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1960

Sam Cadden retired after more than 20 years as a supervisor of student teachers at SUNY Oneonta.

1968

Kathleen Brady’s book “Francis and Clare: The Struggles of the Saints of Assisi” won a 2022 award in biography from the Catholic Media Association. Here is what CMA said: “Francis and Clare is a wonderful book that shows the humanness and struggles of two of our greatest saints. For all those interested in the Franciscan charism and for those who have not yet been introduced to it, this book will not disappoint. ” “Francis and Clare ” was published in August 2021.

1970

After writing a dozen major nonfiction books, Greg Mitchell has turned to writing and directing documentary films. His first film, “Atomic Cover-up ” (2021), was screened at nearly 20 film festivals around the world and won four awards. His most recent release, “The First Attack Ads: Hollywood vs. Upton Sinclair, ” was picked to air over PBS stations around the country and stream nationwide. (It was inspired by his award-winning book “The Campaign of the Century, ” which has been named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five greatest books ever about an American election.) His next film, “The Memorial Day Massacre, ” about the 1937 incident in Chicago when police shot and killed 10 steel strikers, and the film cover-up that followed, will be released in February 2023.

1973

Carlos Arce has retired after 40 years of executive government and private industry service to write (22 self-published books on socio-political issues), pursue his passion for eclectic art using many miles of thin copper wire, and start a podcast on current events. His podcast, titled “15MinuteswithCarlos, ” features episodes on major sociopolitical issues including “Undocumented Immigration, ” “Energy and the Environment, ” “Our Failing Public Education System, ” “Drugs in America, ” “Our National Debt, ” “Criminal Justice System (CJS), Police, ” “CJS, Courts, ” “CJS Corrections, The Crime of Punishment, ” “The Space Race, ” and “Globalization. ” When he ’ s not writing, podcasting, sculpting, practicing real estate, public speaking, or participating in church ministries in his parish, Saint Andrew Catholic Church in Coral Springs, Florida, he enjoys the company of his wife, their five children, and their six adorable grandchildren.

1975

Jim “Duffy” Hickey retired in April 2018 after 35 years in the health care industry, the past 19 years with Compass Group, NA. Now an active community volunteer, he has revitalized his love of competitive swimming by being active in masters swimming events and starting his fifth year as coach of his local high school team. Hickey and his wife, Robin, have lived in Atlanta for 36 years.

1977

Richard Adamonis, after a 44-year career in media relations and marketing communications, has retired from his professional journey. A Philadelphia native, Adamonis earned a B.A. in journalism from St. Bona ’ s and played baseball for the Bonnies. He lives with his wife, Linda, in West Milford, New Jersey, where they raised three children. In addition to his 18 years at the New York Stock Exchange that included service as an officer and senior vice president of communications, Adamonis held various staff and senior management roles at Panasonic, Sony, Rapicom/Ricoh, and DXC Technology. In retirement, he serves as president of the Mountain Springs Association, engages technology startups, volunteers at the West Milford Animal Shelter, enjoys photography and nature, and is involved in various 9/11 support organizations.

Adamonis during an annual Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, 9/11 walk with Fr. Chris Keenan, O.F.M.

1982

Mike Czaja, Ph.D., conducted a 32day public administration project in Portugal as a U.S. Department of State Fulbright Specialist in March and April of 2022. His host was the country ’ s national-level Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management. During the project, he conducted interviews of public and private stakeholders in Portugal’ s new Integrated Rural Fire Management System. The interview topics included wildland fire management, governance, rural socio-economic development, and collaborative planning. The agency will use the results to develop a communication strategy and engagement initiatives promoting system implementation. Czaja and his wife, Jeanne Schorsch, live in Kindsbach, Germany.

1983

Gerry Dunn represented the USA in the 2022 Pan-Am Masters Diving Championships held in Medellin, Colombia, in late July 2022. Dunn was awarded four gold and two silver medals in diving and synchronized diving as part of the 15-member USA team. Dunn and his partner, Kelly Winterbottom, of DiveLab in Novato, California, won the 3-meter springboard and tower events for the USA. Dunn and Winterbottom are FINA world champions in the 3meter event, having held the title since winning it in 2019. In men ’ s synchronized diving, Dunn and his partner, Kim Alderman, won gold, beating out a very strong Colombian team. Dunn also won the individual tower event and placed second in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events for the USA. Dunn dove for St. Bonaventure and previously held school records in both boards. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and is the head diving coach at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

1984

Donna (Smith) Burden, managing partner and a founding member of Burden, Hafner & Hansen, LLC in Buffalo, was elected as a new member of the International Association of Defense Counsel Board of Directors for 2022-23. The IADC is the preeminent, invitationonly global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. A member of the IADC since 2011, Burden also serves as vice president of the IADC Foundation. Wendell Vaisey was promoted to assistant director of public safety for SUNY Adirondack Community College in Queensbury, New York. Vaisey has spent the last nine years as a campus public safety officer for SUNY Adirondack. Prior to that, Vaisey spent 20 years as a corrections officer for the Warren County Sheriff’ s Office, retiring as a corrections sergeant in 2012. His new position will concentrate on department training and policy and procedure updates as well as emergency management training for the campus staff, students, and the associated community.

1990

Bob Siracuse started a new position July 1, 2022, as executive director of Personnel & Human Resources at the Oswego City School District in Oswego, New York. The cabinet-level position is responsible for planning, implementing, directing and maintaining the district’ s personnel services and human resource management, serving as a resource, and maintaining staffing to ensure that personnel functions conform to district, state and federal requirements. He is a certified New York state school district administrator.

1993

John Gaughan, an attorney at Barclay Damon ’ s Buffalo office, was listed in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the Product Liability Litigation – Defendants category. Gaughan was also one of 36 Barclay Damon attorneys selected for the 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list.

1995

Amy Moritz was named a public relations manager at The Martin Group in Buffalo, New York.

1999

Jim Kelly is an aerospace control operator for Canada ’ s Department of National Defence.

2001

Kate (Lewis)

Torok had the honor and privilege of serving as the St. John Fisher University delegate at Dr. Gingerich’ s “What a day!” said Torok, who is director of marketing and communications at St. John Fisher.

2002

Cristin (Chase) Bratt was named communications director for Fairfax County Neighborhood & Community Services, an agency that aims to connect 1.1 million residents with a continuum of resources that promote equity and create positive outcomes for people of all ages and abilities. In December 2022, Bratt graduated from George Mason University with a master ’ s in public administration, concentrating on local government. The degree marked her completion of the Northern Virginia Public Service Fellows Program, a highly selective cohort program where local jurisdictions sponsor rising government leaders for participation. In March 2022, she earned her designation as a certified parks & recreation professional (CPRP). Bratt and her husband, John, live in Burke, Virginia, with their daughters Caroline and Elizabeth, and two crazy Boston terriers.

2005

Stephon Johnson joined THE CITY, a New York City-based nonprofit, nonpartisan, digital news outlet, as its Manhattan reporter. The award-winning writer joins the staff after spending more than a decade at the New York Amsterdam News. His work has appeared in The Athletic, Polygon, and City & State. He was a reporting fellow at the National Press Foundation and the Craig Newark Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York (CUNY). Nicholas Moeller has earned a master ’ s degree in elementary education through Grand Canyon University. Moeller, who became a 4th degree knight for the Knights of Columbus in 2020, is also an assistant scoutmaster for his parish’ s Boy Scout troop. He has lived in Pittsburgh since 2018.

2008

Rachelle (Hoeflschweiger) Nuhfer,

a lawyer with Barclay Damon ’ s Rochester Office, was listed in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America

Annual Peraza golf outing raises $21,000 for rugby scholarships

On June 25, 2022, about 70 alumni and friends gathered in Yonkers, New York, for the 21st Robert Peraza Memorial Golf Outing. This outing began as a tribute to Rob Peraza, ’94, ’96, to remember an amazing person and to raise money for a scholarship in his name. Approximately $21,000 was raised to help rugby players come to SBU. Stay tuned for details for the 2023 golf outing. Donations can be made at www.sbu.edu/perazascholarship.

Trekking the Camino

Donna Swartwout, ’83, and Terry (Mullman)

Pearlman,

’83, walked 205 miles of the Camino Portuguese, arriving in Santiago on Sept. 13, 2022. What a wonderful journey! in the Trusts and Estates category. She was also among 22 Barclay Damon lawyers selected to the 2022 Upstate New York Rising Stars list.

2010

Carl Pfadt (2009 BBA, 2010 MBA) was promoted to professional resource director at The Siegfried Group, LLP. Supporting approximately 50 professional resources in the New York market, Pfadt is responsible for delivering on the firm ’ s five promises: interesting and challenging work, distinctive culture, attractive compensation, compelling business strategy, and “MY Journey. ” The Siegfried Group is an entrepreneurial leadership organization that provides financial executives with a powerful combination of leadership advisory, talent delivery, and financial advisory services.

2012

In March 2022, Dr. Francisco Nieves opened his first endodontics office, Granbury Endodontics, southwest of Fort Worth, Texas. As the owner/dentist, he performs dental pain diagnosis, root canal therapies, and dental surgeries. He is the first fulltime endodontist in the city of Granbury. His wife, April (Mason)

Nieves, ’12,

’14, works at Granbury Endodontics in marketing and day-today operations.

2015

Reid Okoniewski was promoted to marketing and communications specialist for the Town of Herndon (Virginia) Parks & Recreation Department. Okoniewski joined the department in February 2022. Prior to moving to local government, he worked as a nonprofit fundraiser for seven years with several organizations. Okoniewski continues to provide fundraising consulting to small nonprofits around the country.

2016

Emily Jo Manchester was appointed executive director of The Renesting Project Inc., which serves the communities of Northwest Louisiana by providing gently used furniture and household items to those in need. Manchester has served the mission at Renesting Project for more than five years; she started as an unpaid intern while she completed her Master of Science in nonprofit administration from Louisiana State University in Shreveport. She was hired as the assistant executive director in 2020 and has most recently been leading the charge as interim executive director.

2017

Victoria Wangler began her new position as advancement coordinator in Chautauqua Institution ’ s Office of Advancement in August 2022. She joins a proud group of Bonnies working at Chautauqua, including Shannon Rozner (general counsel and senior vice president of community relations), Dr. Michael Hill (president of Chautauqua), Alison Barry (director of patron experience, ticketing & group sales), Jordan Steves (director of strategic communications), and others. Prior to her position at Chautauqua Institution, Wangler volunteered for Franciscan Mission Service through its DC Service Corps, spending one year as a full-time volunteer in Washington, D.C.

2021

Sean Mickey and his colleague Ed Drantch won a New York State Broadcasters Association 2022 Excellence in Broadcasting Award for Outstanding Series. Mickey is an investigative producer for WKBW-TV of Buffalo.

2022

Jack Steger joined the University Advancement team at St. Bonaventure in July as the assistant director of Alumni Engagement.

Dev hallmates get together in New Jersey

A close group of 1980 Devereux Hall alumnae recently gathered at the home of Patty Smith Voelkel in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Pictured are (from left) Molly Zimmermann Callery, Patty Smith Voelkel, Liz Kieffer Sullivan, Jane Savio Sutton, Maureen Grune Horgan, Patty McKenna Frac, Felicia Berardi Watson, Joanne Condon, and Mary Ann Lynch McDonald.

Fun in the Finger Lakes!

Alumni from the classes of 1979 and 1980 gathered in September 2022 at a house on Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes of New York state hosted by Joe Wolf, Class of 1979. Class of 1987 mini-reunion

Friends from the Class of 1987 who weren ’t able to attend last summer

’ s reunion created their own mini-reunion in September 2022 in North Carolina. They had a great time reminiscing, going through old yearbooks, and playing a very competitive game of cornhole with an SBU-branded cornhole set. They arranged the teams based on their off-campus houses their senior year – so it was “100 Steps ” vs. “The Porch House ” in the best out of three. Porch House won! Pictured in the left photo is the Porch House team of Melanie (Murnane) Schilling, Sue Ragu and Diane (Igoe) Papas. Pictured in the right photo are Joan (Noyes) Gay, Erin (Mulvey) Stoeber, and MaryKaren (Lotorto) Barac.

Alumni Deaths

A directory of deceased alumni is available on Bona ’ s Online. Register at www.sbu.edu/alumni.

Joseph W. Hull* ,

’39, Wilmington, North Carolina Philip Menna, D.D.S., ’42, San Diego, California John V. Cauduro, ’51, Plano, Texas The Hon. Leo J. Fallon, ’50, Williamsville, New York Robert P. Thurner, ’50, Tenafly, New Jersey Thomas J. Dunn, ’51, Bolivar, New York Rev. Rocco A. Tito* , ’51, Meadville, Pennsylvania Edmund L. MacDonald* , ’52, Naples, Florida Dr. William T. Moynihan, ’52, Storrs, Connecticut Rev. Cyril J. Rable, ’52, Moscow, Pennsylvania Fr. Gerald J. Buckley, ’53, Binghamton, New York John A. Lella Jr., ’53, Colleyville, Texas John J. Pelc, ’53, Auburn, New York Allen J. Hasselman* , ’55, Washington, D.C. Herbert F. Kenny, ’55, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania William J. Kosco, ’55, Brockport, Pennsylvania Donald R. Kronenwetter, ’55, Spring Hill, Florida Rev. Hugh C. Shaw, ’55, Parkersburg, West Virginia Thomas E. Sparrow, ’55, Newport Beach, California Gerard A. Dill, ’56, Henrietta, New York William G. Franks, ’56, Amenia, New York Fred J. Leary, ’56, Hampton, Virginia Dr. Richard A. Mascucci, ’56, San Diego, California Gerald E. Carroll, ’57, Fredonia, New York James R. Crough, ’57, Waltham, Massachusetts Thomas J. Doyle, ’57, Depew, New York James G. Durso, ’57, Flourtown, Pennsylvania Joseph N. Gormley, ’57, Grosse Pointe, Michigan George H. Hillman, ’57, East Aurora, New York Thomas S. Lennon, ’57, Charlottesville, Virginia Herbert J. Le Page, Esq., ’57, Webster, New York William J. McManus, ’57, Alexandria, Virginia Thomas W. Minnock, ’57, New Smyrna Beach, Florida Robert A. Padovano, ’57, Belle Mead, New Jersey William F. Schmitz, ’57, Rochester, New York Francis J. Smyth, ’57, Jacksonville Beach, Florida Rev. Robert P. Susa, ’57, Erie, Pennsylvania John E. Young, ’57, Carthage, New York John A. Ballman, ’58, Canandaigua, New York John C. Burkimsher, ’58, Pompano Beach, Florida Joseph V. Carr, ’58, Churchville, New York Arthur R. Cumings, ’58, New Port Richey, Florida John P. Gaffney, ’58, Longwood, Florida Peter A. Gueli, ’58, Fairport, New York Thomas F. O’Donnell, ’58, Clifton Park, New York Dr. Gale E. Stranigan, ’58, Jupiter, Florida Dr. Robert P. Weis, ’58, Franklin, Tennessee Arthur G. Williams, ’58, Mount Arlington, New Jersey Richard A. Ymiolek, ’58, Tampa, Florida Lynn R. Brown, ’59, Waterbury, Connecticut Frank P. Iacobell, ’59, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Rev. Bernard A. Keefe, ’59, Hudson, New York Rudolph J. Recla, ’59, Valley Cottage, New York Vincent S. Scognamiglio, ’59, O’Fallon, Missouri Dr. Robert K. Alico* , ’60, Naples, Florida Ralph G. Burke, ’60, Buffalo, New York Paul F. Barone, ’61, Dunkirk, New York Theodore J. Czerw, ’61, Delmar, New York Col. Anthony J. McKee, ’61, Florissant, Colorado

Roy T. Mulcahy,

’61, Vestal, New York John K. Tomaseski, ’61, Saugerties, New York Thomas B. Gaffney, ’62, Vancouver, Washington James T. Aspbury Jr., ’63, New York, New York Anthony J. Bardari, ’63, Newburgh, New York John J. Eberhard, ’63, Sparta, New Jersey Dr. Brennan R. Hill, ’63, Niagara Falls, Ontario Robert F. Hughes, ’63, Geneseo, New York Dr. John J. Lipari, ’63, Suffern, New York Paul F. Morgan, ’63, St. Petersburg, Florida Ronald J. Pacilo, ’63, Wayne, New Jersey John Schepis, ’63, Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey Rev. Thomas E. Smith, ’63, Erie, Pennsylvania Dr. John M. Hanchette, Litt.D., ’64, Raleigh, North Carolina Msgr. Gerald T. Ritchie, ’64, Harborcreek, Pennsylvania Paul J. Stubenbort, ’64, Bensalem, Pennsylvania Ronald E. Wood, ’64, Mooresville, North Carolina Sr. Eileen Lindsay, ’65, Hartsdale, New York Paul A. Harasimowicz, ’66, Schenectady, New York David B. Winn, ’66, Fairport, New York James F. Cahill, ’67, Tahoe City, California James V. McGowan, ’67, Hamburg, New York John M. Rhodes, ’67, Huntington Beach, California Mary Ellen (Kowsky) Shirai, ’67, Arlington, Virginia, Daniel J. Grabowski, ’68, Woonsocket, Rhode Island Thomas G. Pitts, ’68, Quechee, Vermont John T. Scheid, ’68, Bethesda, Maryland David M. Williams, ’68, Brookfield, Connecticut Dr. David P. Van Buren, ’69, Platteville, Wisconsin Frederick T. Burrell, ’70, Rotonda West, Florida John W. Large, ’70, Flower Mound, Texas Aldo Pasquinelli, ’70, Bradford, Pennsylvania Margaret C. (Grys) Hassett, ’71, Buffalo, New York Vincent R. Mahoney, ’71, West Hartford, Connecticut Paul V. McQuade, ’72, Clayton, California Donald L. Colby, ’73, Cary, North Carolina Kathleen Joy-Kirkendall, ’73, Olean, New York James W. Walsh, ’73, Canandaigua, New York Kevin T. Foley, ’74, West Chester, Pennsylvania Denise M. (Latte) Timpano, ’75, New Hartford, New York Eugene F. Allegretto, ’76, Bradford, Pennsylvania Sue (Agos) Quinn, ’76, Angola, New York Peter A. DiLeo, ’78, Milford, Connecticut Julie (Christiansen) Sirois, ’78, Southington, Connecticut Terrence J. Provost, ’80, Lakewood, Ohio Mary A. Tanneberger, ’80, Brooklyn, New York B. Marlene Johnson, ’83, Steamburg, New York Gregory S. Nagurney, ’84, North Warren, Pennsylvania Nicholas F. Blyshak, ’85, Brady, Texas Karen L. (VanAllen) Ingham, ’86, Okatie, South Carolina Edward M. Flynn, ’90, Holmdel, New Jersey Judith A. (Shields) Stitt, ’91, Venice, Florida Paula J. (Roberts) Lundgren, ’93, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Marc Schoone, ’97, Downingtown, Pennsylvania Brian M. Sidney-Smith, ’06, Webster, New York