Erie resident Ted Junker
named chairman of Penn
State Board of Trustees
On January 16th the Penn State
Board of Trustees elected Eric resi
dent and Penn State alumni, Edward
"Ted" P. Junker 111 as their Chairman.
Junker is a retired vice president of
the PNC Bank Corp and has served
on Penn State's Board of Trustees for
the previous 12 years. The last two
were as the hoard's vice chairman.
His term as chairman will last through
1998.
Junker, his wife Barbara and their
three daughters all obtained degrees
from Penn State. Because of this,
Junker carries with him a fondness for
Penn State and feels in a way indebted
to the university. Junker, who is ex
cited about his position of his appoint
Behrend becomes Sea
Grant College
by Melissa Roberts
staff writer
In October of 1997, Behrend College
was chosen to be Pennsylvania's first
sight for the U.S. Department of
Commerce's Sea Grant Program. The
Sea Grant Program involves any state
that borders an ocean or one of the
Great Lakes. and the program focus
in Pennsylvania will he Lake Erie's
Watershed.
Dr. Robert Light, Associate Provost
at Behrend, will serve as the
program's director for the first two
years. Light is very qualified to un
dergo this commitment because of his
ten years of research administration
experience and Ph.D. in Ecology. Dr.
Light says, "The Sea Grant program's
short term goals are to create public
awareness arid provide research funds
for faculty, also to get some students
involved in doing background re
search. The program's long term
goals mean more money for research
opportunities and helping other col
leges in the area."
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ment, "I'm pleased and I'm honored
and I'm challenged. The latter is my
favorite because I enjoy being chal-
lenged."
Junker graduated from Penn State
in 1960, and he followed up with a
graduate degree from the Stonier
Graduate School of Banking at
Rutgers University. Today, Junker is
a distinguished member of the Erie
community, who serves, as a mem
ber and treasurer of the Erie- Western
Pennsylvania Port Authority, he is a
member of the board of directors and
executive committee of the Erie Con
ference on Community Development.
As a resident of Erie, Junker has
been involved with and done much to
the benefit of Penn State Behrend.
Last year he donated two million dol
lars to the Penn State Behrend Ath
Some steps for the Sea Grant's pro
gram development in Pennsylvania
include:
1. Establish office modeled
after agricultural and engineering ex
tension programs
2. Set up Advisory Council
of influential and knowledgeable
people
3. Become partner with
other Sea Grant programs in the Great
Lakes region
4. Recruit extension agents
based on local needs and potential to
assist neighboring New York and
Ohio Sea Grant programs
5. Provide a modest number
of development grants in support of
relevant applied research projects
Pennsylvania Sea Grant Proposal
Outline
The Sea Grant Program's staffing
letics Department. In addition to this,
he and his wife Barbara have estab
lished the Edward P. and Barbara E
Junker Leadership Scholarship, which
has been endowed to the college,
meaning that it is made available to
students on a yearly basis.
Junker has also served for many
years on the Board of Fellows which
is like a Board of Trustees or an Ad
visory Board working specifically for
the Penn State Erie campus. Anne
Marie Welsh, Manager of Publica
tions and Public Information said of
Junker, "In the community, he has
been so involved politically that he
has been a tremendous help for Be
hrend over the years."
Both Junker and John Lilley Pro
plan includes hiring
I. A Coastal Environmental
Quality Specialist, whose job would
include evaluating Presque Isle Bay
Sediment Contamination, Fish Advi
sory Standardization, and Increased
Clarity of Bay and Lake Water
2. A Coastal Tourism and
Economic Development Specialist,
whose joh would include Recruit
ment, Retention, and Expansion of
Coastal-and-Tourism-Related Busi
ness and Industry
3. A part-time Staff Assistant
The Sea Grant's program period is
March 1 1998-28 February 2001. The
program's budget for the first year
includes $159,313 from federal funds
and $122,186 from other sources
(Pennsylvania Sea Grant Proposal
Outline). If anyone is interested in
doing research through the interne or
creating a web page for
Pennsylvania's Sea Grant program
please contact Dr. Robert Light via e
mail at rwl2@psu.edu.
Anonymous donor
gives $2O
School of
by Mark Greenbank
associate editor
"20 million dollars! Wow!" These
were the words of Dr. John Magenau
Wednesday, head of the School of
Business, after the announcement was
made that the Business Department
had been given a gift of $20,000,000.
A large portion of the student body,
as well as faculty and staff members
showed up due to rumors being spread
that a large monetary gift was being
presented. To help make the an
nouncement, Dean Lilly was accom
panied by Graham Spannier, Presi
dent of Penn State, Ted Junker, Chair
man of the Board of Trustees for Penn
State, and Dr. John Magenau. News
had also spread around campus that a
surprise guest would he in attendance
to present the news. Many individu
als though Joe Paterno might make an
appearance, hut, the special guest
Collegian appoints new
editorial staff
by Andrea Zaffino
editor in chul
The year is winding down now and
as students faculty and staff are get
ting ready to fulfill their summer
plans, many of the student groups on
campus are looking ahead to the Fall
semester. Just last week the new
members of SGA were confirmed and
have begun the planning for next year.
Much of the same is going on with
the student newspaper, the Collegian
. The first and most prominent
change that most will notice is the
name change of the paper to the Be
hrend College Beacon'. The new
Editorial staff is completely in place.
Anne Rajotte, who was the Manag
ing Editor for the past two semesters
has been officially named as the Edi
tor in Chief, and will officially pick
up on her duties with an orientation
issue in the end of August. Rajotte is
excited about her position for next fall
and plans to continue in the spirit of
change that took place over the past
year. plan to continue many of the
changes started in this year's Colle
gian." she said.
Lookin' for action?
Your college newspaper is where it's at.
Join the Beacon!
The Behrend College Beacon needs reporters,
photographers, advertising staff, office managers, and
delivery people.
Come to the Beacon Open House Tuesday August 25 from 2-4
in the Beacon Office in the Reed Union Building.
August 20, 1998 - The Behrend College Beacon - page
99798
million to
Business
however was the Penn State Lion
Mascot who appeared and added to
the atmosphere and the feeling of
Penn State pride.
Before the actual announcement
was made, a choked up Dean Lilly
thanked the overwhelming number of
people who attended the presentation.
Several key individuals were then rec
ognized for their continual support of
Behrend College. After numerous
rounds of applause and praise the cer
emony began. The donor, who actu
ally gave Behrend the monetary gift
has thus far wished to remain anony
mous. The 20 million dollar award
was for programming in the Business
Department. These funds will go to
ward undergraduate and graduate stu
dent scholarships, research for the
Business faculty, and the money will
also benefit the library and related
Rajotte's previous position of Man
aging Editor will be tilled by Ayodele
Jones, who was a general assignment
reporter in the past. "Ayodele is a hard
worker and will he a great asset to the
'Beacon'." Rajotte says of Jones.
Jones is pleased by the challenge she
will he faced with next year. Of this
she said, "This is a great opportunity
for me to learn leadership skills and
to gain managerial experience."
There will he two News Editors in
place. 1k Chan Kang, who picked up
the position at the end of this semes
ter, will he joined next year by Will
Jordan who was a heat reporter cov
ering weekly events this semester.
The Associate Editor, Brian
Ashbaugh, who was in charge of the
Calendar section of the paper, will he
replaced by Mark Greenhank a heat
reporter who covered articles on aca
demic programs for the paper the past
semester.
The Features Editor, John Stubbs,
the Sports Editor Dylan Stewart and
the Photography Editor, Jason Blake
will all he resuming their current po
sitions for next semester's Beacon .
facilities and equipment. Graham
Spannier stated that, "this is a spec
tacular milestone for Penn State and
Behrend College. This will enhance
Behrend's role in the Commonwealth,
and will further encourage the inte
gration of teaching and outreach to
students." Ted Junker remarked, "we
need more classroom space, office
space, and athletic facilities. This
money greatly helps, and is an inspi
rational beginning." Just before ev
eryone sampled the celebratory punch
and cake, Dr. John Magenau gave
praise by saying that the money "is
the chance to bring the best of stu
dents, technology, and faculty to the
School of Business and to Behrend."
Magenau then concluded the cer
emony by saying, "thanks to John
Lilly for his efforts today and every
day that he makes to the college."
Layout Editor, Nathan Mitchell will
he assisted by newcomer to the pa
per, Rose Forrest. Mitchell is confi
dent that Forest will work out well for
the upcoming semester. "I think she
[Forest] will work out very well and
the help will surely be appreciated."
The Editorial section will be en
hanced with six additional columnists.
However, an editor for the section has
not yet been named. There is still
some debate as to whether or not there
is need for a specific editor to fill the
position or if the contents of this page
are best off debated and ultimately
decided by a consensus of the Edito
rial board as a whole.
With everything in place on the
Editorial board, the staff's current
mission is recruiting competent re
porters to help cover important events
and issues on and around the campus.
Returning Features Editor Jon
Stubbs is looking forward to his po
sition next year, "I'm excited about
writing and editing for the paper next
year."