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WANTMORE GREAT GOLDEN BEAR NEWS? Kutztown University Alumni Association @KutztownU @KUGoldenBears @KutztownU www.kutztown.edu www.kubears.com #ItsGoodToBeGolden #GoBearsGo KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE TOWER 4 Peace Corps: Alumni Making a Difference in the World 7 Breaking Bread and Our Students’ Changing Nutritional Needs 11 Personal Financial Planning: A Program that Pays Dividends 16 Cover Story: A Meteoric Rise 20 Alumni Living Their Dreams in the Art World 24 Mike Clay ’07: Making Fantasy a Reality 26 The Unconventional Journey of Dr. Ronald Smoyer ’62 28 Alumni Spotlights 32 Class Notes / In Memory 34 Calendar of Events