LT. GEN. JAMES M. DUBIK ’71 was named the next General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership, shared by the Army War College, Dickinson College and Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law and School of International Affairs. As the Bradley Chair, Dubik will participate in academic life at all three schools. CARMEN S. ITALIA JR. ’71 was named vice president of business development for Continental Bank, located near Philadelphia. THOMAS J. GAMBLE, PH.D. ’72 was invited to serve on the Pennsylvania Campus Compact board of directors. The organization focuses on civic engagement and developing socially responsible citizens in the 21st century. Gamble is president of Mercyhurst University in Erie. SUSAN N. SUTTO ’73M was reappointed by the state senate to the Erie County (Pa.) Convention Center Authority. DAVID SZCZERBACKI, PH.D. ’73, ’77M was named the ninth president of The College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y., effective July 1. He currently serves as the college’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. JESSE D. LOCKETT ’74 is using art to help bridge the language gap for Englishas-a-Second-Language students at Erie’s Multicultural Community Resource Center. Lockett coordinates the class weekly as part of his internship for his master’s degree in special education at Mercyhurst University. ELISSA (SCALISE) POWELL, CGRS ’76 is co-director of a new genealogical educational institute, Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), which is being held for one week in July each year at La Roche College. GRIP is one of only a few such institutes in the country. WILLIAM N. EULIANO ’77 was named operations manager of Seco/Warwick Corp. in Meadville, Pa. He will be responsible for the company’s daily operations.
ANN (MURPHY) HENRY, PH.D. ’79M was elected to the board of trustees for
MICHAEL P. ROBINSON ’79 was named the Rockford (Ill.) Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. Robinson is director of marketing and communications at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.
JAMES T. RYAN ’79M was welcomed into Profiles International Summit Society, which is only open to strategic business partners who consistently achieve the highest results in the use of human capital assessment tools to aid their clients in job placement, job assignment, coaching, mentoring, team building and professional development. Ryan is a senior consultant and partner at Decision Associates in Erie.
Alumni Association President, Dana Kennedy Fallon, Esq. ’91
If you’re like the majority of readers (according to our 2010 survey), Gannon Magazine is the number one way you catch up with the latest Gannon University happenings and learn about your fellow classmates’ lives. And you aren’t restricted to reading the print copy – the magazine is available for online viewing at www.gannon.edu/magazine, and you National Alumni Board members show off a few of the can sign up to receive an email notice Golden Knight Quest travelers. Front Row, L to R: Becky when the latest issue has been posted Sheehan ’04, ’05M, Allison Boyd ’07, ’08M and Rob Glentzer, Esq. ’00; Back Row, L to R: Scott Krall ’84, (see back cover for details). In fact, Jeremy Ballaro ’02 and Dana Kennedy Fallon, Esq. ’91. there’s a whole wealth of information about the University on its website, www.gannon.edu, which was recently redesigned with a fresh look and enhanced resources. The new site gives you ready access to the academic, spiritual and social life of the campus. Many of us do not live in the Erie area, but regardless of where you are, you can take part in the life of the campus. Start by recommending Gannon to an up-and-coming student. If you sign a student’s admissions application, the application fee will be waived. Register in the online alumni community at www.gannonalumni.org and update your directory information, search for classmates, add class notes, browse event photos and more. You can dial into the wider Gannon cyber-community by connecting to Gannon’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages as well (notice the links on the Gannon home page). No time to surf the Web? Just set your browser to 90.5 WERG-FM, and stream the student radio station 24/7. Of course, being virtually connected can’t beat actually seeing alumni, faculty and staff on campus. Now is the time to plan ahead for 2012 Alumni Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Oct. 19-21. Last year saw the largest turnout of alumni in years, and we anticipate an even better year in 2012! One of the many highlights promises to be seeing all the places and alumni the one dozen Golden Knight mascots traveled to (see p. 14 for the scoop on this exciting project). I was able to do some traveling this year with Victor E. Knight and look forward to seeing the outcome of his other adventures. Visit campus, write us a note, email your news, pick up the phone—no matter how you communicate with us, we love to hear from you! Be sure to update us with your adventures after Gannon, and come see us in October.
If you have questions about the Alumni Association or how to connect with fellow alumni or students, please contact me at dana.gannonu@gmail.com.
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DR. LAURENCE W. “BILL” VEIHDEFFER II ’77M was featured in the September/ October 2011 issue of the Pennsylvania Dental Journal in an article that focused on the Veihdeffer family’s multigeneration dental practice.
Marywood University. Henry is vice president of Worldwide Operations for Cisco Systems Capital.
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