Marywood University Announces Regional Fall 2021 Dean’s List Marywood University announces the regional students named to the Fall 2021 Dean’s List from each of its colleges, including the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, and the College of Professional Studies. Students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-4.00 on 12 or more graded credits merit this academic honor. Area residents named to the Dean’s List from the College of Arts and Sciences, as declared by Dean Jeffrey Johnson, D.M.A., include: Elizabeth Jo Adams, Brackney, PA; Madeline Lou Adams, Brackney, PA; Michael V. Antoniacci, Moosic, PA; Julia Antoniacci, Moosic, PA; Nicholas D. Arcarese, Pittston, PA; Olivia Marie Arcuri, South Abington Twp., PA; Cassidy Christen Asinski, Waymart, PA; Caleb Robert Bakalyar, Scranton, PA; Elizabeth M. Balanovich, Old Forge, PA; Maria Helene Balanovich, Old Forge, PA; Danielle Lindsey Banfield, Pocono Lake, PA; Megan Kylie Barrett, Jessup, PA; Emma Lyn Bellucci, Jefferson Twp., PA; Madison Alyse Bialy, Dickson City, PA; Angel M. Bieloski, Thompson, PA; Olivia F. Bloskey, Scranton, PA; Marlena Elizabeth Bompane, East Stroudsburg, PA; Ali Cassandra Brand, Hawley, PA; Margaret L. Breznay, Pittston Twp., PA; Bridgette Ann Brown, Moosic, PA; Caitlyn Marie Brown, Meshoppen, PA; Hailey M. Brundage, Jefferson Twp., PA; Jeffrey Leo Buck, Scranton, PA; Noah Budnovitch, Roaring Brook Twp., PA; Max J. Burke, Dunmore, PA; Branielle Mae Butwin, Harding, PA; Dylan Paul Campbell, Scranton, PA; Ashley Rose Capone, Scranton, PA; Juan C. Cardenas, Jessup, PA; Jessica Ann Cardone, Hawley, PA; Jillian Carter, Jefferson Twp., PA; Rebecca Lynn Castimore, Lords Valley, PA; Maxwell Christian, Dunmore, PA; Michael J. Cinamella, Carbondale, PA; Caroline Jane Coar, Dunmore, PA; Mason C. Coccodrilli, Waymart, PA; Ryan James Coleman, Archbald, PA; Skylar M. Conway, South Abington Township, PA; Arianna Costanzi, Dunmore, PA; Daniele Sophia Cragle, Old Forge, PA; John A. Craunakis, Tobyhanna, PA; Seth Robert Croll, Milford, PA; Jacqueline Cunha, Scranton, PA; Mardan Larame Daurilas, East Stroudsburg, PA; Ashley A. Deabreu, Henryville, PA; Mia Demarco, Pittston, PA; Sarah Rosemarie Demchak, Carbondale, PA; Delayne Romayne Depietro, Archbald, PA; Shannon Elizabeth Dermody, Dunmore, PA; Drake Donald Dewald, Mountain Top, PA; Allura Dixon, Plymouth, PA; Todd Richard Dotter, Thornhurst, PA; Marissa Lynn Draim, Clarks Summit, PA; Kyle Michael Driscoll, Roaring Brook Twp., PA; Molly Ann Driscoll, Roaring Brook Twp., PA; Emily A Duris, Monroe Twp., PA; Daniel W. Edwards, Jr., Dunmore, PA; Brianna Engle, Dunmore, PA; Dilenny A Feliz, Peckville, PA; Margaret R. Fields, Scranton, PA; Alison J. Fiorillo, Clarks Summit, PA; Madison Lee Fox, Dalton, PA; Richard Stephen Freer, Milford, PA; Dhruvi V. Fuletra, Plains, PA; Richele Gallagher, Scranton, PA; Marla Gambucci, Archbald, PA; Evan Richard Gedrich, Scranton, PA; Kirsten Marie Gillern, Olyphant, PA; Kaitlyn Marie Gingerlowski, Scranton, PA; Mason Guelho, Stroudsburg, PA; Mara Joy Hamm, South Abington Twp., PA; Natasya Handijaya, Scranton, PA; Lily Rose Hannon, Greentown, PA; Nadia Haroun Mahdavi, Scranton, PA; Matthew Thomas Hartz, Hazleton, PA; Brady Robert Hebden, Greenfield Twp., PA; Christian Andrew Herbster, Nanticoke, PA; Tyler Kenneth Hewett, Scott Township, PA; Allison Jade Hewitt, Meshoppen, PA; Sierra Grace Holbert, Stroudsburg, PA; Jason L. Holman, Taylor, PA; Emily Kate Holtsmaster, Moscow, PA; Marilyn M. Hoskins, Moosic, PA; Madison Kayle Marie Howell, Scranton, PA; Samantha Ann Humen, Archbald, PA; Corey Jeffrey Iyoob, Jessup, PA; Ty Matthew Jackson, Olyphant, PA; Gabriel Paul Jenceleski, Nanticoke, PA; Ava Jones, Scranton, PA; Evangeline M. Kelly, Milford, PA; Aiden James Kelly, Fell Township, PA; Brigid E. Kennedy, Scranton, PA; Shaun Michael King, Throop, PA; Rebecca Lynn Klemovitch, Waymart, PA; Andrew John Kohut, Dickson City, PA; Brianna Lynn Kohut, Jessup, PA; Ian Michael Kovatch, Archbald, PA; Nina Elisabeth Kozar, Clarks Summit, PA; Kathryn Marie Kraycer, Peckville, PA; David C Kuzmick, Blakely, PA; Seung Hyun Lee, Factoryville, PA; Anthony John Leggin, Scranton, PA; Kamryn Liuzzo, Carbondale, PA; Christian Jude Maldonato, Scranton, PA; Vanessa M. Mancuso, Olyphant, PA; Aubrey Marie Mangan, Scranton, PA; Marissa Lynn Manza, East Stroudsburg, PA; Gianna Maria Manzo, Olyphant, PA; Kelsey Martin, Honesdale, PA; Nelly Martinez, Scranton, PA; Lindsey V. Marushock, Throop, PA; Stephen Cyril Mason, Scranton, PA; Noah Michael Mauro, Carbondale, PA; Sara Mitchell McCormack, Scranton, PA; Allison Marie McDermott, Lake Ariel, PA; Grace Elizabeth McDonald, Avoca, PA; Jordyn M. McDonough, Spring Brook Twp., PA; Kayleen Grace McHale, Scranton, PA; Lyndsey Marie Medric, Throop, PA; Kirsten Nichole Melton, Shickshinny, PA; Kaileigh Lynne Miller, Effort, PA; Lilli Margaret Millon, Waymart, PA; Jonathan R. Mistishin, Waymart, PA; Nevica Lee Molinaro, Taylor, PA; Jillian Shae Mooney, Dunmore, PA; Amanda May Morgan, Greentown, PA; Kerri Ellen Mulligan, Forty Fort, PA; Samantha Diane Mushak, Scranton, PA; Shania Celine Nelson, Scranton, PA; Bethany Jane Newell, Mountain Top, PA; Mackenzie Rose Nickol, Scranton, PA; Thomas Roland Niemiec, Moosic, PA; Nicholas J. Notari, South Abington Twp., PA; Thomas Michael O’Keefe, Milford, PA; Celeste Magdalena Orchard, Lake Ariel, PA; Gabrielle Rose Pagnotti, Scranton, PA; Jessica Palauskas, Scranton, PA; Zachary Ross Parkhurst, East Stroudsburg, PA; Polina Pastushenko, Hawley, PA; Tej Patel, Scranton, PA; Janvi G, Patel, Scranton, PA; Priya R. Patel, Scranton, PA; Ripal Patel, Swoyersville, PA; Matthew Nathan Pehala, Dallas, PA; Krista Noelle Perdomo, Hawley, PA; Angel Elizabeth Popko, Dickson City, PA; Savannah Regiene Purdy, Sweet Valley, PA; Siena Rainey, Clarks Summit, PA; Jacob Francis Rasimovich, Scranton, PA; Brandon Michael Reed, Taylor, PA; Lacey Elizabeth Rinaldi, Madison Twp., PA; Sawyer Rippon, South Abington Twp., PA; Jalieza Ashlee Rivera-Cordova, Scranton, PA; Abigail Robson, Old Forge, PA; Nikki Jean Rosiak, Scranton, PA; Madelynn Ann Ross, Wyoming, PA; Elizabeth Susan Rothwell, Factoryville, PA; Kelly Elizabeth Royer, Weatherly, PA; Ashley N. Rusinko, Tunkhannock, PA; Maricruz Saucedo, Old Forge, PA; Kaitlyn Savage, Carbondale, PA; Lia E. Schwenk, Elmhurst Twp., PA; Jessica James Schweppenheiser, Peckville, PA; Alexander Alan Shields, Scott Twp, PA; Marcel Sinclair, Moscow, PA; Patrick Leroy Smith, Carbondale, PA; Harley Alison Smith, Honesdale, PA; Julian Paul Sochoka, Covington Twp., PA; Alexandra Solimine, Lake Ariel, PA; Dax Sowul, Tobyhanna, PA Merison Taylor Stecik, Taylor, PA; Gabriella T. Straub, Scranton, PA; Ruiwen Su, Dunmore, PA; Evan Nicholas Tremback, Mayfield, PA; Taylor Joan Van Wettering, Greentown, PA; Nicola Veniamin, Waverly Twp., PA; Anthony Viscomi, Scranton, PA; Elizabeth Marie Vito, Dupont, PA; Lilly Patricia Vito, Dupont, PA; Shawn M. Walter, Scranton, PA; Kimberly Ward, South Abington Twp., PA; Anna E. Warkentin, Dunmore, PA; Isabella Mae Watson, Honesdale, PA; Taylor Jeannette White, Scranton, PA; Samantha Pearl Wilson, Dickson City, PA; Zachary John Witte, Lakeville, PA; Sean Phillip Wolfe, Nanticoke, PA; Katie N. Wolfgang, Wyoming, PA; Claire A. Wood, Montrose, PA; Drew Hartley Yanni, Scranton, PA; Lauren G Youngken, East Stroudsburg, PA; Natalie J Zeglen, Honesdale, PA, and Elizabeth Rosemarie Zuchinski, Old Forge, PA. Area residents named to the Dean’s List from the College of Health and Human Services, as declared by Dean Lori E. Swanchak, Ph.D., include: Kelsey Marie Banfield, Spring Brook Twp., PA; Paige Barillo, Lake Ariel, PA; Brian Barnum, Scranton, PA; Gavin Alexander Beck, Moosic, PA; Caroline Bertha, Moscow, PA; Paige Rebecca Bidwell, Honesdale, PA; Megan M. Bidwell, Honesdale, PA; Elizabeth Buczek, Tobyhanna, PA; Bethany Dalene Burns, Susquehanna, PA; Molly G. Butler, Dunmore, PA; Rylee Joann Cali, Peckville, PA; Maria Ann Castaldi, Moosic, PA; Jocelyn J. Cebrosky, Scranton, PA; Samantha June Christian, Pittston, PA; Jonah Allen Cogliette, Dunmore, PA; Jose Collado, Scott Twp., PA; Hilary Colon, West Hazleton, PA; Cassandra Rose Cooper, Wapwallopen, PA; Meadow Rae Curyk, Scranton, PA; Pasquale D. DeSavino, Peckville, PA; Talia Marie Donati, Wyoming, PA; Sean A. Dowling, Dunmore, PA; Hailey Phoebe Driesbaugh, Clarks Green, PA; Julianne Dunay, Scranton, PA; Ayla R Eckersley, Greentown, PA; Maxine Fabrizio, Exeter, PA; Erika Lynn Freely, Clifford Twp., PA; Donna Elizabeth Frutchey, Clarks Summit, PA; Skylar Ann Gagnon, East Stroudsburg, PA; Sarah Gallagher, Scranton, PA; Hope Geis, Scranton, PA; Dominique Heidy Gomez Juarez, Scranton, PA; Matthew Michael Goodrich, Nicholson, PA; Autumn Grace Goonan, Dickson City, PA; Nina Mary Grushinski, Peckville, PA; Kortney Marie Harry, Noxen, PA; Holly Hughes, Throop, PA; Nicole Jackson, Olyphant, PA; Miya Veronica Jankowski, Bushkill, PA; Juliana Regina Joyce, Jermyn, PA; Sarah Elisabeth Kagan, Hanover Twp., PA; Kathleen Kennedy, Dunmore, PA; Natalie Kerrigan, Forty Fort, PA; Jeffrey Lake, Taylor, PA; Athena Alexis Legates, Thompson, PA; Brooke V. Longstreet, Scott Twp., PA; Bethany Carmella Maby, Susquehanna, PA; Lily Anne Mackarey, Archbald, PA; Kathleen Margaret Magda, Wilkes Barre, PA; Gianna Antoinette Marsico, Old Forge, PA; Gianna Judith Marturano, South Abington Twp., PA; Lindsey Maula, Bartonsville, PA; William R. McDonald, South Abington Twp., PA; Amber Mettin, Dickson City, PA; Brooke Ana Mickavicz, Taylor, PA; Jordyn T. Miller, Nanticoke, PA; Emily Elizabeth Mondak, Peckville, PA; Kelli Marie Moreno, Scranton, PA; Alyvia Paige Mroczka, Dunmore, PA; Allison Mary Nealon, Clarks Green, PA; Emily Marie O’Brien, Montrose, PA; Olivia L. Osborne, Scranton, PA; Elizabeth Pfohl, Scranton, PA; Marzinete Pilch, Archbald, PA; Julia Marie Polt, Damascus, PA; Allison Rempe, Moosic, PA; Camille M. Rillstone, Ransom Twp., PA; Emily Anne Rinaldi, Duryea, PA; Gabrielle Elizabeth Roote, Tunkhannock, PA; Jocelyn Hope Ryan, Mountain Top, PA; Meredith Marie Santiago, Scranton, PA; Taylor M .Seprosky, Archbald, PA; Bethany Marie Serio, Archbald, PA; Brianna Lynn Shea, Scranton, PA; Riley I. Skelton, Honesdale, PA; Sydney Elizabeth Skrutski, Archbald, PA; Joseph Francis Slish, Olyphant, PA; Meghan L. Smith, Duryea, PA; Gianna Lynne Snell, Jermyn, PA; Megan Elizabeth Stledger, Jessup, PA; Allison Strelecki, Kingston, PA; Gesileny Taveras, Scranton, PA; Lillian Barbara Thompson, Moscow, PA; Marissa Torres, Scranton, PA; Rachel M. Totten, Milford, PA; Kira C. Treitz, Clifton Twp., PA; Kirsten Mary Van Louvender, Moscow, PA; Kathryn Veronica Walsh, Spring Brook Twp., PA; Hayley C. Weaver, Dunmore, PA; Leigha June Welsh, Honesdale, PA; Nickolas S. Werkheiser, Bear Creek Township, PA; Amy Lynn White, Waymart, PA; Gabriella Beaba Williams, South Abington Twp., PA; Kyra Stephan Wojtkielewicz, Moscow, PA; Lorna Yushinsky, Archbald, PA, and Ronald Zaykowski, Old Forge, PA. Area residents named to the Dean’s List from the College of Professional Studies, as declared by Dean James J. Sullivan, M.ARCH, RA, AIA, include: Rye Ahronson, Scranton, PA; Alex Joseph Amorine, Lake Ariel, PA; Adam Jackson Anderson, Berwick, PA; Anthony J. Antonitis III, Throop, PA; Michael K. Aronica, Scranton, PA; Andrew John Babinski, Scranton, PA; Mai Bach, Wilkes Barre, PA; Kayla Barbara Becchetti, Scranton, PA; Daniel Becker, Honesdale, PA; Morgan Amelia Bialy, Scranton, PA; Kiarra Rose Bonning, Harding, PA; Emily Borosky, Scott Twp., PA; Maxwell Ellis Brewer, Scranton, PA; Jennifer Irene Brown, Wapwallopen, PA; Kailey Browning, Scranton, PA; Caitlyn Marie Burdick, Waymart, PA; Colin James Burke, Carbondale, PA; Jacob C. Burkhart, Old Forge, PA; Brennan Patrick Burnside, Scranton, PA; Joseph Burridge, Swoyersville, PA; Oneisha Cabrera, Scranton, PA; Brianna Elizabeth Campbell, Jessup, PA; Enzo Dennis Cicco, Scranton, PA; Jake Gabriel Ciullo, Scranton, PA Ashdon Mary Clark, Gouldsboro, PA; Isabella Louise Coleman, Factoryville, PA; Nicholas Colombo, North Abington Twp., PA; Tyler J. Connor, Scranton, PA; Courtney Connors, Old Forge, PA; Douglas Allen Cooke, Throop, PA; Julianna Cotroneo, Blakely, PA; Nickolas Racht Curtis, Waymart, PA; Vincent Anthony D’Auria, Scranton, PA; Matthew B. Davis, Saylorsburg, PA; Joel Christopher Decarli, Archbald, PA; Collin Patrick Dougherty, Shavertown, PA; Nicholas Dubinski, Mountain Top, PA; London A. Durkin, Peckville, PA; Collin Raymond Eisenhower, Sugarloaf, PA; Grace Deanna Feeser, Dummore, PA; Dominique Rae Ferraro, Jessup, PA; Landon James Firmstone, Waymart, PA; Lucas D, Flederbach, Honesdale, PA; Alison Dorothy Fortuner, Carbondale, PA; Jolie M. Fraggetta, Milford, PA; Abagaile Brittany Gerba, Scotrun, PA; Bryanna Gifford, Scranton, PA; Hadley Grace Gilbert, Mayfield, PA; Paige M. Gill, Honesdale, PA; Josh Godlewski, Taylor, PA; Estrella Gonzalez, Scranton, PA; Nathan D. Grosvenor, Kingsley, PA; Madison Guelho, Stroudsburg, PA; Caleb James Hamm, Scranton, PA; Joseph Anthony Harrington, South Abington Twp., PA; Rae Kimberly Hatala, Old Forge, PA; Samantha Madison Howey, Honesdale, PA; John Louis Iacobacci, Scranton, PA; Julia Loraine Kanavy, Archbald, PA; Connor Kelleher, Clarks Summit, PA; Iain J. Kerrigan, Old Forge, PA; Megan G. Kielar, Taylor, PA; Sarah Judith Kinback, Factoryville, PA; Michael J. Kobierecki, Dickson City, PA; Victoria R. Kotcho, Jermyn, PA; Kaylee Marie Kresge, Clarks Summit, PA; Matthew J Kubasti, Hunlock Creek, PA; Madison Shelby Kuzdro, Peckville, PA; Becca Laboranti, Olyphant, PA; Cydney Peyton Lahr, Scranton, PA; Connor T. Laity, Lake Ariel, PA; Matthew John Lastauskas, Waverly Twp., PA; Trynity Virginia Lehman, Scranton, PA; Kathleen Bridget Lynott, Scranton, PA; Connor J. Madsen, Matamoras, PA; Brooke Dove Manley, Old Forge, PA; Nina Lee Markle, Scranton, PA; James William Marsh, Duryea, PA; Sarah Martin, Archbald, PA; Lauren L. Matarazzo, Milford, PA; Alexandra Matyjevich, Spring Brook Twp., PA; Tyler McAlpine, Scranton, PA; Kaitlin Ann McConnell, Mayfield, PA; Ann Marie McGrogan, Hazleton, PA; Nicolas A Mendez, Mount Pocono, PA; Christina Kelly Brinley Mercadante, Duryea, PA; Shayne Robert Mizok, Scott Township, PA; Lauren Paige Munch, East Stroudsburg, PA; Maria Francesca Nicastro, Scranton, PA; Caitlin N. Nicodemus, Mehoopany, PA; Eimi Nishihira, Scranton, PA; Rachael S. North-Mozda, Olyphant, PA; Caitlin M. Pagnotti, Scranton, PA; Jarrod Daniel Palmer, Scranton, PA; Karen Pan, Stroudsburg, PA; Casey Michael Penzone, Jermyn, PA; Ava Marie Perrins, Throop, PA; Kinsey M. Petcavage, Dalton, PA; Sara J. Petrochko, Elmhurst Twp., PA; Logan Nathaniel Pfaff, Scranton, PA; Victoria Ruth Potoski, Throop, PA; Michael Paul Prebola, Monroe Twp., PA Tyler Joseph Prudente, Scott Twp., PA; Ashley Ann Reddock, Eynon, PA; Dimitri Steven Reggie, Lake Ariel, PA; Elizabeth Catherine Rembecki, South Abington Twp., PA; Erik Rinkunas, South Abington Twp., PA; Dylan Rudisail, Lake Winola, PA; Haneet Saini, Scranton, PA; Amanda Sakulich, Jessup, PA; Abigail Maria Sankus, Wilkes Barre, PA; Autumn Elizabeth Savitski, Shavertown, PA; Molly Maureen Schaefer, Scranton, PA; Christian Demarco Scotti, Tunkhannock, PA; Mackenzie Sarah Semken, Dalton, PA; Mackenzie Morgan Senatore, Dunmore, PA; Kathryn Shea, Scranton, PA; Jada Vinness Siino, Newfoundland, PA; Gradon Michael Silva, Spring Brook Twp., PA; Amandeep Singh, Hawley, PA; Matthew Gary Smith, Old Forge, PA; Olivia Noelle Smith, Archbald, PA; Miranda R. Smith, Exeter, PA; Gabrielle Snee, Olyphant, PA; Sara J. Sorensen, Scranton, PA; Elizabeth A, Stone, Old Forge, PA; Katelyn Stoppe, South Abington Twp., PA; Milana Straub, Shickshinny, PA; Ryan Joseph Strony, Dickson City, PA; Molly Rose Sweeney, Archbald, PA; Alexandra Christina Taffera, Moscow, PA; Brooke Elizabeth Thomas, Scott Twp., PA; Gabrielle Lee Troch, Newfoundland, PA; Faith Elizabeth Ursich, Union Dale, PA; Robert Anthony Van Brunt, Covington Twp., PA; Ethan M. Verne, Covington Twp., PA; Jillian Frances Vito, Dupont, PA; Lauren Ann Walsh, Jessup, PA; Natasha Rose Walton, Moscow, PA; Victoria Evelyn Weber, South Sterling, PA; Dylon White, East Stroudsburg, PA; Elizabeth Williams, Honesdale, PA, and Rachel R. Yackobowitz, Moosic, PA.
Marywood University Presidential Society Dinner Honors Alumni Benefactors Pictured from left to right are Barbara Cawley, Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., Marywood University President, and Mary Ellen Coleman. At its recent Presidential Society Dinner, Marywood University honored Barbara Cawley ’63 and Mary Ellen Coleman (H)’68 with the Presidential Mission Medal. Presidential medal recipients are servant leaders who embrace a commitment to Marywood’s core values of Catholic identity, respect, empowerment, service, and excellence. They inspire others to serve and advance Marywood’s commitment to excellence and empowerment through education.. Additionally, Barbara Sowinski, M.A. ’00; the late Ann Marie Janders, M.S.L.S. ’68; and The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation were inducted into the Saint Alphonsus Society, which honors benefactors whose lifetime commitments to Marywood have reached or exceeded $500,000. Cawley’s leadership, devotion, talents, and support have made a lasting impact at Marywood. She was taught, mentored, supported, guided, and counseled by the IHM Sisters in Catholic grade school and high school, as well as throughout her college days and professional opportunities at Marywood. Her career has featured high-profile leadership positions in both corporate and educational settings, including her distinctive service at Marywood, first as Director of Development, then as Vice President of Development, Alumni Relations, and Public Relations, and, more recently, as Alumni Engagement and Development Liaison and Advocacy Committee Liaison to corporate, foundation, and government offices. Her accomplishments are not solely in the professional milieu; Cawley’s community involvement is prolific, meaningful, and lifelong, encompassing numerous civic, cultural, and charitable organizations and events. Coleman has contributed her professional expertise, community influence, and generous personal resources in support of Marywood and its mission. Her considerable professional achievements, including a long, successful career in the out-of-home media industry, are framed by her highly effective leadership in numerous charitable, civic, and professional organizations. She is known for being astute, professional, caring, and dependable, meeting life’s challenges and uncertainties without hesitation and with a riveting passion for helping others. Her passionate involvement with Marywood spans several decades, including serving for nine years as Director of Development, another nine years as a member of the Board of Trustees, and, presently, more than ten years as an Advancement and Alumni Engagement Consultant. Presidential Mission Medal recipients inspire others to serve and advance the University’s commitment to excellence and empowerment through education. Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., Marywood University president, said, “These women have humbly, wholeheartedly, and graciously lived the Marywood mission and, in so doing, have helped transform Marywood. Commitment to helping others is at the very core of their existence. On behalf of the campus community, I thank Barbara and Mary Ellen for their unwavering advocacy for the present and future success of this great institution.”
FNCB Bank Donates Scholarship Funds to Marywood University’s Momentum Program FNCB Bank presents a $7,500 Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) donation to Marywood University for their Momentum Program. Marywood University’s Momentum Program provides high school juniors and seniors with the opportunity to get a head start on college by enrolling in college level courses. Students can choose from a variety of courses, most often liberal arts courses, during the Fall, Spring, Summer I and Summer II semesters through high school graduation. Since 2010, FNCB has contributed just under $2,500,000 to local educational and scholarship organizations through the EITC initiative. From left: Jerry Champi, FNCB Bank President and CEO; Patricia Rosetti, Marywood University Leadership Annual Giving Officer. FNCB Bank, locally based since 1910, has announced a $7,500 Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) donation to Marywood University for their Momentum Program. Marywood University’s Momentum Program provides high school juniors and seniors with the opportunity to get a head start on college by enrolling in college level courses. Students can choose from a variety of courses, most often liberal arts courses, during the Fall, Spring, Summer I and Summer II semesters through high school graduation. Since 2010, FNCB has contributed just under $2,500,000 to local educational and scholarship organizations through the EITC initiative. The support of Marywood University is part of FNCB’s larger Community Caring initiative. As a true, local community bank, FNCB Bank is making a difference through volunteerism, donations and outreach programs.
Marywood University Honors Outstanding Alumni at Recent Alumni Weekend During its recent Alumni Weekend, Marywood University welcomed graduates back to campus to celebrate, including alumni award winners. Due to the pandemic canceling last year’s event, the 2020 and 2021 honorees were recognized together at the in-person awards luncheon on campus in late October. Awards and honorees included the following: Distinguished Alumni Award The Distinguished Alumni Award is bestowed by the Marywood Alumni Association upon alumni who have achieved distinction through their professional accomplishments and contributions, embodying the core values of Marywood and demonstrating dedication to service and responsible leadership. Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented to: ● Cathy Gerard ’70● 2nd Lt. R. Michael Maritato ’11, M.S. ’14● Muriel Scherr Cagney ’69 Alumni Achievement Award The Alumni Achievement Award is bestowed by the Marywood Alumni Association upon alumni who have attained outstanding success in their field, related to their major, which embodies the core values of Marywood and demonstrates dedication to service and responsible leadership. Alumni Achievement Awards were presented to: ● Mary Philipp ’80● Jeffrey R. Kovaleski ’98 Recent Alumni Award for Professional Achievement The Recent Alumni Award for Professional Achievement is given to alumni, within 15 years of graduation, who have demonstrated significant professional achievements and responsible leadership, embodying the core values of Marywood. Recent Alumni Awards for Professional Achievement were presented to: ● Diana D’Achille ’14● Stanley J. Kania III ’11, M.B.A. ’14, Ph.D. ’19 Golden Marywooodian Award The Marywood Alumni Association bestows the Golden Marywoodian Award upon a member of the 50th honor year class, who has demonstrated a commitment to community and civic service. Recipients have distinguished themselves in their career and/or professional field with a record of making a difference in the lives of others, demonstrating engagement through volunteerism as well as setting a standard for lifelong excellence, embodying the core values of Marywood, including Respect, Service, Empowerment, Catholic Identity, and Excellence. Golden Marywoodian Awards were presented to: ● Michele Abbott McDade ’70● Patricia A. Lawler ’71 Sister M. Denis Donegan Award for Long Term Service to Marywood The most prestigious award given by the Marywood Alumni Association, The Sister M. Denis Donegan Award for Long Term Service to Marywood, is bestowed on a graduate who has provided a minimum of 25 years of service to Marywood and who, through personal and professional contributions, has visibly embodied Marywood’s mission by using their Marywood education in ways that demonstrate the University’s call to live responsibly in a diverse and interdependent world. The actions and contributions of each recipient support Marywood’s core values of Catholic Identity, Empowerment, Service, Respect, and Excellence. The Sister M. Denis Donegan Award was presented to: ● Ann Boland-Chase ’7
Marywood Alumna Makes Million Dollar Contribution to Support the Liberal Arts Center Barbara Sowinski, a Northeastern Pennsylvania native and a Marywood graduate, has made a substantial leadership gift to Marywood University to support and enhance the Liberal Arts Center. The million dollar contribution, which will establish the Barbara Sowinski Welcome Center, located in the Admissions area of the Rotunda in the Liberal Arts Center, will support needed physical renovations and enhancements to the nearly 100-year old campus facility.Sowinski is pictured at right with Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Marywood President, at the University’s recent Presidential Society Dinner. Barbara Sowinski, a Northeastern Pennsylvania native, a longtime resident of the Towanda area, and a Marywood graduate, has made a substantial leadership gift to Marywood University to support and enhance the Liberal Arts Center. The million dollar contribution, which will establish the Barbara Sowinski Welcome Center, located in the Admissions area of the Rotunda in the Liberal Arts Center, will support needed physical renovations and enhancements to the nearly 100-year old campus facility. Built from 1922-1923 and dedicated in 1924, the Liberal Arts Center is one of Marywood’s most iconic structures, featuring a Rotunda that is 72 feet in diameter, just eight feet smaller in size than its nearest domed competitor, the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. In the 1930s, the interior walls and dome of the Rotunda were formally decorated with murals painted by commissioned artist Gonippo Raggi. This magnificent space, with its aesthetic and historical significance, was a driving force behind Sowinski’s gift, appealing to her deep desire to leave a beautiful family legacy in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As an honor student at Scott High School, Montdale, Sowinski wanted to be a concert pianist. Not having the funds to study at Marywood at that time in her life, she instead worked in a series of jobs in various cities before joining United Air Lines in Chicago and travelling the world. After studying drama at Northwestern University, she pursued an acting career in Manhattan, where she studied under some of the best professionals of the time. Following her recovery from a serious illness, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Hunter College. Sowinski then worked as a sales representative to banks in a six-state Midwest territory, as a sales representative to hospitals in a New York State territory and also in a California/Nevada territory. During these years, she continued classes at colleges along the way and traveled abroad, always viewing learning as a lifelong experience. Following her retirement from business, Sowinski was ready to capture the creative spirit that had lurked within her all those years, diving into the art scene with enthusiasm, in addition to buying a 65-acre farm in Bradford County to begin “phase two” of her life. She attended art schools, exhibited regionally and nationally, painted on location globally, was a museum docent, workshop instructor, and juror. Sowinski’s passion for art accelerated at Marywood, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in Art in 2000. She noted, “Art has been such a satisfying part of my life, and it’s been a wonderful life.” Sowinski’s love for beauty and art, combined with her desire to remember her roots and celebrate her lifelong journey is reflected in her substantial leadership gift to Marywood University. She has fond memories of her early Dickson City days with the Witko/Sowinski families, her student days at Marywood after retirement, and, most of all, her satisfaction of witnessing the progress Marywood has made during her lifetime. Sowinski’s gift will have a lasting impact, benefitting Marywood University now and for future generations.
Marywood University Presenting Holiday Concert Series Christmas traditions at Marywood University continue this year, with protocols in place to ensure safe, in-person experiences, including cultural events. As part of its “Making Spirits Bright” Christmas event series, Marywood is offering three holiday concerts, which are free and open to the public. Masking protocols must be followed at in-person events. Concerts include: ● Chamber Singers Holiday Concert, Sunday, December 5, 4 p.m., at the Marian Chapel. This performance will include the famous “Alleluia” by Randall Thompson, the popular setting of “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre, and Carol Barnett’s spectacular “Hodie,” as well as carol settings and other sacred and secular music by American composers. ● Guitar Ensemble: Holiday Concert for a Global Community, Wednesday, December 8, 7 p.m., at the Marian Chapel. This concert is being produced in partnership with Marywood’s Center for Global Engagement. During the concert, hear a musical holiday message that Marywood President Sister Mary Persico IHM wrote especially for the event, spoken by the student musicians in several different languages. ● String Project Holiday Gala Concert, Thursday, December 9, 6:30 p.m., at the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. This concert features the children and student teachers from Marywood’s String Project. They will be playing music from around the world and some holiday music to welcome in the season. For information on Marywood’s Christmas events, event registration links, and related resources, visit marywood.edu/makingspiritsbright.
Marywood Architecture Students Design Exciting New Bus Shelters On November 12, Marywood School of Architecture students presented designs for new bus shelters to representatives from COLTS, Lackawanna County’s transit system. Above, students share their experiences riding the county’s bus lines with new COLTS Director Tim McGrath. Student Rachel Knuuti’s design for a busy intersection in Minooka includes a safer pickup point and a lane for food trucks. Chris Salisbury’s urban forest would be centrally located on Mulberry Street at the University of Scranton. Miranda Smith presents her innovative use of rail ties to create a much safer bus shelter in front of the Radisson Lackawanna Station hotel. Many of the designs included electrical vehicle charging stations to increase utility and attract new ridership. Matthew Davis’s design included a peaceful waterfall at a proposed new stop at Green Ridge Senior Apartments. Nicholas Biser’s circus tent-inspired bus shelter at Gerrity’s on Keyser Ave included a park and play area.
Marywood Jazz Ambassadors Set Fall Concert for November 19 The Jazz Ambassadors of Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department will present their fall concert on November 19. The performance will take place at 7 p.m. in the Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual Life, on Marywood’s campus. Admission is free and open to the public. The concert will be directed by Vincent LoRusso, and the program will feature “Happy Blues,” “Morning Dream,” and “Big Swing Face” by Bill Potts; “Up Jumped Spring” by Freddie Hubbard; “Recorda Me (Remember Me)” by Joe Henderson, and “Swing, Swing, Swing” (from the movie, 1941) by John Williams. For additional information on this and other concerts, please visit marywood.edu/mtd/events or call Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department at (570) 348-6268.
Marywood University’s Concert Choir and Orchestra to Join Forces for Major Fall Performance Pictured in the collage from the top, left to right, are: Rick Hoffenberg, DMA, Director of Choral Activities; Evan Harger, ABD, Director of Orchestral Activities; the Marywood Concert Choir and Orchestra. For the first time in five years, the Marywood University Concert Choir and Orchestra, along with four vocal soloists, are joining forces to present a major fall performance on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at 4 p.m., in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. The concert is free, open to the public, and in person. Masking protocols must be followed inside all Marywood University facilities. The two ensembles will present a monumental piece of music by Michael Tippett, A Child of Our Time. The concert also will feature Three Spirituals for Orchestra by Adolphus Hailstork. According to the directors, this is the largest-scale concert that Marywood’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance has presented to the public since 2016. The Concert Choir is directed by Rick Hoffenberg, DMA. The Orchestra is directed by Evan Harger. Concert soloists include: Jennifer Cowgill, soprano; Ellen Rutkowski, mezzo-soprano; Wes Poole, tenor; and M. Moses Andradé, bass. Tippett’s A Child of Our Time was composed during World War II in response to the horrors of Kristallnacht, and the piece wrestles with issues such as racial tensions and persecution that are as relevant now as they were 80 years ago. The composer, an ardent pacifist, used African-American spirituals to represent the voices of the oppressed, in this case the Jews who were murdered by the Nazis. For additional information about the Concert Choir and Orchestra Concert and other performances at Marywood University, please visit marywood.edu/mtd/events or call (570) 348-6268.
Marywood University Receives the Robert H. Spitz Foundation 2021 Grant Marywood University received a 2021 Robert H. Spitz Foundation Grant. The $12,000 grant was awarded to the S.T.A.R.S. (Students Together Achieving Remarkable Success) program, an after-school mentoring program. The Robert H. Spitz Foundation has made a positive impact on Scranton’s Latinx population through its grant support of the University’s S.T.A.R.S. program.Pictured from left to right are: Frank Caputo, Grants and Communications Coordinator, Scranton Area Foundation; Cathy Fitzpatrick, Grants and Scholarship Manager, Scranton Area Foundation; Patricia Rosetti, Leadership Annual Giving Officer, Marywood University, and Jenny Gonzalez, S.T.A.R.S. Program Director, Marywood University. Marywood University is the recent recipient of a 2021 Robert H. Spitz Foundation Grant. The $12,000 grant was awarded to the S.T.A.R.S. (Students Together Achieving Remarkable Success) program, an after-school mentoring program. The Robert H. Spitz Foundation has made a positive impact on Scranton’s Latinx population through its grant support of the University’s S.T.A.R.S. program. Established in 2018, S.T.A.R.S. has provided weekly academic tutoring and mentoring to 20-25 middle and high school Latinx students. Marywood students serve as tutors and mentors to the youth. In addition to academic assistance, the students participate in career exploration activities and workshops related to secondary and post-secondary academic options. Monthly workshops, in English and Spanish, provide families with similar information about potential opportunities for their children. Additionally, Marywood University academic departments host students on campus 4-5 times a year, providing information and experiential activities that are focused on various majors. This includes small-group and individual mentorship for students using a career and college readiness curriculum, as well as individual tutoring sessions via zoom or in-person with a Marywood student. Student and family workshops are also provided.
