Spotlighting our alumni. ReMeMBeR when? CeC walK-a-thon, MaY 1975
winning on the PoweR PlaY
‘ ’ The power play burger at the ale n angus pub proved a big hit with fans of the syracuse crunch hockey team – and an even bigger hit with judges when the new york beef industry council
“ The mel brooks classic Blazing Saddles came out in 1974. so when three mercyhurst students set out on a really long walk the following spring, it was probably inevitable that the Merciad account would be titled blazing feet. ” ’ The overheated feet belonged to Bob Dubik ‘78 , Mike Carrig ‘79 and Joe Pacinelli ‘78 , students in the cadet Teaching program and members of the council for exceptional children (cec). To help fll the clubs cofers and provide scholarships, the trio decided to walk from erie to meadville and back.
’ sought out new york state s best burger.
- manager, to accountant, to cook. he says his mercyhurst education prepared him for all those roles, providing solid background in business and management techniques, food and beverage pricing, labor and food costs, working with the public, and day-to day running of the facility. matt launched the power play burger – an 8-ounce angus patty topped with 3 ounces of thinly sliced prime rib and american cheese – by giving away coupons at crunch games. fueled in part by the popular sandwich, matt says he s seen his sales soar. he also credits his use of high quality beef and fresh produce and bread from local suppliers, ’ ’ his large selection of beers, and his focus on friendly customer service for the restaurant s continuing growth. matt and his wife, amanda, have two sons, 4-year old eli and 3-year old seth, and a bulldog named schmitty. in his spare time, he enjoys golf, snowmobiling and lacrosse. - - The burger, created by pub owner/manager Matt Beach ’03 , just captured its second straight state title. matt will return to las Vegas in november to take another crack at the world food championships after fnishing 12th out of 50 contestants in 2012. when matt fnished the hospitality program at mercyhurst and went to work for the bob evans restaurant chain, he already knew he wanted to start his own business within fve years. he opened his traditional american pub in downtown syracuse (not far from the home arena of the american hockey league crunch) in 2005. he wears a variety of hats at the pub, from human resources manager to food and beverage on the web: worldfoodchampionships.com and alenanguspub.com
Teresa Fiumara Dubik ‘75 and Bob Dubik ‘78
“ The student paper reported, bob explained the situation. when they started out, they set a pace for themselves of 10 minutes of running and 10 minutes of walking. The pace degenerated to 10 minutes of running and 20 minutes of walking. by the time they reached ashtabula, they were walking steadily (?). There s no byline on the story, but bob says the author was Teresa Fiumara ’75 – whos now his wife. ” ’ ’ ’ Though Joe developed knee problems and couldn t fnish the walk, bob and mike left early the next morning to make the return trip. a cheering crowd met them at the mercyhurst gates around 9 p.m. having run a couple of marathons now, i know the whole thing was kind of foolish, bob laughs. it was like running back-to-back marathons. he also notes they ignored advice from some of their friends in roTc and walked in sneakers instead of combat boots. “ ” “ ” others had already walked that walk, though, so they upped the ante and hiked to ashtabula, ohio – a roundtrip of well over 80 miles. They headed west from mercyhurst at about 5 a.m. on friday, may 9, and reached ashtabula that evening. according to the Merciad , they then called a cab to take them out to dinner. pledges from students, faculty and neighboring businesses raised some $850, according to the Merciad . bob says the money created the brian mchugh scholarship fund to honor the cec advisor and long-time special education professor at mercyhurst. for several years, the fund provided $100 scholarships to help special ed majors pay for their books. bob, capping of a long career in teaching and administration, has been superintendent of the cazenovia central school district near syracuse, n.y., for the past decade. he plans to retire at the end of the 2013-2014 year. he and Teresa have two children: coy and cole. he serves on the board of directors of the mercyhurst university alumni association.
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