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ALUMNI news Margery Krevsky Dosey – Celebration of the Arts On Thursday, March 22 Lock Haven University held its annual Margery Krevsky Dosey Celebration of the Arts ceremony. The event featured various displays of talent by students and faculty, including singing, dancing, spoken word, and piano and jazz performances. The event also included an art exhibit by featured student and Margery Krevsky Dosey Scholarship of the Arts Award winner, Zach Hommey. Hommey’s artwork wowed attendees who were taken by the artistic manipulation of still photos he alters via Photoshop. Hommey, a senior graphic design major, said digital art allows him to create the abstract visions he sees in his head. “It is important to me that my work hold the viewer’s attention whether that comes from the sensory beauty or a deeper message, or simply the beauty of the process,” he said. Krevsky Dosey, a member of the Lock Haven University Council of Trustees since 2007, established the scholarship in her name in 2011 to award artistic excellence at LHU. “What a creative mind,” she said of Hommey. The arts at LHU are of high value to Krevsky Dosey. As a successful businesswoman she understands the importance creativity has in the workplace, and the pivotal role the arts play in fostering creativity and innovation. “We have many academic courses at Lock Haven University, but it is my opinion that you must get involved in the arts to develop innovative thinking because if you don’t, you will have a job, but you won’t be able to take it to that next level,” she said. “Every one of these performers went through a creative process, and no two creative processes are ever the same,’” she added. “Learning to think differently is a commodity that is very critical right now.” Krevsky Dosey closed the night by thanking the faculty who helped the students orchestrate their performances and develop their respective talents. “When you put on performances like this there are so many people to thank, but I especially want to thank the faculty who are working with these students behind the scenes,” she said. “They don’t always get the applause or the spotlight, but they are the people who are making our students the stars that they were tonight.” Alumni Enjoy Food, Friends, and Fun in the Florida Sun In February, members of the Lock Haven University Alumni Association, including former President Dr. Michael Fiorentino Jr., made their way to Florida for some fun in the sun with alumni and other members of the LHU family. The trip took them from dinner in Ft. Lauderdale at the 15th Street Fisheries Restaurant, to brunch in Bradenton at the Waterlefe Golf and River Club. A gathering in The Villages at the Palmer Legends Country Club, another at the M Waterfront Grille in Naples, and an alumni happy hour at the Big Fin Seafood Kitchen in Orlando rounded out the trip. Barbara Rusko ’58, referred to the event in Bradenton as, “a good time.” Barbara Langheim Freas ’79, said she, “enjoyed meeting everyone.” The LHU Alumni Association is committed to keeping alumni connected to the University through special events and additional outreach. To learn more about the Lock Haven University Alumni Association, visit www.alumni. lhup.edu. Trent Turner Receives Excellence in Coaching Award Coach is part of his title, but life lessons are what Trent Turner is most focused on teaching his students. Turner’s dedication to his students has culminated in being honored with the 2017 Excellence in Coaching Award by the Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (PSAHPERD). Turner graduated from LHU in 1991, while also winning the Health and Physical Education Department’s Golden Whistle Award. The recognition is given to the graduating senior majoring in health and physical education with the highest GPA, who is also expected to best represent the program in the future. Since graduating from LHU, he’s done just that. Turner is the wrestling coach at Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster, Pa., a position he’s held for the past 21 years, while also teaching health and physical education. He comes from a strong coaching background. His father, Neil Turner, was Lock Haven University’s wrestling coach from 1979-1990. He was nominated for the Excellence in Coaching Award by his colleagues, without his knowledge, but even with such a strong coaching pedigree and years of dedicating himself to his students, he was still surprised upon news of winning the honor. “I’m just humbled that somebody recognized the time and effort I’m putting into the profession,” Turner said. One person who recognized Turner’s commitment to his profession from the very beginning is his father. He’s proud of his son, not just because he won the award, but because of the “why” behind it. “The nature of the award is exactly what we all should be doing,” Neil Turner said. “Keeping our eye not on the objective results, but the subjective effect that it’s having on the participants and what they’re gaining from the experience.” “I’ve tried to do some things through our wrestling program that are character based,” Trent Turner said. “We’re focused on the character that drives the process of developing life champions.” His wrestlers need to look no further than their coach for the embodiment of what being a life champion is. 18 SPRING 2018 THE HAVEN LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY
SPORTS CORNER Wrestling caps historic season with major awards Ronnie Perry wrestles PSU’s Zain Retherford during the 149 pound finals match at the NCAA national finals tournament. Ronnie Perry was named the EWL and PSAC Athlete of the Year and head coach Scott Moore was named Coach of the Year by both leagues Following what was a historic season for Lock Haven University wrestling, All- American and national finalist Ronnie Perry was named both the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Athlete of the Year and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athlete of the Year, while LHU head coach Scott Moore was named both the EWL and PSAC Coach of the Year. Perry capped a remarkable 2017-2018 run in the national finals at 149 pounds and Moore led the Bald Eagles to a historic season. For Perry, the season capped a brilliant Bald Eagle career. The Bald Eagles’ redshirt-senior won a PSAC and EWL title, before finishing as an All-American and NCAA Division I finalist. On the way to becoming LHU’s first finalist since 1997, Perry took down the No. 2 seed, a returning NCAA champion and — in all — he knocked off three returning All-Americans at the NCAA tournament. He also became the first No. 15 seed in NCAA tournament history to make the finals. Perry’s win in the EWL finals marked the 100th of his career. Perry became the 20th member of LHU’s 100-win club. Perry closed the season with a 32-4 record and finished with a 104-32 career record. The 104 wins are tied for the 13th most in school history. It is without question that Perry’s career was a major influence on the resurgence of the LHU wrestling program. His magnificent NCAA tournament run has only added to his legacy at The Haven, and helped further cement the Bald Eagles place back on the national wrestling scene. “The season was an amazing end to my Lock Haven career. I just want to thank my coaches, teammates and family for helping me get to the biggest stage; I couldn’t have done it without them,” said Perry. “The rise of LHU wrestling is for real. We all saw it this year and it was an honor to be a part of it.” LHU finished the regular season at 12-4 with the 12 wins marking the most in a single season in 15 years. The nationally-ranked LHU wrestling team crowned three individual champions and nine Bald Eagles placed as LHU powered its way to the 2018 EWL team title. It marked the second EWL championship in school history and the first since the Bald Eagles won the title in 1997. The Bald Eagles capped their special season with a 16th place finish at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships in Cleveland. Behind two All- American performances the Bald Eagles scored 35 points and placed 16th out of 65 teams. It marked LHU’s highest finish since a tie for 19th in 2002. With Perry (second, 149) and Chance Marsteller (fourth, 165) both collecting All-American honors, the Bald Eagles ran their all-time program mark to 41 All-Americans. It marked the first time since 1988 that LHU had two wrestlers place among the top-four. “This past season was a special one in so many ways and I think everyone knows now that ‘The Rise’ is for real. Our guys worked so hard and were rewarded with PSAC and EWL championships,” said Moore. “To have six national qualifiers says a lot about where we are as a program, and we capped the season with an amazing national championship performance. Without question, ‘The Rise’ doesn’t happen without Ronnie Perry. He earned everything he got and he will go down as one of the all-time Lock Haven greats.” Scott Moore celebrates after a win at the NCAA national tournament in Cleveland. LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY THE HAVEN SPRING 2018 19
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