Slippery Rock University

M A G A Z I N E 

SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY

NEWS FROM 

Dr. Williams appointed 

provost, vice president of 

academic affairs 

President Smith has appointed Dr. 

William F. Williams as provost and vice 

president of academic affairs after a 

national search that brought six candidates 

to campus for extensive interviews. 

“Dr.Williams stood out as the person in 

the best position to lead us through the 

challenges we will face immediately as well 

as in the coming years to assure our 

continued growth in academic quality,” 

Smith said. “He is highly committed to 

student-faculty scholarship and learning, 

and to public higher education. 

“I am excited and delighted to have the position,” Dr. 

William Williams said upon his appointment as provost. 

“I feel I can contribute to the on-going success of 

Slippery Rock University.” 

“Dr. Williams is a tenacious advocate 

for quality, and a forceful supporter for 

the interests of our students and our 

faculty,” Smith said. 

The provost serves as the University’s 

chief academic officer. The position is 

responsible for evaluating curriculum, 

chairing the University budget committee 

and making recommendations for staffing 

and academic programs. 

A specialist in literary criticism, 

Williams has been a faculty member of 

the University since 1982, starting as an 

English instructor and rising to the rank 

of full professor. Williams has been 

serving SRU as interim provost and vice 

14 The Rock Summer/Fall 2005 

president of academic affairs since 

December 2002. He also served eight 

years as head of the SRU chapter of the 

Association of Pennsylvania State College 

and University Faculties. 

Williams received undergraduate and 

master’s degrees in English from 

Youngstown State University and a 

doctorate in English from Indiana 

University of Pennsylvania. He also took 

doctorate courses in English at Kent State 

University. 

A destination site for the arts 

SRU is becoming more and more of a 

destination site for the arts. The Pittsburgh 

Symphony Chamber Orchestra, one of the 

most traveled ensembles in the region, 

recently played at Miller Auditorium, 

attracting 600 listeners. 

Other recent performers included 

pianist Joanne Rogers, wife of the late 

Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ 

Neighborhood, and a July 4 weekend 

concert by the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz 

Ambassadors that “sold out” in two weeks. 

Kaleidoscope, the University’s annual arts 

festival, drew far more people this year, 

including some 500 children. 

The coming year brings composer 

Marvin Hamlisch, Rockapella and Capitol 

Steps to campus, among others, as part of 

the new ING Performing Arts Series (see 

page 34). 

Violinist and teacher Andres Cardenes met with SRU 

music students to give them practice and performance 

pointers before he conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony 

Chamber Orchestra in Miller Auditorium. 

Class Notes 

1920s 

Marjorie M. Cook, ‘24, turned 100 on May 27. Mrs. 

Cook lives in Bridgeton, N.J. She is a retired teacher 

who graduated with a degree in elementary 

education. 

1940s 

Betty Jane Robertson, ‘42, remains active in her 

community, especially the Ben Avon Area Historical 

Association. She recently met NASA astronaut Lt. 

Col. Mike Fincke. 

Fincke and Robertson 

Edwin Brennan, ‘46, wrote to let us know that his 

classmate Norman Russell, ‘46, was included in the 

publication of “Forty-three of the World’s Best 

Poems,” collected by the noted critic and author 

Camille Paglia. Russell, who also holds a doctorate 

in botany from the University of Minnesota, “is 

arguably among the most prolific poets ever to 

graduate from Slippery Rock University,” according 

to Brennan. Russell has been published in more 

than 500 magazines; appeared in more than 50 

anthologies and been translated and printed in at 

least 10 languages. He is also the author of many 

scientific articles in addition to poetry. Russell is a 

retired faculty member and administrator from the 

University of Oklahoma. 

Florence (Mitzi) Kmieciak Lewis, ‘48, and John Lewis, 

‘48, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary June 

7. The couple lives in Southern Pines, N.C. 

1950s 

Jim Balogh, ‘50, a four-time Purple Heart recipient, 

was featured in the Johnstown Tribune Democrat 

for his efforts as a soldier and in his community. He 

and his wife, Margaret, have seven children and 11 

grandchildren. The Balogh family resides in 

Richland Township. 

Harry Brownfield, ‘50, and his wife, Marty, celebrated 

their 50th wedding anniversary May 21 with a 

reception hosted by their family in Uniontown.

Bruce Waizenhofer, ‘50, is enjoying his retirement in 

Bayonet, Fla. He spends time playing golf and taking 

educational Elderhostel trips with his wife, Ninette. 

Harry Bassett, ‘51, is retired and living in Napa, 

Calif. He would love to hear from any Peabody High 

School graduates who attended The Rock from 

1946 to 1951. Bassett sends best wishes to the 

members of his intramural team “Hotel 130.” 

Friends may contact Bassett at 3509 Young Ave., 

Napa, Calif. 94558-2647. 

Roy M. Lytle, ‘51, was inducted into the Indiana 

County Sports Hall of Fame. At Saltsburg, he 

coached basketball, football and track, and was 

instrumental in starting the wrestling program. 

Lytle excelled on the baseball diamond, playing in 

various leagues at the local and professional levels. 

Jay Christner, ‘52, and his wife, Eleanor, celebrated 

their 50th wedding anniversary May 1. The 

Christners have three children, 10 grandchildren 

and two great-grandchildren. 

Carol Sherman McVicker, ‘56, writes that a group of 

“56ers” meets each year for lunch at the Four 

Season’s Hotel in Philadelphia. If anyone from that 

era would like to join them please contact 

McVicker at jlorac2000@yahoo.com. 

1960s 

S. Kipley Haas, ‘67, retired after 35 years at 

Westminster College as a faculty member and 

varsity coach. 

Carol Myers McCollough, ’66, 

at the ’05 Senior Olympics 

Ed Mengel, ‘67, retired from Channellock, Inc., after 

30 years. His wife, Carol Moon Mengel, ‘67, retired 

from Reynolds School District after 35 years. They 

enjoy traveling and visiting friends and family. 

Carolyn Cole, ‘68, is retired but working part time 

as a certified pool operator for Sun City Center 

Pools. She is also a volunteer first responder on the 

emergency medical squad. 

SRU dance major wins 

national award 

For her research paper on how the media 

and dance education affect dancers' 

development of body image, Slippery Rock 

University dance major Melinda Planey has 

received the 2005 Student Literary Award 

from the National Dance Association. 

"I am truly honored," Planey, of 

Austintown, Ohio, said. "I hope my 

research will assist in bringing attention to 

some important issues in dance education." 

The association's review committee, 

comprised of dance faculty from around 

the U.S., selected Planey's "A Dancer's 

Body: Instrument or Enemy" at the 

association's recent convention in Chicago. 

The Student Literary Award recognizes 

quality scholarship and writing on dance 

education by college students. 

An edited 

version of her 

paper is scheduled 

to appear in Gold 

Rush Magazine, a 

new dance 

magazine, said 

Colleen Hearn 

Dean, program 

coordinator for the 

National Dance Association. The agency 

also plans to post her paper on its Web site. 

Planey found that media and societal 

influences, along with certain aspects of the 

dance classroom environment, negatively 

impact the body image of both male and 

female dancers. "I also found that with 

appropriate knowledge, awareness and 

compassion, dance teachers have the power 

to create an atmosphere that fosters positive 

body image in their dancers," she said. 

Planey transferred to SRU from 

Youngstown State University three years 

ago. She has performed with SRU Dance 

Theater, experimented with dance 

technology and created the original 

choreography "Ethereal Innocence," 

performed by another dance student at 

SRU's Senior Synthesis Concert. Planey 

plans on pursing a career in arts 

management. 

Project among largest in 

nation — SRU residence 

hall replacement project 

under way 

The Slippery Rock University 

Foundation, Inc., recently broke ground 

on SRU’s $110-million Residence Hall 

Replacement Project at an outdoor site 

near Founders Hall. The project is among 

the largest college/university residence hall 

construction programs in the U.S. 

Phase one of the 2,197-bed housing 

complex will be completed by fall 2006, 

with phase two set for completion by fall 

2008. The replacement project will offer 

students individual bedrooms with a 

small-group common area for on-campus 

living. 

The project is being undertaken as 

student demand for individual 

bedroom/apartment-style living quarters 

increases. As part of the program the SRU 

Council of Trustees earlier endorsed a fasttrack 

schedule for the program. The 

project will replace six campus halls built 

between 1958 and 1973 under a program 

that leases the land to the foundation. 

Participating in the groundbreaking 

were members of the Association of 

Residence Hall Students, Student 

Government Association as well as 

representatives from the foundation, local 

government and University 

administration. 

SRU’s $110-million residence hall construction plans 

make news: WKBN TV in Youngstown sent a reporter to 

the groundbreaking, where he interviewed SRU’s 

Dr. Edward Bucha, executive director of University 

Advancement. 

www.sru.edu 15

NEWS CONTINUED 

Outgoing education 

secretary, SRU graduate, 

gives commencement 

address 

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Dr. 

Francis V. Barnes, a 1971 SRU graduate, 

gave the spring commencement address 

before 1,100 SRU graduates, including 30 

recipients of the doctor of physical 

therapy degree. 

Commencement speaker Dr. Francis Barnes, ’71, 

(right) reunited with his former assistant football 

coach Rod Oberlin. 

Said Barnes, “Hopefully, your education 

has taught you to be tough enough to 

fight back, yet tender enough to cry; 

human enough to make mistakes; humble 

enough to admit them; strong enough to 

absorb the pain and resilient enough to 

bounce back and keep moving.” 

The ceremony included the 

presentation of 900 undergraduate degrees 

and 137 master’s degrees. 

Barnes, who earned his bachelor of 

science degree in education from SRU, 

was named to lead the state’s education 

program in 2004 by Gov. Edward 

Rendell. He recently resigned and returns 

this fall to his superintendent’s job for a 

school district in the Philadelphia area. 

Forensic anthropologist, 

founder of ‘Body Farm’ 

lectures on campus 

Founder of the University of 

Tennessee's "Body Farm" and among the 

best-known forensic scientists in the 

nation, Dr. Bill Bass detailed how science 

works to solve criminal investigations 

when he lectured spring semester at SRU 

More than 200 students, residents and 

law enforcement professionals attended. 

The department of sociology, 

anthropology and social work sponsored 

the lecture. 

Bass says bodies speak the "language of 

the dead" with various stages of 

decomposition providing exact clues. 

Author of "Death's Acre: Inside the Body 

Farm," Bass has also written and coauthored 

some 200 other scientific 

publications. 

"Body Farm" was taken from police 

slang for the UT's three-acre Anthropology 

Research Facility that Bass created in 1972 

as an outdoor laboratory that now serves as 

home of hundreds of skeletons enabling 

students and professional forensic 

anthropologists to learn more about the 

human-decomposition process. 

Class Notes 

Thomas F. Horne, ‘69, was promoted to professor 

and chief, instructional division, in the department 

of physical education at the United States Military 

Academy. 

1970s 

Charles L. Byler, ‘70, co-authored “Tempered Steel,” 

a biography of Col. James H. Kasler. Kasler was a 

tail gunner and fighter pilot in World War II, Korea 

and Vietnam and received numerous honors and 

Distinguished Service medals. “Tempered Steel” is 

published by Potomac Books, Inc. 

Kathy Madeja Wescoat, ‘70, retired after 35 years as 

a physical education teacher in the New 

Kensington-Arnold School District. She and her 

husband, Kim, are looking forward to new 

adventures. Wescoat says, “I have wonderful 

memories of The Rock...I wish the other retirees of 

the 1970s the best of luck.” 

Sharon Brown Lea, ‘71, has taught in the Naples, 

Fla. area for 20 years. Lea is one of 100 teachers 

nationwide who participates in the NASA Explorer 

School Program, that encompasses extensive 

interactive learning, videoconferences with NASA 

scientists and simulation flights. She is excited 

about teaching after 25 years in the profession, and 

would be happy to assist any student or alumni 

looking to teach in the southwestern Florida area. 

Kathleen Tiernan, ‘71, took some time off from the 

University of Texas Medical Branch to travel around 

the world. 

Tiernan 

Sixty-five May graduates and eight August graduates 

received the SRU medallion, which means they graduated 

suma cum laude with a grade-point-average of 3.8 or better. 


Dr. Barbara Divins Guerriero, ‘72, finished a one-year 

term as president of the Indiana Association of 

Colleges for Teacher Education. Guerriero is a 

professor of education and director of adult 

education programs at Franklin College. 

Tom and Cathy Foley Bluemling, ‘72, have retired 

from teaching and moved to The Villages in Florida.

Keith Hettel, ‘72, was appointed assistant 

superintendent of human resources for Charles 

County Public Schools, Md. 

Col. Barry Reynolds, ‘73, retired from the U.S. Army 

after a 35-year career. He works as a project 

manager for a major government contracting firm 

in Arlington, Va. 

Terry and Rebecca Smith Factor, ‘74, reside in 

Minneapolis, Minn. Factor is finishing up his 

contract as a consultant at a therapeutic boarding 

school in Kalispell, Mont., near Glacier National 

Park, and his wife, is completing her second year as 

assistant principal in Minneapolis. The Factors left 

the United States in 1989 to work at the 

international school in Quito, Ecuador. They also 

worked at international schools in Thailand, and 

Mexico. The couple has two sons, Jesse and Noah, 

and the family is looking forward to the upcoming 

SRU football season. 

Cele Werblin McCloskey, ‘76, received her master’s 

degree in education (teaching and curriculum) from 

Penn State/York in May. McCloskey is the 

instructional support specialist for Head Start of 

York County. She is married to Scott McCloskey, ‘75, 

who owns Good Stewards Natural Foods in York. 

McCloskey says, “Rock alumni are always welcome 

to stop in and receive 10 percent off their 

purchase.” 

Garry Benford, ‘77, set an American master’s record 

with the American Power Lifting Federation when 

he bench-pressed 475 pounds. 

1980s 

Tim Faust, ‘83, is national sales manager for Carson 

Optical in Happauge, N.Y. He previously worked as 

director of marketing for Imperial Schrade for 16 

years. 

Stacy Schroder, ‘84, is wellness director at the 

Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. She was awarded 

the Silver Well Workplace Award from the Wellness 

Councils of America. The award recognizes 

organizations for their commitment to the health 

and well being of their employees. 

Students grow through 

international travel, study 

The art department 

emphasizes the 

importance of 

experiencing the actual 

work discussed in class. 

Eighteen students in 

“Art 335 Renaissance 

Traditions” recently 

accomplished far more 

than that by visiting the 

Italian cities of Rome, Florence, Milan, 

Siena and Orvieto. 

The museums, churches, art and 

archictecture of these cities gave students 

insight into classical, renaissance and 

baroque styles. In 

Rome, they saw 

the Vatican, the 

Sistine Chapel, St. 

Peters Basilica, the 

Coliseum and the 

Imperial Forum. 

“These cities 

house some of 

the greatest 

masterpieces of western art,” Tom Como, 

art department chair, said. “They learn so 

much from seeing these works first-hand, 

and they experience 

another culture, 

hopefully giving them a 

curiosity about travel 

and learning that will 

last a lifetime.” Como 

and Jon Shumway, 

assistant professor of 

art, led the trip to Italy. 

David Donald, ‘86, received a master’s degree in 

speech-language pathology from Duquesne 

University and is working at a rehabilitation 

hospital in Coshocton, Ohio. 

Lee Marzano Schwarz, ‘87, and her husband, Jim, 

were relocated from New Jersey to Valley Center, 

Calif., when Sony moved its corporate headquarters. 

Schwarz says she and her husband enjoy riding 

mountain bikes and growing avocados on their 

avocado farm. She invites friends to visit. Contact 

her at schwarzano@aol.com. 

www.sru.edu 17


Performing Arts 

Series launched 

Popular composer Marvin 

Hamlisch, the vocal group Rockapella, 

choreography by the Nai-Ni Chen 

Dance Company and political satire 

by the trendy Capitol Steps are the 

four subscription shows that will 

premier the ING Performing Arts 

Series at SRU fall semester. 

“ING’s financial commitment to 

underwrite the series enables Slippery 

Rock University to offer this series to 

the community at a much lower price 

than otherwise would be possible,” 

says President Smith. “ING is bringing 

us a very exciting season in what we 

hope will be the first in an annual 

series, and in the future, one that will 

be presented in a new performing arts 

center on campus.” 

“At ING, we believe in fostering 

educational and community initiatives 

while at the same time helping those 

in the education community plan for 

retirement,” explains Leslie Ogden, 

Pennsylvania district manager for 

ING. “Developing an appreciation for 

the performing arts is an important, 

but sometimes overlooked component 

of a solid education. We are pleased to 

be able to assist SRU in serving the 

region as a center for the cultural arts.” 

ING is a provider for the 

Alternative Retirement Plan available 

to faculty and staff in all 14 

Pennsylvania State System of Higher 

Education universities. ING offers full 

financial planning as complimentary 

service to all employees of the PSSHE 

through a network of licensed 

financial planners with ING Financial 

Advisers, LLC. This fall, ING will 

be offering financial seminars at 

Slippery Rock University and other 

Pennsylvania campuses that are open 

to all. 

18 The Rock Summer/Fall 2005

Class Notes 

Lt. Col. Barry Waite, ‘87, is a teacher at the Eaker 

College of Professional Development, Human 

Resources School, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 

Michele Lochman Hellman, ‘88, and 

Clark R. Hellman, ‘85, relocated to Wake Forest, 

N.C., in 2003 with their three children, Connor, 

Bailey and Cameron. Hellman is working as the 

regional sales manager for Steel and Wire Products, 

Co., Inc., and his wife has a taken a career break to 

stay at home with their children. 

Chris Olesnevich, ‘88, is the ground safety manager 

at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. His office was 

selected as the top ground safety office in the 

entire U.S. Air Force in 2004. 

William T. Sprague III, ‘88, started Cyclone 

Swimming, a non-profit, competitive swim team in 

Hilton Head, S.C. It is the fastest growing team in 

the state and has produced four national 

swimmers. Sprague was named S.C. Age Group 

Coach-of-the-Year two years in a row, and says, “I 

would like to thank Slippery Rock University for 

providing me with the foundation to be the coach I 

am today. I will be forever grateful for the 

education that I received and the guidance that Dr. 

William Hotchkiss and Dr. Richard Hunkler provided 

for me.” 

Drew Eckland, ‘89, joined the A.G. Edwards 

Greensburg office as a financial consultant and 

asset management specialist. He and his wife had a 

baby girl, Chloe Marie, April 10. 

Robert “Boomer” 

Mancini, ‘89, was 

promoted to senior 

deputy district 

attorney in Bucks 

County. His office is in 

charge of narcotics 

prosecution and major 

felonies. In 2004, 

Mancini tried his first 

capital homicide jury 

trial. He is also an Mancini 

adjunct professor at 

Bucks County Community College. He earned a 

master’s degree in political science in 1996 and a 

juris doctorate in 1999. He keeps in touch with 

several Sigma Pi fraternity brothers and has fond 

memories of The Rock. 

1990s 

David Anthony Domanski, ‘96 (M), was awarded a 

master of divinity degree and certified for ministry 

by Concordia Theological Seminary. He now serves 

as a minister at St. Paul Lutheran Church in 

Oswego, Kan. 

Kathy Cameron, ‘97, was selected to perform with 

the National Flute Association’s Professional Flute 

Choir at the annual convention in San Diego. 

Cameron works as a youth ministry coordinator for 

Resurrection Church in Dubuque, Iowa, and teaches 

flute at Clarke College. 

Erin Martin, ‘98, graduated from Carnegie Mellon 

University with a master of arts degree in 

professional writing. 

Amanda Gordon, ‘99, is a television news anchor 

and conducts investigative reporting with KFDA 

News Channel 10 in Amarillo, Texas. 

David Hendrix, ‘99, is completing a master’s degree 

in communication and mass media at the 

University of Wyoming in Laramie. He is also active 

with the Albany County (Wy.) Tourism Board. 

2000s 

Ryan Carmen, ’02, was selected to have his golf 

game made over on a Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh 

golf reality television show. FSN Pittsburgh, the 

region’s only all-sports network, featured a 

segment titled “Extreme Golf Makeover Challenge,” 

in Savran on SportsBeat this past summer. Fifty 

golfers were showcased in a six-week golf 

makeover at Quicksilver Golf Club and South Hills 

Country Club. 

Nora Ambrosio, (F), professor in the SRU dance 

department, reports that a number of Rock 

graduates are making their New York City debut as 

choreographers and dancers. Tara Madsen, ‘04, of 

New Jersey, performed a solo at Public School 122. 

Bekki Hillerby, ‘04, of Quakertown, and Mary 

“Francie” Lloyd, ‘04, of Monongahela performed a 

duet choreographed by Club Deep. Lloyd will 

perform her solo “Lady of the Lake,” at the New 

York International Dance Festival. Madsen and 

Lloyd will also perform a duet, choreographed by 

Madsen, at the Montery Bay Dance Festival in 

California. 

Andrea Romo, ‘05, is a 

teaching assistant in 

the Organization 

Professional 

Communication 

Development graduate 

program at Ball State 


Romo 

Weddings 

1970s 

James Hogg, ‘78, married Catherine Liddell on July 

18 in Mercyhurst. They live in Erie. 

1980s 

Darrin Mayes, ‘89, married Keri Niebauer on June 

28 in Girard. They live in Lake City. 

1990s 

Cheryl McKane, ‘93, married Kelly Cahill on June 21 

in Port St. Lucie, Fla. They live in Erie. 

Thomas Yeager, Jr., ‘95, married Melissa Sarkis on 

May 8 in Hopewell Township, where they live. 

Robert Maloney, ‘97, was married to Heather Jane 

Reilly on April 29 in New Jersey They live in Henry 

County, Ga. 

Kristin Niedzielski, ‘97, married Matthew Bruschi on 

Oct. 8. They live in Erie. 

Michael P. Fahy, ‘99, married Rebecca Owens on 

July 5 in Latrobe. They live in Victor, N.Y. 

2000s 

Jamie Kaiser, ‘00, married Patricia Adiutori on May 

24 in Erie. They live in Fairfax, Va. 

Edward Schoeffel, ‘00, married Rachel Dill on Nov. 1 

in Evans City, where they live. 

Katie Elizabeth Brown, ‘01, was married to Mark 

Witsoe on April 2 in Philadelphia. Katie is the daughter 

of Nancy Ott Brown, ‘72, and Bill Brown, ‘72. 

Amy Hollinger, ‘04, married Justin Fabriziani, ‘04, 

on May 21. 

Anything 

changed? 

• New Job? 

• Just Married? 

• New Baby? 

We want to know. 

Write, fax or e-mail us at: 

Alumni Relations 

Slippery Rock University 

Russell Wright Alumni House 

Slippery Rock, PA 16057 

1-800-GET-ROCK 

Phone: 724-738-2018 

Fax: 724-738-4784 

E-mail: alumni@sru.edu 

www.sru.edu 19


Golden Memories 

Students honor trustee 

chair Robert Marcus 

At the most recent Council of Trustees 

meeting, Student Government Association 

honored Dr. Robert Marcus with an SRU 

desk clock, pen and penholder. Senior 

Angele Waugaman, trustee secretary, 

presented the gifts. Marcus, a 1961 Rock 

graduate, was named SRU's Outstanding 

Alumnus for 2005 at Academic Honors 

Convocation. 

The trustee council elected another SRU 

graduate, Dr. Dennis Murray, now 

superintendent of the Altoona Area School 

district, as Marcus' replacement. Murray, 

who graduated from SRU in 1963, has 

served as a trustee since 1997. Other 

council leaders elected include Suzanne 

Vessella, of Ellwood City and an 

operations auditor for the Pennsylvania 

Turnpike Commission, as vice chair; and 

Waugaman, a senior from Kittanning, 

pursuing majors in accounting and 

marketing, as secretary. The council has 

one trustee who is a student, and 

Waugaman is the first to serve as one of 

the SRU council's officers. 

And on a related note, Dr. Orvan "Van" 

B. Peterson, an SRU trustee since 1995, 

including terms as chair and vice chair, has 

been elected secretary of the Pennsylvania 

Association of Councils of Trustees, an 

organization serving trustees of the 14 

universities that make up the Pennsylvania 

State System of Higher Education. He 

previously served as vice president and 

president on the organization's executive 

board. 

The association provides professional 

development opportunities through 

workshops and conferences that provide 

insight into their work on campus. PACT 

also works with the Office of the 

Chancellor of PASSHE to improve and 

support the state system. 

Alumni Weekend 2005 – Class of 1955 

(left to right) 

Row 1: Marlene Peters Nagle, Eleanor Loveless Enos, Sylvia Hauge Duncan, Bonnie Morrison Siple, Marilyn Stollatis, Don Gill, Peter Marsico 

Row 2: Ed orris, Marge Thorpe Worst, Joanne Schlosser Errett, Colleen Peckham Wallace, Bill Logue, Barb Anderson Mathos, Larry Best 

Row 3: Ray Kaufman, John Varljen, Tom Kelsesky, Jerry Campbell, Fred Van Dyke 

Row 4: Jack Linder, Dave Kaufmann, Norm Campbell, Dave Jones 

Row 5: Bob Boring, Harry Spok, James Enos, Rich Rose, Phil Sheridan, Gus Roess 

In Memory 

Mary Black Kahl ‘21 

Faith Hover McDanel ‘21 

Geraldine Adams Slater ‘25 

Mary Glenn Fecke ‘27 

Bertha Hinchberger ‘27 

Christine Smoyer ‘27 

M. Elizabeth Toland Hayes ‘28 

Vida Moore Stevens ‘28 

Zilla Griffin Flower ‘29 

Mary Hooks Beatty ‘30 

Bess Cohen Strum ‘30 

Olga Fleming Anderson ‘31 

Lenora Garrett ‘31 

Gladys Eadie Richardson ‘31 

Catherine Munro Struck ‘31 

Mary Zahniser ‘31 

Alice Ebersole Riedel ‘32 

Roberta Naugle Schwarz ‘32 

Margaret Gilkey Hunter ‘33 

Martha Swisher Lawton ‘33 

Pauline Morrison ‘33 

Leona VanTassel Smith ‘33 

Norma Miller Whitbeck ‘33 

June Thompson Woods ‘33 

Gilbert Bacon ‘34 

Frank Gajer ‘34 

Genevieve Hilliard Haggerty ‘34 

Margaretta Eisenberg Hanford ‘34 

Rebecca Cunningham Palmer ‘34 

Marie Peglow Zebert ‘34 

Bruce Pringle ‘35 

Eleanor Simons Seibert ‘35 

Grace Hildebrand Allen ‘35 

Ruth Jones Irons ‘37 

Mary Cratty Jones ‘37 

Rose Sowa ‘37 

Grace Kildare Kent ‘38 

Edward Candioto ‘39 

Walter Corbett ‘39 

Jayne Baker Jobe ‘39 

John Chellman ‘40 

James Lytle ‘40 

Helen Clarke Raulerson ‘41 

Margaret Wilson Emory ‘41 

Frank Bartley ‘42 

John O’Brien ‘42 

Isabelle Gettman Hendren ‘43 

Eleanor Bauer Libell ‘43 

Gladys Pierce Nix ‘45 

Charles Fitzgibbons ‘49 

William Glenn ‘49 

Daniel Medwid ‘49 

Harry Taylor ‘50 

George Black ‘52 

Arthur Ferguson ‘52 

Jack Sittman ‘52 

Gerald Halen ‘53 

Paul Ludwig ‘53 

Nyla Loutsenhizer Metcalf ‘53 

Harold Umbarger ‘53 

Kathleen Worstell Barnes ‘54 

Francis Campbell ‘54 

Sally Craig Kaufman ‘54 

Leroy Vines ‘55 

Winston Fossett ‘56 

Joseph Campagnolo ‘59 

Vera Reed ‘60 

Arlene Bacorn Wetzel ‘61 

Dora Wallace ‘61 

Gerald Stein ‘63 

Kathleen Yothers ‘63 

Nancy Corso Means ‘64 

Gerald McLaughlin ‘65 

Lynette Halvorsen Hutchison ‘68 

Eileen Wilkie ‘70 

Gregory Mickey ‘71 

Christine Harris Quivers ‘71 

William Trimbey ‘71 

Anita Russo ‘72 

Stephen Coffelt ‘74 

Thomas Ploucha ‘74 

James Mesoros ‘75 

James Ansell ‘76 

Don Celio ‘76 

Sylvia McConnell Ferry ‘76 

Denise Timko Stopp ‘76 

Bruce Walkmaster ‘76 

Linda Dressel ‘80 

Kenneth Fischer ‘82 

Victor Rodgers ‘82 

Mark Varchulik ‘85 

Kimberly Lee Dill ‘92 

Jean Wallace ‘92 

Linda Mauk ‘94 

Kristal Johnson Chap ‘01 

Editorial Information: Please note that “Class Notes” list the year alumni received their undergraduate degree 

from Slippery Rock University. To submit “Class Notes,” simply e-mail us at alumni@sru.edu with your 

information. We are happy to publish your information regarding promotions, career changes adoptions and 

other news. It is our policy not to publish engagements or pregnancies; however, we will publish marriages and 

births. Rock University. To submit “Class Notes,” simply e-mail us at alumni@sru.edu with your information. We 

are happy to publish your information regarding promotions, career changes adoptions and other news. It is our 

policy not to publish engagements or pregnancies; however, we will publish marriages and births. 


(M) — Denotes master’s degree (F) — Denotes faculty member (FR) — Denotes friend of the University

New Arrivals 

1990s 

Christin Cunningham 

Miller, ‘96, and 

husband, David, 

announce the birth of 

their daughter Eve 

Victoria Feb. 1. 

Chris Ward, ’99, and 

Sarah Gonnam Ward, 

‘99, announce the 

birth of their son 

Hunter Michael Jan. Baby Eve 

27. The Wards reside in 

New Hampshire. 

2000s 

Katie McKenna Falter, ‘02, and husband, Mark, 

announce the birth of their son Noah Jack Feb. 27. 

The Falters reside in Lexington Park, Md. 

SRU ‘way ahead of many in 

the state’ with new 

emergency air horn 

SRU recently installed and tested a 

severe weather emergency air horn that 

gives students and the community 

advance warning of a tornado or other 

crisis, increasing their safety. 

“Emergency preparation and training 

are extremely important for maintaining 

an environment that does as much as 

possible to keep our community safe,” 

said Ross Feltz, director of university 

public relations. “Bill Rudloff, our 

university director of environmental 

health and safety, has provided very 

knowledgeable leadership to bring us into 

the National Incidence Management 

System form of planning. We are ahead of 

many in the state in this regard.” 

ATTENTION GOLFERS! THE SRU ALUMNI 

ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO PRESENT: 

Bree Natalie Morse 

Lawrence, ‘02, and 

husband, Jason, 

announce the birth of 

their son Joel Clifter 

May 4. 

Baby Joel 

The Pennsylvania State System 

of Higher Education 

2006 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS 

TRAVEL PROGRAM 

Bloomsburg, California, Clarion, 

East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, 

Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, 

Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, West Chester 

Destinations include: 

South American Cruise, Jan. 17 – Feb. 3, 2006: 

SOLD OUT Oceania Insignia 

Fares from only $2,899 with FREE AIR! 

Greek Isles Cruise, July 2 – 15, 2006 

Grand Princess – fares from only $3,416 

with airfare 

Optional two-night extension in Rome 

Family Cruise to Canada, July 24 – 29, 2006 

Carnival Victory sailing from NYC – from $751 

per person 

Irish Heritage Tour, Aug. 11 – 19, 2006 

Aboard a luxury motor coach (CIE Tours) 

Fares from only $2,494 with air 

For information and reservations, 

call 1-800-506-7447 or visit our website at 

www.alumnivacations.com. 

The Slippery Rock University Alumni Association will host its first-ever Fall Classic Golf Outing on Friday, 

October 14, 2005 (Homecoming Weekend), at Oakview Golf Club (formerly Armco Country Club) in Slippery Rock, PA. 

The Fall Classic at Slippery Rock University was organized to raise funds for the Alumni Association’s student scholarship 

funds and the Russell Wright Alumni House Expansion Project. Proceeds from this event go directly to students who 

receive academic scholarships from the SRU Alumni Association. They will also benefit the house expansion project to 

create a state-of-the-art alumni and conference facility on the 

Slippery Rock University campus. Please join us for this worthwhile event by playing a round of golf or supporting us as a 

sponsor. Get your foursome together today! Beginners and expert golfers welcome. 

Slippery Rock University Alumni Association 

For more information, contact: 

Office of Alumni Relations 

1 Morrow Way 

Slippery Rock, PA 16057 

Phone: 1-800-GET-ROCK 

Fax: 724-739-4784 


Register online at: http://rockalumnicafe.com/fallclassic 

www.sru.edu 21

College of 

BUSINESS • INFORMATION • SOCIAL SCIENCES 

School of Business; including programs in management, marketing, accounting, finance and economics. Departments of Communication, Computer Science, 

Military Science, Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work; Center for Government Contracting Assistance 

Computer competency 

to be part of every 

SRU academic degree 

With computers used daily in nearly 

every profession on earth, Slippery Rock 

University is among the first Pennsylvania 

State System of Higher Education 

members to implement a computer 

competency requirement for all entering 

students. 

“When he was provost, President Smith 

began implementation of this important 

initiative which is now overseen by the 

current provost Dr. William Williams. We 

realized every graduate - in fact, every 

student - needs basic computer skills. 

Employers say nearly every entry-level 

position requires computer and technology 

understanding. They have said college 

graduates clearly need to bring technology 

skills with them,” says Dr. Amanda Yale, 

associate provost for enrollment services, 

adding, beginning this fall, new SRU 

students will have until the end of their 

sophomore year to complete SRU’s 

computer literacy requirement. 

“When a student graduates from SRU, 

they will be guaranteed to have a 

minimum level of computer literacy,” says 

Dr. Sam Thangiah, professor of computer 

science and a member of the computer 

science department’s team developing and 

implementing the program. “The 

computer literacy competency notation 

that will appear in the students’ transcript, 

will give an edge to SRU students stepping 

into the workforce. Prospective employers 

will see SRU graduates bring with them a 

strong technology knowledge base.” 

“A computer literacy test called 

‘Excalibur’ will test students over a Web 

browser. Just to take the test will require 

some computer understanding and 

abilities,” Thangiah adds, pointing out 

students will have multiple chances to pass 

the test and noting study materials will be 

available on-line. Excalibur was developed 

and implemented in-house by Thangiah 

and computer science graduates Dilsara 

Piyumal Pathirana 2003, from Piscataway, 

N.J., and Bryan Wilson, 2004, of Sharon. 

Both worked on the project as undergraduates. 

Those taking the 50-minute test will 

demonstrate their computer competency 

through examination of five content areas, 

including computer hardware; operating 

systems, file management and system 

software; application software; technology, 

the Web and social impact; and networks. 

The test, time-monitored by the computer, 

will be corrected at the session’s 

conclusion, with passing scores 

automatically recorded on the student’s 

permanent academic record. 

“Students who bring with them skills 

from high school computer classes, or even 

those who have worked with computers, 

will have to spend time preparing for the 

exam. Those passing the exam will not 

need to enroll in basic computer course 

work. For students with little or no 

exposure to computers, we will offer the 

choice of ‘Computer Concepts’ or 

‘Introduction to Information Systems’ 

which will give them the necessary 

knowledge to pass the test,” Yale explains. 

The option of independent study through 

on-line copies of the text “Technology in 

Action” will also be available. 

Under the new requirement, part of 

freshman orientation week will be devoted 

to detailing the requirement and offering 

opportunities to take the test. 

COMMUNICATION HONORS: Doug Strahler, a senior 

communication major from Greenville, receives an award from 

SRU's Dr. James Laux, associate professor of communication, at the 

annual spring semester Communication Department Honors 

Banquet. Strahler has been accepted into the master's 

communication technology program at Syracuse University. More 

than 50 communication majors were honored at the event for their 

academic and leadership work in the department and in cocurricular 

organizations. 

Walwick lectures opens 

with discussion of 

‘State of Free Expression’ 

SRU’s first Walwik Lectures, named in 

honor of Dr. Theodore Walwik, professor 

emeritus of communication at SRU, 

offered a public lecture and forum 

addressing “The State of Free Expression 

in the United States: 2005” spring 

semester. 

The public form was made possible by a 

philanthropic gift from Walwik, who 

taught communication at SRU from 1971 

through 1997, including service as chair of 

the communication department. 

“The College of Business, Information 

and Social Sciences is very pleased that Dr. 

Walwik elected to support and sponsor 

this exciting lecture series. His deep 

interest in furthering SRU’s 

communication program is truly 

appreciated,” said Dr. Bruce Russell, dean 

of the college. “Dr. Walwik led our 

communication department for a number 

of years, including those that allowed The 

Rocket, the weekly student newspaper, to 

grow and expand as a communication 

force on campus. His department 

leadership kept SRU among the best in the 

state and allowed for expansion into areas 

of electronic journalism built on a solid 

foundation. He taught ‘Communication 

Law’ and undertook considerable research 

in first amendment rights. The important 

topic of ‘Free Expression’ certainly provides 

areas of discussion that were welcome 

across campus and across disciplines. Dr. 

Walwik is to be congratulated for helping 

keep this important topic at the forefront 

on our campus.” 

Speakers for the program were Dr. Susan 

Drucker, professor of journalism and mass 

media studies at Hofstra University, Dr. 

Gary Gumpert, professor emeritus of 

communication arts and sciences at 

Queens College, City University of New 

York and a partner in the consulting firm 

of Communication Landscapers, and Dr. 

Sandra Sarkela, department chair and 

professor of communication in the 

department of English and communication 

at SUNY Potsdam. 


College of 

EDUCATION 

Departments of Counseling and Development, Elementary Education/Early Childhood, Physical Education, Sport Management, 

Secondary Education/Foundations of Education, and Special Education 

IT’S THE LAW: School administrators, superintendents and educators from western Pennsylvania 

gathered on campus and at the Regional Learning Alliance facility in Wexford for a series of “School Law 

Workshops” featuring Bernard Hoffman, legal consultant to the Pennsylvania Department of Education 

and the only superintendent emeritus in the commonwealth. Hoffman, joined here by Dr. Jay Hertzog, 

dean of SRU’s College of Education, and two local school administrators, led the administrators through 

a variety of scenarios ranging from school dress codes — and enforcement — through establishing school 

policy, recordkeeping, identifying “at risk” students, bullying, discrimination, job descriptions and hazing. 

The school law scholar detailed the latest in federal court rulings and pointed out a primary duty of 

school administrators is to “do no harm to the student.” The sessions were sponsored by SRU and the 

Midwestern Pennsylvania Academy of Educational Leadership. 

WILL IT FLOAT: Dr. Robert Snyder, assistant professor of elementary education/early childhood, teaches 

third and fourth graders from nearby Farrell and Sharon city schools about the density of liquids as part 

of SRU’s “The Cool Program” offered each summer under the direction of education professor Dr. 

Pamela Soeder. The two-fold program gives SRU students the chance to try out newly learned teaching 

skills as part of their summer education methods classwork. “Our students get teaching experience 

working with real children in the math and science disciplines as well as the chance to work with a 

diverse population of children, and the children get the opportunity to see that both math and science 

can be fun,” says Soeder adding that they also get their first exposure to college “hopefully planting the 

seed of furthering their education with a college degree.” 

HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Sometimes learning history is best done at the source, says Dr. Mark Mraz, assistant 

professor of secondary education, seen here conducting his “History and Philosophy of American Education” in the Hickory 

Corner Schoolhouse located outside McKay Education Building. As part of the class, student are exposed to “the way things 

were,” says Mraz explaining that by teaching class at the former one-room schoolhouse, students see firsthand how students 

studied in the 1800 and early 1900s. “They get to see the good and bad points of such schools. On the good side are the facts 

that older children taught younger, thus reinforcing the learning, and they see that students often had pictures from various 

countries to help them learn about the world. On the downside, there was the ‘hickory switch’ and the lack of teaching 

materials.” As an example of school history, Mraz points to a game called “Annie, Annie Overhead” in which a ball was 

bounced over the schoolhouse roof to be caught by the opposing team. “Today’s students are amazed to find the game had no 

rules for determining a winner. Today’s students believe every game must have a winner - and simply playing for the fun of 

playing is not enough,” Mraz explains. SRU’s one-room schoolhouse, which celebrates the University’s teacher-preparation 

roots, was a 1988 gift from Joseph McCandless and his sister Sara McCandless to honor their father, Dr. G. W. McCandless. 

TOP TEACHER: Lindsey Kuzmkowski, a 2003 SRU special education 

graduate now a learning disabled teacher at Livingstown Elementary School 

has been named the 2004-05 Elementary New Teacher of the Year by the 

Spotsylvania County School System. The award included $500 from Century 

21 Adventure, Wachovia and Ultimate Buick, business partners for the 

mentor program. 

SITES IN MEXICO: Dr. Tom Gordon, professor of elementary education/early 

childhood at SRU, and Joanne Leight, assistant professor of physical education, 

recently spent time in Mexico City supervising 20 SRU student teachers from the 

College of Education. Students from elementary, secondary math/science, early 

childhood, music and physical education are represented at the American School 

Foundation. The program is sponsored by SRU’s Office of International Initiatives. 

Here the group climbs the ancient Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan. 

UP THE TREE: A great 

way to learn leadership 

and trust is to work the 

"Ropes Course" at SRU 

and that is just what 37 

Pittsburgh High School 

juniors did as part of the 

Pennsylvania State System 

of Higher Education R. 

Benjamin Wiley 

Partnership Program. Led 

by Dr. Pamela Soeder, 

professor of elementary 

education/early childhood, 

the Pittsburgh students 

spent two weeks on 

campus this summer 

learning about college and 

building leadership skills. 

www.sru.edu 23

College of 

HEALTH • ENVIRONMENT • SCIENCE 

School of Physical Therapy; Departments of Allied Health, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Exercise and Rehabilitative Sciences, Geography, 

Geology and the Environment, Mathematics, Nursing, Parks and Recreation, Environmental Education, and Psychology; the Robert A. Macoskey Center 

for Sustainable Systems Education and Research; 

SRU, Clarion and Edinboro 

universities form minoritynursing 

scholarship in honor of 

Pittsburgh nursing pioneer 

Many students who graduated from the 

Pittsburgh Public School District might 

not recognize Hattie Turk’s name, but they 

owe a lot to the leadership she exerted 

when she led the district’s health services. 

And now her inspired leadership, in 

multiple settings, is being acknowledged by 

the creation of a scholarship in her name. 

The Hattie Turk Scholarship for 

Advanced Practice Nursing Students is the 

brainchild of the Minority Mentoring 

Committee of the Clarion, Edinboro and 

Slippery Rock Universities Master of 

Science in Nursing Program. 

“Nursing is a good profession offering opportunities to make a 

difference in the lives of the members of our communities while 

earning a good living in a career where every day offers a 

challenge,” says nursing pioneer Hattie Turk, for whom a new 

scholarship is named. 

The committee consists of six African- 

American family nurse practitioners who 

graduated from the program and share an 

interest in enabling other African-American 

nurses to continue their educations at the 

master’s degree level and a desire to 

recognize Turk. 

The committee recently launched a 

$100,000 fund-raising campaign to fund 

the scholarship, which the SRU 

Foundation, Inc. will manage. 

HELPING STUDENTS 

Once funded, the Hattie Turk 

Scholarship will provide up to $10,000 

annually to students enrolled in the 

graduate program. 

Retired from the Pittsburgh Public 

School District since 1997, Turk, of 

Pittsburgh, was one of the first black 

women to graduate from the University of 


Pittsburgh’s School of Nursing in 1956. 

She went on to obtain a master’s degree in 

education from Duquesne University, a 

master’s in public management from 

Carnegie Mellon and a certificate as a 

nurse practitioner from the University of 

Pittsburgh. 

Her career also included 16 years as 

director of health services at the 

Community College of Allegheny County. 

Storm Harbor Equestrian 

Center going up 

Under construction on the east side of 

campus near N. Kerr Thompson Stadium, 

SRU’s Storm Harbor Equestrian Center 

will be completed this fall. The 16,640- 

square-foot building includes an indoor 

riding arena, 12 horse stalls, offices, a 

kitchen and restrooms. 

SRU will consolidate its equestrian team 

and a riding program for children and 

adults with disabilities at Storm Harbor. 

Currently, the equestrian team and 

Adapted Physical Activity Program operate 

from off-campus stables. 

The project was initiated with $380,000 

in donations, including substantial gifts 

from the late Ethel Carruth of Houston, 

Texas, her daughter, Dr. Carolyn Carruth 

Rizza, and son-in-law Dr. Paul Rizza, both 

retired SRU faculty. 

Not just another summer camp 

Camp SportsVision fosters 

growth, life-skills 

Camp SportsVision at SRU, a creative 

program that provides athletic 

opportunities for children with blindness 

or visual impairment, is emerging as a 

model of excellence in the world of 

adapted sports. 

“It’s a mystical relationship between horse and child,” President 

Smith said. 

While children have fun and make new 

friends, they also gain skills that will better 

them for life. Their self-esteem increases by 

doing new things. And all these factors 

help the children gain their independence. 

Forty children attended the 2005 camp, 

run by faculty and student volunteers from 

SRU’s Adapted Physical Activity Program. 

Campers rode horses, played beep baseball, 

swam, danced and scaled a rock-climbing 

wall. Horseback riding was new. 

The event was held by SportsVision, 

a Pittsburgh non-profit organization, 

SRU and the Adapted Physical Activity 

Program. Children ages 6 to 18 

participated. 

Camp SportsVision 

Objectives 

• Discover undeveloped potential 

• Increase self-confidence 

• Improve physical vigor 

• Promote awareness of 

adapted sports 

• Have fun

College of 

HUMANITIES • FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS 

Departments of Art, Dance, English, History, Modern Languages and Cultures, Music, Philosophy, Theater, and Women’s Studies 

SRU’s reputation for dance 

brings ‘American Idol’ spin-off 

“So You Think You Can Dance” 

to campus for auditions 

Los Angeles-based producer Nicola Gaha 

said a tip from the University of Pittsburgh 

prompted her to hold dance auditions at 

SRU for “So You Think You Can Dance,” 

Fox TV’s new elimination-competition 

show that debuted this summer. 

A Pitt professor told her, “you better go 

to Slippery Rock” when she asked where to 

find talented dancers for auditions, Gaha 

recalled. 

About half of SRU’s 91 dance majors 

auditioned, as did a few recent graduates 

and others from the region. The producer 

invited 10 SRU dancers to second 

auditions in New York and Chicago. 

Andrea Savelli, ‘04, advanced to the third 

round in Hollywood, where she became 

one of 25 finalists, 

before getting cut. 

“So You Think You 

Can Dance” began 

traveling the U.S. on 

the hunt for the next 

Gregory Hines or Janet 

Jackson this spring. 

Producers extended an open casting call to 

dancers ages 18 

to 30, pitting the 

best undiscovered 

talent against one 

another in a 12- 

week competition 

to become America’s No. 1 dancer. 

“Fox wanted to tape in Pittsburgh,” 

SRU’s Nora Ambrosio, dance department 

chair, added. “When they called Pitt, 

somebody there said, ‘If you want really 

good dancers, you need to go to Slippery 

Rock. They have some of the best hip-hop 

dancers in the country.’” 

Popularity of U.S. Army Jazz 

Band’s Concert at SRU results 

in ‘sell out’ at Miller 

Two weeks is all it took for SRU to 

distribute 1,200 complimentary tickets to 

the recent concert by the U.S. Army Field 

Band Jazz Ambassadors, such was the 

interest in the event. An SRU Color Guard 

added to the pageantry of the concert, at 

Miller Auditorium. 

The 19-member band performed 

patriotic, big band, swing, contemporary 

jazz and Dixieland selections, conducted by 

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Kevin 

Laird. Sergeant 1st Class Marva Lewis was 

the featured vocalist at the July 4 weekend 

“We are very pleased by the response to 

this special event and sorry if some folks 

who wanted to go couldn’t obtain tickets,” 

said Ross Feltz, SRU public relations 

director. “We have other concerts and 

exciting arts events coming up through our 

ING Performing Arts Series.” 

History professor pens firstever 

biography of Yankee 

manager Joe McCarthy 

SRU history Professor Dr. Alan Levy 

researched an untold baseball story for his 

latest book “Joe McCarthy: Architect of the 

Yankee Dynasty,” which details the 

skipper’s 29-year span in the major leagues. 

McCarthy’s Yankees 

won four straight World 

Series titles from 1936- 

1939 and three 

consecutive American 

League flags from 1941- 

1943. His seven World 

Series titles as a manager 

are unsurpassed in baseball history, and his 

.615 career winning mark is the best ever. 

“There were many books about the 

game’s top players — Babe Ruth, Joe 

DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams — 

and about the great managers — John 

McGraw, Connie Mack, Casey Stengel, 

Billy Martin and Earl Weaver — but none 

about McCarthy,” Levy said. 

The 435-page, published by McFarland 

& Company, Inc., is available ($35) at 

SRU’s Student Government Association 

Bookstore, from Barnes and Noble, 

Borders Books as well as online at 

www.Amazon.com from the publisher. 

SRU’s Warner Film Festival 

draws 75 entries; winners 

announced with awards 

Top honors in the recent Harry M. 

Warner Festival of Short Film and Video, 

hosted by SRU’s Harry M. Warner Film 

Institute, went to Adetoro Makinde of 

Hollywood for the 19-minute presentation 

“In Time.” Second place honors went to 

“The Passage of Mrs. Calabash,” directed 

by Scott Tuft of Los Angeles, and third 

place to “Twitch,” directed by Leah 

Meyerhoff of Brooklyn, N.Y. 

Cass Warner (left), granddaughter of film magnate Harry Warner 

of Warner Brothers Studios, lectured and sold copies of her book 

“Hollywood Be Thy Name: The Warner Brothers’ Story” during 

SRU’s first Harry M. Warner Festival. Her grandfather opened 

his first theater in New Castle nearly 100 years ago. With her is 

SRU’s Wilma Cavill, assistant professor of health and safety. 

The festival, launched in conjunction 

with a film studies minor at SRU, drew 

more than 75 U.S. and international 

entries, from as far away as Germany. 

Two philosophy students 

garner academic honors 

For his essay on German philosopher 

Immanuel Kant, SRU senior Brian Skibo 

of Hermitage received the $125 first prize 

at the 18th Pennsylvania State System of 

Higher Education Interdisciplinary 

Association for Philosophy and Religious 

Studies Conference, held recently at 

Mansfield University. 

Mary A. “Molly” McGuigan of Franklin 

Park, an SRU philosophy minor, wrote a 

paper on comedy in philosophy that was 

accepted for the highly competitive 

Goucher College Undergraduate 

Philosophy Conference. 

www.sru.edu 25

2005 YOUNG ALUMNI AWARDS 

The Young Alumni Award was created in 2005 by the Slippery Rock University Alumni Association to recognize 

alumni from each of the four colleges - Education; Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts; Health, Environment 

and Science; Business, Information, and Social Sciences. Winners are recognized at a special awards ceremony. 

Criteria for the awards are that the alumni must have graduated within the past 20 years from SRU; 

demonstrated a commitment to success in his/her personal and professional life; and excellence in his/her 

career since graduation. Alumni are nominated by faculty and staff of each of the four colleges then submitted 

to the Office of Alumni Relations. This award was designed to recognize the talents of more recent alumni. 

The 2005 inductees are: 

Andrew D. Wozniak, ’98 

College of Health, 

Environment and Science 

Pittsburgh 

Occupation: Actuary 

Ursula Payne, ’92, 

College of Humanities, Fine 

and Performing Arts 

New Castle 

Occupation: Associate 

Professor of Dance 

Wozniak received his bachelor of science degree in mathematics with a 

minor in economics in 1998. Among his numerous activities and honors 

he was a resident adviser, president of the math club and a Presidential 

Scholar. Wozniak graduated with a 3.9 grade point average, summa cum 

laude. He works at Mellon Human Resources and Investor Solutions in 

Pittsburgh as a consultant and retirement/investment actuary. Among his 

professional accomplishments: American Academy of Actuaries; passed 

Level II of the CFA Program; CFA Level III candidate; associate of the 

Society of Actuaries, 2002; Course 8 - Investments Candidate. He 

considers himself a lifelong learner with a strong work ethic who is 

always determined to find a better, more efficient way. He considers 

himself team-oriented, contagiously energetic with an acknowledged 

ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience. 

Payne received her bachelor of arts degree in dance in 1992. As a student, 

she was a member of the Marching Rockets. Received her master’s of fine 

arts degree at The Ohio State University in 1995 with an emphasis in 

direction for the labanotation score and performance; received CMA 

certification from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies, 1997. 

Professionally she has won numerous honors and awards; among them: 

artistic director of Soul Deep Creations; two choreographic fellowships 

from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts in 2000 and 2002; her solo 

choreography has been presented nationally and internationally in venues 

such as Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Jacob’s Pillow Inside Out series, 

Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Joyce SoHo, The Dance Place, Veracruz, 

Mexico, Monaco Danses Dances Forum, Monte Carlo; her ensemble work 

has been commissioned for the National Taiwan University Dance Festival 

in Taipei, Taiwan; has danced with Dianne McIntyre at BAM, National 

Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, and in the film “The Beloved”; was coartistic 

director of Mills and Payne Dance based in New York 1995-2000; 

has taught/performed as a guest artist at schools throughout the United 

States and abroad; awarded several SRU university research and travel 

grants; tenured, associate professor of dance at SRU; Inspiration for 

Payne’s choreographic and performance explorations come from her 

studies in Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals, Movement 

Science, dance notation, women’s studies and spirituality. 


Michele Shatto, ’98 

College of Education 

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 

Occupation: Account 

Executive 

Norman Gottschalk, III, ’88 

College of Business, 

Information and Social 

Sciences 

Cranberry Township 

Occupation: 

Management Information 

Systems 

Shatto graduated with a bachelor of science degree in sports management 

with a concentration in business in 1998. As a student, she was a member 

of the women’s volleyball team and active in the Institute for Community, 

Service-Learning and Non-Profit Leadership. She is a vice president of 

event management with All Access Sports & Event Marketing, a sports 

marketing and event management company specializing in professional 

and corporate golf events. Shatto is responsible for the coordination of 

select corporate and professional events that include “made-for-TV” 

tournaments, hospitality programs, client entertainment programs and 

other marketing/promotional programs. Shatto has been with All Access 

since 2001, where she started as an event manager. She also worked at 

Executive Sports International, a division of the Nicklaus Companies 

where she was tournament coordinator for several Tour events. At All 

Access, Shatto has been tournament manager of the Michael Jordan 

Celebrity Invitational since its inception in 2001, and the 100th U.S. Open 

Championships of Polo. In addition, she was in charge of directing 

corporate efforts for many All Access clients including ACME, Best 

Western, Deutche Bank and Heineken. She also managed several madefor-television 

golf events including the 2004 People vs. the Pros and 

Michael Douglas and Friends. She resides in North Palm Beach, Fla., with 

her husband, Alan. 

Norman E. Gottschalk III serves as vice president of information 

technology for Fiserv’s General American Corporation business unit. 

Known by industry insiders as the “Father of Vendor Management 

Software,” Gottschalk was the architect of GATORS, a successful program 

used throughout the title and appraisal industry. He was also 

instrumental in assisting Freddie Mac, a government-supported entity, 

with a major system upgrade. Through his leadership, Gottschalk directed 

the creation of GAC’s initial order-tracking software; the product has 

evolved from an internal production management system into a successful 

commercial software application known as GATORS (General American 

Tracking and Order Reporting System). GATORSystems, the software 

development division of GAC, provides comprehensive technology 

solutions used by 45 vendor management companies, including GAC 

competitors. The product has been a profitable endeavor for GAC and is 

the gold-standard software in the title and appraisal industry. At GAC, the 

software processed over five million applications last year. 

Gottschalk was also instrumental in assisting Freddie Mac in 

implementing the GATORS technology in a Value Added Network. 

Gottschalk was also responsible for GAC being the first in its industry to 

offer title services on the Internet back in 1995. In addition to his day-today 

duties managing GAC’s information technology department, he is 

responsible for all GATORSystems operations. 

Prior to joining GAC, he was employed by Turner Construction Co., as a 

systems engineer and network administrator. While managing the 

Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Lake Erie Group, and Houston offices, he 

was twice selected as Turner’s “Employee of the Year.” 

A 1988 graduate of Slippery Rock University, he holds a bachelor of 

science degree in computer science. He is a supporter of SRU, crediting 

the school with providing the necessary foundation for his success. The 

institution, he emphasizes, was responsible for instilling a disciplined, 

personal dedication to the field of computer science. 

The Cranberry Township resident is the father of Ashley and Norman IV. 

An avid outdoorsman, Gottschalk enjoys spending weekends with his 

children on his 100-plus acre Armstrong County farm. His brother, Charles, 

is a 1990 SRU graduate was also awarded a lifetime giving pin from 

President Smith. 

Anyone interested in nominating someone to receive a Young Alumni Award in the future, please contact the alumni office at 

1-800-GET-ROCK or alumni@sru.edu. We welcome all nominations. 

rockalumni.com 27

continued 

ALUMNI Around the globe 

Communication Student Alumni Networking Event: 

More than 35 alumni, faculty and students attended a networking events 

during "Communications Week" in April. Students displayed research and 

portfolios to alumni from the western Pennsylvania area. 

Rising Star Award Winners: 

The Student Alumni Relations Board was one of the student groups that 

won a Rising Star Award for Leadership. Pictured with President Smith 

are SRU students (from left): Katelyn Palmer, Katie Platte, Jenny Craig, 

Courtney Stiles, Nicole Kindle, Molly O’neill and Kathryn Krivoniak. 

Philadelphia: 

Robert Taylor, ’78, hosted 30 alumni at the Union League. President 

Smith gave Lifetime Giving pins to Dean Camp, ’80, Marvin Wilenzik, 

Nancy Wilenzik, ’65, Kevin Kopp, Alicia Stackhouse-Kopp, ’86 and 

Robert Marcus, ’61. 

Las Vegas: 

More than 45 alumni turned out for the annual Rock alumni gathering in 

Las Vegas at the Gordon Biersch Brewery. Pictured are (from left): Julie 

Kasper, '83, Susan Sizer, '72, and Nicole Slonaker, '02. SRU has more than 

180 alumni teaching in the Clark County School District in Nevada. Next 

year marks the 10th anniversary of the education department sending 

student teachers to Nevada. 

Alaska: 

Pat Fulton (L) and Dr. JoAnne McKeag, ’55 pose for a photograph in 

Haines, Alaska with their SRU pennent. 

Egypt: 

Lysle Frew, ’51, and Ellie Boyer, wears his SRU shirt proudly at the base of 

the great pyramid in Egypt 


2005 Alumni Association 

Scholarship and 

award Recipients 

Ashley Borchilo 

2005 Eisaman 

Scholarship Winner 

Kate Krivoniak 

2005 McKay-Smiley 


Sarah Arafa 

2005 Farnen-Stoops 


Sue Greaves, ’80 

2005 Past President’s 

Service Award 

Aysa Bachman 



Lauren Preziosi 



Julie Hepner 



Nicole Kindle 



Courtney Stiles 



Valerie Williams and family 

2005 Outstanding Senior Woman 

Emily Watson 

Hallie Dugan Scholarship 

Winner and Laughner 


Peter Nuttall and family 

2005 Watson 


Steve Barron and family 

2005 Outstanding Senior Man 

rockalumni.com 29

continued 

JOIN YOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TODAY! 

Did you know that the Slippery Rock University Alumni Association supports students with more 

than $20,000 worth of scholarships each year? The Alumni Association also hosts alumni events 

such as homecoming, alumni weekend and gatherings. Why not take a moment to be part of an 

organization that is run by Rock alumni for Rock alumni? Simply fill out the form below and mail 

to: Office of Alumni Relations, 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. 

Fax: 724-738-4784. 

Name__________________________________________________________________________ 

Address________________________________________________________________________ 

City____________________________________________ State______ Zip Code_____________ 

Phone #_____________________________ E-mail_____________________________________ 

Dues Levels (check one): 

___ Individual Annual $30 

___ Joint Annual $50 

___ 65 and Older, Individual Annual $10 

___ 65 and Older, Join Annual $20 

___ Individual Life $300 

___ Joint Life $400 

___ 65 and Older, Individual Life $100 

___ 65 and Older, Joint Life $200 

___ Associate Annual $30 

___ Associate Joint Annual $50 

___ Associate Life $300 

___ Associate Joint Life $400 

Spouse Name (if SRU graduate)____________________________________________________ 

Graduation Year__________________ Major__________________________________________ 

You can also register online at http://rockalumnicafe.com. Questions? 

Call 1-800-GET-ROCK. Please make checks payable to “SRUAA.” 


a summary of news reports 

ROCKSCOOPS 

about the university 

sru 

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE 

COVERS VISION CAMP 

“Sporting Chance” headlined the Pittsburgh Post- 

Gazette in a two-page article about Camp 

SportsVision for blind or visually impaired 

children, hosted this summer by SRU. 

The north edition published five photographs, 

and the story noted the camp gives children a 

chance to try their hand at horseback riding, 

gymnastics, dance, swimming and a form of 

baseball that uses a beeping ball. 

“There were 39 athletes ranging from 6 to 18. 

The athletes put out a great effort, as did all the 

volunteers,” said SRU’s Wendy Fagan, camp 

director. “There were over 20 SRU students who 

volunteered at the camp and kept things running 

smoothly. They represented the University with 

pride and were the key to the successes of the 

camp.” 

‘SRU POLE VAULT CAMP AMONG THE BEST’ 

High school pole-vaulters this summer learned 

the up and over from a former Olympic coach 

from down under, prompting the Butler Eagle to 

publish a profile on the Australian coach with a 

story headlined “SRU pole vault camp among the 

best.” 

Alan Launder, an Australian pole-vaulting 

instructor who coached 2000 Olympic silver 

medallist Tatiana Gregorieva and 1984 gold 

medallist Glynis Nunn, offered tips at the SRU 

Pole-Vaulting Camp for high school girls. 

Launder and SRU’s Mark Hannay, assistant 

pole-vaulting coach and camp director, organized 

Launder’s stay so both coaches could share 

techniques used with their own athletes. Launder 

learned of the camp through an Internet search. 

“This is the best pole vaulting camp in the 

U.S,” said Launder, Australia’s national polevaulting 

coach. “I was at UCLA last year. This 

one is far better organized, far better run and far 

better coached.” 

RESIDENCE HALL GROUNDBREAKING COVERED 

The Allied News published a 78-inch story on the 

$110-million Residence Hall Replacement 

Project. The Slippery Rock University 

Foundation, Inc., recently broke ground on the 

project, among the largest college/university 

residence hall construction programs in the U.S. 

Phase one of the 2,197-bed housing complex 

will be completed by fall 2006, with phase two 

set for completion by fall 2008. The replacement 

project will offer students individual bedrooms 

with a small-group common area for on-campus 

living. 

SRU EVENTS FEATURED 

IN NEW ‘TV WEEK’ INSERT 

The Butler Eagle’s new “TV Week,” which 

features stories about community events gave 

SRU cover stories on the launch of the Harry 

Warner Film Institute, the Kaleidoscope arts 

festival and an appearance by the U.S. Army Field 

Band Jazz Ambassadors. TV Week also published 

stories, helping to increase sales for the new ING 

Performing Arts Series at SRU. 

NEW CASTLE NEWS PUBLISHES FRONT-PAGE 

STORIES ON FILM INSTITUTE 

The spring launch of the Harry M. Warner Film 

Institute netted two front-page stories by the New 

Castle News. The newspaper took particular 

interest in the project because the historic Warner 

Theater in New Castle was recently re-opened. 

Warner, the Ohio film magnate who cofounded 

Warner Brothers Studies with his 

brothers, opened their first theater in New Castle. 

Harry Warner’s granddaughter Cass Warner 

visited campus to promote her book about her 

ancestors. 

PITTSBURGH TRIB COVERS 

PROVOST APPOINTMENT 

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review published a 

newsmaker profile on SRU’s William F. Williams, 

appointed provost recently after a national search. 

Williams had served as interim provost. He 

overseas curriculum at SRU. 

MOTHER-DAUGHTER NURSING 

GRADUATES PROFILED 

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiled Ruth 

O’Mara and her daughter Mary Zilaitis as both 

graduated in May ‘05 from SRU with bachelor’s 

degrees in nursing and were inducted into the 

same nursing honorary, Lamda Tau, SRU’s 

chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. 

“They were both excellent students,” SRU’s 

Karen Cummings, nursing faculty, told the Post- 

Gazette. “They set the bar for other students and 

did above and beyond what was required.” 

PIANISTS JOANNE ROGERS 

AND PARTNER PERFORM AT SRU 

Classically trained pianist Joanne Rogers and 

performing partner Jeannine Morrison appeared 

at Slippery Rock University’s nine-day 

Kaleidoscope arts festival with a concert at Swope 

Music Hall. Afterward, Rogers signed copies of 

her new book “Life’s Journeys According to 

Mister Rogers.” 

The Butler Eagle advanced the concert with 

two stories, while the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

published a story focusing on Rogers. 

It is Rogers’ second book in a three-part series 

on Fred Rogers, the public television children’s 

show host who died in 2003. 

SRU PROFESSOR SHEDS LIGHT ON REGION’S 

COLONIAL HISTORY 

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette used SRU history 

professor David Dixon as an expert source for a 

story exploring western Pennsylvania’s largely 

unknown role in colonial history. 

“It’s hard to get students to understand the 

crucial role Pennsylvania played in that era,” 

Dixon told reporter Len Barcousky for a Sunday 

story. 

Although his academic training concentrated 

on the Civil War, has taught Pennsylvania history 

when he joined the faculty in 1989. Dixon’s latest 

book “Never Come to Peace Again” examines the 

causes and results of Pontiac’s War, the Native 

American rebellion that followed the French and 

Indian War. 

www.sru.edu 31

Athletics 

Student-athletes continue to do 

the job in classroom 

At a time when the NCAA is 

sharpening its focus on the 

academic side of the studentathlete 

experience, The Rock proudly 

reports that its student-athletes continue to 

do the job in the classroom as well as in 

athletic competition. 

A record-high number of 159 SRU 

student-athletes received Pennsylvania State 

Athletic Conference “Scholar-Athlete” 

honors in early July. Those honors were 

awarded to student-athletes with at least a 

3.25 quality point average (QPA) in the 

classroom. 

Most of the student-athletes named to 

PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors were also 

named to the Spring Semester 2005 

Director of Athletics Honor Roll. An 

impressive group of 121 student-athletes 

achieved that honor when they recorded a 

QPA of 3.5 or higher during the semester. 

This year’s group of PSAC Scholar- 

Athletes represents an increase of 49 over 

the number of Rock student-athletes 

honored one year earlier and shattered the 

school record of 111 honored during the 

2000-01 academic year. 

The Rock’s PSAC Scholar-Athletes 

represent approximately 33 percent of the 

492 student-athletes who competed at The 

Rock during the 2004-05 academic year. 

Included in the group of Rock studentathletes 

honored are 12 student-athletes 

who have compiled a perfect 4.0 QPA, 24 

who are dual-sport athletes, 103 female 

student-athletes and 56 male studentathletes. 

At least two student-athletes from each 

of The Rock’s 23 intercollegiate varsity 

sports are included in the group of 

honorees. 

The women’s track and field team set the 

pace for The Rock with 37 of its studentathletes 

named to PSAC Scholar-Athlete 

honors. The women’s cross country team 

was second with 16 student-athletes 

honored, followed by men’s track and field 

(14), women’s field hockey (13), football 

(11), 

softball 

(10), 

baseball (8) 

and 

women’s 

basketball 

and men’s 

cross 

country (7 

each). 

PRESTON GIBBS 

Men’s track and field standout PRESTON 

GIBBS and women’s swimming standout 

JEN ZUZACK headlined the list of Rock 

student-athletes who earned Scholar-Athlete 

and Director of Athletics Honor Roll status. 

Gibbs, a sophomore from Hermitage and 

graduate of Hickory High School, was 

selected as a “PSAC Top Ten Award” 

winner in both 

the winter and 

spring seasons 

in voting by 

the conference’s 

sports 

information 

directors. He 

earned that 

distinction 

JEN ZUZACK through the 

combination of academic (3.7 QPA as a 

business major) and athletic (three-event 

PSAC champion) prowess. 

Named earlier in the school year by the 

U.S. Track Coaches Association as the East 

Regional “Indoor Athlete of the Year,” 

Gibbs served as a student government 

senator during the 2004-05 academic year 

and will be SGA’s Vice President of 

Academic Affairs in 2005-06. 

Gibbs is the fourth Rock student-athlete 

to win a pair of PSAC Top Ten honors and 

the first to earn a pair of honors in the same 

academic year. 

His selection as a Top Ten Award winner 

marks the eighth straight academic year and 

the 11th year in the 12-year history of the 

award that at least one SRU student-athlete 

has received this prestigious honor. 

Zuzack, a junior sprint specialist from 

Latrobe and Greater Latrobe High School, 

earned second-team ESPN The Magazine 

Academic All-America College Division “At 

Large” honors this spring in balloting by the 

College Sports Information Directors of 

America (CoSIDA). 

A three-event honorable mention All- 

America performer in 2003-04, Zuzack has 

a perfect 4.0 QPA as an exercise science 

major. She was a finalist in four events at 

the 2005 PSAC Championships and set the 

SRU school record in the 100-yard freestyle 

with a time of 53.04. 

Zuzack was the first Rock woman 

swimmer since 1989 to win a Pennsylvania 

State Athletic Conference championship 

when she won the 50-yard freestyle title in 

2004. 

A third 

Rock 

studentathlete 

also 

earned a 

significant 

honor this 

spring. 

Sophomore 

third 

CARRIE CASONI 

baseman CARRIE CASONI was named to 

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 

2 College Division third-team softball 

honors by CoSIDA. 


SRU Hall of Fame Inductees 

Casoni has a 3.857 QPA as a physical 

education major and hails from Herminie 

(Yough H.S.). 

She and Zuzack were the second and 

third Rock student-athletes to earn 

Academic All-District honors from 

CoSIDA. Women’s soccer midfielder 

JESSICA MARKOWSKI, a senior from North 

Royalton, Ohio (Padua Franciscan HS), 

earned the honor during the fall season. 

The complete lists of Rock studentathletes 

who attained PSAC Scholar- 

Athlete and/or Director of Athletics Honor 

Roll status during the 2004-05 academic 

year can be found by clicking on the 

“Athlete Services” link on the SRU athletic 

web site, www.rockathletics.com. 

Trio of All-Americans headline 

Hall of Fame Class of 2005 

Three All-America performers will 

headline a group of seven 

inductees who will comprise the 

Class of 2005 in the SRU Athletic Hall of 

Fame. 

Induction ceremonies for the 22nd 

group of honorees will be held Saturday, 

Sept. 10, as part of The Rock’s home 

football game against Shepherd (W. Va.) 


The latest group of inductees includes 

All-America performers JOAN ANDERSON 

(SRU Class of 1995; cross country, track 

and field), GREG HOPKINS (SRU Class of 

1995; football, wrestling, track and field) 

and JAY WAGNER (SRU Class of 

1970/1973; football). 

The Class of 2005 also includes BILL 

KELLY (SRU Class of 1965; football), 

BILL MILLER (SRU Class of 1964/1972; 

swimming) and former Rock coaches 

STEVE BANJAK (men’s gymnastics) and 

DR. AL SCHMITTLEIN (golf). 

In addition to the seven inductees, The 

Rock’s 1972-74 football coaching staff 

will be spotlighted for a Special 

Recognition Award. That staff included 

head coach BOB DISPIRITO and assistant 

coaches PAUL BRUNO, DOUG CLINGER, 

STAN KENDZIORSKI, ROD OBERLIN and 

MIKE PARISEAU. 

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony 

will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room 

of the University Union on the SRU 

campus and will start at 3:30 p.m. with a 

social hour, followed by a 4:30 p.m. 

dinner and induction ceremonies after 

dinner. The Class of 2005 will also be 

recognized at halftime of the home 

football game kicking off at 7 p.m. 

Banquet tickets must be purchased in 

advance by contacting the SRU Athletic 

Department in Morrow Field House at 

724-738-2021. The $30 ticket also 

includes reserved admission to the SRU 

home football game that evening. 

The induction of the Class of 2005 will 

increase to 144 the number of former 

student-athletes, coaches, administrators 

or supporters who have been inducted 

into the SRU Athletic Hall of Fame since 

its inception in 1984. 

Thumbnail profiles of the members of 

the SRU Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 

2005 can be found by clicking the “Hall 

of Fame” link on the SRU athletic web 

site, www.rockathletics.com. 

The Rock football coaching staff for the 1972 

to 1974 seasons will receive a Special 

Recognition honor at this year’s SRU Athletic 

Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The staff 

consisted of head coach Bob DiSpirito 

(kneeling) and assistant coaches (from left to 

right) Mike Pariseau, Paul Bruno, Doug 

Clinger, Stan Kendziorski and Rod Oberlin. 

JOAN ANDERSON 

JAY WAGNER 

BILL MILLER 

DR. AL SCHMITTLEIN 

GREG HOPKINS 

BILL KELLY 

STEVE BANJAK 

www.sru.edu 33

Athletics 

Individual achievements 

pace spring sports seasons 

The 2005 spring sports season at 

The Rock was one highlighted by 

personal achievements. 

TONY CARR set the pace as he earned 

All-America status at the NCAA Division 

II Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track 

and Field Championships. Carr recorded 

a best effort of 199 feet, 4 inches to place 

seventh in the men’s javelin throw in 

Abilene, Texas. 

The All-America honor was the second 

earned by Carr in three seasons. He 

placed eighth in the national competition 

in 2003. 

Carr, a redshirted sophomore who hails 

from Pittsburgh (Woodland Hills H.S.), 

was one of four Rock track and field 

student-athletes who earned berths in the 

national competition. 

CALISTA SHOAFF, a junior from New 

Brighton, earned her third successive trip 

to nationals in the women’s javelin throw. 

She placed 14th in this year’s 

competition. 

BILL JORDAN, a senior from Grove 

City, placed 13th in the men’s decathlon 

competition, while KRISTEN JONES, a 

senior from West Fairview (Bible Baptist 

H.S.), had the 15th fastest time in the 

preliminary heats of the women’s 100- 

meter dash. 

Paced by individual first-place finishes 

by Jordan and sophomore PRESTON 

GIBBS (Hermitage/Hickory H.S.) in the 

decathlon and triple jump, respectively, 

The Rock men’s track and field team 

finished second in the Pennsylvania State 

Athletic Conference Championships. 

The Rock women’s track and field team 

was denied a “threepeat” after titlewinning 

efforts in 2003 and 2004 and 

finished fourth at this year’s PSAC 

Championships. Jones garnered a pair of 

second-place finishes to lead The Rock 

effort. 

Other highlights from the spring sport 

season included: 

• ASHLEY 

MICHAUX, a 

junior from 

Jeannette 

(Penn 

Trafford 

H.S.), was 

selected as 

the PSAC 

women’s 

ASHLEY MICHAUX 

tennis 

“Athlete of the Year” and earned a third 

successive first-team All-PSAC honor; 

• SRU head 

coach MATT 

MEREDITH 

was named 

by his peers 

as the PSAC 

men’s tennis 

“Coach of 

the Year” 

after leading 

MATT MEREDITH 

his team to a 

conference playoff berth; 

• The baseball team won a share of the 

PSAC-Western Division title and 

earned a berth in the NCAA Division 

II North Atlantic Regional tournament. 

The conference title was the 15th won 

by The Rock in head coach JEFF 

MESSER’s 20 seasons at the helm; 

• The men’s tennis team earned a berth in 

the PSAC playoffs for the first time since 

2001, when the conference’s postseason 

field was trimmed to only four teams; 

• JEFF MESSER 

recorded his 

600th career 

win on the 

opening day 

of the season 

as SRU 

swept a 

doubleheader 

from 

Stonehill 

JEFF MESSER 

(Mass.) on March 4 at Terry Park in 

Fort Myers, Fla.; 

• ABBY MCKISSICK, a freshman from 

Volant (Wilmington Area H.S.), set a 

new school record in the women’s pole 

vault with an effort of 11 feet, 6? 

inches; 

• The softball team, under the direction 

of second-year head coach VASHION 

JOHNSON, set the school record for 

most wins in a season with its final 

won-lost mark of 24-19. 

For the latest news and results on Rock 

athletics, call The Rock Sports Hotline at 

(724) 738-2962 or go to 

www.rockathletics.com. 

“Can’t tell the players without 

a program” 

The proverbial chant of the 

program seller at professional 

sporting events also became 

applicable this summer for The Rock 

athletic department. 

STEVE ROACH assumed the role of 

Assistant to the Athletic Director in late 

July after JEFF MICHAELS left The Rock 

after five years to become associate 

director of athletics at Shippensburg 



New Women’s Athletic Facility 

Roach, who will serve on an interim 

basis, was the athletic department 

graduate assistant during the 2004-05 

academic year. He will coordinate NCAA 

compliance and facility management for 

Rock athletics. 

JAMAL 

PALMER was 

named in late 

July as the new 

assistant men’s 

basketball 

coach. He 

replaced 

JEROMY 

YETTER, who 

left SRU after JAMAL PALMER 

one season to become an assistant coach 

at Tusculum University. 

Palmer joined The Rock staff after 

serving two seasons as an assistant coach 

at Shippensburg. As a player at 

Millersville University, he earned three 

first-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic 

Conference-Eastern Division honors and 

was the PSAC-East “Player of the Year” in 

1997-98 before playing professionally 

overseas. 

JIM 

YEAMANS, 

The Rock’s 

men’s and 

women’s 

water polo 

coach since 

1998, has 

taken on 

added 

responsibilities 

and will coach the men’s and 

JIM YEAMANS 

women’s swimming teams this winter. 

Yeamans assumes the swimming reins 

from Andy Waeger, who accepted a job in 

late July as head women’s swimming 

coach at Lock Haven University. 

Kolczak inducted into 

CWPA Hall of Fame 

Former Rock women’s standout SUE 

BOW KOLCZAK was inducted in 

April into the Collegiate Water 

Polo Association’s Hall of Fame. 

Kolczak was the fourth individual with 

ties to The Rock to be inducted into the 

Hall in as many induction classes. 

Former SRU head coach DR. RICHARD 

HUNKLER (2002), former women’s 

standout LYNN COMER KACHMARIK 

(2003) and former men’s standout JOHN 

BARRETT (2004) preceded her into the 

elite group. 

Kolczak was a four-time All-America 

selection while at SRU, three times at 

Indoor Nationals and once at Outdoor 

Nationals, and represented the United 

States as a member of the women’s 

national water polo team in 1977. 

She was also was a member of the swim 

team for three years, played junior varsity 

basketball her freshman year and served as 

an assistant coach for The Rock men’s 

team during her final year as a player. 

She graduated cum laude from SRU in 

1977 after her undergraduate studies and 

went on to earn her masters degree from 

The Rock in 1982. 

Kolczak is a physical education teacher 

and lives in Valparaiso, Ind. 

In related news: 

Former Rock men’s player ALAN 

HUCKINS led the Hartwick University 

women’s water polo team to a fifth 

successive CWPA Northern 

Championship, a runner-up finish at the 

ECAC Championship and a third-place 

finish in the CWPA Eastern 

Championships. 

Dedication ceremonies for the 

new women’s soccer and 

softball office and locker room 

facility, located adjacent to the SRU 

softball field on Harmony Road, were 

held April 2, 2005. In the (top) photo, 

women’s soccer head coach Noreen 

Herlihy (front left) and softball coach 

Vashion Johnson (front right) join 

members of their team on the step of the 

facility following the ceremonies. The 

(middle) photo shows the interior of the 

women’s soccer locker room, while the 

(bottom) photo provides an exterior view 

of the facility. 

www.sru.edu 35

A Culture of Giving Started the Normal School 

Developed into Slippery Rock University 

Early settlers of the Slippery 

Rock area believed that family, 

church, and school were the 

most important in the lives of 

their children. By 1887 area 

citizens wanted to establish an 

academy for their children, an 

advanced school beyond the 

elementary grades. 

On February 6, 1888, a 

committee of 10 men was 

appointed to solicit 

subscriptions to build and to 

maintain a normal school with a 

goal set at $15,000. Centreville 

women joined the effort and 

established the Ladies Normal 

School Fund. The men and 

women of the area persevered 

and through such events as the 

“double up” meeting (at which 

many subscribers doubled their 

By Robert J. MollenhauerVice 

President for University 

Advancement 

The culture of giving that 

created the Slippery Rock State 

Normal School today continues 

to enhance Slippery Rock 

University by changing the 

landscape of the campus, 

strengthening its ability to 

attract and to retain deserving 

and talented students, and 

original subscriptions) sufficient 

funds were raised to establish a 

permanent organization, the 

Slippery Rock State Normal 

School Association. 

Young ladies of the 

community raised money for 

the proposed school. They 

young ladies pledged $1,500 

and then proceeded to earn the 

money to pay their pledge. 

One of the most popular 

activities was conducting ice 

cream parlors – two or three 

nights a week in any available 

store. 

It was announced on May 3, 

1888, that $17,325 was 

subscribed for the normal 

school. And the community 

went about the task of building. 

Towns people assisted in the 

THE CULTURE OF GIVING CONTINUES 


building the foundation for an 

even brighter future. Through 

The Campaign for Slippery 

Rock University, numerous 

individuals, companies, groups, 

and organizations have stepped 

up to ensure that the culture of 

giving continues at Slippery 

Rock University. 

For example, many would 

earmark Mrs. Ethel Carruth’s 

$2.5 million commitment in 

building as time permitted. 

One resident gave an entire 

summer to help with 

construction. Another donated 

stone and built an access road to 

the site of the building. 

The Ladies Normal School 

Fund continued its activities 

and sewed carpets and made 

bedding for dormitory rooms. 

Groups of young women 

donated the pulpit Bible for the 

chapel. 

With the construction and 

furnishing completed, the 

community set about the task of 

proving to the State that 

Slippery Rock wanted and 

deserved a Normal School. 

Governor James Addams 

Beaver accepted the 

recommendation of the 

2000 to renovate West Hall and 

name it for her daughter and 

son-in-law Carolyn and Paul 

Rizza as the landmark event that 

best represents the culture of 

giving among University 

constituents. Another cultural 

milestone was reached in 2002, 

when Fortune 500 Company 

Mine Safety Appliances made a 

gift of land valued at $2.2 

million. This gift is the largest 

inspection committee and 

responded in writing, “not so 

much for what the buildings are 

but on account of the supreme 

faith of the people that they 

were doing something worthy of 

acceptance.” 

In a remarkably short period 

of time, the citizens of the 

Slippery Rock had created for 

the young people of the region a 

normal school. By their own 

generosity and efforts they had 

acquired the land, erected 

buildings, appointed an 

administrator, and approved a 

faculty. The Slippery Rock State 

Normal School was born — 

the foundation upon which the 

future development of the 

school would proceed. 

corporate gift ever received by 

the University and the largest 

gift ever made by MSA, one of 

the nation’s leading 

corporations. The MSA gift 

made possible the development 

of the Regional Learning 

Alliance, the innovative alliance 

of educational and corporate 

partners developed by Slippery 

Rock University in the 

Cranberry Township area.

Historically, cultural growth 

is a gradual process and the 

establishment of a culture of 

giving at SRU has not come 

about through those two gifts 

alone. The N. Kerr Thompson 

Scholarship Fund, established 

by a group of former players 

loyal to Coach Thompson is an 

example of honoring their 

mentor and of recognizing the 

life-changing experiences Coach 

Thompson made possible for 

them . Many other significant 

gifts to the University came 

from alumni who wanted to say 

thanks to former mentors, 

teachers, and coaches who 

provided inspiration to them. 

Donors such as Thor Olson’39, 

Al Barnes’38, and Dr. Russell 

Wright’23 became as heroic as 

the people they emulated. 

Students have long held a 

belief that the Commonwealth 

will always provide for their 

educational needs at Slippery 

Rock University and the other 

state-owned universities within 

the Pennsylvania State System of 

Higher Education. Today, the 

Commonwealth provides for 32 

percent of operating budgets for 

Slippery Rock University and 

for the other 13 state system 

institutions. They are learning 

to rely more heavily on private 

support. 

This has produced an 

increase in tuition rates for sure, 

but also recognition among 

alumni that every gift helps 

make a Slippery Rock 

University education more 

affordable. In fact, one of the 

most popular venues for donors 

is to establish named scholarship 

programs. Individuals, 

companies, groups, and 

organizations have named 

scholarship – for themselves or 

to honor or recognize others. 

Endowed scholarships 

established by donors like Nate 

and Irene Maruca, Nile and 

Ruth’52 Coon, Carolyn and 

Paul Rizza, provide financial aid 

to students in perpetuity. 

Currently there are a total of 

185 named endowed 

scholarships benefiting Slippery 

Rock University students. 

Others have created named 

annual scholarship funds 

through annual gifts of $1,000 

or more. There are 117 named 

annual scholarships at Slippery 

Rock University. Alicia 

Stackhouse Kopp’86, Tony 

Francis’88, Ken Wilcox’62, are 

among the first to establish 

named annual scholarship 

programs. 

During each of the last three 

years, scholarships totaling more 

than $1.2 million have been 

awarded to Slippery Rock 

University students. 

Faculty and staff have helped 

the culture of giving evolve at 

Slippery Rock University. 

Established in the early 1970’s, 

the University Academic 

Scholarship program was 

created to help students by 

those who work at the 

University To help attract 

students to their respective 

academic disciplines, faculty of 

the departments of English, 

mathematics, music, biology, 

and physics have created 

scholarship funds that also 

reward excellence. Also, 

members of the clerical staff 

have established a scholarship to 

help deserving students 

Donors have proven their 

commitments to their special 

cause. Dr. Jack Critchfield’55, a 

former Rock baseball player and 

considered to be the person 

most responsible for bringing 

major league baseball to the 

Tampa Bay area, directed his 

gift for the development of a 

new baseball stadium – 

beautiful Jack Critchfield Park. 

It is the single largest gift ever 

from an alumnus. Recognizing 

a need for improved training 

facilities for varsity athletes, Dr. 

Jerry Bejbl’63 funded an athletic 

training center at N. Kerr 

Thompson Stadium.. 

Each of these gifts is fueling a 

philanthropic spirit among 

alumni and friends of SRU. 

Another phenomenon is 

generating excitement in the 

SRU philanthropic community. 

Supporting projects is becoming 

a popular way for donors to 

pool their resources. The 

Football Locker Room of 

Champions is a project that is 

supported by more than 75 

alumni who have contributed 

$1,500 to name a locker. The 

fund, augmented by a 

significant donation from Dr. 

Bejbl, has enabled the 

University to renovate the home 

team football locker room. 

Quentin Currie’62, Dr. George 

Mihalik’74, and John Brown’54 

not only contributed to the 

project, they also encouraged 

others to contribute. Class gifts 

are used to build an alumni 

pavilion, create an endowed 

scholarship program, and to 

name rooms at the Alumni 

House. 

The culture of giving was 

further exemplified when 

alumni and friends recognized 

that they could not only help 

the University with their gifts, 

they could also improve their 

estate plans. John’35 and Helen 

Williams, Budd and 

Margaret’40 Headland, Stan 

and Marilyn Kraus, established 

charitable gift annuities that 

significantly benefit SRU as well 

as providing tax benefits to the 

donors and their families. 

As alumni have become more 

comfortable and more familiar 

with charitable giving, their gifts 

have become more creative. 

Jack Hanrahan presented his 

wife, Lisa ‘68, with a birthday 

gift of a named endowed 

scholarship. Howard Meyer, 

Stan and Marilyn Kraus, Ed and 

Sophie Vincent, and Anne 

Vincent Carney contributed real 

estate and buildings. Connie 

and G. Warren Smith have 

donated scientific journals, 

Nicolai Billy’56 contributed a 

painting, and Grant McKnight 

contributed an innovative 

infield dirt mixture for 

Critchfield Park and for the 

women’s softball field. 

It is difficult to measure 

whether these gifts have created 

a culture of giving at SRU or 

whether the philanthropic spirit 

on campus encouraged donors 

to select SRU as their charity of 

choice. Slippery Rock 

University is a place where one 

person can make a difference. 

Dating back to the creation of 

the Slippery Rock State Normal 

School in 1888, Slippery Rock 

University is dramatically 

changed by individual acts of 

kindness and generosity. Each 

charitable gift makes a 

difference in the lives of 

students and each donor adds to 

the culture of giving that is 

blooming at Slippery Rock 


www.sru.edu 37

CAMPAIGN SURGES SRU FOUNDATION 

Gifts from alumni and friends 

through The Campaign for 

Slippery Rock University have 

helped to surge the fiscal 

strength of the Slippery Rock 

University Foundation, Inc. 

During the initial five years of 

the 10-year Campaign, 

Foundation income totaled 

nearly $25.5 million while the 

Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc. 

Five-Year Financial Summary 

Year Income Expense Total Assets 

2004-2005 $ 6,595,787 $ 5,458,237 $18,704,045* 

2003-2004 $ 5,806,671 $ 5,187,765 $17,697,998 

2002-2003 $ 4,200,196 $ 4,082,330 $15,026,554 

2001-2002 $ 5,034,545 $ 4,075,453 $17,666,982 

2000-2001 $ 3,977,389 $ 2,563,872 $16,327,406 

5-Year Totals $25,482,230 $21,367,657 

* Total assets including student housing project are $99,630,609. 

Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc. 

Five-Year SRU Benefits Summary 

University 

Community 

Year Scholarships Programs Capital Projects Development 

2004-2005 $1,204,452 $1,729,671 $1,349,931 $ 75,000 

2003-2004 $1,191,765 $1,375,798 $2,253,785 ———— 

2002-2003 $1,122,769 $1,462,576 $ 274,733 ———— 

2001-2002 $ 927,843 $1,418,179 $ 543,834 $400,000 

2000-2001 $ 888,996 $1,573,092 ———— ———— 

5-Year Totals $5,335,825 $7,559,316 $4,422,283 $475,000 

Foundation provided $21.3 

million for the benefit of 

Slippery Rock University. (See 

charts on page __ for details.) 

Assets maintained within the 

Slippery Rock University 

Foundation, Inc. have surpassed 

the $18 million mark for the 

first time in its 35-year history. 

The Foundation completed fiscal 

year 2004-2005 on June 30 with 

assets totaling $18,704,045 – its 

highest-ever asset total. 

The June 30, 2005 balance 

sheet confirms every aspect of 

the Foundation’s fiscal activity 

this past year followed an 

upward curve. Income totaled an 

all-time annual high of $6.5 

million, a 13.6 percent increase 

above last year’s $5.8 million 

revenue total. For the second 

consecutive year, the Foundation 

provided in excess of $5.1 

million for the benefit of 


Financial support for students 

continues as the single largest 

line item in the expense column. 

Scholarships accounted for 22 

percent (or $1,204,452) of the 

Foundation’s expenditures 

during the past fiscal year. It was 

the third consecutive year that 

scholarships for students 

surpassed the $1.1 million mark. 

Another responsibility of the 

Foundation is stewarding the 

funds it receives. At the close of 

2004-2005 fiscal year, the 

Foundation’s investment 

portfolio reached its highest ever 

level and totaled $15.2 million. 

Since its inception in 1995, the 

Foundation’s investment 

portfolio has provided an annual 

rate of return of nearly 11 

percent. 

REAL ESTATE GIFT STIMULATES 

DEVELOPMENT 

A $579,000 gift of real estate 

from Ann Vincent Carney and 

her brother and sister-in-law, 

Edward and Sophie Vincent, 

will provide the location for 

Slippery Rock Technology Park 

and a new main entrance to 


The 38.1-acre parcel of land 

transferred to the Slippery Rock 

University Foundation, Inc. is 

located on Route 108 (also 

known as Franklin Street) in 

Slippery Rock Township adjacent 

to the University campus. 

The Foundation is partnering 

with the Butler County 

Community Development 

Corporation to create the Slippery 

Rock Technology Park that has 

attracted a $1.5 million grant 

from Governor Rendell’s Capital 

Redevelopment Assistance 

Program. The development of a 

building and infrastructure for a 

business incubator is the initial 

phase of the park. The business 

incubator will provide flexible 

space for individuals and groups 

to start business ventures. 

The new entrance will 

provide SRU with a better 

beltway around campus while 

relieving traffic congestion in 

Slippery Rock Township and 

Slippery Rock Borough. 

“I am very grateful for this 

outstanding gift from Ann and 

Ed and Sophie,” said President 

Smith. “The new entrance will 

add tremendous aesthetic and 

functional value to Slippery Rock 

University and to the community, 

and the business incubator will 

significantly enhance the 

economy of the region.” 

HEADLAND S EXCITE ALUMNI 

WEEKEND GATHERING WITH 

$50,000 GIFT 

Alumni Weekend traditionally 

is an event for alumni to catch 

up on the latest news about 

Slippery Rock University and 

about their former classmates. 

Howard L. “Budd” and 

Margaret “Maggie” ’40 Rehm 

Headland of Greenville added a 

little excitement this June when 

they presented President Smith 

with a check for $50,000 at the 

Annual Alumni Weekend 

Luncheon. 

“During recent years Budd 

and Maggie have been 

extremely generous to Slippery 

Rock University,” said President 

Smith. “I was not surprised by 

their continuing support, but 

the amount of this generous gift 

certainly took me by surprise. It 

is obvious that Budd and 

Maggie have made Slippery 

Rock University a priority for 

the choices they make about 

their philanthropic decisions. 

We are fortunate to have Budd 

and Maggie among our most 

loyal supporters.” 

With this most recent gift, the 

Headlands have contributed 

more than $160,000 to Slippery 

Rock University. 


TWO AREA BUSINESS LEADERS 

ELECTED TO SRU FOUNDATION 

Two area business leaders have 

been elected to three-year terms 

on the Slippery Rock University 

Foundation, Inc. Board of 

Directors. 

Elected recently by the Board 

of Directors are: Georgia Berner, 

president and CEO of Berner 

International Corporation, New 

Castle, and John H. Cummings, 

Jr., Esq., principal with Yanni & 

Company Investment Advisors, 

Pittsburgh. 

Berner is president and CEO 

of Berner International 

Corporation, a New Castlebased 

manufacturer of air doors, 

air curtains, and related 

equipment. Also, the company 

recently initiated the production 

of energy recovery systems. 

Berner was named by Ernst and 

Young as the Entrepreneur of 

the Year in 2004 and, in 2003, 

Berner International 

Corporation was named 

Manufacturer of the Year by the 

Pittsburgh Business Times. The 

company’s generosity initiated 

the Berner International Child 

Development Center at the 

Regional Learning Alliance in 

Cranberry Township, a 

University-initiated workforce 

development facility. 

Cummings is a 1984 

graduate of Slippery Rock and 

is a partner with Yanni & 

Company Invesement Advisors, 

an employee-owned firm based 

in Pittsburgh that provides 

comprehensive customized 

investment counseling for its 

clients. Also, he serves as the 

company’s chief legal counsel 

and compliance officer. An 

advocate of higher education, 

Cummings has taught financial 

planning courses and seminars 

at Slippery Rock University, and 

has been a featured lecturer at 

School of Business programs. 

Also, he teaches at Duquesne 

University and at Waynesburg 

College. Cummings earned the 

Chartered Financial Consultant 

title in 2002. 

CAMPAIGN STIMULATES 

SIGNIFICANT ANNUAL SUPPORT 

Energized through The 

Campaign for Slippery Rock 

University, a 10-year effort to 

generate $33 million, charitable 

gifts received annually have 

surpassed the $3 million level 

during four of the last five years. 

Contributions during those five 

years total $16,362,370, and 

marks the most significant 

period of generosity by 

constituents in the University’s 

115-year history. 

“I appreciate the tremendous 

display of support from our 

constituencies,” said President 

Smith. “Many of those who are 

contributing have told me that 

they believe in the vision of 

Slippery Rock University, and 

that their contributions can 

make a difference in helping the 

University reach that vision. 

The Campaign for Slippery 

Rock University began as an 

effort to generate $11 million 

during a five-year period. The 

goal of the Campaign was 

increased to $33 million within 

10-years due to the 

overwhelming response that 

surpassed the $11 million goal 

in just the first 18 months. To 

date, $19,518,355 has been 

contributed and committed. 

Individuals have accounted 

for more than $12.3 million, 

representing 64 percent of the 

total realized to date. Friends of 

Slippery Rock University have 

gifted and committed $7.2 

million – 37 percent of current 

total. Gifts and commitments 

from alumni total nearly $5.3 

million or 27 percent of the 

total. 

In addition, the corporate 

community has provided a total 

of $6.0 million or 31 percent of 

the campaign total. And some 

5.7 percent of the total, $1.1 

million, was gifted by 

foundations and other 

organizations. 

LILIES OF THE ROCK 

Five women who met as 

freshmen at Slippery Rock 

University in the early 1970’s 

recently established a scholarship 

to commemorate their lifelong 

friendship. They decided to 

name the scholarship, “ Lilies of 

the Rock” the name of their 

intramural team, and designate 

that the award be made to a 

varsity women athlete at SRU. 

All of the women played a 

varsity sport including field 

hockey and basketball. They 

recalled the outstanding role 

models of faculty and coaches at 

SRU – especially Pat Zimmerman 

and Anne Griffith – and the 

tremendous influence that these 

women had on their lives. 

The “Lilies” have a rock solid 

friendship that has celebrated 

over 30 years of life passages 

through weddings, births, 

partners, advanced degrees, 

career changes and diverse 

interests. Four of the five live in 

Maine and they continue to 

“work on” the lone Pennsylvania 

resident, Jocelyn Beck and her 

husband Jeff. They attribute 

their ability to stay together to 

Jocelyn “the hub” and Barb 

Kimball “the organizer” and 

according to Barb Wood have 

been referred to as “a cult” 

because of their closeness and 

involvement in each other’s lives. 

The women have diverse 

interests that include sheep 

farmer and weaver; world 

traveler, painter and sailor. The 

group’s career interests are: 

manager for LLBean; corporate 

manager (Fed Ex) and 

entrepreneur; biology professor 

at the University of Maine, 

human resource manager in 

health care and manager in 

professional sports. 

That a friendship started in 

1971 at Slippery Rock 

University and enduring 35 years 

later is not a surprise to the 

“lilies.” Their recent trip to 

Alaska is a continuation of a 

lifetime of vacations and 

holidays spent together. 

www.sru.edu 39

SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2005 

D O N O R R E P O R T 

welcome to the donor report 

Charitable gift support to Slippery Rock University is acknowledged 

publicly in this annual Donor Report included as part of The Rock 

Magazine. The listing includes the names of donors who contributed $200 

or more between July 1, 2004, and June 30, 2005. Charitable support is 

greatly appreciated and is used to help fund scholarships, equipment, 

student and faculty travel to conferences and educational activities, along 

with a host of other programs and activities that keep Slippery Rock 

University at the forefront of higher education. The entire University 

community appreciates and benefits from the leadership and commitment 

of its donors. Each donor is listed individually when possible. 

Total Annual Gifts 

$4,000,000 

$3,500,000 

$3,000,000 

$2,500,000 

$2,000,000 

$1,500,000 

$1,000,000 

$500,000 

$0 

$1,762,507 

$3,042,404 

$2,467,601 

$3,706,963 

$3,625,778 

$3,519,446 

99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 

$300,000+ 

Anonymous (1) 

Anne Vincent Carney 

Pearl K. Stoner** 

Edward P. Vincent 

Sophie Harwood Vincent ’72 

$100,000+ 

Grace Hildebrand Allen ’35** 

First National Bank of 

Pennsylvania 

Carolyn C. Rizza 

Paul F. Rizza 

$50,000+ 

Alfred John Barnes ’38** 

Jerome F. Bejbl ’63 

Kathleen T. Bejbl ’63 

Berner International 

Corporation 

Georgia Berner 

Sheila I. Drohan ’74 

Howard L. Headland 

Margaret Rehm Headland ’40 

Brenda C. Loube 

$25,000+ 

ING, Inc. 

Lockheed Martin 

Corporation 

Pepsi-Cola Company 

The Edith L. Trees 

Charitable Trust 

$20,000+ 

Butler County Bar 

Association 

Bonnie A. (Gangone) 

McElhaney ’63 

Janet L. (Westerwick) 

Sargert ’63 

Laurice F. Sargert 

$10,000+ 

Nicholas Billy ’56 

Susan Jean Changnon ’85 

Christopher Reeve Paralysis 

Foundation 

John W. Conway 

Kathryn Conway 

John K. Gehret ’80 

Betty Hess 

Darrell James Hess ’54 

Donald E. Phillips ’51 

Therese (Hudacek) 

Phillips ’52 

PPG Industries Foundation 

The Procter & Gamble Fund 

SRU Student Government 

Association, Inc. 

Roger Vincent 

Karen J. (McKeag) 

Watson ’73 

Robert J. Watson ’70 

$5,000+ 

Garry W. Benford ’77 

Barbara B. Blackstone 

Michael J. Cleary 

Dorothy Mae (Book) 

Conway ’46 

Duane Lonsdale Conway ’56 

Donna Couillard Getreuer ’74 

Faculty for Undergraduate 

Neuroscience 

Daniel Patrick Gillen ’78 


Monique Gillen 

Eleanor Ruth (Cottrell) 

Hartzell ’39 

Herbert F. Hartzell ’35 

Herbert W. Hunt ’67 

Jerry Taylor Ford Sales, Inc. 

Natural Sand Company 

Gary Rose 

Pamela Joan (Minoski) 

Runac ’69 

Jane Scott-Cleary 

Harry D. Spataro ’51 

Patricia Spataro 

State Farm Insurance 

Company 

James Michael Stracka ’80 

Ronda Sue (Romesburg) 

Stracka ’81 

The Triangle Tech Group 

Troy-Alan Chevrolet-Olds- 

Geo, Inc. 

Unilever United States, Inc. 

Irene Watson 

John A. Watson ’40 

Wise Physical Therapy and 

Sports Medicine 

Janet Wise 

Scott Allan Wise ’90 

Barbara Wukich ’92 

Richard M. Wukich 

POLISHING 

$3,000+ 

Anonymous (2) 

American College Health 

Association 

John Wilson Brown ’54 

The Burgess/McCormac 

Foundation 

Gregory A. Crawford 

Merle Jan (Moses) 

Crawford ’79 

Karen Cummins 

David Gordley 

The Grable Foundation 

Ruth Madalyn (Glaspey) 

Harris ’38 

Louis Heitlinger 

Elinor Ruth Jeffrey ’79 

Robert Jeffrey 

Laser Drive, Inc. 

Marcy J. Leeds 

Stephen Medwid ’62 

Wayne L. Miller ’71 

Jessie K. Padchonga 

Louis Pappan 

Patty Pappan 

Pappan’s Family 

Restaurant, Inc. 

Randall L. C. Russell ’66 

Claire R. Schmieler ’87 

Susan E. (Newell) Schmitt ’68 

William J. Schmitt ’65 

ROCKS 

Robert M. Smith 

Ramona L. Smith 

Jean A. Sonntag 

William C. Sonntag ’70 

Michael R. Springer 

Champ R. Storch 

Marjorie L. Storch 

Beverly L. (Lauffer) Suhr ’52 

Henry B. Suhr 

Timothy Trautman ’73 

Nancy L. (McCracken) 

Wilenzik ’65 

$2,500+ 

William O. Boggs 

Herbert F. Burger 

Jane C. Burger 

Wilma J. Cavill ’52 

Barbara C. Davis ’65 

Robert A. Davis 

Jane Douds 

Paul A. Douds Sr. ’62 

Fidelity Investments 

Mark Andrew 

McCommon ’78 

William J. McKinney 

PepsiCo 

Blase S. Scarnati 

Mary Scarnati 

Robert S. Taylor Esq. ’78 

Verizon 

A. Lee (Hauer) Williams ’91 

William F. Williams 

$2,000+ 

WITH 

Anonymous (2) 

Anadarko Petroleum 

Corporation 

Beverly R. (Swallow) 

Butch ’70 

John D. Butch ’72 

David O. Cashdollar ’74 

Mark J. Cohen 

Arlene H. (Kane) 

Dziedzic ’71 

Stanley J. Dziedzic Jr. ’72 

Great Smoky Mountains 

Employee/Alumni 

Association 

Harold Reyburn Grove ’54 

Janis Hall 

Terry L. Hall ’71 

Barbara J. Hannan 

Robert W. Hannan ’61 

Carol L. (Grolemund) 

Holland ’86 

Ronald J. Hunt ’73 

William F. Lindgren 

William J. Love ’72 

Marjorie L.C. (Christy) 

Maguire ’37 

Robert Marcus ’61 

McDonald’s Corporation 

Laurie Mollenhauer 

Robert J. Mollenhauer 

National City Bank - 

Cleveland OH 

National City Bank of 

Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh 

Anthony Evan Nicastro ’75 

Caroline C. Reilly 

Marcie Lynn (Seeger) 

Reinhard ’85 

Mark Alan Reinhard ’84 

Rotary International 

Foundation 

Michael Schmittlein 

Michael Howard Sharp ’83 

H. Charles Shultz ’54 

Cynthia Rae Taylor ’78 

Jane Teague 

Norman B. Teague 

Nick P. Trombetta ’76 

Barbara Walwik 

Theodore J. Walwik 

Jeffrey William Wangler ’81 

Judith L. Zarenko ’71 

$1,000+ 

Anonymous (5) 

Nancy Aebersold 

Robert N. Aebersold 

Allegheny Mineral 

Corporation 

KNOWLEDGE 

At Slippery Rock University, 

freshmen arrive with enthusiasm 

for learning, eager to expand their horizons and their knowledge base, 

but, most would admit, are still rough in their understanding of the 

world. Four new granite stones located along the newly created Pedestrian Corridor linking the east and west 

sections of campus provide a multi-part sculpture showing that just as granite can be lathe polished to a brilliant 

gloss, students can be equally polished in the classroom. The stones represent each of the student’s years at SRU - freshman, sophomore, junior and senior/graduate. 

The starting stone, located just outside the entrance to Weisenfluh Dining Hall, was taken from campus during construction projects. The three spheres in the 

sculpture were imported from India where a quarry specializes in turning out large, round polished stones. The sculpture, which weighs more than eight ton, was a 

concept of President Smith and is complete with a final, highly polished granite sphere outside the Jack C. Dinger Special Education Building entrance. 

www.sru.edu 41

SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2004 

D O N O R R E P O R T 

Nancy Allenbaugh 

William G. Allenbaugh II ’90 

Carol R. Anderson ’78 

John Nicholas Anderson ’69 

APSCUF, Slippery Rock 

Chapter 

Deborah A. Baker 

Eliott G. Baker 

Mark J. Banks 

Bernstein & Bernstein, Inc. 

Randy Alan Bernstein ’78 

Russell F. Bicker 

Richard Jerome Blake Jr. ’88 

Renee M. Boccio ’66 

Bruce G. Boliver ’73 

Tracy Leigh (Massack) 

Boliver ’79 

Hazel Boliver 

Louis Boliver 

Richard James Bowman ’79 

M. Kate Brennan 

Bernice G. Brown 

Buco Transportation, Inc. 

Anna Mary (Reed) 

Campbell ’46 

Robert Bruce Campbell 

Raymond E. Carothers ’73 

Franklin M. Carr ’50 

Cashdollar and Associates 

Grady W. Cooper 

Joseph A. Costello ’68 

Stephen C. Coulon ’80 

Susan Coulon 

Dennis P. Cousins ’69 

Kevin M. Craig ’92 

Jack B. Critchfield ’55 

Charlotte Currie 

Quentin P. Currie ’62 

D. Simpson, Inc. 

Fred Dillner 

Rose (Spataro) Dillner ’57 

F. Eugene Dixon Jr. 

The Dolan Group, LLC 

Diana Y. Dreyer 

Gay K. Dull 

James E. Dull ’50 

Eaton Corporation 

Elaine S. (Bobletz) 

Enfonde ’90 

Lynne Marie (Gorse) 

Ernes ’78 

Murry E. Everson 

Exxon Education 

Foundation 

First National Bank of 

Pennsylvania 

Wealtha Mae (Adamosky) 

Flick ’57 

Florida Corporate Realty 

Jeffrey Y. Forrest 

Kimberly Y. Z. Forrest 

Judith M. (Miron) 

Frederick ’69 

Robert Eugene Frederick ’69 

Furniture Galleries/ 

Carpet One 

Vincent Furtkevic ’73 

Joe Gammon ’89 

Michelle Linn Gammon ’91 

George M. Geissel 

General Electric Company 

Ginger Hill Tavern 

Kathryn A. Glenn ’47 

Beverly M. Gocal 

Anne M. Griffiths 

Francene E. Haymon 

Stephen Heasley ’73 

Kurt Raymond Heinz ’76 

C. Jay Hertzog 

John A. Hicks ’62 

Judith F. (Keith) Hicks ’62 

S. Donald Hindman ’57 

Patricia A. Hladio 

Greg Andrew Hopkins ’95 

Billie F. Hunkler 

Richard F. Hunkler 

Dianna L. (McCandless) 

Kelly ’73 

Donald Shields Kelly ’56 

Phyllis A. Kendziorski 

Stanley Kendziorski 

Karen Kiefer 

Sam Kiefer ’79 

Barbara R. (Rich) Kimball ’75 

Martha Anne King 

Melvin L. Klein ’49 

Alicia Stackhouse Kopp ’86 

Kevin R. Kopp 

John Robert Kotula ’57 

The Landon Family 

Foundation 

Carl L. Laughner ’49 

Norma A. (Watson) 

Laughner ’48 

N. Lee Ligo 

Susan C. (Cross) 

Lipnickey ’75 

Royce A. Lorentz 

Ann Lueken 

Paul A. Lueken 

Marilyn Lueken 

Carol J. Matteson ’68 

Maxim Crane Works 

Paul David McCartney ’84 

Allen W. McClymonds 

Melissa McClymonds 

Regina M. McDonald ’73 

George F. McDowell ’82 

Joanne L. McKeag ’55 

Thomas M. McPherson 

Zane R. M. Meixner ’49 

Minnesota Mining and 

Manufacturing Foundation, 

Inc. 

Joseph Monteleone 

Patricia A. Monteson ’67 

Mario Edgar Moreira ’84 

Seeme (Baqai) Moreira ’85 

Daniel M. Morra ’77 

Barbara Jean (Rhattigan) 

Morris ’83 

James Harold Morris ’82 

Janet Myers 

National Foundation, Inc. 

John A. Nichols 

North Pittsburgh Telephone 

Systems 

Harry A. Norton ’85 

Alan B. Offstein 

Patti Offstein 

G. Patrick O’Hare ’65 

Leona C. Parascenzo 

Joyce L. Patterson ’76 

Pepsi Bottling Group 

R. Dean Piccirillo ’89 

Nicholas Jon Pici ’96 

The Pittsburgh Foundation 

Gregory Thomas Policano ’82 

Price Waterhouse 

Princeton Consulting Group 

Rose P. Ricci ’81 

Kerry S. (Griffith) Risco ’87 

Fred B. Roby ’53 

Rock Chiropractic 

Rock City Ltd. 

F. Duane Rose 

M. Richard Rose ’55 

Gail Sabanosh ’76 

John Anton Samsa ’83 

Regis I. Schiebel ’57 

Clara C. Settlemire 

Mark A. Shotwell 

Sigma Theta Tau 

Donald R. Simpson ’74 

Linda Marie (Dominick) 

Simpson ’74 

David F. Skoloda 

Slippery Rock Bartramian 

Audubon Society 

Slippery Rock Hardware 

Snyder Charitable 

Foundation 

Barbara Songer 

Soroptimist International of 

Butler County 

Specialty Orthopaedics, P.C. 

SRU Math Department 

Margaret J. (Sickle) Stickel ’55 

Elaine M. Sullivan ’74 

SunTrust 

William K. Thomas 

Barry K. Thompson ’87 

Susan H. Tritt ’72 

Naomi Neilson Vichich ’70 

The Wachovia Corporation 

Trinda N. Weaver ’73 

Michael Weisman 

Marie Wheaton ’47 

Wildell, Inc. 

Rodney Lane Wilson ’99 

Betty Ann (Heny) 

Wingard ’61 

Harold Wingard ’60 

Arthur C. Wodiska 

Mark Thomas Young ’80 

2003-04 Sources of Gift Income 

$144,540 

FOUNDATIONS & 

ASSOCIATIONS 4% 

$1,135,596 

CORPORATIONS 32% 

$1,025,738 

FRIENDS 30% 

$1,213,572 

ALUMNI 34% 


Recognizing gifts received July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 **Deceased

$500+ 

Anonymous (2) 

Mary R. Adair 

American Express Financial 

Advisors 

American Home Products 

Corporation 

American Society of Safety 

Engineers 

Lauren Anderson-Carty 

Ronald Francis Antonelli ’78 

John L. Badgett 

M. Rebecca (Gabrys) 

Badgett ’74 

Linda N. Banko 

Richard D. Barclay ’46 

John Joseph Barker ’89 

Kelly Ann (Vogan) Barker ’83 

Robert L. Barnes 

Kenneth B. Blair 

Carolyn Eberly Blaney 

Craig Bouslough ’85 

Patrice (Mizerak) Braun ’76 

Timothy Jay Braun ’74 

Diane E. Breidenstein ’81 

Glen W. Brunken 

Butler County Symphony 

Association, Inc. 

Vernice P. Cain 

Joseph Cali 

Dean Vansant Camp ’80 

Timothy D. Carney 

John R. Carpenter ’75 

Juliana Carpenter ’86 

Hannah Kay Case 

Joan B. Titus Chew ’51 

Jerry G. Chmielewski 

Madelin G. (Booth) 

Clements ’56 

Joan C. Condravy 

Natalie N. (Nunes) 

Conway ’88 

Marjorie A. (Henderson) 

Corona ’51 

Rudolph Corona ’56 

Cornelius Cosgrove 

Edwin B. Cottrell ’43 

Mildred Louise (Weed) 

Cottrell ’43 

Nancy L. Cruikshank 

CSEM, Inc. 

Charles T. Curry 

Eugenia L. Curry 

John H. Dahlstrand ’83 

Anthony Daniels ’63 

Vernon L. Dietrich ’64 

Cynthia Ann Dillon ’96 

Robert G. DiSpirito Sr. 

David D. Dixon ’76 

Joshua E. Dunkle ’01 

Kelly Renee (Weiss) 

Dunkle ’00 

James Robert Eckbreth ’76 

Tom Eddy ’71 

Twila J. (Stewart) Eddy ’72 

William M. Elliott 

ELTECH Systems 

Corporation 

Elizabeth C. Farr 

Robert E. Fidoten 

Food Services Management 

Associates 

George T. Force 

Ford Business Machines, Inc. 

Pamela Jane (Seibel) Frigot ’79 

John B. Fullen ’63 

David L. Geesey ’56 

Christopher George ’01 

Louise J. (Liotta) George ’39 

Larry Vincent Giusti ’75 

Charles A. Gottschalk ’90 

Elise M. Grabner 

Gary C. Grabner 

Martha E. (Turner) Green ’73 

Mark H. Gubash ’91 

Connie Halttunen 

William R. Halttunen ’50 

Delphine Oehms Hamilton 

Susan E. Hannam 

Glenn Allen Hart ’79 

Andrea Hawkins 

James S. Hawkins ’71 

Georgia A. Heid 

Hewitt Associates 

Karen Rita Hickok ’99 

James C. Hughes 

Scott Jackson ’88 

Patricia Jargiello Jarrett 

Brent Peter Johnson ’73 

Julea Partners L.P. 

Kathleen Kellinger 

KEY Group 

David Bruce Kingsbury ’83 

Knotts Interiors 

Kevin W. Krepinevich ’76 

Karen A. Krepinevich- 

Wicke ’81 

James B. Kubalic 

Lambda Tau Nursing 

Honor Society 

Paul Lanich 

Genevieve Lescsak ’43 

Lincoln Square 

Anthony C. Linnan 

Michael R. Lintelman ’79 

Nancy Kay (Marsh) 

Lintelman ’80 

John F. Lisco 

Donna Lowry ’60 

Robert A. Lowry ’48 

Ben Lueken 

Luigi’s Restaurant 

Andrew C. Major ’88 

Sherry (Schroeder) Major ’89 

Matthew David Maritz ’98 

Markel & Sons Landscaping 

Nancy L. (Rutkowski) 

Markel ’61 

Ronald G. Markel ’61 

David J. Marki ’80 

Marvin P. Baker 

Susanne L. (Lyons) Maxey ’57 

Michael A. McDonald 

James P. McFarland 

Janie M. McFarland 

Thomas McGarity ’81 

Carl Thomas McGary ’83 

Sharon A. (Weidl) 

McKnight ’73 

Barbara M. McNeal 

Joseph Merhaut ’89 

Rhonda J. (Reese) 

Merhaut ’89 

Elaine Mess 

George J. Mihalik ’74 

Laura Lee (Lanich) 

Mihalik ’76 

Christin Suzanne 

(Cunningham) Miller ’96 

David K. Miller 

Lynn Williamson Miller ’76 

Michael S. Miller ’75 

Carol L. Moss ’86 

Dennis E. Murray ’63 

Geraldine L. (Susa) 

Murray ’62 

Janet Musher 

Nationwide Mutual 

Insurance Company 

Raymond Melvin 

Newman Jr. ’78 

Malynda J. (Ullman) 

Nichols ’92 

Randall Allen Nichols ’90 

Jane Kathryn Spotts Norris 

Peter Christopher North ’81 

Roger L. Oberlin 

Gerald O’Brien 

William S. O’Donnell ’78 

Peter J. Oesterling ’78 

Daniel Robert Parr ’75 

Mary Alice Paul 

Daniel Perkins 

Karen (Taylor) Perry ’79 

Thomas H. Perry Jr. ’02 

Orvan B. Peterson 

John P. Phillips ’69 

Patricia A. Pierce ’86 

Fred B. Powell 

Janet E. Powell ’95 

Prudential Securities, Inc. 

Ruth Purcell 

Louis Razzano 

Herb. F. Reinhard 

Rotary Club of Butler 

Bruce W. Russell ’72 

Sue Ellen (Dickert) 

Russell ’93 

Robert J. Salmen ’83 

Michael Peter Saraka ’89 

Duncan M. Sargent 

Jill M. Segraves ’81 

Philip H. Sheridan ’55 

Sue A. Shuttleworth 

Jeffery C. Siemianowski ’74 

Patrick D. Slagle ’80 

Slippery Rock Family 

Medicine Center 

Slippery Rock Giant Eagle 

#606 

Slippery Rock Lawn & 

Garden 

John F. Snyder 

SRU Federal Credit Union 

Mack J. Steel 

Stacey G. Steele 

Terry S. Steele 

Cora L. Stephens 

K. James Strickland 

Kathleen M. Strickland 

John Rea Stroup ’80 

Milan V. Tatala ’35 

Taw Trucking, Inc. 

The Climbing Wall, Inc. 

Genevieve M. Tvrdik 

Matthew James Veltri ’81 

Hubert C. Voltz ’54 

Ed J. Walsh 

Frances H. Walsh 

Jean S. Wanchick 

Philip J. Wanchick ’67 

Westfield Construction 

Corporation 

Stephen T. Wicke ’82 

William F. Young, Jr. 

Funeral Home, Inc. 

Daniel J. Williams ’70 

Kenneth C. Wilson ’87 

Darren S. Winnie ’88 

Amanda A. Yale 

James Yarger ’70 

James V. Yeamans ’83 

Robert Quentin Yeckley ’74 

Thomas Lester Yohe ’74 

Michael Scott Zema ’90 

Patricia A. Zimmerman 

Samuel Zyroll Jr. ’78 

$200+ 

Anonymous (6) 

Marjorie Marie (Winrick) 

Abbott ’77 

Bruce Leroy Adams ’43 

Twyla H. (Holben) Adams ’44 

Benjamin L. Addison ’87 

Alcoa Foundation 

Jean Alexander 

Alpha Omicron Pi (Sigma 

Rho Chapter) 

Austin Ray Anderson ’69 

Linda (Gajarsky) 

Anderson ’71 

William R. Anderson ’76 

Pamela A. Arnhold 

Robert W. Arnhold Jr. 

Richard H. Arthur 

Ascent Technology 

Consulting, Inc. 

Association of Pa. State, 

College & Univ. Faculty 

Maria A. (DeMarino) 

Bachuchin ’76 

Michael Kelly Bachuchin ’76 

F. Gerard Baglieri ’83 

Carol Jean (Joseph) Balcer ’71 

www.sru.edu 43

R E P O R T 

continued 

$435,134 

CAPITAL 12% 

$176,040 

ACADEMIC 

DEPARTMENT 

AND LIBRARY 5% 

$137,731 

UNRESTRICTED 4% 

Daniel Balcer ’71 

Karla (Knauss) Barger ’90 

Harry W. Bassett ’51 

Audrey Beatty 

William Thomas Beatty ’56 

Jeffrey R. Beck ’74 

Jocelyn Anne (Muntz) 

Beck ’75 

Mary L. (Suveges) Bitar ’63 

Raymond Wayne Bitar ’63 

John S. Bonando 

Megan Jeanne Bowers ’97 

Kori Anne (Eastwood) 

Boyd ’95 

Robert Allen Boyd II ’95 

Kathleen G. Boykin 

Robert W. Boykin 

Nancy (Ashton) Boylan ’89 

Susan Marie (Flynn) Brant ’81 

Wendy G. (Held) Brewster ’78 

Albert J. Brinson 

Robert A. Brown 

Russ Brown Jr. ’74 

Harry J. Brownfield ’50 

J. Robert Bruya 

Patricia K. Buck ’89 

Robert E. Buck 

Richard E. Buckley ’54 

Joan M. (Murphy) Bundy ’66 

2004-05 Designation of Gifts 

Recognizing gifts received July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 **Deceased 


David Lee Burnette ’76 

John L. Burtch 

Kenneth J. Calhoun 

Monica (Young) 

Campagna ’83 

Victor P. Campagna ’82 

Patrick Cappatt ’73 

Evelyn Lucille (Means) 

Carson ’37 

Gary V. Charmel ’86 

Twila A. (Martinez) Clark ’63 

C. Douglas Clinger Jr. 

Jean R. Clinger 

Mary Kay (Fink) Coates ’61 

Coffaro’s Pizza, Inc. 

Kimberly (Vardaro) Coffaro 

Rob J. Coffaro 

Deborah J. Cohen 

Robert A. Cohen 

Patricia Collins ’75 

Gene G. Collodi ’63 

Mary Katherine (Hoban) 

Collodi ’63 

Comber Physical Therapy 

LLC 

Mark S. Combine 

Cheryl M. Comes 

Thomas J. Como 

Jean Condo ’62 

$1,168,890 

ENDOWMENTS AND 

SCHOLARSHIPS 33% 

$1,601,646 

OTHER RESTRICTED 46% 

Peggy A. (Sekora) 

Cornman ’63 

Louise E. (Rihn) Corpora ’75 

Joseph S. Crawford 

Robert Thomas Cray ’70 

Sharon Lynn (Shields) 

Creeks ’75 

Dennis Coleman Creese ’70 

Jeffrey L. Croll ’70 

Linda Lee (Snyder) Croll ’69 

Warren G. Crouch ’49 

David Allen Crunkleton ’75 

Dawn Jeannine (Weimer) 

Crunkleton ’74 

Michael W. Cully ’80 

David B. Culp 

Thomas Daddesio 

Kenneth R. Denne ’59 

Margaret B. Denning 

Lawrence J. DePaul ’74 

Michael E. Detlefsen 

Norina DiSante 

Richard Roy Dodd ’84 

James H. Donley ’68 

Patricia Drescher-Porter ’89 

Yvonne T. Driscoll 

Henry J. Duckstein ’71 

Susan J. (Drexler) 

Duckstein ’70 

Margaret Jean Dunsmore ’77 

David L. Dylewski ’68 

Donald B. Eicholtz ’57 

Elizabeth A. (Dombrosky) 

Eisenhauer ’87 

Engelhard Corporation 

Leland Grey England ’81 

Lynn M. (Hadvab) 

Ferguson ’85 

Richard P. Ferguson ’68 

Ferrick Construction 

Company, Inc. 

John H. Fink ’59 

Michael Andrew 

Franko Jr. ’76 

Freddie Mac Foundation 

Mildred Mae (Andrews) 

Fredell ’31** 

W. Paul Fredell 

Kevin Gabreski 

Joseph A. Gallian ’66 

George P. Garlick ’81 

Christine Ann (Keener) 

Garrett ’74 

Christopher Gathagan ’79 

General Motors 

George Moving & Storage, 

Inc. 

John E. George ’65 

Joanne E. Giannini ’62 

Angelo L. Gioiosa ’63 

Robert Anthony Giorgiani ’75 

Thomas L. Gordon 

Donald Allen Gresh ’62 

Lynn Kamerer Gresh ’63 

Dennis Andrew Grosky ’84 

Sandra E. (Hilgar) Grosky ’73 

Grove City Area School 

District 

Guy Vincent Guadagnino ’70 

Lisa Guard 

William F. Guthrie ’60 

Catherine Ellen (Snyder) 

Guzzo ’80 

Robert Guzzo ’78 

Jessie Robertson (Becker) 

Hanson ’46 

Veronica G. (Sobolewski) 

Harkins ’68 

James T. Hathaway 

Joseph Kramer Hauschulz ’97 

Mechelle A. Hawk 

Stephen L. Hawk 

Jason Thomas Hawks ’99 

Raymond E. Haynes ’37 

Francis E. Heffner 

Laurel Lynn Heilman ’86 

Rose Heilman-Houser 

Diane L. (Altieri) Henry ’86 

Donald Henry ’83 

Francis J. Hensler 

Fred W. Herlinger Jr. ’66 

Gail J. (Manrose) 

Herlinger ’68 

Harry V. Herlinger ’67 

Lynda K. (Burkett) 

Herlinger ’66 

Susan L. (Woolston) 

Herman ’81 

William L. Herman 

Franklyn H. Heyl 

Esther Pauline (Halttunen) 

Hillila ’44 

Sherry Hockenberry ’78 

Edwin R. Hogan ’51 

D. Jeffrey Hogue ’81 

Dixie L. Hogue 

Earl R. Hogue ’40 

Kathleen (Allison) Hogue ’37 

Houghton Mifflin Company 

House of Prayer 

Bonnie Lynn Hubicz ’75 

James P. Hutton 

IBM Corporation 

Sharon G. Isacco 

Jennifer Lee (Wegley) 

Jacob ’77 

Kenneth E. Johns Jr. ’61 

Johnson & Johnson 

Ardelle E. Johnson ’58 

Carla J. Johnson ’80 

Diana (Rankin) Johnston ’88 

Donald Johnston ’89 

Anna Belle Jones 

Patricia Ann (Magda) 

Jones ’69 

Sharadchandra W. Joshi 

Richard David Julian ’80 

K & B Restoration 

Alice E. Kaiser-Drobney 

M. Janice Kasnevich ’68 

Clifford A. Kaufman 

John O. Kaufman ’40 

David A. Kaufmann ’55 

Valentin L. Kefeli 

James Kell ’73 

Claire G. Keller

Edward Paul Kelly ’77 

Ann H. Kemmerer 

Michael S. Kish ’73 

Klafter’s, Inc. 

Kathryn Knauss 

Donald G. Koshute ’66 

Brad J. Kovaleski ’01 

Rebecca Sue (Sutton) Kyle ’83 

Daniel Lafferty 

Gustavo Landazuri ’84 

Kerry Ann (McMillen) 

Landfried ’81 

Harry K. Lasky ’58 

Margaret B. (Braine) 

Latimer ’72 

Andrew James Laughlin ’99 

Karen Jean (Skwara) 

Laughlin ’71 

Desmonde Laux 

James L. Laux 

Keith Carl Lawton ’77 

Frederick S. Lesnett ’69 

Joseph A. Lisciandro ’72 

Molly Lynn (O’Neil) 

Lisciandro ’74 

Dean A. Logan ’49 

Laureen M. Lokash 

Brian Mark Long ’94 

Robert J. Lutz 

Grace Marie MacDonald ’81 

Daniel Charles Maguire ’81 

Jaya Mani ’82 

Srinivasa B. Mani 

Kathleen A. Manning 

Richard James Manning ’75 

Sophie Marlin 

Gregory Alan Marsh ’82 

Kristin Jane (Moore) 

Marsh ’84 

Ernestine J. (Savage) 

Marshall ’60 

J. Stanley Marshall ’47 

Kathleen S. Martin 

Lillian Grace Martin ’46 

Mastro Gourmet Quality Ice 

Linda L. Mather 

Clair W. McClure 

Robert A. McComas ’82 

Cynthia Sue McCullough ’78 

Khris McGarity 

Nellie C. (Shearer) 

McGary ’53 

Thomas E. McGary ’53 

Bruce McKim ’86 

Lorraine (Kostas) 

McLaughlin ’55 

Lynda Darlene (Angelo) 

Means ’74 

Louise Mercuro-Pearson ’74 

Merrill Lynch 

Marguerite L. (Lehett) 

Mershimer ’59 

Paul E. Mershimer ’60 

Colleen (Koetzner) Messa 

’75 

Jeffrey W. Messer 

Carrie O. (Osborne) 

Michaels ’01 

Jeffrey A. Michaels ’93 

Robert Mickley ’49 

Microsoft Corporation 

Carl E. Miller ’90 

Joette L. Miller ’73 

Shirley J. Miller ’80 

Wayne L. Miller 

Betty Jean (McCord) Mosca 

’44 

Norman A. Moses Sr. ’73 

John David Motyl ’84 

Lynne M. Motyl 

Mt. Lebanon United 

Presbyterian Church 

David Robert Mueller ’84 

Mary Ann Nagel ’97 

Kathleen Ann (Irwin) Nealen 

’79 

Donald R. Nesbitt ’64 

Colleen G. Neubert 

Niagara Cutter, Inc. 

Northwood Realty Services 

Robert G. Norton ’53 

Joseph A. O’Leary ’61 

Marian (Riesenman) 

O’Leary ’61 

Betty Ann (Barley) 

Oleskowitz ’86 

Paula Olivero 

Florence M. (Martin) Olson 

’72 

Monica F. Ondrusko 

Marsha L. Ord ’77 

P. & W. Construction Co., 

Inc. 

John P. Papa ’79 

Karyn R. Pardee 

Penelope Anne Paschka ’77 

Ann G. Pekar 

William Perkins ’89 

Rachela Permenter 

Mary Carr Petersen ’73 

Elizabeth Ann (Hamilton) 

Peterson ’67 

Mary K. (Guyton) 

Peterson ’62 

Joseph D. Petti ’86 

Sharon Lynn (Ballas) Petti ’87 

Jayne J. Pettler ’69 

Debra L. Pincek ’93 

David Wayne Plouse ’78 

Barbara P. (Pishioneri) Porter 

Richard Anthony Porter ’83 

Jennifer Joan Powell ’73 

Felicia Probert 

Professional Graphic 

Communications, Inc. 

Prudential Preferred Realty 

Caryn S. Pugliese 

W. Garry Quast 

Marlene C. (Becker) 

Raack ’54 

Robert F. Raack ’54 

Dennis V. Raybuck 

Rebecca F. Raybuck ’73 

Robert E. Raymond 

Barbara Ann (Watson) 

Reagle ’77 

Terry E. Reeher ’64 

Repal Construction 

Company, Inc. 

Thomas E. Rickrode ’71 

Riddell Sales 

Marjorie Ann Riddell ’00 

John E. Riedinger ’69 

Melinda M. Ristvey 

Randy T. Ritchey 

Hope S. (Schrevelius) 

Roberts ’83 

Steven L. Roberts ’83 

Benjamin C. Robertson 

Marjorie O. (Oster) 

Robinson ’77 

William F. Rollinger ’65 

Donna Jean (Barkhymer) 

Ross ’76 

L. Michael Ross ’77 

Louis Rossi ’50 

Carol Ann (Barron) Roth ’79 

Kevin J. Roth ’79 

David A. Sabolcik ’98 

Mary Lois Schwanke ’76 

Erica L. Scott 

Gregory James Sferra ’78 

Pearl A. Shaffer ’91 

J. William Shiner 

Donald Lamar Shirey ’61 

Virginia Roenigk Shirey ’63 

Kristie Lynn (Nardozza) 

Shulsky ’92 

Terry A. Shulsky Jr. ’90 

Esther R. Skirboll 

Jerry Anthony Skocik ’76 

Sky Bank 

Slippery Rock Area Parks & 

Recreation 

John D. Small Jr. ’58 

Melanie A. Smith ’72 

Robert C. Smith ’72 

Sheryl Elizabeth Smith ’74 

Steven P. Snyder ’74 

Andrew Sobey Jr. ’71 

Lynn M. Spadine Taylor 

Bart L. Spagnola 

Specialized Staffing, Inc. 

Sporting Goods, Inc. 

SRU Residence Life 

Peggy Jo Staab ’76 

Maureen A. (Frawley) 

Stapleton ’77 

Michael D. Steele 

Patricia Stefan ’75 

Gertrude A. (McDowell) 

Steffes ’66 

Joan (Foss) Stevens ’44 

Cheryl Lynn Stevenson ’86 

Sandra J. Stevenson 

Todd Stewart 

Scott A. Stoner ’91 

Michael L. Stowe 

Timothy B. Straney 

Elizabeth A. Stuart ’69 

Ferenc Kocsis Szucs 

Andrzej Szymanski 

Brenda Joyce Taylor ’82 

Bruce R. Taylor ’69 

Sherina A. Tiberia 

Charles Tichy 

Kathleen M. Tiernan ’71 

Dennis Leroy Tilko ’76 

Philip J. Tramdack 

David Lee Travaglio ’72 

E. Gay (Wick) Travaglio ’75 

Megalyn Sue Trexler ’93 

Eva Tsuquiashi-Daddesio 

Antoinette M. Valentine ’55 

Iris Vannoy 

Susanne A. Vessella 

Delbert C. Vroman ’67 

Wade Partridge Agency, Inc. 

Donald F. Walter ’57 

Pauline M. (Riffle) Walter ’57 

Amy R. Walters 

Brenda Ann Walton ’84 

Joseph David Walton ’88 

James C. Ward 

Patricia J. (Williams) 

Wasilak ’62 

Ronald J. Wasilak ’62 

WBUT/WISR/All Hitz 97.7 

Kenneth M. Weiland II ’92 

Steven Welhorsky Jr. 

Aloha R. Widmer 

Dawn Arlene (VanDerPloeg) 

Wiedmeier ’83 

Eugene J. Wilhelm Jr. 

Adelle M. Williams 

Esther M. Williams ’40 

Williamsburg Gymnastics 

Winjean Trucking 

Company, Inc. 

Mary Ann Witek 

Walter Witek 

Angela Renee (Petri) 

Witenski ’92 

Michael Allen Witenski ’94 

Susan Frances Wojcik ’80 

Barbara Ann Wood ’76 

Linda F. (Fowler) Wright ’68 

Nancy Jean Yorns ’71 

Larry E. Young ’66 

Patricia A. (Sedelmyer) 

Young ’68 

Terry D. Younkins 

James Gerard Zacchetti ’76 

Edward P. Zacherl ’72 

Stanley J. Zagorski ’57 

Zane Helsel Excavating, Inc. 

Joy Annette (Winterhalt) 

Zeiner ’86 

Mark G. Zeltner 

John Brian Zinn ’79 

Michael Edward Zoellner ’76 

www.sru.edu 45

“Fantastic Voyage - ROCK Around the World” 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005 

Noon 

6:00 p.m. Pep Rally. 

8:00 p.m. Fireworks. 

The Fall Classic at Slippery Rock Golf Scramble, Oakview Golf Course, 

Slippery Rock, Noon Shotgun Start. All alumni and friends are welcome. 

Go to http://rockalumnicafe.com to register. 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2005 

Homecoming 

2005 

8:00 a.m. Former Student Leaders' Breakfast, Russell Wright Alumni House, Hosted by 

the SRU Alumni Association Board of Directors, 8 a.m. All former SGA, UPB, 

Community/Resident Assistants, BAS, Scholarship Winners, Student Trustees 

and past Board members are invited to attend. All participants will receive 

VIP Seating for the annual homecoming parade. 

10:00 a.m. Annual Homecoming Parade: An annual tradition dating back to the beginning 

of the last century. Join the fun as the Slippery Rock University community celebrates diverse 

cultures and our beloved alma mater. Downtown on Main Street. Arrive early to get a good 

seat! S.R. businesses will be open with specials and services for visitors. 

11:30 a.m. Annual Pre-Game Alumni "FIESTA" Tailgate: Join fellow Rock alumni and families at the tent 

across from the N. Kerr Thompson Stadium beginning at 11:30 a.m. Festive food, decoration, 

games, prizes and giveaways, Pinãtas, and much, much more planned. Pre-registration required. 

2:00 p.m. Annual Homecoming Football Game: The Rock takes on cross-state rival Millersville 

University in exciting gridiron action, at 2 p.m., at Bob DiSpirito Field. 

5:00 p.m. Post Game Alumni Event at Ginger Hill Restaurant and Tavern 

To pre-register for these events, go to http://rockalumnicafe.com; Click on “Events.” 

Contact Information 

Dee Thompson, Office of Alumni Relations 

1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 

Phone: 1-800-GET-ROCK, Fax: 724-738-4784 


Web: http://rockalumnicafe.com 

rock solid education 

www.sru.edu 

........... 

1 Morrow Way 

Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1326

Slippery Rock University

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?