Entrepreneurs - Grove City College

GROVE CITY COLLEGE ALUMNI MAGAZINE FALL 2012 

Entrepreneurs 

Meet alumni whose passion for building businesses, 

scholarships and lives out of ideas and hard work 

benefits countless others.

MOMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Dear Grove City College Community, 

Our theme for this issue is entrepreneurship. The word encompasses 

many attributes and attitudes. It begins with an idea, an idea fueled 

with personal passion that when expanded, presents risk and 

opportunity. Failure is familiar to those who are entrepreneurs. And while an idea 

might prove successful on its founding, such is not the usual initial journey. The 

ability and tenacity to move forward, sometimes again and again, is what sets the 

entrepreneur apart. The successes are also the stories of our nation. In part it is 

what has made us great. Fueled by hard-to-raise private capital and, yes, federal 

funding (think of NASA’s journey to space and the private sector opportunities 

that quest created), entrepreneurship has lifted living standards, extended life and 

provided goods and services that compete in today’s world markets. Before there 

was Ford Motor Company, there was Henry Ford, the entrepreneur; and before 

there was Microsoft there was Harvard dropout Bill Gates working on his dream. 

Entrepreneurship is a significant major at the College. We have close to 70 

students taking the courses that prepare them to execute their dreams. Whether 

contemplating a new start-up or joining a great corporation and coming up with 

a new idea in that setting, entrepreneurially trained students from Grove City 

College stand ready to perform in the great marketplace of goods and services. 

With the above as background, our entrepreneurship program is thriving. 

Not only are our students gaining real-world experience in the field, but thanks 

to a partnership with Highmark, our students can now avail themselves of 

the VentureLab@LindenPointe, a small business incubator in Hermitage, Pa. 

Additionally, a second incubator is opening this fall in Olde Town Grove City, 

which will allow our students to formulate, launch and market their own start-up 

businesses. A keystone of our Grove City Matters capital campaign, The Center for 

Entrepreneurship & Innovation is more active than ever in helping launch our 

students’ ideas into both the economic marketplace as well as the marketplace 

of ideas. 

In sum, we look forward to preparing future entrepreneurs, and that is a 

promise, for that is also an important part of the future of our nation. 

Richard G. Jewell ’67 

President 

EDITORIAL BOARD 

Jeffrey Prokovich ’89 

Vice President for Advancement 

Melissa (Trifaro ’96) MacLeod 

Senior Director of Alumni and College Relations 

EDITORIAL STAFF 

Randy Cole ’04 

Managing Editor 

Janice (Zinsner ’87) Inman 

Associate Editor, Class Notes, In Memory, Babies 

Michael Baker ’09 

Associate Editor, Upfront 

ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE 

Tricia Corey 

Megan Krimmel ’08 

Charlene (Griffin ’83) Shaw 

Jami Darlington 

SPORTS INFORMATION 

Ryan Briggs ’01 

DESIGN 

Justin Harbaugh 

Designer 

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 

Allyson (Baird ’88) Sveda, President 

Gerald Bullock ’92, Vice President 

Cover photograph by Rob Davidson 

Contents photos: Tiffany Wolfe Photography, 

Elisabeth Anderson ’14, Richard Christman ’14, 

Connor Foley ’16, Kristen Hall ’14, 

Brittany Peachey ’14, Peter vanderWal ’13 

Grove City College 

100 Campus Drive 

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www.gcc.edu 

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F E A T U R E S 

Entrepreneurs 

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Cycling for a cause. 

Grove City College alumni and 

students spread the College’s 

story as they bike across the country to endow 

a diversity scholarship for future generations. 

D E P A R T M E N T S 

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B.E. TAYLOR 

CHRISTMAS 2012 

KETLER AUDITORIUM 

PEW FINE ARTS CENTER 

Dec. 3, 2012 – 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets: 

Grove City College Student - $15 

College Employees - $25 

General Admission - $35 

contributors 

Rachel Califf ’03 

"Writing is an exhilarating 

act of creation. It's how I 

collect my thoughts in a few 

quiet moments away from 

the wonderful busyness of 

parenting. 

Califf is a freelance writer based in 

Washington, D.C. 

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Rob Davidson 

“I love photography because 

with it you can capture a 

sliver of time to tell a larger 

story.” 

Davidson is a photographer based in 

New York City. 

Cover Photography 

FLAMENCO VIVO/ 

CARLOTA SANTANA 

KETLER AUDITORIUM 

PEW FINE ARTS CENTER 

Feb. 11, 2013, 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets: 

Grove City College Student - $5 

College Employees - $15 

General Admission - $20 

Contact Showcase@gcc.edu, (888) 422-4723 

or visit alumni.gcc.edu/events. 

Paul Meyer 

“I love photography 

because it is like Christmas 

morning every time I play 

with my toys and create 

a great image. I love that 

feeling!” 

Meyer is based in Zelienople, Pa. 

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Thought I’d share a few of my favorite 

memories of Homecoming weekend … 

New memories were made—it’s so 

fun to see alumni reconnecting. 

Who doesn’t love a parade? 

Traditions continue—I witnessed three 

creekings on Saturday! 

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS 

Dear Alumni and Friends, 

FAITH AND FREEDOM 

T 

hese two words are the heart of the education provided at Grove City 

College. Coupled with our mission of providing a quality, affordable 

Christian education, they describe who we are and why we continue to 

do what we do at Grove City College. 

Our alumni who span the decades know that one of the lessons taught under 

that mission is one of free market economics. That is why when the idea of an 

entrepreneurship program, and then later, The Center for Entrepreneurship 

& Innovation was suggested, this made perfect sense. For years, we have been 

graduating students who have embraced the idea of being leaders, innovators and 

entrepreneurs. This issue of our magazine is an opportunity to share the stories 

of some of our more recent graduates who are making a difference through their 

entrepreneurial spirit. These alumni are making an impact on this generation and 

the next. As I say each time … our alumni simply amaze me! 

Homecoming 2012 was another great weekend on campus and one of my 

favorite times of year! I hope you enjoy seeing some of the memories shared in 

pictures on this page and throughout the magazine. Thousands of people visited 

campus again this year to celebrate what matters to them about Grove City College. 

It was such fun to see the smiles, the laughter and the joy of remembering those 

“good old days” and “friendships of a lifetime.” If you missed coming back to 

campus, check out alumni.gcc.edu for pictures and other ways to reconnect! 

Finally, I’d like to provide a special welcome to our newest Alumni in Residence! 

Our freshman class is one of the largest ever and will surely make a difference 

on this campus. I can’t wait to see how they make their mark in the life of Grove 

City College. 

Now grab that cup of coffee and enjoy this issue of the GēDunk! 

Melissa (Trifaro ’96) MacLeod 

Senior Director of Alumni and 

College Relations 

Fall 2012 

P.S. By the way, do you have your 2012 Shirt? Won’t you show your school pride and 

buy one today for just $15? Our goal is to have more than 2012 people wearing The 

Shirt, and we are half way there! For more info, check out alumni.gcc.edu/theshirt. 

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LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD 

As we move into the second half of the public phase of Grove City Matters: A 

Campaign to Advance Grove City College, we are thankful for the support received 

from alumni and friends, foundations and like-minded organizations across the country 

and around the world. 

To reach our $90,000,000 goal, your support is more valuable than ever. Whether it’s 

supporting future generations of students with scholarship dollars or an unrestricted 

gift, helping to further the mission of The Center for Vision & Values and The Center for 

Entrepreneurship & Innovation, or knowing that your generosity has provided world-class 

building space for our students, we ask you to thoughtfully consider supporting 

Grove City College. Your gift, no matter the size, is an important part of writing the 

next chapter of our history. To learn more about how you can help make a difference, 

visit GroveCityMatters.com. 

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RATHBURN HALL 

athburn Hall was formally dedicated on Friday, Sept. 14, to a 

R warm welcome from the campus community and the larger Grove 

City family. The building provides office and meeting space for groups 

on campus. The building's main event areas are also available for 

meetings and receptions by the community. 

Members of the Board of Trustees, administrators, staff and faculty, 

as well as many students were on hand as the College marked the 

completion of its first major campaign initiative. 

Each day, members of the Grove City College community express 

their Christian faith in some way. Some practice it overtly through clubs, 

mission trips and ministry. Others engage faith on a more 

private level, quietly through reflection, prayer and Bible study. 

Rathburn Hall provides space for that engagement. Within our mission, 

we commit to accept all creeds. From whatever faith tradition students, 

faculty and community members come, the addition of a Christian 

Activities Building reflects the centrality of spiritual life to the student 

campus experience. 

This building project has been completely funded by capital 

campaign gifts and has been constantly in use since its opening. 

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 

ENGINEERING AND 

MATHEMATICS BUILDING 

As the College continues to look forward to the completion of 

its second major building initiative, the Science, Technology, 

Engineering and Mathematics Building (“STEM” Hall) is continuing 

ahead of schedule. Brick exterior is going up, and the building is 

quickly becoming one of the most beautiful on campus. With 

state-of-the-art lab and classroom space, this building will open in 

fall 2013. 

The new building will enable the College to keep pace with 

increasingly sophisticated technology and interdisciplinary research; 

offer expanded lab and study spaces that foster opportunities for 

collaborative interactions, similar to what students will find in the 

workplace; attract world-class faculty with a passion for teaching; 

and recruit talented students to achieve a sciences enrollment goal 

of 40 percent of the College population. 

As of Sept. 30, 2012, we have reached 37.43 percent of our 

$35,000,000 goal for this project.


A nother 

THE CENTER FOR VISION & VALUES 

T he 

UNRESTRICTED GIFTS 

vital element of the Grove City Matters capital campaign is 

unrestricted giving. An unrestricted gift to the capital campaign is 

designated by College leadership to one of the five campaign priorities, 

depending on need, and can include scholarship; the Science, Technology, 

Engineering and Mathematics building; the Christian Activities Building or 

other campaign priorities. Unrestricted campaign gifts are typically onetime 

gifts and are often larger than gifts to Full Circle. 

Similarly, Full Circle, the Annual Fund for Grove City College, receives 

unrestricted donations from donors each year, which are designated by 

College leadership to projects and programs that directly support student 

and alumni activities. These areas can include scholarships, special 

lectures, mission trips, research projects, Homecoming and other student 

enrichment opportunities. Gifts to Full Circle are credited each fiscal year, 

July 1 through June 30, for use during the next fiscal year. Our annual 

goal for Full Circle is $2,000,000. Both Full Circle and the campaign 

unrestricted gifts count toward the Grove City Matters capital campaign. 

The inclusion of this priority also provides additional opportunity for all 

donors to be part of this great undertaking. 

Center for Vision & Values continues to create a dynamic learning 

community to connect, educate and empower people to strengthen 

the faith and freedom foundation of the United States of America and 

advance liberty around the world. On Oct. 10, along with The Center for 

Entrepreneurship & Innovation and successful venture capitalist and talkshow 

host Glen Meakem, The Center co-hosted “Faith, Freedom and the 

Entrepreneur," a discussion on markets and morality. 

Also recently, John Blundell, author of Ladies For Liberty: Women 

Who Made a Difference in American History, presented “Three Ladies 

of Liberty,” a reflection on the lives and achievements of Mercy Otis 

Warren, Martha Washington and Abigail Adams, at the American Founders 

Luncheon in mid-September. Blundell serves as a distinguished senior 

fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs in London, where he was 

director general from 1993 through 2009. 

As of September 30, 2012, we have reached 35 percent of our 

$5,000,000 goal for this project. 


T he 

THE CENTER FOR 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & 

INNOVATION 

Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Grove City College 

continues to grow. Recently, the Highmark Business Innovation 

Team agreed to a landmark partnership that will provide an independent 

seminar course for Grove City College students during the 2012-13 

academic year. The course will serve as an opportunity for students to 

research, analyze and present a real-world business plan to Highmark. 

The course, “A Study in Highmark Business Innovation,” ENT 488, 

will be a three-credit-hour course modeled to fit within the same 90-day 

model Highmark uses internally to work through similar idea explorations. 

Highmark representatives will present students with business ideas to 

examine, guide their progress and provide project insights in-person and 

virtually. At the conclusion of the semester, students will showcase their 

business models to Highmark, adding recommendations on the validity of 

each idea. 

As of Sept. 30, 2012, we have reached 21 percent of our $5,000,000 

goal to continue to grow The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation in 

all areas. 

S cholarships 

SCHOLARSHIPS 

demonstrate the finest chain of philanthropy, linking one 

another in the past, the present and the future. 

At Grove City College, the chain of philanthropy is dynamic. 

To this end, the College has initiatives in place to increase needbased, 

merit-based and minority scholarships. Our Strategic Plan calls for 

us to ultimately provide 70 percent of unmet need for students with a 

2.00 QPA or higher. Currently, we are at about 40 percent of unmet need 

for students with a 2.50 QPA or higher. Grove City College has added 

nearly 70 scholarships since the campaign began. 

As of Sept. 30, 2012, we have reached 56 percent of our 

$30,000,000 goal for this project.

SCHOLARSHIPS 

goal: $30,000,000 

FACILITIES 

goal: $40,000,000 

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING BUILDING 

goal: $35,000,000 

37.43% of overall goal 

CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES BUILDING 

goal: $5,000,000 

UNRESTRICTED GIFTS 

goal: $10,000,000 

VISION & VALUES 

goal: $5,000,000 

35% of overall goal 


ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION 

goal: $5,000,000 


CAMPAIGN REPORT 



MAKE A DONATION 

visit www.grovecitymatters.com 

PROGRESS 

Scholarships 

$30,000,000 

Facilities 

$40,000,000 

Entrepreneurship and 

Innovation 

$5,000,000 

Fall 2012 

Unrestricted Giving 

$10,000,000 

Vision & Values 

$5,000,000 

As of Sept. 30, 2012, Grove City Matters has raised 61 percent 

of our $90 million goal. That means, because of the generosity 

of alumni and friends like you, we are $54,559,380 closer to 

ensuring the future and continued growth of Grove City College. 

If you have any questions or would like to know more about 

Grove City Matters: A Campaign to Advance Grove City College, 

please visit grovecitymatters.com or contact the College’s 

development office at 866-FUNDGCC (866-386-3422) or by 

e-mail at giving@gcc.edu. 

Figures reported 9/30/2012. 



upfront 

Snapshots of alumni, students, 

campus, faculty and sports news 

Grovers bring entrepreneurial ventures 

to life, launch new businesses 


Grove City College alumni, faculty and students 

are inventing tomorrow, through the mission of 

The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, 

transforming concepts into reality and inspiring 

change in the marketplace. 

Check out how your fellow Grovers are 

raising the arc of innovation with dedicated 

work and new ideas. 

Homecoming King Levi Levato ’13 and 

Homecoming Queen Diane Kim ’13 

What’s new 

in this issue. 

alumni | 11 

2012 Homecoming 

2012 award winners 

Innovative alumna 

Greek milestones 

Upcoming events 

students | 18 

Sand Chariot 

Nationally ranked Career 

Services Office 

campus | 19 

Meet the Class of ’16 

New Director of 

Admissions 

Leading entrepreneurs 

faculty | 21 

New faculty 

Music minor offered 

sports | 22 

Soccer star kick-starter 

Fall sports teams

3 

NUMBER OF WITNESSED 

'CREEKINGS' PERFORMED 

BY THE MEN OF 

GROVE CITY COLLEGE. 

63 

WHITE TENTS 

RAISED ON 

CAMPUS 

You’re always welcome home 

Fall 2012 

alumni 

The Grove City College campus welcomed thousands of familiar faces Sept. 21 - 23 for 

Homecoming 2012. Alumni from across the country gathered to celebrate College 

days. Many classes reunited for a special occasion, including those from 1957 - 2007 and 

the Class of 1952, which celebrated its 60th reunion. The campus hummed with laughter 

and activity. It was a weekend filled with friends, sports, food and fun for all. 

84 

TOTAL POINTS SCORED 

IN A 44-40 WOLVERINE 

FOOTBALL VICTORY 

5,507 

MEALS SERVED DURING 

THE 3-DAY HOMECOMING 

WEEKEND 

135 

POUNDS OF CANDY 

TOSSED TO SPECTATORS 

DURING THE PARADE 



Congratulations Alumni 

Award winners 

The Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni 

Achievement Awards recognize 

alumni who have made significant 

contributions to their fields and to society. 

The annual awards, now in their 48th 

year, have honored 174 accomplished 

alumni. This Homecoming, the awards, 

named in honor of Jack Kennedy ’37, 

accounting professor, alumni secretary 

and placement officer, were presented to 

Katherine D. Brandt, Esq. ’82 and James D. 

George ’82. John R. Werren, Esq. ’58 and 

the late Arthur G. Mitchell ’64 received 

the Distinguished Service Awards. 

Brandt’s legal career has flourished 

at Thompson Hine LLP where she 

currently serves as firm-wide chair of 

the Commercial and Public Finance 

Practice Group and managing partner 

of the firm’s New York office. She also 

was instrumental in the development 

and implementation of Thompson Hine’s 

Women’s Initiative. 

She resides with Jim Bennett in Manhattan. 

George has made significant 

contributions to community 

outreach, corporate philanthropy and 

environmental stewardship as part of the 

Hershey Company, which he joined in 

1984. He has since risen to the position 

of vice president of corporate social 

responsibility. George shares his personal 


Award winners left to right: James D. George ’82, Katherine D. Brandt ’82, President Richard G. Jewell ’67, 

Carol Mitchell (wife of the late Arthur G. Mitchell ’64) and John R. Werren ’58. 

passion for service in the community by 

supporting local charitable events and 

organizations. He and his wife, Susan, 

have two children and live in Hershey, Pa. 

A leader in both law and business, 

Werren is former managing partner and 

now counsel at Day Ketterer Ltd. Werren 

served as a member of the Alumni 

Council and the Board of Trustees. He 

was instrumental as a member of the 

Change & Commitment campaign’s 

steering committee. He and his wife, 

Joan, reside in Canton, Ohio. 

Mitchell actively served Grove City 

College and his community for nearly 

50 years. He was part of the Alumni 

Council (president), the Board of 

Trustees, the Awards Committee and 

the Epsilon Pi Alumni Association. He 

opened his home for events and student 

housing, and frequently visited the 

campus as a guest speaker. Mitchell 

lived in Mercer, Pa., with his wife, 

Carol. He passed away on Sept. 12. His 

daughter, Kelly (Mitchell ’92) Konkle 

accepted the award in his memory. 

Want to nominate someone for an award 

in 2013? Visit alumni.gcc.edu/awards. 

Alumni Council shares excitement 

for future 

The Grove City College Alumni Council 

engages alumni in dynamic and positive 

relationships to build an even greater Grove City 

College family. 

The seven new members added to the Grove 

City College Alumni Council include: 

Nancy Buckman ’81, John Calhoun ’90, Jean 

Eckert ’66, Andrew McIndoe ’10, Darryle Owens 

’89, Dr. Andy Sems ’95 and Lindsay Sera ’11.

Entrepreneurship: Powering the cycle of giving 

As a young child, while other kids rode 

bicycles and jumped rope, Yvonne 

(Korloch ’97) English built cities out of 

refrigerator boxes in her grandfather’s back 

yard. That early entrepreneurial spirit led 

English to study at Grove City College, start 

her first business at age 24, and gain vast 

experience in the corporate world. 

Time spent at the College did more than 

prepare English for her career – it established 

the foundations of her faith and influenced 

the direction of her future. She is driven 

to make a difference. English returned to 

western Pennsylvania in 2009, and two 

years later, she decided to focus solely on 

entrepreneurship endeavors. “In the corporate 

world, I felt like a cog in a big machine. I 

wanted to do something I was passionate 

about, something that would be true to what I 

feel is my calling.” 

English now serves as the executive director 

of the eCenter@LindenPointe, a technology 

business incubator, located in Hermitage, 

Pa. The center fosters entrepreneurship and 

innovation in the region by providing space to 

test and polish ideas and share them with the 

community. Tenants are provided with space 

to work, needed equipment and a focused 

mentorship program. 

English has also found ways to share 

her experience with current Grove City 

College students. As an adjunct professor of 

entrepreneurship and a member of The Center 

for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Advisory 

Council, she has broadened the scope of the 

program with her innovation and insight. “I 

love working with students because they have 

open minds,” English said. “They’re creative 

and they inspire me. I get way more from 

teaching them than I give.” 

With her connections at the eCenter@ 

LindenPointe, English has opened the door 

for Grove City College students to have 

access to the same incubator space as local 

entrepreneurs [see side bar]. 

The College’s entrepreneurship program 

prepares students to be global leaders of 

influence and social transformation through 

entrepreneurial education in both business 

and service. Offering venture lab space 

to students will create an ecosystem that 

provides the mechanism, road and necessary 

funding to make ideas a reality. 

Grove City College alumni like English 

continue to make a difference long after 

graduation. Simply put, English explains, “I 

feel that I have been blessed so much, so it’s 

my privilege and duty to give back.” 

Do you have an idea that’s worth pursuing, or 

are you interested in mentoring a student team? 

Contact English at yjenglish@gcc.edu. 

www.ecenterlindenpointe.com. 

Fall 2012 

Starting this fall, Grove City College 

students will be eligible to apply for 

a special venture lab program with 

two locations: one at the eCenter@ 

LindenPointe and another on 

South Center Street in Grove City. 

Students of all majors can apply. The 

department will select one to two 

ideas each year to receive a seed grant 

and gain access to the venture lab 

work spaces. According to Dr. Craig 

Columbus, chair of the Department of 

Entrepreneurship, “The venture lab will 

allow students to explore the commercial 

viability of their ideas. Students will be 

given unique access to the expertise 

and feedback of a network of business 

experts and our campus community.” 

For more information, contact 

Program Coordinator Yvonne English at 

yjenglish@gcc.edu. 



Greek Milestones celebrated during 

Homecoming 2012 

Three Greek organizations celebrated major milestones during 

Homecoming 2012: the Zeta Zeta Zeta Sorority—95 th Anniversary, 

the Beta Sigma Fraternity—90 th Anniversary and the Alpha Beta 

Tau—65 th Anniversary. Congratulations to these alumni and actives! 

The Shirt 2012 

The Grove City College “Shirt Project” was born this year through the 

vision and leadership of Alumni Council President Allyson (Baird 

'88) Sveda. The idea was to create an official annual Grove City College 

t-shirt to unify current students and alumni. The goal is to get as many 

alumni and students as possible to purchase and wear the shirt each year 

– to cheer on sports teams, to wear at alumni events and to promote Grove 

City College as a unified network. 

Purchase the official Grove City College 2012 t-shirt for just $15 today 

at alumni.gcc.edu/theshirt. Women’s style and children’s sizes are also 

available for purchase. 


Zeta Zeta Zeta 

Adelphikos 100th anniversary 

Beta Sigma 

Alpha Beta Tau 

The gentlemen of the Adelphikos fraternity will celebrate 

their 100th year of brotherhood in fall 2013. Through the 

years, the fraternity has maintained several consistent themes, 

including strong individuality in its members, commitment to 

passing on legacy and tradition to each new generation, and 

enduring Christian brotherhood. Plans are already underway for 

a golf outing, decade reunions and a large-scale dinner during 

Homecoming 2013. 

For more information about the Adelphikos 100th reunion 

events, visit alumni.gcc.edu/adelphikos.

Pop 

Quiz! 

What fraternity and sorority team won first 

place in this year’s Homecoming Float Awards? 

Those who respond with the correct answer will have a chance to win a 

prize! Contact the Marketing and Communications Office at news@gcc.edu 

or on Twitter @GroveCtyCollege #PopQuiz. 

so So much Much more to do 

The Annual Fund fuels the mind, body and spirit 

of Grove City College students in ways that 

Surprise, Amaze amaZe and Impress. impress. 

The Annual Fund supports scholarships, academic and special 

events, leadership opportunities, extracurricular activities, and 

ongoing campus improvements. Rest assured, when you bring giving 

full circle our students are that much closer to achieving their fullest. 

Please consider making your gift today at www.gcc.edu/giving 

Fall 2012 

Summer issue Pop Quiz winners! 

You can’t fool Grove 

City College alums on 

a pop quiz, that’s for sure! 

Congratulations to 

Edith (McFeely ’91) 

Anderson, Ted Betush ’64, Mark Leach ’12, 

Dave Orlando ’71 and Nicole Packard ’12, who 

earned a GēDUNK coffee mug 

for their correct answer, 

“engineering,” the 

field of study 

represented by an 

orange tassel, for last 

issue’s pop quiz question. 

With numerous responses 

through e-mail and on Twitter, 

we would like to thank everyone 

who participated. 



Members of the Class of 1952 gather for their 60th reunion in the J. Howard 

Pew Fine Arts Center on campus, Sept. 21. 

Friends greet each other on campus at Homecoming, Sept. 22. 

Members of the Class of 1992 reconnect for their 20th reunion and enjoy the festivities at 

Homecoming, Sept. 22. 


Members of the Class of 1962 gather for their 50th reunion in the Carnegie 

Alumni Center on campus, Sept. 22. 

The Morledge Great Room in Rathburn Hall became a place for friends to enjoy breakfast and 

other events at Homecoming, Sept. 22. 

Alumni and friends gather in the Greek Village on campus 

during Homecoming, Sept. 22.

Grovers young, old and in-between take a break 

between rides at Kennywood Day, July 27. 

Alumni recruiters gather on campus at the Career Fair, Oct. 3. 

Canfield, Ohio, area alumni welcomed incoming freshmen at the home of 

Ellen (Bailey ’82) and Dave ’82 Bennett, Aug. 14. 

A Pittsburgh-region tradition, the Freshman Women’s Ice Cream Social 

was hosted by Allyson (Baird ’88) Sveda, Aug. 12. 

Fall 2012 

alumni events 

Willie the Wolverine and Kenny the 

Kangaroo at Kennywood, July 27. 

2012-13 Upcoming 

Alumni and 

Friends Events 

November 16 

Post-Election Alumni Mixer 

Washington, DC 

December 1 

Santa Breakfast 


December 3 

Showcase Series 

BE Taylor Christmas 


December 3-7 

Carnegie Christmas Concerts 


January 12, 2013 

Twelfth Night Party 

Denver, Colo. 

January 24 

Les Miserables 

Pittsburgh, Pa. 

February 8 

Les Miserables 

Cleveland, Ohio 

February 9 

Sister Act 

Pittsburgh, Pa. 

February 11 

Showcase Series 

Flamenco Vivo 


April 20 

Scholarship Luncheon 


May 3-4 

Dr. Ed Arnold Retirement 

Celebration 


Remember to bookmark 

alumni.gcc.edu/events for 

more dates and info 

on registering. 



students 

Junior entrepreneur’s Sand Chariot changes lives 

ast spring, student entrepreneurs from regional colleges and universities gathered at 

L 

the eCenter@LindenPointe in Hermitage, Pa. to showcase their innovations at the 2012 

Northwest PA Elevator Pitch Competition. One Grove City College student not only took first 

place and $1,000 for his business idea, but also changed the life of a beloved relative in the 

process. 

Junior entrepreneurship major Michael Trombly is the inventor of the Sand Chariot, a 

uniquely designed beach wheelchair for the physically challenged and elderly. Trombly and his 

father created the first Sand Chariot for his aunt, who has been using the beach wheelchair for 

more than six years. 

“For years we went to the same beach that provided a wheelchair that was extremely difficult 

to push. [My aunt] never saw a sunrise or sunset, watched Fourth of July fireworks or even 

experienced another beach the entire 15 years or more that she lived there,” Trombly said. “[The 

Sand Chariot] is the kind of commonsense solution that has the potential to enrich so many 

families’ lives.” 

Based upon the two-wheel design of the rickshaw, with the ability to be broken down and 

stored in the trunk of nearly any vehicle, the safe and handy Sand Chariot has tremendous 

potential in today’s marketplace. 

“I believe that the role of the entrepreneur is to have a vision and make it a reality,” Trombly 

said. “I’m motivated to pursue the process of building the Sand Chariot into a successful 

business and look forward to continuing to work with and learn from the great individuals 

associated with the Grove City College Entrepreneurship Department.” 


Nationally ranked Career Services 

Office aids students in job search 

As students prepare for career and 

internship opportunities this fall, 

their first step is often the Grove City 

College Career Services Office, which 

was ranked No. 12 in the nation by The 

Princeton Review for the “Best Career/ 

Job Placement Services” in its 

annual college rankings 

guide, The Best 377 

Colleges, 2013 

Edition. The College 

was among only 

four institutions from 

Pennsylvania to rank in 

the top 20. 

The Career Services Office equips 

students for success in entering the 

job market through early engagement, 

partnering with students as early as their 

freshman year. Through strategizing 

career options, networking, pursing 

internships that align with their 

professional aspirations and fine tuning 

interview skills, the College’s students are 

impressing employers and landing job 

and internship opportunities.

42 16 

VALEDICTORIANS SALUTATORIANS 

335 

MEET THE CLASS OF 2016 

12 38 

181 

NATIONAL MERIT 

SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS 

NUMBER OF STUDENTS 

ACTIVE IN MISSIONS 

Fall 2012 

campus 

The Grove City College Class of 2016 features 339 men 

and 331 women from 34 states, international and armed 

forces locations. 

3.76 

AVERAGE GPA 

PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLED 

MEN AND WOMEN RANKED 

IN THE TOP TENTH OF THEIR 

GRADUATING CLASS* 

1227 

AVERAGE SAT 

49 93 97 

NUMBER OF STUDENTS ACTIVE 

IN SOME FACET OF HIGH SCHOOL 

STUDENT GOVERNMENT 

617 

27 

AVERAGE ACT 

PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLED 

MEN AND WOMEN RANKED 

IN THE TOP FIFTH OF THEIR 

GRADUATING CLASS* 

*of those submitting rank 

NUMBER OF STUDENTS 

INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY 

SERVICE 

Among freshman students, the most popular declared majors for men are engineering, computer science 

and biology. The most popular programs among women are biology, English and communication studies. 

Many freshmen will graduate with teaching certificates as part of their courses of study. 



Developing the leaders of tomorrow 

Values, judgment and character; 

these essential ideals of The Center 

for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at 

Grove City College provide students the 

tools to develop into global leaders and 

drivers of positive social change through 

business and service. The Center also 

plays a critical role in promoting regional 

economic development. 

Led by Executive Director Dr. Craig 

Columbus, the Center empowers students to 

gain knowledge 

and awareness 

through 

competitions, 

experiential 

learning, 

enrichment 

programs and 

opportunities 

for student 

mentoring, 

including the Center’s new partnership with 

the Highmark Business Innovation Team 

during the 2012-13 academic year. 

The partnership provides a unique realworld 

opportunity for students across 

academic disciplines to research, analyze and 

present business plans to Highmark in an 


independent seminar course. Designed 

to fit within the same 90-day model 

Highmark uses internally to work through 

similar idea explorations, the course utilizes 

Highmark representatives to guide the 

progress of student projects and provide 

valuable insights. 

“We are very honored to partner with 

one of the most innovative companies in 

the region,” Columbus said. “Highmark 

recognizes that technology and innovation 

can materially improve lives. We could 

not be more excited to work with such 

a forward-thinking company on that 

important mission.” 

The landmark partnership is just one way 

the Center, one of six initiatives of Grove City 

Matters: A Campaign to Advance Grove City 

College, is propelling students forward as the 

entrepreneurs of tomorrow. 

“Our students are being trained to apply 

their unique talents and ideas to solve 

problems. Their favorite statement is, ‘There 

has to be a better way to…’ At Grove City 

College, we celebrate entrepreneurs. The 

entrepreneurial spirit embodies the mission 

and values of the College. Our students are 

changing our region and the country in so 

many positive and exciting ways.” 

Zwinger moves Admissions forward 

Grove City College’s new Director of 

Admissions Sarah Zwinger and her staff 

are enthusiastic about the future of Grove 

City College Admissions. 

“Everyone is excited about moving 

forward with best practices, re-evaluating 

the way we do operations and using more 

social media and technology within the 

office,” Zwinger said. 

The staff of nine is traveling to new 

events and reaching new markets while 

strengthening affiliations with traditional 

friends and local schools. 

For inquiries and applicants, the office 

is streamlining communications, letting 

these students know immediately who their 

admissions counselor is and providing 

details about upcoming events. 

One of their goals, Zwinger said, is to be 

more visual, using more social media such 

as Facebook and YouTube, and continuing 

to expand into different media, such as 

billboards and radio. Another is to “ensure 

that visitors and prospective students have 

the best visit they can possible have.” 

Zwinger joined the College in March 2012 

after performing admissions work at other 

colleges. “My first few months at Grove 

City have been very busy but fabulous,” she 

said. “The trustees and alumni have been so 

supportive and encouraging. It has been a 

marvelous experience and I feel like I have 

come ‘home’ in many ways.”

New faculty for 2012-13 

Grove City College welcomes nine new faculty members to the ranks 

this fall. The new faculty include (front row) Dr. Judith L. Gosnell- 

Lamb, associate professor of education; Laura (Ritchey ’87) Havrilla, 

assistant professor of business; Dr. Kristin J. Homan, associate professor 

of psychology; and Dr. Heather D. Barton ’05, assistant professor of 

biology. Back row: Jarrett M. Chapman ’04, assistant professor of 

education; Jeffrey D. Buxton, assistant professor of physical education; 

Dr. Christopher S. Yates, assistant professor of philosophy; Dr. Robert 

H. Clemm, assistant professor of history; and Kevin G. Norman ’07, 

instructor of electrical and computer engineering. 

Gonzalez leads Transit of Venus viewing 

Grove City College and Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez, 

associate professor of physics, hosted a public 

viewing of the transit of Venus on June 5, at the campus 

observatory near the IM fields. The transit featured 

Venus passing directly between the earth and the sun. 

The alignment will not be seen again until 2117. 

The transit is extremely rare because the orbit of Venus 

is inclined to the orbit of earth, therefore, when the 

planet passes between the sun and the earth every 1.6 

years, Venus is typically above or below the sun, making 

it invisible to the eye due to the sun’s glare. 

Fall 2012 

faculty 

College named one of healthiest employers in the region 

Through the leadership of Dr. Allison Williams, associate chair 

of the Department of Physical Education and Athletics and 

associate professor of physical education, and Mary Skidmore, 

employee benefits manager, Grove City College was selected as one 

of the 2012 Healthiest Employers in Western Pennsylvania with 

100 to 400 employees. The College was honored by the Pittsburgh 

Business Times and its sponsors UPMC Health Plan, Excela Health 

and Giant Eagle. 

Winners of the award were selected based on scores determined 

by an online survey of the College’s wellness program. Grove City 

College was one of only four colleges or universities in the region 

honored with the award. 

Music minor now offered for students 

Beginning this fall, students have the opportunity to pursue a 

music minor offered through the Department of Music and 

Fine Arts. The College will continue to offer music major degree 

specializations in music business, music education, music and the 

performing arts and music religion. 

The new minor includes studies in music theory and applied 

music, and its addition will allow students to attach formal 

music training to any other major degree offered at the College. 

Admittance into the music minor program requires a formal 

music audition. 



sports 

Wolverines 

All seven of Grove City’s fall sports teams entered 

2012 with high expectations. The women’s cross 

country and women’s tennis teams look to remain 

atop the Presidents’ Athletic Conference this autumn 

while the football, men’s cross country, volleyball and 

men’s and women’s soccer squads are expected to 

challenge for PAC supremacy. 


Football 

16-man senior class led 

A Grove City College into the 

2012 season. The return of seniors 

Jason Ferguson (linebacker) and 

Marc Shamley (defensive end) 

from injuries bolstered an already 

veteran defense. 

Offensively, junior quarterback 

Brian Pell returned after having 

made 12 starts over the previous 

two seasons. Two of his top 

targets return at wide receiver in 

junior Anthony Ritchie and senior 

Dustin Anewalt. 

Shamley, senior safety Shawn 

Mercer and senior guard Josh 

Bermann have been selected as 

team co-captains for the season. 

Men’s Soccer 

Grove City College welcomed 

back 15 lettermen from 

a 2011 squad that went 12- 

6-1 overall and 6-1-1 in the 

conference. Seventh-year head 

coach Mike Dreves looked to 

guide the Wolverines back to the 

top of the conference and into 

the postseason for the third 

straight season. 

Senior forward Andrew 

Quinn led Grove City with 10 

goals and 21 points last season 

and is a returning First Team 

All-PAC honoree. His five gamewinning 

goals ranked second in 

the conference. 

Senior defender Josh Kern 

joined Quinn on the conference’s 

First Team last year and also 

earned All-Great Lakes Region 

recognition for his work on the 

backline. Kern is a two-year 

starter for the Wolverines and 

helped anchor the defense again 

this fall.

Women’s Soccer 

The women’s soccer team 

celebrated its 21st season 

of intercollegiate competition 

by returning 21 letterwinners 

for the 2012 campaign. The 

Wolverines return their leading 

scorer from 2011 in junior 

forward Sam Weber, who netted 

seven goals last year. 

Also back is senior midfielder 

Grace Rieman, an All-Great 

Lakes Region performer in 2011. 

Second Team All-PAC honorees 

Sarah Cessar and Jessica Heck 

each returned for their junior 

season as well. 

Volleyball 

Coming off a 16-15 mark 

last season, Grove City 

College returned several key 

contributors as the Wolverines 

look to return to the top of the 

conference in 2012. 

Senior Elisabeth Willits is 

the team’s lone fourth-year 

player while juniors Ashley 

Branch, Shelby Mander and Tara 

Skinner each return as two-year 

letterwinners. Grove City also 

welcomed back sophomores 

Dalaney Algiere and Frances 

Trenta, both of whom played 

extensively as rookies in 2011. 

Women’s Cross Country 

The Grove City College 

women’s cross country 

team entered the 2012 season 

in prime position to maintain 

its spot among the region’s elite 

while also challenging for the 

team’s second trip to the NCAA 

Division III Championships in a 

three-year span. 

Grove City returned 13 

letterwinners from a squad 

that captured its 23rd straight 

Presidents’ Athletic Conference 

title in 2011 and concluded the 

season with a strong fifth-place 

finish at the NCAA Mideast 

Championships. 

Among the Wolverines’ 

returnees are three-time All- 

Mideast Region performer Ella 

Smith, 2009 PAC medalist Sara 

Fisher and CoSIDA Academic 

All-American Mary Kate Breese. 

Those three seniors are part of a 

10-runner senior class that is one 

of the largest and most talented 

in program history. 

Men’s Cross Country 

The Wolverines fielded one 

of the deepest and most 

experienced squads in recent 

memory as the Wolverines 

look to return to the top of the 

Presidents’ Athletic Conference 

in 2012. 

The Wolverines featured more 

than a dozen upperclassmen in 

the lineup this autumn. Of that 

veteran group, five earned All- 

PAC recognition during the 

2011 season. 

Seniors Wesley Coopersmith 

and Tim Coyle both earned All- 

PAC Honorable Mention in 2011 

and were joined by four other 

seniors who have earned multiple 

letters. Ben Henderson, Daniel 

Landskroener, Francis Ridge and 

Josiah Tobin all returned for their 

final season. Ridge competed 

on Grove City’s conference and 

regional championships roster 

in 2010. 

Fall 2012 

Wolverine star hopes to make big impact in 

the marketplace 

Soccer can push athletes to the limit; nobody knows this better 

than senior Wolverine standout Josh Kern, a First-Team 

Presidents’ Athletic Conference selection in 2011 and one of the 

top defenders in the region. But Kern believes it is this hard work 

that has prepared him for life as an entrepreneur. 

“Startups can require many hours of diligent work, and many 

times, the results may not be encouraging,” Kern said. “The mental 

toughness developed from my soccer experiences will drive me 

forward when times are tough.” 

As a defender, Kern never wants to be on his heels, allowing the 

offense to dictate the game. As an entrepreneur, he has adopted 

this same philosophy, with a desire to inspire positive change that 

will benefit the greater community. 

“Not only do I want to create and develop businesses that 

provide products and services to help the poor, I want to create job 

opportunities for them,” Kern said. “An entrepreneur develops and 

implements creative solutions to satisfy unmet needs and wants in 

the market, even in the face of great risk.” 

Kern is excited for the complex challenges the real-world 

will soon kick his way after graduating from a rigorous 

entrepreneurship program this coming spring, not to mention 

overcoming four years of soccer sprints. It is fair to say he’ll 

be ready. 


ENTREPRENEURS 

“It is my conviction that it was 

freedom that effected the miracle 

of America—intellectual freedom, 

religious freedom, political freedom; 

freedom to dream, to think, to 

experiment, to invent, to match wits 

in friendly competition; FREEDOM 

TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL. THAT IS OUR 

GREAT AMERICAN HERITAGE.” 

— J. Howard Pew ’00, 

President of the Grove City College 

Board of Trustees, 1931-1971

It’s fitting that Grove City College 

produces entrepreneurially minded 

types. And it’s fitting that those 

inventions—in material or outreach— 

ripple across generations and 

countries, making life better and 

happier for those they touch. There’s 

something essentially American 

about being an entrepreneur. The 

grandchildren and great-grandchildren 

of those who journeyed across an 

ocean to find a better way, that spirit 

is alive and well at Grove City College. 

In the pages that follow, you’ll 

meet several alumni who take us 

on their own journey as they talk 

about the best of America: the 

people who willingly offer food and 

shelter to total strangers on a cross- 

country bicycle journey, the counsel 

of a mentor about how to fund a 

fledgling business, the vision of 

young alumni to spur on Uganda’s 

entrepreneurs, and the wisdom of a 

young professional who’s helping to 

fund new, young entrepreneurs in 

Pittsburgh’s thriving start-up scene. 




Story and photos By Mack Lloyd ’12

It was 100 degrees in Monon, Ind., on July 13, 2012 — the 

hottest July on record in the continental United States. Using 

their shoes as pillows while napping on the floor of a restaurant, 

five Grove City College students and recent alumni had devoured 

their lunch and quickly fallen asleep, under their table, for three 

hours. When they woke up, the men — Ryan Herman ’13, 

Mack Lloyd ’12, Jake Loosararian ’13, Will Moyer ’12 and Jamie 

Schleicher ’13 — discovered that their bill had been covered by 

a stranger, just one of countless acts of kindness that Team GCC 

encountered on their bicycle ride across America. 

After 77 days on the road, 

3,600 miles of cycling 

blurs into something 

more than just a ride. 

It took almost a year of 

planning, but for Team GCC, 

the two-and-a-half-month 

adventure from Seattle to 

New York City, which started 

May 26, was about something 

bigger: raising $25,000 to 

permanently endow a needbased 

diversity scholarship for 

future students of the College. 

The trip culminated on a rainy Aug. 

10 in Lower Manhattan’s Battery Park 

as the five-man team was greeted by the 

outstretched arms of their families and 

friends under the watchful gaze of Lady 

Liberty. After averaging 60-80 miles a 

day, the men ceremonially dumped into 

the Atlantic a jar full of Pacific Ocean 

water they collected on Day One at the 

Puget Sound. 

“It was a moment I’ll never forget, 

to share that with my friends and 

family. It was a combination of pride, 

joy and amazement,” said Loosararian, 

an electrical engineering major from 

Frederick, Md. 

Moyer, a political science/pre-law 

graduate from Fox Chapel, Pa., added, 

“It was important for us to ride for 

something other than ourselves, to have 

a goal in sight, something to get us up 

those mountains, something to drive us 

and push us out of our comfort zones.” 

And up mountains they went. The 

men set off on their mission from the 

Cascade Range of Washington, pedaling 

across Idaho and Montana to some 

relief—at least in terms of climbing, if 

not heat—across the northern plains. 

What started as a post-graduation 

conquest conceived by Lloyd and Moyer 

had grown into an alumni reconnection 



tour and scholarship fundraising effort 

with the help of College President Dick 

Jewell ’67 and the advancement team at 

the College. 

“Once we got to know the guys, it 

was pretty evident that they would be 

amazing ambassadors for us to alumni 

across the country, and to people who 

have never heard of Grove City before,” 

said Jeff Prokovich ’89, vice president 

for advancement. 

ENTREPRENEURIAL PLANNING 

The proposal for the trip, which 

included a website with a daily blog, 


photos and video, as well as space 

for media coverage from across the 

country, was presented to the Office 

of Development, the Office of Alumni 

Relations and the Office of Marketing 

and Communications, along with 

President Jewell. 

“We’d meet for hours in each other’s 

dorm rooms, playing out different 

scenarios of how meetings could go, 

thinking over responses, and organizing 

our thoughts as a team. It was really eyeopening 

how much work went into the 

trip before we had even pedaled once,” 

Loosararian said. 

Team GCC at Ruggles Beach, Ohio, 

with the Volk family: Anne (Barr ’91), 

Camille and Russell. 

Like many entrepreneurial ventures, 

the idea started as a dream between two 

friends talking around a table. For Team 

GCC, the difference was to stop talking 

about it and start living it. 

“Mack and I both being 

entrepreneurship majors, it meant a lot 

to see the College and the Department of 

Entrepreneurship come alongside us and 

support this idea. It was great to build 

something from the ground up,” Herman 

said. “We did everything—it was a lot of 

work, but completely worth it.” 

It was that grassroots nature and 

entrepreneurial spirit of the project that

esonated with people across the country. 

“Ryan built the website. Jamie wrote 

blog posts, drove the support vehicle and 

coordinated with media and alumni every 

day. Mack chronicled the trip through 

photography and video. Jake and I made 

tons of phone calls. We came up with 

a brand and logo. Social media had a 

huge impact. Everyone did a little bit of 

everything to be honest. It was a team 

effort from the beginning, day-in and 

day-out,” Moyer said. 

According to the team, though, it was 

the last minute addition of Schleicher 

that really made the trip possible. A 

marketing and communications major 

from Bethlehem, Pa., he joined the team 

in spring 2012. The support vehicle, 

christened “The Grover Rover” by an 

online fan poll, would be his primary 

responsibility in addition to media 

relations and logistics. But it wasn’t clear 

until a week before the team left that they 

even had a vehicle. 

“Without Jamie, the trip would’ve 

been completely different. We wouldn’t 

have had the ability to reach out to 

so many alumni, or the flexibility to 

encounter so many people outside of our 

route. It made safety less of an issue as 

Fall 2012 

well, which I’m sure helped ease all of 

our moms’ worries,” Herman joked. 

With the vehicle secured, the riders 

shipped their gear to a bike shop 

near Anacortes, Wash., for assembly. 

Schleicher drove the four-day journey 

across the country to meet the rest of 

the team at the airport once they arrived 

in Seattle, arriving just hours before 

the other men landed. Three days after 

graduation, Lloyd and Moyer joined 

their teammates to begin their journey 

of a lifetime, almost a year after first 

discussing the idea at a local restaurant 

in Grove City. 

“IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO 

RIDE FOR SOMETHING OTHER 

THAN OURSELVES” 

–WILL MOYER ’12 



PEDAL STROKES 

Starting with their rear tires in 

the Pacific Ocean near Anacortes, the 

team followed a northern route. Once 

hitting Minneapolis and experiencing 

humidity for the first time all summer, 

the team dipped south along the mighty 

Mississippi river, following its curve 

south into Iowa, eventually crossing 

into central Illinois. They continued east 

through northern Indiana and Ohio, even 

cycling through Grove City as part of the 

route. From there, they headed south 

to Pittsburgh and then across southern 

Pennsylvania, eventually swinging north 

of Philadelphia into northern New Jersey, 

finishing off with a ride across the George 

Washington Bridge into Manhattan. 

“There were so many stories. Every 

day there was something new, something 

different, we just had no idea what was in 

store. We lived by faith daily,” Schleicher 

said, who kept the blog that detailed 

every day of the journey. 

The team stayed with approximately 

30 alumni families across the country, 

reconnecting with graduates in every 

decade as far back as year 1961. Due to 

the unpredictability of the trip, this often 


meant cold-calling the day before, or even 

on the day of arrival. 

“The alumni were so gracious to us. 

They really went out of their way to help 

us and make this trip a success. We really 

couldn’t have done it without them,” 

Herman said. 

After much-needed showers and 

laundry, the team would often swap 

stories from the trip over dinner in 

exchange for tales from an alumnus’s 

time at the school. Not only did alumni 

support the team with shelter or food, 

but many rode with them as well. 

“We had people in almost every state 

ride with us. Lots of alumni dusted off 

their old bikes and put some miles on 

with us –we loved it. We tried to get as 

many people as we could to experience 

this adventure with us,” Moyer said. 

THE PAYOFF 

After being a part of several alumni 

gatherings across America, the final party 

was staged a block from Times Square. 

The team received news there that they 

had passed their goal of $25,000, thanks 

to the kindness of College alumni and 

total strangers. The team kept an official 

jersey with them for each donor to sign. 

And donations came in from everywhere: 

at restaurants, in churches, in a family’s 

living room—and even on the side of 

the highway. 

“We’ve been so blessed throughout 

America. Alumni and total strangers 

opened their homes, people have offered 

help of all kinds, and we’ve met hundreds 

of people we would have never met 

otherwise,” Schleicher said. 

“We really see the scholarship as 

our way of paying it forward to the 

next generation. People have been so 

supportive of us in this mission. We 

want to carry that on by giving back to a 

school we believe has blessed us with an 

amazing education and we feel strongly 

about providing that opportunity to 

future students,” Lloyd said. 

At this printing, the total amount 

raised is more than $47,000—far more 

than is needed to permanently endow 

the scholarship. However, gifts to the 

scholarship are still being accepted. 

Such is the testimony to five young 

men’s vision and the strength of the 

Grove City College family.

PLANNED GIVING 

STAN JOHNSON ’60 AND HIS WIFE, KAREN, ARE LEAVING THEIR 

MARK ON GROVE CITY COLLEGE WITH A PLANNED GIFT. 

rove City College has positively impacted 

“Gmy career and personal life in so many ways, 

and making a planned gift is my way of repaying the 

College for all it has done for me. 

Our College does so much more than just prepare 

its students for a career by creating truly educated 

people—those who can demonstrate academic, moral 

and physical excellence. To do that, the College 

provides high-level education in the student’s chosen 

career field, as well as in the humanities, through 

Christian values and in top-notch sports programs 

and opportunities to participate in the arts—all areas 

of knowledge that will have a positive impact on their 

lives forever. 

While our College stands for many things, I believe 

that most of all it stands for faith and freedom—two 

precious commodities that enhance the lives our 

students and teaches, among other invaluable lessons, 

how to make a positive contribution to society.” 

– Stan Johnson ’60 

Karen and Stan Johnson ’60 outside of the 

Office of International Education, a project 

funded in part by their gift. 

You can make a positive contribution, too. Consider 

leaving part of your legacy to Grove City College. 

Talk to us about your options: 

• Designating your retirement plan 

• Leaving a life insurance policy 

• Making a bequest through your will 

• Making a gift now and receiving income for life 

Any of these options can help you now and provide 

for your family in the future while giving back to 

Grove City College. For more information, contact 

Marcus J. Fish ’97, Director of Planned Giving, at 

(724) 458-2154 or email mjfish@gcc.edu. 

Visit gccgift.org to learn more about how your legacy 

can be a part of Grove City College's future. 



Ammirati’s ability to counsel 

entrepreneurs comes from 

personal experience. His 

first start-up was Peak Strategy, 

which analyzed and identified 

valuable patterns throughout years 

of second-by-second data about 

company stocks for traders. The 

company was acquired by Morgan 

Stanley. Ammirati also co-founded 

mSpoke, which analyzed content 

on the Internet in a similar manner, 

predicting which content would be 

most relevant to individual users. 

mSpoke was acquired by LinkedIn 

and is used to customize individual 


users’ online experience. Most 

recently, Ammirati spent two years 

as CEO of ReadWriteWeb, one of 

the most influential Internet sites 

about the future of technology and 

innovation, a site that was acquired 

by SAY Media in December 2011. 

Now, Ammirati is reaching out to 

the next generation of entrepreneurs. 

In 2012, he joined Birchmere Ventures 

as the partner leading Birchmere Labs, 

a seed and studio fund focused on 

community-driven commerce startups. 

In any given week, Ammirati and 

his partners vet as many as 20 new 

companies. Approximately four to 

People 

and 

Business 

Former Student Government Association President 

Sean Ammirati ’01 has spent the last 12 years 

commercializing his own high-tech high-growth 

startups in media and software industries. 

His latest vision, however, is to invest in and 

encourage other young entrepreneurs through 

his partnership with Birchmere Ventures. Given 

Ammirati’s own impressive track record, who 

better to offer counsel to these hopefuls? 

By Rachel (Leonard ’03) Califf |

Mom Trusted is the first company 

to benefit from this support through 

Birchmere Labs. Mom Trusted is a social 

exchange built on top of Facebook to 

help parents find the best preschool and 

childcare for their children. A digital-first 

business based in Silicon Valley, the 

site www.momtrusted.com uses 

Facebook Connect to optimize parents’ 

search abilities. 

“More than two billion dollars are 

spent by daycares per year advertising 

in the yellow pages,” noted Ammirati. 

However, most people in the target 

demographic of the under-40 parent do 

not even have a Yellow Pages directory in 

their homes. 

“It was the perfect match of good 

business, a good team, and interesting 

early progress,” Ammirati said. 

Ammirati knows that his work 

benefits more than the investors and the 

entrepreneurs. It benefits the economy. 

“In aggregate, all new net jobs come 

from high-growth startups,” Ammirati 

said, referencing studies by the Kauffman 

Foundation. “It doesn’t mean that big 

companies never add jobs. They do, but 

for every big company that adds a job, 

another loses a job. So, if you look over 

the last 20 years, all the new jobs have 

come from high-growth start-ups. We’re 

certainly not in a perfect economy, and 

the only way to fix that, I think, is people 

starting businesses.” 

Ammirati invests his time and 

expertise in people starting businesses 

outside of Birchmere Ventures as well. 

He’s currently an adjunct professor of 

entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon 

University’s Tepper School, holding 

workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs 

and teaching classes. He also continues 

to serve on the advisory board to the 

Department of Entrepreneurship at Grove 

City College. 

“It’s something that I’ve found a lot of 

fulfillment and purpose in and it’s a real 

joy to help others pursue their dreams, 

just like I’ve done,” Ammirati said. 

Fall 2012 

NoWait, a mobile waitlisting 

management service based in 

Pittsburgh, led by Grove City College 

alumnus Evan Addams ’10, announced 

Aug. 28 that it closed on a $2 million 

Series A round of funding led by 

Birchmere Ventures. When customers 

enter a restaurant, they give the host 

or hostess their name and cell number, 

which is then entered into the iPad 

app. The customer then receives a text 

message with the wait time until their 

table is ready. Smartphone owners can 

also click a link that gives them info 

about their place in line, too. 



Building Bridges 


Benson Ocen is a Ugandan entrepreneur with the talent to create 

a profitable and sustainable enterprise for his community. But like 

so many visionaries in impoverished regions throughout the world, 

without financial assistance, his innovative ideas face the daunting 

obstacles poverty imposes. With the support of TingaTinga Capital, 

however, an organization led by Grove City College alumni Dan Croce 

’08, Dave Dietrich ’08, Nate Jackson ’08 and Evan Addams ’10, Ocen 

now has been given a path to opportunity and a bridge to success. 

By Mike Baker ’09 |

T 

ingaTinga, which translates to 

“bridge” in Swahili, exists to 

support visionary entrepreneurs 

in disadvantaged areas around the globe. 

Through seed funding and coaching, 

the organization essentially serves as 

a startup for startups, encouraging the 

pursuit of socially responsible business 

concepts, such as ILA Uganda. 

An acronym for “I Live Again,” ILA— 

TingaTinga’s pilot project—is a program 

focused on economic empowerment for 

victims of war in northern Uganda. Founded 

by Ocen and supported by grants and 

low-interest loans from TingaTinga in the 

United States, the program provides trauma 

counseling services to individuals of the 

region who have endured considerable losses 

of family, shelter and earning capabilities due 

to a 25-year civil war in the nation. 

“War has devastated their culture,” 

Croce said, who witnessed the physical and 

emotional damage firsthand when he traveled 

to East Africa with Dietrich and other Grove 

City College students for a Red Box mission 

trip in 2007. The experience propelled Croce, 

Dietrich and their classmate, Jackson, to 

fight poverty through the development of 

TingaTinga and pinpoint Gulu, Uganda, as 

the setting for their first pioneering project in 

2011. “Their community must be rebuilt 

from the inside out. The idea [of ILA] is 

to bring transformation to the lives of this 

broken community.” 

TingaTinga believes the participants 

of Ocen’s ILA program will grow to regain 

ambition in life, assess their own practical 

skills and employ their unique talents for 

post-war community development and 

economic recovery. 

“My passion is to restore my people. I 

cannot allow myself to sit and watch them 

suffer,” Ocen said. “Continuous support does 

not only build a strong relationship with 

TingaTinga, but it also helps ILA in fulfilling 

its objectives and transforms the lives of our 

local village.” 

In just a short time, TingaTinga has made 

a significant impact in the lives of hundreds 

of people halfway across the world. And for 

these invested alums, it is only the beginning. 

In summer 2012, senior entrepreneurship 

major Alex Moore ’13 served as TingaTinga’s 

first intern, applying skills learned at Grove 

City College to solve real-world challenges 

in Uganda. Moving forward, TingaTinga 

hopes to mentor groups of students at 

the College and recruit fellow Grovers for 

internships in multiple geographies around 

the world, including potential hubs in Peru 

and Nicaragua. 

“Grove City College is full of super 

talented, super bright students,” said Croce, 

who considers the organization’s interns 

cultural bridge-builders and catalysts for 

positive change. “We want them to have 

$5,000 at the end of their internship and tell 

us how to invest it.” 

TingaTinga believes this invaluable 

experience will lay the foundation for a 

new generation of students to add value 

to the market and drive the American 

entrepreneurial spirit into the future. 

“As a country, we were founded on a 

large group of people who wanted to do 

things differently,” Addams said. “We had 

opportunities, pulled the trigger and had 

success. It’s a risky thing, but it leads to 

innovation and progress. And, working in the 

Third World, we’ve seen it is also necessary 

to understand the status quo and have [an 

entrepreneurial visionary] think to himself, 

‘There has to be a better way.’” 

That vision and balance of expectations 

is what Croce, Dietrich, Jackson and Addams 

take from their entrepreneurial training 

at Grove City College—and implement in 

making lives better far from campus. 

Fall 2012 

“My passion is to restore 

my people. I cannot allow 

myself to sit and watch 

them suffer” 



Smith created a rap video to drive fundraising 

for her start-up business. 


Give it 

a Rest 

When Kerri (Linto ’99) Smith first sent an email 

to The Blaze about a rap she created voicing 

frustrations about government red tape’s effects on 

her small business, she never imagined it would gain 

this much attention. 

It is with her passionate creativity, determination 

and faith that Smith was able to persevere to see 

the vision of her business come alive. When asked 

to give advice to other struggling entrepreneurs, 

Smith frankly said to “go for it anyway” and that 

“you are always going to have roadblocks, but you 

just need to try.” 

By Bethany Blain ’14 |

I 

t was another late night and a 

pregnant Smith once again found 

herself unable to sleep. Tired of 

being uncomfortable while sleeping and 

dissatisfied with the selection of sleeping 

and support pillows available, Smith 

decided to create her own solution. A 

business communication major while at 

at Grove City College, Smith invented 

the Belly Rest pillow. This pillow is 

essentially two small pillows sewn 

together by adjustable fabric that provides 

both support and comfort for a pregnant 

belly and stays in place when one changes 

positions throughout the night. 

Smith tested 14 different pillow prototypes 

on nine different pregnant women during 

various stages of pregnancy before developing 

the final version of Belly Rest. She was all 

ready to begin her small business in the 

pillow world by selling Belly Rest on Amazon, 

but Smith soon discovered the complicated 

intricacies of pillow tags. When Smith first 

contacted American Law Label, the company 

that creates the actual tags that are placed on 

pillows, she was not aware of all the different 

pillow tag regulations she had to follow in 

order to sell Belly Rest nationwide. 

“There are so many red tape issues in 

the United States that entrepreneurs are up 

against right now,” Smith said. 

In order for Smith to be able to sell a 

single pillow in all 50 states, she had to be 

sure that she complied with the numerous 

pillow tag fees and regulations that different 

states required. Thirteen states, plus the city 

of Detroit, charge registration fees for pillow 

tags, and 15 more states, plus D.C., require 

tags but for no charge. That is 28 states total 

that require a pillow tag. In addition, six more 

states require a license to distribute pillows, 

and four states charge a per-pillow tax. In 

total, that meant that Smith would have to pay 

more than $4,000 in registration and filing 

fees for her first year of selling Belly Rest. 

Smith discovered that her manufacturer 

was responsible to pay the $4,000-plus in 

tag fees, but because Smith chose a local, 

small partner, they were unable to pay. She 

wanted to stay with her small business local 

manufacturer, but doing so meant shouldering 

the financial burden herself. Conflicted, Smith 

sought the advice of her pastor who is also a 

successful businessman. He recommended 

that Smith pay the fees herself and pushed her 

to pursue her dream. 

Despite feeling disappointed and 

overwhelmed by the roadblock, one night 

Smith had a moment of brilliance. She 

discovered Indiegogo, an international 

crowd-funding site that specifically helps 

entrepreneurs and small businesses raise 

money in order to get their products started. 

With this discovery, Smith developed the 

melody for a rap about her frustrations with 

pillow tags. 

“I went to sleep that night and had a vision 

for Belly Rest again.” 

An innately creative person, Smith 

knew that she needed to think outside the 

box to gain attention for Belly Rest in the 

marketplace, which was why she decided to 

create a rap in the first place. 

“I knew that the rap needed to be silly 

and ridiculous if it was going to help me raise 

money on the site for these licensing fees. 

Nobody would care if it was another sob story 

about red tape.” 

Fall 2012 

Smith soon began sending a link about 

Belly Rest as well as her rap to several 

different blogs, specifically mom-rated blogs, 

in addition to posting about her product on 

Facebook. She then decided to email Scott 

Baker, the editor-in-chief of The Blaze, a 

conservative news site, about Belly Rest and 

her rap. Baker was impressed with Smith’s 

creative efforts and posted Smith’s rap video 

on The Blaze website, where it received 

400 views a minute and was on the website 

homepage for four days. Smith’s sudden 

popularity and media attention resulted in a 

call from Fox & Friends to be on their show 

in New York, and later, Neil Cavuto’s show 

extended the same offer. 

The past few months have been nothing 

short of a whirlwind for Smith. What started 

as a creative effort to get past government 

red tape and begin her small business has 

now given her national attention. Through 

it all Smith is able to see God work in 

the marketplace. 

“It’s amazing to see how God has brought 

back [former] dreams in ways I never could 

have come up with. I feel really blessed.” 



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Good Note | Gerald 

(Jerry) Anderson ’52, left, was 

“drafted” (at age 82!) to play 

his saxophone in the Governor’s 

Footguard Dance Orchestra at 

a July outdoor performance in 

the Savin Rock Festival in West 

Haven, Conn. 


1942 

Dr. Arthur Sucsy was featured 

recently in the Lubbock 

Avalanche-Journal Online for his 

career in the field of chemistry 

and with the U.S. Army. Sucsy 

and his wife, Jean, live in 

Lubbock, Texas. 

1943 

Sarkis Tatigian, 1943 graduate 

of the Grove City College 

Electronics Training Program 

(Naval Training school) 

established during the World 

War II era, celebrated his 70th 

year of federal service on Sept. 

26, 2012. Tatigian currently 

serves as associate director, 

Small Business Programs Office, 

Naval Sea Systems Command, 

Washington, D.C. 

1952 

Dan Angeloni, 

retired 

educator and 

professional 

photographer, 

was hailed for 

his dedicated 

leadership 

and service to the people of 

his hometown community 

of West Deer Township, Pa. 

Referred to as “the keeper 

of the West Deer flame,” and 

acclaimed as a “Distinguished 

Citizen of the Pittsburgh area,” 

he was additionally honored 

by Pittsburgh Mayor Luke 

Ravenstahl who proclaimed 

Sept. 2, 2011, as “Daniel 

Angeloni Day” in Pittsburgh. 

1958 

Diana (Lowell) Nasman, an 

Ohio State University faculty 

retiree now living in the Bristol 

Village retirement community 

in Waverly, Ohio, was elected to 

the village executive council as 

a representative of the special 

interest groups. 

1965 

Ronald Yeaw has been selected 

as a distinguished alumnus of 

Penncrest High School, Lima, 

Pa. He was inducted into the 

Rose Tree/Media High School 

District Hall of Fame on October 

19. Yeaw is a 30-year veteran 

of the U.S. Navy Underwater 

Demolition and SEAL teams. 

He was awarded a Master 

of Arts degree in National 

Security Affairs from the Naval 

Postgraduate School in 1979. As 

a commander, he led Underwater 

Demolition Team TWENTY ONE 

from 1980 to 1982 and, as a 

captain, he led SEAL Team SIX 

from 1990 to 1992. During 

his career, he was awarded 

45 medals and decorations 

including the Purple Heart and 

nine individual medals with the 

Combat "V" for Valor during three 

combat tours with the SEALs 

during the Vietnam War. 

1967 

Paul Carlin was 

recognized as a 

Most Admired 

CEO among 

nonprofits by 

Baltimore’s 

Daily Record. 

Carlin is 

executive director of the 

Maryland State Bar Association. 

Winners were selected based 

on leadership and vision, 

competitiveness and innovation, 

and community leadership and 

service. Carlin was honored at 

a special event in September in 

downtown Baltimore. 

1968 

Al Depew and Joan Croney were 

married May 12, 2012. The 

couple has four children and 13 

grandchildren. After a two-week 

honeymoon in Italy, the Depews 

returned to their residence in 

Sarver, Pa. 

Venice Vacation | Three 

Sigma Theta Chi sisters from 

the Class of 1966 met in Venice, 

Fla., in March at the home of 

Sue (Lutz) Klingensmith. From 

left: Dorothy (Gergely) McBride, 

Saundra (Diaz) Mook and 

Klingensmith. 

Dr. David Hoch retired as athletic 

director at Loch Raven High School 

in Baltimore almost two years ago 

after a 41-year career in education 

and athletics. Recently, he had 

two books published: Blueprint 

for Better Coaching by Momentum 

Media Sports Publishing and Hiring, 

Mentoring and Evaluating Coaches: 

An Integrated Process by Lessiter 

Publications. 

1969 

John Fleming has retired from 

Federal Express, completing a 43year 

career in aviation. Fleming 

spent 23 years in the U.S. Air Force 

flying the KC-135 air refueling 

tanker. With FedEx, he flew the 

Boeing 727 and 757 in both 

domestic and international service. 

He and his wife, Patti, reside in 

Olive Branch, Miss. 

1972 

Carol Church and pilot friend Carolyn 

Van Newkirk set a United States 

and World record in aviation for 

speed while flying a C182 between 

Oklahoma City and Mobile, Ala., 

at the speed of 153.46 mph. They

Family Matters | Three 

generations of Grove City College 

graduates were on campus for 

2012 Commencement. From left: 

Grandfather Richard Hummel 

’50, granddaughter Beth Buresh 

’12 and mother Miriam (Hummel 

’82) Buresh. Grandmother was 

the late Miriam (Spoehr ’47) 

Hummel, who taught at the 

College for several years in the 

late 1940s and early 1950s. 

set the record on June 23, 2011, 

while flying in the Air Race Classic, 

an annual transcontinental race 

for women. Church, also a pilot, 

was the navigator during the record 

attempt. Formerly a corporate and 

charter pilot, Church now is a nurse 

at Holy Spirit Hospital and teaches 

flying part-time. 

1974 

Dr. Michael Roland was chosen 

to receive the 2012 Charles 

Goodyear Medal, the most 

prestigious award given by the 

Rubber Division of the American 

Chemical Society. Roland is head 

of the Polymer Physics Section 

at the Naval Research Laboratory 

and is recognized for his diverse 

accomplishments in the field of 

polymers. 

Col. Steve Frank retired from 

the U.S. Army with 30 years of 

service. He recently returned 

from a 13-month deployment to 

the Middle East where he was 

assigned to the U.S. Army Material 

Command, performing battle 

damage repair, supporting the 

Stryker/MRAP vehicle program 

and counter improvised explosive 

device operations in Iraq and 

Afghanistan. He previously was 

assigned as an instructor for the 

Army War College, specializing 

in homeland defense and 

counterterrorism. Steve and wife 

Kathy (Bohi ’75) Frank reside in 

Cheyenne, Wyo. 

1975 

Kathy (Bohi) Frank was recognized 

at her retirement in February 

for 30 years with the State of 

Wyoming. Frank, a certified 

public accountant, served the 

last 20 years as the assistant 

chief of financial operations for 

the Wyoming Game and Fish 

Commission in Cheyenne. 

1976 

Darrell Smith 

was selected 

for inclusion 

in 2012 

Florida Super 

Lawyers. He is 

a partner with 

Shumaker, Loop 

& Kendrick, LLP, in Tampa, 

where he co-chairs the firm’s 

Corporate Practice Group. He also 

was named to Chambers USA 

America’s Leading Lawyers for 

Business 2012. 

1980 

Dr. Terri Lenox presented with 

colleagues and students at the 

Conference on Undergraduate 

Research in June at the College 

of New Jersey. She was elected 

for her second term on the CUR 

Quarterly committee, works on 

the Undergraduate Research Task 

Force and is the CUR Quarterly 

Mathematics and Computer 

Science Division editor. She and 

her colleague also participated in 

“Preparing Women for Success in 

STEM Graduate Education.” 

Paul McNulty was named to 

Ethisphere magazine’s 2012 

‘Attorneys Who Matter’ list. McNulty 

was honored in the ‘Hall of Fame’ 

category, the “best of the best in 

corporate compliance.” He is a 

partner with Baker & McKenzie in 

Washington, D.C. He is also a former 

Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. 

Diana (Marks) Reed is now 

a lecturer of education at 

Westminster College. She has been 

with the college since 1990 and 

most recently was head teacher at 

the school’s preschool lab. 

1982 

Rev. Dr. John Morgan was elected 

to the board of directors of 

the Presbyterian Association 

of Chautauqua Institution, 

Chautauqua, N.Y. The board 

oversees the Presbyterian House 

and activities in Chautauqua. 

1983 

Mark Podvia spoke on “The Law 

of the Salem Witchcraft Trials” 

at the July American Association 

of Law Libraries Annual Meeting 

in Boston. He also was named 

chair of the American Association 

of Law Libraries/LexisNexis 

Call for Papers Committee. The 

Committee administers an annual 

writing competition and provides 

learning opportunities that 

promote excellent writing skills. 

1984 

Patricia Premick achieved her 

Advanced Open Water Diving 

license in Malaysia in May 2012 

after receiving her Open Water 

Diving license in Thailand in 

January. She also accepted a 

teaching position at Southwest 

University of Finance and 

Economics in Chengdu, China. e 

1988 

Lt. Col. Glenora “Glennie” (Ford) 

Rodford retired from the U.S. 

Army on July 1, 2012, after more 

than 21 years of service. She 

has a master of science degree 

in administration from Central 

Michigan University. She is married 

to Army Warrant Officer (retired) 

Peter Rodford. 

John Stone recently began a civilian 

career with the federal government 

as a financial management 

analyst for Headquarters, U.S. 

Marine Corps, at the Pentagon. 

He supports the USMC Aviation 

Fall 2012 

department in planning, 

programming and executing the 

USMC Aviation budget as part of 

the overall Department of Defense 

budget. Stone also recently earned 

his certification as a Certified 

Defense Financial Manager from 

the American Society of Military 

Comptrollers. 

1989 

Dr. Jeffrey Fuller is the new 

superintendent for the Freedom 

(Pa.) Area School District. 

Previously, he was assistant 

superintendent for elementary 

education with the Seneca Valley 

School District. 

Lynne (Bobbie) and Bob ’88 Griffin, 

innkeepers of the Australian 

Walkabout Inn Bed & Breakfast 

in Lancaster, Pa., saw their B&B 

receive a 2012 “Certificate 

of Excellence” Award from 

TripAdvisor. The five-suite inn 

received the award based on 

outstanding traveler reviews. 

Steve Meyer 

was promoted 

to assistant 

vice president, 

high risk and 

hazard claims, 

with Safeguard 

Properties 

in Valley View, Ohio. He is 

responsible for managing clients’ 

conveyance processes and 

developing relationships with 

cities and municipalities around 

the country. 

EP Golf | The 2012 Epsilon Pi Alumni Association Golf Outing at the 

Grove City Country Club and proved to be highly competitive. The format 

was a straight scramble with 40 participants. Winner of the lowest team 

score was the team of Paul Lamison ’80, Bill Holter ’77 and Mike Nelson 

’80. Players pictured here are, from left: Harvey Churchman ’67, Dick 

Danford ’67, Ed Strausbaugh ’67 and Bud Runyan ’62. 



Spring Visit | A Pan Sophic/“Dungeon Rat” reunion was held this 

spring at the home of Patty Ezell ’79 in Virginia Beach, Va. From left: 

Russ Young ’80, Cindy (Grant ’78) Przytarski, Ezell, Mark Willis ’80, Gail 

Underhill ’79, Lisa (Voss ’78) Brugler and Tim Eichenlaub ’80. 

1990 

Pat Jones and his wife, Megan, 

welcomed daughter Emmerson 

in July 2012. 

Bryan and Suzan (Smail) Peterson 

announce the adoption of their 

son, Vitalijs Alexander, on 

Aug. 6, 2012. Vitaly is from 

Latvia and is 15 years old. 

He joins brothers Nathan, 18, 

Andrew 16 and Jordan, 14, at 

home in Rockville, Md., where 

Bryan is a pastor at Cedar 

Ridge Community Church and 

Sue teaches fourth grade for 

Montgomery County Public 

Schools. 

1992 

Sergio Ayala is a certified 

facilitator of the “Thinking into 

Results” program for coaching 

professional and personal 

successes. The program can 

be facilitated worldwide. Ayala 

currently lives in Colombia. 

Cmdr. Ray Batz, 

as the Second 

Marine Aircraft 

Wing surgeon 

at MCAS 

Cherry Point, 

is the senior 

physician 

and medical consultant to the 

commanding general and is 

responsible for the health care 

and medical readiness of more 

than 17,000 Marines. Earlier, 

while serving as director, public 

health services at the U.S. Naval 


Hospital in Rota, Spain, he was 

medical director for Human 

Space Flight Support, NASA 

Transoceanic Abort Landing Site 

Moron, for the last 12 shuttle 

missions. 

Elaine Brenner-Zalewski was 

confirmed as a lay Eucharistic 

minister/visitor for the Church of 

the Epiphany Episcopal in Grove 

City. She will bring communion 

to nursing home residents as 

part of an outreach program that 

includes animal-assisted therapy 

with a Maine Coon Mix cat 

named Marbles. She will visit 15 

nursing homes in Mercer, Butler, 

Lawrence and Venango counties. 

Gerald Bullock and his wife, 

Tammy, announce the birth of 

their daughter, Ella Catherine, 

on Aug. 27, 2012. 

Steven Cratty and his wife, 

Sara, are the parents of son 

Rolland James, born Aug. 3, 

2012, and Jennifer Jane, born 

Jan. 27, 2011. 

Steve Galloway 

and Lauren 

Davis were 

married Oct. 

1, 2011, in 

Slippery Rock, 

Pa., where they 

now reside. 

Steve returned to college last 

fall to pursue a career in math 

education. 

David Mazeroski and his wife, 

Kelly, welcomed son Jack 

Kenneth on June 19, 2012. 

1993 

Melissa (Smith) Chen and her 

husband, Carey, welcomed son 

Mason Winfield on June 9, 2012. 

1994 

Leslie (Collins) Craven and her 

husband, Ben, welcomed son 

Joshua Douglas on June 23, 

2012. 

Darcy (Galvin) Rapoza and her 

husband, Matthew, announce 

the birth of daughter Isabella 

Constance on May 3, 2012. e 

Cindy Starr Stewart is the author 

of a new book for young readers, 

The Lamp Maker. Its spiritual 

message has a Dr. Seuss-like 

rhythm with charm. It is published 

by Crossbooks. 

Todd Werner and his wife, Amy, 

welcomed their sixth son, Heinz 

Ulrich, on June 6, 2012. He joins 

sister Samantha, and brothers 

Zane, Kelton, Declan, Gearson and 

Eisen. 

David Zambito joined the law firm 

Cozen O’Connor as a member 

of the business law department 

in the Harrisburg, Pa., office. A 

utility attorney, Zambito served as 

principal legal adviser to former 

PA Public Utility Commission 

Chairman and Commissioner 

Glen Thomas. He also served as 

a principal at Post & Schell in 

Harrisburg. 

1995 

Peter Frank, 

a professor, 

received a 

Fulbright 

Scholar grant 

to do research 

and teach in 

Moldova during 

the Spring 2012 semester. While 

in the capital city of Chisinau, 

he taught at the Academy of 

Economic Studies (one class on 

comparative economic systems 

and one class on development 

economics) and did research 

on the “informal economy” and 

the problem of tax evasion. Wife 

Amy (Wray) Frank and their four 

children lived cross-culturally with 

him for six months. 

1996 

Jennifer (Smith) Sumerak and 

her husband, Scott, welcomed 

daughter Aurora Milena on May 

16, 2012. e 

1997 

Jeffrey Bailey, 

a health 

care defense 

litigator, 

joined the 

firm of Burns 

White LLC in 

Pittsburgh as 

an associate. He concentrates in 

medical malpractice, healthcare 

and general liability litigation. 

Brian Carter and his wife, Laura, 

welcomed son Tyler Joseph on 

May 20, 2012. e 

Michael Hemmerlin joined Farmers 

National Bank of Emlenton (Pa.) 

as vice president, senior credit 

officer. He is responsible for the 

oversight and management of the 

bank’s consumer and commercial 

credit risk. 

Michael Spanjer and his wife, 

Brenda, welcomed daughter 

Lillian Grace on June 20, 2012. 

Jonathan Todd released the song 

“Gracie Blue Eyes” on iTunes 

and Amazon.com to raise support 

for the Prader-Willi Syndrome 

Association. In 2001, Todd’s 

daughter, Grace, was diagnosed 

with PWS, inspiring Todd to write 

the song. Now, he is donating all 

proceeds earned from downloads 

to the PWS Association and 

hopes to make $10,000 by 

next July. More info at 

www.gracieblueeyes.com. 

Timothy Van Ingen and his wife, 

Stephanie, are the parents of son 

Tyson Rainier, born Nov. 29, 2010. e 

Ocean City Social | 

Having a boys reunion in April 

2012 in Ocean City, Md., 

were, from left, Dave Stanton 

’73, Kevin Kasweck ’74, Wally 

Campbell ’74, Craig Zulauf ’74 

and Bob Spear ’74.

1998 

Jan (Bridge) Beck and her husband, 

Josh, announce the birth of 

Samuel Ryder on March 25, 2012. 

Christina (Dozzi) Costain and her 

husband, Vinny, welcomed daughter 

Sophia Grace on Feb. 4, 2012. 

Sarah (Howe) Detar and her 

husband, Sean, announce the 

birth of son John Thomas on 

Dec. 29, 2011. 

Craig Tyson completed his Ph.D. in 

Hebrew Bible and ancient history 

at the University of Michigan in 

spring 2011. He is currently an 

assistant professor of religious 

studies at D’Youville College in 

Buffalo, N.Y. 

1999 

Erin (Osterman) Davies and her 

husband, Brian, announce the 

birth of son Oliver on June 20, 

2012. He joins sister Harper, 2. 

Jennifer (Dively) Forristal received 

a master’s degree in public health 

from the University of Louisville 

in May 2012 and was accepted 

into the Ph.D. program for health 

policy and management. 

Lance Latham and his wife, Akiko, 

are the parents of daughter Emma 

Ikeyama, born June 13, 2012, in 

Nagaoka, Japan. 

Rebecca (Saunders) and John ’98 

Neumann welcomed son John 

David Jr. on June 7, 2012. 

Heather Ray and Stephen Black ’98 

were married March 23, 2012, in 

Elkton, Md. 

Tara (Broms) and Jonathan Shaw 

welcomed son Jacob on 

June 15, 2011. 

Jodi (Gilbert) Young and her 

husband, Trevor, announce the 

birth of daughter Coraline Audrey 

Birthday Business | These 

12 women from the Gamma 

Sigma Phi Class of 1983 met in 

Virginia in 2011 to celebrate a 

“significant” birthday. 

on Oct. 13, 2011, and the 

addition of son Nikolai “Niko” 

Dickson, born March 1, 2006, 

and adopted from Bulgaria on Jan. 

30, 2012. Coraline and Niko join 

sisters Pippa, Romilly, Beatrix and 

Juniper at home in Abington, Pa. 

2000 

Rachel (Godfrey) Chipley and her 

husband, Phil, welcomed son 

Daniel James on July 25, 2011. e 

Adam Erbrecht is the new principal 

of Daniels Run Elementary School 

in Fairfax, Va. Most recently, 

he was assistant principal at 

Providence Elementary. 

George Fohl Jr. 

and Katheryn 

Morgan were 

married Sept. 

24, 2011, in 

Richmond, Va., 

where they now 

reside. 

Julie (Wagner) Giove and her 

husband, Joe, welcomed daughter 

Lucille Mae, born May 10, 2012. 

Lucy joins brother Joey, 2. 

Anna Marie (Zambito) and Andrew 

’01 Kibler announce the birth of 

son Rocco Andrew on Feb. 8, 

2012. 

Kevin Kleppinger and his wife, 

Leah, welcomed son Isaac Allen 

on Sept. 10, 2011. 

Mark Kubichek and his wife, 

Raenell, announce the birth of 

their second child, Claire, on April 

14, 2012. e 

2001 

Sara (Ohlerich) Bogdon and her 

husband, Derek, welcomed 

Kendall Marie on Feb. 24, 2012. e 

Tamara (Corti) Fossa and her 

husband, Sergio, are the parents 

of sons Benjamin Peter, born Feb 

18, 2012, and Jackson Paul, 1. e 

Jason Labonte received a Ph.D. 

in chemistry from Johns Hopkins 

University in October 2011. 

David Miller and his wife, Heather, 

welcomed son David James III, 

“Trey,” on Aug. 1, 2012. e 

Andrew Peterson and his wife, 

Sally, announce the birth of 

daughter Gabriella Elizabeth on 

May 8, 2012. 

2002 

Sarah (Erdos) and Keith Bocian 

welcomed daughter Lillian Sarah 

on July 5, 2011. She joins sister 

Allison, 2, in Broomall, Pa. Keith 

is the senior director of a 

KnowledgePoints tutoring center 

and Sarah is a science teacher in 

the Abington School District. 

Megan (Standish) and Michael ’01 

Campanella announce the birth of 

daughter Adeline Grace on Oct. 

17, 2011. She joins big sister 

Esther. 

Ingrid (Boehm) and Barry Deems 

welcomed daughter Genevieve 

Louise on April 27, 2012. She 

joins brother Caleb. 

Tim Hilterman and his wife, Abby, 

welcomed son Derek Isaiah, born 

July 4, 2012. He joins sisters 

Kate, Piper and Kensington. 

Amanda (Bernhardt) Mennell and 

her husband, William, are the 

parents of son Owen Phoenix, born 

July 12, 2010. 

Aaron Piper and his wife, 

Gretchen, welcomed son Andrew 

David on April 15, 2012. 

2003 

Patricia (Matoney) Bardy and 

her husband, Erik, announce 

the birth of daughter Madeleine 

Marie on July 7, 2012. Erik is an 

associate professor of mechanical 

engineering at Grove City College. 

Elena (Cecchini) Conkle and her 

husband, Gary, are the parents of 

daughter Peyton Susanne, born 

Jan. 23, 2012. 

Elizabeth (Smith) and James ’02 

Frengel announce the birth of 

daughter Mary Lauren on July 

5, 2012. e 

Rebekah (Horst) Ganley and her 

husband, Scott, welcomed son 

Luke William on April 14, 2012. e 

Mark McCoy and his wife, Helena, 

welcomed son Shane on April 

29, 2012. 

Amber (Jones) and Ryan Mitchell 

announce the birth of daughter 

Jacqueline Jones on Sept. 

1, 2012. e 

Michelle (Hicks) Ntampaka was 

awarded the American Physical 

Society's M. Hildred Blewett 

Fellowship. She will use this 

fellowship to complete her Ph.D. 

with the cosmology group in 

Carnegie Mellon University's 

department of physics. Her 

research will focus on how dark 

matter halos and subhalos are 

populated with galaxies. 

Lisa (Vicini) Sano and her 

husband, Mark, welcomed 

daughter Elizabeth Ann on May 

15, 2012. 

Fall 2012 

Megan (Oyler) and Nathan ’02 

Troxell welcomed son Andrew 

Thomas on April 28, 2012. 

2004 

Sarah (Gibson) and Ryan Boyd 

welcomed son John Paul “J.P.” 

on Nov. 28, 2010. His sister, 

Julia, is 3. 

Sheila (Mattes) 

Carlberg wrote 

the patriotic 

children’s book 

America Is My 

Home, which 

introduces the 

principles of 

faith and freedom to a preschool 

audience. She wrote the book 

for her two young sons. The 

book’s illustrator is sister-in-law 

Adrienne (Carlberg ’01) Shaw. More 

information can be found 

at www.americaismyhome.com. 

Carlberg received additional publicity 

after a photo of her at a campaign 

rally, with her book, was posted on 

Ann Romney’s Facebook page. 

Emily (Drawbaugh) and Nathan 

’05 Dietrich welcomed son Aaron 

Matthew on June 22, 2012. He 

joins brother Levi, 1. 

Andrea (Fragello) and Chad ’03 

Erbrecht welcomed son Caleb 

August on May 16, 2012. His 

sister, Ciera, is 2. 

Rachel (Zinger) Godfrey and her 

husband, Matthew, announce the 

birth of daughter Payton Leigh on 

May 24, 2012. 

Randall Hinton and his wife, 

Elizabeth, welcomed son Jeremiah 

Lane on Aug. 22, 2012. e 

Off Road | Friends from the 

Class of ’77 went off-roading as 

part of their 34th consecutive 

year get-together. Pictured are 

Janey (Buchheit) Mather, Peg 

(Barnard) Rowe, Chris (Young) 

O’Rourke, Judy Moser, Donna 

Galm, Connie (McClelland) 

Martin, Martha (Zeigler) 

Eberhardt and O’Leary. 



Olympic Spirit | Marissa Hunsburger ’99, right, appeared on the 

USA Today website during the recent Olympics showing her American 

pride. Normally, she lives in Brussels, Belgium, serving as the area 

director for Young Life Belgium. Here, she and a high school friend 

attend the women’s soccer semifinal vs. Canada. Hunsburger says she 

appeared on other web sites as well and fulfilled a dream attending the 

Olympics. Photo credit: Mark J. Rebillas - USA Today Sports 

Kassie (Hayes) and Christopher 

’05 Kelly welcomed son Thomas 

Michael on Dec. 13, 2011. 

Dr. Jason O'Grady completed 

residency at Mayo Clinic Family 

Medicine Residency and accepted 

a staff position as associate 

consultant, family medicine/OB at 

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. e 

2005 

Becky (Donnell) Baxter graduated 

with her Ph.D. in physics from 

Georgetown University and currently 

works as a staff scientist with Arete 

Associates in Arlington, Va. e 

Aimee (Myers) and Charlie ’06 

Cotherman are the parents of 

daughter Elliana Joy, born Aug. 30, 

2011. 

Megan (Smith) Fowler and her 

husband, Lindon, are the parents of 

Shields Lee, born Dec. 6, 2011. 

Rebecca (Cramer) Hollenbach earned 

a master of arts in marriage and 

family therapy from Evangelical 

Seminary in Myerstown, Pa. 

Kevin Horner and his wife, Claire, 

welcomed son John Casimir on May 

9, 2012. 

Elizabeth (Hoover) King and her 

husband, Joel, announce the birth 

of son Eliam Justus on April 24, 

2012. The Kings live in Lancaster, 

Pa., where Beth recently completed 

three years as an audit and tax 

professional for local CPA firm 

Sager, Swisher and Co., LLP, and is 

now a stay-at-home mom. 


Chelsea (Rasmussen) Lipstreu 

and her husband, Kyle, welcomed 

daughter Kiley Anne on Aug. 10, 

2012. She joins sister Hailey, 2. 

Lorraine Martin recently selfpublished 

her first novel, 

Ruby’s Road, a fantasy story 

for young adult readers. It is 

available through lulu.com and 

Amazon.com. 

Amanda (Parker) Mosley and her 

husband, Nathan, welcomed son 

Chase Joshua on July 5, 2012. e 

Heather Pierson 

and Andrew 

Martzke ’04 

were married 

in Columbus, 

Ohio, on Dec. 

10, 2011. 

They currently 

reside in Glen Burnie, Md., where 

Andrew works as a software 

developer and Heather is a 

substitute teacher. 

Rachel (Throckmorton) Reedy and 

her husband, Josh, welcomed 

daughter Eliza Grace on March 

24, 2011. 

Katie (Pierson) Shade and her 

husband, Jason, announce the 

birth of daughter Adelina Joy on 

Jan. 24, 2012. 

Caity (Rigatti) and Guy ’04 

Tarbert announce the birth of 

son Cameron Forrest on April 

22, 2012. 

Barbara (Sima) and Nathan 

Weiderspahn welcomed son Isaac 

Nathan on May 2, 2012. 

2006 

Leanne (Hanlon) and Chris 

Harrington are the parents of Lillia 

Mae, born Nov. 16, 2011, and 

Mark Alan, 3. 

Stacey (Brubaker) Haught and 

her husband, Ryan, welcomed 

Madison Claire on April 1, 2012. e 

Rachel Holzaepfel and Nick Wang 

were married Nov. 19, 2011, in 

Huron, Ohio, and now reside in 

Cleveland. e 

Jennifer Moyer 

and Eric 

Talmage were 

married Jan. 

15, 2011. 

Jennifer 

graduated from 

the University 

of Iowa College of Medicine in 

May 2010 and is now in her 

third year of anesthesiology 

residency at the University of 

Iowa. 

Becca Waskey 

and Phil 

Spradlin 

were married 

Aug. 27, 

2011. Becca 


Johns Hopkins 

University with a master’s degree 

in applied economics in May 

2011 and continues to work 

in international development. 

Phil is a marketing analyst for 

an online technology firm. The 

couple resides in Arlington, Va. 

Joe Vansovich was named 

corporate controller for the 

Lampus Company in Springdale, 

Pa. The company is a 

manufacturer and distributor of 

hardscaping, landscaping and 

masonry products. 

2007 

Caroline 

Breithaupt and 

Heath Morder 

were married in 

the Caribbean 

in November 

2011. Caroline 

is operations 

manager at the McClintock Animal 

Care Center and Heath is recovery 

manager at RSI Enterprises. They 

live in Phoenix, Ariz. 

Ruth (Dykstra) and Timothy 

Entwistle announce the birth of 

daughter Kylie Rose on Aug. 15, 

2012. e 

Science Team | Fellow 

biochemistry/chemistry 

alumnae Amy (Cheeseman ’96) 

Newlon, left and Kelly (Wright 

’96) Savage, right, both with 

children at Lebanon Christian 

School in Lebanon, Ohio, 

teamed up to provide laboratory 

science experiences for the 

kindergarten, first and second 

grades at the school. Modules 

included solid/liquid/gas, 

the senses, magnets and 

chemical reactions. The pair is 

developing modules for third 

grade students. Fellow alumna 

Kim (Horsfall ’92) Cope is a 

pre-school and pre-kindergarten 

teacher at the school 

Social Group | This group of 

1984 friends reconnected at the 

20th reunion in 2004 and stayed 

close since that time through 

social media and get-togethers. 

This summer, they met in Ocean 

City, N.J., for a 50th birthday 

celebration. From left: Gretchen 

(Phares) Carpenter, Karen (Marr) 

Philp, Nancy (Cimino) Anderson, 

Ruth (Fry) Guerrini and Mary 

Helen (Mitchell) Barr. Missing 

from photo: Lisa (Ramsey) Cooper 

and Susan (Reisinger) Canon.

Jana Volante has 

been named to 

the Pittsburgh 

Advisory 

Council of 

Strong Women, 

Strong Girls. 

The group is a 

mentoring program for elementary 

school girls, connecting them 

with college women. Volante is a 

litigator with the law firm of Fox 

Rothschild in Pittsburgh and is a 

graduate of Harvard Law School. 

Megan (Perrault) and Luke 

Wiedeman welcomed daughter 

Noelle Amanda on July 3, 2012. 

2008 

Shawn Carr set a provisional 

Guinness World Record in golf 

for the number of completed 

rounds played in a single day by a 

foursome at different courses. He 

and three friends finished eight 

complete 18-hole rounds apiece. 

They planned the effort for June, 

on one of the longest days of 

sunlight. The golfers started in 

Lowellville, Ohio, at 5:20 a.m., 

and ended in Hermitage, Pa. At 

press time, group was waiting to 

hear official word from Guinness. 

When not golfing, Carr is a district 

manager for Presidential Steel 

Buildings in Ambridge, Pa. 

Hope (Tinkey) and Eric Coyle 

welcomed son Luke on May 31, 

2012. Big sister is Molly. 

Dr. Tyler Fitch 


Southern Illinois 

University 

School of 

Medicine in May. 

He has entered 

an internal 

medicine-pediatrics residency at 

University of Illinois/St. Francis 

Medical Center in Peoria. 

Laura (Levai) and Adam Frey 

announce the birth of daughter 

Lucy Evangeline on Oct. 24, 

2011, in Compiegne, France. 

Rochelle (Ritchey) Kennedy and her 

husband, Micah, welcomed son 

Liam Brooks on June 10, 2012. 

Rachael (Smith) and Andy ’07 

Leuenberger welcomed daughter 

Evelyn Noelle on Nov. 12, 2011. 

Allison Mock was promoted to 

director of school counseling at 

Rockbridge County High School in 

Lexington, Va. 

Benjamin Read 


Slippery Rock 

University with 

a doctorate in 

physical therapy 

in May 2012. 

He will begin his 

orthopedic residency with UPMC 

Sports Medicine. He and his wife, 

Kimberly (Barron) Read, a fifthgrade 

teacher at Jubilee Christian 

School, live in Pittsburgh. e 

LeAna (Negron) Schlener and her 

husband, Chris, announce the 

birth of son Caleb James on March 

5, 2012. 

Jared Walczak 

was elected 

the Republican 

nominee for the 

Constitutionallymandated 

position of 

presidential 

elector in Virginia’s Sixth 

Congressional District. He will cast 

one of Virginia’s 13 electoral votes 

if the Republican presidential 

nominee carries Virginia in 

November. 

2009 

Julia Davis 

and Michael 

Blackburn were 

married May 

12, 2012, in 

Harrisburg, Pa. 

Julia is finishing 

her master’s 

degree in library and information 

science and Michael is an 

independent sales representative 

for Master Terrazzo Technologies. 

They reside in Haymarket, Va. e 

Seth Elder and his wife, Caitlin, 

welcomed daughter Allison 

Kendall on April 14, 2012. 

Katie (DeWalt) and Steven Estes 

announce the birth of son Wyeth 

Charles on June 8, 2012. 

Elizabeth (Miller) and Justin ’08 

Horst are the parents of son 

Edmund, born Feb. 18, 2012. e 

Lauren (Tiller) and Dustin Kunkle 

welcomed son Miles Ethan on 

April 10, 2012. e 

Abigail Morrison 

and Jonathan 

Stewart were 

married April 

28, 2012, in 

Falls Church, 

Va., where they 

now make their home. Jonathan 

teaches Latin, math and a 

smidgeon of art, and Abigail is a 

research assistant. 

Callie (Martin) and Dan Spaulding 

welcomed son Robert Miles on 

March 7, 2012. 

2010 

Elizabeth (Poston) and Nathan ’09 

Brunk announce the birth of son 

Rowan William on June 11, 2012. 

John Kurtz and Duranna Fretts 

were married June 30, 2012, 

in Conneaut Lake, Pa. John is 

employed with USIS in Pittsburgh, 

where the couple lives in the 

Mount Washington neighborhood. 

Jessie Mittelman is teaching K-5 

Art at a Christian International 

School in Kampala, Uganda. She 

is also teaching Primary Art at a 

Christian slum school through the 

Doors non-profit organization and 

teaching English, math and art at 

a Christian Refugee Center. She 

lives in a compound with 16 other 

people, including fellow Grove City 

College grad Alena Bartolai ’11. 

Megan (McGuire) and Jeffrey ’09 

Oskamp welcomed daughter Ruth 

Elaine on March 28, 2012. e 

Kristen (Burnett) Ramsland and her 

husband, Finn (attended Grove 

City College), are the parents of 

daughter Paige Elizabeth, born 

May 19, 2012. 

Maryland Time | An 

informal 10-year reunion 

weekend in Deep Creek, Md., 

drew these Class of 2002 

friends. Row 1, from left, Megan 

(Standish) Campanella, Nicole 

(Swartzentruber) Tebbano and 

Jennifer Berger. Row 2: Diane 

Blackburn, Jennifer (Smilek) 

McGraw, Beth (McMorran) 

Salesky, Kaitlin Domanoski, 

Karin (Rodenhausen) Wright 

(with Thomas) and Heather 

(Simpkins) Parker (with Clara). 

Fall 2012 

2011 

Jenna Cooper and Evan Harding 

were married Aug. 27, 2011, 

in Troy, Pa. They currently 

reside in the South Hills of 

Pittsburgh, where Evan works 

as a development engineer 

with Bloom Engineering and 

Jenna is a staff accountant with 

Grossman Yanak & Ford LLP. 

Carla Shula and 

Reid Stewart 

were married 

Nov. 26, 2011, 

in Greensburg, 

Pa. Reid is an 

engineer at 

Bettis Atomic 

Power Laboratories in West 

Mifflin and Carla is an executive 

assistant/editor at WhiteSand 

Research in Mount Lebanon. 

Natalie Walten 

and Daniel Bos 

were married 

March 3, 2012. 

They now live 

in Linthicum 

Heights, Md. 

2012 

Rachel Brockhage was accepted 

for graduate study at the 

Feinberg Graduate School at the 

Weizmann Institute of Science in 

Rehovot, Israel. 

It’s Elementary | Calling it 

an annual elementary education 

alumni gathering, these Class 

of 2005 friends enjoyed 

time this summer in Deep 

Creek, Md. From left: Rachel 

(Throckmorton) Reedy, Megan 

(Schleiden) Simmons, Nicole 

(Leasure) Bull, Erin Smith, 

Elaine (Rodemoyer) Aretz and 

Jacquie (Adlam) Van Ooyen. 



in memory 

The Grove City College Alumni 

Association places a book in 

Henry Buhl Library in memory 

of each alumnus for whom the 

Alumni Office receives written 

notification of death, including 

a copy of the obituary. This 

pays tribute to the lives 

of deceased alumni while 

benefitting current and 

future students. 

To notify the Alumni 

Office of the passing 

of a loved one, please 

send an obituary to 

alumni@gcc.edu. 


Gertrude (Dennison) Sterrett 

’31 died June 22, 2012. She 

taught in Beechwoods High 

School from 1932 to 1942 

and coached girls’ basketball. 

She lived in Brockway, Pa., was 

active with her church and the 

Women’s Club. Surviving are 

a son, James Sterrett ’65, and 

a niece. 

Bernice (Hall) Proctor ’37 died 

July 16, 2012. The longtime 

Mercer, Pa., resident was an 

accomplished musician, taught 

piano lessons and played the 

church organ. She was an avid 

gardener. Surviving are three 

children, including Richard 

Proctor ’65 and Jane (Proctor 

’72) Fleming; a brother; seven 

grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren 

and a greatgreat-grandchild. 

E. Nancy (Ray) Fahnoe ’40 died 

June 27, 2012. She and her 

Naval Reserve husband lived 

in numerous places, including 

Antwerp, Belgium, and later, 

Kinnelon, N.J. She is survived 

by four children, grandchildren 

and great-grandchildren. 

Esther (Cook) Monroe ’40 died 

Nov. 18, 2011. She and her 

husband lived in Aruba for 20 

years, then moved to California. 

The mother of five sons, she 

was an avid baseball fan, loved 

swimming and singing in choirs, 

and was an active church 

member. Surviving are four 

sons, seven grandchildren and 

seven great-grandchildren. 

Jean (Black) Shearer ’40 died 

Aug. 7, 2012. She taught 

business education and 

led the department at the 

Plum Borough (Pa.) School 

District. She also taught in 

New Kensington and McAllen, 

Texas. She enjoyed Elder 

College programs and summers 

at Chautauqua Institution. 

Surviving are a daughter and 

two granddaughters. 

Dr. Earle A. Davis Jr. ’41 died 

Aug. 27, 2012. He had 

a long and distinguished 

teaching career at universities 

and hospitals, both in the 

United States and abroad. 

He authored many articles 

and held many professional 

leadership positions. He was an 

Army veteran of World War II. 

Surviving are his wife, Margaret 

(Hahn ’42) Davis, a sister-in-law, 

nephews and nieces. 

Juliet (McKibben) Klein ’41 

died June 27, 2012. In 

addition to being a homemaker, 

she was a teacher at several 

schools, retiring from the Bethel 

Park (Pa.) public schools. 

Surviving are three children and 

six grandchildren. 

James W. Lary ’41 died May 

23, 2012. He was a retired 

supervisor for Crucible Steel, 

Midland, Pa., and ran the 

Mackall Tree Farm in Ohio. He 

was an Army veteran of World 

War II, active church member 

and supporter of the Boy 

Scouts’ Canoe Trails. Surviving 

are two sons. 

The Rev. Gordon S. Trew ’41 died 

July 19, 2012, in Brazil. He 

was ordained and served as a 

missionary of the Presbyterian 

Church to Brazil for several 

decades. After retirement, 

he continued to teach at the 

Baptist Theological College 

and Seminary. Surviving are 

his wife, Ada, four children, 

grandchildren, greatgrandchildren 

and two siblings. 

Olive (Black) Mecca ’42 died 

May 6, 2012. She was a retired 

school teacher and, after 

moving to St. Petersburg, 

Fla., was a docent at the Dali 

Museum and busy in her 

church. Survivors include a 

daughter, a son and grandsons. 

Dorothy (Gunning) Hawkins ’43 

died Oct. 17, 2011. 

She lived in Whitehall, Pa., 

and is survived by three 

children, five grandchildren 

and 11 great-grandchildren. 

Edward M. McKee ’43 died 

Jan. 25, 2012. A mechanical 

engineer, he worked with 

U.S. Steel and later with 

Westinghouse’s nuclear and 

space programs. The World War 

II Army Air Corps veteran loved 

travel, coached youth sports 

and served his church. He also 

was an avid bicycler. Surviving 

are his wife, Myrna, son Richard 

McKee ’77, sister Sara (McKee 

’38) Millison and nieces. 

David E. Walker ’43 died May 3, 

2012. He lived in Fargo, N.D. 

Gerald D. “Jed” Householder ’44 

died July 31, 2012. An Army 

veteran of World War II, he was 

in leadership with Brighton 

Electric Steel Casting, Precise

Metals & Plastics, Dubois 

Plastic and Lafayette Plastic. He 

served on bank and community 

boards in Beaver Falls, Pa., and 

as a trustee and session member 

at church. He moved to Juno 

Beach, Fla., and enjoyed golf. 

Survivors include a daughter, 

two grandchildren and three 

great-grandsons. 

Dolores (Vanesky) Sullivan ’45 

died July 12, 2012. She taught 

journalism and English for 23 

years at Boardman (Ohio) High 

School, advising the awardwinning 

school newspaper. In 

retirement, she authored William 

Holmes McGuffey: Schoolmaster 

to the Nation. Surviving are 

her seven children and her 

grandchildren. 

Claire (Markle) Kennedy ’46 

died July 28, 2012. She first 

taught Spanish in Evans City, 

Pa., then taught math at Baden- 

Economy Junior High School 

and Ambridge High School. 

She enjoyed playing bridge, 

knitting and traveling. 

Surviving are three daughters 

and a granddaughter. 

Stella (Lorentz) Cox ’48 died Jan. 

15, 2012. The Greensburg, Pa., 

resident belonged to a prayer 

group and helped many people 

in need. Surviving are two sons, 

sisters Betsy (Lorentz ’50) Rugh 

and Ann Lorentz ’53 

and grandchildren. 

Isabelle (McCandless) Hine ’48 

died Aug. 19, 2012. She lived 

in Charlotte, N.C., and taught 

special education for 20 years. 

A chemist, she also worked 

at E.I. DuPont and helped in 

developing polyester fiber. She 

loved music, taught piano and 

sang in several groups. Survivors 

include two children and four 

grandchildren. 

Jack C. Aiton ’49 died July 14, 

2012. A Navy World War II 

veteran, he retired as manager of 

maintenance for General Electric 

of Erie, Pa., after 40 years of 

service. He was a past director 

of the Iroquois School District 

and was inducted into the Erie 

District Golf Association Hall of 

Fame. Most recently, he lived in 

Vero Beach, Fla. Surviving are 

his wife, Ruth, two children, a 

sister, five grandchildren and 14 

great-grandchildren. 

Elizabeth (Zimmerman) Cook 

’49 died Dec. 15, 2011. A 

resident of Beaumont, Texas, 

since 1981, she was a retired 

administrator with Buckner 

Children’s Home. Surviving 

are her husband, James, three 

children, grandchildren and 


John T. Beggs ’50 died Aug. 

25, 2012. He lived in Sandy 

Lake, Pa., and retired after 34 

years with Cooper-Bessemer. 

He was an Air Force veteran 

of the Korean War. He loved 

antique cars, gardening and 

playing piano. Survivors include 

his wife, Doris, three sons, six 

grandchildren and two siblings. 

George M. Hume ’50 died June 

18, 2012. A Grove City resident, 

he partnered with his father at 

Hume Insurance Agency and 

ran the business for more than 

50 years. Surviving are five 

children, including son George 

Hume ’76; a sister; grandchildren 

and great-grandchildren. 

Joseph F. Krepley ’50 died June 

8, 2012. He was an Army Air 

Corps veteran of World War II 

and an Air Force veteran of 

the Korean War. He worked 

as a mechanical engineer for 

Alcoa, later becoming vice 

president and general manager 

of industrial products at 

Olin Aluminum. He lived in 

Oakmont, Pa. Survivors include 

his wife, Evelynn, four sons and 

four grandsons. 

Raymond J. Mateer ’50 died April 

18, 2010. He lived near Detroit, 

Mich., and is survived by his 

wife, Joann, three children and 

12 grandchildren. 

Mary Ruth Reitz ’50 died Aug. 

31, 2012. After being a 

missionary in the Democratic 

Republic of the Congo, she 

worked in accounting for the 

Board of Global Ministries of the 

United Methodist Church and 

the World Council of Churches. 

She enjoyed 40 years of living in 

New York City’s Upper West Side 

and promoted social action. 

Survivors include two sisters-inlaw, 

nieces and nephews. 

James H. Strickler ’50 died 

April 28, 2012. He worked 

in radio and was recognized 

for pioneering efforts in cable 

TV. He lived in Meadville, Pa., 

taught high school and later 

college in the communications 

department at Allegheny 

College. In summers, he and his 

Fall 2012 

wife operated Strickler’s Country 

Gardens, specializing in roses. 

He was an Army veteran and 

active community volunteer. 

Surviving are his wife, Joan, 

nieces and nephews. 

Don J.S. Henderson ’51 died 

July 8, 2012. He worked as 

a metallurgist with U.S. Steel 

in Canton, Ohio, later working 

with Burnham Corporation. 

After retirement, he tutored and 

taught math part time. He was 

active in his church and enjoyed 

gathering fossils. Survivors 

include his wife, Wilma; three 

children, including daughter 

Sharon (Henderson ’75) Rice; 

five grandchildren and three 


Harold E. Kinzer ’51 died Sept. 

9, 2012. He retired from Alcoa 

after 34 years as manager of 

traffic and planning. An Air 

Force veteran, he lived in Green 

Valley, Ariz., and was a church 

elder and avid golfer. Surviving 

are his wife, June, two children, 

five grandchildren and seven 


David N. Pryde ’51 died Sept. 12, 

2012. He worked in insurance 

before owning Greenbaum’s 

Furniture in Ford City, Pa. 

He was both a U.S. Air Force 

and Army veteran. He lived in 

Kittanning, enjoyed golf and 

family time. Surviving are three 

children, five grandchildren, 

three great-grandchildren and 

a sister. 

Dr. Howard A. Swain Jr. ’51 died 

June 11, 2012. A chemist, he 

researched basic and nuclear 



chemistry and was professor 

emeritus at Wilkes University. 

He lived in Shavertown, Pa., 

was a Korean War veteran 

of the Air Force, and was 

an accomplished musician. 

Surviving are his wife, 

Rosemarie; three children, 

grandchildren and a 

great-granddaughter. 

John J. Yetso ’51 died July 27, 

2012. He was a Navy veteran 

of the Korean War. An avid 

golfer, he enjoyed retirement 

in Pinehurst, N.C. Surviving 

are his wife, Dorothy, five 

children, five grandchildren 

and three siblings. 

Florence (Smith) Cooper ’52 

died April 30, 2012. She had 

worked as a church secretary 

and as a teacher’s aide in 

Butler, Pa. She was active 

in her church’s programs. 

Surviving are her husband, 

William Cooper ’52; three 

children, including Scott Cooper 

’82; and five granddaughters. 

Nancy (Parks) Seevers ’54 died 

May 13, 2012. A resident of 

Erie, Pa., she had worked as a 

phlebotomist and was active in 

Eastern Star. Surviving are four 

children and grandchildren. 

Katharyn (Spencer) Brinton ’55 

died July 29, 2012. She lived 

in New Castle, Pa., where she 

was a retired school teacher. 

She taught Sunday School 

and loved horses and music. 

Survivors include a daughter, 

sister Lynn (Spencer ’63) Stone 

and three grandchildren. 


The Rev. J. Philip Park ’55 died 

April 12, 2012. A Portland, 

Ore., resident, he served 

several churches and became a 

specialist in civil rights issues 

for the United Presbyterian 

Church USA. He also taught law 

at Kwansei Gakuin University in 

Japan. Surviving are a daughter, 

son-in-law, grandchildren and 

a brother. 

William J. Russell ’57 died July 

18, 2012. He was an Army 

veteran of the Korean War and 

retired as vice president of 

Russell Standard Corporation. 

He lived in North Huntingdon, 

Pa., and was an avid gardener 

and hunter. Surviving are his 

wife, Nancy; four children, 

including Daniel Russell ’82; two 

brothers and five grandchildren. 

Jerome C. Hassan ’58 died Aug. 

16, 2012. He was an English 

and French teacher, and later 

guidance counselor with the 

New Castle (Pa.) School District. 

He also earned a paralegal 

degree and worked with a local 

law office. He served in the 

Army during the Korean War 

and loved golfing and the arts. 

Survivors include his wife, Faith; 

children Kevin Hassan ’81 and 

Hope (Hassan ’84) McGinnis; a 

brother and five grandchildren. 

Edna (Allen) Sams ’58 died 

Aug. 28, 2012. She made her 

home in Bradenton, Fla., and is 

survived by three children and 

two grandchildren. 

Gary D. Bryan ’59 died May 14, 

2012. He enjoyed a career with 

J.C. Penney Co., retiring in 

1996 as a head buyer. He lived 

in Chicora, Pa., and also Bonita 

Springs, Fla., where he received 

several civic awards. He was 

an Army veteran and a master 

gardener. He recently owned 

the Butler Hot Dog Shoppe. 

Surviving are two children, a 

granddaughter and a sister. 

H. Lee Cunningham ’59 died 

Sept. 3, 2012. He lived in 

Grove City and was a funeral 

director in the family business 

for 53 years. He formerly 

operated an ambulance service. 

He served in the Army and 

Army Reserves and was active 

in his church, the Masons 

and Boy Scouts. Surviving 

are his wife, Dee, two sons, 

four granddaughters and two 

brothers, including 

Gary Cunningham ’61. 

M. Sandra (Trax) Loving ’59 

died April 19, 2012. She was 

a CPA and financial counselor 

who lived in Grosse Pointe 

Woods, Mich. Survivors include 

three stepchildren. 

Ralph R. Piper Jr. ’59 died Aug. 

20, 2012. He worked in the 

insurance industry for 42 

years. He lived in the Santa 

Ana, Calif., area and was an 

avid golfer. Surviving are two 

children, three stepchildren and 

15 grandchildren. 

Ellis S. Weller ’59 died June 30, 

2012. After serving with the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

he joined Quaker State, where 

he worked in accounting for 

many years. He was interested 

in gardening and genealogy. 

Most recently, he lived in 

Emlenton, Pa. Survivors include 

his wife, Kay, and in-laws. 

Robert E. Brey ’61 died July 27, 

2012. A veteran of the Navy 

and Naval Reserve, he worked 

as a claims representative 

for Goodwin-Ferguson in 

Greensburg, Pa. He was 

president of the Y’s Men’s Club, 

on the Tarentum Museum Board 

and was a trivia buff. Survivors 

include his wife, Loretta, two 

children, two granddaughters 

and a brother. 

Janet (Kepple) Mitchell ’61 died 

June 26, 2012. She lived in 

Lincoln, Neb., and in 1991 

graduated from Southeast 

Community College with honors 

in microcomputer classes. She 

loved travel, was a Stephen 

minister and deacon at church, 

and an avid knitter for local 

causes. Survivors include her 

husband, Robert, four children, 

11 grandchildren, a greatgrandson, 


Janet (McKelvey) Riemenschneider 

’61 died Feb. 21, 2012. She 

was a retired elementary school 

teacher and is survived by a 

daughter, a son and a brother. 

Linda (Ripper) Robertson ’62 

died June 8, 2012. She taught 

mathematics to grade levels from 

elementary to university, in the 

United States and abroad. She 

lived in Wichita Falls, Texas, 

aided the VFW Auxiliary and 

collected antique glass. Survivors 

include two children, three 

stepsons, grandchildren and 

sister Arlene (Ripper ’59) Randby.

Arthur G. Mitchell Jr. ’64, 

former president of the Grove 

City College Alumni Council, 

died Sept. 12, 2012. He 

joined the Council in 1993, 

served as president from 

2003 to 2005 and as an 

Alumni Trustee from 2004 

to 2008. He was a leading 

member of the Epsilon Pi 

Alumni Association and a 

founding member of the 

College’s Athletic Hall of 

Fame committee. He received 

the Alumni Association’s 

Distinguished Service Award 

posthumously during 2012 

Homecoming. 

He enjoyed a 22-year career 

with IBM, earning “Golden 

Circle” honors for sales. After 

retirement, he consulted for 

small companies. He was a 

frequent visitor and guest 

speaker on campus. He loved 

the outdoors and lived in 

Mercer, Pa., with his wife, 

Carol. She survives, along 

with three children including 

Kelly (Mitchell ’92) Konkle, 

seven grandchildren and two 

siblings. Memorial gifts may 

be made to the Grove City 

College/Epsilon Pi scholarship 

at Grove City College. 

The Rev. Willis F. Kearns Jr. 

’65 died July 31, 2012. He 

was an ordained Presbyterian 

pastor for 44 years, serving 

churches in Kentucky, Illinois, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York 

and West Virginia. He also 

acepted many interim positions. 

Surviving are his wife, 

Maureen, a son, his father 


William Frizlen III ’66 died April 

24, 2012. He lived in Hatboro, 

Pa. Survivors include wife Joan, 

three sons and a grandson. 

Dennis V. Lindenberg ’66 died 

June 16, 2012. The Marine 

Corps veteran was a supervisor 

with Joy Manufacturing in 

Franklin, Pa., working there 

for 34 years. He was an 

active church member, was 

a triathlete and loved the 

outdoors. Survivors include his 

wife, Joyce, two children and 

three grandchildren. 

Gary L. Mulcahy ’68 died June 

14, 2012. He retired from 

the Hempfield (Pa.) School 

District where he was a school 

psychologist for 20 years. He 

enjoyed golfing and following 

Philadelphia sports. He was an 

Army veteran of the Vietnam 

War. Surviving are his wife, Mary 

Kay, and a son. 

C. William Borchert ’69 died Aug. 

2, 2012. He lived in Lakeland, 

Fla., and worked as an energy 

analyst for Lakeland Electric 

until retirement. Survivors 

include his wife, Linda, a sister 

and nephews. 

Herbert W. Bortner ’70 died Aug. 

12, 2011. He made his home in 

Columbiana, Ohio. 

Andrew J. Kerlik II ’70 died 

May 30, 2012. A resident of 

Palmyra, Pa., he worked at 

New Penn Motor Express for 39 

years, finishing as vice president 

of human resources. He enjoyed 

tennis and biking and was an 

avid Pittsburgh sports fan. 

Surviving are his wife, Linda; 

two children; two grandchildren 

and four siblings, including 

Robert Kerlik ’75. 

Dr. Susan (Gudaitis) Morton 

’73 died Aug. 7, 2012. After 

teaching in West Milford and 

Ringwood, N.J., she began 18 

years as principal of Wesley D. 

Tisdale Elementary School in 

Ramsey. Known as a mentor and 

leader, she loved learning, travel 

and family. Survivors include her 

husband, Tom, three daughters 

and three siblings. 

Christina Divens ’76 died May 

23, 2012. In addition to 

working for Brockway Glass, 

Consol Energy and as assistant 

controller of Westinghouse 

Printing, she worked with her 

husband in Boston to build 

his company, JK Glass. She 

loved adventure, and traveled 

the United States and abroad. 

She enjoyed time with her 

friends and pets. Surviving are 

her husband, Jim Kfoury, two 

stepchildren, and a sister. 

Deborah (Dover) Hiller ’76 died 

July 6, 2012. She was a CPA, 

eventually owning her own firm, 

Deborah D. Hiller, CPA. 

Fall 2012 

She lived in Tyrone, Pa., 

and was an elder in her church. 

She had served on the board 

of the Tyrone YMCA and 

enjoyed tennis. Survivors 

include her husband, John Hiller 

’73, three children, her mother 

and a sister. 

Stephen C. Owens ’78 died Jan. 

9, 2012. A resident of Clarks 

Green, Pa., he had worked as a 

division manager for Sears and 

with Mesko Glass and the Inn 

at Nichols Village. He was very 

involved with his church and its 

choirs. Survivors include his wife, 

Nancy (Wilson ’78) Owens; a son 

and daughter; and two brothers, 

including Ralph Owens ’74. 

Mark J. Skiba ’84 died June 9, 

2012. A resident of Linesville, 

Pa., he taught business 

education at Conneaut Valley 

High School for 28 years. He 

also coached football there for 

17 years, and enjoyed hunting 

and fishing. Survivors include 

a sister and brother Joseph 

Skiba ’82. 

Dwight R. Towner Jr. (attended 

1994 to 1996) died Sept. 3, 

2012. He lived in Kutztown, 

Pa., and was a self-employed 

carpenter. Survivors include his 

wife, Renee, and two children. 

Tess M. Hopkins ’05 died May 

17, 2012, after an extended 

illness. She lived in Erie, Pa., 

and worked in Erie Insurance’s 

Life Actuarial Department. 

She loved color, was a tutor 

and did volunteer work. 

Survivors include her mother, 

grandmother, aunts and uncles. 



alumni babies 

CONGRATULATIONS 

NEW PARENTS! 

Grove City College welcomes your new bundle of 

joy. We want to send your newborn a Grove City 

College T-shirt. So between the feedings and 

late-night lullabies, be sure to send the Alumni 

Relations Office your child’s name and date of 

birth. Shirts are available only in infant size. 

Due to the popularity of the Alumni Babies 

feature, photos will be limited to babies under 

the age of 3 in Grove City College shirts only. 

Digital photos must be high resolution, 300 

dpi. Please do not embed photos in the body 

of an email message, but rather attach a highresolution 

image. Submit photos at alumni.gcc. 

edu/babyshirt or email to alumni@gcc.edu. You 

can also mail pictures to: Alumni Relations Office, 

Alumni Babies, 100 Campus Drive, Grove City, 

Pa., 16127. 


Alina Sultana Ahmad 

Born 3-9-12 

Nabil ’94 and Monira 

Sultana Ahmad 

Andrew Lamont Brown 

Born 6-28-11 

Alison (Wade ’03) and 

Brad Brown 

Peyton Susanne Conkle 

Born 1-23-12 

Elena (Cecchini ’03) and 

Gary Conkle 

Ewan Matthew Bell 

Born 8-25-11 

Carrie (Hilzinger ’02) and 

Ed Bell 

Graham Robert Burgess 

Born 10-5-11 

Erica (Jones ’02) and 

Rob ’02 Burgess 

Eliza Rhiannon Davies 

Born 2-28-10 

Lyndsay (Rhodes ’00) and 

Jay Davies 

Sebastian Richard Bowen 

Born 10-24-11 

Brittany (Thomas ’08) and 

Blake Bowen 

Ellie Kathryn Chandler 

Born 6-15-11 

Katie (Brown ’05) and 

Dailey Chandler 

Stephen Richard DeVore 

Born 9-8-11 

Richard ’08 and Joy DeVore

Evangeline and Esther DeyArmin 

Born 10-13-09 and 2-9-12 

Andrea (Sewell ’02) and 

Carl DeyArmin 

Nathan Amanuel Evans Hill 

Born 1-6-09, 

adopted 12-27-11 

Rob ’01 and Megan 

(Evans ’00) Hill 

Evelyn Noelle Leuenberger 

Born 11-12-11 

Andy ’07 and Rachael (Smith 

’08) Leuenberger 

Jackson Kainoa McIntire 

Born 6-28-11 

Tamara (Nations ’09) and 

Mike McIntire 

Joshua Titus and Megan Elizabeth Fitzpatrick 

Born 9-30-11 

Michael ’98 and Robyn Fitzpatrick 

Caleb Anthony Hutchison 

Born 8-18-11 

Lynn (Kress ’95) and 

Eric Hutchison 

Quillan Lyons 

Born 5-13-10 

Ethan ’99 and Michele Lyons 

Carly Ellen Messer 

Born 9-12-11 

Todd ’08 and Courtney 

(Winther ’08) Messer 

Thomas Michael Kelly 

Born 12-13-11 

Christopher ’05 and Kassie 

(Hayes ’04) Kelly 

Logan Davis Mackie 

Born 9-28-11 

John ’00 and Shana Mackie 

Joshua Nathan Moore 

Born 2-9-12 

Nate ’08 and Amanda (Hewitt 

’08) Moore 

Claire Marie Fugate 

Born 2-20-10 

Tyler ’00 and Angelique Fugate 

Rocco Andrew Kibler 

Born 2-8-12 

Andrew ’01 and Anna Marie 

(Zambito ’00) Kibler 

Drew Bennett Matzke 

Born 9-8-11 

Tom ’93 and Kristen Matzke 

Lillian Grace Nye 

Born 2-9-10 

Corrie (Lindey ’00) and 

Kevin Nye 

Kathryn Marie Gustafson 

Born 7-19-10 

Alan ’08 and Nicole Gustafson 

Eva Kummant 

Born 2-1-11 

Gabriel ’06 and Lauren 

(Kupillas ’05) Kummant 

Kaci Ann McClelland 

Born 9-29-10 

Kelly (Kiskaddon ’99) and 

Tom McClelland 

Eva Mercy O’Hara 

Born 8-27-09 

Erin (Gilbert ’01) and 

David O’Hara 

Fall 2012 



Lily Angela Osborne 

Born 11-11-11 

Chris ’01 and Maria Osborne 

Brycen Steven Petcovic 

Born 11-10-11 

Steve ’01 and Alyx (Phillips 

’00) Petcovic 

Dean Joseph Smith 

Born 9-19-11 

Daniella (Cosentino ’06) and 

Josh Smith 

Coraline Audrey and Nikolai 

Dickson Young 

Born 10-13-11 and 3-1-06 

(Niko adopted 1-30-12) 

Jodi (Gilbert ’99) and 

Trevor Young 


Ruth Elaine Oskamp 

Born 3-28-12 

Jeff ’08 and Megan (McGuire 

’10) Oskamp 

Timothy Eric Sabella III 

Born 8-22-10 

Tim ’00 and Jill 

(Webb ’00) Sabella 

Molly and Nora Rose Sullivan 

Born 6-26-09 and 10-10-11 

Jean (Jocoy ’96) and Ryan Sullivan 

Ryan Alexander Scragg 

Born 5-5-11 

Amy (Sharpe ’04) and 

Jason Scragg 

FRIENDS Elijah Michael Wells (left) and Claire 

Evelyn Bandstra 

Born 10-29-10 and 9-26-10 to Chris ’05 and 

Katie (Stoeckle ’05) Wells and Emily (Bolek ’05) 

and Joel Bandstra 

Seth Palkovic 

Born 9-19-11 

Ivan ’00 and Paula (Krautter 

’02) Palkovic 

Tyson Rainier Van Ingen 

Born 11-29-10 

Timothy ’97 and Stephanie 

Van Ingen 

Clara Anne Parker 

Born 11-16-11 

Heather (Simpkins ’02) and 

Jeff Parker 

Zachary Seifert 

Born 5-5-11 

Scott ’03 and Annie (Dietz 

’03) Seifert 

Leah May Perrin 

Born 4-8-11 

Andrew ’04 and Abby (Shaffer 

’04) Perrin 

Owen Hugh Smith 

Born 7-14-11 

Caleb ’06 and Megan (Walden 

’06) Smith 

William John and Nadia Marie Wickard 

Born 12-6-11 

William ’98 and Kristen (Mischler ’98) Wickard

Fall 2012 

so So much Much to celebrate 

This is sTrengTh in numbers. 

2011–2012 AnnuAl Fund 

4,575 DonorS 

raised 

$2,020,099 

alumni parTicipaTion 

22.2 percent 

ProoF thAt grovers love to shAre 

their school sPirit with others. 

2,461 

sTudenTs 

Are giving thAnks to you 

For giving bAck 

every day, our students make a difference in 

the world because you made a difference in theirs. 

Full circle, the Annual Fund for grove city college, ensures that we are 

prepared for the ongoing needs of today’s students. the Annual Fund 

also ensures the opportunities created by the success of our capital 

campaign, grove city Matters, will flourish well after that goal is achieved. 

working together, they sustain our promise that grove city college will 

remain a place where faith and freedom matters for generations to come. 


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