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1960-1989
1962
Harriet S. (Nichols) Windsor eulogized former Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner, alongside President Joe Biden, Delaware Senator Tom Carper, and Delaware Governor John Carney. Harriet served as the Secretary of State of Delaware during Minner’s administration from 2001–2009.
1968
(PHOTO) Clair F. Kenyon Jr. was inducted into the Huntingdon County Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 16, 2021. A member of the two basketball teams honored that night, he was a top scorer and playmaker. As a junior and senior, he was an All-Mountain League selection. He was team captain and an All-East selection.
1969
John R. Hayes was inducted into the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame for his successful career as Bellwood-Antis High School football coach.
1972
H. Aden Wertz III and wife Joan will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in June. They are both retired and have three children, 13 grandchildren, and a greatgrandchild on the way. The two spend three months a year doing work missions with the NOMADS group.
1974
Louis J. Eckerl III will retire as Calvert Hall’s athletic director and baseball coach at the end of the 2021–2022 academic year. He has overseen the athletic program for 40 years, and this spring will be his 21st season in charge of the baseball team. Lou has guided Calvert Hall to eight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference titles and looks forward to spending more time with his family post-retirement.
1975
Friedhelm H. Wulczyn presented “Who Uses Foster Care and What Does it Say About Racial Disparity in America?” at Juniata College on Nov. 11, 2021. His work focuses on how states respond to children who are unable to live at home.
1978
(PHOTO) Beth E. Sollenberger retired as district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren’s South Central Indiana District, a position she held for nearly 11 years. In that time, she dedicated herself to multiple councils and committees and helped to organize a Biblical Authority Conference for Midwestern districts in 2018..
1980
(PHOTO) Joan C. Martin received the Gaston Clergy and Citizens Coalition 2022 Gaston County Martin Luther King Unity Award. The award honors Gaston County leaders who have performed exemplary community service and helped build unity across all people. Joan is the first female clergy member to receive this award. She has served Gaston County since 2004, leading and facilitating the Interfaith Trialogue, the Clergy Women of Gaston County, and the Gaston Together Clergy and Citizens’ Coalition.
1981
(PHOTO) Robert L. Gay Jr. was featured in Pennsylvania’s Art of State show. Out of 2,200 entries, his submitted piece was one of the 104 accepted pieces. Bob submitted a 20x20 inch lustre print photograph of four interlocked hands titled “Generations.” It was displayed in the State Museum through Jan. 2. 2022.
Joseph E. Schall and his brother Steve celebrated July 4th on the Pine Creek Trail in central Pennsylvania. Joe biked from the south end to the north end, and back again. Steve ran from the north end to the south end. The two finished the last few miles together and each set new personal bests.
1982
Nicholas V. Fierro Jr. began working as a publisher of Bills Central for Sports Illustrated on Nov. 1, 2021.
Dara M. (Torrico) Maier is living in Germany and working as head of management systems for Technoform Insulated Solutions Tooling GmbH. She is looking forward to retiring soon.
1985
Tracey L. (DeBlase) Huston accepted the 2021 Ryan, Moser, Reilly Excellence in Community Engagement Institutional Leadership Award on behalf of Penn State University during the 2021 Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference. The conference welcomed more than 800 representatives from 41 states and seven countries. She retired as Vice President for Outreach at Penn State in June of 2022. She has spent 37 years in higher education and more than 27 years with Penn State. She has led the outreach enterprise since 2017, advancing and facilitating the university’s outreach across the commonwealth. That same year, she and husband William established the DeBlase-Huston Family Open Doors Scholarship for World Campus Students.
1988
Bradley R. Newcomer has been selected to serve as the 12th Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. His appointment started Jan. 15, 2022.
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1990-2009
1991
Scott M. Beatty published the graphic novel Batgirl: Year One, in 2003, which was named Best Comics Mini-Series of 2003 by Wizard: The Comics Magazine. Now, it is one of the comic book stories that inspired the upcoming Batgirl feature film. The film is in production in Glasgow, Scotland, and characters, settings, and plot-points from his graphic novel have been revealed from the Batgirl set. The film will debut on HBOMax.
1992
(PHOTO) Nicole C. Close hosted a Juniata Alumni Spring Break at her house from March 17–21, 2022, where alumni across four decades were in attendance, including: Hannah (Buoni) Yetzer ’92, Jon Yon, Juniata Pep Band Director, Roxann (Binner) Yon ’84, Babz Barnett, Michael Barnett ’89, Chris Gahagen ’94, Erick Lewis ’89, and Nori (Kocum) Lewis ’90. They had an enjoyable time catching up and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.
1994
Gregory S. Leis was hired as Chief Financial Officer of Fulton County Medical Center. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is a certified healthcare financial professional through the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
1997
Amy B. (Gladfelter) Nabozny came to campus on Oct. 20, 2021 to speak about her career as a Pennsylvania game warden in Huntingdon. She shared her experiences with the cases she has encountered, tasks she is responsible for, and career paths within the Game Commission.
Jennifer J. (Gibbons) Renaldi served as a game official for the PIAA girls Class 6A title game in Hershey, Pa., refereeing the game between Plymouth-Whitemarsh and Mount Lebanon. Jennifer has been passionate about basketball since elementary school, and it has been a longtime dream of hers to be on the floor for the state championship game.
1998
(PHOTO) Rose Marie (Regan) Ward was named Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School for the University of Cincinnati.
1999
Stephanie J. (Elmo) Hanigan was hired as the Associate Director of Business Services for Southern Oregon University.
(PHOTO) Julia A. Krall was hired as Executive Director of United Way of Lebanon County. As executive director, she is responsible for overall strategy in United Way of Lebanon County’s fight for the health, education, and financial stability of county residents. She brings two decades of experience working with nonprofit organizations. Upon joining the organization, she immediately helped launch its 2021–22 campaign.
Haley J. Sankey was appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on Dec. 15 and will serve a four-year term. She enjoys spending time outdoors hunting, hiking, fishing, boating, and biking, and she is excited to be working on conservation issues at the state level.
2000
(PHOTO) Suzann M. (Bromfield) Bloom enjoyed Homecoming Weekend and reuniting with former classmates from the classes of 1999, 2000, and 2001.
2001
(PHOTO) Matthew D. Dunn hosted Juniata’s Brewing Class trip to Southern Tier Brewing Co., where he talked to students about the craft beer industry, his time at Juniata, and his degree relevance to his career.
2002
(PHOTO) Leah R. (Dobrowlsky) Deskevich helped Mario Grugan, Tyrone Area High School senior and part-time Juniata College student, win Pennsylvania’s 2022 Poetry out Loud State Championship. Leah serves as Tyrone Area High School’s speech team co-adviser. Juniata College Professor Emeritus Peter Goldstein also helped lead Mario to victory by analyzing poetry and critiquing recitations with him. Todd Cammarata ’93, history teacher and student newspaper adviser at TAHS, was also present and supported Mario through his competition journey. Both Leah and Todd were Peter’s students during their time at Juniata. Pictured (l-r), Peter Goldstein, Mario Grugan, Todd Cammarata, Leah Deskevich.
(PHOTO) Leigh Ann (Suhrie) Wilson was hired as Director of Manufacturing Strategy for Stambaugh Ness. She will provide leadership and direction, cultivating relationships with manufacturing and distribution companies across the country.
2003
Shya M. (Price) Erdman was hired as a recruiter coordinator with Capgemini after 16 years of service working in Juniata’s Center for International Education. Her work here ensured the success of hundreds of Juniata international students.
2004
Kenneth L. Eiser became one of the new head coaches for the Lancaster-Lebanon League boys volleyball team. He brings plenty of experience to the position; he earned 2004 Division III National Player of the Year honors after helping Juniata win the national championship, and he has coached in Hempfield’s elementary and middle school programs in recent years. Later this spring, he will take over the Knights’ varsity program.
2005
(PHOTO) Patrick J. Brown was hired by Western Maryland Dermatology. He is a board-certified dermatologist and will split his time between two offices. He brings years of dermatology experience and multiple recognitions.
Carli K. (Dale) Lehr was hired as the Director of BSSF Valuation & Litigation Consulting. Carli brings over 16 years of experience to the position. She is a Certified Valuation Analyst, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning.
2007
Joseph G. Daft has been awarded tenure at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. Joe teaches courses in health science, microbiology, and anatomy in Lee’s College of Arts and Sciences.
L. Hope (Mobley) Palm was hired by the Mount Union Area School District as assistant principal at the high school. She earned her principal certification from Penn State in 2018 and has been teaching 6th grade reading with Mifflin County School District.
2008
Karina A. Gonzalez met with members of Juniata’s Health Professions program on Dec. 2, 2021. She is a first-generation American who graduated from Juniata with a degree in biochemistry. She then studied epigenetics at Columbia University and graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 2014. She is also a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Society. Karina works at a non-profit hospital in Denver.
Kathleen S. Weyforth graduated magna cum laude from Community College of Baltimore County’s Geospatial Applications Program.
2009
Daniel M. Albaugh was promoted to the rank of sergeant with the Ephrata Police Department, Lancaster County, Pa.
Evan T. Heisman was hired as Duke University’s Assistant Director of Communications for Student Affairs.
Joshua T. Smethers was promoted to the rank of corporal by the Tredyffrin Township Police Department. He has served the department for eight years and will supervise a patrol squad.
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2010-2021
2010
Jessica L. Fisher joined the board of the Blair County Chamber Foundation, which helps young people in Blair County meet their career goals.
Erica A. Quinn was hired as the Executive Director of 3 Dots Downtown in April 2021. She has helped the nonprofit organization build partnerships in the community and increase funding by raising support and obtaining grants. 3 Dots, in State College, is an arts organization that supports an alternative arts scene. They recently received a Pennsylvania Humanities Council grant.
Sandra K. (Baker) Rickabaugh was hired as the Principal at Shirley Township Elementary School (grades 3–5) in the Mount Union Area School District. She has worked as a special education teacher since 2010, most recently at the middle school in Tussey Mountain School District.
Carly J. (Thomas) Sunseri started a new position as the Associate Director of Data Science with the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research at Penn State University.
2011
John J. Martinez was inducted into the Huntingdon County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022. He was a standout baseball and basketball player for the Trojans and a four-year starter on Juniata College’s baseball team. Later, he played professionally for a year in Australia. The induction was held June 11.
2012
(PHOTO) Erin T. Bean was hired as Baylor University’s Assistant AD for Marketing Strategy in January 2021. In her first year on the job, she coordinated the downtown Waco parade celebrating the men’s basketball team’s first national championship.
Joel R. Frehn published a novel titled The Heart of the Dragon. The book was inspired by a running joke with Professor Jerry Kruse, who helped work on the original screenplay. It was then turned into a novel, which was edited through an internship facilitated by Juniata’s English Department. The Heart of the Dragon follows members of a small liberal arts college in rural Pennsylvania on their quest to locate and retrieve the Fulbert Treasure.
2014
Elise A. (Mihranian) Englund started a new position as Communications and Change Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Cambridge, Mass.
2015
Isaiah R. Slutter was awarded the 1st Annual TFSB Customer Experience Award from The Federal Savings Bank. He received this award by earning a customer satisfaction score of 96% or above. Isaiah looks forward to providing more exceptional service in the future.
(PHOTO) Fatima Juma Bunafoor was appointed Talent and Equity Director for four Pittsburgh organizations. Her management skills and human rights expertise will be shared among City Theatre Company, the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh Glass Center, and Pittsburgh Public Theater as part of an arts cohort interested in advancing better practices in equity, diversity, and inclusion.
2016
Desnor N. Chigumba was awarded a 2022 PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery. This competitive award will help her with her project “Systemic Discovery of Novel Classes of Plant Cyclic Peptides for Drug Development.”
2017
Steven H. Stroup and Danilo J. Meyer-Arrivillaga spoke on campus on Dec. 3, 2021. Their talk detailed their time after leaving Juniata, including their careers in the environmental and natural resources fields.
2018
Benjamin T. Gemballa was hired by Earth Data, Inc., a company that provides field-oriented hydrogeological and environmental consulting services, as their Project Geologist. He recently earned his Master of Science degree in seismology from the University of Memphis. Ben has worked on the Proline Pipeline, and he was the Memphis Chapter President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Haley D. Myers is coaching the Mount Union Area High School girls’ varsity basketball team this season. A former Juniata College athlete and a member of the Huntingdon County Sports Hall of Fame, she brings plenty of experience to her new position.
David R. Welsch head brewer at Juniata Brewing Company (JBC), was featured in an article by Breweries in Pennsylvania. He got started in brewing by taking a course at Juniata College, where he worked with John Matter and learned how to homebrew various beers. On campus, he was president of the homebrew club. His semester abroad in France also inspired his passion for craft beer and inspired many of JBC’s Belgian ales.
2020
(PHOTO) Evan N. Ulrich volunteered with Brethren Disaster Ministries (BDM) as a construction disaster project leader from July 2020 to July 2021. His work included helping tornado recovery efforts in Dayton, Ohio, and in North Carolina on Hurricane Florence recovery by rebuilding homes. Pictured left to right: Jenn Dorsch-Messler ’02, director of BDM, Lee Saylor ’03, Pastor at Salem Church of the Brethren, prospective Juniata student, and Evan Ulrich ’20.
2021
Joshua P. Gery was featured in an AccuWeather video highlighting his work collecting data on the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species threatening the Northeast. His research also focuses on how changing weather patterns may affect migrant animals. Josh hopes to spread awareness about the growing issue of the Spotted Lanternfly, as well as teach people about waste and their individual impact on the world.
Olivia R. Mitchell started working as a copywriter/social media content creator for New Pig, Tipton, Pa. on May 10, 2021.
2022
(PHOTO) Claire M. Alfree was hired as a television reporter at the ABC affiliate station WNEP, outside Scranton, Pa., in January 2022. She landed the job with the help of alumna Jennifer Wade ’88, with whom she connected over their love of Juniata and journalism. She brings plenty of experience to her new position, including previous work with Hearst Television’s Washington News Bureau, Campus Reform, The Federalist, and Radio America. During her last college summer and semester, she worked as a Production Assistant in Washington, D.C. Claire was recognized as Pennsylvania’s 2021 Student of the Year by PennACE.
Caden L. Pensak was hired as a chemist in Sherwin-Williams’ R&D Leadership Development Program.
