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DeSales University
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Bob Koch ’69: Settling for Excellence
Alumni Events 2014-15
Homecoming Memories in Photos
DSU in Social Media: Join the Conversation
Fall 2014
letter from the president
Homecoming was a wonderful celebration. More than
1,000 alumni and their families visited the campus that
weekend.
If you were here and toured the campus, you may
have seen our newest buildings, The Villages. This
summer we constructed the first two of nine planned
buildings. Each home of the “Villages” contains 11
five-person apartments with three single bedrooms,
one double bedroom, a kitchen, living room, and
two and one half baths. There are also living quarters for the residence hall director and one apartment
for a special-needs individual. At the present time,
these Villages are reserved for junior and senior students. They consider it one step closer to living on their own after graduation. Many wish to refine their culinary skills.
All nine buildings will be named for deceased Oblate priests who lived and
worked at DeSales University during their years of active ministry. The first
two are in honor of Fr. James Finnegan, OSFS, and Fr. John Harvey, OSFS,
both of whom were distinguished moral theologians and very active in counseling and pastoral care.
A second alteration to the campus living is the renovation of the first set of
buildings called the University Heights. These six units are now transformed
into apartments for full-time graduate students. Both the highly successful
physician assistant program (3+2) and our newly approved doctor of physical
therapy program (3+3) include undergraduate studies that are immediately
followed by graduate studies. We have been requiring the physician assistant
students to leave our campus after their undergraduate studies and find their
own housing.
Our new plan is to seek to offer housing for the graduate phases of both these
healthcare programs, as well as offering the spaces to students in our other
graduate programs in business, nursing (master’s and doctoral), criminal justice,
information systems, and education.
Fall 2014
Editor
Laura R. Zielinski
Contributing Writers
Joshua Martin ’13
B.J. Spigelmyer ’99
Maggie McNichol ’16
Photographers
Tim Cox
Amy Hertzog ’10
Pat Jacoby ’13
Phil Stein
Printing
Alcom Printing Group, Inc.
On the Cover:
The Daniel G.
Gambet, OSFS,
Center for Business
and Healthcare on a
beautiful fall day in
Center Valley, Pa.
President
Fr. Bernard F. O’Connor, OSFS
Vice President for Institutional
Advancement
Thomas L. Campbell
Executive Director of Communications
Tom McNamara ’92
As we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of DeSales University next
year, thank you for everything that you do for us.
Bernard F. O’Connor
President
The DeSales University Magazine is published twice a year
by the Institutional Advancement Office for the alumni
and friends of the University. Comments and suggestions
are welcome. Please address all correspondence to Laura
Zielinski, editor, DeSales University Magazine, DeSales
University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA 18034.
Phone: 610.282.1100, ext. 1359; fax 610.282.2059; or
e-mail laura.zielinski@desales.edu.
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Contents
4 In the News
8 Homecoming Memories in Photos
10 Athletics
12 Alumni Event Schedule 2014-15
14 Bob Koch ’69: Settling for Excellence
Alumnus makes his name as a stand-out basketball coach, teaching children the skills they’ll need to
succeed in basketball and in life.
16 Message From the Alumni Office
16 Class Notes
23 Special “Memories Issue” of the Magazine
Next fall, DeSales will publish a special “memories issue” of the magazine in honor of the University’s
50th Anniversary celebration. We need your help to fill that issue!
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visit www.desales.legacy.com.
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in the news
Four Alumni Honored for Their Accomplishments
In September, four DeSales alumni received awards for accomplishments in their professional lives and service to their community.
Thomas Shirley Jr. ’76 received the Alumni Achievement
Award. After graduating with an economics degree,Tom worked for the Ford Motor
Company until 1981, when he became the
director of athletics and head-coach of the
women’s basketball team at DeSales. In eight
years,Tom accumulated 149 wins and the
school’s first NCAA tournament bid and
victory. He began his tenure at Philadelphia
University as director of athletics and head women’s basketball coach
in 1989.To date he has 661 career victories, which ranks fourth in all
of Division II and 30th overall in NCAA women’s basketball.Tom
is a member of the DeSales University Athletic Hall of Fame, the
Philadelphia University Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Montgomery
County Coaches Hall of Fame. In 1994 he was named the American
Women’s Sports Federation National Coach of the Year. He lives in
Harleysville with his wife Monica.They have two daughters.
Elaine Fabian-Shelly ’81 received the Alumni Service Award.
Elaine graduated from the University’s
ACCESS program with a bachelor’s degree
in management and business and then
earned her MBA from Moravian College
in 1993. She was employed at Air Products
for 24 years in various positions, lastly as
an IT specialist in the company’s corporate
real estate department. After marrying her
husband Kevin in 1999, Elaine relocated to Maryland to begin a
career as a piano teacher. Through Kidsave International, an organization that advocates adoption of older children, Elaine hosted
two siblings from Colombia and eventually adopted the children.
Elaine and Kevin are now hosting two other Colombian sisters
while advocating for their adoption. Elaine volunteers at St. Martin’s Home, which cares for the elderly, and she directs a children’s
choir at St. Augustine Parish in Elkridge, Md.
Jason Barnes ’04, M’07, CPA, received the Young Alumni
Achievement Award. Jason earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA
from DeSales. In 2013, he graduated from
the Villanova University School of Law with
a master’s of taxation. He has more than 10
years of experience in public accounting and
is a senior manager in ParenteBeard LLC’s tax
group. Recently, he was honored by Lehigh
Valley Business as a member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class for his
strong commitment to business growth, professional excellence, and
community service. Jason and his wife Katie live in Orefield, Pa.
Isy Tavarez ’08 received the Young Alumni Service Award. Isy
was recognized for her work advocating for
public health in communities in Africa and
the Caribbean. She became interested in
health care during her tenure as a secondary
education volunteer with the Peace Corps
in Guinea and Burkina Faso. In that role,
she also educated young mothers about nutrition and reproductive health. Isy attended
graduate school at the Yale School in Public Health at Yale University while volunteering with the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in
Haiti and an Non-Governmental Organization in India. Currently,
Isy is completing a nursing degree at Georgetown University as a
Washington Hospital Center Scholar.
TV/Film Class Project Selected for International Film Festival
The film The Collector, a TV395 Motion Picture Production class
project with theatre majors Corina Connelly ’16 and Julianne
Schaub ’17, dance alumna Jillian Ikeler ’14, and TV/film major
Shawn Gies ’16 is an official selection for the International Film
Festival of Cinematic Arts (IFFCA ) in Los Angeles, Calif.
IFFCA said that “The Collector deserves special recognition and
was among the very best of submissions we received.”
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The IFFCA recognizes the work of the
upcoming independent film makers
and artists from all over the world. The
festival also presents an opportunity to
connect independent film makers and
share their vision and ideas with the
community.
Computer Lab Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Julius Bede
During Homecoming weekend, faculty, staff, students, and alumni
of the mathematics and computer science department gathered to
dedicate a classroom in memory of Dr. Julius Bede.
“In a special way, we gather in this hallway, within our department,
because we celebrate a man who spent many hours here,” said Bro.
Daniel Wisniewski, OSFS, chair of the mathematics and computer
science department, in his welcome.
Bede was a faculty member at DeSales from 1988 until 2012, and
he was founding director of the MSIS graduate program and a
former chair of the department of mathematics and computer science. He passed away in March 2013.
Dr. Patricia Riola, assistant professor of computer science, current
director of the MSIS program, and a former student of Bede’s, said
“As students, Dr. Bede held us to a high standard, always encouraging us to aim higher.”
“But he was also compassionate,” she continued. “We all have
anecdotes about how much he cared for his students—and who
could forget the cookie breaks during those long night classes.”
Wisniewski blessed a newly remodeled and upgraded computer
laboratory that bears a photo of Bede at the entrance and a plaque
inside with his name. A scholarship endowment to benefit math-
ematics and computer science students that was initially funded by
a bequest from Bede was also announced.
More than 60 people in attendance then raised their glasses for a
toast to Bede, who was a wine connoisseur.
Mike Hudock, former instructor and current adjunct faculty
member in the department and student of Bede, spoke via Skype:
“Dr. Bede did not teach from a text; he taught from knowledge
and expected students to think and apply. The world will be a
much poorer place without him.”
See more photos of the computer lab and it’s dedication
at flickr.com/DeSalesUniversity.
Executive Forum to Feature Chairman and CEO of B. Braun
On February 17, 2015, Caroll Neubauer, the chairman and CEO
of B. Braun of America and B. Braun Medical, Inc., will speak at
DeSales as part of the Executive Forum series. The series hosts
men and women who hold executive-level positions at international corporations, giving students insight on true success.
Neubauer is a member of the Global
Management Board of the B. Braun
Melsungen Group of Companies, and he
oversees the North American operations
from Bethlehem, Pa. He has served B.
Braun for more than 25 years. In 1991, he
was elected to the Management Board of
B. Braun Melsungen AG and appointed
general counsel for the B. Braun group. Previously, he was the
head of the legal, security, and environmental matters departments for B. Braun Melsungen AG. He began his career with B.
Braun in 1988 at B. Braun Melsungen AG, where he served as
legal assistant to the chairman of the board and principal of the
company.
Neubauer is the chairman of the German American Chamber of
Commerce New York and a member of the Board of Directors of
AdvaMed (the industrial association of medical device manufactures in the U.S.). He also serves as a member of the President’s
Advisory Group of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and on the
Board of Trustees of the Drexel University College of Medicine.
Born in New Jersey, Neubauer completed his schooling in both
the United States and Germany. He earned a German law degree
from The Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany, in 1983,
and he earned his master of laws (LL.M.) from Georgetown University in 1987.
At the forum, Neubauer will discuss his career and answer student
questions. The event will take place at the University Center.
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in the news
Nursing and Physician Assistant Students Serve Vulnerable Populations
Interns worked in interdisciplinary teams at several community
sites in the Lehigh Valley that serve vulnerable populations. The
community partners were Alliance Hall Summer Camp, Casa
Guadalupe, Lehigh Valley Health Network Department of Community Health, The Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh
Valley, and The Aids Activities Office. Students presented their
internship projects at two poster symposiums—one in Philadelphia and one at DeSales.
From left: Dr. Mary Ellen Miller, assistant professor of nursing,
Madeline Svrcek, Kristen Purkey, Kathy Griffin, James Whittenburg,
Amanda Tarantino, Jennifer Photiades, Teresa Mainiero, Ryan Milloy,
Kevin Hixson, and Lauren Rice.
Five DeSales nursing majors, five DeSales medical studies majors,
and two medical students from Commonwealth Medical College
in Scranton, Pa., participated in the Bridging the Gaps (BTG)
Community Health Internship.
BTG is a paid seven-week interdisciplinary community-based
summer internship program that helps students gain a broader
understanding of the factors that affect health in urban communities. BTG matches student interns with non-profit community
partners in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. Students’
projects are designed in collaboration with the community organizations based on community-defined needs and the professional discipline and interests of the students.
The program is open to any graduate-level health professions (social work, medical, nursing) student or undergraduate healthcare
professional student who has completed two years of study.
Faculty Member Dr. Katherine Ramsland Collaborates with Convicted
Serial Killer for Academic Book
Dr. Katherine Ramsland, director of the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice program at DeSales, is writing a book about the mind
of a serial killer, Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer. Rader is corresponding with Ramsland from prison and is cooperating with
the book.
Ramsland, who has been quoted in many media outlets about
this project, including The New York Times, ABC News, People, and
London’s The Daily Mail, says the book will be academic and nonsensational. “I’m trying to make this a serious effort that will have
some benefit for people who study this kind of crime,” she said.
Among this group she includes law enforcement, criminologists,
and psychologists.
Ramsland is the author of 55 nonfiction books and more than
1,000 articles on serial killers, criminal investigation, and criminal
psychology. She writes a blog for Psychology Today and is a frequent
commentator on crime documentaries.
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Because of a settlement with his victims’ families, Rader cannot
profit from the book. Most of the compensation from the project
will be given to a trust set up for the victims’ families.
For the Full Story as published in The Wichita
Eagle, visit www.kansas.com, keyword “Ramsland”.
DSU in Social Media: Join the Conversation!
facebook.com/DeSalesUniversity
instagram.com/DeSalesUniversity
youtube.com/DeSalesUniversity
Also find us at:
twitter.com/DeSales
flickr.com/DeSalesUniversity
#desalesu
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homecoming 2014
More than 1,000 alumni and their families joined us for Homecoming 2014,
which included departmental reunions for physician assistant, nursing, business,
mathematics/computer science, and performing arts, the popular BBQ and
Beer, hayrides and pumpkin decorating, a kids’ tent, a golf tournament, the
Athletics Hall of Fame, soccer and field hockey games, alumni games, Mass,
class reunions, and the Alumni Party .
Save the Date
Homecoming Weekend 2015: September 25 & 26
Calling all alumni
The Honor Roll
of Philanthropy
& Service recognizes
extraordinary alumni,
faculty, students, and parents and the work they do on behalf of others.
In November 2014, we will re-launch this honor roll on our alumni facebook
page (facebook.com/desalesalumni) and our new Instagram account
(@desalesu_alumni).
We’d love to hear about your acts of service, philanthropy, or volunteerism.
Examples of listings that might appear on the Honor Roll include:
•painting a house for charity
•helping prepare meals for local residents
•running in a 5K for a cause
•hosting a benefit for a family member or friend.
If you know anyone in the DSU community (yourself included) who has made an
impact in philanthropy or service, e-mail a description of the act of kindness and
the candidate’s name to nicole.gingrich@desales.edu.
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Check out the Recap Video and relive the
memories at youtube.com/DeSalesUniversity
See more photos from Homecoming 2014
at flickr.com/DeSalesUniversity
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athletics
DeSales Inducts Five New Members into the Hall of Fame
race all four years of her career. She won
the MAC cross country individual championship 3 times and the NCAA Mid-East
Regional Championship race as a senior.
Overall she won 14 MAC individual titles
in indoor and outdoor track & field and still
owns 6 indoor and 6 outdoor track & field
school-records. She has found continued
success running professionally in the trail/
mountain race circuit.
In September, the DeSales athletic department inducted five new members to its
Athletics Hall of Fame: Terri Schultz ’90,
Brian Gillow ’01, Gina Lucrezi ’05, Tony
Medina ’95, and Hank Kowalski ’71.
Marywood, another school record. Gillow
is second all-time in career innings pitched
(259 1/3) and earned run average (2.88),
and he won 22 games on the mound for
the Bulldogs, fourth in school history.
Tony Medina was a four-year player on the
men’s basketball team. He ranks 12th in
DeSales history in career points (1,261) and
third in rebounds (777). He recorded a DeSales-best 26 career double-doubles, and he
is the only player in school history to record
a triple-double. Medina also recorded 198
steals (fourth all-time) and 302 free throws
made (sixth). Today, he serves as the athletic
director and men’s varsity basketball coach
at Faith Christian Academy in Orlando, Fla.
Terri Schultz was a star for the women’s
basketball and softball teams. Her .464 career
on-base percentage is fifth best in softball
team history. She also ranks tied for 11th
all-time in career batting average (.357)
and 12th in walks (44). Schultz finished her
career with 81 hits, 47 runs, 10 doubles, and
48 RBIs. Additionally, she played in 117
career basketball games, scored 521 career
points, and recorded 379 rebounds, 178 assists, and 70 steals.
Gina Lucrezi won the individual indoor
national championship in the 1,500 meters
in 2004 with a time of 4:39.78, the first
and only national championship in DeSales’
history. Lucrezi earned All-American honors
10 times in her collegiate career—7 for
track & field and 3 for cross country, qualifying for the CC National Championship
Hank Kowalski starred for both the DeSales
soccer and baseball teams in the earliest days
of the University’s athletic program. Known
for his passion for all sports, Kowalski also
played intramural football, basketball, volleyball and softball at DeSales. He has coached
CYO girls’ basketball and girls’ soccer, and
he has refereed high school football.
The 2014 Hall of Fame Class, left to right: Gina Lucrezi ’05 (cross country and track &
field), Hank Kowalski ’71 (soccer and baseball), Tony Medina ’95 (basketball), and Brian Gillow
’01 (baseball). Not pictured: Terri Schulz ’90 (basketball and softball).
Brian Gillow was a pitcher for the baseball team from 1997-00. He was named
Freedom Conference Player of the Year
and Pitcher of the Year in 2000, all-PAC
First Team in 1997, and All-Freedom
Conference First Team in 1999 and 2000.
Gillow still holds several DeSales pitching
records, including career strikeouts (334),
single-season strikeouts (106 in 1999) and
single-season shutouts pitched (3 in 1997).
He struck out 16 batters in a game against
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CATCH UP on the latest Bulldog
news at athletics.desales.edu.
Five Minutes
With a Bulldog
Alessandra Farnesi ’16
Field Hockey, Fullback
Major:
Medical Studies (Physician Assistant)
What are you interested in doing after you graduate?
I want to move to New York City and start my career in emergency medicine. Eventually, I’d like to get into dermatology.
Do you have special pre-game preparations?
My teammate Jesse always braids my hair a certain way before
games. I also have a couple bracelets I have to wear on particular
wrists.
What’s your favorite aspect of being a student-athlete?
I love being a part of a team on campus. Although it’s a lot of
time and effort, it’s definitely worthwhile. I have a family within
my team that makes DeSales my home-away-from-home. I love
having a group of girls I know I can count on for anything and
who will always have my back.
What are your personal and team-related goals for the
upcoming season?
I want our team to win the Freedom Conference championship
this year. A personal goal would be to receive All-Conference
honors.
You have a new coach this year, how has the transition been
this season with a new coach and philosophy?
I think this transition was a little harder, only because our new
coach has a very different style and mentality. But once we
worked out the kinks and started to adjust to having a new
coaching staff, our team became even stronger. Though Coach
Brittany’s coaching style is different than what we’re used to, her
intensity and determination has made us a better team.
What has been the highlight of your field hockey-related
memories at DeSales to this point?
It is probably tied between beating Eastern University for the
first time in school-history last year and going to the Freedom
Conference playoffs for the first time in seven years.
You suffered a season-ending injury early in your freshman
year. How hard has the recovery been and how nice is it to
be healthy again and playing at your full potential?
The recovery was much harder and longer than I anticipated.
There were a lot of obstacles I had to overcome, especially with
trying to balance school with the time-consuming recovery process. I had a great support system in my teammates. I’m not sure
if I would have recovered as well as I did without their help and
encouragement. It feels great to be back playing again. I never
realized how much I loved playing until I couldn’t. Now, anytime
I feel like complaining about a hard practice, I just remember
how it felt to not be able to play at all.
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Alumni Events 2014-15*
Learn more: visit www.desales.edu/alumni, call 610.282.1100, ext 2124,
Presidential Tour: Manayunk (young alumni 2004-14)
December 4 • 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., cocktail reception
Manayunk Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa.
Breakfast with Santa (see ad p. 17)
December 7 • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa.
Presidential Tour: San Diego, Calif.
January 8 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Los Angeles, Calif.
January 10 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: San Francisco, Calif.
January 13 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Los Vegas, Nev.
January 15 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Scottsdale, Ariz.
January 17 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Denver, Colo.
January 20 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Charleston, S.C.
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February 17 • cocktail reception
or e-mail nicole.gingrich@desales.edu.
Presidential Tour: Charlotte, N.C.
February 19 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Doylestown, Pa.
March 12 • cocktail reception
Annual Dinner Dance
March 21 • DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa.
Presidential Tour: Washington, D.C.
April 22 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Baltimore, M.D.
April 23 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Wilmington, Del.
May 7 • cocktail reception
Presidential Tour: Macungie, Pa.
June 3 • cocktail reception
Gio’s Italian Grill, Macungie, Pa.
Annual Golf Tournament
June 8 • Brookside Country Club
*Schedule is subject to change—go to www.desales.edu/
alumni for the most current list of events. Most (not all) of
these events are free, and some have limited capacity.
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alumni feature Bob Koch ’69: Settling for Excellence
by Joshua Martin ’13
On Good Friday 2014, I paid a visit to Master Coach Bob Koch ’69 at his home and personal training facility in Sanatoga, Pa. I knew of his achievements, from the titles he had won to the all-star athletes he trained, but it wasn’t until I met him that I grasped the brilliance behind the way he operates.
This piece recounts the conversations I had with Bob and what I learned in the time I spent with him.
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Upon entering, you are greeted by a collage of accolades. An
entire barn, renovated and decorated into a basketball training
facility with speed ladders plastered against the concrete floor,
walls of whiteboard with the names of trainees next to their
steadily improving statistics, five championship jackets from five
different high schools hanging next to newspaper cutouts of successful young athletes. It’s clear that something incredibly unique
happens in this place; the kind of thing that hasn’t slipped by
unnoticed.
you enter Bob’s facility, you are surrounded by great kindness, the
spirit of which stems from DeSales University.
Bob comes out of his office with a sturdy smile. His hair is
brushed silver against his tan as he holds his hip with one hand
and extends the other for a shake. Behind him, an 11-year-old girl
dribbles two basketballs at once while blindfolded. Bob is eager
to introduce her, as well as his many training stations, his outdoor
and indoor basketball courts, his one-of-a-kind sand pit, and of
course, his dogs Peppy and Fifi. Not only are you at home when
“I was a product of Father Judge High School,” Bob said of his
decision to attend DeSales. “I wanted to be a part of something
new, I wanted to be part of the first class, and I wanted to experience a continuation of the Oblate tradition.”
Bob was part of the first graduating class of DeSales. As a member
of the first basketball team and the first student body, Bob was part
of a group that set the tone for the University. They met that challenge and responsibility with their sleeves rolled up and their chins
held high, and they left an impression on the culture of DeSales
that most alumni say lives on to this day.
As captain of a struggling basketball program, Bob got more than he
bargained for when it came to starting new. But it did not keep him
from developing a tenacity that made him a gifted leader on and
off the court. Of the three jobs Bob worked while putting himself
through school, one included acting as an assistant to then head basketball coach and athletic director Dr. John Compardo.While working under Compardo, Bob developed a habit that shaped the way he
approached the rest of his life—a habit of learning from the best.
Shortly after graduating, Bob began his coaching career at
Archbishop Kennedy High School—he wasn’t ready to let go of
basketball as a part of his life. But he struggled in his first year.
“The biggest obstacle I had to overcome in all my years coaching, was my first year coaching,” Bob said. “Thinking that I could
coach because I played. My first year coaching we won our first 2
games, then lost 19 in a row.”
He got a crash course in the “do-nots” of coaching, one of which
was getting on the court with the players. “It takes time away from
the players,” he said. “ It’s not about you, it’s about them. I realized
I had as much of a responsibility to improve as they did. If I could
go back in a time capsule and coach those kids knowing what I
know now, they would have experienced a whole different story.”
Bob spent the next several decades studying basketball while surrounding himself with world-renowned coaches, including 13 Hall
of Fame coaches from around the country, including Jim Boeheim,
Bobby Knight, and Lute Olsen. He constantly attended training
camps, seminars, and reached out to anyone he thought could lead
him in the right direction. He knew that the only way to become
the best at what he did was to learn from the best and use that
knowledge to innovate and pioneer in his own, unique way.
Today, Bob is the only coach in Pennsylvania history to have
coached five different high schools to four league championships
and one state championship. He was inducted into the Father Judge
Hall of Fame, the DeSales Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Roman
Catholic Hall of Fame. During his 333 win tenure, a first-team
all-league point guard has represented his teams for 22 consecutive
seasons, and each of them has been awarded a full basketball scholarship at the Division I or Division II school.
But for Bob, his achievements and moments of glory are surpassed
by the individual kids he’s helped. He runs a private training facility
out of his own home, he puts on camps and clinics year round, and
he constantly innovates to stay miles ahead of the private basketball
training industry. He is the only person doing what he does today,
and the results he produces with his clients are proof of his skill.
“My biggest sense of accomplishment is that the Philadelphia
Inquirer’s college player of the year was one of mine for two consecutive years,” he says.
“Coach does what he does because
it’s his passion,” said Kate Dellinger,
assistant coach at Widener University
who started working with Bob when
she was as student at Widener. “He has
the same intensity every day. Showing
up determined to make players better
each day isn’t easy, and I give coach a
lot of credit for making sure his players
‘win every workout’.”
Kate is a self-proclaimed “workout
junkie,” so to be challenged as a college student, she needed someone who
knew what he was doing. She was particularly impressed with Bob’s use of
various props and original equipment
designs to prepare her for game-time
situations. His cleverly designed exercises and his unflinching intensity jump-started the second half of
Kate’s college career.
“As a player, if you don’t show up and match his level of intensity and determination, you are definitely going to hear about
it,” she said.
Bob emphasizes training at a level that forces fundamentals to
be second nature. This way, even when athletes are fatigued in
the second overtime of a championship game, they have muscle
memory to see them through. A quote on Bob’s facility wall sums
it up: Athletes do not rise to the occasion, they sink to the level of
their training.”
As a man and a coach, Bob remembers the teachings of the
Oblates. “Gentle, but firm,” he said, “you’re seeing me gentle right
now, come see me on the court, and I won’t seem so gentle.”
Bob’s coaching style is so much more than basketball. “Give me a
smile,” he demands of each of his kids before every lesson. “Good,
now that’s the nicest I’m going to be until our hour is over.” Bob
is a man who can make children giggle before working them to
near exhaustion, then get an “I love you” as they make their way
out the door. His methods reveal a great truth: it’s more than a
game. It’s a means to push yourself and get a clear vision of your
own God-given potential. It doesn’t matter your age, color, size,
creed or speed, Bob will inspire you to make yourself proud.
watch as Bob Remembers his time at De Sales
at youtube.com/DeSalesUniversity
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• 1975
Dear Alumni
Message from the Alumni Office
It’s an honor and privilege to be the new director of
alumni relations for DeSales University, an institution
that has been an integral part of my life and career.
As a two-time graduate of DSU—undergraduate
2006 and MBA 2012—and one of more than 15,000
alumni, I believe fully in the mission and vision of our
great alma mater.
I will continue to share news about our campuses
with you, help you connect with other alumni,
provide you with opportunities for personal and
professional growth and networking, and make sure
that you are always fully knowledgeable and incredibly
proud of your alma mater.
Just a few weeks ago, I got to experience Homecoming from a different perspective
and was amazed by all of the activity happening on campus all weekend. If you were in
attendance I hope you had a great time, from the annual golf outing at Whitetail Golf
Club to receptions with former professors, family fun activities, and the Alumni Party
with great food, fun and dancing.
Next year DeSales University will celebrate its 50th Anniversary, so save the date
now for Homecoming 2015—September 25-26.We’re in the planning stages and are
looking forward to one of the best Homecoming celebrations ever!
You’re invited to stop in and visit anytime—DeSales will always welcome you home. Be
sure to also check out the calendar on page 12 to see if we will be in your area.
I look forward to connecting with you soon!
Sincerely,
Nikki Gingrich ’06, M’12
Director of Alumni Relations
P.S. Please keep us updated on news in your life—from new jobs and babies, to updated
addresses and major life events, we want to know and share what’s happening with you.
This Class Notes section thrives with news of fellow alumni. If you want to ensure you
don’t miss any invites to our free or nearly free alumni events, please update your e-mail.
We can’t mail to everyone, but we can e-mail you every time!
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Regina (Scirrotto) Ivcic earned her master’s
in theology from St. Charles Seminary in
May 2014.
• 1976
In June 2014, Mike Gaspar retired from active duty in the US Navy as a chief petty officer after completing more than 26 years of
service. He and his wife Jean Marie recently
moved to Palm Harbor, Fla., where they are
enjoying the beach, bicycling, swimming,
and SCUBA diving.
• 1977
Pat (Mozzillo) Turocy and her husband
Jim recently retired. They will be living at
their lake house in Wisconsin in the summer
and wintering in Arizona. They also look
forward to more time for visiting family and
friends and traveling.
• 1982
Terry (Nevada) Coleman has joined
Deutsche Bank Americas Compliance as
senior bank regulatory compliance officer
for US infrastructure operations. Terry was
selected for this new, important compliance role because of her significant experience in bank finance and operations and
knowledge of bank regulation. In her new
position, Terry will be the senior line bank
compliance officer for finance, operations,
risk, and other infrastructure divisions. She
joined Deutsche Bank in 2002 after having
held controller and operations positions
with JP Morgan Chase and Citibank. She
remains active in Deutsche Bank Women on
Wall Street and the Deutsche Bank Mentor
program.
• 1983
Daniel Brennan was promoted to vice
president and senior counsel for SYNNEX
Corporation in Greenville, S.C. SYNNEX
is a Fortune 500 company specializing in
business process services and IT distribution.
Dan and his team manage all commercial
aspects of the technology solutions segment
of SYNNEX on a global basis, including
customer and vendor contracts, infrastructure
and marketing contracts, credit and customer
service, government contracting, and intellectual property.
• 1986
Sal Rizzo, coach of the speech and debate team at Notre Dame HS, Easton, Pa.,
received a Coach of the Year Award from
the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA). One of his students, Abigail
Marone, a rising senior at Notre Dame, was
crowned National Champion in the category
of Congressional Debate House at NSDA’s
National Tournament. This marks the first
student to win at this tournament and the
second national champion in Sal’s coaching tenure. Notre Dame also won a Debate
Schools of Honor award.
• 1987
Kathy (Haley) Link was recently promoted
from consultant to senior consultant with
Healey Education Foundation. She’s working with seven schools in the Diocese of
Allentown on issues of sustainability including enrollment management, development,
and governance. Her daughter Madeline is a
junior at Allentown Central Catholic High
School this year.
• 1990
MaKathy Sullivan Donley and her husband
Dave welcomed their third child, Benjamin
Ryan, on September 12, 2013.
Fr. Mark Zacker has served as pastor
of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and
School in Colorado Springs, Colo., for
the last seven years. He is a member of the
Presbyterial Council and Personnel Board
of the Diocese of Colorado Springs and was
elected Dean of the Metro-North Deanery
of Colorado Springs.
• 1991
Dr. Wendy Robb
M’91, chair of the
department of
nursing at Cedar
Crest College, has
been named to the
newly-funded Hazel
and Walter May
Nursing Endowed
Chair for Excellence in Nursing at Cedar
Crest.
• 1992
Colonel Nate Hunsinger, US Army,
graduated from the Army Senior Service
College of Carlisle Barracks, Pa., where he
participated as an Army Fellow at Duke
University in Durham, N.C. The fellowship culminated after one year of study in
the university’s counterterrorism and public
policy program. Nate’s follow on assignment is to the US Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis, Va., where
he is the director of the Army’s training
management program. He lives with his
wife Missy in Williamsburg, Va. This is his
12th military assignment in the 22 years
since he graduated from DeSales.
Lindsey Hanahan ’86 got engaged on
Christmas Day to Tom Geissler. The
couple is planning a June 2015 wedding in Denver.
Lindsey also opened her own movement therapy and Pilates studio called
MOVE Studios, located at 40 S.
Broadway in Denver. That’s significant
because she can now tell her theater and
dance department friends that it took
almost 50 years but I finally made it to
Broadway (ha!). She is a recent addition
to the faculty of Balanced Body Education and is certified to instruct teachers
in Pilates Mat, Reformer, Apparatus and
the new Balanced Body MOTR.
Breakfast With Santa
Sunday, December 7, 2014
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
DeSales University Center
Cost: $10 per person. $5 per child under 12
Join Santa for a special breakfast at DeSales University! Alumni
and their families are welcome to join us for this festive event,
which will include a delightful breakfast and the opportunity
to take pictures with Santa (please bring your own camera).
Seating for the breakfast is limited, so please RSVP quickly.
Following breakfast, there will be a Mass
at 12:30 p.m. in the Wills Hall Chapel.
RSVP at desales.edu/santa
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Questions?
nicole.gingrich@desales.edu • 610.282.1100, ext. 2124
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• 1993
Cecy (Galdamez)
Robson’s Weird
Girls urban fantasy
series, published
with Penguin, has
received tremendous
success, including
rave reviews from
USA Today and
Publisher’s Weekly. Sealed with a Curse, her
first novel in the series, was recently awarded
the Laurel Wreath Award for best paranormal novel. Random House has offered Cecy
a three-book deal for the continuation of her
Weird Girls series and also a three-book offer
for her new adult series, Shattered Pasts. A
Curse Awakened releases in August ’14, Once
Perfect, October ’14, A Cursed Bloodline,
November ’14, Once Loved, January ’15, A
Curse Unbroken, March ’15, and Once Pure,
May ’15. For more information visit www.
cecyrobson.com.
• 1995
Patricia (Surdoval) Riola M’95 completed
her Ph.D. in business administration and
applied computer science from Northcentral
University.
• 1997
in front of friends and family. Dan Ziegler
’00 and Adele (Abbadessa) Rivas ’01 M’03
attended the vow renewal. Tina is a nursing
supervisor at Lehigh Valley Health Network
and is pursing her MBA in healthcare systems
management. Tina is also a proud mother of
three children: Carter, 7, Ella, 5, and Jayson, 3.
Jason Casarella recently changed jobs and is
Greg Boulden is the owner of Boulden
now vice president of business development
and marketing for Advanced Clinical, a leading full-service clinical research company.
Visual Media in Middletown, Del.
• 1999
Kristen (Buchman) Karwacki M’03 took
Jacob Campbell was promoted to senior
business intelligence programmer/analyst at
Warehouse & Business Intelligence Group.
• 2001
Tina (Goehler) Weikel and husband her
David celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on July 5, 2013, and renewed their vows
Tony Hudacs is an editor with Discovery
Studios in Glendale, Calif.
4th place at the St. Luke’s half marathon in
April 2014.
Steve Eberle is the new regional director
of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) in
Baltimore. With more than a decade of experience recruiting volunteers and partnering
with non-profits, Steve most recently served
as coordinator of community partnerships in
The Wolfington Center at Cabrini College.
In his new role, he will oversee the 18-yearold Baltimore non-profit service organization, whose mission is to serve the materially poor and to address social justice issues
through volunteers—typically over the age
of 50 and retired—who pledge to serve 10
months a year at IVC partner organizations
in their respective regions.
• 2002
Ward Van Haute ’01 is the curator/director of the newly launched Bethlehem House
Contemporary Art Gallery, a 2,500 square foot elegant new art purveyor designed to look
like a chic, modern living space in a grand Turn-of-the Century loft.
The intent is to duplicate a home environment, says Van Haute, a 15-year veteran of TV
and stage in the Philadelphia and New York markets. The result of his concept is a gallery
that looks like a home, replete with foyer, living and dining areas, a music room, bedroom,
and a study.
“The positive response from patrons and the arts community at large has been overwhelming. It’s uplifting for us to see our concept so well received, as well as immediately understood,” says Van Haute, noting sales of artwork has been brisk.
“We believe that anyone can be a fine art collector and all homes can be enriched by the
display of original art,” says Van Haute. He adds, “By using theater lighting to alter and
create different moods, times of day, and even emotion, we believe the effect puts fine art
in the context a home.”
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Denise (Althouse) Wehr and her husband
David welcomed their second daughter—
Avery Elizabeth­—on August 5, 2013. Big
sister Amelia was very excited.
• 2004
Ronee (Leibenguth) Welch is a stay-athome mom of four kids, including identical
twins, and she is also now the proud owner
of a company called Sleeptastic Solutions.
She is a certified child sleep sense consultant, which means that she gives parents the
tools they need to teach their children how
to sleep through the night (and resolve any
other sleep issues). Learn more at www.
sleeptasticsolutions.com.
*CJ (Stacy) Dech is fighting Stage IV
metastatic breast cancer. She was chosen to
be the face of the For Pete’s Sake Cancer
Respite Foundation, and is honored to
represent families everywhere who deserve
a break from cancer. Information about her
battle can be found at The Ceej of Cancer
on Facebook.
*Editor’s Note: At press time, we learned that
CJ lost her battle with cancer on October 7. Our
thoughts and prayers are with her family and
friends.
Jason Barnes M’07 has been named a
partner at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause,
LLP (Baker Tilly). Barnes, a member of the
firm’s tax group, provides service to major
manufacturing, distribution, and financial
institution clients as well as wholesale and
construction companies.
Michael Popek is the producer, director,
and CEO of FireRock Bay Pictures LLC in
Burbank, Calif.
Tammy (McMullin) Jean starred as Gladys
in the independent movie Apocalypse Kiss and
recently wrapped filming on the independent
horror movie Sociopathia, where she played
the lead character Mara.
Jennifer (Lawson) Congiliando earned a
Master of Arts from Rosemont College’s
graduate publishing program in 2013. She
works for Taylor & Francis Publishing Group
in Philadelphia, where she was recently promoted to managing editor.
In June, Chris Fulmer played three roles in
his 9th production at Tuscarora’s Strawberry
Playhouse, Murder at the Ford Theater. He is
the master control operator at WYLN TV35 in Hazleton, Pa.
Frank Mancuso recently celebrated 10 years
with PricewaterhouseCoopers, was promoted to director, and accepted a transfer to the
Charlotte market to champion the growth of
specialized risk assurance services.
Bob McCall is a video producer with The
Associated Press in Washington, D.C.
• 2005
Jimmy Johnson is excited to announce his
new web site—www.jimmyjohnson-law.
com—for his Law Offices of Jimmy Johnson,
LLC. He practices in civil rights, criminal
law/justice, family, torts, real estate, trial
practice, and trust and estate.
• 2006
Pierre LaRocco and
Heather (Katz)
LaRocco ’08
welcomed their
second baby,
Nicholas Francis.
He joins big brother
Joseph.
Angela Sigley Grossman married Marc
Grossman on June 21, 2014, at the William Penn Inn in Lansdale, Pa. Present were
alumnae Kathryn (Kane) Luberecki ’06 and
Marian West ’06.
Julia (Simon) Moore ’06 married Eric
Moore, Ph.D. on November 16, 2013, at
Immaculate Conception Church in Douglassville, Pa. Aimee (Simon) Langan ’97
was matron of honor. Meredith (Smith)
Khan ’06 M’07 was also in attendance. The
beautiful fall ceremony was followed by a
reception at The Country Barn in Lancaster,
Pa. The couple immediately relocated to
Maryland, where Eric works for the National
Institutes of Health.
Devon (Martinez)
Diaz took command
of Charlie Company
on August 18, 2014.
Soldiers at Charlie
Company, 30th AG
arrived at Fort
Benning to
in-process and will
spend the next 14 weeks training to become
Infantrymen or armor-men.
Rocky Urich and his wife Julia, owners of
Fire Rock Production, an Emmy Awardwinning video production company in
Emmaus, Pa., received five ADDY awards
Dorota Gasienica-Kozak, Esq., ’97
was named a woman of the year by the
YWCA in Bethlehem, Pa, on April 10,
2014. Every year the YWCA of Bethlehem honors Bethlehem area women
and teens for their outstanding service to
the Bethlehem community.
at the Lehigh Valley chapter of the 2014
ADDY Awards in March 2014. Three of
their award-winning works will advance to
compete at the district level of the American
Advertising Awards. Fire Rock Production
was also honored with an Excellence in Business Award from the greater Lehigh Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
• 2007
Achille Scache, Esq., was elected the
chairman of the family law section of the
Delaware State Bar Association.
Joseph Shadid M’07 M’08 joined Good
Shepherd Home in Bethlehem as administrator.
• 2008
Catherine Logan will serve as the child
guardian for Walnut Street Theatre’s Holiday
Production of Mary Poppins November 4,
2014 - January 5, 2015.
LeDonne Volz Wagstaff married Scott
Wagstaff on July 6, 2013. LeDonne teaches
in Philadelphia and has received her behavior
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specialist license. Scott performs ventriloquist
shows for all occasions.
On May 17, 2014,
David Wasserman
and his wife
Candace welcomed
their first child,
Mackenzie Grace.
She weighted 7 lbs.,
4 oz., and measured
21 inches.
Rose Katz left her job at Emory & Henry
College as women’s basketball coach to
return home to the MAC as head women’s
basketball coach at Arcadia University.
Nicole Schwartz-Smith M’14 and her
husband Scott welcomed twins on August 5,
2014. Jaxson and Jocelyn were born weighing
5 lbs., 5 oz., and 4 lbs., 7 oz., respectively.
Kateland Kelly has been a primary care
physician assistant with Onsite Care Clinics
since 2010 and recently accepted the position
of corporate wellness coordinator. Her duties
include the development and execution of
corporate wellness programs for approximately 1,200 participants, as well as managing
her primary care clinic. Her work was recognized by a State of Utah Wellness award
for the development of a Crossfit for Kids
summer camp for medically under-served
children. Additionally, she celebrated her
one year wedding anniversary to her husband
Sean this past August.
• 2009
Marian (Karnas) Schenk graduated from
Tufts Veterinarian School in May with a
D.V.M, Masters in Laboratory Animal Medicine and a Masters in Comparative Biomedical Sciences. She started as an associated veterinarian at New Horizon Animal Hospital in
St. Clarisville, Ohio, in July.
On July 29, 2014, Liz Mulicka M’13 became engaged to Brett Smith at Hilton Head
Island, S.C. Liz is a fifth grade teacher at
Notre Dame Elementary School in Bethlehem, Pa., and Brett is a consultant with
the Small Business Development Center at
Lehigh University. The couple is planning an
April 2015 wedding.
• 2010
Ashley Short M’13 became engaged to
Joseph Macus on April 10, 2014. The couple
is planning a July 2015 wedding.
Gaby (Wilson) Indellini ’05 married
Lew Indellini on May 24, 2014, at the
Buena Vista Mansion in New Castle,
Del. Bulldogs in attendance included:
Chris Mirigliani ’06, Eileen McFadden ’06, Kristin Cimonetti ’06, Lauren
(Coticchio) Willis ’06 and Adam
Willis ’05, Emily Minsky ’06, John
McStravick ’06, Adrienne Eaton ’06,
Gene Dzielak ’02 and Gina (Poletti)
Dzielak ’06, Nick Vavala ’01, and Tom
Murray ’00 and Susan (McLoone)
Murray ’98.
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Michael Jaskelewicz
and Susan (Briggs)
Jaskelewicz ’10
welcomed a new
addition to their
family. Kendall
Clare was born on
May 26, 2014,
weighing 6 lbs., 13
oz. In October
2013, Michael and Susan opened Synergy
Dance Center in Chalfont, Pa. They are
entering into their second year with their
constantly growing studio!
Caitlin (Miller) Lapinski ’10 and Ed
Lapinski ‘09 were married on June
7, 2014. The ceremony was held in
Connelly Chapel and was officiated
by Deacon George Kelly ’69. The
reception was held at Hotel Bethlehem.
Alumni and DSU staff in attendance
included: Kim (Whiddon) Medei ’09,
Leah Beynon ’11, MaryKate Boylan
’11, Mike Ellard ’09, Mike Geary
’09, Nate Conrad ’08, Holli (Pfautz)
Conrad ’09, Mike Bianca ’09, Michael
Hess ’08, Amanda Kuperavage ’08,
Joseph Thomas ’09, Jenna Thomas
’10, Joe Burke ’09, Conor Kennedy
’09, Jim Malatesta ’10, Eddie Ohlson
’08, Matt Zwetolitz ’10, Eric Salem
’10, Kendra (Borascuis) Salem ’10
M’11, Megan Costello ’11, Jeff Silk,
and Scott Coval.
Nicholas Schenk graduated in May from
Thomas Jefferson University Medical College
with an M.D. degree and will be completing
a residency in Family Medicine at Washington Hospital in Washington, Pa.
Corinne Greco is an executive assistant for
the Walt Disney Studio in Los Angeles, Calif.
• 2011
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
announced its annual Keystone Award winners. Nate Jastrzemski is assistant editor at
the Bethlehem Press, which swept Division
VII this year. Nate also earned a first-place
story award for the category of Business or
Consumer Story for his article “Getting
the Gig—Students Book Musikfest Bands,”
published last summer.
Amber (Fountain) Barron and Jerome Barron were married on May 3, 2014. Jen Bessinger ’11 was a bridesmaid. Guests included
Miranda Scalfaro ’11, Victoria Orner ’11,
Kelly McGuckin ’11, Katie Windhaus ’12,
Wadih Bchara ’12, and Dominic Carlineo.
Cat Adduci made the Eagles cheerleading
squad again for the 2014 season—her 4th
returning season.
Jacob Dresch returned to the Labuda Center
in the summer of 2014 to earn his equity
card playing in the Pennsylvania Shakespeare
Festival productions of Lend Me a Tenor and
Macbeth.
Kelly McGuckin got engaged to Steve Holroyd on July 2, 2014. The couple is planning
a fall 2016 wedding.
• 2012
Joanne (Abdouche) Faris M’12 married
and moved to Portland, Ore., right after
graduation. She has experience in accounting,
healthcare management and project management, and she’s expanded now into process
improvement and change management.
Todd Bauer was named a Woodrow Wilson
Indiana Teaching Fellow by the Woodrow
Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. As
a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow, Todd
will receive a $30,000 stipend to complete a
special intensive master’s program at Purdue
University that will prepare him to teach
math and/or science in Indiana’s urban and
rural public schools.
On June 7, 2014, Mike Curry ’11 married Beth Malseed ’10. Julianne Berger ’10 was a
member of the bridal party. Alumni in attendance included Neale Boyle ’89 and Carolyn
(Mascioli) Boyle ’90, Nick Razler ’08, Mike Gallagher ’09, Rob Puzycki ’09, Bob Bacon
’10, Andrew Ferretti ’10 M’11, Pat Hess ’10, Jack Tarpey ’12, Paul Ecker ’11, Shane
Nauss ’11, Brian Filanowski ’11, Pat Filanowski ’11, John Modesto ’11, Eric Decker
’11, Paul Rakszawski ’11, Matt Lykens ’12, Dan Szilagyi ’12, Brent Clauser ’12, Alex
Clemson ’12, Doug Harding ’12, and Nick Piazza ’13.
University. In July, she was hired by Brandywine Heights High School in Mertztown,
Pa., as an English teacher.
In October 2014, Melissa (Pielaet) Kulesza
graduated from Ashford University with a
Masters of Arts in organizational management with concentration in organizational
leadership.
Jeffrey Mindock accepted the artistic
director position at Thunder Bay Theatre in
Alpena, Mich.
Michelle Khawam graduated in August
Kelsey George is finishing up her second
2014 with a master’s in pastoral ministry
from the University of Dayton. She was then
hired by Marist College in Poughkeepsie,
N.Y., as a campus minister.
contract, dancing professionally at sea for
Norwegian Cruise Line.
Christopher Willever was promoted to
Laura Brzyski graduated in May 2014 with
quality control supervisor at the Air Liquide
Mount Bethel facility. He married Jennifer
Hanson ’13 on October 17, 2014.
Danielle Sload is a casting assistant at JS
Casting in New York.
her master’s in English literature from Lehigh
• 2013
Leah (Poyo) Scofield married 1st Lieutenant
Ian Scofield on March 15, 2014.
Tiffany Lilly-Perna
is an admissions
director for Genesis
Healthcare, which
offers long term
care, short stay care,
transitional care,
rehab, and specialty
services.
Dawn Tuers Feldman M’13 married her
long-time beau, Dr. Michael Feldman in
March 2014. She was also promoted to assistant chief nursing officer at Easton Hospital.
Dawn says she cannot thank DeSales enough
for the amazing education she received. She
says she uses much of what she was taught in
her day-to-day duties—being able to incorporate what she learned in class is priceless.
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Desirae (Symons) Piccoli ’07 married
Adam Piccoli on August 22, 2014.
Maureen DeBellis completed the two-year
spiritual direction graduate certificate program
at Moravian Theological Seminary (MTS) in
Bethlehem, Pa. She is now practicing both
individual and group spiritual direction in the
Lehigh Valley and will be continuing on with
the completion of her master’s at MTS.
Marc Bitler recently performed in the Musicals Tonight! production of the Gershwin
musical comedy For Goodness Sake in New
York, and he played the role of Will Parker
in Oklahoma! at the Theatre Workshop of
Nantucket in Massachusetts.
Caitrin Dougherty ’11 and Alan Olson ’10 M’11 were married at DeSales’ Connelly
Chapel on October 27, 2012. Mike Caffarelli ’10 was best man. Bridesmaids included
Angela Merkel ’11 M’14, Anna Dale ’11, and Nicole Murray ’11.
• 2014
Amanda Faria is teaching 7th and 8th grade
language arts at Henry Hudson Regional
School in Highlands, N.J.
Peter Danelski has been accepted into the
master’s program in philosophy of theatre
and performance at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
In Memoriam
Dr. John Csellak
CJ (Stacy) Dech ’04
Teresa Devlin ’08
James Karabasz
Matthew Smith ’90
Dr. Frank Szarko
Dr. Harry Warren
Robert Scherer M’14 has been accepted to
the master of science in computer informational systems program at Boston University.
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DeSales University Prepares for
50-Year Anniversary
DeSales University will hold its 50th Year Anniversary celebration next year during the 201516 academic year.
The year-long celebration will commemorate
the 50 years that have passed since the University, then Allentown College of St. Francis
de Sales, opened its doors for the first class on
September 22, 1965.
The DeSales University Magazine will contribute to the celebration with a special “memories
edition” dedicated to the University’s history
and the integral part alumni and friends have
played in the school’s rapid development.
In planning for the special edition of the
magazine, we are seeking help from our DSU
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Faculty and Staff who
made a difference
Submit photos and memories for possible
publication in the special issue of the magazine or on the website.
Do you remember a DeSales faculty or staff
member who made a real difference in your
education or your career path?
Memories may be short blips or longer stories—we’d love to hear them all!
Submit your name, class year, the faculty/
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how that person made a difference in your
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Please send submissions, with 50 Years in the
subject line, to laura.zielinski@desales.edu.
Your Dreams for the next 50 years—the Sky’s the limit
In the last 50 years, DeSales has grown from a small college offering 9 undergraduate degrees to a
thriving university with more than 35 undergraduate majors, 8 graduate programs—including 2 doctoral degrees—and 18 major buildings. What do you dream for your alma mater in the next 50 years?
Send submissions, with 50 Years in the subject line, to laura.zielinski@desales.edu.
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