FALL/WINTER 2009

Class of 1941 should make the trip . She, too, asked to be Betty Franklin Van Yahres 1949 News Agent: Martha Whelan Murphy , MWMdi - remembered by all. Her address is: 306 Pinney has moved into a retire - [email protected] (330) 759-1865, 1393 Virginia Trail, Drive, Worthington, OH 43085-3839…. Gr ace ment home and the last Youngstown, OH 44505-1642 Goess Donovan cited health problems as time I talked with her keeping her from being with us. She wished (which was some time age Greetings members of the 1941 class. As our num - she could have made the trip but said to give ago) she was very happy bers wane so also do the “newsy notes .” More all her best regards. Her address is: 71 Home with her living quarters. I often than I had expected, telephones have been St. , Malverne, NY 11565-1822… . Miriam was unable to reach her disconnected and so my lines of communication are 1939 Jacobs , I had a long chat with Mimi. (She said by phone…. Irene O'Brien gradually becoming fewer. Please know that I I was the “first” person to call her “Mimi” is still driving and making have tried to reach many of you but was unsuc - Eleanor Schumacher Davis since the day she first reported for work. Her visits up to Seton Hill to Row 1: Vincenette Rangatore Losasso, Loretta Juhas, Doris Nickum DeForest, Natalie Carbone Mangini, cessful. To those I did reach I thank you for chat - Boss told her that nicknames were not used there.) She’s visit the nuns. Her legs Mary Geier Drummond ting with me and thereby providing a bit of information to had quite a fascinating and challenging career. She couldn’t are better but in May she Row 2: Adelaide Danahey Ulicny, Mary Kennedy Curtis, Eileen Minnaugh Kief, Roberta Mologne Kubic pass along… . June Boyle Elliott Ahmuty is well. She and her make it but sent greetings to all …. Louise Kinney Rager was had a pace maker. One of husband continue to travel including to Williamsburg in Sep - on her way out the door when I called her. She still plays the screws came loose from one of the pace maker's tube Class of 1948 tember, to Hilton Head in October and Florida during the win - golf, bridge and keeps busy with her family. She was on her and was hitting her heart, causing bleeding. By the grace of ter. When she is home she still plays golf and bridge …. Barb way to her daughter's for the weekend. San Diego is quite a God, one of her doctors correctly diagnosed the reason for News Agents: Mary Sullivan Couchenour , maryand - Dowling Beaudry also continues to play duplicate bridge. distance …. Maryanne Havey Myers was disappointed that her tiredness and saved her life. There was leak in her [email protected] (724) 836-0983, 504 Shogan Dr, Greens - She will be 90 in October and her children are planning a she couldn’t attend. She, too, sends greetings to those who upstairs bathroom which came down into the kitchen and burg, PA 15601-4423; Becky Kerns , (908) 277-3905, 5C Beech big celebration party …. Clare Harwood is no longer teaching did …. Mary Riker Barnett has a new address: 9401 Kiliman - dining room; of course the ceilings were damaged. Michael Spring Dr, Summit, NJ 07901-1110 but she continues to work with Spanish speaking people in jaro Road, Columbia, MD 21045. She is now living with her Donovan (Irene’s nephew and Eileen Donovan's nephew) Becky Kerns (left) was honored as her church community. She attends Mass daily …. Edith daughter Irene Sims and her family. She sounds great and repaired both rooms. Irene said he did a beautiful job…. Ginny a long-time member on April 4, Henry Dolence reports her life hasn't changed much still feels as young as ever. Don’t you? According to Mem, Carroll O'Brien is still golfing and active in music organiza - 2009 by the Summit College Club although she no longer drives. She is facing knee surgery in life is good and she now has more time to spend with the tions. She was the state president for the music organization at that organization’s Achievement October …. Mary Kay Kalman Griglak reports she ‘had a bad children. Sends her best to all. I’m sure she'd be delighted to and is now on the board. Ginny has two great -grandchildren. Award Luncheon. Becky has been spring’ – twice in the hospital in FL, then fell when she got hear from you …. Loretta Mhley Chegin and Tommy are “just Her one granddaughter was married in San Francisco-same a member since 1972 and has back home and so had to be hospitalized again. She is now fine.” They had planned a trip to New Jersey for their grand - place she and Bill were married and the reception was also chaired many committees and ‘in therapy’ and so, no golf, but does occasionally play son's wedding and two trips so close in time would be too at the same place of Bill and Ginny’s. Ginny was able to served as officer. In 2008, Becky bridge. Get well Mary Kay!!! …. Yafu Lee Gow tells us she is much. They were disappointed too …. Virginia McMahon attend – “history repeats itself.” Her sister Sally was able to also received a 2000-hour pin for no longer driving but continues to be active by playing golf Foley and Jack had other family commitments that prevent - visit Ginny in Michigan, but Sally is not well and has a full volunteer work at Overlook Hospi - and bridge. She wants us all to know that she has six great - ed her coming. I tried to reach several other class members, time caretaker. Congratulations to Ginny and Sally for the tal … Mary Ponsetto Matarazzo reported her first great- grandchildren. Wonder if she holds our class but some of the numbers were wrong or disconnected. I Seton Hill golf tournament being named for Sally…. Caryl granddaughter was due in June and her second grand - record ?…Marcella Lipowicz Rosinski says she is ‘alive and would ask that if you know someone who has moved or Franznick Schaeder , while visiting her daughter on the east daughter married in July. well .’ She lives alone but does her own shopping and changed her phone number that you let them know in the coast of Florida, drove over to Hudson for an afternoon visit errands. Fortunately she has three daughters who are near - Alumni office. They are not getting their Forward and quite with me. Her granddaughter from Gainesville came down so I Class of 1949 by …. Mary Paul Zang underwent back surgery a few possibly, missing classmates’ phone calls. Please be cer - got to meet her too. Lovely girls. It was a great afternoon but News Agent: Margaret Moisan Boyer, 2 Lazywood Ln, months ago but has recuperated and returned to playing her tain that your information is up to date. Thank you. I also too short. Caryl is still doing volunteer work and traveling to Warwick, RI 02889-3714 favorite game, majong …. Please, everyone, keep in touch have a new class Roster that includes ALL the members of visit her family. She looks great! She looks and acts like a 60 Ronnat Grogan Trainer was in Europe at the time of the with the Alumni Office on the Hill. If you have any address, our graduation class, their addresses and phone numbers year old woman. Third summer she is spending in the reunion, traveling the Adriatic Sea then from Greece to Venice . telephone numbers or email changes let us know. Thank you (where known) and indi cates the deceased. Send me a Poconos…. Jane Galligan Tessier and her husband have and may God bless us all. stamped (.44), self-addressed envelope and I will send you a moved to Fall River, Massachusetts…. Janet Lavelle Herberg Class of 1950 copy of the list. It's two legal-sized pages. If you find errors has moved into an apartment near her daughter…. Liz O’Ha - Class of 1942 News Agent Needed. or omissions please send the information to Mary Ross Cox , gan Higgins’ phone was not in service. I did hear that she is News Agent Needed . Director of Regional Alumni Relations, Seton Hill University, in a nursing home and not well…. Teddy Holmes’ phone was Class of 1951 Seton Hill Dr. , Greensburg, PA 15601-1599 or disconnected. If anyone has any news of Teddy, please pass Class of 1943 [email protected] and to me, please, too. If you have an it on to me or Seton Hill….I got the answering machine at News Agent: Alberta Albrecht Siemiatkoski , News Agent : Jean Meagher Ulitz, [email protected] , extra copy of your Thesis or your Dissertation, why not Jane Reiber Quirk . We are wondering how Tom is progress - [email protected] (610) 694-0852, 3065 Artemis Circle, (603) 323-8630, 17 Old Mail Rd, Tamworth, NH 03886 donate it to the University’s library? My (i.e. Jacqueline ing with his project... Sally Schneider Reiling’s answering Bethlehem, PA 18017-2517 ; Wilma Kasthner Englehart , Spagnol Jablonski ) thesis is there and I was able to find it machine had the following message, “cannot receive calls at [email protected] (805) 583-2649, 2547 Goldin Ave , Class of 1944 on the computer and on the shelf. If yours is already there, this time-please call later.”… Irene Mankovich Petrick has Simi Valley, CA 93065-2317 News Agent: Jacqueline Spagnol Jablonski , please let me know so that we can share the news with our had knee surgery and is doing well but no tennis nor golf for a Belatedly, we report the death of Jo Ann Miller Patrick . A [email protected] , (412) 928-2325, 104 S Linwood Ave, Apt classmates… Margaret Jack Mann has written a note to while. This year she is not planning to join her family at Stone letter from her son Gary early in 2009 brought sad news that B, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-3359 our class: Dear Classmates, I'm reporting on our 65 th Harbor. She has been entertaining several guests…. Helen his mother had passed away in 2006 after a brief but brave reunion. I missed you all and wish more of you could have Lingenfelter Moore and Bob are in the process of moving into struggle with cancer. Gary mentioned that his Mom was joined us. As usual I had to have a caretaker. But I enjoy Providence Point, a retirement home in Mt. Lebanon. The very proud of her Alma Mater. We extend our sympathy to the time spent with my caretaker daughter, too. It was won - building has not been finished. They will have 2/b-2/b-full the Patrick family …. We share the sadness also of Joan derful being back, some things changed and there were kitchen, a study and there will be three restaurants plus one Dzmura Warzeski whose beloved husband Walter died May great improvements (not new mattresses – or I’m just too you can take food out. Sara, their only granddaughter, 18 25, 2009. Walt was a long-suffering survivor who patiently, old for them. My back hurt after one night) . I wish the gift years old, is starting at Bethany College in WV with a four without complaint, accepted repeated, exhausting treat - shop could have a face lift. At this age I have seen many year scholarship. Bob keeps busy with golf and serving on ments subsequent to surgery twenty years ago. We express 1944 gift shops and ours isn't among the best. Enough of this –I various committees and being a board member. He serves on our deepest sympathy to Joan and her family. Joan, now was very pleased and proud of the grounds, and the upkeep the World Affairs Council with JoAnne Boyle. Bob has served Jacqueline Spagnol Jablonski, Jeanne Mullin Cook, Margaret recovering from knee surgery, will continue to live with in general. I am very proud to have been a daughter for twenty years…. Mary Gillette Thomas lives in Riverside Coun - Jack Mann daughter Julie in their home in Allentown, PA …. Ladies of sixty-fine years. And the four of us will continue to have ty, northwest of Los Angeles. I called her in the morning for - the Green and the White, we're becoming octogenarians! lunch and collect news of our Class of ‘44. We wish you getting that I was calling California. They were just having Dear Classmates: A great time was had by all! To those of This special process began in 2008 and terminates in 2010. th could have joined us. Love to all, Margaret Jack Mann… their breakfast. They would like to make the reunion next year you who couldn’t make it to our 65 Reunion I would say, Connie Sullivan Fearon had planned that she, Frank and Jeanne Mullin Cook has also penned a note: Dear Jacquie, but the flight connections are something else. Mary and her “You were truly missed AND you missed a great weekend.” their family would celebrate this occasion in August at a I wish all of our classmates could have been with us at our husband have been married 62 years. Congratulations! They All of the wonderful changes and additions to the campus five-day family gathering in Seattle close to their son’s ‘09 reunion. The Hill as we knew it is no more. JoAnne have eight living children and lost one of their nine. Also, they and curricula actually do boggle one’s mind. I trust you read home in Cascades, Washington. But, she was really sur - Boyle did a wonderful job of explaining the transformation have twelve grandchildren. Their youngest son lives near the “Schedule of Events” that was included in the literature prised by a Birthday Party in Ohio on her actual birthday, of SHC to SHU. Dave and I moved to Greensburg in 1949 – them and their youngest daughter, Emily, is with the State sent with your reservation form. In addition to all that's June 7 …. Isabelle Flood Andrews' family honored their 60 years ago. We have been an active part of this communi - Department and does a lot of traveling…. Margie Easley mentioned there for the Campus Tour, please know that Mom at a party at daughter Fran Gallagher's home in Beth - ty along with our 3 children and 8 grandchildren. We've Davis and Bill had planned a trip to Ireland to visit Bill’s sister SHU has a football team (the Griffins), Pre-Med, A Medical lehem, PA on July 18 …. Classmates from New York, Lor - watched the cultural sector develop and grow, and now but the doctor said no because of the swine flu. In the fall School, a Pipe Band, a Performing Arts Center and under - raine Vallari Gunset and Catherine Dorrian Reynolds, and SHU’s beautiful Fine Arts Building has become a part of the they plan to visit Margie's sister in Texas. Good news – last graduate and graduate classes to die for. How different our from the Lehigh Valley , Joan Dzmura Warzeski and Alberta area. The opening of LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteo - test – Bill has no sign of cancer….As for me, Norrie Rainbow careers might have been if all these opportunities had been Albrecht Siemiatkoski, joined in the celebration. Not an pathic Medicine) this July as a part of SHU is another Belin , I have been taking B12 shots once a month and have available to us. I understand that Dr. Boyle has more excit - octogenarian until 2010, Barbara Leahey Roeber was hon - amazing addition to our community. SHU has expanded had some changes in my medication, plus pulmonary therapy ing plans. There were four from our class who returned to ored with her husband by an extraordinarily surprising their art studios into a part of the old Troutman Annex; the which has been a big help health wise. This past two years The Hill for the Reunion: Martha Oliver Poli, Jeanne Mullin Eightieth Birthday Party on August 1 for her husband in former Lilly Shop (draperies, etc.) has been renovated into a have been a real experience – I’ve learned a lot. At the pre - Cook , Margaret Jack Mann and Jacqueline Spagnol their backyard in Concord, Massachusetts. All of their five dorm for LECOM students – and on and on. The University sent, I am making arrangements to have my house fixed so it Jablonski . We also had Peg’s charming daughter Anna children with spouses and their nine grandchildren secretly and the Greensburg community are joining to make life here does not sink into the Earth. I have sinkholes as every one of returning after 5 years to be with her Mom. It was a plea - assembled from cities throughout the US in the Roe - more exciting and attractive. Love, Jeanne…Jeanne, I do my neighbors. I hope the next report we have news from sure to have her with us again. I’m trying to sign her up for ber backyard with all the makings for a party. Only after think that the University and/or the Greensburg communi - every one of our classmates. God Bless All! 2014. You'll love her, too. In the days before the festivities, I they were invited to come outside by one of the children did ty could use you in their public relations department. Do let did speak with a few class members who were unable to the honorees hear “SURPRISE!” Barbara has recovered me hear from you. Your news is important to all your former Class of 1946 join us. There are always weddings, graduations, family from a devastating stroke in summer 2001 and is biking classmates. We truly want to share your successes, joys News Agents : Barbara Hannon Grady, [email protected] , reunions, health problems etc. that take precedence… again …. Julie Kernan Semple has four daughters and one and sorrows and help where we can. I’m writing this in the (703) 743-6067, 13641 Heritage Valley Way, Gainesville, VA Marie Loya Budd had a fall in April, has just finished thera - son and eight of her grandchildren are girls , only one son middle of August; you are reading it in the Christmas season. 20155-1349 and Joan Smith Lamorte , [email protected] (919) py and is now starting to drive again. I just learned that her and one grandson. All 23 of the family members, including On be half of the Class of ‘44, let me wish you all MERRY 493-2311, 4604 Timberly Dr, Durham, NC 27707-9537 son Leonard passed away suddenly on Thanksgiving Day Julie's sister Eileen (now a Franciscan sister), enjoyed one CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. 2008. Our condolences go out to Marie in her great loss. week together at Virginia Beach, VA. The family vacation May he rest in peace. Her address is: 4652 Wilburke Ave., Class of 1947 Class of 1945 together has become an annual family tradition for Julie Pittsburgh, PA 15236-1931 …. Judy Skeehan Lackner was News Agents: Mary Jo McAteer Cadigan , (412) 683-5388, 128 and her family. Julie is still an avid bridge player and fre - News Agent: Norrie Rainbow Belin, [email protected] sorry that she couldn’t attend but sent her best wishes to N Craig St, Apt 704, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2741; Ruth Vollmer quently meets Jean Farrell Zora and husband John at the (727) 863-9268, Berkeley Village, 13340 Brigham Ln, Hudson, one and all …. Eulalia Conway Ruth although cancer-free O’Brien, [email protected] , (412) 885-5659, 4569 Country bridge games in Pittsburgh …. Summer 2009 will be remem - now, is running short on energy and just didn’t feel she FL 34667-6951 Club Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-4800 Seton Hill Alumni Community l alumni.setonhill.edu 1 I Ola Riley ‘56: A Tribute to One of the Old Girls bered as wet and cool: much rain and I have just become the alumnae reporter for the Class of 1958, and as I've communicated with so many of my class - few days with ninety-degree tempera - 1954 mates from that era, I've discovered many Ola Rileys among them . Like her, they have become “do-gooders ” in retire - tures…. Janet Blaser Sirois and her ment. They help to run their parishes despite some skepticism about their clerical superiors. They work in community family experienced the cool weather at food pantries. They campaign for political candidates. They take courses in art history and, yes, basket weaving. They their vacation cabin in Minnesota: no teach and tutor. And all this while conspiring with spouses or partners to endure summers at the beach with grand - swimming and not much fishing. By children or to attend reunions in some unexpected spot in the far reaches of the North American continent. And so as being 55 miles from the closest I engage in what one of my classmates has called "wringing blood from the stones " of my own class, I hope that I can town, they also were challenged by the chronicle the hidden though noble deeds of the many Seton Hill “old girls” that Ola typified . – Mary Alice Burgan ‘58 necessity to repair plumbing that had frozen during the winter …. It appears hen I heard that Ola Riley ’56 (left) had died in February [2009] , it wasn’t my own mortality that that Anne Quinn Clarizio is our Mrs. hit me so much as my disbelief that anyone so vital would ever leave this earth. And yet I had - Traveler 2009. In February, she and hus - Row 1: Iris Garcia Ottens, Ruth Kaltenbach Smisko, Delores Musarra Plunkett W Row 2: Norine Bonono, Antonia Mollica Reese, Gini Carter Keeling n’t seen Ola for 50 years! And I had known her only during my freshman year at Seton Hill. I had band Jim visited the Holy Land with a dropped out for my sophomore year and then taught in the Sisters of Charity cadet teaching pro - group from the Diocese of Los Angeles. gram for another half year, so that when I returned, Ola had already graduated. But my image of her In June, they went North to Monterey, Class of 1953 was always so fresh, so available, that when I wanted to think of something happy, I thought of Ola. CA from their home in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando News Agent: Ellen Fitzgerald , (302) 764-8604, 123 North Rd, th We both came from West Virginia, and so we were members of a Seton Hill quartet that took the Valley, CA to celebrate Jim’s sister’s 80 birthday. They Wilmington, DE 19809-3018 Greyhound between Greensburg and Charleston together every holiday. The group included me vacationed on the island of Maui, Hawaii for three weeks in Patty Brown Hamer and husband Steve drove their new 24 - and my sister Maggie Heagarty and JoAnne Woodyard Boyle and Ola. We all agree that she was a October. While at home, Anne serves as an Extraordinary foot Winnebago to Colorado to celebrate the 50 th anniver - model for us of sophistication and alertness and charm. I remember when we Mountaineer girls would pile into the bus Minister of the Eucharist from her parish church to the sary of Steve’s graduation from the Air Force Academy. This down to Charleston for the holidays, Ola seemed to shine the most. She had short, crisp, curly black hair in a charming Motion Picture Hospital in Calabsas, CA. Best wishes, was a very special occasion as Steve’s was the first class cut, her laughter was infectious, and her jokes were off-the-wall witty. belated and future, to all Octogenarians! Let us remember at the AFA. On the way back to Virginia they visited with our After the Christmas break one year, she entered the bus sporting a fur stole. It was made of little minks, or maybe one another and our families in our prayers. As octogenari - “Ohio Contingent”: Mary Joyce Yeager Travers, Anne foxes, each one biting the tail of the next, and then joined together somewhere around the shoulder. Although this was ans, we are being challenged more acutely and intensively. Coveney, Mary Ranft Fox, Marian Callahan Limegrover, the days before PETA , Ola seemed embarrassed by her Christmas gift. She talked in comic tenderness about the fate of the "animules" who had ended up around her neck. There were many female ritual costumes in those days, and we all Class of 1952 Rose Mary Russ Trenka, and Sister Florence Hebeler …. The Browns celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary this wore them, even as they made us feel uncomfortable and ridiculous at the same time. News Agent: Carolyn Chorlton Parker, (603) 293-8848, summer, as well as Steve’s 75 th birthday… .Francesmary Despite the fur stole, though, Ola was always ready to throw off the absurdities of her era and her gender. One [email protected] , 58 Silver St, Gilford, NH 03249-7463 Peters , with her sisters Sally and Grace, enjoyed a pilgrim - example was her role in abolishing Seton Hill's only equivalent of a sorority. When I was in my first year there, Seton Despite sending out a request for news, most of what I age to Lourdes and Lisieux… Ellen Fitzgerald is home from Hill had a special club called “The Cwenes.” This club had some of the worst features of special organizations for spe - have to share comes from Christmas cards. I can't figure 63 days at sea on a container ship that took her to New cial people. It admitted only a handful of girls in their freshman year, and it chose them through a secret ballot. The out if our class is just not doing anything or if we are all so Zealand and Australia, through the Panama Canal in both result was that many young women were passed over, and they felt a sting that stayed with them for a long time. busy we don't have time to send our news on. In any case, directions… Ellen and Francesmary spent a week with Gail Another thing about the Cwenes was that they had ornate rituals. Trying to avoid the practices of the Greek system, here's what I have…. Cathy Fetherston Roeder sent a beau - Harvey Geoghan on Long Island. All three read The the Cwenes based their rites on Old English epics, or an ersatz version of them, that celebrated “queens” of old with tiful internet card, along with news that she and Sandy now Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society with great names like Hildegard and Wealthow and Hygd. When Ola was president of the Cwenes, officers from the national have 14 grandchildren. They had a family gathering on Long pleasure. While there, they celebrated Father John Fitzger - office visited Seton Hill to check on our chapter's ritual practice. And so we met in the downstairs cafeteria to go Island to celebrate many special events… Betty Anne ald’s 77 th birthday… .Kassy Frantz Cassell’s husband Howard through the motions. I sat across from Ola, who was in a comic mood, and we tried to keep from laughing as the whole Scheuermann Avis died last winter. Her three grandchildren live with her and thing proceeded. wrote a nice note and give her joy… .The class of ’53 salute our honorary member, One of the rituals involved an officer of the club reading an Old English saga, and that task fell to Grace Schiavone, enclosed a picture of Ellen Marker Greiner ‘59 , on receiving the SHU distin - a classmate from Long Island who had a distinct New York accent. As Grace found her way through the intricacies of the family manger (left) guished service award… Pat McCarthy McClure welcomed an absurd tale of feminine courage in phony Olde English, barely suppressed snorts and coughs and choking noises which dates from when daughter Carol Anne’s third child David, called “The Dude” broke out in Seton Hill's mead hall. Ola was able to restrain herself to a wicked smile, but the nuns who were sponsors she and her brother built by his twin brothers. of the club sent doleful looks to the other Cwenes around the room. It all came to a head when we were asked to cross it. They were 11 and 9 our hands with one another, join a circle, and sing “I Love You Truly” by Carrie Jacobs Bond. Even Ola Riley lost it then. years old, respectively Class of 1954 We hoped that the Cwene debacle might abolish the wretched club forever, and indeed when I returned to the Hill at the time. Jack is News Agent: Mary Lee Gannon Krieg , (425) 687-5689, after being away for a year and a half, there were no more Cwenes. I asked my friend Anne Haenn Bidessem what had doing well, just recently [email protected] , 17555 SE 186 th Way, Renton, WA happened, and she told me that under Ola’s leadership, the members of the club decided that the Cwenes was not the having his pacemaker replaced. They also attended the 98058-9542 kind of organization Seton Hill should be sponsoring. They voiced their objections to the administration, and like mod - baptism of their second great-grandchild and the wedding Gini Carter Keeling, Iris Garcia Ottens, Ruth Kaltenbach ern Valkyries, they prevailed . of a grandson. They will be in CA in February for the wed - Smisko, Antonia Mollica Reese, Delores Musarra Plunkett I believe that relatively trivial reform at Seton Hill forecast Ola Riley’s sensitivity to the feeling of others. She went ding of the last of their children to be married… Pat Bender and Norine Buzza Bononi were able to spend all or part of on to marry , to have four children, and to move to several places with her family, following her husband, Bill Chambers, in his work with General Electric. They finally retired to Covington, Kentucky, outside of Cincinnati. And then, once the Voltz wrote that she and Phil are fine. Her granddaughter, our 55 th Anniversary at Seton Hill. Del Musarra Plunkett Katie, is fully recovered from her cancer and will graduate wrote that besides the great company, they enjoyed the kids were out of the nest, she began devoting herself full time to more profound social justice causes. in early June…. Peggy Burns Fischer wrote that she and President’s Dinner on Friday night, toured the new gym and She retook her maiden name, lived on her own, and became a champion for the dispossessed in northern Ken - Jack had lunch with Bea Mulvehill Palmer and John in the new science buildings, and attended a Commu - tucky. I have Googled her name and found her listed as a worker for the Catholic Conference of Kentucky's Opportuni - November. Peggy's husband Jack had shoulder surgery in nion service at Caritas Christi. Afterwards they visited some ties for Life program, a citizen lobbyist for the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, a founding member of June, followed by a lengthy rehab time, but is now out golf - of our retired teachers. Mass on Sunday in the refurbished, the Welcome House for the homeless, and director of the Women at the Well group of the Mother of God Church in ing again… Bea and John cruised the Great Lakes in July truly beautiful, St. Joseph's Chapel was very special. Covington. Talking with her friend in many of these works, Sister Dorothy Schuette, I’ve discovered that in all of them, traveling from Toronto to Duluth, with stops in both Canada Brunch completed a very rewarding weekend. Del recently Ola retained her sparkling good humor and wit. And these were seasoned by a deep spirituality gained through study and US… Janet White Robinson has to win the award for became a great - grandmother to Alaina. Alaina’s Dad, and of liberation theology. She read in the theology of Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry. And she was always on hand the most travel and news as far as I can tell. She and John Del's grandson, is a Marine in Afghanistan …. Pat Herold for civil demonstrations – going with Sister Dorothy to the border region of the southwest and to Columbia, South fill up 2 pages with their news. Trips this year have taken Neel recently put her New Hampshire home on the market America, as well as to the state legislature in Lexington. them to CA, NJ, DC, Alaska, South Bend, for ND game, and so that she could move to assisted living near Buffalo. The Sister Dorothy says that Ola never lost her interest in people’s stories, so that she had a good time in all her good th another trip to CA. They celebrated their 50 wedding realtor, seeing a Seton Hill picture, told Pat that she also works. Despite the depredations of advancing age, laughter was always around her. She seemed to be saying goodbye anniversary with all their children and spouses present, was a Seton Hill graduate, Julie Oswald Warhola '70 . Small as the year began. And then on February 20, she died peacefully. Earlier, she had composed a prayer for all the women along with 12 of their grandchildren. Needless to say, she world! Tommie Nolan and Anne Welsh Rockett visited Pat she served during her life: I found it on the Opportunities for Life web page. It seems to me a continuation of her own life, and John are healthy and enjoying life to the fullest…. and the three had a wonderful mini-reunion. …Ann Ruh - one that welcomed all comers into a community of love. I think I saw that at the start, when I knew her at Seton Hill: Kathie Heeter Margolin notes that with the support of many mann Wennhold went heli-hiking in Canada during July May the woman – your daughter and our sister – find emotional and spiritual sustenance throughout her community friends in her community she is doing well after Sandy's with her daughter, Kim. In August AG and Phil came to and her family. And if she knows no community or has no family, may a strong one form around her, hold her up, take death. She plans to stay in Palm Coast, FL. Kathy broke her Seattle for the Wagner “Ring” cycle. Mary Lee Gannon her in, love her to wholeness and full participation even as the community becomes more nearly whole in doing so. wrist in March. She is doing OK after the usual cast, brace Krieg and AG enjoyed a great lunch. Mary Lee visited a For we are all parents to each other, brothers and sisters to each other, Christ to each other. Nothing less! Amen. and rehab. She had a long visit from her daughter and has daughter in Sonoma, CA and she and Connie Gritte Berto done some home redecorating…. Barb DeBoer McGowan were able to get together for lunch …. Mary Taylor said that she enjoyed a Caribbean cruise with daughter McGrath's annual trip last year was to Costa Rica, which anniversary with family in California. They took a road trip Sheila and her family. Deep sea fishing with the grandkids included water rafting. This spring Mary visited Finland, up the coast to Canada, ending with an Alaskan Cruise… did not work out too well, since seasickness got the upper Latvia and Estonia, ending with a visit to hometown - New Marcella Logan Hayden is making plans for a trip to Ger - hand. Beach time was great though. Barb continues her York City…. Sister Gonzaga Szabo , who is now retired, lives many next year… .Virginia Manna Martins had a nice visit volunteer work, both in her neighborhood and at church …. at the Motherhouse of the Daughters of Divine Redeemer in from Sue Law Hawes, Clancy (Rose Ann) Cleary Benciven - Laura Roy writes that she has just received a patent for a Elizabeth, Pa., about 45 minutes from Seton Hill. She would ga ‘57 , and Grace Peters in June. In July Ginny had the medical issue dealing with incontinence. She will have to welcome any visitors. pleasure of singing with 759 other singers from all over the tell us more about this for the next mailing …. Shirley “gloves.” Pictured l. to r.: Virginia “Ginny” Manna Martins , coast of New Jersey at the Ocean Grove Auditorium Festi - Docherty Keelan is on Facebook. They moved to Austin, TX Class of 1955 Marilyn Connor Cassels , Colleen McCann , Grace Peters , val to an audience of 5,000 .… Margaret O’Neil Reese’s in 2007. Their children are scattered from Hawaii to Jersey News Agent: Ann Infanger, S.C., (724) 830-4761, Carol Leightner Walsh & Hester Shockey Hemminger … granddaughter graduated from St. Mary’s, at Notre Dame, and they are grandparents to 15…. Carolyn Chorlton Parker [email protected] , Box 472F, Seton Hill University, Shirley Amarantes Small had triple bypass surgery and is IN, and received her nursing degree this past spring… .Sara is ready to go to Australia and New Zealand in March. No Seton Hill Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601 recovering well. She has the best of both worlds, summer in Radford Shea reported in June, Sara, Sue Law Hawes, singing, this trip is just sight-seeing. She is still playing clar - Clancy (Rose Ann) Cleary Bencivenga ‘57, and Nancy Phyllis Bifano Stasko reports she has 14 grandchildren, the Maine and winter in Florida …. Lucy Ann Andros Young con - inet with the New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region (NH) Verdon Appoldt met for lunch in New York City… .Hester youngest is three and the tinues to be involved with music, and enjoys playing piano and the band is get - Shockey Hemminger and her husband took a trip to visit oldest is twenty-one, she in her parish. She also has a grandchild starting college in ting close to 40 mem - their daughter in Chicago and they have an upcoming mar - also has one great-grand - the fall …. Suzanne Bennett Sagrati will join her family, bers. If you have itime adventure to Nova Scotia… .Nancy Verdon Appoldt’s child… Mary Leone Bloom which includes her children and 23 grandchildren, for a never played a band son got married in the fall .… Connie Zurek Christensen and (photo left) and husband reunion over Labor Day …. Greta Bright is doing well and instrument, no prob - her husband celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary in Joseph celebrated their 50 th enjoying her children, grandchildren, and great -grandchil - lem, give it a try. It's Estes Park, CO with family and friends. wedding anniversary in dren! ... Patricia Clifford McTigue and her husband toured fun and it's good for Italy and were especially fond of Assisi …. Suzanne Collins your health, too. We 2006 .… Maria Theresa Class of 1957 Jiminez died in the fall of Blank taught one class this summer and keeps busy with welcomed our fourth News Agent: Alyce Holden Sheridan, (614) 888-8079, 2008 (Alumna, Milagros her garden .… Geraldine DeGrazia Ross traveled with her great-grandson, [email protected] , 146 Glen Circle, Worthington, Matos Hilversum ‘59 from husband to his reunion in Michigan. While there, they took Ryan, in July….As a trip to Chicago to visit their children .… Patricia Dorsey OH 43085-4008 this news was being Puerto Rico reported this at Alumni Weekend.) came upon a wonderful Greek recipe that she acquired Peggy Dalton Masterson and husband Greg are well and prepared, word came from her travel years. She even shared the secret ingredi - did two Elderhostels last year – one in Natural Bridge, VA of the death of our Class of 1956 ents…. Patricia Gerberding is part of the Shannondele and the other at the Peabody School of Music in Baltimore. classmate, “Rocky Senior Theater Group. The group gives a variety show at Peggy continues to play bridge, volunteers and stays in Graziano .” Did we News Agents: Grace Peters , (856) 881-4249, pepperan - Shannondele and other senior communities… Anne Haenn shape at the Duke Fitness Center …. Pat Mullen continues ever know her given Bedessem’s son, Joe, is working in Baghdad for a year… working but is looking for someone to train to take her name, Joan? She was always Rocky. And as the nickname [email protected] , 6 Mayfair Ave, Glassboro, NJ 08028-1309; Patricia Gerberding , (610) 382- Sally Healey Thomas’s son, Thomas, and family lived in place. Pat has a wonderful sense of humor and her notes to says, she was a fighter. In recent years she had some major Brazil but have relocated to the states. Sally also has a me are always so enjoyable …. Peachy ( Rosemarie Baratta ) health problems and I thought I had let you know. Sorry if I 9289, [email protected] , 22137 Shannondell Dr, Audubon, PA 19403-5661 daughter in Paris. So family provides her and her husband a had to cancel her trip to Alaska as she had to reconstruct didn't. Also please remember deceased classmate, Mary good excuse for international travel. They have 13 grand - her front porch. She loves going to the beach, theater, The “Happy Wanderers” traveled to Costa Rica in January Lou Pandolfo Stone (Pandy), in your prayers…. If you ever children… .Rae Hengesbaugh Fritz has a new address: 784 dance events, puttering in the garden and talking to friends 2009. They toured a pineapple farm and processing plant have news, even if it isn't time for the Forward , send it on to Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093-1423… .Suzanne Law on the phone …. Mary Ann Franklin O’Reilly is very busy during which they donned their “hats” but forgot their th me and I promise to keep it for a future issue. Hawes and her husband celebrated their 40 wedding with two first communions, an eighth grade graduation and

2 Seton Hill Alumni Community l alumni.setonhill.edu I Sister of Charity Anita Schulte ‘57 receives the United Way “School Readiness Children’s Champion Award” forming Arts Center and toured it for the first time yesterday. Sister of Charity Anita Schulte received the United Way “School Readiness Children’s It is stunning! It is a work of art! It is an educator’s fantasy!” I Lights Out Champion Award” during the United Way of Westmoreland County’s Annual With a description like Fran’s any members of our class who All those years ago, Campaign Celebration on February 24 , 2009. As the founder of the Elizabeth Seton passes through Greensburg must stop and tour the Center. Young enough to be told lights out, Montessori School (Greensburg) and the Carlow University Montessori Teacher …Mary Alice Heagarty Burgan’s book about higher educa - We lay in our narrow beds Training Program, Sister Anita was recognized for her passion in Early Childhood tion, What Ever Happened to the Faculty? is now in a sec - And dreamt of the wide world. Education in the area of community service and impact. ond printing and gone into paperback with The Johns Hop - “When I entered the Sisters of Charity, my life’s ambition was to be a sister and Now we dream backwards kins University Press; she’ll get it for you wholesale, if you’re serve in the ministry of education,” said Sister Anita. “Little did I know how fulfilling Pass life’s losses and gains, interested. She will receive an Honorary Doctorate from my life would be. Being given the opportunities and advantages of preparing myself Pass our old age disguises Francis Marion University in Florence, SC, at its mid-year for such a service-my life as an educator, a partner with parents, an instrument of To the girls we were who lived on a hill commencement on December 18. Meanwhile, she is writing God's benevolence-leaves me humbly grateful.” Lovely, funny, brilliant, silly girls. a memoir about her parents called Songs My Father Taught Sister Anita opened Elizabeth Seton Montessori School in 1970 in the former novitiate community room on the ground Me; Lies My Mother Told . That writing will be interrupted by – by Bridget Harwell ’59 , who delivered it during Seton Hill’s 2009 floor of Doran Hall. Twelve years later, the program moved to Mountain View Drive, and then, in 1987, to its present site on th back surgery in late August, the kind that involves rods and Alumni Weekend in celebration of her 50 reunion anniversary. Old Route 30. It was incorporated in 1986 as “The Elizabeth Seton Montessori School of Westmoreland County, Inc.” screws …. Jackie Hughes has summed the situation up for Pictured above: Sister Anita Schulte with WTAE news anchor Kelly Frey many of us when she writes, “I'm sorry I haven't any news Priscilla Crowe Burt reported that her son, Francis, is a for you. I don’t imagine that it counts that I am feeling bad physician he just completed residency in internal medicine a sixteen year old new driver. Seems like yesterday it was dull?” …A good, long letter from Marcia Sohl tells about her today that James Thurber is no longer with us. Yes, I know and is now on a three-year fellowship in cardiology at Tem - our own children going through this! …. Jane Kibelbek Sher - very busy life since she retired from 35 years of teaching he was a misogynist, but I don’t care. Sometimes he made ple University. Pris has taught for 5 years at Immaculata man is a proud grandma of twin boys – Aaron Robert and near New York City. She has been in Sarasota for the past me laugh out loud. And he would understand the signifi - College; she teaches Anatomy and Physiology, her hobby is Alexander Peter. They were born April 16, 2009 to Jane’s seventeen years, where she shared a home with Jo Ann cance or lack thereof, of my current bout of vertigo, or how golf… Priscilla Prescott Fogarty writes Dear Classmates , daughter, Lisa and husband Stuart Persky …. Mary Lou Jackanich ’56 (deceased 2004) . When Joann became ill it feels to have a one-eyed dog. His “Preface to a Life,” circle, circle and circle again June 4, 5, & 6, 20 10 for our Cronin Kintz leads a very busy life – volunteering at school, with cancer, Marcia was a companion, caregiver and while intended to describe that of a writer, is replete with momentous reunion ... I was saddened to hear that Elaine prepping for monthly church dinners, working on the bulletin, “lawyer .” Now, Marcia describes Sarasota as ”a town of gems of universal application. I don't remember when Smithbower Parisi passed away on March 28, 2009… Molly stuffing envelopes and working on fund drives for the volunteers…many wealthy ladies and gents offer their time Thurber died, but I hope they had room on his tombstone to Malloy Donnelly advises in October, her daughter Megan church. Mary Lou and John spent St. Patrick’s Day in New for just about any task one can think of. Then there is very note that “the claws of the seapuss get us all at the end. ” and Maggie travelled to Ireland. They were in Dublin to cel - York and she reminisced about her days marching in the middle class me. Since coming here I have acted as a ebrate the 15 th Anniversary of the Washington-Ireland Pro - parade for four high school years. Mary Lou also attended a patient advocate for 5 years, a visitor center ‘know it all’ for 5 Class of 1959 gram. They have been in the program for the last 8 years. niece’s wedding in New York around Christmas and enjoyed more, and then moved on to hospice and church ministries News Agent: Martha Jetter Marsh, (248) 651-3085, 330 Terry Young leaders from the Republic of Ireland and Northern the cold weather and snow – even made a snow angel. My where I now am. I write a weekly blurb for our bulletin called Ave, Rochester, MI 48307-1572 Ireland come together in Washington, DC for a period of 8 question – did you have trouble getting up? .… Jacky Hume Senior Says , hold drives for food and clothing for the What a glorious weekend! Our 50 th reunion couldn’t have weeks. They have been Host MOMs… Mary Ann Capozzoli Mohn just returned from the Outer Banks of SC with almost migrants in Arcadia FL…and visit hospice patients with my been any better thanks to all the efforts of Marie Secky Scott writes she enjoys retirement in central Florida and the entire family. There were 15 beach lovers and three who trusty red-orange flamingo puppet…a size large enough to Emanuel, Tessie Vetter Fette, and Marlene Fiorelli Merry - plays more bridge and golf. She joined a world-class choir, don’t like the sand (Jim, granddaughter and Jacky. ) But they scare little kids…and generally try to be helpful when and man. They did a great job organizing things. Friday evening, her first choir experience since high school and enjoys it still had a great family time. They braved high waves, made where ever I can. I ran my condo association…the world's after registration, President JoAnne Boyle, had a dinner for immensely. The choir had to postpone a trip to Rome this fall sand angels and had quiet time to read. Ages range from 16 most thankless job; started flu shot clinics for the older folks the class of 1959 in Cecilian Hall. (Oh, how I remember all including singing at the Vatican and a photo opportunity with months to 79 years. Also visited Roanoke Island and three who used to have to stand in line for hours outside grocery the piano playing on that stage!) It was an opportunity to the Pope. Other travel escapades included a trip to Paris brave souls climbed to the top of Hatteras Lighthouse. Jacky stores and drug stores. They now come to a golf club or a see everyone once again. From our graduation class of 98, with friends from Bridgeville High School and the following was one of them – all 257 steps. Their kids choose a vacation church meeting room and sit for quick service in the cool of we had 50 alumni back on the Hill. On Saturday, we held our year a cruise in the South Caribbean. Mary Ann traveled each year; it is called pick and pay. They pick and we pay. air conditioning. “In addition I run a retirement club for 400 class meeting and class pictures were taken. Afterward we with her daughter and her husband on a ten day cruise in Last year, it was the mountains; the year before was the retired school employees from my district and write and pub - had a performance of the SHU pipe band. It was very the Galapagos Islands . Last year she toured with family in river. Who knows what next year will bring? Five kids and lish a 24 page newsletter for them quarterly. That keeps me haunting to hear them coming around the corner and play - Tuscany experiencing some great cooking classes. Life has they are soooooo different! Jacky and her family enjoy their busy…but it’s in the house and single retirees must get out ing several songs for us outside on the lawn. Before dinner been good for this Bionic Woman the past four years since lives and what pleasures God has given to them …. In June, as often as they can. Therefore I am always looking for that evening, we gathered once again in Cecilian Hall for we were together on the Hill. Mary Ann announced her Patti Didyoung Wentling and husband Donald took nine (yes, places to volunteer doing something with other folks around the Distinguished Alumni Awards – three from our class. nephew’s wedding last May in California. All four of her chil - that is 9) of their eligible grandchildren (by age) on an my age.” Despite this uneventful life, Marcia manages to get Phil Cirucci Dymond, Lovenia De Conge Watson, and our dren were able to attend along with their spouses for the Alaskan cruise. In previous years, Donald, by himself, took a to New York from time to time to see Judy Stanley and she very own Ellen Marker Greiner. Another delightful dinner celebration. She looks forward to seeing all her classmates group of grandchildren on trips to Paris, Spain, London and would love to hear from “anyone at the Hill” at followed in the dining room. After dinner, some of us gath - in June …Mary Ann Fury Calabrase is retired and enjoying other destinations both inside and outside the USA. But with [email protected] … Lynn Conroy , agriculturist and literary ered at the Marriott for more conversation, pictures and travels to England, Italy, Australia and Ireland. the hassle of busses, other transportation, eating and scholar, says: “We're doing the organic gardening thing, memories. Sunday morning Mass was held in our beautiful Class of 1961 accommodations, they decided to try a cruise. Patti accom - growing broccoli for the first time, as well as cucumbers, Chapel followed by brunch. Our class (the only one) sang panied the group this time and all agreed that she was a wel - tomatoes, lettuce, red raspberries and nasturtiums, basil our class song at this time. Do you all r emember “To Seton News Agent: Anita DiBagno Smolenski , come addition. All were very pleased with the whole experi - and parsley. Believe me, it sounds better than it looks, Hill, our voices rise on high…”? Since we already sent infor - [email protected] (724) 327-6935 ence and they probably will do it again …. Your newsletter although the broccoli is a wonder and the cucumbers are mation to Marlene, I won’t include any class news at this 3818 Windover Rd, Murrysville, PA 15668-1132 correspondent, Alyce Holden Sheridan , and husband Paul becoming horribly prolific. I’ve embarked on the French time. Marlene and Rich did a great job of compiling all the Janice Tabone Balzic attended the 75 th anniversary of the attended in June the tri-annual reunion of the Joseph and no velists, beginning with Balzac – a huge influence on Dos - information in a booklet for us. Marlene heard from two Sisters of Charity with her son-in-law in Arizona. Louise Sheridan family (Paul’s parents) at Oglebay Park near toevsky. I’ve also acquired a whole set of Dickens from the people too late to be included, so I will add their news… Wheeling, WV. There were 65 attendees, including families YWCA book-sorting we volunteer at. So my reading program Agnes Flatley McClarnon was at the reunion and reports Class of 1962 from New Orleans, California and Tennessee. Paul and Alyce goes on, and on.” …Mollie McGuire Huitema is also into lit - that she and Frank have four grown children and four News Agents: Anna Mary Oravetz Brackenridge , also visited the Wentling’s at their home in Stone Harbor, NJ eracy, as always. After hearing a talk from the Prince grandchildren. Agnes is semi-retired after 30 years in edu - [email protected] , (225) 751-0637, 5232 Halls Ferry Dr, for a wonderful beach experience with good friends . Georges Literacy Council in Maryland, she decided to throw cation. She is currently working part-time as an adjunct Baton Rouge, LA 70817-2421 and Phyllis Sheehan Bambeck , her hat into the ring to teach adults; she had taught in the st Class of 1958 professor supervising student teachers… Elaine Bransfield [email protected] (216) 281-1680, 1895 W 71 St, Cleve - schools for nineteen years , though always with children. So Smith had heart surgery in March and thought she would land, OH 44102-2932 News Agent: Mary Alice Heagarty Burgan, she launched herself into a new experience. She is teaching be able to join us, but had a number of setbacks. She want - The new e-mail for Patricia Szal Moffit is [email protected] (202) 797-1065, 1517 P St NW #1, a lovely young woman from Peru who has three sons in ed us to know that she and David have five children and Washington, DC 20005-1943 grade school. Mollie’s tutee is very eager to keep up with [email protected] …Even though the BIG golden three grandchildren. After teaching middle and high school anniversary is a few years away, start considering your Note from Mary Heagarty Burgan: I have just become new her children’s English . Meanwhile, Mollie has been shocked for several years, Elaine wrote and received a $365,000 to learn how little of the larger world her student knows, attendance there. Any suggestions for making it a memo - Agent for the Class of 1958, and in that capacity, I’ve com - grant for a program to upgrade the literacy skills of nursing rable “historical” event are welcomed. municated with many of my Seton Hill friends from that era. having come from a very small and isolated town in South assistants… Mary Ellen Gotkiewicz Ludmerer address: 129 They, and others from those times, have become all round America. And so the Peruvian mother is learning a lot more Edgemere Ave., Greenwood Lake, NY 10925-2403, (845) 477- Class of 1963 do-gooders in retirement. They help to run their parishes. than English, and so is Mollie …. Mary Grace “G” Hoffer 3353 …in closing if you missed our 50 th you missed a won - Grosso writes: ”We recently added to the flock of grandchil - News Agents: Patricia Garvey Regan , (631) 549-3910, They work in community food banks. They campaign for derful time and we missed all of you. If you were there you [email protected] , 158 Bay Road, Halesite, NY 11743-1358 political candidates. They take courses in art history or bas - dren – #17 is a 9 month old little girl, Yeabsera, from Ethiopia. know what a great weekend it was. Note: Did you realize the And Ron and I went to my 55 th high school reunion in June and Mary Grace O’Donnell , (724) 423-7836, 422 Waterfall ket weaving. They teach and tutor. And all this while work - entire music department from the class of ’59 was present? Lane, Mt Pleasant, PA 15666-8908 ing with spouses or partners to submit to beach vacations (State College PA H.S., Class of ‘54) . He visited his old with grandchildren or family reunions in some remote spot haunts at Penn State.” Seventeen grandchildren! Is that the Class of 1960 Do you feel the outrage I did coming across this classified: “For Sale -1963 ANTIQUE …” Now to convey the news of in the far reaches of the U.S. And so as I engage in what class record?…. Judy Stanley continues to travel East from New Agent: Priscilla Prescott Fogarty , (973) 984-5802, our active classmates …Ann Nicoletti Zowine wrote that one of my classmates has called “wringing blood from the her home base in Emeryville, CA. Recently in a foray into [email protected] , 76 Stockton Ct., Morris Plains, NJ after 35 years in the same house, she and Lou moved 3 stones” to find things to write about for alumnae of 1958, I New York she enjoyed dining out with Betsy Salvatore Cole 07950-1296 actually feel inspired. I think Seton Hill confirmed our ideal - ‘59, Peggy Salvatore ‘56 , and Marcia Sohl . In October she’ll years ago to an adult community where they host the fami - ism, and I hope that I can truly chronicle the noble deeds of visit Mary Alice and Bill Burgan the Seton Hill women that I’ve come to know once again in Washington, DC, and hopes to after all these years… Barb Hilt Murray writes from Tulsa: get together for lunch with “It seems like this entire summer has be given up to surg - classmates in the DC area – eries, injuries and doctor visits. It's a charming stage of life M.C. McNerney Murray , Mollie 1959 we are in now.” Barb graduated from a year’s art history McGuire Huitema , and Charlene class, and is now a docent at the Philbrook Museum of Art Trichtinger Dorrian – as she did in Tulsa. Her dire view about our stage of life probably last year. If there are others derived from her accident while eating breakfast one morn - nearby who would like to join, ing: “…this AM as I was finishing my raisin bran, I thought write Mary Alice the raisins had gotten very tough! I have a temporary par - ([email protected] )…. tial bridge and it fell out exactly 2 hours before I was due to Charlene Trichtinger Dorrian is take a group of wives of carrier pigeon fanciers through very modest about becoming the Philbrook Museum of Art. I was missing three very obvious new Chapter Director for the teeth and had nothing but little pins to show for it! Thank Washington, DC Chapter of the Heavens, the dentist slipped me in right away and I was not National Association of Pastoral toothless for the pigeon people.” She reports that Jane Musicians. She says that “it is Noon Aigner is recuperating from her second successful not as though I was elected or hip replacement and is walking without a walker or cane.… specially chosen or anything like Ellen Conway Bellone writes: “ Well, like everyone else, I that. This is one of those times guess, we took a mighty blow from the stock market, but when the Board sits around and we love Obama! Our health remains good and our spirits everyone says why they can't high. Age takes its annual toll, but that's life. The family take the directorship, and the Row 1: Ellen Marker Greiner, Marie Secky Emanuel, Jane Jordan Loufek, Monica Martyak Petrick, Marlene Fiorelli Merryman, Milagros Matos Hilversum grows in interesting and unexpected ways. Each grandchild last one standing has to give Row 2: Margaret Hammill Polito, Ann Ritchie Hartwick, Jeanne Reichard Niklas, Margaret Wesner Wissell, Paulette Setler, Rosemary Tyson Martincic, (6) reminds us of the infinite variety in personality, talent, in.” Does anyone who knows Charlene’s abilities and energy Arlene Cespino, Kathryn Petritis Groves, Annette Basilone Pasqual, Carol Donohue and intelligence. One loves physics, another music, another Row 3: DeRiggi, Judy Conrad Bosco, Patricia Palmer Schimmel, Marian Dimond Flowers, Louise FerranteTanney, Caroline Ayars Treiber, Mary Yaccino All actually believe this?….Closer nursing, another nature and two others not certain of much Row 4: Mary Helen O’Donnell, Helen Normile, Quinlan, Mary Ellen Gotkiewicz Ludmerer, Barbara McKenna Miller, Flo Lavin Tito, Eileen Trant Orie, Kathleen Voigt, but with many years to figure it out! We canceled a trip to to the Hill, Fran Pellicano Carol-Ann Diffenderfer Corrigan, M. Diane Kastner Koch Paris because we have traveled so much and have had DePaul writes: “I am involved Row 5: Lovenia DeConge Watson, Ann Butler Brett, Mary Vetter Fette, Mary Jane Dobson Adee, Barbara McKenna Miller, Nancy Woodyard Chilcoat, enough of airports for a ‘spell.’ We are quiet and at home with the grand opening of the Kathleen Ferrari Catalano, Nancy Merchant Anderson, Martha Jetter Marsh, Carole Herwood Gilardi and welcoming friends both old and new. Does that sound new Seton Hill University Per - Row 6: Jean Boggs, Bridget Harwell, Anne Slattery Foley, Agnes Flatley McClarnon, Kay Rubright Rinko

Seton Hill Alumni Community l alumni.setonhill.edu 3 I Joanne Bergamasco Gabriel ‘60 and the Star Spangled Singers lies of their 3 children who live in Arizona, Georgia and Hill College education when I did. I was the first ‘girl’ in my Joanne Bergamasco Gabriel ’60 is the director of the Star Spangled Singers, North Carolina. By the time you read this her seventh extended family to go to college. My parents struggled to an a cappella group of seven professional singing women from the Atlantic grandchild should have been born. Until now, Ann has educate their five children. My parents, grandmother, and County, N.J. area. The group was formed 10 years ago in response to a trend worked throughout her married life as a part time dietitian. the Sisters helped me to become who I am today. When my to stylize the national anthem. The Star Spangled Singers perform such tunes Bridge and golf will fill that time with Ann’s 2009 summer daughter graduated, the late Jack Kemp was the com - as “God Bless retirement…In May, Sally Lyon Loughran and her husband mencement speaker. The gist of his message was this: you America, ” “ Let visited their younger daughter who lives in Brussels with are among the world’s most privileged women. You have There Be Peace on her family. Because Sally has been a docent at the West - been given much. You cannot possibly repay those who Earth,” and, of course, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” They moreland Museum for quite some time and now that her sacrificed to get you where you are today. But you owe have performed for an independent baseball organization husband paints, they consider themselves bona fide muse - something to the world. Become involved. Be a mentor. Vol - called the Atlantic City Surf, the AtlantiCare Regional Med - um junkies. They took a 3-day Parisian side trip to the Lou - unteer. Make a difference in someone’s life.” Laurene has ical Center in Pomona, N.J., and just recently for the vre and D’Orsay. Sally's older daughter also visit - held those words in her heart, serving as the President of Philadelphia Phillies. The Star Spangled Singers receive ed Brussels before her sister left for a vacation in Singa - the Alumni Association and nurturing four children. She and thunderous applause and cheers everywhere they perform. pore and Thailand. So much for the Poconos… Barbara her husband Zoltan celebrated their 45 th anniversary in The ambitious singers look ahead to larger and equally Nalevanko Lyskava continues watching her daughter’s 9, June. To surprise them, all their children and grandchildren exciting events in the coming year. 11, and 14 year old boys three times a week along with vol - from Illinois, Louisiana, D.C., and London, England joined unteering at their school library and attending their baseball them for a family vacation, the first time since 2003 they had and hockey games. In addition she goes to “Silver Sneak - all been together… Mary Liz Allen Richardson observed career in business… Definitely not retired, Robin Heffernan along life's path. My faith is what keeps me going each day ers” four times a week and says she loves Wii Fit. She and that Seton Hill graduates really do educate their children. Beck, VP at the University of Pennsylvania , received the as I face life without my best friend. To all my classmates: her husband love traveling and were planning a trip to Lake She has taught her children and their friends to “look it up,” Distinguished Alumna Award for her contribution to the cherish your memories each day and keep God always in Placid in September after their annual Cape Hatteras stay. carry on good conversations, and be intellectually curious. field of Information Technology and her work mentoring front.”… Lastly, Joan Lynch Lewis’ husband Richard tells us Their son lives in Harrisburg so they visit him every few “With retirement has come the realization that our genera - young women. At the award ceremony, Robin said that her that Joan died unexpectedly in early June from a massive months. Virginia (Gini ) Wesoloski Malley is part of a group tion has been truly fortunate to have lived in a time of rela - liberal arts education served as a foundation for her life, blood clot that reached her lungs. She majored in Latin at called Treasured Friend that meets weekly at Barbara’s tive prosperity, with advancements in so many fields. I find and that Seton Hill taught her about compassion and car - Seton Hill, and taught at the Charlotte Country Day School. house. It is a spiritual and Bible study group. Barbara will strength in family and friends, and my happy, fulfilling years ing. Robin’s good friend Ann Koziar ‘64 attended the cere - They had two sons and a daughter, and had been married be happy to help anyone interested in starting such a as a teacher and librarian.”… Mary Ann Corbo Connors mony and dinner… Serena Fiore Stevens is deeply commit - for 41 years. Memorials may be made to Charlotte Country group. She and her husband attend St. Vincent Summer spoke of her parents’ countless sacrifices so she could ted to providing after-care services in the family’s funeral Day School, 1440 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC 28226, for the Theater Productions. They met when he was hired to drive attend college, her husband’s support as she pursued her home. She also watches over her 92-year old mother, and General Endowment for Scholarships Fund, In Memory of Barbara and other Setonians back and forth to rehearsals doctorate, her satisfying career teaching from grade school spends as much time as she can with her children and Joan Lewis… Reading our news, we cannot help but feel a at St. Vincent. Last year they attended the first Seton Hill-St. to college, and a cherished trip to Italy with her mother. grandchildren. Serena told us of a recent production of The certain sadness at the losses and loneliness some of us Vincent Couple Reunion… Pat Garvey Regan’s fourth grand - Mary Ann and Ed celebrated their 40 th anniversary the day Sound of Music in which she played the Mother Superior, have experienced. But there are lessons also – to live in child, Shannon Mary Ellen Regan was born on St. Patrick’s after our reunion…When Marge Randazza Callahan said and her granddaughter, one of the von Trapp children. To gratitude, to comfort those in need, to see and pursue what Day. In September Jim and Pat are booked for a tour to she had led an “ordinary life” compared to some of us who celebrate the event, her children gave her a framed photo - is important, and to embrace the future with courage. After Athens, Greece and then a cruise to Turkey and several had traveled extensively and had challenging professional graph of Serena in one of her first roles in the local theater, all, we are Seton Hill women… Michael W. Dabney wrote: Greek islands… Lou Anne Wilks Swetonic and husband careers, she elicited an immediate response. We all agreed playing a young nun in – The Sound of Music !… Loretta you might remember me as a 20-year-old teaching Biology Larry finally drove more than 5 ,500 miles cross country in 22 – and realized – that no life is ordinary, that the essence of Stana is off in the hills of western PA rather than Austria, labs and learning to play the 'cello, fresh out of Oberlin in days. Their furthest destination was Yellowstone where life is doing what you can with love and magnanimity, keeping the family farm going, and volunteering at Shady - 1964. I was at SHC for two years, continued to grad school they met their son and his family from Seattle. Their return appreciating each day. Marge’s daughter Megan died when side Hospital in Pittsburgh… Bobbi Fitzgerald Grant was at Cornell, married the editor of a lab manual I wrote with route included a stop in Kerrville, Texas to see Gene and she was 10. Marge talked about the experience of losing a afraid she wouldn’t be able to make the reunion because my advisor (my wife died in 1993), and finished graduate Rosemary Scott Suess at their beautiful Hill Country Frank child, and of adopting Katie who is now 25 years old and her son’s wife was expecting a baby in late May. But Chris school in Honolulu. I have lived there since 1969, and since Lloyd Wrightesque home. Rosie has her Class of ‘63 loden expecting her first child. Marge has spent much of her time obliged by being born early – early as in February! Bobbi 1994 have been director of Hawaii Pacific's Teaching and green blazer which she promises to bring to our 50 th volunteering in schools, scouts, church, nursing her par - works as a Literacy Volunteer and enjoys spending time Learning Center – faculty development. I'm delighted to wit - reunion. Lou Anne still has her cap and gown. What SHU ents, and baby-sitting for kids in her neighborhood.… Mary with her 103-year old mother who still lives on her ness SH’s growth, over virtually all of which you have memorabilia will YOU bring to our golden celebration? We Anne Campalong Myhre, who worked in public health, own. .. Sally Conroy Fullman continues to be involved lead - presided. Good for you! My favorite memory: spending should be warming up the concept of 50 years ago with our shared the sad news of her husband’s death in February ing a book group for seniors, participating in The Big Read, spring holiday in 2004 driving all over the Midwest in a bug current high school reunions… Carol Lee Zeck Ponzio has after an 18-month struggle with cancer. “I realize how pre - and coordinating Healthy Bones programs. Nominated by with Sister Ann Infanger and Sister Mary Leon, who were downsized to a townhouse community which is about 4 cious and fragile life is, and the importance of making the the National Osteoporosis Foundation, she served as a planning a new science center. I was put up in convents. blocks from her house that her daughter’s family has most of every day we have.”…Now that she’s retired from patient reviewer evaluating research proposals on osteo - #2 memory – my $5K contract in 1964 ! bought. Carol Lee’s address is now 164 Lancaster Ave, her work in historic preservation, Norene Halvonik traveled porosis in Washington…Other classmates who couldn’t be Pittsburgh, PA 15228. Her phone number is still (412) 563- to Malta with Elderhostel, and was struck by the realization at the reunion in person, sent greetings through notes, Class of 1965 7787. After living in her house 39 years, many of us realize that Malta’s history is older than that of Stonehenge. We emails, and phone messages. Terry Burson, Lou Calvario News Agent: Donna Dowling Sheridan , (440) 333-6315, 2800 the major accumulation STUFF she dealt with. Carol Lee is were all glad to see Norene because she has a calming, Brown, Sister Marie Crona Miller, Charlotte Eller, Margi Wagar Road, Rocky River, OH, 44116-3324 now ready to take on the challenge of our reunion. Lou centering influence on us… Sharon Brewer is like a sun - Fiori Slavonia, Mary-Ann Kerekes Salvatore, Mary Beth Anne and she are actively seeking ideas from all of us. burst. Looking as if she’s 47 and not a person who retired Reilly Barrett, Majda Tavcar Ambrozic, and Marie Vitale Class of 1966 What would entice YOU to make the trip to the Hill?...Please after 47 years in the classroom, she admitted, “I loved Furgerson extend their best wishes to all… Longer letters News Agent: Barbara Dorsner Hazelton , (910) 253-0476, share your thoughts. We are NOT antiques… Annette Kelly teaching.” When she substitute taught in the high school came from Jo Anne Wells Miller who has two sons in their [email protected] , 2920 Irwin Dr SE, Southport, Lehman has a new grandson, Paul Joseph Lehman III, born she graduated from, she felt “a moment of power” as she 30s, and has taught both as a full time and substitute NC 28461-8470 on Feb 20, 2009. He joins 14 month old sister Lauren Kelly … walked in the door. And she felt a moment of hope and teacher where she managed to keep a class under control Nancy Ritz Hudson is receiving the 2009 Distinguished Allied Mary Agnes Aust Roccio was recognized by Cambridge humility when she wrote a reference for a former student and still get through the day. Jo Anne writes glowingly of Health Alumnus award from the University of Kansas at a Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excel - seeking parole… Bonnie Harshbarger recounted several Patricia Aquaviva Gabow ‘65 and the excellence of Denver ceremony in October of this year. She is also preparing to lence in all aspects of elementary education. She began meaningful experiences she had as an Honors English Health where Patti is the CEO. “I feel so fortunate to have leave for, as she describes it, her every-other-year "visiting teaching for the Sisters of Charity at Sts. Simon and Jude teacher. She volunteers now at the Holocaust Center in gone to Seton Hill and met truly remarkable people.”… professor" stint at Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences in School in Blairsville, PA, then continued her career for 44 Pittsburgh, working with the survivors’ program. She Rachel Conroy Noblett lives in Dayton and wrote about her Japan . Nancy was reappointed as a Visiting Professor at the years at Richland Elementary School. She considered teach - remembers the Sisters of Charity and her years at Seton Hill two children and first grandchild Eden Rachel, born in April. Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences in Nagoya Japan for ing a vocation/ministry, rather than a job. She thanks the Sis - with deep affection and gratitude… Jean Keally Mayes has At Eden’s baptism, Rachel used a blanket that Carol Wilson the period of May 1, 2009 until March 31, 2012. ters of Charity and Seton Hill University for their major influ - lived in South Africa since 2004, and returned for our had crocheted for her own daughter Katie. “Seton Hill gave ence in her formation. Her most spiritually uplifting contribu - reunion and a memorial service for her mother who died me the strength to make a home and life for me and my Class of 1967 tion remains the weekly Prayertime for the teachers, which earlier this year. Always a keen observer of nature, she and children after my divorce. We have been very happy even News Agent: Patty Lamb Whipkey , (732) 238-5879, she began after 9-11, 2001, and which she continues to this her husband Dave made a trip to the province of KwaZulu- though it has been a challenge.”… Barbara Hetzel Tocci [email protected] , 31 Frost Ave, East Brunswick, NJ day. Her husband is a retired math teacher, currently serves Natal, the Drakensberg mountain chain, and the tiny inde - observed that “Each time I read about another milestone 08816-4501 reached under Dr. Boyle, I am impressed and grateful for the Richland School Board as President, and operates Festi - pendent country of Lesotho. You can be sure Mary Liz will Pat Wesner Gill writes Tom and I retired to a golf communi - val Travel Agency. Their son, Patrick, a Notre Dame gradu - tell us to look that up!.. Kathy Haas Stukus has put behind her leadership. She had just started her first year of teach - ing when we were freshmen.”… Sheila Delaney works at ty in Fayetteville, Pa. (Penn National), near Chambersburg, ate, switched careers and is studying to become a nurse her the busy days of her professional life with AT&T and about four years ago. We built a beautiful home and wel - anesthetist at SVC - Excela Health in Latrobe. She states, “I Lucent Technologies, and enjoys more relaxed days with the Department of Justice, currently on a case involving children with Autism and developmental disabilities denied come any of you to come and visit. Our three children – one thank and praise God for all my blessings!” her family, traveling, and gardening… Newly retired Paula in Greensburg, one in N.J. and the other in Northern Va. – Kiles Newman enjoyed her career with senior health and admission to a private preschool, an alleged violation of the Class of 1964 Americans with Disabilities Act. For the last few summers, have gifted us 7 beautiful grandchildren. We keep very busy nutrition, traveled to China recently, and is looking forward visiting and helping out with all – attending the usual soc - News Agent: Sally Conroy Fullman , to a trip to Alaska… Priscilla Garvis Naworski was leaving she has been a host to interns from the Belfast area as part of the Washington Ireland Program that brings university cer, baseball, football, gymnastics, swimming and how can [email protected] , (908) 286-1422 soon for Germany where she would be sleeping in the room we forget the annual dance recital. Tom stays majorly in 14 Murray Hill Sq, New Providence, NJ 07974-1529 her mother slept in as a child…A welcome treat was see - students to Washington for summer internships and leader - ship training. One of her dreams is to revive her efforts to touch with his St. Francis classmates and I too with many Not long ago, we mused that the class of ’64 turned 65. ing Nancy Flowers Geist, whose husband Art wanted to of us from the Class of ‘67. Our location here in Penn th learn Italian and live in Italy for an extended period of time. Now the magic number is 45 – for our 45 th class reunion. attend his 50 high school reunion in Pittsburgh. They drove Buona fortuna!… Mary-Ann Kerekes Salvatore has made National and having a daughter living in Greensburg pro - Here are thoughts from those attending: Laurene Di Gen - from Atlanta, and Nancy spent the day with us. She was vides us the opportunity to be within reach of special func - her 14 th trip to India where she spent 3 weeks at Mukti Mis - naro Kristof chaired our reunion and reflected on what with our class for three years before leaving to teach on sion before going to Delhi to visit a friend… Sue Carmen tions at our alma maters. Our daughter also graduated from attending college meant to her: “T he older I become the “the plan,” and still feels close to us. Nancy has 4 children Patrick and her husband were on an Alaska cruise during Seton Hill and was married in St. Joseph Chapel three more I realize how blessed I was to have received a Seton and 7 grandchildren, and retired from teaching and a the reunion. Sue enjoys retirement, and volunteers one day years ago. Tom plays golf most of the time weather permit - a week at the Catholic Charities Free Health Care Center in ting and I stay out of trouble still attempting to make that Pittsburgh. “It’s been very rewarding seeing many of the perfect meal… Annette Buchwalder Arnold writes: It 1964 working poor get quality health care. The sad thing now is almost goes without saying that I lost my job at a Wall there are over 800 people on the one-year waiting list for Street bank to start the year off, but all is well. I am leaving dental care. I think that as we age, we find we need less for a vacation in Iceland tomorrow, as it is exhausting being ‘stuff’ and become more aware of those who don’t have unemployed! Too much to do. How did I have time to even the basics. Family is more important to me now. We work?. .. Judy Bauman Prezioso writes I retired from teach - are spending Christmas in Santa Fe where our son lives, so ing seven years ago when my oldest son and his wife were we can share the holiday.” …Diana Flood Murphy-Greiner expecting their first child and our first grandchild. Angela realizes the importance of family too. She had hoped to will be seven in August and is the oldest of nine (soon to be attend the reunion, but instead, was at Prince Edward ten) grandchildren. I have been busy helping out with most Island for a memorial service…. Barb Edwards MacKenzie of them and the others on an occasional basis. Our oldest wrote saying that her heart was with us at the reunion. “My son Michael works in administration at Western PA School husband of 43 years and I traveled to Hawaii to celebrate for the Deaf and his wife Tatiana is an audiologist there. our anniversary in February and his being cancer-free for She is from Brazil so their family is visiting there this sum - one year. Upon returning, he began to experience some mer. They live next door (talk about a blessing) so I really problems, and a brain scan showed that the cancer had miss seeing them each day. Our daughter Mary is a market - gone into the brain. He began treatments again and was ing consultant in Pittsburgh. David and his wife Melis - sa have three children and he works as a physical therapist admitted to the hospital where he passed away May 13 th . God gave us this miraculous time in Hawaii and blessed us doing home health care. Matthew is an industrial engineer more during this past year as Stu bravely dealt with lung and lives in Bloomsburg, Pa. He and his wife Megan are Row 1: Nancy Geist, Loretta Stana, Mary Ann Connors, Mary Ann Campalong Myhre, Barbara Denny, Jean Mayes cancer, attributed to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. expecting their third child this October. Sarah and her hus - Row 2: Serena Fiore Stevens, Kathryn Haas Stukus, Priscilla Garvis Naworski, Paula Kiles Newman, Roberta Fitzgerald Grant Stu lived his life to the fullest with his faith in the Lord and band live near St. Vincent College. They have two children. Row 3: Mary Allen Richardson, Margaret Randazza Callahan, Sharon Brewer, Bonnie Harshbarger strong dedication to family, friends, and anyone he met Sarah was a first grade teacher, like her mother. Our Row 4: Norene Halvonik, Sally Conroy Fullman, Laurene DiGennaro Kristof, Robin Heffernan Beck youngest son, Mark is in graduate school in Philadelphia 4 Seton Hill Alumni Community l alumni.setonhill.edu 1969 studying to be a physician's assistant. My husband Tony is also retired and helps me sometimes with the grandchil - dren. I try to work out occasionally and I enjoy knitting, reading, and gardening. My life is simple but fulfilling… Barbara Middendorf Prince’s daughter Briana married on July 18, 2009… Patty Lamb Whipkey will be a grandmother for the second time in mid October… Dana Young Grasha is now retired but still pursu ing her hobbies of reading and exercising. Her grandson, Nicholas Grasha was born Decem - ber 27, 2008.

Class of 1968 News Agent: Marie McGavin Thaler , (610) 252-7403, [email protected] , 400 Coffeetown Rd, Easton, PA 18042-9769 Diane Planisek Summey sends news about the death of her brother Mark Planisek, a well-known artist in the Washing - ton, DC., who was killed in a traffic accident on June 24. Several memorial services have been held to honor Mark, including one at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery where he worked. Google his name to read about him and to see examples of his art work… Dorothy McKool Hazen Row 1: Sandra Yowik Thomasson, Antoinette Jankowski Whaley, Joanna Pietropaoli Stillwagon, Mary Janet Ryan, Kathleen Pandak Bateson-Glass, Michelle Gardner, Susan Cummings, Carol Zippi Brennen writes, my son Matt (Dr. Matthew Hazen) was just awarded Row 2: Sr. Melanie DiPietro, Barbara Kutch Pryle, Sandra Burin Bobick, Mary Bradley, Greta Strittmatter, Jane Ward Austin, Mary Skergan Watson a pediatric pulmonary fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospi - Row 3: Elizabeth Worland Ford, Joyce Kennedy, Joyce Petrosky Trew, Kate Moloney, Regina Kennison Kraus, Susan Baca Crowe, Annie Baird Puhalla, Julie Warhola tal starting in July of 2010. He is now a pediatric resident at Row 4: Linda Delia, Lenore Parrott Luckey, Christine Weniger McDermott, Mary Jane Kirschner Peterson, Genevieve Becker, Barb Finnerty Stokes, Kathleen Szymanski, Dorothy Donauer Sweeney, Donna Doyle Keane Greenville (SC) Children’s Hospital… Mary Senita Zadzilko Row 5: Cathleen Clemens Kully, Lorraine Rup, Jan McArdle, Mary Jane Reid Maidment, Janice Flood Nichols, Margaret Bergin O’Connor, Pat Slack, Mary Jane Rooney Hartz reported she was expecting her first grandson in May … Row 6: Pat Reilly, Gail Clougherty Moses, Linda Falcone, Adele Gilroy Young, Patricia Cosgrove Young, Nancy Kasuba Smith, Susan Turner, Joan Morris Voss, Regina Kennison Kraus Sister Dorothy Jacko celebrated her Golden Jubilee as a Sister of Charity on July 12, 2009. Anne Marie Meyer Regan’s daughter, Kaitlin graduated in twelve Pittsburgh communities. Peg lives in Churchill with Joan Sasena Miller, Cathy Abbott Wedel, Karla Gioia, and Class of 1969 May 2009 from Duquesne University with a BS in Health her son Jimmy and her husband Gary. Gary is a guitarist Nancy Koval Fearon. Rebecca was a member of the Seton News Agent: Kate Moloney , [email protected] , (202) Sciences. In May 2010 , she will earn her Master’s Degree in and band consultant for The Kiger Band (country), Soul Hill Alumni Association Board. Louise Lydon ’06, Director of 399-6022, 1633 Gales St NE, Washington DC 20002-4523 Occupational Therapy. Searchers (classic rock) and Johnny & The National Alumni Relations, and Justin Norris Joanna Pietropaoli Stillwagon Mustangs (bluesy rock)… Carol Akerman ’06, Director of Development, attended the Class of 1976 celebrates the arrival of her sixth Cortese ’77 and Mary Kay Ackerman ’82 mourn memorial on behalf of Seton Hill. Rebecca is grandchild. Pictured right is Nanna News Agent: Linda Rothbauer the passing of their mom in June of 08… Jane survived by her sons, CJ and Will Young, her Joanna and her six pack …Anne Ruffalo , [email protected] , Cowhey sends along a picture (right) of her mother, Natalie Reynolds and sisters Polly M. Adam [[email protected] ] (412) 344-5281, 762 Pinoak Rd, and son, Otisjohn. Jane is a proud Cub Scout and Amy. Rebecca was preceded in death by writes : My family and I are well. Pittsburgh, PA,15243-1153 Den Mother!… Cindy Cicconi Ernst is currently her sister, Dinah Reynolds, in January, 2009, Our older two children (LJ and residing in Weinheim, Germany, with husband, her father, Rodger Reynolds, and her brother Class of 1977 Beth) are dentists and Beth’s hus - Bruce. Cindy (pictured right) writes, “[Bruce’s] Rodger. May she rest in peace …Mary Juhas band is a dentist, so the 5 of us News Agent: Carol “Corky” job in Mannheim moved them there last Octo - was elected Director of Strategic Partnership practice together. Our youngest, Kurpiewski Mintus , car - ber and they will be there 3-5 years. I am for the Women in Engineering Pro-Active Kate has a BA from Pitt and has [email protected] , 106 singing in several choirs near Heidelberg and Network (WEPAN). She took office July 1 and decided to pursue a special dental Sioux Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601, learning the German language and culture.” will serve in this position until June 2011. assisting certificate so she can also and Cheryl A. Napsha , nap - Cindy and Bruce’s three children live in the Mary is the Senior Assistant Dean for Diver - contribute to the practice. [email protected] , (412) 400- states and have all recently visited Germany sity and Outreach in the College of Engineer - 9162, 207 Carson Dr, MI 48185 for vacations. …Carol Kurpiewski Mintus ing and program director for Project Compre - Class of 1970 Notes from the women of the Class of ’77: Jill Beattie (Corky) spent this past school year organizing hensive Equity at The Ohio State University News Agent: Kathleen Kowalewski Clark , (410) 778-2548, reminds us of the days when the sign at the bottom of the the faculty at PA Learners Online Regional (OSU). She also works as a research scientist [email protected] , 199 Rolling Rd., Chestertown, MD hill read “Welcome Daughters Home Returning.” We are all Cyber Charter School (PALO). On June 15, in the Department of Materials Science and 21620-1216 forever joined , thanks to our days on the Hill. Our triumphs, PALO became the first cyber charter school in Engineering at OSU. WEPAN is the nation’s the nation to organize! As Acting President, Carol spent a leading organization for transforming culture in engineering Kathleen Pringle Davy’s husband, Michael Davy was as well as our trials, are uniquely shared. Jill writes: “I sold my house in the summer of 2007. Then I moved into a three week in July at the PSEA Leadership Conference in Gettys - education to promote the success for all women. The orga - ordained as a Permanent Deacon in 2008. Son, Andrew burg, taking courses in organizational leadership, and will nization helps meet strategic engineering workforce Davy, in May, 2009, was ordained as a Priest with the Mari - story, commercial building on Main Street in Monongahela, which was built in the 1870’s. The second floor, which I put that knowledge to good use as the newly minted organi - demand through promoting the success of women who tra - ans of the Immaculate Conception at their home parish— zation begins. ditionally have not pursued engineering… Martha O’Grady, St. John Neumann, Gaithersburg, MD. inhabit with my toy poodle Gypsy, has been renovated will all modern amenities but still retains the charm of who owns a communications and creative services agency, Class of 1978 Class of 1971 its Victorian architecture. The Monongahela Historical won several awards for her work in 2008. O’Grady’s compa - Society museum is located on the first floor while a local News Agent: Nancy Koval Fearon , [email protected] , (561) ny, Panta-Rhei Media, took top honors at the Ava Awards. News Agents: Kathryn Mihalcik Moore , (610) 791-5344 487-5412, 12943 Hyland Cir, Boca Raton, FL, 33428-4859, The international competition, managed by the Association [email protected] , 3589 Hawthorne Dr, Center Valley, PA, studio photographer uses the third floor for portraits during warm weather months. I had been living in my bright and www.Facebook.com/nancy.fearon of Marketing and Communication Professionals, recognized 18034-9713 and Jacqueline Zvorsky Runkle , [email protected] , O’Grady and Panta-Rhei for its outstanding work in the pro - (570) 385-1188, 6 Grove St, Cressona, PA, 17929-1131 cheerful hidden gem for less than a year when I was diag - Robin Hooper Alleyne lives in Waukegan, IL with her hus - nosed with locally advanced breast cancer. So, the summer band, Stanton and her two children, Beatrice Blair and duction of audio-visual materials for Murrysville, Pa. based Susan Sasso’s son, Matthew, married Jeannette (Netty) of 2008 began with chemotherapy. In order to best deal with Nicholas. Beatrice is 16 and will begin her junior year in company, PHILIPS Respironics. Ava also awarded gold hon - Hope on April 19, 2008 . the craziness of my health situation, I chose to keep my high school this fall. Nicholas is 13 and will be in the 8 th ors for the production of a communications video for the MEDRAD Company. The Accolade Competition also recog - Class of 1972 daily routine as much as possible. I continued to travel into grade. Robin is employed by the Woodland School District downtown Pittsburgh where I work for a commercial real as a teacher's aide with special needs children. Her hus - nized Panta-Rhei Media for its work with MEDRAD on a News Agent: Joyce Kline Hanley , [email protected] , (954) estate company. My sister Vicki is a 16 year breast cancer band is a data analyst for a pharmaceutical company… corporate image piece. The Accolade Competition recog - 462-1665, 750 N Rio Vista Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, FL, 33301-2912 survivor. She also works in Pittsburgh and accompanied me Nancy Koval Fearon —My daughter, Brianne, received her nized videographers who demonstrate exceptional achieve - Janet Nelson reported she is taking a trip to Washington D.C. to and from work every day. Vicki would also come and sit MBA from the University of Miami in May, 2009. She is ment in craft and creativity. This is the fifth year that Panta- to talk to the Congressmen about club house business . with me during her lunch hour. Likewise, my office col - employed by the Muscular Dystrophy Association as Dis - Rhei won the Accolade award. O’Grady’s most prestigious leagues were cooperative and compassionate during my ill - trict Director for the South Florida District that covers award, especially among small firms, was the Davey Class of 1973 ness. A few of my friends insisted on taking me to the hos - Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties. My son, Awards in October 2008. The awards ceremony recognized News Agent: Maureen O'Connor , [email protected] , 2700 pital for appointments and always were offering to help out Patrick, graduated from Florida State University in Decem - Panta-Rhei’s creativity for a DVD produced for PHILIPS Colchester Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106-3651 with errands. I was blessed to have family, good relation - ber, 2008 with a BS in Marketing. He is employed as a sales Respironics. ships and tons of support from my workplace and the com - associate for Camping World in Tallahassee. My husband, Ellen Pentz is still working at University of Virginia writing Class of 1979 grant applications. Her husband, Lundy, teaches at Mary munity where I live. The only people missing were the Greg, and I have formed The Fearon Team at Keller News Agent: Sherry Sentipal Snyder , [email protected] , Baldwin College. Her daughter, Julia, graduated from paparazzi! The only sad part of the journey was losing my Williams Realty in Boca Raton. I hold the Certified Dis - (301) 695-7752, 7896 W Hills Dr., Frederick, MD, 21702-2836 William and Mary in May 2009 with a double major in Art 38 year old cousin Julie, who fought breast cancer for four tressed Property Expert (CDPE) certification and together History and English. years. She was the bravest person I've ever known. Julie we are working to help distressed homeowners avoid fore - The class of 1979 had one of the best reunions ever. We died the day after my last cancer surgery. She was always closure…It is with deep sadness that we report that the enjoyed looking at old photos and thought none of us Class of 1974 on my mind. Now, after eleven months, my treatments are Class of ‘78 lost one of its members, Rebecca Reynolds- looked a day over 30. We will be keeping connected with News Agent : Christine O’Brien Leslie , (412) 881-0669, over. I am feeling stronger every day and have maintained a Young , on May 18, 2009. The following classmates attended Facebook, a big step, but we are all ready for the chal - [email protected] , 1269 Earlford Dr, Pittsburgh, PA positive attitude and sense of humor. My bone scan in May her memorial service on June 13, 2009: Molly Glock O'Hara, lenge! If I do not have an email address for you, send me an 15227-1520 was good. I am now a survivor like so many others. It’s been the best of times and the worst of times. Good health Three Seton Hill and blessings to everyone! ”… Necee Regis , our global trav - alumni are among eler, recently returned from a tour through the islands of 1974 the 314 employees Greece and ports of Turkey, including Istanbul. She writes, I of The Outer Banks jumped on random ferries to see where they'd go, ate pista - Hospital (TOBH) in chio baklava on the Asian side of the Bosphorus and found Nags Head, North a shop selling dried kiwi slices. All of my travels are fodder Carolina. (Nurse in for my travel and food writing, which people can see sam - the Emergency ples of here: www.necee.com . I’m also polishing up a novel Department). They are very proud of their link together and set in Istanbul, and will let all Setonians know if I ever get it they would invite other Seton Hill graduates to check out published.” Follow Necee’s escapades on Facebook! The the beauty of the Outer Banks! Pictured above, l. to r.: Karla pictures are gorgeous! ... Peg Fitchwell-Hill has launched Coughenour-Croyle ‘95 (Registered Clinical Dietician), Mary Fitchwell Hill Marketing Communications, specializing in the Gogul Kelley ‘74 ( Human Resource Director), and Cindy strategic and creative processes for nonprofit direct Smith McLaughlin ‘81 … Pamela Jewett Isley’s daughter, response fundraising and media relations. Peg's first clients Kathryn Jewett Isley married to Micheal Scarabelli on were The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemeiux Family March 9, 2009 . Center, the Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania Class of 1975 and the ARL Wildlife Center. Peg was also recently elected to the Executive Board of Directors for the ARL and is News Agents: Terri Campbell Murphy , (724) 838-8964, actively involved on the Membership Committee at Edge - [email protected] , 159 Ivy Lane, Greensburg, PA, wood Country Club in Pittsburgh as its Marketing Consul - 15601-6299, and Linda Gioia Simon , (724) 837-3194, 520 tant. She is also consulting for the W.H.A.T (Woodland Hills Row 1: Kathy Haile, Karlene Smith, Jacqueline Kendrick Gravell, Christie Leslie, Linda Fiorelli Cochran Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601 and Anne Marie Row 2: Deborah Englert Tripod, Mary Kay Ridenour, Leah Ventura Marr, Margaret Nolan Heck, Roberta Kaylor Aquatic Team) promoting the competitive swimming organi - Meyer Regan , [email protected] , (856) 778-8307, 609 Row 3: Regina Levandosky Bender, Jane Spiekofsky, Deborah Wittmann Brownley, Vanessa Ruffin Colbert zation and the importance of learning to swim among Covington Terr, Moorestown, NJ, 08057-1618 Row 4: Lois Tomasic, Denise Orlandi McMullen

Seton Hill Alumni Community l alumni.setonhill.edu 5 I Susan O’Neill ’79 Designs Outstanding Costumes for Theatre, Dance and Opera email and we will get you connected. Our next reunion will on Capitol Hill …Dr. Gail Lundquist-Tobias is an orthodon - As a professional costume designer and invited member of New York’s United Scenic be co chaired by Freddie Curtis and Maryann Stefanacci tist. Her phone number is (724) 537-5570… Diane Gift Artists, Susan O’Neill designs costumes for theatre, dance and opera. She is also a pub - Lazzaro . Thank you friends for volunteering!... Deb Ward is Enciso ’s daughter , Stefanie Enciso recently graduated from lished children's literature illustrator and studio artist. Having spent 11 years as the resi - teaching Nursing at a local Community College part-time St. Vincent College. dent costume designer/coordinator for The Pittsburgh Opera, and 9 years as the resident and works part-time doing staff development for an Insur - designer for The Dance Alloy locally, her costumes designs and builds have been toured Class of 1980 ance agency …Colleen Tedesco Butker is living and work - to three continents, and featured on major network television. ing in Tennessee and spends most of her time visiting her News Agent: Barbara Weisensee Leach , (757) 495-5443, She has also designed or supervised costume builds for New York City Opera, children in Pittsburgh and Virginia. She is looking forward [email protected] , 4924 Brookeway Dr, Virginia Beach, Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center, San Francisco Opera, Montreal Opera, Seattle to having her son move to Tennessee with her … BiBi Moli - VA, 23464-2938 Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh ni is living and working in Pittsburgh and spends time with Ballet Theatre, and Attack Theatre. Her modern dance designs were featured at the Class of 1981 family visiting siblings across the US. Bibi has worked at an “Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festival” receiving recognition by the New York Times as a asset management company for 30 years in management … News Agent: Ann O’Connor VonHagel , [email protected] fresh and important part of the event, and in 1999 she was nominated as Pittsburgh’s Outstanding Established Artist Linda Butter Turney lives in Greensburg and has been mar - (703) 276-9089, 524 N Longfellow St, Arlington, VA 22203-1029 of the Year. ried for 30 years. She owns a custom window treatment A member of Seton Hill’s class of ’79, O’Neill has enjoyed an adjunct teaching position at her alma mater since Class of 1982 business. Her son, Christopher , graduated in 20 08 from 2002. “The transition at the University has been remarkable to participate in and watch come to fruition,” she says. Bucknell University and daughter, Sara , is a Senior at Deni - News Agents: Patricia Hickey , [email protected] , “What an amazing professional training opportunity we are offering to our students! It is a gift as an instructor to be son University… Maryann Stefanacci Lazzaro lives in Plum. (703) 451-5893, 8410 Penshurst Dr, Springfield, VA 22152- an involved part of the Seton Hill Performing Arts Program.” th She is starting her 24 year as Director of Food Service for 1137 and Patricia Rafferty , [email protected] , (724) Recent professional credits include Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret’s “My Way ,” and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s remount the Plum school district. She recently received a special - 832-3952, 103 Wedgewood Ct, Jeannette, PA 15644-9637 of their 2004 world premiere “Straight Life ,” both on stage in spring of 2009. For the past three seasons, O’Neill has ized certificate in childhood and adolescent weight man - also been the resident costume coordinator for the CLO summer musical season. Class of 1983 agement from the American Dietetics Association. Maryann “With the Grand Opening of the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center taking the majority of my focus this is now an adjunct faculty for Seton Hill training junior-year News Agents: Carol Carpinelli Rencheck , fall,” she says, “I have still made time for a few other exciting projects.” students in Food Service Management. She also enjoys [email protected] , (614) 734-1131, 5196 Sheffield O’Neill , along with fellow alumna and playwright D .W. Gregory ’80, had her work featured at the 2009 Philly Fringe teaching cooking classes at the local library and anything Ave, Powell, OH 43065-7701 and Barbara Robertson , Festival in September 2009, with the world premiere of D .W.’s new play “Salvation Road .” Susan is also delighted to “foodie.” Her daughter Stacy will start her sophomore year [email protected] , (614) 766-2683, 5517 Royal have been invited to Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota to offer a Millinery and Costume Crafts master class, at the University of Pittsburgh as a dietetics major … Phi - Dublin Dr, Dublin, OH 43016-9438 and to be designing costumes for the Bemidji State University production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible .” lene Weaver Revitsky lives in Pittsburgh and works as a Pamela Parrish Thomason lives in Port Orange, Florida with While theatre has been front and center in recent years, O’Neill is passionate about dogsled training and racing, Physician’s Assistant in family medicine. Her son , Steven, husband Jerry and son Jerry, Jr., 11, and daughter Jessica, and after a hiatus of several years, is hoping to return soon to her participation in Alaska’s Iditarod. 25 is a civil engineer . Her daughter, Alicia, 22, is starting her 10. Pamela has been promoted to an Assistant Professor at graduate studies in Neuroscience and her younger daugh - Daytona State College. She returned to Seton Hill in Janu - ter Katie will begin college at Virginia Tech …Freddie Curtis ary 1999 to be part of the first Writing Popular Fiction gradu - your family! … Barbara Helzel-Kruk teaches fashion design at Harcum College. She is a 3 yr ate class. She credits her January 2001 graduation from the lives in New Florence, Pa., with her breast cancer survivor. Her daughters Patti, 7 , and Annie, program as making this promotion possible! Jerry and husband, Gregg, and children: 12, are adopted from China …Jean Hufnagel lives in Pitts - Pamela are proud of their children as they pursue the arts. Greggie, Margaret, and Andy. The burgh and works in Human Resources for a company in Jerry, Jr. was recently the youngest participant at his sec - oldest, Greggie, just graduated from Monroeville… Becky Higgins lives in DC and works for the ond music workshop. He began formal piano training at age high school… Denise Troll Covey is EPA …Judy Jones lives and works in Pittsburgh as a five and was thrilled to receive his six-year trophy this currently writing a book about her 1984 researcher… Jeanne Monoski lives in Loch Haven, Pa. and month. Jessica performed with her class in their summer late husband. is a hearing officer for the county court ... Nancy Weisensee dance recital and received her five-year trophy. Jessica Class of 1984 Diane Krutz, Monica Kovacs, Lori Dickson-Anthony, Lisa Sunshine-Castiglia Spotts USN(R) lives in New Mexico. Her sons include 1 studies ballet, tap, and jazz. Both Thomason children also USMC, 1 UWF, one 12 and one 9 …Chris Braunegg Kennedy News Agent: Monica Kovacs , attended math camp together this summer …Michele in Monroeville, which is a school specifically targeted to has been a first grade teacher for 28 years. Her husband of James-Deramo is beginning her doctoral program in [email protected] , PO Box 33579, Ras Al Khaimah, 19 years is also a teacher. They are looking forward to United Arab Emirates children on the autism spectrum. He will be working again ASPECT (Alliance of Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural this summer as a Unit Clerk Assistant at Westmoreland retirement …Beth Pike Corless is a volunteer for the Make- Carla O’Neill is currently working on the Thought) at Virginia Tech. This is a unique interdisciplinary Manor. I am in graduate school at Regis University working A-Wish foundation. Her daughters are Erin , 20 , and Maura, theory-based degree program that fits well with her existing MA/Literature/Traditional track at Slippery Rock University. rd towards my MS of Management in Organizational Leader - 18… Mary Gast Hafner has been teaching 3 grade for 30 Her interests include Literary Criticism, Literary Theory, work in the areas of civic engagement and global citizen - ship with a concentration in Human Resource Management. years. Her son is 19 and daughter is 18… Laurie Prosperi Women's Studies, Disability Studies, Victoriana, Lucy Maud ship. She hopes that she is still sane by the end of the fall I am about halfway there! Finally, we celebrated Evan’s bar Bennetti is a credit manager for Renaissance Nutrition, pro - Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott and Laura Ingalls Wilder . semester, since she is doing coursework while continuing mitzvah in January 2008 with a beautiful reception at Seton viding feed and vitamins for the dairy industry …Elizabeth full time in her position at Virginia Tech. In September, Spina Grinnell is the Executive Director of Enchanted Life Class of 1985 Hill University in the Greensburg Room (for those who don’t Michele is traveling to Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the know our family became Jewish in 2003). This was followed Foundation …Kathy Long Black is Regional Director for News Agents: Paula Kuhar Scekeres , (724) 423-8139, seventh annual Interdependence Day event. This event, by a trip to Disney World. We returned to ‘The World ’ in Jan - Travelers Insurance Co. She has one son who is 19… Kate [email protected] , PO Box 94, Whitney, PA 15693-0094; founded by Benjamin Barber, brings together scholars, uary 2009 to celebrate Anthony being listed for a heart Loughran Cala is co-ordinator for a non-profit organization and Ginger Manges Weaver , [email protected] , (724) artists, activists and public officials to envision interdepen - transplant and plan to return in January 2010 to celebrate in Pittsburgh that supports people with developmental dis - 238-8638, 769 Kissell Springs Rd, Ligonier, PA 15658-2535 dence and globalized democracy. She will assist with dis - his successful transplant. Yep, we’re kind of addicted .I abilities. Her son, Andrew , just graduated from Duquesne. Deborah Summers Robinson, (412) 244-4985, drobin - cussion facilitation at the Global Youth Summit that is a com - served two years as President of the Westmoreland Chapter Kathe’s younger son, Kevin , will be a freshman at Seton Hill [email protected] , 224 Wilkins Ave, East Pittsburgh, PA ponent of the event. In the spring, she had the pleasure of of the Seton Hill Alumni Club and am currently acting as while her daughter Megan will start her junior year of high traveling to Nairobi, Kenya where she negotiated with col - 15112-1527 school …Chris Yurick Piper works at Genesis of Pittsburgh, Past President on its Board. Anthony works as an Early leagues at Kenyatta University to join a student exchange Fatherhood Coordinator for the PACT Program located in Inc a non-profit corporation. Her sons are 25, 22 and 19 … program focused on global citizenship. While there, Michele Teresa Bassi , (left) Seton Hill Universi - Jeannette, PA. He completed his Masters at Pitt in 1997. I had a chance to visit with young adult leaders who are con - am still working at the Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce ty’s director of Counseling, Disability cerned about the advancement of democracy and are work - and Health Services, has been elected Investment Board where I am the contracts manager. I have ing to promote volunteerism across the nation. These young been there for 8 years. I also am the program manager for to the executive board of the Pennsyl - men and women are interested in hosting college students vania College Counseling Association the Career Gateway program which is a program to transi - from the United States to work with them on local develop - tion adult learners from remedial education into successful where she will serve as secretary. The Adrienne Holt Tees is currently working for the Ontario ment projects. So, any young Setonians who want to live post-secondary placement. I work closely with Adult Educa - Pennsylvania College Counseling Asso - Ministry of Tourism and has been for the past twenty years. and work in Africa can give Michelle a call!... PJ Whiskey - tion providers in both Fayette and Westmoreland counties in ciation (PaCCA) is a statewide associa - She lives in St. Catharine, Ontario with her husband man reports with considerable astonishment that her son, this tremendously successful program!... Lisa Chesson Ains tion of people in higher education who have a professional David for the past 16 years. In April , she received an Sullivan Bard will be a freshman at Seton Hill this fall. Sulli - has been married to George Ains SVC ‘83 for 23 years. They identity in counseling and whose purpose is fostering stu - award at the Bianational Tourism Conference for her Front - van's aspiration is to work one day for an animation studio, have three children, Angela , 17, George , 14 , and Vincent, 10. dent development. PaCCA is a state division of the Ameri - line Customer Servic e. Adrienne (above) is on the far right and so has enrolled in the art dept. Sullivan is the fourth They are currently living in Odessa, Delaware. Lisa is a can College Counseling Association and affiliated with the along with her coworkers .…Laura Harpel Phipps is still child of PJ and her husband of 22 years, Mike Bard. Reading Specialist in the state of Delaware working with at Pennsylvania Counseling Association.… Sue Collins Varga married to her Bearcat, Jerry Phipps, after 22 years. Living They reside on a 27 acre farm in Perry County, PA, where risk students K-2 …Janet (Dunn) Drudy recently accepted a lives in Monroeville. Her son is at St. Vincent College and in Gibsonia Pa., they have two children, Abby , 11, and Brian , they have nine cats, a white German Shepherd (Sadie Mae), part-time teaching position at St. Rose of Lima School in her daughter will be a freshman at Seton Hill starting in the a goat (Bramble), and two horses (Bridger and Boo). And 8. Laurie works as a Senior Account Manager for Fiserv, a Freehold, NJ. Her responsibilities include 6 th and 8 th grade new program with LECOM … Sherry Sentipal Snyder has Fortune 500 company that provides leading information yes, PJ reports, Sullivan Hall was always her favorite build - Religion plus Confirmation preparation. Her daughters – been married to her husband, John , for 26 years. She loves management to the financial industry. One of her favorite ing when she attended SHU, so it is no surprise she named Jacquelyn, 6, and Anna, 5 – attend this same school … Joy her job as an independent sales rep in the craft and art memories from Seton Hill are the delicious meals not from one of her sons Sullivan!... Jeanne Painter Powanda ’s son, Jenko Merusi , Director, Digestive Health Programs, division market. Her regular travels take her to VA, PA, OH, DE, MD, the cafeteria but from Brenda Marker Walther . Brenda was Nicholas, and his wife, Crystal, had a baby boy on Novem - of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition University of NJ, NY and DC. Her sons will be 21 in January. Tim is at an accomplished chef using a hot pot and toaster oven…. ber 21, 2008. Jeanne is now the proud grandmother Pittsburgh School of Medicine was voted in as President Coastal Carolina and Greg is at the local community col - Suzanne Lukacs Fallon has been married for 22-1/2 years to of Nikolai Powanda. Congratulations, Jeanne to you and Elect for the Seton Hill University Alumni Board. Congratula - lege. Meghan is 24 and lives in Northern Virginia and works James P. Fallon, III from the Pittsburgh neighborhood of tions, Joy! Squirrel Hill. They have lived in northern Kentucky, north - eastern Ohio, south of Cleveland, and currently in Vero Class of 1986 1979 Beach, Florida. They have 3 children, Laura, 20, Shannon, News Agents: Beth Ann Greeley Mascatello , bethmas - 14, and Patrick, 9. James works for Sunoco, Inc., which is [email protected] , (540) 687-3449, PO Box 1765, Middleburg, the reason for their many moves. Suzanne taught high VA 20118-1765 and Nancy Ponsi Baker , (330) 966-7369, 2335 school French for 7 years until her family moved from Penn - Rohrer St, NW, North Canton, OH 44720-5747 sylvania, then taught pre-school both in a center and then in her home. It was her way of continuing to teach while Class of 1987 staying home with her children! She is now a homemaker News Agent: Kimberly Nath Bringe , [email protected] , on disability due to multiple sclerosis. Her children, leader - (724) 832-9142, 1017 Norwich Lane, Greensburg, PA 15601 ship of her parish youth group and own varied interests in crafts/ sewing keep her quite occupied… Jeanne C. Suehr Class of 1988 travelled repeat edly between Irwin and York, PA to cele - News Agent: Mary Memmi Wallace , brate as her son Chris received his black belt in karate, his [email protected] , (717) 651-0268, 4005 Thicket bachelor’s from York College and recent engagement! Ln, Harrisburg, PA 17110-3605 Jeanne received honorable mentions at the Carnegie Sci - ence Awards and first place in senior forms at the Interna - Marilyn Flanagan Heywood Paige is in school full time, tional Tang Soo Do Federation National Championships. The pursuing a Masters in Medical Science and is living in celebrations will continue this year as Philadelphia with a very large dog … her husband Clif will celebrate his 30 th Lisa Mough Kurcina is teaching first anniversary of ordination… Sharon grade at Commonwealth Connections Joann Alger Pugliese wrote “My hus - Academy, a cyber charter school, in band Anthony (SVC 1986) received the Mechanicsburg, Pa. She loves first gift of a new heart on March 26, 2009 at grade more than she ever imagined! UMPC Presbyterian. He was out of the She is also studying for her Master’s in Educational Technology at Boise Row 1: Jeanne T. Monoski, Nancy Weisensee Spotts, Mary Gast Hafner, Maryann Stefanacci Lazzaro, Colleen Tedesco Butker hospital on April 21 and back to work State University and is living with her dad and her daughter Row 2: Elizabeth Pike Corless, Jean Hufnagel, Christine Braunegg Kennedy, Rebecca Higgins, Elizabeth Spina Grinnell on June 1. Every day we thank and honor our anonymous Row 3: Laurel Prosperi Bennetti, Chris Yurick Piper, Sherry Sentipal Snyder, Philene Weaver Revitsky donor and donor family for their gift of life by encouraging in Hummelstown, PA …Jayne McGonnell Kitko celebrated Row 4: Debra Ward, Deborah Molini, Kathleen Long Black everyone to become an organ donor. Our son, Evan, finished her niece’s graduation at Seton Hill in May 2009. Above, l. Row 5: Winifred Curtis, Linda Butter Turney 10 th grade with Highest Honors at Spectrum Charter School to r.: Jayne McGonnell Kitko ‘88, niece Amanda Clontz ‘09

6 Seton Hill Alumni Community l alumni.setonhill.edu I Renewal Preparing for our Seton Hill Col - 1989 Class of 2000 lege graduation in May of 1980, News Agent Needed. our friend, Sharon Kubinec , Kelcy Stefansson [kel - remarked that one day she cymstefans - would be working for Sears out [email protected] ] mar - of the Sears Tower in Chicago. ried Joel L. Briske, a

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Class of 1994 & y department. And yes, she did achieve her goal of working at vice. She will be moving to Cheyenne, Wyoming in July as a They will reside on Hilton Head l A , the Sears corporate headquarters. Upon Sears dissolving News Agents: Kathlyn Duez Tylka , [email protected] , (724) Island where Ashley is an Internet h result of her husband’s next assignment. She “is looking s a the auto centers and becoming a part of the National Tire 837-0459, 209 Roxbury Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601 and Jen - Marketing Manager at Golfer’s B o

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Pa., Sharon took on a new challenge of store manager of Assistant Vice President of P Class of 1995 small ceremony for family and close friends at Zenith, an the Robinson Town Centre Sears location. And, she was antique shop and vegetarian restaurant in the South Side Accounting at IMC Resort Ser - able to accomplish these achievements while at the same News Agent: Cheryl Arriola-Casteel , (412) 650-6138, cjcas - neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Sarah is currently serving as vices, Inc. on Hilton Head Island . Maid of honor was Noelle time battling breast cancer. [email protected] , 1640 Jefferson Ridge Dr, Jefferson Hills, Manager of Education at the August Wilson Center for Harrold ‘10 , sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Anne There is a Biblical verse that describes Sharon’s psyche: PA 15025-3427 African American Culture in Pittsburgh, Pa., developing Grandinetti, Megan Harrold, Jessica Harrold ‘12, Rachel “A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; he who finds one, finds Maria Baverso Sacherich had a baby girl, Alyssa Maria high-quality arts education programs for the community. Buehl-Colella ‘05, Meghan Buck ‘05, Rebecca Wasco ‘05, a treasure. There is nothing so precious as a faithful friend,” Sacherich on February 20, 2009. Alyssa has an older broth - She continues creating art and poetry, and showing the art Lara Ericson ‘06, Natasha Sticca, Andrea Guhl, and Lyndsey Sirach 6:14. Sharon was indeed that faithful friend to so er, Adam and an older sister Rachel. … Tracey Mathias has and reading her poetry around Pittsburgh. She serves on Dorshimer, Briauna Hamilton, Rebekah Hamilton, and flower many. Seton Hill may not realize this, but Sharon mentored been married for six years. She has a daughter named Sofia the Board of Directors for the Three Rivers Community girl Eryca Hamilton, of Seward. The groom’s brothers, several women who needed direction in their education and who is 6. She finished an MA in International Affairs and is Foundation, a local foundation which funds grassroots David Hamilton and Michael Hamilton were best men. careers; and Seton Hill was the place that Sharon endorsed currently working part-time as a teacher at her daughter’s social justice organizations and where they ultimately chose to go to school. She held school …Alexis D’Angelo Drago and her husband Tom are her years at The Hill in the highest regard, and wanted to living in Mebane, NC where they run a local non-profit com - Class of 2001 1994 share what she benefited with others. Having known munity theatre, The Mebane Acting Company. Alexis is the News Agents: Justin Davis , Sharon since 1976, our tight circle of friends also benefited managing director and a full time mom. Tom is a high school [email protected] , 1009 East 9 th from having known her. Breast cancer never stopped drama teacher at Chapel Hill High School. Ave Apt 201, Broomfield, CO 80020- Sharon from achieving her goals or enjoying life. She invited 1594 and Amber Hrabak , amberel - us to realize that life is more than waking up, putting in our Class of 1996 [email protected] , (724) 542- day’s work and returning to our homes. According to News Agent: Stacy Bartlebaugh-Gmys , (412) 678-7735, 7371, 581 Renee Circle, Mt Pleasant, Sharon, life is meant to be relished and seen as a daily treat [email protected] , 2700 Jenny Lind St, McKeesport, PA PA 15666-2138 to be thoroughly savored from daybreak to day’s end. 15132-5038 Sean Daisher is currently working Sharon is the daughter of Joyce Kubinec, Seton Hill Col - Li Liu received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Man - on his master’s degree in art therapy lege class of 1972 and the late Richard Kubinec. In addition agement. She is married and living in Silicon Valley, and counseling. He studied for two to her mother, she is survived by a sister, Donna Steele, and CA.… Shelley Yohey Lindner reported her son Spencer was years under Tom Norulak, a master her friend, Melissa Easter; two beloved nephews, Michael officially named the Honoree for the 2009 Jingle Bell Run printmaker in Wilkinsburg. Attracted and Matthew Steele; two aunts, Jean Kubinec and Sara held on Dec. 12 th for the Arthritis Foundation. to graffiti as a child, he eventually Row 1: Sara Miles Rutledge, Giovanna Rivera Genard, Megan Stanton, Jennifer Ambrose, Jill Johnson Jane Kubinec, and several cousins. found ways to turn elements of graf - Row 2: Melissa Colosimo, Katie Duez, Lori Corbin Before Sharon passed away, she completed the quilt that Class of 1997 fiti into legal art. His work can be is pictured here. She chose the name “Renewal,” and when …Michaele Kulyk ’05 MBA ’08 returned to Seton Hill and News Agent: Jerry Shotts , (724) 836-2671, 1010 Mace St, found at www.lovedaisher.com . He will turn old doors into it was entered in the Three Rivers Quilt Festival in April 2009 it graduated with her MBA in 2008. She is currently looking Greensburg, PA 15601 artistic masterpieces in a painting marathon at the 12 th received a blue ribbon. And yes, that too seems fitting. for a new job. If you know of a company who is hiring in Annual Art All Night in Lawrenceville, a community celebra - Sharon continues to set challenges! We miss you, Sharon! Tricia Farmery Taylor has been working as a medical technol - any area please e-mail Michaele at [email protected] . ogist at Allegheny General Hospital since December ’97. She tion where professional and amateur artists are invited to Your friends, Sheila Juliane and Mary Ann Kelly-Lovasz , Seton Hill Michaele says, “It doesn’t matter in what type of job; look - has two children, Aaron, 5, and Nicole, 3. display and sell their work. Class of 1980 ing for a career change.” … Freda G. Nelson ‘05 MBA ’07 is pleased to announce that two of her four children recently Class of 1998 Class of 2002 graduated from college with degrees from California Uni - and sister Julie McGonnell Kimbrell ‘80. Jayne is currently a News Agents: Amanda Litzinger Powell , aman - News Agent: Amy Baughman Lloyd , 4919 Edsal Dr, versity of PA in early May 2009. Her oldest son Walt Czekaj Guidance Counselor at Moshannon Valley Elementary. Her [email protected] , (412) 657-4598, 109 Washing - Lyndhurst, OH 44124-2304, [email protected] received his Master's Degree in Education and is employed and her husband John live in Flinton, PA with their ton St, Latrobe, PA 15650 and Roseena Hawk McLaughlin , Kimberly Megonnell is currently working at American as the Director of Exhibitions at California University of PA. three boys J.J. , 8, Jackson , 7 , and Joey, 2. [email protected] , (724) 863-4512, 650 Vin - Air Filter as a business unit manager. She is living in Walt will be pursing an Executive Doctorate in Higher Ed cent Dr, N Huntingdon, PA 15642-4250. Class of 1989 Upper St. Clair and has three children …Jodie Fuchs Management from the University of Pennsylvania over the Colella and husband Mark are the proud parents of Stacey Sanders , (right) a certified next few years as well as maintaining his commit ment to News Agent: Kathleen Bordonali Duran , Kathleen - Aidan Daniel Colella (right ) born Wednesday, January public accountant with the California University of PA and their work with the Smithson - [email protected] , (305) 859-4968, 2154 SW 24 th St, 7, 2009 (He was 3 ½ weeks early). He was 6 lbs . 3ozs Greensburg CPA firm of Malin ian Institute. Freda's second son, Michael Czekaj received Miami, FL 33145-3727; Donna Campbell King , 4501 Vineyard and 19 ¼ inches. Jodie is the owner of Accents Bergquist, has been named a his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies: Overlook, Ellicott City, MD 21043-6770; and Kathleen Kotik , Unlimited LLC, a wedding/event planning bu siness, certified estate planning special - Radio & TV Broadcasting. He specializes in recording [email protected] , (719) 591-2778, 5011 Blackcloud day of coordinating, DJ and Karaoke Services as well ist by the National Institute for sound and recently opened his own recording studio “Push Loop, Colorado Springs, CO 80922-2900 as custom made invitations and other projects. Excellence in Professional Edu - Regina Shinsky Hunter is living in Monroeville, Pa. she has www.accentsunlimited.net …Amy Baughman Lloyd cation (NIEPE). In Sanders’ practice, she helps three children, Ethan, 3, Lucas, 2, and Ella, 5 months. and her husband Kevin gave birth to their second closely held business owners develop succession 1999 son, Patrick on March 12, 2009. He weighed 7 plans to transfer ownership to the next family gen - Class of 1990 pounds, 14 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. Right: eration, including estate and tax planning, in fields News Agent: Victoria Mull , [email protected] , Patrick being held by his brother, Will, when he was just a ranging from manufacturing and wholesale/retail sales to (724) 547-6035, 496 Kreinbrook Hill Rd, Mt. Pleasant, PA few weeks old. medicine, engineering and law. She serves on the execu - 15666-2323 and Cindy Critchfield Hoffman, tive committee of the Southwestern Chapter of the Pennsyl - [email protected] , (724) 863-6417, 1931 Class of 1999 vania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. … Warren Ave, Irwin, PA 15642-4477 Shawn Och MA ’02 is teaching 3 rd grade at Berkshire Ele - News Agent: Jenda Domaracki , [email protected] , (724) Mary Ross Cox, Jennifer McLaughlin, Jenda Domaracki Beatriz Garcia reported she will be completing her Masters 322-6027, 2312 Tilbury Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 mentary in West Palm Beach, FL. He also coaches a varsity girls basketball team at Berean Christian School... Christine Degree in special education at Barry University in Miami, Fariha Ahmed Salhab is a physician and is finishing up a fel - Factory” in Irwin, Pa. Michael is also working on the Pitts - Godor has a 15 month old son named Troy… Tiffany Bentz Florida. Beatriz is also the owner and franchisee of a per - lowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care… Holly Klinga is returning burgh Penguin’s new home, Consol Energy Center and Landis and husband Joel are the proud parents of son, sonal tutorial center, which opened last year. to Pittsburgh to study nursing.… Francesca Cantarini orga - is planning to pursue his MBA in Entrepreneurship at Seton Dylan Andrew Landis. He was born June 16, 2009. He nized the creation of a handmade blanket/quilt drive for the Hill University in the future… Darcy Wiltrout and Michael weighed 7lbs. 11 oz. was 20 1/2 inches long… Nicole Class of 1991 retired Sisters of Charity. She created this project to honor Hensel are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, News Agent: Anne Glenn-Zeljeznjak , [email protected] , Evanoski is heading to pharmacy school… Virginia Robson Harley Ann Hensel. Harley Ann was born on 06/22/09 at 2:12 (757) 497-3132, 4749 Honeygrove Rd, Virginia Beach, VA is working in the United Arab Emirates and has been out of p.m. She weighed 6lbs 6oz and was 19 1/2 inches long… 23455 the country all year! Nicole Dunmire Wadsworth is employed by the Westmore - land Intermediate Unit as of June 2008. She also was mar - Class of 1992 Class of 2003 ried on July 25, 2009 …Lyndsey Malinish Queer and her hus - News Agents: Amy Whealdon, [email protected] (412) News Agent: Anita Fox Kuchcinski , (814) 898-2381, band, Andy Queer, had a baby named Andrew Tyler Queer th 364-8603, 9148 Lancelot Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5947; Tracie [email protected] , 2840 E 28 St, Erie, PA 16510-2822 on May 21 st 2009… Sarah Slade Spanner and her husband Opel Sadecky, [email protected] (304) 273-4565, RR 1 Jessica Hanes Barron was hired as a full time General Marty Spanner recently celebrated their 1-year anniversary. Box 111AA, Ravenswood, WV 26164-9733. Ed/Software Instructor at KTI in Harrisburg. She said “It is Sarah and Marty were married on June 14 th 2008… Air wonderful working here (they have a culinary arts degree, National Guard Tech. Sgt. Patricia J. Bonello participated in Class of 1993 and are always in need of taste testers!) it is a huge step the 56 th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20 as part of “the News Agents: Deborah Sanfilippo Demcsak , (732) 530-2902, towards gaining experience that will aid me later when I largest ever contingent of National Guard members to serve [email protected] , 30 Spruce Dr, Fair Haven, NJ 07704- the Sisters who had a vision for women’s education genera - obtain my Doctorate. She still does web design work on the in Washington, D.C.” Bonello is a personnel specialist with th 3616 and Joan Kelly Terek , [email protected] , tions ago. The quilt was presented during alumni weekend. side, just because she enjoys it as well! the 258 Air Traffic control Squadron, based in Johnstown. (724) 387-2286, 2506 Covington Ct, Murrysville, PA 15668-1764 Above: Sister Vivian Linkhauer and Francesca Cantarini The Guard member has served in the military for 26 years. Class of 2004 News Agent: Jennifer Lyons , [email protected] , (804) 2004 I Suzanne Fair Angelicchio ‘99 and Joseph Ponsi ‘92 Promote Teamwork 445-0254, PO Box 2711, Tappahannock, VA 22560-2711 Suzanne Fair Angelicchio ’99 and Joseph Ponsi ’92 developed a partner - As of April 2009 Nathalia Cruz is certified as a National ship between Philips-Respironics and Ponsi Shoes to aid in the creation of Apartment Leasing Professional, also known as NALP in the an optimal work environment for the associates of Philips-Respironics. multi-family housing industry. Through a company program at Philips-Respironics called the Exchange Program, employees are challenged to work as teams to develop and Class of 2005 implement ideas to provide a better work experience for all company asso - News Agent: Amy Slade , [email protected] ; 724-549- ciates. As the mentor for one team, Suzanne supported her group in devel - 2718; 139 South Fairmount Street, Apartment 4, Pittsburgh, oping an idea to provide all associates with orthotics to help prevent back, PA 15206 leg and foot issues from having to stand on their feet all day. Associates Michelle L. Farabaugh Dickerson and husband Seth had would be able to use their insurance to pay for the custom orthotics after obtaining a prescription from a chiropractor or their first baby, Natalie Lynn on January 19 th , 2009. She was podiatrist. Suzanne read about Ponsi Shoes and her alumnus colleague Joe Ponsi and gave him a call. With Joe’s assis - born at 11:04 pm at Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville tance the team was able to coordinate a program of educational meetings, doctor evaluations and custom fittings. 174 Row 1: Jennifer Lyons, Francillia Laville, Angelia Julius, Nafysa Robinson and weighed 6lbs, 11oz …Ashley Lauren Harrold Hamilton Row 2: Vandye Nelson, Susan Gillenberger Mercer, Joslyn Hall associates benefitted from this program. Congratulations to Suzanne and Joe and the Exchange Program team for such thoughtful and innovative work. 7 I A Rare Breed Indeed Complements Work of Art Therapist Straja Linder King ‘97 Class of 2006 Valerie and her husband now live in Greensburg, and she is Registered clinical art therapist and educator Straja Linder King ’97 and her 8 News Agent Needed currently a substitute teacher… Laura A. Nave was named year old Shiloh Shepherd Tangus have been helping people with trauma, dis - marketing coordinator for Premier Medical Associates Lauren Ayer received a quarterly Employee Recognition abilities, bereavement and illness for several years. Specializing in animal- located in Monroeville. Lara is responsible for ongoing award from her employer, Grant Thornton LLP, a global assisted therapy, Straja’s work as an art therapist in Calgary, Canada helps research projects and the organization company market - audit, tax and advisory organization, for outstanding contri - young and old alike. Straja has pioneered art in healing from a spiritu - ing… Angela Beatty works at Allegheny Veterinary Emer - butions to her clients. In addition, in February, she received al/nature-based perspective and started the Strawberry Tree Studio, the only gency Trauma and Specialty (AVETS) in Monroeville, Pa. as a mid-year promotion to Senior Consultant … Melissa Tre - open art studio in Calgary. Certified in Healing Touch for animals and EGALA the Internal Medicine and Oncology Veterinary Technician. caso Thomas married Joseph Thomas on June 28, 2008. (equine assisted therapy), Straja is a highly skilled clinician, having taught and She writes, “Every day I learn something new within my They currently have two children, Jack and Gabriel and are supervised for over 10 years at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. specialties and it is such a joy to see how happy the pet living in Landover, Maryland. Melissa is teaching art to Pre - Tangus is a huge asset as animal assistance is very powerful when combined parents are when we make their pet's healthy again!” K – 8 graders at John Hanson Montessori, in Oxon Hill, with her therapy work. He was honored in 2005 with the Hero Award from the …Amanda Gallagher began working as a Production MD …Jessica Yeckley Campbell [[email protected] ] Pet Society of Northern Alberta for protecting a woman from two black bears. Artist/Publication Designer at the Greensburg Tribune- married, Carl Campbell on June 23, 2007. Currently resides Says Straja of her gentle companion, “There’s something in his eyes that just Review in December, 2008 … Sarah Harshberger is current - at 120 Holtz Lane Apt. 4, Carrolltown, PA 15722; Phone: (814) beckons you to come closer. I can’t train him to have that kind of incredible ly employed at the corporate office of United Cerebral Palsy 241-7610 and gave birth to a son, Parker James Campbell on compassion for humanity . That just exudes from him.” as a Program Coordinator. She is also in her third semester May 26, 2009 …Rebecca Mazur Swartzentruber works full pursuing a Masters of Health Science degree through Saint time at Uniontown Hospital. She has a husband, Daniel and Francis University …Megan Martina is the head teacher of two children, Jacob, 8, and Ethan, 6. She currently resides in there. The Brides of Bonneterre is the first series by this the four-year-old room in the YMCA of Greensburg's child Maryland …Luke Mayernik competed and won the Interna - WPF Christian fiction author; others include Menu for Romance care program …Jennifer Boord Poroda and her husband tional Royal Canadian College of Organists’ Organ Festival available now and A Case for Love available Spring, 2010 . Alex will be celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary News Agent: Shelley Bates ’02, [email protected] , PO Box improvisation competition in Ontario, Canada. In 2004 at the on October 25, 2009. They live in Charleroi, Pa., and Jennifer 752, Redwood Estates, CA 95044 request of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” cast member MBA works as the Benefits/HR Assistant at K&L Gates LLP … Catherine Voorhis ’09 works in science fiction, fantasy and Maggie Stewart, Mayernik composed “In Memoriam: A News Agent: Katherine Lighthall ’00 MBA ‘04 , Marie Pasparage gave birth to a baby girl, Olivia Lynn horror and has 12 stories in print or online, in such publica - Requiem for Fred Rogers,” for which he was nominated for [email protected] , (724) 887-5475, 301 George St, Walker, on July 5, 2009. Olivia weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was tions as Beyond Centauri, Quantum Mouse, Faerie Nation, Pulitzer Prize. Most recently, Scottdale, PA 15683-1911 19 in. long … Mary Jane Steib is the director of a child care Anathema and Ray Gun Revival. Her story “Steel Scorned” Luke recorded a DVD entitled Christopher Kolbosky ’01 returned home from military ser - “Improvisations from Octave vice overseas this summer. He relocated to Buffalo, NY Hall.” …Bonnie Peperak (left) where he will be an Army Medical Department Recruiter for married Matt Sypolt in Venice the next three years responsible for bringing in medical on July 2, 2009, graduated with professionals such as MDs, nurses, dentists and occupa - her Masters in Education and tional and physical therapists …John Wedge ’04 MBA ’07 is Principal Certification from Manager, Procurement in the Supply Chain Group, Finance California University of PA this Division for Allegheny Energy in Greensburg, PA… Cynthia past August and moved to Camaione ’01 MBA ‘04 , a Human Resources Representative 5796 Hidden Lake Dr. Harrisburg PA 17111. for CTC in Johnstown, Pa., received the 2009 HR Profes - sional of the Year Award from the Cambria-Somerset Human Class of 2007 Resources Association (CSHRA). Cindy is a national member News Agent: Ashley A. Hott , [email protected] , of SHRM and a local member of CSHRA where she has (814) 886-5310, 806 Fifth Avenue, Cresson, PA 16630 served as Vice Pre sident and is currently serving as Presi - Autum Slavin married Jeffrey on May 29, 2009 and is dent of the Chapter. She holds a Professional in Human expecting her son this fall … Stephanie Kattera married Resources certification. In her current position with CTC, Mark Clark ‘09 on June 20, 2009 and is currently long term she is responsible for performance management and subbing in music ... Kathleen Donaldson married GW employee relations …Terri Grabiak ‘04 married Brian Knupp Schwab on March 20, 2009 and currently lives in Baltimore, on July 8, 2009 in Myrtle Beach. Children of the couple – MD with two dogs and works for Automated Coatings, Inc. Karli and Kaidi (Terri's) and Payton, Paxton and Tucker as the quality assurance manager …Erika Nelson is cur - (Brian's) were in attendance, as well as MBA grad Audrey rently working on a graduate degree in Clinical Counseling Mattiuz Noel ‘04 . The newly combined family (including 5 Psychology at Eastern University …April Beere and Jay cats and a dog) are splitting their time between residences Pugh were married on April 18, 2009 …Jaime Clark and Welcome to the Alumni Community – Class of 2009 in Greensburg and Ligonier, Pa. Terri is Director of State Bryan Harmon , were married on August 1, 2009. Jaime is Regulatory Affairs (PA) for Allegheny Energy at its Greens - Christopher G. Horigan, President, Class of 2009 currently working on her Masters in Social Work at the Uni - burg Corporate Headquarters … Robert Coder ’04 reported versity of Pittsburgh while Bryan graduated from the Uni - center in Latrobe, PA… Laura appears in the anthology “Space Sirens” from Flying Pen his daughter, Lauren, is a senior at Seton Hill University versity of Pittsburgh with a Masters in Applied Statistics Stracko is currently employed as a professional actor for Press and one of her time-travel tales is scheduled to majoring in Biology. Lauren recently transferred from the and is employed at MSA in Pittsburgh as a Statistical Ana - Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, Tenn. Some of her appear in an upcoming British collection. On August 30 th , University of Pittsburgh …Linda Wires ‘04 son, Matthew lyst … Rachel Ramsey just completed her first year of latest roles include Logainne in “The 25 th Annual Putnam Catherine was one of three women fantasy writers from Colicigno, married Nikki Jerina on May 5, 2009. Matthew is teaching 4 th grade at Monarch Academy in Oakland, County Spelling Bee” and Nikki in “The Musical Comedy North Carolina to participate in a reading and signing at Old currently serving in the United States Army Tour Unit 336 CA …Mike Diezmos graduated from Utah State University Murders of 1940.” …Bay (Beth) Zapola has recently moved Books on Front Street in Wilmington, NC. Catherine is MP in Iraq. Nikki works for United Parcel Service. Linda is with an MA in American Studies with an emphasis in Chil - to Cary, N.C., and currently works as Panera Bread man - enrolled in the SHU MFA program. A Boulder, CO native, also the proud “grandmother” to beagle puppy, Buddy … dren’s Folklore … Michael Ninehouser paintings titled “on agement on top of chasing a few clinical research opportu - Catherine has been in Wilmington since 1991. She’s proba - Elizabeth Domasky ‘07 works as a Specialist Operations this, the land,” are on display at the Pittsburgh Cultural nities at Duke and becoming a registered dietitian. She has bly better known in the theatrical community, having Support for Allegheny Energy’s Generation and Marketing Trust’s 707 Penn Gallery. The display consists primarily of plans to return to school soon; she is considering chemical worked for years as a techie with Opera House Theatre business in Greensburg, Pa. …Saint Vincent College hon - simplistic landscapes punctuated with violent imagery . engineering, veterinary school, or information technology. Company and City Stage and even on a few feature films, ored Molly Robb Shimko ’01 with their Alumni of Distinction notably “The Crow.” Currently, she’s assistant technical Award at their recent homecoming event. Molly earned a Class of 2008 Class of 2009 director for the Thalian Hall Center for the Perform - bachelor of arts degree in English from Saint Vin - News Agent: Valerie Masciarelli Reho , (724) 366-7049, News Agent: Christopher G. ing Arts …Matthew D. Donahue MA ‘09 is very cent College in 1990. She has served as a mem - [email protected] , 168 West Hills Drive Apt. B16, Horigan , (508) 962-4142, excited about his book Progeny. It is the type of ber of the board of directors for accessAbilities, Greensburg, PA 15601 [email protected] , 37 Oak book he likes to read. And hopefully, soon, others Inc. and accessAbilities Foundation, and serves as a member of, Pittsburgh Planned Giving Coun - Meredith Harber spent the last year working in Palestine Bluff Circle , Plymouth, MA will too. www.mddonahue.com … Ellen Spain MA cil, Association of Fund Raising Professionals, with the Young Adults in Global Mission, an organization 02360-1356 ’08 announces the release of her latest book, Public Relations Society of America and the which provides a one-year service opportunity in leader - Secrets in the Fog: The Invisibility Project a Para - (Left) Krista Lawson and Andy Council for the Advancement and Support of Edu - ship development, service, spiritual growth, global aware - normal Mystery 247 page novel (right) released by LoNigro vacationed together cation. She is currently the Associate Vice Presi - ness and understanding. Meredith was a teacher at Dar Al- eTreasures Publishing as an eBook a nd printed in Hawaii for 10 days. Andy dent of Institutional Advancement for Seton Hill Kalima School of Bethlehem teaching English and swim - trade-back www.etreasurespublishing.com/ellen- accepted a teaching position University.… Mary (Jacqualyn Geer) Walker ’05 ming to five-year-olds. Meredith noted how overwhelming it spain/titles.htm . It is also released as a printed book at Greensburg Central reports her daughter, Carissa, is expecting a baby was everyday to be a very and can be purchased from Amazon.com … Penn - Catholic as an English teacher boy due October 1, 2009. Mary's other grandchil - part of many of the places sylvania Magazine - July/August 2009 issue pub - and is the assistant girls basketball coach. dren include Nikayla (7), Eternity (2) and Brionna mentioned in the Bible … lished Marge Burke’s MA ’01 story about the Krista works for PA for Alliance Health (2). Mary is a Customer Satisfaction Analyst for Valerie Masciarelli Reho was Stahlstown Flax Festival. Marge’s niece Tonia Wraparound as a TSS working with Autis - MSA in Pittsburgh, Pa. married to Christopher Reho tic children, helping them with their social Eisaman took the photos that accompany the arti - on April 25, 2009 at Whyel and behavioral functioning. … Valerie J. cle …Kaye Dacus MA ‘06 (right) is an author and Chapel at Jumonville in Hop - Stipcak is a first year student in the mas - editor who has been writing fiction for more than 20 years. Class News Agents are needed for the wood, Pa. Her attendants ter of sacred music program at Emory Uni - A former Vice President of American Christian Fiction Writ - following years: 1942, 1950, 2000, 2006. (right) were 2008 alums versity. It is a two year program, and has a ers, Kaye enjoys being an active ACFW member and the fel - Please contact Louise M. 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