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<p>DALLAS TWP. &#8211; Misericordia University&#8217;s Trustee Associates Gala on Saturday night brought over 300 people to the Beaumont Inn as a show of support for the school as it launches its &#8220;Now for Tomorrow&#8221; campaign.</p><p>The effort is the largest campaign in the university&#8217;s history, and it will help build a new $35 million science center.</p><p>&#8220;The project will mean a new wing and renovation of our old science building,&#8221; said Anthony Serino, professor of biology and liaison for the project. &#8220;Our current science building was built in the 1950s and has lost its structural integrity. The new building will be state of the art.&#8221;</p><p>The science center will be named for Frank M. and Dorothea Henry, longtime benefactors of the university and supporters of education.</p><p>Frank Henry, who died in June, was the CEO of the Martz Group in Wilkes-Barre for decades. His grandfather founded the company.</p><p>Henry, for whom the science building will be named, and John C. Metz were also honored with the university&#8217;s Founders Medal on Saturday.</p><p>Metz said that his friendship with Frank made the medal even more special.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s especially significant that I&#8217;m receiving this honor alongside my best friend Frank Henry,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s hard, though. I miss him.&#8221;</p><p>Metz served as a member of Misericordia&#8217;s board of trustees for over 30 years, retiring in June. He was lauded by University President Thomas Botzman for supporting the remodeling and renovation of the university&#8217;s dining hall and the addition of a caf&#233; in Insalaco Hall.</p><p>Metz, executive chairman of Metz Culinary Management in Dallas, has also been honored by other community-based organizations, including receipt of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizens Award in 2014.</p><p>Botzman said Henry had applied a transformative approach to both business and philanthropic efforts, referencing the Frank M. &amp; Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, which has assisted cancer patients and their families since 1992.</p><p>Also at the event were student researchers eager to share information and reinforce the benefits of upgraded science facilities.</p><p>Junior Kyra Grzymski recently did a research project involving green tea and its impact on metabolism and hopes to do more research on the topic in the upcoming year.</p><p>Grzymski said she looks forward to the university increasing opportunities for student research in its new, larger building. &#8203;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Misericordia University kicked off its &#8216;Now for Tomorrow&#8217; campaign at the Trustee Associates Gala on Saturday evening. Shown is Sandy Insalaco, co-chair of the campaign, as he chats with Barbara Samuel, of the university. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Misericordia University kicked off its &#8216;Now for Tomorrow&#8217; campaign at the Trustee Associates Gala on Saturday evening. Shown is Sandy Insalaco, co-chair of the campaign, as he chats with Barbara Samuel, of the university. </caption0><photoCredit0>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Dr. Charles Saladino, of the Chemisty/Biochemistry Department at Misericordia University, talks with Kyra Grzymski, a Misericordia student from Shavertown. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Dr. Charles Saladino, of the Chemisty/Biochemistry Department at Misericordia University, talks with Kyra Grzymski, a Misericordia student from Shavertown. </caption1><photoCredit1>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Misericordia graduate Mary Erwin is the 2018 co-chair of the university&#8217;s &#8216;Now for Tomorrow&#8217; campaign, a $35 million fundraiser to support the new Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Science Center as well as money for the Annual Fund and additional scholarships. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-4.jpg</photo2><caption2>Misericordia graduate Mary Erwin is the 2018 co-chair of the university&#8217;s &#8216;Now for Tomorrow&#8217; campaign, a $35 million fundraiser to support the new Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Science Center as well as money for the Annual Fund and additional scholarships. </caption2><photoCredit2>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Catherine Boyle, Mountain Top, gladly holds husband Byran&#8217;s beverage while he snaps a photo of the ice sculpture in the form of a microscope at Misericordia University&#8217;s Trustee Associates Gala at the Beaumont Inn in Dallas Township. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-5.jpg</photo3><caption3>Catherine Boyle, Mountain Top, gladly holds husband Byran&#8217;s beverage while he snaps a photo of the ice sculpture in the form of a microscope at Misericordia University&#8217;s Trustee Associates Gala at the Beaumont Inn in Dallas Township. </caption3><photoCredit3>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">John C. Metz, center, along with wife Mary speak to Phil Johnson, of M&amp;T Bank, during Misericordia University&#8217;s Trustee Associates Gala at the Beaumont Inn in Dallas Township on Saturday. Mr. Metz was honored with the Founders Medal along with the late Frank M. Henry. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_Misericordia-Gala-1.jpg</photo4><caption4>John C. Metz, center, along with wife Mary speak to Phil Johnson, of M&amp;T Bank, during Misericordia University&#8217;s Trustee Associates Gala at the Beaumont Inn in Dallas Township on Saturday. Mr. Metz was honored with the Founders Medal along with the late Frank M. Henry. </caption4><photoCredit4>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Misericordia honors Henry, Metz</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Geri Gibbons</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Misericordia begins drive for new science center; Henry and Metz honored