmericanLegion,andskiinstructoratSevensSpringsResort.

Michael C. McGaughey ’79June14,2009—MichaelwasasalesmanagerforNationalShelterProductsofHudson.HeenjoyedRaystownLakeandtheoutdoors.MichaelissurvivedbywifeChristineanddaughtersJessicaandSara.

George J. Hand III ’82March14,2009

Eric S. Dannaway ’88February9,2009—EricissurvivedbyhisfatherCharles,sisterJulie (Dannaway) Baer ’90,andbrother-in-lawStephen D. Baer ’91.

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In Memoriam Bob had a deep passion for the living world and for the people who crossed his path. Though he was often “up to his (rear end) in alligators”, he never saw “draining the swamp” as the solution. It was far too much fun to jump into the murky water and wrestle the problem into submission. He once arrived in my office complaining that the custodial staff was not keeping the small, upstairs animal room well cleaned. That there were about 30 live timber rattlesnakes housed in lightly covered aquaria in that room didn’t strike Bob as a deterrent to good housekeeping. Central to Bob’s professional persona was the imperative to observe living forms in their natural haunts. To that end he organized and pursued a long list of “field based” laboratory trips for his students, experiences which I suspect may constitute, for a number of you reading this, your most fond memories of him. In short, if your topic was the “out-of-doors,” it was highly probable that Bob had looked at it, collected a piece of it, scuba-dived to photograph it, flown over it, sent one of his dogs to fetch it, stayed up all night to think about it, thrown a net over it, stuffed it, swapped for it, tramped through it, hunted it, shared it with his students, or eaten and digested it. The present Field Station facility and program is both a “monument” and a legacy that would not exist absent Bob’s original vision and his long, and often lonely, commitment in time, sweat and personal resource to set the College on the path to “field studies.” Though others now stand in his place, he was the initiator and catalyst that brought the Station to a viable place among Juniata College’s many resources. Let me end with a quote that struck me, when first I read it many years ago, as the very essence of Bob.

From John Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez:“We sat on a crate of oranges and thought what good men most biologists are, the tenors of the scientific world—temperamental, moody, lecherous, loud-laughing, and healthy. The true biologist deals with life, with teaming boisterous life, and learns something from it, learns that the first rule of life is living. Having certain tendencies, he must move along their lines to the limit of their potentialities. And we have known biologists who did proliferate in all directions.”

Robert Lynn Fisher was my good friend and colleague for more than 45 years.

—Ken Rockwell ’57, professor emeritus of biology

Robert Fisher,professoremeritusofbiologyatJuniatafrom1963untilhisretirementin1996,diedAug.9atage78. FisherwasthedirectorofJuniata’sRaystownFieldStationandwasthedrivingforcebehindtheestablishmentofthefieldstationin1974.Hearrangedforthelong-termleaseofthesitefromtheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersandservedasthestation’sdirectoruntil1991. Fishercreatedthefieldstationusingthe19th-centuryGroveFarmasthemainstructureforthefieldstation.TheGrovehomewastheonlystructurefromthehistoricGrovepropertythatsurvivedthecreationofLakeRaystown.JuniatapurchasedthehomesteadfromDeanandBettyGrovefor$1,000.TheGroveFarmstructureisstillusedbytheCollegeforretreats,classes,meetingsandJuniata’smaplesugaringprogram.

AnativeofSanJose,Calif.,Fisherearnedabachelor’sdegreefromSanJoseStateUniversityin1958.Hewentontoearnadoctoraldegreein1968fromCornellUniversity. Hestartedhiscareerinhighereducationin1963atJuniataandstudiedattheUniversityofMontanaBiologicalStationatFlatheadLakeinthesummersof1970and1971. AU.S.Navyveteran,FisherservedduringtheKoreanWarasanairtrafficcontrollerfrom1951to1954.HewasamemberoftheNationalAudubonSocietyandtheAudubonCampofCaliforniaatDonnerPass. InHuntingdon,heservedaschairmanoftheHuntingdonCountyPlanningCommissionfortwoseparateterms.HestudiedbirdparasitesinCostaRicaandalsohostedanalumninaturetriptoCostaRica.

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n March 2009, John T. Yates ’56 was a guest lecturer at

Texas A & M in College Station, Texas. While meeting in the office of his host, Michael B. Hall ’66, John noticed a double pan balance* high on a shelf and asked if it might be from Juniata. Mike said, “yes, the Texas balance had a Juniata pedigree.” Mike took the balance down for John to take a closer look and inside the drawer there, signed JY, was a note telling all “not to use a 5 milligram rider because this balance required a 10 milligram rider.” This note from 1956 had ridden around in the balance drawer for 43 years, moving from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin to Texas with Mike as he pursued his academic career. It was only a quirk of fate that John discovered his own note written 52 years earlier for future Juniata chemists!

*The double pan chemical balance is an antique instrument which since the 1750s has been used to establish quantitative weight relationships in the development of chemistry.

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graduate Shannan (McDowell) Cassel ’99 was rollerblading through Oktoberfest in Oak Park, Ill., and wearing a Juniata T-shirt when she was approached by another Juniata alum. They exchanged special memories and went on

their way without exchanging names. A few months ago, Shannan played Bunco with neighbors she had never met. While talking to the Bunco hostess Deborah L. Maue ’85, they discovered that both were Juniata graduates. As they reminisced about campus life, they also realized it was their second encounter in Oak Park, as they had met 10 years before at Oktoberfest! Pictured at most recent Bunco night (l-r) Deborah L. Maue ’85 and Shannan (McDowell) Cassel ’99.

aurel W. Gutenberg ’07andJuliaClause(exchangestudent’06)wereclassmatesinVinceBuonaccorsi’sbiostatisticsclassatJuniatainfall2006.Aftergraduation,Laurelentered

theagroecologyprogramofferedbytheUniversityofWisconsininMadison,Wis.Juliaispartofadouble-degreeprograminagroecologyinFrance.JuliacamebacktoAmericaasasummerinternatWisconsinintheagronomydepartment…andranintoLaurel!ThepicturewastakenatarestaurantinMadisoninJuly2009.

F rank Hockenbrocht III ’10 was traveling with his parents this past August to Pinedale, Wyo., where Frank works. They stopped for lunch at McDonalds in Jackson, Wyo.,

when Rose Hockenbrocht, wearing her Juniata sweatshirt, was approached by a lady who said her husband was a graduate of Juniata. Pictured (l-r) Frank C. Hockenbrocht III ’10 and Robert W. Wolfe ’65.

—Rose and Frank Hockenbrocht Jr.

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Back then, running for student government, I probably said as much, never suspecting that one day I would serve as chair of this group of “distinguished Trustees.” Of course as I got older and became more familiar with the ways of the world (and the workings of Juniata) I realized that not only is the Board of Trustees at any college or university a complex group but they almost always seek as much information as they can get before making a decision. Later in my time at the College I wrote a column called “Along Muddy Run.” I used that forum to push for improved campus lighting, more relevant concerts during homecoming, better food service (it’s comforting to know that some issues never change on college campuses) and a laundry list of other issues. Eventually those problems were resolved and made into policy by administrators and yes, the Trustees. As student government president in 1972-1973, I called for student representation on the Board of Trustees. President John Stauffer met with me that year and the next year agreed to include student representatives on the board. I like to think our board is unique in higher education in that we still have

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with a higher ranking than most of our competition such as Dickinson, Gettysburg, Susquehanna, Allegheny, Muhlenberg, and Washington and Jefferson. Likewise, Juniata moved up 13 places in the U.S. News and World Report rankings to 85th, and again ranked higher than Susquehanna and Washington and Jefferson. Our faculty continues to deliver exemplary teaching to our student body, and the entire administration and staff show their dedication to excellence at Juniata daily. Our students continue the Juniata tradition of achievement through hard work. I was surprised this fall as I walked through the campus on a Saturday night, seeing students study in the library and von Liebig and Founders. I don’t think I was in the library on a Saturday night during my entire Juniata career. However, those talented individuals will one day assume the charge we current trustees have, and because of the experiences the Juniata community has made possible, we will be succeeded by very capable men and women. We will continue to improve, and the trustees welcome your input. Please let us know what you are thinking. E-mail me at [email protected].

—David Andrews ’74 is chair of the Board of Trustees. More than 30 years ago, he wrote columns for the Juniatian under the title “Along Muddy Run.”

student representation and faculty representation on all standing committees of the board as well as the full board. Our student representatives are encouraged to speak out and we take their opinions seriously, as evidenced by the student and faculty opposition to the proposed sale of Patrick Lodge a few years ago, which resulted in a Trustee vote to keep it open. Although my perception during college was that trustees could be more responsive to students, it soon became clear after I graduated that Juniata’s trustees and administrators were paying attention. It’s just that change happens slowly—even at Juniata, where we are more responsive than most. The primary skill I have earned serving as a trustee is to listen carefully to everyone’s opinion. Making a change without adequate information or in ill-considered reaction to a crisis can have long-term negative consequences that can be difficult to rectify. It is by listening to students, faculty, staff and administrators that Juniata has attained the momentum we currently enjoy. In the Forbes Magazine rankings issued this year, Juniata ranked 75th among colleges,

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While she’s certainly familiar with such Rachael Ray-isms as “yummo’ and “delish,” Alyssa Cuttler ’10, of Edison, N.J., an IT and digital media POE, also had an EVIO (Extra Vibrant Internship Opportunity) experience as an intern for the Food Network star’s daily talk show.

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