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MAY 6, 2004 - Page 16 SENIOR TRIBUTE Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation - May 2,2004 COMPILED BY KATIE CHAMPION Malcolm L Meltzer Psychology Award ...James William Diller Frank and Margaret Malone Award for Excellence in a Foreign Language .. .Elizabeth Diane Studies ... Beth Aleece Chaney Wallace The Award for Excellence in Chemistry or Biochemistry ... James Michael Lipchock The Richard A Clower Award for Excellence in Exercise Science and Physical Education ... Angela Michelle Michael & Polly Beaver Award for Excellence in Education .... Laura Emily Albaugh & Matthew Seufert Peter Demos The McLuhan Award for Excellence in Communication Lahnna Isabel Catalino Clyde A. Spicer Award .... Christopher Martin Drupieski The Joan Deveiin C?ley Award for Excellence in Education Rachel Englehart Houghton Makosky award for Excellence in English ... Marie Cecilia Lilly & Kathleen Ann Miller Mana Leonard Seruor Book Award ... Katrina Ann Buckley Philip & Azalea Myers Award for Creativity in English .... Katrina Ann Buckley & Krystal Lynn The Elizabeth Lintz.Burkhardt Memorial Service Award ...Jason Christopher Lowy Durcholz H.P. Sturdivant Biology Award ... Lyndsay Carey Bare Steve Robert '75 Memorial Award ... April Rene Brown, David Gregory Maskeroni.& Calvin Collins Woodward Esther Smith Award Kristin Nicole Lagana The Western Maryland Norman E. Sartorius Gift and Citation ... Paniska Roxana Lopez-Gonzalez Phi Delta Gamma Award James Michael Lipchock Charles W. Havens Award ... RobertJoshua Wingfield United States History-Award ... Amanda Stavely Barmlgan & Jacob Edwin Gerding, IV Hugh [ohn D. Nawrocki Memorial Award ... Matthew David Wolfe Barnette Speir, Jr. Prize ... Mark Christopher Gorman Student Government Assembly Al_"'ard... Rebecca Milton Allen, Julie Ann Ogrysko & Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award ...Olena Yaroslavovna Parenyak , Christopher Nell Seibert M. Louise Shipley Art Award of Excellence ... Katherine Yi Michael L. Waghelstein Memorial Award ... Nicole Leann Prush Eloise B. & Lowell S. Ensor Memorial Award for Graduate or Professional Study. Jacqueline Kay Kellner, Meghan Nicole Reid, Carrie Beth Vivian & Mark David Young Alumni Citizenship Award ... Brian Christopher Martinenza & Toby Anne Mcintire Lynn F. Gruber Medal. ..Marie Cecilia Lilly The Class of 1938 Award for Excellence in Music ... Kristen Nicole Geers, Mark Christopher john A. Alexander Medal. ..Fren.,h Dotson Pope Gorman & Clara Louise Werner The Mary Ward Lewis Prize ... Angela Michelle Seufert The Robert Joseph Weber Award for Excellence in Political. Science and International The Bates Prize ... James Michael Lipchock Mr. Merch: Seniors find success, profit with 'I-Shirts JEFF CABINESS cards of Neal Page and Jus- tory major with a Philosophy if they might be interested. and I get into fights," Page said. STAFF WRITER tin Simon, the McDaniel Col- minor, was looking for a way After being laughed off by "Once I was sofed up with him, lege seniors who gave birth to pinch pennies when it nearly everyone, Neal 1said 'I wish you would die.' "Everybody needs a t- to the screen-printing com- came to purchasing and' thought of his fraternity Twice." shirt." That's the slogan that pany, Mr. Merch. printing t-shirts to promote brother and Buslnesa/Eco- "Yeah, we fight all the you'll find on the business Lastspring, Page, a His- his band, The Mishaps. Af- nomics major, Justin Simon. time," Simon adds. "But it's ter tossing some ideas "At first 1 was v~ry trivial." around, he realized the best skeptical," recalls Simon, of The first year has been ex- way to do it would be to pro- their first official meeting: tremelykind to the trio and it's duce them on his own. "But after doing some re- easy to see why squabbles are After getting some esti- search at home, looking at quickly forgotten. mates and quotes Page knew potential profit margins, 1 "The average American he was on to something. thought this might be very lu- business takes three to five "I started thinking this cranve." years to profit," quotes could be a cool thing to do on Simon shares Page's Dominick. "Mr. Merch saw a the side to make money," he pledge to customer sausfac- profit in the first six months." said. tion. After all, Page has been Orders for Phi Sigma Knowing this would be on the other side of the fence Sigma, Phi Alpha Mu, Phi Mu. an operation he could not as an angry customer paying Phi Delta Theta, and Phi Kappa Seniors Justin Simon and Neal Page successfully launched a new T-shirt manage on his own, Page be- too much; he and Simon Sigma have all gone over well. business called Mr. Merch, a random company name selected during a sleep deprived I gan courting his friends to see were determined not to Most recently Mr. Merch has shakedown clients like the branched out to produce the Enron Corporation. McDanielTennisteam uniform. WHEELS THAT ARE RAD filed papers with the Federal Thanks to friends at other the duo Eventually, have been schools, orders FOR RECENT GRADS. and State governments as a placed by the Penn State Medi- cal School as well as Virginia legitimate business. Within the company, Page assumes the duties of Tech's SGA,the largest request yet for Mr. Merch, calling for customer service and quality 8,000shirts. from 3.99% APR' control, whileSimon handles "[McDaniel} has been a all of Mr. Merch's finances. nice channel for us to work The two also have a third within," said Simon. We have Let us be among the first [0 congratulate you on y~ur graduation from partner, Joe Dominick Ilf a a lot of connections here and college and reward you for your success wJth a deal that can't be beat! former McDaniel student people are cool to work with." First Financial is offering graduate.members your choice of terms up to and veteran knife salesman In fact, it's safe to say. 72 months. and up to 100% flnanctng on new vehicles and used for the VectorMarketing Cor- McDaniel has been an integral vehicles less than 3 years old. Just provide us with proof of your poration, who functions as part of Mr. Merch's success. employment and we'll take care of the rest! the advertising and market- The bonds they have forged ing guru. with their first customers are Becausethe company is likely to remain strong long af- HURRY! THIs OFFER a broker and not a printing ter graduation. Infact, they are IS ONLY GOOD UNTIL outfit, prices and quantities already planning on purchas- MAy 31, 2004. are not standardized in order ing office space here in to meet the individual Westminster. The-business is customer's needs. Produc- expanding everyday and tion for Mr. Merch is orches- Dominick estimates that half of trated by purchasing t-shirts Mr. Merch's new orders come then working with various from out of state. contracted screen printers. "The future of Mr. Merch Luckily, Page and Simon is not to be extraordinarily big. share a North Village apart- We want to make a good bit of ment with a talented studio money but we want to interact art major named Tom with the consumers," said Fogarty. Utilizing his exten- Simon. sive graphic design skills, Above all, Page, Simon, Fogarty devises the majority and Dominick are having a of Mr. Merch's artwork. good time doing something "Tom's not really an they enjoy. intern, he more of a free em- "Neal and Justin are two ployee," jokes Simon. "He of my best friends because of lives right across the hall.. this business," said Dominick. and he does wonderful Now able to save con- work." sumers the money he wished ·APR~Anllwl Of course, working in he had when he was in their f\>r-ooll>!geRate. such close proximity with position, Page is extremely sat- RliIl!5qUf>tf(/ior Qualliledmemlx'f"S .. friends is not without its isHed. "That's really the coolest S