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INGI99Sft *r V* riendshl Clay and Fire in I EDITOR'S VIEW recent months, I've had the chanceto reflect on a lot of In things. Family. Surroundings. Goals.Accomplishments. So manythings have changed for me overthe past fewyears. When I thinkabout these changes, I feel good. And a lookat this issue ofBloomsburgmakes me smile a little more. In manyways, my reaction to this magazine relates to those things above.After 18 years in thisbusiness, I realize all my experiences have led to mebeing a better communicator. That is, alongwith my three-year-old son, C. J.,who is forcing me to understand and communicate more effectively. Effective communication -that might be the hardest part. Tryingto answer each question so it is not followed bythe seeminglyobligatory"why?" I knowwith practice I'll become better at it and that will help, both at home and in the new role I've played here at the universitysince earlylastyear. Anyway, my reflections have dealt with past and present. So, the following pages offer a glimpse at some things I've always appreciated.And at others I'm noticing more, like the beauty ofthe campus and beautyin the potteryworks and friendship ofan art professor and his Japanese cohort. Family,something that has taken on newmeaning for me, is on the mind ofone ofour campus experts. Mylove ofsportswas refreshed alittle when presented with this odd mixture- old and new, a gun and a baseball. Huh? Itworks. Believe me,just read on. Ourwriters talk ofa campus that is expandingbeyond the wildest dreams ofthis alumnus.As I watch future Olympic Games, it will bewith newenthusiasm, knowing Bloomsburg students are helping the next generation ofU.S.winterathletes. What a wonderful place it is that deals with so manyaspects oflife. Sometimes we take for granted those things that are right in front ofus everyday. This magazine made me sit up a little more and take notice. Now I can share even more with C. andhecan keep asking,"Why?"Theanswers aregetting J., more fun. Jim Hollister ExecutiveEditor Bloomsburg:TheUniversityMagazineispublishedtwiceayear- inthefallandspringsemesters.Aseparatepublication,"MaroonandGold," includingclassnotesandalumninews,willbesenttwiceayeartoall alumniwhohavemadeacontributionduringtheprecedingcalendaryear. Membersofthemostrecentgraduatingclasswillreceivetwofreeissues of"MaroonandGold."Othersmayreceivethepublicationbypaying aS10annualsubscription.Checksforsubscriptionsshouldbemadepayable totheB.U.AlumniAssociation,400EastSecondStreet,Bloomsburg,PA17815. Informationforinclusioninclassnotesshouldbemailed, faxed(717-389-4060)[email protected]). VisitusontheWorldWideWebathttp://www.bloomu.edu 1 IN THIS ISSUE VOL. 4 NO. I SPRING 1998 1 Decision Pays Major League Dividends Bloomsbun byMarcMullen '98 Afteryearsofplayingintheminors,Matt Karchnerwasatacrossroads.Shouldhecontinuewithhisbaseball u •. s M A G A Z I careerorfindsomethingelsetodo?TheBloomsburgalumnusdecided BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITY togivebaseballanothertry,andsoonfoundhimselfontheroadtothe OFPENNSYLVANIAISAMEMBEROF bigleagues. THESTATESYSTEMOFHIGHEREDUCATION. STATESYBSOTAERMDOOFFHGIOGVHEERRNEODRUSCATION 5 Making Every Pitch Count REugeneDixonJr.,Chair;R.BenjaminWiley. byAndySodergren '97 Wheneverapitcherdeliversabaseballtothe ViJcZeaefifdCrieh,yaiMWru.;riCKeoilym.BeED.ranmLiyaetncl.leRC.hVErilcibeys,tCoRhipachiherar;rSJd.yACe.edrFsRik.nioA.,li- prleastpeo,nshieblhea.sagunpointedathim.AlumnusDannyLitwhileris GlennY.Forney.CharlesA.Gomulka.EugeneW. THoicmkoRkidJgr.e..FJ.eJroeseWp.hSLcohuelpeerr,,ARnodcrceowA.H.OrSthoefnfznieor., 2.MajorLeagueDividends 6 Creating Impressive Impressions PatrickJ.Stapleton,JohnK.Thornburgh. bySandraHome '99 FrankCurranandhiscrewof12takecareof282 ChristineJ.Toretti. acresoflandatBloomsburgUniversity.Thejobe—ntailscaringforathletic CHANCELLOR,JSaTAmTeEsSHY.STMEcMCOoFrmHiIGcHkEREDUCATION fields,dozensofflowerbedsandscoresoftrees allcontributingto thequalityoflifeofstudentsattheuniversity. BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITYCOUNCILOFTRUSTEES JosephJ.Mowad.Chair 10 Partnerships Expand Campus LaRoyG.Davis"67,FirstViceChair A.WilliamKelly71.SecondViceChair byTrina Walker PartnershipsbetweenBloomsburgandother JenniferR.Adams.Secretary institutionsgivestudentsnewopportunitiestoindividualizetheir RamonaH.Alley education.Often,thesepartnershipsenablestudentstocomplete JamesTAthertonJr. theirdegreesinlesstimeandatlesscost. RobertW.BuehnerJr. DavidJ.Cope73 14 Planning to Give KevinM.O'Connor byKathleenMohr Thespiritofgenerosityisthelifebloodof David Petrosky J. Bloomsburgsfuture.Philanthropicpartnershipswithalumniand TedStuban JamesH.McCormick.Ex-Officio friendshelptheuniversitymaintainitscompetitiveedge,provide scholarshipsandmeetfuturechallenges. PRESIDENT,BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITY' JessicaSledgeKozloff BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITY'ALUMNIASSOCIATION 16.Forgedin ClayandFire 16 Friendship Forged in Clay and Fire NancyFeherEdwards70,President byEricFoster AuniquecollaborationbetweenmasterJapanesepotter JohnS.Mulka'66.VicePresident Shiho KanzakiandassociateprofessorofartKarlBeamerhasbrought SandraJeffersonRupp71.Secretary Bloomsburgtotheattentionoftheinternationalartcommunity, JohnTrathen'68.Treasurer exposeddozensofBloomsburgstudentstoauniqueculturalheritage DougC.Hippenstiel'68.Ex-Officio, andartisticdiscipline,andforgedafriendshipthatspanstheglobe. DirectorofAlumniAffairs BLOOMSBURGUNIVERSITYFOUNDATION 20 Exploring America's Final Frontier VicEtlobreiranLH..MAiIhkailriek,JVr.i,cCehCahiarir byRoySmith Hikingthetrailsofcaribou,wolvesandbears, 1 AnthonyM.laniero.ExecutiveDirector explorersjourneyedintheBrooksRangeMountainsofAlaskathrough DavidHill,Treasurer Bloomsburg'sQuestprogram.Whilethere,theyfounduntamed wilderness,unnamedmountains,andunpredictableweather. EXECUTIVEEDITOR JimHollister78 22 Training Future Olympians EDITOR KathleenMohr byEricFoster Millionswatchedasathletesfromaroundtheworld CONTRIBUTINGEDITOR competedintheWinterOlympicsinNagano,Japan.Lastyear,three EricFoster BloomsburgUniversitygraduatestudentshadahandinpreparing PHOTOGRAPHERS futureOlympicathletesforcompetitionbyhelpingresearchersatthe MarlEirincRF.oWstaegrner 22. TrainingFutureOlympians OlympicTrainingCenterinLakePlacid,N.Y. PhotobyRonVesely/ChicagoWhiteSox 24 FamilyValues JoanHeifer TerryWildStudios interviewbyKathleenMohr Familyvalueshasbecomeacatch-phrase DESIGNER ofpoliticiansandcommentatorsfromacrossthecountry.Butit'soften JohnLorish hardtofindconsensusonwhatconstituteseitherfamilyorvalues. ARTDIRECTOR SociologyprofessorSueJacksondiscussedthissometimescontroversial JanelA.Fry topicinarecentinterview. EDITORIALBOARD NancyFeherEdwards70 26 News Briefs LawrenceB.Fuller JoanT.Lentczner DonnaCochrane 3 I What's Happening DougC.Hippenstiel'68 Coverphoto by Addresscommentsandquestionsto: MarlinR. Wagner 32 The LastWord BloomsburgUniversityMagazine byJessicaSledgeKozloff,president,BloomsburgUniversity WallerAdministrationBuilding BloomsburgUniversity Bloomsburg,PA 17815-1301 BloomsburgUniversityMagazine SPRING 1998 I Internetaddress:[email protected] Fansfill thestandsfora White Sox homegameat ComiskeyPark. DECISION PAYS Major League Dividends BY MARC MULLEN ' PHOTOSBY RONVESELY/CHICAGOWHITESOXANDMARLIN R.WAGNER Itwasthesummerof 1993.Matt Karchnerhadundergone longbefore hegotthecall."I went from almost quittingto rotatorcuffsurgeryafterplayingonlysixbaseball gamesfor gettingon the fasttrackto themajorleagues,whichwaspretty Memphis,atripleAfarmteam forthe majorleague Kansas City amazing,"saysKarchner. Royals.Hehadbeenplayinginminorleagues "I wasinsucharush to getto NewYork.Afterdressingforthe eversincegraduatingfrom Bloomsburg game,I cameoutofthelocker room andwalked onto thefield. Universityin 1989. Hiswife,Terry,was Itwasincredible.Thereis noplacelikeYankee Stadium." pregnantwiththeirfirstchild,anda Two seasonshavepassed sincethecall to the majorsand decision hadtobemade. Karchnerhas madethe "Thatwas abigdecision right mostofhissituation. there-should I quitandgo to Acontroversial mid-season 'You'll never be satisfied if workorkeep going,"says tradelastsummerof you don'tgo back and try' Karchnerofthatturning threeoftheWhiteSox's point in hislife."Terryand I top pitchers thrust "The easiest thingfor satdown andtalked. I give my Karchnerinto a newrole wifeallthecredit inthe fortheteam. me would have been to world,becauseshesaid, "Itwasatough situation. 'You'll neverbesatisfied if Wewereonlytwo orthree say 'the heck with it' and youdon'tgobackandtry.' gamesoutoffirst,andthen "Theeasiestthingfor thebigtrade,"Karchner notgo back." mewouldhavebeento explains."Welost [Wilson] say'theheckwith it'and Alvarezand [Danny] notgoback."Duringthat Darwin,probablyourtwobeststarters,and [Roberto] off-season,Karchnerwas Hernandez,ourcloser. Itwas frustratingbecauseitwastheend signed bytheChicagoWhite Sox. ofJulyandwewere closetowinningthedivision tidewithjust Hisarmbouncedbackfromthe two months remaining. surgery,and he found himselfwiththe "For me,itwasagreatchance. Itseems like outofeverything WhiteSoxfarm team in Birmingham, bad,somethinggood comes. Iwaseithergoingto shineorgo playingwith Michael Jordan. backto theotherroleasa middlereliefpitcher. Fortunately, I But Karchner'sbaseball careerpath took hadsomesuccessasthecloser." quiteadifferentturn from Jordan's. By Karchner illustrateshissuccessbydescribingaparticularly season'send,he had moved up aleveltothe memorable moment fromlastseason. Chicagowasvisiting White SoxtripleAaffiliatein Nashville. He Seattle.With a one-run lead, Karchnerwascalledon tosavethe opened the 1995 season there,but itwas not game fortheWhiteSox.Therewererunners on thecornerswith BloomsburgUniversityMagazine SPRING 1998 3 'W-'-.-" __-. . MAIOR LEAGUE DIVIDENDS — bloomsburg University 1989 baseball team FRONT (I to r)JeffSzczecina,Dave Robinson,Chad Holdren,BrianYarasheski,Steve Sees,Dave Baradgie, Chris Lynch.MIDDLE (I to r) SamJerome,Rob Bowman.Brian Davis,Paul Holmes,JeffGyurina,J.P.Thomas,CoryTerwilliger,Bob Groshek,Bruce Beaver, GarySaxton.BACK (I to r) DaleThomas (asst.coach).Matt Haney (asst.coach),Mike Bruno,Warren Shipe.Tim Pritchard,Matt Karchner,CarlAlbertson, Erik Pedersen,Steve Clemens,Joe Bressi (asst.coach),John Babb (head coach). oneoutinthebottom oftheninth inning,andhewas facing "Thatwas tough. But afterI gotover it, I startedconcentrating MarinerEdgarMartinez,one oftheAmerican League's most onpitchingmore,"Karchnersays."Iwaskindofhungup on dangeroushitters. batting,andthatcostme.Mymindwasn't reallyfocusingon "ShortlyafterI started closing,I cameinto faceMartinez,a pitching. Once I letgo ofthebatting,itwasliberating. I can guythat I don'tthinkI hadevergotten outbefore,"says pitch.Nowlet'sgowith thatandgivethatall I'vegot." Karchner."I gothimto pop up to short right field.Seattletried Even though he ispitchingatbaseball's highestlevel,Karchner to scoreon itandwas doubled up,endingthegame. I gotasave. believes hehadthe mostfun playingat Bloomsburg."Wewere "Thatwas averypersonalmoment forme. I liked beingputin just goingouttheretoplay. It didn'tmatterifwewonorlost.We that situation-beinggiven achallengeand werejust givingiteverythingwehad,"recalls knowingthegamewasinmyhands. Iwaslike "We werejustgoing Karchner."And Ithinkthatwasoneofmy thatas farbackas I canremember,inany greatestexperiences playingbaseball." sport. I alwayswanttobetheonethattakes the out there toplay. It didn't A 1985 graduateofBerwick High School, lastshotorhasthelastatbat." Karchnerneverregrettedgoingto collegeor inKhaisrchhannedrsdaisdna'tclaolswianygspihtacvheert.hIengfaacmte,wrhesetning matter ifwe won or lost. sFtoaryignogotdherelaasstonse-metshtaterwaafstewrhheenwhaesmdreatftheids. hwaesbn'etgaanpiptlcahyeirngatbaalsle.bHalelwaatsBlaotohmisrdbubrags,ehmean We werejustgiving it w"Iifael,wwahysojpolkaeydedthSaotftsbhaellwafosraBtlsocohmosobluorgn.a with agreatbat.However,duringhissenior everything we had," scholarship and I wasn't. Iwasjustawalk year,Bloomsburgdidn'thavemanypitchers,so on,"chuckles Karchner. hedecidedhewouldgivetheposition atry. "Thebigthing I gainedbygoingto school "Thatiskindofafunnystory,"Karchnerrecalls."I would was maturity,becausethosefouryearsaresuch acriticaltime pitch doubleheaders.Thefirsttime,I pitchedthefirstgame in everybody's life. Collegeis andplayed third thenext.That didn't workbecause I couldn't supposedtobefunand it is,butit throwtheball from thirdto firstin thesecondgame.Thenwe alsohelpsyou preparementally. decided I would pitch thesecondgame [ofdoubleheaders] Youcangain agood andthatworkedoutwell." perspectiveon things." Karchnercontinuedbattingfora coupleofyearsafter Enteringthisyear'sspring beginningto playprofessionalball and found ithardto give it training, Karchner remains up. Ittookhimafewyearsto realizehemightneverhitagain optimistic aboutbeing in Chicago becauseoftheAmerican League'sdesignatedhitterrule. when theseasonopens inApril. 4 SPRING 1998 BloomsburgUniversityMagazine Making Every Pitch Count BYANDYSODERGREN '97 PHOTOSCOURTESYOFST.PETERSBURG (FLA.)TIMESANDBLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITYARCHIVES Whenever Matt Karchner,oranyotherpitcherinthemajor Oncethegunwas leagues,deliversabaseballtotheplate,hehasagun pointed at developedwith the him. DannyLitwhilerdoesn'tactuallyhold thegun,buthe's help ofJohn Paulson, the reason it'sthere. inventorofthe JUGS Litwhiler,a 1938 graduateofBloomsburg,carvedhimself PitchingMachine, quite anicecareeroutofbaseball,andhisinvention ofthe Litwhilerwasn't certain JUGS speedgun ishismostvalued accomplishment. howitwouldbeused. TheJUGS gunlets Litwhilerderiveabitofsatisfaction from Then,while servingas everymajorleaguegamehe sees. It's used to measurethe aminorleague velocityofpitches at almosteverylevelofbaseball. instructorforthe ^ shtiisl"lhTshoteamneaddsianapstNametyiwopnProoorfutdtRehisecthseapyce,heidFelagv.eum"neEnvitne,tro"ytLthiietmwemhaiIljseoerreslaaeigadagfumereso,mI YCaaitnntkceiennednsea-dtDaietNRreeodiwst,Yhoerk cDPalat'cn«hnuiryneg,UttGawekneoin,rgeirneaa(Btt9ar4bbr1a,t,-"umE1prin^iree?.Lomfa;ar^dia,delph.a thinkbackofthetimewhentherewasno JUGSgun." Tigersgame. While servingas headcoach atMichigan State Starleft-handedpitcherRudyMayapproachedLitwhiler Universityinthe early70s,theformermajor becausehe'dbeenstruggling. Thetwo ofthemproceededto leaguerbegan thinkingofwaysto assessand thebullpen,andMayfired somepitchesthatLitwhilerandhis improveon hispitchingtalent."I triedmanydifferent,and inventionclocked.Afteranalyzingthevariousspeeds,the sometimes unscientific,waysto measurea pitcher'sspeed," coachexplainedto Mayhisapproachtopitching. Maymade Litwhilersaid."I wouldhavethem throwputtyagainsta thesuggestedadjustmentsand tookthe moundthatnight board tojudgethesizeofthe imprint." againsttheTigers. Oneday,hesawa policeofficerusinga newtypeofradar "Iwas extremelynervous I hadmessedup hispitching gunto measurethe speedofpassingcars.Thissightgave style,"Litwhilerrecalled. However,Mayput hisconcernsto Litwhileranidea,and the rest ishistory. rest.Hewentoutand tossed a complete-game,two-hit shutoutagainst Detroit. Although Litwhileracknowledgesthedevelopmentofthe JUGSgun ashis standoutachievementamongmorethana hundred other innovations,hetakesprideina numberof otherbaseballaccomplishments. Amajorleaguerforthe Phillies,Cardinals,Braves and Reds duringan 11-yearplayingcareer,Litwhileramassedalifetime battingaverageof.281 with 107lifetimehomeruns.He had two consecutive Golden Gloveyears,committingonlyone errorintwoyears.And hehelped theCardinalswinaworld title in 1944,beltinga homeruninthefifthgameofthe World Series. Litwhilerhashad an impact onthesportofbaseball. Just thinkabout itthenext timeyouseeagame-alittlepieceof Bloomsburgis part ofever)'pitch. rtththeJUGSspeedgun BloomsburgUniversityMagazine SPRING 1998 5 BYSANDRA HORNE' PHOTOS BYJOAN HELFER.THETERRYWILDSTUDIOS,AND MARLIN R.WAGNER Thirtyyearsofworkingoutdoorshas gentlyweathered hiscomplexion. The shadeofhishairbears a strikinglikeness totheburnishedbarkofamaturewhite birch.Thewindows inhisofficeframe apanoramicviewofthepastoral SusquehannaValley,anappropriate settingforapersonwhose profession is linkedwith nature. Upon meetinga stranger, FrankCurran'shandshakeis firm,yetfriendly.Curran,supervisorof BloomsburgUniversity'sgrounds crew,is FrankCurran as skilledatcultivatingrelationshipswith people asheisattendingtheland. office furniture. Despitethevariety "We do alotofthingsthatpeopledon't ofassignments,grounds crewtasks knowabout,"says Curran. Best revolvearoundacommon purpose- known fortheir meticulous creatingavisuallypleasingenvironment. groomingofthe university's OneofCurran'smostvisible dutiesis 282 acres,Curran andhis integratingthelandscapewiththe diverse staffof 12 areaccountable architectureon campus. Eachstructure formuch morethan creating requires a different touch. CarverHall,the attractiveswathes ofmani- universitylandmark,stands inhistorical curedgrass andwell-tended contrasttothe contemporarydesign of flowerbeds.Theysetupfor the newlyconstructedAndruss Library. specialevents-from "You'retryingtobringnoticeto the concerts atNelson Field building,"Curransays."Sometimesthat Houseto springcommencement requiresittobesoftened-thesizeofthe atthe BloomsburgFairgrounds.They building,theangles,will dictatethat assistin snowremoval andwinter [relationship] foryou."He understands maintenanceofsidewalks,landings and anattractive,friendlyatmospherehas a steps. Somemembers ofCurran'screw positiveinfluenceonthe experiencesof areroutinelydispatched to move students, facultyand staff. 6 SPRING 1998 BloomsburgUniversityMagazine W 1 % .. "^"" 4 5 ?i Theuniversitygroundscrewcaresfordozensofflowerbedsandflowering treeson campus. Curran issensitiveto the manydifferent needs on campus. He is particularlyaware oftheconcernsoftheofficeofresidence life,which is responsible forstudent ym-r-- housingandsafety.Heconstantlymonitors theheightand fullnessoftheshrubsand hedgesaroundthedormitoriesto preserve safeaccessforthe residents. "Thebigthingyou see in ourlandscape ••• plantingnowis [an awarenessfor] safety," hesays. urran's concern forthe health and safetyofstudents is reflected not onlyinhisthoughtfullyplanned vegetation,butalso inhisstrategy | forlandscapemanagement. His maintenancepolicyinsists on a selective Curran also skillfullyutilizesthe indi- useofpesticides. vidualexpertiseofeach ofhis employees. "Iworryaboutputtingchemicalsdown Givingthem ownershipoftheirworkisa withthiscommunity,"hesays."We're prominentfeatureofCurran'smanagement very,verycareful aboutthat.Certain style."Some peopletake it,somepeople areas Iwon't spray." don't,"hesays pragmatically. He usessafesoapsonshrubberyin JaniceBoopisonegroundscrewmember lieu ofan application ofchemicals."1 who hasearned Curran'sconfidence."He thinkyouacceptsome minordamageto tellsyouwhat hewantsandthen helets promoteasafe environment.There are youhave full reign on howyouwant to tradeoffs,"heacknowledges. do it,"shesays. B/oomsburgUniversityMagazine SPRING 1998 7 Janice Boop preparesflowers in thegreenhouseforplanting. pampasinherdesigns.There is no "Everything that we do, random plantingin anyflowerbed. Christopher Keller,directorof everypiece of mail thatgoes out, admissions,stressesthe intricatelink between thephysical appearanceofthe every collegefair we attend, campusandthepublic'sperception ofthe institution. He regards Bloomsburg's is toget students to visit the convenientaccessto Interstate 80 as a valuableassetandwelcomes randomvisits campus. The visit is key. byprospectivestudents andtheirparents. "Alotofpeopledon'trealizehowmany You don tgeta second chance visitorscometo ourcampusthatwedon't evenknowabout,"says Keller."They'll just to make afirst impression? drivein,pickup someliterature,andwalk aroundbythemselves.That'swhere our Bloomsburg's varsity Softball field was constructed groundscrewreallyshines.Theyare entirely bythe universitygrounds crew. wonderfullyfriendlyto the peoplethey Thejagged caverns,thechaosand TV oopisresponsiblefordesigning, meet.Again, it'sthatfirst impression displacementfrom recentconstruction I plantingandmaintainingallthirty- thatvisitorsget,not onlyvisually,but tookitstoll ontheuniversity'sappearance, r\ five flowerbedson campus.She personally,that's important." andon Curranandhis crew."Thesteam I apprenticed underrecentretireeBob Accordingto Keller,theaestheticsofthe linewasprobablythebiggestproject \J Kressler,whom Curran creditswith campus helps him fulfill hisobjective. we'llever havedisturbingthewholelower "taking usto a differentlevel." "Everythingthatwedo,everypieceof campus,"hesays. Kressler'sinnovationwasto expand mail thatgoes out,everycollegefairwe Somematuretrees and allofthe theplantdiversityonthegrounds. Boop attend,istogetstudentstovisitthecampus. cactuseswere regrettablecasualties."It continuesthistraditionbyincluding Thevisitiskey.Youdon'tget asecond washard,"headmits. In some places it ornamental grasseslikebluefescueand chanceto makeafirst impression." maytakeyearsto recoverthelostmaturity. 8 SPRING 1998 Bloomsburg UniversityMagazine