The 10th Annual Community Leadership Celebration was held on Thursday, May 4, 2023.

The Community Leadership Celebration (CLC) is the University’s largest fundraising event that provides special support to Marywood students. Held in the Center for Athletics and Wellness, this fun-filled evening features relaxed seating, fabulous food stations and entertainment.

This year's honoree and Lead On award recipient was our faculty emerita and beloved former Trustee, Sister Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM, C.M.F.C.

Bringing an additional element of excitement to this momentous milestone, we featured a special auction with very few select items, including a wonderful piece of art created by Sister Cor.

Proceeds from 2023's Community Leadership Celebration supported the President’s Innovation Fund, a fund that supports Marywood students through initiatives that enhance the academic experience in the IHM tradition.

All proceeds from the auction went toward the Sister Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM, ’54 Endowed Scholarship, established by students to benefit a student pursuing an MFA in Visual Arts.

Thank you to our 2023 Community Leadership Celebration Sponsors

Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Dynamic Campus

Monsignor John A Esseff

Pia Ferrario

Antonia Gerod '60 and Hans Schierling

Auction Items

Fondest, Blindest, Weakest

Artist: Sister Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM, M.F.A. Bronze Sculpture

Media: Bronze on Marble
Size: 12”x11”x10”
Value - $6,000

Sister Cor, a multi-disciplined artist and author, is faulty emerita at Marywood University having taught there for 30 years. Her work can be seen throughout the country and she has been honored for her achievements as an artist, art educator and advocate, and a dedicated woman of faith and service.

Red Letter Day

Artist: Peter T. Hoffer Framed Print

Media: Relief Block Print, hand printed on archival paper, #2 in edition of ten, 1995
Size: image 24” x 18”, framed print: 32” x 26”
Value: $1,250

Peter is a multi-disciplined print maker, whose work has been featured in major museums. Outside of being an established artist, Peter taught printmaking at Marywood University for over 40 years.

Ana Maria Carmona Cusick, M.A. Hand-painted Ceramics

Media: Blue and white hand-painted ceramics
Ceramic Bowl depicting Colonial America
Size: 4 ½” x 9 ½” top diameter, 4” base diameter
Value: $1,000

The late Carmona Cusick was an accomplished opera singer, creative painter and superb ceramic artist.  Her work was exhibited nationally at the Smithsonian and is found in numerous collections, including the White House.

Endless Mountains

Artist: Collier B. Parker, M.F.A. Oil Painting

Media: Oil on linen
Size: 16” x 20”
Value: $2,500

Collier is a member of the Art faculty at Marywood University. A multi-disciplined painter, Collier’s work has been the recipient of many national and international awards.

Round Platter with Cranes

Size: 1 ½” high x 16” diameter

Value: $1,000

Ceramic Vase with Birds

Size: 10”x 6” at widest point, 4.5” base diameter, 4” top diameter

Value: $1,000

2022 Lead On Award recipient

Sister Gail Cabral, IHM, Ph.D., C.M.F.C.

(Photo by Thomas Kerrigan - The Wood Word)

Marywood University’s Ninth Annual Community Leadership Celebration, which took place on Thursday, May 5, 2022, honored Sister Gail Cabral, IHM, Ph.D., who recently retired after 52 years as a psychology professor at Marywood. Funds raised at this year’s Community Leadership Celebration (CLC) exceeded $252,000.

To date, the CLC has raised nearly $3.2 million dollars. Marywood University’s CLC event is the University’s only fundraising event that provides special support to Marywood students. Proceeds from this year’s event, as in the past three years, will support the President’s Innovation Fund, a fund that supports Marywood students through initiatives that enhance the academic experience in the IHM tradition.

More than 200 people gathered at the Insalaco Arena in the Center for Athletics and Wellness to celebrate as Marywood proudly bestowed the Lead On Award to Sister Gail, honoring her for her lifelong commitment to education, service, and the common good, as well as her dedication to the psychology and importance of friendship.

Mary Anne Fedrick, Ph.D., retired Marywood dean, and Maria Gogal, Marywood trustee, both longtime friends of Sister Gail, served as committee co-chairs of the event. Guests of the event were entertained by pianist Jim Waltich, vocalist Erin Malloy, and magician and mentalist John Graham. In addition, student vocalists Dominique Ferraro ’25, Gabe Jenceleski ’24, and Sean Wolfe ’24, accompanied by Rick Hoffenberg, DMA, sang “Old Friends” from the Sondheim musical, Merrily We Roll Along.

For 56 years, Sister Gail has been a professed member of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM). Throughout her more than five decades of teaching psychology, she has worked with students on undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. She was the first director of Marywood’s Ph.D. program in human development and also served as the chairperson of the psychology department. Sister Gail holds a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a master of science in education from Marywood, as well as a Ph.D. from the Catholic University of America. She received a National Endowment for the Humanities for a two-month seminar in autobiography at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She has researched, taught, and presented on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; gender differences; social-cognitive development, particularly in the area of friendship relations; and the relationship of psychology and religion.

To learn more about Marywood University’s Annual Community Leadership Celebration, please visit marywood.edu/clc, or call (570) 348-6238.

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Gold Sponsors

Sandra '63 and Paul Montrone

Silver Sponsors

Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Pia Ferrario, Sister Mary Pia Ferrario IHM '64 & '73, Mary F. Rinaldi '71 & '77, Joseph and Nancy Ferrario

Paula and Virginia Collins Shields '48

Bronze Sponsors

• Concord Advisory Group
• Diocese of Scranton
• Jim and Cathy Gavin
• Ann and David Hawk
• hemmler + camayd architects
• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dick and Erin Kane
• Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg, LLP
• Liberty Healthcare
• NET Federal Credit Union
• PDQ
• Simplex Industries
• Times-Shamrock
• The Wright Center
• Special Sponsors
• Food Stations
• Dynamic Campus Solutions
• Fidelity Bank
• Entryway
• Chartwells
• Sparkling Welcome Drink
• Bugno Bubbles - Michael E. Bugno '98
• Lounge Seating
• Chartwells
• Valet Parking
• FNCB
• Entertainment
• Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
• Musical Act
• Susan and Sal Cognetti
• eCampus
• Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
• Jim and Mary Ellen '71 McDonough
• The Palumbo Group
• University Gear Shop, LLC
• Sponsor a Student
• Charles W. Grimm Construction, Inc.
• Mary Kay Rotert
• The Palumbo Group
• Business Card Ads
• Chris DiMattio '88
• R.N. DeMeck Roof Management Services, Inc.
• Mary Anne Fedrick '68, Ph.D.
• Maria Gogal '04
• Mountain Media
• Peoples Security Bank
• Urban Electrical Contractors, Inc.
• Waste Management
• Shout Outs
• Fafi and Tom Karam
• Bill and Bean Lynett
• TOPP Business Solutions
• Toyota Scranton
• The University of Scranton
• Donors
• 3 Seed Marketing Design & Interactive
• Mary Ann Abrahamsen '73
• Marianne E. Borja
• Cols. Lorrie '78 & Rich Breen
• Brucelli Advertising
• Tom and Peggy '73 Burke
• Barbara Burkhouse, Ed.D,  '63
• Ellen Burkhouse '66
• Elizabeth "Betty" Burns
• Sister Regina Burns, IHM
• Marie Carpentier '67
• John and Mary '75 Cognetti
• Mary Ellen Coleman H'68
• Gerald S. Coutinho
• Francis Crowley
• Judith Curtin '63
• Lee and Ellen '67 Dehihns
• Dr. Lois Draina
• Dr. Jane Farr
• Janice B. Fodero
• Dr. Mary Lawler Fox, '12
• Mr. and Mrs. L. Peter Frieder
• Megan Galko
• Bernadette Gray-Little '66, Ph.D.
• Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
• Dr. Mary Jo Gunning '79 and Richard MacGregor
• Atty. Andrew and Mary '63 Hailstone
• Highland Associates
• J P Mascaro & Sons
• Mary P. Jordano '63
• Diane Keller M.S.W. '97, Ph.D.
• Rebecca Kozlosky
• Suzanne Ritter Kroboth '71
• Sister Kathryn Kurdziel, IHM '68
• Sister Mary Ann Lang, IHM '91
• John and Florence '77 Lawless
• Rodeen Lechleitner, Ph.D. '06
• Sister Kathleen Lunsmann, IHM '85
• Christina, M.B.A. '17, and Erik Mace
• Dottie '67 & Al Magnotta
• Rosemary Malloy '68
• Drs. John and Maggie Mariotti '75
• Alejandra Marroquin, M.S.W. '16
• Patricia Martin
• Dr. Alice McDonnell '77
• Sister Delia McNeirney, IHM '71
• Edward J. O'Brien, Ph.D.
• Ms. Mary Ellen O'Mara, Esq. '63
• Michael J. Murray
• North Pocono Glass
• Mary Theresa and Paul Paterson
• Arthur and Elizabeth Paul
• Frank and Stephanie Persico
• Dr. Sandy '97 & John Pesavento
• Catherine Quinnan '61
• R. J. Burne Cadillac
• Pat '93 and Larry Rosetti, M.S. '88
• Christine Sacco '63
• Scranton Preparatory School
• Barbara Spellman Shuta '68
• Sordoni Construction Services
• Dr. Jane Strobino, D.S.W.
• The Sordoni Family Foundation
• The Green Scene, LLC
• Robert Tamburro
• Dr. Gerald and Mary '63 Tracy
• Ufberg and Associates, LLP
• Universal Printing Company
• Sister Ann Walsh, IHM, '71
• Betty Hennessy Walters '64
• Willis Towers Watson
• Fred and Katherine Sheedy '72 Weiss
• Ann Williams '84
• Wendy Yankelitis, M.B.A. '06
• Renée Gregori Zehel '91, Ph.D. '16 and Shawn Zehel '92

Media Sponsors

LAMAR

Times-Shamrock Outdoor Advertising

WNEP-TV

*This page was last updated on 6/28/22. Any changes or additions received after that date will appear upon the next update.

Marywood University Held Its 8th Annual Community Leadership Celebration Honoring Jim and Cathy Gavin for Inspiring Social Justice

Marywood University’s Eighth Annual Community Leadership Celebration, Inspiring Social Justice, took place on Thursday, June 10, 2021, honoring Jim and Cathy Gavin of Scranton.

Nearly 300 people gathered outdoors in the Motherhouse and Seminary Morgan Memorial Garden to celebrate this exceptional couple. Sister Mary Persico, IHM, President, proudly bestowed the Lead On Award to Jim and Cathy Gavin, honoring them for their community leadership, their selfless work for the benefit of Marywood students and the greater community, and for making our area a better place to live, work, and raise a family.

Barbara Cawley '63 and Mary Ellen Coleman '68, served as committee co-chairs of this very speial evening. Guests were welcomed by Richard McLane, bagpiper on arrival. Isabella Snyder '22, student vocalist, accompanied by Stephen Murphy, pianist, who serenaded guests with a rendition of Danny Boy, all a nod to the Gavins’ proud Irish heritage.

It was a great night for Marywood with beautiful music, fabulous food, and the company of friends coming together. It shaped a memorable time for all while celebrating those whose generosity is helping to further the mission of Marywood in empowering students to discover their passion and realize their dreams.

*This page was last updated on 7/13/21. Any changes or additions received after that date will appear upon the next update.

The Judge Richard P. and Marion Conaboy Family and Marywood Frontline Workers

This year's 7th Annual Community Leadership Celebration went virtual! On September 17th, hundreds of Marywood alumni and friends joined our 2020 Lead On award winners The Judge Richard P. and Marion Conaboy Family in honoring the Marywood University graduates working on the front lines as healthcare workers, educators, social workers, and counselors.

Community Leadership Celebration

Marywood University’s first ever Virtual Community Leadership Celebration took place on Thursday, September 17, 2020, honoring The Judge Richard P. and Marion Conaboy Family. Marywood joined the honorees in saluting Marywood students, alumni, and community members working on the front lines. Funds raised through this year’s Community Leadership Celebration (CLC) totaled $280,000. Beginning in 2014, to date, the CLC, held annually, has raised $2.5 million dollars for the University.

The evening was emceed by Msgr. Joseph G. Quinn, J.D., J.C.L. and featured powerful performances by student vocalists Mason Marie Clark and Leanne Onofrio, and Michele Conaboy McGrath and Stephen Murphy, as well as testimonials from Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr., Judge Terrence R. Nealon, and longtime family friend, Rev. Bernard R. McIlhenny, S.J. Also featured was a video montage saluting frontline healthcare workers, educators, social workers, and counselors.

Sr. Mary Persico, IHM, Marywood University President, proudly bestowed The Judge Richard P. and Marion Conaboy Family with the Lead On Award, to recognize their exemplary lifetime community leadership endeavors and the meaningful difference they have made through decades of public service, abiding faith, and dedication to the greater good of all.

“On behalf of my entire extended family, so many of whom are Marywood graduates, we are so honored by this award,” said Atty. Mary Ann Conaboy Abrahamsen ’73. “My parents would have been thrilled to have this.”

“We started in our own family, the 14 of us; that was our own community, and that is where my parents taught us the value of community service,” said Atty. William P. Conaboy, President and CEO of Allied Services. “There is a drastic shortage of trained nurses. We work very closely with Marywood’s PA and Nursing programs, integrating the students needing to be trained to be the future caregivers. The University has done an outstanding job as a neighbor, as a collaborator, as an educator with our system.”

“We were very honored and humbled to act as co-chairs for this event,” said Ann Henry ’73 and Mary Ellen Coleman H('68). “We came together in an unusual way to support Marywood, its students, and the Conaboy Family. While COVID-19 may be keeping us physically distant, our support, love, and friendships continue to bind us together, and, in some ways, may have made us even stronger.”

Marywood University’s CLC event is the University’s largest fundraising event that provides special support to Marywood students. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the President’s Innovation Fund, which supports Marywood students through initiatives that enhance the academic experience in the IHM tradition.

To learn more about Marywood University’s Community Leadership Celebration please visit marywood.edu/support/clc or call (570) 348-6238.

Support of this event helps empower Marywood students to shape the future as they discover their passion and realize their purpose. Together we can make a difference in our world.

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Silver Sponsors

Attys. Ned and Mary Ann Conaboy '73 Abrahamsen

Allied Services

The Law Offices of Cognetti and Cimini

The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Pia Ferrario, Sister Mary Pio Ferrario IHM '64 & '73, Mary F. Rinaldi '71 & '77, Joseph and Nancy Ferrario

Chartwells

Bronze Sponsors

Cols. Lorrie '78 & Rich Breen

Elizabeth Burns

William and Mary Ellen Mahon M.S. '94 Conaboy

Diocese of Scranton

Jim and Cathy Gavin

Dr. Ann R. Henry '73

PDQ Digital Print Design Mail

Mary Ellen '73 and Jim McDonough & Family

The Quinn Family

Antonia Gerod '60 and Hartmut Schierling

Paula Shields

Virginia Collins Shields '48

Simplex Industries, Inc.

Stevens & Lee/Financial S&lutions

P & W/Washo, Inc.

The Wright Center

Times-Shamrock Communications

Special Sponsors

Entryway

Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank

Valet Parking

FNCB

Table Décor

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Entertainment

The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Musical Act

Michael E. Bugno '98

John and Mary Cognetti

Edwards Business Systems

Follett Higher Education Group

Gertrude Hawk Chocolates

hemmler + camayd architects

John and Florence '77 Lawless

Myers Brier and Kelly, LLP

The Palumbo Group

Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates, PC

Sponsor a Student

Charles W. Grimm Construction, Inc.

Lackawanna Bar Association

Millett Real Estate

Mary Kay Rotert

Barbara Spellman Shuta '68

TOPP Business Solutions

Supporters

Andrew Brown's Drug Store

Atty Jim and Judy Conaboy Doherty

Patrick and Nancy Conaboy Casey

Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Fafi and Tom Karam

Bill and Bean Lynett

NET Credit Union

The University of Scranton

Toyota of Scranton

Business Card Ads

R.N.DeMeck

Urban Electrical Contractors, Inc.

The Concord Advisory Group

MTL Material Technology & Logistics, Inc.

Trane Technologies

Peoples Security Bank & Trust

Donors

3 Seed Marketing Design Interactive

Atty. Chip and Sarah Abrahamsen, Jr.

Anthony and Mary Alice Hennigan Acquaviva '72

Linda Barrasse, M.D.

Ann Boland-Chase '79

Atty. Joshua and Kathryn Borer

James Brady

Carolyn Brombacher

Dr. Andrew Brown

Brucelli Advertising

R J Burne

Al Caines, Jr. Plumbing & Excavating

Rep. Mike Carroll

Patrick E. Castellani

Barbara Cawley '63

Sister Kate Clancy, IHM

Dr. Christina Clark

Emily and Michael Coleman

Mary Ellen Coleman (H)'68

Richard Conaboy, Jr.

Francis Crowley

Tracy and Tom Doherty

Frank and Renee Epifano

Kevin Farrell

Clayton and Catherine Fitzhugh

Dr. Mary Lawler Fox '12

Maria Gogal '04

Richard M. Goldberg, Esq.

Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce

Daniel and Meghan Haggerty

Matthew and Chrissy Haggerty

Highland Associates

Honeywell, Inc.

Dick and Erin Kane

Knowles Associates Insurance Consultants

John and Kathy Kotula

Bobby and Noelle Lynett

Erik, M.S. 2019, and Christina Mace, M.B.A. 2017

Alejandra Marroquin '16

The Honorable Robert A. Mazzoni

Dr. Alice McDonnell '77

Virginia and Bob McGregor and Family

Michelangelo Sculpture Casting

Northeastern Transit, Inc.

Bart O' Connor

Diane Parks '67

Attys. Mary Theresa and Paul Paterson

Frank and Stephanie Persico

Pesavento Mounuments

Powell & Appleton, P.C.

Sidney J. Prejean and Melinda Ghilardi

Attys. Joe and Judy Price

Pride Mobility

Cathie Quinnan

Pat '93 and Larry Rosetti, M.S. '88

Joan D. Samuel

Scranton Preparatory School

William and Maryla Scranton

William Sordoni

James J. Sullivan, AIA

Dr. Lori '10 and Stephen Swanchak

Atty. Robert Ufberg

Universal Printing Company

Waste Management

Renée Gregori Zehel '91, Ph.D. '16 and Shawn Zehel '92

Christine Zike '76

Media Sponsors

Beyond the Benefit

Dangerously Persistent

idIQ

Lamar

Times Shamrock Outdoor Advertising

WNEP

Nibbles and Bits

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We all partied with a purpose!

The 6th annual Community Leadership Celebration was held on Thursday, May 2nd. Honorees, the Little Sisters of the Poor, were presented with the Lead On award in recognition of their compassion and commitment to the care of poor and elderly persons. This very special occasion honored the Little Sisters while supporting Marywood students who make a difference by helping those in our community who have the greatest need. Business professionals, community leaders and the Marywood University community partied with a passion as we congratulated the Little Sisters of the Poor. NYC Dueling Pianos set the tone as Living Florals roamed the floor and our student vocalists wowed the crowd. Fabulous food, exceptional entertainment, and the company of friends shaped a memorable time for all whose generosity is helping to empower Marywood students as they discover their passion and realize their purpose. We asked. You answered. Together we can make a difference in our world.

2019 Photo Album

On Thursday, May 3, 2018, hundreds of business professionals, community leaders, and friends of Marywood came together for the 5th annual Community Leadership Celebration, honoring our 2018 Lead On award honorees Bill and Maryla Scranton.

It was not your usual testimonial dinner, but instead a unique and fun evening of great food, company, and entertainment - including dueling pianos, live performances from our student A Capella group, a "scientific" nitrogen ice cream station, and much more!

Proceeds from this year’s event benefited the President’s Innovation Fund, a comprehensive fund that supports Marywood’s growth and innovation as an academic community.

2018 CLC Photo Album

Honorees: Bill and Maryla Scranton

2018 Lead On Award Recipients - Bill and Maryla Scranton

A trio of organizers is working to ensure the success of the University’s Fifth Annual Community Leadership Celebration, set for Thursday, May 3, 2018, which will honor former Lt. Governor William W. Scranton III and Maryla Scranton. Patrick Fricchione, M.D., Moosic, Pa.; Linda B. Keene, Taylor, Pa., and Gerard Champi, Dunmore, Pa., have spent the last several months planning the event.

Fricchione

Dr. Fricchione has dedicated much of his professional life to emergency and occupational medicine, his community, and an ongoing commitment to Marywood University and its students. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Pittsburgh, and he attended the Universita per Stranieri (University for Foreigners) in Perugia, eventually earning a degree in Italian language. Dr. Fricchione earned his medical degree from Temple University Medical School. He had two years of surgical training at Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and completed an Emergency Medicine Residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital before becoming board certified in emergency medicine. He also established the Northeastern Occupational Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, P.C. in Dunmore, Pa., and the Northeastern Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre Twp., Pa., and became a consultant and medical director for several Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Fricchione was one of the first physicians in the state to be trained and certified by both the American Academy of Medical Review Officers (AAMRO) and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) as a medical review officer. A Fellow in the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, he also became certified by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners. In the community, his work has focused primarily on the arts and education, having served as a past president at the Scranton Cultural Center and, presently, on the executive board at Marywood University. Dr. Fricchione’s connection to Marywood grew from his family’s association with the institution. The Fricchione Daycare Center, established in 1991, was the first large named philanthropy initiative at Marywood, as well as the first of many capital projects that would follow in subsequent years. Dr. Fricchione became a Marywood trustee in 2011, working tirelessly to strengthen and support Marywood’s growth and, especially, its students. Recently, Dr. Fricchione has served as a principal at his family’s business, Simplex Industries and Cornerstone Building Solutions.

Keene

Mrs. Keene has served as an executive assistant to the Scranton Family for 50 years. In her position as executive assistant, she has had exposure to world affairs; local, state, and national politics; and national and international business. She is a member of the Lackawanna County Women’s Commission; the Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network; the Margery Scranton Council of Republican Women; the Women’s Resource Center Board; and is a trustee for the Covenant Presbyterian Church. She has served as the past president of the Riverside PTA; past president of the Ballet Theatre of Scranton; the past president of the Century Club of Scranton; and was a charter member of the Lackawanna County Library Board, appointed by commissioners Luger and Pettinato. Additionally, Mrs. Keene served as a member of Governor Ridge’s Commission on Judicial Appointments for Lackawanna County for two terms; as past chairperson for the Voluntary Action Center; and she was a former trustee of Elm Park UM Church. She received the Women in Politics award in 2005 from the Margery Scranton Council of Republican Women.

Champi

Mr. Champi serves as president and chief executive officer of FNCB Bank. He joined FNCB Bank in 1991 and has more than 30 years of banking experience. Mr. Champi is a 1982 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in accounting. He earned his master of business administration degree from Wilkes University in 1989. He currently serves as president of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Boy Scouts of America and as a board member for the Lackawanna Blind Association and Saint Joseph’s Center. He is past president of the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and past president of the Luzerne County Community College Foundation Board of Directors. Additionally, Mr. Champi is a Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus Advisory board member and a lifetime member of the Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association.

The Fifth Annual Community Leadership Celebration will be held in honor of William W. Scranton III, former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, and his wife Maryla Scranton.

William W. Scranton III, former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, is a fifth generation descendent of the founders of the city of Scranton. He has followed a career similar to his forebears, including business management, community service, and public office. He directs the Scranton Family Office and previously served as the Chairman of the Board of the Harleysville Group of Insurance Companies. Mr. Scranton is currently a member of the boards of Allied Services; Penn’s Northeast; The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce; Geisinger Marworth; the Willary Foundation; the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry; and tecBRIDGE, an organization he helped found. He has been a strong and persistent voice for a cooperative regional approach to NEPA’s economic revival and for putting behind us our region's historic divisions. As Lieutenant Governor from 1979-1987, he developed and implemented the state’s first energy policy and was instrumental in managing the state’s response to the Three Mile Island crisis. Mr. Scranton created the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, developed the blueprint for the Thornburgh administration's comprehensive reform of human services, and championed the state's entrepreneurial revival through the Pennsylvania Small Business Council and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. In 1986, he was the Republican nominee for Governor. Though a seasoned public leader, Mr. Scranton's life has largely been defined outside the halls of political power as an entrepreneur and job creator. A 1969 graduate of Yale University, Mr. Scranton holds honorary degrees from King's College, Lehigh University, and The University of Scranton. He has received numerous awards, including the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association Award for Investigative Journalism, the Salvation Army Others Award, NEPA Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award, and The National Wildlife Federation Conservation Service Citation.

Maryla Scranton, a community activist and volunteer, has had a long and successful career as a fundraising executive for nonprofit organizations. She has planned and executed annual and capital campaigns that have raised millions of dollars throughout the United States. Mrs. Scranton served as Director of Development for several educational and community organizations, including The University of Scranton; Lackawanna College; Allied Services; Marywood University; and The Langley School, McLean, Virginia. She also served as Vice President of Community Relations and Development for The Mercy Health System regionally, a division of Catholic Health Care Partners,and established the Mercy Foundation and the Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Institute for Community Health Initiatives. A graduate of Penn State University, Mrs. Scranton started her own business, MPS Consulting, in 2004. She has done volunteer work in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Currently, she is a member of the Board of Governors of The Scranton Area Community Foundation and a Trustee of The University of Scranton. Mrs. Scranton has presented at numerous local and national conferences and has been the recipient of several awards during her career, some of which include: The Children’s Advocacy Center’s Champion of Youth Award, Penn State’s Greater Scranton Chapter Alumnus of the Year Award, and Chair of the Chancellor’s Board at Penn State Scranton.

For additional information regarding sponsorship opportunities, or to purchase tickets to the Community Leadership Celebration, please visit CLC, or call Patricia Rosetti, Leadership Annual Giving officer, at (570) 348-6238.

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Thank you to all of our generous sponsors!

Gold Sponsor:

SANOFI PASTEUR

— Silver Sponsors —

The Law Firm of Cognetti & Cimini

Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Pia Ferrario

Dr. Ann R. Henry and Mr. John T. Wulko

Sordoni Construction Services, Inc.

— Bronze —

Ned and Mary Ann Abrahamsen

Allied Services Integrated Health System

Berkshire Asset Management

Colonels Lorraine and Richard Breen

Ferrario Real Estate Development

FNCB

Follett

Dr. Patrick and Andrea Fricchione

Jim and Cathy Gavin

Geisinger

Gentex Corporation

HEMMLER+CAMAYD ARCHITECTS

Jackson Lewis, P.C.

Joyce Haggerty Bell Insurance Group

Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg, LLP

Mary Ellen and Jim McDonough and Family

NET Credit Union

P&W/Washo, Inc.

PDQ-Times Printing

Cathie Quinnan

Toni and Hans Schierling

Times-Shamrock Communication

Paula Shields

Virginia Collins Shields

Simplex Industries

The University of Scranton

— Special Sponsorships —

Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Performance Art Sponsorship)

Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank (Iron Furnace Food Station Sponsorship)

urban SMARTgrowth (Lake Scranton Food Station Sponsorship)

Keith Eckel (Musical Act Sponsorship)

Gertrude Hawk Chocolates (Musical Act Sponsorship)

PNC Bank (Table Décor Sponsorship)

Michael Bugno (Musical Act Sponsorship)

The Palumbo Group (Musical Act Sponsorship)

Keystone Iron Works & Marywood University (Iron Pour)

Shout Out to Bill & Maryla Scranton:

John and Mary Cognetti

Edwards Business Systems

Highmark

Kane is Able

Kreder Brooks Hailstone, LLP

Bill and Bean Lynett

Virginia & Bob McGregor

M&T Bank

Medico Industries

Penn State Scranton

Patrick Solano

Robert Tambur

Jean and Jack Sweeney

4th Annual Community Leadership Celebration

On May 4, 2017, the Center for Athletics and Wellness was filled with live music, living florals, aerialists, and food from around the globe for the fourth annual Community Leadership Celebration.

This year's event honored Marywood trustee Patrick Fricchione, M.D. for his enthusiastic dedication to his profession and community and his selfless, ongoing commitment to Marywood and its students. Proceeds benefited the President’s Innovation Fund, which supports Marywood’s growth as an academic community.

Thank you to all of our generous sponsors!

Gold Sponsor - Sanofi Pasteur

Silver Sponsors:

Pia Ferrario

The Law Firm of Cognetti and Cimini

Patrick J. Fricchione, MD

Ann Henry

Simplex Industries

Congregation Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

3rd Annual Community Leadership Celebration

Northeast Pennsylvania natives Gerry and Marie Terrotta Roche '52 were honored at Marywood's third annual Community Leadership Celebration on May 26, 2016.

Surrounded by hundreds of family members, friends, trustees, and alumni, Gerry and Marie Terrotta Roche '52 graciously accepted the Lead On award from Sister Anne Munley, IHM, Ph.D., at Marywood University’s third annual Community Leadership Celebration. This prestigious award is bestowed upon established community leaders, who have demonstrated an untiring dedication to our region, to our community, and to Marywood University.

With their eloquent and entertaining remarks, these true servant leaders reminded us all of the profound and lasting impact of an IHM education. In the past three years, the Community Leadership Celebration has raised over $1 million, which will support Marywood students through scholarships and programs that focus on academic excellence in the IHM tradition.

Thank you to all of our generous sponsors!

Gold Sponsor - Sanofi Pasteur

Silver Sponsors:

Pia Ferrario

Ann Henry

Michael Insalaco

Congregation Sisters, Servants of The Immaculate Heart of Mary

2nd Annual Community Leadership Celebration

Marywood’s 2nd Annual Community Leadership Celebration, held on May 7, 2015, in the Center for Athletics and Wellness, honored the Lynett-Haggerty Family with Marywood’s Lead On Award—an award bestowed upon established community leaders who have demonstrated an untiring dedication to our region, to our community, and to Marywood University.

The Community Leadership Celebration brought out the best and brightest community leaders from around the region. In total, more than 525 people packed Marywood’s Center for Athletics and Wellness.

The annual fundraising event celebrated the partnership of the University and the community, providing special support for Marywood’s Learning Commons, the centerpiece of A Bold Heart: The Centennial Campaign for Marywood University. Over the last two years, the event generated more than $780,000 toward the new intellectual and social heart of campus.

Art produced and donated by faculty and friends was auctioned at the dinner. Featured artists included: Pamela Parsons, Christine Medley, Dennis Corrigan, Robert Griffith, Matt Povse, Peter Hoffer, and Jack Puhl. Dale Henry, a world-renowned speed painter, was also on hand to dazzle the crowd with his high-octane painting performance of Marywood’s Arch and Rotunda—along with a modern take on Albert Einstein.

— Thank You to Our Sponsors —

Pia Ferrario

Dr. Pat Fricchione

Ann Henry

Marion Munley

Frank Epifano

Hartmut & Antonia Schierling

The Shields Family (Virginia & Paula)

Jack Tighe

Chartwells

Simplex Homes

HC Architects

Munley Law

Sanofi Pasteur

Times Shamrock

TMG Health

Universal Printing Company LLC

Sisters of IHM

1st Annual Community Leadership Celebration

Marywood's inaugural Community Leadership Celebration, held on April 24, 2014, in the Center for Athletics and Wellness, honored John T. Tighe III, CEO of TMG Health, Inc. The event raised a total of $500,000 toward the Learning Commons.

Art produced and donated by alumni was auctioned at the dinner. Featured artists included:

Susan Scranton Dawson

Debbie Kuo

Steven Walker

Evelyn Davis-Walker

Karen Reid

Aaron A. Harrison

Angela Thomas

Lisa Hinkle

A replica of a life-size bronze sculpture, designed and executed by Sister Cor Immaculatum Heffernan, IHM, was also on display. The sculpture is destined for the amphitheater outside the Learning Commons.