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IN MEMORIAM
Helen Cunningham Park, '56 HEc, passed
away. She is survived by her husband, Thomas J. Park.
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'60s
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Ron Park, '61g PhEd, was elected to District 9 Wrestling
Hall of Fame. He also belongs to the PA Wrestling Coaches
and the PA Sports Hall of Fame.
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'70s
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Kathleen Thompson Mellenberg, '72 IFS, opened Cradle
to Crayons Child Development Center in Manassas, VA. Its enrollment
is now 125 and it employs 30 staff members.
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Marlene "Myke" Atwater
Triebold, '72 HPE, became a Northwest Airlines flight attendant,
based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Marlene previously
had been in court administration in Sacramento, CA. |
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Lynne McGovern Webb, '72 ComD, has been appointed
professor in communication at the University of Arkansas.
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Tyrone Belcher, '74 HPA, has joined Conley Canitano
and Associates, an information technology consulting services
firm. Tyrone is an account executive and locates SAP and Oracle
consulting assignments for over 250 consultants available
for contract work.
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| Stephen J. Matusiak,
'75 LEC, was recently given the Meritorious Service Award
for developing and providing invaluable training to all departments
of the Criminal Justice Academy in Fairfax, VA. |
Christina Drosinski Richardson,
'75 IFS, '81g EEC, is the principal of the Georgian Forest
Elementary School, in Silver Spring, MD, and has been awarded
the Exemplary Reading Program in Maryland by the International
Reading Association. |
| Mary
Anne Peters, '75 NURS 1, has received the Lindback Award
for Outstanding Teaching. She is the first nursing professor
at Eastern College to win this award. Mary Anne is currently
a doctoral candidate at Widener University. |
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'80s
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| Francine
Barbetta, '80 IFS, is currently pursuing her doctorate in
clinical psychology at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia
and works as a psychotherapist. She received her master's degree
in counseling in 1994 from Rider University. |
Dianne L. Myers,
'80 NURS, '85g NURS, was awarded "Fellowship"
status in the National Gerontological Nursing Association and
was promoted to director of patient services at Hospital of
Summit Health in Chambersburg, PA. Dianne has also achieved
case management administrator certification. |
| Daniel
Raiten, '80g A NTR, '84g NUTR, has assumed the position
of health services administrator for the newly created Office
of Prevention Research and International Programs of the NIH/National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development. This office
serves as the coordinating center for prevention related research
and international programs for the Institute. |
Major Margie
E. Griffith, '81 HPE, has been selected for promotion to
lieutenant colonel in the United States Army and has been assigned
as the battalion commander and professor of military science
at Lehigh University in Bethlehem. She will be responsible for
commanding the ROTC program at Lehigh University. |
| Stephen
Kadar, Jr., '82 MER, is now project manager in the store
space planning department of Circuit City Stores. He has passed
the American Institute of Certified Planners Comprehensive Written
Exam and works in Richmond, VA. |
David A. Lewis,
'83 2 RTL, is store manager of Scot's Lo-Cost in Mill Hall,
PA. David has worked for Weis Markets for fifteen years and
as store manager for nine of those years. |
| Ronald
G. Duez, '84 HPA, '88g PUB A, is an administrator for the
Crawford County Quality Living Center, a 94-bed personal care
home in Saegertown, PA. |
Wendy Hendrick
Owen, '85 RcPk, has been promoted to Vice President, Communications
at Lockheed Martin Technology Services, which is one of the
four business units making up the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
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| Paula
A. Krzemien MS, RD, CNSD, '85 NUTR, '97g HlEd, received
the Cardioascular Dietitian "Pinnacle Award" from
the American Heart Association's Lehigh Valley Division. |
Scott A. Williamson,
'87 HRIM, has accepted a new position as director of regional
sales for the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau. Scott
will be generating meetings and convention business for the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. Previously, he was global account
director for Starwood Hotels and Resorts in Washington, D.C.
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| Christopher
W. Babst, Sr., '89 HRIM, is the new owner of The Watershed
Grill at The Mill Race Inn in Holland, PA. |
Jay
Lynn, '89 HRIM, has accepted a new position as producer
consultant for Bass Hotels & Resorts for the Southern California/Nevada
region. |
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'90s
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| David
K. Seamans, '90 RcPk, is now head softball coach and assistant
professor of physical education at Southern Wesleyan University
in South Carolina. |
Melissa D. Altman,
'91 Nutr, is currently pursuing her doctorate in health
studies at Temple University in Philadelphia. She was awarded
the "Young Dietitian of the Year" award. Melissa also
has a master of science in health education from Beaver College.
She is a registered dietitian and a certified nutrition support
dietitian. |
| Raeshel
M. Rhodes Ziegler, '91 HDFS, graduated from Indiana University
of Pennsylvania with a master of arts degree in student affairs
in higher education. Raeshel accepted a position as an academic
counselor for the Smeal College of Business Administration at
Penn State. |
Jennifer Hunter
Rivardo, '92 NURS1, is a nursing supervisor at Presbyterian
Senior Care in Oakmont, PA. in Temple University's MBA program.
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| Anjanette
Flemming, '93 HPA, is now working at the Lombardi Cancer
Center at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington,
D.C. |
Jennifer L. Joseph,
'93 HRIM, is now the owner of "The Caboose Grille,"
a restaurant in Souderton, PA. |
| Kurt
Merrill, '93 RPM, '96g LeSt, is the national director of
Conservation Work Crews for the Student Conservation Association,
Inc. In addition to overseeing a large-scale national program,
he oversees the organization's national emergency response system
and is vice chair of the organization's risk management team.
Kurt was recently appointed as a Student Conservation Association
representative to the National Wilderness Risk Managers Committee.
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Natalie Patterson,
'94 Nutr, is the clinical development coordinator for Pharmacyclics
in Sunnyvale, CA. |
| George
Rowan, '95 HRIM, was promoted to labor manager of Global
Services for the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL. |
John D. Ivanko,
'96 LeSt, is co-author of his first children's book To Be
A Kid, with Maya Ajmera, which has been released by Charlesbridge.
To be A Kid celebrates kids as they play and learn, as they
spend time with their friends and family, and as they discover
their environment and the world. John is an award-winning photographer,
and author and freelance journalist. When he is not traveling,
John operates Inn Serendipity, a bed and breakfast in Browntown,
VA. |
| James
A. Decker, '97 HRIM, recently joined the Jurys Doyle Hotel
Group as regional sales manager. He is based out of the Doyle
Washington Hotel in Washington, D. C. He currently resides in
Alexandria, VA. |
Jerilyn Joy Hanhauser,
'97 CmDis, received her master of arts from the University
of Maryland in speech and hearing science. She has accepted
a position as a speech therapist at the Summitt School in Annapolis,
Maryland. |
| Scott
Mullins, '97 HDFS, is enrolled in the two-year individualized
master of arts program in psychology at Antioch University in
Seattle. Scott will be moving to Schumacher College, in southwestern
England to begin a curriculum in interdisciplinary ecological
studies and holistic science later this year. |
Karen Joy Sankey,
'98 HDFS, has accepted a teaching position with the Child
Development Laboratory in Penn State's College of Health and
Human Development. She'll work with preschoolers, ages 3-6 years.
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| Linda
L. Smith, '98 LeSt, has been named to the post of communications/marketing
specialist, for the Central Service Center in Kittanning, PA
by the Keystone Tall Tree Girl Scout Council, Inc. Her major
responsibilities will include promoting public awareness of
and support for the Girl Scouts. |
Jennifer A. Vernon,
'98 HPA, is a performance improvement manager at Eagleville
Hospital, an alcohol and drug addiction treatment center in
Eagleville, PA. |
Michael
A. Beifeld, '99 HPA, is a management associate/assistant
project manager at Intracorp, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cigna
Healthcare specializing in healthcare and disability management.
Michael has been accepted in Temple University's MBA program. |
IN MEMORIAM
Joann M. Keene Reinoehl, '91 HRIM,
and her husband, Steve Reinoehl died from injuries received
in an automobile accident.
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