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The Magazine of Harcum College SPRING/SUMMER 2014
When Your Passion
Becomes Your Profession
A love for animals leads students to
Harcum College to pursue degrees in
Veterinary Technology.
This Issue: Preparing for our Centennial: A Look Back — Harcum College from 1945–1985
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New Programs & Sites
Men’s Basketball Makes Program History
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Middle States Accreditation
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Bear Pride
patches magazine
The essential purpose of Patches Magazine is to inform, engage,
and inspire Harcum College’s diverse readership—including alumni,
faculty, staff, students, parents, and our many friends.
Our mission is to present an honest portrait of Harcum College—
showcasing our people, our programs, our history, and our core values in
order to strengthen our readers’ opinion of the college, and to cultivate our
commitment towards creating a “college of possibilities” higher educational
environment.
Patches Magazine is published biannually by the Offce of Communications & Marketing
at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Please send address changes and class notes to
the Offce of College Advancement located at 750 Montgomery Avenue in Bryn Mawr, PA
19010; by email: [email protected]; or by calling 610-526-6060.
Have comments? Contact us at [email protected]
PATCHES MAGAZINE ONLINE
Visit Patches Magazine online at www.harcum.edu/patches
© 2014 HARCUM COLLEGE
Te newly renovated Charles H. Trout Library was dedicated in October 2013. SGA President Shana Weaver
enjoys the variety of seating choices, including sturdy chairs for lounging and a “Spun Chair.”
EDITOR
Gale Martin
Director of Communications & Marketing
ART DIRECTION/DESIGN
Bridget Goldhahn
Graphic Designer & Communications Specialist
CLASS NEWS EDITOR
Kate Rosin
Development Coordinator
CONTRIBUTORS
Anders Back
Director of Internal Communications
& Publications
Drew Kelly
Director of Athletics
Nancy McCann
Freelance Writer
Amy Shumoski
Web Manager
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
K.S.N. Images
Lifetouch
Andrew Wickel
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. The comments and opinions expressed
in this magazine do not necessarily refect those of Harcum College. The editorial board reserves the right to edit
and select content for Patches that adheres to Harcum College’s commitment to maintaining the high standard of
integrity that has always been characteristic of the college.
On the cover: Sarah Sabatini of Mechanicsburg, PA, just finished her
first year in Harcum’s Veterinary Technology program.
Photograph by Kevin S. Nash
HARCUM COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Theodore A. Rosen
Chairman
Thomas J. Giamoni
Vice-Chair
Michael J. Buongiorno
Vice-Chair
Denis C. Boyle
Treasurer
Louise Strauss
Secretary
Jon Jay DeTemple, Ph.D.
President
Beatrice C. Blackman ’55
Samuel P. Cimino, DDS
Daniel Hirschfeld
Dr. Colena Johnson-Kemp
Alexander Klein
Marvin B. Levitties
Dennis S. Marlo
Denise McGregor Armbrister
J. Michael McNamara
Carolyn Saligman, Ph.D.
Karin B. Takiff
Karl A. Thallner
Lisa Yang
Susan Zeller-Kent ’72
Susan Zises Green ’64
FEATURES
7 Forging a New Path to Growth
Harcum College from 1945 to 1985
The second in a three-part series highlighting
Harcum’s history in preparation for our Centennial
Kickoff in 2015.
11 When Your Passion
Becomes Your Profession
Students in our Vet Tech Program come from all
walks of life but share a common bond.
DEPARTMENTS
2 Community News
3 President’s Message
5 Events
16 Faculty & Staf News
18 Athletics
20 Alumni News
Bear Pride: Barbara Brunner ’77
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Their love for animals led these students
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Veterinary Technology.
Spring Issue: Preparing for our Centennial: A Look Back — Harcum College from 1945–1985 I New Programs & Sites

Making Men’s Basketball Program History I Middle States Accreditation I Commencement 2014
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College Begins All-Important
Reaccreditation Process
Harcum College has embarked on
its institution-wide accreditation with
the Middle States Commission on Higher
Education (MSCHE), an in-depth process
of self-regulation and peer review required
every ten years. MSCHE accreditation
helps ensure student success and
that Harcum College is becoming the
strongest possible institution it can be.
Under the leadership of Donna
Broderick, who was appointed
Accreditation Liaison Offcer, work groups
consisting of faculty, staff, and trustees
began meeting regularly in 2014 to
complete a Self-Study Report by 2016.
The MSCHE Team Site Visit will occur in
April of that year.
More than sixty members of the Harcum College
community are working on the Self-Study Report.
Donna Broderick invited Dr. Robert Schneider (shown
above) representing the Middle States Commission
on Higher Education to visit campus on April 25 and
provide input on the Self-Study Design.
To learn more about the accreditation
process, please visit:
www.harcum.edu/MSCHE
The 2013–14 Men’s Basketball season
has been one for the record books at
Harcum. The Bears capped off a stellar
regular season by receiving an at-large
bid to the NJCAA Men’s Division I National
Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.
“Getting to Hutch is the goal of every
team at the start of the season,” said
Bears Head Coach Drew Kelly. “There are
over 200 Division I basketball teams, with
only 24 teams going.”
During the frst four days of the
tournament, the Bears defeated three other
top-seeded teams—Walters State, South
Georgia Tech, and Trinity Valley Community
Colleges—advancing to the NJCAA Division
I National Semifnals in Hutchinson,
Kansas, marking Harcum’s frst Final Four
appearance in school history.
By the tournament’s end on March 22,
Harcum fnished their season with a school-
record 32 wins and rewrote both team and
individual school records, Jordan Goodman
and Ivan Uceda were both named to the
all-tournament team, and Ibn Muhammad
won the prestigious Sesher Sportsmanship
Award.
Uceda became the school’s all-time
rebound leader, while Shevon Thompson
broke the single season rebounding
record. Muhammad ended his career as
Harcum’s all-time assist leader, while
Timmone Whatley broke the single season
assist record. Goodman fnished off his
career as just the third Men’s Basketball
player to surpass 1,000 career points.
Harcum also set new team records for
feld goal percentage, three point feld goal
percentage, and free throw percentage.
“It was an amazing season,” said Kelly,
adding, “and an experience our student-
athletes will remember for the rest of
their lives. This team had great chemistry,
great trust in each other, and that led to
exceptional play on the court. Putting your
teammates and the team frst leads to
outstanding individual success.”
Harcum’s fourth-place fnish in the
fnal NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
poll marks the second time in fve seasons
that the Bears have fnished in top fve
nationally. Harcum recorded its second 30-
win season and ninth consecutive 20-win
season, and Harcum has now won at least
20 games in every season since starting
Men’s Basketball in 2005-06. Harcum’s all-
time record is 225-58 in nine seasons.
(Left): Coach Drew Kelly and the Men’s Basketball Team
went to Hutchinson, Kansas, March 17-22 for their
frst appearance in the NJCAA D-I National Tournament.
(Below): Harcum’s Shevon Thompson (15) goes in for
a dunk past Walters State’s Trey Suttles (5) during the
frst half of their NJCAA Tournament game.
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HARCUM COMMUNITY NEWS
MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM MAKES PROGRAM HISTORY
A LOOK BACK TO THE 2013–2014 SEASON
Harcum Planning Year-Long
Centennial Celebration
Harcum College turns 100-years-old in 2015.
College employees and trustees have
been planning a calendar year full
of commemorative events including
service projects, cultural activities,
performances, lectures, and a grand
gala beftting the occasion.
“We want a meaningful and memorable
anniversary celebration,” explained President Jon
Jay DeTemple, “to showcase who we are and how
we are unique.”
Two committees—a steering committee and an
implementation group—have met numerous times
this semester to establish goals for the celebration
and create elements designed to reach out to
prospective students and alumni while heightening
our visibility in the region and highlighting Harcum’s
distinctive position in the higher education
marketplace.
The most up-to-date information about the
Harcum College Centennial will be available on
a special section of the College website devoted
to the 100th anniversary beginning in August, to
include a running list of all the 100 Acts of Service
and guidelines on how to take part. See the
inside back cover of this issue of Patches for more
Centennial information.
Read more: www.harcum.edu/HC100
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At Harcum College, we pride ourselves on
preparing graduates for professions. Tat’s why
the phrase “providing men and women with
outstanding career preparation … to prepare [them]
for success in their chosen profession” is part of the
College mission statement.
Tis spring the College embarked on
reaccreditation with the Middle States Commission
on Higher Education, a process that demands that
we ask and answer, among other critical questions, whether we are doing
for our students what our mission states that we do.
Tis issue of Patches ofers inspired testimony that we deliver that
promise of solid career preparation. Tis much is evident in the profles
of exemplary alumna such as Kathi Crean ’82, a couture wedding dress
designer and shop owner in State College; Beth Marshall ’84, who has
served as Public Relations Director of the Atlanta Braves since 2004;
and Annette Morris ’07, senior kitchen designer for Sterling Kitchen
and Bath, who helped Diane Gottesman, a student from our evening
certifcate program in Residential Design transform a 20-year-old
builder-installed kitchen into a modern showpiece.
Te profles and articles underscore the value we continue to ofer
alumni to help them preserve the credentials and licenses that keep them
gainfully employed. We are doing this through professional programs
organized through Continuing Studies, such as the 8th Annual Dental
Expo (page 5) and an increasing number of workshops such as Ethical
Issues in Physical & Occupational Terapy and CPR/First Aid renewals.
Harcum also afords students the opportunity to follow their passion
into a meaningful profession. Nowhere is this more apparent than in
our Veterinary Technology Program, where students often follow a
lifelong love for animals into a vocation of caring for them. You will
read about the life journeys of our Vet Tech students, some of which vary
wildly. However, they all share an abiding interest in four-legged and
furry creatures, large and small. Building on this common foundation,
Harcum ofers frst-class instruction and superior clinical experience over
the course of the program. In fact, our Vet Tech grads number among the
best prepared and most accomplished in the region.
Te pages of this issue are full of examples of the excellence implied
in our mission statement, excellence in teaching, coaching, training,
and professional development—from Interior Design to Occupational
Terapy Assistant to Men’s Basketball to Continuing Studies. An
associate’s degree from Harcum College continues to be one of the
best values in private higher education in the region, one infused with
opportunity for yesterday’s and today’s graduates.
Terefore, we embrace the accreditation process, endeavoring to
improve where we need to but enthused by the knowledge that there
are numerous areas where Harcum College is as good and strong as our
mission says we are.
Best Wishes,
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dr. DeTemple talks with students about some of
Harcum’s 100th anniversary plans.
Harcum’s Centennial logos have been designed to capitalize on the
equity of the new Harcum brand introduced in September of 2012.
Jon Jay DeTemple, Ph.D.
President
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HARCUM COMMUNITY NEWS
To better serve students enrolled in the
Dental Hygiene and Expanded Function
Dental Assisting (EFDA) Programs, Harcum
College upgraded the Dr. Abram and Goldie
Cohen Dental Center facilities and teaching
resources. The improvements also allow
Harcum to increase the level and quality of
outreach to underserved clinic patients.
One such community outreach initiative
called “Sealant Day” took place on the
Martin Luther King Day of Service and was
featured on Channel 6 Action News. This
summer the Center is offering free dental
services for children ages 17 and under
through July 21. They continue to offer a
range of services to senior adults ages 55
and over for $10.

The renovations completed in Phase II
upgraded the patient treatment sections
of the building, including the installation of
three of the same workstations as used in
the main area and renovation of the back,
smaller area of the Center.
The Offce of College Advancement
is pursuing funding to complete Phase
III renovations, which will mean a total
technology upgrade of the Center: systems
software, computers and monitors for each
operatory, a dedicated server, and radiology
tube heads and sensors. Fundraising is
continuing to support yet a fourth phase of
renovations.
Harcum Now Offers Three Design Certificates
Two new certifcate programs in Digital and Fashion Design will
be offered through Continuing Studies in Design in addition to an
existing program in Residential Interior Design. The evening-only
classes will offer a certifcate upon completion of all coursework
and can be used to deepen one’s skills, create a portfolio, or
merely taken for personal enrichment. All classes are taught by
professionals working in the feld.
The Digital Design Certifcate program is based on mastery of
the Adobe Creative Suite. The Fashion Design Certifcate program
combines skills and artistry and consists of required courses
including construction, pattern making, and fashion design.
A mother and daughter attending Harcum’s Partnership
Sites graduated together this spring. (Left) Cynthia
D. Singh and her daughter Gina D. Cheng of Chester
attended the Chester and Congreso sites, respectively.
Harcum Seeks to Add
Two New Partnership Sites
Beginning in Fall 2014, there may be as
many 13 other locations in the Greater
Philadelphia area besides the Bryn Mawr
Campus where students can obtain a
degree from Harcum College in selected
academic programs.
Resources for Human Development
and Church of Christian Compassion, two
organizations located within the City of
Philadelphia, are the newest Partnership
Sites recruiting students for Fall semester.
Both sites will offer associate’s degree
programs in Human Services, positioning
graduates for employment as counselors,
mediators, advocates, and caregivers in
a variety of settings. Others may elect
to transfer their credits to one of many
baccalaureate institutions with whom
Harcum has articulation agreements.
Harcum’s Partnership Sites offer
unprecedented access to higher
education in underserved areas, for both
nontraditional students (those ages 25
and older) and also traditional students
facing many of the same challenges as
adult students including full-time family
responsibilities or full-time jobs.
All classes are held weekday evenings.
Though programs vary from site to site,
besides Human Services, students at the
Partnership Sites may earn degrees in Law
and Justice, Early Childhood Education, and
Leadership.
Two dozen children received free sealants and other dental care on Monday, January 20, at the Cohen Dental Center
on MLK Day. Photo inset: Renovations included new workstations and improvements to patient treatment areas.
Dental Center Renovations Benefit Harcum Students
and Community-at-Large
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High school students may enroll in any of Harcum’s
Design classes at a discount.
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HARCUM EVENTS
8th Annual
Dental Expo a Sold-out Success
The Department of Continuing Studies
welcomed 250 registered dental team
members to Klein Hall on Saturday, April
4, for Harcum’s Annual Dental Expo, a
full day of dental continuing education
courses. Sessions included “Street Smarts
for Patient Charts” presented by Thomas
Viola, R.Ph., C.C.P., and a member of
Harcum’s faculty, and a course on crown
and bridge procedures presented by
Timothy M. Bizga, DDS, called “Get It. Got
It. Glue It.”
Dentists, hygienists, EFDAs, and
assistants, many of whom were College
alumni, earned up to six CEU’s or
Continuing Education Units approved
by the Pennsylvania EFDA Association/
Pennsylvania Academy of Dental Hygiene
Studies by participating. While addressing
participants, President Jon Jay DeTemple
assured them that Harcum is aware of their
professional needs and will continue to
create courses to fulfll them.
Pinning Ceremonies Recognize
Graduates
Graduates from the Nursing, Physical
Therapist Assistant, and Radiologic
Technology Programs were honored in
three separate pinning ceremonies from
May 13–15, the week of Commencement.
Top performing students in each program
received special recognition in areas
such as academic achievement, clinical
performance, and overall performance. One
of the most special features observed by
President Jon Jay DeTemple was the fact
that in the Radiologic Technology Program,
family members had been invited to pin the
graduates.
Interior Design Portfolio Show
a Study in Excellence and Elegance
The work of fve graduates from the Interior
Design Program—Barbara Brosnan, Tara
Focht, David Sincavage, Rhonda Blosky
Barber, and Annie Kirkpatrick—was
featured during their annual Portfolio
Show on Thursday, April 24. The event was
an artfully arranged, catered affair with
a Beatles theme—a feast for all of the
senses, rich in texture, color, and creativity.
For two hours, family, friends, alumni,
and industry guests packed the Kevin D.
Marlo Little Theatre to view renderings,
concepts, and interior design environments.
In addition to comprehensive presentation
boards, 3D modeled drawings, and digital
pages, fabrics and fnishes flled the walls
and tables. All the students documented
their individual approaches to interior
design via informative process posters.
Tara Focht prepared and sang an
inspiring Beatles' medley, a surprise to
all; it was a heartfelt rendition dedicated
to her fellow graduates. "Building a strong
sense of community is a key ingredient to
the students' success in our program,"
said Heidi Techner, director of the Interior
Design Program. "They connect in such a
profound way and grow to depend on each
other for support through the demands of
the curriculum. I'm so proud of all of them.
“The Portfolio Show is an ideal way to
showcase both the quality and the rigor of
our program. Harcum prepares students
to move on to some truly exceptional
professional opportunities, and I can
assure you, these students are poised
to make their mark in the feld of Interior
Design,” Techner concluded.
Harcum Student Fashions
Make for a Spectacular Evening
The Annual College Fashion Show, held
on Friday, April 25, featured wearable art,
inspired looks, and original designs from
Harcum’s Fashion Design and Fashion
Merchandising students. The show was a
dramatic mélange of color, style, beauty,
and sound that enraptured the audience
packed into Klein Hall.
The event was moderated
by Kalichandra Taylor, a Fashion
Merchandising major and president of the
Fashion Club. Donning all the dresses,
shirts, shorts, swimsuits, wraps, and
evening wear were professional runway
artists from Main Line Models as well as
several Harcum College students who
Tara Focht of Prospect Park, PA, displays her
portfolio. Focht won second place in the Annual ASID
(American Society of Interior Design) Student Portfolio
Competition held on April 11. The competition included
undergraduate and graduate students from Drexel
University, Philadelphia University, Moore College of Art &
Design, and the Art Institute of Philadelphia.
Program Director Joyce Welliver presented Samantha
Culp with the award for Overall Excellence in Nursing.
Marquise Elmore’s collection employed a black and
white palette.
proved to be nearly as comfortable on the
catwalk as the pros.
The headliners of the show were
graduating seniors Arisabel Vasquez,
Cashmere Young, Marquise Elmore, and
Elizabeth Harris, representing a range of
fashion vision from bold Caribbean bright to
super chic black and white. The producers
of Atlantic City Fashion Week were in
attendance. On the spot, they offered
seniors Marquise Elmore and Arisabel
Vasquez full sponsorships to participate in
that event this September.
A highlight this year was an appearance
by Helen Castillo, a 26-year-old New Jersey
native and fnalist from last season's
hit television show “Project Runway.”
Castillo shared her Autumn/Winter 2014
Collection, in which lush shades of blue
predominated.
“Every year, we proudly showcase the
inspired designs of our talented students,”
said Julian Crooks, Fashion Design and
Merchandising instructor and faculty
advisor to this year’s show. “It was a fun,
upbeat, community event that celebrated
the work of our students, some of whom
may themselves be featured on a show like
‘Project Runway.’”
Golf Outing
Under fair skies and balmy breezes, more
than 70 golfers took part in Harcum’s
14th Annual Kevin D. Marlo Golf Classic at
the Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfeld
on Monday, May 19. The golfers teed off
around 11:30 a.m and played 18 holes
of Better Ball, concluding with dinner
in the early evening. The yearly event
raises funds for student scholarships
through sponsorships, participant fees,
and an online auction which attracted 90
registered bidders. Two of the scholarship
recipients were in attendance at the
dinner, emceed by Tom Giamoni, Trustee
and Golf Classic Chairman, with special
remarks from Dennis Marlo, Trustee and
father of Kevin D. Marlo, who perished
on September 11, and whose memory is
honored with this annual event.
Renowned Animal Trainer
Shares World-Class Techniques
Sixty animal lovers
attended a one-day
workshop presented by
Barbara Heidenreich
on Saturday, March
8, called “Force-Free
Animal Training.”
The session was
designed for veterinary
professionals and members of the public
who own or work with animals and focused
on understanding animal behavior and
techniques to make veterinary care stress-
free, with an emphasis on working with
parrots. Heidenreich is a former trainer for
Disney’s Animal Kingdom. She also gave
a presentation to students and faculty
March 7. Her workshops were organized by
the Animal Center Management Program
Director Linward Robinson.
Commencement 2014
An honorary degree, two faculty awards,
and fve student awards were presented
before an audience of over a thousand
family and friends of the Class of 2014 at
Harcum College’s 98th Commencement.
This year the ceremony was held in a
vaulted tent erected on the Great Lawn
of the Academic Center on the Bryn Mawr
Campus on May 17. Approximately 396
students graduated from Harcum College in
December and May.
Pennsylvania’s
Lieutenant Governor
James Cawley, a Bucks
County resident, was the
principal speaker and
received the honorary
degree of Doctor of
Science in Public
Service. Cawley sought to inspire graduates
to continue to persevere whenever they
stumble.
Student winners included Early
Childhood Education (ECE) major Brian
Helgenberg of Philadelphia, and Interior
Design major Barbara Brosnan of Bryn
Mawr, who received Academic Excellence
Awards for maintaining a 4.0 grade point
average. Iyanna Woodland of Philadelphia
won the Student Leadership Award for
outstanding leadership, service, and
contribution to the Harcum community.
Dental Hygiene major Jocelyn Pinder of
Philadelphia was given The Harcum Award
for best representing the College in both
academic achievement and extracurricular
achievement. Tara Lyn Focht of Prospect
Park, Delaware County, a senior Interior
Design major at Harcum received the
President’s Award for having done the most
to promote the ideals of the College.
Faculty awards were conferred upon
Karen Gatewood (the Lindback Award for
Distinguished Teaching) and Shaun Madary
(Philip Klein Memorial Award).
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HARCUM EVENTS
This year the Kevin D. Marlo Golf Classic raised $30,000
for student scholarships.
Nearly 270 students processed from Klein Hall to a huge
tent in front of the Academic Center. Below Lieutenant
Governor James Cawley gave a commencement address
that was both practical and inspirational.
An asymmetrical swing dress designed by Arisabel
Vasquez turned heads.
Barbara Heidenreich
Photos from Harcum events can be found
on the College’s Flickr page:
www.flickr.com/photos/harcumcollege
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T
he forty years following the
Second World War were
arguably the greatest period of
growth and expansion in the
history of U.S. higher education. Te
dramatic changes afected every college
and university, and Harcum Junior
College was no exception.
After 1945, the U.S. government
invested millions of dollars to help
public colleges and universities educate
returning servicemen and women, and
millions more to develop programs in
the sciences and business to help supply
the now growing human resource needs
of the federal and state governments,
corporations, and the legal and medical
professions.
In Pennsylvania, this was
exemplifed by the expansion of Te
Pennsylvania State University through
the establishment of its Commonwealth
Campuses. Later, there was the creation
of the State System of Higher Education
(SSHE) which eventually encompassed
14 campuses statewide, and the
construction of 13 community colleges.
Smaller private colleges also changed,
though more slowly, depending on their
leadership, the thoroughness of their
planning, and the size of their budgets.
Harcum College grew in the postwar
period and in 1948–49, it had 185
students and 35 faculty members, its
highest enrollment since its founding
in 1915. Having purchased most of the
homes, inns, and lodging houses on
Montgomery Avenue between Morris
Avenue and Pennswood Road for
classrooms and residential housing, this
stretch of road by the 1940s became
known as “the Harcum mile.”
Te postwar growth of higher
education also meant more competition
for Harcum in Philadelphia and the
suburbs. Harcum’s enrollment dropped
to 137 in 1950–51, even as the taxes
it had to pay as a private educational
institution were rising. In the summer
of 1952, Mrs. Harcum made the hard
decision to close the College and retire.
She had been at the helm of the College
HARCUM COLLEGE CENTENNIAL
A Look Back: 1945–1985
Because of government investment in public education, the 1940s
meant ferce new competition for private colleges like Harcum.
Rescued by Te Junto from the brink of fnancial ruin in the 1950s,
a new Harcum College would come into being by the mid-1980s.
By Anders Back
Celebrating 100 Years of Harcum College
(Above) Students in 1969 on the walkway leading to Montgomery Ave. (Right): Harcum
students welcome back an alumna at Homecoming c. 1969.
Celebrating 100 Years of Harcum College
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for 37 years. It was perhaps the most
difcult moment she had faced since the
death of her husband Octavius in 1920.
Mrs. Harcum passed away in 1958
at the age of 80. She was buried with
her husband Octavius in Hollywood
Cemetery in Richmond, VA, along with
many well-known Virginians including
Presidents James Monroe and John
Tyler.
1950–1960s
Te Klein Years
H
arcum’s bankruptcy
proceedings were noticed
by Philip Klein and ofcers
of Te Junto, a non-proft
educational corporation founded in
1941 to promote adult education in the
Philadelphia region. It had adopted the
name of a discussion group originally
co-founded by Benjamin Franklin in
1727. In 1952, Te Junto purchased the
assets of Harcum College for possible
use as a residential college for adults
but soon decided to continue Edith
Harcum’s mission to provide education
for women. Harcum was reopened
under a nonproft charter in the fall of
1953 with 79 students. Philip Klein was
appointed president.
Under the 1953 charter, Harcum
could operate as a college but without
the power to confer degrees. In 1955
the Pennsylvania State Council of
Instruction gave Harcum permission
to confer the Associate of Arts and
Associate of Science degrees. Tis was
the frst time in the history of the
Commonwealth that a junior college
was given this privilege.
Philip and Esther Klein were
prominent Philadelphians active in
business, communications, civic life,
and education for decades.
As a civic minded individual,
Philip actively pursued roles in the
management of WHYY-TV, the Walnut
Street Teater, and was acting Deputy
Commissioner of the Philadelphia
Planning Commission. He and his wife
Esther hosted a daily radio talk show
on WPEN, “Mr. & Mrs. At Breakfast”
where they would report the social
gossip from the previous day. Tey also
edited and published Te Philadelphia
Jewish Times newspaper from 1953 to
1974, and Esther wrote two guidebooks
related to Philadelphia.
Harcum’s history in the 1960s
and 70s was largely defned by Philip
Klein and the faculty he recruited from
throughout the region. But Klein family
members also played many key roles.
Philip’s son Arthur, active in civic life
in Philadelphia as editor of the Jewish
Times and director of the Klein family’s
Rittenhouse Foundation, became the
Harcum Trustee chair upon Philip’s
death in 1982.
Philip’s brother Henry Klein served
as a Trustee for more than 50 years.
He became the College’s frst director
of development and public relations
in 1957. He also served as dean of
admissions and as interim president in
1982–1983 after the untimely death of
Harcum President Lloyd J. Hubenka.
He was known for writing the popular
tag line, “Do you have what it takes to
be a Harcum girl?” which was used in
College advertisements for many years.
Much of Henry’s career was devoted
to the American College Admissions
Advisory Center (ACAAC) which he
founded in 1963, providing college
counseling and admissions advice to
more than 25,000 college students over
two decades.
In 1958, Harcum opened its own
Nursery School for its nursery education
majors. In 1959, the College began
ofering summer school classes for the
frst time. In 1961, it was said to be the
state’s fastest-growing college, with a 30
percent growth in enrollment since it
reopened, and an enrollment of 305.
Tere were three divisions of
study: Te Division of Vocational
and Semi-Professional Education,
including medical technology, retail
merchandising, nursery school
education, executive and medical
secretarial science, journalism, dental
hygiene, and occupational and physical
therapy; the Division of Humanities,
including Liberal Arts and General
Studies tracks; and the Division of
Adult Education, ofering day courses
in the summer and evening courses in
the fall and winter in typing, shorthand,
medical ofce practices, and medical
laboratory procedures.
In 1964, after ten years as president,
Philip Klein became Board Chairman
and Dr. Michael Duzy was appointed
Harcum’s fourth president. Klein Hall,
a modern residential building with
a dining hall and accommodations
for 100 students, was opened that
same year. It included an air-raid
shelter below ground, which doubled
as a gymnasium, possibly the frst
purposefully designed shelter of its kind
on any U.S. college campus. Philip
Klein had served as Director of Civil
Defence in Philadelphia.
In 1965, Harcum’s 50th anniversary,
enrollment reached 565 students and
Presidents Klein and Duzy prepared
to launch Project 1976, an ambitious
building program that began with
the completion of Pennswood Hall,
a residence hall built in 1966, and
construction of the Academic Complex.
Te latter facility, which included a
library, laboratories, classrooms, and
ofces, was opened in 1968. Te cost
for these projects was over $6 million.
Philip Klein, the third President of Harcum College
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HARCUM 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s
1970–1980s
A new Harum
‘Comes Into Being’
E
xpansion of the faculty ranks
became necessary. One new
faculty member who joined
Harcum in the 1970s was local
entrepreneur Marvin Levitties.
While pursuing a successful
career as an executive at clothing
manufacturer Lane Bryant, Levitties
had been thinking about becoming
a teacher. But it was not until the
late 1960s that President Duzy was
introduced to Marvin through a mutual
friend and teaching became a serious
consideration. Levitties expressed an
interest in changing careers to Dr.
Duzy. He was not without experience,
as he had taught fat pattern design and
other clothing manufacturing skills to
adults after 1945 in a school run by the
International Garment Workers Union.
In 1971, he was chosen by
Dr. Duzy to launch Harcum’s frst
Retail Merchandising and Fashion
Department. His wife Jean was hired to
run the College’s health services. Teir
new colleagues included the late Martin
Zipin, Harcum’s beloved art faculty
head and professor for many years,
librarian John Arfeld, theater professor
Sally Brash, and English professor
Elaine Bell.
In those years, the small Harcum
faculty group worked, lunched in the
faculty dining room, and socialized
together, becoming very close. Marvin
Levitties became good friends with
President Philip Klein, “an extremely
smart man who could carry on several
conversations at the same time and not
miss a word.”
In 1993, Board Chair Arthur
Klein asked Marvin to join the Board
of Trustees. He remains a dedicated
trustee, and was instrumental in
bringing medical programs to Harcum,
programs that now have some of the
College’s largest enrollments, as well
as supporting the early childhood
education program and his frst love,
retail merchandising. Marvin Levitties
served as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees in the late 1990’s as well as
being active on many committees
and establishing the Jean Levitties
Scholarship, in memory of his late wife.
Zipin was another faculty member
of that era who made an indelible
impression on students.
A graduate of Temple University’s
noted Tyler School of Art, Zipin served
as a faculty member, chair of the Art
Department, and artist-in-residence at
Harcum for nearly forty years (1953–
1991) and left a remarkable legacy of
art for future generations of students
to study and appreciate. In addition,
Zipin designed sets, acted, and sang in
productions performed in, Harcum’s
May Day Queen and her court, c. 1965, in
the Klein Hall lower gym.

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Little Teatre. He also served as advisor
to the student newspaper.
But it is for his painting and
sculpture, as well as his inspirational
teaching, that Zipin is remembered
at Harcum. Several of his works can
be seen on the walls of the Academic
Center Library, works that are on
permanent loan from Zipin’s friend and
colleague, retired Harcum Professor
Martin Ranft. Zipin was also a skilled
portrait painter. His portraits of Philip
and Esther Klein can be seen over
the interior steps of the Klein Hall
Cafeteria.
Perhaps Zipin’s best-known work is,
in fact, not his alone but a collaborative,
volunteer, non-credit mural project
with Harcum students that was a major
contribution to the campus and started
in the late 1960s and continued through
the 1980s. Each mural was painted
directly onto the north wall of Klein
Hall. Tey range in size from four feet
by eight feet to six feet by twelve feet.
As Zipin noted in the book Murals
at Harcum 1967–1987, “each class
would submit plans for its mural, based
on the most signifcant themes of the
year just ended. Tese comments ran
the gamut of fashion, sports, politics,
the arts, and other areas of life, from a
worldwide, nationwide, and Harcum-
wide perspective.”
Among his students were Lynda
Wolf-Brotemarkle ’67 and Charlene
Cohen ’74. Wolfe-Brotemarkle wrote,
“What I remember most about him was
his having his morning tea, discussing
life, light, and art in all aspects. He
was witty, wise and spontaneous.”
Cohen wrote that through a pastel
drawing Zipin did of her: “He was able
to capture my thoughts and feelings
through his touching work—and he saw
the real me transcended into art.”
By the early 1980s, Harcum’s
enrollment had reached over 800 full
time and 200 part time students and
over 40 faculty members. With record
enrollment, three new academic and
residential buildings, and academic
oferings that were chosen for personal
and career development, the College
seemed well-positioned for the
challenges to come. As Dr. Duzy noted,
“Te momentum gathered in the efort
to heighten the quality of a Harcum
education will continue to gather
strength…. A ‘New Harcum’ has come
into being.”
Ilene Wasserman Stone, Judi Feinberg Vola, and Linda
Ogus-Blum, leaving for Thanksgiving Break, 1962
Recent graduates and alumnae traveled to Europe in the summer of 1967
for a whirlwind tour of seven countries in three weeks.Tey few through
Canada to cut down on the cost, according to Jan Kressin Gandal ’67,
fourth from the left in the front row, whose parents gave her the trip as a
graduation present.
When your passion becomes
your profession:
Cats, dogs, rabbits, mice, and hamsters —the animal-loving
Veterinary Technology students at Harcum learn to care for
small and large animals by the time they graduate.
By Nancy McCann
HARCUM COLLEGE VET TECH FEATURE 11
(Shown above): Taylor Dolan just finished her first year
in the Vet Tech Program and has a heart for the beagles,
who will be housed in runs rather than cages once
summer construction is complete.
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HARCUM FEATURE
What does someone do in life
when she has a degree in elementary
education, is about to turn 40, is
married with two children, logged
years of teaching third grade, and
owns three dogs, two potbellied pigs,
one Russian tortoise, two rabbits, and
fve chickens? And she has a lifelong
allergy to—but lifelong passion for
animals?
Switch career gears and head
to Harcum to earn a Veterinary
Technology degree, of course.
Tat’s exactly what Christine
(Chrissy) Devlin did. Having just
graduated in May, she’s embarking on
her lifelong dream—sans allergy—
with not one, but two veterinary
nurse jobs.

“When I realized my allergy was
gone,” said Devlin, “I decided to
change my profession to one where
I would be responsible for taking
care of animals and found that
animal nursing was exactly what I
was meant to do my entire life.”
And she’s not alone. Her
classmates told similar tales
of passion: “I’ve always loved
animals.” “I’m a big lover of dogs
and cats.” “I always wanted to help
animals.” Whether they are 18
years old with newly minted high
school diplomas or age 51 and on
a fourth career change, it’s their
boundless love for animals and
their passion to turn that into
their life’s work that drives these
students to Harcum.
Te Veterinary Technology
Program is the oldest and largest
animal nursing program in
the area, according to current
Program Director Kathy Koar
Wisniewski and a 1999 Harcum
Vet Tech graduate herself. It
was started in 1972 by Dr.
Samuel Scheidy, a veterinarian
who was “well-loved and well
respected in Pennsylvania
veterinary medicine. He
had the foresight to see
that Pennsylvania should
be training people
professionally for the job
that his wife held all those years,” said
Dr. Nadine Hackman, a veterinarian
and recently retired (2012) Harcum
Vet Tech teacher and program director.
A partnership with the University
of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital
began in 1975, and the Harcum
Vet Tech Program was accredited by
the American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA) in 1976.
It’s a competitive major, taking
only 65 applicants per year. Once
accepted, the standard curriculum is
four semesters of classroom studies
at the Bryn Mawr Campus followed
by six months of clinical rotations
When your passion
becomes your profession:
A love for animals led them to Harcum College
By Nancy McCann
The Vet Tech Program houses numerous animals for training purposes, including male cats that
students like Sarah Sabatini care for as part of their work study responsibilities.
Chrissy Devlin (right) was a winner of the Veterinary
Technology Achievement Award at the 2014 Student
Leadership Awards Ceremony, conferred by Alicia Preston,
Assistant Director of Veterinary Technology.
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HARCUM FEATURE
with the University of Pennsylvania
Veterinary Hospital.
“What makes Harcum’s Vet Tech
Program unique among all the others
is that we’re actually one of the only
programs in the country that has a
direct relationship with a veterinary
school,” Koar Wisniewski said. “Every
single student gains experience at the
University of Pennsylvania Veterinary
Hospital.”
Harcum students spend three
months at the small animal hospital
in West Philadelphia (Ryan Veterinary
Hospital, the busiest such hospital in the
United States, handling close to 33,000
patients a year); and three months at
the large animal facility—New Bolton
Center in Kennett Square. Tey rotate
through the various departments of
the two teaching hospitals in the same
manner as the veterinary students do,
for a shorter period of time.
“Tey get fabulous training at
Penn,” Koar Wisniewski added. “What
I hear repeatedly from veterinarians is, ‘I
want to hire a Harcum grad because
I know exactly what I’m getting.’
[Harcum grads] all come with a
certain knowledge base that most
vets know they may or may not get
from other schools.”
According to Koar Wisniewski,
roughly 50 percent of the students
enrolled in Harcum’s Vet Tech
Program are transfer students, many
of whom hold degrees—bachelors,
masters—in other areas. Tey’ve
had successful and varied careers but
then decide to “follow their passion”
for animals and come to Harcum
to earn a Veterinary Technology
degree.
Felicia (Flee) Powers is one such
student who is in her second year of
Vet Tech study. At the young age of
51 with degrees in Latin and Political
Science and three successful, yet stressful
careers—teaching, retail, and nonproft
management—Powers decided to go
for a fourth career involving something
she’s always loved … animals. Following
her mom’s advice, Powers looked into
the Vet Tech Program at Harcum, sat in
on one of Koar Wisniewski’s ‘Intro to
Vet-Tech’ classes, and hasn’t looked back
since. She has a work-study job with the
program director and eventually sees
herself working at a general veterinary
practice with small animals, preferably
cats, after she graduates from Harcum.
Powers may then move on to a referral
or specialty practice to work as a vet
tech anesthetist.
Tere are numerous career options
for certifed veterinary technicians;
working at a veterinary clinic is just
the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
Scientifc research, the pet insurance
industry, management, medical sales,
and teaching are all areas where Harcum
Vet Tech graduates have found jobs.
Jenna Blough ’03 is the Philadelphia
Zoo’s vet tech. Patricia Walsh ’86 is in
charge of the monkey colony at Bristol
Myer Squibb. Donna Oakley ’81 is the
director of hospital operations at Penn’s
Ryan Veterinary Hospital. Te director
of operations at the New Bolton Center
is Rosemarie Richardson, class of
2002. Elisa Rogers ’95 is the assistant
supervisor of emergency services
technicians at Ryan Veterinary Hospital
and Harcum’s practicum supervisor at
that location. Approximately 90 percent
of Ryan Veterinary Hospital vet techs
are Harcum graduates. And, most of
the veterinary technology faculty at
Harcum, Koar Wisniewski included,
are Harcum graduates. Perhaps the
best news of all according to Koar
Wisniewski is that, “there are always
more jobs than we have graduates.
We have close to 100 percent job
placement.”
During Koar Wisniewski’s tenure
as program director, several major
facilities renovation projects have been
completed on campus. Te Veterinary
Technology Lab is designated space
within the Academic Center for the Vet
Tech classes and a new dental lab was
recently put into the Animal Building.
One more renovation has the whole
program—students, alumni, and
faculty—excited.
“We have animals here on campus
Felicia “Flee” Powers is a non-traditional student in the
Vet Tech Program who has always loved animals and
sees herself working with small animals after graduation.
Program Director Kathy Koar Wisniewski ’99 received the
Outstanding Alumni Award in 2013, pictured here with
College Trustee Bea Blackman ’55 (at left).
Casey Augello snuggles one of the white rats used to
teach Vet Tech students animal nursing procedures.
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HARCUM FEATURE
*
Harcum Smart
* By: Janis Whittier, Vet Tech student
Harcum College, a dream come true.
How did I know I’d fall in love with you?
You offered the major I was looking for.
When I applied, you said yes and opened the door.
From the moment I met you, you cared about me
Succeeding in studies and getting a degree.
Your teachers are awesome, and your tutors are free.
My advisor’s the best and she guides my journey.
Life’s about choices, and I’m glad I picked you.
Vet Tech’s the major I’ve chosen to do.
So, I’m studying hard to reach my goal
To help animals in need, like a cute little foal.
Sick dogs and cats look into your eyes.
They cannot talk, but you hear their cries.
Harcum, you’re helping me live out my dream.
Someday I’ll be on a veterinary team.
The college of possibilities, it’s all so true.
Give it a try, and you’ll see you can do.
Harcum, I love you. You have touched my heart.
Forever in love, I am Harcum smart.
--Janis’s winning entry in the 2014
“Love Letters to Harcum” student competition.
[for Vet Tech training purposes]: cats, dogs, rabbits,
rats, mice, and hamsters,” said Koar Wisniewski. “Te
dogs have always lived in cages. It’s always been a
desire of the students and the alumni that we get the
dogs out of the cages, and I fully support that. So our
current facilities project is that we are renovating our
Veterinary Services Building (VSB) so that the dogs
will now be housed in runs instead of cages. Tat
construction is scheduled for summer 2014. We’re very
excited about it.”
Rising sophomore Taylor Dolan enthusiastically
spoke of her love for Harcum and the Veterinary
Services Building. “One of my favorite things of the
whole school and program is the VSB where a lot
of the hands-on stuf goes on. Tat has become my
second home. I’m there all the time. Mary Friday is
probably one of my favorite professors because she’s so
fun and I guess you could say ‘open.’ You could talk to
her about anything animal related. She’s always there
to help you. She runs that building.”
Dolan’s best friend Sarah Sabatini is also a frst-
year student majoring in Vet Tech whose love for
animals led her to study at Harcum. Sabatini owns a
20-year-old chestnut pinto mare Arabian/draft horse
and hopes to work at a large animal practice someday
with a specialty in equine care. Like Dolan, Sabatini
has a work study position at the VSB. “I love working
there. I spend 6–9 hours each week at the VSB,”
Sabatini said, “which has allowed me to add to what I
learn in my courses.”
Dolan and Sabatini have taken it upon themselves
to train or socialize the dogs (adorable beagles) in that
building. “We started training the beagles because
they don’t have house dog training knowledge. So we
fgured that by them knowing how to sit or lay down
The Veterinary Technology Lab underwent extensive renovations during the
summer of 2013, expanding work spaces to enhance group learning and to
better accommodate the heavy lab component specific to the Vet Tech studies
curriculum.
Laboratory Instructor Mary Friday is a Certified
Veterinary Technician (CVT) who teaches hands-on
classes in the Veterinary Services Building.
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Volunteering in the community
“It’s been one of my goals this year to expand what we
do in the community,” said Veterinary Technology Program
Director Kathy Koar Wisniewski. The Canine Blood Drive is
one way the Vet Tech Program reaches out. On April 23, at
the Bryn Mawr Campus, ten qualifed dogs boarded Penn
Vet’s animal blood mobile to help ensure that an adequate
supply of blood is available to treat critically ill and injured
animal patients at the school’s teaching hospital, Ryan
Veterinary Hospital. For the pain of the needle stick, the
donor dogs and their owners were rewarded with a bag of
free dog food and blood work—providing the owner with
valuable health information for his/her beloved pet.
Harcum students assisted the drive by qualifying the dogs
(checking weight, age, health, etc.) and scheduling the
20-minute appointments with the dog owners. On the day
of drive the Vet Tech students observed and learned. “We
took the students on the van, and they learned about blood
donation and testing blood and separating blood into its
components in order to bank it,” said Koar Wisniewski.
“They went through the entire process with the Penn
technicians.”
The Penn Animal Blood Bank has longstanding ties to
Harcum College. Donna Oakley ’81 is not only the director
of the blood bank, she is also its founder. “And the head
nurse at the blood bank, Kim Marryott ’94, who came out to
run the drive that day, is a Harcum grad,” Koar Wisniewski
explained.
“So many veterinary professionals in this area have ties to
Harcum that volunteer efforts like the Canine Blood Drive
have become community initiatives involving our faculty,
current students, and alumni working in the veterinary feld.”
will help us in learning. Socialization for these animals
is important, so they’re not stressed out.”
Sixty-fve animal lovers a year pursue this coveted
Harcum Vet Tech degree. Teir passion and concern
for animals as well as the knowledge of nearly
guaranteed job placement keeps most of them going
through the rigorous course work and bone wearying
practicums at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary
hospital. Recent graduate Devlin had this advice for
current and future Harcum Vet Tech students:
“When looking for a nursing school, I wanted
to go to a place with a good reputation. While at my
local vet on an appointment with one of my dogs, I
asked my veterinarian about her techs and she told
me that she only hires ‘Harcum techs,’ so that led me
straight to Harcum’s door. When I found out that
Harcum is the only nursing school that ends with two
semesters at the University of Pennsylvania large and
small animal veterinary hospital facilities, that’s where I
wanted to go.
“I enjoyed everything about my Harcum
experience,” continued Devlin. “I loved my professors
and classes. Te advice that I would ofer to students
is to study every night and to get a part-time job as an
assistant somewhere while in school. Tat’s what I did.
It was very hard, but it made it a million times easier
in making the connection between what you learn in
books and what you learn in the classroom. It brings
your books to life and makes the class work much
easier.”
To learn more about the Veterinary Technology Program
please visit: www.harcum.edu/VET or contact:
Kathy Koar Wisniewski at 610-526-6033; [email protected]
To make a donation to the Free the Beagles campaign,
visit: www.harcum.edu/FreeTheBeagle
Kym Marryott ’94, who is Head Nurse at the Penn Animal Blood
Bank (kneeling at right), headed up the Canine Blood Drive
at Harcum on April 23. Striker, a Labrador Retriever (above,
left) owned by the McKinney family, was a donor dog that day.
“Animals who donate are volunteering heroes,” Marryott said.
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Donna Broderick, Program Director for Medical
Laboratory Technology and Director of Online
Education, was appointed Accreditation Liaison
Offcer for the Middle States Commission on
Higher Education Self Study process.
Julian Crooks, Fashion Design
& Merchandising Instructor
and Design Programs
Coordinator, published an
article that she co-wrote with Dr. June Julian
published in the latest National Art Education
Association (NAEA) book called The Ed Media
Center: A Second Life Professional Development
Model for Relational Aesthetics.
Dossie Cavallucci ’80, ’93, Program Director
for Expanded Functions Dental Assisting
(EFDA), was quoted in an article for Yahoo!
Education that outlined six college degrees
that teach skills for in-demand jobs including
Dental Assisting. Her comments included
assertions such as, “Earning a degree in
dental assisting puts the student at an
advantage once they’re searching for work.
… Without this specialized [EFDA] skill set, a
dentist’s offce would be unable to function.”
Paige Davis, Assistant Professor in Early
Childhood Education, had her research
published in in The Journal of Experimental
Child Psychology. The article is titled,
“Individual differences in children’s private
speech: The role of imaginary companions.”
Her research suggests that young children
with imaginary companions beneft later
in life because imaginary friends likely
prepare youngsters for real-life social
interactions, as well as help them with their language development
and problem-solving abilities. Davis’s research was subsequently
featured in the Wall Street Journal and Grandparents Magazine.
Michael Gerg, Program Director for Occupational
Therapy Assistant, completed his Doctorate in
Occupational Therapy (DOT) this past year.
Beth Gibbs, Program
Director of Radiologic
Technology, was featured in
RadiologySchools411.com, an
online resource for aspiring
radiologic technologists. She was one of several
industry leaders who were interviewed and
featured in the article. Her advice to applicants
included the following: “Patient care skills are
highly important and should be brought up
in an interview as specifc examples of how
the applicant would treat our diverse patient population while
remaining professional.”
Karen Gatewood, Assistant
Director of the Medical Laboratory
Technology Program (shown
right with Julia Ingersoll, left),
received the Lindback Award for
Distinguished Teaching. Gatewood
was noted for her love of teaching,
support for students, and her
active participation in academic
governance. She also had an
article published in the February 24 edition of EdTech Magazine
called “Why Defning Distance Education is an Important Task.”
Drew Kelly, Director of Athletics and Men’s
Basketball Coach, led the Men’s Basketball
Team to a record-breaking 32-5 season and a
Final Four appearance in the NJCAA D-I Men’s
Basketball National Tournament in Hutchinson,
Kansas. He was also featured in an article
published in the December issue of Main Line
Today called “Harcum College Basketball Coach
Drew Kelly’s Secret to Success: Where did
Harcum College get its surprising men’s hoops
mojo? It starts with the coach.”
Briget O’Leary, General Studies, is a
contributing author to a new literary collection
of prose and poetry called Love and Prejudice,
published in December 2013. Co-authors
include Dr. Jean N. Rances and Victoria
Rostovich. Love and Prejudice exhibits a unique
understanding of the most widely discussed
subjects in academia and elsewhere.
Shaun Madary,
Assistant Program Director (pictured
right) of the Physical Therapist
Assistant Program, received the
Philip Klein Memorial Award from
College Trustee Alexander Klein.
Through teaching and advising
students and working with the
program’s many clinical sites, she
plays a critical role in developing and
maintaining the clinical education
component of her program as well
as serving in many roles in Harcum’s
Faculty Senate, Phi Theta Kappa, and
student clubs.
Gale Martin, Director of Communications and
Marketing, published a new novel in January, a
murder mystery called Who Killed ‘Tom Jones’?
(Booktrope Editions, Seattle). Her debut novel
Don Juan in Hankey, PA was named a Best
Kindle Book of 2013 by Digital Book Today.
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Support in Academic
Affairs, had a 4’ x 5’
commissioned painting
selected as the cover
art to the Madison
Symphony Orchestra’s
Young Person’s Guide
to the Orchestra
(shown right). The orchestra’s PR person
contacted after fnding her painting on the
Internet. She used to play the oboe and
clarinet and has been a member of an
orchestra; thus she appreciated “the joy
one experiences being part of a well-honed
collaboration of sound.” 
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Harcum Creates
Online Media Guide

Journalists, media representatives,
and bloggers now have an online guide
to the expertise of Harcum College
employees. Dozens of faculty and
staff members with demonstrated
scholarship and/or signifcant industry
experience in numerous areas have
made themselves available to provide
insight and expert commentary relative
to current events, breaking news
headlines, and trend stories.
Chemist and Francophile
Alexandra Hilosky Inspires
Students to Host
‘Scent-tennial’ Workshop
Have you ever wondered how perfume is
created? Who comes up with the scents
in candles, air fresheners, and gum?
Students taking General Chemistry I with
Dr. Alexandra Hilosky can answer these
questions and many more. A fve-session
component to a laboratory class for science
majors is the formulation of their own
unique fragrance. Students use their understanding of chemistry
and the principles of volatility, solubility, and the instruments used
to analyze their quality to create their own perfume.
Hilosky who is also fuent in French, attended a perfume workshop
in Paris, France last summer taught by perfume expert Marina Jung
Allegret, who teaches at the Perfumery in Versailles. This was the
frst in a series of perfume workshops Hilosky will attend to earn
a professional certifcate in perfumery. Her efforts have allowed
her to transform the “dreaded” chemistry requirement into one
that students are excited to take. Hilosky said, “One thing I hope
students will take away from this class is that there is a lot of work
that goes into making a perfume. Not only chemistry is at play, but
one must be creative and imaginative.”
During Homecoming 2015, as part of the 100th Anniversary
celebration, Dr. Hiosky will conduct a perfume-making workshop,
during which participants can try to formulate their own scent.
—Amy Shumoski
Read how adjunct
faculty member Annette
Morris ’07 teamed
up with a Residential
Design student:
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Teacher & Student
Join Forces To Create
Beautifully Functional
Kitchen
Laurie Plaza, Director
of Campus Activities,
was named 2014
Employee of the
Year at the Annual
Employee Recognition
Luncheon, receiving
the award from last
year’s winner Nikolay
Karpalo.
Frances Schuda,
Associate Professor of
Nursing, was published in
the Fall 2013 edition of
the WOCN Society Journal.
Her article, “Role of the
WOC Nursing in Long
Term Care” discussed the
value of having a wound,
ostomy, and continence nurse on staff in
Long Term Care facilities. Fran is an expert
on wound, ostomy, and continence as well
as a Certifed Nursing Director Long Term
Care (CNDLTC). She is currently serving
as Clinical Coordinator for the Nursing
Program.
Cover art for the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Young Person’s
Guide to the Orchestra by Barbara Yalof
“Our media guide showcases
the range and depth of expertise on
staff,” said Dr. Jon Jay DeTemple,
Harcum College President. “Besides
journalists, civic leaders and community
organizations might also beneft from
knowing which topics our faculty and
administrators can speak about in
detail for panels and presentations.”
The guide was developed by
the Office of Communications and
Marketing and can be found on the
Harcum College website at:
www. harcum.edu/mediaguide
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HARCUM ATHLETICS
Two Harcum Athletes
Named All-Americans
Harcum’s 6’9” forward Jordan
Goodman of Largo, Maryland, was named
an NJCAA First Team All-American for
2013–14 in D1 Men’s Basketball. Bears’
Ivan Uceda, a 6’10” Center from Madrid,
Spain, received an All-American Honorable
Mention selection.
“This is the frst time in the history
of Harcum College that two athletes were
selected as All-Americans in a single year,”
said Drew Kelly, Head Coach of the Bears.
“That Goodman and Uceda were identifed
as the fnest athletes in their sport is a
singular accomplishment for these men
and for the program.”
Goodman and Uceda were also named
to the All-Tournament Team following the
NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson,
Kansas, where the Bears advanced to the
Final Four. Goodman fnished his Harcum
career as just the third men’s basketball
player to surpass 1,000 career points.
Uceda became the school’s all-time
rebound leader.
According to the NJCAA, the All-
American Awards recognize the most
outstanding student-athlete in their sport,
regardless of geographical location.
NJCAA All-Americans also exhibit good
sportsmanship and citizenship as
endorsed by the NJCAA.
Runner Qualifies for
Nationals in Indoor and
Outdoor Track
Freshman Banford
Poole of Philadelphia
qualifed for both
the NJCAA National
Indoor Track and Field
Championships held
in New York City on March 7–8 and the
Outdoor Track and Field Championships in
Mesa, Arizona on May 15–17.
At the Molloy College Invitational Indoor
Track and Field Meet on February 14, Poole
ran the 60 Meters race in 7.01 seconds.
A time of 7.02 seconds was needed to
qualify for nationals.
At the Temple University Owls Alumni
Invitational on Saturday, April 19, Poole
placed frst in both the 100m and 200m
Dash.
The Outdoor Track and Field Team
competed in six events this spring, in
addition to NJCAA Region XIX Track & Field
Championships on May 2, in Newark, New
Jersey.
Garvey and
Uceda Receive
Varsity Awards
Athletes from all the Harcum
sports teams were recognized
at the annual Athletic Awards
Banquet on April 15.
Brogan Garvey of Manheim, PA,
(shown above) and Ivan Uceda
of Madrid, Spain, (shown with
Athletics Director Drew Kelly)
were named the 2013–14 Varsity
Award winners. The Varsity Award
is given to a male and female
student athlete who demonstrates
the best academic and athletic
performance and shows leadership
and sportsmanship.
Garvey, a soccer player and
Vet Tech student, maintained a
3.6 GPA. She had 10 goals and
4 assists this season and made
the All-Region team. Uceda, a
basketball player, also maintained
a 3.6 GPA. He scored 30
3-pointers this season and is the
leading rebounder with 625 career
rebounds. 
Banford Poole with Head Coach Barry Uzzell
Jordan Goodman (above, left) and Ivan Uceda (above,
right) compete in Hutchinson, Kansas, in the NJCAA
National Tournament.
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HARCUM ATHLETICS
Harcum College has added D-I Men’s
Soccer beginning with the 2014–2015
academic year. Leading the Bears into
their frst season as Head Coach will be
Matt MacWilliams, a former Temple
University standout player and Philly
Soccer Six Player of the Year.
MacWilliams was an assistant coach
for the Women’s Soccer Team at Harcum
College last season. Harcum’s Women’s
Head Coach Samantha Farlow played at
Temple at the same time MacWilliams
did, which is how he ended up at
Harcum. When the women’s season
ended, MacWilliams began his Men’s
Soccer Team responsibilities, the lion’s
share of which involved recruiting a full
roster of players for fall of 2014.
He strove to attract the best quality
players, which included an international
recruitment efort. “We’ve gotten some
high quality players from Senegal—
two of them—and also a player from
Jamaica,” he said. “We’re playing ten
games this fall, and we’re aiming for
wins.”
MacWilliams was a standout
performer for Temple University from
2009–2012 where he played for his
father Dave MacWilliams, Head Coach
for the Temple Men’s Soccer Team. Prior
to Temple, MacWilliams was a star
soccer player and captain at North Penn
High. MacWilliams also played for the
Ocean City Nor’easters in the Premier
Development League (PDL).
“I think of myself as a player’s coach,”
the 24-year-old athlete said. “I want my
players to win, but I also want them to
love the sport, too,” which is more his
style than “old-school” authoritative.

Harcum College Men’s Soccer will
compete within NJCAA Region 19, which
is made up of junior colleges located
within Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New
Jersey. Harcum will be the 5th Region 19
school to offer Division I Men’s Soccer.
— Gale Martin
Philly Soccer Six ‘Player of the Year’
Heading Up New Men’s Program
Ana Cruz ’11 returned to campus as Interim Head Coach. As a
student-athlete at Harcum, Cruz led her team to a 58–5 record,
two Region XIX championships, and a National Quarterfnalist spot
as a sophomore. She was twice named All-Region XIX First Team,
and she was a two-time NJCAA All-American. Cruz was named the
permanent Head Coach in May 2014.
Women’s Basketball was the college’s frst sports program to
participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) beginning with the 2004–05. The Lady Bears have won
four NJCAA Region XIX Championships.
(Shown Far Left): The 2013–14
Women’s Basketball Team players
and coaches. (Shown left): Head
Coach, Ana Cruz.
Lady Bears and New Coach Have
Winning Season
Earn 5th Seed in Region Tournament
This season, the Women’s Basketball Team fnished 14–10 overall,
and 12–6 in Region XIX games, fnishing tied for second place in
the Region XIX standings 2013–14 season. The Lady Bears were
pitted against fourth-seeded Manor College in Jenkintown, PA, on
February 24.
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HARCUM ALUMNI NEWS
1950
Ann (Sproule) Hunnicutt ’50 wrote three
books about dental hygiene and founded
the Yolo County SPCA in California. She
now lives in Florida and plays tournament
bridge fve days a week.
1956
Patricia (Solomon) Leibfried ’56 is eager
to reconnect with former classmate Joan
(Hunter) Reilly ’56. Anyone in touch with
Joan is encouraged to contact Harcum’s
Offce of College Advancement at alumni@
harcum.edu or 610.526.6060.
1957
Carol (Brooks) Farley ’57 is very thankful
when she looks back on her days at
Harcum, and is especially grateful for her
Science teacher, Mrs. “T” (Edna Tetlow),
who advised her to switch majors from
Medical Secretary to Medical Laboratory
Technician with the idea that many
branches of the medical world would come
from that course of study. Carol changed
majors, obtained her registry, and went
back to school to learn Cytotechnology.
She screened slides for about 15 years,
and then, after fnding herself at an animal
hospital with a sick dog, began working
as a Vet Tech, a career that never really
felt like work—it was fun and she learned
a great deal. Carols says it was a long
journey to the wonderful world of Veterinary
Medicine, but she fnally got there.
Gwyn (Verbit) Sirota ’57 retired 17 years
ago after a 40-year career in Medical
Technology—thanks to Harcum—and has
begun a new life cycle: great-grandchildren!
She sends special thanks to her Science
teacher, Edna Tetlow, and feels blessed to
have worked in and loved one feld for all
those years.
In response to a photo of Duke Ellington
that appeared in the Fall 2013 issue
of Patches, Betty (Hawes) Vlamis ’57
recalls that Ellington and a few of his band
members were the highlight of the 1957
Harcum gala. She says that she and her
husband spent a marvelous night dancing
to Duke Ellington at one of the downtown
hotels—she doesn’t think they ate or even
sat down all night! Betty and her husband
have been married for 56 years and have
worked together for the last 45 years.
1958
Barbara (Blaukopf) Morse ’58, who
currently lives in sunny Florida, has been
in touch with classmates Suzy (Edelman)
Anmuth ’60, Susan (Galina) Grossman, and
Elaine (Gerson) Marz ’60. Barbara is sad to
report that her Harcum yearbook was lost
during Hurricane Andrew. She would love
to hear from students who attended the
College from 1958 to 1960.
1959
After all these years, Jane (Reifenberg)
Maytin ’59 is still keeping busy! She works
part-time at Ladew Topiary Gardens in
Monkton, MD, and enjoys seeing her six
grandchildren who are close to home. Jane
sends warm regards to former classmates
Judith (Grossman) Magiday ’59, Maxene
(Spector) Greenfeld ’59, and Gail (Strauss)
Goodman ’59.
Taube (Richman) Weinberg ’59 still lives
in Center City Philadelphia and continues
to enjoy everything the city has to offer.
She has been married to Sam Weinberg
for 43 years and is currently paying lots of
attention to her fve lively grandchildren.
1961
After 52 years of marriage, Carol
(Chapman) Saxon ’61 and her husband
recently moved from their home in Malvern,
PA to live full-time in Florida. They have two
children, a son and a daughter, and one
grandson.
1964
Linda Ogus-Blum ’64 is happy to report
that her daughter, Ronet, and son-in-
law, Jeve, of Mill Valley, California have
a two-year-old son, Dylan Reed, and a
daughter, Izzy, who will turn fve in July and
start Kindergarten in the fall. In Southern
California, Linda’s son, Robert, and his wife,
Michelle, are celebrating the high school
graduation of their 17-year-old daughter,
Emma. The couple also has a 14-year-old
daughter, Rachel, and a 15-year-old son,
Jacob. Linda hopes to see everyone at the
Class of ’64 Reunion in October!
1968
Carol (Flynn) Spero ’68, who is searching
for former classmate Grace Kohn ’69, asks,
“Are you out there, Grace?”
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HARCUM ALUMNI NEWS
It’s ftting that Kathi Crean ’82
was featured in a book called Sew
Up A Storm: All the Way to the Bank
in the early 90s. Crean has spent the
last thirty years doing just that. She
made her own clothes before coming
to Harcum College to study Fashion
Design in the 1980s, and started
her own bridal fashion business “A
Perfect Fit By Kathi” in State College,
PA, upon graduation.
Crean’s clients come from up and
down the East Coast. She’s made
bridal gowns from family heirlooms
and helps clients clean and preserve
the couture wedding dresses she’s
created for them. Part of owning her
own business involves expertise in
storefront management, and she also
has experience with manufacturing,
production, selling, and needlework
acquired through work and
internship experiences.
While a student at Harcum,
she describes her circle of friends
from the frst foor of Klein Hall as
close-knit (pun wholly intended.) “I
liked the small class size and feeling
part of the school community, not
just a student number,” Crean said.
When asked how Harcum helped
her obtain the stature she enjoys as
a luxury wedding gown designer,
she was quick to credit Maureen
Kennedy, the Program Director, and
her personal advisor. “[She] built my
self-confdence to an important level
for me to take the next step.”

Crean advises Harcum students
currently studying Fashion Design
to fnd jobs working hands-on to
gain life experience and knowledge
outside of classroom work. “Strive
for excellence and constant
improvement, no matter what level
of skill you start out with,” she
added.
More samples of Kathi Crean’s
designs and client testimonials are
available on her website at:
www.APerfectFitByKathi.com
—Gale Martin
‘Sewing up a Storm’!
with Kathi Crean
Alumna from Class of 1982
1969
Bridget Kelly ’69 loves reading about her
classmates and how Harcum College is
marching into the future. She went on to
earn a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from
Nazareth College and hopes to retire in
2014. Bridget shared sad news about the
passing of classmate Meredith (Fellman)
Low ’69. The two women ran into each
other almost 40 years after graduating. It
turns out they were neighbors in Pittsford,
NY, living less than a mile apart.
1970
Ann (Porter) Belland ’70 says she has
very pleasant memories of her time as a
student at Harcum.
1973
While Mary Ann Suarez ’73 was at Harcum,
she hated Biology, but loved her instructor,
Donald Iffin. She lightheartedly recalled
that once, while a physician from Bryn
Mawr Hospital was screening a flm about
natural childbirth for her class, the doctor
stopped the flm and asked, “Am I talking
anyone out of having a baby?” The entire
class of 150 women turned to look at their
male teacher, Don, who turned completely
red from embarrassment. Mary Ann also
fondly remembers former Harcum College
President, Dr. Michael A. Duzy.
1974
Mary (Loughran) McMichael ’75 married
Malcom H. McMichael, Jr. in 1992 and was
widowed in February 1994.
SAVE THE DATE!
Alumni Reunion &
Homecoming Weekend
October 10 & 11, 2014
We hope you will join us for
Homecoming Weekend.
Classes ending in a 4 or a 9
are celebrating reunions this
year, but all alumni, family, and
friends are welcome to return
to campus for the alumni and
homecoming activities.
www.harcum.edu/alumni
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HARCUM ALUMNI NEWS
For the last ten years, Beth Marshall
’84 has worked as the Director of Public
Relations for the Atlanta Braves, having
arrived there in August of 2004. Te road
she followed en route to Atlanta was a
fascinating professional and star-studded
journey. How many of us can say we
watched frsthand the unfolding of Tiger
Woods’ superstar status?
Back in 1997, as Director of Corporate
Communications with the Ofcial All Star
Café, a sports-themed chain, she worked
with some of the world’s greatest athletes
who were also partners in the restaurant:
Andre Agassi, Wayne Gretzky, Ken Grifey,
Shaquille O’Neal, Monica Seles, and Tiger
Woods. Te day after Woods won his frst
Masters Tournament, she traveled with
him to the Grand Opening of a café in
Atlantic City and then onto another one in
Cancun the next day.
“For someone who had been casually
famous before the Masters win,” Marshall
explained, “even Woods didn’t expect the
overwhelming media frenzy that followed.
To witness its efects on him over the next
two days was a fascinating pop culture
phenomenon.”

Marshall began her studies at Harcum
in the fall of 1982, fresh from Haverford
Senior High School. She even attended
church around the corner from Harcum’s
Bryn Mawr campus at Our Mother of
Good Counsel (OMGC). Initially studying
interior design, she switched to public
relations the following semester, after
speaking with a classmate in her English
class. “She told me she was doing a public
relations internship with the Flyers, and
I was a huge sports fan, so this got my
attention!”
She interned with the Philadelphia
76ers in January, 1985, which led to a
full-time position working in sponsorships
before moving over to the PR department.
After the 76ers, she went to Trump Plaza in
Atlantic City for fve plus years then on to
jobs as PR manager for Planet Hollywood
in Atlantic City, the Ofcial All Star Café
world-wide, the NBA, and the PBA Tour
in Seattle before landing in Atlanta.
For the past ten years, she has been
publicizing all of the non-sports elements
of the Atlanta Braves … trying to get
publicity for the team of the sports pages.
“Some days I’m in crisis communications
mode,” Marshall explained, “and others I’m
trying to pitch a player as one of Atlanta’s
most beautiful people to a local magazine!”
While at Harcum she enjoyed the
small classes in which she got to know
most of the students. “I had a great
PR professor who made PR sound
like something I would love and didn’t
sugar coat the hard work it took to be
successful. By Harcum encouraging us to
do internships, I got a leg up over other
graduates when it came time to look for a
job.”
Marshall would encourage current
students to do an internship on summer
break or part time during the school year.
“Two reasons for that. You will know
frsthand if you actually like what you
ultimately thought you wanted to do,”
she said, adding, “and secondly, the more
experience you have over someone else will
help you get the job!”
—Gale Martin
HARCUM GRAD BRAVES ATLANTA AND THE MLB
A love of sports and an appetite for hard work can take a career-
minded person very far indeed. In the case of Beth Marshall, Class
of ’84, these attributes carried her across the country and around
the world via a glittering career in public relations.
Beth Marshall ’84 stands with John Schuerholz;
Executive Vice President of the Atlanta Braves at
Turner Field.
Diane Gottesman was completing her
certifcate in Residential Design at
Harcum by taking evening classes when
she decided to renovate her kitchen. “It
was the original kitchen in a house about
20-years-old. We had our home appraised,
and we got ‘dinged’ for not having an up-
to-date kitchen. My husband and I fgured,
why not renovate now and enjoy a like-new
kitchen for the next 10 years?”
Annette Morris, an ’07 graduate in
Interior Design, was teaching Gottesman’s
“Kitchens and Bath” class. Gottesman
turned to Morris as a professional resource
after getting wildly varying quotes from a
handful of contractors. As Senior Kitchen
Designer for Sterling Kitchen and Bath,
Morris was well qualifed to provide some
expert assistance. “Diane contacted me
last summer,” Morris explained. “It took
about four months or so to complete
her renovation. A lot of teamwork was
involved, and we encountered quite a few
challenges, pulling things apart before
putting them back together.”
“My certifcate was so helpful throughout
this process,” Gottesman said. “The
contacts I made in the program were
invaluable. I knew more of what questions
to ask. I learned that you have to know how
to speak the language that professionals in
this industry use.”
Teacher and Student Join Forces
To Create Beautifully Functional Kitchen
Read more of this article on page 23.
Diane Gottesman’s “new” kitchen. Photo
courtesy of Sterling Kitchen and Bath.
1976
Since her last update, Althea “Peachie”
Alston-Green ’76 lost her husband, Louis.
She has three grandsons, ages six years,
fve years, and 11 months. Althea has
wonderful memories of living in Klein Hall
attending Harcum. She would love to hear
from any classmates who remember her
and is especially interested in fnding Ann
Ridgely ’76.
Christine (Phinney) Schwartz ’76 is the
mother of fve girls and a grandmother
to three boys. She reports that she,
J.P. (O’Donnell) West, and Julie (Steere)
Sheehan ’76 have met up a few times over
the years and says, “No one has changed
a bit!”
1981
Jane Anderson ’81 has wonderful
memories of being a student at Harcum.
She enjoyed teaching preschool for many
years after studying Early Childhood
Education, and notes that she has
observed many changes in the feld,
especially in childcare.
1992
Patti (Eisert) Cioccio ’92, a licensed
Veterinary Technician at Erie Animal
Hospital in Erie, PA, has great memories
of her time at Harcum. She recalls that Dr.
Craig Wooters and Mary Friday kept a close
eye on her because she lived so far away.
Patti says that she always tells others
about Harcum’s Vet Tech program and how
much it meant to her. She believes the
program played an important role in how
happy she is with her career. Patti also
enjoys staying in shape and would like to
participate in more fgure competitions.
She has been married for 15 years and has
a three-year-old daughter.
1997
David Rabinovitch ’97 really enjoyed his
experience at Harcum and says it taught
him that he could attain his goals. David
went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in
Behavioral Health from Drexel University
and currently works as a property manager.
2004
Claire Elizabeth Lang ’04 is engaged to
marry Todd Andrew Ballantyne. A June
2014 wedding is planned.
After graduating from Harcum, Miriam
(Tartack) Sandler ’04 went on to earn
her master’s degree in Organizational
Leadership. She was married in June 2009,
welcomed her frst child in September
2012, and now works as a freelance
photographer.
2007
Annette Morris ’07, an Interior Design
Program graduate and a senior kitchen
designer for Sterling Kitchen and Bath, is
teaching a course in Kitchens & Baths in
Continuing Studies in Design at Harcum
College, beginning June 1. Morris just
assisted Diane Gottesman, a graduate
from the Evening Certifcate Program, in the
complete renovation of her kitchen.
2008
In May 2014, Dayna Middlestead ’08
began rotations as a third-year Veterinary
student at Ross University School of
Veterinary Medicine.
Tiffany Lynn Miller ’08 and her fancé,
Richard Newlin Bernard, III, plan to marry in
April 2015.
2010
Karen Dow ’10, a former ftness instructor,
enjoys talking to patients and helping
them feel better in her role as an Aquatic
Physical Therapist at ATI Physical Therapy.
2012
Angel Alamo ’12 is currently serving as
Board of Commissions Chairman for the
Parking Authority of the City of Camden in
Camden, NJ.
2013
Harcum’s online Job Board helped Maggie
Haeffner ’13 fnd employment with
Greenepsych Sport Psychology, a frm
offering mental skills training programs for
athletes, coaches, and teams.
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HARCUM ALUMNI NEWS
IN MEMORIAM
Harcum College remembers
the following alumni & friends:
Jane (Cobb) Langhorne
Class of 1937
Helene (Grinnan) Hall Burton
Class of 1941
Evelynne (Deitch) Birnbaum
Class of 1959
Meredith (Fellman) Low
Class of 1969
Gottesman was very pleased with Sterling’s work. “They did a
really great job. The cabinets are quality. My kitchen is classic;
it’s traditional, and it’s modern.” Another beneft of renovating
one’s kitchen following her classes at Harcum was the hands-on
experience it provided. “I learned so much. It was like the best
on-the-job training,” Gottesman said, adding that she is starting
a design business called The Fine Home and including her own
kitchen in her portfolio.
Both women came to the design feld later in life: Gottesman
after earning an MBA and starting her family, and Morris after
working in the insurance business and while caring for fve
children. Though they took different routes, each woman’s
studies at Harcum led them to experience more professional
fulfllment. “Working in Interior Design, there are so many
different options,” Morris said. “Creating a clean, beautifully
functional kitchen like Diane’s or working for builders who
are fipping kitchens. Every job is different. Every job is an
adventure.”
More than 20 alumni attended a February 22, 2014 workshop
called “Ethical Issues in Occupational and Physical Terapy: Cases
and Controversies” organized by Teresa Groody, Director of
Professional Studies. Tese workshops provide valuable CEUs
that allow professionals in many healthcare felds maintain their
certifcations and licensures.
Continued from previous page.
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HARCUM BEAR PRIDE
It was the first dog she’d ever lost, a feisty
Welsh Terrier named Tiny, the family pet
in Barbara Brunner’s Lancaster, PA home.
Tiny was from championship lineage and
produced many champion puppies in her
lifetime.
“She passed away after a long struggle
with severe pancreatitis,” Brunner recalled.
Years would go by before she got a dog of
her own.
Many more years would pass before
Brunner wrote her frst book Dog-Ma, the
Zen of Slobber, a true tale of dog lovers
and dog loving, published in 2011.
After attending Manheim Township
schools and graduating high school,
Brunner wanted to go away to college but
not too far. “Harcum was one of the few
colleges at the time that offered Retail
Merchandising,” Brunner recalled. “I had
several classes with Marvin Levitties [then
Retail Merchandising Program Director and
Professor] and remember him fondly. He
was a wealth of information and stories
about the retail industry. I remember how
dapper he dressed, and I looked forward
to seeing what stylish suit he would be
sporting every day.
“My Harcum degree really opened up
many opportunities for me after graduation
in 1977. I was appointed the youngest
store manager in the history of the Gap
stores immediately after graduation,
managing the Park City store in Lancaster,
PA, and then the store in Montgomery Mall
in Bethesda, MD. I remained with Gap for
fve years, eventually moving on to greater
opportunity with Ann Taylor.”
At twenty-two she got her own dog, a
Doberman named Kashi. “She is the dog
pictured on the cover of my book. She
lived 17 years. The photo was taken on
the beach in Destin, Florida, after she had
been diagnosed with lung cancer at the age
of ffteen and given just weeks to live. Boy,
did she surprise the doctors!”
Brunner was a success in retail. But
a move to the Pacifc Northwest in the
mid-1980’s left her jobless. “I gathered all
my courage and lots of support from my
family and opened up the frst of several
retail companies I would run over the next
twenty-fve years.”
Harcum alumni in Oregon and
Washington may remember some of
Brunner’s stores. They included Dakota,
with seven stores in Seattle and Portland
selling bridge and designer women’s
clothing shoes and accessories; Hepburn,
with two stores in Portland selling classic
and timeless women’s clothing inspired
by Audrey and Katharine Hepburn; Urbane
Zen, with three retail stores in Portland
manufacturing and wholesaling of
natural bath and body products, skincare
pajamas and loungewear; and Blue, which
manufactured and sold anti-aging skincare
products based on the principles of
Thalassotherapy.
Through 17 relocations, marriage to
Ray Brunner, and all the ups and downs of
running her businesses, the one constant
in Barbara and Ray’s life were their dogs.
Fortunately, for these two self-proclaimed
“dog addicts” there were always more
furry friends out there in search of a loving
home. There were nine dogs in all; loving,
funny, exasperating, scary, and lifesaving
dogs that made such an impression on her
that it seems inevitable now that she would
write about them.
“I was a bit restless, and I decided to
start writing the book that I had bouncing
around in my head for at least 20 years.
From that restlessness, Dog-Ma, The Zen Of
Slobber was born.”
Once she had one story down, the
other stories began to fow. The book
is arranged as a series of vignettes;
essentially short stories about each dog
and how they impacted the Brunners. With
each new pet, they learned more about
caring for dogs and caring for each other.
Some have compared the writing to that of
British veterinarian James Herriott. Even a
quick look at one of the online reviews of
Dog-Ma demonstrates how much the book
touched readers:
“Dog-Ma is laugh out loud funny in
places but it is also the most heartbreaking
book I’ve read in a very long time, I cried
buckets on more than one occasion. Be
warned: Do not read without tissues. But
DO read. This is a must read for any animal
lover, whether you own a dog or not.”
Right now, Brunner has no plans for a
sequel. But who knows? As long as there
are dogs, there’s hope.
For more information about Barbara Boswell Brunner ’77
and her book Dog-Ma, the Zen of Slobber, please visit:
dog-ma
helped guide her life
By Anders Back
Even before she arrived at Harcum as a
freshman in 1975 Barbara Boswell Brunner‘s
heart was broken by a beloved dog.
www.DogmaTheBook.com
HARCUM BEAR PRIDE
www.DogmaTheBook.com
Students gather in the Little Teatre, 1940–43
2015 Marks a Year of Festivities!
• Ofcial 100th Anniversary
Celebration Kickof for the Harcum
Community, Bryn Mawr Campus
Tursday, January 15, 2015
• Commemoration of 100th
Anniversary of First Day of Classes
Tursday, October 1, 2015
• Celebration Weekend/Homecoming
Friday, October 9–11, 2015
• Centennial Gala
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Celebrating 100 Years
On October 1, 1915, Harcum College opened its
doors as Harcum Post Graduate School in Melville
Hall, with three students and fve pianos. In its
earliest years, Harcum was a preparatory school,
giving students the skills needed for college study.
Today Harcum College enrolls 1,700 students
and boasts a network of alumni that is over 9,000
members strong and growing.
In 2015, the Harcum Community can look forward
to 100 Acts of Service, a Centennial Lecture Series,
an exhibition of 100 Years of Art, a Performing
Arts Series, a “Bears and Squares” cultural and
community engagement project, and much more!
(Shown Right): Harcum Estate/Melville Hall prior to Montgomery Ave.
patches magazine
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750 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
www.harcum.edu
The Magazine of Harcum College SPRING/SUMMER 2014 patches magazine
SAVE THE DATE!
Alumni Reunion & Homecoming Weekend
October 10 & 11, 2014
Harcum Varsity Athletes (from left to right): David Pancoast, Lauren Fura, Banford Poole, Nishay Carrier, Robel Hurui, and Vanessa Epps.

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