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Professor Emeritus David Voigt Named
King of Baseballtown
David Q. Voigt, Ph.D. ’48, Albright professor emeritus of
sociology and baseball historian, was crowned King of
Baseballtown for 2009 by the Reading Phillies.
Voigt, who has been called one of the game’s leading
historians by Baseball America, Journal of Sport History
and The Sporting News, was honored at a banquet in
January, which the World Series Champions, the Philadelphia
Phillies, also attended.
Voigt has written more than a half-dozen books and
some 100 articles about the national pastime, and has
reviewed countless other baseball books. He was appointed to the Commissioner’s
Committee on Statistical Accuracy by the late A. Bartlett Giamatti shortly before
Giamatti’s passing in 1988. In 1994 Voigt served as a consultant to Ken Burns on his
nine-part PBS documentary Baseball. He retired from full-time teaching in 1995.
The Reading Phillies trademarked the name Baseballtown in 2002 and
began programs in its name with goals to honor Reading’s rich baseball history
and secure its baseball future by giving more kids the opportunity to play and
learn from the game’s life lessons.
Others previously honored by Baseballtown Charities include Reading native
and Boston Red Sox icon, the late “Broadway” Charlie Wagner (2003); former
Reading Indian and long-time Reading High coach Paul “Cooter” Jones (2004);
former major leaguer, front office executive and scout Dick Gernert (2005); fastpitch
softball manager Rocky Santilli, who owns 2,000+ wins in local, national
and international competition (2006); longtime stadium improvement activist
Francis “Ducky” Turner (2007); and former All-American Girls Professional Baseball
League player Ruth Hartman (2008).
Scott Hunsicker '92 is general manager of the Reading Phillies. |
$334,000 Dept. of Energy Grant
Funds Science Center Utilities
The Department of Energy has awarded Albright a $334,000 grant toward the
purchase of cooling equipment for a new campus central utility plant. The
congressionally directed grant was obtained through the assistance of U.S.
Congressman Jim Gerlach.
The new energy-efficient central utility plant will have sufficient capacity for
both current and future needs for the Science Center and, eventually, the surrounding
buildings, as their heating and cooling systems are modernized. The grant will
purchase chillers with more than 500 tons of cooling power.
The Science Center project consists of 40,000 square feet of new construction,
wrapping around the north and west sides of Merner-Pfeiffer Hall of Science, as
well as renovation of the 37,000 square feet of existing space. New construction
is expected to be complete in March 2010, with the entire project completed by
January 2011.
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Student Artists Hold Exhibit at the GoggleWorks
Kaila Hawriluk ‘09 During December and January, works created by students in the Albright Visual Arts Organization
(AVAO) were on display in the Vist Gallery at the GoggleWorks in downtown Reading. Works in the
exhibit included paintings, prints, drawings, photography and small sculptures. Michael Howell, director
of the Freedman Gallery, served as juror.
Twelve student artists participated in the show, including AVAO president Kaila Hawriluk ’09. “Our
goal as an organization is to act as a bridge to the art community in Reading, and allow students the
opportunity to engage in the community outside of Albright.” For Hawriluk, an art major in painting
with a special program in photography, the show provided practical experience. “It was very much a
learning experience for me as to what it takes to coordinate and set up a juried show,” she said.
The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a community art and cultural resource center in downtown
Reading. Its mission is to nurture the arts, foster creativity, promote education and enrich
the community.
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Mystery Solved!
 In the fall 2008 issue we asked for help identifying the alumnus standing next to the skeleton in the photo on the cover
of the summer 2008 issue. We were thrilled and overwhelmed by the number of responses we received and are happy to
report that the mystery alumnus is John “Jack” Myers, M.D. ’57.
We learned a lot about Jack Myers. “He was a pre-med student and a great punter for the Alpha Pi Omega
fraternity intramural football team,” wrote Art Olsen ’60. Jim Foreman ’57 said that Jack sang “The Lord’s Prayer”
in Foreman’s July 1957 wedding to wife Virginia. And Kathleen Forry Moyer, Ph.D. ’57 recalled Jack’s smile. “I was
really excited about that picture because the students each have very memorable sorts of smiles and expressions on
their faces that I recognized instantly.”
Jack’s brother, Jerry Myers ’64, said that following graduation from Albright, Jack went on to Temple Medical School,
married Patty Rentschler ’56 and had three sons.
However, along with the many memories of Jack, we also learned the sad news that he died from colon cancer in
1972 at the age of 36.
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