In Memoriam: Alumni and Friends Sr. Anne M. Gallagher, O.S.F. ’74 Dr. Nan B. Hechenberger Adam D. Jackson ’09 Mr. Stephen E. Markowitz Doris R. McDaniels ’87 Dr. Benedict Paparella Carol A. Roop Dr. Nan B. Hechenberger served as the first lay president of Neumann University (then College) from 1989 to 1996. Dr. Hechenberger is best remembered for her leadership in developing graduate programs in nursing, physical therapy and education, and for initiating the process that led Neumann to become a residential campus in 1997. As president, she and the Board led a major study to initiate a residential program that became a major success factor for Neumann from the mid- nineties onward. Other achievements during Dr. Hechenberger’s presidency include the implementation of a strategic planning process; an increase in the number of faculty members with doctoral degrees; the development of a college-wide outreach and service learning program; the launch of a values-based freshman seminar; the creation of advisory councils for academic departments; and the creation of a campus master plan. In 2012, the Dr. Nan B. and Mr. Aloysius Hechenberger Endowed Scholarship Award was established in honor of the couple’s commitment to the University and its mission over the years. This scholarship recognizes an academically excellent student who demonstrates, in quality and quantity, service to others in keeping with the Franciscan spirit. Stephen E. Markowitz was a dedicated and faithful member of the Business Advisory Council for many years. His commitment to education and life-long learning was evident in his active service to the University and his sincere belief in its mission. Through the generosity of The Administrators, Inc. / Midlantic Business Alliance, an endowed scholarship is being established. Carol A. Roop, known and loved as Miss Carol the cook, dedicated 30 years to the Child Development Center serving the children food and hugs with love and a genuine Franciscan spirit. A bench will be named in her memory overlooking the Center’s playground. For more information on any of the memorial funds or to learn how you can memorialize a loved one at Neumann University, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement and University Relations at 610-558-5513. 30 Accent Magazine
Faculty Publications, Scott Biely, associate professor of
physical therapy, had the article “Clinical Observation of Standing Trunk Movements: What do the Aberrant Movement Patterns Tell Us?” published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) April 2014. JOSPT is the official journal of the Orthopaedic Section and the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Stephanie Budhai, assistant professor
of education, presented at the national conference of the Council for Exceptional Children on April 11, 2014, in Philadelphia. The presentation was titled “Ubiquitous Learning Tools: Utilizing Everyday Mediums to Teacha Assistive Technology Courses.”
Leonard DiPaul, assistant dean of
education and human services, was the recipient of the Malvern Retreat House Outstanding Service Award. The award was given in recognition of his outstanding efforts on behalf of the apostolate for men and women in transition at the Malvern Retreat House. Eileen Flanagan, professor of pastoral studies, presented “Model, Mirror, Figurehead? Clare of Assisi’s Role in the Tradition that Bears Her Name” at the International Medieval Congress at Western Michigan University in May 2014. Terence Gleeson, adjunct professor, joined Actors’ Equity Association and played roles in several spring productions: Mr. Kraler in The Diary of Anne Frank for the Media Theatre; Seth Beckwith in Mourning Becomes Electra for Quintessence Theatre Group; Abraham Lincoln in Better Angels: The Nation’s Wounds for the Delaware Humanities Forum. Joseph Gosseaux, instructor of criminal
justice, spoke at Richard Stockton College of NJ on June 23, 2014, to approximately