Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 184 of the 1976 volume:

■ — — ■— H easig ! TVl' P ' ! LANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS ACADEMICS 8 ATHLETICS 98 CAMPUS LIFE 30 SENIORS 128 ORGANIZATIONS 56 ADS 178 The celebration of the Bicentennial has excited the entire nation, and has touched the Gannon campus. The campus was decorated with red, white and blue fire hydrants, and the Library was decorated with several displays of the nation's state flags. The color guard dressed their best for their bicentennial salute, and the Pershing Rifle's displayed an outstanding rifle performance to the public. The entire college united in special ways to celebrate 1976 - America's 200th Birthday. £«fe ♦AWAWA'A'A ill}! ♦VAVAVAVAV Vf fftf fffff AVAVAtt Z3J Jewelry S ACADEMICS REV. MSGR. WILFRID J. NASH President ™ RTCHARD L. HERBSTRITT 10 RICHARD J. DUNFORD Vice President for Student Personnel Services KEVIN J. QUINN Vice President for Business Affairs ll REV. MSGR. LOUIS H. LOREI Dean of Humanities RAYMOND F. CICERO Director Evening-Summer Sessions 12 DR. JOSEPH P. SCOTTINO Vice President-Academic Affairs RONALD J. VOLPE Director of Admission 13 REV. FRANCIS W. HAAS Director Arts Humanities Program MARY PAT REUWER Director of Student Living REV. CASIMIR J. LUBIAK Director Library and Learning Resource Center 14 JAMES A. TREIBER Financial Aid Officer MARIO BAGNONI Chief of Security 15 Dr. Acri Mr. Babowicz Dr. James Brasfield Mr. Allshouse Mr. Adams 16 Joseph Bressan Fr. Alphonse Crispo Lydle Brinkle Mr. Carney Dr. E. Leon Soto 17 A Fr. DeSanti Fr. Dipre Dr. Duda = J I. Mr. Elwell Mr. Falkewicz 18 Dr. John Fleming James Freeman Dr. Kenneth Gamble Dr. Gammon AnnMarie George 19 Dr. Kelvington Mr. Kelly Fr. Gregorek Dr. Kim Dr. Jiang 20 William Latimer Dr. Martin Larrey r - Jude Kirkpatrick Dr. Elmer Kohlmiller Dr. Halit Kosar 21 A. J. Miceli Barry Mitchell Dr. Walter Minot Fr. Thomas McSweeney Fr. Stephen Minkiel 22 11 Fr. Niebling Fr. Gerald Orbanek m a Fr. Austin OToole Dr. Peterson Dr. Pizzat 23 Fr. John Prah Dr. Gregor Reinhard Dr. John Rouch Dr. Sague Fr. Schanz 24 Fr. Spiece Fr. Susa Philip Kelly Fr. Richard Sullivan Fr. Strohmeyer 25 Frederick Thompson Gerard Walsh Dr. Berta Weber Joy Sweeting Dr. Szendrey 26 „- ,— ■-,_ • K I ll'll ' 1 ■ Dr. Weher Paul Weidle Ernest Wright Fr. Addison Yehl Stanley Zagorski 27 LT. COL. GLENN H. WILSON Director Military Science Program ARMY ROTC SGM STEVEN COMERFORD Chief Enlisted Instructor 28 MAJ. JOSEPH N. LANDER Assistant Professor of Military Science MAJ. RAPHEAL H. SAYLES Assistant Professor of Military Science 29 CAMPUS LIFE TOGETHERNESS The Gannon Community comes together 32 WORK STUDY One of the largest and ever-expanding programs at Gannon is the student work study service. The total com- pensation paid to the students has quadrupled over the last decade, and in the past year has jumped over one hundred thousand dollars. The program provides both off-campus and on- campus jobs for students, in coordination with their par- ticular educational interests. Recently, under the direc- torship of Mr. Treiber. they have expanded the program to aid students in finding jobs over the summer in their respective home towns. 33 COMMUTERS With the growth in Gannon's enrollment and the corresponding influx of dorm students, more and more upperclassmen are leaving the campus and com- muting. Apartment living has become the answer to Gannon's housing shortage. With it go the usual problems of cooking, cleaning, and transportation. Out of the growing concern of commuters with their own special problems has developed Gannon's first commuter organization. The organization was founded to solve the problems pertinent to commuters, such as better lounge facilities and parking. The organization has acquired new furniture for the lounge in Beyer and a commuter parking plan. It hopes to sponsor social activities to bring more commuters into the Gannon social scene. 34 36 36 wr' - i Ml t  Jft k tJ PP W ' T . 1 l l Uftl | ■kT Sfc f)% — Hi HOMECOMING 8-BALL  LLTA SISHA fix 37 DORM LIVING With Gannon's enrollment taking such a large jump these past few years, student liv- ing has also been rapidly changing and grow- ing. Finegan Hall is now being slowly taken over by women residents. They have taken possession of six of the eight floors at Finegan, and are pushing the male residents back into Wehrle Hall. The remodeled lounges, the new and larger washing facilities, and the creation of a Chaplain's room have given the dorms a new look. Finegan, along with Wehrle, are now sponsoring activities such as beer blasts, and participating in intramural events. With the new improved facilities and the expanded social activities, dorm living is un- ifying the Gannon Community. 38 39 40 WINTER CARNIVAL 41 48 I J 4 P y y 43 SPRING FEVER - IT'S HOT! 44 45 46 l , 47 STUDENT SENATE The Student Senate is responsible for representing the needs of the Gannon students to the college officials. They fulfill the students needs by sponsoring social activities, financing campus events, and participating in financial decisions of the college. This year the Student Senate presented the Broadway Musical, Grease, the Halloween Mixer, and the annual social dances. 48 1 9 J ■ ■ ■ w. mmKkf ■ - f — J ■ « i M • 49 GREASE 1 w i ■ fr-jti -;'T 50 HALLOWEEN 51 ABELARD AND HELOISE 52 THE GANNON THEATER-A SMART, NEW LOOK The Gannon Theater is looking better than ever. Out front, it sports a brand new sign. But the real changes are inside. The theater has acquired new seats, a new paint job, refinished floors, and new carpeting. The walls are a rich brown with beautiful and colorful carpet to match. In this new setting, the Gannon Theater has produced four shows: Camino Real, The Mousetrap, Abelard Heloise, and a new show by R. Michael Morris, Lip Service. The shows: all above standard for acting and entertaining. The many glamour stars of Lip Service. 53 54 MODEL U.N. This year's Model U.N. was the twenty-third in Gannon's history. The Chairwoman for the General Assembly this year was the second woman to be Head of the General Assembly, Debi Dubik (very ap- propriate since it was International Women's Year). The Model U.N.'s guest speaker for the 1976 activities was Dr. Noel Brown. And the General Assembly was expanded to include John Byran. director of the U.N. We Believe office in New York City. The topics chosen for discussion this year were: 1. Women's Rights 2. Challenge to South Africa's Membership 3. Mid-East Crisis 4. Demand For A New Economic Order 55 ORGANIZATIONS ALPHA KAPPA PSI Alpha Kappa Psi is a fraternity based on professionalism. The brothers of AKPsi aim toward professionalism in the marketing, bank- ing and business field. They are Gannon's only Business Fraternity, and are responsible for bringing guest speakers and business recruiters to the college. But the brothers of AKPsi are not always into serious business. Some of their more casual and relaxed moods include weekend parties, and the annual end of the year picnic. Ron Swiner. Ray Sebina. Don Graeca. Chris Nutter. Tim Kelley The Brothers of A K Psi mean BUSINESS. 58 Alpha Kappa Psi - casual and comfortable Tim Kelley 59 ALPHA PHI DELTA The Alpha Phi Delta Social Fraternity, known to most of Gannon as the A.P.D.'s, are but a small but very active organization. From their tiny beginnings in 1957, they have grown into a very vital part of Gannon's Community. This year headed by Frank Scutella, they have sponsored the fifteenth annual spaghetti dinner, the second annual Halloween party for the children at the Gertrude Barber Center, and the fifth annual Spring Concert. The Brothers of ALPHA PHI DELTA 60 The installation of new officers is an annual event. Mike Kane. Mark Hoey. Gary Moyer, Greg Olshausky 61 The Brothers of Delta Chi Delta Chi at home. DELTA CHI This is the fifth anniversary of the Delta Chi. They sponsor yearly drives for the Red Cross to aid Crippled Children. They also have helped on Gannon's fund-raising telethon. This year they made a Back the Knights banner for the audi. They also started holding Open House to build better rapport with the neighborhood and the com- munity. 62 The friendly faces of Delta Chi. 63 Household abilities are called upon in a Fraternity house. Mike Doherty, Phil Lucchese. Kevin Stern. Rich Pereira, Charlie Buono. Steve Nicholas SIG brothers relax in a common Fraternity manner. 64 The liveliness of the Sigs is passed on to Pledgers. DELTA SIGMA PHI The Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Brothers are known on campus for their con- tribution to Intra-mural sports and their lead role in the present-Intra-Fraternity- sponsored, 'Casino Night.' With campus enrollment on the in- crease, the Sigs will have no problem keep- ing the pledgers coming - and the house at second and Myrtle going strong. 65 The PIKES are a relaxed and together Fraternity. I 'r Fraternity portraits ttkdB A bar is always convenient in a Fraternity house PI KAPPA ALPHA Extensive involvement in campus and community affairs highlighted Pi Kappa Alpha's fourteenth year on Gannons cam- pus. They sponsor many community projects, such as a mixer to raise money for the March of Dimes. They also collected on cam- pus for the United Way and distributed cans for the American Cancer Society. As usual, they also put out the Gannon blotter. Pikes started a new project this year. Operation ident. It was carried out in conjunction with the Erie Police to protect Erie residents from burglary. 66 PI KAPPA ALPHA FORMALLY PI KAPPA ALPHA CASUALLY 67 The Brothers Of TAU KAPPA EPSILON Dave Valyo with a winning hand. 68 tr John Pistner. Ben Onachila. Kevin Parker relax. Bryan Francart TKE TKE's is an interna- tional Fraternity, with chapters overseas. It is the world's largest fra- ternity. The Erie Chap- ter currently has 34 members. This fra- ternity places strong emphasis on character and personal growth in conjunction with aca- demic policy of the col- lege. TKE's collected for the Heart Fund. Fraternity Brothers prove 'A TKE is Unique'. 69 Bruce Patterson, Ray Wieszczyk, Don Matson, Mark Kinem. Pat Dugan. Bill Weaver, Dan Pernice. Chuck Schreifer. and Brothers. The Sheik Fraternity is a United group. 70 Don Matson, Chuck Schreifer, Mark Kinem. Bruce Patterson. Pat Dugan Pat Dugan displays his proud Sheik ability THE SHEIKS It seems the Sheik Fraternity has been relocating itself several times in the past few years - but that doesn't mean that the Sheik Fraternity is breaking apart. The Sheiks are tighter than ever. This year, they were located on sixth and Walnut - and the Sheik House was always friendly and open. The weekend Sheik parties were frequent, and so were the good times. The Sheiks involve themselves annually within the Erie Community by offering volunteer work for the blood drive, and the March of Dimes. 71 ST. MARK'S SEMINARY Contrary to popular belief that Seminarians are banished from a fun life - St. Mark's Seminarians live it up! The Seminarians are active not only religiously, but socially and athletically. This year. St. Mark's Seminary took tops in Intra-mural Basketball. Socially, the Seminarians are involved in volunteer work at local hospitals. And of course, all the Seminarians participate in religious functions, lectures, retreats, and prayer meetings. 72 73 From left, Msgr. Wilfrid J. Nash, president: Cadets Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Henry Stolz. David THE | OUTSTANDING GANNON COLLEGE PERSHING RIFLES 74 [ardic, Paul Stadler, Joseph DeLucia, Robert Fronzaglia; Maj. Rapheal Sayles. The Pershing Rifles were more than outstanding in their drills and presentations this year — they were the best. And they proved it too. This event was the Manhattan College In- vitational Drill Meet. It was the final meet of the season for the P.R.'s. They competed against 12 other teams and won the following prizes: First place, trick squad, Henry Stolz commanding; first place, basic platoon, Paul Stadler comman- ding; first place, basic squad, David Hardic commanding; fourth place, trick platoon, Joseph DeLucia commanding; first place individual basic, Paul Stadler; second place, individual basic, Robert Fronzaglia; third place, individual basic, Henry Stolz. 75 ROTC Some of the award winners at the 1976 annual ROTC awards ceremony are shown below. Cadet Robert J. Fronzaglia, fourth from left in the front, received four awards — the Archbishop Gannon Award, Professor of Military Science Award, Reserve Officer's Association Gold Medal, and Sons of the American Revolution Medal — more than any other cadet. Also honored were Cadets Laura M. Ague, Gary Arndt, Kathryn M. Beill, Jean Bernardini, Robert J. Bertoli, James DiBasilio, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Timothy F. Fox, Michael G. Glaze, David F. Green, Tony J. Gulya, Brian J. Kazin, Peter S. Lafata, Frederic L. Mattern, Robert P. Moore, Joanne Nezovich, Robert J. Novak, Helen M. Schilling, Paul J. Stadler, Henry J. Stolz, Walter J. Straub, Sue Subrojak, Mark J. Sullivan, and Paul E. Wo- jciechowski 76 ROTC Bicentennial Color Guard 77 Linda Marawski. Chuck Taft, Cyndi dinger. Dan Goodemonte. Joe Dascanio. Tom Scartino. Dave Nesko ALPHA SIGMA SIGMA Alpha Sigma Sigma, Gannon's oldest and finest co-ed. anti-social fraternity. Founded in 1973 by a small group of un- dergraduates, it has now blossomed to over 150 members - all of whom could not be in- cluded in the photograph. 78 Back: Paul Shipenko, Mike Bojarski, Dave Ingrig. Tim Johnson. John Allen, Front: Rick Marino. Louis J. Tullio, Jim Piotrowski .vttiwi l GAMMA SIGMA MU The Veteran's Association, Gamma Sigma Mu, was started in 1965. Under its president, Tim Johnson, they hold monthly meetings at the Sportsman's Club. The Association sponsors numerous fund-raising events, such as beer blasts and raffles. The funds from such events go towards a scholarship which is then given to a needy in- coming freshman. 79 CONSi F.B.'s gathering THE FAMOUS F.B.'S taking it easy' 80 F.B.'S The F.B.'s have been an active off-campus organization for the last seven years. As it states in the F.B. Constitution - 'it is our goal to strive for excellence in the academic field as well as on the intramural playing fields at Gannon'. Besides vocally backing the varsity teams at Gannon, the F.B.'s fielded winning intramural teams in every sport they participated in. But the F.B.'s are primarily a social club. Their Spring Weekend almost featured Blues Guitarist, J. J. Cale. And their second annual picnic at Shades Beach was open to all Gannon students and friends of the club. THE SMILIN' F.B.'S 81 John McCarthy, Bill Sapone. Gil Reiser. Dennis McKita, Terry Moore. Joe. Paul Stewart. Mick. Bill Abernathy ■ A IU0 4. , I Jtf 'l • . r. r Paul Steward and Gil relax in the Toad Palace. 82 THE TOADS A.C. The Toads are a new kind of fraternity. Organized within the Intramural programs, The Toads Athletic Club was shortened to The Toads . Whatever their known as. they're a fun-loving good-time group. They organize themselves as they did their strategies in all Intra-mural activities. The Toad nest, located on ninth street, was a scene for many Toad gatherings. And whenever there were Toads, there were Toadettes. A hungry Toad t w 'j ; Us , | 83 Steve Drexler, Elizabeth Bucarelli-Editor Mary Fran Straub THE KNIGHT: AN AWARD WINNER The Gannon KNIGHT is not only an important part of the Gannon Campus, it is an award-winning college newspaper. This year, the KNIGHT was honored with outstanding articles from Mary Fran Straub, Steve Drexler, and Rich Kirkner. J. Martin Seroka received an award for outstanding photography. With Editor-in-Chief, Elizabeth Bucarelli, The KNIGHT staff produced a professional and interesting newspaper. THE KNIGHT: VOICE OF THE CAMPUS 84 Pam Verity Ron Seroka Sue Wilson Rich Kirkner 85 TIME AND TALENT Gannon's Television and Radio Guild is an honor club for Communication Arts students. In its first successful year, the club presented Candid Camera, The Gannon Show, and Saturday Night Dead. The members of the club must have a 3.0 average, talent, and time to devote to directing, producing and presenting their own shows. GANNON'S T.V. AND RADIO HONOR GUILD 86 or The Professional and Creative staff behind Gannon College's Educational Radio Station :89.1 FM. WERG: PROFESSIONAL EFFORT WERG-FM. Gannons educational Radio is a success. With the creativity of top personnel and staff. WERG produced professional Jazz, Classical, and Rock Music shows. They also participated in Homecoming Weekend with a weekend music-a-thon . D.J.'s performed around the clock to bring the campus listeners the latest top releases. THE FINE 89: TOP D.J.'S, TOP TUNES 87 Mary Connelly Nancy Lutz THE LANCE The 1976 Gannon LANCE staff is proud to present the 1976 LANCE. This year's LANCE added extras such as color pages, spot color, and a colorful and spirited cover. The LANCE is a product of hard work, good copy-writing and a deter- mined staff. Diane Cantoni, Editor-in-Chief 88 Celia McKevitt 1 H • ft I 4 Damian Glover THE GANNON LANCE: A LASTING PICTURE OF YOUR GANNON YEARS Much thanks and appreciation is extended to J. Martin Seroka for his photographic work. And also much thanks to Mr. Fred Marino, Public Relations Director at Gannon, who was advisor for the 1976 LANCE. Suzy Messina 89 Ron Cargioli, Joan Wasylosky, Joe Meko, Cyndi Clinger, Greg Stiffler CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLUB With Joan Wasylosky serving as President, and Cyndi Clinger as Vice President, the Criminal Justice Club travelled to Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. There, they viewed the rules, regulations and conditions of living. The club organizes itself through monthly meetings. It also sponsors guest speakers to dis- cuss crime and crime-related topics. 90 SPANISH CLUB TRAVELS The Spanish Club, under the supervision of Dr. DeSoto and Dr. Sague, is open to all students interested in Spanish culture. This year, the club travelled to Mex- ico where they experienced the country's culture, language, and sun. HON mm mu mimui urn do DEMON o L E' G A N N O N 91 INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL MEMBERS UNITE FRATERNITIES B.I.F.C.: BENEFICIAL The Inter-Fraternity Council of Gannon College works to unite the campus fraternities. Members from each fraternity meet regularly to discuss fraternity and campus problems and events. The council also sponsors several events on campus. The yearly I.F.C. Casino Night is always a success and profit to all fraternities, along with the fall Road Rally - which offers the winner fifty gallons of free gasoline. 92 NICE WINTER FOR SKI CLUB The Gannon Ski Club enjoyed the snowy winter on the slopes of Peek n' Peak. The club offers discount rates for season passes, lifts passes, and skiing lessons. Bus transportation to the Peak is also provided by the club for its members. This year's beautiful winter kept all ski club members active. And all members were deserving of the party at the end of the skiing season. The club, open to all members of the Gannon community, is one of the more socially active clubs when the winter slump sets in. The ski club definitely makes the winters at Gannon more bearable. 93 Chuck Taft. Paul Williams, Doug Bucher, Paul Stewart. Mark Hoey, Gary Moyer GANNON BLUE KEY HONOR A male student must be nominated and voted into the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity. It consists only of outstanding social and intellectual students. The members of this club must be a model of good citizen and a good student. He must combine his positive traits to become outstanding. All nominees must be involved in various extra-curricular ac- tivities, and maintain above a 3.0 in all subjects. The members of this Fraternity are called upon to represent students of Gannon College within the community. HONOR FRATERNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN: 94 GANNON CARDINAL KEY Cardinal Key is an Honors organization open to successful academic women students at Gannon. This honor club organizes itself by par- ticipating in volunteer fund drives and other generous volunteer activities. The Cardinal Key Honor Society celebrates its second birthday. It is a sister to the Blue Key Honor Society. Select members of Cardinal Key BENEFICIAL TO GANNON COLLEGE AND THE COMMUNITY 95 TELETHON GIFTS BOUNTIFUL The 1976 Telethon raised more money than Gannon participants expected. The Alumni donations were generous and bountiful, and the amount of money donated to the college increased every day of the telethon. The telethon is set up to raise donations from Gannon Alum- ni. Volunteer workers call alumni all over the U.S. and ask for con- tributions. The results: amazing and enjoyable. 96 DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES The talented team of Daryl Hall and John Oates performed at Gannon College this year, and their excellent performance came as no surprise to the audience that packed the auditorium. Their smooth and mellow style appealed not only to the college crowd, but listeners of all ages. Hall and Oates - entertainment with style. 97 ATHLETICS ? ' Mj' 9 L ' im H li- 1 1 1 H 1h ■ l 3E r 1 GANNON BASKETBALL TEAM: 100 DEDICATED AND DETERMINED 101 THE GANNON BASKETBALL TEAM 102 m NCAA - GANNON ALL THE WAY! This and other similar cheers were heard echo- ing throughout the hallowed halls of Gannon at the start of this basketball season. After 25-4 and a trip to Evansville last year, and many of the same performers returning, the outlook was ecstatic, to put it mildly. On January 10, the Golden Ones were 10-1 and riding a 29- game home winning streak. However, after that, it was all downhill. They lost 7 of their next 8 games, and all hopes of a return to Evansville were dashed. Final record: 16 - 11. In all the disastrous times, there were a few shining lights. Big Stan Sligh lived up to his pre-season billing. The Burly Junior from Alliquippa, Pa. averaged 17.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. His shooting touch was amazing and he showed more moves than one would expect from someone 6 '7 and 245 pounds. Another junior, Fate Harris, was outstanding in every game. Despite his relatively small size for a college center, the 6 '5 New Yorker more than held his own under the boards, averaging 10.2 points per game. His shooting percentage was .531. With a roster loaded with Sophomores and Juniors, the future looks rosy for the Golden Ones next season. 103 GANNONS HOCKEY TEAM The incredible Gannon Hockey Team played their games smoothly and roughly. They were smooth skaters streaking across the ice - always in control and out for the puck and a goal. But they were rough players. No one underestimated this team and people that did learned to respect them. Rough on the ice - they played for blood and always gave the audience a crazy, entertaining and loud-cheering game. 104 THE OUTSTANDING AND ROUGH GANNON ICERS 105 SOCCER - THE WORLD'S MOST WIDELY PLAYED SPORT While relatively new at Gan- non, soccer has acheived a mild degree of success. This year's 5-7-1 record doesn't tell the whole story. The Knights were in all but three of their games, with good defense and excellent ball-handling. The highlights of the season were a 2-0 whitewash of Behrend College and a 5-0 trouncing of Youngstown State in the Gannon version of Homecom- ing Week-end. Spotlighting some of the Lancer standouts, Junior Aysar Susan led the team in scoring with li points, Senior Bert Napoleon close behind with 10 points. Defensively, Junior goalie Jim Deming anc backs Senior Jim Roome, Freshman Mike Griffin and Freshman Pasquale Fioretti kept the opponent at bay much of the time. Gannon 1 Grove City Gannon 1 Niagara University Gannon 0 Fredonia State University Gannon 6 St. Vincent College Gannon 2 Behrend College Gannon 3 University of Buffalo Gannon 2 Buffalo State Gannon 2 Canisius College Gannon 3 Alliance College Gannon 5 Youngstown State Gannon 2 Indiana State, Pa. Gannon 0 Edinboro State Gannon 0 Slippery Rock State 2 Lost 6 Lost 5 Lost 0 Won 0 5 Won Lost 2 1 Tie Won 1 Won Won 0 7 Lost 4 Lost 6 Lost 106 ( X • GANNON GOLF TEAM A ■ J9 £ ■ s i 0f 1 0 ' y W9 1 . v if1 L Sv j 8 H e Ml L 1 l ffLjd % i GANNON GOLF GAMES: 108 SWINGING, SWAYING, SINKING 109 M E N 'S E N N E M no s T R O N G S T E A D Y S T Y L E MEN'S TENNIS Stretching, Pounding, hit- ting, returning, serving - the Men's Tennis Team displayed great strength and style in their games. Competing with teams from various colleges and un- iversities, the Gannon team proved to be hard-playing. They were ranked high among their competitors. THE GANNON MEN'S TENNIS TEAM 111 I 112 GANNON BASEBALL TEAM The Gannon Baseball Team was composed of a group of co-ordinated members who had a reputation for being hard-hitting, fast-pitching, and good- catching. The team played a rugged season with fast move- ment - it could only have been done with effort and togetherness. HARD HITTING FAST PITCHING GOOD CATCHING 113 Tim Mahoney, Paul Stewart, Bill Abemathy, Jack Yakish, Rich Emanuel, Brad Farrah. MEN'S VOLLEYBALL This year the Gannon Men's Volleyball Team was successful in several tournaments due to the capable coaching of Paul Stewart and Tim Mahoney. With rugged and power-hitting players such as Bill Abernathy, Jack Yakish and Brad Farrah, the team was able to compete with confidence and ability. Due to regular practice sessions, the team per- formed with excellent timing and each man did his own job. 1 14 115 WOMEN'S TENNIS As in the past, the Women's Tennis Team was composed of capable and qualified players. In singles and doubles tennis, these team-mates showed form, style, and power behind their serves and returns. The women's Tennis Team at Gannon constantly proves the capability of Women's Athletics in the College. 116 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM: CAPABLE The Women's Basketball Team Display their new uniforms. This year, the Women's Basketball Team displayed speed, height, and power on the court. They also displayed new uniforms. The Women's Basketball Team obtained new warm-up outfits and new basketball uniforms this year. So, once on the court, they not only dazzled their opponents with their playing ability, but with their new style as well. The Women's Softball Team pitched steady, hit hard, and ran fast. Composed of Gannon Women ex- perienced with the game the team proved itself rugged and durable. This team was definitely an asset to the Athletic Department at Gannon. WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM 118 Darlene Sneider, Jill Ferraro, Beth Pastore, Chris Smith, Cindy Hido, Anelle Carstetter, Ann Myers, Kim Carroll, Nancy Coombs, Sue Matthews, and Becky Briggs make up the Women's Volleyball Team. Under the supervision of co-coaches Tim Mahoney and Paul Stewart the team experienced rugged work- outs, professional guidance, and many defeats and vic- tories. THE GANNON WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM 119 THE GANNON PEP BAND Jazzed up and ready to roll, the Gannon Pep Band completed its first year supporting and 'pepping' up Gannon events. Composed of volunteer campus musicians, the band practiced, played and sup- ported various functions. Homecoming Weekend, Soccer games, and Gannon Social Events were where the Pep Band displayed their talent and professionalism. A successful first year for the Gannon Pep Band has been completed. It was all possible through talent, devotion, practice, and time. 120 Our High-Spirited Gannon Cheerleaders EXPERT JUMPERS AND SCREAMERS Although the organization of the Gannon Cheerleaders was all but organized in the fall, by cheering season, the maroon and gold Athletic Department had expert screamers and jumpers to back them. Following all major athletic events on and away from the campus, the cheerleaders supported the teams and added sparkle to the games. The Gannon Cheerleaders deserve a hand. 121 Wrestling, Golf, Cross Country, Football, Badminton, Tennis, Swimming, Basketball, Billiards, Volleyball, Horseshoes, Table Ten- nis, Softball, Bowling, Indoor Soccer, Track and Field make up the competitive activities for the Intramural sports. The competitors are Fraternities, Dormitory teams, Organizations, Independent teams. The prizes are engraved trophies, and definitely well-deserved. INTRAMURAL SPORTS :FRATERNITIES, DORM TEAMS 122 MP )RGANIZATIONS, INDEPENDENT TEAMS COMPETE! 123 THE GANNON COLLEGE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT 124 A PROUD AND DISTINCT PART OF GANNON 125 A SENSE OF PRIDE 126 %♦' « iic AN EXCITEMENT OF WINNING 127 IV.h SENIORS • . . . , Jt :A:':::: CYNTHIA MEDVID-AIELLO MARC ANDERSON JOHN ALBERSTADT GEORGE ANDERTON ARTHUR AIELLO DOUGLAS ANDERSON ALFONSO APUZZO 130 WILLIAM ASHBAUGH GEORGE BARCELLONA FRANK BEKENY KARL AUFMAN ARTHUR BATTISTONE BLAINE BELL ANTHONY BANDUR WILLIAM BE IDLER DOREEN BENACCI 131 TIMOTHY BITTNER ROGER BOYD NEVIS BROWN JERRY BLECHA THOMAS BOYD MARK BROWNHILL MICHAEL BOJARSKI CAROL BROWN ELIZABETH BUCARELLI 132 A. - 1 M 1 A t f ' J CYNTHIA BUJALSKI MARIA BUTLER CATHERINE CALDWELL DIANNA BUTTRAY ROY CAMPBELL GREGORY BUZZY SEAN CAN DEL A 133 DONNA CARPENTER MICHELE CHAFFEE BRENT GARPIN DOMENICO CIPICCHIO DIANE CANTON I ANELLE CARSTATER DEBRA CLARK 134 CYNTHIA CLINGER JAMES COOK ELLA CROCKET DIANE COMPERNOLLE CHRISTINE COSTA DAVID CYTERSKI MICHAEL CONLON STEPHEN CRANE ANTHONY DALESSANDRO 135 DANIEL DAVIS DARLENE DEIST DALE DECECCO EDWARD DEROSE JOSEPH DASCANIO DA VID DEDIONISIO WILLIAM DIRIENZO 136 PAUL DISANZA TIMOTHY DOWNING DEBORAH DUBIK MARY K. DITZ BARBARA DREW WILLIAM J. DUNN PATRICK DOMBROWSKI BARRY T DREW MELVIN C. ERICKSON 137 ■ WILLIAM D. FALKENBERG MICHAEL FLATLEY JEROME R. FELTZ JAMES FRATUS DARLENE EVANS PAMELA FIGLEY JOHN P. FREEMAN 138 ROBERT FRONZAGLIA DENIS GIANISSIS LEO GRADY TIMOTHY GALLA REBECCA GLOVER EDWARD GRIEBEL ALBERT GANZER DANIEL GOODEMOTE MARK GROCUTT 139 r - • KATHI GUNTHER JANE HAMMER JAMES A. HANSON MICHAEL GUTOWSKI MICHAEL HAMMERSLY MARY LOUISE HANSON PAMELA HAIBACH RALPH B. HAN SELL PA TRICK A . HA VER 140 DONALD L. HEALD JOANNE HE A LION DAVID HERMAN JAMES HEIDELBERG JAMES HIGH AM LINDA HERBSTRITT MARK HOEY 141 MARK HUGHEY SUSAN KERR JOSE IGLESIAS BRUCE KELSEY JAMES HOLLERN DAVID KALIVODA MICHAEL KANE 142 - • ' MARK KINEM CHARLES KLEIN JR. GEORGE KOLIVOSHI THOMAS KUCHARCZUK MICHAEL KLEMEN THOMAS KOPYCINSKI DONNA KIRK JACQUELINE KOBYLINSKI SUSAN KOVACH 143 RICHARD KOWAPELSKY SANDRA KRUSZEWSKI PETER LA FATA NANCY KOZA GARY KUCZMA JAMES LALLY JEAN KAZLOWSKI JOSEPH KULKA NORMAN H. LAMBERT 144 BETTI LA UER SHARON LICSKO DANIEL MA LEE PHILLIP LUCCHESE DANIEL MALENE TIMOTHY MAHONEY DIANA MARCHIBRODA 145 JOHN MCCARTHY JR. ARTHUR MEADE DENNIS MCKITA DOUGLASS MERZ CHRISTINE MAZZEO DAVID MCSWEENEY FREDERICK MIACZYNSKI 146 mm. WESLEY MICKET KATHRYN MILLER PATRICIA MILONE JOSEPH MILE W SKI STEPHEN MILLER MARK MIODUSZESKI CA THERINE MILLER VIRGINIA MILLER ROCHELLE MONOCELLO 147 tf DAVID MOORE DIANE MURPHY RICHARD NELSON GARY MOYER PAUL J. MURPHY JANET NICOLIA JAMES MUDERS RUSSEL P. MYERS BERNARD NIEBA UER 148 KENNETH NORMAN J. CHRISTOPHER NUTTER GREGORY OLSHAUSKY KENNETH OBUSZEWSKI RICHARD ORLANDO WAYNE OCHS DONALD PAGE 149 PAULA PALERMO RICHARD PEPICELLO CYNTHIA PIZZAT 150 VALERIE PIZZAT JOHN PRESOGNA ROBERT REES MARY IT A POWER DONALD PROSS DEBORAH REEVEY RONALD PRECHTL EDWARD PUPO DENISE REPEL 151 FRANK RE SNICK RICHARD ROSS WILLIAM S A PONE ROBIN ROACH DEBRA RUGGIERO JANET SAVKO ROBERT ROMEO MIGUEL SAGUE JOHN SA VO 152 CYNTHIA SAYERS DENNIS SCALISE BLANE SCHERTZ -l 1 In I THOMAS SCARANTINO SUSAN SCHEUFELE SCOTT SCHEIRER DONALD SCHMITZ 153 LA WRENCE SCULLY GREGORY SHELLITO J. MARTIN SEROKA LYDIA SHESTERENKO CHARLES SCHRIEFER MICHAEL SHAW BRIAN SHOUP 154 WmSmmM , l B ■• V tr-1 F '9Ua • M - J ■ I ■ ■ I m 1 . [■• t ffl vW ' ;Jv l HI 1 ' ' 11 II- £ .« If' ■1 ■ I MICHAEL SIMON E HOMER SMITH JAMES SPINKS DAVID SLOMSKI JOAN SAPDACENE MARK STEG MICHAEL SLUSARZ BESS SPERAS KEVIN STERN 155 PAUL STEWART DAVID SULLIVAN CHARLES TAFT CAROL STOUGH ROBERT SUTULA JOSEPH TALARI CO M. FRANCES STRA UB CHERYL SWARTWOOD DEBORAH TALLINI 156 ROBERT T ARROW SKI ELKING TARVER JR. RICHARD TOM A SON E WILLIAM THOMPSON RICHARD TRABINGER DAVID TOBIN GEORGE TUSCHAK 157 trail STEPHEN URDA RAJ KUMAR VATS DIANE WALTER DAVID VALYO DANIEL VEITH MARK WAY KEVIN VANHORN PAMELA VERITY MARY WECKESSER 158 lilllilM. CLAUDE WEGLEY JO A N PAP A LI A- WILLI A MS JOHN WISINSKI JAMES WHITE PAUL WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER WODARCZYK JAMES WILHELM SUSAN WILSON LEONARD WOODS 159 STAND! IN THE END YOU'LL STILL BE YOU. ONE THA T'S DONE ALL THE THINGS YOU SET OUT TO DO. Sly and The Family Stone 160 161 COMMENCEMENT 76 162 AWARDS, HONOR, DIGNITY 163 MSGR. ROBERT B. McDONALD ROBERT S. CARTER Graduation. A time of excitement, relief, and honor. Gannon conferred degrees on 398 undergraduates, 152 graduate students, and 22 certificate students. Rev. Msgr. Robert B. McDonald, headmaster of Cathedral Preparatory School for many years, was presented an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. The college presented a Distinguished Alumnus Award to Robert S. Carter, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee. 164 Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Gregorek, director of the Pre-Med Program, poses (left) with some of the 1976 graduates who were accepted in medical schools before commencement. Msgr. Nash congratulated officers from three different police agancies who received master degrees. 165 166 J V 167 A %. Carlisle's Peach Street Chaffee Appliance 13th And State 168 McDonald's 12th And Sassafras Kraus Electric Company 1325 State Street Greatest Names in SPORTING GOODS BRAND NAMES RETAILER OF THE YEAR BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION ]| 169 AUTOGRAPHS 170 AUTOGRAPHS 171 AUTOGRAPHS 178 AUTOGRAPHS 173 THE 1975-76 LANCE STAFF DIANE E. CANTONI - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF J. MARTIN SEROKA - ASSISTANT EDITOR, PHOTOGRAPHER NANCY LUTZ - COPY, LAYOUT MARY CONNELLY - COPY, LAYOUT SUZY MESSINA - COPY, ADVERTISING CELIA MCKEVITT - COPY, ADVERTISING DAMIAN GLOVER - SPORTS STEVE BOHEN - COPY, SPORTS GIL REISER - PHOTOGRAPHY FRAN MILLIS - PHOTOGRAPHY BOB BEYEA - LAYOUT FRED MARINO - ADVISOR 174 There is always a reserved space in the back of every yearbook where the editor can write whatever thoughts reflect the mood and effort put into the fin- ished product. It is usually a mellow mood. A hi The com- plete product. It couldn't have been possible without Fred Mar- ino, the 1975-76 LANCE Advisor, or Mary Frances Straub, the 1974-75 LANCE editor. Their patience and guidance was desperately needed. Also thanks to Steve Drexler, Walter Paprocki, my dear friends Jack, Bev, Linda, Jane, and Bob and many other people who mor- ally helped me put this book together. So, thank you - all. It was rough. I appreciate it. And don't ever let me do this again. Your editor and friend, Diane E. Cantoni 175 176 WALSWORTH Marceline. Mo.. U.S.A. M in WALSWOftTH Mirrtlwt M« . I S A