Directory / Bloomsburg University Alumni Association ; compiled by Carleton Graphics

396 Pages·1993·39.3 MB·English

by  Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Alumni Association

ALUMNI
DIRECTORY
AStateSystemofHigher EducationUniversity

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Bloomsburg University
Alumni
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DIRECTORY
1993
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
AStateSystemofHigherEducationUniversity
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Our Mission
Topromote the cause
ofeducationbyfostering
and maintaining
amongourmembers
a spiritofcooperation
withthe administration,
faculty, staffand students
ofBloomsburgUniversity.
On
the Cover
The Fenstemaker Alumni House, pur-
chasedbytheAlumniAssociationin1985,
is named for the late Howard F.
Fenstemaker, Class of 1912. He was a
facultymemberfrom1926to1963,editor
ofTheAlumniQuarterlyfrom1926to1971,
and presidentoftheAlumni Association
from 1962 to 1971. TheAlumni Associa-
tion bestowed its Distinguished Service
Awardonhimin1964,andtheUniversity
awarded himitsfirsthonorarydoctorate
in1983. Hediedin1990atage96.
Publishing
Concepts
T>IECUNCYWAY
CompiledandpublishedbyPublishingConcepts,Incorporated,Dallas,Texas.
CopyrightBloomsburgUniversityAlumniAssociation,Bloomsburg,PA17815.
Allrightsreserved. Noportionofthisbookmaybereproducedbyanymeanstransmittedelectronically,or
translatedintoamachinelanguage. Useoftheinformationcontainedinthisbookforcommercialorsolicitation
purposesisexpresslyprohibited. PrintedintheUnitedStates. AlumniAffairsOffice.
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Table of Contents
StateSystemofHigherEducation iv
MessagefromPresidentAusprich v
MessagefromYourAlumniAssociationPresident v
AboutBloomsburgUniversity vi
AboutYourAlumniAssociation vii
AlmaMater ix
Alumni BoardofDirectors X
Awards andHonors xi
DistinguishedServiceAwardRecipients xii
HonoraryDoctorates xiii
TheUniversityMedallion xiii
AthleticHallofFame xiv
AlumiuPopulationbyState xv
HowtoUseThis Directory xvi
BiographicalSection 1
Class YearIndex 233
GeographicalIndex 311
OccupationIndex 367
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Dr.JamesH.McCormick F.EugeneDixon
Chancellor Chair,BoardofGovernors
StateSystemofHigher Education StateSystemofHigherEducation
Pennsylvania'sStateSystemofHigherEducationcom-
prises 14universities,includingBloomsburgUniversity,
throughouttheCommonwealth. StateSystem universi-
ties enroll over 98,000 students,88 percentofv^hom are
Pennsylvaniaresidents. Withmorethan11,000employ-
ees, theStateSystem is the 18th largestemployerin the
state.
TheotheruniversitiesareCalifornia,Chejmey,Clarion,
East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock
Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery
RockandWestChester.
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Message from President Ausprich
AlumniofBloomsburgUniversityarecitizensoftheworld. Today,our36,000
alumniresideincitiesandtownsallacrosstheUnitedStatesandinmorethan25
countriesaround theglobe.
Livinginsuchamobilesociety,youmayhavefounditalittledifficultattimesto
keepintouchwithclassmatesandfriends. Itismyhopethatthisdirectorywillhelp
youfind'lost"friendsandserveasanetworktohelpyoureestablishcontactswith
thoseindividualswhowereameaningfulpartofyourexperienceat—Bloomsburg.
Whereveryouarelocated,wehop>eyouwon'tforgetBloomsburg comeback
andvisitusoften. Youareanimportantmemberofouruniversityfamily,andwe
welcomeopportunitiestorenewacquaintancesandhearmoreaboutyou.Itiswith
pleasurethatwelookforwardtoseeingyouoncampussoon!
Sincerely,
HarryAusprich,Ph.D.
President
Message from Alumni President
It is with great pleasure that the BloomsburgUniversity Alumni Association
providesyouwiththisvaluabledatabaseofalumniinformation. Theintroductory
pagesofthisdirectoryprovideyouwithacollectionofinterestingfactsaboutthe
University. The various sections ofthe directory will enableyou to reestablish
contactwithfriendsandclassmates. Ifyouarenewtoyourlocation,itwillhelpyou
todeterminehowmanyalumniarelocatednearyou.
OneoftheobjectivesoftheAlumniAssociationistokeeplinesofcommunication
openbetweenallalumniandtheUniversity. Weattempttodothisbyconducting
chapter meetings throughout the stateand in other states. Thegatherings take
variousforms: an informal eveninginsomeone'shome,a picnic,anafter-work
mixer,analumniluncheonlecture,oradinner. Innearlyeverycase,atleastone
representativeoftheUniversityand/ortheAlumniAssocationattendstheeventto
talkwithalumniandshareinformation.
Ifyouwouldbeinterestedininitiatinganalumnieventinyourarea,ifsaseasy
aspickingupyourtelephoneanddialingtheFenstemakerAlumniHouseat1-800-
526-0254.
Useyouralurrmidirectorytoday! Helpussetupanalumnimeetinginyourarea!
Cordially,
(Mrs.)MaryAnneKlemkosky'59
President,AlumniAssociation
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About Bloomsburg University
1839 - 1993
BloomsburgUniversity,apartoftheStateSystemofHigherEducation,isamulti-missioninstitutionthatwas
established originallyasan academy, in 1839, inresponsetoacommunityneed fora schoolto provide local
youngsterswiththeelementsofaclassicaleducation. Throughthestagesofitsdevelopmentfromanormalschool
toateacherscollegetoamultipurposestatecollegeandfinallytoauniversityin1983,theinstitutionhasretained
itsemphasisonliberalandcareereducation.
ItsserviceareahasbeenexpandedtoincludeallofPennsylvaiua;itsmissionistoprovideprogramsinliberalarts
andsciences,business,teachereducation,andhealthsciences.TheCollegeofGraduateStudiesofferstheMasterof
Artsdegreeinthreemajorareas,theMasterofScienceineight,andtheMasterofEducationinfive. TheMasterof
BusinessAdministrationandtheMasterofScienceinNursingdegreesarealsooffered,andthereare11supervisory
certificationprogramsforteachers. Inaddition,Bloomsburgofferscourseworkforadoctoraldegreeinelementary
educationincooperationwithIndianaUniversityofPennsylvania. BloomsburgUniversity'sCollegeofExtended
Programsservesalargestudentpopulationthroughnondegreecreditcoourses,noncreditminicourses,off-campus
classes,creditforlifeexperience,andcoursestaughtbypublicservicetelevision.
TheUniversityisfullyaccreditedbytheMiddleStatesAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsandisapprovedbythe
Pennsylvania StateBoard ofEducation. Its programs in education areapproved bythe NationalCouncil for
AccreditationofTeacherEducation. ThenursingprogramisaccreditedbytheNationalLeagueforNursing. The
socialworkprogramisaccreditedbytheCouncilforSocialWorkEducation. TheUniversityreceivesrecognition
from the American Chemical Society for its chemistry programs, and several otherdepartments have special
recognitionfromprofessionalorganizations.
The192-acrecampusisdividedintoalowerandanuppercampus. Theundergraduateenrollmentisapproxi-
mately7,000;5,944(2,268menand3,676women)arefull-timestudents.
TheBachelorofArtsdegreeisofferedinanthropwlogy,arthistory,artstudio,biology,chemistry,economics,
English,French,geography,German,history,humanities,masscommunications,mathematics,music,philosophy,
physics,politicaleconomics,politicalscience,psychology,socialwelfare,sociology,socialsciences,Spanish,speech,
andtheater.
TheBachelorofScienceisofferedinaccounting,adulthealth,biology,chemistry,clinicalchenustry,computerand
informationscience,earthscience,businesseconomics,finance,geology,healthphysics,interpretingforthedeaf,
management, marketing, mathematics, medical technology, natural science and mathematics, nursing, office
admininstration,physics,andradiologicaltechnology.
TheBachelorofEducationdegreeisofferedinbiology,businesseducation,chemistry,communicationdisorders,
communications, dental hygiene, early childhood eiducation, earth and space science, elementary education,
English,French,generalscience,mathematics,physics,socialstudies,Spanish,andspecialeducation.
TheUniversitycdsooffersanAssociateinSciencedegreeinhealthsciences. Preprofessionaladvisementand
prerequisitecourseworkareavailableforstudentsinterestedinenteringprofessionalschoolsofdentistry,law,
medicine,occupationaltherapy,optometry,pharmacy,physicaltherapyandveterinarymedicine.
Five-year(3-2)programscombiningliberalartsandengineeringstudyareofferedinconjunctionwithPennsyl-
vaniaStateUniversityandWilkesCollege.Studentsreceiveappropriatebaccalaureatedegreesfromeachuniversity.
Afive-yearBachelorofArts/MasterofBusinessAdministrationprogramisavailableforchemistry,Frenchand
Spanishmajorswhowishtoenhancetheircareerpreparationwithtraininginbusiness. TheUniversityalsohasan
affiliation agreement with Thomas Jefferson University for allied health programs in cytotechnology, dental
hygiene, occupational therapy, and radiologic technology. A Scholars Program for talented freshmen and
sophomoresand ajunior/seniorhonorsprogramforsuperiorstudentsintheCollegeofArtsandSciencesare
available.
TheUniversityhas369full-timeand29part-timefacultymembers. Allarededicatedtoacademicexcellence
througheffectiveteaching,andmanyholdthehighestprofessionaldegreeavailableintheirdiscipline.
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About Your Alumni Association
TheBloomsburgUniversityAlumniAssociationprovidesavitallinkb—etweentheUniversityandallofits36,000
alumni. Thislinkismadestrongerthroughtwoimportantcomponents communicationandyourinvolvement.
TheAssociationprovidesachannelthroughwhichcontactsbetweenclassmatesandfriendsmaybereestablished
Inaddition,theAssociationprovidesmanywaysforyoutobeinvolvedintheBUfamilybyattendingacultural,
socialorathleticevent. VolunteeryourtimeattheFenstemakerAlumniHouseifyouliveintheBloomsburgarea.
TheAlumniAssociationprovidesvehiclesforcommunicationandinvolvement,butyourparticipationdetermines
theultimatesuccessoftheAssociation'sprogramsandprojects.
TheAssociationiscommittedtocultiiralandhumandiversitygoalsoftheUniversityandtomeetingtheneeds
ofan increasingly diverse alumni body. To keep pace with thechanging demographics ofthe Association's
membership,systematicsurveysofalumniduringtheirreunionyearswillbeconducted. Allalumniwilltherefore
besurveyedwithinafive-yearperiod.
The Alumni Board of Directors
Theboardconsistsof24directorselectedtoservetwo-yearterms. Directorsarenominatedonthebasisofseveral
factors: Classyear,gender,geographicallocation,andinterestorparticipationinactivitiesoftheAssociationor
University.Incorporatedin1933,theAssociationisgovernedbyaconstitutionandby-laws(acopyisavailableupon
request). TheboardconductstheAssociation'sbusinessusinganactivecommitteestructure.
The Committees
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AwardsandRecognition Thiscommitteeseeks,reviewsandrecommendsnominationsfor"Distinguished
ServiceAwards,"'ToungAlumnioftheYear,"and"HonoraryAlumni"designation. Inaddition,thiscommittee
originatesandreviewsproposalsfornewawardsandrecognitionprograms.
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BudgetandFinance ThiscommitteepreparestheannualbudgetoftheAlumniAssociation. Italsooffersits
recommendationsonotherfinancialmatters. Oneofthiscommittee'smostrecentprojectsisthesponsorshipofthe
BloomsburgUniversityspeciallicenseplateprogram.
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ChaptersandStudentRelations Thiscommitteeassistsinthedevelopmentofpoliciesandprinciplesfor
thealumnichapterprogram.Currentplanscallforthedevelopmentofchaprtercoordinatingcommitteesinseveral
geographicalareas,includingWyomingValley,Harrisburg,LehighValley,andMontgomeryCounty. Otherswill
beaddedinthefuture.Basedontheresultsofinterestsurveys,thecoordinatingcommitteesplaneventsandprojects
topromotetheUniversityandtheAlumniAssociation.ThisboardcommitteealsoprovidesliaisonwiththeHusky
AmbassadorsandplanstheannualSeniorSend-OffPicnic. Itsponsors "Share-A-Day,"acareerprogramwith
matchesstudentswithBUalumniwithwhomtheycanspendtimeonthejob. AlumniinNewJerseyrepresentthe
Universityat30to40collegenightprogramseachyear.
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Legislative Affairs ThiscommitteeworkswiththeVicePresidentforUniversityAdvancementandthe
PennsylvaniaCoimcilofAlumniAssociations(PCAA)toimplementstrategiestogainsupportfortheStateSystem
ofHigherEducationfromthePennsylvaniaGeneralAssemblyandtheGovernor.
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Loans and Scholarships A variety of loansand scholarships, provided by alumni and friendsofthe
University,areavailableto undergraduatesthroughtheAlumni Association. Thecommitteeplansan annual
scholarshippresentationprogramandreception. ThiscommitteealsosetspolicyfortheMcNinchStudentLoan
Fund,createdbyabequestfromMaryMcNinchandadministeredbythedirectorofalumniaffairs. TheHoward
FenstemakerLibraryBookFund isadministeredbyasub-committeewhichusesinterestearnedbythefundto
purchasebooksfortheHarveyA.AndrussLibrary.
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Property ThiscommitteemakesrecommendationsconcerningoperationandmaintenanceoftheFenstemaker
AlumniHouse,locatedonLightstreetRoadatthenortheastcomerofthelowercampus.Thecommitteealsoadvises
theAssociationonmattersconcerningthemaintenanceoftheAlumniRoominCarverHall. Italsorecommends
actionsonacquisitionsanddisposaloffurniture,equipmentandpropertybelongingtotheAssociation. Alumni
havetraditionallysupportedcampusbeautificationprojects,includingtheSesquicentennialTreeProjectin1989.
ThiscommitteewasinstrumentalinthepurchaseoftheFenstemakerAlumniHousein1985. Asub-committee
guided thecreation ofthe Veterans' Memorial Garden on the front lawn ofthe Fenstemaker Alumni House
(dedicatedonHomecoming1989)andaVeterans'MemorialScholarshipintheamountof$1,000.
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SpecialEvents ThiscommitteeassistsinplanningAlumniWeekendand Homecomingactivities. CHher
events,suchastheStratfordFestivalandShawFestivaltheatretripsarealsoplannedbythiscommittee. Programs
liketheAlumniLuncheonLectureSeriesprovideeducationalsettingsinwhichtomeetsomeoftheUniversity's
outstandingfacultymembers.
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Long-RangePlanning Thiscommitteeischargedwithmonitoringandupdatingthelong-rangeplanofthe
Association. TheplanidentifiesprioritiesoftheAssociationandprovidesforallocationofhumanandfinancial
resourcestoimplementprogramsandprojectstobenefittheUniversityandtheAssociation.