For a job well done
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
The Wilkes-Barre Campus of the Pennsylvania State
University held its commencement exercises last
Friday evening on the Hayfield Grounds of the
Lehman campus. One hundred eighteen students
received associate degrees and five students from
other Penn State campuses returned to the Wikes-
Barre campus to receive their bachelor degrees.
Dr. James H. Ryan, campus executive officer,
presided over the ceremony and J. Robert Harcharik,
president of MCI Digital Information Services Corp.,
was the guest speaker. Harcharik, a 1960 graduate of
the Wilkes-Barre campus with an associate degree in
electrical engineering technology, was recently named
“Alumni Fellow by Penn State, one of the highest
honors the University bestows on alumni.
Invocation was given by Reverend Michael Sham-
bora, pastor of Lehman United Methodist Church. Sol
Lubin, vice-chairman of the Campus Advisory Board,
welcomed the audience and Mark T. Henry, honor
graduate addressed the audience on behalf of the
students. Henry, the student with the highest grade
point average, will continue his studies in electrical
~ engineering at the Capitol Campus of Penn State.
The following students, who live in the Back
Mountain area, received associate degrees:
LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES: Leonard S.
Bolinski, Shavertown; Ann Marie Martinchek, Dallas.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOLGY:
Gregg J. Ciravolo, Dallas; Charles H. Crane, Dallas;
Duane L. Harvey, Sweet Valley; Michael J. Kubasti,
Shavertown; Frederick J. Mihal, Shavertown; Paul O.
Moss, Dallas; Charles E. Swepston, Dallas; Daniel W.
White, Dallas.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY:
Andrew W. St. Clair, Dallas; Daniel G. Sweet,
Lehman; David B. Williams, Dallas.
SURVEYING TECHNOLOGY: Anthony R. Barbose,
Shavertown; Debra L. Lee, Harveys Lake; David A.
Chorba, Swoyersville.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY: Mark
Zalewski, Swoyersville.
BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY:
Joanne L. Besecker, Dallas; James E. Fanning,
Trucksville; Paul O. Moss, Dallas. These students
received certificates at the commencement program,
and after completing a summer internship, will
receive their associate degrees.
D. Nora Eyet, Shavertown, returned from Univer-
sity Park to receive her bachelor’s degree in business
administration.
By WALLY KOCHER
Staff Correspondent
Education is a major part of
everyone's life. However, with the
Frank Michael family of Dallas, it
is not only part of life, but a family
tradition.
Mrs. Patricia Ann (Polly)
Michael, mother of the family,
seems to have set the example. She
is currently the Coordinator of Med-
ical Surgical Nursing at College
Misericordia and, in addition to
being a teacher, she is also a
student at the college. In fact, Mrs.
Michael will be among the graduat-
ing class of 1984 when she receives
her Master’s Degree in Nursing
from the College this week.
An interesting point to this, how-
ever, is that Mrs. Michael won’t be
the only one from the family to
graduate from College Misericordia
this year. Her 22-year-old daughter,
Karen, will also be receiving a
Bachelor of Science degree in Social
Work. Never heard of mother-
daughterclassmates before? Well,
that’s just the beginning.
and hard journey to get where she’s
at today. She received her license to
be a Registered Nurse while work-
ing at the Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-
Barre.
She then went to College Miseri-
cordia for her Bachelor of Science
degree in Nursing Education. After
obtaining that, she went to the
University of Scranton for her
Master of Science degree in Coun-
seling Education. Still’ wanting
more, she returned to College Mis-
ericordia, and studied a few more
years for her Bachelor of Science
degree in Nursing, and now this
year she will be receiving her
Master of Science degree in Nurs-
ing.
Mrs. Michael jokingly commented
on her achievements.
“When a person dies, they usually
list their children’s names in the
obituary. I told my kids I didn’t
want that. I want all my degrees
listed! Children come naturally, but
you have to work for those degrees!
Mrs. Michael admits that she has
had to make some sacrifices to
attain her goals.
“As far as entertainment goes, I
haven’t seen a movie in 20 years,”
she said. “I've also had to put the
kids on hold for the past two years,
but they’ve gotten used to that.”
Now, if anyone thinks that Mrs.
Michael’s husband or children
regret her decision, think again.
“They have supported me all the
way,” said Mrs. Michael. ‘But then
you have to stop and think that four
of my kids are in college them-
selves, or have recently gradu-
ated.”
Katie, Mrs. Michael’s oldest
daughter, graduated from College
Misericordia last year, and is cur-
rently working at the General Hos-
pital as an R.N. Frank and Patricia,
two other children, are both sopho-
mores in the nursing program at
College Misericordia. In fact, their
mother is one of their instructors.
And then there is Karen, who, as
mentioned before, is actually in the
same graduating class as her
mother. :
“I think it’s really fun to have my
mother as a fellow student,” said
Karen. ‘Although we didn’t have
any of the same classes together,
we did go through a lot of suffering
together, and that helped.”
Karen is the first to admit her
mother is one of a kind.
“All of the kids at college love
her,” she said. ‘“‘They’re always
running up to me in the hallways to
tell me some crazy thing she might
have done. As for myself, I'd have
to say that my best friend in the
world is my mother.”
Karen feels her mother’s life has
had a tremendous influence on her
and her brothers’ and sisters’ lives.
What does Mrs. Michael plan to
do with her future?
“I'd like to go for my Doctorate,”
she exlaimed. Of course!
passing.
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