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Alumni Lunchtime Lecture: Tall Ships
Sept. 2, 12-1 p.m. Dr. Jeffrey Bloodworth, Gannon History Department
Quail Hollow Golf Outing Sept. 13, 11 a.m. Quail Hollow Country Club Painesville, Ohio
Donor Appreciation Dinner Sept. 23, 6-9 p.m. Waldron Campus Center
GIVE Day
Sept. 25, 8 a.m.-noon 12 locations nationwide
Executive on Campus
Sept. 30 Ben C. Askew Jr., Ph.D. ’83
Gannon Is All Over Cleveland Nov. 3
For more information or to register for any of these events, contact Tracy Stolz at stolz005@gannon.edu or 1-877-GU-ALUMS (1-877-482-5867), ext. 1. Visit the online alumni community at www.gannonalumni. org for additional updates.
DOMINIC A. FRISINA, J.D. ’95 opened a new patent trademark and copyright law firm in Akron, Ohio. The firm focuses on creating wealth for clients through strategic use of intellectual property. LT. CMDR. RONDA L. HARTZEL ’95 was selected for the rank of commander in the U.S. Navy. Hartzel is currently stationed at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where she works as a nurse in the main operating room. JOHN P. GRAZIOLI ’97, ’99M was named vice president and investment officer for PNC Institutional Investment Group. He also serves as president of the board of trustees for Gannondale residential center for girls and is chairman of the finance committee for St. Peter Cathedral and St. Peter Cathedral School in Erie. SCOTT M. WHITE ’97 is the new head football coach at Strong Vincent High School in Erie.
DR. JAMES H. MITCHENER ’99 opened his own dental practice in Falconer, N.Y. He was previously a manufacturing manager for SKF Aeroengine, but after losing his job following Sept. 11, 2001, he returned to school to prepare for a new career.
’00s PETER J. THOMAS ’01 is global commodities manager for Oshkosh Corp. in Oshkosh, Wis. The company manufactures severe duty vehicles for defense, fire and emergency response, concrete placement and refuse hauling applications. He spent the previous 12 years with General Electric. PAUL W. CANFIELD ’02 is a special education teacher at Jamestown (N.Y.) High School.
Alumni Gifts Benefit Science Students Two of Gannon’s science alumni enjoyed their time on campus so much they recently gave back to help current students have the same positive experience. Alumnus Robert Janosky ’64, president and chief operating officer of NanoInk Inc., presented the University with one of his company’s state-of-the-art NSCRIPTOR Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) systems. The system goes beyond the magnifying capabilities of an atomic force microscope, viewing and even printing molecular patterns. Only about 75 DPN systems currently exist in the world at some of the most prestigious institutions, positioning the University to become a leading resource for nanotechnology in the Erie region.
After receiving the 2010 Biemann Medal from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) in May, David Muddiman, Ph.D. ’90 used the accompanying award to fund the David Muddiman Annual Award in Chemistry, given to a rising senior chemistry student who is financially deserving and holds the highest grade point average among all award applicants. The Biemann Medal acknowledges outstanding achievement by a young scientist who has attained significant accomplishments in basic or applied mass spectrometry early in his or her career. Muddiman is currently a chemistry professor at North Carolina State University.
The Biemann Medal was presented to Muddiman (center) at the annual ASMS meeting held in Salt Lake City in May. On hand to congratulate him were his Ph.D. adviser, David M. Hercules (left) and his postdoctoral adviser, Richard D. Smith (right). 24
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Donato Ceres, Ph.D. (back), senior applications and support engineer at NanoInk, and Gannon chemistry professor Carl Hultman, Ph.D. (center), watch as Qing “Julia” Zheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, learns how to operate the new NSCRIPTOR DPN system. The device is housed in Gannon’s Zurn Science Center.