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On behalf of IUP’s alumni and the IUPAlumni Board of Directors, it is my pleasureto invite all members of the Indiana areacommunity to join us for the many eventsplanned for our annual homecoming week-end, as alumni, friends and communitymembers celebrate IUP’s proud history andlook forward to its promising future.

In addition to the traditional parade, foot-ball game and reunion events, on Fridayevening, we will honor three special gradu-ates with the first Volunteer of the YearAward: Gene Abplanalp, Bill Dawson andGeorge Glarner.

In honor and memory of classmate JackCrossan, who passed away in 1974, they es-tablished the Jack Crossan Memorial Schol-arship. These three 1956 graduates werewell ahead of their time in terms of philan-thropic support for their alma mater, butwhat makes them truly stand out is their

con-sis-tent

com-mitmentto IUP

— they have threedecades of lending theirnames, connections and fi-nancial resources to this andmany other scholarships and proj-ects.

However, as we honor these three gentle-men, I am proud to notethis is just one story out ofthousands that show thecommitment and regardthat IUP alumni have forthis wonderful institution.

As a graduate, I have veryfond memories of Indiana,and continued appreciationfor the partnerships andhospitality this communityoffers our students and visi-tors. In return, we hope this special weekendis an enjoyable one for members of ourhome community. IUP is proud to call Indi-ana County its home, and its alumni — bethey near or far — are proud to be Indiana’s“adopted sons and daughters.”

Enjoy the weekend. Sincerely,

Jim Wansacz

2 — Indiana Gazette IUP Homecoming Supplement, Thursday, October 7, 2010

JIM WANSACZ

PAGE 3■ One author tells the storyIUP’s own “Earth Angels.”

PAGE 4■ Our map will guide you tothe perfect viewing spot forthis year’s parade.

PAGE 5■ Don’t miss out on a thingwith our list of homecomingevents.

PAGE 7■ A new royal traditionstarts with this year’sCrimson Court.

PAGE 9■ Remember your favoritecartoons with the floats inthis year’s parade.

PAGE 11■ Be ready for the big gamewith the IUP fight song.

Dear friends, Indiana University ofPennsylvania’s Alum-ni Association in-cludes all graduatesof IUP. It is governedby a volunteer boardof directors, andserving as presidentis Jim Wansacz, a1994 graduate with abachelor’s degree inbusiness manage-ment and a minor ineconomics. Rep.Wansacz representsthe 114th LegislativeDistrict in the Penn-sylvania House ofRepresentatives.Wansacz, who livesin Old Forge, is be-ginning his eighthyear as a member ofthe board of directorsand his first term aspresident. The alumniassociation aims toenrich the lives of itsmore than 115,000alumni and build rela-tionships to advanceIUP. It creates out-reach initiatives, bothon and off campus,to increase involve-ment among alumni,cultivate relationshipsand strengthen alum-ni pride.

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Indiana University of Pennsylva-nia graduate and author Joey LynnGuarneri Sarkees will be signingcopies of her book, “Earth Angels,”during homecoming weekend.

The book signing will take placefrom 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturdayat the Co-Op Store in the HadleyUnion Building.

Self-published “Earth Angels”(iUniverse; $9.99 electronic, $12.95softcover, $22.95 hardcover) is Sar-kees’ debut book, a nonfiction ac-count of the 2003 IUP women’srugby team, which was involved ina fatal vehicle pile-up on the Penn-sylvania Turnpike. Four peoplewere killed in the accident and 28were injured.

“It’s a big story, and it needed tobe told,” said Sarkees, 33, ofPhiladelphia.

About 20 members of the rugbyclub were traveling east on thePennsylvania Turnpike on April 5,2003, heading to a match in Ship-pensburg, when the accident tookplace. Roughly 14 vehicles collidedin dense fog at about 11 a.m. be-tween the Breezewood and FortLittleton exits in Brush CreekTownship, Fulton County.

Members of the club, traveling insix different vehicles, stopped andprovided assistance to the acci-dent victims, giving CPR and first-aid support. Team members wereon the scene for more than threehours providing assistance. One of

the member’s vehicles was in-volved in the accident, but thewomen were unhurt.

The Pennsylvania State Policelater honored the team for its ac-tions, awarding the players Out-standing Citizenship Awards. Theirstory also was featured in Reader’sDigest’s “Everyday Heroes” sec-tion, and the rugby club memberswere selected by readers as the2003 Reader’s Digest Heroes of theYear, based on 7,500 electronicvotes. While the book details theincident and offers personal in-sights into the families of thosewho died in the crash and showshow the accident changed teammembers’ lives, it also addressesthe dynamics of being a memberof a rugby team and issues relatedto women’s athletics. Sarkees grad-uated from IUP in 1999 with a

journalism degree. While a stu-dent, she helped restart the rugbyteam, which had been dormant.Though she didn’t know thewomen involved in the accident,she said she came to know themthrough researching it. She saidshe decided to write the book fol-lowing a conversation one daywith her husband. They were driv-ing to Deep Creek, Md., and wereon the turnpike in the area wherethe accident had taken place. Shesaid her husband suggested thatshe write something about the ac-cident.

“He kind of planted the idea inmy head,” she said.

What followed after two years’worth of work was the 108-page“Earth Angels,” so titled becausesome of the accident victims andthe press took to calling the team

members angels. “The girls were selfless. They

were heroic. They were brave,” saidSarkees. “You hear a lot about peo-ple helping individuals, but youdon’t hear a lot about a whole teamhelping people,” she said.

“Earth Angels,” released earlierthis year, has received two awardsfrom iUniverse: a Rising Staraward, given to a publicationbased on its potential for commer-cial success, and an Editor’sChoice award, given to a book thatpublishers judge to be well-writ-ten. Sarkees is donating 20 percentof the royalties from book sales tothe Earth Angels Foundation, anonprofit organization she andher husband have established. Theorganization was created to helpsupport and promote women’ssports, she said.

“IT’S A BIG story and itneeded to be told.”

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■ “Crimes of the Heart” will beheld from 8 to 10 p.m. on theWaller Hall mainstage of the IUPPerforming Arts Center.

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■ Regional Collection will beexhibited with free admissionfrom 2 to 6:30 p.m. in the universi-ty museum, first floor of SuttonHall.

■ Lovin’ Downtown Every Sec-ond will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.with retailers open late whilemusic, art and children’s activitiesfill the sidewalks. For more infor-mation, visit www.downtownindi-ana.org.


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■ Computer Science AlumniBreakfast will begin at 9 a.m. atStright Hall.

■ The Jimmy Stewart Museumis open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday through Saturday.

■ The Homecoming Paradewith the theme “Cartoons Re-membered” will begin at 10 a.m.on Philadelphia Street.

■ Kidz Karnival and Pregame inthe Oak Grove will be held from10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

■ Crimson Huddle All-AlumniPregame Party will be held from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. in a tent on thepractice fields behind Miller Stadi-um. The cost is $10. Alumni re-union groups include AlliedHealth Nursing Department,Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omi-cron Pi (Gamma Beta Chapter),

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■ The Homecoming FootballGame versus Mercyhurst begins at2 p.m. at Miller Stadium.

■ Regional Collection will beexhibited with free admission,noon to 4 p.m. in the universitymuseum, first floor, Sutton Hall.

■ Lovin’ Downtown Every Sec-ond will continue retail specialsthroughout Saturday. For more in-formation, visit www.downtown-indiana.org.

■ Reeger’s Pumpkin Festivalwill be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Reeger’s Farm, Parkwood Road.

■ IUP Homecoming Fifth Quar-ter will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.upstairs at the Coney. Alumni re-union groups include AlphaGamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi(Gamma Beta Chapter), Alpha PhiAlpha Fraternity, Alpha Sigma Tau,Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, KappaDelta Rho, Phi Mu Sorority, PhiSigma Kappa, Sigma Chi Delta,Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma TauGamma Alumni, Theta Phi Alpha,Class of 1970, Class of 1980, Classof 1985 and Class of 2000.

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There are many long-standingIUP Homecoming parade tradi-tions: the ROTC cannon that startsthe parade, colorful floats that re-flect each year’s theme, marchingbands and classic cars filled withIndiana and university dignitaries.

This year’s parade begins thesecond decade of a traditionadded in 1999: parade grand mar-shals representing the class thatgraduated 50 years ago.

“The homecoming parade is oneof the central activities of theweekend and is one that trulybrings community and universitytogether,” Mary Morgan, IUPAlumni Affairs associate director,said.

“We developed the idea of theparade marshals as a way to honorour alumni and to showcase thelong-standing and consistent sup-port that our alumni have for theiralma mater. It is impressive to seethat 50 years or more after gradua-tion, our alumni want to return toIUP and are proud to be part of thehomecoming festivities.”

The parade marshal traditionstarted in 1999 with three mem-bers of the class of 1949, all of Indi-ana: Sam Furgiuele, Peggy Lepley-Hermann and the late Bob Warren.Both men were retired faculty fromIUP and achieved the rank of fac-ulty emeritus. Furgiuele served aspresident of the IUP Alumni Boardand on the Foundation’s Board ofDirectors. Lepley-Hermann retiredas a librarian at United HighSchool.

This year’s parade marshals areBernard Moreau, from Homer City,and Robert Shoemaker, from But-ler.

Moreau, a business educationgraduate, retired from his facultyposition at IUP in 1996. He is aPenn State-Indiana County MasterGardener and a model railroader.He also volunteers with the AARPto do tax counseling.

Shoemaker, an elementary edu-cation graduate, retired from hisposition as school administrator inthe Seneca Valley School District in1995.

He served on the IUP Alumni As-sociation Board of Directors and isan active volunteer in his commu-nity. He enjoys traveling, garden-ing, fly fishing, hunting, bicyclingand playing bridge.

Parade marshals through theyears have been:

2009, from the class of 1959:Robert Cleminson, of Nellysford,Va., a retired marketing executive

from ExxonMobil; Ronald Frey, ofMount Laurel, N.J., a retired biolo-gy teacher; and Joan Zima Moss, ofJohnstown, a retired guidancecounselor from Greater JohnstownVocational Technical School.

Moss’ granddaughter attendsIUP.

Both Cleminson and Frey playedfootball while they were studentsat IUP.

2008, from the class of 1958:Shirley Gibson Pow, of Beaver, whoretired in 1999 from her position ascoordinator of the Beaver AreaSchool District’s gifted program;and Norma Freliche Zimmer, ofPittsburgh, who retired in 1964from her position as an elemen-tary teacher from the Penn HillsSchool District. Both are elemen-tary education graduates.

2007, from the class of 1957:Judy Zettle, of Ohio, a second gen-eration IUP graduate (her mothergraduated in 1923); Dr. Ernest Pap-inchak, of Johnstown, a profes-sional musician; and Indiana resi-dent William Culp, a former IUPprofessor.

2006, from the class of 1956:Beulah Corsini Fisher, Ridgefield,Conn., a secondary educationEnglish major. She retired fromDekadt Marketing and ResearchCompany.

2005, from the class of 1955:Donna Orr Anderson, of Indianaand Dr. Barry E. Moore, of Normal,Ill. Anderson is a home economicsmajor who worked at AndersonShoe Store in Indiana. Moore is aDistinguished Alumnus of the uni-versity and professor emeritus ofart at Illinois State University.

2004, from the class of 1954:Robert and Suzanne Keelan Green,of Hollidaysburg, both educationmajors and both retired fromteaching careers in the Hollidays-burg Area School District.

2003, from the class of 1953: thelate Jean Caldwell Jenkins, of Indi-ana, and the late David Johnson, ofHavertown, formerly of Indiana.Jenkins was a home economicsmajor. Johnson, a social studiesmajor, retired from the Pennsylva-nia Manufacturing AssociateGroup as vice president-corporatesecretary, and at the time of hispassing, was a member of IUP’sCouncil of Trustees.

He had also been honored withthe university’s DistinguishedAlumni Award.

2002, from the class of 1952:James Farabaugh, of Indiana,Wanda Phillips Marks, of Her-mitage, and Clara Jo Colaianni


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There’s a new group of student repre-sentatives for Homecoming 2010 at In-diana University of Pennsylvania.

Instead of the traditional king andqueen and runners-up, this year’shomecoming representatives will beseven students who will make up the“Crimson Court.”

“The Crimson Court reflects a verypositive transition toward the electionof homecoming representatives in aculturally inclusive and gender-neutralfashion,” IUP Dean of Students TerryAppolonia said.

“Our student community stronglysupported the abandonment of the an-tiquated ‘king’ and ‘queen’ titles.

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Indiana University of Pennsylva-nia’s 2010 homecoming is bringingwith it a new award for alumni: theVolunteer of the Year award.

The Volunteer of the Year awardrecognizes alumni who have givenservice above and beyond to theuniversity since their graduation,Mary Jo Lyttle, director of the IUPOffice of Alumni Affairs said.

The award will be given out an-nually on homecoming weekend,beginning this year.

Although volunteers have beenrecognized for their services in thepast, the Volunteer of the Yearaward is the first award given toIUP alumni for volunteer servicesfor the university.

“We want to recognize outstand-ing volunteers for the dedication

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The first recipients of IUP’s Vol-unteer of the Year award are GeneAbplanalp, Bill Dawson andGeorge Glarner, all members of theIndiana State Teachers Collegeclass of 1965.

In honor and memory of class-mate Jack Crossan, who passedaway in 1974, they established theJack Crossan Memorial Scholar-ship. Crossan was a basketballstandout at IUP; Abplanalp, Daw-son and Glarner all played football.When they established theCrossan scholarship, philanthrop-ic support like this was relativelynew at the university.

Over the last three decades sinceestablishing this fund, these three1956 graduates have demonstrat-

ed consistent commitment to IUPin support of this scholarship andmany others, as well as offeringtheir names, connections and fi-nancial resources to IUP, accord-ing to university officials.

Abplanalp, of Treasure Lake,DuBois, is a geography and historygraduate of IUP. He worked as ateacher and a football andwrestling coach at Northern HighSchool from 1956 to ’58 and ateacher and head football andwrestling coach in Ridgway from1958 to ’67.

He then went to work for Read-er’s Digest, where he retired as a re-gional sales manager.

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Abplanalp is married to JaneLogan Abplanalp, a 1955 graduateof IUP, and they have two children,including Debra Marting, a 1982graduate of IUP.

Dawson, of Gibsonia, earned hisbachelor’s degree in business edu-cation and accounting from IUPand his master’s degree from TheAmerican University.

He worked as a teacher and as-sistant football coach at Con-nellsville High School and servedin the U.S. Army. He retired fromhis job as a field manager at QSPInc./Reader’s Digest in 1973.

Dawson is married to NancyDawson, and they are the parentsof four children.

Glarner, of Murrysville, earnedhis bachelor’s degree in business

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Glarner worked as a teacher andassistant football coach at FordCity Union High School and atSwissvale Area High School. Heworked at QSP Inc./Reader’s Di-gest, where he retired as a nationalaccounts manager in 1996. Whilehe was at Reader’s Digest, Glarnerfounded his own company, Armo-coy of Western Pennsylvania Inc.,in 1980. He retired from his workthere in 2000.

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2001, from the class of 1951:Clifford Behrendt, of Denver;Delores Walker Hickerson, ofCanonsburg; and the latePatrick Krupper, of Jenners.Behrendt and Hickerson aremusic education majors; Krup-per was a geography-socialstudies major.

Behrendt retired from his po-sition as superintendent ofschools in the Cocalico SchoolDistrict.

Hickerson retired as a vocalmusic director in the NewBrighton Area School District.Krupper retired from work as ateacher and coach at North StarHigh School and was inductedinto IUP’s Athletic Hall of Famein 1999.

2000, from the class of 1950:Velma Brown Forsythe, ofDuBois; Robert Vargo, of Indi-ana; and Loyal Weaver, of Indi-ana.

Forsythe is a business educa-tion major and is the owner-consultant for Forsythe Busi-ness Services.

Vargo, a business major, re-tired from National Mine andService Company and works asa marketing consultant for ICWVocational Services.

He has served as president ofthe Indiana County AlumniChapter.

Weaver, an English andspeech major, retired from Na-tional State Bank in Yardley.

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Parademarshalsthroughthe years

This year’s homecoming parade willinclude local marching bands, includ-ing IUP’s own “Beast of the East,” andspectacular floats depicting this year’stheme, “Cartoons Remembered.”

FLOATSROCKET POWER: Delta Tau Sigma,

Gamma Sigma Sigma, Alpha PhiOmega

RUGRATS: Delta Gamma, AlphaSigma Alpha, Sigma Sigma Sigma, PhiTau, Sigma Chi

SPONGEBOB: Alpha Xi Delta, AlphaGamma Delta, Sigma Pi

ANGRY BEAVERS: Zeta Tau Alpha,Delta Phi Epsilon, Alpha Sigma Tau, PiLambda

HEY ARNOLD: Theta Phi Alpha, TauKappa Epsilon, Sigma Kappa, KappaSigma, Delta Zeta

FLOAT JUDGES■ Michael Hood, Dean of College of

Fine Arts■ Sherry Renosky, alumni■ Claire Hogan, former Borough

Council member ■ Colin O’Brien, student

FLOAT PRIZES■ First-place float ($1,000): IUP

Alumni Association■ Second-place float ($900): Indiana

Mall■ Third-place float ($800): IUP Co-

op Store■ Fourth-place float ($700): IUP Stu-

dent Government■ Fifth-place float ($600): Founda-

tion for IUP■ Sixth-place float ($500): Pennsyl-

vania-American Water Company

JAMIE EMPFIELD/GazetteKELLY MUNSON, a senior last year at IUP and member of the ZetaTau Alpha sorority, worked on the float for last year’s homecomingparade.


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Remembering thehistory of IUP

1875: Indiana State NormalSchool officially opens at 2 p.m.May 17.

About 150 students were onhand for the opening ceremony.The entire university and all facetsof student life operated out of JohnSutton Hall, then known as MainBuilding.

Early 1900s: Intercollegiate ath-letic teams begin to form and com-pete.

The football team won a nationalchampionship in 1917 and mile-relay track teams from 1911, 1918and 1925 also won champi-onships.

1927: Indiana State NormalSchool became the PennsylvaniaState Teachers College at Indiana.The school’s purpose officially be-comes “the education and prepa-ration of teachers,” through stu-dents preparing for other careersare allowed to enroll.

1959: A legislative bill allowsstate teachers colleges to drop“teachers” from their names; theschool becomes Indiana State Col-lege under President Willis Pratt, in

the interest of moving toward uni-versity status.

1961: The Student CooperativeAssociation is formed to collectand disperse a special student ac-tivity fee.

The first student union buildingopens.

It is the only such building at aPennsylvania state college.

1965: The institution becomesIndiana University of Pennsylva-nia as it achieves university sta-tus.

1973: The Association of Penn-sylvania State College & UniversityFaculties proposes the IUP and the13 other state-owned colleges inPennsylvania unite and establish agoverning system to be freed fromthe rule of the Department of Edu-cation.

1983: APSCUF’s plan elevatedthe 14 state colleges to universitystatus and creates a state-ownedsystem of universities.

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