Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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Chan Coulter, professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College for twenty-six years, has for the past five years been chairman of the department. Before becoming a faculty member, Dr. Coulter obtained a B.A degree in philosophy from the State University of Iowa. In addition, he earned both his MA. degree and PhD in philosophy at Harvard. Dr. Coulter recently took a sabbatical leave to work on several articles and a paper deal- ing wth the ontological argument for the existence of God, with John Duns Scotus' concept of God, and also with forming a meaningful concept of God. He is also scheduled to teach the Senior Scholars Seminar on environmental issues in the fall of 1984. Although born in Ohio, Dr. Coulter also spent part of his childhood in Missouri, and attended high school in Iowa. Presently, he is married and has two sons and four grand- children. in undergraduate school, Dr. Coulter earned membership in Phi Beta ! Kappa and is also a member of the Phi Gam- ma Delta fraternity and faculty adviser for ' the Gettysburg College chapter. Finally, Dr Coulter hopes that graduates of the philos- ophy department- will continue to be intel- lectually alive; to be interested in a wide , variety of subjects. - Janet Hertzbach Katherine Higgins Kevin Higgins Edmund Hill Jean Holder Leonard Holder . English HPE HPE BusinesshEconomics History Mathematics Malverda Hook Wade Hook Eugene Hummel Lillian Jackson Mary Garland-Jackson Carolyn Jackson Music Sociology HPE Chemistry Spanish BusinesVEconomics 24 Faculty

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Laurence Gregorio French Louis Hamman Religion Winston Griffith Businesschonomics Michael Hartman Military Science Joseph Gryzbowski Chemistry Richard Haskins Physics Dr. Basil Crapster has been teaching at Gettysburg since 1949, was at one time Dean of the College and has been chairperson of the History department since 1973. Throughout his years at Gettysburg, Dr. Crapster has been advisor to the Debate Team, International Rela- tions Club, and Phi Alpha Theta honorary. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Before coming to our col- lege he worked for the Gallop Polll navy intelligence and was accepted to work for the CIA. His educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Princeton, and a masters and doctorate from Harvard, with an emphasis in European History. Dr. Crapster's research interests center around late Victorian England and Scottish history. He has pub- lished several articles in both areas. His research has taken him to England on several occassions. Miss Grace Kenney, chairperson of the Physical Educa- tion Department, has been at Gettysburg for thirty-six years. She is the oldest working faculty member still in service. She is a graduate from New York University, Columbia University, and the University of Maryland. Last year Miss Kenney took a year off to visit Greece and West Germany. This summer she is planning to attend the international Olympic Scientific Congress at the University of Oregon. Her hobbies include garden- ing and listening to opera music. As far as the Physical Education Department, Miss Kenney feels it is fantastic! Her advice for graduates is to be specific, and be the best you can be in all walks of life. Miss Kenney will be at Gettysburg for three more years and is looking for- ward to retirement. Eugene Haas David Hair Peggy Hair HPE English Education John Held Sherman Hendrix Thomas Hendrickson Education Biology Physics Faculty 23

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George Kennedy HPE Jack Locher English Grace Kenney HPE Rowland Logan Biology Donald Borock, political science professor at Gettysburg College for ten years, has, for the past two years, been chairman of the department. Before becoming a faculty member at Gettysburg, Dr. Borock attended the Universi- ty of Cincinnati, where he obtained both a BA degree and a MA degree in history. Dr. Borock also earned his PhD in political science from the University of Cincinnati. In ad- dition to his departmental work, Dr. Borock has written, with three others, Political Culture in Ireland and his writings have been published several times in the Bid- lionary of American History. Dr. Borock grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and now lives outside Gettysburg with his wife and three children. A member of Pi Lambda Sigma, the political science depart- ment honorary, Dr. Borock also enjoys playing tennis in his spare time. Finally, a book about food policy is Dr. Borock's latest project, one on which he is working with a second author. Dr. Gertrude Gobbel, chairperson of the Psychology de- partment since 1982, has taught at the college since 1968. She is a native of northwestern Pennsylvania, has degrees from Penn State, University of Illinois and Temple, and is married and has three children. Dr. Gobbel and her husband, a professor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, have recently published a book integrating developmental research and religious con- ceptual development entitled Helping Youth Interpret the Bible. In their spare time they fertilize and shear 500 evergreens, potential Christmas trees. Dr. Gobbel's advice to the graduates is to continue to be in charge of your life, to sharpen your skills of critical thinking and clear writing, and to apply your talents to enhancing and enriching your own life and the lives of others. ,;', Philip Lamneck Robert Lehr Carl Leinbach Military Science Military Science HPE Mathematics Frank Loveland Mitchell Malachowski Richard Mara Janet Martin Anthropology Chemistry Physics Political Science Faculty 25