J.A. Panuska, S.J.College of Professional Studies

McGurrin Hall

A new University of Scranton building that houses the J.A. Panuska, S.J. College of Professional Studies has been named McGurrin Hall in memory of Mary Eileen Patricia McGurrin, a Clarks Summit resident who died of cancer in 1995 at the age of 39.

The announcement by the Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., University President, also acknowledged the generosity of Mary Eileen’s uncle, Bernard V. Hyland, M.D., whose love for his niece led him to make a magnificent gift to the Campaign for Scranton that helped finance the
building.

The daughter of Kathleen Hyland McGurrin of Clarks Summit and the late John F. McGurrin Sr., Miss McGurrin was an honors student at Abington Heights High School, where she was elected to the National Honor Society. Following high school graduation, she received her bachelor and master’s degrees in nursing from Thomas Jefferson College of Allied Health Sciences in Philadelphia.

A member of the American Nurses Association, she was a registered nurse who served on the staff of Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia following completion of her training. She was an active member of the parish of Our Lady of the Snows in Clarks Summit.

In additition to her mother, she is survived by her two triplet brothers, Dr. John F. McGurrin of Clarks Summit and Dr. Mark A. McGurrin of Waverly; another brother, Dr. Timothy P. McGurrin of Waverly, and a sister, Maureen K. O’Hara, a registered nurse who resides in Scranton.

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