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MAGAZINE
THE UNI TY
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WINTER 2006
From
the Executive Editor
As
IapproachmysecondanniversaryasBloomsburgUniversity'sdirector
ofcommunicationsandexecutiveeditorofBloomsburg: TheUniversity
Magazine, I'mmeetingmoreandmoredevotedBUalumniwhoholdthis
universityclosetotheirhearts. Ihopeeachissueofthismagazineupdates
allofourreadersonwhat'shappeningoncampusandinthelivesofstudents, faculty,
staffandalumni.
Asyou'llrecall,weaddedtheclassnotessection,HuskyNotes, tothemagazine
infall2004,andwe'repleasedwiththepositive feedbackwe'vereceived.We
alsodiscoveredthatawordofexplanationisnecessary. Inthisdayofinstant
communication,we'vebecomeaccustomedtotheimmediacyofe-mail,Instant
Messengerandthe 24-hournewscycle. Bloomsburg: TheUniversityMagazine,
however,worksalongmoretraditionallineslikeotherprintmagazines,with
deadlinesaboutthreemonthsbeforeourpublicationdatesofFeb. 1,May 1 and
Sept. 1. Interviewsforthisissue, forexample,wereconductedlastOctober,and
theannouncementsintheHuskyNotessectionarrivedintheAlumniAffairsOffice
beforeNov. 7.
Althoughthismagazineispublishedjustthreetimesannually,youcanfindan
abundanceofnewsonlineeveryday. HuskyNotesarepostedattheBUalumni
globalnetworksite,wwwbloomualumni.com,assoonastheyarrive; campusevents
areaddeddailyto theonlinecalendar,www.bloomu.edu/visitor; andnewsandscores
arecontinuouslyupdatedatthesportsWebsite,www.bloomu.edu/sports. Lastfall,
weintroducedanonlinemagazine.TodayPlus,wwvv.bloomu.edu/admin/today_plus,
asashowcaseforexclusive featuresandlongercampusnewsstories.
WeareproudofBloomsburg: TheUniversityMagazineand,witheachissue,
strive tohighlightinterestingstoriesinaneasilyreadableformat. Forthatreason,
you'llnowfindthe "quickread"section,NewsNotes,inthefrontofthebook,
followedbyourfeatures. Ifyouhaveafeaturestorysuggestion,pleasesendittome
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Editor'snote: PresidentJessicaKozlojfscolumn, FromthePresident'sDesk,willreturnin
thespring2006issueofBloomsburg: TheUniversityMagazine.
BloomsburgUniversityofPennsylvaniais
amemberofthePennsylvaniaStateSystem
ofHigherEducation
PennsylvaniaStateSystemofHigher
EducationBoardofGovernors
asofDecember2005
KennethE.Jarin,Chair
KimE.Lyttle,ViceChair
CR."Chuck"Pennoni,ViceChair
MatthewE.Baker FEATURES
MarkCollinsJr.
MarieA.ConleyLammando
NathanR.Conroy Page 6 BeautyandBrains
PaulS.Dlugolecki
DanielP.Elby Passersbyseeanelegantmansion;entrepreneurs
MDiacvhiadePl.KH.oHlvaencnka seethelatesttechnologyandanabundanceof
VincentJ.Hughes opportunitiesarisingfromastrongrelationship
AGluliidsoonMP.eiPtizchini withBU'sInstituteforInteractiveTechnologies.
EdwardG.Rendell TheBloomsburgRegionalTechnologyCenteroffers
Jamesj-Rhoades firmsthefacilitiesandservicestheyneedtogrow
ACharriosntiAn.eJW.aTlotroetntiOlson theirbusinesseswhilecreatinginternshipsand
GeraldL,Zahorcak employmentforcurrentstudentsandrecentgrads.
Chancellor,StateSystemofHigherEducation
JudyG.Hample Page 10 TheSuper
BloomsburgUniversityCouncilofTrustees WhenJimMcBride70retiredfromtheAirForce
A.WilliamKelly71,Chair
RobertJ.Gibble'68,ViceChair andthenaschoolsuperintendentposition,he
StevenB.Barth,Secretary thoughthehadfoundhisidealretirementjob.He
RMaarmioenCaonHl.eAyllLeaymmando'94 neverexpectedtoleadtheWyomingDepartment
RobenDampman'65 ofEducationandberesponsiblefortheeducation
LChaaRrolyesG.C.DaHvoiusse'6n7ick'60 ofthestate's78,000students.
JDoasveipdhJ.J.PMetorwoaskdy Page 14 RisingwiththeSun
JenniferShymansky'06 OwnerofSunBuickPontiacGMCinMoosic,Pa.,
President,BloomsburgUniversity
JessicaSledgeKozloff LoriGuitson'87wasthefirsttocompleteGM's
ExecutiveEditor Women'sRetailInitiativeprogram.Guitsonhas
LizaBenedict learnedthroughsportsandprofessionalendeavors
Co-Editors thatbeingsuccessfulisnotenough;shehastobe
EricFoster herbest.
BonnieMartin
HuskyNotesEditor COVERSTORY
DougHippenstiel'68,'81M
EditorialAssistant Page 16 HuskyHeart
IreneJohnson
CommunicationsAssistants DougHippenstiel'sloveforBUcanbeseenin
LyneiteMong'08 hisdedicationtoalumniandhisimpressive
EmilyWatson'08 collectionofhuskymemorabilia.Hippenstiel'68
Agency willretirenextmonthfromhispostasdirector
SnavelyAssociates,Ltd ofAlumniAffairs,buthe'llremainaHusky
ArtDirector throughandthrough.
DebbieShephard
Designer Page20 WitnesstoHistory
CurtWoodcock
MostpeoplehaveseenthedevastationofwarandconflictinAfghanistan
CoverPhotography
EricFoster ontelevision,butJamesMcCormack'90/'93M,BU'sassistantdirectorof
OntheCover residencelifeforadministrationandtechnology,sawitfirsthandduringa
DougHippenstielretiresnextmonthaftera 10-monthtourofdutythatputhisskillsandtrainingtothetest.
quartercenturyasdirectorofAlumniAffairs.
Addresscommentsandquestionsto: Page22 FundingtheFuture
Bloomsburg:TheUniversityMagazine
WallerAdministrationBuilding Scholarshipsplayanintegralroleinthelifeofauniversity,buttheyneed
400EastSecondStreet aplacefromwhichtobuild.TheBUFoundation,aseparateorganization
Bloomsburg,PA17815-1301
dedicatedtosupportingBU,providesjustthat.
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andisaccessibletodisabledpersons.Bloomsburg
Universityiscommittedtoaffirmativeactionby
wayofprovidingequaleducationalandemploy-
mentopportunitiesforallpersonswithoutregard
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News Notes
Devoted to Benton
BU
Native^willfunds scholarship
ThomasDiltzleftBenton,Pa.,intheearly-
1940s,buthisloveforhishometownlasteda
lifetime.Asamonumenttohisaffectionforthe
smallColumbiaCountycommunity, Diltz
establishedascholarshipthatwillhelpBenton
residentsattendBU. The firstscholarshipwill
beawardedinfall2006.
Diltzwilledmorethan$98,000to the
BloomsburgUniversityFoundationtoestablish
anannualscholarship forBU freshmenwho
graduate fromBentonAreaHighSchool. Diltz,
whoearnedbachelor'sandmaster'sdegrees
fromtheUniversityofTexas,isconnectedto
BUthroughhisbrother, CarlDiltz'43.
CarlDiltzsayshisbrothergraduatedfrom
BentonHighSchoolin 1941,enrolledina 10-
weekengineeringschoolinBloomsburgandthenmoved to ThomasDiltzspenttimeinfrontofthecamerawhileworkingfor
theTexasUniversityExtensionProgram.
PhiladelphiatostudywiththeSignalCorps. Hejoinedthe
U.S. Navyin 1943,wasstationedinNewYork, Illinois, Iowa "Tomandhiswifehadnochildren,andItalkedwith
and Oklahoma, andbecameanaviationcadet. himabouthiswill,"CarlDiltzsays. "Wediscussedhowhe
Afterhisdischarge,heearnedfineartsdegreesfromthe couldcreatesomethingforthepeopleofBenton. Heloved
UniversityofTexas. HemadefilmsfortheTexasUniversity Benton,andhelikedthathecoulddosomethingforBenton
ExtensionProgram,movingtothepublicationsdepartmentof andasamemorialtoourfolks."
theTexasParksandWildlife Commissionwhereheworked Forinformationonestablishingascholarship
untilhisretirement. HeremainedinTexas,wherehediedin throughtheBloomsburgUniversityFoundation,call
February2004attheageof80. [phone].
Business Specialist
BU hosts Fulbrightscholarfrom Calcutta
SharmisthaBanerjee,aseniorlectureratthe ThemostimportantthingforAmericansto
UniversityofCalcutta,helpedmanagement appreciateaboutIndia isitsdiversity. "Wehave
professorRuhulAminandadjunctfacultymember 3,500yearsofheritage,"shesays."Itissodiverse,
SteveHibbardteachthreeclasseslastfall. Banerjee, yetitisstillonecountry.Thefood,thelanguageand
whohas10yearsofteachingexperience,was theclothingchangewhenyoutravel200miles."
oneoffivefacultyfromIndiaselectedfromamong MostIndiansspeakthreelanguages,adds
141 applicantsforthefellowship. Banerjee:avernacularlanguage;Hindi,theofficial
Aspecialistinsmall businessmanagementand languageofIndia;andEnglish.
entrepreneurship, BanerjeesaysthatIndiabenefits BanerjeeandAminpresentedapaper, "Compara-
fromhavingarelativelylargelaborpoolandcitizens tiveSmall BusinessEffectiveness:Towarda
SharmisthaBanerjee,
witharelativelyhighlevelofskills.Shenotes, Model,"attheInternational BusinessandEconomic
left,spentthefallsemester
teachingatBU.Atright however,thatmanyofthebusinessesinIndiaare ResearchConference.Thepresentationwas
isRuhulAmin,manage- family-runwithoutrecordsbeingkeptortaxespaid. nominatedforbestpaperattheconference.
mentprofessor.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Extreme Makeover
Huskymascotgetsa, newlook
BUmascotRoongo'sextrememakeover
wasrevealedlastfallatthe footballgame
openingtheHuskies'undefeatedseason.
HereRoongotakesabreakfromcheering
toposewithBUPresidentJessicaKozloff,
herhusbandSteveandtheirchildrenand
grandchildren. Shown,lefttoright,seated
are KyleKozloff,hiswifeEmmeandtheir
daughterLily. Standing,secondrow,are
theKozloffs'grandsons, EthanCollins
andCameronKozloff. Standing,back
row,areBeckyKozloffCollinsholding
daughterLibby,herhusbandJeffCollins,
RoongoandJessicaandSteveKozloff.
Applied Chemist
BU professorcontributesto Nobel Prize-winning research
Afirst-yearprofessorhasfirst- allowsforthecreationof
handknowledgeoftheresearch naturalpolymers,suchas
thatwonthe2005Nobel Prizein plasticsorrubberymaterials
chemistryforRobertH. Grubbsof andpharmaceuticals.
theCalifornia Instituteof Morgan,whoworkedwith
Technology.JohnP.Morgan Grubbsformorethanfiveyears
contributedsixpapersandfive asagraduatestudentat
patentstoGrubbs'work,which Caltech,saidan important
wasrecognizedforitsimpacton componentoftheresearchis
environmentallysafechemistry itscontributiontogreen JohnP.Morgan
anditspotential usesinthe chemistry.Accordingto
medicalfield. Morgan,thepolymersthat chemistswhocaredaboutthe Heisalsointerested intheir
Grubbs'researchfocusedon Grubbs'teamcreatedcouldbe theoryofchemistry. Hebecame useinbiologicalorganisms.
creatingcompoundsthatmake madedegradable.Thecatalysts known inthefieldforapplying Metalsthatareusedtocombat
reactionsfasterandmore canalsobeusedtoproduce thosetheoriesandwasableto diseases,particularlycancer,
effective. Hisresearchteam pharmaceuticalswithout seeandutilizethepracticality canhaveanegativeimmune
learnedN-heterocycliccarbene negativeecologicaleffects. ofchemistry," Morgansaid. response.Morganhopes
catalystsacceleratedreactions Currently, manydrugscome Currently, Morgan isinter- carbenescanbeusedto
bymorethanonehundredtimes. frombiologicalsources. ested inusing N-heterocyclic disguisethemetalssothe
"Notonlydidtheyspeedup MorgancreditsGrubbswith carbenesforecologicaland body'simmunesystemdoesn't
reactionsconsiderably,butthey teachinghimtheimportanceof medicalpurposes.Because combatthem.
allowedustomakecompounds appliedchemistry. "WhenBob theyarestrongmetalbinders,
thatwecouldn'tmakebefore," cameintothisbusiness,he carbenescanbeusedtoclean
Morgansaid.Thistechnology wassurroundedbyinorganic upmetalfromwastestreams.
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News
Notes
Retiring Dean
Liu retiresfrom LiberalArts,
Agbangoserves as interim dean
Hsien-TungLiu,deanoftheCollegeof
LiberalArts, retired inJanuaryafter
14yearsatBloomsburgUniversity. Liu's
academicbackground includesabachelor's Hsien-TungLiu
andamaster'sdegreeinEnglishandadoctoraldegreeinpublicpolicy.
Inhisretirement,heisreturningtoCalifornia.
InhistimeatBU,Liuwasanadvocate
forliberalartseducation,academicrigor
andtheworkoffaculty. Heinstitutedthe
Dean'sAwardforExcellenceseveralyears
agotorecognizefacultyfortheirteaching
andresearch.
GeorgeAgbango,professorofpolitical
science,isservingasinterimdeanofLiberal
Artsuntilapermanentdeanisnamed.Prior
tocomingtoBloomsburgUniversityin 1990,
GeorgeAgbango AgbangotaughtatClarkAtlantaUniversity
andatSpelmanCollege,bothinAtlanta.AnativeofGhana,Agbango JamarBrittinghamrunsthroughtheRedRaiderdefenseduringthe
waselectedaMemberofParliamentoftheGhanaNationalAssembly Sept. 10match-upthatsawBUbeatShippensburg49-21.
in 1979. In 1981,AgbangowasGhana'saccrediteddelegatetothe
Face in the Crowd
UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly. Followingpolitical instabilityin
Ghana,AgbangoleftAfricain 1983topursueadvancestudiesinthe Brittingham comesin thirdforHarlon Hilltrophy, is
UnitedStates. Heholdsadoctorofphilosophydegreeinpolitical featuredin SI
sciencefromClarkAtlantaUniversity,Atlanta,andmaster'sofpublic
administrationdegreefromAtlantaUniversity. SophomoretailbackJamar
New BrittinghamofLevittown
Trustee
finishedthirdforthe2005
Bloomsburgnativeappointed HarlonHillAwardhonoring
NCAA
DivisionIFscollege
Bloomsburgnative CharlesC. "Nick"House- footballplayeroftheyear.
nick'60wasappointedtoBU'sCouncilof Brittingham,whowasfeatured
Trusteeslastfall.Acouncilmanwiththe inSportslllustrated's"Faces
TownofBloomsburgforthepast 12years, inthe Crowd"sectioninlate
Charles'Nick' Housenickchairedthetown'sparkingand October2005,wasoneof
Housenick municipalauthoritiesandisapastdirectorof 26candidatesoveralland JamarBrittingham
theBloomsburgRotaryClub, ColumbiaMontourChamber justthesecondsophomore to
ofCommerceandColumbiaAlliance forEconomicGrowth. benamedtothetopthreesince 1987.
Professionally,he'shadtwodistinctcareers: aspresident Duringthe2005 season,Brittinghamledthecountryin
andgeneralmanageroftheformerHousenickMotorCo. and rushingyardspergamewith 187.5andinscoringaverage
asanaccountexecutivewiththe financialplanningfirmsof with 17.5pointspergame. He totaled2,060yardsrushing
E.F. HuttonandCo.,Williamsport,and,since 1989,with andwasnamedthePSACEasternDivisionPlayerofthe
OppenheimerandCo.,Bloomsburg. Year. HealsoearnedPSACEastPlayeroftheWeekfive
Eachofthe 14universitiesinthePennsylvaniaState timesduringtheseason.
SystemofHigherEducationisadvisedbyaCouncilofTrust- Bloomsburg'sonlyHarlonHillwinnerisIrvSigler'99
eeswhosemembersarerecommendedbythegovernorand whowontheawardin 1997.
approvedbythestateSenate.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
At the State Level
Volunteer Responder
CGA
presidentjoinsBoardofGovernors
Simpson memberofstate radiation team
BU'sCommunityGovernment
DavidSimpson,associateprofessorofphysicsandapplied Associationpresidentwas
technology,hasjoinedPennsylvania'sRadiologicalAssis- appointedtothePennsylvania
tanceProgram. Oneofateamofabout40volunteersacross StateSystemofHigherEduca- HmW-i
thestate, Simpsonmayrespondtoradiologicalincidents tion'sBoardofGovernors
wherehewilladvisetheon-scenecommanderregarding last fall. NathanConroyof
issuesandhazards.Asamemberofthisteam,Simpsonhas Nescopeck,aseniormajoring
beenissuedasetofradiationinstrumentsfromthestateto insecondaryeducationand -- J
useinthisresponse. TheteamprovidesthePennsylvania history,willholdtheposition NathanConroy
EmergencyManagementAgencywiththecapabilityof untilhegraduates.
callingonradiationsafetyexpertsfromacrossthestateto Tobeeligible,astudentmustbeservingaspresidentof
respondasneededtoaradiationincident. thestudentgovernmentassociationatoneofthe 14State
Systemuniversities. Thenominee'snameworksitsway
fromtheStateSystemchancellor'sofficetotheBoardof
Governorsandthentothegovernorforreview.Afterthe
governorreviewsthestudents'qualifications,namesaresent
tothestateSenateforavote.
ConroyhasbeeninvolvedwiththeCGAsincehis
sophomoreyear. HealsoispresidentoftheOrientation
WorkshopLeaders,knownasOWLs. Heservesaschairof
theKehrUnionboardandnewstudentorganizations
committee. ConroyisactiveintheModelUnitedNations,
UniversityDemocrats,DemocracyMatters,HistoryClub
andPoliticalOrganizationforStudentInvolvement.
AspresidentofCGA,healsohasaseatontheBlooms-
burgUniversityFoundationBoardofDirectors. The
PASSHEBoard ofGovernorsconsistsof20membersthat
planandcoordinatedevelopmentandoperationofthe
PennsylvaniaStateSystemofHigherEducation.
DavidSimpsonwillusetheseradiationinstrumentsasavolunteer
withPennsylvania'sRadiologicalAssistanceProgram.
Artists Unite
Studentgroup raises$742for
Katrina victims
BU'sStudentArtAssociationresponded lastfall
toanappealfromLouisianaStateUniversitymade
throughtheNationalAssociationforSchoolsof
ArtandDesign.Thestudentsheldanartsalethat
raised$742topurchaseartsuppliesforLSUstudents
affectedbyHurricaneKatrina.Shownduringthe
saleare,atright,studentJesEngle,whodisplays
aceramicpiecebyfacultymemberKarl Beamer
and,farright,LeighWetterau,presidentoftheBU
StudentArtAssociation,whopricesworks
whileNicoleClarkandMatthewBonnershop.
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STORY BY JACK SHERZER
PHOTOS BY ERIC FOSTER
Small towns generally aren't seen as the hub ofthe
latest technology. Bloomsburg's new Regional Technology
Center aims to change that perception with a partnership
ofBU faculty and alumni, entrepreneurs, community
members, and state and local government officials who have
created a facilitywhere business opportunities are nurtured
while keepingyoung graduates in the region.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
^HESsSKH
lentalkingaboutwhatsetsthe
recentlyopenedBloomsburg
RegionalTechnologyCenterapart,
MarkT. Burkepointstoawalljack
withthreetelephoneconnection-
likeports.
Throughouttheelegant,white-
pillaredmansion, thesesimple-
lookingjacksalloweasyaccessfor
cable, computernetworkingor
telephoneconnections.
"Wearen'tjustlimitedtositting
someoneinacertainareawithone
computer,"saysBurke,directorof
KeystoneNationalHighSchool,an
accreditedproviderofdistance
learningprograms. "Ifinagiven MarkT.Burke'99MshowsofftheBloomsburgRegionalTechnologyCenter,
monthweneedtoaddthree homeofKeystoneNationalHighSchool.
—
people,we'rereadytogo norun-
ningwiresacrosstheceilingor Atleastfiveyearsagotheidea alsokeepourgraduatesinthearea,
tryingto figureouthowtoget wasbomtotakethatrelationshipa keepingthatexpertiseinthecom-
themservice." stepfurtherbycreatingacenter munity.Asitgrows,thebenefits
Burkeisalsoquicktopointout thatcouldserveasanincubatorfor rippleout,storesbenefit,housing
thatthebeautyofthecarefully newtechnologyfirms,aswellas benefitsfromit,butitstartssmall."
preservedhistoricmansionandits first-classspaceforestablished Burke,whoearnedamaster's
cleverlyblendedmoderninfra- firms. Companiesinthecenter degreeininteractivetechnologies
structureisonlypanofthereason couldbenefitfromthenearby fromBloomsburgin 1999, isa
Keystonebecamethecenter'sfirst expertiseaffordedbytheuniver- perfectexample. Hestartedasan
tenantwhenitopenedinJuly sity,andathrivingtechcenter internwithKeystonein 1999
2005,andwhyatleastfourothers couldbeacatalystforattracting whenthecompanycreatedits
havealreadyfollowedsuit. othertechnologyfirmstothearea. onlinecourseofferingsandthen
Keytothecenter'ssuccess, "The techcenterisamarvelous becameafull-timeemployee.
accordingtoBurkeandothers,is building,"saysTimPhillips, chair Thecompany,whichservesmore
thestrongrelationshipbetween oftheuniversity'sDepartmentof than25,000studentsworldwide,
thefacultyandgraduatestudents InstructionalTechnologyand dependsonBloomsburg'stechnol-
inBloomsburgUniversity'sInsti- directoroftheInstituteforInterac- ogyprogramanditsstudents
tuteforInteractiveTechnologies tiveTechnologies. "Thisisa andfaculty.
andthetechnologyindustry. For tum-of-the-centurybuildingthat Theuniversity'sInstitute for
years, theuniversityhasbeena hasbeenreborn." InteractiveTechnologiesalsoplans
valuableresource fortechnology Attractingcompaniestothe toopenanofficeinthecenter,
firms,withfacultyabletoconsult areaisawinallthewayaround, whichBurkesayswillfurtherhelp
onprojectsandwell-trained Phillipssays. "Thesearethetypes companiesaccesstheexpertise
studentinternswhooftenbecome ofjobsthatwillattractpeopleand theyneed. "Theconnectionis
prizedemployees. Continuedonpage8
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criticalforus,"hesays,addingthat
interns fromtheuniversityworkon
everythingfrommarketingtodevel-
opingnewonlineanimationand
graphics. "Theycomeinhereknow-
ingwhatweneedtogetdone; drey
havetheskillsweneed, andwe
couldn'tdoitwithoutthem."
TheKeystoneHighSchoolstaffincludestheseBUgraduates,lefttoright:Kristie
InadditiontoKeystone,the
FeolaSchaffer'93/'01M,VanessaKlingensmith'99M,DorieDowhower-Henrie
centernowhousesConveyorCo., '89r01M,CharlesWachira'99/'03M,KellyHigginsMillar'99M,Susan Soozie'
anengineeringofficethatdesigns Hummel'76/'82M,BarbaraCotnerLaidacker'94MandGingerPhillipsMorgan
powerplantequipment;RGT Shaffer'94/'01M.
Associates,amarketingfirmthat
helpshousingdevelopersinNew "Whenyoulookatoneofthe "I'mabelieverintechnology,and
Jersey,NewYorkandConnecticut; biggestreasonsyoungprofessionals Ihaveseenotherincubator-type
andKeynetxInc.,afirmthat leaveanarea,it'sbecausetheydon't projectssucceedaroundthestate,"
providesWebhostingand findthekindofchallengingjobs Gordnersays. "Ithinkwe'llbevery
consultingservices. theyarelookingforintheirfield," successfulinencouragingrecent
TheBloomsburgRegionalTech- saidSeibert,whoreceivedamaster's graduatestostartnewbusinessesat
nologyCenter'sfirstbigsteptoward ineducationfromBloomsburgin thetechcenterandencouraging
becomingarealitycamein2002, 1978. "Havingthiskindoffacility existingbusinessestosetupsatellite
whenElksmemberssoldtheir bringsto theareacompaniesinthe officesinthetechcenter,using
formerlodgeonMarketStreettothe high-techfieldthatcanconvince either(Bloomsburgtechnology)
ColumbiaAllianceforEconomic professionalstostayhereandhave studentsorgraduates."
Growth,anon-profitaffiliate ofthe theirfamilieshere." EdEdwards, presidentofthe
ColumbiaMontourChamberof Gordner,whoalsositsonBen ChamberofCommerceandthe
Commerce. Themansion,located Franklin'sboard,sayshewas Alliance,saysthecommunityalready
nearMarketSquare,wasbuiltbya intriguedwiththeideaofharness- hasbenefitedfromtheproject.
townphysicianaround 1900. ingthe "gem"representedbythe "Wewantedtobeabletoreclaim
Workingwiththechamberand university'stechnologyschooland thatbuildingforthecommunityand
theuniversitywereBloomsburgoffi- usingitto influenceeconomic preserveitsarchitecturalfeatures,"
cialsandBenFranklinTechnology developmentoffcampus. Edwardssays,addingthattown
Partners, anorganizationcreated Gordnerhelpedsecure$1 million leaderswereconcernedthatthe
andfundedbythestatetospearhead instatecapitalproject funding mansion'sarchitecturalsignificance,
technologybusinessdevelopment. thathadbeensetasidebyGovs. whichmixesGreekrevivaland
The $4millionprojectalsobenefited SchweikerandRendell.Additionally, Victorianstyles,wouldbelostfor
fromstrongsupportfromSen.John hepushed togetthesiterecognized futuregenerations.
GordnerandGov. EdRendell,as asaKeystone InnovationZone. The Theireffortspaidoff. Obvious
wellasfromtwoBloomsburggrads, program,createdunderRendell, carewastakeninrestoringthedeep
formerGov. MarkSchweiker75 providesincentivesforprojectsthat woodpanelinginthebuilding's
andstateRep. DavidMillard'88. partnerwithcollegesanduniversities entrancearea,wherevisitorsfinda
LarrySeibert, regionalmanager toattractindustry. statelyfireplaceagainstthe farwall
forBenFranklin,saysitjustmade Firmslocatinginthe Greater andagrandstaircasetotheright.
sense tobuildontherelationshipthe Susquehanna KeystoneInnovation Oneofficeoffthelobbyfeaturesyet
universityalreadyhadwithtechnol- Zone,whichincludesthetech anotherhugefireplace.
ogycompanies. center,maybeeligiblefortax Awall-to-wallorientalraggraces
creditsnextyear,accordingtothe thelobby,andonthetwoupper
ColumbiaAlliance.
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