Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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James Agard received his 85. in Art Education from the New York State University at New Paltz. From here he went to Rutgers University and obtained his M.F.A. While at college, Mr. Agard was the president of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. He has been at Gettys- burg for two years and has been chairman of the Art department since. Mr. Agard grew up in Binghamton, New York. He is married and has five children. His hobbies include sail- ing and restoring old homes; so far he has restored six New England homes. Agard has had fifteen one-man shows displaying his art work and had his sixteenth one in February of this year, at a Soho Gallery in New York City. Mr. Agard advises graduates to trust their instincts. He also suggests when looking for a job, pick something enjoyable, do not base job choices on a monetary basis only. He feels you may make a lot of money but will not be happy if you do not like your work. Wm w qu. , 1297.. Max wumno m Ruth Pavlantos Classics Clio Pavlantos HPE Alan Paulson Art English Sima Rabinowitz In 1965, David Cowan began his teaching career in Physics here. His appointment to chairman of the department in 1983 has made it the second time he has held the position. Dr. Cowan, a native of Texas, received his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Dr. Cowan devotes most of his free time to his wife and two boys. His interests include running, basketball and bird-watching. Currently, Dr. Cowan is doing research in computer holography and is developing experiments involving the com- puter for first-year physics students. Dr. Cowan is updating both laboratory and equipment as well the departmental curriculum, in an effort to im- prove the physics department. He foresees phys- ics as an increasingly popular major at the College. y N Amt 4:. l James Pickering Elmer Plischke Lisa Portmess Political Science Philosophy Ray Reider Patrick Riley Michael Ritterson William Railing Jennifer Railing Businesschonomics Businesschonomics HPE Spanish Military Science German Faculty 27

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l i l l ! Leonard Holder came to Gettysburg College in 1967 and immediately served as professor and chairman of the Mathematics depart- ment. He held this position until 1975 when he took a four-year leave to serve as Dean of the College and returned as chairman of Math in 1981. Originally from Texas, Dr. Holder received his BS. in Engineering from Texas A 81 M. He quickly found that his true love was for pure mathematics and returned to Texas A 8: M to obtain an M.S. in Mathematics. He then served as an instructor at that school. Even- tually he went to Purdue where he earned his PhD. Dr. Holder enjoys starting his day with a two mile run. His other hobbies include traveling extensively in the United States and Europe, and an ambition to become fluent in French. In the past, Dr. Holder has taken advantage of sabbatical leave in order to do research at both Harvard and Cambridge Universities. Dr. Holder, at his publisher's request, is cur- rently utilizing his leave of absence to write a new calculus book, which will be his fifth book. Dr. Holder looks forward to continuing his teaching and to writing books which will en- able the student to better understand math- ematics. Michael Matsinko Arthur McCardle Fredric Michelman Jan Mikesell William Miller Carey Moore Music German French Biology HPE Religion Kenneth Mott Political Science Katsuyuki Niiro Yukiko Niiro Norman Nunamaker Bruce Packard BusinesdEconomics Mathematics Music William Parker Education Chemistry 26 Faculty

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Two news have occurred in the chemistry department- plans for a new building and a new chairman, Dr. William Parker, who will lead the activities in this new building. Dr. Parker was born in New Jersey and raised in Tennessee. He began his formal studies in chemistry at Haverford College, but he re- ceived his B.A. degree in mathematics. After earning his M.S. and PhD at the University of North Carolina, he began his teaching career at Gettysburg College 17 years ago. His term as chairman of the chemistry department began in the fall of 1982 Dr. Parker's research interests include kinet- ic studies of the oxidation of metal complex- es and also the applications of symmetry to solving problems in the physical sciences. Dr. Parker enjoys spending his free time with his family, camping and travelling with his wife, Frances, and two children, Jenny and Andy. He also enjoys the weekend music of Sigma Nu and Lambda Chi. Furthermore, he is a very accomplished tennis player. Looking forward to occupying the renovat- ed Breidenbaugh Hall in 1985-86, Dr. Parker has this to say: We are looking forward to increased enrollment in the chemistry de- partment due to the modernization of these facilities. John Shand Daniel Shaw Psychology Philosophy 28 Faculty Richard Rogan German Kathy Shelly Spanish Alex Rowland Chemistry Howard Shoemaker HPE Emile Schmidt English Lee Siegal Businesschonomics Allen Schroeder Biology Ashok Singh BusinesMEconomics