Alvernia College

Citing "adverse publicity," the embattled president of Alvernia College, Sister Mary Dolorey, resigned Thursday. Sister Dolorey's administration had come under increasing criticism from faculty members for its treatment of professors and staff at the Roman Catholic college in Reading. Last Saturday, the American Association of University Professors censured the school, citing Sister Dolorey's abrupt dismissal of an art professor and finding that the "conditions of academic government were in a sorry state.

The American Association of University Professors yesterday voted to censure Alvernia College of Reading for its treatment of faculty members. A report by the AAUP's investigating committee concluded that the conditions of academic government at the college were in a "sorry state," the association said in taking the action at its annual meeting in Washington. The organization found "uncontroverted evidence" that Sister Mary Dolorey, the college president, fired an assistant professor because he had made statements "critical of pedagogical and departmental matters, that should have been protected under principles of academic freedom," the association said.

Alvernia College, a small Catholic school already beset by a sundered faculty and a dead man's accusations, received another blow last week when the American Association of University Professors criticized the "sorry state" of the college's academic administration. In its national bulletin, Academe, the professors' association published a scathing investigative report on Alvernia's firing of an art professor and its general treatment of its teachers. ". . . Conditions for academic government are in a sorry state at Alvernia College," the AAUP investigating committee wrote.

The American Association of University Professors yesterday voted to lift its censure of Alvernia College in Reading. The censure was imposed a year ago by the AAUP during a period of strained relations between the Alvernia faculty and then-President Sister Mary Dolorey. She resigned under pressure in June; in April, the school's interim president, Daniel N. DeLucca, was elected president of the college. DeLucca, former president of Spring Garden College in Philadelphia, had made removal of the AAUP censure one of his priorities as president.

Two Chester residents, Shep Garner and Lamar Dodson, have transferred from Kutztown University to Alvernia College in Reading. As a result of the transfer, made before the start of the spring semester, the two can practice with the basketball team and will be eligible to play in the fall, leaving them with two full years of eligibility. One reason the pair transferred is to be reunited with Rick Binder, who coached them last season at Kutztown before becoming the athletic director and men's basketball coach at Alvernia.

See Dan run. Run, Dan, run. It was like that all day yesterday as Republican vice presidential candidate J. Danforth Quayle ran what can best be called a kiddie campaign across Central Pennsylvania: seven stops, six at schools. At one stop, there was a Robin Williams impersonator, wearing a "Mork" spacesuit, revving up the crowd. It was old-fashioned, whistle-stop campaigning: lots of flags and bands, lots of signs and cheers, and lots of appeal to Pennsylvania's mostly conservative heartland.

Lonnie Walker is again among the nation's elite Division III basketball players. Walker, a Pleasantville graduate who is a senior at Alvernia College, was fifth among NCAA Division III players in the Jan. 5 statistical rankings in rebounding and 10th in field-goal percentage. As a sophomore, Walker led the nation in rebounding with an average of 13.5 per game. Last season, he led Division III players in field-goal percentage (69.6), making 165 of 237 shots. Through eight games for Alvernia, Walker is averaging 15.0 points and 11.6 rebounds.

During a professional career that included teaching, college administration, and hosting a radio show, the Rev. Mr. Daniel N. DeLucca, 69, was on a spiritual journey. A married father of four, he volunteered as a lector, Eucharistic minister and religious instructor at St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Drexel Hill. In 1986 he turned his parish commitment into a vocation when he was ordained a permanent deacon of the church. "I had a longtime interest in spiritual service.

Two innings into the Carpenter Cup Classic, it was raining in more ways than one on the team from Burlington County. The South Jersey squad started the tournament on a damp and dreary Tuesday morning in FDR Park. And the weather wasn't the only downer as Burlington County was behind Berks County by a 7-1 score in the middle of the second inning. "We knew we had to turn it around fast," Moorestown senior pitcher Dan Schurer said. Six days and 34 innings later, the sun was shining as Burlington County clinched the championship of the 27th annual showcase tournament with a 3-1 victory over Suburban One League American/Continental on Monday in Citizens Bank Park.

The Coatesville High boys' basketball players have had a tremendous summer. That's why coach Jim "Scoogie" Smith is disappointed that he won't be able to take them to a team camp this weekend at Alvernia College in Reading as he had planned. The Red Raiders were 5-1 in the Coatesville Adult League before a shooting caused the league to suspend play. During the layoff, many of Smith's players started part-time jobs, he said, and others began preparing for fall sports. Although the Adult League resumed last night, those other commitments will keep the team from participating in the Coatesville High School League, now being run at West Chester East, and traveling to Alvernia.

Two innings into the Carpenter Cup Classic, it was raining in more ways than one on the team from Burlington County. The South Jersey squad started the tournament on a damp and dreary Tuesday morning in FDR Park. And the weather wasn't the only downer as Burlington County was behind Berks County by a 7-1 score in the middle of the second inning. "We knew we had to turn it around fast," Moorestown senior pitcher Dan Schurer said. Six days and 34 innings later, the sun was shining as Burlington County clinched the championship of the 27th annual showcase tournament with a 3-1 victory over Suburban One League American/Continental on Monday in Citizens Bank Park.

During a professional career that included teaching, college administration, and hosting a radio show, the Rev. Mr. Daniel N. DeLucca, 69, was on a spiritual journey. A married father of four, he volunteered as a lector, Eucharistic minister and religious instructor at St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Drexel Hill. In 1986 he turned his parish commitment into a vocation when he was ordained a permanent deacon of the church. "I had a longtime interest in spiritual service.

About this time two years ago, Chris Dorman and his teammates on the William Tennent High boys' basketball team were clearing out their lockers after a miserable season. The rebuilding Panthers, under then-first-year coach Glenn Dolton, had won only two of 25 games and finished last in the Suburban One League National Conference Colonial Division. Dorman, then a sophomore, refused to let the frustration of losing game after game destroy his love for the sport. Or his desire to help gain Tennent some degree of respect in the eyes of his friends and classmates, and in the community.

One of coach Laura Lane's preseason goals was to take her Beaver College field hockey team to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoffs. The Scarlet Knights accomplished that goal after beating Immaculata College, 2-1, on Saturday. That triumph, combined with Gwynedd-Mercy College's 3-0 win over Alvernia College, allowed Beaver to claim the conference's sixth and final playoff berth. Beaver will visit third-seeded Eastern College on Saturday in a first-round matchup. Eastern won the teams' first meeting, played at Eastern on Sept.

Last season, Manor College men's soccer coach Bill Crowley said he had more talent on his team than he did the year before. The Blue Jays finished 16-1, won the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Conference title for the fourth time in seven years, and claimed their sixth straight Eastern Pennsylvania Community College Athletic Conference crown. Crowley says this year's team is more talented than last year's, even though just four players return. The rest of the teams in the conference should take notice.

Lonnie Walker is again among the nation's elite Division III basketball players. Walker, a Pleasantville graduate who is a senior at Alvernia College, was fifth among NCAA Division III players in the Jan. 5 statistical rankings in rebounding and 10th in field-goal percentage. As a sophomore, Walker led the nation in rebounding with an average of 13.5 per game. Last season, he led Division III players in field-goal percentage (69.6), making 165 of 237 shots. Through eight games for Alvernia, Walker is averaging 15.0 points and 11.6 rebounds.

The Coatesville High boys' basketball players have had a tremendous summer. That's why coach Jim "Scoogie" Smith is disappointed that he won't be able to take them to a team camp this weekend at Alvernia College in Reading as he had planned. The Red Raiders were 5-1 in the Coatesville Adult League before a shooting caused the league to suspend play. During the layoff, many of Smith's players started part-time jobs, he said, and others began preparing for fall sports. Although the Adult League resumed last night, those other commitments will keep the team from participating in the Coatesville High School League, now being run at West Chester East, and traveling to Alvernia.

In a small room behind the Fellowship House gym, a secret cotillion is underway. The first game of Wednesday's Donofrio Basketball Classic has ended, and every player who participated now has a better idea of his own social status. Players who committed thoughtless turnovers and missed layups mill about slowly, maximizing their visibility in case there are recruiters who might be trying to find them for a chat, hoping that the recruiters were still interested and the players had not damaged their chances.

When West Chester East's David Hardy walked to center court for his first practice as a freshman point guard two years ago, he did so without looking over his shoulder. There was no nervousness in his walk. There was no hesitation in his passing. Or his shooting. He asked questions when confused. He showed confidence every step of the way and earned the starting lead guard position on a solid, senior-laden team as a result. Was he just a precocious kid, or did he have some help?

Russ Sullivan, who played forward and center for Radnor High, has accepted a financial-aid package to play basketball for Catholic University in Washington. The 6-foot-6 Sullivan, who averaged 15 points and nine rebounds a game this past winter for the Red Raiders, chose Division III Catholic University over Susquehanna and Gettsyburg. "I just liked everything about the school - the city, the coach, the campus," said Sullivan, who plans to major in business. "I went down and saw them play twice during the year, and I think I can go down there and contribute.