GREG GUMBEL
Greg Gumbel, a sportscaster for CBS
Sports, spoke about the Olympics spirit
and "Making the Effort" during the first
Speaker Series on Wednesday.
prone," a coach who was said to have an
"imaginary mind," and another athlete who
told Canadian customs officials that, when
asked, he wanted to declare he was proud
to be an American. Gumbel also said he told
an athlete that he was a big fan of the Rolling
Stones. The athlete agreed with him
completely. "He said, 'Oh I love the Stones,
too ... Wilma and Fred, they're great!
Gumbel then spoke of his experiences in
the Olympics, particularly the 1996 Atlanta
Games. He first showed two videos of clips
he had spliced together.
The first video started with athletes
competing in the hammer throw. The clips
showed numerous athletes bellowing after
their throws. Then the yells were spliced
over other footage, so the audience saw
GRAHAM SPANIER
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Behrend. The role of the Lion Ambassa
dors is to provide community service,
work with the college administration, and
to represent the University to visitors.
One of the issues discussed was how
the Lion Ambassadors could grow as an
organization to better serve the Univer
sity.
Another issue discussed revolved
around how the Alumni Society allocates
money to Behrend , in particular to the
Lion Ambassadors. For instance, the Am
bassadors at University Park receive polo
shirts, sweaters, and blazers at no cost to
the organization, but because of a lack in
funding, according to Diane Ryan, the
Behrend Ambassadors do a lot of
fundraising to obtain these items, as well
as to raise money for their many projects.
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swimmers coming up for air, crying
children, and injured runners all hollering
at inopportune moments.
"We had way too much free time in
Atlanta," Gumbel said of the video.
He then aired a more serious and
sentimental video of memorable moments
during Atlanta. Images shown included
Michael Jordan slam dunking, Muhammad
Ali carrying the torch, injured Kerri Strug
making the vault that would win the U.S.
women's gymnastic team the gold medal,
and swimmer Amy Van Dyken overcoming
her asthma in the water.
"With willpower you can do anything"
was Gumbel's message. He proceeded to
tell stories of the incredible feats many
athletes had to overcome while striving
toward their Olympic goals. In some of the
stories the athlete succeeded and took home
medals despite injuries and deterrents. In
other stories the athlete wouldn't always win
a medal, but would be a hero anyway.
"Some think the Olympic spirit is all
about winning and who's in first," Gumbel
said. But he said the real spirit is about
attitude, courage, and the size of the heart.
"Making the effort to be there —that's
what you can learn from sports," he said.
"Sports is competitive, and so is life."
Berhend's Speaker Series is sponsored by
the Office of Student Activities and is
partially funded by the John Nesbit Rees
and Sarah Henne Rees Foundation. It is a
two-time winner of the National Association
for Campus Activities' Best Lecture Series
Award. Other speakers lined up for this year
include author Peter Leyden,
environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki, and
attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
the amount of new members inducted
each year, which means they are forced
to turn a'ay some of Behrend's brightest
students who would be valuable to the or
ganization. Thus far, Behrend has the larg
est Lion Ambassador organization outside
of University Park.
The Alumni Society splits $15,000 be
tween the 19 Penn State campuses so that
each receives only $750.
Spanier's visit to Penn State Behrend
seemed to prove valuable, and the Real
ity Check and the Lion Ambassadors felt
it was very beneficial.
According to Lion Ambassador Dana
Williams, "I feel that it was very helpful
to have our questions asked with Diane
here, and it was nice to hear what Dr.
Spanier had to say about the Lion Am
bassadors."
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laptop repair services. Last year Telesource
reached $32 million in annual sales.
Woods' company, of which he is the
president and CEO, is headquartered in
Pontiac, Mich., and maintains offices in
Chicago and Costa Mesa, Calif. Although
Telesource's primary market is North
America, it services 14 other countries as well.
Woods said he had been disconnected from
Behrend for almost 24 years until last August.
"Then 1 met John Lilley and I got hooked,"
Woods said, referring to Behrend's recently
retired provost and dean of the past 21 years.
Woods got involved in Behrend's
Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, which
encourages and advises students in developing
viable business plans. He is also a life member
of the Penn State Alumni Association and a
member of the Penn State President's Club.
Woods also complimented the
improvements "John Lilley and his band of
merry men" had implemented in a relatively
short period of time.
While on campus Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday, Woods was "put through his
paces," said Burke. Woods had a full schedule
of meetings with students, faculty, staff,
alumni, and friends of the College.
Spanier explained students benefit from the
knowledge Fellows can provide, as does the
University because Fellows know what can
be taught in the classroom to better serve the
business community. "Not only is the Alumni
Fellow Award a statement of admiration for
these graduates, but it is also an invitation for
them to return to Penn State and share their
experiences," Spanier explained.
On Monday, Woods lectured in Dr. Diane
Parente's MBA strategic planning class. On
Tuesday, he spoke with students in John
Kennedy's psychology class and in Dr. Syed
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Saad Andaleeb's class, global marketing
management. Also on Tuesday he met with
members of SGA and attended a Council of
Fellows meeting. On Wednesday he had
breakfast with the Board of Directors for the
Behrend Alumni Society before speaking in
Dr. James Kurre's economics class.
Wednesday was the last day of Woods' visit.
The Alumni Fellow Award has been
presented since 1973 to those who are deemed
"leaders in their professional fields." The
University's Board of Trustees designated this
title as a permanent and lifelong recognition.
Michael Woods is the 2001 Alumni
Fellow, the first recipient to have
graduated from Behrend with a four
year degree.
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