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Vol. 13 No. 17 May 17, 1993
RIC honors local educators at May 22 coIDmencement
by Clare Eckert
The founder and clJrector of Rhode of Education and was recently featured in Island's Urban Collaborative Accelerated the PBS "Health Quarterly" television Program (UCAP), Robert DeBlois, and program. the superintendent of the East Providence DeBlois grew up in Pawtucket. He and public school system, John DeGoes, will his wife and child reside in Seekonk, receive honorary doctorate degrees of Mass. pedagogy during the Rhode Island Col John DeGoes, superintendent of lege 1993 spring commencement cere schools for East Providence since 1985, mony, Saturday, May 22, beginning at has held numerous educational and com 9:30 a.m. on the lawn area west of Whip munity leadership positions throughout ple Hall. his career. He is also responsible for initi DeBlois, who ating a number of innovative programs has been locally dedicated to helping disadvantaged, bi recognized for his lingual and multi-cultural youth and their innovative ap families. proach to reach Among these alternative programs are ing out to at-risk Outreach, which provides tutors and men middle and junior tors for potentially at-risk middle school high school stu students, and the Parents as Teachers Pro dents, will give gram, which works with pregnant teena the commence gers to teach parenting skills and at the ment address to same time offers professional assistance over 1,200 under for academic and vocational development graduates and graduates and members of for the expectant mothers. their families and friends during com In addition, mencement exercises. DeGoes was in A native of Pawtucket, DeBlois earned strun1ental in the his bachelor's degree in 1976 from the establishment of University of New Hampshire in English Grove Avenue El education; a M.A. in English from Brown ementary University in 1982, and a Master's of Ed School's collabo ucation in secondary administration from rative effort with RIC in 1991. RIC's School of Paralyzed from the shoulders down as a Education and result of a diving accident in 1975 while a Human Develop student in New Hampshire, DeBlois is ment in designing said to have "inspired students who were a school-based management profile of op targeted as potential drop-outs" to stay in eration. He also is responsible for devel school through UCAP and Spirit, a sintl oping "Chalk Talk," a bi-monthly, cable lar program he established in 1984 and television show highlighting noteworthy runs throughout the sunm1er. progran1s and initiatives in the East Provi dence public schools. In addition, Spirit and UCAP operate within the DeGoes began the East Providence same philosophical framework "in which "America 2000" Initiative, now in its se teachers and students work together to cond year. produce an atmosphere of high status and CAP 'N GOWNADDRESS is delivered by Sister Mary Ann Rossi, chaplain, who en "an outstanding leader in high expectations.'' UCAP works with Cited as ds 11 years of service to the the College community this June. See pages 6 and 7 for civic the Providence, Pawtucket and East Pro Rhode Island, both in education and more on Cap 'n Gown Convocation. (What's News Photo by Gordon E. Rowley) contributor vidence schools systems. Spirit includes affairs, and an extraordinary state communi the three systems as well as the Central to the quality of life in the Falls, Falls district. Students attending UCAP ty,'' DeGoes, a native of Central schools. RIC prof of psychology named have repeated at least one year of school began his education in tl1e local Falls High in the past. The program allows the stu After graduating from Central dents an opportunity of accelerated pro School, he entered Providence College RI Supreme Court Justice B.A. in education and motion in grade to make up for lost time. where he earned an The academic program at UCAP history in 1959. He later received his Second woman in history of state focuses on four main subjects: English, M.A. in history from Providence College math, social studies and science. Students in 1969. DeGocs has done post-graduate Only the second woman to be named to voluntarily attend the alternative public work at RIC, Brown University and Suf Victoria Santo t11eSupreme Court in the history of tl1e school and are required to demonstrate folk University. pietro Lederberg, state, Judge Lederberg's selection was an good behavior and attendance. Also a Rhode Island Before taking on the superintendent's nounced by tl1e speaker of tl1e RI House available to students are activities, elec College professor position in East Providence, he had of Representatives, John Harwood, on tives and workshops in areas such as of psychology for worked as tile assistant director of the April 30 after the General Assembly dance, drama, music, visual arts, sculpt the past 20 years, Central Falls Boys Club, assistant princi City of Provi voted to elect and endorse her can ing, martial arts, career preparation, bas pal of personnel at Cumberland High dence municipal didacy .(Supreme Court Justice Florence ketball and wrestling. School and superintendent of schools in judge and an Murray was tile first woman appointed in DeBlois's career thus far has been Central Falls. eight-year veteran 1979.) "highlighted by forming partnerships" in of the Rhode Referred to as a '' Renaissance woman'' school districts, and with other public He is the founder and a member of the Island General (psychology professor, lawyer, home agencies and the private sector. The pro advisory board of t11eNew England Con me maker, head of a national education com grams are funded by the cities with which sortium for Education of Language Mi Assembly, was recently appointed to court in the state. The 56-year-old mission), by me Providence Journal he works, the state and through private nority Students; a member of the advisory highest Providence resident will be sworn in to Bulletin (Nov. 1, 1980), Judge businesses and foundations. board of tll{>Children's Crusade of Rhode begin her new duties as a Rhode Island The program has received high evalua (continued on page 8) tions from the Rhode Island Department (continued on page 8) Supreme Court Justice today (May 17). Page 2-What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993
I Focus on the Faculty and Staff
ALUMN Robert F. Asian republics. The papers presented . Carey, director will be published in a book to be editied of the center for by Kemal Karpat of Wisconsin Universi ASSOCIATION & ALUMNI FUND NEWS evaluation and ty. research, last month addressed The 5th Annual Rhode Island the national con Authors Reception and Bookfair at the On May 5, at Cap and Gown Convocation, I watch~d as more than 40 students Providence Public Library April 25 received awards from the College. It was an impressive ?rou~ of students . Sever ference of the Ed ucation Writers' honored 49 commercially published al are going on to prestigious graduate programs of their choice;.. other~ are n:iov~ authors born or raised in Rhode Island, ing directly into a chosen career path. The key words there are . of their c_ho1ce. Association in Boston. He spoke including four Rhode Island College fac It has been repeatedly demonstrated to me in my contact w1~~alumni th?t a ulty members and an alumnus who is RIC degree can take you wherever you want to go. in on "Interpreting I see al~mni the medical , married to a RIC faculty member. The manufacturing, legal, political, educational and human service fields. Educational Inquiry.'' Carey also recent faculty members and their books are: Since I returned to Rhode Island, my eyes have been opened to the number ly contributed several articles on evalua Kathryn M. Kalinak (English depart of RIC alumni who are extremely successful at what they do. tion in the Wlwle Language Catalog ment), Settling the Score: Music and the A RIC degree is something of which each of you ~hould be very proud. I wel Supplement on Authentic Assessment pub Classical Hollywood Fibn,· Carolyn come each of this year's graduates into the alumni body and look forward to · lished by Random House. Fluehr-Lobban and Richard A. Lobban hearing about their inevitable successes, as well as yours. Atilla Dicle and Ulku Dicle, professors Kristen Jalbert of management in the department of (anthropology department), The Histori- · economics and management, were invited cal Dictionary of the Sudan, and Ezra L. by the universities of Wisconsin and Stieglitz (elementary education), Assess Michigan State to present a paper on ''Or ing Reading Behaviors from Emergent to ganizational Transformation and Manage Advanced Levels. Frar.ces Diodato rial Development in the Ex-Soviet Turkic Bzowski, Class of 79, wife of Edward D. Republics of Central Asia'' at the Interna Bzowski (industrial technology), was It probably happens to you-the "it's a small wo,rld" syndrome . ~o to the tional Conference on Democratization of cited for her American Ubmen Play movies, a wedding, a restaurant, wherever and you II probably run into a RIC Former Soviet Republics at the University wrights 1900-1939: A Checklist. graduate. If not, someone there will have a relative who came to the College. _And of Wisconsin, Madison, recently. The yes, it might happen more at a wedding, where the bride or groom's best friend paper concentrated on orga,nizational and from College is an attendant. . managerial transition in Kazakhstan, Head coach of the women's basketball A small wedding held in Westerly on May 1 may be an unusual case. The bridge Kyrkghyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turk team, Ken Hopkins received a special was Kimberly Whitman, Class of '87, and groom Eric Jacobson, who attended menistan. The conference was attended State Award of Merit at the Rhode Island RIC. The rest of their group included maid of honor ~yndi Whitham, Clas~ of '89, . by the scholars, top level administrators Atltletic Director's Association spring bridesmaid Danielle Grise, Class of '87, best man Enc Emerson, Class of 88 and and politicians from 22 countries and conference in Newport May 7. Hopkins is the judge who married them was Judge Robert Rahill, Class of '54. (I was the so delegations from many republics of the atltletic director for Cranston public loist) _ Russian Federation and all of the Central Holly Shadoian, Class of '73. schools. Class of 1938 celebrates 55th reunion The next issue of What's News will,. be Monday, June 21.
WHAT'S NEWS AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
EDITOR Clare Eckert ASSOCIATE EDITOR George LaTour
STAFF Gordon E. Rowley, Photographer Cynthia L. Sousa, Editorial Asst. Pauline McCartney, Secretary
STUDENT STAFF Melissa Dadona, Student Associate Cynthia DeMaio CLASS OF 1938 poses for the camera outside the President's House on MwJ 17 where they enjoyed lunch with President John Student Writer Naz_arian. · What's News at Rhode Island College (USPS 681-650) is pub The President's House was the setting for the 55th reunion of the Rhode Island College Class of .1938 held on April 29. lish_ed biweekly throughout the ac Thirty-one members of the class attended, including out-of-state travelers Sophie Stizpeck Leddy from California, Roberta ademic year except during semester Baldwin Brown from Virginia, Rosalie Corkery Reischl from New York and Vivian Morrill Sproul from Maine. . breaks by Rhode Island College The Class of 1938 has been a particularly active class in its support fo_r RIC. Office of News and Publications In the 1992 Alumni Fund, the class had the third highest participation rate, with 43 .8 percent of the class as donors, ac- Services, 600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Providence, RI 02908 . Second cording to the Alumni Office . . . . Class postage paid at Providence, - This year's reunion held even more surprises and support. One class member announced her mtentIon to establish a · RI. $10,000 scholarship endowment. And the funds given to the College for the Golden Anniversary in 1988 will be awarded this fall to several students who are pursuing degrees in education . In addition, a special 55th reunion gift of $1,300 was Postmaster: Send addres,s changes presented to President John Nazarian to be used for much-needed library acquisitions. · to What's News at Rhode Island Madonna Emin Mott donated two historical items to the College, the Rhode Island Normal School diploma of her mother, College, Office of News and Pub - Bertha Andrews Emin, Class of '12, and a framed photograph of the old Normal School and its entire student body and lications Services, 600 Mt. Pleasant faculty. Avenue, Providence, RI 02908. Greetings and congratulations to the class were given by Patricia Ross Maciel, Class of '61, Alumni Association president; DEADLINE Kathleen McNally Wassenar, vice president for development and college relations, and Holly Marty Shadoian, Class of '73, Deadline for submission of copy director of alumni affairs . President Nazarian shared an update on the College with the class and conducted a lively question and photos is noon the Friday two and answer session. weeks before publication date:. Members in attendance included the following : John Berg, Virginia Ibbotson Berg, Dorothy Nelson Brophy, Roberta Bald win Brown , Miriam Geoghegan Carey, Kathryn Carley, Isabel Zweir Clement, Rosemary Cole, Mary Eagan Farrell, Ruth Tho TELEPHONE (401) 456-8090 mas Gomberg, Dorothea Smith Green, Ruth Svenson Howarth, Mary Howe, Dorothy O'Brien Johnston, Gilda Martone, Frances Coffey McKeon, Lucille Manning Money, B. Maddona Emin Mott, Alma Corrigan Nolan, Mary Byron O'Leary, Helen PRINTING Kelly Oxley, Rose Waterman Peirce, Frances Noon Petterutti , Antoinette Scungio Plunkett, Rosalie Corkery Reischl, Virginia Narragansett Beacon Higgins Ruberty, Rita Bliss Shepard, Vivian Morrill Sproul, Sophie Stizpeck Leddy, Marjorie Riley Taylor and Eleanor Patten Young. What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993-Page 3 College Shorts Former Soviet chess player now at RIC - ' He's top-ranked college player in country' Nominees sought by George LaTour for Service Award The Rhode Island College Chess Team's winning tradition was further en The Faculty of Arts and Sciences hanced this year by the addition to its seeks nominees for the Distinguished ranks of a polished young player from the Service Award for the 1993-94 academic former Soviet Union. year. Criteria: 1. Excellent service to Michael Braude, 22, formerly from the College and community. Note the Kharkov in the Ukraine, is ranked 25th in following two passages from Section th.is country in the "international" cate of Govemors 8.11 of the Board gory for college/university and other non RIC/AFT Agreement: 8.llb "Leader professional players. ship and service to the College, Now considered the best player on the including responsibility and creativity in RIC Team, according to Jan1es Della deparnnental affairs, service on College Selva, Chess Club president and team committees, and quality of student advi player, Brande finished as the "first sement;" 8.11-bd "Leadership and serv scorer on the top board" at the Pan ice the community, state, or nation American Intercollegiate Championships where such service is clearly related to last December in Detroit while the RIC the faculty member's professional re Team finished fifth among all teams on sponsibilities at Rhode Island College.'' the North American continent. 1. Evidence of the above include "I don't think anyone would dispute memberships, testimonials, . solicited that he's (Braude) the top ranked college and unsolicited comments, eJections to player in the country today,'' says Della office and organiz.ations, authorship of Selva. proposals for governance and- curricula and so forth. Earl Stevens is serving as chair of the committee. Faculty are in vited to submit letters to the chair of the The exact date is etched committee nominating colleagues for the award. Deadline for nomination is in his memory as Thursday, May 20. · he was ' so glad to get away from communism. ' Get fit! Employee Health and Braude came to this country on March 15, 1990. The exact date is etched in his Fitness l¾?ek memory as he was "so glad to get away Just a reminder that the week of May from communism.'' 17 through May 21 has been designated He arrived with his parents and his sister and her family in Mian1i Beach, as National Empl McGuire 1 • Deirdre · Morris, . ynua Newell and Samantha Stevens. · . For ticket pric_esQ~ more infori:nation, call~ Heeja Lee, coordinator, at 454- 5145. . Page 4-What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993 James and Andrade recipients of Rose Bu(ler Browne Award children with disabilities, where she will She writes: "As a young, black, Cape continue to work this summer. She said Verdean, woman I have witnessed much · her work at the camp led her to the West struggle and loss of hope striving for Bay Residential Services, where she cur achievement. As that same woman, I have rently holds the position as assistant man witnessed my childhood role models suc ager of a group home run by the agency. ceed and teach me to do the same ... Now, An avid reader and writer, James won I want to be a role model, a leader. I want first place in the Kalediscope Coalition's to relay a sense of hope, pride, and self essay contest in 1992 for her essay, "Liv worth to the students who look up to me ing in a Multicultural World.'' She is a as tlleir instructor." writer for the RIC student newspaper, The Anchor and worked as the chairper son of the Kiddie Kraft fair, sponsored by The Rose Butler Browne the Campus Center. Award was A well-roumled young woman who established in 1976 plans on attending graduate sohool after RIC with hopes of teaching English at a or university, James was a college According to her supervisor at the day a musical produc member of the cast of care center, "Diane has demonstrated tion staged by the Trinity Arts Center. competence in her academic field of study She also was a member of tl1e Arts as well as leadership in developing units Center's Drama Troupe which produced and topics in our kinder,earten class.•' two performances for youtl1 at the Rhode Both women will share a cash prize of Island Trnining School. $250, according to Sharon Mazyck, coor ROSE BUTLER BROWNE AWARD WINNERS Diane Andrade 0eft) and Eileen Diane Andrade, who hopes one day to dinator 4n the Career Development James with President John Nazarian at May 7 luncheon in the Faculty Center. become a hearing and communications Center. . disorder expert working in a school or The Rose Butler Browne Award was es hospital setting, is a senior special educa tablished in 1976 by friends and admirers Two Rhcxle Island College students James' accomplishments are demon tion major from Seekonk, Mass. She be of its namesake, who-earned her master's "who have distinguished themselves by strated in her work at the Children's Mu lieves tllat by working in her field she will degree at RIC and in 1939, became tl1e their exemplary service to the public" seum of Rhode Island as a program aide be able to inspire children to believe "tliat first African-An1erican woman to earn a were the recipients of the Rose Butler for its afterschool activities and in helping everyone deserves an opportunity to suc doctoral degree in education from Har Browne Award at ceremonies held on present the "traveling" museum to ele cessfully achieve a belief or dream ... '' vard University. A crusader for black May 7 in the Faculty Center. mentary school classrooms in Rhode has worked for the past five rights and author of the book, "love My Eileen James, 22, of Coventry, "has Island. Andrade as a teacher at the Providence Children," she was awarded an honorary proven herself to be a self-motivated, self In addition, the junior English major, years services pri degree from RIC in 1950 and had a resi starter and is a true example of what Dr. initiated and organized the first One-on Carter Day Nursery, which dence liall named for her in 1969. She Browne worked very hard to achieve in One Program at Camp Harkness in Con marily low-income, disadvantaged died at the age of 89 in 1986. her lifetime." necticut, a summer camp for adults and children. Anne Herman is Warwick B.P.W.'s 1993 Young Careerist Anne Hem1an, is provided by federal and state grants, executive director private donations, corporate grants, of Annie's Place, grants from business, fraternal and com East Greenwich, munity organizations. is the 1993 Young Careerist of the The after school activity center is locat Warwick Busi ed at Cole Junior High School in East ness and Profes Greenwich, and is open for any Rhode sional Women's Island resident 12 to 21 years old. Pro Club. She will grams include homework . assistance, represent the sports and games, a debate team and a va Warwick chapter riety of creative activities. The Weekend in a statewide Young Careerist competi Respite Program provides activities such tion during the annual convention of the as arts and crafts, nature walks, sports, Rhode Island Federation of Business and and group discussions. Currently the inte Professional Women on May 15 at the grated after-school and weekend program Omni Biltmore, Providence. serves over 100 families throughout the The Young Careerist progran1, begun in state. Annie's Place is now a model res 1963 by the national federation pite progran1 for the nation and tl1e only (BPW/USA), recogniz.es tl1e achieve fully integrated social/recreational/respite ments of young women between the ages program exclusively for teenagers in tl1e of 21 and 35 _who have made significant country. · contributions in community service and Herman's community activities include in tl1eir chosen career fields. memberships in Warwick B.P.W., the Hem1an, a Providence resident, is a East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce graduate of Community College of Rhode and the Natiollfll and Rhode Island Reha Island, where she received her A.A. de bilitation Associations. She is coach of gree in human services/mental health, tl1e East Greenwich High School Debate and a graduate of Rhode Island College in Team, and serves on tl1e Feinstein Com 1988 witll a B.A. in psychology. Since munity Services Advisory Board. In De then she has continued her studies at RIC, cember of last year, while attending t11e doing graduate work in social work, edu Fourtl1 Annual National Conference of administration. cation and Crisis Nurseries and Respite Care Pro founder and execu Herman is tile 1990 grams, held in Washington, D.C., Her of Annie's Place, a non tive director man n1oderated a session which focused profit recreation and respite corporation on_ special issues regarding temporary for teenagers with disabilities. Her duties clul~ ere for foster and adoptive families. include but are not limited to overseeing Durmg tl1e conference, Annie's Place was tl1e operation of all programs; training , recogniz.edas a model program for respite ~cheduling, and supervising staff; secur teenagers and tlleir families. mg funding through grants and fun services for draisers; interfacing witl1 community Herman's goals include tl1e continued agencies; maintaining bookkeeping, growtll and expansion of Annie's Place, usage data, and progress records and and development of new progran1s which working witl1 and carrying out the wishes address the needs of families witl1 teena of the board of directors. gers with disabilities. SIGN IN, PLEASE: Anna Klian, a senior from Cranston, signs the register at the Annie's Place is designed to meet tile . B.P.W., witl1 a membership of 80,000 Alpha ~ppa ~lta .initiation cerem~ny April 28 in the Department of Sociology needs of young people witl1 disabilities in m organizatio local ns throughout t11e Lounge m Craig-Lee Hall. She and eight others were inducted by faculty members an integrated environment, witl1 programs country, supports full particiation, equity John Roche and Jianhong Liu into the sociology honors society at an awards program which include an after-school activity and ,economic self-sufficiency for all of the department. (What's News Photo by Gordon E. Rawley) center and weekend respite care. Funding working women. What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993-Page 5 Colafrancesco: RIC' s ' knight in shining armor' by Clare Eckert If Beneditto A. Colafrancesco - better But the Johnston resident, who gradu He tells it this way: "I knew I couldn't The group has aix?ut 18.active members known on the Rhode Island College cam ated from Johnston High School in 1980 do what the others could do," when he and has embarked on. a number of pus as simply Ben - was ''king for a as class president, didn't always intend to was a youth. But, he said, "my family's fundraising activities to support a scholar day" with .all the power and might to take up the cause of civil rights he so philosophy was molded into me that I ship for an incoming freshman at RIC. make changes in the world, what would thoroughly works at today. Rather, "all I could do anything I set my mind to." He 'When I took on the responsibility , I he do? "I would be thinking and doing wanted to do was own a business and open remembered the time when he and a knew I had go through with it,'' he said. what's right. Rather than for personal my own restaurant.'' group of his classmates "went down a "You've got to believe in what you're do gain, I would do what'& right for every And that he did! Called Chefs Unlimit steep incline and all the other kids got ing." one. I would do what's good for this ed, which was a catering enterprize and out. Eventually I did do.'' Cola country.'' food-service dining arrangement francesco 's climb to the top was a strug Colafrancesco's a believer. He credits Ben may never be "king," but the 31- operating out of the Woonsocket gle that had to do more with the political science department and Prof. year-old certainly has a proven track restaurant/club, Enrico Caruso, Cola determination than with muscle or physi Fran Leazes's public adn1inistration record at RIC as having been a ''knight in francesco worked hard for several years in cal stamina. classes for opening his eyes to the necessi shining armor" to many within the Col the business after graduating from the ty of "needing to know how things work lege community for his "distinguished Rhode Island School of Design's culinary in order to get access" to the American public service ... in organizing public arts associate program in 1982. system of government. forums on racism and discrimina Prior to his entering RIC in January Colafrancesco' s tion ... and having worked tirelessly to 1990, Colafrancesco, who was born with legitimize the disabled community on cerebral palsy, discovered that ''too much advocacy is Family is important to him, as well. campus." time on my feet" was not healthy for him "When I needed a laugh or a break from and soon he sold the business. It was one ' fueled by people' studying," he turned to his nieces: 4- of his goals as a youth and he is proud to year-old, Vanessa, 8-year-old, Dione, and say the business was "successful.I still baby, Melissa. (fhey still think Kermit love to cook and entertain.'' (Linguine the Frog lives at his house!) with clam sauce is a favorite!) Climbing over obstacles laid before him Changing from enterpeneur to social on life's journey and reaching higher and Colafrancesco goal is to become a Har activist was an about-face for the hand higher for fairness, justice and equality vard University graduate of law and con some young man. But as he reminisced for all people is what Colafrancesco has tinue working on civil rights issues. about his childhood, . one story he been doing all his life - sometimes against "Much is expected of me," he said. "I remembered was most telling of why, the odds and sometimes with the wind to have my degree and my awards ... now it's perhaps, Colafrancesco, had just taken a his back. time to give back." detour on the road to becoming a civil His advocacy now is "fueled by peo rights advocate. ple," he said, referring to the positive re sponses he began receiving once he started organizing public forum events on civil rights issues at RIC. "And when you start to see that you are effecting people's lives, then you realize the responsibility you have. The gratification comes later." Besides organizing an open forum on racism following the L.A. riots and repre senting the student voice on a number of other campus issues, Colafrancesco is most proud of rejuvenating the ABLE or ganization at RIC. ABLE is the student organization "dedicated to promoting A rec1p1ent of the John H. Chafee handicap awareness and equal opportuni Award, given to a student in the political ty in education.'' In January 1992, with science department who "has demon Student Government approval, he began strated outstanding academic achievement the effort that included creating a video and superior public and community serv tape highlighting the Americans with Dis ice,'' Colafrancesco accepted his award abilities Act and organizing a public con to rousing applause and whistles from his ference, "Opportunity and classmates and friends during Cap and Responsibility" under the auspices of Gown Day ceremonies held May 5. He ABLE. ' will receive his B.A. degree in political science and public administration on May "People from all different walks of life 22, having completed all departmental showed up," he said. "it was great! and College requirements in three years. . About 80 people were there.'' Chem students attend conference One wins prize for 'best paper' Three RIC chemistry majors attended the 47th annual Eastern Colleges Sci ence conference at Central Connecticut State College recently with chemistry professor Charles Marzzacco. Students from approximately 30 col leges and universities in New England and the Middle Atlantic region partici pated in the conference. The RIC students presented talks on research that they have done at RIC. One of the students, Cheryl Jones, a junior chemistry major, was awarded a prize for the best paper in the chemistry competition. Her paper dealt with the energetics of light-induced chemical re action. Marzzacco and Jones are collab orating on this research. The other RIC students attending the conference were senior chemistry major Yan Burdett and Benjamin Peterson, a retired high school teacher who is pur suing a second degr~e in chemistry. Peterson won a first place award at the conference for the best presentation in one of the chemistry sessions. PRINCE PANYA ALAIN SOUVANNA PHOUMA of Laos (second from right) meets with President John Nazarian (center) in This is the fourth consecutive year his office on April 30 with (from left) Richard Weiner, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Tony Teng, associate professor that RIC chemistry sl'Udents have won of history, and Heemong Kim, assistant professor of art. Prince Souvanna Phouma addressed the topic of Vfhe Old Laos and first prize awards for papers submitted to tltls conference. the New Laos' in his address in the Student Union ballroom. Page 6---Wbat's News, Monday, May 17, 1993 What's News, Mo nday, M ay 17 , 1993-Page 7 1993 Cap 'n Gown Convocation 'We're finally here!' by George LaTour With a parting message of peace and Referred to without formality by t11c "I guess it just goes to show you, you love. i;me that decried today's increasing students simply as '"Mary Ann," Sister never know when you're making a level of violence at home and throughout Rossi cited a long litany of public service memory.'' she said in reference to the the world, Sister Mary Ann Rossi, that RIC students over the years have per students' years - whetller "four or five C.N.D .. College chaplain, bade farewell formed throughout the community. and or six" - at RIC. to the Class of 1993 and to the community thanked tl1em for the "peaceable diversi- Citations were read by John J. Salesses, of Rhode Island College in the annual ty" they have brought to ilie campus, vice president for academic affairs, as de Cap 'n Gown Convocation address May coming from so many racial, ethnic and partmental chairman and chairwomen 5. religious backgrounds. presented awards to the oustanding stu The nearly 1,000 graduates, adminis dents in their respective departments. trators, faculty and staff present in "I thank you all for helping us not to be Those elected to Who's Who in Ameri RobertsHall auditorium stood to applaud enemies,'' said Sister Rossi. can Universities and Colleges were asked the Catholic nun about whom President After an initial welcome by President by Gary M. Penfield, vice president for John Nazarian said "words could not suf Nazarian to the start of the commence student affairs, to stand and be recognized ficiently express her worth to the College ment season at RIC in mis, the College's which they did as a group. community" over the past 11 years. 139th year, the students - dODDedfor the President Naz.arian conducted the cap Sister Rossi will continue to live in Pro first time in their formal academic regalia and gown investinire. vidence, but her new ministry for the heard fellow graduating senior The senior class gift, a check for a Congregation of Notre Dame will find her Maryanne McCluskie observe: "Well, mosiac of the College seal to be placed by traveling around the United States encour we're finally here!" t11e new dining area, was presented to the agingother women to join the order. president by Holli J. Brousseau, class "From Bosnia to the East Side Tunnel McCluskie, chosen by the students to vice president, and Brian M. Bursell, in Providence," observed Sister Rossi. recap tl1eir college experience in a con class treasurer. "it seems we have not come up with any vocation address, brought chuckles and Erin C. McCarthy, class secretary, better ways to solve our problems other laughter by her fellow graduates as she re provided an introduction to the RIC than violence." counted the trials and tribulations, the joy Almni Association to the graduates. "To have an enemy is to be an enemy," of achievement and overall success they Patrice L. Tiedemann, a music education she observed. "People who choose non had experienced in their college "adven major, sang the National Anthem. The violence are our hope." ture.'' RIC Wind Ensemble under the direction of Francis M. Marciniak, provided the musical selections. Chairman of ilie Council of Rhode Island Co llege, John J. At th e highlight of ceremonies, Joyce Seravo &:aqsMark Scetta. Taking pictures for the senio r week slide show, Kri sten King, coordinator of student activities (back to camera) photo Gleason, led ilie processional and r eces graphs (I to r) Joanne Forlini, Wendy Gould, Cheryl Hvizdos, Lori Autiello and Brenda Delluso. sional. A reception follO'w'edth e ceremony on the so utheast lawn outside of Roberts Hall. What's News Photos by Gordon E. Rowley DEPARTMENTAL AWARD WINNERS and their awards and departmen ts are (I to q fint row:Sh ellie Carr, Yetta Rauch Melcer Dance (Theatre and Dance); Maria Gallo, Cantor Jacob Hohenemser (M usic Departlbent);Mary Jo Mansolillo, Anthony E. Ricci Social Work Practice (Social Work); Yan Liu Burdett, American Institute ofChemistS:(fhysical Sciences) and Christopher R. Mit chell Award (Mathematics and Computer Science); Paula Rebelo, Tegu Po lyglot (MOdernLangu ages); Carla Blain, Wall Street Journal Award (Economics and Management); Penney Schutt, John Silva Memor ialScholastic (Economics and Management); Aaron Yarlas, &ychology Faculty Senior (Psychology); Theresa Levine, Bert ha ChristinaAndrews Emin Award for Scholastic Ex His dreadlocks neatly coifed, art major Christian cellence (RIC Foundation); Deborah Krous-Gaskelll, Evelyn Walsh Prize (History); CliriitaAlbrech t, Fihn Studies Program Fac Goncalves is ready for his mortarboard. ulty Award; C. Calbert; Scott Altonian, Jean Garrigue Award (English); secon d row:Chmti ne Corrigan, Nursing Faculty Award-Undergraduate Registered Nurse; Andrew Leclerc, Nelson A. Guert in Memorial-French(M odem Langauges); Erin Mc Carthy, Bertha Christina Andrews Emin Award for Outstanding Achieveme nt (RIC Foundation);Anthony Parrillo, Richard A. Howland Computer Science Award; I..eah Wahrhaftig-Jeri, Nelson A. Guerti n Memorial-Spanish(Modern Languages); Eleanor Morin, James Houston Award-Anthopology; Jonette Walker, Helen M. Murp hy Award (Intercollegiate Athletics); Christine Con way, Health and Physical Education Faculty Senior; Daniel Mc.Kenna Jr., J ohn E. HethermanAward (Intercollegiate Athletics); R. Barboza; Rand Queenan, Josephine A. Stillings Award (Special Educa tion); KevinBartel s, Claiborne deB. Pell Award ~istory); K. Kalinak; third row: John O'Connor Ill, Lauris B. Whitman A ward in 8-dology;H . Brousseau; B. Bursell; Monica Kunkel, Nursing Faculty Award-Undergraduate; David Cardin, Reinald l.. Boruch Award (Physical Sciences); Kyle Kurek, W. Christina Carlson Award (Biology); Dawn Huntley, Mary Ann 11..-es AwardStudiesin Justice (Sociology); Tracy Gearing, Rhode Island College Theatre (Theatre and Dance); Ba rry Albright,~ Jeffrey Arch am bault Memorial Award With cowboy boots beneath her gown, Christa Albrecht awaits the procession (fheatre and Dance);_ ~en C~lafranc~o, John H. Chafee Award (Poli tical Science); ScottCandage , North Providence League Silhouetted by a window in the music wing, nurs in the Alumni Lounge. of Women Voters (Pohbcal Science); Richard Grant, James H uston Award-~ra~.;,£arolyn Montalba no Elementary Educa- ing major Kim Niles tries on her cap before the tion Faculty Award; nnd Frances Lopes, Health and Physical Edu cation Fac:ulty Award. ' ceremonies. Page 8-What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993 * COMMENCEMENT RIC prof Abbas Kazemi receives Fulbright (continued from page 1) Scholarship to study in Turkey Island; a Governor's appointee to the ad visory committee of the Department of by Cynthia DeMaio Children, Youth and Their Families; past president of the New England School Su perintendents Association and Rhode Island Association of School Administra tors, and a former member and past treasurer of the Diocesan Regional School Board. DeGoes was nan1ed the 1990 "Man of Year" by the Prince Henry the Navigator Club of Rhode Island, and "Superintend ent of the Year'' in 1991 by the state. In addition, he is a member of the board of directors for the Portuguese Ethnic Heritage Congress of Rhode Island, auditor of the Portuguese Social Club of Pawtucket and a Third Degree Knight, Knights .of Colun1bus/Delany. DeGoes is a member of the Memorial Hospital Board of Incorporation, a board of directors member of Notre Dame Hos pital, a member of the East Providence Recreation Board, a trustee of the Pawtucket Boys and Girls' Clubs, an ad visory committee member of the Salva tion Am1y, a member of the board of directors of the Boy Scouts of America and vice president of the Narragansett Council-Boy Scouts of America. He and his wife and four children live in East Providence. Rhode Island College Commencement Ceremony ABBASKAZEMI Saturday, May 22 9:30 a.m. Abbas Kazemi, assistant professor of pirical data on Turkish migration to deter The same questions will face American the Department of Economics and Mana mine the impact this trend has had on the workers if the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed, gement at Rhode Island College, has economies-of Turkey and Germany. The president of RIC, John Nazarian, received a Fulbright Scholarship to work Kazemi will also try to predict the im Kazemi pointed out. The agreep1ent pact on Turkish workers that new would open Mexican and Canadian jobs will address the graduates, as well as in Turkey during the 1993-94 academic other education and state officials. Patri year. He will research the impact of European trade laws will have. By 1997, to U.S. citizens, but would also allow citizens of any European country will be workers from Mexico and Canada to cia Ross Maciel, Class of ·1961, will wel Turkish workers' migration to Europe and come members of the class into the will teach at the Middle East Technical fret to work in any other European nation compete for jobs in the U.S. Alumni Association. University in Ankara, Turkey. without government restriction. Workers from low wage countries such as Portugal In case of inclement weather, the Turkey has a 20 percent unemployment and Greece will .then compete for jobs undergraduate ceremony will move to the rate, so people leave the country seeking currently held by Turkish workers. Providence Perfom1ing Arts Center -on· work, Kazemi said. Typically they go to This problem of a future labor glut is During his year in Turkey, Kazemi will Weybosset Street and be held at 10:30 Germany were job prospects are good and compounded by the reunification of Ger teach graduate level courses at the Middle a.m. Graduate exercises will be held in labor laws are relatively flexible. Pro many, Kazemi said. "East German East Technical University. Kazemi noted Roberts Hall auditorium on the campus at fe.~rs Kazemi and Atilla Dicle (of the workers are now competing for the same that help from both Dicle and department 10 a.m. Students are asked to call the RIC RIC Department of Management) recent low skill jobs that Turkish workers seek. chairman Halil Copur made it possible inclement weather telephone line at 456- ly presented a paper on this phenomena. This creates social as well as economic for him to receive the Fulbright scholar 9500 after 7 a.m. on commencement day, While in Turkey, Kazemi will gather em- problems. '' ship. or listen to their local radio station. * LEDERBERG (continued from page 1) Lederberg's resume notes more than 20 Among her professional affiliations, local, state and national awards and she holds membership in the Rhode honors; several leadership positions in Island and American Bar associations, is state, regional and national legal and edu a certified psychologist in the state of cational organizations and societies, and Rhode Island, and member of the New numerous legislative and public service York Academy of Sciences and the Rhode accomplishments. Island and New England. Psychological Judge Lederberg graduated swnma-cwn associations. laude from Classical High School; cwn laude from Pembroke College with a bachelor's degree in biology, 1959; a During her tenure in the General As master's degree from Brown University sembly, Judge Lederberg was responsible in biology, 1961;and a Ph.D. from Brown for the initiation and passage of many in psychology, 1966. She went on to earn bills, which include calling for open and her J.D . degree from Suffolk University ethical government, broadening the scope Law School in 1976. of educators, increasing funding for state Among her many awards and honors, libraries and providing responsible envi she was named 'Woman of the Year" in ronmental laws. 1982 by the Woonsocket Business and Professional Women's Association; given the "Outstanding Citizen's Award" in An advocate of education and higher 1980 by the United Italian Americans; the learning, Judge Lederberg calls it "the "Citizen's Award for Service" in 1979by common denoQ.1inator" to solving pro the Rhode Island Educational Media As blems. ''(Education) is an important sociation, and cited by the Rhode Island base. It is the vehicle and means by which CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU: Jules Cohen (left) of the economics and manage Association of School Committees, the it not only gives an individual the means ment department gets inducted into the Travelers Aid Society of Rhode Island Hall National Council of Jewish Women and to improve their private 1ot, but it gives of Fame for his work for the society through the College's Computer Information the Rhode Island Mental Health Associa Systems (CIS) program. The ceremonies April 27 took place at the society's annual tion. She was the recipient of the RIC meeting at Citizens Bank, Providence. Doing the honors is society president Thomas School of Education and Human Services everyone an opportunity to better their so Hoagland. Distinguished Service Award in 1984. ciety." What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993-Page 9 Former vocational school student excels in academics, ·athletics and helping others by Cynthia DeMaio This y?ar's winner of the Hetherman my parents asked my brother and me how Award, Daniel McKenna Jr, of West we would feel about becoming a foster Greenwich, is indeed the athlete, gentle family. Since then, there have been hun man and scholar that the award seeks to dreds of kids in our home. At one point acknowledge. Not only does McKenna there were seven foster children, two have a 3.28 G.P.A., he is iflso the captain adopted brothers, two adopted sisters and of the wrestling team, is involved in the my biological brother,'' McKenna said. Foster Brother Program and coaches in ''The foster brother program shows you nearby high schools. how to treat everyone with respect and A former stud,ent at the West Bay Voca make your home their home.'' tional Technical School in Coventry, The school year ends for McKenna in McKenna decided to go to college during May, but it begins for his team of racing his senior year of high school. He entered pigeons. Birds hatched in January begin tl1e Pr_eparatory ' Emollment Program training now, he explained. Pigeons are (P.E.P.) at RIC. This program is open to trained to return to a specific loft (a first generation college students. The coop). Their first trip out is five miles summer before his freshman year, away from the loft, the next, 20 miles. McKenna participated in a six-week, no The trainer goes through the summer with credit training course to get up to speed the birds until they can find their way on study skills, public speaking, English back from 100 miles away. and math. In August, the birds are loaded into a This year McKenna has been student truck with other racers' teams and driven · teaching in technology education (what to Pittsfield, Mass. They are released at 7 used to be "shop") at the Exeter/West on a Saturday morning and are back to the Greenwich Junior/Senior High School. loft by 8:30 to 9:00 a.m., an average . After graduation, McKenna will be certi speed of 45 miles per hour. Individual fied to teach architectural design, CADD times for each bird are determined by a (computer aided drafting design), and sealed ciock and the local Racing Pigeon woodworking. He says a lot has changed Club hands out awards the fol.lowing in tl1e shop curriculum, "It's not strictly weekend. woodworking anymore.'' Older birds race on routes which are McKenna has been active in intramural 100 to 600 miles long. "Not bad for an sports including street hockey and indoor animal that weighs only 1-1/2 pounds," arena football. He has also been on the DANIEL McKENNA JR. WITH ONE OF IDS BREEDING PIGEONS. McKenna said. The birds usually make it college's wrestling team since his arrival (What's _News Plwto by George LaTour) back unless they fall victim to hawks or at RIC, this year serving as team captain. hunters. McKenna feels the team is the "best members took good care of the wrestling collegiate Athletics Gail M. Davis noted McKenna · said that although .. people sports team on campus. We were five- area in the old Walsh gym, painting the that "Dan is an outstanding role model may laugh at the idea of pigeon racing, he time New England champions and we walls and decorating it with photos and not only for his athletic and academic suc feels he's in good company. At a recent came in third this year." trophies of accomplishments. cess but for his humanitarian contribu awards ceremony, McKenna sat with RIC tions as well.'' President John Nazarian. "Dr. Nazarian He describes a family-like bond be In a description of McKenna 's ac McKenna has been a foster brother for has been involved in pigeon racing for tween members of the · team and says complishments, interim Director of Inter- many years. 'When I was eight years old years," McKenna said. Growing up in New York City slums, RIC Justice Studies student says ' I don't know how I survived it' - by George LaTour Having been raised in what would gen It aided her in dealing realistically with 'We are proud of Dawn, and recognize erally be considered less than a healthy · women offenders in the drug-abuse pro that her continued success in the criminal environment in New York City and then gram at the Adult Correctional Institution justice system will result in its improve married to an abusive husband with two (ACI). ment,'' noted Pan1ela Irving Jackson, di children by age 18, this Rhode Island Col There, she would run group sessions rector ·of the RIC Justice Studies lege honors graduate faced an up-hill with counseling and substance-abuse edu Program, in Huntley's Cap 'n Gown cita struggle to say the least. cation for the inmates. From there, she tion. "I don't know how I survived it," branched out to develop (with a co Dawn L. Huntley of Providence says now. worker) a group on women's issues in To practice law Today, she is remarried to Cedric general. Another reason Dawn Huntley took up Huntley, a local man, and oh-so-proud of justice studies was that she wants to prac her sons Stephfon, 20, and Dale, 17, who tice law someday, hopefully, in Washing will soon graduate from Classical High ton, D.C., where she wants to be on the School where he has been an outstanding She throws her head back federal· bar so she can practice in the fed athlete. eral courts. and allows herself a good Her studies at RIC included political And, she has completed her undergrad science and other "all good undergradu uate degree requirements as of last August laugh ... at her self. ate preparation" toward her goal, she with a 3.6 average overall (out of a possi says, of being a lawyer who will concen ble 4.0) and an average "higher ~an trate on constitutional law and civil rights. that" in her justice studies. When asked why she moved to Rhode At RIC's May 5 Cap 'n Gown convoca Another aspect of her volunteer work at Island in 1977; Huntley says she "just the ACI while an undergraduate at RIC moved." Rhode Island seemed as good a tion, she was the recipient of the 1993 DAWNHUNTLEY Mary Ann Hawkes Justice Studies Award was her assistance to the director of the choice as any to get away from her inner as the outstanding justice studies student. dependency issues and all the issues re mentor program. Huntley helped recruit city environment at the time. The award honors the work and career volving around substance abuse, sothat's and train mentors for the female inmates Now that she has her degree, she will of Professor Emerita Mary Ann Hawkes . why I took arr interest" in these issues, in the substance-abuse program. . apply to law schools and "may move out of Newton, Mass. This is the third annual she relates. From there, it was just a short 'We helped abusers with problems of Rhode Island" as unceremoniously as award. step to justice studies and the v.urk she while they were still incarcerated, gave she had moved in. tl1em support. I helped train the mentors For now, however, she notes, "I never Huntley feels she shares the award performed fulltime for three years while a student at RIC at the state Department of and (then) matched them up (with in stopped working all my life until now. "unofficially" with two fellow students, mates)'," she relates. I've been 'responsible' for so long ... " she Tina LaPierre and Teresa Desautel Corrections in the substance-abuse pro gram for incarcerated women. The mentor program trains community says then pauses, thinking. "that, I guess, whom, she · says, displayed a real members to help incarcerated addicts in I owe it to myself to be irresponsible - "competitive spirit." · About substance abuse: "That's some thing that I speak about (with knowled?e their transition to life outside of prison. just once." She throws her head back and allows gained from personal exP?sure whil,~ Huntley, in addition, networked with How did she ... herself a good laugh ... at herself. For growing up in New York City slllD!~~ community agencies and committees in How did she get interested in justice Dawn Huntley, irresponsibility would be Today, she considers that knowledge lill- the hope of better meeting the needs of studies, she was asked. drug-involved female prisoners. completely out of character. " I was very much aware of co- portant. '' Page JO-What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993 8 music students receive scholarships/awards Winners of this year's Rita V. Bicho, Melody Stappas and Louis Appleton Memorial scholarships have been an nounced by the Rhode Island College music department, which also announced the winner of a new scholarship as well as the department's Outstanding Service Award winners. Jill Boyd of Riverside and Paul Barrette of North Providence, both juniors study ing music education, are the winners of the Rita V. Bicho Memorial Scholarship, Boyd in the voice category; Barrette, strings. Announcement of their selection came at the 15th annual Bicho Concert at the College on May 3. Each received $500 from the Bicho Fund which is housed in the RIC Founda tion. The scholarship honors the late Rita V. Bicho, who retired from the College's music department in 1979 after serving with distinction on the faculty for 30 years. Winner of the Melody Stappas Memo rial Scholarship for $250 is Regina Fer rucci of Cranston, a sophomore majoring in music performance. The award is given to a sophomore or junior studying piano, who "reflects the MUSIC AWARD WINNERS are (rear from left) Diana McVey, Raechel Robidoux, Kristan Oberoi, Jill Boyd, Paul Barrette and joy and inspiration that Melody Stappas Wendy Rios; (front from left) Maria Gallo and Regina Ferucci. Gallo is this year's winner of the music department's Cantor Jacob gave to everyone she encountered." 1'1!:. Hohenemser Award as the outstanding music student. See related story on Gallo. Stappas, a pianist/organist, graduated from RIC in 1982 and died a year later. A new award - from a fund designated to motivate and encourage such students tion major. Awards were presented to Winner of the Louis Appleton Memori by the Rhode Island Foundation and the early in their academic careers, reports them at the April 16 Honors Recital, al Scholarship for $250 is Krishan Oberoi Rhode Island Community Foundation - Kathleen McNally Wassenar, vice presi reports Robert W. Elam, chairman of the of Smithfield, a sophomore studying provides approximately $500 for a select dent for Development and College Rela music department. music education. music major. The award, the Katherine tions and executive director of the RIC The award, for one who is a music ma Bryer Kruger Fund Scholarship, was Foundation. Another new award established recently jor currently active in church music as a awarded for 1992-93 to Wendy Rios of Rios is described as "one of the most within the RIC Foundation and called the performer or director, honors the late Warwick, a second-semester freshman, in talented violinists'' encountered on the Sylvan R. and Helen Forman Scholarship Louis Appleton, who graduated in 1974 recogniton of her "outstanding perform freshman level. will be made annually starting next year. and died in 1983. ance abilities in music." Recognized for their "oustanding ser It was established by Helen Forman, Both the Stappas and Appleton awards Faculty members within the music vice" are Diana McVey of Greenville, a Class of '34, in memory of her husband, were presented at the April 30 Collage department nominated students .for the music performance major, and Raechel and will provide support for students pur Concert at RIC. award focusing on talented freshmen so as Robidoux of Chepachet, a music educa- suing a major in music. Maria V. Gallo ... Music and teaching are near to her ' home and heart' by Clare Eckert Congratulanons In her sophomore and junior years, the petite woman was chosen to receive the to the music department's.Rita V. BichoMemo rial Scholarship for outstanding musical accomplishments. And on May 5 during Cap and Gown Class of 1993 Day ceremonies, Gallo received the Can tor Jacob Hohenemser Award, given an nually by the music department to "an outstanding graduating student of music." Modest about her accomplishments, she quickly credits her family for their en couragement and the music faculty at RIC for "being able to share their talents" with her during her tenure at school. Gal lo said she is especially grateful to faculty member, Judith Stillman, who has been her instructor at RIC for four years. She has been a member of the College's Wind Ensemble, the RIC Symphony Or chestra and has performed in the RIC Chorus. Soon, she said, she will be look MARIA V. GALW ing to perform with other musical groups. "It's important to perform in some ca pacity (while teaching) to keep you up to date and to continue playing,•• Gallo said. The sun must shine a little brighter in On May 22, Gallo will graduate from "I am looking to get involved with other West Warwick when Maria V. Gallo sits Rhode Island College with a cunrnlative musical groups.'' down at her Baby Grand Kimbel piano at grade poin~ average of 3. 88 in the Honors Bycoining a teacher is ·very near to her her home and begins to play her favorite Program and a degree in music education "home and heart." Her mother, Frances classi~al music. An .award winning pian and a minor in mathematics, with hopes is a 1971 graduate of RIC and the princi ... ist, singer and scholar, with a broad smile of fulfilling her dream of sharing her love pal at Eldridge Elementary School in East and twinkling_ eyes, Gallo has been play- for music with junior high school students Greenwich. Her father, Robert is a teach . ing piano since the. age of five. OI)e day. er at the junior/senior high school in Sci fr<>~ th¢. staff "Music is something that is yery im tuate, and brothers, John, 20 · and Steve, portant· and- special to me,:• said the 21- Besides the Paul Douglas Teachers · :· 18, both stand-out football athletes at West year-old; who graduated f(om West Scholarship -she received upon her gradu- War~ick High School a~e considering ·the · of Warwick High Scliool and was the reeipi: ·Whftt's _News • ation from high scµool, she also was the teaching ·prof~ssion. . • . ... 1••· ent of the Paul Douglas Teachers Scholar recipient of the RIC Presidential Scholar- • Her advise to other .young people think s~ip, awarded .. to an . outstanding· senior . ship award as a freshman student and a ing .af>out music is \o "relax, and try to high school student interested in pursuing -scholarsllip from the Coflege's music . mak~ practice (sessions) enjoyab-le. Thi.we a teaching career. · . pepartment. • . about ~e fun.,aspects.' ~ What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993-,Page 11 In Memoriam - RIC Theatre to present its Classical singer Dana McGovern Hit Parade 1993 this summer .dies at age 42 Dana E. a performance. McGovern Jr. of A true bass singer, Markward said he East Greenwich, was "a rare commodity" with a voice a 1980 Rhode "hard to duplicate. He'll be sorely miss Island College ed." graduate who Mr. McGovern performed as soloist went on to distin with the Concord Civic Orchestra, the guish himself in Gordon College Chorus, the Boston Uni Rhode Island mu versity Opera Theater and with the Rhode sical circles as a Island Civic Chorale, the Bel Canto classical bass Opera, the Chaminade Opera, the South singer, reportedly was struck and killed County Chamber Singers and at several by an Amtrak train April 22 outside churclies and synogogues in addition to Boston's Back Bay Station. He was 42. his periodic performances at his alma McGovern had performed in a number mater. of music and theatre productions at RIC, His list of solo credits was extensive including last year's Rita V. Bicho Me and included Handel's Messiah, morial Scholarship Concert which fea Mendelssohn's Elijah and Verdi's Man tured Haydn's "Die Schopfung" (The wni Requiem. Creation). The state's musical community mourn Mr. McGovern worked as a sales repre ed the loss of a talented singer who had a sentative for T. & J. Container Systems of ERIC TUCKER DAN KIRBY great bass voice and a knack for putting Johnston since 1987 and was a substitute fellow performers at ease in the tense mo teacher in the East Greenwich public Rhode Island College Theatre this ments before a performance. - schools. He had coached. basketball for summer will present Hit Parade 1993, • "He was a wonderful singer," said Dr. the Town Recreation Department. another in its continuing series of Harold Falconer, founder of the South "successful" musical reviews, an Born in Providence, he was a son of County Chamber Singers. "He had a ter nounces Edward A. Scheff, professor Eva (Marthy) McGovern of East Green rific bass voice with a terrific range. The wich and the late Dana E. McGovern Sr. of theatre. whole musical community feels terrible Besides his wife, Esperanz.a M. (Molina) about this. He's irreplaceable," Falconer This year there will be two com Berry-McGovern and his mother, he is pletely different revues, says Scheff, told the Providence Journal. survived by a son, Michael Berry; a RIC music professor Edward Mark featuring the music of such great com daughter, Melissa Berry, both at home; a posers as Richard Rodgers, George ward, with whom Dana had studied and brother, William McGovern of East worked closely as a student and who often Greenwich, and a sister, Sharon Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, conducted productions in which Mr. McGovern in California. Stephen Soundheim, Andrew Lloyd McGovern later performed, termed his Webber and Alan Jay Lerner. loss "a tragedy." A Mass of Christian Burial was cele Markward noted that Mr. McGovern brated at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Revue I will be presented July 8-10; "took his art very seriously" and yet was East Greenwich. Burial was private. Revue II, July 29:-31. All perform often the life of a rehearsal or party after G.L. ances will be in the air conditioned Roberts Hall auditorium starting at 8 p .m . The shows will highlight the songs that made the Hit Parade during the JENNIFER MUDGE 1930s '40s and 50s, with old favorites from Hollywood, Broadway and Tin Pan Alley. The cast will be comprised of both RIC and non-RIC performing artists: Jennifer Mudge, Daniel Kirby and Eric Tucker, all of Providence, Rachel Padoll of Pawtucket, Kelly Lynch of Smithfield and Donald Sheehan of Pembroke, Mass. . Director will be RIC theatre Prof. Raymond Picozzi of Newport; the choreographer, Elaine Colaneri; the musical director, Joseph Parillo; the set design, Douglas Cumming; the costumes, Susan Kandziolka; the lighting, Edward Scheff. Parillo will be at the keyboard with Dan Scheff at the drums. Tickets are $12 with discounts for RACHEL PADOLL senior citizens and students. For more information, call 456-8060. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE alumnae Kathy St. Jean, Class of 1980, and a partner '------' entertain the crowd at the recent RIC Foundation Gala. St. Jean is the owner of the Dance Connection in Johnston and North Kingstown. (What's News photo by Gordon KELLY LYNCH DON SHEEHAN Page 12-What's News, Monday, May 17, 1993 Christa Albrecht- On the ' write' track by Cynthia L. Sousa Over the past weekend, thousands of Rhode Islanders visited their local cinema to watch a movie. Or they rented a movie and watched it in the privacy of their home. The majority of movie-goers watch for the sake of being entertained and to relax. Recommending a movie to friends be cause "it was good" or not recommen dind a movie is about as far as people get to critically analyzing or examining a movie's merits or low points. One viewer among us is in the minori ty: Rhode Island College senior film stu dies major Christa Albrecht of Seekonk, Mass. Albrecht, who has · a strong creative writing background, haslong pursued her · interest in film criticism, defined as "crit ically breaking films down, analyzing them and writing reviews." And, she has been doing this while maintaining a 3.85 average at RIC, writing a 115-page novella and several short stories and poems (some of which CHRISf A ALBRECHT have been published), working part-time at CVS, occasionally babysitting and ulty Award recipient for "demonstrating spending her free (?) time riding her mo outstanding scholarly achievement and torcycle! unusual promise in the discipline." The 22-year-old was born in Oklahoma · Her 26-page short story titled "In and raised in Colorado and Texas. Her Heat" will be published in Shoreline, tl1e family moved to Massachusetts in 1986. RIC English department's literary maga She graduated from Seekonk High School in 1989. zine in the fall, which she says she is very Albrecht says she has been writing cre happy about. "I'm flattered tl1at tlley atively since she was a young child and would consider publishing a story of this that her interest in film studies size.'' mushroomed "when I found out that it Two weeks ago she gave her first public was a scholastic area which I could study reading of the short story at a party cele legitimately." brating Shorline 's fifth year of existence. When she was searching for a college to Her novella is, according to Albrecht, pursue her interests, she found that "RIC "short on plot and heavy on theme." She was the only school around" that had a says it is a "tragedy of the human spirit" program that suited her. involving someone who wants to break all "I was very impressed with their pro the attachments in her life. gram,'' she says. "The faculty had exten After graduation, Albrecht and her sive backgrounds in critical film "motorcycle buddy" John Silvia of analysis." Jamestown, plan to travel across tile coun Albrecht says she has enjoyed the try for four to six weeks on their motorcy changes her courses have made in the way cles, camping along the way. she watches films. 'The films have all be Albrecht received her motorcyle, a come bigger, I absorb more and feel like Suzuki Savage, last December as a gift from Silvia and says she and PRESENTING HER PAPER on 'The Relationship Between Mistreatment as a Child I am participating in the film ·rather than her friend to Adult_Relationships and Self "&teem' at the second annual Student Psychological just watching it." don't have any specific travel route mapped out, although Otus, Colorado, Research Conference April 28 in the Student Union ballroom is Kathleen Carty During her sophomore year, Albrecht (What's News Photo by (!orclon E. Rawley) • received the English Writing Award and will be one of their stops. Albrecht grew in her junior year she received the Film up in the small town of 500 and says it is Studies Award. Recently Albrecht was "deeply rooted" in her, although she now chosen as tl1e Film Studies Program Fae- calls New England her home. WRITING CONTESf WINNERS, all first place in the annual high school contest are: (front from left) Alison Franklin and Elizabeth Shah-Hosseini both of. the Wheeler School, and Vanessa Smith Valliere of Mount St. Charles; (rear from left) Evan Sicuran za of Wheeler; Rachel Cane of Lincoln and Rachael Lee Arestad of Wheele/ Each received pens courtesy of the Quill Company, Providence. The con test is sponsored by the Rhode Island Council of Teachers of English, M. ;\lice Grellner of RIC, president, and RIC. Site is Alumni Lounge on April 29. (What's News Photo by Gordon E. Rawley)