ALUMNI NOTES 1940
Mary (Brent Webber) Bocckino `40A celebrated her 98th birthday in May 2021. She also shares that she is the great grand-daughter of Christian and Eleanor Ihmsen and niece of Mother Mary de Sales Ihmsen, co-foundress of Saint Aloysius Academy.
2016
Christine Eckenrod `16 was recently elected to a two-year term as secretary on the Pennsylvania Society of Radiologic Technologists Board of Directors.
Gatherings
1995
Anna M. Anna `95 was named CEO of Tyrone Regional Health Network/ Tyrone Hospital on July 1, 2020 after serving as acting CEO since April 2019.
Mary Keller `69 and her husband, Walter, met up with President John McKeegan, his wife, Theresa, and Dr. John Farkas, VP for Institutional Advancement, for lunch in Palm Beach Garden, FL.
2014
A group of Mounties celebrated the marriage of Matthew `14 and Brooke Davis on Saturday, June 19, 2021 in Alum Bank, PA. Included in the photo are (L-R) Luca Farina `13, Ryan Hills `13, Matthew Davis `14, Anthony Penna `13, Matthew Varner `13, and Luke Fragello `12, `14.
2015
Taylor Clark `15 was named to the Altoona Mirror and Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 list of 20 Under 40. Taylor is currently the Evolution Expressions program director at Evolution Counseling Services, LLC. Dr. Megan Chicoine `15, who specializes in prenatal and pediatric care chiropractic techniques, was hired as a chiropractor at ChiroCynergy in Leland, NC.
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Brady Wright `16 received his Doctor of Dental Medicine from LECOM, and was hired as a full-time dentist at Pursel Dental in Johnstown. Brady studied biology during his time at the Mount and was a Mercy Scholar and a baseball player. He says that he loved the close-knit family on campus. As for why he chose a career in dentistry? “I had a really cool dentist growing up.”
2017
Ronnie Townsend `17 published two books over the course of the last year, Colors of the Earth and Journey to the Navajo Nation. Colors of the Earth is a children’s book that explores the beauty of mother nature, and Journey to the Navajo Nation shares Ronnie’s story of spending a year of service living in the Navajo Nation near Window Rock, AZ. Both books can be purchased on Amazon.
2020
Heather Harbrige `20 and Justin Siverd recently got engaged, and the two plan to get married in July 2022
2021
Shana Mark-Hood `21 and Jaden Hood `21 celebrated their graduation from Mount Aloysius as a mother-daughter duo.
Several Mounties joined President John McKeegan, his wife, Theresa, and Dr. John Farkas, VP for Institutional Advancement, for lunch in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Attendees included: Barbara Andrasko `64, Nancy Carman `68, Dr. Marylouise Fennell, RSM, Bryan Jordan `17, and Sr. Rosemary Sabino, RSM
