Success Stories

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Discover how ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû¾«Æ·¸£Àû students, alumni, and faculty turn education into action. Explore success stories of leadership, service, and innovation that reflect our Franciscan mission. Ready to see where your story begins? Explore how you can join a community that leads with purpose.

 

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Dominic Murgido

Criminal Justice grad and retired adjunct continues to serve with bereavement-focused books, support group

It’s hard to put Dominic Murgido ’79 in one descriptive box.What lead him to Alvernia, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a double concentration in sociology and psychology? It may have been the talks he had with his fa...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Alvernia President Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D. and LeeAnn Smulligan MBA ’09, Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. T’s Pierogies

Industry-focused faculty fuel COO’s career trajectory

Industry-focused faculty fuel COO’s career trajectoryWhen LeeAnn Smulligan MBA ’09 walks into a room, people listen, not solely because of her title, but because of the way she leads. With more than two decades at Mrs. T’s Pierogies, Smulligan has...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Conor Delaney marathon

Alum aims to run marathons on seven continents over seven days

Starting this weekend, Conor Delaney '07 will travel nearly 28,000 miles in the air over a seven-day period, touching down on each of the world's continents.Oh, and he'll also travel 183 miles by foot during that same period.Delaney will participa...

  • 2026
Kaili and Carol Klimas

Back to where Mom began

Back to where Mom began By: Sarah Matarella When Carol Klimas ‘84 first stepped onto Alvernia College’s campus in the 1980s, it was a mere handful of buildings tucked on a hill in Reading, Pa., near Shillington where she grew up. Wh...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026