summer2007
ISSUE NO. 50
Published quarterly for alumni, parents, students, and friends of Franklin & Marshall College.
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I am pl eased to share
the news that Franklin
& Marshall has had
a remarkable spring
and an incredibl y
busy and produ cti ve
summer. Reuni on
weekend has passed,
a new academic yea r
is approaching, and
we are wa tching th e fini shing touches
being placed on th e Barshinge r Life
Sciences & Philosophy Building, College
Row, and the first phase of the new 1orth
Campus athl eti c complex. 1 am writing
to share some of th e high points of spring
and summer with you.
In th e spring issue, I told yo u that th e
Coll ege was having a bann er yea r in
sports. In this issue, you will read about
th e wo men's lac rosse tea m - th e NCM
Division lII national champ ions . Th ese
scholar-athl etes have accomplished as
much in the classroom and th e labo ratory
as th ey have on th e field . They are smart,
tough, and well-rou nded. They exemplify
the ideal of Division III student athletics,
and they embody th e best of Franklin
& Marshall. Th eir success springs from
th eir dedication to the game, to th e life
of th e mind, and to th e devoti on of an
entire coll ege community that counts
th em as fri ends, students, and mentors.
Franklin & Marshall students and
graduates are shaping the contours
of American literature. I am especially
impressed by the wo rk of Dani ell e
Canek '85. Dani ell e and her husband,
David '85, have been highl y successful
businesspeople and patrons of the arts
since th ey graduated. But Dani ell e has
carried her contributions to the arts to
an entirely different level. Her new novel,
Lulu Meets Cod and Doubts Him ,
has been call ed by critics a must-read
titl e for Summer 2007. To those of us
who are devoted parents, Danielle's
story is especially inspirational, as she
has clone all of this whi le raising three
young children.
Creativity may be born into some people,
but no one's talent reaches its potential
without careful mentoring. Only a
community of artists and teachers offers
such support. And Franklin & Marshall
is fast growing into an artistic community
of note. Our Emerging Writers Festi va l
is fea tured in this issue. Th e festi val
exemplifi es the values of life in an artistic
community, while it fosters the literary
and creati ve tal ent of some of our fin est
student writers-the Danielle C aneks
of tomorrow.
Capital projects are moving forward
at a brea thtaking pace. Coll ege Row,
a new and striking residential and retail
compl ex on Harrisburg Pike across
from Williamson Field, is nea ring
completi on and will welcome students
in August-right on schedule.
We con tinue to work with retail
establishments to secure leases so that
the combinati on of residences and retail
busin esses will lead th e tra nsfo rmation
of Harrisburg Pike into a new "coll ege
town" -the hub of a community that
benefits all of Lancaster.
The Barshinger Life Sciences &
Philosophy Building is nea rl y finished,
and it is trul y magnificent -a fitting
home to some of ou r fin est academic
programs and departments. Thanks to our
Trustees, alu mni, facu lty and profess ional
staff, and fri ends of th e Coll ege, we
have raised a total of $50 mi lli on for this
proj ect and won a signifi cant grant from
th e Kresge Foundation three months
ahead of the foundation's deadline.
That accomplishment testifies to your
commitment to Franklin & Marshall ,
and I thank yo u for your support.
In May, Frankl in & Marshall celebrated
its second consecutive spring reunion .
Our graduates have come of age across
decades and have made in credibl y
interesting and purposeful lives for
th emselves. They have had a wide va riety
of experiences, and, not surprisingly, they
hold an equally wide variety of opi ni ons.
But all who came to reunion share an
abiding love and respect for Franklin
& Marshall , and for th e promise that
an educa ti on here holds for a richer,
more meaningful life. If the character
of our graduates and our students is
any measure by whic h to judge, we are
securely among th e foremost coll eges
and univers iti es in the nation.
Over the past five yea rs, I have worked
as hard as I know how to help move
Franklin & Marshall forward. I have
invested my energy here because
of this instituti on's nobili ty and great
promise. We are about to begin a new
academic yea r fill ed with a new array
of opportunities and chall enges, and
I am ve ry excited by our future prospects.
Enjoy th e rest of the summer, and pl ease
come back to campus soon to see all that
has been done. I know you will be proud
of your alma mater.
Warm rega rds,
John A. Fry
President
Plans unveiled for
Bonchek College House
Beginning thi s fall , the Coll ege's South
Benjamin Franklin residence hall wi ll
begin its transform ation into th e Bonchek
Coll ege I-louse . As with North Benjamin
Franklin residence hall 's m etamorphosis
into the Ware College I-louse during th e
past yea r, th e renovations on th e Bonchek
College House wi ll feature a living room ,
dining room , kitch en , se min a r rooms,
and faculty offices.
The changes are made possibl e by
a generous gift from College Trustee
Lawrenc e Bonchek, M.D ., P '91,
and his wife, Rita Bonchek, Ph .D. , P '91.
Th e Boncheks cite a belief in th e abi li ty
of high er education to make positive
changes in the li ves of young people as
motivation for their support of th e venture.
"College is probably th e last, best hope
to enlighten yo ung peopl e, whi ch means
th e faculty has ce ntral importance as
teachers and mentors, particularly ou tside
the classroom ," sa id Mr. Bonc hek.
"Th e College houses are ideal places
for students to engage others in attractive
and tempting common spaces, and to
see that much of
what th ey may have
ea rlier thought about
peoples' differen ces
is inva lid ."
The Boncheks
have a longstanding
involvement in
the Lancaster and
Franklin & Marshall
communities.
Lawrence Bonch ek
founded th e
carcliothoracic surgery
program at Lancaster
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General Hospital in 1983, and served
as director of cardiothoracic surge ry
until he retired from clinical practice
in 2000. I-le rece ntl y served as a m ember
of Franklin & Marsh all 's Leadership
Council and chaired th e Benjamin Rush
Advisory Council from 2002 - 05.
Rita Bonchek, a retired psyc hologist wh o
spec iali zed in grief and loss counseling,
is a co-fo und er of th e Tennis ACES
program, which teac h es tenni s and offers
tutoring and counseling to area yo uth.
In 2000, the Bonch eks establish ed
th e Bonchek Institute for Reason and
Science in a Liberal D emocracy at th e
Coll ege, whi ch seeks to fo ster rationa l
thought, critical thinkin g, and an
apprec iation of scien ce and th e scientifi c
m ethod and th eir applica tion to ethical ,
social, economic, and political questi ons.
Th e institute supports stud ent and facu lty
resea rch , and sponso rs public progra m s
and lee tu res.
Th e Boncheks have two childrenth eir daughter, Lisa Bonchek Adams,
graduated from Franklin & Marshall
in 1991.
Drs. Rita and Lawrence Bonchek
at the April announcement
86 years of student
newspapers now online
The latest phase of digiti z in g th e
Franklin & Marsh all stud ent n ewspaper
coll ection has bee n completed.
The Student Weekly, which spa ns th e
yea rs from 1915 to 1964, is now avai lable
as a full-text sea rchabl e database.
With thi s release, 86 yea rs of F&M's
student newspapers (1915 - 2001) have
now been sca nn ed, indexed, a nd mad e
freely ava ilabl e via th e web.
F&M's studen t newspaper has changed
its nam e seve ral tim es ove r th e years.
The papers have bee n digi ti zed
accordingly. To sea rch or browse
The Student Weekly (1915 - 1964) and
The College Reporter (1964 - 2001) , go to
http://library.fan cl m. eel u/TCRa re hive.
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including College Days (1873 - 1879),
The College Student (1881 - 1914),
and Th e F6M Weekly (1891 - 1915)
wi ll be completed in Spring 2008.
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Commencement 2007
In a stirring homage to th e power of
a liberal arts education, Williamson
Medalist Pierre An komah moved th e
audience at Comm encemen t with his
coming-of-a ge sto ry in his native Ghana
and his decision to attend F&M in his
quest for knowledge.
Co mm ence men t speaker Wolf Blitze r,
anchor of CNN's The Situation Room ,
ec hoed Ankomah's themes of becoming
well-rounded citi zens of the world .
Blitze r urged students to live productive,
pass ionate lives, becoming ca talysts
for positive change on a global scale .
A bi oc hemistry and molec ul ar biology
major, Ankomah graduated summa cu m
lau de as co-va ledi ctori an with a 4.0
gra de-point average.
"The chall enges and dange rs we face
today are real. Th ey require a new
generation of sm art and pass ionate
people," sa id Blitze r. "You are that next
ge nera tion that will save th e world."
Ankomah's speec h about th e nature
of wisdom to his 467 fellow gradu ates
reinforced th e ch oice th ey all made to
attend th e College, as he extolled th e
breadth of opportunities he found here.
"I wa nted to be able to di scuss both
Shakespeare and protein synth esis
with equal enthusias m and experti se,"
An koma h sa id.
I-l e instructed th e C lass of 2007 to work
hard , take advantage of eve ry opportunity,
and strive for balance in th eir lives.
"Tlook at yo u and yo ur fellow graduates
aro und th e country, and I can step back
and smi le," Blitzer concluded, "beca use
I kn ow yo u will do th e right thing and
make your li ves an d th e li ves of so many
oth ers in th e process so much better."
More th an 5,000 famil ies and friends
ga th ered for th e celebration on Hartman
G reen und er bri ll iant blue skies. T he clay
was tem pe red with th e con cern for fo ur
students injured in an automobile acciden t
ea rlier in th e week.
In his opening remarks, a som ber President
John Fry sa id th e college co mmunity
"has been praying for th ese young men
and th eir fami lies." Then, in his address
to the graduates, Fry brought up the Apri l 16
massacre at Virginia Tec h University,
which left 32 students and fac ulty dead,
including the shooter who took his own life.
"It's been a tough spring," h e said ,
"but one that has brought th e College
close r together."
He left the graduates with this instru c ti on:
"Go out into this broken world and let th e
hea ling begin ."
- Daina Savage
Names & numbers
Total Bachelor of Arts: 468
Summa Cum Laude: 21
Magna Cum Laude: 51
Cum Laude: 65
Male graduates: 243
Female graduates: 225
Graduates earning
departmental honors: 45
Grad uates completing
two majors: 96
Graduates completing
minor program: 168
Honorary Doctor
of Humane Letters:
Donna "Bonnie" Glover '76,
Laurie Olin, Wolf Blitzer
Honorary Doctor of Laws:
Robert P1annebecker '55
Lind back Award for
Distinguished Teaching:
Maria Mitchell
Bradley R. Dewey
Scholarship Award:
Lynn Matluck Brooks
Richard Kneedler
Distinguished Service Award:
Steve Spadafore
Socrates Award
(for Retiring Faculty):
Dorothy Louise,
James Spencer, Glenn Stevens,
Robert Wiebe
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Reunion Weekend 2007
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The Fra nklin & Marshall ca mpus was
a hotbed of activi ty Jun e 1 - 3, as classes
endin g in '02 and '07 co nve ned for
Reunion Weekend. More than 850 alumni,
family, and fri ends reconnected with
classmates, toured th e campus, and caught
up with the latest developments at F&M.
On Saturday, th e Alumni Association and
its new president Richard Barth, Ph.D.,
'71 hosted its annual m ee ting. That's
wh ere Reunion checks we re presented,
awards hand ed out, and a "State of
th e C ollege" update was delivered by
President John Fry. Reunion class gifts
to th e College (as of Jun e 1) totaled
$2,615,566, with $777,951 of th at goi ng
to support th e annual operating budget
via The Franklin & Marshall F und.
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The highlight of thi s meeting is fas t
becoming th e reading of class histories,
at whi ch eac h Reu ni on class recounts
its own collegiate adventures. Th e class
representatives spoke humorously and
seri ously about their favorite professo rs,
popular watering hol es, draft numbers,
the social climate on campus, and th e
wo rld eve nts that sh aped th eir you ng lives.
In addition to th e Reunion and Alumni
Association Awards, President Fry made
a surpri se prese ntation and awarded th e
Presidential Medal to Stanley Dudrick,
M.D., '57, a longtime member of th e
Board of Tru stees who was celebrating
his 50th Reunion.
Saturday afternoon's barbecue drew
th e biggest crowd of th e weekend, whil e
class dinn ers in th e evening also recorded
large numbers. Saturday evening,
Hartman G reen became a tropical island,
as alums from all classes en joyed music
an d desse rt.
This year's event m arked th e second
yea r in a row that Reunion Weekend
has been held in the spring. Since
the decision to split Reu nion from
th e Homeco ming Weekend in th e fall,
total numbers of alumni returning to
campus have increased signifi cantl y.
Speaking of Homecoming, mark your
calendars for Oct. 19 - 21.
Award Winners
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Reunion Attendance Award (5th to 20th)
Reunion Attendance Award (25th to 60th)
Class Reunion Fund Award
Reunion Total Giving Award
Reunion Participation Award
Alumni Medal
Alumni Citation
Alumni Development Volunteer Award
Presidential Medal
Class of 2002
Class of 1957
Class of 1977 ($141,984)
Class of 1972 ($529,224)
Class of 1957 (57%)
David Lehman, Ph.D., '68
Larry Bowers, Ph.D., '72
Foster G. Ulrich Jr. '56
Stanley Dudrick, M.D., '57
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On August 10,
Patri c ia S.W. Epps
beca m e F&M's new
director of athl eti cs
and recreation- th e
first woman in the
College's history to
hold this position. She
replaces Tim D ownes,
who was named th e
director of athl eti cs
at E mory Unive rsity.
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"I am deeply hon ored by this
appo intment," sa id E pps. "My roots
at Franklin & Marshall run deep, and
I believe th at thi s is one of th e fin est
institutions in the nation. I be]ieve
that we are positio ned to become
a mod el instituti on in Di vis ion Ill.
M y focus has always been on the
student-athl etes- to provide them wi th
opportun iti es to grow individually,
and to prepa re for end eavors beyond
th eir four yea rs at th e College ."
Epps has se rved in seve ral ca pacities
within th e D epartment of Ath letics since
1978, an d was appointed senior associate
directo r of athl eti cs in 2004. She has
led th e tennis tea m to 11 co nference
cham p ionships in th e last 17 years.
Th e Diplomats have also had 15
indi viduals an d seven tea ms selec ted
to co mpete in th e NCAA Division III
championships. Two of her tennis
tea ms made Final Four appearances.
"Patty has earned this opportun ity
through the many accomplish me nts
that have ma rked h er yea rs of ded icated
se rvic e to Franklin & M arshall," said
President John F ry. "Sh e has also served
with di sti nc tion on th e Manageme nt
Cou nc il of National Collegiate Ath leti cs
Assoc iation Di vision III , the body of
athl etic administra tors that advi ses th e
President's Counci l on a wide ra nge of
issues importa nt to Di vision lJl athl eti cs."
In add ition, Epps was th e College's
wom en's squash coach for 22 yea rs. She
was th e president of the Intercoll egia te
Wome n's Squash Association for six
yea rs and was the fi rst recip ient of th e
College Squash Assoc iation 's Lifetime
Achi eve m ent Award .
Epps will co ntinue to advanc e th e role
of athl etics and recreation at Franklin
& Marshall. Recen t achieve ments
include deve lop ing a master plan for
athl etic fi elds on the north campusincluding th e Brooks Tenn is Ce nter
and th e n ew syntheti c turf fie ld now
under constru cti on - and th e hi ring
and developmen t of full-tim e coaches.
In h er new role, she will be responsible
for managing th e College's athl etics
and rec rea ti on program , whi ch in cludes
27 intercollegiate sports, 11 club sports,
an intramural program , and oth er
recrea ti onal and wellness ac ti vities .
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They take voice and dance lessons
in hopes they will obtain better roles
in next year's Furn Follies.
E ffec tive July 1, six F&M facu lty
m embers ea rn ed tenure . They are
Patri ck Bernard , Engl ish; David
Bren n an, economics; Peter Fields,
biology; Stephen M edvic, government;
Shawn O'Bryhim , classics; and Ame lia
Rauser, art and art history. These facu lty
m em be rs wi ll all h old th e rank of
associate professor as of Ju ly 1. O 'Bryhi m
and Rau ser have h eld that rank since
joining th e facu lty. In additi on, four
facu lty members have been promoted
to full professor: M isty Basti an,
anthropo logy; Annalisa Crannell ,
m ath ematics; Bennett Helm , philosoph y;
and Carmen Tisnado, Span ish.
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They marvel that they spend minutes, even
hours, in their offices with no students present.
New tenant at College Row
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They sm ile when they realize that
Orientation (whi ch they are planning)
is still six weeks away.
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They scream when they realize that
Orientation (which they are planning)
is only six weeks away.
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They count the minutes until their
students return and they can really
be prefects again!
After an academic year working day and night in their respective College houses, the four College hou se prefects
climb out of their offices and, for the fi rst time in months, see the light of day. What do they do when their
students aren 't here? We found out.
Top 10 things house prefects do in the summertime
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They reacquaint themselves with their spouses,
children, and pets, who, apparently, have ceased
to recognize them .
They tour the campus and gaze open-mouthed
at the new buildings that now exist since they
climbed into their offices at the beginning
of Orientation last fall.
They answer hundreds of phone calls from
students and parents who are worried that
College Row wi ll not be ready on time. They
reassure the parents, although they aren't exactly
sure what or where College Row is l Maybe it's
the new building on Harrisburg Pike ..
They spend their evenings investigating the
strange disappearance of Armstrong World
Industries, the secure parking lot, and the
tenni s courts. Oh, wait, they found the new
tennis courts!
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They schedule doctors' appointments
and obtain prescriptions for hypertension
and hair loss.
Special thanks to Prefects David Stameshkin, Roger Godin, Todd DeKay, and Kate Snider fo r preparing this list.
Lancaste r-based clothi ng retail er F illi ng's
has annou nced th at it will beco me
th e second tenant of Coll ege Row on
Ha rri sburg Pike. T he high-end men 's
and wome n 's apparel reta iler will open
a new store in O ctober in th e $30 million
studen t hous ing and reta il com plex that
is now und er constructi on. The new
3,300-square-foot store will beco me th e
main loca ti on for F ill ing's, whi ch will
also reta in its shop at 401 - 405 West
Lemon Stree t in downtown Lancaster.
The director of the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement, Barb Verrier
moved to Lancaster in 1991 with her husba nd, David, and two children.
After seven years working at Planned Parenthood, she took over as
director of F&M's Women's Center in 1998. In 2003, Verrier was asked
to " help out" at the Ware Institute whi le they were undergoing some
staffing changes and was appointed director in 2004.
Tell us about the Ware Institute.
The mission of the Ware Institute is to engage Franklin & Marshall students (as well as interested faculty and professional
staff) with the larger Lancaster community-for the mutual benefit of all. We do this in a number of ways including volunteer
opportunities; faculty-taught, community-based learning courses; public service internships; and leadership programs.
How does a place like Ware fit in at a liberal arts college?
This is how the College's mission statement ends: "In so doing, the College seeks to foster in its students qualities
of intellect, creativity, and character, that they may live fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to their occupations,
their communities, and their world." I think that answers the question.
What is challenging about your job?
There are so many needs in Lancaster, for example, helping disadvantaged children and families or raising
money to support existing social service programs. Our goal is to balance the needs of the community with a
realistic assessment of students' time, talents, and resources. Rather than spinning our wheels, our objective
is to achieve results. That means that we can't be all things to all people, and we're comfortable with that.
What has been your most satisfying project?
I thoroughly enjoy the annual Public Service Summer Internship program. Students are selected through
a very competitive process to receive a stipend from the College in return for working full-time during
the summer at a local not-for-profit organization/agency. Our theme the past two years has been
to better understand what is meant by poverty and to explore both its root causes and exasperating
prevalence. We are reading two books, One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects
Us All by Mark Robert Rank and The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler. The interns
come together weekly to discuss these books and participate in morning seminars led by local leaders on
topics relevant to poverty. They then spend the afternoon engaging in various public service projects. This program
is truly "community-based learning" at its best, and the opportunity to reflect upon and share their respective
experiences is, for most students, an eye-opening, powerful, and, in some cases, life-changing experience.
What has surprised you the most?
It is surprising - or perhaps a better word would be disturbing -to me how we, as Americans, choose
to insulate ourselves from the realities of the poor, somehow believing that ignorance will protect us
from having to deal with difficult and often unsavory problems. Whether it's quality education, affordable
housing, drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, crime-prevention initiatives, domestic violence shelters
and services, or economic development strategies for the disenfranchised, we are all affected by the wellbeing of our most needy citizens, whether we know it or not. Ignoring the problem of poverty is not going to
make it disappear. In fact, it's getting worse. I find it disturbing that the "War on Poverty" waged in the '60s
has still, for too many, failed to generate positive, long-term, and systemic change. Granted, it's a complicated
problem. That's why it cannot be addressed with band-aids. We need real leadership on this issue, and I'm
afraid until that happens we will continue to leave behind far too many of our fellow citizens.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A ballet dancer.
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Yes, very seriously, until at 17, I spent the summer at the New York City Ballet School and saw what the life
of a ballet dancer was really like. I continued on for another year, but after high school I decided to pursue
academics instead of dance.
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Some people around F&M know my brother is Ben Howland, the head coach of the UCLA (my alma mater)
men's basketball team. What they don't know is that the best part of this-for me-isn't the chance to see
amazing basketball in person, to have met John Wooden, or to have gone to the last two Final Fours without
worrying about getting tickets. Don't get me wrong. These things are all great. But the best part is how
Ben's success has prompted my entire family-immediate and extended from all over the United Statesto reconnect with one another. Together we cheer on the Bruins!
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F&M's biochemistry and
molecular biology program
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C loning, mapping of the human
genome, DNA testing, ge netically
modified foods and animals, and other
breakthroughs are creating new areas
of study in chemistry and biology.
New research is providing onceunfathomable insights into the inner
workings of both humans and an imals.
These factors have led to an increased
interest in Franklin & Marshall's
biochem istry and molecular biology
(BMB) program. Add in faculty and
students who are participating in cuttingedge research and th e new Barshinger
Life Sciences & Philosophy Building
opening this fall, and it's an exciting time
to be involved in science education
at Franklin & Marshall.
The pieces for the interest in-and
success of-the BMB program started
to come together in the late 1990s when
the faculty realized the study of th e
relationships between genes, proteins,
and cells was th e wave of the future in
preparing students for fi elds as diverse
as medicine and agriculture. In 1999,
F&M's administrators and faculty
made the commitment to create a new
biochemistry and molecular biology
(BMB ) ma jor- the College's 30th.
In addition , a new biochemistry option
was added for chemistry majors.
Soon thereafter th e College launched
fundraising efforts to help jumpstart
th e new programs. A se minal building
block was secured when th e College
prevailed aga inst many other institutions
nationwide to win a $700,000, fouryea r grant from the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute (HHMI ) to launch
th e new progra m.
So armed, the College went in sea rch
of two energetic educators to lay the
groundwork for a stimulating curriculum.
A key factor was findin g people who would
con tinu e th e College's long traditi on of
mentoring and faculty-student research.
Peter Fields, a marine biologist with
a penchant for traveling to far parts of
th e globe on the equator and Antarctica
to study how creatures adapt to extreme
co nditions, was hired in 2001 to start
up the molecular biology component
of the new m a jor.
Ryan Mehl, only 28, a former Eagle
Scout doing promisi ng research work
at Cornell University and The Scripps
Resea rch Institute, followed close behind
in 2002. Together Mehl an d Fields
spearh ead the new biochemistry program .
Both Fields an d Mehl say they have
bee n blessed with generous support
from F&M, including state-of-the-art
lab and research eq uipment.
New teaching and researc h biochemistry
labs don't come cheap, especially
when they are outfitted with a real-time
thermocycler, a liquid chromatography/
mass spec trom eter, an d a DNA
sequ encer. But they all hel ped propel
F&M's program to among th e best
for small liberal arts colleges. It also
meant student resea rchers could glean
results immediately by running analysis
th emselves ra ther than shipping tests
off to bigge r institutions and waiting
for answers .
Work will be completed this summer
on th e $50 mi llion Barshinger Life
Sciences & Philosophy Building.
T he largest construction project in
College history an d designed with faculty
recommendations, the facility will host
many of the lab and lec ture courses
for BMB students.
Five years after the first major graduated,
the program seems to be a dazzling
success by any standa rd.
Of the 41 biochemistry and science students
supported by the HHMI grant, 90 percent
are pursuing postgraduate work.
Of th e fo gradua tes in th e BMB major
over th e last fi ve yea rs, 79 percent have
participated in independent study
or summer research.
Enabling cutting-edge research
In between lectures and mentoring
stud ents in th e lab, Fields, an associate
professor of biology, continu es to amass
groundbreaking research into how
enzymes and proteins perform to keep
fish in the Antarctic from freezing like
popsicles an d enable igua nas on the
steamy Ga lapagos Islands to live on
asphalt-like land one moment and dive
into 60-degree ocean waves the next.
His work has prompted grants from th e
National Science Fou ndation and other
sources, and his research has appea red
in eight peer-reviewed journals.
Beginning this summer, Fields is tak ing
a one-year sabbati cal to con tinu e th at
resea rch on intertidal marine organ isms.
He'll divide his time working in the labs
of Stanford University's Hopki ns Marine
Lab and at California Polytechn ic
University, collaborating with fellow
researc hers. A Mellon/CPC New Tasks,
New Goals grant will fund the work.
'Tm interested in how organisms evolve
and ada pt to extrem e environments,"
says Fields. "I look all aro und me and
wonder, 'How do they do it?' Subtle
changes in amino ac ids in the protein
alter functions to allow th ese organisms
to survive. T he only way to find out
th e rul es is to dete rmin e which ones
work and don 't work in nature . A lot of
industrial processes and drugs depend
on these enzymes. That's why companies
are pouring mi llions into it. "
Biochemistry involves the fund amentall y
important study of how li ving systems
work. "Biochemistry has great utility
because if we can und erstand how it
works, th en if th ey go bad, we can rebuild
an d improve th em," says Mehl, assis tan t
professor of chemistry.
What the next
generation is saying
Recent F&M graduates point to their scholarly
and personal interactions with the faculty
as highlights of their F&M experience
and springboards for their continued interest
in education and research. Here is a sampling
of their reflections on studying and working
with Fields and Mehl:
Pierre Ankomah '07, a BMB major,
graduated with a 4.0 GPA, earned the
Williamson Medal, and will continue his
studies as an M.D./Ph.D. candidate at
Emory University: "Both Mehl and Fields
share an incredible passion for teaching
and research, and use their challenging
coursework to inspire intellectual curiosity
in their students. Also laudable is that
they manage to build very strong personal
relationships with their students."
Michael Fox '07, a BMB major,
Showing some serious chemistry (and their lighter side) outside the classroom as well, both Fields (leh) and Mehl showed up for
their photo shoot outside the new Barshinger Life Sciences & Philosophy Building wearing eerily similar Hawaiian print shirts.
Mehl's research has centered for years
on th e use of unnatural amino acids
to study the structure and performance
of proteins- th e major workhorses that
are involved in all fun ctions of living
things and essential for health .
His latest resea rch -with two of his
former students Jenny Jackson '05 and
Sean Duffy '06- is generating interest
in th e fi eld nationwide.
That's because one of the proteins he's
experimenting on is used in a cancer
therapy drug. One unnatural amino
ac id the group tri ed made the enzyme
30 times more effi cient. If perfected,
the promising discovery has the potential
to mean cancer pati ents could use lesser
amounts of the cancer drug and suffer
fewer side effects.
The tea m's effort has been written
about in The Journal of the American
Chemical Society, the widely
read journal Na ture, and on th e
Breastcancer.net news website.
The effort to duplica te the fea t is
con tinuing this fall with student Shigeki
Miyake-Stoner '09, worki ng on methods
to improve protein stabi li ty with alumni
at Colorado State Un iversity. Both Fields
and Mehl will send students afar if their
research warrants it.
The National Science Foundation was
so impressed with Mehl 's work that he
was honored with a CAREER awardthe foundation's most prestigious award
for early career development of the
nation's teacher-scholars. The awa rd
amounts to more than $500,000 over
five yea rs and will allow for continued
development of teaching labs. It
will enabl e at least 15 F&M students
to immerse themselves in Mehl's
bi ochem ical research, present their
results at national meetings, and work
in collaborators' labs aro und the country.
F&M recently applied for a patent
for a technology Mehl developed.
In a comment that could perhaps
serve as the coda for the new
program at F&M, Mehl observes:
"Biochemistry is changing so fast that
it does not have trad ition . The future
of biochem istry is not going to be
traditi onal. The training of great
biochemists will not be traditional."
-- Ad Crable
is now a medical student at the University
of Pittsburgh: "Drs. Fields and Mehl are truly
first-class teachers, mentors, and friends,"
he says "but even more than that, they
taught me how to learn and think critically
and analyze problems when they arise,
which are important components to the
liberal arts education that F&M strives
to instill in its students."
Stacey Blanck '06, a chemistry major
and Williamson medalist, spent two summers
working with Mehl on an HHMI grant and
a third year
of independent
research on
groundbreaking
work involving
protein interaction.
Now a medical
student at the
University of
Pennsylvania,
she says of
Mehl: "He always
challenged me to
think outside the
box, to go beyond what was expected, and
to take my research to the next level. At the
time, I don't think I realized just how exciting
and important the work that he is doing is,
not only in bringing F&M into the national
spotlight as a premier undergraduate research
institution, but in helping to forge new
frontiers in science."
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wo rld 's m ost intern ati onal language:
socce r. With his progra m ri sing ra pidly
into th e ra nks of th e socce r eli te in
Di vision III, F&M 's sixth-yea r head
coac h is on th e ve rge of reali zing hi s
vision of a compl ete program . The vision
is not one of a tea m that just wins and
maintains excellence in th e class room ,
but one tha t develops as a fam ily,
imp roves its communi ty, and dares
to make a positi ve
impac t on th e wo rld .
The fa m il y approac h
yield ed tangible res ults
las t fa ll wh en W agner
guid ed th e Diplomats
to a progra m-best
13-4-3 record. The team
ca pped th at with th e
sc hool's first NCAA
Di vision III Soccer
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in a qu arter century.
Num erous postseason
awa rd s follo wed,
including First-Team
All-Am eri ca and C onference MVP
hon ors for Brandon Corday '08; and
All-Mid-Atl anti c Region First-Tea m
honors and F&M 's Student-Athl ete
of th e Yea r awa rd for Alex Shu ptar '07.
There was n o slackin g in th e classroom
either. Wagner, who was nam ed
th e M id-Atl anti c Reg ion C oac h
of th e Yea r, m entored a squad that
turn ed in a collec tive G. P.A. n orth
of 3.3 for th e seco nd straight yea r.
Dan Wagner's vision for
the F&M soccer program
goes well beyond the
College's new turf field
on Harrisburg Pike.
To learn more, contact
Coach Wagner at
dan .wagner@fandm.edu.
collec ti vely tabbed
th e Diplomats for a
sixth-pl ace fini sh. F&M fini shed th e
regul ar season in second place in th e
Ce ntenni al, and was th e runn er-up
to Joh ns H opkins in th e Conferen ce
C hampi onsh ip T ournam ent.
Th e famil y bonds were strengthen ed
with th e Lil ' Dip Soccer Program ,
a community service eve nt designed
to give 3- to 6-yea r-olds an introduction to
th e bas ics of socce r in a fun environment.
It drew 60 kids by its seco nd yea r.
"Th e clinic is design ed for th e kids,"
says W agn er, "but no on e benefits
more th an our tea m. "
The program fulfill ed Wagn er's goal
of community outreac h . With thi s
eve nt firml y entrench ed , W agner bega n
to shift his fo cus to a m ore global view.
T his shift receive d a push from m usic ian/
ac ti vist Bono, th e fo rm er U2 front man
wh o addressed church es nati on wide via
sa tellite, in cluding W agner's La n caster
Coun ty Bibl e C hurch . Whil e deli ve ring
his m essage on th e struggle with HTV/
AIDS in Sub-Sa hara n Afri ca, Bono
chall enged th e congrega ti on to not just
give mon ey, but to draw on indi vidual
resources to m ake a difference.
W agner's mind started churning.
His revelati on hit him whil e wa tching
S ulYivo r: Africa, whi ch was wo n by
E than Zohn , a lifelong socce r devo tee
and current Fox Sports socce r
announ ce r. Zo hn had declared th at
ifhe won , he'd u se th e $1 milli on pri ze
to m ake th e world a better place.
D u ring th e seaso n , Fra nklin & M arsh all
pil ed up a 14-match unbea ten streak, and
was not defea ted on its hom e fi eld at any
point in th e year. That accomplishm ent
was a fittin g retirem ent for th e Baker
Ca mpus F ield . A n ew state-of-th e-art
fa c ili ty fo r th e 2007 seaso n will aid
Franklin & Marsh all in m aintaining
a consistent top-three ranking in th e
N SCANadidas M id-Atl anti c Poll.
Zohn co-founded G rassroot Soccer
(grass rootsocce r.org), whi ch is dedi ca ted
to using th e powe r of th e world 's mos t
widely played ga m e as an edu ca ti onal
ve hicl e to empower children with
th e edu ca ti on and life skill s n ecessa ry
to live HIV-free. W agner's mi ssion
beca me clear -and global.
The reg ional ra nking was acco mpani ed
by a spot in th e Na ti onal Top 20, defying
th e preseason progn osti ca ti on of th e
Centenni al Conference's coac hes, who
NCAA soccer tea ms are allowed on e
fore ign trip eve ry three yea rs. M ost go
to Eu rope, but W agn er's Dipl om ats are
headin g to So uth Afri ca for spring break
in 2008. T h ey will take 32 socce r balls
and uniform se ts-and hope- to an area
where socce r balls are often built with
plas ti c bags, tape, string, and in genui ty.
"It's diffi cult for most Am eri ca ns to
imagin e, but providing impove ri sh ed
children with th ese minimal resources
guarantees that you will ca pture th eir
attention," says W agner. "That's when
th e work of edu ca ting begins. Socce r is
merely a tool for ge tting to th at point. "
Supplem enting G rassroot Soccer's effort
is just th e beginning. W agn er's hope is
to build a las tin g relati on ship with on e
communi ty and fill th e NCAA-mandated
travel void with oth er NCAA socce r
tea ms. With th e h elp of hi s brother Mark,
th e head coac h at Eastern U ni versity,
Dan has half th e tea ms in place needed
to fulfill hi s goal. Th e F.agles ma y foll ow
the Diplomats in th e spring of 2009.
Selec tin g that co mmuni ty will require
th e ass istan ce of Grassroot Soccer
and in volve Ale jandro Heredia ,
th e coach of th e keepers for South
Afri ca 's nati onal team . W agner would
like hi s tea m to play a rese rve match
aga inst a South Afri can premi ership
squad , so local children can see
professionals and elite amateu rs compete.
Heredia is running point on findin g a
venu e and a tea m , and th e relationship
has provided an ea rly return . H eredia's
son , Adrian , will join th e Diplomats
as a fres hm an keeper thi s fa ll -a nd
potenti all y as a long-term ambassa dor
who'll help m onitor th e development
of W agne r's drea m .
"If 30 yea rs from now, Franklin & Ma rshall
socce r still maintains a relati onship
with a communi ty and our playe rs h ave
been a force for a positi ve change in
tha t co mmuni ty," expl ains W agner,
"th en we have don e som ething as a tea m
tha t is muc h bigge r th an any 90 minutes
yo u ca n play on a fi eld. "
-- Steve Peed
Anew
home field
advantage
Wh en D an Wagner fi rst bega n rec ruiting
players for his soccer tea ms, there were
times when he fe lt a bit like a used-car
salesman. H e kn ew he could sell players
on the academic reputation of Franklin
& Marshall , but in term s of soccer
prowess, well , he hoped his rec ruits
didn 't kick th e tires too hard.
"W e we re lacking in terms of bas ic
equipment and fa cilities, while oth er
Centennial progra ms were surging
ahead," W agner recalls. 'The arriva l of
President John Fry and Athletics Direc tor
Tim Downes really swept th e wind into
our sails. W e we nt from having secondrate fac iliti es an d a part-tim e coach , to
having a full-ti me soccer coac h and a
new athl eti c fac ili ty on par with th e top
team s in th e Centenni al Confe rence ."
T he top tea ms in th e Centenni al
annually fini sh am ong the top teams
in th e nation. That's precisely where
Wagner wanted to be.
And his sales pitch has gotten a lot
easier. "This was th e first yea r we we re
not rec ruiting aga inst oth er Centennial
tea m s for th e best D3 players," W agner
explains. "W e are now successfull y
rec ruiting aga inst Di vision I sc hools from
leagues like th e Patriot fo r the best and
brightest soccer playe rs. I ca n tell a kid
that not only is he going to play for a top
tea m with first-class fa c ilities, but he is
go ing to ge t a better education and have
a better four-yea r experience with us."
T he first-cl ass fa c ili ty W agner is referring
to is currently taking shape on Ha rri sburg
Pike, a solid keeper's punt toward th e
Alu mni Sports & Fitness Center from
Race Ave nu e. Lights will adorn an
attractive new state-of-th e-art turf fa cili ty,
whi ch will se rve as a hom e to th e socce r
and lacrosse tea ms, as well as th e fi eld
hockey squad. And th e lights will allow
fo r later practi ces and ga mes, in conce rt
with th e co nference's and Coll ege's
desire for less time lost in th e classroom .
sports
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Spring sports wrap-up
The baseball team's only All-Centennial
first-team selection, Dan Tischler, was named
to the American Baseball Coaches Association
All-Mid-Atlantic Region second team.
Four players, Brad Andres '09, Pat O'Reilly '08,
Mark Minutaglio '08, and Rich Gallugi '08
were named to the All-Centennial second
team, while Jeffrey Rowand '07 and Gordon
Pellegrini '10 were given honorable mention.
The Diplomats finished 21-14 with the top
regular season record in the Centennial
Conference, while Johns Hopkins beat the
Dips in the championship tournament.
Women's crew completed its first varsity
season at the 10th Annual Mid-Atlantic
Championships. The Diplomat women's
eight finished fifth of six crews.
After capturing the Centennial Conference
crown, the men's golf team tied for
19th place (among 35 teams) at the
NCAA Division Ill National Championships.
The team, making its first appearance
in 20 years, was led by Andrew Woods '10,
who took 40th place in a field of 180 golfers.
Charles Anttonen '09 finished in second
place at the Centennial Championships
to pace the Diplomats to their second title.
The women's golf team took third place
at the Centennial Conference Championships
with a pair of golfers landing in the top 10.
Elizabeth Boyer '08 finished in fifth place,
followed by Grace Gallagher '10 in sixth.
Men's lacrosse posted a 6-7 record.
Five of the seven losses for this young team
were by a pair of goals or less, four of
which were one-goal contests.
With a perfect record of 21-0,
the women's lacrosse team earned
a National Championship (see feature story
on page 14). The Diplomats dominated
the lacrosse world's postseason awards
with six different players earning All-America
honors, and four players attained the status
from multiple organizations. Anne Phillips '80
was named the Coach of the Year twice,
while Jen Pritchard '09 was named Attacker
of the Year by two bodies. Em Gill '07 was
named the Defender of the Year, and Lidia
Sanza '10 was named both the Goalkeeper
of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
Five members of the softball team were
named to the All-Centennial Conference Team.
Lauren Incorvaia '09 and Jessica Feldman '09
earned first-team honors; Robyn Jones '08
and Caitlin Elfring '10 made the second
team; and Kathleen Clinchy '08 was
given honorable mention. F&M finished
the season at 9-25, with a 3-13 mark
in the Centennial Conference.
The men's tennis team closed its season
with two straight wins, including a 7-2 CC
victory over Muhlenberg. The Diplomats
wrapped up the year at 5-8 with a 4-5
mark in the conference.
Two Diplomats were named to the
All-Centennial Conference women's tennis
team. Katie Gaskins '07 was selected as
one of six singles players, and was tabbed for
one of the three doubles combinations along
with Barbara Bee '07. Franklin & Marshall
finished 11-5 and ranked 10th in the final
Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Atlantic
South Region .
The men's track team finished seventh
of the 43 teams competing at the ECAC
Championships. F&M took sixth at the
Centennial Championships. Jon Brallier '07
won the pole vault for the third time in as
many years, Kwaku Anno '10 won the long
jump, and Lucas Burbank '08 won the javelin.
Jake Gomolinski-Ekel '08 won the 200-meter
dash and then combined with Anno, Brallier,
and Steven Tracy '09 for gold in the 4x100meter relay.
Women's track placed sixth in the
10-team field at the Centennial Conference
Championships. Karen Ziga '07 took gold in
the 10,000-meter and silver in the 5,000-meter.
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"WE'RE NUMBER ONE"
The seeds for th e 2007 women's lacrosse championship were planted
The Dipl omats entered th e 2007 season on the heels of a 2006
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when Phillips, then known as Anne Ri cci uti , played on th e original
campaign during which th ey went 15-5 and reac hed th e NCM
$10
women's lacrosse tea m at th e College in 1977. A two-sport athl ete,
quarterfinal s. One of those losses ca m e to Rowan University, and
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it didn't take long to find out how th ey sta cked up against th e
women's squad at th e Coll ege to win a conference championship.
Profs in '07 -a rem atch was sc hed ul ed for ea rl y March, which
Her coach in field hockey was Ruth Wenger, who Phillips credits
th e Diplomats won, 18-6.
in helping to shape th e prese nt-day lacrosse program .
"We had Rashes of absolutely brilliant play in th e Rowan game,"
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"That's who I m odel my philosoph y and program after," says
Phillips sa id. "We didn 't want to overlook anyone. It was very
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Four weeks and six impress ive wins later, Salisbury visited
it forward."
Lancaster in a preview of th e NCM titl e clash . It was no accident
Phillips' road bac k to F&M includ ed stints in th e busin ess
that th e 2007 sc hedul e included th e Seagulls, who consistently
world and high school coac hing. After working at a Fortune 500
rank among th e top Division III lacrosse programs.
company for a decade, she return ed to th e lacrosse fi eld as coac h
"We didn ' t pad th e sc h edule with a lot of easy games,"
of Owen
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Roberts High School. In remarkabl y quick order, she
Phillips said. "We n eeded to know wh ere we were in mid-seaso n ,
guided th e program from a 1-17 record to a Pennsylvania State M
and that was th e key to Sali sbury." Th e Diplomats had lost
championship in four yea rs. She was named the Philadelphia Inquirer
to Salisbury in 2006, 14-8.
Coach of th e Yea r in 2001.
This time around, the Diplomats se nt the
Th en , in what she ca ll s the "opportunity of
'G ull s back to Maryland with their first loss
a lifetime," Phillips returned to her alma mater
THIS TEAM, HOWEVER,
of the season, 8-7.
in 2002. "] was thrill ed because it took me full
WANTED TO MAKE HISTORY.
circl e," says Phillips, recentl y named Division
"ONE THOUGHT I DIDN'T
III Coach of th e Year by seve ral media outlets.
"J have a love for F&M . The players can see
WANT TO ENTER THEIR MINDS WAS
my experi ence as a student-athlete, so we have
'WE 'LL GET THEM NEXT YEAR"'
a conn ec tion."
"Ann e could h ave pursued her ca ree r just
COACH ANNE PHILLIPS '80
"That's when I thought we were pre tty
legit," sa id Em Gill '07, a tri-captain and
All-America defender. "That's when I
thought thi s (a championship seaso n ) was
actually possible."
"We went into that game thinking we had
nothing to lose," said Ashley Bevington '09.
about anywh ere, but she chose to share her
"Wh e n we beat them , I thought 'Wow,
experiences as a stud ent-athl ete with a new
we're good.' From that point, we just went
ge neration of Franklin & M arshall women,"
with th e flow."
sa id President John Fry, who was a regular at games and mad e
th e trip to Geneva. "Ann e is one of th e great lacrosse coaches in
Soon th e Diplomats found th em selves looking down at everyone
America today. Her loya lty to her team and to th e College speaks
else in th e Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association
volumes about h er character and about what Franklin & Marshall
(IWLCA ) poll . They grabbed th e No. 1 ranking on April
mea ns to all of us."
and th e pressure that comes along with it. The playe rs took the
Phillips combin es h er love for F&M with a blueprint for success.
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ranking in stride.
Her four-part philosophy in building a winning program includes
Sloan Ciampa '07, another tri-captain , liked th e team's focu s:
techni cal, ph ys ical , tactical , and psychological elements. "Th e
"I think we were always trying to prove so mething. We always
hardest thing is that psyc hological piece of the pu zz le," Phillips
pl ayed eve ry minute, every half, eve ry ga me one at a time .
sa id. "You have to get th e pl aye rs to believe in th emselves."
We didn 't look too far ahead."
And believe in themselves th e 2007 Diplomats did.
SIMPLY THE BEST
The Diplomats showcased an unprecedented suppl y of talent.
Jen Pritchard '09, Sarah M eise nberg '09, and Lidia Sanza '10
joined Cassels, G ill , and Bevingto n on va rious All-America teams .
Th e !WLCA and Wom ensLacrosse .co m named Pritchard ,
who scored a school-record 77 goa ls, "Attacker of the Yea r."
WomensLacrosse .com nam ed Sanza "Goa lkeeper of th e Yea r"
and "Rookie of the Yea r." C lassmate Blake I-largest ' 10 joined Sa nza
on the All-Rookie tea m.
"When other teams mark up on us, who do you choose?" Gill asks.
"There was so much talent."
That talent helped th e Diplomats defea t
fourth-ranked G ettysburg, 9-3, on April 2 1
to claim home field advantage in th e CC
pl ayoffs. Soon after that was a rematch with the
Bull ets for th e conference championship for
the fifth straight yea r, with Gettysburg winning
th e previous four.
If it's possibl e to make an NCAA Regional look like a preseason
sc rimmage, th e Diplomats did. They routed Roanoke 13-2 and
Mary Washington 21-1 at hom e en route to th e Final Four.
The Diplomats were the new kids at th e Final Four. Gettysburg,
Middlebury, and Salisbury had all been th ere in recent years.
The Diplomats earn ed a pl ace in th e championship ga me by
defea ting Gettysburg in th e semifinals, 13-7. "Peopl e sa id you can't
beat Gettysburg three times, that th e pressure was too great," Phillips
sa id . "To us, it was just like two more ga mes, one at a time."
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO SACRIFICE
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
FOR ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE ,"
PHILLIPS SAYS . "HERE YOU
HAVE A UNIQUE BALANCE .
Th is tim e around, it was no contest.
The Diplomats dominated, 14-4. "We're the
first wome n's tea m to win on SponaugleWilliam son Fi eld ," Phillips noted. "I really
wanted to win on that fi eld."
WE HAVE PRE-MED STUDENTS
ON THE TEAM WHO UNDERSTAND
THEY'LL HAVE TIME TO STUDY. "
THE SPIRIT OF DIVISION Ill
The Diplomats showcase d talen t in th e cla ss room too .
Phillips is especially proud of the tea m's overall grade point average
of 3.2. "You don 't have to sacrifi ce academic excellence for athl etic
excell ence," Phillips says . "Here yo u have a uniqu e bal ance.
We have pre-m ed stud ents on th e team who understand th ey'll
have t-im e to study."
"Th is tea m brought the Division Ill ideal to life," sa id Pres ident
Fry, who ea rn ed a reputation for doing pushups after goa ls.
"The playe rs proved that it is possibl e to beli eve that excell ent,
hard-working students can be first-rate athletes, and in doing so set
a high standard for other teams and other institutions to attain."
David Schu yler, the Arthur and Kath erin e Shaclek Professor of
th e Humaniti es and Professor of America n Studies, was the team's
faculty advise r and an ardent supporter. "It is a privilege to be
associated with a group of yo ung women who excel not only on the
athl eti c fi eld but in the classroom ," Schuyler sa id. "l am especially
proud of Coach Phillips, who wants her players to have exceptional
experi ences in every aspect of their collegiate ca reers."
T he next clay, th e Diplomats march ed into
the F&M hi story books alongside th e 1985
wome n's c ross country team as th e on ly
NCAA team champions in F&M history.
"Th e yo unge r playe rs wanted to do it for
th e se niors," sa id Pritchard , who sco red
four goals in the final against Salisbury and
was nam ed th e NCAA Tournament Most
Outstanding Playe r.
"lt's sli ghtl y impo ss ible to desc rib e,"
Bevington says. " It was almost like I kn ew
we were going to win. There was no chance
we were go ing to lose."
On th e advi ce of Pres ident Fry, th e tea m
remain ed in Geneva that night so as not to arrive in an empty
parking lot back home . " It was th e weirdest night eve r," Cill
remembers. " one of us could beli eve what happened. We were
sitting th ere in some strange town watching Entourage, as kin g
each other, 'Diel we just win the national championship?"'
Th ey returned to a rousing celebration outside Mayse r Cen ter
the next clay, where the F&M community gave the national champs
a welcome home party th ey won't soon forget.
"I don't know if these playe rs ca n get their minds wrapped around
th eir ac hi evement," Phillips sa id. "We dared to play at the top.
We had 24 incredibl e women who were perfect in every wayas kids, as students, and as athl etes."
STORY/ JILL COLFORD SCHOENIGER '86
PHOTOS/ CHICHI UBINA
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~ pens one of the summer's hottest books
Almost eve ry English ma jor has one. It's stuffed in a desk drawe r,
half-finished on a laptop, or languishing in a spiral notebook.
All yo u have to do is ask, and most ca n tell you precisely where
their first novel is located.
But as k Dani ell e Ga nek where her first novel is, and her answer
is a dec idedl y better on e. Th at's beca use hers has been selling in
bookstores nation wide, avail abl e on Amazon.com , and reviewed
in The New York Times, USA Today, People, Publishers Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly, C hicago Tribune, and oth er news outlets
sin ce its publi ca ti on in May.
v\/idely found on the summer's must-read book lists, Lulu Meets
God and Doubts f-lim has ga rn ered the attention that first-time
novelists dream about ye t rarely receive . Ganek knows all about
the drea m of becoming a fam ous
novelist-s he's wanted to be a wri te r
sin ce th e age of nin e -but she
we nt one step furth er and put in the
wo rk to make those drea ms a reali ty.
And what a reality it has been.
THE ART OF THE NOVEL
lt's no surprise th at her first novel is set
in th e Big Appl e's legendary art wo rld .
She and her husband , David Canek
'8 5, li ve in New York Ci ty with th eir
three children and are avid collectors
of contemporary art and photographs.
Th ey have assembl ed an impressive
coll ecti on that in cludes Jeff Koons,
Ri chard Prince, and Diane Arbus.
Dani ell e and David kn ew each other
at F&M but didn't date durin g their
undergraduate days. Mutual fri ends reintroduced them when
th ey we re both li ving in New York. Th eir love of art helped
bring th em close r, as th ey expl ored galleries togeth er and bega n
coll ecting contemporary photography.
Dav id , a hedge fund manage r, is a Gugge nheim trustee who
helped raise $4 milli on fo r the museum last year. T he coupl e's
pro minent profile in th e city's art wo rld has prompted fe llow
patrons to specul ate if Dan iell e based her characters on specifi c
people in th eir circl e.
\,Vhil e her un ique insight intu th e contemporary art wo rld
certainly helped her in writing th e book, Gan ek insists th at
"a ll th e charac ters are made up ." But that hasn't stopped
th e buzz or stopped th e book from being touted as
"The Devil Wears Prada of th e art wo rld ." Furth er fu eling
the buzz is th at the book is being circul ated in Holl ywood.
But Ganek doesn't buy into th e Devil comparison. "The onl y
problem with that reference," she says, "is that it impli es that
there are ac tual people being skewered, and that's not the
type of book this is. This is ficti on. I'm not a journalist.
I don't take notes . It's pure fa ntasy and fun on my part."
\,Vhil e some people continu e to try to fi gure out who's who,
Gan ek says that th e art co mmunity has been ve ry supporti ve .
"People in th e art wo rld appreciate th e arti stic endeavor
and th e creati ve process, so th ey are th e ones who are most
understanding of what fi cti on is. T hey're not looking for
it to be representati ve of rea li ty."
Because the story is told through a first-person narrator, Mi a
McMurray, a 20-something "ga ll erina," many also suspect
th e charac ter may be somewhat
autobi ographi cal. Aga in , Gan ek dismisses
this idea, noting that she has never
worked as a "gall erina" as Mia does .
"Gal lerinas" are those superbl y dressed
ga ll ery recepti onists who are described
in th e book as "pretentious creatures
in intell ectual fashion and high heels,
dripping with attitude and sarcasm,
ro lling our eyes at visitors requesting
something as mundane as th e pri ce list."
All th e kn owledge she needed to write
the story ca me from her yea rs of visiting
ga ll eri es and having many fri ends in the art
worl d. "] didn 't do any research. I made up
all the characters," she says. "I had a fri end
who was a dea ler wh o read the manuscript
and wro te to tell me how much it was like
her experi ence. That felt good."
Sh e does admit, however, th at th ere is a hint of her in Mi ain addition to th e fa ct th at she too fee ls "guacamo le is a
religion." "I think that th e place where my experi ence and Mia 's
have intersected is th at fru strati on when your creati ve ambitions
don't match up to your talent," she explains. "I thin k that is
such a uni ve rsal feeling for anyo ne who has any creati ve
inclination -writing, music, art."
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va rious form s for many yea rs, springing from a fai led short story
she had written. "I was always writing about artisti c wo men
and women wrestling with th eir crea ti ve ambitions," she says.
"Over time I watched what happened when th e ambiti on was n't
fu lfill ed. That inspired me to come up with a main charac ter
who was an artist wrestling with her own ambiti ons."
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THE CONSTANT OBSERVER
Ga nek kn ows all about
creati ve ambiti on.
Her desire to write
started at an ea rl y age.
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"Tread T Capture the
Castle, an old Briti sh
book, wh en I was 10 or 11 . Th e narrator is a girl growing up
in a crumbling castl e. It's her voi ce-she's ve ry charismati cth at reall y captured me. Sh e's a teenage girl writing a journal.
Tremember thinking th at this is th e type of writing I wa nt
to read , and this is the type of writing 1 want to write."
She al so beli eves part of her wa nting to be a writer stems from
being a "constant observe r" of life. This started ea rl y on for her
as an Am eri can living abroad most of her childhood in Brazil
and Switzerland. Tn some form or anoth er, she has al ways been
watching and writing what she sees.
She decided to pursue a professional writing ca reer right
after graduation from Franklin & Marshall. Sh e moved to th e
C helsea sec tion of New York C ity, where she lived with two
F&M alums who were aspiring ac tresses .
She sent it to two people- the bro ther of a fri end of hers
at a ma jor publishing house and an age nt.
Both we re ve ry positive, whi ch Gan ek is especially thankful for.
"I didn 't have great confidence and conviction, so 1 got lucky
that I met peopl e who were encouraging. Oth erwise, I might
have sa id, 'Okay, that's it."'
Instead, she we nt bac k home and wrote. Once she was fini shed,
her agent sent the first 50 pages to 13 publi shers-and they
all requested th e entire manusc ript. Three days later, she got
a preempt deal from Viking, whi ch she quickl y took, liking
their "literary" reputation.
Despite her trepidati on headin g into th e editing process"! thought I was going to get a compl ete head-to-toe makeover" she was pl easantl y surprised by how deferenti al and polite
the editors we re. "Maybe it's beca use I was so insec ure in my
writing that the book was furth er along th an most," she says.
"Most of what I did in my rewrite was add som e scenes where
I had cut th em out. I was self-conscious about my narrator
talking too much about herself. But the feedbac k was to put
in more of what was happening with Mia."
True to her perfec tionist self, Ga nek admits that it never
felt like th e book was fini shed for her, even well into th e
Ga nek had a success ion of jobs in th e publishing world ,
process. "I was literally sending
working at Woman 's Day and
my editor word changes when
Mademoiselle. She eventuall y
the book had already been
found her way to the French
sent to the printer," she says.
departm ent store chain Galeries
Lafaye tte as its crea ti ve director.
All th e whil e, she harbored the
THE WRITING LIFE
drea m of being a full-tim e writer,
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Now th at Lulu is on th e
continued to write short pi eces,
bookshelves and she's
introduces dynamic
and took classes and workshops.
don e a slew of interviews
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After the famil y moved from
Connec ticut back to New York
C ity in 2005, she decided it
was now or never. "I was at a position where I had had my three
children and reall y wa nted to focus on my work," she explains.
"I decided I was eith er going to fini sh a novel and send it out I couldn 't hold onto this half-finished thing any longe ror I was going back to work full-time doing something else."
Being like most writers, Ga nek fa ncies herself a bit of
a perfection ist and had troubl e letting go. "I thought th e
manusc ript couldn 't go out until it was in perfect form ,"
she says . "But my husband was ve ry encouraging and told
me to send it out."
When she had 75 pages compl etely written and a solid draft
of th e second half of the book, she dec ided to test th e wa ters.
and readin gs/book
signings in several citi es,
Ga nek is eager to get
bac k to work. She talks exc itedl y about her next novel.
It's about a woman who is obsessed with her first lovethe person who introduced her to The Great Gatsby.
Sh e carri es around th e book he gave her when she
was 17. A decorator by profess ion , she re-m eets her
old flam e 2 0 yea rs later when he is an architec t
assigned to work with her on a proj ec t. "S he hates
him and everything about him ," Gan ek expl ains.
"Sh e's an older, funni er ve rsion of Mia , who has
been through a lot," Ga nek says. "Sh e's a bigge r
personali ty, so it's been fun to write and use that element.
"M ia was a ve ry restrain ed
na rrator, so I am having fun
with this bigge r personali ty
and poking fun at th e peopl e
aro und her."
T he success of her first
book has come with some
chall enges. "Interviews and
pro motions are ea ting in to
my writing time," she says.
"I used to have this vision that
my writing ro utin e should
be ve ry regimented. 1 love
readin g about writers who
wri te from eight to noon
every clay and have th e sa me
thing fo r lunch. I don't have
that kind of life. I have three
children and a lot going, so
I write whenever I can." Despite
not having a regular routi ne,
she does try to write every clay.
T hat "irregular" writing ro utine
certainl y wo rked out well th e
first tim e and bodes well fo r
th e future. Based on her
fo ld er full of positi ve reviews
and her determined na ture,
the next novel is sure to be
a lulu as well.
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Lulu Meets
God and
Doubts Hin1
has garnered
the attention that
first-time novelists
dream about yet
rarely receive.
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LULU
MEETS
GOD
AND
DOUBTS
HIM
A NOVEL
Adventure-seeking Neil Krauter '79
has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro
and trekked to Santa's homeland
By Pamela Babcock
As an executi ve in the staid world of insurance, Neil C. Krauter '79
has spent most of his career helping peopl e avoid or manage
Krauter admits he often found him self on a beach, readin g an
adven ture spy novel whil e balancing a drink with an umbrella in it.
risk. But when it comes to himself, this self-desc ribed "syba riti c,
pl easure-seeking guy" seems to be doing just the opposite.
Krau ter's latest endeavors were spa rked las t October when he
bought a Yamaha WaveRunner and piloted it with a cli ent/
fri end from Montclair down Lake C hampl ain , through a ca nal
system, th en hooked into th e Hudson Ri ve r before arriving at
th e Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
Since October 2006, th e chairman and CEO of Krauter & Co .
has climbed to heights far from hi s 29th-floor office on th e
Avenue of th e Americas in midtown Manhattan.
Krauter has jet skied from th e top of Lake C ham plain in
Canada to th e Statue of Liberty; climbed Mount Kilim anj aro;
clog-sleclclecl and sk ied th e last 70 miles from a Russian ice
station to th e North Pole; mastered ice climbing on Mount
Baker in Washington State; and jet ski ed from th e Statue
of Liberty to Na ntucket Island.
"I don 't think yo u kn ow your own li mitations until yo u're
totall y stress ing th em," says Krauter, 50, of Montclair, N.J.
''T've definitely lea rn ed more abo ut myself and go tten in better
shape than I've been in th e past 25 yea rs."
Previously, work-related jaunts have taken Krauter to Bangkok,
Korea, Japan, and Europe. But when it ca me to vaca tions,
"I've always been a relati ve couch potato," Krauter explains.
"The guy I we nt with was in really good shape, and for four
and a half clays, we ate th e sa me food, and exercised th e sa me
amount. It was ve ry cold and tough."
"But after four and a half days of ea ting rabbit food and being on
th e wa ter, [ go t home and had n't lost a pound. So that was sort
of my mission-to get in shape and do Kilimanjaro," Krauter says.
Since January, Krauter has pared 50 pounds from hi s 6'i'' frame.
He wo rks with a train er twice a week and goes to th e gym two
additional clays. Whil e getting in shape was ni ce, it's hardl y th e
sole moti va tor.
Morning in Africa
Neil having fun on his jet ski
The dog sled after crossing a pressure ridge
"All th ese oth er cra zy adve ntures, l can't give you a grea t read
on why I'm doing th em," Kra uter expl ains. "But life's too short
to not do what you wa nt to do."
A little background
A nati ve of Rumson, N .J. , Kraute r graduated fro m F&M in
three years with a degree in economi cs, and today is a member
of F&M's Leadership Council. Krauter marri ed his high sc hool
sweeth ea rt, Leslie, after college. T he coupl e have two sons,
Neil Jr. , 17, and C hri sti an, 13.
Krauter, who bears some resemblance to Ri chard Bra nson
of Virgin fa me, describes hi mself as "a little crazy" and a bit
irreverent. "I bas icall y have not changed since I was in coll ege,"
he says, addin g, "I'm still a teenager."
Fro m th e mid- to late-199os, Krauter was vice chairman of Aon
Corp. in New York. In 2000, he took ea rly retirement from the
firm , whi ch had offi ces on th e 105th Aoor of th e World Trade
Center's south tower.
The porters pass with their loads on Kilimanjaro
F&M at the top of the world-the North Pole
"I unfo rtunately lost many fri ends," Krauter says of th e Sept.
terro ri st attacks.
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Krauter always wan ted to own a wine store. So he bought one
in 2002 in Mon tclair. In 2004, he laun ched Krauter & Co.,
a New Yo rk-based com mercial in sura nce brokerage firm.
His business has grown to in clude offi ces in Boston, G reenwich
(Conn. ), St. Louis, Atl anta, C hi cago, and San Francisco .
Hi s new busin ess has a ni ce F&M conn ecti on, as th e person
who run s th e Boston offi ce is G ilman Conant '77, Krauter's big
broth er at C hi Phi.
T he foll owing yea r, Krauter sold th e win e store. "lt we nt
from being a lot of fun to ac tuall y being work," he says .
As fo r his newfound travel interests, Krauter says his wife was
initi all y happy he was heading to th e gym . But has he taken
it too fa r?
"I don't think she wa nts me back on th e couch, but going
fo r a walk or ridin g a bike would be a littl e better th an going
to climb a mountain on th e oth er encl of th e wo rld," he says.
The glaciers of Kilimanjaro in the distance
Halfway camp
A rifle in case of lions
The plains
of Africa
Kilimanjaro trip
Krauter's first major trip was in January 2007, when he climbed
Mount Kil imanj aro in eastern Tanza ni a. He kept a di ary of sorts,
jotting notes in a small black journal th at he later transferred
to his computer and e-m ailed to fa mil y, fri ends, and coll eagues.
Th e expedition was perhaps his most humbling. He caught
a fel low hiker as th e man stumbled and almost toppled clown
th e mountain. Krauter himse lf couldn 't eat and was ill fo r clays,
thanks to altitude sickn ess. Hi s porter had to help him clown th e
mountain , and he was th e last in his group to make the descent.
On e person didn 't make it at all.
"I mad e it, but it was a struggle," says Krauter. "Getting to
the top is onl y halfway, and all I had foc used on was getting
to the top."
His diary begins on January 4 with details of th e mundane.
"Tried Kilimanjaro and Swa hili beers," Krauter writes during hi s
stay at the Dik Dik Hotel, near Arusha, before the hike begins.
"Kili is much better."
Afte r four clays on the mountain, th e cl imb is taking its toll. In
a January 10 entry titled "Hell ," Kra uter describes being so weak
that his porter, Sengal, has to pac k fo r him . When Krauter leaves
hi s te nt, he sees th e G rea t Barranco Wall , or breach wall , with
its near ve rti cal asce nt. He kn ows it will be a scramble to get up.
"Yes, I am scared," Krauter writes . Th e fol lowing clay, his group
tackles th e inh ospitabl e terrain leadin g to Barufu , th e high
camp before summit, at 15,358 fee t.
"We are soon trekkin g th rough snow, ice, or silt, so you often
step up and th en slide bac k," Kra uter writes . "Going is ve ry
tough, steep and different than planned. Sin ce we are at th e
equator and over 17,000 feet, th e sun is taking its toll."
T he group th en sees a shocking site- two porters rushing
to get a climber sufferin g cerebral edema clown th e moun tain.
"H e is a sack of coa l being held up in betwee n th e two porters,"
Krauter writes . "He is lifeless and totall y un conscious ."
Wh en Krauter is 1,000 ve rtical fee t from th e summit,
he isn't sure he ca n make it.
"I had to think of all th e people- my fa mil y, fri ends, cli entsthat I would be letting clown," Krauter penn ed in his journal.
"Th ere we re certain peo ple who are a source of inspirati on,
and I saw all th ose fa ces. As much as had been clone and
acco mpli shed, this woul d be remembered as a failure."
T he fo llowing clay, January 12, Krauter reaches Uhuru Peak,
the 19,500-foot summi t. "I was onl y th ere fo r 10 minutes,
but it felt like an eterni ty and seemed like nirva na," he wri tes .
The Arctic plunge
In April , Kra uter headed to th e No rth Pole fo r six clays
of clog-sledd ing and skiin g. T he tea m was delayed three clays
in Longyea rbye n, No rway, after cracks developed in th e run way
at the Barneo ice base and th eir An to nov An-74s transport plane
couldn't land .
But before long, Krauter and fell ow traveler Larry, an air traffi c
controller from Florida, and lwo female guides, we re skii11g a11J
Nature at its best
Neil's favorite
sled dog Bruno
Breaking camp on the ice
sledd ing with eight Greenland huskies whose favorite trea t after
a long clay of work was whale blubber.
"procedures" in Norway and in New York, he happi ly reports
"They were cute, and Bruno was my fa vo rite," Krauter says.
"He was one of th e bigges t dogs and one of th e nasti est.
They're fin e with humans, but we had three massive dog fi ghts
and one clog actually lost an ea r."
Several days later, on April 27, the tea m celebrated.
Using CPS, th ey confirm ed their arri val at th e geog raphi c
During this trip, Krauter had perhaps hi s most frightening
experience on hi s latest adventures. The ice was in relatively
good shape, but unlike th e terrain at th e South Pol e,
which is very flat, the North Pol e is undulating.
Krauter was attempting to ge t his dogs and sled to clea r
a pressure ridge when the sled suddenl y broke through
th e ice. He and the back of th e sled plunged into th e fri gid
Arcti c Ocean (while Bruno and hi s buddies were still on land ).
A prerequisite for the trip was survival training in Minnesota,
and that training kicked in. A guide laid down on th e ice and
carefully helped hoist Krauter out of th e wate r. The next step
was to try to ge t him dried off.
"You cover yo ur entire body with snow, which is a little counterintuitive," Krauter explains. "But the snow up there is actually
very dry, so it actually absorbs the wa ter from yo ur cloth es ."
that all his toes are intac t.
North Pol e-90 degrees North-at 11: 34 p.m.
Wait. There's more .. .
Krauter wasn't content to stop th ere. The first week of Jun e,
he fl ew to Washington State to lea rn how to ice climb at the
American Alpine Institute. Later that month , he and two fri ends
jet ski ed from the Statue of Liberty to Na ntucket Island ,
where he and his fami ly have a vaca tion home.
And there are more mountains in Krauter's future. At th e
end of August, he's off for fi ve weeks to climb C ho Oyu,
th e sixth highest mountain in the wo rld , loca ted on th e border
of C hina and Nepal. Tt will be the first time Krauter will need
oxygen to climb.
It's all training for Krauter's ultimate goal, at least for now.
In March 2008, he hopes to climb Mt. Everest. He's well awa re
that one in 11 climbers never comes off th e mountain .
Guides and a fellow traveler helped Krauter out of hi s clothing
and into new gear. The next goa l was to try to wa rm up.
"Wh at do yo u do after that?" Krauter asks recentl y, seated
in the media room of his expansive Georgian-style home after
showing a guest a video about climbing Everest. "You have
to live through it first."
"I hopped on a pair of skis and basically sta rted skiing as fast as
I could to generate as much heat as I could ," Krauter recalls.
"Maybe I'll have to take 10 yea rs off after that," Kra uter says
with a smil e. He adds: "Then, we'll see what I do at 60."
He did develop frostbite on on e of his fee t, causing the loss
of th e nail on his big toe and loss of feeling. After several
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The uniqu e spirit of th e Eme rging Writers Festi va l (EW F) ca n
be summ ed up in its sig nature so und -oofl -which e nthu sias ts
c ha nt on a ny g ive n day lea ding up to th e eve nt. T h e fes ti va l
co m es a t yo u fas t, leaving yo u a little brea thl ess, but eage r to
experi ence it a ll ove r aga in.
But at 8:30, ! had a running to-do list Rashing
in my lllind 's eye: go to Ge rm a n class,
burn fi ve copies of a three-pa rt mix C D
fo r th e writers' we lcollle baske ts, lllee t a
COllllllittee membe r to deco ra te Mille r
Recita l Ha ll a nd to collec t home lllade
T here's no bette r trea t for aspiring stude nt writers, or any people
sco nes, a rra nge th e sco nes a nd th e C D s
inte res t·ed in th e wo rld of writing a t its yo uthful, e n e rge ti c,
in a ttrac ti ve tiss ue pap e r, a nd drive
c rea ti ve heights, th a n imm e rsing th e mselves in three days of
readings, craft ta lks, a nd receptions.
everything to th e banque t ha ll. And th e
list went on.
l'm re mind ed of fi c ti o n writ e r Kevin M offe tt's insc ripti on to
'v\/e lcollle baske ts were small change. 1 was
m e in my co py of his sh ort sto ry collec ti on. M offett closes his
de termin ed to exec ut e my first rea l task of
a utograph s with a sing le co mm and : "Fo rwa rd !" EWF ca ptures
th a t momentum a nd uses th e gooc/ wi// a11d creati ve fo cus of t/1 e
Philadelphia Alulllni Writers House collllllunity and its telllporary
write
to inspire and enlig hten th e e me rg ing writer
in
all rs-in-residence
of us.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13:
LOSING CYNTHIA CRUZ
th e fes ti va l-chauffe uring C ruz and Pa ige to
th eir hote l-with all th e seaso ned g race of a tru e
profess io na l. Predi ctably, I sc rewed it up.
Wh e n lh e 2:4 2 Ira in arrived frolll Ne,,· York, 1 pa ni cked .
I hadn 't see n a nyo ne who rese mbl ed C ru z's publicity ph oto
step off th e Ira in . A distin c tly edgy, petite blonde with a shock
of da rk eye ma ke up (think moody, think chain -smoker) had
definitely not sta lked through th e heavy, wooden doo rs leading lo
Wh en 1 sleepily switc hed off Illy a la rill a t
th e platforlll. After wa iting fo r a ll th e stroller-wielding moth ers lo
8:30 a. Ill ., th e first rea ding of th e E W F
clea r th e eleva tor, thinking tha t perh aps Illy poet didn 't "do" steps,
was still
12
hours away. I needed eve ry
I wa lked onto th e deserted pla tforlll, wo nde ring whom 1 should
ca ll to report th at 1 had lost C indy C ru z.
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Cynthia C ru z. T his mean t, a lllong
o th e r thi ngs, pi cking 11p Cr11 z ;i nd
h e r hu sba nd, a rti st Steve Pa ige,
a t La ncaste r's tra in stati on.
"Are yo u loo king fo r Cynthia?" she as ked, a nd / fe lt illlmediate/y
g ra teful to th e train station gods fo r ha nding me this poe t.
It turns out the demure Cruz is as sharp as her roughl y beautiful,
hauntin g poetry and intimidating press photo suggest. At th e
open ing din ner, she blith ely dismissed "blurb-ing," offerin g quips
of pra ise fo r the back of a new book, as soc io-litera ry hac kery;
assured Visiting Assista nt Professor of English Amy Mo reno that
journal arti cles on 18th-century fe male writers we re every bit as
literary as poetry; and sugges ted th at writers should be more awa re
of th e state of th e wo rl d than politi cians-and represent the world,
in all its rough beauty, to th eir audi ences.
As a poet, I was eage r to hea r Cruz's take on writing "personal"
poe try. ln th e post-m odern age of litera ture, it's a ca rdin al sin
to ass um e the speake r of th e poe m has anything to do with
th e poet. But C ru z's poe try felt intensely honest and intim ate,
almost revealing. l often have tro ubl e separa ti ng myse lf fro m my
poeti c sub jec t beca use, like most yo un g writers, I suffe r from th e
occas ional case of seve re narciss ism. Pe rh aps C ruz co ul d
help justi fy my self-interest.
" ! don't like it when peopl e assu me th at th e
cha rac te rs in my poe ms a re rea l," C ru z
answered. She expl ain ed that she uses her
characte rs to evoke an emotional truth.
For exa mpl e, it doesn't matter if the
yo un ge r bro th er in her book Ruin
di ed or not in reality. Wh at matte rs is
th at readers empathi ze with C ru z's
charac ters when th ey read about
th e dea th in her poems.
Altho ugh thi s pi ece of lite ra ry
wisdom is probably co mm onpl ace
kn owledge among more experi enced
writers, C ru z's co mm ent c hange d
th e way l app roac h my ow n wo rk.
Th e e mo ti onal truth of my poe ms
takes precedence ove r au tobi ographi ca l
truth and , acco rding to the C ru z litmus test,
pro bably resonates more stro ngly with rea ders
in the long run.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14:
ELEPHANTS AND
ELLA FITZGERALD
Wi th an omnipresent scarf draped aro und
hi s nec k, a trimm ed reel beard, and loosefitti ng corduroys, Jay Kirk looks more like a posh
lumbe rjac k than someone who knows a thing or hvo about
exploring 19th-century Afri ca or proving th e existence of mountain
li ons in no rth eastern Pennsylva ni a.
Afte r reading his mountain li on arti cle in HarfJ er's Magazine,
I was curi ous how this "creati ve non-fi ction" writer resea rched and
wro te. Kirk had spent th e better part of a winter tra mping about
Polte r County, next doo r to my nati ve T ioga Coun ty, discuss ing
th e debated prese nce of th e mountain li on there. I had neve r
eve n reali zed th ere was a debate. Kirk 's humorous, yet detailed
outsider's perspecti ve fasc inated me and suggested his new work
on English explorer Ca rl Akeley, and his discuss ion of his research,
wo uld be just as enj oya bl e.
Before beginning his talk, Kirk bemoaned his billing as a "crea tive"
non-fi cti oni st-a te rm th at's ca used countl ess non-fi cti on writers
bad dreams. Put "crea ti ve" in front of"non-fi ction," and yo u get all
sorts of ge nre issues, not to menti on a perceived loss of journalisti c
integrity. He was in a bind , he told us, beca use most of th e
va ri ati ons on "c reative non-fi cti on" we re even less
mea nin gfu l or appea lin g: literary non-fi cti on,
narrati ve non- ficti on, or, heave n fo rbid ,
li te rary journalism.
Kirk may tell a mean story, but that's
because he resea rches and coll ec ts
pil es of data. He considers himself
a love r of fac ts. D urin g hi s craft
talk, he distribu ted photocopi es of
19th-century catalogs that wealth y
expl orers preparing fo r an African
safa ri wo uld have co nsulted.
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WAS ONE OF THE DUTIES OF
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th eir di sposal-and Kirk ass ured us
these pages we re only a sm all exa mpl e
WORLD
of th e ph o n e -b oo k- s iz e d ca t a l ogs h e
thumbed through.
ex pla in "qu ie t," Jo hn so n
c h a ll e n ge d . M y mind
obe d ie n tly we nt bla nk . In
Joh nson's mi nd, "qui et" beca me
"qui et as a h ouse wh ere a witch just
stopped dan cin g."
At th e point where language fa ils hum ans, we
rall y and find new ways to address an image, like th at
Wh en it cam e tim e to authenti ca te th e speec h of his c harac ters,
heavy silence in a house where an exhausted witch stretches her
Kirk drew on th e wo rds of Akeley and hi s first wife , D elia, using
stockin ged fee t.
direc t phrases from journ als and letters into h is story. H is ro man ce
John son stee red hi s talk towa rd strategies for varying a poe ti c image
with meticu lous detail m ea nt that eve n the sections of Kirk's book
or them e, u sing different ve rsions of "M y Favo ri te Th ings" to
desc ribing th e fam ous tax ide rm ist sc rapin g out an elephant skull
ill ustrate hi s poi nt. Whi le we listened to th e tun e m ade popu lar by
felt fri ghtfu ll y vivi d .
Ju li e Andrews, now stretched and se nsu ali zed by the th roa ty vo ice
Ju st wh en Kirk had us wo rri ed about a n elephant stamped e ,
of jazz songstress Betty Ca rter (admittedly m y first feeble guess was
Arnaud John son plugged in a portable stereo and pull ed us back
E ll a Fitzge rald ), n ow run in circl es by Joh n C oltra n e's wa iling
into th e 21st ce ntury. John so n ex ud ed a ca lm wisdom and th e
saxoph one, Johnson readi ed copies of Wallace Steve ns' "T hirtee n
prese nce of a tru sted teac her th at delighted th e ete rn al stud ent
Ways of Looking at a Black bird ." M u ch in th e way Ca rter and
in m e. His awa rd-winnin g book Red Summer, an explora ti on of
Coltran e draw out th e different em oti onal levels of "M y Favo rite
th e public spec tacle of th e 1919 race riots juxtaposed with pri va te,
T h ings," Wa ll ace manipul ates th e reader's und erstandin g of an
fa mi li al landscapes, has th e sa m e gra vitas tha t Johnson possesses.
image aga in and aga in in th e sa m e poem .
He open ed with a disc uss ion of m etap h or, expla ining th at our
T hat, John son charged , was one of th e duties of th e poet: to inse rt
language is natura lly de fi cient. We're always trying to qualify what
individual consc iousness, perh aps eve n mu ltiple represe ntation s,
a co nce pt or a n image is like . Just think abou t how you wo uld
and c hange th e way we look at th e wo rld.
Several of th e fic ti on write rs in the
room sta rted sc ribblin g furiously,
whil e I flound e red in m y ow n
half-baked ve rsion of Die Hard ,
a ll l ea th er, d espe rat ion , a nd
se mi-automati cs-a fa r cry from
a n ythin g E mil y Bronte eve r
e nvi sio n ed whe n sh e ma pp ed
out th e m eti culously stru ctu red ,
viole nt love affai r of H ea th c liff
and Ca th erin e.
Wh e n Kev in Moffett sta rted hi s
own c raft ta lk by drawin g an icebe rg,
I eyed him wa ril y, clin gin g to Wallace
Stevens an d th e Cynthia C ruz litm us tes t
like two life preserve rs. He used th e illustration
FRIDAY , APRIL 15:
"WRITE ASTORY IN THE SHAPE OF AGUN."
to di sc uss narrati ve te nsion in Donald Barthelme's
short short story, "Th e Sch ool." On ly a tin y portion of
Lauren Groff loo ked a t he r cra ft class expecta ntl y. I wasn 't the
Barth elm e's short, th e ac tu al plot, was immed iately access ibl e.
onl y one starting to loo k un co mfortab le. Several people ope n ed
T h e ma jority of th e story operated below th e surface- th e grand ,
th eir mo uth s, c hoked on th e ir qu es ti on mid-brea th , and closed
metaphorical "m ea nin g" big enough to sink th e Titanic.
th em aga in . Even though I didn 't wa nt to take Groff too litera lly,
If Barth elm e's "The Sch ool" addresses how we deal with dea th
I found m yse lf starti ng to im ag ine a gun-s haped bloc k of wo rds
in soc iety, Moffett's ow n work e n croac h es on th e business of
in m y notebook.
li fe, introducing c haracters who sea rch for a m ea nin g below
I wasn 't sure whe th e r peopl e we re still recove rin g fr om Graff's
the surfa ce of their ex iste n ces and for the buoyin g presence
whirl wind prese ntation on stru cture- in th e space of 20 minutes,
of a hum an co nn ectio n. It's easy to see why Moffett is drawn to
we had ana lyzed th e twists and turns of Virginia Woolfs short sto ry,
the tid y packed iceberg ofBartheleme's story. Th e two writers have
"A Haunted House," and fi elded qu es tion s on th e narrati ve forms
th e sa me apprec iati on for surfa ce tension in narrati ve, th e same
of various n ovels, including Wuth ering Heights. Groff, whom
qui etl y cyn ical humor hummin g betwee n th e lines of their work.
I had pegged as bubbl y and easygoing, was rele ntl ess,
To wa rd th e e nd of th e day, as I' m e njo yin g o ur "Bye-Bye
pluckin g co mm ents from the shy room with a pati ent,
en couraging intensity.
Now, flood e d with a n ewfo und res pec t for
stru c turin g narrati ve, we were supp osed to
prod u ce a story-gun with nothin g but our
wits, a pencil , and th e remaining 10 minutes
Bar-be-que," Moffett pull s up a c ha ir nex t to me. H e has been
h ounded by admi rers who wan t autographs-on EWF T-shirts, on
th e titl e pages of th eir copi es of hi s book - but he see ms to revel
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of the ta lk.
"With all bes t wishes to yo u and good lu ck with yo ur wo rk ,"
"Ma ybe th ere's a gun in th e story," Gro ff
he writes. "Forward !"
clar ifi ed. "O r m ay be th e re a re diffe rent
characte rs who are th e bull ets, the tri gger."
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Herman Kraybill, Ph.D., writes : "I am
retired but am lecturing to graduate
students at the University of Maryland." He also
supports students there through the Kraybill
Fellowship Program.
, 37 charles Apple, D.D.S., writes: "I have
served on the board of the Maurice A.
Neinken Scholarship Grant & Loan Fund since
its inception in 1992. The fund, whose assets
have reached $2.7 million, has provided financial aid totaling more than $4 million to more
than 400 students since it began, which makes
this 92-year-old and his 82-year-old wife, Kit,
very proud."
'4 o
Wayne Winters writes: "Folks often
inquire about my 0040FM license plate,
and I'm happy to answer. I have enjoyed 22
busy years of retirement at Willow Valley here
in Lancaster. I have 10 great-grandchildren and
more to come. Greetings to all!"
'42 One of the recipients of the Distinguished
Service Award of the Military Order of
the Carabao was Lt. Frank Manning. The order
honored the living Carabao veterans of World
War II. They were recognized for their courage,
heroism, and sacrifice in defending the Philippines during the war. • Golfer Richard Miller
reports from Cleveland:" I had a hole-in-one on
May 25. My fourth one. I've shot my age every
year since 1977. I still play 18 holes. I winter
every year in Boca Raton, Fla. Sorry I missed
my 65th Reunion. I had no one to drive me. I
had eight ladies' retail stores in Ohio when I
retired in 1984."
'44
From Portland, Maine, Dick Bernard
writes: "I am expecting the publication
of my chapter book for 10-year-olds (Betsy's
Destiny'J some time this summer. It's about a
school bus with an impish manner with a strong
storyline that leads her from Texas to Mexico.
It's to be published by Trafford, Canada."
'4 8
Stowe, Vt., resident Dick Luxner, M.L.S.,
was featured in the local newspaper in
June for his role in D-Day. He was part of the
weather forecasting team under Supreme Allied
Commander Dwight Eisenhower who helped
change history when the weather patterns they
charted moved the Normandy invasion from
June 5 to June 6. He sent up weather balloons
near Cornwall, England, that helped predict
the conditions. He is often sought out to give
his firsthand accounts around the June 6 anniversary. • Otis Shull writes: "I was honored in
2004 for 50 years of being registered with the
Boy Scouts of America. Now in my 53rd year as
a volunteer with my own desk and computer in
BSA Theodore Roosevelt Council Headquarters
in Nassau County N.Y., I average 15 hours a
week in the office, as well as evening work as a
member of the Eagle Scout Board of Review."
'49
Rody Cox, M.D., was recently honored
by his daughter and son-in-law. They
have established the Dr. Rody P. Cox, M.D., Professorship in Internal Medicine at University
of Texas Southwestern. It pays tribute to this
distinguished clinician and teacher and will
support a variety of clinical and research programs. After joining the faculty in 1988, Rody
has served as dean of the medical school and
professor of internal medicine.
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Stephen Mucha, M.D., F.A.C.S., celebrated 50 years as a medical doctor
on June 1, 2006. He writes that he was unable
to attend the Reunion because of ill health.
He is a retired Navy captain with 26 years of
service. He is the proud father of six children,
19 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Through the years he has been recognized for
his outstanding medical care to thousands of
military and civilian personnel.
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7 Having retired from Rhode Island College in June 2004, after 36 years of service, Professor Emeritus ofTheatre, P. William
Hutchinson, Ph.D., has continued to teach
graduate courses and to supervise M.F.A. student projects in performance and society at the
college. He still performs his historical portrayals, including Jefferson, Thoreau, and Poe, in
the New England area . • The Rev. Dr. Wayne
F&M and PCI working on
new Alumni Directory
Franklin & Marshall has contracted with the directory publisher
PCI: the data company to compile a new Alumni Directory. The
process of collecting up-to-date personal and professional data
on more than 20,000 F&M alumni is underway. You may have
already received a phone call or a letter from PCI asking for information to include in this directory.
Franklin & Marshall is ready to help you reconnect with
fellow alums, but we need your help. When PCI contacts you on
the College's behalf, please provide your information as quickly
as possible. For more information about the Alumni Directory,
contact the Alumni Programs Office at 866-925-5500.
Smith and his wife, Dona Elaine, celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary on June 2 and
3 with family and friends in Harrisburg. Included
in the gathering was Delta Sigma Phi fraternity
brother Robert Menzel '57 .
Barth named
Alumni Board president
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Ric h ard Ba rth ,
Ph .D., '71 has been
selected as p res iden t of F&M's
Alu mn i Boa rd for
th e coming year.
He has served on
the Alum ni Board
since 2003 and has
Barth
been a m ember of
its execu ti ve committee sin ce 2005 . H e
chaired the marketi ng committee from
2004-05 . Ba rth will also serve as an ex
offi cio member of th e Coll ege's Boa rd
of Trustees .
"Rich is fo ll owing in the foots teps of
some ve ry dedicated F&M alu mn i who
have ass umed the Alumni Board pres idency," sa id Cathy Roman, di rec tor of
alu mn i programs . "Ric h 's energy and
en th u siasm for h is alma ma te r make
hi m the ideal person to head th is gro up
of alumn i lea ders as the Coll ege focuses
on engaging our alu m ni in greater a nd
more mean ingful ways ."
H o m e lan d Secur ity Depa rtm en t
Sec retary M ichael C h ertoff appoin ted
Barth as Ass istan t Secretary for the Offi ce of Policy Developmen t on Aug. 28,
2006. In th is pos iti on, he is the principal
ac ti on office r fo r coordina ti ng policy
among DH S enti ties, with state and federal agencies, and fo reign governments .
Prior to assuming his current positio n ,
Barth was corporate vice president and
direc to r, H ome land Security Strategy,
fo r Motorola's Gove rn men t Relati o n s
Offi ce. Un der Pres ide n t George H. W .
Bush , Barth also served on th e Nati onal
Sec urity Co u nc il staff. T hi s fo ll owed
a career th at inc lud ed var io us oth er
trade- and tech nology-related pos iti ons
fo r the D epartments of Commerce and
Treasury.
from the board of our local Planned Parenthood
affiliate where I served for five years as board
chair. It was a great experience working with a
lot of dedicated people."
to full retirement some time soon in Florida or
Puerto Rico."
Wayne Fuller reports: "I retired as a
high school principal 13 years ago. Now
majoring in golf, food, relaxation, and good
times with good friends. My wife, Virginia, and I
have been snowbirds in Naples, Fla., for several
years now. We just love it! We travel north to
see my daughters, Dorothy and Virginia, as well
as to see Virginia's two daughters, Sharon and
Bonnie. I hope to attend the BIG 50th reunion
in June 2008. Until then, I will continue to enjoy our monthly F&M alumni luncheons here
in Naples on the Gulf." • Bob Stern recently
retired from Penn State University where he
taught psychology and did research on functional gastrointestinal disorders for 40 years.
Bob and his wife, Wilma, continue to live in
State College, Pa., most of the year and in Cape
Cod in the summer. Bob would enjoy hearing
from classmates.
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Roger Bolton, Ph.D., writes: "The North
American Regional Science Council recently gave me its David Boyce Award for service to the field of regional science (a multidisciplinary academic field combining economics,
geography, planning, and transportation) . The
citation mentioned my long service in editorial
work, especially as book review editor of the
Journal of Regional Science." • On May 2, the
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry
awarded Joe Nolt the Exemplar Award, which
honors a person or business who best exemplifies the chamber's mission.
'6} Bill Irwin recently announced his retirement as senior research associate for the
Pennsylvania School Boards Association. This
follows his retirement from active duty with
the Air Force in 1982. • George Stine, Ph.D.,
proudly wrote in that his daughter-in-law, Lisa
Christopher-Stine, M.D., '92 was featured
on Good Morning America about her work at
the Johns Hopkins Center of Myositis. (See Lisa
Christopher-Stine profile on page 37 .)
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William Gray Ill, LLD., was the keynote
speaker at Morris College's commencement on May 5. Bill was also honored as Princeton Seminary's 2007 Distinguished Alumnus at
its commencement for Princeton Theological
Seminary on May 19. He is a member of the
seminary's class of 1970. • Raymond Johnson,
Ph.D., writes: "I just retired again! This time
'65
Sam Brown writes: "I looked up Dave
Kloiber '65 while my wife and I were on
a month-long trip to the South Pacific in March.
Dave is a fraternity brother (Kappa Sigma). He
has lived in a suburb of Sydney, Australia, since
his Navy days during the Vietnam War. He is
enjoying his retirement and is active in a local
yacht club. He gives a great tour of the Sydney
area and enjoys seeing old friends." • Elliott
Friedel, M.D., of Atlantic Beach, N.Y., reports :
"I recently published a novel, The JFK Conspiracy:
Breakthrough Evidence, by AuthorHouse. Based
on my friendship with the Naval surgeon scheduled to perform President Kennedy's autopsy, it
reveals there was a covert team who changed
the wounds to suggest one lone shooter." •
Donald Krummrich, Ph.D., writes: "How the
time flies! I have semi-retired and am teaching courses in the Humanities and English as
a Second Language Departments at Norwalk
Community College in Connecticut.After a particularly cold and bleak winter, I look forward
'6 6
John Kane has been promoted to
corporate training manager at TRACO,
the window manufacturer in Cranberry Township, Pa., that made the special replacement
windows for the Statue of Liberty and Empire
State Building. • Peter Keers has been appointed senior vice president at Radian Asset
Assurance Inc. in New York City. He also remains
in his position as director of education and
nonprofits in Radian's public finance business.
• Rabbi Stephen Pinsky was honored by his
congregation in May on the occasion of three
anniversaries: his 11th year as rabbi ofTemple
Beth Torah in Wellington, Fla.; 36 years since his
ordination; and 50 years since his Bar Mitzvah.
800 members and friends attended the Shabbat
service, and nearly $85,000 was raised for an
educational fund in his honor.
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Miles Groth, Ph.D., chair of the Psychology Department and director of the
Honors Program at Wagner College, is editor of
a new scholarly journal called THYMOS: Journal
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of Boyhood Studies published by Men's Studies
Press. • James Wolitarsky retired as president
and CEO of Janney Montgomery Scott on June
30. On June 7, he rang the closing bell at the
New York Stock Exchange to mark the firm's
175th anniversary. He joined Janney in 1991 as
chief financial officer; assumed responsibility as
its president and chief operating officer in 2000;
and became chief executive officer in 2001 .
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James Ottavio Castagnera, Ph.D., J.D.,
associate provost and associate legal
counsel at Rider University and a LawProfBlogs
blogger, has been awarded one of 45 Academic
Fellowships on Terrorism from the Foundation
for Defense of Democracies. Entitled "Defending Democracy, Defeating Terrorism, " the fellowship features a 10-day course on terrorism
and the threat it poses to democratic societies.
The program is taught in Israel in conjunction
with Tel Aviv University. The program's goal is
to offer information to teaching professionals
about the latest trends in terrorists' ideologies, motives, and operations. • Frank Davis
writes: "I have been appointed president of
TERC (Technical Education Research Centers) in
Cambridge, Mass. TERC is a nationally known
research and development organization in the
areas of mathematics and science education
(www.terc.edu). I will be leaving Lesley University where I have been a professor and director
of the Ph.D. program in educational studies for
more than 20 years."
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Alan Goldberger, Esq., was a featured
speaker at the International Association
of Approved Basketball Officials lnc.'s annual
meeting. He presented on "Legal Issues for
IAABO Officials and Boards 2007."
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On July 1, Paul Brown, Ph.D., assumed
his new duties as dean of the College
of Business and Economics at Lehigh University.
Previously he was an associate dean and professor of accounting at NYU's Stern Business
School. At NYU, he served as the associate dean
of the college's executive M.B.A. program and
academic director for the TRIUM Global Executive M.B.A. program . He and his wife, Joan, have
a daughter, Emma. • Dr. Timothy Folkomer
writes: "My retirement after 35 years of teaching earth science in the William Penn School
District in Darby, Pa ., has been approved for
Jan. 1, 2008. I am very active in the Springfield
Lions Club and Covenant Methodist Church in
Springfield. I had a great time at the Montana
geology field station with Dr. Marv Kauffman '55 last summer." • Brigadier General
Richard P. Mills, U.S.M.C., has assumed duties
as Commanding General, 1st Marine Division.
BGen Mills is scheduled to relinquish command
of the division this fall and redeploy to Iraq as
Commander, Marine Ground Combat Forces, Al
An bar province. • Paul Ware received an honorary degree from Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology at its commencement on May 12.
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Simon Braun, M.D., represented the
College at the inauguration of Warren
Wilson College's new president on April 28. •
Jerry Groff, M.D., and Jeannine Lehmer Groff
both attended daughter Lauren's reading at
F&M's Emerging Writer Festival. They report
"We were delighted to spend quality time with
her while enjoying the many improvements
on the F&M campus. We were impressed with
the overall appearance of the campus and the
future expansion currently underway. The three
of us were also impressed with the enthusiasm
and warmth of students and faculty. Also, after
a 20-year career in teaching high school biology, Jeannine has graduated from the Albany
Medical College Physician Assistant Program
and is looking forward to practicing pediatrics
at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, N.Y." •
Joe Milsom announces the release of his newest CD of mostly original songs called Robert
Bobby TODAY! Check out his website at www.
robertbobby.com. • The Hon. D. Brooks Smith,
a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third
Circuit, delivered the commencement address
at William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg,
Va., on May 20.
'74After
reuniting at the 30th reunion,
Nancy Zbikowski Klingler and Witlam R. Gifford were married on June 30 at
Union Chapel by the Sea In Ocean City, N.J. The
Giffords reside in Maplewood, N.J.
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Mike Decola was elected president of
the Alumni Board of the Darden School
of Business at the University of Virginia, where
he has served on the board since 2004. • Kraig
Derstler, Ph.D., reports: "I just completed my
25th year as a professor in the Department of
Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of New Orleans. As soon as I reach 55, I
will qualify for a full pension. I survived Katrina
and the local politics, so it will soon be time to
retire and get a real job in some other part of
the world. Meanwhile, I'll continue to teach in
the winter and excavate dinosaurs in the summer. Best wishes to all and congratulations to
Bob Weibe on his retirement from F&M ! " • The
board of directors of ProJeCt, an Easton social
service agency, has chosen Janice Komisor as
to its executive director. She will lead the agency
that aids more than 3,600 people annually, offering services ranging from a six-week summer
reading program partnered with the Easton
Area School District to housing Northampton
County's largest food pantry.
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Michele Buhrman Colburn reports: "I
am relocating back to my hometown
of Washington, D.C. As a native Washingtonian,
I'm very happy to be returning. I'm also thrilled
to report that as of February this year, the National Museum of Natural History has accepted
one of my original oil paintings. The 30' x 40'
work was exhibited at the Smithsonian in a
juried show, 'A Celebration of Staff Creativity'
in the Arts and Industries Building for the 150th
Anniversary of the Institution, and once at F&M
in 'Twelve Alumni Artists' organized by Professor Kihlstedt." • Don Kent writes: "In December,
I celebrated 25 years with IBM, where I am a
senior engineer in the System and Technology
Group in Essex Junction, Vt. In December, I also
received U.S. Patent 7146596 as coauthor of
"Integrated Circuit Chip Having a Ringed Wiring Layer Interposed Between a Contact Layer
and a Wiring Grid."• Lori Jane Nelson writes:
"Aloha! My husband, Michael David, and I are
completing our second year in our fixer-upper
in Nanakuli, on the island of Oahu . My youngest daughter is a sophomore at University of
Hawaii, where she studies psychology and plays
trumpet in the marching band . Michael is working for Unisys doing tech support, and learning
Hawaiian and ukulele. I am teaching medically
fragile special education students at Nanakuli
Elementary. One of 'my' kids benefits from the
hyperalimentation process developed in part by
F&M alum, Stanley Dudrick, M.D., '57 . Small
world! I was recently on the team finalizing the
Hawaii State Alternate Assessment in Science
for students with severe disabilities and look
forward to administering that assessment to a
couple of my students in the fall. Life is good,
and old friends are encouraged to be in touch."
• Pam Pieper is an editor of and contributor to
the 2nd edition of Nursing Care of the Pediatric
Surgical Patient, published in 2007 by Jones
and Bartlett.
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Wh at better way to celebrate an anni ve rsa ry th an a night in
th e th eater? For Stuart Pimsler, fo und er and co-arti sti c di rector of Stuart Pimsler Dance and T h ea ter Compa ny (SPO T ),
it's th e only way.
Fo und ed in New York C ity in 1978, SPOT is celeb ra ting its 25th yea r. Pimsler and life partn er Suzan n e Costell o
moved th e compa n y to th e Twin C iti es in 1999 . P imsler,
who graduated from Ca th oli c Un ive rsity of Am eri ca 's Colu mbus School of Law, th ough t about a ca ree r in politics
but instead fo u nd his nic he whil e ea rnin g hi s M .F.A. at Conn ecti cut College .
"I was always looki ng for ways on th e stage to engage th e
public in ma tters th at I th ought we re important to be expressed ," h e says. "I was always interested in crea tin g m y
own wo rk , because I h ad ideas an d issues th at I wa nted to
co mm en t on."
Th e company's "th ea ter for th e hea rt and mind" has perfo rmed in more than 30 states and co untri es.
SPO T prides itself as bein g unlike oth er contemporary
perfo rm ance organ iza ti ons beca u se of its ab ility to rous e
em oti onal and intell ec tual response from its spectac ular se ts
and di verse group of dance rs.
Keepi ng thi s n on-profit co mpany ali ve ha s not always
bee n easy. Fortunately, hi s studi es have h elped. "On e of m y
, 7 7 Nadine Green writes: "It makes me
proud to say that my son, Jonathan
Green, will be joining the F&M community this
fall as a member of the class of 2011 ."
mos t powe rful memo ri es is testi fy in g on behalf of th e U.S.
dan ce co m m u n ity before a co ngressional sub co m m ittee,"
h e recalls. "It just seem ed to ti e up all th e different path s I
had taken in m y life, an d it all seem ed to make se nse at th at
on e moment."
, 7 8 Jane DeRose Evans, Ph.D., writes: "I finally have my excavation report in hand.
It is a scholarly monograph titled, The Joint
Expedition to Caesarea Maritima Excavation
Reports, v.6: The Coins and the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Economy of Palestine (Boston, 2006). Sadly, I had to sign away my movie
rights in my publishing contract. It includes five
color plates of the gold hoard found on the site.
This winter I was named Metcalf Lecturer for
the American Institute of Archaeology (AIA) to
present the find ('The Gold Hoard of Caesarea
Maritima, Israel') to three Canadian societies
of the AIA." Jane is an associate professor of
art history at Temple University. • Stephen
Keat reports: "I am finished with a two-year
detail as senior adviser to the Canada/United
States International Joint Commission and will
P imsler also en joys fi n di ng ways to use dan ce for more
th an en te rta inment through SPDT's Co mmuni ty Con necti ons Program s, whi ch conduct wo rkshops for h ealth ca re givers, children , adu lts, and se ni or citi ze ns as a h ealthy m eans
to express stressfu l issu es.
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Ward Larkin '76, thinking about Benjamin Franklin
was un avoidabl e during his yea rs as a stud ent. "Franklin was
ubiquitous at F &M," sa id La rkin , now a Philadelphia-based
real es tate broke r and principal of th e Larkin G roup. "I was
always impressed by him."
But it wasn 't until Thanksgivi ng 2005 th at anythin g cam e
of hi s interes t. O ve r dinn e r his m oth e r chas ti sed Larkin
be spending the next two years working in
Washington, D.C., in the Department of State's
Economic Bureau, where I will be dealing with
intellectual property rights issues for China. My
wife, Josie, is a dentist with a practice in the
D.C. suburbs. I have two sons, Frank (1 0) and
Karl (9)." • Les Lieberman, investment banker
and executive managing director of Porticoes
Finance, has been named chairman of the board
of Children 's Cancer and Blood Foundation .The
foundation supports the pioneering and lifesaving work of the Division of Pediatric Hematology
and Oncology at the New York-Presbyterian
Hospital Will Cornell Medical Center treating
children with chronic diseases.• Jennifer Whiting, Ph.D., received the Adenauer Award from
Germany for her scholarship. She will go to Berlin in August to receive the award from German
Chancellor Merkle and then spend the next year
in Germany as a scholar-in-residence.
abo ut th e sta te of hi s hair. "Sh e sa id to m e, 'G e t a ha ircut-yo u look like Ben Franklin ,"' Larkin recalls. It was "an
epiphany."
So Larkin grew out his hair to play up th e Franklin rese mbl an ce and started readin g eve rything he co uld about
Ben , including 15 books and num erous books on tape. He
also di sc ussed playing th e charac ter with well-known , firstperson inte rprete rs, ac tors who prese nt th e ir knowledge
about Frankl in to th e prese nt-d ay wo rld in m eti c ul ously
crafted " in terpretati ons."
All thi s prepared Larkin to auditi on for a rec urrin g rol e as
Ben in "Independ ence After Hours," a histori c Philadelphia
production th at allows gu ests a "behind-th e-scen es" look at
imagined debates betwee n Jefferson, Franklin , and Adam s.
Once h e was offered th e gig, Larkin spent months learning his lines . "I can give a PowerPoint presentati on in front
of 5,000 peopl e, but I had a diffi cult tim e me mori zing m y
lines," he sa id.
Other than preparing for th e rol e, Larkin's bigges t challenge is to stay in ch arac ter n o matter what fan s of Franklin
might say. A short wa lk to Independ en ce Hall can take half
an hour because so many peopl e want to talk to Franklin .
"Th e affec tion people h ave fo r him is intern a tion al in
scope," sa id Larkin , who is bombard ed with requ ests for photos and autographs by touri sts. When admirers pull out th eir
I still get goose
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time I walk into
Independence
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di gital ca m eras, Larkin quips, "My, what a small canvas you
have !" when th e p icture em erges onto th e sc reen .
It's easy to enjoy playin g Fra nklin. "H e's th e only founding fath er th at people ca n identi fy with ," Larkin remarked.
"Was hin gton was untou chable; Jefferson wasn 't a good speaker; and Adams was gri zzly."
Larkin is also inspired by Franklin 's desire to be a good
citi zen . "I sti ll get goose bumps eve ry tim e I wa lk into Independ ence Ha1]. It's th e place wh ere th e most important
doc um ents in our history we re crea ted."
- Kristen Evans '07
' 7 9 1ulie Brosterman-Schector has a lot
of news to share with classmates. Her
company, Women & Wine (www.WomenWine.
com) has appeared in more than 600 national
publications and on CNN, NBC Nightly News
with Brian Williams, The Today Show, Good
Morning America, and Headline News because
of her innovative approach to creating a niche
lifestyle community for women with an interest
or passion for wine, travel, good food, and fine
living. Her company creates online and offline
experiences (men optional!) and has recently
launched a charitable giving wine club. • Philip
Cohen, M.D., is an investigative dermatologist
who is actively contributing to characterize the
clinical manifestations of Community-Acquired
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Skin Infections. He is married to Razelle Kurzrock, M.D., an oncologist who is a professor of
medicine and director of the Phase 1 Program
at the University ofTexas MD Anderson Cancer
Center. They have four children: Benjamin (17),
who will be attending the University of Houston
in the fall, Jonathan (14), Rena (11) and Tali
(8). The family lives in Bellaire, Texas. • Diane
Notarianni, Ph.D., L.Ac., writes: "Using my
background as a social-cultural and medical
anthropologist, I decided to go back to school
to study oriental medicine. Four years later, in
2005, as valedictorian of my cl ass, I set up my
clinic in Tucson, where I live happily with my
husband of 17 years, our son (adopted from
Brazil 12 years ago), several dogs, horses, and
a bunny." • Steve Randall reports: " I'm still
living in Houston. Kathy and I will be pushing
our first child, Landes, off to Trinity University
in San Antonio this fall. Our son Sam will be
a high school senior. We had the pleasure of
visiting with Roger Thomas this year. It was
great to catch up with our former professors
and mentors. We are both still in the energy
business -Kathy finding it and I'm marketing
it. It's a great business that allows us to keep
in contact with many F&M alumni around the
world." • Shawn Schreck reports: "After retiring in 2004 from banking after more than 20
years as a corporate compliance and security
officer and realizing I missed compliance work,
I am back in the compliance game. I set up a
division for compliance and internal audit at a
regional accounting firm . Since our daughter,
Angie, is away at college studying respiratory
therapy, my wife, Barbara, and I are looking
at downsizing to a smaller house with lots of
garage space for our car collection and our dogs.
We also have goats left over from my daughter's
4H days. I get to Lancaster every June for the
Street Rod Nationals in York with some friends
(the girls do the outlet shopping thing, so we
stay in Lancaster). I hardly recognize the old
place. It gets better each year."
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David Kabel, D.O., writes: " My daughter Lauren had her Bat Mitzvah in December, and we celebrated with a trip to South
Africa . I stay busy in my psychiatry practice
and was named to D Magazine's Best Doctors
in Dallas list for 2006-07." • Marc Schector
writes:" Julie Brosterman '79 and I are about
to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. In
Los Angeles, that's a long time. But the fact that
we work together at Women & Wine and see
each other almost 24 hours a day is what has
really made our lives fun . Having a company
that brings joy to other people is one of the
greatest things that we have done together.
The shoe fits!"
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' 8 } Col. Kenneth Azarow, M.D., was re-
cently featured in an Associated Press
story about doctors serving in Afghanistan with
the Army's 541 st Forward Surgical Team . The
team is based in the Zabul province and treats
U.S., coalition, and Afghan military personnel as
well as civilians. He is one of only two pediatric
surgeons among the roughly 4,200 physicians
on active Army duty.
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Stacey Gibble Barrick writes: "I have
been invited to join the newly created
Harrisburg Regional Board of Junior Achievement (JA), where we hope to expand programs
in grades K-12 from 7,000 to 20,000 students in
the next three years in Central Pennsylvania .As
a JA student and current JA volunteer in the Mechanicsburg Middle School, I am thrilled to help
educate our children on financial literacy issues.
I just celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary
with my husband, Roger. We are the parents of
three sons, Rustin (13), Rogan (12), and Ryan
(10), and live in Mechanicsburg, Pa."
Playwright and director James Lapine '71 received the 2006 Alumni Citation
in May at the Senior Dinner. Known for his humorous, intelligent work for
the stage and screen, he has been nominated for 11 Tony Awards, winning on three occasions. Lapine's most notable directing and writing credits
include Into the Woods, Passion, The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee,
Falsettos, and Sunday in the Park with George. He was awarded a Doctor of
Humane Letters from Franklin & Marshall in 1994 and has returned to campus numerous times.
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H. Jeffrey Beck, Esq ., has been a lawyer for 19 years and since 1993 has had
his own law practice in Bridgeport, Conn . His
areas of expertise are criminal defense, personal
injury, and products liability. He has appeared
on Court TV as a legal analyst and was covered by The New York Times for one of his highprofile cases. He was voted to be among the top
attorneys in Connecticut for criminal defense in
Super Lawyers magazine in 2006 and 2007. He
practices alongside his wife, Lauren Winer-Beck,
Esq. • Steven Vale, M.D., opened a second
laser vision correction center, Acuity Laser Eye &
Vision Center's Lehigh Valley, in Bethlehem. He
specializes in refractive surgery and treatment
of diseases of the cornea. He has performed
more than 20,000 laser vision correction procedures. His other vision is center in Scranton.
He resides in South Abington Township with
his wife, Jennifer Gell, M.D., a gynecologist
specializing in reproductive endocrinology and
infertility, and their three sons-Sam (11), Ben
(8), and Adam (4). • Gary Zenker writes:" I just
changed jobs (again) and can now be found
at DNB First in Downingtown, Pa ., as its V.P. of
marketing. My son Seth is now two and really
good at it. I am living with him and my wife,
Maj a, in West Chester, Pa. Ain't life grand?"
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Stephen Kopenhaver writes: " In January, I was named the chief lending officer
for Harleysville Savings Bank in Harleysville, Pa.
I currently reside in Allentown with my wife,
Debbie, and our two children Katie and Evan. I
would love to hear from any former classmates."
• Barbara Glackin Wert writes: "I recently
started a new job as the finance director of
the Lancaster Barnstormers, the minor league
baseball team in Lancaster. I invite all alumni
to come out and enjoy a game in a great family
atmosphere the next time they are in town."
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In April, Boston Foundation named
Hope Carter Groves as its new chief
financial officer. She has been the foundation's
senior director of finance and controller since
2004. The mother of three sons, she and her
husband live in Walpole, Mass. • In May, Matt
Steinmetz was profiled in the Reading (Pa .)
Eagle. He works for Fox Sports Network (FSN)
Bay Area in Oakland as its sideline reporter
during Golden State Warrior games. His official
title is insider/analyst. He also writes a weekly
Warriors column for the San Francisco Examiner and contributes on FSN's website with a
Warriors blog .
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was honored with the Outstanding
Volunteer Award from the Autism Society of
Delaware. The award, presented before the
organization's "Walk the High Road for Autism"
event, was given in recognition of Miller's pro
bono work for the society. She is a lawyer with
Cozen O'Connor in its Philadelphia office.
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In May 2006, Darcy Hunter Gordon
traveled with her husband, Mike, and
daughter Rebecca to Seoul, South Korea, to
welcome Dora Jee Gordon into their family.
Dora was born in Sept. 2005. She writes: "The
year since we became a family of four has
been incredible and has absolutely flown by!"
• Cecelia Carver King reports: "In a nutshell:
in 1997 I married a zany artist who is lots of
fun. In 2001, I took the plunge and had a baby
(Rufus). In 2003 we were so in love with #1,
we had #2 (a girl named Sutton), 16 months
apart. I'm doing environmental education (see
www.screechowl.com), living in North Carolina.
I would love to hear from old friends!"
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Jim Rutstein and his job title. The magazine
regrets the error. • Mark Hidlay has been promoted to director of student support services
for the Mifflin County School District after five
years as principal at Lewistown Middle School.
He lives in Lewistown with wife, Nikki, and
their children, Heath (11 ), Hayden (9), Trent
(8), and Lydia (4). • "On April 14, I completed
the American River SO-Mile Endurance Run
(an ultra marathon), held in Sacramento, Calif., " writes David Johnson. "The weather was
perfect and the aid stations were stocked with
plenty of energy-boosting snacks like potatoes,
M&Ms, and soup. Inspired by the author Dean
Karnazes, this was my first ultra marathon of
many to come." • John Mantione, M.D., reports: "Nina Rubin Mantione, V.M.D., '91
and I now have four children . Our youngest
Meredith was born in March 2006. Nina started
a new position (in addition to her clinical practice) with Pet Plan, a new pet health insurance
company based in Philadelphia. Nina is serving
as its veterinary medical director. I remain in
private practice in OB/GYN based in Harrisburg ." • Kristina Smith Nebel reports from
Park Slope Brooklyn: "My husband, John, and
I are thrilled to announce the arrival of Chloe
Anne on April 11 . She joins big brother, Erik
(2½)." • Jack Savage married Robin Beckadic
on May 8, 2004, in Greensburg, Pa. Michael
Drury '88 served as best man. In attendance
were former F&M football coaches Tom Gilburg
and Glenn Adami re and Stanley Mousetis '50.
The couple welcomed the birth of their first son,
Cole Wyatt, on Aug. 21, 2006.
Pictured are F&M Trustees Mary Schapiro '77 and Linda Yarden '81 at the Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association, Compliance and Legal Division Annual
Seminar. The seminar was attended by more than 2,000 securities industry legal and
compliance professionals. Varden, of Goldman Sachs, served as seminar chair, and Schapiro, chairman and CEO of NASO, was the keynote speaker.
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Mike and Laura Erdner Coyle recently
welcomed their first child Devin Patrick.
• James Haskel and his wife, Annie, had their
third child on April 24. Eli is the new brother
ofTess (6) and Sam (3½) . They live in Westport,
Conn . • Stephane Latour, Esq., writes: "I left
the Department of Justice-and the world
of criminal prosecution-over a year ago to
join the Office of the Attorney General for the
District of Columbia as an assistant attorney
general to practice civil law. I am now chief of
the Civil Enforcement Section."
' 9 } Andrew Cohen writes: "My wife, Marisa,
and I just celebrated the first birthday of
our second son, Jordan. His big brother Lucas
recently turned three. We're living in Stevenson
Ranch, Calif., and I am a development project
manager for a real estate development company in Pasadena." • From Austin, Texas, Brian
Guthrie reports: "My wife, Melissa, and I welcomed twin girls Keira and Shannon on Aug.
2, 2006. The girls weighed in at nearly 15 lbs.
combined and have been happy and healthy
since birth . Their big brother Ian turned five
in March and has adjusted well to the new
arrivals. We are blessed but sleep-deprived. I
continue to work for the Texas governor as his
assistant director for budget, planning, and
policy."• Gillian Lee Rifkin, Esq., writes: "Our
newest addition to the family, Sadie Jane Rifkin,
turned one on Apri l 25, 2007. Her big brothers,
Cameron (6) and Jonah (4), are very excited to
have a little sister. While I love being at home
with the kids, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work part-time as an immigration
and trademark attorney in a firm that represents
many professional racecar drivers." • Marcy
Rogoff Garrett, Esq., writes: "We are pleased
to announce the birth of our third son. Benjamin
joins his three-year-old identical twin brothers
and my husband, Dave, and me in our home in
Santa Clara, Calif."
' 9 2 christine Burns Bradford writes: "This
spring, I completed my second year as
an adjunct professor of geology atTomball College, a community college in Tomball, Texas, just
north of Houston. I truly love teaching, and
my students are learning to notice the world
around them-a major teaching goal of mine.
In addition, I competed in the AAU Taekwondo
National Championship held in Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla ., the first week in July.With any luck I will be
testing for my black belt in May 2008." • Rob
Sobak writes:" I am finishing a Ph.D. in classics
at Princeton and will be moving to Brunswick,
Maine, where I have accepted a position as
assistant professor of classics at Bowdoin College. My wife, Karin Hoppenbrouwers, and I are
looking forward to living in Vacationland and to
hosting Fummers from near and wide. We will
be living about 50 yards from both the tennis
and squash courts, so bring your sticks!"
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Sara Sharpe Tobin writes: "My husband and I are happy to report the birth
of our daughter, Chase Eva Tobin. She made her
debut on Feb. 19, 2007. Big brother Finley (1 ½)
is delighted." • Melanie Weiner Weinraub
writes: " I'm thrilled to announce that on Jan.
21 I gave birth to my first child, Leah Brooke
Weinraub. I've since resigned from my job as
associate general manager of Lincoln Center
Theater to be a stay-at-home mom. My husband,
David, is an attorney at Skadden Arps."
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February 2007, Vira Katolik was
hired as account director for Cadient
Group, a Philadelphia-area marketing agency that provides interactive solutions to the
pharmaceutical industry. In addition, Vira has
been training with The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society's "Hike for Discovery" program . Vira
has raised more than $4,400 for LLS. "After 13
weeks of training and fundraising, our team is
headed to the Grand Canyon for our final hike,"
Vira writes. • Tina Mueller Khan and Amer
Khan are delighted to announce the birth of
their daughter Amina Khan on the Dec. 14 in
Zurich, Switzerland.
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Elizabeth Garza Cuevas and her
husband welcomed their second son,
Nathaniel Luis Cuevas, on July 5, 2006. He joins
older brother Christian Enrique. • Margo Green
Dewsnap writes: "My husband, Peter, and I
are enjoying life with our almost one-year-old
daughter, Charlotte. I work as a brand manager
in the health food industry, and my husband
is a detective constable with the local police
services.We have just moved out to the country
north ofToronto. The whole family visited NYC
and Lancaster briefly in the fall, and we had a
blast catching up with old friends from F&M."
• Eleanor Oi reports: "My husband, JeffWigal,
and I had a son, Sebastian Yukio, on Nov. 12,
to join our daughter Victoria and complete our
family. We are still living in Rochester, N.Y." •
Bob Whittaker writes: "Amelie Jade Whittaker
joined our family in Vermont this past January,
making Bob the happy dad of two daughters.
Big sister Jasmine loves to give her kid-sis hugs
and kisses."
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So she was surpri sed when The N ew York Times call ed in
Marc h to di sc uss her wo rk at th e John s Hopkins M yositis
Ce nte r. T wo clays a fte r th e story ran , sh e was fea tured on
Good Morning America.
Within th e first 15 minutes, th e center received 4 0 phone
calls - and th ey kee p co min g. "Th e patient load is am az-
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ass istant professo r of m edi cin e at th e John s Hopkins Sc hool
of M edi cin e. "Our busin ess has pi cked up to th e point of
ex hausti on."
Although she beli eves th a t m yositis is more common
th an the estim ated incidence of one in
100,000,
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expec ted suc h a response .
"I was fe arful th at because of th e symptoms a lot of people
would think th ey had it," she sa id . But th e ce nter found th at
many call ers match ed th e di agnosis for th e chroni c, autoimmun e form s of m yos itis, a group of muscle di seases th at ca n
ca use muscle weakn ess, skin rash es, and lung inflammati on
-and an inc reased ri sk of ca n cer. "We were so stunn ed ."
Suddenly Chri stoph er-Stin e found herself as a spokeswoman on a di sease she couldn 't have defin ed as a pre-med
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Trisha Dent Brown and her husband,
Mike, celebrated the birth of their son,
Donovan Michael, on Feb. 25. He joins his big
sister, Ginger. • Joshua James Mutic, Ph.D.,
writes: "I have just received my Ph.D. in quantitative genetics from the University of Manchester, in the UK. I will be starting a position
as quantitative IT specialist at BNP Paribas in
London in the fall." • Kathy Jacobs Prokosch
and her husband, Daniel, welcomed a second
daughter, Sara Danika, on May 6. Their older
daughter is Brianna. • Dana Skuzinski, D.O.,
writes: "I am completing my three-year fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Baystate
Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine in June. I have joined a cardiology group
located in Lancaster and will begin practicing in
September. I married BrettWeinstein on July 15.
We currently reside in King of Prussia, Pa."
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Mandy Shaivitz Berkowitz and her
husband, Jon, welcomed a baby girl,
Ruby Elana, on Feb. 18. • Peter Kauffmann
c hemistry major. Sh e first th ought sh e might pursu e pediatri cs, but late r developed an interest in internal m edi cin e.
She earn ed he r medi ca l degree and h er master's in publi c
health and completed a fellowship in rh eumatology.
'Th e re a re so man y di seases th a t a re so poorl y und e rstood," said Christoph er-S tin e, wh o lives in Baltimore with
he r hu sband, Pe te r, and yo un g so n , An son . "l wanted to
speciali ze without givin g up th e stethoscope. Rh eumatology
allowed m e to look at eve ry system."
C hristoph er-Stin e, wh ose fath er-in-law, G eorge Stine '61,
is an F&M alum , he lped sta rt th e ce nter and works alongside a n eurologist, a pulmonologist, and a nutriti oni st. Her
work to study ways to improve di agnosis and predi ct clinical
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th at th ey don 't want to parti cipate in th e resea rc h. I think
th ey a re hope ful th a t if it does n 't help th em , it will help
so meo ne else."
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writes: "I recently received an honorable discharge from the Navy and have accepted a
position as vice president in the New York office ofThe Glover Park Group, a consulting firm
specializing in strategic communications." •
From Durham, N.C., Stacy Sullivan Murray
writes that she and her husband, Joe, had a
baby girl on Dec. 5. Her name is Meghan Alexandria Murray. Also, Stacy has been promoted
to clinical research coordinator in the Cancer
Center at Duke Medical Center. • Kirsten Olsen
Petterson reports: "My husband, Chad, and I
welcomed our second child, Brocks Matthew,
on May 25. He joins his big sister Erika (2½). •
Susan Lunenfeld Raczynski writes: "My husband and I have just celebrated the birth of our
first child on March 25. Sophia Anne was born
a week early, but we are both doing wonderful." • Amber Anstine Rogers, Esq., and her
husband, Chris, welcomed a son, Hugh Coburn,
on Mar. 23. He is the younger brother to their
daughter, Georgia, who turned three in May. •
Dawn Leonard Walsh and her husband, Jon,
announce the birth of their son, William Barrett,
on April 18. Will joins big sister, Avery Jane (2).
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Marc Friess writes: "My wife, Roni,
and I are the proud parents of a baby
boy, Asher Benjamin Friess, born on Feb. 10. I
am an attorney with Schulte Roth & Zabel in
New York City." • Beth Hopkinson Trovato
and her husband, Tom, celebrated the arrival
of their first child, Jared Thomas Trovato, on
Oct. 20, 2006, in Richmond, Va., where Beth is
employed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
• Sarah Haynes Mattern earned an M.A. in
interior design from the New England School
of Art and Design at Suffolk University. Her first
child, Trekker, was born Sept. 21 , 2005 .
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the past academic year, I completed
my Ph.D. in classical archaeology at UNCChapel Hill and have also worked as director
of the Ancient World Mapping Center there.
For academic year 2007-2008, I will be a visiting assistant professor of classical studies at
the College of William & Mary." • Michelle
L. Drapkin, Ph.D., writes: "After two years in
San Diego, I am moving back east to take a
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faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania . I couldn't be happier to be back in the
neighborhood!" • Hilary Green writes: "This
spring, I completed my written comprehensive
examinations and coursework in the History
Department's doctoral program at LINC-Chapel
Hill. I also successfully defended my dissertation
prospectus. I will begin working this summer on
the project entitled 'Educational Reconstruction : African American Education in the Urban
South, 1865-1890."' • Michael Guziewicz
married Tarra Premisler of Hoboken, N.J., on
April 21. • Renee Butler Lavetan writes:" Our
second child, Emma Grace, was born on June
15. Our son, Owen Scott, is now three years." •
Michael Sigmond reports: "After eight years
as a broadcast journalist, I'm leaving television.
For the past four years, I've been the consumer
investigator at KETV-TV (ABC) in Omaha, Neb.
Now, I am extremely excited to join Edward
Jones as a financial adviser. I am looking forward to helping Omaha residents face-to-face
instead of through a television screen. My wife,
Stephanie, and I will be able to stay in Omaha,
close to family and many of our friends. I've
been very active in the community. I sit on the
board of directors for Beth El Synagogue and
the Jewish Press, the area's only Jewish newspaper. I even find time to play ice hockey twice
a week." • Keren Unrad graduated with an
M.B.A. from NYU's Stern School of Business
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my Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton
University in January. I just competed a satisfying first year as an assistant professor at the
University of Illinois at Chicago." • Dr. Todd
Harris, D.P.T., C.S.C.S., writes: "My wife, Melissa and I would like to announce the birth of
our second son, Tyler Anthony, born on May 9.
Our older son Mason is now 17 months. We
live in Rome, Pa., and I am working as a clinic
director/physical therapist." • Annie Lyon recently joined the advancement staff at the National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington,
D.C. • Mark D. McNally writes: "I graduated
from Rutgers University School of Law on May
17 with a J.D. and was the recipient of a Pro
Bono Award for Significant Service, a MarshallBrennan Fellowship, and the American Academy
of Matrimonial Lawyers, N.J. Chapter Award.
After graduation I will be enjoying a judicial
In the regions
On Jun e 21, regional alumni chapte rs
from coas t to coast took part in th e
"Toast to th e Class of 2007," the first annual eve nt to welcome new graduates
into the alum ni chapters. C lose to 400
peopl e participa ted in the following
c hapte rs: Bal timore, Boston , Ce ntral
New Jersey, Cen tral Pennsylvania , Los
Angeles, New York, Phil adelphi a, San
Franc isco, Washington, D.C., Westc h ester/South ern Connecticut, and
Wilmington, Del.
Regional chapters
looking for volunteers
Go t a great id ea for a reg iona l gettogether? Volunteers have already h elped
organize studen t send-offs, happy hours,
networking events, tailgates and baseball
games, wine tas tings, book signings, art
exhibiti on tours , and more. T h e momentum is growing, as witn essed by the
King Tut talk (by Provost Ann Steiner)
and tour of the exhibiti o n in Philadelph ia that drew 150 alumni , parents, and
fam ilies.
Regional alumni ch apters a re looking for more alumni to get in volved in
the planning of events in all areas of th e
country. If you'd li ke to be more engaged
with the Franklin & Marshall com munity and bring together the alumni in
yo ur area, con tac t yo ur regional chap ter
representative from the list below.
Regional Chapter Contacts
Baltimore
Scott Solomon '04
Al Katz '62
Florida
Michelle Reinke '00
sdsolomon@alumni.fandm.edu
rkatz9500@comcast.net
mreinke@alumni.fandm .edu
Boston
Metro New York
Westchester/Southern Connecticut
Greg Schramm '93
Margaret Quinn '92
Ryan Becker, Esq., '98
gregory.schramm@citigroup.com
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San Francisco
Nancy Hughes '74
Russell Turnquist
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juvenile delinquency and children in the courts
judge for the Gloucester County vicinage of the
N.J. Superior Court. • Carin Scott Shepherd
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Scanlon, Esq., on Oct. 8 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Attendees included F&M Professor Dorothy Louise, Paul Thompson '99, and Simon
Kendall '00. The couple lives in Manhattan,
where Jonathan works in the theater division
of William Morris Agency. Shea is an assistant
district attorney in Brooklyn.
Elizabeth Scala, D.M.D., '00 married Christopher Duling on Nov. 25. She is a dentist in the
Army, and he is a Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilot and company commander in the Army. For
the moment, they live in upstate New York.
Alan Dean Mello '02 married Stephanie
Marie Neuroth on March 24 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The couple lives in Houston, where
Alan is managing director and co-founder of
SteepRock Inc., and Stephanie is a registered
nurse who is currently taking time off from
work to pursue her nurse practitioner degree
full-time.
Michael R. Galey '04 married Rachel M.
Kagan at Mercersburg Academy Chapel,
Mercersburg, Pa., on Dec. 29. Michael also
graduated from Loyola Law School on May
20. Alums at the wedding included Tom
Rahauser '78, Tony Breslau '04, Jason Cimorelli '04, Kevin Cullison '04, Ed Frackelton
'04, Michelle Glah '04, Howie Kane '04, A.J.
Moczydlowski '04, and Steve Yeager '04.
Julie Koehler '90 married Tobias Tscharland on July 28, 2006, in Scotch
Plains, N.J. In attendance were Glenn Davis '90, Catherine Chang Davis
'90, Julie Koehler Tscharland, Mark Hurlburt, Tobias Tscharland, Cathy
Cheroutes Hurlburt '90, Jennifer Villa Frabizzio '89, Nicholas Rodgers,
Joanne Moskaluk Rodgers '89, Beth Byrne McLaughlin '89, and Joe
Frabizzio '93. The couple lives in Basel, Switzerland, where Julie works
for Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
pleting his M.B.A. from Sawyer Business School of Suffolk University in Boston, I
was hired as music publishing coordinator at
Rounder Records in Burlington, Mass."• Christina Tretter writes: "I just finished my second
year at Cornell Law School and will leave for
Berlin in the fall to do my third year at Humboldt
University. This summer, I will work at Curtis,
Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle LLP, a small
international law firm in New York City. I continue to have a profitable horse-selling business
on the side, with one of my horses starting his
Valerie Coin '02 married Daniel Watson on
May 12 in Grapevine, Texas. Valerie, who
received her master's degree in public policy
and administration from Rutgers University
in 2004, works for CONEXIS as the project
and strategic specialist. Daniel works in IT
communications for ONE Source Inc.
Golru Ghaffari, D.O., '00 married Justin Greene, D.O., on June 4, 2006. In
attendance were (front row) Amy Nathanson '00, Golru Ghaffari, Justin
Greene, Susan Salehizadeh '00; (second row) Marie DeGregorio '00,
Theresa Franz '00, Lauren Miller '00, Craig Long, Pharm.D., '00, Carrie
losca '00, and Becky Payne '00.
show career by shooting to a 11th place statewide ra nking after his first three shows."
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Michael Singer writes: " This May, I
completed an M.A. in bible and ancient
Near East at Brandeis University, and I will continue my studies at the Ph.D. level this fa ll."
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Janell Smith rece ived her M.S.Ed
from the University of Pennsylvania in
August.
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DeWitt Stern Group Inc. , Jennifer
Ramirez was promoted to assistant account
executive in the entertainment practice.
Obituaries
Charles E. Chandler Jr.,Acad., of Hilton Head,
N.C., died April 17. He was 82. He served in the
Nava l Air Corps and graduated from the Universi ty of Pennsylvania. He worked for International
Paper Co. until his retirement in 1984. He is
survived by his wife, Mildred; three sons; and
five grandchi ldren.
John E. Dotterer, M.D., '32, of Sanford, N.C.,
died March 23 at the age of 95 . He retired from
the Army, where he served during World War 11.
He and his wife established a medical practice
in Lee County. A m mb r of Lambda Chi Alpha,
he is survived by a daughter and a sister.
Julius L. Sandhaus, M.D., '32, of Lancaster,
died April 21 . He was 96. An Army veter n of
World War II, he attain d t e rank of colonel
and received the Branz Star. He met his future
wife when he was a resident at St. J seph Hospital and she was an intern. After the w r, the
two doctors shared a practice on West King and
North Lime Streets. He became medi al director
at Conestoga View after retiring from priva e
practice in 1976. He i survived by his wife of
65 years, Beatrice; a daugh er; two sons; fou r
grandchildren; and one great-grandchi ld.
Howard P. Gabriel '34, of Hershey, Pa., died
March 30. He was 95.A graduate of Miller ville
State Teachers College, he worked for Armstrong
Cork Company in the traffic department. In 1957
he became the traffic rnanag r of Hershey Foods.
Surviving are hi wi fe of 70 years, Dorothy; a
daught r; two sons; fiv grandchildren; and ive
great-grandchildren .
Kenneth I. Greisen '38, of Ithaca, N.Y., died
March 17, at the age of 89. He earn ed his Ph. D.
in physics from Corn II University. He p rticipated in the Manha tan Projec from 1943 to
1946. Later he signed a letter to the President
strongly advocating on ly non-military use of
nuclear research. He returned to Cornell, thus
begin ning a long and disti nguished academic
ca reer as research physicis , physics teac er,
and dean of faculty. His physics res arch centered on a deep nd xtended stu y of cosmic
rays, and he was elected to membersh ip in the
National Academy of Sciences. He is survived
by a daughter, a son, two stepd ughters, and
a stepson .
Michael T. Toth ' 8, of Detroit, Mich., died
Nov. 25 at the age of 89. He is survived by two
daughters and a son .
Willia
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N.C., died M rch 14 at th a e of 87 . Aft er
graduating with a egr in chemistry, he was a
nuclear sci entist who wor d on the Manha an
Proj ct during World War II. He is survived by
his wif of 64 y ars, Betty Jane; two sons; thr e
grandchildren; two sis ters; and f ur brothers.
David S. Watt Sr. '41 , of Lancaster, di d April
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D vid Seidman '42, of New York, N.Y., died
Jan. 19 at the age of 86. A World War II veter n,
he served in th Navy. He was a memb r o
Zeta Beta Tau. He is survived by his wife o 64
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Reggie Rytter '01 marri ed Keli Decker on Oct. 14 in Hatboro, Pa . The
couple met at Ernst & Young (accounting firm) in 2001 . They honeymooned in Italy, primarily th e Tuscany region. They currently live in
Horsham, Pa., with their chocolate Labrador puppy named Duncan . In
attendance were (front row) Kerrey Moran '01, Corbett Lohse '02, athy
Ham, Beth Sikdar '02; (back row) Ian Sikdar '00, Keli Rytter, Matt Kaplan
'01 , Reggie Rytter, Bryan Cimorelli '01, Jason Cimorelli '04, and Brian
McGrath '0 1.
Wendy Nowakowski '03 marri d Matthew Baird on Sept. 16 in Lewes,
Del. The couple live in London, ngl nd. In attend nee were: (front
row) Wendy owakowski, Matth w B ird; (s cond row) Meredith Ruxton '03, M lani Topel '04, Erin Curr n '03; (third row) Evan Nabel '03,
Jason Ornstein '03, Gwen Yarbrough '03, Annalai Wh at '03, Michele
Lipschut Leisawitz '03, Kathi en Ribaudo '03, and Gr ham Wright '03.
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George R. Swoyer '44, of Cape May, N.J., died
May 7 at the age of 85. He taught marketing
at LaSalle University for 44 years, retiring as
department head in 1989. He also attended
University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of
Business. A member of Sigma Pi, he is survived
by his wife of 40 years, Patricia; six daughters;
three sons; 14 grandchildren; and a brother.
Donald M. Waite '44, of Casselberry, Fla., died
March 17. He was 84. He ran his own business,
Meradon Corp. Surviving are a daughter, two
sons, and three grandchildren.
Peter K. Honaman, Esq., '45, of Lancaster,
died on Oct. 15, at the age of 83. A graduate
of Dickinson Law School, he was a partner in
the law firm of Honaman, Longo and Longo,
retiring in 2004. He was a solicitor and was a
mental health commitment officer. He served in
the Army during World War II as a cryptologist.
He is survived by his wife, Elsa; a stepdaughter;
and a stepson.
Henry M. Perry, M.D., '46, of Bloomfield, Iowa,
died May 15. A graduate of Jefferson Medical
College, he served in the Army during World War
II. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After
his gastroenterology residency at the Robert
Packer Hospital-Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pa., he
joined the staff in 1952. He later joined the
Gilfillan Clinic in Bloomfield, Iowa. Surviving
are his wife, Elaine; three daughters; a son;
four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
Robert Swinston '48, of Cheswick, Pa., died
Feb. 23. He was 82 .
Junius T. S. Bard '47, of Crystal River, Fla.,
recently died. He served in the Coast Guard
during World War II . He ran Charles J. Bard &
Son Water Supply Contractors for more than 40
years. Survivors include a son.
Walter Epprecht '49, of Las Vegas, died May
22 at the age of 82 . He was a member of Phi
Kappa Sigma. He served in the Army's 82nd
Airborne Division in Europe during World War
II. He moved to Las Vegas in 1959 and was
promoted to sales manager of Sellman's Auto
Co. He later bought the company and went on
to own and operate four dealerships. Survivors
include his wife of 52 years, Ilse; three daughters; and a son
Arnold Kent, Esq.,'48, of New Vernon, N.J.,
died March 20. He was 80. A graduate of Rutgers Law School, he practiced law for more than
50 years. A member of the N.J. Bar Association,
he practiced both domestic and international
law. A founding partner of Schiff, Cummis and
Kent, he was a member of the Board ofTrustees
of Franklin & Marshall and a member of Zeta
Beta Tau. He is survived by his wife, Mickey; a
daughter; a son, Jeff Kent '83; and two grandchildren.
Bowie Kuhn, Esq., '48, of Ponte Vedra Beach,
Fla., died March 15 at the age of 80. As commissioner of Major League Baseball for 15 years,
he is credited with modernizing baseball. He
earned his law degree from the University of
Virginia. He studied at F&M before receiving
his degree from Princeton University. He was
elected to the F&M's Board ofTrustees in 1985
and served in that capacity until becoming an
Honorary Trustee in 1992. Survivors include his
wife of 50 years, Luisa; a son; a daughter; and
two stepsons.
Professor Emeritus Evans dies
On Jun e 5, Hugh Evans, Emeritus Professor of Dra ma, passed
away in Lancaster,
where he and hi s wife,
D e ane, continued to
li ve afte r his retiring
in 1993. He was 73 .
Evans
H e received his B.S.
from Wisconsin State
College, now the University of Wisconsin, M il waukee, where h e was the 1956
commenceme nt speaker. He then received his M.A. in th eater and his Ph.D.
in theatre from Stanford University.
After receiving his Ph .D., h e joined
F&M's Department of E ngli sh in 1962,
teaching courses in drama ti c lite rature
and direc ting and designi ng lights for
productions in the Green Room Theater.
N in e yea rs later in 1971, with Professors
Ed Brubaker and Gordon Wickstrom,
Evans established a separate Department
of Drama and continued to work in the
Green Room. He also spent time di rec ting at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
an d at th e Fulton Opera House.
In his 31 yea rs at the College, Evans
directed 36 productions, both classic and
contemporary. He imposed high sta ndards on his classes and productions but
was also known for his patience and true
interest in hi s students. In 1978 h e was
awa rded the Lindback Awa rd for Distinguished Teaching. His final production
was Aristophanes' The Frogs just before
his retirement in 1993.
Surviving in addition to his wife are
a sister and many nephews, nieces, great
nephews, and great nieces. Mrs. Evans
has requested that any gifts in his memory should be sen t to Franklin & Marshall
Coll ege . Funds received will be used for
a ga rd e n in h is memory. A memorial
service will be held in th e Green Room
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Richard J. Leswing, M.D., '49, of Mt. Laurel,
N.J., died May 9 at the age of 79. A graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania Medical School,
he served in the Armed Services in Korea during the peacekeeping mission. He had his own
practice in Mechanicsburg, Pa ., prior to joining
the firm of Cytec Industries and heading its
medical departments. He was a member of
Phi Sigma Kappa. Survivors include his wife,
Joan; a sister; three sons; a stepdaughter; a
stepson; nine grandchildren; and two greatgranddaughters.
Raymond E. Pierce '49, of Redding, Conn.,
died March 17 at the age of 83 . A member of
Chi Phi, he was on the swim team and played
in the band . He joined the Army Air Corp during
World War II. He opened his own business in
surety bonds for the construction industry in
Falls Church, Va. Survivors include two grandsons and eight great-grandchildren.
N. King Huber, Ph.D., '50, of Mountain View,
Calif., died Feb 24. He was a U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) Scientist Emeritus. A World War
II veteran, he received his Ph.D. from Northwestern and worked for the USGS for 40 years. He
retired with more than 60 significant scientific
publications to his credit and produced another
dozen publications in his retirement. In the
absence of a professional geologist on the staff
at Yosemite National Park, he served as the de
facto geologist for many years. He is survived
by his wife of 56 years, Nan; two sons; two
grandchildren; and a sister.
Tedford E. Fike '51, of Uniontown, Pa., died
April 10 at the age of 80. He served with the
Navy during World War II. He was an independent insurance agent and owned the Fike Insurance Agency of Uniontown. He is survived by
his wife of 57 years, A. Elaine; two daughters;
two sons; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister; and a brother.
James E. Hazeltine Jr. '51, of Willow Valley,
Pa., died March 11 at the age of 90. He retired
from Armstrong World Industries in 1981 as
vice president and director of research and development. He had worked for Armstrong since
1936. A graduate of Lafayette, he received his
master's degree from F&M. He was a member
of F&M's Blue and White Singers. He is survived
by his wife, Meg; a son; two daughters; and four
grandchildren.
Richard M. Smith '52, of New Hanover, Pa.,
died March 4 at the age of 77. He was president
of Eastern Foundry Co./Peerless Heater Co. in
Boyertown, Pa., retiring in 1996 after 32 years of
service. He also served as CEO during his tenure.
He was president of the Boyertown YMCA and
Rotary Club. A member of Phi Kappa Sigma, he
is survived by his wife, Eloise; a daughter; a son;
two grandchildren; and a brother.
Dillon K. Putt '53, of Lancaster, died April 25.
He was 90. An accountant at Grinnell, he was
also a poet. He wrote a monthly poem for the
Senior News. He is survived by his wife of 43
years, Arlene; a daughter; three grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; and a sister.
The Rev. Arthur W. Roberts '53, of Lancaster,
died April 18 at the age of 77. He was a graduate of the Lancaster Theological Seminary. He
retired at the end of his 35th year in the Christian ministry. He is survived by his wife, Sara;
two daughters; two sons; eight grandchildren;
and two sisters.
George T. Hocker, M.D., '56, of Purcellville,
Va ., died Nov. 5. He belonged to Kappa Sigma.
He is survived by his wife, Anne; two sons; two
grandsons; and four siblings.
John R. Hannan '58, of Oakdale, N.Y., died
April 19 at the age of 70. He served in the Army,
82nd Airborne Division. He retired after more
than 40 years of service with The New York State
Office of Parks and Recreational and Historic
Preservation. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi.
Survivors include his wife, Carol, and a sister.
Walter B. Satterthwaite Jr. '58, of Philadelphia, Pa., died May 20. In 1977 he started his
own environmental consulting company known
as Walter B. Satterthwaite Associates in West
Chester, Pa. He is survived by his wife of 13 years,
Jackie; two daughters; a son; four grandchildren;
and a great-grandchild.
Franklin P. Wanamaker '58, of Sellersville,
Pa., died March 30 at the age of 72. He was
employed with the U.S. Department of Labor
as a federal representative to the states for 30
years prior to his retirement in 2000. He had
a special interest in the preservation of the
Pennsylvania German language and customs.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Bella;
two daughters; two sons; two granddaughters;
and three sisters.
R. Bruce Erb '59, of Naples, Fla., died Feb. 24
at the age of 74. He was an Army veteran of
the Korean War. Early in his career he managed
a K-Mart store and worked for RCA. He last
worked forVaro Semiconductor Co. in Garland,
Texas, before retiring in 1984. He is survived by
his wife of 51 years, Shirley; two sons; and two
grandchildren.
Paul Leventhal '59, of Chevy Chase, Md., died
April 10. He was 69.After earning a master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism, he
was a reporter for The Plain Dea/er(Cleveland),
The New York Post, and Newsday. He founded
the Nuclear Control Institute (NCI) in 1981 and
served as its president after holding senior staff
positions in the U.S. Senate on nuclear power
and proliferation issues. He received a doctor
of laws honorary degree from F&M in 2001.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Sharon
Tanzer; two sons; two grandchildren; and a
brother, Wayne Leventhal '53.
Richard P. Hass '62, of Novato, Calif., died May
20, at the age of 66. After graduation, he joined
the Navy. After serving in Vietnam, he moved
back to the East Coast and began a career with
IBM. He worked in IBM's San Francisco office for
25 years. A member of Sigma Pi, he is survived
by his wife, Sandi; a daughter; a son; and two
grandchildren.
New alumni photos online
We've asked for your
photographs, and
you have responded
overwhelmingly.
We've created a
new online archive
of photos submitted by alumni.
Check it out at
magazine.fandm.edu/alumphotos.
John G. Litvany '62, of Newark, N.J., died
April 8 at the age of 68. He played football at
F&M. He served in the Army and later worked
for several major international airlines. He was
a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He is survived by
his ex-wife, Dale; a daughter; two sons; eight
grandchildren; and a sister.
Frederick R. Shill '62, of San Antonio, Texas,
died May 14. He was 66. He was employed as a
claims specialist with Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company for 43 years. He spent the last 33
years as a worker-compensation hearing representative throughoutTexas.A member of Phi
Kappa Sigma, he is survived by his wife, Loretta;
two sons; six grandchildren; and a sister.
Jack A. Devor, M.D., '63, of Huntersville, N.C.,
died March 16 at the age of 65. A graduate of
Hahnemann Medical School, he served in the
Navy as a flight surgeon during the Vietnam
War. In 1973 he moved to Fort Myers, Fla., to
begin his career in ophthalmology. A member
of Pi Lambda Phi, he is survived by his wife,
Janice; two daughters; two sisters; and four
grandchildren.
Kent Laymon '68 died at the age of 60.A Vietnam War veteran, he served as a first lieutentant.
He held positions in sales and marketing, ending his career with National Geographic.He is
survived by his ex-wife, Eileen McIntyre; a son;
and a brother.
Bruce R. Line, M.D., '69, of Cockeysville, Md.,
died April 17 at the age of 59. He was a cancer
researcher and professor in the Department of
Diagnostic Radiology and director of Nuclear
Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical
Center. A graduate of Albany Medical College,
he was a clinical associate in nuclear medicine at the National Institutes of Health and
a clinical associate and research analyst with
the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. A
member of Sigma Pi, he is survived by his wife,
a daughter, and a son .
Marcia Smith Gill '73, of Kingston, N.Y., died
May 11 at the age of 55 . She also received an
M.B.A. from Pace University. She was a crossword puzzle editor at Penny Press Publications
in Norwalk. Survivors include her husband, Michael; her mother; and a sister.
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Ann Redden Tartaglia '76, of Muhlenberg,
Pa., died April 6. She was 52. She had been
employed as an assistant librarian for the Muhlenberg Community Library and as a private
tutor and former substitute teacher in Berks
and Chester County schools. She is survived by
her husband, David; her mother; a daughter;
and two brothers.
Patricia Boyd Messner '80 died Sept. 13,
2005. She was 46.
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can appreciate that two distinguished
alumni with strong Republican ties try
to spin the current political climate. For
the past 20+ yea rs, thi s lifetime liberal
from New Jersey has been living in Bush
country-Collin County, the ultra-conservative suburbs just north of Dallas. I
work well with m y peers, but our views
diverge by 180 degrees . Of concern to
conservatives is Dallas, th e former bastion of conservatism, that overwhelmingly went Democratic in the '06 elections,
in large part clue to th e change in demographics. Minorities voted in large
numbers, and th ey voted Democratic
overwhelmingly.
Furthermore, th e supposedly rocksolid conservative block of western states
cracked in the recent national elections.
The pendulum could swing back in '08.
But it's possible that with the unpopularity of the war, incompetent governance,
and conservatives' bashing immigrants,
we could be seeing the creation of a new
sustainable Democratic majority. On
the other hand, I once predicted Larry
Bird would never m ake it in the NBA.
Jerry Frankel '64
Plano, Texas
ou trul y have a splendid magaz ine,
but I have to take issue over the article "Reel State, Blue State" in the Spring
issue.
I came to F&M in Se pt. 1941; welcomed "Prexy" Di stler as F&M's new
president; a nd sat at the feet of H.M.J
Klein, who one morning in November
said: "Boys , we are going to war with Japan one clay." On D ec. 8, Distler begged
us not to enlist until he could arrange for
F&M's survival. In two weeks, h e and J.
Shober Barr came back from D .C . with
th e guara ntee that th e e ntire college
would become a reserve unit.
During my time at F&M, I noticed
some things. Lancaster was closer to the
Mason-Dixon Line than I had supposed .
T h e essential conservative nature of the
town an d the farnlty was evident, and
th e perpetual debate among students
in the Sigma Pi chapter I joined was
over the relative difficulty of courses for
pre-med students as opposed to those in
accounting, business, and economics. I
reali zed late r that the debates were really over how much money the opposing sides fi gured they wo uld eventually
make .
All thi s is a lea d-up to m y feelings
about the cover article, which I regard
as a pi ece of puff refl ecting the conservative nature of the status quo . It includes
heavy quotes from GOP operatives Duberstein and Mehlman and is endorsed
by Profe sso rs Madonna a nd M edvic.
The article does point out the polarizing bases of the major parti es . But I am
personally more polari zed by what I am
witnessing: the trashing of our Constitution and Bill of Rights; the immoral
waste of our treasury on war an d the
wealthy; an d th e violation of our precious environment.
I spent the major part of my career in
education at two high schools and a community coll ege in Los Angeles. The first
yea rs were in a ghetto high school. The
expression I re me mber from the black
parents was: "Ain 't nuthin' changed!" I
read "Red State, Blue State" and came
to the same conclusion.
Dick Bernard '44
South Portland, Maine
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Remembering Dr. Shively
I
was delighted to read that the campus
has officially been designated the Caroline Steinman Nunan Arboretum. And
for those of us on campus in the 1960s,
there's another name closely identified
with this magnificent collection of trees.
It's Biology Professor Arthur Sh ively.
Through studying trees, Dr. Shively
instilled a life-long appreciation of
plan ts for us non-sci ence m a jors. I still
recall his unannounced tree identification tests that caused great consternation.
And just last week befor e the Franklin
6 Marshall m agazin e arri ved, I actually
thought of th e unusual Ken tucky Coffeetree located on campus. Thank you ,
D r. Shively.
John Brame Witmer '67
Salt Lake City, Utah
WomenatF6M
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n the Winter magazine, Judy Pehrson
m entioned that the Women's Center
had plans to discuss a controversial topic: "The Status of Women on Campus:
Is Th ere a Chilly Climate for Wom en
at F&M?"
I have no idea how the climate is today, but I can tell yo u about the climate
50 yea rs ago . The students , professors,
and m embers of the administration were
warmhearted and welcoming. However,
one memb er of the Board of Trustees
was positively glacial.
M y father, Michael Lewis , was a
graduate of both Franklin & Marshall
Academy and Franklin & Marshall College, and he taught at both places. I lived
on the campus during the first five yea rs
of m y life and spent the rest of my yo uth
on the campus with my father attending
every event possible.
Beca use my father was a phys ics professor and coach at F&M, I was pe rmitted to take the "guidanc e tests" at the
College to help me dec ide m y career
path after high school. One of th e tests
instructed me to answer with th e first
thought that entered my mind. When
I read the question , "What have yo u always wanted to do?" I answered, "Go to
Franklin & Marshall."
Dorothy LeFevre administered th e
tests, and she telephoned Dean Breiclenstin e to tell him. His answer, "Tell Barbara she may attend F &M ." As a result,
I began taking courses in th e summer of
1955 an d continued until I had only 30
credits left until graduation.
At that point, Dean Breidenstin e
politely told m e that h e had a problem.
On e board m embe r had complained
about allowing a female to take classes .
The fell ow sa id that h e had money to
leave to the Coll ege, but that he would
not do so ifF&M permitted a femal e to
graduate .
I was so grateful that I had bee n allowed to take most of m y classes at F&M
that I volunteered to transfer for m y las t
30 credits. E lizabethtown College accepted me , and I graduated in 1958. I'm
delighted that F&M is graduating women now, but I am truly sad that I was not
permitted to be one of the first women
to graduate !
Barbara Lewis Metzle r
Brookside, N.J.
Campus safety concerns
C
ongratulations to President Fry on
the continued progress and success
at F&M . T he campus seems to get better each yea r from what I read in Franklin 6 Marshall. As a member of the class
of '76, I feel a particular affinity for patriotism and America's Bill of Rights. I
found the president's comments about
making F&M a safe and secure campus
interesting in light of th e Virginia Tech
murd ers. There are bad people in th e
wo rld that prey on easy victims. Regrettabl y the "rules" ofVirginia Tech created
a perfect environment for a bad animal
to hunt his defenseless prey. Pennsylvania has a Concealed Handgun Law that
enables law-abiding citizens another opportunity to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights. Had Virginia Tech all owed
Virgini a State Law to prevail on its campus, a numb er of qualifi ed, li ce nsed ,
and law-a biding students, teachers, and
administrators would have been armed
and in a position to stop th e murderer
or at least reduce his carnage.
I ask President Fry, as th e leader of
th e F&M community, to step outsid e
the politi cal-correctness box and demonstrate th e leadersh ip that will truly offer
th e campus greater safety and sec uri ty. I
ask that he support the rights of licensed,
concealed-carry students, teachers, and
administrators to arm th emselves in the
professional and competent manner in
whi ch th ey were train ed . Those who
have completed concea led-ca rry training have a tremendous respect for the
law and th e heavy responsibility to be responsible gun owners and practitioners.
A campus that supports 2nd Amendment
rights will find itself with less crime and
less likely to be victimized by bad people.
Criminals admit th ey prefer unarm ed
citizens.
The pres id ent ha s th e a uthority to
make the campus trul y safer and more
sec ure by having the courage to declare
licensed, armed F&M citizens welcome
on th eir campus. I hope he will consider thi s requ est seriously and make our
proud F&M campus and community
the beacon of safety and security by defending our 2nd Am endment rights with
th e same pass ion he would defend our
1st Am endment rights.
Mark Truskey '76
Pearland, Texas
Reminiscing about geology
T
h e class of 1950 had th e first grad uates who were four-year students in
Dr. Ri chard M. Foose's n ewly formed
Geology Department. There were 12
of us, and th e death of one of those, N.
King Huber, in Fe bruary caused m e
to re mini sce abo ut th e ca maraderie
and inspiring good tim es we had while
lea rning und er Doc Foose , Dr. John
Moss, Dr. Jacob Freedman, and George
Biemesclerfer. The department secretary
was Martha Ann "Nan" Barr who late r
marri ed King Huber.
Many of us were World War II veterans, and most were from Lan caster
County or elsewhere in eastern Pennsylvania. Most did graduate work and had
su ccessful caree rs. On e professor sa id ,
"We made silk purses out of sow's ea rs."
That stung a bit, but in retrospect it was
a valid remark.
I recentl y ca me across a photo of the
geo ph ys ics cl ass in 1949 on a m agn e-
tometer survey at an iron prospect near
Marti c Forge, Pa. The course was taught
by George Biemesclerfer. I am pictured
with fellow students Charles P. Cook,
Kenn eth N. Weave r, N. King Huber,
and Jam es Humphreville.
These five, according to my memory,
had th e fo ll owing careers: Cook, chief
geologist for Harbison Walker; Weaver,
director of th e Maryland Geologica l
Survey; Huber, research geologist and
Yosemite expert for the U.S. Geologica l
Survey (USGS); Humphreville, consulting geologist in sou thea stern PA;
and Brown , resea rch geologist for the
uses.
C. Ervin Brown '50
Great Falls, Va .
Pregnancy outcomes research
T
hanks for the article on the research
Mill er, Yost, Kibl er, and Flahe rty
and th eir students have clone on pregnancy outcomes in the Am ish community. The creative collaboration that F&M
professors and stud ents are now doing
makes m e wan t to go back to school.
Just a note for the researchers: People
who understand that the Amish community's formal schooling ends at 8th grade
would not be surprised that th e proven
corre lation betwee n low edu ca tional
ac hi eve m ent and poor pregn an cy outcomes does not appl y to the Amish .
They ma y want to consider th e greater use of midwives in th e Am ish communi ty as another reason for the good birth
weights and low rates of pre-term birth.
Barbara Wenger '86
Berkeley, Ca lif
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Eclipse expedition of 1900
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n th e spring of 1900, num erous pri va te, academi c, and scientifi c obse rva ti on stations were established th ro ugh-
out th e south eastern U nited Sta tes to witn ess a nd docum ent th e upcoming Ma y 28 total so lar eclipse . Excited by the prospec t of viewing th e fi rs t Eas t C oas t total eclipse in 31 yea rs, Frankli n & M arshall fo rm ed an
"Eclipse Expediti on " und er th e directi on of Ma th e m ati cs and Phys ics Professor Jefferson E. Kershne r. Th e gro up
traveled to so uth ern Virginia to join th e Brown Uni ve rsity observa ti on post at Centervill e, Norfo lk Co un ty. Dr.
Ke rshne r was accompani ed by Pro fessor Edwin M. Hartman of th e F&M Academ y, Prof. Joseph H enry Apple
of Wom an 's C oll ege in Frede ri ck, Mel . (now Hood C oll ege), th e Reverend A. Thomas G . Appl e, jo hn Jaco b
Roth e rm el, a nd senior C harl es E lvin Haupt Jr. 'oo . T h e m ornin g after th e eclipse, Pres ident John Summ e rs
Stahr received th e foll owing telegram from Dr. Ke rshn er:
"Pe rfec tl y clea r clay. Tim ed a ll contac ts; saw fin e coron a and prominen ces . All we ll.
-J.E. Ke rshne r"
- Christopher Raab, Archives 6 Special Collections Librarian
TOGETHER WE DID
MEET THE KRESGE CHALLENGE
THANKS TO
You!
The Kresge Foundation
Parents of current and
cha llenged Franklin & Marshall
past students contributed.
to raise $4 m ill ion for the
Organizations and foundations
Barshinger Life Sciences &
from around town and around
Philosophy Building before
the country joined in.
September 30, 2007
In return, The Kresge Foundation
It was all or nothing.
has given the College a $900,000
In response, Trustees of the
grant to complete the project.
College increased their support.
Th ank you, one and al l !
Hundreds of alumni from
the 1930s to the 2000s
made new gifts and pledges.
More than 225 faculty and
staff made commitments.
Please plan to come to
campus Homecoming Weekend,
October 19 - 21, 2007, to take
part in the celebrations.
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The Mercer til es at the entrance to th e Shadek-Fackentha l Li brary receive d a bit of a facel ift this summer. Instal led in 1938, t he mu lti colored
"compass panel" consist s of a center compass ti le surro unded by t iles re presentin g t he four seasons and t he 12 signs of t he zodiac.
From nearly 70 years of being trod upon by library patrons, some of the t iles had worn down . The fou r seasona l t iles- Gath ering Grapes
(su mmer), Reaper (fall), Woodcutt er (wint er), and Sowing Se d (spring)-we re easy to rep lace beca use t he Moravian Pottery & Ti le
Wo rks in Doylestown, Pa., st ill makes them . The compass t ile was anothe r story. The Tile Wo rks had to dig through its reco rd s to f ind
the old specificat ions and rema ke t is t ile. A loca l craftsman then drilled ou t the old t iles and installed th e new pieces in July.
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