New hires and promotions

— Anthony Guizio has joined Stiffler McGraw as a senior CAD technician working out of the Hollidaysburg office.

Guizio, who served more than three years in the United States Air Force and comes with 17 years of experience in surveying, highway design and CAD design, will assist with design in land development and transportation and with the survey department.

— Joshua Minor has joined Stiffler McGraw as a technician who will work out of the Hollidaysburg office.

Minor, who holds an associate degree in architectural/civil: CAD design and technology from Penn Highlands Community College, will perform construction inspections for projects. He also will assist with project design.

— James Meikrantz recently joined Stiffler McGraw as a senior technician. Meikrantz, who holds an associate degree in mechanical engineering from Penn State Altoona and comes to the firm with 13 years of experience, will work on construction inspection and assist with project design in the Towanda office.

— Christopher Burkey recently joined Stiffler McGraw as a senior technician. Burkey, who graduated from Greater Johnstown Area Vo-Tech and comes to the firm with more than 26 years of experience, will perform construction inspections for projects out of the Hollidaysburg office.

— Lisa Georgiana has been appointed the inaugural director of the newly created Center for Service & Learning at Saint Francis University, Loretto.

A graduate of Carnegie Mellon with a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in public policy and management, Georgiana began teaching as a part-time marketing instructor at Saint Francis in 2012. She assumed a position in the Campus Ministry Department in the summer of 2013.

— Dr. John Reinhardt of Reinhardt Family Practice has joined the Tyrone Regional Health Network medical staff.

— Tanya McCoy-Caretti of Ebensburg has been promoted to a national client development position with ARCADIS-US.

In her new role, McCoy-Caretti, who has been with ARCADIS for four years as major market manager for Pennsylvania, will lead strategic growth in large urban centers throughout the United States.

— Rhonda Trexler of Martinsburg was recently promoted to Home Nursing Agency clinical manager of staff development/specialty programs. Trexler has been with Home Nursing Agency since 1993 and most recently served as an education and staff development specialist.

Awards and honors

— Leslie Wilson of Hollidaysburg, a clinical nurse specialist for Home Nursing Agency Home Health, has received the Northeast Region Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurses Nurse of Distinction Award in 2015.

To qualify for the award, a nurse must contribute to the WOCN specialty; recognize educational, clinical and research opportunities on WOC nursing practices; and guide in the delivery of expert health care to individuals with WOC issues.

— Theresa Weyant of East Freedom, program coordinator for Home Nursing Agency’s Adult Center for Exceptional Learning, was a recipient of the 2015 UPMC Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service.

Honoring 250 of the more than 60,000 employees throughout UPMC, the award celebrates those whose outstanding achievements support UPMC’s values and reflect high standards of excellence.

— Arlene Craine of Altoona, a customer service representative for Home Health Resource, also was recognized as a recipient of the 2015 UPMC Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service.

Course completions and certifications

— Dr. Donald Betar recently passed the Academy of General Dentistry Fellowship Examination.

This, along with 500 CE credits approved by the Dental Education Council, will enable Betar to be inducted as a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry.

Retirements

— Ann Foust of Altoona recently retired from her role as bereavement secretary for Home Nursing Agency Hospice.

Foust also worked as a hospice office manager and hospice billing clerk in her 26 years of service to the agency.

Miscellaneous

— Pamela Blackmon, associate professor of political science; Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies; and Erin Murphy, professor of English, all Penn State Altoona faculty, have received support from the Institute for Arts and Humanities at University Park for 2016-17.

Blackmon will spend the fall 2016 semester as an IAH resident fellow conducting research for her book project “Africa as the ‘Dark Continent’: Tracing the Narrative of Development in the Transition from Agricultural-Based Growth in Ethiopia and Ghana.”

Davis will spend the spring 2017 semester as an IAH resident fellow working on a book of original poems titled “Native Species.” The poems will focus on the ways human activity influences and shapes the natural world.

Murphy received an Individual Faculty Award for the spring 2016 semester. She will conduct research for a book of original poetry based on labor and employment issues.

— Malachi Van Tassell, Saint Francis University president, was one of the leaders featured during the annual College & University Presidents’ Week at Kennedy Catholic High School.

Van Tassell spoke on topics including leadership, academic and career success, personal growth and the importance of service to others.

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