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24 Cover Story Leading the Way Sam ’82 and Linda-Lee Troiani ’83 Niedbala: Wedded to Helping ESU Succeed In Its Largest Fund Drive Ever Teasing Linda-Lee (Troiani) ’83 and R. Sam ’82 Niedbala about how they met is too easy. It isn’t often you hear that a couple came together across the mat in a college judo class. The very idea makes otherwise intelligent people crack the lamest of jokes. In the telling of their story, the pair has taken to adding their own cracks: “I dropped out—out of fear,” Sam deadpans. “Yes, he flipped over me,” adds Linda-Lee. ESU Alumni Herald Linda-Lee Troiani Niedbala ’83 and Sam Niedbala ’82 address the crowd at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Science and Technology Center. Story by Regina Diverio Photo by Perry Hebard
Fall 2006 Cover Story Above, Linda-Lee and Sam with children Jackie and Carl Linda-Lee and Sam began dating when she was a freshman at ESU. Married now nearly 22 years and blessed with two children, Carl John and Jacqueline, the Emmaus pair still seem like college sweethearts, gently adding to each other’s thoughts and clarifying each other’s points. Naturally, they have a tender spot for the university. That affection is one of several reasons they agreed to co-chair ESU’s comprehensive campaign, Today’s Dream, Tomorrow’s Reality, and to contribute $ million toward the $ 5 million goal. As they will tell you, ESU not only brought them together, but it also gave them the academic grounding and the guidance they needed to chart their futures. In his sophomore year, Sam was a physical education major by default—he liked the track program and couldn’t pinpoint an alternative course of study. Professor Dennis Erb wouldn’t let that decision languish. “What do you want to do with your life?” he probed. “Everyone needs a mentor who will ask those questions,” Sam says. “We concluded: Chemistry. And that really changed my life and my career path forever.” The professor warned him that the course of study would be a hard one, but Sam was determined. Making up for lost time, he scheduled 8 credits of chemistry each semester of his senior year. “That’s how I lost my hair,” he jokes. Another professor, Philip Keim, urged Sam to pursue graduate study Continued on next page “This effort is important and will set ESU apart and make it com- petitive with private schools. Why shouldn’t ESU students have the same opportunities and the same caliber of facilities that private schools have? They are part of the majority of our country, and they’re going to be running it some day. They need to have the best.” RFM Photography, Allentown Linda-Lee Troiani Niedbala ’83 25 TODAY’S DREAM, TOMORROW’S REALITY
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