Regional Alumni Club - King's College

Spring 2010
KWAC
King’s First
Regional Alumni Club

President’s Message
Dear Fellow Alumni,
This has been a long and hard winter for most of northeastern United States. As I write this,
a group of us from King’s just returned from an alumni gathering at the home of Lisa ’95 and
Fred ’96 Pettit in Langhorne. We left Wilkes-Barre and its two feet of snow and drove to the
Philadelphia area which some weeks ago also received two feet of snow. Despite the snow,
the trip was well worth it as alumni had a chance to reconnect with one another, we had an
opportunity to hear their stories, and all were able to hear of the latest developments at King’s.
It was a wonderful night and I felt the spirit of King’s alive and well at that gathering.
This edition of Pride highlights another group of King’s alumni in the Washington, DC,
area who established the first regional alumni chapter. Not only have they connected with
one another in the Washington area, they have connected with present King’s students in a
most impressive fashion. The enthusiasm, dedication and hard work of these alumni led to
the 1 st Career Day in Washington. I still hear exciting stories from our students about their
time in Washington. The model the Washington area club followed was that of the McGowan
Business School which for years has been taking students from the Business School to meet
King’s alumni in the financial sectors of New York, Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre.
Just as the Washington alumni chapter learned from the model of the McGowan Business
Forum, so, too, last night in Langhorne, I suggested that Philadelphia area alumni could
learn from the Washington model. A few weeks ago, I was in Los Angeles and Tom O’Malia
’65 indicated he thought alumni in LA could follow the DC model. The Washington
example indicates that it is time for us, at this stage in our history, to establish regional alumni
clubs. There are numerous possibilities besides Washington, Philadelphia and Los Angeles;
possibilities include Dallas, Baltimore, New Jersey, Boston and, closer to home,
Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Allentown and Hazleton. Some groups will form
more quickly than others, but all groups will have the support and
encouragement of those of us back at King’s.
Thus, welcome to a new stage in the life of King’s College! May
God bless our alumni and these potential groups and may God
bless you, your families, and our alma mater.
Sincerely,
Rev. Tom O’Hara, C.S.C., ’71

Contents Spring 2010
PRESIDENT
Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., Ph.D. ’71
SENIOR STAFF
Director of Campus Ministry
Rev. Richard Hockman, C.S.C.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Janet Mercincavage, C.P.A.
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Frank H. Oliver, Ed.D.
Vice President for Business Affairs and
Chief Financial Officer
Lisa Marie McCauley, Ed.D., ’82
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Nicholas A. Holodick, Ed.D.
EDITOR
Director of Public Relations
John McAndrew ’84
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Joseph Giomboni ’03, M.S. ’07
Public Relations Office Coordinator
Nora Conway
SPORTS
Director of Sports Information
Robert Ziadie
ALUMNI
Director of Alumni Relations
Laura Haden ’04
Alumni Secretary
Nancy Harworth
DESIGN
Nanette Bozentka, Llewellyn & McKane, Inc.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Lynn Charlton (Front Cover, 7, 8 and 9), Photos by Andy
(2, 3, 5, 16, 17, 18, inside back cover), Bob Ziadie (12, 13
bottom), Bob Adams (13 top, 14), Brian Blight (19)
PRINTING
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Pride is published two times a year by the King’s College
Public Relations Office. It is distributed to alumni, parents
of students, donors, and other friends of the College.
Comments should be addressed to Laura Haden, Director
of Alumni Relations, laurahaden@kings.edu, (570) 208-
5879; or John McAndrew, Director of Public Relations,
johnmcandrew@kings.edu, (570) 208-5958. Write: PRIDE,
King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
2 News on Campus
F Gateway Corners Opens
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Chapel of Christ the King Rededicated
Response to Haiti Earthquake
DeCesaris Executive in Residence Program
Physician Assistant Program Reaccredited
50 th Anniversary of Century Club
King’s Named a “Best Neighbor”
6 King’s Feature
F KWAC – King’s First Regional Alumni Club
12 Monarch Sports
F Knarr Named Football Coach
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Kachinko Retires as Volleyball Coach
Carrozza Becomes Women’s Soccer Coach
Spring Sports Preview
Spring Sports Schedule
16 Alumni Events & Gatherings
F Club Football Reunion
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Phonathon Reception
Breakfast with Santa
Alumni Family Mass
Alumni Gathering in Atlanta
Outstanding Alumni Educator Award
New York City Trip
19 Staffi Profile
F Jim Anderson
ON THE COVER:
The King’s Washington Area Alumni
Club (KWAC) is the first of what is
hoped to be a number of regional alumni
clubs for the College. The group has
already completed a successful regional
fundraising campaign, several social
events and a very successful career
program for current King’s students.
20 Alumni Profiles
F Al Giombetti ’78
F Eileen Callahan Rosen ’01
22 News & Notes

News on Campus
Gateway Corners
Major Improvement to King’s and Main Street
Gateway Corners, a four-story 95,000 square
foot multi-purpose building adjacent to the College
campus, was dedicated in October. More than 160
students moved into apartment-style suites on the
top three floors of the facility at the beginning of
the fall semester. The building was the result of a
unique partnership between King’s College, Kinship
Square, a non-profit community development
corporation, and Radnor Property Group, which
is leasing the building to King’s. The building’s
first floor contains office space for the College’s
education faculty, state-of-the-art classrooms, a
140-client public day-care facility and a public
eatery, called Leo’s on Mane. The $20 million
project was announced in May 2008 and was
completed in 16 months. Gateway Corners replaces
two blighted buildings, a former laundry/dry
cleaning business and a printing business.
The dedication was held in conjunction with the fall meeting
of the College’s Board of Directors and the celebration of
Homecoming Weekend. At the dedication, Wilkes-Barre
Mayor Thomas Leighton ’82 said, “It was just the summer of
2008 that we stood across the street, looking at two buildings
that needed desperate attention. I, as an alumnus, can’t tell you
enough how much King’s College has done for the city.”
In January, the multi-purpose conference room on the
ground floor of the facility was named in honor of David
Selingo ’89, chair of Kinship Square, in recognition of his
tireless efforts on the project. Kinship Square acquired the
vacant Corcoran Printing and MacIntosh Laundry buildings
from City Vest and found a developer partner to raze the old
buildings and complete the Gateway Corners building.
Gateway Corners opened for the fall semester
and now occupies half of the third block of
North Main Street.
Father O’Hara speaks
at the May 2008 news
conference announcing the
beginning of the Gateway
Corners project. The
dilapidated Corcoran and
MacIntosh buildings can be
seen in the background.
Students Chris Ward, left and Donald Houseknecht show the kitchen portion
of their suite to Dr. Margaret Corgan of the foreign languages and literatures
department and Dr. Kristi Concannon of the chemistry and physics department.
Most of the more than 100 people attending the dedication took advantage
of the tours that were offered by education majors and students residing in
Gateway Corners.
The Rev. Thomas Looney, C.S.C., Provincial of the Eastern
Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross and member of
the King’s Board of Directors, blesses the lobby of Gateway
Corners during dedication ceremonies. Assisting is Rev.
Richard Hockman, C.S.C., director of King’s Campus
Ministry.
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Chapel Renovated,
Rededicated on its
Silver Anniversary
The Most Reverend John M.
Dougherty, D.D., former Auxiliary
Bishop of Scranton, blesses the new
altar as part of rededication ceremonies
in November.
With the dedication of the J. Carroll McCormick Campus
Ministry Center and the Christ the King Chapel in 1984, King’s
had its first permanent worship space. The building was designed
to be multi-purpose; it not only hosted all worship services, but
also concerts, lectures and other community events that were too
big for other gathering areas but too small for the gym.
During the subsequent 25 years, the McGowan School of
Business was dedicated and the Campus Center renovated,
providing alternative host sites for many of the events that were
previously held in the Chapel.
In recognition of the Chapel’s 25 th anniversary and recognizing
its role as the spiritual center of the campus, a restoration of
the space was planned. As a result of more than 200 donations
by alumni and friends of the College, the renovations were
completed and the Chapel rededicated in conjunction with
Patron’s Day in November.
A beautiful new wooden cross and altar were completed by
local artisans. A round light fixture, which previously hung
above the altar, has been removed to create more open space and
clear sight lines to the new cross affixed to the wall behind the
altar. Matching stations of the cross were not ready in time for
the rededication, but will be installed soon. All the seats in the
Chapel were reupholstered and new carpeting was laid. Glass
windows were added and the coal altar chapel was redesigned so
that it can be used for both private prayer and the Sacrament of
Reconciliation. A new wooden ambo, credence table and two
preparation tables have been added.
Local artisans Marshall
Rumbaugh, left, and
Thomas Noone pose next
to the new wooden altar
they created for the Chapel
of Christ the King. At
rededication ceremonies,
Rumbuagh and Noone
brought the altar coverings
during the gift procession
and dressed the altar.
King’s Responds with “heart” to Haiti Disaster
A catastrophic earthquake rippled through portions of Haiti on
Jan. 12, crippling one of the world’s poorest nations. The original
7.0 magnitude earthquake was followed by equally debilitating
aftershocks, which have ranged from 4.5-5.9 in magnitude. The
capital, Port-au-Prince, is still in ruins. The death toll could
exceed 200,000. The people of Haiti are now challenged with the
daunt ing task of rebuilding their Caribbean country.
The relief effort has been a massive undertaking in the United
States, ranging from multi-million dollar fundraisers hosted by
celebrities to student groups doing their best to help on a smaller
and more personal basis.
College Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry Rev.
Richard Hockman, C.S.C., and seniors Gary Lambert and Chris
Ward teamed to organize relief efforts on campus that raised
more than $7,000 to aid the nation’s revitalizations efforts. Even
though the first quake occurred before students returned for spring
semester classes, the three organized quickly and alerted students
of a meeting which was held at 10 p.m. before the first day of
classes.
Student Government organized the fundraiser, Hoops for Haiti,
for men’s and woman’s basketball games against Misericordia
University. Mem bers of the men’s and women’s teams wore
ribbons in the colors of the Haitian flag on their shoes for the
event, which raised more than $2,000. Other fundraising activities
included a dance held Valentine’s Day weekend called Hearts for
Haiti. During Masses at the Christ the King Chapel, collections
were taken and the money donated to Haiti.
King’s contributions have been distributed to Catholic Relief
Services in the amount of $4,500 to purchase food, water and
medical supplies. Nearly $3,000 was sent to the Congregation of
Holy Cross to support Holy Cross priests and brothers in Haiti.
The consequences of the earthquake will have a lasting effect
on the Holy Cross Congregation, which houses Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Province of Haiti. The tragedy claimed the life of
Holy Cross seminarian Emmanuel Jacques Guillame. A second ary
school is in ruins, and a Provincial House and other residen cies in
Port-au-Prince were destroyed or severely damaged.
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NEWS ON CAMPUS
Proposed Business School Residence Position Named
in Honor of DeCesaris
proposed new position in the
A McGowan School of Business, one
that is designed to provide students a
resident faculty member with practical
experience in entrepreneurial activities
and modern business practices, is being
named in honor of a long-time King’s
faculty member.
An establishing gift, which
challenges other King’s graduates for
support, has been made to the Angelo DeCesaris Executive in
Residence Program. The gift was from a King’s alumnus who
wishes the program be named in honor of the 1953 King’s
graduate and faculty member from 1954 to 1992. DeCesaris
was as a mentor to this alumnus and countless others. He
began teaching accounting at King’s and later took on the task
of establishing the data processing major at the College. He
later became the first chair of the computer and information
systems department, showing the same ability to adapt to
changing conditions that is desired from all graduates of the
McGowan School of Business.
The Executive in Residence program will provide annual
support for a new faculty position at King’s. The position
will focus on career mentoring, beginning in business
school students’ sophomore year, entrepreneurship, small
business management, community service, and business
communications and technology. “Our ideal candidate
will be a person who has a proven track record of success, a
reputation for ethical business practices, an entrepreneurial
spirit, and a willingness to pass along their experiences to
our students,” said Father Jack Ryan, C.S.C., director of the
McGowan School of Business.
DeCesaris’ impact at King’s extends beyond the time
he has spent in the classroom. He is father to five King’s
graduates (all computer and information systems majors) and
grandfather to one. When his grandson, Angelo J., received
his degree in 2000, the family became the first in the College’s
history to have three generations of graduates.
Two of Angelo’s children worked for King’s; his son, Angelo
F. ’77, taught evening classes and his daughter, the late Barbara
Ann ’79, was a systems programmer for the College. His son,
Mark ’81, is a member of the King’s Board of Directors.
DeCesaris was a member of the special committee whose
recommendations led to the admission of women to King’s in
the early 70s.
Since undergoing open heart surgery in 2004, Angelo’s pace
has slowed, but he still enjoys staying in touch with fellow
former faculty members.
When asked recently how he felt about the honor of having
this vital position named for him, he answered succinctly,
“tickled pink.”
Those interested in adding to the establishing gift are
encouraged to contact Frank Oliver, vice president for
institutional advancement, at (570)208-5820 or frankoliver@
kings.edu.
PA Program Receives Maximum Term Reaccreditation
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies at
King’s recently received a seven-year reaccreditation
from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education
for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The seven-year term
is the longest available from the national independent
accrediting body.
King’s is one of 149 ARC-PA accredited programs in
the country and one of only 16 in Pennsylvania. King’s is
one of only three Pennsylvania accredited programs based
at a college; most are at universities. The program’s last
reaccreditation was for a period of six years.
The King’s PA program, which celebrated its 30 th
anniversary in 2007, received its first accreditation
in 1979. During that time, almost 900 students have
graduated from the program. Established initially
as a certificate program, the program has grown into
a combined five-year bachelor’s and master’s degree
program for King’s students. The program attracts
applicants from across the United States and is typically
filled to its 90-students capacity. The King’s program was
the third in Pennsylvania to receive its initial ARC-PA
accreditation.
Upon completion of the master’s portion of the program,
graduates must pass the Physician Assistant National
Certifying Examination (PANCE) in order to practice as a
physician assistant. Since the beginning of the program,
King’s PA students have a 99.8% overall pass rate on the
PANCE.
Physician Assistants can work in a variety of medical
fields and are trained to perform histories and physicals,
order and interpret lab results, write prescriptions, educate
patients and assist in surgery. King’s PA graduates have
achieved placements throughout the country, many
working in medically underserved areas.
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Century Club Reaches
Golden Anniversary
The Century Club of King’s College is
celebrating its 50 th anniversary during the
current academic year. The organization,
comprised of people who aid the college
financially, began in 1959, 13 years after
the College’s founding. Its original
purpose, still true today, was to “assist
the College administration in meeting
those needs which the administration
feels to be the most urgent and for which
limited funds are available in the normal
operating budget.”
The group recently held its annual
Christmas party in the Scandlon Physical
Education Center. Construction of
the lobby of the Scandlon Center was
originally paid for by a gift from the
Century Club in 1967 (see photo
below, left).
Other early philanthropic projects
of the group included the College’s
original computer equipment for the
data processing academic department,
a multilith offset duplicating machine,
a closed-circuit television system for the
biology department (used for anatomy,
physiology, embryology, histology and
zoology courses), a “minicomputer”
(modern-day calculator) for the psychology
department and equipment for the King’s
radio station, WRKC.
Shown in a photo taken at an early Century Club Christmas party was, from left,
Mrs. Robert McLaughlin, Mrs. Thomas Gill, Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Foley and Mr.
Robert McLaughlin.
From left is Gus and Val Genetti, Father O’Hara, and Dottie and Frank Henry.
Scandlon Physical Education Center lobby in 1962.
Pictured is Marge Bart, long-time athletics department
employee.
From this year’s Century Club Christmas Party: Front row, from left, Colleen
Panzitta ’91, Liz Brogna, Mary Rosto, Rose Marie and Joseph Panzitta. Back row,
from left, Larry Brogna ’59, Mike Rosto and James Panzitta ’82.
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KWAC:
King’s First Regional Alumni Club
In early 2006, a reception was held in Washington, D.C.,
in conjunction with the King’s Legacy of Excellence Capital
Campaign. Campus leaders, including Father O’Hara and John
O’Brien ’64, chair of the campaign, were in attendance. The event
was coordinated by Jim O’Hara ’58, an attorney and brother of the
King’s president.
While a number of King’s graduates in the District of Columbia
and the surrounding suburbs indicated they would be there, the
final attendance figures left much to be desired.
“While those that did attend made up for a lack of numbers
with an abundance of enthusiasm, I was a little embarrassed by the
turnout,” said Ray Kane ’50, a member of King’s first graduating
class. “This was an important effort, the largest fundraising
campaign in the history of the College, and less than half of the
RSVPs showed up.”
Flash forward a little more than three years – a Career Day is
held in the nation’s capital, an event both attending students and
participating alumni called an “eye-opener” and “a potential life
changer.”
What happened in the intervening three years is a testament to
the hard work of four individuals and to the sense of community
shared by all generations of King’s graduates.
An informal “let’s get together sometime” comment on the day
of the campaign luncheon eventually led to the formation of King’s
first regional alumni club, the Washington Area Alumni Club,
or KWAC. KWAC is led by a determined group of four King’s
alumni, including “old-timers” Kane and O’Hara, along with
Cathy Serafin ’83 and Joe McMonigle ’89.
Members of what became the Executive Committee of
KWAC began meeting every eight weeks at Old Ebbit, a popular
Washington. D.C., restaurant. The group’s first assignment was
evident; effectively solicit the more than 600 King’s grads in the
Washington, Baltimore and Northern Virginia area in an effort to
support The Legacy of Excellence Campaign.
Kane suggested a “divide and conquer” strategy. He borrowed a
map utilized by local used car dealers to break the area into about
a dozen “regions.” The next step, according to Kane, was to “fire
it up to HQ,” a nickname the group adopted for the Institutional
Advancement staff at King’s.
The staff was able to pinpoint King’s alumni in each of the
regions. KWAC then went about recruiting a dozen area
coordinators. The area coordinators would be responsible for
soliciting alumni in each designated sector.
The effort, though arduous, was very successful. With the
proper organization, alumni in the region first surpassed the
established dollar goal. With still additional alumni left to solicit,
the group then set a participation goal, which was also achieved.
Almost one-third of all King’s grads in the Washington, D.C.,
Northern Virginia and Baltimore area made a gift or pledge to the
campaign, a full 10 percent more than the overall alumni giving
percentage to King’s in a typical year.
In December 2008, a victory party was held in Washington in
appreciation of the efforts during the campaign. A considerable
number of people who participated in the campaign, either as
area coordinators or donors attended the Saturday evening event.
The following morning, Father O’Hara celebrated Mass for area
alumni. Later that day, a reception was held in the Baltimore area.
“We knew we wanted to make a transition after the campaign
to be more of an alumni services club,” said Jim O’Hara recently.
“This was the first event in that transition. We wanted people in
this area to know that when KWAC calls, it’s not only to ‘pass the
hat for money.’”
During the next year, a series of “social” events were held,
including Anthracite Night, aptly named in honor of northeastern
Pennsylvania’s place in mining history. The most popular giveaway
item that night was a paperweight consisting of a piece of
anthracite coal on a wooden base. The Executive Committee also
organized King’s night at a Washington Nationals baseball game,
replete with kielbassa and Stegmaier beer, staples of northeastern
Pennsylvania, at the pre-game tailgate party. The group also
organized local alumni to participate as a team is a “Race for the
Cure” fundraiser.
In early 2009, the Executive Committee, at one of their meetings
at “the clubhouse,” as Old Ebbit became known, wondered what
they could do to directly benefit King’s students. Their decision
was to hold a Career Day, the first that would be attempted in the
Washington, D.C., area for King’s students.
“I was amazed to find out of how many King’s alumni are in
the D.C. metro area,” said Serafin. “When I was a student, not
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many King’s students thought of this area as a landing point. Yet,
look how many of us are here, many in management positions in
a mixture of government and private businesses. Why not use that
experience to help current King’s students expand their horizons of
what is possible after graduation? We also felt alumni in this area
would respond well to the opportunity to mentor current students.”
The KWAC Executive Committee first contacted the staff of the
McGowan School of Business at King’s for some advice. For the
past five years, the staff has been conducting annual McGowan
Forums for students in the business school. The forums rotate
between New York, Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre and include
small group mentoring sessions with King’s alums in the business
field. Armed with some valuable organizational tips, including
the idea of incorporating an ethics component into the event, the
group began planning logistics.
Cathy Serafin was in charge of speakers and Jim O’Hara was
responsible for what happened to the students once they arrived
in Washington. The group decided from the start that the event
would be open to students of all majors, both because of King’s
reputation as a liberal arts college and the fact that KWAC leaders
were confident that alumni working in the area had a wide variety
of professional backgrounds. The group also felt strongly that the
program they would plan would require more than a day, so plans
had to be made for the students to spend an overnight in the city.
The King’s Career Planning staff notified students during the
summer of the opportunity. Follow-up through faculty members
was done in the beginning of the fall semester.
While momentum for the event among students started slowly,
eventually the goal of 52 students (the capacity of a bus) was
reached. The students were alerted early that they had to prepare.
Each student had to attend two sessions, one on general business
etiquette and the other, conducted by Serafin and O’Hara, specific
to advice about the city. The students also had to update their
resumes prior to leaving for the trip. The speaker for the luncheon,
the president of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, agreed
to review them before his presentation and provide some feedback
that day.
In all, 20 speakers were recruited to speak with the students,
representing the fields of corporate finance, education, financial
services, information technology and media. More than half of the
20 speakers were King’s graduates. Students attending the event
represented 19 majors, including criminal justice, economics,
English, communications, history, neuroscience and psychology.
On a sunny October morning, the students, along with support
staff from Career Planning and Institutional Advancement boarded
the bus for the two-day trip. Every seat on the bus was full, thanks
to some quick thinking by senior marketing major Eric Gula. Eric
heard about the trip from a friend and was immediately interested.
When he inquired, there were no openings left. The night before
the trip, Eric received a call from the same friend. The friend’s
roommate, who was also scheduled to go, had the flu. The next
morning, Eric, dressed in a suit, was at the Career Planning office
before it opened, just in case the original attendee didn’t recover
sufficiently. Eric was part of the group for the initial Career Day.
After planning initially for students to stay in local hotels, Jim
O’Hara and the Executive Committee had the idea of placing
the students with host families. After countless phone calls
from Jim and members of “HQ,” 24 King’s grads offered to host
students, some as many as five, in their homes. The arrangement
complemented the program in a number of ways. Having host
families saved the cost of hotel accommodations and it also offered
students a chance to see how people who work in the D.C. area
Members of the Executive Committee of KWAC are pictured with Father O’Hara at a Career Day event. Pictured, from left, is James O’Hara ’58,
Ray Kane ’50, Cathy Serafin ’83 and Joe McMonigle ’89. Two additional members will be added to the Executive Committee in 2010.
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live after they leave the office, including handling family and
commuting issues.
After arriving in Washington and getting a tour of the city, the
students attended a reception at the Jones Day Law Firm, arranged
by Jim O’Hara, one of the firm’s attorneys. The event gave the
students an opportunity to stretch their legs, share some social time,
and meet their host families.
U.S. Congressman Patrick Murphy ’96 provided comments at
the reception, including encouraging students to set high goals.
“You should reach for the stars. Even if you fall short and you land
on the moon, that’s okay.”
As inspiring as Murphy’s words were, he was usurped by the
beautiful surroundings that greeted the students. A balcony off of
the conference room used for the reception offered a spectacular
view of the U.S. Capitol. There could be no mistake that the
students were indeed in Washington, D.C.
“The atmosphere at Jones Day was PERFECT – seeing the
Capitol at sunset made my jaw drop,” junior Lauren Breen said
recently. “I even called parents the next day to talk about it.
Another student approached Serafin and said, “Our parents
will always tell us we’ll have moments that happen that you
immediately know are important. I know I’m having one right
now.”
Jason Clark, a non-traditional student who is close to earning
his education degree after years in the computer training field,
said that the shared experience helped the students on the trip
become closer. “The locations were spectacular. All you can
say after seeing the rooftop at Jones Day was WOW. I also got to
better know students who I see on campus, but our relationships
never got passed hello. Now, I’m going to make a point of
staying in contact with them. We’re all going through senior year
issues together, so why not lean on each other for support and
encouragement.”
The next morning the students were treated to a breakfast and
then walked to Howrey LLP, where Serafin works, for the day-long
program. Serafin told the students that “today is all about who you
want to be, what you want to be and how you want to be.”
Kane, center, hosted Donald Bird and Jason Clark during Career Day events. Kane
was impressed by the fact that both students had made business cards for the event.
“I probably talked their ears off that night, but we had a great time,” Kane said later.
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The program included five 30-minute sessions on job search and
Washington, D.C., specific topics as well as two 75-minute small
group sessions conducted by 10 alumni and John Serafin, a retired
educator and Cathy’s father.
Participating students were almost unanimous in their praise for
the program. Students completed evaluations for the program on
the bus ride back to campus. More than half rated the presenters,
facilities and overall program as excellent.
Other comments included “it was an eye opening experience.
I didn’t know there were as many opportunities in the DC area,”
“this has been a spectacular experience. I’ve gotten so much out of
the past two days!,” and “genuine, inspiring speakers.”
Another student commented “chances are slim that I’d be
able to have conversation with a Congressman (Murphy) in such
a relaxed setting ever again. The people you met have highly
valuable insight, and the setting (being able to see the law firms)
is inspiring to say the least. It’s comforting to be surrounded by
people who want to help you.”
“It was shocking in a good way,” said Jason Clark after the trip.
“You make connections that last. It’s just rhetoric most of the time,
but this trip made that concept valuable. I felt a connection to
these people.”
For some students, the trip was a reality check. “Since coming
back from the event, I’ve been working a lot harder on my courses.
I’ve been trying to arrange internships and am looking for a
promotion at my part-time job,” said Lauren Breen.
If Breen chooses Washington as a destination for an internship,
her search will be easier than in previous years. King’s recently
signed an articulation agreement with the Washington Center, a
firm that helps arrange various internships in Washington.
Eric Gula parlayed his good fortune in getting the last seat on
the trip into a new business venture. “After coming back from the
trip, I was inspired to form Coalspark, a digital media company.
Before this trip, I was in DC twice, but just as a tourist. I never
went into the professional buildings I was very impressed by
program and blown away by the level of activity. I never thought
I’d do so much in a few days.”
In the six months since Career Day, many participants report
staying in touch with their hosts, many even exchanging
Christmas cards and e-mails. Some hosts even offered the
students a place to stay if they decided to interview for a
position in the area.
“Since the students returned from the trip it’s become
evident that the program lit a spark in them and the fire is
now ready to burn,” said Chris Sutzko, director of career
planning.
The members of KWAC were as impressed with the
students as the students were with the program.
“I was very proud of King’s. It was an impressive program
and the students were engaging. When I was a student,
this type of event would have been unfathomable,” said
O’Hara.
“The event went better than any of us had any right
to hope. We kept waiting for a hiccup, but it never
happened,” Serafin commented.

“This was a great idea,” said McMonigle. “I was a
little skeptical at first of alumni opening their homes
to students because of the sometimes adventurous
commute experienced by people living on the outskirts
of D.C. I was pleasantly surprised. All the students
made it back to the city on time the next morning. The
success of the event really speaks to the special nature of
the King’s Community.”
“I was so proud of young people who came down,”
said Kane “Now we have template to use for future
years.”
KWAC is already planning the second Career Day to
come this October. Their success with programming
has also inspired King’s graduates in other areas to
explore forming alumni clubs. (See President’s Message)
The Honorable Patrick Mulloy ’63 and his wife, Marjorie, hosted, from left, Jason Bess
and Eric Gula. Gula, who was able to be on the trip only because another student was
ill, said, “the hospitality was amazing. They served terrific lasagna.”
Regional Alumni Ambassador Appointed
With the documented success of the
KWAC regional alumni club and the
hope that King’s alumni in other major
metro areas will also form into groups to
help better serve King’s and its students,
Kimball Leiser the College has appointed its first
regional alumni ambassador.
Kimball Leiser will serve the almost 2,000 alumni in the
region including Philadelphia, southeast Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. His priority will
be to strengthen the relationships and communications with
alumni and friends of the College in those areas and help
facilitate, organize, and implement projects and programs.
A resident of Philadelphia, Leiser has extensive experience
in both business and education. As a senior executive
with Corning Glass, he was responsible for managing the
company’s operations in Brazil, France, and Germany. He
was the chief financial officer and treasurer for the George
School in Philadelphia. He also has more than 20 years
experience as an institutional advancement consultant.
Would you like to mentor a current King's student?
Students can search for mentors based on academic major, work title,
region and a whole host of other options.
Mentors have the choice of providing the best method of contact whether
it is by phone, e-mail, or asking the student to contact the Career Planning
office first to receive the mentor’s information.
Go to: www.collegecentral.com/kingscollege and register today!!
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NEWS ON CAMPUS
King’s Placed in Elite Company As Best Neighbor
King’s was one of only 140 higher education institutions in
the country and the smallest of 12 from Pennsylvania named
recently to a list of the nation’s top “best neighbor” colleges
and universities.
The list was compiled by Dr. Evan S. Dobelle, president
of Westfield State College. He released the list at a
presentation, titled “Saviors of Our Cities: A Survey of
the Best College and University Civic Partnerships,” at
the 15 th annual conference of the Coalition of Urban
and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) held last fall in
Philadelphia.
Dobelle published his first Saviors of Our Cities survey in
2006, when he was president of the New England Board of
Higher Education. His re-examination of the 2006 rankings
was prompted in part by the change in the United States
economy and the desire to track the evolution and growing
sophistication of efforts by institutions of higher learning to
save their cities from increasing blight. The rankings were
generated from the results of a comprehensive questionnaire
distributed to colleges and universities with assistance from
the American Council on Education and CUMU.
Criteria for assessment included the length of involvement
with the community; real dollars invested; catalyst effect
on others; presence felt through payroll, research and
purchasing power; faculty and student involvement in
community service; continued sustainability of neighborhood
initiatives; effect on local student access and affordability to
attend college through K–12 partnerships; qualitative spirit
of the institution in its engagement; quantifiable increase
in positive recognition of the institution; increase in student
applications and resources raised through renewed alumni
giving; and recognition of the impact of these institutions
within their community.
“Since its founding, King’s has believed firmly that
an essential part of its mission is engagement with and
commitment to the local community,” said Father Thomas
O’Hara, C.S.C., president. “The College has always been
proactive in developing projects that would benefit our
community and the city of Wilkes-Barre We’re proud that
these efforts, which include a nationally recognized public
service program, are being compared favorably with those at
schools much larger than King’s. For example, the fact that
there is a shared vision with city officials and that cooperation
with county officials, the Chamber of Commerce and Wilkes
University led to the downtown Barnes & Noble Bookstore
demonstrates that when parties work for the common good,
the community advances. Our most recent public private
partnership which led to the spectacular Gateway Corners
building being completed during these trying economic
times paints a bright picture for the renaissance of Wilkes-
Barre and the future of King’s College.”
The top 25 institutions on Doebelle’s list are all major
universities located in large urban areas. King’s is one of 115
colleges and universities on the list’s “honor roll.” King’s and
the University of Scranton are the only institutions of higher
learning in Northeast Pennsylvania named to the list.
“Colleges and universities, as well as the towns and cities
in which they are located, are now under severe economic
pressures,” said Dobelle. “The positive financial impact of
higher education on local communities is well-documented.
Increasingly more sophisticated partnerships are emerging
that are addressing complex issues such as homelessness
and health care and are serving as catalysts for community
change. Colleges and universities are doing more and
more to support their local communities and it is a win-win
situation for both.”
Don’t wait to sign up for the
26th Annual
Friday, June 11
Mill Race Golf and Camping Resort, Benton, Pa.
Shotgun start at 11 a.m.
Captain and Crew format
Refreshments throughout the day • BBQ • Prizes
Cost is $150
Million Dollar Hole-in-One
For information or to register,
call Kim Cardone at (570) 208-5900 x 5677
or email kkcardone@kings.edu
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Faculty Update
Dr. Laurie Ayre, associate professor of education, and King’s
education majors, Lauren Seelye and Amy Stashefski, recently
presented “Collaborative Inspired After-School Partnerships”
at the Kappa Delta Pi Convocation in Orlando, Fla. The
presentation was based on the Education Department’s work
at Dan Flood Elementary School, Heights Murray Elementary
School and the McGlynn Learning Center.
Dr. Warren Bareiss, department chair, mass communications,
recently had his article, entitled “Middlebrow Knowingness in
1950s San Francisco: The Kingston Trio, Beat Counterculture,
and the Production of ’Authenticity,’” published in the journal
Popular Music and Society.
Adjunct faculty member Georgiana Cray Bart was one of five
artists from Pennsylvania who recently displayed artwork at the
Broome Street Gallery in New York City. The works in the
exhibition, titled “Images from an Artists Retreat,” were created
during a residency at Soaring Gardens.
Dr. Greg Bassham, professor of philosophy; Dr. William Irwin,
professor of philosophy, Dr. Henry Nardone, emeritus professor
of philosophy; and Dr. James Wallace, professor of English,
recently published the 4th edition of their textbook, Critical
Thinking: A Student’s Introduction (McGraw-Hill, 2011).
Dr. Bassham published a review of Stanley Fish’s book, Save
the World on Your Own Time, in the Journal of College and
University Law. He also published a review of Mark C. Murphy’s
book, Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics, in a recent issue
of the Journal of Catholic Social Thought.
An essay by Dr. Robin Field, assistant professor of English,
entitled “Revising Chicana Womanhood: Gender Violence in
Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street,” was published
in the essay collection Feminism, Literature, and Rape Narratives
(Routledge, 2010).
Dr. Claire G. Gilmore (Finance) presented a paper coauthored
with Dr. Marian Boscia (Accounting), entitled “Comovements
in Government Bond Markets: A Minimum Spanning Tree
Analysis,” at the Ninth International Business and Economy
Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.
Jocelyn Hook, MPAS, PA-C, clinical coordinator in Physician
Assistant Department, was featured in the September/October
2009 issue of Today’s County Woman. The article highlights
Hook’s professional accomplishments and academic career.
Dr. William Irwin, professor of philosophy, recently published
his article, “Reading Audio Books,” in the journal Philosophy
and Literature, the most highly selective journal in the field with
only a five percent acceptance rate.
Dr. Noreen O’Connor, assistant professor of English, wrote
the chapter, entitled “Thinking Peace into Existence: Narrating
Trauma and Mourning in Freud, Woolf, and Morrison,” in the
book, The Theme of Peace and War in Virginia Woolf’s Writings:
Essays in Her Political Philosophy.
Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Russell Owens’s proposal,
“Assistive Technology Instructional Module Using Student
Created Tutorials,” was recently reviewed and accepted at the
Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring
Teaching and Learning in Philadelphia.
Dr. Robert Paoletti, pre-health professions advisor, recently
announced that King’s College and Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine have signed an affiliation agreement
whereby up to 10 King’s pre-medical students who satisfy specific
prerequisites will be guaranteed admission to the medical school
each year. King’s has similar agreements with other schools
offering a variety of medical studies.
Dr. James Stewart, tutorial coordinator and lecturer, department
of foreign languages, recently presented “The Merits of a
Pre-Freshman Summer Bridge Program” at the 42nd Annual
Conference of the College Reading & Learning Association
(CRLA) in Richmond, Va.
The way to the future still needs paving.
Buy a brick, mark your place forever in the King’s community
Monarch Court, dedicated on Oct. 11, 2003, features a
large patio of brick “pavers” encircling a brick design of the
King’s College ’K.’ Inscribed with names of over 600 donors,
Monarch Court is a permanent reminder of the ties that bind
our alumni and friends with the College.
This area is important to the College, our neighboring
community, and the larger community. Potential riverfront
development currently under consideration promises to be
an alluring and logical complement to, and natural extension
of, the King’s College neighborhood.
We ask you to become part of this year’s installation and
join a generous group of alumni and friends who wanted to
become a part of King’s College history. Consider dedicating
a brick in Monarch Court to honor or memorialize friends,
classmates, your parents, or a member of the faculty who was
instrumental in your life.
The price remains $150 per brick. If you would like
additional information on how you can celebrate your
reunion anniversary and make a lasting impression on King’s,
call or e-mail us. Visit us online at www.kingsalumni.info/
paver2007
For more information, contact
Charlene Brojakowski
Development Office
Phone (570) 208-5900 x.5357
E-mail: charlenebrojakowski@kings.edu
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Monarch Sports
King’s College Names Jeff Knarr
New Head Football Coach
On February 16, the King’s College football program began
a new era when Jeff Knarr was introduced as the coach of the
Monarchs during a press conference in the William G. McGowan
School of Business. Knarr becomes just the second head coach in
the modern era of King’s football following the resignation of Rich
Mannello on November 16.
Knarr was selected following an extensive search that yielded 119
applicants from 30 states around the country. According to Cheryl
Ish, King’s director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation, 19
candidates had telephone interviews before six were brought to
King’s for on-campus interviews.
As the offensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator at
Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Knarr was instrumental in
helping build a program that won six Centennial Conference
championships and five NCAA Division III National Playoff berths
during his 11-year tenure with the Mules.
The new Monarch mentor joined the Muhlenberg staff in
1999 where he served as the defensive line coach for two seasons.
In 2001 he became the Mules’ recruiting coordinator, ultimately
helping Muhlenberg develop into one of the top programs in the
Centennial Conference. During his 11 years at Muhlenberg,
Knarr helped the Mules to a combined 78-40 record, including a
49-19 mark in Centennial Conference games.
The Mules also played in two Eastern College Athletic
Conference bowl games during his tenure. In 2001, Muhlenberg
played King’s at McCarthy Stadium where the Monarchs won a
32-29 thriller.
“I am excited for the challenge to coach at King’s College, an
institution that has a long tradition of outstanding academics and
athletics,” Knarr said. “I couldn’t ask for a better situation than to
be at a college that is committed to doing everything in a firstclass
manner. I intend to bring the Monarch football program a
first-class work ethic, commitment, and enthusiasm. Coming on
board at this point, my focus will be on three areas. The first is to
start building relationships and begin the process of providing the
current players with a positive, rewarding experience. The second
is recruiting, as we must continue the work that has been done
already working hard to find student-athletes who are a great fit for
King’s. And third is to assemble a top-notch staff that is committed
to making the college and the football program the best it can be.”
“We are very excited to have Jeff Knarr join the King’s College
family as the new head coach of our football program,” Ish stated.
“Coach Knarr has a wealth of experience with football, but also in
recruiting quality student-athletes who are very similar in profile
to our student population at King’s. He has a real passion for the
game and his experience, personality, work ethic, and background
makes him a great fit for King’s College.
In Knarr’s four years as offensive coordinator at Muhlenberg,
the Mules averaged 24.8 points per-game. During his first three
years heading the Mule attack, Muhlenberg displayed great
improvement in points per-game. The Mules averaged 13.8 points
in 2005 but improved to 20.5 points during his first season running
the offense in 2006. The team continued to improve, scoring 29.7
points in 2007 before tallying 30.8 points in 2008. Muhlenberg led
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the Centennial Conference in scoring Jeff Knarr
offense in 2007 and was second in
2008.
Under Knarr, who preaches a balance between the running and
passing games, Muhlenberg was one of only a handful of squads
across the nation to average at least 200 rushing yards and 200
passing yards per-game in 2007 and 2008.
As the head of player recruitment at Muhlenberg, Knarr
successfully recruited in many of the areas King’s has attracted
student-athletes from over the years, having recruited extensively
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and northern
Virginia.”
A 1987 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Easton, Knarr
was a two-time Centennial Conference selection and an Easton
Express Times all-area choice as a senior. He continued his
education at Fordham University where he played two years as a
free safety. He eventually transferred to Western Maryland College
where he played his final two years as a hybrid outside linebacker.
He later earned a bachelor of science degree from East Stroudsburg
University in 1994 and served two years as an assistant coach under
Denny Douds while completing his degree in education and sports
management. From 1995-98, Knarr served as the head football
coach at Notre Dame Hig School where he also taught physical
education, accounting, and sports management.
Knarr will now take on a number of challenges, that includes
recruiting, assembling a coaching staff, and putting a system in
place that the current players will begin learning during spring
practices.
“As a coaching staff we have to instill in the players that we
know what we’re doing and this is a good plan,” Knarr said. “They
have to believe that I’m a credible person. When we took over
Muhlenberg, it was not a credible program at the time and we
won six championships. We’re going to be teachers of the game of
football. We’re going to teach in an educational sequential order so
we teach them how to win. It’s not all about Xs and Os. You have to
teach them how to win.”
Club Football Reunion
A reunion of all Club Football players, coaches and club members will be held
during the October 8th & 9th Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. Club
Football teams played from 1966 through 1975. The National Championship
Team of 1970 is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their championship and
they are hosting the reunion to honor the first club football team of 1966.
On Friday, October 8th, there will be a cocktail hour and dinner at the
Waterfront Banquet & Convention Center on River St. in Plains. On Saturday,
October 9, the group will attend the Homecoming game. There will be a pregame
barbeque at Robert L. Betzler Fields.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Ed Brominski (570-288-
1836 or 570-407-1214 or ebrom12@comcast.net), Paul Shovlin (570-654-
2847 or paulshovlin@kings.edu), John Uter (570-288-8514 or 570-540-6442)
or Mike Liscovitz (908-874-8398 or liscovitz@msn.com).

MONARCH SPORTS
Kachinko Retires After 21 Years as
King’s Volleyball Coach
After 21 seasons and more than 400 victories, long-time King’s
volleyball coach Bernie Kachinko announced his retirement
following the 2009 campaign. Kachinko elected to step down
in order to spend more time with his wife, Marina, and the
couple’s three-year old son, Lukas.
He concluded his coaching career with a 403-261 overall
record, including 31 tournament championships. He was
named the MAC Freedom “Coach of the Year” in 1993, 2000,
and 2002.
Kachinko took over a struggling Lady Monarch program in
1989 and turned it into one of the best in the Middle Atlantic
Conferences. In 1993, he led King’s to its first-ever Freedom
Conference championship with a then school-record 25-7
mark. King’s won another Freedom Conference championship
in 2000, breaking the school-record for victories in a 34-3
campaign. In the process, the team earned its first-ever trip to
the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
In 2001, the Lady Monarchs enjoyed another banner
campaign, going 29-4 and finishing second in the conference
playoffs. In 2002, King’s enjoyed its finest season ever with a
39-2 record, posting the second-best winning percentage of any
collegiate volleyball team at the NCAA Division I, II, or III
levels. King’s won their third MAC Freedom title and advanced
to the NCAA Division III National Tournament’s “Sweet 16” for
the first time in its history.
King’s would earn additional Freedom Conference
tournament berths in 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008. During his
final season, Kachinko won his 400th career match with a 3-0
victory over rival Scranton on October 8.
“It has truly been an honor and a privilege to have had the
opportunity to be the head women’s volleyball coach at King’s
for the last 21 years but I know all great things must come to an
end,” Kachinko stated. “Being a college coach is a year-round
commitment,
and between
countless hours of
practice, traveling
to weekend
tournaments,
matches during
the week, and
recruiting trips, it
has meant spending
a great deal of
time away from
my family. This is
without a doubt the Bernie Kachinko
right time to retire.
My family has always been, and will always be, my number-one
priority in life and I look forward to the extra time I will be able
to have with my wife and son.”
In his 21 years at King’s, Kachinko produced 42 MAC all-star
performers. His players were named the MAC Freedom “Most
Valuable Player” in 1995, 2000, 2002, and 2003 while Kachinko
also coached the MAC Freedom “Rookie of the Year” in 1998,
1999, and 2000. He also coached seven Mid-Atlantic Regional
All-Americans and one National All-American.
Kachinko also served as head coach of the men’s club
volleyball program, which no longer exists at King’s. During his
tenure from 1992-through-2001, Kachinko led the men’s squad
to an outstanding 252-53 record while his teams were ranked
nationally in the Division II Club Team Top-25 for seven years.
The team placed third in the 2002 national club tournament
while also finishing in the top-five in 1999 and 2001. His King’s
teams won four Middle Atlantic Club Volleyball Conference
championships during his tenure.
Frank Carrozza Named
Head Women’s Soccer Coach at King’s
Frank Carrozza has been named head
coach of the Lady Monarch program,
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and
Recreation Cheryl Ish announced.
Carrozza comes to King’s after serving
as the assistant women’s soccer coach
at Misericordia University the past four
seasons. While at Misericordia, Carrozza
was involved in all aspects of the Cougar program, including
practice planning, scheduling, player instruction and
development, recruiting, budget management, and travel.
As an assistant women’s coach at Misericordia, he helped
the Cougars to a 2006 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference
championship and an NCAA Division III national tournament
berth. In 2007, Misericordia advanced to the PAC semifinals
and then received a bid to the Eastern College Athletic
Conference Southern Region Championships. After
Misericordia joined the Middle Atlantic Conferences in 2008,
the Cougars reached the post-season in just their second season
in the league.
“We are very excited to have Frank take over the women’s
soccer program here at King’s as he brings not only a strong
background in the sport, he also has a tremendous desire to
be successful,” Ish stated. “Frank has great energy and drive
and we believe those attributes will carry over to the players
and also into recruiting players to the program. He is a real
(See Soccer Coach on page 15)
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MONARCH SPORTS
King’s Spring Sports Preview
The King’s College winter sports teams will look to embark
on successful seasons as the softball, baseball, golf, men’s and
women’s lacrosse, and tennis teams are set to begin play.
Softball
The softball team will look to defend its Freedom Conference
championship as the Lady Monarchs finished the 2009
campaign with a 24-14 record and a trip to the NCAA Division
III National Tournament. King’s has been the dominant
program in the conference the past decade, winning eight
Freedom Conference championships and earning nine Division
III tournament berths.
Coach Lisa Gigliello returns six full-time starters and three
others who started at least 17 games. King’s will be led by
reigning Freedom Conference Pitcher of the Year Lindsey
Hoerner who went 16-8 with a 2.16 earned run average and
109 strikeouts. Also returning is first-team all-Freedom shortstop
Meaghan Galvin who batted .443, along with second-team allconference
catcher Christie Parfitt who hit .364. The Freedom
Conference Tournament will be held May 7-8 at Delaware
Valley College.
Baseball
The Monarch baseball team finished 22-14-1 a year ago and
reached the Freedom Conference playoffs for the fifth time in
head coach Jerry Greeley’s seven-year tenure. King’s returns
several key players who are expected to help the Monarchs
challenge for a Freedom Conference title.
Leading the list of veterans is returning second-team All-
Freedom Conference pitcher Dan Jenkins who posted a
6-1 record with 66 strikeouts in 77 innings last season as the
Monarchs’ number-one conference starter. He will be joined by
senior Eric Matula, a versatile pitcher/first-baseman. Last season
Matula batted .382 with nine doubles and 18 RBI while posting
a .984 fielding percentage.
Matula is also one of King’s
Senior pitcher/firstbaseman
Eric Matula
starting conference pitchers,
as the left-hander finished
the 2009 campaign with
a 3-5 record, including
57 strikeouts in 60
innings. The Freedom
Conference Tournament
begins May 5.
Men’s Tennis
King’s men’s tennis
team stands as a perennial
playoff contender and comes
off a strong 2009 season in
which the Monarchs finished
the year with an 11-8 record
and advanced to the Freedom
Conference Team Tournament
semi-finals.
The Monarchs
return two full-time singles
starters, led by senior
Johnathan Hand who
was 9-10 playing the
number-one singles
slot. Sophomore Tim
Carroll enjoyed a fine
freshman year, posting
a 14-4 record playing
number-five singles, but
will be expected to move
up to a higher flight this
year. Also back is Marco
Stallone who went 6-6 in
singles while Jon Ferrie
and Carroll teamed up to
go 6-4 in doubles.
Senior Lindsey Hoerner, 2009 Freedom
Conference “Pitcher of the Year”
The MAC Individual Championships are scheduled for
May 1-2 at Kirby Park while the Freedom Conference Team
Tournament is slated for May 5 and May 8.
Women’s Tennis
The women’s tennis teams will play part-two of its season as
the Lady Monarchs finished the fall campaign with a 9-3 mark
and a 5-1 Freedom Conference record which earned King’s the
second seed in the league playoffs which will be held in May.
With the Middle Atlantic Conferences moving the women’s
tennis schedule to the spring full-time beginning next season,
this will be the final year of the split schedule teams have played
the past three years.
The Lady Monarchs played a series of games in Florida
over spring break, and a partial spring schedule to prepare
for the Freedom Conference semi-final against third-seeded
Misericordia on May 4. Should King’s win, it will play for the
league title and an NCAA national tournament berth on May
8. The Lady Monarchs are led by junior Lauren Breen (9-3)
who finished second in the MAC Individual Championships on
October 25.
Men’s Lacrosse
The men’s lacrosse team is primed to improve on last season’s
3-12 overall record and 2-8 Middle Atlantic Conference mark.
Coach Andy Orlowski returns a veteran cast of 25 players, led
by senior Curtis Reinard who led the team in scoring last season
with 25 points on 10 goals and 15 assists. Fellow senior Rusty
Booth was fourth on the squad with 15 points on 12 goals and
three assists. Sophomore Jason Merola was fifth in scoring with
10 points coming on 10 goals. The MAC men’s tournament
begins May 3.
Women’s Lacrosse
King’s women’s lacrosse team looks to wipe away the memory
of a difficult 2009 season in which injuries and personnel
problems relegated the team to a winless record. The 2010
roster has been almost completely revamped as just five players
return for Coach Laurie Anthony. Leading the list of veterans is
senior Shannon Ellis and juniors Sarah O’Doherty and Allison
Gourniak. The MAC women’s tournament begins May 4.
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Athletic Schedule Spring 2010
Men’s Tennis
APRIL
1 Thur. DeSales University Away 3:30 PM
5 Mon. Alvernia University Home 3:00 PM
6 Tues. Misericordia University Home 4:00 PM
8 Thur. Susquehanna University Away 4:00 PM
14 Wed. Wilkes University Home 3:00 PM
16 Fri. Eastern University Away 3:00 PM
19 Mon. Baptist Bible College Home 3:30 PM
21 Wed. FDU Florham Home 3:30 PM
22 Thur. Lycoming College Home 3:30 PM
24 Sat. Manhattanville College Away 1:00 PM
25 Sun. Elizabethtown College Away 1:00 PM
28 Wed. Lebanon Valley College Home 4:00 PM
MAY
1 Sat. MAC Individual Tournament Home TBA
@ Kirby Park
2 Sun. MAC Individual Tournament Home TBA
@ Kirby Park
5 Wed. MAC Team Semi’s TBA TBA
8 Sat. MAC Team Finals TBA TBA
Baseball
APRIL
1 Thurs. DeSales University Home 3:30 PM
5 Mon. DeSales University (DH) Away 1:00 PM
6 Tues. SUNY-New Paltz Home 4:00 PM
9 Fri. Delaware Valley College Home 3:30 PM
10 Sat. Delaware Valley College (DH) Away 1:00 PM
13 Tues. Penn State -Abington Home 4:00 PM
16 Fri. Wilkes University Away 3:30 PM
17 Sat. Wilkes University (DH) Home 1:00 PM
20 Tues. Moravian College Away 4:00 PM
23 Fri. FDU-Florham Home 3:30 PM
2 Sat. FDU-Florham (DH) Away 1:00 PM
27 Tues. Penn College of Tech Home 4:00 PM
30 Fri. Manhattanville College Away 4:00 PM
MAY
1 Sat. Manhattanville College (DH) Home 1:00 PM
5 Wed. Freedom Conference Playoffs TBA TBA
8 Sat. MAC Freedom Conf. Playoffs TBA TBA
@ Bear Stadium, Boyertown, Pa.
9 Sun. MAC Freedom Conference TBA TBA
Playoffs @ Bear Stadium, Boyertown, Pa.
Softball
APRIL
1 Thur. DeSales University Home 3:00 PM
6 Tues. Misericordia University Home 3:00 PM
10 Sat. Delaware Valley College Home 1:00 PM
13 Tues. SUNY--Oneonta Away 3:30 PM
15 Thur. Muhlenberg College Home 3:00 PM
17 Sat. Wilkes University Away 1:00 PM
20 Tues. Baptist Bible College Home 3:00 PM
21 Wed. Ithaca College Home 3:00 PM
24 Sat. FDU-Florham Home 1:00 PM
28 Wed. Centenary College Away 3:30 PM
MAY
1 Sat. Manhattanville College Away 1:00 PM
7 Fri. MAC Freedom Conference Away TBA
Tournament @ Delaware Valley
College
8 Sat. MAC Freedom Conference Away TBA
Tournament @ Delaware Valley
College
Men’s Lacrosse
APRIL
7 Wed. Manhattanville College Home 4:00 PM
10 Sat. Messiah College Home 1:00 PM
14 Wed. Lycoming College Away 4:00 PM
17 Sat. Eastern University Home 1:00 PM
21 Wed. FDU-Florham Away 4:00 PM
24 Sat. Alvernia University Home 1:00 PM
27 Tues. Misericordia University Home 4:00 PM
Events are subject to change; for early season results, go to
www.kings.edu/athletics
MAY
1 Sat. DeSales University Away 1:00 PM
3 Mon. MAC Tournament (Rd.1) TBA TBA
5 Wed. MAC Tournament (Semi-Final) TBA TBA
8 Sat. MAC Tournament (Final) TBA TBA
Women’s Lacrosse
APRIL
6 Tues. Manhattanville College Away 6:00 PM
10 Sat. Messiah College Away 1:00 PM
14 Wed. Lycoming College Home 7:00 PM
17 Sat. Eastern University Away 1:30 PM
21 Wed. Arcadia University Home 7:00 PM
24 Sat. Alvernia University Away 1:00 PM
27 Tues. Misericordia University Away 4:00 PM
29 Thur. Widener University Home 4:00 PM
MAY
1 Sat. Wilkes University Home 1:00 PM
4 Tues. MAC Tournament TBA TBA
6 Thur. MAC Tournament TBA TBA
8 Sat. MAC Tournament TBA TBA
Golf
APRIL
1 Thur. Moravian Tournament Away 1:00 PM
5 Mon. Tri Match @ FDU-Florham Away 1:00 PM
w/University of Scranton
12 Mon. University of Scranton Home 1:00 PM
15 Thur. Susquehanna University Away 1:00 PM
19 Mon. Misericordia University Home 1:00 PM
21 Wed. University of Scranton Away 1:00 PM
@ Glenmaura
25 Sun. Glenmaura Collegiate Away TBA
Invitational
26 Mon. Glenmaura Collegiate Away TBA
Invitational
MAY
1 Sat. MAC Playoffs @ Hershey C.C. Away TBA
2 Sun. MAC Playoffs @ Hershey C.C. Away TBA
Soccer Coach (continued from page 13)
go-getter and will bring a work-ethic and winning attitude that
will be extremely important in helping our program continue to
develop.”
Carrozza was also the head boys’ soccer coach at Lake
Lehman High School prior to working one season as an assistant
men’s soccer coach at Misericordia in 2003.
Carrozza has received several licenses from the National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). He owns a
Premier Coaching License, a Director of Coaching License,
a State Goalkeeping License, a Youth National Coaching
License, and a High School Coaching License. Additionally, he
is a NSCAA Associate Staff Coach.
“I am very excited to be hired as head women’s soccer coach
at King’s College,” Carrozza stated. “I look forward to giving the
program a new direction and becoming a highly competitive
program in the Freedom Conference. Our current goals are
to increase our numbers and put in some quality training time
as we look toward the future. Our focus will be on growth and
development as we begin to re-shape the program. The team
has some quality young players and we will do all we can to
further develop the players we have while bringing in recruits
who will be able to fit in and contribute.”
At King’s he will take over a youthful Lady Monarch program
that went 5-14 last season and graduates only three seniors
from its roster. The Lady Monarchs will return their top three
scorers, including standout forward Becky Chateauneuf who
tallied 30 points on 14 goals and two assists. After two season,
Chateauneuf has totaled 53 points on 25 goals and three assists
and is a two-time All-Freedom Conference selection.
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Alumni Events & Gatherings
Club Football holds BBQ and Reception
A large crowd of over 100 alumni and friends gathered together
before the Homecoming game on Oct. 3. The Alumni Office
hosted it’s annual pre-game BBQ under the tent complete
with hamburgers, hot dogs and BBQ chicken. A number of
prizes were given out and a good time was had by all. Joining
us that day were members of the Club Football teams. Club
Football existed at King’s during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Later
that evening, a reception was held to honor the members of the
Club Football team. If you were a part of Club Football and
interested in returning to King’s for our Homecoming/Reunion
Weekend which will be held on Oct. 8, 9 and 10, please contact
the Alumni Office.
Club football
evening reception.
Club football BBQ
at Homecoming
Phonathon Volunteer Reception
On February 15, the Alumni Office hosted a kick-off reception in appreciation for it’s
Phonathon volunteers. This year the Phonathon was held on March 2, 3, and 4 and
a large number of volunteers came back to campus to help make calls for their alma
mater. Excitement was in the air as the phones were busy ringing and callers were
saying their hellos. We would like to thank all of our volunteers for taking the time to
join us in this effort!
Rev. Tom O’Hara, C.S.C., ’71
Left to right, first row: Rose Gryskevicz ’96, Bob Zavada ’62, Ray Hiramoto Haden ’04, Laura
Haden ’04, Director of Alumni Relations, Caitlin Dewey, Erin Perry.
Second row: Charlene Brojokowski, Jackie Grant, Joe Habersky ’69, Karen Habersky.
Kelly Bray ’02 and Darren Snyder ’98
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Breakfast with Santa
On December 12, the Alumni Office hosted it’s annual
Breakfast with Santa. This hugely popular event
was attended by over 200 children with their parents and
grandparents, all clamoring to see the man in red. Leo the
Lion was also in attendance and graciously posed for pictures
with alumni and their families. Every child received a flute
from the Alumni Office and a gift from Santa as they sat on his
lap. Julia Bojarcik, King’s College’s Director of Institutional
Research and professional flutist, joined in the fun to teach
the children how to play “Jingle Bells” on their new recorders.
Our thanks go out to Julia, Santa and Leo for spending the
morning with us!
Santa and Leo
Picutred here are Nicole Galat Barletta
’99, Frank Barletta, Barletta baby, Rita
Galat, Elizabeth Galat ’08, Millard
Galat ’71 with his wife Rita and family
enjoying Breakfast with Santa.
Alumni Family Mass
An annual holiday tradition at King’s College is the Alumni
Family Mass. The Family Mass is a wonderful opportunity for
alumni to bring their families onto King’s campus and share in
the celebration of Mass, followed by a breakfast. All children
in attendance receive a chocolate lollipop and special King’s
gift. This year, many families attended Mass at the Chapel of
Christ the King which was celebrated by Fr. Jack Ryan C.S.C.,
Dean of the McGowan School of Business. Pictured here are
all the participants in the Mass. Martin Durst ’08, Megan
Purcell, Cecelia Chmiola ’90, Marin Purcell, Rachel Chango
Yenkowski ’04, ’05, Meredith Purcell, Joe Habersky ’69, Dan
McCarty ’06, Robert Yenkowski.
Alumni Gather in
Atlanta
There are some alumni who are too far away to visit
King’s, so when possible, King’s comes to see them! In
January, Fr. Tom O’Hara C.S.C., ’71, President, and
Janet Mercincavage, Vice President for Student Affairs,
attended a reception in Atlanta. A group of local alumni
gathered together in Gibney’s Pub, in Atlanta, Georgia to
meet and mingle. Our thanks go out to Jim Foley ’84 for
sponsoring the event.
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ALUMNI NEWS
Outstanding Alumni
Educator Award
On March 11, a large number of alumni working in the field
of education returned to King’s for a complimentary reception.
At this reception, King’s presented it’s first Outstanding Alumni
Educator Award. An award was given to one K-12 level
educator, Jim Bush ’96, of Hanover Area
School District and to one college level educator, Thomas
Crandell ’65 of Broome Community College. Our
congratulations to the award winners and our thanks to our
committee who assisted with the planning of the event and the
selection of the winners.
Annual King’s
Alumni Bus Trip
On December 5, Maria Glenn from the
Center from Lifelong Learning, lead the
annual King’s Alumni bus trip to New York
City. A full busload of alumni with their
friends and families journeyed to the Big
Apple to take in the sights and sounds of
New York City at Christmastime. Some
saw a show, others visited museums, and
many simply picked up some special
presents to put under the tree. Despite a
rainy day, everyone got into the Christmas
spirit and enjoyed their time in the hustle
and bustle of New York. Our thanks to
Maria Glenn for leading the bus trip!
Jim Bush ’96 Thomas Crandell ’65
Admission Corner
Upcoming Spring Events
Campus Overnight Visit
Students who are accepted to King’s are invited to attend classes
that interest them, take part in special activities, have their meals
on campus in Connerton’s and the Marketplace, and sleep over
in the College residence halls.
April 13-14
Summer Open House
July 17
“Give me a break!”
We hear you, King’s alumni! That’s why we’re waiving the
application fee when your child applies to King’s College!
This program is for children of alumni. You are a special member of the King’s
College family!
When your son or daughter applies to King’s, clip the Monarch Money you see
here and attach it to the application or simply note on the application form that
the applicant is the child of an alumnus.
Thank you again for your continued support of King’s College. We look
forward to hearing from your child.
College For A Day
As an accepted student, we invite you to spend a day with us
and get a feel for what it’s like to go to King’s College. You’ll sit
in on classes, meet with professors, coaches, and staff, and get
to know our campus. We’ll have lunch at the Marketplace Café
where you’ll have the chance to meet students and check out
what’s happening that week.
April 16 & 23
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Faces of King’s
Jim Anderson Director of Admissions
“Teaching and promoting the King’s mission.” That’s one of the
ways Jim Anderson intends on approaching his new position as
Director of Admissions.
“King’s is a unique place. There’s a feeling here that you
don’t know about until you are immersed in it,” Jim said. “The
challenge is to maintain expectations, the caliber of young men
and young women we’re attracting to the school. It will always be
a collaborative effort.”
During his 20 years of coaching in nearly every capacity for
King’s football program, Anderson worked extensively with the
admissions office to recruit student athletes. He also volunteered
during special events, such as Open Houses and Accepted
Student Days.
Jim is in the middle of transitioning to his new role on campus.
The structure and staff is in place. He’s actively involved in
the admissions cycle for the incoming class. More importantly,
he’s being mentored by Michelle Schmude, who has lead the
admission department for the past 10 years, recruiting a string of
consecutive record-breaking classes.
Michelle is leaving to become Director of Marketing and a fulltime
professor in the Mass Communications Department.
“I’m fortunate to be working under the leadership of Teresa
(Peck, associate vice president for enrollment and academic
services) and Michelle. I’ve learned a lot from them,” he said.
“Michelle has been instrumental during the transition process.
She is a great teacher and I’m thankful she’ll still be here on
campus. Her experience and insight will prove invaluable.”
The youngest of seven children, Jim grew up in Concord,
Mass. He attended Springfield College in Massachusetts,
earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education. To say he was
a standout middle linebacker on the football team would be
an understatement. He was team
captain, AFCA Kodak All-American
and most recently named to the
Springfield football All-Decade team.
To pay for his graduate studies, Jim worked as a resident
director at Springfield for two years, managing a dormitory of
300 men. He says the experience was invaluable because he was
responsible for student safety, counseling, managing personalities
and conflict resolution.
After graduating with a master of education degree in athletic
administration, Jim taught physical education courses at
Springfield. He became familiar with Northeastern Pennsylvania
after he accepted a position as assistant football coach at Division
I Lehigh University.
Around that time, Jim’s phone rang. It was his former
linebacker coach at Springfield - Rich Mannello, who asked him
to help reignite King’s football program in 1991. Anderson served
in a number of capacities for King’s squad, ranging from director
of football operations to recruiting coordinator, both of which
gave him experience to tackle his new challenge.
He also served as defensive coordinator, a position for which
he was named Coordinator of the Year in 2002. After coach
Mannello resigned at the end of last season, Jim served as interim
head coach to help the team transition to a new coaching staff.
Besides being a dedicated and enthusiastic ambassador for
King’s for nearly 20 years and successfully recruiting student
athletes for the football team, Jim Anderson’s family has a rich
and rooted history at King’s. It was here that he met his wife
Cindy ’95, who graduated from the Physician Assistant program.
Rev. Joseph Sidera, C.S.C., baptized the couple’s children,
Lauren, 11, and Ryan, 9, in the College Chapel.
The King’s College Alumni Awards
The College is encouraging nominations from our alumni for awards honoring alumni who have distinguished
themselves through exceptional achievement. These awards are conferred upon King’s College alumni from among
nominees solicited from the College community as well as from our alumni.
The following are the Award Categories:
The King’s College Alumni Award for Outstanding
Professional Achievement is awarded to an alumnus/alumna
who has distinguished himself/herself through exceptional
professional achievement.
The Robert J. Ell Alumni Award for Outstanding Service
to Alma Mater is named for Bob Ell ’50, the first Director
of Alumni Affairs who served in that position until his
retirement in 1991. This award is conferred upon an
alumnus/alumna for extraordinary service, dedication, and
commitment to King’s College.
The King’s College Alumni Award for Service to Society
is presented to an alumnus/alumna who has distinguished
himself/herself through the selfless caring and personal
commitment to benefit others.
The Leo Award is presented to an alumnus/alumna within
15 years of graduation who has demonstrated outstanding
achievement in his/her professional or community activities.
Named for the King’s College mascot, it suggests the energy,
pride, and sense of purpose which the recipient personifies.
Contact the Alumni Office at 570-208-5879 or email awardnominations@kings.edu for further information.
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ALUMNI NEWS
Alumni Profile
Al Giombetti ’78
Al Giombetti ’78 worked his way to the top of
one of the largest and most trusted companies
in the world. He had a hand in some of the
most recognizable ad campaigns in the last few
decades. But, according to Al, none of it would
have happened if not for unpredictable East Coast
weather.
Al was attending graduate school at St. John’s in
New York City after earning his bachelor’s degree
in history. He did, however, take quite a few
marketing classes at King’s. He took an interview
with Ford Motor Company. He didn’t see the
automotive industry as a likely occupation, but
he decided to use the interview as practice. He
told the interviewer he wanted to stay on the East
Coast, given the fact his fiancée Karen Eisele ’77
was attending graduate school at the University of Scranton and
teaching at the Lake Wallenpaupack Area School District.
Al got an offer from Ford to start in the marketing division,
but the job was in Houston. In October 1981, it was snowing
as he boarded a plane in New Jersey. When he arrived in
Houston, it was 80 degrees. For a boy raised in New Jersey and
his wife, a northeastern Pennsylvania native, it was a no-brainer.
The ladder Al climbed in his 27-year career had many
rungs. “I really did start at the bottom,” said Al recently. “In
my first job, I answered phone calls from customers who had
complaints. But that job served me well, because I got to learn
about the dealers and how they were true entrepreneurs. An
automotive company can only be as good as its dealers.”
Al began his career as parts and service zone manager for
Ford Parts and Service Division. During the next decade, he
was service zone manager, marketing manager, and parts service
operations manager. He first moved further west, to Seattle,
before beginning his migration back east, first to Detroit, then
Boston.
In 1992, Al began working for Ford’s Lincoln Mercury
Division. His positions included regional marketing manager,
sales training supervisor, brand manager and Mercury Group
brand manager. His and Karen’s suitcases also received a
workout, as he went from Philadelphia to Detroit to California.
Giombetti moved to Ford headquarters in Detroit in 1999 and
became fleet truck/SUV group marketing manager, just as the
country was looking for more than just utility in a truck. And,
in the automotive industry, the customer is king. Al was part
of the team that developed the Super Crew, the first four-door
full-size pickup truck. He also assisted in the development and
marketing of the King Ranch, the first luxury edition pickup
truck. He managed the division when the slogan “Built Ford
Al Giombetti ’78 pictured with a 1933 Lincoln.
Tough” was in danger of being discontinued. “I felt that the
slogan represented the DNA of Ford trucks.” The slogan is still
in use today.
Al was executive director of the Ford Customer Service
Division in 2002. In his three years at the helm, the division
experienced record profit. In 2005, he was promoted to
president of Lincoln Mercury and was responsible for all sales
and customer satisfaction efforts in the United States. In the
four years he held the post until his retirement, he tried to
instill in the division what he learned in his marketing courses
at King’s and in his entry level position with Ford. “It’s not just
a car, it’s service and finance. The company has to create great
experiences, because it’s great experiences that people want to
share.” Al would end every meeting at Ford with a one-sentence
mantra, “every day counts, and so does every sale.”
Giombetti left Ford in early 2009 and has established ASK
Consulting, a firm that specializes in strategic and operating
planning with a focus on developing targeted marketing
strategies, including new and social media, and supporting key
business operations.
It was Giombetti’s experience with Ford that has also led
him to a board membership with the Country Music Hall of
Fame, where he is chair of the Marketing Committee. He is
also a board member of several companies that deal with the
automotive industry, but none Al is quick to point out, that
compete with Ford.
After living in Detroit for the last decade, Al and Karen have
decided to make another change, one similar to his beginnings
with Ford. They are in the midst of moving to warm and
sunny Florida, where they will be close to their son, Adam, and
daughter, Stefanie, who are both in positions in New York City.
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Alumni Profile
Eileen Callahan Rosen ’01
How does a criminal justice major land a
supporting role in a movie opposite Hollywood
rising stars Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling?
For Eileen Callahan Rosen ’01, the answer is simple:
she took a risk.
After learning about an open casting call advertised
in a local newspaper, Eileen and some friends
travelled to Scranton to audition for a part in the
romantic drama “Blue Valentine,” which tells the
story of Dean (Gosling) and Cindy (Williams), a
couple trying to save their disintegrating marriage.
Eileen originally hoped to become an extra
(background actor), but she received a call back
asking her to read for a supporting role. She then
met with producers and director Derek Cianfrance.
Two days later, she was told that she would play the role of
Mimi, a co-worker of Cindy.
A few days later, she got an unexpected phone call from
Williams, who said she wanted to meet Eileen to develop
on-screen chemistry because the characters they play are
such good friends. Williams is an Oscar-nominated actress
who has starred in numerous movies, including Martin
Scorsese’s “Shutter Island.”
“Michelle wanted to meet me and get to know me,” said
Eileen, who filmed her role at a health clinic in Clarks
Summit. “We spent the day together. Had lunch. She was
very nice. The experience definitely helped. (Performing)
wasn’t as intimidating because I went in knowing
someone.”
Eileen and fellow cast members recently attended the
film’s premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in
Utah.
“It was very surreal,” said Eileen about seeing herself on
screen for the first time. “I was nervous watching myself. I
thought back to all the fun we had when we were shooting.
It was an amazing experience.”
Eileen’s dream of becoming a professional actress
seemed improbable in high school – she developed stage
fright, and vowed never to perform in front of a crowd
again. She didn’t try-out for a single role in any King’s
College theatre production.
Instead, Eileen focused on an education, double
majoring in criminal justice and psychology. She fondly
remembers classes with psychology professors Dr. Charles
Brooks and Dr. Joan Coffin, and her speech teacher Mike
Berry, whose class Eileen said was a stepping-stone to
overcoming stage fright.
“They were great teachers. Very supportive and made
classes fun,” she said. “They definitely made my King’s
experience memorable.”
Eileen worked as a support officer at Domestic Relations,
enforcing child and spousal court orders for Luzerne
County. After two years, Eileen and her husband Alan ’89,
a lawyer and real estate appraiser, decided to focus on the
family.
She is a stay-at-home mom raising the couple’s two
young boys, Maxwell and Henry, in West Pittston. Eileen
says that she overcame stage fright for her children. “I
wanted to be able to tell them someday that this was a fear
of mine and I faced it head-on,” Eileen said. “Kind of show
by example that you can do anything if you put your mind
to it.”
It wasn’t until 2008, with the encouragement of her
sister, Katie, that Eileen resumed her acting career. She
currently performs with local community theatre groups,
including a recent production of “Cinderella” at the Little
Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, where she serves as a board
member.
“Blue Valentine” is scheduled to hit theatres this spring.
Eileen hopes the exposure of her debut performance,
along with the numerous connections she made at the film
festival, will help open doors to future Hollywood acting
roles.
Now a member of Screen Actors Guild, she is currently
looking for representation. “Anything that happens – I’m
lucky,” Eileen said. “It’s a tough business. I’m realistic
about the whole thing, but I want to be able to say I tried.”
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News & Notes
’50s
Hilary (Larry) Bonin ’50 is
pictured here with his
granddaughter Lauren Piccolo
who will graduate in this year’s
2010 class majoring in
Neuroscience and English. After
returning from service during
WWII in the Navy as a radioman
on the USS Philadelphia, Larry
attended the newly founded
King’s College on the GI Bill,
where he majored in Education.
Robert ’56 and Irmgard Swiecicki
celebrated their 50 th wedding
anniversary
in Luebeck,
Germany at
the Church
of Herz Jesu
where they
were
married on
December
12, 1959.
’60s
Dr. Anthony ’63 and Kitch
Mussari will be travelling the
country to wrok on a project
entitled “Faces of America.” To
see a sample, please visit http://
faceofamericawps.com/videos/
Dr. John Rodzvilla ’68 coauthored
an article in The New
England Journal of Medicine,
September 3, “Injectable
Collagenase Clostridium
Hisolyticum for Dupuytren’s
Contracture.”
’70s
Alan Siegfried
’72 is Auditor
General of the
Inter-
American
Development
Bank in
Washington,
D.C. has been
elected as Chairman of the North
American Board of The Institute
of Internal Auditors (IIA). In this
leadership role Alan represents
over 60,000 internal auditors in
the U.S., Canada, and the
Caribbean, for the IIA, the global
professional association of internal
auditors. Alan is also Chairman of
the Audit Committee of Bon
Ssecours Health System-
Baltimore, and teaches graduate
internal auditing classes at the
University of Maryland Smith
School of Business on weekends.
Eugene
Twardowski
’73 was named
of counsel to
the law firm at
Conrad O’Brien
PC. Gene has
been engaged in the practice
of law for more than 30 years.
He is former General Counsel
and Secretary of Covenant Life
Insurance Company and has
served as President of the Board of
Directors of Great Valley School
District.
Larry VanScoy ’73 had racing
photos of Paul Newman published
in the Book “The Winning” by
Matt Stone on the racing side of
Paul Newman’s life.
’80s
David Klocko ’86 had a
productive and rewarding year as
a PA Faculty and Asst. Professor
at the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
in Dallas, TX. David received
the New Investigator Award for
Excellence in Research from
the Univ. of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center School of Health
Professions in April 2009 and
received the Outstanding PA
Educator of the Year from the
Texas Academy of Physician
Assistants which was presented in
February in Houston, TX.
’90s
Eric Battisti
’92 joined the
board of
directors of
The Kidney
Foundation of
Central
Pennsylvania.
Eric is a
government relations executive
with Pittsburgh-based firm of
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney but
works in the firm’s Harrisburg
office.
Jerome Maida ’92 completed
work on a “biography comic”
for Bluewater productions, a
company increasingly becoming
known as the “Biography Channel
of Comics”. He is currently
working on a Mark Zuckerberg
(Founder of Facebook) bio comic
and will follow that up with one
on Bill O’Reilly. Jerome writes
a weekly column about comic
books for the Philadelphia Daily
News.
Donna Braccini Bittmann ’94
was a contestant on the television
game show “Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire” hosted by Meredith
Vieria. Donna is a fourth-grade
teacher at Pittston Area.
Congressman Patrick Murphy ’96
has been named one of this year’s
recipients of the John F. Kennedy
New Frontier Award. The award
honors young Americans in
public service who are determined
to build a better future for our
country and the world.
’00s
Peter Lisman ’01 received his
Doctorate of Philosophy degree
from the University of Miami on
December 17. The University’s
Department of Educational
Research awarded the degree in
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Exercise Physiology. His doctoral
dissertation was “Slow Isoinertial
Cervical Strength Training Does
Not Alter Dynamic Stabilization
of the Head and Neck During a
Standard Football Tackle”. Peter
is teaching kinesiology at Florida
International University.
Army Capt. Ryan T. Miller ’04 is
serving his second combat tour in
Southwest Asia for his country.
James Abrams ’05, founder of
EthoGen LLC, an alternative
energy company, has been named
one of the Times-Leader’s 40
under Forty.
Tayo F. Ikotun ’05 (pictured
below) graduated from Syracuse
University with a Doctorate in
Chemistry. She is currently
postdoctoral research associate at
Washington University in St.
Louis.
Nicole Conger, R-PAC ’08 is a
PA at Elizabethtown Community
Hospital in Elizabethtown, NY
and published a master’s case
study in PA Advance entitled
“Ovarian Cancer during
Pregnancy”.
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Alumni Weddings
Jacquelyn Borthwick ’96, M.S. ’05
and James Galvin were united in the
sacrament of marriage on Saturday,
October 11, 2008 at St. Mary’s
Church, Avoca.
Jenna Konosky ’97 wed Mark Peterson on
October 17, 2009 at St. Andrew’s-By-The-
Sea, Hilton Head Island, SC. King’s
alumni in attendance included John L.
Augustine III ’97, Kristine French
Augustine ’97, Bridget Geist Moss ’97,
Amy Novak Quinn ’97 and Deb Craig
Gnutti ’97.
Erin Moran ’04 wed Chris Yaworski on October 10, at Saint Thomas Moore Church
in Allentown, PA. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Msgr. John Murphy. A
reception followed at Silver Creek Country Club in Hellertown.
Pictured are
Kelly (Baldwin)
’04 and Thomas
Dougherty ’04,
Megan McCormick
’05, Ted Black
’07, Karen Alles
’05 and Breanne
Murgallis ’07.
Also in attendance
but not shown was
Kevin Smith ’00.
Lauren Barrett ’05 wed Charles Trovarello ’05 on October 17, at the Chapel of Christ
the King, King’s College.
Pictured are Kelsey
Thomassen, Tara
Trovarello,
Julia Thomassen, Malisa
O’Neill, Megan Shove,
Joyce Raeburn ’05,
Annie Dietrich, Matt
Polinchak ’05, Brian
Gildea ’05, Mike Cody,
Jeromy Wo, Brad Wernett,
Joe Pollard, Nik Upanavage.
A. Spencer Davis ’05 wed Sarah on
April 18.
Meghan Aileen Horn ’05 wed Daniel William Upton ’06 on June 27, at St. Nicholas
Church, Wilkes-Barre. Many King’s College alumni were in attendance. Pictured are
Anthony Urso
’06, Tara
Shevock,
Melissa Boyda
’05, Brent
Stewart ’05,
Brandon
Heller ’06,
Neil Horn ’78,
Andrew
Patrick ’07,
Jordan Miller
’07, Mark
Miller ’06, Kate McCarthy Lambert ’86, Alex Henry, Rev. Walter E. Jenkins, C.S.C.
’88, Kathleen Lambert ’83, Joseph McCarthy ’52, John McCarthy, Kerry Wayne ’05,
Joseph Stellar ’05, Thomas McDonald ’55, Matthew McGarry ’06, Patrick
McGlynn ’82, Brett Shipe ’06, Michael McGarry ’05, Mark Ferentz ’07, Brandon
Stanchock ’07, Daniel Horn, Alison Hutch ’05, Lisa Corsini ’05, Jamie Pikul ’05,
Samantha Leandri ’05, Caitlin Grady ’05, Joseph Saukulyak ’03, Joseph Saukulyak
’78, Sean Wooster ’06, Brian Leighton ’84, James Horn ’71, Joseph Keating ’71, Gus
Alfano ’77, Barbara Alfano ’78, Jody Busch, Robert Desciak ’74, John Dougherty,
Joseph Weiscargar ’79, Jill Houseknecht ’08, John McCarthy, Jr. ’86, Joseph Doyle
’86, Matthew Choman ’83, Robert Ell ’81, Jan Klaiss and John Conley ’90.
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NEWS & NOTES
Alumni Weddings
Katie Lala ’05 wed Richard Jackson ’05 on July 19, 2008. The
couple resides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Rebecca Keating ’08 wed James Donovan ’08 on August 1.
Pictured are Dan Donovan ’10, Katie Alves ’08, Fr. Richard
Hockman C.S.C., Elizabeth Walpole ’08, Alyssa Bria ’10, and
Evelyn Sorto ’08.
Pictured are: Robert Lala, Matt Lala, Isiah Santiago, Matt Jones
and Josh Tyluki. Second row, Nikki Kingston ’03, Lauren
Bonanni ’05, Matron of Honor Sarah Lala, Alexis Merdjanoff,
Margaret Fazi ’05, and Lisa Krzywicki ’04. Third Row, Jeff
Carpenter, Casey Meehen ’05, Best Man Morris Jackson, John
Hennessy ’05, Geoff Ashton ’05 and Derek Zambino ’05.
Congratulations to Robert
and Kelly Neiderer Bruton,
Esq. ’90 on the birth of their
second child, Paige Ann, on
September 14, 2008. She
joins big sister Cara Grace,
age 4.
Kelly was promoted to Chief
of District Court at State’s
Attorney’s Office in Frederick
County, MD where she has
been a prosecutor for eight
years.
Congratulations to Betty and
Dominick Answini ’91 on the
birth of their first child, Lucas
Giordano, on May 16. The
family resides in New York.
Congratulations to William
’92 and Denise Yenchik
Clark ’97 on the birth of their
second son, Matthew Joseph
on October 6.
Alumni Births
Congratulations to John and
Colleen O’Brien Siergiej ’99
on the birth of their second
daughter, Ella Rose, on
November 3, 2008. She joins
big sister, Ava.
Congratulations to
Christopher ’01 and Michelle
Lippincott Byrnes ’01 on the
birth of their second child,
Moira Anne in September of
2009. Moira Anne joins big
brother, Haydon Cooper.
Congratulations to Nathan
and Michele E. Matkins
Bullington ’02 on the birth of
their daughter, Madison Carrie
on November 9. The family
resides in La Crosse, WI.
Congratulations to Joe and
Melissa Stavinski Ciocco
’02 on the birth of their
son, Nathan Dominic on
February 19.
In Memoriam
Our prayers and condolences are extended to the
families of the following alumni and friends who
recently passed away:
Dr. John T. Dubinski ’50
John Gush ’50
Dr. Robert E. Boyle ’51
Dr. William M. Banick ’53
John Sweetra ’55
John W. Sulcoski ’56
George A. Gresh ’57
Elmer J. Molitoris ’57
Vincent T. Shemanski ’57
Nicholas E. Havrilak ’59
Dr. James J. Kelly ’59
Robert A. Lazevnick ’62
John Scalise ’65
Frank C. Rodski, Sr. ’68
Robert Benczkowski ’69
Thomas G. Tolan ’72
Robert T. Finley ’73
Victor A. Decker ’75
Ralph R. Russo ’75
Henry W. Todd III ’75
Frank Cawley ’76
James J. Curry ’77
John Werts ’79
Thomas F. Behm, Jr. ’80
Dr. Lorne Anthony Querci ’84
John J. Pavlik ’85
John J. Popeck III ’87
Barbara Mieczkowski ’90
Christina Mihalko Rock ’93
Charles M. Lamoreaux ’94
24 Pride ✦ Spring 2010

Donor Profile Jim Gilmartin, ’62
Nothing about Jim Gilmartin’s ’62 time
at King’s was traditional. After graduating
from Pittston City High School in 1952, Jim
went to work. In 1958, at the age of 23,
he decided that working in a dress factory
was not his life-long ambition. He sought
help enrolling in King’s evening school from
Frank Swingle, a fellow volunteer firefighter
and King’s English professor. An only child,
Jim’s life changed in 1960 when his mother
died and the place where he worked went
out of business. With the help of Swingle,
Jim became a full-time student, graduated
in 1962, and immediately returned to
Pittston City schools to teach. He went on
to have a 30-year career in public education,
including 14 years as the superintendent of
the Hamburg Area School District in Berks
County.
Ten years ago, Jim and his wife, Pauline,
established a scholarship at King’s to
benefit students from Pittston Area or
Wyoming Area High Schools. The couple
then asked the Greater Pittston Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick, who honored Jim as
Man of the Year in 1985, to work with King’s
to establish a protocol for the scholarship.
“People in the Pittston area were very
good to me when I was growing up. This
scholarship is a way of giving back.”
The current recipient of the scholarship
is Amanda Yakobitis, a sophomore in
King’s acclaimed Physician Assistant
program. Amanda’s consistent Dean’s List
status earns her a bonus, based on rules
established for the scholarship. Besides
being an excellent student, Amanda is
an active volunteer for the Volunteers
in Medicine Clinic in Wilkes-Barre. She
also tutors students having difficulty in
chemistry. Amanda will receive aid from
the scholarship until her graduation.
Jim’s wife of 45 years died last year following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. “Pauline used to say
how much she wanted to continue the scholarship if something happened to me . . . and when she passed away
I started thinking seriously about its future,” Jim said.
After discussions with Father O’Hara and the development staff at King’s, Jim decided to endow the scholarship
through his estate plan. Because of Jim’s decision, The Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick James A.
Gilmartin Scholarship will exist in perpetuity. If you are interested in establishing a scholarship to aid current
King’s students, please contact Frank Oliver, vice president for institutional advancement, at (570)208-5820 or
frankoliver@kings.edu.
Jim Gilmartin poses with 2010 scholarship recipient Amanda Yakobitis

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