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  • 1960s

    Janet (Waddell) Hurley, ’63, and Dennis Hurley, ’62, celebrated their 62nd anniversary in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the Military Tattoo with the sound of 400 bag pipes. Janet is Scottish.

  • Chuck White, ’68, was inducted into the South Carolina Deaf Athletic of Fame. White was recognized for his 29 years as director of athletics and director of residential life. White was also recognized by the South Carolina High School League for service as coach and administrator.

  • 1970s

    A smiling woman in a pink turtleneck and white cardigan poses closely with a smiling man in a navy suit jacket.
    Martha and Phill Morgan

    Phill Morgan, ’73, serves as the national board president of YMCA alumni, which is comprised of more than 1,500 YMCA retirees and spouses representing 17 chapters throughout the United States. YMCA alumni approved a national service project and built a tiny home village (four, 465-square-foot homes) on the Cheyanne River Reservation in Dupree, South Dakota, at the YMCA of the Seven Council Fires. Following their graduation, Phill and his wife, Martha (Thorn) Morgan, ’73, entered the Peace Corps in Venezuela and thereafter enjoyed careers with the YMCA and in public school education as a media specialist, respectively. Phill and Marti recently celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary.

  • An infant wearing a green Slippery Rock "The Rock" onesie is held up playfully with arms raised in the air.

    Jesse Sheaffer, ’21, and Molly (Sheaffer) Kinney, ’77, have a new nephew, Teddy Sheaffer.

  • 1980s

    Bob Petrini, ’83, was inducted into the Mercer County Athletic Hall of Fame in January 2026. Petrini was inducted into the SRU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

  • Mike Timpani, ’86, authored a book, “Movie Watchers Notebook,” a guide for families and movie lovers. Timpani is a media lover and librarian.

  • 1990s

    Scott Zema, ’90, ’92M, was named director of the Office for Students with Disabilities at PennWest University-California, after a 35-year career in intercollegiate athletics as a certified and licensed athletic trainer. Zema started his career at Olivet College as head athletic trainer and served in similar roles at Alfred University, Stevenson University and California University of Pennsylvania. Zema worked at SRU from 1999-2013 as an assistant professor in the athletic training program as well as serving as the head football athletic trainer.

  • Judge Nicola Henry-Taylor, ’93, was presented the Drum Major for Justice Award January 2026 during the 27th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast and Program at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh. Judge Henry-Taylor is a member of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and was recognized for her career that reflects a deep and enduring commitment to advancing justice, equity and meaningful access to the legal system. Judge Henry-Taylor is also a board member of the SRU Foundation.
  • Mary Beth Jenkins, ’93, was named to the Pittsburgh Business Times Power 100, an annual list highlighting the region’s most influential business leaders.
  • Tonia (Asel) Kaufman, ’95, was inducted into the Cavalcade of Bands Hall of Fame. Established in 1980, the hall of fame recognizes directors, instructors and organizers with significant, long-term contributions to the Cavalcade of Bands Association, a nonprofit organization of member schools who come together to compete on the interscholastic level.
  • Douglas Carlquist, ’96, was appointed chair of the Pennsylvania State Private Academic School Board by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The board provides statewide oversight of licensed private academic schools and is responsible for approving and renewing school licenses, establishing professional standards, and ensuring quality of educational programs.

  • 2000s

    A formal studio headshot of a smiling man with short hair wearing a dark suit, pink shirt, and patterned tie.

    Jason Edsall, ’02, was selected as the new dean of the College of Health Sciences at Chatham University. Arriving at Chatham in 2017, Edsall has served as associate professor of athletic training, chair of the Department of Health and Human Performance and program director of the Master of Science in athletic training program.

  • Tim Moore, ’02, will be inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in June 2026. The Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame preserves and celebrates those who have brought recognition to Beaver County through sports. Moore has excelled as a women’s basketball coach at Penn State Beaver.
  • Three smiling individuals pose together indoors at an event while the man in the center holds a glass award.

    Mark Carothers, ’03, (center) was named Wayne Perry High School Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Student Councils. This honor recognizes Carothers’ outstanding commitment to elevating student voice and leadership. Carothers received the award at the MASC’s annual awards banquet, celebrating his work to create meaningful opportunities for students to engage in decision-making and leadership at Poolesville High School.

  • Rosie Trump, ’03, was promoted to full professor of dance at the University of Nevada, Reno. Trump also had an article, titled “The Third Coast Dance Film Festival and COVID-19 Adaptive Programing in 2021,” published in the International Journal of Screendance.
  • Joshua Young, ’04, was appointed president of the Caln Township Board of Commissioners. Young, who was first elected as a commissioner in 2005, began his sixth term on the board in 2026 and his first as president. Young is also a member of the SRU Council of Trustees.
  • A smiling man wearing glasses, a bow tie, and a teal vest holds up a glass "Tech Trailblazer" award plaque.

    Andrew Beers, ’06, won the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s 2026 Tech Trailblazer Award as part of the council’s CIO of the Year and Tech Titan Awards. Beers is a founding partner of Drean Invent Inspire, an engineering lead team of inventors focused on software as a service technologies and agriculture technology innovation.

    • Four men stand in a row smiling in front of a blue wall featuring the "Keystone Clearwater Solutions" logo.
  • From left, Tanner Ambrisco, ’17, Lenny Zucco, ’05; Zach Zucco, ’12; and Jordan Crescenzi, ’14; are leaders of Keystone Clearwater Solutions, which was named the KPA 2025 EHS Innovator of the Year at the Stars of EHS awards. KPA is a provider of environmental, health, and safety software solutions, as well as work compliance services for a wide variety of businesses. The award honors organizations that demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation and commitment to safety excellence across industries. Ambrisco is director of HSE field operations, Lenny Zucco is training and employee development manager, Zach Zucco is vice president of operations, and Crescenzi is vice president of HSE.
  • Dan Hooven, ’06, was named vice president of marketing at Schneider Downs, one of Pittsburgh’s largest accounting firms. Hooven has nearly 20 years of enterprise marketing experience across the professional services, financial services and software industries. Since joining the firm in 2019, he has served as director of marketing strategy and senior marketing manager.
  • Susan Kelley, ’07, authored “The Before,” a creative nonfiction essay, published in “The Perch,” Yale University School of Medicine’s creative journal, detailing the experience of parenting an adult child with substance use disorder. Beginning in February of 2020, the essay follows a year of a tumultuous sobriety journey and moving from the before to the after in segments of stress, anxiety, hope and fear.

  • 2010s

    A selfie of three smiling individuals posing outside in front of a classic, light-colored stone column.

    Mercy (Kroh) Dahlstrom, ’17, (middle) and Nicholas Dahlstrom, ’17, (right) were vacationing in Italy in March when they encountered a fellow SRU alumnus, Scott Spinucci, ’91, (left) wearing an SRU shirt at the Pantheon in Rome and the group posed for a photo. PHOTO

  • Victor Kustra, ’14, was elevated to member (equity owner) of The Lynch Law Group. Kustra is a key member of the firm’s business and corporate law, real estate law and business succession planning practice groups. Kustra focuses significantly on mergers and acquisitions and serving as outside general counsel to owners and C-suite executives. Kustra was named among Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in 2024 and 2025, and to PA Super Lawyers Rising Stars List for five consecutive years (2021–25).
  • Abbey (Ballas) Arrington, ’19, earned her Master of Education degree from Western Governors University and Education Specialist degree from Liberty University. Both degrees were in curriculum and instruction. Arrington is a third-grade teacher at West Creek Elementary, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System in Tennessee. Arrington was also named chair of the student support team, third-grade lead reading teacher. Despite being pregnant with her second child and her husband getting deployed, Arrington accomplished all of this within the past year.
  • Clare Clark, ’19, was named on the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 Under 30 list for 2026. Clark is the coalition manager at the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council.

  • 2020s

    A smiling woman holding a large white sign that reads "Teacher of the Year" in front of a branded backdrop.

    Amber Winchester, ’21, ’26M, was selected as the 2025 Teacher of the Year for Pressley Ridge and Texas Family Care Network. Winchester was chosen among educators across seven states for her dedication, commitment and service to the students and families she serves. In honor of this award, the organization hosted a celebration in February 2026 in downtown Pittsburgh.

  • Tyler Anderson, ’23, was named on the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 Under 30 list for 2026 for his outstanding work with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust as an Arts Educator Program Coordinator.
  • Alyssa Mascolo, ’24, an account executive at Havas Red, received Public Relations Society of America, Pittsburgh Chapter, Member of the Year Award.
    • A woman wearing sunglasses and a grey sweatshirt sits outside next to a Kent State University Bowman Hall sign.
  • Mikayla Habursky, ’25, continued her education at Kent State University in the political science master’s program. Habursky was awarded a full tuition waiver and is a graduate assistant working for the department. Haburksy’s educational and professional goal is to obtain her doctoral degree to teach at the collegiate level.
  • Justin Ventura, ’25M, was promoted to senior manager of operations at Saxton & Stump, a law firm with more than 150 attorneys. Ventura works out of the firm’s Pittsburgh office, which he helped establish in 2025, and collaborates with the firm’s HR, facilities, IT and concierge teams to ensure the firm runs smoothly both daily and with a long-range vision in sight.
  • Carrington Williams, ’25, was named on the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 Under 30 list for 2026. Williams is a Development Associate at Auberle.
  • An outdoor brick patio area next to a building filled with dark metal tables and chairs behind a low stone wall.

    Remembering Sally Lennox

    Sally Jackson Lennox, ’59, who served as SRU’s director of alumni affairs before retiring in 1999, passed away April 5 at the age of 88. During her 16 years at SRU, starting as assistant director of development in 1983, Lennox coordinated alumni activities, as well as the production of “The Insider” portion of The ROCK Magazine. Lennox worked closely with the SRU Alumni Association board of directors to fulfill their dream of having an Alumni House on campus that opened in 1998. The Sally Jackson Lennox Patio at the Alumni House is named through her financial contributions to the project’s success.

  • Weddings

    A groom in a blue suit rests his head against his smiling bride, who wears a lace wedding gown and a veil.


    Lea Bialek, ’16, and Matt Sovocool were married Oct. 3, 2025, in Pittsburgh where the couple also resides.

  • A bride in an off-the-shoulder gown holds up a vibrant bouquet next to a groom in a dark suit and bow tie.


    Billy Killmeyer, ’16, and Cassidy Lowden were married Oct. 4, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio, where the couple also resides.

  • A bride wearing a tiara and glasses smiles warmly as her groom in a navy suit embraces her from behind.


    Mary Thomas ’21, ’22M, and Aaron Smith, ’22, were married June 21, 2025, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in New Castle.

  • A full wedding party poses together outdoors in a row against a scenic background of misty rolling mountains.


    Carly Cooper, ’21, and Logan Conboy were married Aug. 16, 2025, in the mountains of western North Carolina, surrounded by family, friends and several fellow SRU alumni. Standing with them on their special day were Courtney Jakiel, ’21 (second from left); Kaitlyn Dietz, ’19 (third from left); Samantha Pugliese, ’21 (fourth from left); Shelby Searight, ’18 (fifth from left); Cassandra Cooper, ’18 (sixth from left); and Nick Harayda, ’18 (first from right). Carly’s stepfather, Joel Brown, ’89, had the honor of walking her down the aisle.

  • Births

    A sleeping newborn baby swaddled in a white pearl-accented blanket wears a large white floral headband.


    Corey DeSantis, ’13, ’24M, and his wife, Robin, welcomed their first child, Eliana Iris, Aug. 24, 2025. The DeSantis family resides in the south hills of Pittsburgh.

  • A close-up view of a newborn baby sleeping peacefully while wrapped snugly in a light green swaddle blanket.


    Becky Morgan, ’09, and her husband, David, welcomed their first child, Archer “Archie” Gabriel, Oct. 21, 2025.

In Memory

  • Dorothy J. Colton (Catherwood) ‘52
  • Zane L. Nossokoff ‘52
  • Elmer C. Morrow ‘52
  • Mary Lou Aufmann (Graham) ‘53
  • William J. Karpinski ‘53
  • James F. Watson ‘54
  • Eleanor Stewart ‘55
  • Christian F. Lampe ‘57
  • Margaret C. Barnes (Patterson) ‘57
  • Rose Dillner (Spataro) ‘57
  • Joan M. Smith ‘57
  • Eleanor J. Ventresca (Depaoli) ‘58
  • Thomas P. McCarthy ‘59
  • Sally J. Lennox (Jackson) ‘59, Retired Staff
  • Rose Walton ‘59
  • Vonnie-Kaye Brough (Galvin) ‘60
  • Joseph E. Yost ‘60
  • Edward McCullough ‘61
  • Ethel A. Warren (Myers) ‘61
  • Eleanor L. Smith (Anderson) ‘62
  • John A. Miller ‘62
  • Jane H. Moore (Hughes) ‘64
  • James Mirto ‘64
  • Tom W. George ‘64
  • Donald F. Hannon, Ph.D. ‘65
  • Nancy Howard (Kovacik) ‘65
  • George A. Marsh ‘65
  • Margaret A. Dattilo (Russo) ‘65
  • Marilyn A. Natili (Odrey) ‘65
  • Frederick Haberlen ‘66
  • Pauline Janocha ‘67
  • Harry V. Herlinger ‘67
  • Michael R. Vankirk ‘68
  • Mary B. Benedict ‘68
  • Jean M. Thompson (Daughenbaugh) ‘68
  • Sally M. Ohl (Labor) ‘69
  • Benjamin F. Bruno Jr. ‘69
  • Frederick S. Lesnett ‘69
  • William J. Murrin ‘69
  • Richard B. Ganster ‘70
  • Rhonda R. Ridinger ‘70
  • Elvasio Vaccaro ‘70
  • Edward C. Blanck ‘71
  • Paul L. Mills Jr. ‘71
  • Cheryl J. Peterka (Hamilton) ‘71
  • Mary T. Mintas (Liska) ‘71
  • Robert C. Rectenwald ‘71
  • Christine Springer (Betty) ‘71
  • Maureen L. Galardini (White) ‘71
  • Sharon L. Smith ‘71
  • James B. Zambelli ‘72
  • Mary Del Brady (Delsignore) ‘72
  • Paul E. Hohman ‘72
  • Richard Berger ‘72
  • Michael A. Sheppeck ‘73
  • Charlene F. Dillaman ‘73
  • Annette Carolus (Roseto) ‘73
  • Charles T. Lesnick ‘73
  • Mary A. Laughlin ‘74
  • Gary A. Jedinak ‘74
  • Marilyn C. Bullock (Siuta) ‘74
  • Lynn S. Hamilton (McCauley) ‘74
  • Allan F. Shiflett ‘74
  • Randy E. Wolford ‘74
  • Geoffrey L. Barnes ‘75
  • Stanley P. Wojton ‘75
  • David A. Barron ‘75
  • Jeffrey A. Buirge ‘79
  • Charles M. Oberlin ‘79
  • Coleen S. Myers ‘79
  • Ruth F. Hoffman ‘79
  • Cynthia M. Shipman (Cangey) ‘80
  • Esther J. Santilo ‘80
  • Laraine Fardo (Nawrocki) ‘81
  • Laura M. Herman (Spear) ‘81
  • Shirley K. Hildebrand (Keeple) ‘81
  • Mary R. Holt ‘81
  • Patricia A. Tellish ‘82
  • Linda J. Sydeski ‘82
  • Betty A. Wagner (Brown) ‘83
  • Robert K. Smith ‘86
  • Roger G. Cooling ‘86
  • Rose M. Mong (Oertel) ‘86
  • Margaret S. Foster ‘87
  • Kathryn A. Fray (Senko) ‘88
  • Shirley Weber ‘88
  • Constance S. Troy ‘88
  • Joanne E. Klamer ‘90
  • Leslie W. Martin ‘90
  • Kathleen A. Harris ‘91
  • Glenn T. Miller ‘92
  • Tibor Cseszneki ‘93
  • Patricia C. Sovern (McCall) ‘95
  • Stephanie L. Senft (Havens) ‘97
  • Thomas M. Stafford ‘97
  • Melissa A. Bargo (Miller) ‘00
  • Amy J. Nagy (Eshenbaugh) ‘00
  • Gayle D. Barrett ‘02
  • Bobbi J. Bailey (Welton) ‘02
  • William I. Tegethoff ‘04
  • Kevin R. Wolf ‘05
  • Michael T. Muha, Esquire ‘06
  • Bradley J. Dovey ‘13
  • Maurice D. Lewis-Briggs ‘14
  • Cheryl E. Mounts ‘23
  • Rhoda E. Taylor, Professor Emeritus
  • Richard M. Wukich, Retired Faculty
  • Gene J. Wilhelm, Professor Emeritus
  • Edward E. Leone, Retired Staff
  • Paul F. Rizza, Professor Emeritus
  • Florine Ferrere-Plavny, Retired Staff

SRU Alumni Association

Executive Committee:

President, Rajeev Karmacharya ’95
President Elect, Mike Zody ’88
Treasurer, Don Huddart ’87
Secretary, Justina Cerra ’13
Immediate Past President, Melissa Visco ’04

Board Members:

Angela Beeman ’06
Lee Bowers ’98
Hollie Carlson ’14
Joe Coudriet ’23
Joe Dropp ’03
Jack Dugan Jr. ’87
Bruce Ferguson ’94
Claudia Hartmann ’18
Lisa McCullough Holmes ’88, ’01
Jamaur Law ’13
Jeff Milliner ’04
Karen Taylor Perry ’79, ’80
Greg Sferra ’78
Chris Thrasher ’23
Matt Vannoy ’09
Holly Vogt ’97
Dave Wolfe ’13
Sam Zyroll ’78
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