AlumNotes SCOTT M. HEIL was appointed vice president of development for Made2Manage Systems Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software for small and midsize manufacturers and distributors. REV. MARK A. O’HERN ‘96M has been appointed parochial vicar at St. Michael Parish in Greenville, and its mission, St. Margaret in Jamestown.
Scott A. Stewart’86, a
protective intelligence coordinator for Dell, Inc., spoke at Gannon in October about Al-Qaeda, its origins, capabilities, goals, and potentials. Stewart was a federal agent with the U.S. Department of State for 10 years and was one of seven agents recognized for their participation in the investigation and prosecution of those involved in the attempted bombing of the World Trade Center in February 1993.
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1987
MARY (BAKER) CLAUDIO is a policy processing specialist at Erie Insurance Group. MICHAEL J. SAMPSON, D.O. is an associate professor and co-director of the Carilion Family Medicine Residency Program. He is also an assistant team physician for Virginia Tech athletics. ROBERT J. SINGER, D.O. is an orthopedic surgeon with Blair Orthopedic Associates & Sports Medicine in Altoona, Pennsylvania, specializing in adult trauma and reconstructive joint surgery. WALTER J. STANISLAWSKI completed his MBA from Case Western Reserve University and was hired as the executive VP of the David Family Enterprises LLC. Walt is also the director of The Paul and Carol David Foundation.
1988
VALERIE J. BACIK has been named as Gannon University’s associate provost. Valerie directs Gannon’s Academic Advising Center. SARAH (COHEN) KAVENEY, R.N. (VMC) is the nurse manager of the MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) at Hamot Medical Center in Erie.
1989
PENNY A. HANES ‘89M is named in a new accounting textbook by Loren A. Nikolai and John D. Bazley. She is an associate professor of accounting at Mercyhurst College.
Kathleen A. Shelly-Amoriello ’80
was invited to Mike Ditka’s Celebrity Golf Classic in Chicago in August. Kathleen was the national grand prize winner of the Consort Celebration of Coaching Essay Contest. She wrote an essay about her father, Stan Shelly, being her coach and cheerleader throughout her life. Mike Ditka presented the award to Kathleen and her prize of $5,000 in Spalding sports equipment which she and her husband, Attorney James D. Amoriello, presented to the Diocese of Erie. GARRY D. HENNIS ‘89M has been promoted to senior vice president of retirement and health-care services for Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries in Allentown, Pennsylvania. MARY (VICKEY) GUSTAFSON was selected to participate in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program, spending six weeks teaching English in Tangier, Morocco. SHARON HEIDECKER ‘00M was recently named the Women’s Roundtable of Erie’s 2003 Woman of the Year. She is a nurse practitioner at Ear Nose & Throat Specialists in Erie. MICHAEL J. OLIVER is the manager of RF Systems and EMI/RFI Simulations for VitaTech Engineering, LLC, in Springfield, Virginia.
ROBERT C. RODDY was awarded the Fellowship designation by successfully completing nine examinations that are administered by the Casualty Actuarial Society each year. Robert works for Erie Insurance Group. SHARON (PIERCE) THOMPSON, PH.D., R.N., MPH ‘94M was selected by the Erie Housing Authority as a Hero of Public Housing. This honor is bestowed upon individuals who have lived in public housing in Erie and who have gone on to make significant contributions to the Erie Community, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the nation.
1990
RICHARD A. MCKINNEY is the president of Walton Financial Services.