Chapter Dinner & Annual Meeting plus Scholarship Auction March 18, 2017

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psuhr.org Winter 2016-2017 WE ARE alumni and friends of Penn State living in the Hampton Roads, VA area. Website: www.psuhr.org Facebook: Penn State Hampton Roads Email: 757psu@gmail.

photos courtesy of Scott Guirlinger, Andy Ronemus, Justin Casavant, Fred Cornell and Becky Burley Letter from the President Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, Whew! What a year it s been!

Volunteering at the Foodbank, hosting the Singing Lions from University Park, attending Admirals and Tides games, and of course cheering on the Nittany Lion football team at TV tailgates around

All those activities and more earned our chapter a second Elm (top) level designation from the Alumni Association.

The board has been meeting regularly throughout the year to keep up with Chapter business and keep our Chapter growing and running efficiently.

1 psuhr.org Winter WE ARE alumni and friends of Penn State living in the Hampton Roads, VA area. Website: Facebook: Penn State Hampton Roads LinkedIn: Hampton Roads Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association Editor, Writer: Kathryn Barrett Distribution: Jan Dungan Photography: Kathryn Barrett Additional photos courtesy of Scott Guirlinger, Andy Ronemus, Justin Casavant, Fred Cornell and Becky Burley Letter from the President Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, Whew! What a year it s been! Our chapter has been so active in 2016 and we couldn t have done it without our enthusiastic members. Volunteering at the Foodbank, hosting the Singing Lions from University Park, attending Admirals and Tides games, and of course cheering on the Nittany Lion football team at TV tailgates around Hampton Roads and at Beaver Stadium for Homecoming. How exciting is it to have received an award for our winning homecoming entry! All those activities and more earned our chapter a second Elm (top) level designation from the Alumni Association. It takes energy to offer activities yearround and I thank you all for being part of it. The board has been meeting regularly throughout the year to keep up with Chapter business and keep our Chapter growing and running efficiently. I am so grateful for their teamwork and dedication to our Chapter. I look forward to spending a little time with our board at a local restaurant each month, planning upcoming events and projects for our members. I d love to see you there too. Please come share your ideas, energy and passion for PSU! For the Glory, Becky Burley, 03, President, Hampton Roads Chapter 757psu@gmail.com Alumni Admissions Committee members at the Hampton College Fair. Board of Directors PRESIDENT Becky Burley, Suffolk ( 03) V. PRESIDENT Sandie Fishbein, Virginia Beach ( 87) TREASURER Don McCall, Virginia Beach ( 77) SECRETARY Jan Dungan, Virginia Beach ( 78) BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE Justin Casavant, Norfolk ( 07) Fred Cornell, Virginia Beach ( 90) Andrew Ronemus, Portsmouth ( 95) Lisa Smith, Virginia Beach ( 80) PAST PRESIDENT (ex officio) Kathryn Barrett, Virginia Beach ( 79) Chapter Dinner & Annual Meeting plus Scholarship Auction March 18, 2017 With Special Guest Speaker, Penn State Sports Historian Register now! See page 3 for details!

2 Whether you re a longtime resident or only planning to be located in Hampton Roads for a short time, join our active alumni chapter! Membership is separate from the Penn State Alumni Association- it s inexpensive but to the Chapter! Membership is easy! Just click to join. It s all online! Lisa Smith (lnsmith@verizon.net) and Denny Ritchey (dritchey@roseandwomble.com) are the awesome welcoming team for new members and are eager to answer your questions about the benefits of membership. (To print a membership form, go to psuhr.org/membership) You are in great company! More than 900 Penn State alumni of all ages live in Southeastern Virginia. We also welcome alumni family members, friends, big fans. Dues for an annual membership with our Chapter are affordable! $25 for individual or $30 for a couple or family. Membership for current students is FREE! But you must register. We re a busy Chapter with many events! The variety and number of events we host rank us as an Alumni Association Group of Distinction- Elm Level (top tier)! We give back to the community! We volunteer together at the Foodbank of Southeastern VA and hold food drives and collections at events throughout the year. We support new and current Penn State students! We volunteer at college fairs in the fall as representatives of PSU. We offer a student scholarship to local PSU students. We pack and send care packages during finals week to local students attending Penn State campuses two times per year. We support Penn State athletics when teams compete against local universities! (Baseball, Field hockey, tennis, etc.) We promote Penn State University here in Hampton Roads! At Penn State night at the Tides and Penn State Night at the Admirals. Not to mention friendly competition at the Annual B1G Mixer in August. We support local businesses! Football viewing parties, otherwise known as TV tailgates- are held at local establishments throughout football season. We represent Hampton Roads in the Homecoming Parade! And this year we won an award! Special Members only benefits! Priority in the Alumni Association football ticket lottery. Reduced prices for various chapter events, chapter t-shirts and more! 2

interchange) $40 per member; $50 per non-member Guest Speaker Lou Prato, Penn State Sports Historian If you ve read more than one article on Penn State sports in the past 60 years, chances are it was

Until he retired, Prato was the director of the Penn State All-Sports Museum and is the unofficial sports historian of PSU! An accomplished author, he ll bring books for purchase and to sign.

3 Winter psuhr.org Annual Meeting & Dinner Party & Scholarship Silent Auction Saturday, March 18, :30 pm 10:00 pm SpringHill Suites Norfolk- Virginia Beach 6350 Newtown Rd, Norfolk (just south of the I-264 interchange) $40 per member; $50 per non-member Guest Speaker Lou Prato, Penn State Sports Historian If you ve read more than one article on Penn State sports in the past 60 years, chances are it was written by sports journalist Lou Prato. He s covered Penn State football in print, broadcast and/or online since JoePa was an assistant coach. Until he retired, Prato was the director of the Penn State All-Sports Museum and is the unofficial sports historian of PSU! An accomplished author, he ll bring books for purchase and to sign. Register online now! It s best for us and super easy for you. Lou Prato, Guest Speaker Just click on this link to register! Prato is the author or co-author of seven books Auction items needed! We can t on Penn State football, including The Penn raise scholarship $$ without State Football Encyclopedia, the definitive donations! Auction assistant history of Nittany Lions football; What It Means needed to help event chair Sandie to be A Nittany Lion; the Penn State Football Fishbein! If you have any items Vault; Game Changers: The Greatest Plays in (PSU or non-psu items) to donate, Penn State Football History; Bad Rad: Football or can help Sandie coordinate the Nomad, Penn State s first linebacker coach the auction, her at father of Linebacker U; We Are Penn State: sandiefish757@gmail.com The Remarkable Journey of the 2012 Football Team; and 100 Things Penn State Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (August 2016). To register by printed form instead of Lou will have copies of his two most recent online, books available, and is donating $1 from every 757psu@gmail.com book sold to our scholarship fund! He's also and we will help you! happy to sign any books you may already own! Chapter Officer Election on March 18, 2017 Is it time for you to join the Board? UPDATE on how we elect the board We re an active and dynamic group of passionate Penn State alumni who meet nearly once a month to think up activities for the membership and figure out how to make them happen! Anyone interested in running for a board position, send an to 757psu@gmail.com for more information. The board recently changed the makeup of the chapter s board of directors and amended the bylaws to reflect that change. Starting with the annual meeting on March 18, 2017, the membership will elect seven board members. We currently have 8 members, including 4 officers, and one ex-officio position (former president). The 7 newly elected members will vote as a group on the officers. Board members & committee chairs are eligibile to attend very cool Alumni Leadership Conferences held by the Penn State Alumni Association! 3 3

Student Sendoff Picnic Every first Sunday in August we host a Student Sendoff Picnic!

traditional sendoff picnic style. Their gift bags filled with PSU items were a big hit!

held at a park in Norfolk. It s a great time!

Homecoming 2016 Parade VIRGINIA IS FOR LIONS! That was our theme and the judges loved it!

Chapter members dressed in their Navy blue and white sailing best and went angling for terrapins wearing Dixie Cup caps and

The award-winning t- shirts shown above and designed by Justin Casavant are for sale! $12/members; $15/non-members.

4 Student Sendoff Picnic Every first Sunday in August we host a Student Sendoff Picnic! In 2016, we welcomed 12 incoming students and their families, as well as returning students, and sent them off to PSU in traditional sendoff picnic style. Their gift bags filled with PSU items were a big hit! Picnic committee chair Fred Cornell and all the committee members did an awesome job coordinating and planning the picnic held at a park in Norfolk. It s a great time! Mark your calendars now to attend the next Student Sendoff Picnic on August 6, Homecoming 2016 Parade VIRGINIA IS FOR LIONS! That was our theme and the judges loved it! Our float, designed by Homecoming Chair Justin Casavant won FIRST PRIZE in the out-ofstate category! Chapter members dressed in their Navy blue and white sailing best and went angling for terrapins wearing Dixie Cup caps and carrying fishing rods as they marched down College Ave. Chapter T-shirts for sale Order Now! The award-winning t- shirts shown above and designed by Justin Casavant are for sale! $12/members; $15/non-members. Contact 757psu@gmail.com to order. Realtor Inaugurates First Chapter Corporate Sponsorship Becky Burley, chapter president, received a check for $300 from chapter member Denny Ritchey, on behalf of PSU alumni Mark and Kate, first-time home buyers. Ritchey pledges to contribute $300 to the PSUHR Chapter each time, after closing, an alum buys or sells a home with him, OR if a buyer or seller is referred to him by an alum! 4

Special thanks to committee chairs & event organizers who gave their time in 2016! Membership - Lisa Smith & Denny Ritchey.. Community Service & Annual Meeting - Sandie Fishbein.

. TV Tailgates- Sandie Fishbein and Regina Oswalt.. Professional Team Visits- Andy Ronemus.

State campuses. It s a pricey but important chapter tradition. In 2016, we started a new opportunity for alumni. For just $10, alumni could sponsor a care package.

, 1817 Champion Circle Virginia Beach, VA 23456. Abby O. 17 received her care package and sent her thanks & a selfie! Make sure we have your email address for our monthly activities email blast!

5 Special thanks to committee chairs & event organizers who gave their time in 2016! Membership - Lisa Smith & Denny Ritchey.. Community Service & Annual Meeting - Sandie Fishbein.. Homecoming Parade - Justin Casavant.. Communications - Kathryn Barrett.. Care Packages - Becky Burley.. Alumni Admissions - Scott Guirlinger.. Scholarship - Donna Bell.. Picnic - Fred Cornell.. TV Tailgates- Sandie Fishbein and Regina Oswalt.. Professional Team Visits- Andy Ronemus.. Webmaster - Rich Freet Student Care Packages We packed and shipped an average 60 student care packages each for both last Spring & Fall semesters to local students who attend one of the Penn State campuses. It s a pricey but important chapter tradition. In 2016, we started a new opportunity for alumni. For just $10, alumni could sponsor a care package. In its first year, we had 38 care package sponsors. What better way to support our students and help defray costs! Go to psuhr.org or mail a check to Don McCall, Treas., 1817 Champion Circle Virginia Beach, VA Abby O. 17 received her care package and sent her thanks & a selfie! Make sure we have your address for our monthly activities blast! Alumni come and go and we don t always know! Send a quick to 757psu@gmail.com Penn State Night Out at the Tides When the Norfolk Tides hosted the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in June, 31 Penn Staters bought tickets for Throwback Night, when the Tides played as the old-time Norfolk Tars and saw our chapter welcomed up in lights on the scoreboard at Harbor Park. 5

Shorebreak Pizza in Va. Beach welcomed us. Watching with alumni & friends is best! (Photo taken during the B1G Championship at Shorebreak.

who attend PSU campuses. Scholarship Committee Chair is Donna Anderson Bell dbellpsu@cox.net. Meet our 16 recipients.

Planning to continue education through a doctorate in IndustrialOrganizational psychology and work as a consultant.

those who have stood to support me, proud. Elaine Santiago (Yorktown, Grafton HS) Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences major. Shreyer Honors College 17.

#11 wing/fullback on 11-time National Championship PSU Women s rugby team.

letter to the chapter. Alumni Admissions Committee Volunteers Six college fairs in six cities! Organizers added two new fairs in the fall of 16.

6 Winter psuhr.org TV Tailgates Record-breaking crowds attended our TV tailgates in often with crowds on both sides of the water where Bayhaven Grille in Yorktown & Shorebreak Pizza in Va. Beach welcomed us. Watching with alumni & friends is best! (Photo taken during the B1G Championship at Shorebreak.) Penn State Hampton Roads Chapter Rose Marie Anderson Memorial Scholarship The chapter awarded scholarships to two outstanding students from Hampton Roads who attend PSU campuses. Scholarship Committee Chair is Donna Anderson Bell Meet our 16 recipients. Kelly Coleman (Chesapeake, Hickory HS) Psychology Major 19. THON Dance relations committee and Springfield Club member. Planning to continue education through a doctorate in IndustrialOrganizational psychology and work as a consultant. In her letter of appreciation to our chapter, she wrote, I am as motivated as ever to keep working hard and to persevere, in hopes that I will make you, and those who have stood to support me, proud. Elaine Santiago (Yorktown, Grafton HS) Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences major. Shreyer Honors College 17. Research lab in immunology. Hopes to continue education in veterinary school and earn a degree in Veterinary Medicine. #11 wing/fullback on 11-time National Championship PSU Women s rugby team. Thank you for providing me the opportunity to represent the PSU Hampton Roads Chapter through academics and leadership at Penn State, she wrote in a thank-you letter to the chapter. Alumni Admissions Committee Volunteers Six college fairs in six cities! Organizers added two new fairs in the fall of 16. Our 14 volunteers stepped up and staffed all six; some attended more than one. Part of our alumni mission is to help spread the word about Penn State to potential students. We do that by attending a training session and then help out in some or all -or even just one- of the following: represent PSU at area college fairs on the Peninsula and the Southside, follow-up with admitted students, send students invitations to the picnic, create gift bags and celebrate at the picnic with those who enroll. Contact AAC Chairman Scott Guirlinger on facebook or scott.guirlinger@gmail.com 6 6

Community Service at the Foodbank In February, we volunteered at the Foodbank of Southeastern

We made nearly 1,000 backpacks for the students to take home on weekends.

Penn State alum and Foodbank COO Renee Figurelle says the backpack items and food we sorted for

Awards and Honors We received the award for best out-of-state entry in the 16 homecoming parade.

For the second time, the chapter was designated an Elm (highest) Level group of distinction.

students and the community, we have been named one of the nation s top PSU alumni chapters for the

It was quite an honor to have a Hampton Roads chapter photo selected to be featured in the 2017

7 Community Service at the Foodbank In February, we volunteered at the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and packed backpacks containing staples for needy elementary schoolchildren. We made nearly 1,000 backpacks for the students to take home on weekends. We also checked and sorted donated food items. Penn State alum and Foodbank COO Renee Figurelle says the backpack items and food we sorted for local food canteens and pantries would make an estimated 5,800 meals. Awards and Honors We received the award for best out-of-state entry in the 16 homecoming parade. FYI, it came with a $500 award! For the second time, the chapter was designated an Elm (highest) Level group of distinction. Congratulations to all those who helped us reach the point where, because of all we do for alumni, students and the community, we have been named one of the nation s top PSU alumni chapters for the 2 nd time! It was quite an honor to have a Hampton Roads chapter photo selected to be featured in the 2017 Alumni Association calendar! Join us Saturday February 18, 2017! 8:45 am- 12 pm. The Foodbank requires registration on foodbankonline.org in advance. Limited spaces- so hurry to register! Click on this link- Foodbank Online Sign In to volunteer! Questions? Contact Sandie Fishbein Penn State Alumni Association Hampton Roads Chapter 6206 Heather Glen Dr. Suffolk, VA psu@gmail.com 7

Hampton Roads Chapter Penn State Alumni Association

2011-2012 Hampton Roads Chapter Penn State Alumni Association WE ARE... alumni and friends of Penn State living in Hampton Roads. Facebook: Penn State Hampton Roads Email: psu.hr@cox.net Website: www.psuhr.org