Alumni News | St. Bonaventure University

Professor and Bonnies tennis founder Dr. Pat Panzarella remembered

Oct 24, 2025 | The St. Bonaventure University community is mourning the passing of Dr. Pat Panzarella, longtime professor of English at St. Bonaventure, who passed away Sunday (Oct. 19, 2025) following open-heart surgery. Pat was 84.

Kearns Global Business Forum to focus on challenging job market

Oct 09, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University alumnus and global businessman Dick Kearns, ’72, returns to his alma mater in October, bringing along a panel of international business executives for the 12th annual Kearns Global Business Forum.

St. Bonaventure welcomes four members to Board of Trustees

Sep 29, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University welcomed four new members to its Board of Trustees on Friday during its annual fall meeting on campus.

Beyond the stats: the human impact of the RAM clinic

Sep 17, 2025 | Jim Mahar, BonaResponds founder and longtime champion of service, captures moments from the RAM clinic and what they reveal about the power of community.

Quick Center marks 30th season with BPO, gallery debuts

Sep 01, 2025 | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University will celebrate its 30th anniversary by opening both its performance and exhibition seasons with a vibrant day of music and art on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Celebrating the ‘Canticle of the Creatures’

Aug 21, 2025 | A number of St. Bonaventure alumni and individuals affiliated with Bona’s past and present attended the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities (AFCU) Symposium June 4-7 at Viterbo University in celebration of the 800th anniversary of the “Canticle of the Creatures.”

Telford, McNeece to be honored as SBU's Alumni of the Year

Jun 02, 2025 | Mary Jane “M.J.” Telford, Class of 1975, and Bill “Willie” McNeece, Class of 1965, will be honored with the William P. “Stax” McCarthy Alumnus of the Year Award Saturday evening at the 2025 Reunion Celebration at Reilly Center Arena.

Online auction to benefit SBU’s endowment

May 30, 2025 | A trip to see the Bonnies play this Thanksgiving in Florida. A Franciscan pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome. A stadium suite for 14 at a Buffalo Bills home game this fall. A luxury condo and three days of golf for a foursome at Pinehurst.

SBU announces Carney Endowed Chair

May 22, 2025 | Honoring her life’s work as a beloved teacher, renowned scholar and transformative college president, St. Bonaventure University has established the Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., ’86, Endowed Chair in Theology and Franciscan Studies, marking only the second endowed chair in the university’s 167-year history.

Alami, Kidambi recognized as 2025 Ideal Bonaventure Students

May 18, 2025 | Anas Alami, a Business Management major from Brooklyn, New York, and Aahana Kidambi, a Biology major with a Psychology minor from Frederick, Maryland, have been named Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 2025.