58 Ruth (Perry) Hodge was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Shippensburg University during Homecoming on Oct. 14, 2022. Hodge received her master’s in library science in 1972 from Shippensburg University. She is an archivist, author, librarian, educator, and community activist. From 1960-80, she was employed by the U.S. Army War College Library, and from 1980-93, she was then employed by the U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks. In 1992-93, Ruth organized and executed the first and second Conference on African Americans in World War II at Carlisle Barracks. The conferences presented the top and noted Black military officers, staff, and historians, beginning with General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. of the Tuskegee Airmen. Upon retiring from Carlisle Barracks, Ruth was then hired by the Pennsylvania State Archives as an archivist. There, her research led to the publication of “Guide to African American Resources at the Pennsylvania State Archives,” a book which later received the MARAC Frederic Miller Finding Aids Award. Ruth has received many awards and honors during her lifetime, including the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Lycoming College in 1983, the Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, the Pennsylvania Commission for Women Award; the Albert Nelson Marquis Who’s Who Achievement Award, and the Cumberland County Historical Society “Historian of the Year” Award. 66 Dennis Warg was posthumously inducted into the Bucks County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony in May 2022. Dennis passed away in 2014 and is survived by his wife, Astrida (Kalnins) Warg ’67. 67 A group of friends from the Class of 1967 gathered at the home of Ruth Wood in Lancaster, Pa., to have a minireunion and to celebrate 55 years since graduation. (standing L to R) Gail (Reichard) Feustel ’67, Carol (Schultz) Goguts ’67, Ruth (Rendle) Wood ’67, Cynthia (Schlegel) Blevins ’67, and Peter Goguts ’67; (seated) Evelyn (Curtis) Mann ’67 68 Former Navy pilot, Tom Brandt, has been awarded a U.S. Patent Utility Award (#10285389 B2) for Point*Guard artificial lures. Point*Guard is a shielded-point motion hook assembly that delivers a snag-free, frustration-free revolution for a safer fishing experience. Tom and his wife, Mary, are retired in Fort Myers, Fla., and this is his second patent award. 69 Thomas Zimmerman, retired associate professor of psychology and faculty athletic representative, has been approved for emeritus status by the Pennsylvania College of Technology board of directors. He taught psychology full time at Penn College and its immediate predecessor, Williamsport Area Community College, since 1984, retiring in August 2021. He continued to serve as faculty athletic representative until August 2022. He also served as an adjunct faculty instructor at the college from 1978-84. 28 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2023 SPRING MAGAZINE
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