CONTENTS
Winter 2015
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ON THE COVER
ANDRE REED ’05 AT A RECEPTION IN HIS
HONOR AT KU IN OCTOBER.
PHOTO BY DAN Z. JOHNSON
ACTING PRESIDENT OF KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY:
Dr. Carlos Vargas-Aburto
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF
COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING &
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS:
John Green
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND
ALUMNI RELATIONS:
Alex Ogeka
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS:
Matt Santos M ’03
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY
RELATIONS/
TOWER
EDITOR:
David Johnson
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Tower
magazine, issued January 2015, is published by Kutztown University, a member of the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The Tower is published twice a year, one issue
printed and a second online. It is free to KU alumni and friends of the university.
A photograph on page 5 of the Winter 2014 edition of the Tower incorrectly identified individuals
as members of the KU Military Club. The individuals were actually members of the Wilson High
School JROTC. We apologize for the error.
Address correspondence to: Kutztown University, Office of University Relations,
P.O. Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530 or email
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Telephone: 610-683-4114
Submissions for Classnotes may be sent to:
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DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY MARKETING:
Jennifer Umberger
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY MARKETING/
DESIGN & PRINT MEDIA:
Camille DeMarco ’81, M ’01
DESIGN:
Gipson Studio, LLC — Linda Gipson
CONTRIBUTORS:
Esther Shanahan M ’16,
University Relations Editorial
Graduate Assistant;
Félix Alfonso Peña
PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Susan Angstadt, Douglas
Benedict, Jason Cline ’14, William Espinola ’15, Dan Z.
Johnson, David Johnson, John Secoges, Jeff Uleau
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FEATURES
A GOLDEN BEAR GREAT
After his enshrinement in the
Pro Football Hall of Fame, Andre
Reed ’05 comes home to KU.
GRADUATE STUDIES AT KU
Graduate students can choose
to pursue a KU master’s degree
in 28 different programs.
WELCOME HOME!
Sights from Homecoming 2014.
DEPARTMENTS
NEWS AND NOTES
BACK TO CLASS WITH ...
Dr. Jack Treadway
KU FOUNDATION UPDATE
CLASSNOTES
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John Gabriel ’78
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Martha (Gartner) Hafer ’02
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Remembering Randy Schaeffer ’72
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NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity,
national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.
