TowerFall2021

32 TOWER | FALL 2021 15200 Kutztown Road Kutztown, PA 19530-0730 PRESIDENT, KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY: Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS &ATHLETICS: Matt Santos M’03 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Alex Ogeka KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS: Jillian Lovejoy DIRECTOR OF MARKETING: Leanne Recla ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR DESIGN& PRINTMEDIA: Camille DeMarco ’81, M’01 UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHER: Andrew Russell DESIGN: Kerry Hoyes Lord ’03 TOWER MAGAZINE, issued Fall 2021, is published by Kutztown University, a member of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. Address correspondence to: Kutztown University, Office of University Relations P.O. Box 730 Kutztown, PA 19530 Email: tower@kutztown.edu . Telephone: 610-683-4114 Submissions for Class Notes may be sent to alumni@kuf.org. Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. Contact for the university’s Title IX coordinator: Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02; (610) 683-4700; pena@kutztown. edu. Or the Office for Civil Rights, Lyndon Baines Johnson Dept. of Education, Bldg. 400, Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100; 800-421-3481 (TDD: 800-877-8339); fax 202-453-6012; OCR@ed.gov. Kutztown University was proud to reconvene in-person commencement ceremonies on May 7, 8 and 9. Following CDC guidelines, activities began Friday evening with the recognition of 2020 spring and fall semester graduates, and continued through Saturday and Sunday by conferring degrees to all the spring 2021 candidates during five separate ceremonies. Although O’Pake Fieldhouse was not abuzz with the usual 6,000 graduates and guests, the smaller programs were condensed and personal, and still maintained the usual pomp and formality of traditional ceremonies. Congratulations to our newest alumni who persevered during an unprecedented and challenging year! We were grateful to spend the last few days of the 2020-2021 academic year with you.