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FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY

ADMINISTRATION

Rev. Terence Henry, TOR	President
Robert Filby, Ph.D.	Executive Vice President
Daniel Kempton, Ph.D.	Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rev. Richard Davis, TOR	Religious Administrator / Vice President for Community Relations
Michael Hernon	Vice President for Advancement
Joel Recznik	Vice President for Enrollment
Adam Scurti	Vice President for Human Resources/ Legal Counsel
David Schmiesing	Vice President for Student Life
David Skiviat	Vice President for Finance

FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Very Rev. Nicholas Polichnowski, TOR - CHAIRMAN St. Francis Friary, Loretto, PA	Mr. Ed Johnson Flower Mound, TX
Mr. Robert Smith – VICE CHAIRMAN Indianapolis, IN	Fr. John Mark Klaus, TOR Loretto, PA
Rev. Terence Henry, TOR – SECRETARY Steubenville, OH	Mr. Albert Langsenkamp Carmel, IN
Mr. Richard V. Allen Denver, CO	Rev. Nathan Malavolti, TOR Loretto, PA
Dr. Charles Bentz '84 Beaverton, OR	Mrs. Jamie McAleer Fairhope, AL
Mrs. Diane Brown Clearwater Beach, FL	Mr. Paul Nigro '69 Oakdale, PA
Mr. Paul Carapellotti Steubenville, OH	Mr. David Robertson Weirton, WV
Rev. Michael Ciski, TOR Herndon, PA	Mrs. Carol Snyder '71 Upland, CA
Mrs. Theresa Collins Columbus, OH	Mr. Michael Tobin Lauderdale by the Sea, FL
Mother M. Regina Pacis Coury, FSGM Alton, IL	Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, TOR '93 Loretto, PA
Mr. David DeWolf '00 Gainesville, VA	Rev. Cletus Watson, TOR St. Petersburg, FL
Most Rev. Roger J. Foys '69 Covington, KY	TRUSTEES EMERITI:
Most Rev. Sam G. Jacobs Schriever, LA	Dr. John H. Irvin Wintersville, OH
	Rev. Brian Miller TOR Loretto, PA

FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF ADVISORS

Dr. Patricia Fletcher '67 – CHAIR Steubenville, OH	Donna Keagler Wintersville, OH
Richard Saxon '82 – VICE CHAIR Weirton, WV	Ed Looman Steubenville, OH
Christopher Irvin '90 - SECRETARY Wintersville, OH	Dr. Thomas Matanzo '81 Steubenville, OH
Nick Cacciacarro '74 Steubenville, OH	Tim McCoy Wintersville, OH
Cathie Caranda Weirton, WV	Rev. Calvin McLoyd, Jr. MA '00 Steubenville, OH
Tony Corella '74 Steubenville, OH	Tracy McManamon Steubenville, OH
John Criss Steubenville, OH	David Mosti Wintersville, OH
Robert D'Anniballe, Jr. Steubenville, OH	Surinder Nandra Weirton, WV
Thomas D'Anniballe Steubenville, OH	Eleanor Naylor Steubenville, OH
Dr. Himanshu Desai Steubenville, OH	Huberta Siciliano '80 Steubenville, OH
John DiCarlo '79 Mingo Junction, OH	Geary Teramana Steubenville, OH
Derek Ferguson Wintersville, OH	Connie Vinson Steubenville, OH
Mark Fischer '89 Steubenville, OH	Juanita Welsh Steubenville, OH
Ross Gallabrese Steubenville, OH	Dr. Brian Wilson Bloomingdale, OH
Dino Giovannone '79 Wheeling, WV	Melinda Young '78 Steubenville, OH
Carolyn Glaub Weirton, WV	EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
Michelle Gorman Steubenville, OH	President: Rev. Terence Henry, TOR VP of Community Relations: Rev. Richard Davis, TOR
Bill Hannen Steubenville, OH	*ADVISORS EMERITI:*
Marian Houser Steubenville, OH	Hank Kuzma Steubenville, OH
	The Most Reverend Gilbert I. Sheldon Steubenville, OH

FOUNDING FRIARS

Fr. Daniel Egan, TOR - President

Fr. Ambrose Burke, TOR

Fr. Vincent Burke, TOR

Fr. Edmund Joyce, TOR

Fr. Raymond Kelley, TOR

Fr. Regis Stafford, TOR

SIGNIFICANT DATES IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY
Founding of the College of Steubenville	December 10, 1946
First Day of Classes	January 14, 1947
College Renamed University of Steubenville	May 20, 1980
University Renamed Franciscan University of Steubenville	April 29, 1986

PRESIDENTS
1946 - 1959	Rev. Daniel W. Egan, TOR
1959 - 1962	Rev. Kevin R. Keelan, TOR
1962 - 1969	Rev. Columba J. Devlin, TOR
1969 - 1974	Rev. Kevin R. Keelan, TOR
1974 - 2000	Rev. Michael Scanlan, TOR
2000 - Present	Rev. Terence Henry, TOR
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
2011 - Present	Rev. Michael Scanlan, TOR

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS (1950-1978)
Honors Convocation, Baccalaureate, and Comencement
1950	Ernest T. Weir	1965	Guy W. Jacobs Charles M. Patterson
1951	Mone Anathan, Sr. Emma Carter Zeis	1966	Samuel Freifield William S. Welday
1952	Charles B. Lanman	1967	Most Rev. John J. Krol Governor James A. Rhodes
1953	Michael Baker, Jr.	1968	Most Rev. John H. Boccella, TOR Congressman Wayne L. Hays Msgr. John J. McGrath Judge Carl A. Weinman
1954	Thomas Gerald Ryan	1969	Donald H. McGannon Angeline J. Starvaggi Msgr. William R. Cornelius Tad Mosel
1955	Michael Starvaggi	1970	Rabbi Dr. Harry J. Stern Myrtle Eleanor Pitzer Baker Allison R. Maxwell, Jr.
1956	Frances Weir Millsop Most Rev. John K. Mussio Rev. Regis Stafford, TOR Anna D. Williams Dr. Ray B. Roshon	1971	Dennis W. Binning
1957	Rev. Louis A. Rongione, OSA	1972	J. Hadyn Harris Dr. Thomas E. Seifert Rev. Dennis Sullivan, TOR Dr. John L. Mantica Rev. Theophane (Michael) Scanlan, TOR
1958	Dr. Forrest H. Kirkpatrick Wallace A. Shelby, Jr.	1973	James J. Dyer
1959	Dr. Bernard J. Ficarra	1974	Senator John H. Glenn, Jr.
1960	Msgr. Henry J. Grigsby John G. Hagan, Jr. Clinton C. Roberson	1975	Margaret Mary Fennelly Grace Mother Mary Clare Heurich
1961	Edwin O. Burgham	1976	Irwin A. Fluharty Rev. Raymond A. Roesch, SM
1962	Joseph F. Bontempo Most Rev. Nicholas T. Elko Very Rev. William F. Troy, SJ Dr. Richard Doney	1977	Anthony Gentile
1963	Msgr. Henry B. O'Donnell Robert D. O'Grady	1978	Senator Jennings Randolph Arthur J. Kobacker Most Rev. Albert H. Ottenweller
1964	Frank C. Sullivan Sr. Mary Agatha, OSF

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS (1979-1989)
Honors Convocation, Baccalaureate, and Comencement
1979	Orlando C. Schiappa Norbert J. Hruby, Ph.D. Anthony J. Teramana	1988	John J. Mulloy Msgr. Carlo Caffarra Dr. James C. Dobson Marilynn Kramar
1980	Orlando C. Schiappa Norbert J. Hruby, Ph.D. Anthony J. Teramana	1989	Charles R. (Red) Donley Rev. Harald Bredesen Dr. Thomas T. Howard Rev. Richard John Neuhaus
1981	Mone Anathan, Jr. John Joseph Blanda Governor J. Joseph Garrahy	1990	Most Rev. Austin B. Vaughan John H. Irvin, D.D.S. Michael and Rita Marker Dr. William E. May Phyllis Schlafly
1982	Rev. Rudolph Harvey, OFM Msgr. James C. Marshall Ralph Martin	1991	Dr. Ronda DeSola Chervin Robert G. Filby, Ph.D Olga Florence Macedonia Rev. Francis Martin
1983	Mother Mary Angelica Rev. Christian R. Oravec, TOR John G. Redline	1992	Dr. William A. Marra Robert M. Regan John J. Riccardo Dr. Charles E. Rice
1984	Most Rev. James W. Malone Louis Berkman Dr. Ralph M. McInerny Woldemar H. Nikkel	1993	John Cardinal O'Connor Patricia Fletcher Rev. Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR Arch. Dipl. Ing. Walter Hildebrand Hon. Thomas P. Melady
1985	James Boylan Mooney Rose Winifred Totino Robert Lee Loughhead Dr. Warren B. Martin	1994	Governor Robert P. Casey Sr. Margaret Carney, OSF Rev. John Catoir Most. Rev. Gilbert I. Sheldon Adrian van Kaam, CSSp
1986	George A. Ferris Rev. Stanley L. Jaki Bernard Cardinal Law Robert Thomas	1995	Leo Jozef Cardinal Suenens Mary Ellen Bork Most Rev. Agostino Cacciavillan Bobbie Cavnar Molly Kelly Michael Medved Rev. G. Richard (Ricky) Riggs
1987	Very Rev. Kevin R. Keelan, TOR Ann Elizabeth Shields Dr. Alice Jourdain von Hildebrand	1996	Mary Cunningham Agee Diane Brown Dr. Thomas Hilgers Hon. Alan Keyes Coleman Mullins

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS (1997-Present)
Honors Convocation, Baccalaureate, and Comencement
1997	Virgil Dechant Adam Cardinal Maida Rev. Raffaele Pazzelli, TOR Most Rev. Christoph Schönborn Sr. M. Dorothy Sienko, OSF Congressman Christopher Smith	2005	Raymond Arroyo Dr. Wanda Franz Hank Kuzma Archbishop J. Michael Miller Dr. Peter Neff
1998	Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua Pastor Jim Forbes Msgr. Roger J. Foys Nellie Gray Sir John Templeton	2006	Most Rev. John Magee Cathleen Cleaver Ruse Mercedes Arzú Wilson
1999	Fray José Angulo Quilis, TOR Mary Beth Bonacci Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap. Senator Mike DeWine Thomas S. Monaghan Rev. Robert Sirico	2007	Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan Dr. Josef Seifert Dr. Edmund Pellegrino
2000	Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV Francis Cardinal George, OMI Robert P. George Congressman Robert W. Ney	2008	James Francis Cardinal Stafford Dr. Janet E. Smith Mother Mary Assumpta Long, OP Msgr. Kurt H. Kemo Rev. Ronan Deegan, TOR John & Sheila Kippley
2001	Very Rev. David M. O’Connell, CM William Cardinal Keeler Congressman Henry Hyde Barbara A. Listing	2009	Dr. Erhard Hanslik Very Rev. Michael J. Higgins, TOR Paul G. Kengor, PhD Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor Michael Novak
2002	Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ Dr. John M. Haas Rev. Matthew L. Lamb Most Rev. Bonaventure Midili, TOR Rev. Frank Pavone	2010	John Cardinal Foley Ambassador Francis Campbell Rev. Mitchell Pacwa, SJ Robert Mylod
2003	Kenneth Whitehead Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon Most Rev. Adam Exner, OMI Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl Austin Ruse Br. Mark McBide, TOR	2011	Raymond Cardinal Burke Congressman Jeffrey L. Fortenberry Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap.
2004	Mother Regina Pacis Coury, FSGM Bishop Allen H. Vigneron James Towey George Weigel Joan Smith	2012	Most Rev. Arthur J. Seratelli Dr. Marie Hilliard General Michael V. Hayden

POVERELLO MEDAL RECIPIENTS (1949-1990)
1949	Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous	1970	The Salvation Army
1950	Edward F. Hutton of Freedoms Fnd.	1971	Most Rev. John King Mussio
1951	The Court of Last Resort	1972	Br. George J. Hungerman, FMSI, M.D.
1952	Lions International	1973	The Dismas Committee of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Francis Zimmerman
1953	Variety Clubs International	1974	Senator Mark O. Hatfield
1954	Llewellyn J. Scott, TOS	1975	Sr. Mary Agatha, OSF Rev. Kevin R. Keelan, TOR
1955	Jonas E. Salk, M.D., Associates Experimentees	1976	Dorothy Day Mother Theresa of Calcutta
1956	Mother Anna Dengel, M.D. Medical Mission Sisters	1977	Franciscan Sisters of the Poor
1957	Catherine de Hueck Doherty	1978	Leon Jaworski
1958	Daniel M. Hamill	1979	Most Rev. Bernard J. Topel, D.D.
1959	Rev. Dan W. Egan, TOR	1980-81	International Shrine Association
1960	Dr. Emma Carter Zeis	1982	Rev. Bruce Ritter, OFM, Conv.
1961	Donald Henry McGannon	1983	Rev. Richard J. Thomas, SJ
1962	Miss Jane Wyatt	1984	Special Olympics
1963	Miss Brigit Nilsson	1985	Ronald McDonald House
1964	Arthur Joseph Rooney	1986	Charles W. & Patricia Colson James David Lynch, SFO
1965	Joseph E. Brown	1987	Msgr. Paul Leo Richter
1966	Project Hope William B. Walsh, M.D.	1988	Sr. Briege McKenna
1967	Lena F. Edwards, M.D.	1989	Dr. Joseph Stanton
1968	VISTA, Padriac M. Kennedy	1990	Senator (Admiral) Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr.
1969	Jack Twyman

POVERELLO MEDAL RECIPIENTS (1991-Present)
1991	Sr. Nijole Sadunaite	2000	LAMP Ministries Drs. Tom & Lyn Scheuring
1992	Ferdinand Mahfood	2001	Bob & Penny Lord
1993	Piet & Trude Derksen	2002	Fr. Richard HoLung, MOP
1994	Rev. Werenfried van Straaten	2006	Thomas R. Vecchione, M.D. MOST- Mercy Outreach Surgical Team
1995	William Bentley Ball, Esq.	2007	Urban Mission
1996	Rev. Augustine Donegan, TOR	2008	AIM Crisis Preganancy Center
1997	Chris Bell & Joan Andrews Bell L'Arche International (Jean Vanier)	2010	Rick & Karen Santorum
1998	Sr. Peter Claver Fahy, MSBT	2011	Rev. Benedict Groeschel, CFR

FOUNDERS' AWARDS (1976-2008)
1976	Mr. & Mrs. Michael Starvaggi	1994	Diocese of Steubenville
1978	Samuel Freifield	1995	Teramana Brothers
1981	John C. Williams	1996	Rev. Ronald Bodenschatz, TOR Rev. Theodore Bradower, TOR Sam Chieffalo Audrey Korzi
1982	Dohrman J. Sinclair, II	1997	Sr. Isabel Bettwy Rev. Gerald King, TOR Elsie Luke Dr. Ralph McKay Rev. Angelus Migliore, TOR Rev. David Tickerhoof, TOR
1983	Msgr. Henry B. O'Donnell	1998	Past Chairmen of the Board of Advisors: Gregory Agresta, William Blake Patricia Fletcher, Robert Chapman
1984	Charter Members of the Steubenville Alumni Club of the Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity	1999	Graduate Programs: Master of Business Administration Master of Arts, Theology & Christian Ministry Master of Arts, Counseling Master of Science, Educational Administration Master of Science, Education Master of Arts, Philosophy Master of Science, Nursing
1985	Founding Franciscan Friars	2000	Rev. Michael Scanlan, TOR
1986	Franciscan University Women's Club Paul & Dahlia Carapellotti	2001	Very Rev. Edmund Carroll, TOR
1987	Founding Board of Advisors	2002	Most Rev. Gilbert I. Sheldon
1988	Past Members of the Board of Trustees	2003	Mr. & Mrs. Tony (Nina) Gentile
1989	Founding Members of the Upper Ohio Valley Right to Life Society	2004	Women of Faith: Mary Barber, Carmel Callas Dahlia Carapellotti, Mary Carrigg Josephine DiNovo, Charlotte Fletcher Kay Kuzma, Clara Laman Catherine Lancia, Betty Mantica Mickie Sellaroli, Stella Spiewak Lucy Yobbagy
1990	Founding Student Collegiate Organizations	2005	Men of Service: Sheriff Fred Abdalla, Vincent Amico James Anderson, John Bedway Dr. John Carrigg, David Hindman Victor Lynskey, Mayor Domenick Mucci Reno Anthony Saccoccia, Robert Sebeck Rev. Edmundo Stabene, Rev. Msgr. George Yontz
1991	Local Downtown Parishes	2006	Steubenville Rotary Club
1992	Victor C. Ciancetta Michael A. DiNovo	2007	Jefferson County Fourth Street Health Center
1993	Past Chairmen of the Board of Advisors: Robert J. D'Anniballe, D. E. "Sam" Henderson Dr. Patrick H. Macedonia, Dr. Anthony V. Scurti	2008	Franciscan University Works of Mercy and Missions of Peace Programs

FOUNDERS' AWARDS (2009-Present)
2009	Retired Faculty Members (living): Dr. Rose E. Cerroni, Prof. Robert Englert Dr. Dan Keenan, Dr. Dianne Keenan Dr. Donald Kissinger, Prof. John Korzi Dr. James Salter Retired Faculty Members (deceased): Prof. Liberty Antalis, Dr. Thomas Campbell Dr. Robert Convery, Prof. John Emmert Dr. Daniel Georges, Prof. Edward Kelly Dr. Robert McLean, Dr. Paul Stokely Deceased TOR Friars: Rev. Gilbert Barth, TOR Rev. Philip Clarke, TOR Rev. Columba Devlin, TOR, Rev. Matt Finnegan, TOR Rev. Matthew Herron, TOR, Br. Benedict Lyons, TOR Rev. Regis Stafford, TOR, Rev. Sam Tiesi, TOR
2010	All Franciscan TOR Friars in Service at Franciscan University (1946-2010)
2011	Rose M. DeFede (posthumously)

SHEPHERD AWARD RECIPIENTS
1994	Most Rev. Paul Dudley
1995	Most Rev. Faber MacDonald Most Rev. Joseph McKinney
1996	Most Rev. Sam Jacobs
1997	Bernard Cardinal Law
1998	John Cardinal O'Connor
1999	Rev. Michael Scanlan, TOR
2000	Most Rev. Justin F. Rigalli
2001	Most Rev. Charles Henry Dufour
2002	Christoph Cardinal Schonborn
2003	Most Rev. Stanislaw Rylko
2004	Rev. Robert Bedard, CC
2009	Most Rev. Robert J. Baker
2010	Most Rev. Edwin F. O'Brien

BARON HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
1978	Jim (Smith) Betsil '66
1979	Paul R. Brownlee '56 Dr. John L. Mantica ' 50 John R. Mosblack, Sr.
1980	John M. Clark '59 The Starvaggi Family and Starvaggi Industries, Inc.
1981	John Hummell, III '66 John KirkerRev. Matthew Finnegan, TOR Paul Carapellotti
2008	Bob Kloska '58 Gary Vogelsberger '65 Hank Kuzma Bill Chesson 1958 Baron Basketball Team
2010	Frank J. Cortez, Sr. Paul P. Carapellotti, Sr. Rev. Dr. Daniel M. Rogich '79 John F. Lemal '55 John J. Blanda '60 1981 Lady Saints Basketball Team
2011	Joseph L. Nolan '67 Dr. Daniel J. Wilson '70 Randolph S. Greene '66
2012	Allyn Curry '67 Paul Rue John Holley '73 Walter Osborne '67 (posthumously) Robert d'Anniballe, Sr. (posthumously)

CENTURY CLUB PRESIDENT AWARD
1982	Teramana Enterprises	1996	Congressman Douglas Applegate
1983	John Bedway Toni Bedway Don Donell	1997	Romano Castelli
1984	Tony Gentile John Irvin Orlando C. Schiappa Adam Scurti Ang Vaccaro	1999	Tim McCoy
1985	Louis Berkman R. Steve Bonnett (JC Williams Trust) Sam Henderson Arthur Kobacker	2001	George Cattrell Eric Lyons Joe Massaro John Russell
1986	Fr. John Bertolucci Thomas Grimm James Vale Sr. Alice Warrick Century Club - Charter Members	2002	Judge Richard Powell
1987	L. Buckingham Ralph Dillon Jim White	2003	Steubenville Fire Department Steubenville Police Department
1988	Paul R. Carapellotti Estel Hawkins Robert Sebeck Richard Sherrin, Sr.	2004	Lamda Chi Alpha
1989	Charles Govey Henry "Hank" Kuzma Nick Mougianis James Smith Bernard Witten	2006	Dr. R. Bruce Bickel
1990	Williams Chesson Dr. Anthony V. Scurti	2007	Sylvia Crawley Mr. Michael Florak
1991	Earl Cramblett Robert D'Anniballe	2008	Mr. Richard Donnelly
1992	George Creegan Anthony D'Aurora Dave Fenstermaker William Fisher Jim Forbes Charles Govey Richard King Rev. Ricky Riggs Louise Snider William Welsh	2009	Mr. Danny Abramowicz Mr. Carmen Barbetta (posthumous) Mr. John Buccigross Mr. John Nese Mr. Geary Teramana
1993	Fred A. Bensie Carl & Nick Iannetti James C. McBane Ray Parr Bob Phillipson	2010	Abe Bryan Earl Cramblett Tedd Kwasniak Niall O'Mahony
1994	Daniel Compston	2011	Reno Saccoccia Ken Mannie Emanuel "Mindy" Costanzo
1995	H. Lee Kinney Bill Wolter	2012	Lou Holtz Liz Repella Wayne Smith (posthumously)