West Chester University Magazine, Winter/Spring 2013

UNIVERSITY NEWS

2 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

From tips on maximizing one’s talent to using “guard rails” to frame one’s success, the advice from the speakers at West Chester’s winter commencement exercises reso-nated with more than 1,000 new graduates.

In all, more than 834 undergraduate students were eligible to receive their degrees on Dec. 16, and 224 master’s candidates received their degrees at a separate ceremony on Dec. 17.

Cheryl Fulginiti ’80, vice president for engineering at United Parcel services, Inc., shared her formula for success that includes creating your own future based on your personal standard of moral excellence, connecting the ordinary to the extraordinary, and setting ethical, professional, personal and financial guard rails.

Fulginiti began working at UPs in 1981 loading packages on the midnight shift at a UPs facility in south Philadelphia. over the next 30 years, she worked at all levels of the organization in Philadelphia, new orleans, san Francisco and omaha. now, as a senior executive at the company’s Atlanta world headquarters, her responsibilities cover corporate industrial engineering sup-port for four transportation business units.

While earning her bachelor’s in health and physical educa-

NOTABLE ALUMNI ADDRESS GRADUATES AT WINTER COMMENCEMENTS

tion, Fulginiti was a standout on WCU’s field hockey and lacrosse teams. As a member of the U.s. elite squad (the best 30 players na-tionwide), she had the opportunity to try out for the 1984 U.s. olympic Field Hockey team but thought it was a long shot to make the team, so she opted to stay with UPs. she also served as assistant field hockey coach at temple University, where she earned her master’s degree.

Fulginiti supports emergency medical services and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, Domestic Violence Awareness, Proj-ect open Hands, and the Chattahoochee nature Center. she also serves on the WCU Foundation Board of trustees.

Like Fulginiti, H. Viscount “Berky” nelson ’61 is a member of the WCU Foundation Board of trustees and excelled in sports – track and field – while at West Chester.

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As director of the Center for student Program-ming at UCLA, nelson advises ap-proximately 900 groups, including religious, cultural and political stu-dent organizations, often serving as the liaison between students and the administration.

now accustomed to guiding young adults, he brought to life his memories of a West Chester mentor whose words have fol-lowed him. He spoke of all he learned from his track coach and Dean of Arts and Letters John W. “Jack” Clokey, in particular, selflessness and maximizing one’s talent. nelson was an nCAA finalist in the 400 intermediate hurdles – an event he recalled choosing not to run when Mr. Clokey first asked him. In the years since, nelson has worked with the Los Angeles Big Brother Program and used his sports background to coach All-American athletes.

nelson is a former professor in UCLA’s Afro-American stud-ies Department and is nationally recognized as an expert in that field. After graduating from West Chester with a bachelor of arts in history, he went on to earn his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to his work at UCLA, he taught history at Dartmouth College. In addition to numerous articles, his scholarly publica-tions include three books: America: Changing Times: A Brief History; Black Leadership’s Response to the Great Depression in Philadelphia; and The Rise and Fall of Modern Black Leadership: Chronicle of a Twentieth-Century Tragedy.

nelson has also been recognized with the WCU Distin-guished Alumni Award and the Drum Major for Justice Award.

Cheryl Fulginiti ’80 speaker for undergraduate

morning ceremony

Far Let: Bernard J. Carrozza ’66, recipient of the President’s Medallion for

Service. Above Let: James McErlane, recipient of the President’s Medal-

lion for Service. Let: Speaker for undergraduate aternoon ceremony, H.

Viscount “Berky” Nelson ’61.

A WINDOWS APP THAT

TAKES ATTENDANCE

While there are thousands of education-oriented apps for tablet computers and mobile devices, Andrew Madonna didn't see one that enabled teachers to take attendance in their classrooms. so the West Chester University senior created "Attendance."

A computer science major and intern in the Univer-sity's Demonstration and Application Center, Madonna had already created a prototype interactive campus map for the Microsoft Pixelsense table computer when a Microsoft representative offered him the opportunity to work on an application that addresses classroom at-tendance.

the resulting app, called “Attendance,” allows in-structors with Windows 8 powered devices to easily take attendance and arrange students in groups.

"Attendance" is also being used by teachers on field trips, by coaches of sports teams and in such extracur-ricular activities as karate classes.

the WCU Demonstration and Application Center and Classroom of the Future, which was established last spring, is a site where K - 12 teachers can join those in higher education to sample new and emerging technol-ogy and collaborate on innovative ideas about synching technology with the learning environment.

to learn more about WCU’s Demonstration and Ap-plication Center, visit www.wcupa.edu/dac.

Nicolette Patete and Andrew Madonna demonstrating new teach-

ing technology in the University's Demonstration and Application

Center and Classroom of the Future.

UNIVERSITY NEWS

The University celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Jan. 31 with a brunch during which two West Chester alumni were presented with “Drum Major for Justice” awards.

Diane Horsey ’75, a 2012 Chester County sports Hall of Fame inductee, and Daryl C. Howard ’94, founder of Howard Urban education Initiatives in Laurel, Md., were honored for their exemplary service to students and their communities.

the term “drum major for justice” originated in a sermon by Dr. King in which he raised several themes, including love and seek-ing greatness through service. He explained how he wanted to be remembered: “say that I was a drum major for justice … a drum major for peace … a drum major for righteousness. I just want to leave a committed life behind.”

Retired in 2011, Diane Horsey taught physical education and coached in the West Chester Area school District for nearly 36 years. she coached 11 seasons in lacrosse and 27 seasons in field hockey at West Chester east High school with winning percentages of .703 and .650, respectively. Her lacrosse team won the state title in 1985, just one year after she was appointed head coach. In 1989 and 1990, the team won back-to-back District I titles.

In field hockey, her teams won nine Chester-Montgomery County crowns and four District I titles, and she was selected Coach of the Year nine times. A highly regarded classroom teacher as well, Horsey oversaw many West Chester University education majors during their student teacher experience.

Daryl Howard helps underserved students develop personal and career goals through the Howard Urban education Initiatives, a non-profit organization that offers quality educational and cultural programming to underserved communities. Its flagship program, “Young Man Camp,” is a summer enrichment program for teenage males matriculating to high school. It is complemented by the similar “Male Achievers,” a monthly seminar that Howard co-organizes.

An advocate for education and sociocultural enlightenment, Howard serves as a counselor educator in Montgomery County, Md., and is an adjunct professor in sociology at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md.

Proceeds from the annual brunch support the University’s Frederick Douglass society scholarship Fund, named in honor of the former slave, distinguished author and statesman, who gave his last public lecture on West Chester’s campus on Feb. 1, 1895.

Two Drum Majors For Justice Inspire Others Through Service


(l to r): Provost Linda Lamwers, Daryl C. Howard ’94, Diane Horsey ’75, Katherine Norris, and Skip Hutson, director of the Multicultural Center.

WCU STUDENT INTERN FOR STATE SENATOR

Yheralis Lantigua of Phila-delphia is working for state Senator Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia, as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by the Pennsylvania state system of Higher education (PAssHe).

A senior political science major and Latin American studies minor at West Chester, Lantigua is one of 14 students participat-ing in the Harrisburg Internship semester (tHIs) program, which provides students the opportunity to work in all areas of state government while earning a full semester’s worth of credits. tHIs invites students from each of the 14 PAssHe universities to participate.

Lantigua, the daughter of Xiomara Mercedes, is a 2009 graduate of northeast High school in Philadelphia. she and the other students participating in the program will attend several academic seminars during their spring semester internship and will complete an individualized research project as part of the program’s requirements.

More than 500 students from PAssHe universities have par-ticipated in tHIs since the program began in 1989, each gaining valuable insight into the workings of state government at the policy-making level. Interns have worked with dozens of state agencies, as well as in the offices of the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the attorney general.

Pianist Anna Kislitsyna, a WCU graduate student from Russia, won third prize at the 12th biennial Los An-geles Liszt Competition held in november featuring the music of Franz Liszt performed by pianists, vocalists and organists.


Students in Robert Kodosky’s “Varieties of History” and “Modern American Military History” courses are not just learning history in the classroom. they are experiencing what histori-ans do in the field.

this past semester, West Chester University students who are studying history are also engaged in research at the American Helicopter Museum just outside West Chester. As part of a course assignment or in some cases, to earn pub-lishing credit, the students selected and researched an artifact or one of the mu-seum’s 35 civilian and military helicopters, autogiros or con-vertiplanes. While the project generally reflects Professor Kodosky’s own research inter-ests and expertise in American military history, he says he developed this challenge for his students so they would “ex-perience the work of historians in a ‘real word’ setting, ‘doing’ history as opposed to just con-suming it.”

Kodosky is hoping to de-velop a long-term relationship with the museum and to build this research component into a second course. In the mean-time, this collaboration even-tually will result in a bonus for the museum as well.

By the end of the semester, students will have produced three scripts for audio guides explaining the history, mission and technology behind the objects they have researched. each guide will be targeted to the museum’s visitors by age group, namely, young chil-dren, teenagers and adults. And, all the scripts are being checked for accuracy by local experts. third-year student Max twer, who participated in the research project, selected the sikorsky s-51 model, one of the first helicopters to be marketed for civilian use. “sales started slowly,” says twer, “so the company re-directed its attention toward the military.”

twer also learned that this model was utilized in the mid-forties for “operation Highjump,” the U.s. navy Antarctic Developments Pro-gram aimed at establishing a research base in the Antarctic.

the Holland, Pa. student has twice flown on helicopters, but admits he preferred study-ing them rather than flying in them. “I enjoyed the experi-ence of researching history this way outside the classroom,” says twer. “And, I liked being able to share what I found with others.”

WCU StUDentS “Doing HiStorY”

Assistant professor of history Robert Kodosky with Max Twer (foreground) and Chase Miller

“Our program is also focused on work-ing with faculty,” says Roth. In most of the 15 years in which the office of service-Learning and Vol-unteer Programs has existed, a group of faculty rep-resenting a range of disciplines from each of the five colleges has worked with that office coordinating and promoting service-learning.

Coinciding with the formation of the service-learning faculty work group was the creation of a service-learning faculty associate position. one of the first faculty members to be appointed to this one-year position in 1998 was Bill Lalicker, a professor of eng-lish who joined the University in 1995. In this role, he has advocated for service-learning courses and offered support to faculty who would like to create them.

His experience in the mid-‘70s as an undergradu-ate at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles volunteering in a soup kitchen made him appreciate the benefits of seeing the world beyond the university campus. today, he teaches an effective writing course that incorporates service-learning.

As a hydrogeologist, associate professor Martin Helmke has found very direct links between service and his own professional experience and coursework for his students. Like Bill Lalicker, his interest in volunteerism began as an under-graduate. through his faculty advisor who owned an environ-mental consulting firm, Helmke studied landfills and evaluated contaminants, and eventually became involved in legal cases.

“I was really influenced by that experience as a student – see-ing how I could make a difference in what would be a rewarding career,” says Helmke.

A member of WCU’s Department of Geology and Astron-omy since 2005, Helmke teaches both graduate and undergradu-ate students. He sees countless opportunities in this region where faculty members can apply their knowledge in ways that benefit the community.

Last April, Helmke and several of his students completed a 100-page report documenting the potential threat of sinkhole formations beneath properties in a nearby township. they stud-ied the local geology, infiltration basins, and engineering reports from other areas known to have sinkholes, and created models based on their findings.

Learning neW SkiLLS

students choose where they would like to volunteer, and Lalicker asks them to listen to the “language” and vocabulary of the people who work or are served in that particular organization or program.

“My course is meant to help students be good writers regardless of the career they follow,” explains Lalicker. “Working with people outside their academic environment – maybe in a retirement center, a literacy program, or environmental group – and listening to the way they communicate, helps to bolster their ability to be flexible writers.”

making a DifferenCe

William Lalicker, professor of English, one of the first service-learning faculty associates

Martin Helmeke, associate professor of Geology and Astronomy;

current service-learning faculty associate.


COVER STORY

Every month, a couple dozen students gather around the conference table in Killinger Hall basement to talk about their latest volunteer proj-ects. Many of the 260 student organizations on campus are committed to one or more volunteer projects. this past fall, the office of service-Learning and Volunteer Programs sponsored or assisted organizers of close to a dozen events bringing students in contact with children in local hospitals and shelters, the elderly in retirement centers and nursing homes, the county food bank, animal rescues, Boy scout activities and day care centers. some students tutored in after-school programs in middle and high schools; others par-ticipated in the Red Cross blood drive. one group helped pick close to 700 pounds of

corn for the Chester County Food Cupboard.

Many student clubs over the years have initiated fundraisers for cardiac care facilities, for research into breast cancer, arthritis, HIV/AIDs, autism, sickle cell anemia, leukemia, lymphoma, kidney dis-ease, cystic fibrosis, Cohn’s disease, for agencies supporting the home-less and for organizations such as Camp Dream Catcher and Make a Wish Foundation.

other students participated in walks, runs, dance marathons, a sleep-out in the residen-tial quad, rehabbing houses, and park clean-ups. over the holidays, others have assisted the Chester County Chamber of Commerce in hanging greens and bows in the doorways and windows of the downtown stores.

Last year, over 2,000 supporters in pink attire filled Hollinger Gym to “Play 4Kay” and raised $6,700 for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, the largest sum collected by any Division II school nationally for this organization. this past november, more than 50,000 children in hospitals and shelters received a toy bear from the “Bear Fair,” an annual student initiative which has grown beyond the campus community to include donations from alumni, the surrounding community and area businesses. similarly, the community comes together with WCU students and faculty for the annual Aid to south Africa festival whose proceeds provide care for children in south Africa, many of whom are orphans and HIV-positive, and for im-poverished and infected mothers.

“the students did much of the work that professional geologists would have done,” says Helmke.

Members of the affected community came to campus and the students presented them with their results. eventually, the report was submitted to the Department of environmental Protection.

“An experience like that is very exciting,” notes Helmke. “It’s a great learning moment for the students to know first-hand, what they are studying has a real impact.

“And,” says Helmke, “it makes

teaching even more interesting.” Helmke, who currently serves as

the service-learning faculty associ-ate, notes that the University’s an-nual assessments of service-learning confirms that it does enhance course content, knowledge and skills, critical and analytical think-ing and a sense of community.

“every faculty member who has incorporated service-learning into their courses has told me that it benefits their students,” claims Helmke. “It also enriches their teaching experience. It’s an oppor-tunity to make a real difference in the fields we’ve chosen.”

a traDition of ServiCe


Every month, a student volunteer and a service project are given special recognition and become eligible for the $200 Volunteer Leadership Scholarship each fall and spring semester through the University’s Parent Fund. Last semester’s “outstand-ing service Project” resulted in a clean-up of Goose Creek and the surrounding Greenfield and Mosteller Parks in Chester County. some of the 54 student volunteers also completed “Adopt-a-Block” clean-ups.

Coordinated by second-year graduate student Jennifer Bollinger and the off-Campus and Commuter Association, the two-hour project also received recognition from Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, the statewide coordinator of International Costal Clean-up, which is the world’s largest volunteer effort to improve the health of the world’s oceans and local waterways.

this past november’s outstanding student volunteer was Joanna Vargo’13. While active in her high school’s Christian service club, she says she didn’t realize how much she enjoyed volunteering until coming to West Chester. In her role as service chair for the Catholic newman student Association, (CnsA) she helps organize three dif-ferent service projects on a weekly basis, visiting assisted living homes and helping out at the st. Agnes Day Room, which serves the basic needs of the poor and immigrant families in the West Chester area.

Vargo was nominated for this recognition, in particular, because of her coordination of the 2012 thanksgiving Food Drive in West Chester by the CnsA. this year’s effort not only provided a record 115 families with thanksgiving meals, but an additional 50 bags of food were collected for Project one, which serves families impacted by AIDs.

DeveLoping aCtive CitizenSHip

“there are so many ways

volunteerism beneits students, . . .

it can help them develop a sense of

who they are in the world, give them

meaning, and set them on a path

towards active citizenship.”

— Jodi Roth


COVER STORY

Every fall semester, the Friars and the Abbé Society together adopt a family through the “Holiday Family Program” of the Crime Vic-tims Center (CVC) of Chester County. this past fall semester, the two service organizations raised $4,600 to help a family who had been victim-ized by crime celebrate the holiday season.

Below Abbé society and Friar presidents Fran Cintorrino’13 and Mike DePrince’13 describe their holiday experience.

Fran: It was around 2 o’clock on December 16 when we loaded the last of the presents and food, along with a futon and bed onto the truck and into our cars and headed to “our” family in oxford, Pa. Leading up to this day, each of our organizations had gone shopping for gifts, holiday decorations and non-perishable food. We set aside a few nights over finals week to do gift wrapping together, which was a lot of fun.

Mike: the bulk of the Friars’ fundraising for this project was through leaf raking. Collectively we raked about 12 properties, and while the fee for our services is donation only, many homeowners were very generous in offering extra money or furniture to support the family when meeting us in person.

Fran: When we arrived, the family was standing on their porch. I think they were a bit amazed when they saw the truck. We introduced ourselves and some of the children offered to help us bring the food and gifts into the house. the older boys car-ried the futon and bed. they were so appreciative.

Mike: the Crime Victims Center always gives us a list of items the family needs, along with their first names, ages and what each would want. Most times, there are lot of needs and not so many “wants.” However, I was very taken aback when we started putting away some of the food we’d brought. they had nothing – not even utensils or plates and barely anything in the refrigerator.

Fran: We had brought a tree, lights, Christmas decorations, garland and tinsel. the youngest was a two-year-old, who was very excited about the deco-rations. one of her sisters lifted her so she could place the ornaments higher and higher on the tree. some of us showed the two older children, 12 and 13, how to set up the computer and MVP players we had brought for them. others of us put together the futon and bed and stocked the kitchen. every-one got involved.

Mike: It was a very humbling experience to see a family that was so close knit and so thankful for everything. Before we left, we took the father aside and surprised him with gift cards for any purchases they might want or need in the future.

Fran: We had brought a dinner prepared for the family that evening, and so as not to take away from their experience together, we had planned to leave around 4. By then, the stockings and presents were under the tree, the computer was in the kids ‘room, the futon and bed were set up, the food was put away. It was time for us to leave.

Mike: When we gave the father the gift cards, it was a very emotional mo-ment for everyone. He was in tears, hugging each of us and insisting that if we ever needed anything to let him know.

his year, the Friars and Abbé Society were awarded the CVC’s John J. Crane Allied Professional Award for Excellence in Service to Victims, especially children. he annual award is named ater a former Chief Deputy District At-torney, who achieved national recognition for his work on behalf of victims of violent crime.

meaningfUL experienCeS

Abbé Society president Francesca Cintorrino and Michael DePrince, president of the Friars.


thursday, april 256 p.m. to 8 p.m. WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP & SERVICE APRIL FUNDRAISERMilestones, 600 E. Market Street, West Chester

friday, april 26

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.COMMUNITY EARTH FAIR Academic Quad

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. WINE & CHEESE RECEPTIONVeterans Memorial Alumni House

Saturday, april 278 a.m. to 9 a.m. HOT BREAKFAST Veterans Memorial Alumni House

8 a.m. (shotgun start)FRIARS AUMNI 3RD ANNUAL GOLF OUTING Broad Run Golf Club, 1520 Tattersall Way, West Chester

9 a.m. ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORSSykes Student Center, room 115

ALUMNI WEEKEND

ALUMNI WEEKEND

9 a.m. to Noon SPARC FAIR ($5 pp)Ehringer Gym

10 a.m. to Noon 6TH ANNUAL GARLIC MUSTARD PULL Robert B. Gordon Natural Area

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “HERB’S TOURS” Campus bus and walking tours depart from the Veterans Memorial Alumni House

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. KDR GOLF OUTINGLunch at 11 a.m., Shotgun start at 1 p.m.Broad Run Golf Club, 1520 Tattersall Way, West Chester

Noon to 2 p.m. DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LUNCHEON Sykes Student Center Ballrooms

Noon SPRING FOOTBALL GAME Farrell Stadium

Noon to 4 p.m. OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND GARDEN TOURSSchmucker Science Center

Schedule of Events

April 25, 26, 27, & 28, 2013


1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOWS Schmucker Science Center

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.NURSING ALUMNI REUNION Veterans Memorial Alumni House

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 120TH BIRTHDAY PARTY OF RECITATION HALL Business and Public Afairs Student/Alumni Social Recitation Hall (room TBD)

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ATHLETE ALUMNI PARTY Barnaby’s with WCU Alumnus DJ Romeo 15 S. High Street, West Chester

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. SOCIAL ($25 PP)Tent behind Ruby Jones (facing the quad)

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. STUDENT ORGANIZATION ALUMNI REUNION(Student Government Association, Student Activities Council, Residence Hall Association) Veterans Memorial Alumni House

Available all daySTUDENT REC CENTER TOURS

Sunday, april 28Noon to 2 p.m. GOLDEN AND BEYOND ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON Philips Memorial Building, Autograph Library

Noon to 3 p.m. STUDENT/ALUMNI BBQ Residential Quad

Noon ABBÉ SOCIETY ALUMNI TEAPhilips Memorial Building, Lower Level

10:30 a.m.“BAND ON THE RUN” ($25 PP) 5K around campus. Race starts at Sykes Student Union

3 p.m. WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERTMadeleine Wing Adler heatre

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. STUDENT/ALUMNI COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT

Purple Gym, Ehringer

Available all day STUDENT REC CENTER TOURS

To register for any of the Alumni Weekend events please visit www.wcualumni.org. or call 610-436-2813.


1930sIn november, Lt. j.g. Doritha Wolfe Douglas ’34 was named shipmate of the Week by the U.s. Coast Guard. Doritha is one of the oldest surviv-ing members of the

sPARs (semper Paratus, Always Ready).

Marion Phillips Barber ’35 celebrated her 100th birthday on september 12, 2012 with friends and family at season 52 in Palm Beach, Florida.

1940sStanley Weintraub ’49 was featured in a clue on “Jeopardy” on January 1. Here’s the clue: Final Victory by stanley Weintraub traces FDR’s tough reelection fight during this year. the answer is 1944.

1950sJune Todd ’55 has been the musical director of the Atlantic United Methodist Church in ocean City for 50 years, directing the children’s and adult choirs, playing organ for worship services, and helping the pastor select sunday hymns.

Betsy Mueller Kelly ’59 and other Valkyries from the Class of 1959 got together in Virginia Beach october 6-13. the banner pictured was made by Rachael

trimpey tracey.

1960sWilliam Schwalm ’66 was inducted into the schuylkill County Football Coaches Associa-tion Hall of Fame on november 21.

Bloomsburg University head football coach Danny Hale ’68 will retire in June. Hale re-cently completed his 20th season at Blooms-burg, and holds the school record for most coaching victories.

1970son January 19, the Kennett square old tim-ers inducted Mark Mackey ’70 into the old timers Hall of Fame. the Hall of Fame rec-ognizes men who have excelled at the sport of baseball.

Bill Keilbaugh ’71, super-intendent of the school District of Haverford township, was recently sworn in for a third term of office by friend and fel-low alumnus The Honor-

able Barry Dozor ’71. Keilbaugh and Dozor met in a political science class taught by profes-sor emeritus John “Jack” shea, who was present to witness the oath conducted by two of his for-mer students. the trio has remained in touch for 45 years.

Leo Totten ’73 has been recognized as one of the top 65 most influential strength coaches in the United states. Currently serving as the olympic weightlifting coach, totten is also employed as the president of Werksan Barbells and has been the head coach of the east Coast Gold weightlifting team since he established it in 1992.

Diane Tiller Horsey ’75 was awarded the Drum Major for Justice Award at West Ches-ter University’s 20th annual Dr. Martin L. King brunch in January.

Wilson Frampton ’77 authored a new book, Oops I’m a Teacher, which documents the adventures of teaching at the middle and high school level. Frampton

retired after 33 years from sun Valley High school.

Eileen Gleason Raffaele ’77 has joined Immacu-lata University as an in-structor in the Business and Accounting Depart-ment. she is currently teaching a variety of

basic and advanced accounting classes.

Col. Betty Bowen ’77, 434th Mission sup-port Group Commander, retired on January 31 after a 32-year career in the military.

Debra Delp Castaldo ’78 was the featured marriage therapist in the February issue of Ladies Home Journal Magazine in their col-umn, “Can this Marriage Be saved?”

1980sMark Sweeney ’81 was inducted into the new Jersey U.s. Lacrosse Hall of Fame at Rutgers University in January. sweeney is currently the head men’s lacrosse coach at Madison High school.

A MESSAGE FROM

THE ALUMNI DIRECTOR

Happy spring WCU alumni and friends!We’ve had an exciting few months here at West

Chester University since you last heard from me. WCU was named to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2012-13. Both the men’s and women’s swim teams are the 2012-13 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Champions. Students, faculty, and alumni continue to receive special recognition from businesses and organiza-tions such as Apple, Inc. and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics for the work they are doing on and off campus. We certainly have a lot to be proud of, and a lot to look forward to!

Alumni Weekend is scheduled for April 26-28 and LOTS of fun events and activities have been planned for you, your family, and your fellow alumni and friends to participate in. Be sure to check out the complete schedule of events in this issue of the WCU Magazine, as well as on the alumni website: www.wcualumni.org.

The Board of Directors approved a new chapter of the Alumni Association at their recent board meet-ing – the Political and Government Affairs Alumni Chapter. Interested in learning more about it or join-ing the chapter? Email the Alumni Office: [email protected].

Have you heard the news? The Alumni Associa-tion is now on Pinterest! Follow us by visiting: pinter-est.com/wcuaa. Happy pinning! Be sure to check out our other social media sites, as we’ve been holding lots of fun contests and posting pictures that are sure to take you on an exciting trip down memory lane.

Summer is around the corner, and you know what that means - many exciting alumni and friends events are in the process of being planned! Be sure to save the date of July 20 – that’s when we’ll hold the sixth annual Rams in the Sand event at the Jersey Shore. Details will be on the alumni website soon, along with information on other alumni events that include additional gatherings at the beach, baseball games, and much more. And because time really does fly, Homecoming will be here before you know it – mark your calendars now for October 11-12 and plan to come home to WCU!

Best wishes from your alma mater,

Tracey Dukert ’06

Director of Alumni Relations

CLASS NOTES


1990sRobert Deary ’96 joined Rawle & Henderson, LLP, as an associate. Deary concentrates his practice in the areas of workers compensation and profes-sional liability matters.

the office is located in Wilmington, De.

Shawn Cahill ’97 was promoted from manager to principal at Maillie Falconiero & Company, LLP, a certified public accounting and business counseling firm, in rec-

ognition of superior performance in critical functions and a demonstrated high level of proficiency in accounting and business con-sulting practices. Maillie Falconiero & Com-pany, LLP, is headquartered in oaks.

John Luerssen ’90 recently authored, Bruce Springsteen FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Boss.

Daryl Howard ’94 was awarded the Drum Major for Justice Award at West Chester University’s 20th annual Dr. Martin L. King brunch in January.

Micah Hauptman ’97 stars alongside celebri-ties Jennifer Lopez and Jason statham in the

new movie, Parker.

Lisa Distel Herzog ’99 has been promoted to associate director in the Consultant Relations Group at turner Invest-ments, an employee-owned investment

management firm based in Berwyn. In her position, Herzog is responsible for promoting turner’s investment capabilities to institu-tional consulting firms. she previously served as a manager in the group.

2000sChris DiSanto ’00 was recently named the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Cleveland Browns.

August Ober ’01 opened a general practice firm in West Chester. Visit him on the web: www.oberlegal.com.

Amanda Bullwinkle Connell ’02 is the Chief Medical technologist in the Microbiology

Michael Imming ’80 re-ceived one of IBM’s highest honors, Best of IBM 2012. each year, IBM recognizes 500 out of 350,000 global em-ployees as Best of IBM

honorees for their contributions and com-mitment to clients and IBM’s success. Mike is a project manager in IBM’s Global Business services Group and was promoted to Associ-ate Partner in December.

Colonel John Brodie ’82 is the Virginia Military Institute’s (VMI) Regimental Band and Glee Club Director. the VMI band par-ticipated in the parade for President obama’s 2013 Inauguration. John has performed throughout the world as a trumpet soloist in europe, China, and various other countries. His military awards include navy Achieve-ment, Good Conduct, and national Defense Medals, Presidential Unit and Meritorious Unit Citations, and the VMI Distinguished service and Achievement Medals.

Linda Hoffman Casotti ’86 has been named the recipient of West Chester University’s Women in Leadership and service Woman of the Year Award for 2013. this award recognizes distinguished and exceptional achievements in a profession and/or volun-teer activities that have positively impacted women and/or girls.

Elizabeth Sesso ’86 recently earned a mas-ter’s degree from California state Univer-sity. sesso lives in ocean City, nJ and is a private piano and violin teacher.

Virginia Frederick Dodge ’89 was named a 2012 Rising star by the Greater Reading Cham-ber of Commerce and Industry. Dodge is owner of VA Produc-

tions, Inc., a multi-faceted, full-service pro-duction company committed to delivering the highest quality video production, audio visual services, and meeting and event plan-ning services to businesses worldwide.

Don Botkin ’89 was recently named national sales manager at Advanced Biological Mar-keting (ABM). Botkin will be responsible for all ABM sales operations in the U.s., includ-ing the company’s crop production, institu-tional sanitation, and environmental waste management biological product lines.

Laboratory at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. she has worked at the hospital since graduating from WCU in 2002.

Quinn Conyers ’05 launched the Purse Pa-parazzi, a chic and edgy purse party business for the stylish and trendy female fashionista.

Lauren Bulack Merkel ’06 is the owner of Ar-tifact Boutique on Gay street in West Chester. the boutique specializes in trendy affordable clothing for students and professionals. Visit her store online: shopartifact.com.

Annette Weaver Facera ’03, M’06 was named the PA Health teacher of the Year by the Pennsylvania state Association for Health Physical education, Recreation, and Dance. Facera is a health and physical education teacher at Conestoga Valley High school.

Deborah Lamb-Ousey M’05 recently pub-lished, Teaching Developmental Immigrant Students in Undergraduate Programs: A Prac-tical Guide.

Kyle Rheiner ’06 is the owner of Break-awayInK Apparel. some of his tee shirt and sweatshirt designs were inspired by his taste in music. Check the store out online: break-awayink.com.

Christina Schimmel ’07 was recently hired by empathy Lab, a digital consultancy fo-cused on driving break through innovations across the web, mobile, tablet, and smart tV. Christina will be managing the office.

Margaret DeMaioribus ’09 is a news volunteer at KnoM, a western Alaska radio station, and is pic-tured holding a Goldie Award. DeMaioribus and the news team at KnoM

were recently awarded two Goldie Awards by the Alaska Broadcasters Association in recogni-tion of excellence in radio and tV broadcasting across the state of Alaska.

Marisa Muddiman ’10, of Gunnip & Company, earned the designation of Certified Public Ac-countant from the Dela-ware state Board of Accountancy. Marisa

provides audit services in the firm’s assur-ance, compliance, and consulting service practice. she is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Delaware society of Certified Public Accoun-tants, and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certi-fied Public Accountants.


ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS

ABBÉ SOCIETY ALUMNAE CHAPTER

the Alumnae have successfully completed their second regional service project, making dog toys for local shelters. thank you to everyone who served. the Alum-nae tea is coming up on April 28 in the Lower Level Conference Room in Philips Memorial at 1 p.m. We will have another silent auction and catch up with friends new and old. Plan to be at the Applebee’s in exton on April 27 from 8-10 a.m. the active sisters are hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast! All of the money raised will go to our scholarship fund. We will be holding elections for the Alumnae Association Board of Directors in the next few months, so think about how you would like to serve our growing commu-nity. to make sure you are on our email lists, contact us at [email protected], visit the official Abbé society Alum-nae page on facebook, or keep up to date by visiting our website: http://abbesoci-etyalumnae.wordpress.com/. FLC!

ALUMNI DANCE CHAPTER the Alumni Dance Chapter completed its fifth anniversary Winter Dance Festi-val on Jan 26 and 27 in Asplundh Con-cert Hall. this year’s theme, turning Pointe, reflected life changes as many of our alumni are going through “turning points” in their lives. the festival featured alumni dancers, university dancers, and students from nine local studios. over 100 dancers participated in the concert. With the purpose of helping to raise money for the Barbara J. Lappano Dance scholar-ship, the chapter accomplished its goal with over 300 people in attendance at each show. In addition to helping with the scholarship, the chapter has established a new award for a theatre/Dance student in memory of Jeff Choice, a chapter mem-ber who passed away last year. Money was raised through a basket raffle and “kisses for the cast” at the concert, and the award will be presented in the spring semester. As a service project, the chapter also held a Hat and Glove Drive to benefit the Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children. the chapter is now in the process of electing three new

officers – President, Vice President of Programming, and secretary. elections will take place soon, and a meeting with the new board will be held mid-spring to set plans for the upcoming year. We sin-cerely thank our outgoing officers April Halligan-Rostek, Maria steve- o’Keefe, and Kimberly Wheeles-Faas. If you’re interested in becoming a member of the Alumni Dance Chapter, please contact our treasurer, sara Pyfer, at: [email protected].

BALTIMORE-METRO ALUMNI CHAPTER

the Baltimore-Metro Alumni Chapter of the WCUAA met in December to discuss upcoming activities. Instead of a gift exchange, $100 was collected from BMAC members present and was mailed to the Wounded Warrior Project. Pro-posed chapter projects and events include a Bowie Baysox game, collaboration with the Capital Area Chapter for their Bear Fair in november, connecting with alumni living in Maryland and Delaware, cultural events, Bso concert at oregon Ridge, ski trips to the Poconos, a Lady Baltimore Cruise, community service, and much more. BMAC would like to thank all who facilitated this chapter’s devel-opment and look forward to much col-laboration with the Capital Area Alumni Association.

BAND ALUMNI CHAPTER Members of the WCU Band Alumni Chapter have been supporting the bands by promoting and attending band concerts. During the Marching Band season, some members volunteered at the PA Us Bands state Championship Competition and we were able to raise $75 for the WCU Golden Rams Marching Band. Upcoming events include the Wind symphony and Concert Band concert on Wednesday, April 10 at 8:15 p.m. and the Wind ensemble concert on sunday, April 28 at 3:00 p.m. the Band Alumni Chapter is always looking for new members. If you are interested in joining our email list, email Rachael smolinsky: [email protected] and look for our group on Facebook, WCU Band Alumni Association

BLACK ALUMNI CHAPTERIn 1965, the Black Alumni Chapter (BAC) was established to keep black alumni con-nected with West Chester University. the chapter continues to do so by extending reconnection opportunities to current black students and alums through a variety of networking events. Congratulations to Kevin Johnston ’04 and Keisha Cosby ’05, who wed on December 1, 2012. Do you have news you want to share with fellow alums? submit your news to [email protected] or on Facebook: WCU BAC.

CAPITAL-AREA CHAPTER

the WCUCAPAReA Alumni Association is in the process of planning a bowling outing to take place in April. this will be a perfect opportunity to connect with alumni in the area and find out what the CAPAReA association has in store for 2013. Bowling will be open to everyone, so feel free to bring your spouse, significant other, children, or friends with you. Full details will be announced soon. In the meantime, stay connected and get all of the latest updates by joining our group on Facebook: West Chester University Capi-tal Area Alumni Association; following us on twitter: @WCUAA_CAP; and joining our listserv: [email protected].

CHESTER COUNTY CHAPTER

We kicked off the new Year with a happy hour on March 19 at timothy’s of West Chester. Members of our chapter continue to take part in university activities, including homecoming, alumni weekend, scholar-ship and outreach events, to name a few. our Winter Holiday Concert and Dinner event was a huge success, with more than 30 people attending. Meetings continue to be scheduled for the third tuesday of the month: April 16, May 21, and June 18 at the Alumni House. events at these meetings are still being planned and more information will be available online and in email blasts. We hope to see you!officers:President- toril JohannessenVice President - Carmen evans Culptreasurer - Hans Van Molsecretary - Angela Loud Morris


COMMUNICATION ALUMNI NETWORK the Communication Alumni network (CAn) wants YoU to get involved! Check us out on LinkedIn - connect to WCU Communication Alumni network (CAn) to get the latest on events and to get in touch with fellow alumni. For further information, and to find out how you can become a part of this group, please email [email protected].

DELAWARE COUNTY CHAPTER the Chapter is meeting next on May 23 at 7 p.m. at the Rocky Run YMCA on Baltimore Pike in Media. We’re consider-ing conference calls to discuss ideas and future plans, and welcome suggestions on fun chapter activities we can all partici-pate in. send your ideas to nancy Baulis: [email protected]. Visit us on Face-book: WCU Delaware County Alumni Chapter or check out our Yahoo Group Page: groups.yahoo.com/group/wcudel-coalumni.

FLORIDA GULF COAST RAMS AND SNOWBIRDS CLUB

the club gathered for a fun tailgate party at the sarasota Polo Club in March and everyone had a great time! Interested in getting together with other alumni living in Florida? send an email to [email protected].

FRIARS SOCIETY ALUMNI CHAPTER our 3rd Annual Friars society Golf out-ing will be held April 26 at the Broad Run Golf Club starting at 8 a.m. this event is open to everyone and costs $100 per player, which includes golf and lunch. Hole sponsorships are available for $125. For more information, please contact Kerry Acker: [email protected].

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY ALUMNI CHAPTER (IMAC) IMAC continues to identify and com-municate with WCU graduates who are veterans, retired military, active duty, re-serve, and national Guard, and is a liaison to the Us Army RotC unit on campus,

Us Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course (PLC), student Veterans Assistance Men-toring Program - Veterans Center on campus, and the soldiers to scholars Pro-gram. Become an IMAC Chapter member by emailing: [email protected].

LAW ALUMNI CHAPTER

the Law Alumni Chapter is busy plan-ning and coordinating their new “explor-ing Careers in Law” event with the staff of the alumni and career offices. the event will include information about careers in various fields of law, including corporate, criminal, technology/intellectual property, litigation, family law, immigration, and alternative legal careers. the event will be organized to give current WCU students a brief introduction into the various fields and then give them plenty of opportunity to interact and network with WCU alums practicing in all of those fields. the event is scheduled to be held in April, if any alumni would like to participate, please email the Law Alumni Chapter: [email protected].

LGBTQA ALUMNI CHAPTERthe LGBtQA Alumni Chapter met at the beginning of February to send out a call

for nominations for the 2013-2015 execu-tive Board. After elections are complete, we will continue working with the WCU Foundation toward our fundraising goal of establishing a permanent LGBtQA Center on campus. We are also work-ing on some upcoming social events in conjunction with the LGBtQA student group. to keep in touch with us, please visit our Facebook page: facebook.com/groups/wculgbtqaalumni/ or email us at: [email protected].

POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ALUMNI CHAPTER You read it right – we have a brand new alumni chapter! Interested in learning more about the Political & Government Affairs Alumni Chapter and getting in-volved? email [email protected].

YORK COUNTY CHAPTER the York County Chapter will hold its An-nual Dinner/Meeting on Wednesday, April 17. this year we will be meeting at the home of our current presidents, Gerry and Karen Kucherich. Please email [email protected] for further information. Join the chapter online by visiting: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/wcuyorkcountyalumni.



TWO FAVORITE COLLEAGUES: A PERSONAL MEMOIR

I was stunned by the unexpected deaths of two faculty colleagues who like myself, are recent retirees: Dick Woodruff (Biology) and Claude Foster (History). the three of us met when we began teaching at West Chester state College in the late ’60s.

Dick Woodruff and I shared a lunch table in the faculty dining room for many years. one of the very gratifying things about that experience was that faculty from many departments could enjoy and benefit from the wisdom and differing perspective of others.

Dick Woodruff was a biology professor and a very good researcher. Right into his retirement years, he continued to receive grants from the national science Foundation. some of this work was important enough to be published in the prestigious journal, Nature, but Dick also enjoyed sharing his ideas with us at the lunch table. He was truly a born teacher, and we were beneficiaries of his thinking, both scientific and otherwise.

Claude Foster and I taught in Main Hall. I was sufficiently impressed with his expertise as an historian that I invited him to speak to an adult group at nearby Westminster Presbyterian Church. that began for him a long and fruitful relationship with Westminster, a number of whose parishioners accompanied him on annual summer research excursions to the former east Germany and Reformation era sites he knew so well. He was a meticulous scholar, fluent in German and one of the very few Americans welcomed in east Germany during the Communist years and, notably, the Martin Luther quintennial celebrations in the early 1980s. He and I often conversed as we headed to class or back to our offices. I enjoyed his sense of humor, his familiarity with all things Ger-man (my parents were both born there), and his dedication to historical scholarship. I looked into his massive biography of Paul schneider, the Protestant anti-nazi martyr late last winter, after conversing with him at his home. It was clear just how much effort he had put into researching the all-too-brief life of a very courageous man now largely forgotten.

Dick Woodruff and Claude Foster were part of the reason I enjoyed teaching at West Chester.

In their own ways, each was an ornament to the school. now they are gone, but their colleagues and former students will keep alive their memory for having made this a better place by their presence, sheer hard work, and love of learning.

Dr. Fred StruckmeyerProfessor emeritus, Philosophy

H. Curwen schlosser ‘42*Leslie B. schramm*ellen Mathie-Zipperlen

schutt ‘58Wesley e. schwarz ‘43*Lyndon W. searfoss ‘64Helene Korn seed ‘43 *Robert H. sehl ‘38*Jane e. sheppard*Catherine & Joseph F.

shields ‘59Irene G. shur*Merrill simon-Johnston sylvia Zodlen simons ‘47*

& Robert simons’48*Patricia & Lawrence P.

skahan ‘81nancy Levitz slack ‘57Lucille J. schrantz ‘56 &

Paul smithMiriam Kline smith ‘43William C. smith ‘31*Darby & Michael F.

sneeringer ‘90Kean spencer & Marc

GraverKatherine A. stahl ‘76Anthony stanley ‘98Patricia A. stauffer ‘78Billie & Richard s. stinger

‘82Alice strametz-Windish ‘47Jeannette & Charles H.

stuartJosephine suppan* & Vin-

cent V. suppan ‘47R. Walter supplee ‘64Carolyn swift ‘73Janet C. tait ‘11*G. Baker thompson ‘25*Betty Lou & John s.

thompson*Marjorie s. thompsonDorothy Brinkerhoff ti-

gani ‘27*Jean & William e. toombs

‘42Francine Harvy ‘79 &

Harry toranLisa s. ‘92 & William toropedythe M. trapnell ‘41*Velma’37 & Matthew J.

tress ‘37Jean C. troutman ‘45*Maryann tustin ‘59* Claire tyson John e. tyson*Pat & John F. Unruh ‘64Hans & Judy Van Heystsusan & Paul B. Vansco-

vich ‘90

Charles Walker ‘42*Janet L. seitz Wallace ‘50*Portia & George H. Walls ‘64Pamela J. Connor ‘71 & Joseph

R. Walsh ‘72Letitia M. Waltershirley A. Walters*Agnes & Roger B. Ware ‘82esther Weida Weil ‘32*Rodelle ‘54 & stanley Wein-

traub ‘49Alma e. Wetzel ‘44Juanita D. smith ‘55 & William

WhiteMynn Deifenderfer White ‘27*Paul D. White*Cathie n. Whitlock & W. Rich-

ard Whitlock ‘63*Jeannette & Donald H. Whit-

man*Benjamin Whitten*Harry WilkinsonJanet n. norris ‘47 & William

WilliamsHorace R. Williams ‘54Margaret P. Hunt Wisner ‘46* Mary Lou & stanley J. Yarose-

wickDenise s. spangler Zechman’74 Frederick Zeller ‘31*Mary e. Zeller*

*Deceased

FUTURE ALUMNI

Jackie Gorski Martin ’04, M’07, and Dan Martin M’05, welcomed Joshua Anthony in March 2012.

Amanda Bullwinkle Connell ’02 and Jason Connell welcomed Genevieve naomi on April 30, 2012.

Dorien Couch ’02 and Latesha owens welcomed Zara nicole Couch on January 12, 2013.

ENGAGEMENTS

Paige Barrow ’06 to Raymond JafeDavid DeLay ’09 to April GosnellHolly Latham’97 to Jason BruceCourtney Van Fechtmann’06 to Ryan DickeyLeah Nemetz ’08 to Christopher oustich

MARRIAGES

Dorien Couch’02 to Latesha owens

Lauren Hunter ’09 to Josh Harris ’10

Elizabeth Hodges ‘07 to Michael Finkle ’07

Melanie Lund ’09 to steven Kurimchak

Amanda Bullwinkle ’02 to Jason Connell

Krystle Campbell ’03 to Ryan Howard

Edward Schmalzle ’06 to sarah Dickinson

Keisha Cosby ’05 to Kevin Johnston ’04

DEATH NOTIFICATION PROCEDUREto notify West Chester University of the death of an alumnus, please contact the Alumni Relations office via email: [email protected] or via Us Mail: 806 s. Church street, West Chester, PA 19383. the notification must include a copy of the decedent’s obituary from a newspaper or the internet, or, a copy of a letter or email from a family member of the de-ceased. Please note: death notifications will not be accepted via telephone.

1934 Michael Martin Jr.1942 Mary Bishop Wilson1945 Dorothy Pyle1948 Jules Gatter Lindhult1949 Mary Elizabeth Forman1949 Jack Overstreet1950 Josiah Hibberd1954 Theodore Beck Jr.1954 John “Jack” Grafton1959 Barbara Reis1959 Gerald Burke1954 Marion Huebner McConnell1954 Theodore Beck Jr.1955 Frances Peck1959 Howard Will1960 Frank Brown1960 David Miller

1961 Lorraine Goldstein Miller1965 John Thomas DeLong1964 Barbara Greenstein Walls1964 Dorothy Kimmel Wright1964 Edith Young Heyser1965 Gerald Kratz1966 Ronald Schreiner1966 Frederick Priebe1968 Barbara Vare Pilotti1980 Michael Frank Coley1986 Tim McCarrick1990 Michael Orlando III

faculty/faculty emeriti

Alfred D. RobertsSaul H. GreenbergPatricia C. JohnsonMargaret Yarnall Martinez

IN MEMORIAM



(l to r): Eric Sugarman’91 with Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson

photo courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings

SPORTS Q&A

Eric Sugarman is a Hazleton, Pa., native with 17 years experience as an athletic trainer in the National Football League – the last eight as head athletic trainer for the Minnesota Vi-kings. the 1991 WCU graduate spent his first six seasons in the nFL with the Philadelphia eagles as an assistant athletic trainer, before moving over to the Chicago Bears in a similar role. He is most nota-ble for helping All-Pro RB Adrian Peterson rehab from a torn ACL that forced him to miss an entire nFL season. Peterson returned in 2012, rushing for more than 2,000 yards and leading the Minnesota Vikings into the playoffs.

How did your education within the athletic training program and experiences while at West Chester University prepare you for the pro-fession?

the education that I experienced at WCU was outstanding. I was exposed to the best professors, educators and clinical experiences possible. the graduates of the At program at WCU have an advan-tage due to their exposure of professors with such a wide range of experience. Also, the clinical experiences that they are afforded are priceless.

What are some of the challenges to working with “elite” athletes, who need to stay in shape to compete at such a high level year after year?

there is so much pressure that our athletes place upon them-selves. they tend to have rather short careers and their durability is as important as their ability. We do our very best, along with our strength coaches, to help them have a long and successful career.

How important is it for athletic trainers to be versatile in their ap-proach to helping different athletes rehab from different injuries, and tailor a program to that specific person’s needs?

I think that athletic trainers can separate themselves by having the ability to customize rehabilitation. no two athletes are the same and equally no two injuries are the same. It is essential that you custom-ize each of your rehab plans to fit the personality and drive of each individual, professional athlete or weekend warrior.

Adrian Peterson has given an awful lot of credit to both the doctor, who operated on him, and your athletic training staff that pushed him to rehab as hard as he could. How gratifying is it to an athletic train-ing staff to see an athlete successfully recover from a major injury and return to his previous level of ability (if not exceed that level)?

Personally, the greatest satisfaction from working the long hours and being dedicated to my craft, is exactly that. I take no greater pride than to see one of our athletes have success after knowing we played a part in helping them along in that process. Adrian is and always has been very appreciative of his athletic trainers. He has a ge-netic gift, work ethic and desire that would help any athletic trainer be successful.

What advice would you give West Chester University athletic train-ing students, who are preparing to graduate and continue their educa-tion in athletic training in grad school as they try to enter the field? What are some of the most important characteristics to have?

You can never get enough real life experiences. I started volun-teering as a student athletic trainer in 7th grade. I found those ex-periences and that exposure to be priceless. Athletic trainers need to care and have a passion to help others. they need to work hard, be honest, loyal and dedicated to the profession. Lastly, I am a firm believer and example that it is possible to do whatever you desire so long as you work hard to achieve your goals.

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013 BALLOT

the following alumni have been nominated for election to serve on the Board of Directors upon the recommendation of the WCUAA nominating Committee. each has agreed to serve if elected. All WCU graduates are eligible to vote for

a maximum of six (6) candidates. Alumni may also vote online at www.wcualumni.org.

If you do not wish to vote online, please check the circle next to the name of the candidate(s) of your choice as listed below. Couples who are both WCU graduates may use one ballot, indicating Voter 1 and Voter 2. the office of Alumni

Relations will verify the name(s), class year(s) and address on each mailing envelope* as requested by nominating Committee. the order of names on the ballot was determined by lot.

FOR THIS BALLOT TO BE CONSIDERED VALID:each voter must sign and complete the name, class year, and address section of the ballot Please print or type.

The ballot must be received by mail no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013.

Candidates for Board of Directors Voter 1 Voter 2Dean Gentekos ’10 ❍ ❍James W. Goncharoff ’82 ❍ ❍Melanie Holwood ’08M’10 ❍ ❍toril Johannessen ’67 ❍ ❍L. James Kiscaden ’65, M’73 ❍ ❍Robert Malone ’08 ❍ ❍Maria L. Milkowski ’09 ❍ ❍Anna Moronski ’10 ❍ ❍Denise Bauman trigo ’98 ❍ ❍Hans van Mol ’11 ❍ ❍

signature of Voter 1 Voter 1 name/Year

signature of Voter 2 Voter 2 name/Year

street City/state/Zip

telephone (with area code) e-mail

*Please seal the ballot in an envelope, one ballot per envelope. Clearly write your name(s), class year(s) and address on the outside, and mail to: WCUAA Nominating Committee, Office of Alumni Relations, Veterans Memorial Alumni House, West Chester, PA 19383.

he nominating Committee of the West Chester University Alumni Association is pleased to announce the 2013 WCUAA Board of Directors ballot. six members will be elected to serve a three-year term of oice beginning on July 1, 2013. he results of the election will be published in the fall issue of the West Chester University magazine.

he background information on each nominee for the 2013-2016 term appears on the following pages. Please note that nominees are listed in the same order that they appear on the ballot. Ques-tions regarding the election should be directed to the oice of Alumni Relations at 610-436-2813.

2013-2016 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONprocedures and regulations for Casting Ballots:to cast your ballot online, follow the instructions below:• Go to www.wcualumni.org• Click on: Board of Directors 2013 Election• Follow the on-screen voting instructions

electronic ballots must be received by Friday, May 24, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. You may also complete the ballot form in this issue of the magazine.Veriication of the names, addresses, and class years on ballots received by the deadline will be conducted. Votes will be tabulated by the Alumni Association’s nominating Committee.



Dean GentekosEducation: WCU, B.S., Accounting, 2007 “During my time at WCU I was fortunate enough to serve the Friar’s society, as an ori-entation Leader and as a Resident Assistant. hrough my involvement with these respec-tive activities I learned what it means to have “Ram Pride” and how important WCU, was and is, in my life not only as a graduate student but as an alumnus as well.”

James W. GoncharoffEducation: WCU, B.S., Political Science, 1982, Delaware Law School, J.D., 1985 “College days at West Chester were the best days of my life; I met my wife there! Ater college and law school, I served as a Marine Corps prosecutor. I served on the WCUAA Board, and was humbled to receive the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award. We have an obligation to make our world a better place. If elected, I would work to make WCUAA the glue that bonds us to our college days!”

Melanie HolwoodEducation: WCU, B.S., Criminal Justice, 2008, M.S., Criminal Justice, 2010 “Alumni presence is an essential part of any institution. For over a century, WCUAA has assisted alumni to stay connected and form networks. If elected, I would use the knowl-edge that I have gained by serving on the executive board of my fraternity’s alumnae association to strengthen the WCUAA. My knowledge would help attract new members, fortify the bonds of current members and traditions, and help future alumni beneit from the excellence of our association.”

Toril JohannessenEducation: WCU, B.A., Liberal Arts, 1967 “Ater joining the Chester County Chap-ter of the WCUAA, I became increasingly involved in the activities of the Board. I have served two years on the scholarship Committee, and am in my irst year on the outreach Committee. I hope I can continue to help strengthen the bond between WCU and its alumni by serving on the Board.”

L. James KiscadenEducation: WCU, B.S., Education, 1965, M.Ed., History, 1973, Temple University, D. Ed., Educational Administration, 1989 “I have been actively engaged with the WCUAA since 2003 and have served the Association as secretary, treasurer, and vice-president. Additionally, I have been House and Grounds chair since 2005. I have an excellent working relationship with the current executive Committee members and Alumni Relations staf and bring numerous leadership attributes to the organization. My experiences in community and professional organizations certainly impact my ability to be an efective leader in WCUAA.”

Robert MaloneEducation: WCU, B.S., Political Science, 2008 “I decided that I would like to run for the Alumni Board to give back to a university that I love. My fondest memories of West Chester all involve the various student organizations that I was a part of. I look at the Alumni Board as an extension of my activities on campus. It will be a way to give back and help me never forget what it means to be a graduate of WCU.”

Maria L. MilkowskiEducation: WCU, B.S., Political Science, 2009 “he education and experience that I re-ceived at West Chester University has shaped me into the individual that I am today. It gave me the opportunity, guidance, and a sense of community that I was searching for entering into adulthood. I want to serve on the alumni board as a way to give back, meet other alumni and current students, and stay involved with the University.”

Anna MoronskiEducation: WCU, B.A., Communication Studies, 2010 “I am a proud WCU graduate look-ing to stay active with the university that gave so much to me. My contributions to the WCUAA began when I served as an undergraduate intern for Alumni Relations, and have continued with my service to the Homecoming/Alumni Weekend and out-

reach committees and attendance at alumni functions. As a BoD member, I would look forward to serving my fellow alumni and creating stronger ties between the university and WCUAA.”

Denise Bauman TrigoEducation: WCU, B.A., Communication Studies, 1998 “I would like to be a part of the WCUAA Board of Directors to be a voice for my class and those surrounding my time at WCU. I enjoy the people I have met since joining the Alumni Association, and want to continue to make connections here.”

Hans van MolEducation: WCU, B.M., Music Education, 2011 “I have a strong ainity for continuing my commitment to WCU. My past student leadership accomplishments and current po-sition as WCUAA Parliamentarian provide a solid foundation for insightful service to the alumni community. Youthful input is critical for strengthening the Alumni Association. I would be honored to contribute my visions while serving as a WCUAA Board Member during this exciting time for growth and development at WCU.”

WCUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES

Documents

West Chester University Magazine, Winter/Spring 2013