8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, November 16, 1994 Parente Cir. adds new dimension to King's By JACK HILSHER Post Correspondent - Remember in your early biol- ogy classes what a great thrill it was to look through a microscope atadrop of water and watch those parameciums floating around wondering where all the amoebas went? ~ Well at the new Charles E. and Mary Parente Life Sciences Cen- ter in Wilkes-Barre there are “electron” microscopes that make a paramecium look like a bronto- saurus. The Parentes of Harveys Lake joined King's College digni- taries in a ceremony in Septem- ber dedicating the building and were further honored by the un- veiling of a commemorative plaque. ~ After the keynote address by Nobel Laureate James E. Muller, M.D., King's President Rev. James Lackenmier, C.S.C., said, “The outstanding commitment of the college's many constituencies has led to this historic moment. The building is a symbol of King's success in the arts and science since the college's founding in 1946, and is a tribute to Charles and Mary Parente for their vision and support. In addition to the electromicro- scopy suite there is an environ- mental growth chamber, a bi- oprocessing lab, instrumentation rooms, a radioisotope lab, five teaching biology laboratories, two faculty research labs, a cell cul- ture lab, computer facilities and a The Charles E. and Mary Parente Life Sciences Center at King's College rooftop greenhouse. There are also two specialty classrooms in the psychology department, first floor classrooms and student lounges, as well as a large seminar room for 50 people and a smaller one for 20. The state-of-the-art building houses King's biology and psy- chology departments, molecular biology program and the new program initiative in bio-psychol- ogy. Mr. Parente said, “A building is a building...a means to an end. Mary and I are interested in the growth and development of the programs and the quality of edu- cation at King's. Our commit- ment to King's is student and scholarship-based.” A founding partner in his ac- counting firm, Parente is also former president and CEO of C- TEC. Currently he is part owner of Sordoni Construction Services and other privately-held ventures. Mr. Parente is a member of the board of directors of Wyoming Valley Health Care System and a former general campaign chair- man of the United Way. He has continually demonstrated his commitment to the community and his concern for its people. Mary Parente shares her hus- band's interest and commitment to King's and to the community. She was active on the student life committee and formulated plans for parent-related orientations. Charles and Mary Parente are the parents of Brian, with a real estate development firm in Wash- ington, D.C.; John, who resides in Dallas with his wife Melissa and was formerly with Cellular Plastics; Charles, completing his final year at the University of Virginia School of Medicine; and Marla, Harveys Lake, who in December will receive her mas- ter's degree from Marywood and plans to go into elementary edu- cation. The Parente Life Sciences Cen- ter stands in active tribute to the Parentes for their support of higher education at King's College. It is certainly a shining addition to the community. Wega (continued from page 1) in case he was called out on Dal- las ambulance service.” . Her dad, John Wega, a co-ordi- nator in computer and reading instruction for the Dallas School District, says his calls sometimes came at dinner time, and when he returned it was normal to discuss what had caused the call. He laughs, “Meagan always wanted to hear the clinical details!” The Wegas did not believe education stopped at summer- time, and they often packed the family off on cross-country tours, the whole U.S.A. country, but Meagan thinks it paid off when they got back in school, remem- bering what they had seen. There are also two brothers, Lance, 20, abiology major at King's who leans toward the F.B.I., and Kyle, 17, a junior at Dallas High who has yet to lean. - Meagan reached her present level leaving a trail of stunned teachers behind. Stunned, but not speechless. Her biology teacher for three years was Peg Johnson of College Manor, who retired from teaching on the same day Meagan graduated from high school. Mrs. Johnson says, “Meagan was one of the special ones. I still call her now and then to see what she is learning.” What Meagan learned from Peg Johnson she explains in the King's vernacular, “She was really on top of her game. She gave me such a solid background that I could walk through some courses because I knew what was going on. Bill Wagner, a 10th grade aca- demic biology teacher at Dallas High, taught Meagan in 8th grade. He recalls her very well, and says, “Gosh. she was good - make that really good - student, very inter- ested in everything, and that in- terest went far beyond what is normally found at her level of de- velopment. Most kids couldn't careless at that age, but Meagan's deep interest was very obvious. It came unusually early; you just don't find that in every class.” King's Dr. Susan Jones-Held, associate professor of biology had Meagan as lab assistant and taught her genetics and general biology. She is notatall surprised to see that Wega is headed for a medical career, and she says, VY, wl “She’ll buzz through those inter- views. Although her foundation is good in the sciences, her liberal arts interests were also strong, and a history/literature back- ground will surely help a medical career.” No family trip this summer. Instead Meagan worked on gene research as a lab intern at Sayre's Guthrie Research Foundation. There, Dr. John Noti found Meagan quite knowledgeable of various lab techniques, and was surprised that King's offered courses that allowed students to leave school and function as labo- ratory technicians. “Colleges of- ten don't provide enough of a technical background for students to begin working productively in the lab,” says Dr. Noti. “It was obvious that she had quite a bit of hands-on experience at King's.” Her lab work at the new Par- ente Life Science Center gives her that kind of hands-on experience. She says, “I'm glad I didn't go to another college. The faculty here is something else.” And so are you, Meagan Wega! Superintendent hired on split vote Salary too high, say board members who voted no By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff With three members voting against it, the Lake-Lehman school board hired Jackson Township resident Dr. William Price as its new superintendent, at a starting salary of $72,000. Price is presently director of curriculum services at Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18. The action came at the school board's regu- lar meeting November 10. “Iwasn’t informed of the change in salary,” said board member Patricia Gold, who voted against Price’s hiring. “The search com- mittee recommended him with reservations based on his lack of experience. I was comfortable with $69,000, but won't vote for $72,000 because it's not com- mensurate with his experience. The Lake-Lehman school district is not in the business of training superintendents.” She added that she welcomes Price to his new position, wishes him well and offers cooperation with him. “We have had too great a turn- over in superintendents lately,” Gold said. “He wasn't my first choice be- cause he has no experience as a superintendent,” said Allen Moss, who also voted against Price. “We had offered him $69,000, which he didn't want, so we had to offer him more. This district has been taken to task whenever money comes into play.” Edwin Kern also voted against Price's hiring. Lake-Lehman Taxpayers’ As- sociation member Donna Cham- berlain, who served on the search committee, said Price was the only candidate without any experience. “It took Dr. Davis lour years to go from $65,000 to $72,000 — and that was with eight years previ- ous experience,” she said. “It's sad. Although it’s very nice to hire someone from the district, I ques- tion the urgency of hiring a local candidate when so many good administrators come from out- side the district.” In the past, taxpayers’ associa- tion members have questioned the board's hiring of personnel who don't live in the district. “In the past eight years we have had four superintendents,” said Dr. John Presper, amid loud jeers and catcalls from the audience. “The average salary for a similar position is between $74,000 and $76,000. We can’t expect people to work for less than their col- leagues in like positions. Arguing over $3,000 is a bit petty, when we consider the district's $14 million budget.” In other business, the board voted to: » Hire special education teacher Linda Potoma, food service worker Denise Ritts and junior high wres- tling coach Terry Martin. e Approve a six-month unpaid maternity leave for Michele Kei- er, ? e Appoint volunteer wrestling coaches Robert Lipski, Rick Fin- negan, Walter Sorber and Rusty Coolbaugh. Signals (continued from page 1) For example, the Department of Environmental Resources must approve plans dealing with runoff and wetlands, while the Pennsyl- vania Historical Museum Com- mission becomes involved if con- struction will affect old buildings with possible historical signifi- cance, Keisling said. Acquiring rights-of-way for widening roads also causes de- lays, he said. Once design hurdles are over- SNe lyon So N 1 SMa, CAN a or come, the projects must then wait in line in Harrisburg for the state toallocate federal funding, he said. 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