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Alumni Class Notes
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1970
Class of 1970, plan to join us for your 55th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
Izanne Leonard-Haak had a lovely time at the Golden Macs Christmas Tea. Several other members from the class of 1970 attended the tea including Carol Jordan Anderson, Patricia Stranen Connelly, Mary McCusker Harkins, Janet Ficcadenti Izzo, Betsy Giordano McKinnon, and Barbara Crea Shannon.
1973
Margie O’Donnell Donohue shares, “Happy New Year! Bill and I were blessed with our 9th grandchild, Molly Margaret Donohue, born on Dec. 7, 2024. It was so nice to see some of you at the Christmas Tea. Just a reminder, send any new home and email addresses to Class Reps or IU. Thanks!”
Rosemarie Marcaccio Joseph shares that she and her husband went to Greece in October 2024 following in the steps of St. Paul, for an educational and religious pilgrimage.
1975
Class of 1975, plan to join us for your 50th Reunion on April 26, 2025, as you become GOLDEN MACS! Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
Eileen McCafferty DiFranco had published a new book, The Cost of Sainthood, through Emergence Education Press, and it is available on Amazon. Her first book is also available: How to Keep Your Parish Alive.
1977
Kathleen Spaltro released her latest book, a biography, “Lionel Barrymore: Character and Endurance in Hollywood’s Golden Age” in August 2024. University Press of Kentucky, publisher of that book, will also publish Spaltro’s biography “Ethel Barrymore: Shy Empress of the Footlights.”
1980
Class of 1980, plan to join us for your 45th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
1985
Class of 1985, plan to join us for your 40th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
1990
Class of 1990, plan to join us for your 35th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
1995
Class of 1995, plan to join us for your 30th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
2000
Class of 2000, plan to join us for your 25th Reunion on April 26, 2025, as you become SILVER MACS! Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
2001
Several classmates helped celebrate MJ Wagner’s fall wedding, which occurred on the same date as her grandparent’s wedding. Those joining in the celebration included: Jami McManus ’00, Troi Lentini ’02, Stephanie Zack Jimmerson ’01, Alexis Lentini Shaw ’01, and Toni Giordano ’01.
2005
Class of 2005, plan to join us for your 20th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
Danielle Marshall Pierce shares that she has been married since 2017 and retired from the Oklahoma Air National Guard in February 2022 with 24 years of combined military service.
2008
Sara Pletcher Bluhm shares, “After nearly a year of searching for the right fit, I’m happy to share I have been named the first-ever full time Executive Director of the Sussex County Land Trust, a nonprofit, county-wide conservation organization.”
Cara Stanzione and Sean Weber
Class of 2010, plan to join us for your 15th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
Cara Stanzione shares, “I got engaged to my amazing fiancé, Sean Weber, on August 2, 2024, in front of all my family while on vacation in Lake Harmony! A fall 2025 wedding is planned.”
Lauren Raikowski shares, “We (I, along with husband and fellow IU alumni, Frank Dean ’09) are moving to Malvern in February 2025!”
2015
Class of 2015, plan to join us for your 10th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
2020
Class of 2020, plan to join us for your 5th Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
2021
Thank you to Augustine (AJ) Castaldi III for working as a regional recruiter in fall 2024, representing Immaculata by attending college fairs on behalf of the University.
2023
Thank you to Maria Montanez ’23 and Alexadra (Lexie) Bethman ’23 for working as regional recruiters in fall 2024, representing Immaculata by attending college fairs on behalf of the University.
Edward Taylor shares, “I recently moved to Delaware in August of 2024 and started a teaching position in Indian River School District, Sussex County.”
2024
Class of 2024, plan to join us for your 1st Reunion on April 26, 2025. Register online today: immaculata.edu/reunion
Thank you to Samuel Cruz ’24 for working as a regional recruiter in fall 2024, representing Immaculata by attending college fairs on behalf of the University.
Milestones
Colleen Mannion Piccininni ’12 and Mike Piccininni ’12, son Ezio Augustine born August 2024
Ezio Augustine Piccininni
MJ Wagner ’01 married Josh Blank in October 2024
Francesca Macera ’14 married Andrew Einstein in July 2024
Collette LeBoeuf ’18 married Patrick Zeoli ’20 in October 2024
Alumni
- Alice McLean Mehan ’46
- Jean M. O’Donnell ’46
- Jane Feely Guzikowski ’50
- Irene Moskalski Harbison ’51
- Ann Buckley Carney ’52
- Justine O’Brien Post ’52
- Marcella Micka Aitken ’54
- Joan McDermott Barrett ‘54
- Mary Sheehan Leahy ’54
- Kathleen Connor-Garand ’55
- Joan Colsey Heigh ’56
- Constance Keane McPhillips ‘56
- Julia Sullivan Harkins ’57
- Elizabeth Trout Pawlowski ’58
- Marjory Theresa Schiavo ’59
- Joan Allen Workmaster ’59
- Pauline Agnes Novak Clark ‘60
- Mary Jo Gastin Ruth ’60
- Kathleen Dugan Murphy ’60
- Mary Elizabeth Topper ’60
- Pauline Novak Clark ’62
- Carolynne Seeman Fox ’62
- Anne Campo Strasser ’62
- Judith Rizzello Brenna ’63
- Mary Pat Hines Clarke ’63
- Ann Rudolph Dean ’63
- Anne Fulwider Harris ’63
- Margaret Collins ’65
- Maryann Schalleur ‘65
- Joan Trybala Batory ’66
- Loretta Manuszak Chauvin ’66
- Susan Mulcahy Ulrich ‘66
- Barbara Borrelli Fossett ‘67
- Patricia Myrick ’67
- Maryann Carmel Schalleur ’68
- Louise Drobek ‘69
- Kathryn Trosino Faldeti ’69
- Susan Podlesnie Delaney ’71
- Tara Collins Friel ’73
- Marjorie McLaren Keen ’74
- Lorraine Serzega ’82
- Alisa Devlin ’89
- Kathryn Donnelly ’90
- Danica Johnson Campanale ’91
- Lizabeth Batzel Sloan ’91
- Mary Ellen Connolly Schuler ’92
- Jennifer Toplak ‘95
- Debra Young ’97
- Constance Brown ’98
- Kathleen Burkart Robbins Salter ’03
- Eunice McIntosh Gillem ’05
- Joanne Polsky Rongione ’13
- Mary Lou Storti-Livingstone ‘13
- Teresa Dwornik ’16
- Deborah Coyle Portley ’16
- Joseph Krause ’18
- Caroline Heasley ’19
Family Members
James Cosgrove, husband of Kathleen Sullivan Cosgrove ’60
Michael Joseph Mastrangelo, M.D., husband of Ann Sunday Mastrangelo ’62
Anne Campo Strasser ’62, mother of Jane Strasser Knappenberger ’01
Ann Rudolph Dean ’63, mother of Kathleen Dean Rizzo ’93
Paul Thomas Schlosser II, grandson of Jean Roney Yoder ’63
Edward Gene Casteel, husband of Carole Plowucha Casteel ’64
James Quick, husband of Dorothy Henry Quick ’64 and father of Kathleen Quick Joness ’90
John Mendel, husband of Maryann Citeroni Mendel ’65
Catherine Theresa Heffernan, mother of Deirdre Heffernan Yeager ’88 and Maureen Heffernan Clark ’90, and grandmother of Brian Clark ’24
Cathryn D. Schumacher, sister of Marita Donohue Fisher ’67+
Keith Smith, husband of Kathleen Freney Smith ’90
Christine Yates, mother of Robin Yates Burgoon ’95, Kristin Yates ’98, and Karin Yates ‘99
Luther William Beam, father-in-law of Debra Beam ’12 and grandfather of Kevin Beam ’15
Dorothy Swiggett, mother-in-law of Andrea Swiggett ’12
Catherine Kole, wife of Walter Kole ’16 and mother of Ashley Kole ’12
+ Indicated deceased
Alumni Spotlight
Kelly Doyle ’04 Ed.D., associate professor of education at Immaculata University, was invited to participate in the annual American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Doyle met with members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation to discuss the need to support an increase in federal funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health and prevention programs. She also asked lawmakers to support legislation to create a pathway for Medicare to cover new multi-cancer early detection tests once they become available.
Kelly Doyle (left) with Emily Kastenberg, a staff member for PA Representative Mary Gay Scanlon.
Upcoming Alumni Events
- Donor Society Scholarship Luncheon
Monday, April 7, 2025 - On the Road: Lewes, DE
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - Reunion 2025
Saturday, April 26, 2025 - Senior Sips
Thursday, May 1, 2025 - All Alumni Virtual Mac Chat
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - Alumni Board of Governors Past President’s Tea
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - On the Road: Center Valley, PA
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - Faculty Emeriti Luncheon
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
See the full list of alumni events.
Class representatives and anyone interested in helping with their class for the 2025 reunion should contact the Alumni Office at alumnidept@immaculata.edu.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Awards Reception and the Golf Invitational. Learn more.
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