Diocesan Board of Education honors 25-year educators and retiring principals

At the Diocesan Board of Education Dinner on May 18 at DeSales University Center, Center Valley, the board honored 25-year educators and retiring principals.

Dr. Philip Fromuth, diocesan superintendent for Catholic education, greets guests at the Diocesan Board of Education Dinner May 18 at DeSales University Center, Center Valley. The board honored 25-year educators and retiring principals at the dinner, (Photos by John Simitz)

Gathering at the dinner are, from left: Philip Fromuth; John Petruzzelli, retiring principal of Bethlehem Catholic High School (Becahi); Dr. Joanne Lofaso, retiring principal of St. Michael the Archangel School, Bethlehem-Coopersburg; Jody Myers, retiring principal of St. Joseph the Worker School, Orefield; Dr. Gerald Joyce, chair of the diocesan board of education; and Msgr. Alfred Schlert, diocesan administrator. Not pictured is Karen Gabryluk, retiring principal of Sacred Heart School, Bath; and Sisters,

Enjoying the event are, from left: Philip Fromuth; John Bakey, diocesan chancellor for Catholic education; Susan Teskey, teacher at LaSalle Academy, Shillington, honored for 25 years of service; Mary Deemer, office manager of John Paul II Center for Special Learning, Shillington, honored for 25 years of service; Mary Hiestand, teacher at St. John Vianney Regional School, Allentown, honored for 25 years of service; Patricia Tarquinio, principal of Immaculate Conception Academy, Douglassville, honored for 25

Father Mark Searles, chaplain of Allentown Central Catholic High School (ACCHS) and member of the board, chats with James MacDougall, vice chair of the board.