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11Yvonne English '97 sells style through online salvage business

20Shawn Filby '89 opens Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A, teams up with alums

36Todd '64 and Greg '91 Alexander pair up for sporting goods game

44 Husband and wife musicfaculty duo spins yarns atGrove City knitting shop

FOCUS ON‘THE WORLD OF RETAIL’:John Stanton ’55 relishes the challenges and rewards of running a small-town gift shop.

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Grove City College Alumni Magazine2

Dear Alumni and Friends,This edition of the GeDUNK Alumni Magazine has as its theme

“retail.” The stories highlight alumni whose life’s work has beenin this area of our nation’s and world’s economy.I recall years ago when our daughter, Jessica, was about 7

years old, she operated a lemonade stand. As you might surmise,I was one of her key customers. One hot day I had not one buttwo satisfying drinks and then went over to shop at Wal-Mart.Those were the two retail operations I visited that day and bothseemed to be doing well. Although at the complete opposite endof the retail spectrum as to size, they had a lot in common, i.e.,making a product and producing service on demand, withattention to customer satisfaction. And while our daughter was inthe first stages of being an entrepreneur, many years before afellow named SamWalton had also started small and then grewand grew and grew his Wal-Mart idea.In the stories in this issue, you will read that some of our

alumni are in small “mom and pop” operations and others muchlarger. All enterprises, whether big or small, carry the challengesof identifying and fulfilling customer needs, but always come withthe risks of the commercial marketplace. The majority of ournation’s economy is small business and much of it is retail.

In fact, as folks have reined in their spending given the lastyear’s market turmoil, it has been most felt in the retail sector.And when that sector revives and begins its more recent growthpatterns, it will be a bellwether of economicrecovery. Please enjoy reading about ourfellow Grovers who work on the economicfront line of retail.I close with a brief but heartfelt thank you,

plus an invitation. First, I want to thank all ofour alumni and friends who donated to thispast fiscal year’s annual Full Circle campaign(ended June 30, 2009). Because of your generosity, we had thesecond best year of giving in our College’s history. That’s sayingsomething, given recent economic conditions, and it’s a reallygreat, much-needed and appreciated outcome!Next an invitation – please come home the weekend of

October 2-4 for a fantastic Homecoming. See all the changeson campus and renew great friendships. I like to say, “If youhaven’t been to Homecoming in the past six years, you haven’tbeen to Homecoming!” Thousands now come – there is so muchto see, do and experience.We hope to see you here!

Richard G. Jewell ’67President

Dear Alumni and Friends,As we look forward to another academic year, it allows me to

take a moment and think about what really matters in the workthat we do at Grove City College.Recently, the staff talked about the purpose and mission of our

Alumni Relations Office. We talked about how rewarding it is tobe able to connect or, in some cases, reconnect alumni to theiralma mater.I retold a story of an alum who after 40 years began a new

relationship with the College of visiting the campus, talking withstudents, speaking in classes, and giving of time, talent and histreasure. He told me that he was having a blast. This to me was awonderful illustration of what matters about my work.As I meet with more and more alumni, I find such joy in seeing

what passion they have for their alma mater, the friendshipsthey’ve maintained and campus groups to which they still feel aconnection. So many are helping Grove City College fulfill our

mission and at the same time having a great time doing it!I hope that this year, you’ll plan to join us at Homecoming

2009 – Building Lasting Memories Brickby Brick, October 2-4, 2009.We’ll dedicateour alumni center that weekend and we havea full schedule of events. Check out the webat www.gcc.edu/homecoming for all thedetails.This magazine is another fun one for us. In

light of our economy and the challengesfacing each of us, we thought that a great feature would be onthose in retail. I think we’ve found a few of the many who areweathering the storm and weathering it well. Better yet, look forthe scissors coupon icon throughout this magazine to find a greatdeal for an alumni business online at www.gcc.edu/coupons.I hope you enjoy reading their stories. So, grab a cup of coffee,

sit on your couch and enjoy!

Melissa (Trifaro ’96) MacLeodSenior Director of Alumni and College Relations

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The GeDUNK Editorial BoardJeffrey D. Prokovich ’89Vice President for AdvancementMelissa (Trifaro ’96) MacLeodSenior Director of Alumni and College Relations

Managing EditorAmy Clingensmith Mongiovi ’96Clingensmith Communications

Associate EditorsJanice (Zinsner ’87) InmanCommunications Project CoordinatorRebecca Miller ’04Communications Associate

Contributing EditorsRyan Briggs ’01Tricia CoreyMelinda MillerKelsey (Pollock ’06) RheaCharlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw

Cover PhotoJim Judkis, Pittsburgh, Pa.

On the Cover...John Stanton ’55 relishes the challenges

and rewards of running a small-town giftshop. Read more on page 4.

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Alumni Association Officers 2009-10Douglas E. Knable ’79 PresidentAllyson (Baird ’88) Sveda Vice PresidentMelissa (Trifaro ’96) MacLeod

Executive SecretaryRoger K.Towle ’68 TreasurerDonald L. Balla ’93 Annual Giving ChairGerald Bullock ’92 Alumni TrusteeLaura (Ritchey ’87) Havrilla AlumniTrusteeAndrew J. Kozusko ’96 Alumni Trustee

Grove City College100 Campus DriveGrove City, PA 16127(724) 458-2300(888) [email protected]

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COVER STORY 4John Stanton ’55 relishes the challenges and rewardsof running a small-town gift shop in Duxbury, Mass.

FOCUS ON RETAIL 7Jeanne (Elliott ‘65) Pisor follows the sea to a shell shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Alumni shine through in the jewelry industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Nancy (Ferguson ‘83) Notaro is at the service of her clients . . . . . . . . . . . 10Yvonne English ‘97 goes green with stylish salvage site . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Trendy alums find careers in the world of fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Alumni hit the mark with retail giant Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Reneé (Wachstetter ’89) Ramfos brightens days with gift baskets . . . . . . 15Christian Fyke ‘96 builds family of Pittsburgh restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . 16David Johnson ‘89 takes pie production to a new level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Graduates run businesses close to their alma mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Shawn Filby ‘89 rallies alumni for his Chick-fil-A venture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Linda (Crum ‘71) Caldwell realizes retail dream in Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Butler Farm Market offers customers fresh and local flavor . . . . . . . . . . . 24

ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS 26Past Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Freshman Sendoff Picnics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

SPORTS 36Sports Feature: Father-and-son team pair up in sporting goods game . . . 36Fall Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Sports News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

FACULTY 44Faculty Feature: Konzens spin yarns at knitting shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Faculty News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

CAMPUS NEWS 48

CLASS NOTES 51

IN MEMORY 62

ALUMNI BABIES 65

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The GeDUNK is a magazine published three times a year for alumni and friends of Grove City College and highlights campus news, student featuresand alumni achievements. Gedunk is a word that resonates with Grove City College alumni and friends. Named after the on-campus gatheringplace/snack bar for students since the early 1950s, the word Gedunk made its way into the Grove City College vernacular when World War II Navyveterans returned to campus, bringing with them the word that defined the place where snacks could be purchased aboard ships or the snack itemsthemselves, everything from potato chips and candy to ice cream and sodas.The name stuck. For decades, the Grove City College Gedunk has been theplace to come together to share news and ideas, and this magazine strives to do the same.

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The risks are apparent 28years later, but so are therewards.

John Stanton ’55 and hiswife, Marcy, opened their giftshop, The Studio of Duxbury,in the picturesque town ofDuxbury, Mass., on Oct. 1,1981. On the eve of theChristmas season, with alimited inventory and 19percent credit interest rates –it could have been a retailer’sformula for failure.

But that’s not the way thisstory goes. That first Christmasseason proved to be profitable,setting the tone. The store hashad an increase in volume ofsales almost every year, whichis unusual for a small business.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be asurprise.

Both Stantons areadmittedly passionate abouttheir store. So passionate, infact, that they are willing toforego retirement. Theirhobby, they say, is The Studio.

“People say, ‘John andMarcy, when are you going toretire?’” John said. “What arewe going to retire to?”

The Stantons love what

they do – and that love wouldprove to be a key motivator inthe beginning years, whenthey put everything intogetting the business off theground.

They had the advantage ofname recognition with TheStudio, and in a small town likeDuxbury, that meant a lot. Thestore originally opened in the1930s in the home of aDuxbury photographer. Wordhas it that the photographer’swife began to sell ladies’ “ready-to-wear” clothing to herhusband’s customers while theywaited for their photographs todevelop.

Throw in John and Marcy’syears of experience for goodmeasure. Both had a variety ofroles in retail prior to openingtheir store. John had been inmiddle management and servedas a buyer for children’s wear,and Marcy had worked inhuman resources.

Although The Studio hadslipped a bit in its goodstanding before the Stantonstook over, they put everythingthey had into building it into areputable source for quality

giftware, with merchandise likeMariposa metalware fromMexico, Simon Pearceglassware, Juliska tableware,Wedgewood china, Crabtree &Evelyn toiletries, Vera Bradleyhandbags and accessories, Byers’Choice dolls and craftsmenjewelry.

A portion of their businesscomes from wedding registries;despite competition fromretailers like Crateand Barrel andPottery Barn, theycontinue to drawdozens of localcouples. Theframed list isprinted onstationery andhangs in the store –a personal touchthat is just one ofmany.

The Studio is anextension of theStantons’ approachto life: theenjoyment of boththe challenges andthe payoffs fromhard work. Theywork full time and

have 18 part-time employees. “Every day is different,”

John said. “I get up in themorning, I have a place to go.It’s home.”

The Studio fits the peacefultree-lined, shingled streets ofDuxbury, located along theSouth Shore between Bostonand Cape Cod. Just off of thehighway, the town has avoided

A Labor of Love John Stanton ‘55 and wife Marcy enjoy the rewards that come with the risks after

28 years at the helm of a small-town gift shop

Story by Rebecca Miller ’04

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an influx of tourists, retaining aquaint, small-town NewEngland atmosphere. Foundedin 1637 by Myles Standish, it ishome to more than 14,000residents.

On a sunny July morning,John steps out of The Studio’sdoorway. The grey-shingled,white-trimmed building istucked into a plaza thatfeatures a variety of shops. Thesalty tang of the ocean hangson the breeze as seagulls driftoverhead.

John is proud of the stridesthey have made with thestore. He points out theoriginal footprint; just fiveyears after taking over the

store, the Stantons expandedfrom 750 square feet to 3,000square feet of selling space.

Even on a weekdaymorning, customers trickle in,browsing the colorful displays,picking up gift-wrappedpackages and chatting withthe Stantons about upcomingevents around town.

The Studio operates underthe age-old rule in retailing:The customer comes first. BothJohn and Marcy instinctivelypause in the middle of a task tomake sure a customer isassisted; their employees call outcheerful greetings every timethe door opens.

And it has paid off. Clientscome from all over the South

Shore, sometimestraveling from anhour away. “It’spretty much beenword of mouth,”John said.

He rattles off thenames of each of theemployees as they bustle backand forth serving thecustomers – each has beenwith the store for more than10 years. “We have peoplewho have been with us almostfrom the beginning.”

As much as John lovesretailing, he didn’t originallyintend to go into it as acareer.

An Epsilon Pi fraternitymember, he graduated from

Grove City with a degree inbusiness administration. He’snot the only one. CousinsDonald ’49 and David ’58Bergreen; sisters Helen(Stanton ’53) Seward andPriscilla (Stanton ’46) Waters;niece Alice (Seward ’79)Campbell and her husband,Craig Campbell ’78; andgreat-nephew Brett LoVellette’06 all graduated from theCollege. John has two sons

ABOVE: John Stanton ’55 and his wife, Marcy, have run their gift shop, The Studio of Duxbury, together for most of the 28 years they have owned the business. OPPOSITE PAGE: Glasses made by Rolf are just some of the merchandise at The Studio. Simon Pearce is another featured brand.

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with his former wife, Marilyn (Watt ’53)Stanton, now deceased.

A native of Johnstown, Pa., and son ofa Presbyterian minister, John spentsummers on Cape Cod with his family.After college, John served in the Armyfor two years before settling inPittsburgh.

With no career in mind, he started atScott Paper before moving to Kaufmann’sto serve an assistant buyer to one of thebest boys’ wear buyers in the country.When the head buyer retired, John tookover for him.

He had found his calling. “You either love retailing or you hate

it,” John said. “I thought retail wasexciting and also challenging. You get agreat amount of satisfaction in seeingwhat you buy sell.”

Soon, John decided to make thetransition north to Massachusetts to benear his family. He began working forBoston-based Filene’s in middlemanagement and then buying. He andMarcy met while they were working atFilene’s; Marcy had a job in humanresources.

Then John was recruited to sell boys’wear for Healthtex, a job that took themboth to Philadelphia. The Stantons werethere for less than two years before thecompany transferred him back to Boston.John then took a job with Levi Strauss asa salesman with a territory covering theSouth Shore and Boston.

After years of transition, the Stantonswere ready to put down roots. Theypulled off the highway and fell in lovewith the quiet seaside town. It was anideal location for them to settle downand be near family.

“We took one look at Duxbury andsaid, ‘Why wouldn’t we want to livehere?’” Marcy recalled. “We loved thetown, and we still do.”

After some networking, the Stantonswere approached about buying TheStudio. They were ready to go intobusiness for themselves, ready to maketheir own decisions. “It never occurred toeither of us that we wouldn’t besuccessful,” Marcy said.

She left her job at Talbot’s to run thestore. John continued to work for LeviStrauss. “He was our breadwinner forfour years,” Marcy said. “Everything wasbeing put back in the store.”

Marcy, who had had most of herexperience in human resources andadministration, finally got a chance tojump into merchandising and buying.Then John decided to leave his job at LeviStrauss and focus full-time on the store.

It took a few years for them to figureout their roles, but they discovered thattheir individual skills meshed well. Johnhas taken the lead in the store’s marketingand advertising and the visualarrangement of storeroom displays. Marcyhas taken charge of the administrativeside of the business. They and a numberof employees have buying responsibilitiesas well.

The recent economic slump has had animpact on The Studio, but not as much asit could have. As early as a year and a halfago, the Stantons began to see a drop inbusiness. Although they didn’t know thereason for the decline, they decided tocut back on inventory they purchased forthe upcoming 2008 Christmas season.

That decision saved them a bigheadache. Retailers saw Christmas salesplummet following the stock markettumble last fall. The Studio, on the otherhand, didn’t have to move as muchinventory, despite a decline in sales. Sincethen, the Stantons have cut back on workhours, closed on Mondays and reducedtheir overall inventory.

The Stantons admit they thrive on theinherent unpredictability of retail. Thereare risks, to be sure, but they don’t regrettaking them. Every day when they walkthrough The Studio’s door, they are livingtheir dream.

“It was what the town needed andwhat we needed,” Marcy said.

(Rebecca Miller ’04 is the Grove CityCollege communications associate and aGeDUNK associate editor.)

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John Stanton ’55 stands outside his gift shop, The Studio of Duxbury, which is nestled in the seasidetown of Duxbury, Mass. The shop has 3,000 square feet of selling space. / Photo by Jim Judkis

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From Land to SeaLove leads alumna to the ocean, then to a seashell shopBy Sarah (Fuhrey) Huber ’05

Love brought Jeanne(Elliott ’65) Pisor farfrom the stable, rolling

hills of Pennsylvania to theuncertain ocean, where shelearned to trust God, raised twosons and, with her husband,built a successful business sellingthe treasure of the sea: seashells.

Jeanne and her husband, Don,married a month after hergraduation and moved toCalifornia, Don’s home state,then to Florida, and back toCalifornia, together navigatingDon’s career changes as anaerospace engineer.

In Florida, she got the firstjob she applied for as anelementary school teacher onceshe told the principal she was aGrove City graduate. “He hadgone to Westminster College,”Jeanne recalled, “and said heknew Grove City, the quality ofthe courses. He respected the students.”

While in Florida, the couple spent mostweekends camping at the Keys. “Myhusband started picking up shells, ones thatcaught his eye, and we joined a shellcollecting club,” she said.

Money was tight, so the collection grewslowly. “Once, my husband wanted to buy a shell for $5, but wecouldn’t afford it,” Jeanne said. They started swapping shells withfellow enthusiasts, and a club member taught them the Latinnames and families of shells.

After they returned to California, Don found he could earn aprofit from the hobby. He paid a nickel for abalone shellsdiscarded by commercial processors, who sold the meat in theshells to restaurants, and resold the shells for a dime. “We wouldpack them in barrels in our apartment and ship them toAustralia, where they were in demand,” Jeanne said.

Meanwhile, Don seemed discontent with his job. Jeanne

suggested they think aboutmaking a living from shells and,although nervous, she wasdetermined to trust God andher husband.

Soon, they opened theLajolla Cave and Shell Shop, astore that not only sold shellsand shell-inspired crafts, butalso featured an underwatercave. Jeanne manned the storeby day, yet was always home tomeet her sons after school.

When they grew older, theboys worked in the shop, andon Sunday afternoons, theyplayed hide and seek in thewarehouse, from which Donran a wholesale shell business.Don is now known aroundthe world as an expert inseashells – an amazing featconsidering that he and Jeanneare self-taught in all thingsshells.

“It’s all been by the grace ofGod,” Jeanne said.

For years, the family vacationed toexotic locations to stock up on shells,and today, one of their sons helps runtheir current store, Seaport Village ShellCo., on the waterfront in San Diego.Jeanne has cut back her hours at the

shop to spend time with her grandchildren, but she said sheloves working when she has the chance.

“I gravitate to the children,” she said. “I like to educatethem about the shells, see them learn that a starfish is really asea star, for example.’”

The business has thrived, and today the Pisors market shellsto people throughout the world.

“Life takes turns that you’d never expect,” Jeanne said. “I’vebeen blessed beyond imagination.”

(For more on Pisor’s shell shop, visit www.sandiegoseashells.com.)(Sarah (Fuhrey ’05) Huber ’05 is a freelance writer living in Dallas.)


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San Diego and shells are passions for Jeanne (Elliott ’65) Pisor. / Contributed photo

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Five-Star ServiceAlumni shine through in jewelry industryBy Rebecca (Beinlich ’95) Sodergren

Amath major and a politicalscience major from Grove CityCollege now own a jewelry store

30 minutes from Washington, D.C. You’d think they’d say their studies at

the College had very little to do withtheir current career, but not so.

Toby Fitzkee ’73 minored in art – hewas the political science major – andboth he and now-wife Helen (Kim ’73)Fitzkee took Spanish classes.

When Toby Fitzkee decided hewanted to get a master of fine artsdegree, Professors Cynthia Forrester(Spanish) and Lois Hamilton (art)suggested he go to Mexico.

So Toby got his master’s insilversmithing – a fine prelude to hiscareer as a goldsmith – and Helenlearned fluent Spanish, which now helpsher serve Spanish-speaking customers.Her math background helps withbookkeeping, too.

Newly home from Mexico, Helentaught math, and her husband worked asa goldsmith for her brother, Daniel Kim’71, a George Mason Universityprofessor who owned a jewelry store onthe side.

After three or four years, Toby andHelen decided to open their ownjewelry store, Five Star Jewelers inBurke, Va. Daniel Kim is now semi-retired.

After 22 years in business forthemselves, the Fitzkees say they profitedfrom the roundabout route after college.

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For John Henne ’89, the path tojewelry store ownership was more direct– Henne Jewelers in the Shadyside

neighborhood of Pittsburgh has been inthe family for 122 years.

John Henne, however, didn’t feelpressured; he can recall only one timewhen his father told him he could jointhe business if he wanted to.

He wanted to try other things first, sogot his CPA and worked for KPMGafter college. He figured an accountingbackground would serve him well whenhe did want to return to the jewelrystore, where he had worked part-time as

a high school and college student.It didn’t take long. By 1999, his dad

retired, and John and sister Meg HenneGibson took over the business.

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Both the Fitzkees and Henne enjoybeing their own bosses.

“It’s a true privilege to get to run allaspects of the business – customers,hiring, training and giving back to thecommunity,” Henne said. He’s now thepresident and handles finances, diamondbuying and sales. His sister handleshuman resources. The Henne parentscontinue to work one to two days perweek.

At Five Star Jewelers, Toby handlesgoldsmithing, appraisals and most of the“manual labor,” while Helen works as

John Henne ‘89 is president of his Shadyside family business of Henne Jewelers. / Photo by Ron Dylewski


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the buyer, seller and accountant.There’s a size difference in the

Fitzkees’ and Henne’s stores, however.The Fitzkees have three part-timeemployees including one of theirdaughters (they have two other adultchildren also), while Henne Jewelersemploys 22 people.

Both businesses have seen someslowdown due to the economy. TheFitzkees saw about a 7 percent drop insales last Christmas from the prior year.But Helen Fitzkee noted many jewelersare reporting 15 to 30 percent losses,whereas Five Star serves manygovernment employees who haven’t losttheir jobs. And Henne said his storeplanned in January for slowdown bymonitoring expenses closely, but salesfigures have turned out higher thanexpected.

Above all, both stores stress customerservice. Helen Fitzkee refers to Five StarJewelers as “a little mom and pop store”that people trust, so the store gets manycustomers through word of mouth. AndHenne says his store employs a masterwatchmaker and three designers whocan custom-make jewelry, so the storecan handle “every aspect of customerservice.” He finds that many referralscome from Grove City College alumni.

Henne, married with four childrenages 1 to 7, serves on the boards ofImani Christian Academy and theCoalition for Christian Outreach, andhis store supports “dozens” of charitiesthroughout the year.

The College, Henne says, taught himto integrate his faith into every aspect ofhis life.

“We look at what we do as havingvalue for the kingdom – being a godlyemployer, doing the right thing in thecommunity, and dealing with customersand vendors with complete integrity.”

Besides, both the Fitzkees and Hennesays they simply like getting to know

their customers.Whether it’s Valentine’s Day, an

engagement or wedding, a birthday,Christmas or another special event,Henne said, “We’re dealing with peopleduring the happiest times of their lives.”

(Visit the Fitzkees’ web site atwww.fivestarjewelers.net or John Henne’s atwww.hennejewelers.com.)

(Rebecca (Beinlich '95) Sodergren is afreelance writer in Centerville, Ohio.)

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All Dressed Up’83 grad is at the service of clients looking to turn on the charm By Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw

When Nancy (Ferguson ’83)Notaro of Ocean City, N.J.,purchased a Christian

bookstore 10 years ago, she got morethan she bargained for – a thrivingwedding formal wear business called AtYour Service.

“I’m a certified wedding coordinator,so when I took over the ownership ofHarbor Light Christian Book and GiftShop, I brought in this sideline weddingformalwear business from the start.

“As it turned out,” she continued, “thetuxedo rentals were the only part of theoverall business that that grew! Customerscould buy books and music on theInternet or at big box stores at much lesscost than I was able to market from astorefront.”

Notaro eventually shifted the focus ofthe store to a gift shop and changed thename to The Purple Cow. But makingthe changeover didn’t help.

“When my lease was up, I knew that Ididn’t have the stomach to make itthrough another winter in a resort townthat goes from 150,000 people in thesummer to 15,000 year-round residentswho mostly winter in Florida anyways.At that point, I closed the storefront andfocused on working a formalwear shop-at-home service from home.”

One of the benefits of this is that hercustomer service is true convenience.

“I will actually go to a bride andgroom’s home and have them select theirtuxedos and get measured,” she said.“Then I deliver and pick-up before andafter the wedding.”

Another advantage in leaving astorefront set up was her newfound

flexibility for weekend and eveningappointments without needing to cover ashop, which has actually increasedbusiness.

Being in a resort area, Notaro hasworked many of the destination beachweddings for out-of-town weddingparties.

“They love that I deliver to their hotelin Cape May and don’t have to find theclosest shopping mall some 45 minutesaway.”

Another service is her barbeque orpizza party wedding deliverycombination, where the wedding partydines together at a fun barbeque or pizzadinner while Notaro does her work.

“While everyone is having a goodtime, I quietly wait while each persontries on their outfit and make anyadjustments on the spot!”

She has met with some unusualcircumstances over the past 10 years.

“I have literally gone down on thebeach and collected a tuxedo after aprom rental,” she laughed.

Other above-and-beyond memories aresimilar. Last year, Notaro was workingwith a student who was pressed for timebecause he was going to another highschool’s prom on the same night of hisbaseball game. To make it work, Notaromet the student and his mother – withflowers in tow – at her own house nearthe baseball field. There, the studentshowered, dressed, collected the flowersand was able to pick up his date in time.

In addition to formalwear, Notaro alsosubstitute teaches, manages a seasiderental, works full time at the Ocean CityTabernacle as its financial secretary andhandles bookkeeping duties for a localwedding photographer one evening aweek.

“My schedule is full but I love thevariety,” she said. “I am blessed withemployers who allow me to be flexiblewith my hours so that I can keep all theballs in the air as I juggle everything.

“I truly am ‘at your service,’” sheadded, “but it is so much fun to beinvolved in the special occasions ofpeople’s lives.”

(Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw is the GroveCity College assistant director of alumnirelations and a GeDUNK contributing editor.)


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Going GreenGrad sells style with a consciencethrough online retailer SalvagistBy Melinda Miller

Enthusiastic, passionate and thoughtful are all traits that come tomind when you talk with Yvonne English ’97 about herwork.

You could also add risk-taker, social-entrepreneur andnetworker to that list. English is the creator of Salvagist, anonline retailer that sells “stylish products with a wow factor.”Her company’s tagline is fitting – “style with a socialconscience.”

Salvagist products are manufactured out of materials such assails, fire hose, bike tire tubes and PVC banners. Looking for apurse? Wallet? Diaper bag? Shower curtain? Dog bed cover? Youcan find them all at the Salvagist web site (www.salvagist.com),where English displays products made from recycled materialsand produced by micro-manufacturers.

English, who was a double major in international business andFrench, doesn’t limit her entrepreneurial endeavors to Salvagist.She started her first company, a boutique consulting firmspecializing in investments and retirement plans, at age 24. Shehas also partnered with Ron Wills ’97 on an alternative energyproject bio-diesel fuel, currently in the research phase.

Both English and Wills are very interested in bio diesel fromany kind of indigenous crop with the idea to show localresidents, anywhere in the world, how to grow plants that canbe converted to bio-fuel. Plus, a software product she is involvedin is currently in “stealth mode.”

By day, she is the national operations director of retirementresources at RSM McGladrey Inc., an accounting andconsulting firm. English is also a consummate networker who isconnected with many different entrepreneur groups.

“You can share ideas and avoid some pitfalls if you talk withothers who have gone through some of the same things you’retrying to do,” she said.

Salvagist is a passion project for English who considers herselfan entrepreneur at heart. She had been kicking around the ideaof retail for a couple of years but hadn’t identified the rightproject. Things came together one Christmas, when herhusband gave her a handbag made out of seatbelts. She loved itand thought it would be even better if it was made fromrecycled seatbelts.

So she contacted the Canadian company that manufactured

the seatbelt purses tosee if she could sellthem in the UnitedStates but neverheard back. Afterresearching productsmade from recycledmaterials herself, she discovered pockets of mom-and-pop shopsthat produce items made out of recycled materials. Englishdeveloped relationships with these vendors and launchedSalvagist in early 2008.

She attributes her successful entrepreneurial endeavors topassion about the task at hand.

“It’s important for the business to be something you’re veryexcited about,” she said. “Entrepreneurship can be a little lonely,especially when you’re doing it part time. There’s a lot ofpressure on people to love what they do. Pick something thatyou love but don’t expect to be tiptoeing through the tulipsevery day.”

A penny of every dollar spent online at Salvagist is donatedby English to support entrepreneurs in developing countriesthrough Kiva (www.kiva.org), an organization that providesmicro-loans to people to alleviate poverty.

“I really believe in giving back,” explained English. “I trulybelieve we can all help make the world a better place –especially by encouraging and supporting entrepreneurs.”

(Melinda Miller is the Grove City College director of foundation andcorporate relations, interim director of communications and a GeDUNKcontributing editor.)

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Dressed for SuccessAlumni stay on top with careers in the world of fashionBy Kelsey (Pollock ’06) Rhea

Being ahead of the latest trend canbe nearly impossible. What does ittake? Almost as impossible is

landing that perfect job, especially in anindustry known for being cut-throat. Withmore and more people competing forfewer jobs, how can you beat out thecompetition?

As these three Grove City grads canattest, it takes ambition and initiative.Maybe that’s what it takes to be fashionforward.

From the time she was a little girl,New York City had a “magical” appealfor Christina Ware ’03. Well, for this littlegirl, dreams came true. Ware works as asales associate for one of the premiereAmerican designers at their flagship storeon Madison Avenue. And she made thedream happen for herself.

Only knowing she wanted to live inNew York and workin retail, shecontacted theCollege’s AlumniRelations Office fora list of all GroveCity College alumni working in retail inthe city.

She called everyone she could askingfor 20 minutes of their time to discusstheir careers. A scheduled 20-minuteconversation with one alum turned intotwo hours, which led to the interviewthat got her the job.

“Who you know gets you in the doorin New York, but you need to be able toback it up,” she says.

Ware adds that Grove City helped her“become sure of who she was and whatshe wanted.” This confidence is what

makes her comfortablecarrying onconversations withCEOs to crownprincesses.

The currenteconomic climate hasan effect on even themega-wealthy shoppersWare assists on a dailybasis. She has seen a “return to basics” infashion, and while even this dream worldcan be hit by reality, “fashion is about artand emotion” and allows people tocreate a lifestyle they want.

Madison Avenue is home to anotherpillar of American design, BrooksBrothers, and another Grove City gradmaking it happen in the Big Apple.Grant McClelland ’04 is anotherexample of what happens when youhave talent and ability backed up by the

drive to succeed. McClelland

began his career inPittsburgh in thefinancial industry,but quickly found it

was not for him. Like Ware, McClellandknew he wanted to work in the fashionindustry, but didn’t have a way to getthere.

After sending his resume to place afterplace, McClelland still didn’t have a newjob. So, he rolled up his sleeves and “didit the old-fashioned way,” taking a job inthe stock room of Ann Taylor where herapidly moved from the back room tothe front of the store.

Neighboring store Brooks Brotherstook notice of McClelland’s ability andoffered him a sales position, where he

topped the sales team. McClelland knew if he ever wanted to

take it to the next level, he would needto know more than how to sell. So he“took it upon himself to go above andbeyond in the area of productknowledge.”

When a Brooks Brothers vicepresident visited, McClelland had theopportunity for an importantconversation, being “ready to move toNew York, but just needed theopportunity.” So impressed was the VPthat he personally gave McClelland’sresume to human resources.

Within two weeks, McClelland wasflown to New York to work in a positioncreated especially for him in allocations,becoming the only person in the past 30

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years to be promoted from the store tocorporate.

Today, he is in charge of the entiremen’s clothing and accessories line forBrooks.

“Transferable skills are the best things”he learned at Grove City. “Grove CityCollege does a great job of preparingyou for interviews and teaching aboutprofessionalism,” he says. “The peopleyou are surrounded with are the mostintelligent, well-rounded people, andthey bring you to a higher level.”

McClelland has also seen a change inthe fashion industry, especially since theeconomy has taken a downturn.Working for the oldest retailer in theU.S., McClelland’s company has a longhistory to reflect back upon, and aBrooks study showed that “with everyeconomic downturn, Brooks has found anew innovation that has become aclassic product.”

Not everyone who has a passion forfashion and an excellent career in theindustry works in New York City.Jocelyn (Moore ’80) Thompson hasfound that you can truly have it all.From her days on campus to her firstcareer, through years of volunteering andnow to her current position with retailerStein Mart, Thompson has always hadthe skills to be a leader.

Her attractive, easygoing personalityand warmth draw people to her, and thisability to instantly engage and formrelationships is what makes her a greatmanager of people and a greatsaleswoman. While serving as presidentof her local Junior League in Iowa,Thompson spotted an advertisement tobecome a boutique leader for SteinMart.

Thompson got the job and lovedworking there, but her husband’s careertook them back to Pennsylvania, and shedidn’t know if she would have the

opportunity to do something again sheloved as much.

As she settled into life with her familyin western Pennsylvania, she began “toseek the same position she held inIowa.” Not only did she obtain her oldposition in a new area, she began to takeon more responsibilities and foundherself working with a boutiquerecruiter who was opening a new store.

Instead of sitting back and waiting fora similar position to become available,Thompson “called her boss in Floridaand expressed interest.” Within a month,two people in her desired positionresigned, and thanks to her initiative andability, Thompson got the job.

“I learned how to be a self-starter atGrove City,” she says. Both ofThompson’s roles as boutique leader andrecruiter at Stein Mart allow her “to doeverything she likes in life, but workfrom home.”

The change in the economy haschanged the amount of work she hasand has effected how many boutiquestaff she manages and hires. Sheespecially sees it in her responsibility ofplanning the openings of new stores.And like Ware and McClelland,Thompson sees how, even in toughtimes, the right outfit can positivelyimpact someone’s life. And finding theright fit – in clothes or career – makes abig difference, too.

(Kelsey (Pollock ’06) Rhea is the GroveCity College assistant director of alumniRelations and a GeDUNK contributingeditor.)

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On TargetAlums hit mark for retail giantBy Anna (Van Slembrouck ’01) Swartz

Mention the word “Target” tojust about anyone, and theresponse is likely to be

something like this: “I love Target!” To find offerings such as trendy,

inexpensive clothing lines from well-known designers, to grocery items,electronics and cosmetics, chances areyou’ve been there. And often. In fact,Target.com boasts that 96 percent ofpeople recognize the bulls-eye logo asTarget’s mark.

That’s not surprising, as the retail giantboasts 1,699 stores nationwide.

With such a massive inventory ofproducts, a great deal of time, effort andteamwork goes into every little detail –long before customers place an item intheir shopping cart. A handful of GroveCity College alumni contribute to thesuccess of this well-known corporation.

Applying to aMonster.com ad ledGrove City native StacyHouston ’93 to hercareer at Target. Abouta year ago, shetransferred from aposition at a Virginiaimport warehouse toher role as a seniorprocess leader at theTarget headquarters in Minneapolis.

Houston’s group supports four importwarehouses – two on each coast – andmakes sure that the replenishment ofproduct to the 26 regional warehousesacross the country goes smoothly.

Efficiency is key. “It’s all about makingsure that operationally we’re doing theright things so that we eliminate rework,

so that we can keep the price as low aspossible for the guest,” Houston says.

While Houston oversees distribution ona large scale, another alumnus, HowieRiley ’07, tackles the challenge ofstrategically dispersing merchandisethroughout a Pittsburgh store. As anexecutive team leader in logistics, Riley’sday begins at 4 a.m. managing a team of50 to 60 people who unload productsfrom trailers onto the sales floor and stockroom. The first four hours of Riley’s dayare a race against the clock – making sureeverything is in place before shoppers hitthe entrance at 8 a.m.

Besides coordinating product placementthroughout the store, Riley focuses onother leadership aspects of his job –maximizing payroll hours or figuring outthe ideal location for special holidaydisplays.

Aside from ensuring that stores arepacked high with merchandise, Targetfocuses on making sure guests – thecorporation’s preferred name forcustomers – are satisfied. Jennifer Gadsby’08, an executive team leader at aCincinnati, Ohio, store, works to ensurejust that.

As a leader titled specifically in “GuestExperience,” Gadsby’s duties range fromresponding to guest complaints,overseeing the café, in-store Starbucks andguest service counter, as well as managingthe whole team (about 40 employees atone time).

Working at the Target with the second-highest level of sales in Cincinnati, Gadsbyfeels that her position has allowed her togrow as a leader. She began her career atTarget during an internship between herjunior and senior year at Grove City.

“You have to be very outgoing,”Gadsby says of her role at Target. “I loveworking with people; I love the team.”

The task of hiring and retaining qualityteam members falls into the hands ofpeople like Christie (McHugh ’08)Ketterman, who until recently served asan executive team leader in humanresources at a Pittsburgh store. Besidesdeciding which applicants should beinterviewed and ensuring the effectivenessof training new team members,Ketterman says that a lot of emphasis isplaced on retention. Team chat sessions –always with a food theme (such as IceCream Day) – allowed her to getfeedback about potential improvements.

“They really focus on keeping …employees happy,” she says.

Jodi Craiglow ’02 has found a numberof reasons to be happy with her positionas a cash office specialist at a Target inMonroe, N.C. Besides the camaraderie ofa close-knit team (Craiglow’s motheractually works at the same store), sheenjoys the flexibility her role brings,especially important since she is currentlya year away from receiving her master ofdivinity degree from Gordon-Conwell.She hopes to go on to receive her Ph.D.and become a religion professor.

As part of her current role, Craiglowalso serves as the store’s competitive

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shopper – she logs six or seven hours a week at Wal-Mart,recording the prices of specific items. “Usually they lower theirprices to stay competitive,” Craiglow says.

Previously, Craiglow worked in human resources at the samestore. Prior to that, she worked at Target during several summersin college. One of the highlights of her time in human resourceswas coordinating volunteer events, such as “Shop with a Cop,”during which a local sheriff ’s department fundraiser allowedunderprivileged children to go Christmas shopping at Target.

In fact, giving back to the community is a top priority for thecorporation. Five percent of the corporation’s income goes intothe community. That’s more than $3 million each week.Bettering education, arts, social services, law enforcement andtechnology in communities are some of the funded areas, saysHouston. In addition, Target team members racked up 350,000volunteer hours last year alone.

All these tasks – supplying customers with the right products atthe right price to community service efforts – require a well-organized company of hard-working individuals. Riley “had noidea at all how much work went into the process” of organizing a

retail store. In fact, Riley admits that he hadn’t set foot in a Targetbefore starting his career there. “I had no idea what I was missing.”

(Anna (Van Slembrouck ’01) Swartz is a freelance writer andproofreader in Michigan.)

Howie Riley ‘07 is strategic about product placement at a Pittsburgh Targetstore. / Contributed photo

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At-home gift basket company is ‘heaven sent’By Anna (Van Slembrouck ’01) Swartz

For Reneé (Wachstetter ’89)Ramfos, her home-based giftbasket company

is a gift to her, too. Seeking a career that

would allow her theflexibility to stay homein Harmony, Pa., withher two children,Ramfos researched thepossibilities and settledon “Heavenly GiftBaskets.”

“God really opened up the doors,”Ramfos said. “It was February or Marchwhen I decided to go ahead with thebusiness, and by June, I was ready to takeorders.” Now, Ramfos – who previouslyspent more than 11 years with inside salesand marketing at IBM – has been inbusiness for three years.

As a way to network, Ramfos plungedright into business ownership by joiningthe local Chamber of Commerce and a

chapter of BNI, or Business NetworkInternational, a leading referral andmarketing network.

Gift baskets are typically ordered asgifts for individuals, but Ramfos’ creationsare utilized for corporate events as well.Baskets are themed – everything from“Way to Go Steelers” (complete with aTerrible Towel) to “A Tea Break” (using ateapot instead of a basket); holiday andspecial occasion baskets are also available.

Ramfos uses her creativity to customizeorders as well.

As a Mary Kay Cosmetics consultant,Ramfos can couple that with her giftbasket company for special events such asMother’s Day. She considers bothbusinesses as outlets for ministry. Evensubtle touches, such as including Proverbs3:5-6 on her business cards and e-mailshave led to comments from customers.

“God has been leading me the wholeway,” she says.

(For more information on Heavenly GiftBaskets, visit Ramfos’ web site atwww.heavenly-gift-baskets.com or call (412)585-3696.)

(Anna (Van Slembrouck ’01) Swartz is afreelance writer/proofreader in Michigan.)


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Rollin’ on the RiverChristian Fyke ‘96 builds family of Rivertowne restaurantsBy Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw

Years ago, before his days as a political science major atGrove City College, Christian Fyke ’96 dreamed ofowning a restaurant. Fast forward 15 years since his

graduation. Today he owns not only one, but three successfulRivertowne restaurants in the greater Pittsburgh area.

“My dad was in business for himself, so entrepreneurship is inmy blood,” Fyke said. “But it was my next-door neighbor whoreally spurred my interest in restaurants early on.

“They owned Tivoli’s in Penn Hills,” he continued, “and I wasfriends with their kids, and we would ‘play’ restaurant all the time,because that’s what they knew. I loved the whole atmosphere ofthe place – and especially the great food.”

Fyke’s initial foray into the food business presented theproverbial “sow’s ear/silk purse” challenge.

“The original building had been a dive for years,” he said, “sowhen I took it over I was pretty much working from scratch.”

The result became known as the Rivertowne Inn, a great localspot that became quickly popular with the area crowd for its tastycomfort foods and specialty beer selections.

Five years later, the Rivertowne Pub and Grille in NorthHuntingdon met with equal success. Then, after bringing inpartner and brew master Andrew Maxwell, Fyke decided tobranch out into the world of microbrews with the RivertownePour House in Monroeville.

Each location is packed with both loyal and pass-throughpatrons and consistent good reviews pour in on the food anddrink. Signature favorites include the Rivertowne fish sandwichas well as the famous Reuben creation. The homemade pizzasalso are crowd pleasers at each location.

“The Pour House is our newest location, and I have reallyenjoyed learning the art of a microbrewery. We have 19 beers ontap – with White Lightning being one of the most popular. Idon’t have a personal favorite because it’s a lot like trying to picka favorite among your children – it’s tough to do!”

Fyke credits his ability to launch three top restaurants whilebalancing his family and personal life with the faith he has in hisstaff of managers and employees.

“I know I wouldn’t be able to have the ability to step back andoversee multiple restaurants if I didn’t have staff members who Icould trust and know are handling things well,” he said.

Much of that credit, he added, goes to his former businessprofessor at Grove City College, Dr. William Hinton, who heaffectionately refers to as “Wild Bill.”

“He really taughtthe common senseaspects of building asuccessful business aswell as how tomanage staff. I use somuch of what hetaught in the class in my own employee training programs.

“It just goes to show how what you learn at Grove City can beapplied in the most unlikely of ways,” Fyke continued.“‘Microbrewer’ and ‘Grove City College’ are definitely an oddpairing. Hey, I also competed in the World Series of Poker, but Ican’t say whether anything I learned at college helped me thereor not!”

(For more on the Rivertowne restaurants, go to www.myrivertowne.com.) (Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw is the Grove City College assistant

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By Amy Clingensmith Mongiovi ’96

When David Johnson ’89 was looking for a newbusiness venture, he was hardly leaning toward themini pie industry. It wasn’t pie Johnson was sweet

on, but a successful business model with a future.And theTn’TBakery in Lancaster, Pa., fit the bill.Johnson had started as an electrical engineering, a degree he

finished at the University of Pittsburgh in 1996, but graduated asan international business/German major. He also spent two-and-a-half years in the Air Force ROTC program.His parents, Col.Bruce Johnson ’60 and Shelvey (Pease ’59) Johnson, had movedDavid and his sisters, Sandra and Jennifer (Johnson ’85) Green, allover the world with Bruce’s military career. So it was natural forDavid to take a job in Germany after college.After moving around to several companies in his successful

career, Johnson knew it was time to have something to call hisown.He wasn’t sure what he was looking for, but gravitatedtoward businesses that had potential and longevity to build on.The unlikely venture he found wasTn’T pies in Amish

country, purchased three years ago. It had a solid background andgreat production history, but sales had slumped from 100,000 perweek to just 20,000. Johnson knew that with the right leadershipand strategic plan, the company could flourish again.Named for original ownersTom andTom, the business began

in 1955.Three days a week, a dozen employees work together tobake and deliver 11 varieties – apple, cherry, blueberry, chocolate,coconut cream, lemon, peach, pineapple, pumpkin, raisin andstrawberry-apple.Margaret, for example, has been atTn’T for 13years and still enjoys her job at 81 years old.She watches as the pies, in neat rows on wooden racks, are

cooled after baking then slid onto a belt for wrapping in blueand red wax paper bags.The plant has the capacity to churn out3,500 pies per hour. From there, independent drivers deliver the5½-ounce pies to area convenience stores and gas stations.“What stuck in my mind was from Marketing 101,” he said.

“Little pies are recession proof.”That lesson learned at Grove City had family history, too; 23

in Johnson’s family are alumni, including his wife, Jacqueline(Roach ’90). His son,Nevin, will apply for admission next fall.“I didn’t expect to be a baker,” Johnson said.“I didn’t buy

Tn’T because it was pie but because it was a smart businessmove.”Johnson began working with ActionCOACH, a global

business coaching firm that helps business owners realize a“clarity of vision” and set realistic goals and strategic plans.After working with ActionCOACH, Johnson saw a 62 percent

growth rate – 35 percent in the first year alone. Johnson now hasTn’T Pies in 225Turkey Hill stores as well as on the shelves ofSunoco, Hess,Weis, Redners, Boyers and Shady Maple marketsin central Pennsylvania.The snacks are in 10 percent of Sheetzstores, and Johnson is working hard to build that relationship.A goal by 2013 is to have regional coverage in mid-Atlantic

states. By 2018, Johnson wants to takeTn’T Pies national.He was so impressed with what ActionCOACH did forTn’T,

he joined the firm as a consultant.Today, he helps other businessowners grow their endeavors as well.“So many things are common sense,” Johnson said,“but seeing

the forest for the trees can be difficult.”(Learn more about David Johnson’s endeavors at www.tntbakery.com

or www.coachmybiz.com.)(Amy Clingensmith Mongiovi ’96 is the GeDUNK managing editor

and owns Clingensmith Communications in Lititz, Pa.)

Sweet Success‘89 grad takes Lancaster piebusiness to a new level

FROM TOP: Pies at T n’ T Bakery are first cooled after baking; thenworkers load them in to the wrapping machine; and finally they wait fordistribution across the state. / Photos by Amy Clingensmith Mongiovi ’96

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Close to HomeAlum store owners keep business in their alma mater’s areaBy Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman

Selling items from flowers tofenders, several Grove City Collegealumni run retail businesses just

minutes from their alma mater.

Nelson’s Flower Shop“Keeping it fresh” is good for flowers

and it’s what Brenda (Destefani ’90)Nelson is doing at Nelson’s Flower Shopin downtown Grove City. She findsretail challenging because what’s popularis constantly changing.

“Grove City is a smaller market so wehave to stay up on the trends,” she says.

Brenda is the manager and herhusband, Scott, is the owner of thethird-generation family business.

Brenda and Scott have expanded theirofferings in the past several years. Theyadded an ice cream parlor to the store to

increase foot traffic, and it worked. Therecent revitalization of downtown GroveCity helped as well, Brenda reports. TheNelsons also added a sale station forPennsylvania lottery tickets.

In addition, they see the need to keepup with Internet ordering. “Tech ishuge!” says Brenda. Nelson’s now haspoint-of-sale software tied to its web site.

The Nelsons noticed a decline in salesdue to other Internet-ordering options.In response, they are building their ownnetwork of out-of-town floral shops to

use. “We know the owners,” said Brenda,“so it’s a lot more personal. It’s morelabor intensive, but it provides goodcustomer service.”

In the future, they hope to do somestore remodeling and add gift lines.Brenda would like to become involvedin event work, as well.

Slovak Folk CraftsDave ’60 and Anne (Harker ’60)

Dayton had no experience in retailwhen they opened a store in Grove City,even though Anne had deep local ties;her father, J. Stanley Harker ’25, wasCollege president from 1956 to 1971.

“God opened doors we had not evenknocked on,” says Dave, “and thisbecame possible.”

This opportunity is the Slovak FolkCrafts mission shop on Route 208. Afterteaching in Slovakia in 2000, Dave andAnne realized that country’s economywas struggling and decided to start abusiness to import Slovak folk crafts tothe United States. The handcrafted itemsinclude hand-cut lead crystal, ceramics,decorated eggs and wood carvings.

Their goals are to create jobs for theSlovaks, to reinvest the profit in Slovakiathrough charitable gifts and to educateAmericans about Slovakia.

Slovak Folk Crafts has become apopular tourist attraction. “Our store’sguest book has been signed by visitorsfrom all 50 states and all but two of theCanadian provinces,” Dave says. TheDaytons are grateful for the store’sgrowing popularity because, as Daveexplains, “a small business like this hasvery little money for marketing andadvertising.”Brenda (Destafani ’90) Nelson follows current trends to market Nelson’s Flower Shop. / Photo by Janice

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Both Daytons – now retired from theirprofessional careers – put in time workingat the store. Their favorite part of retail ismeeting the customers. Says Dave, “It’slike having an open house every day. Wemeet amazing people.” In addition totalking to people, Anne likes finding newproducts to order. “It’s great fun whennew products arrive at the store.”

Therein lies one of the hardest partsof retail, says Dave. “Trying tounderstand what people want to buy isdifficult. It is a lot of trial and error.” Healso notes the importance of havingconsistent, predictable hours.

As to the future, Dave looks forwardto changing the software on the store’sweb site to allow for the sale of some1,300 pieces of Polish pottery. Starting awholesale division also a possibility.

Kocher’s Grove City Floral Co.“I love happy flowers,” says Nannie

Jean (Kocher ’46) Hay. Working at the family floral

company, she was part of many joyfuloccasions. That was her favorite part ofworking in retail. Her least favoritepart was preparing arrangements forfunerals.

Nannie Jean and her husband,Ronald Hay ’46 owned Kocher’sGrove City Floral Company on LibertyStreet. The company was foundedmore than 100 years ago and wasmanaged by several member of NannieJean’s family through the years. NannieJean personally arranged the flowersand bouquets for 50 years of GroveCity College’s May Pageants.

At the store, Nannie Jean recalls thatthe busiest time of the year wasMother’s Day, with Easter coming in aclose second. They “absolutely keptextra supplies on hand for Valentine’sDay, too,” she laughed.

Nannie Jean and Ronnie have sinceretired and Kocher’s is now owned bytheir son, David. “He studied greenhouse

management in college,” explains hismother. “Thanks to his studies, he doesthe work of 10 men and does it well.”

She said the store has not changedmuch in the past five years. Kocher’sdoes have a gift shop in front and mostbusiness is called in. Some areas of thebusiness have changed over time.

“We used to make a lot of new babybouquets for the hospitals, but mothersgo home so quickly now,” Nannie Jeansays. “We used to do more weddingwork, too, but now young people areflying to location weddings.

“I always wanted to work until I fellover,” she continues. “Well, I did!”Nannie Jean is recovering from a kneereplacement, does some bookkeepingat home and is still happy to say thatshe loves flowers.

Handiwork is displayed at Grove City’s Slovak Folk Crafts, owned by Dave ’60 and Anne (Harker ’60)Dayton. / Contributed photo

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Fine FlockAlumni converge at central

Pennsylvania Chick-fil-ABy Amy Clingensmith Mongiovi ’96

Shawn Filby ’89 is what Chick-fil-A calls a “Raving Fan.” These are guests of the popular Atlanta-based restaurantwho love the Chick-fil-A food and service so much they’ll

tell pretty much anyone about it.Before his Chick-fil-A days, Filby was a lieutenant colonel in

the U.S. Air Force. After graduation from Grove City’s ROTCprogram, he enrolled at the University of Oklahoma to studymeteorology. Soon after, he decided it wasn’t for him and hetried to find a way to switch gears. He ended up buildingsatellites for the last six-and-a-half years of his military career.

Across the street from his office in Alexandria, Va., was aChick-fil-A that Shawn frequented. Anytime a visitor came totown, Filby took them to Chick-fil-A.

Then after 20 years of service in the military when retirementrolled around, Filby’s comrades joked that he would probablywork for Chick-fil-A because he loved the place so much.

Not a bad idea. Filby not only loved the food at Chick-fil-A, he loved the

philosophy. Chick-fil-A, founded in 1946 by Truett Cathy, has amission not only to be the best quick-service restaurant aroundbut to glorify God in doing so. All 1,430 restaurants are closedon Sundays to show this commitment to God and to family. AndChick-fil-A is invested in its people and community.

It was a vision Filby could see for his next step, too.So he went forward in June 2008 – still a year away from his

official 2009 retirement – to open, own and operate a Chick-fil-A store. He started by completing the Expression of Interestform on the Chick-fil-A web site. Stats online were notencouraging. Chick-fil-A receives 10,000 to 20,000 applicationseach year but opens only 75 to 80 stores. The application processwas rigorous, 70 percent of operators are chosen from within,and Filby had no quick-service food experience.

He completed the 20-page application anyway.Six weeks went by, then 12, and Filby had heard nothing from

Chick-fil-A, so he called to follow up. The next day, he had aphone interview. Tens of thousands of people express interest onthe Chick-fil-A site and the personal follow-up by the applicantis the company’s test to see who’s serious.

By September, Chick-fil-A execs interviewed Filby face-to-face in Washington, D.C. Then in November, he interviewedagain in Atlanta. In January and February 2009, things began to

pick up. Locations of stores were being explored, and Chick-fil-Aflew Filby and his wife, Melanie, to Atlanta for a final meeting onFeb. 9, their twins’ birthday. On Feb. 10, Filby was officially theoperator of the new Chick-fil-A store in Reading, Pa., set toopen July 30.

Despite Filby’s lack of restaurant experience, he had thequalities Chick-fil-A was looking for: personality, a “fire in thebelly,” know-how to build and lead teams and the ability tohandle intense work situations.

Although there wasn’t restaurant experience, per se, Filby didhave experience in food. In high school and college, he helpedhis parents run Filby’s Country Retreat in New Castle, Pa., acatering business and event locale. So the service gene wasinherent. And Filby wasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. At thefamily business, he washed dishes and cleaned toilets, and todayat Chick-fil-A, he’s often seen rolling up his sleeves to breadchicken, squeeze lemons or wipe tables.

In April and May, intensive training began at Chick-fil-AUniversity in Atlanta. There, Filby learned all the aspects ofrunning the store, from hiring employees and cooking tobalancing the books and marketing.

He also learned that Chick-fil-A focuses on four key areas: itsfood, people, brand and cow mascot, and community. For Filby,

Chick-fil-A operator Shawn Filby ‘89, left, hired two Grove City grads asassistant managers: Joel Pearce ‘06, center, and Kory Kaye ‘09. / Photo byAmy Clingensmith Mongiovi ‘96


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the investment in people was refreshing.“We’re not here just to sell chicken and

make money,” he said, “but to influencethe employees and the community.”

Filby had a bit of history with with thecompany. Wife Melanie, a missionary kid,had worked at a Chick-fil-A while incollege. The job helped pay her way, andher boss knew it. One week she was verysick, and her boss told her to go homeand get well. She knew she would missthe money that week, but needed to rest.When her paycheck came, her regularhours were there and accounted for.

Melanie always remembered that, andthe fact that her supervisor was invested inher as a person stuck with her.

The story impacted Shawn, too.“I said to myself, ‘That’s the kind of

company I want to work for.’”While Filby is an independent owner/

operator and therefore does not workdirectly for Chick-fil-A, his employees do.One of his main tasks before opening thestore this summer was to hire nearly 70employees to run the registers, cook,hostess, manage and market.

Filby – also father to Graham, Amanda,Mark and Trey – stared his hiring processin June with the first employee, KoryKaye ’09. Kaye had been interested in amarketing job at an Ohio Chick-fil-A.When the opportunity fell through, Kayetalked with Filby about the company andwhere he could go from there. Filby askedhim if he would be interested inrelocating to Reading to become anassistant manager.

The coincidence was surreal. Kaye’snew wife was Brittany Steele ’08, andBrittany’s sister, Elizabeth (Steele ’05)Pearce, had recently moved to theReading area to complete a psychologyinternship as part of her doctoral studiesat Regent University.

When Filby needed a sixth assistantmanager, another Grove City graduate fitthe bill: Pearce’s husband, Joel ’06.Elizabeth’s internship will most likely lasta year, with a possibility for somethingpermanent. While Joel likes the retailworld, he will start an online library

science degree in January.“I want to inspire my employees to

become who they want to become,” Filbysaid. In Kaye’s case, that may mean helpingthe young alum eventually work inmarketing for Chick-fil-A headquarters.

Kaye, though, is enjoying working withthe many teens at Chick-fil-A, anopportunity he may not have had alongthe marketing route.

Filby’s second employee, hired in July,was unit marketing director AmyClingensmith Mongiovi ’96, who wasmoving to centralPennsylvania inAugust to bemarried and starther own business.

The daily workat Chick-fil-A ishard, and the hoursare sometimes long.But meeting andinteracting with theguests is a fringebenefit, and Filbyand the otherGrove City gradsare following Filby’sbusiness philosophy.

“If you’re not having fun while you’redoing it, you’re not doing it right.”

Filby, Kaye, Pearce and Mongiovi aren’tthe only alumni embarking on theChick-fil-A journey.

Karen (Dutka ’96) and Mark ’96Bolumen are preparing to open a Chick-fil-A in Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 17.

The draw to become Chick-fil-Aoperators was the opportunity to worktogether.

“We have always thought we wouldwork well as a team and loved the idea ofowning a business together,” Karen said.“Our strengths are completely different,which we feel will be a good balance.”

And because the restaurant will be inColumbus, it allows the Bolumens to becloser to their extended families innorthern Ohio. Until the opening, thefamily, which includes daughters Racheland Jocelyn, will stay in Philadelphia,where Karen had been working with

Enterprise Rent-A-Car since graduation.Mark had worked for Pricewaterhouse

Coopers and Deloitte as a softwareconsultant and trainer, but most recently,he has been a stay-at-home dad to thegirls. “This is also a great opportunity toget back into the workforce for him,”Karen said.

Neither, like Filby, have any foodservice experience, but about four yearsago, Karen attended an Enterprise seminarand heard from Frederick Reichheld, whowrote “Loyalty Rules.” In it, Reicheld

talks about the“miracle companies”of Enterprise andChick-fil-A.

“He went onabout Chick-fil-Aand what an amazingopportunity it was tobe an operator,”Karen remembered.“I was intrigued andwent online to findout more. I was soimpressed with whatI read and witheveryone that I met

from that point on. It took four years toactually get a store, but it gave both meand Chick-fil-A plenty of time to know itwas the right decision!”

That decision did not come easy. Mostfranchises require the operator to investanywhere from $250,000 to $1 million,and those figures were daunting. Theinvestment for Chick-fil-A operators ismuch lower at $5,000.

“We looked at other franchises but thehuge investment scared us,” Karen said.“Chick-fil-A is a great balance that allowsyou to become an entrepreneur without alot of risk or upfront financial outlay.

“Add in the fact that it is a companyrun by Christians and it is almost toogood to be true!”

(Visit Shawn Filby’s Chick-fil-A store siteat www.chick-fil-a.com/exeter.)

(Amy Clingensmith Mongiovi ’96 is theGeDUNK managing editor and the unitmarketing director for Chick-fil-A inReading, Pa.)



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We’re not here justto sell chicken

and make money, but to influence the employees

and the community.– SHAWN FILBY ’89

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Turkish DelightLinda Caldwell ‘71 realizes retail dream in IstanbulBy Meghan (Price ’03) Blosser

Among spice-scented breezes and history-heavy streets sprawlsIstanbul’s Grand Bazaar, a vast

covered marketplace dating to the 1400s.Every day some 200,000 shoppers losethemselves in the bazaar’s 4,000 shops on50-plus streets.

“People consider the bazaar a maze,”says Linda (Crum ’71) Caldwell, “but it isactually laid out very regular.”

Navigating the maze is no problem forCaldwell, as the bazaar is home to hershop, Deli Kizin Yeri, or “The CrazyLady’s Place.”

“My friends have always called mecrazy,” Caldwell says. “Always trying to dothe unlikely and the impossible.”

Linda’s shop and life in Istanbulrepresent the fulfillment of a dream bornwhen she and husband Gary Caldwell’69 were stationed in Karamursel, Turkey,between 1973 and 1975. Despite havingno Turkish background and barely aconcept of where she was on a map,Caldwell was enchanted by Istanbul.

“When we first came here, I felt asthough I had come home,” she says. “Ilove it.”

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Over 20 years, Gary’s career in theForeign Service took the Caldwells allover the world, but they visited Turkeyannually. When Gary retired in 1997, thecouple moved permanently to Istanbul.

Linda, who had previously launchedtwo successful businesses, had a vision fora shop of handcrafted items usingtraditional Turkish materials. “In all ourtravels, I searched for unique gift shopsthat used local handicrafts in new ways. Iwanted to create the same concept forTurkey,” says the lifelong sewer.

It took a year of scraping money,sewing every day, searching for a locationand being encouraged by friends beforeDeli Kizin Yeri opened on June 1, 1998,in Arnavutkoy, a picturesque Istanbulneighborhood of wooden houses andnarrow streets.

Caldwell’s original line was clothing,but based on what sold, she shifted topersonal and home accessories, children’sitems, and one-of-a-kind jackets. True toher concept, the merchandise is unique,packable, Turkish-inspired and useful. The

shop’s first years didn’t exactly scream“retirement” for the entrepreneur, whowas working solo. Seven-day workweeksof 17-hour days were routine.

Ten years later, Deli Kizin Yeri has a

Linda (Crum ‘71) Caldwell is known as ‘The Crazy Lady’ in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. / Contributed photo


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focusonretailworkshop in Arnavutkoy, and the shop has been since 2002 inthe Grand Bazaar. Ninety percent of the shop’s products aremade by Caldwell and her small staff, and supplemented withTurkey’s famous needle lace, oya, bought from villagers.

A typical Deli Kizin Yeri item begins as a thought fromCaldwell, followed by a pattern and mock-up shared with thestaff. Once kinks are eliminated, they produce several for theshop and wait for reaction.

“Sometimes it never sells and we try to reinvent it,” Caldwellsays. “Sometimes we have to put it into productionimmediately.” Small production runs (perhaps 20 of an item)allow the store to change merchandise frequently, keeping fresh.The store has roughly 400 products crammed into every inch of220 square feet.

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Caldwell is the first foreign female to open a shop in thebazaar and the only to do so successfully. Passersby weresurprised by the sight of “the crazy lady” and two female friendswielding drills, saws and hammers prior to opening, and theshop began to generate buzz.

“When I redid the window every two weeks – something noone else does – the neighbors would line up to see and givesuggestions,” Caldwell recalls. “A little to the right, a little to theleft…” Her prior relationships made this amiable. “I had been inand out of the bazaar for 29 years, so I was not a stranger tomost of the vendors.”

To the American mindset, it’s not exactly “business as usual”in Istanbul. By Turkish law, an employer pays the employee’ssocial security, covers transportation to and from work andprovides one meal per day. Tax laws are identical for the largestand the smallest business.

A typical Turkish boss will work above rather than alongsideemployees, and the employee is not encouraged to takeresponsibility or initiative. “(The bosses) also tend to yell a lot,”Caldwell says, “as that is basically the only way to get thingsdone. It takes new employees a while to get used to thecamaraderie in our group, and the fact that the boss is doing thesame work.”

Caldwell’s customers all pay the same price – even if they’relocal or using cash. “This goes against the guide books and inmany ways against Turkish culture, but it is easier for my staffand easier in bookkeeping,” she explains. “It’s also easier fortourists, who do not like to bargain.”

Deli Kizin Yeri’s five employees – two in the shop and threein the workshop – range in age from 22 to 73. Four of the fivehave only a sixth-grade education.

“Growing up they never considered what they wanted to be,”Caldwell says. “It just wasn’t discussed, and still isn’t at mosteconomic levels. Having a dream and knowing how to make it

happen are not skills that most have.”But those skills can, she believes, be learned. Deli Kizin Yeri’s

workshop crackles with music and conversation – points ofview, culture, religion.

“The only way anything is going to change in this world is ifpeople are educated and exposed to a variety of ideas andpeople. If I can make a small difference with my small staff, thatwill multiply as it affects their children and families.”

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Caldwell is mainly in the workshop, checking e-mail andupdating her web site between cutting, sewing or designing. Shespends at least one day a week in the bazaar, bonding with staff,checking in, redoing displays.

The financial crisis has also taken its toll on Turkey. Deli KizinYeri is faring better than most small businesses, but still holdingits head just above water. Linda had opened two additionallocations; both are now closed. She and the staff have beeninventively cutting costs and are fairly confident that they willoutlast the circumstances.

It helps that 80 percent of Deli Kizin Yeri’s clientele isTurkish, lessening dependence on tourism. Linda spends nomoney on advertising, but generates publicity simply by being

From previous page

Deli Kizin Yeri is Linda (Crum ‘71) Caldwell’s shop in Turkey. / Contributed photo

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&FreshLocal

Alum’s farm marketoffers Pennsylvaniaclientele best flavorsBy Kristin (Morgan) Chapman ’04

When it comes to findingfresh, local produce andmeat, people from all over

western Pennsylvania have discoveredjust the place to shop: Butler FarmMarket in Renfrew, Pa.

Started by Harry Shiever ’62 in 1983,the market specializes in fresh meat andproduce, but also offers seafood,homemade bakery items, a deli, as well asan in-house restaurant.

Shiever, 69, says his store is “a littledifferent concept than the traditionalsupermarket.” Rather than placing faxedorders to restock inventory, Shiever andhis son and partner, Eric, make weeklyvisits to local suppliers as well aswholesale markets in Pittsburgh. Thisallows them to personally select theproduce for the store and make sure it isup to their standards.

Shiever said he likes to buy from localgrowers whenever he can. Thus, fromabout April until October, the Shieversshop twice a week at a produce auctionin New Wilmington, Pa., where thewares come primarily from local Amishgrowers.

Back at the Butler Farm Market, a staffof about 30 keeps the store’s shelvesstocked and organized. Bins brimmingover with brightly colored fruits and

vegetables line the produce display cases.Store shelves are dotted with neat rows ofall-natural jarred Amish goods –including pickles, dilly beans, salsas andpepper relish, as well as Country LaneJams and Jellies prepared by Shiever’swife, Nancy, from local ingredients.

At the 60-foot refrigerated meat case,customers receive full service whenselecting a cut of meat. The store offersvery little prepackaged meat and insteadallows customers to pick out just theright steak, chicken breast or pork chop.

While shopping, customers can stop fora bite to eat at the store’s restaurant, TheKitchen, which opened in October 2008.Everything on the menu is homemade,including the pizza, which can be madeto order at the store or taken home to bebaked later.

Shiever said his emphasis on qualityand service reflects his desire to present“people with the quality they want.” As a

result, he said some of his customerscome from as far away as Grove City andPittsburgh.

Another big draw is the store’s annualspring and fall festivals. The Spring Thing,which usually takes place aroundMothers’ Day, features a live band, wagonrides and Amish vendors sellinghomemade donuts and ice cream.

The Fall Festival – slated Saturday, Oct.10 this year – features similar attractions,as well as apple butter-makingdemonstrations and pumpkin-throwingcontests. During both festivals, customerscan also peruse a seasonal assortment ofbedding plants, hanging baskets and otherdécor that is available Easter throughHalloween.

After more than 25 years in thebusiness, Shiever says he still enjoys thechallenge of finding ways to grow hisbusiness: “I have no aspiration to retire. Ienjoy what I do.”

(Butler Farm Market is located at 901Evans City Road in Renfrew, Pa. For storehours or to learn more, visit the web site atwww.butlerfarmmarket.com or call (724) 486-2194.)

(Kristin (Morgan '04) Chapman is afreelance writer living in New Castle, Pa.)

Harry Shiever ’62, left, and his son, Eric, run the Butler Farm Market in Renfrew, Pa. / Contributed photo


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Hovis Auto and Truck SupplyRetail sales can involve walk-in

customers or sales to other companies.Hovis Auto and Truck Supply does both.

At 13 locations across westernPennsylvania, the company sells to boththe individual customer and to installers.Hovis’ product line includes heavy-dutytruck parts and paint, body andequipment sales, as well as auto parts.

Brothers Cliff Hovis ’88 (president)and Curt Hovis ’91 (vice president) leadthe growing company. It is currentlybased in Oil City but will soon have itscentral office in Grove City. Last year,Hovis Auto and Truck Supply purchaseda 78,000-square-foot former athleticcomplex just outside of Grove City touse for warehousing purposes and itsnew headquarters.

Cliff says of their contact withcustomers that it’s a “person-to-personbusiness.” He may take a customer to a

local car race or similar activity. “I haveto know my customer base,” he says.Hovis personnel stay in contact withtheir customers via sales calls, and alsomaintain the working relationship bytraining the customers themselves. Morethan 500 customers received expertknowledge this year.

The Hovis company web site is forinformational purposes rather than sales.“When someone wants an auto part,they want it today,” explains Cliff. Forauto accessories, however, he said theInternet can be a very successful tool.

These alumni-run Grove City businessescan be visited at the following web sites:

� www.nelsonsflowershop.com� www.slovakfolkcrafts.com� www.kochersgrovecityfloral.com� www.hovisauto.com

(Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman is the GroveCity College communications projectcoordinator and GeDUNK associate editor.)

Brothers Cliff ’88, left, and Curt ’91 Hovis direct Hovis Auto and Truck Supply. / Contributed photo

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out and about. When not working, sheparticipates in several professionalassociations and a photography club, andgives business talks both at her shop andat conferences.

To aspiring entrepreneurs, Linda’sstrongest advice is to network. Beyondthat, she says, “Spread the work out asmuch as you can without diluting quality.Take the mundane off your shoulders andget the right staff around you.”

Although she loves what she does,retirement is in the future. Caldwelladmits, “I don’t want to work forever.” Inan ideal future, she’d build up the shop,sell it and stay connected as a consultant.Regardless, she says, “We’ll be in Istanbulfor the rest of our lives.”

(Visit Deli Kizin Yeri’s web site,www.delikiz.com, to contact Linda or learnmore about the shop.)

(Meghan (Price ’03) Blosser is a freelancewriter and editor living outside Boston, Mass.)

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Oya, or traditional lace flowers made with astraight needle, adorn nearly everything in DeliKizin Yeri. / Contributed photo

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GROVE CITY, PA.Legacy families gather for the annual Legacy Luncheon during Parents’ Weekend on May 2 on the College campus.

LAKE LATONKA, PA.Crimson & White student members kick off summer on April 27 with apicnic at the home of Art ’69 and Carol Mitchell at Lake Latonka in MercerCounty.

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VALLEY FORGE, PA.Dr. Joseph Pisano ’94, right, talks shop with friend of the College andLakeview band director Doug May at the April 23 alumni reception at thePennsylvania Music Educators Association conference in Valley Forge, Pa.

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HARTFORD, CONN.Angelo’s on Main in West Hartford, Conn., was the spot to be for Grovers onMay 30.

PITTSBURGH, PA.Gathering at the Pittsburgh Dave & Buster’s on May 20 are, from left, JDBaker ‘96, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Kelsey (Pollock ’06) Rhea,Kevin Pritts ‘00, Matt Swab ‘07, Lorraine Martin ’05 and Senior Director ofAlumni and College Relations Melissa (Trifaro ’96) MacLeod.

NEW YORK CITYNew York-area alumni and friends, from left, Jim Palmer ‘07, Whitney Ross’08, Jonathan Carey, Hannah Martone ’08 and Christian Midland ’07,gathered at the Public House in New York City for an after-work mixer onMay 28.

PITTSBURGH, PA.Alumni returned on June 11 in full disco glory to enjoy “8-Track, The Soundsof the 70s” at Cabaret Theater Square in Pittsburgh.

ERIE, PA.Grovers had a touch of the blarney at the alumni mixer on June 18 at MollyBrannigans Irish Pub in Erie, Pa.

CLEVELAND, OHIOEnjoying the grilled samplings of Melt Bar and Grilled in Lakewood, Ohio, onJune 16 are, from left, Emily Snyder, Aaron Snyder ’06 and Adam Snyder ’09.

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PITTSBURGH, PA. Teeing up at the Pittsburgh-area Alumni Golf Outing at Shannopin Country Clubwere, from left, Jeff Yannuzzi ‘79, Rodney Francis ’79 and Doug Knable ‘79.

WEST MIFFLIN, PA.President Dick Jewell ’67 takes a break to pose with Kenny the Kangaroo atGrove City College’s First Annual Kennywood Alumni Day on July 31.

PITTSBURGH, PA.Nearly 100 alumni and friends gathered in picturesque Pittsburgh for aPirates game and fireworks spectacular at PNC Park on Aug. 8

BUFFALO, N.Y.Erin Brignone ’09 coordinates both bag and beverage at the alumni mixer atthe Buffalo Brewpub in Williamsville, N.Y. on June 25.

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Homecoming 09September 30~0ctober 4

WWEDNESDAYEDNESDAY, S, SEPTEMBEREPTEMBER 30308 p.m. | Praise and Worship ServiceCrawford Auditorium | Message by Kirk Voller ’92

TTHURSDAYHURSDAY, O, OCTOBERCTOBER 118 p.m. | Pep Rally | Carnegie Alumni Center

FFRIDAYRIDAY, O, OCTOBERCTOBER 227:30 p.m. | Student Homecoming DanceBreen Student Union and Courtyard

SSATURDAYATURDAY, O, OCTOBERCTOBER 33WSAJ broadcasting live all day | Ketler Patio

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. OPEN: College Bookstore Breen Student Union

9–10 a.m. & Noon–5 p.m. | Shuttle ServiceSigns at event locations and parking areas

9 a.m. | Student Research ShowcaseBreen Student Union

9 a.m. | Career Services Open House Physical Learning Center

9:30 a.m. | Welcome by President JewellBreen Student Union

10 a.m. & 1 p.m. | Campus ToursMeet at Crawford Hall

10 a.m.–6 p.m. OPEN: Crimson Connection231 S. Broad St. | 15% off sale!

11 a.m. | Homecoming Parade Through campus, down Pine and Broad Streets

Immediately after the Parade

DEDICATION OF THE

CARNEGIE ALUMNI CENTER

11:30 a.m. | All-Alumni Luncheon | Hicks

Noon–4 p.m. Future Grovers Fun Zone Main Quad | Face painting, games, moonbounce, popcorn, prizes and more!

1-4 p.m. | Alumni Association TailgateCarnegie Alumni CenterJoin us for complimentary tailgate snacks!

1:15 p.m. | Float Awards & Pre-GameShow | Thorn Field

2 p.m. | FOOTBALL GAME: Grove City vs. St. Vincent | Thorn Field | Enjoy the sounds of the Wolverine Marching Band and catch thecrowning of the Queen and King at halftime

5 p.m. | Warriors for Christ Worship Service | Harbison Chapel

SSUNDAYUNDAY, O, OCTOBERCTOBER 4410:30 a.m. | Homecoming WorshipService | Harbison Chapel | Message by theRev. Harvey Johnson ’59

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PITTSBURGH, PA.Pittsburgh-area incoming freshmen gathered at the Point Pavilion in NorthPark on July 8.

LANCASTER, PA.Central Pennsylvania freshmen met at the home of Joshua and Rachel(Russell ’03) Kiehl in Lancaster, Pa., on July 11.

NEW JERSEYNorthern New Jersey and New York metro incoming freshmen joined apicnic hosted by Scott and Cathy Mercer on July 18.

DENVER, COLO.Alumni, parents and family members gathered in Congress Park on July 31to celebrate the Denver-area incoming freshmen at a picnic hosted by R.J.’04 and Marty (Hayes ‘04) Owen.

CANFIELD, OHIOAlumni hosts Scott ’79 and Jan (Kirkman ’79) Crewson welcomed theCanfield and central Ohio incoming freshmen to their home on July 30.

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, D.C.Freshmen from Maryland, Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia gatheredfor a picnic on Aug. 9 at the Grace Community Church pavilion hosted byGrover parents Jeff and Valerie Wetstone and Stewart and Becky Cooper.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA.Hosts Jon ‘94 and Leanne (Lomicka ‘96) Stolpe welcomed freshmen andtheir parents from the greater Philadelphia area on Aug. 2.

PITTSBURGH, PA.The Pittsburgh Women’s Club served up ice cream treats to Pittsburgh areafreshman women on Aug. 2.

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RICHMOND, VA.Virginia incoming freshmen and some alumni friends, too, gathered at thehome of Rebecca (Whyte ’85) and Paul ‘85 Walshak on Aug. 15.

Help bring history home to alumni centerDo you have something you would like to share with the

College from your college days? Greek pins, uniforms, photos?Would you consider donating them to the College archives?Alumni from around the country can enjoy these in the new

renovated Carnegie Alumni Center. Send your items or othermemorabilia to: Alumni Relations Office, Grove City College,100 Campus Drive, Grove City, PA 16127.

Please include your name and any details to describe theitem(s). E-mail [email protected] with questions.

Check out archived publications onlineMissed an issue of The GeDUNK? Want to look up a story

in The Collegian? Check out the College’s online publication archive at

www2.gcc.edu/archive for past issues of the alumni magazine,annual report, Collegian and Vision & Values.

Pans collecting info for celebrationThe Pan Sophic fraternity will celebrate its 100th reunion at

Homecoming 2011. Pans can help now by updating their information. E-mail

[email protected] with your updates and mention that you were aPan. And save the date for Sept. 23-25, 2011!

Get cooking, be part of alumni cookbookBe a part of the “Grove City College Alumni and Friends

Cookbook,” published by the Pittsburgh Women’s Club ofGrove City College.

Send your recipes to [email protected] or Alumni RelationsOffice, Grove City College, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City,PA 16127.

Get Yourself Connected!The Alumni eCommunity, alumni events, Facebook,

Greek Corner, Homecoming reunions. There are somany ways for Grove City College alumni around theworld to stay connected, it can be confusing.

Don’t know where to start? Visit the Alumni &Friends homepage first at www.gcc.edu/alumni.

Information on this page changes weekly andserves as a jumping-off point for the many programs,events and services for alumni and friends of GroveCity College.

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Three Grove City College alumni willbe honored with Jack Kennedy ’37Memorial Alumni Achievement Awardsduring Homecoming weekend.James Henderson

’65 is the vicechairman of the LaheyClinic and chairman ofthe MiddlesexCommunity CollegeFoundation. He wasthe CEO and presidentof Anatytical SystemsEngineeringCorporation inBurlington, Mass., for25 years, a company that providedcommunications, information technologyand security installation for the U.S.government and other countries.Henderson remained in his role throughseveral mergers and was president atAffiliated Computer Services Defenseuntil 2001. Henderson served as a captainin the Air Force and graduated fromHarvard Business School in 1972. Boardpositions have included MiddlesexCommunity College, BaybankMiddlesex,Alpha Industries, NorthSuburban Chamber of Commerce andpresident of several industrial associations.He and his wife, Eileen, reside inMassachusetts and have two daughters.Catherine

(Dalecki ’75)Thornberry is thefounder of ExportProcedures Co., Inc.,which providesconsulting services forexporting to industrialand high-techcompanies.Thornberryhas federal

appointments to the U.S. Department ofCommerce and the U.S. Department ofState and serves on theWesternPennsylvania District Export Council,National Council on International TradeDevelopment, Society for InternationalAffairs and the Ohio Foreign CommerceAssociation Board of Directors. She is anadjunct faculty member at the A.J.Palumbo School of Business at DuquesneUniversity and has authored the textbook“Export Procedures,An Interactive Guideto Export Documentation.”Thornberrywas named one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50Women in Business for 1998. She has ason, a daughter and three stepchildren,and she and her husband, Ed Barth, livein Zelienople, Pa.Raymond Wile ’56

currently serves as atrustee with ForkUnion MilitaryAcademy and wasrecognized by thatinstitution as aDistinguishedAlumnus. Followinghis graduation fromGrove City, he wasemployed byArmstrong Cork and later the NCHCompany. In 1970, he co-founded theDymon Chemical Company with sales inboth the domestic and internationalmarkets. He served as president andobtained several patents that supported aline of more than 450 products. He soldthe company in 1998 and retired toWilliamsburg,Va., where he is active inmany charitable causes and has served asan elder in the Presbyterian Church.Wileand his wife, Marty, have been marriedfor 53 years and have five children: threedaughters and two sons.

Office acceptingalumni nominationsThe Grove City College Alumni

Relations Office continually acceptsnominations for the Jack Kennedy ’37Memorial Alumni Achievement Awardsand the Alumni Distinguished ServiceAward.To nominate an alumnus for the

Alumni Achievement Award orDistinguished Service Award, submit aletter stating the reasons for nominationto:Melissa (Trifaro ’96) MacLeod,Alumni Relations Office, 100 CampusDrive, Grove City, PA 16127 [email protected].

Alumni authorsasked for booksThe Alumni Relations Office is

looking to build its library in the newCarnegie Alumni Center. If you are analumnus who has authored a book,please send a copy.Copies may be sent to:Alumni

Relations Office, Grove City College,Carnegie Alumni Center, 100 CampusDrive, Grove City, PA 16127.For more information, e-mail

[email protected] or call (866) GCC-GRAD.

College servingGreeks via webWant to stay in touch with your

Kappa Alpha Phi brothers?What arethose sisters of SigmaTheta Chi doingon campus?Find information about all of the

College’s fraternities and sororities onthe “Greek Corner” page of theAlumni & Friends section of the website at www.gcc.edu/alumni.Many of these groups are looking to

either form or grow an alumniassociation. Interested?The AlumniRelations Office wants you to take partin the conversation.Contact Kelsey (Pollock ’06) Rhea at

[email protected] for more information.


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Trio of alumni honoredat Homecoming for work

JamesHenderson ’65

Catherine (Dalecki’75) Thornberry

RaymondWile ’56

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See the major motion picture that tells the story of giving like no other.Hear from the movie producer James P. VanEerden ’85 as he shares his remarks.

7 p.m. | November 13, 2009 | North Way Christian Community Church | Wexford, Pa.

Event cost is $5, and all proceeds benefit the following Grove City College groups:Red Box Missions | Inner City Outreach | Student Philanthropy Project

For tickets, visit www.gcc.edu/alumnievents or call (888) GCC-GRAD.

Be a part of this special College event

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right now... Lauren ‘09 is looking ahead to her future.

Your gifts to Full Circle, the Annual Fund for Grove City College, helped shape each of Lauren’s four years on campus. And your generosity makes a di�erence in the lives of our students every day. Why? Because Full Circle directly impacts all aspects of campus life.

THANK YOU to each of our alumni and friends who supported Full Circle over the last �scal year. Thanks to your generous giving, Full Circle is able to help provide a unique and exciting Grove City experience each and every year. Remember, no matter the size of your gift, it’s your consistent giving from year to year that counts!

right now…633 freshman students from around the world are the newest members of the Grove City College family. Your support can help shape their experiences—the same way you shaped Lauren’s.

Make an impact right now by making your gift today. Thank you!

Use the enclosed envelope, call us at (866) 386-3422 or give online at www.gcc.edu.

Your gift will be applied to the July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 �scal year. www.gcc.edu

By Kelsey (Pollock ’06) Rhea

Born within a short walk of Grove City College, the path of DougKnable ’79 led him back to

campus to serve on his alma mater’sAlumni Council.

Even through change, Grove Cityremains a place grounded in the principlesof faith, freedom and free marketeconomics, principles that have helpedshape Knable’s life.

The Knable family legacy began withDoug’s father, F.E. “Bud” Knable ’57;continued with sister Diane (Knable ’76)Haid, and has come full circle withDoug’s daughter, Christy ’10.

The legacy may have been why Knablechose Grove City, but he is still as excitedtoday as he was then for the place that“galvanized his beliefs.”

Besides the opportunity to solidifythose beliefs, what Knable mostappreciates is the “tremendous number oflifelong friendships” he made through theCollege. The greatest relationship andfondest memory was meeting the love ofhis life, Marty (Kennedy ’79) Knable.

Other great memories include his

involvement with theKappa Alpha Phifraternity, and thatinvolvement continues.He recently golfed inthe 25th annual KAPgolf outing, an event heco-founded. Knablealso lettered four yearsin varsity swimmingand set a school record in the mile swim.

“It’s been said the record lasted less timethan it took him to swim the race!” hejoked.

In his senior year, Knable knew hewould pursue a career in finance, butwhen confronted with which job to take,he turned to the wise Hans Sennholz.

Sennholz took about 45 seconds to givehis advice, saying, “This is an elementaryquestion. Four overpay you, and one paysyou what you are worth … nothing.”

Knable took the lowest salary and thesage advice paid off. The grad embarkedon a career path that has led tooutstanding success in his field.

As CEO of FamilyWealthManagementGroup, Knable, along with his associates,

manages over a billion dollars. He is alsochairman of the Resource Group, anorganization of Lincoln Financial’s top100 most influential financial planners.

While Knable lives near Pittsburgh, hisheart has always been close to Grove City.After serving as a member of AlumniCouncil, he’s been elected to serve aspresident of this advisory body.

Knable chooses to volunteer his time athis alma mater because of the personal tiehe feels to Grove City.

“After your church, there are an endlesssupply of places to spend your time andmoney,” he said. “Choosing anorganization with a long history thatmatches up with your beliefs makes sense(so I) do whatever I can to support theCollege.”

As he begins his new term, Knable willdirect his focus to reengage and sustainalumni connections to the College and tohelp tell the story of Grove City College.

(Kelsey (Pollock ’06) Rhea is the GroveCity College assistant director of alumnirelations.)

Knable ’79 gives back as Alumni Council president

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OCTOBER 7, 2009Career Fair | Intramural RoomOCTOBER 14, 2009Center for Vision & Values Freedom ReadersMary Anderson Pew Dining RoomOCTOBER 17, 2009Admissions Office Senior Crimson DayOCTOBER 27, 2009Pew Lecture: Dr. David McCormickSticht Lecture Hall OCTOBER 31, 2009Alumni Fondue Party | ‘Godspell’ performancePew Fine Arts CenterNOVEMBER 5, 2009Sticht Lecture: Robert Cindrich | Sticht Lecture HallNOVEMBER 13, 2009“The Ultimate Gift” film showing | North Way

Christian Community Church | Wexford, Pa.

NOVEMBER 16, 2009Guest Artist Series: The Leahy FamilyPew Fine Arts Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2009Speakers Series Luncheon | Barbara McNees,

President, Pittsburgh Chamber of CommerceFounders Room | Duquesne ClubDECEMBER 2-16, 2009Area Artist Exhibit | Pew Fine Arts Center GalleryDECEMBER 7-11, 2009Carnegie Christmas Concert SeriesCarnegie Alumni CenterDECEMBER 8, 2009Center for Vision & Values Founders LuncheonThe Rivers Club | Pittsburgh, Pa.

DECEMBER 8, 2009Guest Artist Series: Turtle Island QuartetPew Fine Arts Center

DECEMBER 10, 2009Alumni Pittsburgh Steelers PartyFox and Hound | Pittsburgh, Pa.MARCH 24, 2010Guest Artist Series: Pittsburgh Symphony

Chamber Orchestra | Pew Fine Arts CenterAPRIL 10-18, 2010April In Paris Alumni TourAPRIL 11, 2010Women’s Club LuncheonShannopin Country Club | Pittsburgh, Pa.JUNE 21, 2010Alumni & Friends Golf OutingShannopin Country Club | Pittsburgh, Pa.AUGUST 7, 2010‘Mary Poppins’ matinee | Kennedy Center

for the Performing Arts | Washington, D.C.

SAVE THE DATE | UPCOMING EVENTS

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right now... Lauren ‘09 is looking ahead to her future.

Your gifts to Full Circle, the Annual Fund for Grove City College, helped shape each of Lauren’s four years on campus. And your generosity makes a difference in the lives of our students every day. Why? Because Full Circle directly impacts all aspects of campus life.

THANK YOU to each of our alumni and friends who supported Full Circle over the last fiscal year. Thanks to your generous giving, Full Circle is able to help provide a unique and exciting Grove City experience each and every year. Remember, no matter the size of your gift, it’s your consistent giving from year to year that counts!

right now…633 freshman students from around the world are the newest members of the Grove City College family. Your support can help shape their experiences—the same way you shaped Lauren’s.

Make an impact right now by making your gift today. Thank you!

Use the enclosed envelope, call us at (866) 386-3422 or give online at www.gcc.edu.

Your gift will be applied to the July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 fiscal year. www.gcc.edu


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By Beth Mohr ’06 odd ’64 and Greg ’91 Alexander come from a long lineof Grovers. Todd can trace them back at least to 1900,when his grandparents studied religion at Grove CityCollege.

But the father-and-son team opted instead for business as acourse of study because they liked working with people. Andthey put that business background to good use through thefamily business of Sporting Goods Inc. in New Castle, Pa.,taking their degrees back to their hometown after theirrespective years at Grove City.

Both played sports, Greg focusing on baseball and Toddplaying football and running track. And both met their spousesat Grove City, too: Todd married Suzanne (Wherry ’64) andGreg married Amy (Weston ’92).

Sporting Goods opened its doors in 1949, when Todd’s father– Arthur ’34 – saw the need for a sports supply shop in NewCastle. Todd followed him, starting as a janitor and working hisway up until he took over as president when his father retired.Now that Todd has also retired, Greg runs the business alongwith his sister, co-owner Amy Turk.

Neither Todd nor Greg had planned to enter careers insporting goods. Todd helped out around the store while inschool, but was then drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals andspent a year training in Rockville, S.C. When he returned, aposition at Sporting Goods Inc. trumped a less-desirablealternative, and thus 40 years with the company began. Greg’sstory was similar. He spent a year elsewhere before ending up atthe family business.

“It just sort of fell into place,” he remembers. The store originally incorporated both retail sales and direct-

to-team subdivisions. This continued until 1994, when chainstore suppliers ate up the retail market and prompted a decisionto focus on the team equipment demand. The business nowprovides uniforms and other sports supplies to school teams andleagues in the western Pennsylvania area, Grove City Collegeincluded. What Sporting Goods Inc. can’t make using its screen-printing equipment, it obtains and sells from Holloway, Russelland other manufacturers.

Service to customers remains the focus of the endeavor. “It’s what we’re built on,” Todd says. “If someone calls and

says they need 50 T-shirts made by the end of the day, we getit done.”

Fortunately, this can-do attitude has earned Sporting GoodsInc. the loyalty of about 160 schools and seen it througheconomic times that have been the downfall of others. In anindustry with a busy season that runs from March to December,this is no small feat. Sporting Goods Inc. is up for the challenge.

“We’re here for the duration,” Greg states. “As long as we cando this, we’ll be here.”

Perhaps the secret behind the success of the business lies alsoin the fact that the Alexanders are so passionate about sports.Greg is a half-marathoner and is up many mornings for 6o’clock runs. When Todd is not spending his time on Lake Erie,the two golf together. The business is simply an extension of thispassion that three generations of Alexanders have shared.

(Beth Mohr ’06 is a freelance writer living in Grove City, Pa.)

Father-and-son team Todd ’64 and Greg ’91 Alexandercarry on tradition of service through Sporting Goods Inc.

ABOVE: The Sporting Goods family includes, from left, Greg Alexander ‘91,Todd Alexander ‘64 and Greg’s sister, co-owner Amy Turk. / Contributed photoOPPOSITE PAGE: Greg ‘91, standing, and Todd ‘64 Alexander took theirbusiness degrees from Grove City and applied them to their family sportinggoods business in New Castle, Pa. / Photo by Tiffany Wolfe Shaffer

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By Ryan Briggs ’01

All seven of Grove City’s fall sports teams enter the 2009 season with high expectations as numerous standoutsreturn.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Grove City welcomes back nine lettermen, including 2008

NCAA Championships qualifier Garrett Cichowitz. Cichowitz is the defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference

Most Valuable Performer and an All-Mideast Region honoree. Also back this year are seniors Andrew Falcone, Frankie

Hourigan and Royce Hyland. Hourigan is a three-time All-PAC honoree.

The Wolverines are in pursuit of their 19th straightconference title.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYA dozen letterwinners return this fall for Grove City, which is

pursuing its 21st consecutive PAC title.All-PAC honoree Rachel Nelson is the team’s lone senior but

the Wolverines are far from inexperienced. Juniors BrigitteFryan and Emily Pierce are both returning First Team All-PACselections.

Sophomores Allison Heslop and Mary Rachel Robbins bothcaptured All-Conference recognition as freshmen and are backfor their second season.

MEN’S SOCCER Eight starters and several other key contributors are back in

the fold for fourth-year head coach Mike Dreves ’97.Grove City returns its top two scorers from last season in

junior Jake Kern and junior Chuck Witt. Both scored fourgoals last year with Kern also racking up a team-high fourassists.

Senior goalkeeper Sean Osborne recorded a 1.72 goals-against average after taking over as the starter early in 2008.

Also back is senior midfielder Joel Metz, who scored a pairof game-winning goals as a junior.

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ABOVE: Junior Garrett Cichowitz qualified for the NCAA Championships in2008. BELOW: Junior Brigitte Fryan is returning to help the women’s crosscountry team vie for its 21st consecutive title. / Photos by Dr. Fred Jenny

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WOMEN’S SOCCER The 2009 Wolverines will feature plenty of

new faces in the lineup as graduationclaimed eight seniors off last year’s 11-8-2squad.

However, Grove City returns plenty offirepower as four of the team’s top fivescorers from last year are back. SeniorHannah Yang tied for the team lead withnine goals last year while junior EmilyOstlund – a two-year starter – scored sevengoals.

Also back are seniors Elise Bender,Michelle Peck, Courtney Sicher and LaurenWoodring. All four are multi-year starters forGrove City.

VOLLEYBALL Grove City will field one of its youngestteams in recent memory in 2009 as theWolverines have no seniors and just threejuniors on the roster for 24-year head coachSusan Roberts.

Junior Inge Rasmussen is a returning All-PAC selection while classmates Jodi Barryand Kim Budd are both two-year starters.

Grove City also returns sophomores AnnieBarry, Liz Jones, Mary Masinup and AnnaMcCurdy.

LEFT: Senior midfielder Joel Metz scored a pair of game-winning goals last season. RIGHT: Senior Elise Bender is a returning starter. / Photos by Dave Miller

AT LEFT: Junior Inge Rasmussen is a returning All-PAC selection to the women’s volleyball squad. /Photo by Dave Miller

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ABOVE: Senior Lisa Baldwin is a three-year letterwinner for the women’stennis team. BELOW: Four-year starting quarterback Andrew DiDonato islooking to build on last year’s record-setting season. / Photos by Dave Miller

WOMEN’S TENNIS After making its first-ever trip to the NCAA

Championships in May, the Grove City women’s tennis teamlooks to maintain its dominance of the PAC.

Seniors Lisa Baldwin and Kristin Taylor are both three-yearletterwinners for Grove City and are expected to earn spots inthe lineup again this fall.

Grove City also returns several other starters, includingsophomores Reena Barnett, Megan Bennett, Christina Bedi,Emily Buurma and Stacy Moon.

Joe Walters is in his third year as head women’s tenniscoach.

FOOTBALLWith 15 starters and numerous other talented veterans back,

the Wolverines look to challenge for the PAC title in 2009.Offensively, record-setting quarterback Andrew DiDonato

returns for his fourth season as the starter. DiDonato threw fora school-record 1,923 yards last year and is Grove City’s all-time leader with 5,043 passing yards.

Senior tight end Chris Rich and senior guard DavidGernhard both enter their third year as starters while seniorJustin Macella is the incumbent at center.

Defensively, All-South Region tackle Tony Clark is back forhis senior season. Also back on defense as starters are seniordefensive backs Vance Keirsey and Randy Santina, juniorlinebacker Kevin Twarek, junior safety Butch Kriger,sophomore linebacker Jason Ferguson and sophomore nosetackle Jarred Frawley.

(Ryan Briggs ’01 is the Grove City College sports information director.)

Wolverine football sets fall scheduleDate Opponent Time/ResultSEPT. 5 DICKINSON L 52-47Sept. 12 Carnegie Mellon L 45-40Sept. 19 Bethany* 7 p.m.SEPT. 26 W&J* 7 p.m.OCT. 3 ST. VINCENT � 2 p.m.Oct. 10 Geneva 4 p.m.Oct. 17 Thomas More* 1:30 p.m. OCT. 31 WAYNESBURG* 1:30 p.m.NOV. 7 WESTMINSTER* 1 p.m.Nov. 14 Thiel* 1 p.m.

Home games in BOLD

* Presidents’ Athletic Conference games

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Arnesen ’06 excelling in Nationals’ organizationFormer Grove City College baseball

standout Erik Arnesen ’06 is having anoutstanding 2009 season in theWashington Nationals’ organization.

The 6-foot-3 right-hander is 10-4 witha 2.85 earned run average this season in20 combined appearances at Class APotomac and Class AA Harrisburg. Heleads the Nationals’ minor league systemin wins this season.

Arnesen began the season by going 4-1in six starts at Potomac. The Nationalspromoted him to Class AA May 11. In 14appearances (13 starts) at Harrisburg,Arnesen is 6-3 with a 3.12 ERA.

He has allowed just 73 hits in 78innings at Harrisburg. Eastern Leaguebatters are hitting a mere .250 againstArnesen.

Overall, Arnesen has allowed 110 hitsin 110 1/3 combined innings this year.He has 89 strikeouts and just 25 walks.

At Altoona July 18, Arnesen fired sevenshutout innings. He allowed just four hitsand one walk in earning his sixth win atClass AA.

In 2008, Arnesen split time betweenHagerstown (low-A) and Potomac (high-A) and finished with a 10-7 overallrecord. He helped Potomac capture theCarolina League title last year and earned

the win in the title-clinching game.He spent the 2007 season at

Hagerstown after making his pro debutin 2006 with the short-season Class AVermont Lake Monsters.

As of July 21, Arnesen owned a careerrecord of 28-23, including a 21-13 record

over the past two seasons.In his senior season at Grove City,

Arnesen went 9-0 and helped theWolverines to a school-record 26victories. The Nationals selected Arnesenin the 17th round of the 2006 MajorLeague Baseball Draft.

Erik Arnesen ’06 is excelling in the Washington Nationals’ organization. / Chris Knight, HarrisburgPatriot-News

Swimming star Caleb Courage ’09 andcross country/track and field standoutKristen Carter ’09 were honored as the2008-09 Sportsman and Sportswoman ofthe Year.

Courage concluded his career as athree-time NCAA Division III championin the 100 freestyle. Last March, Couragewon the NCAA title with a time of43.62 seconds in the finals. He also ownsthe Division III record in that event.

A Shippensburg, Pa., native, Couragealso won NCAA titles in 2006 and 2007.

He spent the 2007-08 year training forthe Olympic Trials before returning forhis senior season last year.

Courage concluded his career as an 18-time NCAA All-American. At this year’sNCAA Championships, Courage earnedAll-America honors in the 50 and 100freestyle races as well as the 100backstroke. He also helped the 200, 400and 800 free relay teams to All-Americastatus. Courage also contributed to GroveCity’s All-America effort in the 400medley relay. He is the most decorated

athlete in College history.During the 2008-09 season, Courage

helped lead Grove City to a 12-2 recordand the PAC title. He earned PAC MVPhonors for the fourth time in his career.

Courage owns Grove City records inthe 50 freestyle, 100 free, 200 free and100 backstroke. He also contributed torecord-setting efforts in the 200 free relay,400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400medley relay.

During his career, Courage helped

Courage, Carter earn Sportsman, Sportswoman titles

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Grove City College will inducteight former standouts into itsAthletic Hall of Fame Jan. 30,

2010, as part of the fourth class ofhonorees.

The College will induct Theresa Berg’93, Katherine Brandt ’82, Peter Buttner’61, Richard Manley ’67, DavidMarovich ’66, Earl Mays ’63, ThomasShear ’66 and Karen (Watkins ’82)Sparks in conjunction with Grove City’sbasketball doubleheader againstWaynesburg University.

Below are brief biographical sketchesof the eight inductees:

Theresa Berg ’93 earned four lettersin women’s basketball from 1989 to 1993and graduated as the program’s secondall-time leading scorer with 1,347 points.

Berg earned First Team All-Presidents’Athletic Conference as a junior and asenior. She is just one of two players inprogram history to score at least 400points in two different seasons.

Katherine Brandt ’82 earned fourletters in basketball and three in softballduring her career at Grove City from1978 to 1982.

On the hardwood, Brandt helped theWolverines earn four Women’s KeystoneConference titles and a 67-11 overallrecord. Grove City qualified for theEAIAW Championship Tournamentduring her junior season and theinaugural NCAA ChampionshipTournament as a senior.

In softball, she earned All-WKC twiceand led the team in runs batted in threetimes.

Peter Buttner ’61, a standout centerforward for the men’s soccer team from1957 to 1960, became the first modernGrove City athlete to earn multiple All-America honors. Buttner earned All-America status in both 1958 and 1959.

He also earned All-Eastern following hisjunior season.

Buttner scored two goals and earnedgame MVP honors at the North-SouthAll-Star Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. in1959. The College inducted him into itsMen’s Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001.

Richard Manley ’67 started all fouryears at goalkeeper for the Grove Citymen’s soccer team and helped theWolverines to a 30-4-2 overall recordfrom 1963 to 1966.

Manley twice earned All Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware honors and wasselected as an alternate for the UnitedStates Pan American Team (1967) andU.S. Olympic Team (1968).

Manley punctuated his Grove Citycareer by receiving Grove City’sOmicron Delta Kappa Sportsman of theYear for 1966-67.

David Marovich ’66 earned seventotal letters – three in basketball and fourin track and field — at Grove City from1962 to 1965.

As a sophomore, Marovich scored aschool-record 369 points and averaged18.5 points per game. He eclipsed bothmarks as a junior by firing in 380 pointsin 20 games for an average of 19.0 pergame. He graduated in third place on theCollege’s all-time scoring list with 1,072points in just three years.

Marovich helped the track and fieldteam to four straight West PennConference titles during his career as aversatile field performer.

He is one of a select few athletes toearn Omicron Delta Kappa Sportsman ofthe Year as a junior as he received theaward for the 1964-65 academic year.

Earl Mays ’63 earned four letters as astandout diver for Grove City’sswimming and diving team from 1959 to1963.

He captured Penn-Ohio diving titlesin 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963 while alsohelping Grove City to a 35-11 dual-meet record. Mays graduated as GroveCity’s school record holder in both 1-and 3-meter diving.

The College inducted Mays into itsSwimming and Diving Hall of Fame in1985 as a member of the inaugural class.

Thomas Shear ’66 earned sevenvarsity letters as a football and track andfield standout at Grove City Collegeduring the 1960s. A four-year lettermanin football from 1962 to 1965, The lateShear became the first player in modernGrove City history to lead the team inscoring three times.

Shear also showed his versatility inearning three letters for the track andfield team. He won the West PennConference title in the javelin as a seniorwith a throw of 183 feet, 7 inches.

As a senior, the Coudersport, Pa.,native co-captained both the football andtrack teams. Shear capped his career byearning Grove City’s Omicron DeltaKappa Sportsman of the Year award in1966.

Karen (Watkins ’82) Sparks startedall four seasons at center for Grove City’swomen’s basketball team from 1978 to1982.

A three-year team captain, she helpedlead the Wolverines to four Women’sKeystone Conference titles and a 27-1record in conference play. Grove Citycompiled a 67-11 overall mark duringher career.

Watkins earned the team’s MVP awardthree times and graduated as the school’sall-time leading rebounder with 862.

She is just one of two Grove Cityplayers to average a “double-double” forher career as she averaged 11.0 pointsand 11.5 rebounds over 78 career games.

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Four distinguished graduates willreceive the Grove City CollegeAthletic Heritage Award during theHall of Fame Induction CeremonyJanuary 30, 2010.

Dr. Thaddeus “Ted” Penar ’42,Thomas Place ’49, Esther Post ’25 andSteven Stepanian ’22 comprise thesecond class of Heritage Awardrecipients.

Here are brief biographical sketchesof this year’s Heritage Award recipients:

Dr. Thaddeus Penar ’42’sassociation with Grove City began inhis freshman year of 1938 andcontinued for over six decades as heserved the College as a student, athlete,coach, educator and administrator.

He earned four letters in footballand also lettered as a sprinter for thetrack team from 1938 to 1942.

After teaching at Kittanning andButler high schools, Penar returned tothe College in 1953 as a professor ofeducation and registrar.

In 1955, he launched the College’scross country program. In doing so, heestablished the foundation for whatwould quickly become one of theathletic department’s most successfulprograms.

The College later promoted Penarto vice president for academic affairs, aposition he held until taking over aspresident of nearby Butler CountyCommunity College.

Thomas Place ’49, a multi-sportathlete at Grove City College from1946 to 1949, found even greatersuccess in athletics as a sports writerand publicist.

Place, a Grove City native, receivedthe United States Ski Association’sHarold Hirsch Award as outstanding

ski writer of the year for 1963-64while employed as sports writer andcolumnist for the Cleveland “PlainDealer.”

Place took over as the director ofinformation for the ProfessionalGolfers’ Association Tour in 1972. Heheld that position for 20 seasons beforeretiring in 1992. In that role, Placeoversaw media operations at over 700PGA tournaments across the country.

The College honored Place in 1980with the Jack Kennedy AlumniAchievement Award. In 2009, hereceived the Jack Nicklaus MemorialTournament Lifetime AchievementGolf Journalism award in recognitionof his career.

Esther Post ’25, or “Miss Post,”returned to campus soon after hergraduation in 1926 as director ofphysical education for women.

During her 40-year career at GroveCity College, the women’s physicaleducation and sports programs underher direction quickly developed intomodel curricula for similar institutions.

The late Post also oversaw theimplementation of a varied women’ssports program that included tennis,archery, field hockey, softball andseveral other activities.

She coordinated the women’ssynchronized swimming show andMay Day festivities and helpedorganize the Grove City CollegeOuting Club in 1938.

Steven Stepanian ’22 earned ninetotal varsity letters at Grove CityCollege in the early 1920s whilelaunching a career in athletics thatspanned six decades.

Four honored with Heritage Award

See HERITAGE, page 50

Soccer Hall of Fameadds two in October

Grove City College will induct twoformer standouts into its Men’s SoccerHall of Fame during HomecomingWeekend Oct. 3.

W. Glenn Zembower ’48 and RobertBishop ’66 comprise the ninth class ofinductees. Their inclusion brings thetotal number of inductees to 25.

Zembower earned three letters forGrove City while playing inside right(midfield) from 1945 to 1947. Hehelped Grove City to a 10-7-4 recordduring his career. As a senior in 1947, hecaptained the team and led Grove Cityin scoring.

Zembower also served as classpresident during his freshman andsophomores years as a student-athlete. Asa senior, he became Student Councilpresident at the College.

Bishop started all four seasons as acenter forward and wing for Grove Cityfrom 1962 to 1965. He led Grove Cityin scoring in each of his last threeseasons. During those three seasons,Grove City compiled a 24-1-2 overallrecord.

As a freshman in 1962, Bishop helpedGrove City earn its first-ever NCAAChampionship Tournament invitation.He helped lead Grove City to a 9-0-0record in 1964 and an 8-0-1 mark as asenior captain in 1965.

Bishop earned Second Team AllPennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware as ajunior before earning First Teamrecognition as a senior.

Grove City established its Men’sSoccer Hall of Fame in 2001. Thehonorees will be introduced andrecognized before the annual Hall ofFame Game Oct. 3, which featuresalumni against current varsity players.

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By Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inmanerri Konzen appreciates a good yarn. Not the

story-telling kind – the cotton, wool, silk andcashmere kind she sells atWolf CreekYarns indowntown Grove City.Terri, a Grove City College guest lecturer in music,

operates the yarn store with her husband Dr. Richard Konzen,professor of music and college organist.“I always wanted tohave a knitting store,”Terri explained, and her dream became apossibility when her favorite yarn store in Harrisburg, Pa.,closed due to the owners’ retirement. She and Dick were ableto purchase the entire inventory, including shelving and tables,and relocate them to an open storefront at 112 Blair Street inGrove City (behind Saxony House furniture).Their stockitems include yarns, books, patterns, needles and accessories forknitting.The Konzens opened the store in July 2007. In addition to

product,Wolf CreekYarns offers classes such as Knitting 101,Crocheting 101 and sessions to make socks, sweaters and lace.It also is a base for the “helmet liner program” to make andsend the comfort liners to soldiers.Terri invites an outside teacher to assist with the knitting

classes and has two helpers for running the store.Three whenyou count Dick.“He handles the business side of things,”Terri says,“from

the point-of-sale system in the computer to year-end details.”He also knows how to spin and weave yarn and can readilymanage the store, she adds.The Konzens’ dog, Justie, is theshop’s unofficial greeter.Terri learned the art knitting from her mother.“She took a

class when I was about 10 and she taught me,”Terri recalls.From that time on,Terri’s childhood pet, a schnauzer namedHeidi,“had a knitted sweater in every color,” she rememberswith a laugh.Wolf CreekYarns is closed on Mondays, as that is the day

Terri teaches piano lessons at the College. She has been part ofthe faculty since 1993 and also uses her music skills as theorganist at Emmanuel Lutheran Church inWarren, Ohio.(Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman is the Grove City College

communications project coordinator and a GeDUNK associate editor.)

Music faculty duo opens specialtyknitting store in downtown Grove City

ABOVE: Colorful yarn is an eye-catching draw at Grove City’s Wolf CreekYarns, a knitting store owned by Guest Lecturer in Music Terri Konzen andProfessor of Music Dr. Richard Konzen.OPPOSITE PAGE: Terri Konzen adjuststhe inventory at Wolf Creek Yarns. / Photos by Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman

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New faculty add talents to College ranksGrove City College welcomed four

new faculty members this fall.Dr. Craig

Columbus isexecutive director ofthe entrepreneurshipprogram and chair ofthe EntrepreneurshipDepartment.

Columbus has beeninvolved in the capitalmarkets as a globalmacro strategist andfund manager. In thiscapacity, he has been a popular figure onCNBC television, appearing regularly onshows such “Power Lunch,” the“Morning Call” and “Kudlow andCompany.” He is a frequent commentatoron political economy, regulatory andpublic policy issues.

He has experience in new venturecreation, acting in capacities includingfounder, early employee and angelinvestor, primarily in the new mediaspace. He has also engaged in“intrapreneurship,” founding and leadinga financial information software startupwithin a large public corporation. He andhis wife co-founded Ethos School, anon-profit day school in Scottsdale, Ariz.,for high-functioning autism spectrumchildren.

A graduate of Loyola University ofChicago, Columbus holds an MBA fromPenn State University and a Juris Doctordegree from IndianaUniversity (admitted tothe Pennsylvania bar).

Dr. Lijuan Meng,assistant professor ofmodern languages, is anative from the People’sRepublic of China.She received herbachelor of arts degreein English from Harbin

Railway Engineering Institute in Harbin,and spent her first years teaching Englishin a high school affiliated with theMinistry of Railway and Engineering.

Meng came to the United States topursue her graduate education. After oneyear of studying at Great Lakes ChristianCollege, she enrolled at CalvinTheological Seminary and finished hertheological training with a master of artsdegree in Christian education. Sheearned her Ph.D. in intercultural studiesfrom Reformed Theological Seminary in2005, where she served as ateaching/researcher assistant.

Meng spent her last three yearsteaching at Providence Christian College,a newly-established Reformed liberal artscollege in Ontario, Calif., where shetaught eight different subjects, includingEast Asian history and politics andChinese language.

Jonathan Miller,assistant professor ofphysical education,attended CaliforniaBaptist University inRiverside, graduatingwith a bachelor ofscience degree inkinesiology with anemphasis in exercisescience. During thattime, he was a four-year startinggoalkeeper on the men’s water poloteam.

During the past year, Miller continuedhis education at California Baptist,completing his master of science degreein kinesiology with an emphasis in sportmanagement. He served as a generaloperations intern with USA Water Polo,and was an assistant resident director forCalifornia Baptist’s Residence LifeDepartment.

Miller started his coaching career withLancers Age Group Water Polo in 2004.

He coached teams in the JuniorOlympics. He continued with the clubuntil joining the University’s men’s andwomen’s water polo programs as anassistant coach.

Dr. Shuhui Su,associate professor ofmodern languages, wasborn and raised inChina, where shestarted herundergraduate study inEnglish and receivedher master of arts inEnglish language andliterature at FujianTeachers University. She came to theUnited States as a visiting scholar toconduct research on Chinese-Englishcontrastive studies in language andculture at the University of California atLos Angeles, the State University of NewYork at Stony Brook and the Universityof Hawaii at Manoa. She pursueddoctoral study in Chinese language in theDepartment of Literatures and Languages,University of Hawaii at Manoa, andearned her Ph.D. degree in 2009.

Before coming to the States, she taughtEnglish and Chinese-English translationto English majors in China. In the States,while engaging in her research anddoctoral studies, she started her Chineselanguage teaching at UCLA and later atthe University of Hawaii. From 2005 to2009, she was an assistant professor ofChinese at the Defense LanguageInstitute in Monterey, Calif.

The College also welcomed twofaculty members this past spring. Dr.Gina (Miller ’94) Blackburn, assistantprofessor of education, has taught inPennsylvania, Indiana, Texas andTennessee. Kathy Rhoades, assistantprofessor of music and fine arts, movedto full time professor after working parttime for the last seven years.

Dr. CraigColumbus

Dr. LijuanMeng

JonathanMiller

Dr. ShuhuiSu

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facultynewsHerbener contributes chapter to book on economist

Dr. Jeffrey Herbener, chair of the Department ofEconomics, has contributed to a book honoring politicaleconomist Hans-Hermann Hoppe.“Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays inHonor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe” ispublished by the Ludwig von Mises Institutein recognition of Hoppe’s 60th birthday.

Herbener’s contribution, a chapter called“Hoppe in One Lesson, Illustrated inWelfare Economics,” is among 35 chapterswritten by Hoppe’s colleagues, collaboratorsand former students from all over the world.The book, which contains personaltestimonies and essays in Hoppe’s preferred research areas, suchas political philosophy, democracy and economics, is edited byJörg Guido Hülsmann and Stephan Kinsella.

“Hans-Hermann Hoppe is one of the most importantscholars of our time. He has made pioneering contributions tosociology, economics, philosophy and history,” the back coverreads. “Hoppe and his writings have inspired scholars aroundthe world to follow in his footsteps and to provide a scientificfoundation for individual freedom and a free society.”

Herbener is a senior fellow at the Ludwig Von MisesInstitute and coordinator of the economics working group atThe Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. Theeditor of two books, “The Meaning of Ludwig von Mises”and “The Interventionist State,” Herbener has had more than ahundred articles published.

Brenner presents research paper at national conference

Dr. Fred Brenner, professor of biology, presented aresearch paper at the joint meeting of the American Societyfor Mining and Reclamation and BillingsLand Reclamation Symposium held inBillings, Mont., from May 30 to June 5.Brenner was also re-elected co-chairman ofa division of the society.

Brenner’s paper, “Evaluating the PotentialImpact of Surface Mining on Water Qualityand Macroinvertebrates in a Native BrookChar Fishery” was published in theconference proceedings and was co-authored by Jennifer Stenglein ’06 andMatthew Ridge ’10.

Stenglein recently earned her master’s degree inEnvironmental Studies at the University of Idaho and has beenaccepted into the Ph.D. program in Wildlife Ecology at theUniversity of Wisconsin.

Brenner was also re-elected co-chairman of the Forestry andWildlife Technical Division of the American Society forMining and Reclamation.

A faculty member at Grove City since 1969, Brenner earnedhis bachelor’s degree at Thiel College and his master’s degreeand Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University. He is a certifiedsenior ecologist and wildlife biologist.

Pisano ’94 chosen for musicacademy, continues music web site

Dr. Joseph Pisano ’94, Grove City College associateprofessor of music and associate chair of the Department ofMusic and Fine Arts, was chosen by theNational Association for Music Education tobe part of the Music Technology EducationAcademy.

The academy was part of the association’sMusic Education Week in Washington, D.C.,on June 17-21. The association chose Pisano,along with Stefani Langol, assistant professorof music education from the BerkleeCollege of Music in Massachusetts; BrianMoore, associate professor of musiceducation from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and JamesFrankel, managing director of SoundTree, as authorities onmusic education and technology.

During the opening panel session of the academy, “Making aCase for Technology,” Pisano helped provide insights intomaking the bridge between existing music curricula andfuture, technology-integrated music curricula.

Pisano, who has been at Grove City since 1996, is activewith music-related research and his works have been publishedin numerous music related journals and online forums.

He is an active music educator, adjudicator, music advocate,jazz trumpet player, guest conductor and clinician. He earnedhis Ph.D. from Kent State University and is the founder andchief editor of the music, education and technology web site:http://MusTech.Net.

(For up-to-date faculty and campus news, visit the News & Mediaportion of the Grove City College web site at www.gcc.edu/news.Visitors can also sign up for RSS feeds, listen to online lectures, checkout news releases and look back in time through a publicationarchive.)

Dr. Jeff Herbener

Dr. Fred Brenner

Dr. Joseph Pisano ’94

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The 2009 senior class gift at Grove CityCollege was a huge success. The Class of2009 ended with a participation rate of 62percent and a record-breaking fundraisingtotal of $20,261.50.

Working with the Office ofInstitutional Advancement, Class of 2009representatives decided to make the classgift an amphitheater-style outdoorclassroom to be built behind the Hall ofArts and Letters. The gift was announcedto the class at a special Class of 2009dinner, and throughout the year the classsponsored different fundraising projects.

The construction of this outdoorclassroom behind HAL is a gift that willbenefit countless future students. This newfacility will provide a place where studentscan learn while enjoying the beauty ofnature and will continue Grove CityCollege’s aesthetic tradition on campus.Construction on the classroom should becomplete by Homecoming 2009.


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Senior class gift allows for new outdoor classroom

Construction on an outdoor classroom has begun, as classes started Aug. 31. / Photo by Meg Chochola ’09

A plan to improve the area surroundingWolf Creek on the Grove City Collegecampus began with the help of recentlyawarded grants for $50,000 from theRichard King Mellon Foundation and$19,830 from the Foundation forPennsylvania Watersheds.

The College started construction onthe Wolf Creek North Trail project thissummer. The project will stabilize thecreek where it flows through the campus,re-establish and preserve some of thecreek banks and establish a nature trailconnecting downtown Grove City withEast Main Street. It will also provide asmall park for students and Grove Cityresidents. The project is funded entirelythrough private sources.

The project’s first phase will focus onstabilizing the creek, dressing upRainbow Bridge’s piers and improvingbridge lighting. Construction willcontinue over the next two summers.

The Watersheds funding will cover thecosts of the creek stabilization; theMellon grant will be used for therestoration of Wolf Creek, the nature trailand park. In addition, the College hascommitted $700,000 to the project.

Wolf Creek, part of the Ohio RiverDrainage Basin, divides the College’supper and lower campuses and flows intoSlippery Rock Creek.

The College’s section serves as bothbiology class lab space and as a place forrecreation and tradition. Countlessweddings have been photographed onRainbow Bridge. Anglers fish on theCollege portion throughout the year.

With the removal of two dams in 2004and 2006 respectively, Wolf Creek’saltered current through the College’sproperty threatens to erode two differentpoints of the shoreline at bends in thecreek. By restoring the stream to itsnatural channel, the banks will be better

protected. The North Trail project will also

provide public green space for theCollege and greater Grove Citycommunities. Other plans include: apublic natural area for fishing, walking,biking and picnicking; restoration of1,000 to 1,500 feet of stream and aboutsix acres of land; and a planting beneficialand native plants on a portion of the landadjacent to the creek.

The Richard King Mellon Foundationis among the largest independentfoundations in the U.S. It makes grantstoward regional economic developmentand improved quality of life insouthwestern Pennsylvania.

The Foundation for PennsylvaniaWatersheds is a grant-making foundationthat invests in efforts to protect healthy,natural streams around the state, and toclean up pollution and repair damagedwildlife habitat.

Wolf Creek improvement project awarded grants from two groups

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The Grove City College Alpha ThetaMu chapter of Mortar Board has beenhonored with a Silver Torch Award forexcellence by the national organization.

The Grove City chapter was one of67 outstanding chapters to receive theaward at the 2009 Mortar BoardNational Conference in July. The awardwas presented to chapters executingtimeliness and dedication whileexemplifying the ideals of scholarship,leadership and service. Recipients wereselected based on a review of nationalrecords, requiring that the chapter meetall of the national minimum standardsand deadlines.

Chapter President Kelsey Drefs, asenior from Elk Horn, Wis., was presentto accept the chapter’s award.

Mortar Board is a national honorsociety that recognizes college seniors

for outstanding achievement inscholarship, leadership and service. Sinceits founding in 1918, the organizationhas grown from the four foundingchapters to 227 chartered collegiatechapters with nearly a quarter of amillion initiated members across thenation. The Alpha Theta Mu chapter atGrove City College was chartered in1972 and currently has 49 members.

Mortar Board provides opportunitiesfor continued leadership development,promotes service to colleges anduniversities and encourages lifelongcontributions to the global community.Some notable Mortar Board membersinclude former President Jimmy Carter,distinguished politician CondoleezzaRice and former Supreme Court JusticeSandra Day O’Connor. Learn more atwww.mortarboard.org.

Goncz scholarshipestablished

To remember former dean Joseph F.Goncz Jr., who served Grove CityCollege for 36 yearsand died in 2008, ascholarship forengineering studentshas been establishedin his name. Gonczhelped preparegenerations ofengineering studentsand directed theCollege’s engineering programs to theirinitial accreditation from ABET, theAccreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology, in 1991.

Goncz guided the Albert A.Hopeman Jr. School of Science,Engineering and Mathematics as deanfrom 1997 until his retirement in 2005.He also served as chairman of theengineering department and specialassistant to the president forengineering services and providedinsight for renovations of RockwellHall and Memorial Dormitory.

Those who knew Goncz admiredhim for his devotion to the importancehe placed on liberal arts in anengineering education and his keen eyefor recruiting faculty. At the age of 69,three years after retirement, Gonczpassed away on Aug. 14, 2008.

To remember and honor Gonczthrough this scholarship, charitable giftscan be sent to the Grove City CollegeDevelopment Office, 100 CampusDrive, Grove City, PA 16127. Checksshould be made payable to “Grove CityCollege,” designated for the “Joseph F.Goncz Scholarship in Engineering.”Online gifts may be made through theCollege’s web site, www.gcc.edu/giving.

For more scholarship information,contact Director of Donor ServicesRoxann Williams at (724) 458-2991 [email protected].

Joseph F. Goncz Jr.

Mortar Board chapter earns honors

Grove City College welcomed a new633-member freshman class this fall –the Class of 2013 – which totaled 323men and 310 women, part of the largesttotal enrollment in College history.

Some of their statistics included:� 63 percent acceptance rate� 37 states represented � 54 percent from out-of-state� 57 valedictorians/26 salutatorians� 21 National Merit finalists� 9 percent legacy students � 53 percent graduated in top 10percent of class

� 79 percent graduated in top 20percent of class

� 14 percent homeschooled� 17 percent graduated from private,parochial and Christian schools

� 5 percent minorities� 1259 average SAT� 3.80 average GPA� 3 percent were student body orsenior class presidents

� 21 percent were in student council

� 45 percent were active in missions� 90 percent were involved in somesort of community service in highschool

� 17 percent were involved inmarching band

Among freshman students, the mostpopular declared major for men ismechanical engineering, followed closelyby business management and electricalengineering.

The most popular majors for femalesare elementary education, English andbiology.

Many of these students will alsoeventually earn teaching certification aspart of their courses of study.

Overall, Grove City Collegewelcomed its largest student populationof 2,530 students representing 43 states,plus the District of Columbia and sixforeign countries.

Ninety-three percent of freshmenreturn for their sophomore year, one ofthe highest retention rates in the nation.

Class of 2013 welcomes students from 37 states

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Grove City College has made severalchanges and additions to its Departmentof Physical Education and Athletics forthe 2009-10 academic year.

The College has hired Jonathan Milleras head women’s water polo coach andassistant men’s and women’s swimmingand diving coach. Miller, a native ofFresno, Calif., comes to Grove City afterspending the 2008-09 academic year asassistant men’s and women’s water polocoach at California Baptist University.

Miller is a 2008 graduate of CaliforniaBaptist and graduated as CBU’s all-timeleader in goalkeeper saves with 1,025. Heearned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiologyand recently finished his master of sciencedegree in kinesiology at California Baptist.

Miller’s hiring coincides with severalother personnel adjustments in theathletic department.

Head men’s swimming and divingcoach Dave Fritz ’94 will add theresponsibilities of head women’sswimming and diving coach at GroveCity this year. In seven years as head

men’s swimming and diving coach, Fritzhas guided the Wolverines to a 65-18dual-meet record and three Presidents’Athletic Conference titles. Fritz’ wife,Tammy, also helps to coach diving.

Fritz coached women’s water polo atGrove City from 2002 through the 2009season. He led the Wolverines to sevenappearances in the Collegiate IIIChampionships during his tenure.

Joe Walters is the College’s new headwomen’s tennis coach after serving asinterim head coach during the 2008-09season. He led Grove City to a 14-6overall record and the program’s first-everinvitation to the NCAA ChampionshipTournament last year.

Walters completed his 37th season ashead men’s tennis coach at Grove Citylast spring. He directed the men’s squadto its 19th straight conference title inApril. Walters will remain men’s tenniscoach as well as associate athletic director.

Grove City has also consolidated itshead track and field coaching positionsinto one position. This spring, Dr. Allison

Williams took over as head coach forboth the men’s and women’s track andfield programs after coaching thewomen’s team from 2001 to 2008.

Dr. Stan Keehlwetter remains on thetrack and field staff as an assistant coachafter serving as head men’s track coachfor five seasons. This move helpsKeehlwetter better meet the needs of hisexpanding role on campus as dean of theChapel.

Also, Cathy Jacobs will take over as thedepartment’s facility coordinator. In thatrole, she will oversee the scheduling ofactivities in the College’s Physical LearningCenter. Jacobs will handle all gamemanagement duties for home eventsthroughout the academic year. She willalso assume increased academicresponsibilities in the department’s physicaleducation and exercise science curricula.

Jacobs joined the Grove City staff in1988 as head women’s swimming anddiving coach. She also coached women’stennis from 1991 to 2007 and coachedthe softball team from 1989 to 1993.

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Athletic department expanding coaching staff

The late Stepanian lettered all four years at third base for thebaseball team and also received two monograms in football atquarterback.

However, Stepanian made his greatest athletic impact atGrove City during the winter months. Stepanian started threeyears for the basketball team and led Grove City in one of itsfinest eras in history.

As a junior in 1921, Stepanian led Grove City to the Tri-Statechampionship. In 1922, Grove City represented the EastRegion at the National Intercollegiate Tournament inIndianapolis.

He earned All-America laurels in 1922 while also receivingTri-State All-Star honors in each of his final two seasons.

Following graduation, Stepanian became one of the mostsuccessful scholastic coaches in Pennsylvania history. Hecoached football, basketball and track at Charleroi High Schooland guided his teams to five total WPIAL titles.

One of the most decorated men in Pennsylvania athletichistory, Stepanian has been inducted into the PennsylvaniaSports Hall of Fame, the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall ofFame and the Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame.

HERITAGE from page 43 TITLES from page 41

Grove City compile a 41-10 overall record in dual meets. Hegraduated with a degree in philosophy.

Carter excelled in both cross country and track throughouther career. In cross country, the Bellingham, Wash., productearned PAC MVP honors three times and qualified for theNCAA Division III Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Carter earned All-America honors in 2007 after finishing26th at the NCAA Championships. She is a three-time All-Mideast Region honoree and is also a four-time First Team All-Conference selection. She helped lead the Wolverines to fourstraight conference titles in cross country.

Carter won three PAC titles in the 1500-meter run and ownsthe school record in that event with a time of 4:47.75.

Carter also won two conference titles in the 5000. In 2006,she finished sixth in the 1500 and eighth in the 5000 at theECAC Championships. She earned seven letters total.

This winter, she became the first Grove City student-athleteto earn the NCAA Sportsmanship Award. She received theaward for her sportsmanlike actions after the 2007 PACs.

A marketing management/communication studies graduate,Carter is a CoSIDA Academic All-America candidate.

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1960DR. DAVID DAYTON received the Volunteerof the Year award at the PennsylvaniaDowntown Center’s annual statewide TownieAwards gala. He was eligible after winningthe Olde Town Grove City Townie award lastfall. He has been a leader with Grove CityRevitalization Inc., from its inception in 2001.

1963BRUCE HAEDRICH and his daughter arepublishing a web site of conservative comicsand commentary. The website iswww.EdwinandCarmine.com. BONNIE (MORDUSH) ROBBINS wasmissing from a photo caption in the Spring2009 GeDUNK. The page 55 photo of the ’63Sigma Theta Chi sisters with a Theta Alpha Pifriend should have read Row 1, from left:Olivia (Adair) Brandt, Bonnie (Mordush)Robbins and Jan (Petrovic) Zipper. Row 2:Judy (Hannan) Robinson, Gail Anderson, Kay(Holland) Carlson, Connie (Rhonemus) Coffrinand Judy (Cathcart) Jaskulski.

1965DEBORAH HAMMOND was thecommencement speaker for The GouldAcademy in Bethel, Maine. She is an alumna ofthe school and a trustee for 25 years. She wasa choral and general music teacher in Portlandand South Portland schools for 21 years andwas director of marketing and development atthe Portland Symphony Orchestra.

SUE (OSBORNE) STAMM has been electedpresident of the Pennsylvania chapter of DeltaKappa Gamma national educationorganization for 2009.

1967DR. LEON REED recently retired as thesuperintendent of schools in the Schuylerville(N.Y.) Central School District. He served in thedistrict for the past 18 years.

1969JOHN FLEMING completed 40 years ofaccident/incident free flying. He served for 23years in the Air Force and is currently flyingfor Federal Express in Memphis. While withthe U.S. Air Force, he flew KC-135 Tankers insupport of operations in Southeast Asia,Grenada, Panama and Iraq. He currently fliesthe Boeing 757 for Federal Express.KAY (OSBORNE) KING retired from ClarionUniversity of Pennsylvania in May 2009. Shehad been a faculty member in the Office ofCounseling Services since January 1992.

1973THOMAS MCWHERTOR accepted aposition as director of constituency relationsat Christian Reformed World ReliefCommittee in Grand Rapids, Mich. TheCommittee is an international developmentand disaster response non-governmentalorganization. e


Snowbirds Warm Up

Some Florida snowbirds enjoyed a day together in Venice, Fla. Row 1: Peggy (Smith ’56)Foster, Shirley (Sprinkle ’55) Blood and Donna (Oelschlager ’55) Atwood. Row 2: Ruth(Terry ’56) Marks and Sally (Ekin ’65) McCulloch. Not pictured: Sam Miller ’55.

REUNION YEAR

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1974LINDA (FORSYTHE) BYERLY has beennamed a financial analyst with VeritasEmployer Services, based in Bonita Springs,Fla. She will have responsibility for corporatecash management and forecasting.

RYAN SHAFFER earned his 500th win as ahead tennis coach in April. He has been coachof the boys and girls teams at North Canton(Ohio) High School since 2003. Before that,he coached at St. Thomas Aquinas HighSchool from 1988 to 1999 and at MaloneCollege from 1989 to 1995. He has taught atMalvern High School for 35 years.

1975RONALD PAINTER is the new chiefexecutive officer of the National Associationof Workforce Boards, based in Washington,D.C. He was the founding executive and, mostrecently, chief executive officer of the ThreeRivers Workforce Investment Board inPittsburgh.

1976THE REV. RODNEY SMITH, lead pastor forthe Chippewa United Methodist Church inBeaver Falls, Pa., was inducted into the“Cambridge Who’s Who” executive,professional and entrepreneurial registry. Hewas recognized for showing dedication,leadership and excellence in all aspects ofreligious services.

1977CHRISTINE BLAINE was a finalist forWashington County (Pa.)’s Athena Award. Theaward recognizes an individual who hasachieved a high level of professionalexcellence, assisted women in developingtheir full potential and made an impact inWashington County. Blaine is director ofmarketing and communications for theWashington Wild Things minor leaguebaseball team and is president of theWashington County Tourism PromotionAgency’s board of directors.

1979LYNN (LHOTA) ABRAMOVIC is owner ofproSource Integrated Marketing in CranberryTownship, Pa. She and her husband foundedthe company, which celebrates its 20thanniversary in 2009.DR. KATE JACKSON has been appointedsenior vice president and chief technologyofficer for Westinghouse Electric Company inPittsburgh. She will lead the technology teamat the company, which is a pioneer in nuclearpower and a supplier of nuclear plantproducts. She rejoined Westinghouse in 2008as vice president, strategy for research andtechnology, following 17 years at theTennessee Valley Authority.


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Across the Miles

Anne (White) Manning’s home in Memphis was a central location for these 1964 classmates fromacross the country. From left: Gayle (Patterson) Phillips from Sky Valley, Ga., Carolyn(Aeberli) Bell from Houston, Anne (White) Manning, Linda (Beeman) Seelhorst from SanDiego and Cammie (Waterhouse) Anthony from Boston.

Fun Florida Chix

A group of ladies calling themselves the ’66 Chix had a reunion in Naples, Fla., in mid-March2009. The women are primarily Sigma Sigma Sigma alumnae plus one, Sherry (Mizer) Hardgrove, aTheta Alpha Pi sister. The Chix plan to reunite in 2011, the year of their 45th class reunion. Row 1:Pat (Waddell) Mesta, Judy (Schweigert) Swezey, Sherry (Mizer) Hardgrove, Barbara(Studley) Burdette and Sandy (McCracken) Gurgovits. Row 2: Pennie (Martin) Clifford,Pat (Morgan) Neal and Gail (Holmgren) Hunter. Grove City husbands in attendance: BobHunter ’63, Bob Clifford ’64 and Lew Mesta ’64.

REUNION YEAR

REUNION YEAR

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1981ROBERT GONGAWARE was promoted tosenior vice president of finance at Indiana(Pa.) Regional Medical Center. He had servedas interim senior vice president since October2008.

1983JEFF FURST was hired as the new chapterpresident of the Eastern North CarolinaChapter of the National Multiple SclerosisSociety. The chapter is located in Raleigh andserves as 49-county area. In his community,Furst has served as president of the JohnsonCounty United Way, chairman of the March ofDimes Walkathon and vice president of theJaycees.

1984DAN RANTA was interviewed by Dow Jonesthis spring and the article appeared in “TheWall Street Journal.” It also was syndicated toabout 30 other worldwide media sources. e

1985DR. JONATHAN MCINTYRE has beenappointed senior vice president, PepsiCo R&DGlobal Beverages. He will lead the company’sresearch and development beveragetransformation agenda worldwide. McIntyre isa scientist with expertise in nutritionalbeverages, sports drinks and other formulas.He is now based at the company’sheadquarters in Purchase, N.Y.VALERIE (VOUGA) ZASADNY and herhusband, Allen, announce the birth ofdaughter Aislin Vouga on Feb. 9, 2009. Thefamily lives in Walker, Iowa.

1988LEIGH (GRANDIZIO) BOYER and herhusband, Ken, announce the birth of theirseventh child, Blaise Kenneth, on Nov. 25,2008. He joins Sonny, Cullen, Emma, Callie,Briana and Dillon. The family resides inO’Hara Township (Pittsburgh) where Ken is anentrepreneur working toward a Ph.D. andLeigh is a homemaker, using her elementaryeducation degree to homeschool.

LAURA (OCHSENHIRT) GREEN and herhusband, Barry, welcomed son SebastienRobert on April 18, 2008. e

1989LYNN (BOBBIE) and BOB ’88 GRIFFIN,owners of The Australian Walkabout Inn Bedand Breakfast, received word that their Innwas named one of 14 “Travelers’ Choice forRomance” award winners. The award ispresented by travel web site iLoveInns.com.The Australian Walkabout, located inLancaster, was the only bed and breakfast inPennsylvania to be selected.MICHELE (HILLARD) CARLSON received aMaster of Science in Adult Education degreefrom Buffalo State College in May 2009. eDANA KOPF lives in Southwest Coloradowhere he owns both a rafting company andan internet web development company. eDR. STEPHEN TAAFFE has published a newbook on the Civil War Navy called“Commanding Lincoln’s Navy.” It is availablethrough local booksellers or amazon.com. Thisis his fourth book on American militaryhistory. He is a professor of history at StephenF. Austin State University in Texas.

1990STATIA (PARTINGTON) and DEAN ’91OLSON announce the adoption of daughterAnna Grace from Vietnam in June 2008. AnnaGrace is 20 months old and joins sisterAllison, 14, at home in Indiana, Pa. Dean issenior pastor of the Indiana First Church ofGod and Stacey is a stay-at-home mom.TED RUSSELL has been appointed highschool dean of students for the WesleyanSchool in Norcross, Ga., beginning with the2009-10 school year. Russell joined the schoolstaff in 2001, serving in roles includingninth/10th grade boys’ chair, varsity girls’volleyball head coach, middle schoolbasketball coach and advanced placementEuropean history teacher.

1991MARK BELL has been installed as the newpastor at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church inBoardman, Ohio.

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Baltimore Wedding

Sisters from the 1971 class of Sigma Theta Chi gathered in Baltimore for the wedding of the son ofAndrea (Smith) Fine. Row 1, from left, Susan (Preston) Conrad, Andrea (Smith) Fine andBarbara (Toth) Brandt. Row 2: Cathy (Santalucia) Clark and Linda (Byer) Lemmon. Row3: Janice (Troupe) Keifer and Barb (Sherwin) Schmit.

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JEFFREY BENSON and his wife, Carrie,welcomed son Noah Thomas on March 5,2009. eDAVID KUREMSKY and his wife, Patricia,announce the birth of son Ryan William onMarch 27, 2009.JUDY (GARTNER) and MIKE ’88 MATTIVIwelcomed daughter Marcy Elizabeth on July2, 2008. Marcy joined Nathan, 11, Michaela,9, and Nicholas, 6, at home in Sarver, Pa. CINDY (BRENNAN) SHAFER was nameddirector of development at Light of LifeRescue Mission on Pittsburgh’s North Side.She will plan, direct and oversee theorganization’s fundraising efforts.

1992DR. DANIEL BELL was hired in June assuperintendent of the Hermitage (Pa.) SchoolDistrict. Most recently, he was superintendentof New Castle’s Shenango Area SchoolDistrict. There, he served as assistant highschool principal, junior high principal andassistant superintendent.CRAIG CERRA and his wife, Tamara,announce the birth of daughter Dinah Russellon Nov. 21, 2008. Dinah joins siblingsMadeline, 12, Levi, 9, and Eleanor, 7, at homein Fairview, W.Va. Craig is the administrativesupervisor at the Grant Town Power Plant inGrant Town, W.Va.

TODD SNITCHLER, state representative inthe Ohio House of Representatives for the50th District, was named to “Twenty Under40!” by the “Canton Repository.” Awardeeswere selected based on career acumen,community service and trusteeship andpersonal and professional achievements.GIL VANORDER celebrated his 39th birthdayin June by launching a web site aimed athelping people around the world who do nothave access to clean drinking water. The goalof www.40wells.org is to raise awareness andmoney in order to build 40 water wells inAfrica and Asia before VanOrder’s 40thbirthday. He is working with a non-profitorganization called charity: water.

1993JENNIFER (URH) BURKE and her husband,Tom, announce the birth of twin girls, NoraElizabeth and Lillian Abigail, born April 15,2009. e

SHAWNAGLADHILL andKyle Sanderswere marriedOct. 25, 2008,in Baltimore,Md. Shawnaproduces anddirects film andanimationprojects for CDM World Agency in New York.Kyle is a Navy veteran who is studying 3Danimation. They reside in the East Village ofNew York City.DR. JULIE (CLINEFELTER) MOELLER andher husband, Valerian, welcomed daughterElsea Claire on July 20, 2009. They reside inGrove City. Moeller is an associate professorof religion at Grove City College.SHARI (CLEMENS) TUZ and her husband,Peter, announce the birth of daughter EliseCaroline on May 28, 2009. Elise joins brotherAndrew, 5, at home in Matthews, N.C.

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A Caring Cause

Deb (Templin ’87) Hickly was asked to be the featured speaker at the Highmark CaringFoundation’s annual Hoge, Starks, Ward Celebrity Golf Classic for Children. The event took place inMay at Southpointe in Pittsburgh. It benefited the Caring Place, a grieving center that Deb and herdaughters attended following the loss of husband and father John Hickly ’85. Pictured in front are theHicklys: Gabrielle, Janelle, Marielle and Deb. In back: Steelers Hines Ward, Merril Hoge and Max Starks.

Presidential Party

Nancy Hayes Bevington ’79 had a chanceto meet former President Bill Clinton at aholiday gathering of the Clinton Foundation.Hayes Bevington is vice president, careermanagement services, at Right Managementin Burlington, Mass.

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1994JASON DRAKE will receive the 2009Governor’s Environmental Award fordeveloping a waste tire reclamation initiativeat Maplewood High School in the PenncrestSchool District (Guys Mills, Pa.). This is thethird award that Drake has received for hisinvolvement with his students in a variety ofenvironmental projects.DAVID EURICH and his wife, Sonya,announce the birth of daughter Karissa Anneon Jan. 28, 2009. eCHRISTY (BROGLEY) and MICHAEL ’95HOLLAR announce the adoption of daughterGracelynn Chun, born Dec. 7, 2004, inGuangzhou, China, and adopted at age 3. e

ANNE (COOPEY) MCGUIRE and husband,Dennis, announce the birth of daughterAdelaide Elizabeth on June 23, 2008. eJENNIFER (SCOTT) MOORE and herhusband, Troy, welcomed son Brennan onApril 1, 2009. eDR. JOSEPH PISANO was chosen by theNational Association for Music Education tobe part of the Music Technology EducationAcademy. The academy was part of theassociation’s Music Education Week inWashington, D.C., in June. Pisano is a GroveCity College associate professor of music andassociate chair of the Department of Musicand Fine Arts.JENNIFER WOLFE and Kevin Kennedy weremarried April 23, 2008, in Riviera Maya,Mexico. They reside in Odenton, Md. e

1995KIRSTEN (KERNER) BRUDER and herhusband, Brian, announce the birth of sonChristopher James on March 18, 2009. eMARC DICKMANN and his wife, Amy,welcomed daughter Zeyna, born March 24,2008, and adopted from Ethiopia. The familylives in Matthews, N.C.MELANIE (LONG) MCGUIRE and herhusband, Joe, welcomed son Jonah Christian,born Sept. 5, 2008, and adopted Dec. 10,2008. He joins big brothers Jacob and Joseph.KELLI PICCOLO and Seth Hall were marriedJune 21, 2008, in St. Marys, Pa. Kelli is asenior paralegal at Morgan Lewis and Seth isa senior analyst with Lexis Nexis. They live inSpringfield, Va. e

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Alumni Choir Members Sing in Perfect ‘Harmony’

The choir members at Grace Church of Harmony, Pa., discovered about 30 Grove City College alumni in their ranks with many more as part of the historyand future of the choir. As students, they came from many different areas. The singers now enjoy their weekly multi-class reunion as they worship. OneSunday in December 2008, those available for a photo were, Row 1, from left: Autumn (Sevick ’94) Bupp, Christine (Gerdes ’80) Sweikowski,Lisa (Nickita ’81) Allen, Carol (Beighey ’73) Steinacker, Mary (Garwig ’88) Barnes, Norman Frederick ’54 and Amanda (Nelson ’04)Prugar. Row 2: Christopher Brennan ’10, Daniel Allen ’81, Lois (Morton ’79) Kuttesch and Cheryl (Bupp ’94) Prouty. Row 3: JonathanLandis ’95, Spencer Everett ’13, John Beighey ’74, Robert Kuttesch ’78, Nicholas Prugar ’04, Stephen Prouty ’94, John Hackworth ’94and Kristi (Hall ’94) Hackworth. Missing from photo: Steven Cotherman ’72, Colleen (Lorigan ’73) Cotherman and Jack Barnes ’89. Othersingers include: Justin Hartzel ’07, David Hartung ’71, Cheryl (Gore ’73) Hartung, Ellyn (Christian ’81) Snyder, Drew Snyder ’09, Sarah Anthony ’04,Gretchen (Gutzwiller ’02) McMichael, Patrick McMichael ’02, Joshua Gutzwiller ’99, Brian Beighey ’07, Clayton Safritt ’06 and Abby (Schoeffel) Elsess ’03.

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classnotesSONYA (WOOD) VERRILLO and herhusband, Maurice, announce the birth of sonChristopher Vincent on Nov. 13, 2008. e

1996AMY CLINGENSMITH and Dave Mongioviwere marriedAug. 8, 2009, inthe HarbisonChapel Garden.Amy workedfor nine yearsat the College,most recentlyas seniordirector ofcommunications. She now runs her ownbusiness, Clingensmith Communications, andas an independent contractor continues tomanage The GeDUNK magazine. She is alsothe unit marketing director for Chick-fil-A inReading, Pa., under operator Shawn Filby’89 (see page 20). Dave is a system operatorfor Met-Ed, a First Energy company. Heattended Loyola and Millersville colleges andserved eight years as a nuclear operator in theU.S. Navy. Amy becomes stepmom to Kayla, 5,and Tyler, 7. The couple lives in Lititz, Pa.

JODI (GRECO) and JOHN ’94 CARVERwelcomed Lila Jean on June 25, 2009. eLEANNA (FLUHART) and DAVE ’94JOHNSON welcomed son Seth Matthew, bornNov. 26, 2007, and adopted March 17, 2009. LESLIE (STINSON) MILCIC and herhusband, David, welcomed daughter PeytonMaelle on Nov. 7, 2008. Brother Dawson is 6.The Milcics live in Ellwood City, Pa., whereLeslie teaches third grade in the Ellwood CityArea School District.JJ (WOLFE) RHINEHART and her husband,Tim, announce the birth of daughterGenevieve Lara on March 30, 2009. She joinssisters Juliana, 9, and Katrina, 4, inWilliamsport, Pa.AMY SCOTTand DavidCampbell weremarried June21, 2008. Amyis a physicaltherapist in anoutpatientorthopedicsand sportsmedicine clinic in Fairfax, Va. David alsoworks in Fairfax as an electrical engineer. Theyreside in Chantilly, Va.

CINDY (BRENNAN) SHAFER recently wasnamed director of development at Light ofLife Rescue Mission on the North Side ofPittsburgh. She will plan, direct and overseethe organization’s fundraising efforts.ROBIN (JUESCHKE) SMITH and herhusband, Nathan, are the parents of sonAaron Nathan, born April 5, 2009. They livein Wilmington, N.C.ADAM WYSEand JenniferPowell weremarried March28, 2009, inColumbus,Ohio. Adamteaches atWorthingtonChristian Middle School and Jen is apediatrician. The couple met in Israel ontheir pastor’s tour.

1997LAURA (NOVOTNY) and RONALD ’99JONES are the parents of son JacobChristian, born March 10, 2009. CHRISTINE (BITTLER) and CHAD ’96KEENER announce the birth of daughterSophia Elizabeth on April 3, 2009. eLAURA (SHUTE) and JEFF ’98 ROBERTSwelcomed daughter Victoria Margaret onMay 30, 2008. e CHRISTINE (ROHRER) STARNES and herhusband, Mark, welcomed son Eli Wagner onMarch 11, 2009. He joins sister Ellie, 2.DAN VON HANDORF was named principalof Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio.

1998GINA (GABRIEL) BURKE has beenpublished recently for her work with theemergency department at PresbyterianHospital in Charlotte, N.C. She has lead LeanSix Sigma efforts to improve thedepartment’s operational abilities and staffculture in handling a growing population.Her work was published in the AmericanSociety for Quality’s “Quality Progress”magazine, “Building Quality in Health Care”journal and www.sixisgmaiq.com.

Family Fun

The Rich family, with five alumni members, recently gathered at Walt Disney World and did a littleadvertising for the College at the same time. Adults, from left: Robert Rich ’67, Janice (Carter ’67)Rich, Kristine (Rich ’94) Rush, Chad Rush ’94, Debbie (Rich) Higgs and Jeffrey Higgs ’95.Children, from left: Daniel Rush, Emilie Rush, Ryan Higgs, Andrew Higgs, Matthew Higgs and Jacob Higgs.

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classnotesKELLYHARKCOMand ChrisLitcher weremarried Oct.18, 2008, inChicago, wherethey currentlylive. Kelly is aworkforceeffectiveness consultant at Towers Perrin.Chris is a senior performance consultant forAdvocate Health Care.JENNIFER (MATTERN) and SAMJOHNSON announce the birth of daughterCarmondy Amanda on May 27, 2008. BrotherLandon is 2. They reside outside of Knox, Pa.AMANDA (DICOLA) and JON ’97PATRICK welcomed daughter Aubrey Marieon Nov. 11, 2008.JOHN SCHWAB joined Pietragallo GordonAlfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP in Pittsburgh asan associate in the commercial litigationpractice.CORI (FORNEY) and GRADY ’99SUMMERS welcomed son Grayden onMarch 31, 2009. eGRETA (KESSLER) TYLKA and herhusband, Matt, welcomed son BrysonMatthew on Oct. 13, 2008. He joins sisterElena, now 3.

1999ARIANNE (DROTOS) BEVINS and herhusband, Bruce, welcomed son Harrison Bruceon Feb. 27, 2009. The family lives inMatthews, N.C.AUBREE (RANKIN) BOWLING and familyrelocated to Kansas in March. She worksremotely for the Parents Television Council. eROBERT BUSH and his wife, Kathryn,announce the birth of son Gavin Helm onJune 25, 2009. eROB CASSIDY and his wife, Rachel,announce the birth of daughter Anna Graceon Dec. 1, 2008. eJONATHAN CETTI and his wife, Kristi,announce the birth of son Garrett Anthony onApril 27, 2009. Sister Julia is 2. The Cettis livein Mason, Ohio.KATRINA (TOWNLEY) GAVIE and herhusband, Benjamin, welcomed daughterNoora on Feb. 8, 2008. e

ERIN (SMITH) JOHNSON joined PBE Inc.,as the new Gelok Division technical sales andservice representative. eALISON (NAGY) KILMARTIN accepted aposition as an associate at the law firm JonesDay in Pittsburgh. She graduated from lawschool at Penn State in May 2009. eKAREN (HUNSBERGER) KLING and herhusband, Mike, announce the birth of sonGavin Michael on April 29, 2009. He joinsbrother Brett, 4, in Telford, Pa.MEGAN (KRAUS) and JASON ’96OLDENSKI welcomed son Keegan Michaelon May 20, 2009. Keegan joins Landon, 2, athome in Mars, Pa.KIMBERLY (LUFSEY) PARKIN earned amaster’s degree in counseling psychology andmanages Michigan Theological Seminary’scounseling clinic. She and husband Brianhave a son, William, 2. eKATHERINE (HALL) PARRISH and herhusband, Matt, announce the birth of sonMaxwell Edward on Feb. 23, 2009. eSARAH (ABBOTT) PIERCE and herhusband, Paul, announce the birth ofdaughter Zoe Elizabeth on Jan. 14, 2009. eTARA (MCCASLIN) and MATTHEW ’00SMOUSE welcomed son Nathaniel on Feb. 4,2009. e

CARISA (YOUNGMAN) TAKAC and herhusband, Jason, are the parents of daughterAllison Grace, born Jan. 5, 2009.

2000KATE (DINSMORE) and PAUL ’99BRITTON announce the birth of daughterLilian Jean on April 29, 2009. eSHEILA (MATTES) and CHRIS CARLBERGwelcomed son Lincoln Edward on Feb. 11,2009. The Carlbergs live in Concord, N.C.RACHEL (GODFREY) CHIPLEY and herhusband, Phil, announce the birth of sonEthan Michael on Nov. 25, 2008.SCOTT DOOLEY received a Master ofBusiness Administration degree from theUniversity of Chicago in March 2009. eLACEY (WILLIAMS) and MATTHEW ’01ECKERT welcomed daughter Julia Grace onJune 18, 2009. eMEGHAN (KELLOGG) and BOBMCMICHAEL announce the birth ofdaughter Grace Evelyn on Jan. 15, 2009. eJAYME (HOFFMAN) RAPP and herhusband, Brett, welcomed son AedanMatthew on Feb. 3, 2009. The Rapps live inBridgeville, Pa.

Weekend Visit

These classmates and friends met for a weekend in Clearfield, Pa. Row 1, from left: Karen(Whaley ’99) Grube, Megan (Koerber ’99) de Montaigne, Heidi (Brown ’99) Lee andShannon (Hanna ’99) Milinovich. Row 2: Kate (Dinsmore ’00) Britton, Cindy (Graeser’99) Sears, Kerri (Linto ’99) Smith, and Erin (Bachman ’00) Waclawski with son Caleb.

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classnotesJEFFREY TEDFORD was appointed musicdirector and conductor of the Williamsport(Pa.) Chamber Choir and Orchestra, beginningwith the 2009-10 season.

2001LISA (GILLILAND) DYE and her husband,Michael, announce the birth of daughter EllaNicole on March 3, 2009. eKURT HERDMAN and his wife, Jeanine,welcomed daughter Claire Eliza on Feb. 14,2009. eBRIANNE HESS, Esq., was recentlypromoted to vice president at the Bank ofNew York Mellon located in Pittsburgh. eERIN (SANDIFER) JOHNSON and herhusband, Dean, announce the birth of sonTrevor on March 19, 2009. eNATHAN KAUFFMAN and his wife, Kristy,announce the birth of daughter Alaina Claireon Jan. 16, 2009. eMICHAEL KOERBER graduated fromGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in May2008 with a Master of Divinity degree. He,wife Sharon and son Caleb have relocated toStone Mountain, Ga., where Michael isserving as the mobilization coordinator forTeachBeyond – a North American non-denominational mission agency thatmobilizes, equips and sends educators tooverseas ministry opportunities.JENNIFER (MENSING) MILLER and herhusband, C.J., welcomed son Ryan Jay on July19, 2008.SARAH MORGAN and Brian Smith weremarried May 17, 2009, in Morristown, N.J.Brian teaches political philosophy atMontclair State University and Sarah works asa historical researcher. eBETHANY (PERAGALLO) PAQUIN and herhusband, Jed, announce the birth of son SilasElliot on Aug. 7, 2008. e

2002JILL (PAPARIELLO) CAMPBELL received aMaster of Science in Human ResourceManagement degree from La Roche Collegein May 2008.LAURA (LEEMHUIS) COOPER and herhusband, Greg, welcomed son NathanielIsaac on April 2, 2009. The family lives in Erie,Pa. Laura is an engineer at GE Transportation.

KORIE (SELL) COUNTS and her husband,Danny, announce the birth of twin sons, EliWilliam and Benjamin David, on May 27,2009. ePETER DRAKE and his wife, Kelly, welcomeddaughter Sarah Noelle on Nov. 21, 2008. Shejoins twins sisters Abby and Julia, 3, inMansfield, Ohio. Peter joined AshlandUniversity in January as webmaster.LESLIE EBERLIN and Derek Smith weremarried Oct. 11, 2008, in Erie. Leslie teachesEnglish and reading at Meadville Area MiddleSchool and Derek is a water pollutionbiologist with the Pennsylvania Departmentof Environmental Protection. e

NARI (BERARDUCCI)JETER graduated in Maywith a Ph.D. in marriageand family therapy fromFlorida State University.She accepted an adjunctprofessor position withthe University for thisfall, and also will bedoing clinical therapywith children and families at a local mentalhealth agency. She resides in Tallahassee, Fla.,with her husband and two children.LAURA LEVAKE and Joe Palke were marriedJune 19, 2009.

Groups of Grover Cousins Gather

ABOVE: Grover cousins played together in April in North Carolina while dad Gareth Hughes ’04is deployed as a Marine helicopter pilot to Iraq and Afghanistan. From left: Abigail Joyner, SimeonJoyner, Lydia Joyner, Calvin Hughes and Philip Joyner. Parents are Kevin and Catrin (Hughes ’95)Joyner and Gareth and Emily (Russell ’05) Hughes, who are stationed in Hawaii.BELOW: Brady Ewing, center, age 3, sits with cousin Caleb Benjamin Garman (born 11-21-08), atleft, and brother Ryan Christopher Ewing (born 4-28-08). Parents are Jared ’94 and KimberlyEwing; Adam and Jennifer (Ewing ’03) Garman.

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MARNE (KACZMAREK) and GREG ’00MILLER announce the birth of son JamesGary on April 3, 2009. eKRISTEN (FRANUS) POLOMOSCANIKand her husband, Brandon, announce thebirth of daughter Kassia Grace on March 29,2009. eEMILY (GUTHRIE) and JEFF RILEYwelcomed son Deacon Thomas on March 13,2009. The Riley family lives in Abingdon, Md.MARK SALLADE is the pastor of CalvaryOrthodox Presbyterian Church in Glenside,Pa.SHANNON (FARLEY) SCHULTZ and herhusband, Adam, announce the birth ofdaughter Sadie Hanna on Sept. 12, 2008. e

2003AMBER (LANGLEY) and DEREK BOSTICKwelcomed son Jaxson Lee on Jan. 22, 2009.The family resides in Shippensburg, Pa.MARK CONGDON and his wife, Katie,welcomed son Judah in December of 2008.AMANDA (MAY) and ANDREW ’01COSTELLO are the parents of daughterElizabeth May, born May 8, 2009. The familylives in Mt. Laurel, N.J.NATHAN FOX and his wife, Lori, welcomeddaughter Eva Grace on April 1, 2009. eAMBERJONES andRYANMITCHELLwere marriedMarch 7,2009, inTroutdale, Ore.The couplenow resides inLodi, Calif. Amber works as a senioraccountant and CPA at Propp, Christensen,Caniglia LLP in Sacramento. Ryan works as aterritory marketing manager for WorthingtonIndustries in Stockton.JORDAN (CLYDE) and MICHAEL ’04LOVE welcomed daughter Addison Claire onApril 27, 2009. The family lives in DuBois, Pa.DEREK STAUFF and Mariel Johnson weremarried May 16, 2009, in Windom, Minn.They reside in Bloomington, Ind. Derek is adoctoral student in musicology at IndianaUniversity and Mariel is the librarian for theuniversity orchestras and choirs. e

2004SARAH ANTHONY,human resourcecoordinator for HeinzNorth America, waschosen as the nationalHeinz North AmericaJefferson Award winnerfor 2009. She receivedthe honor in June atceremony inWashington, D.C. The awards recognizevolunteerism, public service and making apositive impact on the community. Anthonyserves as president of the Young LeadershipBoard of Girls Hope near Pittsburgh andserves as a mentor for the young girls wholive there.SARAH (GIBSON) and RYAN BOYD arethe parents of daughter Julia Mae, bornDec. 24, 2008. ALYSSA (WILLIAMS) KOVACH and herhusband, Brad, each earned their Master ofArts in Teaching degree from the Universityof Memphis. Alyssa teaches high schoolSpanish and Brad teaches high schoolsciences.HEATHER (WEBB) LONG and herhusband, Brad, announce the birth ofdaughter Madeline Claire on Feb. 16, 2009.eCELESTE MCMICHAEL and STEPHENLIVENGOOD ’05 were married Sept. 27,2008.MISTY (WADOWSKY) MCCONNELL andher husband, Jim, welcomed son Nolan onMarch 6, 2009. eLAURA (MYERS) MURRAY and herhusband, Andy, welcomed son BrendanWilliam on Nov. 6, 2008. eKRISTEN RADEBAUGH and GARY RIBEwere married May 30, 2008, in Parsippany,N.J. They moved to Charlottesville, Va., toboth attend the Darden School of BusinessMBA program at the University of Virginia.eMIRIAM (CLEMENT) RUDOLPH and herhusband, Aaron, announce the birth of sonSilas Alexander on May 11, 2009. eSTEPHANIE HARTLE is the new editor ofGrove City’s “Allied News.” She has workedwith Allied since 2003, becoming full-timein 2004.

2005JENNIFER (SEESE) and JASON ALLENannounce the birth of son Andrew Joel onMay 1, 2009. eAMY (GOOD) CALKINS and her husband,Mark, welcomed son Evan Josiah on Dec. 21,2008. Sister Abigail is 2. They live inRochester, N.Y.ERIN CLAXTON recently published a booktitled “Driving by Faith: Reflections from aCross-Country Traveler.” In the book, Claxtontells of her three-month cross-country roadtrip and daily spiritual reflections. It ispublished by 25:5 Books.AMBERGILSON andDANIELSOLOMON’04 weremarried May17, 2008, inPittsburgh. Thecouplecurrentlyresides in Princeton, N.J., where they bothwork in sales for Pfizer.ALEXINTIHAR andEricaMcCulloughwere marriedJune 13, 2009,in Pittsburgh.They now livein Seven Hills,Ohio. Alex isthe owner of Intihar International and Ericais a teacher in Lakewood.LAURENKUPILLASand GabrielKummantwere marriedApril 18, 2009,in New HydePark, N.Y. Theylive on LongIsland, whereGabriel works as an engineer and Lauren isdoing her internal medicine internship.DAVID LEWIS and his wife, Tiffany,announce the birth of son Noah Aaron onApril 4, 2009. e


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DAVID LINDEMANNgraduated from theUniversity of KentuckyCollege of Medicine withan M.D. degree in May2009. He has started aresidency in physicalmedicine andrehabilitation at WalterReed Army MedicalCenter in Washington, D.C. David and his wife,Jennifer (Gifford ’06) Lindemann,welcomed son Simeon Luther on Jan. 21, 2009. ABBYMADER andDan Shafferwere marriedOct. 4, 2008, inWindber, Pa.,where theyreside. Abby isthe childrenand youthministries coordinator for their district of theChurch of the Brethren and Dan is theprogram director at the district’s camp,Camp Harmony.LYNN (CYGAN) MILLER and her husband,Timothy, welcomed son Isaac George, bornJan. 13, 2009. The family resides in Renfrew,Pa., where Lynn teaches Spanish at SenecaValley Intermediate High School.DUSTIN NIEHENKE and his wife, Michelle,welcomed daughter Kira Hope on Feb. 8,2009. They reside in Jefferson Hills, Pa.LISA (QUINN) and HANS ROBINSONannounce the birth of son Isaac Anders onApril 6, 2009. eJOSIAH TINDOR and his wife, Aleen, wel-comed son Samuel Murphy on Dec. 26, 2008.He joins brother Caleb, 2, in Frederick, Md.KRISTEN (HAYES) YOHN and herhusband, Joshua, announce the birth of sonRyley Thomas on April 5, 2009. e

2006REBECCA (SILLICK) JONES was namedthe “Rising Star” at the annual PRismawards held by the Rochester, N.Y. chapterof the Public Relations Society of America.Jones is a public relations associate with theUniversity of Rochester Medical Center.

ABBY (DUNLAP) and DONALD LAWSONannounce the birth of son Connor Lee onJan. 2, 2009. They live in Venetia, Pa.CAROLYNLOLLA andJoseph Palettawere marriedJuly 11, 2009,in Bellevue,Pa. Carolyn isbeginning herfirst year oflaw school atDuquesne University and Joseph is acriminal defense attorney in Pittsburgh. Theyreside in Bellevue.LEAH SPRYN graduated from SlipperyRock University in May 2009 with adoctorate in physical therapy. She hasaccepted a job offer as a physical therapistin Webster, N.Y.NICK TARASOVITCH was named asupervisor at Sisterson & Co. LLP inPittsburgh. He joined the firm in 2006.

2007TAYLORBROWN andRICHARDKIMBALL ’08were marriedAug. 1, 2008, inCanandaigua,N.Y. Richardworks as an engineer at ParsonsTransportation Group in New York City.Taylor is pursuing her master’s degree whileworking as a nanny. They reside inVerplanck, N.Y.

SUSAN (ALLGAIER) and IAN ’08 HARRISare the parents of son William Xavier, bornAug. 11, 2009.JENNIFER HOWELL and ROBBIESCHMIDTBERGER ’08 were married May 3,2008, in GroveCity andcurrently residein Murrysville,Pa. Jenniferworks as aninstructor forWestinghouseElectricCompany andis pursuing her master’s degree in onlineteaching and learning through CaliforniaState University. Robbie is a high school Bibleand history teacher at Trinity Christian School.DEREK LARSON and his wife, Sarah,announce the birth of son Gideon Derek onMarch 4, 2009. The family resides inMissouri City, Texas. ERIN LUKASIEWICZ and Eric Bancroftwere married Dec. 20, 2008, in Raleigh, N.C.They both are working toward a Ph.D. inmathematics at North Carolina StateUniversity. eJENNIFER MCFARLAND graduated with amaster’s degree in education in schoolcounseling from The College of William &Mary in Williamsburg, Va. She was namedthe Virginia School Counselor Association’s2009 School Counseling Graduate Student ofthe Year. She works as a counselor for NewKent High School in New Kent, Va.TED NASHLAND will be serving as avolunteer for 27 months at the orphanageFarm of the Child in Trujillo, Honduras. e

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Disney Day

This group of Grovers met in Orlando to enjoy Disney World together. From left, Brian Bosak ’06,Jason Spanogle ’08, Matt Wilson ’07, Kristine Michalson ’08 and Bethany Peck ’08.

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KRISTEN ORTENDAHL received a Masterof Arts in Higher Education degree fromGeneva College in May 2009. e

2008EMILYGARVER andJAMES DUDT’07 weremarried Jan. 3,2009, atHarbisonChapel. Theycurrentlyreside inLakewood, Ohio. James is working as amechanical engineer for KarpinskiEngineering in Cleveland. Emily is teachingfourth grade at Westside Christian Academyin Westlake.ROCHELLE RITCHEY and Micah Kennedywere married June 5, 2009, in Murfreesboro,Tenn. They are both on staff at WorldOutreach Church. eKRISTEN SIEMINSKI and JOHN TIERNAN’07 were married April 5, 2009, at theUniversity of Virginia Chapel inCharlottesville. They reside in Erie, Pa., whereJohn is a high school math teacher andKristen works for a non-profit. eREBECCA YORK and KENNETH SHICKwere married Aug. 30, 2008, in Bowie, Md.They reside in Marysville, Ohio. e

2009ASHLEYBAZO andSTEPHENALBERT ’08were marriedJune 20, 2009,in York, Maine.Stephen beganOfficer TrainingSchool in Julyat Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery,Ala. After completing school late this fall,the couple will be moving to Texas, whereStephen will attend Intel training forapproximately seven months.

MARSHALL BIRKEY has been awarded a2010-2011 Rotary FoundationAmbassadorial Scholarship to pursuegraduate studies abroad. He plans to enrollin a Spanish language master’s programfocusing on economic development. For theupcoming year, Birkey will work with theCharles G. Koch Charitable Foundation inWashington, D.C.ALYSE BRANNON and CHRISTOPHERTRINCH were married in June 2009. Theynow live in Lovettsville, Va. Chris began ajob in June as a mechanical engineer atCarter Control Systems, Inc., in Frederick,Md.BENJAMIN HOLLAND was appointed toserve as a national committeeman for theYoung Republicans National Federation inWashington, D.C. He also is a member of theexecutive board for the PennsylvaniaFederation of Young Republicans.

DAN SPAULDING, MATT SOL and BOBTERHUNE all completed the Dick’s SportingGoods Pittsburgh Half Marathon on May 3,2009. Spaulding earned the extra honor ofcoming in third overall in a race of morethan 4,000 runners.


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Fireworks and Friends

An apartment rooftop in Washington, D.C., sufficed as a spot for current students and alumni fromacross the Eastern seaboard to watch July 4 fireworks. Row 1, from left, Holly (Fleischman ’07)Morgan, Bethany Peck ’08, Matthew Wilson ’07 and Jason Johansen ’10. Row 2: VVThiagarajan ’06 and Andrew Berglund ’10. Row 3: Justin Kabonic ’10, Mike Morgan’07, Jacob Michalson ’10, Jeff Thompson ’06, Betsy Christian ’06, Brian Bosak ’06,Kristine Michalson ’08, Pete Tooley ’09 and Evan Feinberg ’06.

For official transcripts, send a letter to:Registrar, Grove City College100 Campus DriveGrove City, PA 16127-2104

Please include: NAME (maiden if female); SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; DATE of graduationor attendance; NUMBER of transcripts needed;PHONE to reach you during business hours;ADDRESS where transcripts should be sent; FEE of$3 per copy (checks payable to Grove City College).

Information in a transcript may not be released to third parties without written consent

of the student. Requests submitted by e-mail or fax cannot be honored.

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Alumni Association placesa book in Henry BuhlLibrary in memory of eachalumnus for whom theAlumni Office receiveswritten notification of death,including a copy of theobituary. In addition topaying tribute to the livesof deceased alumni,the books will benefitcurrent and future students.

If you would like to supportGrove City College througha will bequest or other charitableestate plan, contact Marcus J. Fish’97, director of planned giving, at(866) 386-3422 or [email protected].

ELEANOR (STEWART) PERRINE ’30 died May2, 2009, in Middletown, Pa. She sang in choirs,volunteered at Crozer-Chester Medical Centerand enjoyed golf. Two daughters, four grand-children and three great-grandchildren survive.

WILLIAM J. BAUMGARTEN ’37 died June 27,2009. He made his home in Pittsburgh.

ROBERT C. FUNK ’37 died Dec. 1, 2008. Helived in Penfield, N.Y. Two daughters, four grand-children and four great-grandchildren survive.

HELEN (HECKATHORNE) ANDERSON ’40died July 26, 2009. The 1940 May Queenformerly served on Grove City College’s AlumniCouncil and Pittsburgh Women’s Club. She livedin Beaver, Pa., for many years, where she heldleadership roles in her church and many civicgroups. Anderson’s mother, Lula (Caven ’16)Heckathorne, was the College’s first MayQueen. Surviving are three sons, a daughter, 11grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

RICHARD M. PATTERSON ’40 died April 23,2009. Formerly a partner in Patterson AutoParts, he was a two-term Butler County (Pa.)commissioner. His many community activitiesincluded Boy Scouts, school boards, YMCAboard, Rotary Club and Masons. Surviving arehis wife, Anna, a daughter and son.

MARGARET (BRYAN) PERKINS ’40 diedMarch 19, 2009. She lived in Monroeville, Pa.,where she was a homemaker and worked brieflyfor ALCOA and as a substitute teacher. Survivingare two daughters, four grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.

EVALYN (RINK) FILER ’41 died June 29, 2009.Early in her career, she taught French and Latinin Rochester, N.Y., later working in a schoollibrary in Iowa City, Iowa. She still lived in IowaCity, where she was a local sports enthusiastand volunteered at hospitals. Survivors include adaughter and son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

ELIZABETH (WILLIAMS) GEBHARDT ’41died Oct, 4, 2008. She lived in El Cajon, Calif.

ROSE (MONK) STEVENSON ’41 died Jan. 25,2009. Her home was in Madeira, Ohio, and sheleaves four children and five grandchildren.

VERNE (HERBERT) CABOORIS ’43 died May17, 2009. She lived in Marco Island, Fla.

DOROTHY (MINGER) MULLIGAN ’43 diedJune 4, 2009. She lived in New Jersey andFlorida, then Mechanicsburg, Pa., for the past 21years. She was a teacher, dean and director atNew Jersey’s Taylor Business Institute and anoffice assistant and editor for Skelly & Loy Inc., inHarrisburg. Survivors include two sons, twodaughters and grandchildren.

MIRIAM (MCCONKEY) WILLIAMSON ’43died March 8, 2008. She lived in the Seattle area,where she raised her family and sang in thechurch choir for 40 years. She enjoyed travel andaccompanied her husband on Middle Eastbusiness trips. Three children, four grandchildren,three great-grandchildren and a brother survive.

EDNA (CLARK) BABCOCK ’44 died July 9,2009. She was a librarian at Penn State Behrendfor many years, later moving to Florida, thenDoylestown, Pa. She was an avid golfer. Survivorsinclude two daughters, five grandchildren and agreat-grandson.

HELEN (RAY) MECHLER ’46 died April 3, 2009.She taught briefly at Plain Grove (Pa.) HighSchool and worked at Intermediate Unit IV, GroveCity. Most recently, she lived in Tucson. Survivorsinclude two sons, four grandchildren and a sister.

ROBERT C. BUTLER ’47 died June 3, 2009. Achemical engineer, he worked in refinery designand chemical sales for 35 years with the E. I.duPont Co. He was an Army Air Corp veteran,barbershop singer, church deacon and small planepilot. He lived in Chestertown, Md.Wife Anna(McClymonds ’44) Butler; two daughters;brother Donald Butler ’49; four grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren survive.

BARBARA (COX) MCHENRY ’47 died July 15,2009. She taught with the Pittsburgh, Harrisburgand Fairfield (Pa.) school systems and theConsortium of Colleges, Harrisburg campus. Shemade her home in Gettysburg and was involvedwith Eastern Star and White Shrine. Surviving areher husband, Samuel McHenry ’47, threechildren, a grandson and a brother.

RUTH L. KAUFMAN ’48 died March 1, 2009.She lived in St. Petersburg, Fla., and survivorsinclude two daughters.

NORMA (KLEMMER) NEELER ’48 died June 3,2008. She lived in Pittsburgh and leaves fourchildren, a brother and seven grandchildren.

JOAN (YOUNG) THORNE ’48 died June 14,2009. She made her home in Marlton, N.J.Survivors include her husband, D. KendallThorne ’47; two sons, including David Thorne’73, and a grandson.

B. JOANN (BARNES) CARTER ’49 died June 3,2008. A Greensburg, Pa., resident, she was ateacher at Greensburg Salem High School beforeher 1988 retirement. Husband Jay, a sister,stepdaughter and stepgranddaughter survive.

OLIVE “DOLLY” (CARR) GINGRAS ’49 diedFeb. 7, 2009. A resident of Friendship, Md., sheleaves her husband,William, two sons and adaughter.Grove City College Alumni Magazine62

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PAULINE (TITZEL) WHEELER ’49 died July 17,2009. She was a home health and operatingroom nurse. She lived in Westmont, Pa., whereshe was in the church chancel and bell choirs.Husband Nelson Wheeler ’49, four daughters,four grandchildren, a sister and brother survive.

THE REV. FRANCIS M. BLAIR ’50 died May15, 2009. He was a retired Presbyterian ministerin Middletown, Ohio; and Thomas, Charleroi andFinleyville, Pa. Most recently, he resided inBradenton, Fla. He was a World War II Navyveteran. His wife, Louise, a son, two daughters,two sisters and four grandchildren survive.

DR. JOHN E. BROWN ’50 died March 29,2009. He made his home in Tidioute, Pa.

JAMES A. ENGLISH ’50 died April 24, 2009. Helived in Washington, D.C., and was an accomplish-ed musician. Wife Roberta, two sons, threegrandchildren and a great-grandson survive.

WILLIAM A. MCNEISH ’50 died April 23,2009. He lived in Monroe, N.C., and worked forTeledyne Allvac for 23 years. He was an Armyveteran and loved to golf. His wife, Mildred, adaughter, two sons, five grandchildren and sisterRoberta (McNeish ’47) Weaver survive.

HUGH J. MOSER ’50 died May 30, 2009. AWorld War II veteran, he retired in 1990 as artdirector of the international advertising divisionof The Upjohn Company. He lived in Parchment,Mich. Survivors include his wife, Ruth(Merwin ’50) Moser; three children, includingBarbara (Moser ’75) Oldroyd; twograndchildren and brothers John Moser ’53,Walter Moser ’56 and Frank Moser ’63.

LAURA (WRIGHT) PIEVAC ’50 died Jan. 12,2009. Originally a business teacher, she and herhusband started The Sam Pievac Company inSanta Fe Springs, Calif., which has prospered for49 years. She enjoyed charitable pursuits andwas a lifelong sports fan. Surviving are two sonsand five grandchildren.

ANTHONY J. GREGORY ’51 died Jan. 1, 2009.He worked with Goodyear Aerospace in theSubroc missile program and the Fleet Readinessprogram. He later joined Babcock & WilcoxCompany’s research division. He served with theU.S. Army in North Korea. A Grove City resident,he belonged to the Knights of Columbus andVFW. Surviving are four sisters, includingElizabeth (Gregory ’42) O’Neil and Julia(Gregory ’44) Urey, and brother ThomasGregory ’56.

RICHARD B. JEFFREY ’51 died July 4, 2008. AWorld War II Army Air Corps veteran, he workedin banking and financial planning. He lived inMarlborough, Mass., and completed his careerwith State Mutual Life Assurance Co. Two sons,a daughter and four grandchildren survive.

JAMES T. OESTERLING ’51 died June 7, 2009.A chemical engineer, he resided in Hilton HeadIsland, S.C. He served in the U.S. MerchantMarine and Army during World War II. He was aMason, Shriner and member of the Scottish Rite.Surviving are his wife, Marilyn (Heck ’52)Oesterling; two daughters, including Tina(Oesterling ’82) Webb-Browning; a brotherand three grandchildren.

G. DOUGLAS ROBINSON ’51 died June 2,2009. He lived in Bethel Park, Pa. Survivors arehis wife, Virginia (Nichols ’53) Robinson; adaughter; two sons, including David Robinson’75; six grandchildren and a brother.

BEVERLY (WALTER) KELLEY ’52 died June10, 2009. She was a dedicated andaccomplished special education teacher whoreceived the New Jersey Governor’s AlbertEinstein Excellence in Education award in 1990and the Grove City College Alumni AchievementAward in 1991. She lived in Southold, N.J.,where she enjoyed crosswords and games.Surviving are daughter Jill (Kelley ’77)Minnich, two sons and eight grandchildren.

RICHARD D. SCHUEMACHER ’52 died Oct. 1,2008. He resided in New York, N.Y.

ROBERT W. THOMPSON ’52 died May 2,2009. An Army veteran, he lived in Saegertown,Pa. He was a registered professional engineer inPennsylvania, specializing in environmentalcontrol and foundry practices. He worked forOrwell Supply Division of U.S. Steel, Talon Inc.,Abex Corp., and Dayton Malleable. He was aMason and VFW member. A brother survives.

MAJ. JAMES N. OMDAHL ’53 died May 3,2009. He served in the Marine Corps andMarine Corps Active Reserves. Living inBethlehem, Pa., he worked in the purchasingdepartment at Bethlehem Steel for 36 years,retiring as manager of raw materials andsupplies. Community activities included churchleadership and military organizations. Survivorsare his wife, Mary (Carson ’54) Omdahl;three sons, including James Omdahl ’77 andMark Omdahl ’85; a daughter; seven grand-children and twin brother John Omdahl ’53.

ROBERT O. WOODARD ’53 died May 23,2009. A Falconer, N.Y., resident, he worked atFrewsburg Central School as a math and scienceteacher, later as high school principal. He wasactive in school associations, rod and gun clubsand the Jamestown Audubon Society. He was anArmy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Agnes, twodaughters, a son and five grandchildren.

MARGARET L. SWARTZ ’54 died April 22,2009. She was a flight attendant and secretaryfor United Airlines for more than 30 years and asecretary for 10 years at George MasonUniversity. She loved to travel and most recentlylived in New Wilmington, Pa. Survivors include abrother, nieces and nephews.

CONRAD B. ZIMMERMAN ’54 died June 8,2009. He lived in Frostburg, Md.

ROBERT W. CRANFORD ’57 died April 2, 2009.He worked in sales for Sawhill Tubular Products inSharon, Pa., retiring in 1999. Living in Hermitage,he was active in his church and YMCA, andenjoyed golf, hunting and fishing. Surviving arehis wife, Gayle, two daughters and twograndchildren. Gifts in his memory can be madeto Grove City College.

RONALD L. FOGEL ’59 died May 23, 2009. Hestarted several businesses, including Fogel andAssociates engineering consulting company, andthe Calcium Silicate Corp. After living inColumbia, Tenn., for 39 years, he retired to SantaRosa Beach, Fla. His wife, Sue, four children, asister and seven grandchildren survive.

THE REV. GORDON N. ODMARK ’59 diedAug. 6, 2007. He served Lutheran parishes inWilliamsport, Pa., and Haddonfield, Florham Parkand Wayne, N.J. He also assisted the bishop ofthe New Jersey synod and lived in Barnegat, N.J.He was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War.Surviving are his wife, Marilynn, two daughters, ason, a sister and grandchildren.

CHARLES D. BELL ’60 died March 20, 2009. Helived in Columbus, Ohio, and retired fromWorthington Industries after 35 of service. Hecoached youth sports, helped Junior Achievementand his church, and was a 32nd degree Mason.Surviving are his wife, Diane, a son, twodaughters, five grandchildren and brother R. Hays Bell ’64.

JOSEPH A. CRISSMAN ’60 died Dec. 21, 2008.He lived in Punxsutawney, Pa. Survivors include asister, nieces and nephews.

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inmemoryWILLIAM C. BRENNEISEN JR. ’63 diedMay 4, 2009. A former resident of Coraopolisand Hermitage, Pa., he most recently madehis home in The Villages, Fla. Surviving are hiswife, Claudia, two daughters, a son and fivegrandchildren.

CAROL (REIBER) SCHONROCK ’64 diedMarch 16, 2009. She lived in Fairfax Station,Va., and is survived by her husband, Tracy,three daughters, a son and fourgrandchildren.

EDWARD H. MENGES JR. ’67 died May 12,2009. An Army veteran of the Vietnam era, heearned medals including a Silver Star and fourBronze Stars. He was director of personnel forthe city of Lakewood Colo., in the 1970s, thenmoved to Fort Collins where he owned adistributorship and managed Michael RickerPewter. He served as president of thechamber of commerce and taught business atColorado State University. Survivors include ason, two daughters, two grandchildren andhis mother.

KAREN (GLEESON) WICKERHAM ’68 diedJuly 29, 2009. She taught junior high school earlyin her career in Indiana, Pa., and later helpedbuild Allegheny Steel Distributors with herhusband. They lived in Fox Chapel. Surviving areher husband, Robert Wickerham ’66, a son,two daughters, three grandchildren and a sister.Gifts to a scholarship in her memory can bemade to Grove City College.

JAMES B. BROWER ’71 died March 26, 2009.He lived in Caldwell, N.J., and co-ownedTechniplast Inc. in Little Falls for many years. Heloved to sail and was active in the rescuing ofBasset hounds. Brower served with the U.S. AirForce during the Vietnam era. Surviving are hiswife, Terri, in-laws and friends.

REBECCA (REICHERT) DUKE ’73 died May 7,2009. She lived in Pittsburgh and worked for 23years with Westinghouse and 12 years withKoppers. She co-chaired “Hot Pink Pittsburgh” fortwo years. Surviving are her husband, Richard;her mother; sister Cathy (Reichert ’68)Bishop; and two stepchildren.

Is It Your Will—Or Someone Else’s?All your life you’ve made the decisions about how your assets will be used—about howyou’ll provide for yourself, your family and the organizations you believe in. But will you beable to retain that same control over your legacy—over the things you will leave behind?You can, if you have an up-to-date, well-planned last will and testament.

With a will, you can:

· Provide for each of your loved ones as you judge their needs· Choose caring, responsible guardians for your minor children· Make special arrangements, such as a trust, for a loved one

who will need extra care· Choose the people who will administer your estate· Make gifts to the charitable organizations that have meant

the most to you during your life

Without a valid will, you put every one of these decisions in the hands of others.

Want to avoid making costly mistakes or incorrect assumptions when preparing your will? Get the details from Marcus J. Fish ’97, director of planned giving, at (724) 458-2154 or [email protected].

He will send you the free special report “8 Pitfalls in Writing your Will” or plan a personal visit with you.

DR. M. BARBARA AKINdied Aug. 14, 2009, inGrove City. She taught atGrove City College from1970 to 1999 and chairedthe history departmentduring that time. She washead resident in MAPWest from 1971 to 1974.Akin also served as vicarof the Church of the Epiphany Episcopal inGrove City. Conducting her funeral service wasBishop Sean Rowe ’97.

VIRGINIA M. FEHRS died May 17, 2009, inChesapeake, Va. She was head resident inHarker Hall, and later Mary Ethel Pew Hall, from1971 to 1987. Survivors include three children,four sisters, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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Blaise Kenneth BoyerBorn 11-25-08Leigh (Grandizio ’88) and KenBoyer

Lydia Noelle BromsBorn 6-17-07Tim ’07 and Ruth Broms

Liam Seth BucklenBorn 11-23-08Keith ’02 and Kelly Bucklen

Aaron Thomas CalzadaBorn 4-5-08Susan (Sems ’98) and JCCalzada

Will Daniel AsonBorn 1-3-09Pamela (Lindner ’01) andRichard Ason

Margaret WinnifredBandstra, Born 6-3-08Emily (Bolek ’05) and JoelBandstra

Cecily Rebecca BellBorn 2-20-08Carrie (Hilzinger ’02) and EdBell

Lucy BoothBorn 9-4-07Alan ’99 and Jennifer Booth


Ariana Marie CampbellBorn 11-13-07Laurie (Kessler ’97) and BrianCampbell

Lincoln Edward CarlbergBorn 2-11-09Chris ’04 and Sheila (Mattes’04) Carlberg

Elsa Katherine DalyBorn 4-4-06Andy ’98 and Erin (Wert ’98)Daly

Caroline SuzanneDeWorken, Born 9-23-08Chris ’89 and SuzanneDeWorken

John William DudaBorn 5-31-06Michael ’95 and Paula Duda

Andrew EwingBorn 5-8-06Patrick ’92 and Becky(Benzinger ’96) Ewing

Micaiah James FitchBorn 8-7-06Deborah (Osborne ’91) andTodd Fitch

Rock Daniel FixBorn 9-18-07Stephen ’02 and Rachel Fix

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CongratulationsNew Parents!Grove City Collegewelcomes your new bundleof joy. We want to sendyour newborn a Grove CityCollege T-shirt. So betweenthe feedings and late-nightlullabies, be sure to sendthe Alumni Relations Officeyour child’s name and dateof birth. Shirts are availableonly in infant size. Due tothe popularity of the AlumniBabies feature, photos willbe limited to babies underthe age of 3 in Grove CityCollege shirts only. Digitalphotos must be highresolution, 300 dpi. Pleasedo not imbed photos in thebody of an e-mail message,but rather attach a high-resolution image. Send toAlumni Relations Office,Alumni Babies, 100 CampusDrive, Grove City, Pa. 16127or [email protected].

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Isaac Martin LewisBorn 9-4-07Martin ’00 and Teri Lewis

Sophie Grace LitwakBorn 5-11-08Jesse ’98 and Amy (Russell’97) Litwak

Kara Grace McCannBorn 7-16-08Steve ’99 and Kelly (Bubar’99) McCann

Karla Jayne McCormickBorn 11-10-06, Adopted 11-5-08, Jason ’00 and JenniferMcCormick

Benjamin VincentMcGraw, Born 3-3-07Jennifer (Smilek ’02) and EricMcGraw

Emeri Jane GausmanBorn 9-15-08Matthew ’00 and LeAnn(Neuman ’02) Gausman

Lydia Evangeline GrammBorn 8-30-08Christopher ’91 and Diane(Yohe ’91) Gramm

Lily Joy GroshBorn 6-13-08Thomas ’96 and Theresa(Ginder ’96) Grosh

Katelyn Jane HoyeBorn 5-21-08Matthew ’97 and Lesley(Spencer ’98) Hoye

Nolan Edward HutchisonBorn 7-1-08Lynn (Kress ’95) and EricHutchison


Seth Matthew JohnsonBorn 11-26-07, Adopted 3-17-09, Dave ’94 and Leanna(Fluhart ’96) Johnson

Jacob Christian JonesBorn 3-10-09Laura (Novotny ’97) and Ron’99 Jones

Caleb William KoerberBorn 1-3-08Michael ’01 and SharonKoerber

Jonah Christian McGuireBorn 9-5-08, Adopted 12-10-08Melanie (Long ’95) and JoeMcGuire

Peyton Maelle MilcicBorn 11-7-08Leslie (Stinson ’96) and DavidMilcic

Jacob Michael MoserBorn 4-12-08Michael ’93 and Laura Moser

Andrew Charles NewlonBorn 12-14-07Jason ’97 and Amy(Cheeseman ’96) Newlon

Courtney Noel NewtzBorn 11-6-07Brian ’02 and Lindsie(Nofsinger ’03) Newtz

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Landon and Carmondy JohnsonBorn 9-20-06 and 5-27-08Sam ’98 and Jennifer (Mattern ’98) Johnson

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Matthew David ShermanBorn 5-26-08Jeremy ’99 and AlisonSherman

Josiah Judah SmithBorn 10-2-06Lisa (Potts ’01) and EricSmith

Willard GregorySpalding, Born 3-7-08Gregory ’80 and Lilia RuizSpalding

Joshua Evan TustinBorn 11-8-06Heidi (McGowan ’96) andThomas Tustin

Bryson Matthew TylkaBorn 10-13-08Greta (Kessler ’98) and MattTylka

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Quinn Marie OwenBorn 3-4-08Marty (Hayes ’04) and RJ ’04Owen

Alan Christopher PropfeBorn 12-25-06Jennifer (Hait ’99) and ChrisPropfe

Aiden Robert RapozaBorn 8-17-08Darcy (Galvin ’94) andMathew Rapoza

Victoria Larraine RheaBorn 11-23-08Kelsey (Pollock ’06) andNathan Rhea

Paige Margaret RobertsBorn 1-30-09Becky (Nelson ’98) and ScottRoberts

Anna Kate SalladeBorn 11-14-08Mark ’02 and Jenn (Rugg’02) Sallade

Benjamen Paul SchanzBorn 6-18-08Paul ’01 and Karen (Pryor’01) Schanz

Charlotte Irene SchuererBorn 1-8-08David ’87 and KendraSchuerer

Hannah McCall Nye, left, and Emily Reagan Hoffer,born 6-30-08 and 4-17-08 to Corrie (Lindey ’00) and KevinNye; Michael ’95 and Connie Hoffer

Elise Olivia and MaxwellEdward Parrish, Born 2-21-07 and 2-23-09, Katie(Hall ’99) and Matt Parrish

Owen William Wheeler, left, and Colin JeromeJanson, born 8-13-08 and 10-27-07 to Heather (Oates ’00)and Steven Wheeler; Laura (Lemire ’00) and Jim Janson

Future Roommates Cousins


Hayley Winder, Born 6-9-08Richard Winder ’89 and LisaSeibold-Winder ’88

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HARBISON CHAPEL

Harbison Chapel received some much needed TLC this summer. After several months of detailed restoration work, the teaching window at the Quad side of the Chapel was reinstalled and is now beautifully lit at night. New lighting was also installed inside the Chapel without taking away from the character of the structure. Nearly identical to the originals, new lighting fixtures now allow for more light, better angles and brighter bulbs.

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