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MANSFIELD ill UNIVERSITY Special LD Alumni Directory 1994 ^^sl .P661A 1994 MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 3098 00307 6069 ^vrex:.^€rry S^CtLttvni â.6Ce^ cpf 0€nvtetvts Message from the President iii A BriefHistory ofthe University iv Mansfield University Principals and Presidents v Council ofTrastees vi Alumni Association Board vi Mansfield University Foundation Board vii Society ofHonors Awards Alumni Citation Award viii Elsie E. Burke Service Award ix Distinguished EducatorAward ix Outstanding Young Alumni Award x Music Honor Roll x Athletic Hall ofFame xi University Phone Numbers xii Alunmi Profiles xiii Campus Map xiv LostAlumni Form xv Alphabetical Listings 1 Class YearListings 109 Geographical Listings 153 OccupationalListings 191 Q „ 1 Producedfor ^ Mansfield University .TGl^t°- by Publishing @NCEPTS THECLANCYWAY © Copyright 1994 MansfieldUniversity AUrightsreserved. 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Weapologizeinadvanceforomissions orerrors, andweurgeyouto sendcorrecteddatato AlumniHouse,MansfieldUniversity,Mansfield,PA16933. -5€. iê^ssaâ fr€nfv i^he^ Vre^siiCettt Dear Alumnus, Mansfield recognized its first group of alumni in 1866. It was thenthat 15 studentsweregraduated fromthe Mansfield Classical Seminary. Since that historical event, thousands of people have earned membership in Mansfield's Alumni Association. Thispublicationcontainsinformationabout20,000 graduates of our school. The profile of the group is interesting. There are people from the class of 1908 who earnedadiplomafromtheMansfieldStateNormalSchool. Therearethosewhoearnedtheirdegreesduringthe65yearsthatMansfieldwasknownasMansfield State Teachers College. Many ofthem are teachers or retired from the profession ofteaching. Therearethosewhoearnedtheirdegreessince 1960,whenMansfieldbeganofferingavariety ofdegree programs. Their occupations reflect the diversity ofthe subjects they studied. Explore the directory andyou'llfind ouraliunnireside in49 ofthe 50 United States. Some live in Canada, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Butno matterwhat theiroccupationorwhere they reside, theyare importantto Mansfield University. Allan Clark, writing as president ofClarkson University, noted "a university finds its strength in its faculty, its hope in its students and its pride in its aliunni." The collectionofpeople who are identified in this publication refiect the character, the values and the spirit ofMansfield. The strengths ofthe institution are embodied in each ofyou. This directory willhelpyou identifypeoplewith whom you need to communicate. It may also help "jog" your memory and cause you to reminisce. It may help you prepare for a class reunion. Whenever you open these pages, you will be reminded ofMansfield. Perhaps you will be motivated to return to your campus. When you do, you will be welcome. Sincerely, Rod C. Kelchner President m ^ ^rief Ûnvaerstty 9-Clsi^€rry €xf tfie^ MansfieldUniversity cantraceitshistoryfi-om 1857whentheMansfieldClassicalSeminary openedwith 105students. Severalyearslater,in 1862, theinstitutionwasdesignatedaStateNormal School for the training of teachers by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By the turn of the century enrollment had grown to over 400 students. In 1927 Mansfield changed again and became the first school in Pennsylvania to be designated a StateTeachers College,authorizedbythe StateBoard ofEducationto grant Bachelor ofSciencedegrees inelementaryandsecondaryeducation,music, andhomeeconomics. In 1960the word Teachers was dropped from the titleand Mansfieldbecame Mansfield StateCollege, amulti- purpose institution offering a broad range of curricula. Finally, on July 1, 1983, Mansfield University came into being as a unit ofthe Pennsylvania State System ofHigher Education. Today the 185 acre campus, with 36 buildings and 175 faculty members, serves approximately 3200 undergraduate and graduate students. Presently the university awards bachelor's, master's and associate degrees to students from 19 states and 41 foreign coimtries. IV Principals Presidents Rev. J.E. Jaques 1856-1857 William Ringgold Straughn 1914-1936 Mrs. H.L. Jaques 1856-1857 ArthurT. Belknap * 1936-1937 (Preceptress) Joseph F. Noonan 1937-1939 Rev. James Landreth J858-1860 Lester K. Ade 1939-1941 Rev. William B. Holt 1860-1861 Willis E. Pratt 1941-1943 Edwin E. Wildman 1862-1863 James G. Morgan 1943-1957 William D. Taylor 1863-1864 Lewis W. Rathgeber 1958-1963 Fordyce A. Allen. .... 1864-1869 1877-1880 Thomas J. Costello * 1964 Charles H. Verrill 1869-1873 1875-1877 Fred E. Bryan 1964-1968 Jason N. Fradenburg 1873-1875 Lawrence Park 1968-1977 Joseph C. Doane 1880 Donald C. Darnton ** 1977-1979 Dennison C. Thomas 1880-1882 William H. Bisel, Jr. * 1979 Samuel H. Albro 1882-1899 JanetTravis 1979-1983 Andrew Thomas Smith 1899-1913 Rodney Kelchner ** 1983-1984 1984-present * acting president ** interim president S^xCtnirvistrratvae^ Officers Board ofGovernors of the State System of Higher Education F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., Chairperson Chancellor ofthe State System of Higher Education James H. McCormick, Ph.D. Mansfleld University Rodney C. Kelchner, President & George H. Mullen, Provost Vice President for Academic Affairs William E. Yost, Vice President for Administration and Finance Joseph R. Maresco, Vice President for StudentAffairs Sandra B. Linck, Associate Provost Mansfield University Boards Council ofTrustees Mr. Merle L. McCalips, Jr. '68 Mr. Thomas M. Ford (Chair) Mount Cobb, PA PA Boalsburg, Mr. Robert M. Jones Mr. Lewis B. Lee '62 (Vice-Chair) Blossburg, PA PA Harrisburg, Mr. Howard Smith, Jr. Ms. Peggy E. Carter '70 (Secretary) Troy, PA PA Osceola, Ms. Cynthia Mack Vennie Mr. Dayton A. Brown Selinsgrove, PA PA Elkland, Student Representative . ;. <«», Dr. James W. Carlson '65 Turtlepoint, PA Dr. James H. McCormick (Chancellor) PA Harrisburg, Mr. Ronald J. Cordaro '81 Dimmore, PA Alumni Association Board Mr. Carl D. Ruck '80 Mr. Matthew Calderon '93 NY (President) Henrietta, VA Woodbridge, Mr. David Cheplick '48 NY Mrs. Donna Congdon Mokrzynski'55 Elmira Heights, (First Vice President) PA Ms. Deborah Halderman '78 Blossburg, NY Manchester, Mrs. Anne BennighoffYoung '66 (Second Vice President) Mrs. Eleanor Jones Kodish '47 PA Lock Haven, PA Dillsburg, Mr. Laurence M. Biddle, Jr. '59 Mr. Robert F. Mitchem, Jr. '73 Warminster, PA Enola, PA Mrs. Marianne Seefeldt Bozzo '69 Mr. Paul Snyder '82 Mansfield, PA Doylestown, PA Mrs. Pauline Schanbacher Bradshaw '47 Mrs. StephanieYost '91 Mansfield, PA Wellsboro, PA VI Mansfield University Foundation Board Mr. Austin Snyder '62 (President) Mr. Wellington Lester '49 Hatboro, PA Hancock, NY Dr. Marcella May Hyde '56 Mr. Merle L. McCalips, Jr.'68 (Vice President) Boalsburg, PA Canton, PA Mr. Fred Noye '68 Mr. Richard Warters '58 (Treasurer) New Bloomfield, PA NY Horseheads, Mr. Carl Ruck '80 Mrs. Nancy Bower Callenberger '61 Woodbridge, VA (Secretary) Wellsboro, PA Mrs. June Dreibelbis Rudy '60 PA Mansfield, Dr. Craig Cleland Mansfield, PA Mr. Ali Soufan (Student) PA Mansfield, Mrs. Esther Purvis Cook '53 Pine City, NY Dr. John M. Thomas PA Sayre, Mrs. Patricia Coolidge Wellsboro, PA Miss Josephine Brace Wolfe'36 Jenkintown, PA Mr. Thomas H. Coyle '49 Butler, PA Ms. Kathy Andrews Wright '82 PA Tioga, Dr. Samuel Garloff'69 PA Orwigsburg, Mr. Leonard Givens '65 Troy, MI Mr. Richard Gold '62 PA Harrisburg, Mr. Gabe Greco PA Mansfield, Ms. Deborah Halderman '78 NY Manchester, Mr. Wendell Judson Columbia Cross Roads, PA Mr. Rod C. Kelchner PA Mansfield, vn Alumni Citation Award The Alumni Citation Award is awarded to a member of the alumni body who has made outstanding achievements and contributions to society through professional, civic and philanthropic work. 1969 Percy Coles J. Richard Gilbert '35 Kenneth B. Lee '48 Dr. Ellsworth Scott Obum '19 Josephine Brace Wolfe '36 1970 F. Joseph Bedenk '19 1971 Donald McClelland '25 1972 Thomas Sinclair '36 1973 Alice Frazer '42 1974 HomerW. Dudley '14 1975 Fred Jupenlaz '31 1976 Dr. Richard M. Wilson '35 1977 Dr. James Stacy Coles '34 1978 Maryon Farrer Powell '18 1979 Dr. John H. Baynes '40 1980 Dr. Leon Lunn '36 1981 Michael Howland '74 1982 Dr. Barbaranne Benjamin '71 1983 Dr. Jean Brenchley '65 1984 Ila Lugg Wiley '25 1985 Thomas Halloran '55 1986 Dr. Andrew Michanowicz '57 1987 Lewis B. Lee '62 1988 Dr. Preston Erway '53 1989 Joseph Ciampi '68 1990 Honorable Robert Kemp '49 1991 Dr. W. Franklin Coole '50 1992 Marvin F. Schlenker '50 1993 Dr. Randall L. Saxon '69 1994 Gene Elizabeth Maxwell '49 vm