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1ST
CONTENTS
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Spring
2013
FEATURES
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The
Campaign for Marist
More than 14,000 donors participated in
The
Campaign for Marist,
the College's
first comprehensive
fundraising campaign, which concluded successfully
on Dec. 31, 2012, after exceeding its $150 million goal.
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Top
Scholars:
Marist Students Win
Nation's Most Prestigious Awards
Prestigious, nationally competitive scholarships
help fund a student's research interest or studies
abroad. They also provide a valuable self search
process and foster mutual cultural awareness
between people of the U.S. and other countries.
Marist is dedicated to helping students
develop the intellect and character required
for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in
the global community of the 21st century.
Marist
magazine is published
by the
Office of College Advancement at Marist College
for alumni and friends of the College.
Vice President for College Advancement:
Christopher De/Giorno '88
Chief Public Affairs Officer:
Greg Cannon
Editor:
Leslie Bates
Executive Director of Alumni Relations:
Amy Coppola Woods
'97
Alumni News Coordinator:
Donna Watts
Art Director:
Richard Deon
Photos on cover:
Nicole Rodgers by foe Schildhorn/
BFAnyc.com; Matthew Ruis, Devin Lamar, Heather
Ayvazian, and Philip Lopez by Al Nowak/On
location; others courtesy of Alirio Gonzalez, Jocelyn
Espinal, and Kristen and Allison O'Brien.
Marist College
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MAAC Winners Again
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Red Fox Roundup
Jeff Bower is named men's basketball coach;
women's basketball wins its 9th MAAC
title; and women's swimming and diving
captures its 14th MAAC championship.
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Marist Drive
What's happening on campus
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Alumni News
&
Notes
Updates on Maristgraduates
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Philanthropy
An endowment established by Betty and
Charlie Conklin initiates and expands
programs that enrich the spiritual, liturgical,
and leadership experiences of students.
Philip Lopez
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will teach
English in
Vietnam on
a Fulbright
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NEWS
&
Crew
team
members examine
their
find.
Marist's
BHOC
{Big
Head
on Campus)
D
URING AN APRIL PRACTICE,
the men's
crew
team
discovered a giant foam
and
fiberglass
head
floating
on the Hudson.
After
coach Matt Lavin and the team towed
it
in
to keep it
from
obstructing boaters,
the
head
quickly
became
a source of fasci-
nation
on campus and around the world,
as people speculated on its origins. Did it
come from a Mardi Gras
float,
a theatre
production, a
department
store window
display?
Theories
are many, but a definitive
answer remains elusive. Meanwhile, the
head
became
a celebrity as students flocked
to
the riverfront to
have
their pictures taken
with it, and
more
than
1,000
media outlets,
including New York City
TV
stations and
newspapers in England and Italy, carried
news
of what some, in
keeping
with the
spirit of
the
crew team
that
discovered it,
have dubbed
"The
Head
of the
Hudson."
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MARIST
MAGAZINE
N O T E S
FROM
T H E CAMPUS
Mariist
is Recognized
by
Computerworld
F
OR TIHE THIRD TIME IN SIX
MONTHS,
Marist
has been recognized
for
excellence
in
technology
leadership
and
application by
Computerworld, the indus-
try-leading news source.
Most recently,
the
College was named
a
2013
Computerworld
Honors Laureate
in
the
category of emerging technology. The
annual award program honors visionary
applications of
information
technology
promoting positive social, economic, and
educational change.
"content mastery" (receiving
a
grade of C
or greater) levels among
those
students in
courses
that
received interventions.
Marist
was also named
a
2013
Computerworld
Honors Laureate in
the category of "world-good," honoring
organizations for the
design
and develop-
ment of
technologies that
have supported
social good.
The
College was recognized
for its work with
the
World Community
Grid project. Marist was the first college
or university
in the
United States to
join
The
latest
award recognizes
the work of a
team
led
by
Senior
Academic Technology
Officer
Josh
Baron in
developing
the Open
Academic Analytics
Initiative
(OAAI), an open-source system
that
usei;
predictive analytics to
identify
:students
who may be at
risk
of failing a course and then
guide
tea.cher intervention
strate-
gies.
Senior Academic
Technology
Officer Josh
World Community Grid (WCG),
which uses
idle
computer
process-
ing power
to support
research
for
humanitarian
and sustainability
initiatives.
It is
the
largest
college
or university contributor to
the
program,
having participated in
all
20
WCG projects and earning
a "sapphire
badge"-the
high-
est rank-for each one. "The idle
processing power
that Marist
contributes to the various World
Community
Grid projects is
benefiting
the
scientific research
teams
behind
these
projects,"
says
Marist Client Technology Manager
Dave
Hughes,
who
oversees
the
College's participation. "These
research teams are
benefiting
all
of humanity."
Baron
Witlh a
$250,000
Next
Generation Learning Challenges
grant, funded primarily through
the Bill & Melinda
Gates
Foundation, Baron and his
team
at Maris:t led a
diverse
group of
academic and commercial part-
ners,
induding
the College of
the Redwood, Cerritos College,
Savannah State University, North
Carolina A&T State University,
and rSmart
in developing
and
testing the system.
Key
Marist
team
members
included Dr. Eitel
J.M. Lauria, associate
professor
of information systems; Dr. Erik
Moody, assistant professor of psy-
chology; and Sandeep Jayaprakash,
former learning analytics special-
ist.
Vice
President
of Information
Technology and
CIO Bill
Thirsk
Client Technology
Manager
Dave
Hughes
All told, Marist has contrib-
uted
more than
11,000
years of
computing time
to
WCG and
has
returned
more than
22
million
results to research teams. WCG
projects that Marist has contrib-
uted to include finding a cure and/
or
drug
treatments for muscular
dystrophy, AIDS/HIV, dengue,
hepatitis C, West Nile, yellow
fever,
Baron's
team
developed
the
first
completely open-source "academic early
alert" system which allows
instructors
to
identify
students at the start of a course
who are at risk to not complete
it
and then
deploy
interventions
to
help
the student
succeed .. Research findings
have
been very
encouraging, showing statistically signifi-
cant
imJPr0vements in
course grades and
leishmaniasis,
schistosomiasis, and malaria.
Last year, Marist Vice President and CIO
Bill Thirsk was named a
Computerworld
Premier
100
IT Leader.
The Premier
100
program
was created in
2000
to
spotlight
individuals in
companies and organizations
worldwide who
have had
a positive
impact
on their organizations through technol-
ogy.
Thirsk is
one of only
1,400
CIOs to
be
awarded the honor.
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State Awards
Marist
$3 Million
for NYS
Cloud
(omputing
and Analytics
Center
N
EW
YORK
STATE HAS
AWARDED
MA RIST COLLE.GE
a $3 million grant to
establish
the
New York State Cloud Computing and Analytics
Center
at
Marist College.
New York State Gov.
Andrew
Cuomo announced the grant on Dec. 19, 2012,
through Round Two of
his
Regional Economic Development initiative.
The grant
is
part of a $92.8 million
package
of funding for 84 projects in the
Mid-Hudson Valley that will come to
the
region through its
designation
as one
of three Best Plan Awardees
in the
ten-region competition.
The Cloud Computing and Analytics Center will greatly expand the College's
role
as a driver of economic development in
the
area and across the state by
providing IT services to new and growing
businesses, including hardware,
soft-
ware, training, and consulting.
It
will work with companies on early-stage IT
projects with the goal of developing and testing ways
to
deploy commercial
cloud
computing environments. The center will also
provide
education and training,
through
the
cloud, in
analytics and cloud computing, as well as other critical areas.
"Marist and
IBM
will
both
commit significant resources to this project,
but
the
state
funding is a great validation of our plan," says President Dennis
J. Murray.
"We
look forward
to
working with New Yo,rk state, IBM, and other
partners to
make this one of
the
premier centers of its type in the world and, in
doing so, aid economic development efforts here in the Mid-Hudson Valley and
across the state. I'd
like to thank
Governor Cuomo for
his
support and assure
him
that we will do everything
in
our power to
keep
New York a great place to
live,
learn, and work."
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A new academic building is taking shape at the heart of the IVlarist campus.
Campus
Construction
Co1ntinues
C
ONSTRUCTION
of Marist's new multipurpose academic building and major
renovation of
its
Student Center are on schedule for an August 2013 opening.
Stone masonry is well
underway,
says
Physical
Plant Director Justin Butwell.
HVAC ductwork,
plumbing, electrical work, and wall framing
is
progressing
on all floors. Additional
demolition throughout the
Student Center continues.
The project,
located
in
the heart
of the Marist College campus, will be
home
to the music program and will
provide
a variety of
rehearsal
and
recital
space.
Work on the Student Center includes a transformation of
the dining
hall into a
grand space with a vaulted ceiling and increased seating capacity.
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U.S.
News
Ranks
Two
Marist
Online
Degree
Programs
in Top
20
T
wo MARIST COLLEGE
ONLINE DEGREE
PRO-
GRAMS-the Master ofBusiness Administration
and
the
BA/BS in liberal studies-have
once again
been ranked among
the
top 20
in
U.S. News
&
World
Report's
"Best Online Education Programs." Both
programs appeared on their
respective
Honor
Rolls
for
top
online programs when
U.S. News
debuted its
online
rankings
last year,
before moving this
year
to
numerical rankings.
For 2013, Marist's MBA is ranked 13th out of 197
programs
listed, and the BA/BS in liberal studies is
ranked nth out of 213 programs listed.
To devise
its
lists,
U.S. News
considered admis-
sions selectivity, faculty credentials and training,
student services and technology, and teaching
prac-
tices and student engagement. Complete rankings are
available at www.usnews.com/online-education.
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National
Band
Fraternity
Honors
Marist
Chapter
M
ARIST's KAPPA
UPSILON
CHAPTER
of Kappa
Kappa Psi, the national
honorary band
fra-
ternity, has
been
named
a 2011-2013 Kappa Kappa
Psi
Chapter
Leadership
Award
recipient.
The
award recognizes that over the
past
two
years Marist
has made
outstanding contributions to
its
band programs and maintained an extraordinary
level
of
commitment to
the
purposes and values of
Kappa Kappa Psi,
meeting
the fraternity's challenge
to "Strive for the
Highest."
Kappa Kappa Psi
has
315
chapters
nationwide.
Last year,
the
Marist chapter was chosen as the most
outstanding chapter in the Northeast District, win-
ning the A. Frank Martin
Award. This
new
honor
takes the program one step
further, placing
the
College's chapter among
the
top "Sweet Fifteen"
chapters in the country.
"The national standing of Kappa Kappa Psi
chapters has always
provided
a fine barometer of
the health
and well-being of each chapter's
band
program,"
says Art
Himmelberger,
Marist
Band
director
and Music Department head, "and this
award certainly adds to our reputation of having
one of the
nation's
finest such programs at any college
or
university."
Marist's Kappa
Upsilon chapter will present
its
work
this
summer at
the
fraternity's National
Convention
in Springfield, MA, and is eligible for the
William Scroggs Founder's Trophy, which is awarded
to the outstanding chapter in
the nation.
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Trying
Out College
F
OR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS,
Marist has been offering motivated high school
juniors and seniors an opportunity to live on campus for two weeks in July.
Marist's Summer
Pre-College
gives high school students a jump-start on the
college experience while earning
three
college credits and meeting other students
from
around
the
world.
Students can choose fields ranging from business and game design
to
theatre,
criminal justice, and
more.
This select group will get hands-on classroom experi-
ence from Marist faculty, live in residence halls, and eat in
the
campus dining
hall,
giving them a
true
sense of the Marist College lifestyle.
In
the
summer of
2006,
the Pre-College program
began
by offering one course
in
business. Now
11
different courses are offered in New York, and most recently
the
[Program has expanded to Marist's Florence,
Italy,
campus, giving students
the
opportunity
to study
fashion, studio art, or interior design
in
one of the most
culturally rich cities in the world.
I
For
more information,
visit
www.marist.edu/precollege
"We started with
just
20
students
participating
in the
summer business
institute,"
says
Brian Apfel,
director
of
Pre-College enrollment. "Now with almost
15
different programs
spreading across
both of our campuses, over
250
high school students get
to
experience college life.
The
level of
personal and academic growth that we witness during such a short
period
of time is
outstanding."
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Studlents
in
the Pre-College program
in
Florence, Italy,
visit nearby
Pisa.
Prominent
Philanthropist
Lamontagne
is First
Paul Newman
Senior
Fellow
in Philanthropy
at Marist
R
AYMOND A. LAMONTAGNE,
a philan-
thropist and retired financier, will
continue his work as the first Paul Newman
Senior Fellow in Philanthropy at Marist
College, thanks to continued support from
the Newman's Own foundation and Marist.
Since being named to the post last
year, Lamontagne has met with hundreds
of Marist students - including Emerging
Leaders Program participants, student
athletes, and others
-
to discuss current
issues in philanthropy and service. He has
also provided advice and guidance to not-
for-profit groups with strong Marist ties,
including Friends ofJaclyn and Heart One.
"Marist is excited to have someone of
Ray's stature be a part the College commu-
nity and share his deep knowledge of the
vital roles service and philanthropy play in
improving lives," says President Dennis J.
Murray. "We are grateful to Newman's Own
Foundation, itself a leading force in phi-
lanthropy, for supporting this fellowship."
"I have enjoyed working with everyone
at Marist, and I look forward to continuing
the discussion of the importance of philan-
thropy and service in addressing society's
problems and creating a better future," says
Lamontagne. "Marist has a strong culture of
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service and philanthropy, and its students,
faculty, and staff are passionate about
improving the world around them."
A Lifet:ime of Service
Lamontagne brings to the position a life-
time of service to local, national, and global
causes. P'roud of his humble beginnings in
Manche:;ter, NH, he worked in his father's
restaurant and had parents who impressed
upon him the importance of education.
After gr:aduating from Phillips Academy
and Yale:, he was awarded a teaching fel-
lowship with the Yale-in-China program
and choi;e that over an offer to play major
league baseball.
This decision drew the attention of
The
New York Times. The resulting article, in
turn, caught the eye of Eleanor Roosevelt
who, after reading it, personally invited
Lamontagne to visit her at Val-Kill, her Hyde
Park cottage, where they spent a weekend
discussing world affairs.
This experience and many others in
which L:amontagne met and worked with
leading figures from the worlds of philan-
thropy, public service, politics, and busi-
ness all made deep impressions on him and
strengthened his commitment to helping
others and working to solve problems at
home and around the world.
Lamontagne helped Sargent Shriver
launch the Peace Corps, worked with John
D. Rockefeller Ill on developing operating
and accountability standards for private
foundations, has been involved since its
inception with Paul Newman's Hole in
the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill chil-
dren, and was founding chairman of the
Association of Hole in the Wall Camps,
which expanded the model worldwide.
In
2007,
Lamontagne was presented
with the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Founder's
Award for a lifetime of philanthropic
achievement by Historic Hudson Valley,
the museum of historic sites. He is retired
from a career in finance during which he
founded and ran several successful private
investment firms.
Currently,
Lamontagne
serves as
chair of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp,
chairman of New York City Center for the
Performing Arts, a director of the Dyson
Foundation, and a member of the Board
of Governors of the Franklin and Eleanor
Roosevelt
Institute.
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Technology
Entrepreneur
Suresh
Kothapalli
'91MS
Joins
Marist Board
of Trustees
Suresh Kothapalli
'91MS
received the Marist
College Distinguished Alumni Medal at the
2009 Graduate
and Adult Commencement
Ceremony.
A
LUMNUS
and technology entrepre-
neur Suresh Kothapalli '91MS has
been elected to the Marist College Board
of Trustees.
"I am honored
to
join this group of
distinguished men and women which has
played such a vital role in leading Marist
through a sustained period of tremendous
growth," Kothapalli says. "I look forward
to working with my new board colleagues
and contributing to the continued success
of Marist, an
institution
that
has
played
an important role
in
my own professional
achievements."
Kothapalli is the CEO of iSpace, the
El
Segundo, California-based
company
he
founded in
2000
that specializes in infor-
mation technology solutions
and
business
process
services
for companies
in
the health
care, entertainment,
auto, and
financial services industries. The
company has been recognized
five times by
Inc. magazine as
one of the
5,000
fastest-growing
private companies in the
United
States.
"Suresh
exemplifies
the
entrepreneurial
spirit and the
technological and business acu-
men
that
characterize so many
successful Marist graduates," says
Board of
Trustees
Chair Ellen
Hancock, a
longtime technology
industry
executive. "We look forward to welcoming
him to the· board and taking advantage of his
great skills
and
intellect as we continue our
work of making Marist one of
the
best insti-
tutions of higher education
in
the
nation."
Kotha1palli earned a master's in
com-
puter science and software development
from Marist. He is a recipient of the Marist
College Distinguished Alumni Medal, the
highest award presented by the College to
its
graduates.
Kotha palli is one of three brothers-the
others are Rajesh Kothapalli '92MS and
Vinod Kottapalli
'94MS-to
earn master's
degrees from Marist. Together, the broth-
ers
have been generous
supporters
of the
College, most notably through a capital gift
toward construction of the Hancock Center,
which houses, among other
departments
and programs, the School of Computer
Science
and
Mathematics.
Prior to founding iSpace, Kothapalli
served
as
vice president and principal of
D.P. Specialists, a Los Angeles-based IT
services
company,
which he sold in 1999 to
Metro,
and
also
held technology consult-
ing positions with IBM and the New York
State Office of Mental Health.
He
earned
his
bachelor's in
electrical engineering
from the
Biria
Institute
of Technology and Science in
Pilani,
India.
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8 Sltudents
Honored
for Internships
M
l
ARIST's
Center for Career Services
I
has presented
its Intern of
the
Year
Award
to
Aislinne
Lutz,
a senior criminal
justice major with a
double
minor
in
psy-
chology and global
studies.
She received
the
award at the College's annual Field
Experience Recognition Award Ceremony
April 24 at the
historic
Cornell Boathouse.
Given
by
Marist's Center for Career
Services since
1993,
the award recognizes
a graduating senior for outstanding
achievement in experiential education,
which includes internships, co-ops, and
student teaching assignments.
In addition, seven students repre-
sentin.g the academic schools at Marist
recei~ed
intern
awards:
Paige
J.
Palermo
'13, a fashion merchandising
major;
Jacquelyn Mucilli '14, communications;
Ryan ·wallner 't3,
information technol-
ogy and systems; Megan Rutkowski '13,
Englis1h; Chelsea M. Botta '13, business
administration;
Krista Hammel '13,
environmental science and
biology;
and
Christina Aiuto '14, psychology, elemen-
tary and special education.
Lutz, of Glenmont, NY, is a
Dean's
List student and a
member
of
Alpha
Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice
honors society. She
has
participated in
five
internships: the
U.S. Secret Service;
National Security Associates WorldWide;
Potomac Recruiting;
the
New York State
Division of Criminal Justice Services; and
the Albany County Family Court. She is
also a member of the Criminal Justice
Society, Dance Club, Campus Ministry,
and the Marist College Singers.
At the event, Stephen Cole, executive
director of the Center for Career
Services,
presented the 2013 Marist College
Intern
Employer of the Year Award to
Health
Quest. The event's
keynote
speaker was
Eben
Yager, senior vice president and
general manager of
the Hudson
Valley
Renegades.
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Associate Director
of Field Experience
Desmond Murray
presented the 2013
Mari st College
Intern of the Year
Award to Aislinne
Lutz
'13
at the
annual ceremony
recognizing student
accomplishment in
internships.
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6
The Campaign
fin·
MAHIST
Celebrating
a Successful
T
he Campaign for Marist,
the College's
first comprehensive fundraising cam-
paign, concluded successfully on Dec.
31,
2012,
after exceeding its
$150
million goal.
The effort surpassed its goal a year ahead
of schedule, reaching a total of
$159,558,240.
"Th,e College is grateful to the more than
14,000
alumni, parents, and friends who sup-
ported a wide range of institutional funding
priorities throughout the campaign," says
Presideint Dennis
J.
Murray. "Their vital con-
tributions, combined with generous gifts and
grants from foundations, corporations, and
state and federal government sources, have
had a transformative effect on Marist and
helped us solidify our standing as one of the
premier colleges in the nation."
The campaign has had a profound
impact:
♦
A total of
14,388
donors participated, rep-
resenting many segments of the College
community: alumni, trustees, parents,
friends, faculty, staff, students, founda-
tions, and corporations.
♦
21
gifts were made of
$1
million or more
♦
41
new endowed scholarships were estab-
lished
♦
40
existing scholarships were strengthened
♦
Marist received the largest gift in its his-
tory, an extraordinary
$75
million bequest
from the estate of Raymond A. Rich that
included the Colonel Oliver Hazard Payne
Mansion, a historic waterfront estate on
60
acres in Esopus, NY, and
$10
million
in cash to enable the development of the
Raymond A. Rich Institute for Leadership
Development
♦
The campaign supported a variety of
important capital projects: the Hancock
Center, Tenney Stadium at LeonidoffField,
the Lower Fulton Townhouses, a pedes-
trian walkway under Route 9, gates at each
campus entrance, new chemistry
labs,
res-
toration of the historic Cornell Boathouse,
and major upgrades and an addition to the
James
J.
McCann Recreation Center
♦
New research funds and faculty positions
were established (please see the story on
the Dr. Frank T. Bumpus Chair in Hudson
River Valley History on page 9)
♦
Support was generated for special col-
lections the Reese Papers and the Lowell
Thomas Papers, which contain historic,
unique films, documents, and artifacts
♦
Funding is bolstering the work ofMarist's
premier
centers
of excellence,
the
Marist Institute for Public Opinion, the
Investment Center, and the Hudson River
Valley Institute
♦
Prestigious grants from federal agencies
such as the National Science Foundation
provided funding in several areas of need
including technology infrastructure.
Board of Trustees Chair Ellen Hancock
says the campaign has made a significant
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Campaign
A series of campaign celebrations began
in
February 2013 at LaPllaya Beach
&
Golf Resort
in
Naples,
FL.
Guests included
1
Trustee
John
O'Shea,
Jim
Joyce
'74,
2
Tom
and Ann Wade, Jeptha Lanning
'53,
Presiden,t
Dennis
Murray,
Joan
Lanning, and Barbara La Pietra. Next was a party in March in
Marist's
3
McCann Center Arena in Poughkeepsie. Guests includ,!d
4
Colleen Kollar
'16,
Nicholas Cipriano
'16,
Brianna Tierney
'16,
Abigail Sauers
'16,
Abigail
Baughman
'15,
and Anthony David
Izzo
'11M.
In
April
the
,celebration continued with
5
a cocktail reception and dinner at the Metropolitan Club
in
New York City. Guests included
6
Madeline Nick,
Nicholas
Bay,~r
'16,
Board
of Trustees Chair Ellen
Hancock,
Natalie Nick
'13,
7
Michael Sterchak
'07,
Loren
and
David
Skrodanes
'83,
Marie (Esperancilla) Wicks
'86,
Brian and Maria Gordon Shydlo
'87,
8
Trustee Mark Dennis and his wife, Gisella,
Trustee
Chris Mccann
'83
and his wife, Kathy (Ferry) '83, Rob Powers
'84,
'~
Marilyn Murray, and Trustee Susan Cohen.
of buildings and grounds but also scholar-
ships and grants. "The
board
was very much
involved in the process, and we are pleased
that
we went
past
the goal, which is an indica-
tion of the
passion
and the clarity of
intention
that the board showed."
"The idea behind philanthropy
is
that
it's not
buildings, it's
not hardware,
it's
not
assets," says Trustee Rob Dyson. "What
you're doing in philanthropy is you're sup-
porting people. And in supporting people
it
may take assets,
it
may take buildings."
An
initial
quiet phase raised
$45
mil-
lion
toward the campaign's
$75
million goal
through leadership from
trustees,
alumni,
parents, and friends of the College.
The
campaign was publicly
launched
in
2007
at
a reception in New York City. Following the
bequest
from Raymond A. Rich in
2009,
the
goal was doubled to
$150
million.
Trustee Tim Brier '69, who chaired the
campaign, was one of the first to make a gift.
"Marist is a very important institution to me,"
he says. "It's where I
learned
the skills that
I've used during my career and my journey
through
life.
It's where the values
that I've
adopted were refined and reinforced. And
it's
where I made a
lot
of
lasting
relation-
ships that have
been
very important to me
throughout my life. So from my perspective,
it's
important
to
give back
to
the institution,
to provide for
those
who come after us the
same opportunities."
"The campaign has established tremen-
dous momentum for Marist's development
effort,
the
impact of which will
be
felt
long
into the future," says Chris De!Giorno '88,
Marist's vice president for college advance-
ment. "The considerable outpouring of sup-
port from all areas of the Mari st community
has been incredibly gratifying, and I
look
forward with great enthusiasm to the exciting
opportunities awaiting the College
in the
years ahead."
The end of
the
campaign doesn't mean
the end of exciting developments at Marist.
A new academic building, now under con-
struction at a cost of more than
$30
million,
will house the College's music program. The
project also
includes
renovation of the Nelly
Goletti Theatre, student activities space,
public areas of the Student Center, and the
dining hall.
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The Campaign
for
1\11\RIST
Goldman
Sachs-Duet
Family
Technology
Scholarship
Fund
Established
at Marist
Don Duet
'88,
Goldman
Sachs'
global
chief
operating
officer
of the Technology Division
M
ARIST HAS RECEIVED
a significant
gift from Goldman Sachs Gives to
fund full, four-year scholarships for three
outstanding members of the Class of
2018
to study computer science or information
technology and systems.
The
$336,000
gift from
the
global invest-
ment firm's donor-advised fund was made
at the recommendation of Don Duet
'88,
Goldman Sachs' global chief operating officer
of the Technology Division.
It
will be used
to
establish the Goldman Sachs-Duet Family
Technology Scholarship Fund at Marist
College. In addition to scholarship funds,
students will be mentored by Goldman Sachs
technology executives and have opportuni-
ties for summer employment with
the
firm.
"Marist provided me with a top-quality
education that has served me well in life and,
in
particular, my career,"
Duet
says. "This gift
from Goldman Sachs Gives will give students
from underrepresented
groups who
have
financial need access to the same education
and experiences that have served me so well.
"From my vantage
point
at Goldman
Sachs, I see an ever-greater need for gradu-
ates in STEM majors (science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics) who have a
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deep
un,derstanding
of
these
complex fields," otherwise be able to afford a Marist educa-
Duet says. "My
hope
is that these scholar-
tion, and
by
increasing
the
diversity of our
ships will support just that kind of higher
student body, it will
make
Marist a
better
learning."
institution."
In r,ecent
months, Duet has
lectured
In
its structure
and mission, the
at Marist's Raymond A. Rich Institute for
Goldman Sachs-Duet Family Technology
Leaders.hip
Development on "Leadership
Scholarship
Fund
will be closely aligned
in Technology" and addressed
• •
.
with Marist's
cur-
an overflow crowd of students
In addition to scholarship
rent National Science
on camlPus about the future of
funds, students will be
Foundation-funded
cloud computing.
mentored
by Goldman
Sachs
technology
scholar-
"We are very grateful
to
technology
executives.
ships. The
NSF
program
Goldman Sachs Gives and to
brought a diverse and
Don for this gift and for
his
involvement
with
talented cohort of
12
students from eight
Marist,'" says President
Dennis
J.
Murray.
states to Marist
in
2010
and provided
them
"Marist places great
importance
on preparing
with full, four-year scholarships.
In
addi-
students with the professional and leader-
tion, these students, now in their junior year,
ship skil.ls needed
to
succeed personally and
benefit from an extensive support
network
of
professionally.
advisors and mentors and access to
intern-
"This
gift will open a world of educational
ship opportunities with many of the College's
opportunities to students who would not
Fortune
500
corporate
partners.
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Hoinoring
H. Todd
and Beverly
Briinckerhoff
Marist: recently dedicated the H. Todd and Beverly Brinckerhoff Conference Room in the
Hudso,n River Valley lnstitute's headquarters in Fontaine Hall. The Brinckerhoffs were founding
supporters of
HRVI and had a deep commitment to the regional studies
center's
mission of
presel'ving and promoting the rich history and
culture
of the Hudson River Valley. Todd was a
longtime Mari
st
trustee and founding chair of HRVl's advisory board. Above, Barbara Teed (left)
and Mary Brinckerhoff are shown with President Dennis
J.
Murray at the ceremony honoring
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D
R. FRANK T. BUMPUS,
a
longstanding
member of
the Hudson
River Valley
lnstitute's advisory
board, has
made a signifi-
cant gift to Marist to elevate
the Dr.
Frank
T.
Bumpus
Professorship
in Hudson
River
Valley
History
to the status of an endowed
chair. Dr. James M. Johnson, an internation-
ally recognized expert on
the
American
Revolution
in the Hudson River Valley and
member of the Marist faculty since
2000,
has been
appointed the first holder of the
Bumpus Chair.
"We are very grateful
that Frank
Bumpus-true
to his family's laudable
tra-
dition of supporting education-has
made
Marist a focus of
his
commitment to pre-
serve and
promote
the rich
history
of the
Hudson River Valley," says President Dennis
J.
Murray.
"This
academic chair, and the
excellent teaching, scholarship, and
public
dialogue it creates, will widen knowledge and
understanding
throughout the country and
the
world about our historically significant
region of America.
"Frank has our great thanks for his excep-
tional
generosity and the
impact
it has on
advancing academic excellence at Marist and
promoting HRVI as a nationally recognized
regional
studies center. We are
honored
to
have our eduicational mission forever linked
with one of the great champions of the
Hudson
River
Valley."
To be held by a noted historian, this per-
manently
funded academic post
in
the School
of Liberal Arts advances study and scholar-
ship related to the
Hudson
River Valley's
history
and culture.
In
addition to teaching
undergraduate
courses, the Bumpus Chair
delivers public lectures
under HRVI's aus-
pices and directs and produces scholarship
on topics about
the
Hudson River Valley for
dissemination through HRVI's digital library,
its journal
The Hudson River Valley Review,
and
published articles and monographs.
"We
are incredibly proud to have the Dr.
Frank
T.
Bumpus Chair in Hudson River
Valley History at Marist," says Dr. Thomas
Wermuth, academic vice president and
dean of faculty. "We thank Dr. Bumpus for
his leadership in
making this eminent
posi-
tion
possible. Dr. Jim Johnson
is
a first-rate
historian
and incomparable advocate for the
Hudson
River
Valley, and his appointment
sets
the
standard for future holders of the
Bumpus Chair."
Johnson
graduated from the U.S. Military
Academy and holds MA and PhD degrees in
history
from Duke and an MA
in
national
security and strategic studies from
the
Naval War College. A retired colonel
in
the
U.S. Army, his
30
years of service include
active
duty
in Germany and Korea and at
the Pentagon as well as
15
years on the West
Point faculty and as head of
its
military
his-
tory program. An author and editor of
books
and numerous scholarly and popular essays
and articles on the War for Independence
in the
Hudson
River Valley, he has
taught
courses at Marist on the region and military
history
for the past 13 years.
In
2002
Johnson co-founded the Hudson
River Valley Institute and has served as
its
•
executive
director
ever since. He is the long-
standing Military Historian of the Hudson
River Valley National Heritage Area. His
leadership in
preserving
and promoting
American
history in
the valley extends to
the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site, the
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor at New
Windsor Cantonment, and the Washington-
Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route National
Historic Trail, among many projects. His
numerous honors include the Chevalier
dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques
from the government of France;
the
U.S.
Army's Legion of Merit twice; the National
Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution's
Medal of Honor and Bronze
Good Citizenship Medal; and the Sons of
the American
Revolution's
Silver Good
Citizenship
Medal.
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Cover
Story
Top
cholars
Marist
Students
Win Nation's
Most Prestigious
Awards
T
Prestigious, nationally com1?etitive
scholarships
help fund a student's research
interest or studies abroad. The·y
also provide a valuable self-search
process
and foster
mutual cultural awareness between people of the U.S.
and other countries.
The Taj Mahal was one of many
places Jocelyn Espinal
'14
visited
while
studying In Pune, India, on
her Gilman Scholarship,
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T
HIS SPRING
brought not
only April
showers but the welcome announce-
ments that
Marist College students
had
been awarded Fulbright
U.S. Student
Program grants and a Barry M. Goldwater
Scholarship.
The
prestigious awards are
federally funded and extremely competitive.
The
news
followed the announcement in
January
that
Marist students had won some
of
the
fashion
industry's
most prestigious
awards, the
YMA Fashion
Scholarship
Foundation (FSF) Geoffrey Beene National
Scholarship Awards, including one of
its
top
honors. This past fall, two
Marist
students
were awarded the Freeman Award for Study
in Asia (Freeman-ASIA), and
two
received
the
Benjamin
A. Gilman International
Scholarship.
Promoting
such opportunities for stu-
dents
is
part of Marist's strategic
plan.
Since
2004
the College has had a full-time graduate
school and fellowship advisor, Pat Taylor,
within
the
Center for Career Services who
guides students
through
the rigors of apply-
ing for federally funded scholarships.
The process of applying is
itself
meaning-
ful, says Taylor, as students articulate in the
scholarship application
their
most closely
held values and goals.
"The
ability to do that
is
one that pays off repeatedly
in
every other
competitive application a student might
face: for other scholarship opportunities;
for
graduate school; for employment.
"The
Fulbright, the Gilman, and the
Freeman-ASIA
all reflect our country's
need
to
cultivate young Americans with a
genuine sophistication about other countries'
cultures, political systems, and languages,"
Taylor
notes.
"All students returning from
these studies
or research experiences come
back
with a
level
of maturity and
depth
that goes well
beyond
what they initially
expected. In their professional careers,
these
insights
benefit
not just the scholar-
ship recipient, but all of
us."
Further, the
demanding
screening
process
ensures that the students receiving
these awards are good ambassadors for the
United States. "These students contribute
their unique skills and personalities
in
other
countries, while creating mini-alliances and
small
international
communities abroad.
Where U.S. intentions or practices
have
been
most
scrutinized,
these students are
by
no
means
insignificant
forces for change."
-
Barry
M. Goldwater
Scholarship
W
HEN
SOPHOMORE MATTHEW
RUIS
was a child growing up in Monroe,
NY, some
4.::>
miles southwest of Pough-
keepsie, his grandfather took him to the
Hudson River
for his first fishing trip. His
catch
that day
consisted only of a length of
cable and an old boot, but as far as his love
for the Hudson, he was hooked.
Now a dual major in environmental sci-
ence and biology, Ruis's interest
in
protecting
the health of the Hudson River inspired a
research proposal that has earned him a pres-
tigious and highly competitive Goldwater
Scholarship, the nation's top award for
undergraduates planning to pursue careers
in science, math, and engineering.
Ruis
is
the fourth Marist student in eight
years
to
win a Goldwater Scholarship. He
plans to
ultimately
pursue a PhD in environ-
mental
toxicology,
focusing on the effect of
manmade toxins on ecosystems.
Concerned about the potential environ-
mental impact of the planned replacement
for the Tappan Zee Bridge, Ruis will conduct
research
this
summer
into
the effects that
different riverbed substrates have on the
health of oyster populations. Specifically, his
research project will focus on the
impacts
of
replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge on
the beds
and habitat of nearby oysters
in
the Hudson
River.
From the time he learned
of the
Goldwater program and
decided
to develop
a proposal, Ruis says, "I knew I wanted to do
something on the Hudson River." His focus
turned
to
the
potential
impacts
of
the new
Tappan Zee Bridge after he
learned
that the
bridge plan calls for
dredging
as many as 13
acres of riverbed in what
is
critical oyster
habitat.
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Thomas Wermuth, a Hudson
River
Valley
historian and a
member
of New York Gov.
Andrew Cuomo's panel reviewing
designs
for the new bridge, gave Ruis a copy of
The
Big Oyster,
Mark Kurlansky's book on the
oyster's central role
in
the early history of
New York City. The
book
further
deepened
Ruis's interest in
the importance of oysters
to the
Hudson
River.
Ruis
has already conducted research
on the Marist campus focused on mitigat-
ing
the
growth of the invasive Japanese
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Top
Scholars
continued
All students
returning
from
these
studies
or research
experiences
come
back
Knotweed; at the Mohonk Preserve's Daniel
Smiley
Research Center in New Paltz;
and, under the supervision of Associate
Professor of Environmental Science Zofia
Gagnon, on
silver
nanoparticle absorption
in
Sphagnum magellanicum
taken from
a
bog in Rhinebeck.
Fulbri!Jht
U.S.
Student
Progrc1m
Scholarship
tutors fellow
college students in calculus
and
has been helping
classmates
with math
ever
since she
was
in sixth grade. "I love
math,"
she says simply.
For her, the place where her interests
coalesce
is digital media,
a field
where
she
excels
in,
among other
things, writing
code
for Web
sites.
She is majoring in
This year,
271
Goldwater Scholars were
selected
from a field of 1,107 mathematics,
science,
and
engineering students, virtually
all of
whom have the PhD
as
their long-term
academic goal, according to the Goldwater
Foundation that oversees the awards. Awards
are
made
on the
basis
of
merit to
students
who have
outstanding
potential
and
who
intend to
pursue
careers in math, the natural
sciences, or
engineering.
The one-
and
two-year scholarships
cover
the
cost of
tuition, fees, books, and room and board
F
OR
A
COLLEGE STUDENT,
finding
your
career
path-that place
where all your interests dovetail-
is not always
easy.
Marist senior
Heath,er Ayvazian
of
Franklin,
MA, enjoys photography, film,
Web
design,
graphic design,
animation, art,
teaching,
digital media, with
._._'11
a
minor in photog-
raphy.
and
travel. Yet she
up to a maximum of $7,500
per year. The
foundation is a federally endowed
agency
established in
1986.
Since its
first award in 1989, the
foundation
has
bestowed
more than 6,550 scholarships.
shines at math: she
The YMA
FSF
Geoffrey
Beene
National
Sicholarship
Awards
N JANUARY,
when the stars of the New York fashion world
gathered at the Waldorf Astoria to
honor ind,ustry leaders
present and future, Marist students were
frorit
and center.
The YMA FSF Geoffre}' Beene National Scholarship
Awards, among the
industry's most
prestigious comp,etitions,
drew
entries
from the
country's top 41 fashion and business programs,
including Harvard, the Fashion Institute ofTechnofogy, and the
Savannah College of Art and Design.
By
night's
end, Marist students had captured six si;,ooo scholar-
ships, one S10,ooo
scholarship,
and one of only four S30,000 Geoffrey
Beene Scholarship awards, which went to Nicole Rodgers, a junior
fashion design major from Byfield,
MA.
To succeed in
the
scholarship competition, students
had to
demonstrate both fashion and business savvy in a case study that
called for the creation of a
pop-up shop for a fashion
retailer that
incorporates the
latest technology. Scholarships
were awarded based entirely
on merit, taking into consid-
eration the applicants' GPAs,
the completion of a case
study project, a personal essay
detailing their aspirations, job
experience, community ser-
vice, and how the scholarship
money would be spent, and an
interview with a YMA Fashion
Scholarship Foundation (FSF)
Ambassador.
12
MARIST
MAC,AllNE
Mari st
faculty
ands
students at the YM
Dinner at the Waldo
awards, including o
to Nicole Rodgers
(
"I could not be more pleased with the hard work and well-earned
success of our students and the superb
mentoring
of these students by
the fashion faculty," says Fashion Program Director Radley Cramer.
"These
students will become the next leaders of the fashion industry."
Marist winners were: Maria Catalano, a sophomore fashion design
major from Collegeville,
PA;
Kellie-Anne Cerini, a junior fashion
design major from Nesconset, NY; Philippa Hatch, a junior fashion
design and fashion merchandising double major from Middletown,
MD; Jill Hub, a sophomore fashion design major from Pompton Plains,
NJ;
Dana
Liu, a junior fashion design major from Northport, NY; Paige
Palermo, a senior fashion merchandising major from Saugus, MA,
who won s10,000 in recognition for being one of the top six applicants
with the highest overall rating on their proposals; Marrisa Wilson,
a sophomore fashion design major from Howell. NJ; and
Rodgers.
Rodgers has studied in
two European fashion capi
tats
(Florence and
Paris)
and
interned at
two
top fashion
houses (Kenneth Cole and
Donna Karan).
"l chose Marist
because
of the great opportunities
it presents," Rodgers says.
"What sets Marist apart
from other fashion
schools
is the well-rounded
liberal
arts education that fashion
students are receiving along
with their
degrees."
























with a level
of maturity
and
depth
that
goes
well
beyond
what
they
initially
expected.
At the same time, she is starting
down another path: in January
2014
she
will travel on a Fulbright U.S. Student
Program scholarship to Malaysia to
spend nine months teaching English
to middle or
high
school students.
The grant will provide her with plane
tickets, housing, and a stipend. She
is the 10th Marist student or gradu-
ate to receive the highly competitive
Fulbright since
2003-04.
She was one
of
9,424
applicants for
1,824
awards.
The Fulbright
is the flagship
international educational exchange
program sponsored by the U.S. gov-
ernment, designed to increase mutual
understanding between the people of
the United States and those of other
countries.
The primary source of
funding for the Fulbright Program
is
an annual appropriation made by
the
U.S. Congress to
the
Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs of
the
U.S. Department of State. Participating
governments and
host institutions,
corporations,
and foundations
in
foreign countries and in the United
States also provide support. Recipients of
Fulbright grants are selected on the basis
of academic or professional achievement as
well as demonstrated leadership potential in
their fields. The program operates in more
than 155 countries.
Ayvazian is already an experienced
traveler and teacher; in summer
2011
she
volunteered
in Ghana for three weeks,
teaching children through the organiza-
tion Ghana ACT (Alliance for Community
Transformations).
She spent a semester of
her junior year studying and volunteering as
an English teacher
in
Florence, Italy, through
Marist International Programs. This sum-
mer, after graduating from Marist, she
will
return to Ghana for five weeks. Starting at
the age of
14
and continuing at Marist, she
has served as a tutor in math, English, and
Spanish.
Throughout high school and college,
she has spent summers and breaks working
at CVS drugstores. "I have a long career at
CVS!" she grins, adding that she enjoys work-
ing there. One of her duties there
is
working
in
its
photo
lab.
Ultimately she hopes to put her digital
media skills and passion for teaching and
travel to work for a nonprofit with an inter-
national focus. She has never been to Asia
and thinks the Fulbright experience will be
awesome.
'Tm psyched. I'm so excited. I can't wait!"
ULBR~T
Fulbright
IU.S.
Student
Program
Scholarship
I
N EARLY MAY,
Marist received word
that another student had been awarded
a Fulbright: U.S. Student Program grant.
Philip Lopez will be traveling to Vietnam
in August to teach English for nine months.
Lopez, of Bridgewater, NJ, is a senior with a
dual major: business administration with an
emphasis on emerging economies, and politi-
cal science/public affairs. He is minoring in
global studies.
Although he doesn't yet know where
in Vietnam the Fulbright will send him, he
is delighted to be returning to the country
where he spent the spring of his junior year.
"It really changed my
life
forever."
During that semester, he took classes
on the language, economy, culture, poli-
tics, and environment of Vietnam through
Loyola University College at Ho Chi Minh
City University of Social Sciences and
Humanities. He also taught English at the
university.
When mot in class, he volunteered with
a nongovernmental organization, Helping
Hand Saigo,n, where he led English classes
for young children. He spent his spring break
visiting Cambodia and later traveled
to Bali, Indonesia, as well as to Japan,
Thailand, and Nepal.
Ever since leaving Vietnam, he has
wanted to go back. He talked with his
professors and others about how he
could make it happen. He then sought
advice from the Center for Career Services,
where Executive Director Stephen Cole and
Pat
Taylor
steered him toward applying for
the Fulbright.
Lopez
originally was
inspired
to travel
by his family. His father taught English in
Japan, he says, and his sister did biological
research in Ghana. His long-term goal is to
work for a multinational company, NGO,
or a U.S. government agency in a position
involving global travel.
French
Government
English
Teaching
Assistantship
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in France since he was in sev-
enth grade. Soon, at age
23,
he will be doing
it, thanks to a French Government English
Teaching Assistantship.
From Oct.
1, 2013,
to April
1, 2014,
he will
live in France-the
exact location yet to be
determined-where
he will teach English to
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continued
middle and high school students.
Lamar was selected for
the grant by the Institute of
International
Education's
National Screening Committee,
which
recommends
U.S.
students for Department
of
State-funded Fulbright grants
and other grants sponsored by
foreign governments, universities, and private
donors. His award, which came as a result of
his application for a Fulbright U.S. Student
Program grant, will cover a salary, health
insurance, and housing.
He was one of
182
applicants for Fulbright
English Teaching Assistantships in France.
Six of these were awarded, and the Institute
of International
Education ranked the
remaining applicants for consideration by the
French government for its so assistantships.
"It's been pretty much unbelievable, like
a dream," he says. "I'm ecstatic."
Lamar believes his dream of living in
France was inspired by his violin studies.
He has played violin since third grade, learn-
ing the works of French as well as German,
Italian, and Russian composers. "I was just
obsessed with music," he says.
He recalls what his father often said to
him: "If you want to go to Europe so badly,
make it happen." So, after transferring from
Dutchess Community College to Marist, he
spent his first Marist semester studying
in
Paris at the Sorbonne. His father's words
again echoed in his head when Pat Taylor
suggested he apply for a Fulbright grant.
Lamar already has extensive teaching and
tutoring experience. He is the first Marist
graduate to earn a dual major in French and
history with certification in both for adoles-
cent education. He has served two student-
teaching
internships,
in Marlboro Central
Schools and Red Hook Central Schools. He
has tutored in French and history since age
15
at his own high school, Spackenkill, and
he also has taught violin since then.
Currently he is a teaching assistant at
Astor Services for Children and Families in
Rhinebeck, NY. He works there six days a
week and spends the seventh working as a
lifeguard at a local pool. When he completes
the assistantship he plans to pursue a mas-
ter's in special education.
Lamar says his parents
greatly influenced him in ful-
filling his dream. "My parents
helped motivate me to get this
done."
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MAGAZINE
Benjamin
A. Gilman
International
Scholarships
A
SCHOLARSHIP
also made the dream
of going abroad come true for Jocelyn
Espinal of Brooklyn, NY, and Alirio Gonzalez
of Rhinebeck, NY. In
2012
they were each
awarded a Benjamin
A.
Gilman International
Scholarship. Since
2004,
Marist has had nine
Gilman scholars.
Award recipients are chosen
by
a com-
petitive selection process and must use the
award to defray eligible study abroad costs
including program tuition, room and board,
books,
local
transportation, insurance, and
airfare. The congressionally funded program
is
sponsored by the Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department
of State and is administered
by
the Institute
of International Education.
The goal of the Gilman is to diversify the
kinds of students who study abroad and the
countries and regions where they go. The
Gilman Program awards more
than
2,300
scholarships annually. In
10
years
it
has
received more than
31,000
applications and
awarded more than
8,800
scholarships to stu-
dents enrolled
in
nearly
950
U.S. institutions.
With support from the scholarship,
Espinal, a junior communications
and
advertising major with a minor in fashion
merchandising, studied
in
Pune, in the state
of Maharashtra,
India,
this past spring,
taking courses in Hindi, Indian history,
international relations, media studies, and
comparative religion. She says the scholar-
ship has made her feel as though she has
wings. "I don't hesitate when I have free time
from school and academic commitments
to take a trip within India. I feel financially
supported and don't have to think twice
about going to a museum, a fort, and other
monuments with entrance fees. I feel free to
try new foods and travel to other regions of
India." She visited Rajasthan, Agra, Delhi, and
New Delhi
in
northern India and Bombay
and Goa in southern India and ventured to
Phuket, Thailand, during her spring break.
"This scholarship really made my dream a
reality and made my abilities abroad endless.
I hope to encourage other eligible students
to apply for the Gilman Scholarship. I also
hope to encourage others to explore
India."
A Gilman
also supported
Alirio
Gonzalez's studies in Madrid this past spring.












A pre-law junior majoring in English and
philosophy, he took courses
in
Spanish film,
language, government, and
literature
at the
Universidad
Carlos III de Madrid. He feels
fortunate
to have
been able to travel within
Spain
to
Barcelona, Granada,
Toledo,
and
Salamanca and outside of Spain to Portugal,
Morocco,
England, France, Belgium, and
Italy.
"Winning the Gilman Scholarship means
that all my efforts in life and at Marist have
a value for which I am exceedingly grate-
ful.
It
means having the opportunity
to
live
a
life
in Madrid where I can experience things
entirely unfamiliar to me while also having
the
opportunity to grow as a person
by
way
of such experiences. Ultimately it means that
there
is always a way to attain one's goals,
as far reaching as
they
may at first appear."
Freeman-ASIA
Scholarships
F
OR JUNIORS
Kristen and Allison O'Brien,
identical
twins
from
Islip
Terrace, NY,
the Freeman-ASIA Scholarship was pro-
foundly
life-changing.
"Without
this
scholarship,
it
wouldn't
have been possible for me to
travel
abroad,"
writes Kristen, an English major double-
minoring
in
music and global studies, in an
e-mail from Seoul, South Korea. "The Free-
man-ASIA Scholarship has been an amazing
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me! I am
also
lucky
because this
is
the
last
semester
that students receive the scholarship."
From
20,01
to
2009,
Freeman-
ASIA supported more than
4,000
U.S. undergraduates from more than
600
institutions
in
their
study abroad plans
in East and :Southeast Asia. With funding
from the Freeman Foundation, the private
nonprofit Institute of International Education
relaunched the Freeman-ASIA Program for
two academiic years, beginning in summer
2011.
Marist has produced
10
Freeman-ASIA
scholars since
2006.
The spring
2013
recipi-
ents will be the
last
awardees as the Freeman
Foundation fonded
the
program only until
summer
2013.
"I feel even
luckier,
because not only
did
I receive
the
scholarship,
but
my sister did
as well," says Kristen. "This only further
convinced me that traveling to South Korea
was fate for us.
"Allison and I were born in Seoul, South
Korea, and we were adopted," she says.
"We've always wanted to return to Korea,
to
see our bi1rth
land,
but due to financial
circumstances, that was
impossible.
"It's
ironic
that about
20
years ago, we
were making an
unexpected
journey to
America," she says. "Now,
20
years
later,
we
are making a not her unexpected journey, but
this time we are in Seoul, South
Korea.
I have
literally thmwn myself
into the
unknown,
journeying to a country halfway across the
world, making a journey that I never
thought
I'd make."
"Freemar:i-ASIA has given me the chance
to reconnect with my roots, while also expe-
riencing
a culture entirely different from my
own," says Allison, a graphic design major.
"Initially I had a bit of a culture shock, more
because I had not trav-
eled very far before, and
suddenly I was halfway
around the world. I've never been away from
my parents for very
long,
so I was glad to have
my sister with me."
Soon she would
have
more family with
her.
"After a couple of weeks of being in
Seoul, Kristen and I finally met with our
birth mother and sister in Hongdae at
the
Eastern Child Welfare Center," Allison writes
in an e-mail from Seoul. "The experience was
unreal. It was amazing
to
see how similar
our sister looked, and we learned that we
inherited our artistic ability from our
birth
father. Our sister, Hyerin, majored in graphic
design,
aiming for the same type of career as
me. She has the same bad eyesight, uneven
teeth,
and even the
habit
of walking with
her foot turned slightly
in
like
Kristen.
We
see our sister often, sharing the same love
of music and art. Although there is a bit of a
language barrier, it feels completely comfort-
able; she's the sister we never knew."
"Studying abroad is an amazing oppor-
tunity, and for me it has
been
more than just
experiencing another culture," says
Allison,
who plans to return to South Korea to teach
English after graduating. "I've found a
part
of me that
I
never knew I had."
"I have always felt like there was a part of
myself that was missing-a part of me that I
didn't
know," adds Kristen. "After traveling
to Seoul, experiencing
the
culture, meeting
other Koreans, and meeting my birth family,
I think I can finally say that
I
feel
like I
am
whole.
If
it weren't for
the
Freeman-ASIA
Scholarship, this wouldn't have been
pos-
sible."
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Athletics
President Dennis J.
Murray
(left)
and
Director
of
Athletics
Tin~
Murray
(far
right)
officially
welcomed Jeff Bower
(center)
as head
coach
of
the
Marist
men's basketball
team at
a
press
conference
April
1s
in
the
Cabaret.
Jeff Bower
Namecl
Men's
Basketball
Coach
0
N APRIL
10, Jeff Bower was named
the
10th men's basketball head coach in
Marist College history.
For Bower, it was a chance to return
to a school where he gained a tremendous
amount of experience fairly early in his
career. He worked for nine years at Marist,
serving from 1986 to 1990
as
assistant coach
and 1990 to 1995 as
associate
head coach of
the
men's basketball team. During his tenure,
he was on the bench for the Red Foxes' 1987
NCAA Tournament appearance. He also
aided in the development of Rik Smits '88,
who became the second overall selection in
the 1988 NBA Draft by the
Indiana
Pacers.
Bower, who also was an assistant coach
at
Penn
State for three years, went on to
work for the NBA's Charlotte/New Orleans
Hornets
for 15 years.
In
his time with the
organization, he
held
a multitude of jobs:
general manager, head coach, director of
player personnel, assistant general manager,
assistant coach, director of scouting, and
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MARIST
MAGAZINE
advance scout. For the past three years, he
served as a consultant
to
various NBA teams
as well a:s the NBA
league
office.
Under Bower's
leadership,
the Hornets
enjoyed
their best
season in franchise his-
tory
in
2007-08. New Orleans won
its
only
division
title, set a franchise record with 56
regular-:season wins, and advanced
to
the
Western Conference semifinals, where
the
team took
the San Antonio Spurs to seven
games.
Bower'i;
experience
in a variety of roles
across
~lifferent
levels of basketball
has
giv◄!n
him an impressive
resume,
one tha1t
has given him instant
credibillity
with his new team.
BY MIKE FERRARO
'01
Mike Ferraro
'01
is Marist's
sports
information director.
Bower's experience
in
a variety of roles
across different
levels
ofbasketball has given
him an
impressive
resume, one that
has
given
him
instant
credibility with his new team.
"I was happy," said
junior
forward Jay
Bowie, who was one of the team's captains
this past season. "His
resume
speaks for
itself. He's had so many years in the NBA
and college already, and he seems
like he
really
knows
his stuff, so I'm glad he's here."
A press conference to introduce
Bower
was
held in
the Cabaret in the College's
Student Center on April 15. The well-attended
gathering
included
Marist administrators
and coaches, media members from
multiple
outlets, alumni, fans, and members of the
men's
basketball
team.
"The challenge is to
build
on the team's
current positives, focus on the
things
we can
do
better," Bower said at the press confer-
ence. "I think
that
I can step in and help
them
be better,
help them get to those
levels
and places that
they
seek. We aim to fulfill





























and maximize the potential of our student-
athletes and
to
put
them
in situations to be
successful.
"The
challenge off the court is to rein-
vigorate the community. This
community
loves basketball; they want to be a part of
basketball on those nights
in
November,
December, and
through
March. We have to
bring back that feeling of excitement to
the
community."
Marist Director of Athletics
Tim
Murray
worked alongside Bower as an
assistant coach
from 1986 to 1989
and
believes Bower is a
natural fit for the position. Murray stated at
the press conference that "we have expec-
tations to win championships" and thinks
Bower is the right person to accomplish the
goal based on his basketball acumen and his
belief
in the
institution.
"He
has top-notch ability to coach and
to evaluate talent," Murray said. "He brings
credibility
to our program and on the recruit-
ing trail. Jeff understands Marist's ideals and
values."
With nine years of prior
experience
at
the school, Bower returns to Marist with
memories of what makes the college special.
"We want student-athletes who
fit the
profile
of a winner, who understand
the academic
standards of Marist, and who understand
the value of hard work
and
the importance of
following through," Bower
said. "They
should
be prepared to be successful.
"When I spoke with my friends and col-
leagues,
both professionally and collegiately,
they
all
said, 'You hit a home run. That's a
great
place
and
a great situation.' "
■
Jeff
Bower
talks with
NBA
All-Star Chris Paul.
Wh t They're
Saying
About
Jeff Bower
"I
loved
im
as an assistant
coach.
We worked
closely
together
on post
moves.
We
worke out a lot of early
mornings.
As
a kid,
I
was
not a morning
person,
but he
convinc
d me to get up early,
and it sure
paid
off. He's
a very
insightful
guy,
very
smart,
·
nd he loves
the game
and
studies
it. He's
an all-around
good
guy
and good
coach.
m
glad
to see
he's
back
at Marist,
and
I
think it will really
help
Marist."
-Rik
Smits
MariSt
College
and
Indiana
Pacers
Center;
Second
Overall
Pick,
1988
NBA
Drofc;
NBA
All-Scar,
1998
"I'm
thri led for Jeff and Marist
College.
I know how strongly
he feels about the
school nd community.
They
are getting a great coach,
leader, and person.
Jeff
is not o ly a great teacher, he also has the unique ability
to communicate
and
motiva e each individual
player
to help them reach and achieve
their maximum
potenti
I."
-Tom
Thibodeau
Head
Cooch,
Chicago
Butts;
lOIJ
NBA
Coachofrhe
Year
"Jeff
is brilliant
basketball
coach
who has
held
every
conceivable
job in the NBA,
which akes
him an astute
hire
for Marist
College.
His
background
is unique,
but
I
don't
t ink he has
ever
forgotten
his roots
at Marist.
I
think he's
going
to combine
the kn ledge
he gathered
in the NBA
with his passion
for Marist
College,
and
make
t em a perennial
contender
in the MAAC."
-Jeff Van
Gundy
NBA
Television
Analyst,
Former
NBA
Head
Coach-New
York
Knicks,
Houston
Rackets
reat hire!
Jeff
is a great
basketball
guy.
He was
as knowledgeable
at
what h
I
did as anyone
in the NBA,
and a tremendous
talent
evaluator.
He's
a great
coach ho
I
think players
will love
playing
for. The
kids
who
decide
to play
at
Marist
ill have
a tremendous
advantage
because
Jeff
knows
what it takes
to be
a
great
p ayer.
He's
been
around
the best
of the best."
-Stan Van
Gundy
FormerNBAHeadCoach-M,amiHeat,
Orlando
Magic
"I
think
Jeff
is a fantastic
coach,
and he's
a great
hire. He brings
a lot of real-world
e perience
at the highest
level,
and
I
think he's
going
to bring
us back
,o
where
we should
be. He definitely
helped
me both personally
and
rofessionally.
He has
a great
way about
teaching
the fundamentals.
He's
ery patient,
and he worked
with me as
I
developed.
He put
in
a lot of
hours
ith me, and it showed."
-Alan Tomidy
MonsrCollegeCenter,·
Progrom'.5
Smgte-Seo5CnRecord
Holder,
Rebounds
(11.3
per
game,
1995-96)
"I
r1
ecstatic
with the hiring
of Jeff
Bower
as the head
men's
basketball
coach
a Marist
College.
I've never
seen
anyone
more
meticulous
and organized.
H pefully
he will bring
some
of the magic
he had
with the Hornets
to the
en's
program.
It will be an honor
to work
with him."
-Brian Giorgis
Head
Womens
Boskerbafl
Coach,
Marisr
College
"I
ould like to welcome
Jeff and his family
back to the Marist
College
co munity
and the Hudson
River
Valley.
I am confident
in his ability
to valuate talent and character
given his breadth of experience
at the
co legiate and NBA
levels.
Jeff understands
Marist's
values and the high
ac demic
standards
that are expected
of our student-athletes.
Our
goal is to
wi MAAC
championships,
and we feel that Jeff has both the leadership
and
m nagement skills
to reach this standard."
-Tim Murray
Direcror
of A1hle1ics,
Marist
College
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Women's
Basket~~all
Wins
9th MAAC
Title
A
NOTH ER SEASON
has come and gone,
.Mand
the Marist College women's
bas-
ketball team won
the
Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) regular-season and
tournament championships, advanced to
the
NCAA Tournament, and played well against
a school from a
power
conference. Sounds
like
a
typical
season in Brian Giorgis's tenure
as head coach, right?
From
a results standpoint, yes. But
the
journey the Red Foxes had
to
navigate toward
another championship
is
what made the end
result that much sweeter.
Within the first month of the 2012-13
sea-
son, the Red Foxes lost
two
key components
to
season-ending injuries
in
6-foot-3 red-shirt
sophomore Tori Jarosz and 6-foot-s freshman
Delaney Hollenbeck. As a result, Marist was
forced to deploy more of a perimeter-based
attack.
Marist
finished the non-conference por-
tion of its schedule with a 5-6 record, but
the true
indicators
of the Red Foxes' future
success
lay
beneath
the
wins and
losses.
Four
of their
l,osses
came against teams ranked in
the top 12 in
the
country at the
time
of their
match-up: Purdue, eventual national cham-
pion Connecticut, Oklahoma, and Kentucky.
The i:trong competition also gave the
Red
Foxes
the
opportunity to come together as
a team, one that was constructed a little
bit
differently than past Marist championship
teams.
For the first time in six years, Marist
did not have the MAAC Player of the Year,
or a First Team All-MAAC selection.
Wha1t
the
Red
Foxes did have was plenty
of
Giorgis's
coaching, and a selfless group of
individu:als
who embraced the
team
concept.
When conference
play
began
in January,
the
Red Foxes were poised for another successful
run
in
conference
play. The results
proved to
be staggering.
Marist enjoyed its third perfect confer-
ence season in the
last
six years with an 18-0
20,13MAAC
CHiA-
IONS
record
in
regular-season play, plus
three
more
victories
in the
conference
tournament.
The
Red
Foxes got stronger as the season went
on and were simply dominant coming down
the stretch. They set a program record by
winning seven straight games
by
over 20
points-their final four of the regular season,
and all
three
in
the
MAAC Tournament.
In the MAAC
Tournament
champi-
onship game on March
11,
the
Red
Foxes
defeated
Iona by
a score of 72-48. Senior
Elizabeth Beynnon was
honored
as the
tournament's Most Valuable Player.
"They carry a
lot
of traits
that
other
Marist
teams
have
had
in the
past,"
Giorgis
said following the game. "They just
believe
in
themselves, and they don't care what anyone
else thinks."
Marist
drew
a
number
12 seed in the
NCAA Tournament and traveled to College
Park, MD, to face
fifth-seeded
Michigan State
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The MAAC Tournament took place in
Springfield, MA,
home
of the Naismith
Memorial Basketball
Hall
of Fame. As part of
the weekend's festivities, the MAAC
hosted
a
special ceremony
in
which
two
former players
from each MAAC school were inducted to the
MAAC Honor Roll.
Honorees
were profiled
in
the
Tournament
pro9ram and featured
in a video display within the exhibit
"The MAAC Experience" at the
Hall
of Fame.
Mari st recognized alumni
Rachele Fitz
'10
and
Fred Weiss
'66
as
its
honorees.
a game that was evenly matched
throughout,
the
Spartans
pulled
away
late to
win 55-47.
Still, the loss allowed the Red Foxes to
reflect
on a season of remarkable accomplish-
ments. Marist won
26
games, its
10
th
straight
MAAC regular-season championship, its
eighth straight MAAC
Tournament
cham-
pionship,
and its ninth championship overall.
The eight straight conference championships
is
the longest active streak for any Division
1
basketball
program
in
the
country, men's or
women's.
The nine
MAAC championships
are now tied for the most of any program
in
conference
history.
Individually,
the
Red
Foxes earned several
accolades as well. They
had
four selections
to
the Second
and
Third All-MAAC teams
(Elizabeth Beynnon, Second Team; Casey
Dulin, Second Team; Leanne Ockenden,
Third
Team; Emma O'Connor,
Third Team),
which set a school record. Ockenden was
named MAAC Defensive
Player
of
the
Year.
Kristina Danella was
named
Sixth Player of
the
Year.
Sydney Coffey was named to the
MAAC All-Rookie Team. And Giorgis was
named MAAC Coach of the Year for the sev-
enth
time,
extending
his
conference
record.
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Thewome
2013.Hea
Yearhono
right) ear
's swimming and diving program captured its 14th MAAC championship in February
oach Larry Van Wagner (back row, far right) earned Women's Swimming Coach of the
, and Associate Head Coach/Diving Coach Melanie Bolstad (back row, second from
d Diving Coach of the Year.
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THE MARIST WOMEN'S SWIMMING ANO DIVING PROGRAM
captured its
MAAC championship thanks to a dominating team performance.
amassed a total of 801 points, 193 better than second-place Rider. As usually
the territory, several Red Foxes brought home individual honors. Senior Kate
s named Co-Women's Most Outstanding Swimmer, senior Chelaine Eliazar
Women's Most Outstanding Diver, Head Coach Larry Vanwagner earned
wimming Coach of the Year honors, and Associate Head Coach/Diving Coach
lstad earned Diving Coach of the Year.
wrapped up her career-which included MAAC championships in all four
years-w h
11
individual titles.
For
V:
Wagner, the award provided a fitting bookend to a season that saw him win his
300th car er dual meet, which came against Canisius in the season opener on Oct. 20.
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Giorgis tci1
Serve on Team
USA Staff for World
Universit~r Games
T
HE
DAY FOLLOWING
HIS
TEAM'S MAAC
Tournament triumph, it was announced
that Brian
Giorgis
was selected to serve as
an assistant c,oach on the USA women's bas-
ketball
team
that will compete
in
the World
University Games
this
summer. The games
will be
played
from
July
8 to 15 in Russia and
will
include teams
from 16 countries.
Giorgis and
Penn
State
Head
Coach
Coquese Washington will serve on the staff
of Head Coach Sherri Coale, who is
the head
coach of the University of
Oklahoma
wom-
en's basketball team. The staff was selected by
the USA Basketball
Women's Junior National
Team Committee and approved
by the
USA
Basketball Board of Directors.
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s
Keeping Up with Marist Graduates
Send
Your News
If
you have
news
to share,
let your
fellow
alumni
hear
from you.
E-mail
maristalumni@marist.edu
Online
www.marist.edu/alumni/alupdate
Mail
Office
of Alumni
Relations
Marist
College,
3399
North
Rd.
Poughkeepsie,
NY
12601-1387
Phone
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MARIST
MAGAZINE
Lynn
Batssanese
'75
Named
Director
of
FDR
Pre!sidential
Library
and Museum
L
YNN BASSANESE
'75
has been
appointed di rector of the
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential
Library and Museum in Hyde
Park, NY. The Roosevelt Library
is the premier research center in
the world for study and msearch of
the Roosevelt era, containing more
than
17
million pages of documents
including the papers of President
and Mrs. Roosevelt andl many of
their associates.
Bassanese's career at the
Roosevelt Library beg:an more
than
40
years ago. While attending
Marist, she answered an ad on the
College's placement office bulletin
board for a part-time archives aide
at
the library, which is just two miles
north of the Marist campus. The fol-
lowing year, she became a full-time
office machine operator at the library,
copying for researchers and micro-
filming collections while continuing
to pursue her undergraduate degree
part-time. She resigned from the
library
in January
1976
after earning
her bachelor's degree in history and
starting a family in
1975.
Four years later, she returned to
the library as an intermittent sales
clerk in the museum store. From
there her titles included sales opera-
tions manager, public affairs special-
ist, archives specialist, archivist,
acting facilities manager, director of
public programs, and deputy direc-
tor. She has served as acting director
of the library since February
2011.
Bassanese was instrumental
in the design and construction of
the site's Henry A. Wallace Visitor
Center, which opened in
2003,
acting
as the contracting officer's represen-
tative for the project. She serves in
the same capacity for the library's
current
$35
million renovation proj-
ect and leads the team designing new
permanent museum exhibits sched-
uled to open on June
30, 2013.
She has
received three Archivist Awards for
Outstanding Achievement.
She has been married for more
than
40
years to John Bassanese
'71,
U.S. Navy, retired. They have two
sons.
In May
2012,
Marist awarded
Bassanese its Distinguished Alumna
Medal, the highest honor presented
to a Marist graduate. Marist presents
the award to individuals who exem-
plify the College's ideals: excellence
in education, the importance of com-
munity, and dedication to service.
She continues to foster ties
between Marist and the library and
has worked extensively with the
College to redesign the library's Web
site, which is hosted by Marist. The
library and the College have been
working together on a major proj-
ect that will digitize
350,000
pages of
microfilmed records and make them
accessible on the library's Web site.
Marist is one of only six colleges and
universities nationwide to be affili-
ated with a presidential library.
The Roosevelt Library is
America's first presidential library,
and the only one used by a sitting
president. Conceived and built under
President Roosevelt's direction and
opened to the public in
1941,
it is one
of
13
presidential libraries adminis-
tered by the National Archives and
Records
Administration.
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1952
Gus
Nolan
is working
on a
PowerPoint
presentation on the
history and
development
of
Marist.
1964
Bro.
Rene
Roy
is a campus minister
at Central Catholic
High
School in
Lawrence, MA.
He recently
visited
former students
in
Burundi and
Rwanda.
1965
Ron
Streck
and his wife, Patti,
welcomed a grandson, Aleksander
Francis, son of
Ryan
'01/'04MBA
and Ania Streck.
1966
Rocco
Pietrofesa
is
making
wine,
salami, and sausage and spending
time with
his
grandchildren, Olivia
and
Jackson.
He is also taking part
in
the Marist football
mentor
pro-
gram. "Life is good!""
Alan
Schultz
is
tending to five grandchildren and
still working
part
time at Kingston
Ulster Airport.
1967
James
Clancy
recently
retired.
He is
spending
time
with his four
grandchildren
and catching
up
with old high school and college
friends
.
.,
Charles McDermott
is loving
retirement
in
Florida .
.,
Robert Johnson
is
planning
a bike
ride
from Florida to Los Angeles in
2014 .
.,
Fred
Policastri
('SSMS)
is
enjoying his three grandchildren,
traveling,
running, hiking,
biking,
and staying healthy.
m
Allan
Wiehn
and his wife, Fran Pirotta, welcomed
their second grandchild, Greta Ava
Field.
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1968
Donald Brown
was named
to
Super Lawyers magazine's
list
of
outstanding
lawyers in the
greater
New York
metro
area for 2012-2013.
"
Lawrence
Carr
is chairman of
the board of trustees for Union
Graduate
College in Schenectady,
NY.
"
Arthur
Jaeger's
daughter,
Deborah
Lynn, married
Alan
Horowitz on
June
24, 2012.
"
Dan
Kuffner has
stayed active
in
pub-
lic
service since
retiring
from the
Dutchess County Legislature in
December
2011. In January 2012,
Dan was appointed
to the
board of
directors of
the
Coalition Against
Register Now!
37th Alnnual Alumni
&
Friends Golf Tournament
Monday,
July 15,
2013
Dutchess Golf Club,
Poughkeepsie,
NY
For more information and to register,
visit
www.marist.E~du/alumni
or call (845) 575-3283.
Sexual and Domestic Abuse and
serves as
board
treasurer. New York
State Gov. Andrew Cuomo
recently
appointed him to the board of trust-
ees of Dutchess Community College
for a term lasting through June
2018.
Dan
lives in Hyde Park with his wife,
Deborah
'89/'95MA. "
Thomas
Reichert
retired
from his special
education teaching career. Thomas
taught in New York and New Jersey
from 1968
until his
retirement
in
June
2012.
m
Martin Scanlan
retired
in
March 2012. He
has
two
grandchildren, Thomas and Teagan.
"Ed
Sulkowski
retired after work-
ing
46 years, the past 18: with !FF
South Brunswick. Ed is spending
his retirement
working around the
house, traveling with
hi:;
son, and
staying active
in the
Highlands (NJ)
Fire Department.
He
has
been a vol-
unteer firefighter for
mo
re than 37
years and has served as
diipartment
secretary for 34 years. Ed serves as
chief of the Fire Police Uni it, a train-
ing officer, and an
incident
safety
officer while
holding
a New Jersey
Fire Prevention Inspector
license.
His only regret about retirement
is
that
his
wife of 39 years passed away
in
2010 and cannot en}oy it with
him. "
James
Zoeller
retired and
moved
to
Alpharetta, GA.
James
and
his
wife are enjoying
ttheir
three
sons and their families, who have
given them six grandchildren. "Life
is good!"
1969
Thomas
Casteel
sadly
lost
his
wife of over 40 years in August. He
misses
her dearly.
m
Steve
Johnson
and his wife, Sharon, want to thank
the Class of 1969 and the entire
Marist community for their sup-
port and prayers after the
passing
of their son, Kevin, in January 2012.
1970
Robert Brown's
daughter Erin was
recently admitted to the Florida Bar
and graduated from college magna
cum
laude. His
daughter Kate is a
marketer
at Glaceau and Pitts, and
his
son Connor is a chef.
"
Bro.
Sean Sammon
was elected as a
provincial councilor to serve with
Bro.
Ben
Consigli, Marist Brothers'
provincial, for the next three years.
m
Robert
Wood retired
from
Westfield Insurance in October
2012.
1971
David Gordon's
daughter Shaina
graduated
summa cum laude
from the University of Oklahoma
and
is
applying to
medical
school.
David's son David graduated from
Oklahoma State University with a
BS
in
mechanical engineering tech-
nology
and ROTC as a 2nd lieuten-
ant in the National Guard. He works
as a site engineer for Schlumberger.
1972
James
Mcloughlin
traveled with
a delegation from the Washington,
Jn1miHS:
The
flag denotes
classes
1hat will celebrate
reunions
in
2013.
D.C.-based organization Interfaith
Peace
Builders to the West Bank in
May 2012. The delegation observed
events firsthand as
part
of the orga-
nization's mission
to
raise awareness
and deepen understanding of
the
situation there.
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1973
Dr. Dana Delaware
retired after
teaching for more than 32 years
at Truman State University as
chair and
professor
of chemistry
. .,
Rich Freccia
was reelected to
the
executive
board
of
the
New
Jersey
Association for College Admission
Counseling. He
is
a school coun-
selor at Allentown
High
School
in
Monmouth
County,
NJ.
m
Bro.
Patrick
McNamara
was elected as
a
provincial
councilor to serve with
Bro. Ben Consigli, Marist Brothers'
provincial, for the next three years.
1974
Mark
Kleinhans
and his wife,
Robin,
recently
celebrated
their 25th
wedding anniversary.
1975
Mike
Asip
earned his Doctor of
Education
degree
from
the
College
of William and Mary in May 2012.
He completed his
dissertation,
"A
Program Evaluation of a School
District's Multisensory
Reading
Initiative," and coursework in the
college's educational policy plan-
ning and
leadership
program with
a focus on special education leader-
ship. Mike recognized
the
support
of his family
in
helping him succeed
with this achievement. Mike is the
director
of exceptional education
in Chesterfield
County Public
Schools
in
suburban
Richmond,
VA,
where he
leads
initiatives
to
serve
more than 7,100 students with
dis-
abilities. Mike and his wife, Leslie,
a Chesterfield County gifted-educa-
tion
leader,
live with
their
daughter,
Cailin,
in
Powhatan, VA. Mike's son,
Dan, is manager of season ticket
service and retention at Madison
Square Garden and a 2008 graduate
of Muhlenberg College.
"
Thomas
Herman's
son, Aedan, plays
lacrosse
at Mari st. Aedan, a member of the
Class of 2013,
is
following in
his
father's footsteps as a Marist ath-
lete
.
.,
Marie Strack's
son, James,
married Melissa on Oct. 3, 2009.
Marie
lost
her husband,
Richard,
on April 8, 2011.
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A College
Friend,ship
Proves
Stronger
Than
a1
Storm
I
OFTEN FIND MYSELF BOASTING
about Marist,
both to my peers and to younger individuals
considering the College for what is
presented
to
them as one of the
most
important, if not the
most
important,
four-year period
in
their lives.
"You'll never make friends like the ones you
make at Marist," I say, thinking of the monthly
reunions I still have with
10
women whom I met
there. "There's so
much
opportunity to
have
a
unique
college experience,"
I
add, remembering
my
time
as an
RA, my
time abroad
in
Sydney,
my Tuesday nights in intramural basketball, the
excellent
mentoring
and leadership provided by
many
faculty, and the many fun nights I had, all
on the serene
landscape
along the
Hudson
River
in
Poughkeepsie.
"I wouldn't
take
back anything
about it," I usually finish with, hoping to connect
with the anxiety
I
assume these younger people
feel
in
selecting what college
to
attend.
In
the nearly five years since
I have
graduated
from
Marist,
I
have obtained my MSW from the
Hunter
College School of Social Work, embark-
ing
on a career as a social worker in New York
City. I often found myself feeling privileged for
my life overall, but specifically for my time at
Marist and the seemingly easy way of life I felt
I
was awarded there. I admit
I
have
scoffed at
the idea of the college experience as
one
of the
most important
periods of one's life. What was
so significant about
life
at Marist? How
did
those
four years
profoundly
impact
my
life? Aren't pro-
motions, partnering, children, and
loss
so
much
more
important?
The life-defining
moments
were surely ahead.
In
retrospect,
my
pride and
motivation to always strive for something better
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MARIST
MAGAZINE
BY JEANMARIE HAGGERTY
'08
obstruc1:ed
my insight. Still, it is
hard
to imagine
tragedy
when you
fly high,
and even harder
to
imagine,
who will support you when your wings
falter.
On Oct.
29, 2012,
my
life,
the lives of my
family members, my
fiance
and his family, and
the lives of my
friends
and neighbors in the com-
munitie,s
of Rockaway
and Breezy
Point,
NY, were
struck by tragedy. As is the case with these types
of things, our lives changed forever and in ways
that we were not prepared for.
Hurricane
Sandy
hit us, and hit
us
hard. My family was among
the lucky ones, as our home
in
Rockaway Park
remaine,d
standing, the ocean water
flowing
from
a block away and stopping one step
below
the first
floor, cr,eating a nine-foot-deep saltwater pool
in
the
bas,ement apartment, causing
my
parents,
brother, and one sister to carry
my
youngest
sister who is wheelchair-bound up to the second
floor du.ring high-tide fear. The one-story
home
belonging
to my brother, sister-in-law, and my
two-year-old
niece
was destroyed. Around them,
mass catastrophe: flooding everywhere, whole
blocks burnt to
the
ground around the corner
and then,
10
blocks away, the beloved family res-
taurant that I waitressed at throughout graduate
school, the Harbor Light, also destroyed by fire,
over
10,0
homes burnt to the ground in Breezy
Point, and sadly,
lives
lost. Rockaway
and Breezy,
small communities that were
home
to dozens of
Marist alumni and current students, were faced
with arguably the
toughest
times they will ever
meet. I will
never
forget the feeling as I drove
into
Rockaway
that Tuesday morning, absorbing all
that I witnessed: an ocean that
had
unlawfully
swallowed up land; smoldering fires and empty
spaces where my friends'
homes
once stood; the
homes
that stood
ransacked,
or crumbled like
a caved-in chocolate lava cake; shell-shocked
people, with tear-streaked,
tired
faces; planks
of
the
famous Rockaway Beach
boardwalk left
haphazardly by
the
ocean in my family's front
yard; waterlines along homes, fences, cars, and
businesses that
punched me in
the stomach.
I
imagined that ifl picked up a displaced seashell,
I could hear the ocean mocking, "What
did
you expect?
I
wouldn't rise that
high?''
There
was
nothing
we could
do that
day. Most were
marooned without cell
phone
service, cars,
gas, food, electricity, and heat. In a community
where extending oneself to
help
another in need
is commonplace, we were all
in
need and knew
not where
to
turn.
At some point in that Monday-Tuesday
span,
I received a text from an old Marist friend, Matt
Bursic, offering any
help
that my family should
need during
the
hurricane.
Although Matt and
I had infrequently
kept
in touch since we gradu-
ated
in
2008,
I
regarded
him
as one of
my
closest
friends during my
time
at Marist. He was actually
my first Marist friend. Matt was from Brooklyn,
and we
had
met the summer before college at
the
beach
club
in
Breezy Point where we both
worked. We were often
inseparable
when we
began our careers at Marist, ultimately form-
ing new friendships with others and finding our
individual niches
in
college.
I
always knew Matt's
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were stuck in a hard spot, I could depend on him.
Hurricane
Sandy
was
one of the lowest points
in
my family's life, and I
knew
Matt's offer to
help
was genuine, so I said yes. All
Matt
said was, 'Tm
on
my
way."
I did
not
know
that "on my way" meant ending
a family vacation in Florida early to
drive
all the
way
back
to New York. I did
not
fathom that "on
my way" meant buying
a gas-powered generator
and
water
pump in North Carolina for
my
family,
an expense in and of
itself incredibly
generous,
but
meaning
so
much
more as we were cold and
sitting
in the dark,
hearing that generators were
impossible to buy
throughout the tri-state area.
I could
never
have
imagined
that "on
my
way"
meant
that Matt and
his
family would come
to
my
family's home every day that first week
after
Sandy
hit,
and
then
every single weekend for over
a month to gut and clean, and bring
us hot meals
and
much needed
gas.
Each Saturday
morning in
November I was
blown
away
by
Matt and
his
family's presence.
They
showed up again on Sunday
morning, never
stopping until
the
sun went down.
It
was cold. The
rubble was heavy. The smells of gasoline and
bleach
seeped
into
your skin. Any clothes one wore were
ruined. Yet Matt and
his
family
never
hesitated.
In
mid-December
Matt
and his family moved my
parents and siblings
back
into
Rockaway
from an
apartment rented in Brooklyn, and then
brought
cookies and other
holiday
goodies to my
house
on
Christmas Eve
morning.
All of this from a friend
whom
I was not even
in
regular contact with.
In
response to my
fumbled, feeble
thank
you's for
the
most generosity and support my family
has
ever been shown, all Matt said was, "You would
do the same." Simply
describing
Matt and his fam-
ily's
actions dwarfs their significance;
timeliness
was a
huge
factor in saving what was
left
of one's
home
after Sandy struck. The
threat
of
mold,
and
the
long-term,
insidious
damage it
could wreak
on
one's
home was on everyone's
minds.
Despite
having nine
feet of water
in the
basement, we never
found
mold,
and just over one month after Sandy,
we were able to move back in. Without the help of
Matt, his family, and a few other family friends,
my family would
have lost
our
home
completely.
How na"ive
I
was,
indeed,
to regard
my
time
at Marist as
not
being one of the most important
times in my life. Marist attracts a specific caliber
of
person, and
then continues to foster that char-
acter
in ways that are made manifest throughout
life
as we are
presented
with
the
opportunity to
define ourselves
through
our actions. Marist has
allowed
me to
cross
paths
with individuals who
have
changed the course of my life, and that of
my family's, for the better. Matt
Bursic
and his
family are such
people.
Without Marist, I would
probably
never have become
friends with Matt. It
was
not
Marist that saved my family's
home, but it
was the
person
and his family
that
I
met through
Mari st, which serves as a testament to the Marist
experience and the
bonds
we formed there.
I
can
confidently,
proudly
say that I wouldn't take back
anything about
it.
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Ray'mond
A. Rich
Leadership
lns1titute
Hosts
Capt.
Pa111I
X. Rinn,
USN
{Ret.)'68
C
APT. PAUL
x.
RINN, USN (RET.)
shared
his
insight
into
leadership at the Raymond A.
Rich
Instiltute
for Leadership Development
in
October
2012.
The
1968
Marist alumnus visited several
classes,
met
with student
leaders,
and delivered
a presentaltion
to
alumni and
business
commu-
nity
leaders
entitled "Critical Decision-Making
During Challenging Times" at
the
Colonel Oliver
Hazard Payne Mansion.
In
his
talk, he discussed
the keys
to
making sound decisions in times of
high
stress, reflecting on his
distinguished
career
as a naval officer.
Rinn was commander of the guided mis-
sile frigate!
Samuel B. Roberts when it struck
an Iranian mine in the Persian Gulf in
1988,
an
incident
vividly described
in
the book
No Higher
Honor.
He
and
his
crew heroically saved
the
ship
without loi,s of
life.
Among many other honors for
his
leaderslhip,
he
has been
awarded the
Legion
of
Merit withi Combat "V," selection to the Surface
Warfare Hlall of
Fame,
and
an honorary degree
from Mari st in
1989.
Currently vice president of
the
Marist College
Alumni Association
Executive
Board, he
has
been delivering motivational
speeches across
the United States. Each of his
two
speeches at
Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV, for Clockwork
Capt. Paul X. Rinn, USN
(Ret.) '68
spoke
to alumni and business
community leaders on
"Critical
Decision-Making During
Challenging
Times" in a residency hosted by
the Raymond A. Rich Institute for
Leadership Development
(below).
At left,
each of
his two speeches at
Caesar's
Palace in Las Vegas, NV,
for
Clockwork
International Inc. drew
an
audience of approximately
2,000,
and
both earned
standing ovations.
International
Inc. drew an audience of approxi-
mately
2,000,
and
both
earned standing ova-
tions. He also addressed an audience of
900
at
the Michigan Farm Bureau Annual
Presidents
Conference in Lansing, Ml. and
recently
received critical acclaim speaking to an audi-
ence of
1,800
at
the
annual
United States Surface
Navy Symposium in Washington, DC, and
the
Constitution Association in Boston,
MA.
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&notes
1976
Patricia
Tillou
recently opened
Xenia Chiropractic
in
Xenia, OH.
1977
Brian Bennett
is grateful that
his daughter, Kerry, a member of
Marist's Class of 2014,
is
able to
spend two semesters
in London
at London South Bank University.
"What an experience!"
.,
Joan
Stauffer
Holtom
is easing
into
retirement
as her youngest daughter
enters college.
~M•iN•MW
~
1978
Dennis
Cosgrove's
daughter,
Jacquie, is a member of Marist's
Class of 2014.
1980
Kenneth
Sullivan
was named
senior vice president,
director
of credit
management
in TD
Equipment Finance, a subsidiary
of TD Bank.
Kenneth
Sullivan
'So
1981
Chuck Calio
received an IBM
Excellence and
Innovation
Award
for setting
the
strategic direction of
the IBM STG Technical Enablement
ISVTeam.
1982
Roger
V.
Coleman
has been ranked
No. 1
in
New York State on the
Barron's list of the top 1,000 finan-
cial advisors for the third consecu-
tive year.
He is
a financial advisor
at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
in
Garden City, NY..,
Patrick
Rush's
company, Rush
Hour
Graphics, won
a bid
from
CBS to help display
its
24
MARIST
MAGAZINE
Roger V. Coleman
'82
"eye-conic" logo on
its
ic:onic
build-
ing, Black
Rock,
in
New York City.
While Black
Rock,
the worldwide
headquarters
of CBS and
a
landmark
building
on West 52nd Street,
has
been
undergoing
renovations,
CBS
wanted
its
logo visible. Rush
Hour
was one of 12 companies asked to
bid
on the project.
m
Thomas
Gillis
joined Wells Fargo as a. managing
director
in
the markets dearing and
futures
execution group.
1985
Phil
Boyle
was named
insur-
ance sales
producer
for cen-
tral Connecticut
an,d western
Massachusetts
at Pierson
&
Smith, a division of First Niagara
Risk
Management, Inc.
He
joined
First Niagara
from
the Health
Consultants Group, LLC. Phil serves
on the Connecticut
Healthcare
Cabinet, appointed by Connecticut
Gov. Dannel Malloy to a three-year
term.
He is
a board member for sev-
eral charitable organizations such
as the Geno Auriemma "Fore the
Kids"
Charity Golf Tournament
and Holy Family Retr,eat Center.
Phil Boyle
'85
He also volunteers for the American
Cancer Society's Relay for Life and
Coaches for Cancer events. He I ives
in
Farmington, CT, with his wife,
Deb, and their three children.
m
Thomas Lehrkinder
and his wife,
Lynne
(McGahan) '86,
have a
son, Timothy, who
is
a member of
Marist's Class of 2015 and on the
Dean's
List. Their
daughter,
Ryan,
has
been
accepted to and is con-
sidering joining the Marist Class
of 2017.
Nominations Welcome
for Alumni Association
Executive Board
If
you or an alumnus/alumna you
know
is
interested
in
joining the
Alumni Association
Executive
Board, please visit www.marist.edu/
alumni/board.html.
Nominations
are currently being accepted.
1986
Anthony
DeBarros
('97MS)
is now director of content for
Gannett
Digital,
guiding interac-
tive
news
applications for
USA
Today and Gannett newsrooms.
a
Ian
O'Connor
was named New
York State Sportswriter of the Year
by
the
National Sportscasters and
Sportswriters Association, an
honor
shared with the
New York Post's
Mike Vaccaro, who covered Marist
basketball for the
Middletown Times
Herald-Record.
Ian
is an ESPN.
com columnist.
a
Stephen
Ryan
and
his
wife welcomed a son,
Jake
Andrew, born May
19,
2012. Jake was
8 pounds and 20
inches long.
1987
Kevin Kaley
is
project manager
for Verizon
Business
for complex
delivery solutions. Kevin deployed
to Afghanistan from August 2010
to August 2011 and was recently
promoted to the rank of colonel in
the U.S. Army
Reserves .
.,
Karen
Manion's
daughter
Kerry,
17,
is
a competitive soccer
player
and
her
daughter
Kayla, 14,
is a tal-
ented dancer.
a
Michael
Tallman
('93MS)
was recently promoted to
the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army.
"Over 30 years ago when I raised my
right
hand
as a private E-1, I
never
thought I would be wearing the
eagle," he says.
~mnN•n•
1988
Michael Carson
recently retired
from
the
U.S. Army after 22 years
of service. He works for Geisinger
Health Systems as a
life
flight pilot
supporting their base in Avoca,
PA.
m
Thomas Ruede
is vice president
of Suddath Global Logistics. His
wife,
Nora
(Bomba},
is a media
aide at Bartram Trail High School
in
Florida.
1989
Mike Kinane
was elected to the
board of directors of Advancement
for Commerce,
Industry
and
Technology of Long
Island.
a
Pierce
Redmond
and his wife,
Catherine
(Tagliaferro) '90,
are
keeping
busy
with their three
daughters
(15, 10,
and 6). Pierce
recently
began
his 15th
year as a
detective
in the Rockland
County (NY) Sheriff's
Department,
and Catherine has
been
a special
education
teacher
at Valhalla High
School for 22 years.
Nominate Your
Classmate
The Alumni Association is still
accepting nominations for the
Alumni
Association
Awards.
Details about
the
awards, includ-
ing
an online nomination form,
are available at www.marist.edu/
alumni/awards.html.
2012 award winners (left to right)
Brendan
T.
Burke
'68,
Dr. Linus
Richard Foy
'so,
Edward Summers
'04/'06M,
and Bro. Sean D. Sammon,
FMS'70
Announcing 2013
Theatre Hall of
Fame Honorees
Please join us on Oct. 5, 2013, dur-
ing Homecoming and Reunion
Weekend for the 5th Annual Marist
Theatre Hall of Fame
Induction
&
Alumni Reunion. The following
honorees will be
inducted:
President Dennis J. Murray
Paul R. Tesoro '73
Suzanne (Deak) Wittig '76
Edwin M. Budd '93
Christopher M. Yapchanyk '01



















































On Sunday, Feb.
10,
2013,
Marist
alumni were treated
to an exclusive
pregame Meet
&
Greet and private
BROOKLYN
Q
& A session with
Brooklyn Nets
Assistant General Manager Bobby
Marks
'95.
During the reception,
alumni also had an opportunity
to see the new Barclay's Center in
Brooklyn. Following the Meet
&
Greet, alumni
enjoyed
some
NBA
action as the Nets took on the
San
Antonio Spurs.
1990
Michael
Buckley
recently became
vice
president
of
business
communi-
cations for Facebook.
He
is
in
charge
of the company's international,
monetization,
corporate, consumer,
and
policy
communications
.
.,
Catherine
(Tagliaferro)
Redmond
and
her husband,
Pierce
'89,
are
keeping
busy
with
their
three
daughters (15,
10,
and 6). Catherine
has
been a special education teacher
at Valhalla High School for 22 years
and
Pierce
recently
began
his 15th
year as a detective in
the Rockland
County (NY) Sheriff's
Department.
A number of Marist alumni work
at the Apple
store
in
Danbury,
CT.
They are
(from
left) Dawn Decosta
'90,
Nick Fugitt
'11,
Grady Kline
'10,
Eric Georges, and Gary Albanese
Jr.
'11.
1991
Sheila
Clancy-O'Donn1ell
brought
a little bit of American
trick-or-
treating to
her
home
of Letterkenny,
County Donegal, lrelaind. For
the
first
time in its history,
Letterkenny
planned
to
host
a Halloween event
that included
this
great American
pastime. It
was
part
of a ShopLK
initiative
to
keep business local, for
which Sheila is a strong advocate.
., Marlon
Hosang
and
his
wife,
Andrea, welcomed a son, Maxwell
Scott,
born Sept.
19, 2010.
a
Jeffrey
Thibeault
has a new
job
as terri-
tory
manager
in Coloradlo
for Costa
Sunglasses.
1992
David
D'Arco
and
his wife, Andrea,
welcomed a baby
boy, Dominic
David, born Jan.
18, 201:2.
Dominic
joins
big
brothers Salvatore and
Michael at
home.
a
Kathleen
(Mitchell)
Godleski
was recently
named
associate director for athletic
advancement at LeMoy1ne
College.
lnaum•ine::=
1993
William
Burns
successfully
defended his
dissert:ation
and
received his Doctor of
Letters
degree from Drew University in
Madison,
NJ.
William is the dean
of the Arts and Communication
Division at Brookdale
Community
College
in
Lincroft,
NJ. He
lives
at the
Jersey
Shore wit!h
his
wife,
Lisa
(Giordano)
'92,
and their
children, Kaylan, Emily, and
Billy.
EJ
Stuart Gallagher
is serving as
a
detachment
commander at Fort
Bragg for the 4th
Psychological
Operations Group, U.S. Army
Special Operations (Airborne).
m
John
Suzuki
and
his
wife, Lisa,
welcomed a daughter, Dainielle
Aiko,
born April 6, 2011.
1994
Ericka
(Plate)
Lavin
graduated
from Georgetown University's
accelerated second-degree Bachelor
of Science in
Nursing
program and
is working in
labor
an,d delivery
in
Norfolk, VA. Ericka
resides
in
Chesapeake, VA, with her husband
and their four children.
1995
Yesenia Cruz-Troy
wo:rks for the
Oprah Winfrey Network.
EJ
Charles
Lynch
(MA)
retired from
IBM
and
t,:nm1HZ·
The
flag denotes
classes
that
will
celebrate
reunions in
2013.
Showing
Support
for
Newtown
K
ERIN SOVERN
'os was born and
raised
in
Newtown, CT, about
a mile from Sandy Hook Elementary
School. Unlike many young people
looking to go far from home when
selecting a college, she happily chose
one nearby. "I went to Marist knowing
that it was so close to home because
I
was a homebody.
I loved Sandy Hook
and Newtown and take great pride in
where
I
grew up." She and her friends
even made T-shirts that said "l love
Newtown" to show their love for their
hometown.
The shooting that took the lives
of 20 first graders and 6 educators at
Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14,
2012, surely changed almost every-
thing, for everyone in Newtown. But
it didn't change how Sovern and
her
friends felt about their home.
T-shirt sales by Kerin
Sovern
'os
of Newtown, CT, have raised
almost
$36,000
for the families
of victims of the
shooting at
Sandy Hook Elementary School.
After the shooting, from San Diego where she works as an account
manager for Libbey Foodservice, Sovern posted a photo on Facebook of
her and her friends wearing their "l
love
Newtown" T-shirts. There was
an outpouring, she says, "from everyone, telling me to make them
as a
fundraiser."
Links Unlimited of Ohio, where a Newtown friend of Keri n's works,
donated the first soo shirts, as well as printing and shipping. The company
provided the rest of the shirts at cost, with continued free shipping. More
than 2,000 shirts were made.
A Web site selling the shirts, www.newtownpride.com,
went live on
Dec. 19. Since then, sales have raised close to $36,000 for the My Sandy
Hook Family Fund. The fund was established by Sandy Hook parents and
friends dedicated to providing support for the families who
lost
loved
ones in the tragedy. "Every last dime
is
going to the families,"
Sovern says.
Word of the effort traveled fast via radio and TV interviews and social
media. "lam pretty Facebook-savvy
and have a great network, so it spread
like wildfire," she says. While much of the support came from San Diego
and Newtown, Sovern says shirts have been mailed as far as Australia,
Germany, England, Canada, and Mexico.
Her Marist College network came through as well. Every single one
of her Marist friends purchased a shirt, says Sovern, and her sister, Liz
Sovern '03, also helped a great deal.
The event was devastating, says Kerin, but the subsequent show of sup-
port for Newtown was inspiring. "We are so blessed to live in a town with
such great people and to have so many people who are so
supportive."
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works for Quality Billing Services
in
Poughkeepsie,
NY.
s
Brian
Murphy
(MPA)
serves as commander,
91st Civil Support Team (WMD)
in the Arizona Army National
Guard (AZARNG).
s
Brian
Smith
accepted a new position with Philip
Morris and moved to Lausanne,
Switzerland.
m
Jayme
Stofko
we!-
corned a baby boy, Skyler Matthew,
born
in November 2010. She also
achieved
national board
certifica-
tion for teaching.
1996
James
Ellis
(MA)
retired and lives
near Charleston, SC.
EJ
Christine
Manna
competed
in
an lronman
SP RI
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competition in May 2012 in The
Woodlands, TX. Out of 2,700
athletes, she finished 422nd with a
time of 11:40:39.
The competition
consisted of a 2-4-mile swim,
112-
mile
bike ride,
and a 26.2-mile run.
1997
James
Lord
and
his
wife, Melanie,
welcomed a daughter, Delilah
Elisabeth, born June 27, 2012.
a
Daryl Richard
was
named
by the
Hartford Business
Journal as one of
the top 40
business leaders
under
the age of 40. Daryl is national vice
president of public
relations
for
UnitedHealthcare.
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---
1998
Jennifer
(Bradley)
Collins
and
her
husband, Alvin, welcomed
a son, Maxwell Tanner,
born in
June 2012. Their daughter, Maci,
loves
being
a big sister.
a
Michael
Goot
married Katie Welter on
Aug. 4, 2012, in Clifton Park, NY.
Michael is a reporter for the
Daily
Gazette in Schenectady, and Katie
is a nurse.
a
Tim Haniffy
and
his
wife,
Katherine
(Ventimiglia},
welcomed
a daughter,
Kayla, born
Oct.
18, 2012.
m
Bob Roberts
com-
pleted
his
14th year at Ulster-Greene
ARC in the Psychology
Department.
a
Timothy Zeszutek
(MPA)
retired
from
the
New York State police after
more
than 20 years of service.
He
is an associate professor at SUNY
Orange,
teaching criminal justice
courses.
GI
Darryll Towsley
wel-
comed his second son, Anthony
Joseph,
born Oct. 11, 2012.
1999
Donna
(Facilla)
Brignoli
and her
husband,
Tom, welcomed their first
child,
Hunter
Rocco,
born
March
15, 2013. Hunter was 8.5 pounds
and 21 inches long. They live in
Huntington,
NY. Donna teaches
special education in the
Lindenhurst
School District.
G1
Richard
Cocchiara
(MS)
was named to
the IBM Academy of Technology
Leadership Team.
GI
Jamie
Farrell
and
his
wife,
Amanda
(Flood},
welcomed a baby girl, Julia Rose,
born May 7, 2012. Amanda is vice
president of sales for Unruly Media
in
New York City."
Paul
Sydlansky
is
an associate account executive at
John G. Ullman
&
Associates, Inc.
26
MARIST
MAGAZINE
From left, Patricia Tow
'12,
Rebecca Strumpf, Emily Strumpf, and
Lauren Strumpf
'12
model their Marist
scarves
before heading out on
the slopes.
Guests Enjoy Marist Day at the Hermitage Club
Through the hospitality of Marist Trustee James R. Barnes '84 and his
wife, Donna, more than 200 alumni, students, parents, and friends spent
Jan. 25, 2013,
at the !-Hermitage
Club in West Dover, VT. All skiing, snow-
boarding, snowshoeing, ice skating, and snow tubing were free for the
entire day. Later, at
a
reception at the Hermitage Inn, President Dennis
J. Murray provided :an update on developments at the College. A slide
show from the day's activities is available at www.marist.edu/alumni/
specialevents.html. For further information about the Hermitage Club
and the Hermitage Jnn, visit http://hermitageclub.com/.
■
President Dennis J.
lr.1urray (left)
and Mari
st
Trustee James R. Barnes
'84,
owner of the Hermitage Club, prepare to ride the
"Catillac"
to the
summit of Haystack Mountain.
200t[)
Kathryn
(Himiak)
Daughton
and
her
husband, Tim, welcomed a
daughter, Bronwen Elizabeth, born
May
10,
2012. Bronwen joins big
brother Liam, 5, at home. Kathryn
earned her doctorate
in
education
and organizational l,eadership in
2011.
G1
Ryan Hunter
is entering
his 10th year as a sen1ior
assistant
district attorney in Suffolk County,
NY.
GI
Hanneh
Kalyoussef
is
senior
vice president of business develop-
ment
at Eagil Financial Group.
G1
Jennifer
(Simmons)
Lombardo
and her husband, Daniel, welcomed
their first child, Joseph Daniel, born
Oct. 25, 2012.
G1
Elizabeth Owens
('01MPA)
married
Declan Mitchell
on Sept. 23, 2011.
GI
Anthony
Pesce
welcomed his second child, a son,
Andrew Michael,
born
Sept.
s,
2011.
GI
Steve
Pifferi
celebrated
nine
years with EISAI Pharmaceuticals.
He
and his wife,
Joyce,
recently
returned from Steve's sales award
trip to Hawaii.
m
Nick
Ross
man-
ages DVD operations with Netflix
for
the
entire state of Virginia.
G1
Lisa
(Douglas)
Whelan
and
her
husband, Erik, welcomed their
second son, Zachary Douglas,
born July 9, 2012. Zachary joins
big brother Lukas at
home.
Since
November 2011, Lisa has been
an executive function coach for
Thinking Outside the Classroom
in Framingham, MA.
2001
Rob
Adamski
and
Lisa
Suski are
engaged and
plan
to marry
in
2013.
Rob was promoted to graphics/play-
back producer
in
ESPN's Production
Department in Bristol, CT.
G1
Randeep
Dang
(MS)
was promoted
to run the anesthesia drug delivery
segment for GE Healthcare.
a
Jaclyn
(Rannazzisi)
Duddleston
and
her
husband welcomed a son, Noah
Harrison, born in January 2012.
GI
Justin
Greenblum
joined Carter
Ledyard as a
litigation
partner.
a
Jennifer
McGurk
received
her
New York State life, accident, and
health
insurance
sales
license.
She
is an
independent
agent for AFLAC.
"
Brian
Smith
is
a financial services
professional
with New York Life and
recently
received the company's
Career Life Success Award.
2002
Melissa
(Katomski)
Hughes
and
her husband welcomed a
baby
girl,
Elizabeth Katherine,
born
Dec. 31,
2011.
G1
Cynthia
(Millar)
Nash
(MA)
is excited to announce
the
recent completion of her PsyD in
clinical psychology.
a
Edward
Nini
and
his
wife, Catherine, welcomed
their second child, Joseph Ham
ii ton,
born Oct. 17, 2012. a
Alison
Reilley
married Ricky Guifarro
in
July
2012.
lPaam•n•
---
2ooa
Jane
Blankson
has
been
promoted
to supervisor of
the
blood
bank
at
New York-Presbyterian
Hospital/
Cornell.
e
Linda Calvelli
received
her Master of Accountancy
in
December 2012 from the University
of South Florida. Linda's
daughter,
Nicole
Rose
McMillen, married
Joseph Conder
in
May 2012.
e
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The
flag denotts classes
that will celebrate
reunions
in
2013.






























Melissa
(Payne)
DiNunno
wel-
comed a
daughter,
Sophia Helen,
born April
10,
2012.
e
Christine
(Barnett)
Gagnon
and
her
hus-
band,
Sean, recently welcomed a
second child, Tyler.
"
Brian
Kelly
is
director
of government affairs for
New
York
State Sen. Terry Gipson.
m
Danielle
(Coscia)
Krehel
and
her
husband welcomed a
daughter,
Kaitlyn
Elizabeth, born
Dec. 19,
2012.
e
Colin Patterson
(MPA)
is
pursuing
a PhD in
homeland
secu-
rity at North Central University
in
Prescott,
AZ.
e
Robert
West
works
with Geo Care as a substance abuse
counselor.
e
Monica Winiarski
and
Jean-Pierre
Walker
became
engaged.
2004
Carmen Alu
and his wife, Dawn,
welcomed
their
second son,
Bryce
Holden, born )an.
5, 2013. After
"eight wonderful years at IBM,"
Carmen took a job with biophar-
maceutical
company Quintiles as
an associate
HR
director at the
corporate office
in
Durham, NC.
e
Joe Borelli
was elected to repre-
sent Staten
Island's
62nd
District
in the
New
York State Assembly.
Joe is engaged to Rachel Armenia.
e
Bradley Cook
and his wife
welcomed
their
first child, a son,
Broderick "Brody," born March
13, 2012.
"
Raymond Ferranti
('osMBA)
and
his
wife,
Kristen
(Schnitzer),
purchased a new
home
in Eastchester, NY. They
live
there
with their son, Raymond, 5, and
two
daughters,
Mia, 3, and Tessa,
2.
"
Dr. Laura Fil
graduated from
New York College of Osteopathic
Medicine and is currently an
emergency
medicine resident
on
Long
Island.
Laura
married
Dean
Olsen in August with her Marist
housemates in attendance.
"Jordan
Gallo
married
Jaclyn
Grablewski.
He
has also become board-certified
in emergency medicine.
e
Marissa
(Artiano)
Pugh
and her
husband,
Jason, welcomed their first child, a
daughter,
Kennedy
Helen,
born May
15, 2012.
m
John
Saginario
took a
job as a Web producer at Gartner
in Stamford, CT.
2005
Danielle D'Annibale
and
Bryan
Keinz
'06
married
last year with
fellow alumni
Melissa Congdon,
Victoria
lacobazzo, Dave Kim
'06,
and
Ryan Doran
'07
in
the
wedding party. Danielle and Bryan
Peter
~filderotter
'76:
Inspired
to Help Others
A
T
13
YEARS OF AGE, PETER WILDEROTTER
'76
found a lump on his neck which the doctors
first thought might bt: mumps, or possibly a tooth
infection. However, a b,iopsy
revealed it was Stage IV
Hodgkin's disease. On that fateful day, he promised
himself that if he recovered, he would dedicate his
life to helping others. After more than five years of
radiation and chemotherapy, Wilderotter triumphed
as a survivor.
He was introduced to Marist College through his
father's best friend, Bill Gardner, a co-trustee at the
time and principal broker of the emerging McCann
Foundation. "Dad would travel to Poughkeepsie
in
1980, was promoted to area director.
Wilderotter's career continued to advance and he
was named vice president of development at WNYC
Radio, America's
largest
public radio station, where he
directed all fundraising programs and was credited
with doubling the station's income growth, tripling
major gifts donated to the station, and restructuring
the membership department. Wilderotter
later
held
the position of vice president at Planned Parenthood
Federation of America where he directed fundrais-
ing programs. He also worked at the NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational
Fund as director of develop-
ment and public relations, spearheading a historic
every summer with Bill and have a
chance to play golf and get to know
Marist's new president, Dr. Dennis
Murray," recalls Wilderotter. "He
would regale me with stories and
the vision that Marist was about to
become a truly great institution with
national prominence, a1~d
I was glad
that he and Mr. Gardner got to see
that come true."
endowment campaign.
BY
ANTHONY
MERCOGLIANO
'92
"Muchofmycareersuccess
During his time at Marist in the
early 1970s, Wilderotter embarked
on his pledge of helping others.
In
1973
he
organized a team of fel-
low students to roll a beer barrel
from the Poughkeepsie campus
to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery
in Newark, NJ, and back to raise
money to fight cancer. Shaileen
Kopec was the direct,or of public
relations at Marist at the time.
"It was evident ev«m then that
has
its
foundation in the people
and opportunities I was presented
with at Marist," says Wilderotter.
"Thanks to Don Honeman, who
was residence hall supervisor in
Champagnat Hall, l was selected
as a resident coordinator-giv-
ing enormous responsibility to a
19-year-old
kid to manage people,
problem solving at the
intellectual
and emotional level, and to help
students in their life-changing
decisions."
"The Marist staff and my
classmates demonstrate the
real greatness of Marist," says
Wilderotter, "the commitment to
an individual student bathed in a
collaborative and compassionate
community."
Peter was a born leader. To spear-
Peter Wilderotter
'76
Wilderotter is now the presi-
dent and CEO of the Christopher
and Dana Reeve Foundation.
He joined the Reeve Foundation
in 2005 as the vice president of
development and helped grow its
national donor base through stra-
tegic partnerships and alliances
with both individual
and corporate
donors. He provides counsel to the
head a team that mastered the many
physical and legal logisltics
involved
"Much
of my career
success
in rolling a beer barrel--of all things
has its foundation
in the
-along 250 miles of hiighways
and
••
roadways through two states was
people and opportunities
an incredible feat," says Kopec, who
I
was presented
with at
is now a senior development officer
Marist,"
says Wilde
rotter.
at Marist. "Peter also turned out to
be a born fundraiser. Hack then, to
get a corporation like Anheuser-Busch to buy into a
student-organized eve·nt
like
this and then kick off
fundraising with a $10,000 contribution was quite
an accomplishment."
"Shaileen's stewar,dship and counsel during the
barrel roll and subseq1uent
volunteer activities gar-
nered great publicity for Marist and the American
Cancer Society and led to my start in the field,"
Wilderotter recalls. "Not a day has passed when
I
don't recall something Shaileen has taught me."
As a result of the event, he was asked to join
the local cancer society board. Upon his graduation
from Marist, that connection led to a job as develop-
ment director for the Essex County, NJ, unit of the
American Cancer Society. After a year-long stint for
the ACS in Boston, he returned to New Jersey and,
foundation's board of directors on issues including
marketing programs and volunteer relations.
Wilderotter also serves on the board of St.
Benedict's Preparatory School
in
Newark. He is an
ardent New York Giants fan and loves attending home
games with his children. He is a devoted father of four
and lives in Manhattan.
A seasoned marathon runner, he completed his
11th race in London
last
year, dedicating each mile of
the course to a member of the paralysis community
who inspires him. "Marathons are the perfect meta-
phor for our work: when bodies break down, the mind
and the spirit must carry
us."
■
Anthony Mercogliano
'92
is development officer
for
leadership gifts at Marist.
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live in Hillsdale, NJ, with their
dog,
Sheena.
m
Eric
Kimmel
was
promoted
to coordinating audio
operator at ESPN. He continues to
travel
to many
high-profile
events
including the World Series, BCS
National
Championship
Game,
and Super Bowl to
mix
the
studio
coverage.
2006
Jordi Iriarte
recently
passed
the
Series
6, 63, and life insur-
ance exams.
m
Bryan Keinz
and
Danielle D'Annibale
'os
married
last year with fellow alumni
Melissa
Congdon
'os,
Victoria
lacobazzo
'os,
Dave
Kim,
and
Ryan Doran
'07
in the wedding party.
Bryan
and Danielle live in
Hillsdale,
NJ,
with
their dog,
Sheena.
m
Michael
McManus
and
his
wife, Christina,
welcomed a
baby
girl, Valentina
Rose,
born
Aug. 28, 2012. Valentina
weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces and was
19 inches
long.
m
Stuart Orenstein
became a
board
member of Concord
51, a
political
action committee.
Stuart is also chairman and co-
founder of the Ties to
the
Future
Foundation.
a
Kelly
Shemming
graduated with an MBA from NYU
Stern
School of
Business.
2007
Justin
Calderon
is a regular
contributor
to
CNN Travel and
Newsweek.
He
is
a business journal-
Andrew Paulsen
'12
took a group
of 35 students from East
Side
High School in Newark, NJ, to
the presidential inauguration on
Jan. 21, 2013. He teaches 9th and
10th grade math at East Side High
School as a member of the Teach
For America corps.
ist
specializing
in
emerging markets,
namely the GCC and ASEAN. Justin
is also a moderator alt economic
forums.
m
Linda DeNotaris
and
Anthony Connors are engaged.
The couple plans an October
2013
wedding
in
New Jersey.
a
Christina
Goldsmith
recently
became
a
family medicine
doctor.
a
Jason
Miller
and
Gwynyn Holobaugh
met and started dating
during
Marist Continues Parade Tradition
their freshman year at Marist.
After graduation, they moved to
New Orleans, where Gwynyn was
a zookeeper at the Audubon Zoo
and
Jason
was in graduate school
in
the
math department at Tulane.
After Jason earned his PhD
in
May
2012, they
moved
back north and
got married in Connecticut in
June
2012. In October 2012 they moved
to
Maryland, where Jason works
at the
Johns
Hopkins University
Applied
Physics
Laboratory.
Gwynyn plans to go back to school
to study nursing.
m
Beth Palmer
is happy to announce that she and
her very good friend will be getting
married in
September 2013. They
met freshman year at Marist.
a
Jennifer Reinhart
graduated from
the
physician assistant program at
Wagner College with a Master of
Science degree.
Her
thesis, written
with
Alexandra
DeMeglio
'08
and
Wagner classmate Matthew Koss,
was titled "Prescription Drug Abuse
in College Students." Jennifer is
now
a physician assistant
in
hematology/
oncology at Staten
Island
Physician
Practice.
~M•mNJC
,,,
2008
Alison Candamil
was promoted
from special education teacher
to academic assistant
principal
at
the
Success Charter Network
in
A large number of Mari st alumni, families, and friends braved the cold, wet snow on March 16, 2013, to march
in the 252nd St. Patrick's Day Parade
in
New York City. J.R. Morrissey '88 along with his brother, Brian '81,
and Brian's wife, Susan (Fahey) '83, served as honorary Grand Marshals to lead the Marist contingent up
Fifth Avenue with President and Mrs. Dennis J. Murray.
The Mari st College parade contingent included
(from
left) Elllen Dolan Sheehan
'81,
Nancy Lane Large
'81,
Sarah
Sowinski Herman
'81,
Deirdre Powell Wasilenko
'81,
Kathleen Mc Nulty Graham
'81,
Maureen Kenney
'81,
John
McCarthy
'78,
Maureen Doolan Boyle
'81,
Joan Marie Seergy
'81,
Brian Morrissey
'81,
and Thomas Shine
'81.
Sean P. Stellato
'02
was inducted
into the National Italian American
Sports Hall of Fame New England
Chapter
in March 2013. An NFL
Players Association-certified
contract advisor, he currently
represents nine players in the NFL.
He is shown
(on
left) with fellow
inductee and former New England
Patriot Joe Andruzzi.
Harlem.
a
Alexandra DeMeglio
graduated
from the physician
assistant
program
at Wagner
College
in
May 2012. She works at
Staten
Island
University
Hospital
doing
breast
surgery
as
a physician
assistant.
a
Tara Driggs
and
Kurt
Hopfenspirger
('uMBA) became
engaged July 3, 2011, in
the
Outer
Banks (NC). The couple met dur-
ing their sophomore year at Mari st
and plan to wed June
15,
2013,
at
St.
Luke's Roman Catholic Church in
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ. Tara is
director
of public relations at Immaculate
Heart Academy in Washington
Township, NJ, and Kurt
is
a strat-
egy associate at Teneo
Holdings
in
Manhattan.
a
Mark Heftier
passed
the
bar
exams for New York and
New Jersey and was sworn
into
the
New Jersey Bar in early December.
Mark recently opened
his
own law
practice,
the
Heftier
Law Firm
LLC.
e
Brendan Keane
(MPA)
was
promoted
from adjunct faculty
to
associate director of the Long
Island
Business Institute's home-
land security and security manage-
ment
degree program.
m
Lindsay
(Deighton)
Mason
lives in central
Texas with
her
husband, Mike. She
is a manager with UPS.
m
Patrick
McGrady
and
Lisa
Sannazzaro
'09
are engaged.
Patrick
was promoted
to vice president at Bank of America
Merrill Lynch. They recently relo-
cated to the Washington,
DC/
Northern Virginia area.
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flag
denotes
classes
that
will
celebrate
reunions
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Travis
Miller '08 Moi11es
Into 2013
MLB
Fan
Cave
Travis Miller pauses
in
front of the Cave Monster,
which has
15
TVs that show games simultaneously.
BY BOBBI
SUE
TELLITOCCI
'04
''TRAVIS
MILLER IS NOT A QUITTER."
It
was these six words shared by a friend
through social
media that
inspired Miller, a
Marist graduate
from
the Class of
2008,
to
apply for Major League Baseball's Fan Cave
after being rejected
in
2011
and again in
2012.
Miller, a Red
Hook,
NY,
native,
moved to
Chicago, IL, following graduation and was
working as a freelance sportswriter for
the
Associated
Press
and other media outlets.
When he
received the
call in March
that he
was going
to the Fan
Cave, Miller
packed
his
bags,
said goodbye to
his beloved
dog,
Winston, and hit the road for New York
City.
"The
hardest part
was leaving my dog,
but
my
roommate takes great care of him and I
know
I'll
be back with
him
soon enough.
"My
life has
changed completely since
I
moved back to New York from Chicago,"
says
Miller. "As a freelance writer, I was covering
baseball, basketball, and some college sports
out
in
Chicago, so a huge difference is watch-
ing
all of the games on TV as opposed to
being at live events."
As a sportswriter, Miller
had
to
learn
to
put team
biases
aside in order
to
do his
job. "A huge adjustment was being able
to cheer as a fan again. The experience as
a whole
is
great
because
it allows me
to
inject
my
personality into my work and
be
at the forefront of the evolution of social
media in sports."
Miller is
not
the first Marist alumnus
to be selected as a Cave
Dweller. Shaun
Kippins
'09
was
in
the
2012
Fan
Cave.
Kippins was able
to use the
experience to
secure a position at MLB.com
where he
now
works
in
the advanced
media
department
as a cameraman.
Marist alumni,
parents,
fans, and
friends
can help Miller
in his
quest to
remain in
the
Fan Cave. "Simple social media interaction
helps show the
impact
I'm making as a Cave
Dweller,"
says Miller.
"You
can follow
me
on Twitter (@AtTravisMiller)
as well as@
MLBFanCave.
Tweet me to show MLB
that
I'm your
favorite."
■
The Fan Cave, run
by
the Office of the
Commissioner of Major
League
Baseball,
selects nine "Cave Dwellers" out of more
than
25,000
applicants to
inhabit
the Fan Cave,
event space at 4th Street and Broadway
in
New
York City's Greenwich Village, and engage
baseball fans through social media, videos,
and Tweets. Dwellers are then eliminated
by
a combination of MLB and fans as
the
season
progresses.
MLB Fan
C:Bve
Dweller Travis Miller
'08
rings
the opening bell at NASDAQ
in
late March.
Bobbi Sue Tellitocci
04 is associate
director of
alumni and donor programs at Marist.
2009
Kristine Kennen
is completing her
pre-doctoral internship in clinical
psychology at the Trinity College
Counseling Center. Kristine is
engaged
to
Adam D'Amario.
"
Cynthia
Palumbo
completed her
MS
in
education and is an academic
advisor at Marymount Manhattan
College,
where she has worked since
graduating from Marist.
a
Lisa
Sannazzaro
and
Patrick
McGrady
'08
are engaged.
They
recently
relocated to the Washing;ton, DC/
Northern Virginia area.
"
Marc
Sausa
and
Amanda Esposito
became
engaged while visiting
Marist. Amanda will gradiuate
from
St. John's in May with a master's in
early childhood and special educa-
tion.
2010
Maria Baez
was promoted from
account coordinator to account
executive at Ebben Zall Group, a
public relations firm
in
Needham,
MA.
"
Kris Baskiewicz
married
his high school sweetheart, Sara
Parshley, on Oct.
20, 2012,
at Birch
Hill in
Schodack, NY."
Dori
Carlo
('12MA)
married Matt Myers in
2012
and is an eighth grade social
studies teacher
in
Highland Falls."
Andrew Foster
is
a physician
assis-
tant in
primary care at Philadelphia
Medical Center in Philadelphia,
NY. He also works at
Pulse
MD
Urgent Care
in
Wappingers Falls,
NY.
a
Amanda Mulvihill
works at
Harper Collins Publishers
in
New
York City.
"
Daniel
Zunich
works
with special needs students in the
Bayonne school district. He also
works in an afterschool program
in Bayonne.
2011
Meredith
Boyd
has been teaching
special education in
Hawaii
for the
past two years. This past October,
Meredith became engaged to
Eric
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l:,::~::d
'07
•
Ve,oniu
•
.,.... Cortinas
married Dustin Hinze on
C::
Nov. 11, 2011. Dustin is a soldier in
C
the U.S. Army, currently stationed
C
in Honolulu, HI.
m
Amanda Ell
:::>
is
pursuing
a
JD
from Quinnipiac
?
University.
a
Katrina
~
Ferrer
is pursuing a
bachelor's degree in
nursing at Dominican
College.
m
Howard
Furlong
is com-
pleting a two-year
research position
at
the
University of
Pennsylvania
for
ALS and has also
completed the appli-
cation process for
medical school.
a
Christopher
Fusaro
(MPA)
welcomed
his first
child, a
daughter, Celena Rose, born March
31, 2012.
GI
Panagiotis
Katsaitis
is
enjoying a reputable and profitable
job as assistant
manager
for a tour
guide outfit
in
Europe.
In
addition to
good pay and benefits, it offers great
life experience, he says.
He
plans to
go to graduate school in the next
year or two.
G1
Fr. George
Kyeremeh
(MA)
has been appointed principal
of St. Ambrose College of Education
in
Sunyani, Ghana. Previously
he
served as director and counselor of
a pastoral and retreat center. George
hopes to use
his
background as a
mental health
counselor to help the
college's students in any way pos-
sible.
m
William Lyons
is a sales
representative for New York Bus
Sales, a company based
in
Syracuse.
He lives in Clifton Park, NY.
m
Joanna
Macaluso
moved to Hawaii
in January 2012 and taught special
education at
the
preschool
level.
She
moved back to New York in June.
"'
Jennifer
Velchek (MPA)
recently
relocated
to Illinois.
a
Laura
Veltre
is
an on-air scheduling and planning
coordinator at Oxygen Media (NBC
Universal).
2012
John
Amendola
was hired by
Nyack
Hospital
as a full-time
human resource specialist after
interning there from September
through December 2012. John says
it has been a wonderful experience
and that
he loves his
job and
looks
forward to what the future will
bring.
"'
Grace Andruszkiewicz
joined
marketing
and commu-
nications firm (add)ventures as a
specialist in branding and market-
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M
Alumni Authors
John
Rich.ard Wilcox,
PhD
'61,
Jennifer Anne Lindholm,
PhD, and Suzanne Dale Wilcox, EdD, have written
Revisioning
Mission: The Future of Catholic
Higher
Education. It describes
a challenge of continuity that faces Catholic colleges and
universities: religious congregations which founded the
institutions are no
longer
present on campus in numbers
that allow them to preserve and nurture the Catholic culture
and religious heritage of the congregation.
Revisioning
Mission
offers inst.ructions on creating a program for new faculty
and employees to
introduce
or
update
their understanding
of Catholic higher education. The book also offers essays
that profile
the spiritual life of students; explain Catholic
culture, Catholic intellectual life, and adult spirituality; and
discuss the founding religious congregations. The final essay
emphasize:s the
importance
of university faculty, staff, and
administrators forminig a community committed
to
the continuity and
development of the institution in the 21st century as robustly Catholic
with the unique heritage of
the
founding religious congregation.
The
book is available at amazon.com.
Vincent
Begley
'70
hai; three new books.
You Can't Judge
a Book:
Random
Acts of Writing, Vol. I and Day Old Donuts: Random Acts of Writing, Vol.
II are compilations of his work previously published in
newspapers
and
magazines.
Lost in Spa:ce,
Detached from Time: Random Acts of Writing
for Children, Vol. III is a collection of short stories and plays for children.
All are available at barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com.
Kelly Mangerino
'12
has
written
The Spirit:
Awakening(iUniverse,
2012).
In
this fantasy
novel,
a.
princess
must summon courage she
never
knew
she had in order to protect
her
kingdom from destruction.
The fantasy series by
Patrice
Sarath '84,
Books of the Gordath, continues
with
The Crow God's Girl (2012),
available at amazon.com.
Her novel
The
Unexpected Miss Bennet (Penguin, 2011),
a sequel to
Pride and Prejudice,
received favorable revi,~ws
in
the
U.S. and U.K. (www.patricesarath.com).
Monster Needs a Costume (Scarletta Press, 2013) by
Paul Czajak
'93
will be
the
first in the Monster
&
Me series of picture books.
According to
Publish,ers Weekly, the book will be the first
hardcover picture boo,k published by Scarletta Press.
Vanessa (Santos)
Ke:lman
'02
has published a trilogy of
novels
and two nonfiction e-books through CreateSpace,
KDP,
and Smashwords. The trilogy consists of
Chasing Fate (2011),
Accepting Fate (2011),
and
Tempting Fate (2012).
Thee-book
titles are
Breast or Bottle? A Woman's Guide to Pumping: The
Alternative Method of.Breastfeeding
(July 21, 2012) and
Home
Furnishings
Consultant::
A Consumer's
Guide to Furniture
and
Mattress Purchase,
Ca.re,
and Interior Design (April 24, 2012).
All are available on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and
smashwords.com,
or visit www.vanessakelman.com
for links.
Long
Island
native
Marisa
L.
Berman
'04/'05
spent many
summers during
her
youth at Nunley's Amusement Park in
Baldwin, NY. Now she has written
Nunley's Amusement Park, the newest
addition to Arcadia
Publishing's
Images of America series. The book,
available at bookstores and on line
retailers,
compiles personal stories and
remembrances from
lo,cal
residents and more than 200 vintage
images
of
the
park, a destination for Long Island families from 1939
until
it closed
in
1995.
Berman is a local historian who has spent the past 12 years working
in museums,
libraries"
and
historic
sites
in
the New York
area.
■
ing.
m
Aaron
Bairos
is a
business
operations analyst and has been
employed full time since graduating
from Marist.
He plans
to pursue an
MBA.
G1
Lauren
Cobb
is attending
graduate school at St. Lawrence,
pursing a master's in educational
leadership.
"'
Danielle
Colletti
was promoted to assistant
buyer
of swimwear at Lord
&
Taylor after
graduating from an executive train-
ing
program.
a
Renae
Comulada
joined the Shaw
lab
in the Biology
Department at
Indiana
University
Bloomington. She is in the molecu-
lar, cellular, and developmental biol-
ogy program to complete research
for a doctorate.
a
Leesa Contorino
is
studying clinical
psychology
at
the Chicago School of Professional
Psychology, pursuing a PsyD. "'
Amanda
Doolittle
is
pursuing a
master's in
social work at Wheelock
College
in
Boston.
a
Annie Frenzel
recently began working at Marist in
the Office of College Advancement.
She
feels like
she
has
"come back
home!"
G1
Emily
Gardner
recently
moved to Boston with fellow
alumna
Jenna
Finn
'u.
GI
Rebecca
Harrison
moved to Indianapolis
after graduation in May for a one-
year internship with the NCAA in
the Eligibility
Center. In fall 2013 she
will pursue a master's
in
recreation
and sports management at Purdue
University.
She will also be
the
grad-
uate assistant in compliance within
the Athletic Department.
a
Kristen
Kunkel
is pursuing a master's in
health and physical education. She
is working as a certified athletic
trainer while attend-
ing
school as part of
the Hughston Clinic
ATC Fellowship.
a
Melissa
Leon
shipped out to Great
Lakes,
IL,
for U.S.
Navy boot camp
two weeks after
commencement.
She graduated from
boot
camp in July
2012 and is attend-
ing Fire Controlmen
A school in Great
Lakes.
s
Michael Lois
landed a
job as a management associate at
Key Bank right out of Marist and is
enjoying a one-year training
pro-
gram. He
hopes
to move throughout
the
banking industry.
"Julie Maio
is coaching softball at her old
high
school as an assistant coach and
pursuing a master's in health com-































Marykathryn Gielisse '08 is a foreign affairs officer for the U.S. DeIpartment
of State.
Pictured
above
her
in the
lobby
of U.S. Department of St,ate
headquarters
in the Harry S.
Truman
Federal Building in Washington, D.C.,
are flags
depicting
the nations in which the United States has dipllomatic
missions. Marykathryn was awarded the Alumni Student
Leadership
Award
upon
graduation in 2008. The award recognizes outstanding
student leadership during a student's four years at Mari st. The a,uard also
recognizes potential
leadership
contributions to the Alumni Assc,ciation.
W...iMarist
MPoll
Calling All Marist
Poll Alumni!
Help the
Marist
Institute
for Public
Opinion celebrate its 35th year! The
Mari st Poll, established in 1978, is
planning a birthday bash for Nov.16,
2013, on the Mari st College campus
in
Poughkeepsie.
The day's events will
include
a football game, tours of MIPO's
new
home (since 2011) in the
Hancock
Center, a dinner reception featuring-
what else-pizza
(MIPO's
trademark),
and a performance by renowned
Washington,
D.C.-based
comedy troupe
The
Capitol Steps (www.capsteps.
com).
The
event will be open to all, but
especially if you're a former poller, please
be sure to get on the invitation list by
sending an e-mail to the Marist Alumni
Office at
maristalumni@marist.edu.
Lee
and Barb are
counting
on you!
munication at the University of
Albany.
El
Ryan Marron
plans to
attend medical school
in
August.
e
Katie
Meena is
a
production
assistant for VH1 Digital, where
she
interned during the
summer
of
2011.
e
Evelyn Morales
is
apply-
ing
to Lehman College to
pursue
a
master's degree
.
.,
Joanna Murray
(MA)
is pursuing a
PhD in
coun-
seling and psychology at Teachers
College, Columbia University .
.,
Elizabeth
Oggeri
is an eighth
grade math teacher
in
Brooklyn,
NY.
e
Joe Papiro
works
in
Virginia
Beach with Domino's Pizza as a spe-
cialist in the company's
leadership
development
program,
responsible
for the financial viability of a store
as well as training and coaching
fellow
team
members . .,
Marina
Patterson
and
Kevin Gangeri
are
engaged and plan a spring
2014
wed-
ding.
a
Brittany
Pineiro is
pursuing
a master's in mental health counsel-
ing
at Marist.
.,
Tanay
Ranadive
is
pursuing a master's in environ-
mental
science at the University of
New Haven.
e
Nicole Siano
is a
JD
candidate at Rutgers
School
of Law,
Newark .
.,
Richard
Silva (MPA)
is
an adjunct professor of criminal
justice at Monroe College in the
Bronx.
s
Kerri Smith
is enrolled
in
Rutgers
Graduate School of Applied
and Professional
Psychology.
e
Monica
Speranza
works at a
newspaper in
southwest
Louisiana,
doing pagination using InDesign
. .,
Emily Whalen is
attending gradu-
ate school.
In
Me1noriarn
Alumni
Bro.
Francis
Regis
Newbeck,
FMS
'57
Rev.
Charles
W. Hartling
'63
Charles
E. Newcomb
'66
Bro.
Kenneth
Curtin,
FMS
'67
Bro.
Emil
Denworth,
FMS
'67
Alfred
F. Long
'69
Edmund
J. Lueken
'69
Charles
J. McBride
'70
Jerry
A. Sessa
'70
Charles
N. Still '70
Stephen
J.
Babits
'71
Thomas
E.
Greco
'71
Peter
Michael
Karkowski
'73
Robert
J.
Bolduc
'75
Raymond
M. Rodriguez
'76M
Leonard
D. Bernazza
'77
Dolores
M.
Hanlon
'77M
Irene
Cavanaugh
Norniella
'78
Judith
Norman
Rousak
'80
Donna
M.
Pecchia-Acampora
'82
Veronica
Moon
Frija
'83
Peter
W.
Calvelli
'85
Timothy
K.
Clare
'86
Elizabeth
A. Newman
'86
Robert
A. Constable
'87
Mary
Beth
Kelly
Cassio
'94
Arthur
F. Noeldechen
'97M
Amee
Hamburger
Van
Tassell
'99
Charles
E.
Bell
'00MPA
Joseph
W.
Tierney
'01
Gloria
E.
Santiago
'07/'l0M
Friends
Ellen
Troncone
Esposito
Mrs.
Arthur
L. Fried
Alexander
V.
La
Penna
Donald
H. Weber
Staff
Gloria
Brownstein
Adjunct
Instructor
of English
and
Writing
Tutor
Madame
Fran~oise
Bouriez
Gregg
Assistant
Professor
of French,
1969-90
Dennis
Patrick
McConologue
Security
Guard
Albert
B. Stridsberg
ASSiStant
Professor
of Advertising,
1984-94
Students
Landon
Gray
'14
Trustees
Bro.
James
P.
Kearney,
FMS
'53
SPRING
2013
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1!t
'
.
Charlie and Betty Conklin
in
the chapel
M
ARRIED FOR
57
YEARS,
Charlie and
Betty Conklin are
longtime residents
of the greater
Poughkeepsie
community and
well-known civic
leaders. In
2002, at the 50th
anniversary Mass
marking
a rededication
of the Marist chapel,
the
Conklins received
thunderous
applause for establishing a fund
to help
the
chapel remain an active presence
of religious commitment on campus.
It
was
a moving complement
to the
day's saluting
of the Marist Brothers and their steadfast
labor to construct this landmark building.
Working with the Advancement Office,
the Conklins discussed their vision with
President Dennis
J.
Murray and Campus
Minister Father Richard LaMorte. The
couple wanted to provide financial resources
above and
beyond
the chapel's annual operat-
ing budget and soon developed a focus on
expanding, deepening, and
initiating
pro-
grams that enriched the spiritual, liturgi-
cal, and leadership experiences of Marist
students. Goals and
the
use of funds were
identified,
with activities to
be
monitored by
Father LaMorte and
to
include collaboration
with groups such as Campus Ministry and
Catholic Connections.
What
began
as generous annual contri-
butions
developed into
a significant gift
in
2006 to create an endowment. The Charles
E. and Mabel E. Conklin Chapel Endowment
has made the following possible, and because
it
is
a permanent fund, which yields an
annual award based on a percentage of the
contribution
and accumulated
interest,
activities such as these will
be
underwritten
in perpetuity.
BY
SHAILEEN
KOPEC
Shaileen
Kopec
is
Marist's senior
development
officer
for planned giving
and
endowment support.
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MARIST
MAGAZINE
Philanthropy
Charles:
E. Conklin
and Mabel
E. Conklin
Chapel
Endowment
at Marist
College
A ~Good
Deed
Multiplied
It start:ed
with two caring
people
and one heartfelt intention. For
nearly
seven
years,
i1n estimated
6,000
young
men and women
have been
touched
by the
Charleii
E. and Mabel E. Conklin
Chapel
Endowment
and its mission
to support
programs
that keep Our Lady
Seat of Wisdom
Chapel
a vibrant part of campus
life.
Spiritual Retreat Opportunities and
Fellowi;hip-
With the Conklin fund's estab-
lishment, nearly
1,100 student enrollments
have
been partially underwritten for off-cam-
pus retreat programs
including
many at the
Marist Brothers retreat center in Esopus, NY.
Funds
facilitate Catholic College Students
Discuss:ion Day, which promotes dialogues
and social activities at various campuses and
locatiorns. More
than
400
students have been
involved,
with
participation
extending
to
Vassar, West Point, the Culinary
Institute,
Dutche:ss Community College, $UNY New
Paltz, aind Mount Saint Mary.
Catholic
Leadership
Training-
With a view
to
developing
future
parish
leaders, more
than mo students
have been
selected for
Campus Ministry's Catholic Connections'
leadership program. Underwritten by the
Conklin fund and held
in
coordination
with Marist's
Raymond
A. Rich Institute
for Leadership Development, the program
focuses on applied leadership training. As
part of the program's goals, these student
have
worked with as many as 600 disad-
vantaged youth, age
11
to 21, in outreach
activities organized by the Catholic Student
Association of Campus Ministry.
Spiritu1al Outreach through Service
-
Marist's Campus Ministry group has an
active volunteer outreach program, and
during
break
periods there are opportunities
for students to
live
their religious values by
serving others
in
impoverished areas. Such
experiences
have
moved some
to
redirect
their lives
and education to enter service
efforts after graduation. Most recently,
the
Conklin
fund has
supported students
doing
community work
in
several
locations
in
Mexico.
Enhanc:ement of the Chapel's Liturgical
Environment-Attractive
and contempo-
rary liturgical hangings provide graphic focal
points on
the
meaning of
the
holy seasons
of Advent and
Lent,
as well as the celebra-
tions of Christmas and Easter. The addition
of a
digital
piano encourages greater sing-
ing participation, enhanced acoustics in an
octagonal space, and flexibility in
providing
music at Mass.
Technical
enhancements are
also now available to the chapel.
Broadening of Spiritual and Religious
Education Opportunities
-A Conklin
endowment speaker series, open
to the
campus and community at large, addresses
topics
of interest in Catholicism and draws
regular audiences. More than 2,500
pieces
of written material on religious
information
and prayer life are annually underwritten and
distributed through an information
center
installed in
the chapel. Special communica-
tion is also extended to incoming freshmen
who self-identify as Catholic. An interfaith
video has been produced to support monthly
discussion groups among Campus Ministry's
1,400
members. The piece focuses on
three
Marist students who are Catholic, Jewish,
and Evangelical Christian and how their faith
traditions deal
with thankfulness.
Expansion of the Liturgical Music
Program
-
Endowment funding
has
cre-
ated a more student-oriented
liturgical
music
program
at Marist. In addition
to
providing
songbooks, resources have supported the
customization of choral materials. Student
scholarships are attracting first-rate
leaders
of song and
lead
musicians
to provide
high-
quality
musical accompaniment for Sunday
Masses and related activity.
"In
the time that the
Conklin chapel
endowment has been available at Marist,
its activities have strengthened the pres-
ence of Our
Lady
Seat of Wisdom Chapel,
the Catholic community on campus, and
the spiritual
lives
of students at large," says
Father LaMorte. "We are sincerely grateful
to Charlie and Betty Conklin for
the
gener-
osity of spirit that made this fund
possible
and we will continue to value and uphold its
important
mission."
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T
he history of Marist College: is filled
with
visionaries and
doers. Inspired
by our founders, the Marist Brothers, the
College
continues
Lo be
characterized
by a
spirit
of innovation, a fornndation
of
compelling values,
and a
shared
commitment
to
fulfilling
a
worthy mission.
You are invited Lo be a Mari:st leader
by becoming a
Founding
Member of
the
Marist
College
Legacy Society,
a valued
circle
of
individuals-alumni,
trustees, friends, active and retired faculty
and
staff,
parents, and grandparents-who
are providing for MarisL
in
their
estate
plans
and wish to
inspire
others Lo do the
same.
Securing
such gifts-
beq
uesls,
charitable
gift
annuities, trust provisions, or naming
the College beneficiary of life
insurance
policies
and
retirement plans- is vitally
important to Marist's
educational
future.
MARIST
For further information or lo notify
Maris!
of your estate
plan intention and desire to join the Legacy Society,
please contact
Shaileen
Kopec,
Senior
Dev1elopmenl
Officer for Planned
Giving and Endowment
Support,
al
Marist College,
3399
orth Road, Poughkeepsie,
Y ]
2601;
shaileen.kopec@marist.edu;
or
(845) 575-3468.













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