FALL 2011 - The University of Scranton

FALL 2011

YOUR
Reunion
Reconnect Return Remember
S av e T h e D at e: JUNE 8-10, 2012
Alumni whose class years end in “2” and “7”:
Make plans now to join your classmates back on campus in June.
For a tentative schedule
of events, hotel information and more visit
www.scranton.edu/reunion
Registration for Reunion events and on-campus accommodations will be available in March 2012.
CLASS COMMITTEES
WORK TO HELP
REUNITE
CLASSMATES & FRIENDS
Find out more about how you can help make
your reunion a success by calling the Office of
Alumni Relations at 1-800-SCRANTON or
via e-mail at alumni@scranton.edu
More than 900 alumni attended their Reunion this past June.
Here’s what some of them had to say:
“The memory of the weekend and sharing with
classmates, many of whom have not been seen for years,
will remain with me forever.” — Lou Orban ’61
“Despite life’s busy schedule, make time for your
reunion. You’ll appreciate the opportunity to reconnect
with the spirit of da’ U, see all the wonderful changes
on campus and most importantly have a wonderful
weekend with your classmates.” — Patti Clifford ’86
“A great and rewarding experience, well worth the time and effort.
It’s amazing how much has changed, yet it’s still the same U of S.”
— Drew Von Bergen ’61
“There is something about the spirit in Scranton, something that drew
us there when we chose Scranton. The spirit grew within us over the
years and we took a part of that when we graduated. As we gathered
reunion weekend, I felt that spirit again, standing as a class on
the steps. It was almost as each one of us brought that piece of what
we took back to where it all began.” — AMDG John Gownley ’06
“I had not been back to a reunion in 35 years. It was awesome! An unbelievably good time
and great to see my friends. Now I just can’t wait until the 40th!” — Richard T. Walker ’85
To see more of the fun and fellowship at the 2011 Reunion Weekend, see our Reunion photo spread on page 25.

CONTENTS
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FALL 2011 • VOLUME 33, NUMBER 1
EDITOR
Tommy Kopetskie
DESIGNERS
Francene M. Dudziec
Jason Thorne
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Kevin Southard
Stan M. Zygmunt ’84, G’95
ASSOCIATE WRITERS
Kevin Gray
Marnie Lawler McDonough ’00
Matt Morgan
ASSISTANT CLASS NOTES EDITOR
Margery Gleason
PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN
Cory Burrell ’14
2 A Message from
Our New President
5 Remembering 9/11
7 Q&A: Ronald H.
McKinney, S.J.
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STUDENT EDITOR
Melissa DeSoto ’14
PHOTOGRAPHY
Terry Connors
Kathy Fallon
Carol McDonald
Jim O’Connor
Kevin Southard
PRESIDENT
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.
VICE PRESIDENT FOR
ALUMNI AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Gerald C. Zaboski ’87, G’95
8 For the Love of Music
10 Our Celebration
of Inauguration
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DIRECTOR OF MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
Lori J. Nidoh ’80, G’89
MANAGER OF CREATIVE SERVICES
Valarie J. Clark
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A Message
from the President
Welcome to the fall 2011 issue of
The Scranton Journal.
We have many reasons to celebrate as a
community, many for which to be grateful.
For me, I am blessed and humbled by the
responsibilities
entrusted to me
by the Board of
Trustees to serve
as your president.
In the past several
months, I have
learned much about
The University
of Scranton, its
students, faculty,
staff and parents. I also have begun to meet
alumni everywhere I turn and am awed
by your abiding loyalty and unwavering
support. There is, however, more to
discover, and I look forward to taking this
journey together.
This issue will give you a glimpse
of campus life – ongoing progress on
transformational projects, unprecedented
success in our Pride, Passion, Promise
Campaign, remarkable achievements by
students and graduates, volunteer outreach
in our community, and a host of concerts,
plays, lectures and events. A highlight of
our fall was, of course, Inauguration – a
celebration of The University of Scranton.
As I said in my address, Inauguration
marks “... a dramatic intersection of the
past with the future, of our traditions
and accomplishments with our hopes and
aspirations.” I am filled with hope, confident
that our great University will continue to
provide a transformational education in
the Catholic and Jesuit tradition. We can
do something special at The University of
Scranton. Of that I am very certain.
God bless you and God bless
The University of Scranton.
Sincerely,
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.
President
OntheCommons
Tenth Annual PBC Dinner Honors Farrell
Mary Beth Farrell ’79, a former executive vice president of AXA
Equitable Life Insurance Company, was presented with the University’s
President’s Medal at the President’s Business Council (PBC) Tenth
Annual Award Dinner on Oct. 6 at The Pierre in New York City.
Tim Pryle, executive director of the PBC, commented: “Mary Beth’s
selection for the Tenth Annual Award Dinner is an excellent
choice by the Honoree Selection Committee. She has been
extremely instrumental in the PBC’s first decade and is a
Mary Beth Farrell ’79
living example of the objectives that we seek to achieve.”
A native of Scranton, Farrell is a current member of the University’s Board of Trustees and
served as its vice chair from 2007 to 2009. She is the current chair of the President’s Business
Council and a former member of the Alumni Board of Governors. In addition to being a
driving force behind the PBC since its inception, she is very committed to her alma mater in
many ways, including regularly speaking with current students to offer career direction.
Athletic Award Dinner Named for Longtime Coach
On May 6, more than 400 people attended the inaugural Royals Annual Award Dinner
in the William J. Byron, S.J., Recreation Complex, formally recognizing the late Peter A.
Carlesimo’s contributions to the rich history of Scranton athletics.
For nearly a quarter century, Carlesimo served the athletic department, coaching football,
basketball and cross-country, as well as acting as athletic director.
Established to celebrate
intercollegiate athletics at Scranton,
the dinner – which will be
known moving forward as the
Pete Carlesimo Dinner – honors
a person who has made special
contributions to the athletic department, and
seeks to raise funds for the department and
the student-athletes that it serves. This year’s
Lucy Carlesimo, wife of the late Peter A. Carlesimo,
accepts an award from then University of Scranton
President Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., honoring her late
husband’s contributions to Scranton’s athletic department.
dinner raised $135,000. Carlesimo’s son, P.J.,
a highly successful coach on the collegiate and
professional level for more than three decades,
delivered the dinner’s keynote address.
Arrupe Award Recipient Recognized for Service
Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., received the
Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Award for Distinguished
Contributions to Ignatian Mission and
Ministries at an April ceremony. As the
founder and chief executive officer of
Homeboy Industries, which is the nation’s largest
gang intervention and re-entry program, Father
Boyle works to “dismantle messages of shame
and disgrace so that the soul can feel its worth.”
The presentation and lecture can be seen on the
University’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/
universityofscranton.

Commencement Celebrates Record-Sized Class
At a Glance: Commencement 2011
Head of the Class
At a Class Night ceremony on May 27,
the Frank J. O’Hara Awards for General
Academic Excellence were presented to
members of the Class of 2011 with the highest
GPA in each of the three undergraduate
colleges and the undergraduate program for
adults and part-time students in the
University’s College of Graduate and
Continuing Education. Pictured (from left)
are: O’Hara award recipients William C.
Woody (CAS), Marla E. Osborne (PCPS), Joel
D. Braverman (CGCE), Megan M. Walsh
(PCPS) and David N. Campbell (KSOM). Not
pictured is Kaytlin L. Roholt (CAS).
The University conferred
more than 1,700 degrees at
two commencement ceremonies
Memorial Day weekend. It was the
largest graduating class in
the 123-year history of the
Jesuit university.
On May 28, Scranton
conferred 46 doctoral
degrees in physical therapy
and 700 master’s degrees,
both of which are records for
the University, at its postbaccalaureate
commencement ceremony in
the Byron Recreation Complex on campus.
The following day, more than 970
bachelor’s and associate’s degrees
were conferred at the University’s
undergraduate commencement at
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
in Wilkes-Barre. Former President
Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., served as principal
speaker at the both
ceremonies.
“My friends in the Class
of 2011, your education here
at Scranton introduced you
to high ideals and
aspirations,” said Father
Pilarz in his remarks at the
undergraduate
commencement. “Yours is
a formation that elicits
great desires – desires
that direct your days and
works to the glory of
God and the well-being
of humankind.”
Total graduates: 1,718 (largest graduating class in history)
Total doctoral degrees: 46 (largest number of DPT
degrees in history)
Total master’s degrees: 700 (largest number of
master’s degrees in history)
Total bachelor’s degrees: 971
Total associate’s degrees: 1
States represented by undergraduates: 16
States represented by post-baccalaureate graduates:
38 including Alaska, California, Hawaii and Texas
Top undergraduate programs of study: Biology,
Exercise Science, Communication, Nursing,
Psychology, Elementary Education, Accounting and
Marketing
Top graduate programs of study: Curriculum and
Instruction, Educational Administration, Occupational
Therapy and MBA
Commencement Speaker: Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.,
24 th president of The University of Scranton
Honorary Degrees:
• Freda Adler, Ph.D., director of the Master of Science
Program in Criminology and visiting professor in the
Department of Criminology at the University of
Pennsylvania
• Carl J. Kuehner ’62, past chair of the Board of
Trustees and co-founder of Hope for Haiti
• Msgr. Andrew Martin, president emeritus of
Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Graduates Commissioned as Second Lieutenants
Thirteen members of the University’s ROTC Class of 2011 were among the 17 graduates
commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army at a ceremony during commencement weekend.
Pictured (from left) are: 2nd Lt. Ryan Snyder, 2nd Lt. Theodore Skordinsky, 2nd Lt. Michael Maritato,
2nd Lt. Sean Milde, 2nd Lt. Karen Buchheister, 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Mason, 2nd Lt. Matthew DeGroft, 2nd
Lt. Timothy Moore, 2nd Lt. Michael Faherty, 2nd Lt. Andrew Baker, 2nd Lt. Nicholas Westendorf, 2nd
Lt. Christopher O’Neill, 2nd Lt. Christopher Mead, 2nd Lt. Corey Carr, 2nd Lt. Caroline Durbin, 2nd Lt.
Sara Mathewson and 2nd Lt. Danielle Mallard. Dunmore native Brigadier General Christopher Burne
’80, staff judge advocate at Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air
Force Base, Va., served as guest speaker and delivered the oath of office to the cadets.
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NATIONAL RECOGNITION
What Others are
Saying About Scranton
“
If
“[Scranton has]
recently made the most
promising and innovative changes
in the areas of academics,
faculty, student life or facilities.
”
SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report ranked
Scranton among the top 10 “Best Regional
Universities in the North” for the 18th consecutive
year, as well as among “Great Schools at
a Great Price,” and among just 45 “up
and coming” colleges in the nation.
you come here, expect to be
challenged to become a better
person, to develop a strong concern
for the poor and marginalized and to
grow spiritually and intellectually.
SOURCE: For the 10th consecutive year,
”
The Princeton Review named Scranton among
the select schools in the nation profiled in its 2012
edition of “The Best 376 Colleges.” The college
guidebook lists just 15 percent of the nation’s
2,500 four-year colleges and universities.
“
This was easily the friendliest,
warmest, most welcoming campus
I visited. My experience here has
strengthened this view.
”
SOURCE: In a July 2011 online article titled
“The FRIENDLIEST Colleges,” published by
The Huffington Post, Scranton was ranked
among the eight most pleasant colleges in
the country, noting its sense of community
and welcoming campus.
OTHER RECOGNITION
•
The University was named to the President’s
Higher Education Community Service Honor
Roll for 2010, the highest federal recognition
colleges and universities can receive for their
commitment to volunteering, service learning
and civic engagement.
•
Scranton is ranked No. 36 in the nation
among the top 50 master’s universities
listed in the September/October 2011
issue of Washington Monthly, which
measured how well universities are meeting
their public obligations of providing research,
service and social mobility.
• For the fourth consecutive year, Scranton is
ranked (No. 170) among the nation’s elite
universities included in Forbes magazine’s online
listing of “America’s Best Colleges” in 2011.
By Cory Burrell ’14
Scranton students had a unique opportunity during
Fall Welcome Week to explore the many boutique
shops, ethnic restaurants, cafes and cultural venues that
make up the Electric City.
The University held its first-ever Downtown
Scavenger Hunt on Sept. 2. The event was open to
all students.
More than 250 students registered in pairs and
received T-shirts and maps at the DeNaples Center’s
patio, then descended to downtown
Scranton with the goal of locating as many
of the more than 30 participating businesses as
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Scavenger Hunt Draws Students Downtown
More photos of the scavenger hunt
are available at
scranton.edu/scrantonjournal.
quickly as they could. The students, using the Foursquare mobile app to obtain
clues, had to find a poster version of Iggy, the University’s mascot, in each
location. Iggy also made cameo appearances around town.
Mary Kate Gallaglier ’15, from Port Ewen, N.Y., said the scavenger hunt was a great
way for her to learn about Scranton. “I thought it was a lot of fun,” Gallaglier said. “It
was a really good way to see the city.”
“It was very eye-opening,” added Mike Trischetta ’13, from Scranton. “I saw a lot of
places I otherwise never would have gone to.”
In coordinating the Downtown Scavenger Hunt, the Office of Community Relations
partnered with the Center for Student Engagement, the University’s Small Business
Development Center, First Friday Scranton, the Greater Scranton Chamber of
Commerce and Scranton Tomorrow.
Scavenger Hunt
Winners
The scavenger hunt’s first-place
prize of a $200 gift certificate
to The Mall at Steamtown was
awarded to Breana Fitzpatrick
’15 (center), from Florham
Park, N.J., and Bridget Hanley
’15 (second from right), from
East Islip, N.Y. Also pictured
(from left) are: Maria Marx
’12, Rev. Rick Malloy, S.J.,
vice president of University
ministries, and Julie
Schumacher-Cohen, director
of community relations.
The scavenger hunt, which drew
hundreds of students to the
downtown, was one of several
new initiatives planned by the
University’s Community Relations
Office to better familiarize
students with the city. Other
events included a downtown tour
and dinner for resident assistants
in August.

Expanded Services to
Community, Parents
In an attempt to better integrate the
University into the community, as well
as make Scranton more accessible to the
families of current students, two new
offices opened this spring.
Local residents, nonprofits and
businesses have a new resource for
information with the arrival of the
Office of Community Relations.
Through a comprehensive website,
and monthly e-newsletter, the office
highlights the many events and
programs the University has to offer. For
more information, visit www.scranton.
edu/community.
The Parent Relations Office offers
parents a one-stop source for information
about their student’s college experience.
The office focuses on providing in-depth
information of campus life, including
features on student organizations and
other events. For more information, visit
www.scranton.edu/parents.
A Tour of Asia
Students, faculty and staff, as well
as the local community, embarked
on a tour of Asia during the 2010-11
academic year. Marketing its Asian
Studies Concentration, the University’s
faculty organized a yearlong “Tour of
Asia” – a series of activities focusing
on the political, economic, historical and
cultural issues of Asian nations, including
Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, China,
India, Nepal, Bhutan and the Philippines.
In culmination of the tour, the University
hosted a performance in April of “Bond,”
(pictured below) an adaptation of William
Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,”
by the Taiwan BangZi Opera Company.
More than 1,800 people attended the
opera held at the Scranton Cultural Center.
Remembering
Our Royals
The 10th Anniversary of 9/11
A decade ago, the world was shaken by the
tragic events of Sept. 11, and a surge of shock
and sadness flooded the hearts of those near
and far, including our University community.
Michael Costello ’96, Timothy Finnerty
’90, Charles Heeran ’00, Timothy Hughes ’80
and William Kelly ’93, as well as 32 others
who were related to students and graduates,
were taken from us that day. Their names are
forever enshrined on a plaque in the Madonna
della Strada Chapel.
While we still mourn their deaths, we
pause now – 10 years later – in remembrance,
celebrating their lives.
Michael Costello
For Nancy Costello, Michael’s mother, Sept.
11 is a day for both mourning and joy. In a
strange twist of fate, Dan Keenan ’95 –
Michael’s good friend and roommate for seven
years after college – and his wife, Jessica, gave
birth to twin boys on Sept. 11, 2008. The boys
were named Daniel, after Dan’s father, and
Michael, after Nancy’s son. “This has truly
been a blessing for our families, as has been the
love and support given to us by all of Mike’s
friends that he made while at the University,”
says Nancy. The Michael S. Costello ’96
Memorial Scholarship, dedicated in his
memory, continues his legacy at Scranton.
Timothy Finnerty
In the fall/winter 2001 issue of The
Scranton Journal, Timothy’s father, Peter,
remembered his son as an “extraordinary
child,” who left a lasting impression on all
those who knew him. The former Scranton
basketball player, who helped the Royals
advance to the Division III Championship in
1988, always had a passion for the hardwood,
coaching at all levels, from youth church
teams to the college ranks. The Timothy J.
Finnerty ’90 Memorial Scholarship at the
University was created in his memory.
MICHAEL COSTELLO ’96 TIMOTHY FINNERTY ’90
CHARLES HEERAN ’00 TIMOTHY HUGHES ’80
Charles Heeran
Ten years after his brother’s passing, Sean
Heeran remembers how determined, hardworking
and outgoing
his sibling was. A
natural extrovert,
Charles loved to get
together with friends
and family. Always a
gentle, happy, funloving
guy, Charles’
persistence and tenacity
made him a success at
everything he put his
heart into, whether it was the University’s
rugby club or trading on Wall Street.
WILLIAM KELLY ’93
Timothy Hughes
James Hughes ’79, Timothy’s brother, can
hardly believe that 10 years have passed since
Sept. 11, 2001. “I still miss him a great deal,”
he says. “It was a tragic end for a wonderful
guy with a beautiful spirit.” James’ daughter,
Alexandra Hughes, carried on the Hughes’
family tradition, graduating from Scranton
in 2010.
William Kelly
Bill’s family and friends continue to celebrate
his life through the Bill Kelly Jr. Memorial
Tournament, an annual golf event benefiting
the William Hill Kelly, Jr. Endowed
Scholarship at the University. “He was just
such a kind and generous soul,” recalls Mimi
Donegan, Bill’s sister. “This tournament really
helps us all heal in a lot of ways. It has turned
into a celebration of Bill’s life, and there are so
many incredible people who come back year
after year to help us celebrate.”
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Continuing Our Fulbright Success
In a banner year
for an already strong
tradition at Scranton,
six graduates were
awarded Fulbright
U.S. Student Program
scholarships for the
2011-2012 academic
year. Fublrights are
the U.S. government’s
premier scholarship
program for overseas
graduate study,
research and teaching.
Our recipients are traveling in the United Arab Emirates, India,
Germany, Malaysia and Canada.
Pictured (from left) are: Susan Trussler, Ph.D., Fulbright
program advisor at Scranton, and 2011-2012 Fulbright
scholarship recipients Gian P. Vergnetti ’08, Philip J. Kachmar
’11, Aileen M. Monks ’10, G’11, Rebecca Bartley ’11 and
Kaitlyn L. Doremus ’11. Melissa C. Beltz ’11 is not pictured.
Since 1972, a total of 134 University students have received grants
in the competitions administered by the Institute of International
Education. For six consecutive years, The Chronicle of Higher Education
has listed Scranton among the “top producers” of Fulbright awards for
American students.
Two More Prestigious Scholarships
Our six Fulbright scholarship recipients
weren’t the only Scranton students recognized for
their academic excellence and merit.
Abbe Clark ’12, a biochemistry, cell and
molecular biology major, joined just 274 other
sophomore and junior college students in
the United States to be awarded a Barry M.
Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s most coveted
honor in science, mathematics and engineering.
She is the ninth Scranton student in the past
nine years to have earned the honor.
Sarah Marie Neitz ’12 is one of just 60
students from 54 colleges in the nation to be
selected as a 2011 Truman Scholar, awarded to
college students who plan to attend graduate
school in preparation for careers in government or
public service. A triple major of international
studies, Hispanic studies and philosophy, Neitz is
the eighth University student to be named a
Truman Scholar in Scranton’s history and the
fifth since 2000.
Abbe Clark
Sarah Neitz
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Class of 2015:
By the Numbers
• 1,059 members
(surpasses previous record
of 1,034 incoming students,
set just two years ago)
• 80 transfer students
• 200 new graduate
students
• 9,045 applicants
(an increase of more
than 15 percent from
previous year)
• 1,127 average SAT score
• 15 valedictorians and
salutatorians
• 443 different high schools
• 15 states
• 73 legacy children
• 11 legacy students from
alumni couples
Student Research on Display
More than 50 students participated in the University’s 11th Annual Celebration of Student Scholars in
May, displaying their work in poster presentations, as well as through oral presentations.
Student work presented at the event, held in the DeNaples Center, included thesis research, studies
conducted as part of the Faculty/Student Research Program (FSRP), results from a President’s Fellowship for
Summer Research, and other projects carried out as independent study.
The topics on display varied from the use of social media in the marketing efforts of Fortune 500
companies (only 49 percent used social media links on their corporate websites) to student eating habits
according to gender (female students were far more likely to choose salads and fruit with their meals than
males).
Other research presentations included:
• “Bath Salts: Proposed Mechanism and
Potential Treatments” by neuroscience major
Cristina Rivera ’11 of Lansdale and George
Gomez, Ph.D., associate professor of biology
• “Comparative Study: Energy Costs of
Walking in Overweight vs. Normal Weight
College-Aged Individuals” by exercise science
major Sinead Farrelly ’11 of River Ridge,
N.J., and Ronald Deitrick, Ph.D., associate
professor of exercise science and sport
• “Effects of anthropogenic carbon dioxide
on the sea anemone Aiptasia pillid” by
biology and philosophy double major
Danielle Torres ’11 of Mountain Top and
Janice Voltzow, Ph.D., professor and chair
of the Biology Department
The inaugural Weinberg Memorial Library Research Prize was presented
this spring. Rosemary Shaver ’12, a double major in history and political
science, was selected as the winner, recognizing her knowledge of the
methods of research and the information gathering process, and use
of library resources, tools and services. Charles Kratz (from left), dean
of the library, presents the award to Shaver with Brian Conniff, Ph.D.,
G’80, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Bonnie Oldham,
information literacy coordinator, looking on.

Get to Know Ronald H. McKinney, S.J., Ph.D.
RONALD H. MCKINNEY, S.J., PH.D.
Title: Professor, Philosophy
Years at Scranton:
27 years
Hometown: Grew up in
Michigan, but came east
with family during college
Hobbies/Interests:
Fantasy football and
baseball; addicted to
reading, playing piano,
writing plays and walking
Most Remarkable
Place You Have Visited:
El Salvador
Childhood Hero:
St. Francis of Assisi
In 2010, you passed the baton
as the director of the University’s
Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors
Program, ending a 24-year run.
You have called directing SJLA
a privilege, how so?
To be able to work with remarkable
students from the first day
of school, to see them develop
as persons and scholars over
the next four years, and then
stay in touch with many of them
and their families for years to
come, that’s a privilege not every
professor gets to experience.
If you could ensure your former
SJLA students learned one
thing in the program, what
would it be?
Only one thing? Compassion
for themselves and others. The
realization that we don’t have
all the answers, but despite
our limitations, God still works
through us and others. A close
second: A sense of humor and
love for the incongruities of life.
You have been complimented
as having a “sleeves-rolled up”
approach to Ignatian education.
What do you think your
admirers mean by that?
Perhaps they mean that
my informal attire mirrors a
desire to go beyond a merely
academic approach to things.
That we’re not just educating
minds, but whole persons.
What does magis mean to you?
The usual translation as “the
striving for excellence” doesn’t
work for me. I’m very wary
of perfectionists. Perhaps my
legendary “teasing” of students
is due to my awareness of our
mutual need for humility. Magis,
for me, is more the willingness
to find serenity in the things we
can’t change. It’s linked more
to gratitude than to a desire to
make the world more perfect.
When did you realize you wanted
to become a Jesuit and why?
I come from a long line of Protestant
ministers in my family.
Though I converted to Catholicism
in order to become a Franciscan,
I quickly learned that
the Jesuits were a better fit for
me as I went through college.
Their model of the hyphenated
priest (professor and minister)
was always the draw for me to
the Jesuits.
What drew you to philosophy?
Philosophy has always enabled
me to be the interdisciplinary
generalist I am by nature. As an
undecided student when I went
to college, I chose philosophy
because it allowed me to also
pursue my interests in science,
politics, history, literature, art,
theology and psychology.
What is your favorite place on
campus and why?
No, it’s not the chapel. I’m not
that stereotypical. Outside my
own room in the residence
hall (I’m an introvert after all),
I would say my favorite place
is Jefferson Auditorium during
musical productions of the Liva
Arts Company, the student group
I moderate. It’s easy there to
have a tangible feel of pride for
what our students are able to
creatively accomplish together.
Last year, a play you wrote was
performed in Baltimore, Md.
Tell us about the play, and what
was it like seeing it come to
life on stage?
I have been writing plays for
a long time and was lucky to
have my first play, “HAMMAR-
SKJÖLD,” produced by the
Spotlighter’s Theater this past
summer. What amazed me most
was watching the director and
actors discover dimensions
within the characters I created
that I never “consciously”
intended, but were clearly there
on some level.
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Celebrating World Youth Day
Several Scranton students spent a portion of their summer break
sharing and celebrating their faith during World Youth Day in Madrid,
Spain. The event, held every three years, celebrates the Catholic faith,
but invites all youth, regardless of religious convictions, to celebrate.
Pictured (front, from left) are: Ryan Schuster, Steph Boccuzzi, Kelsey
Hassig, Elena Habersky, Jess Wiler,
chaperone Maria Vital,
Leahy Family Clinic,
(back) chaperone Danielle
Frascella, Community
Outreach graduate
assistant, Andrew
Gentilucci, Maureen
Bullis and Danny
Satterfield.
Family Weekend
Showcases Scranton
The University unveiled a
new direction for Family Weekend
to the delight of the more than
2,300 students and family
members attending Sept. 30-
Oct. 2. Intended to entertain
and inform students and their
guests alike with classes, facility
tours, games, receptions,
performances and fairs, the
2011 event was the best-attended
Family Weekend to date.
Chemistry Professor Michael C. Cann,
Ph.D., alias Dr. MC², was among the
faculty members presenting a class
during Family Weekend. Dr. Cann
presented “Science Is Fun,” which
showcased several exciting and simple
science experiments.

Celebrating Those Who
Recognize Our Mission
For the Love of
Music:
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The University presented Sursum Corda (Lift
Up Your Hearts) Awards to three staff members
this spring, recognizing members of the
University’s staff who have made outstanding
contributions to the community and the
mission of Scranton. Pictured (from left)
are: Sursum Corda Award recipients Paulette
Karlavige, director, payroll information system;
Thomas Yablonski, physical plant; and Nancy
Gownley, faculty secretary, accounting.
Staff Senate Presents
President’s Awards
This year’s Staff Senate End of the Year
Awards Ceremony was highlighted by the
inaugural presentation of the President’s
Awards. Pictured (from left) are: Patrick
Leahy, Ed.D., executive vice president,
Patricia Day, vice president for human
resources, President’s Award recipients Ronald
Skutnick, Kym Fetsko, Meg Cullen-Brown
and Cathy Murphy, as well as Mark Murphy,
president of the Staff Senate.
The University of Scranton’s Musical Identity
*The following is an excerpt from the fall 2011 issue of Ignite, the University’s academic journal. To view the full
article, visit scranton.edu/ignite.
Overture
Performance Music at The University of Scranton is an exemplar for the collegiate musical community.
At a school that has no music major, more than 350 students, staff, faculty and alumni participate in the
program each year. It brings together composers and professional musicians with students to collaborate
in a unique partnership. The program also brings world-class jazz and classical artists to Scranton to work
with students and perform for the greater community. In addition to all this, it is home to The Nelhybel
Collection of musical compositions.
The Concert Hall
The Houlihan-McLean Center is a University
architectural treasure and central to the cultural,
social and educational life of the institution’s
community. A church that was converted into
a concert hall in 1987, the 700-seat former
sanctuary has superlative acoustics and houses a
rebuilt Steinway-B grand piano and a 101-yearold
Austin Opus 301 Symphonic Organ. The
lower floor, which has been converted into practice
rooms and the main rehearsal hall, is the
soul of the building, and all that happens in the
concert hall begins here.
Audience members and performers alike praise the Houlihan-McLean Center, the
heart of the University’s Performance Music program, for its superlative acoustics.
Exploring the Holy Land
The Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute sponsored a trip
to Israel for members of the University’s Theology/
Religious Studies faculty. The trip was designed to
expose them to the Holy Land, and biblical sites in
particular. Pictured (from left) are: Brad Gregory,
Ph.D., Nathan Lefler, Ph.D., Marc Shapiro, Ph.D.
(bending), Christian Krokus, Ph.D., Will Cohen,
Ph.D., Cyrus Olsen, Ph.D., Patrick Clark, Ph.D.,
and Glen Johnson.

Etude
The leitmotif of Performance Music at Scranton is to:
• Provide students with performance experiences
in vocal and instrumental ensembles
• Encourage students to acquire higher levels of
skill and knowledge in music
• Provide opportunities to observe, listen to, interact
and perform with outstanding guest artists
• Enrich the cultural, spiritual and intellectual
life of the University and the local community
Programming is diverse in nature: the repertoire
is representative of a variety of musical styles,
genres, periods and cultures.
Virtuoso
Since 1984, Performance Music has provided
its students and the community with a truly
unique event: the World Premiere Composition
Series. Director Cheryl Y. Boga commissions
original compositions for concert choir and
concert band by world-celebrated composers
(such as Robert Kapilow H’09, Wycliffe Gordon
H’06 and Ted Nash). The composers come to
Scranton to conduct the final rehearsals and first
public performances of their works. The magic
of this collaboration rests in the students’ experience,
as they learn directly from the composer
about a composition’s performance.
LEFT: Mark Gould, conductor and founder of the Manhattan School of Music Brass Orchestra, often conducts performances at the
University. Retired from his post as co-principal trumpet at the Metropolitan Opera in 2003, Gould is chair of the brass department
at the Manhattan School of Music, and is also on faculty at The Juilliard School. CENTER: The New York Trumpet Ensemble will
serve as artists-in-residence at Scranton for the 2011-12 concert season. RIGHT: Cheryl Y. Boga, director of the Performance Music
program, plans and executes nearly 40 performances a year at the University.
Maestra
At the center of Performance
Music is Boga, a 30-year
University veteran who has built
Performance Music into the
quality program that serves so
many. She plans and executes
nearly 40 performances in
an academic year, directs all
Performance Music ensembles,
contacts guest artists, and serves
on University committees.
Boga’s dedication permeates her
programming and her students’
attitudes.
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The University is home to
The Nelhybel Collection,
which consists of more than
600 of internationally renowned
composer Vaclav Nelhybel’s
works. The legendary
composer, conductor, teacher
and lecturer was the inaugural
composer/conductor for the
World Premiere Concert Series
in 1984, remaining musically
involved at Scranton
throughout the rest of his life.
Coda
In 2006, Wycliffe Gordon
presented perhaps the most
unique commencement speech
in the University’s history in that
he performed rather than spoke.
“My commencement speech was
spoken in the language I speak the
best. Cheryl’s program makes it
possible for students to continue
to speak a language that they
love,” he said. In the Houlihan-
McLean Center, the University
and general communities have the
opportunity to be immersed in
the language of music.
Goll Earns Ethics Fellowship
Irene Goll, Ph.D., an associate
professor of marketing/management,
was named the recipient of the first
William and Elizabeth Burkavage
Fellowship in Business Ethics and
Social Responsibility this summer.
Established in 2009 by William J.
Irene Goll, Ph.D. and Judith G. Burkavage in memory
of (his parents) William and Elizabeth
Burkavage, the endowed fellowship provides support
to assist University faculty in new research on issues of
sustainability, social responsibility and business ethics.
Professor/Teacher
of the Year Recipients
Several University
professors were
recognized for their
outstanding work in
the past academic
year.
Daniel Haggerty,
Ph.D., an associate
professor of
philosophy, was
presented the 2011
Alpha Sigma Nu Teacher of the Year
Award (formally the Edward Gannon,
S.J., Award for Teaching). It is the oldest
teaching award at the University.
Michael A.
Hardisky, Ph.D., a
professor of biology,
has been named
Teacher of the Year
by the Class of 2011.
The award honors
a faculty member
who maintains high
Daniel Haggerty, Ph.D.
standards of academic
excellence and fairness,
and through enthusiasm and dedication,
inspires the interest of students in a field
of education.
Patricia Harrington,
RN, Ed.D., an
associate professor
and chair of the
Nursing Department,
was named the CASE
Professor of the
Year in recognition
of her outstanding
Michael Hardisky, Ph.D.
performance.
Scott Reilly,
a lecturer in the
Education Department, was named
Kappa Delta Pi Teacher of the Year by
Scranton’s chapter of the international
Patricia Harrington,
RN, Ed.D.
honor society in education. The award is
presented annually to a faculty member
selected by student members of the
honor society.
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At a Glance: Inauguration
Inauguration Date: September 16, 2011
ATTENDANCE:
Total for all events: 5,541 (approximate)
Inauguration Ceremony: 1,800 (estimate)
Inauguration Mass: 1,000 (approximate)
Inauguration Concert: 700 (estimate)
Inauguration Lecture: 800 (approximate)
Inauguration Employee Picnic: 482
Celebration of Service: 759
Number of Colleges and Universities
Represented: 74
Oldest College Represented:
Harvard University (established 1636)
Newest College Represented:
The Commonwealth Medical College
(established 2007)
Most Distant University Represented:
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, Calif.
Former University of Scranton Presidents
in Attendance: 3

“To Love and Serve in All Things”
The University of Scranton Inaugurates Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., as President
In a celebration of The University of
Scranton’s tradition and accomplishments, as
well as its future as a leading Jesuit university in
the 21 st century, the University conducted an
Inauguration Ceremony for its 25 th president,
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., on Sept. 16.
With delegates representing nearly 100
colleges, universities and learned societies from
across the country joining nearly 2,000
dignitaries, students, faculty, staff and
community members, Father Quinn used his
Inauguration address to turn an eye toward the
future of our Jesuit university
by recalling the roots of the
Society of Jesus.
“The University of Scranton
is animated by the vision of St.
Ignatius of Loyola and his first
companions,” said Father
Quinn, explaining the Society’s
overwhelming focus is
educating young men and
women in the spirit of Ignatius.
“One of the key phrases capturing the charism
of Ignatian spirituality is ‘to love and serve in
all things.’”
Father Quinn added that his Inauguration
marked “a dramatic intersection of the past with
the future, of our traditions and
accomplishments with our hopes and
aspirations. That is why we are here.”
He presented a vision of Jesuit higher
education in the 21 st century that champions
an educational strategy that elicits a
“personal transformation” in order to lead
to a transformation of society.
“Here lies the key to Jesuit higher education in
the 21 st century,” said Father Quinn. “What
universities claim to be teaching their students –
specifically, to think critically, reason analytically,
solve problems, and communicate clearly – is
necessary, but not sufficient, for Jesuit universities.
For a Jesuit university should ask more of its
students by challenging them to make Ignatius’
charge – his notion of service – their own.”
Father Quinn also said “it is not just serving
others and learning about people, but learning
with and from people who are often excluded
from participation in economic, social and
political life.”
He sees Scranton as well-positioned to deliver
this kind of education.
“The University of Scranton, a Jesuit
university, can and should excel in providing its
students an education that is engaged, integrated
and global,” said Father Quinn. “We can do
something special here. Of that I am very certain.”
Displayed at the ceremony were more than 100
greetings and citations from government bodies,
universities and organizations, including a letter
from the fire commissioner of the City of New
York Fire Department. Father Quinn remembered
in his address his father, the late Patrick Quinn,
who was a fire fighter in New York for more than
two decades.
The Inauguration included the world premiere
of an original composition by renowned
conductor, composer and bassist Lawrence Wolfe
based upon one of Father Quinn’s favorite passages
from Philippians (4:4-8). Wolfe conducted the
piece, entitled “Rejoice in the Lord Always.” It was
performed by the University’s Performance Music
Choral and Instrumental Ensembles.
Among the many dignitaries in attendance were
the Very Reverend James M. Shea, S.J., Provincial,
Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus; Most
Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop
CENTER: Three past presidents of The University of Scranton were
on hand to commemorate the Inauguration of Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.
(far left). Pictured with Father Quinn (from left) are: Scott R. Pilarz,
S.J., Joseph M. McShane, S.J., and William J. Byron, S.J.
of Scranton; Honorable John P. Blake G’01,
representing the 22nd Senatorial District of
Pennsylvania; Honorable Christopher A. Doherty,
mayor of Scranton; Sister Anne Munley, I.H.M.,
Ph.D., president of Marywood University;
Reverend Gregory F. Lucey, S.J., president of the
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities;
and Rabbi Joseph Mendelsohn, Temple Israel.
INAUGURATION ONLINE
Don’t forget to visit us at
scranton.edu/scrantonjournal
for videos and photographs from the
University’s Inauguration celebrations.
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Twenty-Fifth President of The University ScrantonAlumni of

INVOCATION
Rabbi Joseph Mendelsohn
Temple Israel
“Your charge will be to lead not only
The University of Scranton as an educational
institution, but as a valuable member of the
community.”
FROM THE DIOCESE OF SCRANTON
Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L.
Bishop of Scranton
“We pray that your tenure as the 25 th president of
this great University will be long and fruitful. And
that it will provide you with a personal sense of fulfillment
and meaning. We pray as well that you will
be given the wisdom and courage to build upon the
rich Catholic and Jesuit tradition entrusted to your
care this day. And so continue to create a learning
environment preparing students who – in the words
of St. Ignatius – ‘set the world on fire.’”
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA
Honorable John P. Blake G’01
Representing the 22nd Senatorial District
of Pennsylvania
“Father Quinn, I know what you’ll find
here. You’ll find a loving, caring, giving,
proud, loyal, resilient and dependable
people who want nothing more than for
you to succeed.”
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Celebrating Service
More than 750 University of Scranton
students, faculty and staff joined the University’s
new president, Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., to volunteer
at nearly a dozen area nonprofit organizations
Sept. 9. “A Celebration of Service” was the
Among the projects available for participants on
campus was the “Nurses to Newborns” initiative
that provides infants with clothing and other necessities.
Students helped to make blankets for newborns.
Pictured (from left) are: Lauren Majeski, graduate
student, Caitlin Brady ’12 and Julieann Ostroski ’12.
first of a weeklong series of events planned to
celebrate the Inauguration of the 25 th president
of the University.
Father Quinn joined students and staff
members at St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen, where
they swept floors and sorted clothes at the
Scranton facility.
Caitlin Brady ’12, a nursing major from
Wellesley, Mass., said that by selecting “A
Celebration of Service” as the first Inauguration
event, President Quinn sent a “strong message
to the student body in support of doing service.”
Brady participated in the on-campus “Nurses
to Newborns” initiative organized through the
Community Outreach Office to provide infants
with clothing and other necessities.
Students, faculty and staff also volunteered
at St. Joseph’s Adult Day Program, the Everhart
Museum, Friends of the Poor, the Taylor
Community Library, the Gino Merli Veterans
Center and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley
Authority, among other organizations.
Katharine Breuninger
(left), information receptionist,
and Maryjane
Rooney ’80, director of
alumni relations, were
among the staff members
who volunteered at the
Employment Opportunity
Training Center.
Among the students and staff who volunteered at St.
Francis of Assisi Kitchen were (front row, from left)
Joseph Nardella, graduate student; Mara Smith ’13;
Shannon Kirk ’14; President Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.; and
Monsignor Joseph Kelly, director of St. Francis of Assisi
Kitchen and diocesan secretary for Catholic Human Services.
Standing in back row are Elise Gower, coordinator for
international service programs; Julie Bialkowski, director of
parent relations; Hillary Fanelli ’12; Brian Dolan ’15; Kristyn
Lizbinski ’13; and Alyssa Maslen ’14.
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
Founder, 1888: Most Rev. William G. O’Hara, D.D.
Rev. John J. Mangan
1892-1895
Rev. Daniel J. McGoldrick
1895-1900
Bro. Fintan Andrew, F.S.C.
1900-1904
Bro. Eligius Lewis, F.S.C.
1904-1913
Bro. Abdas John, F.S.C.
1913-1916
Bro. Edelwald Alban, F.S.C.
1916-1919

FROM THE CITY OF SCRANTON
Honorable Christopher A. Doherty
Mayor
“On behalf of the people of Scranton,
you have my pledge that we will work
with you to make sure The University of
Scranton grows even farther and higher
and becomes the most successful Jesuit
college in the nation.”
FROM THE NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Sister Anne Munley, I.H.M., Ph.D.
President of Marywood University
“Today, I’m delighted to bring the color green into
this sea of purple, and in the Celtic tradition of
your forebears, I wish you, Father Quinn, deep peace
of the shining stars to you. And deep peace of the
son of peace.”
FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF JESUIT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Reverend Gregory F. Lucey, S.J.
AJCU President
“I believe we have arrived at a new place as
though for the first time; we are at a new
moment in history. We are no longer apologetic
about our religious traditions, but have
once again discovered that our religious
identity and experience of it is the heart of
our mission as universities, enriching and
strengthening us, giving a new level of vitality
and meaning to who we are as men and
women of faith in service.”
Crowd Packs
Inauguration Lecture
Examining Human Rights
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World-renowned human rights lawyer
Frank Brennan, S.J., spoke to an overflow
crowd of more than 800 Scranton students,
faculty, staff and guests at the Inauguration
Lecture on Sept. 13. The lecture was one of
several events celebrating the Inauguration of
the University’s 25 th president.
Father Brennan’s speech, entitled “A Jesuit
Perspective on Making Human Rights and
Religion Friends, Not Foes,” posed how
religion and human
rights could work
together to help
those less fortunate
in society.
Speaking from
his many experiences
working with
“marginalized” people,
Father Brennan’s
message encouraged the audience to not push
religion aside in the quest for human rights.
He said: “Once we abandon any religious sense
that the human person is created in the image
and likeness of God … it may be very difficult
to maintain a human rights commitment to the
weakest and most despised in society.”
Father Brennan urged the audience to
use Father Quinn’s Inauguration and the
“forthcoming Quinn era” to make the
University a “privileged place where religion
and human rights walk hand-in-hand for the
well-being of persons and societies here, far
away, down under and all places in between.”
Twenty-Fifth President of The University ScrantonAlumni of Bro. Glastian Philip, F.S.C.
1919-1922
Bro. Firmus Edward, F.S.C.
1922-1925
Bro. George Lewis, F.S.C.
1925-1931
Bro. Denis Edward, F.S.C.
1931-1940
Bro. Eliseus Leonard, F.S.C.,
H’71, 1940-1942
Dr. Frank O’Hara H’56 (acting)
1942

FROM THE ALUMNI
John F. Lanahan, Esq. ’84
President of the Alumni Society
“I look to our new leader, the 25 th
president of The University of Scranton, and
on the behalf of all Scranton alumni, today
and in the years to come, I pledge our
unwavering service, support and confidence
as I offer a heartfelt welcome and deepest
congratulations to you.”
FROM THE STUDENTS
Samantha Mosca ’12
Vice President of Student Government
“A home is a place where it feels all right to walk around
without your shoes. So, I hope that one day, you will call
Scranton home and be able to take off your shoes, run
around the Dionne, and feel confident that we, The
University of Scranton, are sure you fit your new
role perfectly as our new president. Welcome home,
Father Quinn.”
FROM THE STAFF
Frani Mancuso ’93
Director of Conference and Event Services
“On a brisk day back in December, the Trustees
announced that you would become our
25th president. One of your first observations
about what attracted you to Scranton was ‘its
people – our care for one another and our sense
of community excited you.’ Hearing those
words was enough for us to know that this
University we love so much was in good hands.”
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Inauguration Eucharist
With the Most Reverend Joseph C.
Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton,
serving as celebrant, the University hosted the
Inauguration Eucharist in the William J. Byron,
S.J., Recreation Complex on Sept. 15, the
afternoon before the Inauguration Ceremony.
Michael C. McCarthy, S.J., executive
director of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit
Education and associate professor of religious
studies and classics at Santa Clara University,
served as homilist.
“Kevin, we pray that you will be given the
strength, the courage, the confidence you need
to lead this fine university where the Lord
requires,” Father McCarthy said. “In times of
trial, we pray for your peace of mind – a peace
that comes from knowing that this alone the
Lord requires of you, Kevin: only this – to do
right, to love goodness, and to walk humbly
with your God.”
Scranton’s new president, Kevin
P. Quinn, S.J., (left) celebrates
Mass with the Most Reverend
Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L.,
Bishop of Scranton.
Michael C. McCarthy, S.J., a close friend of
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., offered the homily during
the afternoon Mass the day before Father
Quinn’s Inauguration.
Among the hundreds in attendance at the Inauguration Eucharist was a large
contingency of the University’s rugby club, proudly adorning Scranton colors.
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, S.J.
1942-1947
Rev. J. Eugene Gallery, S.J.
1947-1953
Rev. John J. Long, S.J.
1953-1963
Rev. Edward J. Sponga, S.J.
1963-1965
Rev. Aloysius C. Galvin, S.J.
1965-1970
Rev. Joseph A. Rock, S.J.,
H’81 (acting), 1970

FROM THE FACULTY
Lori A. Bruch, Ed.D., CRC, LPC
Associate Professor, Counseling and
Human Services
“Today, and always, our wish for you is
that God be ever at your side and goodness
fills your Scranton days.”
MISSIONING OF THE PRESIDENT
Very Reverend James M. Shea, S.J.
Provincial, Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus
“So I charge you Father Quinn, as university president and
director of this Jesuit work, to shepherd well the society’s
apostolate, to remember always the society’s commitment
to the service of faith and the promotion of justice, and to
sustain and enhance the Catholic and Jesuit identity of this
university. I entrust to you, therefore, Father Quinn, the
presidency of The University of Scranton. May God bless
you abundantly in your new mission.”
INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT
Christopher M. “Kip” Condron ’70, H’03
Chair, Board of Trustees
“Today I present to you another outstanding
member of the Society of Jesus as our twentyfifth
president, the Reverend Kevin P. Quinn …
Break a leg, father!”
Performance Music
Welcomes New President
In conclusion of the University’s
Inauguration festivities, the Performance Music
Choral and Instrumental Ensembles performed
an original composition by renowned
conductor, composer, teacher and bassist
Lawrence Wolfe at the Inauguration Concert
on Sept. 17 in the Houlihan-McLean Center.
The composition, entitled “Rejoice in
the Lord Always,” was premiered at the
Inauguration Ceremony the day before. The
piece is based upon one of Father Quinn’s
favorite passages from Philippians (4:4-8).
In addition to the Performance Music
ensembles, the concert included performances
by guest soloists Mark Gould, a worldrenowned
trumpeter, and Joseph Boga, an
undergraduate student at The Juilliard School
and a member of The Juilliard Jazz Orchestra.
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Twenty-Fifth President of The University ScrantonAlumni of Rev. Dexter L. Hanley, S.J.,
H’75, 1970-1975
Rev. Edwin A. Quain, S.J.
(acting), 1975
Rev. William J. Byron, S.J.,
H’84, 1975-1982
Rev. J.A. Panuska, S.J.,
H’74, 1982-1998
Rev. Joseph M. McShane,
S.J., H’04, 1998-2003
Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.
2003-2011

Loyola Science Center
During an Aug. 30 open house,
University President Kevin P.
Quinn, S.J., (left) explained
that the Loyola Science
Center “will be a place of
research, scholarship,
teaching and discovery, a
place to find God in all.”
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Transforming
Our Campus
Scranton Builds on its Rich Legacy
of Science Education
Touted, during its construction, as one of the
most dynamic, innovative science buildings in
the country, The University of Scranton’s Loyola
Science Center has lived up to its lofty expectations
following the opening of its first phase this fall.
The largest capital project in the University’s
history, the 150,000-square-foot facility is a fitting
home to Scranton’s rich legacy of science education,
and serves as a center of collaborative learning
for all members of the campus and community.
For more than a decade, University faculty and
staff have been crucial in the development, design
and construction of the Loyola Science Center. As
far back as 2001, faculty authored a concept paper
outlining the project’s aspirations.
Today, the fruition of that work stands magnificently
on the corner of Monroe Avenue and
Ridge Row, with 22 class and seminar rooms, 34
laboratories and a multistory atrium. The building
houses the University’s research and instruction in
the natural sciences.
The faculty desired a space to support teaching
and research – both central to a University of
Scranton science experience – but also a place that
would serve as a destination point, an environment
that would invite students to gather, discuss and
learn. The Loyola Science Center wholly accomplishes
these objectives.
At an open house on Aug. 30, University President
Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., revealed that the new
facility would be named in honor of Saint Ignatius
Loyola.
“It is fitting that we retain the tradition of
connecting our excellent science programs with
the founder of the Society of Jesus,” said Father
Quinn. “It will be the academic heart of our
campus, and there is no better way to celebrate the
richness of this marvelous facility than to ensure
that it bears the name of St. Ignatius.”
Phase one of the Loyola Science Center
includes a 150-seat lecture hall for symposia, a
rooftop greenhouse and observation deck, laboratories,
offices and study areas. Construction has
begun already on phase two – the 50,000-squarefoot
renovation of the Harper McGinnis Wing of
St. Thomas Hall, including a new entrance to the
Loyola Science Center from the Commons. Phase
two is to be completed in summer 2012, with a
formal dedication to follow in the fall.

REASONS
You Will Fall In Love With The Loyola Science Center
QUICK FACTS
QUICK FACTS
• TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE:
Approximately 200,000
• SQUARE FOOTAGE, PHASE ONE:
Approximately 150,000
(new construction)
• SQUARE FOOTAGE, PHASE TWO:
Approximately 50,000 (renovation)
• EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE
OF PHASE TWO: Summer 2012
• “GREEN” CONSTRUCTION:
Designed for Silver LEED certification
• ARCHITECT: Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Architecture and Engineering P.C.
• CONSTRUCTION MANAGER:
The Quandel Group Inc., Scranton
• GROUNDBREAKING: May 14, 2009
• EXPECTED DEDICATION DATE: Fall 2012
• ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS HOUSED
IN CENTER: Biology, Chemistry,
Computing Sciences, Physics/
Electrical Engineering & Mathematics
George Gomez, Ph.D., associate professor of biology and project
shepherd, explains why he believes the University’s new Loyola Science
Center will enhance our already rich history of science education.
Natural in Scranton!
Light ... Collisions Productive ... Type
of a
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As you can see, there is glass all
around the building. If you stand
at the end of any hallway in the
building, you can actually get a view
of the outside from three different
directions. So even on a cloudy
Scranton day, we will get ample
natural light flooding in.
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Science on
Display
To highlight the idea of science
as a human endeavor, we wanted
all of our research and teaching
laboratories to be highly visible to
everyone. Therefore, teaching and
research spaces are designed with
large glass windows and walls.
This allows our science to be very
visible, and the openness should
create an energy and a palpable
excitement in the building.
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A Neighborhood
Concept
In the building, faculty offices
and students are not necessarily
arranged by department – they are
centered around common interests
and research approaches. For
example, on the second floor, the
Neuroscience neighborhood will
house faculty from three different
departments. This design promotes
interdisciplinary learning
and collaboration.
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Student spaces
The building was
constructed with multiple nonreserved
spaces designed to be
open and available to all types of
student use. Outside the faculty
offices, we built “tutorial spaces”
where small groups of students can
work with faculty members, or can
wait for faculty in a comfortable
environment. (*This one is Dr.
Gomez’s personal favorite.)
When you walk through the
building, there are multiple ways
to get from point A to point B. So
a daily trip from office to classroom
to laboratory can take different
forms every day. This flow of traffic
allows one to encounter different
people every day, which could lead
to new and productive collaborations
that will shape science
education tomorrow.
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Coffee, Coffee,
Everywhere
The coffee shop and atrium
seem to be a central design element
for all modern buildings. While a
coffee shop and social space may
seem very “non-scientific,” this is
quite the contrary. The best science
is not done in the laboratory; rather,
it is done while discussing ideas,
theories or concepts over a meal
or a cup of joe.
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It’s Actually
Designed
for Science
The buildings that our science
departments have been occupying
to date were not designed as
science buildings. This is the first
building that was actually designed
with science in mind. From the
ventilation system, to the plumbing,
to the water, to the room layouts,
both faculty and the architects
influenced all aspects of the design.
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Mulberry Street Welcomes New Complex
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West Building Named in
Honor of 24th President
Scranton’s skyline continues to change
with the addition of the University’s nearly
180,000-square-foot, two-building apartment and
fitness complex, which opened this fall, in the 900
block of Mulberry Street. The complex provides
new and expanded fitness space, a dining area and
400 apartment-style beds for juniors and seniors.
The 14,000-square-foot fitness center located on
the ground floor is more than twice the size of the
University’s previous fitness area and weight room
combined. Plus, students will be able to eat at the
dining facility or shop at the first-floor convenience
store.
In May, the University’s Board of Trustees
announced that the west building of the complex
will be named Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., Hall in
recognition of 24th president’s leadership and
service to the Jesuit university. The complex’s east
building has yet to be named. A dedication is
planned for the fall.
QUICK FACTS
QUICK FACTS
Location: Mulberry Street, between
Monroe and Quincy Avenues
Building Square Footage:
Approximately 180,000
Estimated Cost: More than $30 million
Completion Date: Fall 2011
Building Features:
• Apartments for approximately
400 juniors and seniors
• 14,000-square-foot fitness center
(more than twice the size of the
University’s previous fitness area
and weight room combined)
• Casual dining facility with indoor
and outdoor seating on the first floor
• Student convenience store on the
first floor
• Student lounges and other gathering
spaces
• Two- and four-bedroom apartments
sharing a common kitchen and
living area

Why We Give Back To Scranton
BENJAMIN COURTNEY ’11
Royal Fund Donor most recently supported the International Service Program
Benjamin Courtney ’11, a Hispanic studies and secondary
education major, shared what he learned at The University
of Scranton during an International Service Program to
Guatemala in 2011. Today, Courtney gives back to the
University that gave him so much through donations.
Choosing to donate to my Senior
Class Gift did not seem like much
of a choice for me or for many of
my classmates. But I mean this in a
positive way.
As students at The University of
Scranton, we were given everything
we needed to succeed. It only
seems fair now to give back to the
community that gave me so much.
By donating to my Senior Class
Gift, I was able to contribute and be
assured that my gift will help future
students obtain scholarships, allowing
them to earn one of the best Jesuit
educations in the country.
I truly believe that the Jesuit ideals
at Scranton are what made me fall in
love with the school in the first place.
Scranton is more than a college, town
and a community; it is a family that
loves and accepts no matter what. The
other aspect of the University that
I particularly love is its unwavering
ability to serve the community – and
the world – relentlessly.
The service I performed and
education I received outside of
the classroom are among the most
important aspects of my four
very formative years spent at the
University. By continuing the work of
St. Ignatius Loyola, Scranton students
are changing the world for the better
day by day. That is why I plan on
and will always support the place I
affectionately call “The U.”
For years to come, I can contribute
to the department of my choosing
and I know that my donation is going
directly to the students so that they
can continue being “men and women
for others.”
Benjamin Courtney ’11
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JAMES FRANCONERI ‘65
Royal Fund Donor
going on 30 years
I would not have made it
through school if I didn’t have
financial help, so giving to The
Royal Fund is my way of paying
back so that others may benefit as I
did. It’s also a way of saying “thank
you” to the University I care about
so deeply.
What I loved most about
Scranton was the people that I met
and the relationships I made, which
includes the many faculty members
I got to know. This was especially
true for professors like Frank
Brown, Father Suppe and Francis
X. Jordan, just to name a few. These
relationships were the best part
about the University.
Plus, there was nothing quite
like a good basketball game between
the Royals and the King’s College
Monarchs.
I feel it is important to give
because all of my gifts are from God,
and He expects me to share with
others. Donating to the University is
one way I can share what I have so
generously been given.
Jim Franconeri ’65
NORADEEN FARLEKAS ‘83
University Donor 18 of the last 22 years
My experiences at The
University of Scranton have been
the foundation of
my adult life and
have afforded me
just about every
opportunity – both
professionally and
personally – that
I could have ever
imagined. I could not have attended
the University without the generous
help and assistance of others that
came before me. This is why I
continue to donate – to pay it
forward.
As a recipient of a Presidential
Scholarship, grants and many workstudy
programs and student loans,
I was able to attend the University.
Many of my friends were able to
attend the University with similar
funding and scholarships. We
were the daughters of government
workers, tugboat captains, teachers
and butchers. Our parents worked
hard and we did, too.
We all loved our time at
Scranton and have used our
education and experiences there to
provide for our children and for
future Scranton alumni, who I hope
will choose to pay it forward as well.
scranton.edu/mobile
Noradeen Farlekas ’83
MAKE YOUR DONATION AT
scranton.edu/makeagift

Pride, Passion, Promise Campaign
- Celebrating our Success Together
129,182,555 reasons to say ‘Thank you!’
It required visionary leadership and faith in the future of The University of Scranton to set the ambitious
goals of the Pride, Passion, Promise Campaign. Recognizing that it would take the dedication and sacrifice
of many in the University community, the president and Board of Trustees set out to transform the campus
and secure Scranton’s future. The campaign was announced in 2008 with a goal to raise $100 million. The
response from the University community was extraordinary. Moved by the spirit of the magis and humbled
by an outpouring of support, the goal was raised to $125 million in early 2010. Thanks to 27,928 donors, we
successfully closed the campaign in May at $129,182,555.
Reflecting on the Pride, Passion, Promise Campaign, Christopher M. “Kip” Condron ’70, chair of the
Board of Trustees and co-chair of the campaign, had this to say: “A number of years ago, as we looked
at the demographics of freshmen of the future, it became clear that we faced some challenges. We felt as
though we were lacking in a good student center, science center and student residence halls. We knew that
we needed to launch a capital campaign to provide funding for essential facilities that would round out the
beauty and functionality of campus. The synergy of this campaign has allowed us to build the DeNaples
Center, Dionne Campus Green, Condron Hall, Loyola Science Center and the apartment and fitness
complex on Mulberry Street, making this campus not only more beautiful, but extremely attractive to high
school seniors who are looking at where they will spend the next four years.”
Christopher M. “Kip”
Condron (pictured) and
his wife, Peggy, served
as national co-chairs
of the Pride, Passion,
Promise Campaign,
which was 3.5 times
larger than the
previous campaign.
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Among the speakers at the Pride,
Passion, Promise Campaign
conclusion dinner were (from left)
Rita Dileo ’11, Patrick Leahy, Ed.D.,
executive vice president at Scranton,
and Brett Niehaus ’12.
In his remarks, Harry Dammer,
Ph.D., chair of the criminal
justice and sociology department,
expressed the gratitude of
faculty members for the quality
of resources this campaign has
provided for teaching.
Nearly 200 major benefactors, trustees, campaign
committee members, students, faculty, administrators
and staff celebrated surpassing the $125
million goal of the Pride, Passion, Promise
Campaign at a dinner in the Rev. Bernard R.
McIlhenny, S.J., Ballroom in the DeNaples Center.
“Nothing is hard
to one whose will
is set on it,
especially if it
be a thing to be
done out of love.”
– SAINT IGNATIUS
LOYOLA
The Changing
Face of Campus
Mulberry Street Improvement Project
Phase I Completed 2009, Subsequent Phases Under Way
Loyola Science Center
Phase I Completed Fall 2011
Apartment & Fitness
Complex on Mulberry St.
Completed Fall 2011

Campaign Case Components
Campaign Report
Campaign Case Components
The Royal Fund
$14,264,588
11%
President’s Business Council
$7,898,688
6%
Capital & Property
$67,798,183
53%
CAPITAL NEEDS ................... $67,798,183
• Loyola Science Center
• Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center
• Christopher & Margaret Condron Hall
• Apartment & Fitness Complex on Mulberry Street
• Chapel of the Sacred Heart
• John & Jacquelyn Dionne Campus Green
• Retreat Center at Chapman Lake & Peter Faber, S.J., Chapel
• Mulberry Street Improvement Project
ENDOWMENT.....................$39,221,096
• Scholarship and Financial Aid
• Faculty Development
• Programs
THE ROYAL FUND ..................$14,264,588
PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS COUNCIL .....$7,898,688
Cash
$97,099,590
75%
Endowment
$39,221,096
30%
Campaign Totals by Types of Gifts
Deferred
$32,082,965
25%
PridePassionPromiseCampaign
Campaign Totals by Types of Gifts
We categorize gifts made to the campaign into two categories: current and
deferred. Current gifts are cash gifts or gifts that are pledged with the intention
of being paid within the timeline of the campaign. Deferred gifts will
be given to the University at a future time with arrangements specified in a
will, trust, life insurance policy or some other life income agreement.
Campaign Totals by Constituents
Friends & Employees
$19,832,526
15%
Campaign Totals by Constituents
Parents
$12,829,679
10%
Jesuit Community
$2,169,750
2%
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Many responded to the call. The Jesuit community made a major commitment
to ensure the Jesuit presence on campus for generations
to come. Alumni, parents of current and past students, and friends
and employees represent 62% of all gifts.
Government
$21,657,362
17%
Alumni
$47,691,993
37%
Organizations
$25,001,245
19%
Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Dedicated Aug. 2009
Christopher & Margaret
Condron Hall
Dedicated Sept. 2008
John & Jacquelyn Dionne
Campus Green
Dedicated Aug. 2008
Patrick & Margaret DeNaples Center
Dedicated Feb. 2008

ScrantonAthletics
The Embodiment of a Student-Athlete
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PHOTO CREDIT: JIM O’CONNOR/NJSPORTPICS.COM
Two Graduates Balance Schoolwork and Sports,
Earn Prestigious Scholarships
Financing graduate school just got a lot easier
for Carl Caceres ’11 and Chris Stallone ’11.
This summer, the two Scranton graduates
were awarded prestigious postgraduate scholarships
by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA), bringing the total number of
recipients from The University of Scranton to 15.
Annually, the NCAA awards just 174 postgraduate
scholarships – 87 for men and 87 for
women – of one-time grants of $7,500. Founded
in 1964, the program, according to the NCAA
website, “aims to reward those individuals whose
dedication and effort are reflective of those
characteristics necessary to succeed and thrive
through postgraduate study in an accredited
graduate degree program.”
The NCAA could not have found two better
ambassadors.
Caceres, a standout on the men’s tennis team,
graduated with a double major in philosophy and
theology/religious studies, a minor in communication,
and a concentration in Catholic studies.
He maintained a 3.93 grade point average
throughout his academic career.
CHRIS STALLONE
On the court, he was
a four-year letterman
who finished with a
57-21 record (.731) in
singles and 46-28 mark
(.621) in doubles.
Caceres earned numerous
accolades, landing
first-team All-Landmark
Conference honors three
times for his play in
CARL CACERES
singles. He was also named
the conference’s rookie of the year in 2008.
A two-time first-team District II All-Academic
selection by the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA), Caceres played
a major role in leading head coach Keith Hetsko’s
squad to a four-year record of 44-24 (.647),
including berths in the championship match of
the Landmark tournament in each of the past
two seasons.
In addition to the rigors of his academic and
athletic schedules, he still found time to work in
the Office of University Ministries, serve as a peer
tutor for the Center for Teaching and Learning
Excellence, and act as a retreat leader, resident
staff advisor and resident assistant for the Office
of Residence Life. At the annual Senior Student-
Athlete Banquet in May, Caceres was also selected
as the co-recipient of the Father Fitzpatrick
Award for community service.
Stallone, a center fielder on the baseball team,
was equally impressive in his academic and athletic
pursuits.
He distinguished himself by maintaining the
highest grade point average of all student-athletes
in the senior class – a 3.95 grade point average
while earning a degree in finance. His efforts in
the classroom earned him a number of accolades,
including first-team Academic All-American
in each of the last two seasons and third-team
honors in 2009. In addition, he received the Carlesimo
Award for academic and athletic excellence
at the Senior Student-Athlete Banquet.
His success in the classroom was matched only
by his success on the field.
A four-year starter, Stallone finished his career
with a .401 batting average and what is believed
to be a school-record 202 hits. He also hit safely
in 110 career games, including 62 with at least
two hits, and in 2009 he established the Royals’
single-season record for most hits (65). A
three-time first-team All-Landmark Conference
selection, he led head coach Mike Bartoletti’s
program to a four-year record of 84-76-1 (.525),
including berths in the championship bracket of
the Landmark Conference tournament in 2008
and 2011.
HEAD OF THE CLASS
The following University of Scranton
student-athletes have earned NCAA
postgraduate scholarships:
Baseball
Chris Stallone • 2011
Men’s Basketball
J.P. Andrejko • 1988
Michael Banas • 1984
Joseph Cantafio • 1974
Matt Cusano • 1993
Daniel Polacheck • 1995
Women’s Basketball
Una Espenkotter • 1987
Taryn Mellody • 2007
Men’s Cross Country
Joseph Fent • 2001
John Mercuri • 2007
Golf
Will Carey • 1988
Women’s Lacrosse
Bridget Lee • 2003
Women’s Soccer
Nicole Bayman • 2001
Lori Snyder • 1987
Men’s Tennis
Carl Caceres • 2011

Fresh Faces Join Coaching Staffs
It’s been a whirlwind summer for Mia
Collarini ’11.
In May, she earned Bachelor of Science
degrees in counseling and human services and
history from the University. Six weeks later she
was named head coach of Scranton’s softball
program.
A native of nearby Jessup, she enjoyed a
successful career as a four-year member of the
Royals softball program. A two-time All-
Landmark Conference selection, she finished her
career as the Royals’ all-time leader in walks (66),
third in doubles (28), and fifth in hits (125).
A two-time team captain, Collarini was just as
successful in the classroom, earning a spot on the
Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll
three times.
She isn’t the only new face on the Royal
coaching staff.
The University further solidified its
commitment to athletics by adding full-time
assistant coaching positions in men’s and women’s
basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and men’s
and women’s soccer.
Joining the men’s and women’s basketball
programs, respectively, are Joe Mihalich and
Stephanie Witko.
A native of Lewiston, N.Y., Mihalich spent the
past two seasons as a graduate assistant with the
men’s basketball program at Villanova University
(Villanova). He holds a Bachelor of Arts from
Nazareth College (Rochester, N.Y.) and a Master
of Education from Villanova.
Mihalich was a four-year letterman on the
men’s basketball team at Nazareth, where, in his
junior year, the Golden Flyers won the Empire 8
Conference championship and advanced to the
NCAA tournament.
Witko spent the past seven seasons as both a
player and coach at Marymount University
(Arlington, Va.), where she earned a Bachelor of
Arts. She also holds a Master of Education from
The George Washington University (Washington,
D.C.).
A native of South Boston, Va., Witko was a
three-time second-team All-Capital Athletic
Conference selection and was a key component of
a Saint program that won 78 games and made
two NCAA tournament appearances under then
head coach Bill Finney.
Upon graduation, Witko accepted an
invitation to join Finney’s staff. The highlight of
her tenure came in 2010 when the Saints went
28-2, advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA
tournament, and closed out the year with a top
10 national ranking.
Joining the men’s and women’s lacrosse
programs are Ed Williams, who was promoted
to full-time status after serving on a part-time
basis last season, and Katie Slade.
Williams, a former standout lacrosse player at
Lycoming College (Williamsport), helped Jim
Rogalski lead the Royals to the Landmark
Conference championship and the program’s
first-ever NCAA tournament berth this past
spring.
Slade joins the Royal coaching staff after
recently completing a highly successful playing
career at the University. A four-time
All-Landmark Conference selection, she scored
84 goals and assisted on 16 others to finish with
100 total points in 62 career games.
This summer, Andrew Loughnane and
Michael Shenigo accepted positions with the
men’s and women’s soccer programs, respectively.
A native of Harrison City, Loughnane is a
2011 graduate of Caldwell College (Caldwell,
N.J.). He was a four-year letterman on the
Cougars’ men’s soccer team, served as team
captain twice, and was a member of the 2008
team that won the Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference.
Loughnane’s father, Stephen, is a 1984
graduate of the University.
Shenigo spent the past seven seasons as a
player and assistant coach at Lynchburg College
(Lynchburg, Va.), where he earned a Bachelor of
Arts and a Master of Business Administration.
As an assistant coach with the Hornets’
nationally recognized women’s soccer program,
Shenigo worked primarily with the goalkeepers
and defenders. In his three seasons on staff,
Lynchburg won two conference titles and
advanced to the NCAA tournament three times.
MIA COLLARINI ’11. JOE MIHALICH
STEPHANIE WITKO
ED WILLIAMS
KATIE SLADE
ANDREW LOUGHNANE
MICHAEL SHENIGO
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ScrantonAlumni
In the News
Our men’s basketball team will take on Division I – and fellow Jesuit college – St. Joseph’s in an
exhibition in Philadelphia Nov. 14. It is the first match-up against the Hawks since 1981! Go Royals!

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A Successful
Scranton Summer
Hundreds of Scranton graduates gathered in their
hometowns this summer for various regional alumni
events. Kicking off the festivities with the annual
Philadelphia Summer Social on June 16, alumni
volunteers organized six social events, including a
wine tasting and a happy hour in Washington, D.C.,
a happy hour in Luzerne County, and two beach
parties at the Jersey Shore to welcome the Class of
2011 to the Alumni Society.
Additional summer activities included annual
traditions such as New Jersey’s Family Fun Day at
Monmouth Park and the Northeast PA golf tournament,
and multiple baseball games, including the
Orioles vs. the Cincinnati Reds in Baltimore, the
Iron Pigs vs. the Charlotte Knights in the Lehigh
Valley, the Senators vs. the Altoona Curve in Harrisburg,
the Yankees vs. the Los Angeles Angels in New
York, and the Nationals vs. the Philadelphia Phillies
in Washington, D.C. Finally, the Class of 2015
Legacy Reception welcomed incoming freshmen and
their alumni parents to campus during Fall Welcome
Weekend on Aug. 27.
If you would like to help plan a regional alumni
event for the Scranton graduates in your area, email
alumni@scranton.edu.
Photos from this summer’s alumni festivities are
available online at www.scranton.edu/alumniphotos.
Orientation Staff Reunite
“Purple People” from across several class years
gathered on Sept. 17 for a reunion of Orientation
Staff Alumni. The group enjoyed the opportunity
to explore campus, reconnect with friends and
meet current students.
While the Orientation program has evolved
over the years, both past and present members of
this constituency share a common love for their
alma mater.
Classes of 2007 – 2012: Save the Date!
There’s still plenty of time to get your green together,
but be sure to mark your calendars. Shamrockin’ Eve 2012
is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 9, in Scranton
for alumni in the classes of 2007-2011 and seniors in the
class of 2012.
Last year, Shamrockin’ Eve brought back the largest
population of alumni in the event’s history, getting more
than 1,000 recent graduates, seniors and friends together
in the Byron Recreation Complex. This year, come back to
campus and help us throw a record-breakin’, Irish-jiggin’,
shamrockin’ party.
Find more information online at www.scranton.edu/
shamrock.
Call for Nominations
Nominations are now open for the annual Frank
J. O’Hara Alumni Awards to be presented during
Reunion Weekend, June 8-10, 2012. The O’Hara
Awards, the highest award bestowed jointly by the
University and the Alumni Society, are generally
but not exclusively chosen from members of the
milestone Reunion classes and post-50-year classes.
The awards are named in honor of the late Frank J.
O’Hara ’25 who served the University for more than
50 years. For more information on the award, visit
www.scranton.edu/oharaawards. Please submit your
nominations by Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.
Vote for Alumni Board
The Alumni Board of Governors will hold
elections for eight seats beginning Tuesday,
Nov. 29. Visit www.scranton.edu/alumniboard for
more information and a link to the voting site.
Planning Begins for
Day of Service 2012
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, gather with alumni
in your area for the third annual Scranton Day of
Service. The Alumni Office is currently seeking
volunteers to organize service projects in regions
outside of Scranton. If you know an organization or
community project that could use the help of
Scranton graduates, contact alumni@scranton.edu
by Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
Mark your calendar for
our Scranton Alumni Tour
We will be traveling to Los Angeles, San
Francisco and several cities in Florida Feb. 28
through March 4, 2012.
Join us as we get together with fellow alumni,
parents and friends at various receptions, brunches
and even take in some spring training baseball.
Help Us Spread Holiday Cheer
The holiday season is a great time to get together with Scranton friends. Join alumni, parents and friends at one of our
upcoming Christmas parties. We’ve done all the planning; now all you need to do is save the date and call your friends.
Registration will be up in mid-November. For locations and further information, visit www.scranton.edu/holidays.
Generations of “Purple People” reconnected on campus for
a daylong reunion of Orientation Staff Alumni in September.
Our parties include:
• The Scranton Club of Washington,
D.C., Christmas Reception with
University President Kevin P.
Quinn, S.J., Dec. 2
• The Scranton Club of New
Jersey Brunch with Santa, Dec. 3
• The Scranton Club of NEPA
Noel Night, Dec. 3
• The Scranton Club of NEPA
Brunch with Santa, Dec. 4
• The Scranton Club of Lehigh
Valley Christmas Reception with
University President Kevin
P. Quinn, S.J., Dec. 8
• The Scranton Club of New York
Brunch with Santa, Dec. 10
• The Scranton Club of Philadelphia
Brunch with Santa, Dec. 11
• The Scranton Club of Chesapeake
Christmas Reception, TBD
• The Scranton Club of Connecticut
Christmas Reception, TBD

Royals Return Home
On June 10-12, University of Scranton alumni whose class
years end in “6” and “1” returned to campus to celebrate
their milestone reunions. More than 900 alumni and 330
guests and children attended Reunion 2011. For photographs
of the reunion, visit scrantonreunion.shutterfly.com.
Class of 1981
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Joseph M. Cardamone, M.D., FACP ’59,
Minnetonka, Minn., received the 2010 Charles
Bolles Bolles-Rogers Award. This award is given to
a physician who, in the opinion of the members of
the selection committee, by reason of his/her
professional contribution on the basis of medical
research, achievement or leadership, has become
the outstanding physician in this and other years.
Donald Myers, Ed.D. ’60, Honesdale, published two
books, a children’s book titled “My Life with
Roger,” illustrated by his granddaughter Shannon,
and another book titled “How to Survive and Learn
from Life Experiences.”
Paul Cioni ’64, Scranton, has been notified by the
Center for Credentialing and Education that he has
met the qualifications for the credential “Approved
Clinical Supervisor.” He is engaged in the practice
of counseling and psychotherapy. His chapter, “Hate
Revenge and Forgiveness: A Healthy, Ego-Strengthening
Alternative to the Experience of Offense” has
been published in the book “Psychology of Hate.”
Jack Hattman G’64, Wheeling, W.V., retired after 47
years as a professor of English at West Liberty
University.
Louis Orlando ’67, Villanova, published his third book,
“The Ultimate Phillies Trivia Quiz-Second Edition.” v
Frank McCartney ’69, Maple Glen, executive
director of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge
Commission, is the 2011 president of the International
Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association, an
international transportation policy and advocacy
organization.
Arthur Granito ’70, Harrisburg, was appointed vice
president and chief financial officer of the Cancer
Recovery Foundation International, an international
charity with organizations in London, Paris,
Toronto, Berlin and the United States.
Capt. Vito Cirigliano, D.O. ’04 is currently a medical
resident at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu,
Hawaii. An active researcher, presenting on topics
associated with hepatitis and acute kidney injury, Capt.
Cirigliano recently won first place in the Clinical Vignette
competition for the Hawaii chapter of the American
College of Physicians. In the photo, Capt. Cirigliano
stands with his poster at the American College of
Physicians national meeting in San Diego in April 2011.
James Kocsi ’72, Port Reading, N.J., retired after 38
years of service with the U.S. Small Business
Administration. v
Gerard Dougher ’73, Scranton, is a senior
accountant at Public Service Electric and Gas
Company in New Jersey.
David W. Quinn ’74, Roslyn, is vice president audit
manager, Credit and Credit Services.
Ernest Kollra, Esq. ’75, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has
been re-elected president and chairman of the
board of The Irish Theater of Florida.
Carl Witkowski ’75, Duryea, is chief operating
officer of GUARD Insurance Group.
Paul Biedlingmaier ’76, Lansdale, was named one
of the 2010 Five Star Wealth Managers by Philadelphia
Magazine.
Stephen Apaliski, M.D. ’77, Colleyville, Texas,
completed a one-year training program in executive
& professional coaching at the University of Texas,
Dallas. He is on the certification track of the International
Coach Federation and plans on focusing his
coaching on physicians in times of change while
continuing his practice of medicine. v
Col. Daniel Battafarano, D.O. ’77, San Antonio,
Texas, received the Outstanding Clinical Educator
Award in 2011 from the Internal Medicine Residency
at San Antonio Military Medical Center
(SAMMC) and an Outstanding Faculty Medicine
Clerkship Award in 2011 from the University of
Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
(UTHSCSA). Dr. Battafarano is the chairman of
rheumatology at SAMMC and clinical professor of
medicine at UTHSCSA. v
Patrick Fiore ’78, Palmetto, Fla., was elected to the
office of city commissioner in Palmetto Bay, Fla.
Brian Duke ’79, Washington Crossing, was nominated
by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett to
serve as secretary of aging.
Hon. James Gibbons ’79, Clarks Summit, has
captured both nominations in his bid for a second
six-year term as a Lackawanna County district
justice.
Anthony Ponte ’79, Houston, Texas, is vice president,
internal audit services, for Dresser-Rand
Group, Inc.
Gail Parsons Eddy ’80, Nederland, Colo., is the
owner of Geek for Hire, Inc., which received the
Angie’s List 2010 Super Service Award for
providing consistently high quality service to their
customers.
John Cardone, M.D. ’82, Fairview, is a cardiovascular
surgeon and member of the Cardio-Vascular
and Thoracic Surgery group at St. Vincent Hospital
in Erie. v
You never know where
you’ll find other Royals!
While on a recent service trip to El Salvador, Glenna
Harkins ’97 (standing, far right) met two other
Scranton grads and a current student volunteering
at Project Fiat in San Salvador. Pictured (from left)
are Elizabeth McDyer ’07, Christine Ferrari ’12,
Jaclyn Newns ’09 and Harkins. The four Royals
are holding children from the community of Las Delicias,
where the group was building a new daycare
center. “None of us knew each other before deciding
to go on the trip, so we were excited to have a
Scranton connection so far from home,” said Harkins.
Barbara Samuel Loftus G’82, Moosic, is vice president
for planning at Misericordia University. v
Lori Brucker Block ’83, Pitman, N.J., was
presented with the 2010 Joseph A. Barnes Award
for consistent, extraordinary and long-standing
contributions to Rowan University. She was also
named to Rowan University’s Wall of Fame 2010
by the Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and
Learning for her contributions to academic advising.
Paula Hresko Mendoza ’83, Upland, Calif., was a
speaker for the Cal Poly Pomona University’s Engineering
Club Leadership Retreat. Her presentation
was on job search strategies for success. She is a
site manager for Raytheon Company.
Colette Mazzucelli, Ph.D. ’83, Brooklyn, N.Y.,
earned a Master of Education in international
education development, international humanitarian
issues, at Teachers College Columbia University.
Colette is one of 400 “crisis mappers” with the
Standby Task Force, a network of volunteers that
supports existing emergency response mechanisms.
The Task Force’s mappers log in from around
the world to patch together a real-time picture of
situations such as the current crisis in Libya so that
aid groups can address humanitarian needs.

Jeffrey Schimelfenig ’83 was named presidentelect
of the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender Bar Association (LGBT Bar).
His term will begin in 2012. The LGBT Bar is an
association of lawyers, judges, law students
and other legal professionals and is an affiliate
of the American Bar Association.
Harry Lennon ’83, Round Top, N.Y., was elected
minority leader of the Greene County, N.Y.,
legislature for 2011-2012. He was first elected
to office in 2006 and is currently serving his
second term.
Dr. John Zangardi ’83, Potomac Falls, Va., was
appointed deputy assistant secretary of the
Navy for command, control, communications,
computers, intelligence, information operations,
and space. In support of the assistant secretary
of the Navy, Dr. Zangardi is the principal
Department of the Navy advisor for C4I, IO,
space, business enterprise acquisition, and
information technology and resource management.
In his oversight role, he coordinates with
key stakeholders to maximize alignment with
Navy and Marine Corps needs.
Morgan Benson G’84, Delta Junction, Alaska,
just returned from a tour with the U.S. Army in
Iraq. He served with the 62 nd engineer detachment
in Mosul constructing sewers and water
lines, developing a trash pickup system, and
assisting the Iraqi government to function by
helping all of its citizens with cleaner utilities.
Therese DeVries Narzikul ’86, Devon, was
appointed to the 2011 Board of Examiners for
the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.
The award, created by public law in 1987, is
the highest level of national recognition for
performance excellence that a U.S. organization
can receive.
Margaret McMenamin, Ed.D. G’86, Hellertown,
was installed as the eighth president of
Union County College.
Andrea DeJesus, DPT ’87, Belmar, N.J., earned
a Doctor of Physical Therapy from The University
of Scranton in May 2011. v
Robert DiGenova ’87, Red Bank, N.J., of the
Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office was elected
as the chairman/president of the County
Narcotics Commanders Association of New
Jersey and represents the state of New Jersey
as a delegate with the National Narcotic
Officers Association Coalition. v
Donald Kanavy ’87, Archbald, appointed superintendant
of the Valley View School District. v
Theresa Rice Haughey ’87, Raleigh, N.C., was
appointed director of pharmacovigilance and regulatory
quality assurance at GlaxoSmithKline U.S.
headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C. v
David Allegra ’88, Basking Ridge, N.J., was
elected to the board of trustees of the New
Jersey Commission on Accreditation for Home
Care (CAHC). CAHC, a home care watchdog,
monitors agencies throughout New Jersey to
ensure consumers receive services that meet
established guidelines and industry practices.
Christopher Henry ’88, Royersford, is a state
program specialist (grant manager) with the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
in Princeton, N.J.
JEAN SINZDAK ’96
Alumna Integral in Finding Tomorrow’s Leaders
For Jean Sinzdak ’96, there’s nothing
quite like the moment a woman realizes
she has what it takes to run for public
office. Her eyes light up. Her confidence soars.
Suddenly, she’s no longer just a part of the
discussion; she’s a part of the process.
As director of the Program for Women
Public Officials at the Center for American
Women and Politics (CAWP), Sinzdak has
these moments a few times a week. Through
the Rutgers University-based program, Sinzdak
connects with community leaders across the
country to increase the number and impact
of women in politics and to make political
women’s leadership more effective.
Unlike men who are quick to jump into
the political fray, Sinzdak says studies show
women need a little nudge. Through Ready
to Run, a nonpartisan campaign training
for women, Sinzdak and her colleagues give
prospective candidates the training and, most
importantly, the encouragement they need.
“A lot of women need someone to ask them
to run. We say, ‘Consider this your invitation
to run. We’re asking you,’” Sinzdak explains.
Sinzdak’s interest in politics started early
in her career at The University of Scranton.
Though she was an English major, Sinzdak also
completed a Women’s Studies Concentration.
The courses exposed Sinzdak to a new world of
issues, making her more passionate about the
role of women in politics.
Since graduation, Sinzdak has become an
integral part of CAWP. In addition to leading
the Ready to Run program, she’s worked
on several successful initiatives including a
campaign to increase the participation of
minority women in politics.
CAWP Director Debbie Walsh describes
Sinzdak as an innovative problem solver. She
says Sinzdak is willing to step out of her job
description to make sure the center’s boat sails
smoothly.
“She’s someone who always steps up,”
Walsh says. “There’s never a time when a
problem arises and she doesn’t say, ‘Let’s try
this. Let’s figure out a new way to do this. Let’s
take on a new project.’”
When not championing women for public office, Jean Sinzdak
’96 enjoys spending time with her husband, Taylor Huttner, and
two daughters, Sophie, 4, and Tessa, 2. The family often jokes
that it would be fitting that Sophie, born on the Fourth of July,
might one day run for office herself – The Oval Office.
Leading a program like Ready to Run
isn’t something you learn by reading a book.
The challenges Sinzdak faces force her to think
on her feet and, she says, the critical thinking
skills she developed at Scranton allowed her to
reach her goals.
“Scranton gave me the ability to think
creatively,” Sinzdak explains. “To look at
problems and analyze them and come up with
solutions.”
Sinzdak will get a chance to bring two
of her passions together in the coming year.
The Ready to Run program is starting a
partnership with the University, and Sinzdak
couldn’t be more excited. Her former professor
and current Political Science Department
Chair Jean Harris, Ph.D., is leading the effort
to bring Ready to Run to Scranton. (The
first Ready to Run program – Ready to
Run Northeast Pennsylvania – will be held on
campus Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.)
“It’s really come full circle for me,” Sinzdak
said. “It’s a really terrific feeling because I’m so
proud of this school, and I’m so proud of this
program.”
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Bernard Costello, D.M.D., M.D., FACS ’91, Presto,
was promoted to professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
He is chief of pediatric oral and maxillofacial
surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Christen Gilmore Pionzio ’91, Doylestown, has
been appointed solicitor for the New Britain
Borough Zoning Hearing Board.
Bill Loehfelm ’91, New Orleans, La., signed a twobook
deal with Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar,
Straus, & Giroux, for publication of his third and
fourth novels. His third novel, “The Devil She
Knows,” was published in spring 2011.
Michael Hollinger ’93, Reading, opened his own
law firm, Hollinger Law.
Jill Joswick Bednar ’93, Springfield, is principal of
Las Dos Chicas, a 501(c)3, which is awarding its
first study abroad scholarship, “2011 Pack Your
Bags Scholarship.”
Janine Edwards ’94, Honesdale, won the Republican
and Democratic nomination in the primary for
the position of Wayne County district attorney.
Erin O’Malley-Stewart ’94, Reston, Va., has been
named dean of faculty at Bishop D.J. O’Connell
High School in Arlington, Va. Erin completed her
post-masters endorsement in school administration
at The George Washington University.
Marc Fusaro, Ph.D. ’96, Russellville, Ark., assistant
professor of economics at Arkansas Tech University,
was presented with the Thomas P. Tyler Excellence
in Teaching Award during the 22nd annual
College of Business Awards Program at Chambers
Cafeteria East Banquet Hall in April.
Timothy Gallen ’96, Hatfield, was elected treasurer
of the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission
Counseling, serving concurrently as delegate
for Pennsylvania to the National Association for
College Admission Counseling.
Maureen Brady Coyle ’97, New York, N.Y., director
of Study Abroad at Felician College, has been
awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to study and
observe educational developments and international
education in the Federal Republic of Germany. v
Joann Gallichio, DSc ’97, Jacksonville, Fla.,
accepted a neuro faculty position at the University
of St. Augustine. v
Michael Malia ’97, Manasquan, N.J., was certified
by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial
attorney, a distinction held by less than two percent
of New Jersey attorneys. He also recently achieved
the honor of being recognized as a board certified
civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial
Advocacy. v
Shahriar Pourreza ’99, West Orange, N.J., is a
senior analyst within Citigroup’s energy /commodities
team.
Philip Grieco ’00, Secascus, N.J., is director,
sponsorship development, in team marketing and
business operations for the National Basketball
Association.
April Karas Fletcher ’00, Little Neck, N.Y., is an associate
director, sales and marketing, at ESPN Audio.
Brian Shahum ’00, Brooklyn, N.Y., was appointed
regional claims specialist-financial lines at Chartis
International. Brian, who will relocate to London with
his new position, will be monitoring emerging claim
trends within financial lines in Europe and supporting
various initiatives to improve customer orientation
and marketing of financial lines claims service.
Laura Zambuto ’00, Atlanta, Ga., received the
Gerald R. Cooper Award for Excellence in laboratory
safety and bio-security at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Honor Awards. Laura is a
safety and occupational health specialist with the
CDC’s influenza division.
Matthew McGuigan ’01, Coatsville, joined the firm
Blank Rome LLP as an associate in the financial
services group and a member of the consumer
financial services industry team.
John Errigo ’02, Bensalem, is pursuing his Ph.D. in
organizational management and leadership at
Capella University. v
Katie Slattery ’02, Suffern, N.Y., a lawyer with the
New York City Department of Education, is a litigator
for the special education unit. v
Patricia Meli Pruzhansky ’03, Huntington Station,
N.Y., received her master’s degree in early childhood
education with honors from Hofstra University.
She is certified in both elementary and early
childhood education and is currently teaching preschool
for Long Island Head Start.
Tara Ravina Hatler ’03, Rutherford, N.J., was
presented with the Women’s Bond Club Rising Star
award. The award is given to women leaders in
financial services who have demonstrated exemplary
leadership qualities. Tara is a senior manager
with Ernst & Young.
Maria Villafuerte ’03, Royal Oak, Mich., graduated
from the Henry Ford Psychiatry Residency Program
in Detroit. She received the chief resident certificate,
leadership track certificate, Resident Teacher
of the Year Award and GSD’er (Get Stuff Done) of
the Year Award.
On Oct. 24, 2010, Nicole A. Sublette ’03 married
Eric T. Mosblech ’02 with several University alumni
in attendance. Helping Nicole and Eric (kneeling
together) celebrate their marriage were (standing,
from left) Brennan Coughlin ’02, Kieran Maiorana
’02, Loretta Davis Hutchinson ’83, Melissa
Carlo ’03, Mark Hutchinson ’83, Kathleen Currie
’03, Jeannie Cho ’03, Michelle Lynch ’03, Julie
Gillard McMillen ’03, Lisa Pellegrino Stanton
’03 and Kelly O’Connor Smith ’03.
Future Royals?
You better believe it!
Christy Gianfrancesco Deihl ’00, Chrystie Lutz
Gorman ’00, Erin Hansen Dalton ’00, Patrick
Dalton ’99, Collette Kelly Freer ’00 and Allison
Schechter Zusmer ’00 and their families arranged
a Scranton reunion in the Poconos this past July.
Pictured are the group’s 11 children, all proudly
wearing their Scranton T-shirts.
Susan Chrusciel ’04, Plainsboro, N.J., is pursuing
her MBA in pharmaceutical management and
marketing at Rutgers Business School.
Caitlin McGrath ’04 is executive assistant in
marketing and sales for The Bostonian Group.
Rachael Miller ’04, Weehawken, N.J., completed
costume designs for “The Diary of Adam and Eve,
The Lady with All the Answers and Under Milk
Wood” at the Electric Theatre Company in Scranton.
Christopher Ryan Joyce ’05, Lake Placid, N.Y., is
director of development at Camp Dudley in Westport,
N.Y.
Matthew Youssef ’05, Baltimore, Md., is a recipient
of The Daily Record’s 2011 20 in Their Twenties
Award. This award recognizes young professionals
in their 20s whose creativity and entrepreneurial
spirit already are contributing to new energy in
Maryland. Winners were selected on the basis of
their professional accomplishments, community
involvement and the impact of their achievements.
Michael P. Hill ’06, Columbia, Mo., has joined VA
Mortgage Center.com as senior director, content
marketing.
Kelly Lewandowski ’06, Gettysburg, has been
named head women’s basketball coach at
Salisbury University.
Capt. Joseph Mazzocchi ’06, Campbell Hall, N.Y.,
was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, one of the
military’s top honors, in February 2009 for his
exceptionally meritorious service while serving as
an executive officer and platoon leader in Afghanistan.
He is also the recipient of the Army Commendation
Medal, the Army Achievement Medal,
Afghan Campaign Medal and the NATO Medal.
He is currently serving his second deployment in
Afghanistan.
Wade Beale ’07, Lakeland, Ga., is assistant principal
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DENNIS SIZE ’76
Shining Bright on the Biggest Stages
While millions across the globe
watched the pomp and circumstance
surrounding this spring’s
Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine
Middleton in London, Dennis Size ’76,
too, was overcome with emotion.
It was hay fever season in England, and a
relentless sneeze and cough were making his
18-hour workdays even more fatiguing.
As vice president of design for the
Lighting Design Group (LDG), the United
States’ largest broadcast lighting design
company, Size was in Great Britain with
Steve Brill, president of LDG, overseeing
a crew of 30 and setting up more than 20
television studios throughout London.
Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer and
Robin Roberts were among the onscreen
personalities Size and his team lit. Essentially,
if a television program appeared on ABC
or Comcast’s bevy of networks, the LDG
handled its wedding coverage.
“Unfortunately, working the wedding
wasn’t as romantic as it sounded,” Size laughs.
“It was a mammoth undertaking, right when
London was going through one of the biggest
heat waves in its history.”
But as they say in the theater, the show
must go on.
For Size, his three-week commitment to
the Royal Wedding was just one of a series
of notable productions he’s tackled this year.
Thanks to a well-earned reputation – he’s
a three-time recipient of the Emmy Award
for Outstanding Lighting Design – Size and
his staff had a jam-packed summer lighting
events such as the Ames Iowa Straw Poll,
Good Morning America’s Summer Concert
Series in Central Park, ABC’s new daytime
show The CHEW, and the Republican Presidential
Debate in Orlando, Fla.
In addition to lighting most of London this
spring, Size illuminated superstars Beyonce
and Lady Gaga and presidential hopefuls
Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul.
Having worked on hundreds of television
productions throughout his career, including
Oprah and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,
Size wouldn’t have it any other way.
“As I’m fond of telling people, you can’t
turn on your television at any time of the day
or night and not see a show that we do,” he
says. “Plus, I love what I do, and I don’t want
to get bored staying too long in the same
place.”
Since his break into television production
more than three decades ago as a vacation
replacement on the daytime drama Ryan’s
Hope, Size has always enjoyed the challenge of
“setting up the picture of the stage.”
“Dennis never ceases to amaze me with his
boundless energy and enthusiasm for whatever
he is working on,” says Rich Larsen, professor
of English and theatre at Scranton.
Larsen recalls that when Size returned to
campus to work on a University production
years ago, the students took to him immediately.
“Dennis really impressed them with his
wit, talent and accessibility,” Larsen recalls.
The bright lights of the entertainment
industry are a far cry from what Size set out
to do upon enrolling at Scranton. Initially
a pre-med student, Size soon realized it was
theater production in his future, not medicine.
“It wasn’t until years later that I understood
if it wasn’t for Scranton, I wouldn’t have realized
what I really wanted to do,” he explains.
“My courses at Scranton didn’t prepare me for
what I do today, but what the University did
offer me was a lot of experience – and a lot of
life lessons.”
Before stars such as Beyonce (top)
and the legendary Dick Clark (at
left) can shine on stage or in the
studio, Dennis Size ’76 (below; at
left with Dick Clark), a renowned
lightning designer,
is responsible
for making their
performances look
just right.
Michelle Bochanski, DPT ’07, Washington Twp,
N.J., received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy
from the University of Rhode Island. v
Jenna Brown, D.O. ’07, Lewisburg, received the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine in June.
She will continue her medical training in family practice
at Williamsport Regional Medical Center. v
Joegi Mathew ’07, North Massapequa, N.Y., is a
fund controller for Tishman Speyer where he oversees
the accounting for two real estate funds. v
Melissa Thompson, D.O. ’07, Norristown, received
the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in
June. She will continue her medical training in
family practice at Mercy Suburban Hospital. v
Colleen Zanis, D.O. ’07, Ardmore, received the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine in June.
She will continue her medical training in psychiatry
at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia. v
Sarah Kosydar ’08, Media, recently returned from a
mission trip to Guatemala where she volunteered
for Hearts in Motion. Sarah is a physician assistant
with Just Kids Pediatrics in Newark, Del.
Andrew Calogero ’10, Brookside, N.J., is assistant
stage manager at The Shakespeare Theatre of
New Jersey.
Mia Collarini ’11, Jessup, was named head coach
of Scranton’s softball program. In addition to
becoming the 12th head coach in the program’s
35-year history, she is pursuing a Master of
Science in school counseling.
Marriages
Gerald Straub’67 to Kathy Ofeldt
Carisia Switala ’82 to Lekan Obadeyi
Katharine Suarez ’93 to Justin Kletter
Thomas Kelly ’97 to Carie Sarrapede
Denise Mahalidge ’98 to Matthew Derricks
Kristin Wunner ’98 to Michael Mark
Nicole Lane ’02 to Alan Hoff
Andrea Lawruk ’02 to Luke Woolley
Eric Mosblech ’02 to Nicole Sublette ’03
Christine O’Herron ’02 to Eric Johnson
Nancy Panarese ’02 to Kyle Pierson
Patricia Meli ’03 to Henry Pruzhansky
Leigh Muraca ’03 to Daniel King
Lauren Van Slooten
Burchill ’89 married
Richard Burchill, and
the couple celebrated
their third anniversary
in March. Lauren
Burchill completed her
master’s degree from
Montclair State
University in 1996.
She is currently
working as a
psychotherapist in
private practice.
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Michael Panzarella ’03 to Erin Gemmill
Maria Villafuerte, D.O. ’03 to Eric Boulic
Kathleen Corr ’04 to Andrew Matthews
Mary Kenney ’04 to Vito Cirigliano ’04
Katie April ’05 to David Hutzayluk
Kim McCormick ’05 to Dan Cooper
Matthew Casperson ’06 to Christine Cornwall
Adrienne Grab ’07 to Brian Krug ’07
Andrea Stellatella ’07 to Donald Vozzi
Katie Wojtowicz ’07 to Allan Parsells ’08
Emily Pieroni ’09 to Josh Skrezec
Births
A daughter, Nora Cecilia, to Tom ’82, G’95, and
Amber Flanagan, Spokane, Wash.
A daughter, Emily Anna, to Greg and Michele
Haefele Beck ’88, Throop
A son, Joshua Joseph, to Dr. Kevin ’89 and Marie
Monique Franks G’04, Minot, N.D.
A son, Henry Lewis, to David ’91 and LeAnn Hogan,
Arlington, Va.
A daughter, Meghan Laura, to Joseph and Katherine
Beers Farrell ’92, West Islip, N.Y.
A son, Ryan William, to Edward and Pamela Haley
Bruns ’92, Boonton, N.J.
Twins, Giovanni Matthew and Mia Mary, to Michael ’97
and Tara Campasano Malia ’93, Manasquan, N.J.
A daughter, Ryland Rose, adopted by Michael ’93 and
Kim Hollinger, Reading
A son, Sean Patrick, to James and Tracey McDevitt
Hagan ’93, Philadelphia
A daughter, Juliana Marie, to Dr. Fred ’95 and Susan
Baker Bonacci ’94, Eynon
A daughter, Caoilfhionn Elizabeth, to Paul Walsh and
Louise Farragher ’94, Dublin, Ireland
A son, Andrew William, to Paul ’94 and Laura
Gribbin Lameo ’95, Summit, N.J.
A son, Liam Patrick, to Chuck ’94 and Catherine
McCarthy, Howell, N.J.
A daughter, Bridget Patricia, to Sean ’94 and Kathleen
O’Doherty Cullinan ’94, Oakland Garden, N.Y.
A son, Wylie George Kovar, to Jason Cascarino ’95
and Jennifer Kovar, Oak Park, Ill.
A daughter, Catherine Mary, to Phil and Monica
Fischl Degnan ’95, Medford, N.J.
Twins, Aiden James and Avery Kate, to John and
Marianne Mazzei Rivers ’95, G’98, Scranton
A daughter, Payton Lida, to Justin ’95 and Candice
Orzel Taylor ’95, Oakland, N.J.
A daughter, Avery Jane, to Stefan ’95 and Victoria
Reinold, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
A son, Andrew Patrick, to Mark and Heather Rowan
Kenyon ’95, Brighton, Mass.
In December 2010, Dr. Joshua Siglin ’04 and
Dr. Mandy Roberts Siglin ’04 welcomed Grace
Elizabeth. The family resides in Bala Cynwyd.
A daughter, Katelyn Sarah, to Brian ’95 and Jillian
Sutton, Wantagh, N.Y.
A son, Charles Harrison, to Cory and Sharon Foldy
Fischer ’96, Morristown, N.J.
Twin daughters, Parker McLoughlin and Reagan
Monihan, to Todd Fliegel and Lisa Parker ’96,
Allendale, N.J.
A son, Jeffrey Joseph, to Jeff and Elaine Reilly
Blanco ’96, Shelton, Conn.
A son, Sean Thomas, to Tom and Jennifer Rygiel
Boyd ’96, Whippany, N.J.
A daughter, Rylin Gabrielle, to Paul and Gemma
Waananen Kenney ’96, Malvern, N.Y.
A daughter, Carissa Ellen, to Stephen and Suzanne
Yatcilla Dolney ’96, Frederick, Md.
A daughter, Faith, to Michael ’97, G’04 and Shannon
Farrell Beckish ’03, G’04, Scranton
A daughter, Hannah Daisy, to Andrej “Slavy” ’97 and
Siobhan Cleary Brchnel ’02, Bronx, N.Y.
A daughter, Ryleigh Christine, to Christopher ’97 and
Stephanie Heenan, Sewell, N.J.
A daughter, Taryn Leigh, to Shawn and Kristen Hines
Huber ’97, Downingtown
A daughter, Julia, to Chris and Angela Jaramillo
Stawski ’97, Lansdale
A son, Peter Jude, to Sean and Ann Marie Jursca
Keffer ’97, Conshohocken
A son, Leo Joseph, to Leonard and Meghan Lizotte
Mucci ’97, Havertown
A daughter, Lielle Marie, to Jerrod and Kristen
Tepfenhardt Freund ’97, Rutherford, N.J.
A daughter, Julianna Rose, to Christopher and Robin
Brooks Johnson ’98, Staten Island, N.Y.|
A son, Andrew Timothy, to Andrew and Barbara
Gervasi Rich ’98, Highland Mills, N.Y.
A daughter, Sophie Marie, to Rick and Jessica
Lindstadt Vassallo ’98, Palm Harbor, Fla.
A son, Liam David, to Travis and Kerri McCormick
Daniels ’98, Centennial, Colo.
A son, William Joseph, to Chris and Jennifer Nolan
DeLuca ’98, Pompton Plains, N.J.
A daughter, Cara Antonia, to Sean ’98 and Christina
Swikata Plover ’99, Philadelphia
A son, Jack Joseph, to Joe and Erica Bergen
Sprague ’99, Brick, N.J.
A son, Jack Ryan, to Matthew ’99 and Rebekah
Ferguson Bernard ’01, Clarks Summit
A son, Owen John, to Michael and Kerry Brice
Poskay ’99, Toms River, N.J.
A daughter, Kathleen Mae, to Matt and Tara Gomes
Jacobs ’99, Henderson, Nev.
A daughter, Anna Rose, to Greg ’99 and Heather
Theis Maigur ’02, Quakertown
A son, Nathan Shaffran, to Nikolas and Kristen
Meyer Komyati ’99, Morritown, N.J.
A daughter, Dayna Antoinette, to Duong ’00 and
Diane Miglino Lam ’99, Ramsey, N.J.
A daughter, Catherine Nora, to Dr. Michael and
Shannon Murphy Fennie ’99, East Stroudsburg
A son, Brendan Michael, to Nick and Kristine Reilly
Parente ’99, Hoboken, N.J.
A son, Dominick, to Stanley ’99 and Terri Coyler
Strelish ’00, Scottsdale, Ariz.
A son, Nicholas, to Drs. Mark and Kara Suche
Mascarenhas ’99, Hoboken, N.J.
A daughter, Francesca Ann, to Frank and Melissa
Turano Svoboda ’99, Freehold, N.J.
A son, George Patrick, to Charlie and Sue
Wagenborg Falco ’99, Philadelphia
A daughter, Molly Elizabeth, to Mark and Kristin
Donati Greenwood ’00, Havertown
A daughter, Adrienne Patricia, to Christopher and
Amanda Fair Micklus ’00, Orange, Conn.
A daughter, Madeline, to Joseph and Collette Kelly
Freer ’00, Little Neck, N.Y.
Twin sons, Ryan Michael and Colin Thomas, to
Michael ’00 and Mary O’Neill McKinley ’00,
River Edge, N.J.
A daughter, Harper Lily, adopted from China by Todd
Youngerman and Mary Jane Postiglione ’00,
Monroe, N.C.
A daughter, Ella Maureen, to Kevin ’01 and Lauren
’01 Altieri Courtney, White Plains, N.Y.
A daughter, Kailee Rae, to Gary and Keri Breen
Alvarez ’01, East Rutherford, N.J.
A daughter, Megan Elise, to Matt and Katy Everson
Jablonowski ’01, Johnson City, N.Y.
A daughter, Grace Michele, to Todd ’01 and Jaime
Kutch Jones ’01, Central Islip, N.Y
A daughter, Cayleigh Maeve, to Bryan ’01 and
Meghan McDonald Glynn ’03, Milford, Conn.
John Lyons ’03
and Jennifer
Serra Lyons ’04
recently welcomed
a son, Jack
Thomas. The Lyons
make their home in
Somerville, N.J.

PAT ’89 & SEAN ’94 KANE
The Bond of Brothers
Patrick Kane ’89 and his brother Sean
’94 have the type of relationship
where finishing
each other’s sentences
isn’t uncommon.
“We’ve always
been close,” Sean
says. “He’s my big
brother. We’ve
always had a great
relationship.”
But last summer,
as both brothers
headed off to surgery together, their brotherly
bond grew even stronger. They no longer
needed words to express how each other felt.
The brothers’ story begins long before
last summer or their surgeries, or even before
Sean followed Pat – and their sister Aileen
Kane Hand ’91 – to The University of
Scranton.
Born with only one kidney, Sean developed
hydronephrosis – what he describes as
a blockage – on the organ at the age of two.
From that point, he was subjected to procedures
and surgeries to help him maintain
his health.
“This is all I’ve known,” Sean says. “We
joke about it. One Christmas, the whole family
spent the day in the hospital. I’m sure my
mom loved that one.”
Sean managed through his health issues,
but years later, after a trip to Africa with his
fiancé, Allison, he fell ill, pushing his already
declining kidney into further turmoil. His
doctor knew the urgency; it was time for a
transplant.
Pat, Aileen and their oldest sibling Paul
were all tested and it was determined that Pat
was the best match. Pat’s wife, Lisa, and the
couple’s two sons knew the risks, but were
supportive from day one. And so, in July
2010, the two brothers went under the knife.
“To be honest, it was never a question,”
recalls Pat of his decision to donate a kidney
to Sean. “We didn’t talk about it much.”
Both brothers remember the family going
quiet leading up to the surgery.
“Everyone stopped talking to me. I don’t
think they knew what to say,” Pat says.
Sean remembers the nervousness
that came over his
family, but “for me,
it was surgery or
death. So what was
my alternative? I was
calm and excited.”
After both procedures
proved successful,
the brothers have
turned their attention
When his brother, Sean Kane to the future.
’94 (right), needed a kidney
Pat, who recently
transplant, Patrick Kane
’89 donated his without left Wall Street to
hesitation. “To be honest, launch his own alternative
mutual fund,
it was never a question,”
recalls Pat of his decision.
set a goal of completing
a Tough Mudder,
a 12-mile adventure
race. He recently
reached the finish
line alongside his
Scranton roommate,
Phil Keenan ’89.
Sean, the senior
Patrick Kane ’89 (left) and
his college roommate, Phil vice president of
Keenan ’89 (center), recently human resources for
joined forces to complete Heineken Americas
a Tough Mudder, a 12-mile
adventure race.
for nearly nine years,
has had a slightly
more difficult recuperation. After his initial
recovery, he experienced a slight setback
due to side effects from his post-transplant
medication, which caused him to undergo
bi-lateral hip replacement surgery in March
2011. Since then, Sean has started to regain
his strength, and is now planning a June 9,
2012, wedding to Allison.
“I’m trying to figure out how to live my
life with all these new parts and I’m enjoying
every minute,” Sean says. “I want to thank
Pat, but when I try to, he makes it seem like
it was no big deal. I was the person in need,
but I hope my brother knows if the roles
were reversed, it wouldn’t have been a question
for me either.”
A son, Adam Matthew, to Matthew and Kelly
Parent Huestis ’01, Freeland, N.J.
A son, Sebastian Anthony, to Erik and Sally-Ann
Quiterio Limpaecher ’01, Pennington, N.J.
A son, Gavin Jacobus, to Harold and Nicole
Radomski Woering ’01, Southbury, Conn.
A son, Joseph Alexander, to Joseph Black and
Andrea Sandrowicz ’01, Throop
Twin sons, Gavin Peter and Wyatt Graham, to Tyler
and Lauren Antinore Wagner ’02, Havertown
A daughter, Reagan Kathleen, to Kevin ’02 and
Margaret Strohm O’Meara ’02, Robbinsville, N.J.
A son, Alexander Joseph, to Anthony and Angela
Drace McCloskey ’03, Harrisburg
A daughter, Juliette Madeline, to James and Lauren
Fuchsel Peters ’03, Lansdale
A daughter, Amber Nicole, to Russel and Nicole
Kosteczko Odell ’03, Freemont, Calif.
A daughter, Carly Anne, to Robert ’05 and Christine
Wolff, Lords Valley
A son, Tyler Jacob, to Michael and Christina Smith
Sheeran ’06, Arlington, Va.
A son, Talan Matthew, to Matthew and Brenda
Washeleski Gocek ’06, G’11, Peckville
In Memoriam
Willard C. Grasagave ’37, Dickson City
Anthony A. Caprio ’38, Norwich, N.Y.
William A. Mussari ’38, Carbondale
Edward T. Filipkowski ’41, New Hope
Raymond Foote ’47, Jermyn
Sheldon Rothstein ’47, Scranton
Stanley Chmiel ’48, Scranton
William Fennie ’49, Dresher
Emil Hordesky ’49, Scranton
Frank C. Longo, Esq. ’49, Scranton
Robert Musgrave ’49, Scranton
Melvin Oram, M.D. ’49, Scranton
Thomas F. Ruane, Ph.D. ’49, Pawley Island, S.C.
Bertrand W. White ’49, Candor, N.Y.
Pasco “Pat” Garramone ’50, Drums
William A. Kandel ’50, Scranton
Pete P. Klapps ’50, Silver Springs, Md.
Harry M. Kraemer ’50, Bloomington, Minn.
Sylvester Megargee ’51, Sciota
Howard F. Mulligan ’51, Carbondale
John J. Taylor ’51, Clarks Summit
Robert J. Flynn ’52, West Bloomfield, Mich.
Chris C. Gardier ’52, Dunmore
George Kahanick ’52, Scranton
William P. McCann ’52, Carbondale
Michael Onifer ’52, Elkton, Md.
Edward D. Soma, M.D. ’52, Kensington, Md.
J. Ronald Halenda, M.D. ’53, Chadds Ford
Gervas Rafalko ’53, Malvern
Col. Vito M. Solazzo ’55, Scranton
Rev. Edward Barrett ’56, Scranton
Richard J. Dempsey ’58, Clarks Summit
John J. Flynn ’58, Palmer Twp.
Joseph P. Moran ’58, Middletown, N.Y.
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ClassNotes
Rev. Daniel Hitchko ’59, Exeter
Robert A. Zikoski ’60, Moosic
Robert E. Booth ’62, Scranton
Gus G. Tirellis ’62, Scranton
Eugene Kovaleski ’61, Jermyn
Edward T. Carden, M.D. ’62, Issaquah, Wash.
Michael Loyack ’63, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.
Anita Stone Appleton G’63, Clarks Summit
Edward Higgins ’63, Bensalem
Thomas M. Walsh G’64, Pittston
John G. Bendick ’66, Greenport, N.Y.
Michael A. Cassin ’66, New York, N.Y.
Joseph S. Chorba ’66, Scranton
Alexander L. Savary ’66, Tampa, Fla.
Harvey Sicherman ’66, Philadelphia
James A. Thorne ’66, Wormleysburg
Gerald P. Alunni ’67, Eynon
Jack T. Harte ’68, Clarks Summit
Ronald F. Jones ’68, Blakely
Ronald J. Akoury ’69, Scranton
Donald Paul Nicastro ’69, Lake Ariel
Stephen W. Ginther ’70, Silver Springs, Md.
Helen McAndrew ’70, G’76, Scranton
Sheldon Justan ’71, Henderson, Nev.
Rev. Thomas J. Snyder ’72, Jenkins Township
Peter F. Bobonis ’73, Scranton
Anne Marie Moyle Kenney ’73, Somerset, N.J.
Michael J. Manzo ’73, Mount Lebanon
Msgr. Kevin P. O’Neill ’73, Dunmore
Robert F. Boland ’74, G’81, Scranton
James F. Collins ’74, G’78 Scranton
Felicia Bates G’76, Bethlehem
Sister M. Gregoria Wong G’76, Mattydale, N.Y.
Msgr. William Donovan H’77, Wilkes-Barre
Richard Czibik ’78, G’80, Brookhaven
Richard J. Andrews ’80, Exeter
Genevieve M. Hoinski ’80, G’87 Mayfield
Salvatore A. Graci ’81, Dunmore
Mary Agnes McElmoyle G’83, Jim Thorpe
Sr. M. Coleman Nee, I.H.M. H’83, Scranton
Marie Tarnowski Cotter ’84, Kingston
James J. Haggerty, Esq. H’87, Dunmore
Gregory R. Cann ’88, Woodbury Heights, N.J.
Susan Hanusich Wilson, D.V.M. ’88, Sebastian, Fla.
Barbara Gorny Weber Chapin G’89, Palm Beach
Gardens, Fla.
Maryellen Griffith Fiore ’90, Oreland
Geoffrey R. Haefner ’91, Exton
Zachary M. Romano, Sr. ’93, Hawley
Lt. Col. John E. Voyack ’95, Avoca
Michael B. McKenna, M.D. ’96, Avon, Ohio
Hollie Kraucheunas Trammo ’97, Eustus, Fla.
Marilyn Washitz ’97, Scranton
Ryan T. O’Malley ’99, G’03, Marysville
Sarah Ann Youshock ’10, Archbald
In Memoriam,
Family & Friends
Grace Alco, mother of Rev. James ’85
Christine Federico Ambrose, sister of Peter ’91,
Taryn ’93 and Celeste ’95
Coralie Carden, wife of Dr. Terrence ’60
Bill Carpenter, father of Dr. Brian ’82
James Carr, father of Jim Carr ’92 and Patricia
Carr Kasper ’85
Eugene Coleman, son of the late Eugene ’42, brother
of Donald ’72 and Edward ’80
Pauline Colis, mother of Dr. Michael ’73
Elizabeth Conley, mother of Joseph ’76, G’78, grandmother
of Joseph ’07, Megan ’09 and Lauren ’10
Nellie Dawgert, mother of Dr. Dennis ’68
Dorothy Dzwonczyk, mother of Dr. Philip ’75 and
Paula Eisengrein ’78
George Hamilton, father of Kristin Hamilton
Ritchie ’93
Anna Mae Joyce, mother of Gerald ’74, Parnell ’79,
mother-in-law of Thomas Davis ’69 (Patricia)
Stanley Kania, brother of Arthur ’53
Michael Kirk, mother of Richard ’81
James Kotula, son of John ’82 and Kathleen
Kanavy ’95, brother of John ’09 and Jeffrey ’11,
grandson of Leonard Kanavy ’60
Patrick J. LaPorte, Jr., father of Dr. Patrick III ’85
and grandfather of Patrick IV ’04
Joseph Laskowski, Sr., father of Michael ’91,
Christopher ’93 and Cynthia Jenner ’93
Patricia Lavan, mother of Nora Ryan ’96
Margaret Mancuso, mother of Denise Lay ’80
and Christine Roscoe ’77
Mary E. McBride, mother of Elisabeth Lee Ridgely ’86
Paul McCrone, son of James ’66
Helen Moran, mother of William ’65
James Parker, father of Lisa ’93
William Paulish, father of Rev. W. Jeffrey ’79
Karl Rau, father of Amy Armstrong ’93
Catherine Rippon, mother of Richard ’82
Aidan Joseph Silva, son of Steve ’95 and Christy
Marshall Silva ’96
Mary Spescha, mother of Mary Spescha Purcell ’86
Elizabeth Stefursky, mother of Joseph ’65, G’69
Joan Sylvester, wife of Robert ’58 and mother of
Leah Sylvester Timlin ’87
Beulah Von Bergen, mother of Drew ’61
John Von Bergen, brother of Drew ’61
Joseph Walsh, Sr., father of Joseph ’82
Mark Will, husband of Nora Buchanan Will ’83
Denise Ryan Zambuto, mother of Laura ’00 and sister
of Amy Ryan Franklin ’82
Anna Zelno, mother of Henry ’71
Donning Their White Coats
In August, six members of the Class of 2011 began
their medical school careers at Jefferson Medical
College in Philadelphia by participating in the white
coat ceremony. Pictured (front row, from left) are
Mathew Murphy of Scranton, Brandon Kujawski
of Scranton, Anthony Stefanelli of Thornhurst, (back
row) Maria Gubbiotti of Falls (M.D./Ph.D. program),
Karl Oberg of Narvon, and Lauren Nicholls
of Jermyn. They are among the more than 50
graduates beginning their post-baccalaureate studies in
medicine this fall. The University’s overall 2011 acceptance
rate to schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, podiatry and optometry is 80 percent.
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SCRANTON
Building a Legacy
For many of our alumni, a Scranton education is a family tradition. This fall, 73 daughters and sons of Scranton alumni
– including 11 from alumni couples – entered the University. Their parents and, in some cases, grandparents are among the
44,000 alumni who have chosen Scranton for their education. Pictured below are the members of the Class of 2015 who are
following in the footsteps of their parents who are Scranton alumni.
Alumni parents and their students who are members of the Class of 2015 gathered with University President Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., during Fall Welcome Weekend in August.
Class Year Alumnus/Alumna Current Student
1988 Michael A. Allegra Ashley Allegra
1989 Christopher D. Andres, M.D. Christopher Andres
1989 Lynn King Andres Christopher Andres
G2001 Mary Kay Daniels Aston Elizabeth Aston
1983 Joseph P. Bannon, M.D. Margaret Bannon
1984 Tracy Farrell Bannon Margaret Bannon
1988 Paul W. Bisio, M.D. Ryan Bisio
1989 Susan Sabo Bisio Ryan Bisio
1979 Rosemary Laskowski Boniello Luke Boniello
1985 Samuel R. Borgia Samuel Borgia
1976 John D. Breslin Joseph Breslin
1981 Gary C. Burke, D.O. Connor Burke
1984 JoAnn Negvesky Burke, D.O. Christopher Burke
1986 William P. Burke William Burke
1984 Christine Hand Carlin Erin Carlin
1984 Gregory J. Carlin Erin Carlin
1985 Maureen Ryan Castaldi Tracy Castaldi
1977 John R. Cavanaugh Jacqulyn Cavanaugh
1984 Joseph J. Cleary Maria Cleary
G1980 Brian P. Conniff, Ph.D. Rachel Conniff
1988 Maria French Coutts Anna Coutts
1990 Frank N. Crispino Matthew Crispino
1988 Kevin J. Cronin Michelle Cronin
1977 William J. Dempsey, M.D. Hayley Dempsey
1982 John J. Dermigny, D.O. Peter Dermigny
1996 Matthew J. DiLiberto Ashley Shimansky
1982 Richard Digiovine Corrine Digiovine
1988 Elaine Edson Dignam Zachary Dignam
Class Year Alumnus/Alumna Current Student
1986 Joseph J. Dignam Zachary Dignam
1973 Gerard J. Dougher Ashlee Dougher
1995 James M. Dougher Lauren Dougher
1988 Roseanne Schmieder Farrell Ashley Allegra
1989 Deborah Baigis Flint Matthew Flint
1990 Laurence E. Flint, M.D. Matthew Flint
1982 Michael A. Genello Maria Genello
1987 Susan E. Giambrone Kellia Giambrone
1977 Patrick J. Grady, M.D. John Grady
1973 Richard E. Gratz, M.D. Tyler Gratz
1980 William B. Harding Timothy Harding
1978 Marc E. Herold Brianna Herold
1982 Barbara Magliaro Hollawell Jacqueline Hollawell
1982 John W. Hollawell Jacqueline Hollawell
1983 Kevin G. Holmes Ryan Holmes
1988, G2005 Judy Strenkoski Hurley Austin Hurley
1987, G1999 Donald J. Kanavy Jacob Kanavy
1987 Laura Bevlock Kanavy Jacob Kanavy
1986, G1991 Deanna A. Klingman Justin Klingman
1993 James M. Lajeunesse Kathryn Lajeunesse
1993 Jeannine Bernier Lajeunesse Kathryn Lajeunesse
1976 RoseMarie Lally-Doyle John Doyle
1985 Nancy Adams Larralde Melissa Larralde
1985 Jacalynne Majez Lopata Kory Lopata
1983 David J. Lopatofsky, M.D. Tyler Lopatofsky
1981 Stephen R. Luciani Nina Luciani
1984 Theresa Jackson Magee Charles Magee
2007 Erin A. Maguire Michael Maguire
Class Year Alumnus/Alumna Current Student
1975 George S. McCrosson Michael McCrosson
G1992 Maria E. Montenegro Ryan Holmes
1981 John A. Morano Zachary Morano
1983 Vincent M. Munley Devon Munley
1968, G1978 Louis E. Nykaza Travis Nykaza
1987 Jacqueline Christie O’Gorman Shannon O’Gorman
1986 Maria Nardone Olsakowski Melissa Olsakowski
2008 Todd T. Parry Angela Parry
1982 Margaret A. Philbin Nicholas Philbin
2006 Mary Ellen Turlip Pichiarello James Pichiarello
G1997 Carol A. Radle Natalie Radle
1983 Michael J. Ricci Anthony Ricci
1996 Bonnie J. Rotella Aris Rotella
1986 Roberta Lynch Ruskowski Margaret Ruskowski
1986 Harry B. Strickland Hayden Strickland
1982 Mary Reynolds Sullivan Timothy Sullivan
1980 Patricia A. Sullivan Julianne Leist
1982 Peter A. Thomas Michael Thomas
1985, G2009 Lisa Shewack Thurston Catherine Thurston
1976 Marcia J. Trignano Marc Trignano
1983, G1989 Diana Moore Trygar Ashley Trygar
1984, G1989 Richard M. Trygar Ashley Trygar
1977 W. Michael Umerich, D.D.S. Michael Umerich
1985 Kathleen Harris Walker Michael Walker
1975 Robert S. Wallis Karsten Wallis
1976 Paul D. Wisowaty David Wisowaty
1991 Karin Kuhn Wrightson Victoria Wrightson
1972 Philip E. Yevics, Ph.D. Edward Yevics

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