’80s JEFFREY B. STEPHENSON ’80M was elected chairman of the board of governors of Erie Shriners Hospital for Children. EMILY M. BECK ’83 was re-elected to the Ontario Motor Coach Association (OMCA) Supplier Council and will serve a two-year term as vice chairwoman. In her role, Beck will help the group focus on issues and services specific to supplier members. OMCA is one of the largest travel and tourism-related associations in Canada. Emily is director of tourism development for VisitErie. SHERI L. BLYSTONE ’83 joined Huntsman in April 2011 as manager, Product EHS (Americas). Blystone and her team are responsible for product safety and compliance for all of Huntsman’s business divisions within the Americas. She resides in Texas. ERICH W. GUNTHER ’83 was named an IEEE Fellow. He is being recognized for contributions to the development and standardization of techniques for electric power quality. Gunther is the chairman and chief technology officer for EnerNex in Knoxville, Tenn. RALPH J. PONTILLO ’83 and JAMES J. RUTKOWSKI JR. ’83 were named to a new public-private council by Gov. Tom Corbett that will identify and prioritize issues to help sustain and advance manufacturing in Pennsylvania. Pontillo is president of the Manufacturer & Business Association, and Rutkowski is vice president of Industrial Sales & Manufacturing, both of Erie.
PAMELA (JOHNSON) STEPNOWSKI, CPA ’85VMC was promoted to supervisor in the retirement plan services group of McGill, Power, Bell & Associates accounting firm, which holds offices in Erie and Meadville, Pa. TIMOTHY J. MAINES ’86 joined Omthera Pharmaceuticals Inc. as vice president of quality. Maines will be responsible for quality, validation and CMC development at Omthera, a privately held emerging specialty pharmaceuticals company. AMY RUDOLPH CARVER, PH.D. ’87 was appointed the new executive vice president, chief human resources officer for Selective Insurance Group Inc. Carver will be responsible for all human resources functions, including talent management, benefits, diversity and compensation. CHRISTOPHER C. MERRY ’87 was elected to The Graycliff Conservancy’s board of directors. The Conservancy was founded in 1997 to acquire, preserve and restore the Graycliff Estate, benefiting western and central New York. Rev. Merry is the controller for TAM Ceramics in Buffalo, N.Y. DINA (TALIERCIO) SCRIBNER ’87 was named director of marketing and events at the Regency at South Shore in Erie, where she has worked since 2010 as coordinator of events. BRIAN F. DALTON, PH.D. ’88, ’93M was named vice president for enrollment and communications at Allegheny (Pa.) College. He most recently served as the senior vice president for strategic planning, and was recently honored with the American Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers award for outstanding leadership in strategic enrollment management. MICHAEL S. WOLFE ’88, ’90M was named resident senior vice president at Utica National’s Republic-Franklin insurance office in Columbus, Ohio. ERIC A. BALLINGER, ESQ. ’89 was named a 2011 Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine. He is an attorney with Ballinger & Associates in Canton, Ga. RICHARD C. SHOPENE ’89 was named police chief for the Corry (Pa.) Police Dept. He had served as interim chief since October and has been with the department for 21 years.
’90s BETH (FIEL) HEROLD ’90 is the new administrator for the Butler County Area Agency on Aging. She was previously the manager of the Visiting Nurses Association in Butler, Pa. COL. WILLIAM S. WOZNIAK ’90 was promoted to colonel in the U.S. Army. Wozniak is currently serving as the counterterrorism division chief for the Joint Interagency Counter-Trafficking Center in Europe. LT. COL. ERIC J. PATER ’91 retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service. Over the span of his military career, Pater has served as assistant professor of military science, as an infantry fire support officer, as an instructor to the Royal Canadian Artillery School and as a U.S. exchange officer.
A $15,000 gift to the Erin Gaydos Carlisle Memorial Endowed “Power” Scholarship in Occupational Therapy at Gannon University was made recently. The money for the gift was raised through the inaugural Hertel & Brown Memorial Golf Tournament Benefiting the Erin Carlisle Scholarship Fund, held at Whispering Woods Golf Club. Shown during the check presentation are (L-R) Ryan Carlisle ’08, ’10DPT, widower of Erin (Gaydos) Carlisle ’08, ’09M; Ryan Munson; Doug Robinson; Aaron Hertel ’01, ’03M; Shari Robinson; Mike Brown ’00, ’03M; Gannon President Keith Taylor, Ph.D.; and Dr. Bernadette Hattjar, assistant professor and chair of the occupational therapy program.
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gannon magazine
spring 2012