Brett A. Gilliland
is the new superintendent of the Mount Union Area School District in Mount Union, Pa.
1993
Carolyn A. Copenheaver
had an article published in Women in Natural Resources. In the article, she discussed the important influence her advisor and professor at Juniata, Dr. Jose Nieto, had on her career.
1994
Eric S. Gerko
is now the men’s volleyball coach at Penn Highlands Community College in Johnstown, Pa.
1995
Craig M. Instone
has been appointed executive director of SeniorLIFE in Johnstown, Pa. SeniorLIFE provides supportive and medical services for area seniors.
1996
Be sure to mark your calendar for your 15th Reunion Celebration at Homecoming & Family Weekend— September 30 – October 1-2, 2011. Please contact Alumni Office staff member Chris Gibboney if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3441; gibbonc@juniata.edu). Deborah J. Nardone
was among the 40 recipients honored at the PA Environmental Council 40th anniversary celebration at the Civic Club in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sept. 22, 2010. Deb is the coldwater resource specialist with Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited in Pleasant Gap, Pa. Trisha (Neibert) Reed
is now assistant principal at Rolling Acres Elementary School in Littlestown, Pa. Kevin M. Trost
was hired as the varsity head coach of the Carlynton High School boys’ basketball team in Carnegie, Pa.
1998
Joseph L. Cunningham
won an award from the Lindback Foundation for his performance as a Philadelphia School District high school teacher. David K. Neyhart
is now director of the CIC Language School in Barcelona, Spain. It is part of an esteemed educational foundation.
2000
Daniel L. Gallo
is currently a major in the U.S. Air Force. He recently returned home from a six-month deployment in Bagram, Afghanistan where he served as an intensive care unit physician. Dan lives with wife Allison in Niceville, Fla. and practices internal medicine and pediatrics at Eglin Air Force Base. Catherine (DeJohn) Gardner
received a master’s degree in biological and environmental sciences from Western Connecticut State University. Miranda (Gresko) Peruso
was promoted to director of the Juniata Scholarship Fund.
2001
Be sure to mark your calendar for your 10th Reunion Celebration at Homecoming & Family Weekend— September 30 – October 1-2, 2011. Please contact Alumni Office staff member Chris Gibboney if you would like to volunteer and serve on your reunion committee. (814-641-3441; gibbonc@juniata.edu). Nicole E. DeSantis
was promoted to assistant commissioner for Creative Services/Communications for the Colonial Athletic Association. She has been with them since 2005, and was promoted to director of communication in 2008.
Dear Juniatians: The Juniata Alumni Association is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when alumni think of their alma mater. Memories of classmates, professors and good times are more likely to come to mind. That’s the way it should be: our memories define who we are, and where we are on life’s amazing journey. But this journey is both past and future—a recollection of the past and reconnection for the future. In that spirit, the Alumni Association and the Alumni Office are focused like never before on helping alumni reconnect for the future, particularly in their jobs and careers. Today, through what we like to call “the Juniata network,” alumni are connecting and reconnecting to help one another find jobs and build their careers. These connections, through traditional ways and now with social networking tools like Facebook and LinkedIn, are helping Juniata alumni to prosper and navigate a tough economy. The spirit of helpfulness among graduates—a signature Juniata quality—is providing the extra ingredient that can be decisive in finding or landing a job. When unleashed, Juniata helpfulness can be a powerful app, especially in terms of job mobility. In early 2011, Juniata will launch “Juniata Connect,” an online directory designed to better help alumni reconnect with former classmates, as well as forge new connections with Juniatians from other class years, including current students. (How much personal information one chooses to make available through Juniata Connect will be entirely discretionary, the same approach applied to alumni directories published by Juniata in the past.) We think Juniatians will respond positively to Juniata Connect. A survey conducted last spring found that alumni are proud of their Juniata lineage and want to leverage their affiliation. The Juniata Alumni Association and the College are dedicated to making that kind of leverage happen, online as well as in-person through social, professional and service events in cities around the country. Attend a Juniata alumni event in your area. You’ll be amazed at the friendships and contacts you’ll make and rediscover. Veritas liberat!
—Bruce Moyer ’74, alumni assocation president 2011 Fall-Winter
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