Answer Special Call to Serve - King's College

Dustin Stark, who received a degree in criminal justice
with a second major in sociology, gets creative with his
mortar board.
Noelle Lyon-Kovaleski, who received a master of science degree in health care
administration, celebrates with her husband, Chuck, and her son, Casey.
A Scranton native and son of former Pennsylvania Governor,
the late Robert Casey, Bob Casey, Jr., served eight years as the
state Auditor General and two years as State Treasurer before
winning election to the U.S. Senate in 2006. The citation
read before Casey was awarded an honorary doctorate noted
his many accomplishments, including his drive for children’s
health care in the United States, debt relief in the Third World
and his lifelong commitment to Catholic moral teachings
throughout his professional life.
“From the time that Senator Casey taught fifth grade in a
Philadelphia inner city school after graduating from college,
he has been a great advocate of improving the quality of
education,” Father O’Hara said in announcing Casey’s selection
as Commencement speaker. “He is keenly aware of the issues
important to the people he represents and provides great
support to Northeast Pennsylvania on a federal level akin to the
support that his father obtained at the state level. The Caseys
are a shining example of a family of faith who dedicated their
lives to public service. Throughout his career, Bob Casey
has been guided by the legacy of his father’s principle that ‘all
public service is a trust, given in faith and accepted in honor.’ ”
Also receiving honorary doctorates during Commencement
were local physician and philanthropist Dr. Susan Sordoni and
Father James Burasa, C.S.C., Superior of the District of East
Africa of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the first African native
to hold that position.
The extended family of twin graduates Ann (far left) and David Kaluzavich (back row center) attended Commencement wearing tee shirts
featuring a baby picture of the two and listing their date of birth and date of graduation. Five other people in the photo also King’s alums,
including the proud father of the twins, Robert (front row, far right)
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