THREE ELECTED TO THIEL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
For immediate release October
22, 2004
GREENVILLE, PA - The Thiel College Board of Trustees elected three new members
and officers at its semi-annual meeting on Friday, Oct. 15.
The board's new members include the Rev. Kevin C. Clementon of Allison Park, Pa., Joseph A. George of Sharon, Pa.,
and Dr. Stephen W. Schwartz of Brevard, N.C.
Rev. Kevin C. Clementon
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Clementson was elected by the Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA) Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
and confirmed by Thiel's board. Senior pastor at Berkeley Hills Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, Clementson holds
a bachelor's degree from Bemidji State University in Minnesota and a master of divinity degree from the Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Gettysburg.
He and his wife, the Rev. Martha Waldkoenig Clementson - who is assistant to the bishop of the SWPA Synod - have
one daughter. His term expires in 2007.
George is president and owner of Joy Cone Co. in Hermitage. He earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard College.
He and his wife, Ruthanne Beighley George, Thiel class of 1973, reside in Sharon. Beighley George served as the
first woman chair of Thiel's Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2004. George's term expires in 2007.
Dr. Stephen W. Schwartz
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Schwartz is currently visiting senior fellow at the Policy Center on the First Year of College at Brevard College
in North Carolina. He has served as professor of English, vice president and dean for student life and leadership
at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. He holds a bachelor's from Wilkes College, a master's from the University
of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. from New York University.
He and his wife, Beverley, have two adult children. His term expires in 2007.
In addition to electing new members to the board, officers were also approved.
Re-elected to their posts were Ronald B. Anderson of Indiana, Pa., chair; rederic C. McCullough of Crystal Lake,
Ill., vice chair; David R. Andrews of Washington, Pa., treasurer; and James D. Bittel Jr., of Greenville, secretary.
A vacant slot for second vice chair was filled with the election of Dr. M. Roy Strausbaugh of Erie, Pa.
The board of trustees will hold its next semi-annual meeting in May 2005.
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STUDENT GROUP SPONSORING SHOWING OF 'FAHRENHEIT 9/11'
For immediate release October
20, 2004
GREENVILLE, PA - A free showing of "Fahrenheit 9/11" will be held
at 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the college's Howard Miller Student Center. The event
is open to the public.
Students for Political Progress, a campus student organization, is sponsoring the showing of Michael Moore's controversial
documentary about the Bush administration.
For more information, please contact Patrick Miller, Students for Political Process, at 724-589-2595.
THIEL COLLEGE HONORS CONVOCATION IS FRIDAY; MERCYHURST DEAN TO SERVE AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER
For immediate release October
12, 2004
GREENVILLE, PA - Mercyhurst associate dean and lecturer, Dr. M. Roy Strausbaugh,
will serve as keynote speaker for Thiel College's annual Honors Convocation at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at the college's
William A. Passavant Memorial Center.
Two hundred and eighty-three students - including scholarship recipients, academic honorary members and dean's
list honorees - will be recognized for their academic achievements earned during the 2003-2004 academic year. Freshmen
scholarship recipients also will be announced.
During the past 38 years, Strausbaugh has spent 17 years as a professor and 20 years in various administrative
positions in private and public institutions of higher learning. Currently Dr. Strausbaugh is a lecturer of history,
chair of the history department and associate dean of the School of Social Sciences at Mercyhurst College in Erie.
He also holds the title of professor emeritus of history and dean emeritus at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania,
where he spent 28 years.
A professor of history at Edinboro from 1966 to 1983, he served as the history department chairman from 1976 to
1983. In 1983 Strausbaugh was named associate vice president for administration and student personnel services,
a post he held for two years. He spent two years as dean of continuing education and was appointed dean of academic
administration in 1987.
After retiring from Edinboro in 1993, Strausbaugh was appointed dean of libraries and an adjunct professor at Mercyhurst
College. In 1999 he transferred to Mercyhurst North East, where he served as academic dean and professor of history.
He returned to Mercyhurst's main campus and held the position of associate dean and interim social sciences division
chair from 2002 to 2004. This fall Strausbaugh was appointed to his current position.
Strausbaugh holds a bachelor of science degree from Millersville State College, a master's from Indiana University,
Bloomington, and a doctorate from Case Western Reserve University. He served the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1958 and
is a graduate of the United States Navy School of Music.
In 2002 Strausbaugh was elected to the Thiel College Board of Trustees as a Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod, ELCA,
representative. He is chair of the board's Constitution and By-Laws Ad Hoc Committee and a member of the board's
Instruction Committee.
Strausbaugh and his wife, Rosanna, reside in Erie.
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THIEL FRATERNITY HOLDS SEE-SAW-A-THON THIS WEEK
For immediate release October
11, 2004
GREENVILLE, PA - Thiel College's Kappa Sigma fraternity will hold its 10th
annual See-Saw-A-Thon fund-raiser to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from Thursday, Oct. 14 to Sunday,
Oct. 17 on the Thiel College campus.
Fraternity brothers will continuously ride a see-saw for 72 hours, raising donations during the four-day stretch.
Kicking off at noon this Thursday, the event will be held on the Thiel College front lawn at the adjacent to the
intersection of state routes 18 and 58.
Those donating $10 or more to the cause will receive a free T-shirt.
Youngstown radio station Hot 101 will hold a live remote broadcast from the site from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct.
15.
For more information about the event, please contact Greg Allison at (724) 589-4051.
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THIEL PROFESSOR IS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT BUSINESS INSTITUTE'S COMMENCEMENT
For immediate release October
7, 2004
GREENVILLE, PA - Dr. Arthur White, professor of philosophy at Thiel College,
provided the commencement address for the Business Institute of Pennsylvania's graduating class on Friday, Oct.
1 at the Business Institute of Pennsylvania, Sharon campus.
White's keynote address, "The Values of Work," urged students to concentrate on the intrinsic value of
work, and not simply on its financial rewards.
While the economic rewards are important, particularly in these troubled economic times, White said, lasting satisfaction
- as well as career success - comes from finding work, no matter what the field, that an individual finds important
for its own sake.
White joined the Thiel faculty in 1975 after teaching at the University of Richmond, University of Virginia, and
the University of Kentucky. He earned his bachelor's degree from Randolph-Macon College in 1970, and his master's
(1972) and Ph.D. (1974) from the University of Virginia.
White, who resides in Greenville, serves as chair of Thiel's Philosophy Department and chair of the college's Salary
and Fringe Benefit Committee. He is a member of Greenville's Community Medical Ethics Project Committee and the
Community Ethics Consortium. He also belongs to the American Philosophical Association.
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THIEL PURCHASES AED MACHINE THANKS TO UPMC FOUNDATION GRANT
For immediate release October
7, 2004
Thiel Campus Police Chief Don Aubrecht,
right, and officers Lynne Jones, left, and Tom Jones, center, display the college's new AED machine. The machine's
purchase was made possible with a $1,000 grant from the UPMC Foundation.
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GREENVILLE, PA - The Thiel College Police Department recently purchased an automated
external defibrillator (AED) machine for campus emergencies, thanks to a $1,000 grant from the UPMC Foundation.
The AED machine - a small, portable, computerized device that delivers a shock to restore a normal heart rhythm
to someone in sudden cardiac arrest - is just another tool to better service the campus community, said Thiel Campus
Police Chief Donald Aubrecht.
"Hopefully it is something that we'll never need to use, but it is a necessary piece of equipment to have
on campus," Aubrecht said.
Aubrecht said all of his officers are trained to use the machine, which will benefit not only students and employees,
but any visitors to campus during special events such as commencements, sporting matches or performances.
The AED machine is as effective, if not better, than administering traditional CPR, Aubrect said, pointing out
that it features voice prompts and step-by-step instructions to the rescuer and is designed to advise a shock only
when necessary.
Thiel's AED machine will also serve as a back-up to the Greenville community, Aubrecht said.
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THIEL CHOIR MEMBERS HOLDING ANNUAL FALL CHORES FUND-RAISER
For immediate release October
6, 2004
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Members of the Thiel Choir will hold their annual fall
chores fund-raiser through Nov. 20.
Choir members will rake leaves, clean gutters, wash windows or help with other autumn household chores. Proceeds
will benefit the group's spring 2005 tour.
The choir, under the direction of Thiel Professor of Music Dr. Michael Bray, will perform next at the college's
annual Honor's Convocation at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, in Thiel's William A. Passavant Memorial Center.
For more information regarding the choir's spring tour call Dr. Michael Bray at 724-589-2149. To schedule choir
members to work for you call Gil at 724-589-2767.
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FREDERIC HAER TO RECEIVE HALLER ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
For immediate release October
5, 2004
 GREENVILLE, PA - Frederic C. Haer of Brunswick, Maine, and owner of FHC
Inc., which designs and manufactures products for neuroscience and
neurosurgical research, will receive the Thiel College Haller Enterprise
Institute 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Thiel President and CEO Dr. Lance A. Masters and professor David Miller,
executive director of the Haller Enterprise Institute, will present Haer
with the award at the annual Haller Enterprise Institute Entrepreneur of
the Year Award dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, in the
Sawhill-Georgian Room of the Howard Miller Student Center.
Haer, a 1965 graduate of Thiel College, is the founder of FHC Inc., a
company that designs, manufactures and internationally markets quality
products for neurosurgical research and neuroscience, the study of the
brain and nervous system. While its headquarters are in Bowdoinham,
Maine, FHC also maintains a sales office at 180 Main St., Greenville.
FHC was among the first companies to develop microelectrode needles and
related devices used worldwide as an essential tool for the study of the
electrical signals emanating from the nerve cells.
Over the years, Haer and his employees have developed enhancements and
specialized devices essential to the advancement of basic research in
the workings of the nervous system.
FHC now provides microelectrodes for the clinical market. Neurosurgeons
use FHC's equipment for intraoperative microelectrode recording and
stimulation so as to map the electrical activity of the human brain in
order to precisely locate dysfunctional areas prior to removing or
modifying them.
FHC established microTargeting as its trademark for this technology,
which recently has found increasing use in the treatment of Parkinson's
symptoms.
FHC's microTargeting Platform using StarFix Guidance was named a winner
in the 2004 Medical Design Excellence Awards competition this year.
Haer has been a member of the Thiel College Board of Trustees since 1998
and in 2000 he was awarded the college's Distinguished Alumnus Award.
He and his wife, Jill, reside in Maine, and are the parents of one son,
Andrew.
The Haller Enterprise Institute, originally named the Thiel College
Enterprise Institute when it was organized in 1983, was renamed in 1996
when Pittsburgh residents Dr. Henry E. and Grace Mary Haller provided a
$1 million gift to develop entrepreneurial education at Thiel College.
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