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THE DALLAS POST
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Rebecca Steinberger, Ph.D.
MU profs
awarded
tenure
Misericordia University has
awarded tenure and promotions
to three Back Mountain mem-
bers of the faculty. Rebecca Stein-
berger, Ph.D., English depart-
ment chair; Glen M. Tellis, Ph.D.,
speech-language pathology de-
partment chair; and Marnie Hies-
ter Idec, Ph.D., psychology de-
partment chair, were each pro-
moted to full professors.
Dr. Hiester Idec, of Tunkhan-
nock, joined the Misericordia fac-
ulty in 1993 and was named an as-
sociate professor of psychology
in 2000 and department chair in
2007. She earned her bachelor’s
degree in psychology from Drew
University and holds a doctorate
in developmental psychology
from the University of Minneso-
ta.
Dr. Idec is a member of the As-
sociation for Psychological Sci-
ence.
Dr. Steinberger, of Shaver-
town, received her bachelor’s de-
gree in English from Wilkes Uni-
versity and her master’s in En-
glish with a concentration in Me-
dieval and Renaissance drama
and Irish literature from The Uni-
Aladdin Jr”
comes fo MU
The Lemmond Theater at Miser-
icordia University in Dallas will be
transformed into the scenes of the
Arabian Nights as the theater hosts
two productions of the musical Dis-
ney’s “Aladdin Jr.”
The children’s theater school,
Back Stage Pass, a division of the
Harris Conservatory, will present
the comic work at 7 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday, March 12 and 13.
The title role of Aladdin will be
played by Ben Naus. He will be
joined by Konner Krackenfels as
Jasmine, Maria Melchiona as Ge-
nie, Melissa Solack as Jafar, Jessica
Kline as Iago, Edward Murdoch as
The Sultan and Frankie Bellia and
Nicole Birosak as the main narra-
tors.
Rounding out the cast are Julia
Clime as Razoul, Grace Aiello as
Nadira, Gianna Piccolotti as Farh-
nah, Alyssa Hess as Nizrine and
Chase Santayana as Mazin.
Tickets for “Aladdin Jr” are $10 in
advance, $12 at the door and can be
purchased at the Harris Conserva-
tory for the Arts on Charles Street
in Luzerne. Children 5 years of age
and under are admitted free.
Marnie Hiester Idec, Ph.D.
Glen M. Tellis, Ph.D.
versity of Scranton. She holds a
Ph.D. in English literature and
criticism from Indiana University
of Pennsylvania.
She joined the Misericordia
faculty in 2000 and was appoint-
ed chair of the English Depart-
ment in 2008.
Dr. Tellis, Ph.D., of Dallas, is a
board-recognized fluency spe-
cialist who has been department
chair and an associate professor
of speech-language pathology in
the College of Health Sciences at
Misericordia University since
2006.
Dr. Tellis earned his Ph.D. in
communication sciences and dis-
orders from The Pennsylvania
State University and holds a mas-
ter’s degree in speech pathology
from California State University,
Fresno, and abachelor’s degree in
psychology and sociology with a
minor in anthropology from St.
Xavier's College, the University
of Bombay.
ROSS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OF THE BUILDING
Students of the Building nominees for the month of February at Ross Elementary School are, from left, first row, Jacob
Teetsel, Brooke Faux, Robert Ritinski, Kaleigh Koss, Kate Roberts, Corrine Tronsue, Brianna Lee and Paige Edwards. Second row,
Donald James, principal; Jeremy Williams, third-grade teacher; Jessica Derhammer, Nick Perkins, Clayton Vasey, Garrett Kolb,
Joshua Hinkley, Andrew Leahy, Nicholas Mrochko and Gennifer Pauley, second-grade teacher. The students are recognized for
Citizenship, Academics and/or Improvement.
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SCHOOL BRIEFS
Misericordia honored
for third year
Misericordia University
has been named for the third
straight year by the Corpora-
tion for National and Com-
munity Service to the 2009
President’s Higher Education
Community Service Honor
Roll, the highest federal
recognition a college or uni-
versity can receive for its
commitment to volunteering,
service learning and civic
engagement.
The Honor Roll award
recognizes more than 700
institutions of higher educa-
tion for their impact on is-
sues from poverty and home-
lessness to environmental
justice.
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To register, call 822-1158.
Lunch will be served following
the noon workshop and light
refreshments will be available at
the evening program. Deadline
for registration is March 1.
Lake-Noxen Class
of 1960 will meet
Members of the Lake-Noxen
Class of 1960 will meet at 7 p.m.
on Monday, March 8, at Grotto
Pizza, Harveys Lake. All class-
mates interested in planning the
50 year reunion are urged to
attend.
Lock=In Committee
meets March 1
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will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday,
March 11, in the high school
library.
Students are asked to e-mail a
baby or toddler photo and a
photo from senior year to lock-
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Lock-In video. Photos will be
returned the night of the Lock-
In.
Prom Fashion Show
slated at Lake-Lehman
The Lake-Lehman High
School Theatre Club will spon-
sor a Prom Fashion Show from
4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
March 12, at the Lake-Lehman
High School.
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certificates for gowns and prom
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MU sets Movie Night
The Misericordia University
Student Activities Department
has announced the campus will
begin to offer movies in the
recently renovated Lemmond
Theater in Walsh Hall. 4
The schedule includes “The
Twilight Saga: New Moon” at 3°
and 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 14.
Admission is $1 for Miser-
icordia students with ID and $2
for the general public. For more
information, call 674-6411.
Lock-In fundraiser set
The Dallas Lock-In Commit-
tee will hold a fundraiser from 5
to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March
17, at Friendly’s Restaurant in
Dallas. A percentage of eat-in or
take-out sales from that day will
be donated to the Lock-In.
The Lock-In is an alcohol-free,
drug-free, fully chaperoned,
all-night party for the graduat-
ing class on June 4.
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