Buist, Litwinetz and Thorpe Inducted into Albright Athletics Hall of Fame

Nicole Buist ’91, Paul Litwinetz ’72 and Jonathan Thorpe ’92 comprised the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2002.
      Inducted at a dinner ceremony for alumni, family and friends during Homecoming weekend in October, Buist, Litwinetz and Thorpe bring to 56 the number of Hall of Fame inductees.
     Buist, the first Albright woman to be named ECAC Division III Player of the Week, holds the women’s record for most points in a basketball game. Her 37 points vs. Delaware Valley remain a school record for points in a game. She is the second leading scorer in Albright’s history with 1,360 points, and was named to the MAC First Team All-Conference in 1991. She received the Outstanding Senior Athlete Award in 1991 and lettered in cross-country and softball, in addition to basketball.
      Buist is director of the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, N.J.
      Litwinetz was a four-year letter winner on the Albright football team. He was the Albright Most Valuable Offensive Lineman and the MAC first-team center in 1970 and '71. As a senior in 1971 Litwinetz was also named the ECAC first-team center, and Associated Press Little All-American Honorable Mention. He was recognized five times as a member of the ECAC Honor Roll, and was the recipient of the Dick Riffle Trophy in 1971 as the Homecoming Most Valuable Player.
      Litwinetz is a guidance counselor at Annandale High School, part of the Fairfax (Va.) County Public School system.
      Thorpe received All-American recognition for three of his four seasons on the Albright football team. As a sophomore in 1989 he was named a Pizza Hut honorable mention All-American defensive back. As a junior and senior, Thorpe switched sides of the ball to running back, and was named to the Champion Division III All-American third team as a junior and second team as a senior. He led the MAC in rushing and scoring for his senior season. He was a three-time first-team all MAC selection, and was twice named MAC and ECAC player of the week.
      Thorpe is a network administrator at Vanguard Group, Inc. in Malvern, Pa.

Three Entrepreneurs Share Success Stories
with Albright Students

Paul Lountzis ’87, Barbara Arner ’71 and Joe Winkler (left to right)

Find what you love to do and then find a way to do it, Paul Lountzis ’87 told students during Entrepreneurship Day in October. Lountzis is president of Lountzis Asset Management, a registered investment advisor managing customized portfolios for individuals, institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, located in Wyomissing, Pa. The firm utilizes a research-driven approach to identify outstanding companies led by quality management teams at attractive prices.

Crediting his wife and family as the driving force behind his success as an entrepreneur, he also encouraged students to find talented, smart people from which to learn and have a strong network of family and friends for support.

Following his talk, two local entrepreneurs joined him in a panel discussion

• Barbara Arner ’71 is president and second-generation owner of Arner’s Restaurants in Reading. Arner oversees a restaurant operation that serves more than 1.8 million guests per year, maintains her license to practice law and serves as director of several community boards.
  
• Joe Winkler is president of Everyday Wireless in Reading. He co-founded the company in June 2000 after inventing the company’s first product, a wireless school bus notification system called HereComesTheBus. Winkler developed this patent-pending technology, which is currently being prepared for market launch in the Wilson School District in West Lawn, Pa.
  
  Entrepreneurship Day is an opportunity for Albright students to learn from people who have implemented ideas, taken advantage of market opportunities and are applying skills strategically in the day-to-day business world.