March 17th, 2016
Bucknell Alumni Spread Peace
Daily Item
A recent article detailed how Bucknell graduates consistently volunteer with the Peace Corps in high numbers and how serving shaped the career path …
Daily Item
A recent article detailed how Bucknell graduates consistently volunteer with the Peace Corps in high numbers and how serving shaped the career path …

Bucknell University (see ranking profile) has been pegged at No. 40 among liberal arts colleges in the 2016 Kiplinger’s Best College Value rankings …
Wilton Villager
Taylor Toll ’14, a Bucknell University alumus, will run the 2016 Boston Marathon to benefit the Greater Boston YMCA. A story about her …
WalletHub
Professor Chris Boyatzis, psychology, was recently quoted in an extensive article titled “2016’s Best Places for Families to Live in Pennsylvania.” In this …
Christian Science Monitor
Professor Chris Ellis, political science, was quoted in a recent news article that explores whether or not the approval rating of …
Lee Ciccarelli ’86, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently featured in Philadelphia Life magazine in its business profiles section. Ciccarelli is an attorney in suburban …
Jeff Erikson ’83, a Bucknell University alumnus, has been hired as general manager of the Americas at the Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute. …
Time Money
Bucknell University dean of admissions Rob Springall was recently featured in a video that instructs high school students on how to write better …
Bucknell University graduate Lindsey Goldstein ’03 was recently featured in a first-person series being run in the Poughkeepsie Journal. The series is comprised of …
Larry D’Amico ’81, a Bucknell University alumnus, recently joined Durst North America as director of sales. He comes to Durst from Agfa Graphics where we …
Steven Weiss ’89, a graduate of Bucknell University, has been appointed CEO of the Chicago-based retail fixture organization Association for Retail Environments and Point of …
Associated Press
Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations and the MacArthur Chair of East Asian Politics, was quoted in an Associated Press …
A group of Bucknell University students, faculty and staff are working with Mount Carmel Downtown Inc. (MCDI) to assist in the development of the borough. …

The Bucknell alumni network spans very far and across many disciplines. Bucknell alums also know they are among the most helpful of any alumni network …
Jason Cantley, a Burpee post doctoral fellow at Bucknell University in the Department of Biology, is the lead author of a new study that …
Professor Scott Meinke, political science, recently co-authored an article that appeared in the Washington Post about Democratic party superdelegates. In the piece, he and …
Stuart Comstock-Gay ’82, a Bucknell University alumnus, recently began a new role as the president and CEO of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF), a charity …
Bucknell University professor Chris Martine, biology, and the Burpee Chair of Plant Genetics & Research, is the lead author of a new study …
Bucknell University professor Evan Peck, computer science, was the co-author of a paper that recently received a Best Paper Award from The Association …
James Empfield M’86, a graduate alumnus of Bucknell University, was recently named senior vice president, drug discovery at Xenon Pharmaceuticals. In this role, he …
Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, recently had an article published on The Conversation website about recycling. In it, he theorizes that society may be …
Bucknell University alumnus Deborah Watkins ’82 was recently hired as director of water quality and environmental compliance at Aqua America, Inc., one of the …
Nine Bucknell University students from the Department of Theatre & Dance recently attended the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in West Chester, …
Steve Hoerter ’91, a graduate of Bucknell University, has been appointed to the newly-created position of chief commercial officer at Agios Pharmaceuticals, a leader in …
Pat Willenbrock ’77, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently promoted to head of marketing for professional pest management at Syngenta in North America. In …
Howard Heitner ’76, a Bucknell University alumnus, recently joined LaTerra Development as its chief operating officer. Based in Beverly Hills, Calif., LaTerra is an …
Bucknell University graduate John Dowers ’81 was recently named the President of the Consumer Healthcare Division at the WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation. Based in Sarasota, Fla., …
George J. Pierson, Esq., ’84, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) with the 2016 Outstanding Projects …
A group of Bucknell University students from the Management 101 class was recently honored by the Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA (GSV-YMCA) for its efforts this …
Stuart Udell ’89, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of K12 Inc., a technology-based education company and a …
Nathan Wagner ’17, a Bucknell University student with a major in mathematics, recently attended the 2016 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle, Wash., the largest …
Troy McGrath ’84, a Bucknell University graduate, recently assumed the presidency at the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) in Kingston, Jamaica. He comes to …
Bucknell University alumnus Greg DePalma ’92 was recently hired by Horizon Media as its new vice president, advanced video analytics. DePalma comes to Horizon …
John McCoskey ’79, a Bucknell University graduate and veteran of the entertainment technology industry, has been named Industry Lead Executive at Eagle Hill Consulting. …
Bucknell University alumnus Justin Lustig ’01 was recently named the head football coach at Edinboro University (Pa.). Lustig, a former football student-athlete at Bucknell …
St. Christopher’s, Inc. recently appointed Bucknell University graduate Eric Lebenson ’93 its chief development officer. St. Christopher’s, based in the Hudson River valley, serves …
Bucknell University alumnus Stephen Troisi ’00 was recently promoted to Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer at Minard Run Oil. Troisi previously served as controller at Minard …
Nancy Gray ’76, a graduate of Bucknell University, has been added as a new member to the Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board of Directors …
Chris Feinthel ’03, a graduate of Bucknell University and former member of the Bison men’s swimming & diving team, was recently appointed executive director of …
Jeremiah O’Neil ’97, a Bucknell University graduate and former member of the Bison men’s water polo team, recently joined the Catanese Group in Johnstown, Pa., …
Maureen Hauck, assistant director of business consulting at the Bucknell University Small Business Development Center (SBDC), was recently honored by the Pennsylvania Small Business …
Bucknell University graduate Stacy Valent ’90 has been appointed Senior Vice-President and Chief Credit Officer at Malvern Federal Savings Bank, based in Paoli, Pa., outside …
With 2016 being a presidential election year and the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses less than a week away, numerous news articles have and will be written …
Kim Tierney Wang ’97, a Bucknell University graduate and former member of the Bison women’s swimming team, was recently featured in a story on Patch.com …
Bucknell University graduate Michael Taylor ’00 has been named the Vice-President of Customer Success Management at Zycus, a leading global provider of procurement performance …
BioDerm, Inc., recently announced that Gaet Tyranski ’91, a Bucknell University alumnus, has been appointed president of the company. BioDerm is a manufacturer of products …
Bucknell University graduate Katurah Klein ’13, who is currently a chemistry teacher at Mifflin County (Pa.) High School, was recently the subject of a feature …
Eric Wengert ’16, a Bucknell University student majoring in neuroscience, is part of a research team based out of Penn State that has discovered …
Two startup companies run by current Bucknell students have advanced to the semifinal round of Student Startup Madness (SSM), a nationwide collegiate competition for digital …
Last year, Bucknell University Professor Jean Lamont, psychology, had a paper published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine that chronicled her research findings that …