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Winter 2012- 2013 Board of Directors PRESIDENT Don McCall, Virginia Beach (‘77) [email protected] V. PRESIDENT Becky Burley, Suffolk (‘03) [email protected] TREASURER Donna Bell, Yorktown (‘83) [email protected] SECRETARY Joni Hafley, Yorktown (‘80) [email protected] BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE Allie Allen, Norfolk (‘06) Richard Freet, Yorktown (‘70) Miriam Hartman, Portsmouth (‘69) Gary Herbert, Hampton (‘85) Michael Heckenberger, Hampton (‘80) Letter From The President It was about eighteen months ago that several members, past President Kathryn Barrett and I were in State College, where Kathryn accepted an Alumni Association award on behalf of the Chapter. It was a night of great celebration of our Chapter’s accomplishments of the previous year. The next day found Happy Valley blanketed in snow. An excellent football game followed, culminating with the celebration of Coach Paterno’s 409th win. It was the perfect weekend in Happy Valley. Two days later, that all changed. There have been indictments, firings, and trials. There have been unprecedented sanctions, fines, and punishments. News cycles lasted hours and then months. As alumni and friends of Penn State, many were wondering what else could possibly go wrong. When would all of this end? It was with this backdrop Continued on Page 4 Annual Meeting March 23, 2013 On board the Victory Rover ! See page 5 WE ARE… alumni and friends of Penn State living in Hampton Roads, Virginia FACEBOOK: Penn State Hampton Roads EMAIL: [email protected] Editor - Kathryn Barrett Contributors- Allie Allen, Becky Burley, Rich Freet,

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Page 1: Penn State Hampton Roads Annual Newsletter

Winter 2012- 2013

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT Don McCall, Virginia Beach (‘77)

[email protected] V. PRESIDENT Becky Burley, Suffolk (‘03) [email protected] TREASURER Donna Bell, Yorktown (‘83) [email protected] SECRETARY Joni Hafley, Yorktown (‘80)

[email protected]

BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE Allie Allen, Norfolk (‘06)Richard Freet, Yorktown

(‘70)Miriam Hartman, Portsmouth

(‘69)Gary Herbert, Hampton (‘85)

Michael Heckenberger,

Letter From The President It was about eighteen months ago that several members, past President Kathryn Barrett and I were in State College, where Kathryn accepted an Alumni Association award on behalf of the Chapter. It was a night of great celebration of our Chapter’s accomplishments of the previous year. The next day found Happy Valley blanketed in snow. An excellent football game followed, culminating with the celebration of Coach Paterno’s 409th win. It was the perfect weekend in Happy Valley. Two days later, that all changed.

There have been indictments, firings, and trials. There have been unprecedented sanctions, fines, and punishments. News cycles lasted hours and then months. As alumni and friends of Penn State, many were wondering what else could possibly go wrong. When would all of this end? It was with this backdrop that I was elected as your chapter president.  I wondered if I would be up to the task with such a strong- and many times negative- spotlight upon Penn State.

Continued on Page 4

Annual MeetingMarch 23, 2013

On board the Victory Rover ! See page 5 for details!

WE ARE… alumni and friends of Penn State living in Hampton Roads, Virginia

FACEBOOK: Penn State Hampton Roads

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: psuhr.org

Editor - Kathryn Barrett

Contributors- Allie Allen, Becky Burley, Rich Freet, Rob Hafley and Donna Bell

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2012 Annual Meeting and Spring FlingWe gathered at The Chamberlin at Fort Monroe

last March for an elegant evening that included drinks and dinner, a program, election of officers, dancing and a speaker who scored big with his talk on “Turning Hurdles into Stepping Stones”.

Guest speaker was Keith Goganious, ’91, Hampton University’s Defensive Coordinator. Keith, a football standout at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, was a PSU linebacker and NFL athlete who played for the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens. He explained how he uses the lessons he learned from Coach Joe Paterno with his student athletes today.

We dined, danced and toasted Penn State and JoePa! thevibes!

Keith Goganious, PSU “91

2012 Guest Speaker

Regina suggested it was time to freshen up our entry into the Homecoming Parade. She had ideas. She had enthusiasm. Most of all she had spirit that was contagious.

Regina presented her ideas to the board and everyone was immediately on board to retire our beloved surfing lion and become pirates. “We ARRRR Penn State” was born. When our parade of pirates “swashbuckled” down College Ave., what were the judges to do? They awarded our chapter BEST out-of-state chapter entry and a $500 prize. When Regina has an idea you

Child Abuse Prevention By Allie Allen, Child Abuse Prevention Committee Chairman

Don McCall, Andrew Ronemus

and Kathryn Barrett present

check to Prevent Child Abuse

Homecoming Parade

“We AARRRRRR Penn State!” wins award for Hampton Roads Chapter

“I’m in it to win it!”, exclaimed longtime Chapter member Regina

2012

Pirates prepare for parade Oct.

treatment center.

The alumni group held a second silent auction later in the year and plans to

committee toured Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughter’s child abuse

asked us to be involved in other prevention activities including an art show and their annual fundraiser, the nationally recognized "Children's Performance Workshop", a puppet show and program for children based in Virginia Beach would like us to help them take the program to State College elementary schools and the

Since then, Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads has well as Inside Business, a weekly publication.

chapter was featured in the Virginia Pilot’s Beacon section as Abuse Prevention trainings in the region. Subsequently the members was used to conduct Darkness to Light Child Hampton Roads. A $525 contribution collected from Committee to remain committed to attacking child abuse in

The board voted to form a Child Abuse Prevention

Rose Marie Anderson Scholarship Two Hampton Roads Students Awarded $1500

scholarships

Grassfield High School graduate is also a recipient of the American Veterans of World War II award.

The Civil Engineering major is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. The

Harrison Pyle, ’15, is a member of Navy ROTC. As a sophomore, he is involved in the Special Warfare Preparatory Club.

“Receiving (it) lifted the burden of having to pay for expensive textbooks. I felt very honored… and look forward to contributing to the Hampton Roads Chapter,” said Antol, of Williamsburg.

The Jamestown High School graduate is a member of the Penn State German Club and plays on the German Club’s IM soccer team.

Michael Antol, ’14, is a Mechanical Engineering major and current Co-op student with Norfolk Southern Corporation in Enola, Pa. He enjoys soccer, tennis and anything having to do with cars. He’s involved in the Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team and the Penn State Society of Automotive Engineers formula one race team.

Harrison Pyle ‘15

Michael Antol ‘14

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For the Glory,

hard work and dedication to this Chapter.

The reputation of the university was built on the hundreds of thousands of quality alumni. Whether you are new to the area, or have been here for many years, I invite you to connect with your PSU Hampton Roads community.  If you are currently an active member, I would like to personally thank you and all of my fellow Board members for your

Our chapter continues its mission of connecting alumni to each other, to the University and to our local Penn State students. We have a dedicated board of directors and are always looking for new ideas or events to capture the interests of our diverse members. While we support student athletes throughout the year, we are more than just a bunch of old folks getting together to tailgate! We continue to have an endowed chapter scholarship to support local students in their quest for a Penn State education. We have a strong alumni admissions team, participating in local high school fairs and our yearly student sendoff. We give back to our community by volunteering at our local food banks. In short, it’s a great group of passionate people with whom to connect. The fact that they are fellow Penn Staters makes it even better.

Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads.  In the end, “We Are…scandal breaking, our chapter formed a relationship with will come of this terrible situation. Within weeks of the

However, we remain Penn State proud of the good that

Event Chair Gary Herbert at [email protected]

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

location for future sendoffs. Ideas? Contact

Ft. Monroe have us searching for a new right). While we love the location, changes at Laura Kapsha ( see Admission chairman made by Alumni

welcome bucket custom connections made between themselves and alumni and a upperclassmen attended and went home with new found

About 100 members, students and their familes attended our annual sendoff picnic at Ft. Monroe, Hampton. Nine freshmen and several

2013 Annual MeetingIt’s NEW! It’s DIFFERENT!

It’s “SAILGATE” on board the Rover!We reserved the Victory Rover for a

private Penn State “sailgate” on the waterSaturday March 23, 2013.

4:45pm- 7pmMeet at 4:45pm

We set sail at 5 pm PROMPT!Includes:

*Naval Base Tour *Catered by Jason’s Deli*Door Prizes *50/50 Raffle

*Election of Officers

call Donna Bell at 757-968-5304. Payment

Seating on board is limited to the first 80 people. First come- first served! RSVP, print and mail your registration form and check. Question? Contact Annual Meeting Chair Sandie Fishbein at [email protected] or

deadline HAS BEEN EXTENDED!!

Location:

Board at 4:45PM at Town Point Park, Norfolk near Nauticus. Allow

time to park!

For a detailed map of where to board the Rover go to

Cost $15 members$25 non-membersBeverages not includedCash barTailgate style hors

President’s letter cont. from page 1

Student Sendoff Picnic

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Student Care PackagesEach year, an average 50-60 freshmen from

Hampton Roads enroll at a Penn State campus. That figure doesn’t include World Campus students- those who are studying from home or from a local military base online- or transfer students.

For those far from home, Hampton Roads alumni send a care package to supplement study snacks during finals week for spring and fall semesters. As past president and former WVEC-TV health news anchor Kathryn Barrett, ’79, says, “We send boxes full of the best sugar and sodium for finals!” Actually, Care Packages Chairman Becky Burley is adding granola bars, healthier options and some non-food goodies!

Arion Harris, ’14, poses with her fall semester care package at PSU Berks campus Every now and then, chapter leaders revisit the idea of whether to update our tradition of sending care packages. Is there a better gift? Should we, frankly, spend less on postage?

We brainstorm a myriad of gift possibilities and we keep coming back to the little brown box.

On December 12, 2012, Chemical Engineering major Arion Harris wrote on our facebook page, “Received my finals week goodies box. Soooo excited!” In an email she wrote, “Thanks again to the Alumni for the wonderful package.”

Harris, from Hampton, is vice president of the Society of Women Engineers, the Blue and White Society treasurer

Next Student Care Package event:

Saturday, April 20, 2013

11 AM at Roger Brown’s Restaurant, Portsmouth

Thank you Roger Brown’s!

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Community ServiceBy Rich Freet, Community Service Chairman

shift.of food during our two-hour and stored over 2,000 pounds Center, we weighed, sorted, Marathon. At Peninsula Town

volunteered at the Mayflower we tried something new. We mobile pantry. In November, warehouse, filling brown bags for the Foodbank’s In June about two dozen members worked in the our community.”energy toward performing outreach services for

directed that unmatched Penn State spirit and

for the past several years is because we have chapter having sustained Group of Distinction status Virginia. Richard Freet said, “A key element in our volunteering at the Foodbank of Southeastern tradition of the past few years fighting hunger by service in Hampton Roads. In 2012, we kept with a

Our chapter’s activities involve community

Mayflower Marathon

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia

Alumni Admissions Volunteers Attend College FairsMore than a dozen trained volunteers represented Penn State at four area college fairs Southside and on the Peninsula speaking one-on-one with prospective students and their parents. Penn State Pride was out in the 757. Contact Committee Chairman Laura Kapsha through [email protected] to be a part of the annual fall tradition.

Gifts for new students attending the Student Send-off Picnic. Student care packages. Community

What do your dues provide for our community?

Stadium.

per season. Free Homecoming tailgate at Beaver sponsored Football TV tailgates Student Send-off Picnic. Free appetizers at two Chapter Association. Member discount for the Spring Fling. Free Priority for Football Lottery tickets offered by the Alumni

What do you get for your dues?

Membership News Update! The Hampton Roads Chapter Board is creating a new membership category for current Penn State students. It’s free but you must register using the form below! Students will also receive a special registration form in their care packages! Have you forgotten to pay your 2012-2013 dues? If so, now is the time to catch up!

PENN STATE CLUB OF HAMPTON ROADS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

RENEWAL NEW APPLICATION PSU STUDENT MEMBER

Name: Graduation Year:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

Home Phone Number: Major

Annual Membership Dues: ($20.00 per household) $

(Free for current Penn State students) $ 0.00

Additional Scholarship Donation: $

Additional Care Package Donation: $

Total Enclosed: $

Make checks out to: Penn State Club of Hampton Roads. Print and detach this form and mail to: Penn State Club of Hampton Roads

c/o D. Bell (Treasurer), 107 Hearthstone, Yorktown, VA 23692

Next Community

Service

Foodbank of Southeastern

Virginia, (Norfolk)

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www.psuhr.org Winter 2012- 2013

Penn State- UVA Game

chapter’s trip to U-VA, click here.

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/09/penn-

To read the Virginian Pilot article on our

Association pep rally. chapter mixer and the Alumni

well represented. Alumni enjoyed the acquired by other means, the 757 was through the alumni lottery plus tickets Between the lottery tickets we won Donna Bell organized a bus trip. contact with the Central Va. Chapter. road trip. Andrew Ronemus was the Charlottesville, we began to plan a Lions would play U-VA in When we learned that the Nittany

Just one section of Hampton Roads alumni turning the stands blue and white in

Charlottesville

Treasurer’s ReportChecking account: $ 3,962.09 Savings Account: 4,562.79Scholarship contributions 1,910.00Membership Level: 114 paid members

For more information regarding the chapter’s financial information, contact Donna Bell, Treasurer, 107 Hearthstone, Yorktown, VA 236892.

Contact Don McCall at [email protected]

committee!

chairing the please considering at the Foodbank, you typically volunteer down as chairman so if Rich Freet is stepping

Chairman!Needed! A Community Service

Calling all Members!

Contact Becky Burley at [email protected]

package!

coming in your April care the membership form that’s packages next year! Return We want to send you care

addresses!Needed! Updated school

Calling all Students!

Join us on Facebook: Penn State Hampton Roads Website: www.psuhr.org