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THE MAGAZINE OF

WILLIAM PATERSON

UNIVERSITY

SPRING 2005

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THE MAGAZINE OF

WILLIAM PATERSON

24 UNIVERSITY

CONTENTS SPRING 2005

FEATURES WDEPARTMENTS EILEEN SCOTT ’76: HER BRILLIANT CAREER Rising from cashier to CEO of Pathmark Stores, Inc., Scott has made her mark in the male-dominated food retailing industry. By Barbara E. Martin ’93, M.A. ’94 Page 12 UNIVERSITY REPORT The latest news from William Paterson Page 4 LEARNING AT RECORD SPEED: MANAGING THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT Now in its twentieth year, a unique music program helps students learn how to be a hit in a fast-changing industry. ON CAMPUS Engaging people and interesting events By Mary Beth Zeman Page 8 Page 16

DEVELOPMENT NEWS WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: THEN AND NOW Activities of the University Foundation As the University celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2005, Page 27 photos from the past and the present illustrate the 11 institution’s progress. By Terry E. Ross ’80 and Mary Beth Zeman Page 20 PIONEER NEWS Athletics Highlights Page 30 BRAD GOOCH: LIVING AN EXAMINED LIFE The award-winning English professor and author discusses his journey as a writer. SPOTLIGHT PAGE By Barbara E. Martin ’93, M.A. ‘94 Alumni News W1 Page 24 Page 33 ONE

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21 WHAT’S UP WP Calendar of upcoming events Inside Back Cover

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WPERSPECTIVE THE MAGAZINE OF WILLIAM WPATERSON UNIVERSITY Volume 6, No. 2 Spring 2005

EXECUTIVE EDITOR Stuart Goldstein, Associate Vice President Dear Friends, for Institutional Advancement

MANAGING EDITORS During this year’s celebration of William Paterson University’s 150th Lorraine Terraneo, Executive Director, anniversary, many of us reflect on our own roles and experiences at this great Marketing and Public Relations; institution. It’s safe to say that everyone connected to the University—students, Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations alumni, faculty, and staff—has their own stories, impressions, and recollections that ALUMNI ASSOCIATION convey a sense of the institution’s life and significance. Domenick Stampone ’94, President of the Alumni Executive Council; Judith Linder, Director of Alumni I often think of the ideas and decisions by presidents Clair Wightman, Marion Relations; Audrey Bonaparte-Watts ’95, Assistant Shea, James Olsen, William McKeefery, and Seymour Hyman who helped to build Director; Rodney Cauthen ’97, Alumni Associate the foundation for William Paterson’s development as a modern, vibrant University. I think of decisions that helped transform a normal school in downtown Paterson MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS into a preeminent University on a 370-acre campus in Wayne. I think of creative Editorial: Christine Diehl, Brian Falzarano, Minne Hong ideas, bold leadership, and commitment to students. My predecessors carefully Ho, Robert A. Manuel, Barbara E. Martin ’93, M.A. ’94, Terry E. Ross ’80, Phillip Sprayberry positioned this institution for the future and worked hard to supply educational Design: Nadia Tedesco ’04, Bob Verbeek ’95 tools that enabled faculty to reach students with insights, ideas, and information.

PUBLICATION DESIGN I often think that our newest accomplishments and our plans for the future are AGCD, Montclair, NJ - Allan Gorman, Art Director; tightly linked to the history of the institution, forming a bond that ties the past to Suzanne Giovanetti, Designer the present and the future. William Paterson’s commitment to excellence was born in 1855 and it’s alive and well in 2005. In January, after years of dedication and hard PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Blanchard; Pete Byron; Rich Green; Brigitta Hanggi; work by faculty and staff, the undergraduate and graduate programs in the Christos Jersey Pictures, Inc.; Steve Smith; White House photo by M. Cotsakos College of Business earned international accreditation from the Joyce Naltchayan Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)—an achievement shared by less than fifteen percent of the business schools in the world. In WP is published by the Office of Institutional Advancement, December, jazz legend Clark Terry donated his extensive personal archive, including Sandra S. Deller, Vice President. Views expressed within manuscripts, recordings, and memorabilia, to the University for the benefit of the these pages do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the students in our renowned jazz studies program. Clark chose us largely because of editors or official policies of the University. ©2005 by The the same attributes that have distinguished the University throughout a long and William Paterson University of New Jersey. www.wpunj.edu remarkable history—our excellent faculty and the special opportunities that we ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL OFFICES provide for students. We have already begun working to raise funds for a new WP, The Magazine of William Paterson University concert hall that will provide a home for the archive, our Jazz Room series, and Office of Institutional Advancement other performances while enhancing our role as a regional center for the arts. William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road Wayne, NJ 07470-2103; 973.720.2615 In the cover story of this issue of WP magazine, we highlight the University’s 150th anniversary with a photo spread that illustrates the link between our past, SEND CHANGES OF ADDRESS TO THE: present, and future. I hope that the photographs and descriptions spark memories Office of Alumni Relations, William Paterson PAGE about your own college experiences while giving you a sense of what it’s like at University, The Allan and Michele Gorab Alumni W2 William Paterson University in 2005. I encourage you to visit the campus sometime TWO House, 42 Harmon Place, North Haldon, NJ 07508; 973.720.2175 soon to see and experience the changes for yourself.

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Torres earned a bachelor’s degree in WHO WE ARE music in January. During her final year on campus, she built on a stellar campus music experience that incorporated her many musical interests. She has performed at the Mellon Jazz Festival, the NAACP Jazz Festival, Camden’s “Jazz on the Waterfront” series, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and the University’s own Jazz Room Series. She was also a member of famed trumpet player Clark Terry’s big band, Terry’s Young Titans of Jazz, who performed at the Berne Jazz Festival in Berne, Switzerland, and Manhattan’s historic Birdland jazz club. As part of the group called Ellas e Amigos, she performed in Bolivia in September. Now that she has graduated, Torres plans to work on getting her musical career started and to write songs to record on a CD. A devotee of both Latin music and jazz, she is trying to find a way to blend the two genres together.

CRYSTAL TORRES WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND LAURA BUSH AT THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER HER PERFORMANCE THERE Construction Begins University Jazz Student until I was on stage. I’ve never felt that On New Residence Halls Sings at the White House excited before. Everyone, including the The University broke ground in July for two A William Paterson jazz studies student President, was listening intently and I could new residence halls designed to accommodate performed for President George W. Bush see they were enjoying the music.” the growing demand for on-campus housing. and Mrs. Laura Bush at an event to The event was sponsored by the “This project is another milestone in the celebrate Black Music Month at the White National Endowment for the Arts as a implementation of our campus development PAGE House in June 2004. showcase for black music and jazz. and renovation plans that will ensure that we W4 FOUR Crystal Torres, a jazz trumpet player, “This music could only have come from provide students and faculty with an optimal vocalist, and jazz studies major, performed the unique experience of African Americans,” academic environment,” says President with renowned jazz musician Billy Taylor’s said President Bush. “It speaks to every Arnold Speert. “The increased residential education outreach program, Jazz and the human heart. Black music in America began atmosphere enhances the University’s ability New Generation. She was one of six young with spiritual songs that bore witness to the to serve all students.” jazz talents who were selected by Taylor to cruelty of bondage and the strength of faith. The two facilities will be built into the play in his band. From the roots, it grew into a variety of hillside on College Road opposite Hillside As part of the concert, the multitalented styles—jazz and gospel, rhythm and blues, Hall, one of the University’s residence halls. Torres used vocalese (scatting a melody in and rock and roll. All these forms capture a Scheduled for occupancy by September union with the horn player) to perform a song part of the American spirit.” 2005, one residence hall will house 188 composed by Taylor called Conversion, an And that is Torres’ goal—to “sing and students; the other will accommodate 184 instrumental, for the President and his guests. play everything—jazz, Latin music, rhythm students. The additional 372 beds will bring “It was unreal and energizing,” says and blues, and gospel, and to eventually the University’s residential capacity to nearly Torres of the experience. “I wasn’t nervous have my own group,” she says. 2,700 students housed in ten residence halls. WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:08 PM Page 8

look forward to a day in the not-too-distant UNIVERSITY future when the Clark Terry Archive will be available to our students and other music scholars in a visible and accessible archive, housed in a new concert hall that will benefit students and the community on an ongoing basis.” REPORT “I’m completely flattered to be associated with the wonderful Jazz Studies Program and the entire campus of William Paterson University,” says Terry. “I made this choice because the school has a reputation for being the most equipped university in this part of the world in terms of its students and faculty, who are knowledgeable, PRESENT AT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW RESIDENCE HALLS WERE (FROM LEFT) JOE PONTORIERO, WORTH talented, and active musicians.” CONSTRUCTION; U.S. REP. WILLIAM PASCRELL; PRESIDENT ARNOLD SPEERT; LOUIS NEWTON III, PRESIDENT, STUDENT The archive will include original GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION; GWEN TAYLOR, FORMER CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND NINA JEMMOTT, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND DEAN, GRADUATE STUDIES manuscripts and arrangements by Ernie

In conjunction, the perimeter road around the University’s campus has been re-routed Jazz Legend Clark Terry to bypass the student housing area, thus Donates His Archive diverting traffic away from the student to University residence halls. Jazz legend Clark Terry, who is recognized Each new four-story residence hall will as a “founding father” of jazz education, consist of three wings. Four to five suites— has donated his extensive archive, including which include two double rooms and a manuscripts, recordings, and memorabilia, bathroom—will be clustered around a to William Paterson, home of the common lounge. The cluster design allows internationally renowned jazz studies students to interact in a more comfortable program. setting, and yet maintain their privacy. The establishment of the archive was Lounges face the fronts of the buildings, announced on December 8 during a special which will feature glass window facades event that featured a performance by Terry designed to maximize light and take and the William Paterson Jazz Ensemble advantage of wooded views of the campus. under the direction of David Demsey, One of the residence halls will include a professor of music and coordinator of jazz DAVID DEMSEY (RIGHT), PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AND COORDINATOR OF JAZZ STUDIES, THANKS CLARK TERRY FOLLOWING THE classroom and a seminar room, to be used for studies. The performance included Duke ANNOUNCEMENT ESTABLISHING THE CLARK TERRY ARCHIVE academic and student activities programming. Ellington’s “Take the A Train,” as well as AT THE UNIVERSITY The new facilities are an important aspect Terry’s famous “Mumbles” scat routine. of the University’s pursuit of its Student A major figure in the history of jazz, Wilkins, Quincy Jones, and Frank Foster Success Plan and Facilities Master Plan, which Terry played with Count Basie, was a and many other well-known arrangers, recognize the continually growing student featured soloist in Duke Ellington’s written for Terry’s big band; recordings; demand for on-campus living and the orchestra, mentored a young Miles Davis, original manuscripts of virtually all of PAGE W5 student development benefits available to and has led his own ensembles through a Terry’s composition repertoire; custom FIVE residential students. If demand for housing long career. Now 84, Terry continues to instruments created especially for Terry; continues at the current pace, construction actively perform and teach young musicians. personal correspondence from other jazz of two more residence halls could be As part of the establishment of the musicians; and assorted memorabilia. scheduled for the fall of 2008, and an archive, the University announced its “This archive is significant in terms of additional two could be built for 2010. Since intention to raise funds for a new concert American jazz and jazz education because 1994, four new residence buildings have hall to house the archival materials and be Clark Terry is one of the central, most opened, expanding the University’s current the new home for its acclaimed Jazz Room influential figures in both,” says Demsey. residential capacity to 2,300 students. Series and other performances. “His music virtually spans the history of The University is also in the midst of an “We are honored that Clark Terry has modern jazz since the 1940s, and includes expansion and renovation of the John Victor chosen William Paterson University as so much personal contact with the roots of Machuga Student Center, designed to meet home for his personal archive, which the music, particularly Duke Ellington and the wide-ranging needs of the institution’s represents a significant period of jazz Count Basie. He is one of the founding commuter and resident students. The project history,” says President Arnold Speert. “I fathers of jazz education, and was one of is scheduled for completion in winter 2006.

Volume 6, Number 2 Spring 2005 WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd5/26/053:08PMPage9 W PAGE SIX 6 UNIVERSITYREPORT I ARCHIVE HIS C signature tune, “Mumbles.” scored asmashhitassingerwithhis appeared the regularly on twelve years. Duringthisperiod,he for a standoutintheNBC-TVOrchestra injazz, theflugelhorn Terry was of pioneer eight years asfeatured soloist. Also a whereEllington’s hestayed orchestra, for in 1948.In1951,hewasasked tojoinDuke Vinson before joiningCountBasie’s band Charlie Barnet, Ventura, andEddie career withsuccessfulstintsinthebandsof Davis Jones. andQuincy his Hebegan Miles including ageneration, influenced styles, with contemporary Terry’s sound scale.” anational andon in ourprogram students andscholars, boththoseenrolled material for will provide awealth of bandleader, teacher, andhumanitarian, hislife'sworkrepresents asamusician, American treasurethat itis. This material others, jazzwould notbeseentoday asthe only afew Without hiswork andthat of form. that inperpetuating art importance its andrealize jazzeducation embrace the first ‘major-league’ jazzplayers to with hisbandas of American ambassadors Terry hastouredtheMiddle Eastand Africa Fame in1991, for the JazzArts Hallof Jolly Giants. Clark Terry’s BigBandandhisquintet,the recording withhisown bands, including musician and aswell asperforming abusy asastudio pursuing schedule Angeles, Terry remainedinNew York, LARK When the hisyouth of Blending theSt.Louistone Inducted into the National EndowmentInducted intotheNational T RYPROM TTECRMN ESTABLISHING CEREMONY THE AT PERFORMS ERRY Tonight Show Tonight Show moved toLos and generations ofstudentsshehastouched.” model. Buthergreatest legacyiswithinthe Faculty Senate,describedWolf as“atruerole Associationin1993. Government First” award presented bytheStudent among thefirstrecipients ofthe“Students for hercommitmenttostudents,shewas Education Committee.Aneducatorknown Council, andalsochaired the General first chairpersonoftheInstitutionalPlanning four termsinthatposition.Wolf wasthe is theonlyfacultymembertohaveserved first womantochairtheFacultySenate,she was appointedtothefacultyin1964.The labored forwhatsheloved—the students.” Wolf. “Sheisaselflessindividualwho campus-wide luncheonheldinhonorof University,” Speertata saidPresident Arnold Paterson. William retired afterafour-decade teachingcareer at Association’s FacultyServiceAward, has science andthefirstrecipient oftheAlumni Lois Wolf, anassociateprofessor ofpolitical Forty-Year Career Retires After Political ScienceProfessor 1999 untilhisdeath inJuly 2004. jazzstudies at William from Paterson of Williams, who served asthethird director tapes recordedperformance by James andlivethree hundredrehearsal compositions, andnearly arrangements, Vanguard Italsocontains Jazz Orchestra. Jones-Mel Lewis now Jazz Orchestra, the studies, which were writtenfor the Thad jazz Jones, theUniversity’s first directorof by composedorarranged charts Thad originalscoresand includes currently students lastJuly. Workshop andcollege for highschool eleventh annual Jazz Improvisation for artist-in-residence William Paterson’s much Heserved sought-afterclinician. as Jazz Educators, andasa of Association Jazz Camp, anadvisor totheNational theClark Terry Great Plains director of serving jazzeducation, as on his attention Hehasincreasingly focusedDepartment. by theU.S.good willsponsored State Miryam Wahrman, current chairofthe A specialistinAmericanpolitics,Wolf “Lois hasbeenanessentialpersontothis William University’s Paterson Archive fBsns o ubro strengthsand Businessfor anumber of of AACSB commendedtheCotsakos College business community.” linksbetween andthe theCollege strong excellence that provide of several centers AACSB cited theboardaccreditation, of marketplace. We’re proudthat ingranting economy andexcel inacompetitive afast-moving of to meetthechallenges whooutstanding faculty graduates prepare by excellent academic programs and studentsthat offers theCollege assures thebusiness community, parents, says president.“It Arnold Speert, country,” business inthe of thepreeminentschools of Businessisone that theCotsakos of College for futuremanager positions.” employers who ourbestandbrightest recruit over time, helps meet therequirementsof best when abusiness and, theychoose school, This benefits students, who seekthevery an extensive, peerreview ongoing process. through andfaculty business curricula school continuous improvementemphasizes of “AACSBInternational. accreditation AACSB executive officer of chief says John Fernandes, presidentand schools,” thehigheststandardrepresents for business fororganization business schools. andservicepremier accreditingagency process.International AACSB isthe have completedthedemanding AACSB business aroundtheworld schools who comprises lessthanfifteen percentof that Businessjoinsanelitegroup of College experiences. provide studentswithreal-world business that its overall programs emphasison FinancialLearningCenter, TRADE and E SalesLaboratory, Professional Berrie the thefaculty, theRuss the excellent qualityof Business, for withspecialcommendation of offered by itsChristosM.Cotsakos College programs andgraduate undergraduate Business(AACSB) for International the of to Association Advance Collegiate Schools fromthe accreditation international William University Paterson hasachieved Collegiate SchoolsofBusiness From AssociationtoAdvance International Accreditation Achieves Prestigious Cotsakos CollegeOfBusiness In announcing the accreditation, the In announcingtheaccreditation, demonstrates “Earning accreditation “AACSB accreditation International By achieving theCotsakos accreditation, WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:08 PM Page 10 UNIVERSITY effective practices, including the Russ provide a dynamic, contemporary procedures are in place,” says Jess Berrie Professional Sales Laboratory, where curriculum that is essential for ensuring Boronico, dean of the Cotsakos College of students can develop and sharpen their student achievement.” Business. “Our emphasis on professional communication, presentation, and “Achieving accreditation assures the enrichment creates opportunities for negotiation skills; the E TRADE Financial business community that we offer a students to enhance their readiness for and Learning Center, a simulated trading room; dynamic curriculum and contemporary awareness of the business world. These and the Professional Enrichment Program, degree programs that meet the needs of innovative programs help students meet REPORT which is required of all undergraduate the student body, that instructional and anticipate the complex needs of the students and helps them improve their resources, including technology, are up workplace, thus giving them a competitive professional skills. The AACSB to date, and that rigorous assessment edge upon graduation.” commended faculty expertise and dedication, the curriculum, assessment of student learning outcomes, and links to the business community. The Russ Berrie Institute for IN MEMORIAM Professional Sales, a unique partnership It is with great sadness that we mourn between the private sector and higher the passing of two members of the University community. education, provides training and educational programs for both sales to the music and its history, and had the professionals and undergraduate students. gift of being able to communicate that Many of the Institute’s programs benefit to students at all levels of experience,” from the Russ Berrie Professional Sales says David Demsey, professor of music Lab, which helps professionals and students and coordinator of jazz studies at develop and sharpen sales skills in an William Paterson. interactive simulated office environment. The lab is a major component of the Institute’s customized training and certificate programs for sales professionals. William Paterson’s E TRADE Financial Learning Center, a simulated trading room James Williams, associate professor of and instructional facility, provides an music and director of the jazz studies opportunity for students interested in program, died in July 2004 at age 53. An finance to learn first-hand about the world’s internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and financial markets by working with the latest composer, Williams performed with a industry standard datafeeds, databases, long list of jazz greats, including Art financial software packages, and trading Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Joe platforms such as First Call, Reuters, Henderson, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Dizzy Datastream, and CompuStat. Gillespie, Art Farmer, Thad Jones, Kenny The Professional Enrichment Program Burrell, and Freddie Hubbard. He also led Mark Karp, professor emeritus of requires all Cotsakos College of Business his own groups, including Intensive Care reading and language arts, died in July students to participate in activities such as Unit, a jazz-gospel ensemble. A member 2004 at age 94. Karp, who joined the job shadowing, internships, and practicum of the William Paterson faculty since institution in 1936 when it was the experiences, as well as other business- PAGE 1999,Williams brought jazz legends such Paterson State Normal School, retired in W7 related seminars, forums, and workshops. A as Clark Terry, Billy Taylor, and Pat 1980. Karp, the University’s first full SEVEN finite number of contact hours are required Metheny to campus, was active in the professor of English, also served as the for the degree. establishment of the Thad Jones Archive, institution’s first dean of freshman “The College’s mission, which is driven which houses original manuscripts and studies, as well as associate dean of by the importance of understanding and arrangements by Jones, and took a special services and acting dean of the serving the needs of the business central role in the development of the School of Education. In 1945, he community, has fueled the development of critically acclaimed Jazz Room Series, organized William Paterson’s diagnostic the Russ Berrie Institute for Professional now in its 27th season of concerts. and remedial reading clinic. Known as an Sales, the E TRADE Financial Learning “James Williams had a wonderful, rare, outstanding teacher, he was advisor to Center, and other programs that provide and unusual combination of qualities: he the Class of 1948 and to Masque and real-world experiences for our students,” was the consummate musician and Masquers, the drama club. says Chernoh M. Sesay, provost and pianist, had a deep soulful commitment executive vice president for academic affairs. “The College’s excellent faculty

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PLACES TO GO THINGS TO DO ONCAMPUS PEOPLE TO SEE

CHRISTINE BESKO EXPLAINING NEW TEACHING TOOLS DAVID HORTON (RIGHT) AND A YOUNG MURALIST ZEIN KHAIRULLAH CARRIES THE OLYMPIC TORCH

Teachers-in-Training with Down’s syndrome expand improvements in the lives of learn how to use a program Create “Talking his vocabulary. children with special needs. called Kurzweil 1000. The Books,” and Other “Ian really loved the talking This includes children who are technology eliminated the need Special Education book, called Ian’s Vocabulary visually or hearing impaired, for her to have a Tools in Assistive Book, because I personalized it have communication or paraprofessional. Technology Laboratory for him using words about learning disabilities, or with “When the teacher hands Using a mixture of imagination baseball and food,” says physical or cognitive problems. her a test, she is able to scan it and technology, future teachers Meltzer. “It helped me realize “Assistive technology is a into a computer herself, and at William Paterson are that he is a sight word reader very broad term,” she explains. have the computer read it to creating their own “talking rather than a phonetic reader. I “In this class, we focus on what her,” explains Besko. “I even books” designed to help put words on the computer the responsibilities of the teacher showed her how to convert it children with disabilities. screen, he guesses what they would be in implementing into Braille so she can make The talking book project is are, and when he presses the assistive technology into the herself a hard copy. She one of many creative projects, space bar a picture appears classroom.” embosses it herself, and is some at little to no cost, being with sound.” The strategies range from extremely independent. It’s a Meltzer used his own voice no technology—something as great boost to her self-esteem PAGE taught by Christine Besko in W8 Introduction to Assistive to record the words, and Ian simple as dimming the lights to function independently and EIGHT Technology, a course that was surprised when he heard in the room for someone who become an active participant trains future teachers how to it. “He enjoys it, and it keeps is glare-sensitive—to high in the class.” apply assistive technology in him motivated. He is now able technology involving computers, Now that she doesn’t have the classroom. to recognize words like devices, and software. an aide assigned to her all day, Sam Meltzer, a senior, ‘hamburger’ when he sees a Technology can sometimes the teenager is turning to works part-time at an menu, instead of just ordering offer freedom and independence students around her, working independent living home and from the pictures,” says to students who might in groups and getting involved has been able to apply some of Meltzer. otherwise be accompanied by a socially with her classmates. what he’s learned in Besko’s Besko, director of the paraprofessional all day. Besko, “She’s so excited. She can’t class. He customized his University’s assistive who also works as a teacher for wait to go to college…she “talking book” to help a technology laboratory, says that the visually impaired in the wants to be a teacher. I really twenty-eight-year-old man these tools and teaching Clifton public schools, helped feel that it opened up so many strategies can make dramatic a blind fourteen-year-old girl WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:08 PM Page 12

doors for her,” adds Besko. (TOP) CLARK TERRY director and a Without this technology, a (REAR) AND BILLY TAYLOR William Paterson (FRONT, RIGHT) TALK WITH child with a disability would adjunct professor, STUDENTS AT THE be removed to go to a resource SUMMER JAZZ CAMP; and Clayton

center or special education RENEE PEVOUR (CENTER) Fletcher, a CAMPUS DEMONSTRATES THE ON class and would typically end professional stand- up with material at a much CORRECT WAY TO CHECK up comic and actor. BLOOD PRESSURE lower level. Assistive At the end of the technology helps the child week, the students compensate and bypass the presented short disability and keep up with the comedy skits during a public same material as the rest of the performance in the Hunziker class. “It levels the playing Black Box Theatre on campus. field,” says Besko. William Paterson began Unique Summer offering courses in assistive University Student Camps for High technology in 1999, several Runs in First Global School Students years before state and federal Olympic Torch Relay Offer Opportunities regulations made such training To Explore Varied Zein Khairullah, a biology mandatory. The University’s Interests major at William Paterson assistive technology laboratory, University, was a torchbearer Summer camp activities established three years ago, is in the Athens 2004 Olympic for teenagers reached far one of the few in the country we see on TV and hear is not Torch Relay held in New York beyond the traditional last solely dedicated to training what we find at the bedside.” City on June 19. He was one summer, when the University teachers in these methods. In The twelve student artists of only four people from offered six individual camps class, students learn how to who attended the Drawing Passaic County selected for the that drew on the institution’s make some of their own Marathon camp took a variety first-ever global run. academic strengths and devices and adapt regular of art studio classes and also A friend wrote an essay to sophisticated facilities. curriculum to suit the collaborated on a one the Olympic committee “Campers” had the chance to disability. hundred-foot-long mural nominating Khairullah, a develop a comedy routine, All school districts are drawing on the gallery walls in twenty-seven-year-old former collaborate on the creation of a required to provide a child the University’s Power Art gymnast. Active in community 100-foot mural, write poetry, study team to consult with Center. On one wall, the work, he is a gymnastics coach perform jazz with legendary parents of children with young artists drew life-size for participants in the Special musicians, learn financial disabilities, and make decisions pictures of themselves, some Olympics, and a trained planning in a simulated regarding whether assistive realistic and some abstract. emergency medical technician trading room, and practice technology would be helpful. “Perhaps the biggest lesson for with an ambulance corps that simulated patient care in a That’s why it’s important for many of these students is serves Haledon, North future nurses program. teachers and administrators to learning to work with other Haledon, and Prospect Park. Through the Future have this training, and for artists in a community and A native of Syria, he came Nurses Camp, coordinated by parents to be aware of how it letting others work on their to this country with his family Renee Pevour, assistant to the could help their child. “When work,” says David Horton, when he was fourteen, not chair of the Nursing PAGE our teacher candidates go into chair of the art department. speaking a word of English. At Department, twelve students W9 the school districts, they will Five students participating first, he went to an Arabic NINE spent a week learning clinical have the training and can be in a week-long Comedy school which taught English, skills in the University’s the ones people turn to for Workshop learned about and later transferred to simulated hospital room, assistance,” says Besko. comedy writing and Manchester High School in following real nurses on their performing, sketch comedy his junior year. rounds at St. Joseph’s Hospital writing and performing, sitcom Currently, he is combining in Wayne and Paterson, and writing, and improvisation as a working with his William observing procedures in an team sports event from Paterson studies, since he operating room at Newark professionals from the New must help support his family. Beth Israel Medical Center. York-based American Comedy “The torch run was “Even though it’s short Institute, including Stephen exciting and inspirational,” exposure, it’s real exposure,” Rosenfield, the Institute’s Khairullah says. “It was fun to says Pevour. “Certainly what

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see all the people cheering me on, and to see my family and C L A S S N O T E S friends who were so happy for me. I would do it all again, if I Teaching Discipline Along With Anatomy and Physiology could.” General Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Professor Danielle Desroches He was one of 144 people in the metropolitan area who Teaching a complex subject to students presents all sorts of obstacles for professors, who use all their skills were selected to participate in to impart the knowledge necessary for students to proceed in their careers. That’s why Danielle Desroches, a this relay, which traveled for professor of biology, takes a no-nonsense approach to teaching the demanding courses, General Anatomy thirty-four miles throughout and Physiology I and II. “I know I have a tough reputation in this course,” she remarks. “The course is the five boroughs in New York extremely structured. I give the students a study guide, and I quiz them. I try to teach them discipline City. Khairullah ran along because I know the nature of the course. If students do not learn part I, they cannot do part II.” Central Park West. The New Comparing the course to the first year of medical school, Desroches says “if you cannot get through it, York relay began in Athens you cannot continue your medical career.” She has been teaching General Anatomy and Physiology I and II Square Park in Astoria Park in since she came to William Paterson in 1981. In addition to nursing, it’s also a required course for community Queens, and ended in Times health and exercise and movement science majors, and those planning to obtain a degree in physical therapy. Square. The Olympic torch Many of the students in the class are freshmen right visited just thirty-four cities out of high school. “Students must earn a C or better in worldwide and only four cities both I and II before they will be accepted into the in the United States (Los nursing major. So it’s a little nerve-wracking for them,” Angeles, St. Louis, Atlanta, says Desroches. “There’s a lecture and laboratory. They and New York City). This is have to prove they can handle such a rigorous program.” the first time that the torch Laura Sadler, who took Anatomy and Physiology I and relay traveled across all five II during summer session as a pre-requisite for nursing, land masses represented in the remembers it was “definitely challenging, but interesting Olympic rings. and exciting. There is such an abundance of information to learn. You really have to be organized and apply yourself.” DANIELLE DESROCHES (RIGHT) WITH STUDENTS (FROM LEFT) With so much on the line, students must pay close MARISSA FUNK AND KARISSA TAN attention, both in the classroom and in the lab. Students succeed by taking copious notes and studying, but it’s the lab component of the class that provides hands-on experience for the aspiring health majors. During the lab, students are divided into groups that study models in different parts of a room in the science building. Some study how the blood flows to different veins in the body, trying to memorize the location of each vein, each helping the other, some correctly identifying the veins, others referring back to their textbooks or lab books. Others study a cross-section of a heart, learning the proper names of the chambers of the heart and the veins that flow in and out of that muscle. All the while, Desroches roams the room, overseeing the groups, answering inquiries, sometimes gently encouraging, other times presenting a mini-lecture on the spot to quizzical students. In the laboratory, students also learn the basic techniques of dissection. They also learn how to identify major bones, and all the muscle groups associated with them, as well as studying the respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. PAGE Desroches keeps it lively by discussing current health topics. “Anatomy hasn’t changed for centuries, but W10 TEN diseases have changed,” she says. In a lecture on the immune system, for example, she’ll talk about anthrax Professor Authors and SARS, and other health issues in the news. “I’ll talk about Parkinson’s Disease because the students can Book on the Bronx relate the discussion to celebrities who have the disease, like Mohammad Ali and Michael J. Fox.” “The Bronx epitomizes Desroches’s exams are always a mixture of essays, short answers, and multiple-choice questions. American urban history,” “Nursing exams are all multiple choice,” she explains. So she includes those types of questions to prepare writes Evelyn Gonzalez, her students for the nursing boards. associate professor of history, “When you take a course like this, it gives you a general overview of what’s ahead,” says Desroches. in her recently published book, Some students change their mind on their career choice, but most students persevere. The Bronx, a wide-ranging Such dedication to her students brings rewards. Desroches often hears from former students. “They think volume that details the history of me as their coach,” she says. Those who at first resented the disciplined structure of the class often of one of New York City’s five express their gratitude later on. Many tell her that they still use her lecture notes. Some students come back boroughs. for recommendation letters because they’re going to medical school. “Then I feel so proud!” she says. 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the 1840s through its The book takes an in-depth forest fire brings to the notion of darker development from 1880 to look at forty pairs of black and Campanian countryside in forces. the 1930s, when it was white Americans who regard Italy. The story’s main He believes that considered to be “one of the one another as close friends character, firefighter Matteo poetry shares a fastest growing urban areas in and examines how they have Arteli, must deal with the reciprocating ONCAMPUS the world” and attracted handled the topic of race in reality that five men from his relationship with people from the surrounding their relationship. Despite the brigade died in the fire. Amid the community areas to its “stable ethnic friendships’ intimate nature, suspicions regarding flawed because one neighborhoods and housing interviewees acknowledged that fire-fighting operations, inspires the other units.” Change and decline they had trouble discussing mismanagement of state lands, with a sense of came around 1960, followed by race-related issues with one Mafia involvement, and serial meaning. He also feels that as a growing reputation for drugs another. Korgen also explores arson, Arteli is determined to more time passes since and crime on its streets. More the concept of structural honor his fallen comrades by September 11, people develop recently, renewal has come as segregation, or the separation exposing the culprits and a greater perspective of what local forces joined in a common of white and black people in revealing the truth. effort to save the borough. schools and neighborhoods. Parras, a member of the “My study of the Bronx She believes that “segregation William Paterson faculty since began as a dissertation, but the is not a natural force and that 1997, draws on his experience idea sprang from the fact that society is designed to keep as a firefighter in Europe for my family had to move from people apart.” several months after neighborhood to neighborhood Korgen has always been graduating from college. “The in Manhattan during the 1950s interested in the field of justice details and action of the as each spot we moved to and credits her extended family, fictional work are based on my became unsafe,” Gonzalez comprised of different races, first-hand experience battling recalls. “I never understood as inspiration for her book. As brush fires in southern Italy,” why until I began researching. a sociologist, Korgen says she he says. His other works of Family members and friends hopes to make a difference in fiction have appeared in Salt lived in the Bronx when I was the way people interact and Hill, CrossConnect, The growing up and we visited believes that “colleges have an Dominion Review, and other often. From my family’s opportunity to change society literary journals. vantage point, the Bronx for the better by encouraging occurred. “Such always seemed a better place to intercultural dialogue.” hindsight helps to offer live. Our family and friends English Professor multiple perspectives and who lived there always had Composes opinions from which to better housing than we did in Parras Receives NEA Book of Poems construct a complex document Manhattan. Later, that was Fellowship On September 11 or artifact,” he explains. something I wanted to know John Parras, an associate The tragic events of A collection of Liu’s poems more about.” professor of English, received September 11, 2001, inspired dealing directly with the attack a National Endowment for Timothy Liu, an associate and its immediate impact have the Arts (NEA) Literature professor of English, to author been published in works Sociology Professor Fellowship for 2004. a book of poems titled Of Thee including Field: Contemporary Authors Book on Poetry and Poetics, Kenyon The NEA, the largest I Sing, which conveys anger PAGE Cross-Racial annual funder of arts in the and concern about the attack’s Review, and Michigan w W11 Friendships United States, supports works effect on the country. Quarterly Review. ELEVEN Kathleen Korgen, an associate of artistic excellence, advances Liu stresses the importance professor of sociology, recently learning, and strengthens the of literary works taking on published her second book, arts in communities. The 2004 new forms and creations. “The Crossing the Racial Divide: Literature Fellowship poems in Of Thee I Sing seek Close Friendships Between recognizes writers of prose and energy from experimental Black and White Americans, encourages the production of writing without abstaining which explores the intricacies new work by providing funds from the traditional pleasures and reactions associated with in support of artistic works. that lyric poetry can offer,” he cross-racial friendships, while Parras is working on a says. The pieces also transcend investigating how society novel tentatively titled The conventional songs of praise might bridge the racial gap. Fire on Mount Maggiore which about the country by recounts the devastation that a undertaking and exploring the

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EILEEN SCOTT WITH GLENN MULLIGAN, AN EMPLOYEE IN THE PATHMARK STORE IN PARSIPPANY Eileen Scott ’76:

PAGE Her Brilliant Career W16 SIXTEEN — By Barbara E. Martin ’93, M.A. ’94

NO ONE COULD HAVE PREDICTED A CAREER THAT BEGAN AS A CASHIER WOULD

END IN A POSITION AS CEO. FEW SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE TO NAVIGATE THAT

PARTICULAR CLIMB; EVEN FEWER ARE WOMEN. YET, EILEEN SCOTT ‘76, NOW CHIEF

EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF PATHMARK STORES, INC., ONE OF THE REGION’S LARGEST

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uring a time when most women enter I’m fortunate because I have had that ten children, she quickly realized how to Da food retailing establishment as experience here at Pathmark.” gain attention. consumers, she carved a brilliant career in a In store operations, she was promoted “Being part of such large family was tough, male-dominated industry through from cashier to bookkeeper to assistant my first experience in operating as a sheer hard work and a willingness to show store manager, one of the first women at team,” Scott recalls. “Having nine the confidence she had in her own abilities Pathmark to hold that job. She then moved brothers and sisters forces you to operate to move forward as opportunities into the buying office, and began to see the as a team, otherwise the household could presented themselves. other side of the business. Responsibilities be a disaster.” Still close to her family, she “I started working for Pathmark as a included procurement, merchandising, says she’s very proud of all her brothers cashier the summer after I turned sixteen promotion, and negotiating, culminating in and sisters. “All of them are successful in years old,” Scott explains. “It was a job that her rise to the top of that part of the their fields.” I was thrilled to get as it gave me spending organization, when she was named Scott credits her parents for giving each money and allowed me to contribute at executive vice president of merchandising of their children a sense of individualism, home. I never imagined that it would be and logistics, which included distribution and a chance to be heard within their anything but a part-time job that I would and trucking. From there, she returned to large family. have in high school and college. I actually her roots, as executive vice president of started college wanting to teach physical store operations. education, but soon changed my mind and “I actually feel like I came full circle,” my major to business administration. Later, she says. “Naturally, those experiences when I was working as a bookkeeper at better prepared me to be chief executive Pathmark, it helped me to change my mind officer and run the organization. At the about what I wanted to do career-wise.” end of the day, being a CEO is, first and Although it wasn’t easy coming up foremost, all about people. We have through the ranks, she credits that time in approximately 26,000 Pathmark associates. store operations, where she began her thirty- In order to motivate people you really need five-year Pathmark career in the Clifton to maintain a high level of communication. store, as an invaluable training ground. Just like we learned in high school and “The most important thing any CEO of college, it really is all about a retail operation should do is get out into communication. It’s something that I the stores and hear from the associates learned from my mentors, and my former what’s going on,” she says. “That’s where CEO, and it certainly helped me to be the action is and where it all happens. That successful throughout my years in the information is critical to understanding the organization.” issues and opportunities in the stores. If I Although Scott has earned her stripes were just a ‘suit’ walking into a store there as CEO, success for women in food EILEEN SCOTT would be an instant barrier. When I walk in, retailing remains an elusive goal, and she is I’m Eileen. They know my roots, because among just a handful of women who have “The most important thing to know that’s where I grew up. I get a lot of good, reached top management in her field. A about our house is that our dad was a honest feedback from the associates, and survey by the Network for Executive Marine,” says Eileen Scott’s younger that’s hugely important to me.” Women, an organization for women in the brother, Peter, who is a pediatrician in A tour of a Pathmark store illustrates consumer products and retail industry, of Hunterdon County. “He ran the house like her point. Everyone, from the fishmonger which Scott is a member, found that a boot camp. Growing up in such a to the assistant manager, calls her Eileen although women make up 47 percent of household made us ALL very attentive to PAGE W13 and she stops to chat with many, often the labor force, only 15.7 percent have our assigned responsibilities, and we took THIRTEEN asking about their children or spouses or earned the rank of corporate officer within them very seriously. Living in a very small specifics about that store. Fortune 500 companies. Furthermore, in house (Eileen shared a room with three She believes that working her way companies dealing in the food production siblings), with not much money made us through the organization gave her a industry, only 7.1 percent have women in all very reliant upon each other. You also jumping off point in terms of trying to corporate positions. Women fared slightly need a great deal of patience; try sharing a understand the opportunities in the various better in organizations handling food bathroom with nine other siblings!” areas in the organization, and specifically at wholesaling where 11 percent have reached Peter Scott says his parents ran the store level. top management. house like a corporation. “I very much “I’m very fortunate to have had so She says that mentoring and teamwork think that we all had a great drive to many jobs within the organization,” she are also factors in her success. In fact, she accomplish something and do it well. I explains. “It’s interesting to listen to learned the importance of teamwork very think our dad saw to it that we were always people talk about having more than one early in life. The fourth child in a family of busy and productive, while our mom career, or moving company to company. tempered that with a sense of humility.

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“Success is being happy and content with your personal life as well as your professional life. It is a wholeness which encompasses all the aspects of life including liking yourself and feeling good about yourself.”

Our parents did quite a good job at successfully channel the energy needed for interacting with professors and classmates. striking a good balance between both and be as successful as you would like I have some regrets, but there was never a accomplishment and sensitivity.” at both. My grades suffered because I question of getting a college degree. That Eileen Scott concurs. “My parents gave didn’t have enough time to study.” was as important to me as a business us the ability to try to do things that we As a result, because she was a commuter career was.” wanted to do. My mom and dad were student, she had very little time to do the Success was hers through a combination extremely supportive and proud of us. things that typical college students do such of drive, vision, and the will to succeed. That really gave us the confidence that we as join clubs or participate in other campus “That made my bosses want to take a all needed to go out and find whatever the activities. But she did find time to meet chance on me,” she says. “They knew, and niche was for each of us individually and friends between classes at the “Snack Bar” so did I, that I could succeed.” Now that to excel in that profession.” where she could relax. she has attained a level of success, she uses That feeling of confidence was a “I loved school, except for accounting,” it and her knowledge of business to help motivator and a guiding force for Scott she says. “And so I enjoyed the learning others, personally and professionally. throughout her career. experience, the inquiring students, the But she also has a spirit of adventure, “When you exude confidence, people debates, the knowledge of the teachers, according to her older sister, Alice want to take a chance on you,” she says. whom I have the ultimate respect for.” She Schroeder, who is a nurse and director of a “They will say, ‘There’s somebody whom I particularly enjoyed macro- and home care agency. “Eileen is not a think I can count on to go to the next step microeconomics classes, and corporate traditionalist. She is open to new things, or to move higher in the organization.’ It finance, because the courses gave her a yet at the same time, she is very grounded. starts with, do they believe that I believe I chance to compare the information to her She’s not an elitist, and thinks about can do it? Having confidence in your real-life Pathmark experiences. what’s best for the associates at Pathmark.” abilities is extremely important. Being The juggling, however difficult, gave Schroeder believes this comes from confident, being driven, and being her an added advantage over other growing up with few amenities and hardworking makes your bosses want to students. Many of her fellow students did working hard from a young age. take a chance, until one day, you become not have the work experience that she had. “As a child, Eileen was not that the top boss.” Yet, after commencement, they were different from the rest of us,” Schroeder Another factor in her current success is expected to get a job in a field related to explains. “Everyone in the family was and her education. She is a strong proponent their studies, something she already had, is a success. Our parents had very high of never stopping the learning process. since by this time she was working in expectations for all of us. She began to shine “The minute we think we know it all is Pathmark’s Cedar Grove office as assistant with her success at Pathmark. That and PAGE W14 the minute we fail as leaders, as managers, to the district manager. her education were keys to her success.” FOURTEEN as parents, and as students,” she says. “We “The difference for me was that I had Schroeder says that her sister, must take the initiative to grow in our the work experience that went along with although serious, is not a workaholic. minds and hearts everyday, and that the studies. I can’t think of another one of “She has an appreciation for the arts, initiative MUST come from us as my friends who could say the same thing,” loves going to the opera, is very well-read, individuals. We can’t expect someone to she says. “For me there was no transition loves to travel, and is also very generous spoon-feed us—we have to reach out and because I was intensely living in both to her nieces and nephews.” grab it every day.” worlds. I was one of the few people who She tries to be a role model to people in To earn her degree, she juggled her could make that connection between the her organization and to her young nieces. full-time work at Pathmark with a full- classroom and the workplace.” “I’m thrilled to say that we have more course load, the only one in her family to There were, however, both positives women in middle and senior management work full-time while attending college full- and negatives along the way. “I was going than ever before at Pathmark.” time. “It wasn’t easy, and I wouldn’t to school and working, and certain things At work, she relishes her role in helping recommend it,” she says. “Working part- suffered,” she remembers. “It would have the organization participate in food banks time is one thing, but it is difficult to been more enriching to spend time in the four states in which the organization WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:09 PM Page 18

does business: Delaware, New York, New “We have a value-offering that we can SCOTT’S PERSONAL Jersey, and Pennsylvania. bring to the community,” she says of the A system of shared values, a set of nine urban stores. “We can bring a clean, PHILOSOPHY FOR guiding rules at Pathmark, is at the core of modern, well-stocked store, with lots of SUCCESS FOR WOMEN the organization. One of the corporation’s variety. Every community deserves that. values is social responsibility. It reads: “We Whether it’s a community in a suburb of “One of the things I learned early on, embrace diversity. Pathmark is committed to Long Island, or north and central Jersey, operating stores in communities throughout or it’s a store in the inner city. At Pathmark and this really helped me so much in our marketplace. Our responsibility includes we do both. I’m very proud of Pathmark’s moving up through the organization, supporting a wide variety of charitable and charitable side. My personal success in was to understand the inherent locally based causes.” helping other people who are less fortunate She has been on the board of the Food than me helped me to succeed in business differences between men and Bank of New York City for three years and because it has made me considerate of all women,” she says. “Women have a cherishes her work with that organization. people in my business environment.” different way of getting things “Our incentive to live up to our shared Although only fifty-one, she has values has led us to work with hunger thought about retirement. Typically, she done,” she says. “I think of women as outreach programs such as the wants to stay busy, but also wants to spend nurturers and men as warriors. Don’t Community Resource Center in New York more time doing volunteer work. think for a minute that success for a City and the Greater Philadelphia “I have a lot to be thankful for,” she Coalition Against Hunger,” she said when says. “I never want to stop learning. I think woman is to act like a man—that’s Pathmark was honored for its work by the of contentment, but I’m at odds with that. not our make-up. Little girls grow up The Food Research and Action Center in On the one side I feel content with my life, playing with dolls, and boys play June. “Working with these organizations, but on the other side, I feel hungry, we have been able to reach out and assist in because there’s a whole world of things I with trucks. We’re born and raised to the enrollment of people into the food would still like to do. So, I think that when be nurturers—that is our make-up. stamp program. Over the past three years, I retire, I might like to have a part-time We like to have win-win-win more than seven hundred people were pre- job, but I would love to be busier and do screened at our stores, seventy percent of some good things for people. One of the situations. We go through our lives whom were found eligible for the things I’m interested in doing is raising wanting everyone to be happy. We program.” A component of the program is money for underprivileged children. That don’t want anyone to be the loser. providing nutritional information to would make me feel good.” w consumers and helping them to make Guys grow up thinking, ‘I’m going to healthy food choices. win that game.’ It’s very different. Men act in a much more individual manner, and women always want to be part of the group. To be a successful person in the business world, and I can only speak to my world of business, stay in character.

Women can win by being that PAGE W15 nurturer, and men can win by being FIFTEEN warriors. The minute you try to mix roles, you’re not going to be successful. Let’s capitalize on things that we as women do well. That, to me, will better ensure our success than trying to be something we’re not. We should try to stick to what we’re good at. That’s been the key to my success.” SCOTT (CENTER) WITH FELLOW ALUMNI ED SPITALETTA ’79 (LEFT), PRESIDENT OF SHELF TECH INC., AND JOHN DERDERIAN ’80, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AND MARKETING FOR PATHMARK

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Learning at Record Speed: Managing the Business of Music and Entertainment —By Mary Beth Zeman

JILLIAN KRUG, A SENIOR WHO WILL GRADUATE IN MAY, IS ALREADY A Marcone, a professor of music at William Paterson and director of the program since STEP AHEAD WHEN IT COMES TO THE JOB MARKET. AN INTERNSHIP LAST he arrived on campus in 1984. To give students the best possible SPRING AT WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, AN ARTIST experience, Marcone has structured the program to take advantage of the MANAGEMENT COMPANY, HAS LED TO A REGULAR POSITION ASSISTING University’s twenty-mile distance to New York City. A required internship provides THE CEO, DAVE LORY, WITH THE MUSICIANS HE REPRESENTS, INCLUDING students with access to industry professionals. Guest faculty and lecturers CLASSICAL TENOR RONAN TYNAN. “THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO from record companies, artist management agencies, and other sectors of the music START MY CAREER,” SHE SAYS. “I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS JOB.” business offer students additional insights on the industry. Krug made that job connection through management (students taking any major One such professional is David Philp ’92, her studies in William Paterson’s music are also eligible to pursue the program as a director of premium sales and new media management program, which offers a minor). Now celebrating its twentieth year for Universal Music Enterprises, who multifaceted look at the recording industry, at the University, the program helps young taught a course last fall titled Doing and includes courses in public relations, law musicians and those interested in the Business in the New Millennium. “Most and ethics, personal management, record business side of music negotiate what has students are looking to be musicians or company operations, and entrepreneurship. become a constantly changing industry. find a job in A & R (artists and repertoire, William Paterson University is the “When we graduate people, we want those who discover new talent). But they only college in New Jersey—and one of them to continue with their creative need to consider the whole industry— approximately fifty in the U.S.—that offers dream, and continue being musicians, but movies, video, independent labels, maybe a bachelor of music degree in music know the business side also,” says Stephen even starting their own business. You can’t have tunnel vision.”

PAGE Philp speaks to the students from his own W16 William Paterson experience. “I wanted to be SIXTEEN a famous rock drummer, and after one semester, the band broke up,” he relates. “So I decided to look into music management.” A guest lecturer in a music management seminar was Jim Caparro ’73 (see sidebar, page 19), then a vice president at Polygram (which was later bought by Universal Music). Philp took a chance and sent Caparro a letter asking for an internship, and was successful. “I did the right thing—came early, stayed late—and it turned into a full-time job in sales,” he says. He’s been at the company ever since. After working as a sales rep in the new WALTER YETNIKOFF, FORMER CEO OF CBS RECORDS, WITH STEPHEN MARCONE, PROFESSOR OF MUSIC WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:10 PM Page 20

releases and video areas, Philp now works themselves, which was a disaster. responsible for issuing the licenses for each with a wide range of companies, from “I realized later that many musicians are song that is released on a CD. Wrangler Jeans to Kraft Foods, on ways to short-changed,” he said. “With the right Those in the industry gain as well from use Universal Music’s catalog to create education and information, musicians can the internship experience. Jerry Lembo, custom CDs for promotional programs. control their own destinies. They need to president of Jerry Lembo Entertainment “I’m not doing what I expected, but it’s understand the business, not just the music.” Group, which provides music business and been a great career so far,” he says. To further assist musicians, Marcone has media consulting, supervised graduate Another recent industry professional written a textbook, Managing Your Band: student Tim Alworth during an internship who has become involved in the program Artist Management—The Ultimate last summer. “I like to involve my interns is Steve Leeds, vice president of Responsibility, now in its third edition. in the broader picture, and be immersed in promotion for Virgin Records, who this For students, the opportunity to learn every aspect of the business,” he says. “It’s spring is again teaching a seminar titled about the industry in a hands-on fashion is also important for an intern to see the Record Company Operations that he one of the program’s top selling points. reality of the business. It’s hard, hard introduced last year. A top executive with Students who take Media Use in the work. Regardless of what you do, you work more than thirty years of experience, Music Industry, taught by public relations extremely long hours.” Leeds discovered such on-air talents as professional George Dassinger, are given a Among the tasks he assigned Alworth Rosie O’Donnell, Julie Brown, and Daisy real-life client to represent each semester. was reviewing CDs submitted by potential Fuentes while at MTV, managed In recent years, his classes have clients. “Because Tim is a musician promotional tours for the Rolling Stones, “represented” the New York band himself, he could listen with a different set Led Zeppelin, and others for Atlantic SCOUT to publicize their appearance on of ears and give his opinion based on his Recording Corporation, and is a former an episode of HBO’s The Sopranos, perception of the submission’s musicality,” disc jockey and news producer for Voice of promoted David Ippolito, better known as Lembo says. Then, Alworth would work America. That Guitar Man from Central Park, and on developing a plan for marketing and “At the first class I said, ‘No matter what publicized appearances and CD releases by promotion, exploring outlets ranging from happens today, I can guarantee you that in Elliott Sharp, a New York City musician. radio to the Internet. fifteen weeks, it will all be different,” Leeds This spring, students are publicizing Chick Just how far the program has come was said in an interview in The Network, a Singers Night, the nation’s original and in evidence last spring, when the recording industry trade journal. longest-running songfest for female artists, University served as host of the annual The expansion of digital technology, which is launching a New Jersey chapter. Music Entertainment Industry Association beginning in the 1990s, has caused dramatic Students learn how to get attention for Conference, held on campus and at the changes in the music industry. The advent their clients by writing press releases and Supper Club in New York City. The two- of Internet downloading and subscription pitching stories to music industry media day conference, planned in conjunction music services, satellite and Internet radio outlets. with MEISA (Music and Entertainment outlets, and non-traditional retail markets “The students learn to work like a real Industry Students Association), brought for music, from Starbucks to 7-11, raise public relations agency,” Dassinger together more than three hundred industry issues for artists and consumers alike. explains. “They learn teamwork, how to professionals and educators to talk about a “The model is constantly changing,” work together, how to pick up the phone wide range of topics, from music says Marcone, an industry expert who is and call a reporter to sell a story, and how downloading to music copyright issues. also expert in the history of rock and roll hard it is to get coverage. They also learn “We were thrilled to host this music. “Last semester we added a course, the business side—how to stick to a budget, conference because it gave students the Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry, how to make reports to a client. It’s a real- opportunity to meet industry professionals, taught by Rob Kos, a partner in Doyle- world experience, and at the end, they can stay abreast of the important trends, and Kos Entertainment, because the role of the show a prospective employer what they gain the type of hands-on experience PAGE W17 manager has expanded in today’s market. have accomplished.” stressed in the program,” says Marcone. SEVENTEEN We’ve added topics such as Web design All students in the program must Rosanne Talocci, as president of the and how to track publishing and recording supplement their classroom coursework University’s chapter of MEISA, was royalties to our courses. We continually with an internship experience. Joanne involved in a variety of tasks. She strive to keep the curriculum current.” Shenton ’02 worked at the New York office coordinated on-campus housing for guests, Marcone modeled the William Paterson of the National Academy of Recording assisted in designing the conference logo, program on his own experience. A trumpet Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which and guided out-of-town guests through player who graduated from Syracuse sponsors the annual Grammy Awards. She New York City on the first day of the University with bachelor’s and master’s worked at NARAS events, including the conference. “It was very stressful, but it was degrees in music, he toured with his own organization’s Grammy in the Schools a wonderful experience,” she says. band, Jam Factory, in the 1960s, opening program, which brings musical artists into Several William Paterson alumni were for headliners such as Jimi Hendrix and the schools as lecturers. Today, Shenton among the presenters, including Chris Janis Joplin, and recording for Epic has parlayed her degree and skills into a Roslan ’91. A president and managing Records. But the band didn’t make money, position with EMI Music, where she is an partner of Dera, Roslan & Campion Public and ultimately went on to manage administrator of mechanical licensing, Relations, Inc., an industry leader in

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students in Marcone’s Music Management Seminar course about his work as a business FORMER WILLIAM PATERSON manager for bands such as KISS, the Dave STUDENTS MAKING THEIR Matthews Band, and 3 Doors Down, MARK IN MUSIC BUSINESS explaining the intricacies of tracking the JIMMY BROWN ’89 income and expenses for today’s musicians. Senior music editor “Money is not as easy to get from Guitar World Publications record companies these days,” he says. “There are so many bands vying for KERESSE BURTON, M.M.’04 attention. Musicians need to be creative Inquiry agent, client relations and think in new ways.” Van Duyne The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. outlined many of the ways the band KISS JON BUTLER has added to revenue, such as special VIP Senior director, promotion and receptions at concerts, and merchandising marketing that includes everything from caskets to Curb Records, Nashville bowling balls with the band’s logo. AARON VAN DUYNE III ’75, A FOUNDING MEMBER OF A graduate of William Paterson with a THOMAS CARRABBA ’76 WHITE HAT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND A SENIOR bachelor’s degree in accounting, Van Duyne, Senior vice president for sales and PRINCIPAL IN VAN DUYNE, BEHRENS & CO., P.A., LECTURES marketing/general manager of who is also a member of the board of the TO A MUSIC MANAGEMENT CLASS Zomba Label Group William Paterson University Foundation, Jive Records entertainment and lifestyle public became involved in the music industry by relations, Roslan has been instrumental in chance, when a client recommended him to ROB FUSARI expanding the firm’s music and corporate Eddie Brigati, a member of the 1960s group Songwriter/producer division to include clients such as The Rascals. “I learned by trial and error, Artists include Whitney Houston, Angel/EMI/Manhattan Records and really on-the-job training that went on for Destiny’s Child, Will Smith Epic/Sony, among numerous others. ten years. A student from this program CHRISTIAN JOHNSON ’04 Roslan says his first interest in the definitely has an advantage because they Digital asset coordinator public relations side of the music business understand the concepts and the business EMI Group came in Dassinger’s class, which he later before they graduate.” supplemented with an internship with a In 2002, the University launched a master MIKE KAHN ’95 larger public relations firm in the of music degree with a concentration in Tour manager/artist management entertainment industry, where he assisted music management. The program provides The Hornblower Group USA on a project with the Rolling Stones. advanced education in the music business, DAVE MCPHERSON Students also have the opportunity to music management, entrepreneurship, and Former senior vice president attend lectures on campus given by top entertainment law. Designed primarily for for black music industry professionals such as Daryl students with an undergraduate degree in Sony Music “DMC” McDaniel of the rap group Run- music, it includes twenty-four course DMC, who discussed the beginning of the credits from the University’s Christos M. KELLY O’NEIL ’03 rap scene. “The whole first two years was Cotsakos College of Business. It is one of a Editorial assistant trying to break down walls, getting people handful of graduate programs in music Salem Publishing to see we’re just like you guys, just our management found in a music department. SEAN ROSENBERG ’02 turntables are our bands,” he told students. Approximately one-third of the program’s Coordinator PAGE Other notable music industry figures graduates pursue careers in the business side Sony/BMG Strategic Marketing W18 EIGHTEEN who have spoken to the program’s students of the industry, another third go on to include Walter Yetnikoff, former chief graduate school, mostly law school, and the ALANA SARRATORE ’03 Assistant executive of CBS Records, who worked final third pursue careers as performers. Doyle-Kos Entertainment, Inc. with artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Alumni of the program have been Billy Joel, and George Michael; Dave achieving success for almost two decades in PER WIKSTROM ’94 Lory, CEO of Worldwide Entertainment a wide range of careers, from songwriting Artist manager Group; Wayne Goldberg of Clear Channel to entertainment law to artist management. Sweden Entertainment, the largest concert Marcone is confident that the program promoter; and Ray Rossi, a disc jockey for will continue to turn out successful New Jersey 101.5. graduates who are ready to meet the Most recently, Aaron Van Duyne III challenges of the fast-changing music ’75, a founding member of White Hat business. “This is a great time to enter the to meet industry professionals and with Management Services and a senior principal music business if you are assertive and can courses that are dynamic and current and in Van Duyne, Behrens & Co., P.A., a find a niche,” he says. “We help by designed to give them an edge in the certified public accounting firm, spoke to providing our students with opportunities business.” w WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:10 PM Page 22

JIM CAPARRO ’73: FORGING NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE INDUSTRY

energetic professionals who are video, merchandising, Polymedia, creative and can think in new ways.” independent label sales, and new During his own career, Caparro media and business development. has gained experience throughout In 1999, he created the Island Def the entertainment industry, Jam Music Group, and served as its beginning at CBS in the 1970s when chairman until 2001. Under his he took a chance and moved from leadership, the group, which brought human resources into sales and together fourteen labels, continued WHEN JIM CAPARRO GRADUATED marketing. “It took me about three to be a powerful force in rap and hip- from William Paterson in 1973 with a seconds to say yes,” he recalls. “I saw hop while strengthening its presence bachelor’s degree in political science a terrific opportunity and I jumped at in the rock and pop genres, with and a minor in business, he thought a it.” He was a regional salesman in worldwide hits by such artists as career in human resources would be central New Jersey when the career Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, and interesting. He landed a job as a of Columbia recording artist Bruce Nickelback. The company also research assistant in the human Springsteen, his all-time favorite partnered with Mercury Nashville to resources division at CBS Records— musician, took off. form the country label Lost Highway which launched quite a different He held a number of positions at Records, which produced the award- career than he originally envisioned. CBS (now Sony Music) , including vice winning soundtrack to the film O After a successful career of president for sales at Epic Records, Brother Where Art Thou. Most nearly thirty years in the music and just as the label hit a hot streak with recently, Caparro served as CEO of entertainment industry during which acts such as Michael Jackson and WEA, Inc., the manufacturing, he has held positions in nearly every Culture Club topping the charts. After packaging, and distribution operation aspect of record company operations, nearly sixteen years there, he became for Warner Music Group. Caparro has just been named the senior vice president for national sales Caparro is married to Judy, his president and CEO of Atari, Inc., a and branch distribution for PolyGram wife of 31 years, and they have three leader in interactive entertainment. Records. After the company’s children, Dan, J.M., and Kristin. He The industry today, Caparro corporate parent, Phillips, bought serves as executive vice president of says, is undergoing an “evolutionary such labels as A&M Records, Island the T.J. Martell Foundation, which has revolution” caused by changes in Records, Motown, and Def Jam, raised more than $200 million to PAGE W19 technology, and the growth of Caparro was promoted to president support innovative research for NINETEEN consumer interest in buying and CEO of Polygram Group leukemia, cancer, and AIDS. entertainment. “The business today Distribution, where he built numerous is all about the consumer, about other successful divisions, including satisfying their wants and needs,” he says. “ While the number of career “THE BUSINESS TODAY IS ALL ABOUT paths as not as numerous, there are real opportunities for young, THE CONSUMER… ABOUT SATISFYING THEIR WANTS AND NEEDS.”

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF FPO THE CAMPUS, EARLY 1960S. HUNZIKER HALL IS AT CENTER, WITH WIGHTMAN GYM BEHIND IT Then

William Paterson University: — By Terry E. Ross ’80 Then and Now and Mary Beth Zeman FOR WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY, 2005 IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE, AS THE INSTITUTION MARKS ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1855 AS THE PATERSON CITY NORMAL SCHOOL IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR THE EMERGING FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF PATERSON. TODAY, WILLIAM PATERSON IS A COMPREHENSIVE, REGIONAL UNIVERSITY DEDICATED TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS, ADVANCED STUDIES, AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP IN AN INCREASINGLY GLOBAL ECONOMY.

PAGE W20 TWENTY Photographs taken throughout the years institution has remained remarkably graduates. As the University celebrates its offer a sense of how much the institution constant,” says President Arnold Speert. sesquicentennial, all members of the has progressed, and where it is headed in “We continue to serve a large number of University community—alumni, faculty, the future. As it has during the past 150 students who are the first in their families staff, students, and friends—can share a years, the University continues to evolve, to attend college. We continue to attract feeling of pride for all that has already with new teaching techniques, faculty and highly motivated students who seek been accomplished and a sense of hopeful staff innovations, enhanced academic practical knowledge and valuable anticipation for all that can be accomplished offerings, developments in technology, and experiences that will help them to quickly in the future as an academic community updated campus facilities. get ahead in the world. We continue to dedicated to excellence.” w “The scope of the University’s develop unique and creative opportunities educational programs and the depth of its for learning—opportunities that resonate impact have grown, but the essence of the throughout the lives of our thousands of WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:10 PM Page 24 Now

A CURRENT VIEW OF THE 370-ACRE CAMPUS, THAT INCLUDES THIRTY-EIGHT MAJOR FACILITIES. HUNZIKER HALL IS AT THE FAR TOP LEFT, ALMOST HIDDEN BEHIND THE TREES

A 1950S-ERA CLASSROOM OFFERS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY— TYPEWRITERS

STUDENTS FOLLOW THE NEWS OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY’S ASSASSINATION, 1963

PAGE IN EVERY ACADEMIC W21 DISCIPLINE, INCLUDING THE TWENTY-ONE FINE ARTS, STATE-OF-THE- ART TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO THE CLASSROOM, INCLUDING INTERACTIVE TELEVISION, COMPUTERS, VIDEO CONFERENCING, AND HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS STUDENTS ACCESS THE LATEST NEWS FROM TODAY’S MEDIUM OF CHOICE — TELEVISION — AS THEY WATCH CNN ON THE PLASMA SCREENS AT THE E*TRADE FINANCIAL LEARNING CENTER IN THE CHRISTOS M. COTSAKOS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS IN THE UNIVERSITY’S NEWEST BUILDING AT 1600 VALLEY ROAD

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William Paterson University: Then and Now

University 150th Anniversary Events

A number of activities will be held throughout 2005 in connection with THE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM the University’s Sesquicentennial. SHOWN HERE DISCUSSING STRATEGY IN 1941, WAS ONE A highlight of the anniversary cele- OF THE INSTITUTION’S FIRST INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS TEAMS bration will be a commemorative book featuring more than two hundred photographs and a narrative by Vincent Parrillo, a professor of sociology, that will be available soon in bookstores and on campus. Other events include a charter day reception at the Paterson Museum on April 20, 2005, and a campus gala, scheduled VOLLEYBALL COACH for November 11, 2005 at the SANDY FERRARELLA CONFERS WITH HER Brownstone in Paterson. Additional TEAM, ONE OF THE UNIVERSITY’S EIGHTEEN lectures, exhibits, and musical events MEN’S AND WOMEN’S are in the planning stages. Please INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC TEAMS check the University’s Sesquicentennial Web site, www.wpunj.edu/wp150, for the latest details.

STUDENTS IN PIONEER HALL, MORE THAN FORTY YEARS LATER, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SEEKING A THE FIRST RESIDENCE HALL ON CAMPUS, 1962. RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUES TO GROW. TODAY, NEARLY 2,300 STUDENTS RESIDE IN THE UNIVERSITY’S EIGHT RESIDENCE HALLS WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:11 PM Page 26

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THE STABLES ON THE HOBART MANOR ESTATE, RAZED TO CLEAR THE AREA FOR SHEA CENTER, SERVED AS THE FIRST SNACK BAR ON THE WAYNE CAMPUS IN THE EARLY 1950S

STUDENTS WALK PAST THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF THE STUDENT CENTER, SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN WINTER 2006, WHICH WILL ADD 69,000 SQUARE FEET. THE PROJECT IS ONE OF SEVERAL CURRENTLY UNDERWAY THAT SUPPORT THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR A TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR-A-DAY, SEVEN-DAY-A-WEEK CAMPUS, INCLUDING TWO NEW RESIDENCE HALLS AND REROUTING OF THE CAMPUS PERIMETER ROAD

COMMENCEMENT, LATE 1950S, WITH HUNZIKER HALL IN THE BACKGROUND. THE INSTITUTION FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON TEACHER EDUCATION

COMMENCEMENT, NOW HELD ON WIGHTMAN FIELD, CONTINUES TO BE A CELEBRATION FILLED WITH PAGEANTRY. WITH THIRTY-TWO UNDERGRADUATE AND NINETEEN GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, WILLIAM PATERSON IS NOW A COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL UNIVERSITY WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:11 PM Page 27

Brad Gooch: Living an Examined Life – By Barbara E. Martin ’93, M.A. ’94

“MY STRONGEST MOTIVATION AS

A WRITER HAS BEEN TO WRITE

THE BOOK THAT I WANT TO READ

BUT COULDN’TFINDONTHE

SHELF,” SAYS BRAD GOOCH,

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT

WILLIAM PATERSON AND AN

ACCOMPLISHED WRITER. THAT

VIEWPOINT HAS TAKEN HIM ON A

JOURNEY THAT IS AT ONCE

TEMPORAL AND PRAGMATIC, AND

SPIRITUAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL.

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o date, his works include a volume of Georgia, where she moved at age twelve. He is Tpoetry, a biography of the poet Frank reviewing her papers housed at Georgia State O’Hara, three novels, and two self-help College and University, and interviewing books. But it is his latest endeavor, a people who knew O’Connor, who achieved biography of the Southern writer Flannery fame mainly through her short stories, O’Connor, which has earned him the although she also wrote two novels before her accolade achieved by a select few but coveted premature death at age thirty-nine in 1964. by many: a prestigious John Simon “The Guggenheim encourages a leave to Guggenheim Memorial Foundation work on the project,” says Gooch. He Fellowship Award, given annually to “artists believes it is this project that attracted the and scholars and scientists on the basis of Fellowship. “O’Connor is a good subject,” he distinguished achievement in the past and says. “And I was really surprised when I exceptional promise for future achievement.” started teaching her, that students said she He was among 185 recipients selected from was their favorite writer of the semester. 3,200 applications for 2004. She’s a very visual writer, and is very This is a singular achievement for Gooch. contemporary in that way, enabling the He is the only William Paterson University students to picture the writing in a very professor ever awarded a Guggenheim cinematic way. There’s also a lot of violence Fellowship. in her writing, which is now a very acceptable “Of course, I’m thrilled to have received a part of entertainment, and there’s a Guggenheim,” Gooch says. “It’s one of those theological aspect to her that’s also part of

happy occurrences that just has no downside. the culture. This makes her accessible and GOOCH WAS NAMED A GUGGENHEIM FELLOW IN 2004 I’ve always pored through the annual list of interesting to them. My inspiration in doing recipients printed in the New York Times this biography did in part come from the each spring. So, to see my name actually on reaction of the students.” characteristic, it would certainly be writing.” the list was doubly satisfying... I suppose like He had wanted to write a biography of The craft of writing dictates its own rules the kid who trades in baseball cards only to O’Connor since 1980 when he was in for him. “You have to take advantage of the find himself years later on the team.” graduate school and contacted the estate, but time you have and focus on writing,” he says. He is currently on leave from William there was already a biographer working on a “I like to work a certain amount of hours Paterson, conducting research on the book at that point. Seeing her accessibility to every day. It’s a positive addiction, sort of like O’Connor biography, which also includes a the students inspired him to revisit the idea exercise, and it becomes part of the regimen. cash award to help support the project. of a biography. The original biographer had If I didn’t do it, I wouldn’t feel great. There Gooch has visited Savannah, where not produced a book, and only a small is an aspect of writing that becomes a system O’Connor was born, and Milledgeville, biography existed. Realizing that there was a and a habit.” niche unfilled, he went ahead and wrote a Writing biographies, by definition, proposal. Little, Brown Publishers offered a necessitates delving into the lives of others in contract, and the book is expected to hit the order to explain who the subjects are and Gooch’s early stores in September 2005. why it’s important to know about them. “It’s mysterious what people respond to at Similarly, Gooch has undertaken the quest to success flowed from certain times,” Gooch continues. “Writers examine his own life, and has written two also rise and fall in connection with people’s self-help books to help others examine theirs. writing, which appreciation and interests. It’s possible that The first book, Finding the Boyfriend O’Connor was a good subject in terms of the Within, is a primer on finding one’s own continues to be his Guggenheim. Perhaps if I had chosen certain source of love, happiness, and respect. other people they might not have responded Aiming at a gay audience, he writes: “I as well. Who knows? There’s always a little was simply reaching—in a contemporary, gay foundation. PAGE magic to why you write about what you write way—back to an ancient idea that informs all W25 However, he says about when.” of the traditions of wisdom with which I’m TWENTY-FIVE Gooch’s early success flowed from writing, familiar, both Eastern and Western. It was which continues to be his foundation. the simple truth that love, happiness, and many of his ideas However, he says many of his ideas come respect come from within.” from teaching. “There’s definitely a synergy Looking for a boyfriend, he writes, come from teaching. between the two activities for me,” he says. means, “We’re looking for that warm feeling He started as a poet, and moved on to of happiness, or contentment, or peace and “There’s definitely writing fiction, and then to journalism, inner satisfaction…but the basic, often- achieving a flourish of fame as a writer for mouthed-yet-still-true paradox is that we’re a synergy between magazines including Paris Review, Vanity only good at loving and being happy with Fair, Travel and Leisure, New York Magazine, others to the extent that we love and are the two activities Harper’s Bazaar, and Out. Along the way, he happy with ourselves. The boyfriend within pursued a Ph.D., since he knew he also is made up of our own inner qualities, wanted to teach at some point. “I guess I considered and respected. Yet, it’s surprising for me.” have sort of a perforated personality,” he how often such self-appreciation—as distinct says. “But if I had to pick one essential from self-centeredness—is lacking.”

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English and comparative literature. He also earned a certificate in French language and civilization from the Sorbonne. Remaining in New York City, he embarked on a career as a writer and freelance journalist that included a stint as a model, which led by the late 1970s into teaching. “Writing, for me, is basically fun and creative,” he says. “It doesn’t feel like work. Teaching doesn’t feel like work to me either—at least the classroom part. I love teaching.” Teaching satisfied in many ways. Initially cautious, by his second semester he was hooked. “The biggest boon of my new occupation proved to be spiritual,” he writes in Dating the Greek Gods. “I found an opportunity for expressing a male nurturing aspect I’d never known I had. By exercising the qualities of teaching: helping, advising, giving, and becoming a sort of academic coach figure, I underwent a transformation…I was breathing the freedom of being positioned on an appropriate ordinate on my life curve.” GOOCH READS HIS STUDENTS A PASSAGE FROM THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR SHORT STORY, REVELATION Gooch also likes what he calls the “two- wayness of teaching.” Meant to find answers to questions America. Godtalk, Travels in Spiritual “I do think of it as learning from the troubling him, the book takes readers through America was the result of his investigation in students,” he states. “Part of it is picking up many exercises to find truth and meaning in various spiritual movements across America. how they see things, what they’re interested their lives. Written in a question and answer He traveled to Goa, India, and La Jolla, in, what their references are. Teaching is not a format, Finding the Boyfriend Within is a California, to interview Deepak Chopra and one-way thing.” serious attempt to help others examine their attend a meditation workshop, and to He studied at Columbia with Kenneth lives, as he examined his. Chicago to study the origins of the Koch, whom he calls “a great poet, teacher, As a follow-up to the successful Finding mysterious Urantia Book, a text that and writer, and the best teacher that I ever the Boyfriend Within, he wrote Dating the reportedly came as an anonymous revelation had.” Greek Gods, a journal of his return to dating from celestial beings. He also visited a “Koch also wrote these books about after a fallow period of not wanting to date. It Trappist monastery in Kentucky. teaching poetry to children,” Gooch is an attempt to “spend quality time “Spirituality in America has become more remembers. “I learned from him that ‘dating’—trying to get to know more sophisticated, more global, more interested in teaching can be fresh and how there isn’t intimately the principles, characteristics, and powers ascribed to the classical deities.” The book promotes a series of exercises to seek understanding of one’s own self through Gooch selects projects by embracing spirituality based on the qualities attributed to the Greek gods Apollo (wisdom), Dionysus the philosophy of “following your bliss.” PAGE W26 (sensuality), Hermes (communication), TWENTY-SIX Hephaestus (creativity), Eros (love), Zeus tradition and less in simpleminded expro- such a difference in levels. The way Kenneth (power), and the Inner Oracle of Socrates. It priation,” he writes in the book. “This cycle Koch taught poetry to six-year-olds was not also includes an account of his own has been reflected in my own travels, which so different from how he was teaching experiences as a gay man trying to find revolved centripically from the outer reaches Columbia College undergraduates in a way. meaning in his life. of the Urantia Book…inward to expressions, He inspired me, and taught me about how “If the exercises are worked through, the even if exceptional ones, of more traditional teaching is an art in itself.” world can begin to seem a more mythic Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam.” Gooch, who has taught creative writing at place,” he writes, “where significant messages Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he is William Paterson since 1992, believes that are being sent and received by people all the of Welsh descent. His grandfather was a coal being a writer helps him to teach literature. time, and where destiny is a game being miner, and his father was president of the “It helps in trying to see works as played out, complete with clues.” The book Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company. His current, and to help them have a creative features chapters on each of the gods, mother took care of the family and worked response and not just a scholarly response to containing principles attributed to them, but on social issues in the community. something like Dante’s Inferno,” he says. updated to be applicable to modern readers. Gooch earned a bachelor’s degree from That book carried forward his continuing Columbia College, and a master’s degree and continued on page 43 and growing interest in spirituality in doctorate from Columbia University in WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:11 PM Page 30

HOW WE’RE GROWING DEVELOPMENTNEWS WHERE WE’RE GOING Campaign for William Paterson University conference rooms, and public spaces. As the University’s residential More than Halfway to Goal population on campus continues to increase, the significance of recreational William Paterson University’s first-ever rooms of Hobart Manor. The campaign is opportunities also grows. With resident comprehensive campaign, the $30 million also continuing to seek interior naming student enrollment projected to increase Affecting Lives, Shaping Worlds, has raised opportunities for the Allan and Michele from its current twenty-four percent to more than $20 million to date. With the Gorab Alumni House. forty percent of full-time undergraduates campaign now in its critical public phase, Expansion and renovation of the by 2009, an updated and expanded support is being sought for strategic University’s Performing Arts Complex will Recreation Center would serve the entire capital projects that will enhance the enhance one of William Paterson’s historic University community by providing space University’s reputation as a preeminent centers of excellence. The new complex for all campus members to enjoy public institution of higher education. will augment the University’s position as a intramural sports, meet, socialize, and Funds are also being sought for regional cultural center with physical engage in programs and events, as well as endowment, scholarships, the annual fund, upgrades that include: provide improved facilities for and strategic academic initiatives. ■ A new five-hundred-seat recital hall with intercollegiate athletics. The eighty- “This campaign is essential to our future state-of-the-art acoustics and equipment thousand-square-foot Recreational Center as a University,” says President Arnold that will be the home of the acclaimed that is planned will include an indoor Speert. “We have an opportunity to define Jazz Room Series, a program with a track, fitness rooms, a basketball court, the educational experience for future dedicated following over twenty-seven racquetball courts, and an indoor pool. generations of William Paterson students. years. Its lobby will incorporate an open The campaign also seeks support for It is only through successful partnerships exhibit area that will also provide music refurbishment of the public rooms of between the University community, faculty scholars with access to the University’s Hobart Manor, the University’s campus and staff, the William Paterson University archival collections. centerpiece. Painstakingly restored to turn- Foundation Board of Directors, and of-the-century elegance nearly twenty ■ A larger Performing Arts Theater with alumni and friends that William Paterson years ago, Hobart Manor is in need of an state-of-the-art acoustics and video University will continue to expand and artful reinvigoration to bring it back to its capability. enhance its educational opportunities, and original elegance and pristine condition. support student success.” ■ Renovated space for the Department In addition to the capital projects, “William Paterson University is proud of Music. support is being sought for endowments to to offer the community an opportunity to ■ New rooms for rehearsals, practice, enhance faculty excellence, including partner with us to preserve and enhance the classroom activities, and small-scale endowed professorships and faculty mission of William Paterson University and productions. development; student excellence through build a legacy,” says Sandra S. Deller, vice Science Hall, the central location for increased scholarship funds; specific president for institutional advancement. all activities in the College of Science and academic projects including the Honors “Affecting Lives, Shaping Worlds…The Health, contains laboratories, classrooms, College, the Asian Studies Program, PAGE Campaign for William Paterson University, Paterson Teachers for Tomorrow, the W27 and departmental offices that support the TWENTY-SEVEN is the most ambitious fund-raising initiative education of students preparing for careers E TRADE Financial Learning Center, in the history of William Paterson in all aspects of medicine, dentistry, health and the Russ Berrie Institute for University. Its success is predicated on the care, and scientific research—all major Professional Sales. endorsement and support of the extended fields of continuing growth in the state of The campaign also seeks support for family of the University.” New Jersey. the Annual Fund, which provides a source The capital projects included in the Built in 1972, then state-of-the-art, the of unrestricted funds that are flexible and campaign are plans for a renovated facilities are long overdue for a physical can be directed to the University’s areas of Performing Arts Complex that includes a overhaul that will ensure current and greatest need (see page 29 for details). new recital hall; a revitalized science future generations of scientists educated at Additional information is available on the building with state-of-the-art laboratories; William Paterson University will continue Web at www.wpunj.edu/philanthropy. an enhanced Recreation Center to meet to excel in their careers. the demands of a steadily growing student Naming opportunities are available for body; and refurbishment of the public laboratories, faculty offices, classrooms,

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Community Leaders and University Alumni and Faculty to be Honored During Legacy Award Dinner NEWS

The Legacy Award Dinner and the Foundation. “The scholarship funds we childhood education, William Paterson Silent/Live Auction, the William generate through this event are critical in University; Stephen Collesano ’74, vice Paterson University Foundation’s helping our students realize their dreams.” president, American International Group; annual event to raise scholarship The Legacy Award is given to Stephanie Goldberg ’81, vice president of funds for William Paterson individuals and corporations who, through nursing, Hackensack University Medical students with the potential to their acts and deeds, epitomize the spirit of Center; Mark Kozaki ’79, M.A. ’80, media achieve great success, will be held William Paterson, the statesman and patriot. and entertainment industry executive, and on Saturday, April 9 at The Villa This year’s honorees are The Russell Berrie Maryann Carroll Guthrie ’72, M.A. ’76, DEVELOPMENT at Mountain Lakes. Foundation; John Hovey, president, Videx president, King Harbor Marina, Inc. The “I encourage members of the University Equipment Corp.; and Provident Bank. Alumni Association Faculty Service Award community to support this fifteenth annual The Distinguished Alumni Award will will be presented to Stephen Marcone, gala, where we honor the achievements of be presented to Anthony Coletta ’64, professor of music and director of the community leaders, alumni, and faculty,” professor of elementary and early music management program, and Gabriel says Sandra S. Deller, vice president for institutional advancement and president of

ORLANDO SAA (CENTER), PROFESSOR OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, RECEIVED THE 2004 FACULTY SERVICE AWARD. WITH HIM AT THE EVENT WERE ALLISON KENDALL WORMAN AND PRESIDENT ARNOLD SPEERT.

ALLISON KENDALL WORMAN (SECOND FROM LEFT), FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AND PRESIDENT PAGE ARNOLD SPEERT (FAR RIGHT) WITH 2004 DISTINGUISHED W28 ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS (LEFT TO RIGHT) IRENE TWENTY-EIGHT MCDERMOTT ’73, RETIRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, GARFIELD, AND FORMER EDITOR, “MOTHER AND CHILD SECTION,” GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE; FRANCIS R. MURPHY ’74, PRESIDENT AND CONSULTANT, MURPHY ASSOCIATES; JOSEPH A. FARAH ’77, FOUNDER, EDITOR, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WORLDNETDAILY.COM; AND AARON VAN DUYNE III ’75, PRESIDENT, VAN DUYNE, BEHRENS & COMPANY, P.A. NOT PICTURED: REGINA BONANNO ’80, DEPUTY SITE OPERATIONS MANAGER, NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY, 2004 LEGACY AWARD HONOREES JOE JOHNSON (SECOND FROM LEFT), MANAGER OF WHO WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. MAYBACH SALES OPERATIONS FOR MERCEDES-BENZ, USA, LLC, ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF MERCEDES-BENZ; WILLIAM J. PESCE ’73 (FOURTH FROM LEFT), PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.; AND RAFAEL CUELLAR (SECOND FROM RIGHT), PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ECO & SONS, INC., WITH FRED GRUEL (FAR LEFT), PRESIDENT AND CEO, AAA NEW JERSEY AUTOMOBILE CLUB AND CHAIR OF THE LEGACY AWARD DINNER; SANDRA S. DELLER (THIRD FROM LEFT), VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION; AND PRESIDENT ARNOLD SPEERT (FAR RIGHT). WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:12 PM Page 32

Vitalone, professor emeritus, early Health—will provide unrestricted support Ierardi has more than fifteen years of childhood and elementary education. at each dean’s discretion for academic experience in estate and charitable planned “Support for the Legacy Dinner programs, including new academic giving. Prior to joining the University staff, creates opportunities for students to learn, initiatives, research projects, pilot she was an independent consultant working to discover, to experience all that William programs, technology upgrades, academic with non-profit organizations to establish Paterson University has to offer both in travel, and research by faculty and and develop planned giving programs. classrooms and laboratories and through students. Previously, she served as vice president our range of student activities,” says Gifts designated for the Alumni with the Philanthropic Financial Services President Arnold Speert. “We thank all Association will continue to provide Center at Merrill Lynch and director of our donors for their generosity.” support for Alumni Association major and planned gifts for the American Sponsors of the 2005 dinner include scholarships, faculty grants that support Heart Association. Ierardi is the immediate Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Legacy Chair; research and new learning opportunities, past president of the Gift Planning Council Amy-Collesano Family and State Farm and alumni programming and services. of New Jersey and is a member of the Insurance, Distinguished Honorary Chair; “The new option for gifts to the National Committee on Planned Giving. A and Mountain Development Corp., Annual Fund is an outreach to individuals graduate of Lycoming College, Ierardi Honorary Chair. with a special affinity to a particular earned a juris doctor degree from Fordham Tickets are $250. The evening begins discipline or college,” says Sandra S. University School of Law. w at 5:30 p.m. with presentation of the Deller, vice president for institutional Distinguished Alumni Awards and the advancement. “Other alumni may choose Faculty Service Award. The event to continue to directly support the continues with cocktails at 7:00 p.m., dinner Alumni Association and its important and dancing at 8:00 p.m., and presentation priorities. We believe that the options of the Legacy Awards, and includes a silent enhance the Annual Fund as a vital source and live auction. For reservations, call of support for a wide range of University Meredith McCarthy, Institutional programs, scholarships, and initiatives.” Advancement, at 973.720.3847. Anyone interested in more information, More than 250 guests gathered at the or in making a donation to this year’s 2004 dinner to support the University’s Annual Fund, can contact Andrew McKay scholarship fund during the event held at ’90, ’94, director of the Annual Fund, at The Hilton at Short Hills. 973.720.2825 or make a gift online at During the awards, in a surprise www.wpunj.edu.philanthropy. announcement, Legacy Award honoree William J. Pesce ’73, president and chief executive officer, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., LYNN MALZONE IERARDI and a member of the William Paterson Ierardi Named Director University Board of Trustees, revealed plans to endow a new scholarship named Of Planned Giving for Maureen and Patrick O’Connor, the mother and stepfather of his wife Lynn Malzone Ierardi has joined William Henrietta ’72, M.A. ’75. The O’Connor Paterson as director of planned giving in scholarship will benefit a first generation the Office of Institutional Advancement. student studying education. She will be responsible for enhancing and overseeing stewardship and cultivation PAGE W29 programs that include planned giving, TWENTY-NINE major gifts, and the annual fund, among other fund-raising efforts. New Annual Fund Options “The potential benefits of planned Established for Donors giving are significant for both alumni and William Paterson University,” says Joanne Donors to the Annual Fund now have the Nigrelli, executive director of development. opportunity to designate gifts to the Alumni “By matching the philanthropic needs of Association, or to newly established funds our alumni—even those with modest for each of the five University colleges. means—with the needs of the University, The funds for the five colleges—Arts we can create a win-win situation for all. and Communication, Christos M. Cotsakos With Lynn on board, we now have the College of Business, Education, Humanities expertise necessary to offer planned giving and Social Sciences, and Science and options such as bequests, trusts, and gift annuities to our alumni.”

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hroughout the years, coach. I happened to pick up have become successful in a T numerous William the phone and took the variety of careers, including Paterson student-athletes have message. Dr. Laubach told me the law, teaching, and coaching. used the skills they gained I had a good mind for coaching “I just can’t wait for a playing their respective sports to and that I should apply.” season to begin,” Lasalandra teach new generations of high She had planned to spend says. “I just look forward to it school students how to excel. only one year at DePaul but so much.” “It says a great deal about our she was instantly sold on the University that so many of our familial atmosphere the school former student-athletes have fostered. She is a physical MIKE LAUTERHAHN ‘94 been successful in developing education/health teacher at the Mike Lauterhahn realized the careers as coaches and have school and also has coached the dream of many college baseball dedicated themselves to field hockey, softball, and boys’ players when he was selected as advancing the careers of young PAULA LASALANDRA ’76 golf programs. a 50th-round draft pick of the athletes,” says Sabrina Grant, Paula Lasalandra’s storied Lasalandra became the Chicago Cubs in 1994. But he director of athletics at William career as girls’ basketball coach head girls’ varsity basketball also realized that he probably Paterson. “I think it is also a at DePaul Catholic High School coach in 1976 and has forged tribute to our University in Wayne started with a chance an enduring legacy at her coaching staff. They truly serve phone call in 1974. Becoming school and throughout the as role models and mentors, one of two New Jersey high state. The numbers are what and help our student-athletes school girls’ basketball coaches call attention to her coaching to see that by choosing a career to ever win 600 games is proof skills, but she quickly points in coaching, they too can make positive she made the most of out how she stepped down

PAGE a difference.” her opportunities. from coaching the school’s W30 Here are profiles of four “I was in a movement softball team after amassing THIRTY former Pioneer athletic education class in Wightman 399 victories in 21 seasons. standouts—Paula Lasalandra Gym with Dr. Susan Laubach “People thought I was ’76, Mike Lauterhahn ’94, and the phone kept ringing. crazy, but that’s not important Cheryl Stetz-Bamert ’91, and She finally said, ‘Somebody go to me,” Lasalandra says. Altarik White ’95—whose answer my phone,’ and pointed “What’s important to me is coaching accomplishments are to me,” recalls Lasalandra, who what becomes of our athletes representative of so many others. was a two-sport standout in when they leave our program wasn’t going to make a living field hockey and softball for and get out into life and what playing baseball, so he decided the Pioneers. “It was the they make of themselves.” to focus on a career in coaching, varsity coach at DePaul, who Still as enthusiastic as ever and learn everything he could said she was looking for an about coaching, she proudly about the game during his assistant and junior varsity talks about former players who year-long stint in the Cubs’ minor league organization. WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:13 PM Page 34 News neer Pi

“Every day after practice, I’d of whom he played for when Wallington High School she ALTARIK WHITE ‘95 come in and write things down he helped the program win wanted to coach; playing Altarik White in my notebook so I could have the 1992 Division III national volleyball under Ferrarella lost both of his all of this information to pass championship. He helps and softball under Cyndi parents when he was on to my players someday,” current Pioneers improve their Gramlich-Covello ’76 a junior at Malcolm Lauterhahn recalls. games while picking up reinforced her passion. X. Shabazz High His players at Rutherford pointers for Rutherford’s Once her playing days were School in Newark. High School, where upcoming season. over, she eagerly started her He needed Lauterhahn has been coach “I’m always learning,” coaching journey as an guidance, and found since 1999, reaped the rewards Lauterhahn says. “There’s undergraduate assistant coach it in his football of his lessons learned last June, never a way I could completely under Covello-Gramlich at coaches there, who helped when they won the New Jersey pay the baseball program back William Paterson in 1989 and mold him into a young man Group 2 baseball title. Of for everything it’s given me. 1990. She coached at Cliffside who became a star running course, coaching championship Any little way I can pay back Park High School in 1991 back at William Paterson baseball is part of his bloodline: what they’ve done for me, I’m before returning to assist University and eventually his father, Bob, has helped happy to do.” Ferrarella from 1992 to 1998. played for the developmental coach William Paterson’s two She served as both assistant squad of the National Football Division III national coach and head coach for League’s Miami Dolphins. CHERYL STETZ-BAMERT ’91 championship squads under softball (1996-2002) and More importantly, he never Hall of Fame head coach Jeff volleyball (1999-2001) at forgot his roots. Albies, another of Mike’s Wallington High School; in “I knew I wanted to come mentors. Lauterhahn, who also 1998, the softball team played back to Newark,” says White. played point guard for the for the New Jersey Group 1 “I have so many great men’s basketball team, roamed softball state championship. memories of what my coaches center field for William In 2002, Stetz-Bamert was did for me. Some of them Paterson from 1993 to 1994 offered the opportunity to start really took a liking to me and and ranks among the top ten in the girls varsity volleyball got me through the rough two career (triples and hit by a program at Morristown High pitch) and three single-season School and seized it. She is (runs scored, triples, and hit helping build the program by a pitch) categories. into a Morris County power In his five years as Early in her career coaching while teaching math in a Rutherford’s varsity coach, volleyball at Cliffside Park middle school in town. Lauterhahn has helped the High School, Cheryl Stetz- Prior to the start of Bulldogs win a state crown and Bamert ’91 found herself Morristown’s season, she comes emerge as one of the state’s marveling at the voice coming back for preseason volleyball preeminent high school baseball from the coach on the court – camp. Inside the William powers. He says that some of her own. Paterson Rec Center, it was a the most important lessons he “In the early years, if you strange feeling when she heard PAGE learned from Albies were about walked in, you would think it Ferrarella use some of the parts. I definitely wanted to W31 the value of preparation. “He was Sandy Ferrarella’s vernacular that has become have that same type of impact.” THIRTY-ONE also taught me to remember practice,” says Stetz-Bamert hers as well. During his football career that players are human and with a laugh, referring to “I had two great coaches in at William Paterson from 1990 everything isn’t going to go longtime Pioneers’ volleyball Sandy and Cyndi,” says Stetz- to 1993, the Pioneers went 29- like clockwork,” he says. coach Sandy Ferrarella ’75. Bamert. “They gave me the 13-1—the best four-year “Always find a positive out of “Everything I did was her inspiration to become a coach.” stretch in program history— a negative.” drills, the way she did them. and reached the NCAA For refresher courses, he We used to hate it when she Division III playoffs in 1993. returns to William Paterson used certain phrases, but here He finished as the all-time each fall as the Pioneers go I was using them. It was like leader with 3,674 rushing through their paces during the turning into your mother.” yards and 272 points scored. fall season. He fits in seamlessly Stetz-Bamert knew since Overall, he owns seven school with the coaching staff, a few her sophomore year at records and helped William

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Paterson establish very important to me that my history, Mike Miello began successful program,” Miello three team marks. athletes move on to a higher burning up the phone lines. says. “Make no mistake: I In his current form of education—if not a The veteran North Jersey high didn’t come here to be capacity at college, then a business school school and college coach went competitive. I came here to Weequahic High or someplace where they can through his black book of help us win championships.” School, he wears the learn a trade,” he says. Garden State coaching A thirty-six-year football hats of teacher, Just as he did when he contacts, calling each of them coaching veteran, Miello guidance counselor, attended William Paterson, in an effort to immediately coached at Division I Rutgers and head football thanks to his high school improve the Pioneers’ talent University the previous four

Pi neer News coach. On the field, coaches. base. seasons, serving as assistant to he has resurrected a “I always knew I wanted to Miello commands respect the head coach in 2004. losing program and helped it help children and help the throughout the state. This was Previously, he was football become one of the Star- kids of the city of Newark,” evidenced during a reception coach and athletic director at Ledger’s top teams in Essex says White. “The coaching held after his hiring which Ramapo High School in County last fall. part is an added bonus.” drew some of New Jersey’s top Franklin Lakes from 1978 to As much as White enjoys high school coaches, many of 2000, where he guided the pointing out his team’s whom pledged to help the program to four New Jersey turnaround, there is another MIKE MIELLO former Rutgers assistant coach state championships. Miello statistic he is most proud of: in NAMED HEAD become a major player in the began his high school head- his nine years as a guidance FOOTBALL competitive New Jersey coaching career in 1970 at counselor—the last six at Athletic Conference and Hackensack High School, Weequahic after three at COACH beyond. where he led the team to the Malcolm X. Shabazz—he has, s soon as he was named “The most attractive aspect 1971 Group 4 state by his count, helped convince Athe 11th head football of this position was the sincere championship. more than seventy-five players coach in William Paterson commitment made by the to attend college. “It is very, University football program administration to develop a

ATHLETIC FIELDS COMPLEX UNDERGOES MAJOR RENOVATION

s part of a major associated with the earlier Arenovation of the versions of carpet-like turf. University’s athletic and The coaches are hopeful campus playing fields, the the new field will make Pioneers’ baseball, field William Paterson even more hockey, and football teams now attractive to recruits. “This is compete on state-of-the-art an exciting time for William PAGE fields that rank among the Paterson field hockey. This W32 THIRTY-TWO finest in Division III athletics. new field gives us a first-class Starting last fall, the facility that is one of the best Pioneer field hockey and in Division III,” says field football teams began competing hockey coach Lindsay Bard. reduce the possibility of athletics. “The enthusiasm on a surface called A-Turf, a Meanwhile, the Pioneer rainouts, and new sod was that this project has generated synthetic surface that closely baseball team begins play on installed on the practice field. is seen each and every day on resembles grass in look and their new field this spring. “The University’s our campus. There is a new feel. The rubber and sand base Amenities include seating for commitment to the success sense of pride within the beneath the A-Turf enables the five hundred spectators, a new and significance of the athletic entire William Paterson fields to drain quicker, allowing press box, batting cages, and program is evidenced by the University community.” w more games to be played as bullpen areas. funding of the athletic fields scheduled and greatly reducing In addition, a new drainage renovation project,” says maintenance costs. It also system was installed under the Sabrina Grant, director of reduces injuries commonly softball field that will help WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:13 PM Page 36

SPA L U M TN LIGHTI N E W S GREETINGS FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Robert Devine Charts Growth as CEO of Hartz Mountain Domenick Stampone ’94 was elected president by the s president and CEO of The Hartz Mountain Corporation, the Association membership in the Aleading pet supplies company in the United States, Robert fall of 2004. His service to the Devine ’74 traveled more than 30,000 miles during July and August, Association began in 1991 when visiting the company’s key customers and vendors. “Even though he was appointed to the Council business today is a fact-based universe, relationships are important,” as a student representative; he he says. also served as editor-in-chief of That philosophy guides Devine in his personal life and in his role the Beacon and was the at the helm of the 2,700-employee company, which was recently recipient of the Alumni purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, an integrated global Association’s Undergraduate trading company. “How we act as individuals is at the center of the Fellowship while earning impact we have on our families, our jobs, our communities,” he says. bachelor’s degrees in history “I believe that to be a leader means to be someone with honesty and integrity. I tell my employees that if we come to work with a positive Dear Alumni, and communication. Domenick continued on the Council attitude, we can be successful.” The oldest of six children and the first in his family to attend n this issue’s column, I am following graduation, serving as college, Devine says his only option was to enroll at a state pleased to recognize the vice president during Allison’s institution. Planning to be a history or physical education teacher, he many accomplishments of tenure; he has chaired the I chose William Paterson, where he also would be able to play outgoing Alumni Association Council’s scholarship basketball (and was a member of the team for four years). But a President Allison Kendall committee for seven years. A seminar for students about possible career fields changed his mind. Worman ’75 who has stepped graduate of Seton Hall “One of the fields the seminar focused on was accounting, so I took a down after four years of University School of Law, course and I liked it,” he recalls. Two successful men he caddied for leadership. During Allison’s Domenick at a local golf course on the weekends also encouraged him to pursue tenure, she encouraged the is a lawyer a career as a professional. They recommended he become a certified expansion of alumni chapters in private public accountant or lawyer, and by the time he graduated in 1974, including programming via practice in he had already landed a job with a Paterson accounting firm. constituency groups and more North strategic event planning. Allison Haledon, served the Association with and was distinction and it has been my recently PAGE pleasure to work with her. elected to a W33 THIRTY-THREE Special thanks to outgoing DOMENICK STAMPONE three-year Association Treasurer Elizabeth term as a councilman in his Eastman ’74 and Secretary hometown of Haledon. He is Beverlee Schweighardt ’59 for also a faculty member at Raritan their more than forty years Valley Community College. I (collectively) of service to the look forward to working with Association in an executive Domenick and the rest of the capacity. Please join me in Council to serve all of the wishing Allison, Betty, and Bev University’s alumni. well as they remain on the Executive Council as at-large members.

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By 1978, Devine producer of ornamental Sumitomo provides wife, Nancy, and their “Today’s job market is very was anxious to test his fish products. During his Devine with the resources three children, Christina, competitive. Businesses are skills as head of his tenure, he successfully needed to pursue a long- Bobby, and Amanda. He looking for employees who LIGHT own business, and he changed its culture and term vision to expand continues to indulge in have integrity and want to forged out with a grew the company eight- Hartz Mountain into the his passion for basketball work hard. If I had to give partner to form an fold from 1983 to 1994. number one global by coaching in the advice to students, it would accounting firm, which When the company was provider of innovative pet American Amateur be to invest now, not later, SP T later merged with a larger sold in 1994 to Hartz supply products. “We Basketball League. get good grades, work at firm. In 1983, a client Mountain, also a family- have an exciting chance to Devine credits much internships or summer who was the owner of the owned business, Devine expand the company’s of his success to his jobs in their field, network, Wardley Corporation, a remained and after reach and develop new college experience at and create relationships. family business, offered holding a number of markets and distribution William Paterson, and to It’s a matter of being in the him the opportunity to positions there, was channels, particularly in various mentors he game and believing you run the company. He took named president and Asia and Europe,” he listened to during his can make it.” w the chance, giving up a CEO in 2000. explains. career. “But I’m also lucrative partnership in Hartz Mountain’s When he’s not at successful because I felt I an established CPA firm, recent acquisition by work, Devine devotes his could be,” he says. to join Wardley, a leading time to his family—his

Distinguished Alum Is Leading Expert on Terrorism and Health Care

udi Buckalew, a Hawthorne. Her keen Jregistered nurse, knew interest in affecting public that if she wanted to health policy motivated positively affect patient her to continue her care, she had to leave the education, and she went bedside. “I got the big on to receive a master’s ‘Aha!’ moment when I degree in public health realized that every single from the University of thing I did to my patients California-Los Angeles. laying in bed was She went to determined by 535 people Washington, D.C. for a working in the U.S. graduate program Congress,” she says. internship and ended up A 1974 graduate of with a job as policy William Paterson, analyst for the Health Buckalew went on to Care Financing become one of the most Administration, influential nurses in the Department of Health

PAGE country. The first nurse to and Human Services. W34 work for a president of After one year, she JUDI BUCKALEW THIRTY-FOUR the United States, she is realized that working for now director of public such a big agency would Medicare hospital issues. “It was a once-in- during some pleasant policy and legislation and rarely offer her an reimbursement procedures. a-lifetime opportunity,” experiences,” she recalls. a principal with Powers opportunity to directly While working on the says Buckalew. She Buckalew would arrange Pyles Sutter and Verville affect policy. She knew Hill, Buckalew made a worked with President photo opportunities for P.C., a Washington, D.C. that the real changes took connection that led her to Reagan for three years representatives of health law firm, and has had a place on Capitol Hill, so a position as the first and met with him every organizations with the major impact on health that’s where she headed. nurse to serve as a Thursday afternoon to President. She met with care policy. Buckalew spent the next commissioned officer in arrange briefings and numerous movie stars and Buckalew, a native of three years working as a the White House. In receptions. poster children for Paterson, earned her legislative assistant in the 1983, she was named “I had the wonderful diseases such as cerebral bachelor of science degree U.S. Senate. She drafted special assistant to experience of being able palsy. She also became an in nursing while spending legislation for health President Ronald Reagan to work for him and outspoken advocate for her days working full-time planning activities, mental for public liaison spend a lot of time, more nurses and urged them to in an OB/GYN office in health promotion, and concerning health policy than most, in his company become politically WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:13 PM Page 38 PT SP involved. In 1986, to Control) Specialty Actor Jesse Corti Was Once musical. He was cast honor her career Centers for Terrorism for the role of Judas achievements, the Preparedness. They The Big Man on Campus in the national tour of William Paterson were both up and Jesus Christ Superstar. Alumni Association running a year before “I was pretty LIGHT presented her with the the 9/11 attacks in New naive about the Distinguished Alumni York and Washington. business,” Corti Award. “It means a lot “It was actually St. recalls. “They told to me,” she says. “I’ve Louis University’s CD- me you have the job but got the plaque hanging ROMs that were sent to you don’t have the role up right here next to my New York to train the of Judas because we desk.” first responders to the already hired somebody Buckalew has since 9/11 attack. And it was else and he’s under become one of the St. Louis University’s contract.” Corti brashly nation’s leading experts CD-ROM on anthrax refused to play any part on the role of public that the Centers for but the lead. They health and its response Disease Control put up reconsidered, called him to terrorism and threat on their Web site when JESSE CORTI back, and gave him the of biological agents. Two we first identified a part. “I would never years before September biological attack using advise anybody to do 11, 2001, she convinced anthrax,” she says. “It’s that,” he says. Senator Lauch Faircloth very rewarding to feel Corti has worked of North Carolina to that I had a role in steadily as an actor ever hold the first getting the public health since, performing in hen Jesse Corti pieces for the Beacon congressional hearing on system better prepared.” professional theatre and performed the and was active in the the subject of the public Today, Buckalew W diversifying into film, role of Judas in a Student Government health system and continues to lobby television, animation, campus production of Association. On whether it was prepared Congress to obtain commercials, and voice- Jesus Christ Superstar, he weekends, he earned for a terrorist attack. appropriations for a over work. “So many was the star of the show. extra cash performing as “I was already variety of causes, people get pigeon-holed. “His clear strong voice the lead singer in rock picking up how ill- including terrorism I’ve been fortunate that and boundless energy and roll bands. At one prepared our public preparedness, schools I’ve been able to work in whipped through the point, he fondly health system was just to for disadvantaged youth, all aspects of the theatre like a power line remembers, the Beacon communicate among and health organizations industry,” he says. let loose in an electrical did a feature on him themselves. So we put a like the Tourette Corti was a member storm,” wrote Vincent titled “BMOC—Big $400 million special Syndrome Association. of the original cast of Parisi in a February 1, Man on Campus.” appropriation in that “It gives me a Les Miserables on 1977 issue of William Corti first discovered year’s spending bill and tremendous amount of Broadway and was in Paterson’s Beacon. that he enjoyed acting this became the Health satisfaction to help them four productions of The son of a Baptist when he took a few Alert Network in get money, and help Joseph Papp’s New York minister, Corti was born drama courses as existence today,” she them do certain things Shakespeare Festival, as in Venezuela and got his electives. Kevin says. The money also with their programs,” well as other prestigious start as a singer at an Marshall, an instructor allowed Johns Hopkins she says. stage performances. On early age performing in of fine and performing University to set up its Throughout her film, he’s worked his father’s choir. At age arts, encouraged him to Center for Civilian career, Buckalew has opposite Kevin Costner, five he moved to the pursue a career as a Terrorism Preparedness, continued to work as a Sophia Loren, Nicholas United States with his performer. “He said, PAGE which was the first nurse. She keeps her Cage, Betty White, Ben family, and they lived in ‘You’re the best that’s W35 school of public health clinical skills current by Cross, Sally Kirkland, California two and a half ever come through these THIRTY-FIVE in the country to working twenty-four and Paul Sorvino. The years before settling in halls. This is what you establish such a center. hours a month at a local voice of Le Fou in Walt Paterson, New Jersey. should do for a living,’ ” When Buckalew left hospital. “I do still enjoy Disney’s animated While a student at Corti remembers. the U.S. Senate and being hands-on and feature film, Beauty and William Paterson, Corti Not long after entered the private involved in the clinical the Beast, he voiced all changed his major a graduation, Marshall sector, she helped St. setting and helping the singing for Charlie couple times before helped him put together Louis University and people in a more direct Sheen in MGM’s All graduating with a a portfolio of his the University of way,” she saysw Dogs Go to Heaven 2, bachelor’s degree in performances on campus Findlay, Ohio, obtain including the love ballad communication in 1979. and drove him to New millions of dollars in with platinum recording His was a familiar face York City for his first funding to set up CDC artist Sheena Easton. on campus. He lived in audition. Four callbacks (Centers for Disease He’s also appeared in the residence halls, and later, Corti had his soap operas and has held numerous jobs on Actor’s Equity card and guest starred on several campus. He wrote a few his first job in a major hit television series,

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including The West Alumna Hillary Andrews is On-Air at The Weather Channel Wing, Law and Order, and 24. LIGHT illary Andrews, enhanced her Early in his career, HM.A. ’93, has educational experience. Corti faced a personal always been intrigued “It is a unique tragedy when his by weather. Now, the environment to learn wife, Laura SP T William Paterson alumna in,” she says. Andrews Deberardino, also a helps a national audience appreciates the time she graduate of William plan their activities in spent in and out of the Paterson, was killed in a her role as an on-camera classroom because she train accident on her meteorologist for The was constantly learning way to New York. “It Weather Channel. and sharing her was a very painful After earning a knowledge with other period of my life,” says bachelor of science students. “I taught Corti. His deep faith in degree in meteorology undergraduates how to God helped him to get from Cornell University, put a newscast through it. Corti later Andrews enrolled in the together,” she says. did a commercial for University’s master’s Prior to the joining Drug Free America degree program in The Weather Channel in about the accident, communication. As a September 2003, caused by a conductor graduate assistant in Andrews was a weekend under the influence, and William Paterson’s and morning it won a 1990 Clio communication meteorologist at KCBS- HILLARY ANDREWS Award. department, Andrews TV in Los Angeles, and Currently working learned about the a weekend and midday on a new film titled intricacies of television meteorologist for Choker , he lives in production from WNYW Fox-5 TV in California with his wife, Associate Professor John New York. Previously, weather,” she says. “I schools and high schools Julietta Marcelli, a Rhodes. “One of the she worked at stations in also find it challenging to to teach students dancer/choreographer University’s greatest Orange County and San analyze different weather science lessons about and actress, and their attributes is that Luis Obispo, California; models and scenarios.” meteorology. two children, Jesse professors are willing to Fort Myers, Florida; Andrews is experienced Andrews feels David and Avrielle, who provide students with and Cape Girardeau, in forecasting a variety fortunate that she has are also active in show assistance on their own Missouri. of weather scenarios, found a new home at business. time,” says Andrews. In her current including winter storms, The Weather Channel. “William Paterson “John Rhodes is position at The Weather tornadoes, Santa Ana “Management really was important to me,” involved in the television Channel, Andrews winds, and hurricanes. cares about its employees says Corti. “Nobody’s community and helps appears regularly as a Andrews has provided and we have excellent ever asked me for my his students find jobs.” co-host on weekend and information for local facilities,” she says. “I diploma. Nobody’s ever She also gained on-air morning programs, government agencies look forward to going to w asked me what school I experience broadcasting examining the weather and the public on various work every day.” went to. But the campus sports events. and relating it to viewers’ subjects such as wild education I received was Andrews adds that lives. “I love comparing fires, wind damage, mud excellent. It’s definitely the department’s state- how close my forecast slides, and flash floods. the reason I am where I of-the-art facilities was to the previous day’s She also visits grammar am today.” w PAGE W36 THIRTY-SIX

African, African-American and Caribbean students,” says Audrey quit and that they Bonaparte-Watts ’95, matriculate into Alumni Chapter Establishes Scholarship assistant director of college,” says Walker. alumni relations. “The chapter’s gratitude Reginald Walker ’83, and reward is knowing The chapter’s he African, African- city students. Michael co-president of the that we have brought joy original executive board TAmerican, and Blizzard, a junior chapter, regards the to someone who is was influential in the Caribbean Alumni psychology major with a award as an incentive for pursuing his or her development of the Chapter of the William minor in English students to strive harder dreams while providing award. “The members Paterson University writing, was the in their studies. “The hope for others.” wanted to give back to Alumni Association has chapter’s first recipient scholarship is important The Alumni the community and become the first chapter and received a $1,500 in ensuring that Association’s Scholarship develop a fund, which to establish a scholarship scholarship for the 2003- deserving students don’t Committee chooses the for minority and inner 2004 academic year. would support minority WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:14 PM Page 40 PT SP recipient. In order to be Alumnus Rick Norman Records Rock CD weekends and eligible for the summer vacation to scholarship, a student ick Norman ’76, elementary education Spotlight Theatre writing songs and who is African, African performing. “At RM.A. ’86, is K-8, and nursery school. Company, an official LIGHT American, or Caribbean passionate about music Norman credits Jim chapter of the home, I’m either must have a grade point and education. The Peer, a former associate University’s Alumni sitting at a computer average of 3.0 or higher principal of South End professor of elementary Association. “William or with a guitar in my and be involved in Elementary School in and early childhood Paterson has a sense of hand,” says Norman. extracurricular activities. Cedar Grove, he recently education, for taking an openness and familiarity, Despite his recent The African, recorded his first rock active role with his which I can appreciate,” success, Norman African-American, and CD titled Clouds Over students. “Professor he says. “I love coming recognizes how difficult Caribbean Alumni Oz, which was released Peer played to our back.” it is for artists to make it Chapter was founded in on Fictitious Records, an strengths and instilled in Describing music as in the music industry 2001 and supports independent record label. us a sense of confidence,” a “personal and constant and that most musicians leadership, mobility, and Norman is a he says. force in my life,” give up on their dreams. academic achievement for professional singer and He values the time Norman acknowledges However, his alumni and students of songwriter who plays six- his current position that what is “personal in determination finally William Paterson. It also and twelve-string guitar allows him to spend with music usually transcends paid off. “I’ve never had promotes community and mandolin. As a child, children and has even into the universal” to compromise for service in Paterson and he first became interested performed in front of because listeners are something that I loved,” the surrounding areas. in music after listening his students. “They keep often able to relate to the he says. Alumni interested to his parents’ records. me young and vibrant,” emotions being Norman is currently in supporting the Later, his influences says Norman, who expressed. He believes working on his second scholarship fund can included the Beatles, Neil earned his master’s that song writing is a album.He and his wife contact Andrew McKay Young, Elvis Presley, and degree in school process that evolves at Suzanne are the parents ’90, ’94, director, annual Elvis Costello. administration and is the its own rate. The songs of a son, Zachary. For fund, at 973.720.2825 As an undergraduate former assistant on his CD were formed more information or to or Audrey Bonaparte- at William Paterson, superintendent of the into a song cycle and tell purchase the CD, visit Watts ’95, assistant Norman decided to Wanaque School a story about a personal fictitiousrecords.com or director, alumni pursue a career in ricknormanmusic.com. w District. relationship from his past. relations, 973.720.2931. education because he Norman also is an Norman has Copies are also available wanted to separate music adjunct professor at effectively been able to at Tower Records in from other aspects of Paramus and Esposito’s William Paterson, where balance his time between w his life. He earned a he teaches an education music and his in Cedar Grove. bachelor’s degree along seminar for prospective professional career. “I with teaching teachers. For the past have a great day job and certifications in social two years, he has music is my passion,” he studies K-12, general performed with the says. He devotes his

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19 sixty 7 Region for the Selective Department for 32 years, Insurance Group, Inc. Drag including four years as police SANDI (VASS ANELLI) joined Selective in 1972, serving chief from 1988-1991. Previously, BROWNING, an associate with

LIGHT in various underwriting positions Earl also received the 2003 Coldwell Banker Residential for the past 32 years, and has Hixson Award for community Brokerage for 19 years, has been regional manager for 15 service and was named Big earned the Coldwell Banker years. He earned designation as Brother of the Year in 1996 for Previews Property Specialists chartered property and casualty his work with Big Brothers/Big designation…RICHARD J. SP T 19 plus... underwriter in 1980 and is the Sisters of Sussex County… MCNEELY, M.A. ’74, retired as immediate past president of the CESAR JEREZ, an art principal of Dover High School, Hamilton/Washington Rotary instructor for the Bloomfield Art after having served 34 years in Club… RONALD OLSZOWY League, continues travelling to the Dover school district. served as marshal for the sketch and paint landscapes and 19 forty 19 sixty 2 McNeely began his career as a Passaic/Clifton and vicinity seascapes. He has painted scenes social studies teacher and CHARLES and ELSIE JUDGE BRUCE R. contingent which took part in across the country from Maine to baseball coach, then became the (SAMUELSEN) LYONS CAMPBELL, M.ED. ’63, a New York City’s 66th annual Hawaii, and also in Spain and the chairman of the social studies celebrated their 60th wedding fourth generation attorney, Pulaski Day Parade. Olszowy, an Dominican Republic where he department. He was assistant anniversary on February 21, received the Outstanding active member of the Polish- was born… SUSAN principal before being named 2004. Charles, who served in the Volunteer Service Award at the American Republican Caucus (KELLIHER) UNGARO principal in 1999. U.S. Army during World War II New Jersey State Bar Foundation and the Association of Sons of recently celebrated her 25th and the Korean War, retired in Annual Awards Dinner at the Poland, also belongs to the anniversary as editor-in-chief of 1977 as principal of Lyncrest New Jersey Law Center in New Passaic and Bergen County the magazine, Family Circle. Elementary School in Fair Lawn Brunswick. Judge Campbell, 19 sixty 8 Republican Clubs and the Ungaro received the President’s after 37 years in education. Elsie who retired from the bench in GEORGIANN (BIGGIO) Passaic, Bergen, and Essex Award from the New Jersey taught for 22 years at the Ridge 2002, continues to teach First GONGORA is the new County Police Chiefs Press Women’s Association in School in Ridgewood. The Amendment issues at the College principal of Franklin Avenue Associations. Additionally, he is 1995, and in 1998 she received couple has three children and of New Jersey. He began his Middle School in Wanaque. A the director of North Jersey the William Paterson University four grandchildren. career as a teacher and school recipient of the Promising Regional Chamber of Legacy Award. She is president administrator. Later, he was Practices Award from the Commerce, a member of the of the American Society of the legislative liaison to the National Character Education Bergen County 200 Club, a Magazine Editors, as well as a commissioner and state board 19 sixty Partnership in 2002 and the Best trustee of the Passaic County 200 member of various boards of of education. JOE CLARK, educator and Practice Awards in 2000 and Club, and president and past directors, and has been honored former Army drill instructor, 2002, Gongora was formerly the president, respectively, of the for her professional excellence acclaimed for transforming director of student personnel New Jersey and United States and commitment to advocacy Eastside High in Paterson into a 19 sixty 3 services for the Bayonne school Chapters of Professional Bail journalism. model school, was a guest PETER LANGENBACH, district… WANDA KALUZA, a Agents. speaker at Jamestown M.A. ’79, was named Artist of Camden County College faculty Community College’s Jamestown the Month at the Endless member, received the 2003 19 seventy 6 Presidential Medal from the (NY) campus. Clark’s Mountains Gallery in Red Rock, 19 seventy 3 CATHY (PANCOAST) Time college… WILLIAM MYATT achievements include a PA. An exhibit of his work was JOHN PONTES, the cross- CONROY, a self-taught 60 Minutes retired after 33 years of teaching cover story, two held in the gallery. country, indoor track, and photographer, exhibited her in the Dumont school district. A profiles, and appearances on outdoor track head coach at work, Reflection, at the 10th sixth grade teacher, he also television news and talk shows… Clifton High School, earned his annual Sussex County Arts & coached soccer for 11 years and ROLAND LEWIS was 500th victory in cross country, Heritage Council and Sprint 19 sixty 6 achieved 101 wins. Myatt has appointed to the supervisory winning the league title for the competition. Her submission was RICHARD ‘RIC’ PANTALE relocated to Kitty Hawk, North committee of the Monmouth fourth straight year. His boy’s selected to be on the cover of the County Federal Credit Union. of Piermont Pictures is the Carolina, with his wife, Donna. screenwriter and director of an outdoor track team won Pontes Sussex County phone directory… Lewis is executive director and his 100th victory, again winning VICTORIA (SPIRKO) co-founder of the Education independent movie adaptation of British writer W.W. Jacobs’ 1902 the Passaic County KNIEWEL was appointed Academy in Lacey Township, a 19 sixty 9 Championship and the County assistant superintendent for private school for special needs short story, The Monkey’s Paw. VICTOR KLEIN, M.A., an Relay Championship. For his curriculum and instruction for children. He is past Previously, Pantale was host of educator with 39 years of accomplishments, Pontes was the West Windsor-Plainsboro superintendent and principal of “Ric’s Place,” a program of experience, was appointed named North Jersey Indoor Regional School District. the Seaside Heights school movie reviews on WRCR Radio. principal of Highland Falls Track Coach of the Year by the Previously, Kniewel was the district and a former Elementary in the Highland Record. assistant superintendent for superintendent and principal of PAGE Falls-Fort Montgomery Central curriculum and instruction in the Beach Island school district. W38 (NY) school district. North Salem, NY. THIRTY-EIGHT 19 seventy 4 19 sixty 1 ARLENE REGEN retired after 19 seventy 2 10 years as president and chief 19 seventy 7 DOROTHY (BENSON) ROSEANN HUMPHREY was executive officer of the Snug THEODORE DUDEK was EDGAR was appointed to the appointed superintendent and Harbor Cultural Center in Staten named managing principal of Bergen Community College principal of the Boonton Island, NY. Regen will continue Smolin Lupin P.A., a tax board of trustees. Edgar retired Township school district. serving as co-chairman of Project consulting firm in Fairfield. from the Ringwood, NJ, school Previously she was the assistant Hospitality’s annual fundraiser-- Dudek, a principal and chairman district after 38 years of teaching superintendent of the Madison the Harvest Home Dinner. of the executive committee kindergarten and first grade. A school district… KATHLEEN previously, has been with firm member of the New Jersey (MCLAUGHLIN) COHEN, since 1979… ELISABETH Education Association and the M.A., has retired after 36 years HACKETT, M.A., has retired National Education Association, 19 seventy 5 of teaching. Most of her career from the Canfield Avenue School Edgar is also the first vice DONALD EARL was named was dedicated to teaching in the in Mine Hill, after 29 years of president of the Supervisors the 2004 Outstanding Older Connecticut school districts of teaching… INA LIGHT, M.A., Guild of the National American by the mayor of Miller-Driscoll and Cider recently exhibited a collection of Convention of Gospel Choirs Sparta. Earl served as a U.S. Mills… EDWARD F. DRAG II watercolors, Visions and Visages, and Choruses. Marine Corps sergeant and was a DOROTHY EDGAR ‘61 was appointed senior regional at the Waltuch Gallery at the member of the Sparta Police vice president of the New Jersey Jewish Community Center (JCC) on the Palisades in Tenafly. WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:14 PM Page 42 PT SP KATHLEEN CAREN, an named chief in 1996, and Handbook, published by Random MCCULLOUGH was 19 seventy 8 advocate for responsible celebrated 30 years of service House. He has made appearances recently appointed to development, was recently before his retirement… JODY on NBC, A&E, 20/20, Fox 5, Lakeland Bankcorp’s West LINDA BOWDEN, M.A., has appointed as an alternate WHITSELL, an artist who ABC, CNN, Fox News, and Milford/Hewitt Advisory been promoted to executive vice member of the Passaic County paints large, colorful, and Good Morning America. Board. The Advisory Board of LIGHT president of Wachovia Wealth Planning Board. Caren, a former expressive portraits of dogs, was Directors serves as a liaison Management in Summit. She member of the West Milford the subject of a recent solo between the bank and the previously served as the firm’s Planning Board, is a co-founding exhibition of her award-winning 19 eighty 2 communities it serves. wealth management director for member of the Citizens for paintings. Winn Devon, a McCullough, manager of the the Atlantic region… Planning Responsibly in New Seattle-based publisher, has ROBIN CARLEY, M.A., RE/MAX office in West ELISABETH (MARRAPODI) Jersey… EYLEEN FAUST, an published a calendar which recently joined Occupations, Inc., Milford, is a certified residential JACOBSEN, director of library artist and expressive arts included nine of her paintings a not-for-profit human services specialist, senior real estate services at Trinitas Hospital in facilitator, recently lead a 12- which was distributed worldwide. agency in Middletown. Carley, a specialist, and a graduate of the Elizabeth, NJ, published a case week workshop at the Westfield She was also commissioned to public relations professional for Realtor Institute… RAYMOND study about library mergers Dharma Center, which focused paint a 2005 calendar for Portal 20 years, will serve as the director SMITH was appointed police which has been released as a book on the theory that spirituality Publications… MARY GRACE of development and public chief of the Florham Park Police titled Planning Renovation, and one’s natural direction of life (MC CORMACK) YOST, affairs… JAMES Department. Smith has been on Expanding and Constructing allows creative expression to M.A. ’82, M.ED. ’95, has joined HENNESSEY, M.ED., owner the force since 1971, beginning Science, Technology and Medical thrive… KATHLEEN the teaching staff for the Morris of Hennessey’s Washington Bar his career as an officer. Co- Library Facilities…. DR. (BAILEY) LACONTE was Plains school district. In her in Morristown, served as the founder of Florham Park’s Crime MAUREEN (CASCINO) appointed school counselor of the career, Yost has received Teacher grand marshal of the 2004 St. Prevention Programs which PERSI, M.A., retired after middle school and high school of the Year twice, and won a Patrick’s Day Parade in his included Neighborhood Watch having served 10 years as the programs in Glen Ridge … state of New Jersey Best hometown of Morristown. and Operation ID, Smith principal of the Linden Avenue YOLETTE C. ROSS was one Practice award for her article Hennessey, who served in the transferred to the detective School in Glen Ridge. She is a of four residents honored by the “Passport to the Millennium,” Army in Germany for two years, bureau in 1983. He was promoted member of the American Williamstown Civic Group for published in the nationally taught in public and parochial to detective sergeant in 1988 Association of School community work. Ross has a long circulated Teaching History schools in New Jersey and and detective lieutenant in 1994. Administrators and the New history of civic and political magazine… THOMAS Louisiana for 12 years. Jersey Principals and Supervisors involvement including being the ZELLMAN, a former Association, both professional first African American appointed Washington Township police 19 eighty 5 administrative organizations… as a probation officer in Salem officer, has been named chief of 19 eighty 3 JOAN (REYNEN) CHARLES ROBERTS was County, and serving as chief of Morris County’s new BRIAN COTTER was MCLAUGHLIN received the named president and chief staff to Assemblyman Robert Department of Law and Public appointed police chief of the 2004 Governor’s Award Teacher operating officer of Ames Rubber Smith. Later, she was appointed Safety. The agency will Borough of Waldwick. Cotter, of the Year for Red Bank Primary Corporation. Based in Hamburg, senior research associate for the coordinate police, emergency, and who joined the Waldwick Police School. She was one of six NJ, Ames is a leader in New Jersey Senate Democratic health services in times of crisis. Department in 1979, was educators honored at an annual engineered elastomeric products Office. Ross has also been promoted to sergeant in 1988 award event sponsored by the and assemblies. Roberts joined involved in many community and named lieutenant in Red Bank Education and the corporation in 1976 as a staff groups and founded the Salem 19 eighty 1 1997…THOMAS MIRANDA Development Initiative. accountant. Since then, he has County Rape Crisis Center… is the new controller at The Currently teaching third grade, held various positions including GINA SELVAGGIO was JANET GRANGER ARENA, Resort at Seabrook Island, SC. McLaughlin joined the Red vice president – quality and promoted from semi-senior to M.ED., received the 2004 strategic planning, vice president Governor’s Teacher Recognition Previously, Miranda served as Bank school system 17 years ago. senior accountant with Withum president and CEO of the – operations, vice president – Smith & Brown, a certified Award. Arena, an educator in the sales and marketing, and vice River Edge school district for Internet consulting business, public accounting and consulting Clear Concepts, and as CFO president and chief operating firm based in Livingston. seven years, is currently a 19 eighty 6 officer prior to being appointed kindergarten teacher at the with both Innkeepers, Ltd. and Selvaggio, specializing in NICHOLAS GITTO was to his current position. Cherry Hill School… GARY Mount Airy Lodge… accounting for non-profit appointed director of retail sales BERESKY was appointed DOLORES D. MOST was organizations, is a member of the U.S.A. at Esselte Corp., a director of account services at recently honored by the City American Institute of Certified Melville-based office product and Poretta & Orr of Doylestown, Council of Paterson for 41 19 seventy 9 Public Accountants, New Jersey supply brands manufacturer. He PA. Beresky has over 22 years of years of police work. She was Society of Certified Public was previously director of SISTER DONNA M. marketing communications one of the first female police Accountants, and New Jersey customer marketing at Hill’s Pet BANFIELD was elected experience, including 16 years officers in the city when she Business & Industry Nutrition, a subsidiary of president of the National Black in the healthcare and joined Paterson’s force in 1958. Association… JAMES Colgate-Palmolive in New York… Sisters Conference, a national pharmaceutical industry. He is a Most retired as an investigator WITTERSCHEIN joined the CHRISTOPHER MARRA, a organization representing black member of the Healthcare for the Passaic County Princeton office of PNC Advisors councilman in Secaucus, is PAGE Catholic women in the United Convention & Exhibitors Prosecutor’s Office. States. Sister Donna entered the as senior investment adviser, currently serving as executive W39 Association and the Healthcare responsible for management director of the Morris Area THIRTY-NINE Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Marketing and Communication accounts for high net-worth Development Group… in 1980. She is a teacher at St. Council... KENNETH 19 eighty 4 individuals in the greater Mercer CHERYL PROVOST-HALL Charles Borromeo School in KUZICKI, a police officer for 20 County area. Previously, PETER BOBYL has retired as received the Emergency Medical Harlem… THOMAS BEESE, years, has been promoted to the Witterschein had been vice an emergency medical technician Technician (EMT) of the Year M.ED. ’86, is the new director of rank of captain in Vernon president and senior portfolio after 33 years of service in Award from the Ringwood special services for the Scotch Township. Kuzicki, a police manager with Mellon Private Paterson. He also worked full- Chamber of Commerce. Provost, Plains-Fanwood school district lieutenant since 1995, has served Wealth Management. He also was time as a North Haledon police who has only been an EMT for and was honored by the in the United States Marine with Merrill Lynch Investment officer before retiring a decade two years, logged more than 800 Learning Disabilities Association Corps and was a firefighter and Managers for 17 years. ago and still drives a parochial hours of service in 12 months--30 of Scotch Plains-Fanwood. Beese police officer in the town of school bus… RICHARD percent more than the average has worked in the field of special Passaic… THOMAS PATIRE GARCIA was appointed vice number. Previously a software education for 24 years in a variety is president and CEO of president and business banking specialist, Provost-Hall, in of settings from urban to 19 eighty “Training for Life,” a safety officer for Lakeland Bank, addition to responding to medical suburban to both large and small WILLIAM MONTANO awareness program, and an headquartered in Oakland. Prior emergencies, provides standby districts in various positions retired as police chief of the expert in personal protection and to joining Lakeland in 2003, coverage during weather including teaching, learning Pequannock Police Department. family safety. He has been on the Garcia was a regional vice emergencies in Ringwood and has consultant, principal, director, Sworn into the department as a road promoting his new book, president at Hudson United served on the squad’s and assistant superintendent… patrolman in 1973, Montano was Tom Patire’s Personal Protection Bank in Mahwah… LINDA membership, grounds, and babysitting committees.

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19 eight 7 the Institute of Continuing medical and surgical, the intensive tax assessor… WILNER ‘WIL’ pianist, has gained attention Education, a division of the care unit, the emergency ISENADY has taken over the across the U.S. jazz scene and PETER BRAVERMAN was state bar and New Jersey department, and surgery, as well ownership of Monster Grill worldwide for the first major tour appointed as psychologist for

LIGHT Supreme Court. as the ancillary departments of located on Main Street in of Iceland by a female musician. the Florham Park school pharmacy, pulmonary, physical Fleischmann, NY. In addition to performing all over district. His work experience and occupational therapy, and the world and completing four includes employment as a nutrition services… RANDALL albums, Gunnlaugs hosts her own school psychologist for the 19 ninety ‘RANDY’ ROSSILLI has joined jazz show for Icelandic public Ridgefield Park school district JOHN F. CZETERKO, M.ED., 19 ninety 4

SP T the staff of the Riverdale School radio six to eight times a year, in Bergen County, and at a veteran Teaneck educator, was as principal. Previously, she was CAPT. MICHAEL F. COTE, a interviewing New York artists and Kittatinny Regional High School appointed the township’s director of technology and media member of the Army National exposing their music to her native in Sussex County… PATRICK permanent schools chief after services in the Millburn school Guard, participated in an exercise country… MONA PATEL, KELLY JR. was promoted to having served as interim district… CLAUDETTE called “Determined Promise” M.ED., was the presenter at the national sales manager for Alterna superintendent. He has worked in (KOODRAY) TENCZA, directed by the U.S. Northern Understanding Youth Today Mortgage Company in Mount the Teaneck schools since 1975. M.ED., an ESL and Arabic Command headquartered at seminar given by Agape Child Olive. Kelly, with more than 16 He coached girls softball, and bilingual teacher, was honored by Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Care Center, held at the Christian years of mortgage experience, has taught chemistry, physical science, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., Springs, CO. The multi-level Life Center in West Milford. She been with Alterna Mortgage since and physics at Teaneck High along with 13 others from the annual exercise involved Joint has been on the Young Life staff 1990, as vice president and School until 1992, when he was Eighth Congressional District, for Task Force Civil Support and in the North Jersey area for over branch sales manager… appointed the district’s supervisor their contributions and dedication focused on military assistance to seven years. Young Life is a KATHLEEN (SURDOVEL) of science. In 2001, he was named to the community. She taught at civil authorities, and incorporated Christian outreach program for TSIOLAS was named senior director of curriculum and Charles J. Reilly, Paterson School various homeland defense and teenagers in which leaders vice president of Boiling Springs instruction. Czeterko is also an No. 9 for 11 years. She was the homeland security situations. develop relationships with teens, Savings Bank of Rutherford. adjunct lecturer at Fairleigh first female president in 75 years Cote is a liaison officer assigned to and share the gospel. Patel has Tsiolas, also a trustee of the Dickinson University… MARK and the first female board the 103rd Field Artillery Brigade, worked with teens for more than Meadowlands Museum, REEVES received the New member ever of the Aleppian Providence, RI and has nine years 16 years in youth ministry… previously held the positions of Leaders of the Law Award Charity Society, an Arab of military service… DEBRA BRENDA RUBENFELD staff accountant and controller presented by the Connecticut organization formed to assist LIEBERMAN joined the staff of exhibited her landscape with the bank. Law Tribune. The honor is women when the first wave of Burgdorff Realtors as a sales photography highlighting the presented to attorneys who have Arab immigrants came to the U.S. associate. Lieberman is a licensed change of seasons at the Nutley achieved distinction in their first some 80 years ago. Tencza is also a New Jersey sales associate with Free Public Library. 19 eighty 8 years of practice. Reeves is member of Kappa Delta Pi extensive sales and financial manager of corporate experience as a former vice COLEEN (SARACEN) International Honor Society, a procurement at The Hartford, an president of sales for Merrill DALRYMPLE, M.ED. ’92, has member of the Paterson and New investment and insurance firm, Corporation. She is a member of 19 ninety 7 been appointed vice principal of Jersey Arab American League of and is an active community leader the Closter PTO and Haworth CARL CORINO has been the Newgrange School and Voters, and works with the Arab- in Hartford, CT. Country Club… MARIE appointed a fourth grade teacher Educational Outreach Center of American Institute, an (KELLY) LINDLEY is the at Toll Gate Grammar, one of Hamilton and Princeton. organization dedicated to getting emergency room clinical manager four elementary schools in the Dalrymple was previously Arab-Americans more involved in at Newton Memorial Hospital. Hopewell Valley Regional school assistant director of pupil 19 ninety 1 government… JEFF Previously, she worked at district… ANTHONY SESSA personnel services at the Franklin WEINSTEIN and his wife, SHERRY J. (BARON) ELLIS Morristown Memorial Hospital… has been elected to fill one of Township Region School District Heather, announce the birth of was promoted to first vice CAROLYN J. MESSINA has three open seats on Belleville’s in Somerset…MICHAEL their son, Maxwell Timothy, on president by Valley National joined Liberty Home Mortgage in board of education. Sessa is FANIZZI, JR. was selected as June 5, 2004. Bank, located in Wayne. Ellis West Caldwell as account currently an information and athletic director for Hillsborough joined Valley National in June executive and loan consultant. assistance specialist with the Essex High School. Fanizzi, who began 1991, and graduated from their She previously worked as an County Division of Aging… his career teaching physical management associate program in 19 ninety 2 account coordinator and media MARC WILLIAMS, brand education and health in Jersey June 1992. She is the information DIANE SCHUSTERMANN- specialist for Caryl director for Champs Sports, was City, was the former athletic service department’s project BANK, M.ED., and her husband Communications, a public appointed to the Children’s director at Belvidere High management manager and has Michael, announce the birth of relations and marketing firm in Dream Fund board of directors. School… BRAD MUNIZ has more than 13 years of banking their second child, Benjamin Fair Lawn. been elected to the board of and finance experience… Etan, on March 19, 2004. trustees of the New Jersey Society GERALD HUNTER was Benjamin joins big brother Joshua of Certified Public Accountants 19 ninety 5 19 ninety 8 named police chief of Little Falls, Ilan, age two. After 15 years in (NJSCPA) for a two-year term. after almost 30 years of service education, Schustermann-Bank is RICHARD KAMINSKI took JUDY BADY, a jazz singer, has Muniz, a partner at R.J. Iracane & with the township’s police over the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. made her long-awaited debut PAGE enjoying being a full-time mother. Associates, LLC, Lake Hiawatha, department… DIANA MARIA weekday slot at New York City’s recording entitled Blackbird… W40 joined the NJSCPA in 1991. In (LICAMELI) MARTINOTTI, WPLJ-FM (95.5) radio station. DEREK CLARK, an Army FORTY the NJSCPA Morris/Sussex M.ED., was appointed He previously worked at WNNJ- reservist, has returned from Iraq Chapter, he has served as chairperson of the scholarship 19 ninety 3 FM (103.7) in Newton and after 18 months of service. Clark, president, vice president, committee of The 200 Club of KRISTINE (MOWERY) WJRZ-FM (100.1) in Toms who was deployed one week treasurer, and director. An adjunct Bergen County. She holds three CROTHERS and her husband, River, NJ… DR. RANDALL before graduation from the police professor at William Paterson teaching certifications, and David, are proud to announce the LINK has joined New Hope academy, brought back the Passaic University, he is a trustee of the currently teaches in the Cliffside birth of their baby boy, Dylan Chiropractic Health Center in County Police Academy banner Katherine Gibbs Business School Park school district… MARSHA Michael Crothers, on May 26, Flemington. that was given to him by fellow and member of the Morris MULDERIG has joined the 2003… TIMOTHY cadets during an impromptu County Council on Aging, Berea Hospital administrative HENDERSON, a former part- police academy graduation. Disabilities, and Veteran Services. staff as vice president for patient time tax assessor for several 19 ninety 6 Academy directors at the Passaic services. Previously, she served northern New Jersey towns, has County Police Academy held a as chief nursing officer at been named tax assessor for Fair ANAT FORT performed at the special ceremony where police 19 eighty 9 Meadowview Regional Medical Lawn. Henderson, who served Puffin Cultural Forum in recruits gave him the blue class Center in Maysville, KY. In her the cities of Waldwick, Leonia, Teaneck, demonstrating her style banner to take to Iraq… TRACY KATHLEEN BROWNING- current position, she is North Caldwell, Little Falls, of classical influences and jazz DRELICH, M.A. ’04, has been SHERIDAN is an attorney responsible for leadership in all Hawthorne, and West Paterson, improvisations on the piano… promoted to the position of senior specializing in elder law. She is nursing areas, which includes holds a state license as a real estate SUNNA ‘GUNNLAUGS’ account executive for Einson also a lecturer on the appraiser and is a state-certified GUNNLAUGSDOTTER, Freeman, a sales promotion administration of elder law for WPSp05 3.24.05.qxd 5/26/05 3:14 PM Page 44 PT SP agency, in Upper Saddle River… 2 thousand 2 school system, has been JAMES MC MULLAN, a appointed as principal of the DEBORAH CALDERONE, a Paterson fifth-grade teacher, was Coleman School in Glen Rock… first grade teacher at Evergreen the star of MTV’s Made JOHN DI DOMENICO has Elementary School in Scotch Presents: Camp Jim, a 15-episode started a printing business, Plains, was named Educator of LIGHT series that premiered in the fall of Printing Empire, with partner the Week in her school district… 2003. McMullan, a cheerleading Scott Santucci. The company is JOSH ROMAN and JENNA guru, made his television debut based in Boonton… KRISTE J. LYN ROUNSAVILLE ’04, now in MTV’s Made: I Want to Be a NAPLES has joined Amper, married, have started their own Cheerleader, in which he turned a Politzinger & Mattia Certified company, JR Publicity, based in Jersey girl into a cheerleader… Public Accountants and Milford. The concept for their NYREE S. NOEL-VIDRO Consultants, located in Edison, as business started when they took a and her husband, Angel, an analyst in the firm’s litigation William Paterson course together announce the birth of their son and valuation services group. which was entitled Media Use in Nygel Cortez Vidro, on October the Music Industry… THE CLASS OF 1954 AT THEIR FIFTIETH REUNION IN MAY 2004 21, 2003. CHRISTOPHER RUSCA, Passaic High School band 2 thousand 4 A Moving Event for director, is preparing for national CHRISTINA ALAYA, a health 19 ninety 9 competition. The band has and physical education teacher in the Class of 1954 KELVIN QUINCE, a music grown from 22 members to 110 Cranbury School, is now the teacher, was recognized for being under his direction… school’s new softball coach… the founder and director of the CAROLYN SCHOENEICH is CHRISTIAN BARBU has lthough the members of the Class of 1954 share Stallions Drum Corps and the first female officer in the joined Warren County Ainnumerable memories of life on campus, the Marching Units at School No. 6 Cedar Grove Police Department. Community College in seminal event for many was the move from Paterson to Schoeneich formerly served as a in Paterson… JASON ROSS Washington as director of the new campus in Wayne. was one of two police officers corrections officer in Passaic information technology. Barbu appointed to the Prospect Park County, NJ. most recently served as project Marcia Whipple Dickson, class vice president, Police Department. manager at Bergen Community remembers the move that took place in her College… THOMAS sophomore year: 2 thousand 3 CALLANAN, M.A., a “It felt like we were finally really in college,” she says. Whippany Park High School 2 thousand ERIN LEE BANG, employed at “After twelve years in public school, going to the top social studies teacher, was WABC 77 AM Talk Radio, New BARBARA CHELAK- selected to attend the United floor of an elementary school in Paterson was just more York City, is the producer of the BOURQUE, M.ED., a teacher States Supreme Court Summer of the same for our freshman year. The new campus was “Curtis and Kuby Show” heard at John F. Kennedy High School Institute. Callanan is among 60 daily… AMY BARBERIA, a great even though it consisted of just Hunziker Hall, in Paterson, received the Richard teachers chosen nationally to marathon runner, has been the Manor House, and a cafeteria building. I always T. Farrell Teacher of Merit participate in the institute, which named cross-country coach at Award for outstanding success in is open to teachers who car-pooled with other students from my home area so Mount Saint Dominic Academy teaching history for the mid- demonstrate outstanding ability driving to the new campus was just fine.” in Caldwell… DAWN Atlantic states. The award is in the field of law-related and CAPPADONA, M.ED., former Barbara Loesch Weber, class secretary, also felt presented as part of the National civic education. History Day program. The assistant principal for the Closter transported to a new environment. “The move to the University sponsors New Jersey new campus was great…it felt more like college life. The History Day and the event is campus was gorgeous and we enjoyed walking out of the Have you moved recently? Update your contact held on campus each year. information so we can keep you connected by visiting buildings to go to classes,” she recalls. “We had a student Chelak-Bourque was chosen as union building where we could relax, socialize, and play the recipient based on her “care our secure address change of address form at for the well-being of her students https://ww2.wpunj.edu/ALUMNI/forms/newaddress.cfm. ping-pong. It was much tougher to get to school (I had and her passion for showing no car) and I needed to take more buses. I met a nice them what learning history is fellow student (Ralph DeFino) who invited me to join his about.” She received a library of car pool on some days. Even so the ride was longer for all videos from PBS for her school… TARA of us coming from Essex County. We all got to be good PANKIEWITZ, a physical friends—me, Ralph, Vic Cascella, and Eileen Brunner. education teacher at Evergreen Ralph had a good deal of patience with us all.” and McGinn Elementary schools Ralph DeFino, class president (as well as chauffeur PAGE in the Scotch Plains school of a vintage 1938 Plymouth), also has fond memories of district, was recently named W41 FORTY-ONE Educator of the Week. the first time he saw the new campus. “In those days the campus was tranquil and peaceful,” remembers DeFino, who grew up in Newark. “But in addition to 2 thousand 1 that, I found friendship on campus. The other students BARBARA COOPER, M.A., were warm and welcoming.” Because the number of an art teacher at Ramapo Indian students on campus was relatively small, there was a Hills Regional High School, family environment, he says. DeFino remembers received the 2004 Governor’s watching the McCarthy hearings with a group of Teacher Award, presented to OUR DEEPEST REGRETS ARE EXTENDED TO REVEREND KENNETH HESS individuals who have created a ‘74. INADVERTENTLY, REVEREND HESS WAS INCORRECTLY LISTED AS students on a small black and white television set up in productive classroom climate, DECEASED IN THE LAST ISSUE OF SPOTLIGHT. ASTUTE READER AND the student union building. But most of all, he says, the and feelings of self-worth and FRIEND RUSSELL MUTER ‘73 INFORMED US THAT REVEREND HESS IS education he received left him “very well prepared love of learning in the students. VERY MUCH ALIVE AND WELL. HIS NEWSNOTE, ALSO IN THE LAST ISSUE when I went on to become a teacher.” An alumna of the high school, OF SPOTLIGHT, INDICATED HIS CURRENT ACTIVITY. PHOTOGRAPHED Cooper has taught there for William Kline, class treasurer, remembers playing 21 years. HERE IS REVEREND HESS, DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST, LEADING HIS basketball on the new campus and friendships with CONGREGATION AS THE PASTOR OF ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF “Gussie, Jerry, Roger, Vic, and Bobo.” CHRIST IN GARWOOD, NJ.

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Brad Gooch from page 26 He enjoys the immediacy of poetry: “It and magazine articles, he also has written a doesn’t take forever,” he says. “I don’t think libretto with director and dramatist Robert “That’s where being a writer helps. To try to that I could do a novel and a biography at the Wilson, called TSE, which was performed in get the students to remember that someone same time. It would be too much weight. Europe to good reviews, although it’s never wrote these works. When Dante has Virgil as a Finally, I always think of myself as a poet, been performed in the United States in its guide through Hell, he’s also saying ‘I’m a that’s the impulse at any rate.” entirety. He is considering writing another great poet, just like Virgil.’ There are all these Gooch selects projects by embracing the libretto with Wilson. personal and creative issues going on as well. philosophy of “following your bliss,” Taken together, his work reveals the And I think writers have a special access to deciding early on only to write about things multiple sides to his personality: the scholarly that.” that he was really interested in. side, the religious side, the poetic side, the He has gone back to his roots and is As a graduate student, he developed an side which loves travel, the side which drinks PAGE W43 writing poetry again, almost as an antidote to interest in medieval and seventeenth century in the glamour of being part of the literary FORTY-THREE writing biography and because it is a form literature where he found poets on which to scene in New York City, where he lives. where he can be creative and expressive about model his career. As for the future, there is no big master what’s going on in his life. “I was interested to find that people like plan, only to keep pursuing “projects that “Although I write in different genres, Chaucer and Milton held jobs such as interest me,” he says. “I don’t have a specific biography is a very demanding and daunting secretary of state or agriculture. John Donne kind of ambition. I always kind of was aware genre,” he remarks. “It, more than anything, was a poet but was also dean of St. Paul’s that my work would move between these requires numerous skills at once. I have to be Cathedral, and giving these big influential poles of sexuality and spirituality. In terms of novelistic in telling a story, and a huge sermons on Sundays. So, these poets actually writing, I’d like to find a way to integrate amount of research and scholarship is had jobs in the world and also wrote in every things. Working as a writer in the zone involved, because every paragraph is filled genre. Milton wrote speeches, letters, lyric between fiction and non-fiction is a part of with facts. I have to understand the writing of and epic poems, all different. At that time, what I’m interested in. I may write a play, or the person I’m writing about, which is almost that’s what poets did. That inspired me. Why a screenplay. Teaching and writing is very a poetic kind of writing in this case. I use my did I have to do just one thing?” satisfying. I find it inspiring to never know journalistic skills to interview people.” To date, Gooch has followed that model. what I’ll be doing next.” w In addition to the variety of books, poems,

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YOUR GUIDE TO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES UWP PCOMINGEVENTS AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY ART THEATRE BEN SHAHN GALLERIES April 7, 8, 9, and 11, 2005 Into the Woods, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. For further information, call boook by James Lapine, Shea Center, 8:00 p.m., also April 10 at 3:00 p.m. and the galleries at 973.720.2654 April 12 at 12:30 p.m.; 973.720.2371

Through April 22, 2005 COURT GALLERY: “Chronologies and Connections 1855- 2005: The Evolution of the University in a Global Context”

March 21 to April 22, 2005 SOUTH GALLERY: “American Impressions: National Juried Printmaking Exhibition;” EAST GALLERY: Miriam Beerman, Winner, 2004 National Printmaking Competition SPECIAL EVENTS April 9, 2005 15th Annual Legacy Award Dinner, cocktails, dinner, dancing, and silent and live auction, 7:00 p.m., The Villa at Mountain Lakes, 973.720.2934

May 15-17, 2005 Class of 1955 Reunion Activities, 973.720.2175

MUSIC May 16, 2005 Senior Send-Off, 7:00 p.m., 1600 Valley Road, 973.720.2175 HIGH MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY Shea Center, 8:00 p.m. Call 973.720.2371 for May 17, 2005 181st Commencement; Undergraduate ceremony, 10:30 a.m., tickets and information Wightman Field (rain date, May 18); Graduate ceremony, 4:00 p.m., Rec Center (no rain date), 973.720.2222 April 30, 2005 “The Sound of Pictures,” 2005 Mae and Fletcher Fish Young Artist October 8, 2005 Homecoming and Family Day, 973.720.2175 Competition; works include Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition Joe Lovano 4/17

JAZZ ROOM SERIES Shea Center, 4:00 p.m., “Sittin’ In” pre-concert lecture, Shea 101, 3:00 p.m., 973.720.2371 for tickets and information

April 17, 2005 Joe Lovano, saxophone, with the William Paterson University Jazz Ensemble

OTHER MUSICAL EVENTS

April 13 and 14, 2005 Opera Workshop, scenes from various operas, Stephen Bryant, director, Shea Center 101, 8:00 p.m.

April 16, 2005 An Evening with Vance Gilbert, Ellis Paul, and Jill Sobule, Shea Center, 8:00 p.m., 973.720.2371

April 21, 2005 William Paterson University Brass ensembles, J. Craig Davis, Commencement 5/17 conductor, works by Frackenpohl, Bach, Dahl, Woland, Copland, and Gershwin, Shea Center, 8:00 p.m. 150TH ANNIVERSARY William Paterson University Choir and Chamber Singers, April 26, 2005 April 20, 2005 Charter Day reception, Paterson Museum, 5:00 p.m., 973.720.2222 Stephen Bryant, conductor, Shea Center, 8:00 p.m. September 12 to November 25, 2005 “150 Years of Women’s Collegiate Fashion,” William Paterson University Wind Ensemble, J. Craig Davis, May 5, 2005 Ben Shahn Galleries, 972.720.2654 conductor, works by Gillingham, Yurko, Hanson, Reed, and Woolfenden, Shea Center, 8:00 p.m. November 11, 2005 150th Sesquicentennial Gala, 7:00 p.m., The Brownstone, Paterson, 973.720.2222