and owner of Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory in Erie. FRANCO R. REA, M.D. has joined the thoracic surgery team at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center in Virginia. Dr. Rea is a board certified thoracic surgeon.
1981
CYNTHIA (RENO) BALKSTRA MS, RN, CNSBC VMC was elected to a two-year term (20122014) as the first vice president for the American Nurses Association. Cindy is attending Goldfarb School of Nursing as a DNP/PhD student. KEVIN M. BENSON is celebrating 25 years with Pittsburgh NBC affiliate WPXI. Kevin began in 1987, as the "weekend weather guy," and was the co-anchor pioneering local Saturday-morning news programming in Pittsburgh, which later included Sunday morning as well. In April of this year, Kevin was named the station's regular weekday morning meteorologist. MARGARET “PEGGY� E. RUEFLE has been named as the new principal of Providence Heights Alpha School, a private Catholic elementary school founded by the Sisters of Divine Providence in McCandless, Pa. JOSEPH R. VOELKER has been elected as a new member of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association's board of directors. Joseph is vice president of human resources for Stanley Black & Decker.
1982
PAUL R. HAKEL '82M was promoted to first vice president of investments at the Erie office of UBS Financial Services, Inc. RAYMOND LUNIEWSKI has been cochairman of Lake Erie Fanfare for the past 29 years. The festival brings two nights of spectacle to Erie and fills two high school stadiums. SUZANNE (SHIMMONS) PREVOST, RN, PH.D., CNAA VMC is currently professor and associate dean for practice and engagement at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Suzanne also currently serves as president of the Sigma Theta, the honor society of nursing.
1983
VERY REV. JOHN J. DETISCH, V.F. has been appointed pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Church in Erie. Fr. Detisch also serves as dean of the Erie West Deanery, and Captain Chaplain of the Erie Police Department.
1984
LTC CLIFFORD R. DAVIS, (RET) has qualified for the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award. This is the fifth time Clifford has earned this honor. He is a financial representative of Northwestern Mutual, Greater New York Group, in Syracuse. JOHN F. HILL, ESQ. is joining Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP in their Akron office as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group.
1985
ANN M. BLAKESLEE, PH.D. was recently honored by the Society for Technical Communication (STC) with the Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research. Ann is an English professor at Eastern Michigan University. COL JOSEPH F. MARQUART, IV, USA has graduated from the Army Inspector General (IG) Course at Fort Belvoir, Va. This three-week course is required for all soldiers and civilians selected to serve as Army inspectors general. IG officers are trained to conduct inquiries, investigations, and program reviews that deter, detect, prevent and eradicate fraud, waste, abuse and misconduct.
1986
PAUL A. BENSUR, JR., PH.D. '90M officially opened his own practice location on April 1 in Meadville, Pa. He now owns his own business condominium. He has been in practice since 2010 and has been in the mental health field for more than 20 years. JAMES M. CALDWELL, O.D., ED.M., FAAQ has been appointed dean of Student Affairs at Salus University, Elkins Park, Pa. CLIFFORD J. FAZZOLARI was honored at this year's New York Book Festival for his recent book, Oh Brother! The Life & Times of Jeff Fazzolari, a memoir of his younger brother who lived by a simple rule: Life is precious, and it's best to savor every minute. The book was published by SterlingHouse publishers in Pittsburgh. All proceeds from the book are going to a college fund for Jeff Fazzolari's children, Johnny, 9, Farrah, 6, and Rocco, who is 4. Cliff is available for book signings and discussions.
THOMAS J. HEFFER recently received the 2012 Merchandiser of the Year Award from the Arkansas Chapter of the PGA. This is the second time Tom has received the award. He was also recently named the PING Fitting Professional of the Year for Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and western Tennessee. DANTE C. PARRINI has been elected as an independent member of the board of directors of H.B. Fuller Company. Dante is currently chairman, president and CEO of P.H. Glatfelter Company. MICHAEL R. WEHRER accepted a "Housing Hero" award from the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania on behalf of Pennsylvania office of the Housing and Urban Development and the Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Michael is an Erie-based homeless care team supervisor with the Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center and was instrumental in initiating the effort of the two entities as they sought to find permanent housing for homeless veterans throughout Pennsylvania.
1987
DEBORAH (RAYBUCK) BEAN VMC has joined the staff of the Rutherford County Schools in Forest City, N.C. as a school nurse. KATHLEEN M. GAUSMAN VMC '92M has been named associate vice president for student development and engagement at Gannon University. LORI L. JAKIELA held a poetry reading where she read from her recently published collection of poems, Spot the Terrorist! She has authored two memoirs, Miss New York Has Everything and the soon-to-be published Call Your Mother, along with three poetry collections. She has earned a Pushcart Prize nomination, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Creative Nonfiction and Tears in the Fence (UK). Lori is an associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. ANTHONY C. SCHNUR has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Lucas Energy, Inc. Anthony had recently been appointed as the chief financial officer, treasurer, and secretary of the company as of November 1, 2012, but was promoted to CEO effective December 12, 2012. JEANETTE (ODEM) WHITEHEAD was a guest speaker at the 39th Annual Awards Luncheon of the Mercer County (Pa.) Frontiers Club. Jeanette is a school counselor with Hermitage School District, and is also the head girls basketball coach.
alumnotes
BENNY C. ASKEW, JR., PH.D. has joined SciFluor Life Sciences as vice president, research. SciFluor is a drug discovery and development company. Dr. Askew will oversee the development and expansion of the company's pipeline of fluoropeutics.
REV. DR. JOHN P. TRIGILIO, JR. has authored Catholic Mass for Dummies and the second edition of Catholicism for Dummies in 2011. He is the current president of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy (national association of 500+ priests and deacons) and is the pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Marysville) and Saint Bernadette (Duncannon).
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