Sporting Life - Westminster College

W WESTMINSTERi n t e r 2 0 0 6C o l l e g e M a g a z i n eTheSportingLifeSportingLifePittsburgh Steelers mediarelations manager Burt Lauten ’99is one of a growing number ofWestminster graduates pursuing acareer in sports communicationsAlso inside:• Student-Athletes Making the Grade• Driven to Coach

AMessagefrom the PresidentDear Westminster Friends:Through the years Westminster has become known for its ability to develop students in mind, bodyand spirit. The role of athletics has complemented the curriculum by teaching the lessons of life inways that stay with us forever.Sports teach us to strive, to venture, to lead and to be good followers and colleagues. Competition isa natural part of the human spirit. Sports teach us that rules matter… that complaining is not productive…that positive attitude wins every time – and that over the long run, the high road is the path tosuccess.Coaching is an art that can be applied to teaching, managing, counseling, and parenting. Coaches areeducators seeking teachable moments, and when teachable moments have been found, alumni tell usthat the lessons learned have stayed with them for a lifetime.We as fans live and die with each shot, each race, each play. We root for the Blue and White, revelingin triumphs and mourning Titan losses. The memories are made possible by the coaches andplayers who are willing to put it all on the line, winning or losing for all to see, striving for the glory ofWestminster.Go Titans!Sincerely,R. Thomas Williamson

Volume 25, Number 3Winter 2006EditorPatrick S. BroadwaterSenior Director,Advancement AdministrationMark A. MeighenEditorial AssistantsSandra ChandlerCarol Eberhart ’94, M ’04Joe Onderko M ’00Design & ProductionDeborah L. ParadyF E A T U R E S12 Mind, Heart and SoulMcGill Library slated for $5 million renovation.PrinterLane Press, Burlington, Vt.Chair, Board of TrusteesGeorge R. BerlinPresidentR. Thomas Williamson14 Making the GradeMeet a few of Westminster’smost dedicated scholar-athletes.Vice President for InstitutionalAdvancementGloria C. CagigasVice President for Academic Affairs& Dean of the CollegeJesse T. MannVice President for Finance& Management ServicesKenneth J. Romig ’8518 Driven to CoachA passion for the game is just partof the equation.Dean of StudentsNeal A. EdmanDean of Admissions& Enrollment ManagementDoug SwartzPresident of Alumni CouncilRonald E. Hustwit ’6420 Living the Sporting LifeRising number of Westminster gradspursuing sports communications careers.On the Cover...Burt Lauten poses with the Lombardi Trophya week after the Pittsburgh Steelers defeatedthe Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL.Westminster Magazine is published quarterly by the Officeof Communication Services, Westminster College, NewWilmington, Pennsylvania 16172-0001. Inquiries should beaddressed to the Editor. Phone: (724) 946-8761; Fax: (724)946-6159; or e-mail: broadwps@westminster.edu.Westminster College is related to the Presbyterian Church(U.S.A.) through the Synod of the Trinity.Westminster College does not discriminate, and will nottolerate discrimination, on the basis of race, color, nationalorigin, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or handicapor disability as those terms are defined under applicablelaw, in the administration of any of its educational programs,activities, or with respect to admissions and employment.In its employment practices, the College may consider theindividual’s support of the philosophy and purposes of Westminsteras stated in the Undergraduate Catalog. Otherwise,Westminster does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination,on the basis of religion or creed. Inquiries maybe directed to the Equal Opportunity Officer, WestminsterCollege, New Wilmington, PA 16172-0001, (724) 946-7247.IFCD E P A R T M E N T SMessage from the President2-5 Campus Update6-8 Sports UpdatePhoto Credits...Front Cover – Joe OnderkoBack Cover – Tiffany Wolfe9 Regional Connections10-11 Alumni News24-32 Class Notes

www.westminster.eduTomlinson Chosen to Direct Drinko CenterVirginia Moore Tomlinson, associateprofessor of sociology at Westminster, hasbeen chosen as the College’s first director ofthe Drinko Center for Excellence in Teachingand Learning.The Drinko Center was developed toadvance world-class teaching and learningat Westminster and enrich K-12 educationthrough outreach programs for area educators.The Drinko Center helps Westminster fulfillits mission of excellence in education andpublic service by expanding opportunitiesin student life, academics and communityoutreach.“I am excited about the possibilities offeredby this position,” Tomlinson said. “Theintegrative nature of this position providesthe opportunity for supporting and workingwith students, faculty, and the community,which is completely consistent with my ownpriorities, commitments, and experiences.”Tomlinson had servedfor five months as interimdirector of the DrinkoCenter. During that stintshe prioritized several ofthe Center’s goals, whichincluded the expansionof Westminster studentresearch and capstoneopportunities and outreach Tomlinsonprograms.“President [R. Thomas] Williamsonstated our first priority as enhancing teachingand learning on our campus by expandingour undergraduate research program andenhancing the capstone experience,”Tomlinson said. “I want to enhance whatis already established and provide fundingfor students to present their research in offcampusconferences.”Tomlinson is also working with the CivicEngagement Task Force, chaired byassociate professor of history DavidTwining, to enhance service learningcourses, which will begin this spring.“In the future, I want to work with thefaculty to establish initiatives supportiveof their ideas for enhancing teachingand learning,” Tomlinson said. “Facultywill be involved in all aspects of thework of the Drinko Center, especiallyworking with students in collaborativeresearch.”Tomlinson will teach three courses in theDepartment of Political Science and Sociologywhile fulfilling the responsibilities of thishalf-time administrative appointment.A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of BirminghamSouthern College, Tomlinson earned herM.Ed. from the University of Tennesseeand her Ph.D. from the University ofPittsburgh.Music StudentsPlace in NationalSinging ContestWestminster College musiceducation and music performancemajors William McCullough andStephanie Nicholson finished in firstand second place, respectively, in aNational Association of Teachers ofSinging (NATS) competition.“Each singer prepares threeselections, which include Englishand foreign language arts songsand arias for his or her particularcategory,” said Anne Bentz,assistant professor of music atWestminster.McCullough, a DuBois native,sang “Mondnacht” by RobertSchumann to place first in thesophomore men’s category;Nicholson, a Medina, Ohio, native,sang Mimi’s aria from La Bohemeby Giacomo Puccini, placing secondin the senior women’s category.“The NATS is active nationallyand internationally sponsoringcompetitions, seminars, andworkshops for its members,” Bentzsaid. “A teacher must be a memberof the organization in order for hisor her students to compete.”Westminster Junior, AlumnaHonored by Pittsburgh PR SocietyWestminster College public relationsstudents past and present were honored recentlyat the annual Renaissance Awards presented bythe Pittsburgh Chapter of the Public RelationsSociety of America.Kristan Kohley, a junior public relationsmajor from Saxonburg, was awarded thePRSA Student Scholarship Award, while SaraIalongo ’04, a past PRSA scholarship recipient,received the Renaissance Rising Star Award.Kohley joins Megan Sigler ’05, Ialongo,Amanda Kengersky ’03 and Megan DudaCorbin ’01 as past Westminster studentsto receive the award, which recognizesthe outstanding Western Pennsylvaniaundergraduate student in public relations basedon academic achievements, extracurricularinvolvement, letters of endorsements, andessays.“To be recognized among so many talentedprofessionals was a great honor for me,”Kohley said.While at Westminster, Kohley has served asthe director for the Public Relations StudentSociety of America; president of Lambda PiEta, a national communications honor society;a teaching assistant in English and publicrelations department; student director for theWestminster College Learning Center; memberof Omicron Delta Kappa, a national honorleadership society; copy editor for The Holcad,Kristan Kohley (second from right) is joined byWestminster trustee Deb Foster ’74 and professorsJim Perkins and Evann Garrison ’75. Kohley, ajunior public relations major, and Sara Ialongo ’04were honored at the annual Renaissance Awardsbanquet in Pittsburgh.and is a consistent Dean’s List student.“I was pleased, but not surprised that Kristanwon,” said James Perkins, professor of Englishand former chair of the department. “I think thisrun of success is a tribute to the solid natureof Westminster’s public relations programas much as it is a tribute to the individualstudents.”Ialongo, an account executive at BlattnerBrunner, Inc., joins Debora SwatsworthFoster ’74 and Jennifer Shifler Gross ’99 asWestminster alumnae honored by the Pittsburghchapter of the PRSA.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduFaculty Making NewsBarbara Faires, professor of mathematicsat Westminster, completed atwo-year term asfirst vice presidentof the MathematicalAssociation ofAmerica (MAA).Faires has held nationalpositions aschair of the budgetFairesand audit committeesand currentlyheads the strategicplanning initiative of the MAA, thelargest professional society focusing onmathematics accessible to undergraduates.The Washington, D.C.-based associationhas nearly 27,000 membersnationwide. During the summer, Faireswas one of six mathematicians at theScience-Engineering Technology CongressionalVisits Day in D.C.; chaired thenational committee on revenue planningfor the MAA; and gave presentations atthe executive committee and at the boardof governors in Albuquerque, N.M.William Evans, associate professorof education and the coordinator ofthe graduate counselor educationprogram, recently presented researchto the Association of CounselorEducation and Supervision’s nationalconference in Pittsburgh. “I made severalpresentations about my ongoing researchand collaboration with professors fromCalifornia State University at Fresno,Temple University, and YoungstownState University,” Evans said. Hepresented “Enhancing Live ClinicalSupervision through the Use of an AudioTrack Overlay Package,” followedby “Dynamics of Cultural Bias andDiscrimination in Public Schools: CreativeSolutions for Change.” Evans alsopresented two papers at the PennsylvaniaSchool Counselor Association’s WesternRegional Conference: “Creating Shadesof Gray with Black and White Thinkers,”and “Don’t They Get It? Understandingthe Dynamics of Children and Familiesfrom Poverty.”Assistant professor of history TimothyCuff ’78 moderated two panels andpresented his research findings at arecent Social Science History Associationmeeting in Portland, Ore. Cuff’s paperwas based on results developed inconjunction with research published inhis book, The Hidden Cost of EconomicDevelopment: The Biological Standardof Living in Antebellum Pennsylvania.Research indicates that during the earlydecades of the 1800s, the biological wellbeingof Pennsylvanians deterioratedslightly during a period of significanteconomic growth.Kang-Yup Na, assistant professor ofreligion at Westminster, was recentlyelected to serve onthe Lilly FellowsProgram NationalNetwork Board fora four-year term.“I’ll be attendingt w o m e e t i n g seach year, muchof which willbe devoted toprogramming andNaplanning for the program’s future,”Na said. “In particular, we will beconsidering, deliberating and voting onproposals for grants.”Delores Natale ’01, a lecturer in publicrelations at Westminster, recently presented“Reading Between the Lines: WeltyAddresses Racism” at the South CentralModern Language Association annualconvention held in Houston. “Throughthis paper, I explored the historicalevents and political climate EudoraWelty encountered as she continuallystrived to write about the human side ofher home state of Mississippi,” Natalesaid. While at the business meetingfollowing the presentations, Natale waselected secretary of the Eudora WeltySociety for 2006. She will becomepresident of the society in 2007.Kathleen Schott, woodwindinstructor at Westminster,recently earned the first flutechair in the West VirginiaSymphony. Schott won theblind audition over a fieldof more than 60 applicants,including the symphony’sacting principal chair. Schotthas been the principal flutist Schottfor the Youngstown Symphonyfor the past four years, but will work outscheduling conflicts in West Virginia’sfavor because that position not only offersan increased salary, but also tours morefrequently than Youngstown. In additionto her teaching duties at Westminster,Schott plays with the Faculty WoodwindQuintet and coaches the Westminster FluteChoir. She also teaches about 25 privatestudents near her home in Harmony andplays many church concerts.Assistant professor of English BethanyHicok recently presented “Companionsin Disguise: The Conjuries of WallaceStevens and Marianne Moore” at theModern Language Association AnnualConference in Washington, D.C. “In thepaper, I argued that a close examination ofthe important relationship between thesetwo poets can help us to understand betternot only their poetry of the 1930s, but alsotheir response to the dire political, social,and economic conditions of the 1930s,”Hicok said.Helen Boylan ’95, assistant professorof chemistry, and Deborah Mitchell, associateprofessor of English and publicrelations, had a joint article, “DetectiveFiction and Forensics in Collaboration,”published in the 2005 Winter issue ofAcademic Exchange Quarterly. “Thispaper is about the interdisciplinarycollaboration at Westminster Collegethrough cluster courses, which typifiesthe best of what learning communities offerto both faculty and students,” Boylansaid. “The focus is on the link betweendetective fiction, a literature course, andforensics, a lab science course, and howcombining the two courses into a clustercourse allow students to evaluate thesame general topic from two disciplinaryperspectives.”Jody Guinn, harp instructor at Westminster,was featured in the cover storyin the November/Decemberissue of Harp Column, one ofthe nation’s two harp journals.Guinn and her colleague, NancyLendrim, form the SalzedoHarp Duo. They have accompaniedfor stars such as ClayAiken, The Three Tenors, RayCharles, Barry Manilow, JoshGroban, and the Moody Blues.They also perform at variousevents including weddings, funerals, operas,churches, and ballets.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduFall Sports HighlightsCross CountryThe Westminster men’s andwomen’s cross country teams placedfourth and sixth, respectively, at the2005 Presidents’ Athletic Conference(PAC) Championships.The Titan men were led byfreshman Aaron Titus, who earnedAll-PAC second-team honors afterplacing 15th (out of 66 runners)in a time of 28:44 over the eightkilometercourse. Other top Titanrunners included sophomore WillieDeLair, junior Scott Seserko,freshman Andrew Brown, andfreshman James Bryan.The Lady Titans were paced byjunior Amy Carroll, who finished26th at the PAC Championships.Other top Westminster runnersincluded freshman LeighAnnJordan, senior Maggie Muir, juniorKelly Spisak, and junior AlissaBookwalter.Football (4-6, 2-4 PAC)An overtime win at Allegheny andleague wins over Bethany and GroveCity highlighted the first seasonunder head coach Jeff Hand.The Titan gridders won twostraight early in the season, including a12-9 victory in overtime against the Gators.Facing a schedule stacked with three Top 25opponents, the Titans dropped five of theirlast seven games.A total of 12 Titans earned All-PACrecognition, led by two first-team honoreesin senior center B.A. Lambie and seniornose tackle Ryan Chmura, who led thedefense with 83 tackles, and added 15tackles for losses, and five QB sacks.Second-team recognition went to fourplayers: senior running back/kick returnerSean Buggey, senior defensive end AdamHadbavny, senior kicker Chris Castilloand sophomore offensive lineman BryanBorkovich.Players earning honorable mentionlaurels included senior defensive endMatt Hanhold, senior linebacker JerryBonenberger, senior defensive backReggie Williams, junior quarterback J.R.Barley, sophomore wide receiver BrettZiegler, and sophomore punter DustyRhodes.Freshman LeighAnn Jordan was the Lady Titans’ topfinisher at the Thiel Invitational and Westminster’sFisher Invitational in 2005. She placed 33 rd at the PACChampionships.Senior defensive end Adam Hadbavny had astrong season for the Titan defense. He had 15tackles for loss, five QB sacks, forced two fumbles,recovered four fumbles and broke up six passes.Men’s Soccer (8-12, 4-8)Westminster, which fell to Washington& Jefferson in the semifinals of the PACTournament, had five players named to theall-conference teams.A pair of juniors – defender Todd Atwoodand forward Blake Ordell – were first-teamhonorees, while junior midfielder AlexCastillo was a second-team selection.Atwood ranked second on the teamin goals (five) and points (11) while alsoanchoring the Titan defensive unit. He alsoposted a team-high two game-winninggoals. Ordell led the 2005 Titans in goalsCastillo Shinesat East Coast BowlWe s t m i n s t e rs e n i o r C h r i sCastillo put hisbest foot forwardat the 5 th AnnualEast Coast Bowlin Petersburg, Va.,kicking two fieldgoals and adding Castillothree extra-points to help the South teamdefeat the North, 27-14.The postseason all-star game featuredtop senior players from NCAA DivisionI-AA, II and III programs throughoutthe Eastern U.S. Castillo was one ofjust 14 NCAA Division III players tocompete in the contest and was theonly representative from the Presidents’Athletic Conference (PAC).The South trailed 14-0 when Castillosplit the uprights on a 35-yard field goalattempt to cut the lead to 14-3 in thesecond period. He added a pair of extrapoints following South touchdownsand then booted a 32-yard field goal enroute to a 20-14 halftime lead. Castillothen added a final successful conversionkick on the South’s final touchdown inthe fourth quarter.A four-year member of the Westminstermen’s soccer team, Castillo earnedAll-PAC second-team honors in asuccessful first season with the footballteam. He connected on 10-of-15 fieldgoal attempts and 14-of-15 extra-pointattempts, kicked a school-record 47-yardfield goal in a win at Bethany, and bootedfour field goals (including a gamewinning43-yard effort in overtime) in a12-9 win at Allegheny.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.edu(seven) and points (15). He posted a hattrick with three goals in a 5-1 PAC victoryat Waynesburg. Castillo posted three assistson the season.Senior midfielder Fritz Julien andsophomore forward Andy Saporito earnedAll-PAC honorable mention laurels.Women’s Soccer (17-5-1, 11-1)With a national playoff appearance anda school record for wins in a season, the2005 season was an historic one for theWestminster women’s soccer team.The Lady Titan kickers, led by PAC Coachof the Year Girish Thakar, were selectedto the NCAA Division III playoffs for thefourth consecutive year. Westminster openedNCAA tournament play with a 5-1 home winover Notre Dame (Md.) before falling at theeventual national runner-up, College of NewJersey, in the second round. Westminster’s 17wins bested the old mark of 16 set in 2002and matched in 2003.After capturing the PAC regular-seasontitle, the Lady Titans were upset by GroveCity (1-1 tie, 4-2 on penalty kicks) in the PACTournament semifinals, ending the team’sthree-year run as conference champs.Sophomore forward Mallory Bugel, whoposted 21 goals and eight assists for 50points, was an All-PAC first-team selectionand was named PAC Player of the Year.She also earned Academic All-Americarecognition (see story, page 8).Sophomore defender Brittany McKee andfreshman goalkeeper Whitney Griffin werealso All-PAC first-team selections. McKeeanchored the Lady Titan defense, helpingGriffin post a school-record 12 shutouts.Junior forwards Sarah Calderoneand Christa Andamasaris and freshmanmidfielder Abby Montgomery were allconferencesecond-team picks. Freshmandefender Jessica Losteter was an honorablemention selection.Women’s Tennis (6-8, 3-3)The Lady Titan netters finished fourth atthe PAC Championships for first-year headcoach Scott Renninger.Although no Lady Titans earned allconferencehonors with top two finishes,three Lady Titan individuals and two doublesteams posted third-place finishes in theirrespective flights. Sophomore Dana Larsonwas third in the second singles flight, as wasjunior Andrea Pastorius at fifth singles andsenior Katie Huber at sixth singles. Thesecond doubles team of senior Sara Belsitoand junior Betsy Nolan placed third, asJunior setter Rachael Cooper averaged over eight assists per game and led the Presidents’ AthleticConference with 65 service aces to help the Lady Titans post a 19-16 overall mark in 2005.did the third doubles team of Pastorius andHuber.Volleyball (19-16, 7-5)The Lady Titans fell at top-seededWaynesburg in the PAC Tournamentsemifinals.Senior outside hitter Erin Hinks earnedall-conference first-team recognition, whilejunior setter Rachael Cooper was a secondteamselection.Hinks led the 2005 Lady Titans inkills (429) and kills per game (3.55 kpg),while adding 303 digs, 35 service aces, 13assists and 36 blocks. The lone senior forWestminster this season, Hinks completedher career as a three-time all-conferenceselection (All-PAC first team in 2004-05 andsecond team in 2003).Cooper posted team-best totals of 876assists (8.12 apg) and a PAC-high 65 serviceaces (0.54 apg) this season, while adding 156kills, 300 digs and 56 total blocks. She isalso a three-time All-PAC honoree, havingearned second team and Freshman of theYear honors in 2003 and honorable mentionlaurels in 2004.Junior middle hitter Katie McDermott wasan All-PAC honorable mention selection.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduChmura, Lambie Earn All-America HonorsFour gridders, two Lady Titan kickers receive postseason recognitionSenior linemen Ryan Chmuraand B.A. Lambie lined up ondifferent sides of the ball, but bothended up in the same place: on anNCAA Division III All-Americanfootball team.Chmura, a nose tackle, wasnamed a first-team All-Americanby Don Hansen’s NationalWeekly Football Gazette and asecond-team All-American bythe D3football.com Web site.Lambie, a center, was a third-teamAll-American pick by Hansen’s.Both had been previously namedto Hansen’s All-South RegionFirst Team, while D3Football.com named Chmura first-teamall-region, and Lambie was a second-teamall-region pick.Also earning recognition for the Titans,4-6 under first-year coach Jeff Hand in 2005,were running back Sean Buggey and kickerChris Castillo.In addition, a pair of Westminster women’ssoccer players, Mallory Bugel and BrittanyMcKee, were named all-region selections.The Lady Titans were selected to theNCAA Division III playoffs for the fourthconsecutive year and set a school record with17 victories in 2005.Chmura, the first Westminster playerto be named first-team All-America sincedefensive back Nick Roberts in 1997, posted83 total tackles for the Titans in 2005, whilealso ranking among the Presidents’ AthleticConference leaders in tackles for loss (15)and quarterback sacks (5).Lambie, a two-year starter at center, wasa first-team All-PAC pick in 2005 and anhonorable mention pick in 2004.Buggey, a senior running back/kickreturner, was named to the Hansen’shonorable mention squad. He rushed fora team-best 878 yards and 5 TD’s, whilecatching 17 passes for 101 yards andthrowing two TD passes.Castillo, a senior kicker in his first seasonwith the football program after four yearsplaying men’s soccer, was named to theECAC Division III Southwest All-Star Team.He connected on 10-of-15 field goal attemptsfor the Titans, including a school-record47-yarder.Bugel, a sophomore forward for the LadyTitans, was named to the National SoccerCoaches Association of America (NSCAA)Great Lakes All-Region First Team. Sheled the team and PAC with 21 goals and 50points. She had five game-winning goals andposted three hat tricks, including a four-goalperformance against Thiel.Clockwise from top left: All-Americanlinemen Ryan Chmura and B.A. Lambie,all-region sweeper Brittany McKee andall-region running back/kick returner SeanBuggey.McKee, a sophomore sweeper, was anNSCAA second-team all-region pick. Sheanchored a defense that allowed just 17goals in 23 games in 2005. She also scoredthe team’s only goal in a 1-0 non-conferencewin over Allegheny.Bugel Named to Academic All-America TeamWestminster’s Mallory Bugel, a standouton the field and in the classroom, was namedto the 2005 ESPN The Magazine AcademicAll-America College Division Women’sSoccer Third Team.A sophomore forward for the Lady Titans,Bugel was a first-team All-Presidents’Athletic Conference and first-team allregionpick in 2005 and also was a first-teamacademic all-district pick. A double major inbiology and chemistry, Bugel carries a 3.79cumulative GPA.Bugel was joined on the All-District IIWomen’s Soccer Teams by senior defenderSarah Bouldin, who was named to the thirdteam. Bouldin, an elementary educationmajor, was a key contributor to a stingyLady Titan defense that allowed fewer thana goal per game.A Westminster football standout wasalso honored. Senior defensive end AdamHadbavny was named to the Academic All-District II College Division Football FirstTeam. A history major, he was a stalwart onthe Titans defensive unit with 54 tackles, fivesacks and four fumble recoveries.The Academic All-America programhonors male and female student-athletesannually who have succeeded at the highestlevel on the playing field and in the classroom.To be eligible, a student-athlete must bea varsity starter or key reserve, maintaina cumulative GPA of 3.20, have reachedsophomore athletic and academic standingsat his/her current institution and be nominatedby his/her sports information director.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

▼www.westminster.eduRegional ConnectionsWith Cindy Dafler ’03October 22 – Atlanta, GA.Atlanta-area alumni and guests gatheredfor a special fall gathering at thehome of Bill Eavenson ’73 and hiswife, Wendy. Special guests wereTom and Betty Carver. Tom was aformer dean of students at Westminster.Carey Anne Meyer LaSor ’86,coordinator of the Young Presbyterian Scholars Program, was alsoin attendance. Thank you so much, Bill and Wendy, for hosting ourAtlanta event!▼November 4, 5, 6 – Eastern PA Alumni Events.Tom and Jean Williamson traveled throughout Eastern Pennsylvaniafor all alumni gatherings. Mary Cooley James ’84, director of alumnirelations, and I joined them for the Philadelphia, Harrisburg, andState College events. We were delighted to have Sarah Milanovich’06, student alumni association member, travel with us as well.Sarah spoke briefly at each event. Thanks, Sarah, for representingour students so well!November 4 – A wonderful dinner washeld at the Holiday Inn City Line with20 alumni and guests attending. Afterdinner, trustee Karen Sloan Bausman’75 introduced Tom Williamson whogave a College update. A great evening!November 5 – Alumni and guestsWtoured The State Museum of Pennsylvaniaand then gathered for a receptionwith Tom and Jean Williamson. Specialthanks to trustee Doreen McCall forsecuring the museum for our event andPeggy Edmonds McConnell ’55 andJudd McConnell ’55 for hosting.November 6 – Eighteen alumni andguests gathered at The Atherton Hotel▼for an early dinner and College update. An invocation before dinnerwas offered by Rev. Doug Pride ’80 and after dinner, Stuart Spisak’82 introduced Tom Williamson. Special thanks to Stuart and EmilyBoyle Dietrich ’99 and Robb Dietrich ’99 for their help in planningour State College gathering!December 1 – Wadsworth, OH.Akron-Canton and Cleveland-area alumnienjoyed a festive holiday reception anddinner at The Galaxy Restaurant with Tomand Jean Williamson. A wonderful vocalprogram was presented by Sarah Timm’07 and David Timm ’08, accompanied byKevin Shields ’09. Special thanks to KeithMcCauley ’68 and Hidge StockhausenClaire ’49 and Chet Claire ’49 for hostingthis great evening.▼December 3 – Pittsburgh. I attended the Pittsburgh WestminsterCollege Women’s Club Holiday Luncheon and Program at theSheraton Station Square. We enjoyed a wonderful program by theWestminster College Flute Choir.December 7 – Pittsburgh. The Duquesne Club was the settingfor the Pittsburgh Alumni Christmas Open House with Tom and JeanWilliamson. Over 50 alumni enjoyed meeting and sharing holidayfellowship. Trustee Barbara Braden Guffey ’70 introduced TomWilliamson for a College update.January 5-11, 2006, Northeast Concert Choir Tour. ▼Special thanks to theWestminster ConcertChoir and director RobinLind for being suchwonderful ambassadorsfor the College! Everyperformance was outstanding– a tribute toour very talentedstudents! A numberof alumni dinnerswere held in conjunctionwith this year’s tour. Also, a special thank you to collegechaplain, Rev. Jim Mohr, for traveling with the choir andwelcoming our alumni at the concerts and dinners.January 5 – The choir presented a concert at Pine Street PresbyterianChurch, Harrisburg. Thank you to Chris Latta ’95 forhelping with arrangements.January 6 – Alumni gathered with choir members for dinnerbefore their concert at Wallingford Presbyterian Church.January 7 – Meredith Limmer (mother of student WinnieLimmer ’06) hosted alumni for a dinner at St. Peter’s EpiscopalChurch, Morristown, N.J., prior to their concert.January 10 – Barbara Walling (mother of student Ray Walling’06) hosted alumni at a pre-concert dinner at Christ ChurchChristiana Hundred, Wilmington, Del..January 11 – Alumni enjoyed connecting with choir members at adinner prior to their concert at The First and Franklin Street PresbyterianChurch, Baltimore. Thank you to Jason Kissel ’97, director ofmusic and organist at the church, for coordinating our dinner.Cindy Dafler ’03 has been a member of theWestminster College staff since 1991.As Coordinator of Advancement Eventsfor Westminster College, Cindy workswith regional alumni groups throughoutthe country to develop and strengthenWesminster Connections.For information about an upcomingregional event or if you are interestedin hosting an event in your area,contact Cindy at 724-946-7373 ordaflercs@westminster.edu.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduHomecoming & ReunionWeekend 2006October 20, 21 & 22• 5 th Cluster Reunion, Classes of 2000, ’01 & ’02• 20 th Cluster Reunion, Classes of 1985, ’86 & ’87• 25 th Reunion, Class of 1981• 40 th Cluster Reunion, Classes of 1965, ’66 & ’67• 50 th Reunion, Class of 1956• 60 th Reunion, Class of 1946Contact classmates and friends now to begin plans to meet oncampus next fall. Looking for their e-mail address?Try the online Alumni Directory; be sure to add your listing.www.westminster.edu/alumniemailMayJuneUpcoming alumni events:6 Lawrence-Mercer-Youngstown “More than Tea… for theYoung and Young at Heart” ladies tea at McKelvey CampusCenter on campus11 Akron-Canton-Cleveland, Lawrence-Mercer-Youngstown:Tour and alumni gathering at Stan Hywet, Akron, OHThompson HouseBooklet Available MemoriesIf you enjoyed the sample of memories published in the summer2005 issue of Westminster Magazine, you may enjoy the full collectionof Thompson House Memories. Dorothy Pollock ’46 gatheredand compiled memories from 61 alumni andemployees, some humorous, some romantic,all enjoyable.The Thompson House Memories booklet is$5 per copy, including postage.Send your check payableto Westminster College to:Office of Alumni RelationsWiley Alumni HouseWestminster CollegeNew Wilmington PA 16172An InvitationDear Fellow Alumni,We all have ties that bind us to Westminster,threads of relationships, traditions, and learningthat wrap around memories and secure them toour hearts and minds. The Triennial AlumniWeekend is designed to celebrate those strongbonds and to provide us with an opportunity toreconnect with each other and the school welove. The activities, meals and accommodationshave been selected to encourage all who attendto reminisce, interact and become familiar withthe ever changing landscape of our college whichcontinues to honor the past while stepping intothe future.The weekend planning committee, AlumniCouncil and I extend to you an invitation to comeand spend time with us on campus June 23, 24& 25. We want you to have the opportunity toexplore new and renovated buildings, take part indiscussions on stimulating topics, dine under thestars on the Senior Terrace, spend quality timewith friends and in doing so, secure the knotsin the ties that bind us to Westminster College(please see the schedule of events on the oppositepage). Make plans now with your teammates,Greek sisters and brothers, roommates, classmates,family members and friends to attend ourWestminster family reunion. Come to campus forthe weekend or just a day to partake in some orall of the scheduled activities.Make time to follow the threads back to theirorigin in New Wilmington then reinforce andreconnect. We are looking forward to seeingyou.Carolyn Waszczak Adams ’69Alumni Council, Triennial AlumniWeekend Committee ChairC.J. Bens ’87Debbie Berlin Boyle ’86Barbara Braden Guffey ’70, TrusteeBarbara Jamison Brown ’67Todd Cole ’83Iris Galimberti Libertore ’87Mary Louise Gettemy Ireland ’45Cy Wetherill King ’69Roberta Laird ’76Carey Anne Meyer LaSor ’86Eleanore Burns Morris ’71Dorothy Pollock ’46Kevin Powers ’8610 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduScheduleFriday, June 238 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Titan Gift Shop OpenMcKelvey Campus Center11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Weekend RegistrationTUB, McKelvey Campus CenterNoon Golf OutingBorland Golf CenterSocial round of nine holes of golf, cart included. Register asan individual or preferred group. Borland Golf Center is on Rt.18, one mile north of the Rt. 208 & Rt. 18 intersection, only 2.5miles from campus. Pre-registration fee $5.00; greens fee $12.006 - 8 p.m. Welcome BuffetWitherspoon Rooms, McKelvey Campus Center7:30 p.m. Decade GatheringsBerlin Student Lounge, McKelvey Campus Center9 p.m. Make your Own Sundae SocialFerguson Terrace (Rain location Ferguson Lounge)Saturday, June 248:30 a.m. – noon Weekend RegistrationTUB, McKelvey Campus Center9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Titan Gift Shop OpenMcKelvey Campus CenterMorning SeminarsMcKelvey Campus Center9 a.m. “It Happened First in the One-Room School”Dr. Darwin W. Huey10 a.m. Extract your DNA11 a.m. Great Grilling!Noon Lunch with Current and Retired FacultyWitherspoon Rooms, McKelvey Campus CenterAfternoon Activities1 – 4 p.m. Hospitality Suite TUB, McKelvey Campus Center1 – 4 p.m. Pool Open, Memorial Field House1 – 5 p.m. Classic Car Cruise, Creek side by MemorialField House1:30 p.m. Campus Tour, Information Desk, McKelveyCampus Center1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Volleyball, Intramural gym,Memorial Field HousePitch ‘n Putt, Softball Field3 p.m. Education Majors Reception3 rd Floor Old MainGather for a casual reception to reconnect with fellow educationmajors in the recently renovated education department of OldMain Memorial.3 p.m. Westminster Vow RenewalWallace Memorial ChapelWestminster has been the beginning point for many alumni couples.Gather in Wallace Memorial Chapel to celebrate your Westminsterties and marriage with a vow renewal and reception.6 p.m. The “Main” EventOld Main Senior Terrace(Rain location Witherspoon Rooms, McKelvey Campus Center)Dinner on the Senior Terrace of Old Main, then take a lovelytorch-lit walk to Old 77 for dancing & celebrating.7:30 p.m. Evening Stroll & DancingSunday, June 258:30 a.m. Choir RehearsalWallace Memorial ChapelThe alumni choir will provide music for the worship service. If youwould like to sing, be sure to note your interest on the reservationform and attend the Sunday morning rehearsal.10 a.m. Worship ServiceWallace Memorial ChapelNo weekend on campus would be complete without a time foralumni fellowship and worship.11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Brunch BuffetNoon – 1:30 p.m. Room check outFerguson LoungeAdditional InformationRegistrationThe Triennial Alumni Weekend registration form is inside the backcover of this magazine and available online in a printable formatat www.westminster.edu/TAW. Please complete and return to thealumni office by June 14, 2006.Campus LodgingLodging in Ferguson Hall will be available Friday and Saturdaynights. Amenities provided will be sheets, blanket, hand towelsand continental breakfast. You will need to bring your pillow, bathtowel and alarm clock. Ferguson is not air conditioned; you maywish to bring a fan.Off-Campus LodgingA list of local accommodations is available online, or contact thealumni office.For more information, visit www.westminster.edu/taw,or contact the alumni office at:Office of Alumni RelationsWiley Alumni HouseWestminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA 16172Phone: 724-946-7362Fax: 724-946-7366E-mail: alumni@westminster.eduWinte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine11

www.westminster.eduMind, Heart&SoulMcGill Library slated for$5 million renovationA college student researching a term paper...A child reading a favorite story...A senior citizen learning to use the Internet...All are familiar sights in Westminster’s McGillLibrary, which in addition to its academic role servesas a community library for the New Wilmington area.“That’s what sets McGill Library apart from manyacademic libraries,” said Molly P. Spinney ’72, headlibrarian. “In addition to the critical role that the libraryplays in undergraduate and graduate education, we meetdiverse and growing community needs.”Indeed, McGill Library’s importance is reflected inthe name chosen for its upcoming $5 million renovation.“It’s no exaggeration to say that a good library is themind, heart, and soul of a college and a community,” saidWestminster President R. Thomas Williamson. “It is an academicresource that is essential to the educational development of ourstudents. And the services that McGill Library provides to the generalpublic are very important to surrounding communities.”The McGill Library renovationis the final capital improvementproject included in Westminster’s$35 million Shared Vision…Uncommon Results fund-raisinginitiative (the seven projectscompleted to date total $26.4million; a $4 million studenthousing and Thompson Houserenovation project are also underway). The goal of the SharedVision plan is to provide upto-dateeducational facilitiescollege-wide through renovationand new construction.Built in 1937 and expanded in1965, McGill now needs updatingto accommodate evolving patternsof use. “There have been a lotof changes in libraries over thepast two decades,” said Spinney.“A few years ago, everyone wastalking about ‘paperless’ libraries,which didn’t really catch on.McGill Memorial Library will undergo renovations beginning in its 70 th year.The library, opened in 1937 and expanded in 1965, will be upgraded to accommodatechanging patterns of use. The project is expected to cost $5 million.Among its most visible changes, the project calls for areopening of the building’s original entrance facingMarket Street.Traditional ‘hard copy’ information sources – such as books andperiodicals – certainly aren’t going away, but neither are the newelectronic and online sources. Similarly, in the past the predominantuse was the individual student studying or researching a paper. Now,we have groups of students and entireclasses meeting regularly in the library,researching and integrating multipleinformation sources as they work oncollaborative projects. In every respect,it’s a much more informal and interactiveenvironment.”The McGill Library renovationaddresses the merging of classroominstruction and library research, electronicand print information sources, andacademic and community needs. Briefly,the major components of the project areas follows:Larger Collection Capacity: McGillLibrary’s current collection (280,000volumes and 850 periodicals andnewspapers) is nearing capacity.Westminster’s most recent re-accreditationby the Middle States Association ofColleges and Schools had as one of its fewrecommendations a substantial increasein library collection capacity.12 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduThis goal will be met through the installationof a compact shelving system in the basementperiodicals room and in an adjacent area,which will increase the collection capacityby the approximately 33 percent neededfor an institution of Westminster’s size andacademic quality. The compact shelving unitsslide together when not in use (providing muchmore capacity than fixed shelving in a givenfloor area) while still maintaining easy accessto library materials. A reinforced floor will beinstalled to accommodate greatly increasedfloor loads associated with these systems.Community Use: McGill Library is distinctivein that it serves as an academic library and acommunity library. A popular children’s roomhas existed since its 1937 construction, and a“community bookshelf” was added in 1976 as abicentennial project supported by several civicgroups. The construction of the Shenango-onthe-Greenassisted living complex across thestreet and new condominium developments(primarily for seniors) nearby have increasedpublic use of McGill Library considerably.Public use will be enhanced by therefurbishment of the children’s room and thecommunity reading room. The computer labwill also be refurbished and equipped withmultimedia technology for educational andcommunity use. Additional public displaysof Westminster’s collection of Egyptian,Middle Eastern, and Asian artifacts may alsobe developed.Reconfigured Study/Learning Space:Traditionally, libraries have been designed andfurnished to meet the needs of an individualscholar working alone in a quiet environment.Today, however, there is an increasedemphasis on class or group projects requiringcollaboration and sharing of resources.This need will be met by creating a newseminar room on the first floor, refurbishing thesecond-floor group study rooms, refurnishingthe architecturally-striking domed FergusonRoom and the adjacent literature roomwith more flexible seating arrangementsthat facilitate group work, and generallycreating a more “open” library with flexibleaccommodations for individual study andcollaboration.Accessibility: As with most older buildings,McGill Library needs to be made moreaccessible to individuals with disabilities.Improvements will include the rampingand reopening of the library’s original 1937entrance, construction of new first-floorrestrooms, refitting existing restrooms, andthe installation of a new, larger elevator. TheseReconfiguring study/learning spaces andincreasing collectioncapacity willbe major componentsof the McGillLibrary renovation.Other improvementsinclude increasedaccessibility, infrastructureupgradesand general aesthetics.Public use ofthe library will alsobenefit from refurbishedcommunityand children’s areas.improvements will result in a more attractive,user-friendly facility that is fully accessible.Infrastructure: Existing systems need to beupgraded, and new requirements met.Infrastructure improvements will include theinstallation of a sprinkler system in corridorsand other access areas and new fire alarms forfire safety, ventilation/heating improvementsand window refurbishment to enhance usercomfort and energy efficiency, electricalupgrades, and roof/masonry repairs.Aesthetics: A general refurbishment will resultin an attractive, up-to-date facility that retainsits historic character and features.This work will include refurbishing themain-floor lobby area (including a newcirculation desk), rebuilding the deterioratingvaulted ceiling in the second-floor FergusonRoom, and general aesthetic improvementsthroughout.Library technology enhancements havealready been completed with the installationof a new collection management system andpublic access computers (funded by a $100,000grant from the federal Institute of Museum andLibrary Services) and building-wide, wirelessInternet connectivity supported by a $15,000gift from the Class of 1953.Project planning and fund raising are nowunder way. To minimize disruption of academicprograms, construction will take place over thesummers of 2007 and 2008 with renovationscompleted for the opening of the fall 2008semester.“We urge everyone to support this importantproject,” concluded Williamson, “and we lookforward to keeping you informed about itsprogress.”McGill Library VolunteerGroup Aims to Meet$2 Million ChallengeThe McGill Library project is off to agreat start, thanks to a $1 million anonymousdonor challenge and the support ofan enthusiastic group of volunteers determinedto meet the challenge by raising $1million or more in gifts and pledges overthe next 18 months.A kick-off luncheon was held on December5 in the Witherspoon LakeviewRoom of the McKelvey Campus Center,where volunteers learned more about theproject from Gloria Cagigas, vice presidentof institutional advancement, andMolly Spinney ’72, head librarian.Volunteers include: Richard Barnhart’55, Matthew Hosie ’49, Jean SwindlerHosie ’50, Darwin Huey ’74, Sally KeenerHuey ’74, Mary Louise Gettemy Ireland’45, Glenn Morris ’53, LarryVerone ’53 and Janet WilsonVerone ’53. Dorothy Pollock’46 serves as the coordinatorfor volunteer activities. Volunteersbegin their worklater this spring.Mabel Kocher ’32,associate professor andlibrarian emerita, servesas McGill Library projectvolunteer chair. Mabel’sassociation withMcGill Library spansmore than 63 years.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine13

www.westminster.eduMaking the GradeMeet a few of Westminster’s most dedicated scholar-athletesAt Westminster, over one-third of students participate in an intercollegiate sport. At the college level, varsityathletics requires a great deal of time and energy, and plenty of repetition of the basics. To succeed in theclassroom takes more of the same. Discipline, determination, and a willingness to sacrifice for the sake ofsome future event are needed to excel at both. Here are four stories of Westminster student-athletes whosecommitment to their teams and their majors – like their success – knows no limit.Mallory Bugel ’08It’s evident Mallory Bugel is a talented soccer player. The factthat she was a second-team all-conference defender as a freshmanproves it. But consider this: Bugel switched to forward for hersophomore campaign, and all she did was lead the conference ingoals (21) and points (50) en route to being named the Presidents’Athletic Conference MVP.The coaching staff of the Steel City Sparks thought so much ofBugel’s skills they invited her to join the club last summer to playin the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL), the highest-levelamateur league in the U.S. The Steel City roster not only containsplayers much older than Bugel, but many whose collegiate playingcareers took place at big-time Division I programs.Yet, two years“ago, Bugel’s decisionto attend Westminsterhad less todo with programsize or wins andlosses, and more todo with the personalizedattention andliberal arts education the College had to offer.Fast Facts...Mallory Elisabeth BugelHometown: Valencia, Pa./MarsArea H.S.Class: SophomoreMajor: Biology and ChemistryGPA: 3.79Sport: SoccerOrganizations: Tri-Beta(biology honorary society)Honors: Presidents’ AthleticConference MVP, Third TeamAcademic All-AmericanIn some classes, if you falla day behind, it’s almostimpossible to catch up. Itgets pretty bad sometimes,but I like what I’m doing.”“I wanted a schoolwhere I could get agreat education andplay soccer. I had to do both,” said Bugel,who listed Georgetown and Penn State as otherschools she was considering. “I like it betterhere. I like the fact that students can go to aprofessor’s house for dinner.”A chemistry and biology double major, Bugelwas salutatorian at Mars Area High Schoolwith a 4.3 GPA. The complexity of her mathand science classes, coupled with requiredlaboratory sessions means she often missesoff-season workouts and sometimes missesregular-season practices, and even games, sincesoccer is usually played in the afternoon. ButBugel does her best to keep up, even if it meanspracticing with the men’s team and taking summer classes.“If you want to succeed academically and athletically, it can be done, but it’s not a breeze,”Bugel said. “You’ve just got to put the time in.”14 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduMatt Kurtz ’06Matt Kurtz studied philosophy and British literatureat Oxford University last fall. While there, he took timeto travel across five European countries and stayed in asnow-covered flat in the Bavarian Alps. But for the seniorhistory major, the best part of the trip just may have beena round a golf.Kurtz, a three-time all-conference member of the Titangolf team, shot a 76 at the home of golf, St. Andrews inScotland.“You don’t know wind until you play there,” Kurtzsaid of St. Andrews.The entire study-abroad experience was “phenomenal,”said Kurtz, who joined 27 other students and twofaculty members in a semester at Oxford.It wasn’t the first time Kurtz has walked in the shadowsof history. Kurtz specializes in Civil War history and tookpart in a 2003 re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg onits 140 th anniversary.When he started at Westminster, Kurtz intended tostudy computer science. He also thought about playingbaseball – he had played golf, baseball and basketballwhile at DuBois Area High School. But he quickly decidedto concentrate on golf, which plays a fall and springseason, and history, which he’d loved since eighth grade.He’s excelled at both. Last year, Kurtz, a Dean’s Liststudent with a 3.2 GPA, helped the Titans earn their firstappearance at the NCAA Division III Championships,where they finished tiedfor 16th.“It’s a lot of latenights, work on weekendsand cramming, allthe time,” Kurtz said ofhis workload. “It takes atoll, but it’s worth it.”The key is to makethe most of your time,Kurtz said. When studying,he tries to put all ofhis focus on that topic.Then when it’s time togolf, he pushes schoolfrom his mind so he canconcentrate solely on hisgame.“I’ve learned thatwhen you get the chanceto golf, you have to doit 100 percent. Don’t doit nonchalantly. You putthe time in and you’llsucceed.”“Academics always come first.No matter how much I love golf,I can always play it later.”Fast Facts...Matthew J. KurtzHometown: DuBois, Pa./DuBois Area H.S.Class: SeniorMajor: HistoryGPA: 3.2Sport: GolfOrganizations: Theatre,SAAC member (freshman tojunior years)Honors: Dean’s List, Golf teamcaptainWinte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine15

www.westminster.edu“I have become a very organized, plannedoutperson. I live by my planner. IfI lose that thing, or something’s notwritten down in that planner, chancesare I won’t remember it.”A 4.0 student in high school, McDermott had surgery in her senioryear to repair a torn ACL. At the ensuing physical therapy sessionsshe developed an interest in biology. But she soon discovered thather affections were focused more on sports than on the science. Soshe switched with an eye on teaching and coaching someday inthe future. She got a taste of that in high school. When her injuryprevented her from playing basketball, McDermott stayed on as avolunteer assistant coach.“I have to keep my options open. I’m all about that,” said McDermott,who has a 3.7 GPA and is considering law school.While the first few days of grad school may be chaotic, McDermottwill no doubt be prepared.“I’m a little surprised at how well I’ve become accustomed to allottingmy time,” she said. “I’m very organized now. It kinda scaresme a little bit.”Fast Facts...Katlin E. McDermottHometown: Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch H.S.Class: SophomoreMajor: History, minor in secondary education andSpanishGPA: 3.7Sport: VolleyballOrganizations: Phi Alpha Theta (historyhonorary society), Student Pre-Law Association,College Democrats, SAAC vice presidentHonors: Dean’s List, PAC all-academic team(Fall ’05), PAC SAAC student-athlete of the month(Sept. ’05), PAC athlete of the week, All-PAC honorablemention, Thomas More all-tournament teamKatie McDermott ’07Things sure have changed for Katie McDermott.The junior middle/outside hitter for the volleyball team admits shewas overwhelmed in her first semester at Westminster. Coming froma tight-knit family in Austintown, Ohio, she chose Westminster overcloser schools Youngstown State University, Mount Union and Baldwin-Wallace,and struggled in her first days to leave behind longtimerelationships with her high school friends and teachers, while aimingto build strong ties with her new college peers and professors. Not tomention her new coaches and new teammates. She wondered if she’dbe able to compete at the next level (she could); if biology was the rightmajor for her (it wasn’t); and even if Westminster was where she wantedto continue her education (it was).“As a freshman I was very overwhelmed. I didn’t know if Westminsterwas the right place for me,” said McDermott, now a history majorminoring in secondary education and Spanish. “But I stuck with it. Icouldn’t imagine not going to this school now. Over the course of myfreshman year to my sophomore year I realized that, ‘Wow, I really likeit here. Things are going to work. Things are going to be OK.’ Eventhough things were hard at the beginning, you can’t give up on whatyou’re doing.”16 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduPat Smith ’07Pat Smith allowed himself to celebrate on Saturday night. The Titanmen’s swimming team had just held off Grove City College at the three-dayPAC championship meet to capture its second consecutive league crown.Along the way, Smith finished first in the 200 backstroke and second in the400 individual medley, giving him five career conference titles and fiverunner-up finishes.On Sunday, however, Smith and some teammates spent most the day inanother familiar place – the library.“We won the championship, and that was great, but Sunday we wereback in the library and back to work,” said Smith, a junior political science“major from SouthPark. “A lot of ushad tests on Mondayor had missedtests on Friday. It’stough sometimes,but it’s a commitmentwe’re willingto make.”A lot of people do more thanme; I just try to do my best. If Icouldn’t handle it all, I wouldn’ttry to do it. But I like doing it all.That’s why I can’t give it up.”The swimming season is arguably the longest of any sport at Westminster.Practices begin in September, and meets begin in October, extending untilFebruary (March if the swimmer qualifies for the NCAA championships).During most of the season, swimmers practice twice per day, once in theearly morning and once in the afternoon. For Smith, this is when his gradesget better.“When we have two-a-days our schedule is more structured and that’swhen my grades are better,” he said. “I know I only have a certain amountof time to do my work at night. I have to get it done. I can’t put it off. Whenswimming ends, I have a lot more free time, and sometimes it’s harder tomanage.”Part of Smith’s routine includes attending study sessions implemented byswim team members a few years ago. Freshmen and those swimmers withlower GPAs are required to attend five hours per week; the required hoursdecrease as GPAs rise. Smith carries a 3.2, which frees him from mandatoryattendance, but he goes anyway.“You have to prioritize. Sometimes swimming isn’t the most importantthing; school is the most important,” Smith said. “I can’t swim forever.”The whole team has embraced the concept. The men’s team met its goalof finishing first in GPA among all of the College’s men’s teams in thefall after placing seventh in the previous semester.“Coach [Rob Klamut] may be more proud of that than our swimmingaccomplishments,” Smith said. “That’s a positive thing. We’re studentathletes.Student comes first.”Fast Facts...Patrick J. SmithHometown: South Park, Pa./South Park H.S.Class: JuniorMajor: Political ScienceGPA: 3.2Sport: SwimmingOrganizations: Student Government Association,SAAC president, Fresh Start, swim campcounselorHonors: 5-time PAC champion (first-team allconference),5-time all-conference second teamWinte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine17

www.westminster.eduDriven to CoachA passion for the game is just part of the equationBy Patrick S. BroadwaterFFrom the time he was eight years old, Darwin Huey ’74 knewhe wanted to coach. Sure, he wanted to play football. Buteven as a boy, when he used to go every day to watch his oldercousin practice with the high school team, there was something aboutcoaching that appealed to him on another level.“I always liked the game itself, the physical activity of the game,but I liked thinking about the game, too,” Huey said. “I knew I wantedto be a teacher, too. It’s sort of crazy that I knew what I wanted todo when I was eight years old. And that’s really all I’ve ever done– teach and coach.”The game – in all its aspects – continues to allure Huey, a professorof education who was an assistant coach for the Titans for 23 yearsbefore retiring from coaching in 1998. But for all the time, energyand thought coaches put into their sport and share with their playersand coaching peers over the years, coaching gives back to them evenmore. And not just in terms of wins and championships.What do coaches get in return for their sacrifices? To start, theystill get to compete. Even if they’re not on the court or field, thegames or matches serve to stoke their competitive fires. Practicesusually yield to teaching, giving coaches the chance to challengetheir communicative abilities. Can they install a game plan in timefor the next game and get the team to follow it?“Coaching is a continuation of my desire to teach. I get instantfeedback on the quality of my teaching,” said head men’s golf coachGene Nicholson, who has also coached football, wrestling, track,swimming and tennis in 37 years at Westminster. “Tie in the fact thatI enjoy the opportunity to continue competing and measuring howwell I teach versus how well the opponent or other coach teaches.The competition tells if I’ve done a more effective job of teachingand recruiting the type of people who fit the system or philosophyI choose.”In 1964, right out of college, Nicholson was hired at WilmingtonArea High School as a teacher and coach. He challenged himselfat the very beginning. The school had no track & field program, soNicholson plucked five people from the student body and started ateam with only provisional acceptance from the school. He usedequipment donated from Westminster and practiced at the College’strack. Nicholson’s team went on to finish 10 th that year at the highlycompetitive WPIAL championships. The program was fully fundedthe next year.“I wanted to prove that we could do it,” Nicholson said. “I wantedto prove that the funding was warranted.”It’s not only new or emerging programs that give coaches a challenge.Rob Klamut took over a successful Westminster swimmingprogram in 1985. He has built on that legacy with an impressive runof conference championships, national championship meet appearances,and three individual national champions. But, Klamut hashis sights set even higher.Gene Nicholson makes his point on the sideline during his days as headfootball coach. In 37 years at Westminster, Nicholson has coached football,wrestling, track & field, swimming, tennis, and golf.“The next step is to send more swimmers to the national championships,”Klamut said. “It’s so hard to get there and so few swimmersget to go. It’s a big, big step. But that’s the focus now that we’re tryingto take – getting swimmers to think that their team goals shouldn’tbe limited to just winning a conference championship. Maybe a top10 finish at nationals or getting a relay team to nationals. It’s timeto take the next step.”“We used to talk about playing a perfect game. That it would belike getting 100 percent on an exam,” Huey said. “We talked about18 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduplaying to a standard of excellence, because if you start thinking too muchabout winning, you lose focus on what enables winning – doing the rightthings in the right way, consistently.“I’ve been reading about John Wooden lately and after he retired, the thinghe missed most was practice. I understand that. That was the teaching part.That’s where the relationships were built. Most people see the excitement ofSaturday afternoon, but I always say that was our final exam.”The relationships built between coaches and their players over the courseof seasons and athletic careers are often significant and long-lasting. It hasbeen said that the true success of a given team – no matter its won-loss record– cannot be measured until 10 years down the road. Only then, when thegames have ended, but the lessons learned on the playing fields take root,does a clear picture of success emerge. Championships are glorious, but fora collegiate coach, there is no greater victory than seeing young men andwomen blossom into husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, doctors andlawyers, and maybe even teachers or coaches.“It’s so nice to see that when they leave here they go on to become goodcitizens and do well in their careers, whatever that might be,” Klamut said. “Alot of them write back and say that swimming really helped them perseverein law school or medical school or job interviews. They would say, ‘I wasn’teven nervous. I was prepared.’ Those are some of the things they learned inintercollegiate athletics. Sending people on and having them be successful andhaving them be thankful when they look back on their years at Westminster,I’m just happy to have had a little something to do with that.”“When I look at the student-athletes I’ve had the pleasure to interact withover a long period of time – to see them return to campus with their families,to see their strong relationship with the College, to see what they’ve done inFormer Titan LB Earns Ring forWork with Steelers OffenseMatt Raich ’94 was a standoutlinebacker for Westminster, playingon one national championshipteam and one runner-up. Someof the same qualities that madeRaich a two-time All-Americanlinebacker for the Titans havehelped him succeed as an offensiveassistant with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.As a quality control coach on offense, one of Raich’s mainjobs is to pore over countless hours of film to recognize aunit’s tendencies. He spends a lot of that time analyzing hisown team in hopes of keeping the Steelers offense unpredictable.Raich was among two quality-control coaches quoted in aWall Street Journal article “The Secret Schemers: Who winsthe Super Bowl strategy battle depends on some little-knownassistant coaches” preceding the game.Raich just completed his second year as an assistant coachwith the Steelers. He spent the previous two years in the organizationas an intern in the personnel department. He previouslyserved as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University(2000-02; 1996-99), Glenville State University (1999) andWestminster (1993-94). In addition, he served as the defensivecoordinator and secondary coach for the Hildesheim InvadersFootball Club in the German Federal League in 1999.A 10-time conference coach of the year, Rob Klamut gives instructionto a pair of swimmers at a late-season practice preparing themfor the national championship meet.the ministry or education or their profession, the successes they’veachieved in their communities – to see them come back over a longperiod of time has certainly been the most gratifying thing I’ve hadthe opportunity to be a part of,” Nicholson said.“But you don’t do it alone. You have to recruit great young peopleto be successful and you have to have the help of great assistantcoaches.”The bond between coaches can run even deeper. They spend a greatdeal of time working together for the sake of the program, whether itis on long bus rides, in meetings, recruiting, or watching film.“My years working with Dr. [Harold] Burry, Coach [Joe] Fusco’60, Coach Nicholson were just a thrill in my life,” said Huey. “Timewas just irrelevant. Dr. Burry said ‘just do it’ long before Nike did.One of my greatest joys was when we got to the playoffs and tapeswouldn’t arrive from the airport until midnight. We’d get a largepizza, something to drink and study films all night long. It was likea party.”Huey’s decision to step away from coaching was a matter he wrestledwith internally for years. When he made his final decision, thehardest part, he said, was having to inform Nicholson and Fusco.“Wow, that was a tough day,” Huey said. “I just felt like it was theright time. The passion didn’t go away, nothing filled the void. But Ihad grown to the point where I realized nothing ever would. I knewthat when I retired, nothing in my life would replace the thrill of runningdown the ramp on Saturday afternoons. And nothing has.”(Broadwater is editor of Westminster Magazine.)Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine19

www.westminster.eduLiving the Sporting LifeBy Joe Onderko M’00[Editor’s Note: Joe Onderko has followed the career paths of thesealumni with more than a passing interest. Westminster’s sportsinformation director since 1995, Onderko has not only tirelesslypublicized the successes of the College’s athletic programs for morethan a decade, but he has also mentored a new generation of sportscommunications professionals, including the four main subjects featuredin the following story. Onderko modestly declined to highlighthis own contributions in this story, but his impact on their trainingand subsequent success cannot be denied. – PSB]SSitting in his spacious office atthe Pittsburgh Steelers trainingcomplex, located on the onetimesite of a steel mill on thesouthern shore of the MonongahelaRiver, a smile creases the face ofBurt Lauten ’99.He is less that two weeks removed from the greatest experienceof his professional life – witnessing firsthand his National FootballLeague (NFL) employer capture the long-elusive “One for theThumb” with a 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks at SuperBowl XL. Now, reflecting on that moment, he is asked where hewas and what he remembers of Pittsburgh’s last Super Bowl win (a31-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in 1980). Lauten tries tosuppress a laugh before answering.“I’m pretty sure I was at home, but I don’t recall anything aboutthe game,” he noted with a sheepish grin. “I was three years old atthe time.”His age firmly established, the lifelong Steelers fan did have amuch greater recollection of the team’s last Super Bowl appearanceprior to this season, a 27-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in 1996.“I was a freshman at Westminster, being rushed by Sigma Phi Epsilonfraternity, so I watched the game with a group of friends at anapartment above Prima’s restaurant (now Pizza Joe’s). The thoughtthat I might be working for the Steelers someday and be presentwhen they finally got another Super Bowl ring was unthinkable – itwasn’t even something I dreamed about.“As a freshman, I didn’t know what I was going to do the nextday, let alone in my career.”Lauten just completed his first season as public relations/mediamanager for the Steelers after working the previous six years in thecollege sports information field. He is one of a growing numberof Westminster graduates who in recent years have chosen to pursuecareers in the athletic communications field, either working aspublic relations professionals for collegiate and professional sportsteams, or working for media companies themselves in PR capacities.Todd Lepovsky ’03 is in his second season as manager of media relationsfor the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Lepovsky served two internships withthe Penguins while at Westminster, helping him snare a full-time job withthe club after graduation.While each brings a different story and a unique career path, theyshare a strong liberal arts background and a deep respect for theiralma mater, which not only helped them develop and reach theircareer goals, but also helped to shape them as people.* * *Like Lauten, Todd Lepovsky ’03 serves as a PR person for aprofessional sports team in the city of Pittsburgh. But there won’tbe a championship in the cards for him this year.Lepovsky is in his second year as manager of media relationsfor the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).The 2005-2006 season began with great promise and had Penguinsfans hoping for a return to the early-1990s Stanley Cup glory daysof the franchise. The Pens were among the biggest spenders in thepost-lockout free-agent frenzy, and they acquired the top pick inthe draft, which they used to select teen phenom Sidney Crosby.20 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduJennifer Roccia Moreau ’96 has had a varied sports communications career,including stints as director of communications for the Worldwide Senior TennisTour and the Pro Cycling Tour. She currently serves as public relations directorat Fox Sports Pittsburgh.But those high hopes were dashed quickly and cruelly. By theOlympic break in February, the Penguins were saddled with aleague-worst 14-34-11 record; their head coach had been dismissed;team owner and all-time great Mario Lemieux had announcedhis retirement as a player, and subsequently acknowledgedthat the team was up for sale.Despite the negatives, the current season has certainly beenone Lepovsky will always fondly remember. Foremost was thearrival of Crosby, an 18-year-old considered the greatest younghockey player to arrive on the scene since Wayne Gretzky andLemieux a generation earlier.“After being laid off during the lockout, I was called back towork in July of 2005. There were a few of us sitting around withEdzo (then-head coach Ed Olczyk) watching the draft lottery onTV in his office. When we got to the top 10, we started to getexcited. It came down to us and Anaheim in the final two spots.When we got the top pick (and the right to draft Crosby), everyonewent crazy – grown men jumping up and down screaming,high-fiving and hugging each other. That lasted for about 30seconds – then the phones started to ring. It seems like theyhave been ringing ever since.“After seeing Crosby come to Pittsburgh for the first timea month later, I began to understand what it must have beenlike when the Beatles came to America the first time. He hadn’tplayed an NHL game yet, but there was this huge, screaming throngto greet him at the airport. It was surreal.”Many other similar events followed, including an unprecedented300-400 media members at the NHL draft in Ottawa and a capacitypress box for Crosby’s first regular-season game in New Jersey.Through it all, Lepovsky was there to meet the needs of bothCrosby and the seemingly insatiable requests of the local, nationaland international hockey media.“The requests were unbelievable – more than we could humanlyhandle,” he recalled. “We focused on the national networks first,because this was the best way to help the NHL get back on the publicradar following the lockout. Once the season wore on, we wereable to accommodate many more of the local media requests. Then,just when it seemed to be slowing down over the holidays, Crosbyplayed back-to-back games in Toronto and Montreal, and the wholemedia frenzy started back up again.”The Penguins position has been ideal for Lepovsky, a self-proclaimedhockey nut whose father was a Penguins season ticketholder while he was growing up in the Pittsburgh suburb of PennHills. That love of the game carried on through his high school daysat Central Catholic High School and onto Westminster, where achance of fate during his freshman year brought him face-to-facewith the career he wanted to pursue.“I was friends with a sophomore at the time who worked for theWestminster sports information office as a statistician at basketballgames. He was supposed to find a freshman to help him at the stattable, but the guy he had asked to work with him slept in for thegame, so he asked me if I would work with him instead. Within 10minutes of working on the computer stat program at that game, Iknew what I wanted to do with my career.”With a career path in his sights, Lepovsky switched from a computerscience major to broadcast communications and later to publicrelations. He began working football and volleyball games and followedup internships with the New Castle News sports departmentand the Westminster SID office with an internship in the Penguins’alumni & community relations office in the summer of 2002. Penguinsannouncer Paul Steigerwald assisted him in securing a yearlonginternship in the Penguins public relations office in 2002-03,which resulted in him being hired full-time by the club followinghis graduation in 2003.Lepovsky noted that his Westminster experience was essential ingiving him the foundation for success in his career. “Professors atWestminster had a way of challenging you. Coming out of college,I could not have been more prepared, even though I did not realizeit at the time. You got to know teachers on a personal level and feltcomfortable talking with them. Their advice sticks with you.“Despite how small the school is, you come to Pittsburgh and seeWestminster people working in these key sports communicationspositions and doing well. You know Westminster must be doingsomething right.”* * *One of the local media outlets both Lauten and Lepovsky workwith daily is Fox Sports Network Pittsburgh (FSP). In addition tobeing the main carrier of Penguins television broadcasts, FSP alsolocally produces nightly sports shows highlighting all of the teamsin the Steel City. One of the key people making things happen behindthe scenes is Jennifer Roccia Moreau ’96, who is in her secondyear as FSP public relations director.A native of Cranberry Township and graduate of Seneca ValleyHigh School, Moreau grew up the daughter of a coach in a sportsrelatedfamily. That athletic background prepared her for her experienceat Westminster, where the public relations major received atrial-by-fire baptism in the world of sports promotion.“Deb Mitchell, one of my professors my sophomore year, receiveda call from (then-athletic director) Joe Fusco ’60, who waslooking for a couple of students to help him promote the 1993 Titanfootball season. Westminster did not have a full-time SID at thattime, so we had no real guidance. I didn’t know such a job existedbefore that. We dove right into it, making flyers, hanging posters,writing newsletter and press release copy, and visiting sororitymeetings to encourage attendance at games. It was a great experiencewe got to repeat in 1994, which culminated in attending theTitan national championship game in Portland, Ore.”That experience led to a pair of internships in Division I sportsWinte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine21

www.westminster.eduinformation offices at Florida State and North Carolina State whilestill an undergraduate, followed by a year-long internship with theBig East Conference following graduation in 1996-97.“I really appreciate the relationships I built while at the Big East,which I still maintain to this day,” Moreau noted. “The full-timefootball media director left the conference midseason in 1996, so Ibasically became the conference football contact despite just beingan intern. Because of my experience at Westminster, I was able tostep in right away and take over the responsibilities.”From there, she spent a year as associate director of athletic communicationsat American University in Washington, D.C., beforeheading to Philadelphia, where she worked in a pair of unique PRsettings. Moreau served as director of communications for theWorldwide Senior Tennis Tour (1998-2001) and the Pro CyclingTour (2001-03). The two positions provided her with a breadth ofPR experience, as well as allowing her to work in sports marketingfor the first time in her career.“Working with people like John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors onthe tennis tour was an eye-opener because you were dealing with retiredathletes who had already dealt with the media for a long time.They had a huge international following, especially when I wentwith them to a tour stop in Japan, where they were held in such highesteem. I still have my name plate from that trip, with my name inEnglish on top and in Japanese on the bottom.“The cycling tour was just the opposite. Rather than well-off retiredathletes, you had cyclists making $20-$30 thousand per yearwho were holding down other jobs just to make ends meet. However,it also had a huge international presence with some eventsresulting in a half-million people attending.”When her husband, Larry Moreau ’96, was transferred fromPhiladelphia to Pittsburgh, Moreau took time off work to stay homeand raise their son Graham, born in 2003. She contemplated eventuallyreturning to work with one of the sports teams in Pittsburghbefore one day receiving a call from an old colleague.“I was told that Fox Sports Pittsburgh was creating a new PRposition and if I was interested I had to send a résumé to the nationaloffice in New York that day. I was sitting home with my son – Ididn’t even have a résumé together. With some help, I was able toget one together that afternoon and sent off. They called me backlate that day. I interviewed the next day and was hired less than twoweeks later.”Her position, in addition to normal PR duties, puts her in chargeof all external marketing for the station, including arena signage,billboards, print ads and public appearances by station talent.Moreau also handles all internal communication at the station. Afterwrapping up the station’s extensive Super Bowl coverage, she wasalready making plans to attend the Pittsburgh Pirates training campin Bradenton, Fla., in March.Moreau also fondly recalls her undergraduate days at Westminster,as well as one professor in particular. “I always tell people Iwould not trade my time at Westminster for anything. I still recallgetting calls from professors when I wasn’t in class. My J-term internshipsalso allowed me to work in the middle of basketball seasonin one of the best Division I athletic conferences in the nation.“Doc (Bill) McTaggart was a tremendous help for me with mywriting as well. He always stressed that no matter what professionyou went into, you had to have the ability to express yourself andcommunicate clearly, with writing being the permanent and lastingexample of your communication skills.”“The success of so many Westminster graduates in this field isproof that the size of a school does not limit its reach,” she said. “Ididn’t know Burt or Todd when I started here – now I work witheach of them every day. I also get to see Denny Wolfe ’97 (a producerat rival cable sports network ESPN in Bristol, Conn.) whenhe comes into town to cover a Pittsburgh team. It’s been great todevelop and maintain these relationships.”* * *While many alumni in the sports communications field havefound their calling in the region, Scott Dietz ’98 took the proverbialroad less traveled – one that ended up 584 miles from New Wilmingtonat Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. Dietz serves as assistantathletic director for media relations at Wheaton, where he hasalso served as sports information director for the past seven years.A graduate of South Park High School, Dietz began workingas a statistician for women’s basketball at Westminster his freshmanyear. He ended up working statistics in football as well andwent on to do four undergraduate internships: the Westminster andYoungstown State SID offices, the University of Pittsburgh sportsmarketing department, and the public relations office of the ClevelandCavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).“I was drawn to Westminster not only by its academic reputation,but also by the very strong athletic program,” Dietz said. “Manypeople like me come there because we want to be a part in the historyand tradition of success which is the Titan Tradition. Westminsterreally has a healthy balance between academics and athletics,which enhanced my student experience.”After graduation, Dietz was spending time with his then-girlfriend(now wife) Kristie Hupe ’96 near her parents’ home in Massachusetts.A chance drive through the Wheaton campus in the summerof 1999 resulted in Dietz making a cold call which would alterhis career direction.“We were taking a ride through campus when we came acrossa campus directory. I noticed there was not a sports informationdirector listed – the women’s basketball coach handled SID dutieson a part-time basis,” Dietz recalled. “Without knowing her, I gaveher a call, told her about my background and asked if she neededany part-time help. As it turns out, they were looking for someoneto do just that – launch the athletic Web site, handle some publicationwork, and other such duties. So I worked part-time for her fora couple of months. At the end of the year, the administration cameto see how important the position was, and I was promoted to fulltimestatus.“So after all of my work and internships to network and gain contacts,I ended up with a job while on vacation with my future wife,talking to someone I had never met or spoken to before that.”In addition to handling all public relations and promotional dutiesat Wheaton, a 21-sport NCAA Division III program, a promotionto assistant athletic director a year ago has resulted in additionaladministrative and supervisory responsibilities. Dietz hasalso worked for the past seven years as a gameday PR assistantwith the NFL’s New England Patriots while working as the officialscorer for the Brockton Rox, a local minor-league baseball team. Inthe summer of 2005, he was on the organizing committee and wasa panel presenter for the 50th anniversary ECAC-SIDA Workshopon Cape Cod, a regional workshop for sports information directorsat all levels across the eastern U.S.Dietz considers the work ethic he acquired at Westminster to bethe most lasting benefit of his college education. “Westminster wasa challenge because it tested my work ethic and pushed me to anotherlevel. The personal aspect of the instruction was unmatchedand provided a great transition to this career. I don’t believe I would22 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduhave received the same education at a non-private or non-liberalarts school.”Despite his many professional accomplishments, Dietz is mostproud of a personal milestone this year: He and wife Kristie welcomedtheir first child, Jordan, on January 30. While he no longerkeeps close contact with many fellow Westminster alumni due togeography, Dietz is pleased to see so many fellow Titans workingin the sports communications field.“I know Jennifer (Moreau) and I were two of the first ones outof that mid-‘90s era to go into the business, and I am pleasantlysurprised to see all the people that followed. The most powerfulmarketing tool available is word of mouth, having your peers makeyou aware of opportunities. That has clearly continued to this dayat Westminster.”* * *Lauten’s path to Super Bowl XL began in his hometown ofFombell, near Ellwood City. After graduating from Riverside HighSchool, he followed in the footsteps of his older sister Kelli LautenGonzales ’97 in attending Westminster. He also followed Kelli’slead when it became time to start charting a career path.“Kelli had interned in the sports information office at Westminster,but didn’t go into the field as a career. To be honest, I did verylittle in the way of career preparation my first three years of college,but my senior year she encouraged me to work in the SID office likeshe did. It was a great experience covering a lot of different homeevents – that’s where it all began for me.”While the home games provided him with experience, it was aroad trip that convinced Lauten that a career in sports communicationswas right for him.“The final Titan football game of the 1998 season was at NorthernMichigan University, located on the Upper Peninsula. Becauseit was also the first week of basketball season and Westminster alwaysopens with the Buzz Ridl Classic, I got to fly with the footballteam to the game at NMU. I remember coming back from thatexperience and deciding – that’s it. I want a job someday where Iwill fly to football games. From that point on, I began looking foropportunities to reach a position like that.”The first stop was in Oxford, Ohio, for an internship at MiamiUniversity. Lauten was hired on the recommendation of fellowWestminster graduate Angie Renninger ’97, who serves as associateSID at Miami. The internship turned into a full-time positionthe following year. Lauten had spent less than a year full-time atMiami when a similar position opened at the University of Pittsburgh.Returning to Western Pennsylvania, he spent 4 1/2 years atPitt before parlaying that experience into the job with the Steelersin the summer of 2005.“It is weird to look back on it, but my career track has taken mefrom the small-college level to a mid-major Division I program,then to a large Division I program, and finally to the NFL. The goalsare the same at all four levels, but the resources are so different thateach level required different strategies to get the job done,” saidLauten, noting that fellow Westminster graduate Rich Dalrymple’82, who serves as PR director for the Dallas Cowboys, was one ofthe first people to congratulate him on the new position. Lauten alsoworks daily with former Titan football great Matt Raich ’94, whoserves as an offensive quality control assistant coach for the Steelers(see related story p. 19).The conversation shifts back to the Super Bowl, which is still abit of a blur to the sleep-deprived Lauten. After defeating Denveron the road in the AFC Championship game on Jan. 22, the team re-turned back to Pittsburghat 10:30 p.m.that night. Lautenand the rest of thestaff stayed up allnight to finalize thepostseason mediaguide, in order tohave it ready whenthe crush of nationalmedia arrived atthe team’s doorstepat seven the followingmorning.“Just from thetime we took offfrom Denver to thetime I landed, myvoicemail had 15messages – everysingle national network,plus all ofour local media,”Scott Dietz ’98 (far right) looks on while keeping stats ata Wheaton College men’s basketball game. Dietz landed apart-time job with the sports information office at Wheatonwhile on vacation and is now assistant athletic director formedia relations.Lauten said. “On that flight, (Steelers PR director) Dave Lockettand I decided that we would only allow one-on-one interviews inthe first week after the AFC title game – there would be none theweek prior to the Super Bowl. That seemed to work out pretty welland keep things at a manageable level the week before the game.”The hard work paid off, not just because the Steelers earned theirfifth Super Bowl ring. “After the game, our office got a number ofcompliments from the media for the job we did. It felt good to knowthat all the time and planning was appreciated by the people wework with,” Lauten said.“The best thing about the Super Bowl, to me, was that my familygot to experience it with me. My mom and dad were there, alongwith my wife (the former Amy Shallenberger ’98). They were notonly happy for the team, but for me as well. After the game, mymom was nearly in tears with happiness. That really topped it offfor me.”A pair of individuals stood out for Lauten from his time at Westminsteras helping prepare him for the future. “Mark Meighen(Westminster senior director of advancement administration) was aformer SID who gave me some good insights while I was in college– dealing with coaches, managing time, and interviewing basics– plus basic life advice. He treated me like a peer. Also, having JimRaykie teach journalism class was a real plus. He was someone notteaching theory, but rather someone who said – listen to me, I dothis every day. This is how you are expected to do things.” Raykieserves as editor of The (Sharon) Herald in addition to being an adjunctfaculty member at Westminster.Asked what, after working with a Super Bowl champion beforethe age of 30, he could possibly do for an encore, Lauten demurred.“Personally, I hope to retire from here someday. Everyone told meto enjoy every minute of the Super Bowl experience, because youdon’t know if you will ever get another one, so I tried to do justthat. Don’t get me wrong – I hope the Steelers win five more SuperBowls and I get to work each one of them. But no matter whathappens in the future, nobody can take this experience away fromme.”(Onderko is sports information director at Westminster College.)Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine23

www.westminster.edu48 Charles Davis and his wife,Marcia McQuiston Davis ’52,have relocated to Durham, N.C.Charlie, a retired superintendentof schools, recently served asconsultant on improving cochlearimplants to a consortium ofMIT, Harvard Medical Schooland Massachusetts Eye and EarHospital.David Lloyd is a partner at KLFTReal Estate. He and his wife, JeanBasher Lloyd ’49, make theirhome in Butler.The biography of EugeneLombardi, retired orchestraconductor, violinist and educator,will appear in the 60 th DiamondAnniversary Edition of Who’s Whoin America. The recipient of anhonorary doctor of music degreefrom Westminster, Eugene and hiswife, Jacqueline, reside in Tempe,Ariz.50 Cliff Jones serves on anumber of boards and committeesin the Harrisburg area, includingco-chair of the Pennsylvania BaseDevelopment Committee, vicepresident/consultant to CommerceBank, and adjunct professor atMessiah College. He has servedin various capacities in stategovernment since 1963. Cliff andhis wife, Carole, make their homein Mechanicsburg.William Paul was honored forhis four decades of service onthe Seneca Valley school board.Retired as owner of a sportsequipment store, Bill is presidentof the board for Butler County AreaVo-Tech School. He and his wife,Alice Lee Craig Paul, a retiredkindergarten teacher, reside inZelienople.Class of 195650th Reunion Dinner,Saturday, October 21, 2006Radisson Hotel,West Middlesex, PA56 Lorraine Adams Revelle hasbeen inducted into the Watertown(N.Y.) City School District Hallof Achievement. She has beendirector of Watertown’s NorthernChoral Society since 1998,increasing the size of the groupfrom 80 members to more than140.57 (The following is a correctionof information that appeared in theWant your news published?E-mail us your class notes at: alumni@westminster.edu or submit your news online at:www.westminster.edu/alumni/ar/ar_notes.cfm.Or fax us at: (724) 946-7366 or mail us a letter at:Office of Alumni RelationsWiley Alumni HouseWestminster CollegeNew Wilmington, Pa. 16172-0001Photos:We are happy to publish photos of alumni and future Titans. Pleasefollow these guidelines when submitting photos for publication.Photographic prints: We accept all sizes of photographs, but preferthem to be at least 4x6 inches in size. Both color and black andwhite prints are acceptable.Digital Photos: To submit a digital photo, attach it to an e-mail messageaddressed to alumni@westminster.edu. Please note that we requirehigh-resolution files (a minimum of 300 pixels per inch or 300 dpi).Photos that have a lower resolution are usually not acceptable. Digitalphotos should be saved in JPEG or TIFF format.Deadlines:Class Notes printed in this issue were received prior to Jan. 10,2006. Because Westminster Magazine is a quarterly publicationrequiring significant lead time, please allow at least two monthsbefore your news is published. Class Notes received prior to June 9,2006, will appear in the Summer 2006 issue.Summer 2005 issue.) Jane StewartWarner has relocated to Sevierville,Tenn.58 Diana Black Kreiling ofGreensburg received the LatrobeArea Chamber of CommerceCommunity Service Award for2005 for her volunteer efforts witha number of area organizations.61 The Rev. John Cairns hasretired from Fourth PresbyterianChurch in Chicago. He and hiswife, Betsy Thompson Cairns ’63,now reside in Sarasota, Fla.63 The Rev. Frank Hull IV is onleave from the graduate faculty ofThe Christian University in NakanPathom, Thailand, and has assumedthe position of associate rector atSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church andDay School in Jacksonville, Fla.64 Marilyn Karns was namedone of Oil City’s outstandingcitizens for 2005 by the chamberof commerce. A retired teacher,Marilyn manages the Transit FineArts Gallery and also volunteerswith the Venango County HumaneSociety, 4-H, and the YMCA.40th Cluster Reunion Dinner,Classes of 1965, ’66 & ’67Saturday, October 21, 2006Holiday Inn Metroplex,Girard, OH65 Betty Grocott Weller hasretired from Jefferson CountySchool District in Wheat Ridge,Colo., where she taught allelementary grade levels. Bettycontinues to substitute teach andenjoys spending time with her threegranddaughters and traveling withher husband, Carl.66 Susan Craig Cox has retiredafter 30 years teaching in the MarsArea School District, where shetaught music and third grade. Sheand her husband, Robert, live inMars.67 Robert Curry has retiredfrom the faculty at Union AreaSchool District. Bob and his wife,Marcia, make their home in NewCastle.James Sloan is a retired teacher.He and his wife, Cathy Cline Sloan’70, reside in McHenry, Md.Sister Earlene Tibbels Viano hasretired. She makes her home atGeorgetown Visitation Monasteryin Washington, D.C.68 Jim Turner received theMelvin L. Green Codes andStandards Medal of the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers,and the 2005 Honor Award fromthe National Institute of BuildingSciences. He and his wife, BettyLee, are residents of McLean, Va.70 Robert Kelley retired after35 years with the commonwealthof Pennsylvania. His last positionwas with the Department of PublicWelfare’s western regional officeof child development in Pittsburgh.Bob and his wife, Linda, live inCarnegie.Jewl Ann Spoelhof of GrandRapids, Mich., is employed by theAssociation of Baptists for WorldEvangelism.71 Edmund Becker, a professorat Rollins School of Public Healthat Emory University, is a memberof the Accountability ReviewCouncil for the school district ofPhiladelphia to evaluate the impactof the “No Child Left Behind”legislation. He makes his home inAtlanta, Ga.Gary Brown, a member ofWestminster’s Board of Trustees, isCEO of Mount West Investments inPittsburgh.Carol Stone Irvine, a teacher for35 years, is included in the ninthedition of Who’s Who amongAmerica’s Teachers and the 25 thedition of Who’s Who amongAmerican Women. She lives inWarren, N.J., with her husband,Jeb Irvine, president of ChathamContainer Display Corporation.72 Luann Moser-Rice has beenpromoted to principal at TurnerElementary School in Mobile, Ala.73 Hugh Anderson and his wife,Teena Jolly Anderson ’71, havereturned from their third summer24 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduteaching English in China throughthe Summer English Programof the AMITY Foundation. Thecouple lives in Medford, Ore.,where Hugh is executive presbyterfor Cascades Presbytery and Teenateaches music and English as asecond language.74 Louis Russo teaches advanceplacementworld historyand U.S.governmentand serves ashead crosscountryand trackcoach atSan YsidroHigh School.He is completing his Californiaadministrative credential at SanDiego State University. Louisand his wife, Lydia, and theirtwo children make their home inAlpine, Calif.Francine Todd of Jeffersonville,Ind., has retired from teachingand is completing a genealogycurriculum to be published thisyear.75 Nancy Mitchell Hutchisonhas retired as an elementary teacherat New Bedford School in theWilmington Area School District.She and her husband, Harold, maketheir home in New Castle.76 Diana Bartley DeToma hasbeen promoted to vice president/compliance consultant withWachovia Insurance Services Inc.in Charlotte, N.C. She and herhusband, Edward, are residents ofHuntersville, N.C.Christopher Shovlin, director ofmarketing and promotion/news andsports with Renda BroadcastingCorporation in Pittsburgh, hasbeen voted into the Beaver CountySports Hall of Fame. He is only thesecond radio personality to receivethis honor. Chris and his wife,Odette, live in Beaver.The Rev. Mary Lynn Tobinreceived agrant fromthe LouisvilleInstituteto pursueher project,“Beyondthe GlassCeiling:FemalePastorsof Large Churches,” during afour-month sabbatical. She andher husband, Dave Campbell ’78,make their home in Davis, Calif.,where Mary Lynn is head of staffat Davis Community Churchand Dave is community studiesspecialist at the University ofCalifornia at Davis.77 Douglas Blythe has beenpromoted to vice president ofAmerican Window Concepts inHouston, Texas.79 Karen Wruble Burdickis vicepresident– clientrelationswithRenaissanceLearningInstitute, asales andleadershiptrainingcorporation. She and her husband,Jim, and their two children live inScottsdale, Ariz.80 F.J. Hartland had two playsproduced in Pittsburgh. CleanSheets was performed as partof Pittsburgh’s GLBT Pridefestat the Pittsburgh PlaywrightsTheatre. Postcards from a DeadDog was chosen for productionin the Pittsburgh New WorksFestival, where it won awardsfor Best Production, OutstandingContribution by a Playwright, andOutstanding Contribution by aDirector. F.J. was the guest writerfor Westminster’s George BleasbyWriters Colloquium.Class of 198125th Reunion Dinner,Saturday, October 21, 2006Holiday Inn Metroplex,Girard, OH83 Loriann Hoff Oberlin hadtwo bookspublished:SurvivingSeparation& Divorcewas releasedin secondedition;OvercomingPassive-Aggression:How to Stop Hidden Anger fromSpoiling Your Relationships,Career and Happiness was coauthoredwith Congressman TimMurphy. Loriann is completingher master’s degree in clinicalcounseling at Johns HopkinsTitanPrideDante, John, and Marco,sons of WestminsterCollege trustee JohnLandolfi ’86 and hiswife Christina, proudlydon the Blue & White ofWestminster College. TheLandolfi family lives inColumbus, Ohio, whereJohn is an attorney.University. She lives in NorthPotomac, Md., with her husband,Bob Laurenzano, and her two sons.20th Cluster Reunion Dinner,Classes of 1985, ’86 & ’87Saturday, October 21, 2006Holiday Inn Metroplex,Girard, OH85 Tim Kaiser is producer of“Twins,” the new WB networkcomedy about twin sisters withopposite personalities who attemptto run the family lingerie business.86 Leslie Saunders is anaccountant with Katz & Associatesin Baltimore.87 Michael Abbott is directorof marketing at Thomson West. Helives in Lakeville, Minn., with hiswife, Nancy Brownlee Abbott, andtheir two sons.88 Dianna Clemens Heim isan assistant marketing directorfor Tower Bancorp, responsiblefor the company’s advertising andgraphic design, media relations andevent planning. Her articles, “ADivine Vintage” and “Bookshelf,”were published in HagerstownMagazine. She makes her home inYou can help...Fayetteville with her husband, Ken,and their two children.89 Lisa Smith Sangregorio isa kindergarten teacher at MusserSchool in the Sharon City SchoolDistrict. She and her husband, Jeff,live in Brookfield, Ohio.91 Christy Heid of NatronaHeights is the outreach/careercoordinator for the workforceleadership 2+2+2 program inelectro-optics at Indiana Universityof Pennsylvania’s Northpointecampus.Elizabeth Schuit Crum receivedthe Mead Fellowship Award forLeadership in Foreign LanguageEducation. She teaches Spanish andEnglish as a second language inthe Quaker Valley School District.She lives in McDonald with herhusband, Jeffrey, and their son.92 Michael Kirschman and hiswife, Kay Kearns Kirschman, anddaughter have moved to Charlotte,N.C., where Michael is employedby Mecklenburg Parks andRecreation.93 Dr. Meegan McCarthyAmbrose is a veterinarian at NorthMemorial Animal Hospital in NewWilmington. She and her husband,Mark, and their son live in NewMiddletown, Ohio.Join the network of alumni, parents and friends of the College whoare committed each year to helping students get the most out of theirWestminster education. Please send your check today...Or give online atwww.westminster.edu/givingThank you!Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine25

www.westminster.edu94 Bess Godich Ondakoreceived her master’s of educationin guidance from Westminster andis an English teacher in the NewCastle School District. She livesin New Castle with her husband,Larry Ondako ’93, and theirdaughter.Sharyn Hunter received hermaster’s from the Universityof Arizona and is an assistantprofessor of developmental Englishat Sinclair Community College inDayton, Ohio.95 Jason Bonnar is the junior/senior high school band director inthe Mohawk Area School District.He and his wife, Amy DietrichBonnar ’94, and their two childrenreside in Beaver.Christopher Latta earned his MBAfrom Penn State University and hasbeen promoted to chief of staff forSen. Gib Armstrong ’65. He livesin Mechanicsburg with his wife,Michelle, and their daughter. (Seealso New Additions)The Rev. Matt Schultz and hiswife, Elizabeth, and two sons haverelocated to Watertown, N.Y.,where Matt is associate pastor atFirst Presbyterian Church.96 Erin Anderson Schuetzhas joined Clarion University ofPennsylvania as coordinator ofevents and scheduling. She and herhusband, Kevin, are residents ofFairmount City.Nicole Bahr of Clarion is asexual offenders assessment boardinvestigator for the PennsylvaniaBoard of Probation and Parole.97 Kelly Brant received herPh.D. from the University ofMichigan and is a postdoctoralresearch fellow in reproductivetoxicology at the university.Dr. Danylo Butenko received hisDVM from Ross University. Helives in Chicago with his wife,Daria Hankewych.Taryn Butenschoen of Sharonreceived a Ph.D. from theUniversity of Akron, and is anassistant professor at Thiel College.Carrie Dorfield Sheckellsreceived a master of arts degreein government at Johns HopkinsUniversity. She and her husband,Glenn, reside in Garrettsville, Md.,where Carrie is employed by theDepartment of Defense.Alumni Spotlight:Jodi Chmielewski ’98Magic Soccer RidePine-Richland girls soccer upends nation’s top team to win PA state titleJodi Chmielewski missed thewomen’s soccer boom at Westminsterby just a few months. But she camealong at just the right time for Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia.Chmielewski was fresh out ofcollege in the fall of 1998 when shejoined the Pine-Richland SchoolDistrict as a teacher and head varsitygirls soccer coach. Around the sametime, Westminster’s women’s soccerprogram was preparing for its debutas an intercollegiate sport. While theLady Titans burst on the scene witha 111-50-7 record over the past eightyears, including four consecutiveNCAA Division III national playoffappearances, things have been evenbetter for Chmielewski’s Lady Rams,who capped a steady rise with theirfirst-ever Pennsylvania Class AAA state championshipin 2005.The road to a state championship included knockingoff the number one team in the nation, 1-0, in the titlegame. The opponent, Owen J. Roberts, previouslywon the title in 2003, and not only had it not lost in 24games, it hadn’t even allowed a goal in its last 20.“We talked a lot about this being a chance of alifetime,” said Chmielewski, a sixth-grade mathteacher. “Whatever that magic was that we had, wejust wanted to keep it going.”In recognition of the job Chmielewski did withPine-Richland, the post-season honors rolled in,including being named coach of the year by thePennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association. She wasalso named regional coach of the year by the NationalSoccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA),and was a finalist for the NSCAA’s national coachof the year award.“It’s been a pretty amazing experience,”Chmielewski said.Although women’s soccer wasn’t yet a varsitysport at Westminster, Chmielewski played the sportfor four years at Shaler High School and playedfor Westminster’s club team, the precursor to theintercollegiate program. The elementary educationmajor was active with the chapel office and herJoey Palmeter has moved toPomfret Center, Conn. He isdirector of symphonic/marchingbands at Killingly Public Schools.Michael Penwell received amaster’s in counseling and is ahouse advisor at Vassar College inPoughkeepsie, N.Y.Renee St. Denis Jones M’03is assistant vice president andtreasury management officer withWhitney National Bank. She livesin Safety Harbor, Fla., with herhusband, Ronald.Jodi Chmielewski (left)and one of her players,Adrienne Steckel, are allsmiles after Pine-RichlandHigh School captured theWPIAL district championshipin November.Clint Shields earned his MBA fromIndiana Wesleyan University, andwas promoted to vice presidentin the card services departmentat Bank of America. His wife,Heidi Shelenberger Shields ’98,is a fifth-grade teacher at RanchoGabriela Elementary School andis pursuing a master’s in educationat Indiana Wesleyan University.The couple and their son live inGoodyear, Ariz.Joey Slater-McFeely is an Englishteacher in the Midland (Texas)Independent School District.sorority, Phi Mu, and she was also anall-region outfielder for the softballteam, which won four conferencechampionships and advanced to thenational tournament her freshmanyear.“My experiences, athletically,definitely prepared me,” Chmielewskisaid. “I was used to being successful andit carried over here. I wanted immediateresults. I wasn’t accustomed to losingseasons. I let the girls know what wasexpected of them and that I wouldn’tallow them to make excuses.”Pine-Richland had its share ofsuccess before Chmielewski arrived.But taking over as a 21-year-old, sheshrewdly put more of the program’semphasis on off-season conditioningand year-round play to strengthen theteam mentally and physically, while also focusing onyouth development camps and leagues in the area tohelp nurture interest among younger girls.That strategy paid off big time in 2005. After athree-game slump in midseason, the Lady Ramsrebounded to win their section (conference), their firstWPIAL district championship, and advance to the statetitle game for the first time in school history.“We found out that our margin for error was veryslim,” Chmielewski said. “Our goal was to win thesection. But we got on a roll and everything fell intoplace.”For Pine-Richland, the state title in soccer wasdoubly sweet, since earlier that fall the school’svolleyball team also won a state championship.“The school’s been very supportive and thecommunity has really done a lot,” said Chmielewski.“It’s really nice for girls sports to be highlighted.”Of course, being in the spotlight means Pine-Richland will be a very visible target for teamsaround the state in 2006. Just another challenge forChmielewski and her Lady Rams.“Everyone will be gunning for us, but hopefully wecan use that. The girls know what it’s like and they’llwant to go back.”– PSB98 Katharine Downs Kiss is asenior marketing manager withVerizon. Katie and her husband,Michael, are residents of Arlington,Va.Connie Dunn received hermaster’s of divinity fromPittsburgh Theological Seminary.Her husband, Harold Dunn ’88,received his Ph.D. from Penn StateUniversity and is a principal in theLaurel School District. The couplelives in Butler, where Connie isemployed at Hospice-VNA.26 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduErin Remai Palko has beenpromoted to public relationsmanger at UPMC Horizon. Sheand her husband, Tom, reside inHermitage.Tiffany Sander has joinedWPXI-TV inPittsburgh asan associateproducer andwas recentlylicensedas a salesassociateby HowardHanna RealEstate.Rebecca Zeitler has been promotedto account supervisor withHealthSTAR Public Relationsin New York City. She lives inHoboken, N.J.99 Kimberly Chase Paglia ispursuing a master’s in educationat the University of Pittsburghand is employed as the programcoordinator for the Keystone Kidsprogram for blind and visuallyimpaired children. She and herhusband, Tony, make their home inMercer.Amy Cross Evans is presidentof DNA Business Solutions, amarketing agency. She and herhusband, Shawn, reside in Leland,N.C.Brian Mihok is an ophthalmologyresident at Des Moines University.He and his wife, Mikki, anddaughter make their home inKettering, Ohio. (See also NewAdditions)5th Cluster Reunion Luncheon,Classes of 2000, ’01 & ’02Saturday, October 21, 2006,Old 7700 Benjamin Kelly is a researchtechnician III at Children’sHospital of Pittsburgh.Shelley Martin is general managerof Martin Motors in Wampum. Sheand her husband, Harry, live inNew Castle.Steven Sarver is a perfusionist atKing’s Daughters Medical Centerin Lexington, Ky. He and his wife,Emily, live in Ashland, Ky.Kristin Sostaric received hermaster’s in teaching and curriculumfrom Penn State University. She isa high school mathematics teacherin the Montour School District.01 Loretta Grate Kehoe is apsychologist intern at MontanaState Hospital. She and herhusband, Jeremy, are residents ofMissoula, Mont.Wendy Hamilton Snodgrass andher husband, Jeff, live in Clarion,where Wendy is associate directorof athletics at Clarion University ofPennsylvania.Amanda Malie Scrocco is anelementary guidance counselorin the Boardman (Ohio) LocalSchools. She and her husband,Frank, reside in Youngstown.02 Kylene Adams of NewCastle is a fifth-grade teacher andvolleyball coach in the YoungstownCity School District.Jeremy Carmen of Jamestown,N.Y., received his radiologycertification from WCA Hospital,where he is an x-ray technician.Melissa Cooper of Allison Parkis a team leader/investigator withUS Investigative Services inWarrendale.Michael Dado is a police officerwith the Boardman (Ohio) PoliceDepartment. He and his wife, Lisa,reside in New Castle.Erin Dillon has relocated toCanton, Ohio, where she is acritical care nurse at AultmanHospital.Robin Jones of Wayne iscommunity service and recruitingcoordinator with Home InsteadSenior Care, an eldercare nonmedicalservices provider inLafayette Hill.Cristin Kiehl lives in Marienville,where she teaches third grade in theForest Area School District.Kiersten Kuny Venderlic receivedher master’s in school counselingfrom Duquesne University and is astudent assistance consultant withthe Allegheny Intermediate Unit.She lives in Cranberry Townshipwith her husband, Josh.Sarah Lohr is the alumni eventscoordinator at Carnegie MellonUniversity in Pittsburgh.Debra McDivitt received hermaster’s as an interventionspecialist from Kent StateUniversity. She is an interventionspecialist in the Southeast LocalSchools in Ravenna, Ohio.Anna Morris resides in Hubbard,Ohio, where she teaches third gradein the Hubbard Exempted VillageSchool District.Laura Mours is a supply marketmaker with Ariba, Inc., aprocurement firm in Pittsburgh.Autumn Myers received hermaster’s in guidance from SlipperyRock University. She is anelementary guidance counselor inthe Ridgway Area School District.Cara Nolfi completed her master’sin education and school psychologyat John Carroll University andreceived certification as a schoolpsychologist in Ohio. She isa school psychologist at SaintBarnabas School in Northfield,Ohio.Ryan Oman teaches fifth grade atSpring Ridge Elementary School inthe Frederick County (Md.) PublicSchools.Brenda Rowland is a businessteacher in the Prince WilliamCounty Schools in Manassas, Va.Nicole Ryan of McKees Rocks isa research specialist with UPMCHealth System in Pittsburgh.Anna Tielsch received her master’sin nursing from Yale University.She has relocated to QuakerHill, Conn., and is a pediatricnurse practitioner with Child &Family Agency of SoutheasternConnecticut.Sarah Tolk is a second-gradeteacher in the Deer Lakes SchoolDistrict.Jessica Torick has been promotedto assistant program coordinator atThe Bradley Center, a residentialtreatment facility in Robinsonfor children with behavioral andemotional difficulties. She isenrolled at Chatham College in themaster’s of counseling psychologyand certification in schoolcounseling program.Heidi Vogt Dylewski and herhusband, Craig, live in Erie, whereHeidi is a juvenile probation officerwith Erie County.03 Christopher Brinker livesin Grove City, where he is systemadministrator at Wendell AugustForge.Kylie Budai teaches fourth gradein the New Castle Area SchoolDistrict.Christopher Cassano of NewCastle is a high school biologyteacher in the Wilmington AreaSchool District.Nicholas D’Antonio has movedto Knoxville, Tenn., where he iswarehouse manager at DruzakMedical, Inc.Jared Gashel has relocated toPittsburgh, where he is seniorauditor with KPMG, an accountingfirm.Kylee Hasson lives in New Castle,where she is a claims representativeat Liberty Mutual Insurance.Ashley Kenney is product managerat Fundamental Labor Strategies,Inc., a transportation consultingfirm in New Hope. She resides inMount Laurel, N.J.Kourtney Kissel is anundergraduate assistant/receptionistat Carnegie Mellon University inPittsburgh.Jennifer Lewis has moved to Avon,Ohio. She is a research assistantwith Athersys, Inc., a biotech firmin Cleveland.Briana Palko of West Middlesex isa math teacher at Mercer Area HighSchool.Jennifer Perry of Manor is aninstructional aide in the NorwinSchool District.Jennifer Petures received herMBA from Penn State-Behrend.She lives in Erie, where she is afifth-grade teacher in the MillcreekSchool District and juniorvarsity basketball coach for ErieMcDowell High School.Brian Pollitt has relocated toClewiston, Fla., where he is amusic instructor in the HendryCounty School District.Kalliope Roumbakis is amathematics teacher in thePittsburgh City Schools.Anne Smith resides in DuBois,where she is a gifted instructor inthe DuBois Area School District.Katie Spehar is a mentor/facilitatorfor group counseling and a teacherin alternative school at Child &Adolescent Services in Canton,Ohio. She is enrolled in theWinte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine27

www.westminster.eduschool counseling/mental healthcounseling graduate program atWalsh University.Brian Sullivan is pursuing agraduate degree in physics atDartmouth College in Hanover,N.H.Ryan Toy is a ranger at ColoradoState Forest State Park in Walden,Colo.Ann-Marie Vazzano Conroyreceived a master’s in creativewriting from Brunel Universityin London. She is an editor atBusiness Wire, a global news wireservice in Cleveland. She and herhusband, Daniel, make their homein Lakewood, Ohio.Vicki Vroble is a zookeeper atthe Houston (Texas) Zoo, whereshe works with meerkats and ishelping to develop a river otterconservation program.Amanda Zelechoski of Richmond,Va., is a kindergarten teacher atSeven Pines Elementary School inthe Henrico County Public Schools.04 Thomas Campbell receiveda degree in mechanical engineeringfrom Youngstown State Universityand is a hardware engineer withLexmark International. His wife,Kelly Schmidt Campbell ’03, isemployed in educational sales atIKON Office Solutions. The couplelives in Georgetown, Ky.Ryan Ciavarino of New Castleis a third-grade teacher at UnionMemorial School.Amy DalBon is a master controloperator at WPGH in Pittsburgh.Elizabeth Grepp and Isaac Ludwigare living in San Jose, CostaRica. Elizabeth teaches Englishas a second language to businessassociates at Pro Language.Isaac does public relations forCampanario Biological Station,a field station that focuses onrainforest preservation andeducation.Danielle Macioge receiveda master’s in education fromWestminster and is a guidancecounselor at West MontgomeryHigh School in Mt. Gilead, N.C.Katie Scarlett is a staff assistantin the Erie office of U.S. Rep. PhilEnglish.Tiffanie Scilla is therapeutic staffsupport with Family EnrichmentCenter in Scranton and is pursuinga master’s at the University ofScranton.05 Bethanie Badger of NewWilmington is a financial analystwith ESB Bank in Ellwood City.Megan Sigler is a corporatecommunications specialist andwriter at the Society of AutomotiveEngineers in Warrendale.Geoffrey Zimmerman hasrelocated to Cranberry Townshipand is a network technician atRobinson Industries, Inc. inZelienople.Marriages58 Margaret Stuart and JamesQuinn. They live in Canfield, Ohio.79 The Rev. Ralph Clinganand Laura Sanda, April 9, 2005.He is pastor at Good ShepherdPresbyterian Church in St. George,Utah.86 Widgie Miller and MichaelCarson, Oct. 8, 2005, at the Millerfamily farm.89 Elizabeth Dawes and RobertLynch, Oct.8, 2005,at ChristChurch,Bermuda.The couplelives in NewYork City.92 Melinda Kutchenreiter andRicardo Suzensky, Sept. 17, 2005,in Pittsburgh. Melinda teachesfirst grade at Liberty ElementarySchool.93 Dr. Deborah Mastrangeloand Joseph Martin III, March20, 2005. The couple lives inNew Wilmington with their twochildren. (See also New Additions.)Karrie Patterson and Phillip Kay,Oct. 29, 2005. Several alumniwere in attendance. The coupleresides in Alexandria, Va.94 Dr. Jillann Hounsell andWilliam D’Alonzo. The couplelives in Hockessin, Del., whereJillann is a family practice dentist.95 Kelly Horn and MortimerKing, Oct. 14, 2005, in Tucson,Ariz. The couple lives in Tucson,and Kelly is a trainer at CanyonRanch Health Resort.Dr. Daniel Jones and Lorie JoanCabreros, May 29, 2005, at JesusOur Savior Church in Moorhead,Ky. Daniel and Joan are bothphysicians with the St. ClaireMedical Center in Moorhead.96 Rob Galbraith and KarinRomano,May 14,2005.Alumni inthe weddingparty werebest manDennyWolfe’97 andgroomsmanJustin DeFonso ’95. Other alumniwere in attendance. Rob is anattorney with Rawls & HendersonLLP, which concentrates in civilrights, product liability andtrucking litigation. The coupleresides in Cranberry Township.97 Melissa Mrozek and HenryGrant Morrison, Aug. 13, 2005,at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.Melissa is a scientist at Amgen,Inc. in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Thecouple lives in Simi Valley, Calif.99 Jody Mason and Brian Luke’97. Jody is director of businessdevelopment for DeveloperSupport Services. Brian is branchmanager for United AmericanInsurance Co. The couple lives inCharlotte, N.C.Dianna Peters and RandyEberhardt,July 17,2005, at St.NicholasGreekOrthodoxCathedral inPittsburgh.Dianna is amathematicsteacher in theMoon Area School District. Thecouple resides in the Pittsburgharea.Harmony Shaw and ThomasSisk, July 2, 2005, at St. CeciliaCatholic Church in RochesterTownship. In the wedding partywere bridesmaids Kristi Kitsko,Jessica Faflik Reese, Dr. ReneeBassaly, Nikki Quimby Haggerty’00, and Jamie Joseph Demase ’00.Harmony teaches sixth grade andlanguage arts in New Castle, Del.The couple resides in Wilmington,Del.00 Kara Benedict and ZacharyBeresh ’02. Kara is a corporatelender for National City, andZachary is a graphic designer forAmerican Auto-Matrix. The coupleresides in Pittsburgh.Rebekah Borrelli and BrentHarlan, July 16, 2005, at FirstAlliance Church. Rebekah is afirst-grade teacher at NeshannockMemorial Elementary School. Thecouple resides in Volant.Shadra Kendall and JodyCarpenter,April 2,2005, inMercer.The coupleresides inVirginiaBeach,Va., whereShadra isa seniorhuman resources coordinator forStihl, Inc.01 Avis Devine and SeanTaylor’04, Sept.4, 2005, atWestminsterPresbyterianChurch inBuffalo,N.Y. Morethan 20Westminsteralumniparticipated in the wedding,including best man RobertAllen ’05, man of honor PrestonDibble, groomsmen ChristopherNave ’03 and John Joseph ’04;and bridesmaid Ashley LawDavies ’00. More than a dozenWestminster alumni and facultywere in attendance. Avis is acommercial real estate loan analystfor Dollar Bank in Pittsburgh,and Sean is a music teacher inthe Beaver Local (Ohio) SchoolDistrict.Marianne Orris and ChristopherKasch, July 13, 2005, in Prospect.Marianne teaches first grade atNelson Mandela State InternationalSchool in Berlin, Germany, wherethey reside.AaronStampand SylviaKlimas,Sept. 4,2005. Bestman wasDonaldAugustine.28 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduAlumni attendees were EricWitt ’02 and former footballcoach Lenny Rich ’92. Aarongraduated magna cum laude fromYoungstown State Universityin December with a bachelorof science degree in businessadministration. He is an accountantfor Packer Thomas. The couplelives in Struthers, Ohio.02 Matthew Ryan Data andLauri Beth Saylor, Oct. 1, 2005, atWallace Memorial Chapel. ChadTaylor ’00 was an usher, andElizabeth Harrison was organist.Matthew is a systems analyst/programmer at Federated Investors.The couple lives in New Castle.Shannon Haines and BryanJoseph Pirosko, Aug. 27, 2005,at New Wilmington PresbyterianChurch. Alumni bridesmaids wereAllison McClymonds Ciavarino,Melanie Shuluga, and KarlyFoster ’01. Parents of the bride areSam Haines ’76 and Jill OgilvieHaines ’76. Shannon works forNorthwestern Mutual. The couplelives in Laurence.Eugenia Swartz and Jason Haines.Eugenia is a reading specialist inthe Hubbard Exempted VillageSchool District. The couple lives inHubbard, Ohio.03 Stephanie Yingling and EthanMyler, July15, 2005.Maid ofhonor wasNatalieYingling’00.CourtneyHenrywas abridesmaid,and groomsmen were RyanWilliams ’02 and Corey Utz’04. Stephanie is a sixth-gradeEnglish/reading teacher in thePine-Richland School District.The couple resides in CranberryTownship.04 Katherine Guelich andNathanOdille, June25, 2005,in CherryHill, N.J.The coupleresides inLevittown.New Additions81 Martha Evanoff and herhusband,JamesAuchter: adaughter,Anne-Jin,born inChina onSept. 20,2004, andadopted inNovember2005. The family lives inAlexandria, Va.86 Daniel Milliron and his wife,Marlene: adaughter,Marissa Jo,on April 28,2005.88 Brian Lasko and his wife,Crystal: a daughter, Abigail Elaine,on Nov. 8, 2005. She is welcomedby sister Adeline Elizabeth, 2, athome in New Castle. Brian is apart-time faculty member at ButlerCounty Community College.David Smith and his wife,Elizabeth: a son, Reid David, onSept. 6, 2005. He joins Bryn, 3, athome in Indiana.89 Dixie Prichard Bontz andher husband, Greg: a daughter,Avry Janette, on Sept. 16, 2005.She joins siblings Haven, 8,Peyton, 6, and Addison, 2, at homein Cooperstown.90 Janice Geary Schiller andher husband, Mark: a daughter,Ariana Caitlyn, on Aug. 24, 2005.The family lives in Pittsburgh,where Janice is a senior systemsanalyst for Computer SciencesCorporation.Laura Radjenovic Seifarth and herhusband, Rodd: a son, Jacob Paul,on Nov. 13, 2005. The family livesin Ben Avon Heights.Steven Ray and his wife, Jennifer:a son, Mason Steven, on July 25,2005. Steven is a detective/sergeantwith the Sharon police department.Elizabeth Rollog: Salim Micah,born Feb. 24, 1999, in Bulgaria andadopted in December 2002. Thefamily resides in Ambridge.Jennifer Tuttle Waldo and herhusband, Scott Waldo: a son,Benjamin, in 2005. He joinssiblings Loren, 5, and Samantha, 2,at home in Allison Park.91 Cheryl Chisholm Hanawayand her husband, Michael: adaughter, Emma Elizabeth, onMarch 5, 2004. The family lives inNew Castle.Amy Dillon Gargiulo and herhusband, Frank: a daughter, AvaFrancesca, on July 22, 2005. Thefamily lives in Hermitage.Kelly Manion Hillebrand andMatthew Hillebrand ’94: adaughter, Kaitlyn Kelly, on May9, 2005. The family lives in NorthStrabane.Susan Venasco: a daughter,Katalaina Maria, born inGuatemala in 2004 and adopted inJuly 2005. They live in New Castle.92 Robyn Barilla Tongel andher husband,Michael: ason, JackMichael,on Aug. 10,2005. He iswelcomedby sister,Ellie, 2, athome inPlum Boro.Christina Campbell and herhusband,RobertWestmont:a daughter,ElizabethJames, onMarch 17,2005. Shejoins brotherSamuel, 5.Christinateaches history at Old DominionUniversity in Hampton Roads, Va.Dayna Pfeiffer Willig and herhusband, Robert: twins SidenyGrace and Zachary Allan, on July28, 2005. The family lives inGibsonia.93 Amy Lynn Hammer Deemsand her husband, Mark: a daughter,Jordan Renee, on Dec. 8, 2004.She joins sister, Jalyn, at home inVolant.Dr. Deborah Mastrangelo Martinand her husband, Joseph: adaughter, Mia, on Sept. 26, 2005.She joins Joseph IV (1), at thefamily’s home in New Wilmington.(See also Marriages.)Tanya Sours Williams and herhusband, Ryan: a daughter,Samantha, on Nov. 9, 2005. Shejoins Emma, 6, at home in NorthCanton, Ohio. Tanya is a bankteller for Community One CreditUnion.Allison Urlaub DiMarco and herhusband,Richard: adaughter,IsabellaBrooks,on Sept.15, 2005.The familylives inRochester,N.Y.Karen Van Winkle Hume and herhusband, Erik: a son, AlexanderRobert, on Oct. 11, 2005. Thefamily lives in East Petersburg.94 Sonya Balint Sadler and herhusband,James: ason, JaysonMichael,on Aug.25, 2005.He joinsKaytlin, 8,Tyler, 6, andEmily, 3,at home inSalem, Ohio.Tricia Cervi Gray and her husband,JeffreyGray ’93:a daughter,CamrynTiffany,on Sept.11, 2004.Camryn isthe granddaughterof BarbaraCasperson Gray ’64 and W. JamesGray ’64, and the niece of TiffanyCervi ’97. The family resides inMarshall Township.Kelly Gallaher Caresani andher husband, Christopher: a son,Robert James, on Aug. 7, 2005.He joins Zachary, 6, at home inPittsburgh. Kelly is a trainingspecialist for Federal Home LoanBank of Pittsburgh.Karin Szymanski: a son, NikolasDaniel, on May, 11, 2005. Thefamily lives in Phoenix, Ariz.,where Karin is vice president ofprograms for Big Brothers BigSisters of Central Arizona.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine29

www.westminster.edu95 Lori Balderach Pino and herhusband, David: a son, AndrewJonathan, on Aug. 18, 2005. Hejoins Jacob Alexander, 2, at homein West Pittsburg.Jill Barber Ellis and her husband,Jamie: a daughter, Paige Sophia, onAug. 31, 2005. Jill is social studiesteacher for Southern York CountySchools in Glen Rock. The familylives in York.Chris Latta and his wife, Michelle:a daughter, Kathleen Elizabeth, onApril 14, 2003. The family livesin Mechanicsburg. (See also ClassNotes.)Jonathan Potts and his wife,Maggi: a daughter, Lucy Jean, onSept. 24, 2005. The family lives inPittsburgh, where Jonathan is anassociate director of media relationsat Carnegie Mellon University anda freelance writer.96 Emily Baldwin Gates and herhusband,Christopher:a daughter,Abbie Reed,on Oct.6, 2005.The familyresides inOcoee, Fla.Kimberly Hoffman Brant and herhusband, Chad Brant: a daughter,Mary Lauren, on Aug. 29, 2005.She joins Jack, 3, at home in Avon,Ohio.Ciara Zalfini Salvini and herhusband,John Salvini’95: adaughter,GabriannaKristin,on Aug.10, 2005.The familyresides inMars.97 Tammy Dietz Munoz andher husband, Mark Munoz: a son,Dante Marco, in 2002. The familylives in Alexandria, Va.Bobbi Marshall Medure and herhusband, Jason: a daughter, JulianaEve, on Oct. 23, 2005. The familylives in New Castle.98 Amy Allen Huber and herhusband, Mark Huber ’97: adaughter, Jocelyn Irene, on Aug.18, 2005. She joins Jacob, 2, at thefamily’s home in Strongsville, Ohio.Jill Brooks Treglia and herhusband, Joseph: a daughter,Angelina Gisa, on Aug. 4, 2005. Jillis a social worker at St. BarnabasNursing Home. The family residesin Gibsonia.Kelly Congdon Kratsas and herhusband,Jason: adaughter,MackenzieLin, onAug. 20,2005. Kellyis a seniorcounselor atDiscoveryHouse inHermitage and is certified by thePennsylvania Board as a cooccurringdisorders professional.The family lives in New Castle.Jason Morse and his wife, Marie:a son, Jackson Andrew, on Oct.14, 2005. The family lives inPickerington, Ohio.Cynthia Shaffer Allen and herhusband, Greg: a daughter, MorganRose, on Feb. 20, 2005. The familyresides in Berea, Ohio.Jessica Zeakes Galbraith andher husband, Chad: a son, LucanAnthony, on Oct. 26, 2005. Thefamily lives in Pittsburgh.99 Shannon Clark Mocharkoand herhusband,Brad: adaughter,BriannaJoy, on June20, 2005.The familyresides inPittsburgh.Jennifer Croushore Schaeffer andher husband, Jeffrey: a son, TylerMeade, on Sept. 23, 2005. He joinsHannah, 2, at home in Scottdale.Allison Culver Catlos and herhusband, Shawn Catlos: a son,Andrew James, on Sept. 29, 2005.The family resides in Circleville,Ohio.Amy Hamilton Garbin andher husband, Mark: a daughter,Mikenna Michelle, on Oct. 2, 2005.The family lives in Bethel Park.Brian Mihok and his wife, Mikki:a daughter, Mikayla Brianne, in2005. (See also Class Notes.)01 Summerlea Hobbs Klinar andher husband,HenryKlinar: adaughter,AmeliaAnnabelle,on April 27,2005. Henryis a costingmanager forNV Homes.The family lives in New Market,Md.05 Heidi Abel: a son, NiklasSven, on June 17, 2005. The familylives in Arvada, Colo.In MemoryWord has reached us of the passingof the following alumni andfriends of Westminster College.To submit information for the InMemory section, please providea complete obituary notice (ifavailable) to the Office of AlumniRelations. Please be sure to includethe names and class years ofany surviving Westminster alumnirelatives.22 Leone Porter Irvine ofAltamonte Springs, Fla., Jan. 22,2005. Born in Butler in 1902,she moved while in high schoolto Evans City, where she wouldbecome a leader in local churchand civic affairs. After graduatingfrom Westminster, she taughtin the New Castle schools untilmarrying the son of the founder ofCitizens National Bank of EvansCity. In the 1930s she led theeffort to open the area’s first publiclibrary. She also was active in theWestminster United PresbyterianChurch of Evans City, where sheserved as choir director and adultBible school teacher. Propertyfrom her late husband’s estate wasdonated to the Evans City libraryassociation in 2001. Proceeds fromthe sale of the property were usedto acquire a 10,000-square-footbuilding in Evans City, renamed theJohn and Leone Irvine CommunityCenter, housing an expandedlibrary, historical society andborough offices. Survivors includetwo daughters; 13 grandchildren;27 great-grandchildren; and onegreat-great grandchild.31 Louise Moreland Baker ofSugar Grove, Jan. 3, 2006. Shewas formerly a teacher at LottsvilleHigh School. She was a memberof the Lottsville United MethodistChurch, the Sugar Grove ReadingClub, the Sugar Grove SeniorCenter and a former member ofthe Youngsville Chapter of theOrder of the Eastern Star. Survivorsinclude three sons; a sister;seven grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren;and several niecesand nephews.37 Mary Louise SchonhofenCrosby of Kissimmee, Fla., Nov.17, 2005. She began workingin a bank at age 16 and rose tobecome chief accountant withMercy Hospital in Muskegon,Mich., and assistant to thecontroller at Carnegie Institute ofTechnology. She was a memberof the North Muskegon UnitedMethodist Church and a memberof the American Association ofUniversity Women. After retiring in1972, she and her husband movedto Florida and traveled extensivelyin Europe. They were also antiquedealers for more than 20 years.Survivors include a son, daughterin-lawand granddaughter.A. Jay Wardle Jr. of The Villages,Fla., Sept. 30, 2005. He waspresident and director of TheMcKay Machine Company, apublicly held company that beganwith his father and several otherpartners. Survivors include twochildren and their spouses; sixgrandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren.40 Marie Love Smiley ofWashington, Dec. 15, 2005. Amember of the BurgettstownPresbyterian Church, she taughtbusiness in high schools for 32years, retiring in 1978. Survivorsinclude two daughters and theirspouses, and four grandchildren.41 TheRev. RichardK. (Dick)Kennedy ofCabot, Nov.1, 2005. Rev.Kennedywas a retiredPresbyterianminister whoserved in the30 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

www.westminster.eduTrinity United Presbyterian Churchin Vandergrift (1944-50), First U.P.Church in Crafton (1950-56), andthe East Union Presbyterian Churchin West Deer Township (1956-93).He received his master of divinitydegree from Pittsburgh TheologicalSeminary in 1944 and his masterof theology degree in 1952. Hewas the recipient of an honorarydoctorate from Westminster in1958 and was a longtime memberof the Board of Trustees (1968-1988). A former vice chairman,he was named a trustee emeritusupon his retirement from theBoard. Survivors include his wifeof 60 years, Lee Anna McColginKennedy ’42; a son, Karl Kennedy’70; a daughter, Marsha KennedyCrall ’74 and her husband, RobertCrall ’76; four grandchildren andtwo sisters.Ruth Maxwell Weber of NewWilmington, Dec. 17, 2005. Sheearned a master’s degree fromWestminster in 1964 and had beena teacher in the Butler and EllwoodCity schools. Survivors include herhusband of 64 years, the Rev. C.Kenneth Weber ’38; a daughter,Mary R. Weber Thompson’70; two sons and their spouses,including C. Kenneth Weber Jr.’64 and his wife, Sarah ShaneWeber ’64, and Richard Weber’67; four grandchildren, includingLinda Weber Dunbrack ’87; andfour great-grandchildren.42 Marian Connor Canningof Wauconda, Ill., Oct. 18, 2005.She was a retired school and Navynurse. A veteran of World War IIand Korea, she was also a schoolnurse with the Chicago PublicSchools. Survivors include herhusband of 50 years, William; threechildren and their spouses; and fourgrandchildren.Margaret Hopkins Anacker ofFreeland, Md., Nov. 28, 2005.Survivors include her husband,William; two sons; two daughters;10 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.43 Anne Sigmund Camicof McKeesport, Nov. 1, 2005.A longtime teacher and civicvolunteer, she continued toteach on a substitute basis atMcKeesport Area High School intoher eighties. She taught biology,chemistry and other sciencecourses in McKeesport for manyyears and also owned severallocal businesses. She won a 1977Outstanding Citizen Award fromthe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for hermany community contributionsand was also recognized bythe Mon-Yough Chamber ofCommerce and the United Way ofAllegheny County. She served onthe boards of Altrusa International,McKeesport College Club andthe Mon-Yough Chamber ofCommerce. Survivors include herhusband, Joseph; a son and hiswife; and four grandchildren.Warren C. White of Adelphi, Md.,March 7, 2003. He was a federaltrial judge.45 Dr. Howard LawrenceShaffer of New Wilmington, Nov.20, 2005. A graduate of JeffersonMedical College, he served as amedical doctor in New Wilmingtonfor over 30 years. He served in theArmy during World War II and wasa member of the Air Force MedicalCorps in the Korean war. A pastpresident of the Jameson Hospitalmedical staff, he was memberand past president of the NewWilmington Rotary and was namedRotary’s Distinguished Citizen ofthe Year in 1985. Survivors includetwo sons and daughters-in-law,including Dr. Lawrence A. Shaffer’75 and his wife, Karen YoungShaffer ’75; a daughter and sonin-law;a sister; a brother; and 11grandchildren.46 Stanley Wasik of Kinsman,Ohio, Nov. 6, 2005. A starter onWestminster’s famed 1940-41basketball squad, which earneda bid to the National InvitationalTournament in Madison SquareGarden, he was a longtime teacherand administrator in Kinsman. Hewas a teacher and coach at VernonSchool, where he later becamesuperintendent. In 1960 he becameprincipal of Joseph Badger HighSchool. He subsequently served assuperintendent of the district formany years. A World War II veteranwho served in the U.S. Army’s 76 thInfantry in the European Theatre,he was a longtime member of theKinsman Presbyterian Church,where he served as elder andtrustee. He was also a member ofthe Kinsman American Legion,the Retired Teachers Associationof Ohio and Trumbull County, andserved on the board of directors atthe Kinsman Boyd Home for morethan 25 years. Survivors include hiswife, Janet; a son, Robert Wasik’66 and his wife; a daughter andson-in-law; four grandchildren; twogreat-grandchildren; and a sister.48 Dorothy Devlin Poleno ofNew Castle, Dec. 20, 2005. Shereceived a bachelor’s degree fromAllegheny College before earninga master’s from Westminster.She was co-owner of Jimmy’sSandwich Shop and Jimmy’sFountain of Youth and also taughtFrench, German, and social studiesin the New Castle schools for 28years. She served in the NavyWAVES and Army Signal Corpsin World War II. Survivors includeher husband of 58 years, James,and two children.52 Mary Barbour of Milford,Mass., April 2005. She wasformerly a new productsadministrator for Scripture PressPublications.Paul Talley of Forest Grove, Ore.,Nov. 16, 2004. He was a professorof speech and drama at MillersvilleUniversity for 32 years. Heearned a master’s degree fromPurdue University and a Ph.D.from the University of Wisconsin.Survivors include his daughter andson-in-law; a stepdaughter andher husband; two sisters; and agranddaughter.53 Dr. Don Garver ofWilliamsburg, Va., Aug. 30, 2005.He was a retired clinical professorof prosthodontics at the MedicalCollege of Virginia’s School ofDentistry. Survivors include hiswife, Barbara; three daughters anda son-in law; a son; a brother; andeight grandchildren.Glenn Traenkle of Warren, Ohio,Sept. 9, 2005.Laura Wilt West of Axton, Va.,May 22, 2004. She was a retiredbookkeeper for a dental supplyoffice. Survivors include twodaughters and several nieces andnephews.56 Irene Ward of Poland,Ohio, June 23, 2005. Shereceived a bachelor’s degree ineducation from Ohio Universitybefore earning her master’s atWestminster. She was involvedprofessionally in education for 42years, serving the YoungstownCity Schools for 38 years. She wasexecutive secretary for 15 yearsand served 23 years as directorof personnel. She also had thedistinction of serving as head of thedistrict on an interim basis in 1970.After her retirement, the districtnamed its administration buildingin her honor. An active communitymember, she was a member of St.Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church.Survivors include two nephewsand a number of great-nieces andgreat-nephews.57 Bartley DuBois of Warren,Ohio, Nov. 17, 2005. He retired in1995 after 38 years in education.He was a biology teacher, guidancecounselor and principal in Ohio andlater served as director of TrumbullCounty Joint Vocational School andthe Gordon James Career Center inLordstown. He was a member ofSt. William Church of Champion,where he served as a CCD teacher,commentator, Eucharist ministerand the first president of the parishcouncil. In 2000, he became anordained deacon in the CatholicChurch. Survivors include his wifeof 44 years, Jean; two sons anddaughters-in-law; a daughter andson-in-law; a brother; and sevengrandchildren.Mary Alice Hakes-Curry ofNiagara Falls, N.Y., Oct. 27,2005. She was a vocal musicteacher at Niagara Falls HighSchool and West Hertel Academybefore retiring in 2001. One of thefounding members of the NiagaraInterfaith Chorale, she was amember of the Flagler Chapter#355 of the Order of the EasternStar. She received a master’sdegree from Niagara University in1996. Survivors include a son anddaughter-in-law; a daughter; andtwo grandsons.58 Bernard Reilly ofMinneapolis, Feb. 14, 2005. Heearned a Ph.D. in microbiology andgenetics at Case Western ReserveUniversity and did post-doctoralwork at Scripps Institute in LaJolla, Calif., before joining theUniversity of Minnesota facultyin 1969. He was honored with six“teacher of the year” awards fromhis students before retiring in 1997.Survivors include his wife of 33years, Kathleen, a sister and niece.E. Louise Yeaney Hallman ofLawrence, March 27, 2005. Shewas formerly a secretary forWestinghouse Corp. in Pittsburgh.Survivors include her husband of47 years, Jack; three daughters andsons-in-law; seven grandchildren;and four brothers.63 Howard Cook ofYoungstown, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2005.He was a retired teacher. Survivorsinclude his wife, Mary, and adaughter.Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine31

www.westminster.edu69 Sally Amos Kissick ofPortersville, Nov. 20, 2005. Shereceived master’s and doctoraldegrees in behavioral psychologyand was a licensed schoolpsychologist. She was the founderand executive director of PeopleIn Need, Inc. and was a memberof Mount Hermon PresbyterianChurch. Survivors include herhusband of 36 years, Barrett; adaughter; two sons and daughtersin-law;and two grandchildren.Floyd Frederick of Warren, Ohio,September 2005. He was a retiredtreasurer in the Warren SchoolDistrict.70 John Nelson Miller ofClayton,Calif., Oct.24, 2005. Amember ofWestminster’sBoard ofTrusteessince 2003,he was seniorvice presidentfor Bank ofAmerica inSan Francisco. He was formerlyemployed at Wells Fargo,Maryland National Bank andMellon Bank. He earned an MBAin international finance at WhartonGraduate School at the Universityof Pennsylvania and served onthat school’s board of directors.Survivors include his wife, Linda.74 Margaret Counts Blair ofYoungstown, Ohio, December2002.77 Debra Burchfield Clouse ofJohns Island, S.C., Oct. 24, 2005.Survivors include her husband,Michael.84 Charles Zagorski of Monaca,Nov. 6, 2005. He was selfemployedas a caterer and was amember of the St. Frances CabriniCatholic Church, New BrightonEagles, and New Brighton CroatianClub. Survivors include his wife ofsix months, Yvonne; his parents;a sister and brother-in-law; twonephews; a stepson and his wife;two stepdaughters; a stepson-inlaw;three step-grandchildren; anda mother-in-law.85 Jonathan Perkins ofCharlottesville, Va., Sept. 14,2005. He worked as controllerfor Nimbus Records/Technicolorand Klockner Pentaplast. Alongtime member of WestminsterPresbyterian Church, he served aschurch treasurer, elder and taughtSunday school. Survivors includehis wife, Terri Clark Perkins; twosons; three sisters; his mother andFriendsWilliam J. “Doc” McTaggartWilliam “Doc” McTaggart of NewWilmington died Jan. 7, 2006, at his home. Hewas 64.father-in-law; three brothers-inlaw;a sister-in-law; and numerousaunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, andnephews.He was a professor of English at Westminsterfor 26 years. He joined the faculty in 1975and was named professor emeritus uponhis retirement in 2001. The longtime publicaddress announcer for the Titans football andbasketball teams, he was a proud supporter of Westminster athleticsand wrote Winning: 100 Years of Westminster Football after the Titanswon their sixth national football championship in 1994.A 1962 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, he earned amaster’s degree in 1967 and his Ph.D. in 1968 from Ohio University.He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Oxford Universityin England and had been a member of New Life Baptist Church.Survivors include his father; a sister and brother-in-law; and twonephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dr. WilliamJoseph McTaggart Scholarship Fund, Westminster College, NewWilmington, PA 16172.Information UpdateHave you moved, changed phone numbers, or do you have some news about yourself or your family that you want to share withother Westminster alumni? Fill out the form below and return it to the Office of Alumni Records – Updates, Westminster College,New Wilmington, PA 16172-0001.Name_ _____________________________________________________ Class____________ Today’s Date______________________Address_ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________City____________________________________________________________ State_________ Zip________________–_____________Social Security Number_____________________________________ I.D. Number (see mailing label)_________________________Occupation____________________________________________________________________________________________________Name of Employer_ _______________________________________City_________________________State_____ Zip_________–____Home Telephone___________________________Business Telephone___________________________________________________Spouse’s Name_ __________________________________________________ Spouse’s Westminster Class______________________Children’s Names and Birth Dates_________________________________________________________________________________Here’s my news:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________❑ Include my e-mail address in the online directory________________________________❑ This is an address change.❑ This is new information which I have not submitted before.*Please state your zip + 4. Refer to your utility bills for this number.For Office Use Only32 Winte r 20 06 • Wes tminste r C ollege Magazine

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