May 3, 2011: Alumni News

• Alumni News & Events

  • Regional Summer Planning Begins

    Alumni volunteers have already started planning summer gatherings for fellow Scranton grads in their regions. While alumni in Chesapeake, South Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley are set to attend mid-June baseball games, New Jersey alumni families will have their annual opportunity to spend a day at Monmouth Park Racetrack in August. Also making summer plans are Washington D.C. volunteers who are organizing a wine tour in June and a baseball game in August; and Philadelphia alumni who will have the opportunity to attend a networking event in June. To plan a summer gathering for alumni in your area, click here.
    
    Alumni Society Prepares to Welcome the Class of 2011

    Several efforts have been made by the Alumni Society to prepare the graduating seniors for their upcoming transition from students to alumni. At Grad Finale in April, members of the Class of 2011 visited the ‘Welcome Alumni’ table to update their contact information, make their senior class gift pledges and pick-up information about becoming alumni (see photos).

    The Alumni Society will also have a presence throughout commencement weekend, beginning with the presentation of the Alumni Loyalty and Service awards on Class Night and ending with members of the Class of 1961 leading the commencement procession on Sunday, May 29, at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. 

    Graduating with the Class of 2011 are also 55 legacy students who will pose for the annual legacy photo before the Baccalaureate Mass on Saturday, May 28.

    The Class of 2011 will gather for the first time as alumni at the 2011 Welcome Parties this summer.
    
    Alumni Join University President for Broadway Production

    On Tuesday, April 26, University President Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. gathered with 40 alumni and friends in New York City for an evening production of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, That Championship Season. Fr. Pilarz led a discussion and reception at the Mariott Marquis prior to the show. See photos >>
    
    SJLA Alumni Reunite on Campus

    Graduates of the University’s Special Jesuit Liberal Arts program revisited campus on Saturday, April 30, for the 2011 SJLA Reunion. Included amongst the day’s activities were several “Back to the Classroom” sessions led by SJLA faculty, panel discussions and an alumni Mass. More than 65 alumni were in attendance. Special thanks to Fr. Ron McKinney for organizing this event. See photos >>
    
    Spread the Word

    As the Class of 2011 prepares to commence, alumni are encouraged to tell recent grads what they know about the great benefits offered to Scranton alumni. The Alumni Society provides access to comprehensive and affordable short-term medical coverage for new graduates to keep them insured throughout the job search, as well as auto and renter’s insurance from Liberty Mutual. To learn more, click here.
    
    Scranton Day of Service
    Royals Give Back
    
    On Saturday, April 16, more than 400 alumni and students gathered in 10 different regions to perform various service projects as part of the Scranton Day of Service. While alumni in Washington, D.C., delivered food baskets to low income senior citizens, fellow Scranton graduates in the nearby Baltimore area prepared and delivered boxed lunches to the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen. Two separate service projects took place in Philadelphia, including painting and gardening at Project Rainbow and working with "Rebuilding Together" to restore property on 5000 Irving Street; and alumni in The Scranton Club of New England volunteered to greet and host guests of the annual POW Recognition Day ceremony.
    
    Additional service projects included interior painting at the Catherine Sheridan Senior Center in Queens, N.Y.; restoring the trails at South Mountain Reservation in Essex County, N.J.; volunteering at St. Vincent dePaul's soup kitchen in Luzerne County, Pa.; and tree planting on Seventh Street in Allentown.
    
    Students and alumni in northeastern Pennsylvania also took part in the annual 'Street Sweep' through the hill section of Scranton.

• Save the Dates

  • May 6, 2011
    The contributions of the late Peter A. Carlesimo, a longtime University coach and athletic director, will be formally recognized at the Royals Annual Award Dinner on Friday, May 6, beginning at 6 p.m. in the William J. Byron, S.J., Recreation Complex. Carlesimo’s son, P.J., a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and a highly-successful coach on the collegiate and professional level for more than three decades, will deliver the keynote address. 
    
    For more information, visit http://www.scranton.edu/royalsawarddinner. Tickets are $150 per person and can be purchased by contacting Robert Davis at 570-941-6667, or by e-mail at robert.davis@scranton.edu. Corporate and special ticket packages are also available.

    June 10-12, 2011
    Celebrating milestone reunions of alumni whose class years end in "6" and "1".
    View the Reunion 2011 homepage.

    June 26, 2011
    South Central PA Senators Game
    Time: 1:00 PM
    
    Join members of the Scranton Club of South Central PA at Metro Bank Park where we will see the Harrisburg Senators vs. Altoona Curve. Click here to register.

    June, 26, 2011
    Lehigh Valley Club Iron Pigs Game
    Time: 1:35 PM
    
    Join members of the Scranton Club of Lehigh Valley at Coca Cola Park in Allentown when the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs take on the Charlotte Knights. Click here to register.

    June 26, 2011
    Chesapeake Orioles Game
    Time: Noon
    
    Join members of the Scranton of the Chesapeake at Oriole Park at Camden Yards when the Baltimore Orioles take on the Cincinnati Reds! Click here to register.

    August 7, 2011
    Monmouth Park
    Time: Noon
    
    Join members of the Scranton Club of New Jersey for a day at Monmouth Park Racetrack.
    Click here to register.

• Class Notes

  • The following are Class Notes submitted to The University of Scranton's Office of Alumni Relations. To submit your own class notes, visit our Class Notes webpage.

    The University of Scranton recently announced the 12 individuals who will receive the 2011 Frank O’Hara Award during Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 10-12, on campus. The O’Hara Award is the highest award bestowed jointly by the University and the Alumni Society for outstanding achievement in a particular field or endeavor. To read more, click here. The honorees are:

    • Joseph A. Bertolino, Ed. D. ’86
    • Rosemary Broderick ’76, G ’80, G ’89
    • John D. Dionne ’86, H’10
    • Arlene V. Drack, M.D. ’81
    • John J. Fendrock ’48
    • Robert L. McKeage, Ph.D. ’71
    • Geno J. Merli M.D. ’71
    • Patricia Moran, Esq. ’81
    • Margaret Schaefer ’81
    • Dennis M. Size ’76
    • Joseph F. Weiss, Ph.D. ’61
    • Shirley J. Yee, Ph.D. ’81

    Louis Orlando ’67, Villanova, published his third book, The Ultimate Phillies Trivia Quiz-Second Edition.
    
    Morgan Benson G’84, Delta Junction, Alaska, just returned from a tour with the US Army in Iraq. He served with the 62^nd Engineer Detachment in Mosul constructing sewers and water lines, developing a trash pickup system and helping the Iraqi government to function by helping all of its citizens with cleaner utilities.
    

    
    Margaret McMenamin, Ed.D., G’86 Hellertown, was installed as the eighth president of Union County College.

    Theresa Rice Haughey ’87, Raleigh, N.C., was appointed director, Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Quality Assurance at GlaxoSmithKline US headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

    In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the first American spaceflight, Neal Thompson's first book, "Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard, America's First Spaceman," is being re-released by Random House. Neal '87 will be appearing at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapanoteka, Ohio, on May 5. Neal's fourth book, a biography of eccentric, world-traveling cartoonist Robert 'Believe It or Not' Ripley, will be published in 2012.

    Brian Shahum ’00, Brooklyn, N.Y., was appointed regional claims specialist-Financial Lines at Chartis International. Brian will be relocating to London with his new position and will be monitoring emerging claim trends within Financial Lines in Europe and supporting various initiatives to improve customer orientation and marketing of Financial Lines claims service.

    Sarah Kosydar ’08, Media, recently returned from a mission trip to Guatemala where she volunteered for Hearts in Motion. Sarah is a physician assistant with Just Kids Pediatrics in Newark, Del.

• In the News

  • The following are links to articles featuring University alumni who have recently appeared in various media outlets.
    
    Edward Brominski G’70, a former Luzerne County commissioner, said he is capable of compromising and working with others if he’s elected to the new 11-member Luzerne County Council, but he also promises to speak up if he sees problems or waste that aren’t being addressed. To read more, click here.
    
    Tim McGinley G’79, a Luzerne County Council candidate, discussed the difficulties facing the county during a panel held by The Times Leader. To read more, click here.

    Brian T. Regan ’82 has been named to the board of directors of ESSA Bancorp Inc. and ESSA Bank & Trust. Regan is a shareholder with the certified public accounting firm of Regan, Levin, Bloss, Brown & Savachak P.C., where he heads the firm's team serving the eastern Pennsylvania region. To read more, click here.

    Dr. Margaret M. McMenamin G’86 has been named the eighth – and first female – president of Union County College in Cranford, N.J. To read more, click here.
    
    Eric G. Hosie 88, G’93 was recently promoted to administrative vice president at M&T’s Wealth Advisory Services. To read more, click here.

    Cindy Ceccacci Cox G’97 discussed the Taste of the Valley event, benefiting the Geneva School, with The Times-Tribune. To read more, click here.

    Pamela Q. Taffera, D.O., M.B.A. ’02, was one of 12 doctors in eastern Pennsylvania featured in MD News for providing medical care throughout the world. To read more, click here.
    
    David Gargone, Ed.D. ’04, an assistant professor of business at Misericordia University, helped present the 11th annual Sport Management Roundtable April 26. To read more, click here or here.

    Jonathan Forte ’07, G’09 has been appointed the new executive assistant to the associate director for operations for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System. Forte joins the VA Maryland Health Care System after completing a yearlong Administrative Fellowship in the Graduate Health Administration Training Program (GHATP) for the VA Capital Health Care Network. To read more, click here.
    
    Brian Goldsack ’09 and four University of Scranton students took part in the 24th annual Liberty Bell Judo Classic in March. The five competitors are all students of Sensei Fred Murty, a sixth-degree black belt, 21-time state Judo champion and 15-time Keystone Games champion. To read more, click here.

• Birth Announcements

  • The following are birth announcements submitted to The University of Scranton's Office of Alumni Relations. To submit your own birth announcements, visit our Class Notes webpage.

    A son, Sean Patrick, to James and Tracey McDevitt Hagan ’93, Philadelphia
    A son, Andrew Patrick, to Mark and Heather Rowan Kenyon ’95, Brighton, Mass.
    A son, Leo Joseph, to Leonard and Meghan Lizotte Mucci ’97, Havertown
    A son, Dominick, to Stanley ’99 and Terri Coyler Strelish ’00, Scottsdale, Ariz.
    A daughter, Kathleen Mae, to Matt and Tara Gomes Jacobs ’99, Henderson, Nev.
    A son, Brendan Michael, to Nick and Kristine Reilly Parente ’99, Hoboken, N.J.
    A son, George Patrick, to Charlie and Sue Wagenborg Falco ’99, Philadelphia
    A daughter, Reagan Kathleen, to Kevin ’02 and Margaret Strohm O’Meara ’02, Robbinsville, N.J.
    A daughter, Amber Nicole, to Russel and Nicole Kosteczko Odell ’03, Freemont, Calif.

• Marriage Announcements
  • The following are marriage announcements submitted to The University of Scranton's Office of Alumni Relations. To submit your own marriage announcements, visit our Class Notes webpage.
    
    Brian Krug ’07 to Adrienne Grab ’07
• Death Notices

  • The following are death notices submitted to The University of Scranton's Office of Alumni Relations.

    Melvin Oram, M.D. '49, Scranton
    William A. Kandel ’50, Scranton
    Ronald J. Halenda, M.D. '53, Chadds Ford
    Richard J. Dempsey ’58, Clarks Summit
    John Fitt '62, Long Beach Island, N.J.

• Family and Friends Death Notices

  • The following are death notices of family and friends submitted to The University of Scranton's Office of Alumni Relations.

    Joan Sylvester, wife of Robert ’58 and mother of Leah Sylvester Timlin ’87

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