Joseph F. O’Callaghan, Ph.D., ’50, celebrated his 95th birthday in November 2023. He is now living in a retirement community in Norwalk, Conn. He taught medieval history at Fordham University for 40 years before his retirement. In 2019, Cornell University Press published his book Alfonso X, The Justinian of
his Age: Law and Justice in Thirteenth-Century Castile. Over the years, he has published several books and articles on medieval Spain. He has also written a history of his family entitled, Clan Callaghan: The O’Callaghan Family of County Cork (Revised Edition, Baltimore: Clearfield Company/Genealogical Publishing Company, 2020. Most recently, he published a novel about the family, Land, Loved and Lost. A Tale of Love and War in 17th Century Ireland (Carrigtwohill: Printmybook.com, 2022). He will always be grateful to the excellent professors he had at La Salle.

Frank W. Hauser Jr., ’50, recently celebrated his 100th birthday.

Joseph P. McFadden, ’61, is a contributing writer to the recently published Amazon book Thursdays with Jim, a memoir anthology.

Richard D. May, Jr., ’64, and wife Judith have been married for 54 years, and he is the Past Grand Knight (PGK) in the Knights of Columbus.

Timothy O. Tobin, ’65, has authored short stories with over 90 published online and in print.

John J. Marnien, ’66, just finished his 12th book, I, Also John, available on Amazon.

James P. Steinitz, ’68, met his wife Marie Mooney Steinitz, ’75, M.A. ’88, at La Salle, and they just celebrated 53 years of marriage.

Thomas J. Baldino, Ph.D., ’71, wrote a book with Prof. Paula Holoviak, Pennsylvania Government and Politics: Understanding Public Policy in the Keystone State, that is now in print and published by the Pennsylvania State University Press.

Dennis M. Powell, ’71, has a new book, Leading from the Top: Presidential Lessons in Issues Management published by Business Expert Press and available on Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble.

Robert G. Sneath Jr., ’71, is 86 years old, and shot or beat his age seven times on the golf course last year—his first year of retirement.

Leonard P. Hindsley, Ph.D., ’72, published a new book in his series on mysticism, entitled The Sister-Book of Engelthal, an introduction and translation of a 14th century German manuscript written by the Dominican nun and mystic Christina Ebner, who composed the foundation story and biographical sketches of the nuns of the Monastery of Engelthal in Bavaria.

Joseph T. Ryan, ’72, retired from Vanderbilt University this year as professor of management where he taught courses on strategic leadership in the business school’s executive education program. He also recently created a website and information portal for cancer patients and their caregivers. This website is based on his father’s poignant cancer and faith memoir. His father, John Ryan, ’49, was president of the Philosophy Club when he was a student at La Salle. John passed in 1995, and Joe published his father’s book, Taking You to Places You Would Rather Not Go, in 2021 that is based on his father’s private journals. An audio version of the book is posted on the website, JohnPRyanSR.com. This book is full of practical wisdom needed when facing a serious illness and a book helpful to all of us in deepening our commitment to faith.

Jose A. Amorim, ’73, was inducted into the 2024 class of the Delco Athletes Hall of Fame for coaching. Amorim spent 27 years as the head coach at Haverford College, helping the Fords become the first program to win 700 matches. A graduate of La Salle University with a master’s degree from Villanova University, he received his coaching license from U.S. Soccer. He was previously inducted to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame and Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association Hall of Fame.

Leo P. Mount, Jr., ’73, published his second novel, Satan’s Bridge: A Novel of the Cocaine Wars in Peru that is available on Amazon Books.

James D. Pagliaro, Esq., ’73, retired from law practice. He is teaching art history at Florida Gulf Coast University and for Temple University’s OLLI program and spending time as a docent at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

George A. DeFrehn, III, ’75, wrote a novel, the first of a trilogy called The Judas Tree–Book 1. It’s already been nominated for the Eric Hoffer Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing. In December 2023, it was rated on Amazon’s bestsellers at No. 6 for political thrillers, fiction.

On May 16, 2024, Beth Harper Briglia, CPA, CAP, ’80, became the 18th recipient of the annual Rebecca Lukens Award, presented by the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville, Pa. The award celebrated Briglia’s numerous volunteer activities focused on education and her life-time of philanthropic services. Present at the award ceremony were fellow Chester County La Salle graduates Nancy Webb Maguire, ’75, Louis J. Becccaria, Ph.D, ’67, Maria B Tucker, ’83, Kate M. Harper, Esq., ’78, and Paul J. Kelly, III, CPA ’78.

W. Bruce Ingram, ’81, published his second book, Timeless Classics: A Poetic Compendium of Catholic Spirituality. With selections dating from the fourth century, this book chronicles religious tenets gleaned from a broad range of the Catholic Church’s spiritual masters and those whose writings have endured through the generations, placing their works in the elite category of timeless classics.

Lawrence T. Atkins, Esq., ’83, has a new book Foul or Fair: Ethical and Social Issues in Sports published by McFarland Books in 2024. He teaches journalism at Temple University and journalism, and ethical and social issues in sports at Arcadia University.

Joanne K. Hoffmann, ’83, was named to Team USA, to compete in Thailand in August 2023 in the paddle sport of Dragon Boating. She trains in New Jersey and Florida. Her crew won one silver and three bronze medals. Her next goal is to compete in Italy in September 2024 in the Club Crew Worlds and possibly again for Team USA in 2025 in Germany.

Lisa A. Adamovage, ’87, was promoted to principal medical coder at Pro Pharma Group.

Kristine Grady Derewicz, Esq., ’87, was elected to Littler’s 2024 Board of Directors (the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management).

Thomas R. Fragale, ’88, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, just wrote a book on Excel pivot tables called, Getting Great Results with Excel Pivot Tables, PowerQuery and PowerPivot. It was published by Wiley and is now available on Amazon at ThePivotTableBook.com. A pivot table can summarize huge amounts of data in many ways. The book will show exactly how to create and manage pivot tables with many stepby-step examples, screen prints, and sample files. Thomas Fragale conducts many live webinars and seminars on Microsoft topics and can be found on LinkedIn.

George W. Rudolph, Jr., ’88, MBA ’93, is president & CEO of PSEC and was named to Central Penn Business Journal’s Power 100 list for the fourth-consecutive year. Rudolph has led the credit union to tremendous growth with current assets exceeding $8 billion. He brings over 30 years of leadership experience in the credit union and airline industries and has served as an advisor to some of the industry’s top institutions, including the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Technology Council’s Executive Committee and the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force. He also holds an MBA and a bachelor’s in marketing and organizational behavior from La Salle University.

Patrick T. Finnegan, ’90, was named a partner with Rawle & Henderson LLP, serving his clients from the firm’s Philadelphia office. He is a veteran civil defense litigator who has successfully represented individuals, corporations, and insurance companies. Finnegan is a member of the bar in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Ellen T. Davis, ’94, is an SAP Catalyst and named in the top 5% of Global Employees for 2022-2023.

Michael A. Tidd, OSB, Ed.D., ’95, was awarded the “Making a Difference Award” from the Tri-County Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for financially disadvantaged New Jersey children. Tidd is a Benedictine monk at St. Mary’s Abbey and is headmaster at Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J.

Damian S. Giletto, ’99, won five awards at the 2023 Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association Awards including Best of Show in two categories: “Continuing Video Coverage” and “Spot News Video.”

Christopher K. Myers, ’01, was recently promoted to vice president for acquisition & divestitures at Johnson & Johnson.

Anisha S. Abraham, ’02, was promoted to partner at the law firm of Rawle & Henderson LLP. Abraham is a litigator of matters of civil defense. She joined the firm in August 2020 as counsel and serves her clients from the Philadelphia office.

Douglas I. Oliver, M.A. ’02, MBA, was named the Milton Hershey School (MHS) 2024 Alumnus of the Year in recognition of his accomplishments in communications, business, and advocacy. Oliver currently serves as senior vice president of governmental, regulatory, and external affairs at PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility. Oliver was honored during the MHS Commencement Ceremony on June 9, 2024.

Daniel J. Dooley, Ed.D., ’03, was named the 2023-2024 Atlantic County Superintendent of the Year.

Katie E. (Bambi) Kohler, ’03, is the iGaming communications manager at BetMGM and was named one of the most influential women in gaming by iGaming Business. She is one of the few North American-based women to make the list.

Fanta W. Waterman, Ph.D, ’04, was appointed a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Community Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago. Before her academic career, she spent more than 15 years in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Her interests focus on how health systems and services research relate to community health outcomes of globally underserved and under-investigated populations. Waterman earned a bachelor’s degree in integrated science business and technology from La Salle. She holds a Master of Public Health and a Ph.D. in public health policy and economics from Temple University. She completed postdoctoral research in public health services and systems research at the University of Kentucky.

Victoria A. Kline, ’05, welcomed her second child, Jose Valentin, in 2023 and was promoted to assistant director of social work for Johns Hopkins Community Physicians.

Lindsay A. Griffin-Boylan, ’05, is the 2023 ATHENA Award recipient, presented to a woman who has attained and personifies the highest level of professional excellence in her community in a meaningful way, and most importantly, has generally assisted women in attaining their full potential.

Angela V. Harris, ’08, was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in ministry from West Coast Bible College & Seminary (WCBCS). She competed as Ms. NW Washington DC in the 2024 Ms. Corporate America Competition, a business-friendly competition highlighting corporate professionals, business leaders, and CEOs who are making their mark in her story.

Mariane D. Gabros, ’10, joined Hyland Levin Shapiro LLP as an associate, focusing on corporate counseling and transactions, franchise law, and transactional real estate, and finance.

David T. Marshall, ’12, recently co-authored a book entitled Lessons of the Pandemic: Innovation, Disruption, and What Schools Need to Move Forward. It discusses the impact of the COVID-19 on K-12 education and lessons learned from the crisis.

Angel A. McCullough, ’12, was named chief nursing officer of Nazareth Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center.

John A. Prendergast, ’12, MAH ’13, was named as school president of Roman Catholic High School by Archbishop Nelson Pérez.

Theodore Z. Bordelon, ’13, was named one of City and State Pennsylvania’s 40 Under 40 honorees this year.

Jude Husein, ’21, was named one of City and State Pennsylvania’s 40 Under 40 honorees this year.

Nicholas C. Puleo, ’21, M.A. ’23, and Elizabeth N. Hallinan, ’21, got engaged on Dec. 10, 2023, in the De La Salle Chapel on La Salle’s campus. The couple met in the Chapel as cantors for University Ministry, Service, and Support.

Brady Hicks, ’20, was inducted into the 2023 ECWA Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame where he is an announcer