2019 FALL LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE

NOTES 62 In May 2018, Paul Rothfuss II published a memoir of his 17 years as a Top Forty disc jockey. He shares that his exciting radio journey began in Williamsport at just 17 years of age when he was a student at Lycoming. From there, his musical journey led him to York and Scranton- Wilkes-Barre before landing a gig as the morning host on WCAO, Baltimore’s #1-rated station, at the ripe age of 23 in 1963. Readers of his generation “get it,” but folks of all ages who are intrigued with the evolution of rock and roll music and/or the history of American radio will also find enjoyment in this book. “Alias Emperor Rodgers: A Majestic Memoir by Baltimore’s Emperor of Insanity In The Crazy Daze of ‘60s Top 40 Radio” is available on Amazon.com, or emperorrodgers.com . 66 On May 17, 2019, at the 149 th commencement of Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., the only university for the deaf and hard-of-hearing in the world, Janice (Martin) Mitchell, Ed.D. , was bestowed professor emerita status. This recognition is the crowning honor for service and dedication in academia after 45 years as a professor of German and intercultural/international education, with sign language as the medium of instruction. Janice is currently president and founder of both her own Editing Across Borders business and The Georgiana Simpson Society for German Diaspora Studies. In 2020, she will have a book chapter on “The Importance of Cultural Competence” in a volume on the subject in Higher Education by Emerald Press, and she hopes to publish her own teacher/ student guide on cross-cultural perspective, a basic historical look at culture for the classroom. On Jan. 6, 2019, she was promoted to grand master level 8 th Dan Black Belt in the Simba Do Jang Taekwondo school of the martial arts. ALUMNI & REUNION WEEKEND M AY 2 9 - 3 1 , 2 0 2 0 Please join us for Alumni & Reunion Weekend (A&RW)! Class years ending in 0 or 5 will be celebrating their reunions. If you are interested in volunteering for your class reunion, please contact the alumni office at 570-321-4376 or alumni@lycoming.edu, or visit www.lycoming.edu/alumni/alumni-weekend/reunions 67 KDR brothers Walt Kinsey and Walt Edmonds shared music with those who attended the luncheon on campus during Alumni & Reunion Weekend 2019. 70 A&RW Celebrate your 50 th Reunion at 72 After many years, classmates Ron Schellhase and the Rev. Bob Coombe were able to reunite. Bob officiated at the wedding of Ron’s daughter, Kristin Schellhase ’10 to Niall Monaghan, who attended Lycoming. The wedding took place on Sept. 29, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pa. There were a total of 12 Lycoming alumni in attendance. 74 Pam Pennington Miller Matthews has published a fully-illustrated, 40-page book that covers the life of Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby, a sickly child who became a journalist, angler, hunter, and a promoter of the Maine woods and its conservation and appreciation. Quite famous in the late 1800s, Crosby received the first Maine Guide badge and showed persistence and strength at a time when women were traditionally overshadowed by men. Pam lives in Phillips, Maine, Crosby’s birthplace and lifelong home. The entirely Maine-made book appeals to both young and old. Learn more at www.championofmaine.com . “I was a French and psychology major with a minor in secondary education when I graduated in 1974. I never used my degree to teach, but I’ve certainly used everything I learned at Lycoming throughout my life. Lycoming prepared me for life’s challenges, and I found an acceptance there that gave me the confidence to pursue my own path.” -Matthews 39 www.lycoming.edu