The Haven Magazine Winter 2020

winter 2020
LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY
PREPARES TO MARK ITS
SESQUICENTENNIAL AND KICK-
OFF A YEARLONG
CELEBRATION

A Message From the President
The year 2020 marks an incredible milestone for Lock Haven
University. Our 150th anniversary provides opportunity to celebrate
our storied past, reflect on our present moment, and move boldly
into our future. From our humble beginnings in 1870 as a provider
of teacher education to today’s dynamic university that produces careerready
graduates, we have always created a solid pathway to social and
economic mobility for students of the Commonwealth. This is the heart of
our mission and a cornerstone of our purpose.
Our time as The Central State Normal School, and later Lock Haven
State Teacher’s College, led to decades of growth and innovation for the
good of the community, the region, and the Commonwealth. Multiple
signature programs were created and have evolved to continue offering
students an affordable, high quality education. I am proud that Lock Haven
University has built on the strengths of our past and continues our legacy
of educating students while meeting the needs of the community.
When I talk with alumni I always enjoy hearing stories about their
experience at The Haven. Family is the common thread in so many of
their memories. Students have long selected LHU because of the close
connections and personal attention they receive during their time here.
One of my goals is to ensure that students continue to not only receive a
first-class education, but that their experience here is second to none—
that they feel welcomed, included, and supported in pursuing their
dreams.
This is why one of my areas of focus for our anniversary year is to invest in
student success. That means we are asking important questions about how
we express our values and create experiences and opportunities for every
student to be successful. For example, last year we created a Student
Retention Fund to help students overcome financial obstacles and help
them complete their education. Sometimes only a few hundred dollars
stands in the way of a student completing their degree. You can go to
www.givetolhu.com to make a gift to support this fund.
I am also proud to announce that we recently formed a Mental Health
Working Group and Task Force on Inclusion, Diversity, Civility, and
Freedom of Expression. This important task force will contribute to our
students’ success in meaningful ways and foster a campus environment
that allows all of our students to Soar Higher.
We are successful because of you and we look forward to another 150
years of growth, innovation, and adaptation to meet the needs of our
current and future students.
Robert Pignatello
President

CAMPUS VIEW
Students and Theater Professor Robert Kidder are pictured
conducting class outdoors in 1983.
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Lock Haven University’s Alumni Magazine
contents
PENNSYLVANIA’S STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Chancellor—Daniel Greenstein
Board of Governors—Cynthia Shapira, Chair
LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Robert Pignatello, President
Jonathan Lindzey, Interim Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs
William Hanelly, Chief Operating Officer
and Senior Vice President
Stephen Lee, Vice President for Enrollment Management
and Student Affairs
Joseph Fiochetta, Vice President for University Advancement
Daniel Elby ‘71, Chair
Mary Coploff, Vice Chair
Michael Hanna, Jr. BA ’05, MA ’08,
Secretary
Krystjan Callahan ’02
John Davern
COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
Dr. George Durrwachter ‘61
Margery Brown Dosey ’66
Guy Graham ’63
James Gregory
Deborah Suder ’81
Dr. Daniel Greenstein, ex officio
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Edward Wright ‘71, President
Dan Cruttenden ‘73, Vice President
Malarie Hastings ‘09, Secretary
Susan Crook ’77, Treasurer
Elected Members: Matt Henry ’18, Robert Cooper ’90, Dan
Cruttenden ’73,, Anita Chesek ’80, Malarie Hastings ’09,
Edward Shifflet ’96, Shannon Walker ’04, Billie Miller ’90, Amee
Lewis Vance ’75, Kyle Losch ’15, Terri Koehler ’85, Frank Condino ’85,
Norman Gordon ’85, Jason Madigan ’98, Brandon Pardoe ‘92, Andrew
Kremser ’09, Dr. Dave Bower ’75, Zakiyah Ingram ’15
Ex-Officio Members:
Robert Pignatello, President
Ashley Koser, Director of Alumni Relations
Joseph Koehler ‘84
Robert Smith ’04
Meghan Hepler ’05
LHU FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert Maguire, Foundation Board Chair
Stephen Tasselli ’78, Vice Chair
Ronald Bowes ’66, Treasurer
Mona Mangan ’66, Secretary
MEMBERS: Milton Stan Allen ’87, Wayne Allison ’67, Anthony Anastos,
James Berkebile ’59, Col. Robert Blose, Jr. ’71, Harry Crissman ’62, Scott
Culpepper ’71, Annette Davis, Brenda Elby ’73, Albert Jones ’99, Gary
Laubscher, Robert Lomison ’77, Bill Miller, Gail Nestlerode ’77, Jeffrey
Parker, Jennifer Riter ’96, Polly Spangler ’87, Mark Stern ‘88, Hon. J.
Michael Williamson.
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Foundation: Recent
Tom Svec ’79 plans to create
Sullivan oak.
10Strong
commemorative alumni share art how from LHU LHU’s prepared fallen
them for success in professional
school.
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Photography: Bill Crowell, Tim Barnhart, Julie Stellfox
Design: PennyHouse Creative, Kayla Waldron
The Haven Magazine (ISSN-2474-932X) is published biannually by the
Lock Haven University Office of Strategic Communications in partnership
with the Lock Haven University Foundation, free of charge for alumni,
supporters, and friends of LHU.
The Haven connects alumni, parents, and donors with LHU and aims to
support, enhance, and advance the University’s image by publishing news
and stories about LHU alumni, students, faculty, staff, and stakeholders. The
magazine’s feature stories intend to motivate, inspire, and inform readers
about issues relevant to LHU through content that is both entertaining and
intellectually engaging.
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committed to excellence through diversity.
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letter From the editors
Departments
4 haven happenings
19 Alumni News
22 Sports Corner
24 news & Notes
on the cover
The main entrance to
the Central State Normal
School. The students are
in a Buick model 33, a
five-passenger touring car,
photographed in 1912.
We are thrilled to join you in 2020—a year for
celebration! Our anniversary year is here
and we’re excited to celebrate with you. The
commemoration of our 150 years begins in
these pages. From our cover, showing students in a car
outside the Central State Normal School building, to our
historical timeline and profile of LHU Icons that comprises
our cover story, we hope you enjoy this look back at Lock
Haven history.
For this issue we brought back our coloring contest first
featured in Fall 2016. Check it out on page 9 and join in on
the fun. The contest runs through October 2020, so there is
plenty of time to enter and see your work featured on LHU’s
social media pages. A children’s version of the contest is
available for download at hockhaven.edu/LHU150.
LHU’s 150th Anniversary website is the source for all things
sesquicentennial. Help us tell LHU’s story by sharing yours.
Visit the site and submit your favorite Haven memories,
stories, photos, and artifacts. There, you can view an
anniversary slideshow and download printables to host your
own Lock Haven anniversary party.
We hope to see you on campus in 2020 as many exciting
events are planned for the anniversary year—from our
Social Media Frenzy taking place February 14th—the official
anniversary of our founding—to Haven Summer Fest and
Homecoming 2020. Check out page 16 to learn more
about how you can get involved in LHU’s 150th Anniversary
celebration.
Come Home to The Haven and celebrate 150 years of
soaring higher!
Elizabeth Arnold
Executive Director of Communications and
Community Relations
Ashley Koser
Director of Alumni Relations
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HAVEN HAPPENINGS
LHU Kicks Off Yearlong 150th Anniversary
Celebration with ‘Spirit Day’
On October 24, 2019, Lock Haven University held Spirit Day
on campus to gear up for the yearlong celebration of its 150th
anniversary. LHU was founded on February 14, 1870, as The
Central State Normal School. Students, faculty, staff, and coaches
all came out to Rogers Gymnasium, the oldest building on campus,
for food, LHU 150th anniversary giveaways, and to check out LHU
historical memorabilia on display. Events are planned through the
Fall 2020 semester to celebrate the anniversary year. For more
information about LHU’s sesquicentennial, visit www.lockhaven.
edu/LHU150.
Poorman College
Announces
Partnership with
Wolverhampton
Wanderers Football
Club
Last fall, the Stephen
Poorman College of Business,
Information Systems, and
Human Services announced
a partnership with
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Football Club, better known
as “Wolves,” one of the
leading clubs in the Premier
League in England.
As part of the collaboration,
LHU students studying Sport Marketing in the
Department of Sport Studies, will explore the
development of the Wolves brand in the U.S., while
other students will collaborate on projects linked
to the Wolves Americas brand
development strategy.
Students will engage directly with
Wolves’ marketing and media staff
and have further opportunities
in the future to visit the club and
to learn from one of the best
marketing teams in global sport.
“This is an exciting time for
The Stephen Poorman College
and Lock Haven University as
we connect with both local and
global brands,” said Poorman
College Dean, John Nauright.
“The collaboration with Wolves
connects us with a leading global
sports brand and provides our
students with practical experience
they can use in the sports business
industry upon graduation.”
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Soaring Higher:
Professor Helps
Secure Funding
to Improve
Education for
Early Child Care
Providers
Lock Haven University is
among four institutions of
Pennsylvania’s State System
of Higher Education (PASSHE)
that together have secured $5.9
million in federal funds to aid in
the professional development
of early child care workers.
LHU Early Childhood Education
professor, Dr. Betsy Manlove,
worked with counterparts
from East Stroudsburg,
Shippensburg, and Edinboro
universities to submit a grant
proposal that would offer
child care providers needed
opportunities for credit-bearing
professional development.
While many Early Childhood
Education programs focus on
education in the early grades,
this grant focuses on child care
workers, particularly those who
care for children birth to age 5.
“There is a broad consensus
that high quality child care
has long lasting benefits for
children, particularly for those
who are most vulnerable,”
Manlove said. “Current
estimates are that less than
39% of those working in child
care centers have a relevant
credential or degree of any
sort. The goal under this grant
is to increase that to 65% by
2025.”
Of the $5.9 million, $1.7 million
will come to LHU and will be
used to develop and disseminate
coursework and provide tuition
assistance to those taking the
courses.
“Lock Haven University has a
decades-long history of offering
a degree in Early Childhood
Education that prepares graduates
to engage in teaching practices
that are developmentally
appropriate for young children,”
Manlove said. “This grant builds on
that long tradition.”
According to Manlove, the grant
is not designed for traditional
students, but focuses on those
who already are working in child
care programs within the state.
Because of this, it is expected to
bring new students to LHU. The
grant will initially focus on those
who do not yet have any college
credit but will expand over time
to support students in pursuing
Associate and Bachelor’s degrees
in Early Childhood Education.
“The ultimate goal of this project
is to increase the quality of child
care for children, by increasing the
skills and competencies of their
teachers,” Manlove said. “And
that’s a win-win for everybody,
because we know when children
do well in child care, they’re going
to arrive at school ready to learn.”
Lock Haven
University
Community
Helps Local
Families In
Need Through
Adopt A
Family
Program
The Lock Haven
Community Service
Office hosted its annual
Adopt A Family project
in partnership with the
Salvation Army in Lock
Haven.
Members of the LHU
community were
asked to donate gifts
to children in need
between November
1 and December 6,
2019. Volunteers were
provided a wish list
of items the children
had requested and
then dropped off the
donated gifts to the LHU
Community Service Office.
The LHU community
was able to provide 52
local families—17 more
than in 2018—including
112 children, with an
abundance of gifts.
Without the campus
support, many of these
children would have had a
less fortunate holiday.
In conjunction with the
Adopt a Family project, a
gift-wrapping party was
held to wrap the donated
items prior to being
delivered to the Salvation
Army. A total of 187
students—more than three
times as many than in
2018—from clubs, athletic
teams, organizations and
individuals, volunteered to
wrap the presents.
The average estimated
dollar amount spent was
$150 per child and an
estimated total of $16,800
in monetary donations
were collected.
LHU Community Service Office staff with the truck filled with items collected for
the Adopt A Family program.
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CURRENT STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Richard Reinberg, better
known as “Ricky,” is a senior
at Lock Haven University,
majoring in Social Work
with a minor in English.
To say Reinberg is
active on campus is an
understatement. His
involvement on campus
includes being a Resident
Assistant in Fairview Suites,
an employee at the Parsons
Union Building (PUB),
a member of the Student
Activities Fee Committee,
and a member of the
LHU 150th Anniversary
Committee. He also
holds various leadership
positions as the President
of the Student Government
Board, Vice President of
Membership Development
for the Mu Zeta chapter of
RICHARD “RICKY” REINBERG
Phi Mu Delta, Vice President
of Judicial Affairs for the
Interfraternity Council, and
President of the Kappa Phi
chapter of Order of Omega.
It didn’t take him long to
become an active member of
the LHU community, either.
In his first semester at The
Haven, he worked at the PUB
and for the Haven Activities
Council and stepped right into a
leadership role as the Treasurer
of the Student Government
Board. “Even with all that, I
still wish I had been even more
involved on campus,” Reinberg
said. “There is so much to be
gained from being involved—so
many skills to gain, so many
connections to make and so
much fun to be had.”
Reinberg said he chose Social
Work as his major mainly
because he has a passion for
helping others. “My major is
focused on helping those in
need in a wide variety of ways,
which is what I already strive
to do on a daily basis,” He said.
“Additionally, a degree in Social
Work allows for a vast array
of options in the workforce after
graduation. The degree is super
malleable in terms of how it can
be utilized in so many different
specific fields.”
When it came to choosing a
college, Reinberg said LHU won
him over with its “tight-knit,
homelike feeling,” adding that
the small class sizes allows for a
deeper connection with faculty
and staff. “Campus truly does feel
like home to me,” he said.
Following graduation in May,
Reinberg hopes to work at a
university, possibly in a Financial
Aid Office, utilizing his social
work skills and other skills he has
developed over his time at LHU.
He also would like to pursue
a Master’s Degree in Higher
Education.
“The countless opportunities
that LHU has offered me have
more than prepared me for
my future after graduation,”
Reinberg said. “The experiences
both in my academics and in my
extracurricular activities have
built up a strong set of skills that
I don’t think I would have if I had
attended any other university.”
“I will be forever
thankful for my time here
at The Haven.”
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What is your favorite
memory from your time
working at The Haven?
Gwen Bechdel, Executive Assistant to the
President, 20 years
Marchal Rote, Facilities Planning and
Scheduling Coordinator, 31 years
Dr. Cori Myers, Professor of Management
and Chair of the Department of Business
and Computer Science, 27 years
Tammie Allen, Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
and Education, 25 years
Stan Berard, Professor of Political Science, 19 years
Robin Rockey, Associate Director of Enrollment Management, 23 years
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WINTER COMMENCEMENT
On Saturday, December 14, 2019,
Lock Haven University celebrated
Winter Commencement, in which
85 graduate and undergraduate
students received their degrees in the Price
Performance Center. Graduating senior,
Mia Swales, was the student speaker and
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher
Education Chancellor, Dan Greenstein, was
the keynote speaker during the ceremony.
LHU congratulates all of the new graduates
and welcomes them into The Haven alumni
family.
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The Haven Coloring Contest
Join in the fun and help LHU celebrate 150 years by taking part in our
anniversary coloring contest. You may remember first seeing this in our
Fall 2016 issue. We received so many great entries, that we decided
to bring it back for 2020! We’ll be taking entries throughout the
anniversary year and will feature them on social media. The winner
will be announced in our Winter 2021 special anniversary edition
of The Haven.
Entries due by October 9, 2020
For a children’s edition of our 150th coloring contest and to
print additional copies of this image visit www.lockhaven.
edu/LHU150.
Name:____________________________
Email:_____________________________
Phone:____________________________
Mail submissions to Office of Strategic Communications, Durrwachter
Alumni Conference Center, 401 North Fairview Street, Lock Haven, PA
17745. You may also email your entries to alum@lockhaven.edu, or
upload at www.lockhaven.edu/LHU150.
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alumni feature
From LHU to Professional School
Pre-professional studies are a launchpad for recent alumni
Doctors, pharmacists,
chiropractors,
dentists, and
veterinarians have
all gotten their start at Lock
Haven University via its Pre-
Professional track. The track
is one of LHU’s lesser known
gems, but recent alumni Ryan
Koch ‘16, Landon Allen ‘17,
Alexa Mills ‘16, and Tiarra
Helman ’18 want prospective
students to know that The
Haven is a premier institution
for helping students achieve
their professional goals.
Koch and Allen became
ryan koch ‘16
“I’ve spoken with students who
have gone to huge universities
or Ivy League schools and they
haven’t had the opportunities I
had at LHU,” Allen said. “Even some
of the curriculum I’m currently
learning is just relearning what
LHU already taught me.”
Landon Allen ‘17
friends while majoring in
Biology/Chemistry at LHU.
They are now attending
Midwestern University
College of Dental Medicine
in Arizona. Allen began at
Midwestern in 2018; Koch
spent 18 months working
as a dental assistant before
joining Allen in 2019. The
two are a support system
for one another as they
work toward earning their
D.M.D. to practice general
dentistry. Koch aims to
specialize in surgery; Allen
on implants. Both alumni
say their professors at LHU
were pivotal in helping them
transition to dental school.
“I’ve spoken with students
who have gone to huge
universities or Ivy League
schools and they haven’t had
the opportunities I had at
LHU,” Allen said. “Even some
of the curriculum I’m currently
learning is just relearning what
LHU already taught me.”
“The bio and chem
departments do a great
job preparing you for your
entrance exams,” Koch said.
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“Bottom line, you’re going to
save a lot of money going to
LHU versus bigger schools and
you’re going to get the same
education, if not better.”
Mills came to LHU intending to
become a Physician Assistant,
but after immersing herself in
science classes and conducting
field experience during her
freshman and sophomore
years, her advisor, Dr. Kathy
Allison, informed her that she
could remain a Health Science
major and that she would
only need a few additional
prerequisites to prepare her
for medical school. Mills is now
in her third year at Geisinger
Commonwealth School of
Medicine in Scranton. She
plans to pursue a career in
emergency medicine and is
considering specializing in
critical care. Like Koch and
Allen, Mills praised LHU
for providing her with an
“amazing” education.
“The professors were
amazing. Their passion was
contagious,” Mills said. “I
was able to conduct research
and present at state and
national conferences. Plus, I
was probably the only person
coming into med school out
of my class of 100 people that
had ever taken cadaver lab. I
did all of this at Lock Haven.”
Helman came to LHU to
become a Physician Assistant,
but with help from her
advisor, Dr. Louis Widmann,
she took on the additional
prerequisites for medical
school. She is now in her first
year at Philadelphia College
of Osteopathic Medicine
(PCOM). She entered medical
tiarra helman ‘18
alexa mills ‘16
school envisioning herself becoming a family
doctor, but is now considering specializing,
possibly in dermatology or rheumatology.
Dr. Ted Nuttall is LHU’s Pre-Professional Advising
Coordinator. For Helman, he was instrumental
in helping her select courses that would prepare
her for the Medical College Admission Test
(MCAT). Not only is Nuttall helping students
in the classroom, but behind the scenes he
is working to create affiliations with medical
colleges across the country. Along with PCOM,
Nuttall has established affiliations with Lake Erie
College of Osteopathic Medicine, Duquesne
University School of Pharmacy, Temple Podiatry,
Salus Optometry, and several other professional
schools.
LHU is proud to offer students an affordable,
high quality education that will prepare them for
professional success, no matter where their goals
may take them.
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a historical timeline
Founded in 1870 as the Central State Normal School solely for the education of public
school teachers, Lock Haven University has developed into a multi-purpose institution with
an array of liberal arts and sciences degrees, as well as graduate and professional programs,
during its first 150 years. This historical timeline shows some of the milestones on the road
from Normal School to College to University. We hope you enjoy it.
1870
The Central State Normal
School is chartered on
February 14.
1878
The first commencement
is held on July 11. Sixteen
students graduate.
1888
The original school, which stood near the
present site of North Hall, is destroyed by
fire on December 9.
1877
Our first classes are held
during the summer at
the old Lock Haven High
School. The new Normal
School is officially opened
on September 14.
1886
The earliest documented varsity
athletics competition in school history
takes place (from Lock Haven’s Daily
Democrat of September 14): “The
Normal boys are jubilant over a hard
won game of baseball on Saturday
[September 11].”
1889
The cornerstone
for the new
school is laid on
October 2.
1896
The new gymnasium is built.
Named Rogers Gym in 1953, it
remains the oldest building on
campus.
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1898
Professor Helen Boggis Lesher
establishes a kindergarten course. It
becomes our school’s first signature
program.
1926
On December 3, the Central
State Normal School is
authorized to confer the
bachelor’s degree in Education.
1935
Professors Maylouise Dixon and Wynn
Fredericks create the Health and Physical
Education major, one of the few such
programs in Pennsylvania.
1937
By vote of the student
body, the Bald Eagle
is chosen as the
school mascot.
1966
Our school’s first
computer—an IBM-
1130—is installed in
Ulmer Hall. Computer
Science I and II are
offered for the first
time in Summer 1967.
1960
The State Legislature drops the word
“Teachers” from all of Pennsylvania’s
State Teachers Colleges and encourages
them to diversify their curricula and create
liberal arts and sciences majors outside
of Education. Our name becomes “Lock
Haven State College.”
1927
Our school is
renamed “Lock
Haven State
Teachers College.”
Rose Bower and
Genevieve Pierson
become our first
students to earn
bachelor’s degrees
rather than teaching
certificates.
1930
Lock Haven’s electric street railway is
shut down on May 23. Today’s university
buses are designed to look like the old
electric trolleys that ran throughout the
city from 1898 to 1930.
1953
The campus buildings
and athletic fields
are named in honor
of eleven people
“who had given
distinguished service
to the college:”
Akeley, High,
Lawrence, McCollum,
Price, Rogers, Russell,
Stevenson, Sullivan,
Thomas, and Ulmer.
1966
The Armstrong House
at 25 West Water Street
is repurposed as the
President’s Residence.
The Old President’s
House, which stood near
the present site of Ulmer
South, is demolished.

1970
Our school celebrates its Centennial.
Enrollment reaches 2,300, capping a
decade in which enrollment more than
doubled and eleven new buildings were
constructed, including four residence
halls, two classroom buildings, a dining
hall, an infirmary, a student union, a
maintenance building, and a library.
1977
The Akeley School (the public
school on campus where
Education majors did their
student teaching) is officially
closed.
1989
The “Clearfield Center
of LHU” is established.
1996
The Physician Assistant
program is created, making
it the first P.A. program in
Pennsylvania’s State System of
Higher Education.
2007
The Old Bell, which originally
hung in the Model School
Clock Tower from 1911 to 1952,
is refurbished and hung in the
tower of the new Durrwachter
Alumni Conference Center.
2020
LHU celebrates its 150th Anniversary.
2003
1982
At Spring
Commencement, the
number of Liberal
Arts & Sciences
graduates exceeds
the number of
Education graduates
for the first time, 148
to 131.
1983
Our school is renamed
“Lock Haven University” and
becomes part of Pennsylvania’s
State System of Higher
Education.
The “East Campus Science
Center”—the former Lock
Haven Jr. and Sr. High
School—is opened.
2014
The Old Nature Trail,
originally cleared
in the 1930s by
Professor Levi Ulmer
and students in the
Naturalist Club,
is rediscovered,
cleared, and
rededicated.
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LHU ICONS: PROFILES IN HAVEN HISTORY
Albert Newton Raub
(1840-1904) was
born in Leesburg
(Lancaster County)
on March 28, 1840, a son
of John and Mary (Miller)
Raub. He graduated from the
Millersville State Normal School
in 1860.
In 1868, Raub was hired
as Principal of the Lock
Haven High School. The
following year, he was elected
Superintendent of the city
school system. Raub led the
campaign to create a State
Normal School in Lock Haven.
He saw a desperate need for
well-trained teachers for the
rural schools of Clinton County
and the adjacent counties of
Clearfield, Potter, Cameron,
and Centre. In 1869, with the
help of prominent citizens such
as Levi A. Mackey and the
Reverend George W. Shinn,
Raub co-founded the Central
Normal School Association.
The Central State Normal
School was chartered on
February 14, 1870.
As the first president of the new
school, Raub assembled an
outstanding faculty, including
Millersville classmate John
M. Peoples as professor of
mathematics and accounting, and
local suffragette Dora E. Merrill as
professor of reading, elocution,
and geography.
Raub left Lock Haven in 1884
to become the Principal of the
Newark Academy in Newark,
Delaware. In 1888, he was
elected President of Delaware
College, which is now the
University of Delaware. He
retired in 1896.
Raub died in Newark on February
23, 1904. He was predeceased
by his first wife, Jennie, and two
daughters, Ella and Nora, and
was survived by his second wife,
Lydia, and five children: Edgar,
Mary, Albert, Laura, and Jennie.
He is buried in Newark.
In 1964, sixty years after his
death, Raub Hall was named in
his honor. Raub’s house at 426
West Church Street, built for him
in 1869, still stands.
Sources: Powell, History of Education in Delaware; Biographical &
Genealogical History of the State of Delaware; and LHE, 24 Feb 1904.
Helen Boggis
(1873-1949)
Lesher was
born in Lock
Haven on January 16, 1873,
a daughter of John B. and
Phebe (Boggis) Lesher.
After graduating with
honors from Lock Haven
High School, she enrolled
at the Froebel Institute
in Washington, D.C., a
school that specialized in
kindergarten studies. She
graduated in 1895. The
following year, on returning
to her hometown, she
established a kindergarten
at 208 West Main Street, the
first of its kind in Lock Haven.
In 1897, she moved her
kindergarten to her home at
138 East Water Street.
Principal James Eldon and
other Central State Normal
School faculty heard about
Lesher’s kindergarten and
asked her for permission to
visit her school and observe
her techniques. Eldon was
impressed and hired her in
1898. She reopened her
kindergarten at the Model
School on campus. Lesher
served as professor of
kindergarten and elementary
education from 1898 until
she retired in 1941.
Lesher’s kindergarten
attracted statewide
attention. Even by 1925,
the Central State Normal
School in Lock Haven was
the only Normal School
in Pennsylvania to offer
a kindergarten course.
Without question, it was
our school’s first signature
program.
Helen Lesher died in Lock
Haven on September 22,
1949. She was predeceased
by her parents and two
brothers and survived by
a sister, Hadassah (Lesher)
Fleming. She is buried at
Highland Cemetery in Lock
Haven.
Sources: Lesher’s obituary, LH Express, 22 Sep 1949; Kindergarten
News, Nov 1896, May 1897; CSNS Bulletin, April 1905; 50th
Commencement Anniversary Program, 1878-1928.
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George
Barr Hursh
(1876-1941)
was born in
Flemington on April 17,
1876, a son of Benjamin
F. and Arvilla (Barr)
Hursh.
In 1898, Hursh was hired
as a plumber by the
maintenance department
of the Central State
Normal School. In
1915, he was promoted
to General Engineer, a
position that became
“Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds”
in 1920. He and his
family lived on campus
in the Old Price House,
close to where Bowes
Hall stands today.
Hursh’s knowledge
of the campus was
legendary. It was said
that his memory was
more reliable than any
campus map or floor
plan. He was often
called upon to identify
the positions of pipes
and electric lines, above
and below ground, and
he did so without fail.
Hursh died in Lock
Haven on September
14, 1941. He was
survived by his wife,
Ollie (Vonada) Hursh,
and eight children:
sons Carroll E., John
L., Clair, and Ray D.;
and daughters, Arlene,
Georgia, Geneva, and
Shirley. He is buried at
Highland Cemetery in
Lock Haven.
In 1969, Hursh’s widow,
Ollie, helped cut the
ribbon at the dedication
of the maintenance
building named in
honor of her husband
and his successor, E.
Ross Nevel, Sr. In
1991, Hursh’s son and
daughter-in-law, John
L. and Betty D. Hursh,
established the George
B. Hursh Memorial
Scholarship for students
in financial need in his
honor.
Sources: Minutes of Board of Trustees, 1914-21; LH Express, 15 Sep
1941; 20 Oct 1969; Eagle Eye, 8 Mar 1991.
Gerald Regis Robinson
(1915-2013) was
born in Dagus Mines
(Elk County) on
November 22, 1915, a son of
Edward and Nellie (Cavanaugh)
Robinson. After graduating
from Fox Township High School
in Kersey in 1933, he attended
Penn State, where he earned his
B.A. in Math and English in 1937
and his M.Ed. in Administration
in 1941.
Robinson taught mathematics
at the old Sandy Township High
School (now part of the DuBois
Area School District), and there
he met Jean Beman, whom he
married in January 1942.
During WWII, Captain Robinson
served in the Army Air Corps
in the Pacific Theater. He
was awarded the Philippine
Liberation Medal and the
Asiatic-Pacific Service Ribbon
with three bronze stars.
After the war, he returned to
Sandy Township High School,
this time as Principal. In 1954,
shortly after completing his
doctorate at Penn State, he
came to the Lock Haven State
Teachers College as Director of
Secondary Education. Over the
next twenty-two years, he served
the school in various capacities:
as Professor of Math and
Psychology, 1954-60; as Dean of
Instruction, 1960-71; and as Vice
President for Academic Affairs,
1971-76. He was also advisor to
TKE for over twenty years. And,
despite his busy schedule as
professor and administrator, he
seldom missed an LHU athletic
event. He was admired and
loved by colleagues and students
alike.
Robinson retired in 1976. The
Gerald R. Robinson Lecture
Series and the Gerald R.
Robinson Academic Honors and
Foundation Awards Convocation
Ceremony were established in his
honor. The Robinson Learning
Center was named in his honor
in 1983.
Dr. Robinson died in Lock Haven
on September 17, 2013, at
age 97. He was predeceased
by his wife, Jean, and son,
Douglas B., and was survived
by three children, Gerald D.,
Rosemary, and Kevin B.; a
daughter-in-law, Patricia; and
several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
He is buried at St.
Mary’s Cemetery in Lock Haven.
Sources: Eagle Eye, 29 Apr 1983; LH Express, 27 Mar 1996; 20 Sep 2013; 13
Jan 1976, 3 Jun 1976; 28 Jul 1954; 15 Sep 1964; 5 Nov 1984.

Deborah Malinda
Bentley (1897-
1996) was born
in Hudson,
Iowa, on January 7, 1897,
a daughter of John W. and
Mabel (Speer) Bentley.
She graduated in 1919
from the State Teachers
College in Cedar Falls (now
the University of Northern
Iowa) with a degree in
Home Economics.
Bentley came to
Pennsylvania in 1922 at
the request of a friend who
was taking a temporary
leave of absence from her
position as dietician at the
Mansfield State Normal
School. The following year,
Bentley was hired as Head
Dietician at the Central
State Normal School in
Lock Haven. In 1926,
she was called to another
position in Minneapolis,
but she could not stay
away from Lock Haven.
She returned in 1928 and
served the Lock Haven
State Teachers College for
the next thirty years. She
retired in 1957.
There were few staff
members more popular
with the students than
Deb Bentley. She was
famous for her warmth
and generosity. She loved
to cook big meals. It was
said that when servicemen
and women returned to
campus following WWII,
the first person they visited
was Miss Bentley.
Bentley retired to
Williamsport where
she remained active in
community affairs, from
working the gift shop at
the Williamsport Hospital
to substituting as a
housemother at Lycoming
College. In 1966, she
returned to Lock Haven
State College to cut the
ribbon and officially open
the dining hall that bears
her name.
Bentley moved to
Mechanicsburg in 1971
and lived the rest of her
life at the Bethany Village.
She died on July 28, 1996,
at age 99. She is buried
at Elmwood Cemetery in
Waterloo, Iowa.
Levi Joseph Ulmer
(1875-1942) was
born in Hepburn
Township (Lycoming
County) on April 24, 1875,
a son of David C. and
Elizabeth (Bauer) Ulmer. He
graduated from the Muncy
Normal School in 1893. He
earned his B.S. and M.S. at
Bucknell University.
Ulmer taught science at
Williamsport High School
for sixteen years before
coming to the Central State
Normal School in Lock
Haven in 1918. For the next
twenty-four years, he served
as Professor and Chair of
the Department of Science
and Geography.
Ulmer was an avid naturalist
and conservationist. He
founded the Naturalist Club,
the ancestor of today’s
Student Environmental
Club, in 1923. He and his
students planted thousands
of trees on campus. He
led his students on many
hikes, always encouraging
them to carefully observe
the behaviors of animals,
note the presence of
flowers and trees, identify
stars and planets, study
rock formations, and to
enjoy—and love—the
great outdoors.
Ulmer retired in June
1942 and died five
months later, on
November 25, 1942. In
December, the trustees
named the woodland
surrounding the college’s
Nature Trail the “Ulmer
Memorial Forest” to
recognize Ulmer’s
devotion to the college
Naturalist Club.
Ulmer was survived by his
wife, Emma (Myers) Ulmer,
and two children: David C.
(who, from 1946 to 1970,
was a science professor
at LHU like his father
before him) and Mary.
He is buried at Blooming
Grove Cemetery near
Williamsport.
In 1953, the science
building was named in his
honor.
Sources: LH Express, 22 Jul 1965; 24 May 1966; 4 Mar 1971; 31 Jul 1996;
and Harrisburg Patriot-News, 29 Jul 1996.
Sources: LH Express, 14 Apr 1942; 25 & 27 Nov 1942; 1 Dec 1942; 26
May 1953.
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20 A Year For
Celebration
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This year Lock Haven University will
celebrate the 150th anniversary of its
founding. The sesquicentennial brings
an exciting opportunity to celebrate
the history, legacy, and traditions of
the institution. Lock Haven University’s
anniversary celebration will officially
launch on February 14th, 2020, in
honor of the day the institution received its Charter:
February 14, 1870.
LHU invites you to get involved in the celebration by
sharing your ideas and stories and saving the date for
signature anniversary events.
Haven Stories
The LHU 150th Anniversary Committee is
looking for your stories, memories, artifacts,
and ideas to mark our sesquicentennial.
Have a favorite Haven memory or a photo
or artifact you’d like to share? Visit www.
lockhaven.edu/LHU150 to contribute your
stories, memories, thoughts and ideas. We’ll
be using them to tell LHU’s story throughout
our anniversary year. Be sure to check back
often for new initiatives, activities, and
events surrounding the anniversary.
mark your calendars
FEB
JUN
OCT 2-4
DEC
14
27
LHU Founders’ Day
Social Media Frenzy
@lockhavenuniv
Haven Summer Fest
150th Anniversary
Homecoming
bald eagle ball
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ALUMNI news
Alumni Return To Campus For
‘Dorm Days’
Alumni from the 1960s to as recently
as 2017, and every decade in between,
returned to campus on June 15 for the
“Dorm Days” Dorm Reunion Tours of
Smith, McEntire, North, and Woolridge
Halls. More than sixty people returned to
campus, some for the first time in more
than thirty years to see the dorm rooms
that they once called home.
Joe Koehler ’84 came up with the idea
after seeing numerous sentimental
memories being shared on social media
after the University announced that
McEntire Hall and High Hall would be
demolished within the next two years. Joe
and his wife Terri ’85 are on the Alumni
Association Board of Directors. He knew that
alumni would cherish the opportunity to see
their old dorms one last time.
“Thank you for this opportunity! It was
great to see my old dorm room and
how much it has improved,” said Kristin
(Matula) Lindsey ’12.
“We were happy to do this, said
Dwayne Allison, Dean of Student and
Residence Life. “I believe that fun was
had by all. I’m sure that there were a
few stories that were shared as well.”
As if the day couldn’t get any better
for returning alumni, the University also
opened the bookstore for attendees to
purchase some LHU swag. Many alumni
left with armfuls of clothing and other
LHU memorabilia. It truly was a very
special day.
LHU Celebrates Donor
Generosity and Student
Success With Sixth Annual
Scholarship Brunch
On Oct. 20, 2019, more than 160 donors
and scholarship recipients attended the
sixth annual Lock Haven University James
C. Reeser Scholarship Brunch. The brunch is
a commemoration of donor generosity and
student success at LHU. It allows donors to
see the impact their dollars have on students’
lives and gives students a chance to thank
donors for their commitment to helping them
soar higher at The Haven.
Each year, two awards are presented to
donors for their support: The Wagner Lock
From left are Craig and Marilyn Willis and Alex Klucker, recipient of
the Craig and Marilyn Willis Family Scholarship.
Haven University Achievement
Award and the Philanthropy
Award. This year’s recipients
of the Wagner Award were
Ralph ’64 and Linda (Yackel)
Lehman’61 and Philanthropy
Award recipients were Carl
and Carol (Cattoni) Watkins
‘70.
In the 2018-19 school
year, 472 scholarships were
awarded to 443 students,
totaling more than $693,000.
For more information about
the Lock Haven University
Foundation or to make a gift
to Lock Haven University, visit
www.givetolhu.com.
Dog Author, Ken Foster
‘87, Returns To Speak In
Pet-Friendly Dorm
On Oct. 17, 2019, Ken Foster, author and
1987 Clinical Psychology and Humanity
alumnus, returned to campus to speak about
the importance of dogs within communities.
In 2018, LHU announced that North Hall
would become the first pet-friendly dorm
in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher
Education.
Foster is the author of “I’m a Good Dog:
Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful (and
Misunderstood) Pet,” “The Dogs Who Found
Me, “The Kind I’m Likely to Get,” and more. He
used his most recent book, “City of Dogs,” to
discuss the importance of dogs and their ability
to bring a community of people together.
“Pets have the ability to form a strong
connection with people you have never met
before or even people you have known forever,”
Foster said. “Pets can help bring together a
community of people, and that’s why it’s great
Lock Haven University has North Hall to do so.”
Many of the students in attendance agreed,
citing that their study habits
and social anxiety have
improved tremendously since
having their animals with them
at LHU.
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ALUMNI news
LHU Business and
Accounting Alumni Share
Advice With Students
The Stephen Poorman College of
Business, Information Systems, and
Human Services welcomed back
four successful alumni on Sept.
26, 2019. Lucas Fanning ‘05, Laura
Clouser ‘13, Joseph Lohuis ‘15,
and Jennifer Christian ‘18 each
shared their advice and professional
experiences with nearly 100 students
in attendance.
Fanning, of Lock Haven, graduated
in 2005 with a Bachelor’s Degree
in Management and a minor in
Leadership Studies. He now serves
as LHU’s Assistant Director of
Human Resources. Fanning stressed
the importance of versatility and
urged students not to be afraid
to take on challenges. “Get your
hands on as many things as you
can,” Fanning said. “You’ll never
know how those experiences may
benefit you down the line.”
The panel was organized by Dr. Cori
Myers, Chair of the Business and
Computer Science Department.
“We want students to hear
these professional insights from
alumni and to be able to apply
them,” Myers said. “Our goal
is to prepare our students to
transition from college to the
workplace and to make our
students successful as they
begin their career path.”
“It’s wonderful to have our
alumni back,” Myers added.
“One of the things we stress
in our curriculum is ethics and
social responsibility so it’s
great that our alumni believe
in the LHU community enough
to come back and share their
experiences with others.”
Alumni Gather,
Softball Team
Recognized At
Williamsport
Crosscutters
Game
More than 100 alumni,
family, and friends of
Lock Haven University
gathered at BB&T
Bank Ballpark in
Williamsport to watch
the Williamsport
Crosscutters take on
the Vermont Lake
Monsters during
Clinton County
Community Night on
July 10, 2019.
Prior to the game,
2019 graduate Bekah
Slattery threw out
the first pitch and the
2019 PSAC Champion
softball team was
recognized on the field.
2019 was a historic
year for the softball team as
the squad captured its first
PSAC title since 2009 and
its sixth PSAC title in school
history.
The Crosscutters lost the
game, but that didn’t stop
the Lock Haven University
contingent from having
a great time. “It’s always
great to come see the
Cutters and show our
alumni a good time,” said
Assistant Director of Alumni
Communication John Vitale.
“Seeing the softball team
recognized prior to the
game made this year even
more special than usual.”
Donor Profile –
philip M. price
Philip M. Price was Lock Haven University’s first
great benefactor. In April 1870, he gave eighteen
acres of land on the west end of the city to the
Central Normal School Association, a group
of citizens led by Albert Raub who wanted to
establish a State Normal School in Lock Haven.
Price died just two months later on June 16,
1870, so he did not live to see the laying of the
school’s cornerstone on July 4, 1873. The school,
which stood near the present site of North Hall,
was named Price Hall in his honor. Price Hall was
destroyed by fire in 1888. Price Auditorium was
named in his honor in 1953.
A descendant from a long line of Quakers, Price
was born in Chester County on July 7, 1802. He
earned his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania
and briefly practiced medicine before leaving
the medical field for civil engineering and
land development. For thirty years, he was
chief engineer of the Spring Garden district of
Philadelphia.
In the late 1850s, Price turned his
attention to the construction of the
Sunbury & Erie Railroad. It was during
its construction that he first visited
Lock Haven. He was impressed by the
region’s natural beauty and potential for
growth. In 1859, he bought several hundred acres at
the western edge of town, divided it into lots, laid out
streets, and planted trees. This area became known
as “Price’s Addition.”
Price and his family moved to Lock Haven in 1861.
They built a house near where Stevenson Library
stands today. The Normal School trustees acquired
the house in the late 1880s and repurposed it as
a Model School, the public elementary school on
campus where the Normal School students did their
student teaching. After 1898, the Price House served
as the home for the school’s groundskeeper until it
was torn down in 1939.
Price’s philanthropy extended well beyond the
donation of land to LHU. The Immaculate Conception
Church on Water Street, and the Church Cemetery
on Hill Street (St. Mary’s), are also on land that Price
donated. He donated lots to St. Luke’s Reformed
and to St. Paul’s Episcopal, and an additional lot for
a public school on Church Street. He also donated
twenty-five acres for the construction of Highland
Cemetery, with the stipulation that half of the
proceeds from the sale of plots would go to support a
new public library for the city.
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sports corner
LHU Athletics Hall of Fame
On Sunday, September 29,
2019, the LHU Athletics Hall
of Fame Committee held its
annual Hall of Fame induction
ceremony and the Class of
2019 was officially enshrined.
The Hall of Fame Class of
2019 included Georgina
(Adams) Donnelly (athlete,
women’s soccer), Bill
Blacksmith (athlete, wrestling),
Sarah (Curtis) Schall (athlete,
volleyball), Tim Gargan
(athlete, men’s soccer), Tom
Justice (coach, wrestling
and volleyball), Brad Lloyd
(athlete, wrestling), Joe
Speese (athlete, football),
and the 2006 national
championship softball team.
It marked the fifth class to
be inducted into the LHU
Athletics Hall of Fame since
the Charter Hall of Fame Class
was announced in April 2015.
Established in 2015,
the LHU Athletics Hall
of Fame’s mission is to
include and honor the
University’s finest athletes,
teams, coaches, athletic
trainers, administrators, and
supporters. It also includes
alumni who achieved
greatness in sports after
leaving LHU. It represents
men and women in all sports
across the entire history of the
school, from its founding in
1870 to the present.
For more information on the
Hall of Fame and to nominate
worthy candidates, visit
GoLHU.com.
Sarah (Curtis) Schall, Joe Speese, Linda Blacksmith (accepted in honor of her husband, the
late Bill Blacksmith), LHU head men’s soccer coach Patrick Long (accepted on behalf of Tim
Gargan), Georgina (Adams) Donnelly, Brad Lloyd & Tom Justice.
For the second consecutive year, the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held in
conjunction with Homecoming Weekend. Pictured here are members of the 2006 national
champion softball team.
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ATHLETIC NEWS & NOTES
@lhuathletics
@havenathletics
Cadie Kiser Wins PSAC
Sportsmanship Award
Cadie Kiser was selected as
the winner of the 2018-19
Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference Individual Female
Sportsmanship Award. Kiser,
a junior, is a standout on the
women’s cross country and
track & field teams. She was
selected as the winner based
on her actions at the 2018-19
PSAC Indoor Track & Field
Championships. Her selfless
acts at last year’s championship
event help define sportsmanship
across the PSAC.
Field Hockey
It was a special season for field
hockey as the Bald Eagles returned
to the postseason for the first
time since 2014. It was All-Region
players Kayla Brathwaite and
Jazmin Palma who helped lead
LHU into the 2019 Atlantic-10
Tournament. Brathwaite and
Palma were joined by standout
goalkeeper Joaquina Orlandini as
the trio landed on the A-10 First
Team. Palma was also named the
Atlantic 10’s Rookie of the Year.
Football
Chantz Swartz and Trevor
Miller earned All-Conference
honors to highlight a season
where the Bald Eagles ended
the year with a thrilling win
over Gannon at home.
Volleyball
2019 marked the first season for
new volleyball head coach Eric
Buggs. During the regular season,
Kristen Nealon was named the
PSAC Central Player of the Week.
Men’s Soccer
LHU Wresting Has A New Home
For LHU wrestling, the 2019-20 marked a
new era as the Bald Eagles officially joined
the Mid-American Conference as an affiliate
member. In March 2019, it was announced
that Lock Haven, along with the other
current members of the Eastern Wrestling
League, would be joining the Mid-American
Conference for the sport of wrestling this
Reese Named 2019 IWLCA Kristina Quigley
Scholarship Winner
The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse
Coaches’ Association and IWLCA President
Kathy Taylor announced that LHU head
women’s lacrosse coach Lindsay Reese
was named the 2019 winner of the Kristina
Quigley Scholarship. The award honors the
former Seton Hill coach, Kristina Quigley, who
tragically lost her life in a bus accident in 2013,
while traveling with her team. The bus driver
and Quigley’s unborn son also did not survive.
The Kristina Quigley Scholarship helped offset
the cost for Reese’s family to accompany her
to the IWLCA Annual Meetings in Florida in
November 2019.
’79 Champs Honored at 2019 Homecoming
Game
The fall of 2019 marked the 40th anniversary
of LHU football’s 1979 PSAC championship
run and in honor of that special season,
members of the team were honored during
the Bald Eagles’ 2019 Homecoming Game
on September 28, 2019. The 1979 team
went 9-2 overall and LHU was a perfect 6-0 in
PSAC West action on the way to the regular
season divisional title. In the 1979 PSAC
season. It was a historic moment for
college wrestling and one that made
the MAC the second largest wrestling
conference in the country. LHU made
its official MAC debut on December
6 vs. Central Michigan. The 2019-20
MAC Wrestling Championships will
be held March 7-8 at Northern Illinois
University in DeKalb, Illinois.
Championship game, the Bald Eagles
rolled by Cheyney, 48-14.
New Faces in the Crowd
The 2019 fall season marked the first
at LHU for women’s soccer head coach
Maggie Kuhn and head volleyball
coach Eric Buggs. Also joining the
coaching staff was Brian Hein, who
was named the new swimming coach
prior to the start of the 2019-20
season. In early October, Erica Pooler
(’15, ’17) returned to The Haven after
she was named LHU’s Director of
Athletic Operations. As the calendar
turned to November, Rebekah
Mohrmann was named the new
Athletic Communications Assistant.
Mohrmann will assist in all aspects of
publicizing, promoting, and marketing
LHU’s 20-sport Athletic Department.
Rounding out the new faces in the
crowd was Dr. James Mattern, an
Assistant Professor in the Department
of Sport Studies, who was appointed
to the role of Faculty Athletics
Representative (FAR) during the fall
semester. Mattern will serve the LHU
student-athletes by acting as a liaison
between them and the LHU faculty.
Standout Jazmin Palma was named the 2019
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. She was one of
three First Team All-Conference selections.
Tennis
The women’s tennis team made
its official return on September
15, 2019 when the Bald Eagles
hosted Lycoming College on a
gorgeous late-summer afternoon
in north-central Pennsylvania.
The event marked the first home
varsity women’s tennis match since
October 3, 1992. It was announced
in August 2018 that tennis was
returning to The Haven.
Men’s Cross Country
Aaron Pfeil led the way for the LHU
men as he cracked the top-100 at
the National Championship meet.
He was one of three All-Region
performers after helping the Bald
Eagles to a PSAC runner-up finish.
Aaron Pfeil cracked the top-100 at the 2019
NCAA DII Championship in California.
The Bald Eagles finished
the season on a high note.
Andrea DiSomma, the
PSAC East Rookie of the
Year, headlined a masterful
freashman season with
All-American honors. Both
DiSomma and Ivo Klaric
earned All-Region honors.
Andrea DiSomma was named the PSAC East
Rookie of the Year. He was one of four All-
PSAC players for Lock Haven.
Women’s Cross Country
All-Region performers Laurel
Moyer and Cadie Kiser
represented LHU at the
2019 NCAA Division II Cross
Country Championships.
At the Atlantic Region
Championships, the
two turned in a historic
performance as they equaled
the best NCAA regional
performance in school history
and punched their tickets to
the NCAA meet.
Women’s Soccer
Standout Marah Foltz earned
2019 All-PSAC honors in
head coach Maggie Kuhn’s
first year. Foltz wrapped up
her career as one of LHU’s
all-time leading scorers.
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News & notes
HAVEN
HOMECOMING
LHU celebrated Homecoming
week 2019 from September
23-29.
On September 26, LHU
joined Keystone Central
School District in a
partnership to hold the first
joint Homecoming parade
in downtown Lock Haven.
Parade co-marshals were LHU
President Robert Pignatello
and KCSD Superintendent
Jacquelyn Martin.
A total of 56 golf carts,
decorated by campus clubs
and organizations, made
their way through campus
and parked on the Poorman
Commons, where a happy
hour party immediately
followed with free food, lawn
games and music. This year’s
parade theme was, “People,
Places and Things.”
Parade winners were:
Lock Haven University joined Keystone Central School District in a partnership to hold the
first joint homecoming parade in downtown Lock Haven.
Most Creative: (Tie) Dance
Consort – Egypt and LSA –
Frida Kahlo
Best Use of Theme: RHA –
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Best use of Club Purpose
and Parade Theme: (Tie) New
Life – Jonah & The Whale and
Marine Biology and Biology
Club – Jungle/Under the Sea
Judges Choice: (Tie) Health
Science – To the Rescue and
Environmental Club – Johnny
Appleseed
Best Overall: Geoscience –
Jurassic Park
On September 27, the 25th
annual Alumni Golf Classic
was held at Belles Springs
Golf Course in Mill Hall, where
a Kraft and Karry event also
was held. Later that evening,
the annual Homecoming
Block Party was held on
Water Street, downtown
Lock Haven, which included
food, games, giveaways,
and around 30 local vendors.
The event ended with a
pep rally, featuring the LHU
football, tennis, men’s and
women’s soccer, and men’s
and women’s cross country
teams. LHU President,
Robert Pignatello, also sang
“Celebration” with the LHU
choir, followed by a fireworks
display.
Tailgating took place before
the football game against
East Stroudsburg University
on September 28, with the
class of 1969 50th reunion
and concert with local band,
RIZE in the stadium parking
lot. The 2019 Athletics Hall of
Fame brunch and induction
ceremony also were held
on Sunday, Sept. 29 in Price
Auditorium.
The 2020 LHU homecoming
dates have been set for Sept.
28 through Oct. 4, 2020.
LOCK HAVEN
UNIVERSITY STUDENT
RETENTION FUND: A
CREATIVE SOLUTION
TO HELP STUDENTS
Lack of public funding is taking
its toll on college students
across the Commonwealth.
More of the financial burden
has shifted directly to students
and their families than ever
before. According to a recent
Philadelphia Inquirer article
Pennsylvania ranks near the
bottom in most measures of
Derek DeSeau
Jake Frie
support for higher education —
47th, for example, in the percent
of tax revenues allocated to higher
education. Pennsylvania college
graduates also rank second in the
nation for the highest debt with
an average $37,061, according to
the Institute for College Access &
Success.
As the cost for students to complete
their degree rises, many of them are
becoming financially overwhelmed,
forcing them to postpone or even
abandon their education. Sometimes
only a few hundred dollars can
be the difference between a
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student continuing pursuit of their degree or
abandoning their education. LHU recognizes
the severity of the challenges faced by many
of our students and wants to help them stay in
school, graduate, and reach their goals.
In the Fall of 2018, President Robert Pignatello
started the Student Retention Fund (SRF) to
help students bridge the gap and cover their
costs. The SRF provides supplemental aid to
students struggling to afford their degree.
The money is disbursed on a needs basis and
does not need to be paid back. Over the past
year—through multiple fundraisers and musical
performances by President Pignatello—the
Lock Haven University Student Retention Fund
has generated over $50,000 to help ensure that
students at The Haven will continue to Soar
Higher.
To save money on room and board, LHU
student Derek DeSeau, commutes to LHU one
hour by bus each way from his family’s home
in South Williamsport. He feared he would
not be able to return for his second semester
after falling behind on his tuition bill. DeSeau
received $1,000 from the Student Retention
Fund and was able to complete his Freshman
year at LHU.
“It’s difficult if you don’t have financial help
from home. I really wasn’t expecting to come
back this semester, because I was so uncertain
of my financials,” DeSeau said.
LHU student, Jake Frie, was in jeopardy of
missing a semester because he couldn’t afford
his bill. Learning about emergency funding
from the financial aid office made all the
difference. As a pre-professional student with
the goal of attending medical school, Frie was
afraid his lack of finances would prevent him
from achieving his professional dream.
“Anything that the University can do to help
students thrive is crucial. I want anyone who
gives to the student retention fund to know that
I’m thankful and I want them to know that their
donation will be used to its fullest potential. I’m
going to work even harder knowing that there
are people out there that want me to succeed.
I’m not going to let you down,” Frie said.
You can help make a difference in the
education of a student at LHU. Visit
givetolhu.com to give to the LHU Student
Retention Fund.
LOCK HAVEN WEIS
STORE ‘DAY OF
GIVING’ INITIATIVE
BENEFITS LHU’S
HAVEN CUPBOARD
GivingTuesday, celebrated
annually on the first Tuesday
after Thanksgiving, began in
2012 as a way to encourage
people to do good and
to give to nonprofit and
charitable organizations.
On GivingTuesday, Dec. 3,
2019, the Lock Haven Weis
Markets store chose the
Haven Cupboard to receive
donations as part of their
“Day of Giving” initiative.
The Haven Cupboard,
located in the community
room of the Beth Yehuda
Synagogue, 320 W. Church
St., across from LHU’s East
Campus Science Center,
benefits current LHU
students struggling with
food insecurity.
Throughout the day on
Dec. 3, customers were
asked if they would like
to donate a portion of
their bill at checkout, in
denominations of $1, $3,
$5 or $10, to the Haven
Cupboard.
Ashley Metzger, Weis store
manager, graduated from
LHU in 2015 with a degree
in Business Administration
with a concentration in
Management. She was
already working on having
the store sponsor the Haven
Cupboard, so it was an
easy decision for her and
her team to choose the
Cupboard as the recipient
of their Day of Giving
donations.
“So many people in our
The Lock Haven Weis Markets store staff and the LHU Haven
Cupboard staff pose for a picture with donations benefiting the
cupboard through sponsorship and the Day of Giving donations.
community do not have enough to eat
every day. Unfortunately, it can seem
as though a student is financially stable
but between tuition, books, clothing,
food (and other expenses), they have to
cut costs,” Metzger said. “Many times,
food is the luxury item for students and
they go without. No one should have
to choose between the tools needed
for educational success and their next
meal.”
Through the Day of Giving event,
the Weis store was able to give the
Haven Cupboard $500, as well as $452
in donations raised through customer
giving. The store also was approved
for a “Proud Partner” donation to the
cupboard of $1,000, making the total
given to help the Haven Cupboard,
$1,952 from the Lock Haven Weis.
“The students at LHU leading this
project, as well as the faculty support,
are the true heroes here,” Metzger
added. “They spend countless hours
collecting donations, setting up the
cupboard week after week, storing
products —all out of the kindness of
their hearts. It is inspiring to see the
lives that are being changed.”
The Haven Cupboard is staffed by
Amy Downes, assistant director of the
Center for Excellence and Inclusion, and
her student staff from 7-9 p.m. every
Wednesday. Non-perishable food items
can be dropped off from 5-6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays. Other donation times can
be made by emailing havencupboard@
lockhaven.edu.
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news & notes
LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY
COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Lock Haven University Council of
Trustees elected officers at their meeting
held November 22, 2019. Daniel Elby
’71, LHU’s longest serving trustee, was
elected Chair. Elby was first appointed to
the council in 1983 and is the co-founder,
Class Notes
80’s
From left, are Elby, Coploff, Hanna and Dr. Robert Pignatello, LHU
president.
CEO and President of Alternative
Rehabilitation Communities, in York. Mary
Coploff, a 1974 alumna of Bloomsburg
University and retired teacher from the
Keystone Central School District, was
elected Vice Chair. Mike Hanna Jr. ’05
’08, was elected Secretary. Hanna is
the Executive Deputy Secretary of the
Department of Agriculture and previously
served as Executive Deputy Secretary of
Legislative Affairs for Governor Wolf.
In Memoriam
William “Wim” Rogers PT, DPT, LAT,
ATC, ‘82 was inducted into the Bishop
Canevin High School Sports Hall of
Fame in Pittsburgh. He was the recipient
of the Lifetime Achievement Award
after 25 years as Athletic Trainer and
15 years as an assistant coach with the
girl’s basketball team. Pictured with Wim
are his son, Zachary, wife, Lori ‘83 and
daughter Kelsey.
90’s
Michael Connor ’04, an instructor in the
Visual and Performing Arts Department,
was one of 10 conductors handpicked from
around the globe to travel to Italy in July of
2020 to conduct the final Sarteano Chamber
Choir. The director is retiring after nearly 20
years and Michael will be a part of his final
ensemble.
Jennifer (Dell) Medow ’08 and her
husband, Mark, welcomed a 9-lb 4-oz baby
boy named Matthew, on July 26, 2019. The
family resides in Shoshoni, Wyoming.
10’s
Beverly M. Campbell ‘87
Wendy Coombs ‘75
William E. Donges ‘03
Emeritus Donald Green
James E. McCall ‘50
Veronica S. Moriarty ‘45
U.S. Army Col. Brian Palmore ‘82
Glenn H. Rodgers ‘62
Emeritus Bob Seyfarth
Emerita Cathy Traister
Emerita Cathy Traister
Dr. Catherine Ann (Peterman) Traister
passed away on Oct. 3, 2019. She earned
her bachelor’s degree in health and physical
education from Lock Haven University in
1980. She later completed her master’s and
doctorate degrees at Penn State. She was a
professor at LHU for 25 years, having served
as the department chair for the Health and
Physical Education Department for eight of
those years.
Dennis Philapavage ’98 was promoted
to Lt. Col. in the Air Force Reserves.
Dennis works full time for American
Airlines as a Philadelphia-based 757/767
International First Officer.
00’s
On Mar. 19, 2019 Nathan Campbell
‘00 and his wife Lauren welcomed their
daughter Sophia Yvonne
Campbell.
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Evelyn Wynn ‘10 became the Athletic
Director at Globe High School in Globe, AZ
where she also teaches health and physical
education to low-income Hispanic and
Native American students.
Emeritus Donald Green
Dr. Donald Green passed away September
19, 2019. Don graduated from Colorado
State College with a B.S. in Geology and
Geography, and then the University of
Northern Colorado in Greeley, with a M.A. in
Geography and Earth Sciences. He went on to
receive his Doctorate in Education, from Penn
State University in 1984. Dr. Green taught at
Lock Haven University from 1969-2001; retiring
as a full professor and University Emeriti.
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