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Alumna devoted to service named first executive director of glass museum in Pittsburgh suburbs
Ask Janine Surmick '07 how she came to attend 水果派 and you may want to have some tissues ready 鈥 for her, that is.Surmick admits Alvernia was not at the top of the list of colleges and universities she considered when dreaming of wh...
Alum honors late brother by founding nonprofit supporting individuals with spinal cord injuries
For two decades, Bob Graul 鈥78 was a San Antonio divorce attorney. Wanting to follow the path of giving back to the community that 水果派鈥檚 Bernardine Sisters always fostered, he also took on pro bono family law cases and later repres...
Alumna regains revered voice, returns to Alvernia stage
Fearing it was gone for good, Deanna Reuben 鈥79 recently regained her voice. Now she鈥檚 using it to help others find theirs.In September, the longtime singer produced and headlined 鈥淩hapsody & Song,鈥 an evening of classical, jazz and Broadway m...
