Alumni Class Notes, December 2024

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Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret) Nick Camera ’71, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was again appointed the Community Service chairman for the state of South Carolina Veterans of Foreign Wars. Camera has held this position since 2017, when he achieved All State recognition as VFW Post Commander of Post 10804 in North Myrtle Beach.

Gregory Shahum, Ph.D. ’00, G’05, St. Paul, Minnesota, celebrated his one-year anniversary as administrator of a 220-bed skilled nursing facility in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Andrew Ponti ’10, Leonardtown, Maryland, received the Maryland Tourism Coalition’s “Ambassador of the Year” award in both 2023 and 2024. This award is given in recognition of a Maryland Tourism Coalition member who has worked to grow the membership of the organization and to promote the tourism and hospitality industry in their region and throughout the state of Maryland.

Luke Capper ’24, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, interned with the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives in Harrisburg during the summer of 2024, where he gained hands-on experience in archival work. As part of his role, he digitized historical records, photographed artifacts, and conducted research on early 19th-century Pennsylvania legislators. Capper also had the unique opportunity to work alongside Jesse Teitelbaum G’98, Director of Archives, Harrisburg.

MARRIAGES

Katie Greene ’15 to Kevin Prendergast ’15

Angela Parry '15, DPT '18 to Adam Cassel

Rachel DiBisceglie ’18 to Cesar Andy Garcia ’18

DEATHS

John A. Kelly ’61, Moscow

Henry A. Turchanik, Jr. ’64, Hanover Township

Michael J. Culkin ’68, Mountain Top

Andrew P. Marko G’68, Harveys Lake

Louis A. Danzico ’69, Moscow       

Alan J. Kosh ’69, Scranton

Kevin J. Kakareka ’76, Scranton

Elizabeth Wickkizer G’84, Macungie

Edward S. McHale G’92, Harford Township

Scott K. Nowak ’02, Houston, Texas

Michael J. Pucci, M.D. ’03, Philadelphia

FRIENDS/FAMILY DEATHS  

Dorothy D. Karas, mother of Noelle D. Karas '97 and April (Fletcher) Karas '00

Patrick Twohig, father of Mary Twohig Novick '98