The son of a U.S. diplomat, Daniel Acon ’80 met famous people growing up, including George H.W. Bush and Henry Kissinger. “It trained me to be at ease around anyone,” he says. This has served him well in a film career that has involved working with top directors such as Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese…
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Gerald “Jerry” Buccino ’63 was in his sophomore year of high school when he marched into the vice principal’s office and requested an appointment. It wasn’t something students normally did, but Buccino had important business to discuss. Every Friday night, his school held a dance with live music, and every week, the administrators booked a…
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Fifty years ago, on a bright morning in early June, Elaine Lardieri stood on Seton Hall’s commencement stage and addressed the Class of 1969 and their families. It was a landmark moment for her, of course, but also for the University at large: after 113 years in existence, the school had its first female valedictorian.…
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I will never forget my first day as a Seton Hall student. I arrived on campus eager to learn about my University and to experience life as a Setonian. On that day, the University family embraced me as one of its own. And in time, I learned to stand on the strength of that family…
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John J. Petillo, ‘69/M.A. ‘71, Ph.D., served as the University’s first chancellor from 1983 through 1989. He was only 36 when appointed, and over the course of his six years in the post he was at the forefront of what became known as the “Seton Hall Renaissance,” which included a large number of building projects…
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Joe and Martha Andreski have lived in eight states across the U.S. But their enduring connection to the place they grew up and to Seton Hall led them to fund a new student scholarship.
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Glenn Hartrick, M.B.A. ’06 continues to rack up success as an endurance athlete, after surviving a devastating accident.
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In the Spring 2018 issue of Seton Hall magazine, we wrote about a number of priests with Seton Hall connections who had served as military chaplains. After asking readers to send us the names of others who had served in this important role, we received a number of emails and calls.
Here are details…
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T. Morgan Dixon, M.A. ’07 is on a quest to transform the health of African-American women—by inspiring them to walk together.
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Daniel Piatek ’17 received a science grant to explore how cold plasmas may help accelerate plant growth and ultimately improve food supply.
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