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13 Alumni News

19 Scoreboard

21 Class Notes

29 Campus News

30 Campaign Update

13Shining Stars

Check out the Alumni Newssection to see which

faculty – and alumni – were recently honored.

Alumni StarsFrom a Redskin with IT aspirations, tonatural disasterresponders to teachersand philanthropists, see what your fellowSea Gulls are up to.

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11 China: An SU ViewIn the midst of crafting a strongSU-China collaboration,administrators took a fewmoments to capture images ofthis beautiful and exotic land.

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ON THE COVER: Jared Beafore M’07 (left) and Julius Jones ’06 and M’09 make a difference in the world through their work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Read their story on page 8.

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Volume 41 • 2011

PRESIDENTDr. Janet Dudley-Eshbach

VICE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENTDr. Rosemary M. Thomas

INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS AND GIFT DEVELOPMENTJayme E. Block ’97 & M’99

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONSSusan Maxwell Eagle

COPY EDITORChristine B. Smith M’02

ALUMNI RELATIONS AND ANNUAL GIVING STAFFKerrie Bunting ’92Paul CantrellKevin Dallaire ’08 & M’10Sandy GriswoldMelinda B. Khazeh

VISUAL IMAGES COORDINATORKathy D. Pusey ’86

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSTerry AllenJeanne Anderton ’76Paul CantrellMichael CooperTim CowieJason E. Curtin ‘98Todd DudekSusan Maxwell EagleStephanie Hill ’08Matthew KohashiLisa Paddy ’08Dr. Maarten PereboomJoey GardnerLirsi SoontiensWashington Redskins

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSWilliam BurkeDr. Janet Dudley-EshbachDixie Herweh ’94Lisa Paddy ’08Dr. Maarten PereboomRobert T. Schultheis ’00George Wallace ’95Pamela J. Wood ’81

STAFF WRITERSJayme Block ’97, M’99Timothy BrennanKerrie Bunting ’92Richard Culver ’70Jason E. Curtin ’98Katie MartinJason RhodesChristine B. Smith M’02

CLASS NOTES EDITORMariam Hajir ’14

The SU Magazine is published annually for alumni and friends ofSalisbury University by the Office of Alumni Relations and AnnualGiving in conjunction with the Office of Public Relations, with thegenerous support of the Salisbury University Foundation. Please send comments, news and address changes to:

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Salisbury University has a strong institutional commitmentto diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/AffirmativeAction employer, providing equal employment andeducational opportunities to all those qualified, withoutregard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age,marital status, disability or sexual orientation.

Letter from the President

If you’ve driven past campus along Route 13 recently, youknow Salisbury University is developing a skyline! TheTeacher Education and Technology Center at the CollegeAvenue intersection, with its soaring colonnade, has beennamed one of the 10 best-designed new higher educationbuildings in the United States. To the south, at the DogwoodDrive intersection, a $45 million shopping and residencecomplex, called Sea Gull Square, is nearing completion andbecomes home to over 600 students this fall. In between, thenew building for the Franklin P. Perdue School of Businesspromises to be as appealing on the inside as it is out. It, too, opens in the fall. Architecturally, these three blendbeautifully; collectively, I think they form a panorama of a campus that is traditional and state-of-the-art, dynamic yet thoughtful.

I frequently say that Salisbury University is on the move. It is, however, still a community thatcherishes its history and heritage. This academic year, we have been celebrating several milestones.

They include the silver anniversary of theSalisbury Symphony Orchestra, which, duringits 25 years, has become a model of successthroughout Maryland for town-gowncollaboration. This is also the 30th anniversaryof the Bellavance Honors Program, namedafter the late Thomas Bellavance, SU’s sixthpresident, who played an important role inlaying the foundation for today’s campus. And,believe it or not, the University’s Dance

Company is celebrating its golden anniversary – entertaining and educating audiences for 50 years!I marked my own 10th anniversary as SU’s president this academic year – a decade that

parallels that of the Student Research Conference, honoring the life of the mind in scholarly andcreative ways, and SU’s Relay For Life, uniting the campus in confronting the scourge of cancer,which has touched so many we love.

None of these milestones would be possible were it not for the generous support of our SUalums. From participating in board meetings, to attending cultural festivities, to answering the callduring our annual Phonathon, to joining the President’s Club … everything you do enhances ourreputation as A Maryland University of National Distinction. This became evident to many individualsbeyond our campus when last year University System ofMaryland data showed that SU had the highestpercentage of alumni giving of any USM institution.Thank you!

Reminiscing about the past and anticipating thefuture, SU celebrates its Homecoming November 4-6. I hope to see you then, if not sooner. We have much to look forward to – and for which to be grateful.

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Janet Dudley-Eshbach, Ph.D.President, Salisbury University

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It’s In The BloodBy George Wallace ’95

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For one family of SU grads, the British Petroleum (BP) DeepwaterHorizon oil spill of 2010 led to a crossing of career paths. Emergencyspill response and disaster management are not traditional careers,but for the Wallace family it is all in a day’s work. Eldest brotherGeorge ’95 describes their experiences in responding to this nationaldisaster that captured the world’s attention.

My younger brother, United States CoastGuard (USCG) LT Patrick Wallace ’99, and Iboth played a role responding to the spill. As avice president of business development, Iresponded as a member of MillerEnvironmental Group’s (MEG) ManagementTeam to perform oil spill response operations inthe Offshore, Nearshore and Onshoreenvironments. MEG is under contract toperform oil spill response services to MarineSpill Response Corporation as well as NationalResponse Corporation, both of which wereprime contractors to BP. My role focused oncontract and client interaction. I worked fromthe Incident Command Post in Mobile, AL,ensuring that MEG was properly positionedgiven the operational direction from the UnifiedCommand, which consisted of the USCG; thestates of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama andFlorida; as well as BP. MEG was primarilyoperating in Pascagoula, MS, and Pensacola, FL,from early May through mid-November 2010.

By the end of June, the spill response hadexpanded to over 35,000 responders stretchingfrom Morgan City, LA, to Tampa, FL. TheUSCG was deployed to oversee and assist thecleanup operation, and that is where Patrickbecame involved in the response. He served as

the USCG Safety Officer at the IncidentCommand Post in Houma, LA, from late Junethrough the end of July. Patrick supervised 61personnel operating at eight Forward OperatingBases in three branches with a Vessel SafetyBranch operating throughout USCG Area ofResponsibility. He developed site safety plans, jobhazard analyses, and planned and coordinatedsafety support across multiple jurisdictional linesto include liaising with OSHA, EPA, NIOSH,Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals,and United States Fish and Wildlife.

For both of us, the experience was quitechallenging and exciting at the same time. Inthe coming year, I will participate in many ofthe “lessons learned” sessions to explore areasfor improvement throughout the oil spillresponse realm. Patrick recently completed hismaster’s degree in public health at theUniversity of Maryland and has beenrecognized as part of the USCG ResponseTeam that managed the health and safety of theoil spill responders.

Cleanup operations by Onshore Beach Cleanup Crewworking in Pascagoula, MS, removing oil from the beach.

Author’s Note: George and Patrick’s siblings are also SUgraduates. Edward ’97 is also involved in the emergencyresponse/disaster management business. A Major in the NorthCarolina National Guard, he received his master’s degree inemergency and disaster management from American MilitaryUniversity, and was involved in last winter’s North Carolinasnow emergencies. Marie Wallace Mynster ’92 is a homemakerliving in New Bern, NC, with her husband Chris and theirfour children.

A Clean SweepThe National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) tapped threegraduates of SU’s geography program tohelp clean up the BP Deepwater Horizon spillin the Gulf Coast region.

Last summer, Stephanie Hill ’08 workedfor Consolidated Safety Services as a datamanager onboard a research vessel chargedwith “hunting” the oil plume and collectingwater samples. Traveling from the wellheadto about 100 kilometers southwest, shegathered and analyzed the data, beforesharing it with officials from BP, the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA’sSubsurface Monitoring Unit.

She later joined a Shoreline CleanupAssessment Technique (SCAT) team in GulfShores, AL. “My crew was among the first tostart snorkeling in the surf zone to searchfor buried or surface oil,” she said. “So far,we’ve helped them locate and clean upnearly 300,000 pounds of tar from theAlabama coast.”

Bryan Thom ’10 and Emily Watson ’08work side-by-side as geographic informationsystems (GIS) analysts for ResearchPlanning, Inc. They create daily maps of theLouisiana coast for SCAT coordinators whomake recommendations for cleanup crews.

“We spatially interpret data, includingthe location and thickness of oil, as well asany environmental concerns,” Bryan said. He was on his way to their home base inHouma, LA, just three days after receivinghis SU diploma.

Emily, who landed an interview withResearch Planning, Inc. soon aftergraduation, said: “My atmospheric sciencestudies helped me understand how beacheschange and, in turn, how they can weatherthe oil.”

George, Pat and Ed Wallace

SCAT Team models their dry suits

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IT: A Redskin’s Other Playing FieldBy William Burke, Information and Decision Sciences Department Faculty

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Perdue School faculty member William Burke frequently keeps tabson his past students’ accomplishments. To check in with ByronWestbrook ’06, he just has to follow the Washington Redskins. Burkerecently visited Westbrook and shares his recollections of thisextraordinary student-athlete.

I met Washington Redskins CornerbackByron Westbrook as he was planning on takingmy course, Systems Analysis and Design, in thefall. Usually this course is taken in the lastsemester of a student’s senior year, but Byronplanned on attending the NFL Combine inspring 2007 and wanted to stay a step ahead inhis course of study.

I was familiar with Byron’s performance onthe football field at SU. Being a Villanovaalumnus and Philadelphia Eagles’ fan, I alsoknew of Byron’s older brother Brian from hisdays on the Villanova football team and then hiscareer with the Eagles. Frequent pre-classchatter between Byron and me centered aroundhis brother and the Eagle’s season and theperformance of quarterback DonovanMcNabb. I recall discussing with Byron thepossibility of a future game where both brotherswould be on the field at the same time andbecome one of 333 pairs of brothers who haveplayed in the NFL.

Enough about football, how about Byronthe information systems major in the PerdueSchool of Business? Byron was a conscientiousstudent who focused on his class work andobtaining his B.S. in information systems. TheSystems Analysis and Design class he took withme was a capstone class, bringing together the300-level technical classes in ApplicationDevelopment, Database Design and Networkingin order to build a functional system andprepare the students for their careers in the areaof information technology. Byron planned onstarting his career in the NFL and then latermoving into the information technology field.

Byron demonstrated many of the samecharacteristics in the classroom as he does onthe football field. He was a good and reliableteammate for his capstone group who workedon their capstone systems project throughoutthe semester. He had the knowledge of thenumerous terms and definitions in theinformation technology field. Byron was one ofmy “go-to persons” in the classroom. I couldalways count on him to answer the questions,and I knew that he would have his assignments

completed successfully and on time.Byron understood the importance of hiscourse work and his responsibility as astudent athlete.

Information systems and football may seemlike an unlikely match, but when you take acloser look, you see how football has embracedtechnology with fantasy leagues, sports analyticsand statistics. The convergence of technologyand sports has surpassed other industries inregard to the speed of application, use of theWeb and advanced broadcast technologies.

Recently, I had the opportunity to meetByron at Redskins Park to catch up on what hastranspired for him since graduation. I wasproud to update him on the new Perdue Schoolof Business building, and Byron was pleased tohear about the significant growth in the numberof students majoring in information systems.

As his NFL dreams are realized, it would beeasy for Byron to forget his Perdue Schoolaspirations. This is not the case with thisRedskin. Byron maintains his interest ininformation systems and still hopes to pursueresearch and opportunities in the area ofenterprise systems. I can’t wait to see what isnext for this rising star on and off the field.

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Burke meets with Westbrook at Redskins Parkin Loudoun County, VA, in front of the caseholding the Redskins’ 1983, 1988 and 1992Super Bowl trophies. (Photos courtesy of Washington Redskins.)

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Founded as a teacher’s college, SU has a long tradition of producingtop-notch educators. In fact, it is not unusual to find several SU gradsin one school. Lisa Paddy ’08 found herself in such a situation whenshe became one of 10 Sea Gulls at Annapolis Middle School.

There are not many people who can saythey work with their friends on a daily basis,and there are still fewer that say they work withpersons with equal training and commonprinciples. Annapolis Middle School (AMS) isfull of educators who can make such a claim.With 10 SU grads working there, talk of the“bury” is common, SU sweatshirts flood CollegeWeek and Tierra Allen ’08 even wears her oldcheer uniform for pep rallies. “Even though we may have graduated in

different years or even decades, there is acommon bond that we have with each other.We can share similar memories and experiencesthat we had at Salisbury,” said StefanieCarpenter ’97, lead physical education teacher. However, it is the conversations based on

good educational practices that are oftenpowered by SU grads that have caught the eyesand ears of others in the building. AMSPrincipal Monique Jackson said that SalisburyUniversity graduates are among the mostenthusiastic professionals she has ever met: “Iam impressed by the work ethic displayed by theSU graduates at Annapolis Middle. Theyunderstand the premise that teaching is not a job

but a career, and they are willing to do whateverit takes to make our children successful.”Kasey, Tierra and I were friends and

classmates at Salisbury and were very excited towork together at AMS. Last year, our secondyear teaching, found us all in the same hall andin adjoining classrooms. The energy waspalpable—both in our teaching and in thestudents’ engagement in their own learning. Wehave been able to put principles learned at SUto practice at AMS. As do many SU students,we constantly refer to the curriculum (academicand hidden) learned in Dr. Teena Gorrow’sClassroom Management class when facingdifficult situations in our classroom. “Student teaching and observations in Berlin

and Snow Hill helped prepare me for teachingat AMS because their socio-economic status issimilar to ours,” said Christina Shimko ’07,sixth grade science teacher. However, LorenaSwepston ’79 said that her student teaching inthe same location was very different in what wasthen an “isolated rural area” and unlike whatshe faced when she came to what used to beAnnapolis Junior High. No matter what graduation year or the

subject, teaching methods learned at SU havehelped us become successful at AMS and tocreate a great collegial climate in which to work.

Gulls Of A FeatherFlock To AnnapolisBy Lisa Paddy ’08

The Annapolis “SU 10”n Nicole Aga, 2006n Tierra Allen, 2008n John Broderick, 2008n Stefanie (Rusin) Carpenter, 1997n Kevin Carr, 2006n Lisa (Donadoni) Paddy, 2008n Kasey Poynton, 2008n Christina Shimko, 2007n Shauna (Johnson) Snidow, 1996n Lorena (Sachs) Swepston, 1979

Paddy working on a school service learning project

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The Class Of 2014The Class of 2014 has already set records atSU. According to the Admissions Office, it isthe most diverse AND academicallycompetitive class in University history. Forthe first time, more than 20 percent comefrom diverse families. In addition, it is thefirst incoming class with an average GPA of3.65 and an average SAT of 1700. That is upnine points from last year!

The 1,250 students also comprise thesecond largest class in SU history. (Lastyear’s group was 1,276.) They hail from 20 states and 16 countries.

Some 77 members of the class callrecently renovated Manokin Hall “home.” It re-opened last fall after a $6 million updatethat included the installation of SU’s firstgeothermal heating and cooling system. Elevenof the students reside on that facility’s “GreenFloor,” which is one of eight Living LearningCommunities now offered for freshmen.Altogether, 161 students participate in thecommunities, taking a common course andengaging in social activities outside of class.

Last summer, New Student Experienceoutdoor programs gave 118 students thechance to build friendships and learn aboutcollege, while trying everything fromcanoeing in Canada to surfing at Assateague.Incoming students tackled the New StudentReader, A Hope in the Unseen, by PulitzerPrize-winning author Ron Suskind. AtConvocation, the book’s inspirational maincharacter, Cedric Jennings, shared his ownpath from D.C. streets to Brown University.

Overall, the Class of 2014 had asuccessful first semester at SU—some 285 of them made the Dean’s List!

SU education professor Doug DeWittbelieves teachers today have to grasp howfederal policies and legislation impact their dailyclassroom routines.To expose first-year students in his education

major Living Learning Community (LLC) tocurrent trends and issues in their field, he, forthe past two years, has arranged face-to-facemeetings with people in the trenches.Last fall, his 16 students traveled to the

Capitol to talk candidly with Mario Cardona andAmanda Mendoza, legislative staffers who helpU.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and BenjaminCardin with education-related affairs. They metin a hearing room inside the Russell OfficeBuilding and, afterward, toured the WhiteHouse. Later, the students used Skype videoconferencing to ask questions of longtimeWashington Post education columnist Jay Mathews.“Dr. DeWitt gave us once-in-a-lifetime

opportunities to meet with important leadersand experts to discuss issues in education today,”said freshman Frank Willingham. “Thanks tohim, I now have a deep understanding of thefield I am entering.” Before meeting Mathews, the class read

some of his recent columns and screenedWaiting for “Superman,” a 2010 documentary thatfeatured him. After seeing the film, whichanalyzed failures of American public education,one student remarked to DeWitt, “It made mewant to be a teacher even more.”

The class also discussed the No Child LeftBehind act and the powerful role of EducationSecretary Arne Duncan and his Race to theTop grant funding. They dissected “How to Fixour Schools,” a manifesto recently issued bysuperintendents of major districts nationwide. “We analyzed key issues and my hope was

that, in the process, they also saw another wayof actually teaching,” DeWitt said. “It’s not allworksheets and overhead projectors, lecturesand quizzes. They watched me model somealternative teaching methods, even before theyknew the concepts. I want that to stick withthem for their upper-level classes.”For students, enrolling in the LLC had many

perks, including being able to use a brand-newclassroom inside their recently renovatedresidence hall, Pocomoke. Some days, they evenmet in the building’s lounge. In addition toDeWitt’s course, mandatory for their major, thestudents also completed a General Educationrequirement: Professor Melany Trenary’s courseon classroom communications. So engaged in the LLC, the students even

opted to start a book club this spring. Their firstselection is, of course, a book by Mathews onthe two young teachers who started KIPP(Knowledge Is Power Program) schools fordisadvantaged children.DeWitt knows there is a need for new

teachers who drive the future agenda foreducation – and he is empowering SUgraduates to do just that.

Living Learning Communities:Beyond The Classroom

LLC students visit the U.S. Capitol

The Cronin sisters, freshmen tripletsand their older sister, all attend SU

Convocation speaker Cedric Jennings

PJ Aldridge ’89 was diagnosed with lung cancer early in 2010 duringa trip to Costa Rica. Upon returning to the states and visiting theoncologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center inBaltimore, Aldridge is so far tumor-free and the cancer hasn’t spread.During this time, he has founded the PJ Aldridge Foundation, whosemission is to save lives by providing funding for research of lungcancer, to educate people of all ages about the disease, and improveawareness of the nation’s current leading cause of cancer. Thefoundation provides funding for ingenious and cutting-edge lungcancer research programs. His goal is to raise $1 million for theUniversity of Maryland Medical Center for lung cancer research. Todate, they have raised $100,000. To honor his work, he was recentlyinvited to The Oprah Winfrey Show for her “favorite things”episode—the proceeds from which he is using for the foundation.Fellow Sea Gull Pam Wood ’81 took some time this winter to talkwith PJ about his journey as a cancer survivor.

Looking back, can you identify any symptomsleading up to your health event in Costa Rica?Until the time of my diagnosis, I was always

fairly active and in okay shape—no symptomswhatsoever until four days before I wasdiagnosed with cancer. I was surfing in CostaRica and got winded paddling out. At the time,I thought, “Wow, that’s weird.” I still surfed forfour hours that day. The next day was worse,but the waves were better, so I surfed for four

more hours. Sunday I was wiped out. I wantedto surf, but I was physically unable. I was scheduled to fly to San Jose on

Monday and could not wait to get on the planeto get to a great hospital. Little did I know, myleft lung would collapse on the flight—it was allI could do to make it from the airport to thehospital under my own power. Once I made itthere, they figured out my lung was collapsed,and I had a tremendous amount of fluid in mychest (from the tumor) that had to be removed. Initially the doctor told me he did not think

I had cancer or pneumonia. Of course I wasvery happy, but as time went on, he was runningout of options and said we needed to do a CTScan, and that is where he saw something hedidn’t like. He said he would do a biopsy, andthat is when we found out how bad the cancerreally was. His initial diagnosis was not good atall. He said I could be dead within threemonths, and I had a few thoughts of my ownabout that! No way, not happening, can’thappen. My family, my friends, I can’t let themdown and the list goes on.

Describe the emotions you have experienced.My emotions have been all over the place.

They have gone from “there is no way in theworld this disease will beat me” to “I don’t knowif I can do this anymore” and everywhere inbetween. Physically, I feel like I can handleabsolutely anything the doctors can throw atme. Emotionally, that’s a different story. Thetoughest part of this battle is definitely theemotional and mental part. I tell everyone I amthe luckiest man on the planet because I havebeen blessed with the best friends and familythat anyone could ever ask for. If it wasn’t forthem, I definitely would not be here today.My outlook is much better than my

prognosis. With the type of lung cancer that Ihave, the goal of the doctors is to keep me aliveyear to year in hopes of a new drug or curecoming out. My outlook is that with the rightattitude and through everyone’s thoughts andprayers, I can be around a lot longer than thedoctors ever thought possible.

Tell us about your foundation.We have some very lofty goals this year! We

are hoping to raise a couple of million dollarswith all of the wonderful gifts that Oprah waskind enough to give to the foundation. We aregoing to have two separate raffles giving all ofher gifts away! It should be fun, and it will be aninexpensive way for everyone to have a chanceto win her prizes. We also will be having thesecond annual PJ Aldridge Foundation GolfTournament in September 2011 at the OceanCity Golf and Yacht Club. We will be having a5K walk/run in Ocean City too. Check out ourWeb site, PJAF.org, for updates.

You can learn more about thefoundation and its events at PJAF.org.

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Excerpted from an interview by Pamela J. Wood ’81

Saving Lives:Including His Own

For SU graduates Jared Beafore M’07 andJulius M. Jones Jr. ’06 and M’09, success incollege opened doors to careers with theDepartment of Homeland Security’s FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA).Jared is a business analyst in the Strategic

Resource Management Office dealing with theNational Protection and PreparednessDirectorate. His connections at SU landed himan interview with a former deputy administratorand he entered the Federal Career InternshipProgram in 2008. Now, Jared has a wide arrayof duties that range from budgeting andprocurement to project management. Some ofhis human resource responsibilities includeleading business process improvement teamsand acting as point of contact for employeeteleworking, travel and training.Jared asserts that the time he spent at SU

juggling his M.B.A. coursework with his SportsInformation Office graduate assistantshipprovided great real-life exposure to the hecticschedule and high expectations he has found atFEMA. He explained: “I really learned how tobe more personally accountable and responsiblefor what I needed to accomplish and achieve.SU also really prepared me in terms ofbudgeting my time and learning how to mastermultitasking to make sure I was being asefficient and effective as I could. I am now morecomfortable with reaching out and assistinginside of FEMA.” For Jared, he is most proud ofthese great working relationships he hasestablished at FEMA.Julius, a former SU SGA president who was

the first and only student to serve as theUniversity’s government and communityrelations coordinator, was no stranger to thepolitical arena when he began his job withFEMA. A project manager in the Office ofCounterterrorism and Security Preparedness,Julius credits his success to the networking skillshe gained at SU: “Since I have the gift of gab,talking to people and getting to know themhelped me build relationships and establish anetwork of contacts who I could reach out to at any time. The old adage ‘It’s not what youknow, it’s who you know,’ comes to mind, but I like to add ‘it’s what you know that keeps you there.’”He currently provides technical assistance to

72 Fusion Centers, terrorism prevention and

response centers, around the United States. As amember of the National ResponseCoordination Center Activation Team, thegroup that handles medium- to large-scaleevents, Julius has the unique opportunity to stepaway from his “day job” and assist with disasterrelief efforts. During the recent Haitiearthquake effort, he helped firsthand: “Theydidn’t have any food for the infants, and wewere able to have those supplies there in under18 hours after the request was made. I can’t tellyou how rewarding it was when we heard thereports of its arrival.”It is comforting to know that these

exemplary Sea Gulls are behind the scenes atFEMA in times of crisis.

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Graduates interested in learning moreabout opportunities through the FederalCareer Internship Program may visit:www.opm.gov/careerintern

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Managing EmergenciesIs A Day At The Office

Jared Beafore (left) and Julius Jones

Wayne ’63 & Donna (Sheets) ’65 TowersThe first time our paths crossed was in the doorwayof the snack bar, located in the basement ofHolloway Hall. Donna was an entering freshmanand I a junior. Our “eyes locked” and that momentwas the beginning of our relationship and, thus far,47 years of marriage. However, before our weddingday, there were two years of “on again, off again.”Our life-changing moment came when we onceagain “locked eyes” on Main Street in downtownSalisbury the day of my graduation as I rode by with another girl. Afterthree months of groveling on my part, the exchange of many letters,phone calls and several bus trips, we both came to the sameconclusion, we truly loved each other. So in August, we planned to bemarried on Thanksgiving Day in 1963. Donna became a “day hop” [a student who didn’t live on campus], and I began a three-year careerof teaching before entering the business world.

Members of the SUMagazine staff decided to share the “love” this issue bysoliciting alumni love stories. Through our online community and various othervenues, we asked Sea Gulls to share their stories of howthey met their future partners at SU. Here are a few of the stories we received.

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Joseph ’07 & Amanda (Fields) ’07 McWilliamsWe met in Accounting 305 in 2006.Dr. [Kenneth] Smith put us in thesame BAM [Business ActivityModel] group, so we startedspending a lot of time together.Almost immediately we wereinseparable. We moved in togetherafter graduation and were marriedon October 23, 2010.

love storiesSea Gull

Jason ’00 & Kimberly (Church) ’99 Gore As a senior, I was not interested in starting a new relationship. My sorority sisters were certain they had a match for me for our annualspring formal. Doubtful of their match-making skills, I agreed to meetthe potential date at a friend’s party. We hit it off and had a first realdate shortly thereafter. Two weeks later, he proposed and I agreedwithout hesitation. A year and abit later we were married. Wehave been happily married eversince, just celebrating our 10thwedding anniversary this past May.We have two beautiful girls,Mackenzie is 6 and Madison is 4. I could never thank my friendsenough and will never again doubttheir match-making skills!

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John ’97 & Dixie (Furr) Herweh ’94 & M’96Our SU love story began 16 yearsago. In fall 1995, we wereemployed together as graduateassistants in the Student ActivitiesOffice. Luckily for us, our jobrequired us to collaborate on lotsof projects, and during that time,our admiration and love for oneanother grew. Long walksthrough the beautiful SU campusand lunches at the Gull’s Nestgave us a perfect opportunity toget to know one another. Withinfour months of dating, we wereengaged to be married.Weddings bells rang a year later.Since that time, we have beenblessed with two amazingchildren. We have traveled theworld and endured a year-and-a-half-long deployment with theU.S. Army. This year we will becelebrating our 15th weddinganniversary. SU will always hold aspecial place in our hearts … notonly did they do a wonderful jobpreparing us for our careers, butmore importantly, they helped usfind the loves of our life.

Patrick ’79 & Grace (Byron) ’80 Lamboni Pat and I met each other while attending what was then calledSalisbury State College. We both came from two different areas – Patwas from Baltimore and I was from New Jersey – but we caught eachother’s eye while taking physical education classes together. At thetime, Pat was in his senior year, while I was just a junior, but we bothended up physical education majors. We also were both active inathletics. Pat played baseball, and I played lacrosse and tennis. Iremember one morning especially well. I had gotten hurt at practice and was told I had to go to early morning treatments in theathletic training room. The first person I saw when I arrived was Pat,who was involved in the Athletic Training Program [he is now SU’shead athletic trainer]. Every morning I had treatments, but I didn’tmind because I got to see “The Bone” [Pat’s nickname – short forLamboni]. We began dating in 1978 and dated for two years beforewe married. On June 13, 1980, I married the love of my life and wehave been together ever since. We have 30 years and threedaughters together. We couldn’t be happier with how our lives turnedout and I’m glad to say it all started at Salisbury.

Brian ’07 & Becky (Norris) ’09 Kuhn It was the fall of 2006 in FultonHall Room 113 when a new facewalked down the stairs on thefirst day of Musical TheatreWorkshop. Brian was a classveteran, so in order to make mefeel welcome he walked right upand introduced himself. Howcould I have known that this wasthe day that would change ourlives forever. By the end of thefall semester, we were dating andin the summer of 2009 Brianproposed. We were marriedAugust 7, 2010, and bought ahouse in Charles County, MD. Wespent most of our time in FultonHall and shared manyperformances in the Bobbi BironBlackbox Theatre, the Great Hall,the Wicomico Room andHolloway Hall Auditorium.

An SU Wedding – In A WeekFor two Sea Gulls planning a wedding in a week became a fun – and frenetic – reality this winter.Alex Williams ’08 & M’10

and his new wife Megan (White),currently enrolled in SU’srespiratory therapy program atthe Universities at Shady Groveand graduating in May 2011,won a “Wedding in a Week”competition sponsored by Mix107.3 FM in Washington, D.C.The couple, biology lab partners

who first met on campus in 2005, received a total of 31,720 votesfrom family, friends, co-workers and members of the public whoheard their story on the air. The celebration, worth some $40,000,was planned in just one week and was held on Friday, January 28, atTop of the Town, an elegant facility offering sweeping views of thePotomac River, and D.C. landmarks and monuments. Throughout theweek, the public was invited to cast daily votes to help Alex andMegan choose important details, including the dress, the cake,flowers, food and more. Although the notice was short and a snowstorm dumped several inches on D.C., many of Alex and Megan’sSea Gull family were able to join them on their wonderful day.

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In summer 2010, an SU delegation traveled to China toestablish an exchange program with Anqing TeachersCollege. During their travels, the participants enjoyedthe breathtaking beauty of this exotic land, promptingFulton School Dean Maarten Pereboom to provide thiseloquent description of the region.

We traveled to meet with colleagues at AnqingTeacher’s College and conclude agreements that wouldfacilitate exchanges of students and faculty for years tocome. But our sojourn in China in June 2010 was aneducation in its own right, full of experiences thatconnected us to a people with a brilliant past, a

promising future and a rich contemporary life shapedboth by tradition and an exuberant progressive spirit.

China is developing at a rate and on a scale thatyou must see to believe. Shanghai, our port of entry intoChina by way of a gleaming ultramodern airport,presents, on one side of the Huangpu River, an elegantboulevard that strongly evokes the era of Europeanconcessions in the first half of the 20th century. On the other side is Pudong, a forest of futuristicskyscrapers that recalls Coruscant from the Star Warsmovies, mostly built within the past 10 years.

Near Shanghai is the lovely city of Suzhou,renowned for its gardens and long history as a cultural

center. A short excursion from the city center took us toZhouzhuang, a beautifully preserved town of canals andhistoric buildings.

Several hundred miles to the west is Anqing inAnhui province. One of the reasons why I think Anqing is such a great place to study is that it is a city on the cusp of China’s rapid development.

Situated on the Yangtze River and once theprovincial capital, it has an impressive pagoda andlovely lakeside parks where people gather to stroll, playgames, sing, play instruments, dance, do tai chi orperhaps get married. It has a bustling city center,complete with McDonald’s and KFC, but you don’t forget

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where you are, as you might in Shanghai’s shoppingmalls. Anhui is not as developed as the provinces up anddown the east coast, but it is changing quickly. Since ourvisit last June, a new high-speed rail line has opened up,linking its capital, Hefei, to the rest of the country.

Anqing is also situated near some of China’s mostfabled countryside, especially several mountains thathave inspired philosophers, poets and artists for manycenturies. In addition to two chairlifts, Tian Zhu Mountainoffered us stairs to the top and spectacular views of thesurrounding area. It was crowded, but in China you haveto learn to go with that.

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ALUMNINEWSAs I toured the recently renovated PocomokeHall a few months ago, I realized that thingshave changed quite a bit in the past decadesince I was a student at SU, not just on ourcampus, but in our world.

When I was a freshman at SU, I didn’t evenhave a cell phone and spent many eveningssitting atop a washer waiting for my clothes tobe done. Now there are washers and dryers oncampus that send a text message to your cellphone notifying you that your laundry is ready.Yes, I’d say we have come a long way in a veryshort amount of time.

Technology is not just changing the waypeople do their laundry, it is changing the waywe live. Now, more than ever, it is easier toconnect and reunite with family, friends,classmates and co-workers to update them onour lives, our families and our activities.Although we may hate to admit it, our liveshave been entangled in online socialnetworking. Did you know that SalisburyUniversity has it’s own online community? Ifyou haven’t already, please check us out at:http://alumni.salisbury.edu. The SU AlumniAssociation can also be found on Facebook,LinkedIn and even Twitter!

If you haven’t visited SU’s onlinecommunity and are just using Facebook,Twitter, etc. to share pictures and talk aboutwhat you did last weekend, then you aremissing out on a great opportunity to network.Whether you are online yet or not, as SU alumsyou are part of a network of people that is over35,000 people strong. Educated, driven,

experienced peoplewho share your AlmaMater, SalisburyUniversity, are outthere doing somewonderful things.Wouldn’t it be greatto connect withalums who aremaking a differencein our world? In this issue you will read aboutalumni who are teaching our children, helpingclean up one of the worst oil spills of ourlifetime and funding research to help find acure for cancer. What’s your story?

Log onto the SU online community and letthe alumni office know where you are and whatyou are doing. You might rekindle a friendshipwith an old roommate, or you might make aconnection that will open the door to a newcareer. Maybe you want to find out aboutHomecoming 2011 or see who’s attending …It’s all just a few clicks away! Come join us.

I welcome all of the December 2010 andMay 2011 graduates to our alumni family andwish for them all the success that they haveearned. Please keep in touch with us and yourother friends from Salisbury University.

Respectfully,

Robert T. Schultheis ’00Alumni Association Board President

Dear Fellow Alumni,

Pamela J. Wood Lisa Woodward

New AlumniBoard MembersPamela J. Wood and Lisa Woodwardrecently joined the Salisbury UniversityAlumni Association board of directors.

Wood is a benefits counselor for MAC,Inc. Area Agency on Aging. She formerlyserved as coordinator for PeninsulaRegional Medical Center’s 55+membership program. She is also the ownerof and instructor at Ballroom Made Simplein Salisbury. Wood earned her B.A. incommunication arts from SU in 1981.

Woodward is an associate marketingmanager at Perdue Farms, Inc. She is amember of the Women’s FoodserviceForum and the Technomic Marketing ShareGroup. Woodward earned her B.S. inmarketing and finance, summa cum laude,from SU in 2008 and her M.B.A. fromArizona State University in 2010.

Save The Date!

n October 7-9Family Weekend

n Saturday, October 15Sea Gull Century

n November 4-6Homecoming

Learn more, register and stay connected with SU’s online alumni communityhttp://alumni.salisbury.edu

and follow SU throughsocial networking sites

Alumni Cyclists Take Note!Show your Sea Gull spirit and purchase the2010 SU alumni Sea Gull Century bike shirt.Celebrating SU’s opening in 1925 and its long-standing, annual bike ride, the shirt is astylish addition to your cycling attire.Shirts are $60 (including shipping), and $15

of the purchase price is applied to your annualgiving gift for the fiscal year.To order, visit the Online Store on the

alumni online community:http://alumni.salisbury.edu

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Call for Nominations Fulton School of Liberal Arts 2010 Honoree: DR. CLARA SMALL – HISTORY

“She converted me into a full-blown history fiendand taught me so much about various facets ofAmerican history that I had never learned before.I always enjoyed her adorable southern accent andwas inspired by her contagious thirst fordevelopment of her own knowledge.”

Perdue School of Business 2010 Honoree:DR. MICHAEL GARNER – ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL STUDIES

“He gives 100 percent of himself to his students,even after they graduate. He encouraged us to becommitted to success, become involved in campusactivities, study hard, network with theprofessional world and not forget to have a littlefun, too. Dr. Garner is more than just a ‘teacher’at SU; he’s a member of the SU family and adevoted friend to his students.”

Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies 2010 Honoree: DR. JOEL JENNE – EDUCATION SPECIALTIES

“He played an integral part in helping me realizemy dreams of becoming a high school historyteacher. He implemented the ‘History Alive’training into the college curriculum, and it helped me land the job I have today. Through his efforts, Dr. Jenne helps teachers, who, in turn, have a chance to positively impact the lives of their students.”

Previous RecipientsFulton School of Liberal Artsn Charles Cipolla – 2001n Donald Whaley – 2002n Jerry Miller – 2003n Harry Basehart – 2004n Tony Whall – 2005n Frances Kendall – 2006n G. Ray Thompson – 2007n Allan Pappas – 2008n Wayne Ackerson – 2009n Clara Small – 2010

Henson School of Scienceand Technologyn John Molenda – 2001n Edward Senkbeil – 2002n Augustine DiGiovanna – 2003n Donald Cathcart – 2004n Lee May – 2005n Mark Holland – 2006n Harry Womack – 2007n Lisa Seldomridge – 2008n Homer Austin – 2009n Joseph Howard – 2010

Perdue School ofBusinessn Gerard DiBartolo – 2001n Joseph Quinn – 2002n Douglas Marshall – 2003n Kashi Khazeh – 2004n Fatollah Salimian – 2005n Memo Diriker – 2006n Susan Cabral – 2007n Robert F. Dombrowski – 2008

n Robert Settle – 2009n Michael Garner – 2010

Seidel School ofEducation andProfessional Studiesn Geraldine Rossi – 2001n Keith Conners – 2002n John Wolinski – 2003n Carolyn Bowden – 2004n Patricia Richards – 2005n Bob Long – 2006n Marvin Tossey– 2007n John Bing – 2008n Nomsa Geleta – 2009n Joel Jenne – 2010

(From left) Dr. Clara Small, Dr. Joseph Howard, Dr. Michael Garner and Dr. Joel Jenne

Faculty Appreciation AwardsWas there a faculty member who was influential in making a positive impression on you while at SU or one whoseteachings have further enriched your professional or personal life? Nominations are now being taken for FacultyAppreciation Awards to be presented by the SalisburyUniversity Alumni Association at the December 2011Commencement ceremony. The Alumni Association will honorone faculty member from each of the four schools who hasmade a lasting impression on alumni.

Nomination Guidelines1. Have served on the SU faculty full time for at least 10 years.

2. Efforts have had a lasting impression on students.3. Have provided dynamic classroom instruction.4. Exhibit attributes graduates can take with them into their careers.

5. Have “made a difference” in the lives of their students.6. Have influenced their students to make a beneficialcontribution to their community.

For a complete list of eligible faculty members, go to:http://alumni.salisbury.edu

Henson School of Science and Technology 2010 Honoree: DR. JOSEPH HOWARD – PHYSICS

“He impacted my life more than I thought waspossible by a professor. I was ready to changemajors, as I was having difficulty with calculus.It was his ability to relate the math to real-worldapplications, as well as his sincere belief that Iwas capable of understanding it, that made thisalumnus reconsider.”

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Each day, hundreds of drivers on CamdenAvenue pass a building on SU’s campus with the sign “Scarborough Student Leadership Center.”

The brick structure, with its elegant Ioniccolumns, is one of the many accomplishmentsof SU alumnus J. Michael Scarborough. TheSU Alumni Association celebrates hiscontributions to the campus, the financialindustry and even the world of wine.Scarborough received the association’s LifetimeAchievement Award during SU’s 85th yearWinter Commencement.

Earning his B.S. in finance in 1976,Scarborough is one of the nation’s leadingspecialists on 401(k) plans, and a frequentspeaker on CNBC and at national conferences.His firm, Scarborough Capital Management,Inc., is a pioneer in the 401(k) advice industry.His analysis and insights have been featured inpublications including Kiplinger’s Personal Finance,Money, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal,among others.

Despite the frequent travel and long hourshis job requires, Scarborough also finds time tooperate Running Hare Vineyard in PrinceFrederick, MD, with his wife, Barb. During itsfirst two years, their wine has won fourInternational Gold Medals—more than allother Maryland wineries combined.

At SU, Scarborough playedwide receiver for the footballteam and was a foundingmember of the campus chapterof the Sigma Alpha Epsilonfraternity. From 2005-2007, hewas the national president of theorganization, which by then hadbecome the largest men’sfraternity in the United States.During his tenure, it grew fasterthan any other time in its 150-year history. The fraternitypresented him with its highesthonor, the Distinguished ServiceAward, in 2008.

Since 1998, Scarborough has been amember of the SU Foundation board ofdirectors, through which he donated $830,000to help establish the student leadership centerthat bears his name. Upon its opening in 2001,it was the only such center of its kind inMaryland. He received an honorary doctoratefrom SU in 2005.

Also at Commencement, the alumniassociation presented local business owner DougChurch with its Young Alumni Award. Earningdual degrees in finance and managementinformation systems from SU in 2003, Churchfounded TechSolutions to deliver IT support to

small businesses in the Salisbury area in 2000while still a student. The company merged withWeb design firm Beacon Technologies in 2007to form Vantage Point Solutions Group, withoffices in Salisbury and Annapolis. Aftergraduating from SU, Church also started CenterCity Investments, LLC, which has redevelopedseveral mixed-use properties in downtownSalisbury’s historic area.

A member of the SU Foundation board ofdirectors, Church is also a ChesapeakeRegional Tech Council committee member,Salisbury Central District Commission member,former Urban Salisbury board of directorsmember and a graduate of Shore Leadership.

Alumni Recognized for Achievement

J. Michael Scarborough ’76 Doug Church ’03

Alumni Gatherings Around The CountryNew York City Alumni EventWayne ’89 and Melissa ’89 Judkins (in left photo) werejoined by many SU alumni for an event in New York Cityat the Perfect Pint. This year, alumni events sprung upall across the United States from California to Texas tobring members of the Sea Gull family together tonetwork and receive updates on what is going on at theUniversity. If you would like more information about ouralumni events visit http://alumni.salisbury.edu.

New Jersey Admissions EventSU Parents and Family Advisory Council board member Toni George hosted an SUadmission event at her office in Summit, NJ. The event was the brain child ofAdmissions Director Aaron Basko (shown here) and featured members of SU’sadmission staff, advancement staff, current and future SU students, and alumnusJonathan Alperin ’88, who spoke about how his degree from Salisbury hasprepared him professionally.

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Softball Alumni Game • October 16, 2010

Women’s Basketball Alumni Game • January 15, 2011

Field Hockey Alumni Game • August 29, 2010

Men’s Lacrosse Alumni Game • October 16, 2010

Alumni Athletic Reunions: They Still “Got Game”

Men’s Soccer Alumni Game • August 28, 2010 Women’s Soccer Alumni Game • August 28, 2010

Alumni can display their “Sea Gull Pride” with specialtylicense plates on their passengercars, multipurpose vehicles or lighttrucks registered in Maryland. Yourpurchase will not only help advertiseSalisbury University, but you will behelping the University, as a portionof each purchase is contributed to the SU Foundation, Inc. Our goal

is to make SU’s participation ratethe highest for any school inMaryland, so show your Sea Gullpride today!Plates are $40 and can be

obtained by e-mailing the AlumniRelations Office and requesting anMVA registration form: alumni@salisbury.edu

Show Your Sea Gull Pride On Your Ride!

10: Class of 1975 celebrating their 35th reunion

11: Class of 1970 celebrating their 40th reunion

12: Class of 1990 and 1995 celebrating their 20th and 15th reunions

13: Class of 2000 and 2005 celebrating their 10th and 5th reunions

14: Class of 1990 and 1995 celebrating their 20th and 15th reunions

15: Bennie Harper Memorial Bench Ceremony

16: Homecoming King and Queen with President Janet Dudley-Eshbach

17: Class of 1990 and 1991 Executive M.B.A Program reunion

18: Geography Alumni Alliance weekend barbecue near theEastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative Building

19: Football Game – SU vs. Huntingdon of Alabama

20: Women’s Lacrosse National Championship Ring Ceremony

21: Alumni Hospitality Tent

22: ROTC current and former cadets

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2: Varsity Club Golf Outing at Nutters Crossing

3: Athletics Hall of Fame inductees (from left) Sherry Esposito Stick ’00, Ben Madarang ’00, AmyFenzel-Mergott ’95, Joe High ’00 and Chris Turner ’00.

4: Class of 1945 celebrating their 65th reunion

5: Class of 1950 celebrating their 60th reunion

6: Class of 1955 celebrating their 55th reunion

7: Class of 1960 celebrating their 50th reunion

8: Class of 1965 celebrating their 45th reunion

9: Class of 1980 and 1985 celebrating their 30th and 25th reunions

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Maybe it was his cornypuns, or his hugesmile, or even hisinnocent manner.Whatever it was, itmade the campuscommunity embraceBennie “Roadrunner”Harper for almost twodecades. While neveran enrolled student, heleft his mark on SU’shistory as a frequentguest in his “favorite”

classes. When Bennie passed away last June hehad not been to campus in over 15 years, butSU always remained special to him. It was aplace where he was accepted, respected andbefriended. During Homecoming Weekend2010, SU commemorated Bennie with a benchoutside Devilbiss Hall that was bought withgenerous donations from alumni who wantedto honor this special person. To memorializeBennie, the bench has a plaque that serves as alasting reminder of this gentle soul whotouched so many.

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In spring 2010, SU moved students to theMicrosoft Live@edu e-mail system. This newWeb-based system allows graduates to have anSU e-mail for life. This means that for newgraduates, the e-mail account that they hadbeginning spring 2010 or afterward will stayin effect forever. Microsoft only requires thatgraduates use the account at least once everythree months to keep it active. This will enableyou to stay in touch with friends and facultylong after you graduate. Alumni who graduatedbefore spring 2010 can have a lifetime accountcreated by making a request of the SU AlumniOffice at http://alumni.salisbury.edu. Stayconnected with SU e-mail!

Stay Connected With Your SU Family

On any given night Sean Hull ’88 is getting a few hoursof face time on national television. His four-year-olddaughter will recognize daddy on the screen doing hissecond job. And on a good night, she is the only onethat notices him.

Hull was a two-sport student-athlete at SalisburyUniversity, playing four years on the men’s soccer teamand three years of baseball. After earning an accounting

degree and a job in the same field in Ocean City, MD,he followed a path of officiating high school andeventually college basketball. Now, Hull is calling gamesfor arguably the top collegiate conference in the nation– the Atlantic Coast Conference.

It all started when officials were needed forintramural indoor soccer. Who better than a collegiatesoccer player? When the season was over, Hull

continued calling intramural games and basketball wasnext. Fellow SU baseball player Dave Funk ’79, whoofficiated local high school basketball games, wasrunning a class for new intramural referees andmentioned that those interested in working high schoolgames should talk to him after class. Hull raised hishand right then to show his interest.

Always wanting to excel, Hull would attend campsduring the summer, “simply to become a better highschool official,” he said. While working some of the topcamps where the very best collegiate recruits wereplaying, Hull was noticed by the college officiatingsupervisors and he moved to the collegiate ranks. It wasn’t always financially easy to get to those camps,but his mother, Ida, helped him to be able to further his aspirations.

In 1996, Hull called the biggest game of his life tothat point, the NCAA Division II National Championshipgame, which was televised nationally on CBS. Ida, whowould pass away later that year, was able to see what her support had helped create – her son doingwhat he loves.

“I am just glad she was able to see me benefitfrom having some success in officiating and somesuccess starting my career,” Sean said.

Ida succumbed to Sarcoidosis, a disease thatinvolves inflammation that produces lumps of cells invarious organs. Among the many things that Hull hasdone to give back to the community and those he lovesis founding the Life and Breath Foundation in an effortto raise funds to fight the disease.

His success on the court continued to grow fromthat Division II title game, as he became affiliated witha number of conferences on the East Coast from theAtlantic 10, the Southeastern Conference and finally the ACC.

Now a relational manager in the wealthmanagement center of PNC Bank, Hull balances work,his family, which includes four children, and officiatingbasketball games around the country. Looking back, itwas at Salisbury University where he had a greatteacher in knowing what you want and making it workfor you – Men’s Soccer Head Coach Gerry DiBartolo. Inthe mid 1980s as Hull was a young student-athlete,DiBartolo was a young head coach. DiBartolo wasteaching classes at Salisbury while leading the men’ssoccer team in practices and in games. But on his fewoff nights, DiBartolo was driving two hours toWashington, D.C., to obtain his doctorate.

“I saw what he was able to do in pursuing hisprofessional career. Now, I see that he holds adoctorate, has had significant success as a coach, is asought-after marketing professor and is an assistant

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athletic director in the Athletic Department. He’s raisedquality kids. And each and every year, the number ofkids he has grows and grows with the alumni and thenew players coming in.”

Hull now takes on a similar schedule to his mentor.On any given day, he will be out of bed at 4 a.m. tostart what he takes as a vacation day from his “real”job. The next step is getting on the road, whether it isby car, plane or train, and heading somewhere on theeastern seaboard to call a game that night. He willarrive in the city for his game and return some calls ore-mails for work before catching a quick nap. Next, hewill officiate one of the best college basketball games inthe nation before heading home in the middle of thenight, all so he can be back at his desk in Baltimore the next morning.

As Hull has worked his way up as an official, histravel itinerary has grown. In March 2010, he workedhis first NCAA Tournament, calling games at a first- andsecond-round site in New Orleans. This year, he calledgames in some of the biggest tournaments in thecountry, including the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in New York City and the Maui Invitational.

But his home is calling games in his primaryconference, the ACC, and being known as one of thebest in the business.

“The ACC teams have a rich history and heritage,and there are probably 295 of our games ontelevision,” Hull said. “The number of bloggers andindividual outlets that cover our games is at a very highlevel. We cannot afford to make a mistake. We have tobe in the 94, 95 percentile of excellence and

correctness. Being in the right position and doing ourhomework so we can be right are vital. If we arewrong, the last thing we want to be is on SportsCenterevery hour for the first six hours of each day, spotshadow, slow it down, frame-by-frame, withcommentators saying that looks like an easy call. Well,it is not an easy call when it is in real time.”

And every night, it is all about one thing: doingyour best and not being noticed.

“You can’t be perfect, but you can be close to it,”Hull said. “The best game is when no one is talkingabout us, and we just high five and chest bumpourselves in the locker room and say we did it againand move on to the next one.”

Hull’s Top Spots To Call A Gamen Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC n Comcast Center, College Park, MD n Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

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CLASSNOTESInformation received prior to December 31, 2010M = Master’s Degree

1950sWerner Rebstock ’55 & Margaret Rebstock ’56celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

1960s William Lee Hammond ’68 is an AARPMaryland president who, for the past twoyears, has chaired the AARP National PolicyCouncil and urges retirees to volunteer.

Paula Quillen Jones ’69 retired as principal ofShowell Elementary School in WorcesterCounty, MD, which was a National BlueRibbon School during her administration.Jones now enjoys traveling, painting,volunteering and her grandchildren.

1970sCarol Powers ’72 retired from MontgomeryCounty, MD, Public Schools after 35 andone-half years of teaching.

Don Fentress ’77 was named top insuranceproducer for September 2010 by Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley in Willards, MD.Fentress has been with the agency since 1980 and specializes in property and casualty insurance for local and regionalbusiness customers.

Dan Gladding ’78 is an IT contractor for theU.S. Department of Interior located inHerndon, VA, and took it upon himself tohelp the 43 AmeriPure Oyster Company(LA) employees who were displaced fromtheir jobs when the company had to close itsdoors. Gladding worked many hours ofovertime over a three-month span andeventually raised enough money to donate$125 to each of the 43 employees, makingthe donation a total of $5,375.

Pat Lamboni ’78, SU’s head athletic trainer,received the National Athletic Trainers’Association’s 2010 Division III Head AthleticTrainer of the Year award in Philadelphia.

Terre Mears ’78 retired from Chincoteague,MD, Elementary School after teaching for 28 years in the kindergarten, first grade andthird grade.

1980sGregory C. Muir ’81 received the MeritoriousService Award while serving as an Anti-Submarine Warfare Instructor forTactical Training Group Atlantic NASOceana, Virginia Beach, VA.

James Caine ’82 was deployed to theInternational Security Assistance Force(ISAF) in Kabul October 26-May 11.

Erle Hall ’84 was promoted to the educationalprograms assistant for the CaliforniaDepartment of Education, High SchoolTransformation Unit. He is administeringthe Career Partnership Academies Program.

Xavier Stewart ’84 (below) had a retirementceremony at FortIndiantown Gap(PA). ColonelStewart receivedseveral awards andhonors including a MeritoriousService Medal,PresidentialCertificate ofAppreciation andpromotion to

Brigadier General on the Retired List. Hiswife, Donna Stewart, was presented with aSpouse Certificate of Appreciation.

Clifton Daisey ’86 joined Taylor Bank asbranch manager in Pocomoke City, MD.

Joseph Gaines ’86 was assigned as thecommander of the U.S. Army KwajaleinAtoll/Reagan Test Site in the Marshall Islands.

Diane Auer Jones ’86 held positions with thegovernment as a career civil servant and as apolitical appointee. Jones worked on CapitolHill as a professional staff member for theResearch Subcommittee of U.S. House ofRepresentatives Committee on Science. Sheserved as Princeton University’s director ofgovernment affairs and was then called backto public service as deputy to the associatedirector for science in the White HouseOffice of Science and Technology Policy.Jones was nominated to be assistant secretaryfor postsecondary education and wasconfirmed by the Senate.

Tracy Tyler ’86 was appointed the newpresident and chief executive officer ofCambridge International, the world’s largestmanufacturer of metal conveyor belting andwire cloth products. Tyler has had an 18-yearcareer with Cambridge International.

Brenda Brecke ’87 joined the SouthwesternOregon Community College FoundationBoard of Trustees in spring 2010.

Barbara Bilconish ’88 was named director ofProfessional Nursing Practice and MagnetProgram for Shore Health System.

Michael I. Wheatley ’88 was named presidentand chief executive officer at ChoptankElectric Cooperative, Inc. in Denton, MD.

P.J. Aldridge ’89 appeared on The OprahWinfrey Show for his work and founding ofthe PJ Aldridge Foundation, which providesfunding for lung cancer research programs.(See article on page 7.)

Ann Ashe ’89 retired after 26 years of workingin Wicomico County, MD, public schools.

1990sRichard Baskas ’90(right) graduated fromthe University ofSouth Florida with aMaster of Arts inTeaching in scienceeducation. He iscurrently studying foran Ed.D. in highereducation and adultlearning at Walden University.

Deborah Urry ’90 was recognized byCambridge Who’s Who for demonstratingdedication, leadership and excellence inadministrative operations.

Scot Hawkins ’91(left) received hisDoctorate ofMusical Arts fromCatholic University.

Tracy Adams Hunter’91 & M ’01 wasselected asWorcester (MD)High School’sTeacher of the Year

for 2010 and launched Project Lead theWay’s Biomedical Sciences at WorcesterTechnical High School.

Richard Thorton ’91 was promoted to vicepresident, audience and contentdevelopment, for Media General’s RichmondMedia Group.

Stephanie Harris ’92 was honored by JohnsHopkins University Center for the TalentedYouth Sarah D. Barder Program.

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Leslie Carey ’93 & Neal Carey Jr. ’02 opened theFlying Crane Café in Princess Anne, MD.

Celeste Jordan ’93 earned National BoardCertification for high school mathematics.

Don R. Brady ’94 was named principal atWicomico High School in Salisbury, MD. Heserved as assistant principal of FrederickHigh School from 2003-08 and as assistantprincipal of Monocracy Middle School from2008-09.

Keith McKenna ’94 was nominated for theGeorge Almond Officer of the Year awardby his commander Lt. Travis Baker.

Allison Marsh ’94 was named EmergencyDepartment supervisor at McCreadyMemorial Hospital in Crisfield, MD.

Allison Sabo ’94 was named postmaster of theEagle Rock, VA, post office.

George Scouten ’94 was named the 2010South Carolina Independent School Teacherof the Year. He began a new job in summer2010 as the academic dean at Linden Hall,the oldest girls’ school in the country.

Janis Robinson ’95 was recognized byCambridge Who’s Who for demonstratingdedication, leadership and excellence inlibrary science.

Bill Schneider ’95 was named associate vicepresident for research and performancemanagement for the North CarolinaCommunity College System office inRaleigh, NC.

Deborah Tulani Salahu ’95 published a booktitled Time, Memory and Change: Configuring aDecade of Essays and Poems. More informationabout her book may be found atwww.createspace.com/3428660.

Lisa M. Romani ’95(left) joined theStevens & LeeEnergy,Communicationsand Public UtilitiesGroup as aparalegal. Romanihas over 14 years ofpublic utility

experience with FirstEnergy and itspredecessor companies.

Casey Baynes ’96 is the founder and executivedirector of the Casey Cares Foundations. The Oprah Winfrey Show featured Eric Wareand his family who came to the Casey CaresFoundation and participated in theirprograms, which included free Redskins

tickets, seats at Disney on Ice and a vacationto Hershey Park.

Nicole Andrews ’97 was selected as the 2010Somerset County, MD, Teacher of the Yearrunner up. Andrews is a kindergarten teacherat Greenwood Elementary.

Patrick Bilbrough ’97 is the new marketexecutive for PNC Bank for the EasternShore region.

Gary Cucchi ’97 (left)was named to theprestigious 40 Under40 Class of 2010sponsored by LongIsland Business News.Cucchi is vicepresident ofProgressive MarketingGroup, Inc. andreceived the 2007Key of Excellence

award from the Nassau-Suffolk Coalition for theHomeless (NSCH) for his efforts in facilitatingthe donation of more than 150 mattresses to thehomeless through the NSCH.

Lucienne Gaufillet ’98(right) filled a newposition assustainable growth manager for Marion County in Florida. CountyAdministrator Lee A.Niblock put togethera team to stimulatethe economy and tocreate and ensure thestability of new jobs.

Gavin St. Ours ’98 joined the University ofMaryland Baltimore County staff on August 16, 2010, as communicationsmanager for community relations in theOffice of Institutional Advancement.

Karri Todd ’98 was named senior businessanalyst at RPS ISG International inCambridge, MD.

Kenna B. Lowe ’99 earned a Zeta Tau AlphaHonor Ring, the highest individual honorgranted by the fraternity. Lowe has been anactive member and officer of the Annapolis,MD, alumnae chapter of ZTA for 11 years.Lowe is general advisor and academicachievement advisor with the SalisburyUniversity ZTA chapter (Theta Delta),membership advisor with the WashingtonCollege ZTA chapter (Gamma Beta) and,since June 2006, Province President III-

Alpha, working with the four collegiatechapters in Maryland.

Kelley Selph ’99 was added as a member of the board of directors for the Wor-Wic Foundation in Salisbury.

Cory Smith ’99 will serve as assistant coach and strength conditioning coach for University of Colorado’s men’s lacrosse team.

Ian S. Stewart ’99 was appointed director offinance for the self-funded turnkey energyservices company Pro-Tech EnergySolutions, LLC, in Branchurg, NJ.

John C. Kennedy ’99 received his M.D. fromthe University of New Mexico in May andwill start as a resident at The University ofRochester. Kennedy received an M.Sc. inmolecular medicine in 2003 from theUniversity of Dublin, Trinity College.

Tara Kennedy ’99 is a doctoral candidate inphilosophy at the University of New Mexico.Kennedy also received a master’s degree inphilosophy from the University of NewMexico in spring 2007.

2000sChristopher Anthony Calabrese ’00 is stationedwith U.S.S. Carl Vinson in San Diego, CA, inthe Navy.

Douglas M. Cook ’00 was named chief lendingofficer of Shore Bank of Hampton RoadsBankshares and president of its Marylanddivision. Cook brings over 16 years ofexperience in commercial and consumerlending and bank operations.

Kristopher Hallengren ’00 was named one ofSmartCEO’s top 100 SmartCPAs of 2010.

Kelly Roberts ’00 announced the completionof her Pilate’s certification with Body Artsand Science International.

Jessica B. Trzyna ’00 (right) was named to theboards of two business associations. Trzynawas named to the board of the MarylandChapter of the American MarketingAssociation. A two-time winner ofthe Public RelationsSociety of America’sSilver Anvil, Trzynaplays an integral rolein managing clientrelationships andstrategic direction forWeiss PR.

Gary Cucchi ’97

Lisa Romani ’95

Lucienne Gaufillet ’98

Jessica Trzyna ’00

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Amy Brooke Dagliano ’01 was hired as agraphic designer at Booz Allen Hamilton inMcLean, VA.

Erin O’Toole Haney ’01 was named theoutstanding Teacher of the Year fromCarroll County (MD) Chamber ofCommerce. Haney was also named a topeight Outstanding Teacher of the Yearfinalist from the Cecil County, MD, PublicSchools Board of Education.

Jennifer Rebok ’02 was appointed assistantvice president at Hebron, MD, Savings Bank.She has been serving the bank’s customerswith their business account needs since 2006.

Charles Richard Cohen ’03 joined the MerrillLynch Wealth Management firm. Cohen wasthe previous president and CEO of CRCConsultants, Inc., a regional operational andturnaround consulting firm.

Laura Hill ’03 (above) is a project manager andbusiness analyst at Birthday in a Box. Shewas working in marketing, productmanagement, content management andinformation technology.

Katie Rohr ’03 is a dental hygienist and servesher community with projects such as GiveKids a Smile and Mission of Mercy. Rohr isalso serving as president of the NorthernVirginia Dental Hygiene Association and is adelegate for the state association.

Suzanne Farris ’04 was elected president of theboard of the Seaford, DE, Board ofEducation. Farris was first elected to a seaton the board in 2007 and has previouslyserved two years as vice president.

Barry Koluch ’04 opened a new CarryoutCrabhouse in Baltimore, MD. Theyspecialize in steamed and live crabs and carry an assortment of fresh and frozen seafood.

Kristi Richardson ‘04 was hired as the newmarketing and development coordinator atHope and Life Outreach in Salisbury.

James S. Roser ’04 is the internal auditor forWicomico County, MD.

Michael Wilson ’04 graduated from NorwichUniversity with a master’s in military history.Wilson was also named head football coachof Middle Township High School in Cape May, NJ.

Rosalea Acap ’05 earned her Doctorate ofPhysical Therapy from the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore.

Nick Good-Malloy ’05 is Glen Burnie (MD)High’s new head football coach and hasbegun working as a physical educationteacher at the school.

John Maybury ’05 received his master’s degreefrom the University of Limerick in Ireland.

Lindsay Moore ’05 was promoted to assistant tothe managing director, Amy Miller, at SperryVan Ness-Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury.

Thomas Joseph Hood ’05 won the 1A 2010Maryland state championship in outdoorgirls’ track and field as a coach for theSmithsburg High School. Last year, the boys’outdoor track and field won the 2009 1Astate championships. Hood has only been thehead coach in track for two years.

Doug Wilburn ’06 (below) released his firstbook, a cookbook titled Broke Guy Stir Fry.The book features simple, tasty recipes thatare easy to make and easier on the wallet.

Justin Michaliga ’07 was promoted to interactivedeveloper at Warschawski of Baltimore.

Chris Nallan ’07 is Tuscon’s KVOA 4’smeteorologist. Previously, he was at the 24-hour cable News 12 channel for 15 months.

Steve Leonard ’07 was promoted to the positionof vice president of operations optimizationand innovation at Peninsula Regional MedicalCenter in Salisbury. Leonard oversees theMedical Center’s Pharmacy, MaterialsManagement, Laboratory, OperationalPerformance Improvement and InformationSystems departments.

Stacey Pokrywka ’07 graduated with adoctoral degree in physical therapy from theUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine.

Kristin Chapman ’08 (left)earned her certifiedpublic accountant(CPA) certificate.Chapman is a staffaccountant withWHBG, a full-servicedcertified publicaccounting andmanagement advisoryfirm in Annapolis, MD.

Nicholas Fiorentino ’08 was hired as anassistant coach for Ohio WesleyanUniversity’s men’s lacrosse team. Fiorentinospent the last two seasons as an assistantcoach of the men’s lacrosse and field hockeyprograms at SU.

Kristen Michelle Healy ’08 (right) was hired inSeptember at NASA– Goddard Space Flight Center asadministrativesupport to one thelargest branches, theDetector SystemBranch, providingsupport to thedifferent programs at NASA.

James Matthews ’08 opened a new MatthewsChiropractic & Sports Rehabilitation, LLCoffice in Marlton, NJ. Dr. Matthewsspecializes in chiropractic rehabilitation andsports performance. He received hisdoctorate in chiropractic from New YorkChiropractic College.

James D. Maybury ’08 joined Salisbury’s PKSand Co. in 2007 as an intern while attendingSU and was promoted to senior accountant.PKS and Co. is a company with certifiedpublic accountants and business advisors.

Mehwish Salim ’08 won the NortheasternAssociation of Criminal Justice Sciencesstudent paper competition with “CyberTerror: Unequivocal Threat or Hyperbole?”

Aidan E. Tacheron ’08 received his commissionas a naval officer after completing OfficerCandidate School (OCS) at Officer TrainingCenter, Newport, RI.

Joshua B. Childress ’09 completed U.S. Navybasic training at Recruit Training Command,Great Lakes, IL.

Katherine J. McAllister ’09 passed the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam. McAllister is now a registeredprofessional engineer.

Laura Hill ’03

Doug Wilburn ’06

Kristin Chapman ’08

Kristen Healy ’08

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Luke Matthew Franklin ’10 was commissionedas a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. MarineCorps at the Veterans Memorial at theWicomico Youth & Civic Center, Salisbury,on May 28, 2010.

Michael Ring ’10 joined the Reznick Group taxconsulting team as an entry-level associate inBaltimore, MD.

MarriagesCraig Ashley ’91 & Shannon HornerCorinne Fritschler ’98 & John Cummings Karen Little ’98 & Lloyd KitchnerHeather Hartman ’99 & Colin McKeanJohn T. Todd ’99 & Carmen FarmerChristopher Anthony Calabrese ’00 & Patricia RussellCameron Bryant ’00 & Raquel Glaze ’00Amy Dagliano ’01 & Eric Neuan (right)Mike Svehla ’02 & Jennifer Carey (right)Jamie Emmell ’03 & Jason SobolewskiKevin Fantacci ’03 & Laura Sanchez ‘03 (right)Paul Bazzano ’04 & Cassandra DeWitt (right)Amy Bejm ’04 & Eric Arthur Syversen (right)Julie Kirkpatrick ’04 & Harry Simmons Jeff Bigas ’05 & Jessica Froats ’06 (right)Kenneth Eyerly ’05 & Trish Whitelock ’05 (right)Lauren Norris ’05 & Travis Teal (next page)Michael Pheulpin ’05 & Amanda Barnas ’05 (next page)Chase Newman ’06 & Diana Shepherd ’05 (next page)James Creighton ‘06 & Bridget O’Hagan ’08 (next page)Natalie Carlson ’07 & Bryan MorgenDustin Holt ’06 & Carol Collins (next page)Steven Hotz Jr. ’07 & Nicole DiPresso ’08 (next page)Amy Lynn Dryden ’07 & Ed Bohtling Natalie N. Rubeck ’07 & Christopher L. GirardinNick Williams ’07 & Sarah Plummer ’08 (next page)Stephen Bradford ’08 & Anna Bordelon (right)Alex Buhlman ’08 & Katie Tyminski ’07 (next page)Lisa Donadoni ’08 & Sean Paddy(next page)Katherine Anne Hendrickson ’08 & BrittanyConnell (next page)Nichole Sandeman M’08 & Daniel BattNicole Sunderlin ’08 & Brian Forrester ‘07 (page 26)Noah Pride Karengo ’09 & Amanda Jennell Lipscomb

Dagliano ’01 Wedding Fantacci ’03 & Sanchez ’03 Wedding

Svehla ’02 Wedding

Bazzano ’04 Wedding Bejm ’04 Wedding

Bigas ’05 & Froats ’06 Wedding Eyerly ’05 & Whitelock ’05 Wedding

Bradford ’08 Wedding

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Pheulpin ’05 & Barnas ’05 Wedding

Newman ’06 & Shepherd ’05 WeddingHolt ’06 Wedding Hotz ’07 & DiPresso ’08 Wedding

Donadoni ’08 Wedding Hendrickson ’08 Wedding

DeVecchio ’09 & Samson ’09 Wedding

Weikers ’09 & MacLean-Blevins ’10 Wedding

Pennini ’10 & Harrison ’10 Wedding

Norris ’05 Wedding. Pictured (from left) Lauren Hammen ’05,Jen Krawczak ’05, Erin Coady ’05, Lauren Norris ’05, CaitlinHarman ’05 & M’10, Stacie Doan ’05, Katherine Mulligan ’07,Kelly Hejduk ’05 & M’06

Creighton ’06 & O’Hagan ’08 WeddingBuhlman ’08 & Tyminski ’07 Wedding

Williams ’07 & Plummer ’08 Wedding

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James DeVecchio ’09 & Isadora Samson ‘09 (previous page)Joshua Weikers ’09 & Rebekah MacLean-Blevins ’10 (previous page)Kyle Pennini ’10 & Samantha Harrison ’10 (previous page)

BirthsVernon Usilton ’72 & Wendy Usilton ’99 – Son: Jaxson BarrettNeil Benz ’90 & Carolyn Benz – Son: Brady Copper (right)George Scouten ’94 & Janet Parenti Scouten ’94– Son: James FinleyHeather Blasingame ’97 & BenjaminBlasingame Jr. – Daughter: Abigail Catherine Sarah Fish ’97 & Dan Fish ’97 – Son: Daniel ThomasRandy Halfpap ’97 & Kelly Halfpap –Daughter: Harper Grace (right)Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan ’97 & Edward Hogan –Son: Aidan Matthew Edward (page 28)Melissa Branscome ’98 & Keith Branscome –Daughter: Kenzi (right)Brian T. Harvey ’98 & Kristen Harvey –Daughter: Bailey Quinn (right)Lori Govar ’98 & Justin Govar – Son: Nicholas Connor (right)Karen Little Kitchner ’98 & Lloyd Kitchner –Son: Eli Faust (next page)Scott Jacob ’98 & Lisa Dunn Jacob ’99 – Son: Lucas Michael (next page)Gregory Eugene Zapiec ’98 & Valerie SueZapiec – Son: Joseph Gregory (next page)Frank Baldwin ’98 & Christine Henshaw Baldwin ’00 – Twins: Josie Suzanne & Eliza Karen (next page)Michele Poet ’98 & Ryan Poet – Son: Nicolas Evan (next page)Sean Cullinan ’99 & Kerri Cullinan ’00 – Son: Cole PatrickGlen Doss ’99 & Nicole Doss ’00 – Daughter: Adelyn Grace (right)Kenna Brigham Lowe ’99 & Yancy Lowe ’97 –Son: Nathaniel Gavin (next page)John Kennedy ’99 & Tara Kennedy ’99 – Son: John Henry (next page)Scott Walstrum ’99 & Amy Swynenberg Walstrum ’01 – Daughter: Liliana Rose (page 28)Roy Brewington Jr. ’00 & Dawn Brewington –Son: Roy Cathuel III (right)Colin Exelby ’00 & Jennifer Exelby ’01 –Daughter: Adriana Lillian (right)Lee Roth ’00 & Jessica Roth – Daughter: Sienna Rose (next page)Robert Schultheis ‘00 & Shannon Schultheis –Son: Benjamin Ryan (next page)Marie Marquardt ’00 & Dan Marquardt ’99 –Daughter: Ella Reese

Sunderlin ’08 & Forrester ’07 Wedding

Benz ‘90 Baby Branscome ‘98 Baby Brewington ‘00 Baby

Creighton ‘08 & ’06 Baby Doss ’99 & ’00 Baby

Exelby ‘00 & ’01 Baby

Divilio ’03 Baby

Farris ’04 Baby Franz ‘03 Baby

Govar ‘98 Baby Halfpap ’97 Baby Harvey ’98 Baby

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Angela M. Cherry ’01 & Greg Cherry –Daughter: Evelyn Liana (next page)Julie Cross McColley ’01 & Ian McColley –Daughter: Sara Mary (next page)John A. Harper ’01 & Sarah Dearing Harper ’00 –Daughter: Logan Anne Justin Hemm ’01 & Amanda Hemm ’01 – Son: Lucas OlinCarrie Wright Holt ’01 & Richard Holt –Daughter: Evelyn GraceChristine O’Horo ’01 & Justin O’Horo – Son: Colin James Anne Hubbard ’02 & Dan Hubbard –Daughter: Jillian Paige (left)Sean Ofeldt ’02 & Joane Ofeldt ’03 – Son: Beckett Carpenter (left)Bethany Ramey ’02 & Brian Ramey –Daughter: Caroline Jane Franklin Divilio ’03 & Abbie Warnick – Son: Maxwell Thomas (previous page)Tonya Franz ’03 & Chris Franz – Daughter: Lily Grace (previous page)

Lingg ‘03 Baby

Roth ‘00 Baby

Kennedy ‘99 BabyHubbard ’02 Baby

Ofeldt ‘03 & ’02 Baby

Lowe ‘99 & ’97 Baby Baldwin ‘98 & ‘00 Twins & Sister Liliana Joy

Copley ’05 Twins

Kitchner ‘98 Baby

Jacob ‘98 & ’99 Baby

Poet ‘98 Baby Schultheis ’00 Baby

Sears ’03 Baby

Perrotti ‘03 Baby Pheulpin ‘05 Baby

Tessier ’03 & ‘04 Baby Zapiec ‘98 Baby

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Kyle Lingg ’03 & Katie Lingg – Son: TraceLanden (previous page)Devon Perrotti ’03 & Matthew Perotti – Son: Joseph Matthew (previous page)Dane Sears ’03 & Katherine Sears ’03 – Son: Logan (previous page)Jeffrey Tessier ’03 & April Tessier ’04 – Lucy Marie (previous page)Suzanne Farris ’04 & David Farris – Daughter: Lilyan Ainsley (page 26)Jessica Rose Lewis ’04 & Evan Lewis – Son: Seth Alan Kathryn Elmore Thomson ’04 & RussellThomson – Daughter: Caroline ElizabethJason Copley ’05 & Kara Copley – Twins:Evan Christopher and Landon Wesley(previous page)Eileen Waldron ’05 & Pete Davidovich –Daughter: Laura (left)Michael Pheulpin ’05 & Amanda Pheulpin ’05 –Son: Colin Anthony (previous page)Amy Bohtling ’07 & Ed Bohtling – Daughter:Hannah LeighThomas Dupont ’98 & Alysson Dupont ’07 – Son: Evan RandallBridget Creighton ’08 & James Creighton ’06 –Daughter: Olivia Grace (page 26)

DeathsLillian Richardson ’30 – November 13, 2010 Mary J. Woolston ’32 – June 28, 2010Albia Riggin Elliott ’36 – January 18, 2005Frances P. Parish ’38 – December 23, 2010Frances Handy Lang ’39 – November 17, 2010Dr. S. Goldsborough Tyler ’41 – December 30, 2010

Dr. Tyler was a formerfaculty member in theDepartment ofEducation at SalisburyUniversity in 1968, hethen later retired in1980. During his timeas a student at SU, heearned 12 letters insoccer, basketball andbaseball. He wasamong those inducted into the inauguralclass of the Salisbury Athletic Hall of Famein 1985 and was inducted into the EasternShore Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Dr.Tyler also fell in love with and married anSU classmate, Anna Catharine Appleton. Inhis lifetime, he served as a trooper with theMaryland State Police, joined the U.S. Navy,going on to then earn a master’s degree inphysical education at Springfield College andthen later earning a doctorate in educationfrom the University of Maryland.

Margaret B. James ’43 – November 19, 2010Mary Lee Leister ’43 – December 31, 2010Jean H. Potter ’48 – May 13, 2010Patricia Louise Guerrieri ’57 – May 12, 2010Janet Lee Hart Callaway ’60 – December 9, 2010 Ervin Coley Marsh ’60 – January 19, 2010Norma Baker Williams ’61 – May 29, 2010Robert Clayton Ball ’62 – August 6, 2010Curtis J. Callaway ’67 – June 23, 2010Robert Wayne Webster ’67 - December 16, 2010Linda Yuhasz Behun ’72 – December 3, 2009Claire Krisewicz ’74 – December 27, 2010Stanley M. Pruitt ’75 – July 14, 2010Marshall B. Moore ’76 – June 8, 2010Beverly Broomell ’78 – April 28, 2010Joseph M. Rando ’78 – January 22, 2010Michael L. Haring ’80 – August 2, 2010Pamela M. La Lumiere ’80 – February 18, 2010Sampson G. Vincent ’80 – June 25, 2010Joseph C. Zavaglia Jr. ’80 – March 5, 2010Jennifer L. Watson ’81 – June 19, 2010Ruth F. Prettyman ’82 – August 26, 2010Christopher Boozer ’84 – December 25, 2009Ellen I. Fretterd ’86 – December 3, 2010Alice Fay Hadder O’Neill ’88 – September 6, 2010Joseph David Ball ’91 – June 18, 2010Dana Michelle Elsey ’93 – May 24, 2010Kathi Michele Mills Moxey ’95 – May 25, 2010 Allen M. Miller Sr. ’98 – September 10, 2010Jason Pasatiempo ’98 – April 25, 2010Clifton F. Brimer ’99 – October 18, 2010Jena M. Thomas ’02 – August 8, 2010Brandon Troy Molnar ’08 – December 6, 2010

Dr. S. Goldsborough Tyler

McColley ’01 Baby with Mom