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Message from the President

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On-Campus Classes Prepare Students to Work in Lab Environment

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Setonians Travel Off the Hill

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Setonians Lift Their Voices at Carnegie Hall

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Stories of Service

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2023 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Awards

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Seton Hill Board Updates

DEPARTMENTS NEWS FROM THE HILL

30 Seton Hill Named a Best Regional University 31 Keisha C. Jimmerson Named Dean of Students and Diversity Officer 32 Kristallnacht Remembrance Service Features Violins of Hope Concert 34 THINK It, SEE It, BE It Showcases Career Opportunities 36 Curtain Call

IN MEMORIAM

28 Catherine Meinert, SC ’71 29 Gertrude Foley, SC ʼ59

GRIFFIN NOTES

40 Student-Athletes Recognized for Academic Achievements 41 Football Records First Winning Season in PSAC West

On the cover: Megan Miller, a senior Seton Hill nursing student, is also a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Read about her and other Stories of Service from Seton Hill students and alumni beginning on page 12.

Credo Mabiala, Andrew Somuah, Ryan Appleby, and Adnan Sbai volunteer with the men’s basketball team to help clear out a pollinator habitat in Smithton, Pa., during Labor of Love in September.

A MESSAGE from

THE PRESIDENT Dear Alumni and Friends, The word “community” is defined in two ways. The first – a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common – speaks to the physical place we live or the group to which we belong.

When Mother Aloysia Lowe came to Greensburg in the summer of 1882, she was in search of a new physical location for her community of Sisters of Charity. What she and the other Sisters who came after her truly built fits the second definition of community – a feeling of fellowship with others as

a result of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals.

Our Seton Hill community is composed of people from varying backgrounds and communities who have all come together to teach and learn in a way that is uniquely Setonian.

Students, faculty, staff and alumni often express the feeling of belonging they experience at Seton Hill.

This deeply rooted sense of community extends off the Hill in many ways. Our campus community has long been involved in outreach to Greensburg and beyond – whether it be through the arts and cultural performances at our two downtown buildings or through service at a variety of nonprofit organizations.

Economic Development

Seton Hill football games continue to be played off the hill at Offutt Field in Greensburg. In this photo, President Finger presents the Hall of Fame Award to Paige Alviani ‘14 at the Homecoming Game in September.

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In conjunction with an ongoing study Seton Hill is conducting with partners into a potential healthcareeducation corridor in Greensburg, three Seton Hill students have worked with the Greensburg Community Development Corporation

and additional key stakeholders to assess the entrepreneurial needs and inclusive economic development opportunities in the City.

With support from the Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative project, interns Sarah Gilliam, a Grant Scholar and Business Management major, Jake Starek, a communication major and Trifol Headman, a Pre-Law student, have been considering options for filling empty buildings in downtown Greensburg with guidance from faculty sponsor Lyzona Marshall, assistant professor of business and entrepreneurship.

In October, the students offered a presentation about their findings to an audience of more than 100 participants at the Greensburg Development Conference held at Seton Hill’s Performing Arts Center.

In December, the group traveled to Washington, D.C., to present at the Appalachian Regional Commission’s conference as a culmination of their internship experience.

Additionally, the students were able to discuss the project with local media and received coverage from

WPXI-TV and the Tribune-Review.

These students were able to take advantage of an opportunity that allowed them to research realworld problems and offer solutions that could make the Greensburg community even more vibrant and welcoming.

K-12 Outreach

Our Seton Hill community also continues to find ways to reach out to students in K-12 schools.

Through a grant from the KPMG U.S. Foundation, Seton Hill faculty and staff, alumni and community mentors worked with students from Jeannette High School over the past year to help them see opportunities in careers in accounting, finance, and cybersecurity.

The THINK It, SEE It, BE It program included workshops at the high school, a camp at Seton Hill and a day of shadowing at KPMG in Pittsburgh.

This academic year, the program has expanded to include students from Greensburg-Salem High School thanks to support from The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County.

Another program that continues to expand is the Future Scholars Program, headed by Dr. Amalene Cooper-Morgan, Associate Professor of Chemistry. Through the program,

Seton Hill students go into K-12 schools throughout the region to teach hands-on lessons in the sciences to encourage young people to enter STEM fields. The program is now in public, private and charter schools in Westmoreland, Allegheny and Fayette counties.

Violins of Hope

Business faculty Lyzona Marshall and students Trifol Headman,

Seton Hill’s National Jake Starek and Sarah Gilliam during their presentation at the Catholic Center for Greensburg Development Conference.

Holocaust Education is celebrating its 35th/36th anniversary with a series of events. in their communities and in our The latest brought more than 400 world through their careers and people to Seton Hill’s Performing service to others.

Arts Center in November. The annual All of us on campus continue to Kristallnacht Remembrance Service be grateful for the alumni and friends – held every fall since the Center’s who are a part of this tremendous founding in 1987 – featured a Violins community. We thank you for your of Hope Concert in partnership with continued support of our students and Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh. their educational goals.

Students from many area schools As 2023 comes to a close, we wish and universities along with members you a healthy and happy 2024, and we of the public came together to listen hope to see many of you on the Hill for to beautiful classical music played on an event soon. violins and other stringed instruments owned by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust.

Students from Greensburg-Salem High School visited campus as part of the THINK It SEE It BE It program.

The stirring performance along with the Kristallnacht service reminds us of the continued importance of the work of the Holocaust Center in educating future generations of the terrible toll hate can play in our world.

Hazard Yet Forward, Mary C. Finger President

Indeed, the work of Seton Hill – and in particular our students – offers great hope for the future.

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On-Campus Classes Prepare Students to Work in Lab Environment Three Students Selected to Spend Summer Working On Cancer Research Across the Country

Left: Justine Shamber conducted research in Dr. Alexey Ivanov’s lab at West Virginia University in the summer of 2023. Right: Matthew Ngyuen worked at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University.

In Dr. Jamie Fornsaglio’s Cell Biology course, students learn how to be leaders in the lab.

As part of the semester-long, inquiry-based lab, they create their own proposals and hypotheses, use cell culture and study cellular behaviors, and develop the inquiry – and their curiosity.

In addition to small class sizes and one-on-one interactions with their professors, Seton Hill students gain experience using the same equipment used at larger labs at R1 institutions and learn to work in sterile environments and take care of living cells in culture.

“This is big school skill-learning at a small school,” Fornsaglio said. “You can’t just learn about these techniques, you have to do them to be successful and gain competency.”

Gaining confidence and learning independence in a lab setting is one of the factors that led three Seton Hill students to be selected to contribute to cancer research at institutions both near and far last summer.

“Cell culture was a vital part of my project; it allowed me to set up the remainder of my project for further analysis and other assays,” said Seton Hill senior Matthew Nguyen, a biochemistry major in the 4+4 Osteopathic Medicine program with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, who worked at the Knight Cancer Institute – part of Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. “My cells needed to be successfully maintained in order to develop ways to manipulate them for downstream applications.”

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sterile environment,” he added. “They only had to show me the protocol one time, then they left me to do it. Seton Hill prepared me well.”

Matthew worked in a lab studying dendritic cells, an immune cell that surveys the environment for pathogens and cancers and initiates immune responses. His project focused on the factors that can influence how dendritic cells sort and distinguish between "safe" and “dangerous" sources of antigen, working with bone marrow dendritic cells from mice and how they interact with and process keratinocytes (skin cells) and melanoma cancer cells. The project aims to contribute to the potential future use of dendritic vaccines, an anti-tumor immunotherapy.

Working on a research project gave Matthew an appreciation for the amount of time that goes into developing the project and processes and confirmed that after medical school he would one day like to work in a lab.

Justine Shamber, a junior biology major from Elizabeth, Pa., was awarded Seton Hill’s Women in Science scholarship in high school, which led her to visit campus and to choose Seton Hill as the place to pursue her science career. She made sure to take Cell Biology during her sophomore year so she would be prepared to do research in the summers after both her sophomore and junior years as she plans to enter a Ph.D. program, possibly in cancer research, after graduating from Seton Hill.

Justine earned a place at the West Virginia University Cancer

Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program, along with two students from WVU and a student from the University of California Berkeley. She was mentored by program coordinator Dr. Alexey Ivanov and worked on determining the molecular function of a gene, ZNF71, that could be helpful with specialized treatments for nonsmall cell lung cancer.

“I was nervous at the beginning, especially the first week,” Justine said. “By the middle it was fun. I was learning something new, felt comfortable and confident, and could handle things without the PI (principal investigator) right there.”

“The professors cared about the research and also teaching it, just

like at Seton Hill,” she said. “I’m grateful I went to a school like this.”

Although she kept her search for research experiences local this past summer, next summer Justine plans to expand her search for research opportunities nationwide.

“These summer research experiences are often harder to get into than graduate school and our students are routinely earning spots,” Fornsaglio said. “This is so important to me as a professor at Seton Hill because we are delivering on the promises that we make to students, and they are demonstrating that they can perform science at the very highest levels in any research setting.”

Abby Zuder Receives Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus Scholarship to Support Research Work

Abby Zuder had the opportunity to work with Dr. Abby Overacre-Delgoffe in her lab at the University of Pittsburgh.

Senior Abby Zuder, a biology and chemistry major, has always dreamed of being “Dr. Abby.”

In pursuing her goals, Abby has sought out both on-campus and off-campus research opportunities. For her on-campus research, she received support through the Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus Basic Science Fund for Women.

Established by Dr. Lazarus and her husband, Gerald S. Lazarus, M.D., the fund provides financial assistance to female junior and senior students pursuing hands-on collaborative scientific research under the guidance of a Seton Hill faculty member.

“Getting a Ph.D. has always been a dream of mine, and I do everything I can to help prepare me for graduate school,” Abby said.

“I cannot express my gratitude enough for receiving the Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus Basic Science Fund for Women award.

I owe so much to Seton Hill for helping me grow into the person I want to be and help me to achieve my goals.”

She has also found success in pursuing off-campus research and was one of three students chosen out of the 80 that applied in microbiology and immunology at the University of Pittsburgh’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program last summer. Abby had

the opportunity to be mentored by Dr. Abby Overacre-Delgoffe, assistant professor in the Pitt School of Medicine’s Department of Immunology, who recently earned a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases New Innovator Award.

Abby, who is also a Ruth O’Block Grant Scholar at Seton Hill, was able to contribute to Dr. Overacre-Delgoffe’s research studying cancer and the microbiome. Her project involved looking at the impacts of artificial sweetener on mice who also have colorectal cancer. After an initial orientation to the lab and the project, Abby started doing her own work and research, which involved a lot of microscopy and ultimately will result in her being an author when the research is published.

“The labs at Seton Hill are fantastic,” Abby said. “Lab technique came easily to me during my research experience at Pitt because of the extensive training at Seton Hill.”

Abby is taking courses in immunology and microbiology during her senior year at Seton Hill in preparation for pursuing similar work in graduate school.

“I hadn’t been thinking about cancer research and was almost positive I was not going into it,” Abby said. “Doing this summer research at Pitt validated that I am on the right path. Now I am thinking about cancer research long-term.”

Dr. Jakubowski Lazarus, a Seton Hill Distinguished Alumna, earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo and spent her career in leadership roles for major pharmaceutical companies, including Bristol Myers Inc., DuPont Merck and SuperGen. While working for SuperGen, she lived in China for three years where she served as a visiting professor at Peking Union Medical College.

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Setonians Travel

O Study Abroad Resumes After COVID-19 Hiatus Students were again able to take part in study abroad experiences across Europe this past summer after years of delays and uncertainty due to COVID-19.

For some students it was their first time outside of the country, while for others it was a continuation of their journeys around the world.

This past May, 50 Seton Hill students were able to participate in one of three trip options: Italy, Spain or traveling across Eastern Europe to learn more about the Holocaust.

Long before they left the Hill, professors started preparing the students for the trips by hosting meetings for the students from different majors to get to know each other, teaching them more about what to expect in the countries where they would be traveling, and even having students present on the different locations they would be experiencing.

Senior criminal justice major Aleeah Sheedy traveled to Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic visiting sites that played key roles in the history of World War II. Taylor Holmes ʼ23, Nakayah Johnson, Leen “I came to Seton Latorre, Maddie Hill, Morgan Havrilesko, Hill hoping to get the Aleeah Sheedy, Shavonne Arthurs, Laurynn opportunity to travel Kling, Meara McNabb and Taila Manetta (left abroad,” Aleeah said. to right) at Wawel Cathedral & Royal Castle in “I think it was a great Krakow, Poland.

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experience to help people open up in so many ways because we had to get comfortable in a new environment while also meeting new people on the trip. It was also nice to be able to have some discussion with classmates who were there and in related fields to mine.”

“While visiting Auschwitz, one of the very first things I saw when entering one of the buildings was a quote by George Santayna that read, ʻThose who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ Having the chance to get to experience the world of others and their history is so important for us to acknowledge, so that we can continue to learn and grow from it as we move forward in our lives,” she said.

Aleeah is putting the knowledge she gained on the trip to work during a fellowship this fall at Seton Hill’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education.

“I think this trip contributed to opening my mind and will continue to help me as I move forward in my career path of Criminal Justice.”

Senior Kasey Storkel, an elementary education and special education major, first heard about the study abroad program when she was a freshman, but it wasn’t something that she seriously considered.

“It really sparked my interest because I think that studying abroad allows people to explore outside of what they are used to and experience the world; however, I assumed that it would be way out of my comfort zone and that it would never be in the cards for me,” she said.

With the support of her friends and Assistant Professor of Education Melissa Tamburrino, Ed.D., Kasey decided to sign up for the study abroad program in Italy.

“I think that the thing that will stick with me the most from this trip is when we visited an elementary school and the kids sang us a song and welcomed us with open arms,” she said. “It was Anthony Sacco, Kacey Storkel, Madison genuinely one of the Watson, Cayla Cosner, and Becky Henninger most empowering on the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence. experiences of my life and reassured me that teaching is something that I really want to do.”

“Being spontaneous, flexible, and outgoing are all traits that I can say that I have more now than I ever had before because of this opportunity,” she added. “Another takeaway that I have is how much I learned. I was able to put so much information into my final portfolio and into my journals every day. I really went there to just

take everything in, and that is exactly what I did.”

For junior communication major Jake Starek – and many others on the trips – studying abroad was his first trip outside the United States.

“I loved seeing how differently people live in Spain,” Jake said. “It was interesting to experience different foods as well as the cultural norms they live by and how it differs from the Gardens at the Royal Alcázar of Seville as United States, such photographed by Jake Starek. as eating their meals much later than we do and having many events happening later at night.”

“I am not sure what my career will be after graduation and graduate school, but I think this trip was an important stepping stone along the way to help me make my decision.”

French Students Were First Setonians Abroad Setonians have been studying outside of the United States since 1932, the start of the Junior Year Study Abroad, the first formal study abroad program at Seton Hill. Juniors in the French department were offered the opportunity to study in France for nine months. At this time, only three or four colleges in the United States offered a study abroad program with full credit toward a Bachelor of the Arts degree.

After a rigorous course of French study in the freshman and sophomore years, students left the United States in July and spent August through November at the Provincial University in Nancy where they intensified their French language study.

Starting in November, they lived in Paris and would matriculate at the Sorbonne (University of Paris) to study courses of their choosing. During this time, students did not live in dormitories or hotels but lived with French families to experience all that the French language and culture could offer. Language majors were encouraged to study abroad to deepen their enculturation and understanding of their chosen language and it was thought a year abroad was essential for prospective language teachers.

Though St. Joseph Academy and Seton Hill accepted international students from its earliest days, the 1930s also saw a more formal opportunity for foreign exchange students to study at

Seton Hill as part of the Institute for International Education in New York City. They came from as far as Rome, Paris, and Peking, China.

By 1940, Seton Hill offered a Junior Year Abroad in France, Spain, and Germany, exclusively for foreign language majors. However, World War II put a temporary hiatus on all international programs.

In the 1950s, the college opened the study abroad program to students of all majors, who could arrange, with approval by the dean, study in a wide variety of countries to earn college credits.

Students, particularly those studying the liberal arts, took advantage of both semester-long studies and short-term experiences at colleges and universities in Europe and Asia.

Faculty exchange opportunities and emerging undergraduate programs in international studies further developed Seton Hill’s international reach. In 1985, Seton Hill University became the first women’s college to exchange women’s scholars with China when a faculty exchange program with Nanjing University allowed scholars from China and the U.S. unique opportunities to teach and study in a foreign country. And in 1989, then President JoAnne Boyle signed an agreement with Nanzan University in Japan to formalize an international student and faculty exchange program.

Since the 1990s, in-house study abroad programs and international trips have become quite common and sought-after at Seton Hill. Today, study abroad is one of the ways students can meet their experiential learning requirement for graduation.

Opportunities have increasingly become available to students from all A French major in the 1930s majors across the university. after returning from her Information for this article was junior year abroad at the provided by Seton Hill Archivist Sorbonne.

Casey Bowser.

The Alumni College Travel Program: "Food & Wine: A Taste of Spain" July 7-18, 2024 | Spain We are excited to host "Food & Wine: A Taste of Spain" as Seton Hill's first alumni travel program! Associate Professor of Spanish Dr. Judith Reyna will be our guide on a tasty tour of the flavors of Spain.

For more information scan the QR code below.

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Study Abroad Spreading to New Shores While Seton Hill’s study abroad programs have historically focused on European travels, offerings in foreign languages and study abroad experiences will be expanding in future years.

In September 2022, Seton Hill received a grant of nearly $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages (UISFL) Program for a program titled “Bridges to Understanding: African & Latin American Languages and Cultures.”

The project is expanding international and foreign language studies as well as study abroad via new programs and courses with a focus on Africa and Latin America/the Caribbean in order to help support language study and international student experiences outside of Western Europe.

Lava lizards are a prime example of Charles Darwin’s natural selection in the Galapagos; different species with slight variations can be found throughout the islands.

Debra Faszer-McMahon at Tortuga Bay on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos with red throated lava lizards blending into the volcanic rocks behind her.

Professor of Spanish Debra Faszer-McMahon, Ph.D., is serving as the grant program director with Associate Professor of Spanish Judith Reyna, Associate Professor of French Michele Chossat and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Kathryn Rother serving as co-directors.

Faszer-McMahon used some of the funding to spend three weeks in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands earlier this year while working to develop a study away experience for students at Seton Hill.

After working with language schools and traveling to visit regional sites, Faszer-McMahon collaborated with her new Ecuadorian contacts to plan a three-week experience that will be among Seton Hill’s study abroad offerings in May 2024.

Students will spend two weeks in Quito living with homestay families, studying with a local language school, traveling to indigenous and environmental sites in the region, and will then spend the final week exploring the unique history and environment on two of the Galapagos Islands.

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experiences in diverse parts of the world,” said Faszer-McMahon.

“Students who travel to Ecuador will experience unique indigenous cultures and learn about environmental issues through authentic interactions and personal relationships with families and teachers from South America."

Faszer-McMahon developed two new courses based on the travel experience, Spanish 328: Indigenous Cultures, Sustainability, and Social Justice in Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands; and Humanities 330: Global Cultures – City Study of Quito, Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands. She is also working with faculty from the School of Natural and Health Sciences to develop an additional course focused on clean water initiatives that could be offered by science faculty on subsequent trips to Ecuador.

"As we seek to address the world's most pressing global challenges, Seton Hill students need to be connected to perspectives from the Global South, and this trip will help them develop the kind of intercultural humility and global mindset that will be of service throughout their working lives,” Faszer-McMahon said. “I hope that these kinds of immersive trips will expand the world for many SHU students, both this year and in the future."

Assistant Professor of Education Melissa Tamburrino and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Shavonne Arthurs also traveled last summer for the UISFL grant.

Experiencing the culture and natural sights of Costa Rica helped lay the groundwork for a proposed study abroad experience in 2025.

“The people of Costa Rica are so humble, hardworking, and Shavonne Arthurs and Melissa Tamburrino at friendly,” Tamburrino the Blue Lagoon in Tenorio Volcano National said. “I can't wait for my Park in Costa Rica. students to experience Costa Rica and all that it has to offer.”

Additionally as part of the grant, Seton Hill developed and recently approved two new certificate programs in African Studies and Latin American Studies, which include coursework from faculty across the institution and encourage language study, study abroad, and cultural engagement. More than a dozen professors are also creating new courses or significantly revising existing courses across a variety of disciplines to better reflect a diverse worldview that is more inclusive of the Latin American and African experience.

The grant has also allowed Jessica Lohr, who was previously an administrative assistant in the School of Humanities, to step into a newly created role as Assistant Director of Study Away to help expand the existing program and work to grow the number of students who travel for longer time periods.

Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Make Program's First Medical Mission Trip Craig Ruby had been waiting to return to the Yucatan to see his friends and former patients.

Since his last trip in 2019, Ruby came to Seton Hill to start the university’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program, navigated through the COVID crisis and the program’s accelerated accreditation process, hired a full complement of faculty, enrolled the program’s first class and will soon be congratulating that inaugural class as the program’s first graduates.

He was finally able to return to Mexico, where he has been working with clinics for nearly two decades, and bring along six Seton Hill students along with another physical therapist and translator in October 2023. Students saw him greeted warmly as he walked through the streets of town.

Third-year student Jenna Sanfilippo had been looking forward to this trip since she first came to Seton Hill.

“Everyone was excited for us to be there and were ready to work and learn,” Jenna said. “People who chose this profession are often in it because we enjoy helping others.”

While Ruby has seen the clinics gain resources throughout the years, the staff members at the clinics generally have less education and technical knowledge than what physical therapists receive in the United States. When the Seton Hill students arrived, they were greeted with lots of questions and immediately started sharing knowledge and techniques and developing treatment plans for both new and existing patients.

Ian Duckworth, another third-year student, was looking forward to learning more about the area’s culture Students Jenna Sanfilippo and Alexis Roberts in addition to helping practice their pediatric skills with a patient at the Tuncas Unit of Basic Rehabilitation. patients and staff.

“It’s the best of both worlds,” he said. “I was interested to see how other people live and also to see how I could help.”

On day one, Jenna, who is focusing on pediatric PT, worked with a group to offer treatment suggestions for children with autism who one clinic had been turning away due to lack of knowledge. Ian and other

The mayor and the staff of the Unit of Basic Rehabilitation welcome the Seton Hill group to Izamal.

students learned that one man who had a lower body injury had not tried to walk since the incident and they were able to see him do a few laps around the clinic with their support.

While some of the clinics they worked in had more of the equipment they were used to in the United States, others required improvisation with the supplies available. When Jenna lacked toys geared towards children for a young patient, she made do with stackable cones and was able to get results that way.

“It’s eye opening to come home and have the resources right in front of you to help your patients,” Jenna said.

In creating the program, Ruby knew that he wanted service learning, whether it was in the local community or in another country, to serve as an important component of developing both technical and soft skills to help graduates learn professionalism before they leave campus.

“We want our students to embrace being of service. We do this for our mission but also to achieve educational objectives,” Ruby said.

“When we expose students to these experiential learning opportunities they become stronger in professional behaviors and are better clinicians who are better able to advocate for their patients.”

Ruby also created a series of daily reflections and the students gathered together in the mornings before they headed out and when they returned from the day for contemplation on the day’s work. In total they spent five days in the clinics and the weekend exploring the area’s rich culture.

While it was a long wait to take the program’s first trip, DPT faculty and students are looking forward to a more regular incorporation of the service trips with one planned for Jamaica to work with patients and staff at local clinics. Long-term plans include the possibility of collaboration across health disciplines at Seton Hill, working with Spanish language students to serve as translators and exploring other liberal arts opportunities for students to explore the area’s culture.

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s e c i o V r i e h t t f i L s n a i n Seto

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famous question - “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?”

– is striking a chord with both current students and alumni after a June performance directed by Mark A. Boyle, associate professor of music and director of choral and vocal activities at Seton Hill University.

When Boyle was invited to conduct at the famous music venue, he made it a priority to bring Seton Hill students – both current and former – as well as members of the local high school vocal community along to participate in the experience.

Dr. Boyle mindfully chose the work of Brazilian classical composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia as the focus of his performance, intending to bring attention and give deserved recognition to this often-overlooked South American native’s music.

“It was truly life altering for all of us,” Dr. Boyle said. “I know the students are just as grateful as I am that Seton Hill wanted them to have this mountaintop experience.”

Thirty members of Seton Hill's Una Voce Chamber Choir took part in the performance as part of MidAmerica Productions’ 40th season staging shows at Carnegie Hall. Support from donors was able to lessen the students’ cost to participate in the trip.

"The opportunity to get out of our own comfort zones that this event provided was an amazing feat," said sophomore Benjamin Sanner, a social work major. "Whether that was being in New York or getting up on that stage, we all learned something new about ourselves. I think we can all take away something from that to put towards how we go about our future endeavors."

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music therapy major. “I met so many amazing people. It was an experience that I will cherish forever!”

Joining the Seton Hill students were members of the local Hempfield Area High School and Greensburg-Salem High School choirs, both of which are directed by Seton Hill alumni.

David Emanuelson '14, vocal music director and music department co-chair at Hempfield Area, was able to incorporate his past experience at Seton Hill with his current work into the preparation and performance at Carnegie Hall.

“I could not be more proud of our current group of Setonians carrying on the incredible tradition of vocal music,” he said. “I was even more excited to share this with my current high school students!”

Emily Hazlett '21, choral director at Greensburg-Salem, was also able to involve her students in this experience.

“Being able to perform the premiere of that piece and work with professional, top-level musicians gave me a sense of pride in not only our music program, but in our university’s overall support towards the arts,” she said.

Emily is thankful for the opportunities Seton Hill provided during her time as a student, as well as how prepared she was to succeed post-graduation. Her takeaways from the performance are to help

Associate Professor of Music Mark A. Boyle directs Seton Hill students, Greensburg area high school students, and other performers from across the country.

expose students to different genres of music and to break stereotypes about who can be a composer or a performer.

Dr. Boyle expressed his pride in the Seton Hill students who were part of a massed choir of 135 voices. The students, he said, “conducted themselves as true Setonians. They are our best ambassadors.”

This story was written by freelance writer Abbey McCann.

Thirty members of Seton Hill's Una Voce Chamber Choir traveled to New York City in July to perform at Carnegie Hall.

The choirs and instrumentalists performed works by Brazilian classical composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia.

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STORIES OF SERVICE

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t the end of World War II, GIs returned home and were able to take advantage of a newly available range of benefits that acknowledged their service. When many sought to advance themselves through higher education and flooded colleges across the nation, Seton Hill responded by opening the doors of its all-female college to male World War II veterans in 1946.

Since then, active duty service members, veterans and their families have found a home at Seton Hill, which has been continually honored as a Best College for Veterans and a Military Friendly School. The Stories of Service on the following pages reflect the multitude of ways Setonians serve their country and their community, contribute to arts and culture, and provide assistance to veterans who are finding their next steps after the military.

Ronne Froman-Blue Paved a Path for Women in the Navy When Veronica “Ronne” Zasadni Froman-Blue ’69 enlisted in the Navy in 1970, women couldn’t go to sea or into combat. They couldn’t attend the Naval Academy, and they could not fly airplanes.

And there were certainly no “lady admirals.”

“Today, these doors are open,” Froman-Blue said earlier this year during a commencement speech she delivered to graduates of the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. “Women are doing it all, and I hope that in some way by pushing on the door as soon as there was a crack, I was able to help pave their way.”

Froman-Blue became only the 16th female naval officer selected for the rank of rear admiral in 1995 and later was named the first woman to serve as commander of the United States Navy Region Southwest, a position known as the “Navy Mayor of San Diego.” In that role, she supported Navy shore installations in six western states, which, at the time, employed approximately 86,000 sailors and 35,000 civilians with 56 ships, five submarines and 600 aircraft in the command.

She also served two high-level assignments at the Pentagon, including a year as Director of Shore Readiness for the Chief of Naval Operations. Froman-Blue retired as one of the highestranking female officers in the Navy in 2001 after a 31-year career.

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serve our great nation – the best and most Free country on this earth,” Froman-Blue said.

Since retiring from the Navy, she has put her military experience to good use in the public and private sectors.

Froman-Blue has held several high-profile positions in San Diego, including as the first Chief Operating Officer for the city; Chief of Business Operations for the San Diego Unified School District; and CEO of the local unit of the American Red Cross.

She also worked at General Atomics, the energy and defense company, as Senior Vice President.

She has worked on programs that assist military personnel in transitioning to civilian life as well as homeless issues and had a long-time affiliation with the Monarch School, a public K-12 school for unhoused students.

A native of Uniontown, Pa., she has been honored as a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania for her careers in public service and private industry. She is also a Distinguished Alumna of Seton Hill and supports Seton Hill students through an endowed scholarship.

She has served as the honorary chair of San Diego Fleet Week and served on the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy after an appointment by the White House.

Froman-Blue is on the Board of Directors at TradeSun and is supporting the company in its mission to fight financial crime in trade. She is also on the Board of the USS Midway Museum.

Megan Miller Protects, Serves and Heals as a Military Police Officer and Future Nurse particularly softball – as a means to earn scholarships, one by one they began turning to the military as a way to complete higher education.

Her two older sisters entered the Navy and have used their benefits to fund their education. Her two younger sisters also went the military route; one is active duty in the Navy and the other is in the Air Force.

Megan initially was going to go the athletics route to pay for school and accepted a softball scholarship to Seton Hill. But between her verbal commitment and her high school graduation, she started to develop an interest in the military after seeing all of the places where her older sisters were traveling.

After doing some research, Megan decided to enlist in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. She entered basic training between her junior and senior years of high school and is now using her educational benefits at Seton Hill.

Megan Miller displays the Army Achievement Medal she received on her deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

There are two distinct sides to Megan Miller.

“I found out quickly that some of the best people that I will ever meet were through the military,” Megan said. “The connections I’ve made starting from training have been unreal. The sense of pride I developed for being a part of something bigger than myself was amazing.”

While she did play softball for the Griffins for a short time, she left the team to focus on her other responsibilities – including academics, her Guard duties and work.

There is her Army National Guard side. She enlisted in 2017 while she was still in high school and has served as a military police officer in deployments as far away as Cuba.

Because of her job training to be a military police officer, Megan missed the first semester of her freshman year and began her studies at Seton Hill in the spring of 2019.

And there is her Seton Hill nursing student side. Megan entered Seton Hill in the spring of 2019 as a health sciences major, but changed to nursing after the program launched in the fall of 2019.

She expects to graduate in May 2024, a graduation delayed a year by her Guard service.

Her educational journey at Seton Hill took another pause in the summer of 2021 when she began a yearlong deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, providing internal security on the base. While she volunteered for the opportunity, it resulted in a delayed graduation date. When she returned, Megan was welcomed by her new classmates in the second Seton Hill nursing class and will be graduating this spring.

While military police and nursing seem like two very different paths in life, Megan said her military side has shaped who she is as a whole.

“I think the military has made me a better student and a better person in general,” she said. “It broadened my horizons by meeting different people from different backgrounds. I feel more confident interacting with people and being unbiased and understanding of the different cultures and backgrounds that I’m going to see as a nurse.”

A 2018 graduate of Norwin High School, Megan is one of five sisters. Her parents, who had no military background, stressed that there were three ways they would be able to pay for college: scholarships, the military or paying back the debt themselves.

While all five sisters pursued sports –

“The amount of support from Seton Hill has been tremendous.

Everybody was so understanding,” she said. “I was nervous about losing skills and concepts, but when I came back my professors knew I’d been gone and provided the help I needed to pick up where I left off.”

Megan Miller (left) with fellow National Guard members during her military police job training.

Megan currently works at Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital assisting patients on the cardiology floor and has re-enlisted in the National Guard through March 2025. Beyond that, she’s not sure where her military career will head – but she’s grateful for the experience.

“I do enjoy being a military police officer,” she said. “It’s a different career, but I feel like I’m just as passionate about that as I am nursing. It gives me purpose.”

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Current Students Find Outlet In Novel Writing Air Force Captain Preparing for Life After Military In Air Force Captain Chad Beighley’s day job, he coordinates worldwide Air Mobility Command movements to support Air Force One flights.

But when he’s not on duty, Beighley works on his craft as a fantasy writer and student in Seton HiIl’s Writing Popular Fiction program.

He hopes the double-duty he’s putting in now will pay off when it comes time to file his Air Force retirement papers.

Beighley, who grew up not far from Seton HIll, attended West Virginia University to study journalism with a focus on broadcasting. But when he graduated in 2008, the housing market collapse’s impact on the economy resulted in layoffs in the media industry and no job offers for Beighley.

So Beighley, who always had an interest in the military, began to look towards the Air Force as a career.

He did not enter the Air Force as an officer like many with a bachelor's degree do, but as enlisted personnel. At that time, the Air Force was only making magna cum laude graduates officers.

“I thought, once I’m in I’ll try to fight and claw my way to a commissioned officer position, which I did five years ago,” Beighley said.

He found his niche in intelligence work.

“I conduct research on a subject. I present it in a clear and concise manner to those who use it to make decisions,” Beighley said.

“I’m a journalist but my subject matter is classified. The difference is my audience is not the general public. My audience is warfighters and decision makers. And my medium is PowerPoint.”

Currently, Beighley is on a special duty billet at Andrews Air Force Base where he serves as Mission Director for the Presidential Airlift Squadron. His job is to help coordinate travel for the President of the United States on Air Force One.

The job brought him back to the area where his wife grew up and has given him time to focus on writing.

“I am a born storyteller,” he said. “I’ve always loved telling stories.

That’s one of the joys of being a journalism student and that’s one of the joys of being an intel guy.”

During his deployment to Iraq in 2017, he spent his down time getting his writing started.

He soon realized he could get a master’s degree and use his Air Force benefits to pay for it.

For several years, he looked for a program that would fit him the best – one that he could pursue mostly online and would give him a publishable novel at the end.

He came across Seton Hill’s Writing Popular Fiction Program and realized it was a win-win situation; the program is mostly online but the in-person residencies meant he could visit with his parents.

A fan of fantasy novels – and a self-proclaimed nerd at heart – Beighley said he’s working to incorporate his military experience and the camaraderie that builds up between service members into a fantasy realm that he’s created.

He has completed the first draft of his novel – about a character that leaves his magical military unit but finds himself being pulled back into that world – and has been appreciative of the feedback he gets through the Seton Hill program.

“The community that exists in this program is unique,” he said.

“Technically we’re all potential or future rivals, but it’s so weird because despite that everybody is asking, ʼWhat are you writing? Let me know if you sell it, I’ll buy a copy.’”

Beighley plans to take the time to write as much as possible between now and his retirement from the Air Force.

“When I hit the retirement button, I’m going to get all the books I’ve written to that point, hit up agents and get it going,” he said.

Navy Nurse Enjoys Second Career as Romance Writer It took Katrina Pringle some time to write her first book but once she started writing, the stories poured out of her.

Her love of books started at an early age.

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stories,” she said. “Writing was something I always wanted to do, but I didn’t do it right away.”

Katrina started her first career in another field she felt strongly about growing up.

“My grandmother always wanted to become a nurse but wasn’t

able to. Her passion became my passion,” she said.

She worked hard to save and pay for school and was determined not to take out any student loans. When the money she had earned ran out before her junior year of college, she looked to the Navy to fund the rest of her education.

That choice would lead to a 23-year career as a Navy nurse that took her from her hometown of Jacksonville, Fla., to the Washington, D.C., area to Okinawa, Japan and around again. During her time in the Navy, Katrina also earned two master’s degrees, one in public administration and another as a clinical nurse specialist/ nurse practitioner. Her work as a pediatric nurse practitioner covered a wide range of responsibilities from managing clinics to training nurses to working in the emergency room during the H1N1 pandemic.

When she retired from nursing in San Diego in 2013, she knew it was time to get around to something she hadn’t had much time for during her first career.

“In my 20s I realized how much I relied on fiction writing to relax, bolster my mood, and unwind from the day. It was then I thought I would love to tell my own stories,” she said. “When my

husband and I got married I told him, ‘I’m going to write a book.’ He bought me notepads, pens, papers, recorders (this was in the 90s), and I never did it.”

“When I retired I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do,” she said. “My husband said, 'When are you going to write this book you’ve been talking about forever?’ And that’s when I really started taking this seriously.”

For her first character, she chose a nurse.

When her self-published novel, Chasing Ava, made more than it cost to produce and found a receptive audience, she began to see her future as a romance writer.

Katrina, a second-year student in Seton Hill’s Writing Popular Fiction Program, came to the university having written 30 books across eight series. When she started the program with an agent, an editor, and a book contract, some students asked why she was there.

“The more I write, the more I realize what my strengths are and what my weaknesses are as a writer,” she said. “I believe this program can help me be a better writer.”

Student Veteran Honored for Volunteer Work Steryling Lang, a senior social work major at Seton Hill, was named Big Brother of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region this fall.

Steryling, an Army veteran and Fort Worth, Texas, native, found Seton Hill through his wife, Abigail Lang, who is a student in the Lake Erie College of Medicine (LECOM) on Seton Hill’s campus.

When he was deployed in South America, he found meaning and fulfillment in connecting local kids with resources and knew that he wanted to carry that on in his volunteer work after leaving the military.

He began volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region in the spring of 2022 and was paired with his first little brother, Phazion. As they spent time together, Steryling also connected with Phazion’s brother Steryling Lang spends time with his Little Brother Lamein at Lamein, and, after a year, officially became a Big Brother to both boys.

Twin Lakes Park. Photo by Doug Estole He spends time with the boys several times a month, taking them to events in the Greensburg community and on Seton Hill’s campus and helping them develop “a sense of the world.” Lang also serves on the Community Engagement Committee for BBBS, and represents the organization at events on campus "I'm happy to be there to support them and be the change I wanted to see growing up,” Steryling said. “Being a Big Brother is one of the most powerful things in my life."

"Steryling is not only an amazing Big Brother to two children, but a vocal champion for the agency as a whole,” said Gabrielle Stewart, interim executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region. “Whether he's volunteering at a BBBS event or representing another cause in the community, he humbly promotes the mission of mentoring. Steryling always brings a contagious energy wherever he goes, and we are proud to have an advocate in such an amazing individual."

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Alumna Embarks on Bicycle Journey to Support Veterans Samantha Robbins ’18 knows the healing power of movement.

When she found herself in a difficult place in 2022, she got on a bike and discovered that cycling was greatly beneficial to both her physical and mental health.

“I needed an outlet and cycling was a way to process my emotions,” Robbins said. “It taught me that you have to move forward no matter what.”

Her rides started at five or six miles and gradually increased over the summer, adding up one mile at a time and leading to other healthy decisions.

When she returned to teach that fall in the Shaler Area School District, she recognized a fellow teacher and cyclist, Adam Rosenwald, who had been in the news for his participation in The Healing Ride, which took him from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., on his bike.

The Healing Ride is an annual fundraiser that supports Pittsburgh Warriors Hockey, an organization that provides honorably discharged service members with a service-connected disability a sense of community and support network free of charge through its organized hockey league and weekly practices. The group promotes physical and mental healing through movement and supports more than 120 members, many of whom never played ice hockey before joining the organization. In addition to being part of the ride, Adam, a disabled Army veteran, is also a hockey player for the Warriors.

On The Healing Ride fundraiser, a team of cyclists makes the journey from Point State Park to Georgetown and dedicates their daily miles to fallen service members and to raising awareness that on average 22 veterans a day are lost to suicide.

As she and Adam connected over their love of biking, Samantha quickly knew that she would be participating in The Healing Ride in 2023.

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Samantha Robbins ’18 in Cumberland, Maryland. A seal in the pavement illustrates that she had reached mile 0 of the GAP trail and were starting on the C&O Towpath.

“I saw how important this organization was for Adam,” Samantha said. “He found value in the change that it brought to his life and in getting to know the other players on the team. I’ve seen it transform their lives as well.”

She gradually increased her daily miles up to 50 in preparation for the ride and, in July, Samantha joined Adam and three others to undertake the longest ride of her life – a week-long 334-mile trek along the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) and C&O Canal Towpath.

While the ride was mentally and physically challenging, Samantha found support from her fellow riders and their purpose.

“I know that if I were doing that trip alone I wouldn’t have made it,” she said. “The only reason I was able to make it was because I was with a team.”

One rider in particular received support from Adam Rosenwald, another organization that assists veterans. A Marine Joshua Howe, veteran who wanted to participate in the ride but Katherine Leech, did not own a bicycle was presented with a new Sam Johnson and Samantha Robbins bike from Battles to Bikes, a local charity whose goal ’18, left to right, is to provide bikes, raise awareness, and offer a as they arrive in social outlet to veterans in the area. Josh Howe has Washington, D.C., continued to ride his bike since The Healing at mile zero.

Ride and stays in touch with Samantha about their biking milestones.

Samantha, Adam and others will be participating

Pittsburgh Warriors Chairman of the Board and Army Ranger Sam Johnson fearlessly led the group from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. during the ride.

“Our trip would not have been possible without his hard work, dedication, and leadership,” Samantha said.

in virtual training sessions throughout the winter for their next ride in the summer of 2024, and hope to bring even more awareness and financial support to those veterans who have returned home and are in need of support.

As part of their outreach efforts, Samantha and Adam were the keynote speakers at the Seton Hill Veterans Appreciation event held in November.

“It’s very easy to feel alone and isolated in the world,” she said.

“It’s so cool to watch these guys put on their uniforms, be a part of the team, support each other and get that sense of camaraderie back. It’s an organization that speaks to my heart.”

“Our mission is to heal through hockey,” Adam said. “We are veterans supporting veterans.”

Veteran Jim Yauger '10 Finds New Way to Serve Since graduating from Seton Hill, Jim Yauger ’10 has devoted his Since Seton Hill, Jim has continued this mission in different career to helping veterans transition from active duty to civilian life. capacities, working for a variety of organizations who support veterans in their transition to civilian life. In 2015, he was recognized He currently works at Solutions for Information Design (SOLID), a as a Seton Hill Distinguished Alumnus for these efforts. government contractor that supports the Department of Defense with various programs and systems a service member can use to transition “These types of programs are necessary, and I strive to do all I out of the military. can to support them,” he said. “Every service member has doubts and questions when getting out of the military and these programs assist Yauger helps support SkillBridge, a program where active duty them to highlight the various pathways available to them so they can military members can participate in internship programs to explore make informed decisions.” a new career during their last 180 days of service. He supports the process where employers can enroll in In addition to his work with military the program to begin hosting service and veteran programs, Jim recognizes members, hopefully leading to a good the social and emotional needs veterans hire for the employer and a good job for have when they leave service. Before his the veteran. In fact, some of the people role at SOLID, he worked on engaging who coordinate the SkillBridge program veterans in the community with Team at their employer are veterans who Red, White & Blue to help them get active were hired into the company through physically and socially. the program.

Jim engages with the local It’s a transition Yauger himself is community through outdoor recreation. familiar with.

His enthusiasm for mountain biking has led him to coach a youth mountain After serving in the Army, Yauger bike team in the South Hills for students pursued higher education with his GI from sixth through twelfth grades. With Bill benefits. After a few semesters, he biweekly practices and races across realized community college wasn’t a the state as part of the Pennsylvania good fit for him and found a better option Interscholastic Cycling League in Seton Hill’s Adult Degree Program throughout the season, he enjoys the Jim Yauger ʼ10 and his daughter Callie enjoying riding together where he earned his degree in business opportunity to get outside and see the on the mountain bike team Jim coaches. and continued to hold a full-time job. kids grow their confidence and skills.

While enrolled at Seton Hill, Jim started a chapter of the Student Veterans of America, a student-organized “At the end of the day, humans are seeking connection,” he said. club on campus. When he returned to Seton Hill in 2011 and worked in Thanks to Jim and others like him, veterans have more enrollment management as a program counselor for veterans and other opportunities to find that connection. adult students, he was able to serve as the club’s advisor.

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Seton Hill Musicians Serve Overseas When Katie Walls was entering her junior year, she changed majors, realizing that she preferred music performance over music therapy.

After shifting her focus, she didn’t have a clear idea of what she wanted to do after Seton Hill. One day as she was walking through the Performing Arts Center, she noticed an advertisment to join a military band and realized this could be a way to pay for the graduate studies she wanted to pursue.

She confirmed her interest during the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Conference that spring when she had a chance to chat and play with military band members.

Within days of Katie’s graduation in 2016, she was auditioning for the 28th Infantry Division Band with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Shortly after, she was shipping off to basic training.

After completing the job training requirements for being an Army musician, including multiple rounds of auditions and sessions at the United States Army School of Music, Katie applied to Carnegie Mellon University and earned her master’s of music in saxophone performance.

While Katie’s initial interest in joining the military was to secure funding to continue her education while determining what she wants to do next, she now sees the military as her career.

“I never would have guessed I would have so much fun,” she said. “Now there’s nothing else I would want to do.”

While musicians in military bands have their own job responsibilities, they typically do not deploy on combat missions.

However, Katie and eight other musicians from the 28th Infantry Division Band volunteered to deploy to Kuwait in 2022 at their general’s request where the band split their time between their musician duties and their day jobs on base. Since having a band overseas, especially for an extended length of time, was unusual, they were frequently requested by other units for various ceremonies and engagements.

Since the deployment called for volunteers, not all instruments present in the typical band arrangements were represented and the band operated as a much smaller group. As the assistant Music Performance Team leader, Katie had to work with what and who was available given the instrumentation of the volunteers in the deployment, which included trumpet players, saxophonists, a clarinetist, a trombone player and a drummer.

“I used what I learned at Seton Hill and put my music theory knowledge to work transposing arrangements for the group,” she said.

In fact, the articulation pattern for scales she learned at Seton Hill is still one of the first things Katie does to warm up.

The arrangements with limited instruments as musicians weren’t the only challenges the band had to face overseas.

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Shawn Dirda and Katie Walls take a quick photo in Kuwait to share with their Seton Hill friends.

“In the desert, the sand and wind would carry away our sound,” she said. “In the spring and summer, the metal of the instruments was hot to the touch and they went very sharp with the heat.”

While the band’s primary duties were to provide ceremonial support and improve soldier morale, they also had the opportunity to travel off base and interact with local communities in the Middle East. The band performed 43 missions ranging from ceremonies, concerts, international and civilian engagements reaching upwards of 10,000 people including a session at a children’s hospital in Kuwait, an international engagement with the Jordanian Armed Forces Band and performances in Qatar and Saudi Arabia before their return in August.

Katie works with the 28th Infantry Division Band’s social media page and was able to share the impact of their group throughout their time overseas.

“It was nice to be able to show how our job as musicians has an impact on the Army,” Katie said. “We deployed as nine but were expected to do anything and everything a full-size band would do.”

One unexpected engagement came after a Christmas concert on base in Kuwait. A member of the Army Reserves came up to the band after the performance and started chatting with them about his love of music and how he missed playing the euphonium during his deployment. When he started talking about how he was majoring in music at Seton Hill, Katie said, “You’re not going

to believe it, I graduated from there.” Though their time on base in Kuwait only overlapped briefly, current music student Shawn Dirda was able to practice with the group using their extra euphonium a few times before his unit had to move on to their next assignment.

Dirda’s time in the military also began as a way to finance his education, and he enrolled in the Army Reserves straight out of high school in the fall of 2020 – at the same time he was starting his classes at Seton Hill as a music education major. As he entered into the spring semester of his sophomore year, he found out he was being deployed to Kuwait with just two months to make preparations to leave.

“At first I wasn’t sure how to go about telling my professors, but they were understanding and did everything they could to help,” he said. “There’s a sense of community at the Performing Arts Center with your peers and professors.”

Though he wasn’t able to take his euphonium with him on the deployment, an instrument he has been playing since he was in elementary school, he stayed in touch digitally with his classmates and professors while overseas. He returned to the United States in the middle of the spring semester and picked back up with lessons and performing in community ensembles before making a full return to classes this fall.

While his post-graduation plans include teaching music and pursuing a graduate degree in ethnomusicology, Shawn will soon be joining Katie in the 28th Infantry Division Army National Guard Band.

He passed his audition this fall and will begin drilling and rehearsing with the group soon.

Top: Katie and her group pose after the Memorial Day Concert. “We were the only soldiers deployed who brought our dress uniforms,” she said. Top right: Katie and her group pose after the success of our first Christmas Concert in Camp Arifjan. Included was their Operations NCO, SFC Gene Manfred, who they discovered played drums! Bottom right: Katie with the saxophone section during their engagement with the Jordanian Armed Forces Band. “There was a slight language barrier but music is the universal language!” she said.

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New York Times Best-Selling Author Don Bentley MFA '13 Shares How He Found Writing Success Bentley Has Published Four Books in His Own Series and Four Tom Clancy Novels After Don Bentley failed to sell his email her out of the blue to see if she had Once enrolled at Seton Hill, Bentley second novel during his service in the U.S. any advice to offer him. She said she had was able to reconnect with Maria, who has Army, he took a trip to the post library faced similar struggles in her journey and served as a mentor and lecturer for the where he was stationed in Germany. When recommended the Writing Popular Fiction program since graduating in 2007. He met he picked up a fantasy novel, he had no program at Seton Hill as it had made the his long-term critique partner, John Dixon, idea it would lead him to Seton Hill and difference for her. learned a lot about writing genre fiction, help kickstart his writing career. and completed the program’s mandatory It took awhile for Bentley to get to a thesis project – his third novel.

While still in the service, Bentley took place where he could enroll in the program. a disciplined approach to his writing, When he was ready to return to school, the “It took awhile for my writing to catch getting up around 4 a.m. to fit in time Post-9/11 GI Bill® and the Yellow Ribbon GI up to the stories I wanted to tell,” Bentley to write before his required physical Education Enhancement Program allowed said. “Seton Hill was part of that process.” training. He even completed a novel him to earn his master’s degree practically But his third novel didn’t sell either and while he was deployed in Afghanistan as for free. had Bentley questioning once again if he an Apache helicopter pilot, adjusting his wanted to be a writer. Looking back now, writing schedule as needed Bentley knows that the third to accommodate both the novel – and his Seton Hill demands of his job and his education – was a turning point. dedication to his craft.

“That third novel is the “It was a part of who I was, first one where some form of I was a writer,” he said. “It was my protagonist, Matt Drake, just a question - when are you appears,” Bentley said. “A lot going to find time to write?” of what shaped him – how His first two books had I write him, how his voice gotten him agents, but neither is – comes from feedback I had sold. After the rejection got from my critique partners, letters stacked up and he didn’t my fellow students, and my know why, he was thinking advisors at Seton Hill.” about giving up on writing.

Once he shifted his focus He picked up a book by to his fourth novel, Without Don Bentley (center) at his first ever signing of his debut novel, Without Sanction, at Maria V. Snyder, who had Sanction, his writing career the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Dallas in 2019 with his wife Angela (left just hit the New York Times quickly gained momentum. of center), NYT Best-selling author Brad Taylor (right of center) and graduates of Seton bestseller list, and decided to That fourth novel landed him Hill’s WPF program.

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a two-book deal in 2018. Without Sanction, which was released in 2020, became his first published novel and the first book in his Matt Drake series.

Bentley is now a New York Times bestselling author who has since published eight novels – including books in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Jr. series - with more to come. He advises writers to follow the startup adage of “fail fast.”

“Most people don’t sell their first, second or third books. As writers, there’s an appropriate amount of sulking that has to take place,” he said. “I could have sold my fourth book quicker if I would have done less sulking and just sat down and wrote it and wrote a better book. It’s hard to let go of that novel that you are sure is the one to sell.”

Bentley is now faced with a new challenge – he has more opportunities than he has the ability to write at the moment.

After releasing three books in 2023, he plans to slow down for a bit. He has stepped back from the Jack Ryan Jr. series for the time being and will be the second person to take on Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp series since the author’s death.

“If you want to be a writer you can write any story that comes into your head.

If you want to sell commercial fiction you have to understand the marketplace,”

Bentley said. “You might write a great story that nobody buys because they can’t figure out how to market it.”

“In commercial and genre based fiction you have to understand who you are selling the book to and what their expectations are,” he added. “You have to read extensively in the genre you want to sell; Seton Hill was Bentley, who served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter pilot, still good at incorporating that made time to write while deployed overseas. He is seen here at the into the program.” “steel beach” at Bagram Air Field in 2005-2006.

Some may wonder, who were my customers could be characters given his experience, in my book,” he said. “It’s very helpful to get how closely Don Bentley resembles the to know people who could be characters in protagonists of the stories he tells. your book on a personal level.”

His answer is, “I’m absolutely not Matt In terms of writing military fiction Drake, but I’ve stood in the same room with and coming from a military background, men who could be.”

Bentley says, “You have to get the details After leaving the military, Bentley right that you can get right but also realize worked as a special agent for the FBI and people are coming to read a story, not a was a member of the Dallas Office Special nonfiction account. How much you push Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, later that envelope depends on you as a writer working for companies that developed and the readers that you cultivated.” technology for the U.S. Special Operations “I’m never going to let the truth stand Community, including a subsidiary of an in the way of a good story.”

Israeli startup making uniforms that mask visual and thermal signatures.

“I had a good day job and the people

GET INVOLVED: Seton Hill Veterans Affinity The Seton Hill University Alumni Association Veterans Affinity, a group composed of alumni veterans, supports fellow veterans and active-duty military personnel through service projects, recognition opportunities, educational and career resources, and social activities in the name of Seton Hill University. Colonel (Ret.) Bridget Widdowson and Master Sergeant Matt Zamosky are the founding members of the Seton Hill Alumni Veterans Affinity.

For more information about the Seton Hill University Alumni Association Veterans Affinity, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (724) 552-1310 or alumnirelations@setonhill.edu.

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2023 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Awards On June 3, 2023, Seton Hill honored 12 alumni with the University’s Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award for demonstrating outstanding achievement and leadership in one or more of the following areas: education, business, science and technology, arts, volunteer service, military service and philanthropy. Full-length bios of each of the honorees can be found online at shu.alumni.setonhill.edu.

Dr. Daniel R. Camacho, M.S., Class of 2019 Distinguished Alumna Leadership Award After graduating from the University of Connecticut twice – with a bachelor’s degree and his D.M.D. – Dr. Daniel Camacho came to the Seton Hill University Center for Orthodontics and earned his M.S. and Certificate in Orthodontics. Since 2020, Daniel has been the sole owner orthodontist of Forever Smiles Orthodontics in Hollywood, Fla. He also completed a two-year fellowship in advanced orthodontics. In addition to his practice, Daniel serves as an Adjunct Professor of Orthodontics at Seton Hill and at NOVA Southeastern University, the youngest person to obtain the appointment at either university. He has several publications and awards in his field and is fluent in Spanish and volunteers for an orphanage that his family established and runs in his native Colombia.

“Beyond the academics, the sense of community and family that existed at Seton Hill made me realize that we are all in this together.”

Lyn Starr, Class of 2018 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award/Young Alumni Achievement Lyn has followed his passion for music throughout his education, as a vocal performance student at Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School and Seton Hill and most recently while earning a Master of Science in Music Industry from the University of Southern California. Lyn is currently operation coordinator for Satiated Artists and live sound engineer for Second Song Entertainment in Los Angeles; founder and CEO of High Five Productions LLC; and a music production contractor and live performance artist. He has released five mixtapes and five EPs to date – along with several singles and other music projects – and has performed more than 40 live shows.

“Seton Hill is where I learned to create a strong work ethic that would allow me to responsibly move in the world. This work ethic that I acquired allows me to properly show up for my loved ones, for my peers, and for my dreams.”

Michel Maiers, O.D., Class of 1998 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Michel Maiers, O.D., graduated from optometry school in 2003 with a dream of starting her own practice.

She began her career working in a variety of settings and established her own practice, Youngwood Eye Care, in 2007. Today, Youngwood Eye Care has grown to eight full-time employees and serves hundreds of patients a month. A biology major who attended Seton Hill on a basketball scholarship and also played volleyball, she supports Seton Hill students through the establishment of the Michel L. Maiers '98 Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides assistance to women's volleyball players with financial need.

“Being a dual student athlete was a challenge, but it taught me to never give up and always give 100%. Some of my best memories are my days at Seton Hill playing sports and riding in vans to our away games as well as the many late nights studying in the Biology lab.”

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Christine L. Vucinich, Class of 1998 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award for Service Christine currently lives in central North Carolina and works in organizational development and training for the PA Education Association (PAEA) and previously worked in Information Technology at Duke University and at Penn State University. She co-developed a mentoring program for the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services; volunteered with Soroptimist International of Centre County, receiving the chapter's Outstanding Soroptimist Award and the Soroptimist International Governor's Award for Excellence; and has helped with special projects organized by The Salvation Army and Christians United Outreach Center in North Carolina. She has served as a Seton Hill Alumni Advisory Council member since 2020.

“Seton Hill has been a part of my life since 1992, when we moved my sister Cathy into Brownlee, from when my husband Phil and I married in St. Joseph Chapel in October 2005 to when my sister Pamela graduated in May 2022. Being a graduate of Seton Hill brought me so many memories and set me up for success and where I am today.”

Mayra Colón, Class of 1995 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Mayra is L.E.P. (Limited English Proficiency) Program Manager for Multicultural Banking at M&T Bank and one of three founding members of the Multicultural Banking team. Mayra, who is fluent in Spanish, has been responsible for launching the strategy and execution around M&T's enterprise approach to non-English language. She created a program allowing customer-interacting colleagues to become LEP Certified, with hundreds of employees throughout her operating region having now successfully completed the process in 22 supported languages. She has been with M&T for more than 25 years, including product and project management roles in digital, debit card and marketing. She is particularly proud of earning her M.B.A. from Rochester Institute of Technology while working full-time.

“Transforming the world’ is where the grit lies – where the blind faith, empathy and desire for the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people lies. It requires patience and vision and can be lonely, but I am the change that I want to see.”

Pamela J. Cooper, Class of 1993 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Pamela began her journey at Seton Hill as a single mother and has since built a career in the arts. Prior to attending Seton Hill, she earned a technical degree in Fashion Illustration from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Her skills in design transferred into her fine arts practice and today Pamela is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, educator, and community leader. The owner of Studio One Creations, Pamela has exhibited in many venues and is a member of Women of Visions, a long-standing collective of Black women artists in the Pittsburgh area. In 2022, Pamela had the opportunity to work with Netflix’s art department and Donald Lee Rager teaching children art projects for Lee Daniels’ horror movie “The Deliverance.”

“I think of the things that I learned on the Hill and how it has prepared me for the challenges of the real world, the memories that were created while there, and how people hold Seton Hill alumni with such high respect.”

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Vicky M. Krug, Class of 1988 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Vicky’s time at Seton Hill opened the door to a world of education she never thought possible. As a consummate life-long learner since her graduation in 1988, Vicky has earned four master’s degrees and two teaching certifications. Her early career was spent as a social worker, research specialist, teacher, and program specialist. After suffering a brain injury in a car accident in 2003, Vicky had to master walking, talking and learning during a rehabilitation that lasted several years. The accident put her on a new path in life and, in 2007, Vicky joined the faculty of Westmoreland County Community College.

Vicky has received multiple leadership awards and is a contributor to articles and books, as well as being featured in a documentary film, “Grey Matters: Teaching the Way the Brain Learns.”

“The spirit of Seton Hill has permeated within me throughout my life; connections and reconnections, older and newer Setonians, my time on the Hill taught me to be true to my calling, to my heart – that is what others see in me to honor me with this award.”

Paula Sue McCommons, Ed.D., Class of 1988 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Paula Sue McCommons, Ed.D., L.P.C. is a nationally certified counselor with specialties in school and career counseling, a Pennsylvania-certified school counselor and a post-secondary student personnel specialist. She has served as a behavioral health liaison for the Allegheny County Student Assistance Program (SAP) since 1994. Since 2010, Paula has also served as the director of STAR (Services for Teens At Risk) – Center Outreach. She also served on the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative (PAYPSI). Paula has assisted her STAR-Center colleagues in providing technical support for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-sponsored Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grants for Pennsylvania.

“I am grateful to mention that I would name nearly every professor/teacher I had during my time at Seton Hill as individuals who in some way mentored me. Consistently I was encouraged and challenged. They mirrored my own potential and promise.”

Karín Gisela Díaz-Toro, Class of 1983 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Karín has devoted her legal career to the full-time practice of environmental, natural resources, energy and land use law in Puerto Rico for more than 36 years. After earning her law degree, she returned to her native Puerto Rico to practice environmental law at Goldman Antonetti & Córdova LLC in San Juan from 1986 through 2001. In 1995 she became a junior partner, the second woman in the firm’s history to achieve that position. She helped establish the boutique law firm of Torres & García, P.S.C., in 2001 and was a shareholder from 2002 through 2019. Karín is founding member, principal, and 50 percent owner of Díaz & Negron LLC since 2019.

“Seton Hill gave me the invaluable opportunity to complete my college education when I was forced to transfer during my junior year as a result of a student strike at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus (UPR), where I had been studying.”

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Christine Frederick Janove, Class of 1973 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Christine began her career working for various companies in New York City in clothing, fabric and art. At The City Quilter in Manhattan, Christine began teaching classes to more than 1,000 beginning quilters. She continued teaching beyond the store, and has shared her knowledge of quilting and sewing throughout New York City. Christine is a founding member of the Brooklyn Quilters Guild and is active in her church. She began as a traditional quilter, but her art quilts have gained her a national audience. Recently her quilts have been juried into national quilt shows including an invitation to show at the 2022 International Quilt Festival in Houston. Several have been shown and sold in galleries in New York City and Boston.

“I am grateful to Seton Hill University, where, in my four years here, I grew in confidence and determination to go into the world as the best person I could be.”

Rachel Cellini Morris, Class of 1973 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Rachel spent more than 30 years teaching art as a professor at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio.

She is exceptionally proud of establishing the Tolerance Resource Center at Notre Dame College in 1997, which was renamed the Abrahamic Center in 2008. Rachel has maintained her Seton Hill connection for more than 50 years. In 2010, she worked with Sister Gemma Del Duca and received a National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education travel and tuition grant to participate in a three-week program for educators on the Holocaust at Yad Vashem in Israel. Since retiring from Notre Dame College in 2017, Rachel was named Associate Professor Emerita and began volunteering at Morgan Paper Conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio.

“The Sisters of Charity were important role models for me at Seton Hill. I saw these women as dedicated scholars, striving toward a common goal and devoted to their spiritual lives. The Seton Hill values were fostered in me as I took my first professional steps in other Catholic institutions.”

Gemma R. Del Duca, SC, Class of 1962 Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award Sister Gemma’s 90 years have taken her around the world in the pursuit of knowledge, but brought her back to Greensburg, the city where she was born. Sister Gemma went to Israel to study Hebrew and the Jewish roots of Christianity in 1975, a trip which began a lifelong journey to promote Jewish-Christian relations. For more than three decades, she resided in Israel and collaborated with Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. Sister Gemma co-founded the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education (NCCHE) at Seton Hill in 1987 to promote the teaching of the Holocaust at all levels of education and to enhance Catholic-Jewish relations. During her tenure, the Center established the triennial Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference, which brings luminaries in the field to Seton Hill's campus. She continues her work with the Center today as Director Emerita – even after officially retiring in 2015.

“I have had the grace and privilege of being a Seton Hill Sister of Charity for over 70 years.”

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Rebecca Cost Snyder Named Board of Trustees Chair Rebecca “Becky” Cost Snyder, a member of the Seton Hill University Board of Trustees since 2009, has been named Board Chair, taking over the role from Immediate Past Chair Karen Farmer White. Snyder began her tenure as Chair in July.

“Becky Snyder has been a valued member of the Board of Trustees who has been actively engaged in the life of Seton Hill for nearly 15 years,” said President Mary Finger.

“Seton Hill has greatly benefitted from her business acumen and, in particular, her vast knowledge and contacts in the construction industry, especially as we have undertaken a number of building projects in recent years. I look forward to working more closely with Becky in the coming years as we continue to prepare our students for the world.”

“My dear friend – the late Seton Hill alumna Ruth O’Block Grant – nominated me for a Board position at the university, and I am honored to follow in her footsteps as a Seton Hill Board Chair. I also want to thank Karen Farmer White for her outstanding service as Chair, especially through the pandemic,” Snyder said. “Seton Hill offers students an exceptional educational experience, and I am eager to work with President Finger, the administration, faculty and staff on ways to continue to enhance our offerings to students.”

Rebecca is owner of Franco Associates, a Pittsburgh-based commercial masonry contracting company established in 1983 whose projects have included Acrisure Stadium and PNC Park.

A leading business woman and community leader in Pittsburgh, Snyder also serves on the boards of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. A graduate of Chatham University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Snyder has also helped coordinate the Hillman Cancer Center gala as an honorary chair.

She has served in various capacities on the Seton Hill Board of Trustees, including as Chair of the Task Force on Trustee Bylaws, as Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, and as a member of the Finance and Business Affairs Committee, Executive Committee, and Committee on Trustees.

Robin Heffernan Beck ’64 Named Board Chair-Elect Robin Hefferman Beck ’64 was named Chair-Elect of the Seton Hill University Board of Trustees.

Beck built a career in information technology in both industry and higher education.

After serving for 18 years with GE, Beck was recruited by the University of Pennsylvania to develop and expand its office of technology.

During her time at Penn, Beck was responsible for the information technologies that support students, faculty, and staff and consulted with universities from Thailand to Japan to Switzerland. She also served as a lecturer in the University’s Graduate School of Education.

Over the years, Beck devoted much time and energy to mentoring programs for women. She was a founding member of the Network of Women in Computer Technology in Philadelphia and has given lectures to women from southeast Asia on technology careers.

Beck, who earned a master’s degree from Purdue University, retired in 2013. She was named a Distinguished Alumna of Seton Hill in 2009.

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Four New Trustees Join Seton Hill Board Christian Carter ʼ16

Sister Eileen Johnston, SC ʼ70

Christian Carter is a senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, which helps companies with consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, and cyber and serves industries ranging from defense to health to energy. Christian is also a sports agent with Coaches, Inc. As a Certified Contract Advisor for the NFL Players Association, he serves as an advisor and consultant to a diverse client list of professional athletes, professional and collegiate coaches, influencers, brands and media platforms.

He serves as a mentor through Seton Hill’s Ruth O’Block Grant Endowed Scholarship Program. Christian was named a 2021 Distinguished Alumni at Seton Hill and is a 2016 sports management graduate with a minor in finance and business administration. He earned an MBA in 2018 in marketing and entrepreneurship from William & Mary College.

Sister Eileen Johnston, SC, was recently appointed to the Provincial Council of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill.

She also served as Provincial Secretary. Prior to this position, she served for 19 years as principal for Saint Therese School in Munhall and for five years as administrator at ConnArea Catholic School. Sister Eileen also taught at DePaul School for Hearing and Speech for 13 years. Sister Eileen earned a bachelor’s degree in History Education from Seton Hill University and a master’s degree in Special Education of the Deaf from the University of Pittsburgh. Sister Eileen’s love of education and children and their families has given her a great fulfillment in her career and earned her the Golden Apple Award from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, an award symbolic of excellence in the classroom, church and community.

Tanya Moximchalk ʼ95

Sister Joyce Serratore, SC ʼ67

Tanya Moximchalk serves as Executive Operations Leader with IMA Financial in Harrison, N.Y. She has spent the majority of her career in banking, holding many roles including in human resources and product management, including as Vice President, Business Experience Planning and Administration Manager for Enterprise Innovation at PNC Financial Services. She participates in Her Honor Mentoring Program, which provides unique learning opportunities and resources for young women, and served as a mentor for the Ruth O’Block Grant Endowed Scholarship Program at Seton Hill. She has served on boards for the Salvation Army of Southwestern PA, WQED and the YWCA Center for Race and Gender Equity. A Seton Hill Distinguished Alumna, Tanya earned a bachelor’s degree in corporate leadership from Seton Hill and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

Sister Joyce Serratore, SC, served for nearly 14 years in multiple leadership roles on the General and Provincial Councils of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Seton Hill University, a master’s degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Divinity degree and S.T.B. from Saint Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore. In her career, Sister Joyce taught and served in various schools throughout the dioceses of Altoona-Johnstown and Pittsburgh and the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She served as Pastoral Assistant in two parishes in the Pittsburgh Diocese for nearly 10 years prior to being named General Secretary of the Congregation. Sister Joyce played a key role in the establishment of POWER House, a residential facility in Swissvale for women in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and currently serves as Manager of Germaine Harbor, HUD-subsidized housing for low-income seniors in Bethel Park.

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IN MEMORIAM

Catherine Meinert, SC ’71 Dedicated Herself to Education, Bringing Next Generation Closer to God

Sister Catherine Meinert accepts the Presidential Medal of Distinction from Mary Finger on behalf of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in 2018.

Throughout her more than 60 years of service as a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill, Sister Catherine Meinert dedicated her life’s work “to bring God closer to the next generation and to educate to the highest standards.”

Indeed, when Sister Catherine completed her service on the Seton Hill University Board of Trustees in 2021, she was presented a citation about her good works that included this verse from Proverbs: “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”

“Such virtue and generosity were known in full measure – and more – by Sister Catherine,” said Seton Hill President Mary Finger. “Her vision, wisdom, and fortitude helped steer Seton Hill University forward in the best tradition of the University’s founders, particularly Mother Aloysia Lowe for whom she shared a deep affinity, the Sisters of Charity, and its namesake, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.”

Sister Catherine Meinert, the former Provincial Superior/ President of the United States Province of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, died July 24, 2023. She was 83.

A Pittsburgh native, Sister Catherine entered the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in 1961. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Seton Hill in 1971 and went on to complete a master's degree in education from Duquesne University and a master's degree in theology from Wheeling Jesuit University. She celebrated her 60-year jubilee in 2021.

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In her early years with the Sisters, Sister Catherine served as a teacher, principal and educational consultant in the Pittsburgh and Greensburg dioceses and the archdiocese of Washington, D.C. In 1990, Sister Catherine was elected to the Executive Committee of the National Catholic Education Association and was honored with the Association’s “Recognition of Dedicated Service” honor in 1994.

Former Bishop of Greensburg Edward Malesic, the late Ruth O'Block Grant, Sister Catherine Meinert and President Finger during the kick-off to Seton Hill's Centennial.

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Sister Catherine was elected to the Provincial Council of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in 2007. Four years later, she began service as Provincial Superior/President; she was reelected for a second term in 2016 and concluded her service in 2021.

During her tenure on the Seton Hill University Board, Sister Catherine served as Vice Chair and as a member of the Executive Committee, the Committee on Trustees, the Executive Compensation Committee, the Finance and Business Affairs Committee, the Personnel Committee, and the Task Force on Bylaws.

Sister Catherine’s participation in the activities and events of the Seton Hill Centennial, which celebrated the legacy and

charism of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, was noteworthy. She accepted the University’s Presidential Medal of Distinction during the May 2018 Commencement program on behalf of the Sisters of Charity.

“Sister Catherine was a caring and loving steward of Seton Hill’s mission. She gave dedicated and faithful attention to students and the quality of their Seton Hill academic, spiritual and social experiences,” President Finger said. “Sister Catherine’s commitment to the separate but intertwined missions of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill and Seton Hill University is a strong part of the legacy she leaves behind.”

Gertrude Foley, SC ʼ59 Committed to Seton Hill Mission Sister Gertrude Foley always held the mission of Seton Hill close to her heart throughout her service on the Board of Trustees and in her leadership of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill.

Sister Gertrude, a 1959 graduate of Seton Hill, died on Friday, June 16, 2023. She was 91.

She was a longtime member of the Seton Hill Board of Trustees and held many leadership positions, including Vice Chair and Secretary as well as Chair of the Mission and Identity Committee.

“Sister Gertrude’s commitment to the mission of Seton Hill has left a long and lasting legacy that has shaped programming and mission education of the university and will continue to inform our efforts going forward,” said President Mary Finger. “Sister Gertrude's intellect, commitment, and passion for Seton Hill were great gifts to the university. Her spirit and work will remain with us long into the future.”

A tireless advocate for Seton Hill, Sister Gertrude received an Honorary Doctorate from the university in May 2002 in recognition of her leadership and representation of the pioneering spirit of our founders, the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. At the time of the honor, Sister Gertrude served as President of the Sisters of Charity.

In 2015 Sister Gertrude co-chaired a Task Force on Setonian Mission and Identity that included Sisters of Charity, administrators, faculty and staff. Part of the work of the Task Force was to re-examine how Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton remains integral to the mission of Seton Hill.

Save the Date: Founders’ Day Seton Hill University will host its first Founders’ Day on March 19, 2024 – the feast of Saint Joseph. Events are being planned to honor the university’s founders, the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. More information will be shared as details are finalized!

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Seton Hill Named a Best Regional University

by U.S. News and World Report Also Honored as a Top 20 Best Value School and a Best College for Veterans

#39

Best Regional University in the North

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Best Value School

#44

Best College for Veterans

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Seton Hill University was once again named among the Best Regional Universities in the North in the 2024 edition of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The university was also lauded as a Top 20 Best Value School and a Best College for Veterans.

Seton Hill improved in all three categories in this year’s rankings. The University was ranked 39 among Regional Universities in the North - up from 54 in the 2023 listings. Seton Hill ranked 20 in the region in the Best Value category in which the university had ranked 27 last year. Finally, among Best Colleges for Veterans, Seton Hill moved up two spots to 44 this year.

"All of us at Seton Hill University are honored to once again be recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a Best Regional University, a Best Value School and a Best College for Veterans,” said Seton Hill President Mary C. Finger, Ed.D. “Seton Hill’s outstanding faculty and staff provide students with a highquality education in relevant professional fields in tandem with a liberal arts core that provides them with the communication and leadership skills they need to find success after graduation.”

President Finger added, “Seton Hill’s recognition as a Best Value School represents the university’s longstanding commitment to affordability for students and their families that started with our founding by the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill and continues today as we offer scholarship and financial aid programs that bring the cost of attending Seton Hill to below that of many state schools. Finally, as a university dedicated to providing educational opportunities for military personnel, veterans and their families, Seton Hill is pleased to once again be recognized as a Best College for Veterans. This commitment extends beyond graduation as Seton Hill’s Alumni Veterans Affinity Group is working to connect our graduates with current veteran students.”

Jimmerson with current and former student leaders at the AlumniStudent Leadership Brunch during Homecoming Weekend 2023.

Longtime Staff Member Keisha C. Jimmerson Takes on Role of Dean of Students and Diversity Officer With decades of experience at Seton Hill and a passion for serving students at her alma mater, Keisha C. Jimmerson was promoted to Dean of Students and Diversity Officer this summer.

“Keisha Jimmerson is an outstanding professional whose engagement with students has had a profound impact on their experiences on campus,” President Mary Finger said. “As an alumna of Seton Hill with more than 25 years of experience at the university, Keisha brings an incredible understanding of the mission of Seton Hill as a Catholic institution founded by the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill and a deep commitment to its students from all backgrounds.”

In her new role, she will provide strategic leadership in support of student success and engagement as well as the university’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in keeping with its Catholic, Setonian mission and identity.

Keisha joined the Seton Hill staff in 1998 as an Admissions Counselor and spent Keisha C. Jimmerson addresses student seven years in various roles on the Admissions team. In 2005, she transitioned to leaders during Homecoming Weekend 2023.

Student Affairs beginning as the Assistant Director of Residence Life and has since held numerous roles within Student Affairs, including Director of Intercultural Student Services; Director of Intercultural Student Services and Judicial Affairs; and Associate Dean of Students, Multicultural and International Services. She most recently served as Associate Dean of Students for Diversity, Inclusion and International Student Services.

Jimmerson graduated from Seton Hill in 1997 with a degree in Communication and earned her MBA from the university in 2006.

“It is an honor to be named Dean of Students and Diversity Officer at Seton Hill University – my alma mater and my professional home for the past 25 years,” Jimmerson said. “In all of my efforts at Seton Hill, I have kept one thing front of mind – the needs of our students – and I will continue to work to ensure that students find success and feel welcome within our campus community."

Jimmerson also served Seton Hill on the Alumni Advisory Council and has been active in a number of community organizations, including the Rotary of Westmoreland County, the YWCA of Westmoreland County Board and the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank.

“Keisha Jimmerson’s care and concern for students is evident in all that she has done during her time at Seton Hill,” said Dr. Rosalie Carpenter, Vice President for Student Affairs and Athletics. “She keeps students at the center of her work and is committed to diversity and inclusion efforts in upholding the tenets of Catholic Social Teaching.”

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Kristallnacht Remembrance Service Features Violins of Hope Concert

Since the founding of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education at Seton Hill in 1987, the university has held a Kristallnacht Remembrance Service annually to commemorate the events of November 9 and 10, 1938 when Nazis in Germany burned synagogues, looted and vandalized Jewish businesses, and arrested Jewish men in what would become known as “the night of broken glass” and the beginning of the Holocaust. This year’s service was held in partnership with Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh, which brought original stringed instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust to the region. The Violins of Hope Concert held during Seton Hill’s Kristallnacht service brought nearly 400 people of all ages to the Performing Arts Center for a stirring evening of classical music

by Jewish composers performed by Seton Hill faculty Patrick Forsyth and Sarah Ferrell, music educator Rebecca Closson, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performer Rimbo Wong.

Seton Hill is grateful to Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh Chair Sandy Rosen for bringing the event to our campus.

Left: A violin made by Yaacov Zimmerman, one of the first violin makers in Warsaw, Poland, bears the Star of David. Above: Musicians Rebecca Closson, Patrick Forsyth, Rimbo Wong and Sarah Ferrell perform during the Violins of Hope Concert.

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Rebecca Closson plays one of the Violins of Hope at Seton Hill's Performing Arts Center.

Sara Perman, Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Emanu-El Israel in Greensburg, looks over the violins on display.

Setonian Mission Formation Program Hosts Second Scholar Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Vice President and Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame, offered a public lecture on breaking cycles of violence in our society and towards the Earth in Cecilian Hall in October.

The lecture included a panel response from Dmetra Czegan, Dean of the School of Natural and Health Sciences; Christine Cusick, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Honors Program; Douglas Nelson, Associate Professor of Business and Director of the MBA Program; and senior history education major Max Yonko. Father Dowd also visited with classes during his time on campus.

Dowd’s lecture looked at the subtle and not so subtle ways our society has condoned violence toward the Earth and toward each other and how we are all paying a price. He said our culture has changed profoundly over the last 50 years Fr. Robert Dowd visits with a class in Maura Hall. in particular due to rapid scientific advancements, innovations, new technology and the availability of information and speed of communication – all things that have, in many ways, improved the quality of life we enjoy.

“But there’s a flip side to all of this,” he said. “Technological innovation including advances in communication has also been accompanied by a decline in civility and acceleration of the plundering of our planet. It is possible that our scientific advances and ecological changes have outpaced our wisdom or what we might call our collective maturity to apply them in ways that make the world more humane, more just, more equitable, more civil and more sustainable.”

He continued, “The answer is not to slow down technological innovation and the scientific advances that drive it. Instead the answer is to somehow find a way to grow our capacity to exercise critical judgment. The answer is in growing our wisdom. The answer is in growing in our collective maturity.”

Dowd’s visit to Seton Hill was part of the university’s Setonian Mission Formation Program, which aims to help the university to maintain and strengthen its Catholic, Setonian tradition for current and future students, faculty and staff.

Eva Fleischner Lecture Features Catholic, Jewish Scholars The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education welcomed Dr. Heather Miller Rubens, Executive Director and Roman Catholic Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS), and Dr. Benjamin Sax, a Jewish Scholar at the ICJS, to present the annual Eva Fleischner Endowed Lecture on campus in October.

The guest lecture by Rubens and Sax was titled, “The Very Stuff of Salvation: Eva Fleischner’s Reorientation to Religious Pluralism.” The scholars wrote essays for the Holocaust Center’s forthcoming book, Reconsidering Christian-Jewish Relations: Eva Fleischner’s Contribution and Its Relevance Today, to be published in early 2024. “(The book project) really gave us an opportunity to think about Eva’s legacy and how it plays out in contemporary Christian and Jewish conversations, and it’s really been a wonderful experience for us over the last three years and being Christopher Fleischner, Lecturers Benjamin Sax and Heather Miller Rubens, Leslie Fleischner, Sister Gemma Del Duca, here tonight is a lovely capstone to that writing and to that journey,” Rubens said.

Fleischner Fellow Aleeah Sheedy, and NCCHE Director James The Holocaust Center recently published another book – The Door that Paharik at the Eva Fleischner Lecture.

Opened and Never Closed: Essays in Honor of Eva Fleischner. It includes essays by many who knew Eva Fleischner, including her nephew Christopher Fleischner, who introduced the volume at the lecture.

The Eva Fleischner, Ph.D. Endowed Lecture Series is named for the late Eva Flesichner, a well-regarded scholar of women in the Holocaust and Jewish-Christian relations, as well as a close associate of the Seton Hill University National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education. The Fleischner family, including her late brother, Hans Fleischner, and his wife, Leslie Fleischner, established the lecture series at Seton Hill to carry on her legacy of scholarship and interreligious dialogue.

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Left: KPMG Senior Manager Bob Leone and Jessica Shimko ’10, owner of Learning Leaps Tutoring, play a “Monopoly Game with a Twist” that Shimko created for the THINK It, SEE It, BE It Business Camp on Seton Hill’s campus in July. Right: Alvin Maloy ’21, an accountant and CFO of Educated Athletes First, talks about motivation at the camp.

Seton Hill’s THINK It, SEE It, BE It Showcases Career Opportunities for Local High School Students campus in early summer. In the fall, students had the opportunity to Students in high school may not be thinking about careers in visit KPMG’s offices in downtown Pittsburgh and engage with several accounting, finance, and cybersecurity, but thanks to Seton Hill KPMG Pittsburgh employees throughout the day.

University's THINK It, SEE It, BE It program some have had the opportunity to get hands-on mentoring and learn more about Ajalee Clark, a senior at Jeannette who participated in the different options for their future. program in its inaugural year, said the program has helped her stay motivated and disciplined and has allowed her to think The program entered its second year at Jeannette High beyond high school.

School this fall and was able to expand to Greensburg-Salem High School. The KPMG U.S. Foundation has continued to increase its “I never wanted to go to college before but this has motivated financial commitment to the program with additional support for me to do that,” she said. “They showed us everything that was the Greensburg-Salem expansion coming from The Community within ourselves that we didn’t know was in there.”

Foundation of Westmoreland County.

KPMG Pittsburgh employees Maria Blohm, Partner; Bob Leone, In the program's first Senior Manager; and year, program director Seton Hill alumnus Adam Lyzona Marshall, Assistant Bankovich, Senior Associate, Professor of Business and Audit, were involved in the Director of the Wukich program throughout the Center for Entrepreneurial spring and summer camp.

Opportunities, partnered Community partners from with Jeannette High School Pheple Federal Credit principal and Seton Hill Union, Seton Hill alumna alumnus Joshua Testa to Jessica Shimko, owner of recruit the initial cohort of Learning Leaps Tutoring; high school students for Alvin Maloy, CFO of the project.

Educated Athletes First; and KPMG associates talk about their work with THINK It SEE It BE It participants at their entrepreneur Jayla Wright; Professor Marshall office in downtown Pittsburgh. and current Seton Hill worked with community student and Grant Scholar partners, including Sarah Gilliam provided assistance throughout the program as did employees of KPMG Pittsburgh and Seton Hill alumni, faculty and Seton Hill faculty and staff members Roland Warfield, Renee Starek, staff, to provide workshops and mentoring at the high school George Carter, Heidi Schuman, Tony Krance and Melissa Alsing. throughout the spring, culminating in a two-day camp on Seton Hill's

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Nursing Program Earns Full State Approval Status, Enters New RN-BSN Agreement Seton Hill University’s Daniel J. Wukich School of Nursing has earned full approval status from the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing following the successful completion of licensure examinations by its inaugural class.

The nursing program moved from initial approval status to full approval status following the graduates’ successful completion of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) NCLEX exam. All but one graduate has passed the exam and is working in the nursing field. The final graduate has decided not to pursue nursing at this time.

All of the graduates who passed the exam are working in the nursing field primarily in the Pittsburgh region with one relocating to Florida.

In addition, Seton Hill has updated its articulation agreement with Westmoreland County Community College that allows RN degree recipients at Westmoreland to complete their BSN through Seton Hill’s online RN-BSN program. The transfer agreement will afford students the opportunity to pre-plan their admissions and transfer options while maximizing transfer credits and allowing a seamless matriculation into the Seton Hill RN-BSN program.

“The need for BSN-trained nurses in hospitals, healthcare systems, nursing facilities and more continues to grow at a rapid pace,” said Diane Kondas, Director of the Daniel J. Wukich Schoolof Nursing at Seton Hill. “Seton Hill is excited to welcome more Westmoreland County Community College RN graduates to our online RN-BSN program so that they are ready to serve the healthcare needs of our community.”

Seton Hill Trustee Jessica Ybanez-Morano ’84, her daughter and nursing student Isabella Morano, and keynote speaker Joy M. Peters, Chief Nursing Officer, Allegheny Health Network – Canonsburg and Jefferson Hospitals, at the Fourth Annual Daniel J. Wukich School of Nursing Stethoscope Ceremony in September.

Nutrition Science Major Completes Summer Research at Texas A&M When junior Hannah Burgess attended an information session about summer research experiences, she wasn’t sure what to expect.

Many of the options in the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates, or REU, program, are geared towards students studying chemistry or biochemistry. However, Hannah found a few options that could fit with her nutrition science studies.

When filling out the application, she knew that she didn’t have a lot of the classes other applicants had taken, such as organic chemistry, physics or advanced biochemistry, and she wasn’t optimistic about her chances. However, she soon heard from the Texas A&M College of Agriculture that she was accepted into a REU in the Department of Nutrition & Food Science.

Hannah made the 22-hour drive to Texas for a 10-week program working in the lab of Dr. Yuxiang Sun studying the satiety hormone ghrelin and its impact on colitis.

“I didn’t know much about research before this experience,” Hannah said. “Now when we read research articles for class I can imagine the process and know that I know how to do it.”

Although she doesn’t see herself pursuing research in the future, rising to the challenge of performing lab work and writing and presenting her thesis to the group of fellow undergraduates, Ph.D. students, and professors gave her a confidence boost.

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Curtain Call Dance Students Learn About Professional World Through Workshop Local and regional dance students learned about both the art and business sides of their craft during a Commercial Dance Intensive workshop presented by the Department of Dance in July at Seton Hill’s Arts Center in downtown Greensburg.

This was the first year for the event, which hosted about 20 high school, college and professional dancers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio and Kentucky for an exploration of style, performance and choreography.

Participants learned from both Seton Hill faculty and industry professionals with a broad range of experience.

Dancers also learned about the audition process through mock auditions.

Senior Art Therapy and Dance Major Presents Research at National Conference Senior art therapy and dance major Tess Stiffler has had to carefully calibrate her class schedules to pursue both of her interests, an endeavor that has included many overcredit semesters and rounds of summer classes.

In order to fit a required history course into her schedule this spring, she pursued an independent study with Assistant Professor of Dance TaMara Swank. Her research, titled “Applying the History of Healing Dance,” analyzed the history of dance as a healing medium and its impact on modern dance education and mental health treatment through the lens of pedagogy as it relates to today’s dance professionals.

Although Tess is not a dance education major, Swank suggested that she submit her teaching-focused research to the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) National Conference. Tess now holds the honor of being the first Seton Hill dance major to present at the NDEO National Conference, which was held in Colorado this fall.

After she completes her time at Seton Hill, she will attend graduate school for art therapy. Once she becomes certified and licensed to be a therapist, she plans to pursue dance/ movement therapy and ultimately combine her two passions into a singular career.

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Music Education Alum Performs in Westmoreland Museum of Art Jazz Concert Series Stephen P. Harvey ʼ14 first heard about the Westmoreland Museum of Art Jazz Concert Series when it was held at Seton Hill’s Performing Arts Center during his undergraduate years while the museum was being renovated.

Nearly 10 years later, he came back to Greensburg to fulfill his dream as he and the members of the Stephen P. Harvey Octet performed at the first concert in the Fall 2023 series. He performs with a variety of groups and released two albums this year: Elemental in May and Sphinx in September.

Harvey worked with fellow alum Darrah Resnick ʼ16, events manager at the museum, to snag a spot in the series. Several members of the Seton Hill community were in attendance to support the jazz musician and educator, including current students and Professor of Music Dr. Kathy Campbell.

Commercial Music Major Recreates Taylor Swift Eras Tour Senior commercial music major Chelsea Biehl used her TikTok account to spread joy to Taylor Swift fans who weren’t lucky enough to get tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour this summer.

Biehl started going live on TikTok once a week during summer break and performed a variety of songs when she began receiving a lot of requests from her audience to perform Taylor Swift’s music.

Biehl, who was fortunate enough to see Swift perform in Pittsburgh, gained thousands of followers on TikTok after she performed Swift’s entire set list live from her living room on August 11 – reaching an audience of more than 500,000 people throughout the night.

She repeated the concert a week later and got the attention of NBC News, who included a piece on her on their website. After graduation, Biehl plans to follow in Taylor’s footsteps and pursue a career as a country singer/songwriter.

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Student-Athletes Recognized for Academic Achievements More than 60% of Seton Hill student-athletes were honored as PSAC Scholar Athletes for the third year in a row with 278 Griffins earning a minimum GPA of 3.25 to be named to the list. The women's and men's soccer teams led the way with 33 women and 31 men honored. The women's cross country team earned the Top Team GPA Award, finishing the season with a 3.768.

Thirty Griffins from the men's lacrosse team were named to the G-MAC Academic All-Conference Team and the whole team earned the USILA Division II Team Academic Award for the third year in a row, one of 22 Division II Teams to do so.

Additionally, 31 Griffins earned CSC Academic All-District Honors this spring.

To qualify for the academic all-district honors, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and in athletic eligibility, must maintain a cumulative 3.50 GPA or higher and must have played at least 50 percent of the team's games.

Mark Katarski Moves into New Role as Associate Athletic Director This summer, longtime head women's basketball coach Mark Katarski moved into a new role as Seton Hill’s Associate Athletic Director for Internal Relations. Katarski began his Seton Hill career with the Griffins prior to the 2013-14 season and spent 10 seasons as head coach.

"I am thankful and appreciative of all that Coach Katarski has given to our women's basketball program and our university and I am thrilled that he has accepted the opportunity to join my administrative team," said athletic director Chris Snyder. "Mark truly understands the culture of Seton Hill and I will rely on him to help our newer coaches learn the Griffin Way. He will also be heavily involved in our athletic recruitment and retention strategies and increasing our athletic alumni endeavors. I am excited to welcome Mark to the administrative side of the house as he will help our department grow and flourish while enhancing the overall student athlete experience."

During his career at Seton Hill, Katarski won 147 contests, with a 39-25 mark in his final two seasons. His teams also excelled off the court and in the classroom as the team earned multiple CoSIDA Academic All-District selections. The team was annually on the WBCA's Academic Top 25 list – finishing in the top 10 five times – and had the top GPA in the nation for the 2019-20 season.

Pitcher Highest Selected in MLB Draft in Griffins' History Seton Hill left-handed pitcher Kevin Vaupel, who graduated with his bachelor's degree in sports management in May, was selected in the 16th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Miami Marlins in July.

Vaupel is the sixth former Griffin to be picked in the MLB draft and was the highest drafted Seton Hill graduate. He is the second Seton Hill player picked in three years, joining another left-hander, Patrick Monteverde, who was an eighth-round pick of the Marlins in 2021.

Monteverde finished his collegiate career at Texas Tech.

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Griffins Football Records First Winning Season in PSAC West The Griffins football team made history in 2023 with its first winning season in the PSAC West and its first overall winning season since 2008.

Seton Hill ended the season with four straight wins, earning a 6-5 record overall and a 4-3 record in the PSAC West. The team also recorded their first-ever victory over Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a 35-28 win at home.

With their final game of the season – a 30-10 win away against Millersville University – head coach Dan Day became the winningest football coach in Seton Hill history.

Day, an alumnus and member of the inaugural Griffins football team, was also part of the team’s last winning season as a player in 2008.

Men’s Soccer Program Honors Alum; Reaches PSAC Semifinals The Griffins Men’s Soccer team honored the memory of an alumnus during the inaugural Bovey Masiole Balyesele Memorial Soccer Game on October 28. Bovey, a native of Tanzania and a member of the men’s soccer team during his time at Seton Hill, died in May at age 36.

Family members, former teammates and friends of Bovey’s gathered for the game and a post-game reception, while current team members heard about Bovey’s determination to build a new life in the United States and his unrelenting positive attitude in the face of adversity. Read more about Bovey on page 60.

The team also honored Bovey by finding success on the pitch. Seton Hill advanced to the PSAC Semifinals for the fourth time in school history. The Griffins made it to the game by defeating Mercyhurst University 1-0 in the quarterfinal round. In the semifinals, Millersville proved to be too much for the Griffins, defeating Seton Hill 6-0.

The late Bovey Masiole Balyesele’s wife, Kathryn, and children, Ada and Mika, are greeted by members of the Griffins men’s soccer team during the memorial game in his honor.

Women’s Soccer Qualifies for Postseason For the fourth time in program history, the Seton Hill women’s soccer team made the PSAC Tournament. The Griffins entered the tournament as the number four seed in the West with a 7-10-1 overall record and a 6-9-1 mark in PSAC West play. After traveling to top-seeded Mercyhurst for the quarterfinal match, Seton Hill was eliminated from the tournament with a narrow loss of 2-1.

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Dear Friends of Seton Hill, On behalf of our current students, faculty and staff, thank you. Your support of Seton Hill moves us forward and ensures the university’s sustained commitment to its mission. Thank you for making a difference both for today and for the future.

On the following pages, we recognize all donors – at every giving level – who have generously contributed to Seton Hill University between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. These gifts provide scholarships, help attract and retain excellent faculty, enrich academic programs and enhance the student experience.

ETY H E F O UNDERS We especially appreciate the members of The Founders’ Society, which was created to celebrate and recognize donors who generously share their resources to educate students in the tradition of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. The society acknowledges leadership donors who give a total of $1,000 and above during a single fiscal year (July 1 through June 30). Graduates of the last six to 10 years can join the Founders’ Society with a gift of $500, while graduates of the last five years can join with a gift of $250. Membership is renewable annually. The remarkable dedication of Founders’ members provides for the current and future needs of students.

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As you read this report, you will learn how your gift supported opportunities for our students and helped them discover ways to transform themselves, their communities and, indeed, the world.

We deeply value your decision to invest in Seton Hill and are grateful for your vote of confidence in our endeavors.

Thank you for your commitment to advancing Seton Hill students.

It is a privilege for us to steward your gifts.

Sincerely,

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Brownlee Eden Hall Foundation Mary Vetter Fette ’59 and Chris F. Fette Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Marguerite Fiori Slavonia ’64 and J. Gerald Slavonia US Department of Education, Title III Strengthening Education US Department of Education, Trio Student Support Services Verstandig Family Foundation Daniel J. Wukich

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$100,000 - $249,999

Anonymous Addison Gibson Foundation Veronica Zasadni Froman Blue ’69 and Linden Blue Booth Ferris Foundation Campus Consortium Rosemary L. Corsetti ’74 and Vincent DeChellis Helene Horovitz Dal Canton ’63 + Vivienne C. Demm ’54 Sarah and Anthony F. Earley, Jr. Linda Fiorelli ’74 First Commonwealth Bank Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Barry and Patricia Ilse KPMG Foundation National Endowment for the Humanities Karen Fisher O’Connor ’75 P.J. Dick, Inc. Richard S. Quinlan Anna Marie Tempero ’65 Carmela Tempero ’88 US Department of Education, Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language

$50,000 - $99,999

Molly Robb Shimko Vice President for Institutional Advancement

$1,000,000 and above

Michele Moore Ridge ’69 and The Honorable Thomas J. Ridge Alberta M. Albrecht Siemiatkoski ’51 Charmaine R. Strong Dora Bearer Weedman-Kerker ’45 +

$500,000 - $999,999

Anonymous Allegheny Foundation Fleischner Family Charitable Foundation Leslie Fleischner Jean Vislay Klein ’49 + Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus ’64 and Gerald Lazarus, M.D. John E. “Jack” and Brigitte McGrath Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation National Science Foundation Monica Magda Null ’65 and Harry M. Null, M.D. Mary Diederich Ott ’65

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry James J. Rafferty, Jr.+ Catharine Murray Ryan and John T. Ryan, III Beverly Suraci Spyropoulos ’53 + Mary M. Washko ’42 +

$250,000 - $499,999

Cynthia Wills Black ’76 and Jack Black DSF Charitable Foundation John R. Echement Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Bernadette Fondy ’69 + Stephanie J. Powers ’71

Anonymous 3M Unitek American Orthodontics Corporation Barnes & Noble College Robin Heffernan Beck ’64 Arthur J. Boyle, Jr. + Mary Susan Bradley ’69 Denise V. Ferris ’78 Mary C. Finger and David Paris Kathleen A. Garde ’88 Linda George Walter M. Grushesky ’98 Jamie Cordial Hall Foundation Nancy Boerio Iorizzo ’63 and Robert P. Iorizzo Carole and Glenn Johnson Evelyn B. Kaufman Foundation Patricia A. Landers ’55 Cynthia Magistro ’78 Miriam Arroyo Murray ’84 and Michael Murray Vernon C. Neal & Alvina B. Neal Fund Arnold D. and Winifred W. Palmer Foundation Pennsylvania Department of Education

Lorraine C. Rup ’69 Schwab Charitable Fund Mary Ann Noroski Scully ’73 Rebecca C. Snyder

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous Carmen Rivera Bauza ’83 and Mike Bauza Michael and Deborah Bloomgren Krista Boyer ’03 and Ryann P. Bradley ’07 Mary Brennan Bullingham ’53 + Jack Buncher Foundation Laurie Ann Carroll ’81 Patricia Bolosky DeRosa ’60 and Anthony DeRosa Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Rhodora J. Donahue + Elizabeth Murphy Durishan ’71 and Mark Durishan Robert W. Errett ’03 Christine Delegram Farrell ’79 Susan Boyle Fisher ’67 + Patricia Acquaviva Gabow ’65 Gail Harvey Geoghan ’53 + Joanne Salvador Highberger ’60 and Edgar B. Highberger Marissa Rivera Huttinger ’69 and James Huttinger Dolores P. Infanger Stephanie Radisi Johnson ’76 Donna Campbell King ’89 and Patrick King Claudia Kovach ’73 Ralph Liberatore Anne Boitano Lynes ’56 Rosemary Petrosky Mazero ’51 + Mary Ann Mogus ’65 Tanya J. Moximchalk ’95 Irene O’Brien Nunn ’69 and Wally Nunn Nancy Smith O’Brien ’52 and Thomas O’Brien Salvitti Family Foundation E. Ronald Salvitti, M.D. and Diann Salvitti E. Ronald Salvitti, II John Salvitti Marjorie Firsching Shipe ’47 + Judith M. Stanley ’58 Staunton Farm Foundation West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Mary Ellen Higgins Wrabley ’55 + and Raymond B. Wrabley + Daniel P. and Tammy Wukich

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous AstroTurf Jane Ward Austin ’69 Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

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Karen Barkac ’84 Maryan Kurp Baughman ’71 Saige Baxter ’16 Blackburn Center Katherine M. Bloomgren ’14 William M. Burgan Patricia Cabrey ’62 Rosalie and Todd Carpenter Courtyard by Marriott Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund Robert and Amy DeMichiei Catherine Gornik Dolfi ’72 Linda C. Earnest ’78 Enchanted Life Foundation Federated Investors, Inc. Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC First Student, Inc.

Roberta L. Kaylor ’74 Wilda K. Kaylor ’71 S. John and Maura Kelly Barbara L. Kennedy + Becky T. Kerns ’48 Mary-Margaret Kerns Brenda Bergquist Kessler ’64 and John W. Kessler Richard and Jenny Lee, Jr. Bernice Ferrante Lewis ’61 and Floyd Lewis Lenore Parrot Luckey ’69 Michel Pawlosky Maiers ’98 Jennifer Makowski ’11 Drs. Silvia Teran and Anthony Matan Mary Ann McQuade Susan Gillenberger Mercer ’04

Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc. Katherine L. Riley Kathleen Kumer Rooney ’60 and Arthur Rooney, Jr. Scott Electric Foundation, Inc. Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko Katherine Schenck Smith ’72 Robert E. Smith Patricia A. Smiy Foundation Paul and Anne Smiy Family Foundation Anne Spiesman and Keith Klein Marianne Drott Squyres ’62 Ryan Stabile Martin and Bridget Stanners

Olivia Mustin ’26 Psychology

“I was looking for a small school that was close to home that would financially support me, open new opportunities, and give me the support that I needed as an undecided major.

There are so many resources here to help you, as well as opportunities to get involved on campus. I’m proud of my personal growth at Seton Hill. I only recently declared my major as psychology and I’m still not sure what I want to do yet, but I know I want to be able to use as many talents as I can and bring all of myself to whatever career I pursue.”

Katherine Donahue Freyvogel and Thomas Freyvogel William T. Fritz + Josie Funari Matthew J. Galando ’04 Eileen Kelly Garbarini ’49 + Faith Simmons George ’07 and Jeremy S. George Jane Gilchrist ’72 Lawrence and Ina Gumberg Jodee Harris ’92 Tim and Leslie Hazlett Julie and Dan Heckman The Heinz Endowment Mary Sue Hyatt ’70 Independence Health Sheila L. Juliane ’80 Michael and Aimee Kakos Karelou Foundation David P. Karl Ellen Katter ’73 Alice Kaylor ’73 Mary Ann Kaylor ’78

Janet Miller Marybeth Miller Rosemary Miller Kate Moloney ’69 Ann Mikulski Moore ’67 and Alfred Moore Gail Clougherty Moses ’69 Alexandra Murray National Cyber – Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) Leonard J. Norry Margaret Bergin O’Connor ’69 Patricia O’Donoghue M.G. O’Neil Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Pennsylvania Humanities Council Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. Andrew and Courtney Pflaum James H. Pirlo ’07 The Pittsburgh Foundation Gloria Fiorelli Pollock ’68 and Arthur Pollock Gail Vermilyea Quigley ’64 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew R. Quigley

Joanna Pietropaoli Stillwagon ’69 and Richard Stillwagon Nancy J. Stoner ’57 MiRan Cho Surh ’84 TP Orthodontics Trixie Puff Foundation Tuscano Agency, Inc. Robin Tuscano Donna Germano Uhrinek ’76 and Paul Uhrinek Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Scott Vengel Jaclyn Murton Walters ’70 Karen Farmer White Bridget S. Widdowson ’82 Wolf-Kuhn Foundation Michael G. Yetman Mary Jane Yochum Susan Marie Yochum, SC ’77 Youngwood Eye Care, Inc. Mary Frances Senita Zadzilko ’68 and The Honorable Raymond J. Zadzilko

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Anonymous American Endowment Foundation Jeanne Gruber Bratsafolis ’73 Todd and Lonie Brice Anne T. Brower ’72 Carmax Foundation Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Denise Cortis ’80 Denver Foundation The Fine Foundation Glenmede Jacqueline Kendrick Gravell ’74 Carol Guglielm ’68 Christin L. Hanigan ’02 Kenneth and Kathleen Harrold Noelle L. Harrold ’10 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau John Lee Richard C. Lee Janet Nipaver Martha ’71 Dennis McArdle Michele K. McArdle ’75 Elizabeth Boyle McDonald and Sean McDonald Martha Whelan Murphy ’41 + Barbara H. Nakles ’76 Elaine B. Organek ’60 + D. Jean Owens ’93 and William J. Owens Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commisson Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, Inc. Cathy Plesha ’73 Nancy Rambacher ’60 + Shirley and Andrew Schilling Kathleen Dziuban Scott ’70 and James Scott Frank Simpkins Robert S. Singley Mary Jane Snyder ’73 Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh James and Judy Stalder Kathleen Sullivan ’73 Jessica Ybanez-Morano ’84 YourCause, LLC

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Melissa and Timothy Alsing Rodney Anderson Nancy Verdon Appoldt ’56 Mary Ann Crenner Aug ’62 The Honorable Robert Brooks Oliver Brown Mary Jane Gross Clark ’81 Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Demetra Chengelis Czegan ’02 Charles E. Duckworth Paul Duerig Paula Sgro Fagan ’73 Richard and Sande Hendricks

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Mary Gornick ’08 HIP Creative, Inc. Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh George P. Maguire Make A Difference Foundation Arthur H. Meehan Angela Mudrak ’68 Leonard J. Norry Kathleen Furgerson Nowicki ’76 Earlene Wright O’Hare ’71 Susan Riss Pellish ’73 PNC Financial Services Group Presser Foundation Barbara Nolan Reilly ’48 Reliance Orthodontics Products, Inc. Jacqueline Bower Richards ’57 Robertshaw Charitable Foundation Rotary Club of Greensburg Nancy and Farrell Rubenstein Sybil R. Schwartz Cyndra Beattie Sellari ’73 and Gary Sellari Madelyn Smoody Setterberg ’77 Elizabeth J. Simpson Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Judith A. Slack ’68 Clyde Smith Patrice A. Tedescko ’73 Ann O’Connor Von Hagel ’81 Carol Corsetti Zeitler ’70

$1,000 - $1,999

Anonymous Alexion Pharmaceuticals Charles and Nancy Anderson Richard E. Austin ’07 Adam P. Bankovich ’20 Patricia L. Barey ’64 Anne Murray Belz ’65 Benevity Community Impact Fund Louise Parcella Bitler ’50 + Barbara Saglime Block ’65 Bibiana Boerio ’75 Mark A. Boyle Donna and James Breisinger Therese Burson ’64 Lisa Ciuca Carino ’88 and Mark Carino Jean Kessel Chapas ’68 Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Chengelis Scott Chisholm Janet Stewart Claman, M.D. Community Foundation for the Alleghenies Marta Mann Conkling ’78 Julia Trimarchi Cuccaro and John A. Cuccaro Susan Mary Cummings ’69 + Sara Gill Cutting ’62 Kathleen A. Cybulski Nathan A. DeFilippi ’12 Martha Tecca DelPizzo ’66 and Les DelPizzo

Johnette Zappone DeRose ’73 Carmine Coco DeYoung ’73 Dominion Energy Foundation Matching Gift Program Charlene Trichtinger Dorrian ’58 Carla Harrison Duls ’70 Robert C. Eckenrode Elk County Community Foundation Irene J. Eyer ’95 and David D. Eyer Ellen Lally Farrell ’64 Bonnie Mesaros Ferris ’77 Doris S. Fiorentino ’68 FLYINVENTURES-A LLC Tanner D. Froehlich Mira Gornick Funari Helen Kuhn Gavigan ’71 Giovanna M. Rivera Genard ’94 and Daniel Genard General Atomics Virginia Taylor Gibson ’60 Glasser Family Foundation, Inc. Cathy Fitzgibbons Gleeson ’73 Joann Grieco ’91 Elizabeth Spina Grinnell ’79 Louise Bord Hagstrom ’59 Mary Beatrice Haider ’73 Katherine O. Haile ’74 Inez Avalos Heath ’70 Ann Polonus Heckel ’65 Donna Hixson ’01 Nancy Ritz Hudson ’66 Shirley and Marvin Huls Suzanne Strapac Jackson ’70 Susan M. Jessen ’18 Michael Kaufman Eileen Minnaugh Kief ’49 + Mary Klotman Ann Koziar ’64 Laurene DiGennaro Kristof ’64 and Zoltan Kristof Mary Louise Kundrat ’71 Maureen McCarthy Lamberti ’64 Frances M. Leap and Kathleen M. Froncek Richard A. Lewis Louis and Carmela Londino Patricia Mooney Loucks ’70 Mary Ellen Gotkiewicz Ludmerer ’59 and Victor Ludmerer Louise Lydon ’06 and Sean F. Lydon Karen Kurek Lynch ’73 Deborah Marizzaldi ’07 Marthinsen & Salvitti Insurance Group, Inc. Cheryl Maurana ’72 Nancy McCloy ’70 Paula S. McCommons ’88 Ruth Conley McDonald ’65 McFeely-Rogers Foundation Logan T. McKoy ’21 M. Jane McMahon ’70 Karen Lagan McNamara ’70 Maria L. Miller ’86 John L. Moore Margaret Grieder Mulcahy ’71

Boyd and Rev. Janice Murray Mary Ann Campalong Myhre ’64 Sally Aurelio Novak ’81 and Albert J. Novak Maureen O’Brien, SC ’67 Ellen E. O’Toole Carolyn Chorlton Parker ’52 Lisa Chilcoat Pate ’87 Tyler Peterson Raimondo Construction Co., Inc. Catherine Dorrian Reynolds ’51 Elaine Higgins Rogers ’64 Jacqueline Zvorsky Runkle ’71 Eileen Cline Ryan ’71 Mary Elizabeth Schrei, SC ’65 Emma E. Simmers ’19 Austin M. Sleek ’16 Christopher T. Snyder Ellen Spain ’08 Marietta Rossi Spotts ’55 Steve Stines Rosemary Cala Tobelmann ’76 Ann Trexler ’68 Susan A. Turner ’69 Anne M. Urban ’99 Kathryn Istvan Valero ’68 Nancy Vest Viviane Powell Vorbe ’73 WABTEC Colin M. Webb ’13 Geraldine Nasiatka Welch ’65 Patricia Didyoung Wentling ’57 and Donald Wentling Westmoreland Medical Equipment Company Kathleen M. Whalen-Eaton ’64 Patricia Lamb Whipkey ’67 Juliette Hau Wilson ’70 Valerie Wood Joan Poulos Zacharias ’73 Susan Zembruski ’73

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Darren Achtzehn Rebecca R. Ackerman ’92 Carol Akerman Cortese ’77 Stacy Jastrzembski Ankrum ’02 Arch Resources, Inc. Eileen Bartolomucci Marian Haley Beil ’61 Ellen Conway Bellone ’58 Ryan Bergert Todd and Kim Bergert Sandra Burin Bobick ’69 Vivian Boyer ’00 John S. Bozek Louise Calvario Brown ’64 Theresa Twaddle Buchanan ’68 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC Sonya Welesko Buerger ’87 Mary Ellen Bunker Jeannette and Robert Cannon Traci Hake Carter ’86 Valerie Harpel Carter ’80 and Todd Carter

Champ Printing Company Holli Cholley Jamie Coates Vanessa Ruffin Colbert ’74 Fred A. Covatto Elizabeth Vreeland Craco ’55 Judith Abell Crowninshield ’65 Mary C. Davin ’80 Gemma R. Del Duca, SC ’62 Andrew R. DeMase ’09 and Rebecca Sally DeMase ’11 Jamie P. DiAndreth Physical Therapy Karin G. Diaz-Toro ’83 Mary Beth DiSanti Theodore A. DiSanti Maureen Owens Dodson ’81 Valerie and Dana Eachus

Elizabeth Haradon Whitney Nash Harness ’07 and Jerry V. Harness, Jr. ’07 Bonnie J. Harshbarger ’64 Clair N. Hayes, III Dorothy McKool Hazen ’68 Henderson Brothers Retirement John Hoffman Drew Hoffmann Annette Modar Holder ’01 and Daniel Holder Holiday Inn Express Florence Derby Hoppe ’42 Cecilia Hughes Industrial Radiator Works IQ Inc. Christine Frederick Janove ’73

Maureen Speicher Marshall ’76 Barbara Martinelli ’91 Kathleen Lenzi Mascelli ’73 Barbara McDermott ’77 Mary Ann McQuade Ann Killoran Millar ’55 Rachel Cellini Morris ’73 Luann Mostello ’66 Lisa and William Muller Margaret M. Munley ’71 Rose-Marie Muzika ’80 Matthew S. Nelson ’08 Kerry McGarty Neville ’86 Justin D. Norris ’06 Maureen S. O’Brien Lynn H. Palmer ’72 + M. Ellen Steward Pentz ’72

Drew Green ’23, MBA ’25 Project Management

“The decision for me to attend was easy given the campus environment. Seton Hill is a small college that has a strong community.

Scholarships and financial aid have played a big role in being able to attend Seton Hill. Scholarship donors have invested in my education to make school much more affordable. Growing up in the sports world, athletics has become a passion. One career goal of mine is to become a professional coach.

Seton Hill has guided me through this process by allowing me to play basketball, take sports and coaching-related classes, and work directly with game day management.”

Susanna Einolf ’86 Debra Faszer-McMahon Joan Lavin Ferlan ’56 FieldTurf Diane Sandzimier Figg ’81 Susan Fondy Soralé E. Fortman Fotorecord Brett and Linda Freshour David and Sara Gardner Nicole Pergar Garrity ’08 and Sean T. Garrity ’08 Stephen and Virginia German Bernadette Hrabak Gersh ’84 + Mark Gersh Margaret Rooney Goldstein ’62 William and Martha Goodman Mary Ann Roeser Gray ’52 John W. Greiner Judy and Theodore J. Hakas Josephine Hamrock Hamer ’70 + Deceased

Janet Lucas Jefford ’67 Jen Jones Elizabeth M. Juhas ’79 Mary C. Juhas ’78 Kacin Companies Jane Daum Kadlubek ’73 Karndean Designflooring Rosalyn Cain King ’59 James Knights Monica M. Kolasa ’68 Lorenzo Lagera Last Man Standing Club Jacqueline McArdle Lee ’62 + Leidos Live! Casino Diana Gullette Lloyd ’68 Jennifer Lundy Bernadette Malinoski ’68 David Mandler Anita Lavin Manoli ’52 + Geraldine Frances Marr, SC ’63

Mike and Shelly Peterson Tyler Peterson ’21 Paulette Schutter Pipher ’80 Delores Musarra Plunkett ’54 PNC Foundation Matching Gift Program James D. Powell Premier Medical Associates, PC Barbara Middendorf Prince ’67 Corey D. Queen ’11 Christine L. Vucinich Quinones ’98 Carol Carpinelli Rencheck ’83 Stephanie J. Roelker ’72 Catherine Lee Rosenblum ’72 Lisa Ross Linda Rothbauer Ruffalo ’76 Mary Lou Kerr Sarber ’68 Janice Murphy Scolio ’64 Jacqueline Jablonsky Skiple ’83 Adam Smith Rosemary Blum Smith ’70

Linda Whitehead Somerville ’76 Bryan and Mary Ellen St. Clair State Farm Companies Foundation Stella M. Stott ’82 Brian and Karen Sullivan Donald Sutfin Swipe Out Hunger Zach D. Talkovic ’08 Roseann Funari Tedesco ’73 Harry A. Thompson, II TMR Roofing Charlotte Oliwa Toal ’67 Trane Technologies Linda Burnham Tullmann ’67 Stephanie Riley Turin ’88 and Todd Turin United Way of Southwestern PA USG Foundation, Inc. Judy Wagner Velky ’68 Kathleen Polonus Waddell ’71 Westmoreland Museum of American Art Anita V. Whitehead Jewel Williamson-Burns Windswept Promotions Patricia Seybert Winklosky ’91 AJ and Melissa Wroblewski Lou Ann Braden Zeigler ’83

$250 – $499

Anonymous American Association of Orthodontists Tyler J. Anderson ’08 George A. App ’11 Joan Truax Avioli ’54 Phyllis Sheehan Bambeck ’62 Pamela M. Basista ’70 Sara Beatrice ’70 Zachary T. Benzio ’14 Jacob Boehme Mary E. Boland-Doyle ’17 Toni L. Brubaker ’04 Pamela Bruchwalski BSN Sports Michael-Patrick A. Buckley ’17 Buttercup & Thistle, LLC Kathleen M. Campbell ’80 Michael Cary Jennifer Castellano Bob Chambers Loren Charboneau Charley Family Shop ’n Save Nancy Woodyard Chilcoat ’59 Jane Halligan Claesgens ’70 Michael Coleman Concurrent Technologies Corporation Barbara Conroy Mary Kay Agamedi Cooper ’92 and Eric Cooper Eleanor Coyne ’63 Mary Ross Cox ’99 Ann Nokes Crane ’68 Leslie Martinelli Cyr ’82

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Christine Dallmann Brian Davidson Dean Honda Linda J. Delia ’69 Nicholas J. DeIuliis Patty DePalma Ronald T. DiBiase ’11 Susan Dillon Debra A. Donley ’75 Teresa L. Drewski Anne and Robert Easby-Smith Marjorie Eckman ’68 Dennis Emert Energy-One Heating & AC Keith and Melissa Erickson Marian Shaheen Eskay ’72 Anthony J. Fanelli ’16 Joanne D’Itri Fantone ’78 Richard Fello Dolores Krasovec Fernandez ’68 Deborah Clarchick Finnegan ’72 Brian Finnerty Foley & Mansfield James France Sebastian Frazetta Summer Garland Friedlander ’75 Tanner D. Froehlich ’22 G & C Painting and Flooring, LLC Carissa Ann Aloisi Gans ’83 Mary Jo George ’63 Carole Herwood Gilardi ’59 Carol Tomlinson Giles ’83 Catherine Noroski Giunta ’75 Chad Green Mary Margaret Flatley Green ’66 Nancy J. Guerra Chelsea Halker Bryan M. Harmon ’07 and Jamie Clark Harmon ’07 JoAnn T. Harr ’92 Barbara A. Harrold Jeffrey A. Harrold Grace Hartzog, SC ’71 Claire Heiser ’80 Louise Helfferich Anne Buck Hoag ’60 Patricia Hogan ’67 James R. Howell ’05 Indian Valley Construction, LLC Al Isch J. Corks Brent Jackson Janet Bender Jacoby ’74 Dr. and Mrs. Bharat Jain Lisa Cooper Jensen ’74 Brandon Jossey ’14 David and Barbara Kalla Tina and David Karl Lara N. Heinz Key ’11 and Brian A. Key ’11 Mary Lou Hamill Kilian ’61 Chelsey L. Knapton Jerry Kraisinger Doug Krivda ’09 Kunkle Heating & Cooling

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Eileen O’Toole Kunzman ’70 Lapels: A Fine Mens Clothier Lazor Furniture, Inc. Armand Leonelli ’06 and Nicole Koci ’08 Mary Levie Judith D. Longhauser Robert C. Lorenzetti Sally Lyon Loughran ’63 and The Honorable Charles H. Loughran Angela K. Lutze ’70 + Barbara Edwards MacKenzie ’64 Clara A. Macko ’63 Raymond Marinpetro Susan Scholze Marotta ’73 McElwain Brothers Paint and Collision McKee Environmental, Inc. Donald E. McWreath ’17 Justin A. Meenan ’09 Marti Blackson Meerscheidt ’76 Kimberly Barkley Megonnell ’98 Deborah Palanko Mikita ’73 Kary Coleman Milan ’98 Diane M. Miller Renee Kania Miller ’15 and Christopher Miller ’16 Jeanne T. Monoski ’79 Mandi Moss Mary A. Murray My HoneyBee Gift Boutique Evan T. Myers ’18 Joyce Novotny-Prettiman ’97 Margaret and Charles Obrecht Katherine Coleman O’Brien ’57 Kimberly O’Brien Maureen O’Connor ’73 Ellice Y. Park Aaron Pascazi ’11 Monica Martyak Petrick ’59 Jane Phillips Marc A. Piche ’15 Patricia Dreistadt Policastro ’64 Joshua D. Pratt ’08 Jennifer Reeger Patricia Garvey Regan ’63 Rob’s Auto Detailing Jeraldine Stein Romeo ’64 John Rusnak Rick Sabol Lisa Ann Scales ’84 Marie Vrable Schietroma ’51 Donald Schmidt Schneider’s Dairy, Inc. Daly Mackowski Schreck ’64 Richard J. Schulte Showman Hardscapes Katherine Klopsch Siler ’70 Susan and Daniel Simmers Smail Auto Group Kathleen Smith-Delach ’80 Joshua K. Sobota ’06 and Ellen Fisher-Sobota ’09 Allegra Stasko Slick ’88

Edgar Snyder & Associates SSM Industries, Inc. William Stavisky Allen and Susan Stevens Michael Stevens ’15 and Katherine Stevens Elizabeth Repasky Subjeck ’76 Rosemary Scott Suess ’63 Diane Planisek Summey ’68 Gretchen Werle Tambellini ’68 Louise Ferrante Tanney ’59 Matthew Teplitz and Sue Challinor Miranda Thompson Michele Traficante Triangle Tech Trust Home and Earth Roseanne and Scott Tucker Margretta Stokes Tucker ’77 Dawn Udovicic United Way of Bergen County United Way of York County Michelle Samarin Unruh ’94 Curt VanMater Marjorie and David Voytek James R. Waddell Kathy Marie Kwapisz Walter ’73 Cory J. Weibel ’07 and Colleen D. Ereditario ’11 Judith Kelly Wentzel ’64 Jaime West Westmoreland Cultural Trust Brandon M. Whitfield ’08 Diane W. Wiley Rob Wilkes Douglas Wood ’11 Erin Wood Suzanne McGowan Wright ’83 Patricia Cosgrove Young ’69 Mary Elizabeth Celestine Zelenak ’73

$100 - $249

Anonymous Acquasanta Catering, LLC Clark Adams Mary Dobson Adee ’59 Lawrence Albensi Robert L. Albert Carol J. Aldridge ’66 Susan Aljoe ’68 Margaret Allen-Malley ’69 Alphalete Performance & Fitness Frank A. Altier Adam J. Altman ’04 AmazonSmile American Legion Byers Tosh Post #267 Amerikohl Mining Linda Anastasia Mary Kay Deane Anderson ’71 Stephanie Anderson Emmanuel and Sue Ellen Answine Renee Appleby Thomas Appleby Kathleen Appugliese ’74 Mary Harenski Arbutiski ’62

Mary Hokamp Arrowsmith ’63 Paula Schmidt Ausserer ’79 David Austeri Marcia Marciniak Auth ’76 Melissa Baker Janice Tabone Balzic ’61 Alicia Baranik Charles Barker Martin F. Barkin Lewis Barkley Mary Elizabeth Reilly Barrett ’64 Rosemary Baldi Barton ’80 Daniel Baughman ’17 Cynthia and Bill Beal Constance C. Beckel ’07 Genevieve McNally Becker ’69 Joanne Caterino Beckjord ’71 Melissa E. Bednar ’00 Frances Bedway Jeffrey and Kristin Bedway Nicholas P. Behm ’19 Katherine Donahue Bell ’69 Celeste DiStefano Bellissimo ’68 Russell and Georgia Bergert Rebecca A. Best ’89 Jane Ann Bielecki ’78 Carol J. Billman ’95 and Fred R. Billman Sondra Herring Bisignani ’60 Michael Bittel ’16 Elise Perisino Bizup ’65 Sharon Black Barbara Bensel Blasi ’68 Victoria Bleyer ’82 Marylin Bloom ’81 Denise C. Bobincheck ’75 Kerry Boehm Boeing Company Juliana Boerio-Goates ’75 Andrea E. Bongivengo-Englehart ’87 Dylan E. Bonzo ’21 Casey Bowser Jackson Boyd ’14 Patricia Bradley ’99 Jeffrey and Jennifer Brands Suzanne M. Brannagan ’84 Deborah Streza Bray ’66 Sharon Brewer ’64 Carol Ann Chaffee Bright ’61 Michael and Maryann Brooker Eileen M. Brophy ’71 Shaun Brunelle Lynne Massari Bryan ’82 Nash Bryan ’22 Janice Beth Gennaula Bryner ’83 Frank Bua Mary Ann Fisher Buck ’68 Cheryl Palko Bukta ’73 Jason W. Burger ’19 Charlene L. Burns ’80 Barbara S. Burstin Priscilla Crowe Burt ’60 Carey Busatto Photography Carole Scott Bush ’75 George J. Bush Kitchen Center

Sharon Hernjak Caba ’72 Darryl Caldwell Philomena F. Caldwell Cheryl Callahan Chris Campbell Robert D. Carbaugh ’13 and Alissa Jones Carbaugh ’13 Janet E. Carlisle ’11 Arlene Carapellucci Carmichael ’64 Rita Wathne Carr ’65 Cary Carrabine Kyle Carrabine Mary-Elizabeth Grimm Carroll ’58 Barbara Hoffman Carusillo ’79 Thomas and Pamela Caruso Richard Cassidy John Castellano Kathleen Ferrari Catalano ’59 Jeanne Schneider Cerce ’65 John Charley and Margaret Horning Jamie L. Chichy Traci Anne Bechtold Cikins ’85 City of Greensburg Virginia M. Clark ’75 Maryann Bandieramonte Clarke ’65 Sylvia Miller Clarke ’57 Peggy J. Cline Club NBT, LLC Gerald R. Colbert Karen Morgante Cole ’75 Blaine and Marlene Coleman Rose Baran Colletti ’64 Mary Jane Collins John F. Conley Irene Drozd Conrad ’63 Patrick Conway Karen Altenderfer Cordaro ’67 Janet M. Corpora ’70 Mary Ann G. Corr, SC ’67 Brendan J. Costantino ’14 Kathryn J. Costantino Mary Sullivan Couchenour ’48 Rick Couchenour Plumbing Country Club Gardens Landscaping Nicole Coury Denise Troll Covey ’83 Ami Cree Michael Cresanta Jason J. Crighton ’09 Tim Cronin Jill M. Croushore ’95 Crown Castle USA, Inc. Mary Kathleen Cuneo Christine L. Cusick Carolyn Zappone D’Astolfo ’66 Joan Pilarski Daley ’65 John O. Dalton ’14 Patricia Trongo Dangelo ’68 Gregory Daughenbaugh Marilyn and James A. Davis Adelle Schmalzried Dawson ’64 Carolyn Day Danielle M. Day ’09 and Daniel I. Day ’09

+ Deceased

Paul and Elizabeth Deastlov Sandra deBourelando ’72 Francis DeFabo Doris Nickum DeForest ’49 Susan DelVecchio ’71 Nancy DeMuth Marcia Taylor Dent ’74 Ray DePalma Denise Plante Deshaies ’60 Sharlotte Kepple DeVere ’82 and Mark G. Dalrymple Timothy F. Deyell ’19 Chrisette Dharma Lisa Dian Victor and Susan DiBattista Elizabeth DiCamillo ’74 Diane Krutz DiCola ’84 Robert and Diana DiCola Louise Paluselli Dilisio ’70 Andrew R. DiNardo ’10

Christine A. Dziedzina ’73 Nina Edgar Patricia Fegley Edmiston ’73 Dorothy Schmadel Egbert ’69 Christine Geary Ehman ’93 Richard and Caroline Ekman Marie Secky Emanuel ’59 Ernesty Chiropractic, Inc. Ernst & Young Foundation Marie Smith Esselborn ’56 Kirsten Estabrooks Gina Eachus Etchings ’06 and Landon Etchings ’07 Nicholas Exposito ’16 Michelle M. Faith Michelle Fame Karen M. Fanale ’89 Patricia Perreaut Faugno ’69 Colleen Feigel Matthew and Kimberly Feigel

Mike and Dawn Fischer Chad M. Fitzgerald ’07 Susan Fiumara Ellen Phillips Fletcher ’65 Daniel Flickinger Nicole A. Flores ’02 Matthew Foley Josh D. Forbes ’15 Kara Forsyth Framar, Inc. Anne Dawgert Franchak ’66 Fravel Custom Woodworking Jane Duffy Frenke ’68 Mary Fritz Carolyn A. Fronapel ’71 Bridget L. Sutton Fulmer ’93 Maeve Gallagher Veronica Garcia Bobby Gaston Georgia Gaudi

Zoey Sussan ’25

Business/Marketing “I participated in the Italy Study Away trip in May and had hands down the absolute best experience. Coming from a large family, traveling is sometimes a financial struggle.

I worked during the summer of 2022 and throughout the school year to save money for the trip, all while maintaining my grades.

I also received the Jaclyn Murton Walters ’70 Endowed Scholarship for Study Abroad which helped put the trip within reach and allowed me to fully experience Italy.

Studying with my classmates helped me create lifelong friendships, and I made two great friends in different majors than mine who I may have never met otherwise.

Being a business major, I will have to talk to people no matter what field I get into. This trip helped me enhance my people skills and helped me come out of my shell. I cannot wait to see the other opportunities Seton Hill and the Study Away program will continue to offer me towards my education and my career!”

Anthony J. DiPerna ’13 David Doll Dominion Foundation Joseph and Patricia Donahoe Deborah Donahue ’07 Mary Anne McCloskey Donnelly ’64 David C. Droppa Linda Martin Dudzinsky ’75 Sarah Duffy Elizabeth A. Dundus ’72 Joseph and Jean Duran Sherrie Adkins Durham ’81

Kathleen Bolgar Fenelon ’74 Kevin Ferguson Adam T. Ferita ’17 Michael Ferrari ’07 Lisa A. Festa Angela Lancaster Fetchero ’85 Jordan M. Fiedor ’21 Todd Fiedor Sandra Finley ’87 Katie Fiorelli Steph Fiorelli Margaret Marcinizyn Fischbeck ’69

Suzanne Fletcher Gauthier ’70 Glenda Testa Gebert ’95 Nancy Flowers Geist ’65 Dylan Gelven ’15 Richard Gensler Patricia A. Gentzel ’69 Cynthia Ralston Gerken ’70 Joan Gibel ’69 Germaine Gillespie Jackie Coy Givins ’63 Scott Goldstein Diane Golias

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Nancy Kubinec Gongaware ’81 Lori Gosnell Danielle R. Goyette ’68 Donna M. Grandinetti Roberta Fitzgerald Grant ’64 Victoria Marie Gribschaw, SC ’65 Ryan A. Grieco ’19 Christine C. Grondalski Marjorie C. Gross ’67 Dennis Grove LouAnn Grove Matthew G. Grove ’11 and Courtney Grove Brenda Williams Grubisic ’71 Julia Collins Guarnieri ’67 Michael Guerrieri Lorraine Vallari Gunset ’51 Mary Gast Hafner ’79 Corinne Volk Hall ’84 Philomena A. Hanson ’08 Meredith E. Harber ’08 Susan Vaccare Harkema ’92 Janet Harouse John Harper Roberta Sordi Harper ’63 Robert P. Hay Kelly Baker-Chapla Hayden ’90 Barbara Dorsner Hazelton ’66 Zachary J. Heide ’16 Mary Ann Heneroty Hess Physical Therapy, LLC Matthew Hillwig Marie Pellicano Hinchliffe ’52 Felicia Janssen Hines ’79 Dallas C. Hipple Deborah Gutwald Hlavach ’95 Catherine and Walter B. Hobart, Jr. Jean Dziak Hobert ’64 Richard Hoff ’06 Joseph Hoffman Karen Alsbaugh Hoffman ’68 Marysia Holden James and Donna Hollis Sandra Kiggins Holmes ’77 Deborah Torock Holnaider ’78 Patricia Carroll Housley Nita Cappetta Houston ’77 Rita Monastra Howell ’51 Dr. Todd Hrbek George and Beverly Hritz Charlie Hudson Huffman’s Auto Sales, Inc. Jean M. Hufnagel ’79 Bethany Hudak Hughes ’00 Hungry Run Processing, LLC Susan E. Hutchins ’72 Janice Burkhardt Hylton-Tischler ’85 Chris P. Ilse ’13 and Alessandra Nicholas Ilse ’16 Indiana Total Therapy El’Vonda Jacobs ’11 Marian Baumbach Jacq ’58 Dee Sharbaugh Jankosky ’60 Allison R. Jennings

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Joy L. Jennings ’80 Linda Stark Jensen ’70 Joe Johns Dwane Johnson Katherine Sheridan Johnson ’79 Vickie Valles Joseph ’80 Kristin A. Juhasz ’12 Cortni McGinnis Junko ’03 Kalumetals, Inc. Judith Giannone Kane ’68 Agnesmary Treanor Karol ’52 Joe Katarski Kathy Hutter Katarski ’72 Mark Katarski Kattan-Ferretti Insurance Agency, Inc. Marie Boucek Kazmierczak ’60 Janet Hinderer Kearns ’65 Kimberly Kearns Judith Maciag Kelley ’66 Ruth Dowling Kelly ’62 Alexandra L. Kemp-Thompson ’13 Carol McLaughlin Kenney ’70 Janice Rohal Kenney ’82 Laura E. Kerestes ’19 Mary Ann Church Kestler ’78 Brad Kettering Gregory King Patricia M. King Terry L. Kintner Mary Lou Cronin Kintz ’57 Andrew T. Kirsch ’08 Diane Kastner Koch ’59 Patrick J. Kohl ’11 Andrea Kopcak ’00 Jeff and Mandy Korn Nancy Koser Jeremy Kosicek John Kosky Contracting, Inc. Angela Mennow Kozlowski ’93 Christie Krapp Molly Krapp Mary Lee Gannon Krieg ’54 Marianne Krostyne ’82 Vicky M. Krug ’88 Amy Kuehn Connie Kugel Marguerite Simpson Kull ’71 Louisa Lagera Jonathan Laird Patricia Lamb ’94 Jeanne Landolfi ’75 Barry Landsperger Amber Larson Julie Lawrence Christine Layton Scott E. Learn George and Virginia Leiner Patrick Lemansky Linda New Levine ’65 Joan Suda Lindsey ’63 Peter and Jessica Liokareas Joshua M. Logan ’12 Kirstin M. Logan ’10 Janet Porvaznik Lomicka ’66

Demerese Madden Lomond ’64 Steven J. Long ’07 Keith M. Lord Gertrude Ward Lorenz ’56 Susan Lowery Dan Lowry Joshua Lozecki Lisa Lozecki Theresa M. Luck Andrew and Dawn Lynn Carol E. Lyons Ron Macecevic Gary and Sandy Macioce David L. Mackall Carol C. Mahoney ’76 Mary Jane Reid Maidment ’69 Nicole M. Makos ’16 Stephanie and Patrick Malley Lois Jones Maloy ’59 Myra M. Mamo Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP Martina Owens Mandella ’91 Jeffrey Mandler M.J. Mandler Keith Mangel Patricia G. Manno ’00 William and Paula Markle James S. Markley Sharon Donaldson Marks ’83 and Robert J. Marks Rosemarie Porto Marone ’57 Dianna Thomas Marusko ’02 Donald Marusko Lee Matchett Elyse Matriccino Maureen E. Matty Robert E. Maver Annalisa Snair McCann ’01 Suzanne E. McCann Alice Hau McCarthy ’65 Carol McCarthy Jacquelyn Fontana McCarthy ’11 and David A. McCarthy ’11 Erika Haitz McCarthy ’10 and Michael P. McCarthy ’09 Kevin and Carol McCarthy Elizabeth B. McCarville ’55 Agnes Flatley McClarnon ’59 Jay P. McDonald Rosemary McGeary ’60 Reed and Megan McGraw Matthew and Amy McHugh Kathleen Talley McKenna ’68 Susan S. McKie Mary B. McKinley ’65 MedCare Equipment Company, LLC Leigh Meis Wayne Messner Theresa Smarrella Metcalf ’57 Constance Jacobelli Meyers ’75 Catherine F. Mickolay ’66 Maria Mickwitz ’60 Clara Durant Mignogna ’48 Elizabeth San Miguel

Jovita Baratta Minnich ’70 Anthony and Rosalie Mirenda Collin P. Mitchell ’19 Michele Kania Mitchell ’92 Thayne C. Mitrik ’16 Shari Mittaly Jeremy Molitoris Kathryn Mihalcik Moore ’71 Moove In Self Storage Linda Morlacci Geri Morrow Bryan Moss Mother of Sorrows Parish Donald and Kathy Mower Nancy Donoughe Mueller ’66 Beverly McDade Mulholland ’61 Iva Munk ’88 and Milton V. Munk Elizabeth Hards Murphy ’65 Jonathan W. Murphy ’12 Diana Murphy-Greiner ’64 Colleen Claybaugh Murray ’79 James P. Murray, III ’98 Gertrude S. Myers ’94 Coby Naess Cheryl A. Napsha ’77 Nick P. Neferis ’18 Carl Neighbors ’98 Mary Ellen Hau Nemo ’64 Fred Nene Talib Nichiren ’96 Janice Flood Nichols ’69 and David Nichols Gary and Jayne Nicholson Karen Nickel Jean Rybak Nutter ’68 Ocreations, LLC Patricia Fajerski O’Hanlon ’73 Sean O’Keefe M. Diane Adley O’Malley ’68 Nancy C. O’Neill-Ahearn ’68 Dave M. Offner ’17 Robert and Denise Olesak Michael Orie Barbara-Jean Lewis Ottley ’84 Amy B. Overton Susan Pipak Owens ’73 Helene Karasek Paharik ’87 and James G. Paharik Lucinda Gray Painter ’78 Christine M. Pallenik ’79 John Pallotta Anne Marie Palumbo ’69 Ellen Panebianco ’62 Lillie Pang ’77 Tim Parana Alanna Daniels Parsons ’06 Annette Basilone Pasqual ’59 Melissa Pasquinelli ’96 Jonathan Pavloff Jeanne Wood Pecsek ’65 Francis B. Pendola Mary Anne Marcinizyn Pendola ’67 Jane Penman Mark Pennartz

Marylu Hourigan Perchak ’71 Mary Rizi Perini ’47 Kathleen Assini Perry ’59 Nancy Frank Perunko ’67

Linda and Jeffrey Reisner Mary Kathryn Norton Ridenour ’74 Roxanne L. Rinier ’80 Rizzo’s Malabar Inn

Janet Gliedt Schneider ’55 Lee and Linda-Jean Schneider Jacqueline Bifano Scholar ’62 Nona Corbett Schonbachler ’59

Niko Apodiakos ’23 Cybersecurity

“A pivotal factor that solidified my decision to enroll at Seton Hill was the cutting-edge cybersecurity program. I take pride in my achievements here, particularly in accomplishing two milestones: maintaining a GPA of 3.75 and consistently earning a place on the Dean’s List and securing an internship with the Department of Homeland Security in Pittsburgh. One aspect of my internship that I had not fully anticipated was the mental aspect as cases worked on within the department are often distressing. Despite that, I have appreciated the experiences and the valuable life lessons they have imparted.”

Joan L. Pesata ’69 PET/CT Services of Florida Joseph Kappel Kerstin Peters ’06 Mary Jane Kirschner Peterson ’69 Karen and John Petrus Megan Warman Pettke ’18 and Shane W. Pettke ’18 Nancy Grieco Pfeiffer ’69 Rosemarie Rzasa Phaneuf ’63 Laura Harpel Phipps ’85 Marian Gross Piet ’81 Elizabeth Cetola Pietruska ’63 Pledgeling Foundation Anita Bridge Pohland ’72 Nancy Rashlich Pollak ’87 Bernadette Kovach Ponko ’71 Douglas Portner Jeanne Painter Powanda ’83 Donald A. Primerano Judith and Donald Pripstein Jeffrey Pryal Beverly S. Pultz ’84 Edward Pultz Grace Hoover Puterman ’64 Elizabeth Scott Raveche ’72 Andrew Razanauskas Ja’Nean C. Ceidro Reay ’00 Alanna Rebaudo-Davis Antonia Mollica Reese ’54 Margaret O’Neil Reese ’56 Julie Reese-DuVall ’78 Peyton A. Reesman ’21 Amanda Malkowski Reiche ’12

+ Deceased

Donald U. Robertson Mary Frances Huth Robey ’63 Kevin Rohan Patricia Rosko-Kubistek ’85 Catherine Rossi Kristen Rossi David Rotoli Teresa Roy Michael Rozell Gloria Dauchess Ruchanan ’71 Hannah Ruggiero Matt Rum Steve Rum Patricia Coons Rumon ’68 Amy Ruschak John Russell John G. Russell, Sr. Michele E. Russell Mary Ann Ryan ’68 Mary-Ann Kerekes Salvatore ’64 Stacey Sanders ’02 Rosanne H. Sandolfini ’91 Beth Santacroce Gene A. and Iva Jean Saraceni Allison Wyzkiewicz Sasso ’01 and Jacob M. Sasso ’11 Donna Schafer ’69 Angela Scheck Jacquelyn Scheck Jeff Scheck Carol M. Schildgen ’64 Patricia Palmer Schimmel ’59 Ellen Uschak Schimpf ’72 Jeffrey Schmigel

Timothy Schreiber ’16 Melissa Schwartz Seth Schwartz Linda W. Schweitzer ’71 Lorraine Sciacca-Finch ’75 Jason and Jessica Scott Joleen Sebeck Secret Plant Company Carol V. Seirup ’73 Lisa Seremet Joseph P. Shaffer ’16 Emily and David Shedlock Kay Shotts Shedwick ’60 Nancy Finke Sheehan ’72 Diane Persuda Sheffler ’86 Walter J. Sheffler, Jr. Alyce Holden Sheridan ’57 Donna Dowling Sheridan ’65 Diana H. Shutt ’91 Jill Dunmire Siddiq ’96 Helen Zang Sieger ’78 Melanie Simko ’06 Linda Gioia Simon ’75 Mary Anne Simon Amy Simpson ’91 Katie M. Burns Sipe ’09 and Gregory A. Sipe ’14 Barbara Bifulco Skonieczki ’78 Mary G. Skubak ’80 Mary Kostelnik Sloniger ’61 Smallman Street Deli, Inc. Brett M. Smith ’16 E. Sharon Smith ’79 Jacquelyn M. Smith ’98

Mollie and Dan Smith Timothy Smith Anita DiBagno Smolenski ’61 Cecil Spadafora Vernet Spence-Brown ’77 Nancy J. Sprock ’84 John R. Squier Maureen Malley Squires ’68 David St. Clair ’21 James Staib Ann Combs Stainton ’70 Barb and Jamie Staniscia Joshua Staniscia Charles and Judy States Monsignor Roger A. Statnick Steel City Whip, LLC Steep Mountain Tea Company Carol A. Steinmetz ’91 and James Steinmetz Kathy Luketich Stem ’77 and Theodore Stem Valerie J. Stipcak ’09 Cameron J. Stone ’16 Thomas Stossel Tiara K. Stossel ’14 Mary Hope Kirk Straub ’64 Hillary Dean Strawser Lisa Streit Jane Strittmatter ’07 STS Delivery Service, Inc. Margaret R. Stubbs ’85 William Stufft Andreas Stühn Gerry Wood Sullivan ’67 Mary Luthy Sullivan ’99 Summer Hair, LLC TaMara Swank Brent Swartz Jeffrey Swartz Lou Anne Wilks Swetonic ’63 Kimberly and Jeffrey Swetye Jean Swinker Alice Hughes Sziede ’63 Diane Tamasitis Susan L. Tarasevich ’78 Brian Taylor Larry Taylor ’95 Judith Zanone Tedford ’67 Tees-N-Tops Joseph Terrell Galen TeSelle Peggy Teselle Penelope J. Thomas ’15 Patricia Walker Thornton ’72 Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing Thrivent Choice Gretchen Tickle James J. Timko Barbara A. Tompko ’94 Joan Mihalcik Toohey ’65 Top Velocity Patricia Toy Wendy Tracy Trader Jack’s Storage, LLC

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James Traficante Mary Yeager Travers ’53 Caroline Ayars Treiber ’59 Patrick J. Trettel ’10 Joyce Petrosky Trew ’69 Patricia Holzshu Trichtinger ’61 Chris and Melissa Twombly Brian Tychinski James and Christina Tyminski Jennifer Uhlemann Pomona Valero Theresa Verteramo Varrato ’58 Darryl E. Vaupel Deidra Vaupel Jeffrey Vaupel Dominic Venditti Ann Jones Vescial ’57 Dale Vietmeier Gordon Vietmeier Gordon Vietmeier Golf School Mary Jane Eisenbart Vignovic ’69 Kathleen Keally Voigt ’59 Zachary J. Voytek ’17 Garret B. Vrbanic ’17 Milan Vukas Russell and Susan Walker Mary Memmi Wallace ’88 Michelle L. Walters Collin Wansor Sheila Lonergan Ward ’65 Brian Warheit ’11 Julie Warnick Ralph T. Wasil ’98 Lisa Wassel Kathleen Watkins Mike Waugh Kathleen Weidner ’71 Nancy Zilner Weir ’75 John Whalen Susan Dzurisin White ’68 Candice McMullen Whitsel ’72 Rebecca McLaughlin Wilcox ’78 Wilder & Company, Ltd., P.C. Dean and Susan Will Kyle Wilson Sherri Wilson Eleanor Berg Wisniewski ’65 David Wojcik Greg and Carol Wood Julie M. Woodburn ’10 Mary Donnelly Worden ’83 Jamie Wrabel ’21 Brandon Wright ’17 JoEllen DiGirolamo Yeasted ’70 Mona Yep Mary Just Zappone ’71 John Zavatchan Mary Theresa Zazzera M. Diane Zelenak ’91 Mary Anne O’Connor Zeller ’72 Angelo and Martha Zilli David and Cathy Zilli Michaela Zlnayova ’97 Judith A. Zorichak ’01

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Kerry Zostant Ann E. Nicoletti Zowine ’63 Katie L. Zuzik ’12 Ashley E. Zwierzelewski ’22

Up to $99

Nathan Abromson Drew Adams Erica Hainesworth Adams ’09 Linda J. Adler Norma Jean Agona ’97 Brett Aiello Renee Aiken Hope J. Albert ’23 Tyler C. Alberts ’22 Nick Allen Ezra Ancrum Renee Kubicki Anderegg ’99

Elizabeth McDonough Baker ’64 HJ Baker Judy A. Baker Lee and Paula Baranik Bonnie E. Barnhart ’07 Carole A. Barrett ’69 Daniel Barron Isabella C. Battiata ’20 Kathy J. Baum ’07 BC International Kinsley Beachler Josh Bears Brigid Beatty Kim Beck Madeleine Benoit Beck ’61 William Becker Edward Belade Justin Belcastro

Jeffrey Bogdan ’00 Zak Boisvert Frank Bonura Sarah Smith Borie ’69 Kathleen Bornhorst Kathy Haughey Boss ’70 Celeste M. Bowler ’79 DeAnna Brady Lara L. Brady ’20 Maureen Delaney Brant ’90 Mike Breaston Mary Jo Ruefle Brecht ’77 and Timothy M. Brecht Laurie H. Brelsford ’90 Maura E. Brereton ’23 Sydney L. Brewbaker Rick Brickley Juliann Pavlasky Brier ’88

Tai Ragland ’25 Medical Studies

“I plan to become a Physician Assistant specializing in cardiothoracic surgery. Seton Hill has offered me an amazing program that will help me achieve that goal faster than the average person. I really enjoy taking part in all of the various opportunities that are available on campus and am currently a resident assistant, Black Student Union officer, Student Ambassador and a part of the volleyball club. My involvement in these organizations has offered me an opportunity to meet different people while improving my leadership and public speaking skills. The friends I have made along my journey are the reason I have had such a great experience. I am proud of the person I have become and the knowledge I have gained in the short time I have been here.”

Carla E. Anderton ’12 Christina Andrae Sheila M. Angel ’00 Rosina DiAbundo Anthony ’68 Chelsea K. Apke ’15 Dimitri Apodiakos Abigail Appiah Carolyn Appleby Denise Ardisson Callista A. Arida ’18 Mary Arne Michael Arnzen Joe Arovits Shavonne Arthurs Charla Conrad Askey ’22 Geoffrey Atkinson Ryan Audia Helen M. Auman

David Belfield Madison Belinda Megan Belinda Briahna L. Bell ’22 James and Kathleen Bendel Amy Beninati Ronald and Janet Bennett Jennifer Berardinelli Kasey L. Beres ’23 Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Laurel Region Denise Bilott Jeff Black Collin Blaney ’17 Cynthia Blasko Tonya Blickenderfer Robert Boebel Edwin and Patricia Boehm

David and Beverly Brinn Chaz Brosteen Chris Brown Cynthia Brown Elly Sparks Brown ’72 Wade Brunelle John Bruno Joshua Bucher Elizabeth Deignan Budney ’60 Veronica R. Buell ’23 Emily M. Buksa ’23 Jarrel H. Burnett ’09 Haley W. Burns ’15 Cheryl Shenefelt Bush ’89 William H. Butcher Marian Gasbarro Cadwallader ’76 Patricia Bytnar Cahill ’65 Lois Callwood

Christopher Campus Kathy Capalbo Allison L. Carmean ’23 Carrie L. Caroselli ’07 Leonard Carota Lee S. Carrozza ’14 Joan T. Casale ’57 Daniel P. Casebeer David Castillo Judith Chiari Caudill ’61 Cierra M. Cautela ’23 Courtney Cecere ’21 Janice S. Cerra ’88 Dixie Chambers Randell Chapman ’23 Xiaoping Chen ’19 Barbara Harman Christian ’55 Andrew Chuba ’19 Dominick Cicala Eileen Elchin Ciccotelli ’76 Joseph A. Cillo ’18 Deb Ciocco Heather Clark Michael and Kelly Cleland Michael Clinton Brand and Barbara Closen Amber Coates Elizabeth Cody Elaine Jackson Colao ’66 John H. Cole ’18 Mark A. Colella ’18 Lexi Coleman Chad Collins Morgan Comport Amy Conlan Carroll Conlan Amalene Cooper-Morgan Ronald Cord Carol-Ann Diffenderfer Corrigan ’59 Kacie A. Cosentino ’23 Karen Jacoby Cote ’64 Country Cuts Kathleen Cranfill-Hupp Scott G. Critchfield ’23 Paige Crocker Charlotte Rundel Cronauer ’71 Mary Alice Fritz Cronin ’61 George Cross Karen Cunningham, SC Marilyn L. Cutshall ’80 Ryan Czekaj Maggie Daly The Dancer’s Closet Traci L. Daughenbaugh Carol Davis Ellen L. Davis ’23 Tracey L. Snyder de Báez and Tony B. Milan Sean Decker Matthew C. Deemer ’09 Charlie Westhoven Deer ’75 Matthew N. Delmonico ’14 Jonathan DeLuca ’12 Lekesia Dempsey

+ Deceased

Mary Anderson DePalma ’08 Carol Donohue DeRiggi ’59 Mary Frances Cipriani DeRubeis ’84 Andrew DeSana ’19 Rosemary DeSana Christa DeSpirt Tina Iarussi Desport ’93 Amanda DeWitt Daniel Deyell Amanda S. Diable ’22 Joseph Diamond Dorinda and Ronald J. DiBiase Susan Dick ’82 Sandra Dietrich ’99 Rachel R. Dietsch ’23 Ben DiFrancesco Maureen C. Diggory ’23 Karen DiGnazio Alani M. Dilonardo ’23 Alexis Dimond Gregory Dinger Margaret A. DiNinno ’82 and Ralph DiNinno Rudy Dockery Susan Doell LuAnn Milne Doerzbacher ’78 Dominic’s Sports, Inc. Derek R. Donaldson ’09 Joan Balcavage Doolittle ’68 Tara Dougherty Charlene Douglas Dreistadt Service Emma Duffy ’23 Aaron Duhart Mary Dawn Adair Dumm ’76 and Lawrence J. Dumm James Dunlap ’98 Brian Duso Lyn Dwyer, SC ’60 Jessica Eberley Paul Edwards Barbara Einloth, SC ’71 Rachel Elicker ’23 Ashley White Erhard ’17 Gavin Erickson Samantha Etoll Luke S. Ewing ’22 Marie Ewing Francis Exposito Linda Burke Falcone ’69 Jean Marie Farina Brian G. Fehr ’23 Susan Feldman Darlene Ferrante ’68 Cynthia J. Ferrari ’06 Eve Ferrari Julie Fetchik Ross Fiegener Mike Fischer William and Erin Fischer Teresa Fontanazza Amara Forsyth Virginia Motsay Fossaceca ’61 Samantha Foster

Leticia Fournier Mariann Palombo Fox ’91 Rosemary Warga Franca ’69 Cynthia Olenick Franzi ’77 Alex Fry Michelle Frye Debra Niton Fulgenzio ’80 Albert Funk Thomas Funk Annette Gabany-Smiach Suzanne Curran Gaertner ’65 Kyle Gaillard Anita L. Gallagher Bill Gallagher Erica Gamerro ’02 Jocelyn Garcia Ann Garth Denis P. Garvey Ronald and Lisa Gates GBG Realty LLC Carol L. Gelet ’85 Kristina Gensler Abigail T. George ’23 Jenda Domaracki George ’99 Erica Gevaudan Mary Beth Gray Gigler ’70 Zachary J. Gilkey ’22 Patricia Wesner Gill ’67 Kristy Giovannitti Amanda Glaze Lisa Glessner William Gnadinger Marian Goering Cody E. Golon ’15 Sharon Gosnell Rebecca Graham ’72 Brian W. Gralluzzo ’23 Brigid Marie Grandey, SC ’63 Michael A. Grant ’13 Grateful Smoke BBQ Greater Latrobe Laurel Valley Chamber of Commerce Jacquelyn Greathouse Carter Green Derrick Green Jenna Greenawalt Cheryl Greenwald Professor Beth Griech-Polelle Channing Griffin Linda Liedke Griffiths ’74 Kailen M. Grimm ’20 Grows on Main Marie Cillaroto Grubin ’67 Louise Grundish, SC Eileen Pschirer Guay ’68 Josh Guetter Richard and Lori Guttman Brittony Guy Lynda J. Guzik ’78 Mary Kay Prokopik Guzik ’78 Alex D. Haines ’14 Haili N. Halle ’22 Zachary Hamm Colette Hanlon, SC ’63

Margaret A. Hanlon ’23 Thomas P. Harbert Karen Harouse-Bell ’82 Dylan R. Harper ’19 Mcgarity H. Harper ’21 Donna Harrell Kathleen Harris Michelle Harris Keiristin N. Harrison ’11 Kathleen Harty Jason Hawke Nate Hazlett Kathryn Kochanowski Hemlick ’81 Hempfield Area Band Parents Association Lauren L. Hennessy ’23 Rebecca Henninger ’23 Cody Herald Keith Herbster Nathaniel Herbster Allison E. Hickman ’08 Alexander H. Hill ’14 Dawn Parsley Himler ’76 Gary Himler Patricia Breene Hipkins ’68 Margaret Wood Hockenberry ’80 Mac Hoffman Cindy Hogan Jonathan Holmes Taylor Holmes Shana Holzer Michelle F. Horvath ’10 Michael Houck Mary Helen Hough Joanna Houston Brianna Howells Dorothy Hufford Patrice Hughes, SC ’62 Erik Hultgren ’16 Mary Ann Perlick Humphery ’72 Sally Hamilton Hurrianko ’65 Kathleen A. Huth ’77 Innate Fitness Latrobe, LLC Kathleen O’Neil Isleib ’62 Giannina Gonzalez Issakidis ’14 Jeanne Iwler Antwon Jackson Richard D. Jacob Elizabeth Jacobs Karl Jacobs ’12 Joanne Dubovi Jakubowski ’81 John James Theresa Helinsky Jaworski ’68 Steven Jeffries Barbara Travers Jentes ’87 Dennis G. Jerz Alivia Johnson Elise A. Johnson ’23 Jacinta R. Jolly ’23 Antwarn D. Jones ’10 and Joanna Pichardo Jones ’13 Barbara Binder Jones ’57 Darnell Jones ’12 Kailyn Jones

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Wendy Jones Abby Jordan Rita Joyce Robin Joyce Maureen Polla Jozwick ’71 Ronald J. Kallen Rosemary Vallozzi Kampo ’63 Dennis Karl Jeffrey Karl Theresa M. Kashin ’82 Mara Katarski Elaina Kauffman ’17 Christopher Kaufman Walter Kedjierski Kathy Anne A. Keiser ’22 William S. Kemerer ’22 Beth and Thomas Kepple Danielle Kessler Nancy Chamberlain Kimball ’70 Kotie Kimble Julie McGonnell Kimbrell ’80 Jordan E. Kipp ’22 Kitchen on Main Susan M. Klas Earl Kleckner Abigail Klepacz Marilyn Maloy Kline ’69 Kelly Klingensmith Maureen Kochanek Susanne M. Kokoska ’12 Donald and Carolyn Korb Jean Korn Michelene Weber Kossol ’82 Rosemarie Palko Kovarcik ’65 Victoria Krapp Teresa L. Krivacsy ’84 Kaitlyn E. Krueger ’22 Tony Krzmarzick Michele Kuiawa Ben Kurczewski Heidi L-G Rachel Lamison Robert H. Lang Marilyn Moran Lanz ’63 Larrimor’s Mary Ann Lauffer Christopher M. Law ’19 Joan Lawrence ’81 Collin Layton Karen Silbaugh Lebar ’90 Dylan Lefebvre ’14 Beata E. Leighton ’23 Laura Kampo Lennon ’89 Carol Ann Leshock ’68 David Levie William Levin, M.D. Stacy Levine Phylis Pietrusza Levino ’67 + Diane M. Lewis ’70 John and Virginia Lieberman Nancy Ligus ’16 Gina Carrick Lindenfeldar ’90 Regina Lindsey Brandon Linton

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Eileen Lisker Daniel and Karen Locke LondynnKate Photography Gabryelle R. Long ’23 Mary Norbert Long, SC ’67 Mackenzie J. Longo ’23 Margaret Zimmerlin Lope ’71 Mark E. Lopushansky Aaron Lowe Connie Lucas Ray Lucas The Lucky Turn Ty Lydic ’17 Donna Hibbs Lynch ’03 Elizabeth Kramer Lyng ’76 Sarah Maccarelli Tammy MacDonald-Wilson ’96 Marian Madden, SC ’83 Kayla M. Maga ’23 Carrie Magee ’95 Suzanne J. Mahady Mary Kennedy Brittain Mahoney ’71 Main Street Sweets Joanne Sterbutzel Malone ’54 Charles Mandarino ’16 Michael Mandler Chris Mann Marissa L. Mannerino ’23 Jacob Mapel Steven and Valerie Marchand Patricia and Donald Marco David R. Marocco Irene Marquez Sarah Marsh Cynthia and Mark Marshall Lyzona Marshall Zachary J. Martinelli ’17 Virginia Manna Martins ’56 Mary Neal Masters ’72 Maureen Foy Mathews ’79 Brandon S. Matthews ’23 Mark Maurer Shelby R. Goudy May ’20 Kalie A. Mazzoni ’09 Patrick P. McCarthy ’14 Sharon M. McCarthy Cheryl McClain ’86 Alicia McConnell Matthew T. McCune ’08 Christine Weniger McDermott ’69 Faith A. McDowell ’22 Janet Mooney McGehean ’65 Anne Ende McGervey ’61 Julia McGinniss McGowan ’26 + Kathleen McGrady, SC ’71 Dan McGuire Christy McHugh ’10 Marilyn Komatz Mealy ’56 Nikki L. Meglis ’89 Jeffrey J. Meis Kimberly Meis Rowan K. Mentzer ’23 Jon Meyer Tyawna M. Meyers ’23

Doreen Michaud Antonia LaRosa Michel ’83 Alexandra J. Michele ’23 Antonia Milke Barbara McKenna Miller ’59 Dave Miller Joanne I. Miller ’84 Melissa Miller ’03 Sharon L. Mills Marsha Minteer Rachel and Bertram Minushkin Linda M. Misterkiewicz ’73 Lisa and Arthur Moeller Stephen Molick Shannon M. Mong ’23 Felicia Moon Jim Moon Rose Moon Emilie Moore ’23 Isabella Morano Karen Morgan Beth Mori Mark Mouser Kathleen Mucci Katherine E. Muise ’23 Melissa J. Mummert ’23 Margaret Schroeder Murphy ’67 Kenneth L. Murray, Jr. Stephanie Murray Olivia Mustin Jackie D. Myers ’09 Shaelynn M. Myers ’23 Cheryl Natale ’83 Edie Naveh Priscilla Garvis Naworski ’64 Cathy McGlinchey Neal ’66 Mary Kay Neff, SC Elijah Nelson Thomas and Susan Netzer Kevin P. Neumann ’16 James W. Newman ’15 Rita H. Newman ’73 Nick S. Nichols ’12 Heidi Niesen Harlowe Nigh Jeanne Reichard Niklas ’59 Mark A. Nobile Rachel Conroy Noblett ’64 Tomi Ann Nolan ’54 NovaCare Rehabilitation Brian M. Novotny Richard M. Nugent Karen O’Meara O’Connell ’70 Molly Glock O’Hara ’78 Abigail Oesterling Joan Leonard Ohi ’85 Daniel L. Oliastro Kimberley A. Opatka-Metzgar ’84 Amy Opsitnick ’00 and Edward Opsitnick Eileen Trant Orie ’59 Ronald Oswald Josh Owens Barbara Palangio ’11

Mary Lou Palas, SC ’69 Julianna Paluch Beatrice Ann Parenti, SC ’69 Linda Foschia Parise ’62 Paige D. Parise ’19 Michele N. Parkhill ’10 Pritesh R. Patel ’23 Alexandra A. Patterson ’22 Laura S. Patterson Carly Paulovich Deborah Pavetti ’04 Andrew Pavloff Laurie K. Peddicord ’01 Nicole Peeler Kimberly Swanson Pellicer ’87 Kim A. Pennesi ’93 Makenzie L. Penney ’22 Rabbi Sara Rae Perman Kristin R. Perowski Louise Pesci Andrea Chontos Peters ’76 Doug Peters Kyle J. Pfabe ’23 Caitlyn J. Phillips ’23 Joanne Raneri Phillips ’74 Nellie C. Phillips ’18 Maria Sarneso Pieffer ’84 Chris Yurick Piper ’79 Joseph W. Piper Allison N. Pittman ’22 Garland Debner Pohl Chloe E. Pohland ’23 Kevin Polechko Rinaldo Policicchio Jeffrey Poole Madison C. Porter ’22 Corrine E. Poulin ’14 Emma McGinniss Powderly ’29 + Alyssa M. Powell ’23 Marcy Davis Powers ’92 Gloria Prevenslik ’66 Mary Ann Farrell Price ’61 Rori Price ’01 Nancy Pringle Mary Rillo Pruchnic ’54 Lyndsey Malinish Queer ’05 Quintessence Publishing Company, Inc. RuthAnn Fischer Ranker ’72 Gemma Gigliotti Rasmus ’81 Bradley J. Rauber Barry Reeger Martha M. Reilly and John J. Reilly + Patricia Carney Reilly ’69 Sean M. Reilly J. Elaine Resnick ’87 Judith Reyna Constance and Brian Riker Kay Rubright Rinko ’59 Mary Wilson Risewick ’59 Veronica M. Rist ’86 Christian Roberts ’18 Vanesah L. Roberts ’23 Scott Robertson

Janet White Robinson ’52 Monica Robinson Abigail C. Rocks ’23 Corey-Barron Rogers ’13 Noel Roman Anna Rosemeier Irene Hoferka Roskovensky ’76 Joseph Rossi Kathryn Rother Katherine Rounds ’23 Marty Ann Rovedatti-Jackson Craig Ruby Daniel J. Ruby ’11 Sandra K. Rudy JoAnne Duca Rugh ’70 Charles and Alice Rulapaugh Tammy Kowalchick Rullo ’82 Daniel L. Rupert ’21 Desiree R. Saether ’23 Corisa R. Saitta ’23 Breanna Salanova Chris Salem Maura Barry Salins ’87 Breanna Kelly Salvio ’16 Angela R. Sarneso Darlene Sauers Natasha L. Scaife ’23 Carol Mulholland Scanga ’88 Alicia Scaramuzzo Dennis and Tracy Scates Elizabeth Schall Curt Scheib Adam Scheller Melissa Scheller Susan B. Scheuring ’71 Martha G. Schirf Eric Schmadel Raymond C. Schmidt Justin and Molly Schmotzer Elizabeth Schollaert Myriam Schram Matt Scorzafava Maria Mahalsky Scott-Bollman ’82 Robert Seese Nicholas H. Sell ’16 Sarah N. Semekoski ’23 Senior Estate Associates Sarah Seremet ’23 Miles Sexton ’18 Jeremy R. Sforzo ’22 Dylan Shaffer Emma L. Shaulis ’22 Austin N. Shaw ’20 Alesandra L. Sheffler ’23 Paula Hayes Sheridan ’65 Chad Sherman Chris Sherman Diane Maguire Sherwood ’66 Robert Shifko Gary Shook Samuel Short Samuel Shumway Sandra Henzler Sickenberger ’01

+ Deceased

Marion W. Siebert ’84 Jeremy Simms Abigail Skatell ’21 Tom Skelton Kathleen Skibinski Mary Ralston Slavonia ’65 Barbara Ann Smelko, SC ’72 Jordan Smith Kris M. Smith ’12 Raine E. Smith ’23 Deborah and Steven Snider Joseph and Ann Snodgrass Freda Dings Snyder ’00 Kevin Snyder Jaylynn Sobotka Miriam R. Soisson, SC ’51 Caroline Solomon Clayton and Melissa Spangler Timothy Spicher ’09 Spiral Financial, Inc. Rita J. Spisak ’77 Elizabeth Duval Spotts ’77 Jennifer L. Sproull ’14 Melanie Wallace Stackhouse ’97 Cathy Starkey Justin M. Starkey ’09 Jessica Starrett Juwan Staten Amelea R. Steffy ’22 Kelly A. Steiner ’23 Janice Malego Steinhagen ’79 Karen Coury Stevenson ’78 Jonathan P. Stewart ’07 Ryan Stewart Carol Miller Stillwagon ’63 Karen Herda Stiteler ’75 Butch Stofko Ed Stofko Valerie Schmid Stokes ’79 Nick Stotler ’19 Sarah Kocevar Strang ’79 Jill Stroba Mary LaFata Stroffolino ’61 Edith Strong, SC ’67 Kathryn Haas Stukus ’64 Jerod C. Stull ’23 Nicholas Stumme Linda Markle Suereth ’62 Mary Ann Piskor Sullenberger ’68 Tyler Sullivan ’17 Susan and William Swan Allison M. Swaney ’22 Trevor Swartz Dorothy Donauer Sweeney ’69 Mark Sweeney Callahan L. Sweeny ’22 Michelle Swick Dylan Swierczynski Mary Ellen Sydavar-Russell and John Russell Kenneth and Stephanie Szekely Ashley M. Szymkowiak ’23 John Tamasitis

Melissa Tamburrino Alyson B. Taylor ’23 Donna Macha Taylor ’70 Jacob Temple ’18 Joshua A. Testa ’11 Brendan Thiele Jason Thomas Rick Thomas Pamela Parrish Thomason ’83 Sandra Yowik Thomasson ’69 Kylee M. Thompson ’19 Antoinette Barila Thompson ’68 The Honorable Gina Cerilli Thrasher Jackie Tickle Theresa Klosowski Tobin ’68 Dalanie H. Tompkins ’22 Veronica Ascolese Tonkovic ’71 Carl A. Tori John C. Torpey ’22 Ty Trainor Bruce F. Trest Steve Tribble Kenneth Trumbetta, Jr. ’11 Adam Trumbower Brian E. Tucker ’21 Michael J. Tulley, Jr. Nancy Turbe Lorraine Drnevich Turicik ’75 Erin Twohig-Canal ’99 Grant Twombly Will Twombly Dorcas Shick Tyson ’66 Lisa M. Tyson ’89 Jill Ulicny Judy and David Underwood Violet Uram ’01 Kevin C. Urtz ’12 Jon VanSlooten Austin Veiga Anthony Venditti Sheri Ventrone Victoria Lin Ceramic Shoppe, Inc. David P. VonSchlichten ’19 and Kimberly VonSchlichten Caleb E. Voorhees ’23 Stacie Waddell Donald Waltz Kathryn E. Way ’23 Marjorie S. Way Marcus A. Weakland ’16 Margaret Markunas Weaver ’67 Michael and Bridgett Weeks Rose Ann C. Wegley ’87 Kelly Korber Weimer ’96 Richard H. Weimer Cheryl Weisberg Alyssa Tripoli Wells ’94 Trinity M. Wennberg ’23 EJ Werner ’11 Dawn Whalen Antoinette Jankowski Whaley ’69 Kristin Wheaton Michael and Patricia Wheeler

Lisa Wilkins Terry Wilkins Clara T. Williams ’82 Krista Williams Lynne E. Williams Natalie Williams Mary Ann Winters, SC ’67 James Wood Carol Wright Danae Wright Mary Jo Repasky Wright ’68 + George Yakubisin Thomas M. Yarabinetz Leila Guzman Yeckley ’80 Alice A. Yezbak ’13 Yumzio Bistro Mary Lou Yurick ’72 Colleen J. Yurko Gina Rehberg Zagerman ’79 Andrea B. Zalno ’10 Rosemarie Evankovich Zaydak ’77 Paul Zeise Matthew and Lauren Zielinski Frank Zimmaro Marcie J. Zorn-Smith ’96 Brett Zuder Emma Zuder

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UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Class of 1926

Julia McGinniss McGowan +

Class of 1929

Emma McGinniss Powderly +

Class of 1941

Martha Whelan Murphy +

Class of 1942

Mary M. Washko +

Class of 1947 Mary Rizi Perini

Class of 1948

DONORS

BY CLASS YEAR AND PROGRAM Seton Hill University is grateful to the following alumni for their contributions to the University between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

Undergraduate alumni are listed by Class Year with graduate and certificate alumni listed under their area of study.

Mary Sullivan Couchenour Becky T. Kerns Clara Durant Mignogna Barbara Nolan Reilly

Class of 1949

Doris Nickum DeForest Eileen Kelly Garbarini + Eileen Minnaugh Kief + Jean Vislay Klein +

Class of 1950

Louise Parcella Bitler +

Class of 1951

Lorraine Vallari Gunset Rita Monastra Howell Rosemary Petrosky Mazero + Catherine Dorrian Reynolds Marie Vrable Schietroma Alberta M. Albrecht Siemiatkoski Miriam Richard Soisson, SC

Class of 1952

Mary Ann Roeser Gray Marie Pellicano Hinchliffe Agnesmary Treanor Karol Anita Lavin Manoli + Nancy Smith O’Brien Carolyn Chorlton Parker Janet White Robinson

Class of 1953

Anonymous Beverly Suraci Spyropoulos + Mary Yeager Travers

Class of 1954

Joan Truax Avioli Mary Lee Gannon Krieg Joanne Sterbutzel Malone Tomi Ann Nolan Delores Musarra Plunkett Mary Rillo Pruchnic Antonia Mollica Reese

Class of 1955

Barbara Harman Christian Elizabeth Vreeland Craco Patricia A. Landers Elizabeth B. McCarville 54

DONORS BY CLASS YEAR

Ann Killoran Millar Janet Gliedt Schneider Marietta Rossi Spotts

Class of 1956

Nancy Verdon Appoldt Marie Smith Esselborn Joan Lavin Ferlan Gertrude Ward Lorenz Anne Boitano Lynes Virginia Manna Martins Marilyn Komatz Mealy Margaret O’Neil Reese

Class of 1957

Joan T. Casale Sylvia Miller Clarke Barbara Binder Jones Mary Lou Cronin Kintz Rosemarie Porto Marone Theresa Smarrella Metcalf Katherine Coleman O’Brien Jacqueline Bower Richards Alyce Holden Sheridan Nancy J. Stoner Ann Jones Vescial Patricia Didyoung Wentling

Class of 1958

Ellen Conway Bellone Mary-Elizabeth Grimm Carroll Charlene Trichtinger Dorrian Marian Baumbach Jacq Charlotte Dimond Smith Judith M. Stanley Theresa Verteramo Varrato

Class of 1959

Mary Dobson Adee Kathleen Ferrari Catalano Nancy Woodyard Chilcoat Carol-Ann Diffenderfer Corrigan Carol Donohue DeRiggi Marie Secky Emanuel Carole Herwood Gilardi Louise Bord Hagstrom Rosalyn Cain King Diane Kastner Koch Mary Ellen Gotkiewicz Ludmerer Lois Jones Maloy Agnes Flatley McClarnon Barbara McKenna Miller Jeanne Reichard Niklas Eileen Trant Orie Annette Basilone Pasqual Kathleen Assini Perry Monica Martyak Petrick Kay Rubright Rinko Mary Wilson Risewick Patricia Palmer Schimmel Nona Corbett Schonbachler Louise Ferrante Tanney Caroline Ayars Treiber

Class of 1960

Sondra Herring Bisignani Elizabeth Deignan Budney Priscilla Crowe Burt Patricia Bolosky DeRosa Denise Plante Deshaies

Lyn Dwyer, SC Virginia Taylor Gibson Colette Hanlon, SC Joanne Salvador Highberger Anne Buck Hoag Dolores Sharbaugh Jankosky Marie Boucek Kazmierczak Rosemary McGeary Rose-Marie Weibel Merz Maria Mickwitz Elaine B. Organek Nancy Rambacher + Kathleen Kumer Rooney Kay Shotts Shedwick Mary Kostelnik Sloniger

Class of 1961

Janice Tabone Balzic Madeleine Benoit Beck Marian Haley Beil Carol Ann Chaffee Bright Judith Chiari Caudill Mary Alice Fritz Cronin Virginia Motsay Fossaceca Mary Lou Hamill Kilian Anne Ende McGervey Beverly McDade Mulholland Mary Ann Farrell Price Anita DiBagno Smolenski Mary LaFata Stroffolino Patricia Holzshu Trichtinger

Class of 1962

Mary Harenski Arbutiski Mary Ann Crenner Aug Phyllis Sheehan Bambeck Patricia Cabrey Gemma R. Del Duca, SC Margaret Rooney Goldstein Patrice Hughes, SC Kathleen O’Neil Isleib Ruth Dowling Kelly Jacqueline McArdle Lee Ellen Panebianco Linda Foschia Parise Jacqueline Bifano Scholar Marianne Drott Squyres Linda Markle Suereth

Class of 1963

Mary Hokamp Arrowsmith Irene Drozd Conrad Eleanor Coyne Mary Jo George Jackie Coy Givins Brigid Marie Grandey, SC Roberta Sordi Harper Patricia Carroll Housley Nancy Boerio Iorizzo Rosemary Vallozzi Kampo Marilyn Moran Lanz Joan Suda Lindsey Sally Lyon Loughran Clara A. Macko Geraldine Frances Marr, SC Rosemarie Rzasa Phaneuf Elizabeth Cetola Pietruska Patricia Garvey Regan Mary Frances Huth Robey Carol Miller Stillwagon

Rosemary Scott Suess Lou Anne Wilks Swetonic Alice Hughes Sziede Ann E. Nicoletti Zowine

Class of 1964

Elizabeth McDonough Baker Patricia L. Barey Mary Elizabeth Reilly Barrett Robin Heffernan Beck Elise Perisino Bizup Sharon Brewer Louise Calvario Brown Therese Burson Arlene Carapellucci Carmichael Rose Baran Colletti Karen Jacoby Cote Adelle Schmalzried Dawson Sheila K. Delaney Mary Anne McCloskey Donnelly Ellen Lally Farrell Sally Conroy Fullman Roberta Fitzgerald Grant Bonnie J. Harshbarger Jean Dziak Hobert Brenda Bergquist Kessler Ann Koziar Laurene DiGennaro Kristof Maureen McCarthy Lamberti Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus Demerese Madden Lomond Barbara Edwards MacKenzie Diana Murphy-Greiner Mary Ann Campalong Myhre Priscilla Garvis Naworski Mary Ellen Hau Nemo Rachel Conroy Noblett Patricia Dreistadt Policastro Grace Hoover Puterman Gail Vermilyea Quigley Elaine Higgins Rogers Jeraldine Stein Romeo Mary-Ann Kerekes Salvatore Carol M. Schildgen Daly Mackowski Schreck Janice Murphy Scolio Marguerite Fiori Slavonia Mary Hope Kirk Straub Kathryn Haas Stukus Judith Kelly Wentzel Kathleen M. Whalen-Eaton

Class of 1965

Anne Murray Belz Barbara Saglime Block Patricia Bytnar Cahill Rita Wathne Carr Jeanne Schneider Cerce Maryann Bandieramonte Clarke Judith Abell Crowninshield Joan Pilarski Daley Ellen Phillips Fletcher Patricia Acquaviva Gabow Suzanne Curran Gaertner Nancy Flowers Geist Ann Polonus Heckel Sally Hamilton Hurrianko Janet Hinderer Kearns

+ Deceased

Rosemarie Palko Kovarcik Linda New Levine Alice Hau McCarthy Ruth Conley McDonald Janet Mooney McGehean Mary B. McKinley Mary Ann Mogus Elizabeth Hards Murphy Monica Magda Null Mary Diederich Ott Jeanne Wood Pecsek Mary Elizabeth Schrei, SC Donna Dowling Sheridan Paula Hayes Sheridan Mary Ralston Slavonia Anna Marie Tempero Joan Mihalcik Toohey Sheila Lonergan Ward Geraldine Nasiatka Welch Eleanor Berg Wisniewski

Class of 1966

Carol J. Aldridge Deborah Streza Bray Elaine Jackson Colao Carolyn Zappone D’Astolfo Martha Tecca DelPizzo Anne Dawgert Franchak Mary Margaret Flatley Green Barbara Dorsner Hazelton Nancy Ritz Hudson Judy Maciag Kelley Janet Porvaznik Lomicka Catherine F. Mickolay Luann Mostello Nancy Donoughe Mueller Cathy McGlinchey Neal Gloria Prevenslik Diane Maguire Sherwood Dorcas Shick Tyson

Class of 1967

Anonymous Karen Altenderfer Cordaro Mary Ann G. Corr, SC Susan Boyle Fisher + Patricia Wesner Gill Marjorie C. Gross Marie Cillaroto Grubin Julia Collins Guarnieri Patricia Hogan Janet Lucas Jefford Phylis Pietrusza Levino + Mary Norbert Long, SC Ann Mikulski Moore Margaret Schroeder Murphy Irene O’Brien Nunn Maureen O’Brien, SC Mary Anne Marcinizyn Pendola Nancy Frank Perunko Barbara Middendorf Prince Edith Strong, SC Gerry Wood Sullivan Judith Zanone Tedford Charlotte Oliwa Toal Linda Burnham Tullmann Margaret Markunas Weaver Patricia Lamb Whipkey Mary Ann Winters, SC

Class of 1968

Susan Aljoe Rosina DiAbundo Anthony Genevieve Becker Celeste DiStefano Bellissimo Barbara Bensel Blasi Theresa Twaddle Buchanan Mary Ann Fisher Buck Jean Kessel Chapas Ann Nokes Crane Patricia A. Dangelo Joan Balcavage Doolittle Marjorie Eckman Michelle M. Faith Dolores Krasovec Fernandez Darlene Ferrante Doris S. Fiorentino Jane Frenke Danielle R. Goyette Eileen Pschirer Guay Carol Guglielm Dorothy McKool Hazen Patricia A. Hipkins Karen Alsbaugh Hoffman Theresa Helinsky Jaworski Judi Kane Monica M. Kolasa Carol Ann Leshock Diana Gullette Lloyd Bernadette Malinoski Kathleen T. McKenna Angela Mudrak Jean Rybak Nutter M. Diane Adley O’Malley Nancy C. O’Neill-Ahearn Gloria Fiorelli Pollock Patricia C. Rumon Mary Ann Ryan Mary Lou Kerr Sarber Mary Anne Simon Judith A. Slack Maureen Malley Squires Mary Piskor Sullenberger Diane Planisek Summey Gretchen Werle Tambellini Antoinette Barila Thompson Theresa M. Tobin Ann Trexler Kathryn E. Valero Judy Wagner Velky Susan D. White Mary Jo Repasky Wright + Mary Frances Senita Zadzilko

Class of 1969

Margaret Allen-Malley Jane Ward Austin Carole A. Barrett Katherine Donahue Bell Veronica Zasadni Froman Blue Sandra Burin Bobick Sarah Smith Borie Mary Susan Bradley Susan Mary Cummings + Linda J. Delia Dorothy Schmadel Egbert Linda Burke Falcone Patricia Perreault Faugno Margaret Marcinizyn Fischbeck

Rosemary Warga Franca Patricia A. Gentzel Joan Gibel Marissa Rivera Huttinger Marilyn Maloy Kline Lenore Parrott Luckey Mary Jane Reid Maidment Christine Weniger McDermott Kate Moloney Gail Clougherty Moses Kathleen J. Motil Janice Flood Nichols Margaret Bergin O’Connor Mary Lou Palas, SC Anne Marie Palumbo Beatrice Ann Parenti, SC Joan L. Pesata Mary Jane Kirschner Peterson Nancy Grieco Pfeiffer Patricia Carney Reilly Michele Moore Ridge Donna Schafer Joanna Pietropaoli Stillwagon Dorothy Donauer Sweeney Sandra Yowik Thomasson Joyce Petrosky Trew Susan A. Turner Mary Jane Eisenbart Vignovic Antoinette Jankowski Whaley Patricia Cosgrove Young

Class of 1970

Pamela M. Basista Sara Beatrice Kathy Haughey Boss Jane Halligan Claesgens Janet M. Corpora Louise Paluselli Dilisio Carla Harrison Duls Suzanne Fletcher Gauthier Cynthia Ralston Gerken Mary Beth Gray Gigler Victoria Marie Gribschaw, SC Josephine Hamrock Hamer Inez Avalos Heath Mary Sue Hyatt Suzanne Strapac Jackson Linda Stark Jensen Carol McLaughlin Kenney Nancy Chamberlain Kimball Eileen O’Toole Kunzman Diane M. Lewis Patricia Mooney Loucks Angela K. Lutze Nancy McCloy M. Jane McMahon Karen Lagan McNamara Jovita Baratta Minnich Karen O’Meara O’Connell JoAnne Duca Rugh Kathleen Dziuban Scott Katherine Klopsch Siler Rosemary Blum Smith Ann Combs Stainton Donna Macha Taylor Jaclyn Murton Walters Juliette Hau Wilson JoEllen DiGirolamo Yeasted Carol Corsetti Zeitler

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Class of 1971

Mary Kay Deane Anderson Maryan Kurp Baughman Joanne Caterino Beckjord Eileen M. Brophy Charlotte Rundel Cronauer Susan DelVecchio Barbara Einloth, SC Carolyn A. Fronapel Helen Kuhn Gavigan Brenda Williams Grubisic Grace Hartzog, SC Maureen Polla Jozwick Wilda K. Kaylor Marguerite Simpson Kull Mary Louise Kundrat Margaret Zimmerlin Lope Mary Kennedy Brittain Mahoney Kathleen McGrady, SC Catherine Meinert, SC + Kathryn Mihalcik Moore

Veronica Ascolese Tonkovic Kathleen Polonus Waddell Kathleen Weidner Mary Just Zappone

Candice McMullen Whitsel Mary Lou Yurick Mary Anne O’Connor Zeller

Class of 1972

Anonymous Jeanne Gruber Bratsafolis Cheryl Palko Bukta Johnette Zappone DeRose Carmine Coco DeYoung Teresa Oliverio Drewski Christine A. Dziedzina Patricia Fegley Edmiston Paula Sgro Fagan Cathy Fitzgibbons Gleeson Jonnie Guerra Mary Beatrice Haider Christine Frederick Janove Jane Daum Kadlubek Ellen Katter Alice Kaylor

Anne T. Brower Elly Sparks Brown Sharon Hernjak Caba Sandra deBourelando Catherine Gornik Dolfi Elizabeth A. Dundus Marian Shaheen Eskay Deborah Clarchick Finnegan Jane Gilchrist Rebecca Graham Mary Ann Perlick Humphery Susan E. Hutchins Kathy Hutter Katarski Mary Neal Masters Cheryl Maurana

Class of 1973

Susan Riss Pellish Cathy Plesha Mary Ann Noroski Scully Carol V. Seirup Cyndra Beattie Sellari Mary Jane Snyder Kathleen Sullivan Patrice A. Tedescko Roseann Funari Tedesco Viviane Powell Vorbe Kathy Marie Kwapisz Walter Joan Poulos Zacharias Mary Theresa Zazzera Mary Elizabeth Celestine Zelenak Susan Zembruski

Class of 1974

Kathleen Appugliese Vanessa Ruffin Colbert Rosemary L. Corsetti Marcia Taylor Dent

Class of 1973 Honors Sisters of Charity with 50th Reunion Gift “We are new people, comparatively speaking, and this a new school. We are not the passive recipients of a legacy of tradition but the makers of it. . . It is our school. It is making us now; we will eventually make it, even though we have not the pride of aristocrats looking back on things accomplished, but the ardor of pioneers seeing great things ahead.” – from the 1928 Setonian editorial “My School” As the Seton Hill Class of 1973 looked toward their 50th Class Reunion, they were inspired by this quote from the 1928 Setonian. To that end, the Class presented two checks during Alumni Weekend – an overall gift of $289,330 and a $60,145 gift earmarked for the Class of 1973 Endowed Scholarship they created.

“The Seton Hill spirit of ’seeing great things ahead’ inspired us as we began making plans for our 50th anniversary reunion. We wanted our class gift to reflect our deep respect and gratitude to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill as pioneers of women’s education and influential role models for us during our college years and beyond. And we also wanted to showcase our commitment as alumnae to the future of our beloved alma mater, now a thriving coeducational university. To establish and dedicate a scholarship in honor and memory of the Sisters seemed exactly the right fundraising project to engage our classmates, and we were delighted by their enthusiastic response. It was especially meaningful to all of us that so many Sisters of Charity were in attendance at our special dinner at Regina House when we unveiled and presented the scholarship and total class gift checks to President Finger,” said Reunion Chairs Jonnie Guerra, Ellen Katter, and Alice Kaylor.

Photo: President Mary Finger receives the Class of 1973’s Class Gift from Reunion Chairs Ellen Katter, Jonnie Guerra and Alice Kaylor.

Margaret Grieder Mulcahy Margaret M. Munley Earlene Wright O’Hare Marylu Hourigan Perchak Bernadette Kovach Ponko Stephanie J. Powers Gloria Dauchess Ruchanan Jacqueline Zvorsky Runkle Eileen Cline Ryan Susan B. Scheuring Martha G. Schirf Linda W. Schweitzer

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Lynn H. Palmer + M. Ellen Steward Pentz Anita Bridge Pohland RuthAnn Fischer Ranker Elizabeth Scott Raveche Stephanie J. Roelker Catherine Lee Rosenblum Ellen Uschak Schimpf Nancy Finke Sheehan Barbara Ann Smelko, SC Katherine Schenck Smith Patricia Walker Thornton

Claudia Kovach Karen Kurek Lynch Susan Scholze Marotta Kathleen Lenzi Mascelli Maureen E. Matty Deborah Palanko Mikita Linda M. Misterkiewicz Rachel Cellini Morris Rita H. Newman Maureen O’Connor Patricia Fajerski O’Hanlon Susan Pipak Owens

Elizabeth DiCamillo Kathy Bolgar Fenelon Linda Fiorelli Jacqueline Kendrick Gravell Linda Liedke Griffiths Katherine O. Haile Janet Bender Jacoby Lisa Cooper Jensen Roberta L. Kaylor Joanne Raneri Phillips Mary Kathryn Norton Ridenour

Class of 1975

Denise C. Bobincheck Bibiana Boerio Juliana Boerio-Goates Carole Scott Bush Virginia Clark Karen Morgante Cole Debra A. Donley Linda Martin Dudzinsky Summer Garland Friedlander Catherine Noroski Giunta Jeanne Landolfi Michele K. McArdle Constance Jacobelli Meyers Karen Fisher O’Connor Lorraine Sciacca-Finch Linda Gioia Simon Karen Herda Stiteler Lorraine Drnevich Turicik Nancy Zilner Weir

Class of 1976

Marcia Marciniak Auth Cynthia Wills Black Marian Gasbarro Cadwallader Eileen Elchin Ciccotelli Mary Dawn Adair Dumm Dawn Parsley Himler Elizabeth Kramer Lyng Carol C. Mahoney Maureen Speicher Marshall Marti Blackson Meerscheidt Barbara H. Nakles Kathleen Furgerson Nowicki Andrea Chontos Peters Irene Hoferka Roskovensky Linda Rothbauer Ruffalo Linda Whitehead Somerville Elizabeth Repasky Subjeck Rosemary Cala Tobelmann Donna Germano Uhrinek

Class of 1977

Mary Jo Ruefle Brecht Carol Akerman Cortese Bonnie Mesaros Ferris Cynthia Olenick Franzi Sandra Kiggins Holmes Nita Cappetta Houston Kathleen A. Huth Barbara McDermott Cheryl A. Napsha Lillie Pang Madelyn Smoody Setterberg Vernet Spence-Brown Rita J. Spisak Elizabeth Duval Spotts Kathy Luketich Stem Margretta Stokes Tucker Susan Marie Yochum, SC Rosemarie Evankovich Zaydak

Class of 1978

Anonymous Jane Ann Bielecki Marta Mann Conkling LuAnn Milne Doerzbacher Linda Earnest Joanne D’Itri Fantone

+ Deceased

Denise V. Ferris Lynda J. Guzik Mary Kay Prokopik Guzik Deborah Torock Holnaider Mary C. Juhas Mary Ann Kaylor Mary Ann Church Kestler Molly Glock O’Hara Lucinda Gray Painter Julie Reese-DuVall Helen Zang Sieger Barbara Bifulco Skonieczki Karen Coury Stevenson Susan L. Tarasevich Rebecca McLaughlin Wilcox

Class of 1979

Anonymous Paula Schmidt Ausserer Celeste M. Bowler Barbara Hoffman Carusillo Christine Delegram Farrell Elizabeth Spina Grinnell Mary Gast Hafner Felicia Janssen Hines Jean M. Hufnagel Katherine Sheridan Johnson Elizabeth M. Juhas Joan L. Manoli Maureen Foy Mathews Jeanne T. Monoski Colleen Claybaugh Murray Sharon McCullough Nies Christine M. Pallenik Chris Yurick Piper E. Sharon Smith Janice Malego Steinhagen Valerie Schmid Stokes Sarah Kocevar Strang Gina Rehberg Zagerman

Class of 1980

Rosemary Baldi Barton Charlene L. Burns Kathleen M. Campbell Valerie Harpel Carter Denise Cortis Marilyn L. Cutshall Mary C. Davin Margaret DiVirgilio Debra Niton Fulgenzio Claire Heiser Margaret Wood Hockenberry Joy L. Jennings Vickie Valles Joseph Sheila L. Juliane Julie McGonnell Kimbrell Rose-Marie Muzika Paulette Schutter Pipher Roxanne L. Rinier Mary G. Skubak Kathleen Smith-Delach Leila Guzman Yeckley

Class of 1981

Marylin Bloom Laurie Ann Carroll Mary Jane Gross Clark Maureen Owens Dodson

Christina Benamati Doll + Sherrie Adkins Durham Diane Sandzimier Figg Nancy Kubinec Gongaware Kathryn Kochanowski Hemlick Joanne Dubovi Jakubowski Joan Lawrence Sally Aurelio Novak Marian Gross Piet Gemma Gigliotti Rasmus Ann O’Connor Von Hagel

Class of 1982

Victoria Bleyer Lynne Massari Bryan Leslie Martinelli Cyr Sharlotte Kepple DeVere Susan Dick Margaret M. DiNinno Karen Harouse-Bell Theresa M. Kashin Janice Rohal Kenney Michelene Weber Kossol Marianne Krostyne Tammy Kowalchick Rullo Maria Mahalsky Scott-Bollman Stella M. Stott Kathleen Keally Voigt Bridget S. Widdowson Clara T. Williams

Class of 1983

Carmen Rivera Bauza Janice Beth Bryner Denise Troll Covey Karin G. Diaz-Toro Carissa Ann Aloisi Gans Carol Giles Marian Madden, SC Sharon Donaldson Marks Antonia LaRosa Michel Cheryl Natale Jeanne Painter Powanda Carol Carpinelli Rencheck Jacqueline Jablonsky Skiple Pamela Parrish Thomason Mary Donnelly Worden Suzanne McGowan Wright Lou Ann Braden Zeigler

Class of 1984

Karen Barkac Suzanne M. Brannagan Mary Frances Cipriani DeRubeis Diane DiCola Bernadette Hrabak Gersh + Corinne Volk Hall Teresa L. Krivacsy Joanne I. Miller Kimberley A. Opatka-Metzgar Barbara-Jean Lewis Ottley Maria Sarneso Pieffer Beverly S. Pultz Lisa Anne Scales Marion W. Siebert Nancy J. Sprock MiRan Cho Surh Jessica Ybanez-Morano

Class of 1985

Traci Ann Bechtold Cikins Angela Lancaster Fetchero Carol L. Gelet Janice Burkhardt Hylton-Tischler Joan Leonard Ohi Laura Harpel Phipps Patricia Rosko-Kubistek Margaret R. Stubbs

Class of 1986

Traci Hake Carter Susanna Einolf Maria Frederick Farneth Cheryl McClain Maria L. Miller Kerry McGarty Neville Veronica M. Rist Diane Persuda Sheffler

Class of 1987

Andrea E. Bongivengo-Englehart Sonya Welesko Buerger Barbara Travers Jentes Helene Karasek Paharik Lisa Chilcoat Pate Kimberly Swanson Pellicer Nancy Rashlich Pollak J. Elaine Resnick Maura Barry Salins Rose Ann C. Wegley

Class of 1988

Juliann Pavlasky Brier Lisa Ciuca Carino Janice S. Cerra Kathleen A. Garde Vicky M. Krug Paula S. McCommons Iva Munk Carol Mulholland Scanga Allegra Stasko Slick Carmela Tempero Stephanie Riley Turin Mary Memmi Wallace

Class of 1989

Rebecca A. Best Cheryl Shenefelt Bush Karen M. Fanale Donna Campbell King Laura Kampo Lennon Nikki L. Meglis Lisa M. Tyson

Class of 1990

Maureen Delaney Brant Laurie H. Brelsford Kelly Baker-Chapla Hayden Karen Silbaugh Lebar Gina Carrick Lindenfeldar

Class of 1991

Mariann Palombo Fox Joann Grieco Martina Owens Mandella Barbara Martinelli Rosanne H. Sandolfini Diana H. Shutt

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Amy Simpson Carol A. Steinmetz Patricia Seybert Winklosky M. Diane Zelenak

Class of 1992

Rebecca R. Ackerman Mary Kay Agamedi Cooper Susan Vaccare Harkema JoAnn T. Harr Jodee Harris Michele Kania Mitchell Marcy Davis Powers

Class of 1993

Tina Iarussi Desport Christine Geary Ehman Bridget L. Sutton Fulmer Angela Mennow Kozlowski D. Jean Owens Kim A. Pennesi

Class of 1994

Giovanna M. Rivera Genard Patricia Lamb Gertrude S. Myers Barbara A. Tompko Michelle Samarin Unruh Alyssa Tripoli Wells

Class of 1995

Carol J. Billman Jill M. Croushore Irene J. Eyer Glenda Testa Gebert Deborah Gutwald Hlavach Carrie Rosenthal Magee Tanya J. Moximchalk Marty Ann Rovedatti-Jackson Larry Taylor

Class of 1996

Tammy MacDonald-Wilson Talib Nichiren Melissa Pasquinelli Jill Dunmire Siddiq Kelly Korber Weimer Marcie J. Zorn-Smith

Class of 1997

Mary Ross Cox Sandra Dietrich Jenda Domaracki George Mary Luthy Sullivan Erin Twohig-Canal Anne M. Urban Sheila M. Angel Melissa E. Bednar Vivian Boyer Bethany A. Hughes Andrea Kopcak Patricia G. Manno Amy Opsitnick Ja’Nean C. Ceidro Reay Freda Dings Snyder

Melissa Whiteman Bachman Kathy J. Baum Constance C. Beckel Carrie L. Caroselli Landon Etchings Michael Ferrari Chad M. Fitzgerald Faith Simmons George Bryan M. Harmon Jamie Clark Harmon Jerry V. Harness, Jr. Whitney Nash Harness Steven Long James H. Pirlo Jonathan P. Stewart Jane Strittmatter Cory J. Weibel

El’Vonda Jacobs Brian A. Key Lara N. Heinz Key Patrick J. Kohl Jennifer Makowski David A. McCarthy Jacquelyn Fontana McCarthy Barbara Palangio Aaron Pascazi Corey D. Queen Daniel J. Ruby Jacob M. Sasso Joshua A. Testa Kenneth Trumbetta, Jr. Brian Warheit EJ Werner Douglas Wood

Class of 2001

Class of 2008

Class of 2012

Class of 2000

Donna Hixson Annette Modar Holder Annalisa Snair McCann Laurie K. Peddicord Rori Price Allison Wyzkiewicz Sasso Sandra Henzler Sickenberger Violet Uram Judith A. Zorichak

Class of 2002

Stacy Jastrzembski Ankrum Demetra Chengelis Czegan Nicole A. Flores Erica Gamerro Christin L. Hanigan Dianna Thomas Marusko Stacey Sanders

Class of 2003

Krista Boyer Robert W. Errett Cortni McGinnis Junko Donna Hibbs Lynch Melissa Miller

Class of 2004

Adam J. Altman Toni L. Brubaker Susan Gillenberger Mercer

Norma Jean Agona Joyce Novotny-Prettiman Melanie Wallace Stackhouse Michaela Zlnayova

Class of 2005

Class of 1998

James Dunlap Walter M. Grushesky Kimberly Barkley Megonnell Kary Coleman Milan James P. Murray, III Carl Neighbors Christine L. Vucinich Quinones Jacquelyn M. Smith Ralph T. Wasil

Gina Eachus Etchings Cynthia J. Ferrari Richard Hoff Armand J. Leonelli Louise Lydon Justin D. Norris Alanna Daniels Parsons Kerstin Peters Melanie Simko Joshua K. Sobota

Class of 1999

Class of 2007

Renee Kubicki Anderegg Patricia Bradley

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James R. Howell Lyndsey Malinish Queer

Class of 2006

Richard E. Austin John A. Bachman

Tyler J. Anderson Mary L. DePalma Nicole Pergar Garrity Sean T. Garrity Mary Gornick Philomena A. Hanson Meredith E. Harber Allison E. Hickman Andrew T. Kirsch Nicole A. Koci Matthew T. McCune Matthew S. Nelson Joshua D. Pratt Zach D. Talkovic Brandon M. Whitfield

Class of 2009

Erica Hainesworth Adams Jarrel H. Burnett Jason J. Crighton Daniel I. Day Danielle Vallino Day Matthew C. Deemer Andrew R. DeMase Derek R. Donaldson Doug Krivda Kalie A. Mazzoni Michael P. McCarthy Justin A. Meenan Katie M. Sipe Ellen J. Fisher Sobota Justin M. Starkey Valerie J. Stipcak

Class of 2010

Andrew R. DiNardo Noelle L. Harrold Antwarn D. Jones Kirstin M. Logan Erika Haitz McCarthy Christy McHugh Patrick J. Trettel Julie M. Woodburn Andrea B. Zalno

Class of 2011

George A. App Ronald T. DiBiase Colleen D. Ereditario Keiristin N. Harrison

Nathan A. DeFilippi Jonathan DeLuca Karl Jacobs Darnell Jones Joshua M. Logan Jonathan W. Murphy Nick S. Nichols Amanda Reiche Kevin C. Urtz Katie L. Zuzik

Class of 2013

Alissa Jones Carbaugh Robert D. Carbaugh Anthony J. DiPerna Michael A. Grant Chris P. Ilse Joanna Pichardo Jones Alexandra L. Kemp-Thompson Corey-Barron Rogers

Class of 2014

Zachary T. Benzio Katherine M. Bloomgren Jackson Boyd Lee S. Carrozza Brendan J. Costantino John O. Dalton Matthew N. Delmonico Alex D. Haines Alexander H. Hill Giannina Gonzalez Issakidis Brandon Jossey Dylan Lefebvre Patrick P. McCarthy Corrine E. Poulin Gregory A. Sipe Tiara K. Stossel

Class of 2015

Haley W. Burns Josh D. Forbes Dylan Gelven Cody E. Golon Renee Kania Miller James W. Newman Marc A. Piche

Class of 2016 Michael Bittel

Nicholas Exposito Anthony J. Fanelli Zachary J. Heide Erik Hultgren Alessandra Nicholas Ilse Nancy Ligus Nicole M. Makos Charles Mandarino Christopher T. Miller Thayne C. Mitrik Kevin P. Neumann Breanna Kelly Salvio Timothy Schreiber Nicholas H. Sell Joseph P. Shaffer Austin M. Sleek Brett M. Smith Marcus A. Weakland

Class of 2017

Daniel Baughman Collin M. Blaney Michael-Patrick A. Buckley Ashley White Erhard Adam T. Ferita Elaina Kauffman Ty Lydic Zachary J. Martinelli Donald E. McWreath Dave M. Offner Tyler Sullivan Zachary J. Voytek Garret B. Vrbanic Brandon Wright

Class of 2018

Callista A. Arida Joseph A. Cillo John H. Cole Mark A. Colella Evan T. Myers Nick P. Neferis Megan Warman Pettke Shane W. Pettke Nellie C. Phillips Christian Roberts Miles Sexton Jacob Temple

Class of 2019

Nicholas P. Behm Andrew Chuba Andrew DeSana Timothy F. Deyell Ryan A. Grieco Dylan R. Harper Laura E. Kerestes Christopher M. Law Collin P. Mitchell Paige D. Parise Emma E. Simmers Kylee M. Thompson

Class of 2020

Adam P. Bankovich Isabella C. Battiata Lara L. Brady Kailen M. Grimm Austin N. Shaw

+ Deceased

Class of 2021

Dylan E. Bonzo Courtney Cecere Jordan M. Fiedor McGarity H. Harper Logan T. McKoy Tyler Peterson Peyton A. Reesman Daniel L. Rupert Abigail Skatell David St. Clair Jamie Wrabel

Class of 2022

Tyler C. Alberts Charla Conrad Askey Briahna L. Bell Nash Bryan Amanda S. Diable Luke S. Ewing Tanner D. Froehlich Zachary J. Gilkey Haili N. Halle Kathy Anne A. Keiser William S. Kemerer Jordan E. Kipp Kaitlyn E. Krueger Faith A. McDowell Alexandra A. Patterson Makenzie L. Penney Joseph W. Piper Allison N. Pittman Madison C. Porter Jeremy R. Sforzo Emma L. Shaulis Amelea R. Steffy Allison M. Swaney Callahan L. Sweeny Dalanie H. Tompkins John C. Torpey

Class of 2023

Hannah Ahearn Hope J. Albert David T. Allshouse Megan D. Ambrose Megan A. Ammons Nicholas M. Antonucci Emily G. Atkins Paul J. Baker Jared T. Bannon Noah R. Bauer Sarah E. Beedon Jeffrey T. Behr Mayli D. Bennett Kasey L. Beres Ashawn C. Berry Uzziah M. Bird Delaney T. Bortz Kevan E. Bowen Tyler J. Bradley Maura E. Brereton Daquay Brown Gabrielle R. Bubin Veronica R. Buell Emily M. Buksa Daniel G. Burkintas LiLing L. Caldwell Allison L. Carmean

Cierra M. Cautela Randell Chapman Gianna M. Chrostowski Stephanie A. Ciarkowski Dominick S. Cicala Dallys J. Clark Shannon E. Clontz Christian E. Clutter Kacie A. Cosentino Jackson A. Coyne Mackenzie R. Crabtree Emily H. Cruncleton Jane M. Dalby Tyler J. Dancu Jessica I. Darkowski Andrew A. Davis Ellen L. Davis Olivia N. Deleonibus Alyssa Dempsey Bailey B. Devinney Olivia G. Diebel Victoria P. Dieckmann Rachel R. Dietsch Benjamin M. Difrancesco Maureen C. Diggory Lily Dillard Alani M. Dilonardo Julia L. DiOrio Emma Duffy John C. Earle Rachel Elicker Gabriella R. Elliott Maegan N. Emanuel Angela M. Emanuele Eskil H. Enaasen Mackenzie L. English Brianne A. Falatovich Brian G. Fehr Mike A. Figueroa Samuel Frazee Vaneris Fuentes Brice Gandhi Peyton M. Gensler Abigail T. George Adam T. Goodnack Brian W. Gralluzzo Ashley M. Grasinger Alison M. Graves Natalia R. Greco Drew A. Green Austin M. Griffiths Rose Grover Margaret A. Hanlon Madison R. Hans Marcus C. Hartlage Kayla K. Hartnett MacKenzie E. Hartnett Cora R. Heinz Madison I. Hemminger Lauren L. Hennessy Rebecca Henninger Gregory J. Hensh Jacob J. Hetu Jadyn E. Hill Autumn S. Hockenbery Luc A. Holden Mason A. Hoyt Jessica C. Hudock Allyson R. Johnson

Elise A. Johnson Jennifer L. Johnson Michael D. Joiner Jacinta R. Jolly Lauren F. Judy Bailey L. Julian Madison C. Kaufman Elisabeth D. Keim Richard L. Kelly Grace M. Kenyon Makayla L. Kintner Haley M. Klingensmith-Pierce Zachary M. Koren Catherine Koziarz Katherine A. Kravits Patricia Lacey Jack A. Laird Kathleen M. Latorre Samuel S. Latorre Justin C. Lawrence Caroline E. Leazer Krista E. Lebar Emmanuel S. Lebbie Beata E. Leighton Gabryelle R. Long Mackenzie J. Longo Kayla M. Maga Kayla R. Mainor Marissa L. Mannerino Valerie R. Marino Hunter T. Martin Brandon S. Matthews Isabelle C. McCabe Jessica L. McClurg Jacob J. McCormick Madeline J. McGivern Rowan K. Mentzer Clayton T. Metz Tyawna M. Meyers Alexandra J. Michele Jacob Mineweaser Trevor J. Mitchell Lars Gustav Eli Mobrin Shannon M. Mong James P. Moon Emilie Moore Madalyn D. Moore Daniel G. Morales Dimitrius Morgan Makayla Morocco Julia G. Mort Katherine E. Muise Melissa J. Mummert Shaelynn M. Myers Melanie D. Nacey Jenna M. Neri Megan J. Nestor Vi Q. Ngo Meikun Ni Jack D. Oberdorf Margaret A. Oliver Carissa Mary O’Masta Olivia G. Ott Caitlyn P. Painter Rachel E. Palaski Hayley A. Palmer Marrek R. Paola Eliza V. Paris Lindsay M. Pfab

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Kyle J. Pfabe Caitlyn J. Phillips Richard G. Pitzer Kaylee A. Pivirotto Chloe E. Pohland Haley J. Pomaibo Alyssa M. Powell Robert J. Praksti Vinayak Prataap Rori Price Cai Pritchard Samantha R. Pugner-Piper Rachel L. Rago Fox K. Rainey Anthony J. Ramsey Mackenzie N. Reed Zahir B. Reed Michael T. Reitz Camryn Q. Reynolds Noah M. Riccelli Kayla L. Riddell Vanesah L. Roberts Riley S. Rock Abigail C. Rocks David J. Rodak Katelyn M. Ross Darby Roth Katherine Rounds Allison E. Rourke Kasyia J. Rowe-Lawrence Owen M. Sabol Desiree R. Saether Corisa R. Saitta Alexander N. Salai Cameron J. Sapola Natasha L. Scaife Alexis D. Scalise Tian M. Schiera Erin J. Schulte Edward C. Scott Kaitlin M. Seltzer Sarah N. Semekoski Sarah Seremet Alesandra L. Sheffler Samantha N. Sheldon Ashley M. Shields Courtney J. Slagle Ashley Smith Kelsey B. Smith Mazie M. Smith Raine E. Smith Saige A. Socci Paige A. Spencer Marissa R. Steck Kelly A. Steiner Hayley A. Stepinsky Noah T. Stiffler Shane Stuchell Moritz Stuehn Jerod C. Stull Nicholas Stumme Harrison A. Stypula Wyatt J. Symons Ashley M. Szymkowiak Samuel T. Tabe Elizabeth A. Tamasitis Alyson B. Taylor Jade A. Taylor Alaina C. Teselle

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Seton Hill Education Played Pivotal Role in Life of Bovey Masiole Balyesele ’13, MBA ’14 Bovey Masiole Balyesele ’13, MBA ’14 was born in the rural town of Mwanza, Tanzania.

He had big dreams as a child and knew that education would help him reach those dreams.

In middle school, Bovey earned high scores on a national exam allowing him to be accepted into a private high school in Tanzania’s capital city, Dar es Salaam. There, he continued his education with hopes of attending college in the United States. Upon graduation, he declined an offer to a local university to chase after his dream and took the next two years to study for the SAT and learn as much English as possible.

Bovey achieved his dream and was accepted to Seton Hill University, coming to the United States in the fall of 2009 with a bright future, one bag, and no winter coat. As he adjusted to life in the U.S., the Seton Hill faculty, staff, students, and alumni became his family. He succeeded in the classroom and on the soccer field. After receiving his undergraduate degree in marketing, human resources management and entrepreneurial studies in 2013, he stayed at Seton Hill to complete his MBA in 2014.

Bovey accepted his first job at BNY Mellon in Pittsburgh the spring of 2015 and married his wife, Kathryn, in the fall. They welcomed their daughter, Ada Lulu, in 2018 and their son, Mika Masiole, in 2021.

After working at BNY Mellon for nearly seven years, in 2022 he accepted a fully remote position so he would be able to spend more time with his wife and children. However, just weeks after accepting this new position Bovey was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.

“The prognosis did not look good, but he was strong until his last breath. Bovey’s faith and character became even more evident during his final 14 months of life and his smile will be remembered by all who met him,” said his wife, Kathryn.

After Bovey’s death, Kathryn created an endowed scholarship in his memory to provide financial assistance to students in need. The Bovey Masiole Balyesele Scholarship at Seton Hill will aid students with first preference given to international students on the men’s soccer team like Bovey.

“Bovey understood the power of education, so I started The Bovey Masiole Balyesele Scholarship at Seton Hill as a wonderful way to honor him and leave a lasting impact for years to come.”

Photo: A family photo of Bovey Masiole Balyesele, his wife Kathryn, his daughter Ada Lulu and his son Mika Masiole on Mount Washington.

Hannah G. Thompson Courtney N. Tomas Juliane F. Tomasic Kevin R. Vaupel Zachary M. Venesky Cicely Verstein Nikole P. Voit Caleb E. Voorhees Crystal A. Waite Narrio M. Walks Stephen J. Washington Kathryn E. Way Trinity M. Wennberg Ronald J. West Ashton D. Wetzler Dominic J. Williams Caiden N. Wood

Samantha R. Woolcock Elliana J. Yeager Kaylie S. Yester Colleen J. Yurko Loralee R. Yutzy Mitchell Zembower

GRADUATE ALUMNI Master’s Program in Education Collin Blaney ’18 Alissa Jones Carbaugh ’14 Daniel I. Day ’11 Deborah Donahue ’07

Jenda A. George ’05 Jennifer Domaracki George ’05 Laura E. Kerestes ’20 Steven J. Long ’10 Michael P. McCarthy ’12 Deborah Pavetti ’04 Kris M. Smith ’12 Brandon M. Whitfield ’10

Master’s Program in Business Administration

Erica Hainesworth Adams ’23 Chelsea K. Apke ’15 Callista A. Arida ’22 Bonnie E. Barnhart ’07 Isabella C. Battiata ’23 Nicholas P. Behm ’20

Jeffrey Bogdan ’00 Dylan E. Bonzo ’23 Krista Boyer ’07 Vivian Boyer ’00 Ryann P. Bradley ’07 Michael-Patrick A. Buckley ’18 Jason W. Burger ’19 Scott G. Critchfield ’23 Andrew R. DeMase ’11 Ashley White Erhad ’17 Robert W. Errett ’12 Anthony J. Fanelli ’18 Michael Ferrari ’09 Matthew J. Galando ’04 Glenda Testa Gebert ’00 Cody E. Golon ’20 Michael A. Grant ’13 Matthew G. Grove ’11 Jerry V. Harness, Jr. ’09 Whitney Nash Harness ’07 McGarity H. Harper ’22 Donna Hixson ’04 Annette Modar Holder ’11 Deborah Torock Holnaider ’08 Alessandra Nicholas Ilse ’21 Chris P. Ilse ’15 Brandon Jossey ’16 Susanne M. Kokoska ’12 Ty Lydic ’19 Shelby Goudy May ’20 Patrick P. McCarthy ’17 Alan J. McClure ’21 Logan T. McKoy ’22 Donald E. McWreath ’19 Renee Kania Miller ’16 Margaret Grieder Mulcahy ’10 Jackie D. Myers ’09 Pritesh R. Patel ’23 Nellie C. Phillips ’19 Marc A. Piche ’22 Corey D. Queen ’13 Daniel L. Rupert ’22 Roberto B. Saenz ’07 Molly Robb Shimko ’01 Abigail Skatell ’22 Brett M. Smith ’18 Timothy Spicher ’09 David St. Clair ’21 Michael Stevens ’15 Jonathan P. Stewart ’11 Cameron J. Stone ’16 Nick Stotler ’19 Kenneth Trumbetta, Jr. ’19 Brian E. Tucker ’21 Zachary J. Voytek ’18 Garret B. Vrbanic ’18 Marcus A. Weakland ’19 Colin M. Webb ’13 Cory J. Weibel ’07 Ashley E. Zwierzelewski ’22

Mary E. Boland-Doyle ’17 Carmine Coco DeYoung ’01 Susan M. Jessen ’18 Mary Ann Mogus ’01 Kimberley A. Opatka-Metzgar ’06 Ellen Spain ’08 Penelope J. Thomas ’15 Pamela Parrish Thomason ’01 David P. VonSchlichten ’19

Master’s Program in Marriage & Family Therapy Nick S. Nichols ’14 Mary G. Skubak ’08

Master’s Program in Physician Assistant

Xiaoping Chen ’19 Rebecca Sally DeMase ’11 Kristin A. Juhasz ’12 Jordan E. Kipp ’23 Deborah Marizzaldi ’07 Michele N. Parkhill ’10 Callahan L. Sweeny ’23

Master’s Program in Instructional Design

Sandra Dietrich ’04 Cynthia J. Ferrari ’10 Kim A. Pennesi ’02 Allison Wyzkiewicz Sasso ’01 and Jacob M. Sasso ’11

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Pastoral Ministry Certificate Mary Lou Palas, SC ’70 Alice A. Yezbak ’13 Katie L. Zuzik ’11

Genocide and Holocaust Studies Certificate Michelle F. Horvath ’10 Jennifer L. Sproull ’14

Orthodontics Certificate Colin M. Webb ’13

Master’s Program in Art Therapy with Counseling Janet E. Carlisle ’11 Kylee M. Thompson ’23 Kelly Korber Weimer ’98

Master’s Program in Writing Popular Fiction Carla E. Anderton ’12 Mary Ann Crenner Aug ’09

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IN MEMORY Andrea Acker Shirley and Andrew Schilling June Boyle Elliott Ahmuty ’41 Marti Blackson Meerscheidt ’76 Mary Kay Akerman ’82 Carol Akerman Cortese ’77 Kate McLenigan Altman ’02 Erica Gamerro ’02 Nancy Amorose Robert and Amy DeMichiei Mary C. Finger and David Paris Wilma Anthony Karen Morgante Cole ’75

TRIBUTES

Ellen Hensler Arbuckle ’61 Mary Alice Fritz Cronin ’61

Seton Hill thanks the alumni and friends who made the following memorial gifts and honor gifts between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

Richard L. Auman Helen M. Auman Eileen Lenahan Baloh ’72 Sheila L. Juliane’80 John C. Barkin Rev. Martin F. Barkin Nelle Bechtold ’35 Ruth Conley McDonald ’65 William S. Beck Steve Stines Julius Bellone Ellen Conway Bellone ’58 Joseph Berger Jacqueline Bower Richards ’57 Patricia A. Beyer Rebecca A. Best ’89 Gene A. and Iva Jean Saraceni Michelle L. Walters

Dale E. and Pearl Chew Carroll Laurie Ann Carroll ’81

Arthur J. Boyle, Jr. Bibiana Boerio ’75 Mary C. Finger and David Paris Christine C. Grondalski Todd Hrbek Donald C. Korb John Kosky Contracting, Inc. Larrimor’s Sharon M. McCarthy Alicia McConnell and Ken Murray Shari Mittaly Barbara H. Nakles ’76 James H. Pirlo ’07 Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko Lisa Streit Matthew Teplitz and Sue Challinor Harry A. Thompson Dean and Susan Will

James and Martina Carroll Patricia Housley

Electa Boyle, SC ’33 Marjorie Eckman ’68

Helen Corsetti Debra A. Donley ’75 Carol Corsetti Zeitler ’70

JoAnne Woodyard Boyle ’57 Eileen Bartolomucci Bibiana Boerio ’75 Nancy Woodyard Chilcoat ’59 Mary Kay Agamedi Cooper ’92 Christine L. Cusick Linda J. Delia ’69 Debra Faszer-McMahon Mary C. Finger and David Paris Giovanna M. Rivera Genard ’94 Susan Vaccare Harkema ’92 Maureen McCarthy Lamberti ’64 Arthur H. Meehan Cheryl A. Napsha ’77 Maureen S. O’Brien Jacqueline Zvorsky Runkle ’71 Matthew Teplitz and Sue Challinor Mary Margaret Sterbutzel Browning ’53 Joanne Sterbutzel Malone ’54 Drew A. Bryner Janice Beth Bryner

Christine A. Slewinski Blackall Martina Owens Mandella ’91

Jeanne-Marie Arricale Bua ’67 Frank Bua

Betty Boyle Blackson ’40 Marti Blackson Meerscheidt ’76

Frances Bucciarelli ’70 Diane W. Wiley

Angeline and Frank Boerio Nancy Boerio Iorizzo ’63 and Robert P. Iorizzo

James Buksa Emily M. Buksa

Elizabeth T. Bogren ’73 Susan Zembruski ’73 Mary Ellen Rogers Boland Mary Ellen Boland-Doyle ’17 Ellen Slavin Bolosky Patricia Bolosky DeRosa ’60

+ Deceased 62 TRIBUTES

Anne Sloan Borland ’49 Wolf-Kuhn Foundation

Margaret A. Burns, SC ’76 Charlene L. Burns ’80 Mary Lou Campana ’63 Trixie Puff Foundation Suzanne Carpenter Sharlotte Kepple DeVere ’82 and Mark G. Dalrymple

Thomas Celli Mary Helen Hough Carolyn Collins Margaret Allen-Malley ’69 Christine Colorito Sarah Kocevar Strang ’79 Ruth Kumer Conrad ’23 Kathleen Kumer Rooney ’60 and Arthur Rooney, Jr. Captain John Patrick Conroy Barbara Conroy Mary Ann McQuade

Charles L. Cost DSF Charitable Foundation Mary C. Finger and David Paris James H. Pirlo ’07 Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko James and Mae Crenner Mary Ann Crenner Aug ’62 Ann Featherston Cudahy ’52 Nancy Smith O’Brien ’52 and Thomas O’Brien Mary Garrigan Cuneo ’35 Mary Kathleen Cuneo Miriam Francis Cunningham, SC William and Martha Goodman Rose Angela Cunningham, SC ’30 William and Martha Goodman Victoria Marie Gribschaw, SC ’65 Amelia Cirota Dascenzo ’63 Patricia Garvey Regan ’63 Lou Anne Wilks Swetonic ’63 Eleanor Schumacher Davis ’39 Elizabeth Schollaert Phyllis and Robert H. Davis Linda and Jeffrey Reisner Rose De Lima, S.C Rosemary Warga Franca ’69 John DiStefano Celeste DiStefano Bellissimo ’68 Flora DiStefano Celeste DiStefano Bellissimo ’68

Tom DiStefano, Sr. Celeste DiStefano Bellissimo ’68

Larry Franzi Cynthia Olenick Franzi ’77

Faith Marie Hakas, ’11 Judy and Theodore J. Hakas

Mary Hopper, SC ’70 Michelle M. Faith

Mary A. Dodson Ellen E. O’Toole

Mary M. Frederick Catherine Lee Rosenblum ’72

Jamie Cordial Hall Jamie Cordial Hall Foundation

Mary E. Hunter Jodee Harris ’92

Christina Benamati Doll ’81 David Doll

William J. Frederick, Sr. and Dorothy Sweda Frederick Maria Frederick Farneth ’86 and George Farneth

Jeffrey Hanson Philomena A. Hanson ’08

Charles and Ellen Huth Kathleen A. Huth ’77

Elizabeth Shank Hardinger ’61 Carol Ann Chaffee Bright ’61

Joseph Huth Mary Frances Huth Robey ’63

Monica Harouse ’88 Janet Harouse

Wilda Weibel Hyatt ’35 Mary Sue Hyatt ’70

Zoe Dorsa ’39 Stephanie J. Powers ’71 Donna Doyle ’72 Patricia Walker Thornton ’72

William T. Fritz Rosemary Miller James H. Pirlo ’07

Rosemary Dundus Elizabeth A. Dundus ’72

Joann E. Funari Roseann Funari Tedesco ’73

Mary Joan Schmutz Harrison ’42 Carla Harrison Duls ’70

Barbara Iapalucci David Austeri

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Durant Clara Durant Mignogna ’48

Eileen Kelly Garbarini ’49 Nancy Vest

Mary Francis Irvin, SC Daly Mackowski Schreck ’64

Walter and Genevieve Dziedzina Christine A. Dziedzina ’73

Margaret Garrity ’23 Mary Sue Hyatt ’70

Jean Draffen Earley ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Earley, Jr. Mary Klotman

Carol Hoskin Garvey ’42 Denis P. Garvey

Ashley Lauren Harrold ’05 Philomena F. Caldwell Donna M. Grandinetti Barbara A. Harrold Jeffrey A. Harrold Kenneth and Kathleen Harrold Noelle L. Harrold ’10 Bharat Jain Julie Lawrence Louise Pesci Amy Ruschak Julia A. Hartzog, SC ’65 Susan L. Tarasevich ’78

Mark Philip Jennings Joy L. Jennings ’80

Mary Ellen McGee Hau ’35 Juliette Hau Wilson ’70

Susan Jenny, SC ’66 Helene Karasek Paharik ’87 and James G. Paharik Rosanne H. Sandolfini ’91

Joann E. Falcon ’64 Brenda Bergquist Kessler ’64 and John W. Kessler Mary Ellen Hau Nemo ’64 Anthony Michael Farina Jean Marie Farina Beverly Bastin Farneth ’59 Maria Frederick Farneth ’86 and George Farneth

Theophane Geary, SC ’26 Sharon Brewer ’64 Bonnie J. Harshbarger ’64 Claire Gebhardt Rosemary Miller Holly Sloan George Linda George Mary E. George Mary Jo George ’63

Jane E. Farver ’69 John L. Moore

Alicia M. Ghelardi ’61 Virginia Motsay Fossaceca ’61

Julia and Tony Ferrante Darlene Ferrante ’68 Louise Ferrante Tanney ’59

Fabiola Zahuranec Gornik and Louis J. Gornik, Jr. Catherine Gornik Dolfi ’72

Joe Fiedor Jordan M. Fiedor ’21 Susan and William Swan

Ruth O’Block Grant ’53 Carol J. Billman ’95 and Fred R. Billman Robert and Amy DeMichiei Mary C. Finger and David Paris Jane Phillips Kenneth and Stephanie Szekely Verstandig Family Foundation

Josefa Filkosky ’55 Felicia Janssen Hines ’79 Carmela Tempero ’88 Gloria T. Fiorelli ’42 and Ralph Fiorelli Linda Fiorelli John Fogle Angela Mennow Kozlowski ’93 Bernadette Fondy ’69 Susan Fondy Wilda K. Kaylor ’71 Kathryn Rother Rosalia Carter Foy ’49 Maureen Foy Mathews ’79

+ Deceased

Ellen Marker Greiner ’59 Beverly S. Pultz ’84 Suzanne McGowan Wright ’83

Nancy Gregory Hazlett ’50 and Donald Hazlett Tim and Leslie Hazlett Margaret C. Heagarty ’57 Anonymous Ellen Conway Bellone ’58 Janet Stewart Claman, M.D. Lisa Ross M. Estelle Hensler, SC ’39 Sally Lyon Loughran ’63 and The Honorable Charles H. Loughran Daly Mackowski Schreck ’64

Marjorie Jackson Elaine Jackson Colao ’66 Paul J. Jacoby Karen Jacoby Cote ’64 Madeline Beltrandi Jelinek ’60 Priscilla Crowe Burt ’60

Beth Ann Johnson Karen M. Fanale ’89 Nikki L. Meglis Harold Ann Jones. SC ’57 Felicia Janssen Hines ’79 Jennifer Dunn Jones ’82 Patricia Fajerski O’Hanlon ’73 Loretta Juhas ’49 Elizabeth M. Juhas ’79

Clare Elizabeth O’Hagan Higgins ’45 Anonymous

Janice Jean Baloh Juliane Sheila L. Juliane ’80

Samuel L. Hixon Donna Hixson ’01

Sharon O’Neil Kahn ’59 Kathleen O’Neil Isleib ’62

Gerald F. Hoff Richard Hoff ’06

Elizabeth Campalong Karl ’68 Marjorie Eckman ’68 Mary Ann Campalong Myhre ’64

Virginia Skapik Gross ’41 Marian Gross Piet ’81

Rita Marie Hokamp, SC ’37 Mary M. Arrowsmith

E. John and Helen Guerra Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Nancy J. Guerra Claudia Kovach ’73 Michael G. Yetman

Miriam Jane Hollowood, SC ’52 Carol Giles Kate Moloney ’69

Evelyn B. Kaufman ’41 Evelyn B. Kaufman Foundation Margaret Ann Kelly Judith Kelly Wentzel ’64

Sara Marie Honadle ’37 Elizabeth A. Dundus ’72

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Mary Noel Kernan, SC ’48 Rev. Martin F. Barkin Bonnie Mesaros Ferris ’77 Sybil R. Schwartz Margretta Stokes Tucker ’77

Suzanne Sutter Maguire ’68 George P. Maguire

Laura L. McLean ’70 Cynthia Ralston Gerken ’70

Margaret Jack Mann ’44 Marta Mann Conkling ’78

William Kidd Marissa L. Mannerino

Anita Lavin Manoli ’52 Lisa Ciuca Carino ’88 and Mark Carino Brand and Barbara Closen Victor and Susan DiBattista Jessica Eberley Joan Lavin Ferlan ’56 Mary C. Finger and David Paris Foley & Mansfield Josie Funari Lynda J. Guzik ’78 Gary Himler Michael Kaufman Mary Ann Lauffer George and Virginia Leiner Susan Lowery Joan L. Manoli ’79 Ruth Conley McDonald ’65 Angela R. Sarneso Richard J. Schulte Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko Clyde Smith Triangle Tech Jill Ulicny Mary Frances Senita Zadzilko ’68 and The Honorable Raymond J. Zadzilko

M. Maurice McManama, SC ’33 Phyllis Sheehan Bambeck ’62 Mary Ann Piskor Sullenberger ’68

Eileen Minnaugh Kief ’49 Doris Nickum DeForest ’49 W. Ralph Kiggins Sandra Kiggins Holmes ’77 William J. Krutz Diane DiCola Adam Lawrence Joan Lawrence ’81 Joe Lawrence Joan Lawrence ’81 Joseph Lawrence Joan Lawrence ’81 Jacqueline McArdle Lee ’62 John Lee Richard C. Lee Dennis McArdle Michele K. McArdle ’75 Daniel and Virginia Lenzi Kathleen Lenzi Mascelli ’73 Patricia Leyh Nancy Smith O’Brien ’52 and Thomas O’Brien Patricia Liberto ’78 Joanne D’Itri Fantone ’78 Shirlee Becker Liedke ’50 Linda Liedke Griffiths ’74 Fred Ligus Nancy Ligus ’16 Elaine Harouse Long ’81 Janet Harouse Karen Harouse-Bell ’82

Elmer Marocco David R. Marocco Anne Marie Caulfield Matan ’33 Anne and Robert Easby-Smith Lillian K. Archambault Matan ’60 Drs. Silvia Teran and Anthony Matan Maclean P. Maund Kailen M. Grimm ’20 Serafina Mazza, SC ’30 Antonia Mollica Reese ’54

Catherine Meinert, SC ’71 Mary C. Finger and David Paris Myra M. Mamo Beatrice Ann Parenti, SC ’69 Maxwell Mendler Wilda K. Kaylor ’71 Robert and Joan Mendler Linda and Jeffrey Reisner Loretta Miller Carol Miller Stillwagon ’63 Ross and Martha Miller Maria L. Miller ’86 Stella Miller James P. Murray, III ’98 Leocadia Mulholland Carol Mulholland Scanga ’88 Miriam Joseph Murphy, SC Bonnie J. Harshbarger ’64 Margaret Murray ’18 Cynthia and Bill Beal Mary A. Murray Nilda Argentati Musiker ’71 Kathryn Mihalcik Moore ’71 Mary Anna Carter Myers ’45 Maureen Foy Mathews ’79 Gloria McDonald Natale ’52 Cheryl Natale ’83 Ned Nakles, Sr. Barbara H. Nakles ’76

Francis McClarnon Agnes Flatley McClarnon ’59

Mildred Kumer Neff ’26 Kathleen Kumer Rooney ’60 and Arthur Rooney, Jr.

Margaret O’Brien Lord ’52 Keith M. Lord

Marie Flick McCloskey Mary Anne McCloskey Donnelly ’64

Gordon G. and Irma C. Noroski Mary Ann Noroski Scully ’73

Jean Black Lorenzetti ’59 Robert C. Lorenzetti

Kathryn McCloy Nancy McCloy ’70

Mother Aloysia Lowe, SC Mary C. Finger and David Paris Myra M. Mamo Beatrice Ann Parenti, SC ’69

Helen Elizabeth McElwain, SC ’50 Patricia A. Landers ’55

Patricia Goodwin Norry ’56 Dorothy Schmadel Egbert ’69 Leonard J. Norry

Marguerite MacDonald Erin Twohig-Canal Mary Ronald Madden, SC Theresa M. Kashin ’82

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TRIBUTES

M. Sabina McGinley Mary M. Arrowsmith Julia McGinniss McGowan ’26 Vincent McGowan Mary Anne Spellman McGrath ’59 John E. “Jack” and Brigitte McGrath

Rose O’Brien Lois and Jerome Callwood Eileen O’Neil ’68 Kathleen O’Neil Isleib ’62 Juliet Rudolph O’Neil ’62 M.G. O’Neil Foundation

Mary and James O’Neil Kathleen O’Neil Isleib ’62 Margaret O’Neil Reese ’56 Alice O’Shea Dorothy Donauer Sweeney ’69 Kathy A. Orndorff-Tauber ’79 Sarah Kocevar Strang ’79 Kathryn Palas, SC ’68 Mary Lou Palas, SC ’69 Lynn H. Palmer ’72 John Hoffman Rosalie Panebianco Ellen Panebianco ’62 Kum Rye Park MiRan Cho Surh ’84 Wilma and Robert Patterson Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Olga Pavetti Deborah Pavetti ’04 Frank Pellicano Marie Pellicano Hinchliffe ’52 Robert C. Persuda Diane Persuda Sheffler ’86 Anthony Plesha, Jr. Catherine and Walter B. Hobart, Jr. Cathy Plesha ’73 Emma McGinniss Powderly ’29 Hubert Powderly Jayne Jablonski Powers Stephanie J. Powers ’71 Kristina Quigley Morgan Comport Helen Dayton Quigley ’49 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew R. Quigley Helen Normile Quinlan ’59 Carole Herwood Gilardi ’59 Mary Ellen Gotkiewicz Ludmerer ’59 and Victor Ludmerer Richard S. Quinlan John J. Reilly Clyde Smith Frances G. Richards Catherine Dorrian Reynolds ’51 Alice E. Riley ’30 Katherine L. Riley Frances Riley Angela K. Lutze ’70 Antoinette Barila Thompson ’68

Gina Eachus Etchings ’06 and Landon Etchings ’07 Diane Sandzimier Figg ’81 William T. Fritz +

Nursing Scholarship Honors Memory of Katie Smith ’12

Elyse Saraceni Mary Jane and William J. Collins Karen M. Fanale ’89 Maureen Jozwick Lisa M. Tyson ’89

Katherine C. “Katie” Smith’s plans to become a nurse ended when she suffered a devastating spinal cord injury while a student at Penn State – but her will and determination to make a difference in the lives of others never left her.

Katie enrolled at Seton Hill just six months after the accident that caused her quadriplegia, graduating in 2012 with a psychology degree and elementary and special education certificates. In the decade that followed her graduation – until her death on February 27, 2022 – Katie’s courage and determination propelled new personal and professional accomplishments as she invested in others and fought for justice.

Joseph Scaturro Rosalie and Todd Carpenter Jane McGreevy Schenck ’71 Stephanie J. Powers ’71 James A. Scholze Susan Scholze Marotta ’73 Michael J. Schott Violet Uram ’01

In her memory, The Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation recently made a $200,000 leadership gift to establish The Katherine C. “Katie” Smith Scholarship.

Angelo and Mary Sciacca Lorraine Sciacca-Finch ’75

Fittingly, the scholarship will be available to junior students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Nursing Degree Program at Seton Hill who have demonstrated community engagement and a drive to pursue nursing to help others.

Florence Marie Scott, SC ’26 Suzanne Curran Gaertner ’65 Lois Jones Maloy ’59

Though Katie never had the opportunity to work as a nurse, she dedicated herself to helping others. At the nonprofit PEAL Center in Pittsburgh, she designed and coordinated curriculum and events for transitioning youths with special needs. She later worked with vulnerable community members through Disabilities Options Network in Greensburg. Katie also became an accomplished athlete, competing nationally and internationally in a variety of sports. Named Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania in 2013, she was a governing board member for the PA Youth Leadership Network and a board member of the United Spinal Association’s local chapter. She also served Seton Hill as a member of the Alumni Advisory Council.

Florence Wilson Scott ’26 Marybeth Miller

For her advocacy work, she was invited to the United Nations to participate in a summit hosted by the international Humanity & Inclusion organization. Seton Hill University honored Katie, posthumously, in 2022 with the Distinguished Alumna Leadership Award.

Additional donations can be made to the scholarship by contacting Molly Robb Shimko at 724-830-4620 or shimko@setonhill.edu.

Michelle J. Robinson ’10 Jane Strittmatter ’07 Henry P. Rogers Elaine Higgins Rogers ’64 Dominic Romeo Jeraldine Stein Romeo ’64 Betty Lou Rubenstein David and Beverly Brinn Mary Fritz

+ Deceased

Richard Guttman Robert H. Lang Steven and Valerie Marchand Thomas and Susan Netzer Cheryl Weisberg Mary Janet Ryan, SC ’69 Bonnie Mesaros Ferris ’77 Teresa L. Krivacsy ’84 Mary Lou Kerr Sarber ’68

Constance Angotti Salvitti ’60 Priscilla Crowe Burt ’60 E. Ronald Salvitti, II E. Ronald Salvitti, M.D. and Diann Salvitti John Salvitti Salvitti Family Foundation Marion Sandzimier, Sr. and Josephine Sandzimier Vivian Boyer ’00 Valerie and Dana Eachus

Lois Sculco, SC ’60 Frank A. Altier Mary Jo Ruefle Brecht ’77 and Timothy M. Brecht Eileen M. Brophy ’71 Vanessa Ruffin Colbert ’74 Mary Ross Cox ’99 Marilyn and James A. Davis Gemma R. Del Duca, SC ’62 John R. Echement Joanne D’Itri Fantone ’78 Mary C. Finger and David Paris Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Susan Vaccare Harkema ’92 Frances M. Leap and Kathleen M. Froncek Lenore Parrott Luckey ’69 Barbara McDermott ’77 Rosemary Miller Cheryl A. Napsha ’77 Justin D. Norris ’06 Sara Rae Perman James H. Pirlo ’07 Sybil R. Schwartz Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko Erin Twohig-Canal Anne M. Urban ’99 Russell and Susan Walker Miriam L. Zimmerman Tracey Ondecko Sepesy ’81 Sherrie Adkins Durham ’81 Walter H. Sheffler Diane Persuda Sheffler ’86

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Patricia Shimko Cynthia Wills Black ’76 and Jack Black Dorcas Johnson Singley ’36 Stephen and Virginia German Robert and Wendy Singley Katie Smith ’12 Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation Linda Foley Smith ’57 Robert E. Smith Mary O’Hare Smith ’50 Pauline Gaffney Nancy Kasuba Smith ’69 Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Susan M. Klas Janice Flood Nichols ’69 and David Nichols John and Martha Reilly Richard J. Schulte Clyde Smith Michael J. Tulley, Jr. Paul and Anne Smiy Paul and Anne Smiy Family Foundation Kathleen Smolenski Anita DiBagno Smolenski ’61 Albert and Marie Soisson Miriam R. Soisson, SC ’51 Miriam Grace Solomon, SC ’23 Ellen Katter ’73 John Spotts Marietta Rossi Spotts ’55 Jack Squires Rosemary L. Corsetti ’74 and Vincent DeChellis Katherine Tully Stanley and Blanche M. Tully Judith M. Stanley ’58

Jean Marie Farina Colleen and Mark Feigel Matthew and Kimberly Feigel William and Erin Fischer David and Sara Gardner Dallas C. Hipple Tina and David Karl Dennis Karl Jeffrey Karl Patricia M. King Mark E. Lopushansky Gary and Sandy Macioce Matthew and Amy McHugh Donald and Kathy Mower Maureen O’Brien, SC ’67 James H. Pirlo ’07 Andrew Razanauskas Molly and Justin Schmotzer Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko Adam Smith Deborah and Steven Snider Barbara and Jamie Staniscia Joshua Staniscia Kathy Luketich Stem ’77 Allen and Susan Stevens John Stevens Michael Stevens ’15 and Katie Stevens Charmaine R. Strong Anthony and Sarah Venditti Dominic and Morgan Venditti Mary Ann Suda Joan Suda Lindsey ’63 Nolan T. Swetye ’10 Kimberly and Jeffrey Swetye

Rosemary Laux Yanosko ’47 Katie L. Zuzik ’12

Michael and Lois Barkac Karen Barkac ’84

Janice Marie Yesenosky Denise V. Ferris ’78

Blake Barker Frances Bedway Jeffrey and Kristin Bedway Carol E. Lyons

Leo Yochum Susan Marie Yochum, SC ’77 Stella Yost Theresa M. Luck Blanche Zeller ’64 Louise Calvario Brown ’64 Carol M. Schildgen

IN HONOR

Patricia M. Thuer ’50 Linda Liedke Griffiths ’74

Elizabeth Adams Clark Adams Carol Wright

George and Marie Stein Jeraldine Stein Romeo ’64

Ada Fiorelli Waddell ’70 Jane Halligan Claesgens ’70 Linda Fiorelli ’74 Suzanne Fletcher Gauthier ’70 Karen Lagan McNamara ’70 Gloria Fiorelli Pollock ’68 and Arthur Pollock Kathleen Dziuban Scott ’70 Katherine Klopsch Siler ’70 Rosemary Blum Smith ’70 Rita J. Spisak ’77 James R. Waddell

Ryan Appleby Carolyn Appleby Renee Appleby Thomas Appleby Connie Lucas Breanna Salanova

Mary Ellen Higgins Wrabley ’55 Anonymous

Douglas J. Wood James Wood

Sara A. Acklin ’10 Karen Nickel

Sally Favo Troll ’47 Denise Troll Covey ’83

Isabelle Flood Andrews ’51 Mary Arne Nancy Turbe

Brock Baker HJ Baker Melissa Baker Charles Barker Kathleen Bornhorst Susan Doell Julie Fetchik James and Christina Tyminski

Margaret Garvis Wolff ’53 Priscilla Garvis Naworski ’64

Sally Monahan Thomas ’69 Lenore Parrott Luckey ’69

Frances Stefano, SC ’70 Theresa M. Kashin ’82

TRIBUTES

Leah Wolf, SC, SJ ’38, SHC ’42 Roberta Sordi Harper ’63 Mary Lou Hamill Kilian ’61 Mary B. McKinley ’65

Mary Philip Aaron, SC ’61 Elise Perisino Bizup ’65

Phyllis Bifano Stasko ’55 Allegra Stasko Slick ’88

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Barbara Foster Ward ’39 Jane Ward Austin ’69

James M. and Anna E. Tempero Anna Marie Tempero ’65 Carmela Tempero ’88

Colette Toler, SC ’57 Victoria Bleyer ’82 Tanya J. Moximchalk ’95 Mary Ann Ryan ’68 Carol Mulholland Scanga ’88

Leslie Stevens ’10 Alicia and Jimmy Baranik Lee and Paula Baranik John S. Bozek John Charley and Margaret Horning Carmine Coco DeYoung ’73 Ralph and Margaret DiNinno Joseph and Patricia Donahoe

Michele Ross Walters ’73 Jonnie G. Guerra ’73

Colin Ahr William Gnadinger Carter Anderson Rodney Anderson Stephanie Anderson Justin Belcastro Joshua Bucher Jason Hawke Al Isch Jacob Mapel Josh Owens John Pallotta Scott Robertson Robert Seese Samuel Short Cathy Starkey Hillary Dean Strawser Mike Waugh David Wojcik

Brady Bedway Edward Belade Brian Belade Edward Belade Brandon Bergert Russell and Georgia Bergert Ryan Bergert Todd and Kim Bergert Holli Cholley Brittony Guy Marie Merriman Best ’60 Colette Hanlon, SC ’63 Rebecca Bloom Kristin Wheaton Ronne Zasadni Froman Blue ’69 General Atomics Hayden Boebel Robert Boebel Madden Boehm Kerry Boehm Edwin and Patricia Boehm Daniel L. Oliastro Kevan E. Bowen Lekesia Dempsey Krista Boyer ’03 and Ryann P. Bradley ’07 James H. Pirlo ’07 Megan Bunker Mary Ellen Bunker Haley W. Burns ’15 Jewel Williamson-Burns

Jared Burns Timothy F. Deyell ’19

Luke Deschenes Nancy Koser

Funari Family Josie Funari

Kathleen M. Campbell ’80 Michael Rozell

Timothy F. Deyell ’19 Daniel Deyell

Edward and Suzanne Galando Matthew J. Galando ’04

Roman V. Capalbo Kathy Capalbo

Ronald T. DiBiase ’11 Dorinda and Ronald J. DiBiase

Jane Ann Cherubin, SC ’73 Jonnie G. Guerra ’73

Sean Dillon Susan Dillon

Aaron Garcia Chrisette Dharma Veronica Garcia Britney Gonzales

Christian E. Clutter ’23 Georgia Gaudi

Jared Dowey Charles and Judy States

Piper Conlan Carroll Conlan Diane Golias

James Dunlap ’98 Jamie Coates

Corsetti-DeChellis Family Carol Corsetti Zeitler ’70 Vernon C. Neal and Alvina B. Neal Fund

Chloe Elliott Peggy J. Cline Kathleen Evans Nancy McCloy ’70

Mary L. O’Neil Costello ’55 Kathleen O’Neil Isleib ’62

Mike Ewing Marie Ewing

Brandon Coury Nicole Coury Karen L. Stevenson Michelle Swick

Ethan Fame Michelle Fame

Alex and Claire Cox Mary Ross Cox ’99 Mary Ross Cox ’99 Ellen Spain ’08 Beth Cree Ami Cree Kirstyn Dallmann Christine Dallmann Tyler J. Dancu ’23 Richard D. Jacob Dennis and Tracy Scates Emily Rauseo Debenedictis ’97 Nancy DeMuth Raymond L. DeFazio Janice Malego Steinhagen ’79 Gemma R. Del Duca, SC ’62 Lawrence and Ina Gumberg Theresa M. Luck Fred Nene Sybil R. Schwartz Carl A. Tori Mary Frances Senita Zadzilko ’68 and The Honorable Raymond J. Zadzilko Jessica Delio ’21 James H. Pirlo ’07 Ruby DePalma Kathleen Skibinski

+ Deceased

Ferris Family Denise V. Ferris ’78 Mike A. Figueroa ’23 James H. Pirlo ’07 Jean M. Finger Mary C. Finger and David Paris Mary C. Finger and David Paris Grace Hartzog, SC ’71 Martha Tecca DelPizzo ’66 and Les DelPizzo Linda Fiorelli ’74 Katie Fiorelli Steph Fiorelli Elizabeth Haradon Gloria Fiorelli Pollock ’68 and Arthur Pollock Stacie Waddell Paul E. Fiorelli Linda Fiorelli ’74 Steph Fiorelli Priscilla Prescott Fogarty ’60 Colette Hanlon, SC ’63 Amara Forsyth Leonard Carota Kara Forsyth Matt J. Frazetta Sebastian Frazetta Christiane Frye Michelle Frye

Jacob Gardner Lexi Coleman Andrew Garth Ann Garth Drew Garth Steven J. Long ’07 Peyton M. Gensler ’23 Richard Gensler Hannah Ruggiero Gabriel Gillespie Germaine Gillespie Irene Marquez Sally Voltz Glock ’51 Molly Glock O’Hara ’78 Kara Gosnell Sharon Gosnell Drew A. Green ’23 Derrick Green Victoria Marie Gribschaw, SC ’65 Bibiana Boerio ’75 Walter M. Grushesky ’98 Lisa Seremet Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Claudia Kovach ’73 Louis and Carmela Londino Anthony and Rosalie Mirenda Lee and Linda-Jean Schneider Mara Guerrieri Michael Guerrieri Colette Hanlon, SC ’63 Maria Mickwitz ’60 Klayton Hawkins Charla M. Askey Kyleigh E. Hessian ’22 Kimberly Kearns Edgar B. Highberger and Joanne Salvador Highberger ’60 Susan S. McKie Shirley and Marvin Huls Nancy Finke Sheehan ’72 Barbara Ann Smelko, SC ’72

Ann Infanger, SC ’55 Paula Schmidt Ausserer ’79 Susan Mary Cummings ’69 + Elizabeth Repasky Subjeck ’76 James J. Timko Mary Elizabeth Celestine Zelenak ’73 Carol Italiano Linda Fiorelli ’74 Jared Johnson Dwane Johnson Lauryn M. Jones ’22 Wendy Jones Ellen Katter ’73 Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Alice Kaylor ’73 Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Mary Ann Kaylor ’78 Roberta L. Kaylor ’74 Wilda K. Kaylor ’71 Miranda Thompson Kaylor Family Alice Kaylor ’73 Mary Ann Kaylor ’78 Roberta L. Kaylor ’74 Wilda K. Kaylor ’71 Wilda K. Kaylor ’71 Sybil R. Schwartz Becky Kerns ’48 Mary-Margaret Kerns Kane Kettering Brad Kettering Frank Klapak Michael Cary Jennifer Makowski ’11 Haley M. Klingensmith-Pierce ’23 Kelly Klingensmith Ian Korn Jeff and Mandy Korn Jean Korn Claudia Kovach ’73 and Dr. Ronald Smorada Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Victoria Krapp Rita Joyce Molly Krapp Karen Kropf Michael Cresanta Edward M. Kuhn, Jr. George and Beverly Hritz Alexis E. Kupic ’20 Kristin Wheaton

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Jack A. Laird ’23 Energy-One Heating and AC Geoff and Lindsay Lander Linda Fiorelli ’74 Connor Laverty Maggie Daly Aidan Layton Christine Layton Collin Layton Chris Salem James Staib Jill Stroba William Stufft Marjorie S. Way Michael and Patricia Wheeler Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus ’64 and Gerald Lazarus Elyse Matriccino Krista E. Lebar ’23 Karen J. Lebar Sara and Jean LeFloch Linda Fiorelli ’74 Joseph Lemansky Patrick Lemansky Nathaniel Levie David Levie Mary Levie Danelle E. Locke ’17 Nancy Pringle Mary Norbert Long, SC ’67 Sharon Brewer ’64 Felicia Janssen Hines ’79 Megan Lynn Sandra K. Rudy Max Mandler David Mandler Jeffrey Mandler M.J. Mandler Michael Mandler Robert and Denise Olesak Colin Marinpetro Ronald Cord Kathleen Cranfill-Hupp Raymond Marinpetro Marc A. Marizzaldi Richard E. Austin ’07 Scott Chisholm Nico C. Marocco David R. Marocco Geraldine Frances Marr, SC ’63 Maria Mickwitz ’60 Kevin May Shelby R. May

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TRIBUTES

Kristen McArdle and Jennifer Shulman Linda Fiorelli ’74

Helene Karasek Paharik ’87 and James G. Paharik Sybil R. Schwartz

Daniel W. McCarty ’03 Jonathan DeLuca Bryan M. Harmon ’07 and Jamie Clark Harmon ’07 Marysia Holden James H. Pirlo ’07 Christian Roberts ’18

Sara Rae Perman Sybil R. Schwartz

Olivia McMahon Linda Anastasia Ryan Meis Kimberly Meis Leigh Meis Adam Scheller Melissa Scheller Sandra S. Mellon Richard King Mellon Foundation Liliana Mento Clayton and Melissa Spangler

Kathleen Assini Perry ’59 Elizabeth San Miguel

Jacqueline J. Petrus-Powell Karen and John Petrus

Owen M. Sabol ’23 Rick Sabol

Barbara Pizzella Linda Fiorelli ’74

Abby Santacroce Beth Santacroce

Jack Pletcher Tom Skelton

Joshua C. Sasmor Timothy F. Deyell ’19

Leah Policarpio Sarah Duffy

Laynee Scheck Jacquelyn Scheck Jeff Scheck

Jessica Molitoris Jeremy Molitoris

Stephanie J. Powers ’71 Eileen M. Brophy ’71

James P. Moon ’23 Felicia Moon Jim Moon Rose Moon

Elizabeth A. Pryal ’22 Jeffrey Pryal

Dimitrius Morgan ’23 Amalene Cooper-Morgan Christine M. Mueseler ’91 Louise Lydon ’06 and Sean F. Lydon Terri Campbell Murphy ’75 Lucinda Gray Painter ’78 Miriam Arroyo Murray ’84 and Michael H. Murray Jen Jones Barbara H. Nakles ’76 William Stavisky Brian M. Novotny Marc A. Piche ’15 Kris M. Smith ’12 Maureen O’Brien, SC ’67 Kary Coleman Milan ’98 Charmaine R. Strong Nancy Smith O’Brien ’52 Kimberly O’Brien

Katarina Russell ’21 John Russell Nathan Russell John Russell John G. Russell, Sr.

Brooklyn Miller Chris Campbell Stephen Molick

Maddy Moore Courtney Cecere ’21

Maryann Rulapaugh ’17 Charles and Alice Rulapaugh

Tyler Peterson ’21 Mike and Shelly Peterson

Gloria Fiorelli Pollock ’68 and Arthur Pollock Buttercup & Thistle, LLC Katie Fiorelli Linda Fiorelli ’74 Steph Fiorelli Elizabeth Haradon Emily and David Shedlock

Rose-Marie Weibel Merz ’60 Kathleen A. Cybulski

Colleen Roy ’21 Teresa Roy

Tanner Queen Corey D. Queen ’11 Margaret O’Neil Reese ’56 Kathleen O’Neil Isleib ’62 James D. Rice Michelle Harris Daniel J. Rinchuse Colin M. Webb Donald J. Rinchuse Colin M. Webb Carol Rittner Margaret and Charles Obrecht Sybil R. Schwartz Kepler Rodan Donna Harrell John James Evan Rossi Joseph Rossi Kristen Rossi Corynna Rotoli Judy A. Baker

Darlene Schmucker Patricia Toy Melissa Sellars Patricia Trongo Dangelo ’68 Seton Hill University Class of 1964 Anonymous Patricia L. Barey ’64 Therese Burson ’64 Arlene Carapellucci Carmichael ’64 Roberta Fitzgerald Grant ’64 Laurene DiGennaro Kristof ’64 and Zoltan Kristof Barbara Edwards MacKenzie ’64 Diana Murphy-Greiner ’64 Kathleen M. Whalen-Eaton ’64 Seton Hill University Class of 1968 Susan Aljoe ’68 Celeste DiStefano Bellissimo ’68 Mary Ann Fisher Buck ’68 Ann Nokes Crane ’68 Doris S. Fiorentino ’68 Jane Duffy Frenke ’68 Carol Guglielm ’68 John and Dorothy Hazen Patricia Breene Hipkins ’68 Diana Gullette Lloyd ’68 Kathleen Talley McKenna ’68 Angela Mudrak ’68 Nancy C. O’Neill-Ahearn ’68 Mary Anne Carpenter Simon ’68 Kathryn Istvan Valero ’68 Judy Wagner Velky ’68 Gretchen Werle Tambellini ’68 Seton Hill University Class of 1972 Anne T. Brower ’72 Susan E. Hutchins ’72 Catherine Lee Rosenblum ’72 Mary Anne O’Connor Zeller ’72

Seton Hill University Class of 1973 Jeanne Gruber Bratsafolis ’73 Johnette Zappone DeRose ’73 Carmine Coco DeYoung ’73 Teresa Oliverio Drewski ’73 Christine A. Dziedzina ’73 Patricia Fegley Edmiston ’73 Paula Srgo Fagan ’73 Cathy Fitzgibbons Gleeson ’73 Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Mary Beatrice Haider ’73 Christine Frederick Janove ’73 Jane Daum Kadlubek ’73 Ellen Katter ’73 Alice Kaylor ’73 Mary Ann Kaylor ’78 Roberta L. Kaylor ’74 Wilda K. Kaylor ’71 Claudia Kovach ’73 Karen Kurek Lynch ’73 Susan Scholze Marotta ’73 Kathleen Lenzi Mascelli ’73 Maureen Morsey Matty ’73 Jacqueline Driscoll McNamara ’73 Deborah Palanko Mikita ’73 Rachel Cellini Morris ’73 Maureen O’Connor ’73 Susan Pipak Owens ’73 Susan Riss Pellish ’73 Cathy Plesha ’73 Mary Ann Noroski Scully ’73 Carol V. Seirup ’73 Cyndra Beattie Sellari ’73 Kathleen Sullivan ’73 Patrice A. Tedescko ’73 Miranda Thompson Viviane Powell Vorbe ’73 Joan Poulos Zacharias ’73 Mary Theresa Zazzera ’73 Susan Zembruski ’73 Alyce Holden Sheridan ’57 Patricia Didyoung Wentling ’57 Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko Mary Ann Heneroty Catherine and Walter B. Hobart, Jr. Louise Lydon ’06 and Sean F. Lydon Jennifer Reeger Emma E. Simmers ’19 Susan and Daniel Simmers Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Casey Bowser Wilda K. Kaylor ’71 Antonia LaRosa Michel Mary Ann Noroski Scully ’73 Kathleen Sullivan ’73 Jana Skowvron Pomona Valero Marguerite Fiori Slavonia ’64 and J. Gerald Slavonia Mary Ralston Slavonia ’65

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Barbara Ann Smelko, SC ’72 Elise Perisino Bizup ’65

Donna Germano Uhrinek ’76 Paul Uhrinek

Mary Jane Yochum Susan Marie Yochum, SC ’77

Brett M. Smith ’16 James H. Pirlo ’07

Kevin R. Vaupel ’23 Judith D. Longhauser Darryl E. Vaupel Deidra Vaupel Jeffrey Vaupel

Susan Marie Yochum, SC ’77 Alexion Pharmaceuticals Demetra Chengelis Czegan ’02 Sandra Finley ’87 Kathleen A. Garde ’88 Christin L. Hanigan ’02 Grace Hartzog, SC ’71 Susan Gillenberger Mercer ’04

Mazie M. Smith ’23 Matthew and Lauren Zielinski Patricia Smiy ’78 Patricia A. Smiy Foundation Andrew Somuah Abigail Appiah Rudy Dockery Michael Stevens ’15 and Katie Stevens James H. Pirlo ’07 Anthony Venditti

Kimberly, Rhianne, and Francesca Vengel Scott Vengel Logan Vietmeier Joseph and Jean Duran Dale Vietmeier Gordon Vietmeier James R. Waddell Linda Fiorelli ’74

Angeles L. Stiteler ’65 Karen Herda Stiteler ’75

Stacie Waddell Linda Fiorelli ’74

Carleigh Sutfin Donald Sutfin

Kelly Weeks ’21 Michael and Bridgett Weeks

Noah Sweeney Pamela Bruchwalski Tyler Sullivan ’17 Mark Sweeney

Patricia Didyoung Wentling ’57 Alyce Holden Sheridan ’57

Samuel T. Tabe ’23 George Cross Mary and Adam Tecca Martha Tecca DelPizzo ’66 and Les DelPizzo Carmela Mae Tempero ’88 Anna Marie Tempero ’65 Alaina C. Teselle ’23 Galen TeSelle

Jack Whalen Erica Gevaudan Antonia Milke Alicia Scaramuzzo Dawn Whalen Hannah Wheaton Kristin Wheaton Caleb Whittaker Aaron Lowe Stephanie Murray

Hannah G. Thompson ’23 Lewis Barkley Brian Duso Kimberly Barkley Megonnell ’98

Ben Wilkins Bob Chambers Chad Collins Kevin Ferguson Kotie Kimble Terry Wilkins

Courtney N. Tomas ’23 Courtney Cecere ’21

Gwendolyn and Charles H. Williams Brenda Williams Grubisic ’71

Elena Traficante Heidi Niesen Michele Traficante

Mary Ann Winters, SC ’67 Valerie Schmid Stokes ’79 Susan L. Tarasevich ’78

Brian E. Tucker ’21 Kris M. Smith ’12 Roseanne and Scott Tucker

Caiden N. Wood ’23 Carol Wood Erin Wood

Helene Tullo Linda Fiorelli ’74

Noah Wright Renee Aiken Carol Davis Samantha Foster Kristy Giovannitti

Mila Udovicic Dawn Udovicic

Christian Zilli Teresa Fontanazza Susan and William Swan Angelo Z. Zilli David Zilli

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ATHLETICS The Griffin Athletic Association advances school spirit and team pride while supporting Seton Hill’s varsity athletic programs. The University thanks the alumni and friends who made gifts between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

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Acquasanta Catering, LLC Clark Adams Drew Adams Renee Aiken Lawrence Albensi Tyler C. Alberts ’22 Amerikohl Mining Linda Anastasia Ezra Ancrum Rodney Anderson Stephanie Anderson Tyler J. Anderson ’08 Stacy Jastrzembski Ankrum ’02 Chelsea K. Apke ’15 George A. App ’11 Abigail Appiah Carolyn Appleby Renee Appleby Thomas Appleby Denise Ardisson Joe Arovits Geoffrey Atkinson Ryan Audia Richard E. Austin ’07 Melissa Whiteman Bachman ’07 and John A. Bachman ’07 HJ Baker Judy A. Baker Melissa Baker Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Adam P. Bankovich ’20 Charles Barker Lewis Barkley Josh Bears Kim Beck William Becker Frances Bedway Jeffrey and Kristin Bedway Nicholas P. Behm ’19 Edward Belade Justin Belcastro David Belfield Ronald and Janet Bennett Zachary T. Benzio ’14 Russell and Georgia Bergert Ryan Bergert Todd and Kim Bergert Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Laurel Region Michael Bittel ’16 Sharon Black Collin Blaney ’17 Cynthia Blasko Tonya Blickenderfer Katie Bloomgren Michael and Deborah Bloomgren Robert Boebel Edwin and Patricia Boehm Kerry Boehm Jacob Boehme Bibiana Boerio ’75 Zak Boisvert Frank Bonura Dylan E. Bonzo ’21 Kathleen Bornhorst Jackson Boyd ’14 Jeffrey and Jennifer Brands Mike Breaston Rick Brickley Chaz Brosteen

Oliver Brown Toni L. Brubaker ’04 Pamela Bruchwalski Shaun Brunelle John Bruno Nash Bryan ’22 BSN Sports Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC Joshua Bucher Michael-Patrick A. Buckley ’17 Mary Ellen Bunker Jarrel H. Burnett ’09 William H. Butcher Darryl Caldwell Cheryl Callahan Chris Campbell Alissa Jones Carbaugh ’13 and Robert D. Carbaugh ’13 Leonard Carota Cary Carrabine Kyle Carrabine Lee S. Carrozza ’14 Thomas and Pamela Caruso Jennifer Castellano John Castellano David Castillo Bob Chambers Champ Printing Company Loren Charboneau Charley Family Shop ’N Save Scott Chisholm Holli Cholley Andrew Chuba ’19 Joseph A. Cillo ’18 Amber Coates Elizabeth Cody John H. Cole ’18 Mark A. Colella ’18 and Tracy Colella Lexi Coleman Michael Coleman Chad Collins Morgan Comport Concurrent Technologies Corporation Amy Conlan Carroll Conlan Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Patrick Conway Ronald Cord Brendan J. Costantino ’14 Kathryn and James Costantino Country Club Gardens Landscaping Nicole Coury Fred A. Covatto Kathleen Cranfill-Hupp Ami Cree Jason J. Crighton ’09 Tim Cronin George Cross Christine Dallmann Maggie Daly Gregory Daughenbaugh Brian Davidson Carol Davis Carolyn Day Danielle M. Day ’09 and Daniel I. Day ’09 Dean Honda Paul and Elizabeth Deastlov Sean Decker Matthew C. Deemer ’09 Nathan A. DeFilippi ’12

Matthew N. Delmonico ’14 Martha Tecca DelPizzo ’66 and Les DelPizzo Nicholas J. Deluliis Andrew R. DeMase ’09 and Rebecca Sally DeMase ’11 Patty DePalma Ray DePalma Andrew DeSana ’19 Christa DeSpirt Chrisette Dharma Lisa Dian Jamie P. DiAndreth Physical Therapy Dick’s Sporting Goods Karen DiGnazio Susan Dillon Andrew R. DiNardo ’10 Anthony J. DiPerna ’13 Rudy Dockery Susan Doell Dominion Foundation Derek R. Donaldson ’09 Charlene Douglas Sarah Duffy Aaron Duhart Joseph and Jean Duran Brian Duso Paul Edwards Marie Secky Emanuel ’59 Energy-One Heating & AC Colleen D. Ereditario ’11 and Cory J. Weibel ’07 Keith and Melissa Erickson Kirsten Estabrooks Luke S. Ewing ’22 Marie Ewing Francis Exposito Nicholas Exposito ’16 Linda Burke Falcone ’69 Michelle Fame Anthony J. Fanelli ’16 Brian G. Fehr ’23 Richard Fello Kevin Ferguson Adam T. Ferita ’17 Michael Ferrari ’07 Julie Fetchik Jordan M. Fiedor ’21 Todd Fiedor Ross Fiegener FieldTurf Brian Finnerty First Commonwealth Bank Mike and Dawn Fischer Mike Fischer Chad M. Fitzgerald ’07 Susan Fiumara Daniel Flickinger Nicole A. Flores ’02 Matthew Foley Teresa Fontanazza Josh D. Forbes ’15 Kara Forsyth Samantha Foster Fotorecord Framar, Inc. Fravel Custom Woodworking Sebastian Frazetta Summer Garland Friedlander ’75 and Duffy Friedlander Tanner D. Froehlich ’22

Michelle Frye Albert Funk Thomas Funk G & C Painting and Flooring, LLC Kyle Gaillard Bill Gallagher Maeve Gallagher Veronica Garcia Kathleen A. Garde ’88 Ann Garth Bobby Gaston Ronald and Lisa Gates Georgia Gaudi Carol L. Gelet ’85 Dylan Gelven ’15 Kristina Gensler

Nate Hazlett Zachary J. Heide ’16 Henderson Brothers Retirement Cody Herald Keith Herbster Nathaniel Herbster Hess Physical Therapy, LLC Allison E. Hickman ’08 Alexander H. Hill ’14 Joseph Hoffman Mac Hoffman Drew Hoffmann Jonathan Holmes Shana and Blaise Holzer Michael Houck Charlie Hudson

Andrew T. Kirsch ’08 Earl Kleckner Chelsey L. Knapton Patrick J. Kohl ’11 Jean Korn Jeff and Mandy Korn Nancy Koser Jeremy Kosicek Angela Mennow Kozlowski ’93 KPMG Foundation Jerry Kraisinger Christie Krapp Molly Krapp Doug Krivda ’09 Kunkle Heating & Cooling Heidi L-G

Athletics Day of Giving Raises More than $52,000 Seton Hill’s student-athletes find success in the classroom and in their sports thanks to the tremendous support of alumni and friends.

During this year’s Athletics Day of Giving on April 27, Seton Hill’s athletics programs received $52,781 from 267 donors.

Overall, donors supported 14 of the university’s athletic programs during this special day. The men’s lacrosse team led the way in dollars raised while the men’s basketball team had the most donors.

Thank you to the alumni, friends, families and fans for their support of Athletics Day of Giving.

Richard Gensler Erica Gevaudan Germaine Gillespie Kristy Giovannitti Glenmede William Gnadinger Scott Goldstein Diane Golias Cody E. Golon ’15 Lori Gosnell Sharon Gosnell Michael A. Grant ’13 Chad Green Derrick Green Cheryl Greenwald Victoria Marie Gribschaw, SC ’65 Joann Grieco ’91 Ryan A. Grieco ’19 Kailen M. Grimm ’20 Dennis Grove LouAnn Grove Matthew G. Grove ’11 and Courtney Grove Michael Guerrieri Brittony Guy Alex D. Haines ’14 Chelsea Halker Thomas P. Harbert Whitney Nash Harness ’07 and Jerry V. Harness, Jr. ’07 John Harper McGarity H. Harper ’21 Donna Harrell Michelle Harris Jason Hawke

+ Deceased

Erik Hultgren ’16 Hungry Run Processing, LLC Barry and Patricia Ilse Chris P. Ilse ’13 and Alessandra Nicholas Ilse ’16 Independence Health Indian Valley Construction, LLC Industrial Radiator Works IQ Inc. Al Isch J. Corks Antwon Jackson Richard D. Jacob John James Steven Jeffries Joe Johns Dwane Johnson Antwarn D. Jones ’10 and Joanna Pichardo Jones ’13 Darnell Jones ’12 Brandon Jossey ’14 Rita Joyce Kacin Companies Karndean Designflooring Joe Katarski Mark and Hadara Katarski Kattan-Ferretti Insurance Agency, Inc Kimberly Kearns Alexandra L. Kemp-Thompson ’13 Janice Rohal Kenney ’82 Brad Kettering Brian A. Key ’11 and Lara N. Heinz Key ’11 Kotie Kimble Terry L. Kintner

Lorenzo Lagera Louisa Lagera Jonathan Laird Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Barry Landsperger Lapels: A Fine Mens Clothier Last Man Standing Club Christopher M. Law ’19 Christine Layton Collin Layton Lazor Furniture, Inc. Dylan Lefebvre ’14 Patrick Lemansky Armand Leonelli ’06 and Nicole Koci ’08 David Levie Mary Levie Gina Carrick Lindenfeldar ’90 Regina Lindsey Brandon Linton Peter and Jessica Liokareas Live! Casino Daniel and Karen Locke Joshua M. Logan ’12 Steven J. Long ’07 Judith D. Longhauser Aaron Lowe Dan Lowry Joshua Lozecki Lisa Lozecki Connie Lucas Ty Lydic ’17 Andrew and Dawn Lynn Carol E. Lyons

Ron Macecevic David L. Mackall Charles Mandarino ’16 David Mandler Jeffrey Mandler M.J. Mandler Michael Mandler Keith Mangel Chris Mann Jacob Mapel Raymond Marinpetro Deborah Marizzaldi ’07 James S. Markley Irene Marquez Cynthia and Mark Marshall Marthinsen & Salvitti Insurance Group, Inc. Zachary J. Martinelli ’17 Donald Marusko Brandon S. Matthews ’23 Robert E. Maver Shelby Goudy May ’20 Suzanne E. McCann Jacquelyn Fontana McCarthy ’11 and David A. McCarthy ’11 Kevin and Carol McCarthy Erika N. McCarthy ’10 and Michael P. McCarthy ’09 Patrick P. McCarthy ’14 Matthew T. McCune ’08 McElwain Brothers Paint and Collision Dan McGuire McKee Environmental, Inc. Logan T. McKoy ’21 Donald E. McWreath ’17 MedCare Equipment Company, LLC Justin A. Meenan ’09 Kimberly Barkley Megonnell ’98 Jeffrey J. Meis Kimberly Meis Leigh Meis Doreen Michaud Antonia Milke Renee Kania Miller ’15 and Christopher Miller ’16 Dave Miller Marybeth Miller Collin P. Mitchell ’19 Thayne C. Mitrik ’16 Stephen Molick Jeremy Molitoris Felicia Moon Jim Moon Rose Moon Geri Morrow Bryan Moss Mandi Moss Jonathan W. Murphy ’12 and Danielle Armstrong Murphy ’17 Stephanie Murray My HoneyBee Gift Boutique Evan T. Myers ’18 Coby Naess Nick P. Neferis ’18 Matthew S. Nelson ’08 Kevin P. Neumann ’16 James W. Newman ’15 Nick S. Nichols ’12 Gary and Jayne Nicholson Karen Nickel

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Heidi Niesen Mark A. Nobile Brian M. Novotny Sean O’Keefe Ocreations, LLC Dave M. Offner ’17 Robert and Denise Olesak Daniel L. Oliastro Michael Orie Ronald Oswald Amy B. Overton Josh Owens P.J. Dick, Inc. Mary Lou Palas, SC ’69 John Pallotta Alanna Daniels Parsons ’06 Aaron Pascazi ’11 Andrew Pavloff Jonathan Pavloff Jane Penman Mark Pennartz Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, Inc. PET/CT Services of Florida Joseph Kappel Doug Peters Mike and Shelly Peterson Tyler Peterson ’21 Megan Warman Pettke ’18 and Shane W. Pettke ’18 Nellie C. Phillips ’18 Marc A. Piche ’15 Bernadette Kovach Ponko ’71 Douglas Portner Corrine E. Poulin ’14 James D. Powell Marcy Davis Powers ’92 Joshua D. Pratt ’08 Edward Pultz Corey D. Queen ’11 Raimondo Construction Co., Inc. Bradley J. Rauber Alanna Rebaudo-Davis Jennifer Reeger Peyton A. Reesman ’21 Amanda Malkowski Reiche ’12 Rob’s Auto Detailing Scott Robertson Monica Robinson Kevin Rohan Noel Roman Catherine Rossi Joseph Rossi Kristen Rossi Rotary Club of Greensburg David Rotoli Teresa Roy Daniel J. Ruby ’11 Sandra K. Rudy Hannah Ruggiero Matt Rum Steve Rum Daniel L. Rupert ’21 John Russell John G. Russell, Sr. Michele E. Russell Rick Sabol Roberto B. Saenz ’07 Breanna Salanova Chris Salem Beth Santacroce

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Alicia Scaramuzzo Dennis and Tracy Scates Angela Scheck Jacquelyn Scheck Jeff Scheck Adam Scheller Melissa Scheller Donald Schmidt Raymond C. Schmidt Jeffrey Schmigel Schneider’s Dairy, Inc. Myriam Schram Timothy Schreiber ’16 Matt Scorzafava Jason and Jessica Scott Robert Seese Nicholas H. Sell ’16 Lisa Seremet Miles Sexton ’18 Jeremy R. Sforzo ’22 Joseph P. Shaffer ’16 Austin N. Shaw ’20 Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko Gary Shook Samuel Short Emma E. Simmers ’19 Susan and Daniel Simmers Katie M. Burns Sipe ’09 and Gregory A. Sipe ’14 Tom Skelton Kathleen Skibinski Austin M. Sleek ’16 Smail Auto Group Smallman Street Deli, Inc. Brett M. Smith ’16 Jordan Smith Kris M. Smith ’12 Mollie and Dan Smith Joseph and Ann Snodgrass Christopher T. Snyder Edgar Snyder & Associates Kevin Snyder Ellen Fisher Sobota ’09 and Joshua Sobota ’06 Cecil Spadafora Spiral Financial, Inc. SSM Industries, Inc. David St. Clair ’21 Bryan and Mary Ellen St.Clair James Staib Cathy Starkey Justin M. Starkey ’09 Juwan Staten Charles and Judy States Staunton Farm Foundation Karen L. Stevenson ’78 Ryan Stewart Butch Stofko Ed Stofko Cameron J. Stone ’16 Thomas Stossel Tiara K. Stossel ’14 Nick Stotler ’19 Hillary Dean Strawser Jill Stroba STS Delivery Service, Inc. William Stufft Andreas Stühn Brian and Karen Sullivan Tyler Sullivan ’17

Summer Hair, LLC Donald Sutfin Susan and William Swan Brent Swartz Jeffrey Swartz Trevor Swartz Mark Sweeney Michelle Swick Dylan Swierczynski Zach D. Talkovic ’08 Diane Tamasitis John Tamasitis Brian Taylor Jacob Temple ’18 Joseph Terrell Galen TeSelle Peggy Teselle Joshua A. Testa ’11 Brendan Thiele Jason Thomas Rick Thomas TMR Roofing Dalanie H. Tompkins ’22 John C. Torpey ’22 Wendy Tracy Trader Jack’s Storage, LLC James Traficante Michele Traficante Ty Trainor Trane Technologies Bruce F. Trest Patrick J. Trettel ’10 Kenneth Trumbetta, Jr. ’11 Adam Trumbower Brian E. Tucker ’21 Roseanne and Scott Tucker Chris and Melissa Twombly Grant Twombly Will Twombly James and Christina Tyminski Dawn Udovicic Jennifer Uhlemann Anne M. Urban ’99 Kevin C. Urtz ’12 Pomona Valero Curt VanMater Jon VanSlooten Darryl E. Vaupel Deidra Vaupel Jeffrey Vaupel Dale Vietmeier Gordon Vietmeier Gordon Vietmeier Golf School Caleb E. Voorhees ’23 Marjorie and David J. Voytek Zachary J. Voytek ’17 Garret B. Vrbanic ’17 Milan Vukas Donald Waltz Collin Wansor Brian Warheit ’11 Lisa Wassel Kathleen Watkins Mike Waugh Marjorie S. Way Marcus A. Weakland ’16 Michael and Bridgett Weeks Kelly Korber Weimer ’96 Richard H. Weimer EJ Werner ’11 Dawn Whalen

John Whalen Kristin Wheaton Michael and Patricia Wheeler Brandon M. Whitfield ’08 Wilder & Company, Ltd., P.C. Rob Wilkes Lisa Wilkins Terry Wilkins Krista Williams Kyle Wilson Windswept Promotions David Wojcik Carol and Greg Wood Douglas J. Wood ’11 Erin Wood Valerie Wood Julie M. Woodburn ’10 Jamie Wrabel ’21 Brandon Wright ’17 Carol Wright Danae Wright Melissa and AJ Wroblewski George Yakubisin John Zavatchan Paul Zeise Angelo Z. Zilli David Zilli Kerry Zostant

Dear Alumni and Friends, The generosity of alumni and friends who have remembered Seton Hill University has made a profound difference in the lives of generations of Setonians.

In order to recognize and celebrate alumni and friends who have established provisions for the University in their estate plans, I am pleased to announce that Seton Hill has created the 1918 Legacy Circle. These alumni and friends will continue to be part of the Heritage Society but will also be specially recognized as members of the 1918 Legacy Circle.

To the right is a listing of the charter members of the 1918 Legacy Circle who have verified with us a current provision for the University as a part of their estate plans. These commitments will make a longlasting difference in the lives of our students, ensure the financial LEG ACY CIRCLE stability of the University, and create a legacy at the University in the name of our alumni and friends. We are pleased to add to this list the names of alumni and friends who provide us with information about an estate commitment that will benefit Seton Hill.

Our greatest interest is in ensuring that Seton Hill knows about your planned gift so that your intentions are understood, documented and ultimately used appropriately.

As always, your own financial advisors are the best source of information related to your personal circumstances, but please consider me an additional resource if you have any questions about the 1918 Legacy Circle, gift planning options, giving vehicles, or your current documentation with the University. Feel free to contact me at any time using my information below. You can also visit the Gift Planning website at setonhill.giftplans.org for more information.

Many thanks to each of you for the vital role you have played and continue to play in preparing Seton Hill University students to be fit for the world.

Cecilia Hughes Director of Gift Planning cahughes@setonhill.edu 724-830-4636

Use Your IRA for Charitable Giving!

You may assume that an IRA is a good asset to pass to your children and other loved ones, but did you know your loved ones will be required to pay income tax on any amount they receive from an IRA after your death?

However, your IRA provides tax-efficient ways for you to make gifts to a charitable organization – such as Seton Hill – which will not have to pay taxes on an IRA gift. Consider leaving your loved ones assets from your estate and name your favorite charities as beneficiaries of your IRA. You can also set up gifts from your IRA during your lifetime! IRS rules allow individuals to make Qualified Charitable Distributions (sometimes called an IRA rollover) up to $100,000 a year to a public charity at age 70 1/2 or older. In addition, these distributions can also be set up to establish a life-income gift that will provide donors with an income stream and significant tax savings while supporting the charity of their choice.

Your financial advisor can help you set up Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) from either a traditional or Roth IRA or to use a QCD to establish a life-income gift. The Office of Gift Planning at Seton Hill can help you discover how these pathways can help you give back to the university and its students.

+ Deceased

1918 LEGACY CIRCLE Anonymous Carmen Rivera Bauza ’83 and Miguel J. Bauza Annette Buchwalder Arnold ’67 Mary Ann Crenner Aug ’62 Cynthia Wills Black ’76 and John A. Black, SVC ’76 Veronica Zasadni Froman Blue ’69 Priscilla Crowe Burt ’60 Paula A. Carpentieri ’76 Lynn Conroy ’58 Catherine B. and Patrick J. DeCourcy Linda J. Delia ’69 Vivienne C. Demm ’54 Frances Pellicano DePaul ’58 Patricia Bolosky DeRosa ’60 and Anthony DeRosa Carla Harrison Duls ’70 Robert W. Errett ’03 Linda Fiorelli ’74 Sally Conroy Fullman ’64 Walter M. Grushesky ’98 Jonnie G. Guerra ’73 Mary Sue Hyatt ’70 Stephanie Radisi Johnson ’76 Mary-Margaret Kerns Patricia A. Landers ’55 Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus ’64 and Gerald S. Lazarus Anne Boitano Lynes ’56 Cynthia Magistro ’78 Rev. Robert J. Marks Laura A. Marshall ’78 Janet Nipaver Martha ’71 John E. “Jack” and Brigitte McGrath Mary Ann Mogus ’65, MFA ’01 Ann Mikulski Moore ’67 and Fred Moore, SVC ’67 Sharon McCullough Nies ’79 and Thomas Nies Tanya J. Moximchalk ’95 Christine M. Mueseler Cheryl A. Napsha ’77 Monica Magda Null ’65 and Harry M. Null, M.D., SVC ’65 Katherine Coleman O’Brien ’57 Nancy Smith O’Brien ’52 and Thomas O’Brien Karen Fisher O’Connor ’75 Mary Diederich Ott ’65 Carla M. Palamone ’92 Andrea M. Pascale ’61 Cathy Plesha ’73 Stephanie J. Powers ’71 Michele Moore Ridge ’69 and The Honorable Thomas J. Ridge Jacqueline Zvorsky Runkle ’71 Lorraine C. Rup ’69 John Rusnak Alberta M. Albrecht Siemiatkoski ’51 Marguerite Fiori Slavonia ’64 and J. Gerald Slavonia, SVC ’63 Mary Jane Snyder ’73 Ellen Spain ’08 Judith M. Stanley ’58 Nancy J. Stoner ’57 Charmaine R. Strong Miriam Zimmerman 73

HERITAGE SOCIETY The Seton Hill University Heritage Society recognizes alumni and friends who remember Seton Hill in their wills or through other estate planning arrangements or who support the university through leadership gifts to create and support general and scholarship endowment funds.

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HERITAGE SOCIETY

Anonymous + Hebron E. Adams Alpha Sigma Lambda + Ellen Hensler Arbuckle ’61 Grace F. Platt Arbury Annette Buchwalder Arnold ’67 Mary Ann Crenner Aug ’62 + John C. Aug Jane Ward Austin ’69 Karen Barkac ’84 + Mary Riker Barnett ’44 Maryan Kurp Baughman ’71 Carmen Rivera Bauza ’83 and Miguel J. Bauza Robin Heffernan Beck ’64 + William Beck Janice M. Beckage + Constance Gritte Berto ’54 + Mary Anne Bishop ’58 Cynthia Wills Black ’76 and John A. Black, SVC ’76 Deborah and Michael Bloomgren Veronica Zasadni Froman Blue ’69 Bibiana Boerio ’75 + Ann Sloan Borland ’49 Sally Wilkinson Bourg ’52 + Arthur J. Boyle, Jr. Mary Susan Bradley ’69 + Eileen Hanley Breen ’45 + Eva Bronner ’44 Anne Brower ’72 + Bernard Brown + Carl Wallace Brown, Jr. Scott L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Brownlee + Mary Brennan Bullingham ’53 Charlene L. Burns ’80 Therese Burson ’64 Priscilla Crowe Burt ’60 Rosalie and Todd Carpenter Paula Carpentieri ’76 Laurie Ann Carroll ’81 Traci Hake Carter ’86 Frederick N. Caughill + Carol Christopher ’55 Paulette A. Ciotti ’74 Class of 1964 Class of 1968 Class of 1972 Class of 1973 Class of 1977 Lynn Conroy ’58 Mary Ellen Lawrie Cooney-Higgins ’64 + Helen Corsetti Rosemary Corsetti ’74 and Vincent DeChellis + B. Patrick Costello, Esq. Mary L. O’Neil Costello ’55 + Ann Featherston Cudahy ’52 + The Honorable Richard D. Cudahy Mary Kathleen Cuneo + Kathryn Mueller Cunningham ’66 + Helene Horovitz Dal Canton ’63 + Rita Burlas Daugherty ’42 Frank DeChellis ’14 Catherine B. and Patrick J. DeCourcy Linda J. Delia ’69 Vivienne C. Demm ’54

Frances Pellicano DePaul ’58 Patricia Bolosky DeRosa ’60 and Anthony DeRosa Betty Vranjes Dickinson ’55 Claudia Kent Dixon and Jack Dixon Catherine Gornik Dolfi ’72 Charlene Trichtinger Dorrian ’58 Walter P. Drosjack Carla Harrison Duls ’70 Janet Gaffney Dunstan ’70 Elizabeth Murphy Durishan ’71 and Mark Dursihan Lyn Marie Dwyer, SC ’60 + Jean Ann Draffen Earley ’48 Sarah and Anthony F. Earley, Jr. Linda C. Earnest ’78 Anne M. and Robert Easby-Smith John R. Echement Robert Errett ’03 Christine Delegram Farrell ’79 + Anne F. Favo + Frederick R. Favo Denise Ferris ’78 + Ellen Walsh Ferris ’40 Mary Vetter Fette ’59 and Chris Fette Louise Fichtl ’59 + Anna Mae Filkosky Mary C. Finger and David Paris Deborah Clarchick Finnegan ’72 + Gloria T. Fiorelli ’42 Linda Fiorelli ’74 Paul E. Fiorelli + Ralph Fiorelli + Susan Boyle Fisher ’67 + Eva Fleischner + Hans Fleischner Leslie Fleischner + Bernadette Fondy ’69 + Mary Frederick + William T. Fritz Sally Conroy Fullman ’64 Josie Funari Patricia Acquaviva Gabow ’65 Matthew J. Galando ’04 + Eileen Kelly Garbarini ’49 Kathleen A. Garde ’88 Barry M. Garlitz + Gail Harvey Geoghan ’53 Faith Simmons George ’07 and Jeremy George Linda George Mary Beth Gray Gigler ’70 Jane Gilchrist ’72 Thomas A. Gilchrist Harry K. Gillespie Martha J. and William M. Goodman Ruth Ann Grant + Ruth O’Block Grant ’53 + Joan M. Graziano ’52 Victoria Marie Gribschaw, SC ’65 Walter M. Grushesky ’98 Jonnie Guerra ’73 Hope Hakas Judy and Theodore Hakas Maureen Halloran, SC Norene A. Halvonik ’64 + Margaret Brobst Harrington ’35

Jodee Harris ’92 William Richard Harrison Kenneth and Kathleen Harrold Noelle Harrold ’10 Suzanne Law Hawes ’56 + Donald Hazlett + Nancy Gregory Hazlett ’50 Tim and Leslie Hazlett Charles Huddleston Heaton, Sr. Rebecca A. Higgins ’79 Joanne Salvador Highberger ’60 and Edgar B. Highberger Linda Holmes MA’01 + Carol Schwalie Walters-Hopkins + Donald Hopkins + Roberta Czerwinski Hossbacher ’49 Marissa Rivera Huttinger ’69 and James Huttinger Mary Sue Hyatt ’70 Barry and Patricia Ilse Ann Infanger, SC ’55 Dolores P. Infanger + Frank C. Infanger Nancy Boerio Iorizzo ’63 and Robert P. Iorizzo + Dorothy Jacko, SC ’68 Fritz Jelinek + Madeline Beltrandi Jelinek ’60 Carole and Glenn P. Johnson + Genevieve S. Johnson ’74 Stephanie Radisi Johnson ’76 + Eleanor Hannon Judah ’47 + Melvin Judah + Loretta Juhas ’49 Sheila Juliane ’80 + Mary Elizabeth Vogel Kaiser ’42 + Robert G. Kaiser Michael J. Kakos and Aimee Rusinko Kakos David P. Karl + Elizabeth Campalong Karl ’68 + John Kasuba Ellen Katter ’73 Perpetual Trust of Robert Kaub + Evelyn B. Kaufman ’41 Alice Kaylor ’73 Mary Ann Kaylor ’78 Roberta Kaylor ’74 Wilda Kaylor ’71 Becky Kerns ’48 Mary-Margaret Kerns + Jean Vislay Klein ’49 Donna Konias ’86, M.B.A. ’01 Claudia Kovach ’73 Patricia A. Landers ’55 + Erminia LaScala ’49 Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus ’64 and Gerald S. Lazarus John Lee Richard C. Lee Jenny and Richard C. Lee, Jr. Victoria Leone Joan Smarrella Levan ’61 Bernice Ferrante Lewis ’61 and Floyd L. Lewis Mary and John Liipfert Lenore Parrott Luckey ’69

+ Mary O’Neil Lutes ’48 Anne Boitano Lynes ’56 Cynthia Magistro ’78 + M. Jeremy Mahla, SC Frank V. Maida Michel Pawlosky Maiers ’98 Jennifer Makowski ’11 Paula Seabol Maloney ’70 + Jacinta Mann + Margaret Jack Mann ’44 + Anita Lavin Manoli ’52 + Charles G. Manoli Rev. Robert J. Marks Laura A. Marshall ’78 Janet Nipaver Martha ’71 Anthony J. Matan and Silvia Teran James Matan + Lillian Archambault Matan ’60 Tony Matan, M.D. Matan Family Foundation, Inc. Mark Matan + John R. Mazero, M.D. + Rosemary Petrosky Mazero ’51 Dennis McArdle Michele K. McArdle ’75 + Elizabeth Langley McDonough ’37 Endowed Trust Fund of Julia McGinniss McGowan ’26 John E. “Jack” McGrath and Brigitte McGrath + Mary Anne Spellman McGrath ’59 Mary Ann McQuade + James P. McQuade Janet Miller Robert J. Miller, SVC ’75 Rosemary Miller Mary Ann Mogus ’65, MFA ’01 Kate Moloney ’69 Katie Aikins Monsour ’06 and 2011 Senior Seminar Class Ann Mikulski Moore ’67 and Fred Moore, SVC ’67 John C. Morrell Gail Clougherty Moses ’69 Tanya J. Moximchalk ’95 Christine M. Mueseler Margaret M. Munley ’71 Murray Family Miriam Arroyo Murray ’84 and Michael H. Murray, SVC ’84 Mary Jo Mutschler, SC ’69 Barbara H. Nakles ’76 Ned J. Nakles, Jr., Esq. Robert J. Napoli, SVC ’85 Cheryl A. Napsha ’77 Perpetual Trust of Mildred Kumer Neff ’26 + Jean Falk New ’55 J. Robert New Talib Nichiren ’96 Sharon McCullough Nies ’79 and Thomas Nies Mary Lou Hartnett Noonan ’60 Doug and Carolyn Norry Leonard Norry + Patricia Goodwin Norry ’56

+ Deceased

Sally Anne Aurelio Novak ’81 and Albert J. Novak, Jr., SVC ’81 + Dorothy S. Nowling ’36 Monica Magda Null ’65 and Harry M. Null, M.D., SVC ’65 Irene O’Brien Nunn ’67 and Wally Nunn Irene O’Brien ’45 Katherine Coleman O’Brien ’57 Maureen O’Brien, SC ’67 Nancy Smith O’Brien ’52 and Thomas O’Brien Karen Fisher O’Connor ’75 Margaret Bergin O’Connor ’69 Patricia O’Donoghue Mary Diederich Ott ’65 Carla M. Palamone ’92 Andrea M. Pascale ’61 Patricia Yundt Pelland ’72 + Mary Alberta Schilder Phillips ’30 James H. Pirlo ’07 Cathy Plesha ’73 Gloria Fiorelli Pollock ’68 and Arthur Pollock Endowed Trust Fund of Emma McGinniss Powderly ’29 Stephanie Powers ’71 Gail Vermilyea Quigley ’64 Heidi and Matthew R. Quigley, M.D. + Helen Normile Quinlan ’59 Michael and Francee Quinlan Richard S. Quinlan Martha Raak ’97 + Ramen Raak + Nancy Rambacher ’60 + Mary Louise McSteen Redding ’34 + Charles A. Reese Margaret O’Neil Reese ’56 Rita M. Reese + Carol Ann Reichgut ’56 Lynn Rettinger, SC ’70 Michele Moore Ridge ’69 and The Honorable Thomas J. Ridge + Alice Edwards Riley ’30 Katherine L. Riley Marie Kish Robinson SJ ’45 Kathleen Kumer Rooney ’60 and Arthur J. Rooney, Jr., SVC ’57 Jacqueline Zvorsky Runkle ’71 Lorraine C. Rup ’69 Jeremy Rusnak John C. Rusnak Catharine Murray Ryan and John T. Ryan, III + Mary Janet Ryan, SC ’69 + Constance Angotti Salvitti ’60 E. Ronald Salvitti, M.D. and Diann Salvitti E. Ronald Salvitti, II John Salvitti Kara Salvitti Conomikes Jennifer Salvitti Davis, M.D. Gene A. and Iva Jean Saraceni Lois Scaglione ’72 Marlene Chelena Scatena ’61 + Nancy Favo Schepis ’58

+ Lois Sculco, SC ’60 Mary Ann Noroski Scully ’73 Madelyn Smoody Setterberg ’77 and Richard Setterberg Seton Hill University Alumni Advisory Council Molly Robb Shimko and Kenneth A. Shimko + Marjorie Firsching Shipe ’47 Beth and Russ Siegelman Alberta Albrecht Siemiatkoski ’51 + Claire Rittmeyer Simpson ’44 + Dorcas Johnson Singley ’36 Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Marguerite Fiori Slavonia ’64 and J. Gerald Slavonia, SVC ’63 Clyde G. Smith, SVC ’68 + Nancy Kasuba Smith ’69 + Mary O’Hare Smith ’50 + Perry C. Smith, M.D., SVC ’50 Patricia Smiy ’78 Mary Jane Snyder ’73 Rebecca Cost Snyder Ellen Spain ’08 + Jeanne Spencer ’62 Spiesman-Klein Family + Julia Spratt ’48 + Beverly Ann Suraci Spyropoulos ’53 Marianne Drott Squyres ’62 Andrew G. Stacklin, SVC ’78 Loretta Stana ’64 Judith M. Stanley ’58 Bridget and Martin Stanners Anthony M. Stefano John Stevens + Leslie M. Stevens ’10 Joanna Pietropaoli Stillwagon ’69 and Richard A. Stillwagon, SVC ’69 Nancy J. Stoner ’57 Charmaine R. Strong MiRan Cho Surh ’84 Louise Ferrante Tanney ’59 Anna Marie Tempero ’65 Carmela Mae Tempero ’88 Christine Toretti Donna Germano Uhrinek ’76 and Paul Uhrinek Marie E. Utzig ’49 Scott Vengel Jan Vernarec Grant Verstandig Toni G. Verstandig James R. Waddell + Dorothy Wistran Walk ’39 Jaclyn Murton Walters ’70 Thomas A. Wandrisco + Mary Washko ’42 + Dora Bearer Weedman-Kerker ’45 Patricia Didyoung Wentling ’57 and Donald J. Wentling Karen Farmer White Bridget Widdowson ’82 Boyd Wolff + Margaret Garvis Wolff ’53 + Mary Ellen Higgins Wrabley ’55 + Raymond B. Wrabley

Daniel J. Wukich Daniel P. and Tammy Wukich Jessica Ybanez-Morano ’84 Julia Yesenosky + Leo W. Yochum Mary Jane Yochum Susan Marie Yochum, SC ’77 Miae Yoo Mary Frances Senita Zadzilko ’68 and The Honorable Raymond J. Zadzilko, SVC ’69 Miriam Zimmerman

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JANUARY 4

Elizabeth Ann Seton Feast Day

JANUARY 17 Lunch & Learn “Living a Life that Fuels Your Spirit” FEBRUARY 17 Take the Day On Service Day MARCH 19 Founders’ Day

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APRIL 18

Sister Mary Schmidt Lecture

MAY 2

Athletics Day of Giving

JUNE 7-9

Alumni Weekend

JUNE 14

Doug Wood Golf Classic

JULY 7-18

Alumni College Travel Program to Spain

SEPTEMBER 7

Labor of Love Saturday of Service

SEPTEMBER 27 – 29

Homecoming and Family Weekend

DECEMBER 3

Giving Tuesday

Seton Hill University

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2023–2024 Bishop Larry J. Kulick, J.C.L. Honorary Chair

Rebecca Cost Snyder Chair

Mary Norbert Long, SC ʼ67 Vice Chair

Robin Heffernan Beck ʼ64 Chair Elect

Grace Hartzog, SC ʼ71 Secretary

Carmen Rivera Bauza ʼ83 Rachel Blais, SC Todd D. Brice Christian Carter ʼ16 Robert A. DeMichiei Margaret DiVirgilio ʼ80 Barbara Einloth, SC ʼ71 Christine Delegram Farrell ʼ79 Mary C. Finger, ex officio Linda Fiorelli ʼ74 Matthew J. Galando ʼ04 Eileen Johnston, SC ʼ70 Donna Marie Leiden, SC ʼ66 Moshood B. Martins M.S. ʼ14 Elizabeth Boyle McDonald Tanya Moximchalk ʼ95 Miriam Arroyo Murray ʼ84 Patricia OʼDonoghue Kathleen Sarniak-Tanzola ʼ78 Mary Elizabeth Schrei, SC ʼ65 Joyce Serratore, SC ʼ67 Frank P. Simpkins James C. Stalder Bridget Widdowson ʼ82 Jessica Ybanez-Morano ʼ84

TRUSTEES EMERITI Jean Augustine, SC ʼ63 James Breisinger Laurie Ann Carroll ʼ81 Mary Lou OʼNeil Costello ʼ55 Sara Gill Cutting ʼ62 Rosemary Donley, SC John R. Echement Brigid Marie Grandey, SC ʼ63 Richard Hendricks Mary Ellen Lawrie Cooney Higgins ʼ64 Patrice Hughes, SC ʼ62 A. Richard Kacin Arthur H. Meehan Donald I. Moritz Barbara Nakles ʼ76 Maureen OʼBrien, SC ʼ67 Maureen Sheedy OʼBrien M. Ellenita OʼConnor, SC ʼ58 Paul M. Pohl Michele Moore Ridge ʼ69 Marc B. Robertshaw Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Ralph A. Scalise Daniel J. Wukich

Molly Robb Shimko Vice President for Institutional Advancement 724.830.4620 shimko@setonhill.edu Lisa Carino Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement 724.838.2409 carino@setonhill.edu Mira Gornick Funari Associate Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director for the Campaign 724.830.1993 mfunari@setonhill.edu Erica Adams Advancement Services Manager 724.830.1137 eadams@setonhill.edu Alicia Barnes Major Gifts Officer 724.838.4244 abarnes@setonhill.edu Jessica Delio Development and Communications Associate 724.552.4329 jdelio@setonhill.edu Sarah Dudik Senior Writer for Advancement 724.838.4200 sdudik@setonhill.edu Cynthia Ferrari Title III Coordinator 724.830.4639 ferrari@setonhill.edu Shana Holzer Assistant Director of Alumni Relations 724.552.1310 sholzer@setonhill.edu Cecilia Hughes Director of Gift Planning 724.830.4636 cahughes@setonhill.edu Amy Lankey Donor Stewardship Manager 724.552.4303 alankey@setonhill.edu Brett Miller Major Gifts Officer 724.552.4336 bmmiller@setonhill.edu Linda Morlacci Director of Foundation, Government and Corporate Relations 724.838.4232 lmorlacci@setonhill.edu Jimmy Pirlo Major Gifts Officer 724.552.4371 jpirlo@setonhill.edu

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Mary C. Finger, Ed.D.

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Maureen OʼBrien, SC, M.A.

Jennifer Reeger Director of Communications and Media Relations 724.830.1069 jreeger@setonhill.edu Breanna Salvio Graphic Designer 724.552.4397 bsalvio@setonhill.edu

President

Vice President for Mission and Identity

Melissa Alsing, M.B.A.

Brent Jackson

Lisa Seremet Development and Events Manager 724.552.4366 lseremet@setonhill.edu

Vice President for Student Affairs and Athletics

Molly Robb Shimko, M.B.A.

Imogene L. Cathey, J.D.

Susan Yochum, SC, Ph.D.

Annie Urban Executive Director of Principal Gifts and Community Engagement 724.552.4323 aurban@setonhill.edu

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Rosalie Carpenter, Ed.D.

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Vice President for Enrollment Management The Forward magazine is published by Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601, setonhill.edu, (724-830-1005), for the alumni and friends of the University. Postage paid at Greensburg, PA. Seton Hill University, as a matter of tradition and principle does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, age disability, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other university-administered programs. Seton Hill University adheres to the non-discrimination legislation of both the federal government and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Civil Rights Act or 1964, Title VI, Title IX, 1972 Handicap Provision, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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