Direct responses to Marialice Stanzeski, Director of Development & Alumni Relations

Manor College, 700 Fox Chase Road Jenkintown, PA 19046

Phone: 215-885-2360 ext. 215

Email: mstanzeski@manor.edu

MANOR COLLEGE

ANNUAL GIVING SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2013

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

I want to thank our donors whose contributions make so much possible at

Manor College. Your support demonstrates your commitment to Manor

College, and particularly to the students who benefit from your generosity.

Over 84% of all Manor College students receive financial aid assistance

each year. The Basilian Scholarship Fund provides stipends to as many as

65% of these students. Without this scholarship support many deserving

young people could not afford to attend Manor.

What we are able to accomplish at Manor, how we are able to transform

individual student lives requires financial support, hard work and

dedication from our faculty and staff; but most importantly, dedication

from our friends, alumni, and the entire Manor community. Manor College

graduates are highly sought after by employers and other institutions of

higher education. They are confident that they are getting first class, highly educated employees

and students. Manor is committed to promoting the dignity of the person so our students see

themselves in God’s light as beloved and valued. Our alumni remember the teachers who cared

about them, who insisted that they stretch for the sky, who required more not less.

I hope you appreciate that your donations make a difference to our students, to the quality of

education, and to the future of Manor College.

MANOR COLLEGE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE

2012 PHILOPATRIAN SCHOLARSHIP

Five Manor College students are proud recipients of the 2012

Philopatrian Scholarship Foundation scholarships. Manor

College representatives and students attended the President’s

Reception of the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute on

Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the Stotesbury Mansion. The

Philapatrian Scholarship Foundation was created to provide

financial assistance to students attending Catholic colleges

and universities.

Manor students receiving the scholarships included:

Christopher Lanzetta, who is majoring in pre-nursing at

Manor College and looking forward to finishing his BSN at

Drexel University in the Fall. Fallon O’Hara studies

Business Administration at Manor College. Mariya and

Vera Sadova, sophomores at Manor College, originally

from Livu study Pre-Pharmacy. See next page

Vera Sadova, Marialice Stanzeski,

director of Development & Alumni

Relations, Mariya Sadova, and Tom

Burns, President of the Philopatrian

Scholarship Foundation.

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Manor College, 700 Fox Chase Road Jenkintown, PA 19046

Phone: 215-885-2360 ext. 215

Email: mstanzeski@manor.edu

The girls came to Manor College because Manor is a great Ukrainian Catholic College that of-

fers a great variety of career paths for students; and, Christin Innamarato who chose to attend

Manor College in 2011 to begin her journey toward becoming an ultrasound technician.

LITTLE ANGELS JOURNEY

For the past three years the Manor College

Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center, together with the

Ukrainian National Women’s League of America

Branch 88 and the Manorly Bead Club, have

prepared delightful, decorated Christmas trees based

on Ukrainian themes for the Pearl S. Buck House

Festival of Trees.

This year’s display, inspired by the children’s story-

“Little Angels Journey” by Dzyinka Hayda was

awarded first place. This makes the third year in a

row that the Manor College display won first prize.

The Manor contingency decorated Pearl S. Buck’s

Office. The decoration theme was about the Little

Angels Journey to earth. His journey to earth

started from the heavens and made its way down the

Rainbow Bridge. This magical story is traditionally

told in every part of the world.

The display consisted of handmade angels, the sky

and an angel holding a baby at the end of a colorful

rainbow. All of the decorations were hand made

from assorted materials according to each person’s

individual talents. Around 30 people dedicated their

time and hard work to bring this story to life.

Direct responses to Marialice Stanzeski, Director of Development & Alumni Relations

Manor College, 700 Fox Chase Road Jenkintown, PA 19046

Phone: 215-885-2360 ext. 215

Email: mstanzeski@manor.edu

MANOR GRAD, BRENDAN P. GILLESPIE ‘11

Brendan graduated from Manor College in 2011 with an

Associate Degree in Accounting. He is now a senior at Saint

Joseph’s University. During his Manor years he worked at the

local West Avenue Grill, which he really liked, but had to give

up after he moved closer to Saint Joseph’s University. Today

Brendan is an SAP Certified Solutions Consultant and will be

teaching the SAP component of the University’s Management

Accounting Information Systems II (SAP-enabled) course

during the Spring 2013 semester.

Brendan is the only undergraduate student at Saint Joseph’s

University to serve as a teaching assistant and teach the SAP-

enabled technology component of an upper-level accounting

course. He is also the co-author of two Saint Joseph’s University

Department of Accounting publications:

1. “SAP STARWorld 8000 Series – An Overview of the Accounting Ledger with Integrated

Controls and Financial Reporting under U.S. GAAP & IFRS.”

2. “SAP STARGazer, 11th Edition - An Overview of the Supply Chain and International

Accounting Systems within SAP.”

With his busy schedule it is hard to find free time, however, he loves to play golf with his dad

and brother.

At the conclusion of the Spring 2013 semester, Brendan will travel to Paris, France with a full-

professor of accounting (Corresponding Author) to present an academic paper at the 2013 Euro-

pean International Academic Conference.

Brendan will graduate in May, 2013 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business

Administration, concentrating in Accounting. In August, 2013, he will begin a full-time

position with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the world’s number one multinational

professional services and Big Four accountancy firm. At PwC, Brendan will be an Associate in

the SAP IT & Project Assurance practice, providing a broad range of consulting services

specific to SAP business process controls around the financial reporting process.

MANOR COLLEGE AND THE CARIN O’DONNELL FAMILY TREE

Carin Philips O’Donnell studied Liberal Arts at Manor College during the mid-sixties.

She graduated in 1965, but while at Manor she married her fiancée when his draft number was

called up. For Carin’s wedding, Sr. Olga gave her a rosary blessed by his holiness the Pope.

Incidentally, Carin’s mom and Sister Olga were lifelong friends who grew up together in

Philadelphia.

Carin remembers the “warm feelings at Manor with every one helping each other. There really

was a feeling that you were part of the Manor family.” She also remembers that the Sisters of

St. Basil the Great at Manor where approachable, friendly and very willing to help each girl.

“They really got to know each of us.”

Brendan Gillespie ‘11

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Fast forward 20 years and Carin O’Donnell is back at

Manor. Actually this Carin, class of ‘90 is Carin ‘65’s

daughter. “If I had to tell someone about Manor, I would

say that Manor offers a ‘big school’ academic curriculum

and education while at the same time giving you the

personal attention you need to get through college.”

Time may have past but the Manor College philosophy of

community and enriching student lives on. These

qualities greatly impacted both Carins. “Manor gave us

confidence.” For Carin ‘90, Manor not only gave her

confidence in her legal skills through the paralegal

program; but also “the skills you need to be confident in

business and life such as honesty, hard work and ethics.”

For Carin ‘65 “The presence of the Ukrainian culture on

the Manor campus, made me proud of my heritage.

I honestly must say that attending Manor Junior College

was the most positive time in my life.”

The Carin’s O’Donnell both recognize Manor College as a compliment of academics and the

moral foundation of ethics and professionalism which has allowed them to thrive throughout

their lives.

Carin ‘90 and Carin ‘65

Mother and daughter Manor

graduates

Andrew Buchanan is a veteran of the United States

Navy where he served for six years. After serving in

the Navy, Andrew heard about the benefits of the

Post 9/11 GI Bill and was motivated to attend college

because, the Post 9/11 GI Bill makes it virtually free.

His tuition and books are paid. He scored high marks

in the Navy and continues to do so at Manor College

earning a 4.0 GPA. “It is such a comfort to know

[my] bills are paid. It takes a lot of stress and tension

out of going back to school,” said Andrew.

What he loves about Manor College is the small

classes and that he does not have to compete for each

teacher’s time. “It’s fun to learn with the teachers at

Manor.” This Navy veteran hopes that as a Cytotech-

nologist he may research cells and find solutions that

will help fight cancer. Veterans who are interested in

attending Manor College can contact Colleen

De Norman, Assistant Director, Adult Learning

Coordinator at cdenorman@manor.edu or

(215) 884-2216 x231.

Andrew Buchanan, started his

academic career at Manor this year

FROM THE NAVY TO MANOR COLLEGE