| Two Trustees Appointed to Board | ||||
Pennsylvania Senator Edwin B. (Ted) Erickson III, Ph.D. ’60 and Carl W. Staples, senior vice president of human resources, Arrow International, were recently appointed to the Albright College Board of Trustees. Erickson was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 2001. He represents Senatorial District 26. For nine years, up until he was elected Senator, he served as executive director of Delaware County, Pa., where he oversaw government operations of one of the largest counties in Pennsylvania. He was a member of Delaware County Council from 1982 until 1989, and chief administrative officer of Delco’s Upper Darby Township, as well as that township’s director of public health. Erickson is also a Ph.D. biochemist who was regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, covering the Mid-Atlantic region, and was a tenured member of the faculty of Hamilton College where he taught microbiology, biochemistry and general biology. He has also taught at Drexel University and at East Stroudsburg State College (now East Stroudsburg University). He has had three articles published in professional science journals, and is a former member of the prestigious Army Science Board, serving as an advisor to the U.S. Army on scientific and technological matters. He received an Albright College Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2001.
Carl W. Staples was elected senior vice president of human resources at Arrow International in 2004 after having served as vice president of human resources since September 2002. Prior to joining Arrow International, he served as vice president of human resources and in various other human resources capacities with CIBA Specialty Chemicals, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, from 1989 through August 2002. From 1974 to 1989, he served in various human resources-related positions with Sara Lee Corporation, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rockwell International and Union Carbide Corporation. A graduate of West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery, W. Va., Staples is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management. He also serves on the board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, as well as being on the board and on the campaign cabinet for the United Way of Berks County. Staples also serves on the capital campaign committee of the Salvation Army. |
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| Albright
Receives Grant to Assess Forensic Services for Local Law Enforcement |
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State Senator Michael O’Pake presented a check for $20,000 in state grant funding to Albright for a new initiative to assess and potentially improve forensic services for Berks County law enforcement agencies. The grant was awarded from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development with the assistance of Senator O’Pake. The College will use the state grant to study and assess the state of forensic services provided to local law enforcement agencies in the county and to develop a strategic plan to address any deficiencies. Albright will also use funds to create courses in the forensic sciences. Albright will work on the project in partnership with the Center for Community Leadership (CCL), which is housed at Albright and sponsored by the Higher Education Council of Berks County, the consortium of the five Berks County colleges. The mission of the Center includes fostering discussion on community issues and establishing co-operative efforts among local government officials. In the area of law enforcement, CCL has been holding municipal roundtable discussions on police information-sharing in the county and planning a county-wide conference on crime. Albright College brings to the forensics project its interdisciplinary focus, including an interdisciplinary concentration in crime and justice, and historic strengths in the natural sciences on which forensics depends. Interim president David C. Stinebeck said, “Albright College is committed to strengthening and assisting the community through innovative partnerships. The forensics initiative is an excellent way to do that in a much needed area. Along with the Center for Community Leadership, the College has particular strengths that let us take on this vital project for local law enforcement. We are grateful to Senator O’Pake for his support of this project.” A key component of the project is the creation of a Forensics Community Advisory Committee to oversee the project. Andrea Chapdelaine, acting vice president of academic affairs, will chair the new committee. The committee includes College officials, Berks County criminal justice officials and other local and state officials. According to Stinebeck, the Advisory Committee should complete its work and release a report with findings and recommendations in about six months. |
