September 2018

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Ernest Kollra ’75, Plantation, Florida, was elected to a full six-year term on the circuit court for Broward County Florida on August 28, 2018. Judge Kollra, who was appointed to the bench in 2016 by Florida governor Rick Scott, sits in the felony trial division and presides in Fort Lauderdale.

Vincent Carsillo, D.O. ’95, Slingerlands, New York, the managing partner of Capital District Renal Physicians, has opened his second Dialysis Unit in the Capital District of upstate New York.

Deaths

 

Gerard R. Roche ’53, Hobe Sound, Florida

Donald J. Galligan ’55, Bethel Park

Walter F. Cavanagh ’59, McLean, Virginia

Theodore L. Ferraro ’59, West Long Branch, New Jersey

James J. Mowad, Jr. ’60, Scranton

Robert M. Grady, Sr. ’61, Throop

Harry P. O’Neill, III ’69, G’75, The Villages, Florida

Martin R. Kelly ’73, Skaneateles, New York

Hon. William J. Nealon H’75, Scranton

Brett Miller ’01, Colonia, New Jersey

Births

 

A daughter, Harper Madison, to Christopher and Kimberly Johnson Harris ’04, Newnan, Georgia

Marriages

 

Christine Moleti ’13, DPT ’16 to Bobby Della Polla ’13, G’14

Briann Lafty ’13 to Robert Scirocco ’13 

The University of Scranton will hold several regional Toast2Scranton celebrations in Sept. and Oct. to give Royals the chance to connect with their fellow alumni and welcome the Class of 2018 to the alumni family. 

Thursday, September 27

On Sept. 27, Royals in Raleigh, North Carolina will meet at 6 p.m. at the Carolina Ale House Raleigh-Briar Creek, 7981 Skyland Ridge Parkway, Raleigh, North Carolina. The complimentary event includes appetizers and a cash bar. To register for the event, follow this link. 

Also on Sept. 27, Royals in South Central PA will gather at 6 p.m. at The Millworks, 340 Verbeke Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102. The complimentary event includes appetizers and a cash bar. To register for the event, follow this link. 

Royals in the Lehigh Valley will also have the chance to celebrate Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. at The Scranton Club of Lehigh Valley's Annual Dinner at Hampton Winds, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020, which will also serve as the area's Toast2Scranton celebration. The $51 per person event features a five-course meal prepared by students from ​Northampton ​Community ​College's ​Culinary ​Arts ​Program. To register for the event, follow this link. 

Friday, September 28

On Sept. 28, Royals in the Washington, D.C., area will gather at 6 p.m. at Mission Dupont Circle, 1606 20th Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20009, for the area's Toast2Scranton celebration. The complimentary event will include appetizers and a cash bar. to register for the event, follow this link. 

Also on Sept. 28, Royals throughout NEPA will gather at 6 p.m. at The Backyard Ale House, 523 Linden Street in Scranton for the area's Toast2Scranton celebration. The complimentary event includes appetizers and a cash bar. To register for the event, follow this link. 

Royals in the Red Bank, New Jersey area will gather that same day at 6:30 p.m. at the Downtown, 10 West Front Street, Red Bank, New Jersey, for the area's Toast2Scranton celebration. The complimentary event includes appetizers and a cash bar. To register for the event, follow this link. 

On Sept. 28, Royals in Ridgewood, New Jersey will gather at 6:30 p.m. at the Park West Tavern, 30 Oak Street, Ridgewood, New Jersey, for the area's Toast2Scranton celebration. The complimentary event includes appetizers and a cash bar. To register for the event, follow this link. 

Royals in New York will hold their Toast2Scranton celebration Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at Hurley's, 232 W 48th Street, New York, NY. The complimentary event includes appetizers and a cash bar. To register for the event, follow this link. 

Thursday, October 11

Royals in Connecticut will gather on Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Crave, 52 Sanford Avenue, Fairfield, CT, for their region's Toast2Scranton celebration. NOTE: the location has changed since the event was originally announced. The complimentary event includes appetizers and a cash bar. To register for the event, follow this link. 

Friday, October 19

On Friday, Oct. 19, Royals in the Philadelphia area will gather at 6:30 p.m. at City Tap House University City, 3925 Walnut Street, Philadelphia for the region's Toast2Scranton celebration. The complimentary event includes appetizers and a cash bar. To register for the event, follow this link. 

The University of Scranton will hold a Men's Soccer 50th Season Celebration Sept. 29.

The day-long celebration will begin with an Alumni Game at 9:30 a.m. at the Rev. Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., Athletics Campus' Weiss Field. The festivities will continue at 11:15 a.m. with the dedication of the Steve Klingman Plaza at Weiss Field in honor of former Men's Soccer Coach and current Assistant Athletics Facilities Manager Steve Klingman. At 1 p.m., the Men's Soccer team will square off against Goucher at Weiss Field.

Following the game, the University will hold a cocktail reception at 5 p.m. in Leahy Hall. The event will feature Guy Valvano, author of "Pushing 50: A Chronicle of The University of Scranton Men’s Soccer Program," who will be on-hand to sign copies of the book. Tickets to the cocktail reception are available at this link for a $25 fee.

For more information, visit this link. 

The University of Scranton has named three individuals to its Board of Trustees: Jacquelyn Rasieleski Dionne ’89, Westport, Connecticut; Liz Murphy '83, Southport, North Carolina; and Vincent R. Reilly, Esq., ’80, P’05, ’08, ’11, ’14, Philadelphia.

A native of Scranton and University of Scranton alumna, Dionne became a registered nurse upon graduating from Community Medical Center in 1986. She received a bachelor’s degree in health administration from the University in 1989. She began her career as a trauma intensive care nurse in Scranton and continued as a cardiothoracic nurse in Boston and the New Hampshire Heart Institute. She recently returned to a medical setting, working as an RN with elderly and Alzheimer’s patients.

She is active in numerous charitable organizations, including having served as a vice president for the National Charity League, Westport Chapter, as well as Horizons Organization of Bridgeport Connecticut, Meals on Wheels and several other nonprofit organizations. Dionne previously served on the University’s board from 2011 through 2017. During that time, she chaired the advancement committee, served on the executive committee, and on both the presidential and provost search committees. In 2015, she was instrumental in the creation of the Kania School of Management’s Business Wall of Fame. In 2013, she and her husband, John D. Dionne ’86, were co-recipients of the University’s President’s Medal, an honor presented by the President’s Business Council. In 2008, the University named its newly created green at the heart of its campus in honor of her and her husband.

Murphy, who graduated in 1983, is chair of the board and chief evangelist for CampusWorks, Inc., a higher education professional services company. She has more than 35 years of experience in higher education, having first served as an institutional fundraiser for both a university and a community college foundation. For more than 21 years she worked at Datatel, an enterprise software provider to higher education, serving in marketing and professional services leadership roles, before advancing to the position of chief client officer there. She then served as chief executive officer of CampusWorks for more than six years.

Murphy serves on the boards of Oohlala, Quality Matters and the Alliance for Innovation and Transformation. She also served as director and chair of the board of the Lupus Foundation of America, D.C., Maryland and Virginia Chapter.

She is married to University of Scranton alumnus and former University Trustee Justin Murphy ’76.

Reilly, who graduated from The University of Scranton in 1980 and Villanova University School of Law in 1983, has been active in civil litigation in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. On Jan. 1, 2000, along with Tracey McDevitt ’93, he founded the law firm of Reilly, McDevitt and Henrich, where he serves as managing partner of the firm with offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. Reilly serves on the advisory board of the Friends of St. Malachy Inc., a nonprofit corporation assisting St. Malachy Parish in North Philadelphia. He previously served as a University trustee from 2011 to 2017 He is married to Eileen O’Neil, who graduated from the University in 1982. Four of their five children, Brigid ’05, Peggy ’08, Brendan ’11 and Colin ’14, graduated from The University of Scranton. Their son Tim graduated from the University of Delaware in 2009.

“I love this place, and I am blessed to be here with you” was the message Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., delivered in his Inauguration Address as the 27^th President at The University of Scranton.

In his remarks, Father Pilarz discussed “our community, our core and our shared commitments” to an audience of nearly 1,500 in the Byron Recreation Complex on campus Sept. 21, emphasizing the sacred role played by teachers and the blessed atmosphere of a university as a place to search for and discover truth. He recommitted to dedicate University resources to the key role humanities play in a Jesuit education, announcing the establishment of a center for the humanities at Scranton, as well as the first leadership gift of $1 million from University Trustee James Slattery and his wife, Betsy, in support of this effort.

“The humanities and liberal arts are home to the great stories, and Jesuit educators have always believed that reading the great stories is the best preparation for a life lived generously in service of others and God,” said Father Pilarz. “In addition, they knew that the great stories teach you that time is a finger snap and a blink of an eye, and that you should not allow a moment to pass you by without taking joyous, ecstatic note of it. In other words, the humanities teach us, don’t waste love.”

Father Pilarz also promised to raise funds to support endowments for scholarships and financial aid to students, as well as support for life-changing service and service trips.

“Our devotion to community, our passion for the liberal arts, and all of our commitments constitute a call to action, a call to think beyond ourselves in service of our mission for the greater Glory of God and world’s wellbeing. Ultimately, they are a call to love,” said Father Pilarz. “I pray today and every day that all of us at Scranton will be preoccupied with love for our students and for one another.”

The Inauguration included video greetings from faculty, students, alumni and staff, as well as elected officials and college presidents.

“This is day of great promise for The University of Scranton. We have chosen you to lead this University community and to embrace, strengthen and further our mission. As you undertake the presidency, the Board of Trustees and the entire University community pledge our support and collaboration to work with you to enlighten the minds and lift the hearts of our campus, our community and our world,” said Joseph M. Vaszily ’95, chair of the University’s Board of Trustees.

The ceremony also included a surprise performance by acclaimed trombonist Wycliffe A. Gordon H’06 and the world premiere performance of “Don’t Waste Love,” which was composed by Joshua Rosenblum and commissioned especially for Father Pilarz’s Inauguration as the University’s 27^th president. Rosenblum conducted the piece, which was performed by the University’s Concert Band and Concert Choir. The piece will also be performed at the University’s Family Weekend Inauguration concert at 7:30 p.m. the evening of Sept. 22 in the Houlihan-McLean Center.

Father Pilarz served as Scranton’s 24^th president from 2003 to 2011, becoming the fifth longest-serving president at Scranton and third longest-serving Jesuit president. During his first tenure as president, the University earned national recognition for academic quality, community engagement and student success, achieving then record admissions and undertaking the largest construction projects in its history. He expanded international mission and service opportunities and programs to enhance its Catholic and Jesuit identity. Transformational capital projects included the 180,000-square-foot Patrick and Margaret DeNaples Center; the 108,000-square-foot Christopher and Margaret Condron Hall; the John and Jacquelyn Dionne Campus Green; the expansion of the Retreat Center at Chapman Lake, the 189,000-square-foot apartment and fitness complex on Mulberry Street; and the 200,000-square-foot Loyola Science Center.

Other accomplishments included dedicated support for research by new faculty, the President’s Colloquy for Presidential Scholars, and five endowed chairs to attract top scholars. The University’s progress was supported by the Pride, Passion, Promise Campaign, the most ambitious capital campaign in the University’s history, surpassing its $125 million fundraising goal.

As a scholar, Father Pilarz has delivered numerous papers at scholarly conferences on various aspects of medieval and Renaissance literature. He has also lectured and published on topics related to Jesuit education. His book, Robert Southwell, S.J., and the Mission of Literature 1561-1595: Writing Reconciliation, was published by Ashgate Press. A quote of St. Southwell’s, “Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live,” is engraved above a prominent entrance to the DeNaples Center. These words were also incorporated into the theme of Father Pilarz’s Inauguration as well: “Where I Love, I Live.”

My fellow Trustees, Bishop Bambera, Father Provincial, honored guests, my brother Jesuits, members of faculty, staff and administration and most importantly, University of Scranton students.

First and foremost, thanks to all who made this great day in the life of the University possible – this wonderful celebration of community. In all honesty, there is only one thing I want to say today:

I love this place, and I am blessed to be back here with you.

However, my bosses, the Trustees, are sitting behind me, and I don’t think I can get away with a single sentence. They hired me, and they are going to want to hear more.

There are actually three aspects of the University that I wish to address today: Our Community, Our Core and Our Shared Commitments.

Our Community

Speaking to community, let me start by thanking Father Herb Keller for the groundwork he laid last year as Interim President.  I’m delighted that he is the rector of the Scranton Jesuit community and also special assistant to the president. This is one of those rare instances where my boss is also my special assistant. Herb’s good work built upon the legacy of community that generations of women and men serving the University have made our hallmark including our former president, Father Joseph McShane, who we are happy to welcome back today.

One of the primary reasons I am so happy to be back is because of the special, unique nature of this community that has once again so warmly welcomed me and my family.

Two years ago, I was happily serving as the president of Georgetown Prep, the oldest Jesuit high school in the United States, complete with my own golf course (if only I golfed). I was blessed with remarkable comrades and collaborators, some of whom have joined us here today. People who are devoted to serving Prep’s exceptional students.

I can assure you that there was no other place on the planet that I would have considered leaving Prep, except for The University of Scranton. When Scranton friends first suggested that I consider coming back, my respect for and devotion to this place led me to discern the pursuit of this opportunity. And throughout that discernment I was haunted by some words that somebody etched on the front of the DeNaples Center:

            Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live.

While community is a key strength, we can never be complacent here at Scranton. As you know, community both here and everywhere is under stress. Some of these stresses are not new. In 2011, Father General Adolfo Nicholás in Mexico City said:

“When one is overwhelmed with such a dizzying pluralism of choices and values and beliefs and visions of life, then one can so easily slip into the lazy superficiality of relativism or mere tolerance of others and their views, rather than engaging in the hard work of forming communities of dialogue in the search of truth and understanding.”

We have never been afraid of this kind of hard work at The University of Scranton. In our current context, this work requires a focus on reconciliation. As our current Father General recent wrote:

The university is …a privileged space for exercising human freedom. Freedom to search and find the paths of social transformation through research and teaching. It is a space in which the message of liberation of the Good News of the Gospel can contribute to finding better ways to generate life in the midst of difficulties and uncertainty, which seem to overwhelm the daily lives of most men and women, opening a space for hope to enter.

What better place for hope to enter than here at The University of Scranton. We must ensure that hope always abides here and more that we are the source for hope in our local community, the communities in which our graduates live and work, in the Church, and in the world.

Our Core

How do we go about equipping our students to live lives that are sources for hope? For me, the answer is clear and central to my own education and life’s work. We have always given pride of place to the liberal arts and the humanities, and our commitment to these academic disciplines is rooted and grounded in our mission and identity. The earliest Jesuit educators believed and developed a curriculum out of the conviction that the study of literature, history, language, theology and philosophy, transform students to be agents for positive change in a world always waiting to be made more gentle and just. At Scranton, the humanities and liberal arts are the heart of the matter and must always remain so.

This is not to say that as a comprehensive university we are not committed to an array of outstanding undergraduate and graduate, professional and pre-professional programs. But what sets apart a Scranton doctor, nurse, accountant, teacher, scientist or executive is a deep appreciation for and understanding of the human condition. Humanities and the liberal arts offer opportunities to gain wisdom by engaging and embracing life’s greatest mysteries. Those of you that know me well, know that at heart, I am an English teacher. At the conclusion of every English class I have ever taught, I share with my students these words from the New Jersey novelist Philip Roth: 

“I love teaching literature. I am rarely ever so contented as when I am here with my pages of notes and my marked up texts and with people like yourselves. To my mind, there is nothing quite like the classroom in all of life. Sometimes when we are in the midst of talking, when one of you has pierced with a single phrase right to the heart of the book at hand, I want to cry out: Dear friends, cherish this. Why? Because once you have left here people are rarely if ever going to talk to you or listen to you the way you talk or listen to one another and to me in this bright and barren little room. …I doubt that you know how very affecting it is to hear you speak thoughtfully and in all earnestness about solitude, illness, longing, loss, suffering, delusion, hope, passion and love. …To put it as straight as I can, what the church is to a true believer; a classroom is to me. Some kneel at Sunday prayer, and I appear three times each week to teach the great stories to you.”

The humanities and liberal arts are home to the great stories, and Jesuit educators have always believed that reading the great stories is the best preparation for a life lived generously in service of others and God. In addition, they knew that the great stories teach you that time is a finger snap and a blink of an eye, and that you should not allow a moment to pass you by without taking joyous, ecstatic note of it. In other words, the humanities teach us don’t waste love.

Even before I arrived, faculty and administrators were talking about how Scranton can best be positioned as a leader in humanities education. Inspired by their good work and by my own deep convictions, I have already made finding resources to support this dream a priority. We must explicitly re-dedicate our community to Ignatian intellectual rigor, curiosity and personal and professional growth.

As a start to accomplishing this, we will create a center for the humanities that will provide every part of our academic community – business and nursing, the arts and political science, communications and chemistry – with an empowering and coherent basis for these Ignatian ideals.

While you will hear much more about our plans in the coming weeks, I wish today to let you know that we have already received the first of what I hope will be many leadership gifts in support of it. I know I am putting him on the spot, but I want to acknowledge the generous commitment of one million dollars from Mr. James Slattery and his wife, Betsy. Jim…. thank you and Betsy for helping to launch this dream.

Our Commitments

While the liberal arts central to our mission, we have over the decades defined a Scranton education in much more comprehensive ways. We are proud of all of our academic programs and the ways in which they too transform the lives of our students. As we look to the future, we are committed to strengthen strategically our existing programs and to add appropriate new ones. While our past provides a compass, we always need to be aware of opportunities and potential directions. I encourage all of us, especially our new provost, the deans and the faculty, to be innovative, entrepreneurial and collaborative. Ultimately, all of the programs that we offer now and will offer in the future to our students must develop organically and authentically in accord with our mission and identity.

In addition to finding financial support for the liberal arts and humanities, I am committed to doing the same for student-faculty research and faculty development. Our students tell us again and again how such research has helped them discern their passion in life. These opportunities obviously require a level of generosity from our faculty who give so freely of their time and who remain excited to create knowledge. We can all be grateful, as I am, for the Scranton faculty who are so selflessly committed to student success.

In order that future generations may have access to the Scranton experience, we are committed to redoubling our efforts to support endowment for the sake of affordability. Scholarships and financial aid are the difference makers for students and their families. To this end, we must invite our alumni, parents and friends to help our students to realize their dreams here.

We have a strong tradition here in Scranton of service and service programs both international and domestic. I have to admit that during my first tenure, I had to be strong-armed into accompanying a group of students to El Salvador. They had earlier in the semester talked me into offering a reader on liberation theology. At the end of the semester, they asked a question: “What are we going to do with what we have learned? Let us go to Central America and put theory into practice.” Their example was an inspiration for me and my shared experience with them convinced me more than ever of the importance of exposing our students to the gritty reality of the world. While we didn’t change El Salvador in 10 days. That experience of service forever changed all of us. We must be committed to seeing such programs flourish, and a dream of mine is to see them fully endowed.

While our current strategic plan rightly encourages us to embrace the world, we just as enthusiastically embrace our city and the region of Northeastern Pennsylvania. We are committed to the University remaining an engine of opportunity, a voice for social justice and a hub of cultural, intellectual and spiritual life.

As a University founded by the first Bishop of Scranton and sustained by the Society of Jesus since 1942, we uniquely manifest our Catholic and Jesuit identity. For example, and with deference to my fellow Jesuit presidents with us today, Scranton stands out among our sister Jesuit institutions in our practice of cura personalis.

Based on the Saint Ignatius’ experience during his conversion of God drawing close to him as an individual with his own hopes, aspirations, dreams, our paradigm for relating to Scranton students embodies the “reverent familiarity” practiced by the earliest Jesuit educators. We have learned that caring for students in this way is the heart of our transformational education.

This qualifies our University community to address with care, issues facing the Church both local and universal. Recently our Board of Trustees dedicated endowed funds to launch an effort both scholarly and pastorally to harness our gifts at time when the need for transformation is so apparent. We commit ourselves to this effort with a sense of humility, but also with a sense of urgency. 

As I conclude, let me draw upon the words of Father Timothy Healy, a mentor, friend and late president of Georgetown. Father Healy once spoke of the work of a University as an “act of love,” and Ignatius reminds us that “Love is shown in deeds, not in words.” Our devotion to community, our passion for the liberal arts, and all of our commitments constitute a call to action, a call to think beyond ourselves in service of our mission for the greater Glory of God and world’s wellbeing. Ultimately, they are a call to love.

To again paraphrase Father Healy: while universities are great at assessment, planning and accreditation, in our heart of hearts they don’t really matter to us. What does matter is the individual contact, the teacher in the classroom…, the arc across which our learning bangs into the energy of the young. That interchange is more important to us than all the statistics, rules or regulations issued by the office of the dean or provost, all the fulminations of the president and the Board of Trustees or anyone else on the good ground on which we serve. “Only individuals grow and that growth, in mind and heart, is the university’s preoccupation.”

I pray today and every day that all of us at Scranton will be preoccupied with love for our students and for one another. I love this place, and I am so blessed to be back here with all of you.

God bless you, God bless Catholic and Jesuit education, and God bless The University of Scranton.

A Celebration of Community: The Inauguration of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., as The University of Scranton’s 27th President 

Inauguration Date: Sept. 21, 2018

Attendance:

Total for all events:   3,100 (estimate)

        Inauguration Ceremony:  1,500

        Inauguration Mass: 1,000 (estimate)                

        Inauguration Concert: 600 (estimate)                

Number of Colleges and Universities Represented: 54

Oldest College Represented: Harvard University (established 1636)

Newest College Represented: The Commonwealth Medical College (established 2008)

Number of School Presidents in Attendance: 11

Former University of Scranton Presidents in Attendance: 3 (including Father Pilarz as No. 24)

Quotable: “Where I Love, I Live” Inauguration theme, inspired by the words of Jesuit martyr St. Robert Southwell: “Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live.”

World Premiere at Inauguration: Joshua Rosenblum’s original composition “Don’t Waste Love,” based on text drawn from inspirational words from Father Pilarz’s addresses to the University community made during his first tenure at Scranton, combined with phrases from poems and writings by other members of the Society of Jesus, including St. Robert Southwell, Gerard Manley Hopkins, St. Ignatius of Loyola and Pope Francis.

The University of Scranton recently honored A.J. Guzzi General Contractors, Inc. as its Business Partner of the Year at its annual Business Partner Appreciation Dinner.

“Twenty-five years ago, my mentor and my best friend, Ang Guzzi, said, ‘I want to give you some advice,’” said John Heim, president of A.J. Guzzi General Contractors, Inc., as he accepted the award on behalf of the company. “He said, ‘Make sure that every project that you do, the quality is perfect, and it will pay dividends.’ Tonight, it paid dividends. I am honored to receive this award.

“I have to say thank you. I’m just a contractor, and I rely on people around me to do the work. Thank you to the University and all the people at the University. They are fantastic people to work with. Thank you to the architects and engineers that put the project on a piece of paper and give me a road map to follow. Thank you to my employees, suppliers and subcontractors that actually build the project. And most importantly, I want to say thank you to my right-hand woman, my wife Carol. She answers the phone, answers my emails, makes sure I get where I’m supposed to be on time, and every August 10, she puts up with me when I say, ‘The students are coming back and we’re in trouble.’”

A.J. Guzzi General Contractors, Inc. has worked on a variety of University projects over the years, including the restoration of the Commons, renovations to the TV Studio, McGowan and Blair Houses and the Office of Equity and Diversity. Most recently A.J. Guzzi completed The Estate landscaping project which serves as the backdrop for many Scranton student and alumni photos.  

The annual event recognizes the top 100 companies that make outstanding contributions to Scranton’s ability to deliver a superior educational experience its students. Finalists for this year’s award include American Janitor & Paper Supply, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, Battaglia’s Sporting Goods, Dell EMC, ELD Consulting Group, Ltd., L. R. Costanzo Construction Services Company, Inc., The Quandel Group, United Educators and Wojdak Government Relations.

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, community leaders and area residents are invited to attend “A Celebration of Community: The Inauguration of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., as The University of Scranton’s 27th President” on Friday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. University classes have been canceled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and offices will be closed during that time to allow attendance at the ceremony, which will take place in the Byron Recreation Complex. A luncheon will immediately follow the ceremony on the Dionne Campus Green.

In addition to the ceremony, a Mass in Celebration of the Inauguration of Father Pilarz will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m. in the Byron Recreation Complex.

Both events will be live streamed at scranton.edu/eventslive. An archived video will be available immediately following each event and will remain available for viewing on this site for 30 days.

The University’s Inauguration events will conclude with the “Family Weekend President’s Concert: Celebrating the Inauguration of Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., as the 27^th President” Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center. The concert will feature The University of Scranton Concert Band and Concert Choir with special guest Wycliffe A. Gordon H’06.

The Inauguration will include the world premiere performance of “Don’t Waste Love,” which was composed by Joshua Rosenblum and commissioned especially for Father Pilarz’s Inauguration as the University’s 27^th president. The piece will be performed by the University’s Concert Band and Concert Choir and will be conducted by the composer. The text of “Don’t Waste Love” is drawn from inspirational words from Father Pilarz’s addresses to the University community made during his first tenure at Scranton, combined with phrases from poems and writings by other members of the Society of Jesus, including St. Robert Southwell, Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., St. Ignatius of Loyola and Pope Francis. The piece will also be performed at the concert Saturday evening.

All three Inauguration events are free of charge and open to the public.

The University of Scranton ranked No. 107 among the 695 master’s universities in the nation included in a 2018 listing by Washington Monthly that seeks to rate colleges based on their contribution to the public good. Published in the September/October issue of the magazine and online, Washington Monthly analyzed numerous data sets to determine an overall rank, as well as a score and rank of colleges for “research,” “social mobility” and “community and national service.” Scranton ranked No. 55, No. 201 and No. 207, respectively, in these categories among master’s universities.

In addition, Washington Monthly also ranked schools in multiple data points. Scranton’s highest rankings in its category were: No. 17 for graduation rate; No. 31 for its student loan repayment; No. 43 for ROTC; and No. 52 for graduates earning Ph.D.s.

Washington Monthly weighted equally the colleges’ scores for research, social mobility and service to calculate the overall ranking. The research score is based on each school’s research expenditure and the number of alumni earning Ph.D.s, relative to the size of the college. The social mobility score is based on actual and predicted graduation rates; student loan repayment rates; actual verses predicted median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrollment; and the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants and the percentage of first generation college students, among other factors. The service score, also adjusted for the size of the school, is based on the size of the ROTC program; the number of alumni serving in the Peace Corps; and the percentage of federal work study grant money spent on community service projects.

Earlier this month, U.S. News and World Report ranked the University No. 6 for the “Best Regional Universities in the North,” marking the 25th consecutive year that Scranton ranked in the top 10 in its category. U.S. News also ranked Scranton No. 3 in its category in a listing of the top 168 colleges in the nation expressing “A Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching” and No. 11 in its category in a ranking of the “Most Innovative Schools” that recognized just 159 colleges in America, among other rankings.

For the 25th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked The University of Scranton among the top 10 “Best Regional Universities in the North.” Scranton ranked No. 6 in the 2019 edition of the “Best Colleges” guidebook, which became available online today. U.S. News also ranked Scranton No. 3 in its category in a listing of the top 168 colleges in the nation expressing “A Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching” and No. 11 in its category in a ranking of the “Most Innovative Schools” that recognized just 159 colleges in America.

“We are honored to have been counted among the top ten universities in the north by U.S. News for a quarter of a century,” said Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., president of The University of Scranton. “The consistent recognition we have received through national rankings from U.S. News and others acknowledges the significant work done by our faculty and staff at this Catholic and Jesuit university that is centered on student learning and outcomes. That is why I am most proud that U.S. News has also selected Scranton once again for its short list of colleges with ‘A Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching.’”

U.S. News rankings of “Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching” colleges and “Most Innovative Schools” are based on the highest scores received through peer assessment surveys. The lists respectively recognize the nation’s top schools “where faculty have an usually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching” and schools that “are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities,” according to U.S. News.

In national rankings, as opposed to listings by category, U.S. News included Scranton among America’s “Best Undergraduate Business Programs,” ranking Scranton at No. 199 in the U.S., and among the nation’s “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs,” ranking Scranton No. 134 among schools where a doctorate is not offered. Also, in national rankings of all business programs in America, U.S. News ranked several of Scranton’s entrepreneurship program at No. 31, its finance program at No. 36 and its accounting program at No. 37 in the country.

In addition, Scranton was also ranked No. 27 as a “Best Value Regional University in the North,” which compares academic quality of programs to cost of attendance. This is the sixth consecutive year U.S. News has recognized Scranton as a “Best Value” school. Scranton was also listed among the “top ranked” colleges where students do well based on “spirit and hard work.”

U.S. News changed the methodology used in its rankings this year, increasing the weight given data used to assess “outcomes” to 35 percent of the overall score. U.S. News added a “social mobility assessment” (5 percent) to the outcomes data this year, based on graduation rate of Pell Grant recipients and other factors. In addition, U.S. News considers a range of quality indicators for its ranking that includes peer assessment of academic excellence (20 percent); graduation and freshman retention (22 percent); faculty resources (20 percent); student selectivity (10 percent); financial resources (10 percent); alumni giving (5 percent); and graduation performance rates (8 percent), which compares a school’s actual graduation rates with predicted graduation rates based on characteristics of the incoming class. U.S. News categorizes colleges for their rankings based on the official Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classification of universities.

The 2019 U.S. News “Best Colleges” rankings became available online Sept. 10.

On Thursday, Oct. 4, at The Pierre Hotel in New York City, the President’s Business Council (PBC) 17^th Annual Award Dinner will present Linda S. McGowan ’80, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Joseph L. Sorbera Jr. P’08,’08, president of JLS Cost Management Systems Inc., with the University’s President’s Medal.

McGowan has over 30 years of experience as a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Banking and Capital Markets Group. She is a member of the national office of the firm and provides technical advice on regulatory and industry-specific auditing matters. She is the author of the firm’s technical guidance and the firm’s letters on proposed rule changes. The list of industry clients which McGowan has served during her career includes Goldman Sachs; Merrill Lynch; Barclays; W.P. Stewart & Co.; Angelo, Gordon & Co.; MarketAxess; Knight Trading Group; Commerzbank; Cantor Fitzgerald; Janney Montgomery Scott; and ICAP.

McGowan has helped develop capital savings systems and interacted with the regulators for her clients on a no-name basis. Her client work involves diverse products such as commodity funds, venture capital investments, and collateralized mortgage obligations and includes such diverse projects as development of principal and interest collection and reconciliation procedures; special reviews of procedures with regard to possession or control, net capital, the reserve formula, and the treasury auction and primary dealer reporting process; development of an integrated haircut system; review of branch office practices, procedures, and operational reviews for both large and mid-size broker-dealers; and implementation and evaluation of new clearing systems and evaluation of cross-border margin and credit alternatives. She has been involved in numerous control reviews utilizing the COSO framework including such areas as equity and fixed income trading; treasury, stock lending and repurchase transactions; and investment banking. She has assisted in the establishment and registration process for several broker-dealers in the Internet environment with both foreign- and domestic-based ownership.

A native of Apalachin, N.Y., McGowan received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University in 1980. Since graduation, she has been actively involved in mentoring and recruiting current students, as well as mentoring the young Scranton alumni at PricewaterhouseCoopers. McGowan is a founding member of the PBC Executive Committee, a member and founding chair of the Kania School of Management (KSOM) Dean’s Advisory Board and serves on the Accounting Department Professional Council (ADPC). McGowan and her husband, Michael ’81, reside in Bucks County, Pa., and have four children.

Sorbera and his wife, Diane, are the parents of three children: Christina, Diana ’08 and Joseph III ’08. The couple resides in Staten Island, N.Y., along with their beloved golden retriever, Chewie, and cherished rescue dog, Max. He is passionate about his family, animal welfare, Jesuit education and his Italian-American heritage. Sorbera was born and raised in the tenements of Little Italy in New York, where the formation of family values, love of Sicilian traditions and strong sense of community were deeply ingrained into his persona. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Phoenix.

He is responsible for growing and reshaping his family’s construction management business, which started in 1977, into an industry-leading project management and cost management organization whose client list includes global financial, banking, educational, and media firms. The firm specializes in large-scale capital projects, ensuring they are completed expertly as planned and on budget. The company motto, “deliver more than expected,” is indicative of the reason behind the loyalty they have earned from clients, colleagues and employees alike. The evolution of so many clients and colleagues into dear friends throughout 40+ years of being in business is his greatest source of professional pride.

In addition to serving multiple terms on the Board of Trustees of Loyola School in Manhattan, Sorbera is a former member of the University’s Board of Trustees. A former executive in residence at the University, he was also a member of the executive committee of the Pride Passion Promise campaign. In 2017, he was the honoree at the 97^th annual Italian Welfare League gala in New York City. A current member of the President’s Business Council, Sorbera is Chairman of the Board of the renowned 115-year-old animal rescue organization, Bideawee.

In presenting the President’s Medal, the University and the PBC recognize individuals who have achieved excellence in their fields and demonstrated extraordinary compassion for others. The proceeds from the Annual Award Dinner go directly to the University’s Presidential Scholarship Endowment Fund. The black-tie gala is a wonderful celebration of Scranton and of honorees whose lifetime achievements reflect the University’s mission of Catholic and Jesuit excellence and service. Through its 16 dinners, the PBC has generated over $13 million for the scholarship fund.

Roundtrip bus service to and from this year’s dinner will again be available for guests traveling from Scranton and Philadelphia. Further details are available by inquiring to pbc@scranton.edu or 570-941-5837.

On Sept. 19, a few weeks before the dinner, the PBC will co-host a networking reception with current University students at the Westin Philadelphia, Liberty Place, 99 S. 17^th Street, Philadelphia. The business attire reception will present students with the opportunity to enhance their out-of-classroom experiences by interacting with alumni and friends.

To register for the 17^th Annual Award Dinner, click here. To register for the networking reception in Philadelphia, click here. For more information on the PBC and additional ways to participate in this year’s dinner, contact Executive Director Timothy J. Pryle ’89 at (570) 941-5837 or pbc@scranton.edu, or visit scranton.edu/pbc.

From Sept. 21-23, the family members of current students will return to campus for Family Weekend 2018, the University’s annual chance for families to get a first-hand look into the lives of their students.

Friday, Sept. 21

11 a.m. - A Celebration of Community: The Inauguration of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., as The University of Scranton’s 27th President

Join the entire University community in the Byron Recreation Complex for the inauguration of the Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., as the University’s 27^th president, and then celebrate the occasion by breaking bread with your fellow Royals at a luncheon immediately following the ceremony on the Dionne Green.

1 p.m. – Men’s Golf at Keystone College

Cheer on Men’s Golf as they take on Keystone College at Stonehedge Golf Course in Tunkhannock.

4:30 p.m. – Registration Opens at The DeNaples Center

Pick up your Family Welcome packet from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the first floor lobby of The DeNaples Center. To register in advance for a fee of $35 per family, visit this link.

4:30 p.m. – Campus Ministries Service Trip Fundraiser

Come to the first floor lobby of the DeNaples Center from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and/or from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 22, to participate in a basket raffle benefitting the University’s domestic and international service trips. Tickets are $1 each, or 25 for $20. The drawing will be held promptly at 5 p.m. Saturday.

5 p.m. – Food Truck Friday at Nay Aug Park (Community Event)

Journey up Mulberry Street to Nay Aug Park and indulge your inner foodie at Food Truck Friday, a community event hosted by Nay Aug Park and the Leadership Lackawanna project. The event will be held between the Everhart Museum and the Greenhouse. There will be multiple food trucks present filled with tons of food, as well as music. This event is a great opportunity for families to enjoy dinner outdoors with their friends and family while supporting local food truck venues. Address: 1901 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510

8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. – The Magic of Brent Kessler

Join your fellow Royals in The DeNaples Center’s Moskovitz Theater for The Magic of Brent Kessler. Brent's over-the-edge magic and stand-up comedy performances have garnered great reviews from thousands of people across the country. The show is an amazing hands-on production that is structured around audience interaction. Every part of the show engages the audience in some way or another.

9 p.m. Look at the Stars: The Astronomy Club’s Stargazing

Take a moment to sit back, relax and let the stress of the day melt away as you join The Astronomy Club for a stargazing session on the rooftop of the Loyola Science Center. The University of Scranton's Astronomy Club will host a special, family-­oriented star gazing event. Join them at the LSC Observation Deck in LSC 212 to take a peek into the Heavens through some of their state-of-the art telescopes and also get a great view of the city of Scranton from the LSC rooftop. Space is limited; first come, first served.

Saturday, September 22

8:30 a.m. – Registration Opens at The DeNaples Center

Pick up your Family Welcome packet from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the first floor lobby of The DeNaples Center. To register in advance for a fee of $35 per family, visit this link.

8:30 a.m. – Bike Scranton

Bike Scranton is a cooperative program between The University of Scranton Office of Sustainability and the Lackawanna Valley Heritage Authority. All University of Scranton students and families may borrow a bicycle as long as they can provide a photo ID and are at least 16 years of age. Bikes will be available on The DeNaples Center patio, and tours are self-guided. The last bike check-out time will be at 1:30 p.m.

9 a.m. – Campus Tour

As you take a campus tour, not only will you visit our exceptional buildings, you'll also learn about the University's rich history and culture. The tour will begin in the second floor lobby of The DeNaples Center.

10 a.m. - Women’s Rugby B Side vs. Shippensburg University

Support Women’s Rugby as they take on Shippensburg University at Fitzpatrick Field.

10 a.m. Special Interest Session: STEAM Programming In Scranton

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) Professor Nicholas P. Truncale, faculty specialist in the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, will demonstrate in Room 233 of the Loyola Science Center how STEAM is integrated into the first-­year experience for physics and engineering majors at The University of Scranton along with how art can be integrated with engineering to create a unique learning experience.

10 a.m. Special Interest Session: Putting Yourself On The List

You care for everyone around you, but how often do you include yourself on that list? This session in Room 334 of the Loyola Science Center will provide you with the opportunity to take an inventory of your overall wellness and learn some hands-on activities to practice self-care. This session will be presented by Dr. Teresa M. Conte, Ph.D., CPNP, associate professor in the Department of Nursing.

10 a.m. – Siblings’ U

Home can feel quiet when your college student is not there, and Siblings’ U is an excellent opportunity for your children to reconnect and catch up. Our Resident Assistants have put together exciting activities appropriate for all ages.

11 a.m. – Women’s Rugby A Side vs. La Salle University

Support Women’s Rugby as they take on La Salle University at Fitzpatrick Field.

11 a.m. – Special Interest Session: At Ease: An Open Dialogue on Theology/Religious Studies in the Curriculum

This session in Room 212 of the Loyola Science Center will briefly address the role played by the general education curriculum at The University of Scranton with particular attention on the place of Theology/Religious Studies. After a brief introduction, Cyrus P. Olsen Ill, D.Phil. (Oxon.), will hold an open dialogue with all present to encourage families about a unique feature of Jesuit education today.

11 a.m. – Career Development and Your Student

Representatives from The Gerard R. Roche Center for Career Development will discuss ways in which they help students focus on career decisions that are consistent with their unique talents, aspirations, and vision for living in Room 334 of the Loyola Science Center.

11 a.m. – Special Interest Session: Science Is Fun with Dr. Squared (MC2)

Come join the fun and laughter with science in Room 433 of the Loyola Sceince Center! You will see, hear, feel and perhaps even taste some fascinating science demonstrations. We will explore bubbles, entropy, density, magnetism, green chemistry, slime and even a diving catsup packet. These topics, along with a few corny jokes, will make you smile and want to learn more about science. Many of these demonstrations you can do at home to entertain your friends and family and become your own Dr. Squared.

11 a.m. – Scranton 201 Downtown Walking Tour

We introduced you to the City of Scranton at New Student Orientation. Now, Director of Community and Government Relations Julie Schumacher Cohen will lead you on a walking tour of the Electric City highlighting the various businesses and experiences available to your student. You will learn how the University and community partner with each other and also where to shop, eat and locate available discounts during Family Weekend. The tour will begin on the first floor atrium of the Loyola Science Center.

11 a.m. – RoyalFest

Stop by the Dionne Green to visit our downtown vendors, support student club fundraisers, have fun on bounce houses, get your face painted, cheer on our student performers and visit with other Scranton families.

11 a.m. - Campus Ministries Service Trip Fundraiser

Come to the first floor lobby of The DeNaples Center from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and/or from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 22, to participate in a basket raffle benefitting the University’s domestic and international service trips. Tickets are $1 each, or 25 for $20. The drawing will be held promptly at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Noon – Women’s Golf vs. Wilkes University

Support Women’s Golf as they take on Wilkes University at the Scranton Municipal Golf Course in Mount Cobb.

1 p.m. - Field Hockey vs. Catholic University

Support Field Hockey as they take on Catholic University at the Quinn Athletics Campus’ Weiss Field.

3 p.m. - Campus Tour

As you take a campus tour, not only will you visit our exceptional buildings, you'll also learn about the University's rich history and culture. The tour will begin in the second floor lobby of The DeNaples Center.

4 p.m. – Mass in Celebration of the Inauguration of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.

Join our community at mass as we celebrate the inauguration of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., the 27th President of The University of Scranton. Families of all faith commitments are warmly welcome.

7:30 p.m. – Family Weekend President’s Concert in the Houlihan-McLean Center

Featuring The University of Scranton Concert Band and Concert Choir with special guest Dr. Wycliffe A. Gordon, H. '06, and other surprise guests. Wycliffe Gordon – the critically and popularly acclaimed and award-winning musician, composer, arranger, educator, leader and musical ambassador who is widely regarded as one of the greatest trombonists in history - performs with the University's student musicians in a concert celebrating the inauguration of the Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., as the 27th President of The University of Scranton.

8:30 p.m. – USPB After Dark: Family Weekend Edition

Join The University of Scranton Programming Board (USPB) as they transform The DeNaples Center into a family entertainment complex! Featuring multiple attractions throughout the building, including a live, interactive game show, Scranton bingo, photo booths and more, this is an exciting family event that is not to be missed. Sponsored by the USPB.

Sunday, September 23

10 a.m. – Brunch on Your Own

The Fresh Food Company on the third floor of The DeNaples Center invites you to enjoy a traditional University of Scranton Sunday brunch. Fresh Food Company can be paid for onsite by using your student's swipe on their Royal ID card or by paying cash.

11 a.m. – Family Time at Chapman Lake

Take a scenic ride to Chapman Lake and tour the grounds where our students connect with their faith and our Jesuit mission when attending our many retreat offerings. Yard games will be available. Pre-order a boxed lunch and make it a picnic. The event is complimentary, but boxed lunches are $9. Address: 1226 Chapman Lake Road, Jermyn, PA. Directions are available on the Campus Ministries website. Please visit at your leisure, as transportation will not be provided.

11:30 a.m. – Everything You Ever Wanted To Ask A Jesuit

University Chaplain Rev. Rick Malloy, S.J., shares how The University of Scranton gets students thinking about their own spirituality and impact on the world. During this session at the Chapman Lake Retreat Center, Malloy will answer questions that you have always wanted to ask a Jesuit.

4 p.m. – Men’s Ice Hockey vs. East Stroudsburg University

Support Men’s Ice Hockey as they take on East Stroudsburg University at the Revolution Ice Center in Pittston.

For more information, visit scranton.edu/familyweekend. To download a copy of the schedule on the Guidebook app, visit this link.

Several Royals recently attended the Patrick's Pals Golf Outing in Whitehouse Station, NJ, to support Patrick's Pals, a non-profit foundation started by Jim Conmy '90 and Kerry Cosgrove Conmy '90 that provides children with multiple disabilities with equipment and therapies necessary for them to function on a daily basis.

According to the foundation's website,  the Conmys founded Patrick's Pals in 2008 in honor of their son, Patrick, who was born with many special needs that left him unable to do many things for himself. In early 2008, close friends and family members approached Jim and Kerry with an idea to have a charity golf tournament benefiting Patrick. The Conmys approved of the idea, but instead of using the funds for Patrick, they created the foundation to help special children like Patrick.

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Tara Gramigna Churilla, D.O. ’11, Roaring Brook, completed her pediatrics residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is now practicing medicine at Pediatric Associates of Kingston.

Thomas Churilla, M.D. ’09, Roaring Brook, completed his residency in radiation oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and is practicing medicine at Northeast Radiation Oncology Centers in Dunmore.

Phillip Dunn ’84, Cary, North Carolina, completed a successful summit to Everest Base Camp in April 2018 which raised funds for charity. This was Dunn’s second successful summit within two years. In August 2016, he summited Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. 

Barry Kelly ’74, Drexel Hill, received the State of New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal in honor of his 4^th great-grandfather Revolutionary War Veteran Rem. Corson.

Robert Mancuso ’80, G’83, Dunmore, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Wayne Bank, was recognized by the Pennsylvania Bankers Association for his 40 years of service to the banking industry. Mancuso has served the banking industry in various executive leadership roles for four decades.

Lindsay Menasco ’05, Amherst, New York, has joined the Corporate and Securities Practice of the firm Hodgson Russ LLP as a senior associate. Menasco will focus her practice on education law, special education law, and labor and equipment law in the firm’s Buffalo, New York, office.

Erin O’Malley ’94, G’97, Reston, Virginia, has accepted the role of principal at St. Theresa Elementary/Middle School in Ashburn, Virginia, after serving as dean of Student Services for the last 7 years at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia.

Brian Patchcoski ’08, State College, was sworn in as a commissioner for the governor’s office in the state of Pennsylvania for their newly established Commission on LGBTQ affairs.

Jason Shrive ’06, Scranton, was recently hired as a full-time, tenure track assistant professor in the Sociology, Criminal Justice and Criminology Department at The University of Scranton, commencing Fall 2018 Semester, having previously served as an adjunct professor from 2016-2018. Shrive is also serving as the University's Mock Trial Team faculty advisor. Shrive is an attorney and will be maintaining a private law practice, Shrive Law, LLC, in Scranton, on a part-time basis, where he will practice primarily in Criminal Defense law.  

Thomas Umile, Ph.D. ’06, G’06, Philadelphia, joined the faculty of Villanova University as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry.

Thomas Venditti ’01, Ephrata, completed the 2018 Nancy Bacher Long PR Institute, a public relations intensive program held by the Public Relations Society of America’s Philadelphia chapter. Venditti was a member of the winning team, which designed a new public relations plan for Ralston My Way, a homecare non-profit serving residents in Northwest Philadelphia.

Mary Wozny ’02, Delray Beach, Florida, participated in Miami University’s Earth Expeditions global field course in Namibia in the summer of 2018. Wozny studied ongoing research projects such as radio tracking, cheetah conservation and ecosystem management as well as the design of school and community programs in Namibia. Wozny is a science teacher and department chair at American Heritage School Boca Delray.

Deaths

The Rev. Francis Schemel, S.J. ’48, Washington, D.C.
Paul A. Hiznay ’52, Warren, Vermont
James F. Mullaney ’55, Homewood, Illinois
Lt. Joseph J. Pajuf, USN ret. ’57, Virginia Beach, Virginia
John W. McGoff  ’60, Allentown
Lawrence Semenza, Ph.D. ’64, Springfield, Illinois
John W. Murphy, Sr. ’67, Pittston
William W. Duffy ’68, Grant, Minnesota

Births    

A daughter, Maeve Downing, to Jim and Tiffany McDermott Swinarski ’05, East Windsor, New Jersey
A son, Graeme Alexander, to Daniel ’07 and Sarah Malcolm Navins ’08, Highland, New York

Marriages

Ashley Chandler ’12 to Gregory Lyons ’14
Katherine Pisano ’12 to Richard Corbett ’12