CONTENTS
PRESIDENT OF KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY:
F. Javier Cevallos
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF
COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING &
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS:
John Green
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT:
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 December 2013, is published by Kutztown University, a
member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The Tower is
published two times a year and is free to KU alumni and friends of the university.
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:
Adam Dobrowolski M ’14,
Athletics Broadcasting Graduate Assistant
Bryan Salvadore ’10, M ’12
, Sports Information Director
Esther Shanahan M ’16
, University Relations Editorial Graduate Assistant
Photographers – Susan Angstadt; Doug Benedict; Jason Cline ’14;
Adam Fegely ’16; Dan Z. Johnson; John Secoges; Jeff Unger; and
Hub Willson ’71
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FEATURES
LIKE A ROCK
From humble beginnings in
Kutztown to sharing the stage
with legends, Rick Vito follows
his dream.
IN THE LINE OF FIRE
Miriam Amie ’76 has spent three
decades in the middle east.
DEPARTMENTS
NEWS AND NOTES
BACK TO CLASS WITH ...
Bill Bateman & Randy Schaeffer ’72
KU FOUNDATION UPDATE
CLASSNOTES
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Dr. Ronald Horvath: A Leader
in Education
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An Artist’s Legacy
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Preserving Pennsylvania’s
German Heritage
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Winter 2013
ON THE COVER
Rick Vito warms up in
Schaeffer Auditorium
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY
HUB WILLSON ’71, CLASSMATE OF
RICK VITO WHO ALSO PERFORMED
WITH HIM IN THE 70s.
PHOTO BY HUB WILLSON ’71
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Opposite page: Betty Wesner is saluted by
the 2013 KU field hockey team before its
“Pink Out” for breast cancer awareness
game Homecoming weekend.
