KENZIE P. RYBACK has joined the team at Knox Law firm in State College, Pa., as an associate attorney and will focus her practice on estate planning, trust planning, estate administration and business and tax matters. Her legal experience includes summer associate positions at the Knox firm during law school at The Pennsylvania State University. She also served as a certified legal intern at the Rural Economic Development Clinic in State College, creating LLCs, drafting and revising documents and contracts, and conducting legal research. KIMBERLY C. THOMAS ’16M was among the presenters at the Economic Summit hosted by Gannon University and the Small Business Development Center. Thomas is director of the northwest regional office of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
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COLIN J. FEIKLES ’17M is the strength and conditioning coach in his first season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, a minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. Feikles previously worked as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Lowell Spinners, the Class A Short Season Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Feikles was named the 2019 New York-Penn League strength and conditioning coach of the year.
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SHELBY L. GRAML has been appointed as the new events and outreach coordinator for the Erie County Historical Society. Graml began her new role on Nov. 18, 2019. TYLER P. PALKA was named to the DC Defenders’ roster in the XFL prior to their opener on Feb. 8. The Defenders selected Palka during the league’s supplemental draft in November. He survived minicamp and training camp cuts made by Pep Hamilton, the
franchise’s coach and general manager. He was an all-PSAC player as a senior in 2017 for the Gannon Golden Knights. He compiled 1,121 all-purpose yards and scored 11 touchdowns. Palka previously competed at the professional level at the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie camp, Canadian Football League’s Ottawa RedBlacks, and the Arena Football League’s Columbus Destroyers. KELLY H. VINCENT ’18M has joined the coaching staff at the State University of New York at Fredonia as the assistant track and field and cross-country coach.
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KAITLYN M. COONEY PT, DPT ’19M is one of the newest members of the physical therapy staff at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, N.Y. She has a special interest in outpatient rehabilitation but also has a strong background in acute care and inpatient rehab.
The Gannon University Athletics Hall of Fame Welcomed the Class of 2020. The 1985 men’s soccer team became the 11th team and second men’s soccer team to be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame. Members of the team include: Michael Albertson ’86; Michael Celetti ’88, ’87; Bernard Maygers ’88; David Dix ’88; Frank Brown ’88; Glenn Cooper ’88; Bernard “B.J.” Centa ’87; Hans van Rheenen ’89; Dennis Villagomez ’88; Wayne van DeMerwe ’90, Robert van Rheenen ’86; Daniel Farrer ’86; Daniel Baldauf ’88; Thomas Thompson ’86; Thomas Cindric ’89; John Poisson; John Black ’94; Andrew Bromley ’87; Peter Kossis ’86; Louis Sweterlitsch ’86; Gerald Van DeMerwe ’88, ’01M; managers Richard Killian and Vincent Padalino ’90; Head Coach Robert Russo; and Assistant Coach James Herlinger. Individual 2020 inductees include: Javar Cheatham ’02, Men’s Basketball; Jaime McLaughlin ’99, Softball; Jen Papich ’14, Women's Basketball; Stacey Reynolds ’00, ’01M, Women's Lacrosse; Jon Richardson ’10, Football; Brittany Tabron ’10, ’11M, Women's Basketball.
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