Tower Society Celebrates 20^th Anniversary

More than fifty guests attended a special luncheon on May 10, 2007, in the Jane Schultz Room to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the Lycoming College Tower Society.   

The Tower Society was established in 1987 to recognize the generosity of donors who have included Lycoming College in their estate plan by making a bequest or by making the College a beneficiary of a retirement plan, a life insurance policy, a charitable trust or a charitable gift annuity.

Remarks were shared by Dr. James E. Douthat, President of the College; Arthur A. Haberberger ’59, Chairman of the Board of Trustees; and Nancy L. Kulchycki, Director of Major and Planned Gifts.

Dr. John Piper, Dean of the College, made a special appearance in costume as College founder Rev. Benjamin Crever and provided an historical account of the institution’s ascension to national status. The Rev. Gerald D. Wagner ’56 delivered the invocation.

Following lunch, guests were shuttled around campus in two Peter Herdic trolleys for tours narrated by Charles “Chip” Edmonds ’98, Major and Planned Gift Officer, and Melanie Harris Taormina ’94, Director of Alumni Relations. Jennifer Desmond Wilson, Director of Development, led a tour of Honors Hall.  

The group returned to the Jane Schultz room that afternoon for a special archives program hosted by Janet Hurlbert, Associate Dean and Director of Library Services.  Jane Landon, a Tower member, played the piano and Peter Ruhl, Admissions Counselor, made a special appearance in costume as “Yats Esool,” a team spirit character well-known to students who attended in the 1940s and 50s.  

For more information about the Tower Society, please contact Ms. Kulchycki at 570.321.4196.