{"id":2405107,"date":"2026-05-06T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2405107"},"modified":"2026-05-06T20:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:38:00","slug":"alumni-class-notes-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alumni-class-notes-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Class Notes, May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s new with you? To submit a Class Note, visit the\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ssbprd.scranton.edu\/appprd\/ayaclnt.buildMainForm\"><strong>Class Notes Submission Page<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zimmerman &#8217;67, <\/strong>Okatie, South Carolina, sold his cattle ranch in Shiner, Texas, and moved to Callawassie Island in the low country of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Sharp &#8217;78, <\/strong>Bensalem, was inducted in the Holy Ghost Prep Athletic Hall of Fame, recognizing over half a century of support for amateur athletics as an athletic trainer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linda Arthur Hebbard &#8217;85, <\/strong>Johnson City, New York, retired from the Laboratory at Guthrie Lourdes Hospital microbiology department after 40 years of service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Antoine, D.O. &#8217;89, <\/strong>Carmel, Indiana, has published &#8220;The Comprehensive Physician&#8217;s Guide to the Management of PANS and PANDAS,&#8221; an Amazon bestselling textbook for physicians. These conditions are subtypes of autoimmune encephalitis that affect children. This textbook has defined the standard of care in these conditions. Dr. Antoine continues to lecture across the United States as a subject-matter expert in these conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan C. Joyce &#8217;04, <\/strong>Boston, Massachusetts, was named vice president, development at Burke Rehabilitation. In this role, Joyce will lead the development and philanthropic strategy at Burke in close partnership with hospital leadership and its Board of Trustees to strengthen fundraising performance, deepen donor engagement and expand opportunities across individual giving, institutional philanthropy and government grants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew F. Prior &#8217;08, <\/strong>New York, commanded a New York Army National Guard unit and led the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, the \u201cFighting 69th,\u201d in the New York City St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade, marking the regiment\u2019s 175th time leading the parade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John McKiernan G&#8217;12,\u00a0<\/strong>Notre Dame, Indiana, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer at Holy Cross College at Notre Dame, Indiana. When he begins in May of 2026, McKiernan will support President Marco Clark in operationalizing the College&#8217;s many strengths as an institution for Catholic higher education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeanne Rabel, Ed.D.&#8217;12, G&#8217;14, <\/strong>Scranton, successfully defended her dissertation, \u201cNavigating Connection: A Case Study on the Sense of Belonging Among Undergraduate Students Experiencing Trauma-Informed Care\u201d at Wilkes University. Dr. Rabel also holds a master\u2019s degree in school counseling from The University of Scranton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARRIAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Megan Conley &#8217;09 <\/strong>to Ryan Arnold<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corey Gorman \u201812 <\/strong>to<strong> Ashley Mealey <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Smith &#8217;16 <\/strong>to<strong> Loren Mastroberti &#8217;16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gregory J. Lacey &#8217;19 <\/strong>to<strong> Briana N. Moritzen &#8217;20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nora Murray &#8217;19 <\/strong>to <strong>Zachary Weinberg &#8217;19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bailey McLaughlin &#8217;21, G&#8217;22 <\/strong>to<strong> Bryan Gorczyca &#8217;19, DPT&#8217;22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Ridge, D.O. &#8217;21 <\/strong>to<strong> Ed Burk &#8217;21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BIRTHS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A son, Bennett Thomas Grueter, to<strong>\u00a0Jonathan &#8217;14 <\/strong>and<strong> Shannon O\u2019Gorman Grueter &#8217;15<\/strong><strong>; <\/strong>grandson to<strong> Jacqueline Christie O\u2019Gorman &#8217;87 <\/strong>and<strong> James Grueter &#8217;85<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A son, Jack, to<strong> Greg &#8217;15<\/strong> and <strong>Sara Chapin Schwenk \u201916<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A son, Lucas Robert, to<strong> Jacob &#8217;15 <\/strong>and Lauren Stewart\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A son, Patrick Thomas, to <strong>Christopher &#8217;18<\/strong> and <strong>Tiffany Cecere O&#8217;Donnell &#8217;18<\/strong> of Madison, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p>A daughter, Emilia Diana, to <strong>Jonathan \u201918<\/strong> and <strong>Alexa Zirnheld \u201919, G\u201920<\/strong>, Willow Grove<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEATHS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert L. Barrowcliff &#8217;51, <\/strong>Wilmington, Delaware<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carlo J. Celli &#8217;55, <\/strong>Peckville\u2002<strong>\u2002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John E. Swift, M.D. &#8217;58, <\/strong>Bonita Springs, Florida<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert J. Kilgour &#8217;69, <\/strong>Conestoga\u2002<\/p>\n<p><strong>William M. Naughton &#8217;71,<\/strong> Scranton<\/p>\n<p><strong>James G. Burke G&#8217;77<\/strong>, Childs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anne Scully Wettengel &#8217;77, <\/strong>Worcester, Massachusetts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charles R. Costello &#8217;78, <\/strong>Brick, New Jersey\u2002<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeffery W. Seitzinger, M.D. &#8217;81, <\/strong>Freeland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Daria &#8217;91, <\/strong>Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Frazier &#8217;96, <\/strong>Olyphant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deanna M. Zarzecki &#8217;02, <\/strong>New Milford<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bridget B. Flannery G&#8217;09, <\/strong>Binghamton<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIENDS\/FAMILY DEATHS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dorothy Riley, mother of<strong>\u00a0Mary Riley Elliott &#8217;88, Anne Riley Schiavo &#8217;89, and Thomas P. Riley &#8217;90,<\/strong>\u00a0and mother-in-law of <strong>Anthony Schiavo &#8217;90<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tara Canally, wife of <strong>James Canally &#8217;95<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9\";\n\t\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source news.scranton.edu \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s new with you? To submit a Class Note, visit the\u00a0Class Notes Submission Page. 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