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Alvernia director honored for startup aimed at saving family farms
Though she was recruited by 51³Ô¹Ï to fill its director of advancement operations position, Hallie Guiseppe flat-out admitted to Chief Advancement, Government and Athletics Officer Thomas Minick ’98 MBA ’10 during a breakfast meeting ...
Fundraising master, a two-time alumna and staff leader, honored with national award
Meggan Kerber ’96 MBA ’01 has spent most of her professional career thinking about others. Even when she has been honored — receiving Alvernia’s Ellen Frei Gruber Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014 and having one of the county’s fundraising a...
Student Financial Services executive director has helped students realize dreams for 35 years
PHOTO: Valerie Kreiser, from left, with Director of Student Financial Services Counseling Hillary Saylor Schulze and SFS Success Coordinator Juliana Caceres. After more than three decades in higher education, Valerie Kreiser, executive direct...
Alvernia’s director of grants wins national poetry contest
Note: "Leaf Manifesto" was released in September 2025. Purchase it on Middle Creek Publishing's site. Below is the original story, published in February 2025: Director of grants at Alvernia by day, Laurel Radzieski grants herself some poetic ...