Alumni Class Notes, February 2020
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Robert J. Mancuso G’06, Philadelphia, was elected partner at Drinker Biddel & Reath LLP, effective February 1, 2020. Mancuso is one of 13 attorneys elected in the new partnership class and represents and counsels clients on a variety of life insurance and annuities matters and property and casualty insurance issues.
Brian J. Patchcoski ’08, State College, was the recipient of the 2019 Alumni Achievement Award from The Pennsylvania State University. Alumni Achievement Award recipients are nominated by an academic college or campus and invited by the president of the University to return to Penn State to share their expertise with students and the University community. Honorees demonstrate to students that Penn State alumni succeed in exceptional fashion at any age.
Steven A. Picozzo ’17, Covington Township, was among the first Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students named to the Geisinger Primary Care Scholars program. Geisinger Primary Care scholars pay no tuition or fees and receive a monthly stipend in exchange for signing on to become primary care providers in the Geisinger system. Program participants may specialize in family medicine, internal medicine or medicine/pediatrics.
Kara A. Romanowski ’19, Swoyersville, was among the first Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students named to the Geisinger Primary Care Scholars program. Geisinger Primary Care scholars pay no tuition or fees and receive a monthly stipend in exchange for signing on to become primary care providers in the Geisinger system. Program participants may specialize in family medicine, internal medicine or medicine/pediatrics.
Deaths
Walter J. Sweeney ’50, Syracuse, New York
Thomas J. Powell ’55, Nashville, Tennessee
George W. Compton, Ph.D. ’56, Hawley
John J. Farrell, Jr. ’57, Mamaroneck, New York
August J. Nicastro ’60, Forest Hill, Maryland
John M. Martin ’63, G’71, Lake Winola
Edmund Zelno ’65, Narberth
Russell O. Gunton ’74, Mill City
Joseph B. Dente, M.D. ’75, Metlakatla, Alaska
Christopher P. Arnone ’91, Jefferson Township
Michael A. Hegedus ’93, Jefferson Township
Danielle P. Irvin ’94, Scranton
Births
A daughter, Cora Sophia, to Anthony and Erin Barrett DeCicco ’03, Clarks Summit
A daughter, Lauren Anne, to Bill ’08 and Ashley Miller Colona ’09, Teaneck, New Jersey
A daughter, Elliot Louise, to Eric and Sarah Albrecht Ward ’09, Oreland
A daughter, Olivia Quinn, to Stephen ’12 and Sarah Phillips Fernando ’12, Dunmore
A daughter, Rory, to John ’12 and Molly Harms Hogan ’13, Rockville Center, New York
A daughter, Ella Rose, to Dave ’13 and Cassie Doheny Savino ’14, Paramus, New Jersey
Marriages
Paul Torok ’90 to Jodi Castiglia
Emily Halpin ’12 to Peter Thomas ’11
Lindsay McLaughlin ’15 to Stephen Wasylenko ’15, G’15
Friends' Deaths
Donna Lewis, sister of William George ’79, G’81
