New Treasure House Child Development Center

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held to announce the new Treasure House Child Development Center at its Dunmore Location, 1416 Monroe Ave. The center provides care for young toddlers to school age children.

Shown from left are: Linda Lynett and Carlon Preate, board members; Ann Marie Pisano, office manager; Margi Lomeo, executive director; Elizabeth Martin, assistant director; Kristina Ludwikowski, group supervisor; Pat McDonough, accountant; Kathleen McCabe, program consultant, and Jim Calvey, board member.

Speech-Language Pathology Graduates Earn Perfect Pass Rate

Congratulations are in order once again! Marywood University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) has announced that its 2021 graduating class from the Master of Science program in Speech-Language Pathology has achieved 100% pass rate on the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology, which is required for certification as a speech-language pathologist by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and licensure in all states. The CSD Department currently has a multi-year average of 100% for passing the National Examination of its graduates within one year of graduation.

Dante Award Goes to JoAnn Verduce

JoAnn Verduce receives the 2021 Dante Award for outstanding service to UNICO National at the annual installation dinner of Scranton UNICO. The Dante award is named for the late Al Dante, a former National UNICO President and mainstay of the Scranton Chapter for his entire life.

Presenting the award are members of Al Dante’s family, from left, grandson Dante Bieri, granddaughter, Nicole Bieri; Lisa Dante Bieri, daughter; Gail Cicerini outgoing president of the Scranton Chapter of UNICO and JoAnn Verduce, recipient.