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Far-Flung Fields
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serve as resources for students as Laurentians-in-Residence. From left are
Matt
Seiler ’84
, corporate executive;
Elaine Walsh Carney ’92
, strategic and capital
campaign planner and manager;
Chris Brandy ’70
, surgeon;
Theresa Petray
’06
, sociologist and college professor;
Jeff Byrne ’74
, New York State Olympic
Regional Development Authority executive; and
Rob Menard ’07
, geologist
and graduate student.
A Star in His Field
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a Salle University, Philadelphia,
Pa., presented the honorary
degree Doctor of Science to
Trustee Derrick Pitts ’78, chief astrono-
mer and senior scientist at the Franklin
Institute Science Museum, at its Honors
Convocation on October 2, 2011.
“Derrick Pitts has dedicated his life to
science education,” said Alice Hoersch,
right, La Salle’s executive assistant to
the president and professor of geology,
who sponsored Pitts for the degree. “He
has made astronomy and space science
accessible to many people, particularly
children. He is a role model for African-
American students in particular, who are
underrepresented in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics fields.” On
the left is La Salle University President
Br. Michael McGinniss.
La Salle University
Convocation Recognition
Receiving awards for outstanding service at
Convocation at the start of the 2011-12 aca-
demic year were Professor of Anthropology Al-
ice Pomponio
(left)
, the J. Calvin Keene Award
for distinguished teaching and scholarship;
Associate Professor of Global Studies Martha
Chew Sanchez, left below, the Louis and Fran-
ces Maslow Award for “the most interest in and understanding of the education
and welfare of the student body as a whole”; Melissa Miller, manager of custo-
dial operations, right, the John P. Taylor Award, which recognizes distinguished
service to the University by an administrator; and Louise Parks
(not pictured)
, recently retired from
the human resources office, the
Thomas Coakley Award for distin-
guished service to the University
by an active, permanent hourly
employee. For President Fox’s
Convocation remarks, go to www.
stlawu.edu/president/speeches/
convocation2011.html.