Blue White Illustrated

HIGH FIVE East greets PSU president Rodney Erickson while returning to the bench during a game in 2012. Erickson was serving as an honorary coach. Annemarie Mountz allow herself to play the way she plays best – "mad" – and not control her emotions as much as she did in high school. (That's the way she helped Penn State rally from a 15-point deficit to pull to within two points against Purdue in midJanuary, although the Lady Lions eventually lost.) After Penn State beat Ohio State on Jan. 16, East was averaging 6.4 points and a team-high 7.1 rebounds, and she was also tied for the team lead with 24 blocks. She also provides a lot of the team's personality. She's the one showing off her coin collection in a Lady Lion basketball video, the one going out of her way to help journalism students to file stories for their classes. And when the team's "babies" need suggestions for where to eat or to talk about anything going on in their lives, they can always count on East. "She's probably more confident in what she can do [than at any point] in her career," Washington said. "She's embraced her role. And when you put all of those things together and they come together at the right time, good things can hapI pen." Haverbeck remembered as key proponent of women's sports Mary Jo Haverbeck, a pioneer who helped popularize women's sports and a frequent contributor to Blue White Illustrated, died Jan. 6 in State College. She was 74. Haverbeck was the first woman elected to the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame, earning enshrinement in 1995, and was the first recipient of the organization's Trailblazer Award in 2001. In 2000, she became the first woman to win the Arch Ward Award, HAVERBECK which is presented to a member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of college sports information or has brought dignity and prestige to the profession. A native of Wilmington, Del., Haverbeck worked as an associate sports information director at Penn State from 1974 until her retirement in 1999. She was the first Penn State official to publicize the university's women's sports programs and rose to national prominence as a member of multiple CoSIDA committees and as a mentor for Penn State students interested in pursuing a career in athletic communications or the media. "Mary Jo was a pioneer in females starting careers in sports information and in the media covering sports," said Ellen Perry, a former associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at the university. "Mary Jo represented our women's sports teams and Penn State exceptionally well." Before moving into her role in athletics, Haverbeck spent time in university pub-

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