98 Matthew Cosgrove is the product support manager (PSM) for the Naval aircraft P-8 Poseidon and P-3 Orion among other commodities provided by PMA-290, the Navy’s Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Program Office. He was recently awarded the 2022 SECDEF PSM of the Year Award. Matthew was selected for his logistics and sustainment support for three Type/Model/Series (TMS) aircraft — the P-3C Orion, EP-3 Aries II, and P-8A Poseidon, including Foreign Military Sales fleets for 16 international partners and a variety of sensor packages. Matthew led his team to achieve significant accomplishments in 2021. That year, the Fleet achieved a 98 percent mission completion rate, an 86 percent improvement in Full Mission Capable, and a 109 percent improvement in Mission Capable (MC) aircraft under his supervision. These improvements exceeded Commander Naval Air Forces Air Boss’ defined aircraft MC requirements for all three TMS aircraft. His innovative spirit and teaming approach prototyped and implemented multiple data analytical tools to enhance enterprise readiness and led the Naval Sustainment System-Aviation transition to a government-led sustainment program baseline. Matthew is an active member of his community, where he spends countless hours coaching high school youth to compete on and off the field. He and his family enjoy traveling, outdoor activities, and cheering on their favorite Philadelphia sports teams. Sue Patterson was named the inaugural diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) director at Penn State Altoona. As director of DEIB, she will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of successful policies, practices, programs, and initiatives that strengthen and support a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus climate for all members and guests of Penn State Altoona. Sue earned her master of arts degree from Lancaster Theological Seminary. Her background in human services allows her to work within the areas of hospice, mental health, drugs and alcohol, education, and with members of the homeless and the faith communities. Hired in 2018 as Penn State Altoona’s assistant coordinator for student diversity and inclusion programming, in 2019, she became the department’s full-time director. Sue will continue to serve as the diversity representative for Penn State Altoona within the NCAA as part of the college’s participation in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. 99 Darren Hengst finished his tenth year as the performing arts director at The Haverford School, an independent boys school outside of Philadelphia, Pa. He recently won the 2023 “Theatre Educator of the Year” award from the Philadelphia Independence Awards. He was featured in Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” at The Arden Theatre in Philadelphia this past fall. Hengst accepting the Philadelphia Independence Award for 2023 Theatre Educator of the Year Lycoming alumni and current Lycoming students came together for the Father Judge/Haverford ALS basketball game in Philadelphia, Pa. Included are Braedon Hart ’26, John Scanlan ’01, Tim Hart ’99, Bernie Rogers ’25, Brian Bond ’04, Lindsay (Guiles) Scanlan ’03, Deanna (Andreoli) Bond ’02, and Chris Roantree ’03. 03 Amanda (Majetsky) Yaari and Adam Palmer Yaari welcomed the birth of their son, Avery Ulysses Palmer, on May 21, 2023. At 8 lbs. 7 oz. and 20.5 inches, Avery joined big sisters, Madeleine Grace (4 ½ years) and Caroline Elizabeth Anne (2 years). 05 On May 7, 2023, LTC William Beckenstein assumed command of the 340th Military Police Battalion. The 340th MP BN consists of more than 500 soldiers and is headquartered in Ashley, Pa. The Battalion’s companies are located in Ashley and Horsham, Pa., and Orangeburg, N.Y. He earned his commission in the United States Army Reserve through the Army ROTC Program (Bison Battalion) at Lycoming College. 07 On Feb. 8, 2023, Nicholas Nastasi was approved as the new middle/high school principal for Greenwood School District in Millerstown, Pa. Previously, Nicholas held the positions of athletic director/ instructional coach (2022-23) as well as middle school English teacher (2014-22) and varsity assistant baseball coach (2014-20) for the Greenwood School District. Before that, he served as a middle school language arts teacher and J.V. baseball coach for West Perry School District in Elliottsburg, Pa. (2007-14). 08 Amilcar Guzman has been selected as a 2024 Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) fellow at the University of Chicago Center for Effective Government (CEG) at the Harris School of Public Policy. He joins a class of 29 of the area’s most promising government and nonprofit leaders. The 2024 cohort, which includes 15 fellows from nonprofit organizations, eight from City of Chicago government and seven from Cook County government, joins a program that fuels an exchange of ideas across Chicago and Cook County that improve practices and civic outcomes while spurring greater collaboration and innovation across their institutions. Greenwood High School Commencement, June 2023 Katherine (Rupprecht) Angst and her husband, Ryan, welcomed their second child on July 27, 2023. Riley Patrick was born in Bethlehem, Pa., and joins big sister, Aubree Marie. 31 www.lycoming.edu
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