Mount Saint Mary College’s James F. Cotter Villa Library was recently packed with familiar faces at the Emeriti Faculty Luncheon.
The professors and longtime staff members caught up with old friends, enjoyed lunch, and learned about the latest programs and projects on campus from Dr. Robert Gervasi, Mount President.
From left to right, back row: Lou Bach ’82, Chair of the Mount’s Board of Trustees; Fr. Gregoire Fluet, Vice President for Mission and Ministry at the Mount; Margaret Bussigel, professor emerita of Sociology; James Beard, professor emeritus of Communication Arts; Lou Fortunato, professor emeritus of Accounting; and Kate Lindemann, professor emerita of Philosophy.
Middle row: Sr. Joann Boneski, OP, ’65, Dominican Sister and emerita member of the Mount’s Board of Trustees; Nancy Mahar, professor emerita of Education; Rosalie DeLuca, wife of the late Patrick J. DeLuca, professor emeritus of Biology and Medical Technology; and Karen Eberle-McCarthy, professor emerita of Spanish.
Front row: Sr. Pat Sullivan, OP, professor emerita of Mathematics; and Sr. Margaret “Peggy” Murphy, OP, a Dominican Sister, and professor emerita of Religious Studies; Jen Gervasi, and Dr. Robert Gervasi, president of the Mount.
The event took place at the James F. Cotter Library in the Villa on campus, named after the seminal professor who served the college for nearly 60 years. Cotter shared his knowledge and passion with the Mount community through his love for poetry, literature, and scholarship.