Juniata Magazine Winter 2001

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IATA magazine
Wmter2001
IRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ' ONTENTS
Table of
features
2
JUNIATA magazine Reflections ... A Celebration of Juniata Women
Women of Juniata remember classmates, colleagues, and pivotal
David A. Gildea
Director of Extemal Relations & Marketing
Dear Friends, events in their lives in a collection of personal essays illustrated
John Wall
We dedicate this issue of the Juniata Magazine to the thousands of Juniata women who have Editor, Director of Media Relations
by personal snapshots and historical photographs from the
contributed so much to makingJ uniata a strong, vibrant institution. Bub Parker '91
Sports Information Director
College archives.
FromJuniatas first graduating class, two-thirds of which were women, to the most recent graduates Rosann Brown
Publications Coordinator/Graphic Designer
in the Class of 2000, women have played a significant role in weaving the rich, 125-year tapestry
Brenda R. Roll l
that is Juniata College.
Marketing Assistant A Vision of Excellence
John 5. Hille Q
In my first weeks on campus in 1998, I began working with many of these remarkable women. In Vice President for College Advancement & As the College prepares to celebrate its 125th anniversary, discover
alumni groups and among current students, I continue to meet women with the energy and spirit of Marketing
Aliceann Wohlbruck '58, Helen Adams '57, Dottie Hershberger '50, MaryBeth Emmons '76, and Michelle (Koren) Corby '95 the roots of Juniata's legacy of inclusiveness and peaceful existence
Director of Alumni Relations
Jodie Gray '88, the Celebration planning leaders.
Bridget M. O'Brien '00 within a community in this short historical journey.
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
From our first encounters we shared thoughts and ideas for a celebration of the achievements
We dedicate this issue of ofJuniata women. Now those discussions are coming to fruition in the first Celebration of Evelyn L. Pembrooke
Alumni Relations Assistant
Juniata Women. 12 CampusN ews: "Professor of the Year'' named
the Juniata Magazine to the Snavely Associates, Ltd.
Design & Production
Historian David Hsiung was named Pennsylvania's Professor of the
The event will be held April 19 to 21 on the Juniata campus. Among the many activities, workshops
thousands of Juniata women Juniata College Magazine is published
and discussions will be presentations by noted poetJ ill Palaez Baumgaertner titled "Leaving Eden:
quarterly byJ uniata College, Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
who have contributed so The Woman as Exile and as Artist"; and Dr. Sut Jhall author of the award winning Department of Advancement and
y,
"Dreamworlds: Desire/Sex/Power in MusicVideo." Marketing and is distributed free of and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
much to making Juniata a charge to alumni and friends ofJ uniata
College. Postmaster and others, please
Among the many workshops are 'Juniata Women: Our History," featuring: Earl Kaylor '46, Betty
send change-of-address correspondence
strong, vibrant institution.
Ann Cherry, Esther Doyle, Marta Daniels '70, and Paul Heberling; "Working for Change: Social to: Alumni Relations, 1700 Moore St.,
Justice Activists at Juniata", featuring Marta Daniels '70, Lona Norris '56, Maxine Phillips '67, and CHoulnletigneg Mdoang,a zPiAn e1 c6a6n5 2ac-2ce1p9t6 n.Jou niata departments
Beka Helsel '01; and "Women in Art", featuring Erin Kirby '00 and Jennifer Streb '93. responsibility for unsolicited
connibutions of artwork, photography,
Among the many other presentations will be "Remembering Founders Hall"; ''.Juniata Women: or articles. Juniata College, as an
The Eloquence of Their Lives"; ''.Juniata Athletics in Women's Lives"; and ''.Juniata Women: educational institution and employer, 12 CmnpusNews
values equality of opponunity and
Our Future." pdriviveartseitlyy. Tsuhpep Coortleledg ceo i-se adnu icnadtieopneanl dent, 16 Class Notes
This will be a memorable celebration and while this is a celebration for and aboutJ uniata women, institution committed to providing a
liberal arts education to qualified 31 Faculty Feature
there definitely will be value for all men and women, young and old, in attendance.
students regardless of sex, race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, marital 32 Faculty Briefs
I encourage you and your family to return to campus to share in this Celebration of]uniata Women. It status, sexual orientation, or disability. Its
will be a fitting recognition of our 125th anniversary as a college that has educated women and men policies comply with requirements of 35 In Production
equally since its inception in 1876. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
Title IV of the Education Amendments of
1972, and all other applicable federal, 36 Sports
Warm Regards, state, and local statutes, regulations and
guidelines. We welcome letters from 38 Campus Events
readers. Write to us at: Juniata College °
Magazine, 1700 Moore Street., 40 360 -Reconnecting with Juniata
Huntingdon, PA 16652-2196 or e-mail
� us at [email protected]. Letters to the IBC Deja View
editor will be considered for publication
Thomas R. KeppleJ r. when the writer includes name, address
and daytime telephone number. We
President publish the letter writer'.s name;
[email protected] addresses are not printed. Letters may Winter 2001 I 1
be edited for clarity and length.
I
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IATA magazine
Wmter2001
IRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ' ONTENTS
Table of
features
2
JUNIATA magazine Reflections ... A Celebration of Juniata Women
Women of Juniata remember classmates, colleagues, and pivotal
David A. Gildea
Director of Extemal Relations & Marketing
Dear Friends, events in their lives in a collection of personal essays illustrated
John Wall
We dedicate this issue of the Juniata Magazine to the thousands of Juniata women who have Editor, Director of Media Relations
by personal snapshots and historical photographs from the
contributed so much to makingJ uniata a strong, vibrant institution. Bub Parker '91
Sports Information Director
College archives.
FromJuniatas first graduating class, two-thirds of which were women, to the most recent graduates Rosann Brown
Publications Coordinator/Graphic Designer
in the Class of 2000, women have played a significant role in weaving the rich, 125-year tapestry
Brenda R. Roll l
that is Juniata College.
Marketing Assistant A Vision of Excellence
John 5. Hille Q
In my first weeks on campus in 1998, I began working with many of these remarkable women. In Vice President for College Advancement & As the College prepares to celebrate its 125th anniversary, discover
alumni groups and among current students, I continue to meet women with the energy and spirit of Marketing
Aliceann Wohlbruck '58, Helen Adams '57, Dottie Hershberger '50, MaryBeth Emmons '76, and Michelle (Koren) Corby '95 the roots of Juniata's legacy of inclusiveness and peaceful existence
Director of Alumni Relations
Jodie Gray '88, the Celebration planning leaders.
Bridget M. O'Brien '00 within a community in this short historical journey.
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
From our first encounters we shared thoughts and ideas for a celebration of the achievements
We dedicate this issue of ofJuniata women. Now those discussions are coming to fruition in the first Celebration of Evelyn L. Pembrooke
Alumni Relations Assistant
Juniata Women. 12 CampusN ews: "Professor of the Year'' named
the Juniata Magazine to the Snavely Associates, Ltd.
Design & Production
Historian David Hsiung was named Pennsylvania's Professor of the
The event will be held April 19 to 21 on the Juniata campus. Among the many activities, workshops
thousands of Juniata women Juniata College Magazine is published
and discussions will be presentations by noted poetJ ill Palaez Baumgaertner titled "Leaving Eden:
quarterly byJ uniata College, Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
who have contributed so The Woman as Exile and as Artist"; and Dr. Sut Jhall author of the award winning Department of Advancement and
y,
"Dreamworlds: Desire/Sex/Power in MusicVideo." Marketing and is distributed free of and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
much to making Juniata a charge to alumni and friends ofJ uniata
College. Postmaster and others, please
Among the many workshops are 'Juniata Women: Our History," featuring: Earl Kaylor '46, Betty
send change-of-address correspondence
strong, vibrant institution.
Ann Cherry, Esther Doyle, Marta Daniels '70, and Paul Heberling; "Working for Change: Social to: Alumni Relations, 1700 Moore St.,
Justice Activists at Juniata", featuring Marta Daniels '70, Lona Norris '56, Maxine Phillips '67, and CHoulnletigneg Mdoang,a zPiAn e1 c6a6n5 2ac-2ce1p9t6 n.Jou niata departments
Beka Helsel '01; and "Women in Art", featuring Erin Kirby '00 and Jennifer Streb '93. responsibility for unsolicited
connibutions of artwork, photography,
Among the many other presentations will be "Remembering Founders Hall"; ''.Juniata Women: or articles. Juniata College, as an
The Eloquence of Their Lives"; ''.Juniata Athletics in Women's Lives"; and ''.Juniata Women: educational institution and employer, 12 CmnpusNews
values equality of opponunity and
Our Future." pdriviveartseitlyy. Tsuhpep Coortleledg ceo i-se adnu icnadtieopneanl dent, 16 Class Notes
This will be a memorable celebration and while this is a celebration for and aboutJ uniata women, institution committed to providing a
liberal arts education to qualified 31 Faculty Feature
there definitely will be value for all men and women, young and old, in attendance.
students regardless of sex, race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, marital 32 Faculty Briefs
I encourage you and your family to return to campus to share in this Celebration of]uniata Women. It status, sexual orientation, or disability. Its
will be a fitting recognition of our 125th anniversary as a college that has educated women and men policies comply with requirements of 35 In Production
equally since its inception in 1876. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
Title IV of the Education Amendments of
1972, and all other applicable federal, 36 Sports
Warm Regards, state, and local statutes, regulations and
guidelines. We welcome letters from 38 Campus Events
readers. Write to us at: Juniata College °
Magazine, 1700 Moore Street., 40 360 -Reconnecting with Juniata
Huntingdon, PA 16652-2196 or e-mail
� us at [email protected]. Letters to the IBC Deja View
editor will be considered for publication
Thomas R. KeppleJ r. when the writer includes name, address
and daytime telephone number. We
President publish the letter writer'.s name;
[email protected] addresses are not printed. Letters may Winter 2001 I 1
be edited for clarity and length.
I
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A Celebration of] uni ata
I
Juniata College has been uncommon from its inception. will share their rich experiences with all members of the
Female students.faculty, and staff have been a signifi­ Juniata family by telling their stories of how Juniata
cant and integral part of the College community since women have influenced their lives;Juniata alumnae will
its founding in 1876. Campus life has long offered recount the Juniata experiences that have influenced
women roles in classrooms, clubs, and campus activities them as women in the world today.
that simply did not exist in many other colleges and
The volunteer-led Celebration of Juniata Women is in­
universities until relatively recently.
fusing the campus with an air of optimism and progress.
This April, a campus filled with new buildings and a Storytelling, workshops, performances, and social activi­
tradition of f riends and community will celebrate ties will all be part of the weekend, and the story telling
Juniata's long history of women and kick off its 125th has already begun. Women and men are sharing the
birthday celebration. During the Celebration of Juniata subtle or significant ways they have been touched by
Women, April 19 to 21, 2001, men and women alike Juniata and its women.
2 I Juniata Magazine Winter 2001 I 3
• •
A Celebration of] uni ata
I
Juniata College has been uncommon from its inception. will share their rich experiences with all members of the
Female students.faculty, and staff have been a signifi­ Juniata family by telling their stories of how Juniata
cant and integral part of the College community since women have influenced their lives;Juniata alumnae will
its founding in 1876. Campus life has long offered recount the Juniata experiences that have influenced
women roles in classrooms, clubs, and campus activities them as women in the world today.
that simply did not exist in many other colleges and
The volunteer-led Celebration of Juniata Women is in­
universities until relatively recently.
fusing the campus with an air of optimism and progress.
This April, a campus filled with new buildings and a Storytelling, workshops, performances, and social activi­
tradition of f riends and community will celebrate ties will all be part of the weekend, and the story telling
Juniata's long history of women and kick off its 125th has already begun. Women and men are sharing the
birthday celebration. During the Celebration of Juniata subtle or significant ways they have been touched by
Women, April 19 to 21, 2001, men and women alike Juniata and its women.
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2 I Juniata Magazine Winter 2001 I 3
Yran �ce '46 0.haron !JJ(c/JJG1/len !J+ince '90
On a cold March day in 1943 in my freshman year atJ uniata, been co-ed from its very beginning, and with a lasting any additional episodes One of the best experiences I had at Juniata involved the
virtually the entire student body walked from College Hill to reputation for providing a favorable educational climate for would result in immedi­ "Special Friends" program. Juniata women had the opportu­
the railroad station to say goodbye to a sizable group ofJuniata women as well as men. ate hospitalization. nity to act as "Big Sisters" to disabled children in the commu­
men whose studies were being interrupted by a call-up to help
Fran Nyce '46 nity Through this program I met a very special person -
fight World War II. BA English Amazingly, with the aid Stacey Patterson. Stacey and her family are from Tyrone, Pa.
and love of dear women
Homemaker Stacey comes from a rural, low-income background. As an
Among them were a few who, like my late husband, Bill Nyce,
friends, I made it through
infant she had an ear infection, which went untreated causing
began a corresponding period of Civilian Public Service ( CPS)
classes until the week
a brain injury, which in tum caused both a severe speech
as conscientious :iudtl.h Ybwef/'66 before finals, all the while
impediment and a learning disability
objectors to the war.
anticipating the prospect
Some men were able to I know of a pioneering woman who graduated at age 58
of life-threatening surgery Stacey was 14 when we started working together my junior
continue their studies from Juniata in 1966. Judith Powells life and accomplish­
or certain blindness should year. We played basketball at the fitness center, went to
because of legitimate ments represent a wonderful testimony to higher education. I
I choose to do nothing. football games, had
deferments, but the remember coming home to see Mother surrounded by
Again, headache and vision abnormalities forced me home picnics at the lake,
absence of men (about opened books scattered in random mounds all over the
with little time to prepare for missed exams and final papers. participated in
three-to-one for the 1:-. dining room table.
• I Before leaving campus, I gathered my wits and called or visited Special Olympics and
next three years)
each of my professors explaining the situation and my need to spent a lot of time at
She was so filled with energy and enthusiasm for learning that
required a number of Lois rouse, Frances Nyce, Dottie Faith Essick
postpone final exams indefinitely The response was over­ McDonalds.
she was always ready to share a newly
adjustments in student life.
whelming and still brings tears as I remember the thoughtful­
discovered idea with anyone who
I graduated in May of
ness and care of all my professors, particularly my history
One of the benefits was a stronger sense of community as walked into the room. I distinctly 1990 and Stacey and
professors, Dr. Klaus Kipphan and Dr. Philbrook Smith. As I
well as a more favorable faculty-student ratio. Wartime recall that she looked 20 years younger her parents came to
recall, Dr. Kipphan was leaving for a year-long sabbatical
rationing of gasoline and tires restricted weekend travel and and I often suspected that it was the ceremony to send
shortly after the term ended, yet he called my parents after
encouraged heavy involvement in student-organized campus because she found herself competing me off. Although we
surgery and arranged a special examination to be taken upon
social activities. Also, leadership development opportunities with younger students. Her wonderful now live 300 miles Sharon Prince, Stacey Patterson
my return to Juniata.
became available to women that may not have been other­ story speaks to social issues of disad­ apart, Stacey and I keep in touch by writing and calling. We
wise available in those pre-womens movement years. vantaged women, adult education, After an operation to remove the tumor and six weeks of also exchange Christmas gifts every year. Just this past
continuing education and the provision hospitalization, I returned toJ uniata in September to begin September, Stacey and her family drove 300 miles to New
The A Cappella Choir became a womens choir from 1943 to
of "new opportunities or new chances" student teaching. Wearing a wig and humiliated by a large and Jersey, camper in tow, to attend my wedding.
1945. In 1944-45, Barbara Boyd moved from vice-president to
after lifes dramatic twists and turns.
unexpected weight gain, I encountered several weeks of
president of the Student Senate after the elected president, Bill Stacey's mom tells me how important it has been for Stacey to
Maclay, was called into military service, making Barbara the Russ Powell '65 recurring memory and sleep problems. But, once again, my know that there is a consistent friend in her life. And having
friends and compassionate professors guided me through the
first woman to serve in that office since the Senate was Stacey as a friend in my life has been a wonderful gift.
turmoil. The understanding, support and love I received are
organized in 1935. I cherish the distinction of being the first
7Jiane 23ales '73 a hallmark of my education at Juniata and indicative of the Sharon McMullen Prince '90
woman to be elected as Senate President the next year, 1945-
BA Communications
characteristics that are so much a part of Juniatas unique
46.Of the 12 members of the Senate that year, eight were In March of 1972, my junior year at]uniata, I experienced a MA Communications -Farleigh Dickenson Madison
quality and spirit. There is no adequate way to express the
women. Women chaired the great majority of the other week of sleeplessness, blindness and excruciating headaches. American Home Products -Communications Coordinator
gratitude I feel for those people who shared this piece of my
student organizations in those years, including the staff of the
Finall fear drove me to phone home and ask my parents
y, life, so I will simply offer a long overdue "thank you."
Juniatian and other campus publications as well. to contact our family doctor for help. The subsequent
examination revealed I had a sizable brain tumor at the Diane Bates '73
Perhaps the wartime campus experience contributed to an
BA History
increase in acknowledgment of leadership gifts among base of the brain. After the diagnosis, I pleaded and cajoled MED -Penn State
women. That should not be difficult forJ uniata, which has my neurosurgeon for permission to return to Juniata and MA Reading Ed. -Cabrini College
complete the semester. He relented, with the provison that Howard High School -Reading Special Ed. Instruction
4 I Juniata Magazine Winter 2001 I 5
Yran �ce '46 0.haron !JJ(c/JJG1/len !J+ince '90
On a cold March day in 1943 in my freshman year atJ uniata, been co-ed from its very beginning, and with a lasting any additional episodes One of the best experiences I had at Juniata involved the
virtually the entire student body walked from College Hill to reputation for providing a favorable educational climate for would result in immedi­ "Special Friends" program. Juniata women had the opportu­
the railroad station to say goodbye to a sizable group ofJuniata women as well as men. ate hospitalization. nity to act as "Big Sisters" to disabled children in the commu­
men whose studies were being interrupted by a call-up to help
Fran Nyce '46 nity Through this program I met a very special person -
fight World War II. BA English Amazingly, with the aid Stacey Patterson. Stacey and her family are from Tyrone, Pa.
and love of dear women
Homemaker Stacey comes from a rural, low-income background. As an
Among them were a few who, like my late husband, Bill Nyce,
friends, I made it through
infant she had an ear infection, which went untreated causing
began a corresponding period of Civilian Public Service ( CPS)
classes until the week
a brain injury, which in tum caused both a severe speech
as conscientious :iudtl.h Ybwef/'66 before finals, all the while
impediment and a learning disability
objectors to the war.
anticipating the prospect
Some men were able to I know of a pioneering woman who graduated at age 58
of life-threatening surgery Stacey was 14 when we started working together my junior
continue their studies from Juniata in 1966. Judith Powells life and accomplish­
or certain blindness should year. We played basketball at the fitness center, went to
because of legitimate ments represent a wonderful testimony to higher education. I
I choose to do nothing. football games, had
deferments, but the remember coming home to see Mother surrounded by
Again, headache and vision abnormalities forced me home picnics at the lake,
absence of men (about opened books scattered in random mounds all over the
with little time to prepare for missed exams and final papers. participated in
three-to-one for the 1:-. dining room table.
• I Before leaving campus, I gathered my wits and called or visited Special Olympics and
next three years)
each of my professors explaining the situation and my need to spent a lot of time at
She was so filled with energy and enthusiasm for learning that
required a number of Lois rouse, Frances Nyce, Dottie Faith Essick
postpone final exams indefinitely The response was over­ McDonalds.
she was always ready to share a newly
adjustments in student life.
whelming and still brings tears as I remember the thoughtful­
discovered idea with anyone who
I graduated in May of
ness and care of all my professors, particularly my history
One of the benefits was a stronger sense of community as walked into the room. I distinctly 1990 and Stacey and
professors, Dr. Klaus Kipphan and Dr. Philbrook Smith. As I
well as a more favorable faculty-student ratio. Wartime recall that she looked 20 years younger her parents came to
recall, Dr. Kipphan was leaving for a year-long sabbatical
rationing of gasoline and tires restricted weekend travel and and I often suspected that it was the ceremony to send
shortly after the term ended, yet he called my parents after
encouraged heavy involvement in student-organized campus because she found herself competing me off. Although we
surgery and arranged a special examination to be taken upon
social activities. Also, leadership development opportunities with younger students. Her wonderful now live 300 miles Sharon Prince, Stacey Patterson
my return to Juniata.
became available to women that may not have been other­ story speaks to social issues of disad­ apart, Stacey and I keep in touch by writing and calling. We
wise available in those pre-womens movement years. vantaged women, adult education, After an operation to remove the tumor and six weeks of also exchange Christmas gifts every year. Just this past
continuing education and the provision hospitalization, I returned toJ uniata in September to begin September, Stacey and her family drove 300 miles to New
The A Cappella Choir became a womens choir from 1943 to
of "new opportunities or new chances" student teaching. Wearing a wig and humiliated by a large and Jersey, camper in tow, to attend my wedding.
1945. In 1944-45, Barbara Boyd moved from vice-president to
after lifes dramatic twists and turns.
unexpected weight gain, I encountered several weeks of
president of the Student Senate after the elected president, Bill Stacey's mom tells me how important it has been for Stacey to
Maclay, was called into military service, making Barbara the Russ Powell '65 recurring memory and sleep problems. But, once again, my know that there is a consistent friend in her life. And having
friends and compassionate professors guided me through the
first woman to serve in that office since the Senate was Stacey as a friend in my life has been a wonderful gift.
turmoil. The understanding, support and love I received are
organized in 1935. I cherish the distinction of being the first
7Jiane 23ales '73 a hallmark of my education at Juniata and indicative of the Sharon McMullen Prince '90
woman to be elected as Senate President the next year, 1945-
BA Communications
characteristics that are so much a part of Juniatas unique
46.Of the 12 members of the Senate that year, eight were In March of 1972, my junior year at]uniata, I experienced a MA Communications -Farleigh Dickenson Madison
quality and spirit. There is no adequate way to express the
women. Women chaired the great majority of the other week of sleeplessness, blindness and excruciating headaches. American Home Products -Communications Coordinator
gratitude I feel for those people who shared this piece of my
student organizations in those years, including the staff of the
Finall fear drove me to phone home and ask my parents
y, life, so I will simply offer a long overdue "thank you."
Juniatian and other campus publications as well. to contact our family doctor for help. The subsequent
examination revealed I had a sizable brain tumor at the Diane Bates '73
Perhaps the wartime campus experience contributed to an
BA History
increase in acknowledgment of leadership gifts among base of the brain. After the diagnosis, I pleaded and cajoled MED -Penn State
women. That should not be difficult forJ uniata, which has my neurosurgeon for permission to return to Juniata and MA Reading Ed. -Cabrini College
complete the semester. He relented, with the provison that Howard High School -Reading Special Ed. Instruction
4 I Juniata Magazine Winter 2001 I 5
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What started that day was a friendship with Alyson (Pfister) Introduction to Basic. She was there during Grammar -a As a student at Juniata College, I had many "significant" As a young woman from a low-income background whose
Merget that I cherish with all my heart to this day; two decades course I took during senior year as a "blow-off' -but which experiences, which have helped to shape my life and future. family didn't finish high school, let alone attend college, I felt
later. We got along so well -we even made jokes about it. One turned out to be anything but! Alyson was there to hear me Two of my most poignant memories came once I graduated. like a fish out of water during my first few weeks at Juniata in
time we ran masking tape down the middle of our room and talk on and on as I was falling in love with my husband. the fall of 1986. For a while, I seriously thought I had selected
One was being inducted into the second class of the Juniata
told everyone we were fighting and the wrong school. A poor kid in a small, private college in
And Alyson is still there for me. We've been in each others College Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. The other came a few
we were to stay on our own sides. central Pennsylvania? What was I thinking! I
weddings, and been to each others baby showers. She has years after my 1983 graduation. I
No one believed us. Y-son (as we wanted the kind of intellectual challenge I
three children and I have two, so now our conversations graduated from the Altoona School
called her) had the greatest stereo knew JC could provide, and I knew a degree in
revolve around potty training, sleepless nights and pre­ of Medical Technology in 1984 and
and I swear the automatic English would allow for that, but at what cost -
school. But shes still there -except its a phone call away began my career in the laboratory
correction ribbon on her IBM financially and emotionally?
rather than just down in the bunk below me. at the University of Virginia in
Selectric typewriter literally got
Charlottesville, Va. Around that I was blessed, however, to discover Juniata was
me through college. So when you said you wanted stories aboutJuniata women, �-II,;�
time, Andy Murray began his push indeed the right choice. Several inspiring,
when you said you wanted poignant memories, when you
Dlivuerdin agt o2u1r1 tSimouet hat Janudn iaaltsao w ine M(Pfiasutreere)n M (Mergorerilssey) Leader' Aly son said you wanted to know how my life was affected by a cfourr rPiecauclue man. dT oC jounmflpic-ts tSatrutd tihees :....,_;1-----'=·--':':"" . lgiefen twleh ailned a tk JinCd, bwuot mI oenw ea nmdy m ceonll etgoeu cehdeudc am-y
Cloister, Room 102 or 103. We went to countless dances, Juniata woman in ways I never imagined -you were really financial backing for the program, Jani. ne Hyd e -B rod en· ck , Elena Acquisto ' Kara Laughlin t1.0 n to two extraordmary professors who
asking to hear all about my roommate, my friend, Alyson. And
parties, Madrigal Dinners, Mountain Days and, oh yes -May he proposed a fund-raiser. The fund-raiser proposed raising assisted me emotionall intellectually and financially During
y;
you know, I never thought this deeply about he-r how much
Day Breakfast. (And let me tell you -she really should have money by swimming the length of Raystown Lake. my first semester, Professor Bill Ho felt and his wonderful wife,
she has meant to me and how my Juniata experience was so
gotten that Woman of the Year Award!). Jan, took me under their wing. He knew I was receiving little
blessed just to have her part of it. I guess I have just taken her I read about this ambitious challenge in the Juniata Alumni
financial support at home, and he and Jan compensated for it.
We listened to the Cars, the Ramones, the Clash, the Vapors, for granted all these years. I think now I'll go call her. Magazine. I was so excited that he had become so confident
I could always count on Bill to buck me up when the thought
the Specials, the Ravillos, Billy Idol, Blondie, Rod Stewart, the in his swimming ability! I contacted him. During my senior
Maureen (Morissey) Leader '84 of dropping out crossed my mind ... which it did quite
Police, and Pat Benatar. We'd fall asleep to Genesis. We hung BA Communications year, I used to swim during lunch and many times Andy was
frequently during my first year.
out with Suzie, Mel and Beth. We loved cheeseburgers and swimming as well. In my enthusiasm for this project, I
fries every Friday and made many trips to Sheetzs. We often offered my help. I offered to guard Andy for the 20-mile During my second year, I hesitantly enrolled in Professor
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had trouble scrounging enough change for a Snickers bar and swim. To my surprise, he took me up on the offer. Ralph Churchs lit class. I read more feminist poetry and
o_y
a Diet Pepsi out of the machines. We went to Penn State via theory for his class as an undergrad than I did throughout
I know of no faculty member who The evening of the swim, Andy and his flotilla, with me in
the Juniata shuttle to shop and go to parties. We played grad school, working with feminist writers and theorists! Plus,
inspired the respect from her students tow, set off. This gargantuan act, an enormous challenge for
backgammon and ate bowls of popcorn while studying. We Ralph knew my financial struggles as well. Silently; behind­
to the degree that Dr. Esther Doyle has. the most experienced swimmer, is no small feat and thus was
worked on the ]uniatian and campus radio station together. Y­ the-scenes, he nominated me for three scholarships during my
My husband served as her house the beginning of the Peace and Conflict studies program at JC.
son threw me a surprise birthday party every year. junior year which allowed me to stay at the school which had
manager when he was a student at Andy swam all night, each stroke closer and closer to the
become my home.
During our junior year we each made the decision to spend Juniata, class of 1953, and while he ran realization of his dream. When the morning finally came, the
our year abroad. Alyson went to Germany and I went to the house, she ran the stage. Out of that sunrise was extraordinary His dedicated and loving family Now I'm in the success stories they tell. I'm a professor and
England -but we still managed to visit each other. I remember experience came a respect for the Lady stood on the shore waiting for him. How proud they were of administrator at East Stroudsburg Universitys Project Upward
spending Thanksgiving with Y-son in Germany in 1982. I of the Stage that I heard over and over him! How lucky Juniata is to have him as part of our family! Bound, a national college prep program for high school
Esther Doyle
knew not a word of German, but I made it to Dusseldorf to again from student and faculty throughout her career. Don't ever let this soft-spoken man with easygoing disposition students from low-income backgrounds who may be the first
see her. During our visit, Y-son taught me how to say; "Your fool you. He is a giant among men, always persevering for the in their families to reach higher education. Due to Bill and
Her demands for excellence never faltered. She never hesitated
mother is a hippopotamus" in German. Her German friends good of mankind. Ralphs kindness and generosity, I strive to do for others what
to judge according to her high standards and to speak for the
never really understood our humor, but we thought it was they did for me. The kindness they showed to one scared,
significance and role of the arts at Juniata. Juniata owes a lot to Nancy Roach Gurdak '83
hilarious. Alyson also came to England to see me. poor, young girl is multiplied, and so the true spirit of Juniata,
her constant presence and standards for theatre and the arts. BS Biology/Med. Technology
Certified Med. Tech. -Altoona Hospital of Med. Tech.-1984 which these gentlemen embody, touches the lives of many
Y-son was there when Logic and Language made no sense to
Betty Ann Cherry
me. Y-son was there for my first-ever computer course, JC Professor of History 1962-1998 Janine Hyde-Broderick '90
BA English/Communications
6 I Juniata Magazine Winter 2001 I 7
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What started that day was a friendship with Alyson (Pfister) Introduction to Basic. She was there during Grammar -a As a student at Juniata College, I had many "significant" As a young woman from a low-income background whose
Merget that I cherish with all my heart to this day; two decades course I took during senior year as a "blow-off' -but which experiences, which have helped to shape my life and future. family didn't finish high school, let alone attend college, I felt
later. We got along so well -we even made jokes about it. One turned out to be anything but! Alyson was there to hear me Two of my most poignant memories came once I graduated. like a fish out of water during my first few weeks at Juniata in
time we ran masking tape down the middle of our room and talk on and on as I was falling in love with my husband. the fall of 1986. For a while, I seriously thought I had selected
One was being inducted into the second class of the Juniata
told everyone we were fighting and the wrong school. A poor kid in a small, private college in
And Alyson is still there for me. We've been in each others College Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. The other came a few
we were to stay on our own sides. central Pennsylvania? What was I thinking! I
weddings, and been to each others baby showers. She has years after my 1983 graduation. I
No one believed us. Y-son (as we wanted the kind of intellectual challenge I
three children and I have two, so now our conversations graduated from the Altoona School
called her) had the greatest stereo knew JC could provide, and I knew a degree in
revolve around potty training, sleepless nights and pre­ of Medical Technology in 1984 and
and I swear the automatic English would allow for that, but at what cost -
school. But shes still there -except its a phone call away began my career in the laboratory
correction ribbon on her IBM financially and emotionally?
rather than just down in the bunk below me. at the University of Virginia in
Selectric typewriter literally got
Charlottesville, Va. Around that I was blessed, however, to discover Juniata was
me through college. So when you said you wanted stories aboutJuniata women, �-II,;�
time, Andy Murray began his push indeed the right choice. Several inspiring,
when you said you wanted poignant memories, when you
Dlivuerdin agt o2u1r1 tSimouet hat Janudn iaaltsao w ine M(Pfiasutreere)n M (Mergorerilssey) Leader' Aly son said you wanted to know how my life was affected by a cfourr rPiecauclue man. dT oC jounmflpic-ts tSatrutd tihees :....,_;1-----'=·--':':"" . lgiefen twleh ailned a tk JinCd, bwuot mI oenw ea nmdy m ceonll etgoeu cehdeudc am-y
Cloister, Room 102 or 103. We went to countless dances, Juniata woman in ways I never imagined -you were really financial backing for the program, Jani. ne Hyd e -B rod en· ck , Elena Acquisto ' Kara Laughlin t1.0 n to two extraordmary professors who
asking to hear all about my roommate, my friend, Alyson. And
parties, Madrigal Dinners, Mountain Days and, oh yes -May he proposed a fund-raiser. The fund-raiser proposed raising assisted me emotionall intellectually and financially During
y;
you know, I never thought this deeply about he-r how much
Day Breakfast. (And let me tell you -she really should have money by swimming the length of Raystown Lake. my first semester, Professor Bill Ho felt and his wonderful wife,
she has meant to me and how my Juniata experience was so
gotten that Woman of the Year Award!). Jan, took me under their wing. He knew I was receiving little
blessed just to have her part of it. I guess I have just taken her I read about this ambitious challenge in the Juniata Alumni
financial support at home, and he and Jan compensated for it.
We listened to the Cars, the Ramones, the Clash, the Vapors, for granted all these years. I think now I'll go call her. Magazine. I was so excited that he had become so confident
I could always count on Bill to buck me up when the thought
the Specials, the Ravillos, Billy Idol, Blondie, Rod Stewart, the in his swimming ability! I contacted him. During my senior
Maureen (Morissey) Leader '84 of dropping out crossed my mind ... which it did quite
Police, and Pat Benatar. We'd fall asleep to Genesis. We hung BA Communications year, I used to swim during lunch and many times Andy was
frequently during my first year.
out with Suzie, Mel and Beth. We loved cheeseburgers and swimming as well. In my enthusiasm for this project, I
fries every Friday and made many trips to Sheetzs. We often offered my help. I offered to guard Andy for the 20-mile During my second year, I hesitantly enrolled in Professor
7Jr. 0slher rz> fe
had trouble scrounging enough change for a Snickers bar and swim. To my surprise, he took me up on the offer. Ralph Churchs lit class. I read more feminist poetry and
o_y
a Diet Pepsi out of the machines. We went to Penn State via theory for his class as an undergrad than I did throughout
I know of no faculty member who The evening of the swim, Andy and his flotilla, with me in
the Juniata shuttle to shop and go to parties. We played grad school, working with feminist writers and theorists! Plus,
inspired the respect from her students tow, set off. This gargantuan act, an enormous challenge for
backgammon and ate bowls of popcorn while studying. We Ralph knew my financial struggles as well. Silently; behind­
to the degree that Dr. Esther Doyle has. the most experienced swimmer, is no small feat and thus was
worked on the ]uniatian and campus radio station together. Y­ the-scenes, he nominated me for three scholarships during my
My husband served as her house the beginning of the Peace and Conflict studies program at JC.
son threw me a surprise birthday party every year. junior year which allowed me to stay at the school which had
manager when he was a student at Andy swam all night, each stroke closer and closer to the
become my home.
During our junior year we each made the decision to spend Juniata, class of 1953, and while he ran realization of his dream. When the morning finally came, the
our year abroad. Alyson went to Germany and I went to the house, she ran the stage. Out of that sunrise was extraordinary His dedicated and loving family Now I'm in the success stories they tell. I'm a professor and
England -but we still managed to visit each other. I remember experience came a respect for the Lady stood on the shore waiting for him. How proud they were of administrator at East Stroudsburg Universitys Project Upward
spending Thanksgiving with Y-son in Germany in 1982. I of the Stage that I heard over and over him! How lucky Juniata is to have him as part of our family! Bound, a national college prep program for high school
Esther Doyle
knew not a word of German, but I made it to Dusseldorf to again from student and faculty throughout her career. Don't ever let this soft-spoken man with easygoing disposition students from low-income backgrounds who may be the first
see her. During our visit, Y-son taught me how to say; "Your fool you. He is a giant among men, always persevering for the in their families to reach higher education. Due to Bill and
Her demands for excellence never faltered. She never hesitated
mother is a hippopotamus" in German. Her German friends good of mankind. Ralphs kindness and generosity, I strive to do for others what
to judge according to her high standards and to speak for the
never really understood our humor, but we thought it was they did for me. The kindness they showed to one scared,
significance and role of the arts at Juniata. Juniata owes a lot to Nancy Roach Gurdak '83
hilarious. Alyson also came to England to see me. poor, young girl is multiplied, and so the true spirit of Juniata,
her constant presence and standards for theatre and the arts. BS Biology/Med. Technology
Certified Med. Tech. -Altoona Hospital of Med. Tech.-1984 which these gentlemen embody, touches the lives of many
Y-son was there when Logic and Language made no sense to
Betty Ann Cherry
me. Y-son was there for my first-ever computer course, JC Professor of History 1962-1998 Janine Hyde-Broderick '90
BA English/Communications
6 I Juniata Magazine Winter 2001 I 7
J..he Women oj:/un1ala 7/my G.£amberfin '94 Cf/zabei.£ W. Cllis
"Glimmers ofJ C women today are in all I do." The women of story, but perhaps through our story we made some inroads My years at Juniata College were very instrumental in I had the unusual experience of having the First Lady of
Juniata are among some of the most incredible people I have for other women in the larger picture. shaping the woman who I am today AtJ uniata I focused my Juniata, Elizabeth W Ellis, as my mother! Mother has told
come in contact with. They are unique from other women in studies on art history, German language, and international close friends this story, but I heard it only within the last two
(Reverend) Nancy Robinson Dougherty '67
the world because of their dedication, drive, generosity, and studies. Juniata offered me many spectacular opportunities years. The year that Calvert Ellis finally agreed to accept the
BS Education
brilliance. It is from my peers at Juniata that I have learned MDV Lancaster Theological Seminary such as: the prefreshman "Scholars Abroad" program to presidency ofJuniata in 1943, Mother vividly remembers the
and grown the most. The professors of Juniata are amazing in Owner, Highland Inst. Inc. study art history in Europe for four weeks; the junior year faculty party after graduation (yes, the party has been going
their own right and I have gleaned a great deal from them. But abroad program, during which I on for more than half a century!).
in regards to my personal development, it is my peers who studied in Marburg, Germany; and
J..he Yeefing al ;/uniala Colleagues were congratulating Mother and
have helped shape me. In each classes taught by incredible professors
Dad and she had to slip away by herself. She
thing I do today, I see glimmers of It seemed the world became a bigger place while who opened my mind to other cultures
remembers sitting on the "back steps," crying
theJ uniata women who impacted I was in college, and Juniata provided just about and broadened my horizons.
about the loss of being a faculty wife, which
my life. I would not be who I am everything I was looking for. Juniata was a small,
Since graduation in 1994, I have taken she had enjoyed and understood. She was
today if it had not been for them. intimate school, and it was the kind of college
the skills I sharpened at Juniata and scared and apprehensive about being the
where kids didn't go home on weekends. People
Valerie Cole '00 applied them in the real world. I spent "President's Wife."
BA French/Education on campus became like family a year studying German modernistic art
English Teacher, After all, her mother-in-law was the model
Lois Jean Robinson Darby '52 history in New York City I became a
Kwangju, South Korea she knew best and she knew she could
BS Home Economics -Housewife certified English as a Foreign Language
never carry it off the same way She also is
instructor in Paris, France. I spent a
and was very shy and truly dreaded being in
:Palr1c1a �e '72 year teaching English to Polish students
J..he ;/uniala Yamify the limelight (a surprise to most who think
and business people in Warsaw, Poland;
Patricia Moe ('72) and I were in the first class of 14 women in they know her). In addition, Mother is a
I never really had a place to call home until I came toJ uniata. and I completed a master's degree in
perfectionist, and thinking of the expecta­
the Pennsylvania State Police, graduating in 1972 from the
My father had died years before. My mother and I had been Intercultural Relations in Cambridge,
tions worried her all the more.
Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey as Pennsylvania
estranged for some time and I had been living with friends Massachusetts.
state troopers. We were the first women in the United States
along the way Throughout my years at home, Mothers
(the PSP said "the world") to be trained in the same police Even though Juniata was situated in
Calvert and Elizabeth Ellis opinions were solicited, expected and
training program as men, trained alongside males and Although many other freshmen had family to move them in, Huntingdon, my professors and
respected. I unconsciously took away from my experience as
graduating with the same status as males. I had a welcoming group of Juniata students who moved me mentors tried to teach me about the world beyond the
her child the idea that women had valuable things to say and
mountains of central Pennsylvania. These gifts have been so
in my dorm, got me settled and introduced me to several
should say them. So, I thank her and praise her for the
This was such a radical change in the criminal justice system
young women on my hall, two of whom remain my dearest valuable to me in that I have been able to add to the founda­
model that she was for me, as a woman of voice and spirit.
that it was covered in a full-page article by the London Times,
lifelong friends. From day one, I felt welcomed and part of tion built at Juniata, and now I am able to share my insights
and received tremendous media attention. The admission of the Juniata community and teach others how to navigate the foreign culture of Betty Ann Cherry
women to the FBI Academy and other state police organiza­ Daughter of]C President Calvert and Elizabeth Ellis
Boston, Massachusetts.
JC Professor of History 1962-1998
tions soon followed. Neither Pat nor I knew that the other was My Juniata experience taught me that hard work, dedica­
applying to the PSP Academy at the time, and of the many tion, commitment to goals, and sheer determination is what Amy Chamberlin '94
BA Art/German
hundreds of applicants, two of the 14 women chosen being wins a Juniata popularity contest and what leads to success
ESL Manager
Juniata College graduates is unusual. in life. York County Literacy Council
Entering police work as a pacifist was a struggle, as a former Juniata offered me something I never had before -a home,
member of the Church of the Brethren, but young ideals run which was a safe place where I was accepted for myself and
high! Juniata College may wonder at the dubious honor of that allowed me to grow into a better person. Although I have
having two women pioneers in this field, but I believe that not lived there in ten years, I will always callJ uniata home.
Juniata gave me the courage to cast off gender limitations -
Author unknown
and follow my dreams. There is much to tell in each womans
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