{"id":8568,"date":"2015-06-04T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T16:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=8568"},"modified":"2021-09-23T17:44:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:44:09","slug":"university-of-scranton-alumni-authors-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2015\/06\/04\/university-of-scranton-alumni-authors-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Scranton Alumni Authors Exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Alumni<\/a><\/p>\n

Throughout the month of June, The University of Scranton Alumni Authors Exhibit is on display in the Library\u2019s 5th floor Heritage Room. The exhibit showcases books by more than a hundred alumni authors and includes many signed copies.<\/p>\n

The range of subjects varies greatly, encompassing alumni who became authors in their academic fields, nonfiction writers, novelists, children\u2019s literature writers, and historians. The earliest alumnus\u00a0featured is Clarence Walton, \u201937,\u00a010th president of The Catholic University of America and the first layman to hold the position. The youngest graduate featured in the exhibit is Sarah M. Piccini, \u201907, G\u201910, whose local history book, Framing Faith<\/em>, provides a pictorial history of former churches in the Diocese of Scranton.<\/p>\n

Also included in the exhibit is Jason Miller, \u201961, H\u201973, who received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play That Championship Season.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Two\u00a0of our very own librarians, Bonnie Strohl, G\u201990, and Kristen Yarmey, G\u201912, are also alumnae and have books on display in the exhibit.<\/p>\n

We also have numerous books by alumna and children\u2019s literature writer, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, G\u201982, who has written a Newberry Honor Book and a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winner.\u00a0 She is also the recipient of 2013 Friends of the Weinberg Library Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Author Award.<\/p>\n

A recent addition to the collection is a book by retired NASA engineer,\u00a0Glynn Lunney, \u201955, H\u201971. \u00a0Lunney was an employee of NASA from\u00a0its creation in 1958 until 1985 and was the flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs. He was on duty during historic events such as the ascent of Apollo 11 and the pivotal hours of the Apollo 13 crisis.<\/p>\n

We encourage you to explore this wonderful exhibit and celebrate our alumni and their important contributions in the publishing world. The exhibit is on display during normal library hours.\u00a0 For a full list of books by alumni authors that are available at the Weinberg Memorial Library visit\u00a0Scranton.edu\/alumniauthors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about the exhibit, please contact Michael Knies, Special Collections Librarian, (570) 941-6341.<\/p>\n

If you an alum with a published book and would like to donate a copy to the library for display in its annual\u00a0exhibit, please mail a copy to The Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement, 800 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18510.<\/p>\n

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A Mind of Its Own: Healing the Mind and Heart of the Parasite of Child Abuse<\/em> by John J. Lemoncelli, Ed.D. \u201971 Avventura Press 2008<\/p>\n

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Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850<\/em> by Susan Campbell Bartoletti G\u201982, HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition 2005<\/p>\n

*Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Medal<\/p>\n

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New Women of the Old Faith: Gender and American Catholicism<\/em> in the Progressive Era<\/em> by Kathleen Sprows Cummings \u201993 The University of North Carolina Press 2009<\/p>\n

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Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels and the Birth of Nascar<\/em> by Neal Thompson \u201987, Broadway Books; Reprint edition 2007<\/p>\n

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Framing Faith: A Pictorial History of Communities of Faith<\/em> by Sarah Piccini \u201907, G\u201910 Tribute Books 2011<\/p>\n

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The President\u2019s Ladies: Jane Wyman and Nancy Davis<\/em> by Bernard F. Dick \u201957 University Press of Mississippi 2014<\/p>\n

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The Seven Deadly Sins of American Democracy: The Legacy of Slavery<\/em> by John J. Fendrock \u201948 Xlibris, Corp. 2007<\/p>\n

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The Press and the Suburbs: The Daily Newspapers of New Jersey<\/em> by David Sachsman and Warren Sloat \u201957 CUPR\/Transaction 2013<\/p>\n

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Muzzle Thyself<\/em> Poems by Lauren Fairbanks \u201981 Dalkey Archive Press; First edition 1991<\/p>\n

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Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night<\/em> by Barbara J. Taylor \u201985, G\u201987,\u00a0Kaylie Jones Books 2014<\/p>\n

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Italians of Northeastern Pennsylvania<\/em> by Stephanie Longo \u201903, G\u201906 Arcadia Publishing 2004<\/p>\n

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Pick up the Pennies In Every Season of Life<\/em> by Michael T. Goskowski \u201950 Tate Publishing 2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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