The Raven's Claw is an all-male senior honorary society at Dickinson College. It was founded in 1896, making it the first society unique to Dickinson College and one of the oldest in the country. Membership is limited to seven senior men who are selected by the seven previous members. The new members are chosen based on a variety of factors, which are speculated to include: campus leadership, a solid academic record, and athletic participation. While those are often the factors associated with membership in the Raven's Claw Society, no one knows for certain how or why members are selected.[1] New members are inducted in a "Tapping Ceremony" which is held on the "Old Stone Steps of Old West." The ceremony is traditionally conducted during commencement weekend. They are called "claws" or "white hats", denoting the white caps they wear around campus to signify unity and loyalty on certain days throughout the year.[2]
1965 Raven's Claw Tappings Ceremony on the steps of Old West
The Raven's Claw Society is very loyal and has been a part of Dickinson's history for over 100 years. While the members of the group are known, the majority of their actions and traditions are concealed. The group prides itself in serving the Dickinson College and Carlisle, Pennsylvania communities through discreet service activities.[3] The group's alumni organization is also responsible for founding one of the college's largest scholarship funds and the McAndrews Fund for athletics. Additionally, there are many buildings on campus named after Raven's Claw members in recognition of their generous service and dedication to the College and/or large financial contributions to the school.
Alumniedit
Businessedit
Merkel Landis, President of Carlisle Trust Company, responsible for establishing the first Christmas club savings fund.[4]
Robert M. Waidner, President of Standard Fusee Corporation.[5][6]
Abram Bosler, President of Carlisle Deposit Bank and Carlisle Shoe Company; President of the Carlisle City Council; Co-founder of Carlisle Country Club[12]
David S. Freysinger, Executive Vice President of Reliant Energy, Inc.[13]
Richard W. Schey, Partner, Management Committee, Regional Coordinator, New England Offices of Jackson Lewis LLP; Author of 'The New Jersey Wage and Hour Handbook.'[15]
Daniel J. Sheridan, President and Chief Operating Officer, Extensis Group LLC.[16]
Arts and entertainmentedit
Philip Capice, television producer (Raven's Claw Productions).[17]
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Raven s Claw Society no one knows for certain how or why members are selected 1 New members are inducted in a Tapping Ceremony which is held on the Old Stone Steps of Old West The ceremony is traditionally conducted during commencement weekend They are called claws or white hats denoting the white caps they wear around campus to signify unity and loyalty on certain days throughout the year 2 The Raven s Claw emblem current Contents 1 History 2 Alumni 2 1 Business 2 2 Arts and entertainment 2 3 Politics and public service 2 4 Athletics 2 5 Education 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp 1965 Raven s Claw Tappings Ceremony on the steps of Old West The Raven s Claw Society is very loyal and has been a part of Dickinson s history for over 100 years While the members of the group are known the majority of their actions and traditions are concealed The group prides itself in serving the Dickinson College and Carlisle Pennsylvania communities through discreet service activities 3 The group s alumni organization is also responsible for founding one of the college s largest scholarship funds and the McAndrews Fund for athletics Additionally there are many buildings on campus named after Raven s Claw members in recognition of their generous service and dedication to the College and or large financial contributions to the school Alumni editBusiness edit Merkel Landis President of Carlisle Trust Company responsible for establishing the first Christmas club savings fund 4 Robert M Waidner President of Standard Fusee Corporation 5 6 George V Hager Chairman and CEO of Genesis HealthCare Corporation 7 John R Stafford CEO of American Home Products International Inc 8 9 Gary A Poliner CFO and Executive Vice President of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network 10 Doug Pauls BankUnited Chief Financial Officer 11 Abram Bosler President of Carlisle Deposit Bank and Carlisle Shoe Company President of the Carlisle City Council Co founder of Carlisle Country Club 12 David S Freysinger Executive Vice President of Reliant Energy Inc 13 Kyle Miller President and CEO of Hudson Castle Group Inc 1 14 Richard W Schey Partner Management Committee Regional Coordinator New England Offices of Jackson Lewis LLP Author of The New Jersey Wage and Hour Handbook 15 Daniel J Sheridan President and Chief Operating Officer Extensis Group LLC 16 Arts and entertainment edit Philip Capice television producer Raven s Claw Productions 17 Leon Rose President of the New York Knicks and former prominent sports agent to LeBron James and others 18 John Griesemer Motion Picture and Television Actor Author of No One Thinks Of Greenland among others 19 20 Henry Boye Publisher of the Harvard Business Review 21 Byron Quann president and chief executive officer of Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts 22 Hugh Beistle Woodward prominent 20th Century Conservationist 23 Politics and public service edit Edward J Bonin member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Samuel W Witwer politician credited as the Father of the Illinois Constitution 24 25 S Walter Stauffer United States Representative from Pennsylvania and President of the National Lime Association 26 Robert E Woodside Jr Pennsylvania State Congressman Pennsylvania Attorney General and Superior Court Judge 27 John D Hopper Pennsylvania State Senator 28 29 Henri S Rauschenbach Massachusetts State Congressman and Senator 30 Dallas Winslow Delaware Public Service Commissioner and Delaware State Senator 31 Jim Gerlach U S Representative and 2010 Gubernatorial Candidate from Pennsylvania 32 Harry Nice member of the Baltimore City Council and the 50th Governor of Maryland 33 Luke Bernstein Executive Director of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania 34 Richard Barclay Surrick United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Dennis J Crawford New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Trial Attorney 35 James A Kenney III Judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals 36 Jeffrey Truskey Senior Legal Counsel for the Chevron Corporation John E Jones III U S District Judge who decided the Dover Intelligent Design Case 37 In 2014 he ruled that Pennsylvania s 1996 ban on same sex marriage was unconstitutional 38 Athletics edit W J Gobrecht Author Historian and Coach 39 40 Dave Webster Dickinson College Head Men s Lacrosse Coach 41 John Carroll basketball former Boston Celtics head coach Bernie Driscoll Kutztown University Head Men s Basketball Coach 42 Jim Engles New Jersey Institute of Technology Head Men s Basketball Coach 43 Peter J Sivess Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and Central Intelligence Agency Cold Warrior 44 Steve Hoffman American football former NFL player and current NFL coach 45 46 Eric Amsler Miami Heat Scouting and Player Personnel Education edit Boyd Lee Spahr President of Dickinson College Board of Trustees 47 48 Don W Llewellyn Dean of Graduate Legal Studies Villanova University School of Law 49 John Milt Davidson member emeritus of the college s board of trustees most senior living Raven s Claw member 50 Edward A Polloway Dean of Graduate Studies and Distinguished Professor of Education Lynchburg College 51 Gilbert Red Malcolm 23rd President of Dickinson College 52 Stephen A Saltzburg Distinguished University Professor The George Washington University Law School 53 Benjamin James educator dean coach honorary president and beloved Dickinsonian 54 55 Former current members of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees among others References edit Raven s Claw Archived from the original on 2007 12 20 Retrieved 2007 12 20 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link History of Raven s Claw Archived 2008 02 08 at the Wayback Machine Dickinson College The Dickinsonian permanent dead link Merkel Landis from NY Times Waidner Recognized as one of America s Most Generous Donors Dickinson Named Beneficiary in Waidner Trust Archived 2006 09 14 at the Wayback Machine George Hager Genesis Healthcare Archived 2011 07 11 at the Wayback Machine Stafford recognized as a Great American Business Leader of the 20th Century Dickinson Receives Multi Million Dollar Gift From Raven s Claw Member Archived 2005 01 02 at the Wayback Machine Gary A Poliner Executive Profile dead link The opening bell at the NYSE signals the start of a good day for Doug Pauls 80 Archived 2011 04 16 at the Wayback Machine Abram Bosler Archived 2008 12 02 at the Wayback Machine Dave Freysinger Reliant Energy Archived 2011 07 25 at the Wayback Machine Kyle Miller Executive Profile amp Biography BusinessWeek dead link Jackson Lewis LLP People Archived from the original on 2010 12 31 Retrieved 2010 12 30 Home extensisgroup com Remembering a Former Trustee and Television Pioneer Archived from the original on 2010 02 02 Retrieved 2010 01 23 Cavs com s Exclusive Interview with LeBron James Agent Leon Rose and Cavs GM Danny Ferry John Griesemer Author Profile Griesemer from IMDB Henry Boye Named Publisher of Harvard Business Review Byron Quann Whitaker CEO Hugh B Woodward Biography Archived 2007 04 30 at the Wayback Machine Witwer Hall Dickinson College Archived 2008 10 07 at the Wayback Machine Quest for a Constitution A Man Who Wouldn t Quit A Political Biography of Samuel Witwer of Illinois National Lime Association Robert Elmer Woodside 1904 1998 John D Hopper Dickinson Chronicles Archived 2007 08 20 at the Wayback Machine The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Journal June 26 1996 Page 8 Henri Rauschenbach of Massachusetts Archived 2009 12 04 at the Wayback Machine Dallas Winslow Gerlach For PA Exhibit of Governors Portraits in the Governor s Reception Room Maryland State House Politics Magazine Names Bernstein Rising Star Archived 2008 10 08 at the Wayback Machine Law Offices of Dennis J Crawford Archived 2010 10 04 at the Wayback Machine JAMES A KENNEY III Judge Court of Special Appeals Dickinson College Commencement Archived 2006 06 20 at the Wayback Machine Noteworthy Opinions Gobrecht Receives Distinguished Dickinson Alumnus Award Archived from the original on 2006 09 08 Retrieved 2009 04 16 Goby Recognized for Service Archived 2008 08 28 at the Wayback Machine Dave Webster Claw of 1988 permanent dead link Bernie Driscoll Archived 2009 02 27 at the Wayback Machine Jim Engles NJIT Obituary for Peter J Sivess Archived 2008 10 07 at the Wayback Machine Steve Hoffman Kansas City Chiefs Archived 2009 04 24 at the Wayback Machine Steve Hoffman Miami Dolphins Archived 2007 10 19 at the Wayback Machine Boyd Lee Spahr Class of 1900 Archived 2008 10 07 at the Wayback Machine Boyd Lee Spahr Library Archived 2008 08 29 at the Wayback Machine Don W Llewellyn Dean of Legal Studies Archived 2010 07 16 at the Wayback Machine 2004 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Archived 2008 09 06 at the Wayback Machine Dr Edward Polloway Archived 2009 02 26 at the Wayback Machine President Gilbert Malcolm Archived 2008 11 21 at the Wayback Machine Stephen A Saltzburg Benjamin D James Archived 2008 05 12 at the Wayback Machine Benjamin James Honorary PresidentExternal links editDickinson Raven s Claw Website Raven s Claw Website Article from The Dickinsonian permanent dead link Dickinson Clubs and Organizations Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raven 27s Claw Society amp oldid 1183105741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
