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• Trustee Emeritus John F. Horrigan Awarded Robert P. Casey Medal for Commitment to Independent Higher Education
• Can You Say “Sesquicentennial?”
• Albright Aquatic Program Named One of Top 60 in Nation

Trustee Emeritus John F. Horrigan Awarded Robert P. Casey Medal for Commitment to Independent Higher Education

Albright trustee emeritus John F. Horrigan Jr., retired chairman and chief executive officer of Horrigan American Inc., was the 2004 recipient of the Robert P. Casey Medal for Commitment to Independent Higher Education. The award, which is reserved for individuals or organizations that have shown an extraordinary commitment to the value of independent higher education, was presented by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania (AICUP) at their annual meeting in March.

In his acceptance speech, Horrigan said of the honor: “I never considered the possibility of receiving any special recognition resulting from my association with Albright College when I was doing no more than I strongly believe in, that is, the value of a private school education, giving back to my hometown, and enjoying the vitality and commitment of the Albright College community which fosters so beautifully the growth and maturation of young people.”

Previous recipients of the Robert P. Casey Medal include Siegfried Weis & Robert Weis, owners of Weis Markets; Drs. John M. & Josephine Templeton, The Templeton Foundation; Thomas W. Golonski, chair, president and chief executive officer, National City Bank of PA; and the UPS Foundation.

Horrigan served on the Board of Trustees from 1988 until 2003 and was board chair from 1996 to 2000.

Can You Say “Sesquicentennial?”

Albright College will be 150 years old in 2006! Our Sesquicentennial Celebration will open at Homecoming 2005 and run through December 2006. The Sesquicentennial Committee has set to work planning a wonderful array of special events, publications, history, memories and fun for 2005-06, and has begun collecting memorabilia, stories and treasures.

What's Lurking in Your Attic?
In planning for this occasion, the Library is seeking to increase its archived collection of Albright memorabilia. If you have any of the following materials and are willing to donate them to the Gingrich Library, please contact Fianna Holt at 610-921-7201 or fholt@alb.edu.

• Union Seminary Catalog, 1862-1863
• Scriptus, 1926
• Speculum, 1929 (the yearbook of the college at Myerstown)
• Cue: 1931, 1932, 1940-41, 1963, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002
• Albright Bulletin and Albrightian (by
school year): 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1929-1930, 1930-1931, 1931-1932, 1932- 1933, 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1974-1975
• Albright Alumnus, volume one and two, 1943-1945
• “The Voice of the Lion” - a 45 rpm recording inside the 1960 yearbook
• Any materials from Selwyn Academy, Palatinate College and Union Seminary/Central Pennsylvania College

Albright Stories
A series of "Albright Stories" is planned as part of the 150th. Do you know a fascinating story about a person, place or event, from Albright or one of our parent institutions from 1856 on? For example, we're on the trail of the Dorman panther, and we recently acquired the diploma and a story about James Galt Overholser who graduated from Schuylkill Academy in 1890 and went on to found a town in North Dakota.

Please write to Barbara Marshall, College Relations or email bmarshall@alb.edu with a capsule of the story. Tell us if you have (or know where to find) supporting documents or artifacts, or if you can identify individuals who were at the place, involved in the event or have first-hand knowledge of the person.

If you'd like to be involved in one of the Sesquicentennial committees, please contact Pamela Panarella at 610-921-7667 or email ppanarella@alb.edu.

Albright Aquatic Program Named One of Top 60 in Nation

The United States Water Fitness Association has named Albright College’s Aquatic Program as one of the top 60 aquatic programs in the United States. Albright’s aquatic personal trainer program was ranked in the top 30, and aquatic director JoAnn Stockholm also received honors as one of the top 60 aquatic directors in the country.

“ It’s an honor to be named one of the top in the nation, but the biggest thing to remember is that I don’t do it alone. We’re very blessed with a wonderful aquatics staff,” Stockholm said. “I’d like to especially acknowledge Jenis Frederick, Eileen Zatratz, John Stuhltrager and Tom Burkman. If you don’t have people like them working with you, you couldn’t get it done.”

The National Aquatic Awards program began in 1997. Over the years, more than 700 different aquatic facilities have entered.

To find out more about Albright’s Aquatics program and what courses are offered, visit the Albright LifeSports Center.