marriages
Kaylee Anne Kebort ’09 married Sean Bennett on Sept. 22, 2012. Kaija C. Allgaier ’02 married Michael Godoy on Nov. 10, 2012. Jessica L. Bush ’11 married Kyle J. Goldcamp ’09, ’11M on July 21, 2012. Elizabeth A. Bocan ’10 married Brian C. Wilhelm ’10 on Aug. 18, 2012. Adam J. Carnahan ’02 married Casey Sturiale on Sept. 29, 2012. Anne K. Guidos ’82 married Charles (Hank) Freeman on Nov. 17, 2012.
Allison Kate Kozelka ’02 married Matthew George Weeks on April 12, 2013. Brian F. Sakowski ’01 married Jennifer Raney on March 2, 2013.
2006
ROBERT L. ADAMCZYK has joined the accounting firm of Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Co., P.C. TERRY W. STRUBLE '06C has been hired as superintendent at Clearfield Area School District.
2007
FRANCIS W. BEECHER received a doctorate in plant breeding from Texas A&M University on May 10, 2013. He has accepted a position as a corn line development breeder at Monsanto in Williamsburg, Iowa.
jubilee
RUSSELL D. CHELTON has been named a Certified Fraud Examiner by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Russ is a CPA with the accounting firm of Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Co., P.C.
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HEATHER M. HANES '07M is a teacher for the St. Marys Area School District and is also a Sparks cheerleading and gymnastics coach and part-time instructor for Penn State-DuBois.
REV. DAVID M. RENNE was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest by Bishop Lawrence T. Persico on June 7, at St. Peter Cathedral, Erie.
JODIE E. PERRY '07M has been appointed as the new principal of Seneca Valley Intermediate High School.
CAMERON M. CURRY received her master's degree in liberal studies with a concentration in communications studies from the University of Toledo on May 5, 2013.
HANNAH H. TRIPP, D.O., recently graduated from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. She was the recipient of the Dedication to Primary Care Award for Pediatrics. In July she started her residency as a pediatric intern at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio.
2009
REV. TYLER J. BANDURA and REV. MATTHEW J. MORELLI were ordained as Roman Catholic priests on June 1 by Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, Pa. KYLE J. GOLDCAMP '09, '11M is ending his playing career in the NBA D-League with the Erie Bayhawks, having come up just short of getting the big break that would have him playing in the NBA. He was invited to training camp with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011 and the New York Knicks in 2012, getting to the last round of cuts with the Cavaliers. PATRICA A. HAWLEY-HORNER '09C is the new superintendent of the Harbor Creek School District. DANIEL J. HOWELL scored two goals, helping the Erie Admirals S.C. to a 7-1 win over the Zanesville Athletic FC, and also helping the team secure the third seed in the division playoffs in Detroit. DAVID R. HUGAR is an AM sales specialist with Connoisseur Media. SANDRA K. HUGAR is a teller supervisor at PNC Bank.
2010
REBECCA K. LELONEK is a physical therapist at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Erie. JOSEPH E. RIDDLE, JR. '10M is a physical therapist for UPMC Center for Rehab Services in White Oak, Pa.
2011
COREY E. MCMURRAY is a physician assistant for Ohio Health-Marion Area Physicians.
2012
MICHAEL P. GHILANI '12C was recently selected as the 2013 Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principal of the Year. Ghilani is the principal at Upper St. Clair High School. MATTHEW J. SZCZUPAKOWSKI is currently working as an account executive for the Memphis Redbirds minor league baseball team. The Redbirds are the AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
2013
ANDREW B. BEMIS has joined the accounting firm of Schaffer, Knight, Minnaugh & Co., P.C. as a tax consultant. ASHLEY N. WIMER has taken a cross-country bicycle trip that started in Edinboro, Pa., to Colorado. After the bike trip, Wimer plans on applying to work at an AIDS clinic in Africa before resuming her educational goals, which include attending medical school earning her doctorate degree.
The Diocese of Erie celebrated the jubilee anniversaries for faithful servants throughout the Diocese. The following are Gannon University and Villa Maria College alumni who were recognized: 70 Years Sr. Phyllis Weaver, OSB ’47VMC 65 Years Rev. Robert J. Levis 60 Years Sr. Catherine Anne Mesanko, RSM Sr. Rebecca Costa, SSJ ’67VMC,’77M Sr. Emilie Rose LeBoeuf, SSJ ’64VMC Sr. Mary Irene Lunger, SSJ ’65VMC Sr. Rita McNulty, SSJ ’60VMC Sr. Dorothy Wilwohl, SSJ ’64VMC
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Sr. Millicent Zimmer, SSJ ’68VMC Sr. Marilyn Zimmerman, SSJ ’64VMC,’70M
Sr. Laura Vallimont, OSB
50 Years Rev. Donald E. Berdis ’57 Msgr. Joseph K. Bobal ’68 Sr. Mary Drexler, SSJ ’71VMC Rev. John M. Fischer ’73M Rev. Howard J. King ’57 Rev. Paul A. Schill ’57 Rev. Msgr. John W. Swoger ’57
25 Years Very Rev. John Detisch, V.F. ’83 Sr. Therese Glass, OSB ’68VMC,’70M Very Rev. Michael T. Kesicki ’83 Rev. William M. Laska ’83
40 Years Rev. Msgr. David Rubino
Permanent Deacons, 10 years Deacon Glenn Kuzma ’55