Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 208 of the 1981 volume:

LANCE 1981 Gannon University Perry Square Erie, Pennsylvania 16541 nicnts Table of Contents The 1980-1981 school year signified the first complete year of university status. W hen in December of 1979, Governor Dick Thornburg announced that Gannon Col- lege had achieved university status, no one realh seemed that excited, at least not the student body. Since everyone was preparing for finals week and the long-awaited Christmas break, university status just didn't seem important at the time. Throughout the spring semester, howev- er, small changes were noticed from signs being changed to a university dance. Thus « ith the start of the fall 1 980 term, univer- mi status was pretty much accepted and forgotten. The change had occurred and Gannon University had arrived. But with the change to university status has Gannon itself really changed? Obvious- ly the name has changed and the school is growing in leaps and bounds, but what about those important little things that have always made it worthwhile to say I go to Gannon. This year we at the Lance, hope to present Gannon University and the changes that have occurred over the past ear. More important, we would like to show that even though the name has changed, the spirit of Gannon still lives on. Those things which made Gannon Col- lege the small, friendly, personal school have not changed, and we hope never will. ■cning Change It ii ver) apparent when one glances around the campus on the way to N i onl have nearly all the college Mgns been replaced with university signs but old familiar buildings are being miracu- IousIn transformed into new. School poli- ce not only changing but new ones are being created each week. Gannon Universi t has everything from a new logo to ne majors to computerized registration. So it' quite obvious that Gannon has changed But look a little deeper and you might jrprised re (bam11111 llnit|rn i ■ I ... to find that be ond th e obvious changes Gannon is still basically the same I cn with university status, students must still endure Erie weather dodging their way across ''th Street. Crowds still come to the udi to cheer the Golden Knights and stu- dents continue to express their spirit in the form of Gannon T-shirts. The old house is still on the corner of 6th and Peach looking .is it has for years while the rundown and usually forgotten Walker building took on a brand new look and function. But most im- portant, while the name has changed and there are new faces, the people behind the Gannon University name are still your typi- cal Gannon people. So continue as we attempt to recapture the good times and the not so good times — the problems, the improvements and the trials and tribulations of Gannon Universi- t and the people who made the past ear special. We hope we have captured the moments you would most like to remember. us I III ill i in 111 III rill hum II III 8 Opening S mm ' I 10 Openmg nmg nmg . 1 Last minute cramming in Zurn lobby. 2 Joe Luckey — A man for all seasons. V i the Gannon Library, you get service with a smile. 4 Have I got a story for you! 5. An inside look at a typical students world. Meet Gannon's new security guard. 7. Pat Bluey: the happy homemaker. un . 16 Opening Gannon life at a glance Opening 17 Seniors c ollege, like life in wh.it  c put into it John Michael Abate Mark I Abbott Class of '81 — we made it! Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors look at graduating seniors with envy, looking forward to the day they can officially put Gannon behind them. For three years students manage to get through all the bummers college has to of- fer by telling themselves that one day they will be seniors preparing to get out. And once they get to be seniors, they begin to realize a little more as the years wear on, that graduation may not be all that it's cracked up to be. Graduating means leaving Gannon, only to go . . . where? For all the problems with college life, real life is usually worse, and at least different. Working 9 to 5 at a real job isn't like attending classes from 9:30 to 1:30. And coming in late or not coming in at all is much easier at school than it is in a real job. Real jobs and real life: it's all so . . . real. That's probably what causes the most apprehension among graduating sen- iors. John I li,' ;cu William S Allen. Jr. Michael P Allison Machelle L Anthony The 8-Ball dance isn't real, the Scrounge isn't real, 8:00 o'clock classes aren't real, books on reserve in the LRC aren't real and God knows commencement speakers aren't real. Maybe that's why graduating seniors get apprehensive about leaving. And maybe that's why grad schools look better and better as May approaches. Susan E Arnold Mary Louise Babnis Kathy Bagnoni Linda Ann Bahorich Seniors 2 1 hurl .1 Hcikrr Shelly M Burzuno Barbara Bauer Bridget Bayne - mors MM1 Kathleen Marie Belczyk mam David G Billig Charles Bird Pamela K Bires Seniors 23 Student spotlight — Rona Nesbit At the 1981 Commencement of Gannon I niversity, it wasn't hard to see that Rona Nesbit was a winner. At the ceremony, she w as the recipient of the Gannon University Medal of Honor, the Richard Beyer Memo- rial Award, and the Joe Luckey Service ward. These honors, for character, lead- ership, scholarship, outstanding intercolle- giate athletic participation and outstanding dedication and service to Gannon, were al- most too much for Rona to hold in her hands as she continued to return to the po- dium to accept them. She walked away with an armful of placques, a degree, and a shower of applause. And Rona Nesbit de- served them all. In her four years at Gannon, Rona is probably best known for her participation on the Gannon Women's Basketball Team. I n 1 980-8 1 , she broke the 2,000 mark for a career point total, breaking all season re- cords at Gannon. The 5'5 guard, one of the team captains, set high standards for the Gannon Basketball club, and has been termed to have had the greatest career in Lady Knight history. Tammy I Hl stone Daniel A Harden Robert A Bowser Katherine M Brewer Chance makes brothers, hearts make friends. Melanie Bricker James Brown Michael Bruni June Diane Buckler Scniors 25 V h.it uc cill ProgTCM il the exchjnge oi one Nuisance .mother NutUDOC Hcnr H.incIihA Nils Mary I ColUfU B Syott Craft Gannon — the year in review Nineteen Eighty-Eightyone was a year Gannon spent dealing with campus addi- tions and improvements, institutional gov- ernance changes, and faculty compensation increases. But the really interesting news - the stuff that got students talking — dealt with Gannon not getting a concert and trying to get rid of the Zurn Hall flasher. At the beginning of the school year the Student Government Association (SGA) allocated money for a concert — even though the previous year's Livingston Tay- lor concert attracted less than 500 people and lost over $4,000. The organizers of the T aylor concert said it gave the concert com- mittee a foot in the door. Last September the SGA surveyed students about a concert and received these statistics: - 96% thought a concert should be part of the social calendar. - 94% would support a concert at Gannon. - 95% would be willing to spend $5.00 to see such a concert. The SGA then went about trying to line up a group for a spring concert. One group cancelled, then another, then another. Fi- nally Gannon settled on The Michael Stan- ley Band — and this time Gannon can- celled, reportedly because Stanley raised its price. The SGA decided it wasn't worth it and spent the money elsewhere. Students were forced to look elsewhere for entertainment — and some found it in the story of the flasher in Zurn Hall. One morning during October break, while Dean Halit Kosar's secretary, Lois Spcice, was working in her third floor of- fice, a man came in, exposed himself and masturbated, Speice said. Speice called the switchboard for help and two security people showed up five Rufu i 1 ( ross Janie Culp Patricia Ann Dahlkemper Jane F Dailey minutes later. The search was on but they couldn't find him even though Security Chief Mario Bagnoni said he had caught the gu before and knew who he was. Campus security was an on-going issue throughout the year. Other on-going news concerned Gannon physical plant expansion in the downtown area. Gannon spent alot of time — and eventually money in some cases — trying to decide which of a large number of down- town Erie buildings for sale to buy. Gannon actually bought two — the Ken- ilworth apartment building on Sixth and Chestnut Streets and the Presbyterian Church on Fifth and Sassafras Streets. The apartment building was bought for $600,000 and will house non-freshman stu- dents in September 1981. Gannon officials planned to have the church replace the chapel in the Old Main Annex. They planned to study over the summer what to use the adjoining educa- tion center for. The church cost Gannon 5510,000. Gannon officials also considered possible uses of The Griswold Plaza Post office which was vacated in the spring. And of course Gannon was still thinking about buying The Boston Store, which has been vacant and for sale since June, 1979. Gannon officials also spent time continu- ing the transition from college to university structure, after having been named a uni- versity in December, 1979. The school year began with a new college being formed through the merger of three programs. The Evening Session, Open University and Continuing Education programs be- came The Erie Metropolitan College of Gannon University, with Dr. Richard Han- sen as dean. Other news concerned the faculty's re- quest for a nine-percent cost-of-living in- crease, increased fringe benefits and extra compensation. This request was fully sup- ported by the Deans Council, partially sup- ported by the SGA and The Business Af- fairs Committee and rejected by the Ad- ministrative Council. The faculty eventually got a seven per- cent increase with other adjustments for the 1981-82 school year. It would cost Gannon about $525,000. Stephen C Davis .Mary Anne Delia Santa David J De Marco Helen Ann DeS intone Scniors 27 Pi Kappa Alpha I he Pikes, .is the) arc popularly known, kept a bus schedule on campus as well as off campus Socially, the highlight for PKA was when their candidate Lynn Ruffing was elected 8- Ball Homecoming Queen. The Pikes kept the Queen's crown when their candidate Ann Pyle was voted Winter Car- nival Queen. For their weekends, the Pikes kicked off the year with their Wild West and Caveman parties. Off campus, the brothers helped to raise mone) for MD, Cerebral Palsy, and the American Heart Association. The Pikes are under the leadership of President Rusty Vicinieand Vice-President Jeff Robinson. M== — k — — 1 m- .= ••- 4 — --ft - — B - H u — - Mfta ft 1 PfiUfj] ( iml Jean key Robert Die hi Catherine M Dinardo Vicola C. DiPlacido Greek letters on the front — bet it's a frat house. This caveman knows how to keep his cavewoman in line. Want to join a club? The Gannon swingers imbibe at the Pike House. Evolution will just have to wait. Clad in furs and leopard skins, these students opt for a return to simpler times. Defending truth, justice, and the fraternity way . . . Super Pledge. Mark DiVecchio James Donovan Janet L. Drogus David Dublin Seniors 29 Faculty spotlight — Fr. Casimir Lubiak w hen I r Casimir Lubiak started work at the Gannon College Library, the budget for the library was about S2.000. There were onl about 16.000 volumes. There were five workers in the library and the library was confined to the Old Main An- nex where oil ices and the Student Activi- ties Center is now. That was 32 years ago. in 1949. Fr. Lu- biak had graduated from Erie's Cathedral Prep and Baltimore's St. Mary's Seminary and got a Master of Science in Library Sci- ence from Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He began his work at Gannon under Monsignor Lorei, the library's first director. Lubiak became the second director in 1956, and has been in charge ever since, until October 1 980 when he decided to step down. V ith Lubiak as director the library has grown into a full-fledged learning resource center. The budget has grown to almost $300,000. there are over 161,000 volumes and 3 1 .000 bound periodicals. The salaries for workers cost over $200,000. and the li- brary moved into its new home — the Nash Learning Resource Center — in 1973. Fr. Lubiak was one of those who de- signed the new LRC — with Lorei, a couple consultants, faculty and of course, the stu- dents had some ideas , Lubiak said. Lubiak said he wanted the LRC to have an open-air concept. Since Gannon is smack in the center of downtown E rie, all Gannon buildings are surrounded by ce- ment. With the new LRC we wanted to show a little green . Lubiak said. The designers did that by leaving open spaces b the sides of the building, below street level. This allows people on the base- ment level to see trees and plants instead of concrete and cars. A new library was supposed to be one of the first new buildings for Gannon to add to the campus, but classroom space came first Lubiak said. Then when Gannon decided to expand the library a moratoriam was de- clared on federal grants to libraries and other col lege buildings. While Gannon waited, the price of the complex went up $500,000 in 15 months, Lubiak said. The old library was a nice room but it became so crowded we had to , hael W Dunford Devin H Durand Darlene Marca Durante Gary R. Ebner i mors store books in Zurn , he said. Gannon finally got help from the federal and state governments and the LRC was built providing the academic community w ith a television studio, dial access and oth- er audio-visual facilities, study rooms and seating for 1.000. Thirty years ago, Lubiak said, the library didn't have any space for study rooms. Lubiak said he didn't think students to- day were using the library materials more than students of 30 years ago — as far as taking them out. But he thought they were using the facility itself more than the old library was used. As the university grows and goes into more graduate research; the library will have to expand — in physical size and in budget. Lubiak said. The LRC was de- signed in modules so that the open spaces can be converted to usable space if neces- sary, he said. The basement floor is already crowded with periodicals and instructors want more facility studies, he said. There's always pressure from somebody to add some- thing. and there may have to be an expan- sion after ten years, he said. Putting materials on microfilms is expen- sive but cculd eliminate the need for expan- sion. Gannon will have to use more micro- film even though students hate micro- film , he said. Lubiak never really expected Gannon to grow this big. I thought it would remain a small college he said, because Gannon was originally founded for local students. But he has seen a lot of growth in the past 30 years. So why retire now? Lubiak said he thought it was time to inject a little new blood into the system . He thinks his successor, Fr. Thomas Sny- derwine will do a good job. I'm sure he'll have new visions maybe, plus youthful en- thusiasm, he said. And I think he'll be a good director from what he has shown so far. Lubiak won't be leaving the LRC though. He has assumed the responsibility for overseeing the library collections — something I've always liked, that's why I choose that, he said. So Lubiak will still be a significant part of the facility he helped to build, and which he is proud of. We were able to meet the standards of the accrediting association since Monsignor Lorei and I were togeth- er, he said. Everybody here is to provide services to the students. That's the whole reason for the existence of the building. The most valuable part of the human machine is ihe self-starter. Kathleen Fiedler Joseph L. Ferric k, Jr. Stephen C. Eidell Kevin Elwell Mark Ferra Laurie A. Ferrese Seniors 31 Patience in a urtuc David Foradori ) bvonne Fowler Registration used to be done on a primi- tive basis. It used to be that students had to line up in the Audi to get registration cards verified, then stand in two or three lines for each division to get admit cards for classes in humanities, business, science or liberal studies. And finally, they had to get in line to turn the cards in for billing purposes. But Gannon did away with all those lines in 1980 when they started doing registra- tion on the university's new computer. Now there was just one big, slow moving line. Actually Gannon got the new computer in 1979 but it took awhile to fully utilize it. The new computer was bought for instruc- tional use — meaning students and teach- ers could now use it for class and research — and institutional use — administrators in the registrars and business affairs office could use it for registration and billing. Students and teachers used to have to use terminals in Russell Hall that were tied into the Erie School District's computer at Tech High School. Administrators as well didn't have their own computers to use. Now there are terminals in several offices in Old Main. But in the minds of many students, who had to stand in lines for hours to register and later, pay bills there weren't enough termi- nals. Once you got to the terminal, every- thing was punched up with convenient speed and accuracy. But two terminals for over 3,000 students? Johanna Friedrich Mary Beth Gannon Edward Charles Gantz, Jr. John X Gar red Gannon goes computerized Diane Marie Girdano Frank J Giudice Teresa A Gogol John E Gomolchak Seniors 33 H.t c il our was .11 API) I utlc sisters and brothers pull together to make spaghetti dinner a MtCCCW I Oil gnesc moonlighting as the galloping gour- met Onl the fashionabh dressed wore PJ's some complete with tcdd bears I ook-dishpan hands' tL finmth Gostomski Andrea Lynn Green Gene Groenendaal Mary Ann Grundy Alpha Phi Delta '$ i M Originally founded as a fraternity for men of Italian descent, APD has since then opened its doors to all interested parties. However, they still maintain their proud Italian beginnings with their annual Spa- ghetti Dinner held in October. The pro- ceeds from the dinner benefit the Gertrude Barber Center. For their holiday activities, the brothers have a Halloween party with the kids at the center, and in December they hold their Toys For Tots benefit party. Keeping up with the social life at Gan- non, the APD brothers held a pajamma party and were the beer chugging champs during Greek Week. The APD's are under the leadership of President John Marzula and Vice-Presi- dent Bill Shugars. O r JLA MlM Theresa A Guise . ancy Ellen Hammer Guy Har ley- Patrick Henderson Scniors 35 The 1980 prcsidental campaign began to have it's effect on Gannon students and the downtown area early last school year as journalists, political watchers, etc. began diverting from their prepared speeches long enough to endorse a candidate or predict the winners NBC newswoman Jessica Sa- itch, for instance spoke at the Erie Hilton and predicted the 1 980 race would put Ken- nedy against Howard Baker. Oh well, can't win em all Jessica. Later on in the school year the primary races began heating up and most candi- dates put emphasis on the crucial Pennsyl- vania primary. The only major candidates to visit Erie though was Kennedy, who was the only remaining Democratic challenger to President Carter. Kennedy's visit was preceded by his son's who came to the Downtowner Holiday Inn to meet with representatives of local college newspapers, including the Gannon Knight. But when the Senator came to town he spoke at Mercyhurst College not Gannon. In fact from the time the campaign offi- cially started on Labor Day until Election Day there wasn't much politicking at Gan- non by major candidates. Ronnie, Nancy, Walter, George and Ro- salynn all made stops in Erie but none of them set foot on Gannon land. Reagan came the closest when he arrived in town Rehi i a S Hcrhurilt Kevin I) Hertzog Kathleen S Hesch James J Hilty Campaign '80 one and a half hours late to make a speech on the steps of the Erie Courthouse to throngs of shirt-sleeved people who filled 6th Street and adjacent properties all the way from Peach to Sassafrass. After a summer of making goofs such as the one that implied President Carter was courting the Ku Klux Klan, Reagan began his campaign swing through the East with advise from his aides not to shout from the hip anymore. The result was two Erie speeches — after his courthouse speech Reagan spoke at the GE plant — that sounded just like his Cleveland speech the day before. In between attacks on Carter Reagan talked about lowering taxes, in- creasing defense spending and balancing the federal budget. Humor i-. the be i lenac we .ill have in common Teresa lannacone Tom Hudak Timothy J Hilty Cynthia Lee Hoffmeier Linda Kaye Houser Thomas Walker Howard. Jr. Seniors 37 Ml the flower-, of all the tomorrow! arc in the mtcJn of todft) William (i Jackson Parrel I J Jakuhowski I Then he left the steps of the courthouse before anyone could ask any questions talked briefly to members of Gannon's TKE fraternity, and sped off to his next speech. Two weeks later, October, Rosalynn Carter was in downtown Erie giving a speech at the Hilton at 10th Peach Streets. The First Lady devoted much of her speech to telling the audience that she wanted to see her husband continue to be president for another four years. We have had too many frivolous mo- ments in this campaign. We are talking about the future of our country. We must have Jimmy Carter in the White House for four more years Mrs. Carter said. But the only real reason she gave the lis- teners for voting for Jimmy was that he wouldn't make the same mistakes twice. He is a wiser man today than he was four years ago. He has learned a lot. she said. Mrs. Carter also stressed that the coun- try needed her husband as President be- cause he shared the same values as all Americans, but all the polls taken in 1980 showed that most Americans were becom- ing more conservative and traditional — Irnui Ruth Jennings Pari a JeSSUp Keith Johnson Robert F Joyce •nor-. right in line with Ronald Reagan's personal values and views of what America should be. Reagan's views of moral men and women striving for personal freedom from govern- ment interference and collective freedom from foreign countries seemed in tune with the views that won Richard Nixon a land- slide victory in 1972. Neither the silent ma- jority of the 70's nor the moral majority of the 80's depended on the support of young- sters. Reagan was so far ahead in the polls — and ended up winning in November 4 by over eight million votes — that he really didn't need to court the youth vote. Speak- ing across the street from Gannon's Old Main, was about as close to the University as Reagan could have been expected to get. The 1980 election just wasn't one in which young voters played an important part — at least for the immediate time. The only candidate who drew any interest among the college set was Independent John Anderson. And while Anderson didn't come to Erie, his running mate Patrick Lu- cey was the only major candidate to visit Gannon. Lucey spoke in one of the Zurn lecture halls five days before the election denouncing Carter and Reagan as giving the voters no real choice. Anderson and Lucey surely must have expected that they would lose the election, but at least their winning about eight of the vote showed that third party candidates maybe taken more seriously in the future. And as far as appealing to young voters, the Independent ticket did even better, at least at Gannon. A couple campus polls showed Carter and Reagan neck and neck with Anderson getting a healthy 20-25 per- cent. G Timothy Kaier €X Fu Karen Kalaska Susan Kasbee Dennis Kedziercki Seniors 39 1 I he Delia C hi house located at 437 West 7th. (hi Delphu docs their thing! ! loga-ites show up in force at annual animal House part 4 The ucc people do a jig at the St. Paddy's Day part) 5 Delta Chi offers freshmen the Delta Differ- Maric Kellcv Hfth Ann Kelly Dennis (i Keverline Karen King mors Delta Chi and Chi Delphia Although a relatively new fraternity on campus Delta Chi has become an estab- lished organization in the short time they have been at Gannon. In April of 1 98 1 , the brothers of Delta Chi will celebrate their tenth anniversary of their charter here. Like the other Gannon fraternities, Delta Chi has also been involved in local good will activities. The fraternity has supported the Erie Infants Home Center by Christmas carrolling and putting on various skits for the children at the center. Every Saturday night Delta Chi holds its usual theme parties, but they distinguish themselves with their annual T T Night (Taco and Tequila). They also have a toga party in honor of the Delta Chi Fraternity featured in Animal House . Delta Chi is under the leadership of their President Steve Davis and Vice-President Jim Yount. Fran Klemensic Jennifer Koepka Thomas J Koester Janice Kondratic Seniors 41 Without the winter. how would c know us spring ' Winter blast strikes Gannon By the end of January, if people thought we were in for a light winter, they didn't know the nast) potential of Erie weather. And the) didn't know the power of that vermin from Gobblers Nob in Punxetaw- nej . Groundhog day came and went as Mon- day, February 2, with Punxetwaney Phil predicting, as expected, another six weeks of winter. But Groundhog Day didn't leave before the prediction turned out to be al- most immediately true. The snow began descending all over Erie town Monday night starting a wave of clos- ings that would continue for the next two days and prompting one motorist stopped at a light on Sassafrass Street to get out of his car and scream at the top of his lungs for some relief. By Tuesday, there was no relief in sight, only more snow — so much that classes at all area schools including Gannon were cancelled. Some students, maybe thinking that universities weren't ever supposed to close, dug their way downtown for nothing. But most probably just stayed in bed. 1 1 m [ hi d Km ka Diane M Kowalik Jeannie M Krajewski Karen Krause rnion n e a - v - ' 4 1 R Paul Kubeja Timothy J Kunlz Mary Diane Kuzman Matt Landfried Scniors 43 S u lions .ire problems stood on ihcir heads' Frank Gerard Langan I imothv I I atimer ( harlcK J Lazan Fred l.ichti'nwalter Patrick U Lie h ringer Barbara Lindstrom mors K . ik Karen T Lucot Jeffrey A Lyons William M Lyth Paul T Maciulewicz Seniors 45 For Tau Kappa Epsilon, the year 1980- 1 98 1 was one which their chapter here will long remember. The Fall semester was highlighte d with a visit from their brother Ronald Reagan in the closing weeks of the 1980 presidential campaign. During Mr. Reagan's stay in Erie, selected brothers from the fraternity drove in his entourage. This past year also marked the end of the TKF.'s 25th year at Gannon. The TKE's are under the leadership of President John Li- chius and Vice-President Mike Perovich. I I 'aula inn Maddalvna Vfit hele Maholtz Godfrey Ngwese Makoge Linda Manucci man Tau Kappa Epsilon 1. TKE's participate in first bookstore operated book sale. 2. TKE's keep warm at homecoming soccer game. 3. A rare quiet moment at the TKE house. 4. Tau Kappa Epsilon at the Golden Harvest. Mohammed Maqbool Melanie Market Judy D Martin Lisa M Marzula St mors 47 I Expansion '81 t ter gaining university status over a oar ago. Gannon has been quietly expand- ing and adding to the downtown campus. In 1 ebruary, 1 98 1 , students were invited to an openbouse to view the recently purchased Kenilwortb Apartments. Gannon's latest addition to on-campus housing. In other business dealing Gannon purchased the I irsi Presbyterian Church and educational center, across from Finegan Hall, for possi- ble use as a chapel and additional class- rooms among other uses. v ' . 0n ■r 1 w 1 . dward I Matt son Susan J McCall John J McFariand Mary R McHenry ninrs ■ V ' What we think, we become. Pamela A Miller Mark Anthony Miller Philip E McLaughlin Stephanie J McMillen Patrick McName e Kathy Miller Scniors 49 You'll nocr find out wh.it ou can do until ou tr Mark Minnaugh Jiui Mlnner Outside of ihe classroom, one of the busiest people on campus for the last four years has been Kim Sisk. Although she is usuall) seen directing the folkgroup for the weekend Mass. Kim is also remembered by most of us for coordinating the demanding job of freshmen orientation during the sum- mer. Socially, Kim was active as one of the founding sisters of Zcta Chi Omega. Gan- non's first sorority. Graduating in December, 1981, Kim says that she will miss working in Campus Ministry (a fun loving staff), playing for the folkgroup, her sorority sisters, but most of all — the people at Gannon. Her future plans include a career in accounting and living in the Pittsburgh area. Gannon wish- es you well. Kim. dilJM inn Wioduszewski Want Marie M osier James Mitchell Joseph E Mozdy • mors Student spotlight 'iael Mozelewski Rex Munsee Rona Nesbit Scmors 51 Delta Sigma Phi 1 The Sig Greek letters. 2 Easy to tell the Sig brothers favor the party life. Going for two — with a little help from a keg. 4 The Sig house located on 7th Street. i alerie No •■ Hlaiui Oates Paul D Olson Maureen Ann O'Neill ) Tinrs Chartered in 1954, the Sigs arc Gan- non's oldest fraternity, which helps give rise to their motto; The first and finest. Emphasizing the party life, the Sigs' big event for the year was Casino Night , which was held in the Fall. And, dur ing the school year the brothers have unofficially made 'Sig Night' a weekly event at certain area bars. In sports the Sigs won the intramural football championship. In the community, the Sigs have helped various organizations like the Heart Asso- ciation and the Percens House for juvenile delinquents. The brothers were also politi- cally active by helping to set up Democratic headquarters for the Fourth Ward. The Sigs are under the leadership of President Tim Greenland and Vice-Presi- dent Tom Southard. J a mtuk Sancy L Otis Rita Paladino Dianne Kathleen Palmer James Paluh Seniors 53 Gannon faculty authors Five Gannon faculty members: Dr. Rob- ert Allshousc. director of graduate social studies. Dr. David Frew, director of the master of business administration program, Mar Ann Frew, director of the medical assistant program. Dr. Walter Minot, di- rector of the freshmen w riting program and Dr. Dolores Sarafinski, associate professor of English, had books accepted for publica- tion in 1980. Dr. Allshouse's book is titled Photographs for the Tsar and came out in September 1980. Dr. Frew and his wife lar Ann co-authored two textbooks titled Fundamentals of Mecial Assisting: Ad- ministrative and Clinical and Medical Office and Administ rative Procedures, which were to come out in the fall of 1981. Dr. Minot's textbook titled Rheotric: The- or and Practice for Composition came out in December 1980. Allshouse's Photographs for the Tsar is a 240 page book of color and sepia tone photographs taken by Sergei Mikhailovitch ( ath) t I'ar on Nikolaos ;s ;m Gregory P. Passauer Randall J. Paulenich 1. Dr. Robert Allshouse 2 lar Ann Frew E Prokudin-Gorskii. Prokudin-Gorskii was a pioneer in color photography and traveled through-out Russia taking pictures of ev- eryday life. He left 2,000 glass negatives as his legacy. These were brought to the Li- brary of Congress by Mortimer Graves in 1946. Allshouse began the year-long project of compiling the photos after he noticed a ref- erence to the collection in the American Associationfor the Advancement of Slavic Studies newsletter. The main thrust of the book is the pictures. They are historical documents and represent pioneering in col- or photography. To see color from this time is truly amazing, he explained. Articles about the book appeared in The New York Times , Newsweek and The Erie Times. The article was also reviewed on WJET radio and WQLN radio and tele- vision. The Frews' collaborated on their two textbooks Fundamentals of Medical As- sisting: Administrative and Clinical and Medical Office and Administrative Proce- dures. Mary Ann Frew was asked to write the Fundamentals book by the F.A. Da- vis Company during her employment with them reviewing manuscripts. My exper- 01 -ill the diversions o ' life, there is none so proper to till up its empi spaces .is the reading of useful and entertaining authors Joseph Addison Francis Buzz Premozic Kathleen Forde Power Brian Scott Peelman Laurie Phillips Sharon Plumb Matthew Walter Pommer, Jr. Semors 55 You don't «nic because you wanl : lomething; on write became you've ;oi something to sa) I S oll I il jjcr.ild Brian J Radachy l dward Rapp ience was in clinical areas, so I felt I needed a co-aulhor.and the logical choice was my husband. He was in organizational behav- ior and worked in hospital administration consulting, and it was his field of study she said. The Fundamentals text fills the need for a college geared medical assistance text. It w ill be used at Gannon and contains some photographs of Gannon students and equip- ment. Minot's text Rhetoric: Theory and Practice for Composition is designed for lower level college writing courses. He has tested the practices in the book at Gannon. Most freshmen textbooks suffer from a lack of a sound theoretical basis; the theory of communication is often inconsistent or inaccurate or simply haphazard. My basic theory goes back at least as far as Aristot- le, Minot explained. Minot said he learned a lot from his stu- dents that he could not have picked up from research along. He gives credit to a number Janis Ra fandy I. Reeder Helena M. Regal Mary Rinderle of them in the preface. Examples of student writing are also used in the book. It was three years from the time he fin- ished the book before he saw it in print. There were revisions and changes to be made. Then he had to proofread the final version and write an index for it. Sarafinski's bibliography of Ben Jon- son's dramatic works contains over 3,000 entries. The book was done in collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Aalvage from Medaille College in Buffalo and Dr. Walter Lehr- man of Akron University in Ohio. The re- search was done in Pittsburgh University libraries and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. It took four years to complete. The idea for the reference book evolved from a dissertation she did in 1973 on Jon- son's comedies. It was during research for the dissertation that she discovered a need for a good annontated bibliography of Jon- son's works. There was no tool like this available to me, she said. This book is the first annotated bibliography of Jonson's dramatic works. The book involved drama and the Re- naissance — a natural synthesis of two of my loves. Maybe that's what kept me going the whole time. she said, A second volume of his literary criticism, poems and masques is also pined. These five books ranging in topic from medical to literary make a significant con- tributi to the academis world. Gannon also benefits as its academic worth is reaffirmed b instructors who publish, bv Kristen Susser. Dr Dolores Sarafinski Dr. David Frew and Dr. Walter Minot William E. Roberts Bernadette Ropelewski Gerald Rose Anthony M. Ruffa Seniors 57 Being the onl) non-Greek fraternity on campus the Sheiks have been able to hold their ow n since the organized in December 1969. And recently, in the spring of 1981 they inducted their first little sisters pledge class W hile maintaining an official non-recog- nition status, the Sheiks have been able to pack their house with their unusual theme parties like Ben Casey's Birthday, Kami- ka i Nights, the Inaugural Ball, the Beach Party, and Cake Night. The fraternity showed the true meaning of their brotherhood when they devoted their time and efforts raising money and purchasing a wheelchair for David Stewart of the Erie Infant Home Center. The Sheiks are under the leadership of their President Gary Avolio and Vice- President Dave Musky. - L •+ feJw ;-'-■ v rye i • • •  - E! I mH A sssssr i DIb bssss ss! P • II UK 1 1 V ry v , r 1 ™ El r Mm. • • • . 4 lc a .1 Si.ikV H .a . jk l.N V 4' 4g ks ■ k 6? PtfrX-ill - 11 1 ti j vv 1 ' L - ■ W i F ' ; .. -£ y , V pr „ - A Stanley R si Joseph f Sarti Joyce Scheici Lori Maria Sdao I. Sheiks brothers with David Stewart 2 Though lonel -looking on the outside — inside the Sheiks house is filled with activity. Sheiks brothers and friends celebrate at Sulli- vans during Senior Week. Betty J Shaffer Austin Shealey Margaret Sheridan Donna L Shot we 1 1 Scniors 59 Student spotlight - Maribeth Muckian One of the select group of students who appeared on the Commencement '81 stage to receive a special award was Maribeth Muckian. who was presented with the Monsignor Ennis G. Connelly Award for Excellence in Industrial Management. There is no doubt that Maribeth was some- what comfortable before her audience of some four thousand, since she has been on stage often as one of the Gannon Theatre's finest performers. ( i nthia I Simonsen James R Sismour, Jr. Robert J Skrypek Sheila A Slawiak Maribeth won a Bravo Award in 1980 for her performance on the Gannon stage, and scooped up Best Actress awards both in 1980 and 1981 at the Gannon Communica- tion Arts Department Awards Banquet for her roles in I Remember Mama and in the lead role of the spring '80 production of Dolls House . In addition to being an accomplished ac- tress. Maribeth graduated with a 3.98 QPA. She is an Industrial Management grad, and a native of Ambridge, Pa. k Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. George Santayana I M .JM Douglas R Smith Kimberly A Smith Marianne Smothers Christopher Brit ton Snyder Seniors 61 % hjt others sa of nic matters little w hat I mytell s.i land do matters much I Ibcrt (irccn Hobbard Ellen F Stephenson Karen Ann Strallon Faculty spotlight — Ernie Wright Many students will be missing a unique business education in the years to come after Professor Ernie Wright teaches his last class this semester. Perhaps one of the most colorful people to ever teach at Gan- non, Ernie Wright is colorful because he teaches business the way it is, not always by the book. Maybe his greatest contribution to Gan- non is the Department of Finance, which is his own creation. It was scientifically de- signed by Mr. Wright after he collected the opinions of many prominent business- men. This is why many business students switch their major to finance after their freshman year. Mr. Wright's plans for the future are to relax a little more by keeping up with his business reading and writing critiques. Al- though his teaching career is concluded, he (laro:, , I Su ahn III Cynthia Swanson James J. Thorwart Da id J. Tobin - mors does promise to give 'em a little hell through special guest lectures at Gannon if he is asked. Although many Gannonites call him proud, he only replies: My students make me egotistical. This statement was backed up by an Alumni Survey which listed Ernie Wright as one of the facility members most mentioned as contributing to the education of Gannon graduates. This year also marks the end of his twenty-eight years as advisor to the Student Investment Trust. It will certainly be quiet in the classroom when Ernie Wright retires, but his work at Gannon remains. Kathleen Tomczak Anne Turner David J. Uberti Suzanne J. Vargulich Seniors 63 Alpha Gamma Delta |l t , Zeta Chi Omega Zeta Chi Omega is a local sorority founded in 1979 and officially recognized by Gannon University in 1980. Zeta Chi Omega has sponsored open and closed parties, a Halloween dance, bowling, minature golf, and formal and informal dinners. They have also sponsored service projects such as a dance at the Gertrude Barber Center. ' $S Deftt Dennis .1 I flin I'aula f Vesonder Rush Vicinie Julie M Waechter 'HOIA Perishing Rifles Sigma Phi Epsilon The youngest organization among the Greeks, the Sig Eps were established in No- vember, 1977. While still a colony, the Sig Eps have kept a sturdy membership and expect to be chartered in the near future. Staying active in the fraternity system, the Sig Eps have their usual party life and sponsor the Chug-a-thon during Greek week. The Sig Eps have also been strong in intramurals, showing some of their str ength when their former president Jim Mott won the one-on-one basketball competition. In the community, the Sig Eps helped out the Heart Fund by participating in the Run For Life. Erie also benefited when the brothers cleaned Frontier Park on their Founder's Day. Despite some problems with the Gannon administration and the loss of a pledge class, Sigma Phi Epsilon intends to stay. They are under the leadership of their President Tim Diehl and vice-president G Gula. Daniel G Wagner Pamela A Walker David Ward Carolyn Weidner Seniors 65 The final week C ?nv ; ic ■ « H ■«•  Paul Wheeler Paul J. Wieczorek Joyce L. Wiley Finals and graduation near the end of studying for the year. And the end of study- ing signifies the official start of the summer social life season, with the first beer, or six- pack, or case, being imbibed after the last spring final has been put to rest. The KDR fraternity, for example, planned to inaugurate the opening da of the season with a tricycle race in downtown Erie from one bar to another, to another, to another, ad nauseum. The race was planned for Friday, the last day o ' finals, but apparently the practice sessions went a little too well. Most of the planned entrants were done with finals on Thursday — and after some exhibition bar- hopping that night, they were in no condi- tion to do anything on Friday. The senior week events that weren't can- celled included the annual wine and cheese party for seniors in the Nash Library Gar- dens, a social blast at Sullivan's, a bash at the Masonic Temple and the graduation dinner-dance also at the Masonic Temple. With most men, life is like backgammon halt' skill and half luck Oliver Wendell Holmes Matthew S. Wnukowski James Winzer Mary C. Wiley- Leo Williard Gary Winschel Joseph M. Winschel Scniors 67 I never ihink of ihc future It comes MH n enough Mbcn Einstein Laura WojIUW Katherine J Wolat n Anna Mane Woztliak Jill Annette Yatzor Sam A Yothers Paulette J Young - rniors John Zaczyk Thaddeus Zawislak Deborah A Zoltowski Judith A Zuccarini Senii Commencement '81 Gannon I Diversity's Thirty Seventh An- nual Commencement was held on May 10 at the (iannon Auditorium, with 495 stu- dents receiving undergraduate degrees and 1 20 receiving masters degrees. In addition, the first class of family physicians complet- ing the six-year Gannon University-Hahne- mann Medical College Family Medicine Program graduated, with 18 students re- ceiving both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctor of Medicine degree. -si- Presented with honorary degrees were Honorable Henry X. O'Brien. Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of Pa. and Dr. Cla- rence R. Moll. President of Widener Uni- versity in Chester, Pa. Seventeen Senior Awards were present- ed, with Jacqueline J. Kuehn of Erie receiv- ing the highest recognition for scholastic excellence, the Archbishop John Mark Gannon Award. Rona Nesbit of Suters- ville. Pa. was presented the GU Medal of Honor for character, leadership, and schol- arship. Miss Nesbit also received the Rich- ard Beyer Memorial Award for outstand- ing scholarship and intercollegiate athletic participation, and the Joe Luckey Service Award for outstanding dedication and ser- vice to the University. Other award recipi- ents included Philip David Zarnick of But- ler, Pa., the Alumni Award; Bonnietta Watson of Philadelphia, the Educational Opportunity Programs Council Award in memory of Otis Smith; Kathleen Marie Bailey of Erie, The Engineering Council Award; Richard C. Gorzynski of ERie, The Msgr. Joseph J. Cebelinski Memorial Award; Maribeth Muckian of Ambridge, Pa., The Msgr. Ennis A. Connelly Award; Kenneth Zielonis of Mechanicsburg, Pa., The Msgr. G. Gerald Dugan Memorial Award and the Professor Joseph J. Barr Memorial Award; Peter Carl Braeger of Erie, the Msgr. Paul E. Gooder Award; Jo- seph O'Brien of Uniontown, Pa., The Msgr. James E. Murphy Memorial Award; Dawn Marie Dunsmore of Erie, The Msgr. Joseph J. Wehrle Memorial Award; Christopher Zielonis of Mechanicsburg, Pa., The Penn- sylvania Institute of Certified Accountants Award; Betty J. Shaffer of Pleasant Mount, Pa., The Wall Street Journal Award; and Karen A. Krause of North Hartford, NY., The Msgr. Wilfrid J. Nash Christian Service Award. At the Commencement Dinner, which preceded the Sunday ceremony, 25 year Faculty Awards were presented to George Hesch, Ph.D., Joseph P. Scottino. Ph.D., Eron De Leon Soto, Ph.D., and Rev. Gilio L. Dipre, Ph.D. Also honored were retiring faculty members Attilio Ciccozzi, Ph.D. and Ernest C. Wright, Sr., MBA. Graduation Seniors not pictured 2- Year Degrees 4-Year Degrees Dedomenico, Mary K. Degroot, Anthony W. Becker, Denise M. Abbate, Scott A. Delfine, Janice R. BodlStOW, Carl D. Albreski, Richard P. Demjanenko, Walter H Couture, Michele J. Albreski, Lynne M. Derooy, Peter J. Cywinski, Annette M. Alessi. Kathleen M. Detisch, William J. Debus. Annette M. Anderson, Mark R. Dill, Thomas J. Emenbeiser, Sheri Angert, Michael P. Dinicola, Nicholas C. I vers. m 1 Anthony, Machelle L. Divecchio, Valerie A. Ci a tew man. Michael J. Antolik, Andrew T. Donaldson, Tania L. Glance, William S. Aquillano, Samuel R. Dudenhoefer, Daniel R. Haberbergen, Elizabeth Bailey, Kathleen M. Dundon, Charles A. H.ickenberg, Jennie L. Bambauer, Eugene M. Dunsmore, Dawn M. Hall, Jacqueline A. Barber, Karen M. Earick, David V. Hannold, Susan L. Barlow, Constance G. Eminhizer, Karen L. Heasley. Sherri M. Baughman, Lauren K. Engel, Frederick H. Hud . Kristine Benson, Kevin M. Fahimi, Nasser Hedzierski. Brenda A. Bentz. Linda M. Ferris, Joseph M. Kirker. Kim A. Berndt, Gayle Filipowski, Timothy C. Kissman. Judy A. Bertoli, Robert J. Filley, Barbara A. Kuban. Patricia A. Bibeau, Carl V. Fisher, Gregory T. Kuhar. Elizabeth A. Bifulco, Anthony G. Fox, Michael J. Maciak, Christine Banadio, Pamela A. Franco, Perry D. Mackenzie. Denise C. Bork, Susan M. Franz, Mark G. Magaro, Catherine J. Bossetti, Leroy L. Gamble, Susan M. McQuiston. Diane I. Bradac, John P. Ganzer, Gary A. Muenchow. Diane L. Braeger, Peter Gardiner, Martha J. Murdock, Brenda Braithwaite, Daryl A. Gashgarian, Michael H. Musgrave. Beth A. Briggs, Rebecca J. Georgic, Douglas P. Mushrush, David S. Bruno, James J. Giangreco, Catherine M. Nielsen, Christine L. Cacchione, Philip Giewont, John F. O'Neil, Margaret S. Carmichael, Susan Fry Glover, Roy A. Pring, Pamela L. Carrig, John P. Gorzynski, Richard C. Probst. Wallene S. Carson, Marc J. Graffius, Tamara L. Rattay. Christine Cavalancia, Barry J. Grazzini, Robert G. Reffner, Brian E. Chelko, Thomas A. Gredler, Frank E. Schultz, Shirley M. Chieppor, Michael K. Gunther, Erich W. Sedwick. Diane Cioffi, David R. Guzak, George R. Snyder, Roberta J. Comi, Mark J. Guzzy, Judith M. Staab, Janice A. Conway, Linda L. Hammer, David Sutherland, Alicia Cook, Jody A. Hammer, Nancy Thompson. Jan E. Curry, Haccord J. Haner, Janice A. Tutchko. Mary J. Dabkowski, Edward A. Harayda, Jeffrey J. Hazimanolis, George C. Maleski, John J. Roll, Eric D. Helsley, Amy D. Markesich, Diane Ruefle, Margaret Herbst, Charles G. Martin, Ronald Sabo, Robert P. Hernandez, Gilberto R. Mazzeo, Cheryl E. Salen, Mark R. Higging, Ronald G. McClelland, David C. Saliminia, Hossein Himmelreich, Charles I McCormick, James N. Saluk, Patricia H. Hines, Gregory L. McKinley, Thomas M. Sansom, Doris A. Hook, Karen A. McLaughlin, Jeanne M. Sansone, Timothy J. Hopkins, William R. Mielnik, Richard J. Schreckengost, Dale Horstman, James J. Mikolajczak, Michael Schubeck, Alice G. Hric, Jerone J. Minguett, Jorge R. Shaffer, Kevin P. Huchabone, Linda S. Monahan, Keith J. Shim, Michael B. Janke, Martina L. Monahan, Kevin M. Simmons, Joanne M. Jeffries, Pearl M. Mooney, Steven L. Simons, Michael W. Jones, Milford J. Mossburg, Rebecca S. Snyder, Richy L. Jurenovich, Jerome M. Mott, James F. Snyderwine, Elizabeth Kaminsky. Janet M. Muckian, Maribeth Soltys, Gregory B. Kennedy, Michael P. McShane, Mary M. Sonnenberg, Steven J. Kilmartin, Kelly L. Nagle, Marjorie Ann Steele, Tommy H. Knight, William D. Neary, Susan M. Stewart-Deering, Heather Kocan, Richard S. Nguyen, Hong D. Strasbaugh, George B. Kosinski. Michael T. Niedzielski, David Suprock, Mark D. Kovacic, Mark S. O'Brien, Joseph G. Surma, Timothy J. Koza, Richard A. Obringer, Philip Szabo, Brian Krack, Robert K. Oligeri, Robert A. Teculver, Jeffrey S. Krahe, Richard C. Olin, Timothy R. Torchio, Noel F. Krill, William E. Ondich, Michael P. Torkeo, Gary M. Kuehn, Jacqueline Otis, Nancy L. Town, Clarence R. Kuriga, Steven M. Paprocki, Alan J. Vali, John A. Labonte, David B. Paskvich, William J. Voelker, Joseph R. Landfried, Matthew Patmore, Thomas L. Walker, Brent E. Laris, Lee P. Pavilonis, Edward J. Wallo, Nancy M. Lasher, Jayne M. Phillips, Leslie A. Waoston, Bonnietta Levin, Howard M. Piotrowski, Krista M. Wiltrout, Kristin Lewis, Sidney P. Podobnik, Michael E. Wilwohl, James M. Lilly. Richard T. Pomorski, Daniel P. Winter, Christian F. Locastro, Ann Porreco, Christina C. Witwicki, Linda A. Locke, Larry A. Power, Leonard D. Walfe, Patricia K. Lofton, Curtis C. Price, Melanie Wynne, Timothy L. Longo, Leanna P. Prylinski, Jeffory J. Yakish, Jack E. Lynch. Duane D. Quirk, Kevin J. Yaple, Deborah A. Maciukiewicz, Susan Rahbar, Ali R. Zafiropoulos, Maria Majczyk, Anthony J. Ratkowski, Stephen G. Zarnick, Philip D. Makowka, Christopher Robison, Carrie Z. Zielonis, Kenneth Malek, Fardad ■HiHilMHHHHIillHI Rolick, Susan L. Zielonis, Christopher ■■■■■ ■■■ ■H Seniors 73 Wrobel's nobles Men's Soccer: Front row: Fernando Hurtado, Rudi Gicrok. Dean Matacchiera. Row 2: Nick Sala, Nick Pashos, Russ Johnston, Eric Effelfinger, Mike Stokes, M.irk kr;ius Row J; Chip Wood. Fran Klemensic. Row 4: Ken Angeletti. Kazem Ashrafioun, Nick Pin- dulic, Pete Vahey, Paul Guidos, Joe Briscese, Paul Schulcr Row 5 Mike Mandara. Rich Ravas, Tim %cppncr. Al Bluemle. Back row: Eugene Bambauer. and Coach Rich Wrobel ■ S 4 W 1 ■ IB . 3  Y+ '.'ma 1 Soccer 77 «  AA Men's ; Soccer Scores Gannon 1 Grove City 3 1 Buffalo State 6 1 Slippery Rock 7 0 Fredonia State 1 1 Behrend 4 2 Indiana of PA1 2 Edinboro 1 0 Pitt 2 0 Niagara 4 2 Geneva 3 0 St. Bonaven - ture 1 3 Allegheny 2 0 Mercyhurst 2 4 Alliance 0 1 Canisius 3 Won 4 Lost 1 1 Tied 0 Two all-beef patties . . . I bet you can't catch me! Russ Johnston puts his heart, soul, and nose into it. I thought you had the ball! The thrill of victory. Kazem Ashrafioun getting a play started down the field. Soccer 79 Gannon hockey scores big Hockey Team members: Norb Klebanski, Mark Rembert, Larry Collins, Paul Schuler, Trent Gause, Mike Bonnet, Den- nis Ramsey, Doug Williams, Mike Morri- sey, Jim Stewart, Chuck Claunch, Butch Halko, Chris Fama, Doug Mercier, Chris Winter, and Gordon Buckley. ■ Hockey Scores Gannon 4 Slippery Rock 3 Navy 10 4 Navy 11 5 Indiana UP 4 6 St. Vincent 2 6 Pt. Park 4 9 Penn St. -McKee 2 1 Allegheny 6 5 West Virginia 1 4 Pitt 8 6 Pitt 7 1 Duquesne 4 4 CMU 1 4 Allegheny 4 3 Indiana UP 2 9 St. Vincent 7 10 Penn State 5 7 CMU 4 3 Allegheny 2 4 Duquesne 0 3 Slippery Rock 3 Won 1 3 Lost 6 Tied 3 ' kcs The Gannon University Hockey team scored big this year, winning the Western Pennsylvania Inter-Collegiate Hockey League Championship. In their championship game, the Gannon Hockey team gave Duquesne university its second defeat in that school's last two years of hockey. The Gannon team shut out Du- quesne 4-0 in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena. Gannon finished the season with a 1 3-6-2 record. Four of its losses were to the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Naval Academy, schools with much larger hockey programs than Gannons, according to Gan- non Hockey coach Fred Lane. Chris Winter was outstanding in the nets. Lane said. Larry Collins got more and more used to defense this year — be- coming an outstanding player. Some games he had as much as forty minutes of ice time. Lane added. The team success was not due to just one or two players. Lane added, At the begin- ning of the year we brought a rope into the rink, cut it into pieces, and gave each player a piece. The idea was that the players should depend on each other as if each was hanging over a cliff and needed another player to hold them up with that rope. The response from fans was great this year, Lane said. An average of 400 to 500 people came to the Gannon Home games, and other teams began to fear play- ing at the Gannon 'snake pit', Lane said. At the beginning of the year Gannon gave the Hockey team $2,000 to spend for new equipment, and another $2,000 next year will buy equipment and more ice time for practice, Lane said. The Gannon Hockey season lasts from October 1 to March 25. by Tom Hudak Hockey 81 Gannon harriers . . new sport off to running start With a young, freshman team, Gannon Cross Country began to mature during the sports first season at Gannon which had dropped cross country running in 1973. The team won 3 of 6 dual meets it en- tered, beating out Hiram College, and Mer- cs hurst College twice. The team fared less well in its invitational meets, having its best showing in the Buffalo State Invitational where it finished 9th among the 13 teams competing. The team of freshmen runners had no previous experience at College cross coun- try racing, where the races are twice as long as high school cross country. Considering that, the team did surprisingly well, Gan- non athletic director Bud Elwell said. We're going to be even better next year, he added. Elwell named Craig Zgraggen the team's number one runner. The Cross Country season runs from September 12 to October 31. The team is coached by Ed Borsuk. by Tom Hudak Cross Country Team members: Chris Bohrer, Kurt Duryea, John Eliot, Lincoln Lenze, Dave Tierney, and Craig Zaraggen. Cross Country Scores Gannon 17 Mercyhurst 48 21 Hiram 34 50 Allegheny 15 50 Case Western 15 50 Edinboro 15 19 Mercyhurst 36 Won 3 Lost 3 Tied 0 Buffalo State Invitationa 9th of 13 National Catholic Invitational 17th of 18 Fredonia State Invitational 9th of 10 Canisius Invitational 14th of 14 NCAA Regionals 30th of 32 •untr Gannon golfers putt to success Golf: Front row: Mike Capotis, Rick Amendola, Paul Lichtenwalter, Jim Amendola, Ed Habjan, Tim Eberlein. John Clark. Back row: John Dado, Bill Paul, Bill Phillips, Craig Acherman, Tom Roward, Rob Hornak. Doug Dillon. Men's Golf Scores Gannon 379 Buffalo State 383 Elmira Invitational 1st Oswego State 393 Tri-State Invitational 5th I niversity of Brooklea Invitational 1st Buffalo 395 California St. Invitational 7th 387 Buffalo State 401 Allegheny Invitational 4th Canisius 424 Buffalo St. Fall Classic 1st 307 University of ECAC Upstate NY Regional 1st Buffalo 332 ECAC Championship 9th 420 Canisius 453 Dale Beckler Invitational 10th Nazareth 509 Champion Lakes Invitational 6th 385 Mercyhurst 516 W. Liberty Invitational 7th 382 St. Bonaventure 417 Allegheny Invitational 3rd 384 Mercyhurst 461 California St. Invitational 6th 384 Grove City 432 Bob Raymond Invitational 6th Mercyhurst 442 Nittany Lion Invitational 13th 385 Behrend 425 Indiana Invitational 6th Mercyhurst 427 Won 5 Lost 0 Tied 0 Volleyball has disappointing end The 1 ad) knight's volleyball team under first year coach Lea Austin began its season uiih losses to Behrend and Canisius and then reeled off four consecutive wins over Villa Maria, Jamestown, KSU-Ashtabula and Lake Erie Community College. The trend was then reversed as the women lost the next 4 games and went on to finish with B record o( 6 wins and 15 losses. Standouts for the team included senior Donna Shotwell, juniors Geri Grotkowski and katln Kellecky, and sophomores Alice Selker and Susan Vite. Woma n's Volleyball Scores Gannon 1 Behrend 3 1 Canisius 3 2 Jamestown 0 2 Villa Maria 0 2 Lake Erie 0 2 KSU-Ashtabula 0 0 Mercyhurst 2 0 St. John Fisher 2 0 Clarion State 2 0 California State 2 2 Pitt-Johnstown 1 0 Allegheny 2 0 Thiel 2 0 Behrend 2 1 Villa Maria 3 0 Univ. of Buffalo 2 1 Houghton 2 0 Lake Land 3 3 Jamestown 0 1 Buffalo State 2 0 Mercyhurst 3 Won 6 Lost 1 5 Tied 0 eyball if- l r i Wtf H Volleyball: Front row: Kathi Anderson, Jeannie Craig, S.J. Vricelli, Terri Hendershot, Peggy Ruefle. Row 2: Kathy Kallecky, Alice Selker, Lori Parson, Geri Grot- kowski, Patty Zavistowski. Donna Shotwell Back row: Coach Lea Austin Volleyball 85 Fox's den Men's Basketball: Front row: Richard Rathell, Gosby Prvor. Dan Achille. Roger Moore. Eric Klann, Chris Knoll. Dave Phillips, Mike Kopas. Back row: Assistant h Steve Huefner, Dave Razzano, Jim Mitchell, Rich Blaydes. Jim Sivak, Dan Sculley, James McNeill, Greg Rogers. Head Coach Dick Fox and 1.inager Steve Flatley. • • i BrActball 1. Sophomore Dan Sculley tips it in. 2. The view Mario Bagnoni has from the sidelines. 3. Senior Jim Mitchell waits for a rebound. 4. Dan Achille starts to get back in the action. . 1 i hSf' ■L2 S g ih • mK| 7v %€i ' Men's Baskctball 87 1 Roger Moore warms up before game time. 2 Milch gets the tip for Fox's Peach Street Gang . 3. The Gannon spirit is alive and well. 4. Dan Achille directs traffic. 5. The Goose shows his stuff. Men's 1 Basketball Scores Gannon 90 Alliance 79 83 Put-Bradford 75 73 Slippery Rock 60 65 Fredonia State 47 61 Edinboro State 43 77 Clarion State 84 87 Buffalo State 96 77 Phil. Textile 69 97 Ashland 96 68 Phil. Textile 62 86 Central State 92 68 Behrend 71 92 Slippery Rock 78 84 Wheeling 83 52 Youngstown State56 87 Steubenvillc 107 75 Pitt-Johnstown 65 62 I.eMoyne 47 70 Alliance 56 72 Chcnc State 71 Mercy hurst 59 76 Stcubcnville 69 70 Fdinboro State 57 47 Youngstown State52 76 Central State 74 50 Nc« York Tech 59 83 Central Connect cut 87 VS. in 17 Lost 10 Tied 0 ■ iball Cheerleaders: Diane David, Terry Geitner, Diane Gir- dans, Jane Klier, Mar kuzman. Bonnie Lang, Karen 1 eonetti, Mimi Zientek. Mens Basketball 89  v kctball Lady Knights a season to rejoice ■ 1 Lady Knight lets loose for two. Lady Knights split up into a zone defense. Point guard takes control. Rona Nesbit fires a pass out of the corner. Coach Lea Austin gives calm instructions to the team. Women's U.iskciball 91 1 II that's the score I'm leav- ing now 2 ( oaches I ea uslin .ind (iar I roclich give encouragement to the I ad) knights ) Pitt-Johnstown player grabs tor a rebound against Gannon. 4 Rona goes lor two against Pilt-Johnsumn il Women's Basketball Scores Gannon 98 Mercyhurst 50 112 Pitt-Bradford 112 83 Clarion State 67 66 University of Akron 64 92 Slippery Rock 74 72 Canisius 74 97 Behrend 41 83 Wheeling 62 66 University of Buffalo 72 86 Behrend 58 70 Youngstown State 78 59 St. John Fisher 47 65 Robert Morris 53 80 St. Bonaventure 83 82 Indiana UP 70 69 Cleveland State 82 79 Thiel 60 71 Niagara University 77 81 Universit) of Rochester 68 89 Mercyhurst 38 73 Clarion State 58 68 t dinboro 73 69 Pitt- Johnstown 70 62 Duqucsne 67 66 Morgan State 99 Won 5 1 ist 1 0 Tied 0 I kctball Women's Basketball: Front V, left to right: Marianne Crevar, Marcia Mc- Donald, Peggy Ruefle, Pam Bonadio, Rona Nesbit, Ellen Matschner, Kathy Prest. Back row: Val Danner, Helen Marz, Lori Parson, Linda Hunley, Geri Grotkowski, and Del Braithwaite. Women's Haskciball 93 Men's tennis shaky season Mens Tennis Front row: Mark Becker, Bob Marcoline, John Speice. Back row: Carl Miller, ssi ( oach Parviz Zadeh, Firouz Zadeh, Mat- thew Gregory, John Yang, Coach Joe Defazio. ' :n'i Tcnni . 1 en Brzzozowski awaits the return shot. Mark Becker prepares to return a lob Backhand to back right court or something like that. Bob Marcoiine recoils from a powerful shot. I iron Zadeh wiggles into position. Gannon player doing what he was doing on the other page. Men's Tennis Scores Gannon 5 St. Bonaventure 4 9 Niagara University 0 5 Fredonia State 4 1 Edinboro 8 3 Buffalo State 6 6 University of Buffalo 3 5 Allegheny 4 7 Fredonia State 2 6 Canisius 3 4 Robert Morris 5 0 Slippery Rock 9 1 Pitt 8 2 Grove City 7 0 Edinboro 9 2 Behrend 7 3 Geneva 6 Won 7 Lost 9 Tied 0 Men's Tennis 95 Women net winning season W omen's Tennis: Front row: Marie Ka- Icjta, Debbie Stitt, Gwen Ralpf, Chris I reda, Ann Wagner. Back row: Terry Catherine, Tammj Duke, Coach Linda I agley, Helen Ann DeSimone. Helen Mar . nniN 1. Pla ing tennis incognito. 2. Her raquet lifts and supports. 3. Kung fu and tennis: the blend of disciplines. 4. A joint discussion on team strategy before a match. m Women's Tennis Scores Gannon 6 Thiel 1 3 Clarion 6 3 7 3 Mercyhurst Villa Maria Behrend 4 0 4 4 5 Mercyhurst Behrend 3 2 5 Fredonia State 2 7 Villa Maria 0 Won 6 Lost 3 Tied 0 • • • 'r .4 ' ' f f ' ' ' ' ' , , , + V , ' ' ' M wsBftmm ■ - « 0 Women's Fennis 97 Ring around the bases •' Despite some outstanding individual per- formances, Gannon baseball did not have a winning season, winning only 6 of 30 games. Individual highlights included junior catcher Ric Gauriloff who batted .495, and sophomore Tony Palermo who batted .414. • freshman infielder, Tom Roward batted .436. The team this year included 2 seniors, 1 junior, 7 sophomores and 1 1 freshmen, leaving hope for a stronger team to come. The team plays a split season of 1 2 games in the Fall and 18 in the Spring. One prob- lem this year was that some good players in the Fall did not return in the Spring, ac- cording to athletic director Bud Elwell. bv Tom Hudak Baseball Team members: Dan Allegretto Tim Antolik, Ron Bennett, Bernie Bileck John Boyles, Larry Collins, Dick Eaton Ric Gauriloff. Doug Grack, Rick Hall Steve Heckman, Pat Klocek, Kevin Leus chen, Tom McCaulin, Tony Palermo, Ton Roward. John Planz, Dan Shreve. Tom Sie gel, John Sutika, and Craig Zgraggen. ball 1: % m iiMiu m Men's Baseball Scores Gannon 0 Mercyhurst 21 1 Mercyhurst 10 5 St. Bonaventure 7 1 St. Bonaventure 5 3 Pitt-Bradford 1 7 Pitt-Bradford 4 8 Robert Morris 13 10 Robert Morris 15 7 Fredonia 8 9 Fredonia 3 2 Mercyhurst 3 0 Mercyhurst 4 2 Davis Elkins 6 0 Davis Elkins 8 2 Frostburg State 5 1 Frostburg State 4 2 Pitt-Johnstown 7 2 Pitt-Johnstown 7 5 Theil 1 10 Grove City 21 3 Grove City 1 1 1 Fredonia 5 5 Fredonia 6 1 Mercyhurst 0 0 Mercyhurst 4 0 Behrend 6 1 Edinboro 0 9 Edinboro 11 11 California State 12 6 California State 15 Won 6 Lost 24 Tied 0 B;iscball 99 Softball The Gannon Women's Softball team be- gan its season well — with three straight wins but the season slumped into a mid- dling 3-5-1 record. The team beat Villa Maria and Thiel Colleges, and tied Behrend College. A young team, the Women's softball team had one senior, two sophomores, two ju- niors, and eight freshmen. The Women's Softball season runs dur- ing the month of April, by Tom Hudak Softball Team members: Kathi Anderson, Sue Anderson, Heidi Andrews, Pam Bona- dio, Laurie Clawson, Marcia Drutarosky, Geri Grotkowski, Linda Hunley, Kara Kel- ly, Ellen Matschner, Kathy Prest, Bridget Whalen, and Amy Ziberna. 1 Women's Softball Scores Gannon 17 Villa Maria 3 11 Villa Maria 10 5 Theil 4 0 Mercyhurst 11 3 Mercyhurst 7 8 Grove City 11 6 Behrend 6 5 Clarion State 6 2 Clarion State 12 Won 3 Lost 5 Tied 1 GANNON SPORTS --j r - -■ 33C3ZXZI3 7 — — r t'fc GANNON UNIVERSITY Sports 101 Aqua men start polo club innon's Hockey team is one of the most successful teams at the university and also one o ' the popular with students, even though Gannon doesn't have it own rink. The Hocke) Club has to rent Glenwood ice rink. Gannon also doesn't have an outdoor playing field and yet it has a soccer team. nd Gannons newest Cross-Country team has to practice at Frontier Park, which is owned b the city. So w hen a group of swimmers and aquat- ic nuts at Gannon thought about starting a Water Polo Club, it didn't let Gannon's lack of a pool discourage them. The Club formed in the Spring, 1981 planning to play a B-game schedule in the fall using Tech High School's pool for the home games and Cathedral Prep's pool for practices. ■  MV iMMvWU WffW.v ' ■ wumiuii mm JMSEBi ..Jllh.r. m t 1 UL B • 1 1 1 ■ 1 1 BJLi • BJ P ftL. s 'iiinF |U j Leader Jeff Chereson, together with the other officers — Vice President Pat Fran- cis. Treasurer Dave Schultz and Secretary Dave Wiefiing and Coach Bill Welch, were hoping to finish organizing the club over the summer. Intramural 1. Bob Baldwin models the newest style in hood ornaments. 2. All smiles for bowling 101. 3. Going for a strike the hard way. 4. Easy lay-up for two. 5. Pat Francis shows that there is plenty of room for dignity in water polo. 6. Judy Minner leads Chi Delphia into action. Intramurals 103 Intramural sports 4 ( 7. Bowling for scholars. A quid moment in the Audi. One-on-one winner Jim Mott drives to the bas ket. The great American hero in action. Guarded but going for two. lump ball action in men's basketball. Tom Kohlcr goes for the Willy Moscare double bank, triple lots, half-gainer shot in the SAC. - v ntramurali lniramurals 105 Intramural wrap-up Intramural sports at Gannon are often followed more closely than the intercolle- giate sports and it probably has something to do with all the competitors being fellow students just your average Joes. In the fall semester, the following sports were run: golf doubles was won by the Sigs with Jeff I yons and Neil Stewart placing first m the event. The Sigs also won putt- putt as a team with Mike Dunford and Bri- an McDonald. Tennis doubles went to the Sigs also, even though the Studs had the first-place team of John Lucci and Chris McDermott. The Sigs claimed both the team and individual championship in the Football Field Meet, with Randy Jones winning the title. The billiards title was won by Bill Shugars of the APDs, individually. The TKEs won foosball as a team with the Studs placing the top team of Art Sardini and Jeff Harayda. Swimming was dominated by a commut- er team named Y Diners, with Wehrle plac- ing second. The Studs won the softball title w hile the Sigs accumulated the most points in that event. John Carrig and Fred Heintz tied for title honors in cross country and carried their team of Brothers and Others to the team title. Bowling was won by Sig I with the TKEs amassing the most points. Free throws went to the Studs, while Mike Schwartz of the APDs won the in dividual free throw title. The Sigs won football and got the most points in the event, too. Tom Burik again won Ping-Pong singles, as he did last year, and helped the Studs to the team title. The final event of the fall was wrestling, which was won by the Shieks. Individual champions for wrestling includ- ed Rick Eaton, Dave Gromacki, Phil Kuntz. Bill Roth, Joe Rossman, Brothers Paul. Mike and Chris Rowane each won their event. The spring semester started out with bas- ketball, and the Studs 'A' team won the crown with the Studs getting the most points also. Volleyball was again won by Intramural Studs 'A', and they again amassed the most points in that event as they did last year. Tom Burik teamed up with his brother, Jim. to win Ping-Pong doubles and help the Studs claim the team title also. Bill Tracey won badminton for the third consecutive year, and the TKEs won the event as a team. Spring bowling was won by Pike Dix- on, with TKE 'A' and TKE 'B' placing first and second in the regular season. TKE 'A' won one-pitch softball. and the Pikes cap- tured the crow n in track and field. Winners of events in track and field include Bill Morgan for shotput. Mark Trezona in long jump. Fred Heintz in the mile run and the 880 run. John Kleinhanz won both the 220 and 440 runs. Benny Askew won the 100- yard dash. The Pike team of Dennis Ded- zierski. Mike Lyth. Mark Dixon and Mark Trezona captured the 880 relay, while the KDR team of Frank Miller, John Carrig, Fred Heintz and Steve DiTullio won the mile relay. Only four events rema this year, and they are tennis singles, horseshoes, golf singles and weightlifting. Soccer is in progress, and it appears that the TKEs will amass enough points in it to outdistance the Sigs and Studs for the All-University Trophy. Tim Eberlein of the Studs holds a slim lead over both Rick Eaton of the Studs and Randy Jones of the Sigs in the race for All-Univer- sity Athlete of the Year. Some of women's champions were the AGDs for football, Third West Flyers for basketball, Mini-Buds for volleyball, Kim Dunlap for Ping-Pong singles, Kathy De- Fazio and Andrea Midano for Ping-Pong doubles, and Trisha Palchalk in badminton. Written permission Gannon Knight lntramurals 107 Alpha Phi Delta Mph.i I'hi Delta I ront row. Phil Pasci, Chris Cashed, Mike Zuarich, Row 2: Jim I arkin, Nod Torchin, Wall C hristopher, John Marzula, Mark Minnaugh. Larry Barno Row 3: Dave Jurcnovieh. Guj Harley, Tim Manning. Mike Roman. .Ierr Jurcnovieh Back row: Mark krauv Mike Sehwarl . Rick Koza API) I ittle Sisters I roni row Denise Pciroff, Traccy Thomas, Michelle Aloi. Diane I cman. Back row: An- gela Hartman, nne Serena, Julie Fpsin. Monica Gesu- niana API) 1 ittle Sisters Front row: Pat Flood. Tammi Heath Row 2 Cand) Ritchie, Carol Bu ard, Cathy Philhower. Row 3 Carol Madden. Mary Schcrcr, An- neite Scicrka Back row Connie Maruca, Kim Dunlap. Jennifer Maser, Sue Mcka Alpha Phi Delta: Front row: Trent Gausc. Frank Stan- lon. Bob Laspin Row 2: Steve Walsh. Jim Gall. Bill Shugars Back row Tim Weppncr, Jon Tulino. Paul Guidos. Ralph Bell. Bob Flynn mines ? In Fri r' Da SDulliva -Mark Miller s,eve LaC rt -  2: Phil McLaughlin, Jem Stefan John BonanU, Steve Da JoeB.fuIco Phtl Speram . Row 3: John Yang. Sam Kirk. Don Stocton, Sam Beer, J,m Yount, Buz, Premozic, Capuin Reisenwel ti.wk row: Tom Hudak. Ra Fre l IS, ber. Delta Chi Chi Delphia jl- . _ hSIZLw .' «   uN nO- Ki l«V. J-, Mta«r. S„, McDe™„„. Gloria Pi.onyak. R„. Social Fraternities 1 1 1 Mpha Gamma Delta I ronl row V allcnc Probst, Sharon Ignelzi, Pam Miller. Michelc Reukauf. Row 2: Lynne Albreski, June Renlon, Debo Radziewicz, I isa Marzula, rami Freeman. Back row: Jan Drogus, Mary Ann Grundy, Mary Jo Tutchko, Lisa Pier, I ynn Sorg Alpha Gamma Delta Zeta Chi Omega Zeta ( hi Omega I ronl row Kath Gotchack, Kathj Ingram. Carol Strohmeycr. Cathy DiNardo. Row 2: Judy Udovich. Kim Sisk. 1.irs Dennen, Sue Arnold. C aria Borero. Back row: Stephanie DiRaimo, Terry Hcndershot, Sue Roach. Karen Hund. Debby Meszaros rnitlCS ; Sigma Phi Epsilon: Front row: frank Heinrich, Jim Moil. Melvin the I r.u mascot. Row 2: Jim (ioggin, Mike (iatcsman. Chris Synder, Jim Donovan. Dale Lewis, Pete V'ahey. Row 3: Rich Coury, Mark Dunn. Kelly Kilmartin, frank l.angan. Sam V others, G. Gala. Back row: Jeff Sttblow Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Phi Epsilon Little Sisters Sig Ep Little Sisters: Front row: Linda Jean Ramsden, Sheri Milkn, Lynn Warren. Row 2: Patricia Kuban, Judy Zuccarini, Lisa Smith. Row 3: Maureen Gullick, Kim Woodhead, Anne Monocello. Row 4: Janis Kon- dratic, Karen Wilk, Jill Klara, Chris Schuyler, Marie Sarisky. Back row: Kathy Capello, Robin Guzanick, Social Fraternities 1 13 Delta Sigma Phi Tom Dill. Row 2 C remisio, Row 3 Delta Sigma Phi I ront row Sam Dimento. Ted Cygnarowicz, I d Jerge. Bob Bosolovic, Perry Franco. Denis loc Dolenar, John Seserko, Brian McDonald. Jell I ons. Ra Leach. Tim Greenland. Morris Poll. Tom South- ard Row 4 I ran (ierok. Dave Mushrush. Russ Johnston. Back row Neil Stewart. Keven Ellwell. Sij; I ittle Sisters Front row Paula Winebcrg, Mickey Perrom, Debbie La ik Sig 1 ittle Sisters: Front row Mars Beth Gannon. JoAnne Travers, Kath Taylor Row 2 Paula Maddalena. Diane Girdano. Michele Gralak Row 3 Diane McQuisten, Dcnise Kugler, Sonya Geer, Beth Kelly Back row: Cind Plant . Jan Thompson. 4 .- nines Sheiks Sheiks: Front row: Freddy Lindane, Jim Sismour, Jay Hellinger. Abe Zahand. Gary Shaffler, Wayne Wieszck. Row 2: Don Wojnar, Larry Collins. Doug Grieser, Pete Caruso. Brian Hanrahan, Mike Mandara. Row 3: Dave Micsky, Mike Morrissey, Guy Auolio, Chris Rowane, John Dienes. Nick Sala, Nick Pindulic. Back row: Bob Mangano. Rob Rumel- tanger. Steve Anthony, Mark Gianetti, John Garinther. Sheiks Little Sisters Sheik Little Sisters: Front row: Katie Komer, Amy Lavelle. Vickie Tabor. Back row: Donna DeBenedetto. Amie Wishnok. Janice Wiedenweber. Social Fraternities 1 I 5 Tau Kappa Epsilon 1 au k.ippa Epsilon: From row: John Hcckman, Scoit Krall, Tom Kaucney, Bill Hopkins. Don Kaminski. Tony Fulgcnzio, John Lichius, Tim McCall, Bill Treacy, Don Dulcsio. Tom Seaman, Jeff Crooke. Row 2: Doug Wil- liams. Bill Villari, Steve Kucenski. Paul Ramdas, Bob Duffy, Joe Drathman, Phil Kunu. Rob Hornak, Bob Martinchick. Phil Carstenson, Tom Deutsch, Steve Schoj Row 3 Flraldo Scacchitti. Tony Scacchitti, Steve Heckman, Brian Rcuss. Ken I en e. Mike Camino, Mike Welch, Blaise Oates. Mike Perovich, Mark DcSantiv Back Row (Roof): Gordon Buckley, Les Edin- boro. Tyrone Carter, Mike Culberg. Rich Ravas, John Zielinski, Kurt Pas- tucha, Tom Cotter, Vance Duncan, Ed Wclsch, Joe Hugar. Perishing Rifles i ■ Perishing Rifles [ ront row I r Synderwine, Pete DeLucia, Bill Roth, Lisa Spaulding, Amy Motto. Row 2: Rich Cline. Martin ( el UCia, I aura Malone. Darght Arnngton. Back row Dan Bensur, Pal Peters. Paul Bensur. ' s I ■■ rnities Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Mpha I ronl row Dave Plowchalk, Dave Costa, l .i c Marchitelli, ronj Rousos Row 2 John Still, Mark Irc ona, John llullev, Paul Douglas. Row 3 Dan Daube, Dave Aires. Paul Roscosky, Rusts Reaghard Hack row: Barrj Corbett, Kevin Donv browski, Jim Diamond, Greg (lark. Dave Kedzierski, Mike Yelinek. Pi Kappa Alpha: Front row: Bill Morgan, Ed Gantz, Rich Cline, Mike Lyth. Row 2: Bob Wharton, Mickey Skrypek, Clark Duffy, Pat Henderson, Mark Dixon, John Garred, Dennis Kedzierski, Carl Beck, Jeff Ter- rell. Row 3: Jeff Robinson, Bob Wiepert, Louis Sirain, Rusty Vicinie. Back row: Jim Carlucci, Eric Suchka, Jim Whelton, Ken Victor. Pike Little Sisters: Front row: Lynn Ruffing, Barb Zigo, Amy Pyle, Debbie Mauritz, Sally Ballman. Back row: Lynn Baker. Anna DiStefano, Bonnie Lang. Melanie Ochalek, Eileen Agard. Social Fraternities 1 17 Mph.i Epsilon Rho Front row: Tracy Allen, Cindy Martin, Prof. Joan Williams. Pat Blucy. Karen Marie Engro. Back row Ion Fulgenzio, Bill James. I red Bean, Jerry Jurenovich. Dan Sullivan. Doug Smith. Mark Fallone. Alpha Epsilon Rho Sigma Pi Sigma ii Sigma Pi Sigma Front row Cindy Dickey. James Hcagy. Thomas Madura. Joseph Kugler. Michael Stafford. i rnitics Alpha Phi Omega Mpha I'bi Omega I ront row Michcle (ir.il.ik. Sue McDermott, Jud) Jacobus Row 2 Scon Collinash, Mart) Ann Kittncr. Row 3: Voula Kicrimourtzis, Cheryl Yeaney, Mar) Ohmer, Tern Geitner Rov. -4 Jim Wesdock, Hill Soisson, Kevin enesco, dreg Rus- n. ik. l arr 1 Slack, Ra I rc Hack row: Sam Beer, Jim Zimmerman, rherese Martin, roni Vincent, Ken Gausman, Helen Kirckbaum, Mark Baker Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Kappa Psi: Front row : Mary Beth Nagorski. Debbie Stitt. Bernie Ropelewski, Doug Moon, Ann Wagner. Row 2: Man Barrett. Juli Lupo. Ed Verdecchia. Jill Carrig. Debbie Sweet, Theresa Wolski, Kevin Hertzog. Row 3: Mr. Eichelsdorfer. Bob Meinhart. Brad Harper. Judy Graham, John Kamisky, Pat Shoup, Jac Kiester, Jim Hilty. Back row: Joe Fromknecht. Liz Sackett, Carol Madden. Jim Penna, Julie Campbell. Jim Mitchell, Jack Mehler, Jane Klier, Chris Zielonis. Raine Kleisner. Professional Fraternities 1 1 Tri Beta I n Beta I ront row Mark Trombctia. Joanne Grolemund. Phil Cachone, Greg Kimmel. Row 2: Barb Butcher, Wendy Matson, Holly I ander, ( ind I owle, Daryl Breathwa) Row }: kell C rowzer, Lisa Schlitz. Pam Yanchic, Cheryl Buiichoffer, Alice Rosenthal, Marcia Drewtorsk) Row -i Sue Seubcr, Donn.i ( owher, Ann Bola. Sue Kesber. Khristan Wiltrout, Ann Wozniak. Back row: Joe Calabresco, Jim Speiller, Rob Gynor, John Stewart, Mike Neylon, led wosiliac. ttf« :: it It:- «« n VlJ' I i I n Beta I roni row Sherry allacc. Raye Thomas, Louis Sorian. Tim Kuntz, John Curella. Row 2: Mary Ann Delia Santa, Melany Market, Mark Geisc, Pal Schmitt, Matt I andfried. Jeff im. Back row: Pat Henderson. Jim Wcisdock, Loren Mozdy, Mark Baker, Stef Me Mill. in. Matt Pornmcr. Todd Gothard. Nick Stefanowskv i ternities German from row Bcrulurd. Main Sifrit, Mike Kesicki Row 2: Susan Willis. Dr. Hul em. Minn lemtek, kini Woodhead, Mrs. Kobylka. Stefani Kobylka Row 3 Wolfgang Pilsak. Sandy Cook, Tracy Huff. Dr. Weber Back row I inda Becker, .lean Klein, Astrid Zupptnger. Lydia Mueller. Mr Mrs Zuppinger, Mr Mr- Nelson, Mrs Wojchiechowski, Karen Lucot, Tony Ruffa. German Spanish Spanish: From row: Melanie King. Suzanne Heynoski. Mary Carole Hailbach, Maria Corsi, Terri Wilkerson, Maricely Reyes, Kathy Hund. Cecilia M. Cruz. Row 2: Maria Elena Medina. Sr. Eslela Benton, Sr. Rose Kidd, Sr. Theresa Gutceinz, Fraucizca German. Consuelo Sague. Elda Euiguia, Medina Seniche. Back row: Dr. Eron De Leon Sota. George Jackson, Jeanne Thunberg, Debra Christin- sen. Dr. Joseph Scottino. Mrs. Mary Lou Scoltino, Dela Preisiugor, Miguel Sague. Professional fraternities 1 21 Personnel club Front row: Florine Williams. Terri Ferco, Eddie Verdecchia, Cathy Parson. Row 2: Marie Maleski, Bernie Ropelewski, Ann Wagner. Jill C'amg. Katie Kalie. Lorraine Weisner, Maureen Sweeney, Shelly Barzano, Lydia Banducci. Back row: John k.iminNk . (ircg Terpin, James Mitchell, Michael Eisert. Personnel club WERG ii • WERG: Front row: Tim Kier, Tracy Allen, Ken Komives, Lisa Hein, Ralph Bell. Joel Natalie, Ron Ross, Gloria Pitonyak, Tony Sparalino, Row 2: Ray Leech. Doug Hall. John Skiff. Back row: Kirk Holtz. Ed O'Keefe, John Vitalo, Pat Bluey. Julie Sitter. Jim Wm cr. Tony Fulgen n lut SGA: Front row: John Bloomstine, Lynn Ruffing. Row 2: John Agnew, Liz Wchrer, Bridget Whalen, Sandy Pistorius, Sue Arnold, John Christy. Row 3: Dan Borden, Bonnie Lang, Nick Rouch, Kathleen Power, Jay Habas, Alan Bacho, Kathleen Culp. Row 4: Richard Ligor. Tom Dahl. Mark Leopold, Jim Diamond, David Magoon, Ed Gantz. Back row: Bruno Scacchitti. Ann Bolla. Paul Roscosky, Phil Brodak. SGA Water polo Water polo: Front row: Jim Amen- dola. Glen Carnicelli, Buddy Stark, Chris Rowane, Bridget Whalen. Row 2: Dave Schultz, Pat Francis, Jeff Chereson, Doug Mercier. Back row: Bob Baldwin, Jeff Zimm, John Komer, Dave Wiefling. Clubs 1 23 KNIGHTmare  All Julie Waechter, Editor Dave Schultz, Editorial Board Ray Frey, Business Manager John Lovasz Editorial Board Sue Sipple Photography Coordinator Kathy Felong Editorial Board Tom Hudak Arts Leisure Editor Mike Peterson. Staff Kristin Susser Editorial Board Pam Zagorski Editorial Board Clubs 1 25 Pen tdviaon Front row Helen Krichbaum. Cindy Martin. Sandy Pistorurs. Row 2: Tammi Heath, Mark Ward, Elisa Konieczko, I lien D.igon. Jennifer Livingston. Fr. Slrohmeyer Back row: Andrea Cyterski, Kevin Vanasco, Shelly Lawrence, Greg Rusnak, R.i 1 rc Peer advisors Folk group I oik (iroup 1 ront row: Joe Bifulco. Ray Bet7. Steve Kuoenski, Natalia Zotov. Row 2: Judy Jacobus, Chris Nevel, Kerry Davies, Mary Mitchell, I). m Del urd. Ann HelUtern. Back row: Debbie Schumacher, Shelly Lawrence. 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Bill Williams Layout Editor 4. Carolyn Weidner Photography Editor 5. Mary McHenry Photographer 6. Phil McLaughlin Staff 7. Dan DeFord Staff 8. Rick Albreski Staff 9. Bob Mangano Staff 10. Adam Siwek Staff Clubs 1 35 II ' m ■M Faculty dmini tralion 2. 3. 5. Bishop Alfred Watson Director of the Board Bishop Michael Murphy Dr. Joseph Scottino President Rev. Msgr. Wilfred Nash Chancellor Richard Dunford Vice President Student Services Dr. Paul Peterson Vice President Academic Affairs J. Kevin Quinn Vice President Business Affairs Fr. Lawrence Speice Vice President External Affairs Administration 1 39 Dr. Martin Larrey Dean College of Humanities Ronald Volpe Dean College of Bus. Adm. Dr. Halit Kosar Dean College of Sci. Engr. Dr. Richard Hansen Dean Erie Metro College Dr. John Rouch Director School of Grad. 6. Louis Agnese Director Student Living 7. Charles Agnew (Jodi Figurski) Counselor Fam. Med. Pro. 8. Leona Austin Coach Women's Athletics 9. Mario Bagnoni Chief Campus Security 10. Raymond Cicero Coordinator of Evening Ses. AdminislraIion 141 1. Dr. George Crittenden Director of Health Center Patricia Schlosser Nurse 2. Hllen Dagon w Director of Guidance 3. Grace Davies Vrchivisl Librarian Mary DeLabbio Ks l. Director of Financial Aid 5. Dr. Michael DiMaio Cataloguing Librarian 6. Robert Dobiesz Circulation Librarian 7. Edward Dougan Director Data Processing Center 8. Howard Elwell Director of Athletics 9. Richard Fox Head Basketball Coach 10. Mary Ann Frew Director of Med. Asst. Program Administration 143 F - n 1. Gary Froehlich Admissions 2. Kathryn Greenholt Admissions 3. Roberta Griffith Admissions 4. Fr. Francis Haas Director of Planning Research 5. Dr. Richard Herbstritt Director of Special Aca. Prog. 6. Daniel Hesch Admissions 7. Leonard Johnson Machine Operator Data Proc. 8. David Jurenovich Ass. Director Student Living 9. Sr. Eileen Kazmierowicz Ass. Coor. Campus Ministry 10 Dr. Philip Kelly Director of Open University 1 1. Leslie Kuchta Admissions Administration dminiMration 1. Monica Lewis Public Relations 2. Fr. Casimir Lubiak Acquisitions Librarian 3. Ward McCracken Registrar 4. Joseph McLaughlin Director of Guidance 5. Dr. Roland Miller Shirley Kiehlmeier, R. N. 6. Rita Ann Nies Reference Librarian David Ogawa Engineering SP5 Randy Rappold Military Science Fr. David Rubino Director of Public Relations Administration 147 Bernard Schroek Micrographics I ibrarian Patience Sharp Director of Rad Tech. I r [ nomas Snyderwine Director Nash 1 ibrary Dennis Steele Controller Business Affairs I r George Strohmeyer Director of I reshman Services Bam Corbett Director ol I reshman Orienta tion Richard Sukitsch Director of Admissions Fr. Richard Sullivan rdinator Campus Ministry X. Teresa Tassotti Counselor Upward Bound dministralion Administration 149 1. Frederick Thompson Director EOP CAAP 2. .lames Treiber Director Financial Aid 3. Shirle Van Aken ( oordinator Student Living 4 Marilyn Vandervort Manager Bookstore 5. Judith Ward Admissions b. Yvonne Wesle ( ounselor CAM' lion Juanita Wilkerson Asst. Coordinator Phys. Asst. Robert Wilson Director Development Charles Wrobel Director Intramurals Soccer Dr. Stanley Zagorski Assoc. Dean College Sci Eng Adminisiralion 151 Dr. Abdelraham Aburachis Chairperson Economics Michael Acri Philosophy Dr Paul Adams [•ducat ion Dr Mahesh Aggarwal Mechanical Engineering Dr. Robert Allshousc HistOr) Dr Kenneth Andersen Chairperson Biolog) Dr I rank Angotti ( lhairperson History hi I ICUll) 8. Edward Babowicz English 9. Mary Barrett Management 10. Charles Bennett Economics Faculty 153 1. John Bozza Director of Criminal Justice 2. Joseph Bressan Accounting 3. Dr. Jay Bright nomics Finance 4 Lydle Brinkle Director of Geography 5. Dr. Michael Bucholtz Chemistry 6. Catharine Cerami Mathematics 7. I ouis Close Management 5 rthur Cook Director of Industrial Mgt. i l)r Mehmel Cultu I lectrical Engineering 10 Nick Del aura Director o ' Engr. lech. f acuity 1 55 1. Fr. Paul DeSante Director of Communications 2. Dr. Talha Dinibutun Mechanical Engineering 3. Fr. Gilio Dipre Philosophy 4. David Doran Accounting 5 Fr. Charles Drexler Director of Liberal Studies 6. Dr. John Duda Psychology 7. David Eichelsdorfer Chairperson Mgt Mkt 8. Robert Falkewitz Communication Arts 9. Fr. Robert Fin Languages 10. Dr. John Fleming Chairperson Psychology Pkoty AVAILABLE Emil Anton, Accounting William Carney, Foreign Languages Dr. Attilio Ciccozzi, Cr. Arts. F. Lang. MSG Eugene Cummings, Military Science Annmarie George, Fine Arts Creative Arts Fr. Edward Krause, Theology William Lasher, Mech. Engineering Ted Miller, Lawyer's Asst. William Ondrejcak, Health Services Dr. Frank Pizzat, Guidance Counseling Dr. John Schumann, Biology Dr. Richard Sitter, Physics CPT Walter Vanderbeek, Military Science Marguerite Weibel, Secretarial Science Rick Weber, Post Office Faculty 157 ' iculty 1 . Dr. David Frew Director of MBA 2. Dr. Lee Fuller Management 3. Dr. Kenneth Gamble Psychology 4. Dr. Richard Gammon Director of Med. Tech 5. Dr. Rangasamy Gnansekaran Electrical Engineering 6. LTC Roger Green, Jr. Director of Military Science 7. Dr. Paul Griesacker Physics 8. Frank Groszkiewicz Engineering Technology 9. Dr. Charles Groth Mechanical Engineering 10. Dr. Cherie Ann Haeger English m MS- O ) 0,o = Ot srro Ul Faculty 1 59 2. 3. 5. Dr. Gerald Kraus 6. Dr. Paul Kim Mathematics Political Science Dr. Joseph Lafaro 7. M. Jude Kirkpatrick Philosophy Director of Anthropology Dr. William Hornfeck 8. Dr. Janet Klempay Director of Elec. Engr. Director of Mental Health Dr. Carl Hultman 9. Dr. Elmer Kohlmiller Director of Family Med. Biology Dr. Warren Kennedy 10. Dr. James Kokoros Director of Mech. Engr. Biology Faculty 161 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Dr. Samuel Ha en Electrical Engineering I)r George Hesch Chairperson Chemistry William Latimer Chairperson Accounting Dr. Joseph Leu Chairperson Physics I r Robert Levis Director of Pontifical Center Susan Longo Accounting 1 VI Douglas Lovelace Military Science Dr. Gary Mahan Economics 4 A « ICtllt) Faculty 163 1. It James McCullough ( hairperson Mathematics 2. Dr. .lames McGivern Director of Pre-Med icult) Lr II '• 5. 6. Fr. Thomas McSweeney 7. Dr. Walter Minot Theatre Comm. Arts English Anthony Miceli 8. Barry Mitchell Director of Comm. Arts Theology Ralph Miller 9. Ann Moffatt Chairperson Computer Science Director of Gerontology Fr. Stephen Minkiel 10. Dr. Matti Moosa Chairperson Philosophy History Faculty 1 65 1. Charles Murphy Director of Social Work 2. Dr. Robert Nelsen Director of Guidance 3. Fr. Howard Niebling Director of Fine Arts 4. Fr. Gerald Orbanek Chairperson Theology 5. Dr. Geraldine Orton Mental Health I66 Faculi 6. Dr. Thomas Ostrowski Political Science 7. Fr. Austin O'Toole Biology 8. Dr. Francis Pelczar Chemistr Fatuity 1 67 1. Fr. Richard Powers Mathematics 2. Anthony Rao Social Work 3. Dr. Gregor Reinhard Chairperson Poli. Sci. 4 CPT James Reisenueber Militar) Science 5 Dr Dennis Renner English I iculty 6. Dr. Wansoo Rhee Management 7. Edward Rogers Mathematics 8. Dr. Miguel Sague Languages 9. Dr. Dolores Sarafinski English Faculty 169 .— — W • | A ; Sj ■ v y 3 J 1 . Fr. John Schanz Theology 2. Richard Schauer Biology 3. Jerry Selvaggi Engineering 4. James Shiffer Management 5. Dr. Charles Smith English 6. Dr. Eron Soto languages 7. Fr. Robert Susa Economics 8. Dr. John Susko Economics 9. Dr. Thomas Szendrc Chairperson Historj K) Sr 1 Dominic Twohill Philosophy .♦ I ' !CUlt P ■ - Ufkecemc faculty 171 ■ • .'--'-. '; I72 Faculi 9. Dr. Thomas Upton Philosophy Dr. Robert Vales English Robert Wallace MBA Program Gerard Walsh History Dr. Berta Weber Chairperson Languages Dr. Robert Wehrer Chairperson Education Paul Weidle Mathematics Joan Williams Communications Arts SGM Franklin Wilson Military Science Faculty 1 73 1. Ernest Wright I i nance 2. Ft. Addison Yehl Chemistry 3. Andreas Zafiropoulos Economics 4. Natalia Zotov Mathematics V Robert C Hammer Perhaps the one thing that people re- member most about Bob Hammer is his smile. He gave it freely in his years here at Gannon; laughing, joking, or politely ask- ing a co-worker or work-study student to please have a particular mailing prepared on time. His smile is just one of the many things we remember about Bob. And one of the reasons he won't be forgotten, by Monica Lewis Robert C. Hammer, Director of Operations at (iannon and '49 gra- duate of Gannon Uni- versity, passed away on October 15, 1980 at the age of 55. Father Mai Thanh Phan Our true home is in heaven, and Jesus Chrisi whose return we long for. will come from heaven to save us. Phil. 3:20 Father Mai Thanh Phan (John Baptist Mai). 44, professor of theology at Gannon University, passed away on Dec. 5, 1980. Fr. Mai. a native of North Vietnam, joined the faculty of Gannon in 1976. In addition to his work at the university he had been actively engaged in working with Viet- namese refugees who resettled in the Erie and Buffalo areas and also assisted on weekends at St. Agatha Parish, Meadville. He died suddenly on Friday evening after suffering a massive heart attack while visit- ing a Vietnamese family in Erie. Fr. Mai was born in North Vietnam in 1936 and escaped from there in 1954. He studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris and then enrolled at the Propaganda Fide College. Rome, where he earned Ph. L. de- gree in 1957 and an S.T.D. degree in 1963. Ordained to the priesthood in Rome in 1962. he first came to Erie in 1964 as an undergraduate student in mathematics at Gannon College. Completing his studies here, he then studied at Fordham Universi- t . New York City, where he earned an additional masters degree. Returning to Vietnam as a professor at the University of Hue, South Vietnam, he also taught at the University of Danang. He was forced to flee South Vietnam in 1975. Indoing so, he led a group of refugees in a small boat across the China Sea. The group was stranded in the boat for over a week and were attacked by modern-day pi- rates during their escape. When the group finally arrived in Guam, it was in the midst of a typhoon with winds of up to 250 mph. Fr. Mai was creditied with having led the refugees through that storm to safety. When the group was safely settled in Guam, he undertook leadership of over 1,000 Vietnamese refugees and attempted to find them employment and job training. Once the resettling efforts in Guam were completed, Fr. Mai arrived in Erie to assist with refugees in this area and to teach the- ology at Gannon. In March 1979 he was cited by the Na- tional Conference of Bishops for his out- standing work in resettling refugees follow- ing the fall of Saigon. That award, signed by Bishop Thomas Kelley of the bishops' conference and Arch- bishop John Quinn, president of the US. bishops, said in part: In gratitude to Fr. Phan Thanh Mai whose humanitarian efforts and selfless dedication in assisting and caring for refu- gees have demonstrated a commitment to the highest human values while promoting a new life, hope and opportunity for South- east Asian refugees. He was one of the most gentle persons and one of the finest priests I have ever know, said Monsignor Nash. His great- est joy was bringing Christ to others, and his greatest pain was not being able to do that in his homeland. Gannon president Dr. Joseph Scottino said, While his life among us was tragical- ly short, he gave to all who have known him the example of a Christian life that can be of immeasurable benefit to each of us as we plot again the direction of our lives. May God grant eternal rest to Fr. Mai - a brother, priest, friend and an example for us all. by Rev. David Rubino In Mcmorium 175 Orientation 179 • (...Idcn Harvcst 181 nhcr 1. Gallagher demonstrates his revolutionary Sledge-o-matic. ' 2. Gallagher enthrals the audience during his Win- ter Carnival appearance. 3. We invited Linda Wert Mueller, Joan Jeft, and Bo Derek to be here — but we had to settle for these three. Gallagher: How does he do it? Why does he do it? How can you trust a man with antlers on his head'7 Plenty of liquor and happy faces abound at the 8- Ball dance. 7. Yup. She's all mine. H. There's alwavs one show-off in the crowd. Dance The Fighlh Annual Fund Phonathon in now histors and histors was surel) made. (44,261.00 in direct alumni phone pledges and another expected SI 0.000.00 of coin- pans matching gifts add important dollars 10 the total alumni support of (iannon. This ear's total Annual Fund support: both from the Fall mail appeals and the seven nights in February of Phonathon is expected to total more than 5115,000.00 when the sear's campaign ends June 30, Two hundred and sixteen students took their turns as volunteers on the phones this year and were able to reach 4,161 alumni. 39 percent of the alumni reached this year pledged compared to 33 percent during last sear's Phonathon. The increase in percent o ' participation by alumni is a vers healths indication that a grossing number of alumni have good feelings about Gannon and un- derstand the need of continued annual sup- port. 749 nesv pledges were received this scar. Father Larry Speice, who has directed the Annual Phonathon for the past eight sears feels that This year's effort reflects some svonderful changes out there among our 9.000 plus alumni. Conversations sere longer and a lot more questions and positive comments about the University ssere shared, alumni to student. D - FEB 4 __ £_ TUE - FEB 3 - u.m N- FEB 2 6,053 ' thon A new era — Phonathon 8 a success Negative comments were at an all-time low, while even the percent of refusals was down from 51 percent last year to 46 per- cent this year. Students reported a number of alumni who could not contribute this year but who had very good feelings about Gannon and wanted to be part of its future. Alumni Affairs at Gannon right now according to Fr. Speice is like putting a puzzle together. All the pieces are there and the new era is beginning to take shape. This year's successful Phonathon and the earlier mail campaign, the hiring of an Alumni Affairs Director, extablishment of the Erie and Regional Task Forces, the emergence of renewed interest in Gannon and its future are all healthy signs of the budding of this new era. Phonathon 185 '80-'81 Gannon Theatre . . . Running away. It's something tradition- all) displayed as a parental concern — a problem lor adults lo deal with. Not so in Gannon ! theatre production of Runaways , a contemporary musical by l 1 Suados performed on the Gannon stage- as the 80-81 season opener. In Runaways , the typical view-point was reversed and running away was seen through the eyes o 2M young people por- traying runaways. The stage was set as an inner city playground, where a group of runaway teenagers lived, sharing their fears, and emotions, their anger and laugh- ter. Amid the scenery which included a 7': fire escape, bleachers, a swingset, graffitti, a sliding board and a shanty, the cast per- formed seventeen knockout musical num- bers under the vocal direction of Mary Ann Muller and choreographed by Kathy (ireen. The music ranged from Latin, west- ern, pop. and chacha to reggae, ballad, soul and blues. Directed by A.J. Miceli of the Theatre and Communication Dept., the two act musical portrayed how the imagination of youth takes the runaways from their own real or spiritual ghetto. The collage of speeches and songs reflected the reasons be- hind running away, and the play was brightened by the ironic, satiric, often-per- verse humor used to escape the reality of it. Close to 100 people auditioned for the con- temporary musical, which was presented on October 23-26, 29-31 and November 1 and 2. The cast included Jenny Capretto, Ran- dy Murzynski, Lauren Baughman, John Skiff, Bill Doan, Glenn Horton, Barry Cor- bett, Carla Granato, Denise Horton, Bon- nie Watson, Mary Spaeder, Sal Clemente, Lon Jenkins, Chuck Priestap, John Burton, Susan McLeod. Mike McCandless, Gerard Jeter, Monica Lewis, Ed O'Keefe, Pam Durst. Vicki Rowles, Rity Payne, Lisa Hein, Stephanie Ponder, and Diane Reed. Cast members Sue McLeod and Diane Reed, who are both deaf, played major roles in the show through the use of sign lan- n Ihc.itrc . . . another successful season! guage. Special performances were present- ed to largely deaf audiences with complete translations — a first in Erie Theatre. A triology of three one act plays, entitled Their Solitary Way' were presented by the GL Theatre on November 21 and 22. The triology was written by 1980 Gannon graduate. Dennis Deley, at the request of the Gannon Theatre for the purpose of ex- perimental one-act plays. The theme of the three plays was death, and through his writings, Delaney por- trayed peoples reactions to it. The subject has always interested me; it is relatable to all people, everyone goes through it, and the feelings and reactions associated with it are both right and wrong often at the same time. Delaney noted. A three-play repetory presentation hig- lighted the spring season at Gannon's The- atre, starting on March 12th and ending in early April. The productions included Ste- phen Vincent Bennet's Stories of America, Henrick Ibsen's A Doll's House , and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead b Tom Stoppard. Stories of America was presented in conjunction with Gannon's University Fes- tival Celebration of the Tri-centennial of the state of Pa. The play was directed by A.J. Miceli and Barb Miodus and consisted of six players performing in alternating characters, Benet's historic works and poet- ry. Cast members included Mary Spaeder, Barb Shaw, Natalie Massing, Ron Seroka, Dennis Delaney, and John Skiff. In A Doll's House , Nora, played by Maribeth Muckian, deals with an awkward problem and a search for her own identity. Set in the Victorian era, the play included Nora's husband, Torvald, played by Dan Erickson, also included were Randy Mur- zynski, Anne DeMichael, Jim Harris, Jen- ny Capretto, and Andrea LoPicollo, The play was directed by Alex Clemente and Dan Diconstanzo. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead , a farce on Hamlet, written by Tom Stoppard, was performed by Bill Doan and Barry Corbett as the famous pair of hu- mourous bumblers. Dennis Delaney played Hamlet and Caroline Marchwinski played played Ophelia, also featured were Larry Kieser, Maggie Muddery, John Skiff, Ran- dy Murzynski, Jim Harris, Tony Flugenzio, Ed Helinski, Bob Steinick, Ed O'Keefe, Ken McDonald, Dan Diconstanzo, Mark Moorehead, Sue Anderson, and Mary Tor- etti. One of the many unique features of the Gannon Theatre's Repertory presentations was the original music which accompanied many of the scenes in their performance of Stephen Vincent Benet's Stories of Amer- ica. Waterford native, Jim Skiff, composed and recorded the score for the show, setting the words of Benet to his own music. Jim is the brother of John Skiff, who was one of the players in Stories of America. (i.mnon Thc;ilrc 187 On the occasion of Gannon University's second annual University Run, twice as many runners were lined up outside the Old Main building to speed through the 6.2 mile course through the City of Erie. Close to six hundred ran the U. Run II, With the win- ner being one of the Gannon Family. Ed Borsuk was the first to cross the finish line, with a winning time of 32:45. Ed is cross country coach here at Gannon. Student winners included Gwen Ralph and Fred Heintz and a special team trophy was awarded to the Gannon Inter-Universi- t Team Challenge team from the Political Science Department who edged out three other Ciannon student faculty department teams for the wiing combined time. The team included Greg Reinhard, Fran Kle- mensic. Tom Ostrowski, Gwen Ralph. John Carrig, Mark Ostrowski, Barb Ostrowski, and Bob lleise Run II University Run II ks like a ight night I niversit) Run il 189 Etc. 191 And then there was light. Ziggy Stardust, as seen by a paranoid schizo- phrenic. Mad scientist. Jim Yount, plays with his test tubes. First one to guess what it is wins the door prize. n anti-draft poster or a rejection of eight o'clock classes? Students walk toward the library among the al- ways ubiguitous Gannon slush. ■ 5. Here we go round the mulberry bush. 6. Students enjoy a rare spring day at Finegan beach. 7. Finegan girls version of Pink Floyds Writing On The Wall . 8. Finals always interferes with my hibernation. N JIN flCfOC Etc. 1 95 I ('topic on ihc Move members dom some movin. lim I ingers mendola shows his pool playing prowess l ci's do the I ime u arp' 4 Mart) cn guards ihc Zurn Lobbv with his life. ()nl two cavities, 'cause we use t rcsi and we tr harder ( Drinking this swill will put hair on our chest. Facult) members caught in the act. Etc. 1 97 1981 LANCE staff Editor-in-Chief Sue Vargulich Assistant Editor Photography Editor Carolyn Weidner Copy Editor Dave Schultz I ayout Editor Bill Williams Organization Editor Fred Lichtenwalter Photographers: Greg Fisher Mary McHenry Bob Mangano Brian Dombrowski Adam Siwek Vernon Peterson Jim Gall Staff: Rick Albreski Dan DeFord Phil McLaughlin Carol Madden Advisor: Monica Lewis Herff-Jones Rep: Tom Chaffee Special thanks to: Edward Babowicz, Bob Dobiesz, Sue Sipple, Kristen Susser, Tom Hudak, Jim Mott, and to the SGA for partial funding. The final word . . This book was started last summer tak- ing pictures at the first freshmen orienta- tion. Now. one year later, this the last page, is about to be completed and the last dead- line finished and mailed. A great deal of time, energy, and effort has gone into these pages. Long nights of typing, cropping, and wishing you'd never heard of this blasted book, but it is now nearly completed. And while we have tried to capture the past year's people, places, and events which we believe everyone would most like remem- bered, we have our own memories from do- ing this book; such as the night before the May 10th graduation, as two graduating seniors worked into the wee hours of the morn' to complete a deadline, or the year- book parties — that while slow getting started always ended on an unpredictable, but definite upswing. Yet, while there have been good times, there have also been times of questioning whether it has been worth so many hours of work. This fall when the books are passed out — will they or the time spent producing them be appreciated? Probably not. But it is somewhat reassuring though, to think that 10 years from now as we reminisce about our good ol' college days — we have but to pick up an '81 LANCE. For within a mere 200 pages are captured an entire year's worth of Gannon life. Possibly then, this book and its staff will be appreci- ated. But now, as has been the custom, nei- ther the administration, the faculty, nor the student body will appreciate this book. It is not perfect, little in life is, but it is some- thing which I, and my staff are quite proud of. It is an expression of our feelings to- wards Gannon and how we would best like to remember the past year. Thus hopefully, with this LANCE, possi- bly the customary, apathetic attitude sur- rounding past Gannon yearbooks will end and a new attitude shall prevail. One of new found interest among the Gannon commu- nity to contribute to the '82 LANCE in making it even bigger and better — one which we can all be proud! For the graduating seniors who must now say good-bye — both to Gannon and to friends — I hope this LANCE holds the fondest memories of your last year at Gan- non. Suzanne J. Vargulich Editor-in-Chief 1981 LANCE