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Penn State Intercom......November 27, 2002

English professor says
farewell to McKeesport

After a long career, Richard C. Frushell has retired as professor of English and comparative literature at Penn State McKeesport.

Frushell had been named professor emeritus of English.

Frushell joined the Penn State McKeesport faculty after a career that included 18 years at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, where he also served as department head. Frushell completed his undergraduate studies at Duquesne University where he also obtained his doctorate in English Literature.

Frushell's retirement plans include writing on subjects of special interest to him and spending more time with his 10 grandchildren.

Cavanagh retires following
distinguished career

Peter R. Cavanagh, distinguished professor of kinesiology, medicine, orthopedics and rehabilitation and biobehavioral health and director of the Center for Locomotion Studies in the College of Health and Human Development, retired following 30 years of service to the University.

Upon retirement, Cavanagh was bestowed the rank of distinguished professor emeritus of locomotion studies.

Cavanagh is recognized as one of the leading researchers on biomechanics of the foot and its function in locomotion, diabetic foot management and reduced-gravity human locomotion. He is the author of more than 100 books, book chapters and articles, and he has received more than $10 million from NASA, the American Diabetes Association, the National Institutes of Health and other agencies in support of his research.

Cavanagh received his first degree in mathematics and physical education from Loughborough (England) College and his doctorate in human biomechanics at the Royal Free Medical School in London.

Engineering professor
retires with emeritus rank

Walter Kilareski, professor emeritus of civil engineering, retired after 22 years of service to the University.

He began his teaching career in 1980 as an assistant professor of civil engineering at Penn State. In 1985, he became an associate professor and by 1992, he was professor of civil engineering and an interim department head.

Throughout his career, he contributed to numerous publications and held memberships in several groups and societies. He is president of Kilareski and Tarris P.C., a highway and traffic engineering firm.

Kilareski's research interests include highway design, highway safety, traffic engineering and accident analysis.

Kilareski received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from Penn State in 1969, 1973 and 1980, respectively.

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