Patricia O'Donnell:
CLASS OF 1981
Haverford High SchoolClass of 1981
Havertown, PA
Northampton Area Junior High SchoolClass of 1992
Northampton, PA
Villanova UniversityClass of 1986
Villanova, PA
St. Denis SchoolClass of 1977
Havertown, PA
St. Denis SchoolClass of 1977
Havertown, PA
Patricia's Story
I got my BS in Biology from Villanova University where I ran varsity track and cross country. I got married to a guy I met at VU. Then I went to Kutztown University to get certified to teach Science courses. I also ran on the x-c and track teams where I was one of the team captains on both teams. Since I moved up to the Lehigh valley for my husband's job and waited to go to medical/grad school, I taught sciences on the HS/MS level and later at the College level. While teaching at Kutztown U,I taught science education courses as well as intro to education classes. I was coaching cross country and track at Lehigh University as the head woman's coach where we won the first ever Patriot league championship. I got my masters at Lehigh and started my doctorate all while teaching,coaching,and taking care of my husband and golden retrieve,O'Shea,as well as our home. I later sustain...Expand for more
ed a traumatic head injury when I was finishing coaching indoor track for the evening. I was hit across the face/head with a men's lacross ball and was out of commission for a while. My husband and I were divorced as a result of my injuries. I am now back at Lehigh finishing my doctorate and hope to be back teaching in college again very soon. I would love for us to have another HS or college track and cross country reunion again. Oh, I now have a great black lab too!!I enjoy training him as a service dog and taking him out to do demonstrations about what service dogs can do for people with physical challenges. I also am back enjoying travel as well as learning in graduate school again. I Hope to reconnect with some old friends and I can be found in bethlehem or fountain Hill as I have been here for too many years now. I do go back to good old Havertown to visit my family.
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