{"id":154058,"date":"2026-04-01T06:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/154058\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:12:06","slug":"alumni-class-notes-march-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/154058\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Class Notes, March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s new with you? To submit a Class Note, visit the\u00a0Class Notes Submission Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jim Rauer \u201978 was inducted into the South Jersey Soccer Hall of Fame on March 15 at the Valleybrook Country Club in Blackwood, New Jersey. Rauer, who is also a member of The University of Scranton Athletic Wall of Fame, was joined at the event by several of his former Scranton teammates and fellow alumni, including Joe Sharp \u201978, Dennis Guida \u201975, Steve Jiulianti \u201978, Kevin McGeever \u201978, Ron Rauer \u201978, Don Appenzeller \u201976, Jack Vogel \u201978, and Dan Amspacher \u201980. Former Scranton soccer coach Steve Klingman was also in attendance.<\/p>\n

Attorney John A. Donovan Jr. \u201983, West Pittston, was awarded the 2025 President’s Award by the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association of the Luzerne County Bar Association.<\/p>\n

Lawrence A. J. Spegar, Esq. \u201984, Jessup, continues to enjoy a successful career as an attorney, in addition to his pursuits as a sports enthusiast and influencer. In 2026, he attended the College Football National Championship in Miami, Super Bowl LX in San Francisco, and the opening rounds of the men\u2019s basketball tournament in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Meg Powers ’96, Richmond, California, earned a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n

Scranton friends share a bond like no other. More than 30 years later, the Class of 1998\u2019s friendship remains strong. The \u201c408 girls\u201d (Robin Brooks Johnson \u201998, Jennifer Weaver Musser \u201998, Andrea Russo Hankey \u201998, and Gianna Famulari \u201998) gathered in February 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to celebrate more than 30 years of friendship and their 50th year.<\/p>\n

Kristen Mucci-Mosier ’00, Cranford, NJ, had her debut book, Restless: How to Stop Living an If-Only Life, published. The book became available on April 14, 2026, and examines the psychological, emotional, and cultural roots of restlessness, that persistent feeling that something better must be just around the corner, guiding readers toward greater presence, clarity, and meaning in their everyday lives. After a decade working as a journalist, with roots in her Scranton education and time as a campus newspaper editor, she transitioned into psychotherapy. The skills she honed across both careers are woven into every page of the book.<\/p>\n

Peter Castagna ’03, West Chester, defended his dissertation to earn his Ed.D. from Saint Joseph\u2019s University. Bobby Davis \u201903, Ed.D., served on the dissertation committee.<\/p>\n

Dillon Chorba ’15, Red Bank, New Jersey, has been appointed by Vincent Solomeno \u201907, New Jersey\u2019s Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, to serve as Chief of Staff of the New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n

MARRIAGES<\/p>\n

Matt Nardo ’18 to Lea Zaengle ’18 <\/p>\n

Luis Melgar ’18 to Catherine Bruno ’18 <\/p>\n

DEATHS<\/p>\n

Gerald M. Barbour ’58, East Rockhill Township<\/p>\n

Elbert H. Rowlands ’59, Stroudsburg<\/p>\n

Flora M. Cupple ’62, Scranton\u00a0<\/p>\n

Charles H. Castellino ’63, Pittston<\/p>\n

Robert M. Costello ’63, Elizabethtown, Kentucky<\/p>\n

Rose Ellen Miller G’65, Falls<\/p>\n

John W. Nebzydoski, M.D. ’65, Fayetteville, New York<\/p>\n

Hugh Donald Burns, Ph.D. ’68, Harleysville<\/p>\n

Rose Mary E. Lynch G’69, Wilkes-Barre<\/p>\n

Rev. Gregory N. Maslak ’69, Bristol<\/p>\n

Gerald J. Reisch ’74, Luzerne<\/p>\n

Joan Lengel G’75, Roaring Brook Twp.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Robert C. Mesko ’75, Scranton<\/p>\n

Ann Marie Crow G’78, Harrisburg<\/p>\n

Dennis J. Matzoni G’78, Newport Township<\/p>\n

Brian P. McKenna ’85, Bethlehem<\/p>\n

Ann Marie Dixon Bestany ’91, Malverne\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What’s new with you? To submit a Class Note, visit the\u00a0Class Notes Submission Page. Jim Rauer \u201978 was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179,274],"class_list":["post-154058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-the-university-of-scranton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}