IUP Magazine

IUP Magazine, Fall 2001

Journey to the Titanic, Part 1

It is shortly after 9 a.m. on July 29, 2000. I am descending in a slow spiral through freezing darkness to the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic.

Double Delight

On the final day of the NCAA Division II meet, sprinters Derek Brinkley and Amber Plowden brought two national titles to the IUP track and field program in a span of thirty minutes.

Remember Pearl Harbor

The closest Larry Shedwick got to World War II action was as a Junior Commando. But he immersed himself in relics of wartime—particularly those that deal with Pearl Harbor.

Beyond the Books: The lights that surround the football field are bright against the night sky as the IUP Marching Band takes the field. As the horns begin to play, Jenn Jablonski tosses her baton into the air in sync with her fellow majorettes.
Customs-made Man: Charles Winwood ’69 was named as acting commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service. His regular job as deputy commissioner is the highest post in Customs to which a career person can rise.
Double Delight: On the final day of the NCAA Division II meet, sprinters Derek Brinkley and Amber Plowden brought two national titles to the IUP track and field program in a span of thirty minutes.

Journey to the Titanic, Part 1: “It is shortly after 9 a.m. on July 29, 2000. I am descending in a slow spiral through freezing darkness to the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic.”
Making IUP History: Women traditionally have had a tough climb to positions of prestige and power in our society. We therefore take special note of the ones who were “first” in their fields—women like Evelyn Koontz Lott ’38 and Patricia Hilliard Robertson ’85.
Remember Pearl Harbor: The closest Larry Shedwick got to World War II action was as a Junior Commando. But he immersed himself in relics of wartime—particularly those that deal with Pearl Harbor.