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Charles “Rusty’’ Flack, Jr., 56, “It was that knack for chairman of Diamond Consolidated compassionate and wise management Industries in Wyoming, Pa., and a that served Misericordia so well. We former member of the Misericordia were blessed to have him as a Trustee. Board of Trustees died at home So many people have said so much Thursday, May 26 after battling cancer. about Dr. Rusty that additional words Mr. Flack of Lehman Township, Pa., seem redundant. But the man who was a well­known entrepreneur, helped make a company, a University, humanitarian, philanthropist and civic a prep school, a community leader who provided invaluable foundation, a church and a hospital leadership to Misericordia for many what they are today deserves much years. He was on the Board of thanks and praise.’’ Trustees from 1988­93 and from Mr. Flack was also an ardent 2000­09, serving as the vice chair of supporter of the Misericordia the financial stability committee. He University Women with Children continued to serve Misericordia as Program, which provides an chair of the board’s investment opportunity for academically committee up until the time of his qualified single mothers an death. His business expertise and opportunity to earn their bachelor’s leadership were vital to Misericordia degree while living on campus with during pivotal years in the their children. “At a Trustee meeting, institution’s history as it transitioned Rusty listened to one of the first to university status and to the students participating in Women with nationally recognized and regionally Children tell about how she and her acclaimed University it is today. daughter lived from hand to mouth “I cannot tell you how many times trying to decide if they could eat or Charles ‘Rusty’ Flack he lifted my spirits and those of pay the rent,’’ the president recalled. 1955­2011 others at Misericordia,’’ said Michael “Then she came to Misericordia A. MacDowell, president of and her life changed. When the Misericordia University. “When he student was finished, I looked over rejoined the Trustees in 2000, he at Rusty. This mountain of a man brought with him an excitement and had tears in his eyes,’’ he added. can­do attitude that pervaded all that In addition to Misericordia, Mr. we undertook. There were some Flack also sat on the boards of The difficult times, but Rusty saw us Luzerne Foundation, Oak Lawn through. He had an uncanny ability Cemetery, Wyoming Seminary, to see the good in people, yet he Wilkes­Barre Chamber of Business suffered fools easily. Continued on page 4 Misericordia presents ‘Rusty’ Flack with Doctor of Humane Letters degree

Misericordia presented Charles “Rusty’’ Flack While becoming one of our area’s most Board of Trustees for a combined 15 years with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters successful business leaders, you demonstrated and you continue to serve today as chair of degree at the 85th annual Commencement your immense capacity for servant leadership by the board’s investment committee. You ceremony May 21. The following is the citation directing numerous non­profit organizations in helped transition Misericordia during pivotal President Michael A. MacDowell read to the Wyoming Valley and beyond. You received the years to the nationally recognized and graduates and audience members in attendance: Community Service Award from B’nai B’rith for regionally acclaimed University it is today and Charles “Rusty’’ Flack, Jr., as an entrepreneur, unselfish giving and promoting the highest take justifiable pride in its accomplishments. civic leader and philanthropist, you have interests of humanity. You also earned the Mr. Flack, you have accomplished much in provided invaluable leadership to Misericordia Luzerne Foundation’s Mary Bevevino Community your professional career. Your innate abilities and University and all of Northeastern Pennsylvania Service Award and you and your family received desire to succeed, combined with your caring for for many years. the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the others, reflect the values of a Misericordia After earning your bachelor’s degree in Association of Fund Raising Professionals. education and those of our founders and economics from Susquehanna University, you You serve as Chairman of the Board of your sponsors, the Sisters of Mercy. Along with your soon applied your business skills and leadership prep school alma mater, Wyoming Seminary wife, Kathi Stine Flack, and your children, Chad, to Diamond Consolidated Industries as its and you served as chairman of the Luzerne Jamie and Alex, Misericordia is proud to call you Chairman. Along with your partner and brother Foundation. You also chaired the Board of neighbor and friend. And so by virtue of the Harold, you rescued Diamond from a difficult Wyoming Valley Health Care System and remain authority vested in me by the Board of Trustees financial time and have subsequently built it as chair of the Apple Seed Foundation, which of Misericordia University, I do hereby confer into the largest supplier of perforated metal in supports health and education related initiatives upon Charles “Rusty” Flack, Jr., the honorary North America. Diamond’s products are seen in in Luzerne County. degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris industrial, architectural, and design applications Misericordia benefited directly from your Causa, with all the rights, honors and privileges around the world. expertise and leadership as a member of the thereto appertaining. Vol u m e XI V, Num b e r 1 ‘11Summer

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Alumna cares for world Sister Neely ‘96 offers hope leaders in Washington, D.C. for HIV and AIDS patients.

Misericordia Today Dear Misericordia University Alumni, Jim Roberts, Director, Marketing Communications, [email protected] Paul Krzywicki, Editor, [email protected] Due to an editor ’s error in the winter edition of Misericordia Today, an incorrect version of Contributing Writers: Scott Crispell, Jim Roberts and Marianne Tucker Puhalla the Alumni News column was published. It is Class Notes: Lailani Augustine, [email protected] our policy to correct mistakes when they occur. Contributing Photographers: Scott Crispell, Paul Krzywicki, Earl & Sedor The winter edition contained an older, out ­dated Photographic, Charlotte Bartizek, Jack Kelly and Virginia Conrad column by Alumni Board President Helene Flower Reed ’66. Please go to (www.misericordia.edu/mutoday) Misericordia Today is published twice a year by Misericordia University. to read the correct column. To read Mrs. Reed ’s The magazine is distributed free of charge to alumni, parents, and friends Winter 2011 Issue latest column, please turn to page 28 of this of the University. To request a subscription, call (570) 674­3341. edition. Thank you for your continued Postmaster: send address changes to Alumni Office, Misericordia University, Dallas, PA 18612­1090. © Misericordia University 2011 readership. And most importantly, thank you for being Misericordia Proud! Sincerely, Have a story to share? Contact the editor at [email protected] Paul Krzywicki, Editor or mail us at Misericordia Today, 301 Lake St., Dallas, PA 18612­1090. The charisms of business Misericordia’ s Trinity of Learning – high quality academics, superb career preparation and honing within each student the passion to serve others – is exemplified in a variety of our majors, not the least of which are those in the PRESIDENT Business Department. Just like the graduates of other good business programs, our graduates have gone on to establish businesses and to apply their THE entrepreneurial talents in a variety of fields. But what makes MU business graduates different is their passion to serve others, buttressed by a deep sense

FROM of ethical behavior in all their business endeavors. You will see that the charisms that so well define Misericordia are embedded within the stories of our business graduates in this issue of Misericordia Today. Many schools can produce fine accountants, business managers, human LETTER resource professionals and marketing experts, but few can produce those who so readily give back to their communities as does Misericordia. These same graduates can be counted upon to stand up for ethical behavior in all that they undertake. Faculty who teach in the business program at Misericordia come to their disciplines with outstanding credentials. Most of them also have many years experience in the business world where they practiced what they now teach. This gives Misericordia’ s business students an outstanding theoretical and applied educational experience. What is unique about the Misericordia experience is that our faculty members also care deeply about the values of this Mercy institution and practice them in many ways. Dr. John Kachurick, a longtime professor of business management, has been involved with a variety of mission trips to Guyana. One of our newest faculty members, Dr. Tim Kearney, accompanied the director of Mission Integration, Sister Bernadette Duross, RSM, on a Mission Formation Retreat for the Conference for Mercy Higher Education. Dr. Al Minor, whose expertise in health care management is renowned, donates many hours to the local Boy Scouts. And chair of the Business Department, Dr. John Sumansky, is the recipient of a Fulbright and Eisenhower Fellowship and served in Macedonia and in the Czech and Slovak republics, helping to create entrepreneurs who care deeply about serving others. Our graduate business programs also reflect a deep sense of ethical service to others. ’ MU s MBA program is built on a foundation of business ethics. Many excellent business schools now provide an ethics course, but there are few institutions in which ethics serve as the basis for an entire business curriculum. In the mid ­18th century the Scottish philosopher and father of modern capitalism, Adam Smith, wrote The Wealth of Nations. Smith was the first to formally outline the power of market economics as the driver behind building a nation ’ s wealth. What is not as well known is that 17 years earlier, Smith also wrote another book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. In it, he emphasized that it was the inherent nature of humankind to act in a moral manner and to support others in need. At Misericordia, we not only teach about how markets and businesses operate, but we shape a student ’ s experience with the precepts of Smith ’s Moral Sentiments and, more importantly, with the charisms of our founders and sponsors, the Sisters of Mercy.

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Continued from page 2 Memorial contributions may be made to the Charles Mr. Flack earned a Bachelor of Arts and Industry and the Wyoming Valley Flack Scholarship Fund at Misericordia University, degree in economics from Susquehanna Health Care System. His philanthropy and 301 Lake St., Dallas, PA 18612­1090. University. He is survived by his wife, Kathi leadership were also acknowledged in Stine Flack, and three children, Chad, notable awards and honors. He and his Service Award from the Luzerne Jamie and Alex; mother, Joan Flack family received the Outstanding Foundation in 2009; and in 2011 Nusbaum, and his brother, Hal, a member Philanthropist Award from the Association Misericordia University presented him of the Misericordia Board of Trustees. of Fundraising Professionals of with an honorary doctor of Humane In summing up a wonderful life of service Northeastern Pennsylvania in 2001; the Letters degree at the 85th annual to the University, President MacDowell said, Community Service Award from the Commencement ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Rusty for what you brought Seligman J. Strauss Lodge No. 139 of Diamond Consolidated Industries is to Misericordia and to so many other B’nai B’rith in 2004; the Outstanding the largest supplier of perforated metals institutions and organizations. And thank Alumni Award from Susquehanna in North America. He has led the business you as well for the many people you University in 2005; the Entrepreneur of the since 1979 with his brother, Harold Flack. touched and for the institutions you helped Year Award from Junior Achievement in In 2001, Diamond was listed as one of the to lead. They will live long beyond your all 2007; the Mary Bevevino Community best places to work in Pennsylvania. too short time with us.’’

4 M I S E R I C O R D I A T O D A Y ‘Life path’ leads alumna to help others in need PROFILES

Elizabeth Glosser’s ’61 youth was four fun­filled, memorable years at MU. challenging, to put it mildly. At five, she She recalls fondly interesting classes in IN lost her mother and seven years later her organic chemistry and math, and GIVING father passed away. Living with her formative experiences outside the maternal grandmother and several aunts, classroom – from her daily commute with who provided much love, she had to friends to campus, to basketball games, work to support herself. to campaigning for John F. Kennedy. “It was my life path that drove me to After graduating, she headed out on a succeed,” Glosser says. “I was a poor kid, career path in education, teaching math who never internalized or really believed and French, and in 1965 received a that I was poor. I started working Master’s in Education in personnel and part­time jobs when I was 14 and guidance from Rutgers University. She continued through college.” worked as a guidance counselor and Today, she’s living on the New Jersey teacher at high schools in New Jersey shore — where she’s lived for 50 years — until 1971 when she moved on to a job with her dogs, Chipper and Jasper, Elizabeth Glosser ’61 poses for a picture with in sales, and soon, management with spending time with friends and doing her dogs, Chipper and Jasper. Xerox. She received an MBA in volunteer work with various organizations, management from Fairleigh Dickinson including the Catholic Daughters of the from St. Vincent’s High School in University in 1976. Americas. It’s a rewarding point in a Plymouth, Pa. before attending She tried a short stint as an assistant diverse life, but Glosser never forgets her Misericordia. “I was a ‘day hop,’ with no professor of business at Marymount roots and what it took to overcome money. I received a full scholarship to College. But that drive to succeed led her the challenges. Misericordia by competitive exam.” to a position as a personnel consultant, Last year, she established the Elizabeth Glosser, who reveres and loves the and soon after to founding The Executive B. Glosser ‘61 Endowed Scholarship to Sisters of Mercy who mentored and Exchange Corp. in 1981, a firm be awarded to a Misericordia commuter educated her through high school and specializing in recruiting information student with financial need and who is a college, supported herself with jobs and technology professionals, sales people graduate of a parochial high school. a loan program at Misericordia funded by and managers. She took full ownership “It’s important to me, because that’s the National Defense Education Act. She of the business in 1986 and continues as who I was,” says Glosser, who graduated earned degrees in French and math, after owner and managing director today.

Alumna honors parents through students Growing up as the daughter of first­ student come from a middle­income generation American, working­class family and be involved in school and parents, JoAnn Wolinsky ’68 knows well community service. the challenges and privileges of sending a For Wolinsky, being able to attend child to college. The MU alumna says the Misericordia with her parents’ support success and comforts she enjoys were the and with a scholarship meant she was results of her parents’ hard work. To honor able to have a more comfortable life than what they did for her, the retired special her parents. She was the first woman in education teacher established the John either of her parents’ families to attend W. and Josephine Piazza Wolinsky college, and one of only two women from Scholarship in 2010, which will begin her graduating class at Swoyersville High supporting students this fall. School to attend college. “My mom worked in a dress factory After receiving her BS in elementary and my dad was a carpenter who built education, she went on to earn an MS in JoAnn Wolinsky ’68 poses for a picture with homes,” she says. “I was blessed with special education from Bloomsburg her parents, John W. and Josephine Piazza their hard labor. It’s only right that I University in 1971. She spent three Wolinsky. would honor them and hopefully leave a decades as a special education teacher following the traditions of the Sisters of legacy in their name that would help for Wilkes­Barre area schools. Mercy, which I think is important.” someone else along.” Wolinsky retired in 1998 and spent She has grown to admire the work of Wolinsky grew up in Swoyersville, Pa., time as a caregiver for her parents until the Sisters of Mercy and has seen the where her parents lived their entire lives. they passed away. She says she decided impact they’ve made in communities. The first priority for the scholarship will to provide support for an MU student not Their mission to help those in need was be given to a student from Swoyersville, only because she wished to aid a student integral to Wolinsky’s decision to followed by a student from Wyoming like herself, but also because she is proud establish a scholarship. “I think it’s Valley West High School, which serves of how the University has developed. important to find that student who can the area, or a student from a Wilkes­Barre “Today (Misericordia has) much more use the help and then offer him or her the Area school, where Wolinsky spent her to offer,” she says. “I like what’s going on opportunity for a better quality of life so entire career as a special education there. They are much more diversified that the next generation may benefit as I teacher. She also requested that the and have more choices, yet they still are have,’’ she explains.

S U M M E R 2 0 1 1 5 Sisters of Mercy from left, Jeanne Marie WWC Program Devaney, RSM ‘58, Mary Theresa Glynn, RSM ‘58; Madeline Gill, RSM ‘56; Mary Siena Finley, to be named at RSM ‘51; Joan Marie Broderick, RSM ‘62. special event

Misericordia University will formally name the Women with Children Program (WWC) the Ruth Ruth Matthews Bourger Matthews Women with Bourger Children Program in recognition ‘Sisters Serving Sisters, of the Bourger family for their exceptional support to this novel and rewarding program. The Families Helping Families’ naming will be announced at Special event to honor Sisters of Mercy and support new Sisters the “ Sisters Serving Sisters, of Mercy Scholarship to benefit Women with Children Program Families Helping Families ” event on Sept. 10. STORIES BY MARIANNE TUCKER PUHALLA “After my company sold and subsequently went public in When she founded the Sisters of Mercy in anticipated naming of the WWC Program as 2003, I asked my daughters, 1831, Catherine McAuley encouraged her the Ruth Mathews Bourger Women with Brenda and Blythe, to look for followers to go out into the community and Children Program. “We are hoping that charities where we could make do good deeds, not live behind cloistered members of the community and our alumni a difference, ” says John T. walls as other religious groups did. With that will take the opportunity to recognize a Sister (Jack) Bourger, Ruth ’s son. “I community­ minded directive, the order soon of Mercy who was instrumental in their lives, ” personally was interested in became known as the “walking nuns. ” It was Helwig adds. “A variety of sponsorship helping people so that they from these origins in Ireland, that the Sisters opportunities are available. ” of Mercy came to the United States, and in The lineage of the RSMs in NEPA began could support themselves. The Catherine McAuley ’s stead, started ministries with a group that settled first in Pittsburgh, girls learned from a minister at addressing critical needs involving women Pa., then Hazleton, Pa., and later in their church about the Women and children around the world. Wilkes­ Barre, Pa., where they started St. with Children Program at Those whose lives have been touched by a Mary’ s High School. It was those sisters who Misericordia and what a Sister of Mercy will have the chance to say first envisioned a college to serve the difference it made in the lives thank you at a unique event on Saturday, daughters of local coal miners in 1912. Their of single mothers. My mother Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. that will celebrate both the ideas were put on hold by World War I, but was a stay ­at ­home mom, and 180th anniversary of the founding of the soon after, Misericordia opened in 1924. my father and I were the focus Sisters of Mercy and a milestone in one of “I am constantly amazed by the insight and of her life. I knew she would be the order ’s most beneficial ministries, the dedication of these women to start the first thrilled to make a difference in 10th anniversary of the Women with Children four­ year college in Luzerne County, ” says the lives of these young women (WWC) Program at Misericordia University. Jean Messaros, RSM ‘73, VP of student affairs and help them become All proceeds from the “Sisters Serving at MU. “They were all doctorally educated Sisters, Families Helping Families, ” event will and took no salary so that their money went self ­sufficient. ” benefit the establishment of The Sisters of right into the running of the college. ” The family ’s Brenda Blythe Mercy Scholarship for Women with Children It was under Sister Messaros ’ guidance Trust issued a challenge grant to at Misericordia University. WWC was established in 2000 to offer a Misericordia in 2005 that offered “This is an opportunity to recognize the support network and a place to live for single to donate $1 million to the WWC spirit of Catherine McAuley, whose drive and women with children pursuing a college Program if the University was compassion led to the formation of the education. “By offering a safe and secure able to raise $2 million within Sisters of Mercy, and those sisters whose environment for these women to live, they eight years. Within the first five foresight not only founded Misericordia but can concentrate on earning a degree and years, Misericordia has raised launched numerous remarkable missions bettering their lives. It is a way to break the $1,636,274 and is striving to throughout the region, ” says Sue Helwig, cycle of poverty that so many single mothers complete the challenge by the vice president of University Advancement. face, ” Sister Messaros adds. Jan. 31, 2013 deadline. “We are also coming together to honor More information about the event is

Brenda Bourger has her those who went above and beyond at online at www.misericordia.edu/wwc. Tickets Misericordia to create the unique WWC are available by calling (570) 674 ­ 6719. own Misericordia connection as program, which attends to the needs of Those who would like to honor an RSM who her husband, Tony McGinley ’04, some of the most vulnerable in our has impacted their life may sponsor their earned a degree in management community — single mothers with children. ” attendance at the dinner with a gift of $125. information systems at MU. The celebration at the Mohegan Sun at You may also support the RSM Scholarship Blythe is married to Pocono Downs, Plains Township, Pa., will also with a direct gift by returning a donation in Jason Teeple. include a special announcement of the much ­ the envelope inserted in this magazine.

6 MISERICORDIA TO DAY Love in Bloom

Enjoying summer blooms, from left, are Jean Kolojejchick, Barbara Merdiushev, Lora Freifeld and Joanne Bittner; second row, Jeanne Van Duzer, Julie McMonagle, Louise Mattas, Lisa Lindquist and Barbara Soyka.

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The creation of the Sister Regina Kelly, dedicated group gathers monthly to each Bloomer spends one morning a RSM Shakespeare Garden at Misericordia share information and has taken on a month — rain or shine — providing their was a labor of love for those who knew series of community projects, including expertise. The Garden was the brainchild and were inspired by the Shakespearean restoration of the Bishop ’s Library of MU alumna Agnes Cardoni ‘69, a scholar, so it is no surprise that a similar Garden of the Wyoming Historical student of Sister Kelly. It took nearly six inspiration provides the tender loving and Geological Society. years of discussions, design work and care needed for it to grow and thrive. So when master gardener Barbara fundraising efforts involving Sue Helwig, Surrounded by roses, herbs, narcissi, Soyka, a Bloomer, Shakespeare aficionado Barbara Merdiushev and Jeanne Van peonies and daffodils, members of the and former student of Sister Kelly, asked if Duzer of the University Advancement Back Mountain Bloomers Garden Club the Bloomers would be willing to manage Office, before the perfect setting was take weekly turns planting, weeding and the upkeep of the Shakespeare Garden as selected and plans were put in place. pruning their most recent community a community service, the answer was a Located adjacent to Sandy and Marlene service project. Founded in 1989 for resounding “ yes. ’’ Working in teams Insalaco Hall, the Garden was formally those with a love of gardening, this throughout the spring, summer and fall, dedicated in June 2010.

At Good Shepherd, Gehman has worked primarily with patients facing neurological PROVIDING ALL­STAR SUPPORT issues, currently in the brain injury unit Jennifer Gehman ’08 knows what it takes PROFILES IN GIVING helping patients with traumatic and to be successful. During her career at non­traumatic brain injuries. She says her Misericordia, she was a star athlete on the Jennifer time at MU gave her the ability to handle softball field, earning all­conference and Gehman ‘08 the challenges of her profession. is helping Player of the Year honors, setting a host of future “I feel it prepared me, in terms of school records and leading the Cougars to students by knowing measures and diagnoses and a pair of conference titles and NCAA giving back treatment,” she says. “Clinicals provided tournament appearances. to MU. something that books could not, and it An academic all­district honoree, she was was really about putting everything just as accomplished in the classroom. She together. I was really prepared with the graduated summa cum laude with her knowledge to treat a variety of diagnoses master’s degree in physical therapy, which and populations.” led to her current work as a physical In choosing to attend Misericordia, therapist at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Gehman said she was drawn to its strong Hospital in Allentown, Pa. She says that the five­year master’s program in physical generosity of others helped her achieve want to give back when I was able,” says therapy. Although she is Mennonite, she success at Misericordia and beyond, and so Gehman, whose parents, Barry R. and also was attracted to and believes in the she has become a donor to the University to Sharon Gehman, became donors to the values of the Sisters of Mercy. pass that help along to a new generation University while Jennifer was a student. “My “I really liked the focus on service and of students. parents and grandparents instilled in me the the mission of charity in their work,” she “I received a generous amount in need to give back, and this is just my way of says. “I also come from a strong community scholarships to attend Misericordia, which giving back to help students the same way and I didn’t want to go somewhere where I made it easier for me and which made me I was helped.” would just be a number.’’

S U M M E R 2 0 1 1 7 Kristopher B. ,J.D. JonesBoard of Tr ustees

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t wasn ’t the founders of Google that Not one to live by “Web ” alone, Jones said, “ seek and ye shall find, ” but shared his Internet marketing expertise in perhaps it could have been. In print as author of the best ­selling book: today’ s Internet age, the power of “Search ­Engine Optimization: Your Visual search engines helps web users Blueprint to Effective Internet Marketing, ” I access the information, products and which was the top selling book of 2008 services they seek — even before they ’ve and 2009 on search marketing. Jones finished typing. Kristopher B. Jones, J.D., a recently completed the second edition member of Misericordia University ’s Board of of the book, entitled SEO Visual Trustees, launches entrepreneurial initiatives Blueprint ­ Second Edition. that harness the power of Internet search and Jones was recognized in 2008 as a other attributes of the World Wide Web. finalist for the prestigious Ernst & Young Jones is the former president and CEO of Entrepreneur of the Year and was a previous Pepperjam, a full ­service Internet marketing Entrepreneur of the Year by Bank of America agency and affiliate network he founded in (2005). Jones has been recognized as one of 1999 and sold to GSI Commerce in 2009. the Top 20 Business Leaders in Northeastern While he served as CEO, Inc. magazine Pennsylvania under the age of 40 by two recognized the company as one of the fastest organizations. He is also a modern master growing privately held companies in the of emerging social media trends ­ using United States for three consecutive years. Facebook, Twitter and other platforms with Since leaving Pepperjam in April 2010, great impact to establish a Kris Jones Jones founded an early stage investment “brand ” – a unique combination of his fund, a real estate holding company, and personal and professional life. continues to provide interactive marketing In his free time, Jones enjoys traveling and services to companies throughout the world. reading. Jones participates and has served His latest effort, www.referlocal.com, is a on numerous technology, educational and fast ­growing retail discount Web site non­ profit boards of directors and advisory targeting the relationship between local committees, including the MU Board, Great businesses and their customers. Valley Technology Alliance (co ­chair), A foremost Internet marketing expert Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology and leading voice of the search engine Alliance, Penn State Wilkes ­Barre – and affiliate marketing industries, Jones Department of Information Science and is a frequent keynote speaker, panelist Technology, Albany Law School Alumni and moderator at leading national and Association, Pennsylvania Keystone international marketing and technology Innovation Zone, CAN BE Business Incubator, conferences. In addition to speaking to Luzerne Foundation Millennium Circle, business owners and fellow technology Make­ A ­Wish Foundation and the United buffs, Jones has delivered dozens of Way, among others. inspirational speeches to students at Jones earned his undergraduate degree prestigious colleges and universities from Pennsylvania State University, a around the United States. master ’s degree from Villanova University “Misericordia has been “I am honored to serve on the and a Juris Doctorate from Albany Law very progressive in the Misericordia Board of Trustees, ” says Jones. School. He is married to Robyn Jones, a “It keeps me close to the excitement and full ­time mom who serves on numerous last decade and has promise that higher education offers to our non ­profit boards of directors. The couple community. Misericordia has been very resides in Shavertown, Pa., with their son raised its profile ...” progressive in the last decade and has Kris Jr.; daughter, Lauren; dog, Roxy; raised its profile through quality academic Himalayan cat, Persy; and two dozen – Kristopher B. Jones, J.D. offerings and well ­thought ­out marketing. ” large Koi fish.

8 MISERICORDIA TODAY The Misericordia Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania SERVICE occasionally meet with outreach coordinator Kristen Mitchell Samuels ‘09 to share their stories and talk

about what they have learned from the service projects ­ they have undertaken. Shown, front row, from left, LEARNING are Jennifer Kates ‘12, Kaitlyn Wisser ‘13, ‘15, Sarah Munley ‘13; second row: Samantha Scalpone ‘12, Samuels, James Miller ‘11, ‘14, and Audra Wehner ‘12. SISPA means SERVICE B Y M A R I A N N E T U C K E R P U H A L L A

Organizing a Relay for Life event and decided to apply,” says Kates, a biology working with children in the Head Start Quick I nfo major. “Service will always be an early­child development program are just For additional information on the important part of my life.’’ some of the service projects 11 MU SISPA program, contact Kristen Truax is involved in MU’s Colleges for students have undertaken as Scholars in Mitchell Samuels at (570) 674 ­8041 or Cancer, which coordinated a Relay for Life Service to Pennsylvania (SISPA). at [email protected]. Follow on campus. “Being a SISPA provides me SISPA is one of the AmeriCorps SISPA student service on the blog: with the opportunity to stretch my national network of programs that http://musispa.tumblr.com/. boundaries,’’ she adds. “I'll never forget involves more than 70,000 Americans hearing one of my best friends share her each year in service to meet critical needs battle with cancer at the Relay or seeing in communities. Each student is required to me is being able to share with the the hundreds of students, staff and to complete either a 300­ or 450­hour world the talents I have,’’ offers the early community members walk for hours in term of service in a calendar year. In childhood and special education major. honor or in memory of loved ones.’’ return, they receive a financial award. “Working with the girls does not just The daughter of Gail Truax is pursuing MU SISPAs are: Brittany Adair ‘11; mean doing activities, it means creating bachelor’s degrees in psychology and Mercedes Hill ‘13; Jennifer Kates ‘12; meaningful relationships and providing communications with a specialization in James Miller ’11, ‘14; Sarah Munley ‘13; them with positive role models. I love public relations and advertising and a Amanda Peslak ’11, ‘13; Victoria Romano being a mentor as well as providing minor in marketing. ‘13; Samantha Scalpone ‘12; Julia Truax others with the opportunity to be a Wehner plans to pursue a career in the ‘12; Audra Wehner ‘12; and Kaitlyn mentor as well.’’ The daughter of Patty public relations field and says she feels it Wisser ’13, ‘15. and Mark Munley hopes join the Peace is important to volunteer and help others. Miller, the son of John and Ann Marie Corps and teach in developing nations. “Through SISPA, I’ve worked with a Miller, has served as a volunteer Scalpone says she grew as a person bunch of different projects — from free firefighter since he was 16. Being a SISPA through her SISPA work at the St. Vincent child care to walks for illnesses. It feels has given him the opportunity to DePaul Kitchen in Wilkes­Barre. “I became great to give back,” she says. The continue his service with the Dallas Fire a SISPA really looking to find other daughter of Tom and Betty Wehner is Department. “I really enjoy volunteering students that were just as excited about working towards her degree in with the fire department and gain volunteering as I was and thought this communications with a specialization in fulfillment out of helping others in need,” would be a great place to start,’’ she says. public relations and advertising. says the psychology and occupational “I also found that SISPA helped me to find SISPA service took Wisser to a number therapy major. He is also a Habitat for some unique volunteer opportunities that I of organizations, including The Mercy Humanity volunteer and had some of his wouldn’t have found otherwise.” Center, in Dallas, Pa. “My parents have most memorable SISPA moments The daughter of Trish and Donald always encouraged me to help and building houses during a spring break trip Scalpone is pursuing her master’s degree participate in activities in my community,’’ to Wichita Falls, Texas. in occupational therapy. she shares. “Naturally when the Munley serves as co­coordinator of the Kates worked to spread awareness opportunity to join the SISPA program College Kids for Girls and Girl Power about social justice issues as a member arose, I was immediately interested.” projects. The projects bring together of the MU Social Justice Committee. The daughter of Douglas and Dawn college students to mentor underserved “I learned about SISPA through my Wisser is pursuing her undergraduate girls at the McGlynn Learning Center in involvement in Campus Ministry. I enjoy degree in business administration with a Wilkes­Barre, Pa. She also does overnight doing many service projects and when I specialization in health care management shifts at the Catherine McAuley House for heard of the many great opportunities and as she goes on for her doctorate in homeless women and children. “Service that come along with being a SISPA, I physical therapy at MU.

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O T Y A D “I got to travel to Wichita Falls, Texas, see a different culture and landscape, meet new people and better other people’s lives with a simple week of my time. It does not get much better than that.” – Ryan Hassick ‘15 ‘A simple week of my time’ Spring break service ­trip volunteers offered their assistance in Philadelphia, Pa. They are, first row from left, Jessica Pavlikowski ‘ 12, Siobhan Spager ‘ 14, Lauren Paulshock ‘ 15; second row, Donna Castelblanco ‘ 14, Kristen Matsen ‘ 12, Brittany Adair ‘ 11, Jenna Georgia ‘ 13, Lauren Carey ‘16; third row, Kristen Andrews ‘08, chaperone; Cheyne Wago ‘08, chaperone; and Kathy Gelso ‘ 88, chaperone.

They also took some of us to their she provided in Washington, D.C., at BY PAUL KRZYWICKI church for a concert during the week.’’ Living Wages (www.livingwages.org), a Hassick, Miller and 19 other community­based, non­profit organization North Philadelphia, Pa., Wichita Falls, Misericordia students and three that provides adult education, and at the Texas, and southeast Washington, D.C., chaperones volunteered with the Wichita Father McKenna Center (www.father are miles apart and have little in common Falls Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. mckenna center.org), a shelter that feeds during the spring season other than the The once vibrant city has been impacted and clothes homeless men, was an common thread of humaneness that heavily in recent years by the poor extension of her volunteer work on permeates the communities. The need economy. Therefore, the need for campus. “What outsiders don’t know is for inexpensive housing and family affordable housing is very real. that this metropolitan area is actually sustaining jobs, and the effects of urban MU’s volunteers built two homes from inhabited by many individuals in need of decay in center cities have left large gaps the concrete foundation up. When it was something — food, shelter, clothing,’’ in the social fabric for some of the most time to return to Dallas, Pa., the houses says Truax. “It is heartbreaking to know underserved in today’s society. were framed, trusses had been put in that in an area that offers numerous A growing number of collegians — place and drywall was being added. “In opportunities, so many people are including 49 Misericordia University the end, the person volunteering gets all struggling to simply make ends meet.’’ students and nine chaperones — worked the benefits,’’ offers Katie O’Hearn ‘14. In the heart of Philadelphia lies the March 6­11 to fill the gaps left by “The work volunteers do changes the lives Cranileath Spiritual Center (www. budgetary cutbacks in local, state and of other people for the better and cranaleith.org), a historic home that was federal funding. Their goals oftentimes volunteers always walk away with a new a meeting place for women suffrages and are simple and their time there is perspective on life.’’ is now an environment for people of all relatively short, but their work routinely Service­learning has been a staple faiths to gather and reflect upon their lasting impressions on those they of an MU education for generations. “deepest values and hopes for their own have touched. Members of the campus give of lives and for society.’’ The center also “I devoted my time to service for one themselves by applying their classroom hosted nine MU students and three simple reason: There was nothing else I knowledge or everyday skills for the chaperones for their spring service trip. was going to do that would be worthwhile betterment of others. In return, they gain Each morning, the volunteers traveled when compared to service,’’ says Ryan a better understanding of humanity, to Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Hassick ’15 of Coopersburg, Pa. “I got world issues and the world they live in. (www.mercyneighbors.org), offering to travel to Wichita Falls, Texas, see a “The field of occupational therapy is assistance to the programs being different culture and landscape, meet very people­ and service­oriented,’’ says operated out of the facility. An adult day new people and better other people’s O’Hearn, who volunteered in Texas. “Most care program for seniors afforded lives with a simple week of my time. It of the people I have met through OT participants an opportunity to engage in does not get much better than that.’’ simply want to help others. I think it was activities, exercise and conversation in a “One thing that stood out to me on great getting to meet people from a safe environment, and a before­ and the trip was the hospitality of the local different culture because it taught me how after­school program for children provided residents,’’ adds Jim Miller ’14. “Our people view life experiences differently. In healthy meals, homework assistance and lunches and some dinners were provided such a client­based field, it is important to interactive activities. MU’s students also by an elderly couple. They enjoyed take into consideration all the needs of the applied their academic training in physical helping us and talking with us. They were patient, including beliefs and culture.’’ therapy and teacher education to the always very happy and welcoming to us. For Julia Truax ’12, the manual labor betterment of those in need.

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Field house artist’s State grant supports rendering building projects

BY PAUL KRZYWICKI

MU investing more than $10 million Machell Avenue Art Studios in a two­building development on campus Residence Hall and in renovations for Art Studios and Residence hall and Machell Avenue Residence Hall in the downtown classroom facility

A $3 million state grant will help fund a bathrooms and appliances. Each floor to accommodate 26 students and one two­building, mixed­use development on plan also contains a study lounge and resident director. It includes eight single the main campus. The construction laundry facilities. rooms, three double occupancy rooms, projects will provide ample campus The $4.4 million field house will be a three triples and a quad. housing, additional classroom space and state­of­the­art athletic center with Art Studios will also support various athletic programs. athletic training rooms, locker rooms and To support a new minor in fine arts that The Redevelopment Assistance Capital public restrooms. The 18,900­square­ will be available beginning in the fall, Program grant will be applied to the foot, one­story facility will be built near Misericordia is renovating the lower level facilities. Overall, more than $10 million Mangelsdorf Field and the new baseball of 50 Lake St., near the Pauly House and will be invested in the campus community diamond, which will be named in honor John J. Passan Hall, into the Art Studios. through four projects. of the Tambur family. It includes a 1,714­square­foot sculpture The 37,000­square­foot, three­story Machell Avenue Residence Hall classroom and a 1,435­square­foot building by the North Gate of campus MU also purchased a 5,483­square­foot painting classroom at a cost of $285,000. and across the parking lot from the building at 10 Machell Ave., Dallas The studios will be used for ceramics, Anderson Sports and Health Center will Borough, for $445,000. It will be drawing, painting, sculpture and other feature 118 beds for student housing and transformed into a residence hall for classes associated with the new minor. three new classrooms. The $6.2 million upper­level and graduate students in the Through these courses and additional project will provide suite­style residence College of Health Sciences. The Machell opportunities, community members can space with kitchens, living rooms, Avenue Residence Hall is being designed also take non­credit classes in the future.

Passan Foundation supports health science programs at MU

The building that houses the College with the building as they toured it,’’ of Health Science on Lake Street in Dallas said Carol Keup of the Passan Borough has been named John J. Passan Foundation. “The state­of­the­art Hall by Misericordia University. The name equipment and labs contained of the University’s newest building is throughout speak to the quality of the in honor of John J. Passan whose health science programs within it. This Passan Foundation has pledged $1 project aligns directly with the Passan million in support of the University. A mission of supporting medical research John J. Passan Hall formal dedication ceremony will be and education. Mr. and Mrs. Passan are held Aug. 25. “Mr. Passan’s interest in medicine and pleased to be able to make a difference MU invested $6 million in the purchase medical science education is captured in both the education of students and and renovation of the building located at in this state­of­the­art health science the health of our community.’’ 100 Lake St., Dallas Borough, to meet the teaching facility,’’ said Michael A. The Passan Foundation is a privately growing needs of students and faculty in MacDowell, president of Misericordia held foundation that was established nursing, occupational therapy, physical University. “The building incorporates more than 20 years ago by Mr. John J. therapy and speech­language pathology. the latest developments in health care Passan, founder, owner and president of The facility also provides opportunities education and houses clinical facilities Valley Distributing and Storage Co., in for students to conduct research and gain where people without medical insurance Wilkes­Barre, Laflin and Scranton, Pa. For clinical experience in the Speech­ can receive professional therapy. As more than 50 years, the privately­owned Language and Hearing Center and such, Passan Hall is a wonderful and operated business has been Physical Therapy Clinic. Both facilities educational venue and a service to providing innovative logistics and offer clinical therapy sessions to people community residents.’’ transportation services from the heart who have little or no health insurance. “Mr. and Mrs. Passan were captivated of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 13 From BUSINESS OF Wa ll DEPARTMENT Street Acato demia

MU b usine ss stude nts be nef it f rom the inte rna tiona l e xpe ri e n ce D r . Kea rne y brin g s to h is c l a sse s

Quick I nfo The following are Dr. Timothy F. Kearney ’s academic credentials: n Ph.D. in Economics, CUNY ­ Graduate Center, N.Y. n M.A. in Economics, the University of Pittsburgh n Post ­Baccalaureate Exchange at the Poznan School of Economics, Poznan, Poland n B.A. in Polish Language and Culture, the University of Pittsburgh

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Dr. Timothy F. Kearney, Ph.D., assistant professor, worked for Bear Stearns and many other notable companies before joining the faculty at Misericordia University in 2010.

14 M I S E R I C O R D I A T O D A Y DEPARTMENT

‘Always be prepared’ OF

place,’’ explains Dr. Kearney, who also BUSINESS Business professor brings Wall was an adjunct professor at Hunter College, Seton Hall University and Point Street experience to the classroom Park College. “But what I took away from my experiences, what they taught me is what’s useful to the students. How to analyze a situation, how to stay STORY BY PAUL KRZYWICKI appropriately focused, how to think at the margin, the need to stay one step ahead, imothy F. Kearney, Ph.D., these lessons are universal throughout adheres to a simple the business world. They are the toolkit philosophy — Lepiej nosic for success in any field, frankly.’’ niz prosic — that has For example, in early March 2008, Dr. benefitted him in both his Kearney realized that Bear Stearns T personal and professional would not survive the economic calamity lives. Literally translated, Dr. Kearney’s that had enveloped the economy. He favorite Polish quote means “it’s better told his team to prepare their resumes. to carry something than have to ask for “It was a forecast that I hoped was it.’’ Figuratively, it is an injunction to wrong, but I had little doubt I’d be “always be well prepared for whatever proven right. And sure enough, the firm might come up failed by St. Patrick’s Day,’’ the former Fast Facts : and then some.’’ senior managing director at Bear Stearns So when the adds. “My call was the result of being Dr. Timothy F. professional involved in various financial crises over international 25 years. Now teaching someone how Kearney speaks Timothy F. Kearney, Ph.D. four languages: economist was exactly to predict a profound event is confronted with English, Polish, key to success over the long term. Your tough, if not impossible. But to observe historic events such career is important, sure. But your life is where a firm is going and to emphasize Spanish and as the emerging not defined by your job. It’s defined by that there are ways to minimize the risk Portuguese. market debt crisis who you are as a person. of failure is applicable to all sorts of in the 1980s, or “It’s important to go above and business situations.‘’ the positive turnaround in the emerging beyond the call of duty to succeed, but The “too big to fail’’ mantra of this markets over the past 20 years, or the the fact of the matter is that your business era, also became its Achilles failure of Bear Stearns — the fifth largest relationships outside of work are what heel as short­term profits reigned over investment banking firm in the nation — sustain you in good times and bad,’’ he sound, long­term business practices, in 2008, he knew he had the tools adds. “Stay grounded and keep in mind according to Dr. Kearney. “The lesson and preparation to handle the that setbacks are only temporary. And for our students is clear: Maintain good situation appropriately. don’t get too full of yourself in good relations, be a good corporate citizen, Dr. Kearney also believes that ethical times. Your career is a marathon, not stay nimble and stay humble,’’ he says. decision making in business and in life is a sprint.’’ Dr. Kearney has a ready store of essential for success, not to mention a Dr. Kearney’s metaphorical marathon teaching moments from his days at good night’s sleep. Sound choices lead now has entered its second leg after he Fidelity Investments, Mellon Bank or to a conviction in your decisions and a transitioned from Wall Street to Bear Stearns to apply real­world good reputation that is priceless inside academia full time in 2010. Today, he examples in order to flesh out his and outside of the office. “I have learned shares his professional experiences in classroom lesson plans in economics, and relearned three key lessons: You are the corporate world — both positive investment management or corporate only as good as your reputation, be as and negative — with his Misericordia finance. With the recent recession fresh prepared as you can and work to students. He imparts on them his in everyone’s mind the global economy maintain a proper balance between your real­world knowledge, along with the continues to deal with a more austere job and your life,’’ says the assistant equally important intangible qualities period, characterized by more regulation professor of business at MU. such as integrity and the need to be and oversight, sluggish growth and “Don’t squander your good name for always applying lessons learned. working through the problems of over short­term gain,’’ he emphasizes. “Yes it “It’s what I learned from my time on leverage. It’s a tough time, but Dr. can be tempting to grab a bigger Wall Street that adds the most value to Kearney remains optimistic. portion, to only worry about what the classroom. They are much more “The basic dynamism of the U.S. benefits you in the moment. But good important than my personal experiences economy remains and it remains vital,’’ business is built on trust. themselves. Those experiences were he says. “I’m not a believer in long­term “Balance between work and life is the specific to a certain time and a certain U.S. decline.’’

S U M M E R 2 0 1 1 15 BUSINESS OF Good Sport management professor teaches students how to

DEPARTMENT parlay interest in athletics Sports into exciting careers

BY PAUL KRZYWICKI

Sport is a physical activity that someone engages in for “The future of the sport industry is pleasure or as a source of diversion or recreation, according to Merriam­Webster’s College Dictionary. To David Gargone, Ed.D., bright, especially for individuals who assistant professor of business at Misericordia University, that five­letter word also means opportunity and so much more. have an academic background in It didn’t take long for Dr. Gargone to realize that sports sport management.” provide more than an outlet for athletes in the arena of – David Gargone, Ed.D. competition. The sport management professor at MU began earning a modest wage umpiring baseball games as a 13 year old and used that as a springboard to a career in sports and a and a willingness to accept the challenges presented by working lifelong appreciation of it as well. in sports, according to Dr. Gargone. MU’s undergraduate “I started umpiring baseball games and continued to do so program has a successful track record in placing graduates with through college,’’ says Dr. Gargone, who joined MU’s faculty in well­known professional sports franchises, such as the New York 2010. “The most influential event that started me on my career Yankees, New York Rangers, Wilkes­Barre/Scranton Penguins, path was coaching junior high basketball when I was a junior in Scranton/Wilkes­Barre Yankees, Pocono Raceway and NASCAR, college. I really began to appreciate the administrative side of and in amateur athletic administration posts. Other graduates sports over the participation side of sports.’’ pursue MBAs or go to law school. The transition from playing to coaching opened his eyes to These success stories can be traced to the program’s rigorous the many opportunities available in sports. It was no longer an academics. It separates itself from other national programs by interest or a hobby, but an avenue to take his love of sports to being housed in the Department of Business and by requiring the professional level, albeit armed with a briefcase and tie students to earn 12 credits by participating in one or more instead of a baseball glove or spikes. “I really began to see internships. “Only 25 percent of sport management departments sports as a career and not just an interest anymore,’’ explains Dr. in the country are housed in the business department,’’ Dr. Gargone, who is also an assistant baseball coach at MU. Gargone reveals. “Our students leave with a strong background “Coaching opened a number of doors for me both academically in not only sport management, but also business in general. and professionally. As I pursued my master’s degree, I learned “The internships require students to work 540 hours in the more about sport administration and began to realize that I field of sport management before graduation. This gives the could do more than just coach. The natural progression occurred students the opportunity to build their skill set and network, as I moved from coaching to teaching at the collegiate level as I while gaining valuable experience for their resume. This is an pursued my doctorate.’’ intensive internship experience that exceeds most other Today, sports are more than the Super Bowl, the World Series programs’ requirements,’’ he adds. or the Indianapolis 500. It is part of popular culture with millions Dr. Gargone believes the industry of sports is just as of people tuning in to national and international events. It is a competitive as the action in the arena or on the field of play. burgeoning growth industry with billions of dollars in revenue. It It takes a passion to succeed, a diverse skill set, good offers recreation on and off the fields and courts of competition communication and people skills, and the know­how in core — and it also provides countless employment opportunities. business areas, such as sales, budgeting and marketing. The field offers many exciting careers paths, depending on “The future of the sport industry is bright, especially for a person’s area of interest. Graduates can go into athletic individuals who have an academic background in sport administration and become high school or collegiate athletic management,’’ he says. “I also see an increase in the directors or become part of youth recreation management. privatization of amateur sports, especially at the youth levels. Professional sports offer a variety of opportunities in marketing, However, as sport management continues to grow as an sales, public relations, facility management, event operations academic discipline, so do the number of graduates. The sports and more. More specialized areas include sports broadcasting, industry is highly competitive, so it is important for those player representation and sports information. pursuing careers in sport management to recognize this and Sport management, though, is for people who have a passion address it through their academic preparation.’’

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OF LOVE BUSINESS OF THE GAME Professor teaches students how to work in the burgeoning industry

Quick Info The following are Dr. David Gargone ’s academic credentials: n Ed.D. in Sport Management from the United States Sports Academy n M.A. in Teaching, Secondary Education from Rockford College n B.S. in Business Management from the University of Scranton

Dr. David Gargone, Ed.D., is an assistant professor of business and sport management at Misericordia University.

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SUMMER 2 0 1 1 17 INTERNSHIP Making BUSINESS Wishes Trcome u e Marketing major gains hands­on experience at Make­A­Wish Foundation

B Y P A U L K R Z Y W I C K I afflicted with life ­threatening illnesses. Eighty­ eight percent of MU’s She coordinated outreach efforts with Class of 2011 had an internship, guidance counselors in 11 regional or Heather Beleno ’11 of school districts to refer children in ­need Great Meadows, N.J., her clinical, practicum or field to the foundation. semester­ long internship at experience before graduation. “The letter campaign was to inform Make­ A ­Wish Foundation of counselors on how to refer a child to the Greater Pennsylvania and foundation, ’’ explains Beleno, who FF Southern West Virginia in Entrepreneurship Education. “The received her Bachelor of Science degree Scranton, Pa., was more than the front only way for current college graduates in marketing at the 85th annual door to her future career in marketing. to be able to compete is by Commencement ceremony in May. “The It was the culmination of a months ­long completing internships. ’’ letter was very successful, as I received experience that brought about a wide The picture came into focus when responses back from counselors letting range of emotions. she learned her second cousin, Jack me know that they will refer anyone they It was the beginning of her senior year Culbertson, 8, was diagnosed with know of to Make ­A ­Wish and we also at Misericordia University and the neuroblastoma, the most common received five referrals. ’’ Hackettstown High School graduate was childhood cancer in the United States. Beleno also assisted the regional looking forward to her last year as a Beleno acted on her own instincts and branch with fundraising activities, media collegian and the experience she would reached out to comfort the family relations and cultivating new sponsors gain during her spring ­semester member. “ When I saw that he wrote and benefactors in Bradford, Lackawanna, internship. As she personally researched something on his mom ’s Facebook wall Luzerne, Lycoming, Pike, Sullivan, the positions available in her field, the about his girlfriends Carrie Underwood Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and daughter of Tom and Wendy Beleno and Miranda Lambert, I reached out to Wyoming counties. The marketing could see that her options were plentiful. many different organizations to try and internship was important for Beleno But in what direction did she want to get anything from them that I could, ’’ because it provided her with the take her career, she would ask herself Beleno says. “I ended up getting him hands ­on experience she was seeking during the process? The importance of an autographed picture and all of and other valuable lessons she will be an internship cannot be understated Carrie Underwood ’s CDs. ’’ able to apply in her career. as employers oftentimes seek new Today, Culbertson is successfully “Patience was the most valuable lesson college graduates who have applied fighting the disease and enjoying the I learned from my internship, ’’ says their classroom lessons in a many generous gifts his cousin presented Beleno, who gained professional professional setting. him shortly after his diagnosis. The experience, enhanced her “The current economic environment experience also made Beleno ’s choice communication skills and began combined with the heightened level of for an internship crystal clear. networking during her internship. “I competition demands that new potential From January to May, Beleno worked made so many phone calls and sent employees be able to contribute right to get Make ­A ­Wish established in its out so many e ­mails. With families away,’’ says Robert Williams, assistant new Scranton office so they could make having such busy lives, it was hard director of the Center for Economic and dreams come true for other children to get in touch with them. ’’

18 M I S E R I C O R D I A T O D A Y Business major BUSSINESS

aces internship INTERNSHIP with Dow Jones

STORY BY MARIANNE TUCKER PUHALLA

sales, public relations and branding and creative. He is also using the experience he gained working with Misericordia’s Marketing Communications Web Division to help his Dow Jones’ team develop a marketing strategy for social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. His team is also working to update all of the marketing content on the Dow Jones website – which includes helping to analyze posted materials and improve search engine optimization so that Dow Jones pages show up higher in the Internet search process. “I am also looking forward to an upcoming project which will Misericordia University student Tyler White ‘12 poses for a give me the chance to be involved with an advertising campaign picture at his internship with Dow Jones & Company’s Global in the Wall Street Journal. It will give me the opportunity to work Marketing Communications Department. with the top advertising teams in New York City and see the advertising process from start to finish,” he says. Albeit nervous at first, he says he felt prepared thanks to business major and member of the business law classes with Dr. Allen Minor, assistant professor of Misericordia Golf Team, Tyler White ‘12 business; adjunct professor Richard Bitterly’s U.S. history classes, knew there was plenty to be excited about and the opportunity to study economics with his advisor, John when he landed a prestigious summer Sumansky, Ph.D., chair of the Misericordia business department. internship with Dow Jones & Company’s The son of Tom and Eileen White of Allentown, Pa., will A Global Marketing Communications graduate in May 2012 with a degree in business administration Department. What the rising senior soon with a sequence in marketing. He is a member of the MU Business learned was that he was only one of a handful of interns his Professional Association, where he served as director of projects, division took on around the world. including career preparation workshops. “It (the internship) is extremely competitive and we’ve A golf team member, White was originally recruited by only offered positions to about 10 candidates throughout Misericordia for basketball yet what sealed the deal for him was our entire global organization this year,” said Lisa Singer the chance to take part in the Guaranteed Placement Program Fitzpatrick, executive director of the company’s Global (GPP). The GPP is a four­year program of supplemental career Marketing Communications division. The internship began education at MU. It offers any student who fully participates in the May 23 and is based in the company’s Princeton, N.J. program a paid internship in their field of study if they do not offices. Within the first week, White was delegated as receive a job offer or are accepted into graduate school within six product manager of one of the company’s business months of graduation. products, FX Trader. His work included traveling to the White hopes that with all his Dow Jones’ experiences on his company’s headquarters in Manhattan, N.Y., for meetings resume, he won’t need to use that GPP guarantee. twice weekly. Dow Jones is a leader in global news and information “It (the internship) is extremely and is made up of brands, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch competitive and we’ve only offered and Factiva. The Global Marketing Communications Team oversees brand management and external positions to about 10 candidates communications to ensure consistency and clarity across all Dow Jones products, business units and regions, which throughout our entire global regularly reach more than 42 million people worldwide. organization this year.” As an intern, White had the opportunity to participate in – Lisa Singer global campaign planning sessions and interact with other teams such as regional marketing, product marketing, Global Marketing Communications Division

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 19 Stephanie Forbes ’13, an occupational therapy major at Misericordia University, works with Hunter at the INTERNSHIP

Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Camp in Marietta, Ga., where she interned during the summer. SCIENCES

Pursuing a HEALTH Helping Profession

their social world, their struggles, their are as young as 2 years of age. Forbes STORY BY PAUL KRZYWICKI strengths and their hopes, ’’ she says. assisted with crafts and games designed “As an occupational therapist, you are to help the children work on such skills as hat was Stephanie treating them for everything they have grasping, finger isolation and in ­hand Forbes ’ 13 meant to do experienced, everything they are manipulation. She also assisted with with her life? Even at a presently experiencing and everything establishing obstacle courses, stretching young age, it was a they will experience.’’ exercises and activities that were geared W consistent thought in The ambition to help others permeates toward helping them with their balance, the back of her mind. The Reading, Pa., almost every decision and action Forbes equilibrium, core strength and much more. native readily acknowledges that she makes daily. The OT major pursues her “The experience was extremely knew she wanted to pursue a “helping dream occupation during the academic rewarding for me, ’’ says Forbes, who also profession,’’ such as education, medicine, year and provides the services she ’s has a minor in psychology. “Through music or other related fields. But it wasn ’t acquired through schooling to those in these challenging situations, the kids until her junior year in high school that need during the summer. Last summer, formed quite a bond with us. It was also the daughter of Michael and Mary Forbes Forbes was a camp counselor at a really neat to see the improvement in the learned what she was truly “meant summer camp for people of all ages with kids from day to day — whether it was to do. ’’ special needs. This year, she added an actually plain ­to ­see neurological “I discovered occupational therapy extra internship from May 29 to June 9 improvement or whether it was just (OT),’’ Forbes announces, “ when reading in order to help children at a Constraint gaining the confidence to give that arm the account of a young woman whose life Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and that hand a try in the midst of others was drastically changed thanks to the Camp in Marietta, Ga. facing the same challenge. ’’ help of her occupational therapists. I Children at a CIMT camp have After her summer internship, Forbes proceeded to research the profession and hemiparesis or hemiplegia, conditions is one step closer to realizing her noble everything about it appealed to me. ’’ that leave one side of the body paralyzed goal of having “the opportunity to As an OT, she could use her creativity, or extremely weak. Oftentimes the change lives in so many ways every single personality and patience to help people diagnosis is the result of a neurological day. ’’ The CIMT camp helped her grow as overcome challenges that they otherwise factor, such as a traumatic brain or spinal a person and as an aspiring therapist who might not conquer on their own. “To me, cord injury, cerebral palsy or stroke. The is also preparing for fieldwork placements this sounded like the ultimate way to use therapy involves constraining the during her final two years at MU. “What both the intellect and the love of people non ­affected extremity while employing appealed to me about Misericordia when that God has given me to make a intensive and repetitive task ­related I first came to visit was the rigor of and meaningful difference in the world of training of the affected arm or hand the options offered by the occupational those around me, ’’ says Forbes. which can lead to patients overcoming therapy program, ’’ she says. “I wanted to “I chose OT against all other helping their learned nonuse of the limb. come to a school with a well ­established professions because OT is concerned with To the average person, these program that would give me the the whole person — everything about therapeutic sessions resemble playtime or knowledge and skills that I would need to their physical world, their emotional world, activity time, especially when the patients become the best therapist I could be. ’’

20 MISERICORDIA TO DAY R. Gregory Collins ’82 is the BUSINESS Community Bank President for the NEPenn Division of Wells Fargo.

ALUMNI PROFILE A communi ty approach to bank ing Business administration graduate manages 39 Well Fargo stores in NEPA

STORY BY MARIANNE TUCKER PUHALLA

rom the windows of his Wells working at a local bank, ’’ he says, completed in the spring. Fargo office on Pierce Street acknowledging some of the best advice He is also an avid sports fan, and in in Kingston, Pa., R. Gregory he’ s ever received. “A casual friend, 2005 he lived out a dream of attending a Collins, ’82, can look out at Roger Bruszewski, who happened to be fantasy baseball camp with notable players the Luzerne County the chair of the Business Department at from his favorite team, the St. Louis. F Courthouse and across the Misericordia, suggested I think about Cardinals. Collins and his wife, Cynthia, Susquehanna River to the mountains of getting my degree at the campus. ” have a daughter, Emily, 16. Lackawanna County, offering him daily A non ­traditional student, Collins Extending his community spirit outside snapshots of the communities he serves. admits that working in a bank by day and the office, Collins serves as a member of As the community bank president of the taking classes four nights a week and the Board of Directors of the Greater NEPenn Division, Collins oversees the sometimes on weekends was a huge Wilkes ­Barre Chamber of Business and operations of 39 Wells Fargo ’s stores — challenge. The challenge, though, Industry, the Lackawanna Industrial Fund what others call branches — in a provided him with some lifelong lessons Enterprise, and the NEPA Council of the nine ­county region in Northeastern on the power of commitment. Boy Scouts of America. He is a 4th Pennsylvania, working with a team of 350 “There were times when I took as many Degree Knights of Columbus and a associates in the retail banking division. as nine credits while working full time, ’’ graduate of Executive Leadership His enthusiasm for his team and the he says, noting his Misericordia Wilkes ­Barre. work they do is contagious. “The Wells experiences helped him determine what And what about his view of the Luzerne Fargo model is based on community and was important and what he needed to do County Courthouse? During the redesign how we can leverage a large organization to succeed. “As I went along, I could see of the Kingston store, Collins was asked in a local way. We use a team approach my goals more clearly. I am extremely by Wells Fargo managers in San where we call on the multiple proud to have earned my degree (a Francisco, Calif., to review a proposed perspectives of our diverse team bachelor ’s in business administration) and sketch of the new mural for the lobby that members to help us best meet to be a Misericordia alum. ” features historical pictures of the region. customers ’ needs, ” he says. His career led him to Wachovia Bank Since it appears so prominently in the Collins grew up in Kingston, not far (now Wells Fargo) in 1992 where he served local skyline, he asked that the from his current office. He began his in a variety of positions, including retail courthouse be included. The finished banking career when a traditional banking director from 2004 ­2009. He took panorama with the courthouse serves as collegiate experience didn ’t work out for on his current title in 2009, allowing him to a reminder to him that the Wells Fargo him. “I initially went away to school, but relocate to the office in his hometown. The team approach does work and people ’s soon came back home and started Wachovia conversion to Wells Fargo was opinions do matter.

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 21 Erin Shoemaker ‘11 MU Goes Graduate to pursue Hh.D. in molecular, cellular biology at Dartmouth College

Name: Erin Shoemaker ’11 Brown University over the 2010 summer in Hometown: Hughesville, Pa. the lab of Dr. Alison DeLong through the Degree/Major: Bachelor of Science in Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early biology, minor in chemistry Identification Program. My project was Parents: Barbara­Jo and Dean Shoemaker investigating the influence of phosphatidic acid modulation of protein phosphatase 2A. Most memorable moment at MU: My I also conducted research during my senior most memorable moment was when I year at MU with Angela Asirvatham, Ph.D., presented my senior seminar to the campus associate professor of biology. My project community. I will never forget the feeling of was investigating the role of presenting my research, Phosphatidic Acid A­kinase anchoring proteins and Akt in Modulation of Protein Phosphatase 2A, to Schwann cell cultures. my peers and instructors, and the relief of completing such an important part of my Plans for graduate school: I will be senior year. studying plant molecular biology at Dartmouth College in the molecular and Favorite class: Molecular Genetics. It was cellular biology Ph.D. program. a fully lab­based course in which we learned standard molecular biology techniques. Graduate school preparation: After I There only nine students in the class and it decided that my career track was going was a very relaxed atmosphere where we all to take me to graduate school, I applied to had the same goal to learn how to do real a great number of summer internship and biology research like it is done in the field. research programs and eventually decided on Brown University. While there, I Most inspiring faculty member: Mary attendedv various sessions in order to Hinton, Ph.D., associate VP for Academic learn what was needed to be a competitive Affairs. After working in her office and applicant for graduate school. Thanks to having her as a mentor for over two years, the help I received from my colleagues at Dr. Hinton has helped me stay motivated. Brown, as well as the letters of She taught me by example how to be recommendation written by my professors professional and successful, as well as kind at Misericordia, I was accepted to a number and welcoming. She encouraged me to take of very well­established programs. Deciding chances that I might not have otherwise, was difficult, but Dartmouth is certainly the like applying to very prestigious internships place for me! and graduate schools, and supported me emotionally when I was nearly in tears over Future ambitions: I want to do research rejection letters. and travel. These are two deeply important things to me, as there is so much Why MU? I chose to come to Misericordia information we have yet to learn and there because the campus was beautiful, and as are so many places I have yet to see. a freshman, I was attracted to the physical therapy program. When I later changed I will consider myself successful …: The majors, I decided to stay at Misericordia first time my name is officially published in because I was familiar with my fellow a scientific journal. I have a manuscript students and the professors. awaiting publication, but seeing my name in print will be the first time I truly feel like Relevant research experience: I interned at a scientist. I can’t wait!

22 MISERICORDIA TODAY Christin Ivy League Monroe ‘11 Hrinceton-bound graduate to pursue Hh.D. in computational physical chemistry

Name: Christin Monroe ’11 over the summer to learn more about the Hometown: Flemington, N.J. medicinal plants used in Nicaragua. I also Degree/Major: Bachelor of Science in did research with Charles Saladino, Ph.D., biochemistry with a minor in mathematics associate professor of chemistry, developing Parents: Patricia and Thomas Monroe a new biochemistry lab that used a luminometer to illustrate free radical Most memorable moment at MU: inhibition. I presented this research at the Spending part of my summer in Nicaragua spring 2011 National American Chemical with chemistry professor Larry Pedersen, Society Conference. Ph.D., doing research. Not only did I learn about doing research on medicinal plants, Plans for graduate school: I plan on I also learned about a different culture. attending Princeton University starting in July 2011 and to pursue a Ph.D. in Favorite class: Organic chemistry. While computational physical chemistry, taking it, I realized how much I really loved specifically molecular modeling. chemistry and wanted to pursue it for the rest of my life. I loved learning Graduate school preparation: Majoring about how molecules were interacting in biochemistry at Misericordia gave me with each other. a well­rounded background in both chemistry and biology. I was also able Most inspiring faculty member: I consider to participate in three unique research Dr. Pedersen as my most inspiring faculty projects, which will prepare me very well member because he genuinely cares about for graduate school. Working as a student his students and puts in the time to help lab assistant with Mr. Leo Carr, lab them be successful. He is one of the main manager, was also a very useful experience reasons why I am going to Princeton because it reinforced my learning of because he has given me so much support common laboratory practices. I not only and guidance. received support from the Chemistry Department, but also from the Mathematics Why MU? My aunt, Jacqueline Buckley Department, specifically Dr. Jay Stine, Goetz, graduated from Misericordia in 1988 Ph.D., associate professor. Without the and she had such a great experience that support from the Mathematics Department, she encouraged me to apply. I wanted I would not be concentrating in to attend a school where I had direct mathematical chemistry in graduate school. contact with my professors and I found that at Misericordia. Future ambitions: At this point, I am not exactly sure what I am going to do after Relevant research experience: I have I achieve my Ph.D. from Princeton, but participated in three unique research more than likely I will go into research projects at Misericordia. I worked with Dr. in industry. Pedersen doing synthesis research on analogs of compounds that had known I will consider myself successful if…: antibiotic properties, and presented the I get my doctorate from Princeton and results at the spring I get a job doing something that I love. 2010 National American Chemical Society I also hope that I am able to support Conference. The second research project my community in the future. took me to Nicaragua with Dr. Pedersen

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BUSINESS

Kevin T. Heaney ‘06 is the interactive marketing and community relations manager for Pocono Raceway.

S T O R Y B Y P A U L K R Z Y W I C K I

he Tricky Triangle is relations manager for Pocono Raceway. connecting with more than 1,300 new synonymous with Pocono His fingerprints can be found on almost Facebook and 750 Twitter fans, and then Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., anything Pocono related, from engaging traveling for promotional appearances. and the Pocono 500 and enthusiastic race fans through social He tossed out the first pitch for the T Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR media, such as Twitter, Facebook and Trenton Thunder baseball team in New Sprint Cup Series races the YouTube, to traditional Web site blogging Jersey, and appeared at the Lehigh Valley track hosts every year. That and other marketing materials. Sporting Clays and SPCA in Wilkes­Barre, moniker could also be used “The success that I’ve enjoyed really Pa., with driver Ryan Newman. His to describe the path Kevin T. Heaney ’06 goes back to the people who were there weekend ended in Victory Circle with chose to work alongside some of the to support me during my four years at a familiar driver. biggest names in the racing industry. Misericordia,’’ says Heaney, who also has “I was watching Jeff Gordon and his A career in NASCAR was the furthest worked as the manager of team celebrating their second victory of thing on his mind when Heaney communications for Richard Childress the season,’’ he wrote in Volume 5 of his matriculated to Misericordia University as Racing with drivers Clint Bowyer, Jeff blog. “I had to take a minute to myself to an English major in 2002. His eyes were Burton, Stephen Leicht and Casey Mears, take it all in. Pocono Raceway was the first set firmly on becoming a high school and as an assistant media relations place I ever saw a race as a child. It was teacher so he could nurture and mold the representative for DuPont Motorsports also the place where I started my next generation. In a matter of months, and Jeff Gordon. “Anytime I had a NASCAR career in 2006. Following the another opportunity at MU presented question for a professor or anyone at MU, two races at Pocono in ’06, I was hired itself and Heaney ran with it. I could always find an answer. Some of my at Performance PR Plus, an agency that “As my freshman year progressed, I biggest supporters were my fellow handles the DuPont Motorsports account, began to realize I was better suited for classmates. There were a few of us who including public relations for Gordon. the sport industry,’’ says Heaney, who kind of stuck together on projects and “Standing in Pocono’s Victory Circle

received a Bachelor of Science degree studying together.’’ really put things into perspective because my career has come full circle,’’ he added. in sport management from Misericordia The voice of the “Pocono Posse” is “My first Victory Lane experience University. “I always had part­time jobs quick to acknowledge that hard work, occurred with Gordon at Darlington working in the sport industry at recreation perseverance and adapting to the in 2007. And then my first track victory centers and sport facilities on Long Island. fast­changing aspects of social marketing celebration occurs with the first driver and Following an amazing internship at are key to a successful career in sport management or marketing. During the sponsor I worked for at the first track I was Hendrick Motorsports between my June 10­12 Pocono 500 weekend, ever employed. It’s pretty amazing how junior and senior years at MU, I found Heaney’s hectic schedule had him things fall into place sometimes!” my passion. “I realized my new dream was to work in NASCAR and to this day it continues to Wan t to lear n more about Kevi n T. Hea ney ‘06 ? feel a little surreal,’’ he adds. Visit his blog at www.poconoraceway.com/pocono­ raceway ­blog.html Today, the son of Steve and Patricia Heaney of Rockville Centre, N.Y., is the or follow him on Twitter @kevin_heaney interactive marketing and community

24 MISERICORDIA TO DAY Ryan G. Beliveau ‘08 is a BUSINESS financial advisor for Wealth Management Group, LLC.

ALUMNI CoCoThThmmeeppaanyny PROFILE YoYouu KeKeeepp

Former golf team captain becomes successful financial advisor by following a simple motto

STORY BY PAUL KRZYWICKI

Misericordia University golf coach Tim to the son of Michel and Cynthia Beliveau objectives.’’ He received the New Advisor Foran has a simple philosophy when it of Newton, N.J. Like a lot of graduating of the Year Award in 2010 and was also comes to improving his players’ putting high school seniors, Beliveau was unsure selected as one of Sussex County’s top 20 game — if you want to be a good putter, about his future career after visiting 14 Business Professionals Under the Age of hang around with other good putters. It’s colleges and universities. He eventually 40 in the region. an attitude that can also be applied to chose MU and its sport management The former scholar athlete also offers many other aspects of life, according to program — one of the few programs in his opinion and insights on topics ranging Ryan G. Beliveau ’08, who captained the the country that is housed in the from retirement planning to Cougars on the links for two seasons. Department of Business. comprehensive financial planning when “Now I know, he was trying to teach me “Having classes such as business law, starting a new business as a guest that if you want to be good at putting on marketing, accounting and business commentator on the weekly financial talk the golf course you have to hang around financial principles mixed in with my sport show, Your Financial Future. people whose habits and mental management classes really helped to Beliveau is a licensed broker of life, tendencies will rub off on you, thus develop me as a business person and not health and accident insurance, and has making you a skilled putter,’’ Beliveau just as someone who understands the worked in the areas of mortgage, says, explaining his former coach’s motto. history of sport,’’ says Beliveau, who insurance, investments and financial “This lesson is true in all aspects of life. landed a job as the assistant concession planning since he entered the industry in “If you want to be a quality, director for the Sussex Skyhawks of the 2009. He has provided financial services well­rounded person, you must invest Can­Am Independent Baseball League to teachers, business owners, corporate your time around other quality, after receiving his Bachelor of Science executives and retirees. well­rounded people. I was able to do this degree. “Misericordia is a place I called home for four years while at Misericordia. Today, “Without these core classes as part of for four of the most influential years of my I am happy because I have a great family, my curriculum, there is no way I would life,’’ adds Beliveau, a board member of great friends and a great quality of life. have been prepared for a career in the local Jaycees and the New Jersey This is all due in part to understanding business.’’ Support Group Leader for the National that if you want to be a quality person, Today, Beliveau is a financial advisor for Alopecia Areata Foundation. you should surround yourself with quality the financial advisory team of Wealth “Misericordia taught me many great life people,’’ he adds. Management Group, LLC of Clark, N.J., lessons as well as providing me with a It also helps if you apply yourself inside that works with “people from all walks of great foundation that has helped me and outside of the classroom, according life to accomplish their unique financial excel in the career of my dreams.’’

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 25 PROFILE

ALUMNI CCaarreeaatt ththee CCaappiittooll Alumna treats world leaders as a nurse in the Office of the Attending Physician

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ike most childhood pets, Cuddles the cat holds a soft spot in the heart and mind of Peggy Meck Amory ’ 01, BSN. To this day, a broad smile overcomes her face whenever she thinks of the feline that helped shape so much of her future when she L was an impressionable three year old. Peggy Meck Amory “ She was wrapped around my neck like a scarf all day long, ’’ ‘01, BSN, poses for recalls Meck, a graduate of the Misericordia University a picture with the Expressway RN to BSN program. “I would spoon feed Cuddles, U.S. Capitol in the listen to her heart with my ear and bandage her paws. I knew background. then I needed to care for something in my future. ’’ Today, Meck is an established registered nurse who has held regional jobs with Erwine ’s Home Health & Hospice, Luzerne Intermediate Unit and Wilkes ­Barre Mercy Hospital. She recently landed her dream job after the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., selected her over “ We are first responders for any encounter on Capitol ’’Hill, scores of other applicants. says the daughter of Olwen Meck and the late Joseph Meck of “ I am honored to have been selected for this position, ’’ she the Alden section of Nanticoke, “ Pa. Our training for such an says proudly. “Each morning as I walk to the Capitol, I love event is extremely intensive. We are responsible for the health looking at the dome and I feel so blessed to have been chosen unit we are at and anyone who may walk into our unit. This is to work at our nation ’ s capital. I am taking care of people who all done under the direction of the Attending Physician to are writing history. They will be written about in books. ’’ Congress. Nurses also are responsible for any emergency run OAP is the first responder to the U.S. Capitol and its grounds that may happen in or around the building ’’we are in. during a medical emergency. It also covers presidential Meck ’s career choice may have been molded during playful inaugurations, Medal of Honor ceremonies, 4th of July events, moments with her cat, but it was the Center for Adult and State Funerals and many more. During her shift, Meck is Continuing Education ’s Expressway Program that enabled her stationed in one of nine health units providing acute and to reach her full potential. “ I would not have completed my emergent care services in direct support of thousands of Bachelor of Science degree in nursing or have the wonderful stakeholders of the Capitol complex, including members of career I have without the Expressway program, ’’ she says. “It Congress, visiting dignitaries and tourists, alike. The office also enabled me to work full time and attend classes at night. It is offers routine services, such as health screenings, treatment of a wonderful program that also allowed me to network with minor injuries and illnesses, and medical referrals. other nurses. ’’

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LaLawwooff PROFILE LaLatthhnnee dd Alumnus sworn in to the Brian T. Egan, Esq., ‘96 poses for a picture on United States Supreme the steps of the United States Supreme Court. Court Bar to practice law

STORY BY PAUL KRZYWICKI Misericordia, the Patchogue, N.Y., native these rules to protect myself, my family and resident has been a law clerk with the and my friends. Later as an adult, I added Hon. William L. Underwood, Jr., a justice clients to that same list.’’ Brian T. Egan, Esq., ’96 feels people of the New York State Supreme Court, Egan can trace his family roots in Long would be far more productive and happy established the Egan & Golden LLP law Island back to 1641, so you can see why if they lived by the simple 15th century firm with his partner, Karen Golden, Esq., the son of Tom and Jean Egan has a proverb, “Do right and fear no man.’’ served as chairman of the Professional special affinity for his hometown region. Instead of “hatching schemes or worrying Ethics Committee for the Suffolk County It’s that same familiarity and feeling of about the repercussions of skullduggery,’’ Bar Association and remained active in belonging that connected him with people should put their nose to the community civic organizations. Misericordia and its mission of service to grindstone, he says. “The education I received at others. That’s one of the reasons why It’s a practice and philosophy that has Misericordia was truly priceless to me and Egan serves on the board of managers for served him well in life and in business, as gave me a solid foundation to thrive in law the Brookhaven­Roe YMCA and is an Egan was recently sworn in to the United school. To this day, I thank Sister Regina active member of the Greater Patchogue States Supreme Court Bar to practice law. Kelly every time a judge compliments one Chamber of Commerce, where he Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., of our firm’s briefs,’’ he says. volunteered to organize its nonprofit arm, presided over the panel, which included Egan concentrates his practice in the the Greater Patchogue Foundation, Inc. seven of the nine sitting justices of the fields of commercial litigation and “For me, Misericordia felt like home highest court in the nation. municipal law, while also serving as special shortly after I arrived as a freshman,’’ says “Being admitted to the Supreme Court counsel to the Suffolk County comptroller, Egan, who is married to the former, is an immense honor,’’ says Egan, who the village attorney for the Village of Jennine Rizzo. “I have a close­knit family graduated magna cum laude from Patchogue and is a special assistant district and the personal attention and support I Misericordia with a Bachelor of Arts attorney in Suffolk County. received from faculty and staff gave it a degree in history and he received his Juris His path to the courtroom, though, was familiar feeling. I also identified with its Doctor degree from St. John’s University paved by the honorable intentions and charisms because my family has been School of Law. “The formal admission influence of his grandfather, Thomas F. active in our community for generations, ceremony is conducted with the expected Egan, II, an attorney whom he described so that came naturally to me.’’ level of great formality. It was the easiest as a “typical Irish, dinner­time barrister In addition to the U.S. Supreme Court, court appearance I ever had to make who filled the room with his voice and Egan is admitted to practice law in the U.S. because I didn’t have to say anything. I dominated the table.’’ Egan received an Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, was still nervous when great jurists such as early lesson in life at the impressionable the U.S. District Courts in the Southern, Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia and age of six and vowed to follow his Eastern and Western Districts of New York, other the justices look directly at you grandfather’s lead. “At that very and all the New York State courts. What he when you name is called. moment,’’ he says, recalling the one­sided is most proud of, though, is the personal “Literally, these justices have the final conversation he heard, “I thought to attention his law firm provides. “Lawyers word. It also was special because one of myself this was a guy who would never be can and should work in downtown my sponsors to the bar was my mentor, taken advantage of. A seemingly communities,’’ he says. “Lawyers should be Eugene Wishod, who now serves as senior straightforward answer is far different engaged in their communities and lend counsel to our firm.’’ when analyzed through a legal prism. their leadership and skills to local Since graduating from then College “I resolved then that I should learn organizations and neighbors.’’

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 27 Alumni News Class Notes Stay in touch with friends, classmates and the MU community during the year by posting updates about your career, family and accomplishments on cougarconnect.misericordia.edu, or on facebook.com/MisericordiaAlum, or on twitter.com/misericordialum. For more information about alumni events and news, Susanne Behr Traudt ‘79 at St. Cecilia’s Church, Exeter, Pa. Bridget follow MU on Helene Flower has accepted a position is employed by the Pittston Area School twitter.com/misericordialum. Reed ’ 66 ‘79 with Albany’s College of District as a sixth grade teacher. The Nanoscale Science and couple resides in West Pittston, Pa. Misericordia football — undefeated since Engineering as a senior safety engineer. 1924.” Cute, yes, but I know it ’s true because This is a partnership organization of it says so on my T ­ shirt. As amusing as the research and development for words may be considering we have yet to semiconductor technologies and ‘99 actually field a football team, I think the academia where she is the safety and sentiment bears some merit. health engineer for the Nanobiological Heidi Stepanski You see, I believe that it is the enduring Science Constellation. Gowden ‘99 and spirit of Misericordia that has been her husband, undefeated since 1924. In the years between Beth Cardell, MS, OTR/L, Sean, welcomed their second daughter, 1924 and the present, Misericordia has been through one world war, several other wars, ‘88 was presented with Evangeline Violet, into this world on Nov. police actions and skirmishes, political unrest ‘88 the College of Health 4, 2010. She is adored by her 4-year-old and social upheaval — not to mention Distinguished Teaching sister, Giada Sophia. depressions, recessions and concessions. Award from the Division of Occupational We have seen the arrival of men on Therapy at the University of Utah College Justin Kreller ‘02 and Stacy campus, a name change and now a football of Health. Beth is an assistant professor. LaCoe were united in team. Many other institutions of higher She earned her Bachelor of Science ‘02 marriage on Oct. 10, 2010 at education have not survived in such a degree in OT from Misericordia. Our Lady of Victory Church, rapidly ­changing world. Misericordia has not Harveys Lake, Pa. only survived, it has thrived! We have been able to adapt and grow to accommodate a Vanessa Sivala and changing society with ever­ evolving ‘95 Matthew Lanfrank ‘05 demands. The fact that we have been able ‘05 chose St. Patrick’s Parish as to do so while maintaining the core values Kimberly Ann Serafin the setting for their June 19, established by the Sisters of Mercy has not ‘95 and Keith Scott 2011 wedding. Vanessa is a physical been accidental. Misericordia has always were married on May therapy supervisor for the brain injury unit striven to stay true to the Mercy spirit. 15, 2010 at SS Peter at John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation We are continuing to grow and a new and Paul Catholic Church. Kim is Medicine, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Matthew is a excitement surrounding the establishment of employed with Mercy Special Care. vendor managed inventory trainer at Kraft our football team is permeating campus. We The couple resides in Exeter, Pa. Foods, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Following a have a fine new football coach in the person wedding trip to Playa Mujeres, Mexico, the of Mark Ross. In the next year, we will see the construction of a new residence hall, a new Bridget Ann McLaughlin couple resides in Old Forge, Pa. baseball field and a new multi ­sport field ‘96 and Michael John house among other projects. ‘96 Brogan were united in September 2012 will see the first test of marriage on Nov. 26, 2010 Continued on the next page the T ­ shirt sentiment. Will Misericordia football remain undefeated since 1924? Who can tell? We can only wait and see. Regardless of what the outcome may be on the football field that day in the not too distant future, I know what will remain undefeated is the Misericordia spirit born from the values established by the Sisters of D'TE! Mercy, nurtured through the decades by this institution and lived daily by the loyal alumni of Misericordia. We are Misericordia proud! We are a spirit THE undefeated since 1924. HOMECOMING 2 011

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28 MISERICORDIA TODAY Continued from the previous page Giliam, on Feb. 14, 2011. 22, 2010 at Meade Street Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. William is Melissa Sorber ‘05 and Eric Jarnot Jaime Runnels ‘07 and employed with CareGivers America. The were united in marriage on July 23, 2010 Daniel Heintzelman ‘07 couple resides in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., with in a beautiful outdoor ceremony. Melissa ‘07 were married on Sept. 18, their two dogs, Scout and Adali. is a fifth-grade teacher in the 2010 in Williamsport, Pa. Lake-Lehman School District. The Jaime is employed Amy Czuba ‘09 and Chad Hummel couple resides in Lehman, Pa. with Booz Allen were united in marriage on May 29, Hamilton as a 2010 during an outdoor ceremony at Colleen Rooney and Jeffrey Murray senior consultant Bentley’s. Amy is a pediatric ‘05 chose St. Paul’s Church as the and Dan is occupational therapist at John Heinz setting for their Oct. 23, 2010 wedding. employed with PPL Institute of Rehabilitative Medicine. The Colleen is an occupational therapist and Corp. as a staff couple honeymooned in Riviera Maya, Jeffrey is completing his orthopedic accountant. The Mexico. They currently reside in surgical residency. The couple resides couple resides in Hatfield, Pa. Plymouth, Pa. in Blackwood, N.J. Nancy Fine ‘08 and Eric Andrea Moon ‘09 and Brandon Collins Heather Beretski ‘05 and Joel Antolik McCullough were united were united in marriage on July 17, 2010 were united in marriage June 26, 2010, ‘08 in marriage on Sept. 18, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, at St. Faustina Church, Nanticoke, Pa. 2010 at St. Frances Dupont, Pa. Andrea is an occupational Heather is employed by Sam’s Club and Cabrini Church, Wyoming, Pa. Nancy is therapist with Tier Occupational Therapy the Dallas School District as a substitute employed by Friendship House in Services, Hallstead, Pa. Following a teacher. The couple honeymooned in Scranton, Pa., as a therapeutic staff wedding trip traveling through Europe, Aruba and resides in Miners Mills, Pa. support worker. The couple resides in the couple resides in Avoca, Pa. Nanticoke, Pa. Meghan Paulson Nichole Sechrist Garinger ‘09 and her Giliam ‘05 and her William Michael husband, Conrad, welcomed their first husband, Richard, Gagliardi, Jr. ‘09 and child, Clayton Jasper Garinger, on Feb. welcomed their son, ‘09 Beth Ann Huntzinger were 8, 2011. Jacob Alexander united in marriage on May

Students ready Philanthropy supports the Misericordia University mission for annual IBEW Local 163 Improvement Tax Credit supports scholarships program earmarked for K ­12 Fall Phonathon educational improvement The International programs. It’s even easier ... take the call Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union and be Misericordia Proud! 163 has made a $10,000 Grace Episcopal Church Misericordia University pledge to the University donates to WWC President MacDowell poses students, faculty, staff and general endowment fund in The Rev. John Franklin with Peter J. Danchak and alumni callers are ready to Michael Dennen. support of scholarships Hartman of Grace process your gifts in support of for students. Episcopal Church, Kingston, Rev. the University. University IBEW recently presented a Pa., presented a gift to Hartman outreach begins Sunday, Sept. check for $2,000 as part of gives the Women with Children 18 and runs through Thursday, its five ­year commitment. At Program at Misericordia check to Vicki Oct. 27. All alumni and friends Misericordia, 98 percent of University in support of students receive some form Austin. can initiate or renew their giving the novel program ’s of financial aid through emergency fund. over the phone, on­line, or by grants, scholarships and The church raised $1,000 mail. Don’t forget that every loan assistance. from its 3rd Annual Grace gift is tax deductible. Talk to Episcopal Charity Golf you soon! PNC presents tax Tournament in June. The credit check to MU For more information about gift will be placed in an the Fall Phonathon or to have emergency fund for the PNC recently presented your questions answered, please Misericordia University with upcoming academic school contact Owen Baillie, assistant a check in the amount of year. It can be accessed by President MacDowell and $5,000 through funds made students to provide food, Judith Ellis accept the check director of development, at available in 2010 by the clothing, medicine and from Michael J. Kwashnik and [email protected] or Jeremy Moderwell. Pennsylvania Educational other auxiliary items. by calling (570) 674­8027.

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 29 Planning the pilgrimage, first row from left, are Jess Harper, Candace Levanavage, Sarah Munley, Andrew Roccograndi; second row, Lauren Gorney, Chelsea Mixon, Dr. Christine Somers, director, Campus Ministry; third row, Elizabeth Murdock, Dan Kimbrough, assistant professor; Ryan Hassick and Amy Lahart, Student Success Center. HeartThe of Students participating in Dublin Mercy Pilgrimage for Young Mercy Leaders

STORY BY MARIANNE TUCKER PUHALLA nspired by the story of Catherine Catherine McAuley and the rich heritage also hope to gain ideas to bring back and McAuley, the foundress of the of the Sisters of Mercy. They were asked to use them to start up new programs, clubs Sisters of Mercy, nine Misericordia carry on the mission of justice and mercy or initiatives on our own campus.” students participated in an when they returned home. Murdock wanted to learn more about international pilgrimage to the Among the speakers the students heard Catherine McAuley, including the beliefs I Mercy International Centre in from was Marilyn Lacey, RSM, director of and lifestyle on which Misericordia was Dublin, Ireland, from Aug. 5­14 Mercy Beyond Borders, a non­profit founded. “I would like to find a greater They joined high school and college charity founded in 2008 to help the sense of the origin of our charisms and students from Australia, New Zealand, and women and girls of Southern Sudan. hope to learn different ideas to brink back other Mercy­sponsored institutions at the Levanavage says she wants to see where to Misericordia,’’ she said before the trip. Dublin Pilgrimage for Young Mercy the mission of Misericordia started. “I hope By returning to the country of her Leaders. Designed to engage them in the to gain a better understanding of Catherine ancestors, Riker wanted to learn more history and charism of Mercy, the organizers McAuley’s legacy while learning more about her roots and MU’s. When students hope students return to their schools better about what other Mercy institutions are choose a college, they are really choosing equipped to be leaders in their own doing to promote all of the hard work that a second home to grow in,’’ she said communities and throughout the world. this incredible woman strived for,’’ she said before the journey. “I love everything MU students who attended the Campus before the trip. “I have a love for the about the University, so this trip caught my Ministry trip included Lauren Gorney ’12; charisms that Misericordia holds dear to its eye because it is a place where I could Jessica Harper ’13; Ryan Hassick ’15; heart and will be honored to share that with learn more about our history. Candice Levanavage ’12; Chelsea Mixon the other institutions at the conference.” “This trip also gives me a chance to get ’12; Sarah Munley ’13; Elizabeth Murdock Hassick, whose career will also be back to my roots.’’ ’12 ‘15; Grace Riker ’13; and Andrew dedicated to helping people, hopes to The trip included an excursion to Roccograndi ’12. They were accompanied incorporate the lessons he learns in his Northern Ireland with a tour of Belfast and by Amy Lahart, director of the Student future plans — both on campus and when a visit to the Giant’s Causeway. They also Success Center, and Dan Kimbrough, he someday operates his own physical met with an Irish family and studied the assistant professor of communications. therapy clinic. “I am motivated to learn as history of conflicts and the peace process The students traveled to the Mercy much as I possibly can as an individual and in Northern Ireland. International Centre, the original house of then use this inner personal growth to help Other speakers included Jude McCann the Sisters of Mercy that was built by my University community grow,” he also of the Community Foundation of Northern McAuley in 1824, to see how the spirit of outlined before departing for Ireland. “I Ireland, a foundation that manages Mercy is carried out by students around hope to gain a new understanding of funding and programming to tackle social the world. They learned the story of where the Mercy’s charisms came from. I exclusion, poverty and social injustice.

Dublin Pilgrimage for Young Mercy Leaders: Follow and learn more about the students’ trip via the Campus Ministry trip’s blog site: w.mucampusministrytravelblog.tumblr.com

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Sandra Sellani ’82 PROFILE composes marketing magic during 20­year career Marketing Masterpiece STORY BY JIM ROBERTS

ven the most talented music study of music gave me a sixth sense communicates,” she adds. composers start with a blank about strategy and creative execution in Sellani turned her knowledge of sheet of paper and add notes the business world. Also being on a stage branding into a popular book, What is one by one to assemble performing gave me huge confidence as a your BQ? (Brand Quotient), that reached something that is engaging public speaker, which I have also done for the No. 2 ranking for marketing books on E and captivating. nearly 20 years. It seemed natural to be Amazon.com. “I was inspired (to write the Sandra Sellani ’82, a classically trained on a stage communicating to an book) by two things – my music therapy pianist and a graduate of Misericordia audience, whether through music or the internship at Napa State Psychiatric with a Bachelor of Music Degree, spoken word.” Hospital and a strategy class in graduate composes successful marketing Sellani’s marketing career continues to school,” says Sellani. Fascinated by the departments where none existed before. build to a crescendo. Now residing in medical professional’s ability to assess Entering the marketing field by accident, Newport Beach, Calif., and holding an personality, she sought to create an Sellani found her acumen for the field by MBA degree from Pepperdine, she’s assessment tool for an organization’s seizing upon an opportunity. obtained VP positions in the health care brand (sometimes known as the “I was working directly with patients industry and commercial real estate, personality of the organization) from for a convalescent care corporation doing helping each organization to grow existing research and her own insights. music and recreational therapy. The significantly. In three cases, Sellani crafted Her nationwide book tour created a bit marketing director resigned. I told the marketing departments and marketing of apprehension. “What can I teach these management that I would take over strategies as virtual start ups and started business leaders that they don’t already marketing until they hired someone. I her own consultancy firm to assist others. know?” In the end she observed, “They ended up keeping the marketing director “I’m working on my third start up of an were experts in their respective areas, but job for six years while also overseeing the internal marketing department,’’ she says. this was new and exciting to them. They patient music activities and doing music “I think there’s still an evolution in the ate it up and wanted more.” therapy. The company grew from one to understanding of marketing. Some still When presented with her alma mater’s four centers while I was marketing director see it as one of many functions of the current marketing tag line, “Learn to and I realized I was hooked on organization. It’s much bigger than that. I succeed,” Sellani says, “I love the tag marketing,” says Sellani. always tell organizations: ‘Marketing is far line. What I learned from my experience Many people struggle to understand too important a job to be left to the at Misericordia is that while motivation how a music therapy major from a small marketing department.’ comes from within, we do not succeed Pennsylvania college could make a “In other words, every member of the alone. It’s always about collaboration – successful transition to a competitive organization needs to understand the getting talented people to work together business discipline such as marketing, but marketing and brand strategy and use it as a supportive team. When playing an Sellani explains it easily. as a guide in how they do their own work. instrument as part of an orchestra, you “It made sense. Marketing has both No matter what their title is, they will need to listen to the music that others creative and strategic elements – not too impact the brand every day. How you are producing, not just your own, and different from the study of music. There’s answer a phone, resolve a customer find a way to create something that a process required in getting a piece of complaint or send an e­mail will reveal is meaningful and enjoyable to music up to performance level. I think the your contribution to the brand. Everything your audience.”

Follow Sandra Sellani ’82 on Twitter @SandraSellani

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 31 Susan O’Neill Mayo ‘71, middle, is presented her award by Leslie G. Sarasin, PROFILE

Esq., CAE president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute, left, and Richard N. Jurgens, ALUMNI chairman and CEO of Hy­ Vee, Inc., and chairman of the FMI Board of Directors HomeFinding a rewarding and career in Heart Alumna serves customers, community as consumer affairs professional

have her first of two children. advisor, who also worked as a special STORY BY PAUL KRZYWICKI As a grocery­shopping mother with assistant for consumer affairs for two an interest in consumerism, rooted in U.S. presidents. s a high school student in her nutrition and home economics In addition to her role as a consumer

Suffern, N.Y., and an background, she began to notice some advocate she worked with 1,500 nonprofit undergraduate student at things her local Farm Fresh could do to organizations to provide charitable Misericordia, Susan benefit consumers and the company. support on behalf of Farm Fresh. She also O’Neill Mayo ’71 wanted “I wrote a letter to the president of facilitated an associate assistance program A to be a home economics the grocery store chain that eventually that helped employees through difficult teacher. But a move south and a lack of employed me throughout my career,” financial times. teaching jobs ultimately set her on a she says. “I said I thought his stores After leaving Farm Fresh to start Susan decades­long career of serving were great, but that he really needed T. Mayo Consulting, LLC, a marketing and consumers and the community. a consumer advocate to be the public relations firm, her main client was “You never know what you can do with liaison between the consumer the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia, what you have,” Mayo says. “It’s about and management.” an organization she helped establish and seizing the moment, identifying She soon was offered a job of her own served as chair of the board. The opportunities, persevering and doing creation, one which allowed the company Foodbank hired her as its chief marketing what’s right. That’s what’s important.” to better understand its customers, officer in December, and she now directs In 2010, Mayo left the Farm Fresh educate consumers and receive feedback its public relations, marketing and donor grocery store chain in Virginia after an on what shoppers liked or didn’t like. relations. She also continues to work with award­winning, 33­year career in She went on to spend a career providing several nonprofits through her consumer affairs. Along the way she was information to consumers, such as consulting firm. instrumental in establishing and directing nutrition and wellness information, food As a student, Mayo chose Misericordia the Farm Fresh Foundation, the safety guidance and money saving tips, when her mother told her to pick a company’s charitable arm, which led her while also leading communications Catholic college. She fell in love with the to her latest work in the nonprofit sector strategies and community relations. school on her first campus visit. Coming as chief marketing officer for the By the time she left Farm Fresh, Mayo from limited financial means, she worked Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. was vice president for consumer affairs through college and took on loans to After graduating from Misericordia in and public relations. This year, she was support herself, and she says it was all 1971 with a Bachelor of Science in home awarded the prestigious Esther Peterson worth it for the experience Misericordia economics education, Mayo moved to Award for Distinguished Service in gave her. the Norfolk, Va., area with her husband, Supermarket Consumer Affairs by the “If it wasn’t for Misericordia, I wouldn’t Thomas, a commissioned U.S. Navy Food Marketing Institute. Mayo says it have experienced the success I’ve had in officer. Finding no teaching positions, she was the highest honor she could receive, my life, personally and professionally,” took a job working in dietetics at a local not only as recognition for her work, but Mayo says. “Misericordia really shaped hospital and then as a nutrition educator also because of its namesake. Esther my destiny and helped me become the for the Dairy Council before leaving to Peterson was a pioneering consumer person I am today.”

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S U M M E R 2 0 1 1 33 . Marshals f o r the emony 85th Annual Comm e Cer encement ceremony. umni Welcom 2011 A l

A presentati on i s delivered at the Washington, D.C., brunch.

Pa. OT al umni at AOTA Conference in Philadelphia,

Capt. Christine Pufnock Beck ‘01, O.T.R./L., and her dog, Bradford.

Md. Club in Bethesda, valedictorians. Congressional Country 1 featured four The C la s s of 201

Mercy Center. residents at Alumni entertain St. Patrick’s Day volunteers at the Mercy Center.

The May 2011 Alumni Welcome Ceremony.

The president addresses alumni in Washington, D.C.

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Dinner Dance. annual Valentine Alumni Association’s

Alumni participate in Washington, D.C., event.

The annual Alumni Welcome Ceremony.

in Insalaco Hall. 4th Annual Valentine Dinner Dance EDUCATION

Making a CONTINUING

AND difference ADULT

FOR one patient

CENTER at a time Lynne M. Huber ‘92, O.T.R./L., poses Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association for a picture outside the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Center presents Master Clinician Award to Huber ‘92 for Rehab Services.

STORY BY PAUL KRZYWICKI

Lynne M. Huber ‘92, B.S., O.T.R./L., department in educating other health parents taught me, any job worth doing is old school. care professionals as to the role of an is worth doing well. That is what I do She became a health care professional OT. She also collaborates with every day. for two altruistic reasons: To simply make speech­language pathologists and “I don’t do it to be recognized or a difference and because of the physical therapists to develop the best honored, but it was very nice someone childhood memories that lingered from course of treatment for patients, thinks that what I do is important,’’ her own grandmother’s lengthy including the facilitation of Huber adds. hospitalizations. “I just remember interdisciplinary meetings to It was Misericordia University that wanting to help her,’’ she says today. communicate those needs back to the “pulled it all together’’ for Huber. After The natural instinct to help others that medical doctor. receiving an AS in occupational therapy she nurtured as a second grader has “Many of the students that Ms. Huber in 1985 from Mount Aloysius College, expanded from family members to trains are placed with her by special she worked as a certified occupational patients and to the next generation of request of the referring academic therapy assistant before enrolling in health care providers. As a senior program, indicating her strong skills in Misericordia’s program and also occupational therapist at the University of structural clinical training, supervising and working as a teaching assistant and Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) mentoring,’’ wrote Joanne Baird, MA, resident assistant. Center for Rehab Services in Pittsburgh, OTR/L, assistant professor at the “Misericordia holds a special place in Pa., she helps people regain University of Pittsburgh. “Ms. Huber has my heart,’’ she acknowledges. “It was independence and redevelop skills for influenced area practitioners with the where I expanded the OT knowledge daily living after an illness or injury. ongoing, consistently high quality of her that started back at the Mount. It was The Altoona, Pa., native also is a professional contributions.’’ the place that helped pull it all together resource for higher education and the In nominating Huber for the 2010 for me. It was at Misericordia that I also occupational therapy profession. She is Master Clinician Award, Baird and other learned a lot more about being part a clinical fieldwork educator to students colleagues submitted a letter and of things.’’ from several academic programs, accompanying materials to the Today, she is a part of something including Chatham University, Duquesne Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy bigger, a large, state­wide network of University, the University of Pittsburgh Association. Huber received the award at health care practitioners and educators and the Community College of Allegheny the annual conference in October thanks who appreciate her dedication and County, and is also a guest lecturer to to her dedication to profession and the simple approach to occupational therapy. Master of Occupational Therapy support of her peers. “(The best part about being an OT is) programs at Chatham and the University “I was very humbled by the award,’’ making a difference,’’ Huber believes, of Pittsburgh. she acknowledges. “I was overwhelmed and “working with some wonderful As the senior OT at UPMC, she is a at being nominated and was very people — both patients and the other resource to other occupational therapists honored to find out that I had won. I just health care professionals that I work with and acts as an ambassador for the do my job to the best of my ability. As my on a daily basis.’’

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The FOR ADULT AND

face CONTINUING of

hope EDUCATION for those living

Sister Ruth Neely with HIV/AIDS

STORY BY MARIANNE TUCKER PUHALLA

It starts with a simple handshake. No with a unique position to seize new judging, no criticizing. A warm welcome You can reach Sister Neely at The opportunities to shape and influence and guaranteed smile for those who face Wright Center for Primary Care, health care delivery on a local or national a lifetime of stigma because of the 640 Madison Ave., Scranton, PA level.” The points she made, she says, disease they carry. 18510, (570) 961 ­5670 or at are still true today. As the family nurse practitioner (FNP) [email protected]. “Sisters of Mercy are known for at The Wright Center for Primary Care in For information, please go to responding to a need. That is what I did. Scranton, Pa., Ruth Neely ‘96, RSM, www.thewrightcenter.org. HIV is no longer a death sentence, but a M.S.N., C.R.N.P., is the face of hope for chronic disease that can be treated and more than 400 HIV and AIDs patients. your neighbor, your business partner, managed. I have paved a path to help The facility is the only primary care center your best friend.” them through that journey by teaching for HIV patients in a seven­county region Sister Neely earned her master’s them how to take care of themselves, and of Northeastern Pennsylvania. With the degree as a family nurse practitioner from by teaching medical residents how to help of a team of compassionate health Misericordia at the age of 51. This provide compassionate, holistic care to care professionals, Sister Neely serves as long­term care nurse felt there was a HIV patients. It is exceptionally the navigator, seeing the patients through need in the community for the holistic rewarding,” she adds. what must often seem like a maze of approach to health care that being an Her concern for patients comes in part treatments, medicine, medical victories FNP allows. Having previously served as from her own experiences. A breast and all­too­frequent setbacks. coordinator and director of Health cancer survivor, she knows too well the Her leadership in serving the Services and director of nursing at Mercy anguish of a catastrophic diagnosis. Yet, vulnerable and underserved has earned Center Retirement Center on the campus there is a definitive twinkle in her eye her a three­year appointment on the of Misericordia University, she has more when she talks about the work she does, Pennsylvania Governor’s Health Policy than 40 years of experience with direct and more often than not, a dance in her Board, an advisory group within the patient care. She knows the importance step as she breaks into the finale from Department of Health charged with of having comprehensive services, “Sister Act” or belts out a comic chorus development of the State Health including nutrition, mental health of “My God,” sung to the tune of “My Improvement Plan (SHIP) and making counseling and internal medicine, under Guy.” A former participant in a group recommendations to the Secretary of one roof in the primary care center. She is of singing nuns called “Changing Health to shape public policy regarding tremendously proud of her team and the Habits,” Sister Neely spent years taking the health of all Pennsylvanians. work they do. her enthusiasm and singing talent “The sad fact remains that although it In a paper she wrote for a Misericordia on­the­road, prior to her is 30 years since HIV was identified there class in 1996, Sister Neely stated, “It is cancer diagnosis. is still a terrible stigma attached to it,” crucial that nurses approach the ethical She continues to generate smiles she says. “Most people just don’t issue of lifestyle behavior choices wherever she goes and brings a understand. In reality, there is no single proactively in order to support the contagious love of living to her patients, face to it. My patients range from 19 to position for nursing that focuses on who she constantly encourages and 76 — both women and men, some interdependence. The lack of clear cajoles. They are guaranteed to find a wearing business suits … they could be policies on ethical issues presents nurses safe refuge in her smile.

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 37 ATHLETICS PROFILE: JACK LYDIC ATHLETICS Former Bloomsburg University Mark Ross, head football standout Jack Lydic has coach of the Misericordia been named offensive coordinator University football team. at Misericordia University. Lydic will also coach the quarterbacks and serve as assistant coordinator of athletics operations. “I 'm pleased to welcome Jack Lydic to the Misericordia University family as a member of our football coaching staff, ” said David Martin, director of athletics. “His combination of football experience, knowledge and energy level will be an asset to our program. ” Following a stellar career at Bloomsburg, Lydic went on to serve as a professional player/coach in Europe and spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Susquehanna University, where he helped the Crusaders to a conference championship in 2009 and was part of the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year. “Jack was an outstanding player and has proven to be just as talented as an assistant coach, ” said MU head coach Mark Ross. “I look Are you ready for some forward to working with him as we build a football program at Misericordia.” FOOTBALL? Jack Lydic STORY BY SCOTT CRISPELL

isericordia University and the Board of Trustees approved the formation of a football program in October 2010 and announced the hiring of Mark Ross as head coach in January 2011. The following is a question ­­and answer interview with Coach Ross so alumni understand his philosophies, goals and strategies M as the University ’s inaugural kick ­off in 2012 draws near.

You’ve been the head football coach at to college football and will give the coaches Misericordia since February, how’s it going? an opportunity to evaluate what we have.

Mark Ross : I’ m happy with where we are at When will your coaching staff begin to take this point. We ’ve achieved some of our shape? recruiting goals. We have some current students on campus who have solid football Mark Ross : We have hired two full ­time backgrounds and we have a good group of assistant coaches who joined the staff this incoming freshmen. More importantly, summer. We have hired an offensive we’ ve had a number of high school juniors coordinator and an offensive line coach. visit campus as they prepare for their senior Their top priorities will be recruiting. Next seasons. year, we ’ll hire two graduate assistants and three or four part ­time coaches. When will you start practice? What are your goals for recruiting? Mark Ross : We will have 35 ­40 players take part in a non ­traditional season this fall. Mark Ross : We have about a dozen We’ ll look to practice three days a week. It freshmen coming in this fall. They are will give the kids a chance to get acclimated primarily enrolled in 5 ­year degree

38 MISERICORDIA TODAY programs so they won ’t lose a year of ATHLETICS PROFILE: ATHLETICS eligibility. We hope to bring in 50 freshmen for 2012. 201 2 Middle Atlantic Conference CHRIS GRAY What are you looking for in a recruit? Football Standings Former Ithaca University football Mark Ross : The first thing we ’re looking at standout Chris Gray has been is academics. We ’re not looking to take any W L T named offensive line coach at shortcuts and we don ’t want to bring in a Albright 0 0 0 Misericordia University. player who can ’t succeed here. After that, Delaware Valley 0 0 0 Gray will also serve as strength we ’re looking at character and leadership. FDU­Florham 0 0 0 and conditioning coach. “Chris is a We ’ll look for players who served as their King's 0 0 0 welcome addition to Misericordia University and our football coaching high school team captains. With that, we ’ll Lebanon Valley 0 0 0 also recruit the best football player possible. staff,” said David Martin, director of Lycoming 0 0 0 athletics. “ In addition to his football How does that tie in to what we’ll see on Misericordia 0 0 0 coaching responsibilities, he will the field? Stevenson 0 0 0 serve as the first strength and Widener 0 0 0 conditioning coach at Misericordia, Mark Ross : We will try to identify kids that Wilkes 0 0 0 which will benefit our entire can do what we want them to do and we ’ll athletics program. ” put them in the best position to be Misericordia University After an outstanding playing successful. Our scheme will be versatile Football Schedule career at Ithaca, Gray spent a year enough to adapt to our personnel. as an offensive line coach at his Ultimately, we will do what our players Sat. Sept. 1 at Gettysburg alma mater and spent last season at do best. Sat. Sept. 8 at Lebanon Valley * Hartwick College. Sat. Sept. 15 Widener * “Chris played a key role in the What are your immediate goals? Sat. Sept. 22 at King's * success of the Ithaca football team Mark Ross : We want to create an Sat. Sept. 29 Stevenson * during his career, ” said MU head atmosphere of competition. We want to (Homecoming) coach Mark Ross. “His experience compete hard every week. If you do that, Sat. Oct. 6 at Wilkes * as part of a winning program will you will give yourself a chance to win. Sat. Oct. 20 at Delaware Valley * certainly be a benefit at Misericordia.” Sat. Oct. 27 FDU­Florham * Gray was a three ­year starter at What has the response been like on campus? Sat. Nov. 3 at Albright * left guard while helping the Sat. Nov. 10 Lycoming * Mark Ross : Everyone has been very Bombers to a 24 ­8 record and two supportive and positive. Everyone I ’ve NCAA championships appearances. talked to is looking forward to it. We expect * MAC opponent our players to be part of the campus community so I am very pleased to see that everyone is so welcoming. time at the convention with the equipment exhibitors. As I was walking around the After 10 years as an assistant at Ithaca, what led exhibit room I realized that we need a lot of Chris Gray you to Misericordia? stuff from helmets to should pads to thigh pads. So I think the most daunting thing is Mark Ross : I ’ve always wanted to be a just making sure that we pay attention to head coach and I am intrigued by the every detail. opportunity to build a program from the ground up. Misericordia is close to home for What’s the most exciting aspect about starting a my family. When I visited campus, everyone program? I met was very welcoming. It seemed like a perfect fit. Mark Ross : The fact that we ’ll have a say in every part of the program. This experience You worked under two legendary head coaches is like writing a book and we ’re starting with – Denny Douds at East Stroudsburg and Mike the introduction. We ’re looking forward to Welch at Ithaca. How will that transfer to your building something that will make the role as a head coach? Misericordia community proud.

Mark Ross : I ’ve had the opportunity to How long will it take to build a successful work under to great coaches and teachers. program? They taught me so much and let me do my job. I ’ll try to surround myself with good Mark Ross : The MAC is a real tough assistant coaches and let them do their jobs football conference and that makes our so I can do mine. job even tougher. It will take a few years to get a full complement of kids into the What’s the most daunting aspect about starting program. We will measure our success by a program? the progress that we make week to week. With that, we ’re going to prepare ourselves Mark Ross : I was offered the job as I was to win. I don ’t know what the record is for getting to leave for the American Football start ­up programs, but we ’re going to Coaches Convention and I spent most of my shoot for it.

SUMMER 2 0 1 1 39 New Nuclear Medicine Program begins in fall The Department of Medical Imaging is introducing a new certificate program in nuclear medicine technology beginning in the fall semester for both FACULTY NOTES traditional and adult learners. The 50 ­credit program is available over six sessions in a Kingsley Banya, Ph.D., professor and academic accomplishments of faculty combination of on ­line and chair of the Department of Teacher members in terms of their scholarship weekend formats for academic Education, was recognized by The and/or artistic achievements. course work and weekdays for Institute for Public Policy & Economic clinical experiences for anyone Development for presenting the “best Misericordia University has awarded who meets the 19 credits of faculty research’’ at the Fourth Annual tenure and promotion to six members pre­ requisite courses. The Faculty Research Symposium at the of the faculty: certificate program can be University of Scranton. Dr. Banya Allan W. Austin, Ph.D., was completed in as little as 21 presented The New Managerial Class promoted to professor of history; months. It also offers students in in Higher Education. Joseph Curran, Ph.D., chair of the the MU medical imaging program Religious Studies Department, was an additional area of expertise. Cari Tellis, Ph.D., C.C.C.­SLP, promoted to associate professor and an assistant professor in the tenured; Thomas Hajkowski, Ph.D., Health Informatics Speech­Language Pathology director of the Honors Program, was Department, presented her research promoted to associate professor of addresses needs in field findings at the 132nd Annual Meeting history and tenured; Cynthia Glawe The Center for Adult and of the American Laryngological Mailloux, Ph.D., R.N., associate Continuing Education now offers Association in Chicago, Ill. professor and chairperson of the an undergraduate certificate in Dr. Tellis and her colleagues Nursing Department, received tenure; health informatics to meet the presented, Use of a Novel Instrument Steven J. Tedford, Ph.D., was need for a skilled workforce in to Determine Oxygen Consumption promoted to associate professor of the expanding field of health and Hemoglobin Levels in Human mathematics; and David C. Wright, Jr., information technology. The Thyroarytenoid Muscle Pre and Post Ph.D., chair of the History Department, program is designed for Exercise. was promoted to professor of history. professionals and students in health fields, management Brenda L. Hage, Ph.D., C.R.N.P., Alicia Nordstrom, Ph.D., associate information systems, information associate professor of nursing and professor of psychology, received an technology and business. The director of the graduate nursing honorable mention for the 2011 Action 15­ credit certificate can be program, received the advanced degree Teaching Award from the Social completed in as little as two scholarship from the Nightingale Psychology Network for the classroom semesters in a part ­time format. Awards of Pennsylvania. She will pursue assignment, The Voices Project: Using The courses can also be applied to a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at Narratives to Reduce Stereotyping. a BS in health care management. Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pa. Kathleen Scaler Scott, Ph.D. MS specialization in Three faculty members were honored C.C.C.­SLP, an assistant professor of at the 85th annual Commencement speech­language pathology, has had reading offered by TED ceremony. Kathleen Devine Gelso, her book, Cluttering: A Handbook of The Teacher Graduate R.N., M.S.N., assistant professor of Research, Intervention and Education, Education Program is introducing nursing, was presented the Judge Max published by Psychology Press. a Master ’s of Science in Education and Tillie Rosenn Excellence in Teaching with a specialization in reading Award, which recognizes outstanding Jim Siberski, M.S., C.M.C., CRmT, and a reading specialist certificate contributions to student learning and assistant professor and coordinator of beginning with the fall semester. development. gerontology education, has been The Master ’s program is designed Patricia Marie McCann, RSM, Ed.D., named a member of the Mid­Atlantic to address a specific need in the associate professor in the Teacher Geriatric Care Managers Association, a educational community. It enables Education Department, was awarded chapter of the National Association of teachers who are already certified the Pauly and Sidney Friedman Professional Geriatric Care Managers. to obtain both a reading specialist Excellence in Service Award, which is certificate and a master ’s degree given to a member of the faculty in Denis Anson, M.S., O.T.R., director of in education with a specialization recognition of their service to the research and development for the in reading. It also adds another University and community. Assistive Technology Research Institute, option for undergraduate Rebecca Steinberger, Ph.D., was presented with the Distinguished students in teacher education at department chair and professor of Service Award at the Rehabilitation MU who will be able to earn their English, received the Louis and Barbara Engineering & Assistive Technology reading specialist certification in Alesi Excellence in Scholarship Award Society of North America 2011 Annual the fifth year of the program. which recognizes and promotes the Conference in Toronto in June.

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published Dr. Hajkowski ’s landmark book, S T O R Y B Y P A U L K R Z Y W I C K I The BBC and National Identity in Britain, homas Hajkowski, Ph.D., 1922 ­53, which examines how the BBC associate professor of history, QUICK INFO constructed and disseminated British is not the Highlander, the Link to book review: national identity during that time period. iconic science ­fiction http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/reviews/ It is the first study to focus on how the

character, nor is he immortal, review/1079 network, through its radio programs, tried T but for years he has imagined to represent what it meant to be British, himself as being a part of important events presented in modern mass media. I think I according to the Misericordia professor. in world history. With an engaging high ask a lot of the students while they are in “Most importantly, and most relevant to school teacher and his own enthusiasm class with me, but as far as I am concerned my book, is the question of what people fueling his imagination, key periods from reading, processing and discussing texts is think makes up the characteristics of antiquity to the Vietnam war and other epic the best way for them to learn history. ’’ different nationalities. What does it mean adventures sprung to life for the teenager. History as a matter of fact also evolves, to be American or Italian? My book is “I would be reading about the great as historians, scholars and archeologists interested in the questions of what it deeds and events of the past and would are digging constantly into important meant to be British, but also at the same imagine myself being a part of it or at texts and periods of time to learn more time to be Scottish, Irish or Welsh, ’’ Dr. least being there to see it all, ’’ says Dr. about them or to simply understand a Hajkowski explains. Hajkowski, a member of the Misericordia certain aspect of it better. That ’s what During his research in the BBC ’s own faculty since 2005. “I think that ’s where took Dr. Hajkowski to Europe to conduct Written Archives Centre at Caversham, my initial pleasure and interest in history research on nationalism, one of his England, Dr. Hajkowski was surprised to came from. Even though I think about favorite topics. The relatively recent find how the BBC tried to reflect the history very differently now, I still very phenomenon did not exist for centuries, national diversity of Britain by giving access much enjoy thinking about what it must and he wanted to devote his time into and voice to Britain ’s minority populations, have been like to have lived in the past. ’’ examining how the media could shape especially during the late 1930s. It would be easy to say that Dr. national identity for its consumers. His book has also received a positive Hajkowski derives much of his passion and “I have always been interested in review by Hugh Chignell of Bournemouth zeal for teaching from his parents. After all, nationalism and why and how people University and a contributor to Reviews in Robert and Ann Hajkowski enjoyed think of themselves as part of a nation, ’’ History. “There can be little doubt that the successful careers in secondary education says Dr. Hajkowski, who also taught small but growing band of broadcasting as industrial arts and mathematics teachers, history at Cumberland County College in historians will welcome this important but it goes deeper than that. Call it style, Vineland, N.J., and Loras College in book, ’’ Chignell wrote in his lengthy substance or even kinetic energy, but any Dubuque, Iowa. “It is only very recently — review. “Thomas Hajkowski has made a casual observer can see that it ’s almost maybe the last 200 years — that significant contribution to our second nature for this historian to bring the Europeans and Americans developed understanding of the interplay between subject matter to life for his students. ideas like nationalism or love of country. ’’ programming and the broader theme of “I am very high energy in the What began as his doctoral dissertation nation building. His long hours in the classroom,’’ the Linden, N.J., native in 2000 now expanded into his first book archives have produced a book which will acknowledges. “ I really want students to project. He spent nine months in Britain surely be featured on cultural history be engaged with whatever we are doing, conducting additional research and reading lists for a very long time. ’’ and I am always trying to get them to share writing before shepherding the project The book can be purchased in specialty their thoughts about historical texts or through the publication and production bookstores and online at Amazon.com imagery or the way that history is processes. Manchester University Press and Barnes and Noble.

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Graduate nursing student served as an assistant producer and 135 collegians from 30 states who were receives national scholarship assistant editor, and videotaped portions honored as Newman Civic Fellows by of the documentary. The 10­minute Campus Compact. Lauren Murphy ’04, ‘11, R.N., a documentary, Home is… highlights the College and university presidents have graduate nursing student in the Adult volunteer work of the 21 college students nominated the best­of­the­best: Health Clinical Nurse Specialist program, was and three chaperones who worked with promising college student leaders who named by the Clinical Habitat for Humanity from March 6­11. have demonstrated an investment in Nurse Specialist The video can be seen at finding solutions for challenges facing Foundation as the http://www.vimeo.com/23656378. communities throughout the country. recipient of the Nancy and Through service, research and advocacy, Donald Dayhoff Clinical Dublin Pilgrimage for Young these Newman Civic Fellows are making Nurse Specialist Mercy Leaders Conference the most of their college experiences to Murphy better understand themselves, the root Scholarship for Misericordia students held a Cinderella outstanding achievement causes of social issues, and effective Ice Cream Party fundraiser in the Banks in course work, leadership activities and mechanisms for creating lasting change. Student Life Center in support of their for an essay that documented the family Dublin Pilgrimage for Young Mercy support she received while seeking her Leaders advanced degree. SLP graduate student receives Conference. Von Drach Scholarship The Active Minds orchestrates Nicholas A. Barone ‘11, a fundraiser speech­language pathology graduate Screamfest on campus featured student, was awarded the 2011 Von The Active Minds student organization pictures with Drach Memorial orchestrated a Screamfest as part of Cinderella, Scholarship by the National Stress Out Week to encourage Sleeping Pennsylvania Chelsea Mixon ‘12 plays students, staff and faculty to let off some Beauty and Speech­ Cinderella. mid­term steam by screaming at the top other Language­Hearing of their lungs for 10 seconds. characters, along with fun activities such Association at the as balloon animals, face painting, and 52nd annual magic tricks. convention in Barone poses with Pittsburgh, Pa. mentor Dr. Cari Tellis. TEAM Mentoring Program The prestigious sponsors Cinco de Mayo $1,000 scholarship is awarded annually to The Teaching Each Other About a student from one of Pennsylvania’s 14 Misericordia Mentoring Program (TEAM), SLP schools in honor of Dr. Robert in conjunction with the MultiCultural Von Drach. Club, sponsored a social cookout for Members of the campus community Cinco de Mayo for the campus and The Highlander earns two participate in the 2nd annual Screamfest. Meyers High School students who national journalism awards participate in the mentoring program. The staff of the The Highlander student Professor, student receive TEAM is a pipeline mentoring project newspaper won two 2010­11 American award for documentary involving MU students, staff and faculty, Scholastic Press Association Awards, and students from Meyers High School in including a first place in the Scholastic Dan Kimbrough, assistant professor of Wilkes­Barre, Pa. Members of the communications, and communications Newspaper category for overall content program provide academic and social and appearance, and a first place for graduate Eleni Konstas ‘11 received an support to students and in turn provide Award of Distinction from The Outstanding Investigative Reporting by useful information about higher print editor Kate Bunton ‘11. Videographer Awards for a documentary education and professional careers. that chronicles service work by MU The first place ASPA award recognized students in Wichita Falls, Texas. excellence in the many components that Kimbrough accompanied a team of Munley honored as a make for a good newspaper. Bunton was students, faculty and staff as a volunteer Newman Civic Fellow recognized for her story, Sculpture Sparks and videographer in order to document Sarah Munley ’13, an early childhood Naked Discussion, a report published the spring break service trip. Konstas and special education major, was one of Nov. 16, 2010.

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