Chaiet, Dragon, Potts and Rusnock Inducted into Albright Hall of Fame

Representing football, baseball, basketball, track & field, tennis and softball, Paul Chaiet ’67, Roy Dragon ’56, Gerald Potts ’52 and Jarra Rusnock ’98 were inducted into the Albright College Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend in October. The induction of these four brings the total number of Hall of Fame members to 59.

Chaiet was a co-captain of the Albright football team in 1966, when he was named First-Team All-Middle Atlantic Conference and AP First Team All Pennsylvania as an offensive lineman. He received several awards including the Anthony L. Lanshe award as Albright’s Outstanding Lineman, the Memorial Prize-Class of 1926 award as an outstanding representative of Albright, and the NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship. Chaiet currently serves as a Superior Court Judge in New Jersey.

Dragon lettered four times in football and baseball at Albright. As a junior and senior he was named the Anthony L. Lanshe Most Outstanding Back for the football team. He was also the baseball team's leading hitter in 1956. After graduation, he quarterbacked the US Army 3rd Armored Division team to the European Conference Championship. Prior to retirement, Dragon served as principal of Roselle Park School District in Roselle Park, N.J.

Potts was a four-sport athlete at Albright, lettering in football, basketball, track & field and baseball. During his senior year he was selected to play in the Blue/Gray Senior College Football All-Star Game, and was co-captain of the basketball and track teams. In basketball he was named second team All-State in 1952, when he also earned the Ron Regar Most Outstanding Basketball Player award. He was also named Albright’s Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete.

Rusnock earned four varsity letters in tennis, softball and basketball. She earned team Most Valuable Player awards in all three sports, and is the leading scorer in Albright women’s basketball history. She also holds career records for points in a game and points in a season. Rusnock was named First Team All-Conference four times in basketball, and was the MAC Rookie of the Year in 1995. Outside of basketball, she was twice the silver medalist at the MAC women’s tennis championships, and was named Albright's Most Outstanding Senior Female Athlete in 1998. She was also honored as a GTE Academic All-American. Rusnock is a teacher and basketball coach in the Muhlenberg School District in Muhlenberg, Pa.

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Albright Alumnus Appointed Controller

In December, alumnus Rick W. Melcher ’85 was appointed Albright’s new controller. Melcher is responsible for the planning and administering of College-wide accounting functions by overseeing the day-to-day operations which include student receivable, accounts payable, payroll, purchasing, bank reconciliations, cash flow and general accounting.

Melcher previously served as chief financial officer of The Highlands at Wyomissing since 1999. Prior to that, he held a series of progressively increasing positions of responsibility with the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Berkshire Health System, Community General Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Joseph Regional Health Network.

“ I chose Albright to start my career. It's really nice to have Albright choose me back. I look foward to the future,” said Melcher.

Melcher, who received his bachelor’s degree in accounting, resides with his wife, Anne, and three children, Ryan, Chelsea and Travis, in Wyomissing Hills, Pa.