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we’ve traded books from time to time.
Lynn’s library is friendly and warm, mine, cold and austere.
Her books match Joseph’s coat, splashing rainbows left and right, up and down the shelves, sizes skinny and fat, tall and squat, dust jackets in place, some torn from frequent use, others bear signs of Constant Comment, most have comments of their own in contrast to mine with red leather spines engraved in gold, equal size neatly arranged, a platoon of soldiers on summer dress parade, standing at attention, cloth covers, no jackets to hide their elegant rigidity.
– By Dr. Jack Cole
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VOLUME III NUMBER I

F R O M T H E E D I T O R
Y ou’ll find this edition of
Northampton Community
College magazine a bit different from the others.You see, we’ve been hearing for years from graduates who have gone on to earn baccalaureate and advanced degrees, from former students who have launched successful careers in their fields, from parents, from business leaders who have enhanced their workforce by using services provided by NCC’s Center for
Business and Industry, and from employers who find NCC graduates prepared to step right into jobs...that
“it’s the people at Northampton that really make the difference.” So we’ve decided to include stories about those people — students, alumni, business leaders, friends of the College — a
“Northampton People Magazine,” if you will.As you page through, you’ll also find that we’ve included the
1998-99 Foundation Annual Report, an impressive recount of the generosity of hundreds who have supported
Northampton in many ways. I encourage you to take an extra moment to read through the long list of names of people who also make the difference.
About the cover:
Poet. Family physician. Mother.
Musician. Teacher.
Mentor. Volunteer.
Dream maker.
Meet these people and others who have two things in common:
NCC and making a difference in the lives of many.
Volume III No. I
Editor
Joanne C.Anderson
Contributing Editors
Brian R. Leidy ’88:
Alumni Notes
James L. Johnson ’89:
Features
Contributing Writers
Heidi Bright Butler
Sandra Stahl
Design
Susan Williams & Associates
Photography
James L. Johnson ’89
Philip Stein
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President
Dr. Robert J. Kopecek
Vice President,
Institutional Advancement
Susan K. Kubik
Northampton
Community College
Foundation Board Chairman
Paul Mack
Publisher
Northampton Community
College Foundation
3835 Green Pond Road
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H A P P E N I N G S
Artists Who Teach in the Lehigh Valley
Communications Hall
Opening Reception: 11 a.m., November 4
2 Computer Open House
6:30 p.m., West Plaza, College Center
6 Annual Fall Craft Show
9 a.m.-4 p.m., College Center
12-14 Fall Play: “The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet”
17-19 Lab Theatre, Northampton Hall
Curtain times vary.
For information, call 610-861-5091
17 Science & Allied Health Open House
6:30 p.m., West Plaza, College Center
6-31 Art Exhibit, NCC Art Faculty
Communications Hall
Opening Reception: 11 a.m., December 9
4 Holiday Concert — Women’s Chorus
Lipkin Theatre, Northampton Hall, 8 p.m.
11 Holiday Concert — Collegiate Singers
Lipkin Theatre, Northampton Hall, 8 p.m.
13 First day of classes
17 Martin Luther King Observance
No classes
Visit our new web site at www.northampton.edu
For additional information and details, please call the Information Center at 610/861-5300.
C O N T E N T S
A collection of fascinating stories about people with a common thread - they share a connection to Northampton and they truly make a difference.
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3. On-line request for information form.
4. E-mail mail lists for Admissions and Alumni .
5. Social and cultural events calendars.
6. Student section.
7. Alumni section.
8. Center for Business and Industry pages.
Visit NCC’s new home page
<www.northampton.edu>
Highlights of the new home page include:
1.“Especially for” sections for
Students, Parents, Alumni.
2. On-line admissions application form.
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C A M P U S N E W S
ONE-STOP ENROLLING
S tudents, alumni, and staff shared their thoughts about how the new student enrollment center will make it even easier for students to enroll. David A. Reed, chairman of the Board of Trustees, welcomed more than 200 guests including faculty, staff, students, civic and political leaders, and fellow trustees to the ribbon-cutting ceremony in early
September.The
16,000 square-foot facility, nestled between Northampton
Hall and the College Center, features a building-long arched concourse and houses the
Admissions, Financial Aid,
Bursar, and Records offices.
Northampton’s new Call
Center, eleven classrooms, and additional office space are all also located in the new center.
Dr.Arthur L. Scott, vice president and provost, introduced several dignitaries, including alumnus Kenneth
Buck, ’75, vice president at
SI Handling Systems, and
Frederick A. Bachl, president and CEO of building architects Wallace and Watson
Associates.
Mary Sinibaldi, associate director of admissions, spoke of the ability to
“more efficiently serve students” that the new building offers.“That efficiency will be particularly helpful to first-year students as they can now do most of their college business in one building,” said secondyear student Stephanie Surch.
BROUGHAL
I n a move applauded by area residents and community leaders, NCC began offering classes on
Bethlehem’s South Side this
Fall in space provided by the Bethlehem Area School
District. Credit and non-credit courses were held in the evenings at Broughal Middle
School.
“It is important that the
College be accessible to the people who live on the South
Side,” says Dr. Paul E. Pierpoint, dean of community education.
“We’ve made a commitment to them, and we will fulfill it.”
An editorial in The Morning
Call commending NCC for its efforts proclaimed “reconnecting the suburban community college campus with the downtown” to be “good for the schools and good for the cities.”
MONROE CAMPUS
EXPANSION
20,000 square-foot addition will nearly triple the size of the current facility, providing by a $1.5 million commitment by Monroe County and by contributions from local
Y ou can’t stop progress, but a traffic accident on Route 80 did threaten space for eight new classrooms, a state-of-the-industry science laboratory, an early businesses and foundations, all of which will be matched by the Commonwealth of to delay it.
Groundbreaking for the expansion of the Monroe
Campus, in Tannersville, started 30 minutes late because several of the participants
— and the car transporting the ceremochildhood development center, a large community room, and a kitchen area.
Expansion of the Tannersville campus is being funded
Pennsyl-vania. Early contributors include East Stroudsburg
Savings Association, the
Hughes Foundation, Pasteur
Merieux Connaught, and the
Greg Christine, Janet Weidensaul, and Jim Cadue breaking ground.
Pocono
Record .
President
Kopecek commended the Monroe
County nial shovels commissionwere stranders, state ed behind a wreck legislators, and that shut corporate down the leaders
Interstate.
Scheduled for their support to open next of the
August, the project.
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A nita Dickson preaches the importance of planning.
“Planning isn’t just a tool for businesses,” she says.“Every one of us should have a strategic plan, a tactical one- to three- year plan, and an operational plan that focuses on where we are today.You need to know how to set goals. How to measure results. How to make changes if you need to.”
Anita Dickson, assistant professor of business management, speaks from experience.
When she was in high school, teaching wasn’t part of her strategic plan. Instead she was drawn to a career in business.
She tasted success early, being named a department manager at
“the local five and dime” while only a junior in high school.After
earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from
Pennsylvania State University,
Anita was hired by General
Electric, where she became one of a handful of women selected for their renowned manufacturing management program.
Professor Dickson brings business experience to her classroom.
“It was a great training ground,” she remembers. She went on to manage central ordering, production control and shop operations for a large GE
One of Dickson’s goals as a teacher is to help students see the connection between their education and their future careers.
plant that manufactures switchgear equipment, then to earn her master of business administration, and to oversee production and inventory
“Current events are very relevant.
This past spring we talked about the effect that the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Kosovo might have on control for Yarway Corporation before switching gears herself, and starting a family.
A friend encouraged Anita to share commerce,” she explains.“If I work in a company that supplies materials to
China or buys materials from China, how will that impact me?” her knowledge with students.
After teaching part-time at Allentown and Muhlenberg colleges for four years, she joined the faculty at NCC on a full-
In Dickson’s mind, it all comes back to planning.
Asked whether it was difficult to make the transition from business to time basis in 1997.
In addition to a wealth of practical experience, Dickson brings an abundance of energy and enthusiasm to the the classroom, Dickson muses with a smile,“In the business world, it’s very stressful, and you’re on the go all the time, but I could always turn off the classroom.“I love the community relationship with them.” in community college,” she says. “I love the fact that you can work closely with students here and form a strong switch on the ride home. Now that I’m teaching, I’m always thinking: ‘What did
I do? What didn’t I do? Did I reach that student? How can I reach that student?’
I never turn the switch off.”
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Y ou’ve just washed your child’s clothes and have discovered an unpleasant surprise: there’s a rainbow of stains all over them.
A search of his pockets reveals the remaining bits of a colorful assortment of his well-loved crayons.
Now what?
Chances are, you’d call someone in public relations at Binney and Smith, the
Easton-based makers of the famed Crayola ® brand, in search of counsel. Sixteen years ago, you would have had a good shot at speaking to Marta Boulos Gabriel ’83, who was then fresh out of college and had just begun a career at Binney and Smith.
“I had always heard great things about Binney,” Gabriel said.“And there was an opening for a basic entry-level position as a clerk. I was answering consumer phone calls, responding to consumer complaints and questions and doing clerical stuff. It was all very new to me.”
Now, at 35, Gabriel is an expert in all things Binney and Smith — at least from the public relations side of things.
A series of promotions has led Gabriel to her current position as community affairs manager, and each step up has reinforced the decision that public relations was a perfect match for her.
“I love the English language — I think it’s the most awesome language.That’s why I love writing it and reading it,”
Gabriel explained.
Gabriel’s grasp of English is impeccable. In fact, it’s so good that it’s hard to believe she couldn’t even say “hello” until late childhood.At 9 years old,
Gabriel found herself in America, not knowing a word of English. Her parents had moved the family to Pennsylvania
4 from Lebanon, in the hopes of making a better life for themselves and their children. For Gabriel, the transition meant a trial by fire.
“Initially there was some adjustment.That’s not surprising because anytime you go from a
Third World country to the
U.S. it’s culture shock,” she said.“But once I got used to this country and its culture I really liked it. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.”
With Gabriel’s affinity for the States came an attraction to the spoken and written word. She said the immersion into
American life helped her language skills immensely.Along the way, she picked up Spanish, Italian and French
(in addition to the Arab language she spoke at home).While this might seem like an impressive feat to most, Gabriel justifies it this way:
“When you have to learn one language, the ability to learn others is improved,” she said.“I had to learn
English from scratch. I didn’t know a word of English when I came to this country.When you’re immersed in these language classes at nine, you can learn
M A I N F E A T U R E any other language at 14, 15, or 16. It doesn’t matter how much you immerse someone in their 40s, the information will not be absorbed as well.”
Gabriel soon discovered the importance of her multi-lingual ability, and she began to realize that many of her classmates and peers did not share the same opportunity. In many cases, language training doesn’t begin until middle school or later in America, and this leaves several years of possible proficiency virtually untapped.This fact, plus her innate desire to help others, led her to become a tutor in Spanish and
English as a Second language (ESL) while at NCC.
“It’s a shame because it deprives
American kids of a view of the world that everybody else has in other countries. Studying languages gave me a different perspective on things.There are words around you and things you see that you don’t quite comprehend the same way if you don’t speak other languages,” she said.
“STUDYING LANGUAGES
GAVE ME A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS.” heard from in years!”
Camille is the newest addition to a very large and very close family, and a quiet one at that. She spent this particular afternoon peacefully napping in the care of Tom Gabriel, Marta’s husband of two years.
Camille sleeps with the traditional
Lebanese “good luck charm.”
Sitting relaxed on her living room sofa one late summer day, Gabriel seems happy to have a guest. Her warm, inviting smile and enthusiastic sense of hospitality were not the only giveaways:
She had been out on maternity leave, and she said people tended to stay away to give her time with her newborn daughter, Camille.A vast assortment of cards and stuffed animals shows that her baby had received a warm welcome into the world.
“I’m just overwhelmed,” she said, looking around the room.“She is definitely a great joy. I think what I was most blown away by was my friends and family: she was so well received. I’m getting cards from people I haven’t
“I’m big on family. I think that anybody’s greatest resource is the strength of their family,” Gabriel said.
Camille will have the benefit of her large family to acclimate her to
American and Lebanese life.“She’ll be raised Lebanese and American,” Gabriel said.“She’ll speak English and Arabic and go to church and do all of the fun things that are part of her culture.”
Being American born, Camille will no doubt be raised differently than her mother was in Lebanon. Gabriel, who is now a U.S. citizen, explained how the two environments are dissimilar.
“Because we had a very close family, the memories were very nice, wonderful. But it was your basic third world country, and the opportunities weren’t there.Women’s roles — it has changed now, we’re talking 26 years ago — were different and there were different expectations for women,” she said.“But it’s now a very Westernized country in a lot of respects. It was one of the few democracies in the Middle East.”
One thing they’ll have in common is crayons: Gabriel said she colored with them when she was young, and her daughter most definitely will too.
“Use crayons? Who didn’t, right?
I think every American under 90 has played with crayons,” Gabriel said.
It’s easy to see that family and ethnic tradition play large and important roles in Gabriel’s life.
Because there is a large population of Lebanese in the Lehigh Valley, her family has many avenues of cultural expression, including religion, foods, special events and other gatherings.
“I think language helps keep the traditions going. My mother doesn’t really speak English so I speak Arabic to her. Some of my brothers and sisters, we speak it to each other,” Gabriel explained.“The other part that helps is the church [Our Lady of Lebanon in
Easton]. It provides a lot of continuity for us.The mass is in Arabic, which also helps sustain the culture.”
Gabriel’s large family base, which includes her husband, daughter, and mother (her father passed away 20 years ago), six brothers and sisters, more than two dozen nieces and nephews and another 10 great-nieces and nephews, provides the support she needs to excel, both personally and professionally.
“I think that family can’t help but contribute to your success. I think it gives you strength and it gives you a different perspective on life,” she said.“Other things come and go but family really sustains you, especially in tough times.”
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Like many seniors in high school,
Gabriel didn’t know what she wanted to be when she grew up. Starting out simply following friends on their educational path, Gabriel ended up with a lifetime connection to NCC.
“I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study,” she said.“A couple of my girlfriends decided they were going to go there. I had always heard a lot of good things about it, and some of my older friends had gone there and had good experiences, so I thought it would be a good place to start a college career.”
Gabriel, then 16, and one of her best friends enrolled in the legal secretarial program and ended up in classes together. She was an excellent student — well, most of the time.
“Student Senate and the Social
Activities Club were fun — It wasn’t necessarily the classes,” Gabriel said, laughing.“One of the most fun things was accounting class.The professor would always pick on my friend and me.We never paid attention and as a result we got Ds. I had to repeat it at Moravian College and my friend had to repeat it at Cedar
Crest.
“The instructor [Scott Barhight] would always pick on me. He’d give me an example of an accounting problem and I’d have no clue what he was talking about,” Gabriel remembers.“He’s still there — even now when I see him I think,‘I’m so embarrassed!’ I’ve never gotten another D in my life.”
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TO PRIORITIZE AND USE
MY TIME WISELY.”
Gabriel believes that some people have the misconception that community colleges are easier.When she enrolled at Moravian College to pursue a degree in business communications, she realized her NCC classes were equally demanding. Even though she didn’t end up pursuing her official course of study, she said that the foundation that
Northampton laid for her was very strong.
“I think the thing I learned most at
NCC was how to prioritize and use my time wisely. There’s a certain amount of discipline you get in college that you don’t get in high school,” she said.
Gabriel also credits NCC with helping her fall in love with education.
“Most importantly, I think I walked away with the incentive to continue.
I wasn’t turned off by the college experience at all. In fact, I was intrigued by it to the point where I decided to pursue my four-year degree, and now
I’m pursuing my master’s degree [in political science at Lehigh University],”
Gabriel said.
After her graduation from NCC,
Gabriel kept active with the college by attending and helping out with events and joining the alumni board, where she is a past president.
She stayed involved, she said, because of the strong, creative leadership of the college, and because of the connections NCC maintains with her employer.
“Northampton is a quality organization, and I liked having my name associated with it,” Gabriel said.“It might sound like a cliché but I wanted to give something back to the college because I really feel I got something out of it.”
Gabriel ended up being the first of many in her family to attend NCC.
Her nephews Ferris, Badaoui, Elias,
Peter, and Steve have all graduated from Northampton, and her niece,
Zabad, is currently pursuing her degree here.
“I told them I had a good experience there,” she said.“They like that it’s close by, and it’s much less expensive than a four-year school.”
Will Camille join her cousins and continue the NCC legacy someday? Gabriel chuckles:“Who knows?”
Meanwhile, Camille still has much to experience before she reaches that point. Like playing with some of her mother’s crayons, for example.
And when those crayons produce a few mysterious stains in the laundry, Gabriel will know exactly what to do.
R yan Davis and
Laura Torres are not classmates.
He is an art major; she is general studies.They don’t move in the same social circles. He is 21 and single.
She is 40 and married, with a family of four.
While they both graduated
Northampton in the Spring of 1999, Ryan has gone to Philadelphia to seek his bachelor’s degree.
Laura is pursuing hers in Kutztown.
But in that pursuit these strangers find common
Hites Scholarship winners with Dean of Students Mardi
McGuire-Closson.
ground. It is found in the shared critical moment of their lives, turning
With one brother attending college and another soon to start, Ryan’s father the corner on a common path.And it is found in the same act of philanthropy would have had a tough time helping to finance his education.“My dad just that helps them along their journey.
“It was a major coincidence,” says finished his bachelor’s degree at
Muhlenberg,” says Ryan.“He’s a single
Ryan.“I had just been checking the
Internet for scholarships.A couple parent and just starting to pay off his own financial debts. I was so excited to of days later I got a notice from the College announcing the Hites get the interview. I couldn’t imagine making $12,000 in one day.That’s more
Scholarship. I couldn’t believe it. It was exactly what I was looking for than I earned working all last year.”
Because of the Hites Scholarship, and suddenly, there it was in my mailbox.” Ryan wasted no time in applying.
Ryan will be better able to concentrate on his studies at the University of the
In his essay he made clear just how much the scholarship would mean to
Arts in Philadelphia, which is only the next component of his education.After
him and to his family.
his bachelor’s he will go on for his master’s degree.“I really want to go to Princeton for my master’s,” says Ryan.“At this point I’m still debating whether to go completely into art or music. If I do choose one for a specific career, I’ll for sure keep doing the other. I see them as inseparable.” Ryan also writes poetry, and lately has gotten into sculpture. It’s the creative impulse that is important to him, and it is strong.
“My father wanted me to be a lawyer, or to go into something in the business world,” he says.“I gave it some thought, but it just isn’t me. I know my dad was only trying to watch out for my best interests. But we talked and he supports me in my decision.”While studying his chosen field at Northampton, Ryan developed an admiration for his professors. His goal now is not only to refine his artistic skills, but also to become a teacher himself.“I respected my teachers,” he says.“And I felt that they respected me. But they were tough too.
Their courses demanded a lot of time on the projects. It taught me true respect for my art.That student/teacher relationship is something special. I’d like to some day be able to give back
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S E C O N D A R Y F E A T U R E
O nly six institutions in the United States are selected each year by the Hites Foundation to award scholarhships. Last Spring,
Northampton was chosen to name two graduating students as recipients of the $12,000 scholarships.
Requirements for the award stated that candidates have a GPA of 3.5 or better, a minimum of 50 credits at Northampton
Community College and acceptance as a full-time student at a four-year college or university for the Fall
1999 semester.
In addition, Northampton required each candidate to submit an essay discussing their future plans and outlining why they believed they should receive the scholarship. After careful review of all candidates,
NCC’s College Life Committee, comprising faculty, staff, and students, selected the finalists. The Committee then interviewed those students and a final selection was made.
Competition was tough. The Committee debated long and hard. While all of the students made a strong showing, the winners, Ryan Davis and Laura Torres distinguished themselves above all others.
to students myself.”
Like Ryan, Laura had also been searching for financial help when the good news arrived.“I had just been accepted to Kutztown University,” she says.“I had applied to the AAUW
(American Association of University candidate. If her winning was a surprise, it was a surprise only to her. Laura has been an example of hard work and dedication since she first came to campus.And
those first days at
Northampton began at the very roots of education.“My husband’s company downsized and he lost his job,”
Laura says.
“Neither of us had high school diplomas. So — we figured it was time we did something about that.
Northampton helped us both prepare for our GEDs.Then, I stayed on here and my husband, Ivan, went on to Dover
Business College.
With four children, from high school to kindergarten age, the Hites scholarship is a true blessing for Laura.“What this money means to me,” she says,“is
Women), which I withdrew from when
I won the Hites. But I was worried about winning this. I guess being an older student and all — and I thought that I won’t have to worry about child care. It gives me time. Instead of worrying about hours at a job, I can concentrate on my studies — and on being a my GPA should be higher to compete.”
On the contrary, her average of 3.82, coupled with a strong dedication to her major, made Laura an outstanding good mother and wife.”
Still, starting over isn’t easy. But
Laura accepts life on its own terms.
She’s well acquainted with tough.“One of our children, Jessica, is a special needs child,” she says.“We raised her for ten years. But she began to regress
— she was forgetting how to swallow.
Now she is legally blind too. She needed
24-hour care and we had to take her to
St. Joe’s (St. Joseph’s Center in
Scranton).That was such a hard, hard decision to make. But I know she’s happy there and I see her just as often as I can.”
Laura’s life experiences, including her own late start in higher education, have helped to shape her career goal.
“I’m majoring in education at Kutztown
University,” she says,“with minors in art and reading. My goal is to be a reading specialist in an elementary school. I definitely want my master’s in reading.
And I very much want to teach in a culturally diverse school — preferably with underprivileged kids. I want to let them know that they can succeed, and that the way to upward mobility is through education.”
Laura’s need to give back goes beyond the working world.And
Northampton is a big part of that world.“This is a special place,” she says.“If I could, I would stay here for my bachelor’s.At some point though,
I do want to come back and establish an endowment, especially to help nontraditional students with childcare. In addition to being helped for my
Kutztown education, I also had help here through the Shaffer endowment.
I’d like to be there for someone else.”
— James Johnson ’89 is a member of the College Life Committee.
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CURRENTLY, NORTHAMPTON’S ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM, UNDER
MANNY’S LEADERSHIP, SERVES MORE THAN 3,500 ADULTS ANNUALLY.
REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM REACHED NEARLY $3 MILLION
DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR — AN ASTOUNDING EFFORT.
B Y J A M E S H A R P E R
H e is Manual Gonzalez, Ed.D. In
July of 1999, he became the
Associate Dean for the Center of
Adult Literacy and Basic Workforce
Development at Northampton. In his seven years at NCC, Dr. Gonzalez has served a great number of community residents as director of the department of Adult Literacy, a program that has brought him and the College unprecedented recognition.
When you know his roots, you get to know the man. Manny was born at
St. Luke’s hospital in Bethlehem.This is important information, since his local roots provide a strong motivation for his community commitments and to those he terms as “undeserved.” He is the son of immigrant parents who lacked English skills, with little opportunity to learn.And he saw early in life that education could become his route to eventual success.
From Bethlehem’s Liberty High
School, Manny went a few blocks away to Moravian College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and French
Literature. From Moravian, he took a short trip over the river to the south side of Bethlehem and Lehigh
University.At Lehigh, he completed a master of arts degree in Spanish literature and moved right to Lehigh’s
College of Education to reach his goal of doctor of education, specializing in curriculum and foundations of education. He then decided to experience a year abroad and further explored his interests at the University of Madrid.
He arrived on the Northampton campus
in 1992. Before that, he taught Spanish at Delaware Regional High School and instructed prisoners at the Lehigh
County prison in a special literacy program. Manny reflects that it is a special experience to be locked in a prison cell with 30 men trying to improve their lives and lift their sights through education.
What motivates him?
“It is changing people’s lives. I believe [that I have] a responsibility to open doors and pull other people through.”
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He gets a special sense of satisfaction by attending commencement, which he terms “a ceremony of achievement.”
Currently, Northampton’s adult literacy program, under Manny’s leadership, serves more than 3,500 adults annually.
More than 1,200 adults are enrolled fulltime. Revenue to support the program reached nearly $3 million during this fiscal year — an astounding effort.
Program support comes through grants from a variety of “outside” agencies, including Pennsylvania’s departments of education, welfare, labor and economic development. One can only imagine the changing guidelines that must be followed to make this support possible.
A successful focus for the attainment of grants, Manny notes, is to emphasize
“what works for adult education.” He continues:“I love education for folks who truly deserve it.”
To combat fatigue, to clear the brain, to relieve the stress, he walks daily.And he plays clarinet for the
Easton Municipal Band. Dr. Gonzalez also finds time to volunteer.
He is the chairman of the board of directors of the Council of Spanish
Speaking Organizations. He is also on the board of the Pennsylvania Coalition for Adult Literacy.Whenever possible, he also lends his skills to a variety of county-based organizations that deal in workplace training and welfare-to-work programs. But he is proud to say that his reward in doing what he does is “seeing the tons of people who were trained at Northampton prosper and to have personal remembrance of lives that we changed.”

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T here is a certain feat of magic that Jesse Reno ’96 knows well. He is able to create music — and at the same time — make an entire day disappear.
“I’ve had so many Saturday mornings,” he reflects,“when I’ll walk into the studio, sipping my first cup of coffee. Before I know it, the coffee’s cold, it’s getting dark outside, and I realize
I’ve spent the whole day in my music. It’s wild.” Music is blood to Jesse. He spends every spare minute creating original music or playing with his band.“When I’m not listening to music, I’m playing music,” he says.“And if I’m not doing that, I’m thinking about new ways to play music.”
Jesse Reno is a 1996 graduate of the Radio/TV program. His creative genes are always in motion. He is currently working on five different recording projects as well as performing with his band, fast .“We’ve done CBGB’s (Country, Blue Grass and Blues) club in New York,” he says.“And locally we’ve played Godfrey
Daniels and have a pretty steady date at Second Avenue.The
band’s doing solid things now, and that’s a real up feeling.”
Reno has a genial attitude toward life and people, and his feeling about his job at the College is up as well.
“I’ve been at the College for six years,” says Reno.“I started as a student worker in the Receiving department. Even then I knew it was a great place to work. Decent people, a relaxed environment — you just feel like you’re working with your friends.”When a full-time position opened in Duplicating, Reno didn’t hesitate to apply.“I did have some printing experience,” he says.“But learning the two-color press took some doing. I like to know I’m competent at what I do, and if I’m unsure it kind of freaks me out. Once I got it down though I felt right on about it.”
Jesse Reno contributes to
NCC in many ways. Last
February, Reno’s band put together a concert for the
College Foundation’s
Patrick J. Kraus Freshman
Drawing Competition
Endowment, which provides scholarships to art students. It was a win/win event.“I think playing that concert really helped the band to gel,” he says.“We had maybe 200 people there — all ages.And we just kind of jammed on these improvisational instrumental pieces.
Everybody had a great time — the audience and us. Plus, we raised about $400 for the endowment.”
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L E A D E R S H I P
E nthusiasm and dedication: two traits that identify Tom
Doluisio, the Bethlehem Area
Superintendent of Schools and a
Northampton Community College trustee.The ability to exhibit these traits after 13 years in the superintendent’s chair is truly impressive.
The changing challenges of dealing with a public school system of
Bethlehem’s size might suggest daily frustrations.As the school population grows along with the impact of differing family structures, increasing diversity and societal trends that impact traditional confidence in public school education,Tom sees it all by new ways of “doing business.” And that business means high standards and expectations for the education of all children in Bethlehem’s district.
“One of the biggest changes is that what we teach — the content — is the constant; time is now the variable.This
is a total turnaround from where education was and from where a lot of schools are today,” he says. “We have turned the tide on the ‘dummying down’ of education; if a student needs more time to learn something, then we give the student more time to learn it.
And he or she will learn it.We will not negotiate on that.”
The Doluisio family is local.Tom
graduated from Bethlehem’s Liberty
High School in 1960. From there, his life’s direction has been education.
Going on to a bachelor’s degree in biology and general sciences from Penn
Tom and Marilyn Doluisio met their first day at
Penn State, in September 1960.
State to a master’s in education from
Lehigh University, he was then hired to teach sciences at his own high school alma mater.
Tom’s path took an upward spiral from there: curriculum coordinator at
East Hills Middle School, then, in 1977, director of secondary education, to K to
12 instruction coordinator in 1983, and, the very next year, appointed principal at Liberty High School. Just two years later, after a stint as acting superintendent of schools, the school board knew they had the right person and offered him the position on a full-time basis
Currently, he is in the first year of a new three-year contract.
What are the current challenges?
Tom states that public education is its own worst enemy. It is time to do a better job of marketing to the community.
He says,“When you go to the community, have a plan.And, especially, be honest with the community.” It’s time, he adds, for public education to start justifying itself and worry about what people think of the system. Private schools and proposed voucher systems may hurt, he admits.
People and the business sector have become more discerning and that makes it imperative that public schools become more aggressive and proactive. It is especially helpful to have a good school board (and Tom states that the current Bethlehem board is the best ever).A quality school board, he notes, sets the tone for the district.This is especially true when communicating with the public. He personally spends a great deal of the time “on the stump.”
In life away from the desk, it is family that consumes his time.Tom and
Marilyn have two children; Beth lives in
Carlisle, PA and Michael, an attorney, resides in Yardley, PA.There is great pride in grandparenthood and they have five...four girls and one boy. Other than the NCC board,Tom has served on the boards of the Bethlehem Area
Chamber of Commerce, the Bethlehem
YMCA, Historic Bethlehem, and the area’s public television station,WLVT-TV.
As long as the dynamic individual is in the seat of superintendent,
Bethlehem can be assured of his continuing energy and commitment to all the children who seek to be wholly educated in everyone of the Bethlehem
Area’s schools.
— James L. Harper
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A L U M N I N O T E S
ADVERTISING DESIGN
◆ 1997 Angela Marie Raver was united in marriage to David William
Ware, Jr. on May 22, 1999. She received her bachelor of arts degree in art from
Millersville University and is employed by Wunderler’s Market.Angela and
David live in nearby Bath.
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
◆ 1987 Richard Ross Duckworth and Melissa Carol Weidlick were married on October 24, 1998. Richard is employed by Duckworth Farm.The
couple lives in Belvidere, New Jersey.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
◆ 1989 Keith Davis is an adjunct professor of chemistry at Northampton
Community College.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
◆ 1978 Pamela Hartzell became the bride of Richard Hengstenberger on
September 5, 1998. She works for
Duggan & Marcon, Inc. Pamela and
Richard live in Bethlehem.
◆ 1980 Diane Hamill Metzger received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Bloomsburg University in 1987 with magna cum laude honors followed by a paralegal certification degree from Penn State University in
1988 summa cum laude. In 1995 Diane attained her master’s degree in humanities from the California State University.
◆ 1988 Deborah Jean DeNardo graduated from Moravian College in 1993 with a degree in business administration. She continued her education at the
Temple University School of Law graduating in 1996. She practices law in
Bethlehem specializing in family law, real estate, wills and estates.
◆ 1996 Sharon Lee van Hoekelen and James M. Fazakas, Jr. ’96 were married May 30, 1998 in Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Catholic Church,
Bethlehem. Sharon is a graduate of
Kutztown University and is employed at
Sacred Heart Hospital. James is employed at Day-Timers Inc. Sharon and
James live in Whitehall.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
◆ 1993 Rebecca Lentz is the owner of
Homeowner’s Referral Service. Rebecca provides a free consumer service to property owners who are in need of reputable tradespeople. She credits her success to the various marketing, computer and business courses at NCC that provided her the skills to run a small business. In addition to local newspaper features, she is scheduled for her first television appearance.
◆ Alice Maureen Monahan and
Joseph John Kloss were united in marriage on April 24 in Stroudsburg. She and her husband live in Penn Estates,
East Stroudsburg.
COMMERCIAL ART
◆ 1985 Julia de Beauclair sends her regards to everyone. She has changed her residence this past spring to sunny
San Diego, California.
COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
◆ 1995 Hatice Adar has been working since 1995 as a computer consultant at the Anadolu University in Turkey.
◆ 1997 Ragan L. Rohn became the bride of William G. Schoeller on
September 19, 1998. Ragan spends her work days at Guardian Life Insurance
Company of America. She and her husband live in Easton.
◆ William Michael Koons, Jr.
exchanged wedding vows with Danette
Marie Spanitz on October 24, 1998.
William is an operations coordinator at
C.C. Eastern in Bath.The couple reside in Bethlehem.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
◆ 1983 Melanie E. Miller works at
Lockheed Martin in Gaithersburg,
Maryland. She has been promoted as a staff applications software engineer on the United Kingdom Census Project.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
◆ 1997 Jennifer N. Jacoby is a graduate of the Moravian College Class of 1999.
◆ 1997 Michelle Helen Lalik received her degree magna cum laude this past spring from Moravian College.
◆ Jeffrey Lucas Mutchler married
Kristy Lynn Walp on April 10, 1999. He works for MSG Associates Inc. Jeffrey and Kristy live in Wind Gap.
DATA PROCESSING
◆ 1971 Brian Due was appointed
Enterprise Systems Manager at Victaulic.
Brian is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of
AS/400 enterprise applications and related functions. He is a 20-year veteran of Victaulic.
DENTAL ASSISTING
◆ 1992 Angela Hercik and Joseph
Musike were married on November 21,
1998.Angela works for Dr.Terry
Marcincin of Bethlehem. She and her husband live in Quakertown.
DENTAL HYGIENE
◆ 1980 Roberta Domlesky continued her studies at the Penn State Harrisburg
Campus. She received her bachelor’s degree in public policy.
◆ 1989 Karen Hand is busy with her baby girl, Madison, who was born
September 1, 1998. She is employed by
Dr. John G. Koury of Allentown.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
◆ 1985 Kerri L. Gerencher married
John W. Gerencher on May 1, 1999. She received her bachelor of science degree in sales and marketing from Allentown
College of St. Francis de Sales in
December 1992. Kerri works for Pasteur
Merieux Connaught, where she was
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A L U M N I N O T E S recently promoted to College Health
Specialist, selling and promoting the meningitis vaccine.
◆ 1995 Shawna Reese married D.
Andrew Gibbs ’96 (criminal justice) on June 6, 1998. Shawna has graduated from Moravian College with degrees in psychology and elementary education.
She works for Bright Horizons at
McNeil Consumer Products.Andrew is employed as a police officer for the
Abington Township Police Department.
◆ 1996 Deidre Sacco graduated from
Moravian College in May 1999. She received a bachelor’s degree in
English/Elementary Education. Her student teaching assignment will be at the Cheston Elementary School in
Easton and Steckel Elementary School in Whitehall. Deidre is planning an
October 21, 2000 wedding ceremony.
◆ 1998 Jennifer Lynn Hughes married James Ivins on November 15, 1998.
She is the lead teacher in the 2-year-old classroom at the Bangor Nursery School and Daycare.
EDUCATION
◆ 1970 Weda M. Mosellie is a 1973 graduate of West Chester University.
Weda has spent more than 20 years as an English teacher in secondary education. She has retired from her profession and is busy writing articles for various publications.
◆ 1993 Mark Hippensteal earned a master’s degree in substance abuse counseling. He graduated from
Northeast Louisiana University on
May 15, 1999.
◆ 1997 Elizabeth Anne Marsh and
Jason Michael Ackerman were united in marriage in a June 4, 1999 ceremony.
They live in Erie.
◆ 1997 Kendra Leigh Erdie graduated this past spring from Moravian
College with summa cum laude honors.
◆ Craig F. Benner is a 1999 graduate of Moravian College.
◆ Sherry Lynn Moser has continued her studies after leaving NCC. She is a
1999 graduate of Moravian College.
◆ Jessica A. Bonser became the bride of Dean A. Ceraul on August 29, 1998.
She is employed by Dun & Bradstreet
Associates in Bethlehem.
ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY
◆ 1989 Edward A. Young and Amy
Hagemann were united in marriage in
June 1999. Edward is employed at St.
Luke’s Hospital and lives in Bethlehem with his bride.
◆ Edward R. Bodogh, Jr.
was a graduate in the Class of 1999 at
Moravian College.
FASHION MERCHANDISING
◆ 1991 Lynn Faraldo and Michael
Yacone were married on November 7,
1998. Lynn is a certified respiratory technician at Gnaden Huetten Memorial
Hospital. She and her husband reside in
Lehighton.
FUNERAL SERVICE
◆ 1990 Stephen E. Sonoski is the owner of Gallman Funeral Home, Inc.
in Reading. He became a father for the first time on June 8, 1999 when his daughter, Sydney Kathryn, was born.
GENERAL EDUCATION
◆ 1981 L. Ellen Mizerek-Kistler celebrated her marriage vows with
Howard C. Kistler, Jr. on May 15, 1999.
Ellen has earned her master of business administration in marketing from
Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales on May 22, 1999.
◆ 1988 Brian R. Leidy has joined the
NCC staff as Director of Alumni Affairs and Annual Fund.
GENERAL STUDIES
◆ 1998 Rebecca Kalynych and
David Ahner (liberal arts) were married on May 1, 1999. Rebecca is employed by Via Daycare while David is employed by Guardian Insurance.
They live in Northampton.
◆ Jill Marie Kovach is a 1999 graduate of Moravian College.
◆ Christian F. Martin IV has been appointed to the Board of Directors of
Nazareth National Bank. Chris is chairman and chief executive officer of The
Martin Guitar Company in Nazareth.
◆ Jamie Marie Spengler has received her graduate degree from Moravian
College this past spring.
◆ Melissa Starace has been promoted as Assistant Registrar in the NCC
Records Office.
INTERIOR DESIGN
◆ 1985 Lynnda Patora is employed at Interior Network, Inc., Loma Linda,
California. Her interior design project has been featured in “Inland Empire
Magazine”, which is a Southern
California publication.
◆ 1987 KathyLee Selvaggio has received a merit award in recognition of exceptional service to the National
Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), and its Society of Certified Kitchen
Designers (CKDs) and its Society of
Certified Bathroom Designers (CBDs) in 1998.
◆ 1992 Sharon Hakler Waddell has recently passed the National Council of
Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam which identifies her as a qualified practitioner in the interior design field.
Sharon has also given birth to her first child, Logan David, on December 5,
1998 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
◆ 1992 Roxanne Beck has graduated cum laude from Muhlenberg College in May 1999 with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration with a marketing track. She is a Certified
Construction Technologist (CDT) and is currently the Director of Marketing and Design at Spacesaver Systems of
New Jersey.
LIBERAL ARTS
◆ 1975 Brian P. Geeting continued his studies at St. Louis University. He received a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1977 and a master’s degree in
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A L U M N I N O T E S international business in 1979. He has been working internationally since 1982 in Brazil, Cameroon, Paraguay and
Venezuela. Currently, he is on assignment in Mexico as a contracts manager for Bechtel Corporation. He and his wife,Ana de Katya are the parents of
Kristopher, 8 years old, Kevin Nathanial,
4 years old, and Patrick, 3 years old.
◆ 1989 Michelle Marie Turillo and
Sean Palmer Frame exchanged wedding vows on June 26, 1999. Michelle is employed by KidsPeace Diagnostic
Program. She and her husband reside in
Catasauqua.
◆ 1989 Donna L. B. Gale is a 1996 graduate of Moravian College with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology.
She and her husband, Paul, are the proud parents of one year old, Martina.
Donna is employed as a coordinator for the Lehigh Valley Wraparound Initiative.
◆ 1989 Candy Gorbatchevsky spent five months in Siberia in 1997 volunteering her time with Insight, an international, educational nonprofit human potential organization. She and
Dr. Igor Gorbatchevsky were married on April 11, 1998. Upon returning to the
States, she pursued her studies at Cedar
Crest College and attained her bachelor of arts degree summa cum laude in psychology on May 16, 1999.
◆ 1990 Ann K. Kril graduated from
East Stroudsburg University in 1993 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. Recently she has started her career as a county caseworker for the Northampton County Children,
Youth and Families.Ann and Anthony J.
Wells are planning a December 9, 2000 wedding.
◆ Teresa Antoinette Maier pursued her studies after leaving NCC. She is a
1999 graduate of Moravian College.
◆ Heather Briana Young graduated from Moravian College this past spring.
◆ Edward Bloss has graduated from
Moravian College in 1995 with a bachelor of arts in psychology. He is pursing a master’s degree in social work at the
Marywood University Lehigh Valley campus. Edward intends to graduate in
May 2000. He is employed at the
Monroe County Mental Health/Mental
Retardation office.
MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN
◆ 1992 Kelly L. Fogel and Ronald G.
Andersch were married on September
12, 1998. Kelly is a medical laboratory technician at St. Luke’s Hospital in
Bethlehem. She and her husband live in
Bethlehem.
◆ Erika M. Sarkozy is a graduate of the Class of 1999 at Moravian College.
MEDICAL SECRETARY
◆ 1975 Patricia J. Yastrzebski Heard is employed by Drs. Mark Powell and
Sheila Borick at the Wind Gap Family
Practice in Wind Gap as an HMO coordinator. She lives with her husband, Keith, and their two children, Heather and
Leah, in Bangor.
MULTIMEDIA
◆ 1998 Wayne Murray is working full-time at WSBG-FM in Stroudsburg.
He is the night personality and imaging director.
NURSING PRACTICAL
◆ 1975 Beth L. Holsinger is a staff nurse at the Maine Medical Center in
Portland, Maine. Beth received her bachelor of science in nursing at Saint
Joseph’s College, Standish, Maine. She is currently enrolled in a masters nursing program at the college. In September, she will be teaching junior nursing students from the University of Southern
Maine at the Maine Medical Center.
Saturday, November 6, 1999 - Craft Fair - College Gym
Saturday, November 13, 1999 - Men’s and Women’s Alumni Basketball
Games, College Gym
Tuesday, November 16, 1999 - Student Leaders’ Luncheon, Alumni Hall
Saturday, December 4, 1999 - Alumni Holiday Party for Children - Gym
Snowdate: Saturday, December 11, 1999
Contact the Alumni Office at 610-861-5088 for further information.
NURSING REGISTERED
◆ 1972 Eileen Crowder is the coowner of two business operations that provide education for nurses’ aides and private duty home health service. Eileen has recently been promoted to captain in the Virginia Army National Guard.
◆ 1975 Sandy Mazzeo Williams has received a B.S.N. from George Mason
University with highest distinction in
May 1999.
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A L U M N I N O T E S
◆ 1984 Deb Cesarone works in the Pediatric Unit at Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, Illinois. She has her own consulting business called Asthma
Information Resource. Deb lives with her husband John and their two sons,
Bradley, 11, and Nathan, 7.
◆ 1985 Rosemarie DiFede has recently reentered the nursing field as a registered nurse in the Lehigh Valley.
◆ 1994 Susan E. McKinney gave birth to Caleb Daniel McKinney on June
12, 1999. Susan is employed at Dignita
Hospice Care in Phoenix,Arizona.
◆ 1997 Wendy M. Rush and Jeremy S.
Hoadley were married on May 22, 1999
If you are interested in a reunion with your fellow classmates, contact Betty Drake, 908-859-5744,
Lorraine Rohn, 610-759-066 or
Roger Bernd at 610-865-3489.
in Easton.Wendy is a registered nurse at
Warren Hospital. She and her husband live in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
◆ 1998 Kathleen A. Grant has started her nursing career at St. Luke’s Hospital in the cardiac step down unit under the direction of another NCC graduate,
Eileen Taff ’88 . She also participates in community service activities for St.
Luke’s Hospital.
◆ 1998 Ann M. Miller and Bruce
Osbun, Jr. were united in marriage at
East Stroudsburg United Methodist
Church on September 19, 1998.Ann is employed by the Pocono Medical
Center in East Stroudsburg as a registered nurse. She lives in East
Stroudsburg.
◆ 1999 Debra Pence has received the Clinical Achievement Award at the nursing pinning ceremony on May
26, 1999 for demonstrating excellence and achieving outstanding professionalism during her training in the nursing program.
◆ Rosalinda Gambino and Timothy
M. Reccek exchanged wedding vows on
August 29, 1998. Rosalinda is employed by Easton Hospital as a registered nurse and Timothy is a registered nurse at
Sacred Heart Hospital.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
◆ 1992 Lisa Marie Giovannini and
Stephen M. Speshok were united in marriage on October 3, 1998. Lisa Marie is employed by Coordinated Health
Services. She and Stephen live in
Bethlehem.
◆ 1995 Kristen Marie Dietz and Keith
Wolfinger exchanged their wedding vows on August 22, 1998. Kristen works for the Warren Haven Nursing Home in
Oxford. She lives in Lower Mount
Bethel Township with her husband.
◆ Erica K. Repsher and Gary H.
Smith, Jr. were married on March 27,
1999 in East Stroudsburg. Erica works for Ed’s Family Pharmacy in
Stroudsburg.The couple live in East
Stroudsburg.
◆ Jennifer Braun and Jeffrey Shambo exchanged wedding vows in Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Bath. Jennifer is employed by Guardian Life Insurance
Company of America. Jennifer and
Jeffrey live in Northampton.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION/
LEGAL
◆ 1997 Mary Ann Farace is working for the law firm of Zito, Martino and
Karasek in Bangor. She is planning an
April 8, 2000 wedding to Travis
Crawford.
RADIO/TV
◆ 1985 Joseph G. Konrath, Jr . works as a manager of the micrographic studio at Preservation Resources in Bethlehem.
He and his wife, Mildred, are the parents of one year old, Megan Shealene.
◆ 1991 Matt Snyder works as a micrographic scanning technician for
Preservation Resources in Bethlehem.
He is the cover artist for the Museum of Bad Arts 2000 Calendar, featuring a pastel drawing of Joan Crawford.
◆ 1994 Jose Acosta has produced films, such as Cardinal Sin and Eraser, on the Web. Jose lives in Phillipsburg,
New Jersey.
◆ 1998 Sarah Morris is employed by
Blue Ridge Communications for TV13 in
Stroudsburg as a full-time videographer for news.
RADIOGRAPHY
◆ 1990 Wayne B. Wallace, D.C.
is a self-employed chiropractor in practice with his wife, Dr. Heidi Walter. He received his chiropractic degree from
New York Chiropractic College on
December 1, 1997.The Wallaces are the proud parents of Jenny Rose, born on
July 1, 1999.
◆ 1995 John Eric Frable was united in marriage with Allison Beth Bauman on October 3, 1998. John is employed as a radiologic technologist at Easton
Hospital.The couple live in Wind Gap.
SECRETARIAL SCIENCE/
LEGAL
◆ 1985 Bettina Bubba and Isaac
Mahaffey, Jr. were married in April 1999.
Bettina is a paralegal at the law office of
Steven B. Molder, Esquire of Easton.The
newlyweds live in Palmer Township.
◆ 1987 Kimberly Colyer-Williams became the bride of Randy C.Williams
on April 11, 1999. Kimberly works for
Robert Half International Inc. in
Arlington,Virginia as a senior staffing manager.
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HIGH-IMPACT RÉSUMÉS
AND COVER LETTERS
Learn how to organize your skills and qualifications in the best résumé format to effectively market yourself. Then top off your résumé with a well-designed cover letter.
Monday, November 1 6 -7:30 p.m.
YOU’RE HIRED!
Learn how to prepare for a successful interview experience — how to make a good first impression, how to handle problems with lack of experience, when to bring up pay and much more.
Wednesday, November 17
6 -7:30 p.m.
All workshops are FREE of charge to students and alumni of Northampton
Community College. Please call Career
Services at 610-861-5344 to reserve a space.
A L U M N I N O T E S
◆ 1988 Nancy Bonfanti is a homemaker and the mother of three children, Maria Emma, born March 25,
1998, Brett, 5 years old and Ryan who will be 3 years old in September.
◆ 1988 Diane M. Klein works for
Marks, McLaughlin & Dennehy law firm in Danville since 1988. She has celebrated the birth of her first child, Zachary
William, on January 3, 1999.
SOCIAL WORK
◆ 1997 Dana Lynn Kabilko has graduated with cum laude honors at
Moravian College in 1999.
SPORT MANAGEMENT
◆ 1996 Michael Everett Stickler and Kristie Lynn Best were united in marriage on April 10, 1999. Michael is a credit manager for Warren Distributor in
Flanders, New Jersey. Michael and
Kristie live in Bethlehem.
I N M E M O R I A M
◆ Stephanie Lalka Stephanie, who worked at NCC from 1971-
1985, was the first swirchboard operator at the College. Later in her career, she worked in the College library. She died Oct. 3.
◆ Jamie Moe NCC Alumni Jamie
Moe died Saturday,August 28, 1999.
Many will remember her as an honor student, artist, actor in the
NCC theater and aid/tutor in the learning center. She was also a strong community leader, having worked with Girl Scouts, Clean
Water Action and many more. She was expected to graduate from
Cedar Crest College this December.
G rab your mouse and visit NCC’s new home page
<www.northampton.edu> which was successfully launched in October. The six-month project included the teamwork of 25 faculty and staff members and includes a new navigation scheme, more than 100 new pages, features, online admissions application and other forms, and links to existing pages and other sites.The site includes all new content, written specifically for the Web and was provided by members of the faculty and staff “Web Team.”
Launch of the new home page is the first phase of the three-phase project which includes design, training and maintenance. Members of the Marketing and Publications
Office, with the support of the Data Management
Committee, are working with MRB Communications, a Web design and marketing firm who specializes in educational
Web sites, on the project.
The new site serves as a foundation for further growth and sets the navigation scheme and overall tone of the site.
Highlights of the new home page include:
1.“Especially for” sections for Students, Parents,Alumni.
2. On-line admissions application form.
3. On-line request for information form.
4. E-mail mail lists for Admissions and Alumni.
5. Social and cultural events calendars.
6. Student section.
7.Community and Professional Development section.
Phase II (training) will be underway in the next three weeks and will include custom training on the NCC site.
Phase III will begin immediately following.
Additional work is scheduled to continue throughout the year and will include areas within the credit and community education areas of the College.
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F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T
T ogether as a board, we accomplished much this year, including completion of the critical components of our three-year long-range plan (1997-1999), remaining close to our mission, and building a stronger Foundation staff.
I am proud to work with a team of talented and dedicated people who comprise the Foundation Board.
I’d like to take a moment here to list the five priorities which were included in the NCC Foundation’s long-range plan. Each priority included a number of tactics which were carried out by a number of volunteers:
1. Raise awareness among current and prospective donors and future Foundation leadership of Northampton Community College, its financial needs and its value to the community.
2. Cultivate individuals and corporations and prepare them for a significant gift.
3. Grow and fund a more effective fundraising organization.
4. Evaluate funding needs from Northampton Community College and prioritize the use of resources.
5. Manage the Foundation endowments and resources.
The objectives within the plan hold close to the Foundation’s Mission:
The Northampton Community College Foundation raises, invests and manages private resources for the benefit of Northampton
Community College, its students and staff.
As part of an effort to build a stronger Foundation staff, a full-time professional was hired to focus on major gift support.
Michael E. Nagel, Senior Planned and Major Gifts Officer, brought substantial experience with him from Lehigh University when he joined the NCC staff. Nagel has directed his efforts toward identifying and securing major gift sources.
During the year, change also occurred in the area of fund-raising events.This year, the Foundation Board began to work on re-engineering the Fall version of it’s highly successful “Classical Cuisine” event. It was decided that rather than investing resources in increasing the number of “Classical Cuisine” events, the event itself would be changed to accommodate a greater number of community supporters.
I am also pleased to report that resources directed into scholarships for students has increased and in 1999–2000, we expect to award scholarships to more than 180 NCC students.
I thank each and every one of you who have supported Northampton Community College in a number of different and important ways and I invite you to read the names of hundreds of generous people who have helped to make a difference at Northampton.
Paul Mack
Chair
Northampton Community College Foundation
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F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T
Funds were transferred to the College for use in the following areas:
Scholarships &
Student Work Study . . . . . . . . .$212,300
Faculty Development . . . . . . . . . 37,200
Library,Academic, and Student Services
Program Equipment/
Capital Improvements . . . . . . . .163,300
Technology Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,100
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,500
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999
Fund Balance July 1, 1998 . . . . $6,786,813
Unrestricted Funds . . . . . . . . . $ 226,166
Restricted Funds - Awards . . . .
Restricted Funds - Non Awards
Loan Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,804
94,316
337
18,012
Quasi-Endowment Funds . . . .
58,223
Endowment Funds . . . . . . . . .
233,198
25th Anniversary Funds . . . . . .
177,286
Title III Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123,825
Housing Rental . . . . . . . . . . . .
611,787
Total Receipts . . . . . . . . . . .$1,552,954
Administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,008
Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,044
Charitable Annuities . . . . . . . . . . .
5,364
Fund Raising Expenses:
Culinary Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . .
7,001
Golf Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . 11,120
Art Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,239
Great Gatsby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .625
Presidential Discretionary . . . . . . .
8,388
Alumni Walkway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,282
Awards Scholarships & Expenses .
2,350
Ceil O’Grady Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,167
Cohen Lecture Series . . . . . . . . . .
7,299
Bernard Cohen Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Project Aware Scholarships . . . . . . . . 750
Lectures in Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Binney & Smith Merit Scholarship . 6,600
Housing Expenditures . . . . . . . . . 547,736
Total Disbursements . . . . . . .$ 679,507
Unrestricted Funds . . . . . . . . . . .$ 200,725
Restricted Funds - Awards . . . . . . . .
500
Restricted Funds - Non Awards . . 139,284
Loan Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capital Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Quasi Endowment Funds . . . . . . . . 5,495
Endowment Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,444
25th Anniversary Funds . . . . . . . . . .70,299
Title III Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,752
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998
Book Value % of Total
The Common Fund
Short Term
Investment . . . . . . $ 478,400 3.72%
Equity . . . . . . . . . . . 1,471,200 29.28%
Equity Income . . . . . 1,512,600 25.81%
International Equity .
403,900 7.25%
Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,036,600 33.55%
Global Bond . . . . . . . . . . .
— —
State of Israel Bonds 50,000 0.39%
Total Invested . . $ 7,952,700
Investment Income and Rate of Return
Short Term
Investment . . . . . . . $ 23,100
Equity . . . . . . . . . . . .
51,700
4.96%
1.56%
Equity Income . . . . . .
64,400
International Equity . .
16,500
Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,800
Global Bond . . . . . . .
40,803
State of Israel Bonds .
4,000
2.19%
2.03%
6.15%
4.26%
8.00%
Total Income . . . . $ 420,303
Income Rate of Return . . . . . . .
Total Rate of Return . . . . . . . . .
100%
3.54%
9.33%
Total Transfers . . . . . . . . . $ 555,874
Total Disbursements and
Transfers . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,235,381
Net Increase for the Year . $ 317,573
Equity . . . . . . . . . . $ 411,200
Equity Income . . . .
307,100
International Equity 86,900
Bond . . . . . . . . . . .
(142,200)
Global Bond . . . . . .
24,400
Fund Balance
June 30, 1999 . . . . . . $ 7,104,386
Total Gain . . . . . . .$ 687,400
F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T
Name of Fund Year Established
The Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center
Student Tuition Aid Endowment
Alumni Association Endowment
1989
1985
American Federation of Teachers
Local 3579 Scholarship Endowment
American Society for Industrial Security
Scholarship
1983
Arcadia Foundation Scholarship Endowment
Athletic Equipment Endowment
Auto Technology Quasi-Endowment
David M. Bolasky Scholarship Endowment
1998
1998
1985
1997
August J. Buzas Scholarship Endowment
Caesars/Northampton Community College
Work Scholarship
Janet Christopher Scholarship Endowment
1995
1988
1997
1997
1989 Laverne G. Clark Scholarship Endowment
Caroline S. Q. Coddington Medical Radiography
Program Student Tuition Aid Endowment for Easton Hospital
Michael (“Baskets”) Caruso Memorial Endowment
Martin Cohen Family Scholarship Endowment
1988
1998
1995
Caitlin and Mary Conaway Scholarship Endowment 1998
Cook Family Endowment
Drs. Edward B. and Arnold R. Cook
1982
1988 High School Scholarship Award Endowment
Culinary Arts and Restaurant/Hospitality
Management Endowment
Dental Auxiliaries Equipment Endowment
1990
1990
Dorene DiStefano Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Endowment
Ruth and Roger Dunning Scholarship Endowment
Early Childhood Education Endowment
Easton Hospital Nursing Tuition Aid Endowment
William A. Foltz Scholarship Endowment
Funeral Service Education Endowment for
Academic Achievement
1994
1998
1989
1989
1995
1989
1986 Funeral Service Equipment Endowment
General Scholarship Endowment
Grabar-Lucas American Legion and
James P. Gahagan, Jr. Scholarship Endowment
Richard D. Herman, M.D., Radiologic Technology
Scholarship Endowment (formerly Radiologic
Technology Endowment, 1981)
Herbert Holland Dental Auxiliaries
1993
1991
Scholarship Endowment
Hughes Foundation Scholarship Endowment
International Student Endowment
Job Training Endowment
Alexander Craig Kennedy Memorial Endowment
1989
1989
1988
1989
1983
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Name of Fund
Craig A. Kennedy Scholarship Endowment
Year Established
1988
Sharon & Kenneth Kochey Scholarship Endowment 1997
Catherine D. Edelman Kratzer Scholarship
Endowment
Patrick J. Kraus Freshman Drawing
1994
Competition Endowment
Landscaping Endowment
Floyd R. Lear Jr. Memorial Endowment
Lehigh Valley Dental Societies Scholarship
1990
1983
1985
Endowment for Dental Auxiliaries Students
Lehigh Valley Dental Alliance Tuition
1989
Assistance Program Endowment 1989
Lehigh Valley Hospital Student Tuition Aid Endowment 1989
Library Endowment
Library Technical Assistant Endowment
1986
1981
Deborah A. Libricz Early Childhood
Education Scholarship
Mack Family Scholarship Endowment
1993
1989
Chris Martin and Diane Repyneck Endowment 1999
Sylvia Maurer Scholarship Endowment
Owen McCall Endowment
Meridian Bank Community Partnership
Fund Endowment
1984
1997
Sylvia Miller Scholarship Endowment
Gwen and John Michael Endowment
Muhlenberg Hospital Center Nursing Student
Tuition Aid Endowment
1989
1998
1999
Cecilia M. O’Grady Scholarship Endowment
Clinton Budd Palmer Memorial Scholarship
Endowment
Palmeri Scholarship Endowment
Brenda Paulich Memorial Endowment
Pearson Endowment
1989
1998
1979
1990
1997
1990
Rotary Club of Northampton Scholarship Endowment 1989
Hal Shaffer Executive in Residence Memorial
Endowment
Shaffer Endowment in Support of Child Care
Slate Belt Scholarship Endowment
Blanca Smith Scholarship Endowment
1985
1993
1988
1999
Student Senate Scholarship Endowment
Student Services Endowment
1987
1987
Ronald L.Taylor Family Scholarship Quasi-Endowment 1993
Guy Tomaino Memorial Firefighters Endowment 1982
Wallace & Watson Architectural
Studies Scholarship Endowment
Ralph H.Walters Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Beverly Weaver Scholarship Endowment
Gary S.Wogenrich Scholarship Endowment
Mary Ann Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship
1988
1995
1990
1995
1982
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F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T
From all sources, the
Northampton Community
College Foundation raised
$1,066,972.12 in gifts and pledges during the 1998-99 year.
The breakdown is as follows:
Annual Fund . . . . .$368,282.68
Private Foundations
Support . . . . . . . . .$214,000.00
In-Kind Gifts . . . . .$426,365.50
Other Gifts . . . . . .$ 58,323.94
A comprehensive listing follows.
The Cornerstone Society is a giving society for members who have given, or have caused to have given $10,000 or more to the Foundation. Members include:
1983
Dr. & Mrs.Arnold R. Cook
Mrs. Mildred D. Kennedy
Mr. Floyd R. Lear III
(for the Lear Family)
Mrs. Clinton Palmer
1984
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Cohen
1985
Dr. & Mrs. Edward B. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Shaffer
1986
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer D. Gates
1987
Mr. & Mrs. Lester S. Pearson
1988
Dr. Kathryn Krausz Holland
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Kennedy
1989
Mr. & Mrs.August J. Buzas
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Kochey
1990
Mr. Hall Weaver
1991
Marie Matyas
Mr. & Mrs. Herman B.Waldman
1992
Mr. George J. Libricz
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L.Taylor
1994
Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kopecek
Dr.Aaron Litwak
Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Mack
Mr. & Mrs. Donald H.Trautlein
Mrs. Margaret R.Walters
1995
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Caruso
Mr. & Mrs. Martin D. Cohen
Nancy B. Foltz
Dr. Arthur L. Scott &
Susan K. Kubik
Nancy A.Taylor
1996
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Lipkin
Patricia B. Herman
Vincent Kratzer
Gerald O’Grady
Carol Wogenrich
1997
Mrs. Brenda Bolasky
Ron & Pat DiStefano
Chris Martin, IV &
Diane Repyneck, ’77
Mr. & Mrs. John Michael
Mr. & Mrs. Hap Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. George Wolf
1998
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Dunning
Mr. Brian & Mrs. Denise
McCall, ’75
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rogers
This past year, the Northampton
Community College Foundation received $214,000 in pledges and commitments from the following
Foundations:
$10,000+
Dr.Aaron M. Litwak
MCS Industries, Inc./
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Master
NCACC Alumni Association
Piercing Pagoda, Inc.
Arcadia Foundation
Donley Foundation
East Stroudsburg Savings
Association Foundation
Hughes Foundation, Inc.
Lehigh Valley Community
Foundation
Pittsburgh Conference
Walter and Alma Bastian
Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Special planned and major gifts were received from:
The Kiwanis Club of Bethlehem
Dr. Jack & Mrs. Evelyn Cole
Berte & Bernie Cohen
Foundation
Binney & Smith, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Caruso
Hughes Foundation
Lehigh Valley Hospital
The Mack Printing Group/
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mack
Mr. Christian F. Martin &
Ms. Diane S. Repyneck
Mr. & Mrs. Harold A.Wagner
Waldman Charitable Trust
One of the most thoughtful contributions an individual can make is a gift in memory of a relative or friend. A memorial gift is an appropriate way to recognize someone’s life and accomplishments. In 1998-99, the Foundation received gifts in memory of these individuals who passed away during the year:
$2,500 - $4,999
Britech, Inc./Mr. & Mrs. Brian
McCall, ’75
Country Meadows of Bethlehem
Kiwanis Club of Bethlehem
Lafayette Ambassador Bank
Martin Cohen Foundation/
Mr. & Mrs. Martin D. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. John Eureyecko
Omnipoint Communications, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. David Shaffer, ’77
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L.Taylor
The Express-Times
Victaulic Company of America Jeffrey Baylor
Dr. Edward B. Cook
Eleanor Herman
John Kopecek
Duke Krauss
Joseph Risbon
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F E A T U R E
W hen asked why East
Stroudsburg Savings
Association Foundation has put
Northampton Community College on the top of its list of beneficiaries
W. Jack Wallie wasted no time in offering his response. “Both the college and our Association have a single-minded dedication to our community,” the ESSA president and chief executive officer said.
ESSA recently demonstrated that commitment by pledging a gift of
$150,000 to NCC’s new academic building now under construction in
Tannersville. And the respected financial institution put an exclamation point on that philosophy by targeting the gift to build the Community Room in the 20,000 square foot facility.
The ESSA Foundation was established in January 1998
“to make investments in the progress of the greater Pocono region,” says Richard E. Talbot, vice president and assistant secretary. As a local financial institution we are well positioned to help our community develop lasting solutions to critical and complex problems, he added.
The ESSA board of directors has dedicated 10 percent of the Association’s annual net profit to fund the
Foundation. If approved funding requests are less than the annual contribution, the Foundation’s assets will be allowed to grow for future needs.
To maximize the impact of the
ESSA Foundation, its bylaws list five primary areas for targeting its funds: housing, parks and recreation, community health, the arts, and education. In addition, the Foundation will look to “leverage” its philanthropic giving though additional public or private funding opportunities.
Founded in 1916, ESSA is the oldest bank in Monroe County. Some
123 employees serve customers in its
12 branch offices. To make it easier for its customers to bank, ESSA has placed five of its offices in supermarkets throughout the county. That innovation makes banking with ESSA a seven-day a week reality.
“As a bank focused on customer service we have been a leader in telephone banking with our TeleBank ® product, and we’re about to introduce Internet banking as well,” Wallie said.
As Monroe County’s largest mortgage lender, ESSA is an important player in the “hardware” of the community
... Its land and structures. With this major commitment to NCC, it is making a statement of its concern in the
“software”...the people and organizations that make it a wonderful place to live, work, play, and learn!
— By Chuck Genna
$1,000 - $2,499
Adams Foundation, Inc.
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E.Ashman
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Barnette
Mr. & Mrs. Jack O. Beamer
Brown Daub Chevrolet-
Oldsmobile-Volvo
Dr. Catherine V. Chew
Coachmen Industries, Inc.
Cooper Power Systems
Mr. Fred Cort
Dazzlers
DeWalt R.V., Inc.
Mr. Scott & Mrs. Cathy Fainor
Filmtech Corporation
Follett Corporation/
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Follett
G. Edwin Pidcock Company
GMAC Mortgage Company
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Hannig
Mr. & Mrs. Fred G. Harvey
Mr. & Mrs.William F. Hecht
Inverness Corporation
Dr. & Mrs. George M. Joseph
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Kennedy
Knopf Corporation
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Kochey
Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kopecek
Mr.William H. & Mrs. Patti A. Lehr
Mr. & Mrs.Timothy Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil D. Lipkin
Ms. Lisa Marie McCauley
Media Camping Center
Michael Anthony Jewelers, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John Michael
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
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F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T
Drs. Robert & Rosemary
Mundhenk
Mr. Gerald J. O’Grady
PA Funeral Directors Association
PP&L, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Palmer, ’77
Dr. Jacqueline Parker
Pentamation Enterprises
Ms. Linda Perin
Pocono Mountains
Chamber of Commerce
Pocono Record
Prime Time Manufacturing, Inc.
R. L. Hammer Electric, Inc.
Senator Jeanette &
Atty. Nathan Reibman
Rexroth Corporation
Dr. & Mrs. Richard C.
Richardson, Jr.
Rodale Press
Saucon Mutual Insurance
Company
Mr.Arthur R. Schisler
Dr.Arthur L. Scott &
Ms. Susan K. Kubik
Dr. Barry Silver
Society of Manufacturing
Engineers
Sumers Optical/EMS
The Guardian Life Insurance
Company
The Woodring-Roberts
Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Till
Mr. & Mrs. Donald H.Trautlein
Vicjah Corporation
Mr. James & Mrs. Cynthia
Waddington
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J.Waldrop
Wallace & Watson Associates
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E.Wilkes
Mr. & Mrs George T.Wolf
Young Volkswagen
$500 - $999
Mr. & Mrs. Forest L. Barbee
Mr.Thomas E. & Mrs. Eleanor E.
Baylor
Mr.William F. Bearse
Dr. & Mrs.William F. Boucher
Mr.Timothy & Mrs. Karen
Brady, ’74
Dr. Frank Capobianco
Mrs. Margaret McGuire-Closson
& Mr. Clyde F. Closson
Dr. Jack E. & Mrs. Evelyn Cole
Comfort Inn of Bethlehem
Connell Funeral Home
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Connell
Dr.Arnold R. Cook
Mrs. Helen G. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick R. Curcio, Sr.
Damon Corporation
Attorney & Mrs. Raymond
J. DeRaymond
Ms. Maria Teresa Donate &
Mr. Ricardo Orench
Eastern PA Funeral Directors
Association
Fishburn Realty Company
Mr. Carl N. Fretz
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Kathleen D.
Friedenberg
Fromm Electric Supply Company
Mr. Ronald W. & Mrs. Gail E.
Fuchs, ’92
Mr. C.Thomas Fuller
GPU Energy
Mr. Douglas C. Green, ’84
Mr. & Mrs.William F. Hecht
Mrs. Patricia B. Herman
John D. Roba Company, Inc.
Keller Marine Service, Inc.
Keystone Dodge, Inc.
Keystone Savings Bank
Lehigh Valley Dental Hygienists
Association
Dr. & Mrs.Arthur I. Larky
Mr. Brian R. Leidy, ’88
Ms. Jean Lewis
Mr. Steven Matzen
Mr. Jose R. Mendez
Monaco Coach Corporation
NCACC SADHA/JADA
NCC Student Senate
NCC Management Network Club
NCC Office & Clerical Staff
Mr. Michael & Mrs. Lynn Nagel
Parkland Dental Center
Dr. & Mrs. Paul E. Pierpoint
Pocono Builders Association
Recreation Vehicle Industry
Association
Ms. Helen Elizabeth Smith
Mr. Glenn & Mrs. Donna G.
Taggart, ’73
Mr.Tom Tenges
Mr.Tim Umstead
Mr.Thomas W.Tully
Twin Rivers Community Bank
Dr. & Mrs. John H. Updegrove
Ms. Aurora L.Weaver
Dr. & Mrs. James G.Whildin
Ms. Helene M.Whitaker
Mr. & Mrs. Zoland Z. Zile
$250 - $499
Mr. James H.Agger
Aurafin LLC
Mrs. Jane L.Auvil, ’77
Mrs. Debra A. Balsbaugh-Inhof, ’79
Mr. George C. Bartholomew
Bethlehem Gallery of Floors
Bethlehem Soccer Club
Mr. Paul A. & Mrs. Nancy E.
Bouis, ’95
Boyle Associates
Ms. Carolyn M. Brady
Mr. Donald K. Bray, ’91
Dr. Elizabeth E. Burke, ’73
C. C., Inc. Construction Services
Chadwick Telephone
Mr. Donald Cherkis, ’84
Circa Architects & Planners
Mr. L.William Clark
Mrs. Nancy S. Clark
Mr.Thomas J. Conarty
Mr. Charles E. Conaway
Ms. Charlene Cooney
Corporate Enviornments
Ms. Josephine F. Cusano, ’72
Mr. & Mrs.Walter Dealtrey
Deiter Brothers Fuel
Mr. Scott E. M. Denardo
Mr. & Mrs. J.Anthony Donaldson
Eastern PA Chapter — American
Institute of Architects
Mr. Salvador Espinosa
Mr.Warren M. Farnell, ’92
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey P. Feather
Ms. Deane L. Feeley, ’82
Attorney Dennis F. Feeley
Mr. & Mrs. Rex A. Freeman
G & J’s Pit Stop, Inc.
Ms. Rebecca Gorton
Mr. David E. Goss
Greyhound Camps
Ms. Shirley M. Hahn, ’75
Ms. Carolyn H. Holmfelt
Mr. Richard M. & Mrs. Patricia
E. Hurd
Mr. Joseph M. Inhoff, Jr.
Integrated Asset Management,
Inc.
Mr. Jose J. Jimenez, ’98
Mr. Jim, ’89 & Mrs. Barb Johnson
Mr.Winfield, ’79 & Mrs. Margaret
Keck
Kelly Car & Truck Center
Mr. & Mrs. Nicolas W. Khoury, ’80
Mrs. Susan Koss, ’85
Mr.Vincent Kratzer
Leo Wolleman, Inc.
Mr. Douglas R. Litzenberger, ’80
Mr. J.Wilbur Mack
Majestic Athletic
Ms. Patricia A. Marshall, ’79
Mr. Steven D. & Mrs. Marilyn A.
Mehas, ’81
Merchants National Bank
Mr. Jose A. Morales, ’76
Mr. Dan & Mrs. Donna
Mulholland
NCACC CHARTS
NCACC International Students
NCC AIAS
NCC Le Cercle Francais
Mr. Ernest J. Nadenichek, ’88
National City Mortgage Company
Oroamerica, Inc.
Ms. Roseann Palsi
Mr. Richard Penske
Phi Theta Kappa
Mr. & Mrs. R. Dean Pine
RC Cement Company, Inc.
Mr.Anthony G. & Mrs. Rita G.
Rampulla
Mr. & Mrs.Albert M. Reed
Mr. Jesse James Reno, ’96
Ms. Renee Saleh
Mr. Joel E. Serfass
Service Tire Truck Center
Dr. Chester A. & Mrs. Elizabeth
M. Shadle
Ms. Carol A. Siegfried
Mr. Gary L. Smith
Speck Plastics, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Karl A. Stackhouse
Mr. Craig L. Supers
Trans-Bridge, Inc.
The Camera Shop, Inc.
Thoreau Veterinary Hospital, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. James A.Tomasetti
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn C.Wightman
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F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T
$125 - $249
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Achenbach
Ms. Joyce I.Ahles, ’70
Aykroyd Hardware/Peter
Mickolay
Mr. John E. & Mrs. Donna M.
Barnum, ’76
Dr. Christine Beck
Mr. Philip D. Beck
Ms. Frances M. Bedics
Ms. Darlene M. Bell, ’86
Benco Dental Supply Company
Bethlehem Chapter of Unico
Carl R. Bieber, Inc.
Dr. Jeffrey Blinder
Ms. Pamela K. Boland, ’72
Ms. Patricia M. Boulous, ’82
Ms.Veronica R. Boyajian, ’96
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin C. Boylston
Mr. Kenneth D. Buck, ’75
Mr. David & Mrs. Jill Bugby, ’88
Mr. Dale W. Campbell
Mr. Marion H. Campbell
Ms. Cynthia J. Claus, ’88
Mr. Barry R. Clauser, ’74
Delhigh Power Squadron
Mr. Ronald E. & Mrs. Patricia
A. DiStefano
Ms.Anita M. Dickson
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Doluisio
Mr. James P. Durnin
Easton Cardiovascular
Easton Chapter of Unico
Ms. Lisa Eaton
Edwards Business Machines
Mr. Paul J. Feldman
Mr. Michael S. Frace, ’95
Mr.William Gieske, ’78
Mr. Christopher R. Green
Honorable Richard D. &
Mrs. Lee T. Grifo
Haff Hospital Nursing Alumni
Association
Drs. Raymond & Sally Haggerty
Ms. Doris E. Haupt
Mr. Gary L. Hartney, ’86
Mr. Lee & Mrs. Charlotte Herman
Hornung Warner Architects, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth B. Irvine
Ms. Maureen Jordan
Mr. Peter D. & Mrs. Sarah B.
Jubinski
Mr. & Mrs. Craig C. Kilpatrick
Mrs. Susan M. Klinger, ’97
T he way Ron Taylor sees it, you can learn a lot on a golf course.
“You can find out so much about a person in just a few hours — how they handle adversity, if they can count, if they are honest, and how they get along with others,” he explained.
Because of this belief, Taylor has made many personal connections on the fairways over the years. One such connection occurred on the fourth hole of the Silver Creek Country Club in the mid
‘80s. “I was playing in a tournament and [former
NCC Foundation board member] Chuck Stehly ‘77 said there’s a lady on the next hole you’ve got to meet,” Taylor said.
The lady Taylor was introduced to was NCC’s
Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Susan
K. Kubik. After learning about the College through
Kubik and President Robert J. Kopecek, Taylor and his wife, Fran, began what would become a lasting and rewarding relationship with NCC. The relationship has included a spot on the Foundation Board and on several committees for Ron, in addition to numerous donations to fund scholarships and other College endeavors.
As a working student in night school, Ron Taylor solidified his belief that students — including his own children — should help pay for their own educations. At Northampton, the Taylors were able to fund scholarships that fit this goal.“We wanted to help students who help themselves,” Ron Taylor said.
At a Foundation Board dinner last year, the Bethlehem-area couple learned of a group of people who are having trouble going to school — nontraditional women. The Taylors decided to pursue developing a scholarship for them. “These women are dedicated and devoted students,” Ron Taylor said. “For whatever reason, some may not have good breaks in life. They just need someone to help.”
The Taylors thrive on human interaction and their strong belief in helping others. In addition to hosting more than 200 guests from all over the world in their homey Lower
Saucon Township house each year, they’ve carved themselves a prominent niche in the community through volunteer work with several service organizations. Ron Taylor, executive vice president of REEB Millwork Corp. in Bethlehem, is involved with the Rotary Club and the Private Industry Council, to name a few, and his wife of 32 years volunteers in the
Banana Factory gift shop. And, of course, Ron Taylor can always be found at the
Foundation’s annual golf tournament, trying for his first hole-in-one.
The Taylors’ busy lifestyle allows them to meet a wide variety of people, but they say that some of the most special people they meet are NCC scholarship recipients.
“It’s such a wonderful feeling,” said Ron Taylor. “When we hear what it means to them, we want to give all we can afford.”
— By Sandra M. Stahl
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F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T
Mr. Ronald E. Kosman, ’86
Dr. Charles E. Kovar
Mr. Edward S. Kozlowski
Ms.Victoria I. Leach
Mrs. Jean E. Lobb
Dr. Patricia A. Ludwig
Mr. John V. Lunsford
Ms. Susan L. Lutz, ’90
Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc.
Mr. Mary Sinibaldi Mancino
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Mathisen
Ms. Patricia A. Mathisen, ’80
Mr. Daniel D. Mayrosh, ’72
Dr. & Mrs. Leon J. McGready
Mr.Alan R. Mease, ’95
Ms. Onalee R. Mease, ’94
Merry Maid, Inc.
Ms. Susan Andrea Miller, ’79
Attorney & Mrs.William
K. Murphy
NCACC Funeral Service
NCACC Nursing Student
Organization
NCC Early Childhood Association
NCC Horizons for Youth
NCC Social Activities
Dr. Moosa Najmi
Mr. & Mrs.Tom S. Nickas
Nor-Cor Federal Credit Union
Piadesign, Inc.
Mr. Joseph T. Posh
Mrs. Sandra Preis
Dr. Dominick Raso
Mr. & Mrs. H. Marvin Riddle, III
Mr. Norman R. Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Roland
Roseto Chapter of Unico
Ms. Brenda S. Rundle, ’91
Ms.Terri L. Savage, ’92
Ms. Kimberly S. Setzer, ’87
Ms. Marie F. Sterlein, ’83
Mr. Gary J. Stolz, ’78
Ms.Theresa Marie Stover
Mrs. Rita J. Straub, ’85
Tarkett, Inc.
Ms. Regina V. Tauke
Ms.Tamara Tucker, ’87
Mr. Ronald D.Wagner, ’82
Ms. Deborah S.Weaver
Mr. John H.Weaver
Dr. & Mrs. Philip J.Wiegand
Ms. Marie Wilson
Mrs. Carol A.Wogenrich, ’86
Mr. & Mrs. J. Marshall Wolff
Xerox Corporation
Mrs. Gina Young
Mr. Gregory G.Young
Mr. John N. Zieserl, III, ’69
Mr. Kent B. Zimmerman
$1 - $124
AAA East Penn
Dawud Abdur-Rahkman, ’97
Mrs. Barbara A.Abel
Mr. Edwin E.Abel, Jr., ’72
Accurate Recovery Systems
Mr. Earl R.Ackerman
Mr. Jan James Ackerman
Ms. Mary Sue Ackerman, ’91
Mr. Robert A.Ackerman, ’94
Ms. Barbara A.Adamcik
Mr. Joseph Adamcik
Ms.Angela B.Adams
Ms. Elizabeth C.Adams
Ms. Jennaver L.Adams, ’94
Ms. Sharon L.Ahmed
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D.Ahner
Ms. Suzanne Elizabeth Ahuja, ’80
Ms. Krisann J.Albanese, ’88
Albarell Electric, Inc.
Mrs. Mary Ann Albarell, ’71
Mr. Francis M.Albarelli, ’70
Mrs. Carolyn F.Albert, ’88
Ms. Deborah L.Albert, ’71
Mrs. Christine E.Albright, ’80
Ms. Roberta Alessi
Ms. Kathleen A.Alexander, ’91
Ms. Karen A.Allwein, ’86
Mr. Randall L.Altemose, ’81
Mr.William H.Altemose
Ms. Roseanne M.Amano, ’99
Ms.Tina Amato
Ms. Dorothy M.Ambrosino, ’90
Mr. Robert R.Amelio, Jr., ’80
American Thermoplastic
Mrs. Patrice R.Amin, ’74
Ms. Margaret A.Anderson, ’72
Mr. & Mrs. David C.Andre
Mr. Clyde C.Andrews
Ms. Lois I.Andrews, ’84
Ms. Cathleen P.Anfuso-
Moroney, ’94
Mrs.Traci Anfuso-Young, ’87
Mr. Neil L.Angst
Mr. Brian Anthony, ’83
Mrs. Carol J.Antos, ’89
Ms. Penny Apenel
Mr. Dennis John Aranyos, ’69
Mr.Arner
Mrs. Catherine A.Arner
Ms. Linda N.Arra
Mr. Richard J. & Mrs. Claire L.
Ashby, Jr
Ms. Debra J.Ashton, ’87
Mrs. Nancy Assise
Ms. Constance Athanasiou, ’91
Ms.Virginia M.Ayars, ’78
Dr. Michael A. Babyak, ’85
Mr. Frederick A. Bachl
Mr. Robert Scott Bachman, ’78
Mr. Douglas B. Badger, ’83
Mr.William & Mrs. Florence
Badnaruk
Mr. Robert Baert
Mrs. Rose Bajan, ’79
Ms. Elizabeth E. Baker
Ms. Elizabeth G. Baker
Mr.Virgil H. Baker, Jr.
Mr.William P., ’71 & Mrs. Diane L.
Bakos, Jr.
Mrs. Rebecca J. Baldwin, ’75
Ms. Linda Ball, ’93
Mr. Gary N. & Mrs. Kathryn M.
Balmer
Dr. Stephen F. Balshi
Ms.Virginia M. Bankhard
Mr. David A. Banko
Mrs.Ann Banks
Ms. Jacqueline L. Bare
Mr. John D. Bargowski
Mrs. Joyce L. Bargowski, ’83
Ms. Sally Lee Barkman, ’91
Mr. Frank Barnako
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Barnum, ’76,
’76
Ms. Janet E. Barry, ’89
Mrs. Brenda Bartholomew
Mr. Harvey & Mrs. Margie
Bartholomew
Ms. Jacqueline Bartosh
Mrs. Patricia Bartosh, ’89
Mr.William & Mrs. Carolyn
Basleley
Ms.Alison D. Bast
Mr. Stephen A. Batory, ’84
Mr. Joe Battisto
Mr. Paul D. Bauman
Mr. Richard O. Baur
Ms. Evelyn Baxevane, ’75 & Dr.
Matthew J. Connell
Mr. Gary & Mrs. Lynn Baylor
Mr.Terry L. Baylor
Mrs. Patricia M. Beaky, ’83
Mr. & Mrs.William Walter Beal,’69
Ms. Mary Francis Beaty, ’84
Mr.Theodore J., ’81 & Mrs.
Connie L. Beck, ’81
Mr. Gary L. & Mrs. Jane L.
Becker, ’85
Mr. Harold Becker
Ms. Mary P. Beebe
Mr. Ryan Beers, ’94
Mr.Tim Beers
Mrs. Jean M. Belinski, ’82
Bell & Howell
Bell Atlantic
Mr. Robert Below
Ms. Joan E. Bender, ’89
Ms. Naomi R. Benedek, ’73
Ms. Michelle M. Bensing, ’90
Mr.Todd K. Bensing, ’94
Mrs. Eleanor M. Berg, ’83
Mr. John E. Berger
Ms. Darlene E. Bergeron, ’86
Mr. Michael Berish
Ms.Ann Marie Berner, ’93
Ms. Karen Berry-Frantz, ’78
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Mrs.Andrea L. Bickert, ’77
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas E. Biechlin
Ms. Marian R. Bielobocky, ’96
Ms. Mary C. Biggs, ’90
Ms. Shirley K. Bilheimer
Mrs. Cathy Billas, ’81
Ms. Katherine A. Biolsi, ’91
Ms. Katherine E. Bitler, ’85
Mr. Louis Edward Bizarie, ’69
Mr. Michael S. Black
Mr. Robert M. Black, ’72, ’73
Mrs. Nancy A. Blatnik, ’71
Ms. Stacy Lee Blichar
Ms. Debra A. Bloss, ’95
Mrs. Debra Bloss-Druckenmiller
Mr. Dick Boak
Mr. David Bohning
Mr.Thomas E. Boivin, ’89
Mr. Gary F. Bolash, ’84
Mr. David G. Boltz
Mr. Curt K. Bond
Mr.Wayne Bond
Bonsall/Shafferman
L.Wesley Boots
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Patricia Boots
Ms. Cathy Borden
Mr. Richard & Mrs. Katherine
Borneman
Ms. Marta Boulos Gabriel, ’83
Ms. Mona Boutros
Ms. Margaret L. Bova, ’86
Ms. Debra Boyer
Ms. Dolores B. Boyko, ’93
Mr. Harry G. & Mrs. Dorothy E.
Bradley
Mr. James R. Braunreuther
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Mrs. Barbara J. Brennan, ’93
Mr.Tom Breslauer
Ms. Sandra J. Bressler, ’93
Mr. Michael C. Brett, ’91
Ms. Mary Louise Brian
Mr. Gary L., ’74 & Mrs. Mary A.
Briggs, ’91
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bright
Mr. James E. Briski
Mr. Brodt
Mr.Addison C. & Mrs. Mary
Louise Bross
Mr. David Brotzman, ’95
Ms. Donna Brown, ’81
Mrs. Joy D. Brown, ’86
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Browne
Mr. Kevin W. Browne, ’95
Ms. Lois Bruno
Mr.Andrew Paul Bubba, ’77
Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Buchvalt
Mr. Steven E. Budge
Mr. John Budnick
Mr. John Martin Buffi, ’78
Mr. Peter M., ’81 & Mrs. Karen L.
Buis, ’81
Mr. John Buniak
Mr. George P. Burch, ’91
Dr.Amy Elizabeth Burke, ’87
Mr. Robert Burnett
Dr. David A. Burt
Mrs. Barbara J. Buss, ’81
Mrs. Claire Buss
Ms. Olga M. Butchko, ’95
Ms. Harriet B. Butler
Ms. Laura Buxton, ’95
Mr. Joseph Calantoni
Mr. John W. & Mrs. Patricia L.
Calkins
Ms. Mary M. Camarda, ’72
Ms.Teresa Campa
Ms. Josephine Rose
Campanella, ’82
Mrs. Cindy K. Canfield, ’75
Mr & Mrs.Anthony Carfagno
Ms. Elba Carides
Mr. Robert A. Carl, ’84
Mr.Wayne C. Carr, ’82
Mrs. Madeline Carron
Ms. Gladys D. Carter
Ms. Sharon E. Carter, ’87
Mrs. Susan Carty
Mrs. Pamela K. Casciani, ’78
Mrs. Mercedes O. Case, ’78
Mr. Richard A. Cassidy, ’72
Mr. Libardo Castaneda, ’95
Mrs. Nancy L. Castelletti
Ms. Dorian Castro
Ms. Hilary Caws-Elwitt
Mrs. Michele Chaballa-Storb, ’90
Dr. Michael J. Chaffier
Ms. Judith H. Chase
Mr. Eric J. Chaytor, ’72
Mr. Nicholas A. Chiadis, ’82
Ms. Donna L. Chianese, ’98
Ms. Gayle A. Chiavaroli
G.E. Chocensky
Ms. Olga Chocensky
Ms. Sook Lee Choi, ’96
Mrs. Nancy M. Chrismer, ’77
Ms. Sandra A. Christman, ’94
Mrs.Wendy S. Christman, ’72
Mr. Park & Mrs. Jean Christy
Ms. Patricia Chuckalovcak, ’95
Mr. Richard J. Cichelli
Miss Linda Clark, ’84
Classic Victorian
Mrs. Laurie A. Clemmer, ’86
Mr.Thomas J. Cline, ’74
Ms. Magdaline Nicholas
Clouser,‘76
Mrs. Nancy J. Coffey
Ms. Margaret A. Coffin
Mr. Lawrence & Mrs. Susan
Cohen
Ms. Charmaine M. Collins
Ms. Jenny S. Collins
Ms. Kimberly E. Colyer, ’87
Ms. Olga F. Conneen
Mr. Paul Connolly
Mr.Anthony J. Consentino
Mr. Harold J. Cook
Ms. Carol Cope
Ms. Susan Eileen Coranata
Mr. H. Cleve Corner, Jr.
Ms. J. Stephanie Correll
Mrs. Susan G. Cotturo, ’82
Mrs. Joan M. Covert, ’87
Ms. Nancy D. Cox
Ms. Patty Coxe
Ms. Margaret W. Crandall, ’77
Ms. Jan A. Craven, ’82
Mr. Jacob P. Crisafulli
Ms. Joann G. Crosson
Mr. Raymond A. Cruz
Mrs.Vanessa Csaszar, ’82
Mr.A. Edward Csongradi
Ms. Debra L. Cunningham, ’92
Ms. Candace Curie
Ms. Patricia Cuskey
Mr. Michael Czap
Mr. Michael J. Czekner, Sr.
Mrs. Gail A. Czonstka
Dr. Frank D’Agostino
Mr. Richard E. Dalla Palu
Daryl Pines & Company, Inc.
Mr. Harlan A. & Mrs. Jeanne B.
Daubert
Mr. Lenn C., ’72 & Mrs. Lois
Daugherty
Mr. Dennis, ’73 & Mrs. Druann M.
Davis, ’95
Mr. Kim A. Davis, ’92
Ms. Julia R. deBeauclair, ’85
Ms. Debra P. De Roos, ’88
Ms.Audrey Ann DeCheser, ’92
Ms. Ruth A. DeLong, ’94
Ms. Dona DeMott, ’71
Mr. John DeSousa, ’78
Mr. Cornelius & Mrs. Hertha
Debrizzi
Mr. Zane R. Deckhut, ’75
Ms. Linda Lee Deemer
Mr. Frank Deeney
Ms. Jerri E. Defoire, ’87
Mr. James C. Deisher
Mr. Deiter
Ms.Vivian A. Demko, ’87
Mr. H.T. Demyan
Mr. Richard Dentith
Mr. Edward J. Detmer
Ms. Lisa A. Detweiler, ’92
Ms. Patricia Anne DiPeppe, ’79
Ms. Barbara E. Diamant
Mr.Thomas C. Dicker
Mr. Danny Diefenderfer
Mrs. Kim L. Diehl
Mr. Mark M. Dimmick, ’85
Mr. John Dobrotka, Jr.
Mr.William Doheny
Mr. Stephen J. Dolak, ’69
Ms. Luann L. Domenico, ’84
Mr. Francis R. Donchez
Mr. Stephen R. Donchez
Mrs. Maria DosSantos
Ms. Marian Doyle
Mr.Anthony J. Dragotta, ’72
Ms. Miriam Joan Drauch, ’79
Mr. Daniel Driscoll
Mrs. Laura C. Drum
Mr. Brian A. Due
Mr. Hugh J. Dugan, III
Ms. Elizabeth A. Durie
Ms. Deborah A. Durnin, ’93
Mr. Barry J. Dutt, ’81
Ms. Dawn M. Dzienis, ’98
Easton Publishing Company
Ms. Stacy Eberhardt, ’94
Mr. Jeremiah M. Edris
Ms. Lucille H. Edris
Mrs. Carol A. Egert, ’86
Ms.Virginia S. Egold
Mr. Martin A. Eichner, ’86
Mrs. Carol R. Eisenbise, ’85
Dr.Arthur J. Eisenbuch
Mr. Harvey L. Emert, ’82
Mr.Thaddeus J. Encelewski, ’83
Engineers Club of the Lehigh
Valley
Ms. Cynthia L. Engler, ’73
Mrs. Elisabeth R. Ensmenger, ’83
Mr. Edward J. Erkinger, ’71
Ms. Linda Escalante
Mrs. Christine J. Evans, ’80
Mr. David G. Evans
Mr. David T. Evans, ’88
Mrs.Wendy J. Everett, ’82
Mr. Norman O. Failla
Ms. Caroline Fassl, ’91
Ms. Joanne A. Fekete, ’96
Ms. Elvira Fenner, ’72
Ms. Emily Fenstermaker
Mrs.Ann M.W. Fergione, ’85
Mr. Otoneil Fernandez
Mr. Richard L. Fine, ’87
Mr. Scott P. Fink
Mrs.Trena L. Firmstone, ’86
Ms. Karen S. Fisher
Ms. Evelyn G. Flannigan
Mr. Gerald E. Flavelle, Jr.
Mr. Phillip J. Fleck, ’95
Mrs. Barbara Flecksteiner
Ms. Saundria B. Flythe
Mr. Kenneth A. Fogel
Ms. Liza Foley
Mr. Don Follett
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Ms. Carolyn M. Folmer
Mr. Frank A. Folmsbee
Mr. Roberto E. Fontanez, ’95
Ms. Marie S. Ford, ’91
Mr. Paul J. Ford
Mr. Paul M. Ford
Mr. John Forstoffer
Mr. Scott M. Foss, ’80
Mr. James Foster
Ms. Jane Foster
Ms. Nancy R. Fournier, ’78
Ms. Carol A. Fox, ’81
Mrs. I. Jayne Fox
Mr. David P. Fragassi, ’73
Mr. James J. Frankenfield
Mr. Robert J. Friedman, ’86
Ms. Sharon Friedman, ’74
Mrs. Rhonda K. Fries, ’86
Ms. Roseann P. Fritchman
Ms. Mary Fritzinger
Ms. Deborah A. Fuisz, ’85
Ms. Kelly A. Gaffney, ’90
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T he footstool is a camel saddle from Pakistan. A decorative quartet of wood panels carved with the seasons, on which four men labored one year each, comes from Kashmir. From Afghanistan, the cracked and patched teapot. Everywhere memories of India,
Swaziland, Honduras fill the room. Like so many pins on a map, the cultural exotica of Dr. Jack and Evelyn (Lynn)
Cole are a 3-D travelogue with a lifetime of stories to tell.
Not merely tourists, however, Jack and Evelyn have much adventure in their souls. Along with a heavy measure of humanity.
“In 1968,” says Jack, “there was a call from
Washington for physicians in the Peace Corps. When I found out I was accepted, I went home and asked Lynn if she would like to move to Afghanistan. She didn’t waste any time thinking about it. She immediately said, ‘Give me three days to get ready.’ And that was it.”
It would be a bit more than three days until the couple was ready though. Originally signed up for two years, which stretched into five, the Coles took along the five youngest of their eight children (nine by the time they came back; they adopted a child in India).
“He went off for orientation,” says Lynn, with a smile and a glance at Jack. “I got to stay home and pack.”
But after training, Jack had some pretty serious packing of his own.
“I had a family practice in Bethlehem for 16 years,” says Jack. “A physician doesn’t just abandon his patients. I had
1,100 families to place. It took me several months to distribute my practice among five of my friends.” When Dr.
Cole returned from the Peace Corps he picked up his practice again for another 16 years, retiring in 1989.
He is proud to say that at least half of his patients returned to his care.
But in their five years of globetrotting, Jack and Lynn Cole lived the adventurous life.
“We started in Afghanistan,” says Lynn.
“For two years. Then we went to Swaziland in southern
Africa for one year. And we finished up in India for two years. Big contrast between the countries. For example, in Afghanistan, when provinces counted noses, camels were at least as important as women and they covered themselves from head to foot in a robe, called a chador. I wasn’t about to put
“I WORKED
FOR A TIME
IN A LEPER
COLONY WITH on one of those things and say yes, I’m a second class citizen
MOTHER
TERESA.”
— no way. But in Swaziland everything was open — people singing, happy, having their pictures taken. And unlike Afghanistan, the women were educated.”
At the government hospital in the capital of
Mbabane, Jack experienced that education first hand.
In charge of the infectious disease ward and pediatric outpatient clinic, the doctor worked closely with the Swazi nurses. “Those nurses were very well trained,” he says.
“They did the suturing and small surgeries.
Impressive people.” Lynn adds an interesting point about Swazi culture that gives women the educational edge. “The young men had to take care of the cattle,” she says. “Cattle were part of the bride price. Most men didn’t get an education but the Swazi doctors were well trained.”
Lynn’s duties varied with the country. Trained as a medical technologist, she worked in a laboratory in Afghanistan. There was laboratory work in India as well, but she also had the chance to work with a very famous lady. “I worked for a time in a leper colony with Mother Teresa,” says
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Lynn. “I remember her as being very tiny and very authoritative. Because they were normally shunned, the lepers wanted very much to be touched. I was never afraid to touch them.”
Jack’s primary duty in the Peace Corps, especially in Afghanistan and India, was to care for the health of the volunteers.
Getting to them took some doing.
“India is one-third the size of the
United States,” Jack explains.
“My volunteers were spread over the whole country. I would fly to one of the states and a driver would take me around to the different volunteers.”
“It was that way in Afghanistan too,” adds Lynn. “Jack had his longest house call ever. He flew 750 miles across the desert. Then they returned with the patient by jeep, driving all day and through the night.” Jack sees a certain irony in that particular anecdote. “I had requested
Nepal when I first signed up,” Jack laughs. “But they said the terrain was too difficult for a man my age and they gave it to a younger doctor. I found out he rode around in a helicopter while I was out there sweating in the desert
JACK HAD HIS LONGEST
HOUSE CALL EVER.
HE FLEW 750 MILES the whole time.”
Coming home was not the end
ACROSS THE DESERT.
of adventure for the Coles.
The couple continued their volunteerism on Native
American reservations in
New Mexico and Montana.
In the early
‘90s, they did two brief tours of duty in Honduras. And when they’re not on the road they are anything but idle. Both Jack and Lynn are lovers of the written word.
Lynn writes Japanese haiku and sometimes verse t hat has a somewhat African tone to it. “Not too much,”
Lynn says. “Mostly for myself and for my family.
And really only now and then. Nothing like
Jack.” Indeed, Jack is prolific. He has written numerous children’s stories, a few of which have been published. And he has been writing poetry since fourth grade.
His first volume of poetry will be published by Mellen Poetry Press this Fall. “I don’t write in any one voice,” says Jack. “My poems are a mish-mash of voices. They asked me to suggest a title and all I suggested was
‘Wandering Voices’. They liked it.”
But Jack’s real labor of love was the biography he recently completed after five years of research and writing. “My book is called ‘Richard and Sabina,’ about Richard
Wurmbrand, a Messianic Jew,” says Jack. “He is a
Romanian Jew who converted to Christianity and became a Lutheran pastor. Sabina lost her entire family in the
Holocaust. And Richard suffered imprisonment and torture for 14 years under the Communists in Romania. Later, he became well known and has preached all over the world.”
Jack is currently seeking publication for his book and his agent has talked to Hollywood about a movie deal.
As wide as their travels have been, Jack and Lynn
Cole also care about those close to home. In the spring of
1999, the Coles established an endowment at
Northampton to provide scholarships for students pursuing study in the health-care field.
“We’ve always had good feelings about the
[Northampton] community college,” says Lynn. “It’s been an anchor in this area for years. With both of our careers in medicine, we naturally geared the endowment for students in the health field.”
“There’s so much to know and to do” adds Jack.
“Sometimes the hardest thing is letting go of what you’re doing to start something new. But the main point is to keep doing. Education is so important and some people can’t afford it. We wanted to help.”
— By James L. Johnson ‘89
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Ms. Daisy Gallagher
Mr. Lawrence J. Gallagher, ’73
Ms. Joni M. Gallo, ’84
Mrs. Lois B. Gambino, ’86
Ms. Esther Garcia
Ms. Geraldine M. Gasdik, ’75
Mr. Lunsford O. Gassler
Ms. Jane M. Gaughran, ’89
Dr. Sharon T. Gavin-Levy
Ms. Dora L. Gaviria
Ms. Gail L. Gebhardt, ’82
Ms. Mary Ellen Geeting, ’79
Mr. Robert S. Gellock, ’82
Mr. Michael A. Gensey, ’95
Mr. Frederick W. Genther
Mr.William L. Gerencher, Jr., ’82
Ms. Diane M. Gerny, ’89
Ms. Barbara Gerra, ’94
Ms. Kathy A. Ghia
Mrs. Barbara A. Gibula, ’84
Mrs. Jennifer P. Gifford, ’80
Mr. James B. Gigliotti, ’80
Mrs. Barbara Gilchrist, ’84
Ms. Marie C. Glanz, ’96
Mrs. Lois Janet Glaser
Ms. Gail E. Glazer, ’88
Mr. Russell J. Gofus, ’85
Mr. Patrick Michael Golden, ’75
Dr. Howard M. Goldstein & Ms.
Deborah L. Levin-Goldstein
Mr. Gregory C. Goldthorp, ’83
Dr. Manuel A. Gonzalez
Mrs. Susan W. Gorin, ’76
Ms. Linda Gotzon
Ms. Cynthia L. Graberitz, ’89
Mrs. Susan M. Graham, ’84
Ms. Cynthia Grebs, ’81
Ms. Denise M. Green, ’93
Mr. John Green
Mr. John H. Green
Mr.Thomas J. Green
Greenzweig’s Service Station
Ms. Roxan Greenzweig
Ms. Sara A. Greer
Mr. Bernard M. Grello
Ms. Mary Ann Grello
Ms. Greta Louise Young
Ms. Diane M. Groller, ’75
Mrs. Elizabeth Stoltz Gross, ’86
Ms. Connie Grover
Ms. Lea C. Grow, ’88
Ms.Audrey Grube
Mr. David A. Grube, ’88
Mr. Russell Grube
Ms. Beryl L. Grucela, ’89
Ms. Linda M. Gualano, ’93
Ms. Linda Gunnels
Ms. Carol J. Guranich, ’87
Mr. John D., ’84 & Mrs. Judith A.
Guttman
Mr. Michael A. Guttman
Ms. Lorraine B. Gyauch, ’87
Mrs. Kathleen M. Gyulai, ’73
Mrs.Valerie R. Haas
Ms. Linda A. Hager, ’89
Mr. James & Mrs. Katherine
Haggerty
Mr. James Hahn, ’75
Mrs. Naomi A. Hahn
Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Judith A.
Haldaman
Mrs. Jane C. Halley, ’85
Mrs.Anne H. Hammersmith, ’76
Ms. Genevieve T. Hanchick, ’88
Ms. Lea A. Hanchick, ’80
Ms. Jennifer L. Hannig
Hanover Engineering
Associates, Inc.
Mr. David C., ’91 & Mrs. Karen A.
Hanzelman, ’86
Attorney & Mrs. Boyd Harbourt
Ms.Tammy L. Harding, ’84
Mrs. Carol W. Haring, ’90
Mr. Kenneth L. Harryn, ’84
Ms. Dottie Harshman
Mr. Franklin & Mrs. Sara Hartline
Mrs.Anna Marie Hartzell, ’76
Mrs. Janet H. Hartzell
Dr. Richard V. Hartzell
Mrs. Pamela Hartzell-Snyder, ’84
Mr. Donald R. Hausman, ’82
Mr.Alan Hawman
Mr. Scott E. Hay, ’82
Mr. Robert P. Haymaker
Dr. Craig T. Haytmanek
Ms. Nancy Heacock
Dr. Douglas E Heath
Mrs. Linda E. Heck, ’77
Ms. Donna M. Heffner, ’78
Mr. Keith L. Hegedus
Ms.Wendy A. Heil, ’87
Ms. Cynthia L. Heist, ’94
Ms. Saundra L. Hellgren, ’95
Ms.Vicki Hendershot, ’77
Mr. Harold Scott Hengst, ’99
Ms. Pamela S. Hengstenberger, ’78
Mr. Joseph R. Henick, ’73
Mr. Steven R. Henning
Ms. Debra A. Henry, ’82
Mr. Mark W. Henry
Mr.Andrew J. Hensel, Jr., ’79
Mr. Donald F. Heptner, ’77
Mr.Thomas R. Herd
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Herman
Mr. Robert Hershey
Mr. H. Richard, ’87 & Mrs. Elaine
R. Herzog
Mr.Warren C. & Mrs. Loretta G.
Hess
Ms. Joanne E. Hetzel, ’81
Ms. Gwen L. Hickey
Ms. Mary Ellen Hicks
Ms. Rosemarie Higgins
Ms. Rose Dolores A. Hilaire, ’81
Mrs. Pearl V. Hill, ’89
Mr. Joseph E. Hindes, ’83
Mr. Michael R. Hinkle
Ms. Patricia Hochwarter
Mrs. Jill A. Hock, ’90
Ms. Diane Hodson, ’94
Mrs. Sherri L. Hoff
Ms. Kathleen J. Hoffert, ’74
Mr.Thomas E. Hoffert, ’76
Ms. Lynne G. Holden, ’87
Ms. Rena Holder
Ms. Diana M. Holva
Mr. Charles O. Hood, ’78
Ms.Theresa A. Horn, ’94
Ms. Mary Beth Horner, ’93
Ms. Mary V. Horton, ’89
Mr. & Mrs.William Horvath
Mr. Ronald W. Houck
Mrs. Elizabeth Houston, ’76
Mr. John R. Howard
Mr. Ned P. Hower
Ms. Sandra Howey
Mr. John D. Huisman
Mrs. Linda K. Hunsicker, ’86
Mr. Bruce E. Hunt, ’69
Mr.Alan D. Husowitz
Mr. & Mrs. F. Robert Huth, Jr.
Ms. Nancy C. Hutt
Mr. Patrick Iampietro
Mr. Brian W. Ihle, ’91
Ms. Jan Itnyre
Mr. Michael C. Jablonski
Ms. Ellen Jaboby
Mr. Joseph W. Jacques
Mr. Joseph J., ’78 & Mrs. Michele
A. Jamann, ’92
Mrs. Debra L. James, ’69
Mr. George R. James
Mrs. Mary P. James, ’83
Ms.Ann Marie Janders
Ms.Wanda M. Januskiewicz
Mr. Matthew S. Jarrett, ’92
Mr. James Robert Jaxheimer, ’72
Mr.Thomas & Mrs.Virginia Jensen
Ms.Vicki L. Jessamine
Mr.Thomas A. Jiorle
Ms. Carolyn Johansson
Ms. Rosemary Johnsen
Ms. Brenda J. Johnson
Mr. Craig E. Johnson, ’84
Mr. Harry E. Johnson
Ms. Robin L. Johnson, ’97
Ms. Sarah Johnson
Mr. Stephen J. Johnson
Mr. Lloyd P. Jones
Mr. Robert Jones
Mr.William G. Jones, Jr., ’81
Ms. Diane E. Joseph
Ms. Debra A. Julia, ’85
Mr.Thomas M.,‘84 & Mrs. Sara J.
Jurasits, ’97
Ms. Paula A. Kacmarcik
Ms. Lois A. Kaercher
Ms. Linda C. Kalapay, ’75
Mr.Thomas F. Kalusky, ’85
Mr. Irvin N. Kannapel, II
Mrs. Kathy L. Kapcsos
Ms. Nancy Karc
Karch Realty Company
Mr. Frank J. Karlowitch, ’98
Ms. Dorothy M. Karpow
Mrs.Angelina Kasperkoski, ’77
Mr. Michael C. Kaufmann, ’76
Mrs. Linda J. Kaunitz, ’73
Mr. Edward G. Kavcak, ’74
Mrs. Mildred R. Keck, ’81
Mrs. Donna Keeler
Mr. James F. Kegg
Ms. Judith A. Kelleman, ’71
Mr. Donald A. Keller, ’73
Mr. James F. Kelley, ’84
Ms. Mary Kellner
Ms. Judy M. Kelly, ’82
Ms. Lanita L. Kemezis
Mr. Gerald E. Kemmerer
Mrs. Marie Kennedy, ’89
Ms. Judith A. Kestel, ’91
Mr. Gary D. Kichline, ’77
Mrs. Diane M. Kiefer, ’83
Ms. Kathleen M. King
Mrs. Donna A. Kipila, ’71
Ms. Maryann H. Kipila, ’74, ’82
Mr. Robert A. Kirk, ’92
Mr. Kevin J. Kirkwood
Mrs. Henrietta W. Kistler, ’81
Mr. Richard P. Kitlar
Ms. Evelyn G. Klammer, ’95
Ms. Judy V. Klausz, ’89
Mr. Ronald R. Klee, ’82
Ms. Cathy L. Kline, ’92
Mr. Irvin D. & Mrs. Rose Kline
Mr. Jeffrey P. Kline
Mr. Kenneth H. Kline, Jr.
Ms. Marcia K. Kline
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Mr. Charles M. Klink
Mrs. Dorothy J. Klotz, ’82
Mr. Peter J. Klotz, ’73
Ms. Michelle S. Klump, ’94
Mrs. Diane M. Knox
Mr. Steven T. Koch, ’82
Ms. Eileen M. Koehler, ’92
Mr. Claude E. Kohl, Jr., ’75
Mrs. Pamela Jo Kolba, ’78
Mr. Ronald Richard Kopfer
Ms. Geraldine L. Koskey, ’89
Mr. Richard E. Koskey
Ms. Bonnie M. Kosman, ’77
Mrs.Veronica P. Kostenbader, ’83
Ms. Susan C. Kovacs, ’69
Ms. Janet A. Kovalchick, ’92
Ms. Mary J. Krafty, ’79
Mr. Dean T. Krause
Mr. David H. Krauss, ’72
Mr. Richard Kravits
Dr. Harold Kreithen
Mr. Richard H. Kreitz
Ms. Charlotte Kressler
Mr. John T., ’86 & Mrs. Susan A.
Kressley, ’83
Mrs. Susan Hauser Kriebs, ’78
Mr.Todd G. Kriner, ’90
Ms. Jo-Ann Kristofic
Mr. Richard R. Kroboth, ’75
Mr. Michael A. Krupa, ’71
Mr.Thomas P. Krupa, ’82
Ms. Elizabeth S. Krupka, ’86
Mr. Scott R. Kubic, ’89
Mr. & Mrs.Andrew S. Kubik
Mr. Robert Kucsan, ’84
Mrs. Monica K. Kuebler, ’78
Ms. Debra J. Kugel, ’97
Mrs. Loree D. Kuhns, ’73
Ms. Jacqueline Kulick
Mr. John M. Kulick
Ms. Donna E. Kulik
Kulp Boecker Architects PC
Mrs.Tracy A. Kulp, ’85
Mr. Paul Kunkle
Mrs. Pamela A. Kuplen, ’72
Mr. John G. Kutz, Jr.
Ms. C. Eileen Kutzler, ’84
Mr. Larry Labar
Mr. Joseph Lacey
Mr. Peter J. Lamana
Mr. Gary R. Lambert, ’75
Ms. Jeri Ann Lambert, ’83
Mr. David J. Lane
Ms. Sharon M. Lanzos, ’85
Ms. Linda M. Lapointe, ’91
Mr. Gilbert P. Lappen
Ms. Leona Larosh, ’87
Mrs. Cathy M. Lasko, ’83
Ms. Marianne Laub, ’78
Mr.Allen A. Lauderman
Ms. Heidi D. Leedom, ’93
Lehigh Valley Section Society of
Plastic Engineers
Lehigh-Northampton Legal
Secretaries Association
Mr. Robert J. Lehotsky, ’80
Mrs. Joan P. Leicht, ’80
Mr. Daniel J. Lenner
Mr. Ronald R. Lenner
Ms.Theresa Fischer Lenner
Mr. James & Mrs. Dianne Lennon
Ms. Carol A. Lenz
Mr. Kenton W. Lerch, ’73
Mr. Robert Lesagonicz, Sr.
Ms. Dorothy E. Lesh
Mr. Robert H. Leuthardt
Mr. Steven Walter Levan
Ms. Deborah L. Levin-Goldstein
Mr. Gregory J. Lewis
Ms. Lois C. Lewis, ’93
Mr. George J. Libricz, Jr., ’78
Mrs. Connie T. Lichtenwalner, ’71
Lieberman Appalucci
Ms. Doris C. Lifland
Mr. Huay Wah Lim, ’94
Ms. Kathleen M. Limpar, ’92
Mrs. Iris Linares
Ms. Diane M. Linde, ’81
Ms. Margaret E. Linebaugh, ’76
Ms. Michele Litke
Mr. & Mrs.Theodore O. Litke, ’72
Ms. Debby M. Little, ’85
Mr. Robert A. Litz
Ms. Charleen A. LoPrete, ’73
Mr. Ronald Lobach
Mr. Paul P. Lockard
Ms.Angela C. Loiacono, ’73
Mr. Gerald T. & Mrs. Jill A.
Long, ’84
Ms. Mary Jane Long, ’84
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Long
Mrs. Sharon Ann Longenbach, ’77
Ms. Greta G. Longenecker, ’80
Mr. Edward P. & Mrs. Jane B.
Loomis
Ms. Cindy M. Lopresti
Ms. Pamela S. Lott, ’83
Mr. Edward Lotto
Mr. Scott M. Loupos, ’79
Ms. Eleanor Lowden, ’96
Dr. Gerald F. Lowman
Mrs.Virginia Ludlow
Ms. Karen L. Lugg, ’74
Ms. Elizabeth Lychak
Ms. Barbara Brewer Lynch
Mr. Henry Lyons
Ms. Sara M. Lyons, ’81
Mrs.Angela M. MacMillian, ’91
Mr. Barry V. Mack
Ms. Noreen F. Mackay, ’86
Mrs. Marie B. Mackerer
Mr. Paul K. Mackerer
Mrs. Deborah Mackes, ’86
Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Macri, ’76
Mrs. Gretchen Maguire
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Kay E.
Mahlon, ’80
Mr. George M. Makoul, ’90
Mr.Alton A. Mann, Jr.
Mrs. Dina M. Manoway
Alexander Margaritis
Ms. Patricia J. Markowitz
Mr. Dominic A. Marrara
Mr. Martin A. Marschang, ’77
Ms. Jane E. Marsh, ’84
Ms. Janet L. Marsteller, ’83
Ms. Jann E. Marsteller, ’93
Mr. Paul G. Martin
Mrs. Rita J. Martin
Mr. John F. Martynick, ’74
Ms. Sheila A. Mashack, ’88
Mr. Paul H. Maslany, ’75
Mr. Michael E. Mattes, ’80
Ms. Debra Jane Matz, ’76
Dr.William W. Matz, Sr.
Ms. Juliann M. Maurek, ’77
Ms. Karen E. Maurer, ’85
Ms. Holly B. Maxwell
Ms. Irene Maxwell
Mrs. Mary Lenore Mayer, ’84
Ms. Grace M. Mazzie
Ms. Dianne S. McCann, ’89
Mr. Joseph B. & Mrs. Margaret M.
McCarthy, ’80
Mrs. Pamela A. McCarty, ’81
Mr. Gerald McDaniel
Ms. Barbara A. McElrone
Ms. Rosemary McGouldrick, ’91
Mr. James R. McIntosh
Mr.Thomas F. McLaughlin
Ms. Lynne McMullen
Ms. F. Darla McPherson
Mr.Timothy E. McShane
Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. McTague, ’83
Ms. Susan K. Mechura
Ms. Patricia Medei
Mr.Andrew J. & Mrs.Therese H.
Medico
Mrs. Eran Meilinger, ’84
Mr. Roger A. Mellin
Mrs. Suzanne M. Mello, ’72
Mr. Joseph J. Meltsch, ’82
Mr. John Menichini
Mr. & Mrs.Van Merlesmith
Mr. Kenneth R. Merring
Merry Maid
Mr. Jeffrey M. Mertus, ’78
Mrs. Cynthia Louise Mertz, ’79
Mrs. Prudencia Y. Meuser, ’91
Ms. Sherri L. Meyers, ’84
Ms.Tiffany C. Meyers, ’94
Ms. Rebecca Michael
Mrs. Donna M. Midgley, ’81
Ms. Maria T. Millar, ’79
Mrs. Cathy A. Miller, ’84
Mr. Dennis Keith Miller, ’79
Mr. George Miller
Mrs. Gwendolyn E. Miller
Ms. Stacey Lynn Miller, ’97
Ms. Deborah A. Mills, ’84
Mr. Jeffrey A. Miltenberger, ’95
Ms. Doraley Mineio
Ms. Carolyn Mischeshin
Ms. Kathy Lynn Miskowsky, ’87
Ms. Mary A. Mittnacht, ’82
Mr. & Mrs. Suleiman
Modjadidi, ’86
Dr. Brij Mohan
Ms. Debra Lynn Mohan
Ms. Diane Mohr
Mrs. Karen P. Molinari
Mrs. Diane T. Moncman
Ms. Debra S. Mondillo
Mr. Kevin R. Montilone
Ms. Elizabeth Morales, ’84
Mr. Ronald D. Mordosky
Mrs. Catherine M. Morey
Ms. Joan L. Morgan
Ms. Shirley J. Morganelli, ’95
Mr.Terry B. Morris
Mr. Perry L. & Mrs. Belinda Morris
Ms. Cheryl A. Morris
Ms. Denise D. Morris, ’89
Mrs. Sally L. Morrison
Mrs. Geraldine J. Morykan, ’91
Ms. Leslie A. Moschella, ’95
Ms. Patricia A. Moser, ’83
Mr. Ronald R. Moser, ’85
Ms. Sarah Moser
Mr. Steven A. & Mrs. Rose
Moser, ’82
Ms. Cindy S. Mosier
Mr. F.Thomas Moyer, ’86
Mrs. Karyn L. Moyer, ’84
Mr. Perry L. & Mrs. Darlene C.
Moyer
Mrs. Mary Ann Moyer-Wert, ’87
Ms. Gail M. Mrowinski
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F E A T U R E
W hat do Andrew Carnegie and John D.
Rockefeller share?
Both of them amassed fortunes, and both then gave award for 1998-99. The $20,000 award will provide a state-of-the-art adaptive computer lab to serve NCC’s students who most of them away.
Through the foundations these two men created, they continue to have a significant impact on schools, libraries, healthcare, the environment and international relations long after their deaths.
have disabilities.
Laraine Demshock, coordinator of disability services at NCC, is excited about the impact the grant will have. “It will enable us to purchase
Like Carnegie and
Rockefeller, many of us yearn to improve the quality of life for others, not only today, but
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation Grants Committee for generations to come. But most of us don’t have a spare
$50 million to establish an endowment that will outlive us.
But fortunate for our greater community and most recently for the students of NCC, there is an organization high-tech tools that will make education more accessible for hundreds of students,” she explains.
“We are delighted and grateful to have been selected.”
“It is no small achievement to be named a Star Grant recipient,” Henn says. “Our Grants Committee was really that shares the philanthropic beliefs of the Carnegies and
Rockefellers of the world
“What we are here for is to enable people to support the causes they care about in perpetuity. That includes all impressed with NCC’s proposal. These are students who want to learn to better themselves. They just need a critical piece of assistance. We are delighted to be able to help.”
Henn notes proudly that for the past seven years, people: millionaires, ‘thousandaires,’ people of moderate means and people of limited means,” says Carol Henn, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Community
Foundation, where gifts large and small are invested to community foundations have experienced more rapid growth than any other form of philanthropy. There are now more than 500 community foundations nationwide.
Their assets exceed $25 billion.
meet community needs. Donors can earmark their contributions for specific organizations or interests. Or they can leave the decision up to the Foundation’s Grants
Committee to fund new initiatives or to address issues that
The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation has seen its assets double since 1994. The Foundation awards more than $400,000 in grants each year to a wide variety of organizations.
may change over time.
“We offer donors flexibility, simplicity, and very reliable money management,” Henn says.
The combination has strong appeal.
“The growth has been phenomenal,” Henn reflects,
“but of the 100 or so applications we receive each year, we still can only fund a third. Many of the projects we turn down are worthy. We need to continue to grow.”
And just last year, the Northampton Community
College Foundation was chosen to receive the Lehigh
Valley Community Foundation’s “Star Grant” — its largest
And the students at NCC who will make use of the new adaptive computer lab will be thankful that the Lehigh
Valley Community Foundation has shared its successful growth.
— By Heidi Bright Butler
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F O U N D A T I O N A N N U A L R E P O R T
Ms.Wanda A. Mueller-Yohn, ’82
Mr. Dennis William Mullen, ’75
Ms. Kimberly A. Mullikin, ’86
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Murray
Ms.Arlene Muschlitz
Mr. Julius S. Muzikar, ’72
Mr. George Warren Myers, ’78
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Georgene
Myers Jr.
Mrs. Marie Myirski
NCC Baseball Team
NCC Chemistry CLub
NCC Christian Fellowship
NCC Cyber Club
NCC Gay, Lesbian & Bi Student
Club
NCC JUNTOS
NCC Martial Arts
NCC Residence Hall
NCC Sport Management
NCC VICA Club
NCC Vet Tech Organization
Mr. John D. Nagle, ’74
Mr. Leonard Napolitano
Hayat Nassry
Mr. John J. Natisin, Sr.
Ms. Rebecca L. Navalaney, ’89
Mrs. Flora M. Nehilla
Ms. Melinda L. Neidermyer, ’91
Ms. Faye Nelson, ’76
Mrs. JoAnn A. Nenow, ’77
Ms. Elaine M. Nesbit, ’85
Ms.Anna Nesci
Mr. Frederick R. & Mrs. Marion
Nettles
Mrs. Deborah E. Neumeister
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Newhard
Mrs. Ruth A. Newhard
Mr. Richard Ng
Mr.Tom S. & Mrs. Rose Mary
Nickas
Mrs. Gladys L. Nigrone, ’80
Douchka Nikolic
Ms. Susan E. Noack
Mrs. Lori C. Noldy, ’81
Northampton County Constable’s
Association
Mr. Zenon E. Nowicki
Mr. Eldoris J. O’Brien
Mr. John C. O’Donnell
Mr. Paul R. Oceanak, Sr., ’71
Mr. Roger G. Ochse
Ms. Josephine B. Oliver, ’81
Ms. Ellen M. Olsen
Mr. David J. Ondria, ’86
Ms. Bonnie Onody, ’94
Mr. Ralph Orobono
Ms.Amy Ortwein
Ms. Clare Osmun
Ms. Dawn D. Oswald, ’85
Mr. Jeffrey S. Oswald, ’89
Mr. David E. Ott
Mr. Edward T. Ott, ’79
Ms. Kathryn H. Ott, ’80
Mr. Lloyd F. Ottinger
Mrs.Ann M. Overton, ’96
Mr. Russel P. Pacala
Mr. Francisco E. Pacheco, ’99
Mrs.Trina J. Pacifico, ’86
Ms. Edmonia L. Page, ’78
Mr. Larry Page
Ms.Wendy L. Paige, ’95
Ms. Marsha Palmieri
Mrs. Elaine B. Palsi, ’97
Mr. Robert R. Pandaleon
Ms. Sandra Kay Panick, ’78
Ms. Renee Panuccio, ’84
Mr. Sal Pappalardo
Mr.William C. Pappano, Jr., ’78
Mr. Charles A. Parker, ’81
Ms. Karen L. Parker
Mr. Daniel S. Parrott
Mr. Dennis Alan Parsons, ’85
Mr. Phillip C. Parsons, ’89
Ms. Joan M. Patti
Ms. Cynthia A. Pavelko-Tracy, ’88
Mr. Peter J. Pavlish, ’80
Ms. Judela J. Pearl-Thomas
Ms.Anne Louise Pecsek, ’77
Mr. Christopher S. Peil
Attorney Charles & Mrs.
Gwyneth A. Peischl
Ms. Michelle Pelizoto, ’82
Ms. Darlene M. Pellish
Mr. Norman E. Pengelly
Mrs.Wilma Pengelly
Ms. Imelda L. Penyak, ’97
Ms. Bonnie L. Perrucci, ’91
Ms. Lucy W. Perusse
Mr. Darryl A. Peters, ’82
Ms. Jennifer Spencer
Peterson, ’92
Ms.Virginia Petit
Ms. Mary E. Petro, ’84
Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas D. Petruccelli
Ms. Marianne Phifer, ’73
Ms. Cheryl A. Philips, ’81
Mr. Mark Thomas Phillips, ’77
Mr. Michael D., ’82 & Mrs.
Rosanne L. Pickett, ’83
Ms. Bonnie Pierce
Ms. Helene S. Pierce
Mr. David J. Pinter
Mrs. Karen A. Pinto, ’78
Mrs. Sharon Pinto
Mr. John Piper
Mr. Eugene Piscitello
Mr. & Mrs. Hobert J. Poellein
Ms. Kimara L. Pollock, ’95
Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Pologruto
Ms.Angela Pope, ’81
Mr. John F. Pors, ’87
Ms. Michele C. Potts, ’95
Mr. Richard R. Potts, II
Mrs. Paula M. Priestas, ’98
Mr.Anthony S. Pristash
Mrs. Gladys E. Pritchard, ’73
Ms. Denise M. Prockl, ’83
Ms. Michelle L. Propsner, ’92
Mr. Bruce S. Prosser, ’91
Mrs. Karen L. Prosser, ’88
Mr. Herbert W. Purdy
Ms. Jill E. Purdy, ’87
Mr. Mark Robert Pysher, ’81
Mrs. Joan E. Quarry, ’72
Mr.William J. Quigley
R. K. Strohm & E. J. Kostrubiak
ROB-WIN Press Inc.
Mr. Henry R. Raab
Mr. Christopher E. Rachfal, ’80
Mr. Richard Staylor Rader, ’78
Mr. Daniel M. Radogna, ’75
Dr.T. Ramakrishnan
Mr. Christopher L. Ransel, ’84
Ms. Leslie Raub, ’83
Mr. Elwyn Rawson, ’72
Mr. Ray
Mrs. Beverly Lynn J. Raymond, ’86
Mr. R. Ford Rea
Mrs. Lucy R. Reagan, ’93
Mrs. Gail A. Reaser, ’74
Ms. Mary Jo Reed
Mrs. Susan E. Reed
Mrs.Terri L. Reeder, ’87
Dr. John C. Reganis
Mr. Kevin A. Rego, ’94
Mr. Glen F. Reibman
Ms. Kathryn N. Reignon
Mrs. Joan E. Reinert, ’78
Ms. Beverly J. Reinik, ’92
Ms. Maryann Reisinger, ’85
Mr. Larry R. Reitenauer
Renaissance Studio
Mr. Stephen Repasch, ’75
Ms. Rettino
Ms. Barbara C. Reybitz, ’93
Ms. Sally R. Reynolds, ’93
Mr. Rick N. Rice, ’83
Ms. Rita A. Rich
Ms. Marie A. Rickey
Ms. Sheila J. Riddle
Mr. Bruce R. Rider, ’76
Mr. John M. Ridyard
Mrs. Kathleen Rieger
Mr. Dennis W. Rieth, ’95
Ms. Helen Riggins
Mr. David F. Ring, ’81
Ms. Shirley A. Riola
Esrian Rios
Mr. Louis L. Rippert Jr., ’82
Mr. Ismael Rivera, Jr., ’76
Marianne Rivera
Ms. Myrna L. Rivera, ’87
Mrs.Valerie K. Roberts
Mr. Scott T. Rodenbach, ’80
Ms. Belle Ann Rodrigues
Ms.Teresa Rodriguez
Mr. Jeff Rogers
Mrs. Lou-Ann Rogers, ’89
Ms. Maris E. Rogers
Ms. Sharon A. Rohal, ’70
Mr. Charles Rohn
Dr. George C. Rohrbach
Ms. Mary J. Rolles, ’83
Ms.Angela R. Ronco
Mr. Robert Edward Rosar, ’82
Mr. James J. Rose
Ms. Kimberly A. Rose, ’96
Mrs. Deborah Rosenberger
Mrs. Sharon L. Rosiek, ’82
Mr. Larry W. Ross
Mr. Glenn Rossetti
Dr.A. M. Rossi
Ms. Janis M. Rotondo, ’85
Mr. Francis S. Rotunda
Mr. James D. Rounsaville, ’77
Mr. Robert J. Ruby
Mr. Julius T. Ruggeri, ’85
Mr. Faust M. Ruggiero
Mr. Larry Charles Ruppert, ’75
Mr. Dennis Michael Rush, ’70
Ms. Rebecca A. Rush
Ms. Joan Russotto
Dr. John J., ’74 & Mrs Faith A.
Ryan, ’74
Ms. Kathy A. Ryan, ’92
Mrs. Kathy S. Sabatine
Ms.Andrea Sadusky
Mr. John Sagen
Ms. Sylvia Sagen
Ms. Kathy L. Sahaydak, ’79
Mrs. Maryann L. Salabsky, ’80
Mrs.Aleen E. Salisbury, ’80
Mr. Bruce William Samson, ’72
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F itness instructor Joanna Levy lives by the philosophy that you have to work hard to get results. No doubt her students learn that philosophy rather quickly.
Levy, a certified personal trainer who has been in the fitness business for about 12 years, teaches several non-credit fitness courses at
NCC, including a class in kickboxing, one of the latest fitness rages. It’s a sport that can knock beginners out — literally! — but it’s also one of the most rewarding.
“I got into kickboxing because of the benefits it gives both your upper and lower body: the glutes, the abdominals, the arms, the legs...you
also work the obliques because you’re constantly turning,” she explained. “It’s a complete workout. With kickboxing, after two months you are toned.”
Kickboxing, a combination of martial arts and aerobics, has sprouted up in fitness centers all over the country. Each move builds muscle strength and burns an exceptional amount of calories. Levy’s class (which is so popular it now has a waiting list), incorporates everything from punching to jabbing to choreographed routines. Learning routines,
Levy, says, are what her students enjoy the most.
As a busy mother who is raising four children, Levy could have plenty of excuses not to exercise. But thanks to her job and a love for helping people, she ends up working out quite a lot. In addition to her NCC classes (she’s been at the College for more than four years), Levy runs a small personal training business out of her home.
Levy’s passion for fitness and dedication to her students is immediately obvious. Her voice reflects a sense of excitement and accomplishment when she speaks of her “graduates” and what they achieve: they’re stronger, more fit, and have higher self-esteem.
Students of all ages have taken Levy’s classes, and she says that she can barely recognize some of them by the end of a class — the changes in them can be that dramatic.
—
By Sandy Stahl
Ms. Karen Samuels
Ms. Robin Lynn Sanders, ’75
Mr.William M. Sandt, II, ’71
Mr. Carlos R. Santana
Mr. Joseph Sarkozy
Mr. Martin Sauder
Ms. Rhonda Savitz
Ms. Roxanne M. Sawyer, ’79
Ms. Jackie L. Saylor, ’93
Ms. Janice M. Sbrocchi, ’92
Mrs. Barbara A. Scattene, ’87
Ms.Victoria A. Schafer, ’87
Mr. Frank E. Schaffer, ’94
Ms. Sherri A. Schall, ’88
Mrs. Margaret A. Schally, ’84
Mrs. Marcia S. Schechter, ’80
Mrs. Donna Schecter
Mr. Joseph P. Schedler
Mr. David A. Schell, ’85
Mr.Aaron A. Schisler, ’90
Ms. Edeltraud Schmeding
Ms. Barbara R. Schmidt, ’83
Mr. Lawrence P. Schmoyer
Mr. Henry Schneider, ’92
Ms. Sharon M. Schneider, ’84
Mr. Frank F. Schoelch
Mr. Harold Schoenberger
Mrs. L. Jane Schoeneck, ’79
Mr. Dale Richard Schrey, ’71
Mrs. Joanne M. Schultz, ’87
Ms. Judith A. Schwab, ’83
Mr. Richard E. Schwan, ’88
Ms. Marianne Schwartz
Ms. Cheryl A. Schwenk, ’94
Ms.AnneMarie Seaman
Mr. Jeffrey J. Seasholtz, ’91
Mr. Larry S. Sechney
Mr. Ronald E. Seeds, ’73
Ms. Karen L. Seier, ’83
Ms.Alison K. Sensenig, ’96
Mr. Joseph J. Sentiwany, ’76
Mr. Russell W. Shade
Ms. Dolores E. Shafer
Mrs. Bonnie B. Shaffer, ’73
Mrs. Cecile Shaffer
Mr. Robert Shaffer
Mr. Harry T. Shamenek
Ms. Jill A. Sharkey
Dr. Om P. Sharma
Mr. David E. & Mrs. Barbara J.
Sheaffer
Mr. Calvin & Mrs. Ellen Sheeler
Ms. Doris J. Sheetz
Mr. Kyle R. Sherman
Ms. Nancy J. Shively, ’72
Mr.Alvin Shoemaker, ’85
Mr.W. James Shoenthal, III
Mr. Stephen G. Shriver, Sr., ’85
Ms.Teresa J. Sigal-Greene
Mr. Larry Silfies
Mrs. Barbara Simmons
Ms. Lorene M. Simoncic, ’86
Ms. Patricia Ann Simonetta, ’75
Mr. John H. Simons, ’96
Mr. Joseph Simrell
Mrs. Kathleen Sipler, ’86
Mr.Andrew M. Skrzenski, ’94
Dr. Michael J. Skweir
Mr. James A. Slaton
Ms.Alma D. Smith
Ms. Cathy Smith, ’92
Mr. David D. Smith, ’77
Ms. Diane B. Smith
Mr. Gerald A. Smith
Mr. John C. Smith, ’77
Mr. Kyle R. Smith, ’80
Ms. Susan Smolens
Mr. Miguel Snachez
Mr. Craig C. Snyder, ’88
Mr. Henry W. & Mrs. Margaret H.
Snyder
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Ms. Mary Ann Snyder
Mrs. Mylee S. Snyder, ’84
Mrs. Susan Marie Snyder, ’94
Ms. Sandra C. Sodke, ’83
Software Consulting Services
Ms. Marcella A. Sohara, ’83
Mr.Thomas E. Solon
Ms. Stefanie P. Sommons, ’89
Mr. James Somogyi
Mr. Christian Sondergaard
Mr. Charles M. Sottosanti, ’86
Mr. Bruce S. Spadaccia, ’84
Ms. Pamela A. Spadoni, ’89
Mrs. Nancy E. Spidale, ’75
Mr. Glenn Spiece
Spillman Farmer Arch.
Ms. Judith A. Spinozzi, ’84
Mrs. Susan E. Spring, ’92
Ms. Katherine A. Sprissler, ’92
Mr. John L. Squarcia
Ms.Wanda L. Stackhouse, ’86
Mr. Stahr
Mr.William J. Stalsitz, ’75
Mrs. Judy A. Stancombe, ’79
Ms. Linda J. Stanley, ’73
Ms. Dolores B. Stanton, ’88
Mr. Frank E. Stanton
Ms.Tracey A. Stark-Baldere
Ms. Jane Statsman
Mr.William B. Stauffer, ’97
Mr.Thomas G. Stear, ’72
Mrs. Gwen Ann Steckel, ’76
Mr.Thomas N. Stehman, ’71
Ms. Debra Steirer
Mr. Frank A. Steirer
Mrs. Denise Stem
Ms. Dorothy Stephenson
Mr. Kenneth F. Steward, ’85
Mr. Larry S. Steward
Ms. Janice Stewart
Mr. Fred B. & Mrs. Mary E. Stickler
Mrs. Mary E. Stickler
Mrs. Sharon D. Stine, ’75
Mr.Thomas P. Stitt, Sr.
Mr. Richard J. & Mrs.Anna A.
Stofko, ’77
Mrs. Roseann Stofko
Ms. Joann Stofonak
Mr. Daniel P. Stohl
Ms. Stefanie A. Stoudt, ’94
Ms. Roxanne W. Strohl, ’82
Mr. Louis F. & Mrs. Ethel W.
Strohm
Mr. Richard C. Subber
Ms. Beverly Surovi, ’90
Mr. David A. Swift
Ms. Elizabeth A. Swigart, ’84
Ms. Mariellen Switch, ’84
Ms. Maureen L. Sychterz, ’96
Mr. David M. Sysko, ’73
Ms. Debbie Szakaly
Mrs. John S. Szanyi
Miriam G. Szanyi
Mr. Norman Tabor
Ms. Laurie Tackett
Mrs. Eileen A.Taff, ’88
Mr. James B.Taglang, Jr., ’80
Mrs. Gloria Tarby, ’84
Ms.Anne C.Taylor
Ms. Laureen P.Taylor
Mr.Arthur S.Terpe
Mr. Charles Thatcher, Sr.
Mr. Michael Patrick Thom, ’78
Mrs. Carol Thomas, ’84
Ms. Dedra C.Thomas, ’92
Mr. Frederick W.Thomas, ’78
Mr. John G.Thomas, III
Mr. John J.Thomas
Dr. Philip J.Tighe
Mr.Toppin
Ms. Gail K.Torcivia
Dr.Arnold F.Traupman
Mr. James L.Trenberth, ’73
Mr. David A.Trimble, ’77
Mr.Timothy J.Troxell, ’77
Ms. Jennifer Trumbauer
Mr.William E.Trumbore, III, ’84
Ms. Emilie M.Tuberty, ’84
Mrs. Cecile Tucker
Mr. Robert J.Turnbach, Jr.
Mr. Robert W.Turner, ’82
Mr. Nicholas F.Tylenda, ’81
Ms.Virginia Mae Uhl, ’69
Ms. Joanne Uhnak
Ms.Trudy P. Unangst, ’93
Mr. & Mrs.Alvin C. Unger
Dr. Mark Unger
Mr. Peter A. Urban, ’80
Ms. Maureen E.Valente, ’75
Mr. Ralph J.Valente, ’95
Ms. Dovie Valero
Ms. Stephanie Vallese
Mr. Koenraad Van Linden Tol
Mr. Gregory P.VanAllen
Mr. Jeffrey M.VanHorn, ’84
Ms. Donna N.Vancott, ’73
Mr. Dennis C.Velas, ’84
Mr. Joseph L.Velas, ’87
Mrs. Jill M.Velekei, ’77
Ms. Mary Ann Vermilya
Mr. Mark D.Viola, ’82
Ms. Judith A Visaggi, ’94
Ms. Susan L.Vitez, ’93
Ms.Audre B.Vogler
Mrs. Sandra Vulcano, ’72
Ms. Cindy Jo Wagner, ’95
Mrs. Elizabeth G.Wagner, ’91
Ms. Sandra L.Wagner, ’87
Ms. Karen E.Walbert
Mr. James C.Walker
Ms.Willina L.Walker
Mr.William R.Wallace
Mrs. Cecelia A.Walton, ’91
Mr. Randall E., ’74 & Mrs. Kelly A.
Wambold, ’95
Ms. Patricia E.Ward
Mrs. Rosalie Warner, ’88
Mr. Robert P.Warnke
Ms. Denyse L.Wasilewski, ’87
Ms. Donna G.Watson
Mr. Glenn R.Watson, ’91
Mr. Richmond & Mrs. Roberta
Watson
Mrs. Betsy A.Weaver, ’86
Mrs. Carol A.Weaver, ’70
Mr. Gary Weaver
Mr. Hall Weaver
Mr. James D.Weaver, ’81
Mrs. Janis Weaver
Ms. Cynthia M.Weber, ’90
Mr.Wehinger
Mr. John Frederick Wehr, ’72
Mr. George F.Weidle
Ms. Barbara L.Weidner
Mr. Jeffrey S.Weidner, ’94
Mr. Pierre R.Weimer
Mr. Barry C.Weiner, ’71
Mr. Edward F.Weinhofer, ’86
Mr. Stephen Weinstein
Mrs. Deena R.Weise, ’89
Ms. Christine S.Weiss
Ms. Geraldine Weller
Mr. Robert Wendt
Mr. David W.Wentz, ’86
Mr. James J. , ’74 &
Ms. Brenda K.Weppel
A.Werkheiser
Dr. Charles W.Werley
Mrs. Margaret Z.Wesner, ’86
Ms. Helen Whitaker
Mr. Joseph F.Whitaker
Mr. Howard B.White, ’73
Mrs. Kelly K.Whiting, ’79
Mary & Jackson M.William Jr.
Ms. Elesa Williams
Mr. Karl E.Williams, ’88
Mr. Lee D.Williams, ’81
Mrs. Sandra J.Williams, ’75
Mr.Walter F.Williams
Ms. Ruth A Willis
Mr. Steve W.Wilson, ’84
Mrs. Diane B.Wilt, ’73
Ms. Margaret A.Wimmer, ’94
Mr. John M.Winarchick
Mr. James E.Winch
Mr. and Mrs.Theodore B.Winkler
Mrs. Karen K.Woerner, ’75
Ms. Carol L.Wolf
Ms. Jean A.Woodring, ’70
Mr.Thomas A.Workman
Ms. Mary R.Wroge, ’94
Mr. Barry F.Yanders, ’95
Ms. Dorothy J.Yannes, ’96
Mrs. Cherie M.Yasko, ’91
Mr. George B.Yasko, Jr
Mr. Dennis W., ’79 & Mrs.
Deborah M.Yeakel, ’77
Mr. Elwood Yeakel
Mrs. Jennifer L.Yeakel, ’90
Ms. Rita M.Yeakel
Mrs. Donna M.Yelles, ’83
Mr.Thomas J.Yencho, ’85
Ms. Bonnie Lee Young, ’76
Ms. Debra A.Young, ’87
Ms. Doris S.Young, ’98
Mr. Jeffrey A.Young, ’78
Mrs. Mary F.Young, ’79
Ms. Nancie L.Young
Mr. Robert A.Young, ’92
Mr. Bill T.Ytsma
Mr. Eric S.Yuhas, ’87
Ms. Susan Yuhas, ’90
Ms. Dolores Yundt
Ms. Lealan M. Zaccone
Ms. Judith A. Zalewski-Tusan, ’81
Ms. Paula Zaun
Ms. Lisa L. Zawadski, ’91
Mrs. Cheryl A. Zawarski, ’77
Ms. Melody H. Zebro, ’95
Mrs. Janet Zeiber
Mr. Ronald J. Zelezen
Mr. Dean A. Zelko, ’86
Mr. Richard Louis Zelko, ’72
Mrs. Denise L. Ziatyk
Mrs. Janet Ziegenfus, ’75
Mr. C. Palmer Zigmund
Ms. Georgine Zimmer
Mr. Brian J. Zimmerman, ’92
Mr. David W. Zimmerman, ’91
Mr. Richard E. Zimmerman
Ms. Linda L. Zimmers, ’91
Ms. Patricia A. Zuber, ’91
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The Foundation would like to recognize these 37 companies for their matching gift programs, which generated $12,270 of the support received by the
Foundation during its 1998-1999 campaign.
Air Products Foundation
American Can Company
Anheuser-Busch Foundation
Bell & Howell
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Binney & Smith, Inc.
Carpenter Technology
Foundation
Cooper Industries Foundation
Day-Timers, Inc.
Digital Equipment Corporation
GE Foundation
General Public Utilities
General Re Corporation
Hershey Foods Corporation
IBM Corporation
Ingersoll-Rand
Johnson & Johnson
Lockheed Martin
Lucent Technologies
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc.
Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc.
Mead Johnson Company
Foundation
Metropolitan Edison Company
NationsBank
NationsCredit
PP&L Company
Pasteur Mérieux Connaught
Pfizer Specialty Minerals
Sara Lee Foundation
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Strawbridge & Clothier
Summit Bank
Tandy Corporation
The Guardian Life Insurance
Company
Times Mirror
AAA Lehigh Valley
A Corner In Time
Action Wheels
Sara Aiker
Aykroyd Hardware
Allentown Comfort Suites
Allentown Hilton
Allentown Sports Medicine &
Human Performance Center
Allentown Symphony Orchestra
Aspen Inn
Dr. Robert D. Ballard
Bethlehem Brew Works
Bethlehem Steel Corporation —
James F. Kostecky
Bethlehem Tourism Authority
Bethlehem YMCA
Binney & Smith/Pat Bucsi, Rod
Gischel, Bill Martin, Earl Wells
Bixer’s Jewelers
Blue Mountain Ski Area
Caesars Pocono Resort
Candlelight Inn
Cellular One
C.E. Roth Formal Wear
Coaches Time for Flowers
Comfort Suites
Comfort Suites of Bethlehem
Compact Disc Center
Conditioning Center
Fred Cort
Creative Design
Chrysler Motors
Day-Timers, Inc.
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Discovery Center of Science &
Technology
Donegal Square Celtic Imports
Edwards Business Machines
Fast.Net
Federal Grill
First Union National Bank
Four O’s Golf, Inc.
Gebhardt Trophies & Awards
Bob Gellock
General Motors
Green Pond Country Club
NCC received gifts of equipment, materials and supplies worth
$426,365.50 in 1998-99. The
Foundation is grateful for the gifts received from:
GOW-MAC Instrument Company
Hampton Inn Allentown
Hampton Winds Restaurant
Heller Seasonings
Hereaus Cermalloy/David
Malanga
Holiday Inn Conference Center
Bethlehem
Holiday Inn Conference Center
Imperial Coiffures
Jack Waitz & Company
Janet Forero
Jim Thorpe River Adventures, Inc.
Joanne Kostecky — Garden
Design, Inc.
Jim Johnson
Just Born, Inc.
Koh-I-Noor
Lafayette Bank
Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra
Lehigh Travel
Mack Printing Group
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Maggy Romig
Manor House Inn
Marblehead Grille
Martin Guitar Company
Christian Martin & Diane
Repyneck
Lisa Marie McCauley
Merchants National Bank
Nazareth Speedway
NCC - Alumni Office
NCC - Athletics
NCC - Bookstore
NCC Community Education
NCC Culinary Arts Department
NCC - Chef Duncan Howden
Newburg Inn
Northwest Airlines
Old Homestead Golf Club
Omnipoint Communications
Mark Orse
PNC Bank
Palmer Trophy & Awards
Paws Jaws Claws, Inc.
PA Shakespeare Festival
Philadelphia Phillies
Piercing Pagoda
Pistachio’s
Pizza Hut
Posey Peddler
R & R Provision Company
Renaissance Studio
Resort at Split Rock
Rich-Mar Florist
Rodale Press
Schuylkill Valley Sports
Shawnee Mountain Ski Resort
Service Tire Truck Centers
Sheraton Inn Jetport
Silver Creek Country Club
Southmoore Golf Course
St. Luke’s Hospital
Stabler Athletic & Convocation
Center
State of the Art Action House
State Theatre Center for the
Arts, Inc.
Summit Bank
Susan’s Gourmet Shop
Tastefully Done
The Morning Call
Touchstone Theatre
The Bag Lady of Bethlehem
The Café
The Clubmaker
The Manor House Inn
Travel Team, Inc.
Trexler Game Preserve
Victoria Ann’s Bed and Breakfast
Viennese Pastries Café
Barry Weiner
WODE-FM
Following is a list of supporters of the Foundation’s events:
Culinary Cuisine, Golf
Tournament and Art Auction.
AFT NCACC LOCAL 3579
Mr. Ravi & Mrs. Suzanne
Elizabeth Ahuja, ’80
Albarell Electric, Inc.
Mr. Louis R.Albright, III
Allpro Chemical Corporation
American Federation of
Teachers-3579
Mr. Neil L.Angst
Mrs. Carol J.Antos, ’89
Mrs. Catherine A.Arner
Mr. Larry Axiotis
Mr. Joseph W.Ayers
Dr. Michael A. Babyak, ’85
Mr.William P. & Mrs. Diane L.
Bakos, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Balmat
Mrs. Debra A. Balsbaugh-Inhof, ’79
Mr. & Mrs. Forest L. Barbee
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Mr. George C. Bartholomew
Mr. John C. Bassler
Mr. & Mrs. Jack O. Beamer
Mr.William F. Bearse
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Beaver
Mr. Michael K. Berlin
Ms. Shirley K. Bilheimer
Binney & Smith Inc.
Ms. Stacy Lee Blichar
Mr. Dick Boak
Dr. Pricha Boonswang
Ms. Lisa Boscola
Mr. Paul A. & Mrs. Nancy E.
Bouis, ’95
Ms. Marta Boulos Gabriel
Miss Gillian T. Bozik
Bracy Contracting, Inc.
Mr. Jack L Bradt
Ms. Carolyn M. Brady
Mr.Timothy & Mrs. Karen M.
Brady, ’74
Britech, Inc.
Brown Daub, Inc.
C. C. Inc. Construction Services
Mr. Robert Cahill
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Caruso
M. J. Caruso & Associates
Charles F. Luppold Inc.
Dr. Catherine V. Chew
Classic Victorian
Mr. & Mrs. Barry R. Clauser
Mr. Carl F. Clay
Ms. Magdaline Nicholas
Clouser, ’76
Dr. Jack E. & Mrs. Evelyn Cole
Ms. Olga F. Conneen
Dr. Matthew J. Connell &
Ms. Evelyn Baxevane
Dr.Arnold R. Cook
Mr. H. Cleve Corner, Jr.
Corporate Environments
Mr. Fred Cort
Mr. James M. Coughlin
Ms. Nancy D. Cox
Mr. Jack Curry
Mr. Richard E. Dalla Palu
Mr.W. John Daub
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Mr. Scott E. M. Denardo
Mr. Richard Dentith
Mr. Ronald E. & Mrs. Patricia A.
DiStefano
Mr. Richard Dietrich
Mr. Petridis Dimitrio
Mr. Stephen J. Dolak, ’69
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas J. Doluisio
Double Click Computer
Mr. Brian A. Due
Mr. Hugh J. Dugan, III
East Stroudsburg Savings
Association
Easton Publishing Company
Edwards Business Machines
Dr.Arthur J. Eisenbuch
Mrs. Christine J. Evans, ’80
Mr. David G. Evans, ’88
Fahnstock, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs.Anthony Falcone
Dr. David H. Feinberg
First Union Bank
Fishburn Realty Company
Mr. Gerald E. Flavelle, Jr.
Mr. Don Follett
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Follett
Mr. Frank A. Folmsbee
Honorable Michael Franciosa
Mr. Charles Fraust
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Kathleen
Friedenberg
Ms. Roseann P. Fritchman
Ms.Terri D. Gallagher
Mr. Frederick W. Genther
Ms. Kathy A. Ghia
Mr. Robert D. Givey, Jr.
Gordon Bennett Painting, Inc.
Mr. Brian Grant
Mr. Charles J. Green
Mr.Thomas J. Green
Mr. Christopher R. Greene
Ms. Sara A. Greer
Honorable Richard D. &
Mrs. Lee T. Grifo
Hannig Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Hannig
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Harper
Ms. Dottie Harshman
Mr. & Mrs. Fred G. Harvey
Mr. Steve Havran
Mr. Steven R. Henning
Hercules Cement Company
Newton & Murphy Herster
Mrs. Pearl V. Hill, ’89
Dr. Kathryn J. Holland
Ms. Carolyn H. Holmfelt
Ms. Diana M. Holva
Mrs.Amy B. Howard
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Hunter
Ms. Nancy C. Hutt
Mr. Duane L. Hyrowich
Inhalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mr. Joseph M. Inhoff, Jr.
Mr. John I. Iverson
JSI IND INC
Ms.Ann Marie Janders
Ms. Mady J. Jaquin
Ms. Carolyn Johansson
Mr. Stephen J. Johnson
Ms. Maureen Jordan
Dr. and Mrs. George M. Joseph
Ms. Debra A. Julia, ’85
Karch Realty Company
Mr.Thomas Kawtoski
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Kennedy
Kimball International
Mrs. Henrietta W. Kistler, ’81
Ms. Marcia K. Kline
Mr.Theodore J. Kobela
Claude E. Kohl, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs.Alan Korhammer
Dr. Charles A. Kosteva
Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Kozlowski
Ms. Jacqueline Kulick
Ms. Donna E. Kulik
Lafayette Ambassador Bank
Mr. James P. Laubenstein
Lehigh Valley Building Systems
Mr. & Mrs.William H. Lehr
Mr. Robert M. Leposa
Ms. Jean Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. George J. Libricz,
Jr.,‘78
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil D. Lipkin
Mr. David J. Lischner
Mr. Paul Lovett
Mr. Charles F. Luppold, Inc.
Dr. John Lychak
Ms. Sara M. Lyons, ’81
M. J.W., Inc.
MMG, Inc.
The Mack Printing Group
Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Macri, ’76
Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc.
Mr. Philip Malozi
Mr. David B. Manche
Ms. Patricia A. Marshall
Martin Cohen Foundation
Mr. Christian F. Martin, IV, ’77 &
Ms. Diane Repyneck
Mr. Dale Martin
Martino Marketing Group
Mr. & Mrs. Brian McCall, ’95
Ms. Lisa Marie McCauley
Mr. Michael A. McGrail
Ms. Cozette S. McGuire
Ms. Margaret McGuire-Closson
& Mr. Clyde F. Closson
Dr.Thomas J. McKee
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mchale
Mr. & Mrs.Van Merlesmith
Mr. Brad M. Merluzzi
Mrs. Sharon E. Merluzzi
Merry Maid, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John Michael
Mr. Robert C. Miller
Mrs. Carol Ann Modjadidi
Ms. Janet M. Mohring
Ms. Debra S. Mondillo
Mr. Ronald D. Mordosky
Ms. Joan L. Morgan
Mr. Jeffrey Morhing
Mr. Carl Mortensen
Ms. Gail M. Mrowinski
Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Donna
Mulholland
Mr.William K. Murphy
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Nazareth Speedway
Mr. Kenneth Nier
Mr. Scott Nugent
Mr. Gerald J. O’Grady
Dr. Gaylord W. Ojers
Ms.Alexandra Olson
Mr. Karel Olson
Mr. Frank J. Ottaly
PNC Bank
PP&L, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Alan Palmer
Mrs. Carroll L. Palmer
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Palmeri
Mr. Robert R. Pandaleon
Ms. Renee Panuccio, ’84
Pany & Lentz Engineering
Company
Parente Randolph Orlando
Mrs. Jacqueline Parker
Ms. Karen L. Parker
Ms. Gwyneth A. Peischl
Ms. Linda Perin
Mr. Ronald R. Perin
Ms. Lucy W. Perusse
Mr. Darryl A. Peters
Ms.Virginia Petit
Mr. David Phillips, Jr.
Piercing Pagoda Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Paul E. Pierpoint
R & R Provision Company
ROB-WIN Press Inc.
RX Home Healthe Services, Inc.
Mr. Henry R. Raab
Mr.Anthony G. & Mrs. Rita G.
Rampulla
Mr. David A. Reed
Ms. Mary Jo Reed
Mr. Ronald L. Reed
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Mr. Glen F. Reibman
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan L. Reibman
Renaissance Studio
Ms. Rita A. Rich
Ms. Sheila J. Riddle
Ms. Maris E. Rogers
Mr. Richard Rogers
Ms. Sharon A. Rohal
Ms. Jane F. Roncoroni
Mr. Daniel Roseman
Dr.A. M. Rossi
Mr. M. J. Ruggiero
Ms. Brenda S. Rundle
Mr. Philip A. Sabetti
Ms.Andrea Sadusky
Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Sallash, Jr.
Ms. G. Keith Sames
Ms. Karen Samuels
Mr. and Mrs. Randy L. Sandt
Scott Chevrolet
Dr.Arthur L. Scott & Mrs. Susan
K. Kubik-Scott
Ms. Karen L. Seier, ’83
Ms. Dolores E. Shafer
Mr. Robert Shaffer
Dr. Linda Shay & Mr. Meville
Gardner
Mr. Robert W. Sleeman
Ms.Alma D. Smith
Mr. Gary L. Smith
Ms. Kelly M. Smith
Ms. Evelyn Sogaro
Mr. Karl A. Stackhouse
Mr. Frank E. Stanton
Stiegler,Wells & Brunswick
Mr. Richard J. & Mrs.Anna Adeline
Stofko
Stokes Electrical Supply
Mrs. Rita J. Straub
Mr.Albert B. Stubbmann
Summit Bank
Susan Williams & Associates
Mr. Gerry B. Sylvester
Mr. Glen & Mrs. Donna G.
Taggart, ’73
Ms.Anne C.Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L.Taylor
Technology & Management
Design
Mr.Tom Tenges
Mr. Jeffrey P.Thatcher
The Wood Company
The Woodring-Roberts Corp
Thomas Jankowski Associates
Mr. John G.Thomas, III
Mr. John J.Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Till
Mrs. Cecile Tucker
Mr. Robert J.Tucker
Mr. Francis J.Vari
Ms. Mary Ann Vermilya
Mrs. Sandra Vulcano, ’72
Mr. Richard & Mrs. Ewalde
Waldrop
Wallace & Watson Associates
Mr.William R.Wallace
Dr.Vassie C.Ware & Mr.William
Taylor
Ms. Deborah S.Weaver
Mr. John H.Weaver
Mr. Pierre R.Weimer
Mr. Robert Wendt
Mr. James J. & Mrs. Brenda K.
Weppel
Dr. Charles W.Werley
Ms. Holly Westra
Ms. Helene M.Whitaker
Mr. John M.Winarchick
Mr.Thomas A.Workman
Mr. Michael Woska
Xerox Corporation
N C C B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
David A. Reed, Chairman
Karl A. Stackhouse,
Vice Chairman
Joseph B. McCarthy,
Secretary
Bruce M. Browne,
Assistant
Secretary/Treasurer
Thomas J. Doluisio
Michael R. Doyle
Michael J. Caruso CLU,
ChFC, Chair
Tom A.Tenges,Vice Chair
Richard J.Ashby, Jr.
James R. Bartholomew
Martin D. Cohen, Esq.
Frederic B. Cort
Bruce E. Davis, Esq.
John F. Eureyecko
Scott V. Fainor
Steven Follett
Charles M. Hannig
Fred G. Harvey
Gene Haskett
George M. Joseph, M.D.
Robert J. Kopecek
Susan K. Kubik,
Executive Director
William H. Lehr
Sharon Amico ’84
Lisa J. Bartholomew ’78
Jean Belinski ’82
Susan Blalock ’77
Kenneth D. Buck ’75
Elizabeth Burke, DVM ’73
Thomas Campanella, Jr., ’82
Barry Clauser ’74
Frederick R. Curcio, Sr., ’91
Delia R. Diaz ’72
Robert R. Fehnel
Charles M. Hannig
(liaison from Monroe
County)
Barbara G. Huth
Robert A. Litz
Pamela R.Yost
Tim Lewis
Paul F. Mack
Richard Master
Lisa Marie McCauley
Bruce A. Palmer
James J. Palmeri
Honorable Jeanette
Reibman
Diane S. Repyneck
Frank Russo
Chester A. Shadle, M.D.
R. Charles Stehly
Joseph Straub
Stanley C. Strauss
Donna G.Taggart
Ronald L.Taylor
Ewalde M.Waldrop, Esq.
William C.Watson
Robert C.Wood
JoAnn Dischinat ’82
Stephen J. Dolak, Jr., ’69
Gary Hartney ’86
Jim Johnson ’89
Debi Julia ’85
Donald A. Keller ’73
Brian R. Leidy ’88
Gerald T. Long ’78 & ’84
Francis Macri ’76
EMERITI
EMERITI
Carl L. Mancino ’75
Michael Mayrosh ’73
Peter A. Mickolay ’85
Renee Panuccio ’79 & ’84
Jody O. Piagesi ’78
Jean Paul Plaza ’75
Scott M. Raab ’92
Myrna L. Rivera ’92
Brenda S. Rundle ’91
William F. Boucher, M.D.
Arnold R. Cook, D.D.S., M.S.
David H. Feinberg, M.D.
John J. Fischel
Charles W. G. Fuller
Sheila Korhammer
Joseph W. Kuebler
Cecil D. Lipkin
Joseph J. Risbon
Michael Yamnicky
Bernard L. Cohen
Arnold R. Cook, D.D.S,
M.S.D.
David H. Feinberg, M.D.
Sheila M. Korhammer
James G.Whildin, M.D.
William M. Sandt II ’72
Aaron A. Schisler ’90
Pamela Stergios ’94
Anna Stofko ’77
Eileen Taff ’88
Sandra P.Vulcano ’72
Cecelia Walton ’91
Rose Warner ’88
Barry C.Weiner ’71
NCC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. If you require accommodations for College events, please contact the Office for
Disability Services, 610-861-5351, at least one week prior to your visit.
The Foundation has the responsibility to be accountable to our constituencies: to our Board of Directors, who serve without remuneration; to Northampton Community College and its leadership, faculty, staff and students; to donors; to our volunteers; and to our own staff.
One of the ways in which we do so is to make accessible materials which we believe should be available to those who care about the mission and success of the Northampton
Community College Foundation.
We make the following items available:
• Financial audit conducted by our external auditor,
• An annual report of giving and activities, including an honor roll of donors,
• Our policies on disbursement of gift funds,
• Investment policies and expenditure guidelines,
• Our action plan, establishing priorities.
You may obtain these items by writing or calling:
Office of the Executive Director
Northampton Community College Foundation
3835 Green Pond Road
Bethlehem, PA 18020-7599
610-861-5451
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