Moravian University, Fall 2022

MORAVIAN

Moravian University Magazine Fall 2022

Editor Claire Kowalchik P’22

Creative Director

Sandra DiPasqua

Managing Editor

Nancy Rutman ’84

Sports Editor

Mark J. Fleming

Archivist

Cory W. Dieterly

Alumni and Parent Engagement

Amanda Werner Maenza ’13, G’17 Director

Matthew Nesto ’16, G’21, G’22 Associate Director

Dylan Star Administrative Support Assistant

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DEPARTMENTS

2 Welcome From the president’s desk

76 Class Notes

Catching up with classmates

80 Moravian Moment

The 1966–67 dress code for the College Union Building

FEATURES

3 Prelude Highlights from the October 14 celebration marking the public launch of Lighting the Way: The Campaign for Moravian University

65 Thank You

To all supporters who have made a gift to Moravian University this past year, we are grateful.

SPECIAL SECTION

Lighting the Way

9 Introduction

For our students

10 The Best Gift

Three students share how scholarships have made a Moravian University education possible and their experience brighter.

For their future

16 Real-Life Research

The SOAR program advances research and critical-thinking skills and prepares students for graduate study and careers in their specialties.

22 Global Passage

Studying abroad changes students and their perspectives.

28 On-the-Job Experience

Internships provide an opportunity to try out a potential career path.

34 The Stuff of Champions

Athletics builds skills in communication, teamwork, and time management.

For the next generation

40 Transforming the HUB

In the spring of 2024, construction will begin on the transformation of the HUB into the center of student life.

48 Sally Turns 5!

The Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences will continue to be a space where students prepare to become the best healthcare providers.

For seminary students

56 Via Lucis

Scholarships and internships support seminary students in their goal to take compassion, hope, learning, and love out into the world.

Dear fellow alumni, families, and friends,

This issue is dedicated to you, our ardent supporters and our loyal community. Because of your incredible generosity, Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary continue their mission to prepare each individual for a reflective life, fulfilling careers, and transformative leadership in a world of change. Our students are prepared with an excellent education and surrounded by a supportive community. They are positioned to meet whatever challenges appear and overcome any obstacles—at hospitals and schools, on Wall Street and Main Street, in churches and communities, wherever they engage with the world.

It is a great honor to lead this institution forward into ever brighter days as we are lighting the way for our students, their future, and the next generation. This October, we celebrated the kickoff of Lighting the Way: The Campaign for Moravian University. Based on our motto, Via Lucis (“Way of Light”), and inspired by the teachings of John Amos Comenius, the Lighting the Way campaign will transform the education Moravian can provide its students with a goal of $75 million in philanthropic support.

An ever-present need for our community is student scholarships to offset the increasing costs of higher education and theological education. Many alumni and friends have started endowed scholarships to help pay it forward. Through these gifts, our endowment has grown to nearly $150 million over the past few years, putting us in the nation’s top 25 percent of endowments. Most Moravian students receive financial support. Endowed scholarships not only provide a permanent legacy for the supporter but forever change recipients’ lives.

Besides a rigorous academic program, Moravian focuses on students actively engaging in their education to learn skills to prepare them for the workforce, graduate or professional school, or a life of service. During their Moravian experience, our students bring their learning to life with experiential opportunities and intentional programs. The Elevate program increases experiential learning by adding global trips, required internships, clinicals, student teaching or undergraduate research, and programs to develop teamwork and leadership skills. Many donors have chosen to fund these experiences to defray costs for the students and Moravian.

Athletics is also a student experience that builds leadership, teamwork, and ethics, among other skills. As Comenius said, “Much can be learned in play that will afterwards be of use when the circumstances demand it.” Donors to the campaign have upgraded seating in Johnston Hall and locker and team rooms in the ARC, making recruiting easier for our coaches and Moravian more competitive in the NCAA.

New buildings play an essential role in being able to best serve our students and community. Five years ago, we decided to build the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences to better prepare our nursing, public health, and health science students for the world they will experience in hospitals and clinics. Through the continued generosity of the Breidegam family and numerous alumni, trustees, faculty, staff, and friends, we were able to build this 100 percent donor-funded building one year ahead of plan. Now our nursing program has been ranked the number one program in Pennsylvania by nurses.org, and we are helping to resolve the regional nursing shortage through deliberate collaborations with community partners to increase the number of Moravian nursing graduates by 25 percent. This building, and the philanthropy that enabled it to happen, have made all the difference for Moravian students and our community.

The signature project of the campaign is the new Haupert Union Building. Funded initially by students, the HUB has not been significantly transformed since its inception as the first student union in the Lehigh Valley in 1962. However, as the student body has grown, the capacity of the HUB no longer serves the needs of a growing and diverse student body. I am excited to unveil the plans to convert our cherished HUB into a threestory student union that will better serve students now and well into the future. This innovative and expanded space will continue to demonstrate our focus on the needs of current and future students.

Our seminaries in Bethlehem and Lancaster continue to flourish. A campaign priority for Moravian Theological Seminary supports scholarships for students seeking graduate theological education and for international students enrolled in seminary programs. Seminary supporters are focused on keeping connected to students so that our offerings can form and equip students in service of the church and the world.

I encourage you to continue Lighting the Way for our students—as generous supporters, engaged volunteers, and enthusiastic ambassadors. Countless Moravian graduates and friends leave their legacy on our campus through naming opportunities on buildings, scholarships, programs, and athletics. Our graduates are proud of their education and alma mater, and I am humbled to be part of such a great, historic institution that lights the way for so many.

Prelude

Highlights from the October 14 celebration marking the public launch of Lighting the Way: The Campaign for Moravian University

Be the Light

Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary are on the precipice of an exciting time. We have entered the public phase of a $75 million comprehensive campaign called Lighting the Way. The name and ambitious goals of the campaign derive from the progressive teachings of John Amos Comenius, the father of modern education, who encouraged teachers to be a guiding light for their students. In Lighting the Way, Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary aim to commit $75 million to financial aid, resource support, and state-of-the-art facilities for our students today and the generations of tomorrow. With your help, we can make the most of this opportunity.

Moravian has been an important part of my life through roles as a student, athlete, alumnus, vice chair of the university board of trustees, and chair of this campaign. However, my most important and rewarding role

has been, along with my wife Elinor ’91, parent to three amazing children, the third of which is now enrolled at Moravian University. The success of Moravian and our students is important to us. I can think of no better way of fulfilling this commitment than by supporting current and future Moravian students by lighting the way.

Over the past four years, the campaign committee has been working through the quiet phase of this initiative, which will benefit current students, alumni, and faculty across the university and seminary and continue to serve the Moravian community well into the future. The campaign has three ambitious goals:

Lighting the Way for Our Students. We focus heavily on funding scholarships and endowments to ease financial burdens. Every Moravian student receives financial assistance to pursue their education. Support from alumni, parents, and friends makes this possible and empowers students to succeed in the classroom, in extracurricular activities, and in their communities.

Lighting the Way for Their Future. Moravian has always provided invaluable experiences

to our students to allow them to shine: the best internships, field experiences, and research projects to provide career-relevant, experiential learning. These opportunities cultivate leadership and teamwork skills that will serve our students beyond Moravian and into the global landscape. This campaign will allow more students to participate in these experiences.

Lighting the Way for the Next Generation. We will continue expanding and enhancing our campus to provide world-class instruction in leading-edge buildings. Continuing to develop a campus core will advance our mission and promote dynamic interaction among students, faculty, and the wider community for decades.

Just as Comenius passed his light on to us, in Lighting the Way we will provide the lessons, spaces, and tools for our students to grow and prepare for reflective lives, fulfilling careers, and transformative leadership— instilling light within them that they too shall pass on to others. Please join us in Lighting the Way for Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary.

Serving an Ever-Changing World

We are at the height of an interesting time in seminary education. Never has the world had a greater need for the compassion of our seminary students through their faith and understanding—to find direction in life, comfort in community, and solace in relationships. As Andy Hart shared, Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary are engaged in an ambitious endeavor, entering the public phase of a comprehensive campaign called Lighting the Way.

Lighting the Way for Our Students. Moravian Theological Seminary aims to increase endowments and scholarships, mainly through a seminary scholarship fund, to allow more students to grow in their theological understanding without the worry of economic burden. We can invite the global community to enter our doors by providing international scholarships. Every day, we at the seminary strive to provide excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership, and service.

Lighting the Way for Their Future. Moravian Theological Seminary is looking to guarantee our students world-class theological education and experiential learning opportunities. Through this investment, we can instill within our students core values of leadership and continual inquiry and reflection—values that extend far beyond the walls of the seminary into the ever-changing world.

Lighting the Way for the Next Generation. Moravian Theological Seminary will provide the best and most current facilities and technology. Investing in these tools will ensure that our students, regardless of their location in the world, have access to lifelong spiritual, vocational, and personal growth and an uninterrupted connection with the seminary community.

As vice chair of the campaign committee and a member of the seminary board of trustees, I assure you the gifts of this transformational campaign will shed light on our current students and on the generations that will grace our seminary for years to come. Please join us in Lighting the Way for Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary.

The gifts of this transformational campaign will shed light on our current students and on the generations that will grace our seminary for years to come.

—Rev. Dr. Nola Reed Knouse S’09

Gently Beside Me

Benitta Ngobeni ’22, G’23

I graduated in May 2022 with a BA in accounting, and I am currently pursuing my MBA at Moravian. I’m often asked why I did not spread my wings and go to a different university for grad school. The answer I give is that I am part of the 4+1 program and can obtain my MBA in a year. The real reason, however, is even simpler: This is my home. The truth is, outside of Moravian, I have no home in this country. No house, no family—heck, not even a dog.

When I was 18 years old, I left the only home I had ever known, leaving behind my mother, father, and three brothers in South Africa as I journeyed to America to pursue higher education. When I was moving, I had one main fear: How am I going to do this alone? With no friends and no family, I had no idea how I would navigate this country.

Before I even stepped foot on Moravian’s campus, it was made clear to me that as long as I was here, and a part of this community, I would never be alone—that there would always be someone to hold my hand and light the way for me.

It started with Boris Kirov, former assistant director of global inclusion, picking me up from the airport in 2018 and helping me get situated with blankets and pillows so I could sleep because, at that moment, all I had was two suitcases of clothes and a heart full of dreams and fears.

It continued in 2019 with Anize Appel, executive director of the center for global education and associate dean for study abroad, encouraging me to stop hiding my light and let it shine. To allow my voice to be heard, not just to express my own thoughts and opinions but also to be a voice for the voiceless. That’s how I found the confidence to lead, taking on roles such as president of the Black Student Union and later a senior resident advisor and president of the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society.

Then 2020 arrived and changed the course of our lives. The world felt dark, and I felt alone and scared. Everyone left campus and went back to their homes. The only problem was, I, and many other international students, had no home. It was then that I learned that not only do I have a home in Moravian but a family that comes with it. Alexis Kersten and other members of housing and residential life stepped in for many students in need and allowed us to stay on campus. Professor Jane Berger, who was the interim dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the

time, helped me get an internship that summer and made sure that I always had enough to eat. The darkness did not even have time to put its feet up before my Moravian family swooped in with a light so bright that even my fears were blinded.

Along came 2021, and with it my personal COVID diagnosis. I hadn’t even sneezed before Nicole Lloyd, executive vice president for university life, chief operating officer, and dean of students, stepped up and organized food and resources for me. Despite telling my mother that I was fine, she insisted on calling Jane Berger and asking her to be a mother to me during this time. Much like Nicole, Jane did not hesitate to step in.

And finally, 2022 is here, and I stand before you as a young, black, and African woman who graduated summa cum laude and will be taking on a full-time job at a big-four public accounting firm in Houston. At no point on my Moravian journey did the odds seem stacked in my favor; however, I stand here because of each person who has taken me by the hand and walked gently beside me or gone ahead of me on the open road and beckoned me to follow them. I stand here because of the scholarships afforded to me and the generous donors who supported my journey, without even knowing my name or story. Simply put, you’ve changed my life. Thank you for all that you’ve done for me and will continue to do for students like me.

The brilliant effect of philanthropic support is reflected in the many stories students share about their journey to Moravian and the experiences that have shaped and prepared them to pursue their best lives. The generosity of alumni, friends, and families also ensures leading-edge facilities for future generations.

The Best Gift

The many donors who have established endowed or annual scholarships or contributed to the Moravian Scholarship Fund are lighting the way for students to attend Moravian at a time when the cost to attend college is skyrocketing.

A Moravian University education is priceless. College graduates as a whole earn more than those who hop off the education train at high school. They carry forth strong skills in critical thinking, communication, and teamwork and a greater understanding of the world. These assets better prepare young people for careers, civic engagement, marriage, parenting, friendship—whatever they choose for their life.

Of course, there is a cost to attending college, and it’s a steep one, especially for those whose families struggle financially. “Over the seven years that I’ve been at Moravian, I have seen an increasingly greater need for financial support among incoming students, especially due to the impact of COVID-19,” says Nareé Simmons, director of financial aid. “Some families were impacted right as they were getting ready to send their children to Moravian. And though we are coming out of the pandemic, some families are struggling with the aftereffects and trying to recover financially while making it a reality for their children to go to college. Scholarships are gift aid, meaning that students don’t have to pay them back, which reduces their overall costs to attend college.”

Students need scholarships now more than ever to help them afford the life-changing experience of a college education, which allows them to become their best selves, engage more fully and effectively with the world around them, and live their best lives. Learn how the gift of scholarship funding helped make Moravian affordable for the following three students and improved their experience.

Arlene Montas ’25: A Place Where She Belongs

When Arlene Montas received the Paul Kurzeja ’89 Annual Giving Scholarship, it was the final step on her arduous journey to Moravian.

Montas was born in the Dominican Republic (DR) and moved to Passaic, New Jersey, with her mother and two older siblings when she was 3, but because her mother couldn’t afford childcare, Montas returned to the DR to live with her father. As soon as she could start school, she returned to the United States. “During those times, my mother had two jobs and struggled to make ends meet. We lived with my entire extended family in one house until she was able to get on her feet.”

School was frightening—literally. “Students would bring weapons and drugs into the school. It got to the point where every morning we would have to go through a metal detector, and the security officers would then use a metal wand on us from head to toe before we could enter the building.

“And the neighborhood wasn’t safe,” she adds. “Since middle school, I’ve lost many loved ones to gang violence or to them being arrested. I wasn’t focused on school, and I feel that if I had stayed there, I wouldn’t have even made it to college.”

When Montas was 16, her mother decided it was time for the family to begin a new chapter, and she bought a house in Easton, Pennsylvania. Then a junior in high school, Montas began a new chapter of her own. An average student, she started getting straight A’s. “When I saw that I was capable of achieving good grades and that I was smarter than I thought, it made me want to go to college and pursue a career for myself.”

Montas hadn’t even known about Moravian University until she moved to Easton. Her newfound confidence motivated her to apply and sign up for a tour of campus. “The tour made me want to

join,” she says. “The people were so friendly, and I really liked the campus, the peacefulness of it all. I was so used to a fast, loud place like Passaic.”

Being awarded the Paul Kurzeja ’89 Annual Giving Scholarship was the final factor in Montas’s decision to commit to Moravian.

Among her most treasured experiences has been gaining a sense of belonging. Though moving to Easton had provided relief from the dangerous streets of Passaic and allowed Montas to focus on her studies, entering a new high school as a junior and during the pandemic impeded her ability to make friends and to get to know the city. “I felt isolated and depressed,” she says.

“Coming to Moravian, I was surrounded by so many new faces, and by the end of the first day, I had already met a diverse group of girls that I’m still close to. I’ve met people who share many things in common with me: my culture, my interests, and even a similar upbringing. The neighborhood around Bethlehem has Dominican restaurants, small corner stores, and many places that are a short walking distance from the school. This all reminded me a lot of home.”

Montas is grateful that the scholarship made it possible for her to come to Moravian. It also allowed her to forgo taking on a job during the academic year to focus on her coursework. “Having the scholarship made me not want to lose it,” she says. “It made me strict with myself because I earned it, and I should work to keep it.”

It also allowed her to dive into her new social world at Moravian. She cites the events sponsored by the Moravian Activities Council as particularly enjoyable. She has enjoyed Movie Night and Paint Night, as well as a Devils hockey game in Newark.

And even though she has just begun her sophomore year, Montas is getting serious about her postcollegiate career. “I plan on

“Having the scholarship made me not want to lose it. It made me strict with myself because I earned it, and I should work to keep it.”

—Arlene Montas ’25

majoring in health sciences because I want to become a speech and language pathologist,” she says. “I’m looking to get an internship at St. Luke’s this year so that I can get experience and credit while doing it.” In return for all she has been given, she will one day give back to her community.

Prince Sokpo ’25: An Excellent Choice

When Prince Sokpo visited Moravian and looked at the football program, it reminded him of the boarding school he went to in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where the environment is close-knit, friendly, and welcoming. Sokpo found that the initial impression he had of the university was genuine. His experience confirms that community is at the heart of Moravian’s culture. Students, professors, staff, and coaches embrace you, and they have your back.

“If you don’t have something or you need help, the coaches are there for you. If I’m at preseason camp and I need to do something somewhere, they’ll give me a ride,” says Sokpo. “I got injured last year, and they took me to my therapy sessions.” Needless to say, Sokpo is more than happy with his decision to come to Moravian.

Enrollment at his boarding school—the Milton Hershey School, which targets low-income families—wasn’t a choice; it was born of need. “It’s a free school,” says Sokpo. “You get an education, clothes, food, and all that—it’s for all those who are struggling, and that’s how it was for me in the beginning, with my mom struggling financially.” Sokpo’s younger brother is in ninth grade at Milton Hershey and his older brother just graduated from La Salle University.

Thanks to the Baucus & Company Endowed Scholarship, Sokpo did have a choice of what college he would go to. “It helps me because I don’t have to worry about money,” he says. “I can focus on my studies.”

The scholarship also frees Sokpo to get involved in campus life. “I wanted to get settled in my first year, and now that that year is over, I know what I’m doing,” Sokpo says. “This coming year, I’m going to be an RA in Willie-Bernie, and I’m also going to be a tour guide for new students and sports students.”

Academically, Sokpo has always been fascinated with psychology and has a knack for science, especially biology. “But mostly, I love the brain,” he says. “I love how we still don’t know everything about it, even though we can study it every day.”

Though Sokpo doesn’t know exactly what he’d like to do with his studies in the brain and human behavior after he

graduates, he’s considering his options. “I was talking to my counselors at Moravian, and they were telling me that the best way to go would be the neuroscience track and ultimately medical school,” says Sopko. “That would be amazing, because then I’d have even more choices than just being a psychologist—I could be a neurologist or something like that.”

“[The scholarship] helps me because I don’t have to worry about money. I can focus on my studies.”

Morgan Hoover ’22: The Best of All Worlds

Morgan Hoover came to Moravian undecided about her major. At first, she chose accounting, because she knew she wanted to do something in business. Later, she decided that accounting didn’t satisfy the creative itch she’s had her whole life, so she switched to marketing with a minor in graphic design and photography.

“My passion for art began in my childhood, and I pursued art all the way through my senior year of high school, when I stippled portraits for my school portfolio,” says Hoover. “Art is an escape

for me, a way to express myself, and something that makes me proud to be me.”

Thanks to the Grace and Emilio Verrone P’90 Endowed Scholarship, Hoover could focus intently on her marketing major and continue to pursue portraiture and photography on the side. She also had time to participate fully in the social aspects of her college experience. “The scholarship allowed me to engage in academics, my sorority, and my clubs.”

Hoover was the recruitment director and the social media chair of Sigma Sigma Sigma. “For recruitment weekend, I planned everything—all the events, the

budget, and the theme—and organized everything for the girls in my chapter. I also ran the Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok accounts, taking pictures and videos for all our events.”

Just as memorable for Hoover was her work with her service clubs, Operation Smile and Love Your Melon. Love Your Melon is an apparel brand dedicated to giving a hat to every child battling cancer. In addition, 50 percent of all the brand’s online sales is donated in support of programming and research in the fight against pediatric cancer. Operation Smile is a nonprofit organization that addresses the needs of children born with cleft conditions. “We were able to visit these kids as well as the pediatric cancer patients in the hospital. We brought them gifts and hung out with them. It was lots of fun,” says Hoover.

To support her interest and future success in a career in marketing, Hoover took on an internship in the marketing department of Community Action Lehigh Valley, an antipoverty nonprofit organization that offers programs and services in housing, food access and nutrition, business start-up, neighborhood revitalization, and more.

“I helped them work on their website and brand all of the programs, making them all unique but also tied together in the same way,” Hoover says. “I also worked on their social media, taking videos and photos, and writing newsletters, which was really cool. Coming out of college, I felt way more prepared to apply for jobs with that internship under my belt.”

Learn more about how you can light the way for students’ future at moravian.edu/lightingtheway.

“The scholarship allowed me to engage in academics, my sorority, and my clubs.”

—Morgan Hoover ’22

Supporting a Moravian Education for Students

What part of Moravian do we carry inside when our only tether to the school is memories? Even though time and distance may loosen the ties, the bond endures. An example of this lifelong connection is the unexpected gift that Robert M. Amey ’57 left Moravian this past spring.

While Amey, of Great Falls, Virginia, was not actively engaged with the university during his lifetime, his Moravian education left an impression that never faded. When he passed away in June 2021, at the age of 93, a bequest to the school was discovered in his will.

Established in April 2022, the Robert M. Amey ’57 Memorial Scholarship Fund provides financial support to undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need in good academic standing. It focuses on students who are interested in pursuing a degree in business with a preference for military veterans or active service members, or dependents of parents or guardians who are active, retired, or veterans of the military.

Amey was born on a farm in Stewartsville, New Jersey, about a half-hour from Bethlehem. When he graduated from high school, he entered Moravian for a time, then left to go into the US Air Force, where he became a staff sergeant. After he was discharged, he returned to Moravian, this time on the G.I. Bill. He graduated from Moravian in 1957 with a bachelor of science in economics and business administration and went on to have a successful career as a businessman and entrepreneur.

He was president and founder of Baby Products Inc. and Kay’s Stork Shops Inc., baby furniture companies located in Virginia and Maryland. He was a distributor of the Stroll-O-Chair. Cutting edge for its time, it was a stroller that could be turned into other pieces of baby furniture, such as a high chair, car seat, and bassinet.

Valentino Sacco, Amey’s friend and the trustee of his estate, says, “He always knew he wanted to be a salesman. He had the natural talent and the head for business, but he needed the education Moravian gave him in order to make his plans a reality. Moravian taught him how to be an entrepreneur. He liked it because it was a small school with small classes, and students received individual attention.”

Amey helped design and build his own home, which he and his wife, Mary, named Stoneridge. One of his greatest joys was gardening. He personally planted every tree and shrub on his property, which was designed in a formal English style. The highlight of the gardens was the topiary that he shaped and tended.

Since Robert and Mary, who were married for 57 years before she passed away in 2015, had no children, he focused his giving on extended family, friends, and places of higher education. He left money to the waiters of the restaurant he patronized for 35 years, says Sacco, and to his gardener so he could pay off his mortgage.

“It was never all about him. It was always about others,” says Sacco.

Sacco’s respect and admiration for Amey runs deep. Amey gave Sacco his first opportunity in the business world. Sacco looked to Amey as a mentor and wants to honor him by promoting his legacy through the bequest. “Robert wanted the scholarship to go to business students because that was important to him,” Sacco says. “Because he felt the education he got at Moravian was a defining point for his future success.”

While Robert Amey’s life kept him busy with innovations and opportunities, he never forgot how Moravian set him on the path to success. Along with his generous gift, Amey left us his Moravian College diploma and a newspaper clipping of his graduation. These, along with a portrait given by Sacco, are on display in Reeves Library. Although we leave Moravian, Moravian never really leaves us.

To learn more about supporting our students through endowed scholarships, please visit moravian. ed/lightingtheway

Real-Life Research

Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) challenges students with complex projects in their field of study, lighting the way for their future.

Undergraduate research can produce powerful outcomes for students, providing them with experience in the research they might do as scientists or graduate students in their chosen disciplines. It is an opportunity to explore exciting projects in their fields and to embark on a challenge that can help define their experiences as college students.

“We are starting to understand undergraduate research as a higher-impact experience—its value to a student’s thinking skills, career-readiness skills, and graduate preparedness,” says Sarah Johnson, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience and current director of the SOAR program.

SOAR was launched in 1998 through the efforts of Carl Salter, professor of chemistry, and Clif Kussmaul, associate professor of computer science, who understood the value of undergraduate research. A summer program, it resembles an internship in that students receive stipends for their work. Across its history, 493 students from all programs have completed 433 research projects in collaboration with 114 faculty advisors.

During the summer of 1998, a gift from Morris and Karen Bader combined with funds from the university provided stipends for six students. Based on the success of this pilot program, subsequent funding was established through the university budget. In 2006, Priscilla Payne Hurd established the Ervin J. Rokke Endowment for Student-Faculty Research to honor Dr. Rokke’s service to Moravian as president from 1997 to 2006. Combined with continued contributions from the university, this endowment allowed SOAR to grow to support 20 to 25 students per summer. The endowment covers only a portion of the costs. Moravian University has subsidized the program to cover additional expenses, but no funding exists to expand and enhance the program. In this anniversary year, we celebrate the stories of four alumna whose experiences with SOAR continue to impact their lives today.

Haley Skymba ’13: Becoming a Neuropsychologist

Psychology major Haley Skymba was very interested in the cognitive function of the brain, so when Sarah Johnson, associate professor of psychology, invited her to do some research in that area, she jumped at the opportunity. Her SOAR project, “Music and Semantic Memory in Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease,” focused on exploring the recall ability of a series of subjects when exposed to familiar auditory cues like the song “Happy Birthday.”

“It felt like I had gotten this unique chance to do an in-depth study over the summer,” says Skymba. “I was able to focus on getting a really thorough introduction to research while also getting a thorough introduction to topics that were of interest to me.” The experience motivated her to do an honors thesis her senior year and continue to pursue research in graduate school. “SOAR provided a foundational hands-on introduction to empirical research that I’m very grateful for as it led me to where I am today,” she says.

Now in her final year in a clinical community PhD program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Skymba is preparing to defend her dissertation. “It examines the impact of early life adversity

on an adaptive emotion regulation strategy (cognitive reappraisal) in adolescent girls,” she explains. “Specifically, I’m interested in how cognitive reappraisal is impacted following adversity at behavioral and neural levels—how potential altercations place adolescent girls at risk for depressive symptoms, and if cognitive reappraisal acts as a mediator in the pathway between adversity and depression.”

Skymba’s doctoral degree requires that she complete a one-year clinical internship. “I’m in the process of applying to internships for next year that have a major emphasis in neuropsychology. After the internship, I hope to obtain a postdoctoral fellowship in the type of setting that I’d like ultimately to work in—a place where I will continue research and clinical work, such as an academic medical center.”

Brielle Popolla ’19: Digging History

As a freshman, history student Brielle Popolla wasn’t sure Moravian was the right fit and considered transferring. “I needed a little bit more academically than I thought I could get,” she says. Instead of immediately setting the transfer process into motion, she sought out several faculty members who assured her there were plenty of opportunities for interesting projects at Moravian. One of those opportunities was SOAR.

History professors Sandy Bardsley and Jamie Paxton wanted to use a plot of land in Upper Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, for their experimental archaeology course, and they needed to understand the history and use of the land. Paxton approached Popolla about pursuing this as a SOAR project, and Popolla did just that, becoming the lead history researcher.

“I read deeds and general history books about Northampton County, looked through census records, conducted interviews, and researched ancestry. From this work, I pieced together the ownership of the land and tried to contextualize it within the general history of the area,” says Popolla. “It was very difficult, but, because of that, all the more rewarding.” And it gave her a glimpse into a new field of research. “I had never done anything

“SOAR provided a foundational handson introduction to empirical research that I’m very grateful for as it led me to where I am today.”

—Haley Skymba ’13

archaeological before. I felt like a detective, and it was satisfying knowing that most of the history in the final report came from my research.”

With advanced research skills and an eagerness to do more, Popolla enrolled in a museum studies course at Lehigh University, where she also completed an archive/curatorial internship. She spent the fall 2017 semester in the National Institute for American History and Democracy program at the College of William & Mary. In 2018, she studied in Florence, Italy, for a semester, taking history and museum courses. She researched and created an exhibition on Moravian College in the 1960s, and in her senior year, she completed an honors thesis.

After graduating with a major in history, Popolla enrolled at William & Mary, where she earned a master’s degree in

history. She served as an archaeologist with Colorado State University, and last May she completed her second master’s degree, in museum studies, at Syracuse University. Currently she works in Fort Drum, New York, as an archeologist and at the Methodist Church archive in Syracuse.

Shelby Does ’17: For the Love of Nature

During the summer of 2016, environmental science major Shelby Does captured, tagged, and cataloged painted turtles from three ponds at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center near Slatington, Pennsylvania. Her SOAR project put her on a small team of student researchers and a collaborative group of faculty from Moravian and Elizabethtown College, who charted the movement and nesting of painted turtles across the ponds. Does also used geographic information system (GIS) software around the research site to understand the human impact on the area.

“The research contributed to a larger project called TurtlePop, run through the Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN), which examined the effects of urbanization on turtle populations,” she

“I had never done anything archaeological before.

I felt like a detective, and it was satisfying knowing that most of the history in the final report came from my research.”

—Brielle Popolla ’19

says. “It also supported the Lehigh Gap Nature Center in its mission of local conservation.”

For Does, SOAR offered more than an intense field research experience. It boosted her confidence in herself and her chosen academic pursuit. “Of course, SOAR was really fun and really interesting, but for me, I think it was kind of this first bit of momentum,” says Does. “I had transferred from community college and was trying really hard to say to myself, ‘Yeah, I deserve to be here,’ but having a professor be like, ‘Yeah, you do [belong here]’ and put you into these environments where you can do research gets you thinking to that next level—not just doing a project to finish it but testing yourself and testing your boundaries. For me, SOAR was the stepping-off point to pursuing a lot of other opportunities both at and after Moravian.”

Does expanded her research in a senior honors project. After graduating from Moravian, she pursued a master of science degree in geographic information systems at Johns Hopkins University. There, she found an unexpected opportunity to reconnect with her SOAR community.

“Our final class was our capstone thesis, and we had to independently pull together a project to work on. I remembered Lehigh Gap and thought that it would be so cool to do research there again.” After a few emails, Does once again worked closely with Moravian faculty. “I got in touch with Dr. Diane Husic, and another mapping project for Lehigh Gap ended up being my master’s capstone thesis.”

Today, Does works for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection as a sanitarian, a position that tasks her with inspecting and regulating drinking

water facilities in the Allentown area. As for the future, she’d like to pursue a career in environmental policy.

“For me, SOAR was the stepping-off point to pursuing a lot of other opportunities both at and after Moravian.”

—Shelby Does ’17

“Getting to work closely with a faculty member on a project that they are so invested in is thrilling, and the other research students you meet along the way—from inside and outside of your field—become a second family,” says Does. “You’re all united in a program that values and supports undergraduate research and gives students the opportunity to generate a significant contribution to their field. I met so many people and used so many techniques and tools that the experience was a keystone in my academic and professional advances.”

Melissa Zirkel ’13: Reviving Forgotten Music

SOAR provided an opportunity for Melissa “Missy” Zirkel, who studied music and German, to combine her two academic passions in her project “Moravian Music: An 18th-Century German Legacy.” Music has always been entwined with Moravian tradition. Prior to the late 20th century, music was composed in handwritten manuscripts, which need to be transcribed to create modern editions for performance.

Thousands of Moravian music manuscripts held by the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem (official repository for the Moravian Church in America—Northern Province) have yet to be transcribed. Zirkel spent 10 weeks at the archives, under the auspices of the Moravian Music Foundation, first learning German script, then transcribing three different manuscripts into modern musical notation and pairing the notes with instruments. Zirkel, a clarinetist, took one of the pieces, “Parthia,” written in the late 1700s by Joseph Morris for a wind ensemble, and arranged it for the Moravian clarinet choir, who performed it during the fall semester. That concert remains one of the highlights of Zirkel’s Moravian career. “I felt really excited that I was able to participate in something that would bring forgotten music to the modern day,” she says.

Zerkel continued to combine her love for music and German in her honors thesis, “The Role of Orchestras and Musicians

in Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen.” Today, Zirkel serves as a middle school vice principal at Kansas City Public Schools in Kansas City, Missouri. She looks back at SOAR as a revelatory experience that expanded her skillset. “I feel like the SOAR experience really opened my mind to things that I was actually capable of doing,” she says, “thanks in part to the people who believed in me and saw me as somebody so much more than just a student in a classroom.”

When she chose a career in education, she was not just a teacher in a classroom. “When I started my career in Kansas City as a teacher, then an instructional coach, and then a vice principal, I had built up a confidence in myself that really stemmed from SOAR,” explains Zirkel. “Knowing that I could do what I put my mind to and that I was able to advocate for myself was crucial—I really feel like I learned that from working in the SOAR program.”

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“Knowing that I could do what I put my mind to and that I was able to advocate for myself was crucial—I really feel like I learned that from working in the SOAR program.”

—Melissa Zirkel ’13

Global Passage

Study abroad drives

Moravian University seeks to transform students—to grow their strengths, maturity, and confidence before they step onto their postcollegiate path. An invaluable piece of a student’s Moravian experience is a global experience. Studying in another country broadens knowledge, perspective, and self-awareness.

Perhaps no one can better affirm these three outcomes than Bryn Wiragh ’20, program coordinator with the Center for Global Education, who traveled extensively during her four undergraduate years at Moravian. As a sophomore, she took a three-week tour of Europe—Venice, Salzburg, Munich, Berlin, and Paris—led by Jean-Pierre Lalande, professor emeritus of French. Throughout the fall semester of her junior year, she studied at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. As a senior, she spent two weeks in Costa Rica at the CPI

Costa Rica Spanish immersion school, where she lived with a local family while studying Spanish. Today, reflecting on her international travel, Wiragh has an even greater appreciation of the value of those experiences.

“I deeply value the environmental, cultural, and linguistic exposure that travel allows,” she says. “To have the opportunity to be reminded of the vast differences—not good or bad, just different—that exist in the world by physically experiencing the environment reorients me to my place in the world and how it operates.

“Because of my experiences, I know that humans have more in common than not. When you remove base assumptions and attitudes, you become more patient and less assuming and judgmental when interacting with people. Being abroad shows you exactly how everyone comes from a different place, and that cultural norms do not apply everywhere. It’s easy to forget that there are so many microcultures in the United States and to live as if everyone is the same as you, until being outside the country reminds you of the opposite.

“I am quite resourceful now, too. Figuring out on my own how to get a visa and how to get from the airport to Olomouc were things I learned the hard way but greatly benefitted from doing. Throughout my travels, I pushed myself out of my comfort zone. Now, a big motto I live by is, “You grow through what you go through.”

Wiragh’s reflections are echoed in the following stories from current students who have recently studied abroad.

personal growth and engenders understanding of other people and their culture—essential in today’s closely connected world. Supporting these opportunities for students lights the way for their future.

Helen Meckstroth ’23: Eyes Wide Open

Helen Meckstroth decided to study sociology because it made her look at the world in a different way. “On the first day of sociology class my freshman year at Moravian, we took our seats, and the professor asked us why we sat in rows facing the front of the room. Next, she asked what would happen if we broke this rule and sat facing the class or the back of the room,” she recalls. “Then she had us think about the numerous and unwritten rules ingrained into society that we never question—our relationships, education, media, government, and other social institutions that affect our lives every day.”

It was in that class that Meckstroth decided sociology was the major for her. “Sociology is an area of study I had never encountered before but could spend the

rest of my life studying and still find it interesting,” Meckstroth says. “Societal norms are always changing.”

This same interest in looking at things in a different way made Meckstroth want to study abroad. As a Spanish minor, she recently spent three months in Spain at the Barcelona School for International Studies through a program called Center for International Studies (CIS) Abroad.

There, she opened her eyes even wider. “I wanted to go beyond the tourist destinations and understand the politics, media, and culture of the city of Barcelona and its people.”

She was surprised to discover that her experience gave her a new perspective on US culture as much as it taught her about the country in which she was immersed. “I realized everything from restaurant etiquette to public transportation to political movements is shaped by the surrounding culture,” she says. “Going abroad can make you challenge a lot of the nationalistic ideals we are taught growing up. There’s nothing wrong with having pride in your country, but we shouldn’t disrespect other cultures just because they are different from what we are used to. There is no right or wrong way to do things.”

In Spain, she also learned the value of seeing historical places up close, in person. “I could read all I wanted to about important locations of the Spanish Civil War,” she says, “but going out and

actually standing in those locations was a totally different experience.”

Meckstroth traveled to Barcelona in part thanks to the Alexander, Elizabeth & Joann Trotsky Study Abroad Scholarship, the Donald N. Diehl Study Abroad Scholarship, the Engels Scholarship, and the Stanley F. Banach Foreign Language Department Scholarship. “I was honored to receive these scholarships and glad people are willing to help students go abroad—it’s such an amazing opportunity.”

As she prepares for her senior year and impending graduation, Meckstroth appreciates the independence she developed studying abroad. “It’s different from living apart from your family in a dorm,” she explains. “Abroad, I learned how to navigate a new city despite a language barrier. I learned how to live in an apartment and how to use Spanish to communicate in stores, restaurants, and on the subway.” Plus, she embraced the ability to travel throughout Europe. “You pretty much have the whole continent at your fingertips.”

When she graduates next May with a major in sociology and a dual minor in Spanish and psychology, Meckstroth plans to go to graduate school, possibly to pursue a master’s degree in social work. As she learned to do in her sociology class and studying in Spain, she will continue to keep her eyes—and possibilities—open. “I don’t know what I will end up doing for my career long-term, but I am excited to see what opportunities I find and pursue in the future.”

Benjamin Stefan ’24: An Italian Immersion

Unlike many first-year students, when Benjamin Stefan initially sat down with his advisor at Moravian University, he had a clear idea of his career goals. “I’ve known my whole life I was going to be a teacher,” he says. “I absolutely love the

thought of working with kids every day.” He also knew he wanted to study music. “In high school, I was involved in every music ensemble available to me, and I planned to continue playing music at Moravian,” he recalls. But one of the most emphatic statements he made to his advisor in that first meeting was, “I want to study abroad.”

Having toured Italy during high school in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, two years before, Stefan was bitten by the travel bug. “As soon as I got to Italy the first time around, I knew I would return some day,” he says. He didn’t have to wait too long.

The music education program is jampacked with requirements, making it difficult to take a semester abroad and graduate in time, so Stefan immediately got to work taking winter and summer classes at Moravian. Thanks to his hard work, the Engels Scholarship for Study Abroad, the Alexander, Elizabeth & Joann Trotsky Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship, the

“As soon as I got to Italy the first time around, I knew I would return some day.”

“I wanted to go beyond the tourist destinations and understand the politics, media, and culture of the city of Barcelona and its people.”

—Helen Meckstroth ’23

Donald N. Diehl Study Abroad Scholarship, and the Stanley F. Banach Foreign Language Department Scholarship.

Going into the trip, Stefan wanted to improve his language skills, travel throughout Europe, and make new friends. Stefan spent the spring semester of his sophomore year in Florence, Italy, studying at the Instituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, the Italian International Institute. He wanted to immerse himself completely in the culture, so his courses spanned Italian language, cooking, pairing food and wine, film, and history. “I loved all of my classes and learned so much about Italy and specifically the city of Florence,” says Stefan. “History was never taught

in a classroom. We would walk through different parts of Florence, and our professor would teach us topics on site. The Italian professor would take us to certain markets where we would have to speak the language. My Italian improved, because I was using it every day.”

“In the three months I was in Europe, I traveled to 10 different countries,” he says. “They were all amazing, and I met people who will be lifelong friends.”

He also gained valuable perspective. “Going abroad gives you a fresh appreciation for other people and their cultures,” he explains. “Whenever I traveled, I made sure to do things that not every tourist would do. For example, in Morocco we went to a hammam, which is a public

bath. I enjoyed seeing how others live their day-to-day life.”

Stefan made the most of his opportunity to study abroad and is grateful for the scholarships that provided him that opportunity. “The scholarships meant so much to me and my family.”

When he graduates in May 2024 with his degree in music education with a concentration in voice and minor in theater, Stefan plans to combine his love of teaching, music, and other cultures as an elementary school music teacher. “I can’t wait to pass on my passion to young students,” he says.

Marissa Notte ’23: For the Love of Language

Marissa Notte chose Moravian because of the university’s language and education departments. She also knew she wanted to travel and was happy to see that Moravian required study abroad for a language major and worked it into the regular course schedule.

“I have always loved learning languages,” she says. Notte took Italian and Spanish in high school and found Spanish to be her first love. “Plus, I knew I wanted to teach, and my language teachers in high school were a big part of why I decided to pursue Spanish education as my major,” she says.

Notte’s main objectives during her semester in Spain were to improve her Spanish and learn more about the culture, and she accomplished both. Her classes were in Spanish, and all her classmates spoke a different first language, so they always talked to each other in Spanish. “I spoke Spanish at school every day and with my host family, and now I am very close to being fluent.”

Living with a family also taught Notte so much about the culture of the region and especially the food. “I would cook with them all the time,” she says. And to learn more about the country, she ventured

throughout Spain. “I traveled all over the country and experienced so many wonderful moments.”

At one point during the semester, a friend joined Notte, and they visited Rome and Florence. During their four-day trip, they saw the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the statue of David, and Il Ponte Vecchio, among other sights. “I studied Italian throughout high school and always dreamed of seeing Italy, so I was very grateful for this experience,” Notte says.

The study-abroad experience in Cordoba was Notte’s second visit to Spain. The first was also through Moravian: “I went on a spring break trip run by Associate Professor of Spanish Dr. Carmen Ferrero. She was amazing and took us to see Madrid, Toledo, and Segovia,” Notte recalls. Notte adds that shorter trips like that one offer fantastic opportunities for students to travel. “I saw and learned so much in a brief period of time, and it was very affordable.”

Thanks to the Stanley F. Banach Foreign Language Department Endowed Scholarship, Notte’s semester in Spain was also affordable. “Without this

scholarship, I wouldn’t have been able to travel as much as I did. I gained so many wonderful experiences. Through the University of Cordoba, I made friends from all over the world—China, Japan, England, Palestine, and Brazil, among other countries—so I learned about their culture and experiences as well. And I know I’ll keep in touch with them for the rest of my life. I cannot express how grateful I am.”

To any student struggling with the decision of whether to study abroad, Notte wholeheartedly says, “Go for it.” “Although the idea of living in a foreign

country can be a little daunting, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and 100 percent worth it.

“My time in Cordoba changed my life,” says Notte. “Meeting people from other countries and learning about their lives, experiences, and cultures has made me a better person. And traveling to and living in another country on my own helped me grow as a person and become more confident in myself. I was so nervous to go to Spain by myself, but I did it and it was amazing!”

When she graduates in May 2023, Notte plans to teach Spanish at the secondary level, and she would like to return to Moravian University to obtain certification to teach English as a second language.

“I also hope to travel more,” she says, “and to return to Spain and Cordoba one day.”

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“My time in Cordoba changed my life. Meeting people from other countries and learning about their lives, experiences, and cultures has made me a better person.”

—Marissa Notte ’23

On-the-Job Experience

Internships

Career readiness is part of the promise of the Moravian University experience. Moravian students develop the skills that employers look for in job applicants, including proficiency in communication, critical thinking, leadership, teamwork, inclusivity, and the use of technology. Internships take these skills to the next level, honing them in the workplace, and they can launch a student’s future career success.

“Internships give students the opportunity to enhance their communication skills and interactions with others and apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to a job, but they are also the best way for a student to gain clarity on a career field before committing to it long term,” says Kathleen Barr, director of career development. Internships offer students a chance to try out different work environments to see what fits best. “I recommend students try a couple of situations—a small nonprofit feels very different from a large corporation,” adds Barr.

Students earn course credit or payment for their work, or sometimes both. In the case of a nonpaying opportunity, stipends are available through the generous gifts alums contribute to the Alumni Sponsored Internship Stipends fund. “I received stipends for my internships at Humanitarian Social Innovations and New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health Care,” says Madison Van Duzer ’22, who is working toward a career in the nonprofit sector (see her story on the next page). “These stipends allowed me to focus on my internship experiences so that I could give more hours to these organizations rather than take on a part-time job.”

Van Duzer’s and other students’ internship experiences show just how valuable these opportunities are to their future.

light the way for our students’ future, offering them the opportunity to learn the job application process, try out a potential career path, and even land their first job.

Madison Van Duzer ’22: A Passion for Nonprofit

Moravian’s 1742 Experience—a week of volunteer work before first-year orientation—sparked Madison Van Duzer’s interest in the nonprofit sector. During her sophomore year, Van Duzer was intent on getting a full-time summer internship with a nonprofit organization. Sadly, by the end of that academic year, COVID forced the world into lockdown. “It was devastating,” she says, “but I wanted an internship, even if it meant that my experience would be virtual.”

Van Duzer reached out to Barr, who pointed out an opportunity with Humanitarian Social Innovations (HSI), an organization that provides needed back-end support to nonprofits, allowing them to focus on their goals and maximize their impact. “At HSI, we connected with different organizations to create resources on online platforms that they could use,” says Van Duzer. “I learned the importance of donor management, organization, communication, marketing, and creativity in coming up with ideas for fundraisers and resources. I was pushed out of my comfort zone and challenged to think in new ways.”

The internship with HSI boosted Van Duzer’s confidence and motivated her

to reexamine her career path. A psychology major, she thought she would become a counselor, but the HSI experience showed her a different direction.

She searched for other internships with nonprofits that would be in person. Van Duzer discovered Oasis Community Center, an organization that supports and educates families who have lost a loved one to substance abuse and those whose lives are negatively impacted by someone’s active addiction. “Their mission resonated with me deeply,” says Van Duzer, who served as an intern at Oasis during the fall semester of her junior year and received course credit through the psychology department. “I was able to participate in outreach by going out into the community. It was an amazing experience.”

Van Duzer’s nonprofit work didn’t end there. The summer before her senior year, with support from the Richard D. Hooper Internship Stipend, she interned at New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health Care, which offers residential and outpatient treatment for people struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. “I was always interested in pursuing substance-use counseling, so I decided to intern there to gain some exposure to the field.”

During that summer, Van Duzer reflected on her internships and the civic engagement work at Moravian and saw a passion for working in the nonprofit sector. “I want to pursue a life and a career that is dedicated to helping others.”

This month, Van Duzer has begun an almost yearlong commitment with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) in Aurora, Colorado. She and other team members will be engaging in a variety of service projects for several nonprofits in the Southwest. Van Duzer hopes to go to graduate school someday, but for now, she’s very excited about AmeriCorps and whatever the future holds. “I cannot wait to see what opportunities and experiences lie ahead!”

Jacob Fried ’22: Headed for Human Resources

Jacob Fried, a business management major with a focus on organizational leadership, needed an internship to get into Moravian’s graduate program in human resources. He saw an opening at the Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, New Jersey, near his home, walked in one day, and asked to speak with someone in the human resources department. “I inquired if they had an opportunity in project management,” says Fried.

The resort offered him a paid full-time internship in the team logistics department—a branch of human resources— for the summer of 2021. In his role, Fried updated databases with new employee information, used enterprise resource planning systems to track attendance and scheduling, gathered payroll data, screened applications and résumés, and scheduled team member shifts.

“I want to pursue a life and a career that is dedicated to helping others.”

—Madison Van Duzer ’22

“I learned how to work with different leadership styles and use interpersonal skills effectively, and I saw how much a shared vision can propel a company on the pathway to success,” says Fried. “This opportunity gave me my first real-world experience in my field, and it made me hungry for more.”

The next real-world experience came about serendipitously.

Moravian University trustee Thomas Ike ’90 invited the Blair family to tour Moravian’s campus. Ike is executive vice president at Lutron Electronics, and Ed Blair is president at Lutron. Blair’s son was in the midst of his college search. Having served four years as a tour guide, Fried was asked to show the group Moravian’s campus.

“It is customary at the beginning of a tour to share your major, three roles on campus, and what career you plan to pursue. I mentioned that I would be going to graduate school in the fall for human resources,” says Fried. “At the conclusion of the tour, Tom and Ed gave me their business cards. I sent Tom my résumé, and he asked HR to send me a co-op application.” Unlike internships, which are generally part-time, a co-op is a fulltime paid position.

The summer after graduation, Fried started with Lutron in the human resources department helping streamline operational procedures and updating training material for other departments. That co-op will hopefully transition to a full-time job supporting employees through Lutron’s benefits department. As for graduate school, Fried will complete his master’s degree in human resources in May 2023.

“I’d love to go into recruiting,” says Fried. “Supporting people, helping them get through something, and seeing them develop—that’s where I want to be.

“And I couldn’t have achieved all of this without Moravian.”

and the Alumni Sponsored Internship Stipends fund for students participating in unpaid or low-paying internships. “This was extremely helpful in allowing me to spend my summer focused on my work with LVJI,” she says. “I’m really thankful for the generosity of the Moravian alumni who provided me with financial support during my internship.”

Ferrara served as a qualitative data researcher. She investigated various issues, policies, and solutions pertaining to the criminal justice system in the Lehigh Valley. “Specifically, I spent time researching successful youth diversion programs across the US that are meant to help divert at-risk youth from formally entering the justice system and help end the school-toprison pipeline,” says Ferrara. “Additionally, I researched various reentry programs across the nation and their impact on recidivism rates.”

Jillian Ferrara ’21: A Crusader for Justice

Toward the end of her junior year, political science major Jillian Ferrara received an email from Khristina Haddad, professor of political science, with an internship posting from the Lehigh Valley Justice Institute (LVJI), an independent, nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization. “It seemed to really align with my personal values and academic interests,” says Ferrara, recipient of the Alfred T. Williams Jr. Scholarship and Roger E. Fox Memorial Scholarship. “A former Moravian classmate of mine worked at LVJI, and I asked her about the position.”

Ferrara was offered the internship, which ran from June through August of 2021. The position was unpaid, but Ferrara received course credit and support from the Class of ’68 Endowed Internship Fund

She observed the Northampton County Drug Court, and she had opportunities to speak with a variety of people associated with the justice system—formerly incarcerated individuals, judges, and state representatives—to learn more about the criminal justice issues plaguing the Lehigh Valley. “My internship also provided me the opportunity to give back directly to the Lehigh Valley—the very community that fostered my intellectual growth and

“I couldn’t have achieved all of this without Moravian.”

“My internship at the Lehigh Valley Justice Institute helped me gain handson experience and allowed me to apply the knowledge and skills I developed at Moravian in a real-world setting.”

—Jillian Ferrara ’21

development during college, which made for an incredibly meaningful experience.”

Ferrara’s biggest project culminated in the publication of a 22-page report, “Governmental Disclosure on Use of Force Data.” It discusses police misconduct and the use of excessive force in the United States as well as the public’s demands for governmental agencies to be more transparent about police use-of-force statistics.

“Our report advocated for the creation of more city, county, or statewide public databases that track police use-of-force incidents,” says Ferrara. “We argued that making this data publicly accessible would promote greater transparency, safety, and accountability within law enforcement agencies and, in doing so, foster a stronger sense of trust between police and the communities they serve.” The report, which was published on LVJI’s website, was also shared with every police department in the state of Pennsylvania for review. (You can find the full report at mrvn.co/lvji.)

“My internship at the Lehigh Valley Justice Institute helped me gain hands-on experience and allowed me to apply the knowledge and skills I developed at Moravian in a real-world setting,” says Ferrara, who is currently working as an academic tutor while she studies for the LSATs and prepares to apply to law schools.

Though she doesn’t know specifically what career she will pursue, the internship confirmed her desire to find her place in social or criminal justice. “Being involved in the work at LVJI deepened my passion for helping fight against inequitable laws and policies that undermine basic human rights in our society. I am considering becoming a lawyer, potentially in civil rights or public-interest law, but I think I’d also enjoy being in some form of public policy research, advocacy, or education work. Regardless, a law degree will be beneficial in all the careers that interest me. As I learned from my internship at LVJI, being informed on how our justice system works is key to being able to effect meaningful change within it.”

Ben Walek ’22: Shifting Direction

Majoring in economics and political science, Ben Walek thought he might pursue a career in finance. Then he happened upon something more interesting.

In the spring of his junior year, Walek searched LinkedIn for a summer internship and saw that Samsung offered one in finance. He applied, but the position had been filled. The hiring manager was impressed with Walek’s résumé, however, and asked if he would consider a different position—a product management role. “I didn’t know much about it,” says Walek, “but I took it and ended up falling in love with it.”

As a business-to-business product planning intern, Walek supported the software side of Samsung’s business. “As a product manager, I got to work with engineers, the finance team, sales, and marketing.” Contrast that with finance, where, as Walek puts it, “you sit on Excel all day.”

The role drew heavily on the communication skills that he learned at Moravian and for which he is grateful. “At a smaller school like Moravian, you know how to

reach out to other people because you have to—you’re often working on group projects and collaborating with peers. In my classes, I’d be with 15 other students having group discussions. Playing a sport also helped because you have to communicate with others.

“Every manager and VP I’ve worked with has complimented me on my soft skills— being a good communicator, empathetic, and mature,” adds Walek. “People had no idea I was 22.”

Come August, Walek’s supervisor transferred over to the mobile team and asked Walek to join him. The position would entail working more with hardware than software. Walek made the move and worked part-time for Samsung throughout his senior year. He found he enjoyed this side of the business even more than the software side. “I worked with the Mobile Product Management Team to launch our latest smartphones, including the S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra.” He learned how to put together competitive analyses, how to build out specification sheets, how to take products to market, and how to forecast sales, making sure the product is marketed correctly while hitting the market price achievement goals and trying to hit the stretch plan at the same time.

“The experience was immeasurably valuable. I learned how to adapt to the corporate world and the pace of working in the tech industry and how to work under tight deadlines while providing meaningful data, projects, and insights to executive leadership,” says Walek. “Perhaps most important of all, I figured out how

“As a product manager, I got to work with engineers, the finance team, sales, and marketing.”

—Ben Walek ’22

to create balance between a demanding, high-pressure job and my personal life.”

And the final reward of these internship experiences—Samsung offered Walek a full-time job. In August, he moved to the company’s Dallas office.

and helped prepare the museum for the 1876 World’s Fair Weekend, June 11–12, 2021, during which pieces from the Centennial Exhibition were on display and reenactors spoke about that period in history. Ward assisted in creating the pamphlets for the kids’ activity area, and during the weekend, he worked that space, interacting with the younger visitors and engaging them with the event.

“This was a valuable experience for me since I am interested in going into the field of archaeology,” says Ward. “The curator, Andria Zaia, studied archaeology and gave me many helpful tips and insights about archaeology and museum curation.” Ward learned about the processes that take place when artifacts are taken off-site and how curators set up exhibits. He witnessed digitization of photographs, which makes them accessible to the public, and he learned about the planning involved in creating an event that would draw the public.

If you are interested in posting an internship, making a donation to the Alumni Sponsored Internship Stipends fund, or offering one-on-one career advice to a student, please contact the Center for Career and Civic Engagement at 610-861-1509 or via email at careercivic@moravian.edu.

To learn more about how you can light the way for our students’ future, visit moravian.edu/lighting theway.

Mo’s Cupboard

Brendon Ward ’24: Digging into History

As a freshman, Brendon Ward, a student of history and anthropology, was eager to jump right into an internship. He researched local history opportunities and discovered that the National Museum of Industrial History, a Smithsonian Institution affiliate in Bethlehem, was looking for an intern to serve as an archivist. “I wanted to gain experience early in my undergraduate career, and I found this internship the most interesting,” says Ward.

During the summer of 2021, he cataloged donations to the museum into the online database, maintained the proper temperature of the exhibits,

Ward has been working with the museum since the summer of 2021 and plans to continue his involvement with the organization. Looking ahead postgraduation, Ward has his eye on graduate school in archaeology and believes his internship will boost his credentials. “I think that this experience enhances my candidacy for graduate school since it displays my dedication to gaining experience in archaeology and museum curation.”

Not to mention that the National Museum of Industrial History has been very pleased with his performance.

Established in 2018, Mo’s Cupboard provides shelf-stable food items, toiletries, dorm and cleaning supplies, clothing, gas cards, and more to any Moravian University undergraduate, graduate, or seminary student in need. Interns may go to Mo’s Cupboard for gas cards or money for professional clothing, says Kathleen Barr, director of career development. To make a donation directly or through Amazon Smile, go to moravian.edu/mos-cupboard.

“This was a valuable experience for me since I am interested in going into the field of archaeology.”

—Brendon Ward ’24

The Stuff of Champions

Catie Lovett ’26 was the first to join Moravian University’s inaugural women’s swim team. Here, she competes for her team against Immaculata University.

When it comes to education and preparation for life beyond Moravian, some consider sports participation irrelevant, a distraction from academic life. Ben Walek ’22, on the other hand, credits lacrosse for helping enhance his communication skills— an invaluable asset in his position as a technical product manager at Samsung Electronics.

Emily Wells ’23, a field hockey midfielder, has learned what it means to be a team player: “If the person next to you is giving 100 percent, that energy and passion are contagious and ultimately lead to more success for the team. Being able to count on each other for that motivation is what builds team morale. Almost every career involves some sort of team setting, so being an athlete helps us develop these important teamwork skills.”

Emily Lambright Pakhtigian ’15 ran cross country and track yearround, played oboe in the community orchestra, and dug into a rigorous academic pursuit of economics and political science. She quickly learned how to manage time precisely and benefited from the stress relief that running and music provided.

Communication, teamwork, and time management are invaluable to education, career, and life.

At Moravian, you’re not just an athlete; you’re a student-athlete. The entirety of your experience matters. Our coaches support the whole person. “Playing athletics at Moravian is a privilege. You are first and foremost a student, then an athlete,” says Mary Beth Spirk, athletic director and head women’s basketball coach.

“We are proud that our Division III student-athletes here at Moravian University value their education as well as experience on the court, field, pool, course, and track. While our coaches and staff strive for success when we compete, we also understand

that success is not measured in wins or losses. We recognize that in athletics, student-athletes learn to celebrate wins and to deal with losses. Both serve to contribute to their growth as young adults. Our hope is to develop and groom our studentathletes in all areas of their lives. We want student-athletes to achieve success and growth, in and out of the classroom and on and off the field of play.”

Moravian counts an average of 450 student-athletes a year (roughly 25 percent of full-time undergraduates). For studentathletes, fans, and prospective Greyhounds, providing current high-quality athletic programs and facilities is important, and recent years have seen big improvements all around thanks to the generous gifts of our supporters. “Providing our athletes with top-notch practice and playing areas, not to mention a better fan experience, increases the individual and team success dramatically,” says Spirk. “Enhanced facilities increase recruiting interest and ultimately can make a difference in student-athletes selecting our school. We are grateful for donors who help to make this success happen.”

Here’s a refresher on some of the upgrades to Moravian’s athletics facilities in the past four years.

Women’s Golf Coming to Moravian

A gift provided the funding to establish Moravian’s 23rd varsity sport—women’s golf, which will be up and on the green in 2023. This past summer, under the leadership of Brynn McNamara, assistant director of athletics, the university hired a head coach for women’s golf who is recruiting students and preparing for the program start. Our inaugural coach, Meredith Mutcher, most recently served as the head girls’ golf coach at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth, Texas, and previously served as the head boys’ and

Quality facilities, expert coaching, and a culture that values and supports the whole individual light the way for the future of our student-athletes.

girls’ golf coach at Fort Worth Christian School. For four years, she owned Little Swingers Golf School, where she taught, and she served as the assistant golf pro at the Northwood Club.

Golf Suite

A portion of the gift for golf goes to converting Room 138 in the Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse into a golf suite with a TrackMan golf simulator, a Putt Pro putting surface, 20 lockers, and office space. The simulator uses a computer to analyze your golf swing as you hit balls into a net.

Swimming Program Debuts with a Splash

The 21st and 22nd varsity sports to join the Moravian roster were men’s and women’s swimming, which completed their first season in the Landmark Conference in 2022. Inaugural Head Coach

Mary Ellen Wydan led the program to its first win, with the men’s team taking a 52–44 victory over Juniata College on November 20, 2021. Coach Tina Grigsby (mother of President Bryon L. Grigsby ’90, P’22, P’26) assists Wydan. Swim practices and home meets are held at Liberty High School.

You can learn more about the swimming Greyhounds’ first season by listening to the Hounds’ Huddle podcast featuring Wydan at mrvn.co/wydan.

Steel Athletic Complex Receives Wi-Fi Upgrade

Filming and streaming all the sporting events that take place at the Steel Athletic Complex requires a good internet connection. Up until fall 2021, however, the person responsible for that hefty task, Director of Athletic Communications Mark Fleming, would roll out 700 yards of military-grade fiber optics on a spool across the fields of the complex so he could plug in all of his equipment. “He had to basically set up his own private network every time he needed to stream a game, which was all the time,” says David Brandes ’20, Moravian University’s chief information officer.

Thanks to support from the Blue & Grey Club, a major wireless upgrade ensures the entire Moravian campus is connected.

Coaches and their staff can use the technology on the field to aid their efforts in assessment and training, and student-athletes can use personal wearable devices to monitor athletic vitals, all while staying connected to the campus environment before, during, and after their activities. Additionally, guests can watch university sporting events in real time from any location.

“Especially now, the ability to live-stream events and connect virtually is essential for student-athlete and fan engagement,” says the president of the Blue & Grey Club, Ericka Blair ’14. “The Blue & Grey Club is proud to support this initiative, which will enhance the experience for the students and bring the Moravian community closer together, even while apart.”

“The Wi-Fi has benefited everyone,” adds Fleming, “although for me, the hardwire connections that were put in along with the Wi-Fi have had the most benefit in making sure our video streams don’t drop.”

Johnston Hall Gets More Comfortable

Over the summer of 2020, Moravian University replaced the bleachers in Johnston Hall with seats, including a new VIP section with space for 45. “It is great to see our arena transform from bleachers to individual seats,” says President Grigsby, an avid fan of Greyhound sports. “Now we can celebrate Greyhound wins in comfort. It is also uplifting to see all the alumni who have donated to continue their legacy at Moravian.”

Sponsorships at several levels are honored with a personalized plaque affixed to the back of a seat; for details, go to moravian. edu/johnstonbleachers

Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse Gets Upgrades and New Rooms

In the summer of 2019, Moravian undertook two significant enhancements to the Timothy Breidegam Fieldhouse. Beneath the fitness center, built in 2011, lay 10,000 square-feet of open, unfinished space. That space was converted to offices for the men’s and women’s lacrosse coaching staff, storage, a student-athlete lounge,

and locker rooms to serve the soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, softball, and men’s and women’s track & field squads as well as visiting teams. Consider supporting this space and our athletes by naming a locker at moravian.edu/locker-room

The floor in the lower level of the fieldhouse, which dated to 1991, was replaced with a Mondo surface, premier rubber flooring for athletics. All Greyhound teams use this space for indoor practice, and intramurals are held here. Also included are a fourlane track, jumping and vaulting areas, and basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts.

Locker Room Renovated

Five years ago, the Moravian football and baseball teams’ locker room at the Steel Athletic Complex needed an overhaul. The space served as storage for equipment and a place for players to change and shower. Thanks to a generous gift from the Blue & Grey Club and other contributions, a complete renovation took place during the summer of 2018. Whiteboards, televisions, a speaker system, couches, a players’ lounge, and 100 varsity-length lockers were installed.

“Ultimately what this did for the team was provide players and coaches with our own space to socialize, build chemistry, and develop a culture,” says Sal Pagano ’20. “We used this space for meetings and film sessions. I’m truly grateful for the upgrades I experienced during my time as an athlete—it emphasizes the importance of giving back to improve the experience of the Hounds that come after you.”

“There was a special feeling once the lockers arrived and we were able to use them,” says Mike Mittl ’19, an outfielder on the baseball team. “We felt that Moravian was investing in us. It energized the team and made us feel special each time we walked into the facility.”

A bonus that came with the renovation was the opportunity it gave Moravian to reconnect with alumni of the football and

baseball teams. To honor those former players who helped make the project possible, plaques engraved with their names and jersey numbers are affixed on the lockers.

Rocco Calvo Field Resurfaced with New Turf

It was a very good year. Also in 2018, Rocco Calvo Field received a makeover in the form of Shaw Sports Turf—the best synthetic turf on the market for football, according to Jeff Pukszyn ’97, head football coach. The field saw its first action at the Greyhounds’ opener on September 1, 2018, when the team shut out King’s College, 24–0.

John Makuvek Field Dedicated

To modernize the playing field for men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, and a wide variety of intramural sports, Moravian replaced the Haupert Union Quadrangle grass field with state-of-the-art synthetic turf. The revamped field was dedicated on September 24, 2016. Named for the university’s longtime coaching gem, John Makuvek, the field is equipped with a press box and lights for night games.

“I played my sophomore year on the grass field, then with the switch I played on the turf for my junior and senior year,” says Connor Phillips ’18, former midfielder on the men’s soccer team. “One of the benefits was that we could continue practicing outside in all weather conditions. With grass, you need to be careful not to destroy the field when it rains. Turf is a faster and more even surface than grass, making ball movement a lot more predictable than it is on grass, where there might be divots.”

And for Greyhound sports fans, there’s a new scoreboard, and the announcer’s box makes it possible to stream games from the field. Everybody wins.

To learn more about how you can join us in lighting the way for our student-athletes’ future, visit moravian.edu/lightingtheway.

Transforming the HUB

Lighting

Six years ago, construction of the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences was nearing completion. President Bryon L. Grigsby ’90, ’P22, P’26 and Wendell D. Brown, principal at Earl Swensson Associates (ESa), the architectural firm that designed “The Sally,” as we affectionately call it, had begun talking about future projects when Brown blurted out, “Your student union stinks.”

“I took offense at that comment,” says Grigsby.

Several days later, while he was on John Makuvek Field helping the soccer team, Grigsby turned around to look at the Haupert Union Building (HUB). “I thought to myself, ‘Oh, my, Wendell is right.’ I saw the tall buildings surrounding it...the HUB looked like a ranch on steroids.”

Walking through the interior of the HUB, Grigsby reflected more deeply on what really matters. “Moravian University is so student-centered, yet our student center falls far short of serving our students’ needs.”

So began earnest work on developing a vision for a student center expansion.

HUB HISTORY

Discussions surrounding the student union go back to the 1920s, when the idea for a student center was first proposed and agreed upon. But before construction could begin, the Great Depression hit. The population of college students declined, funding was scarce, and the plans were shelved. Come the 1930s, to answer a growing need for a student gathering place, the basement of Comenius Hall was converted into a social lounge and candy store. Students, faculty, and staff were welcome to hang out and invited to have coffee and a hamburger. The lounge was called the Emsee for MC. South Campus had an equivalent social space— the Femsee.

Over the next 20 years, as the student population grew, so did the demand for a building on campus dedicated to student cocurricular activity. In the 1950s, students organized their efforts to make it happen, asking their peers to donate $75 a semester for the cause. They presented a check for $400,000 to President Raymond Haupert, and in 1958, the board of trustees approved the building of a student union.

The plan included a cafeteria, snack bar, large dining hall, meeting rooms, and a music-listening room on the first floor. A covered portico extending the length of the building would offer a lookout onto the football field (now John Makuvek Field), and the lower level included a supply store, student mailboxes, storage space, and student rooms featuring table tennis, billiards, and television sets.

Construction began in September 1960 and was due to be completed by September 1961 but was delayed to accommodate the addition of a 300-seat auditorium funded by a gift from local

the way for future generations, plans for Moravian University’s student union building will transform it into the center of student life.

philanthropists Harrison and Myrtie Prosser. Finally, on May 6, 1962, the college union building (CUB) was formally dedicated and opened, making it the first student union on a college campus in Pennsylvania.

On May 8, 1969, the CUB was officially renamed the Haupert Union Building (HUB) in honor of Haupert, who had served as president of Moravian College and Theological Seminary since 1944 and announced his retirement.

Updates to the interior of the HUB over the years include, most recently, renovating the dining spaces, relocating the bookstore to the Moravian Book Shop on Main Street, and redesigning the former bookstore space to accommodate student life offices.

A HUB FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

In January 2020, Grigsby and Nicole Loyd, executive vice president, chief operating officer, and dean of students, began discussing a vision of a student union that would be at the center

of student life. “The HUB for most students is the place where they come to get a bite to eat,” says Grigsby. “We need more space where students can work on projects and meet with faculty or staff, and we need all student services in one place.”

“The student union should be the core of community engagement and community life—the center of all cocurricular activity,” says Loyd.

Grigsby and Loyd took that overarching objective to their HUB expansion team: Yasmin Bugaighis, director of facilities, management, planning, and construction; Amber Donato, director of planning and project management; Mark Reed, chief financial officer; Jill Anderson, vice president of development and alumni engagement; Phillip Powers, senior design manager at ESa; and Brown. They met regularly to shape a vision for the HUB around that goal, incorporating suggestions from student life, wellness, dining, and career and civic engagement staff.

ESa recommended using the existing footprint of the HUB and building up rather than out. The dining spaces will be preserved, but everything from the information desk to the north entrance will be demolished to make way for rebuilding. The group decided to add two more floors and then began delving deeply into the design and character of each.

The Garden Level

It may be at the bottom of the HUB, but it is top priority. Moravian is committed to the whole individual. Students who are healthy and cared for—physically, mentally, and emotionally—will learn better, live better, and thrive. The garden level of the new HUB will be renovated to bring together the university’s health services: the health and counseling centers. Locating both on the same level with a shared reception space increases confidentiality for students seeking physical or mental health assistance, and a private exit allows students to leave unseen if they wish.

The First Floor

It’s where everyone enters the building. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and visitors all walk into the HUB on the first floor. It will be loud, energetic, and fun, but more than that, it should tell visitors what Moravian University cares about, says Loyd. “We asked ourselves, ‘How do we want the first floor to represent our values?’ ”

Asked and answered.

An alumni engagement room, gifted by the Moravian University Alumni Association (see “Making Room in the HUB” on page 47), brings our graduates into the heart of the campus community, facilitating connections and relationships with students, faculty, and staff.

An expanded suite for the Center for Career and Civic Engagement, named in honor of Laurie Ann Riley ’82 (see “Honoring Laurie Riley Brubaker ’82” on the next page), shows the university’s commitment to helping students acquire internships and volunteer opportunities, discover career paths, and connect with and apply for postgraduation jobs.

And a space has been allocated for the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Putting these spaces on the first floor and right in front of students will engender engagement, as Loyd has observed firsthand. “In 2013, the career center was moved into the HUB. As students came in every day to eat, they would run into the staff. It changed

On her first visit to campus, Laurie Riley realized immediately that Moravian was the one. Her father insisted that she visit all the colleges on their list, but she never wavered from her decision.

Laurie loved her time at Moravian. After graduating in 1982 with a BA in clinical psychology, she began a long career in the health insurance industry. She married Lloyd Brubaker, and they had two children. Her career took them all over the country, but staying involved with Moravian was always part of the plan.

In high school, Laurie had considered herself an average student; however, at Moravian she excelled, graduating magna cum laude. “She wasn’t aware she had the potential to do the kind of work she did there, and credited it to the high quality of the faculty and their encouragement,” Lloyd says.

She spent 30 years at Aetna, eventually becoming a senior vice president. There she was known for her mentoring skills and ability to motivate others. “Laurie could meet someone, see their strengths and weaknesses, and help unleash the strengths,” Lloyd says.

As the first generation in their families to go to college, the Brubakers were acutely aware of the challenges first-gen kids face. “We wanted to remove the financial burden so they can focus on schoolwork and the college experience,” Lloyd says. The Moravian Tomorrow Endowed Scholarship Fund they founded in 2013 is aimed at helping these students.

When a move brought the Brubakers back to Pennsylvania, Laurie was finally able to deepen her involvement with Moravian and give back some of the support she had received as an undergrad. She served on the board of trustees, the campaign cabinet committee, and the Moravian Leadership Council. For her service, she received the Comenius Award in 2010 and the Moravian Star in 2015.

Even after she was diagnosed with cancer, Laurie never lost sight of what mattered: family, friends, and service to others. Optimistic in nature—“infinitely blessed” is how she described herself—the meditations she wrote while undergoing cancer treatment recognize a shared humanity: “Cheers to unending hope, kindness, and our unifying human spirit.”

Laurie passed away in 2019. To honor her memory, Lloyd and their children, Chris and Jess, have made a gift to the HUB Expansion Campaign, ensuring that her commitment to improving the lives of others continues. “Laurie wanted everyone to have the same opportunities and to make the best of those opportunities,” says longtime friend Pat Hanna ’82. “As an alum, she was always willing to meet with students and advise and mentor them as they prepared for their lives after Moravian.”

The Center for Career & Civic Engagement will be renamed the Laurie Ann Riley ’82 Center for Career & Civic Engagement. “It was very important to have the gift be in Laurie’s maiden name, the name she was known as when she was at Moravian,” says Lloyd.

“We give to what matters to us—what speaks to our values and passion,” says Dr. Nicole Loyd, executive vice president for university life, chief operating officer, and dean of students. “And when you add your name to a gift, it signifies your belief in that program or space or institution.”

“The loss of Laurie to our community was devastating,” says President Bryon L. Grigsby ’90, P’22, P’26. “She was a constant ray of light, optimism, and energy. She loved being a Hound and loved Moravian. Naming the center that launches students into their lifelong career dreams after her is so fitting to Laurie and to her indelible memory. She made Moravian better and continues to do so through her legacy. I am grateful for both Lloyd and Laurie.”

Lloyd Brubaker also founded the Lloyd and Laurie Riley ’82 Brubaker Endowed Internship Fund. Internships can play a defining role in a student’s professional growth, but financially challenged students aren’t always in a position to apply for them. The fund ensures that qualified students have an experience they might otherwise miss due to financial hardship.

The first recipient of the Brubakers’ scholarship received a job offer as a result of her internship. In a letter to Lloyd, she writes, “Words cannot explain how much this internship helped me.”

What does Lloyd think Laurie would want the students who benefit from their gifts to know? “The lesson she’d share is one of selfless service,” he says. “Moravian does a really good job of inspiring that in people. People come away from the school with a greater purpose.” —Therese Ciesinski

their experience engaging with those professionals whose goals are to help them figure out who they are, what they want to be, and what they want to do after they get their degrees at Moravian.”

While students are still at Moravian, they will have plenty of dedicated space for projects and meetings on the first floor of the HUB. A student organization suite includes permanent offices for the Moravian Activities Council (MAC) and United Student Government (USG) as well as space for any club to use for meetings or to work on projects.

As for dining, the Star and the B&G Cafe, which have recently been renovated, will continue to wear their current look and layout while serving up meals, snacks, and drinks. Students and visitors may enjoy their meals in a space similar to the pavilion but smaller and designed with student-preferred comfortable booths.

The Second Floor

The second level quiets down and offers a space to students who need a break from the hubbub. A wellness center might offer yoga and meditation along with a room designed with consideration of color and sound for neurodiverse students. A multifaith suite will include men’s and women’s rooms for ablution, where students can cleanse prior to prayer. “We’re still exploring what will go in the wellness center,” says Donato, “but it is not a hangout or study area. It’s for students in need of some mental peace.”

Student-life offices, including accessibility services, will be located

together on the second floor, which will encourage synergy among staff. Here’s where students will come for help or advice on any cocurricular issue. Mo’s Cupboard and several meeting rooms are also planned for this floor.

One area that might get a bit rowdy at times is the covered terrace that will look out over John Makuvek Field, welcoming students, family, and visitors to watch the Greyhounds compete, rain or shine.

The Third Floor

Walk up one more flight, and you will arrive at the quietest floor. The centerpiece is the event center—a space that can accommodate 300 people for elegant dinners, such as the Societies Dinner and Shining Lights celebration. Crowd-drawing speakers will give their talks in this room rather than on the basketball court in Johnston Hall, and the space can be set up for movies or theater or divided into three rooms for smaller events.

The third floor is also the location of the boardroom, which when not in use by the trustees will be available to any other group. “This and all other meeting rooms will have the most current technology,” says Donato.

REFINING THE PLAN

The design for the new HUB brings all university services and cocurricular support together in one spot. With the character and content of each floor decided, planning has progressed to a more detailed design. “We are working on all the small spaces,”

says Loyd, “and we’re being as inclusive as possible with regard to who sits around the table—students will be involved because their voices matter.”

With everyone’s input, ESa will continue to develop the plans and the room layouts, says Donato, and a construction manager will be hired to review everything and share input. Construction will begin in May 2024.

“It’s so exciting,” says Loyd. “It tells the story of what drew me to Moravian—community. You feel it in your heart. We’re showing it in this building.”

To learn more about how you can join us in lighting the way for the next generation, visit moravian.edu/ lightingtheway.

When you walk onto the first floor of the new Haupert Union Building, one of the first spaces you’ll see will be the Moravian University Alumni Association Multipurpose Room. The location is intentional. It is meant to emphasize the enduring connection alums have with the university and the student community. The room will be used to hold the association’s quarterly meetings, but it will also be available to student organizations, faculty, and staff to use as meeting space. The multipurpose room is a gift from the alumni association—the largest donation in its history and the first naming gift to the HUB expansion.

The association’s current president, George Wacker ’03, hopes this significant contribution “will lead by example and encourage more people to give. We are cheerleaders. Making this initial donation is telling others that this is important.”

One feature of the multipurpose room that the association deemed a priority: technology that will allow alumni across the country to take part in meetings when they can’t physically be on campus. “Moravian University is not just in Bethlehem,” says Wacker. “It’s all over the world.”

Meg Davis ’15 has been on the alumni association board for five years. Part of that time, she lived in Colorado and called in to meetings. She says participating from afar worked well, and she encourages alumni to join in even if they live far away. “It was quite easy to communicate,” she says. “I still felt involved, like I had an impact. With technology, we can include people from all over, especially younger alums. It’s an opportunity to join in and have your voice heard.”

“I love being a board member,” says president-elect Angela DelGrosso ’14. “It’s an opportunity to come together with other alums of all ages to give back to a school that gave us so much. It’s great to have a way to stay connected after graduation and leave your mark on campus.”

The alumni association holds recognition and career networking events and sponsors annual gatherings that include Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Shining Lights, Founders’ Week, Senior Sendoff, Evening on Main Street, and alumni nights at the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and IronPigs. While these events and gatherings are what Wacker calls the “lifeblood” of the alumni association’s activities, the multipurpose room will be an important part of its legacy. It will be a tangible reminder of the association’s purpose: keeping Moravian alumni engaged and an active part of the university family—for life. —Therese Ciesinski

To learn how you can become involved in Moravian’s alumni community, visit mrvn.co/ alumniassociation

Sally Turns 5!

WWhen the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences opened its doors in the summer of 2017, it not only signified Moravian’s commitment to an expansion in programs but also marked a historic step forward in the school’s transition from college to university.

“The Sally,” as it is affectionately called, has become the muchneeded central hub for nursing, health sciences, computer science, and mathematics. The towering 55,000-square-foot building, situated just steps from the front gates, has been a striking enhancement to North Campus. Within its walls, leading-edge technology and resources amid a modern, open design enable Moravian to produce confident and competent professionals, one graduate at a time.

Simulations in The Sally

Nursing instructor and simulation lab coordinator Deborah Halliday remembers well what learning and teaching were like before The Sally. “The nursing department was spread across different buildings,” she recalls. Classroom space was at a premium. Halliday doesn’t miss the days when she had to lecture accelerated nursing students from a cramped computer room.

Without a simulation lab, students would practice their assessment skills off-site on the high- and low-fidelity mannequins in the labs at St. Luke’s Hospital, an arrangement that limited the number and type of simulations conducted.

This year, we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences.

This state-of-the-art facility will continue to offer the most advanced resouces, lighting the way for generations to come.

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I am most proud of our simulation team’s response to the mumps outbreak and COVID pandemic. The team created clinical experiences for students that allowed us to meet programmatic outcomes and prepare students for an extremely complex healthcare environment as we were no longer able to enter the clinical settings. As educators, we felt confident our students were prepared for the challenges they would experience as they transitioned to their professional careers. Dawn M. Goodolf, associate professor of nursing and associate dean, Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing and Public Health

Today, the simulation labs in The Sally are used by all undergraduate and graduate nursing majors, as well as athletic training, physical therapy, and occupational therapy students, to practice evidence-based simulations. “Having endless access to the simulation labs at Moravian allows opportunities for student learning across program curricula,” says Halliday. Having labs and classrooms under one roof has maximized efficiency for her accelerated nursing assessment course.

“Many students are initially anxious as they work through simulation,” explains Dawn Goodolf, associate professor and associate dean of the Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing and Public Health. “But our simulation experiences provide a low-stakes, supportive environment, which allows students to gain confidence as they enter their clinical experiences. I love watching students engage in our community room, which allows faculty to use standardized patients (trained actors) to simulate home visits in the community. My office is located close to this room, so I get to see the students gain confidence in their interactions in these unfamiliar situations.”

Halliday checks in with the clinical instructors at hospitals to ensure that students’ simulation experiences reflect the latest policies and procedures.

“While my experiences in the labs are somewhat nerve-wracking, it is during this time that I have learned the most, outside of my assigned clinical hours,” says nursing student Jennifer Pinto ’23.

“The simulations allowed me to identify my strengths and weaknesses, which helped me tremendously in the clinical setting,” adds Robert Roman ’22, who now works in the St. Luke’s Hospital Intensive Care Unit.

Under One Roof

Accessibility is a defining word for The Sally. With everything and everyone only steps away, it’s no wonder that after so many hours spent in The Sally, students often describe it as their “home away from home.”

“The Sally made it very inviting to pop into the offices of my professors and nursing mentors with any questions or concerns I had related to class, clinical, professional, or personal matters. They were right upstairs and always had their doors open,” recalls Erin Druding ’22.

Frequent breaks at DeLight’s Cafe on the ground level are also an essential part of The Sally experience, adds Pinto. “I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my daily trips to DeLight’s Cafe,” remembers Roman. “Having the opportunity to get coffee before, during, and after class was a unique luxury.”

The three large, expandable classrooms on the first floor come in handy for the School of Rehabilitation Sciences’ interprofessional education sessions, where students studying athletic training, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology work in mixed groups on various topics of patient care.

The Star Room, situated on the top floor, offers a respite for students and professors alike. “I’ve loved this space for quiet work time ever since The Sally was built,” says David Wilkenfeld, assistant professor and director of the master of science in athletic training program. “I am a little sad that it has become so popular,” he quips, “but I still love to find space in my day to go up there.”

“Not only is it a serene study environment, but it also has some of the best views of downtown Bethlehem,” adds nursing alumna Emily Prendeville ’22.

The Anatomage Table in the Flicker Virtual Cadaver Lab— which uses 3-D software to display authentic, life-size human anatomy images on a table and wall screen—is another cornerstone of The Sally. “You normally only find this type of equipment at larger institutions, so students are often surprised to see the resources available to them at a smaller liberal arts institution,” says Wilkenfeld.

Our region’s first virtual cadaver lab has made the master of science in athletic training, doctor of athletic training (DAT), and doctor of physical therapy (DPT) programs possible. This technology attracts prospective students and sets Moravian apart from other institutions. “Few other institutions offered the resources that are available in The Sally. The center ultimately acted as a major part of my college decision,” says Roman.

It also made a strong first impression on Druding (a graduate nurse orienting in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Health Network) when she was making her college decision. “When I was touring colleges in high school, I remember coming to Moravian for the first time and walking up to the brand-new Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences building with a huge smile on my face,” she says. “It was beautiful and exciting!”

The Breidegam Family Legacy

Turning a dream into reality, The Sally was made possible by a generous gift from the late DeLight and Helen Breidegam and named in memory of their late daughter, former Moravian trustee Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz ’84, P’14, P’16, P’18. DeLight’s Cafe bears the name of the family patriarch, while the Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing and Public Health honors Helen’s nursing career.

Room to Grow

Since The Sally opened its doors, the nursing program has increased graduate opportunities by adding the family nurse practitioner (FNP) track in 2019, and there are plans to develop a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program.

Halliday hopes to add a geriatric mannequin to the simulation lab. The current mannequins will need to be replaced in the next three to five years, so she would like to prepare by establishing a replacement budget. Halliday also dreams of inviting area firefighters and law enforcement crews to The Sally to conduct CPR and code cases and offer disaster simulations to the entire community.

Wilkenfeld says that Moravian has just about outgrown the single anatomage table. He would love to add another to the lab. “I would also like to see the development of a full simulation center that supports the entire College of Health Sciences with standardized patients, patient simulators, task trainers, and more,” he adds.

Expansion of the simulation programs is also on Goodolf’s radar. Adding to the team and equipment would improve the educational experience and attract more students. “The Sally allows us

to educate the next generation of healthcare professionals,” notes Goodolf, “and the majority of our students remain in the area, which is a direct benefit to our local community.”

Wilkenfeld agrees: “Whether as a beacon lighting the path from the Bethlehem Star on South Mountain to North Bethlehem, or as a sign of Moravian’s dedication to supporting the growing community need for qualified and competent healthcare professionals, The Sally has a positive impact on our community.”

Meghan Decker Szvetecz ’08 is a freelance writer with a background in higher education communications and lifestyle editorial. She enjoys staying connected to her alma mater and fellow Hounds through her freelance position with Moravian University’s Office of Marketing and Communications.

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Named Spaces

Much like the Breidegam family, Moravian’s long-time benefactors, many generous alumni, friends, and community partners have lent their names to areas of The Sally. Here are the named spaces we have to date:

First floor lobby Breidegam Lobby

Mr. & Mrs. DeLight E. Breidegam Jr.P’84, G’14, G’16, G’18†

Room 102—Sally’s No Shoes Lounge

Moravian University Board of Trustees

Room 105—Ketterman-Benner Seminar Room

Jeanne Villano ’86 and James G. Petrucci/Petrucci Family Foundation

Room 106—Rampolla Seminar Room

Anne McCandless ’79 and Kenneth J. Rampolla ’79

Room 125—Flicker Virtual Cadaver Lab

Robert P. Flicker ’71

Room 203—Corvino Faculty Office

Jaime Marks ’04 & Brian J. ’02 Corvino

Room 208—Christenson Faculty Office

Greg and Mary Ann Christensen

Room 216—Nursing Conference Room

Moravian University nursing faculty members

Room 221—St. Luke’s High Fidelity Simulation Lab

St. Luke’s University Health Network

Room 223—B. Braun Informatics Lab

B. Braun Medical Inc.

Room 226—Public Health Professions Research and Advisory Suite

Honnie Spencer, MD ’90

Celebrating Sally

Room 239—Gordon Mowrer Community Health Room

R.K. Laros Foundation

Room 242—Brubaker Faculty Office

Laurie Riley ’82† and Lloyd Brubaker

Room 243—Oswald Faculty Office

Ann and Brian ’82 Oswald

Room 244—McKinnon Faculty Office

Deborah Oplinger ’73 and Russel McKinnon

Room 245—Grigsby Chair of Nursing Office

President Bryon and Mrs. Lea Grigsby ’90, ’P22, P’26

Room 246—Bishop Faculty Office

Teri McCandless ’81 & Ray S., Jr. ’81 Bishop P’10

Room 251—Hoffmeier Exam Room

Joseph B. Hoffmeier Jr. ’88

Room 252—Grossman Exam Room

Ms. Beth Rivers & Mr. Woodrin Grossman ’66

Room 302—Moravian Star Study Space

Jody R. Miller ’70

Room 311—Goodbred Faculty Office

Marcey Muffley ’10 & Andrew J., MD ’08 Goodbred

Room 322—Schlotter Microbiology Lab

Miss Cornelia Schlotter ’57†

Room 325—Sutliff Anatomy and Physiology Lab

Dr. F. P. Sutliff ’43†

Miller-Mackey Garden and Fountain

Jody R. Miller ’70

†Deceased

On September 15, we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences. Guests were treated to a cocktail reception and student-led tours of the building. The evening closed with coffee and dessert and remarks from President Grigsby, Katelyn Miksiewicz Kline ’16; Dawn M. Goodolf, associate dean, Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing and Public Health; Ashley Swope G’19, vice president, patient care services, St. Luke’s University Health Network; and Ariadae Baettcher ’23, nursing major, public health minor. View images from the event at mrvn.co/sally-event.

Helping Others

By any measure, Honnie Spencer is a Renaissance woman. She’s a physician. An entrepreneur. A concert pianist. A businesswoman. A dancer. And, above all, a humanitarian. She embodies what a call to service, strong work ethic, and Moravian education can do.

Born in Antigua in the British West Indies, Dr. Spencer was raised in the Moravian faith. She first learned about Moravian College when the college choir visited her church during a concert tour. She enrolled in the college one year later. “I come from a small country with only 60,000 people, so the size of the school was perfect—I didn’t get lost,” she says. “The college was a home away from home. They provided care that went beyond the curriculum.”

Dr. Spencer’s enthusiasm for Moravian is informed by her experience as a student. She has nothing but praise for her professors. “The faculty was so giving, always going the extra mile,” she says. “I came to Moravian to pursue music. I wanted to be a concert pianist. But I was also interested in science and wanted to take biology classes. So I talked to my advisor. Figuring it out was hard, but he never said it’s impossible or not to do it. He helped me figure it out so I could.”

At Moravian, she received a BS in biology and BA in classical piano performance. She earned her MD at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine.

Dr. Spencer’s support of Moravian has been as multifaceted as her interests. A committed healthcare professional, her philanthropy supports the Honnie Spencer, MD ’90 Public Health Professions Research and Advisory Suite, located in the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences. This space is used by public health faculty and students to conduct research, advocacy, and service and explore career opportunities in public health, nursing, and medicine.

Dr. Spencer credits her mother, Emerald, for inspiring her love of the arts. The Emerald Spencer Dance Studio renova tion expands the studio’s footprint on the first floor of the HILL and upgrades its technology. It includes the installation of a sprung wood floor, which reduces the impact on a dancer’s body and helps prevent injury.

The number of students pursuing a BA in music with a track in audio recording and music technology has grown. Music technology and the need to disseminate quality music has become a crucial skill during recent years—especially during the pandemic. The Keithly & Emerald Spencer Recording Studio will be a new ADA accessible space on South Campus that will allow students pursuing a BA in technology and audio recording to complete their course work. The studio will also host classes that are crucial in the technological branch of the music industry. Dr. Spencer has also donated a Steinway piano, located in the HUB lounge.

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your dream. I know what education can do for you. Education is what will get us from where we are to where we want to be.”

A longtime member of the board of trustees, Dr. Spencer received the Haupert Humanitarian Award in 2008 for her life’s service to those in need.

One anecdote encapsulates both Dr. Spencer’s generosity and lifelong intellectual curiosity: She is housing a family of refugees from Afghanistan. Already multilingual, she is teaching herself Farsi to communicate with the family’s three little boys.

As a physician, Dr. Spencer works both as a hospitalist and in private practice. After years in aesthetic medicine, she recently founded the wellness practice Dvash Holistic Health, based in North Carolina.

“I have become more interested in the internal aspect of beauty,” she says. “You can look beautiful on the outside but neglect the inside. My goal in medicine is

When asked what spurs her philanthropy, Dr. Spencer credits her parents, the Moravian church, and her Christian faith. “Christianity is based on love and service. My Christianity tells me to try to do what I can to help others,” she says. “As human beings, we all need a sense of purpose. And nothing else fulfills our purpose like helping others. What are we here for otherwise?” —Therese Ciesinski

Services are held in the convocation hall (Saal) inside the Moravian Theological Seminary’s Bahnson Center.

Via Lucis

The Moravian Theological Seminary is lighting the way for our students, their future, and the next generation.

Manfredo Martinez Luna was born in the city of Ponce and raised in the city of Salinas, both in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The eldest of eight siblings, he enjoyed a happy childhood and completed his primary and high school studies in the public education system. Interested in electricity from a young age, he earned his associate’s degree in electrical engineering at the University of Puerto Rico and became an electrician.

Years later, Luna experienced a Christian conversion and enrolled in the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, where he completed his bachelor’s degree in religion.

“I felt the call to ministry in the Methodist Church Conference of Puerto Rico and served as a licensed pastor for 10 years in different congregations,” he says. To be ordained in the United Methodist Church, however, Luna needs a master of divinity degree (MDiv). “I chose Moravian for its quality and academic excellence,” says Luna.

With Spanish as his first language, Luna struggled in the beginning and on several occasions considered quitting. “After having been exposed to the excellence of learning techniques, participating in a confluence of critical thoughts from different ethical and theological perspectives,

and using technology to enrich investigative capacity, I understood that it was necessary to persevere and not lose this great opportunity. I am very happy with what I have achieved.” Luna adds that he is grateful that the administrative staff and the professors have created an environment of inclusion and hospitality.

Luna is also grateful to those people who provide financial support through scholarships. He has been supported by the Agnew H. Bahnson Trust Fund, John & Helen Scarscella Scholarship Fund, Susan & Gordon Sommers Seminary Scholarship Fund, and Don Brown Scholarship Fund. “Without their good faith, for many of us, the opportunity to achieve our personal and ministerial goals would not be possible. I represent the citizens who dream of a better world, without academic or social barriers, willing to work for the Kingdom of God in the here and now. I am a person who belongs to a minority group that strives to receive an

Following the Light Manfredo Martinez Luna is studying for a master of divinity degree at the Moravian Theological Seminary. Scholarships have made it possible.

Supporting Seminary Students

Rt. Rev. M. Blair Couch S’78 has been retired since 2015, though you might not know it by her schedule. A bishop in the Moravian Church, she is still busily engaged in being a “pastor to the pastors” and meets with bishops around the country. She has stayed actively involved with the Moravian Theological Seminary as a member of its board of trustees and as an adjunct faculty member.

A graduate of the seminary, Bishop Couch has made a planned gift—a bequest—to its future as a part of the current Lighting the Way campaign. This bequest isn’t specific to any one scholarship or program; rather, she has directed it to go to the greatest campaign need. “I want the seminary to be able to have what it needs if there is an area that could be helped,” she says. “I’m not directing the gift.”

Bishop Couch’s connection to the Moravian church is strong. Her father

education that in turn can significantly impact communities and families that are socioeconomically disadvantaged, providing hope and motivating improvement as a human being. I represent those who strive to overcome obstacles and show that it is never too late to achieve their dream of obtaining an academic degree.

“At the Moravian Seminary, I have tasted the waters of knowing and how to know. I am equipped to provide a better ministerial service. Once I have completed my degree, my goal is to be ordained as a priest for the denomination to which I belong and to continue serving as pastor. I want to get involved in projects that contribute to the quality of life of minority groups, and I wish to continue studying to obtain a doctoral degree in theology.”

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was a minister. There’s also a long, long family history. She is a direct descendant of the theologian and Moravian leader Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700–1760) and the seventh bishop in her family line.

Bishop Couch’s first call to the ministry was in grade 5. She “felt a call to church,” as she puts it, but in those days women couldn’t be ministers. At the time, she thought the closest she could come to fulfilling the call was through marriage. But in 1975, she learned of Rev. Dr. Mary Matz, the first modern woman in North America to be ordained. At that ordination, the thought came to her, You don’t have to marry a minister; you can be one.

She earned a BA from St. Olaf College in Minnesota in 1974 and a master of divinity degree from the Moravian Theological Seminary in 1978. Bishop Couch has warm memories of her time at the seminary. “A wonderful community,” she says. “My colleagues in seminary have been precious support all these years.”

After graduation, she spent years as a pastor in Edmonton, Canada. Returning to Pennsylvania in 1995, she and her husband, Warren Gericke, moved to the west side of Bethlehem with their two daughters, and she became pastor at Calvary Moravian Church in Allentown. In 2002, Couch was made a bishop of

the Northern Province of the Moravian Church in America, only the second female bishop worldwide at that time.

About 10 years ago, Bishop Couch and her mother, Marian Blair McCuiston Couch, matched gifts to create a scholarship in her father’s name. The Rev. Paul DeSchweinitz Couch Endowed Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to candidates for ordination from the church’s Southern Province and Canadian District.

She explains why the scholarship is important: “The master of divinity and master of chaplaincy degrees, in which students head out into the working world, are not going to bring a big salary. These students come out with debt as an undergrad, then seminary debt; they have expenses setting up a pastorage; they need a car...so scholarship is a priority.” For the students “to have as much grace as possible in terms of finances is a good thing,” she adds.

As for her ongoing commitment to the seminary, Rev. Dr. C. Riddick Weber, associate professor of the practice of pastoral ministry, says, “Bishop Couch has lived her life as a servant leader and trailblazer within the church, and a deeply involved advocate for Moravian Theological Seminary. She is the embodiment of a dedicated alum who supports the institution she loves.”

A member of the seminary’s board of trustees until 2019, Bishop Couch also serves on the board’s campaign committee. When asked if there is anything she feels is important for supporters of the campaign to know, she says, “I have so valued the connections I have made at Moravian and through the seminary community, and I would hope my friends and colleagues would support the campaign.”

In All Things Love

Serving as a chaplain at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a Catholic hospital, Mikayla Sauerbrey stopped by the room of an older woman who struggles with memory loss. “She was alone and lonely, and I asked her if she would like me to stay awhile,” says Sauerbrey. “She said she would love that, so I sat with her and just held her hand for a while. Sometimes people just need you to be there. The ministry of presence was so evident in that situation and a good reminder that it’s not necessarily the words you bring. Maybe just your calm presence can be the thing that some people need in that moment.”

Sauerbrey is in her final year in the master of divinity program at Moravian Theological Seminary and is a candidate for ordination in the Northern Province of the Moravian Church. Her journey is supported by the Lenora Treder Scholarship Fund and John & Helen Scarcella Scholarship Fund.

The clinical pastoral education placement at St. Mary’s was a requirement of her ordination. The internship was an 11-week full-time intensive experience during the summer of 2022. For her clinical work, she served two units. The

first was an acute care unit where patients would stay several days. They might be suffering with COVID, drug or alcohol withdrawal, cancer, memory issues, the aftermath of major surgeries, and so forth. Sauerbrey also made visits on a unit that handled patients who’d be released in a day or two.

“I viewed my role as someone who can listen who is not your medical caretaker,” says Sauerbrey. “Some patients were very open to that and welcomed me into their room and spilled everything that’s going on, and others did not want to meet with me, and that was okay. I always stopped at the door and asked if I could come in. I wanted to respect that the room was their space. When they would invite me in and open up, that’s where I received a lot of joy, even though some of it was heartbreaking. Just getting the opportunity to sit with them amidst the chaos was very special and something I felt very privileged to do.”

Whether you believe or doubt or have abandoned your faith tradition; whether you are black or white, queer or straight, Mikayla Sauerbrey embraces you.

As much as Sauerbrey loved visiting patients during the summer, “it wasn’t as life-giving to me as when I am in my current parish where I am a student pastor,” she says. “It’s very rare to see patients more than once or twice, and you never know what happens. You visit on Monday, maybe again on Wednesday, and when you come back Friday, they’re gone. Being a pastor, I get to walk alongside you so much longer.”

The calling to pastorship has been with Sauerbrey from the beginning. She fell in love with the church as a young girl in elementary school. Her dad volunteered at their church a couple of times a month, and Sauerbrey would get up very early to go with him just to be in the church, listen to practice, and talk with the pastor. At age 11, congregants could volunteer in the children’s ministry. “I was holding babies and doing anything I could do,” she says.

“The church was everything to me. It was me getting everyone up on Sunday mornings. I loved being there— the environment, the people, teaching Sunday school—and I was very spiritually engaged. Even though my personal views and understanding have drastically

Challenging the Limits on Women Pastors

Mikayla Sauerbrey, a candidate for ordination in her final year in the master of divinity program at Moravian, was meant to be a pastor from a very young age. Still, she wrestled with two pathways before making a firm commitment to the ministry. She loved the Baptist church of her youth, but it does not ordain women. The only position allowed women is director of the children’s program.

“I loved working with kids, and I studied children’s ministry at Crown College in Minnesota,” says Sauerbrey. But conversations with a few of her professors and the pastor of a local Moravian church challenged her thinking. “They called out

changed since that age, church was very important to me, and I felt so connected to God. I felt this is where I belong.”

Today, Sauerbrey has a part-time internship as a student pastor at the Emmaus Moravian Church, in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, serving alongside Pastor Brian Dixon. “They’re a church that has a long history in the Lehigh Valley. This year marks 275 years of being a congregation. It’s a church full of wonderful, welcoming individuals.” Sauerbrey preaches, leads Sunday school classes, and visits congregants who are shut in at home or in the hospital, and she is working on the confirmation curriculum for this coming year. “I am so grateful to serve alongside Brian and this whole church that wants me to be the pastor I am meant to be.”

And who is that pastor? “I want to walk alongside you. I want to be there for the baptisms, confirmations, and weddings, for the highs and lows, and be a spiritual resource for you. When the world is falling apart, I want to be someone safe for you to turn to. And that, in more recent years, is so important to me in my pastoral identity. So many of my friends are in the category of ‘nones and dones.’ Nones are people who have no religion. Dones are people

who’ve had religion and are done. Most of my friends are dones, but they’ve also told me, ‘I’ll listen to you preach, and if I feel like I need a prayer for something, even if I don’t know if I believe in prayer anymore, you are the person I’m coming to.’

“A lot of us have similar upbringings and have church hurt, whether that’s me—who was told by my church of origin that I, a woman, couldn’t go into the ministry—or my queer friends, who were told who they are is wrong. I want to be a pastor for people who still have a desire for spirituality and connection to Christian faith but feel so harmed by it.

“So that makes me a pastor for those who are questioning, doubting, reluctantly still believing. Many people my age have a desire for spirituality but don’t feel safe going to certain places, and for very good reasons. I can be the pastor that they needed growing up or they need now; someone who welcomes questions and doubts and is not at all scared if you don’t believe today or tomorrow. I am still here for you.”

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my leadership, which was terrifying and exciting.” Sauerbrey wrestled with whether to go the route of children’s ministry or pursue a pastoral vocation. “Ministry was always there,” she says. “I realized I was always going to be caring for people and walking beside them, and that helped make the decision.” That decision ultimately led her to the Moravian Church, which welcomes women into the ministry.

The world at large, however, still sees ministry as a man’s domain, something Sauerbrey quickly learned in her summer internship as a chaplain at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. “Even though I wore a badge that read ‘Chaplain,’ I was not seen as one right away because I am a young woman. Staff and patients treated me like a social

worker from the get-go. I would get questions like ‘Have you found a bed for this patient?’ and ‘Did you reach out to the insurance company?’ ”

Of course, many of the patients were Catholic, another faith tradition that does not allow women to serve as priests. “They automatically think of the chaplain as an older man wearing the collar,” says Sauerbrey.

“It was a learning hump that I didn’t anticipate. I found myself wrestling with my identity, telling myself, ‘I am a spiritual leader even though I don’t look like one.’ ” Sauerbrey accepted it and adjusted to it. Over time, it got better with the hospital staff, and many patients welcomed her to their rooms.

The Journey to Whole

Jeremy Lau was working toward a master of divinity degree at an online seminary when he fell in love with pastoral care and mental health counseling. He needed to find a school that offered a clinical counseling program, and he found the Moravian Theological Seminary.

“Because I also love theology and the integration of religion, spirituality, and mental health, especially for the queer community, I decided to pursue not only the master of arts in clinical counseling (MACC) but also a theological thesis,” says Lau. In May 2023, Lau will have earned his MACC degree, and then he’ll

stay another year to complete his thesis for a master of arts in theological studies (MATS). The Allen W. & David A. Schattschneider Scholarship Fund, William Boden Scholarship Fund, and George Verheyden Endowed Scholarship Fund have supported his journey.

The MACC requires a series of experiential learning placements: a practicum and two semester-long internships. Lau completed his practicum in the summer of 2022. He took on two placements that ran simultaneously: one with Valley Youth House and the other in a partial hospitalization program (PHP) at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Muhlenberg.

Valley Youth House works with middle and high school students who struggle to cope with one or more traumatic experiences. Most come from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds. They may not have their basic needs met at home, have histories of domestic dysfunction, come from a single-parent home, or live with parents or older siblings caught in substance abuse.

“I was working with a demographic of young people whose identity and behaviors are being fashioned by factors outside of their control in a period in their life when it’s hard enough to get it all figured out even when things are going well,” says Lau. “Having the opportunity to touch and help form young lives is extremely rewarding, to be a positive role model and safe person that a young person can use as a sounding board for a clinically based discussion.”

On his path to self-actualization, Jeremy Lau, a third-year student at the Moravian Theological Seminary, takes love, hope, and healing to others.

The PHP program is for individuals 18 and up who are presenting with acute mental and behavioral health symptoms that don’t yet warrant full hospitalization but are clinically significant enough that outpatient therapy once or twice a week isn’t going to cut it. It also serves patients who have been hospitalized for self-harm or suicidal ideation and have been discharged but are not stable enough to integrate fully back into society. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Patients participate in the program anywhere from five to 21 business days.

“We work with them to identify the triggers or thoughts that contribute to emotional distress and then change their maladaptive behavior for the better,” says Lau. “We also teach life skills—organization, time management, and personal hygiene. And we apply strengths-based coaching, helping them find their personality type and communication style to improve the intra- and interpersonal levels of their mental health.”

Given your interest in religion, spirituality, and mental health within the queer community, will you specifically serve that community?

“I hope that will be a part of what I do, but the idealist and visionary in me looks for a day where we don’t have this sharp distinction between the straight and the queer community. People are people.”

Lau finds this service as meaningful as his work with Valley Youth House. “To get to plant seeds of hope and walk away knowing that every single patient I was with understands that they have so much more of their story to write is extremely rewarding.”

Lau is furthering his own story through this work. The student of the past two years who has completed rigorous coursework and learned theory and interventions has been putting all that knowledge into practice with real people, and he is discovering his counselor identity. “At first I experienced performance anxiety,” he says. “What if I don’t say the right thing, don’t remember the right technique? During the first few sessions, I was very rigid, not my authentic self. Gradually I felt myself relax and get into my own rhythm. I stopped feeling the pressure to fit a certain mold.”

His counselor identity was further shaped by the need to be fluid in his work. Lau is typically planned and prepared. “This is a profession where blessed are the flexible, because if you’re not in the moment and you’re not flexible and things don’t go according to plan, you dissociate, and the client feels that and is harmed by it. You need to be present for exactly who they are.

“In my personal development, I am learning to remain present and flexible,” adds Lau. “That has been a gift for me as counselor and faith leader—to emulate compassion and to love better without agenda.”

Regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, or faith tradition, Lau works fluidly without agenda but from a concrete foundation: “Identify the things that are within their control; come to a place of radical acceptance of those things that are unfair, that are hurtful, that are scary, that are beyond their control and help them navigate between those two realities in a way that is congruent with their life values, their belief system, and in a way that capitalizes on their innate strengths to be who they want to be. For me, counseling is moving people forward in their journey of wholeness.”

How does Lau incorporate the spiritual in essentially secular counseling? “I come at counseling from a philosophical, existential perspective, so for me, the framework that I operate from is that there are very real invisible elements to who we are that are spiritual. We don’t have to put religious language to them. I can’t quantify love or hope or peace, but I would identify those things as spiritual, existential.

“I don’t transpose my faith tradition into my clinical work,” adds Lau. “I use it to inform what I do in the sense that, as a Christian, I believe in loving people, serving people, and looking for hope and redemption—that’s what drives me as a person and a counselor.”

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“Having the opportunity to touch and help form young lives is extremely rewarding, to be a positive role model and safe person that a young person can use as a sounding board for a clinically based discussion.”

—Jeremy Lau

Our Volunteers Are Lighting the Way

Lighting the Way—The Campaign for Moravian University is an impressive undertaking. Fortunately, Moravian has an unparalleled history of success when it comes to impressive undertakings—a history that exceeds expectations, transforms and transcends our highest potential, and excels in providing an education that inspires the mind, energizes the heart, and nurtures the soul. Moravian University and our dedicated volunteers invite you to join us in lighting the way for our students, their future, and the next generation.

We would like to thank the devoted volunteers who have stepped up to represent our generous and faithful constituencies as we join in Lighting the Way.

Andrew W. Hart ’90, P’23, Chair

Rev. Dr. Nola Reed Knouse S’09, Vice Chair

Committee Members

Ray S. Bishop Jr. ’81, P’10

Rt. Rev. M. Blair Couch S’78, P’11

Robert P. Flicker ’71

Michael L. Karapetian ’97

Helen Coleshill Kurczynski S’17

Deborah Oplinger McKinnon, JD ’73

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth D. Miller S’85

Brian H. Oswald ’82

William S. Schaninger Jr., PhD ’93, G’98

Rev. Dr. Janice M. Young S’82, S’91, GP’20

David A. Zinczenko ’91

Trustees

Patricia Nemesh ’70 & Robert J. Jr. Schoenen

Faculty

Dr. Benjamin Coleman P’25

Staff

Jennifer Pagliaroli

Athletics

Kurt J. Poling ’89, P’17, P’20

University Alumni

George R. Wacker ’03

Seminary Alumni

Rev. Bruce M. Weaknecht ’77, S’81, P’03, P’04, P’11

Young Alumni

Woodrow B. Battle ’19

Margaret Qiumin Jones ’20

Students

Emma Kate Lenthe ’23

Sophia Zeng Rivera ’24

Corporate & Community

Christopher Donigan

Comenius Society

Evelyn Trodahl Chynoweth ’68

Anna Nitschmann Society

Mary Kate Turowski Andris, EdD ’96

Zinzendorf Family Fellows

Jeffrey Studds P’17

Cornerstone Society

Kathleen Doyle ’68 & Rev. J. Michael ’68, S’71 Dowd P’21

The success of Lighting the Way will be because of YOU! Join us!

THANK YOU

Because of you, our students have access to more knowledge, resources, and experiences than ever. Your gifts support scholarships, programs, endowments, and capital projects, among other things.

More than $9 million was raised during the 2021–2022 academic year for Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary—a 28 percent increase over last year.

Highlights of your generosity:

l Gifts to the Moravian Scholarship Fund exceeded $1,603,422— the highest in Moravian’s history.

l The third annual Athletics Giving Challenge raised $141,047 from 1,959 donors (a 20 percent increase in donors over last year).

l On our annual Day of Giving, 1,200 donors gave $231,949.

l The Seminary Annual Fund raised more than $348,000.

Did you know that 100 percent of students at Moravian University and Moravian Theological Seminary receive some form of financial assistance to achieve their dreams? Your philanthropy is more than just numbers—it is proportional to student success.

THANK YOU!

Donors who gave through our special giving societies and new endowment funds and scholarships are acknowledged on the following pages. For a complete list of 2021–22 donors, please go to moravian.edu/magazinefall2022.

SPECIAL GIVING SOCIETIES

VIA LUCIS SOCIETY

For Moravian University, the 26-point star symbolizes its motto, Via Lucis, “the way of light.” It embodies the light of learning, the radiance of joy, and the illumination our graduates carry into the world. Members of the Via Lucis Society are individuals, families, corporations, and private foundations whose extraordinary generosity has helped shape, transform, and sustain Moravian through the many transitions that brought us to university status. Lifetime gifts made for any purpose are counted toward the various levels of Via Lucis Society membership.

Breidegam Family Club

Mr. & Mrs. DeLight E. Breidegam Jr.

P’84, G’14, G’16, G’18†

Mr. Charles D. Couch†

Harlan F. Fulmer, MD ’43†

Mrs. Priscilla Payne Hurd†

Moravian Church, Northern Province

Frank E. & Seba B. Payne Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Reinhard P’86, P’90, H’03

Reinhard Family Club

Mr. Adam Brinker†

Moravian Church, Southern Province

Priscilla Payne Hurd Club

Anonymous Donor

Mr. Robert M. Amey ’57†

Mr. Cyril J. Anderson†

Mr. Donald C. Anderson†

Mr. Lloyd S. Brubaker

Mr. John H. Clewell†

Ms. Mildred S. Clewell†

Bertha Finkelstein ’37† & Bernard L.† Cohen

Employees of Moravian University

Mr. Robert P. Flicker ’71

Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Inc.

Mrs. Genevieve Riordan Gee ’43†

Holly Beach Public Library Association

Lilly Endowment Inc.

Gladys Edgar ’42 & James T. Marcus†

The Reeves Foundation

Evangeline B.† & Norman S. Smith†

Sodexo

Mrs. Bertha-Mae Starner ’27†

Mrs. Nancy A. Taylor†

United Brethren’s Church

Mr. Robert A. Verrone ’90

Albright Family Club

Air Products Foundation/ Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Miss Alma A. Albright ’40†

Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania

Sandra L. & Placido A. ’78 Corpora

Mr. Donald N. Diehl†

East Penn Manufacturing Company Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Engels

Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Inc.

Mr. Arthur V. Hugo†

Mrs. Mary Foglia Mudri ’50†

Ms. Alma Musselman†

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.

Betsey Tait ’51 & John W. Puth

Miss Constance M. Sokalsky ’71†

Donald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation

Thaeler Family Club

Adams Foundation Inc.

George I. Alden Trust

Mr. & Mrs. Curtis H. Barnette H’02

Evelyn Trodahl ’68 & Richard Chynoweth

Mrs. Ruth Overfield Fidorack ’41†

Mr. Lewis W. Foy†

Mr. Rudolf H. Hertzog ’32†

Mr. Jerome E. Hirtle Jr. ’34†

Rev. Charles K. Kerschmar ’37†

Cyril ’65† & Brenda ’65 Krajci

R. K. Laros Foundation

Mrs. Jeanne Freas Mellen ’48†

Merck Company Foundation

Claire L. & Parry J., MD ’66 Miller

Dr. James Molnar ’66†

Mrs. Betty Aierstock Moore ’45†

National Endowment for the Humanities

Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation

Mrs. Margaret M. Peters†

Anne McCandless ’79 & Kenneth J. ’79 Rampolla

Salem Congregation

F. P. Sutliff, MD ’43†

Schattschneider Family Club

Mr. Alvin A. Albright Jr.

Mrs. Janet Outten Amos ’43† & Rev. Dr. Richard F. Amos ’43, S’45†

Mrs. Frances Longacre Barnard ’51†

Ms. Beverly A. Bell ’56†

Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Teri McCandless ’81 & Ray S., Jr. ’81 Bishop P’10

B. Braun Medical Inc.

Mrs. Inez Walsh Brigader ’49†

Alvin H. Butz Inc.

The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation

Miss Ruth H. Clewell Jr.†

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Ms. Sabina Dechnik ’34†

Jay Deputy, PhD

Mr. Warren C. Dietrich ’34†

Mr. Frank J. Dolegiewicz ’87†

Kathleen & Michael M. ’72 Ellis

Miss Carolyn D. Felker ’68

Mr. Charles W. Ganzel†

Ms. Eva R. Groenfeldt†

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Hancock Jr.†

Ms. Estelle Haupert†

The Hearst Foundations

Mr. J. Robert Hess P’81

Constance Stirling ’68 & Thomas W. Hodson

International Paper Company Foundation

Mr. Frank O. Jaxheimer ’60†

Mrs. Helen Harvey Jones†

Mr. Leslie C. Jones ’68

Dr. Helen Kohler & Mr. Ron Stauffer

Kresge Foundation

Larger Life Foundation

Mrs. Elizabeth Lowder Mason†

Mr. Charles E. Merrill Jr.†

Mr. Jody R. Miller ’70

Dr. A. Kathrine Miller ’34†

Mrs. Kathryn S. Munger†

National Park Service

Mr.† & Mrs. Maynard S. Northup

Christine H., Esq. & Michael J., Esq. ’75 Perrucci P’97

Mr. Jeffrey R. Reinhard ’90

William S. Schaninger Jr., PhD ’93, G’98

Dr. Doris J. Schattschneider

Miss Cornelia Schlotter ’57†

Patricia Nemesh ’70 & Robert J. Jr. Schoenen

Ralph L. Shields, MD ’60 P’89

Ms. Jane F. Shirer†

Mrs. Mary Rider Shuey ’43†

St. Luke’s Hospital

Carol Herman, MD ’62 & Frank J., MD ’61† Szarko

The Teagle Foundation Inc.

Ms. Agnes E. Tobias†

Ms. Joann M. Trotsky ’64

Rev. Dr. Janice M. Young S’82, S’91, GP’20

Ms. Hilda M. Walper†

Wells Fargo Foundation

Mrs. Walter F. Williams P’81

Ms. Muriel L. Wilson ’26†

Mr. William B. Woodring†

Mr. William C. Woodring ’38†

Mr. George A. D. Wunderly ’38†

Adele G. & Earl C. ’57 Zeiner P’98

Mr. David A. Zinczenko ’91

Mittl Family Club

Albarell Electric Inc.

Miss Margaret L. Albright 43†

Arcadia Foundation

Ms. M. Ann Bachert ’45†

Ms. Ella M. Badorf†

Dr. Stanley F. Banach ’56

Mr. Frank Banko†

Kristin & Todd E. ’86 Bateson

Louis W. Bender, PhD ’50†

Mr. Stephen D. Black

Booth Ferris Foundation

A. Joanne & John H., MD ’54 Bowman P’82, P’94

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Breidegam

Ms. Myrna Brindley†

Mrs. Concetta Ronca Burke ’50†

Lee Shields ’39† & Thomas E., Esq. Butterfield†

E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Christensen

Jennifer Swain ’73 & Harry S. Jr., MD, PhD ’72 Clarke

Mr. Richard T. Clay ’51†

Janis Byram ’54 & Lowell A. Cook†

Jaime Marks ’04 & Brian J. ’02 Corvino

Rt. Rev. M. Blair Couch S’78 & Mr. Warren Gericke P’11

Patricia Owen ’74 & Timothy A., MD ’73 DeBiasse

Kathryn B. & John H. ’63 Dech

Mr. Arthur C. Dick†

Mr. Leonard R. Dimmick†

Miss Marcella I. Dimmick ’35†

Mrs. Mary Beth Krater Dinneen ’64

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis A. Domchek

Georgene Billiard ’63 & Harry E. ’64 Dooley

Eden Charitable Foundation

Mrs. Teresa Enright Eliezer ’49†

Mr. Ralph L. Emerson ’43†

Employees of East Penn Manufacturing Company Inc.

Dr. Philip J. Erdle†

Ms. Lillian I. Erdell†

Mr. Henry K. Erwin†

Mr. John L. Farace ’69

Mrs. Ada Zellner Flower ’46†

Dr. Don C. Follmer P’77

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fox P’87

J. Paul Getty Foundation

Laura S. & Martin H. ’36 Goerner†

President Bryon L. & Mrs. Lea Grigsby ’90, P’22, P’26

Ms. Beth Rivers & Mr. Woodrin Grossman ’66

Mr. & Mrs. Roy C. Haberkern†

Ms. Fanny M. Harrar 1917†

Elinor Shute ’91 & Andrew W. ’90 Hart P’23

Evalyn Adams ’38 & Stanley A. Hawk†

Mary K. & Richard D. ’85 Hooper

Amy Kohler ’95 & Robert Howard

Daren A. & F. James ’69 Hutchinson

Barbara Colbourne ’77 & F. Robert Jr. ’76 Huth

JJ Development LLC

Mrs. Helen Sloan James ’35†

Just Born Inc.

Mr. Michael L. Karapetian ’97

Keystone Savings Foundation

Leslie M. & Richard T. Jr., DDS ’77 Kingston

Mrs. Edna Rapp Kreis ’68†

Ms. Marie P. Kressley ’25†

Mr. Peter H. Kromayer P’76

Janice Whitfield ’64 & John G., PhD ’65 Landis

Muriel Souders ’39 & John W. Landis

Mr. Donald K. Lauer†

Lebensfeld Foundation

Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation

Mrs. Beverly Ludwick†

Mr. Renville C. Lund†

Rev. Anna Deppen Lutz S’70†

Mr. Thomas J. Lynch†

Anna Borhek ’40 & Edward G. Manning†

Mr. William S. Marsh ’56

Deborah Oplinger ’73 & Russell McKinnon

Mr. Arthur W. Mellen†

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Isidore Mihalakis, MD ’58

Mrs. Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz ’84

P’14, P’16, P’18†

Mrs. Gloria J. Miller†

Ivana & Borko ’04 Milosev

Moravian Church

Moravian Church Foundation

Moravian University Alumni Association

Anthony “Monk” ’59 & Patricia Morelli†

Mr. John Munchak Jr.†

Mr. Richmond E. Myers 1925†

Mr. Henry W. Nehilla ’67

Terence L. O’Rourke Jr., MD ’86

Linda G. & Thomas A. Jr. ’77 Ortwein

Joanne Mazur ’60† & Frederick M. O’Such

Ann C. & Brian H. ’82 Oswald

PenTeleData

Jennifer & Daniel P. ’91 Petrozzo

Jeanne Villano ’86 & James G. Petrucci/ Petrucci Family Foundation

Pew Charitable Trusts

Mrs. Louise Moore Pine†

PNC Financial Services Group

PPL Corporation

The Presser Foundation

Harvey T. Pullen, MD ’39†

Mrs. Barbara Reimers P’92

Mrs. Melissa Miller Robbins ’69

Dr. & Mrs. Ervin J. Rokke

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Roman

Lisa Moyer ’81 & David Roth

Ms. Ruth Rudacil†

Sandy & Eric S. ’69 Ruskoski

Saucon Insurance Company

Mr. George G. Sause Jr. ’41†

Mrs. Madeline Fuhr Schlotter ’34†

Mrs. MaryAnn Sedlock

Mr. G. Dee Smith

Mr. & Mrs. James Smith†

Drs. Bettie & Oles Smolansky

Mr. Richard A. Snyder ’31†

Mrs. Robert P. Snyder†

Honnie P. Spencer, MD ’90

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Sorenson

Mr. Arthur F. Stocker†

Mr. William J. Straccia ’58

Linda Joseph ’73 & James M. ’73, ’95 Stevens

Ronald J. Stupak, PhD ’61†

Mrs. Margaret Taylor†

Trans-Bridge Lines Inc.

Judith K. & Martin L. ’70 Trichon

Union Pacific Corporation

US Dept. of Health & Human Services

Ms. Ellen J. Warmkessel ’70†

Mr. Christian D. Weber ’52†

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Weller P’06

Windmill Foundation

Gail Smith Winson, JD ’66

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wolle†

Barbara Roberts ’61 & John W. ’59 Woltjen

Robert Verrone ’90 (second from right) was inducted into the Via Lucis Lifetime Giving Society as a member of the Priscilla Payne Hurd Club at last year’s Societies Dinner on October 14.

COMENIUS SOCIETY

The Comenius Society comprises alumni, trustees, friends, parents, corporate leaders, faculty, staff, and students who share the conviction that Moravian defines what it means to be a 21st-century educational institution, carrying Comenius’s ideals forward in a way that merits significant financial support. Members of the Comenius Society have supported Moravian by giving $1,742 or more during the last fiscal year (which runs July 1 through June 30).

Moravian Club

George I. Alden Trust

Mr. Robert M. Amey ’57†

Mr. Cyril J. Anderson H’15†

Mr. Lloyd S. Brubaker

Mr. Richard T. Clay ’51†

Sandra L. & Placido A. ’78 Corpora

Mr. Robert P. Flicker ’71

Mr. Charles W. Ganzel†

Isidore Mihalakis, MD ’58

Moravian Church, Northern Province

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Reinhard

P’86, P’90, H’03

Mr. Jeffrey R. Reinhard ’90

Sodexo

Miss Constance M. Sokalsky ’71†

The Donald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation

GIVING LEVELS

Moravian Club $100,000+

1742 Club $50,000–$99,999

Chairman’s Club $25,000–$49,999

Trustees’ Club $10,000–$24,999

President’s Club $5,000–$9,999

Heritage Club $2,500–$4,999

Benigna Club $1,742–$2,499

Student Club $142, seniors $42, all other undergraduates

1742 Club

Kathryn M. & John H. ’63 Dech

Kate & Richard D. ’85 Hooper

Drs. Eva & Michael Leeds

Moravian Church, Southern Province

Moravian University Alumni Association

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.

William S. Schaninger Jr., PhD ’93, G’98

Dr. Doris J. Schattschneider

Mrs. Dorothy Wilmer Schlottman ’46†

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Sorenson

Ms. Joann M. Trotsky ’64

Mr. William J. Werpehowski ’51

Chairman’s Club

Anonymous Donors

Air Products Foundation

ASIANetwork

Mr. & Mrs. Curtis H. Barnette H’02

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Breidegam

Tara & Christopher J. ’96 Brown

Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss

Evelyn Trodahl ’68 & Richard Chynoweth

Shirley Messics ’68 & Charles H. Daluisio

Patricia Owen ’74 & Timothy A., MD ’73 DeBiasse

Miss Carolyn D. Felker ’68

Louise A. & Marc E., PhD ’65 Freeman

Elinor Shute ’91 & Andrew W. ’90 Hart P’23

Mrs. Brenda Krajci ’65

Christine H., Esq. & Michael J., Esq. ’75 Perrucci P’97

Sandy & Eric S. ’69 Ruskoski

Teresa Rizzo ’92 & Jonathan D. ’91 Soden

Martha B. & Robert E. ’65 Sterling

Valuables Consortium— Resources for the Future

Cheryl Strzelecki ’91 & Matthew Watson P’23

Christian David & Dorothy Sohn Weber Mission & Ministry Fund

Mrs. Florence O’Donnell Wieder ’52

Gail Smith Winson, JD ’66

Rev. Dr. Janice M. Young

S’82, S’91, GP’20

Trustees’ Club

Anonymous Donor

Mr. Alvin A. Albright Jr.

Association of Boards in Theological Education in Trust Center

B. Braun Medical Inc./ Aesculap Academy

Mrs. Lois Brunner Bastian ’50

Kristin & Todd E. ’86 Bateson

Bethlehem Area School District

Teri McCandless ’81 & Ray S. Jr. ’81 Bishop P’10

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Christensen

Jennifer Swain ’73 & Harry S. Jr., MD, PhD ’72 Clarke

Patricia A. & W. Eugene ’68 Clater

Brittany Beard ’12 & Nicholas J. ’13 Clingan

Community Response LLC

Maria Corpora, Esq. ’72

Jaime Marks ’04 & Brian J. ’02 Corvino

Dana Mint ’91 & Craig P. ’88 Danielson

Mr. Frank E. Driscoll†

Ernst & Young Foundation

Exxon-Mobil

William S. Gee, Esq.

President Bryon & Mrs. Lea Grigsby ’90, P’22, P’26

Constance Stirling ’68 & Thomas W. Hodson

Honey Stinger

Elizabeth & James J., MD ’60 Houser

Mr. Ralph W. Hunsicker ’76

Kimberly Deischer ’91 & Thomas R. ’90 Ike

Mr. Leslie C. Jones ’68

Mr. Michael L. Karapetian ’97

Denise S. S’93, S’97 & Arthur T. Katsaros

Larger Life Foundation

Mrs. Christina Grigg Martin ’67

Deborah Oplinger ’73 & Russell McKinnon

Claire L. & Parry J., MD ’66 Miller

Ivana & Borko ’04 Milosev

Mr. David Mirro ’73

Mr. Ralph F. Mittl ’86, P’90

National Science Foundation

Mr. Henry W. Nehilla ’67

Theresa Hummer ’91 & Hugh D. ’90 Norwood

Pamela Ziegler & Scott ’91 Opitz

Terence L. O’Rourke Jr., MD ’86

Linda & Tom ’77 Ortwein

Ann C. & Brian H. ’82 Oswald

PenTeleData

Betsey Tait ’51, H’06 & John W. Puth

Anne McCandless ’79 & Kenneth J. ’79 Rampolla

RMI

Colleen & Bruce C. ’87 Spencer

Honnie P. Spencer, MD ’90

Wendy & Michael J. Jr. ’87 Stoudt

Mr. William J. Straccia ’58

Carol Herman Szarko, MD ’62

Hilary Martin, Esq. ’93 & Walter T. ’90 Wandall

Mr. & Mrs. John Weller

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Weller P’06

Wells Fargo Foundation

Judy & Douglas E. ’66 Woosnam

Mr. David A. Zinczenko ’91

President’s Club

A.M. Industries Inc.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Toni & John P. ’79 Aloe

Mr. & Mrs. Adam F. Ambielli

Jill C. Anderson P’25

Elizabeth A. & Richard E. ’70 Anderson

Mr. Brian R. Bodager

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Caligiuri P’16

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Creitz

Dr. & Mrs. James Dadouris P’20

Deloitte Foundation

Miss Marcella I. Dimmick ’35†

Eden Charitable Foundation

Employees of East Penn Manufacturing Company Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Engels

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fox P’87

Mr. Steven Ganss

Linda Shay, Esq. ’74 & Neville Gardner P’08

Mr. James A. Gold ’98

Ms. Beth Rivers & Mr. Woodrin Grossman ’66

Hotel Bethlehem

Amy Kohler ’95, G’22 & Robert Howard

Johnson & Johnson Company

Just Born Inc.

Janice Whitfield ’64 & John G., PhD ’65 Landis

Teresa Segar ’88 & Gary L. ’88 Long

Diane Feeney ’82 & Alfred Mateo P’19, P’21

Mary Ellen Markey ’83 & Bruce K. ’84 Mayer

Merck Company Foundation

Microsoft

Mr. Jody R. Miller ’70

Helen L. & Russell E. Jr., DrPH ’65 Morgan

Mr. Gilbert I. Mundy ’71†

Carrie & Alan J. ’97 Pape

The Presser Foundation

Diana & Raymond J. ’89 Reimer

RKL LLP

Mrs. Melissa Miller Robbins ’69

Mrs. Carol L. Sampson ’82

Jennifer & Bryan W., PhD ’86 Sandmann

Saucon Insurance Company

Patricia Nemesh ’70 & Robert J., Jr. Schoenen

Michael D. Schrenko, DO ’70

Ralph L. Shields, MD ’60 P’89

Beverly Papps ’72 & John H. ’73 Skeffington

Drs. Bettie & Oles Smolansky

Ms. Mary Beth A. Spirk

Linda Joseph ’73 & James M. ’73, ’95 Stevens

Ann Woltjen ’63 & Grove W., Esq. ’63 Stoddard

Dr. Susan Martin† & Mr. Jeff Studds P’17

Dr. & Mrs. David R. Taschler

Evelyn Garcia ’14 & Brian D. ’00 Unangst

Verizon Foundation

Ellen & John V. ’94 Visceglia

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Walsh P’25

Mrs. Sharon Zondag P’13

Heritage Club

Mr. & Mrs. Michael M. Albarell

Albarell Electric Inc.

Alpha Sigma Tau

Mrs. Janet Outten Amos ’43†

Karen S’88 & Jose P. Arencibia

Beth Hance ’90 & Craig A. Arnold P’18

Julia Gasdaska ’07 & Jacob Attanasio

Margaret & D. Wayne ’03 Barefoot

Barnes & Noble

Rita Roseman ’61 & Charles E. Jr. ’60 Bartolet

Beth Williams ’78 & Frank D. Boyer

Ms. Rosanne E. Bricker ’64

Michele & Steven J. ’90 Burd

Mrs. Nancy N. Burri

Pamela Greeno ’85 & Edward Campbell

Dr. Kerry H. Cheever

Rt. Rev. M. Blair Couch S’78 & Mr. Warren Gericke P’11

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Czarnecki P’09

Barbara Dillman ’74 & Wyn V. Davies

Ms. Margaret M. Deak ’83†

Dell Inc.

Kathryn Werst ’59 & Wayne L. Detwiler

Joan Kiefer ’86 & Todd J. ’87 Dickinson P’16

Jennifer Smith ’90 & Eric G. Dieter

Cynthia D. & William H. Jr. ’73 Eberts

Rev. Gregory Scott Ellis S’07

Mr. Jay M. Feinman & Ms. Carole Wood P’09

Mr. & Mrs. Howard B. Foltz

Kathleen Stiely ’97 & Judson W. ’84 Frank P’24

Grace & Peter L., PhD ’60 French

Jane L. & Richard L. ’61 Gilbert

Pamela W. & Carl F. ’66 Gitschier

Marcey Muffley ’10 & Andrew J., MD ’08 Goodbred

Nancy Likman ’78 & Mark R. Graham

Margaret & Joseph A. ’72 Grieshaber

Karen J. & John H. ’71 Harting

Lorraine R. & Gary J. ’67 Henry

Ms. Marilyn L. Herwig ’75

Highmark Blue Shield

Donna Stadinger Hocker ’64

Mr. Joseph B. Hoffmeier Jr. ’88

Barbara Colbourne ’77 & F. Robert Jr. ’76 Huth

Myra Heimbrook ’66 & Michael O. ’66 Jones

Mr. Thomas F. Keim ’49, P’72

Corinne E. & Robert M. ’66 Keller

Rev. Dr. Nola R. Knouse S’09 & Mr. Paul Knouse

Beverly Gaston ’73 & Dale Kochard

Dr. Cynthia Sheets Kosso

Susan H. Kuenstner ’83 & Tom Coleman

Paul E. Kurzeja, Esq. ’89

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Laudenslager P’25

Lehigh Valley Community Foundation

Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation

Lost Tavern Brewing

Dr. Nicole L. Loyd & Dr. Douglas Stairs

Mrs. Joyce B. Lyon

Bryn & Tennant D. Sr., Esq. ’96 Magee

Mr. & Mrs. Blake C. Marles

Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation

Barbara Frowery ’67 & Nicholas R. Matlaga

Diane L. & Robert C. ’74 May P’02, GP’22

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Barbara & Lloyd H., PhD ’64 Michael

Mr. Ronald L. Miksiewicz ’84, P’14, P’16, P’18

Katrina Templeton ’12 & Jacob Millen ’11

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth D. Miller S’85

Mr. Srdjan M. Milosev ’09

Mr. & Mrs. Todd Moyer P’21

Mr. Donald G. Musselman ’68

Shelley & Daniel G. ’78 Nigito P’07

Penn State University

Pfizer Corporation

Carole & Mathew A. ’88 Pirozzi

PNC Financial Services Group

Barbra & Kurt J. ’89 Poling P’17, P’20

Laurie M. & Michael ’78 Popowycz

Mr. & Mrs. Andre Python Jr. P’11

Cynthia Pummer ’83 & Michael P. ’82 Rauscher

Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Reed

Kelly McLean ’03 & Tyler Rindock

Ms. Renee L. Roberts ’74

Rev. Dennis G. Rohn ’67, S’70, P’93, P’95, P’96, P’98

Ms. Diane Haines & William J. Rosenberg, Esq. ’49

Mrs. MaryAnn Sedlock

SEI Investments

Mr. Andrew Wilson Semanick

G’19, G’21

Joyce Harrison ’70 & Glenn D. Shaffer

Julie Jones, PhD ’02 & Phillip, PhD Shilane

Mrs. Danielle J. Shisko-Guyer ’94 & Mr. John Guyer

Susan Collins ’72 & Donald Sillivan

Mr. James C. Simmons P’88

Mr. Paul G. Sittenfeld†

Marie Skrilec, PhD ’74

Leslie D. Smith ’96

Spark451 Inc.

Lynly D. & Todd S. ’92 Sturza

Super Heat Inc.

Earl Swensson Associates Inc.

Swipe Out Hunger

Jean Mulroy ’90 & Hayden Tewell

Mr. Merr W. Trumbore ’62

Miss Elizabeth M. Wetter ’65

Dr. Robert R. Windolph

Jane Metzler ’66 & Peter D. ’73 Wolfe

Rev. Dr. LaurieAnn Yeisley-Drogin ’84 & Dr. Eric Drogin

Debra Lewis ’75 & Carl W. Zvanut

Benigna Club

Mary Faith Yanno ’78 & David W., Esq. ’78 Abbuhl P’09

Mr. & Mrs. Greg Ackerson P’19, P’20

Jacqueline & C. Robert ’67 Adams

AmericaVen LLC

Mary Kate Turowski, EdD ’96 & Kevin M., Esq. ’94 Andris

Julie Anderson ’88 & Craig D. S’87 Atwood

Mrs. Karen Bader

Dexter F. & Dorothy H. Baker Foundation

Baker Tilly International

Carol F. & Paul D. ’75 Balascki

Mr. Jeffrey B. Benner ’74

Leanna M. & Timothy J. ’75 Berger

A. Joanne & John H., MD ’54 Bowman P’82, P’94

Ms. Denise A. Bradley ’94

Lisa Gianotti & Matthew G. Brand

Kathleen & Joseph P. ’98 Braunstein

Dr. Robert E. Breckinridge

Mrs. Colleen Workman Bruckart ’60, P’72, P’79

Jillian & Scott J. ’06 Burke

JoAnn B. & Joseph P. ’61 Castellano

Candyce Homan Chimera ’89

Ms. Gianine M. Christiano ’89

Corporate Images

Ms. Margaret E. Couch ’80 & Mr. Tod D. Serfass

CSI International Inc.

Ms. Jennifer Katz & Mr. Stephen M. Decker ’94

Amy DePuy, MD ’01

Rev. Dr. David H. DeRemer

Kimberly & Douglas W. ’88 Derstine P’22, P’24

Mrs. Virginia Dancy Dickie ’59

Lois Wetzel ’81 & David T. ’82 Dieterly

Louise & Richard C. ’76 Doll

Kathleen Doyle ’68 & J. Michael ’68, S’71 Dowd

Shari Miller ’80 & James A. ’78 Dunstan

Linda H. & Denis M. ’69 Duvoisin

Ms. Amy Endler ’93

Mr. Kenneth E. Fegley G’98

Jill Seyfried, DBA ’05 & Tyson L. Frack

Mrs. Erdmute Frank S’03

Mr. Edward R. Ganss†

Rev. Judith Harke Ganz S’08

Lynn Castagnoni ’74 & Timothy S. ’73 Gardner

Sharon Duffy ’90 & Richard P. ’90 Graham

Louise C. & Arthur E. ’64 Grim

Kristina Jones ’79 & Joseph M. Groller

Laura Allan ’86 & Robert J. Haffner ’86, P’23

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Haines

Patricia Murray ’82 & Kenneth D. ’81 Hanna

Tamera Boote ’81 & Gary R. Hatton

Drs. Linda & Ned Heindel

Peggy V. & James D. S’81 Hejl

Mr. Carl J. Helmich Jr. ’53, S’57

Elizabeth & William V. ’58 Herbein

Mr. Alan L. Herd ’67

Mr. Robert J. Hoag ’86

Susan L. & Douglas R. ’81 Hooper

Mr. Evan B. Howell ’81

Ms. Catherine B. Huegler ’99 & Mr. Phillip Johnson

Kathy Kratzer ’89 & Gregory D. ’90 Hughes

Charlsie Keefe ’05 & Todd R. ’05 James

Kathleen H. & Gary L. ’73 Johnson

KEY

† Deceased

G Graduate degree

GP Grandparent

H Honorary degree

P Parent

S Seminary

Leslie M. & Richard T. Jr., DDS ’77

Kingston

Mrs. Kathryn Broczkowski Klein ’67

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Krawiec

Dena L. & Keith D. ’73 Lambie

Mr. & Mrs. Antoine Latour P’90, GP’22

Dr. Heikki E. Lempa

William J. Liaw, DO ’90

Barbara & Howard E., PhD ’71 Lubert

Elizabeth Tober ’76 & James S. ’76 Lyon

Judith Studwell ’63 & James O. ’63 MacDonald

Anne & Bruce A., Esq. ’80 Magaw

Dr. & Mrs. Roger H. Martin H’97

Kiera & Stephen M. ’96 Mathey

Laura Frederick ’85 & Jeffrey S. ’86 Maxwell

Catherine C. & James A. ’82

McAdoo P’15

Margaret L. McClure, EdD ’61, H’03

Mr. Robert C. Mende ’74

Dr. Alma A. Miles-Koch

Carol Ann & Suleiman ’73

Modjadidi P’06

Moravian Church, Eastern District

Morgan Stanley

Rev. Michelle Merlo Moyer S’13

Miss Barbara L. Mueller ’68

Mr. Jerome P. Natishan Jr. ’87

Sara B. & William C. ’62, S’63 Needs

Kara Crampsie ’98 & David P. ’98 Nocek

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Dr. Gary L. Olson

Denise O’Neill, PhD ’87

Diane Barnes & Jon P. ’79 Otis

Mr. James J. Ovady Sr. ’56

Jena Woods ’98 & Joe Pado

Corinne Fusco ’78 & Frederick S. ’77 Patt

Mr. Patrick A. Perone ’15

Sara Paden ’71 & Robert E. ’73 Peterson

Donna Jo Stayton ’75 & Daniel H. ’75 Pipeling

Lenore & Joseph L. ’60 Powlette

Jennifer Connolly ’07 & Gregory K. ’06 Rarick

Mr. Anthony C. Rediger ’01

Rebecca Angstadt ’08 & Geoffrey Michael ’08 Roche

Lisa Moyer ’81 & David Roth

Deborah L. & Norman D. ’73 Sam

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kirk Sanders

Rev. Frances Spier Saylor S’15 & Scott Saylor

Dr. James Reece Scifers

Ms. Julie L. Sealey ’85

Nancy Duckworth ’81 & Ronald J. ’83 Semanick P’19, P’21

Lynn Rankin & Robert J., PhD ’68

Semper

Kathryn M. & R. Scott ’84 Shellington

Mr. Andrew J. Shreter ’12

Mr. Lucas A. Smith ’11

Mrs. Jean Holzinger Somers ’69

Dr. Kay Somers & Mr. Bruce Somers

Laura S. & Paul C. ’83 Sommers

Lois E. & Robert H., MD ’52 Stine

Marta Balazs ’77 & James T. ’77 Storm

Marilyn Clewell ’63,’90 & Andrew M. ’63, ’94 Taus

Mr. Kevin Thorn

Lynn Oxenrider & F. Jeffrey ’69, S’72 Van Orden

Ida E. & David B., MD ’71 Vasily P’02

Victaulic Company of America

Harold & Elizabeth Vogler Fund

Mrs. Conard A. Walton Jr.

Janice S. Warren-Findlow, PhD ’81 & Mr. Tim Findlow

Ms. June Toye Watts

Carrie-Ann & Joshua ’03 Weaknecht

Rev. Margaret Braden Wellert S’99, S’00 Karen Glenn ’82 & Edwin E. ’77 Yeakel

Mrs. Santa Corpora Zanchettin ’70

Student Club

Mr. Jabir D. Abdallah ’24

Mr. Saleh Abdelrahim Abdussalam ’24

Mr. Daniel J. Alicea ’25

Ms. Brianna Sophia Boggs ’22

Ms. Santina R. Burak ’22

Ms. Nicoletta Marie Capasso ’22

Mr. Connor Allan Carey ’23

Mr. Ethan Cherubin ’23

Mr. David Luke Ciaccio ’24

Ms. Chloe Conahan ’22

Mr. Jacob D. Derstine ’24

Mr. Matthew Lucas Derstine ’22

Mr. Harry Donald Faber ’22

Ms. Cassidy M. Fernandez ’22

Ms. Kaitlyn Irene Furst ’22

Mr. Jeremy Andrew Goll ’24

Ms. Eliza M. Grigsby ’22

Ms. Morgan Rachel Hoover ’22

Mr. Devon James Irvin ’22

Ms. Victoria Jane Kately ’22

Ms. Hannah Wynne Katz ’22

Ms. Keri Krasley ’25

Mr. Matthew Roger Madigan ’24

Ms. Gabrielle Mancini ’23

Ms. Emma Grace Marion ’22

Ms. Rachael Emma McCoach ’22

Mr. Mark Anthony Morykan ’22

Ms. Kaitlyn Marie Murphy ’22

Ms. Lucy Mhinda Ngara ’22

Ms. Yzatis A. Nieves ’22

Mr. Christopher James Matthew Pow ’23

Ms. Taylor Elizabeth Rasely ’22

Ms. Julianna Maria Riehl ’22

Ms. Brittany Kayla Schleicher ’22

Ms. Emily Marie Silberman ’24

Ms. Gabrielle Rosalie Stauffer ’22

Ms. Savannah Peyton Sutter ’25

Ms. Kayla Angela Valle ’22

Ms. Madison Marie Van Duzer ’22

Mr. Mario I. Velazquez ’22

Mr. Jackson James Wagner ’23

Mr. Peter Walsh ’25

Ms. Tessa Lilly Weber ’22

Ms. Brooke Joanna Wilkinson ’23

COMENIUS SOCIETY GOLD MEMBERS

In 2019, the Department of Development and Alumni Engagement created the Comenius Society GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) membership level to better meet our recent graduates where they are and to recognize Moravian’s next generation of philanthropic leaders. GOLD membership is awarded to those who have supported Moravian by giving at the level corresponding with their graduation year.

Mrs. Amanda Werner Maenza ’13, G’17

Ms. Ericka M. Blair ’14 & Mr. Thomas J. Natole ’15

Ms. Jennifer Jimenez ’14

Mrs. Elaine Newton Deitch ’15

Mr. David G. Givler ’15

Mr. Christopher Dale Ossont ’15

Mr. Connor P. Gallagher ’16

Mr. Matthew Nicholas Nesto ’16, G’21, G’22

Mr. Dylan C. Runne ’16

Ms. Jacqulyn A. Cook ’18

Mr. Woodrow B. Battle ’19

Mr. Aaron E. Hofmann ’19

Mr. Luke I. Peterson ’19

Ms. Brielle V. Popolla ’19

Ms. Megan Rander ’19

Ms. Katherine Spilman ’19

Megan Marie ’19 & Ross E. ’19 Traphagen

Ms. Fallon Endler ’20

Mr. Matthew Geary ’20

Ms. Madison Elizabeth Johnson ’20

Ms. Margaret Qiumin Jones ’20

Mr. Eric Thomas Williams ’20

Ms. Alexa Renee Hromyak ’21

Ms. Haley A. Rogers ’21

CORNERSTONE SOCIETY

Moravian’s Cornerstone Society recognizes individuals who have made a future gift commitment for the benefit of Moravian University and/or Moravian Theological Seminary. This includes future gifts established through a will provision, charitable trust, and/or a percent of an asset such as a life insurance policy, brokerage account, or retirement fund.

Mrs. Joann Clewell Adams ’56

Ms. June C. Alter

Jill C. Anderson P’25

Elizabeth A. & Richard E. ’70 Anderson

Mr. Alfred F. Apple ’58

Deborah Maier ’94 & Christopher C. ’94 Arabia

Gordon C. Arnold, MD ’59, P’06

Krisa Murray Arzayus ’95

Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Augustine P’87

Mr. Ivan A. Backer ’49

Stanley F. Banach, MD ’56

Mr. & Mrs. Curtis H. Barnette H’02

Mrs. Lois Brunner Bastian ’50

Mr. Todd E. Bateson ’86

Mr. Rusty S. Bealer ’87

Rev. Dr. Becky J. Beckwith S’97

Mr. Robert E. Beitler ’80

Mrs. Irma Beltram P’75, P’83

Mr. Bruce C. Bender ’82

Mr. Jeffrey B. Benner ’74

Rev. David E. Bennett S’88

Kimberly Hughes ’04 & Justin T. ’04 Bennett

Rev. David G. Berg ’66

Ms. Jane Bernstein

Mr. Peter E. Bilan ’64

Mrs. Shirley Kunsman Bilheimer ’57

Dr. Hilde Binford

Rev. Dr. Elaine L. Fenstermacher

Bogert S’79, S’82

Mrs. Beverly L. Bohner ’82

John H. Bowman, MD ’54, P’82, P’94

Pamela Uhl ’68 & G. Bruce ’63 Boyer

Mr. Lloyd S. Brubaker

Mrs. Colleen Workman Bruckart ’60, P’72, P’79

Mr. Barry L. Buchman ’71

Ms. Elizabeth Milstrey Buss S’14, S’17

Mr. Craig A. Cavanagh ’74

Mr. Richard E. Chaney ’75

Mr. & Mrs. R. Franklin Chitty Jr.

Mrs. Evelyn Trodahl Chynoweth ’68

Jennifer Swain ’73 & Harry S. Jr., MD, PhD ’72 Clarke

Mr. W. Eugene Clater ’68

Mr. David R. Cornelius ’63

Mr. Placido A. Corpora ’78

Rt. Rev. M. Blair Couch S’78, P’11

Mr. Paul E. Crossan Jr. ’48

Mrs. Shirley Messics Daluisio ’68

Miss M. Lillian Davenport

Mrs. Barbara Dillman Davies ’74

Mrs. Linda Roscoe de Seife ’72

Kathryn B. & John H. ’63 Dech

Mrs. Carol Hutton DeMets ’70

Mr. Ron dePaolo ’64

Jay Deputy, PhD

Ms. Loretta F. DeWalt ’71

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Dewees

Mrs. Mary Beth Krater Dinneen ’64

Kathleen Doyle ’68 & J. Michael ’68, S’71 Dowd

Mr. Rodger S. Dusinski ’63

Mr. Michael M. Ellis ’72

Miss Anne R. Enright ’52

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Ernst P’14

Mr. Dennis E. Estheimer ’62

Peggy Ann Harte ’54 & Francis J. ’59 Figlear

Julia Cranford ’80 & Terry L. S’78 Folk

Dr. Don C. Follmer P’77

Mr. Nicholas F. Forouraghi ’14

Georgia Dreyer ’66 & A. Owen III ’66 Freas

Louise A. & Marc E., PhD ’65 Freeman

Mrs. Katherine Meland Freeny ’49

Jean E. Friedman, PhD ’63

Mr. John M. Gallup ’77

Ms. Adele Garger

Mr. Donald Garger

Ms. Elizabeth Hicks Garrett ’63

Miss Phyllis M. Geisdorf ’70

Jane L. & Richard L. ’61 Gilbert

Mr. Carl F. Gitschier ’66

Mr. James A. Gold ’98

David D. Goldberg, DO ’66

Ms. Margaret A. Gorman

Mr. Philip A. Gottshall ’65, P’96

Judith C. Grant, PhD ’79

Ms. M. Anne Greene

Mr. Robert E. Greene ’68

Ms. Sallie L Greenfield

Mr. Joseph A. Grieshaber ’72

Bryon L. Grigsby, PhD ’90, P’22, P’26

Mr. Woodrin Grossman ’66

Ms. Lugenia Taccarino Guaraldo ’69

Karen Boyer ’78 & Odell, Esq. ’77 Guyton P’03

Mrs. Kathryn Horwath Hartman ’52

Mrs. Amy Greiner Hawley ’76

Mr. James L. Heller ’83

Rev. Dale M. Henderson ’69

Miss Carol D. Henn ’68

Mr. Lee B. Herb ’69

Mr. William V. Herbein ’58

Mr. George Herczeg Jr. ’69

Ms. Marilyn L. Herwig ’75

Mr. J. Robert Hess P’81, H’93

Mrs. Constance Stirling Hodson ’68

Mr. Michael T. Hofmann Jr. ’15

Mr. George E. Hollendersky ’59

Mr. Richard D. Hooper ’85

James J. Houser, MD ’60

James B. Howell, MD ’59

Mr. George T. Hudson ’59

Mr. David G. Hunscher ’63, P’11

Mr. F. James Hutchinson ’69

Joseph P. Hutsko, DO ’56

Mr. David W. Innes ’81, G’91

Mrs. Christina Wytock Jackson

Mr. Darryl S. Jeffries S’69

Kevin F. Jones, PhD ’74

Mr. Leslie C. Jones ’68

Ms. Trisha Babbitt Jones ’68

Mrs. Carol Carson Joseloff ’67

Diane C. S’98 & Daniel Y. ’73 Joseph P’01, P’06

Drs. Karen & Curtis Keim

Ms. Joanne E. Keim ’72 & Mr. Bryan Van Sweden

Mr. Robert M. Keller ’66

Mrs. Jean G. Kessler

Mr. Gary T. Kester ’64

Florence Capaldo Kimball, PhD

Mrs. Olive Wooler Kinter ’50

Mrs. Jeanne Krenicky Kipp ’69

Claire M. ’87, G’95 & Michael Klatchak

Miss Dorothea G. Klotz ’66

Ms. Bertie Francis Knisely ’69 P’00

Rev. Dr. Nola R. Knouse S’09

Ms. Elizabeth A. Kovach ’75

Mrs. Brenda Krajci ’65

Mrs. Willa Howard Kravitz ’68

Mrs. Kathryn Knopf Kricks ’49

Kelly K. Krieble, PhD ’86

Mr. Peter H. Kromayer P’76

Robert J. Labdik, EdD ’60

Mr. Keith D. Lambie ’73

Annette Budzak Landes, Esq. 83

Janice Whitfield ’64 & John G., PhD ’65 Landis

Ms. Lisa Lavigne Tejeda ’02

Mr. Timothy H. Leh ’86

Mrs. Roberta Dollinger Leiby ’75

Mrs. Emmeline Lewis Dimmick ’48

Mrs. Wendy Bauder Lukehart ’79, P’18

Mrs. Joyce B. Lyon

Mrs. Mary Lesin Mackenzie Ayala ’59

Yvonne Thompson Maddox, PhD

Christine Balum Maier, DO ’92 & Scott E. Maier, Esq. ’92

Mrs. M. Kathleen Figlear Malu ’73

Mr. James E. Marconis ’74

David L. Marcus, Esq. ’88

Mr. Bruce W. Marold S’12

Rev. Gary T. Marsh ’74, S’83

Barbara Hassler ’73 & Gary M. ’76 Martell P’07

Dr. & Mrs. Roger H. Martin H’97

Ms. Sherry Mason Brown

Mrs. Barbara Frowery Matlaga ’67

Ms. Janet B. Matts ’77

Mrs. Shirley Hart McBride ’63

Carol Sloan ’58 & William H. ’58 McElveen H’94

Mrs. Deborah Oplinger McKinnon JD ’73

Shelley Johnson McMackin, Esq. ’75

Alma Coester ’69 & James M., Esq. ’69 McMahan

Mr. Benjamin L. Meluskey ’60

Mr. Robert C. Mende ’74

Glenn J. Merkel, PhD ’73

Ms. Cassandra Cleveland Mesko ’11

Mrs. Carol Losensky Messina ’61

P’82, P’83

Mr. John M. Mickner ’72

Isidore Mihalakis, MD ’58

Mr. Chester Dale Miller ’75

Mrs. Cornelia Faga Miller ’47

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth D. Miller S’85

Mr. Jody R. Miller ’70

Mrs. Linette Boyer Miller ’74

Parry J. Miller, MD ’66

Mr. David Mirro ’73

Dr. James B Mitchell

Barbara Worsley, DMD ’67 & James L. ’65 Morgan

Russell E. Morgan Jr., DrPH

Mr. Donald G. Musselman ’68

Mr. George W. Myers ’82

Mr. Mark D. Myslinski ’77

Karen Bruckart ’72 & Henry G. Jr. ’71 Naisby

Mr. William C. Needs ’62, S’63

Mr. & Mrs. Maynard S. Northup P’84

Mr. Raymond L. Orth ’69

Linda G. & Thomas A., Jr. ’77 Ortwein

Barbara A. Osborne, PhD ’70

Mr. Brian H. Oswald ’82

Mr. Jon P. Otis ’79

Sara Paden ’71 & Robert E. ’73 Peterson

Mrs. Carole Thomas Petley ’69

Daphne Rhoton Pierce, DMD ’96

Ms. Ann Polanski

Patricia Cramer ’71 & Louis D. ’70 Powlette

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher E. Pruitt

Mrs. Betsey Tait Puth ’51, H’06

Ms. Lynne Schlosser Raleigh ’66

Anne McCandless ’79 & Kenneth J. ’79 Rampolla

Stephanie Beitler Rauch Mannino

Esq. ’05

Mrs. Ruth Franges Rayna ’71

Mrs. Susan White Redfield ’68

Ms. Barbara E. Reuper-Baum ’93

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Richardson P’90

Mrs. Laura Ridge

Rt. Rev. Graham H. Rights

S’60, P’95, H’97

Mrs. Betty Adams Roach ’43

Mr. Stanley R. Roman

Rev. Canon Gwendolyn-Jane Romeril S’81

Ms. Diane Haines & William J. Rosenberg, Esq. ’49

Mr. Eric S. Ruskoski ’69

ZINZENDORF FAMILY FELLOWS

Richard R. Ruth Jr., Esq. ’60

Dr. & Mrs. Shapour Samii

Mr. Gary L. Sandercock ’63

Bryan W. Sandmann, PhD ’86

Dr. Doris J. Schattschneider

Mrs. Eleanor Beck Schleicher ’56

Mr. Charles E. Schmidt Jr. ’84

Patricia Nemesh ’70 & Robert J., Jr. Schoenen

Michael D. Schrenko, DO ’70

Dr. Fred B. Schultheis ’77, P’10, P’14

Rev. Dr. Tom Schwanda ’72

Mrs. MaryAnn Sedlock

Mrs. Helen Bauder Seifert ’69, P’97

Mr. Timothy G. Seltzer ’89

Richard Senker, PhD ’96

Mr. R. Scott Shellington ’84

Wayne C., Esq. ’61 & Sandra Shugart

Miss Lucinda M. Shure ’70

Elizabeth G. & Richard L. S’75 Sides

Mr. & Mrs. David Sinke P’19

Mr. Halfred C. Smith

Drs. Bettie & Oles Smolansky

Rev. Dr. Gordon L. Sommers ’57, S’61, P’82, P’83

Mr. Arthur R. Spengler ’55

Mr. Ronald M. Spier ’67, ’76

Mary C. T. Kincaid ’68 & John L. Squarcia P’96

Ms. Virginia Swett Stanglein ’72

Mr. Paul M. Staudt ’90

Cindy Trotner ’79 & David M., DO ’78 Stein

Ms. Pearl Stein ’57

Mr. Robert E. Sterling ’65

Mr. Leonard A. Storch ’49

Lindsay Mazzeo ’10 & Dylan S. ’10 Stroup

Mr. Tom A. Tenges ’70

Mrs. Mary Veronis Thompson ’42

Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Tomberlin

Mr. George J. Toth ’57

Ms. Joann M. Trotsky ’64

Mr. Merr W. Trumbore ’62

Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf founded Bethlehem in 1741, and his values of community fellowship are intricately woven throughout all we do at Moravian University. Zinzendorf believed in celebrating our shared attitudes and goals while simultaneously embracing our differences. He believed that diversity keeps communities vibrant and alive. In that same spirit, Zinzendorf Family Fellows have the opportunity to contribute to the vibrancy of our Moravian community.

Zinzendorf Family Fellows are dedicated parents and families who provide philanthropic support to enhance student experiences, initiatives, and programs at the university.

Mr. James P. Van Schoick III ’74

Mr. Robert A. Verrone ’90

Mr. Donald C. Vogel ’63

Miss Marian M. Wagner ’54

Rev. Dr. Walter H. & Rev. Deborah M. Wagner

Mrs. Charlotte Haag Walek ’53

Mrs. Deloris Ashcroft Wallace ’50

Rt. Rev. Dr. Kay K. S’80 & Rev. Aden A. S’71 Ward P’91

Mr. Scott H. Warrick ’82

Byron E. Waterman, EdD ’64

Bruce J. Weaver, PhD ’65

Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Werkmeister P’07

Mrs. Susan Biemesderfer Werner ’70

Mr. William J. Werpehowski ’51

Miss Elizabeth M. Wetter ’65

Rev. David L. Wickmann ’64, S’67, P’91, P’95, P’00

Mr. Edward D. Wilde Jr. ’64

Mrs. Margaret Wilde

Mrs. Jacqueline Williams

Mr. Jeff L. Williams ’97

Mrs. Walter F. Williams P’81

Mrs. Harriet Peters Williamson ’60

Rev. Mark A. Wimmer ’76

Dr. Robert R. Windolph

Mrs. Gail Smith Winson ’66

Barbara Roberts ’61 & John W. ’59 Woltjen

Mrs. Helen Desh Woodbridge ’54

Mrs. Susan Overath Woolley

Mrs. Kris Dragotta Yerry ’81

Rev. Dr. Janice M. Young S’82, S’91, GP’20

Ms. Laura D. Young ’78

Ms. Susan J. Youtz ’72

Mark S. Yuhasz, MD ’78

Mr. Earl C. Zeiner ’57, P’98

Ms. Marissa E. Zondag ’13

Mrs. Sharon Zondag P’13

Mrs. Debra Lewis Zvanut ’75

Jill C. Anderson P’25

Julia Gasdaska ’07 & Jacob Attanasio

Regina & Francis A. ’88 Brogan P’14, P’20

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Czarnecki P’09

Mrs. Danielle Duddy P’17, P’19

Cindy & Bill Fisher

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Laudenslager P’25

Diane Feeney ’82 & Alfred Mateo P’19, P’21

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mayernick P’21, P’24

Dr. Joseph Pena & Dr. Karen Cortellino P’17

Mr. & Mrs. Andre Python Jr. P’11

Mrs. Conard A. Walton Jr.

Cheryl Strzelecki ’91 & Matthew Watson P’23

Dr. & Mrs. John Westafer P’21

Mrs. Sharon Zondag P’13

ANNA NITSCHMANN SOCIETY

This society is named in honor of one of America’s first philanthropists, Anna Nitschmann, who understood the importance of education for all. She was instrumental in raising funds to establish the girls’ school that would become Moravian University. Nitschmann was a pioneer for women philanthropists, and, like her, the society aims to be the nascent group for women philanthropists at the university. At a time when many women had limited opportunities, Nitschmann worked tirelessly to ensure Moravian women were afforded a superior education. Local indigenous women were even educated in her early Bethlehem. Nitschmann inspired, educated, and brought together all women for the betterment of her community. The Anna Nitschmann Society’s mission is to do the same today.

Membership is awarded to those who make a minimum gift of $2,500 to the Anna Nitschmann Scholarship Fund in a given year.

EVANGELINE BAHNSON SMITH SOCIETY

Members of this society are supporters of Moravian Seminary who make a gift of $1,000 or more during the fiscal year.

Mission Leadership Society

Moravian Church, Northern Province

Trustees’ Circle

Moravian Church, Southern Province

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Sorenson

President’s Circle

Anonymous Donor

Association of Boards in Theological Education in Trust Center

Mr. Frank E. Driscoll†

Denise S. S’93, S’97 & Arthur T. Katsaros

Christian David & Dorothy Sohn

Weber Mission & Ministry Fund

Rev. Dr. Janice M. Young

S’82, S’91, GP’20

Dean’s Circle

Mr. & Mrs. Adam F. Ambielli

Larger Life Foundation

Professor’s Circle

Mrs. Janet Outten Amos ’43†

Rev. Dr. Deborah A. Appler & Rev. William M. Arnold S’16

Karen S’88 & Jose P. Arencibia

Mrs. Julie Anderson ’88 & Rev. Dr. Craig D. S’87 Atwood

Mrs. Kathy Lynn & Mr. Robert E. ’80 Beitler

Mr. Robert T. Brown†

Mrs. Nancy N. Burri

Busy Workers Society

Evelyn Trodahl ’68 & Richard Chynoweth

Rt. Rev. M. Blair Couch S’78 & Mr. Warren Gericke P’11

Mrs. Marian McCuiston Couch

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Crawford

Mrs. Barbara K. & Rev. Kenneth V. S’89 Daniel

Rev. Dr. David H. DeRemer

Mr. Gregory S. Ellis S’07

Mrs. Erdmute Frank S’03

Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Frey

Rev. Judith Harke Ganz S’08

Rev. Patricia S’98 & Mr. Harold H. Garner Jr.

Mr. Jon M. Gruber

Peggy V. & James D. S’81 Hejl

Mr. Carl J. Helmich Jr. ’53, S’57

Mr. J. Robert Hess P’81, H’93

Rev. Dr. Nola R. Knouse S’09

Dr. Cynthia Sheets Kosso

Yvonne Thompson Maddox, PhD

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth D. Miller S’85

Moravian Church, Eastern District

Rev. Michele Merlo Moyer S’13

Sara B. & William C. ’62, S’63 Needs

Rev. Dr. Christine L. Nelson

Ann C. & Brian H. ’82 Oswald

Jami L. S’02 & Mitch Possinger

Mr. Scott Rainey S’21

Mrs. Jane Young Regina ’69

Mrs. Elynor Fishel Rights ’54

Rev. Dr. Nelson Rivera & Mrs. Sara Calderon

Mrs. Jean Roberts

Mary Kate Turowski, EdD ’96 & Kevin M., Esq. ’94 Andris

Miss Carolyn D. Felker ’68

President Bryon L. & Mrs. Lea Grigsby ’90, P’22, P’26

Mrs. Constance Stirling Hodson ’68

Mrs. Patricia Nemesh Schoenen ’70

Hilary B. Martin, Esq. ’93 & Walter T. ’90 Wandall

Rev. Dr. LaurieAnn Yeisley-Drogin ’84

Rev. Dennis G. Rohn ’67, S’70, P’93, P’95, P’96, P’98

Rev. Canon Gwendolyn-Jane Romeril S’81

Mr. & Mrs. W. Kirk Sanders

Rev. Frances Spier Saylor S’15 & Scott Saylor

Dr. Doris J. Schattschneider

Mr. Paul G. Sittenfeld†

Susan & Gordon L. ’57, S’61 Sommers P’82, P’83

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Mrs. Lynn Irwin ’75 & Rev. Dr. Glen W. ’73, S’77 Stoudt

Mr. Ronald J. Szabo

Mrs. Laura D. & Dr. Charles S. Turner

Rev. Dr. Heather Hartung Vacek

Howard & Elizabeth Vogler Fund

Rev. Deborah H. & Rev. Dr. Walter H. Wagner

Rt. Rev. Dr. Kay K. S’80 & Rev. Aden A. S’71 Ward

Lynn Aprill S’11, S’14 & Kerry Webb

Rev. Margaret Wellert S’99, S’00

Mr. Paul R. Yochum

Thomas E. Young, MD

Mrs. Martha Hughes ’78 & Rev. Stuart N. S’78 Zimmerman

GIVING LEVELS

Mission Leadership Society $100,000+

Trustees’ Circle $50,000–$99,999

President’s Circle $10,000–$49,999

Dean’s Circle $5,000–$9,999

Professor’s Circle $1,000–$4,999

NEW ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Endowed Scholarship Funds are part of the university’s total endowment. While benefiting from a large pool of investments, each endowment fund is separate within the larger endowment. In this way, these scholarship funds are a perpetual investment in the future of Moravian University and our students.

THE ROBERT M. AMEY ’57 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Robert M. Amey ’57.† The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students. Preference shall be given to students who are interested in pursuing a degree in business, military veterans or active service members, and dependents of parents or guardians who are active, retired, or veterans of the military.

THE LLOYD S. & LAURIE A. RILEY ’82 BRUBAKER ENDOWED INTERNSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Lloyd S. Brubaker. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students pursuing internships with a preference for first-generation and low-income students.

THE RODGER S. DUNSINSKI ’63 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Rodger S. Dusinski ’63. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students who are both first-generation students and traditionally underrepresented on Moravian University’s campus.

THE ENDOWED TREE FUND

Established through the generosity of Dr. Eva Marikova Leeds and Dr. Michael Leeds. The purpose of the fund is to provide enhanced financial support to Moravian University’s tree maintenance.

THE DR. ISIDORE MIHALAKIS ’58 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Isidore Mihalakis, MD ’58. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students studying in the following majors: mathematics, physics, or biology.

NEW ANNUAL GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS

To help address the need for more scholarships, an Annual Giving Scholarship was established for the first time in the 2012–2013 academic year. For $12,500, a donor can create an Annual Giving Scholarship that would provide $2,500 per year for five years to a deserving student. An annual giving scholarship is an immediate way for alumni and friends to help fund a Moravian student’s education.

THE PAPE FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Alan J. Pape ’97. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students.

THE HILDA WOLFF SODEN ’65 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Jonathan D. ’91 and Teresa Rizzo ’92 Soden. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students.

THE STERLING-MEASE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Martha B. and Robert E. ’65 Sterling. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students.

THE STOUDT FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Wendy and Michael J., Jr. ’87 Stoudt. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students.

THE STUDDS FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Susan† and Jeff Studds P’17. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students in good academic standing.

THE ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH, & JOANN TROTSKY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR ART & ARCHITECTURE

Established through the generosity of Joann M. Trotsky ’64. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students with a preference for students studying art, in any concentration, or self-designed majors focused on architecture.

THE ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH, & JOANN TROTSKY ENDOWED FUND FOR ART PRESERVATION & RESTORATION

Established through the generosity of Joann M. Trotsky ’64. The purpose of the fund is to preserve and restore artwork, including but not limited to paintings and sculptures donated and procured by Joann M. Trotsky ’64.

THE ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH, & JOANN TROTSKY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR ECONOMICS & INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Established through the generosity of Joann M. Trotsky ’64. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students with a preference for students studying economics or international finance.

THE BRUCKMAN-LAUDENSLAGER ANNUAL GIVING SCHOLARSHIP Established through the generosity of Barry and Denise Laudenslager P’25.

THE TARA AND C.J. ’96 BROWN ANNUAL GIVING SCHOLARSHIP Established through the generosity of Tara and C.J. ’96 Brown.

THE WILLIAM S. SCHANINGER JR., PHD ’93, G’98 ANNUAL GIVING SCHOLARSHIP Established through the generosity of William S. Schaninger Jr., PhD ’93, ’98.

THE WOOSNAM FAMILY ANNUAL GIVING SCHOLARSHIP Established through the generosity of Judy and Douglas E. ’66 Woosnam.

THE ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH, & JOANN TROTSKY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: CULTURAL STUDIES & DIVERSITY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES

Established through the generosity of Joann M. Trotsky ’64. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students for educational trips focused on cultural studies and diversity within the United States.

THE ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH, & JOANN TROTSKY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: SERVICE LEARNING

Established through the generosity of Joann M. Trotsky ’64. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students for global service learning trips.

THE WATSON FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Cheryl S. Watson ’91, P’23. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to deserving students.

THE WERPEHOWSKI FAMILY ENDOWED FUND

Established through the generosity of William J. Werpehowski ’51. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate students, with a preference for students who attended Freedom or Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and who are involved in extracurricular activities.

THE FLORENCE HELEN O’DONNELL WIEDER ’52 & ROBERT E. WIEDER ’49 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established through the generosity of Florence O’Donnell Wieder ’52. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to a deserving undergraduate student with demonstrated financial need.

THE REV. DR. JANICE M. YOUNG ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR STUDENTS IN THE MASTER OF ARTS IN CLINICAL COUNSELING AT MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY

Established through the generosity of Janice M. Young S’82, S’91, GP’20. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support to a deserving graduate student with demonstrated financial need and in good academic standing in the Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling program.

ClassNotes

called PebbleCreek. “It’s a wonderful community of caring people,” says Willa. “I and a group of women at PebbleCreek created the Women’s Giving Circle that advocates for and facilitates philanthropic support of organizations in the Phoenix West Valley. Periodically I hear from Bob Gingrich ’69, Jeff Gernsheimer, Susan Redfield, Carol Henn, Lynn Trodahl Chynoweth, and Bertie Knisley ’69. I follow a few others on Facebook including Kathy and Mike Dowd, Don Powell, and Ken Bratspie. Can you believe our 55th reunion is approaching?”

1976

1954

Helen Desh Woodbridge; 3574 Browning La., Bethlehem, PA 18017 casw1@verizon.net

About to leave Joe the Barber’s shop in South Bethlehem after my June haircut, I spotted the book Oilcloth Stories by Carol Dean Henn ’68. Joe told me to take it home and read it. In a recent conversation with Anne Enright ’52 and Helen V. Keyser ’55, we all felt energized by Carol’s book, and I hope to continue talking with Helen about memories of her family and late husband, all of which relate to the book.

At Moravian Village recently, I chatted with Tom Keim ’49, whom I know from many college bus tours with our spouses and alums. He asked me to mention the “uplifting” experience he enjoyed when reading about Floyd Peterson ’49, S’52 in the spring issue of Moravian University Magazine. He said it brought back memories of seeing Floyd at the Class of ’49 reunion at Hotel Bethlehem in 1954.

1968

Willa Howard Kravitz moved to Goodyear, Arizona, in 2019. She loves the daily sunshine and opportunity to play golf whenever the mood strikes. She lives in a 55-plus active lifestyle community

Since graduate school, Marie Accunzo ’76 has worked in financial services. She and her husband, Steve, have lived and worked overseas in Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Australia. After they returned to the United States, they gave birth to their daughter, Dhyana, in 1995. Marie then became a private wealth advisor. She enjoys playing golf, which she learned overseas, and has played the game in 10 countries. Her first job as an admissions counselor at Moravian, from 1976 to 1979, helped build the skills that she still uses in her work today.

1991

Galvanized Media is ranked number 1,747 on the 2022 5000 Annual List. This list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment of privately held, independent growth businesses. “Our extraordinary team’s mission to create, launch, and grow brands that help improve the way people look, feel, and live continues unabated,” says founder and CEO David Zinczenko, “and we’re looking forward to heading into 2023 even more strongly positioned.”

2008

In July 2022, Geoffrey Roche received a certificate of completion from the National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health.

2011

In May 2022, Tom Turcich completed a seven-year, 48,000-kilometer (29,826-mile) journey across the seven continents of the world. He is the 10th person on record to achieve this remarkable feat, while his four-legged companion, Savannah, was the first dog to do so. Read more about Tom’s journey at mrvn.co/turcich-journey

2017

Andrew R. Churchill is an employeerights lawyer at Deutsch, Atkins, and Kleinfeld, PC, in Hackensack, New Jersey. While attending Rutgers Law School–Newark, he was an intern at the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Trial Unit in Paterson, New Jersey. After graduation in 2020, he clerked for Regina Caulfield, criminal presiding judge in Union, New Jersey.

1970 Championship Football Team Celebrates Anniversary

On September 10, 2022, the players from the 1970 Moravian championship football team returned to Moravian University to celebrate 52 years since their championship win. Keith Lambie ’73 shares highlights of their reunion.

We were unable to hold a 50th-year reunion due to COVID, but we came back for our 52nd. The 1970 team was the first Moravian football team to win a championship. Of the original 47 young men on the team, seven have passed away, four could not be located, and five were unable to attend due to previous commitments. We celebrated by spending time with the 2022 team Friday at their pregame practice. Saturday the school treated us to breakfast and gave us a tour of the new athletic and academic facilities. Then it was time for tailgating before the game.

The team was introduced at halftime by Coach John Makuvek, who had announced our games. Coach Ed Little, our offensive line and conditioning coach, was in attendance as well. Sadly, all the other coaches, Rocco Calvo, Paul Calvo, Jim Kritis, and Charles Peters, have passed away. We presented Athletic Director Mary Beth Spirk with a football signed by all the players, to be placed in the athletic trophy case. After the game, we enjoyed dinner together. It was a special day.

To hear a podcast featuring Keith Lambie, go to houndcast.podbean.com

Engagements

Weddings

Ian Luberti ’20 and Alexis Peploe ’21 got engaged on June 4, 2022. Ian and Alexis had met while attending Northampton Area High School in Pennsylvania. Ian was a member of Moravian’s baseball team and is now a member of the support staff at his high school alma mater. Alexis was a member of Moravian’s soccer team and is now a sixth grade math and science teacher at Springhouse Middle School in the Parkland Area School District.

Rob Brands ’15 and Lindsay Galasso ’15 (in front above) were married in August 2021. Standing, left to right, all Class of 2015: Jeremy Hachey, Gene Molisso, Benj Abbot, Jenna Lastres Archer, Morgan Sulovski Friedman, Alyssa Brandle Solli, Vince Confalone.

*Births

Amy Frantz Gross ’06 and her husband, Scott, welcomed a son, Spencer Scott, on July 13, 2022. Spencer’s Moravian legacy runs deep. He is the grandson of the late William Gross ’65 and the great-grandson of the late June Shafer Scholl ’51.

Nicholas Repko-Moschini ’10 and Meredith Lobb Moschini ’12 welcomed a daughter, Vienna Lee, on May 6, 2022 (her mom’s birthday). She joins a big sister, Eliana.

Hunter Ackerson ’19 and Lexi Kersten ’18 got engaged on April 23, 2022, at the Washington Club Golf Course in Washington, Connecticut. The proposal coincidentally took place on the sixth anniversary of the day they met at Moravian. They currently live in Bethlehem. Hunter is employed full time and pursuing his master’s degree in business administration/supply chain management. Lexi is working at Moravian University as the assistant director of residence life.

Victoria Kauffman ’20 and Justin Albert ’19 got engaged on May 19, 2022, at the Boston Public Garden

Laura Shearman Swartley ’14, G’17 and her husband, Craig, welcomed a daughter, Emersyn Elizabeth, on May 17, 2022. She weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches long.

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An Educator to All

trustee Kenneth J. Rampolla ’79 says that Susan will be remembered as an extraordinary person and a very kind soul. “Susan and I proudly served on the board of Moravian University together, and I always found her to be profoundly deep in thought, kind in spirit, and rich in her desire to advance the cause of those in need. A wonderful person who was a great leader!”

In Memoriam

1942 Phyllis G. Kreider

March 10, 2022

1943 Rev. Wilfred Dreger

May 14, 2022

1947 Ruth L. Heitz Bachman

May 14, 2022

1948 Esther Halperin

June 26, 2022

1948 Roy K. Snyder

June 2, 2022

1951 Lou Molnar

May 19, 2022

Dr. Susan Martin Studds P’17 dedicated 20 years of her life in service to Moravian as a university trustee, but her lifelong commitment to education knew no bounds.

Dr. Susan Martin Studds passed away on Sunday, July 10, in Madison, Indiana, where she and her husband, Jeff, had settled after she retired. The pair had met at Hanover College, where Susan majored in speech and theater. They married in 1980 and moved first to Washington, DC, and later to the College Park, Maryland, area. Susan earned her master’s degree at Miami University of Ohio and her doctorate in higher education policy at the University of Maryland. She worked at George Mason University and then the National Defense University (NDU), starting as a faculty member and administrator and helping lead the institution to its first accreditation. In 2009, she was asked to serve as provost and chief academic officer, overseeing NDU’s growth into the National Intelligence University (NIU). She traveled to Houston to confer an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from NIU to President George H. W. Bush. Throughout her career, Susan represented the United States at NATO conferences, consulted with military and civilian leaders in Eastern Europe, and served as the heart of military higher education.

Moravian nominated Susan to be a trustee in 1999, and she retired as a trustee emerita in 2020. Susan’s son, John, graduated from Moravian in 2017, and she expressed that her most significant personal joy was being able to “hood” him at his commencement. Former Moravian

President Bryon L. Grigsby ’90, P’22, P’26 shares that Susan will be remembered for her hard work and dedication to education. “Susan was an amazing trustee. As a seasoned provost, she helped the board understand the challenges colleges and universities face in educating young adults. Her expertise and knowledge were invaluable, and she did a remarkable job chairing the academic affairs committee. I will forever miss my friend.”

Susan’s passion for education and her commitment to equitable opportunities manifests in an endowed scholarship she and her husband, also a devoted educator, established. The Studds Family Endowed Scholarship Fund provides unrestricted financial assistance to Moravian students.

Upon her retirement, Susan and her husband moved to Madison, Indiana, so she could stay involved with her alma mater, Hanover College. She and Jeff established a similar endowment for Hanover students as well. Before her passing, she was deeply involved in the institution’s scholars programs and served as a mentor for undergraduate students. Throughout her life, she was known for her dedication to her church and the communities in which she lived.

Moravian University Provost and Dean of Faculty Dr. Carol Traupman-Carr ’86 shares that Susan played an important role in her development and guided her in her next steps at Moravian. “Susan was a wonderful colleague and mentor. She was so intelligent, so collegial, and she served us with grace and humor,” says Traupman-Carr.

Susan always saw herself as an educator. Everywhere she went, she left her mark and aimed to “leave her campsite better than she found it.” She is remembered as one who brought people together and made important connections, helped others to take a worldview, and helped you laugh in tough situations.

1953 Edward P. Pastir

June 30, 2022

1953 Gloria Hilbert

August 9, 2022

1955 Curtis Updegrave

July 31, 2022

1955 Louis “Lou” N. Esposito Sr.

August 1, 2022

1957 Jane Dreier Feldman

May 26, 2022

1961 Rev. Dr. William Vance

Campbell Sr.

June 27, 2022

1962 George Rodney Cook

May 19, 2022

1964 Joseph Charles

February 18, 2022

1964 Alan Zeliff

July 7, 2021

1966 Lynn Snyder Hart

August 5, 2022

1967 Richard F. Sassaman

September 21, 2021

1968 John K. Clause

July 11, 2022

1970 Tom Herd

January 5, 2022

1972 Frank R. McCauley Jr.

March 30, 2018

1973 Richard J. Smith

June 29, 2022

1973 Charles “Chuck” Addison Rheinhardt

November 16, 2021

1980 Ann P. Miller

August 26, 2022

1981 Jean M. Leitzel Lynch

June 7, 2022

1985 David Leone

June 3, 2022

1987 Dave Logwig

May 24, 2022

1994 Mark Creyer

June 5, 2022

2014 Mary Pope

July 23, 2022

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Proper Attire

Today’s university policies require only that shirts and shoes (and, of course, some covering below the waist) be worn in the HUB. It’s a much more relaxed dress code than the one detailed in the typewritten pages of the College Union Handbook, 1966–67:

Monday through Saturday

The minimum standard of dress acceptable in the Union does not permit T-shirts, Athletic Sweat Shirts or dungarees at any time. Girls are expected to wear a skirt or dress for the evening meal, and men are expected to wear slacks.

Sundays and Special Buffets

Tie and jacket for men, and stockings and heels for the women.

You can view the entire 1966–67 handbook at mrvn.co/cub.