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NWC Alumna Shares Unique Career Path
Erin Neagle, a 2008 graduate of Northwest Catholic, recently returned to the school as a guest speaker in the new Alumni LEADS program to discuss her work in hospitality management.
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Alumni Return to NWC
![Colleen Riley '12 with LEADS Directors Mary Roberts '96 and Beth Boyle '96.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1547137017/northwestcatholic/hjb31hhlydtnsh8qi2p0/18_19_web_ColleenRiley122.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1547137017/northwestcatholic/hjb31hhlydtnsh8qi2p0/18_19_web_ColleenRiley122.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1547137017/northwestcatholic/hjb31hhlydtnsh8qi2p0/18_19_web_ColleenRiley122.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1547137017/northwestcatholic/hjb31hhlydtnsh8qi2p0/18_19_web_ColleenRiley122.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1547137017/northwestcatholic/hjb31hhlydtnsh8qi2p0/18_19_web_ColleenRiley122.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1547137017/northwestcatholic/hjb31hhlydtnsh8qi2p0/18_19_web_ColleenRiley122.jpg","width":2117}])
Colleen Riley '12 Helps Students Understand the World of Pharmacy
Colleen Riley '12 is currently a pharmacist at CVS in Cromwell. She spoke to seniors of her experiences at NWC, her road to Duquesne University’s School of Pharmacy, and why students should step out of their comfort zones and take risks until they find their place. Riley also discussed the challenges of pharmacy work, the opioid crisis, and why she likes working one-on-one with patients to improve their health.
![Social Studies Department Chair Paul Fitzpatrick, Alumni Speaker Leon Babcock ’15, and Social Studies Teacher and Baseball Co]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1544639167/northwestcatholic/iil2mtury7fyltbkucut/Babcock_web_SocialStudiesDepartmentChairPaulFitzpatrickAlumniSpeakerLeonBabcock15andSocialStudiesTeacherandBaseballCoachCoryCarlson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1544639167/northwestcatholic/iil2mtury7fyltbkucut/Babcock_web_SocialStudiesDepartmentChairPaulFitzpatrickAlumniSpeakerLeonBabcock15andSocialStudiesTeacherandBaseballCoachCoryCarlson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1544639167/northwestcatholic/iil2mtury7fyltbkucut/Babcock_web_SocialStudiesDepartmentChairPaulFitzpatrickAlumniSpeakerLeonBabcock15andSocialStudiesTeacherandBaseballCoachCoryCarlson.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1544639167/northwestcatholic/iil2mtury7fyltbkucut/Babcock_web_SocialStudiesDepartmentChairPaulFitzpatrickAlumniSpeakerLeonBabcock15andSocialStudiesTeacherandBaseballCoachCoryCarlson.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1544639167/northwestcatholic/iil2mtury7fyltbkucut/Babcock_web_SocialStudiesDepartmentChairPaulFitzpatrickAlumniSpeakerLeonBabcock15andSocialStudiesTeacherandBaseballCoachCoryCarlson.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1544639167/northwestcatholic/iil2mtury7fyltbkucut/Babcock_web_SocialStudiesDepartmentChairPaulFitzpatrickAlumniSpeakerLeonBabcock15andSocialStudiesTeacherandBaseballCoachCoryCarlson.jpg","width":2200}])
NWC Alumnus to UConn ROTC: Leon Babcock Shares Story with Students
Leon Babcock, a 2015 graduate of Northwest Catholic High School, returned to his alma mater this month to talk with seniors about his experiences in the University of Connecticut’s Air Force ROTC program.
![Sam Deveau '19 and Adam Gooley 03, Alumni LEADS Speaker.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1544117862/northwestcatholic/boioyc3mnijopm3zzfeo/AdamGooley.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1544117862/northwestcatholic/boioyc3mnijopm3zzfeo/AdamGooley.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1544117862/northwestcatholic/boioyc3mnijopm3zzfeo/AdamGooley.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1544117862/northwestcatholic/boioyc3mnijopm3zzfeo/AdamGooley.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1544117862/northwestcatholic/boioyc3mnijopm3zzfeo/AdamGooley.jpg","width":1512}])
Adam Gooley ’03 Tells Students What it's Like to Work in Corrections
Adam Gooley, a 2003 graduate of NWC, earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Justice and Law Administration. Today he is a Corrections Officer at the Hartford Correctional Center.
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Alumna in Politics Offers Smart, Fresh Perspective
Liz Stafford Kurantowicz '00 returned to her alma mater November 28 as a guest speaker in the school’s new Alumni LEADS program. Northwest Catholic was delighted to have Liz “home” for a visit and to illustrate for its burgeoning political scientists what a career in advocacy and service is all about.
ALUMNI WHO SERVE
NWC is proud of its alumni who have served in the armed forces. The School celebrates veterans every year with a special program on Veterans Day that illustrates our gratitude to those who have served and continue to serve all over the world.
Are you an NWC alum who has served and isn't on the list below. Please contact Jane Leary at jleary@nwcath.org so we can update our records.
Alumni Who Have Served
Sharon Bourgault Avery '76, Army
David Backhaus '08, Marines
James Bagnall '69*, Marines
Robert Bagnall '66, Marines
Steven Bagnall '76, Marines
Jason Barnett '02
Kelly Beman '96, Army
Patrick Bonner '05, Air Force
Michael Boratko '04, Army National Gaurd
Bill Bouffard '68, Air Force
Therese Schiffer Brehm '82, Army
James Brewer '77, Army
William Brimmer '67, Army
John Brown '74, Navy
Kenneth Cahill '65, Air Force
Martin Carmody '70, Army
Paul Carrier '85, Air Force
Kenneth Carpenter '65, Coast Guard
Douglas Carpenter '67, Coast Guard
Raul Castro '13, Army
Michael Critz '71, Navy
James Cullen '88, Coast Guard
Peter Curran '65, Army
Christopher Demanski '89, Marines
Daniel Diaz '06, Marines
Jason Diaz '98
A. James Dionizio '65, Navy
Justin Donnelly '83, Army
Guy Dube '66, Air Force
James Egan '73*, Navy
Ronald Ferri, Army (staff)
James Ficaro '74, Navy
Raymond Fitzgerald '84, Navy
Jeffrey Fusick '03, Navy
Christopher Gauthier '82, Army/Navy
Frank Genovese '65, Marines
David Gleason '76, Army
Robert Glynn '65, Coast Guard
Francis Gould*, Army
Randal Gurchin '73, Air Force
Thomas Hill '65*, Army
Katherine Stovall Jordan '82, Army
Kenneth Kammann '67*
Thomas Kerrigan '67, Air Force
John King '65, Army
Vincent Kraft '68, Navy
Kenneth Kudla '65, Army
Matthew Kudla '06, Navy
Allen Latham '65, Army
Albert Lavoie '65, Navy
Barry Lazlo '65, Navy
John Leary '65, Army
Wilder Leavitt '82, Air Force
Matthew Lecours '05, Army
Robert Leeds '73, Navy
Leonard Lefevre '66, USAF/Army
Paul Lefebvre '71, Marines
George Lescarbeau '66*, Army
Siegfried Lisischeff '89, Army National Gaurd
Jennifer Long '83, Army NG/Marines
James Malone '71, Navy
Tyler Marciano '91, Army
John Mastro '68, Army
Suzanne Matassa '77, Army
Joseph McAndrews '10
Peter McCarthy '76, Marines
Jesse McLain '14, Army
Michael Melluzzo '66*, Army
Bruce Morin '67, Air Force
Jay Motyl '71, Air Force
Gerard Mullane '77, Army
Stephen Mulligan '65, Army
Kelly Murray '83, Army
Neil Murray '77, Army
Robley Newton '70, Navy
Michael Nixon '01, Army
Francis, Pallotti '71, Navy
Jacob Pearsall '08, Army
Kenneth Pugh '65*, Army
Jeffrey Quinn '81, Army
Kerry Quinn '83, Marines
Luke Ralston, Army/Marines (staff)
Mary Randall '72, Navy
Jahmal Reyes-Dawes '05, Marines
Shirley Marquis Richardson '93, Navy
Evelyn Roman '89, Navy
Eileen Conlon Scott '76, Air Force
William Shages '65, Merchant Marines
John Shukie, Marines (staff)
Joshua Sider '03, Army
Amberlie Silva '03
Robert Slusarz '67, Air Force
Alex Sonski '74, Army
Lisa Stewart '81, Army
Colby Thresher, Army (staff)
Rupert Townsend '78*, Army
John Tully '68*, Navy
John Tytla '72, Army
Ronald Urban '71, Army
Paul Warner '72, Air Force
NWC Celebrates Veterans Day
Our next Veterans Day celebration will be held Monday, November 12 at 10am. If you'd like to join us, please contact Jane Leary at jleary@nwcath.org or Patricia Walsh at pwalsh@nwcath.org.
2018 Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame
Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame
- What is the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame?
- 2005 Inductees
- 2006 Inductees
- 2007 Inductees
- 2008 Inductees
- 2010 Inductees
- 2009 Inductees
- 2011 Inductees
- 2012 Inductees
- 2013 Inductees
- 2014 Inductees
- 2015 Inductees
- 2016 Inductees
- 2017 Inductees
- 2018 Inductees
What is the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame?
The NWC Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame honors alumni who exhibited exceptional athletic achievements as well as anyone who has made an outstanding contribution to NWC athletics in any other capacity. Every year the School hosts a ceremony where these legends in NWC athletic history are inducted. The inductees from each celebration are listed below.
