C. Vivian Stringer, of Princeton, NJ, learned a valuable lesson from her parents growing up in northwestern Pennsylvania:

Eva Tansky Blum, of Pittsburgh, is the Senior Vice President, Director of Community affairs, and chair and President of the PNC foundation, where she makes a significant impact improving the lives of children, their families, and ultimately, their communities. Blum directs the company

Jacqueline Collins Morby, of Pittsburgh, is an innovator in the worlds of business and philanthropy. In 1988 Morby moved to Pittsburgh to open an office for TA Associates, a Boston-based private equity firm. In 2004 Morby co-founded the Cure Alzheimer

Judith Shapiro, of Rosemont, PA and New York City, is a distinguished scholar and academician. Shapiro is a cultural anthropologist who served as President of Barnard College from 1994 to 2008. Prior to that, she was on the faculty of the University of Chicago and Bryn Mawr, where she became the ...

Judith Joy Ross, of Hazelton, PA, is an internationally exhibited photographer known for her penetrating portraits of persons from all walks of life. Her most famous work to date is a collection of portraits, called Portraits of the Hazleton Public Schools. The volume focuses on one of Ross

Juliet Goodfriend, of Penn Valley, PA, is the retired founder and President of Strategic Marketing Corporation, a global custom marketing research and consulting firm to the pharmaceutical industry. She created, and is president of Bryn Mawr Film Institute, the restored historic movie theater and...

Toi Derricotte, of Pittsburgh, is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh, and has published four books of poems, including Tender, winner of the prestigious Paterson Poetry Prize, and a memoir The Black Notebooks, which received The Anisfield-Wolf Award and was a...

Veronica (Ronne) Zasadni Froman, born in Uniontown, PA, currently resides in San Diego, CA. A graduate of Seton Hill University, she served in the United States Navy for 31 years and was in charge of naval bases and stations around the world. Froman retired from the Navy in 2001 with the rank of ...