CAPTIMES, April 23, 1996 State graduates, his mom said she didn't put any pressure on him to choose Penn State. "When we went to talk to Joe Paterno, he told all the recruits to look around at other schools before making their decision to come to Penn State," Wanda said. "He was that confident that students would choose Penn State." Kenny was officially offered the Penn State schol arship in April 1995, before he had even begun his senior year of high schooL By August 1995, he had five more official offers from Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Temple and Michigan. "As the year went on, the recruiters came from all over the place to try to per suade Kenny to choose their college," said his mom, Wanda. "It was unbelievable, everybody in the country is looking at our son." The recruiters were allowed to call once a day after August 1995, and then came the visits. "I would get called out of c lass to come down and meet the recruiters," Kenny said. "Then they would make appointments to come to my house later in the day." At the same time, his mom was getting phone calls at home and scheduling appointments, not knowing Kenny was setting up recruiters at the same time. "Sometimes we would have two recruiters in the house at once," his mom said. "Sane of them would stay for 45 minutes and some wouldn't leave for two hours or more." Although his family and this was very flattering, it did become stressful on everyone "There was a lot of pressure that effected every one in the family," his mom said. "It was hard telling Ott.. ---.311(1 Why Should You Consider a Career as a Stockbroker with DMG Securities, Inc.? • DMG is a full-service brokerage firm and an affiliate of J.W. Charles Securities, Inc Member, New York Stock Exchange • J.W. Charles was recognized by Financial World magazine (2/25/95) for having Wall Street's best percentage return on research recommendations made in 1994 • J.W. 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Interested seniors should contact the Career Services office at Penn State Harrisburg. DMG SECURITIES INC. StIC recruiters no after we had gotten to know them." The Watsons said they feel a lot of the recruiters were s incere and they had a lot to offer academically and athletically. Kenny said he and his family did spend a lot of time looking around at other schools. He said he learned a lot by doing that and now he will never doubt his decision to go to Penn State. "Since I went to see a lot fo schools, I will never wonder what my choices were," Kenny said. "After seeing all those colleges, it was hard to choose just one. It was I ike you want to take the academics from one and can bine it with the athletic facilities of another and the location of a different one." His dad, Ken, Sr, said academics is more important than athletics. "Getting the football scholarship is just the icing on the cake," Ken, Sr., said. "It's more important to get the good education." Kenny wants to major in computer science. "We had a computer when I was little and I've always liked computers and trying to figure things out," Kenny said. Kenny will have to figure out how to divide his time between football, home work, track and possibly bas - ketball . "If football's going good, I will try to go out for basketball," Kenny said. "I want to get myself estab- lished in football before I do anything else, but I definite ly want to run track to keep my speed up." He's not sure about what his work-out schedule will be 1 ike, but the coaching staff did tell him that he would be fine to came in at the weight he's at. At 6'l", 195 pounds, Kenny looks ready to play ball. "They just said to come in the best health and shape possible," Kenny said. He is keeping himself in shape with a rigorous work-out schedule with track and he continues weight training as he prepares for the Big 33 game on Saturday, July 27 at Hershey Park sta dium. "I'm looking forward to it," Kenny said. "One-third of the team will be my team- mates at Penn State." His dad pointed out that Kenny will also get to play with two of his child- hood friends, Raki Nelson and Jordan Scott. Nelson has decided to go to Notre Dame and Scott is undecided. "The three of them have been playing together for years," his dad said. "The Big 33 is a remarkable oppor tunity for them to play together one last time." Kenny also used to play with two Harrisburg High School graduates, Shawn Lee and Ahmad Collins, who are currently students and football players at Penn State. "I played football with them in high school," Kenny said. "When I talked to them, they told me Penn State was a good place to go. They said there is a lot of help available if you need it. You can't go wrong unless you choose to." There is a mandatory two hour study hall four days a week, so Kenny said he doesn't think he'll have too much of a problem getting everything done. He said his parents stayed on him while he was in high school to make sure he did the right thing, but they really didn't have to that much. proud over the years," Ken, Sr., said. "We've had a lot of fun watching him grow up and play all his different sports. James M. Scullen Registered Principal Park Center Office Building IV 4501 Ford Ave., Suite 120 Alexandria, 7A 22302-1435 (800)697-7580 1)(1,• "Ken has made us very NEWS Now him playing football for Penn State is a dream come true, but the most important thing is that he gets the edu- cation." H is mom, who is a music teacher in the Harrisburg School District, is equally proud of her youngest child and only son. "He always had a knack for athletics no matter what the sport was," Wanda said. "I feel like we traveled all over the country to see him play football or basket ball or compete in track meets. I'm estatic about him going to Penn State. I'm excit ed because I will get to go to all the games." Kenny will leave for Penn State Aug. 4 to begin training for the Fall football season, which begins Aug. 25 with the Kickoff Classic at the Meadowlands, N.J. His parents said they will miss him, but at least he's not too far away from home. "He's c lose enough to home that we can reach out and grab a hold of him if he needs it," his dad said. Kenny shook his head and laughed. "They won't have to do that," he said He does have a gir 1 - friend, Jimetta Easter, who is junior at Central Dauphin High School, so she will stay ing here, but she will get to go see his games. His 19-year-old s is - ter, Shanelle, who currently works at the Harrisburg Post Office, will also go to his games. In the future, she plans to get her education at Penn State too. A long term goal for Kenny once he graduates from college would be to continue playing football. "I would love to play pro-football," he said. "But you need a lot of luck and hard work to get that chance." The Capital Times wants you for next semester ! We're looking for reporters, contribu- tors, copy-editors, advertising sales people, business account executives, layout and design people and artists! Call 948-6440 and leave a message - with your name 8r phone nurnber. best. Currently her favorite song is "Not That Different," by Colin Ray. She says that the lyrics are romantic, but con tain a universal message. "The song goes, 'I laugh— you laugh, I cry—you cry, we're not that different,'" she said. Reedy will take two more courses this summer and then the requirements for her psy chology degree will be met. She said she will be participat ing in the December 1996 is a bhiegrass quintet influenced by folk and jazz," Koretsky said of one of his three musical groups. Koretsky and another of his groups, Sweetwater Reunion,was featured in a WITF live broadcast from Hershey Theater on March 30 Event emcee, Sachs said it's nice to see the tan gible evidence of scholarship and hard work, having known sane of the projects from the idea stage. The publications will be shown at the next board of advisors meeting to show them the fruit of this campus' teachers and scholars. All of the works can be purchased at the PSH Bookstore or in the case of Runion-Slear and Koretsky, the Heindel I. ibrary. Faculty and Staff Publications by Department: HUMANITIES: • Black, AI I ida M. Casting her own shadow: Eleanor Roosevelt and the shaping of Postwar liberalism. • Roosevelt, Eleanor. What I hope to leave behind: The essential essays of Eleanor Roosevelt edited with an introduction by A 1 lida M. Black: preface by Blanch Wiesen Cook. • Bronner, Simon I . Popularizing Pennsylvania: Henry W. Shoemaker and the progressive uses of folklore and history. • Lalvani, Suren. Photography, vision, and the production of modern bodies. • Richman, Irwin. Pennsylvania's Decorative Arts in the Age of Handicraft. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • Culpan, Refik and Kumar Lau fro think about it while it's hap pening. I have to please myself first." He has been selected to work with Robert Shaw in the Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshops in 1994, 1995, and 1996. Shaw is one of the most famous choral directors right now, and Dr. Lau auditioned to be an audi tor. This allows him to sit in the audience and absorb Shaw's teachings, so he could bring his knowledge home to Harrisburg. Dr. Lau mentioned that he feels children these days aren't learning enough about culture, and that every student should have a well balanced training of books, music and art. 1 think everyone should be exposed to classi cal music in school, just like graduation ceremony. At her high school gradua tion, her school would not let her walk o n stage to accept her diploma, she said. However, Penn State Harrisburg will. There will be people to help her up and down the stage, she said. "I worked really hard and I deserve the little time it takes me to accept my diploma," she said. "It's a big deal for Reedy said that she would like to work with children and Brij Nino. Transformation Management in post commu - nist countries: organization - al requirements for a market economy. •De Rooy, Jacob. Economic literacy: what everyone needs to know about money. • Khosrowoour, Mehdi (senior editor). The human side of information technology man - agemen t. • Kaynak, Erdener and Erem, Tunc (editors). Innovation, technology and information management for global devel - opment competitiveness. • Khosrowoour, Mehdi (edi tor). Managing information and communication in a changing global environment. COMPUTER/MATH SCIENCE • Barrett, Martin L. and Wagner, Clifford H. C and Unix: tools for software design. • Swetz, Frank J. (editor) From five fingers to infinity: a journey through the history of mathematics. and Learn from the masters. BEHAVORIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION • Kanpol , Barry. Critical multi-culturalism: uncommon voices in a common struggle. • Rooney, James F. and Jesus V illahoz. El consumo de dru - gas entre los estudiantes de 10 a 18 anos. HEINDEL LIBRARY • Runion-Slear, Ruth. Mostly Morn's Cooking. • Medicinal Purpose (Henry Koretzky: mandolin, vocals). Uncorked • Sweetwater Reunion (Henry Koretzky: Mandolin, ham mered dulcimer) Oliver's Quiet. • The Old World Folk Band (Contradance) Our L ives Are In Our Songs: A Video Concert/Documentary you're exposed to everything else," said Dr. Lau. One thing Dr. Lau feels makes him very fortunate is the fact that he is very versa tile. 'l'm very marketable," Dr. Lau said. "I don't need to worry I'll lose my job in this era of downsizing." Dr. Lau has received three special awards from American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). Sixteen music publishers have pub lished 100 of his choral and organ works. The Harrisburg Choral Society will be premiering Dr. Lau's commissioned work, Tehillim ("Songs of Praise"), on Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Forum in Harrisburg. For ticket information call 255-1212, ext. 2433. adolescents who have prob- lems or with pregnant teens once she graduates. "I think there is a real need there," she said Linda Meashey said that Reedy will be wonderful in her career because she has a way of connecting to people and is a good listener. "She's already changed a lot of people because of who she is," Meashey said. "She's really a special lady."
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