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SPRING 2002 • VO LUME 22, NUMBER 3 10 Stephanie L. Tes s i n g Ryan Surace EDI TO R Truman Scholar State Farm Valarie J. Clark Wolff Athletics Fe l l o w DE S I G N E R The Uni v ersity inducts new members Francene Pisano Liples to the Wall of Fam e . CO N T R I BU T I N G ED I TO R S Kevin Southard Robert P. Zelno ’66, G’77 Stan M. Zygmunt, ’84, G’95 12 CLA S S NOT E S ED I TO R Making Headlines in the Media Neil P. McLaughlin, S.J. When it comes to making news, Scranton PH OTO G R A PH Y alumni have a story with telling. Terry Connors PaulaLynn Connors-Fauls ’88 Bill Johnson Michael Touey Terry Wild 20 Robert P. Zelno ’66, G’77 The Alumni SPE C I A L TH A N K S TO Class Notes, Births, Marriages and Death Notices Hu b e r t Bird, DMA, leads Ro s e m a ry K. Lavelle ’98 The University of Scranton Co n c e r t Band and Concert ALU M N I RE LAT I O N S VO LU N T E E R Sidney Lebowitz Choir in the world prem i e r e pe rf o r mances of two new PR E S I D E N T commissioned works during Joseph M. McShane, S.J. the 19th Annual Wor l d VI C E PR E S I D E N T F O R Pre m i e r e Composition IN S T I T U T I O N A L ADVA N C E M E N T Series held 19 April in the Paul J. Strunk Houlihan-McLean Center. DI R E C TO R O F PU B L I C RE LAT I O N S A N D PU B L I C AT I O N S Gerald C. Zaboski ’87, G’95

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Sister Anne Munley is one of two del- Commencement 2002 egates from the United States to the International Union of Superiors General Lisa Myers, Chief Congressional He was created a (UISG). She served as the facilitator of Correspondent for NBC News, will give Ca r dinal of the the UISG 2001 Plenary and as chairper- the principal address at the University’s Catholic Church on son of the plenary planning committee 102nd undergraduate commencement on 21 Feb ru a r y 2001, which represents nearly one million 26 May at the First Union Arena at by Pope John Paul II women religious from five continents. Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre. and thus became the She has also served for three years as Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., the first U.S theologian Avery Cardinal President of the Leadership Conference Laurence J. McGinley Professor of named to the College Dulles, S.J. of Women Religious. Religion and Society at Fordham of Cardinals. He is Co n g r essman John Mur tha rep re s e n t s University, will deliver the principal cu r r ently a consultor to the Committee Pen n s y l va n i a ’s 12th Congressional Dis t r i c t . address at the University’s Graduate on Doctrine of the National Conferen c e In 1974, he became the first combat School commencement to be held 25 of Catholic Bishops and an Associate Vietnam veteran elected to Congres s . May in the Byron Complex on campus. Fel l o w of the Woodstock Th e o l o g i c a l Co n g r essman Mur tha is a national leader Ms. Myers, who is a senior member of Center in Washington, D.C. on defense, health care and social issues and NB C ’ s award-winning political team, rep o rt s During the Graduate School is a member of the Defense App ro p r i a t i o n s on the nation’s government for all of NBC Commencement, Cardinal Dulles will Subcommittee. He is the recipient of News broadcasts, including “The Nig h t l y rec e i v e an honorary degree of Doctor of nu m e r ous awards, including the Pan e t t a News with Tom Brok a w ,” “Dateline NBC” Divinity from the Uni ve r s i t y . He has Ins t i t u t e ’s Jefferson Lincoln Awa r d for and “Tod a y .” She is a rec e i v ed 21other honorary doctorates. Bip a r tisan Leadership and the Pen n s y l va n i a regular contributor to During Commencement 2002, three Chamber of Business and Ind u s t r y’s NB C ’ s “Fleecing of other individuals will be presented with hon- Government Leader of the Yea r . Am e r i c a ” news seg- or a r y degrees. At the undergraduate com- ment and rou t i n e l y mencement cerem o n y , Monsignor San t i a g o Applications Reach pa r ticipates as a mem- Men d e z Bra v o, President of Uni v ersidad del ber of the rou n d t a b l e Valle de Atemejac (UNIVA), headquarte re d All-Time High discussion group of in Guadalajara, Mexico, will be pres e n t e d More students have applied to The “M eet the Pres s . ” with an honorary degree of Doctor of University of Scranton than ever before Critically praised Ped a g o g y , and Congressman John Murt h a in the school’s 114-year history. for her work as a will rec e i v e an honorary degree of Doc t o r Applications for the University’s full- rep o rt e r , Ms. Myer s of Law. Sr. Anne Mun l e y , I.H.M., time undergraduate programs for the fall Lisa Myers rec e i v ed a Hes s President of the Congregation of the of 2002 are currently at 5,097 and count- Rep o r t for campaign coverage in 2000 and Sisters, Ser vants of the Immaculate Hea r t ing. This represents an increase of 34.3 was a contributor to the Nightly News of Mar y, will rec e i v e an honorary degree of percent over applications received by the br oadcast given the Edw a r d R. Mur r ow Doctor of Humane Letters at the Gra d u a t e same time last year. Awa r d for Best Newscast for its broa d c a s t School commencement. The highest number of applications the day following the November 2000 In his role as President of UNIVA, on record was 4,871 in 1989 for the full election. The Uni v ersity will present Ms. Msgr. Santiago Mendez Bravo, directs a recruiting cycle. The complete count for Myers with an honorary degree of Doc t o r university with whom The University of the 2002 recruiting cycle will not be of Humane Letters at the undergraduate Scranton has a formal agreement to pro- available until the fall. commencement cerem o n y . mote exchanges of faculty and students. Applications have increased from all Aver y Cardinal Dulles, S.J., is a much He is currently and has been an advisor primary areas served by the University, sought-after speaker who has written and for numerous organizations and associa- including Scranton and northeast spoken extensively on the significance of tions, including the InterAmerican Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey Vatican II. An internationally-known Universities Organization, the Federation and other areas on the East Coast. author and lecturer , Cardinal Dulles has of Mexican Private Institutes of Higher Applications have also increased through- written over 650 articles and has published Education and the Mexican Association out the nearly 60 undergraduate pro- 21 books on theological topics. of Christian Further Education Institutes. grams of study offered at the University. 4 THE SCRANTON JOURNAL Pre-med Student Ms. Tessing, a resident of Mon r oe, Ga. , Students plans to pursue a Doctor of Medicine and Named Truman Scholar Mas t e r ’s in Public Health from Emo r y Employment, Salaries Stephanie L. Tessing, a junior neuro- Uni ve r s i t y , Atlanta, Ga. This dual Strong for Scranton science and philosophy major at the M. D . / M . P .H. program partners Emo r y’s University, is one of approximately 80 highly-rated School of Medicine with the Graduates students in the nation who have been Rollins School of Public Health. Upo n The results of a Uni v ersity of Scranton selected as 2002 completion of her graduate studies and res i - post-graduation survey rev eal that 98 per- Truman Scholars. de n c y , she plans to seek a position as a pub- cent of its undergraduate class of 2001 wer e Ms. Tessing is the lic health physician in a rural health setting. either employed or pursuing additional fo u r th Uni v ersity of education within six months of graduation. Scranton student to Accounting Major The survey was based on res p o n s e s be named a Trum a n rec e i v ed by 66 percent (582) of the 880 Scholar since the Named State Farm Fellow students who rec e i v ed undergraduate aw a r ds wer e first Ryan Surace, a junior accounting de g r ees from the Uni v ersity in 2001. Six t y - made in 1977. major at the Uni ve r s i t y , is one of just 50 one percent of respondents are employed Co n g r ess established Stephanie L. students in the nation to rec e i v e a 2002 full-time, two percent part-time, and 35 the Truman Scholarship Tessing ‘03 Exceptional Student Fel l o wship awarde d pe r cent are pursuing additional education. Foundation in 1975 as a memorial to the by the State Farm Companies Fou n d a t i o n . The average salary reported was 33 r d President of the United States. The Mayfield resi- $34,870, an 8.2 percent increase from The Foundation awards merit-based dent is the second the previous year. The average salary var- scholarships to college students who wish University of Scranton ied by the type of position, location and to attend graduate school in preparation student to receive a how closely the graduate’s employment for careers in government or elsewhere in State Farm Fellowship matched his or her academic preparation. public service. in as many years. Eighty-eight percent of the respondents “The Truman Scholarship is widely State Farm awards indicated that their full-time employment reg a r ded as one of the most competitive the fellowships to rec - was related to their major. Only three and prestigious scholarship programs in og n i z e and support percent indicated that they were working America,” said Gretchen Van Dyke, ex ceptional college stu- in an unrelated field. Three percent said Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pol i t i c a l dents majoring in busi- Ryan Surace ‘03 they are working for the military, and six Science and the University’s Fac u l t y ne s s - r elated fields. percent are serving as volunteers. Rep re s e n t a t i v e for the Trum a n The State Farm Fellowship is the sec- The highest average salary reported by Sc h o l a r s h i p . “Ste p h a n i e ’s rem a r kable lead- ond prestigious award earned by Mr. major was $52,500 for nurses with previ- ership qualities, coupled with her deep Surace. He spent last semester studying ous nursing experience, followed by commitment to public service, make her a abroad in Beijing, China, as a Freeman $50,333 for electrical engineering majors Truman Scholar of exceptional standing.” Award Recipient. and $46,333 for computer information systems majors. Seventeen members of the Class of 2001 chose one or two years of service The Arts through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Jesuit Gallery Hosts Exhibit of Latin American Art International Volunteers, Peace Corps or other service programs. This brings to “R a y u e l a / H opscotch: Fifteen Contemporary Latin American Artists,” was on exhibit in the 236 the total number of Scranton gradu- Uni v ersity Art Gal l e r y from 7 April through 10 May . The exhibit, presented in conjunction with ates who have chosen one or two years of Mar ywood Uni ve r s i t y , brought together a variety of works by prominent and critically rev i e wed volunteer service since 1986. ar tists from Latin America. The exhibit and accompanying catalogue wer e made possible throu g h A survey of students from the the support of The Mas l o w Family Foundation, Inc., Sondra and Mor ey Myers, and Hem m l e r Graduate School’s class of 2001 reveals & Camayd Architects; and for program support, the Pen n s y l v ania Humanities Council. that 97 percent are either employed or pursuing additional education. Eighty- seven percent of respondents are employed full-time. The average salary reported was $44,231. The highest average salary reported was $69,875 for MBA graduates with a concentration in finance, followed by MBA graduates in general at $67,500. Graduates receiving their master’s degrees in nursing reported the third-largest aver- age salary of $64,000. S P R I N G 5 Scholarships Kanias Establish Sylvester Scholarship at the University Arthur J. and Angela Kania, long- standing and generous benefactors of The 19th Annual World Premiere Held University of Scranton, The University of Scranton Concert Band and Concert Choir performed the world have established a premiere of two new commissioned works by composer Hubert Bird, DMA, at the scholarship in honor 19th Annual World Premiere Composition Series Concert on 19 April. of Robert J. and Joan “Now from the World (The Light of God is Gone)” was arranged by Dr. Bird as a J. Sylvester. Mr . Syl ve s t e r , Vic e tribute to victims of the 11 September tragedies. “Memoria Perpetua,” also arranged Robert J. Sylvester ‘58 by Dr. Bird, was performed by the University Concert Band. President Emeritus for Dr. Bir d, who also conducted the performances, has a music career spanning all Ins t i t u t i o n a l media, from solo songs through compositions for symphony orchestra. Per formances of Adv ancement, ret i r ed in his music are presented annually throughout the United States, Canada, Eur ope and 2001 after 18 years of South America. Dr. Bird was named “Composer of the Year” three times from the se r vice to the Uni ve r s i t y . New Hampshire Music Teacher Association. Both Mr. Sylvester and Mr. Kania are alumni of the Aventis Pasteur Scholarship Recipients Named University, graduating in 1958 and 1953 Two graduate students at the University are the recipients of the annual Ave n t i s respectively. Pasteur Scholarship, which is sponsored by the global vaccine manufacturer . In “I n establishing this Arthur J. Kania ‘53 addition to the $6,000 scholarship each student receives, clinical chemistry sc h o l a r s h i p , Angela and majors Jong-Song Eun, Korea, and Xinxing Cai, both of China, will parti c i p a t e I challenge promising young women and in a summer internship program at Aventis Pasteur, Inc., Swiftwater. From left: men to aspire to the kind of success that University President Joseph M. McShane, S.J.; Ms. Cai; Mr. Eun; Rose Mr . Syl v ester achieved throughout a 42- year career dedicated to Jesuit education,” Sebastianelli, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Director of said Mr. Kania. Re s e a r ch; David J. Williams ’73, Aventis Pasteur President and Chief Executive Rob e r t J. and Joan J. Syl ve s t e r Of ficer; and Paul J. Strunk, Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Scholarship grants will be given to high school graduates from Lackawanna County, with pref e r ence given to students from Valley Vie w High School, Abi n g t o n Heights High School and Scranton Prep a r a t o r y School. The scholarship is ren e wable so long as the students continue to meet the Uni ve r s i t y ’s scholarship criteria. The Kania name is well-known on campus. In 1998, the University renamed its business school the Kania School of Management to recognize the Kanias’ lifelong commitment to the University. Additional information about the Robert J. and Joan J. Sylvester Scholarship may be received by calling (570) 941-7661. Contributions are welcome. 6 THE SCRANTON JOURNAL February. Mayor Doherty discussed Speakers “Making Scranton’s City Government an The Faculty Agent of Change and Opportunity” with Financial Executive Yields area business and civic leaders. Scranton Professor Full House Audiences “Economic development will be the Authors Reference Book cornerstone of my administration,” said Christopher M. “Kip” Condron ’70, Mayor Doherty. “Top among our priori- Teachers and students of Italian lan- President and Chief Executive Officer of ties are helping small businesses in the guage and culture have a new resource AXA Financial, Inc., and a member of city grow, attracting new industry, foster- available in the the AXA Group Management Board, was ing job growth and improving the quality recently published greeted by full-house audiences when he of life.” book, The Regions returned to the University on 14 March The President’s Breakfast Series at The of Italy: A Reference as an Executive-in-Residence. University of Scranton periodically brings Guide to History and While on campus, Mr. Condron spoke to together members of the civic and busi- Culture by Roy 150 area business and civic leaders at the ness community to hear guest speakers Domenico, Ph.D., Pres i d e n t ’s Breakfast. He also participated in address topics of regional, national and Associate Professor two classroom sessions, met with faculty, and international interest. of History at the held a public lecture. The lecture, entitled University. Roy Domenico, The book is “th e “I ntegrity in the Financial Mar kets,” was Ph.D. sp o n s o r ed by the Kania School of Santa Clara President only single general-ref - Man a g e m e n t ’s Business Leadership Program. Receives Arrupe Award er ence volume in English on Ita l y ’s reg i o n s , ” ac c o r ding to its publisher, Greenwood Press. Paul L. Locatelli, S.J., President of It is the publisher’s third in a series of books Santa Clara University, was presented the on the history and culture of Euro p e a n seventh annual Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Award countries. for Distinguished Contributions to In his book, Dr. Domenico surveys Ignatian Mission and Ministries at the the geography, economies, history, recent University Assembly on 11 February. politics and cuisine for each of Italy’s 20 The award citation presented to Fr. regions and then adds further sections on Locatelli reads: “At Santa Clara the the history and culture of each province. President gives steady signals to highlight the ethical dimension of every discipline and professional program, particularly National Academy Christopher M. “Kip” Condron ’70 through established four centers on cam- Publishes Scranton speaks to a standing-room-only crow d pus where questions of ethics, justice, at the Pres i d e n t ’ s Breakfast on 14 faith and service are woven into the life Professor’s Research Ma rc h . of faculty and students.” Research at the University that resulted in the completion of the first DNA sequencing of a species of parasite Mayor Doherty Speaks that afflicts livestock and humans was at President’s Breakfast published in the 8 January 2002, issue of Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty was The Proceedings of the National Academy the guest speaker at the President’s of Sciences of the United States of America. Breakfast held in the University’s Vito G. DelVecchio, Ph.D., Professor Executive Center, Brennan Hall, on 12 of Biology and Research Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine (IMBM) at the University, served as the lead researcher of the inter- Paul L. Locatelli, S.J., President of national project which paves the way for Santa Clara University, was pres e n t e d better detection systems and the possibil- with the Arrupe Award at the ity of developing better vaccines. University Assembly on 11 Februar y. The genetic sequencing of Brucella melitensis, one of only about a dozen The Arrupe Award is named in honor organisms to be completely sequenced of the late Very Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., worldwide, was completed at the IMBM the Superior General of the Society of with the assistance of researchers based in Jesus from 1965 to 1983. The University Chicago, Louisiana, Belgium and France. of Scranton instituted the award in 1996 Two University of Scranton undergradu- to further its namesake’s vision by recog- ate students, two graduate students, and nizing men and women for outstanding Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty numerous other institute researchers at contributions in a wide variety of the University also participated in the speaks at the President’s Breakfast Ignatian-inspired ministries. project. held 12 February.

S P R I N G 7 Graduate School Appointments Names New Dean Fr. Shea Named Duncan M. Perry, Ph.D., has been named Dean of the Graduate School and Vice President for Director of Research at The University of University Ministries Scranton effective 1 July. Dr. Perry is cur- rently the Dean for Graduate Studies and John J. Shea, S.J., has been appointed Extended Programs at Millersville Vice President for University Ministries. University, Millersville, Pa. Fr. Shea succeeds Upon the invitation of Radio Free Thomas D. Eur ope, he served as a Senior Bal k a n Michael C. Cann, Ph.D., Professor of Masterson, S.J., Analyst in Munich, Ger m a n y , and later Ch e m i s t r y, accepts the Governo r ’ s who recently founded the Open Media Res e a rc h Awa r d for Environmental Excellence. retired from the Institute in Prague, in the Czech Rep u b l i c . position after 25 He previously served as the Gra d u a t e years of service. Dean at the Uni v ersity of Nor th Dak o t a , University Receives In his new post, Grand For ks, N.D., Assistant Dean for Fr. Shea supervi s e s Environmental Award Graduate Studies at the Uni v ersity Campus Min i s t r i e s Teaching students to “Think Green” of Mar yland, College Park , at the Uni ve r s i t y , has earned The University of Scranton a Md.; and Personnel Off i c e r including liturgical Governor’s Award for Environmental John J. Shea, S.J. and Dir ector of Gra d u a t e ce l e b r a t i o n s , Excellence. The University was one of Academic Rec o r ds at the H.H. ret r eats, music ministry, liturgical minis- just four educational institutions to Rackham School of Gra d u a t e ters, Collegiate Volunteers and the Center receive the Governor’s Award at a cere- Studies at the Uni v ersity of for Mission Reflection. The Office of mony in Harrisburg. Michigan at Ann Arbor. Campus Ministries also maintains affilia- Accepting the award in the Edu c a t i o n Dr. Perry holds a bachelor’s tions with the Association of Jes u i t and Out r each category for the Uni ve r s i t y degree in History and Political Colleges and Uni v ersities (AJCU) and was Michael C. Cann, Ph.D., Professor of Science from Davis and Elkins various interfaith grou p s . Ch e m i s t r y, who spearheaded a team of six College in Elkins, W. Va; Fr. Shea previously served as Interim Duncan M. pr ofessors who have developed gree n a master’s degree in Russian Director of the Counseling Center from Perry, Ph.D. ch e m i s t r y modules that have been woven Language and Linguistics from March to August 2001. He joined the into existing courses across the chemistry Ohio University, Athens, Ohio; a second University in 1999 as Assistant Vice and environmental science curricula at master’s degree in European History from President for Institutional Advancement. The Uni v ersity of Scranton. Ohio University; and a doctorate in Fr. Shea is the former President of Balkan History from the University of John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio. Scranton Faculty Selected Michigan at Ann Arbor. to Teach MBA Courses in China Annual Fund Sets Goal of $2.5 Million for 2002 Two faculty members of the Kania The University has set its most ambitious Annual Fund goal ever at $2.5 million School of Management at the University for 2002. Announcing the 2002 Annual Fund, from left: University President Joseph have been invited to teach MBA courses M. McShane, S.J.; John Appleton, Esq., ’68, Chair of the Parent’s Campaign; Annual in China during the summer semester. Fund Co-chairs Thomas Lynch ’86 and Sharon (Corey) Lynch ’86; Marie A. George, Cynthia Cann, Ph.D., Assistant Ph.D., G’78, Vice President of Planning and Institutional Research and Chair of the Professor of Management/Marketing, has University Campaign; and Director of Annual Giving Programs Kathleen Statsman. been selected to teach a summer MBA For more information, contact the Annual Giving Office at (570) 941-7725. course as part of the Beijing International MBA (BiMBA) Program held on the campus of Peking University in Beijing. The BiMBA Program is sponsored by a consortium of Jesuit universities. Nabil Tamimi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Operations and Information Management, will teach an MBA course at Tongji University. The University’s affiliation with Tongji University has been established through the efforts of Alan Brumagim, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing/Management, who taught a summer MBA course at Tongji University last summer. 8 THE SCRANTON JOURNAL Chief Exec u t i v e Officer of AXA Fin a n c i a l , Alumni News Inc. The Council is a group of select alum- PERCENT OF ni and friends of the Uni v ersity whose mis- sion is to network Uni v ersity graduates for ALUMNI GIVING President’s Business ca r eer development, provide internship FOR JESUIT SCHOOLS Council to host Inaugural op p o r tunities and mentoring support for Scholarship Dinner students, and provide financial support for College of the Holy Cros s 64 . 5 % scholarships. Council members also ret u r n The University of Scranton 37 . 2 % The Uni ve r s i t y ’s Pres i d e n t ’s Bus i n e s s to campus through an Exec u t i ve - i n - Le Moyne College 31 . 4 % Council will hold its first-ever , gala rec e p - Residence program to share their business tion and dinner on Th u r s d a y , 10 Oct o b e r ex p e r tise with students and faculty in class- Loyola College in Maryl a n d 28 . 9 % 2002 at The Pie r r e Hotel in New Yor k room sessions, and to provide individual Saint Peter’s College 27 . 9 % Ci t y . This inaugural black tie event will ca r eer guidance to students. Spring Hill College 27 . 5 % raise funds to support four-yea r For further information regarding Cr eighton University 26 . 7 % Presidential Scholarships to be awarded to table or ticket purchases for the Fa i r field University 23 . 9 4 % select undergraduate students. The dinner President’s Business Council Dinner, con- Canisius College 23 . 8 8 % will be attended tact Peter Galbraith or Joseph Notari in INAU G U R A L by national busi- the University’s Development Office at Ge o r getown University 22 . 9 % SCH O LA R S H I P ness leaders, (570) 941-7661. Boston College 22 . 8 % including Jac k DIN N E R Company Magazine Santa Clara University 21 . 8 % Hosted by Welch, former Gonzaga University 21 . 3 % Chief Exec u t i v e Company is a quarterly magazine the President’s Ma r quette University 19 . 8 % Business Council Officer of Gen e r a l about the Society of Jesus. Stories and 10 October 2002 Ele c t r i c . photos feature the work of Jesuits and Xavier University 19 . 4 % The Pres i d e n t ’s Loyola Marymount University 19 . 3 % Pierre Hotel, their colleagues, lay and religious, in New York, N.Y. Business Council ministries in the United States and Saint Louis University 18 . 4 % For information: is chaired by abroad. For information, call 1-800-955- Rockhurst University 16 . 4 % Christopher M. Peter Galbraith 5538, e-mail subscribe@company- Loyola University New Orleans 15 . 3 % or Joseph Notari “K i p ” Condron magazine.org or visit Company’s home University of San Francisco 14 . 3 % (570) 941-7661 ’70, President and page at www.companymagazine.org. Regis University 13 . 9 % Plaque Dedicated in Memory of National Tragedy Vic t i m s Loyola University of Chicago 13 . 7 % John Carroll University 13 . 6 % A plaque bearing the names of 36 members of the Uni v ersity family who wer e killed in Seattle University 10 . 8 % the 11 September terrorist attacks was dedicated during a Eucharist of Remembrance at Madonna della Strada Chapel on 16 Mar ch. The Mass was attended by friends and fami- Source: Council For Aid to Education lies of the victims. The bron z e plaque, at right, lists the names of five alumni and 31 rel a - 2000-01 Fiscal Yea r ti v es of students and alumni who wer e killed in the terrorist attacks on America.

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THE UNIVERSITY INDUCTS NEWEST MEMBERS TO THE WALL OF FAME The University proudly inducted six a member of three Lady Royals softball Nor th (1976, 1977) and two MAC over a l l new members to the Wall of Fame in teams that won Middle Atl a n t i c (1976, 1977) titles. January. Co n f e r ence championships en route to a Ross was a three-year letterman who The Class of 2001 include: Ri c k fo u r - y ear rec o r d of 61-31 (.663) under the finished his career with a .402 batting “Du s t y ” Baker ’77, a member of the di r ection of head coaches John Hop k i n s average. He earned first-team all-Middle baseball team; Mar ilyn Bogusch Pryl e (1983) and Gar y Wod d e r , Ph.D (1984-86). Atlantic Conference Northern Division ’91, G’97, a four-year letter-winner on During her freshman yea r , the Lady Roya l s honors in 1986. He holds two of the top the women’s swim team; Debbie (Cox) also advanced to the NCAA Division III three single-season records for highest Crispell ’86, a two-sport standout in field championships for the second time in batting average in Scranton history, when hockey and softball; William DiBi a n c a Scranton history. She was a two-time all- he hit .437 in 1987 and .418 in 1985. ’7 8 , a four-year letterman on the men’s Middle Atlantic Conference selection who He drove in 28 runs in 1985, which is soccer team; Joe Ross ’88, a standout on hit a career-high .354 as a sophomore. In now tenth on the Scranton single-season the baseball team; and Holly Speich ’91, field hockey, she was a two-time first-team list. He joins his brother, Paul (Class of a member of the women’s soccer team. al l - M iddle Atlantic Conference selection. 1996), on the Wall of Fame. Baker served as team captain and was DiBi a n c a joined the Roya l s ’ men’s soccer Speich pl a y ed four years for curren t noted for his speed and arm strength. pr ogram in 1974. A four-year letterman, he head coach Joe Bochicchio and led the Upon graduation, he was drafted by the became the first player in Scranton history Royals to an overall rec o r d of 54-28-6 Pittsburgh Pirates and advanced to Class to earn all-regional honors by the Nat i o n a l (.659), which included two Mid d l e A before injuries cut short his career. He Soccer Coaches Association of America Atlantic Conference titles and three continued his love affair with athletics by (NSCAA) in 1976, a rem a r kable accom- NCAA Division III tournament appear- serving as an associate director of athletics plishment since players from Division I ances. She is the first and only three - t i m e at Southern Methodist University in institutions wer e also included on that team. National Soccer Coaches Association of Dallas, Texas, and as associate director of He was a three-time all-Middle Atl a n t i c America (NSCAA) all-American (1988- the now-defunct Southwest Conference. Co n f e r ence Nor thern Division first-team 1990) in the prog r a m ’s 19-year history, in In 1986, he served as executive director selection and was the first Royal to be addition to being a four-time NSCAA all- of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball named the most valuable player (MVP) of regional and three-time all-MAC selec- Final Four. He is now the chief executive the MAC Nor thern Division (1976). He is tion. She capped off her career by winning officer and president of the Cotton Bowl. still the eighth all-time leading scorer in the 1991 O’Hara Awa r d, which is pres e n t - Bogusch Pryle was the first swimmer Scranton history. He led Scranton to four ed annually to the outstanding female ath- in Scranton history to earn all-America winning seasons, which includes two MAC lete at The Uni v ersity of Scranton. honors, when she finished 15th at the 1989 Division III national champi- The newest members of the Wall of Fame, from left: Rick Baker ’77, Holly onships. She also qualified for the 1990 Speich ’91, Marilyn Bogusch Pryle ’91, G’97, Debbie (Cox) Crispell ’86, national meet. A 1991 Academic Medal Joe Ross ’88 and William DiBianca ’78. recipient from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), she fin- ished in the top six in at least one event all four years at the Middle Atlantic Conference championships. She held or shared six Lady Royals records, and still holds the Byron Center and Scranton record in the 100 butterfly. She also led the Lady Royals of then head coach Dave Hair to four straight winning seasons. (C o x) Cris p e l l was a four-year letter- winner and three - y ear starter in softball and a three - y ear starter in field hockey. She was

1 0 THE SCRANTON JOURNAL HOPKINS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM COACHING John Hopkins, former head wrestling decided to sponsor a women’s cros s - c o u n - coach and current men’s and women’s tr y championship in 1982, Hopkins con- Did You Know? cross-country coach at vinced former athletics direc t o r , Dr. Gar y • Meghan Quinlan, a four-year starter the University, has Wod d e r , to field a team. on the women’s soccer team, set an announced his retire- “I was teaching a running class at the NCAA Division III all- ment from coaching. time,” Hopkins says. “I approached him time record for most He will remain, how- (Dr. Wodder) with the idea of taking minutes played by a ever, in his current seven women from the running class goalkeeper with 7,713, role as Assistant down to represent the (University). The surpassing the previous Professor of Exercise women surprised me; there were people mark of 7,450. This past Science and Sport. who had never run competitively before year, Quinlan established “I t was ver y enjoy- and they finished in the middle of the a Scranton single-season John Hopkins able,” says Hop k i n s , pack. It was the start of a great thing.” record for fewest goals who came to the Uni v ersity in 1967, Hop k i n s ’ women’s teams will be duly allowed (9) and had 14.5 Meghan Quinla founded the wrestling program in 1968, noted for their consistent efforts. The Lady shutouts to extend her took over as head coach of the men’s Royals finished second at the MAC cham- all-time Royal record to 51.5. cro s s - c o u n t r y program in 1972, and start- pionships four times (1984, 1995, 1996, • Sara Suchoski, a fresh- ed the women’s cros s - c o u n t r y program in 1997) and wer e fourth at the NCAA man on the women’s soc- 1982. “I learned a lot. When I first took regionals in 1984. Sev en of his run n e r s cer team, was named over the job, I knew nothing about cros s - earned NCAA all-regionals honors, includ- first-team all-American co u n t r y running or coaching. I hope over ing Th e r esa Meade, a two-time academic by the National Soccer the 32 years I’ve learned something.” all-American who became the first female Coaches Association of Apparently, he did. harrier in Scranton history to qualify for America (NSCAA) in During his distinguished tenure as the NCAA championships (1985). November. She was the head men’s cross-country coach, Hopkins “Through the years, I’ve had good only freshman among the guided the Royals to fourth-place finishes women’s teams and there were some years 33 players honored. Sara Suchoski at the Middle Atlantic Conference cham- when we struggled to get four of five pionships five times and to a sixth-place runners,” he says. “The last ten years it • Dan Loftus, a junior on finish at the NCAA regionals in 1986. has been almost overwhelming the num- the men’s basketball team, Three of his runners – Bill Burke (1984), ber of women who have run (for us). was named to the Ver i zo n Chris Heaton (1987, 1988) and, most Last year’s team was not up to par with District II Academic all- recently, Joe Fent (1998, 1999, 2000) – some of the teams we’ve had, but four of America team in qualified for the NCAA Division III our top seven runners did not run in Feb ru a r y. In order to championships, with Fent earning all- high school. And yet we were still very qu a l i f y , a student-athlete America honors twice. Fent was also a competitive.” must be at least a sopho- two-time Verizon Academic all-American From 1968 through 1998, Hopkins mo r e, be a key starter or and an NCAA post-graduate scholarship coached the Royals’ wrestling program to res e r ve, and have a cumu- recipient. He is currently enrolled in the a 180-250-4 record (.426), including la t i v e grade point aver a g e Dan Loftus veterinary program at the University of top-ten finishes in the MAC champi- of 3.2-or-better. Pennsylvania. onships nine times. • For the 11th straight yea r , the women’s “Looking back, I’ve coached many “That was my main reason for coming basketball team, led by veteran head gr eat runners,” says Hopkins, who holds a he r e,” says Hopkins, “to start the wres t l i n g coach Mike Str ong, won 20-or-more Bachelor of Science degree from East pr ogram. The best thing about it is that games. The Lady Royals captured the Str oudsburg Uni v ersity and a Master of most of the people who have run for me or Freedom Conference championship, Science degree from the Uni v ersity of wr estled for me are still my friends. ad v anced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Massachusetts. “Sta r ting with the Joe Aca d e m i c a l l y , both of our sports have done Division III tournament and finished Hag g e r ty era (1975-1978, Wall of Fam e well – through no credit of mine. I think it the season with a 25-5 overall rec o r d Inductee, Class of 1991), Jimmy Mal l o y is the nature of those sports. Ten years in a and a 10th -place national ranking by (1972-1975) was probably the first rea l l y row, our cros s - c o u n t r y teams have been d3 h o o p s . c o m . good runner I coached, but most impor- (selected) academic all-Americans, which, ta n t l y , the friendships with many of my this year with the more stringent guidelines, runners have lasted throughout the yea r s . ” is impres s i v e. That speaks well for the When the Middle Atlantic Conferen c e Uni v ersity and its athletics prog r a m . ”

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12 THE SCRANTON JOURNAL They’ve covered presidential campaigns, worked When it comes to making as writers, editors and publishers at major news- news, Scranton alumni have papers and magazines, and been pioneers in the a story worth telling. In this development of national television networks. issue of The Scranton Journal, we profile some of the many University graduates who have played pivotal roles in shaping local, regional and national news. They are the people behind the television newscasts you watch, the radio broadcasts you hear and the headlines you read. Their distinguished careers have made a few headlines of their own.

University of Scranton alumni serving as publishers, editors and general managers from the media outlets that surround the University. Seated, from left: Matt Sullivan ’97, Metro Editor of Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, N.Y. John Kameen ’63, Publisher of Forest City News Elizabeth Zygmunt ’87, Editor of Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal Michael J. O’Malley, III, ’75, Editor of Pennsylvania Heritage

Standing, from left: Peter Becker ’79, Managing Editor of the Wayne Independent Patricia Kameen Striefsky ’93, Associate Publisher of Forest City News Sandra Snyder ’93, Features Editor of the Times Leader Lawrence Herbster ’66, Vice President and General Manager of Nexstar Broadcasting of Northeastern Pennsylvania, LLC.

SPRING 13 Susan Swain ’76, H’99 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER se r vice on the Board of Trustees (1993 S.J., a former Professor of English, that C-SPAN – 1999) and as speaker at the Ms. Swain developed a full apprec i a t i o n Uni ve r s i t y ’s 1999 commencement, at of literature. Right up until Fr. Hil l ’s which she rec e i v ed an honorary degree . death in Feb ru a r y 2002, the two stayed From the As Co-chief Operating Off i c e r , Ms. in touch, e-mailing one another about Swain is responsible for the C-SPAN books, current affairs and the Uni ve r s i t y . Ground Up ne t w o r k’s daily editorial operations. “He was a role model of how to In 1972, Susan Swain was one of She works with a staff of 275 to devel - age with great grace and with one of a small group of students in a start- u p op programming content and marke t - life’s great gifts: curiosity,” she says of communications major at the ing and to oversee program operations. Fr. Hill. “Curiosity is the essence of Uni ve r s i t y . She was also among the first She is a long-time on-air modera- journalism.” gr oup of female students during the yea r tor for Washington Journal, C-SPAN’s In fact, it was Ms. Swain’s longing that Scranton became a co-ed campus. morning program, and a collaborator for a deeper sense of knowledge that Ten years later, Ms. Swain became on special programming of the net- led her to a career in public affairs pa r t of a small, start-up cable TV net- work’s historical series, including The television programming. wo r k that had begun without its own Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 and After graduating from the television camera. And, once again, she the Peabody Award-winning University, Ms. Swain spent a year at found herself amid a group of women American Presidents: Life Portraits. WDAU-TV (now WYOU-TV) in who wer e making their way into a pre- “I get to make TV while also being Scranton. And while she appreciated dominantly male environ m e n t . an administrator of it,” she says. the opportunity to work in news, she Today, Ms. Swain ’76 H’99 shares Acc o r ding to Ms. Swain, the crea t i v e quickly realized that she didn’t want the post as second-in-command at component of an exec u t i v e position “is to spend the rest of her life chasing the cable industry’s public affairs net- sm a r t business, because it keeps me so after bullets and fire engines. work. She is Executive Vice President close to the product.” It’s also what has She left WYOU for a rather and Co-Chief Operating Officer of kept her at C-SPAN for 20 years. unconventional job with “Up with C-SPAN, a diverse information serv- “I haven’t been promoted out of People,” an educational-based per- ice that provides public affairs pro- what I love,” she says. formance troupe. gramming to 77 million television Her love of literature is evident in “I often refer to it as my way of households via nearly 6,500 cable C- S PA N ’ s newly-launched Ame r i c a n running away with the circus,” quips systems. And she is quick to credit Writers II: The 20th Cen t u r y. Ms. Swa i n Ms. Swain. her liberal arts education with her is one of the series’ creators and one of For two years, she traveled throu g h - rise to the top of public affairs pro- the on-air hosts of this historical series out the world, preparing for perfo r m - gramming in America. that examines American history throu g h ances and meeting with mayors of “Liberal arts is a good foundation the lives and works of 18 selected writers. major cities and even kings of coun- for ever yone,” says Ms. Swain, who has Th e r e is a piece of Scranton in this tries – all for just $75 a month. maintained her Scranton ties throu g h series. It was through William B. Hil l , Anxious to establish some roo t s , she moved to Cambridge, Mas s , wh e r e she became a communications consultant for the federal gover n m e n t . Her ren e wed interest in politics ulti- Susan Swain ’76, mately led her to Washington, D.C. H’99 prepares to In 1982, she became a producer at interview Howard C- S P AN, which had been formed by Dodson, director the cable television industry in 1979 of the Schomburg to provide live, gavel - t o - g a v el cover a g e of the U.S. House of Rep re s e n t a t i ve s . Center for At the time, she was part of a staff Research in Black of 20 who worked round-the-clock to Culture in Harlem, put C-SPAN on the map. for the launch of “I t was great fun and an experience the American that is hard to rec a p t u r e,” she says. Writers II series For all she’s accomplished, she on C-SPAN. At acknowledges that there is always the center is C-SPAN opportunity to do more. “Throughout my career, I’ve raised camera technician my hand a lot and said ’Let me try.’ I Bob Reilly. hope life continues to let me try new things.”

1 4 THE SCRANTON JOURNAL MAKING HEADLINES IN THE MEDIA Edward J. Lynett, Jr. ’65, H’93 George V. Lynett G’71 William R. Lynett ’72 University Trustee Cecelia Lynett Haggerty Times Shamrock

Tod a y , under the name of Tim e s Changing With “The Times” Sha m r ock, the Lynetts own a dozen radio stations in a handful of states and “We inherited the fine gift of a From the beginning, the siblings mo r e than two dozen papers, including great duty … that of guarding the relied on one another, their mother The Cit i ze n s ’ Voi c e , Wil k e s - Ba r r e; Th e public trust,” says Edward J. Lynett, Jean Lynett H’76 and their dedicated Daily Rev i e w , Towanda; The Met r o Jr., ’65, H’93 of the legacy passed on staff for guidance and comfort. Tim e s , Det r oit, Mich.; and The San to him and his brothers and sister. Within nine months of their father’s Antonio Cur re n t , San Antonio, Tex a s . The sudden death of their father death, they published the first edition of The Lynetts are quick to point out Edw a r d J. Lynett, Sr., H’55 in 1966 The Sunday Tim e s . From there, they the practical business and accounting th r ust the enormous responsibility of looked only forwa r d with res o l v e to pro- skills acquired as students at Th e publishing a daily paper squarely on vide a future for the next generation. Uni v ersity of Scranton that have helped the young shoulders of Edw a r d and his “Right from the start we wer e com- make their business a success. They are siblings George, William and Cecelia. mitted to growth,” says George Lyn e t t . also quick to emphasize the other criti- Published since 1870 and acquired Under the stewardship of the third cal components of a Jesuit education – by the Lynett patriarch in 1895, Th e generation Lynetts, their business ethics, morality, justice – standards that Sc r anton Tim e s had an established rep u - flourished. The Scranton Times ar e vital to those entrusted with safe- tation for journalistic excellence. Th e became the first daily paper in the gu a r ding the public trus t . paper won a Pul i t z er Pri z e for Pub l i c region to run full color photos. They Ser vice in 1946 for a series of stories that built a new state-of-the-art facility in led to impeachment of a federal judge. Scott Township that improved print- Times Shamrock Partners (from left) William R. Lynett The paper was also known for its ing production, quality, efficiency ’72, University Trustee Cecelia Lynett Haggerty, in n o vat i v e practices. In 1922, it became and capacity. They expanded their George V. Lynett G’71 and Edward J. Lynett, Jr. ’65, the first newspaper in the United Sta t e s market through acquisition and the H’93, pose next to the historic press used to print to also own a radio station. development of new publications. The Scranton Times from 1926 to 1988.

S P R I N G 1 5 Mr. Gibbons poses a question to then President Clinton during a White House Conference.

those made after the pres i d e n c y , are grea t l y is also its downfall,” explains Mr. Gib b o n s . Gene Gibbons ’64, H’96 un d e r estimated. “O n the Web , you only see what you are FORMER CHIEF WHITE HOUSE Mr . Gibbons also believes Pres i d e n t in t e r ested in. You miss the opportunity to be C O R R E S P O N D E N T, R E U T E R S Clinton to be the most brilliant of the pres i - pulled into a fascinating story that can hap- dents that he has known. “Unf o rt u n a t e l y , he pen with a newspaper or magazine.” is also the most self-indulgent and undisci- Acc o r ding to Mr. Gibbons, each medium plined,” he adds. has its strengths and wea k n e s s e s . “P resident Bush (senior) is ver y friendly and “Wor ds have a power that is unequalled by Politics and has quite a sense of humor,” says Mr. Gib b o n s . sound and pictures,” says Mr. Gibbons, who President Bush joked with him about his has worked in radio, television (part of his the Press dislike for broccoli; Mr. Gibbons wrote a UP I duties) and print. “TV is not a writer’s st o r y about it. The rest is history. medium. The pictures are power ful and dis- Gerald Ford is a down-to-earth ordinary Mr . Gib b o n s ’ proudest moment, howeve r , tract from the words . ” Joe; Jimmy Carter – intense and deeply reli- did not invol v e covering a story, but serving as Mr . Gib b o n s ’ first exposure to multiple gious. Ronald Reagan is very detached and a panelist in the final debate of the 1992 pres i - media occurred at the Uni ve r s i t y . The Eng l i s h George Bush, Sr., has a terrific sense of dential election. (His second prou d e s t major wrote for the Aqu i n a s and for the humor. Bill Clinton squandered an enor- moment was addressing the 1996 Uni ve r s i t y Uni ve r s i t y ’s literary magazine. He also served mous talent. These are the observations of of Scranton commencement and receiving an as the general manager of the Uni ve r s i t y ’s Gene Gibbons ’64 H’96, who got to know ho n o r a r y degree.) He is quite reve r ent about radio station, WU S V- F M . several American presidents during a career his responsibility to pose rev ealing questions The Scranton native believes his educa- that spanned three decades reporting on the that would help the American people make an tion and his training as a ROTC cadet at White House. informed decision reg a r ding their next leader. The University of Scranton prepared him Mr . Gibbons began covering Was h i n g t o n Helping inform Americans is something well for his career. politics as a correspondent for United Pres s Mr . Gibbons continues to do to this day as “I am enormously fortunate for my caree r , International (UPI) in 1969. He worked for the Deputy Dir ector and Managing Editor of and I credit the inspiration that I rec e i v ed to UP I until 1985, serving as the White Hou s e Stateline.org. Funded by the Pew Charitable teachers like Professor Mat t h e w O’Rou rk e Co r r espondent for UPI Radio before becom- Trusts, Stateline.org is an Internet publication an d William J. Devlin, S.J., who encouraged ing the Chief White House correspondent for founded to encourage and support enhanced my intellectual curiosity,” says Mr. Gib b o n s . Reuters from 1985 to 1997. co verage of state governments. Journalists and As a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Although Mr. Gibbons cover ed the the general public use the free site. he served in Korea. As a journalist, his Watergate story, he became most familiar with “The need for this service stems from the career took him to over 70 countries and the presidents who served after the scandal. consolidation of the newspaper industry and six continents. “Not all were like their public images,” an abdication from responsibility to cover “The one thing that I learned at the he says. state government,” says Mr. Gib b o n s . Uni v ersity that has served me well is the abili- Acc o r ding to Mr. Gibbons, Pres i d e n t It is also the result of the availability of a ty to draw a conclusion from the facts,” says Ca r ter struggled greatly with the morals of an ne w medium – the Internet. Mr . Gib b o n s . issue. He believes that President Carte r ’s con- “The Int e r n e t ’s strength is its quickness Regardless of the medium, you can’t tributions to the good of humanity, especially and ability to find specific information, which underestimate that message.

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John A. Walsh ’66 EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

A Goal Worth Making

In the world of sports Rolling Stone. This ming. He has overseen the launch of journalism, being named seemingly huge win in ESPN The Mag a z i n e and ESPN Radio, Executive Editor of ESPN the world of journalism and was instrumental in developing the is like winning the Super ended abruptly one ne ws and information elements of Bowl. For John A. Walsh year later when he was ESPN2. He also has responsibilities for ’66, the championship asked to step down. cre a t i v e development and editorial job came after many loss- After four years of di r ection of ESPN.com, NBA.com, es. Still, he never lost the fr eelancing on the Wes t NASCAR Online, WN B A . c o m , will to stay in the game. Coast – including the AB C Sp o r ts.com and Soc c e r n e t . “I ’ ve been working in pr eparation of a docu- “In our early days, ESPN was the this business for 36 yea r s me n t a r y for the 1976 underdog,” says Mr.Walsh. “We were and I can honestly say that Super Bowl – Mr. Wal s h always striving to do better. We’d I was unhappy for a total landed a top post at Th e look at the competition and say of only five or six Pos t : He was named ‘They’re doing this. Why can’t we?’ ” months,” says Mr. Walsh. “I love what Assignment Editor of the Style Sec t i o n ESPN took on the competition by I do. And so, it’s been grea t . ” at The Washington Post in 1978. adapting to change – a skill perfected The “greatness” didn’t come easily “We had all the top writers – Sal l y by Mr.Walsh over the years – and by for Mr.Walsh. In the 22 years lead- Quinn, Tom Shales, Paul Hen d r i c k s o n , delivering a solid product to a ing up to his appointment at ESPN, Hen r y Allen, Paul Richards and oth- defined market audience. he moved from coast to coast, hold- ers,” recalls Mr. Wal s h . Under Mr.Walsh’s direction, ing numerous posts in newspapers When Newsweek, owner of The ESPN’s news and information pro- and magazines, and working as a Washington Post, began planning for a gramming has won 25 CableACE freelancer and consultant for many new magazine to rival Sports Awards and 28 Sports Emmy Awards. media companies. Illustrated, Mr.Walsh was recruited His excellence in the communica- After graduating from the to head up the efforts. Inside Sports tions field was recognized by The University, he worked at the sports Magazine was launched in 1980. University of Scranton in 1991, when desk at The Missourian, while pursu- Thirty-three issues later, the magazine Mr.Walsh was presented a Frank J. ing graduate studies at Northwest folded. It was déjà vu for Mr.Walsh. O’Hara Award, which recognizes Missouri State University. His pen- From 1982 – 1985, he worked as a alumni and others who have achieved chant for sports led him to the consultant for numerous publications distinction in their professions or per- Missouri State library almost daily, and corporations, including Esq u i r e sonal endeavors. where he pored over the sports pages magazine. In 1985, he was named “Our job is to create a body of of newspapers and magazine. Managing Editor at U.S. News & Worl d work that appeals to the interests of a In 1970, he joined Newsday as an Rep o r t. After resigning from U.S. New s , defined audience,” says Mr.Walsh of overnight news copy editor and, later, he returned to consulting, this time for his work. “We ‘helicopter up’ to look served as the op-ed editor for a new such companies as CBS Spo rt s . at all the media available and then Sunday page launched by Newsday in In 1987, he was offered the lead select the ones that will best deliver 1972. job on sports and information at our message.” Through an editorial project for ESPN, Inc., a company that today is As John Walsh knows, the heli- Newsday, Mr.Walsh made some con- the worldwide leader in sports. copter ride to the top can be choppy nections at Rolling Stone magazine. In Since 1990, Mr. Walsh has served as at times. The key to success is to keep 1973, he was named to the coveted Exec u t i v e Editor of ESPN, over s e e i n g sight of your goal. position of Managing Editor at all studio and informational prog r a m -

S P R I N G 1 7 William G. Connolly ’59 e ver quite satisfied,” Mr. Connolly deputy editor of The Week in Review RETIRED SENIOR EDITOR says. “Ti m e s people – all new s p a p e r and deputy metropolitan editor. He people, re a l l y – we are always s t r i v- became a senior editor in 1987. The New York Times ing for elusive perf e c t i o n . ” Th r ough the decades, he has seen The New York Times informally the newspaper industry change, while evaluates its own work in a photo- remaining a vital source of information. copied critique that circulates inter- “Radio, television and to some Mi s s i o n nally several times a week. Mr. extent the Internet have usurped the Connolly was a regular contributor original function of newspapers – Ac c o m p l i s h e d to that process before his retirement. delivering breaking news,” he says. The lifelong professional aspira- From the 1940s until 1991, The “Newspapers have become more tion of William G. Connolly ’59 was Times published a self-critical thoughtful and analytical, providing to work for The New York Times and newsletter, Winners & Sinners, which more detail and interpretation. They exert some influence over its content Mr. Connolly wrote from 1987 have taken … on the function once and direction. through 1989. served by newsmagazines. And, news- It is a mission that he has accom- Mr. Connolly’s first job at The magazines have in the process been plished. New York Times was as a part-time pushed further into the realm of Before his retirement in copyboy in 1961. He then criss- entertainment.” 2001 as a Senior Editor of crossed the country in the mid-60’s An English and philosophy major, The New York Times, Mr. through a series of jobs at The Mr. Connolly actually earned a bach- Connolly began a program Minneapolis Tribune, The Houston elor of science degree from the to develop a comprehensive Chronicle and The Detroit Free Press. University – “a result of his having policy on ethics and conflicts “That’s pretty much the way the started college life as a physics of interest for the paper’s newspaper business works,” he says. major.” After almost three years in news department. “You get the best job you can, learn the U.S. Army as a writer, announcer His extensive invol ve m e n t what you can, then move to a bigger, and producer for Armed Forces with the paper’s editorial better-paying, more demanding Radio Service in New York, he earned rec r uiting and training, paper. Then you repeat the process.” a master of science degree in journal- which he continues to do as a It was a practice not appreciated ism at Columbia University in 1963. consultant, will influence The Tim e s by his father, who worked for one Mr. Connolly credits his educa- for years to come. employer his entire life – not appreci- tion at The University of Scranton What is it like to work at the ated, that is, until Mr. Connolly with providing him “the opportunity revered publication? returned to The New York Times in to think and to peek beyond the “Th e r e’s a heady sense that you ’ve 1966 as a copy editor on the foreign mountains that surrounded my ar r i v ed at the top, but there’s also a desk. hometown. If there are any things a realization that you have to scramble He advanced there through a journalist needs to succeed at, they to keep up with the other people series of editorial positions until leav- are a penchant for studying the world th e r e and a fear that you might be the ing once again in 1979 to become and an ability to think analytically.” one to disappoint your colleagues and managing editor of The Virginian- At the University he wrote for the the institution,” says Mr. Connolly. Pilot, the morning paper in Norfolk. Aquinas. He also tried his hand in art “ Eve ryone at The New Yo rk He returned to The New York by drawing some cartoons – another Times takes great pride in the qual- Times again in 1984 as an Assistant lifelong ambition that he is now pur- ity of the paper, but no one there is National Editor and later served as suing by taking drawing and painting classes. In 1994, the Uni v ersity pres e n t e d Mr . Connolly with a Frank O’Har a Awa r d for excellence in his prof e s s i o n . William Connolly Regardless of the pursuit, deeply rides aboard imbedded in Mr. Connolly is the Ge o r ge H.W. Jesuit ideal to strive continually to do Bu s h ’ s campaign better. His life has been guided by the core principles of honesty, fair- plane in 1964, ness, integrity, loyalty and civility. when Bush was the “(A) journalist must cling to the Republican candi- notion that he or she works for the date for the U.S. rea d e r , not the publisher or the people Se n a t e . who figure in the news. If the rea d e r s ’ in t e r ests are served, the publisher’s will be, too. And so will the interests of de m o c r a c y. ”

1 8 THE SCRANTON JOURNAL MAKING HEADLINES IN THE MEDIA Ho n o r a r y Degree Recipients in the Media The University of Scranton has presented honorary degrees to numerous individuals who have distinguished themselves in careers in the national media. Eugene J. Gibbons ’64, H’96 FORMER CHIEF WHITE HOUSE C O R R E S P O N D E N T Reuters Donald H. McGannon H’63 C H A I R M A N Westinghouse Broadcasting Lisa Myers, H ’02 CHIEF CONGRESSIONAL C O R R E S P O N D E N T Kathryn Barrans ’86 NBC News NEWS PRODUCER (To be presented at Commencement 2002) WNYT-TV Chasing the Torch

When the Olympic Torch came down and ultimately landed a five- through Albany, N.Y., on 30 minute interview with one of December 2001, Kathryn Barrans ’86 America’s most well-known television was charged with producing a live, journalists. one-hour special for WNYT-TV. Ms. Barrans likens the world of In an unpredictable turn of news production to the Olympics. Timothy J. Russert, H ’97 M O D E R AT O R events, the torch arrived early in “It takes teamwork,” she says. NBC’s “Meet the Press” Albany. Ms. Barrans and her televi- “What goes on the air is not just my sion crew found themselves chasing work. It’s the combined efforts of John Stossel H’00 the torch in order to keep the live many people.” NEWS CORRESPONDENT coverage ablaze. Ms. Barrans developed an interest ABC “We opened the show just as the in news production while working at Arthur Ochs Sulzberger H’87 cauldron was lit,” she recalls. “It was WPMT Fox 43 in Harrisburg. P U B L I S H E R right to the wire, but we made it.” “I like the organization of it. The New York Times This scenario illustrates what Ms. Every day you start with a blank slate Susan Swain ’76, H ’99 Barrans enjoys most about her job as and you have to put the puzzle EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND News Producer at WNYT-TV, where together,” she says. CO-CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER she has worked since 1996. WNYT is In the years leading up to her C-SPAN an NBC affiliate that reaches work in television production, she John F. X. Whitaker H’78 552,000 households in New York, worked as a news anchor and S P O RT S C A S T E R Massachusetts and Vermont. reporter at WARM and WILK radio “I kind of enjoy it when news in Northeastern Pennsylvania and at breaks at the last minute and you WHLM in Bloomsburg. In the early have to fly by the seat of your pants days of her career she worked on the to make sure that what goes out is overnight assignment desk at clean,” she says. WYOU-TV, Scranton. “I like the challenge…when it In giving advice to students pursu- works!” ing a career in the media, she bor- Ms. Barrans found herself chasing rows a chapter from her own life. a similar challenge in the early “Do as much as you can – and do 1990’s, when she was an anchor and a little bit of everything. That way, Judy Woodruff H’91 reporter for WARM Radio, Wilkes- you’ll be better at whatever you end C H I E F WA S H I N G T O N Barre. Ms. Barrans received a tip that up doing.” C O R R E S P O N D E N T Sam Donaldson was on an unexpect- You might even find yourself chas- MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour ed visit in Scranton. She tracked him ing the Olympic torch.

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Gregory Lynch, D.O., 51 65 74 Philadelphia, volunteered with five Francis G. Tracy, College Park, Hon. Dennis M. McHug h , Daniel A. Bayak, Bethlehem, in others to staff a remote clinic in Md., in collaboration with Robert Rockville, Md., was appointed by collaboration with C. Scott Haiti for a week this past Januar y. J. Shockley and Robert Tocha, has the Governor of Mar yland to the Barhight, helped shape the content authored School Administrator’s Ci r cuit Court for Mon t g o m e r y of the sixteenth edition of 80 Factomatic, a resource for school County and will be the Jud g e - i n - Principles of Accounting, a key Joseph M. Alu, C.P.A., Dunmore, problem solutions. Charge of the Juv enile branch of the resource in many introductory was reappointed by the Senate to Family Division of that court. He accounting courses. the State Board of Accountancy for 58 was formerly on the District Court. the Commonwealth of John E. Swift, M.D., an ophthalmol- Warner Stark, Wyalusing, has retired, after 36 years of working in Pennsylvania. Joseph is currently ogist in Miami, Fla., has conducted 66 Vice Chair of the Board. mission trips to Africa, Vietnam and Charles F.Wynne, Sacramento, education, from the position of Honduras, where he has seen hun- Calif., has been appointed Inland Superintendent of the Wyalusing Melinda Ghilardi, Esq., Dunmore, dr eds of clinic patients, operated on Region Administrator for the School District. was elected Vice President of the do z ens of indigent patients, given California Governor’s Office of 75 Lackawanna Bar Association. daily lectures to Vietnamese ophthal- Emergency Services. Cory Casacci, Laflin, a Senior Rev . Timothy Hubbs, Maj. U.S.A., mology residents and deliver ed lec- Account Executive for IMR former Vice Principal of St. Jos e p h ’s tu r es to Kenyan nurses. On his last 67 Limited, a document management High School in Hammonton, N.J. is trip to Kenya, he performed 116 sur- Richard Barrett, Ph.D., Derwood, se r ving as an active duty Chaplain at Md., who is in charge of risk company, has been named their geries in one week. Some patients “Salesman of 2001.” For t Drum, N.Y. He is assigned to walked five days to see an American assessment for the Nuclear the 10th Aviation Brigade and is the do c t o r . Regulatory Commission, has Kathy T. Keating, Dunmore, is Pastor of St. Mic h a e l ’s Parish on the received the Presidential the Director of the Waverly po s t . 61 Meritorious Executive Award. Community House, Waverly. Rob e r t H. Rempe, Ph. D . , John McAllister, Ph.D., C.P.A., U.S. Navy Commander Joh n 81 Har r i s b u r g , has published an arti c l e Atlanta, Ga., Chair and Professor Kn o wles, a professional Navy Soc i a l J. Joseph Grady, Esq., Scranton, in the Marc h / A pril issue of of Accounting at Kennesaw State Wor ker trained in crisis res p o n s e , was elected President of the Mom e n t u m entitled “Sha k e s p e a r e in University, was interviewed by pa r ticipated in the rec o ver y efforts Lackawanna Bar Association. 3-D.” The approach the article pro- Stephen Frazier, anchor of CNN at the Pentagon on 11 Sep t e m b e r . poses teaches students “to Del v e, to Headline News, with regard to the 82 Mary Beth D’Andrea, M.B.A., Dote and to Del i ve r. ” Enron Case, specifically about the 76 Moscow, was appointed Senior potential conflict of interest pre- Jean-Paul Bonnet, D.O., Sparta, Vice President in the commercial 62 sented by the combination of audit N.J., volunteered with five others James F. Corcoran, M.A., Fai rf a x , banking division of First Liberty and consulting services. to staff a remote clinic in Haiti for Va., Dir ector of Intelligence of the a week in January. Bank. U.S. Customs Ser vice, 29 years in 69 Col. David B. Kneafsey, U.S.A., Government service after 10 years in Rev. Martin Boylan, V.F., was 77 was promoted to his present rank the Air For ce, is invol v ed with broa d transferred from St. Rita’s to be Rev. Robert P. Arnold was trans- and in July will begin attending the assessments and strategies reg a rd i n g Pastor of St. John the Evangelist, ferred from Holy Family to be Naval War College in Newport, pr esent day homeland security. Honesdale. Pastor of St. Rita’s Church, R.I., to pursue a degree in National William R. Mur p h y , M.S., Yor k, will Gouldsboro and St. Anthony’s, Security and Strategic Studies. Newfoundland. be retiring on June 30th as a prof e s - 71 John Kotula, Scranton, was named sional educator in the Commonwea l t h Michael W. Duricko, Ph.D., H. John Keimig, North Moscow, has joined Pennstar Chief Executive Officer of of Pen n s y l v ania after a career of 40 Kingstown, R.I., received the 2001 Northeast Credit and Collections, years of public service as a High School Bank’s Trust & Investment Distinguished Alumni Service Division as Executive Trust Officer a division of Commonwealth Mathematics Tea c h e r , Sec o n d a r y Award presented by the Graduate Financial Systems. Principal and, for the past 28 yea r s , and Director of Trust and Program in Health Services Assistant Superintendent of the Investments. Administration of Xavier Anna Rusnak Noon, M.B.A., Southern Yor k County School District. University. He is President and C.P.A., Moscow, was promoted to 72 Chief Executive Officer of St. regional controller at Mercy Health 63 Raymond Hayes, Minooka, is Joseph Health Services, which Partners. Public Safety Director in the Barry Beemer, Esq., Clarks administers the hospitals of the Joseph E. Walsh, Jr., is the manag- newly-formed cabinet of Scranton Summit, is board certified as a trial Diocese of Providence. ing partner in the St. Louis, Mayor Chris Doherty. advocate by the National Board of Missouri, office of Harness, Dickey Trial Advocacy. James P. Sillery, Naperville, Ill., a 79 & Pierce, PLC., one of the nation’s Jack E. Cisney, Benwood, W.Va., certified Senior Human Resources Richard A. Bucci, was elected to a largest and most recognized law has retired after 35 years of college Professional, has joined Ernst & third term as Mayor of firm’s specializing exclusively in teaching, a career which began at Young as Director of Executive Binghamton, N.Y. Intellectual Property matters. West Liberty State College and fin- Compensation Practice. P. Timothy Kelly, Esq., Clarks ished at West Virginia Northern Summit, is board certified as a trial 83 Community College. 73 advocate by the National Board of Ri c h a r d Bevilacqua, D.M.D., M.D., Brig. Gen. Thomas Loftus, M.D., Trial Advocacy. Mr. Kelly was also West Hart f o r d, Conn., vol u n t e e re d Joseph A. Quinn, Jr., Esq., Laflin, Travis A.F.B., Calif., Command with five others to staff a remote clin- has attained board certification as a elected Secretary of the Surgeon for the U.S. Air Forces in Lackawanna Bar Association. ic in Haiti for a week in Jan u a r y. trial advocate by the National Europe, was recently promoted to Board of Trial Advocacy. his present rank. Edw a r d B. Micheletti, Esq., 88 90 Greenville, Del., works for Ska d d e n Jane M. Carlonas, Esq., Dunmore, Patricia A. Cobb, Esq., Dalton, Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP was elected to the board of direc- was appointed Executive Vice (an international law firm) as a tors of the Lackawanna Bar President of Northeast Credit and Corporate Litigation Associate. Association. Collections, a division of Commonwealth Financial Systems. Joseph P. Redington, was named Charlene Clark Laniewski, C.P.A., an Assistant Dean of Studies at Cranford, N.J., has been admitted Eric J. Esoda, Old Forge, was Manhattanville College. into the partnership of KPMG, appointed Director of Finance and L.L.P., a professional services firm. Administration for the Brian Sullivan, M.D., received his doctoral degree from Temple Susan DeGi r a l a m o , Raleigh, N.C., Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center. University and is a resident in Richard Bevilacqua, D.M.D., M.D., has joined the Sales Edu c a t i o n Lancaster General Hospital. (standing) Chairman of the University’s Team for IBM’s eSer ver xSeries serv- Maura McCormack Dolan, Medical Alumni Society (MAC) and a er brand in Res e a r ch Triangle Par k. Morristown, N.J., is a Speech Patricia Tetreault, Lake Ariel, was Language Pathologist for the named Human Resources Manager panel of MAC physicians and dentists Philip M. Gog a rt y , has rec e n t l y at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. host a discussion for pre-med students accepted the position of Dir ector of Morris Plains Borough School. on admissions to medical school. Corporate Card Technical Serv i c e s Peter J. Millett, M.D., Dalton, 94 with Mas t e r C a r d International, New was appointed Clinical Instructor Kathleen Tucker, Summit, N.J., Kim Duf f y - Wy l a m , is a principal in Yor k. Prev i o u s l y , Phil had been of Orthopaedics at Harvard has entered a graduate program at the Dickson City office of Pare n t e wo r king in credit card operations Medical School. Seton Hall University. HR Ser vices. Kim specializes in with First Union National Bank in designing and administering employee Charlotte, N.C. 91 95 Bernard J. Costello, D.M.D., Lisa A. Caudullo was named an benefits for midsize businesses. Timothy Markey, Esq., Colonia, M.D., is Assistant Professor of N.J., has joined CNA as a Senior Assistant Prosecutor in the domes- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, tic violence unit of the Hudson 84 Claims Counsel in the Fidelity Pediatric Dentistry and Pediatric Michael R. Goffer, Esq., Clarks Bond Department. County’s Prosecutor’s Office in Summit, is board certified as a trial Surgery at Children’s Hospital Jersey City, N.J. Pittsburgh. He is Craniofacial advocate by the National Board of Stephen Gionta now resides in Co. Nannette R. Zale, M.D., Exton, is Surgery Consultant to the Cleft Trial Advocacy. Kilkenny, Ireland, where he edu- a board certified staff Pediatric and Craniofacial Team and cates and cares for disabled chil- Andrea Whyte, Hawley, is Ophthalmologist at A.I. duPont Director of Residency Education. Executive Director of Wayne Hospital for Children and a clini- dren and adults. Christen Gilmore Pionzio, Willow County’s Area Agency on Aging. cal instructor at Wills Eye Hospital Sha r on Holmes Har tranft, Ch a l f o n t , Grove, was made Partner with the and at Jefferson Medical College. rec e i v ed her master’s degree in law firm, Hamburg, Rubin, 86 Sec o n d a r y Education & Bio l o g y Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin. William Conlogue, Ph.D., 89 fr om DeS ales Uni v ersity and is a Dennis Cody, Kennett Square, of Christen practices real estate, Dunmore, has published Working teacher of Anatomy/Physiology and the American International Group municipal and zoning law. the Garden: American Writers and Adv anced Placement Biology at (AIG), was promoted to Deputy the Industrialization of Truman High School. Sha r on plans Chief Financial Officer of AIG’s James F. (Jay) Snee ’91, G ’97, Agriculture. to teach at the college level in the fall. Worldwide Group Management Olyphant, rec e n t ly rec e i v ed a bone Jilda Piraino Julian, M.A., Clarks Life & Health Division. ma r r ow transplant and is curren t l y Ch r istina Kauffman Th o m p s o n , Summit, mother of three daugh- volunteering for the Leukemia Smyrna, Ga., is a physical therapist John P. Gonzales, Wynnewood, ters, received her degree, magna Society of America. Pic t u r ed here and was promoted to Clinic Man a g e r has been named a shareholder with cum laude, in Elementary with Jay is Anne Kutney ’01, the for Ven t u r e Physical Th e r a p y . Education from Marywood his law firm, Marshall, Dennehey, nurse who assisted in delivering the Heather Rowan, is working on her University. Jilda is President of Warner, Coleman & Goggin, bone marrow transplant. Kathleen Ph.D. in Education Policy and Kappa Delta Pi, an International where his specialty is defense of Duffy ’91 was the nurse practi- Leadership at the University of Honor Society in Education. A public officials and municipalities tioner for Ja y’s physician. member of Alpha Epsilon Lambda in Civil Rights and Employment Maryland. and Phi Delta Kappa, she is a first Discrimination lawsuits. 96 grade teacher in the Abington Mary Jane Kalafut DiMattio, Kathleen Kelly, M.D., graduated Heights School District. Ph.D., Jefferson Township, assis- with honors from the University of tant professor of nursing at The Virginia School of Medicine and 87 University of Scranton, received served an internship at Andrews Col. Charles Luce, U.S.A., Ar l i n g t o n , her doctoral degree in nursing Va., has been activated in support of Air Force Base. Kathleen was then from the University of selected to serve in the capacity of Operation Enduring Free d o m . Pennsylvania. Charles is currently assigned to a Medical Officer under the Chief Hea d q u a r ters, Dep a r tment of the Terence Lonergan, M.D., Scotch Dermatologist of the Air Ar m y , the Army Operations Center at Plains, N.J., volunteered, with five Force/Dermatology Consultant to the Pentagon as the Chief of the others, to staff a remote clinic in the Surgeon General. She is now a National Detainee Rep o r ting Center. Haiti for a week in January. resident in Dermatology at Wilford He is the Senior Officer for the Carla Mascaro, Mendham, N.J., 92 Hall USAF Medical Center, San Accountability of Detainees in the is Senior Attorney in the Basking Charles Barlow, Carbondale, was Antonio, Texas. Global War on Ter r orism. Ridge office of AT&T Corp. appointed Principal of Sacred Andrew D. Kosar, Ph.D., Laramie, Heart Jr./Sr. High School. Diane Pierdomenico-Bragg, Tim Pryle, M.A., Boston, Mass., Wyo., is finishing his degree in Paradise, was promoted to manag- is Assistant Director of Admissions 93 Inorganic Chemistry at the er, Client Services and for the Graduate School of Health Chris Attig, Houston, Texas, is University of Wyoming and will be Administration of the Retirement Studies at Simmons College. He currently a second-year law student starting a post-doctorate program Services Division of Fulton received his Master’s in Higher at South Texas College of Law. at Georgetown University in June. Financial Advisors. Education Administration at Chris has accepted a full semester Matthew L. Meagher, Esq., an Lisa Smulligan Reed, Perham, Boston College. internship with the Chief Justice of Associate in offices of Raymond L. Maine, and her husband Russell Edward Refice, Exton, is Assistant the Texas Supreme Court. Hamill, Honesdale, has passed the have opened R&S Guide Service in Director for the Auditor General of Patty Cas e y , New Yor k, N.Y., Pennsylvania Bar. Northern Maine. Lisa continues to the Commonwealth of PA. rec e i v ed her degree in Hum a n Jeffrey C. Morton, Washington, do home care Physical Therapy Res o u r ces from Ford h a m D.C., resigned from the Securities and is the only full-time home Uni v ersity and is the Hum a n and Exchange Commission to start health therapist in Northern Res o u r ces Dir ector for the account- Adviser Compliance Associates, Aroostook County. ing firm of Mahoney Cohen. LLC (“ACA”), a firm which pro S P R I N G 2 1 vides regulatory compliance con- Arthur Bobbouine, Esq., Pittston, Gregory Skibitsky, Esq., to sulting services to registered invest- received his degree from Dickinson Christine D. Exeter ment advisers. School of Law. Marriages Brian Sullivan, M.D., to Christie Nina Olmedo-Foreman, Alexander DeLuccia, III, West 78 Gilbert Olyphant, is on the staff of The Patterson, N.J., is a police officer Albert A. Hazzouri, Jr., D.M.D., to Lauren E. Keating 94 Employment Opportunity and in Wayne, N.J. Tami J. Black to Kenneth W. Training Center. Anne Duffy is working in Munich, 79 Rosencrans 97 Germany, in the International Alice R. Dolinish to Edward J. Kathleen T. Kelley to James Stacy M. Bishop, Bethlehem, Media Relations department for Keil, Jr. Kimble received her degree from the EADS, the European Aeronautic Aimee Lexa to Kyle J. Philadelphia College of Defense & Space Company. 84 Montgomery Osteopathic Medicine and is an Juan Escobar, Philadelphia, was Frank J. Laboranti to Patricia James A. O’Neill to Nicole M. intern at St. Luke’s Hospital. named one of the elected represen- Cosgrove Chinetski tatives from Region III Nora E. Paparella, M.A., to Michael J. Connelly, D.M.D., 85 Christopher Phillips Valhalla, N.Y., received his dental (Pennsylvania & New Jersey) to serve on the United States Michael P. Auriemma to Michelle Joanne Wicinski to Michael Vecsi degree from the University of D. Rinaldi Connecticut and has begun an Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) National Advisory 95 Orthodontic residency at 87 Jennifer Henrikson to Frank La Montefiore Medical Center. Council for a term of four years Jacqueline Cleary to John Urbano beginning in December 2001. Capra, Jr. Michelle Henning, D.O., Nadine F. Henzes, M.S., to Danville, received her degree from Patrick Howard, Esq., earned his 88 Christian M. Gowarty law degree at the University of Patrick M. Rogan, Esq., to Julia Katherine Hessling to Matthew the Philadelphia College of K. Munley, Esq. Osteopathic Medicine and is an Pittsburgh, passed both the Kowalewski ’96 Pennsylvania and the New Jersey Nannette R. Zale, M.D., to Christina Kauffman to Matthew intern at Geisinger Medical Edward S. Refice ’89 Center. bar examinations and has joined Thompson the Philadelphia firm of Post and Cynthia A. Zawacki to John R. Noel M. Kramer, D.O., to Atty. Schell, P.C. Williams Patrick R. Gillard Georgette Lavet s k y , Oly p h a n t , 89 Stephanie Lutz to Thomas rec e i v ed her degree in Epi d e m i o l o g y Karen M. Cappelloni to J.B. Gregory fr om Johns Hopkins School of Brombacher Maribeth Penzone to George V. Hygiene and Public Health. Joseph T. Kelly, Jr., D.M.D., to Baker, Jr., Esq. Michelle Lukasewicz, Forest Hills, Kimberly Ann Supon 96 N.Y., passed the July 2001 New Meghan K. Miller to Brett T. York State Bar Exam. 90 Ross J. Cianflone, III, to Jill M. LaBadie Sam Sanguedolce, Esq., Pittston, Eshelman’94 John F. Pullo to Andrea E. Brinola received his degree from Dickinson Maura McCormack to Thomas Denise M. Warner to David School of Law. Dolan Ambrose Jennifer Santoro DeLuccia, West Michael Sexton to Erin Gleason 97 Paterson, N.J., is on the staff of Christine H. Sheridan to Frank A. Stacy Bishop, D.O., to Details Magazine. Celia Christopher Stark, D.O. Megan Hey er Monks, Ver ona, N.J., Marissa Trichilo Brunetti, Liza DePi e t r o to George Carroll, Jr. and her husband Joe had some inter- Plymouth Meeting, fourth-year 91 Renee C. Czubowicz to Joseph R. Kimberly Ellis, to Jason Kilduff esting house guests recently when the student at Jefferson, was accepted Tierney. Martin M. Forsberg, M.D., to exterior of their home was used for a into the Clinical Electives Program Lawrence A. Durkin to Kristin Amy S. Baranoski’99 scene in the television show, Th e at the National Institutes of Health Wintermantel Christopher Grasso to Meridith So p r anos. Pic t u r ed with Meg and Joe doing research in pediatric Jeffrey S. Evans to Mary E. Walsh, Murphy ’99 ar e Ste v en “Bac a l a ” Schirripa, Ste ve n endocrinology. M.A. Christopher M. Kennedy to Mary “Si l v i o ” Van Z andt and Mic h a e l Laura Mau r een Turlip, Esq., pa s s e d Patrick A. Luongo to Nicole A. Frances Mahoney “C h r i s t o p h e r ” Imperioli. the Pen n s y l v ania State Bar Ventimiglia, C.P.A. Renee L. Lawlor to Steven M. Examination and is serving as a law Edward Madden to Mollie Rucker Janso Tracy Kuniega Pietrzak, M.D., cl e r k to Lackawanna County Jud g e , Donald L. Preate, Jr., M.D., to Michael J. McGarrigle to Lauren Providence, R.I., received her the Hon . V ito P. Ger oulo ’69 Uva degree from the University of Karen E. Pumphrey, R.N. Richard Segiel, Jr., M.S., to Stefanie Ann Westermann to Guy Maryland and is a Psychiatric 99 K. Bolton ’98 Resident at Brown University. Alison Glucksnis Lott, Manlius, Kimarie Kelly Donna Mae Vispi, M.S., R.N., to Sheryl Lynn Oleski, Philadelphia, N.Y., is a graduate student and 98 Patrick R. McDermott, R.N. senior medical student at the teaching assistant at SONY Allison C. Bass to Ryan A. Wasko, Philadelphia College of Syracuse College of Environmental G’00 Science and Forestry. 92 Osteopathic Medicine, has pub- Michael McHale to Kimberly Ryan Caboot to Barbara Brzenski st lished, in collaboration with two 1 Lt. Shane A. Grodack, Pencek ’99 others, an original research manu- U.S.M.C., Camp LeJeune, N.C., Melissa Chermak to Ronald Liput script, “Radiographic Evidence of has graduated from the Combat 93 Michele Giancatarino to Andrew Cranial Bone Mobility,” in the Engineer Officer Course and was Wendy M. Aulisio to John M. Gilfillan January 2002 issue of The Journal assigned to the 2nd CBT Mazza Kathryn Ann Karam to David L. of Craniomandibular Practice. Engineering Battalion. Amy M. Birtel, M.S., to Gregory Wortman Jeffrey Pietrzak, Providence, R.I., B. Wallis Karen A. Lavelle, to Sean M. William J. Vigilante, Jr., Ph. D . , Keeler, M.D. is pursuing a lifelong goal of Raleigh, N.C., rec e i v ed his degree in Stephanie Favazza to Myles becoming a musician. Hannigan Leanne M. Lefkowski, M.S., to Ergonomics Psy chology from No rt h Joseph A. Symuleski, M.S. Ca r olina State Uni v ersity and is cur- Dr. Tiffany Griffiths to Mr. Hal 98 Markowitz Tracy L. Morelli to Mark J. rently employed as a Human Fac t o r s Capooci Jeffrey Boam, Scranton, was Engineer at the IBM Corp. Loriann M. Haddick to Vincent J. named Project/Community Giacovelli, M.A. Nicole Lee Potthoff to Brian T. Relations Director of Scranton 01 John P. Haggerty to Bridget M. Yorke Tomorrow. Kate Toolan, East Norriston, was Butler, J.D. David M. Rutledge to Patricia C named Junior Account Executive Joseph T. Healey, Esq., to Greedan ’00 at Ferrare & Fleming Advertising. Maureen B. Dillon Jennifer Santoro to Alexander Julia M. Scarano to Frederick N. DeLuccia, III. Greene III A son, Liam Conway Coenen, to A son, Brendan Robert, to Harry Werner Coenen & Susan Conway, & Carla Mascaro McEnroe, Frankfurt, Germany Mendham, N.J. A daughter, Caroline Rose, to A daughter, Sophia Rose, to Melinda & Kevin Gremse, Matthew & Virginia McDaniel Stamford, Conn. Swiatek, Downingtown A daughter, Emma Clare, to A son, Benjamin Matthew to Timothy & Catherine Hales Richard & Janine Meccia Settino, McClain, State College Eatontown A daughter, Kelli Ann, to Michele A son, Declan Andres, to Kevin & & Thomas Humphrey, Mt. Christina Nix Lynch, Maplewood, Laurel, N.J. N.J. A daughter, Catherine Bridget, to A daughter & a son, Owen Patrick Joseph & Maureen Kellerk Bentz, & Nora Elizabeth, to Joseph & Columbia, Md. Maura Nixon Haggerty, Scranton A son, William David, to David & A son, Reilly Joseph, to Garry Sons and daughters of alumni in the Greater Philadelphia Elaine Kur en Pavlick, Edg ew a t e r , Md. Edwards & Mary Colleen Reilly, Chapter gathered at the Huntington Valley Country Club for A son, William Michael, to James, Hollywood, Calif. a holiday reception with their alumni parents in December. Jr., & Karen Howard McHale ’92, A son, John Michael, to Dennis & Dunmore Megan Schupp Cody, Kennett A daughter, Caroline Grace, to Square Sean Welsh to Beth Kapusta ’99 A daughter, Sophia, Stephen, Jr. & Don & Diane Pierdomenico- A daughter, Claire Judith, to James Nicole M. Zarzecki to Martin F. Janine Kubasko Starinsky ’92, Bragg, Paradise & Mary Stibler Mulholland, Casey Duryea Twin sons, Ste v en Michael & Marlton, N.J. 99 83 Mat t h e w Joseph, to Lewis & Joa n n e Raso Ros e n b l a t t , Hillsdale, N.J. 90 Johanna Eltz to William Dinis A son, Joseph Cyril, to Jennifer & A son, Jason Thomas, to Cynthia, Camara Joseph McAllister, M.D., A daughter, Francesca Victoria, to & Kenneth Brown, Dunmore Mary E. Donohue to Michael Horsham Lori & Jude Villano, Peckville O’Donnell A son, Justin Pearce, to Robert & A daughter, Kathryn Veronica, to Tami Morello DiPietro, Lansdale Alison E. Dougher to Brian J. 84 Eugene & Antonia Castelli Walsh, Griffiths A daughter, Emmalee, to Edward Dunmore A son, Kerry Brogan, to Brian, Jennifer Inglett to Michael & Patricia Lyon Lafean, Falls Esq., & Maureen E. Melnick Prendergast ’00 Church, Va. 88 Neville’91, Hoboken, N.J. Lisa M. Micciche, M.A. to A daughter, Erin Kaitlyn, to A daughter, Anne Marie, to Joseph Richard C. Celuck 85 Carolyn and Brendan Daly, & Cathy North Rudawski ’91, A daughter, Kaitlyn Margaret to Commack, N.Y. 00 David & Christine Dolphin ’86, Middlesex, N.J. Denise A. Comiskey to Dennis C. Scranton. A daughter, Olivia Jane, to Joseph A son, Ryan Jonathan, to Linda & Jumper & Mary Jane Kalafut DiMattio Jonathan Semyon, Moosic A son, Christian Michael, to Sonya & ’89, Ph.D., Lake Ariel. Joseph J. Culkin, Jr. to Erin Ann James Masters, Ph.D., Ringoes, N.J. A daughter, Najda, to Theodore, A daughter, Kiera Rose, to M.D., & Ann Zayac Tomaszewski Flaherty A daughter, Mary Margaret Nicole M. DePietro to William N. Thomas, & Karla Fabri Flannery, ’91, Waverly St.John to, Theresa & Eugene Peckville Ball Stec, M.D., Dallas A daughter, Mary Katherine, to Ann Marie Koenker to Robert A son, Colin Scott, to Scott, D.P.M . Patrick & Christina Trendler Dredge A son, Matthew Peter, to Mark & & Car ol Latzanich Kissell, D.P.M . , Sweeney, Philadelphia Mary Ellen Skwish Tomaine ’86, Cresco 01 Archbald 91 Mary T. Rice to Gerard D. A daughter & a son, Leslie Lane & A daughter, Michalie, to Frank & Robinson 86 Leahy Patrick, to James, Esq., & Diane Cappelloni Mazurkivich, Craig P. Sweeney, M.S., to Twin sons, Benedict James and Joh n April Corona O’Connor ’93, West Pittston Danielle Probst Conlon, to Rob e r t & Mar y Jan e Archbald Conlon Rei l l y , Manhasset, N.Y. A daughter, Megan Fleming, to Karen M. Walsh to Joseph J. A daughter, Alyssa Catherine, to Brian & Ruth Flynn Raftery, Emma A daughter, Olivia, to Donna & Tim & Karina Scaran Finkbeiner, Westfield, N.J. Louis Mariotti, D.O., Lakeville Stewartsville, N.J. A daughter, Ava Marie, to Brian & A son, Matthew Robert, to A son, Walter John III, to Walter Christine Galeone Boussy, Ellicott Births Michael Doktorczyk & Maria & Michele Symanski Kalinowski, City, Md. Mascaro, Esq., Menlo Park, Calif. Lancaster, Ohio 72 A son, John James, to John & A daughter, Jean O’Hara, to Mary A son, Grant Joseph, to David & A daughter,Teagan Lydia, to Christen Gilmore Pionzio, Willow & William Lynett, Clarks Summit Noreen McClintock Stevenson, Steven & Clare Timmes Waterloo, Grove Chester, N.Y. O.D., Alameda, Calif. A son, Kieran Lewis, to Michael & 78 A son, Noah Salvatore, to Amy & A son, Ryan, to Melissa & Robert A daughter, Grace Donnelly, to Julianne Lewis Maguire, West Salvatore Petrucci, D.M.D., Turlip, Archbald Caldwell, N.J. Ruth, Esq., &Timothy Lenahan, Wilkes-Barre Esq., Scranton 89 A son, Jerome James, III to A daughter, Meghan Catherine, to A daughter, Jillian Marie, to A daughter, Molly Grace, to Jay Elizabeth & Jerome McAllister, John, Jr., M.D., & Gina DeFazio Donald & Barbara Romanauskas ’90 & Patty Andrews O’Connell, Nashville, Tenn. Bird, Scranton McGurrin ’99, Clarks Summit New York, N.Y. A daughter, Diana Elizabeth, to Twin daughters, Allison Kate & A daughter, Elizabeth Seton, to Kimberly & David Minucci, 79 Madison Elizabeth, to Lori & Lori & Matthew Barrett, Esq., Kendall Park, N.J. A son, Aidan Powell, to Agnes & Stephen Swanchak, Scranton David Jones, Scranton Scranton A daughter, Leanna Marie, to 87 A daughter, Jessica Ann, to David Peter & Marcia Splitt Yatcilla ’92, 82 A son, Michael George, to Keith & Barbara Kaneski Stangline, Old Forge A daughter, Holly Christina, to & Kathleen Bossert Bobash, East Scranton A son, Trevor Joseph, to Peter & Chris & Jamie Hoebich Brunswick, N.J. A daughter, Anna Catherine, to Kelli Young Pedrazzi, East Liebenberg, New Milford, Conn. A son, Ryan Christopher, to Dan Maria & Donald Ligorio, Esq., Hanover, N.J. & Karen Ann Ford Breen ’88, Scranton Whippany, N.J. S P R I N G 2 3 A son, Matthew Robert, to 34 56 ROLL WI T H Christopher & Alison McKenna Joseph I. Friedman, D.D.S., Sc r a n t o n Norbert K. Betti, Jessup Rothwell, Dunmore Joseph P. Brust, Laurel, Md. A son, John Gerard, to John & 35 Joseph J. Lach, Peckville THE ROYAL S Jennifer Perry McNeff ’94, Stanley A. Jesuit, Olyphant Dunmore 57 A son, Edward Bennett, Jr. to 36 Rob e r t A. Fee n e y , M.D., Al l e n t ow n Joseph Eisenberg, Scranton Melissa & Edward Micheletti, Cosmo J. Figliomeni, Childs Greenville, Del. 58 David E. Saxe , Pacific Palisades, Calif. John T. Boni, Jr., Elmhurst A son, Thomas Christopher, to Joseph B. Scalzo, M.D., Brockton, Thomas F. Keefe, Glastonbury, Thomas & Stefanie Squillante Mass. Conn. Bravata, Commack, N.Y. Stanley J. Sta n i s , Wilmington, Del . Richard L. Nicholson, Scranton A son, Ethan Scott, to Christie & Alumni living in the Commonwealth Scott Thomas, Scranton 38 59 of Pennsylvania can demonstrate A son, Ty Stephen, to Travis & Rev . Charles F. Mul ro o n e y , Sc r a n t o n Peter J. DeMatteo, Jackson, N.J. their school spirit with an affinity Gina Weber Kokoska, Media 39 Robert E. Morgan, Scranton license plate from the Bureau of Cyril P. O’Hora, Clarks Summit 60 Motor Vehicles and The University 94 A daughter, Emma Madison, to Lt. Col.(Ret.) David F. Lynch, of Scranton Alumni Society. 40 U.S.A., Windsor, N.C. Paul & Brenda Bortel Gibson, Donald Cuff, Cortland, Ohio Applications are available Lake Ariel Daniel G. Roberts, Scranton from the Alumni Office. A daughter, Grace Catherine, to 41 63 Phone (570) 941-7660/7661 Kevin, & Christine Gilhool Lester Arnovitis, Clarks Summit Frank J. Salvatini, Palatine, Ill. or 1-800-SCRANTON, Collins, Annapolis, M.D. Twin sons, Adam Kyle and Sean 42 65 or e-mail: [email protected]. David J. Bowen, Jr., Bethesda Md. Patrick, to Michael & Stephanie John J. Jordan, Clarks Summit There are over 15,000 alumni Ray Cunningham, Mountaintop Scull Lewis, Greene, N.Y. in Pennsylvania. John L. Hughes, Bellefonte 66 95 Col.(Ret.) James Brusitus, U.S.A., A son, Sean Thomas, to Michael 43 Jonesboro, Ga. Paul T. Kennedy, Somerset, N.J. 92 & Jill Ahern Eidenberg, Scranton Rev. Edward F. Sebring, Moscow Joseph R. Serafini, Peckville A daughter, Kali Elizabeth, to Rees A daughter, Kayla Carroll, to & Deborah Carter DiBileo, 46 Martin & Kelly Carroll Gaughan, Michael F. Disimoni, Old Forge 67 Scranton Milford A son, Mat t h e w James, to James & 47 H. Patricia Curran, Scranton Jennifer Des s o ye Gar vey , Chicago, Ill. A daughter, Amelia Jane, to Peter Francis J. Sorochak, Kingston & Eliza Comly, Springville Stephen Muldoon, Scranton A son, Shane Ronaldto Kieran & Joseph A. Tosti, Louisa Va. Mary Beth Gionta Flanagan, A son, Joshua Paul, to Amy & 68 Andrew J. Bocan, Jessup Madison, N.J. Keith Danielowski, Archbald 48 Lt.Col.(Ret.) James T. Morgan, A son, Richard Christopher, to A son, James Michael, Jr., to James & James G. Brennan, Ph.D., Tucon, U.S.A., Newburgh, N.Y. Richard & Nancy Junge Sheridan, Sha r on Holmes Har tranft, Chalfont Ariz. Northport, N.Y. 69 96 49 Anthony Powell, Spring Brook A daughter, Mar en, to Catherine & A daughter, Katelyn Ann, to Joseph P. Ghilardi, Peckville Michael McGrath Esq., Scranton Gerald P. Roginsky, C.P.A., Jennifer & Andrew Kosar Dominic G. Toraldo, Scranton Gaithersburg, Md. A son, Justin, to Scott & Andrea A son, Ste v en Tyl e r , to Kenneth & Miele Killian, Toms River, N.J. Danielle Rossi Cascio, Nut l e y , N.J. 50 70 A daughter, Elizabeth Autumn, to Casimir J. Cza j k ow s k i , Wil k e s - Ba r r e Joseph D. Kennedy, Scranton John & Jennifer A. Polack-Wahl, 97 Robert J. Mudrock, Stuart, Fla. Joseph J. Muia, Carbondale Ph.D., Fredericksburg, Va. A daughter, Hannah Elizabeth, to John F. O’Hara, Scranton Richard P. Huddy, Clarks Summit A daughter, Kerry Noreen, to Jesse & Karin Sandstrom Getz 71 Ralph Penetar, Dunmore Patrick & Dawn Tobin-Holt, ’98, Hughestown John C. Brennan, Irvington, N.Y. Joseph E. Wallace, Scranton Nanuet, N.Y. A son, Rob e r t William, III, to Ronald F. Cronkey, Ph.D., John C. Walters, Clarks Summit Scranton 93 Kristin & Rob e r t Yea g e r , Scranton A daughter, Marisa Ann, to David and 51 72G 99 Charles V. Costello, Binghamton, Lisa Ares t i v o Pal m e r , Sea f o r d, N.Y. Twin sons, Kevin Michael & Clara M. Williams, R.N., Clarks N.Y. Connor Gerard, to Fred, III & Summit A daughter, Christina Lea, to J. Kenneth McDowell, Clarks Jennifer Peet Richards, Moscow Keith & Catherine Canterelli Summit 73 Goldan, Downingtown 01 James F. McAndrew, Ph.D., Dallas A son, Patrick Joseph, to Joseph & A son, Brett Anthony, to Brian & 52 Daniel A. Bronk, Shenandoah Elizabeth Conroy Redington, Donna Kostik, Wyoming 74 Bronxville, N.Y. John R. Conaboy, Scranton Joseph C. Mur p h y , Plantation, Fla . A daughter, Alexa Nicole, to Joe & John F. Henahan, Blackrock Indira Srivastava, Moosic Lucrecia Danubio DiDomizio, Clinic, Ireland Wyckoff, N.J. Deaths William Mauer, Scranton 76 John J. McCarty, Esq., St. David’s. Joseph Arnoni, Lake Winola A daughter, Kaleigh Annelyn to R. 29 Donald P. Heidig, Scranton Alan ’94 & Jennifer Guarino Edward F. Gombar, M.D.,Throop Evelyn M. Reilly, Scranton Brunner, Jamesburg, N.J. 53 77 A daughter, Katherine Thea, to T.J . 30 Nicholas Del Ros s o , Pun x s u n t a w n e y Patrick A. Munley, Chenango William Mac k r ell, M.D., Arc h b a l d & Meghan Har r ington Gil l , Joseph Fedor, Scranton Bridge, N.Y. Leonard J. Mecca, Dunmore Littleton, Co. A son, Jack Hen r y, to John & Erik a 54 78 32 Thomas J. McNul t y , King of Prus s i a Hen r y Stro l i g o , Tar ry t o wn N.Y. Francis J. Keller, Avoca Donald J. Dun l e a v y , Wh a r ton, N.J. A daughter, Mia Ann, to David & 33 55 79 Jodi Mahalidge Tomassoni, Leo Cesare, Old Forge James F. Mayfield, Scranton Archbald Thomas F. Burns, Sr., Silver Spring, Md. Thomas Pavuk, Mayfield Richard J. Payton, Kingsport, Tenn. 82 Helen Devers, mother-in-law of Rob e r t P. Lynott, father of Rob e r t ’83 ’4 1 , mother-in-law of Ch ri s t i n e James A. Callaghan, Nicholson Joseph Quinn, Esq., ’63 Nicholas Mas t r oianni, father of Mancuso Roscoe ’77 Patrick J. Kelly, M.D., Shavertown Gerald J. Ferrario, father of Joseph Angela Mas t r oianni Beye r’ 9 1 Rev . Joseph Ryan, brother of Rev . Donna Marie Natishin, Olyphant ’87 Ber n a r d S. Michini, father of Den i s e John ’34 Tina Garcia, grandmother of Eric ’9 1 Mar y Salko, mother of Ger a l d , 85 ’98 & Jennifer ’01 Holecko John J. Minelli, father of Phy l l i s D. D . S . ’ 6 3 & Greg o r y, M.D.’67 Robert Aston, Spring Brook “Ma Mere” Harris, mother of John Minelli Stahler ’77 Hen r y Scopelliti, father of Ri c h a r d Mary R. Carey Pauline, Taylor Harris ’73 Catherine Montella, mother of Scoblick ’68 Timothy P. Holmes, Esq., brother Joseph, M.D., ’80 Philip Scotch, father of Philip ’78 92G of Mary Beth ’76 John F. Mullen, father of John ’72 Joseph A. Shahum, brother of Thomas Guz a , San Francisco, Calif. Cindy Houlihan, wife of Atty. Gerald P. Mur r a y , brother of Jam e s Ri c h a r d ’72 Daniel ’43, mother of Todd ’87 ’5 6 Susan M. Sileo, wife of Att y . Joh n , 02 Mar ynell Joseph, wife of Jef f r ey ’80 Joseph F. Mur r a y , Father of Jos e p h Jr . ’83 Paul T. Brown, Renovo Edw a r d Karpinski, father of Edw a rd , ’6 2 Angelo Smirne, father of Mic h a e l , Jr . ’78 & father-in-law of Dori s Marie Myers, mother of Franklin ’78 D. D . S . ’ 5 5 & grandfather of OR M E R ROF E S S O R S Desiderio Karpinski ’78 Amelia Chychota Kadjesky Nap e , Michael, Jr. ’85 F P Herbert J. Keimig, father of H. wife of Joseph Kadjesky ’36 & Mat t h e w Spe i c h e r , father of Rev . Eugene McCreesh, S.J., John ’77 & Carol Keimig John Nape ’61 Matthew ’66 & Julie, M.D.’82 Charlotte, N.C., former Dean at Smith ’81 Joseph F. Mur r a y , father of Jos e p h Dor othy Sta v oy, mother of Rev . the Uni ve r s i t y Gene Kelly, brother of Robert ’58 ’6 2 Stephen ’75 Edward J. Reilly, Ph.D., Scranton, Michael Kirwin, father of Rev. Mar g a r et Noone, widow of Geo r g e Joseph Tay oun, brother of Pet e r , Professor Emeritus in the Michael ’72 ’3 2 , mother of James, M.D.’63 & Es q . ’ 7 1 Department of Sociology/ Tommy Knox, World Trade Center George ’66, grandmother of Domingo Ustaris, father of San d r a Criminal Justice. victim, brother-in-law of Mark George III ’99 ’9 9 & Susanne ’02 Dolan ’85 Lillina Carey Pappa, mother of Mar y Vah e y , wife of Eugene ’37 FAM I L Y & FRI E N D S William Lahoda, brother of Erne s t’ 6 6 Eleanor Wade, mother of Francis ’68 Joseph, M.D.’51 Rose M. Pascoe, mother of Rev . &, grandmother of Ch ri s t o p h e r Lois Artabane, mother of Thomas, Anna E. Lash, mother of John ’61 Louis, S.J.’52 ’9 2 M.D. ’63 Harold Lestansky, father of Frank Pasquini, father of Frank ’G74 Cheri Wen d o l o wski, wife of Eug e n e Joseph Bli e r , brother of Bern a r d ’39 Judy ’92 Frank Pientack, father of Rut h ’7 1 . Suzanne C. Carroll, wife of Frank, Ann Lilik, mother of Kenneth, Pientack Man c h a k’ 9 1 Rose Mar y Yar m e y , mother of Att y . M.D. ’47 M.D.’71 Raymond P. Redington, father of Ri c h a r d ’70 Shree Cippiciani, sister of Robert Alverdah Luizza, mother of Mau r een ’05 John P. Zale, brother of An t h o n y , Fiorelli, D.O.’80 Anthony ’75 Frances Roscoe, widow of Fra n c i s , M. D . ’ 3 8 Angeline J. Costas, mother of Samuel J. Lupini, father of Mar k ’77 M.D. ’31, mother of Att y . Fra n k Ruth Zig r a y , mother of Jamie ’76 James ’77

I N M E M O R Y WILLIAM B. H ILL S. J. Science departments. In 1989, he direc t e d Donations can be Royden B. Davis, S.J. Geo r g e t ow n ’s For eign Studies Program in made to the Royden B. 1923 - 2002 Flo r ence, Ita l y , and, in 1990, served as Chair Davis, S.J., Scholarship Fr. Davis served in the U.S. Army of the Ignatian Anniver s a r y. Fund at The University from 1943 to 1945 as a gunner in an In 1991, Fr. Davis returned to The of Scranton, Scranton, anti-aircraft battery. University of Scranton, where he taught PA 18510. He began a distin- briefly in the 1950s, to serve as rector of ROYDEN B. guished career at the Jesuit Community at Scranton. In D AVIS, S.J. William B. Hill Geo r g e t o wn Uni ve r s i t y this role, he was a member of the Board in 1965 when he was of Trustees of The University of Scranton S.J. named Dean of fres h m e n and Scranton Preparatory School. 1912 – 2002 A.B., George t o w n and Assistant Dean of At the conclusion of his service as rec- A beloved priest, pro- Un i v e r s i t y the College of Arts and tor in 1997, he remained at The fessor and administrator, Ph.L., Woo d s t o c k Sciences. In 1966, he University of Scranton as an Associate Fr. Hill began his teach- Co l l e g e was appointed Dean of Campus Minister and Chaplain of the ing career in 1940 as an M.A., Ph.D., Fo r dham University the College of Arts and Panuska College of Professional Studies. instructor at Georgetown Sciences, a post that he At The University of Scranton, he S. T .L, Wes t o n University. He arrived in Co l l e g e would hold until 1989. served as a critical member of the Scranton in 1946, just At Geo r g e t o wn, Fr. En t e r ed the Society President’s Task Force on Ignatian four years after the of Jesus in 1933 S.S., J.D., L.L.B., Davis welcomed women Mission and Identity. Jesuits first arrived, to Or dained in 1945 .H.L., George t o w n students to the College of In 1985, he received an honorary Un i v e r s i t y spend a year as an associ- Pr ofessed final vow Ar ts and Sciences in 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters degree from ate professor of English. in the Society of .A., Ph.L., St. Louis He oversaw the inaugura- Un i v e r s i t y Georgetown University, and, in 1992, he In 1951, he joined the Jesus in 1951 tion of the American S. T .L., Woo d s t o c k had an endowed chair in interdisciplinary faculty of the Novitiate of Co l l e g e Studies Program, the studies named in his honor. Saint Isaac Jogues. In the course of his 15- expansion of the Fine Arts En t e r ed the Society In 1997, The University of Scranton year tenure there, he served successively as Jesus in1950 Dep a r tment, the establish- presented Fr. Davis with the Pedro an Assistant Prof e s s o r , Associate Prof e s s o r Or dained in 1959 ment and growth of the Arrupe, S.J., Award for Ignatian Mission and Professor of English and, from 1963 to onounced final Psy chology Dep a rt m e n t , and Ministries, which recognizes persons ows in the Society and the creation of the who have made significant contributions (continued on page 26) Jesus in 1967 Sociology and Computer to the Ignatian mission. S P R I N G 2 5 I N M E M O R Y

1966, as the Dean of the Fac u l t y . In 1966, brating the 11:00 p.m. liturgy on Sunday College, Wheeling, E D WA RD R. he was named an Associate Professor of evenings, a special ministry that he con- W. Va., serving as POWERS, S.J. English at Loyola College and Sem i n a r y (a tinued for more than 20 years. buyer and treasurer. branch campus of For dham Uni v ersity) in In 1984, the Trustees named a campus In 1955, Fr. Shr ub Oak, N.Y. facility in Fr. Hill’s honor. Hill House Powers joined the He rejoined the faculty at Scranton in continues to be used for faculty gather- faculty of The 1969 as a Professor of English, and served ings and social functions and to accom- University of as Department Chair from 1973 to 1975. modate University guests. In 1996, the Scranton as an assis- In 1975, he began three years of servi c e University’s Board of Trustees bestowed a tant professor of as the Uni ve r s i t y ’s academic vice pres i d e n t . Doctor of Humane Letters degree on Fr. mathematics. In 1978, he took a leave of absence Hill in recognition of his selfless service A rigorous but fr om the Uni v ersity to become interim as a “priest, teacher, scholar, administra- de v oted prof e s s o r , Fr. pr esident of College Mis e r i c o r dia in Dallas. tor, advisor, colleague and friend.” Powers would offer B.A., M.A., Boston He returned to the University faculty Donations can be made to the Wil l i a m additional class time Co l l e g e in 1979. In 1987, he was appointed B. Hill, S.J., Scholarship Fund at Th e on Sat u r days for stu- Ph.L., Wes t o n Special Assistant to the President, a post Uni v ersity of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510. dents who needed Co l l e g e he held until his death. Most recently, he extra help. He taught En t e r ed the Society offered extensive editorial guidance to Edward R. Powers, S.J. on the faculty until of Jesus in 1933 such major University publications as the 1914 – 2002 1985, rising to the Or dained in 1945 Undergraduate Catalog, The Scranton Rev. Edward R. Powers, S.J., 87, died rank of prof e s s o r . In Pr onounced final Record and The Scranton Journal. on 11 January in Flourtown. 1984, he was named vows in the Society Fr. Hill served as Chaplain of both the Fr. Powers joined the staff at pr ofessor emeritus of of Jesus in 1950 Board of Trustees and the Pro Deo et Georgetown University in 1948 as assis- ma t h e m a t i c s . Universitate Society. A steadfast friend tant director of seismology. In 1951, he Fr. Powers was a member of the and counselor, he maintained contact was appointed Georgetown’s physical Uni ve r s i t y ’s Board of Trustees from 1958 to with an extensive network of University plant administrator. In the role, he was 1970, serving as secret a r y from 1969-1970. alumni and friends, first by mail and responsible for ensuring proper mainte- Memorial donations can be made to phone and later through e-mail. Among nance of all campus facilities. the Edward R. Powers, S.J., Scholarship generations of University alumni, he is In 1954, he helped the Jesuits in their Fund at The University of Scranton, perhaps best known for faithfully cele- efforts to establish Wheeling Jesuit Scranton, PA, 18510.

Ro b e r t E. Fetterho f f 1955 - 2001 by J. Brian Benestad, Professor of Th e o l o g y The Uni v ersity of Scranton will sorely miss the I first met Bob on 30 May 1996, the day he man who was its registrar from mid 1996 until his de l i ve r ed a eulogy for his father, Howa r d J. untimely death on 7 December 2001. Rob e r t E. Fet t e r h o f f , who had been the much reve re d Fetterhoff not only made the Reg i s t r a r ’s Office work Exec u t i v e Dir ector of the Pen n s y l v ania Catholic ver y efficiently, but also brought joy to the hearts of Co n f e r ence (PCC) since 1969. I had come to admire people who worked for and with him. Howa r d ver y much during my fifteen-year tenure as a Upon his arrival Bob assumed responsibility for member of the PCC’s Dep a r tment of Justice and supervising commencement events and, in the last few Rights. Bob and I actually became acquainted talking years, he worked with Rev.William B. Hill, S.J. on prepar- about his father. After listening to Bob’s eulogy I knew that the ing the Undergraduate Catalog. He always quietly and compe- Uni v ersity had hired a special man. tently provided information to a number of administrative Bob displayed the enormous strength as he approached his policy-making committees. own death last fall amidst physical and emotional pains. It was Bob was the kind of leader who rec o g n i z ed and appreciated the so hard for him to leave his family and the Uni ve r s i t y . He had talents of people around him and brought out their best, enabling found a home in the Scranton area, where his own father was them to do things they had not done before. He took no credit for born and had lived for about 20 years. his accomplishments and responded to accolades by changing the During the last nine months of Bob’s life, his brot h e r , Bil l , subject or by giving credit to the people who helped him. visited him frequently and gave a memorable eulogy for his His common sense, wit, good judgment, ability to make a younger brot h e r . About his early death Bill said that Bob “di d decision, gentleness, and constant interest in the personal and not need more time to achieve good character, because he had a professional lives of his staff always made Bob a welcome pres- character of gold,” but that he did desire more time with his chil- ence. Fr. McShane captured the Christian character of Bob’s dr en, Stefan and Sarah, and with his devoted wife, Mar i e . presence in his funeral homily with these words: “Through his It would be good for us at the Uni v ersity to remember Bob’s loving actions, he made it possible for all who knew him to wa y . As his brother Bill said, “me m o r y is the last, most enduring believe in the God of life.” triumph of love. Over memory, even death does not preva i l . ”

2 6 THE SCRANTON JOURNAL Full text of these obituaries and reflections are available at www.s c ra n t o n . e d u / s c ra n t o n j o u rn a l . EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY HOPE FOR 114 YEARS,THE UNI V E R S I T Y OF SCR A N TO N HAS KEPT FAITH WITH ITS FOUNDER’S VISION. SHARE THE LEGACY. A Legacy of Listeners In the 1960’s the Uni v ersity ran a student-operated radio station, WU S V -FM. At left, John Hudacs, Station Man a g e r , and Bob Norris, Assistant Station Man a g e r , during early days of radio at the Uni ve r s i t y , enjoy the view from the tran s - mitter tower atop Loyola Hall. A new station, WUSR-FM, was launched in 1993. Tod a y , the station draws listeners fr om 700 square miles of Nort h e a s t e r n Pen n s y l v ania.

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