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One of the 14 universities in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or other prohibited bases in its activities, programs or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504 and the ADA.

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r. Amber Schultz calls it the “new normal.” Edinboro University’s new Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success describes an unprecedented set of challenges facing the University and all of higher education: increased competition for a smaller pool of traditional college-age students, concern about rising student debt, and pressure to rein in tuition increases while government funding continues to decline. Dr. Schultz’s role, which is new, puts her at the center of many of these issues. It’s good that the Minnesota native relishes a challenge. Recruitment success in this new environment requires creativity, collaboration campus-wide and a redefinition of Edinboro’s target market, she said. Everyone must play a part in collecting and sharing stories of the University’s excellence, and recruiters have to look beyond the five to ten counties of Western Pennsylvania that traditionally have been home to a majority of Edinboro students.

“I’m amazed at the tremendous amount of potential on this campus,” Dr. Schultz said. “Our students are accomplishing great things, and our faculty does an amazing job of bringing out their potential. We just need to do a better job of bragging about ourselves.” In addition, she said, “We need to dramatically increase our reach so that we’re recruiting students from across the state and other areas of the country.” Some of the recruitment focus also needs to shift from high school seniors to adults, as well as to students of color and students at other universities who are looking to transfer, she added. When Dr. Schultz assumed her duties in early January, she arrived on campus with a record of

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success in facing many of the challenges of the “new normal.” During her six years as Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management at the University of Minnesota-Crookston, enrollment increased nearly 80 percent. “She brings strong experience in the areas of recruitment, orientation and retention at the undergraduate level and embraces data-driven decision-making,” Edinboro President Julie E. Wollman said in announcing Dr. Schultz’sarrival to faculty and staff. “We are very pleased to have Dr. Schultz join the leadership team at Edinboro University as we recommit to our mission and focus our efforts on student success.” Dr. Schultz earned her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration and Policy Analysis from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and her M.S. in Education Leadership from Winona State University. Her undergraduate degree, a B.S. in Public Administration and Political Science, was earned at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She also received an A.A. degree in Liberal Arts from the Rochester Community and Technical College. In her new position, she oversees the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of International Student Services, the Office of Records and Registration, and the new Academic Success Center. “There’s been a lot of good infrastructure put in place for the purpose of retention,” she said. “There is already momentum on campus with the creation of the Academic Success Center. Focusing on student success, along with enrollment retention, is part of that momentum.” Momentum is also building in the area of recruitment, as students’ decision time approaches. Dr. Schultz is determined to see the maximum possible number of them enroll at Edinboro. “We’re setting new, aggressive goals,” she said firmly, “and we’re going to meet them.”• • • • • • •

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interview,” said Stuczynski, whose internship in 2012 was with Erie Insurance Group. Confident that he was ready to move from the classroom to the corporate world, he applied to several major companies in search of the opportunities that he felt their size, diversity and name recognition could give him.

When Microsoft called with an offer, Stuczynski said his decision was easy. “The fact that Microsoft is internationally recognized as a topnotch company is important to me,” he said. “It means there are no limits on me. I’ll be able to achieve as much as I want through hard work.” For Stuczynski, a Girard, Pa., resident who had never flown until his trip to the West Coast, the entire experience has been horizon-expanding. “So many things at once,” he said. “West Coast, airplane, Microsoft. It was incredible!”

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he employment portal for new graduates on the Microsoft Corp. website includes a message: “Where you start matters.” It’s a statement Edinboro senior Tom Stuczynski would agree with wholeheartedly – all the more so now that he knows he will be starting his career at Microsoft. Stuczynski, who is in his final semester as a dual major in Computer Science and Criminal Justice, interviewed with the technology giant at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash., just before the end of the winter break in late January and received his job offer a week later. He’ll graduate May 18, move to Washington the last week of May, and start work June 3. Stuczynski describes the experience as “surreal.” And he smiles a lot, which is understandable. “For a Computer Science major, this is absolutelyhuge!” said Patricia Hillman, Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science. “Microsoft’s size and success in the industry is clearly a big draw to students. Also, it’s a company that stays on the ‘front line’ of an extremely competitive marketplace.” Hillman said many Edinboro Computer Science students get job offers before they graduate, but Stuczynski is the only one she’s aware of to earn a spot at Microsoft. “Tom is clearly an exceptional student and a very serious and capable software developer. He also has a very strong work ethic,” she said. “Given the skills he has acquired, I am not surprised that he was hired by a major tech company.” Stuczynski said he felt well-prepared for the grueling, nearly 10-hour interview at Microsoft headquarters as well as for his future position as a Software Development Engineer in Test. The job is described by Microsoft as a demanding, highly technical role that involves writing a lot of computer code as well as problem solving and testing of software. “Because of the fact that we include an internship here as part of our computer science program, along with the coursework, I definitely felt prepared for my

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OIL CITYOil City High School Career Exploration Fair, March 12, 8 to 11 a.m., Oil City Senior High School

FORT WASHINGTONUpper Dublin High School College Fair, March 19, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Upper Dublin High School

WARRINGTONCentral Bucks High School South College Fair,March 20, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Central Bucks High School South

ROYERSFORDSpring-Ford High School College and Career Fair, March 21, 6 to 8 p.m., Spring-Ford High School

Ohio

CLEVELANDCleveland Northeast Suburban College Fair,March 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Cleveland Heights High School

New York

SYRACUSESyracuse National College Fair, March 10, 1 to 4 p.m., and March 11, 9 a.m. to noon, SRC Arena, Onondaga Community College

CANISTEOCanisteo-Greenwood High School College Fair, March 12, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Canisteo-Greenwood High School

ROCHESTERRochester National College Fair, March 13, 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8 p.m.,Rochester Riverside Convention Center

ST. BONAVENTUREPenn-York College Night,March 25, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., St. Bonaventure University

BUFFALOBuffalo National College Fair, March 26, 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8:30 p.m., and March 27, 9 a.m. to noon, Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

Scots Admission Visitation Day on campus is scheduled March 29 from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m.Call 814-732-2761 or toll-free at 888-8GO-BORO, or email eup_admissions@edinboro.edu to learn more.

Share the opportunities Edinboro University has given you with today’s students. Encourage them to seek out our Admissions representatives at one of these upcoming college fairs:

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y Kerstetter, ’04 recently spent 13 days in Uganda, Africa, in the small village of Mukono. There, he worked with a team of 13 others to help with construction on the Mt. of Olives United Methodist Church, as well as on the Henry’s Hands medical clinic. Kerstetter’s church in Harrison City, Pa., raised enough funds to purchase and build a well for the

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residents of Jinja, Uganda. He led the dedication of the well, which was built very close to an orphanage. A woman in her 50’s hugged Ty, telling him she had never seen clean water, let alone drank it. Ty and his wife Erin (Zigarovich), ’03, reside in Trafford, Pa.

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Ty Kerstetter, in blue shirt, and other volunteers join the jubilant children of an orphanage in Uganda who will benefit from a new well provided

through the efforts of Kerstetter’s church.

GOLD Alumni – that’s Graduates Of the Last Decade – are invited to join Edinboro University and the Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania for an evening of fun, food and the 2012 feature film Smashed at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State St., on Wednesday, March 20. Cost is $10 and includes a pre-movie VIP reception with hors d’oeuvres and refreshments with our new President, Dr. Julie Wollman. The VIP Reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the film at 7 p.m. RSVP online or contact the Advancement Office at (814) 732-2992, or advancement@edinboro.edu

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MARRIAGES’05 Michael F. Sroka and Kara Sroka, October 13,2012. They reside in Pittsburgh, Pa.

IN MEMORIAM’35 Marybelle (Chapman) Foerschner, November 13, 2012’44 Luella (Lewis) Cochran, December 5, 2012’49 Caroline (Vlahakis) Wissinger, November 4, 2012’49 Betty (Phillips) Lake, December 2, 2012’52 Donald B. Paulson, November 6, 2012’53 Sally (Robison) Holder, December 3, 2012’56 Douglas Spaulding, January 4, 2013’58 Albert D. Santner, July 5, 2012’62 Kathleen (Barber) Young, November 16, 2012’64 Donald E. Whitman, November 5, 2012’66 Patricia (Stark) Miller, November 25, 2012’67 Christine “Teenie” DeAngelo, April 22, 2011’67 Rosemarie (Wilson) Scozzie, December 6, 2012’69, ’74 Eve (Spampani) Goodrich, January 5, 2013

’69 Karen A. Mahon, December 15, 2012’70, ’74 David F. Harrison, October 30, 2012’70, ’75 Robert W. Lansberry, January 6, 2013’71 John D. “Jack” Baker, August 17, 2009’71 Linn Hamilton, December 4, 2012’71 Henry Van Luther, February 9, 2013’73 Margaret (TenHuisen) Nyweide, November 12, 2012’74 Robert E. Parker, December 13, 2012’75 Kathie (Malgieri) Bailey, December 21, 2012’75 Gary J. Stretavski, December 27, 2012’76 Joseph Maffeo, December 22, 2012’77 Richard Frech, March 23, 2012’81 Kevin M. Kelley, December 10, 2012’89 Margaret A. Kerr, November 19, 2012’89 Chris (Labonowski) Massung, November 6, 2012Former Staff Dorothy (Patterson) Flood, November 25, 2012Former Faculty John Roger Simmons, November 13, 2012.Former Faculty Richard H. Laing, December 23, 2012Former Faculty Ronald A. Larson, December 25, 2012Friend of University Philip A. Walker, December 31, 2012

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lumni who will be in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area on Tuesday, April 9, are invited to attend an Edinboro Alumni Reception with Dr. Julie E. Wollman, the 17th President of Edinboro University, and other University officials. Come learn about the new programs, academic enhancements and campus initiatives that are reshaping student success and focusing on the highest level of excellence. The reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in Metropolitan Room A at the Hilton Harrisburg, 1 North Second Street.

In addition to Dr. Wollman, special guests will include Dr. Michael Hannan, Interim Provost; Dr. Terry Smith, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences; Dr. Scott Miller, Interim Dean of the School of Business; Tina Mengine, Vice President for University Advancement; Bruce Baumgartner, Athletic Director and four-time Olympic Wrestling medalist; Kathy Pape, ’75, Edinboro University Council of Trustees; and Harold Shields, ’67 and ’69, Edinboro University Council of Trustees and PASSHE Board of Governors.

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served. Please RSVP before April 2 by calling 1-800-526-0117, or email eup_alumni@edinboro.edu. We look forward to seeing you and other proud Edinboro alumni on April 9!

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Jack McCurry, ’72, an Edinboro University Athletic Hall of Fame member, retired as North Hills High School football coach in January after 35 seasons. His teams won 14 conference titles, four Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League titles, the 1993 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association title and the 1987 national title. McCurry accumulated a 281-108-9 record with North Hills High. McCurry was inducted into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. He retired as a high school principal in 2006 after 32 years with the North Hills School District.

Gary Rodgers, ’75, serves as an adjunct professor in marketing and management at Edison State College in Fort Myers, Fla., after 33 years in business. In addition to his Edinboro bachelor’s degree in Math, he earned an MBA from Rutgers University and recently earned his Ph.D. in Organization and Management from Capella University.

Gary Abbate, ’76, of Bridgeport, Pa., won a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke for the third year in a row at the 2012 Huntsman World Senior Games. He also won silver in the 200-meter breaststroke and 400-meter individual medley, and the former Edinboro swimmer and his teammates earned gold in the crescendo relay at the games, held in October in St. George, Utah.

Armendia Dixon, M’78, of Meadville, was named executive director of the Crawford County READ Program, an effort of the Crawford County Literacy Council Inc. Dixon is a longtime educator in northwestern Pennsylvania, including service to the University as chairperson of Academic Support.

Daniel “Deke” Kathman, M’78, will retire July 31 from his post as superintendent of the Jamestown (N.Y.) Public School District. Kathman has been an administrator in the district for 26 years, the last five as superintendent.

Ed Mailliard, ’79, retired in January after 40 years at the Meadville Tribune, during which time he was a sports writer, copy editor, photographer, assignment editor, page designer and assistant managing editor. Among other awards, he received six citations from The Associated Press for news reporting excellence, including two Special Citations.

Larry Laird, ’81, has been named head football coach at Avon Lake High School in Ohio. He had been an assistant coach at the school and was offensive coordinator when the team won a state championship in 2003 and was runner-up in 2004. Laird teaches in the school’s occupational work experience program. He lives in Avon Lake with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Mark F. Lessig, ’81, was named human resources director by the Crawford County (Pa.) Board of Commissioners. Lessig previously was a director of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command based at Fort Knox, Ky.

Dr. Sharon Moore, ’81, professor of social work at the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville, Ky., was featured by the National Association of Social Workers website www.HelpStartsHere.org as part of its Black History Month celebration in February. Moore, who earned her MSW and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, has been published widely on subjects of race and academia. Her teaching interests are Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Social Work Practice and Human Diversity.

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Kevin Burns, ’93, M’95, and wife Jenny (Miller) Burns, ’95, have moved back to the United States after a three-year tour in Okinawa, Japan. Kevin Burns is assigned to The Joint Commission as a fellow for the next year. He graduated from Edinboro’s innovative nursing program in 1995 and has been in the Navy Nurse Corps for 16 years. The couple now resides in Lisle, Ill., with their daughter.

Amanda Hetrick, ’93, has been named superintendent of the Forest Area School District in Tionesta, Pa. She formerly worked as Director of Secondary Education for the Warren County School District. Hetrick’s predecessor as superintendent, Kevin Sprong, ’94, M’99, was named assistant director of Crawford County Career and Technical Center in Meadville, Pa.

Jeff Taylor, ’94, a North Hills School District assistant superintendent for curriculum, assessment and special programs, received the

PennsylvaniaAssociation for Supervision and Curriculum Development President‘s Award at the organization‘s annual conference in November. Taylor and his wife, Cyndi, have a daughter, Lindsay, and live in Ross Township, Pa.

Army Capt. William J. Buchleitner IV, ’02, a logistics officer and company commander, has returned from overseas deployment in support of U.S. anti-terrorism efforts in Operation Enduring Freedom. He is assigned to the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Seth Travis, ’04, creative director for the online language school Open English, recently unveiled the company’s new logo. “We wanted a mark that was iconic, modern, and global,” Travis said to describe the new design.

Heather Kanazawa, ’07, M’11, was among 20 artists from around the world featured Jan. 8 - Feb. 2 in the 12th Art Inter/National exhibit at Box Heart Gallery in Pittsburgh. Kanazawa was represented in the show by her painting “Reflect.” In addition to her work as an artist, Kanazawa is an adjunct art instructor at Jamestown (NY) Community College.

J. Mark Heckman, ’09, was named superintendent of Dubois Area School District, effective in the next school year. Heckman has been assistant superintendent in the district since 2009. He previously served as a principal and assistant principal in the Brookville Area School District and as a teacher in the Pine Bush Central and Commodore Perry school districts.

Robert Long, M’10, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Quaker Valley Middle School, was named Middle Level 2012 Adviser of the Year of Pennsylvania in recognition of his work as the school’s student council adviser. Long, a teacher in the suburban Pittsburgh district for eight years, also serves as District 3 director of the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils, which oversees activities and conferences in 43 school districts.

Share your news! The 10 yearly electronic editions of Edinboro University Magazine are a great opportunity to keep up to date with your fellow Fighting Scots. Send news about your life and career milestones to news@edinboro.edu.

The new logo for Open English was designed by Seth Travis, ’04

Amanda Hetrick, ’93

Jeff Taylor, ’94

J. Mark Heckman, ’09

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The George Shimpeno Memorial Soccer Scholarship recently was established to honor a pioneer in the sport of soccer who introduced it to Edinboro State College. Jim Kirk, ’74, has taken the lead on creating a fund to commemorate Mr. Shimpeno as an educator, coach, and community leader, honoring a lifelong commitment to excellence in athletic and academic achievement. Mr. Shimpeno was a noted soccer player for Springdale High School, Springdale, Pa.; the University of Pittsburgh; and the Harmarville Hurricanes, Harmarville, Pa. After earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, he taught and coached junior high school soccer at Springdale. He founded the Men’s Varsity Soccer program at Edinboro State College, where he retired as an Associate Professor of Physical Education after 34 years.

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• The Dr. Julie E. Wollman Scholarship was established in recognition of Dr. Wollman’s inauguration as Edinboro University’s 17th president on November 9, 2012. Funds for this scholarship were provided by faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Edinboro University, and friends and family of Dr. Wollman. The fund will make its first award this fall to a student planning a junior research project or creative activity that will be directed by a faculty member.

• In addition to Dr. Wollman’s scholarship, the Friends of the Baron-Forness Library Student Research Grant Program was recently established to support both undergraduate and graduate student scholarship throughout the University. The award will be used to support the completion or presentation of a scholarly project related to the student’s program of study, including materials and travel expenses related to the undertaking of the project or the presentation of the completed work.

• The new Women’s Academic and Research Fund will annually award grants to faculty and students for research, travel/study abroad opportunities and academic initiatives that help advance the status of women. This calendar year, the University is offering several study abroad opportunities to students, including trips to Poland, China, South Africa and Mexico.

Funding for undergraduate student research, research and project presentations, and travel abroad is a growing campus need. These activities and opportunities are widely recognized for the value they add to

an undergraduate education. For more information, or if you would like to donate to a fund, please contact the Advancement Office at (814) 732-2992 or email advancement@edinboro.edu.

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Diana Shimpeno, seated left, President Julie E. Wollman and Jim Kirk sign documents creating the George Shimpeno Memorial Soccer Scholarship.

Looking on, back row from left, are Women’s Soccer Coach Gary Kagiavas, Vice President for Advancement Tina Mengine, and Athletic Director

Bruce Baumgartner.

Two Edinboro University programs ranked among the top 20 percent in the country in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 surveys of online graduate degrees:

• Edinboro master’s degree programs in Education were ranked 32nd of 208 in the Best Online Graduate Education Programs.• The University’s Master of Science in Nursing, offered in consortium with Clarion University, was ranked 19th of 101 in the Best Online Nursing Programs.

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ow in its fourth year, the Celebrate the Artist: The Michael V. Gmitter Memorial Scholarship and Exhibition has become the most prestigious show for Edinboro University undergraduate senior art students. The popularity of the show is due in part to the impressive $2,500 award that is bestowed upon the winner after thoughtful jury deliberation.This year’s jurors are Suzanne Amendolara, Shelle Barron, Malcolm Christhilf, Jan Gmitter

and Donna Nicholas. The show will open Monday, March 11, in the Bruce Gallery, located in Doucette Hall. The winner will be announced during a reception that will be held Wednesday, March 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gallery. The public is invited. The 2013 finalists are Mark Arnold, Andrew Considine, Jesse Decker, Mariel Fogel, Shelby Hoover, Katie Magee, Katie Molinengo, Christine Novelli, Stephen Parks, Kenny Romano, Brad Shuffstall, Kayla Staigvil, Brian Thompson Jr.,

Justin Tunney and Erin Turner. Michael Gmitter passed away on July 25, 2006, at age 22. He was an Edinboro art student studying fine arts with an emphasis in jewelry design/metalsmithing. Family and friends established this scholarship not only to honor and cherish the memory of Michael, but also to encourage the same commitment and passion to art that Michael demonstrated during his life. The show is scheduled to run through March 29.

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here’s an old adage in sports that beating an opponent three times in one season is hard to do. Hard, but not impossible, as the Fighting Scots proved Tuesday, March 5, in a hard-fought contest vs. Indiana (Pa.) in a PSAC Women’s Basketball Quarterfinal game. Edinboro overcame a second-half deficit and prevailed, 75-71, at home. That same evening, Edinboro’s men played Indiana on the road, losing 89-87 in an overtime heart breaker to end their season. Next up for the women is a 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 8, semifinal match at Bloomsburg. The following day, the winner of that matchup will face the winner of Gannon vs. Millersville for the PSAC Championship. Bloomsburg earned the right to host the final four weekend by virtue of being the top seed from the East Division and easily moved on with an 81-52 thumping of Kutztown on Tuesday.

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he Fighting Scots will attempt to reassert their dominance of the Eastern Wrestling League when they host the 38th Annual EWL Tournament on Saturday, March 9. In addition to determining this year’s champion, the event at McComb Fieldhouse will serve as the qualifying tournament for the NCAA Division I National Championship, March 21-23, in Des Moines, Iowa. This year’s tournament marks the final appearance of defending champion University of Pittsburgh, which will move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013-14. The Panthers seek their third straight EWL crown after interrupting the Fighting Scots’ run of eight straight titles in 2011 and retaining the championship in 2012.

Edinboro has four nationally-ranked wrestlers, including a pair in the top four in their respective weight classes. In all, no fewer than 16 nationally-ranked competitors are expected to take to the mats on Saturday. The youthful Fighting Scots were 10-6 in duals and 3-2 in the EWL, with one-point losses to their closest rivals, unranked Bloomsburg and Pittsburgh, which is ranked 16th in InterMat’s Tournament-Strength Rankings. Edinboro is ranked 17th by InterMat. Head coach Tim Flynn has guided the Fighting Scots to 12 EWL championships. Full coverage of the 2013 EWL Championships will be made available on the Edinboro University Athletics Twitter feed @BoroAthletics. Use the hashtag #EWLwrestle to connect during the event.

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dinboro scholar-athletes Dustin Thomas and Jeff Schleicher received PSAC Champion Scholar Awards in their respective sports, cross country and swimming, in the 2012-13 academic year. The PSAC Champion Scholar Award, begun during the 2011-12 academic year, is modeled after the NCAA’s Elite 89 award. It honors the student-athlete with the top grade point average who is competing at the site of each of PSAC’s 23 team championship finals. Thomas, a senior majoring in health and physical education, holds a 3.98 grade point average and also was the PSAC Champion Scholar in track and field in spring 2012. He is a Broadview Heights, Ohio, native and attended North Royalton High School. Schleicher, a senior economics major, holds a 3.714 GPA. He is a native of Greensburg, Pa., and a graduate of Hempfield High School.

BEMIS REPEATS AS ATLANTIC REGION ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

dinboro track & field student-athlete Tabitha Bemis has been honored as the region’s best for the second year in a row. Bemis was named Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year when the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced their regional NCAA Division II indoor track & field selections. Bemis, a junior from Fair Oaks, Pa., defended her Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles in both the long jump and triple jump, and won the 60-meter hurdles in a conference-record 8.60 seconds. She enters the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships seeded 14th in the triple jump

E (39-5¼/12.02m), 16th in the 60 hurdles and 17th in the long jump (18-9¾/5.73m). Bemis won every event she participated in at the 2013 PSAC Championships, including contributing to the 4x400-meter relay team that cemented a second-place finish for Edinboro. Her efforts earned her the Field MVP and the Overall MVP. Her time in the 60-meter hurdles not only set the PSAC Conference record, but also the PSAC Championship meet and Mike S. Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome records. Bemis travels with teammate Stephanie Smigiera to Birmingham, Ala. to compete in the NCAA Championships, March 7-9.

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TWO BORO ATHLETES NAMED PSAC CHAMPION SCHOLARS

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Dustin Thomas is honored with his secondPSAC Champion Scholar Award.

Swimmer Jeff Schleicher receives his PSAC Champion Scholar Award.

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITYALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORSJoseph Mineo ’73 & ’78President

Mary Timashenka ’80 & ’97Vice President

Daniel J. Walsh ’08Treasurer James Alexander ’73

David Niemira ’08

Cheryl Sedler Allen ’73

Scott Irlbacher ’04 & ’06

Nicholas Radock ’03

Dr. James Antis ’69

Mitchell Kallay ’90

David Sheneman ’64

Brian Arrowsmith ’01

Darrin Kinander ’01

Paul M. Belosh ’69

Susan Crandall ’72 & ’94

Emily Nagurney ’03 & ’11

M. Quinn Zahorchak ’87

Aubrey Dillon ’61

Emily Lucarotti Evans ’69 & ’74

EDINBORO UNIVERSITYCOUNCIL OF TRUSTEESJohn E. HoranChairperson Dennis FramptonVice Chairperson

John PuliceSecretary

Barbara Chaffee

Dr. Raymond L. Dombrowski

Daniel Higham

Virginia McGarvey

Kathy L. Pape, J.D.

Harold Shields

Ronald Steele

Terry Darcangelo

Peter Garland, Acting Chancellor, ex officio