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Blazing Trails

From the beginning,

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making a difference

June Pfister Gray

Janet McCauley

Betsy Matz

Breea Willingham

Love Lee

Isabelle Champlin

Carol Baker

Dear Friends and Supporters:

uring the course of any single year in the life of an institu-tion, events occur that are akin

to headwinds, prompting its leaders to steer the institution in one direction or another. We experienced a number of such events during the past year. Three of these events stimulated considerable self-examination and reconceptualization of who we are and where we’re going as a campus community. They included the losses of three iconic faculty and staff colleagues and a member of our student body; completion of a comprehensive study of existing space utilization, results from which may facilitate our rise to new levels of excellence and distinction; and the action to join institutions and organi-zations throughout the world in signing on to a Charter for Compassion.

When we struggled through the unexpected, tragic losses of three colleagues and one student, mindful of the grief and emotional pain we were all experiencing, we came together to support one another; and we discovered ways to comfort the grieving family members. An unanticipated, but redeeming, consequence of the tragic deaths was a newfound conviction that together we can overcome any hardship and deal with any challenge that may confront us.

Sustained by confidence in the resourcefulness and resilience of our campus community, we took the first steps in our ambitious plans to offer baccalaure-ate majors in engineering technology and selected health care programs. Among these first steps was the completion of an academic space study to review existing space utilization and determine additional new and renovated space needed to effectively deliver the new programs. Our hope is to secure the financial support from a variety of different sources to enable us to complete the many construction projects recom-mended in the study.

Finally, during Women’s History Month, we were presented with the opportunity to become a Compas-sionate University by signing on to the international Charter for Compassion and agreeing to abide by the core value of the Charter, i.e., embracing and living

out the belief that a compassionate world is possible when every man, woman and child treats others as they wish to be treated – with dignity, equity and respect. In truth, our campus had already been living out the tenets of the charter, so the act of signing on to the charter affirmed and formalized what already existed.

It’s no surprise that the women in our community were at the forefront in the effort to address each of the headwinds impacting our campus during the past year. Documenting the significant presence and contributions of women throughout the history of our campus, the current issue of Portraits sheds a long overdue spotlight on the historical and present-day impact of women faculty and staff members.

We hope you enjoy this issue of Portraits, and we welcome your continued support as we endeavor to take our magnificent institution to a new level.

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Young women study on a warm evening on campus last fall.

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Mary caTToni riZZo ’64-’66 graduated from Bradford High School with the dream of becoming a doctor.

She enrolled at the new Pitt campus in town and was thrilled to see that the family veterinarian, Dr. Geraldine Madden, was there teaching biology.

Madden was far from the only woman on the faculty. The 1968 Panther year-book lists Laura Allen, biology; Joan Fickett, anthropology; Dr. Marta DeLabra, Spanish; Antoinette Furey, French; Sharron Hoffmans, accounting; Gisele Magnella, German; Janet McCauley, political science; Dr. June Pfister, chemistry and mathematics; Elaine Pilney, English; Doris Van de Bogart, music and humanities; Dr. Mary Swarts, graduate education; and Kathleen Zumbro, sociology – fully a third of the faculty.

The student body, by contrast, was only 24 percent women in 1967.

“I was absolutely amazed at the num-ber of women on the faculty,” Rizzo said. “In high school, most of the science teachers were male teachers. When I got to college, I ran into June Pfister and Dr. Madden. I was very impressed with the fact that they were there. It was nice for me to have them as role models.”

Even though she would not go on to medical school, Rizzo did go on to study more science and math, graduating from the Oakland campus with a major in English and minors in chemistry, biology and math. After earning her Master of Library Science, she was hired by Esso Production Research (which later became Exxon) to work as a librarian in the com-pany’s research center. She said Esso was interested in hiring her because of her extensive science background.

Pitt-Bradford may have been unusual in the large number of women faculty it had during its early years. When he arrived to recruit faculty in 1963, Dr. Donald Swarts, who would be the first president, assembled whomever he could attract who was qualified. Some of those teaching were locals already employed in another area, such as Madden, and June Pfister and her husband, Rudy, who was also a chemist. The Pfisters both worked in facets of the petroleum industry. In another case, two of the first-year faculty were refugees from Cuba who had fled the country when Fidel Castro came to power.

The university’s position on the edge of academia may have contributed to the large proportion of female faculty in the

Young women study on a warm evening on campus last fall.

From the beginning,

Pitt-Bradford has been home to women

committed to making

a difference


first years. Indeed, by 1975, the total number of faculty had risen, but the percentage that were women had dropped to 20 percent. Betty Friedan launched the age of modern feminism when she published “The Feminine Mystique” in 1963, so one might guess that there would be more female faculty by the 1970s, but, at Pitt-Bradford at any rate, there were fewer.

Nationwide, in 1963, the Report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women said, “Many able girls graduating from high school do not go on to college, and the fields of specialization of those who do go cluster rather closely in education, social sciences, English and journalism. It is partic-ularly at the graduate level, however, that women fall behind.”

The report went on to cite that of the 145,514 women to earn a bachelor’s degree in 1961, only 16.8 percent would go on to earn a master’s degree. The report’s statistics showed that 31 percent of those earning a master’s degree in 1961 were women and that 10.5 percent of those earning a doctorate were women.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that in 1962 only 6.7 percent of women had completed four or more years of college. By 2012, that number had risen to 30.6 percent. In 1996, the number of women earning bachelor’s degrees surpassed men for the first time, according to the Associated Press.

In 2011, the AP said, women earned more advanced degrees than men for the first time, although they “still trail men in pro-fessional subcategories such as business, science and engineering.”

The overall participation of women in the workforce has increased from 38 percent in 1963 to 58 percent in 2012, according to the Department of Labor.

As millions of women entered the workforce, among them were three women who began their working lives first else-where, then at Pitt-Bradford. We interviewed administrative assistant Sharie Radzavich, human resources director Laurel Phillips, and associate professor of business management Lizbeth “Betsy” Matz before their retirements this spring. All three were heavily involved with women’s issues and events on campus, including Women’s History Month, which will cele-brate its 30th anniversary next year.

“From the very first, we’ve been lucky to have some strong women here,” Matz said, noting that she was among the first hires of Dr. Carol Baker, former vice president and dean of aca-

demic affairs, who came to Pitt-Bradford in 1989 and who would serve as dean until 2002.

Matz said she found the academic setting a bit more progres-sive than business and industry when it came to gender issues. Even in the 1980s, before entering teaching, Matz, who worked as an accountant, was often asked to perform secretarial duties such as setting up personal appointments for her male supervi-sors.

However, Radzavich and Phillips both remember when job descriptions for administrative assistants at Pitt-Bradford explic-itly mentioned the job of making coffee in the office – a duty that felt like it was less about the coffee and more about subser-vience.

“We’ve come a long way from making coffee,” Radzavich said.

All three became supportive of overt efforts to encourage women on campus.

Spearheaded by a young sociologist, Dr. Jane McCandless, the university held its first Women’s History Week in 1987 with support from Dr. Janet McCauley, chairwoman of the Social Sciences Division, Dr. Richard McDowell, then-president, Dr. Rita Mayer, Dr. Holly Spittler, Christine Geary and others.

A jam-packed three days in March included a festival of fem-inist films with discussions, a student performance of “A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking,” and a day-long series of mini-lectures by faculty on topics ranging from women in sci-ence to women in the media. The final day concluded with an informational fair by local agencies and community groups and a keynote speech by Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomina-tion in 1972.

“This kind of work is important for all sorts of reasons,” McCandless recently wrote from Carrollton, Ga., where she is founding dean of the College of Social Sciences at the University of West Georgia.

“One of the most important is to teach women and men about women’s history. So many of my students at UPB could

Staff members visit in the quad outside the Frame-Westerberg Commons in the 1970s or 1980s.

Co-eds chatting on the porch entrance of Hamsher House, the academic building of the 1960s.

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T here have always been women in the biology department

at Pitt-Bradford, even when there were very few elsewhere.

When the campus opened in 1963, Dr. Gerry Madden, a local veterinar-ian, was the first. She was followed by Dr. Susan Boutros and Mary Blaine Prince.

After the departure of Boutros and her husband, Dr. Osiris Boutros, who also taught biology, two other bi-ologists on campus wanted to take the program in a new direction.

In 1998, Dr. Richard E. McDowell, then president, and Dr. Carol Baker, then vice president and dean of academic affairs, both biolo-gists, brought in a former colleague of Baker’s, Dr. Dessie Severson.

Severson began moving the department in a direc-tion that took advantage of Pitt-Bradford’s location in a vast second-growth hard-wood forest. She also took advantage of the growing number of female biologists to hire two young women with doctorates to teach in the department: Dr. Mary Puterbaugh Mulcahy and Dr. Lauren Yaich. Both would later serve as chairwomen of the Division of Biological and Health Sciences, and Yaich has also served as associate dean of academic affairs.

There was a bit of a generational divide between Baker and Severson, who had done their graduate school work in the 1970s, and Mulcahy and Yaich, who earned their doctorates in the ’90s.

“I was the only woman in the ‘anatomy group’ at

(the University of California) Davis,” Baker said. “I was pretty naïve back in those days, but I was aware of be-ing left out of things.”

Mulcahy said that while she did her graduate work during a time when it was not unusual for women to be studying biology, there still weren’t many women teach-ing biology. She sought out a woman adviser for her doctoral dissertation. For Mulcahy, being a woman in the Ph.D. program at the University Missouri-Colum-bia wasn’t a big deal, “but it was to my adviser.”

Mulcahy said her adviser took a little extra care with her women advisees and passed on some stories of discrimination from when she was coming up in the field. While Mulcahy said she has not experienced much in the way of overt discrimination, her under-graduate professor and mentor was advised against being an ecologist because she wouldn’t be strong enough to carry equipment into the field. “Which is ridiculous,” Mulcahy said.

Mulcahy praised both Severson and Baker for going beyond just hiring her and Yaich. “They protected us from a lot of the busy work that women can subtly get stuck with,” she said. “They wanted us to concen-trate on our research.”

As the department has grown to be the most popu-lar major on campus, it has added three new biologists, including another woman, Dr. Denise Piechnik, as-sistant professor of biology, who specializes in ecology.

“I think role models make a difference, so in those areas where there are more, it’s better,” Mulcahy

said. “Lauren and I have also been welcomed to be leaders, and Carol Baker set the tone for that.”

The proportion of women students in biology has now reached two-thirds at Pitt-Bradford during this year’s spring semester.

Yaich said she does not see much difference in the confidence or ability of young men and women in the classroom, but she did express frustration that many women seem to retreat from science when they begin their families.

“There’s a problem in the pipeline,” she said. “There are all of these female under-graduate biology majors and all of these female graduate students, and then the num-

ber of women plummets.”And, as far as STEM

(science, technology, engi-neering and math) fields go, women have not entered fields outside of the life sciences in anywhere near the numbers they have been drawn to the sciences based in biology. At Pitt-Bradford, the most popular STEM majors for women this spring were biology, nursing, exercise science, athletic training and environmen-tal studies. For men, they were computer information systems and technology, bi-ology, petroleum technology, engineering and environ-mental studies.

“Now we need some women engineers,” Yaich said.

Women a steady influence in biology program

Dr. Mary Mulcahy

Dr. Dessie Severson (right)

not name even 25 historically significant women. Hearing from women who made a difference – a real difference in the lives of women – is an opportunity that few have. Just think that all those who heard from Shirley Chisholm know today that Hillary Clinton is not the first woman to run for president.”

The next two years would feature similar agendas with keynote speakers Betty Friedan, author of “The Feminine Mystique,” who was considered the mother of modern femi-nism, and White House correspondent Helen Thomas, a fixture on the national news scene at the time.

McCandless taught for only a few years at Pitt-Bradford after starting Women’s History Month, but the tradition con-tinues and has morphed over the years.

Events now include an Empty Bowls and Baskets dinner to raise awareness of hunger issues. Discussions and speakers vary by the year and the members of the committee, which was led by Matz for many years. Committees continued to bring in influential women politicians, academics, artists and activists.

Following Matz’s retirement, the work is passing to Dr. Helma de Vries-Jordan, assistant professor of political science, who has led the creation of a new minor for this fall, Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies.

De Vries-Jordan and the committee behind the new minor are committed to keeping women’s equality in the spotlight at Pitt-Bradford while addressing equality issues on other fronts.


aheaD of her timeSoMe dayS, iT MUST have Been dr. JUne Pfister’s brilliance that got her through.

How else could she have taken exams without having had a chance to study due to family illness? How else could she find time to serve on the school board, the PTA, Eastern Star, the 4-H Council, the Newcomers Club, the AAUW and the DAR (as an officer in several instances) while working as a scientist or engineer and raising five children?

Pfister, a math and chemistry professor at Pitt-Bradford from 1963 until 1981, was a thoroughly modern woman who was decades ahead of her time in balancing her research, work and teaching with obligations to community and family. She was a superwoman even by today’s standards, but she was accomplishing this in the 1940s, ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.

So it is in one way surprising (and in another way not at all) that she was known to a generation of Pitt-Bradford’s earli-est students as “Ma” Pfister. That is where the heart comes in – the big ones she and her husband, Dr. Rudy “Pa” Pfister, had.

Alumni from the 1960s routinely refer to the Pfisters, who both taught, by their parental monikers.

The Pfisters’ daughter, Mary Pfister Benton ’65, remembers that there were often students studying around her family’s dining room table. Once their own children were gone, the Pfisters rented out their attic to students in their large Jackson Avenue home. The students got a shelf in the refrigerator in the family kitchen to store a few provisions and could easily walk to Hamsher House next to the hospital for classes and Emery Hall downtown for meals. The Pfisters also kept the students on the straight and narrow.

June Pfister’s smarts had to have helped her keep all the balls in the air – students, children, spouse, friends, communi-ty. Something must have come easily for her, right?

An Ohio native, June Braun went to Oberlin College in 1933 on a math scholarship as the top algebra student in the state. In the spring of her freshman year, her roommate, who was also a chemistry major, fainted during chemistry lab. June was called to assist her friend back to the dorm, as was the graduate student in charge of the lab, Rudy Pfister.

The two began dating and married two days after


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Christmas during June’s sophomore year, but kept the marriage a secret so that she would not be expelled from school. At the end of that academic year, the couple moved to State College, Pa., and Rudy Pfister began working on his doctorate at Penn State while June finished a bachelor’s and a Master of Science in physical chemistry.

During World War II, she worked as a chemical engineer with Dr. J.G. Aston at Penn State on a proj-ect for the National Defense Research Committee to build a skid-mounted unit to produce oxygen for field hospitals by liquefying air and fractionating it.

Rudy Pfister received his doctorate in 1942 and served as an assistant professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering before becoming involved with research on Penn Grade crude and moving to the Bradford oil field.

The family, now with several small children, settled in Limestone, N.Y. After a couple of years working in research with Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp., June became an engineer and sales research manager at Clark Brothers Co., a division of Dresser Industries.

“At that time, she couldn’t get paid more than the secretary to the president,” the Pfisters’ daughter, Benton, recalled, because the secretary to the president was the highest-paid woman.

It was one of the few instances of gender issues Benton observed as a girl.

“I didn’t realize there were male and female roles because growing up in my house, there weren’t,” she said. “Mom bought the car, and one time, she even moved the whole family to Olean, N.Y., while Dad was on the road.”

When Pitt-Bradford opened in 1963, however, June Pfister saw an opportunity.

“I was hired to teach math; the chemistry teacher did not show up, so I convinced Rudy to teach that year,” she said in an autobiography she wrote for her family while recovering from an illness in 1991. Rudy Pfister would not stop teaching until he died in 1971.

“Teaching at UPB gave Rudy and me the opportunity to be together again in a laboratory setting. It also enabled us to send our children to college. Now that I am retired, I miss working with the students.”

Mary Cattoni Rizzo ’66 remembered the Pfisters and their large home in Bradford. “June Pfister made her science classes extremely interesting, and they had study halls at their home almost every week.” Rizzo said that in the late afternoon and early evening, both professors would be at home and were willing to go over things for as long as it took for students to understand.

“They had a big house, and there were always a lot of people there. These courses were not the easiest to take. It was just a wonderful environment.”

June never rested on her laurels, however, earning her doc-torate in chemistry from Penn State in 1967 after four years of commuting. On the night before her oral dissertation defense, she was up all night with Benton, who had been sick.

“Nothing stopped Mom,” Benton said.That would continue to be true as June nursed her hus-

band, Rudy, when he was diagnosed with cancer in 1971. He died within a few months. She had taken a sabbatical that year to help the city of Bradford get a new program off the ground, Model Cities, which then-president Dr. Donald Swarts had gotten her involved with.

The following year, she would return to Pitt-Bradford, where she taught until 1981. After leaving Pitt-Bradford, she moved to Principia College in Elsah, Ill., and taught organic and biochemistry for four more years before returning to Bradford. In 1976, she married Vernon Gray, but was widowed again three weeks later.

She barely slowed down in retirement, serving on Bradford City Council, remaining active in civic life and being “Ma” to many of the people she came in contact with. She died in 2000.

–The Dr. Rudy Pfister and Dr. June Pfister Gray Scholarship has benefitted 19 students science students since it was created in 2001. To contribute, contact Jill Ballard, executive director of institutional advancement, at 814-362-5091 or [email protected].


Drs. June and Rudy Pfister

“i didn’t realize there were male and female roles because growing up in my house, there weren’t.” —Mary Pfister Benton ’65, daughter of drs. June and rudy Pfister


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if reincarnaTion iS real, doc Madden Told Denny Lowery ’65, she wanted to come back as a stud bull, and if he saw one in a field with bright blue eyes, he would know it was she. (Doc was a stickler for the most proper grammar.)

Dr. Geraldine “Gerry” Madden had that conversation when she was bed bound, but her physical infirmity hadn’t done a thing to her acerbic wit.

A petite woman with an out-sized personality, she had con-tracted polio at the age of 3 ½ and lived with its effects the

rest of her life.If you ask her biology students from the 1960s, however,

if she showed any vestiges of the virus, they blankly say “no” and admit they didn’t know she’d had it. Such was the force of her personality that she seemed a giant despite a lift in her shoe and a deformed spine.

“Strength does not come from physical capacity,” Mahatma Gandhi wrote, seemingly about Gerry. “It comes from an indomitable will.”

Gerry Madden was born in 1916 into a family of veterinar-


ians in Western New York. Her father, grandfather, uncle, first cousin, brother and brother-in-law all were or would become vets. Her father had gone to Cornell University, then the University of Toronto for veterinary school, and Gerry fol-lowed and became the only woman in her class at Toronto.

“That obviously colored her personality and was where she learned to swear like a trooper,” her daughter, Sheila Madden, explained. It was also, Sheila said, where her mother became addicted to tobacco, chewing it along with the boys to quell the fumes of formaldehyde used in the laboratories. She’d later switch to cigarettes, which she rolled herself.

Upon graduating from veterinary school, she went into practice. With so many vets in the family, each family member found a specialty to avoid competition with his or her own kin. Gifted with exceptional manual dexterity, Gerry became the surgeon and moved to Bradford, which was in need of another veterinarian.

“With that fine manual dexterity, she could do anything,” Sheila said. That came to include playing the saxophone, vio-lin and piano, and sewing. Both skills ran in the family. Gerry’s sister became a music teacher, and their mother was an expert seamstress who designed and made wedding gowns.

Gerry would sew Sheila a reversible velvet coat every win-ter. Because of her own deformed spine, she could not wear standard blouses and would sew her own – always bright with a Nehru collar. “She would do things like that all the time,” Sheila said. Her skills with a needle and in the kitchen helped stretch the modest income of a country vet.

While cooking and sewing were not nontraditional, as a divorcee, Gerry also took care of her own home and repairs.

“She was taught to be exceptionally independent from the time she had polio,” Sheila said. “She did not think of wom-en’s liberation because she would just go out and do it. She just looked at it as accomplishing something.”

In New York state, Sheila explained, students had been required to attend school until they were 18, but Gerry had run out of academic subjects to take by the time she was 16. So for the last year and a half of her high school career, she took classes in mechanical drawing, plumbing, carpentry and electrical work. She fixed everything in her home herself, and where she could not go because of her disability, she would send Sheila, who remembers tiling the family home’s roof while her mother gave directions.

Sheila was also trusted to administer anesthesia while her mother was operating. “I had a very unusual childhood,” Sheila mused. It was not unusual for Gerry to wake Sheila and her sister, Kathryn (6 years Sheila’s senior who would die in a plane crash while attending Pitt-Bradford), in the middle of the night to go to Allegany (N.Y.) State Park to see an oil well shot or watch bears.

It was all part of Gerry’s never-ending scientific curiosity. “She knew the blaster, and he’d tell her when they were shoot-ing. She knew everybody.”

Gerry knew so many people not only from her practice, but also from hunting (“She was an expert with a thirty-

ought-six,” Sheila said). Because she knew so many people, when Dr. Donald

Swarts, first president of Pitt-Bradford, came to town to begin recruiting faculty, it probably didn’t take him long to hear about Gerry.

Many of those recruited to teach in the first years of the university were not traditional academics; rather they were local people working in the field. Gerry was hired to teach biology.

“She loved teaching,” Sheila said. “That was new to her, and she took to it like a duck to water. She was a Pied Piper anyway. The neighborhood kids would come to be tutored on their senior papers.”

In the classroom, she was tough, giving assigned seats and throwing erasers at those who didn’t pay close enough attention.

She was famous for calling the parents of under-performing students. If they were local students, she often already knew the parents and instead would say to the student, “Your old man is beating his butt to get your tuition.”

Sheila recalled the case of a female student who was unhap-py about her parents forcing her to attend college and had planned to fail to get back at them. Gerry convinced her that a better plan would be to succeed and not have to return home to live with them.

On several evenings each week, Sheila said, she and her mom would eat downtown in the Congress Street Diner or another restaurant while Gerry held court with a group of students.

“She taught quite a few to roll their own cigarettes,” Sheila said.

That wasn’t all. “You’d stand outside of Emery Hall (the residence hall downtown), and she’d come by in her black ’64 Chevy Impala convertible with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth and her cat-eye glasses and yell at you,” recalled Frank Rizzo ’66. What she yelled was encouragement to study or a reminder about an assignment.

Sheila said, “She always drove a convertible. She thought she couldn’t be a sexy woman because of her limping and dis-torted spine, so that was an expression of her sexuality.

“She viewed herself as a crippled individual.” That might have been the most surprising thing of all about Gerry Madden.

–The Dr. Gerry Fritz Madden Memorial Scholarship has benefitted 33 students since it was established in 1997. To contribute, contact Jill Ballard, executive director of institutional advancement, at 814-362-5091 or [email protected].

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DoriS Van De Bogart“She added a dignity to a very young fac-ulty,” said Dr. Marvin Thomas, professor of history, who taught alongside Van De Bogart in the 1960s. “She was a scholar. Her master’s thesis from Columbia would outdo any Ph.D. today,” he said. Van De Bogart was the first professor to publish while at Pitt-Bradford. Her “Introduction to the Humanities: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Music and Literature” was printed in 1968 by Barnes and Noble with a second edition in 1970. It is still available.

giSelle Magnella“If it were not for professor Magnella, I would not have completed the four-term language requirement and been able to transfer to the main campus,” Frank Rizzo ’66 said of the German instructor. His wife, Mary Cattoni Rizzo ’66, said, “She was always delightful and wanted to make sure that everyone passed Ger-man.” Mary Rizzo said that in addition to Magnella teaching her the language, the two often discussed German litera-ture. Frank Rizzo recalled a year in which exams were compromised by student cheating. Professors had to rewrite their

exams in a night, and Magnella prowled the aisles of the classroom the next day to guide her students through the new test.

iSaBelle ChaMplin ’64-’65“She was a great teacher, and she’s been an integral part of the sister college pro-gram with Yokohama College of Com-merce,” said Dr. Carol Baker, former vice president and dean of academic affairs. Champlin, associate professor emerita of anthropology, was first a student at Pitt-Bradford, then returned after earning her master’s degree at George Washing-ton University to teach anthropology for more than 40 years. She led students on digs of Civilian Conservation Corps and Native American sites in the Allegheny National Forest; led students and alumni on an annual trip to Mayan ruins; and played an important role in the Al-legheny River Scholars annual trip from Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River.

Dr. Janet McCauleyMcCauley, who started teaching at Pitt-Bradford in 1966, was the first chair-person of the Social Sciences Depart-ment. “She made our department a very cohesive group,” Thomas said, “and that gave our proposals clout.” She served as division chairwoman for 20 years, retir-ing in 1992.

Dr. patriCia BianCoBianco, professor emerita of theater, pro-duced two plays per year for many years. She not only directed the actors, but also taught students sound, lighting and set design and construction. The gazebo on campus was originally part of the scenery built for a play. She was the first woman to receive the PBAA Teaching Excellence Award.

Dr. liSa FiorentinoFiorentino has been teaching nursing at Pitt-Bradford since 1985 and served as the director of nursing and radiological science for 22 years, during which time she successfully saw the program through the national nursing accreditation process five times. Currently, she is an associ-ate professor of nursing and director of the Center for Rural Health Practice at

10Womenleading the way

In the early days of PItt-Bradford, the university was something of an educational colony. outside the academic mainstream, it was a place where students and faculty members founded a unique culture of equality of interaction that exists to this day. In this atmosphere, women faculty members have served as role models, mentors and friends. We look at some of the most influential from the college’s founding to today.


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Pitt-Bradford. She serves on the boards of numerous local health care organizations.

Dr. reBeCCa MowreyMowrey “was the gentle, but driving force that developed physical education into a strong and respected academic pro-gram,” Baker said. “Her foresight in the need for trained professionals in sports fields led to Pitt-Bradford’s popular programs in sports medicine and athletic training.”

Dr. helene lawSon“She is a dedicated sociologist with a strong interaction with students,” said Baker, who lauded Lawson for her research with students and starting a conference where they could present their

findings to colleagues from other schools, the Penn-York Undergraduate Research Conference, now in its 16th year.

Dr. nanCy McCaBeMcCabe is a prolific writer with four nonfiction books to her name and her first published novel due in the fall. Her work has won a prestigious Pushcart Prize and been listed six times in the no-tables sections of Houghton-Mifflin Best American anthologies. Additionally, her work has a definite feminist viewpoint.

She teaches not only at Pitt-Bradford, but also in the brief-residency program in creative writing at Spaulding University.

Dr. helMa de VrieS-JorDanDe Vries-Jordan is an assistant professor of political science, specializing in social movements and European affairs. She is currently researching and writing a book due next year about the Marriage Equality Movement and LGBT activism. She regularly leads small delegations of students to present their own research at conferences and is an affiliated faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh’s European Union Center of Excellence. “I jump at every opportunity, and it encourages my student to do the same,” she said.

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Understanding, evaluating and eventually overhauling this country’s criminal justice

system is no small task, but dr. Breea Willingham ’95 has dedicated her ca-reer to tackling it from several angles.

although she dreamed of being a news reporter from the age of 13 and attended Pitt-Bradford to earn a degree in broadcast communications, Will-ingham quit journalism after working in the newsroom for 10 years because she said she hated it. she enjoyed her classes at Pitt-Bradford, but said college “doesn’t teach you about the backstab-bing, racism, sexism in the newsroom.”

as both a distraction and a means to a new career path, Willingham earned a Master of arts in business management while still working as a journalist. But she still felt dissatisfied.

It wasn’t until she gave a guest lec-ture in a journalism class at ohio state where she was on a Kiplinger journal-ism fellowship that she discovered her true calling: teaching and research. for that, she would need a doctorate, so she headed back to school, this time at the state University of new york at Buf-falo, where she enrolled in the ameri-can studies doctoral program.

Because of a history of incarceration in her own family, Willingham knew she wanted to study incarceration in the african-american population. “I started the Ph.d. to learn more about that. to

have a voice,” she said. to that end, her new career has already been a roaring success.

Willingham’s research is focused on race and crime, specifically higher education in women’s prisons, black women and police violence, black women’s prison writings and the impact of incarceration on black fami-lies. she has been presenting her work on these subjects all over the country and the world.

In March she was at the experienc-ing Prison 7th Global Prison Confer-ence in Budapest, hungary. In april she presented before the academy of Criminal Justice sciences at its annual meeting in denver. In 2017, she’ll publish her first book, “Black Women and Police Violence,” with lynne rienner Publishers.

When she’s not travelling to share her research with colleagues, Willing-ham is working in a tenure-track teach-ing position as assistant professor in the criminal justice department at the state University of new york at Plattsburgh.

aside from trying to attain some semblance of work/life balance amid the myriad demands of a career in academia, Willingham says some of the biggest challenges she faces are in the classroom. In student reviews of her Minorities and Crime course, she is sometimes “criticized for talking about race too much.” she says, “I always

laugh at that because it is the topic of my course.

everything I teach is about race because you can’t teach about incarcera-tion without teaching about race. Most people who are incarcerated are black and brown men and women.”

discussions about race, though they can be tense, can also be fruitful, for both students approaching the issues as aspiring police officers and those who are Black lives Matter activists or supporters. she encourages students to engage with each other and to try to understand points of view that might not align with their own. her classes may be one of the only places her students get to talk about race in a safe, supportive setting.

Willingham said this is particularly important for minority students — black and hispanic students — for whom she is one of the few black role models at Plattsburgh. this, for her, is one of the most gratifying aspects of her teaching job.

When she was attending Pitt-Bradford, and later while pursuing her master’s degree at Webster University, she didn’t have any black professors. “I have become (for my black and hispanic students) what I didn’t have,” she says. “It is all about representation.”

Inspiring young people to both question their biases and to be confi-dent in their identity is a smart move

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As a black woman and reporter turned professor, Breea Willingham ’95 is helping her students at SUNY Plattsburgh imagine a new criminal justice system

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when you are working as an agent of change. Many of Willingham’s students agree, as is evident by the fact that she was recently presented with the Women in higher education outstanding leadership award by fuerza, the Black and latino student Union at sUny Plattsburgh.

Willingham said the criminal justice system needs to be overhauled. “In an ideal world,” she said, “we would start from scratch.”

she noted the numerous injustices taking place in the criminal justice sys-tem: unarmed black men and women being shot and killed by law enforcement officers, female prisoners being raped by those who are supposed to be caring for them, and privately run prisons that are designed to make money “like a planta-tion,” Willingham said. right now the United states relies upon a system of punishment that – according to Willing-ham – is not working. she encourages “policy makers to look at this from a humanistic point of view.”

Policy makers should evaluate “how the policies impact not just the people inside (the criminal justice system) but the people outside as well — the families of those who are incarcerated.” an ideal criminal justice system for Willingham would be one that is more focused on addressing root causes of crime.

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“i have become (for my black and

hispanic students) what i didn’t have.”Breea WillinghaM ’95


Global PerspectiveSince 2006, 28 young women at Pitt-Bradford have had

the opportunity of a lifetime – to live abroad for a sum-mer through the Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in

Global Leadership.The program chooses three Pitt-Bradford women each

year to join dozens others selected from 14 colleges and universities for retreats, mentorship, an independent summer abroad and guidance to help them make the most of their experience.

The program founder, Vira Ingham Heinz, was the widow of an heir of the H.J. Heinz Co. She herself found in worldwide travel a sense of discovery and confidence, and it was a gift

she chose to give to young women who would otherwise not be likely to have the opportunity to travel abroad.

“The VIH program prepares young women who have no previous international experience to make the most of their lives abroad,” said Kristin Asinger, director of international ser-vices at Pitt-Bradford. “When they return from their life abroad, they are changed. Not only have they learned more about the world, but they have a strong desire to help change the world right where they live.”

We followed up with some of these young women about how their experiences through the Vira I. Heinz Program changed and shaped them.

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Paige Potter ’16Hospitality management | Japan 2014

“My study abroad experience has changed me in so many positive ways. I found confidence to face the un-known straight on and go beyond my comfort zone, which I found can only keep expanding as you do things that you’re not used to. My hometown,

Bradford was my world, because I had never lived outside of it or even left for a long period of time, but after study-ing abroad for four months, I realized that my horizons definitely expanded and gave me an amazing appreciation for those who come from different backgrounds. My study abroad helped me to find my voice and take on leader-ship roles with a focus on what I can do right instead of what I could do wrong. I thought becoming the confident woman leader that I am now was impossible until I took a chance and studied abroad, leaving everything I knew for a while, and now, because of that indescribable experience, I believe nothing is impossible. I am more empowered than ever because of Vira Heinz.”

Love Lee ’14Broadcast communications | Ireland 2012

“Honestly, going abroad changed my entire life. Being immersed in a culture that I didn’t know much about really eradicated my fear of the unknown. Through my travels, I learned that with enough courage and confidence, anything is possible. If it were not for my

experiences studying abroad, I would not have had the cour-age to travel to the Philippines a year after that, nor would I be embarking on new journeys in my life with such bravery.”

Nicki Kellogg ’14Criminal justice | Denmark 2013

“My study abroad experience changed me greatly. I went to Copenhagen, Demark, to study human trafficking and the illegal sex trade. My experi-ence definitely solidified that fighting human trafficking and helping victims was what I wanted to do as a career.

While in Denmark, I met a lot of people who ran non-gov-ernmental organizations, and my professor was a lawyer who advocated for victims of trafficking. Since I have

studied abroad, I have made numerous speeches raising awareness about human trafficking. I even was asked to go back to the VIH retreat and speak about human traffick-ing. Without having gone to Denmark, I would not be the person I am today. Denmark and the study-abroad experi-ence taught me how to look at the world globally and see the bigger picture. My career goal is to continue to raise awareness about human trafficking and hopefully join law enforcement to investigate cases.”

Vanessa Durland ’11Criminal justice | England 2009

“Studying abroad allowed me to become an independent woman. Before I left, I was so unsure of myself about being in a foreign country. You learn what your values, priorities and boundaries are. I came back with a different view of people and the world.

I became interested in world news. [I learned how to] have an open mind when working professionally with people from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, etc., and just have a better understanding of life. I honestly can say that my opportunity changed my life for the better and I wouldn’t be where I am today without having been awarded the Vira Heinz scholarship.”

Edith Lloyd-Etuwewe ’16Biology | India 2015

“When I am asked, ‘How did studying abroad change you?,’ tears literally come to my eyes. My experience studying abroad in India shaped me to be the American-African woman I am today. I have not only learned the true meaning of education abroad,

but I have also learned who I am as an American-African woman. My experience abroad changed my perspectives on culture and also had a major impact on me mentally, physically and emotionally. Studying in New Delhi created memories that I will cherish for a lifetime. Words cannot explain my study-abroad experience, but I know that it has allowed me to think critically on my own, understand oth-ers’ perspectives, practice patience, learn from challenges in life, express who I am, make a difference, maintain positive vibes, pursue my dreams and goals, and most importantly, to quote Mahatma Gandhi, ‘be the change I wish to see in the world.’ —Information compiled by Clairice Kalkhof ’17.



ihave spent nearly the past two years living as an expatriate in Asia.

Even when I write this, I am still in disbelief that this is my reality. I always dreamed of living abroad, but as I got older, it became something I tucked into the back of my mind.

I think society pushes us to believe that the path in life is university, followed by career, marriage and home ownership with kids somewhere in between. But I had trouble subscribing to this formula. I believe my educational experience at Pitt-Bradford played a large role in my rebel-lion. I watched my other classmates take internships, move across the country and trek the road less traveled after gradu-ation. I went to Backpack to Briefcase to perfect my resume and network because I felt the norm was worth a go, but one of the speakers there said something that has become a personal mantra: “Spend your money on experiences, not things.” I never forgot it.

After graduation I completed the Disney College Program by recommendation from another Pitt-Bradford alumna, which I loved. I was immersed in the Latin culture of Orlando, Fla., and constantly met people from all over the world. I came home and felt extremely bored. I thought back to “spending on experiences.” I took weekend trips, went to concerts and sought out various cultural events. I was still very bored, and my life felt like a broken record.

My dream of living abroad resurfaced. But what recent graduate is financially able to go on an indefinite holiday? Working abroad was the answer, and I quickly had a teach-ing offer in Shenzhen, China. I was excited, and honestly quite nervous. I literally had no idea what to expect or what adventures were coming my way.

When I landed in China, I did not know a word of Mandarin. After about five minutes, I was kicking myself for not studying basic phrases before coming. Many of my friends and family would ask, “You don’t speak Chinese. How do you do anything?” The answer is a series of gestures, pre-practiced phrases and my translator app. It always felt like small victories when I could get my point across without words.

I did not experience any horrific culture shock per se, but culturally some things that were rather annoying. I discov-ered that children in Asia learn by rote. I quickly realized that I needed to phrase things like a textbook would and to avoid abstract questions.

There were also expressions that I believe were directly translated out of their vernacular, such as “wait ten min-utes.” People often said this to me in situations in which I felt I did not have a moment to spare. Things I felt were important – such as class cancellations and events – I was told about at the last minute. I learned that maybe is a strong but polite word to make a request.

I was warned of the health hazards of drinking cold wa-ter, so anytime I was served water, it was boiling hot. During a tropical summer, hot water was the last thing I wanted to drink!

In Asia it is rude to walk into someone’s home with your street shoes. When I went to friends’ houses, I was given a pair of plastic slippers. Some of my local teacher friends even had them in the office. But I’ve adapted; it is an essential part of living abroad in another culture. Now, when some-one tells me to wait ten minutes, I relax, I say maybe to make

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TAkeNerika Braeger ’12 has spent her

time since graduation as an expat in Asia and doesn’t regret it one bit

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A bamboo basket tour, Thu Bon River, Vietnam.

Touring by tuk-tuk, a three-wheeled motorcycle taxi, in Thailand.


polite but urgent requests and I have a pair of plastic slippers in my house.

During the Chinese New Year holi-day, I had a whole month off. Such long holidays are unheard of in Western work environments, which, for me, is another reason not to leave Asia. I backpacked down from Bangkok to the islands in Thailand where I took cooking classes, spent a week at a yoga retreat and enjoyed lots of time in the sun.

Back in China, I was invited to go to my friend’s Chinese New Year celebration in Tianjin. We had a huge dinner, followed by endless dumplings and watched a cheesy countdown program on TV. Afterward we lit fireworks in the street. In my western mindset, it seemed like a hooligan thing to do, but there were so many

Chinese doing the same, so my friends and I joined in.

Next, I went to Harbin, China, for the Ice Festival. I have never seen such large and colorful structures. They were made of ice. As fantastic as this month-long holiday was, I felt like I had seen what I wanted to see in China, and it was time to try

teaching in a new country.A close friend told me that people only leave if they

don’t like teaching or Asia. I liked both, but

I wanted more. My friend was work-ing in Saigon, Vietnam, at the time, and she loved it. I quickly had an offer in Hanoi,

Vietnam, the capital, and have been happily

living here since August with no plans to leave.

Hanoi is lovely. It has exactly what I want in a home-away-from-home. There is an excellent network of expats who share similar interests. There are lots of trees and lakes and, thanks to the French influence, a never-ending supply of cute local coffee shops with decadent pastries. I overcame my fear of motorbikes, and, if you get a moment, Google “Hanoi traf-fic.” I actually enjoy driving in it. I live in a shared house with people from the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, and I drink more tea than ever. Less than a ten-minute walk from my front door is a market selling fresh fruit and vegetables,

amazing street-food stalls and an arthouse cinema.

Living abroad has brought with it a lot

of hurdles, but the growth and changes I have experienced far outweigh the struggles. I have become very patient in situations that

are stressful to most. Now, if someone

tells me to “wait 10 minutes,” it is all the

assurance I need. I used to be meticulous about plan-ning ahead. Now I realize that anything can change at the last minute, so I’ve shed my A-type personality. I have tried new

things that I wouldn’t have done back home: I’ve hosted meditation/yoga club events, experienced the Eastern medicine “fire cupping” and ignored Western food safety standards by trying all the street food, no matter how dodgy it looks.

My plan when I came to Asia initially was to just fulfill my dream of living abroad. I wanted to be fully submerged in the culture, something that is difficult to achieve when you are just traveling. But in my time here, I’ve discovered that I am very passionate about teaching. I don’t think this could have been pos-sible had I stayed in the states. Coming here was definitely a leap of faith, but I couldn’t be happier with my decision to live as an expat in Vietnam.

Chinese New Year celebration in Tianjin, China.

CNN called the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival “the world’s most stunning win-ter festival” with fantastic structures and castles like this one, made of ice, in the Chinese city of Harbin.

Visiting Wat Lokayasutharam

Autthaya reclining Buddah in Thailand.


Dr. Carys Evans-Corrales, profes-sor of Spanish, had two new titles published. Both were translations of books written in Galician into English. They were “Sound-

check: Tales of the Balkan Conflict” by Miguel-Anxo Murado and “Vicious” by Xurxo Borrazas. Both were published by Small Stations Press.

“Soundcheck” is the work of a jour-nalist for The New York Times and The Guardian who is known for his fiction based on his experience in the war-torn regions of the world, from the former Yugoslavia to the Middle East.

“Vicious,” which is about a man accused of murder on the run, earned Borrazas the Spanish Critics’ Prize.

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Dr. Lisa Fiorentino, associate professor of nursing and director of the Center for Rural Health Practice, was elected to the Upper Allegheny Health Systems board of directors in February. She will also serve on the boards of directors of Bradford Regional Medical Group and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, member hospitals of Upper Allegheny.

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Dr. Rick Frederick, professor of history, published a chapter, “Franklin D. Roo-sevelt and the Inauguration of the New Deal,” in a new book edited by Jeffrey S. Ashley and Marla J. Jarmer, “The Bully Pulpit: Presidential Speeches and the Shaping of Public Policy.”

Frederick also published a review in Presidential Studies Quarterly of “Chief Executive to Chief Justice: Taft Betwixt the White House and the Supreme Court” by Lewis Gould.

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Dr. Tony Gaskew, associate professor of criminal justice, took part in a roundta-ble discussion in May on criminal justice reform at The White House.

Gaskew is the author of “Rethinking Prison Reentry: Transforming Humilia-tion into Humility” and director of the

criminal justice program. He was one of 10 educators in the United States to receive this invitation.

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Performances of compositions by Dr. Joshua Groffman, assistant professor of music, were given at Vincennes Uni-versity in Vincennes, Ind., by the Poné Ensemble for New Music in New Paltz, N.Y., and at the Voices Up! concert series at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in New York.

Groffman also received a grant with Sarah Heady from Arts Mid-Hudson to fund a developmental workshop of their new opera, “Unfinished,” this summer in Millbrook, N.Y., and New York City.

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Jeff Guterman, associate professor of broadcast communications, published an article, “A Case for Ultra-High Defini-tion 4K Television’s Place in the Future of Electronic Media Higher Education,” in the Journal of Media Education.

The article touts the viability of Ultra-High Definition TV since broad-casters are increasingly moving to the new format.

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Dr. Tammy Haley, associate professor of nursing, was chosen for the Presi-dent’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship and Service, awarded during commencement.

Dr. Livingston Alexander, president, presented Haley with the award, which recognizes faculty who perform at the highest level in the principal areas of faculty responsibility: teaching, scholar-ship and service.

Haley, who has been teaching at Pitt- Bradford since 2003, is the director of the nursing and radiological science programs.

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Dr. Tracee Howell, assistant professor of English, made a presentation called “Autobiography Passing as Pure Fiction: Author as Protagonist in Vera Caspary’s 1929 ‘The White Girl’” at the 2015 Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Annual Conference in Port-land, Ore.

Howell also published an essay, “The Monstrous Alchemy of Alan Moore:

‘Promethea’ as Literary Narrative” in Studies in the Novel, a peer-reviewed journal published by Johns Hopkins University.

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Dr. Michael Klausner, associate profes-sor of sociology, co-authored a chapter with Saleem Gul of the Institute of Management Science in Pakistan about organizational conflict and its manage-ment in the book “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Contemporary Conflict Resolution.”

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Dr. Matt Kropf, assistant professor of energy science and technology, received a patent for a process and system for ultrasonically cleaning titanium par-ticles contaminated with cutting oils and lubricants. The new process is more environmentally friendly than the traditional method, which requires high temperatures and a lot of water mixed with highly concentrated industrial soaps and a long period of agitation. The new method, which Kropf worked on with Dr. Murray Small, cleans the chips with mildly warm water and a low concentra-tion of biodegradable soap in a short amount of time.

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The video performance “Bathing Residue” by Anna Lemnitzer, assistant professor of art, was on display at the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum in Korea. She also exhibited work at the Penn-Brad Oil Museum Art Auction and Reception.

This summer, she will be the artist in residence at Lolo National Forest Rock Creek Area in Missoula, Mont., where she will complete a series of 13 life-size drawing and watercolor pieces.

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Dr. Om Singh, associate professor of biology, published a chapter with Mat-thew S. Muroski ’13 on the “Role of Enzymatic Envelopment in Energy Un-conventionality” in the book, “Advances in Enzymatic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels.”

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Dr. Marvin Thomas, professor of history, published “The Saxon Aspect

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of the Bavarian Allodial Succes-sion 1777-1779: The History of a Legal Dispute” after working on it in one way or another for 17 years.

The new book is a companion to Thomas’s doctoral dis-sertation, “Karl Theodor and the Bavar-ian Succession, 1777-1778,” published by Edwin Mellen Press in 1989.

Both books deal with the decade before the French Revolution and the last days of absolute monarchical rule in Europe.

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Tim Ziaukas, professor of public rela-tions, spoke to the Pennsylvania Histori-cal Association’s Annual Meeting in a

presentation titled “Troubled with Desire in 19th Century Pittsburgh: Romantic Friendship or Same-Sex Love in the Journals of Wilson Howell Carpenter, 1867-1919.”

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Head Swim Coach Ed Bahan, who died suddenly in November, continued to be recognized throughout the winter and spring by groups that he touched.

In February, he was named the Al-legheny Mountain Collegiate Conference coach of the year for both men’s and women’s swimming. In his eight years coaching the Panthers, Bahan had previ-ously been named Coach of the Year four times for men’s swimming and once for women’s.

In March, the McKean County Spe-cial Olympics dedicated its annual swim meet to Bahan, who was not only a dedi-cated volunteer, but who also encouraged

his swimmers to volunteer their time to coaching Special Olympic athletes.

“Coach Ed was a huge part of our Special Olympics Swim program,” meet director Jan Knight said. “He had such a big impact on the lives of our athletes, and we will never forget this great man.”

The meet was held March 4 in the Paul C. Duke Aquatic Center.

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Bret Butler was named the director of collegiate athletics and recreational sports in January. He had been serving as interim director since August, when Lori Mazza left for a new position with the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

Butler has been head baseball coach for the past 17 seasons, coaching three players at Pitt-Bradford who have gone on to play professional baseball and is the only coach in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference to have had play-

staff news

Three employees retired this spring with a total of 86 years of service to the university.

Sharie radzavich ’01, administrative assistant for the division of communication and the arts, retired at the end of May with 30 years of service; laurel Phillips ’06, director of human resources, retired with 29 years’ service; and lizbeth Matz, associate professor of accounting, retired after 27 years of teaching.

all three women have been active in the campus community, particularly in women’s issues.

radzavich came to Pitt-Bradford 30 years ago after working as a secretary at duBois regional Medical cen-ter. She took on similar duties in the university’s fledgling nursing program, which had seven students. She took on several other administrative assistant roles before set-tling in her current position.

radzavich received the chancellor’s award for Staff excellence in 2015 and the Pitt-Bradford Staff associa-tion award in 2014, when she was also honored as the american association of University Women’s Woman of the year.

on campus, she was instrumental in the creation and operation of Take your daughter to Work day, Women’s history Month, Women of Promise recognition for high school students, empty Bowls and Baskets

and The friendship Table.following her retirement, she and her husband, Bob,

who is retired from Schlumberger, will relocate from Bradford to northern colorado, where her children live.

Phillips came to Pitt-Bradford in 1989 from Mccourt label co. her first position at Pitt-Bradford was as sec-retary to William Seidensticker, dean of academic affairs, and his successor, dr. carol Baker.

in 1993, she moved to the office of Business affairs, where she worked as the human resources assistant, then manager, then director.

She is a certified Senior Professional in human resources working with more than 500 employees. on campus, she was the first president of the Pitt-Bradford Staff association and served on committees for empty Bowls and Baskets and Women’s history Month. in 2010, she was chosen by her fellow staff members for the Staff recognition award.

on april 30, she ended her term as president of the board of directors of the yWca in Bradford, where she has overseen the transition to a new executive director. She first became involved in the yWca, she said, after being recruited by a Pitt-Bradford co-worker, Sandra green.

Phillips and her husband, gary, live in ellicottville,

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Julie Dykstra and Richard Sherman


n.y., and have three grown sons.Matz came to Pitt-Bradford in 1990 after teaching

accounting at Jamestown (n.y.) community college and olean (n.y.) Business institute. Prior to teaching, she was an accountant for more than a decade at

various businesses and agencies.during her time at Pitt-Bradford, she became immedi-

ately involved with the Women’s history Month commit-tee. during her first years on campus, she also estab-lished the volunteer income Tax assistance program, in which students complete tax forms for low-income individuals.

later, she became a member of the friends of hanley library board of directors, the college in the high School liaison, the faculty chairperson for the faculty-staff inter-nal fundraising campaign, the faculty athletic representa-tive and the advisor for lambda Xi sorority.

She was promoted to associate professor and given tenure in 1996 and became the chairwoman of the division of Management in education in 2001, a posi-tion she held until 2013. While chairwoman, the division introduced majors in accounting, computer information systems and technology, and nine education programs.

also as chairwoman, she initiated the executive Speaker Series, bringing to campus prominent busi-ness people such as Stan Sheetz, david oreck and lilly ledbetter.

in 2004, the Pitt-Bradford alumni association award-ed her its Teaching excellence award, and this year she was chosen for the chairs’ faculty Teaching award.

in her retirement, she plans to spend time with her grandchildren and her favorite hobbies, weaving baskets, spinning and needlework. She lives in olean, n.y.

ers drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft.

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Robert C. Dilks Jr. ’89, assistant vice president of enrollment management, was selected to receive the inaugural President’s Award for Excellence in Over-all Performance by Staff.

Dr. Livingston Alexander, president, presented the award during commence-ment exercises.

Dilks was recognized not only for his work in admissions at Pitt-Bradford, but also as the interim director of admis-sions at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville, where Alexander also serves as president.

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Facilities worker Bob Harris was chosen by his fellow staff members as recipient of the Staff Recognition Award.

Harris, a master gardener, is known

for his expertise in horticulture, his creative designs for the flower beds in the Bromeley Quadrangle each summer, his generosity with gardening advice and his friendly temperament.

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service to the Pennsylvania Association of State Financial Aid Administrators.

Ibañez received the President’s Award for providing exemplary leadership to the association during 2015.

She is also the director of financial aid at Pitt-Titusville and has worked at Pitt-Bradford since 1999.

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Moving from the University of Pittsburgh’s campus at Bradford to the campus in Oak-land isn’t all that unusual.

Going from playing basketball at the KOA Arena to the Petersen Events Center, on the other hand, is a lot rarer.

But that is exactly what Zach Smith has done.

Smith, who spent two seasons playing for Pitt-Bradford under Britt Moore, was a walk-on for the big Pan-thers this past season -- he was forced by NCAA rules to sit out the season as a transfer, but practiced with Pitt and was on the bench during home games.

“It means a lot,” Smith said in the fall when asked about making the Pitt team as a walk-on. “I always dreamed of playing Division I basketball. It’s a dream come true. It’s awesome actually.”

Smith was a fantastic high-school player at Smethport, Pa., setting the school record with 1,628 points while leading the school to its first District 9 Class AA title in 2012 and a berth in the 2013 PIAA Class A quarterfinals.

He then moved on to Pitt-Bradford, where in two years he helped the Panthers to back-to-back 15-win seasons while scor-ing 496 points and grabbing 264 rebounds in his two seasons. In 2015, he averaged a team-best 6.4 rebounds per game and finished third on the team in scoring at 11.5 points per game.

But the 2014-15 season looked like it would be his last on the basketball court because, as a civil engineering major, he would need to transfer to Pitt’s campus in

Pittsburgh to finish his bachelor’s degree. And while Smith was a great high-school

player and a very good NCAA Division III player, the thought of playing at the highest level of the sport collegiately in one of the best conferences in the country – the ACC – seemed to be an impossible dream.

But there was one person who thought Smith might be able to do it – Pitt-Bradford head men’s basketball

coach Britt Moore. “After the end of the 2015 season,

coach said something to me about doing it,” Smith said. “Like I said, it’s always

been a dream of mine, so I was like, why not? Coach started contacting people for me, and

then I talked to some people over the summer, and they gave me a shot.”

According to Moore, he contacted one of Pitt’s coaches via email.

“I told him I had guy who was interested in walking on,” Moore said. “They let us know they had one, maybe two, spots for walk-ons, and they asked for some film on him. I was able to send them one or two of our games. I give them credit. They did their due diligences as you would expect. They said Zach looked like he was a big part of what we did and asked me how I thought he would fit with them.

“I knew he could be an asset to them at some level. He can really shoot and handle the ball. The speed and the strength will be the biggest adjustment for him. But I think if they get him into their weight program and their speed program, he can

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get better. So after that they wanted him to go down and meet with [former Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon] and the rest of the staff. I think when he walked into their office and they saw his size 17 shoes and that he was a big kid (6-foot-4), that’s when they committed to him right away. It happened pretty quickly.

“I’m very proud of him. I wouldn’t have taken the time to reach out and done all the back work if it wasn’t someone like Zach. I knew his academics would be fine, and I really thought he could help them basketball wise because of his size. If you can bring someone to them who can help in terms of scout and prep, they are going to like that. I feel his offensive skills can help. He is a bigger, stronger kid than most walk-ons.”

Dixon, who left Pitt following this past season to take a job at his alma mater, Texas Christain University, pointed to both Smith’s academics and size as reasons he made the team.

“First off, he is a really good student,” Dixon said this past fall. “He was a 3.8 student at Pitt-Bradford, and we are excited to get somebody from our sister campus. He has good size. He has a 6-foot-8 wing span and size 17 shoes, so he has some physical attributes we haven’t seen from a walk-in in some ways. He shoots it real well, and he is a really great kid. And he has toughness. He is a logger in the offseason, so has to have some toughness. He does some dirty work, and he is a hard worker. We look forward to having him as a part of our program.”

Having to sit out this season was a bit of a challenge for Smith, who was used to playing, but he still had a lot of fun.

“I thought it went pretty well,” Smith said. “It is definitely different than Pitt-Bradford, but I really enjoyed it and being around the team and the guys. It’s definitely an experience I didn’t think I would get to have.”

Smith said he spent the year on the scout team for the Pan-thers, who finished the season with an NCAA Tournament bid.

“We would usually run the plays of whoever we were play-ing, their offense and defense,” Smith said. “It was pretty hard. We were better running some stuff than others. Some of it we

weren’t good at running the first time. We definitely struggled trying to run some stuff, though.”

While Smith couldn’t travel with the Panthers, he was on the bench during the home games.

“That was fun, being on the bench,” Smith said. “It’s crazy being that close – to be in the huddle and on the bench. I had the best season tickets, I guess. I would have been at all the games anyhow.”

While all the games were fun, there were a couple that really stood out to Smith.

“The Duke and the Syracuse games were probably my two favorites this year,” Smith said. “The energy of the students and the fans was unbelievable. And to sit in the locker room after the wins – it was pretty fun to be part of.”

Smith has plenty of fond memories from his time at Pitt-Bradford both as a member of the basketball team and student.

“It’s different (in Bradford) than it is here (in Oakland),” Smith said. “I liked the Bradford campus. It’s small, but every-one knew everyone. The Bradford campus is its own little town. Down here, it’s the city of Pittsburgh. The campus is spread throughout. I miss being close to everybody.”

Smith said some of his best memories of his time at Brad-ford were with the basketball team.

“We had a really tight group there at Bradford,” Smith said. “All those guys are my best friends. Those 5-hour bus rides weren’t always fun, but they were better because of the friend-ship. I really liked being part of the team for two years. It was fun to be a part of it.”

Smith also pointed to his advisor at Pitt-Bradford, Dr. Ronald Mattis, the director of the engineering program and an associate professor of engineering. “Dr. Mattis definitely helped us a lot,” Smith said. “It’s pretty tough down here, but Dr. Mat-tis definitely prepared us the most to be ready for all the classes and the class work here. Everything I learned in his classes, I use down here. He was definitely a huge help as a professor.”

As part of the Blue and Gold scrimmage before the start of the season, the Panthers hosted the Maggie Dixon Heart Health fair where players signed autographs.

Although NCAA rules prevented him from taking to the court with the Panthers during the regular sea-son, Zach Smith played in the Blue and Gold scrimmage before the start of the season.


class notes

1960sJeanie Mosch Satterwhite ’64-’66 was honored with the YWCA Bradford Leader Award in June. She was selected for her 10 years of work with the YWCA as well as her contributions to the Free Family Film Fest at the Main Street Movie House in Bradford, the Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center, the Pitt-Bradford Arts Council, YMCA Flames gymnastics boosters, theater groups, The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund, The Learning Center and the Bradford Area School Board.

1970sTim Fannin ’78 has retired. He and his wife, Debbie, live in Clearfield, Pa.

David Newcombe ’79 was awarded the Student Affairs Legacy Award by the Virginia Association of College and University Housing Officers and the Virginia Association of Student Person-nel Administrators. In November, he also retired after 29 years of service from Ferrum College in Virginia, where he was most recently director of student leadership and engagement.

Ron Orris ’77-’79 became the ex-ecutive director of the Philo and Sarah Blaisdell Foundation in Bradford. The foundation, which was created by Zippo Manufacturing Co. founder George G. Blaisdell in 1950, focuses on philan-thropic initiatives involving education, children, the elderly and animal welfare. Previously he was the executive director of the Bradford Area Chamber of Com-merce.

1980sKeith Hessler ’84-’88 finished his first novel, “Afterbirth Highway.” He is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician and performer living in Gettysburg, Pa.

Charlene Wissinger DeFrain ’87 works at Level 3 Communications as a senior sales commission administration analyst.

Carol Duffy ’89 is the newest member of the McKean County (Pa.) Board of Commissioners. She owns Duffy Land-scaping and Excavating in Smethport, Pa.

1990s “Lemonade Hurricane: A Story of Mindful-ness and Meditation,” illustrated by Jennifer Marsh Morris ’90, was named to the Children’s Book Council’s 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book list.

Dr. Chris Mackowski ’91 is the co-author of “Seizing Destiny: The Army of Potomac’s ‘Valley Forge’ and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union.” Written with historian Albert Conner Jr., the book looks at the winter of 1862-63, a period that has been largely ignored by historians in favor of studying battles.

Terry Rensel ’91 is the new general manager of public radio station KBBI in Homer, Alaska.

Stephen Toth ’94 married Thanah Nguyen Feb. 6. The couple lives in Win-ter Park, Fla.

Rick Weinberg ’94 was the keynote speaker in January at Pitt-Bradford’s Backpack to Briefcase career event. He is a technology educator with the Cattaraugus-Allegany (N.Y.) Board of Cooperative Education Services and is an at-large board member of the New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education.

Steve Bennett ’96-’98 is a diplomat working for the U.S. Department of State at an embassy in Sri Lanka after previous tours in Moscow, Dakar, Senegal, and Frankfurt, Germany. Steve met his wife, who is also an American diplomat, in Germany, and the couple

has three children.

Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer ’98 was sworn in as McKean County District Attorney in January. She lives in Bradford.

Melissa Braha Fredeen ’99 is the accounting manager for Shiffler Equip-ment in Chardon, Ohio.

Robert Swales ’99, CEO of Clearly Ahead Development of Clearfield County, Pa., traveled this spring to China with a delegation from Clearfield County. The delegation members visited Clearfield’s “sister county,” Lanling County, Shandong Province, where they attended an agricultural exposition.

2000sJames Maxwell ’01 is the deputy director for maritime weapons systems contracting for Naval Support Weapon Systems Support in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Heather McKean ’01 received the Howie Gustafson Conservation Award for her work in conservation from the Seneca Chapter of Trout Unlimited. She is a watershed conservationist with the McKean County (Pa.) Conservation District.

Roxanne Benjamin ’97-’02 wrote and directed her first movie, “Southbound,” an anthology horror film that had its world premiere at the Toronto Interna-tional Film Festival in September. This is the third time she has produced a movie.

Melissa Clayson ’02 has been promoted to accounting supervisor at Cutco Cutlery Corp. in Olean, N.Y. She’s been at Cutco for 15 years and lives in Rixford, Pa.Jason Tobias ’04 is a lead technical


consultant for Perficient Inc. He lives in Lagrange, Ga.

Jennifer Lewke ’05 has joined the news team at WHEC-TV in Rochester, N.Y., where she reports on consumer issues.

Sara Servey ’06 welcomed her first child, Lynk, on Jan. 7. She and her fam-ily live in Germantown, Md.

Cheri Thomas Maxson ’06 had a play “Murder at the Malt Shop,” a 1950s melodrama, published by Pioneer Drama Service. She wrote and staged the play in 2010 at Oswayo Valley High School. She is also serving as a writing instructor at Pitt-Bradford.

Angela Tornatore Work ’06 was named the Juvenile Probation Officer of the Year at the 2015 James E. Anderson Pennsyl-vania Conference on Juvenile Justice, an annual gathering of several Pennsylvania juvenile justice agencies. She is a school-based and placement juvenile probation officer with McKean County.

Ryan Race ’07 was named manager of Northwest Savings Bank’s West Washing-ton Street office in Bradford. He is also treasurer for the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce, a committee member for the annual Willow Creek Triathlon and a Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association volunteer.

Brian A. Gormont ’08 is a chemistry teacher at Penn Manor High School. He and his wife, Elizabeth, live in the Hershey, Pa., area.

Ed Nolter ’08 is an attorney with Marsh and Paine, P.C., in Denton, Texas.

Holly Garrity Griffin ’09 and her hus-band, Dustin, welcomed their first child, Adrianna Rosaline. The family lives in Seaford, Del., where Holly is a secretary in the Seaford School District.

2010sGreg Cook ’10 is human resources

mark your calendars! sept. 30-oct. 2

schedule of events

Friday, september 30

11:30 a.m. Executive Speaker Series & Networking Luncheon

7 – 9 p.m. AFW Kick-off Party & Affinity Gatherings

saturday, october 1

11 a.m.- Noon Faculty Meet & Greet/Academic Showcase11 a.m. Alumni Swim Meet 11 a.m. Alumni Basketball Game Noon – 4 p.m. Pumpkin Fest

(downtown Bradford)Noon – 4 p.m. Athletics Tailgate Party 1 p.m. Alumni Baseball Game 1 p.m. Alumni Softball Game5 – 7 p.m. PBAA Awards Dinner &Athletic Hall of Fame

Induction6 p.m. Zeta Alpha Chi Anniversary Dinner7 - 10 p.m. Decade Gatherings9 p.m. Fireworks This schedule is subject to change. Additions and changes to this schedule can be found at: www.upb.pitt.edu/afw

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assistant with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Wesley Harshbarger ’07, ’10 is the health, safety and environmental direc-tor for Rockwater Energy Solutions in Canonsburg, Pa.

Aaron Stang ’10 recently took a job as the University of Wisconsin football team’s academic adviser. Previously, he was an athletic academic counselor for Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla.

Erik Austin ’12 is an academic adviser for Pitt-Bradford’s TRIO Student Sup-port Services, where he provides students with guidance and support through individual meetings. He has been elected president-elect of the Pitt-Bradford Staff Association for 2016-17 and will serve as president the following year.

Josh ’12 and Ashleigh Hauck Flowers ’12 welcomed a son, Jonah Wade, Dec. 18.

Sara A. Gligora ’12 earned her Master of Social Work from Bryn Mawr College in May.

Max Cercone ’13 received his Master of Public Administration from the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and is working as an analyst in the Department of Innovation and Performance in the Office of the Mayor in Pittsburgh.

Rachel Diehl ’13 graduated from the Niagara County (N.Y.) Law Enforcement Academy and works as a deputy sheriff for the Genesee County (N.Y.) Sheriff ’s Office. She lives in Pavilion, N.Y.

Megan Truman ’13 is a cardiologist technician at UPMC St. Margaret in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Kelsey Krepps ’15 is pursuing a master’s degree in Appalachian studies at Appala-chian State University in Boone, N.C.

Gabby Stephens ’15 is a blended case manager for Sam Inc. in Tioga County, Pa.

Malik Utendahl ’11-’15 spent the fall working on the election campaign for Jim Kenney, who was elected 99th mayor of Philadelphia. Following his inaugura-tion, Kenney hired Utendahl as his brief-ing booking coordinator.

Joshua Blotzer ’16 was accepted to Adler University, where he will pursue a Master of Arts in psychology with a specialization in military psychology.

Jamal Davis ’16 attended the 2016 NCAA Convention in San Antonio on a Division III Ethnic Minority Scholarship. After graduating in December, he served as an assistant coach for the Pitt-Bradford swim teams.

Won Jong Hong ’16 is a translator for Airbnb in his hometown of Seoul, South Korea.

Jacob Kio ’16 is a Pennsylvania parole officer in Philadelphia, Pa.

In MemoriamGreg Clark ’69-’80, former sports information director for Pitt-Bradford, died March 4 at his home in Bradford. In addition to his work directly for Pitt-Bradford, he was well-known on campus and throughout the community for his coverage of sports for both The Bradford Era and WESB Radio.

Michele Mayes Huber ’93 died at her home in Millersville, Md., in April following an extended illness. She is survived by her husband, Steve, daughter, Emily, and son, Jon.

Scott R. Neil ’12 died Feb. 17 at his home in Ridgway. Before attending Pitt-Bradford, he had graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and worked for the St. Marys Police Department. At Pitt-Bradford, he majored in accounting and was a member of Delta Tau Delta.

FriendsWarren J. English, former assistant professor of public relations, died May 21 in Williamsport, Pa. In his retirement, he and his wife, Susan, bred many litters of Havanese puppies, and he enjoyed reading, writing and cooking. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, having served in the U.S. Army for 10 years before retiring as a major.


Sarah Blaisdell dorn, business-woman and philanthropist, died in January at the age of 88. She was

the daughter of the late Zippo founder, George G. Blaisdell, and Miriam Barcroft Blaisdell.

In 1980, through the Blaisdell Foundation, she and her sister, Har-riett, established the Miriam Barcroft Blaisdell Scholarship, which sup-ports scholarships for 65 students annually. In 1993, she received the Presidential Medal of Distinction from then-president Dr. Richard E. McDowell for her longtime support of Pitt-Bradford.

She will be remembered on campus not only for the Blaisdell scholarships, but also for the legacy of philanthropy passed down from her father through her to her son, George B. Duke Sr., current owner of Zippo Manufacturing Co. The Sarah B. Dorn Organ in the Har-riett B. Wick Chapel and Sarah B. Dorn House residence hall are both named in her honor.


commencement2016

on May 1, the Class of 2016 left Pitt-Bradford as alumni.

the 303 graduates headed to graduate schools such as Penn, Johns hopkins and Villanova. they plan to study biology, pharmacy, business, chemistry, chiropractic and law.

Many will begin working at plac-es ranging from Goldman sachs to the U.s. Border Patrol. they will be cardiac care nurses and com-puter programmers, accountants and bankers, teachers and trainers.

We wish them the best of luck, and hope to see them back soon.PhoTograPhS By alan hancocK ’07


2. Marissa Booth, a criminal justice and social sciences major from Nicholson, Pa., was chosen by her classmates to speak at the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association Graduate Celebration Reception on the night before commencement. She will attend Villanova Law School in the fall.

4. Dr. tammy haley, associate professor of nursing, hugs a graduate at the nursing pinning ceremony held immediately before Commencement, where Haley received the second annual President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship and Service.

5. “My (grand) nephew was trying to be a perfect gentleman introducing us to his friends and professors,” wrote Frank rizzo ’64-’66, second from left. “He introduced us to Prof. Margaret S. Brown ’92 (left), thinking we may have known her from our Pitt-Bradford days. She is a young woman, and as it turned out, we went to school with her mother and father (Jeanne ’64-’66 and John ’65-’67 Satterwhite).” Next to Rizzo is his wife, Mary Cattoni rizzo ’64-’66. At right is the offending grandnephew, biology graduate Jeff Cattoni, who will attend Geneva College to pursue a master’s degree.

3. Julian Joyner, a history-political science graduate from The Bronx who served as Student Government Association presi-dent his senior year, poses with proud family members after commencement. After a Pitt Study Abroad trip to South Africa this summer, he will begin working at Goldman Sachs in New York.

1. Dr. livingston alexander (left), presented greg Booth, retired president and CEO of Zippo Manufacturing Co., with the Presidential Medal of Distinction.

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Dr. Warren Fass, associate professor of psychology, has a laugh with commencement speaker Dr. James Piper III ’01 and his wife, Shannon (Gardner) Piper ’99, following commencement exercises May 1.

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