INAUGURATION WEEK
Tambur family and Tambur Family Foundation receive Trustee Associates Award The Misericordia University Board of Trustees honored the philanthropy of the Tambur family and their Tambur Family Foundation by presenting the family with the 2013 Trustee Associates Award on Nov. 16 at the Trustee Associates Gala and Inauguration Celebration. Trustee Award recipients Robert L. Tambur, his wife, Virginia, and their children, Robert Tamburro and Liza Tambur-Rolland have supported higher education and health care initiatives with their entrepreneurial spirit and generosity through the Tambur Family Foundation. In April, the campus community and the family came together to officially dedicate Tambur Field, the home of the Cougars baseball team. The $520,000 ballpark is located on about four acres of land adjacent to the John and Mary Metz
The Misericordia Board of Trustees honored the philanthropy of the Tambur family and their Tambur Family Foundation by presenting them with the Trustee Associates Award. Participating in the awards dinner, from left, are Robert L. Tambur, Virginia Tambur, Robert Rolland, Liza Tambur-Rolland, Megan Ruane ‘08, and Robert Tamburro.
Field House in the Anderson Outdoor Athletic Complex. “We are proud to be able to support Misericordia’s mission of providing quality academics, service leadership and professional preparation to its students,’’ said Mr. Tambur. “We are honored to be named the recipients of the Trustee Associates Award. It has been our
pleasure to work together with so many wonderful people at Misericordia and in northeastern Pennsylvania to make our community a better place to live.” The award is given annually to friends of the University who have demonstrated outstanding dedication, service and generous support to MU.
Presentations of Scholarly Work
Father Leo Patalinghug and ‘Grace Before Meals’ Father Leo Patalinghug, an internationally renowned conference speaker, author and TV host, presented an interactive cooking demonstration on Nov. 14 as part of Inauguration Week activities. He held a book signing after the event. Father Leo is the founder and host of Grace Before Meals, which was established as an apostolate to strengthen families and communities around the dinner table. He has appeared on ABC, CBS, PBS and The Food Network, sharing a message of hope and bringing people together one meal at a time. Father Leo is also known for defeating a Father Leo. world-famous chef in the cooking competition show, Throw Down! With Bobby Flay. Grace Before Meals is centered on one fundamental concept: the simple act of how creating and sharing a meal can strengthen all kinds of relationships.
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Faculty and students presented their scholarly work to the campus community. Seated from left, are Dr. John Mellon, President Botzman, Dr. Cynthia Mailloux, Vanessa Pannunzio-Mayorowski and Kathleen M. Sheikh; standing, Joseph Layman ‘13, Dan Kimbrough, Callen Clark ‘14, Dr. Melissa Sgroi and Dr. Hunter Manasco.
Faculty Poetry Reading
Misericordia University faculty members, from left, Tom Simko ‘07, Dr. Matthew Nickel, Dr. Richard Hancuff, Dr. Amanda Caleb, Dr. Rebecca Steinberger, President Botzman, Sara Hando and Dr. Bryan Dewey, presented a series of poetry readings.
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