services to the local community. The grant, administered through the Energy Transfer Corporation, will be used to purchase two mobile radios. These radios will allow the department to provide faster response times and improve safety measures for both first responders and the community.
Mount Aloysius Professor Published by Smithsonian Magazine Mount Aloysius College Professor of Biology Dr. John Whitlock has been mentioned in an article posted by Smithsonian Magazine for his work on reclassifying a dinosaur fossil discovered in 1883. Whitlock’s work, coauthored by Jeffrey Wilson Mantilla, originally appeared in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology in 2019. Whitlock is a paleontologist and a research associate at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Whitlock and Mantilla reclassified the fossil as a dicraeosaurid–a family of long-necked dinosaurs rarely found in North America, according to the Smithsonian Magazine article. They have named the specimen ‘Smitanosaurus agilis’
Mount Aloysius College Student Secures Grant for Local Fire Department Mount Aloysius College MBA student Richard Clark assisted Keystone Regional Fire & Rescue Department in securing a $10,000 grant for an upgrade to the department’s radio system. Clark wrote the grant as part of his MBA Fund Development class. The Keystone Regional Fire & Rescue Department (KRFRD) is a cooperative effort between the Cresson Volunteer Fire Company and the Lilly Volunteer Fire Company to provide comprehensive fire and rescue
“In the past year, we’ve written over 30 grants. It got to be a lot of work for us,” said Dave Fulton, president of the KRFRD. “Rich came to me with his class project, and he was able to help us write this grant. He did a great job. The money will be combined with financial support from Cambria County to help us purchase this new radio system. $10,000 is a lot when you’re a volunteer fire company like us.” “I’m happy to help,” said Clark, a Cresson native who also serves as a social member of the department. “If they need help with any future grants, I’m more than willing to provide it.” “This project really meets the mission of the Sisters of Mercy in terms of supporting the community. The Sisters are very serviceoriented, so this is just the students living out the Sisters’ principles in their work,” said Dr. Leah Spangler, who teaches the Fund Development class at the Mount. “I’m just so happy to have a student who is so invested in an organization to really do this kind of work for them. It’s so much more than a grade for a class that you can do something so positive for the community.”
A MESSAGE FROM DR. JOHN FARKAS VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Dear Alumni and Friends of the Mount, We hope you enjoy our new Institutional Advancement Report to the Community and are exceedingly grateful to all of you for your significant contributions and ongoing passion for our mission. Mount Aloysius College has become a vibrant leader in higher education and it’s important to understand how far we’ve come. Students are given every opportunity to expand their horizons, discover their interests, and explore their passions. Help us continue to inspire, educate, and empower future generations of Mount students. With each passing year, it is clear that the most significant part of our story is the people who have been touched by our college. Donors to Mount Aloysius College provide support to sustain our College, fund need-based financial assistance, and all aspects of campus life. They have also been instrumental in helping build our endowed scholarship program, where anyone may establish an endowed scholarship starting with a $10,000 gift that may be spread out over four years. 11 endowed scholarships were established just this past year alone, and you can create one in memory of someone or to honor someone, as well. Discover how you can make an impact at Mount Aloysius College by donating today. Should you also have questions regarding planned giving, please don’t hesitate to contact me. With Gratitude, John A. Farkas, Ph.D. Vice President for Institutional Advancement
