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1950s

1957

Robert F. Lima 鈥57 CLAS, 鈥61 MA was named knight commander in the Imperial Orden Hispanica de Carlos V in Segovia, Spain. He also was honored to record his poetry in Spanish and English for the Library of Congress Hispanic division.

1959

Joseph R. Miele, OD, 鈥59 CLAS wrote an editorial in Optometry & Visual Performance (vol. 4,no. 5), urging his colleagues to help athletes increase their speeds and stamina by prescribing certain types of lenses. The athletes learn to run faster while running less frequently, thereby decreasing their risk of injuries. Dr. Miele also had an article published in the same journal (vol. 5, no. 4) titled Prevention, Correction, and Compensation Using the Range of Clarity, which details the stages of optical development of myopia and hyperopia.

1960s

1960

Reginald Powe 鈥60 CLAS, a 棉花糖直播 Medallion winner, is the leader of Team CCI, a finalist in the XPRIZE Competition. The competition challenged teams from around the world to develop scalable software that will empower children in developing countries to teach themselves basic reading, writing and arithmetic in their native languages.

1962

Peter Nolan 鈥62 CLAS published his second nonfiction book, News Stories, which chronicles his many years as a broadcast newsman.

1963

J. Edmund Mullin 鈥63 CLAS, 鈥66 CWSL received the 2018 Best Lawyers in America Award in the area of land use and zoning聽law.

1964

Martin G. McGuinn 鈥64 CLAS, 鈥67 CWSL received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who鈥檚 Who, publisher of biographical profiles.

1966

Thomas Di Sessa, MD, 鈥66 CLAS recently completed his 50th humanitarian mission as a pediatric cardiologist.

1969

Robert Pomante, CPA, 鈥69 VSB partner at Robert J. Pomante & Associates, was elected for a second term as the president of Llanerch Country Club.

1970s

1970

Edward Donahue, MD, 鈥70 CLAS retired after a 34-year career as a surgeon and chief medical officer at St. Joseph鈥檚 Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.

Dennis F. Glackin 鈥70 CLAS retired as founder and past president of Glackin Thomas Panzak Inc. and is now chairman of the St. Michaels, Md., Planning Commission.

1971

A. Roy DeCaro 鈥71 CLAS was named Philadelphia鈥檚 2018 Plaintiffs鈥 Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers of America, a repeat of his 2014 designation.

William M. Savino 鈥71 CLAS , partner with Rivkin Radler, became a recipient of Long Island Business News鈥 New York Icon Award. The award recognizes business leaders, performers, entertainers and artists in New York for their years of experience, lists of achievements, and abilities to lead, motivate and teach others.

1972

Richard Cohen, MD, 鈥72 CLAS won three national father and daughter tennis championships on clay, hard and indoor courts in 2017 with his daughter, Julia. He and Julia were ranked No. 1 in the United States in the father and daughter category by the United States Tennis Association for 2017.

America will turn 250 years old in July 2026, but it鈥檚 not too early to start getting ready for the celebration, and a 棉花糖直播 alumnus has been tapped to lead the planning. Daniel M. DiLella 鈥73 VSB, president and CEO of Equus Capital Partners Ltd. and a 棉花糖直播 trustee, has been appointed chairperson of The Semiquincentennial Commission for the United States of America, formed by Congress to prepare an overall program for commemorating the 250th anniversary of the nation鈥檚 founding.

棉花糖直播 Alumnus Daniel M. DiLella standing with Joyce E. A. Russell, dean of the 棉花糖直播 School of Business.

1974

Gary R. Olsen 鈥74 CLAS, 鈥80 MS joined eAdvancement as a principal. eAdvancement is a consortium of independent consultants providing strategic guidance in alumni relations, communications, marketing and development.

Thomas Swick 鈥74 CLAS is happy to announce that his third book, The Joys of Travel: And Stories That Illuminate Them, is now available in paperback.

1975

Mark R. Cuker 鈥75 CWSL joined Philadelphia business law firm Jacobs Law Group. With more than 40 years of experience, Cuker has been highly successful at achieving results in small business advocacy, environmental litigation, pharmacy mass action and consumer class action cases.

Al Daloisio 鈥75 VSB the president and owner of Railroad Construction Co., was inducted into the National Academy of Construction.

Daniel McDermott 鈥75 CLAS was appointed by the attorney general as the US Trustee in Region 21, which oversees the administration of bankruptcy cases filed in Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

DMatthew Sorrentino 鈥75 CWSL spoke at the 13th annual International Street Medicine Conference about volunteer considerations regarding street medicine.

1976

Ronald Steger 鈥76 VSB was appointed to the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. board of directors.

1977

Gaetan J. Alfano 鈥77 CLAS, 鈥80 CWSL received the 2018 Best Lawyers in America Award in the area of commercial litigation for the fifth year. In December, he spoke on the gender wage gap employment law at the Business Insurance National Conference in New York City.

For her work as an advocate for the black Catholic community in Philadelphia, Dawn Chism Simms, Esq.,鈥77 CLAS was the recipient of the 2018 St. Martin de Porres Medal from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia鈥檚 Office for Black Catholics. It was her second award for service to the Archdiocese this year 鈥 in January, she received the Benemerenti Medal, a papal honor, for her exceptional, sustained service to the church. Chism Simms is the assistant general counsel for the School District of Philadelphia and is a longtime officer of the Philadelphia Serra Club, which promotes vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

棉花糖直播 alumna Dawn Chism Simms.

1978

Brian Kelly, MD, 鈥78 CLAS, 鈥84 MS was elected to the title of fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. This recognizes physicians鈥 contributions to teaching, leadership, community service, academic achievement and patient care.

Anthony Rollo 鈥78 VSB, of McGlinchey Stafford attorneys, has been named to the 2018 Louisiana Super Lawyers.

Brian Steller 鈥78 CLAS was appointed president of the Brennan-Vanderbilt American Inn of Court.

1979

Lisa S. Hunter 鈥79 CWSL was named to the 2017 NY Metro Super Lawyers list.

Anthony Mitchell 鈥79 VSB was named to the Taylor Community Foundation board.

Marc S. Raspanti 鈥79 CLAS received the 2018 Best Lawyers in America Award in the area of health care law for the 10th year and has also been selected as the 2018 Health Care Lawyer of the聽Year.

1980s

1980

Amy Barone 鈥80 VSB rublished a new poetry book, We Became Summer, from New York Quarterly Books. Her poetry is featured in a wide range of literary journals and anthologies.

Kevin Curley 鈥80 VSB received the Anam Cara (Soul Friend) Award from the American/Ireland Fund Gala, where the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, 鈥75 CLAS provided the benediction. Curley also was named to the Fionn MacCumhaill Dallas Gaelic Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

Col. David Greco 鈥80 CLAS is retiring after working for the US Department of the Navy since 1980, including a 27-year career serving in the US Marine Corps. He plans to sail, travel and spoil his grandkids.

Thomas G. Parisi 鈥80 CLAS, 鈥83 CWSL was elected president judge of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas.

Alexander W. Ross Jr., Esq., 鈥80 CWSL joined Weber Gallagher in the firm鈥檚 Mount Laurel, N.J., office. Ross has practiced civil litigation defense law in South Jersey for more than 35聽years.

1981

John Farina 鈥81 CLAS was named to the 2018 Florida Super Lawyers.

Maribeth LeBreton 鈥81 FCN received the 2017 Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year Award from Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine.

1983

John L. Buckley 鈥83 COE was appointed president and chief executive of Wilbur-Ellis.

Gerard A. Malanga, MD, 鈥83 CLAS published a textbook, Regenerative Treatments in Sports and Orthopedic Medicine.

Joyce A. Welliver 鈥83 FCN will be featured in the International Nurses Association Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare publication.

1984

Richard Marino 鈥84 CLAS was elected to the board of supervisors of Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pa., for a six-year term.

1985

Thomas Andrew O鈥橩eefe 鈥85 CWSL authored the book Bush II, Obama, and the Decline of U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere, published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis).

Gemma Toner 鈥85 VSB is the founder and CEO of Tone Networks, a video and social network for time-starved women, reinforcing the growing 颅women-helping-women movement by providing a supportive online community complete with access to both expert coaching and peer-to-peer advice.

1986

Thomas J. Barbar 鈥86 CLAS was elected secretary of the Massachusetts Bar Association for its 2017鈥2018 year.

Wendy Wise Borg 鈥86 CLAS is a training coordinator in the Office of Professional Development, County Administration of Middlesex County Government in New Jersey.

1987

Joan E. London, Esq., 鈥87 CLAS, 鈥90 MA was installed as the 85th president of the Berks County Bar Association.

Margaret 鈥淧eggy鈥 McCausland, Esq., 鈥87 CWSL, partner with McCausland & McCausland LLC, was elected president of the board of directors of the Forum of Executive Women, a membership organi颅z颅ation of more than 450 influential women representing diverse businesses in the greater Philadelphia region.

Michelle Moll 鈥87 VSB was named a finalist in the Female Executive of the Year and Most Innovative Woman of the Year categories in the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Moll is the executive director of RSVP, a company that addresses critical human needs in communities in the Philadelphia area through volunteerism.

Laura Ripley 鈥87 COE recently earned her PhD in teacher education and teacher development from Montclair State University. Ripley is the dean of faculty at Cristo Rey High School in Manhattan and an adjunct assistant professor at Montclair.

Michael Stermock, Esq., 鈥87 CWSL was hired by the Center for Innovative Food Technology as the agribusiness development specialist.

Francis J. Vassallo 鈥87 VSB was recognized for 30 years of service working for Worthington Industries. He is presently employed as corporate purchasing manager of the Worthington Armstrong Venture.

Susan VonNessen-Scanlin 鈥87 FCN recently moved from the Chancellor鈥檚 Office at Rutgers Biomedical Health and Sciences to the School of Nursing as the associate dean of Clinical Affairs. She is also the interim CEO of Rutgers鈥 federally qualified health center in Newark, N.J.

While reminiscing about their college days at their 30th Reunion in 2017, Jerry LePore 鈥87 CLAS and Bert Jacobs 鈥87 CLAS, founders of Powerflow Yoga and Life is Good Co., respectively, pondered a novel idea: Why not combine their companies鈥 visions of community, health and service? They joined forces to host Yogathon, a 12-hour yoga and mindfulness event to benefit the Life is Good Kids Foundation, which helps vulnerable children overcome poverty, violence and illness. The second annual event, held in May, raised $18,000.

Woman sitting on a mat performing yoga with others.

1988

Mark Cuthbertson 鈥88 VSB was re-elected as councilman to his sixth consecutive four-year term of office serving the residents of the town of Huntington, N.Y.

1989

Daniel V. Kearns 鈥89 CLAS was named the Aerospace Executive of the Year by the Cradle of Aviation Air and Space Gala, and he received the Leroy R. Grumman Award for technical achievement.

Dean A. Walters, Esq., 鈥89 CLAS is general counsel and chief compliance officer for the Philadelphia Trust Co. He also serves as an adjunct faculty for 棉花糖直播 University Charles Widger School of Law Master of Laws in Taxation program.

1990s

1990

Daniel E. Cummins 鈥90 CLAS, partner with the Scranton, Pa., civil litigation law firm of Foley, Comerford & Cummins, was recently notified of his selection to appear in the Best Lawyers of America Directory in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation鈥擠efense. Cummins is the only civil litigation defense attorney in northeastern Pennsylvania to be selected in this category by聽this national publication. In addition, Cummins also was advised of his selection for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Marquis.

Angelo J. Onofri, Esq., 鈥90 CWSL, a prosecutor for Mercer County, became president of the Mercer County Bar Association for 2018. An active member of the MCBA for more than two decades, Onofri served as a trustee for many years before becoming an officer in 2014.

1991

Megan Clementi, EdD, 鈥91 CLAS, 鈥94 MS successfully defended her dissertation, 鈥淲riting in Middle School Mathe颅matics Classes,鈥 and earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Gwynedd Mercy University.

1992

Michael Baymor 鈥92 VSB has joined Provident Bank as a vice president, relationship manager, with the bank鈥檚 Commercial Lending division. He is responsible for originating commercial loans, lines of credit, equipment loans and real estate mortgages for businesses in the metro Philadelphia market.

John Campbell 鈥92 VSB was named director of Investor Relations at Wells Fargo Bank.

1993

Jennifer Dempsey Fox, JD, MBA, CFP, 鈥93 VSB was appointed president of the Bryn Mawr Trust Co.鈥檚 Wealth Management division.

Neil Dhar 鈥93 VSB was appointed by PwC to be the US firm鈥檚 leader of Financial Services. Dhar is responsible for overseeing the strategy and leadership of PwC鈥檚 US Financial Services practice, which includes the asset and wealth management, banking and capital markets, and insurance sectors.

Carol Luttrell 鈥93 MA who received a master鈥檚 of Environmental and Energy Policy in 2009, retired from working at DuPont after 23 years and now teaches English as an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware.

Tricia Tiehel 鈥93 CLAS joined Long & Foster鈥檚 Art Herling Team in Wayne, Pa., specializing in working with homebuyers and sellers. Prior to her real estate career, she taught English at Devon Preparatory School for 12 years.

1994

Brian Shea 鈥94 CLAS was hired by Aon Risk Solutions of Aon plc as the resident managing director of the Construction Services group in the New York region. Prior to joining Aon, Shea served as head of the Construction division at Arch Insurance Group for more than 10 years.

Lawrence D. Piergrossi 鈥94 CLAS has spent more than 20 years as an assistant district attorney in the Bronx, N.Y., investigating and prosecuting challenging cases, including those involving corruption and violence in jails and in the construction industry. For his skill as a prosecutor and dedication to public service and ethics, Piergrossi has received the Thomas E. Dewey Medal from the New York City Bar Association, given annually to an outstanding prosecutor in each of the city鈥檚 five district attorney鈥檚 offices.

棉花糖直播 alumnus Lawrence D. Piergrossi.

1995

Ian P. Burns, PE, 鈥95 COE, has been appointed president of Applied Control Engineering Inc.

Christopher Hannum 鈥95 COE was promoted to Entech Engineering Inc.鈥檚 principal leadership team.

Ronald Jakominich 鈥95 COE was promoted to associate vice president at Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm.

Jason T. LaRocco, Esq., 鈥95 CLAS joined Reger, Rizzo & Darnall as partner in the Philadelphia office.

George Schwartz 鈥95 MS retired from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Sept. 30, 2017. During more than 30聽years of service, he served both on active and reserve duty in the US, Germany, Kosovo and Afghanistan. He also led several disaster response efforts in Pennsylvania with the National Guard. In his final military roles, he served simultaneously as assistant adjutant general in the Pennsylvania National Guard and as the deputy commandant for Reserve Affairs at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. His awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star and the French National Defense Medal in Gold.

1996

Frank Burke 鈥96 VSB joined PPB Capital Partners as chief investment strategist.

James Marshall, PhD, 鈥96 CLAS was selected as a recipient of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center 2017 Hydrosphere, Bio颅sphere, and Geophysics Annual Peer Awards in the scientific/technical support category.

Donna Wray 鈥96 CLAS, vice president of TGas Advisors and head of the benchmarking and advisory services firm鈥檚 Digital and Multichannel Marketing practice, has been named to the 13th annual PharmaVOICE 100 Most Inspiring roster.

Amy Fleischer, PhD, 鈥91 COE, 鈥96 MS is the new dean of Cal Poly鈥檚 College of Engineering. A 棉花糖直播 faculty member since 2000 who served as professor and chair of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems, Dr. Fleischer stood out for her teaching prowess, her mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students, and her extensive research into sustainable energy system design and thermal management of electronic systems. She also led the steering committee of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership and founded 棉花糖直播鈥檚 鈥淓ngineering Is for Girls! Day.鈥

棉花糖直播 alumna Amy Fleischer.

1998

Michael Guzan 鈥98 VSB and wife, Katie, welcomed a boy, Theodore Francis.

Robert J. Iannozzi, Esq., 鈥98 CLAS, 鈥01 CWSL welcomed a girl, Carmella Mary.

1999

Nezam Al-Nsair 鈥99 FCN was appointed inaugural dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions at York College.

Mike Kravitz 鈥99 VSB and Cathy (Clark) Kravitz welcomed a girl, Josephine Agnes Kravitz.

2000s

2000

Chris Kane 鈥00 VSB co-founded The Dog Stop, an all-inclusive dog care facility with 10 current operating locations, and plans to expand nationwide, opening between 10 and 12 new locations in 2018.

Allison O鈥 Sullivan Trudden 鈥00 CLAS welcomed twin girls.

Mike Scotto 鈥00 and Vincent D鈥橝ntuono 鈥01 donated plaques on a bench outside of Good Counsel to honor their friend Christopher Zona, who would have graduated in 2001. All three men grew up together in Staten Island and subsequently became 棉花糖直播 students and roommates.

2001

Dean E. Merritt, Esq., 鈥01 CLAS joined The Growth Coach as business development and 颅operations strategist, working with business owners, law firms and sales teams to help grow their businesses.

Jennifer J. Riley 鈥01 CLAS has been recognized as a Rising Star by the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers publication for the sixth consecutive year. She is a co-author of Custody Law and Practice in Pennsylvania, and she has been published and presented nationally on the use of technology in family law. The Law Offices of Jennifer J. Riley has also been recognized by the 2017 Law Firm 500 Award committee as No. 20 on its list of the 200 fastest growing firms in the country.

2002

James Fessenden 鈥02 VSB has been named a Rising Star in the San Diego Super Lawyers 2018 Edition.

Heather Garboden 鈥02 VSB was named vice president, Financial Planning and Analysis, at American Airlines.

Thomas M. Gribbin Jr. 鈥02 CLAS has been sworn in as 颅deputy mayor and councilman for Hammonton, N.J.

Edward LaPine 鈥02 COE, director of Jensen Hughes鈥 Manhattan office, received Consulting-Specifying Engineer鈥檚 2017 40 Under 40聽Award.

Joel McNaughton 鈥02 CLAShas been selected as a winner of the Central Penn Business Journal鈥檚 2017 40 Under 40 Award.

Philip Parise 鈥02 COE, 颅director of operations at Kupper Engineering Inc., received Consulting-Specifying Engineer鈥檚 2017 40 Under 40 Award.

Christopher Winters 鈥02 VSB welcomed a girl.

Davis Lee Wright 鈥02 VSB, 颅was recently elevated to partner at the law firm Montgomery McCracken. Wright focuses his practice on corporate restructurings and maritime bankruptcies.

2003

Allison Dziubinsky Prior 鈥03 CLAS and John Prior 鈥04 VSB welcomed a girl, Molly.

Steve Hills 鈥03 VSB has been named managing director at Riveron Consulting.

Jared Maples 鈥03 CLAS has been named as director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. He has served as acting director since June 2017.

Errica Trezza Diaz 鈥03 CLAS welcomed a girl, Natalia Ellise.

Mark Tribbitt, PhD, 鈥03 VSB has been appointed as academic director for the full-time MBA program at Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management.

2004

Ian Bush 鈥04 CLAS, 鈥06 MA received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting and the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Award for Outstanding Sports Journalism for his coverage of the 棉花糖直播 Men鈥檚 Basketball team鈥檚 2016 National Championship on KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia and CBS News.

John Durnin 鈥04 CLAS received his doctorate in the History of Science from the University of Oxford in November 2017.

Megan A. Iannozzi, LPC, 鈥04 CLAS, 鈥06 MS celebrated the first birthday of her son and future Wildcat, Andrew Peter Grau, Oct. 20, 2017.

Laura Quilty Vultaggio 鈥04 CLAS and husband Eric Vultaggio welcomed their second son, Patrick Dennis Vultaggio.

2005

Quinn M. Schmiege 鈥05 CLAS joined the law firm of Gallagher Sharp LLP as an associate.

Ryan Wolfe 鈥05 COE was appointed associate at Kitchen & Associates in Collingswood, N.J.

2006

Nick Ferraioli 鈥06 CLAS and Molly Grace Ferraioli 鈥07 CLAS welcomed their son, Henry Christopher Ferraioli, born Aug. 12, 2017.

Jessica Fumanti Heffernan 鈥06 CLAS and Luke Heffernan 鈥06 VSB welcomed a boy.

2007

S. Deepthi Kalyanam 鈥07 COE recently passed Maryland鈥檚 state professional engineering exam and now holds the title licensed professional engineer. In addition, Kalyanam received the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association Golden Manhole Society Award in honor of her extraordinary personal service to the association, while working to promote waste颅water collection system understanding; operation and maintenance; and training and continuing education.

Danielle Ko 鈥07 VSB and Brian Gaspar 鈥07 COE welcomed a boy, Christian Matthew.

2008

Ashley Newman 鈥08 CLAS was named to the 2018 NY Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

2009

Ralph Gigliotti 鈥09 CLAS recently co-authored a book, Leadership: Communication and Social Influence in Personal and Professional Contexts, which was published by Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Lauren Ohotzke Adams 鈥09 COE was awarded the Young Professional of the Year Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies of New Jersey.

2010s

2010

Kaitlin Caldwell 鈥10 COE 颅welcomed a boy.

Tim Farrell 鈥10 VSB married Anna Maria Barbuti 鈥11 CLAS Jan. 7, 2017, in New York City.

Jonathan Limberakis, DMD, 鈥10 CLAS 颅opened a dentistry private practice in Abington, Pa.

JStephanie Mostone 鈥10 FCN 颅accepted the role of director of Advanced Practice Practitioners with Crozer-Keystone Health System.

2011

Christopher Catarino 鈥11 VSB, 鈥17 CWSL 颅was promoted to principal at Drucker & Scaccetti in Philadelphia.

Meghan Price 鈥11 CLAS, 鈥15 CWSL 颅尘补谤谤颈别诲 Michael Travaline.

Kristen Rossetti, Esq., 鈥11 CLAS, 鈥14 CWSL 颅joined Verrill Dana LLP in the Westport, Conn., office.

JC Lamb 鈥11 CLAS, 鈥14 MA served as a delegate from KPMG at the One Young World Global Summit in Bogota, Colombia. The summit brought leaders together to discuss global issues, brainstorm solutions, and ignite change in the delegate鈥檚 home countries and around the world.

棉花糖直播 alumnus JC Lamb.

2012

Nichell 鈥淣ikki鈥 Sumpter 鈥12 CLAS 颅has been honored by Fortune magazine with a Great Place to Work for All Leadership Award.

2013

Brandi Craft 鈥13 MS 颅welcomed a girl, Madison Christine.

Josh Goldenberg 鈥13 CWSL 颅joined Cozen O鈥機onnor as a corporate attorney in Philadelphia.

Seth W. Stern 鈥13 JD/MBA 颅尘补谤谤颈别诲 Brandie L. Rollins 鈥14 JD/MBA.

2014

Colleen Connor 鈥14 FCN 颅was promoted to clinical coordinator at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey.

Quent Dickmann 鈥14 COE and Mike McGetrick 鈥13 CLAS, both graduates of 棉花糖直播鈥檚 NROTC program, served together during a Western Pacific deployment aboard the USS Tucson (SSN 770) as the damage control assistant/antiterrorism officer and the assistant engineer/颅operational safety officer, respectively.

1st Lt. Patrick Loughnane 鈥14 COE graduated from the US Army Jumpmaster School conducted in Del Din, Italy. Loughnane leads paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade headquartered in Vicenza, Italy. He is responsible for the performance and safety of US Army paratroopers during airborne mass parachute jumps from US aircraft.

2015

Jessica Flynn 鈥15 CLAS 颅尘补谤谤颈别诲 Matthew Williams.

Randi Walsh 鈥15 FCN welcomed a girl, Eleanor Suzanne Eaton.

2016

Rachel Kieser 鈥16 CWSL 颅as promoted to principal at Drucker & Scaccetti in Philadelphia.

Ashley Owen 鈥16 MPA married Henry Cadwalader.

2017

Bowen Edward Brown 鈥17 COE 颅尘补谤谤颈别诲 Erin Alise Strait 鈥17 CLAS.

Iziah Carthens 鈥17 CLAS 颅had his retirement paperwork from the military approved.

Catherine Connelly 鈥17 CLAS 颅joined The Marketing Directors, a leading national development advisory and master property marketing and sales force that works exclusively on behalf of owners and builders, as marketing coordinator.

Daniel Marques 鈥17 CWSL was promoted to principal at Drucker & Scaccetti in Philadelphia.

CSteven Shparber 鈥17 VSB 颅was promoted to of counsel at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

In Memoriam

1930s

Edgar T. Gibson 鈥38 CLAS, July 16, 2017.

Cyril E. Daly 鈥39 COE, Dec. 13, 2017.

Edward A. Ritti 鈥39 COE, March 16, 2016.

1940s

Edward E. Steinhardt, MD, 鈥41 CLAS, Sept. 10, 2017.

Roger L. Logan 鈥42 CLAS, Aug. 21, 2017.

George A. Baird 鈥43 COE, Oct. 13, 2017.

Vincent D. Bradley 鈥43 VSB, Nov. 6, 2017.

John J. Callahan 鈥43 CLAS, Jan. 19.

Robert J. Casey Sr. 鈥44 COE, Oct. 16, 2017.

William Butler 鈥47 VSB, Jan. 4, 2017.

Herbert J. Sentner 鈥47 VSB, Jan. 19.

William E. Space 鈥47 COE, Aug. 16, 2017.

Thomas E. Boyle 鈥48 COE, Dec. 31, 2017.

Joseph J. Cahill Jr., PhD, 鈥48 CLAS, July 25, 2017.

George E. McElwee 鈥48 VSB, Oct. 29, 2017.

Alfred Petralia 鈥48 CLAS, Jan. 10.

Joseph V. Topper Sr. 鈥48 VSB, Feb. 4.

Clark O. Stockdale Jr. 鈥49 COE, March聽6, 2017.

1950s

Philip B. Dellisante 鈥50 VSB, Feb. 7.

Harold R. Diot 鈥50 COE, Aug. 18, 2017.

Daniel J. Doris 鈥50 VSB, Aug. 28, 2017.

Donald Griffin '50 VSB, May 22, 2017.

Charles F. Hartnett 鈥50 VSB, May 3, 2017.

Richard H. Lauman 鈥50 VSB, March 21, 2014.

James J. McConlogue 鈥50 COE, March 11.

Philip J. McKay Sr. 鈥50 VSB, Dec. 3, 2017.

Anthony J. Pastore 鈥50 COE, Dec. 11, 2017.

Perry J. Del Purgatorio 鈥50 VSB, Feb. 4.

William F. Rath, MD, 鈥50 CLAS, Jan.聽11.

Edmund M. Schaub 鈥50 CLAS, Oct. 3, 2017.

Herman J. Schoos 鈥50 VSB, June 22, 2017.

Dominic J. DiSanto 鈥51 VSB, March 26.

Michael J. Halloran 鈥51 COE, Sept. 21, 2017.

Thomas W. Link 鈥51 COE, Feb. 3.

Edward F. McGehrin 鈥51 CLAS, Feb. 2.

Richard J. Mott 鈥51 COE, Feb. 2.

Bernard J. Rafferty 鈥51 VSB, Nov. 19, 2017.

Edward A. Ziegler 鈥51 VSB, Jan. 23.

William P. Bobsein 鈥52 COE, Sept. 20, 2017.

Robert P. Greenspan 鈥52 CLAS, April 9, 2017.

Walter E. Hauck 鈥52 VSB, Dec. 27, 2017.

Richard J. Kenney 鈥52 VSB, March 12.

Arthur D. Klepper 鈥52 VSB, March 5, 2017.

Joseph J. McBryan 鈥52 VSB, Dec. 22, 2016.

John P. Tyska 鈥52 COE, Oct. 6, 2017.

Herbert S. Walter 鈥52 VSB, Dec. 13, 2017.

John A. Young 鈥52 VSB, Sept. 3, 2017.

William J. Brannau 鈥53 CLAS, Nov. 17, 2017.

Francis Gerard Dwyer, PhD, 鈥53 COE, Dec. 24, 2017.

John J. Forebaugh 鈥53 VSB, Nov. 20, 2017.

James J. Himsworth, Esq., 鈥53 CLAS, 鈥56 CWSL, Dec. 10, 2017.

William P. Irish 鈥53 VSB, Jan. 11.

Robert D. Lynch '53 COE, COE Dean 1975鈥2000, Aug. 2, 2017.

J. David Maynes 鈥53 CLAS, Dec. 9, 2017.

Edward J. Ozorowski 鈥53 CLAS, Aug. 20, 2017.

William J. Reynolds 鈥53 VSB, April 5.

John R. Shepherd, DDS, 鈥53 CLAS, Sept. 23, 2017.

Anthony J. Brady 鈥54 VSB, Oct. 24, 2017.

John V. Dalton 鈥54 VSB, March 6.

Joseph M. Delfino 鈥54 VSB, Jan. 9.

Dominic L. Gatti 鈥54 CLAS, July 12, 2017.

The Rev. John J. Hagen, OSA, PhD, 鈥54 CLAS, Dec. 18, 2017.

Monsignor Richard J. Loeper 鈥54 MA, Aug. 26, 2017.

Edward F. Moran Jr., PhD, 鈥54 COE, Dec. 20, 2017.

Roger H. Moriarty 鈥54 VSB, Aug. 11, 2017.

Nicholas S. Ruggeri, MD, 鈥54 CLAS, Sept. 2017.

John A. Vanstone 鈥54 COE, Jan. 14.

Frederick W. Anton III, Esq., 鈥55 VSB, 鈥58 CWSL, Nov. 2, 2017.

William S. Hare 鈥55 COE, Feb. 20.

James R. Michener 鈥55 VSB, Nov. 26, 2017.

Richard M. Cross 鈥56 VSB, March 4.

John W. "Jack" Eddinger 鈥56 CLAS, Sept. 9, 2017.

Richard J. Jablonski 鈥56 CLAS, Nov. 16, 2017.

Robert A. Spatola 鈥56 VSB, April 6.

Joseph E. Bove 鈥57 VSB, Oct. 8, 2017.

Joseph N. Brennan 鈥57 COE, Aug. 1, 2017.

Vincent G. Cardella 鈥57 CLAS, April 11.

Michael J. Ford 鈥57 CLAS, Sept.12, 2017.

Julian I. Groeller 鈥57 COE, March 27.

Sister Donna M. Hart, IHM, 鈥57 MA, Oct. 6, 2017.

Arnold W. Parnell 鈥57 COE, Jan. 10.

Lawrence M. Trout 鈥57 MA, Jan. 9.

Alexander A. Urban 鈥57 CLAS, Nov. 2, 2017.

James G. Abernethy 鈥58 COE, Sept. 29, 2017.

Monsignor Robert Armstrong 鈥58 CLAS, March 1, 2017.

James F. Clarke 鈥58 VSB, March 6.

Franklin E. Connolly 鈥58 CLAS, Nov. 3, 2017.

Walter T. Czaus 鈥58 COE, Dec. 29, 2017.

Gerald A. Dougherty 鈥58 VSB, Feb. 2.

Frances C. Kelly 鈥58 FNC, Feb. 22, 2016.

Michael J. Kelly 鈥58 COE, Jan. 30.

Joseph J. Koman, Esq., 鈥58 CLAS, Jan.聽27.

David John Kuhn Jr. 鈥58 CLAS, Dec. 12, 2017.

The Honorable John P. Lavelle 鈥58 CWSL, Oct. 20, 2017.

Martin T. Lavin 鈥58 COE, Aug. 19, 2017.

Edward F. McLaughlin 鈥58 CLAS, Jan. 1.

James F. McNamara 鈥58 COE, March 20, 2016.

Joseph W. Nagle 鈥58 VSB, Oct. 13, 2017.

Roy E. Peters Jr. 鈥58 VSB, Sept. 17, 2017.

William F. Usher 鈥58 COE, Aug. 10, 2017.

Thomas J. Woods 鈥58 VSB, Dec. 16, 2017.

Richard E. Blair 鈥59 VSB, Dec. 24, 2017.

John C. Meagher 鈥59 COE, Sept. 29, 2016.

John R. Polinsky 鈥59 VSB, March 16.

Edward A. Utsch 鈥59 VSB, Jan. 8.

Francis J. Wunderlich 鈥59 CLAS, Sept. 5, 2017.

1960s

John J. Boyle 鈥60 VSB, Nov. 16, 2017.

George J. Cooper 鈥60 CLAS, March 12.

Robert J. Foley 鈥60 VSB, Dec. 5, 2017.

John M. McAluney 鈥60 COE, March 27.

James R. McGettigan 鈥60 VSB, Sept. 25, 2016.

Thomas J. McHale 鈥60 CLAS, March 16.

Virginia L. McQuillan 鈥60 FNC, Sept. 4, 2017.

John E. Schalk 鈥60 VSB, Oct. 12, 2017.

John E. Tuohy 鈥60 CLAS, 鈥63 CWSL, Aug. 10, 2017.

Charles L. Uebele Jr. 鈥60 COE, Nov. 24, 2017.

Michael S. Alba 鈥61 VSB, Jan. 1.

John T. Campbell 鈥61 COE, Jan. 12.

Frank S. Contey 鈥61 COE, Sept. 6, 2017

Joseph D. Eckelmeier 鈥61 COE, Sept. 1, 2017.

John W. Francks 鈥61 VSB, Dec. 6, 2017.

John M. Hampton 鈥61 COE, Oct. 22, 2017.

Thomas Loughlin 鈥61 CLAS, Feb. 7, 2017.

Joseph W. Messner 鈥61 COE, Aug. 27, 2017.

Richard H. Normile, PhD, 鈥61 CLAS, March 1.

Harry F. Undercoffler 鈥61 VSB, April 1.

Robert J. Capone 鈥62 VSB, 鈥72 MA, Sept. 23, 2017.

Louis Casciato 鈥62 CLAS, April 28, 2017.

Albert R. Deckert 鈥62 COE, Aug. 5, 2017.

Eugene T. Docherty 鈥62 VSB, Dec. 21, 2017.

Raphael M. Hidalgo 鈥62 MA, Sept. 8, 2017.

Edward G. Marsh 鈥62 CLAS, Jan. 31.

Charles Martini 鈥62 VSB, Jan. 3.

Henry R. Toroni 鈥62 CLAS, Oct. 12, 2017.

Arnold A. Buben 鈥63 VSB, Feb. 19.

Anthony M. Davila 鈥63 COE, Dec. 9, 2017.

Mark E. DeSantis, PhD, 鈥63 CLAS, Sept. 12, 2017.

Kenneth F. Holman 鈥63 CLAS, March 14.

Frank P. Maguire 鈥63 COE, Aug. 14, 2017.

Mary M. Manns 鈥63 MS, Nov. 29, 2017.

William L. Noto 鈥63 COE, Jan. 8.

George P. Pickel 鈥63 CLAS, Aug. 4, 2016.

Daniel J. Taddio 鈥63 VSB, June 11, 2016.

Robert D. Bachinsky 鈥64 MEE, March 6, 2017.

John M. Glynn 鈥64 CLAS, Sept. 20, 2017.

Anthony S. Kidawa, DPM, 鈥64 CLAS, Aug. 10, 2017.

George P. Nicolaus 鈥64 COE, Dec. 28, 2017.

Barbara A. Nolan 鈥64 MA, Oct. 25, 2017.

Robert A. Quinn 鈥64 COE, Jan. 11.

Joseph S. Tarell 鈥64 CLAS, Aug. 29, 2017.

Carol Trevisan Lillis 鈥64 FCN, Nov. 14, 2017.

Bernard F. Blanche 鈥65 CLAS, Jan. 25.

Frank V. Burke 鈥65 CLAS, Sept. 2, 2017.

June Dwyer Castano 鈥65 MA, Feb. 6.

The Honorable Thomas W. Keegan, Esq., 鈥65 CWSL, Feb. 17.

William (鈥淏ill鈥) E. Madden 鈥65 CLAS, March 28.

Barbara Recupido Masse 鈥65 MA, Nov. 27, 2017.

Anthony C. Polselli 鈥65 CLAS, Sept. 8, 2017.

Regina M. Quinn 鈥65 FCN, Nov. 18, 2017.

James J. Driscoll, Esq., 鈥66 CLAS, Dec. 30, 2017.

Sister Grace Kerekes, SCC, 鈥66 MA, March 5.

Michael J. Oslac 鈥66 COE, 鈥68 MEE, Sept. 7, 2017.

James J. Shanahan 鈥66 VSB, Oct. 20, 2017.

Lewis J. Stowe 鈥66 COE, Oct. 2, 2017.

Edward J. Zamborsky 鈥66 CWSL, Oct. 16, 2017.

Sister M. Electa Barlok, OSF, 鈥67 MS, Feb. 17.

John B. Frock 鈥67 CLAS, 鈥72 CWSL, Nov. 18, 2017.

Pauline A. McCormick 鈥67 MS, April 1.

Aiden T. Murphy 鈥67 COE, March 11, 2016.

Francis J. O鈥機onnell 鈥67 CLAS, Feb. 16.

Gene M. Venke 鈥67 VBS, Nov. 22, 2017.

Ronald W. Betz 鈥68 CLAS, March 24.

Armond N. D鈥橝gostini 鈥68 COE, Oct. 4, 2016.

Stanley Karcewski 鈥68 CLAS, Nov. 12, 2017.

Eric B. Rye Langeloh 鈥68 CLAS, Feb. 16.

Edward J. Lopacki, Esq., 鈥68 CLAS, May 21, 2016.

Marijo M. Murphy, Esq., 鈥68 CWSL, Feb. 3.

Raymond Olfky 鈥68 CLAS, Aug. 12, 2017

Anthony R. Pranses 鈥68 VSB, Nov. 23, 2017.

Sister Marie C. Bemkey, SSND, 鈥69 MA, Oct. 11, 2017.

Thomas W. Crouch 鈥69 COE, Sept. 22, 2017.

Steven A. Glorioso 鈥69 VSB, Sept. 14, 2017.

John B. Kellenyi 鈥69 CLAS, July 2, 2017.

Brian M. Kilcullen 鈥69 CLAS, Dec. 13, 2017.

James J. Koegel, Esq., 鈥69 VSB, Jan. 6.

Laurence G. McCarthy 鈥69 VSB, April 4.

Paul F. McHugh 鈥69 COE, Nov. 18, 2017.

Sister Mary Providence Kriley, CDP, 鈥69 MS, March 16.

Barbara Murphy Quinn 鈥69 CLAS, July 9, 2017.

John M. Schmenkel 鈥69 MA, Aug. 7, 2017.

Philip A. Schumacher 鈥69 CLAS, Aug. 6, 2017.

1970s

Kenneth G. Boback 鈥70 MA, Nov. 5, 2017.

Roberta K. Danza 鈥70 FCN, Nov. 4, 2017.

Edward A. Moore 鈥70 COE, Sept. 24, 2017.

Leonard E. Markford 鈥70 COE, Jan. 8.

Dennis J. Nellany 鈥70 VSB, Jan. 11.

Walter G. Scheuerman 鈥70 CLAS, Jan. 29.

Joseph W. Speicher 鈥70 CLAS, 鈥73 CWSL, April 17, 2017.

John E. Dusky 鈥71 COE, Nov. 11, 2017.

Sanat K. Dutta 鈥71 MS, Oct. 31, 2016.

John A. Manidis 鈥71 CLAS, July 30, 2017.

Vincent C. Manzi 鈥71 CLAS, April 4.

Donald L. North 鈥71 COE, March 2.

Thomas C. Thompson Jr. 鈥71 VSB, Nov. 4, 2017.

Margaret A. Baroski 鈥72 MS, Feb. 17.

Kathryn Little Dwojeski 鈥72 MS, Feb. 21.

Walter H. Flamm 鈥72 CWSL, Feb. 16.

Richard H. Floyd 鈥72 CLAS, Sept. 18, 2017.

Stephen J. Kent 鈥72 VSB, Jan. 24.

Marie A. Litman 鈥72 MA, Feb. 6.

Joseph G. Peck 鈥72 VSB, Sept. 14, 2017.

Kathleen P. Ruane 鈥72 FCN, Feb. 24.

Lillian Schultz 鈥72 MS, Sept. 16, 2017.

Robert F. Zogby 鈥72 CLAS, Sept.17, 2017.

Robert A. Chiappone 鈥73 VSB, Nov. 13, 2017.

Thomas R. Cunningham, Esq., 鈥73 CWSL, Dec. 27, 2017.

Joseph J. Curreri Jr. 鈥73 CLAS, Nov. 1, 2017.

Lois J. Fantini 鈥73 MS, Oct. 20, 2016.

Lillian Black Walsh 鈥73 CLAS, Oct. 25, 2017.

Francis C. Barbieri, Jr., Esq., 鈥74 CWSL, Sept. 17, 2017.

John F. Gannon 鈥74 CLAS, April 6.

John R. Holland 鈥74 MA, Dec. 20, 2017.

Gregory R. Kelchner 鈥74 CLAS, Nov. 22, 2017.

Sheila Murphy McLaughlin 鈥74 CLAS, July 4, 2017.

Frank J. Williams 鈥74 CWSL, April 3.

Nina Albert 鈥75 MS, Dec. 29, 2017.

Teresa A. Bell 鈥75 VSB, Jan. 7.

Edward R. Dougherty 鈥75 CLAS, Nov. 28, 2017.

Thomas J. Fedick 鈥75 VSB, Dec. 1, 2017.

Richard P. Parrish 鈥75 MA, Feb. 23.

Michael J. Rosci 鈥75 CLAS, Oct. 28, 2017.

Susan Thayer Wilmerding 鈥75 CLAS, April 11.

Philomena M. Sciarra 鈥76 MS, Jan. 20.

The Rev. Daniel W. Whalen 鈥76 CLAS, Nov. 1, 2017.

Joseph P. Bowen 鈥77 MA, Aug. 12, 2017.

Thomas B. Breiner 鈥77 VSB, Dec. 15, 2017.

Brian J. Foley 鈥77 VSB, Aug. 14, 2017.

Rocco J. Losito 鈥77 CLAS, Dec. 17, 2017.

Joseph M. McCawley 鈥77 VSB, Jan. 6.

John J. Eichorn 鈥78 CLAS, Dec. 16, 2017.

Edith L. McCarthy 鈥78 MA, Oct. 12, 2017.

James Patrick McFadden 鈥78 CLAS, Oct. 8, 2014.

1980s

Michael P. De Robbio 鈥80 CLAS, March 18.

Bernard M. Dougherty 鈥80 VSB, Feb. 19.

Karen M. Hanna 鈥80 CLAS, March 9.

Sister Rose M. Babula, OSF, 鈥81 MA, Jan. 1.

Margaret M. Donohoe 鈥81 MS, Feb. 5, 2016.

Margaret C. McDevitt 鈥81 FCN, July 24, 2017.

R. Bruce Morrison, Esq., 鈥81 CWSL, Jan. 8.

Janice Digirolamo Peterson 鈥82 COE, Jan. 21.

Burgio 鈥83 FCN, Sept. 17, 2016.

Michael E. Matozzo 鈥83 COE, Feb. 13.

Jeannette R. Webb 鈥83 MS, July 28, 2017.

Carl L. Knopf 鈥84 CLAS, Oct. 25, 2017.

Vincent J. Taormina 鈥84 COE, Dec. 14, 2017.

John A. Thorndike 鈥84 MS, Dec. 28, 2017.

James F. den Outer 鈥85 COE, Aug. 27, 2017.

William T. Harris 鈥85 CLAS, Jan. 19.

Kevin C. Dillon 鈥86 COE, Oct. 5, 2017.

Mary Pat Regan Paris 鈥86 CLAS, Aug.聽16, 2017.

William P. Byrne 鈥87 MA, Oct. 29, 2017.

Luis A. Gomez 鈥88 MBA, Dec. 16, 2017.

Patricia J. Kelly 鈥88 CWSL, Feb. 17.

Paul A. Laurenzi 鈥88 VSB, March 11.

Christopher P. Kelley 鈥89 CLAS, Sept. 5, 2017.

1990s

John F. Tirrell 鈥90 CLAS, Sept. 18, 2017.

Perry C. Smith 鈥91 COE, Nov. 1, 2017.

Jonathan C. Raleigh 鈥92 CLAS, Dec. 7, 2016.

Rebecca Dennis Haggerty 鈥93 MA, April 13.

Amanda E. Layton 鈥93 CLAS, June 5, 2017.

Matthew C. Walsh 鈥94 VSB, April 2, 2016.

Margaret Morrow Ziff 鈥94 MS, Nov. 1, 2017.

Frank M. Essis Jr., MD, 鈥95 CLAS, March 7.

Michelle Malaquias 鈥96 CLAS, Aug. 3, 2017.

Andrew P. Zuber 鈥96 MBA, Jan. 1.

Lyn Boas 鈥97 MSN, Dec. 3, 2017

Jonathan E. Rose 鈥99 VSB, Nov. 30, 2017.

2000s

Richard J. Kloss 鈥00 VSB, March 3, 2017.

Michael J. Brogan 鈥01 MA, 鈥08 PhD, March 12.

Amy Hilseberg Clark 鈥02 CLAS, Sept. 16, 2017.

Amy Hilseberg Clark 鈥02 CLAS, Sept. 16, 2017.

Amy R. Cantilena, PhD, 鈥08 CLAS, Dec. 16, 2017.

Edward C. Bermudez., Esq., 鈥09 CWSL, Nov. 13, 2017.

Lawrence W. Boniface 鈥09 VSB, March 15.

Stephen L. Heck 鈥09 VSB, March 31.

2010s

Harriet V. Marshburn 鈥14 MS, Oct. 3, 2016.

Lora J. Shuliga 鈥14 MA, Nov. 6, 2017.

Adam Swope 鈥16 MPA, Nov. 11, 2017.

Faculty & Staff

Eileen Berens, retired faculty, Communication, Dec. 25, 2017.

Ty-Van Bui, retired staff, Dining Services, Feb. 11.

Maureen Cardelli, retired staff, Undergraduate Admission, March 8.

Robert J. Casey Sr., retired faculty, Mechanical Engineering, Oct. 11, 2017.

Meredith Sullivan Chapman, staff, University Communication and Marketing, April 23.

Joseph DaCrema, retired faculty, English, Nov. 19, 2017.

Mary DeRosa, staff, Dining Services, April 6.

Leo A. Dolan 鈥86 VSB, retired staff, Purchasing, Feb. 27.

Gerald A. Dougherty, CPA, 鈥58 VSB, retired faculty, Accounting, Feb. 2.

Donald W. Dowd, retired faculty, Law, March 7.

Thomas H. Doyne, PhD, retired faculty, Chemistry, Dec. 7, 2017.

James Duffy, retired staff, Student Affairs, Dec. 30, 2017.

Fusako Feger, retired staff, Dining Services, Feb. 1.

The Rev. John J. Hagen, OSA, PhD, 鈥54 CLAS, retired faculty, English, and past Prior Provincial of Province of St. Thomas of 棉花糖直播, Dec. 18.

Robert Kantra, faculty, English, Feb. 27.

Mary Kaye McBride, staff, Custodial Services, April 28.

Marie McEvoy, retired staff, Dining Services, May 13.

Lorraine McGraw, staff, Mathematics and Statistics, Dec.聽1, 2017.

William Nangle, retired staff, Facilities Manage颅ment, Nov.聽2, 2017.

John Naughton, retired staff, Facilities Manage颅ment, Dec. 30, 2017.

Thomas Newton, retired staff, Dining Services, Nov. 16, 2017.

Gaile Margaret Benson Pohlhaus, PhD, 鈥77 MA, retired faculty, Theology and Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies, Feb. 27.

Henry Ramsey, retired staff, Custodial Services, April 13.

Gale Robinson-Smith, retired faculty, Nursing, March 5.

Mora Schwenk, retired faculty, Nursing, April 21.

Sirapi Topjian, retired staff, Nursing, May 26.

Patricia Cunningham Williams, retired staff, Management and Operations, Feb. 28.