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Under the Arch April 11, 2005 Volume VI, Number 30
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NINE TO BE HONORED AT ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI DINNER Gannon University on Saturday, April 16 will honor nine individuals at its annual Distinguished Alumni Dinner. The event will begin with a 6 p.m. reception in Old Main, followed by a dinner in the Yehl Room of the university’s Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street. The recipients are: From the College of Humanities, Business, and Education: Brian C. Fargo – Fargo graduated from Gannon in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration (accounting). He serves as vice chairman/CFO and is a partner with Capri Capital Limited Partnership, a real estate investment and advisory firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Fargo joined Capri Capital in 1994 and also serves on the firm’s investment committee. With $7.3 billion in real estate assets under management, he and two partners have grown the company to become the largest minority-owned real estate advisor in the United States. Fargo earned a master’s of business administration degree (concentrations in finance and international business) from the University of Chicago.
Ronald J. Volpe – Volpe earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration (marketing) from Gannon in 1967. He is president of Hood College in Frederick, Md. Prior to coming to Hood College, Volpe served as provost, vice president for academic affairs, and professor of business administration at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He also previously held several administrative positions at Gannon University, including dean of the Dahlkemper School of Business, director of the Small Business Institute (now the Small Business Development Center), director of the Center for Executive Development, dean of admissions and university marketing, and professor of marketing and management. Volpe earned a master’s of business administration degree at Xavier University, and a doctorate in higher educational administration at the University of Pittsburgh. He pursued post-doctoral studies in academic leadership at Carnegie Mellon University.
From the College of Sciences, Engineering, and Health Sciences: Marie Knafelc – Knafelc graduated from Gannon in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. Since 2004, she has worked as a physician with Anteon Corporation in Fairfax, Va., a provider of information technology solutions and engineering services to government clients. A retired U.S. Navy captain, she is contracted to the Navy to support its specialized diving programs. In 2001, she was transferred to the Naval Special Warfare Command Detachment in Pensacola, Fla. She is a member of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society and has authored or co-authored nearly 30 publications. Her awards include the Legion of Merit, the Navy Meritorious Medal (twice), the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Navy Achievement Medal (three times). She earned a doctor of medicine degree from the Temple University School of Medicine and a doctorate in health and human performance from the University of Florida.
John F. Denslinger – Denslinger in 1970 earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Gannon. He is executive vice president, sales and marketing, for MuRata Electronics North America, Inc., a Smyrna, Ga., designer and manufacturer of electronic components for the telecommunications, computer/peripheral, automotive, industrial, and multimedia markets. Denslinger serves as an officer and board director for both MuRata Electronics North America and MuRata Electronics Trading Mexico S.A. de C.V., for which he also serves as vice chairman and secretary. As MuRata’s corporate spokesperson and industry representative, Denslinger serves on several associations, including chairman, ECA (Electronic Component Association); member, EIA (Electronic Industry Alliance) Board of Governors and its executive committee; and president, EDS (Electronic Distribution Show & Conference).
Richard G. Orlando, M.D. – A native of Ashtabula, Ohio, Orlando graduated from Gannon in 1976 (with honors) with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He founded and currently serves as clinical director of an ophthalmology practice, Columbus Ophthalmology Associates, in Dublin, Ohio. The practice has more than 60 employees, including seven doctors, as well as five offices and a free-standing surgical center. Orlando also founded and serves as president of a charitable foundation that provides free screenings and medical care to residents of central Ohio. He continues to lecture and publish papers on ocular sports injuries. He earned a doctor of medicine degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1979.
Young Alumni Award: Brad and Tiffany (Pryor) Collins – As a student at Gannon, Brad Collins was chosen for the Joe Luckey Service Award and the Gannon University Medal of Honor. Tiffany Collins was a member of Sigma Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society. Both served as Gannon University student ambassadors. Brad graduated from Gannon in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, and, after earning a doctor of medicine degree from Penn State University College of Medicine in Hershey, began a residency in internal medicine at the Brown University Internal Medicine Residency Program in Providence, R.I. Tiffany graduated from Gannon in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and is a registered nurse practitioner with Coastal Medical Women’s Heath in Lincoln, R.I. She previously worked as a registered nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at Saint Vincent Health Center in Erie. They were married in 2002 at the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel.
Master’s Degree Award: James C. New – New in 1974 earned a master’s of business administration degree from Gannon. In January 2004, he retired as chairman/CEO of Ameripath, Inc., in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a provider of cancer diagnostics, genomics, and related services. New was a founding member of Ameripath and had served as chairman of its Board of Directors since January 1996. Prior to joining Ameripath, he founded and had served as president/CEO and as a director of RehabClinics, Inc., one of the largest outpatient rehabilitation companies in United States. RehabClinics in 1994 merged with NovaCare, Inc.
Monsignor Wilfrid J. Nash Principles of Christian Conduct Award: Timothy L. Conlon – Conlon graduated from Gannon in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial management and earned a master’s of business administration degree from St. Bonaventure University. He has served as a director, president, and chief operating officer of Viasystems Group in St. Louis since October 1998. Prior to joining Viasystems, Conlon from 1997-98 was president/COO of Berg Electronics Corp. He also served as executive vice president/COO of Berg Electronics Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Berg Electronics Corp., from 1993-97. Prior to joining Berg Electronics Group, Inc., Conlon was president of the cutting and welding group of Thermadyne Industries. Prior to joining Thermadyne, he spent nine years in the electronic connector industry, including serving in general management capacities.
OUR EVENTS
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE Monday, April 11 – Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) annual meeting. Wednesday, April 13 – Downtown Improvement District general membership meeting; year-end Phonathon Celebration. Thursday, April 14 – Gathering in Praise; student hour. Friday, April 15 – Downtown Improvement District association board meeting; Biology Day. Saturday, April 16 – Gannon University Distinguished Alumni Dinner.
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS Derick Jackson. Elizabeth Skladanowski. Stephen Wagner. Joy Armbruster. Linda Kobler. Roxanne Minnich. Mike Wellington. Bill Eilola. Tim Downs. Rick Diz. Sandra Ranck. Erica Carbone. Suzanne O’Connell. Carolyn Knox. Robert Callahan. David Kurutz. Amy Weller. Stephanie Taylor. Marguerite Millis. DeWayne Sokol. Linda Komorek. David Nordquest. Eszter Muranyi. Maria Garase. Beverly Thompson. Griz Zimmermann. Laurie Bednar. Joann Leute. Frank Buczek.
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