Alumni & Friends

The People

	Many alumni make financial contributions to the University years after they graduate. Andrew Mantilia did not feel like waiting. read more>>

	Mark and Lorraine Perry met the first day of their freshman year at St. Bonaventure as members of the class of ’83, have been together ever since, and now run a law firm out of Scranton, Pa. read more>>


	A member of "The Greatest Generation," Rev. Msgr. Francis Braun, '51, shares a look back at his time at St. Bonaventure University and Christ the King Seminary. read more>>


	From the stories she is unspooling of Oxford women in sport to the beautiful Bevilacqua weaves she loves to admire, the professional and private life of Dr. Eleanor B. English, professor emeritus, is a vivid tapestry--one shot through with a steely thread. read more>>


	Discipline, dedication and commitment to relationships keep Brian D. Donahue, '79, executive vice president and chief banking officer of Community Bank, N.A., focused and moving forward. read more>>


	He lived more than 90 years in a non-descript house on Wayne Street, made $5.85 an hour in 1975, his 38th and final year at Dresser Industries.read more>>

	Leading the Charge - For volunteer extraordinaire Robert Crowley, '71, St. Bonaventure University will always be first among the many organizations he supports. read more>>

A Legacy of Giving - Leslie C. Quick III, ‘75, and his family carry on the Quick giving tradition. read more>>

	Ron, '72, and Sharon Salluzzo made a firm commitment early in their marriage to support St. Bonaventure and today are fully engaged in The Anniversary Campaign for St. Bonaventure University. >>read more

	John Connors, '58, and his wife, Carolyn, find "that Bonaventure is as much a part of our daily lives now as it was 40 to 50 years ago. There's a thread that continues throughout your life." >>read more

	Alumnae Bridgette (Delaney) Mazza, ’92, and Lori (Anastasia) Lewicki,’92, made the decision to stay right down the street from their alma mater to live and work. read more>>

When Scott Reed and Jack Whipple talk about St. Bonaventure University they talk about more than just their alma mater. For them, SBU is an on-going experience. read more>>

	St. Bonaventure University graduate John E. Bartimole, '76, excels at establishing and sharing a vision for an organization — and making that vision a reality. read more>>

	No matter what the cause, from people to planes, SBU alumnus Bill O'Connell, '70, has the same guiding principle: Never give up on a good thing. read more>>


	For SBU graduate Anne Carlson, '98, '05, giving is much better than receiving. Her volunteer work spans more than two decades and involves more than a dozen organizations in the greater Olean area. read more>>

	Olean native Kyle Smith, '05, serves his local community in a different way. He does it in Iraq. read more>>

As The ReHabilitation Center’s President and CEO, James Bellanca, '76, serves more than 700 people with disabilities throughout the county and beyond, incorporating the values he picked up as a Bonaventure graduate student. read more>>

	In the classroom, Dr. James Mahar,’88, fills young minds as an associate professor of finance at St. Bonaventure University. In homeless shelters in the community and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster sites along the East Coast, he provides relief and promotes serving others as a college-led disaster relief group’s founding member. read more >>


	Giving Power to the People - Bonaventure graduate Tina Zerbian, '79, CEO of Cattaraugus Community Action, has worked tirelessly to ensure that residents of Cattaraugus County have an opportunity to prosper. read more >>

	Since 1951, Al Cecchi, '49, and his wife of 56 years, Virginia, have contributed much time, effort, and donations to St. Bonaventure University. >>read more

	Ivan Doszpoly, '61, a Jesuit living in Japan recently created the Doszpoly Scholarship Fund at St. Bonaventure University to help disadvantaged students pay the cost of attendance. As the recipient of a full-time scholarship himself, Ivan has given back to the university that took him in as a Hungarian refugee. >>read more

	A love remembered - Richard Gaeta, '60, will long remember St. Bonaventure as the place where his love for his late wife, Joan, was truly ignited. >>read more


	Bright lights of Olean--Bonaventure graduates Nick, '67, and Lesley, '68, Patrone continually enrich the local theater scene. >> read more

	Marv Stocker, '65, president of the National Alumni Association Board and a member of the University's Board of Trustees, shares his memories of St. Bonaventure University. read more>>

	State Senator Catharine M. Young, '82, is all about serving others. She has been a New York State Senator since 2005 with six years in the New York State Assembly prior to that. read more>>

	Two decades after he first planned his dream farm, Jim O’Dea, '72, oversees a successful year-round business that has nothing at all to do with farming — and that’s just what he does during nights and weekends. read more>>

	Dan, '52, and Shirley Stoddard work hard, pray hard, and give back to both their community and St. Bonaventure because "it's what Bona's planted into our hearts." read more>>

While most students at St. Bonaventure spend their evenings studying or relaxing with friends after a long day of classes, a group of students has been given the mission to “smile and dial” for the Bonathon. Read more about Lauren and the Bonathon.

Student success: Meet the first recipient of the Leslie C. Quick III Museum Fellowship, Danielle Grobmyer, '07.

	Greg Licamele, '99, and his wife, Elizabeth, '00, find that "Mt. Irenaeus truly captures the Franciscan spirit for us. The friars, friends and guests that come together from all walks of life bring the sense of community alive in us." >>read more