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8 TOWER | FALL 2022 Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ’54 received a Doctor of Pedagogy at the 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony. Seiger graduated from Kutztown State Teachers College with a degree in education and taught fifth grade in the Reading School District for 32 years. Giving back has always been important to Seiger and Kutztown University is a better place because of her philanthropy. Her involvement in KU Foundation’s Ladies Tea led her to make a gift to name the Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ’54 Multipurpose Room in the McFarland Student Union, a space that hosts a wide variety of campus events. More recently, her generosity has allowed the university to begin plans for the Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ’54 Botanical Research Center, another area that will benefit KU students, faculty and the local community. College of Business Accepted into Affiliation Program Kutztown University became one of 260 campuses in the United States to be accepted into the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Affiliation Program. As an affiliated university, KU displays to students and employers that its curriculum is closely tied to the practice of investment management and is helpful to students preparing for the CFA program exams. CFA Institute is the international association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. As an affiliated university, KU students will have access to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration finance program that has been acknowledged for incorporating at least 70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge. Professor Receives Patent for New Design for Precision Sensors Dr. Kunal Das, professor of physics, has received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for his invention of a newmethod for precision detection and sensing of rotation and magnetic fields. Das began the patent application process in 2018. The successful patent is the first documented at the university in the last 15 years. This invention takes a completely new approach for conducting precision sensing of both rotation and of magnetic fields. Until now, the state-of-the-art technology for extremely sensitive measurement of rotation and magnetic fields has relied upon the principle of wave interference, such as Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID). Das’ patent develops and utilizes a very different phenomenon called localization. NEWS NOTES academics KU Awards Two Honorary Doctorates Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson presents the Doctor of Pedagogy to Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ’54 Richard Wells, Doctor of Humane Letters Richard Wells received a Doctor of Humane Letters at the 2022 Spring Commencement Ceremony. Wells came to Kutztown University in 1968 in the Department of Music and taught for 29 years. He directed the marching, concert and jazz bands, as well as the instrumental ensembles. He organized the jazz program in 1968. Before retiring in 1997 as associate professor, Wells influenced scores of graduates to aspire to excellence in music performance and remain loyal to the ideals and benefits of music and education. Many students continued their association with the university and Department of Music long after graduation because of experiences in classes and performance organizations led by Wells.

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