Class Notes
Bradley P. May, of Sharon, Pa., ’80 BFA, was recently named director of Advancement Services at Slippery Rock University. May has 15 years experience in higher education. Previously, he was a Bradley May database reporting specialist for Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., and more recently, he was a prospect research manager for Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
’90s James and Gillian Britt of Portland, Maine, ’94 BSBA and ’94 AB in English, respectively, are owners of and partners in gBritt PR, a public relations and marketing agency in Portland. The agency specializes in event planning and promotion, arts and culture marketing, promotions for the culinary and hospitality industries, music industry publicity, product awareness campaigns and internal communications. Gillian is the daughter of two retired YSU English professors, John and Alice Wilkinson. Bernard J. Mauser of Bloomington, Minn., ’97 BSAS, was named a faculty tutor for Rivendell Sanctuary, a college in Bloomington. He is also an adjunct professor at Liberty University, Veritas Evangelical Seminary and Bethlehem College and Seminary. Bernard Mauser After completing his undergraduate degree at YSU, Mauser earned a master’s degree in Christian apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary, a master’s degree in philosophy and a Ph.D., both from Marquette University.
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Jason Michael Cicchillo of Boardman, ’99 BSAS in health care administration, has been named executive director of three health care facilities – The Assumption Village, Marian Living Center and Humility House – all operated by Humility of Mary Health Partners. Previously, Cicchillo was an administrator for the Liberty Health Care Center. Tony Maroni of Leetonia, ’99 BA in sociology, has been named administrator for The Assumption Village and Marian Living Center, both operated by Humility of Mary Health Partners. 20
Previously, he was employed as administrator for Essex of Salem I.
’00s Steven R. Little of Pittsburgh, ’00 BE in chemical engineering, was presented the 2012 Young Investigator Award by the Society for Biomaterials at its fall symposium in New Orleans. The annual award recognizes one individual who has demonstrated Steven Little outstanding achievement in the field of biomaterials research within 10 years following completion of a terminal degree or formal training. Little is an assistant professor and Bicentennial Alumni Faculty Fellow of chemical engineering, bioengineering, immunology in the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Paul J. Stacharczyk of Chesapeake, Va., ’01 MBA, has been appointed senior vice president of TFC Recycling in Chesapeake. Previously, he served as vice president of operations for the company. He joined TFC in 2008 after 15 years with BFI and Allied Waste Services. Stacharczyk also serves as vice president of the board of directors for the South Hampton Roads Habitat for Humanity. Gregory Panuccio of Danbury, Conn., ’02 BS Chemistry and BE Chemical Engineering, was named associate director of global energy market development at Praxair, Inc. Panuccio has been with Praxair since earning his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2006.
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Dennis Watson of Kent, Ohio, ’02 BSBA, has been named to the newly created position of group ticket/marketing manager in Kent State University’s athletic department. Previously, he spent three seasons as director of group sales and account executive for the independent Southern Illinois Miners baseball team and held management positions with the South Bend Silver Hawks. After completing his undergraduate work at YSU, he earned a master’s in sports management from KSU in 2004. Alisa Balestra of Cincinnati, ’04 BA in English and religious studies, ’06 MA in English and graduate certificate in bioethics, has accepted a position as program manager and director of continuous learning with Public Allies Cincinnati, a nonprofit organization
focused on youth leadership development. Balestra also completed her Ph.D. in English in May, 2011 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Bill Mehalco of Manhattan, N.Y., ’05 BSAS in hospitality management, has been promoted to general manager of Hotel Indigo New York City – Chelsea, as well as Bill Mehalco project manager for another Hotel Indigo under construction in SoHo and scheduled to open in winter 2013. Mehalco started at the Chelsea hotel as front office manager when it opened in the fall of 2009.
’10s Ben Detwiler of Palo Alto, Calif., ’11 BE in electrical engineering and BSBA in accounting, is now a student in the MS/ Ph.D. program in electrical engineering at Stanford University, where Ben Detwiler he was awarded full tuition plus a stipend. Detwiler, who graduated from YSU in May with a 4.0 GPA, also had the opportunity to travel the world as a student working on nuclear physics research projects for three years with Jeff Carroll, a former YSU physics and astronomy professor. Michael Robinson of Poland, ’11 MBA, was recently appointed to the board of directors for Seven Seventeen Credit Union in Warren. Robinson is regional director for Humility of Mary Home Health Michael Robinson Services and has received numerous professional awards and honors, including being named Young Healthcare Executive of the Year by the National Association of Health Service Executives. In addition to his MBA from YSU, he has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Xavier University and a master’s degree in health administration from Saint Louis University.
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