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Thursday, August 4th, 2016

Jessica Quintana Hess ’99 Named Director of Admissions at Lycoming College

Jessica Quintana Hess ’99, M’08, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently named the director of admissions at Lycoming College. She moves into this new leadership …

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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016

Nepal’s Maithil Women Break Traditional Gender Roles

Al Jazeera
Professor Coralynn Davis, women’s & gender studies, was interviewed for this feature story on women in the Maithil region of Nepal, and …

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Monday, August 1st, 2016

Amanda Young ’02 Named to Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty

Amanda Young ’02, an alumna of Bucknell University, was recently named to Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty, an annual list of top young …

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Friday, July 29th, 2016

Kelly Glotzer ’01 Appointed Vice President of Client Services at HMSDesign

Kelly Glotzer ’01, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently appointed vice president of client services at HMSDesign, an award-winning boutique design agency based in …

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Thursday, July 28th, 2016

Local Organizations Provide Home to Kingsport Family

Kingsport Times-News
Back in March, we shared a story about how some Bucknell students assisted the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) organization in building a house …

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Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

Alumni-Founded Startup in Lehigh Valley Featured in Morning Call

The story of MyNetwork LLC, a startup founded by two Bucknell University alumni that has developed the smartphone app Valor Connect, was recently featured …

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Monday, July 25th, 2016

Erik Hagar ’86 Welcomed to Turner Investments Management Team

Erik Hagar ’86, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently welcomed to the Turner Investments’ management team, where he will serve as a senior portfolio specialist …

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Thursday, July 21st, 2016

John Tracey ’96 Appointed Managing Director for Webster Bank

John Tracey ’96, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently appointed the managing director and senior relationship manager for Webster Bank’s sponsor and specialty finance group. …

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Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

Toomey among many Republicans not going to next week’s convention

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Professor Chris Ellis, political science, was quoted a few times in an article that ran in Saturday’s newspaper about U.S. Senator Pat …

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Thursday, July 14th, 2016

Bucknell Provost Tours Mount Carmel as Part of Kaupas Work

News Item
Bucknell University provost Barbara Altmann visited Mount Carmel on Wednesday to tour some of the project sites in the borough at which several …

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Thursday, July 14th, 2016

Professor Michelle Beiler Co-Authors Paper on Post-Sandy Planning Practices

Professor Michelle Beiler, civil & environmental engineering, was the co-author on a recently published study that compares the practices of several metropolitan planning organizations …

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Tuesday, July 12th, 2016

Michael Cicco ’98 Named President and CEO of FANUC America Corporation

Michael Cicco ’98, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently named the president and CEO of the FANUC American Corporation, an industry-leading supplier of robotics, computer …

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Monday, July 11th, 2016

Richard Kanaskie ’78 Appointed Director of Bureau Investigation and Enforcement at PUC

Richard Kanaskie ’78, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently appointed the director of the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) at the Pennsylvania Utility Commission …

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Friday, July 8th, 2016

Jesse Klug ’16 Receives Patriot League Award of Outstanding Leadership and Character

Jesse Klug ’16, a recent graduate of Bucknell University, last month received one of the Patriot League’s highest honors as he was selected as the

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Thursday, July 7th, 2016

Dennis Hummer of SBDC Receives Award From Pennsylvania SBDC

Dennis Hummer, a business consultant at the Bucknell University Small Business Development Center (SBDC), recently received a Service Award from the Pennsylvania SBDC …

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Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

College Choice Ranks Bucknell’s Women’s & Gender Studies Program 44th In Nation

The College Choice website, which recently ranked Bucknell University’s engineering program at the 19th best in the country, is out with another new list of …

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Tuesday, July 5th, 2016

Michael Todres ’72 Elected to New York CPA Society Board of Directors

Michael Todres ’72, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently elected to the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) Board of Directors. A professional accounting …

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Thursday, June 30th, 2016

John Burns ’86 Joins Matrix as National Industrial Water Treatment Director

John Burns ’86, a Bucknell University graduate, recently joined Matrix New World Engineering at its national industrial water treatment director. Burns comes to Matrix, which …

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Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Professor Chris Martine and Biology Education Featured in Industry Magazine

Native Plant News
Professor Chris Martine, biology, and the biology education program at Bucknell were recently highlighted in a feature story about how biology …

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Monday, June 27th, 2016

Career of Elise Wright ’75 Featured in Heart-Warming Story in Providence Journal

Elise Wright ’75, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently featured in a column in the Providence Journal that details her career path and the …

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Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Gbenga Akinnagbe ’00 Adds Independence Day Sequel to Growing Acting Resume

Gbenga Akinnagbe ’00, a Bucknell University graduate, will be in the sequel film to the 1990s blockbuster Independence Day, which debuts in theaters tomorrow. The  …

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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016

Kaupas-Bucknell Revitalization Efforts Highlighted at Notre Dame Institute

News-Item
Bucknell University’s collaboration with the Mother Maria Kaupas Center in Mount Carmel was highlighted at a conference held at the University of Notre Dame …

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Friday, June 17th, 2016

Carol Herrmann ’66 Promoted to Senior Vice President at Kish Bank

Carol Herrmann ’66, a Bucknell University alumna, was recently promoted to senior vice president, administration and communications at Kish Bank. She originally joined Kish, which …

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Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Brig. Gen. John Kolasheski ’89 Welcomed as Chief of Fort Benning Armor School

Brigadier General John Kolasheski ’89, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently welcomed as the new Chief of the Armor School at Fort Benning, Ga. Brig. …

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Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

Andrea Kanefsky ’79 Appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller at W.R. Berkley Corporation

Andrea Kanefsky ’79, an alumna of Bucknell University, was recently appointed vice president and corporate controller of the W.R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company. …

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Monday, June 13th, 2016

Wesley McDonald ’84 Appointed to Board of Directors at Wingstop Inc.

Wesley McDonald ’84, an alumnus of Bucknell University, was recently appointed to the board of directors at Wingstop, Inc., a restaurant chain based in Dallas …

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Friday, June 10th, 2016

Thomas Gilmour ’73 Named Trenton Downtown Association Executive Director

Thomas Gilmour ’73, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently named the new executive director of the Trenton Downtown Association (TDA). The TDA manages Trenton’s …

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Thursday, June 9th, 2016

Christopher Olson ’73 Receives Award From Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society

The Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society (POFPS) recently presented the Raymond J. Saloom, D.O., Memorial Award to Christopher Olson, D.O. ’73, a Bucknell University graduate. …

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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

Brian Fitzpatrick ’13 to Play for Ireland in European Basketball Championships

Brian Fitzpatrick ’13, a graduate of Bucknell University, will be a member of Ireland’s national team at the upcoming European Basketball Championships, which are scheduled …

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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

Mick Smyer Pens Op-Ed on California Ballot Initiative

San Francisco Examiner
Former Bucknell University provost Mick Smyer, who is currently a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavorial Sciences at …

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Monday, June 6th, 2016

Professor Ronald Ziemian Featured in Trade Website Podcast

Professor Ronald Ziemian, civil & environmental engineering, was recently featured in a podcast series titled Steel Profiles on the American Institute of Steel Construction …

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Friday, June 3rd, 2016

Mark Kiselica M’85 Named Founding Dean of School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Cabrini College

Mark Kiselica M’85, a graduate alumnus of Bucknell University, was recently announced as the founding dean of the new School of Humanities and Social Sciences …

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Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Shari Aser ’98 Honored With Cornell’s Young Alumni Service Award

Shari Aser ’98, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently honored with Cornell University’s Robert J. Swieringa Young Alumni Service Award. Aser earned her MBA from …

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Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

Matt Cole ’01 Elected to Community Development Partnership Board of Directors

Matt Cole ’01, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Community Development Partnership, a non-profit organization that aims …

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

Mick Smyer is Co-Author on Two Articles in American Psychologist

Former Bucknell University provost Mick Smyer, who is currently a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, recently …

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