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Scholarship Connects Student with Arizona Cousin YSU freshman Allison Guerrieri was recently awarded a $2,000 scholarship by YSU’s Arizona Alumni Chapter, and she was eligible to apply because a cousin she had never met is a member of the group. Guerrieri, who lives in Struthers, got to meet her cousin, Laura Stizza of Fountain Hills, Ariz., at YSU’s Half Century Club Reunion on campus last month. Stizza’s late husband, YSU alumnus Ed Stizza, was a founder and former chair of the Arizona Alumni Scholarship Committee, and she has continued his work since his passing. “I never thought I would have the chance to meet my family on my dad’s side, but YSU made that possible,” said Guerrieri, adding that her father and grandfather were both YSU alumni, and her brother is a current student. As a chemistry/pre-pharmacy major, Guerrieri will follow an accelerated undergraduate program for two years at YSU before applying to the Northeast Ohio
Presenting a $2,000 scholarship to freshman Allison Guerrieri, center, are Noreen Moderalli, left, president of the YSU Alumni Society Board, and Laura Stizza, right, representing YSU's Arizona Alumni Chapter.
Medical University, where she plans to earn a doctorate degree in pharmacy. Her goal is to work in a hospital emergency room setting. YSU’s Arizona Alumni Chapter recently renamed its award the Art McGaffic-Ed Stizza Scholarship in memory of Guerrieri’s cousin and one other long-time chapter member. The chapter has awarded the scholarship four times in its 12-year history.
Alumni Cheer on Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh’s PNC Park was the setting this summer for a YSU Alumni Night at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. Among those attending were, from left, Tony Ghioldi, ’06, ’09, Bobby Zahner, ’09, YSU President Randy J. Dunn and Elia Crisucci, ’04. The husband-and-wife team of Ghioldi and Crisucci are from Freedom, Pa.; Zahner is from Pittsburgh. More than 130 alumni from the Pittsburgh and Youngstown areas participated in the July 30 event, which included the game and a reception.
‘Drop By Alumni’ Event Highlights Welcome Week YSU Event Coordinator Heather Belgin, at left, greets students attending the Drop By Alumni event on the Alumni House lawn, sponsored by the Office of Alumni and Events Management as part of Welcome Week. Hundreds of returning students, faculty, staff and alumni participated. Current students had a chance to network with graduates, professors and administrators in a casual, entertaining setting. Students new to YSU received a Penguin Pride pin, signifying the start of their college career, and caught a glimpse of the YSU Alumni pin that they will receive upon graduation. 26
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