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Milestones
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Names in Gold indicate alumnus/alumna is celebrating his/her reunion year.
Joseph C. O’Laughlin, D.O. ’71, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, was honored by the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians for 40 years of service to the citizens of Michigan. O’Laughlin served as chief of gastroenterology at Regional Medical Center, co-founded the Tri-County Center for Endoscopy and Surgery in Clinton Township, Michigan, and served as clinical associate professor of Medicine at Michigan State University. O’Laughlin performed more than 60,000 diagnostic and interventional gastrointestinal endoscopies during his career. Colonel (RET) Richard H. Breen Jr. ’77, Alexandria, Virginia, was recently inducted into the Cardinal O’Hara High School Hall of Fame. Breen’s career in the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense was recognized during a ceremony at the Springfield school campus. Brian J. Benedetti ’78, Wilkes-Barre, was elected chairman of the board of trustees at the Everhart Museum in Scranton. Karen Kraynak Creamer ’80, Swedesboro, New Jersey, was promoted to vice-president, BU Operations Management at Syneos Health Clinical. Syneos Health, with headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization that helps customers improve and accelerate the delivery of therapies that impact health worldwide. Melinda Ghilardi ’80, Dunmore, of Munley Law, will serve a three-year term as the unit county governor on the Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors. Ghilardi’s term began in May 2019.
Bill Canny ’77, H’07, executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, far left, hosts students for a networking event in Washington D.C. The Center for Career Development and Political Science Department sponsored the D.C. networking trip April, which was made possible through alumni funding for the Ignatian Global Citizenship Program. Carl Thorsen ’90, founding partner of Thorsen French Advocacy, a boutique government relations firm, also hosted the group while they were in the city.
Eugene M. Sibick, CAPT (Ret), D.D.S. ’80, Williamsville, New York, recently retired after a distinguished 34-year career with the U.S. Navy. Dr. Sibick has received numerous awards and decorations throughout his career, including the 1988 “Outstanding Dental Officer” for the Northeast Region, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the Expert Rifle and Pistol Medals, for which he was affectionately known as “Dead Eye Doc.” Sibick serves as an adjunct professor in the biology department at Medaille College and continues to serve the 8th District Dental Society as the chairman of the Peer Review Committee. Mary Andrews Brown ’81, Maplewood, New Jersey, was one of this year’s four inductees into the DTC Advertising Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is designed to honor individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in the advancement of direct-to-consumer marketing. Robert English ’81, Eatontown, New Jersey, was elected to his fourth three-year term on the Eatontown, New Jersey Board of Education. In addition, English was also chosen to be the board president for the fifth consecutive year.
Jack Garvey ’20 studied abroad at Trinity College Dublin. During his last week in Ireland, his family visited for a trip around Ireland. Pictured are Jack’s father Larry Garvey ’78, brother Daniel ’19 and sister Marie ’21 atop Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s holiest mountain, in County Mayo.
Harry A. Lennon ’83, Round Top, New York, has been elected to his fifth term on the Greene County, New York, Legislature, where he serves as the minority leader.
Susan J. Soloway ’83, Annandale, New Jersey, was sworn in as Hunterdon County New Jersey’s fourth female freeholder in 305 years. Soloway, an accountant by trade, was a two-term mayor, formerly served on the Township Land Use Board and is active as a volunteer in the Franklin Township community. Linda Albrechta Garbade ’84, Conklin, New York, was honored by the Catholic Schools of Broome County with the 2019 Richard Bucci Excellence in Teaching award. Anthony P. Trozzolillo ’84, Scranton, was selected for inclusion on 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Trozzolillo was selected in the category of Personal Injury, General: Defense. Suzanne Flanagan ’87, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, was awarded the role of senior account executive with Cutting Edge Technologies, a New Jersey-based IT consulting firm. Flanagan, the mother of a brain cancer survivor, is the founder of the Luke Forward Pediatric Brain Cancer Fund and a member of the Bernard’s Parents with Exceptional Children group, which raises funds to help children with special needs. Timothy Fox ’89, Fleetwood, earned his Ph.D. in leadership from Alvernia University. Michelle Lindsey Karedes ’89, Endicott, New York, was promoted to senior director of Strategic Facility Planning at United Health Services. During her 20 years at the region’s largest health system, she has held a range of positions in management including most recently the system director of Oncology Services. FA L L 2019
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