Alumni Knight Life

Michael Gill ’58 and his wife Enid will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on August 25. They have four children, 13 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Don Sendelbach ’66 and his 6-year old, 105-pound Newfoundland, Casi, visited Hoban in May during finals week for some puppy therapy with students.

Doreen Riley ’81 was appointed vice president for advancement and president of Northeast Ohio Medical University, effective June 20, 2022.

Robert "Tony" Burgoyne ’96 started a new position as Principal-Ohio Regional Lead EWRG at OHM Advisors. Jacki Windon ’97 started a new position as Revenue Project Manager at the Portland Trail Blazers.

Mark Marcinkoski ’98 was promoted to lieutenant within the Akron Fire Department during a ceremony at Station 4 on Wednesday, June 1.

Lisa (Garrison ’02) Blaszak and her husband Mark welcomed their son Luke William on July 15, 2021.

Catey Breck ’02 was appointed as director of strategic development for Mayor of Akron Dan Horrigan. Lia (Evans ’05) Jones was elected as a member of the Board of Education for Jackson Local School District.

welcomed their son Owen on January 3, 2022.

Kristina Dzeba ’06 and Steven Gulotta were married April 9, 2022, at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Akron.

Jessica Contrera ’10 won the 2022 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics from the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for her stories on child sex trafficking in the U.S. Contrera is a reporter at The Washington Post.

Kristine (Sokol ’10) Darling and her husband Josh welcomed their first child Mason William on May 26.

Kayla Petey ’11 and Anthony Dell’Anno were married May 29, 2021.

Allison "Allie" Griffith ’13 was recently hired as the writer and editor program manager at the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association.

’13 was promoted to senior human resources generalist at the Cleveland Foundation. Marianne Dannemiller ’14 graduated from a cardiology advanced practice provider fellowship in March 2022 and began working as a full-time acute care cardiology physician assistant at Atrium Health, a major hospital in Charlotte, NC.

Andrew Fisher ’14 and his wife Samantha welcomed a daughter Ellorie Piper on July 27.

Travis Pero ’14 graduated from Ohio State University's School of Dentistry on May 6, 2022. His 3.96 GPA was the highest in his class, earning him Summa Cum Laude honors. Pero is pictured with one of his mentors after the graduation.

Jack Griffith ’16 has accepted a position at Ohio State University as a football player personnel assistant. A standout linebacker on Hoban's OHSAA State Championship team in 2015, Griffith was a three-year letterman in college playing safety for the Marist Red Foxes. Jack previously served on the football support staff as assistant director of player personnel at Villanova for two years prior to joining the Buckeyes.

graduated from Duke School of Medicine with a Masters in Biomedical Sciences and accepted a position at Ohio State University, Comprehensive Cancer Center as a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Genitourinary Team. Nicki Hodgkiss ’18 was inducted into the Dayton C. Miller Honor Society at Baldwin Wallace University in January. Hodgkiss, majoring in public relations, was honored with membership that is achieved by less than 4% of the undergraduate student body. Michael Heller ’19 was named amongst the top student-athletes in the country for swimming and diving as a junior at John Carroll University. He and two teammates were recognized as Scholar All-Americans after the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America. The award recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete at the NCAA national Championships.

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