Jerry Sullivan ’03 received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Temple University this past spring. Mark Rubbo ’04, who was the lead compositor for the team on the HBO Series “Bored to Death,” received an Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Main Title Design. Mark, who worked at Curious Pictures, is now employed at Click3X in New York. You can see some of his work at www.markrubbo.com. Matthew Behounek ’05 graduated from the University of Delaware in 2009 with a degree in finance and is currently employed by Prudential Financial Services. Juan Cave ’05 will be finishing his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in the spring of 2011. He plans on attending graduate school, pursuing a masters’ degree in prosthetics and orthotics. Currently he is conducting research in the applied physiology department at Georgia Tech where he is working with cats studying their muscle activity and forces exerted over different walking paths (narrow, wide and normal). It is their hope that with this data, they will better understand how different muscles interact with each other along with the forces necessary to maintain stability. 2010 was his last season of Track and Field for the Georgia Tech team but he will still train to compete independently in the spring.
Christopher Gannon ’07 was busy this last summer completing the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), the 29-day ROTC capstone training for Army cadets entering this final year before commissioning as a second lieutenant. LDAC takes place every year at Fort Lewis, Washington, and serves to assess the training cadets have received over the past three years in ROTC. Chris, who is a senior at Fordham University, acts as a company commander at NYC Army ROTC. He plans on commissioning in the spring as a Military Intelligence officer in either the Army Reserve or National Guard. Matthew Iacoviello ’08, who transferred from Syracuse University to Saint Joseph’s University in the fall, was an integral part of the Prep’s Development Office for the spring semester. Matt helped with design, updating alumni profiles, reunions, and Hawktion. He is majoring in Classics and Food Marketing at St. Joe’s. Andrew Goebel ’09 started off his sophomore year at DeSales University by being cast as Morris in the season opener for the Main Stage Production of “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.”
Christopher Gosnell ’09 is a sophomore student at Philadelphia University. He was selected as a recipient of the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship and has been inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honors Society. He is an active member in the Campus Activity Board and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Chris will be a Residence Assistant while continuing his studies in engineering. Pat McGlone ’10, Lou Lombardi ’11 and John McGrorty ’11 represented the United States at the World Rowing Championships in Prague in August. McGlone and Lombardi won gold medals as part of the Junior Men’s 8 while McGrorty was in the Junior Men’s 4 w/ coxswain that placed fifth at the World Championship, the first time that the men’s four had made the final. Louis Porreca ‘10, [photo below, standing, second from left] a freshman biology major at the University of Scranton, was awarded a Presidential Scholarship by the University. The scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen with outstanding records in their high school and community involvement. The scholarship covers four years of full tuition provided that the student maintains at least a 3.25 grade point average.
Brenden Connolly ’05 has returned to the United States after teaching English for a year in Changsha, China. He taught at Yali Middle School and spent his free time traveling around China, as well as, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Colin Curtin ’05 was recently named the Director of Basketball Operations for the Niagara University Men’s Basketball Program. Colin graduated from Niagara University in 2009 with a degree in Sports Management. He was actively involved as a manager of the men’s program all four years. Andrew Kennedy ’05 has recently married and is living in Wayne where he works at Boyd Tamney Cross, a mid-size, full service marketing communications firm. Matthew McCabe ’05 has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the Board of the Corporation for National and Community Service. McCabe is currently participating in Teach For America where for the past year he served as a teacher at George B. Swift Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. John Hendrickson ’06 has been hired to be a music journalist for The Denver Post. John, a 2010 graduate of Penn State University, received numerous writing awards during his four years at Penn State, and previously worked for the Post as a summer intern in 2009. Nelson Russom ’06 and Perry Russom ’07, both Syracuse University baseball players, were named AllAmericans by the National Club Baseball Association this past July. Kyle Sweeney ’06 graduated from the University of Maryland where he worked for four years as a student manager for the men’s basketball team. He now is studying for an M.S. in Athletic Coaching Education at West Virginia University and serves as a Grad Assistant for their men’s basketball team. Joseph D’Orazio ’07, a senior offensive lineman at the University of Pennsylvania, was named to the preseason All-American third team. He is the only Ivy League player on the list.
FALL 2010
ALUMNI/FATHER-SON
Communion Breakfast Sunday, February 27 (SNOW
DATE:
March 6)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Maj. Brian Reed ’85 AWARD WINNERS:
Jim Murray ’59 (Alumnus of the Year) Sr. Kate Woody, G.N.S.H. (Schnorr Service Award)
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