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Alumni Herald
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Summer 2007 Volume 20, No. 1

From the President’s Desk
Opening Remarks
Dear Friends,
With this issue of the Alumni Herald we invite you
to help us celebrate the civic-minded spirit of the
people who make up the university community.
Our feature story spotlights the truly extracurricular
involvement of students, faculty, alumni, board
members, and staff in the community at large. The
campus is full of individuals who not only work
hard to make ESU what it is, but who also spend
many hours contributing time and resources in the
service of worthy causes off campus.
Every page of the Alumni Herald reveals the influence
your fellow graduates are having across the
country. The “Who’s Doing What” section conveys
the scope of meaningful involvement by many
alumni in their communities. ESU graduates are
active on school boards and running for elected office,
involved with philanthropy, spending a lifetime
working with the Boy Scouts and youth soccer, and
serving their country in the Armed Forces, as well as
working for their communities as teachers, school
administrators, and government officials.
Close to home, three individuals were recognized on
Alumni Day with Alumni Association awards for
their good works. You will want to read about the
community commitment of Gary Olson ’76 and
Tom Leshko ’57, and about the lifelong achievements
of Professor Pat Dorian, who was presented
with the Great Teacher Award.
Alumni Herald
The Alumni Herald is the
official publication for
East Stroudsburg University’s Alumni and
is published three times a year.
Please address all correspondence to:
Alumni Relations
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect St.
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3533
(800) 775-8975
Fax: (570) 422-3301
E-Mail: alumni@esu.edu
Web site: http://esualumni.org
Robert J. Dillman, Ph.D.
University President
Isaac W. Sanders, Ph.D.
Vice President
for University Advancement
Editor
John J. Ross
Director of Alumni Engagement
Assistant Editor
Wanda Ochei
Assistant Director
for Alumni Relations
Design and Production
Office of University Relations
You will also read
about two new scholarship
initiatives established
by the good will
and thoughtfulness of
ESU alumni, including
a new pre-med scholarship
which was among
the last wishes of the
late Margaret Rosa ’83.
Contributors
Vincent Dent
Michelle Dramé M’07
Dave Hair ’76
Perry Hebard ’07
David Hooper ’05
Bob Kelley ’71
Doug Lockwood ’88
Christina (Fenton) Mace ’00
Carleen Policastro
John J. Ross
Douglas F. Smith
BGA Studios
George Vance ’74
Sheree B. Watson
ESU Alumni Herald
We also have coverage
of Mrs. Frances
Hughes, who was recognized
by the university
at commencement this spring with an honorary doctor
of humane letters degree for her social and civic
engagement and philanthropy.
I hope you will have occasion soon to visit the
campus, where you can see visible evidence of community
commitment in the rising of the new ESU
Science and Technology Center. “Today’s Dream,
Tomorrow’s Reality” is more than the slogan of our
$15 million comprehensive campaign … it manifests
the way members of the university and the community
set about accomplishing good things in the
world.
Sincerely,
Robert J. Dillman
President
Notice of Nondiscrimination
East Stroudsburg University of
Pennsylvania does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color,
religion, national origin, gender,
veteran status, disability or age
in its programs and activities in
accordance with state and federal
laws. The following person has
been designated to handle inquiries
regarding this policy: Director of
Diversity
and Campus Mediation
200 Prospect Street
115 Reibman Building
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Summer 2007
Office of University Advancement
Ahnert Alumni Center (800) 775-8975
http://advancement.esu.edu
Isaac W. Sanders, Ph.D.
Vice President for University Advancement
and Executive Director, ESU Foundation
Laurie Schaller
Executive Staff Assistant
Carolyn Bolt
Assistant Vice President for Development
Tonya Williams
Administrative Assistant for Development
John J. Ross
Director of Alumni Engagement
Wanda Ochei
Assistant Director for Alumni Relations
Carleen Policastro
Alumni Relations Secretary
Michelle Dramé M’07
Director of Corporate
& Community Relations
Vincent Dent
Director of Major Gifts/Planned Giving
Robert Kelley ’71
Major Gifts/Planned Giving Officer
Cynthia Lavin
Major Gifts / Planned Giving Secretary
Christina Fenton Mace ’00
Coordinator of Annual Funds
John Shewchuk
Database Manager
Teresa McCraw Werkheiser
Coordinator of Donor Relations and
Stewardship
Roberta Russell
Secretary/Receptionist
Mona Uathavikul
Accountant
Stephanie Adams
Senior Prospect Researcher
Board of Directors
Roger L. DeLarco ’80
President
Mark J. Mecca ’96
Vice President
Virginia M. Hauserman Sten ’71
Secretary
Features
Suzanne A. Chludzinski ’90
Edward J. Curvey ’63
Nicholas A. DiGregory ’76
Dr. Anthony L. Drago ’76
Eugenia S. Eden ’72
Robert. C. Edwards ’55
Robert A. Kearn ’58
Gerald D. Keyser ’59
Susan B. Koomar ’88
Deborah A. Kulick ’80
Gail A. Kulick ’88
John T. Lambert ’54
Jesse W. Landon ’81
Departments
Ted E. Martz ’47
Shirley A. Merring ’57
Maurice J. Molin ’76
Charles J. Morton ’64
James B. Nesbitt, Jr. ’74
“Pinky” O’Neil ’57
Bernard A. Peruso ’91
James “Rocky” Rogers ’85
Michael J. Romano, Jr. ’74
Dr. Faye D. Dallmeyer Soderberg ’58
Timothy M. Weisse ’74
Lawrence A. Zaccaro’77
Table of Contents
Two new scholarships endowed .......................................................................7
Humanitarian Frances Hughes awarded honorary doctorate ..........................16
Science and Technology Center construction update .....................................15
Warrior athletics set new record for attendance ............................................23
Oops!
This is the real graduation photo
of Shirley (Neas) Merring ’57. We
printed the wrong photo in the
last issue. Sorry, Shirley!
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Cover Story
ESU has a strong committment
to serving
the community. Faculty,
staff, students
and alumni alike
are busy all year on
projects and programs
that benefit the world
around them.
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Births ...................................................................................22
Engagements .......................................................................20
Gatherings & Events ......................................................... 8-11
Giving Opportunities ...........................................................6-7
In Memoriam ................................................ inside back cover
Message from President Dillman ..................inside front cover
Upcoming Events .................................................... back cover
Weddings ........................................................................20-21
“Who’s Doing What” ........................................................16-19
Financially Speaking
Doug Lockwood ’88 explains how to make unwanted
income work for you in his estate planning column.
Alumni Day 2007
College days remembered, friendships renewed.
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Emeriti
Dr. Betty Collins Henrie ’44
Bryan L Hill ’71
James “Pat” Hyde ’63
Phyllis M. Kirschner ’63
Dr. Frank Michael Pullo ’73
John E. Woodling ’68

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Alumni Day 2007
Class
of 1957
Big gift
ESU Alumni Herald
The Class of 1957 presented a class gift to ESU
totaling $53,550 as a result of its successful
“$50,000 for 50 Years” campaign.
From left, Vice President for University
Advancement Dr. Isaac Sanders and President
Robert Dillman accept the class gift from the
Class of 1957 Campaign co-chairs, Pinky
O’Neil and Tom Leshko, during the Alumni Day
Luncheon and Awards Ceremony.
The gift has been designated to support the
university’s new Science and Technology
Center, the centerpiece of the institution’s $15
million comprehensive
campaign called
Today’s Dream,
Tomorrow’s
Reality.

Summer 2007
Alumni Day 2007
Tom Leshko ’57, right, receives the Conrad ‘Skip’ Idukas Service
Award from Jim Nesbitt ’74 of the Alumni Association board.
50 years
The Class of 1957 [left] had an absolute
blast celebrating their golden anniversary
at Alumni Weekend. The class committee
organized events that included golf and tours
of Stroudsburg on Friday, a class dinner on
Saturday, and a class brunch and memorial
service on Sunday.
Front row, from left — Pat (Van Alstine)
Hofmann, Doris (Berdy) Saracino, Barbara
(Baatz) Davies, John Powers, Winifred
(Sullivan) Seery, Calvin Wolfgang, Pinky
(Fees) O’Neil, Adrienne (Murphy) Lorenzo,
Natalie (Demianenko) Miller, Elvira (Lippay)
Possinger and Mary Sue (Harvey) Mitke.
Second row – Anthony Talocci, Joan
(Sabatini) Tirrell, Burton Hughes, Thomas
Huston Craige and Joylene (Swartley) Suhr.
Third row – Mickey (Mauser) Deibler, Chris
(Christensen) Miller, Frank Krystyniak, Stan
Tchorz, Guido DiTorrice, William Ruddy, Russ
Lebar, Diane Weaver and Tom Leshko.
Back row – Joseph DeRaymond, Bill Miller,
Ed Brewer, Richard Berish, Dick Merring,
Judson Springer, Shirley (Neas) Merring and
Pauline (Hessler) Gearhart.
Alumni Day 2007
Tom Leshko ’57 received
the Conrad “Skip” Idukas
Service Award in recognition
of his contributions to the
university and Alumni
Association through
exceptional volunteer service.
Leshko has been the leader and coordinator of Washington,
D.C., Metro Area Alumni gatherings from their inception,
beginning with a farewell reception for President James
E. Gilbert and Betty Gilbert in 996. Since that time he has
increased events from biennial to as many as five per year,
making it, by far, the most active alumni cluster of the university.
His efforts to get more alumni actively involved occur
daily and are never ending. Leshko has done this by growing
a committee of volunteers to ensure diverse events — everything
from happy hours to elegant brunches, to performances
at the Kennedy Center, to tailgating before baseball games.
The events have grown in size and frequency as well because
of his engaging and amiable personality.
Leshko has also been actively involved in his class’s
50th reunion event planning and served as co-chair of the
“$50,000 for 50 Years” campaign. He and his wife of 48 years,
Jean (Miller) Leshko ’58, have supported the university
financially for many years and have donated a faculty office in
the new Science and Technology Center in their name.‘
Class of 1942 / 1947
Alumni Day was special for these alumni from the 1940s. From left, Claudia (Cooke) Kamor
’42 and Betty Kline ’42 celebrated 65 years since graduation. Ted Martz ’47 celebrated his
60th anniversary, and Eunice (Drake) Reese ’48 returned to support them.
65 years & 60 years

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Alumni Day 2007 ESU Alumni Herald
Gary Olson ’76 was this year’s winner of the Alumni
Association’s Helen G. Brown Honor Award.
Alumni Association Honors Two For ESU Commitment
Gary Olson ’76 was presented with the
Helen G. Brown Honor Award from the Alumni
Association. This award is presented to an ESU
alumnus/a whose extraordinary accomplishments
in life have brought honor to the university and
pride to all alumni. Gary is the president and
CEO of ESSA Bank and Trust. He has been with
the bank for 0 years and led it to new
heights. On April 4, 2007, the bank
listed on the Nasdaq Global Market with
$ 58 million in capital. ESSA employs
more than 70 people and has local
branches including five full-service
branches in Mr. Z’s supermarkets. ESSA
has served the surrounding community for over 90
years.
Olson majored in health and physical education.
His passion is soccer — he played four years at
ESU and co-founded the Stroudsburg United Soccer
Club. Another highlight was being chosen by
his alma mater in 2005 to be the commencement
speaker.
Olson participates in many community activities.
He serves on the board of Pocono Health
Systems (PHS) as vice chairman, is a director/treasurer
of the Pennsylvania Division of the American
Cancer Society, and is a director of the Monroe
unit. He has served on the board of the Pennsylvania
Association of Community Bankers and the
PHS Foundation. In 2000, he was the state Volunteer
of the Year for the American Cancer Society.‘
Professor Pat Dorian, right, was presented with the Alumni Association’s Great Teacher
Award by board member Mark Mecca ’96, left.
Professor Pat Dorian received the Great Teacher Award
by the Alumni Association as presented by board member
Mark Mecca ’96. This golden apple award is presented to
an active or retired faculty member who has demonstrated
superior teaching ability and an extraordinary
commitment to students.
Dorian teaches courses in jazz studies and film music,
and initiated, developed and taught 7
new courses for his department on the
undergraduate and graduate levels. One
of the most prominent of these new
courses is the popular, semester-long,
Jazz Masters Seminar & Mentor Concert
Series, now in its eighth year.
From 987 to 2002, Dorian was the adviser and director
of University Bands, making him the longest-running
director of musical ensembles in the history of ESU. He
founded the ESU University/Community Concert Band in
987. Also, the University Jazz Ensemble performed with
many world-class jazz artists in many states. He was named
the Outstanding Adviser on Campus to a Student Organization
“for having displayed exemplary roles at ESU.”
His students inducted him into the ESU chapter of
Omicron Delta Kappa: The National Leadership Honor
Society. He received the Fred Waring Award for Outstanding
Contributions to the Arts and the Community. He
holds a master’s degree in music performance from Northwestern
University and a bachelor’s degree in music performance
and music education from Ithaca College, and
taught music in public schools for 4 years.‘

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Alumni
Day
2007
Class
of 1962
45 years
At the Class of ’57 golf outing, from left: Guido DiTorrice, Dick Merring,
Cal Wolfgang and Frank Krystyniak.
Members of the Class of ’62 reunited at Alumni Day after 45 years. From left are Pat (Tross) Danaher, Monica
(Venema) Lodge, Diana (Florence) Martlew, Edie (Blagbrough) Bjorn, Wilma Schierer, Annette Barbini, Mary Kirka
and Mary-Carol Mason.
Alumni Weekend 2007 kicked off Friday, June 1,
with a Hawaiian luau. Many came prepared in their
colorful tropical shirts, and all received a free lei for
the occasion.
Saturday featured a program on the university’s living
history and tours around the campus in a trolley replica.
A reunion luncheon, wine tasting and reception
rounded out the special day.

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Giving Opportunities
Use it or lose it: Unwanted income,
how to make it work for you
Charitable IRA
Rollover bill
good news for
ESU Foundation
supporters
This article is the
second of a series of
articles that Doug Lockwood
’88 has been asked
to write for the Office of
Advancement, illustrating
some effective estate
planning and gifting techniques that
are available to all ESU alumni and
donors.This article will address Retirement
Plan Giving.
Retirement plan accounts are
some of the most highly taxed assets
that a person can give to their heirs
at death — sometimes taxed as
much as 70 percent.
Consequently, these accounts
are one of the most inefficient assets
to pass to family and loved ones, but
they are one of the most tax-efficient
assets to give to ESU to fund your
Warrior legacy. Not only could you
benefit from making an outright
distribution now from your IRA, by
naming ESU as the beneficiary of
your retirement account, you could
avoid excessive taxation of this asset.
And since changing the beneficiary
of your account is normally
quite simple, any new laws related to
estate and IRA taxation that would
create the need to make further
changes related to beneficiary designations
should not be difficult to
implement.
Since 200 , Congress has been
considering a variety of bills that
contain an IRA charitable rollover
provision that would allow a taxpayer
to transfer IRA benefits over
to a charity of their choice without
having to take it as a taxable distribution.
On Aug. 7, 2006, President Bush
Doug Lockwood ’88
signed into law new
tax incentives for charitable
gifts. The IRA
Charitable Rollover
provision allows individuals
to make their
distributions from
their IRA accounts
directly to the ESU
Foundation without
recognizing the distribution
as income.
The key points are:
• You must be at
least 70½ at the time of
the charitable distribution.
• You may distribute up to
$ 00,000 per year, for tax years
2006 and 2007.
• Distributions must be made
directly from the trustee/administrator
of your IRA to a qualifying
public charity (you cannot receive
the distribution prior to gifting the
asset to the charity), such as the East
Stroudsburg University Foundation.
• Distributions cannot be made
to donor advised funds or “supporting
organizations.”
• Gifts must be made outright to
the charity (they cannot be used to
fund charitable remainder trusts or
charitable gift annuities).
• No charitable deduction is
allowed, since this provision allows
you to exclude the distribution from
income.
Time is running out! You might
benefit from this provision:
• If you have accumulated IRA
assets that may not be needed to
support your retirement lifestyle,
but are required to be distributed
each year, this may be an excellent
option. A qualified charitable distribution
can partially or completely
satisfy your annual minimum distribution
requirements, without having
to recognize the distribution as
income.
• If you have made, or are considering
making, charitable gifts
Doug Lockwood ’88
Financially
Speaking
ESU Alumni Herald
A series of articles about
estate planning and gifting
that exceed 50 percent of your
adjusted gross income (the maximum
amount of deduction allowed
for cash gifts). A qualified charitable
distribution is not subject to the 50
percent adjusted gross income limitation
because no charitable deduction
is permitted.
• If you own an assortment of
smaller IRA accounts that while not
substantial in relation to financial
needs, nevertheless require owners
to keep up with minimum distribution
requirements each year. These
smaller accounts can be given in
their entirety (provided the total
amount for all accounts does not
exceed $ 00,000) as a qualified
charitable distribution.‘
Doug Lockwood ’88 is a partner at
Harbor Lights Financial Group, Inc.,
a wealth management firm located in
Manasquan, N.J.
If you are interested in donating
from your IRA, please contact ESU’s
experts in the Office of University
Advancement, Vincent Dent at (570)
422-3936 or Robert Kelley ’71 at (570)
422-3531.

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Alumna’s dying wish establishes
Margaret Rosa Pre-Med Scholarship
In the fall 2006, Margaret A. Rosa ’83 knew her
life would end soon. She had bravely battled cancer
for some time, and now she was told it had entered the
fourth stage, spreading throughout her body.
Margaret had two final things she wanted to
accomplish as an ESU alumna, and she did them both
with grace, humor and unqualified dignity.
With close friends and classmates, she proudly
participated in one last glorious Homecoming
celebration on campus. She also established a
permanently endowed scholarship fund at East
Stroudsburg University to provide financial assistance to
young women pursuing a pre-med course of study.
No sooner had she signed-off on the guidelines for
By George Vance ’74
and Dave Hair ’76
In the past few months, as
we reflected on our lives and
relationships, we belted out the
words to Bon Jovi’s “Who Says
You Can’t Go Home?,” because we
certainly can. Anyone who has
spent time with the early 970s
alumni from Shawnee Hall can
attest to that! During the more than
three decades since graduation, we
have all become highly successful
members of society. Yet, bring
us together for a weekend and we
morph into the fun-loving college
kids who haunted the ESSC campus
all those years ago.
It’s rare today to find a group of
people who have such deep roots of
friendship. And make no mistake,
this group understands that E’Burg
gave them a lot more than a good
education.
One member noted, “We realize,
now, that we bought much more
than a degree when we came here.”
In fact, the group pictured in the fall
edition of the Alumni Herald are all
proudly wearing their ESSC T-shirts.
John Helgesen ’74, the T-shirt
entrepreneur, points out, “These Tshirts
aren’t just a tailgate accessory,
they are an acknowledgement of the
birthplace of our extended family.”
For that reason, we have decided
to give something back in the form
of a scholarship so that future
generations will have a similar
opportunity and experience. Frank
Johnson ’74, George Shultz ’74 and
John Helgesen ’74 are helping us
spearhead an endowed scholarship
on behalf of third floor Shawnee
Hall residents from the early ’70s.
Many of us are annual donors, but
we are digging a little deeper to also
support this initiative.
awarding her scholarship than
the end came. Margaret died
on Feb. 22, 2007. Friends and
family honored her memory
with contributions to her newlyestablished
endowment. The
premier Margaret Rosa Pre-Med
Scholarship recipient will be
Margaret A. Rosa ’83
announced in the fall.‘
• Those wishing to donate to the Margaret Rosa Pre-Med
Scholarship Fund may send contributions to:
The ESU Foundation, 200 Prospect St.
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
Mid ’70s Shawnee Hall grads establish own scholarship initiative
The Heritage Society was established by the East
Stroudsburg University Foundation to recognize those
alumni and friends who are interested in the long-term
viability of the university. Heritage Society members make
planned giving provisions to support ESU through:
n Will bequests
n Insurance beneficiary designations
n Charitable Remainder Trusts
n Pooled Income Fund
n Charitable Annuities
n Donations from retirement benefits such as IRAs
n Other planned giving options
We have created and are
maintaining a list of residents so
that they can help us not only in
this endeavor but also to reconnect
with one another. To make sure
you are included, please contact us.
We are excited to note that we have
already received more than $6,000
to date.
It is our hope that students will
gain lifelong friendships and a great
education from the place we call
home.‘
To make a donation, or for more
information, please contact Christina
Fenton Mace ’00, coordinator of
annual funds, at (570) 422-3156 or
cmace@po-box.esu.edu. Checks should
be made payable to ESU Foundation
(please note 3rd Floor Shawnee Hall
Scholarship on the memo line) and
mailed to the ESU Advancement Office,
200 Prospect St., East Stroudsburg, PA
18301.
HERITAGE
SOCIETY
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY
Giving to ESU through the Heritage Society allows you
to support ESU and provide for the future well-being of
your family through planned giving. These gifts will live
on, supporting ESU for generations to come. For more
information on how you can join the Heritage Society,
please call Robert Kelley ’71 (570) 422-3531 or Vincent
Dent (570) 422-3936 or toll-free, (800) 775-8975.

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Gatherings and Events
Senior
Picnic
Couples’
Night
More than 150 seniors
attended the farewell
barbecue luncheon
sponsored by the Alumni
Association at the Alumni
Center. Seniors had one
last opportunity to gather
with friends and reminisce
about their days at ESU
before they started jobs or
graduate school.
ESU Alumni Herald
The second annual ESU Couples’ Night
was a success when twice the number
of alumni spouses as last year came
out to enjoy a walk down memory lane.
Local radio personality Gary Smith had
the audience in stitches as he hosted
his version of the “Newlywed Game.”
Jason Wimmer ’03 and Corey (Hair)
Wimmer ’03 [top right] were the big
winners. Not an easy feat, as their
honest, personal matching answers
racked up the points but were heard
by Corey’s parents, David Hair ’76 and
Moira (Porteous) Hair ’77 [top left],
who were in the audience.
Dennis Kergick ’85 and Darlene (Davis)
Kergick ’83 [left] and Carl O’Merle ’64
and Mary Jane (Tee) O’Merle ’69 also
participated.
Alumni enjoyed the sweetest of sweet
treats from a chocolate fountain.
Following the game, they enjoyed
watching their personal chef prepare a
flaming Bananas Foster dessert. To top
off the evening, alumni were rolling on
the floor laughing, thanks to a show by
New York comedian Wali Collins.

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Capital
Action
The
D.C.
brunch
bunch
AT LEFT, from left: ESU
Foundation board member
Smiley Shackleford ’85, Jean
(Miller) Leshko ’58, Rosemarie
(Eichhorn) Cauthers ’52 and
her husband, Richard.
Semper Fi
Tour
Washington, D.C.-area alumni
had an inspiring tour of the new
National Museum of the Marine
Corps in Triangle, Va.
Capt. Matt Stephens ’96, USMC,
led the group through the museum
which is a tribute to all who have
served in the Corps during its 231year
history.
Brunch at the Quantico Marine
Corps Officers Club followed,
along with a question-and-answer
session with a Marine who recently
returned from Iraq.
The annual brunch at the Army Navy Country Club is one that Washington,
D.C. area alumni always look forward to. Thanks to the efforts of Tom
Leshko ’57, there is always a great crowd with scrumptious food at a
beautiful setting — a sure recipe for success.
This year the group heard President Dillman give a “State-of-the-
University” update plus a presentation by an historical interpreter from
George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, the most visited historic home
in the United States.

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Gatherings and Events ESU Alumni Herald
20th year for Delaware County gathering
From left, host and Alumni Board member Nick DiGregory ’76,
spent time with his friends Bill Smithson ’76 and Chris Ransel
’74.
The DELCO (Delaware
County, Pa.) alumni
had a fantastic
time celebrating at
their 20th annual
gathering.
The DELCO gathering
is ESU’s longestrunning
annual
alumni group event,
and was attended by
more than 25 alumni
who had a great time
sharing stories and
networking.
From left, Ted Szymczak ’78, Ginny (Jacobi) Hecksher ’76, Shirley (Ritter)
Hipple ’75 and Tony Vanella ’76.

Summer 2007
Sold-out trip to King Tut’s treasures
Opulent urns filled with mysterious gifts and tombs of solid gold dazzled those on a sold-out trip of
almost 100 alumni to see the world-famous King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit at the
Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Alumni were also captivated by the 3D IMAX movie on Ancient Egypt.
See the Upcoming Events calendar on the back of this issue for information about other tour and travel
opportunities sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations. Make your reservations now!
Hemlock Floor
Reunites
A reunion of 5th East Hemlock
from 1978-1979 gathered recently
at the home of Sue Miller Merkels
’78. Although many had not seen
each other in almost 30 years,
when reunited it was as if there
were still hall mates. A great time
reminiscing and catching up was
had by all and the day ended with
a pledge to do it again … but not
wait 30 years! From left: Karen
Papson-Carroll ’79, Lori Schaeffer
Obrock ’79, Sherry Schaeffer
Redcay ’79, Sue Miller Merkel
’78, Mel Stocker ’79 and Tess
Reinhard Woloszanski ’79.
Gatherings and Events
It pays to be
ESU alumni!
Have you visited the East
Stroudsburg University Alumni
Services Web site lately? Check out
some of the great benefits offered to
ESU grads:
n Personal Health Insurance
Services - discounted long term
care insurance from all the major
carriers.
n Liberty Mutual Insurance offers
graduates up to 30 percent off their
automobile, home or renters insurance.
n Bank of America (formerly MBNA)
Master Card - Call your Alumni
Office at (800) 775-8975 or visit
your Alumni Services Web site at
www.advancement.esu.edu and
click on Alumni Relations for more
information on the great benefits
that are available to ESU grads.

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ESU Alumni Herald
Summer 2007
Cover Story 13
Giving back going on in a big way as campus reaches out to community
T
here are no ivory towers at East Stroudsburg
University. While the campus is
full of intellectual pursuits of the mind,
the university is deeply involved in the
body and spirit of the community at large as
well.
ESU’s strong commitment to public service
starts at the top, where President Dr. Robert
J. Dillman believes civic responsibility is an
important and natural part of the university
experience.
“It’s not just the straight economic benefit
we have, but also the human side of it,” Dillman
says, citing an ever-greater demand for
community help and services that the university
is quietly meeting. “It’s part of giving back,
and being an active member of the community
where you live.”
Each year, ESU tracks the number of hours
students spend on public service and the
amount of money they raise. Students committed
13,500 hours of their time during the
2006-07 academic year, more than doubling
the time reported the year before. Campus
community service projects raised nearly
$18,000 for a variety of causes, and thousands
of items were donated in food and clothing
drives.
Students learn about the campus commitment
to public service during the admissions
process, which in addition to looking at their
academic qualifications undertakes a “wholeperson
assessment” that considers contributions
made to school and community.
But it’s not just the students. Faculty,
alumni and staff are also energetically involved
in volunteer work, although since much of it
is done quietly on an individual basis, the community-wide
impact of ESU’s “good works”
often goes unheralded.
“Faculty and staff efforts just haven’t been
recognized,” says Dillman, who early this year
took an informal survey of campus departments
to get a sense of their involvement with
the community. “So many people give up their
time for so many good causes: Rotary, Boy
Scouts, municipal planning boards, church,
spending time with the elderly, teaching reading
skills to recent immigrants. All kinds of
things that we rarely ever note.”
But in fact, one of ESU’s goals is to provide
everyone in the university community with
opportunities to get involved in public service.
It even says so in the ESU Mission Statement,
which also lists “good citizenship” among the
university’s committed values.
“The university community draws the
kind of people who are very likely to be very
involved with the community at large,” says
Dr. Deborah E. Prince, a mathematics professor
who calls working with the Pocono Youth
Orchestra her second love. “There are a lot of
campus people who contribute to the community,
both professionally and outside their
areas of expertise.”
“It seems like the quantity of opportunity
is more in the community than ever before,”
says Prince, also an elder at East Stroudsburg
Presbyterian Church. “Students seem more
active now, although faculty have always been
involved in community organizations.”
Bob Moses, director of residence life and
housing, is a leader of volunteerism on campus.
“I’ve always been a proponent of giving
back to the community,” he says. “Whatever
our skills or talents are, or whatever our resources.”
Moses has been working with the American
Cancer Society for 30 years, and is also
a volunteer with Planned Parenthood, Head
Start, and the United Way. He and his staff were
the top local money raisers for the American
Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” this year.
Each of ESU’s eight residence halls is
From left, a sampling of the ways ESU helps the community at large: Lambda Iota sorority members clean
up a park in East Stroudsburg; Community on the Quad in April; Nikki Crawford gets her head shaved in a
Hemlock Hall fundraiser for the American Cancer Society; the “Fight Fire with Jazz” concert, which raised
money for the Delaware Water Gap Fire Company.
required to plan two community fundraisers
or service projects a year. This April, Hemlock
Hall collected $1,500 for the American Cancer
Society, topping a challenge set by resident
adviser Nikki Crawford, a community health
education major who said she’d shave her
head if $1,000 was raised. Other projects have
included preparing dinner at a soup kitchen,
visiting children in the hospital, and collecting
winter coats, hats and boots each fall for
children living below the poverty line.
“Some may say that students seem to be
more self-centered these days, but the other
side of it, strangely, is that there are a lot of
students getting involved and helping others,”
notes Moses.
“There is a constantly increasing number
of students wanting to get involved, and an
increasing number of opportunities to get
involved,” agrees Robb Ruiz, ESU Student Senate
president, sociology major and a volunteer
activist. “Sometimes there’s a stigma about
negative student impact on the community,
but there’s so much good that we do.”
Ruiz sits on the statewide Board of Student
Government Presidents, which last year
launched an initiative uniting students across
the state in giving back to their individual
communities. ESU students held their first
“Community Kindness Day” in April, with
about 50 students involved in projects. The day
ended with a “Senior Prom” at Pocono Lutheran
Village, an assisted living residence near
campus.
Ruiz, also a Special Olympics coordinator,
member of the Lions Club and volunteer with
emergency medical services at home in Ridgefield
Park, N.J., promises that next spring’s
“Community Kindness Day” will be bigger and
better, and last more than just one day.
“We are devoted to opening up communication
with the community, and to do good
things,” he says.
Public service is becoming part of class
work on campus as well.
A group of faculty, staff and students called
the Service-Learning Initiative Committee
brokers connections with the community and
helps interested faculty integrate communitybased
projects into some of their courses. Leadership
development, civic literacy, and critical
thinking as it relates to society are among the
goals of service-learning, according to Dr. John
Kraybill-Greggo, an assistant professor of sociology
who coordinates the Service-Learning
Initiative Committee.
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Dr. Robert J. Dillman
University President
with the community
at large.
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Director
and to do good
things.
college community.
the people at the
university.
Dr. Deborah E. Prince
of residence life
Robb Ruiz
Eugenia Eden ’72
Barth Rubin
Mathematics
Student Senate
Alumni Association
ESU Foundation board
president
board

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Alumni Feature
Topped off
Steel worker Rafael Bermudea guides the final piece of steel into
place on June 6 at the “topping” ceremony for the new $40 million
Science and Technology Center. The building is scheduled to
be completed in about a year. The first new campus building since
1979 will also be the largest at 124,000 square feet.
Giving back
Continued from previous page
“Service-learning provides an
opportunity to integrate theory into
practice and for practical application
of skill and knowledge,” Kraybill-
Greggo says. “The hope is to build
reflection and social consciousness
into service-learning courses.”
Recent service-learning projects
have included tutoring, health fairs,
working with the elderly, organizing
recreational activities, and offering
help to local social service agencies.
ESU is among more than ,000
institutions taking part in Campus
Compact, a national revival of community
service on campuses which
are committed to fulfilling the public
purposes of higher education.
“It’s all about bridging our community
with the community we
reside in,” Kraybill-Greggo notes.
The “good deed” habit doesn’t
Doug Smith photo
stop after graduation. Civic-minded
alumni are plentiful, as the Alumni
Herald attests to, and very active.
Eugenia “Jean” Eden ’72 of East
Stroudsburg is one of them. A nontraditional
student, she graduated
with an elementary education degree
after her three daughters were
grown.
Along with serving on the
Alumni Association board, Eden is
or has been involved with the local
League of Women Voters, the Monroe
County Historical Association,
Head Start and the county Children
& Youth Advisory Board, and is a
“Great Books” discussion leader at
Eastern Monroe Public Library.
She doesn’t think the extent
of her community involvement
is unusual among ESU grads and
undergrads, and notes that students
are always doing something for the
good of the community.
“I don’t know how anyone
could be more enriched than to live
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http://192.153.187.198
You can go online
and watch the
construction of
the Science and
Technology Center
live on the campus
webcam, trained on
the building site from
the top of the Moore
Biology Building next
door.
in a college community,” she said.
“There are so many functions and
programs, and so much involvement
with the community at large.”
Barth Rubin agrees.
“I don’t think this town would
be anything like the town it is without
the people who live and work
and study at the university,” said
Rubin, outgoing chair of the ESU
Foundation, an independent nonprofit
organization that secures gifts
and grants for the university.
“These people tend to be generous
of their time and efforts everywhere,
not just on campus.”
Rubin, owner of the Budget
Motel & Suites and J.R.’s Grill in
East Stroudsburg, finds time to help
the Shepherd’s Maternity House
and serve on the Temple Israel and
Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau
boards, as well as sponsor a Stroudsburg
United Soccer Club team.
“What would this town be without
the university?,” he asks.‘

Summer 2007 Alumni Relations 5
Wanda Ochei
began her tenure as the
assistant director for
alumni relations in late
April after serving East
Stroudsburg University
for nine years as the
director for judicial
and commuter student
services.
She has more
than 9 years of
experience in higher
education, and has
a sound customer
service background and strong
interpersonal skills.
Ochei will provide leadership
and support of many of the
activities and services of the
department. Specifically, she will
work on projects to help alumni
become more involved in current
campus and community activities.
New hands at work for alumni
Six new members of the ESU Alumni Association’s board of directors were sworn into office on Alumni Day by board president Roger DeLarco ’80. From left
are DeLarco, Ben Peruso M’91, Shirley (Neas) Merring ’57, Larry Zaccaro ’77, Gail Kulick ’88, and student representative Robb Ruiz, a senior sociology
major from Ridgefield Park, N.J. Ed Curvey ’63 is also new to the board, but was unable to attend.
Two newcomers welcomed in Alumni Relations Office
Wanda Ochei
Assistant Director
“I hope to build
relationships with
individual alumni
and with specific
alumni affinity groups
through reunion
development, and
other social, cultural
and educational
events,” she said.
Ochei earned a
bachelor’s degree in
business education
from East Carolina
University and a master’s
degree in student personnel
administration from the University
of Central Missouri.
She succeeds Michelle Dramé
M’07, who was appointed director
of corporate and community
relations within ESU’s university
advancement division.‘
Carleen Policastro
Secretary
The ESU Office of Alumni
Relations welcomes Carleen
Policastro as alumni relations
secretary. Carleen brings more than
20 years of administrative experience
to ESU.
“I am very excited to be working
with the alumni and to join the ESU
family,” she said. “I look forward to
contributing for many years.”‘

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‘Who’s Doing What’
ESU Alumni Herald
Frances Hughes honored with Humane Letters doctorate
East Stroudsburg
University of Pennsylvania
conferred an honorary
doctor of humane letters
degree on longtime
humanitarian Frances
M. Hughes at its
spring undergraduate
commencement
ceremonies.
The honorary
doctorate, rarely given by
the university, honored
Mrs. Hughes for her
extraordinary contributions
to education, social and
civic engagement, and
philanthropy to the
community, the region, and
the university.
Born in Elmhurst, and
a graduate of Scranton
Central High School, Mrs.
Hughes earned her bachelor
of science degree from
Marywood College in 944.
During her early years, she
was employed as an art
teacher in Connecticut and
later, in East Stroudsburg.
She spent most of her
adult life in East Stroudsburg
and it was her family
that owned and operated
Hughes Printing Company.
Mrs. Hughes has been,
and remains, extremely
active in the Monroe County
community as well as other parts of the Northeast. Her
support of charities and education span more than a
decade.
The Hughes name is associated with many
significant initiatives in and around the Pocono region.
Since 980, the Hughes family has provided scholarship
funds supporting ESU students.
Moreover, in December 2006, Mrs. Hughes and
her family provided a seven-figure gift to ESU. With
the family’s entire donation designated toward the
construction of ESU’s new Science and Technology
Center, the Hughes family’s generosity represents the
largest single gift in the
history of ESU to come
from a non-alumna.
Indeed the Hughes gift
has paved the way and
raises the bar for future
educational advancement
and institutional progress at
ESU.
Other meaningful
philanthropic endeavors by
the Hughes family include:
• The Hughes Library
in Stroudsburg, which
continues to provide the
entire regional community
with library resources and
web communications that
might otherwise not be
available;
• The Frances and Dale
Hughes Cancer Center,
operated by Pocono Health
Systems to help citizens
in our community receive
critical medical attention
that might otherwise
cause patients to leave the
immediate area for care;
• The R. Dale Hughes
Professorship in Oncology
at Johns Hopkins
University Medical Center
in Baltimore, Md., which
President Dillman confers the honorary doctor of humane letters degree promotes ongoing medical
on Frances M. Hughes at spring commencement.
teaching and research.
Mrs. Hughes serves
as a member of the board of directors for Pocono
Community Bank. The list of charities and educational
institutions which have benefited from the generosity of
Mrs. Hughes and her late husband, Dale, includes but is
not limited to United Cerebral Palsy, the Salvation Army
of East Stroudsburg, Eastern Monroe County Pubic
Library, the Stroudsburg Family YMCA, The Burnley
Workshop, Pocono Area Transitional Housing (PATH),
Pocono Medical Center, Northampton Community
College and Lafayette College.
Mrs. Hughes has one son, Kevin, of Stroudsburg and
a devoted nephew, Robert Kapp, of Scranton.‘

Summer 2007 ‘Who’s Doing What’ 7
1950s
Mary Ann Catino ’55 and Dorothy Ruggiero ’58 were inducted
into the Bangor Area High School Alumni Association “ 885
Club Hall of Fame.”
1960s
Gerald “Pateesh” Freedman ’64 won his third term as
councilman of Hillside, N.J.
Maryanne W. Toole ’65 sought the Democratic and Republican
nominations for the Wilkes-Barre Area School Board. Maryanne
is the past president of the Wilkes-Barre Area School Board and
is the vice chairwoman of the Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational
Technical School Board Joint Operating Committee.
Terry A. Butler ’69 placed fourth in the National Archery
Association (N.A.A.) Eastern Regionals and also placed fourth in
the nation in the N.A.A. Men’s Crossbow Division.
1970s
“Who’s Doing What”
Dawn Ketterman Benner ’70 lost her daughter in an
automobile accident. She is establishing a community
scholarship in her memory. For more information please
contact the ESU Alumni Office.
Sue Werkheiser ’70 is a master professional and a past president
of the LPGA Northeast Section. She teaches golf locally and all
along the east coast. She is intrigued about making a golf video
or instruction book, but her real thrill comes from teaching.
Dr. Joseph P. Callahan ’71 was recommended to the Board of
Regents to be hired as the interim provost and vice chancellor
at Montana State University-Northern. Dr. Callahan started
his new responsibilities in June. He has 7 years of university
administrative experience, including, chair, dean and vice
president for academic affairs.
Ron Sandt ’72 retired after serving 25 years as the athletic
director for Weatherly High School. He taught senior high
health and physical education for years.
Christine Donohue ’74 a former judge on the court of Judicial
Discipline and former chair of the Pennsylvania Board of
Law Examiners, won one of two Democratic nominations for
Pennsylvania’s Superior Court in the May primary. She faced
seven other candidates. She and three other candidates will
contend for two vacant seats in the fall.
Alumni Spotlight
Guest Alumni Lecture
Series Debuts with
Francis Courtney ’47
Certified
meteorologist,
businessman and
alumnus Francis E.
Courtney ’47 was
the first speaker
for the new Guest
Alumni Lecture
Series at ESU.
Courtney
spoke on the subject of hurricanes in a
presentation titled “Into The Eye of the
Storm: Typhoon Penetration Flights.”
Courtney graduated from East
Stroudsburg State Teachers College with a
degree in mathematics and physical science.
He also earned a bachelor’s degree as well
as a master’s degree in meteorology from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Following a 2-year stint in the
military where he acquired expertise in
meteorology and served as an advanced
weather officer and navigator, among
other positions, he was employed as
an operations research scientist with
Lockheed-Georgia Corporation. He became
a senior meteorologist for Dames and Moore
in Atlanta, Ga., a meteorology and air
quality analyzer using computer modeling
and finally, in his current profession, as
an accident and toxic release consultant
/analyzer.
He is certified in numerical weather
prediction, advanced weather forecasting,
hydrology and astronomy and diffusion
meteorology, quality assurance for air
measurements and air toxins.
Courtney is also the founder and
president of Courtney Consultants where
he serves primarily as an expert witness in
industrial litigation involving meteorology
and air quality forensic work and other
concerns related to meteorology and
environmental arenas.
Courtney has served 70 years as a
member of the Boy Scouts of America.
He was married to the late Mary Watson
Courtney ’43. ‘

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‘Who’s Doing What’
William C. Shupp ’74 retired as the
Air National Guard’s top enlisted
man, having achieved the rank of
command chief master sergeant. He
was the Air National Guard’s senior
enlisted adviser to Maj. Gen. Jessica
Wright, head of the Pennsylvania
National Guard.
Timothy J. McEwen ’75, previously
the president and CEO of Harcourt
Achieve, has joined Study Island (an
online connected learning solutions
company) in a new CEO position.
Dr. Ronald W. Quinn ’75 received
the U.S. Youth Soccer Excellence in
Youth Coaching Education Award,
“The Dr. Thomas
Fleck Award.” Dr.
Quinn developed
the National Youth
Coaching License.
He has written
several coaching
books that are the
foundation of U.S.
Youth Soccer’s
coaching lessons. Quinn, an
associate professor at Xavier
University, has dedicated his life to
the education of coaches and youth
development.
Joseph Pezak ’76, superintendent of
the Byram Township School District,
was interviewed for an article in
the Sussex County, N.J., Township
Journal about positive changes and
contributions he has made to the
district.
Craig Childs ’77 has accepted a
position as head tactical officer for
Valley Forge Military Academy &
College. He has been instrumental
in integrating the first females into
the Corp of Cadets.
Susan Rinkus ’78 has established
Healthy Bladder Solutions,
providing medical management
of common bladder problems to
older adults. A resident of Houston,
Texas, she has been recognized for
her professional contributions and
publications.
Jay Tucker ’78 was elected
chairperson of
the Middle States
Regional
Council of The
College Board.
He is one of only
nine members of
the 27-member
council to
represent the
Counseling and College Admissions
sub-assembly. One of his main
responsibilities is to serve as
chairperson of the Middle States
Regional Forum of The College
Board in February 2008.
Thomas P.
Dyroff, Jr. ’79
was appointed
director of human
resources at
Delaware Hospice.
He brings to the
position more than
25 years of human
resource experience and is a member
of the Radnor Township Citizens
Cable Commission.
1980s
Rev. Lt. Col. Clifford C. Flick ’83
retired from the U.S. Air Force
after 24 years
of service. Flick
was an assistant
aviation branch
chief for the
Defense Supply
Center Richmond
Detachment at
DSCP, where he
performed his Air
Force Reserve duties for nine years.
In a civilian capacity, he works as
a general supply specialist for the
Defense Distribution Command
in New Cumberland. He is also
an ordained United Methodist
clergyman.
ESU Alumni Herald
George R.
Fields Jr ’83 was
promoted to U.S.
Army colonel.
He served in the
Pennsylvania
National Guard
until coming on
active duty in 98 .
He has received
several awards including the Bronze
Star.
James A. Viola ’84 was promoted
to U.S. Army colonel. He is a master
Army aviator and parachutist. He
is assigned to the Pentagon as Army
Aviation Division chief. He served
as a special operations aviation
planner for the Special Operations
Command in both Operation
Enduring Freedom and Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
Miguel Biamon ’84 was inducted
into the Lehigh Valley Golf
Hall of Fame. Miguel is a twotime
Philadelphia PGA section
champ and qualified for the 994
Championship at Southern Hills.
Kelly J. Heffner ’86 was appointed
director of the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection’s Office of Policy based
on her experience in developing
policy, regulations, and guidance
and her overall knowledge of the
department. Previously she was the
chief of the Permitting Section of
the Division of Waterways, Wetlands
and Stormwater Management.
1990s
Dawn Tyler ’90 received the 2006
Wal-Mart Teacher of the year award.
She was also named head teacher
in February 2007 at T.A. Lowery
Elementary School in Shenandoah
Junction, W. Va., where she has
taught for five years. Dawn teaches
a first-grade program for at-risk
students.

Summer 2007 ‘Who’s Doing What’ 9
Enos Charles Ochola ’93 joined
IMS Division Tube City IMS Corp.
as an environmental engineer. He
has published numerous papers in
environmental and engineering
publications related to the reuse
of industrial co-products and byproducts.
Thomas Sigafoos ’94 accepted a
position as principal at Maple Glen
Elementary School. Thomas was
chosen by a selection committee
of Maple Glen faculty, parents,
school boards members and
administrators from more than 50
candidates. He works closely with
the parents and the community
members, promoting things such as
multiculturalism and diversity.
Arlette Braman ’95 published six
children books with John Wiley
& Sons. In addition to these, she
has had two stories published in
“Chicken Soup for the Soul” books
last year.
Dr. Graciani Martinez ’95 has
opened his own private practice in
Dover, N.J. He received his board
certification status in podiatric
orthopedics and primary podiatric
Medicine.
Peers named Renee A. Rubino ’91, an
attorney in Bergen County, to New Jersey
Law Journal’s “40 Under 40” list in 2004.
The exemplary attorneys are selected not
only for what they have achieved in their
careers, but also for their potential to be
leaders of the New Jersey Bar.
Rubino recently opened New
Jersey Mediation Services, LLC (www.
njmediationservices.com), specializing in
business and divorce mediation, and the Law
Offices of Renee A. Rubino, LLC., focusing
on real estate, business law and civil litigation.
A former adjunct professor of legal research and
writing at Seton Hall Law School, Renee has been
certified to give seminars to commercial real estate
appraisers on legal issues involved in valuing property
acquired by eminent domain/condemnation. She is also
a member of the New Jersey Association of Professional
Mediators.
Kimberly “Sue”
Mendenhall
’96 graduated
from Penn State
University with
a master’s degree
in instructional
systems and
technology.
She has been
teaching English at the Oxford Area
High School in Oxford for nine
years. She coaches the girls’ tennis
team. She is the building technology
assistant and the adviser to the class
of 2008.
Joshua P. Pittman ’99 was named
head men’s soccer coach at Mesa
State College in Grand Junction,
Colo. He will oversee the college’s
newest intercollegiate varsity sport
and begin his tenure as head coach.
Joshua has over 2 years of coaching
experience at various levels
including college, high school and
youth soccer. He was also a former
professional and college soccer
player who most recently served
as a developmental staff coach for
the Real Colorado Soccer Club in
Highland Island Ranch, Colo.
Michael Vaugh ’03 has been
named assistant vice president in
the commercial banking unit at
PNC Bank in Wilmington, Del. He
is responsible for loan portfolio
administration and serves as client
liaison to other areas of the bank.
Dustin Barno ’03
enters his fourth
year with the
Colorado Crush in
the Arena Football
League. He had a
breakout season
in 2006, setting a
team record with
six sacks, while
playing in all 6
games with 5 starts. He finished
the regular season posting career
numbers with 25 tackles.‘
Alumni Spotlight
Class of ’91 grad named one of ‘40 Under 40’ attorneys
Renee A. Rubino ’91
2000s
Renee graduated summa cum laude
from ESU and credits her alma mater with
providing the skills needed to excel in
law school and beyond. She was active
on campus as a member of Student Senate
during the planning and redesign phase of
the student center, and was an instrumental
part of the Academic Affairs Committee that
brought the “mid-term” and “final exam”
format to ESU.
Rubino holds ESU in high esteem. “I am
impressed with the growth and progress
made with respect to the campus facilities and
academic curriculum.”
She is passionate about community involvement
and participates in many charitable organizations,
such as Women United in Philanthropy, a giving
circle dedicated to the economic and educational
advancement of women. Renee lives in Bergen County
with her partner and their -year-old son.‘
Colorado Crush

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Engagements & Weddings
Engagements Weddings
Sarah Sienko ’98 and Robert Templeton
announce their engagement.
Sarah is a math teacher at Blue Ridge
Elementary School, New Milford.
Her fiance works for Johnson Outdoors,
Conklin, N.Y. The wedding is
planned for August.
Toni Ann Giustra ’00 and William
Pratt are engaged to wed. Toni is employed with Pocono
Mountain School District in Swiftwater. Her fiance is
employed at Waiting Room Solutions in Goshen, N.Y. A
wedding is planned for Nov. .
Chris Barnes ’01 and Kimi Saito are
engaged. Chris is the head recruiter
for Tarkenton Financial LLC. His
fiance is an underwriter for Maxim
Insurance Company. A wedding is
planned for April 2008.
Veronica Smyth ’01 and Frank Charles
announce their engagement. Veronica
is an environmental health and safety
professional in Jersey City, N.J. Frank
works as an operations plant manager
in Newark, N.J. A wedding is planned
for Oct. 5.
Jessica Zbylicki ’01 and James Carson were to be married
June 6. Jessica is employed at East Stroudsburg High
School North. Her fiance is employed with J.C. Ehrlich
Pest Control Co. in Stroudsburg.
Janel Galebach ’03 and Billy Binikos are engaged. Janel
is a health and physical education teacher at Jim Thorpe
School District. Her fiance is employed with Tru-Comfort
Heating and Air Conditioning in Bethlehem. A wedding is
planned for June 4, 2008.
Matthew Smith ’04 and Jennifer Blundetto ’06 are to be
married. Jennifer is a fifth-grade special education teacher
at Easton Middle School. Matthew is a teacher at East
Stroudsburg Elementary School. A wedding is planned for
June 2008.
Marjorie Ann Miller ’06 and Mark VanWhy announce
their engagement. Marjorie is employed with Women’s
Resources of Monroe County. Her fiance is employed with
East Stroudsburg University. A wedding is planned for July
2 .‘
ESU Alumni Herald
Dina Priovolos
’89 and
James Colonias
were
married Nov.
, 2006, at
Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox
Church
in Westfield,
N.J. Her
bridal party included her Phi Sigma Sigma sorority
sisters, Megan Burke-Aylward ’89, Rainy
Cooke-Farrell ’89, and Pam Dean-Nickelston ’89.
Other alumni in attendance were Donna Nagle-
Rodas ’89, Jenna McGinn-Pecherek ’89 and Terri
Wesley-Horgan ’89. The former pharmaceutical
representative and her husband, Jim, a bond broker
in New York City, live in Mountainside, N.J. They
expect their first child this summer.
Shannon Hajdinyak ’98 and
Abe Chehouri were married
on Aug. 4, 2006, in Hellertown.
Alumni in attendance
were Stacey O’Connell
O’Rourke ’98, Jennifer West
Plebani ’99, T.J. Plebani ’00,
Kristie Piskorski ’01, Paula
Cichello Zumas ’98, Ryan
Cron ’02, Sonya Xander Newton ’02, Kristin
Gross ’00, Michael Vitale ’03, and Melissa Abel
Hoff ’00. Shannon is a first-grade teacher. Abe is a
manager for T-Mobile Corporate Headquarters in
Bellevue, Wash. The couple reside in Renton, Wash.
Rob Tomko ’99 and Amy Deutsch were united
in marriage on Sept. 6, 2006, at St. Elizabeth’s
Church in Whitehall. Rob is a pharmaceutical sales
specialist for Astra Zeneca pharmaceuticals. Amy
works as a therapist at Pinebrook Services for Children
& Youth. The couple live in Whitehall.
Peter Prell ’00 and Laura Warfel were wed on Oct.
14, 2006, at Lake Naomi in Pocono Pines. The couple
reside in West Chester. Peter is a manager with
Carlton Pools in West Chester. Laura is employed
with the Chiropractic Spine Center in Paoli.

Summer 2007 Weddings 2
Courtney
Laybourne
’01 and Matthew
Konklin
were married
on Oct. 27,
2006, at the
Shawnee Inn
& Golf Resort.
The couple reside in Saylorsburg.
Courtney is the director of sales and
marketing for Golden Living Center
East Mountain in Wilkes-Barre. Matthew
is employed as a stagehand for
ABC Studios in New York City.
Melissa
Anders ’02
and Reginald
Miller III
were married
on Sept. 0,
2006, at the
Ridgecrest,
Stroudsmoor
Country Inn. The couple reside
in Long Pond. Melissa is a speech
pathologist at Genesis Healthcare
Pleasant Valley Manor in Stroudsburg.
Reginald is a project manager
with M.O.S. Design in Scranton.
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Weddings
Thomas E. Elwood Jr.’04 and
Kristen A. O’Donnell were united
in marriage on Sept. 8, 2006, at
the Clubhouse at Patriot Hills, N.Y.
Thomas is the superintendent of
the Recreation and Parks Department
for the City of Middletown,
N.Y. Kristen is employed in the
business office at SUNY Orange in
Middletown, N.Y. The couple live in
Middletown, N.Y.
Rachel Holly
’04 and Michael
Bradley
Quinn were
wed on Sept.
0, 2006, at St.
Anne’s Church
in Bethlehem.
The couple live
in Lehighton. Rachel is a health and
physical education teacher at the
Lehighton Area Middle School. She
coaches varsity volleyball and softball
at the Lehighton High School
and girls’ basketball at the Middle
School. Her husband, Michael, is
a supervisor for Youth Services in
Jim Thorpe, and attended ESU from
the summer of ’99 to the spring of
’0 . Other alumnae in attendance
were Stephanie Harris ’03, Rachel
Weida ’04, Bethany Geiger ’03 and
Jeanette Negri ’03.
Bradford McEvilly ’04 and Rosalyn
Bem were united in marriage
on Sept. 0, 2006, at St. Joseph’s
Church in Newton, N.J. Included
in the wedding party were alumni
Brian McEvilly, Caitie McEvilly,
Anthony Federico ’06, and Chris
Miller ’01. Other alumni also in
attendance were Annette Wolosz
Federico ’04 and Brian Moore
’06. Bradford owns an advertising,
marketing, and web development
company. Rosalyn is a scientist at
Bristol-Myer Squibb. They live in
Plainsboro, N.J.
Gary Schubert
’05 and Flora
Downing Hall
were married on
July 29, 2006.
Vows were
exchanged on
a cruise from
Barnstable,
Mass., on Cape Cod. The couple live
in Delaware Water Gap and teach in
the Stroudsburg Area School District.
They were expecting their first
child in May 2007.‘

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Births
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Lydia Fennen
Goldberg
’91 and Josh
Goldberg,
Langhorne,
announce the
birth of their
son, Quinn
Charles Goldberg,
born Oct.
, 2006.
Eric Wehrenberg
’92 and
Seena Wehrenberg,Wapwallopen,
announce
the birth of
their third
child, Colin
James Wehrenberg.
Colin
joins older
sisters, Amber 4
and Brenna 2.
Jennifer Noctor Hopping ’95 and
Skip Hopping, Great Meadows, N.J.,
announce the birth of their daughter,
Halle Shea, born July 6, 2005.
She joins big brothers Jacob, age 5
and Jared, age 4.
Robert A. Mc-
Cauley ’97 and
Danielle Laxx
McCauley, Hershey,
announce
the birth of
their son Owen
Andrew McCauley,
born June 4,
2006.
Melissa Koehler Sidella ’98 and Jeff
Sidella ’99, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., announce
the birth of their son, Parker
George Sidella, born July 7, 2006.
Births
ESU Alumni Herald
Randy Briehan Hinton ’00 and
Timothy Hinton ’02, Brodheadsville,
announce the birth of their
son, Landyn Timothy Hinton, born
Jan. 2. He joins his older sister Paige
Alexis, age 7.
Abby Pursell LaBar ’00 and Tadgh
LaBar ’01, Easton, announce the
birth of their daughter, Emerson
Jaye, born Dec. , 2005.
Tom Shaver ’01
and Jessica Salas
Shaver ’01,
Tunkhannock,
announce the
birth of their
son, Logan Robert
Shaver, born
June 29, 2006.
Michelle
Lavelle Tallada
’02 and
Rodney Tallada,
Myrtle Beach,
S.C., announce
the birth of
their daughter,
Isabella Marie
Tallada, born
Oct. 6, 2006.
Allison Frable
’05 and John
Frable, Pen Argyl,
announce
the birth of
their son, Evan
Jacob, born July
22, 2006. Evan
joins big brother
Dawson, age 4.
Laura Kochesky Marotti ’05 and
David Marotti, Hubbardston, Mass.,
announce the birth of their son,
Connor James, born July 0, 2006.
He joins big brother Cameron. ‘

Summer 2007
Records were set last year in terms of both attendance and ticket revenue at Warriors athletic events. Athletic Director Tom Gioglio cites an
increased enthusiasm for ESU athletics in the community.
The athletic department had
another banner year in 2006-07,
surpassing previous records in
attendance and ticket revenue
which were set in 2005-06.
Attendance at all ticketed ESU
athletic events increased by 7
percent, following a 98 percent jump
the previous year. Additionally,
ticket revenue experienced an eight
percent increase last year, after a 2
percent increase in 2005-06.
“This is an exciting time for
ESU athletics, particularly with
the increased enthusiasm for the
Warriors in East Stroudsburg,
Stroudsburg and the surrounding
communities,” said Tom Gioglio,
who is completing his third year as
athletic director.
“This support has enabled ESU
to have another outstanding year.”
The figures reflect overall
and paid attendance at ESU’s two
ticketed venues, Koehler Fieldhouse
(basketball, volleyball and
wrestling) and Eiler-Martin Stadium
(football and soccer). They do not
include PSAC postseason and NCAA
Playoff games and tournaments.
Among the highlights of the
attendance and ticket revenue report
are a nearly three-fold increase in
Warrior Spirit
Athletics sets attendance, revenue records
attendance at volleyball matches at
Koehler Fieldhouse, an 85 percent
jump in overall attendance at both
men’s and women’s soccer, and a 67
percent increase in attendance at
wrestling matches.
Attendance at basketball games
went up by 25 percent, and football
attendance was up 8 percent from
the 2005 season.
“The efforts of our coaches,
student-athletes and administrators
have helped take ESU to an
unprecedented level of achievement,
both on the playing field and in the
stands,” Gioglio said.
“Our corporate sponsors
and business relationships have
also contributed to the overall
atmosphere of athletics at ESU.”‘
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Warrior Spirit
ESU jumped up four places
to finish seventh in the 2006-07
Dixon Trophy standings, the highest
placement for the university since it
was fourth in the inaugural rankings
in 995-96.
ESU was also the most improved
athletic program in the conference
in relation to its finish in last year’s
Dixon Trophy standings.
The Dixon Trophy is named
after F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former
chairman of the Board of Governors
of Pennsylvania’s State System of
Higher Education. It is awarded
annually to the PSAC member
institution that accumulates the
most points based on results of
conference playoffs and/or regularseason
records.
Each institution’s point total
is calculated by adding its top six
men’s finishes and top six women’s
finishes in 2 conference sports.
ESU accumulated 64.5 points
in men’s sports and 58 points in
women’s sports, the first time the
athletic department has broken the
50 point mark for both genders since
997-98.
The improvement is a credit
for the student-athletes and the
coaching staffs. One of the goals
in the athletic department is to be
a consistent presence at the top of
the PSAC standings. The Warriors
Susan Kidder ’69 had a terrific
four-year career for the Warriors in
both field hockey and lacrosse that
earned her induction in 987 into the
ESU Athletic Hall of Fame.
On Nov. 0, 2007 at The Grand
Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md., she will be
enshrined in the National Lacrosse Hall
of Fame. She was a member of the first
U.S. World Cup team in 982, a journey
which started in 970 when she was
Susan K. Kidder ’69
named to the U.S. team for the first time.
Kidder was the head lacrosse coach at Norristown High School from
972-8 and also served as an assistant coach for Ursinus College’s 98
Division II national championship team. She is also a member of the U.S.
Lacrosse Philadelphia Chapter Hall of Fame. ‘
ESU Alumni Herald
The ESU men’s soccer team won the 2006 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship, helping the university leap in the Dixon Trophy standings.
ESU finishes in top half of Dixon Trophy standings
Alumna heads to National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
US Lacrosse/National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
claimed one PSAC championship
(men’s soccer) and used impressive
performances in the PSAC
championships for both men’s and
women’s indoor and outdoor track
and field to help ESU improve by 28
points as a department.
ESU also finished in the top
half of the conference in football,
baseball, basketball and cross
country on the men’s side.
The women’s standings were
bolstered by the basketball team,
which won the PSAC East, and the
softball team, which made the PSAC
tournament for the first time in 26
years.‘
2007 ESU Football Schedule
Aug. 27 ............. at California, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8 ........................at Lock Haven
Sept. 15 ..................... vs. IUP, 6 p.m.
Sept. 29 ......... vs. Millersville, 1 p.m.
(Family Weekend)
Oct. 6 .........vs. Slippery Rock, 1 p.m.
(Homecoming)
Oct. 13 .............................at Cheyney
Oct. 20 .....................at West Chester
Oct. 27 ......... vs. Bloomsburg, 3 p.m.
Nov. 3............................. at Kutztown
All Warrior team schedules
online at www.esu.edu/athletics

Summer 2007
In Memoriam
Elizabeth H. Jakeway ’18
Kathryn Smith Cincotta ’28
Thelma E. Warrick Hoffman ’30
Mary L. Murray ’30
Dr. Sills, president from 1968-1971, dies at age 92
Dr. Frank Dreyer Sills, president of
East Stroudsburg State College from
968 to 97 , died June 0 at his home in
St. Petersburg, Fla. He was 92.
Dr. Sills, a career educator, was
born Dec. 4, 9 4, in Lewistown, Pa.
A lifetime of community service began
with the Boy Scouts and continued with
membership in the Episcopal church.
Always interested in athletics, he
played football at Pennsylvania State
University and graduated in 9 with a
major in physical education. He served
in the Navy during World War II, rising
to the rank of lieutenant commander.
After the service, he returned to
Penn State, completing his master’s
degree in 946. Two years later, he
received his doctorate from the State University
of Iowa, where he taught before coming to East
Stroudsburg in 959 to become chairman of the
health and physical education department.
Dr. Sills, who had seriously considered a medical
career, was a pioneer in sports medicine, and had a
special interest in the physiology of exercise. Known
as an academician and researcher, he set up a Human
Performance Laboratory with equipment that
measured variations in performance under different
types of exercise. Dr. Sills organized the school’s first
graduate program, with initial classes offered toward
master’s degrees in 962. He was also instrumental
in the building and design of the Koehler Fieldhouse
before assuming the college presidency in 968.
Although Dr. Sills’ presidency was cut short
by failing health, his term was marked by a new
commitment to promoting the school’s growth and
attracting students by offering more programs and
Prescott N. Drayton ’32
D. Bernard Pratt ’32
Emma E. Long Gazdick ’33
Margaret Dunning Cramer ’35
Dr. Frank D. Sills, 1914-2007
Peter Zaley ’35
Corona C. Buck ’36
Doris E. Imbt ’38
Esther N. O’Malley ’39
Edward John Shalkey ’44
Robert Emmet Jennings ’50
Robert J. Franks ’51
Florence Demers Banning ’52
Jack V. Morris ’54
Sherman E. Sickler ’55
courses. He expanded the campus by
enlarging the football stadium, opening
the Hemlock Hall dormitory and
obtaining funds for the Lenape Hall
dorm. Among his accomplishments was
formalizing national searches for new
faculty and administrators who were
specialists in their fields, and laying
the foundation for today’s academic
organization.
Dr. Sills’ greatest achievement
may have been maintaining stability
on the campus during the tumult of
the Vietnam War era, when student
unrest was common across the country.
In 970, a favorable accreditation
evaluation praised the college for being
“an epitome of the mainstream of 970
higher education” and for “coping on the whole
successfully with the swirling currents of change.”
Dr. Sills suffered a heart attack in early 970. He
took a sabbatical leave the following summer, then
asked to return to the college’s physical education
department, where he remained on the faculty until
retiring in 977.
He remained in the area until moving in the late
980s to St. Petersburg, Fla., where he was a resident of
the Winchester Suncoast community for many years.
He was predeceased by his wife, Marjorie, in
998, and is survived by son Eric of Berks County, Pa.,
daughter Angelyn of McMinnville, Tenn., and three
grandsons. A memorial service took place July 6 at St.
Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in St. Petersburg.‘
Memorial donations may be made to the Frank D.
and Marjorie C. Sills Scholarship Fund, East Stroudsburg
University Foundation, 200 Prospect St., East Stroudsburg,
PA 18301.
Ralph C. Reifinger ’58
Frank J. Swider ’58
Carole Louise Wise Kulesa ’64
Joan M. Auten ’71
Susan Gray Argall ’73
Keith L. Kleinsmith ’75, M’76
Marcia Cullen Mikeska ’76
Jane P. Pashkoff ’78
Margaret A. Rosa ’83
Laura J. Earley ’92
In Memoriam

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For the latest information on these and other
events, visit www.esualumni.org or call the
Alumni Office at (570) 422-3533.
August 25
Legacy Luncheon
ESU has a proud tradition
of academic excellence so
it comes as no surprise that
parents and grandparents are
watching students follow in their higher education
footprints. If you are the parent or grandparent of
a “legacy” student, join us for lunch at noon in the
Alumni Center.
September 15
Warrior Fan Zone
Football season is here and
that means tailgating before
every home football game.
This one is special because it will be the first home
game under the new lights. With the theme of
“Carnivale” and many surprises, you don’t want to
miss it!
September 29
Warrior Fan Zone
Join us for the party before
the game with our “Tailgating
around the World” theme.
October 6 Homecoming
Everyone’s favorite event!
Casino night, Alumni Tent,
affinity reunions, Class of ’62
and ’77 gatherings, and much more!
ESU Office of Alumni Relations
Upcoming Events
Alumni Association
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2999
October 13
Super Soccer Saturday
Soccer alumni gather for a fantastic
weekend! Watch your mail and check
the website for details.
October 27
Warrior Fan Zone
Join us before the game for
the “Southwestern” tailgating theme that will include
a chili cook-off.
November 17
NYC Holiday Trip
The Big Apple is the perfect city to get you into
the holiday spirit. Travel from ESU by bus to do
some shopping and see the Radio City Music
Hall Christmas Spectacular. Tickets only $60 per
person.
November TBD
Warrior Invasion- California
Want us to come to a backyard near
you? Call the Alumni Office to help
in making arrangements for our
gatherings in the Golden State.
www.esualumni.org
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December 15
Holiday Dinner Dance
Enjoy Poconos during the holidays at Skytop Lodge
and Resort. Attend holiday workshops and then
enjoy a scrumptious meal prepared by a celebrity
guest chef and cap the evening off with dancing!
Only $50 per person.
January TBD
Warrior Invasion-Las Vegas
Want us to come to a backyard
near you? Call the Alumni Office to
help in making arrangements for our gatherings in
the “Entertainment Capital of the World.”
May 30-31
Alumni Weekend
If your class ends in a “3” or an “8,” plan to reunite
with classmates for a memorable weekend. each
class needs volunteers. If you can help, please
contact the Alumni Office.
Other events in the making:
n Third Annual Couples’ Night
n Women’s Leadership Seminar
n Warrior Invasion: Montgomery County, Pa.
n Bucks County, Pa. n Florida n Atlanta
n North Carolina
Mail your reservation/request to:
Ahnert Alumni Center
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Or call in your guaranteed reservation to Carleen
at (800) 775-8975, visit www.esualumni.org
or e-mail alumni@esu.edu
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