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1967Richard Pavlik of Sarver, Pa., retiredin 2003 after 35 years of teaching atFreeport Senior High School. He plansto take adult groups on tours of Europeand the United States.1968Donald Rhoades resides in Brookville,Pa., where he is the owner and operatorof Rhoades Enterprise. He is a deaconat the Brookville Presbyterian Churchand a member of the ReynoldsvilleMason Lodge and Promise Keepers.Donald and his late wife, Deborah(Swarm ’70, ’72), have two children,Donald II and David.Keith Will of Carnegie, Pa., retired inJune 2007 after more than 40 years ofteaching in Pittsburgh and HighlandsSchool Districts and 18 years at PLCBState stores. He has three growndaughters, Patricia, Barbara, andDeborah, and one granddaughter,Natalie. In retirement, he plans toparticipate in the Western PennsylvaniaCivil War Roundtable, Dank GermanClub, and German American NationalCongress.1970Christopher Daniels is an internationaldevelopment manager for the BudapestFestival Orchestra in Budapest,Hungary. He resides in Hungary andcan be reached at daniels@bfz.hu.Ray Lichauer resides in Pittsburgh,Pa., where he works for HighmarkMedicare Services. Effective April 16,2007, Ray was certified by the NationalHealth Care Anti-Fraud Association(NHCAA) as an Accredited HealthCare Fraud Investigator (AHFI).1972Thomas McDaniels is head footballcoach at Jackson High School inMassillon, Ohio. He has a 197-63record as a 33-year head coach inOhio high school football, including astate and a national championship atCanton McKinley in 1997. He retiredfrom the States Teachers RetirementSystem in Ohio in 2006 after 35 yearsin public education and coaching.He resides in Warren, Ohio, with hiswife, Christine, and has three grownchildren, Jason, Joshua, and Benjamin.Ted Organ is manager of Rite AidPharmacy in Stewartstown, Pa.alumni spotlightRobinson Meets Uggams, CosbyMichael Robinson (’82) interviewed Emmy Award-winningactress, Leslie Uggams on his talk show “Mike Robinson Presents . . .”;and participated in a community forum with Dr. Bill Cosby.Uggams was performing as Lena Horne in the musical, “StormyWeather.”“Ms. Uggams is one of the most beautiful and multitalentedlegendary stars of our day,” said Robinson. “It is so appropriate tohave such a brilliant actress portraying another legendary and historicalAfrican American star.”Robinson was an invited guest to the community forum held atCommunity College of Philadelphia to discuss strategies on how tocurb youth violence in the city. Cosby, an actor/comedian/educationactivist was the keynote speaker and moderator. Robinson sharedhigher education and career planning information for the youth andadult attendees.Robinson works as an educational planning specialist for thePennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency located inPhiladelphia. He also is the minister at Sharon Baptist Church and aradio talk show host for WDAS 1480 AM.Robinson resides in Lansdowne, Pa., with his wife, Dana, andchildren, Matthew and Jay.He resides in Felton, Pa., with hiswife, Peggy, and has two grownchildren, Kristin and Sean. Theywill be celebrating the birth of hisgrandchildren, three through five, thisyear.1974Josh and Kathy (Hoke ’72) Bayerreside in Pittsburgh, Pa. Josh wasrecently promoted to supervisor ofvideo and multimedia production atMine Safety Appliances Company inPittsburgh.1975James Thieret is captain of the firedepartment of the city of Massillon,Ohio. He also teaches part-time at St.Mary’s, Massillon, and sings in theLifeteen Band. He resides in Massillonwith his wife, Sharon. They havesix children, Lynae, Tonia, David,Suzanne, Christian, and James.1976Norma (Stahlman) and Dennis (’78)Champion reside in Williamsburg,Va., and have three children, Mark,Michael, and Emily. Norma teachesat the Early Childhood Music Schoolof Williamsburg United MethodistChurch. She also sings with theColonial Singers of Williamsburg,a five-voice vocal ensemble. Thegroup has sung at the White HouseChristmas reception three times.Gary Kahle is an account manager forGoss Brother’s Welding Supply/ValleyNation Gas Inc. in Falls Creek, Pa.He also serves as technical advisor forequipment and metallurgy. In 2000,he received the account manager of theyear award. He has received technicaltraining in robotic welding at LincolnElectric and completed Miller ElectricAdvanced Technical Systems training.He resides in Brookville, Pa., and hasthree grown children, Rachel, Phillip,and Lee (’06), and four grandchildren.1977Kim (Blauser) Armstrong is a nursingadministrator supervisor at ButlerMemorial Hospital. She also is theauthor of “Hope and Healing: ANurse’s Story.” She resides in Parker,Pa., with her husband, Kelley, and hasthree children, Lexie, Blake, and Taylor.Graves and Barbara (Morris ’79)Trumbo reside in Erie, Pa., and havetwo grown children, Carol and Mark.CLARION AND BEYONDGraves is the senior pastor of WesleyUnited Methodist Church in Erie.Barbara is an auto travel counselorfor East Central AAA, HarborcreekBranch, in Erie.1978Rick Buck of Virginia Beach, Va.,is the market area safety managerof the Virginia/Maryland area forWaste Management located inChesapeake, Va. He has been withWaste Management for 20 years andpreviously held the positions of routemanager, site manager, and divisioncompliance manager.1979Barbara (Morris) and Graves Trumbo(’77) reside in Erie, Pa., and havetwo grown children, Carol and Mark.Barbara is an auto travel counselorfor East Central AAA, HarborcreekBranch, in Erie. Graves is the seniorpastor of Wesley United MethodistChurch in Erie.1980Daniel Devine (MBA ’83) is theUSB & 1934 product line director forAgere Systems in Allentown, Pa. Herecently was granted a U.S. patent foruniversal serial bus (USB) technology,commonly used on PCs and consumerdevices. He was quoted in ElectricalEngineering Times for a new firewireproduct introducted in December2006. He resides in Slatington, Pa.,with his wife, Sherry, and step-children,Amanda, Lauren, and Nicholas.Ricka (Marcello) Jelepis recentlyretired from a 19-year career insales, 15 of which she spent in thebiopharmaceutical industry. She isa stay-at-home mom and resides inWestlake, Ohio, with her husband,Alex, and daughter, Ava.1981Lawrence Coles resides in SanFrancisco, Calif., with his partner,Darrin Kimball. He is a legal secretaryfor Farella Braun & Martel LLP, andpublished a novel, “Freshman Pledge:The Magic of Love,” in March 2007.Jeffrey Moore (M.Ed. ’88) is principalat C.E. McCall Middle School in theMontoursville Area School Districtin Montoursville, Pa. He also is anadjunct professor of education atLycoming College in Williamsport,Pa. He completed his Pennsylvaniawww.clarion.edu | 15

alumni notesTippett-Wertz CompetesIn Mrs. PennsylvaniaPageantHeather Tippett-Wertz (’00)represented Altoona, Pa., as Mrs. Altoona inthe Mrs. Pennsylvania International Pageantheld in Altoona on March 24, 2007. She wasselected first runner-up in the competition.The pageant prides itself on itsplatform-based focus, while recognizingmotivated, inspirational married women.Tippett-Wertz’ platform was literacy. Shewill continue to speak on the importance ofliteracy throughout the rest of the year.Tippett-Wertz resides in Altoona withher husband, Brad, and teaches in theAltoona School District.Inspired Leadership Training in 2006.He resides in Montoursville with hiswife, Susanne, and children, James andPhilip.James Spencer is director of majorgifts and planned giving for RowanUniversity in Glassboro, N.J. He alsois a trustee for the Alpha Chi RhoEducational Foundation Inc. Heresides in Cherry Hill, N.J., with hiswife, Connie, and daughter, Abigail.1984Michael Gabriel resides in Blandon,Pa., with his wife, Sandy, and daughter,Kati. He is professor and chair ofthe history department at KutztownUniversity of Pennsylvania and recentlyreceived the 2006 Kutztown Arthurand Isabel Wiesenberger Award forExcellence in Teaching.1985Regina (Mitchell) Felice ispublic information coordinatorfor the Broome-Tioga BOCESin Binghamton, N.Y. She is thecoordinator for the Vestal CentralSchool District, which includes onehigh school, one middle school, andfive elementary schools. She resides inEndicott, N.Y., with her husband, Bob,and son, Joseph.Rich Jones of Niceville, Fla., is asenior software engineer at TybrinCorporation in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.He is assigned as a .Net developer forthe combat weapon delivery system,which is produced and maintained byTybrin Corporation.16 | July 07alumni spotlightMichael Miller is chief of informationoperations and space division atthe headquarters of U.S. EuropeanCommand in Stuttgart, Germany. Herecently was selected for promotion tocolonel. He resides in Stuttgart with hiswife, Patricia, and daughters, Rachel,Sophie and Lillie.1986Debbie (Goth) Jacob is director ofmarketing and operations for theUniversity of Rochester, Rochester,N.Y. She resides in Kendall, N.Y.,with her husband, Pete, and children,Kristen, Jenna, and Madison.1987WERTZStephen and Michele (Oliverio)DeMay reside in Leesburg, Va., withtheir daughters, Olivia and Helen.Stephen is vice president of NorthAmerican Sales for LaFarge N.A.Gypsum, Herndon, Va.Naomi (Cornman) O’Neil will be anassistant professor in the department ofcommunication and rhetorical studiesat Duquesne University starting in Fall2007. She received her doctorate incommunication from The Ohio StateUniversity in March 2007. She residesin Dublin, Ohio, with her husband,Tom.Elizabeth (Griffin) Wilson is aphysical therapist assistant for SummerRehab for Armstrong County HealthCare in Kittanning, Pa. She resides inKittanning with her husband, Michael,and sons, Daniel and Tyler.1988Douglas Castren is a self-employedfinancial advisor with John HancockFinancial Network in Williamsville,N.Y. He resides in Buffalo, N.Y., withhis wife, Ronda, and son, Erik.Karen (Krupinski) Luniewski teachesscience and is a department chairfor Carroll County Public Schoolsin Westminster, Md. She resides inReisterstown, Md., with her husband,Timothy, and son, Matthew.Kelly (Grey) Wright and her husband,Emmett, reside in Norfolk, Va., withtheir children, Jarred and Jenna. Kellywas promoted to assistant manager ofmerchandise at the Factory Card andParty Outlet.1989Bernice Bamburak is the executivevice president of creative services and apartner of DRGM Advertising locatedin Las Vegas, Nev. She resides in LasVegas with her daughter, Paulina.Amelia (Clayton) Belovesick teachessecond grade for the St. Marys AreaSchool District. She resides in St.Marys, Pa., with her husband, Michael,and children, Samuel, Lauren, Andrew,and Isaac.Stephen Dinning is the director ofcommunication and communityrelations for The Earth Conservancy.He earned his master’s degreein communication from RegentUniversity. He resides in Coffee Bay,South Africa, with his sons, Adam andThomas.Denise (Schmidt) Sklar is a registerednurse. She resides in Brentwood,Calif., with her husband, Sheldon, andchildren, Tea, Jordan, and Trey.Joseph Turner of Las Vegas, Nev.,is a field service technician and isdeployed in Kosovo working as adefense contractor for the U.S. Army.He earned his master’s degree ininformation systems security fromColorado Technical University inJanuary 2007.1990Robert and Jennifer (Hartman ’92)Folser reside in McDonough, Ga.,with their children, Devin and Chase.Robert is a southeast corporate salesexecutive for Modern Postcard inCarlsbad, Calif.Beverly (Mitchell) Lutz is selfemployedwith Keller William Realtyof Lake Norman, N.C. She resides inHuntersville, N.C., with her children,Kendall and Thomas.alumni spotlightMorack Family Helps OthersThrough Breast Cancer WebsiteThe family of the late Lori (Alberto) Morack (’86) had aWebsite set up in her honor after she lost her six-plus-year battle withbreast cancer on Feb. 6, 2006. The Website, Lessons in Hope (www.lessonsinhope.com), was set up to provide information and depictMorack’s journey with cancer.Morack was 41 years old when she died. After graduating fromClarion University, she worked at Nationwide and PNC bank where shewas vice president of retail deposit products. She also was an adjunctinstructor at Harrisburg Area Community College where she taughtcourses in retail management, advertising, and personal selling.The Website features several things including different productswomen can purchase while they go through cancer treatment, a bookMorack started writing, and a family update that kept people postedabout Morack’s journey. TV station, ABC-27, out of Harrisburg aired aone-week segment on Morack’s journey and life story on Oct. 9, 2006.Morack started writing a book entitled, “Sister to Sister,” which furtherexplains the effects of chemotherapy to other women and suggests ideasthat helped her through treatment. What was completed of the book isfeatured on the Website.The Website also includes the Lori Morack Memorial Fund. The fundwill be evenly distributed into college accounts for Morack’s childrenSara, 13, and Daniel, 11. Donations to the fund can be made through theWebsite at www.lessoninhope.com or mailed to Lori Morack MemorialFund c/o Commerce Bank, 6071 Allentown Boulevard, Harrisburg, Pa.17112.Morack, also is survived by her husband, James.

Jill (DiCristofaro) Pincince is a stayat-homemom. She resides in Tamarac,Fla., with her husband, Stephen, andchildren, Chelsea and Lucas.Steven Reich resides in Seattle Wash.,with his wife, Jody, and their son,Hunter. In December 2006, he wasmade a partner in the law firm Gordon,Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca,Peterson, & Daheim, LLP, was nameda “Rising Star” in a statewide pollof attorneys, and was awarded firstMartindale-Hubbell peer review ratingof “BV.”1991Tracey (Dorsey) Donnelly is asubstitute teacher in the Plum andGateway School Districts in Pittsburghand also is a stay-at-home mom. Sheresides in Plum, Pa., with her husband,Daniel, and daughters, Olivia andAllyson.Michael Drozdo is a firefighter/EMTfor the Fort Leonard Wood Fire &Emergency Services in Fort LeonardWood, Mo. He was the DODfirefighter of the year in 2004. Heresides in Licking, Mo., with his wife,Kathi.Michelle (Griebel) Griffin is a seniorsales professional for Sanofi-AventisPharmaceuticals. She resides inSnydersburg, Pa., with her husband,Nick, and son, Will.Heather (Masters) Hartman is aschool counselor for Harford CountyPublic School District. She received hermaster’s degree in school counselingand is a national certified counselor.She resides in Bel Air, Md., with herhusband, Robert, and son, Jake.Patrick Keenen is a controller forthe National Envelope Corporationin Frisco, Texas. He resides in TheColony, Texas, with his wife, Erynn,and children, Sean and Hadley.MaryAnn (Schuster) MacKrellteaches second grade at A-C ValleyElementary School, Foxburg, Pa.She resides in Chicora, Pa., with herhusband, Terry, and son, Wyatt.Gunjeet Singh of Secaucus, N.J., isdirector for High Yield for SocieteGenerale, New York City, N.Y. He hastwo children, Rohan and Anya.1992Joseph Niklas is a logistics operationsmanager for Wal-Mart Logistics. InMay 2005, he transferred to Mt.Crawford, Va., to facilitate the start ofa new regional distribution center, thethird of its kind opened in the past 10years. He resides in Verona, Va., withhis daughter, Sybella.Jennifer (Hartman) and RobertFolser (’90) reside in McDonough,Ga., with their children, Devin andChase. Robert is a southeast corporatesales executive for Modern Postcard inCarlsbad, Calif.Brian Schwab is a battle captainin the joint operations centerwhere he recently completed hissecond consecutive overseas combatdeployment to Afghanistan. He and hiswife, Wendy, reside in Germantown,Md., with their two children, Arthurand Shannon.Jeffrey Walch is an Allstate Insuranceagent in Wexford, Pa.Art Walker teaches English and is headvarsity football coach in the NorthAllegheny School District. He residesin Wexford, Pa., with his wife, Angela,and children, Brady, Casey, and Derek.1993Del and Dawn (Bezilla ’94) Betrisreside in Chambersburg, Pa., with theirchildren, Alexander and Katarina. Delis director of activation services forFirst Data Corporation. He receivedhis master’s degree in business in 2000from Frostburg State University. Dawnis lead instructor/program director formedical assisting/phlebotomy programsfor Hagerstown Community College,Hagerstown, Md. She received hermaster’s degree in business in 1998from Frostburg State University.Jennifer (Laber) Gomola is a bankteller at CSB Bank in DuBois, Pa. Sheresides in Falls Creek, Pa., with herhusband, Jake, and daughters, Justineand Journey.James Heckman resides in Charlotte,N.C., working as a technical consultantfor Standard Register’s ManufacturingLabeling Services Division inCharlotte. He presented a program onproduct safety signs and developmentto 230 members of the Association ofEquipment Manufacturers.Christy (Black) Litrenta teaches prekindergartenin the New Castle SchoolDistrict, New Castle, Pa. She residesin New Castle with her husband, Ron,and children, Lindsey and Anthony.Denise Little of Hummelstown, Pa.,is broadcast computer technicianfor Pennsylvania Public TelevisionNetwork (PPTN), Hershey, Pa. Shereceived her master’s degree in exercisescience from California University ofPennsylvania in December 2006.Robert Raffaele III teaches socialstudies in the Elizabeth Forward SchoolDistrict in Elizabeth, Pa. He receivedhis master’s degree in education andspecial education from CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania. He residesin Pittsburgh, Pa., with his wife, Dara,and daughters, Katie and Anna.Lori (Wachtel) James is vice presidentof distribution for the eastern regionof the United States for TherMarkHoldings Inc. She resides in Butler,Pa., with her daughter, Lexi andstep-son, Derek. She is the 2006-08General Federation of Women’s ClubPennsylvania Southwest Districtmembership chair.1994Dr. Emily Arnold resides in Cleveland,Ohio, and is owner and president ofCleveland Chiropractic and WellnessCenter. She soon will be opening a newlocation in Parma Heights, Ohio.CLARION AND BEYONDHelfrich Is Professor EmeritusDr. Louis Helfrich (’64)was given the title of professoremeritus by the Virginia Tech Boardof Visitors. The title of emeritus maybe given to retired professors andassociate professors, administrativeofficers, librarians, and exceptionalstaff who have given exemplaryservice to the university and whoare recommended by Virginia TechPresident Charles Steger.Helfrich is a professor of fisheriesand wildlife science in the Collegeof Natural Resource Virginia Tech.HELFRICHHe has been a professor at VirginiaTech since 1976 and has served as theinterim head of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Science. Heprovided leadership and technical advice to enhance the economicfeasibility, profitability, and competitiveness of the Virginia aquacultureindustry.He has made significant contributions in research in naturalresources including: writing 54 peer-reviewed articles, 16 reports onresearch, two books, three book reviews, 45 Virginia CooperativeExtension publications, 18 popular articles, and five educationalvideos. He has served on numerous university, state, national, andinternational societies and committees, including consultant andtechnical advisor with U.S. AID/AED for the government of Sri Lanka.Helfrich received a master’s degree from Pennsylvania StateUniversity and a master’s degree and doctorate from Michigan StateUniversity. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nev.alumni spotlightDr. Richael Barger-Anderson is anassistant professor at Slippery RockUniversity of Pennsylvania. She residesin East Brady, Pa., with her husband,Philip, and sons, Luke and Levi.Dawn (Bezilla) and Del Betris(’93) reside in Chambersburg, Pa.,with their children, Alexander andKatarina. Dawn is lead instructor/program director for medical assisting/phlebotomy programs for HagerstownCommunity College, Hagerstown,Md. She received her master’s degreein businss from Frostburg StateUniversity.Amy (Stamm) and Stanley Carr (’95)reside in St. Charles, Mo., with theirdaughters, Kailee, Emma, and Reagan.Amy teaches eighth grade reading inthe Ft. Zumwalt School District inO’Fallon, Mo.Wendy (Guyton) Clevenger is theincome maintenance caseworker forthe Pennsylvania Department of PublicWelfare, Bedford, Pa. She resides inHopewell, Pa., with her husband,Colin, and children, Jacqueline andNicholas.www.clarion.edu | 17

alumni notesJohnson A Hometown HeroMartina Johnson (’06) of Pittsburgh, Pa., is being featured in“Hometown Heroes,” a program on WETA-TV 26 in Arlington, Va. Eachmonth, a person is selected and featured for their outstanding work inthe community. Johnson was selected for her work with Soaring TowardsEducational Enrichment via Equine Discovery Inc. (STEEED)Johnson is a founding member of the board of directors for STEEED.She was selected to be featured on the program for her commitmentto educate youth on environmental issues through educational andequestrian programs in the district.Johnson works as a managing business consultant at IBM butspends a majority of her time volunteering for STEEED, located in theSoutheast District of Washington D.C. STEEEDS’s primary objective isteaching students about protecting the environment. Under Johnson’sleadership, STEEED has developed an extensive environmentaleducation program held in classrooms and out in the field. Studentsreceive lessons on nutrient cycles, the impact of litter on localwaterways, bio-technology, overuse of pesticides, the effect of acid rainon gardening, the greenhouse effect and global warming.Joseph (M.Ed. ’06) and Marcie(Goss) Keenan (M.Ed. ’02) reside inCranberry, Pa., with their children,Harrison, Madeline, and Avery.Joseph received his master’s degree incurriculum instruction, teaches sixthgrade in the Franklin School Districtand is the varsity track coach andvarsity cross country coach. He wonthe Keystone Technology IntegratorAward in 2006. Marcie teaches thirdgrade in the Cranberry School District.She received her master’s degree inelementary education.Arthur Klose of Morrisville, N.C., isthe security director for Cary TowneCenter and Henderson Square inCary, N.C. He is active in ministryand missions work for Cary Church ofGod.Jessika Malek is a senior humanresources manager for Central Americafor McDonald’s Corporation. Sheresides in Panama with her husband,Luis, and children, Luis and Daniel.Elizabeth (Chambers) Rathburn isthe information marketing projectssupervisor for The Columbus Dispatchin Columbus, Ohio. She resides inCanal Winchester, Ohio, with her son,Connor.Judy (Schall) and Christopher Vavrek(’92), reside in McDonald, Pa., withtheir daughter, Emily. Judy serves asstation manger/general sales managerfor 106.3 The River and WEIR 1430in Weirton, W.Va. She recently waselected president of the JeffersonCounty Chamber of CommerceAmbassadors.18 | July 07alumni spotlight1995Kristen (Henry) Drake is a drug andalcohol services coordinator/trainerfor Abraxas in Marienville, Pa. Sheis beginning her master’s degree inelementary guidance counseling at IUP.She resides in Brookville, Pa., with herhusband, Curtis, and children, Alyssa,Mattisen, and Daniel.Carlita (Jones) Evans is the seniordistrict executive for the Boy Scouts ofAmerica. She also is the girl’s basketballcoach at Peabody High School. Sheresides in Pittsburgh, Pa., with herhusband, Willie, and son, Willie Jr.Tanya (Kulesza) Gray is an accountingmanager for GE Money Bank. Sheearned her master’s degree in businessadministration from the University ofCincinnati. She resides in Maineville,Ohio, with her husband, John, andson, Dominic.Amy (Schaub) Karfonta is director ofdevelopment and fundraising for theLaurel Regional Hospital. She residesin Eldersburg, Md., with her children,Nolan and Adam.Tracey (Stange) Kolo is the seniorhuman resources consultant atUPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, Pa.She resides in Conway, Pa., with herhusband, Joe.Julie (Brzezinski) Malone is anunderwriter for Highmark Inc.,Pittsburgh, Pa. She resides inPittsburgh with her husband, Mitchell,and children, Madalyn, Trinity,Savanna, and Tanner.1996Bridget (Yusavage) Adams is anassistant in her husband’s KitchenSolvers franchise in Lake City, Pa. Sheresides in West Springfield, Pa., withher husband, William, and daughter,Sarah.Sean Boileau of Phoenix, Ariz., is apre-doctoral intern in psychologicaland counseling services at theUniversity of California, San Diego.He plans to graduate with a doctoratein counseling psychology from ArizonaState University in August, 2008.Todd Eberly of Columbia, Md., isan affiate assistant professor of publicpolicy at the University of Maryland.He received his doctorate in PublicPolicy from the University of Marylandin May 2006. In October 2006, hereceived the National Associationof Schools of Public Affairs andAdministration Annual DissertationAward in Columbia, Md.Susan Harry of Wexford, Pa., isa certified public accountant andsenior tax associate at GrossmanYanak & Ford, LLP in Pittsburgh,Pa. She recently earned the additionalcredential of certified valuation analyst.Sherrie (Park) Kahle teachesdevelopmental preschool at SenecaHighlands Intermediate Unit 9.She resides in Brockport, Pa., withher husband, Mervin, and children,Cassidy, Reina, and Brenden.Steven and Michelle (Miller ’97)Koles reside in Riverside, R.I., withtheir son, Jacob. Michelle is a collegeinstructor and Steven is the assistantnews director for WPRI-TV.Holly (Hosford) Morphy residesin New Hudson, Mich., with herhusband, Erik, and three children,Colin, Emily, and Laura.Amy (Smith) Weston is a stay-at-homemom and also does freelance pr andadvertising copy writing from home.She resides in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., withher husband, Gregory, and daughters,Rebecca and Annabeth.Rhonda (Schwer) Wissinger residesin Humble, Tex., with her husbandMatthew (’97) where she teaches thirdgrade for McMullan Primary Schoolin Channelview, Tex. Rhonda andMatthew have a daughter, Abigail, whowas born in April 2007.1997Rebecca (Smith) Carpenter isa human resources specialist forCooper Industries in York, Pa. Shereceived her master’s degree in humanresources management from St. FrancisUniversity in December 2006. Sheresides in Bainbridge, Pa., with herhusband, Timothy, and son, Grant.Angie (Fox) Fagley is a homemaker.She resides in Whitehouse, Ohio, withher husband, Matt, and children, Justinand Kayla.alumni spotlightGautille Named CCA Vice PresidentKathie Gautille (’80) of Coppell,Texas, was named the vice president ofmarketing and development for ChristianCommunity Action (CCA).Gautille is responsible for raisingthe profile of CCA in the community bycommunicating the many services the CCAhas to offer in north Texas and marketingthe resale stores. She will work closelywith and coach the director of communitydevelopment, who will be the outreach ofthe ministry, serving as a community liaisonto churches, eight school districts, civicorganizations and local businesses.GAUTILLE“I am honored to have the opportunityto represent this outstanding ministry,” saidGautille. “I have been a CCA volunteer, as well as a donor; I have seenfirst hand the impact this organization has on people in crisis. What iseven more remarkable about CCA are the comprehensive vocational,health care, and spiritual programs CCA has in place to help provide theknowledge and confidence individuals need to improve their situation.”Gautille has been an active member of the school community on astate and local level.

Jennifer (Brown) Inman is thedirector of inventory replenishment atBeauty Alliance in Clearwater, Fla. Shereceived her master’s degree in businessadministration from the University ofSouth Florida. She resides in Tampa,Fla., with her husband, Brian, and son,Brandt.Michelle (Miller) and Steven Koles(’96) reside in Riverside, R.I., withtheir son, Jacob. Michelle is a collegeinstructor and Steven is the assistantnews director for WPRI-TV.Jenny (Myers) Leonard resides inMenomonee Falls, Wisc., with herhusband Curt, who attended Clarion,and their son Daniel.Antoinette (Parker) and Sean (’01)McDonald reside in Woodbridge, Va.,with their daughter, Seani. Antoinetteteaches third grade at ElizabethVaughan Elementary School for thePrince William County Public Schools.She is a third grade team leader, greatacademic performance team leaderand coordinator of the Wildcat Bank,a school-based subsidiary of CardinalBank mentor. In 2006-07, she wasa nominee for The Washington PostAgnes Meyer Outstanding TeacherAward.Ann (Olson) Oakes is a stay-at-homemom. She resides in DuBois, Pa., withher husband, Nicholas, and children,Kelsey, Hannah, and Joseph.Megan (Silvis) Stubblebine is amarketing coordinator. She residesin Everett, Wash., with her husband,Rick.Nicole (Gregorich) and Elton (’99)Sturges reside in Mt. Joy, Pa., withtheir son, Jackson. Nicole is a projectcoordinator for Penn State Harrisburg’sCenter for Survey Research inMiddletown, Pa. Elton teaches eighthgrade language arts at Warwick MiddleSchool in Lititz, Pa.1998Christopher and Heather (Church)Collins reside in Pittsburgh, Pa., withtheir daughter, Kaylee. Christopher isa marketing communications specialistfor Pitt Auto Electric Company.Randy Danielson is a tech educationinstructor/counselor at SummitAcademy. He was featured in theOctober 2006 issue of Table Magazine.He resides in Natrona Heights, Pa.,with his wife, Melissa, and children,Ryley, Callen, Mathew, and Caitlin.Jennifer (Whitehurst) Fellows isthe director of advancement andexternal relations for the Universityof Pittsburgh School of Nursingin Pittsburgh, Pa. She resides inPittsburgh and received her master’sdegree in business administration(M.B.A) from the University ofPittsburgh.Teresa (McHaffie) Hamilton is themarketing manager for Sprint inPittsburgh, Pa. She resides in Beaver,Pa., with her husband, Michael, andchildren, Maxton and Madelyn.Kerri (Redmond) and Donald King(’02) reside in Mercer, Pa., with theirchildren, Zaleigh and Nicholas. Kerriis a physical therapist for SharonRegional Health System. Donaldteaches social studies at Franklin HighSchool, Franklin, Pa.Alicia Sprenkle of York, Pa., is thedirector of marketing with RockCommercial Real Estate, LLC inYork. She is a member of the York MSLeadership Class of 2007.1999Elizabeth Linnan is a guest teacherin Clarion-Limestone schools. Shegraduated with her second BFAfrom Clarion in 2006. She resides inSummerville with her child, Holden.Michalee (Lopuh) Christy residesin Mercer, Pa., with her husband,Aaron, and daughter, Abigail. Sheteaches vocal music at Mercer HighSchool and received her master’s degreein curriculum and instruction fromGannon University.Elton and Nicole (Gregorich ’97)Sturges reside in Mount Joy, Pa., withtheir son, Jackson. Nicole is a projectcoordinator for Penn State Harrisburg’sCenter for Survey Research inMiddletown, Pa. Elton teaches eighthgrade language arts for WarwickMiddle School in Lititz, Pa.Marvin Wells is a self-employedbehavior specialist consultant. Hereceived his master’s degree in clinicalpsychology in 2007 from SpringfieldCollege. He has played professionalbasketball in Luxembourg, Europe andTorres Vedras, Portugal and for theBrooklyn Kings in New York City. Heresides in Philadelphia, Pa., with hiswife, Rakia, and son, Marvin.Maria (Murawski) Wolf is ahomemaker and pastor’s wife. Sheresides in Marlton, N.J., with herhusband, Timothy, and daughters,Liliana and Isabella.2000Tonya (Thompson) Ackley is theresidence life coordinator at theUniversity of Pittsburgh at Bradford.She was named 2007 Advisor of theYear for her work with Active Minds.She resides in Bradford, Pa., with herhusband, Ryan.Heather (Champion) Brady resides inNorcross, Ga., with her husband, Paul,and daughter, Alexis. She received herJ.D. from the University of PittsburghSchool of Law in 2003 and is nowworking for Morris, Manning, &Martin, LLP in Atlanta, Ga.Anne (O’Neill) Hudson teacheseighth grade virtual classroom for thePennsylvania Cyber Charter School inCranberry Township, Pa. She residesin Hookstown, Pa., with her husband,Michael.Jill Schmidt resides in Hermitage, Pa.,where she is the case manager for TheBair Foundation in New Wilmington,Pa.John Thompson of Salisbury,N.C., started as a middle schoolconversational English teacher in SouthKorea in March 2007.2001Corsini Publishes BookSara (Denicola) Burnett teacheskindergarten in the Baldwin-WhitehallSchool District, Pittsburgh, Pa.She received her master’s degree ineducation from Gannon University inMay 2007. She resides in West Mifflin,Pa., with her husband, Mike.CLARION AND BEYONDNick Corsini (’04) of Bradford, Pa., has published a book“Alphabet Soup of Success: Excelling Through the Trials andTribulations Associated with First-Year Educators.”The book discusses the experiences faced by many new teachers,how to survive these events and how to excel through them. The bookstates that teaching can be simple, fun and rewarding with a formulathat is easy and with a little effort can produce young educators.Corsini is a middle school science teacher, fitness room supervisor,and volunteer at Oswayo Valley School District, Shinglehouse, Pa. Heis completing a master’s degree in educational leadership at EdinboroUniversity, and eventually plans to attain his principal’s certificationand begin work on a second master’s degree in another academicdiscipline.Corsini has attended conferences and workshops with thePennsylvania Association of School Administration, PennsylvaniaStrategic Planning Institute, and Pennsylvania Middle School.alumni spotlightShareen Carty of Sicklerville, N.J.,teaches 12 th grade English in theWinslow Township School District.She also received her master’s degree inschool administration.Rebecca (Harbodin) Cassidy residesin Danville, Va., with her son, Cole(CJ) and her daughter, Kayla. Sheteaches kindergarten for the DanvillePublic Schools and is working on amaster’s degree in reading.Scarlett (Peters) Kennedy is asubstitute teacher. She resides inIrvona, Pa., with her husband, Rob,and son, Jacob.Michael McCarren is the director ofhuman resources and labor relations forthe Pittsburgh Transportation Group.He resides in Pittsburgh, Pa., with hiswife, Betsy.Carrie (Harvey) Phillips is theexecutive director of The Arc of ClarionCounty. She resides in Clarion, Pa.,with her husband, Sheldon, and sons,Devin and Kyle.Jill Reese of Tallahassee, Fla., is apostdoctoral research associate at theschool of computational science atFlorida State University in Tallahassee,Fla. She received her doctorate incomputational mathematics from NorthCarolina State University in 2006.2002Jacqueline (Levenduski) Bauer is anelementary life skills support teacher inthe St. Marys Area School District.www.clarion.edu | 19

alumni notesShe resides in Kersey, Pa., with herhusband, Adam.Jeffrey and Kelli (Kougher, M.S. ’04)Chaffee reside in Hermitage, Pa. Jeffis a speech pathologist with EasterSeals in Youngstown, Ohio. Kelli isa speech pathologist for the MidwestIntermediate Unit in Grove City, Pa.They were married Sept. 10, 2005, inHart Chapel at Clarion University.Terra (DiNardo) and Dominic(’04) Corsini reside in Bradford, Pa.Terra is a marketing and advertisingrepresentative for Bradford Publishing.Donald and Kerri (Redmond ’98)King reside in Mercer, Pa., with theirchildren, Zaleigh and Nicholas. Donaldteaches social studies at Franklin HighSchool, Franklin, Pa. Kerri is a physicaltherapist for Sharon Regional HealthSystem.Sarah Osche of Piney Point, Md.,recently was appointed certificationspecialist for St. Mary’s County PublicSchools, Leonardtown, Md. She hasworked for the school district since2002.D.J. Reid is the district manager ofIndiana and Illinois for JLG Industries,Hagerstown, Md. He resides inFishers, Ind., with his wife, Jessica, anddaughter, Payton.Judy (Long) Rupp is a guidancecounselor in the North Clarion CountySchool District. She resides in NewBethlehem, Pa., with her husband,Seth, and son, Rylan.2003Prabash Edirisingha is the vicepresident of development and anassistant lecturer for the institute oftechnological studies in Sri Lanka, acampus of Troy University, Troy, Ala.He resides in Sri Lanka with his wife,Gowri.Jennifer (Barton) Heffernan (M.S.’04) teaches sixth grade science andreading in the Oil City School District,Oil City, Pa. She received her master’sdegree in science education fromClarion. She resides in Franklin, Pa.,with her husband, Justin.Eric and Jennifer (Fromm ’02)Mausser reside in Pittsburgh, Pa. Ericteaches fifth grade in the FranklinRegional School District.Briannon (Parker) Morris isa classroom teacher for BarronFundamental School and resides in20 | July 07Newport News, Va., with her daughter,Harlee.Renee Porter is an administrativeassistant for the Boys and Girls Clubsof Metropolitan Philadelphia. Sheresides in Philadelphia, Pa., with hersons, Desmond and DeShawn.Autumn (Pierce) Sproveri is anassistant manager at Wal-Mart inCorry, Pa. She resides in Corry withher husband, Brett.Kara (Guinther) and Darren Stenger(’01) reside in Latrobe, Pa. Karateaches elementary learning support inthe Greater Latrobe School District.Alaina Vehec relocated to Nashville,Tenn., where she is a mobile marketingmanager for Sony BMG.Jenny Webster resides in DuBois, Pa.,but will be moving to Baton Rouge,La., with her two children, Gavin andLiam, to attend law school at LouisianaState University in Fall 2007.James and Brooke (Mowry) Wogereside in Hermitage, Pa., with theirdaughter, Robyn. James is a speechlanguage pathologist at UPMCand RehabCare. Brooke is a speechlanguage pathologist with RehabCare.2004Jeffrey Alley of Dallas, Tex., is anassociate for KPMG, LLP.Melissa Bebko of Browns Mills, N.J.,teaches for Goddard School, Princeton,N.J., and is a program leader for Ft.Dix Youth Center and Ft. Dix ArmyBase in N.J.Emily Bugbee of Elkton, Md., teachesSpanish and is head softball coach forRising Sun High School, North East,Md.Doug Campbell of Hollidaysburg,Pa., is an accounting manager forImageFIRST in Radnor, Pa. He will beenrolled in the Juris Doctorate programat Michigan State Law School in Fall2007.Jeffrey and Kelli (Kougher, M.S. ’04)Chaffee reside in Hermitage, Pa. Jeffis a speech pathologist with EasterSeals in Youngstown, Ohio. Kelli isa speech pathologist for the MidwestIntermediate Unit in Grove City, Pa.They were married Sept. 10, 2005 inHart Chapel at Clarion University.Tiffany (Pattison) Edeburn workswith adults with special needs in theAllegheny Valley Schools, SlipperyRock, Pa. She resides in Mercer, Pa,with her daughter, Veronica.Kellie (Vorse) Farnsworth is a graphicdesign artist for Ogden Publishing/Times Observer in Warren Pa. Sheresides in Clarendon, Pa., with herhusband, David.Frank Luke teaches third grade in theCulpeper School District in Culpeper,Va. He resides in Brockway, Pa., withhis wife, Brook.Christina Meehan is a communicationscoordinator for the Greater BostonReal Estate Board in Boston, Mass. Shealso is pursuing a master’s degree inintegrated marketing communicationat Emerson College. She resides inAllston, Mass.Jen Selinsky of Sellersburg, Ind., iscollection development librarian of theSellersburg Public Library. She has selfpublishedseveral books.Donna (De Stasio) and Chris (’83)Wagner reside in Friendswood, Tex.,with their children, Adam, Joshua,Hannah and Elizabeth. Donna teachesin the Pasadena Independent SchoolDistrict, Pasadena, Tex.2005Dana Takach PromotedAngela (Long) Capponi teacheselementary special education atD’Iberville School, D’Iberville, Miss.She resides in Gulfport, Miss., with herdaughter, Madison.Tiffanie (Conaway) Garman teachessecond and fourth grade learningsupport for Hanover Public SchoolDistrict. She also is the high schoolassistant track coach and the headmiddle school field hockey coach.She resides in Dillsburg, Pa., with herhusband, Denton.Megan (Stoyek) Hoover teaches at theSt. Francis School in Clearfield, Pa. Sheresides in Clearfield with her husband,Cory.Laura (Frost) Johnson teaches secondgrade at Aldrin Elementary in theFairfax County Public Schools. Sheresides in Arlington, Va., with herhusband, Matthew.alumni spotlightDana Takach (’90) of Pittsburgh, Pa., was promoted to frontoffice and human resources administrator for the Pittsburgh TechnologyCouncil, Catalyst Connection, Doyle Center for ManufacturingTechnology and the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials CommercializationCenter.In the position, Takach is responsible for orientation of newemployees and other human resources initiatives, as well as managingfront office administrative duties. Previously, she was the front officeadministrator for all four organizations. She also is a member of theInternational Association of Administrative Professionals and thePittsburgh Human Resources Association.Before working for the current organizations, Takach heldadministrative positions at various regional companies, including theAnderson Group of Companies, DiCesare-Engler Productions, WDVE-FM and Star Lake Amphitheatre.The Pittsburgh Technology Council is the first and largest regionaltechnology trade association in the United States with nearly 1,350member companies in the 13 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania.Its mission is to contribute to the success of the region’s technologybusiness and focus on developing information technology, life sciencesand advanced manufacturing. Catalyst Connection is a private non-profitregional economic development organization based in Pittsburgh. Itsmission is to advance competitive performance of the 13-county region’ssmall- and medium-sized manufacturing and technology companies,while strengthening the region’s capability to support manufacturinggrowth. The Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology provides smalldomestic manufacturing enterprises with state-of-the-art technologytolls, services, training and quality orientation. The PennsylvaniaNanoMaterials Commercialization Center promotes and supports thecommercialization of nanomaterials research for new and enhancedproducts critical to the U.S. economy and manufacturing base.

Vensel CFO For Protean AdvisorMichelle Vensel (’89) of Mars, Pa., has been named thecorporate financial officer (CFO) for Protean Advisor, Mars, Pa., a largenational biodiesel initiative funded by the largest renewable fund in theUnited States.Vensel will be in charge of building and investing in 350-450 milliongallons of biodiesel capacity around the United States. The company isfully funded with $150 million to build the biodiesel plants. She also willuse a small drop in units to meet specific demand needs from wastemanagement, mining, and trucking.Vensel, managing principal of Protean Advisors, is a corporatefinancial services executive offering a 14-plus year record ofachievement, providing her clients with strategic and transactionalleadership for highly complex financial restructuring, acquisitions,investments, divestitures, and turnarounds. She possesses the ability,experience and industry relationships to assist her clients with thecomplexities accompanying the rapid changes in the energy sector.Vensel has successfully identified, negotiated and restructuredequity, quasi equity and debt transactions, and contract restructuringexceeding $11 billion, and provided due diligence, valuation, acquisitionand underwriting guidance on debt and investments in excess of $20billion.Prior to founding Protean Advisors, Vensel held a high profile roleexecuting investment management functions in GE Capital StructuredFinance’s energy division.Vensel has a master’s degree in international management fromThunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, with aconcentration in finance and Latin American studies. She received abachelor of science degree in business administration with a major inaccounting from Clarion University in 1989.alumni spotlightRakia and Marvin Wells (’99), Aug.30, 2006.Courtney (Hummel ’06) andMatthew Rambo (’04), Oct. 14, 2006.Ryan and Nicole (Hetrick ’05)McGee, July 15, 2006.Kellie (Vorse ’04) and DavidFarnsworth, Oct. 14, 2006.Yan De Simone (’02) and Melissa,Oct. 28, 2006.BirthsTeresa (McHaffie ’98) and MichaelHamilton, a daughter, Madelyn Grace,April 2, 2006.Michalee (Lopuh ’99) and AaronChristy, a daughter, Abigail, June 30,2006.Ricka (Marcello ’80) and Alex Jelepis,a daughter, Ava Mariella, Aug. 2006.Rebecca (Cassidy ’01) Harbodin, adaughter, Kyla, Aug. 14, 2006.Art (’92) and Angela Walker, a son,Derek, Sept. 20, 2006.Holly (Hosford ’96) and Erik Morphy,a daughter, Laura, Oct. 5, 2006.CLARION AND BEYONDStanley (’95) and Amy (Stamm ’94)Carr, a daughter, Reagan Reese,Nov. 26, 2006.Deborah (Szelc ’94) and JeffreyNecciai (’91), a daughter, AddisonNicole, Jan. 8, 2007.Molly (Kindel ’00) and Andrew Smith(’99), a son, Adam Christopher, Dec.14, 2006.Kara (Stimpert ’00) Hohn, a son,Benjamin, 2006.Bridget (Yusavage ’96) and WilliamAdams, a daughter, Sarah, Feb. 20,2007.Amy (Smith ’96) and Gregory Weston,a daughter, Annabeth Jeri, June 10,2006.Sherrie (Park ‘96) and Mervin Kahle, ason, Brenden, Sept. 6, 2006.Ann (Olson ’97) and Nicholas Oakes, ason, Joseph Edward, Dec. 27, 2006.Courtney (Spangler ’99) and ClarenceCashour IV, a son, Clarence William V,Jan. 19, 2007.Heather (Masters ’91) and RobertHartman, a son, Jake, Feb. 23, 2007.John (’92) and Patricia Frano, a sonNathan, June 25, 2006.James Pendred teaches ninth gradeearth and space science at Lackey HighSchool in Indian Head, Md. Next year,he will be working at an internationalschool in Trieste, Italy, as an intern.Colleen Sherk of West Palm Beach,Fla., teaches fifth grade at GreenacresElementary School in Greenacres,Fla. She also is the girls and boys highschool volleyball coach at WellingtonHigh School.Hilary Siegrist of Greensboro, N.C.,teaches fourth grade for Danville CitySchools, Danville, Va.2006Christina Allendorfer teaches fifthgrade at Roger Bryan Elementary in theClark County School District in LasVegas, Nev. She resides in Las Vegas.Ashley Angle of North Catasuqua, Pa.,is the community relations managerfor Velocity Sports Performance inAllentown, Pa.Laura Ax-Fultz is a law librarian at thePenn State Dickinson School of Law inCarlisle, Pa. She resides in Coatesville,Pa., with her husband, Harold.Samantha Heyne of Exton, Pa., is animmunologist for Merck & Co. Inc. inWayne, Pa.Courtney (Rambo) and MatthewHummel (’04) reside in Pittsburgh, Pa.Courtney is a case manager at FamiliesUnited Network, a foster care agency,in Trafford, Pa.Natalie Rea of Alexandria, Va., isa research associate for the postalregulatory commission in Washington,D.C.MarriagesTonya (Thompson ’00) and RyanAckley, June 24, 2006.Michael (’01) and Betsy McCarren,July 1, 2006.Terra (DiNardo ’02) and DominicCorsini (’04), June, 2006.Autumn (Pierce ’03) and BrettSproveri, Aug. 6, 2006.Joe and Tracey (Stange ‘95) Kolo,December 2, 2006.Tarczy Named Controlleralumni spotlightRichard Tarczy (’87) was named the controller for thePittsburgh Technology Council, Catalyst Connection, Doyle Centerfor Manufacturing Technology and the Pennsylvania NanoMaterialsCommercialization Center.In his new position, Tarczy will be responsible for directing andcoordinating all accounting functions for all four organizations.Previously, he was at Henry Rossi & Com. Certified Public Accountantsat Mellon Bank.He received an advanced accounting certificate from Robert MorrisUniversity and is a certified public accountant. He resides in Monroeville,Pa., with his wife, Melissa.The Pittsburgh Technology Council is the first and largest regionaltechnology trade association in the United States with nearly 1,350member companies in 13 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania.Its mission is to contribute to the success of the region’s technologybusiness and focus on developing information technology, life sciencesand advanced manufacturing.Catalyst Connection is a private non-profit regional economicdevelopment organization based in Pittsburgh. Its mission is to advancecompetitive performance of the 13-county region’s small- and mediumsizedmanufacturing and technology companies, while strengthening theregion’s capability to support manufacturing growth. The Doyle Centerfor Manufacturing Technology provides small domestic manufacturingenterprises with state-of-the-art technology tolls, services, training andquality orientation. The Pennsylvania NanoMaterials CommercializationCenter promotes and supports the commercialization of nanomaterialsresearch for new and enhanced products critical to the U.S. economyand manufacturing base.www.clarion.edu | 21

We Want to Know About You!alumni notesF o r A l u m n i O ff i c e U s e O n l yU s e d i n U p d a t e s . P l e a s e f i l l o u t c o m p l e t e l yAlumni Information UpdateThe Center for Advancement of Clarion University840 Wood StreetClarion University, Clarion PA 16214-1232814-393-2572; Fax 814-393-1834e-mail: Alumni@clarion.eduPlease check one:o For publicationo For Alumni files only, not for publicationName ________________________________________________First M.I. Last MaidenClass_ __________________ Major ________________________Note: Data in blue shaded portions of this form is for Alumni Office use onlyand not for publication. Tan portions of the form are used in updates, soplease fill out completely.Home phone_______________ Work phone_______________Home e-mail _______________ Work e-mail_______________Cell phone ____________________________________________Birth Date_____________________________________________Prior to publication, the Alumni Office will contact you toverify information in the update. The best time to contactyou for verification is:Address_______________________________________________City____________________ State __________ Zip__________Spouse’s name_ _____________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse’s class (if alumni)_______________________________Children’s names, gender, and birth dates__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________New jobs, transfers, and promotions_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Employer’s name and address______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Position/Title_ _________________________________________Other activities (new degrees, honors, retirements, etc.)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Signature (required)_ ___________________________________Submit your update on-line athttp://www.clarion.eduJames L. McCullough, Hall of Fame MemberJames L. McCullough (’54), 75, a member of the Clarion UniversitySports Hall of Fame, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007. During his athletic career atClarion, he lettered a record 12 times in football, basketball and baseball.He was born in Franklin, Pa., on Jan. 20, 1932. He graduated from Clarion StateTeacher’s College in 1954 and went on to earn a master’s degree in education fromWestminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.McCullough married the former Barbara Ann Gealy of Franklin, Pa., on June11, 1955. He was a high school coach and teacher in Franklin, Pa., before servinga 17-month army tour of duty in Korea. He returned to Franklin and was namedhead football and head basketball coach at Franklin High School, where he led hisfootball team to five division titles.In 1966, he became head football and golf coach and athletic director ofThiel College in Greenville, Pa. His 1967 and 1972 football teams each won thePresident’s Athletic Conference (PAC) title, and his golf teams won five PAC titles.He was twice named tri-state coach of the year. He is also a member of the ThielCollege Sport Hall of Fame.He moved to Birmingham, Ala., in 1979 to serve as Commissioner of theGulf South Conference. In 1982, he was named associate commissioner to theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). He spent 21 years at the SEC, interpretingNCAA rules and regulations and player eligibility, and was chairman of the footballcoaches’ annual meeting.McCullough is survived by his wife, Barbara; a brother, Danny RobertMcCullough of Espyville, Pa; three sons: Tab E. McCullough and his wife Terryof Lexington, S.C., Theodore James McCullough and his wife Anne of Athens,Ga., and Jody Led McCullough and his wife Bridget of Madison, Wisc; and fivegrandchildren.Frances M. Shope, Faculty EmeritusFrances Mae Shope, 74, of Clarion, Pa., a faculty emeritus as associateprofessor of health and physical education and associate athletic director and amember of the Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame, died May 2, 2007.During her tenure, Clarion University claimed eight Division II women’sswimming national championships, two Division I women’s gymnastics nationaltitles, and countless PSAC, ECAC and NAIA honors. As an administrator she wasresponsible for hosting the Gymnastics World Games Trials, two AIAW NationalChampionships in women’s swimming, and many PSAC swimming and divingchampionships.Shope served on the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) President’sCommittee on Title IX from 1977 to 1980, was president of the PSAC Women’sDivision in 1981 and 1982, and was president of the PSAC from 1982 to 1983.Shope was born Nov. 25, 1932, in New Bloomfield, Pa. She completed herundergraduate work in health education at West Chester University in 1954 andearned her masters of education degree from Penn State University in 1958.She began her career teaching at Nether Providence High School nearPhiladelphia, before moving to Clarion. She taught for 11 years at Clarion Area HighSchool and then transferred to Clarion University in 1967, where she worked untilretiring in 1986. At Clarion University, Shope was instrumental in the developmentof Clarion athletics and the women’s athletic program. She served as associateathletic director from 1975 until 1986.She continued to served on the Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame executivecommittee and was an honorary member of Clarion University Bands.Shope is survived by her sister, Barbara Sill, of New Bloomfield, Pa.; two nieces,Karen Posato and her husband, Major Joseph, of Crofton, Md., and Sharon Wiseand her husband, Kevin, of Greensburg, Pa.; grandniece, Jamie Jones and herfiance, David Rodgers, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and grandnephew, Zachary Wise, ofGreensburg, Pa.Contributions in Shope’s memory may be made to the Fran Shope AthleticScholarship Fund at Clarion University.Don’t Be Left OutWe are communicating more and more with alumni via e-mailand we don’t want you to be left out. To thank you for sharing youremail address with us, we will draw a name from all submissionsreceived from now until Dec. 31, 2007, for a Clarion University giftbasket valued at more than $200. Please provide your e-mailaddress on the alumni information update form either online orfrom this magazine. We look forward to hearing from you.

Wood Receives GoldenApple AwardTimothy Wood (’85) of Seattle, Wash., was named one of eightrecipients of the Golden Apple Award for teachers in Washington State.Wood was awarded the Golden Apple for his work as the program directorat Waskowitz Environmental Leadership & Service Programs in HighlineSchool District.Wood was originally hired by Highline School District to start a summeradventure-based education program for disenfranchised youth. Sincethen, he has created year-round experiential learning programs that havetransformed the lives of many students throughout the greater Seattlearea. Through the full-time Environmental Leadership Semester Program,high school students develop leadership skills and learn how to mentorelementary school students in learning about the environment.The full-time Community Service and Work Training Programemphasizes outdoor challenge, academic study, the exploration of careeroptions, and extensive work on environmental service projects in thecommunity. In the programs, choice, self-discovery and responsibilitybecome the ingredients for a dynamic and meaningful learning experiencewith lifelong significance. Students enrolled in the programs becomeexcited about learning, because each school day brings somethingdifferent, performing a play about the dynamics of forest ecology in anelementary school, building a nature trail in the woods, collecting researchdata on water quality, or typing an essay in a school computer lab.The Golden Apple Awards, sponsored by KCTS and PEMCOInsurance, honors outstanding individuals and programs making adramatic difference in Washington state education in grades pre-K through12. This year represents a significant milestone, as it marks the 10 thanniversary of the Golden Apple Awards. The objective of the Awards, todiscover and share success stories and to reinforce the belief that thereis much to celebrate in education, remains as timely today as it was whenKCTS launched the Awards in 1992.Tracey (Donnelly ’91) and DanielDorsey, a daughter Olivia Kathleen,Sept. 22, 2006.Marvin (’99) and Rakia Wells a son,Marvin “MJ” Jordan, March 26, 2007.Bernice Bamburak (’89), a daughter,Paulina Anderson, March 2, 2007.Ann Marie (Wiegand ’90) and RandyGreco, a son, Issac Phillip, Sept. 14,2006.Angela (Long ’05) Capponi, adaughter, Madison Marie, Sept. 26,2006.Michelle (Griebel ’91) and NickGriffin, a son, Will, March 7, 2007.Jennifer (Laber ’93) and Jake Gomola,a daughter, Journey, March 14, 2007.Richael (Barger ’94, ’97) and PhilipAnderson, a son, Levi, Jan. 16, 2007.Melissa (Davies ’94) and DavidDonald, a daughter, Allison, June 8,2006.Robin (Adamson ’94) and MichaelShamblen, a daughter, Ava Noelle,Nov. 21, 2006.alumni spotlightMaryAnn (Schuster ’91) and TerryMackrell, a son, Wyatt John, Dec. 19,2006.Wendy (Guyton ’94) and ColinClevenger, a daughter, JacquelineNancy, Jan. 19, 2007.Julie (Brzezinski ’95) and MitchellMalone, a son, Tanner, Jan. 23, 2007.Carlita (Jones ’95) and Willie Evans, ason, Willie Jr., Sept. 21, 2006.Angie (Fox ’97) and Matt Fagley, adaughter, Kayla Nicole, Jan. 3, 2006.Judy (Long, ’02) and Seth Rupp, ason, Rylan Jacob, Nov. 8, 2006.Douglas (’88) and Ronda Castren, ason, Erik, June 2006.Erynn and Patrick Keenen (’91),twins, Sean Patrick and Hadley Marie,Jan. 24, 2007.Melissa (Friend ’00) and Tim Alsing, ason, Carson Cole, Feb. 14, 2007.Wendy (Sunderland ’97) and KevinSciullo, a daughter, Zoe Marie, Feb. 9,2007.Brooke (Mowry ’03) and James Woge(’03), a daughter, Robyn Amalia,Nov. 30, 2006.Melissa and Randy Danielson (’98), adaughter, Caitlin, March 19, 2007.Denise (Schmidt ’89) and SheldonSklar, twins, Jordan Charles and TreyJoseph, March 7, 2007.Rebecca (Smith ’97) and TimothyCarpenter, a son, Grant, March 22,2007.Tiffany (Pattison ’04) Edeburn, adaughter, Veronica Leigh, Oct. 18,2006.Mary Beth (Curry ’97, ’99) andAdam Earnheardt (’95, ’99), adaughter, Katherine Elizabeth, April27, 2007.Michelle (Schatz ’00) Showalter, ason, Jackson Showalter, April 2, 2007.Rhonda (Wissinger ’96) andMatthew Schwer (’97), a daughter,Abigail Grace, April 12, 2007.Christopher (’98) and Heather(Church ’98) Collins, a daughter,Kaylee Anne, Jan. 5, 2007.Sharon and James Thieret (’75), a son,James J. II, Nov. 29, 2006.Heather (Champion ’00) and PaulBrady, a daughter, Alexis, Dec. 23,2006.DeathsSteven Baum (’71), Aug. 7, 2006.Henry Anthony Caruso (’47)Frederick R. Spence (’38)William Hritz (’63)Scott Litty (’89)Patricia Work (’68)David Crespy (’82)David Vucelich (’88)Ben Chan (’74)Gwen (Covert) Neil (’34), Dec. 8, 2006.Martha Tourtillotte (’82)Cynthia West (’83)Lois Grosvenor (’80)Helen Shields (’78)John Sandrock (’70)Richard Dale Ambrose (’54)Robert Bridges (’64)Lawrence Dittman (’54)CLARION AND BEYONDWayne Anthony Freidhoff (’62)J.P. Welms (’25)Phyllis Elder, retired employeeL. Mark Byers (‘55), Jan. 11, 2006.Jean (Groves ’36) Dailly, Feb. 11,2007.Joseph Alese (’64), Jan. 28, 2007.Mervin “Bud” Yeaney (’65), Jan. 27,2007.Haley Linnan (’99), Jan. 27, 2007.Christine Maletic (’69), Jan. 12,2007.Elsie (Hrivnak ’54) Duris, Nov. 27,2006.Sister M. Virginia Bernhardt (M.S.’74), Feb. 15, 2007.Bertrand Roy Hover (’41), Feb. 4,2007.Gary Watson (’64), founding father ofTheta Xi fraternity, March 20, 2007.Anthony Scalise (’83)Theodore Kukich Jr. (’58)William Beichner (’55)Raymond Gill (’54), March 28, 2007.Jane (Kahle ’29) Cameron, March 26,2007.Charlotte Lee Pearce, retired employee,March 27, 2007.Theodore Aiken (’58), March 21,2007.Helen Martin (’37)Robert Elders (’65)Veronica (Mastrovich ’79)Bricklemyer, April 9, 2007.Steven Vitale (’80), April 12, 2007.Rodney Ramaly (’89), Feb. 9, 2007.John Simon (’57), Dec. 9, 2006.Ann (London ’79) Kukla, April 22,2007Phyllis (Slagenhaupt ’50) Cassese,Feb. 19, 2007.James McCullough (’54), March 20,2007.Lois (Lawson ’68) Ramsey, April 18,2007.Claudine Hanner (’88)George E. Kuhn (’48), May 14, 2007.Darrell E. Shick (’50), May 11, 2007.www.clarion.edu | 23