Alumnus Becomes University’s Largest Donor Ever Gannon Alumnus and Board of Trustee member Robert H. Morosky ’63 donated a major gift to Gannon this past fall to name the University’s most recent building acquisition located on West Tenth Street in downtown Erie, formerly owned by Verizon Communications. This latest donation is Mr. Morosky’s second major gift to Gannon in the last two years. In 2005, Mr. and Mrs. Dianne Morosky donated $1 million to create the Robert H. and Dianne Morosky Endowed Scholarship Fund, which is designated for students with financial need who are employees of the City of Erie and for academically and financially deserving students who are graduates of one of Erie’s six city high schools. Born and raised on Erie’s lower east side, Mr. Morosky graduated from Gannon in 1963 with a Bachelor of science degree in accounting and an MBA with honors from the University of Cincinnati. He worked as a CPA and consultant specializing in the retail industry for the Arthur Andersen Company before he accepted the position of Vice Chairman of The Limited clothing store. From 1972-87, he built The Limited from eight to 4,000 stores with more than $4 billion in sales. After Mr. Morosky retired from The Limited, he served as the Chairman of Allied/Federated Department Stores in New York City. Mr. Morosky has since retired and has formed his own private investment company and resides with his wife, Dianne, in Columbus, Ohio, and Key Largo, Fla. Mr. Morosky has received several professional and religious honors throughout his career, including the Archbishop Gannon Medal of Distinction.
Gannon purchased the Robert H. Morosky Academic Center on West Tenth Street, formerly owned by Verizon Communications.
University Announces Restructuring Efforts with the Addition of Third College The Robert H. Morosky Academic Center will house a third college at Gannon that will take effect at the start of the 2008-09 Academic Year. The Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences has been named in honor of Mr. Morosky “for his time, expertise, and financial contributions to Gannon University and the Catholic Church,” said President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D. The other two colleges have been restructured as the following: College of Engineering and Business, and College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences.
Robert H. Morosky
Scholarship Celebration Dalhart Dobbs, Ed.D ’71, Rev. Monsignor Walter Lohse ’33 (posthumously), and James Rutkowski Sr. were also presented the Archbishop Gannon Medal of Distinction at the 20th Annual Scholarship Celebration in October 2007. The award is given to individuals who have been instrumental in promoting the cause of Catholic higher education. From left to right: Dr. Dalhart Dobbs,Vera Betts (accepting on behalf of her late brother, Rev. Monsignor Walter Lohse), James Rutkowski Sr., and President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D.
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