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THIEL COLLEGE ANNOUNCES DEAN'S LIST
For immediate release June 24, 2002
GREENVILLE, PA - Two hundred and fifty-eight students at Thiel
College in Greenville, Pa., were named to the dean's list for the spring 2002 semester. In order to qualify for
dean's list, students must earn at least a 3.4 grade point average for the semester and have completed at least
12 credit hours.
Click here for the Dean's list
THIEL WILL HOST SECOND
COMMUNITY MEDICAL ETHICS PROGRAM ON JUNE 25
For immediate release June 7, 2002
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Thiel College will host the second seminar
of the three-part Community Medical Ethics Program (CMEP) from 1 to 3 p.m. or 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25,
in the college's Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center.
The program, "End of Life Decisions: Making Your Choices,"
will feature Rhonda Gay Hartman, interim assistant director of the Consortium Ethics Program of the University
of Pittsburgh.
The session, which follows April's topic of "End of Life
Decisions: Knowing Your Rights," is intended to provide information that enriches our decision making about
end-of-life care, said Hartman.
Issues associated with end-of-life care include:
- How to collaborate with your physicians about what is right
for you
- How to discuss preferences and wishes with physicians and
with family
- How to make choices individualized to you and your lifestyle
- What options you might choose to enhance the quality of your
life at the end of life
- How to prevent conflicts and promote support and serenity
- What legal protections are afforded you in the decision-making
process
The program will also offer a panel discussion of distinct
multidisciplinary viewpoints in medicine, law, medical ethics, hospice, religion and spirituality.
Sponsored by Thiel College, UPMC Horizon and Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, the project is to provide area residents with a basic understanding of medical ethics, preparing
them for making important end-of-life decisions.
The event is open to the public and designed for adults of
all ages. Although the session is free, registrations are required. Please call 724-589-6676 or 724-981-3500, ext.
6676 to reserve a space.
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THIEL ADVANCEMENT DIVISION
EARNS FUND-RAISING AWARD
For immediate release June 3, 2002
 GREENVILLE, Pa. - Thiel College has earned a 2002
Circle of Excellence Award for superior educational fundraising by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
(CASE), announced Thiel College President and CEO Dr. Lance Masters.
"I am very pleased with this independent and prestigious
recognition of our accomplishments and so very proud of our entire advancement staff," said Masters. "David
Grober, vice president for college advancement, and his team in fund raising, public relations and special events
have worked tirelessly and their efforts are the key to cash flows that drive our ability to continue to build
a better Thiel."
Thiel, recognized in the Overall Improvement category, was
one of only 47 out of 397 national institutions considered. A panel of judges selected winners based on a multitude
of factors such as the pattern of growth in total support, the pattern of donor growth among alumni donors and
other individual donors, total support in relation to the alumni base, and the type of institution.
Thiel received the 1999 Case Award for the same category.
The college has raised record highs in each of the last three years - $3.7 million in 1999-2000, $3.8 million in
2000-01, and $4.1 million in 2001-02 to date.
CASE, which is the largest international association of education
institutions, will acknowledge Thiel at an awards luncheon on Monday, July 8, in Chicago.
CASE serves more than 3,200 universities, colleges, schools,
and related organizations in 46 countries and is the leading resource for professional development, information,
and standards in the fields of education fund raising, communications, and alumni relations.
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REV. RICHARD SERING TO
RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE
For immediate release May 23, 2002
The Rev. Richard Sering, founding director and current executive
director of Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) in Cleveland, will receive an honorary doctor of social justice
degree from Thiel College at an 11:30 a.m. ceremony on Friday, May 31, at the college's William A. Passavant Memorial
Center.
Nominated for the doctorate by colleague Rev. Kermit R. Lauterbach,
retired pastor of the All Saints Lutheran Church in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Sering is widely known for his work toward
social justice.
As LMM executive director since 1969, Sering developed numerous
ministries such as the ecumenical Community Re-Entry Program, an ex-offenders program created in 1971. The program
has received many accolades over the years, most notably from persons such as former U.S. Attorney General Janet
Reno and President Clinton, who, at the 1994 National Safety Forum, cited it as a top example of positive community
response to urban crime at the 1994 National Safety Forum.
Sering is also noted for developing other caring community
ministries such as the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Citizens of Cuyahoga County Ombudsman Program, the
Volunteer Guardianship Program, Support To At-Risk Teens, the Westhaven Youth Shelter, the Youth Re-Entry Program,
Services to Adult Care Homes, Linking Employment Ability & Potential, Maximum Independent Living, and the Lutheran
Housing Corporation of Cleveland.
A member of numerous organizations and the recipient of several
awards and honors, Sering has been active with the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America. A Lutheran pastor - Sering earned his master of divinity degree from Concordia Seminary in 1965 - Sering
led the St. Michael Lutheran Church outside St. Louis for four years before coming to Cleveland.
Sering's honorary will be awarded during the Northeastern
Ohio Synod's assembly at Thiel, which runs from May 31 to June 1.
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FIVE STUDENTS EARN VALEDICTORIAN
HONORS AT THIEL COMMENCEMENT
For immediate release May 13, 2002
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Five students shared valedictorian honors
during Thiel College's 128th spring commencement on Saturday, May 11.
Jamie L. Andrews
of Sligo, Pa., Tiffany D. Goble of Mentor, Ohio, Amy
E. Moore of Adamsville, Kathleen
M. Peterson of Greenville and Kimberly S. Thurber
of Jamestown all earned the title of valedictorian for achieving perfect 4.0 grade point averages. Conneaut Lake
resident Kelly S. Rhodes
earned salutatorian honors with a 3.977 grade point average.
Andrews,
who earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology, graduated summa cum laude and with departmental honors in psychology.
A 1998 graduate of Keystone High School in Knox, Pa., she is the daughter of Chester and Nancy Andrews of Sligo.
Goble
earned bachelor of arts degrees in chemistry and mathematics. She graduated summa cum laude and with departmental
honors in chemistry and mathematics. She also earned the dean's key, an honor given to students named to the dean's
list all eight semesters at Thiel. A 1998 graduate of Mentor High School, she is the daughter of Cheryl and Guy
Schultz of Mentor and Richard L. Goble of Cleveland.
Moore,
who earned a bachelor of arts degree in English, graduated summa cum laude and with departmental honors in English.
She also earned the dean's key. A 1998 graduate of Conneaut Lake High School in Conneaut Lake, Pa., Moore is the
daughter of Thomas and Joyce Moore.
Peterson
earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and also graduated summa cum laude and with departmental honors in
history.
Thurber
earned her bachelor of arts degree in business administration. She also graduated summa cum laude and earned the
dean's key. A 1992 graduate of Greenville High School, she is the wife of Frank W. Thurber III, and daughter of
Lenoy L. and Kathryn F. Satterwhite of Greenville.
Salutatorian Rhodes,
who earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology, graduated summa cum laude and with departmental honors in psychology.
She also earned the dean's key. A 1998 graduate of Meadville Area High School, she is the daughter of James E.
and Kimberly L. Rhodes of Conneaut Lake.
Thiel conferred degrees to 112 students during commencement exercises. Bachelor of arts degrees were awarded to
106 students, four of whom also earned associate of arts degrees. Four earned bachelor of science degrees in nursing,
while two other students received associate of arts degrees.
Honorary degrees were also presented to George F. Will and James
C. McHugh.
Will,
a syndicated columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, best-selling author and panelist on "This Week with Sam Donaldson
and Cokie Roberts," also provided the keynote address. McHugh, a 1962 graduate of Thiel, is the general manager of Wear Resistant
Technologies Group, a subsidiary of the French multinational company Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics Inc.
Read George F. Will's commencement
address online
Click here for complete graduate
listing
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THREE THIEL
FACULTY MEMBERS RETIRE
For immediate release May 13, 2002
Dr. Evelyn Ramming,
Joyce Keenan
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GREENVILLE, Pa. - Three retiring Thiel College faculty
members were honored at the college's 128th commencement on Saturday, May 11.
Joyce Keenan,
Dr. Evelyn Ramming
and Dr. Joanne M. Diana,
all members of the Thiel College Nursing Department, were honored for their service to the college. This year also
marked the close of the college's nursing program.
Keenan,
who has spent nearly 40 years in the field of nursing, joined the Thiel faculty in 1994 as an associate professor
of nursing. Keenan - who graduated in 1964 from the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing - has taught
courses in health assessment skills, personal health, critical care of adults, medications, anatomy and physiology,
and pediatrics, among others.
She has also taught clinical and theory courses in maternal-newborn nursing and clinical nursing techniques. She
has been involved with various continuing education programs in topics ranging from women's health to AIDS and
ethics.
Keenan earned a bachelor of science in nursing degree from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 1988 and
a master of science degree in nursing from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1993. In May 2000 she also graduated
from Edinboro's Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
She resides in Saegertown, Pa.
Ramming,
of Greenville, was appointed director and chairperson of the college's nursing department in November 1993, bringing
nearly 25 years of teaching experience to the position.
Ramming joined Thiel College from the University of Oklahoma, where she worked as an assistant and associate professor
in the College of Nursing since 1969.
While educating at Thiel, Ramming has presented courses in research methodology, food patterns and health, fundamentals
of nursing, health assessment skills, and nursing care of adults with critical health problems. She also has been
involved with various committees and events including the college's institutional planning committee.
Ramming earned her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh in 1959, her master
of science degree in nursing from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in 1969, and her doctorate from the
University of Oklahoma in 1992.
Diana,
who also received professor emerita status, began her Thiel College career in 1989. Diana, who currently holds
the rank of full professor at Thiel, arrived at the college from Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia,
where she had served as director of continuing education for four years.
Diana graduated from the Youngstown Hospital Association School of Nursing in 1961. She earned her bachelor of
science in nursing degree from Youngstown State University in 1963, and her master of science degree in nursing
in 1977 from Medical College of Georgia, and her doctor of education degree from Walden University in Minneapolis
in 1988.
She has been named to "Who's Who in America," "The World's Who's Who of Women," "Who's
Who in American Nursing," and "Who's Who Among America's Teachers." She resides in Youngstown, Ohio.
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