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1950s
Bill Miller, `50, was inducted into the
Allegheny-Kiski Sports Hall of Fame, where he was honored for his
outstanding career in basketball and baseball at Vandergrift High
School and his tenure in the Kiski Area’s School
District.
1970s
MarciaBazylak
Talboo, `71, andArthur Talboo, `72, are retiring
after teaching in New York more than 30 years. They are moving back
to the Pittsburgh area and are looking forward to retirement.
Deborah Hull Thrasher, `71, is retiring
from Edison Community College in Piqua, Oh., where she has been the
library associate for 26 years. Deborah and her husband plan to
spend the summer traveling and will relocate to Anderson, S.C., in
the fall.
Audre Ferris Wenzler, `71, left the corporate world in 2001 to
become a certified medicinal aromatherapist and partner in Wisdom
of the Earth Essential Oils. Audre and her partner live in Sedona,
Az. area. Her web site is www.WisdomoftheEarth.com.
Ron Burke, `73, was awarded the
Exceptional Leadership Award for a School and Health Education
Coordinator from the New York State Association for Health Physical
Education and Recreation and Dance. Burke has been an employee of
Naples Schools for 25 years.
Dr. Mark Previte, `75, has left his
social studies teaching position at Northern Cambria High School to
become assistant professor of social studies education at the
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown. Dr. Previte, his wife, Laverne,
and two daughters, Dana and Marissa, reside in Duncansville.
Joyce Schenck Loyd, `77, was named the
Ft. Campbell (Ky.) Teacher of the Year last July. Loyd was named
the 2004 Department of Defense Education Activity Teacher of the
Year. Loyd said she was hired to teach at Ft. Campbell after
graduation from Slippery Rock University. She has taught
grades 2-6 and is teaching fifth grade at Lucas Elementary School
in Ft. Campbell. She writes that “Slippery Rock University
provided me the foundation to be the teacher I am today,” and
she will be forever grateful for its education program and
dedicated professors who led her to be an effective teacher.
Karen Balchunas, `78, has worked for
the City of Pasadena, Ca., for 13 years with the planning and
development department. During the last year, she accepted five
local, state and national planning and economic development awards
on behalf of the city for the “Paseo Colorado” project,
involving redeveloping an aging downtown retail mall as a
mixed-used, urban village with retail and housing in the
city’s historic Civic Center District. Balchunas was
recently appointed interim facilities construction manager, as part
of a three-year, $90 million seismic retrifit/rehabilitation of
Pasadena City Hall, which is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Tracy Best Grilli, `79, placed first
(45-49 age group) in the 1000-yard and second in the 500- and
200-yard freestyle events at the United States Masters Swimming
Short Course National Championships in Indianapolis. She is the
national office administrator for USMS and can be reached at usms@usms.org. Grilli and her
family reside in Londonderry, N.H.
Bonnie Hubicz, `75, was appointed
medical director of the H.J. Heinz, III Division of the Pittsburgh
Veterans Administration Healthcare System. Dr. Hubicz was a
finalist for the Federal Woman of the Year Award, Professional
Employee by the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board.
1980s
Marcie Mooney, `82, received the 2004
Teacher-of-the-Year Award from the Captain John Smith Elementary
School in Hampton, Va.
Daniel Ickes, `84, joined the Central
Florida YMCA as executive vice president of operations. Ickes is
responsible for 10 YMCA Family Centers and has been working with
the association for 12 years, most recently as senior vice
president of operations at the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington,
D.C.
Dan Lucarelli, `85¸ is pursuing a
master’s of business administration degree at the University
of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business. Lucarelli and
his wife, Joan Gray Lucarelli, `85, reside in Bethel
Park.
Dr. J. Lyn Miller, `86, received the
2004 Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award from the Allegheny Mountain
Section of the Mathematical Association of American for her work
with undergraduate math students. She is a member of the
mathematics department at Slippery Rock University
Dr. Nellie Orr Cyr, `87, was promoted
to associate professor and granted tenure at the University of
Maine. Nellie published a textbook in 2003 and has a second
book scheduled for publication in 2004. She has authored 20
research publications and written and procured $1 million in
grants. Dr. Cyr was elected president of the Maine State
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
and was appointed as the Maine’s representative to the
American College of Sports Medicine.
Lauri Asmonga Bell, `88, was named the
2004 Teacher-of-the-Year for Talbot County Public Schools in
Maryland. Bell and husband, Jeff Bell, `88, and sons, Scott
and Eric, live in Easton, Md.
Michele Stefanka McGleish, `88, for the
fourth year in a row, is going to represent the USA in the World
Duathlon Championships in Fredericia, Denmark, in August. A
duathlon is a sport comprised of running, bicycling, and running,
transitioning from one event to the next.
1990s
Edward Borgen, III, `92, was one of the
five southwestern Pennsylvania teachers named “Teachers of
Excellence,” at the Teacher Excellence Center at Carnegie
Music Hall. Borgen is a kindergarten teacher at the Wexford
Elementary School in Pine-Richland School District.
Katrina Scanlon Knepp, `95, teaches
fifth grade in the North Allegheny School District. The Knepps have
a son who is 3.
Duane Peters, `97, was promoted to
manager of the A.D. Marble & Company, Camp Hill, where he is a
senior environmental scientist, specializing in socioeconomic and
natural resources studies.
Jagath Kumara, `98, co-founded
TextCENTRIC in the United States, and is vice president of
international business development and stationed in Colombo, Sri
Lanka.
Bekki Medwith, ’98, is working on
a master’s of science degree in vertebrate paleontology at
the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Shawn D. Miller, `98, accepted a
position with Coastal Environmental Services, in Nags Head,
N.C. Miller was a project manager/health and safety
coordinator for Chambers Environmental Group, in State College.
Brian Guthrie, ’99, is working on
a master’s of science degree in geological engineering at the
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The research will aid
in providing extra information for the expanding development around
Rapid City.
2000s
Jason Harding, ’00, was a 2004
Disney Hand Teacher Award honoree. Harding is an
elementary/learning support teacher in the North Allegheny School
District.
David J. Russo, ’00, graduated
from Ohio Northern’s Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern
University.
Frank Burja, IV, `03, is a federal
police officer for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
in Pittsburgh.
Justin Kildo, ’03, was selected
for a national safety program. With one slot to fill and 1,300
college graduates from across the country to choose from, Goodrich
Aerospace selected Slippery Rock University graduate Kildo to enter
its two-year environmental health and safety leadership program.
Kildoo majored in safety and environmental management, saying, "It
very much prepared me for my upcoming challenges in this
career."
Tamara Whiting, `03, was promoted to sales reporting systems
analyst/customer relationship manager at the Westin Convention
Center, Pittsburgh.
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