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Professor rides a PT bike with former student teaching him how to use it

Former student teaches professor to use new knees

Karen (Lang) Woodward ’99 paid rapt attention as her physical therapy professor, Don Kowalsky '77, explained the workings of the human knee to her class more than 20 years ago. She aced that exam and went on to pursue a career in orthopedic physical therapy - a fortuitous move for both, as it turns out.

Life-Long Learning

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Jason Burke in his home standing in front of US Navy flag and backpack with patches
Military Affairs

Witness to an assassination plot

Jason Burke, director of veteran and military affairs, shares his 2008 story in a new James Patterson book. Burke, then a U.S. Navy captain, nearly became collateral damage in a thwarted assassination attempt in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Digital drawing of students working out and doing yoga in the new recreation and wellness center
Student Experience

Building a sustainable campus future

The new Recreation and Wellness Center has been designed with sustainability in mind. It is anticipated the new Recreation and Wellness Center building will be designated as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Class Notes

Summer 2021 class notes

Class Notes: Summer 2021

See what your fellow alumni are up to, including career updates, announcements, births, weddings and other milestones.

Alumni

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Alumni Accomplishments

Chris Meade ’14 helps create new take on volleyball

As people rush headfirst into summer, they’re looking for new ways to mark a long-awaited return to normalcy with friends and family. One of the most popular options is CROSSNET, a four-square volleyball game whose popularity has skyrocketed across America’s beaches and backyards.

Bert McDowell sitting on his desk with his diplomas behind him
Alumni Accomplishments

Magazine names lawyer to its ‘40 Under 40’ list

Before he was the skilled trial attorney with his own firm, Bert McDowell, JD ’13, was the boy in denim overalls smiling for a fifth-grade class picture.

Jessica Ruderman poses in her commencement gown on the Commons Bridgen
Alumni Accomplishments

Alumna earns Pulitzer for COVID-19 coverage with New York Times

As COVID-19 raged last summer, Jess Ruderman ’19, MS ’20, played a pivotal role in telling the story of the pandemic, one infection at a time. The work she helped produce for The New York Times was recognized with the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service.

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Vol. 30, No. 2

Vice President For Marketing And Communications
Daryl Richard

Associate Vice President for Integrated Marketing Communications
James Ryan ’02

Editor
Brian Koonz, MS ’20

Associate Editor
Janet Waldman, MS ’09

Senior Copy Editor
Donna Pintek

Staff Photographer
Autumn Driscoll

Contributors
Jamie DeLoma ’06, MS ’11; Adam Durso; Steven Justo, MBA ’20; Lauren Kersten ’10; John J. Lennon; Leah Overbaugh; Susan Salomoni; Jonathan Sawitsky; Lisa Scrofani, MS ’13; Christine Smith, MS ’19; Tad Sterling; Katelyn Westervelt

Photographers and Videographers
Christaan Felber; Peter Gallay ’06, MS ’11; Lauren Geary; Dan Passapera ’23; Justin Schussler ’10, MS ’15; Margaret Smith ’20, MS ’21; Nate Wilhelm ’21

Illustrators
Daryn Rowley; Brian Stauffer

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