Annual Report 2018 / 2019 Campus Stories Message from the President

Dear Friends,

I welcome the opportunity to present to you the Mission Statement 2018 – 2019 Annual Report and share with you The aim of Dominican College is some of the accomplishments of this past year. to promote educational excellence, In May 2019, having graduated its largest class, leadership, and service in an 579 students, the number of degrees awarded environment characterized by since the founding of the College rose to 15,688. respect for the individual and concern for the community and its Dominican College takes great pride in the accomplishments and generous service needs. Founded by the Dominican of its alumni as well as its current students. This past year, a student was named the Sisters of Blauvelt, the College is Outstanding Undergraduate Social Worker of New York State; another received a full an independent institution of higher scholarship to study law upon graduation; and a third was accepted into a prestigious learning, Catholic in origin and program at Princeton for the study of Biology. heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit In June, the College celebrated the growth of its campus over the past quarter of truth and embodies an ideal century. Since the dedication of the Hennessy Center in 1994, three residences of education rooted in the values have been created—Hertel, Rosary, and Guzman; Prusmack Center, the academic of reflective understanding and building, has been constructed; Casey and Forkel Halls were upgraded, magnificent compassionate involvement. expansions were added to Granito and Hennessy Centers, and the Sullivan Library was dedicated. How grateful the College community remains for the support and Committed to building its programs vision of its Board of Trustees and its many donors! upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the College Currently, the College is engaged in planning for a new turf field and track to be maintains a student-centered climate used primarily by the men’s and women’s soccer, lacrosse, and track teams. Close and serves a diverse community 14 to 300 undergraduates play on 17 varsity teams as members of the Central Atlantic of students in undergraduate and Collegiate Conference (CACC). This past year, the men’s basketball and men’s golf graduate programs. The College teams won their respective conference championship. empowers this community of learners Sections to excel, lead, serve with integrity, The New York State Education Department approved the introduction of an and to engage responsibly in the Student Stories 04 undergraduate program in Health Sciences and an online program moving pursuit of a more just, ethical, registered nurses to the baccalaureate level, as well as a graduate program and sustainable world. Campus Development 10 in Organizational Leadership and Communication. These programs were introduced in the fall of 2019. Dominican College is dedicated Campus Stories 14 to the principle that its educational Happily, the fiscal year ended with a surplus of over $560,000; the endowment programs and services must be Events 24 grew to $6,578,300 and all bank and governmental covenants were realized. both challenging and supportive, In addition, the Board approved a plan to double the endowment within the next distinguished both by high standards Athletic Highlights 26 few years. Efforts to raise alternative revenue through rentals, camps, and other and by attention to the needs and creative endeavors have been undertaken. potential of the individual student. 4 26 Volunteers 30 Affirmed and engaged by these Dominican College continues to work toward a promising future, in spite of standards and values, graduates are Student Stories Athletic Highlights Ways to Give 32 enrollment and fiscal challenges. The College is grateful for the guidance prepared for purposeful lives and for of its Board, the dedication of its faculty and staff, and the enthusiasm of its students. the careers and professions they Our Donors 34 choose to pursue. Thank you for keeping Dominican College in your prayers and among your priorities. ON THE COVER Milestones 44 Best wishes to you and yours for a blessed 2020. Dominican College 470 Western Highway Celebrating 25 Years of Campus Development Noteworthy, Scholarly, 48 Gratefully, Orangeburg, NY 10962 Dominican College’s growth and expansion continues & Other Professional Activities 845-359-7800 to enrich the lives of students, faculty, and the community. Seen on the cover is the Granito Center (completed 1996), Financials 54 www.DC.edu a lab and classroom in the Prusmack Center (completed Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien, O.P., Ph.D. 2005), and the Fitness Center, part of the Hennessy Center President expansion (completed 2017). Chief Administrators 55

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Student OTHER AWARDS AND HONORS INCLUDED:

■ John E. Sorrentino, retired Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Pfizer in Pearl River, NY, received an honorary degree, Doctor of Science, in Stories recognition of his outstanding work in the development of life-enhancing vaccines. He also led Pfizer’s corporate citizenship The Dominican College experience efforts and was helpful in upgrading the College’s biology and chemistry extends beyond the classroom laboratories in Forkel Hall. as students discover new worlds. Dominican College’s 65th Annual Commencement Exercises ■ Dr. Ronald Israelski, a hand/micro vascular surgeon, is currently Director of Medical Education at Orange Regional Medical At Dominican College’s 65th Commencement Exercises, 579 students Center and received the Veritas Medal. graduated, including 102 with doctoral degrees and 101 with master’s degrees. Dr. Israelski has done extensive relief and charity work in Haiti, working tirelessly to President Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien told the graduates to accept their diplomas improve medical delivery to the people with a sense of pride in their accomplishment. “Be proud of your Alma Mater, of Port-au-Prince. He has also improved as we are of you. Remember, once a Charger, always a Charger! Dominican medical services to the uninsured in College will ultimately measure its effectiveness, not by the degrees of its Sullivan County, NY and New York City. faculty or the size of its campus, although we treasure both, but rather by the competence ■ Abdul Sulaiman Jr., ’09, received the and compassion, the vision and generosity Badami Outstanding Young Alumnus of its close to 14,500 graduates. How greatly Award. Sulaiman founded a company the world needs your joyful and hope-filled called Project Pawn to mentor children lives,” she said. through the game of chess. Over the past six years, Project Pawn has taught The Commencement Address was delivered thousands of young people important life by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, lessons about planning ahead, problem who received an honorary degree, solving, having patience, learning how Doctor of Humanities. to win, and learning how to lose.

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Students Who Deliver Meals Named Volunteers of the Week by Local Newspaper

A local newspaper, the Rockland County Times, named Dominican College OT Students’ Invention students who volunteer with Meals on Wheels, the “Volunteers of the Week” Reaches the Semifinal Round in their December 6, 2018 edition. Every Friday, the students deliver meals in a Statewide Competition to the elderly and homebound along a designated route.

Student Receives Statewide Graduate Awarded Full In the Rockland County Times article, Meals on Wheels Volunteer Coordinator An invention of Dominican College Award for Social Work Law School Scholarship Dianna Diffley said that Dominican College students have great enthusiasm. Occupational Therapy students was “Some have returned after graduation and taken their own route. Connecting chosen as one of 25 projects to move the aging population to the youth has proven to be wonderful,“ she said. ahead in a New York State Department of Nelcy García de León, ’19, received the Undergraduate Student of the Recent graduate Kyle Dimas Souza, ’19, was Health (DOH) competition. The DOH Aging Year Award from the New York State Social Work Education Association awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Quinnipiac Dominican College students have been delivering nutritious meals for Meals Innovation Challenge encourages New York (NYSSWEA) in October 2018. The award is given in recognition of University School of Law. Souza was a star on Wheels for the past seven years. students to develop innovations to assist a student’s passion for social justice and dedication to academic student and standout lacrosse player at aging New Yorkers and their caregivers in achievement, college and departmental leadership, and service Dominican College. He graduated from the completing activities of daily living. to diverse populations. College’s Honors Program with a cumulative grade point average of 3.98, with a major in Amanda Fortuna, ’18, took the lead in García de León said there are criminal justice and a minor in philosophy. submitting the idea for a battery-powered a number of factors that have reacher, which was conceived with some of contributed to her passion for social “Positive community Souza delivered the 2019 Class Message during her classmates during an Advanced Practice justice. “Being an immigrant, having the Baccalaureate Awards Ceremony, reminding OT course. “Typically in field work or clinical strong family role models, and my involvement is my his classmates of all they had accomplished. scenarios that we’ve been in, we’ve seen personal experiences of injustice, moral obligation.” “We did it all and we never gave up. We pushed that people are given reachers, but they have all led to my acquiring a sense – Nelcy García de León, ’19 through it. College is not like high school. It don’t have the grip strength to maintain a of responsibility and understanding is not for everyone. It is hard. But we are not grasp to pick up an item,” she said. that positive community involvement everyone. We are Chargers,” he said. is my moral obligation,” she said. Dominican College Student Accepted In order to become a semi-finalist, Souza received numerous honors, including Into Selective Princeton University Program Fortuna had to submit a written proposal. García de León was recognized for her organization of a peaceful protest the Outstanding Senior Award and the Unfortunately, she was not chosen to highlight discriminatory hiring practices against people with disabilities. Mother Geraldine Forkel Award for Academic Stefanie Moncayo was accepted into Princeton University’s Ecology and Evolutionary as a finalist. She is now working as She is a member of the Rockland Immigration Coalition and interned at Excellence. He also was named to the Central Biology (EEB) Scholars program in August 2019. The highly competitive and an occupational therapist at Burke the office of New York State Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee, translating for Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men’s selective program provides talented potential graduate students with a preview Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, NY. constituents and working on projects related to children and families. Lacrosse All-Academic Team, the Google Cloud of the opportunities at Princeton University. The scholars meet with professors, live Academic All-District® Men’s At-Large Team with a graduate host, and present research during a 4-day visit to the campus. Now studying at New York University, García de León is well on her way to and the Google Cloud Academic All-America® earning a Master of Social Work degree. She is one of seven Dominican Men’s At-Large Second Team. Moncayo, a current junior, has a double major in biology and math with a minor in College social work students in 2019 who were awarded advanced chemistry. She said she is thankful that Dominican College professors in the science standing, allowing them to enter graduate school as second-year students. and math departments prepared her to be accepted into such a prestigious program.

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This year’s Dominican College Alumni Hall of Achievement Total Enrollment honorees with Dominican College faculty on April 7, 2019. From left to right: Colby Valentine, 1,956 Michelle Soto, ’11, Leadership Award; 25 Jeremy Arcaro, ’09, Excellence Award; States Represented Katie McLaughlin, ’16, Service Award; Tara Parrello, and Ryan O’Gorman.

68% Female 32% Male $26.1K $236,330,154 Annual Economic Impact Average Financial Aid Package in Rockland County 77% Full Time 23% Part Time 125 Full-Time 57% minority Equivalent Faculty The Class of 2023 at the Freshman Convocation on August 24, 2019. 15 to 1 Student to Faculty Ratio 71% Full-Time Faculty 46% with Terminal Degrees of undergraduates 8  Dominican College live on campus. Annual Report  9 Dominican College Campus Development

Pictured from left to right: Ross Pepe, Rob Diccianni, Karim Abood, Patti Prusmack, Ken Marks, Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien, Jim Granito, Pat Miele, James E. Hennessy, and Sr. Kathleen Sullivan.

Dominican College Celebrates 25 Years of Campus

Dominican College celebrated 25 years of campus development at the 47th Annual Development Grand Reception on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at The View in Piermont, NY. 1994 – 2019 During the Grand Reception, special recognition was given to a number of individuals who have been instrumental in the College’s growth including: Ross Pepe, Jack Holt, Pat Diccianni, Nick Badami (posthumously), Jim Granito, Pat Aguanno, Joe Corless, James E. Hennessy, Pat Miele, Karim Abood, Jon Prusmack (posthumously), and Patti Prusmack.

“Each of these individuals played a key role in the development of the campus and the construction of new buildings. We are grateful for their wisdom, hard work, and generosity in helping us to develop the campus over the past quarter century,” said Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien, O.P., Ph.D., College President.

After the event, a brass plaque giving special recognition to the individuals was Sr. Kathleen Sullivan, Ross Pepe, Jerry Keahon, affixed to a large rock in front of the Hennessy Center. and Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien read a plaque honoring those who played key roles in the development of the College’s campus. Dominican College has undergone tremendous growth since 1994 when the College opened the Hennessy Center, the main athletic facility on campus. In 1996, Hertel Hall, a 290-bed student residence opened, along with the Granito Center, a student center and dining hall. Four years later, the second floor of the Granito Center was completed, containing the Badami Board Room, the Health Center, and the College Bookstore. In 2005, the Prusmack Center for Health and Science Education was completed to offer updated classrooms, laboratories, and a lecture hall. Guzman Hall, a 200-bed student residence, was constructed and opened in 2007. Most recently, in 2017, the Hennessy Center expansion was completed, with a new gymnasium and fitness center.

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Looking Ahead: Our Next Campus Development Project Dirt to Turf Field

Dominican College is undertaking a new project to improve and modernize its campus. Men’s Soccer Coach, Fundraising has begun for a NCAA regulation-size turf field, with a six-lane track surrounding Colin Hodge, ’08, the field. The project includes plans for permanent bleachers to seat 225 spectators, with his players. a press box, and a new scoreboard.

The grass field behind Forkel Hall has served the College well for over 50 years, with Charger athletes winning many championships. However, College administrators and the Board of Trustees concluded that it was time to replace the aging grass field with a new turf field and track to remain competitive with other colleges that have upgraded their athletic facilities.

The construction of a new turf field would further improve Dominican College’s athletic facilities. It follows the recent expansion of the Hennessy Center, which includes an impressive fitness room and a new gymnasium. A modernized turf field would allow the College to host tournaments and draw more spectators to home games.

A fundraising campaign—called “dirt 2 turf”—aims to raise about $3 million for the project, “I would love which will benefit Dominican College men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse teams, as well nothing more than as men’s and women’s cross-country, and track and field teams. to get hundreds

The fundraising campaign officially began with the Turf Field Kickoff event on November of students in 30, 2018 with former soccer and lacrosse athletes. The campaign is reaching out to alumni, the stands… community members, corporations, and foundations to raise funds for the project. cheering because

The men’s soccer and lacrosse teams are coached by alumni who are supportive of the drive of school pride.” to improve the College’s facilities. Colin Hodge, ’08, the head coach of men’s soccer said, – Interim Men’s “As coaches, our concern is the performance of our teams and the safety of our athletes. Lacrosse Coach, We want our students to play on a state-of-the-art field.” Daniel Steigert, ’13

Interim head coach of men’s lacrosse Daniel Steigert, ’13, says he’s looking forward to the completion of the field. “Everyone loves playing in front of their friends,” said Steigert. “I would love nothing more than to get hundreds of students in the stands on a beautiful April day, cheering because of school pride.”

The new turf field offers a number of naming opportunities to recognize the generosity of donors. For more information about these naming opportunities, contact Sal Pennino, Senior Advancement Officer, at 845-848-7409 or [email protected]. DOMINICAN COLLEGE ATHLETIC COMPLEX & SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD ORANGEBURG, NEW YORK 12  Dominican College Annual Report  13

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Dominican College Launches Effort to Become a Tobacco-Free Campus Students Present Research Campus During Psychology Conference Dominican College has joined a national movement to address smoking and tobacco use at college campuses. The College will Students in the Senior Seminar in receive information, support, and funds from the Truth Initiative® Psychology class presented their Senior to implement a tobacco-free or smoke-free policy on campus. Truth Research Projects during the Hudson Valley Initiative® is the nation’s largest nonprofit public health organization Undergraduate Psychology Conference on Stories dedicated to making tobacco use a thing of the past. May 3, 2019, in the Prusmack Center.

“Dominican College is committed to making our environment Coordinator of the Psychology Program, Dominican College celebrated major safer, healthier, and more productive,” said Director of Student Kelly Johnson, Ph.D., said the students Health and Project Leader Lynda Chesterman. “Students, faculty, each gave a 15-minute “paper talk” or milestones and well-earned recognition staff, and administrators will be asked to support the adoption presentation. “Public presentations like for our programs, faculty, and staff. of a 100 percent tobacco-free or smoke-free policy.” this help students hone their presentation skills, as well as increase interest in a Co-leader Jenna Tacinelli Hach, Clinical Education Coordinator potentially new topic with people in and and Assistant Professor of Athletic Training, added, “Tobacco use outside of psychology. Sharing findings remains the number one cause of preventable death in this country. in this way is how we develop the field In addition, secondhand smoke exposure causes cancer and of psychology,” she said. cardiopulmonary diseases.” Johnson said the professors primarily Dominican College has formed a Taskforce for a Tobacco-Free evaluated the students on the following: how Campus to assess tobacco use, identify a treatment plan for well the reviewed literature supports their current smokers, and draft a smoke-free or tobacco-free policy. hypothesis; the soundness of the research Two students on the task force are developing and leading design; the clarity and accuracy of the educational efforts among students. results; and the quality of the conclusions. The students were also judged on the “With 99 percent of smokers starting before age 26, college quality of their presentation style. campuses are critical platforms for preventing young adults from starting tobacco use, aiding those current tobacco users in quitting, and reducing exposure to secondhand smoke for all,” said Robin Koval, CEO and president of Truth Initiative®. “We are looking forward to supporting Dominican College’s efforts to make smoking and tobacco use a thing of the past.”

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College Hosts Regional History Conference

Dominican College hosted the Phi Alpha Theta New York-New International Scholar Visits Dominican College Jersey Regional Undergraduate History Conference on Saturday, April 27, 2019 in the Prusmack International scholar and native Rocklander Center. Phi Alpha Theta is a national Annual Healthcare Symposium Focuses Dr. David Clare visited Dominican College history honor society. on Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment for several days in November and delivered a public lecture on Friday, November 16, 2018 The conference attracted students in Rosary Hall. The lecture entitled “Bernard from eight area colleges and The 6th Annual Healthcare Symposium focused on CAR T-Cell Therapy Shaw’s Inextinguishable Pride in Being an universities to present their papers. —a groundbreaking new cancer treatment that has had promising results Irishman” focused on the playwrights’ formative In addition to the three Dominican in clinical trials. years in Dublin and how his Irish experiences College presenters, there was left a big imprint on his plays. also participation of students The speakers at the October 5, 2018 event were Jon Prusmack’s physician, from Adelphi University, Georgian Dr. David S. Siegel, Chief of the Division of Multiple Myeloma, Hackensack Pictured on left: Jon Prusmack with David Siegel and Joel Beetsch. Dr. Clare is an Assistant Lecturer in Drama Court University, Marist College, University Medical Center. Prusmack, a former College Trustee who passed Top right: Joel Beetsch presents and Theatre Studies at Mary Immaculate College, Mercy College, SUNY-Albany, away in December 2018, was one of just 20 people nationwide to take at the Annual Healthcare Symposium. University of Limerick. Since 2009, he has SUNY-New Paltz, SUNY-Plattsburgh, part in a clinical trial using CAR T-Cell Therapy to treat multiple myeloma. Bottom right: David Siegel takes the delivered more than 60 conference papers Mary Immaculate College, and West Point. podium to speak. University of Limerick, is part and public lectures in Ireland, Britain, Hungary, of a new Dominican College Dr. Joel W. Beetsch, Vice President, Global Patient Advocacy, Corporate Canada, and the United States on important student exchange program. Students at the conference Affairs, Celgene Corporation was also a speaker at this event. Celgene figures in Irish, British, and American Literature. heard from keynote speaker has worked on developing this new therapy. His first monograph, Bernard Shaw’s Irish Outlook, Dr. Michael Decker, Executive was published in 2016 and his essays have Director of Phi Alpha Theta. Dr. Siegel said CAR T-Cell Therapy is an enormous step forward for all oncology. appeared in numerous journals and edited collections. Preceding the conference, So far, the therapy has been tested only on blood cancers, however, clinical trials there was a free walking tour are beginning for treating solid tumors. The therapy involves removing T-Cells Dominican College students will have the opportunity to study at Mary Immaculate College of historic Old Tappan, NJ. from the body and modifying the cells in a lab to be able to identify cancer cells. as part of a new student exchange program which Dr. Clare discussed during his visit to The modified T-Cells are grown and expanded and then injected back into the Dominican College. Dominican College Trustee Emeritus Karim Abood, who is Dr. Clare’s patient. The CAR T-Cells bind to cancer cells and destroy them. father, has generously announced that he will pay the transportation expenses for one student during the inaugural year of the student exchange program. The Health Symposium was held in the Fury Lecture Hall in the Science Center bearing Prusmack’s name.

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“Our most precious animals are getting another chance to flourish in their TVI Program Wins Multiple Grants own habitat, due to the research and Federal Reserve Bank of NY Economist Dominican College’s graduate level program to work by the staff Presents “Outlook on the Economy” educate teachers of students who are blind or visually impaired (TVI Program) is getting updated equipment at the Zoo.” and increasing its marketing efforts thanks to an influx – Jim Breheny, An economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York delivered of grant money. The College has secured a total of Director of the Bronx Zoo his annual “Outlook on the Economy” presentation on Thursday, $394,507 in grants since July 2018. January 24, 2019 in Dominican College’s Fury Lecture Hall. Jason Bram, Research Officer, Regional Analysis Function, spoke about the latest Dominican College has just one of two graduate economic indicators. level TVI programs in New York State. The College’s Director of the Bronx Zoo Speaks at the College program combines both online and on-campus Bram spoke during week five of the government shutdown. He said learning and aims to help meet the needs of a it was too early to gauge the effect of the shutdown on the economy, severely underserved population. Experts say The Director of the Bronx Zoo, Jim Breheny, spoke at Dominican College as part although he was concerned about the government workers who 5,000 additional teachers of the blind are needed of the 2019 Honor’s Lyceum and Science Seminar Series on March 27, 2019. were not getting paid. “But in terms of its effects on the economy, nationwide to serve more than 63,000 students Breheny also serves as Executive Vice President of the Wildlife Conservation it’s something to be vigilant about,” he said. “It doesn’t seem to have who meet the definition of blindness. Society and is featured in Animal Planet’s hit docuseries “The Zoo.” had an effect yet, but that doesn’t mean it won’t.” “The money that we’ve received is very much Assistant Professor of Biology Emma C. Sarro, Ph.D., said Breheny’s presentation Bram also told the audience of business leaders, students, and college appreciated and will help us get additional focused on the work that the Bronx Zoo and its collaborators have done to nurture administrators that: instructional materials, such as braille writers, the regrowth of endangered species and their habitats. “Jim provided several embossers, and assistive technology devices that heart-warming examples of how some of our most precious animals are getting ■ The labor market remains strong and wage growth has picked up. our students will be seeing in the classroom,” said another chance to flourish in their own habitat, due to the research and work by Yvette Blitzer, Dominican College Coordinator the staff at the Zoo,” said Dr. Sarro. “Our students left the seminar with a greater ■ Manufacturing and housing have shown signs of slowing. of the TVI Program. appreciation for the mission of the Zoo and many students stayed after the talk to meet Jim and continue the conversation.” ■ New York City’s economy has continued to boom, while other local Dominican College received grant money from the economies across the tri-state metropolitan region have grown modestly. Lavelle Fund for the Blind, the Hearst Foundation, Jim Breheny, Director of the Breheny explained that helping endangered species is done partly through the the Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Bronx Zoo, with students. education and awareness that the Zoo brings to its visitors. He said a lot of work ■ New York City’s finance sector has remained sluggish, but its tech sector Charitable Trust, the Thomas & Agnes Carvel is done out in the field and behind the scenes as well. Breheny’s presentation took has grown briskly. Foundation, and the Ralph M. Cestone Foundation. place in the Lawrence Room of Casey Hall. Bram produces the regional Beige Book reports, and uses monthly business surveys to monitor and analyze current and emerging economic trends and issues of concern.

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Pictured from left to right: Colby Valentine, Coutney Tenentes, Jason S, Martinez, Hilda Kogut, Sahara Juarbe, Tara Parrello, and F.X. Flaherty at Criminal Justice Day on March 21, 2019.

Students Explore Careers on Criminal Justice Day

College Hosts Forum on Cybersecurity College Introduces Online Students studying criminal justice learned RN to BSN Program about possible career paths during the 7th Annual Criminal Justice Day on Two cybersecurity experts shared their advice with business leaders March 21, 2019. The presenters were during a Palisades Institute forum called “Cybersecurity: Protect For the first time ever, Dominican Chief of Rockland County Sheriff’s Yourself and your Business.” The presenters at the forum on College is now offering a program Patrol William Barbera, FBI recruiters October 10, 2018 were Tony Cetera, Chief Information Security Officer, for working nurses that allows them F.X. Flaherty and Sahara Juarbe, and New York University, and Mikhail Falkovich, Director of Information to earn a Bachelor of Science in Department of Homeland Security Deputy New Online Master’s Program Security, Consolidated Edison. Nursing (BSN) degree online. Regional Director Jason S. Martinez. in Organizational Leadership and Communication Companies were advised “You can put lots of Barbara Polowczyk, FNP-BC, RN-BSN Coordinator of the Criminal Justice to follow five steps when tools and technologies Coordinator said the new RN to BSN Program Tara Parrello, Ph.D., said every Dominican College began offering a new Master of Science devising their security plan program began in fall 2019 and is 100 year students gain useful information Degree in Organizational Leadership and Communication in fall —identify, protect, detect, in place, but if some- percent online. “This will allow the from the presentations. “The students 2019. The 33-credit online program can be completed in one respond, and recover. Even one makes a mistake working RN to complete their courses feel very fortunate that they get to ask year by taking two courses during each eight-week session. with planning, there is a or clicks on the wrong at home and at their own pace to get questions and to hear about these There are six sessions in the year. danger of an attack, said their bachelor’s degree,” she said. careers that maybe some of them Cetera. “People are the thing…that’s when the didn’t know existed,” she said. Professor AnnMarie DiSiena, Ed.D., Coordinator of the Communication weakest link. I think that’s attacker gets in.” Polowczyk said the 18-month program Studies Program, said the program is designed for the working probably an important – Tony Cetera, Chief Information will be taught by the same instructors A few exceptional students are invited professional. “Our Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership message that I want to send,” Security Officer, New York who teach in the classroom. The online to have lunch with the speakers after and Communication will help students advance their careers by he said. “You can put lots of University students receive all the benefits of the presentations to allow them to ask learning leadership strategies and communication skills for success. tools and technologies in being on campus, including career even more questions. Criminal Justice Throughout the program, a faculty mentor will provide individualized place, but if someone makes counseling, tutoring, advisement, Day took place in the Fury Lecture Hall attention to each student,” she said. a mistake or clicks on the wrong thing because they are not paying and access to the library. of the Prusmack Center. attention, that’s when the attacker gets in.” DiSiena said the program will help professionals in all fields, including In December 2017, Governor Andrew those in business, healthcare, government, higher education, and law The experts recommended phishing testing—using benign emails Cuomo signed a law commonly referred enforcement, as well as in non-profit organizations. to find out which employees might be susceptible to an attack. to as the “BSN in 10 Law.” It requires Another recommendation was that companies consider having new nurses to earn a bachelor’s degree cyber insurance. within 10 years of initial licensure.

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County Executive Ed Day with Dorothy Filoramo; Dorothy Filoramo and her family on the Granito patio.

College Says Farewell to Dorothy Filoramo College Administrators Raise Money to Construct Well in El Salvador

Dorothy C. Filoramo was lauded as an effective leader and She was also responsible for marketing, communications, Three villages in El Salvador will finally have access to a clean, plentiful water supply thanks to the efforts of two fundraiser, as well as an involved member of the community, alumni relations, and special events. Filoramo began the College administrators. Dorothy Filoramo, former Vice President for Institutional Advancement, and Ryan O’Gorman, as she headed into retirement after serving more than 25 annual Scholarship Dinner to honor students and their Director of Retention and Student Success, are both members of the Rotary Club of Pearl River and were recently years as Vice President for Institutional Advancement. About benefactors and formed the Heritage Society, composed of awarded a Rotary International grant of $27,000. That money coupled with the $58,000 they had previously raised 200 friends, family, and community members attended a individuals who plan to leave gifts for the College in their wills. will be used to construct a new well for the communities of Sol Naciente, Once, and San Francisco. retirement reception in her honor on June 20, 2019 in the She also organized community lectures on the economy and Granito Center. Those who spoke about Filoramo’s legacy at health-related topics. “The residents’ quality of life will improve with access to clean water for cooking, bathing, and the College included the current County Executive, the former washing their clothes,” said Filoramo. “They have been relying on meager supplies and buying “We take clean County Executive, College administrators, colleagues, and “This loyal, gracious, kind, and generous woman has caused water. This will mean clean water 24 hours a day, seven days a week for three communities.” members of her staff. much to flourish,” said President Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien, water for granted recalling that St. Dominic said that seeds that are hoarded rot, O’Gorman added, “For us, we take clean water for granted because we turn on the faucet, because we turn County Executive Ed Day praised Filoramo for her ability seeds that are scattered flourish. there it is, and we drink it. Whereas for them, they are appreciative and want to assist us in on the faucet, to get things done and presented her with a certificate bringing them clean water.” of appreciation from Rockland County in recognition of her Sr. Kathleen O’Sullivan, Chancellor of External Affairs, said there it is, and many years of service to the College and the county. Filoramo successfully overcame many challenges, “She Filoramo and O’Gorman established partnerships with Rotary Clubs in San Miguel, El Salvador we drink it.” remained a wonderful, generous, committed person that and Pune, India, as well as with Dominican College and Molloy College to assist with the – Ryan O’Gorman, Former County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef spoke about we know, appreciate, and love.” project. In addition, they have traveled to El Salvador several times to arrange for the purchase Director of Retention her involvement with Leadership Rockland, People to People, of land, for test drilling, and for a hydrological study. Filoramo and O’Gorman plan to return and Student Success and the Rockland Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation. At the retirement reception, Sr. Mary Eileen announced the to El Salvador in January 2020 to be there for the beginning of the well construction project, “Her real title, I’m afraid to tell you, is she is not just VP for establishment of the Dorothy C. Filoramo Scholarship. To which is expected to take two months to complete. Institutional Advancement. She is the president of Rockland donate to the scholarship, visit dc.edu/filoramoscholarship. County’s advancement altogether,” he said. Each year, students and administrators from Dominican College and Molloy College travel to Sol Naciente to volunteer at a children’s day camp that is run by Dominican Sister, Sr. Flor Buruca, of Amityville, NY, who grew As Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Filoramo up in El Salvador. It was during one of these service trips about four years ago that Filoramo and O’Gorman first spearheaded fundraising and capital campaigns during a time discovered the need for clean water in the community and learned that the well used by residents was running dry. of tremendous growth and modernization of the College.

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A Annual D 21st Annual Alumni F Men’s and Women’s H Pocketbook Bingo K Relay for Life Bobby Mulligan and and Friends Golf Outing Basketball Tip-Off November 7, 2018 April 5, 2019 For more Sue Heller Alumni October 4, 2018 Dinner Rosary Hall Granito Center info on our Basketball Games Spook Rock Golf Course October 25, 2018 events, visit March 2, 2019 Suffern, NY Guest Speaker I Retirement L Friends of the Earth Events dc.edu/calendar. Hennessy Center Frank McLaughlin Reception Honoring and Tree Planting E Preaching in Action with his nephew Dorothy C. Filoramo Ceremony B Christmas Concert September 27, 2018 Michael McLaughlin June 20, 2019 April 24, 2019 with the Orchestra Dominican College volunteers Granito Center Amy Bianco and of St. Peter by the Sea prepared 10,000 meals to be G 40th Annual Purchasing Staff December 2, 2018 distributed through local food Golf Classic and J Founders Week Hennessy Center banks and charities. Tennis Tournament September 24 – 29, 2018 June 17, 2019 Fr. Brian Walker, O.P., C Alumni Hall Rockland Country Club delivers a lecture. of Achievement Sparkill, NY April 7, 2019 Granito Center

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Athletic Highlights Mens Basketball Team Wins CACC Championship

Dominican College athletes compete The Dominican College men’s basketball team won the 2018 – 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship on March 10, 2019 after downing for local, regional, and national recognition. the top seed, Bloomfield College, 70-55, in a game played on Corino Court Its athletic program is recognized as one on the campus of Caldwell University. of the finest in the metropolitan area. With the win, the College (23-7) earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional Tournament. While this is the College’s third consecutive CACC Championship Final appearance, it is the first time the Chargers brought home the crown since joining the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II in 2000.

Junior guard Daraja Rodwell (Baldwin, NY) was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and to the All-Tournament Team. Teammates Jonathan Garcia (Springfield, MA) and Ian Gardener (Norwalk, CT) joined Rodwell on the All-Tournament Team.

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Pictured below: John Burke, now the College’s Vice President for Student Development, with Steve Baxter circa 2000.

Intercollegiate Athletic Program Expands to Include Men and Women’s Tennis

Dominican College’s intercollegiate athletic program now includes men’s and women’s tennis, for a total of 17 NCAA Division II Sports.

“We are excited about the addition of the men’s and women’s tennis programs,” said Director of Athletics Joseph Clinton. “We have been looking for ways to increase opportunities for student-athletes and with both sports already Chargers Win CACC Golf Championship being conference championship sports, it will allow both programs to have immediate post- The Dominican College men’s golf team won the 2018 season opportunities as part of the Central Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Golf Atlantic Collegiate Conference.” Championship held September 29 – 30, 2018 at the Former Women’s Basketball Coach Deerfield Golf Course in Newark, DE. The Chargers Steve Baxter Enters CACC Hall of Fame Clinton named Joseph Gravagna as the compiled team scores of 298 both days to finish the head coach of both programs. Gravagna was tournament with a final score of 596 (+36) to win their Dominican College’s former women’s basketball head coach Steve Baxter most recently the head coach of Rockland third CACC Tournament in program history, after winning was posthumously inducted into the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Community College’s (RCC) men’s and women’s back-to-back championships in 2001 and 2002. (CACC) Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place before the start of tennis programs. At RCC, he coached three the women’s basketball game on Saturday, February 16, 2019 on the Coach All-American players and took his men’s team For alumnus Keith Prokop, ’14, who coaches the team, Baxter Court in the Hennessy Center. Baxter passed away in 2006. to back-to-back National Championships winning the championship was a dream come true. after winning Regional and Conference “It meant everything. My goal for our college program Baxter served for 29 years at Dominican College in a variety of roles, Championships. In addition, Gravagna’s here was to complete three things: win a CACC, win including 24 years as the women’s basketball head coach. A three-time women’s team finished as high as seventh in the a Regional Championship, and attend a National CACC Coach of the Year, Baxter led the Chargers to 16 CACC Tournament nation. He also coached a women’s player to Championship. This was the last thing on the list that appearances and two trips to the National Association of Intercollegiate the National Junior College Athletic Association this team needed to accomplish,” he said. Athletics (NAIA) Division II National Tournament. He compiled a career (NJCAA) D3 National Championship. Prior record of 361-328, and was among the top 15 in career wins among to coaching at RCC, Gravagna served as an Propkop’s hard work has been recognized. He earned NAIA coaches when he retired in 2001. assistant coach at Fordham University, his second consecutive CACC Coach of the Year honors. Queens College, and Manhattan College. The Coach Baxter Court serves as the home venue for the men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams. The court was The men’s and women’s tennis programs will dedicated in the legendary coach’s memory on October 14, 2006. compete in the fall and spring athletic seasons.

28  Dominican College Annual Report  29 Board of Trustees 2018 – 2019 Kenneth R. Marks, Chairperson Baron Point Group. Ltd. Steven T. Sabatini, Vice-Chair Modern Bank, N.A. Volunteers John Bartolotta Orange Bank & Trust Company Michael K. Breen, Esq. Price, Meese, Shulman & D’Arminio His priorities as Chair include increasing the Exceptional Mary Ann Collins, O.P. use of technology; continuing development Sisters of St. Dominic, Councilor of sports and sports facilities, including a new Michaela Connolly, O.P. Sisters of St. Dominic, Prioress turf field and track; enhancing enrollment; and P. Joseph Corless, P.E. increasing fundraising and the endowment. Volunteers Corless & Associates John T. Dillon, Jr., Esq. American Water – Eastern Division Joan H. Facelle, M.D. Rockland County Health Commissioner (retired) Mary Flood, O.P., M.D., Ph.D. College Appoints New Trustees The Board provides the direction and support Sisters of St. Dominic, Councilor to promote the mission of the College and Columbia University Medical Center John F. M. Flynn, Ph.D. The Dominican College Board of Trustees appointed Michael Shilale, Westchester Community College (retired) continue its success. James J. D’Ambrosio, Esq., and Sr. Barbara Werner as trustees effective Bernadette Kappen, Ph.D. The New York Institute for Special Education July 1, 2019, each for a three-year term. Mary P. Leahy, M.D. Bon Secours Charity Health System MICHAEL SHILALE is the founder of Michael Shilale Architects in New City, Liliana Lopez, DNP NY. Since 1991, the architectural and engineering firm has completed more En Su Casa Primary Health Care, PC than 2,000 projects and provided solutions for new construction, renovations, Christopher J. Mahoney and energy savings. Shilale has won three design awards from the American Raymond James JOAN FACELLE ELECTED VICE CHAIR Institute of Architecture. Peter M. McGroddy HDR Engineering (retired) Serving with Steve Sabatini as Vice-Chair, Shilale is a committed and involved community member, serving as a Ken Marks stands with Michael T. McLaughlin is Joan H. Facelle, M.D., who has been Rockland Business Association Board Member since 2008 and Chair of the Steven Sabatini, the Skanska on the Board since 2015. Green Council. He was the former Chair of Rockland County’s Art in Public new Chair of the College Thomas J. McNamara Places Committee and the former Director and past President of the Rockland Board of Trustees. Seattle Mariners Baseball Club Dr. Facelle was the Rockland County Housing Action Coalition, Inc. His many awards include being named Citizen Sabatini replaces Frank T. Medici Marks who served as Berkley Capital, LLC Commissioner of Health from 2001 until of the Year by the New York State Society of Professional Engineers in 2011. Chair of the Board of Pat J. Miele her retirement in 2013. As Commissioner, Trustees for nine years. NYNEX (Verizon) (retired) she was responsible for public health JAMES J. D’AMBROSIO is the managing partner of the law firm D’Ambrosio James J. O’Brien, Jr. clinics, communicable disease control, early & D’Ambrosio PC in Irvington, NY. The law firm is known for handling Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. intervention and pre-school programs for complex cases and specializes in New York insurance law. D’Ambrosio has College Board of Trustees Elects New Leadership Mary Eileen O’Brien, O.P., Ph.D. children with developmental disabilities, a sub-specialty in admiralty, aviation, and transportation law. He has lectured Dominican College, President public health emergency preparedness, on various aspects of insurance law, including the evolution of the No-Fault Clement Y. Osei, M.D. Law in New York. STEVEN SABATINI ELECTED CHAIR Rockland Pulmonary environmental health and safety programs, The Chief Financial Officer of Modern Bank’s holding companies was elected Chair & Medical Associates (retired) and public health education. A Congers resident, D’Ambrosio is admitted to practice law in New York, of the Dominican College Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2019. Steven T. Sabatini Ross J. Pepe Connecticut, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Construction Industry Council replaces Ken Marks who was Chair for the past nine years, and was first elected to the of Westchester & Hudson Valley, Inc. Dr. Facelle received her medical training at Districts of New York, and the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He was a Board in 2000. President Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien thanked Marks for his demonstrated Michael C. Perry New York University School of Medicine select member of the New York No-Fault Arbitration Focus Group and serves passion to the College and his deep commitment to ensuring its success. Perry Management Consulting, LLC followed by a residency in pediatrics at as president of the Nyack Field Club. Brian J. Quinn, Esq. Bellevue Hospital and New York University Sabatini has been a member of the Board since 2002 and served as Vice-Chair Montalbano, Condon & Frank, P.C. Medical Center. After serving in the United BARBARA WERNER, O.P., is an alumna of Dominican College and has a long for the past nine years. He is a Certified Public Accountant and served as chair Michael E. Santos States Air Force for three years as a general history of service to the College. She returns to the Board of Trustees after Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. of the National Epilepsy Foundation of America and as a director of the Epilepsy pediatrician, she practiced pediatrics with having previously served from 1993 – 2008. Sr. Barbara also worked at the Gertrude Simpson, O.P. College in various positions including Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Foundation of Metropolitan New York. St. Raymond Academy Ramapo Valley Pediatrics in Suffern and Director of Student Development, and Director of Teacher Education. In addition, Erinmarie Sullivan, M.D., FACP Central Valley, NY from 1987 – 2000. In 2003, Sabatini said he is honored to serve as Chair of the Dominican College Board Lenox Hill Hospital Dr. Facelle received a Masters of Public she worked in the Freshman Year Office and the Office of Special Services. of Trustees and is committed to the College and its continued success. “As Chair, Kathleen Sullivan, O.P. Health from the New York Medical College Additionally, Sr. Barbara worked as a teacher and administrator on the Dominican College, Chancellor I would like to see the College continue to provide an affordable, high-quality School of Public Health. Dominican College elementary and high school level in various schools in New York and James J. Toolen education to its students, expand enrollment, and develop the facilities necessary Trace Environmental Systems, Inc. awarded Dr. Facelle an honorary degree, New Jersey. She has also served in leadership positions with the to maintain Dominican College’s reputation as an institution of excellence,” he said. Noreen Walsh, O.P. Doctor of Science, in May 2013. Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, including as President of the Congregation. Sisters of St. Dominic, Healthcare Coordinator Anne Daniel Young, O.P. 30  Dominican College Sisters of St. Dominic, Councilor Annual Report  31 Ways to Give

Ways to Give

Online Make a gift using our secure online giving form, Ways to Give located at dc.edu/donation. Phone Make a gift by calling 845-848-7400 or by answering the call from a student fundraiser.

Thank you for investing in the future US Mail of Dominican College. Send your check to: Dominican College Institutional Advancement 470 Western Highway Orangeburg, NY 10962 The Office of Institutional Advancement is committed Endowment to advocating Dominican College’s vision for the future, Support Dominican College with an endowed and for fundraising initiatives in: gift that will provide a lasting and reliable source of income in perpetuity. ■ New Campus Development ■ Enhanced Technology

Tribute Gifts ■ Endowment Growth ■ Funded Scholarships A meaningful way to convey sympathy to the bereaved, memorialize a loved one, commemorate a special These initiatives are the focal point for campaigns, special events, The chemistry teaching lab was dedicated on April 12, 2016 occasion, or honor a person’s life and accomplishments. and activities. The success of the fundraising efforts is a testament to the philanthropic spirit of the communities the College serves. In-Kind Dominican College appreciates gifts-in-kind, such as equipment, works of art, books, and other tangible Pictured above: Dominican College’s Institutional Advancement team, personal property that help to provide a world-class left to right; back row: Mary McHugh, Bridget Shalvey, Joseph Valenti, experience for students. Brett Bekritsky, Mary Lichtman, Sal Pennino; front row: Anne Reeves, Maddy Schiering, Eileen Reilly, and Susan Cerra. Planned Giving Planned gifts offer creative, flexible strategies for your estate and charitable planning.

Annual Giving Annual giving provides the critical resources that sustain Dominican College’s commitment to leadership in teaching and research.

The Hennessy expansion Capital Giving began in September 2016 and Capital gifts to Dominican College ensure a strong permanent culminated with endowment, help to build and restore campus facilities, and the opening of the new state-of-the-art fitness sustain a comprehensive range of academic programs. center and second gymnasium in October 2017. To learn more, visit dc.edu/donate. If you would like to make a gift or request further information contact Joe Valenti, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 845-848-7400, or email [email protected].

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Special Events

President’s Heather Fitzgerald, ’11 Lenore C. Sanchez, ’94 Rockland Bakery Karen Fitzgibbons, ’87 Cheryl Schwartz Cathi & Steve Sabatini Advisory Council Michelle Fitzpatrick Georgia A. Schweizer Sisters of St. Dominic Emma Fortunato, ’15 Sue Seal Smith-Sondy Asphalt Donald H. Briggs, ’83 Our Donors Melissa A. Gariola Joanne Sena Construction Co. Edward Cicalese Carol C. Gemignani, ’89 Maria Silvestri Josephine Sullivan Dorothy C. Filoramo Melissa L. Grau Meg Skapits Sunrise Landscaping Kevin Francis Anne Marie Haley Joanna Spano Services, Inc. William Gove, ’77 Tanya Hansen Jeanne Speckenbach ELF SPONSOR William Hind Joanne Hennessy Sandra Stark Douglas Katz Dominican College is grateful for the support Abbey Ice & Spring Water Kathleen M. Henry, ’77 Kathryn Strobel Contractors Association Hilda A. Kogut Christine Higgins, ’05 Josephine Sullivan James Mullen of Rockland County, Inc. of alumni, parents, students, and friends who Christine Hoffman Katherine Sullivan IBEW Local 363 Mary Eileen O’Brien, Kelly Meryl Johnson, Ph.D. Barbara Sulzer O.P., Ph.D., ’64 McLaughlin & Associates Robin Kaufman Pauline Teahan, ’12 Joseph Porrovecchio have helped to build and sustain the College Joseph Sagaria Maureen Keane Mary Tobia, ’74 Joseph Sagaria Pocketbook Bingo Maureen Sweeney Debora E. Kiernan Christine Treanor Kathleen Sullivan, O.P. November 7, 2018 over the last 67 years. Margaret Kivlehan, ’88 Florence M. Turi DONATIONS DONORS Monique Lalanne, ’14 Colby Valentine 122 Park Salon Debbie Bartolotta Kathryn Lavery Yessenia Vasquez Aunt Mia’s Sweets Josephine Sullivan Patricia Lennon Donna M. Vero Calabria Pizza Vera Bradley at the Catherine Linehan, ’92 Meryle Waldron Carmela Brown Shops of Nanuet Margaret Long Joanne Walsh Carousel Bakery Liliana Lopez, FNP, ’99 Michelle Wendt Liberty Coca-Cola Maureen Alden Melissa Lucido, ’95 Shari Winkler The Danu Gallery Maureen Amato Mary Ann Lynch, ’89 Mary Ellen Zimmerman Del’Arte Italian Ristorante The Palisades Katie Anderson, ’08 Maureen Lynch, ’89 Kerry Zona Foley Signs Institute Janet Barron Shari Maggiore Hogan’s Diner Debbie Bartolotta Henrietta Malzacher Hilda A Kogut James E. Hennessy, Margaret Bermel Carina Manno Lulu’s Café Co-Chair Amy Bianco Lynn Massey Marcello’s Restaurant Michele Bottari Lucy Mathews Pat Miele & C. Scott Vanderhoef, Rosemarie Miele, ’86 Tara Brancato, Ph.D. Katherine McGarril Co-Chair Munno’s Italian Deli & Restaurant Patrice Brenner Mary C. McGinty Stanley J. Jacoby, Maureen Neeson Christine Brew-Mitchell Michele McKiernan Executive Director Bridget Shalvey Carmela Brown Margaret McMackin Steve’s Prime Meats Kathleen Sullivan, O.P. Jean Cameron Elizabeth Meore Dominican College Liaison DeAnna Canzona, ’03 Maryann Mignano, ’93 Susan Cerra Madeline P. Mignone, Ph.D. Board of Advisors Jean M. Clancy Ann Marie Monahan Frank Armstrong Maureen Clancy Lorraine Morris John Bartolotta Joan Conner Margaret E. Mulligan Marybeth Broderick Catherine Contey Gloria Murphy William Driver Cathy Diercksen Susan Musich Brian Fernandes Helen DiGiacomo Mary B. Neeson The 22nd Annual Vincent Frankel Christine M. Dilts Zinnia Nunez Christmas Concert Howard Hellman Karen DiSanto, ’90 Kathy O’Donnell December 2, 2018 Beryl Herdt, O.P., Ph.D. Maureen Donlon Mary Catherine O’Loughlin, ’93 CAROLER SPONSOR Ellie Kassner Above: James and Alice Donohue, ’88 Anne O’Malley, ’93 Dominican College Dining Clare Pennino, Ph.D. Barbara Hennessy. Kathleen Donohue Mia Orser by Chartwells Joseph Rickard Left: Pat and Kathy Dooley Siobhan O’Sullivan Waldorf Risk Solutions Michael E. Santos Rosemarie Miele. Tara Dosch Michelle Perez Orange Bank & Trust Danielle Dowe Philip Sciame Mary A. Poidevin MUSICIAN Eileen A. Doyle, ’12 John Spillner Tricia Powers, ’99 The Byne Group Roxanne H. Drown Kathleen Sullivan, O.P. Mary Beth Powers Dee Maria’s Pizza Restaurant Kamille A. Duff, ’16 Robert Vatter Anne Reeves Fairway Testing Co., Inc. Janet Dwyer Eileen Reilly Herdt Family Fund Marion Ferguson Veronica M. Rogers Laborers’ Local 754 Kathryn Fidlow Janice A. Rotundo, ’95 Liberty Coca-Cola Carolyn Filippelli Melani Salibian Orange & Rockland Dorothy C. Filoramo Dana Salzman PDI Marilyn Finning

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DONORS CHAMPION SPONSOR Beni’s Trattoria Fairway Testing Co., Inc. Bradford Renaissance Portraits HOLE IN ONE SPONSOR CIC of Westchester Schultz Ford Lincoln & Hudson Valley Clarins GIFT SPONSOR Del’Arte Restaurant Bolzano’s Family Restaurant Andrea & Greg Faherty BREAKFAST SPONSOR Dorothy C. Filoramo Oritani Bank John & Cathryn Flynn CHIPPING SPONSORS James E. & Barbara Hennessy Harris Beach PLLC Intrepid Sea, Air James E. & Barbara Hennessy & Space Museum HVS Electric & Bernadette M. Kappen, Ph.D., ’70 Construction Services Jerry & Jeanne Keahon Hilda A. Kogut GOLF CART SPONSORS Liberty Coca-Cola Houlihan-Parnes Properties Susan Marenoff-Zausner Mercedes-Benz of Nanuet Pat Miele & Sunrise Landscaping Rosemarie Miele, ’86 Services, Inc. James Monaghan BIRDIE SPONSORS New York Mets Active International Mardi Gras The 47th Annual FULL PAGE New York Yankees Bank United Procida Funding & Advisors Annual Fund February 8, 2019 Grand Reception Chartwells Ryan O’Gorman Edmar Cleaning Rifkin & Company, LLP June 9, 2019 Rosanna S. Arcieri, Ph.D. CIC of Westchester Clemente Y. Osei, M.D. Sancor Lighting The Sherwin Williams Paint Co. Alumni Roberta Bentley 25 Years of Campus & Hudson Valley Ross J. Pepe SUEZ PUTTING GREEN SPONSORS THE 60’S Donald Briggs, ’83 Development Clarity Testing Wendy Reich Summit Security John & Debbie Bartolotta Grace Augustine, O.P., ’61 Carmela Brown SPECIAL RECOGNITION IBEW Local 363 Rockland Boulders TF Noonan’s, Pearl River Gloria & Tom Fleming Mary Margaret Doherty, ’61 Karen DiSanto, ’90 Karim Abood, Ph.D. IUOE Local 825 Rocks Kitchen Trace Environmental Systems Jacobs/Bill Gove Barbara Duffy, O.P., ’64 Diane DiSpagna, ’77 Pat Aguanno JAG-ONE Physical Therapy Salon Elyse –Jim Toolen, ’85 Steve & Cathi Sabatini Linda Lee, ’64 Joseph Dratch, ’13 Nick Badami (posthumously) JJJ Concrete Josephine Sullivan Vincent Tyer, County Legislator Sunrise Landscaping Mary Eileen O’Brien, O.P., ’64 Dorothy C. Filoramo P. Joseph Corless Laborers Local 754 Sunrise Landscaping Twi-Laq Industries Services, Inc. Monica Paul Fraser, O.P., ’65 Francis J. Gallagher Spring Fling Pat Diccianni LIUNA Local 60 Services, Inc. DONORS GOLF HOLE SPONSORS Louise Brancale, ’67 Noreen Gallagher April 24, 2019 Jim Granito Dr. & Mrs. Frank Medici Xaviar’s Restaurant Group Alumni Association 5C Capital Management, LLC Catherine Burns, O.P., ’68 Veronica Glynn UNDERWRITTEN BY James E. Hennessy The Olori Family Anonymous Aery Lighting Alice Casey, ’68 William Gove, ’77 The Longobardo Family Jack Holt RCA Asphalt John & Debbie Bartolotta Affinity Federal Credit Union Jeanne Hveem, ’68 Kelly Meryl Johnson, Ph.D. Pat Miele Rockland County Building & Larry Bates Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Theresa Maillet, O.P., ’69 Michael Kelly Maureen Aitchison, ’86 Ross J. Pepe Construction Trades Council Chartwells-Peter Bonacci Beacon Offset Printing Margaret Volz, ’69 Christina M. Lifshey Maureen Amato Jon Prusmack (posthumously) Sisters of Saint Dominic Chili’s of Blauvelt, NY Blarney Stone Publik House & Robert Lifshey, ’17 John & Debbie Bartolotta & Patti Prusmack Jim Clinton THE 70’S Stacey Braun Associates, Inc. The Byne Group Alice Connolly, ’70 Madeline P. Mignone, Ph.D. Carmela & John Brown CHAIR Joe Clinton The Sullivan Family Campbell Fire Protection, Inc. Dana Mulligan Susan Cerra Ross J. Pepe Dorothy C. Filoramo Bernadette Koop, ’70 Nhi Tran, ’00 & Construction Industry Council of Margaret Mulligan Sarah Colgan Greg & Andrea Faherty Anne Lockhart, ’70 HONORARY BUILDER Karim Abood, Ph.D Westchester & Hudson Valley Yvonne S. Nieves Mary Ann Collins, O.P., ’68 Gloria & Tom Fleming Maureen Lynch, ’70 IUOE Local 825 P. Joseph Corless Eileen O’Brien Michaela Connolly, O.P., ’68 HALF PAGE Hudson House Evelyn Kruck, ’71 JAG-ONE Physical Therapy 40th Annual John & Christine Dillon Ryan O’Gorman Eileen Doyle, ’17 The DeEntremont Family Golf Classic Hudson Valley Renegades Gerard McStravick, ’71 HGA Vending Joan C. O’Keefe, ’69 Dorothy C. Filoramo GRANITO CENTER Painters & Allied Trades - DC9 June 17, 2019 Intrepid Sea, Air & Virginia Bracken, ’72 Holt Construction Corp. Eileen Reilly Bernadette Kappen, Ph.D., ’70 Nhi Tran, ’00 & Clement Y. Osei, M.D. Space Museum Regina Galligan, ’72 CHAIR Jacob J. Katz & Company Bridget Shalvey Maureen Keane Karim Abood, Ph.D. Ascape Landscape & Mark Jacobs Evelyn Jackson, ’72 John Bartolotta Bernadette Kappen, Ph.D., ’70 Patricia Peters, ’72 Josephine Sullivan Margaret Kivlehan, ’88 GUZMAN HALL Construction Manhattan Woods Golf Club Jerry & Jeanne Keahon Theodore R. Tesker, ’12 Mary Lichtman Laborers Local 754 The Granito Family CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Hilda A. Kogut Joan Deltoro, ’73 Kelair, Inc. Barbara Vircillo John Lennon TILCON Pat Miele Pat Miele & Joy McCrosson, ’73 HENNESSY CENTER MacVean, Lewis, Sherman Ken & Mary Ellen Marks Construction Contractors WELCOME SPONSORS Rosemarie Miele, ’86 Enrique Crespo, Jr., ’74 Chartwells Marshall Sterling Pat Miele & Association & Affiliates TD Bank Greg Matthis Bernadette Dunn, ’74 HERTEL HALL Pete & Chris McGroddy Joanne Glaeser, ’74 Rosemarie Miele, ’86 BUILDERS DONORS Waldorf Risk Solutions LLC New York Yankees Madeline Mignone, Ph.D. Construction Industry Michael & Lori McLaughlin, Howard T. Phillips, Jr., ’80 Marcia Lynch, ’74 Bourghol Brothers Jewelers LUNCH SPONSOR ’90, ’91 Sal & Clare Pennino, Ph.D. Council of Westchester Robert Pilla Patricia Burr-Peters, ’75 Campbell Fire Protection, Inc. NTT Industries Inc. Frank & Liz Medici Mary Eileen O’Brien, & Hudson Valley Bill Procida Geraldine Dugandzic, ’75 Licata Management Corp. Pat Miele & O.P., Ph.D., ’64 DINNER SPONSORS Rockland Country Club James Miranda, ’75 COVERS Michael J. Higgins Rosemarie Miele, ’86 Brian J. Quinn, Esq. Jacqueline & Pat Aguanno Taconic Builders Sidewalk Bistro Jacqueline Stormes, ’75 Funeral Services Montalbano. Condon Anne Reeves Orange Bank & Trust Sparkill Steakhouse June Chu, ’76 The Herdt Family & Frank, P.C. Geraldine Russo & TF Noonan’s Sally Donnelly, ’76 The New England Regional COCKTAIL HOUR SPONSORS MWSK Equipment Kevin Russo, Esq., ’84 Carpenters Local 279 Tallman Beach & Pool Club Joan Fiorito, ’76 Sterling National Bank North River Shipyard Kathleen Sullivan, O.P. Smith-Sondy Asphalt Nhi Tran, ’00 Robert Herrmann, ’76 IBEW Local 363 Clement Y. Osei, M.D. Christine Zinna, ’89 Construction Co. Larry Vergine

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Margaret Kilduff, ’76 Linda McCauley, ’76 Barbara Miranda, ’76 Margaret Ryan, ’76 Patricia Szwed, ’76 Carole Cass, ’77 Debra Edmonds, ’77 Kathleen Henry, ’77 Robert Taylor, ’77 Barbara Anzalone, ’78 Catherine Noone, ’78 Carol Lee O’Shea, ’78 Odd Hagman, ’79 Gerald Mallon, ’79 Kathleen Scordato, ’79 Friends Thomas J. Dizzine, ’84 THE 80’S Christine Docu Richard Plessner, ’80 Anonymous Frances Blackman James Doll Marian Robbins, ’80 Robert A. Dosch, Jr., ’97 Karen Harris, ’81 Thomas T. Buckley Nancy A. Casey Alexander E. Ephrem Zina Kushner, ’81 Edward Finno, ’85 Joseph Contrino, ’82 Marie Celestin Marie Clarke Pamela A. Fitterer Mary Dillon, ’82 Robert C. Gimm Barbara Banta-Lent, ’92 Vendela Mae Cespon, ’16 Dohn Harshbarger Joan DiSpagna Rita Fowler, ’82 Michael Greco Louis Greene, ’92 Brett Mitchell, ’16 Beryl Herdt, O.P., Ph.D. Patricia T. Finan Mary Loftus, ’82 Joseph Gulino Martha Hennessy, ’92 Leigh Holt, Ph.D. Robert Finn Lucille McDougall, ’82 Patricia A. Harding President’s Mary Eileen O’Brien, Michael Tillison, ’92 Kelly Meryl Johnson, Ph.D. Suzanne Gelcich Laurie Beauvais, ’83 Bequest & Tribute Lauren Hayward O.P., Ph.D., ’64 Shirley Bakos, ’93 Margaret Kivlehan, ’88 Thomas E. Hales Advisory Council Mary Keane, ’83 Angela M. Jackson Clement Y. Osei, M.D. Eileen Nociolo, ’83 Alice Carcich, ’93 IN HONOR OF Hilda Kogut J. David Hawkins William J. Hind SR. CATHERINE HOWARD, Agata Jelovcic Ross J. Pepe Kathleen Bruinooge, ’84 Kathleen Keane, ’93 Donna LaPoma Mary C. Johansen Hilda A. Kogut O.P., PH.D Peter R. Jones Michael C. Perry Heather Conklin, ’84 Barbara Banta-Lent, ’94 John Lennon, Sr. Geraldine E. Levy Patricia Burns Maureen Kavanagh Brian J. Quinn, Esq. Marianne Honey, ’94 Mary McHugh, ’89 Virginia C. Lynch Royalties Kathleen Gallagher, ’84 Sam Keurian Steven T. Sabatini Leslie Kruithof, ’94 IN HONOR OF Lorraine Morris Walter McLaughlin Liberty Mutual Group Kevin Russo, Esq., ’84 Debora E. Kiernan Michael E. Santos Suzanne Marcialis, ’94 SR. JANE MCDERMOTT, O.P. Mary Neeson James F. Murphy Francis Stephen, Jr., ’84 Michael Knopf Gertrude Simpson, O.P. Edward Martinez, Ph.D., ’94 Robert Vatter Miriam Catherine Nevins, O.P., ’55 Irene O’Brien Paul Bourmatnov, ’85 Ellen C. Koh, ’91 Trustees Kathleen Sullivan, O.P. Miriam Fetterman, ’95 Patricia O’Donohue Margaret A. O’Brien Linda Castellano, ’85 Arlene M. Lagenbach Mary Ann Collins, O.P., ’68 James J. Toolen, ’85 Andrew Morris, III, ’97 Maureen O’Keeffe Kathryn Russell Maureen Whalen, ’85 Corporations Donna L. LaPoma Michaela Connolly, O.P., ’68 Mary Kay Vyskocil, Esq., ’80 John Passarella, ’97 William Paolino Donald W. Sites Joyce Woods, ’85 The National Collegiate Anne Lavelle P. Joseph Corless Noreen M. Walsh, O.P., ’68 Robert VanCura, ’97 Athletic Association James Peale Langdon Soares Arlene Albrecht, ’86 Linda Lee, ’64 John T. Dillon, Jr., Esq. Anne D. Young, O.P., ’70 Christopher Freeman, ’98 Pfizer, Inc. Clare Pennino, Ph.D. Josephine Sullivan Janet Alter, ’86 Evelyn Lopez Joan H. Facelle, M.D. Sandi LoConti, ’98 William Quirk Brenda Taegder Margaret Johnson, ’86 Behanan P. Mammen John F.M. Flynn, Ph.D. Trustees Emeriti Walter Augustin, ’99 Faculty, Administrators, Philip Sciame Rockland County DBSA Reuben Jones, Jr., ’86 Ubaldo E. Martinez Bernadette Kappen, Ph.D., ’70 Pat Aguanno Raymond Furlong, ’99 Ellen Stanley (Estate of) Harriet Squitieri, ’86 and Staff Brian P. Mason Mary P. Leahy, M.D. James E. Hennessy Roger Tesi, Ph.D. Catherine Tierney, ’86 THE 00’S Rosanna Arcieri, Ph.D. Gifts in Kind Mary L. Mayer Christopher J. Mahoney Jerry Keahon Denice Tomassetti Fairway Testing Co., Inc. Wayne Bambling, ’87 Ana Harris, ’00 Alice Arden William G. Mitchell Kenneth R. Marks Anthony Montalbano, Esq. Robert Washburn Pfizer, Inc. Margaret Bresko, ’87 Steven Miller, ’00 John Armstrong Martha Moncayo Peter M. McGroddy Robert H. Vatter Jenette De Santis, ’87 Arthur Auster, ’01 Margaret Boyd, Ph.D., ’89 Michael T. McLaughlin, ’90 Foundations Debra A. Monsees Patrick Geraci, ’87 Frank Giardina, ’01 Emily Callanan Matching Gifts Patricia Ochman Frank T. Medici Former Trustees The Hearst Foundation, Inc. Margaret Kaplen, ’87 Robert VanCura, ’01 Sarah Colgan Bank of America John J. Paride Pat J. Miele Beryl F. Herdt, O.P., Ph.D. Hugoton Foundation Lois Pagnozzi, ’87 Ronna Zoberman, ’01 Sandra Countee GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Bernard Pistilli James J. O’Brien, Jr. James Martin Key Bank Irene Regan, ’87 Michael Hagopian, ’02 Matthew Coyne KPMG Peat Marwick Josette Prophete James McDonald, ’77 Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc. Julianne Scotto, ’87 Carolyn Monroe, ’02 Barbara De Simone The Benevity Community Douglass E. Romaine, ’91 Jeannine Stimson, ’87 Arthur Auster, ’04 Jonathan Delgado, ’12 The Ralph M. Cestone Impact Fund Foundation, Inc. Judeline T. Rouzard, Esq. ’97 Patricia Voce, ’87 Karen Lent, ’05 Nancy DiDona Verizon Matching Gift Program Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Michele A. Sciarrino Mary Cull, ’88 Janzon Teng, ’06 Susan Dizzine YourCause, LLC Perpetual Charitable Trust Bernadette Sharkey-Eustace Margaret Esposito, ’88 John Gallucci, Jr., MS, ATC, PT, Marie Donlon Sterling National Bank Roy H. Shaw Kim Malara, ’88 DPT, ’07 Kathleen Femiani Charitable Foundation Parents Nancy Shields Margaret Boyd, Ph.D., ’89 Andrea Albers, ’08 Dorothy C. Filoramo Michael Bellamy Cheryl N. Smith Anthony DeJesus, ’89 Mary Furlong The Thomas & Agnes THE 10’S Carvel Foundation Anthony Botta Joyce M. Tamesian-Shenloogian Ann Kozlowski, ’89 John Gann Nancy Baa-Danso, ’11 Truth Initiative® Eugene Cespon Kim Walters, ’89 Maureen Lynch, ’89 Arline Garbarini Alexandra Coppola Arlene Widmer, ’91 John Skae, Jr., ’89 Maria Cristina Galera Rius, ’12 Katherine Persechino, ’13 William Goldberg Maria Curry THE 90’S Noel Elento, ’14 Lilyan Gray, ’82 Jean W. Denis Grandparents Ann Kozlowski, ’91 Denise Marren, ’15 Anita Green Marie Deremeik Gayle Smith Thomas Mirante, ’91 Michael Haines Grace Ditzel

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Senior Class Gift Restricted Contributions 2018 – 2019 Students Caitlin Aulet Ashley Beckles Alexa Bodrato Christine Ditzel Joy Fernandez Nelcy M. GarcÍa De León Justin Genardi Jenna M. Gray Koree Hargraves Enmanuel Jimenez Jovana Jones Julissa Jones Keith Kolinsky Averie Lacen Alyson Laquidara Jasmine McKinney Lia McLoughlin Alumni Hall of Lode Nolmans Achievement Nancy Omundsen April 7, 2019 Marie Capasso-Spruck, ’03 Daniel Parker “Celebrating 10 Years Emma Fortunato, ’15 Christanthe Paximadakis of Our Criminal Kelly Meryl Johnson, Ph.D. Justice Program” Bryanna Pimienta Sam Keurian, ’19 Ashley Ramirez HONORING EXCELLENCE Hilda A. Kogut Nairobys Reyes Jeremy Arcaro, ’09 Michael Kolcun Lorne S. Marcus Justin Rivera HONORING LEADERSHIP Veronica Marrone Basketball Tip Off Dinner Brendan McKeever Autumn Rogers-Vasquez Alumni Events Michelle Soto, ’11 Eileen McLaughlin October 25, 2018 Jim McLaughlin Kelvin Rosario Patricia Montalvo HONORING SERVICE Lorraine Morris MASTER OF CEREMONY Eilish Ross La French Cleaners Joseph Dratch, ’13 Katie McLaughlin, ’16 Brian O’Connell Michael T. McLaughlin, ’90 Taylor Nelson Courtney Sakosits Northwestern Mutual Chad Duesler, ’06 Micaela Rispoli, ’18 North Rockland Girls Basketball Kyle D. Souza Salon Elyse Lisa Falone CONTRIBUTORS INVOCATION Luis Ruelas, ’19 Stephanie Porcelli-Clarke David Ventura Shirt Shack Jonathon Fullick Jeremy J. Arcaro, ’09 Mary Eileen O’Brien, Kevin F. Russo, Esq. ’84 Krista R. Puzo St. Dominic’s Council Knights Arthur Golden, ’84 Tara Parrello, Ph.D. O.P., Ph.D., ’64 Brandt Roundtree Parents of Columbus, Blauvelt, NY Brandon Kelly DOMINICAN COLLEGE MEN’S Anthony Toapha, Jr. Anthony Botta Vyskocil Family Will Kennelly BASKETBALL COACH Alexandra Coppola Christopher Mahoney Joe Clinton Jean Denis AUCTION & RAFFLE Robert Malzacher DOMINICAN COLLEGE Other Restricted Edward Finno, ’85 PROGRAM DONORS 21st Annual Matt Marrone WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH Contributions Pamela Fitterer Dominican College Cassie’s Restaurant Robert Mesjasz Michael Greco Bill Diener DOMINICAN COLLEGE Alumni and Friends Joe Clinton James Mulchay, ’85 CARPETING Joseph Gulino CULTURE OF WINNING IN LIFE Golf Outing Davey’s Irish Pub John Murphy Pamela L. Story, O.T.D. Peter Jones October 4, 2018 Dick’s Sporting Goods Eric Newman AND OFF THE COURT Linda Lee Dominican College Golf Team Ryan O’Gorman Frank McLaughlin R KARL WALKER MEMORIAL LUNCH SPONSOR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Behanan Mammen Hogan’s Diner David Parisi, ’07 UNDERWRITTEN BY NTT Industries, Inc. Sunrise Landscaping Mary Mayer Modell’s John Purpura, ’08 Michael T. McLaughlin, ’90 Services, Inc. Debra Monsees WELCOME SPONSOR Pat Miele Christopher Rastelli Mary Kay Vyskocil, Esq. ’80 Patricia Ochman & Rosemarie Miele, ’86 Vincent D. Smith, ’83 Amy Bianco STEM HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM John Paride COCKTAIL SPONSOR Mountain House Brian Teter Jason Chaluisan Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. Michele Sciarrino Chartwells Jim Mulcahy, ’85 Anthony Toapha, Jr. Joseph Clinton SISTER CATHERINE HOWARD Joyce Tamesian-Shenloogian Affinity Federal Credit Union Ryan O’Gorman James Toolen, ’85 Vincent Copman FOOD PANTRY Kim Walters, ’89 Vinnie Smith, ’83 Jeffrey Zuzolo Dorothy C. Filoramo Sisters of St. Dominic BEVERAGE CART SPONSOR Bob Vyskocil, ’84 Adrienne Ford Mary Cull MWSK Equipment Sales Couple Players Christine Hackett EL SALVADOR WELL PROJECT PLAYERS MWSK Equipment Anthony Hargraves Sisters of St. Dominic GOLF CART SPONSOR Single Players Christopher J. Mahoney Matthew McClutchy The Byne Group Andrew Aimetti Artie Smith Andrew Anderson, ’18 Class of 1969 HOLE SPONSORS Edward Aswad Foursome 50 Year Alumni Reunion Beacon Offset Printing Frank Bianco BSN Sports Joan O’Keefe Foley Signs John Burke, ’98 Jacobs Facilities Jean Gildea JAG-ONE Physical Therapy Nate Campbell The LandTek Group Catherine Sheehan Kennelly’s Grill House Joseph DiSiena, ’06

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Scholarship Michael Jolly Patrick Abraham Emanuel P. Joseph Corless Dorothy Christine Filoramo Palisades Institute Contributions Memorial Scholarship Studley Chambers Jessica A. Doven Scholarship Sponsors David Jolly, ’92 Memorial Scholarship Dorothy C. Filoramo Friar Thomas D’Aquino Sharon Jolly Janelle A. Simpson-Luna, ’01 Caitlin Gallo, ’14 Scholarship William Jolly Brent Gaylord, ’06 Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Andrea O’Connor Successful Learning Mark Grant, ’15 Rockland County Scholarship Christine O’Prey Center Scholarship Michael K. Hagopian, ’02 Dominic Guzmán Award The Successful Learning Alison Elizabeth Hales, ’04 Sue Heller Memorial Scholarship Maggie Kaplen Center, Inc. Patricia A. Harding Hennessy Family Scholarship in Scholarship Dohn E. Harshbarger Honor of the Dominican Kaplen Foundation Switzer Foundation James E. & Barbara Hennessy Sisters of Blauvelt Scholarship Beryl Herdt, O.P., Ph.D. Denise De Simone Jensen Lavelle Scholarship Switzer Foundation Memorial Scholarship Colin Hodge, ’08 Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. Lavelle Foundation Jewish Communal Fund Lee & Jerome Johnson AAUW of Rockland Anthony Troncone Nursing Scholarship James E. & Barbara Hennessy County Scholarships Dan Keane, ’99 Beryl Herdt, O.P., Ph.D. Dr. Liliana Lopez Scholarship Debora E. Kiernan Michael Jolly Memorial American Association Construction Industry Council of Scholarship John R. Fournier, ’09 Madelyne F. Kiernan Scholarship of University Women, Inc. Westchester & Hudson Valley, Liliana Lopez, F.N.P., D.N.P., ’04 Brandon Hasbrouck, ’08 Edward H. Kipp, ’78 Maggie Kaplen Nursing Scholarship Inc. and Affiliates Donna Abood Karen Kovacs Orange Bank and Forster McCaffrey Karl Walker Memorial KPMG Peat Marwick Lavelle Fund Scholarship Scholarship Fund Fund Trust Company Scholarship Leslie A. Kruithof, ’94 Janet Lockwood Memorial NTT Industries, Inc. Christopher Anderson Rosanne N. Hicks Kelly Ann Light Scholarship Denise T. O’Donnell Debora T. Walker Coach Robert Macken Memorial Adopt a Scholar Christopher J. Mahoney Alumni Athletic Henrietta Malzacher Scholarship Scholarship CSC Service Works Riversville Foundation Frank and Madelyn Medici Kieran McGovern, ’06 College Events Estelle & Joseph Micceri Hall of Fame Anne Buchan Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Memorial Scholarship Peter M. McGroddy Madelyn & Frank Medici, M.D. CSC Service Works Rockland Country Club Bobby Mulligan Memorial Michael T. McLaughlin, ’90 Fire in the Sky John T. Buhler Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Pat Miele & and Family Day John T. Buhler, ’95 Bobby Mulligan General Scholarship Sagaria Family Scholarship Helen & Philip O’Brien Rosemarie Miele, ’86 Coca-Cola Bottling Company Memorial Scholarship Gerald P. Mallon, ’79 Sr. Tina Marie Stocks, O.P., Memorial Scholarship Maureen E. O’Mara Coca-Cola Scholarship Jean Ehardt, ’83 United Way of Memorial Scholarship Dennis J. O’Gorman Scholarship Salvatore Pennino Coca-Cola Bottling Company Joseph Ehardt Rockland County, Inc. Successful Learning Center O’Keefe Family Memorial Matthew Quinones, ’14 College Harry K. Hagopian, ’05 Scholarship Scholarship Frank M. Raspanti, ’80 Janyce White Cuccio Brendan T. McManus, ’10 Scholarships Switzer Foundation Scholarship Gertrude Schlachter Memorial Scholarship Johanna Riley Tappan Zee High School Memorial Fund Morgan B. Giannantonio A Special Helen & Philip O’Brien Thank You Brandt Roundtree Annual Scholarships Scholarship Dr. Brian Schroeder Memorial Corey Fleetwood, ’96 Basketball Stephen A. White Scholarship Fund Joseph Ruesgen, ’10 AAUW - Mimi Korb Scholarship Karl Walker Memorial Scholarship Bobby Mulligan, Basketball, Helen J. Shannon AAUW - Myneder Scholarship (posthumously) James & Rose Marie Diercksen To the Members of the Scholarship Anthony Troncone Scholarship Dorothy Christine Margaret A. O’Brien Allison Smithwick, ’15 Donna Abood Brian Mackey, ’08, Golf Filoramo Scholarship Heritage Society Sr. Mary John Burke Scholarship Corey Sochinsky Memorial Scholarship Endowed Scholarships Sr. Noel Dwyer Scholarship Courtney Marks-Reichelt, ’08, Dorothy C. Filoramo Members of the Heritage Riversville Foundation Josephine Sullivan Adopt a Scholar Program Albert the Great Scholarship Sr. Maureen Francis O’Shea Volleyball Pearl River Rotary Society have designated Scholarship Sunrise Landscaping John T. Buhler Scholarship Alpha Chi Scholarship Nursing Scholarship 2005 Men’s Soccer Team Charitable Fund, Inc. Dominican College as a Riversville Foundation Service, Inc. By Grace through Alumni Scholarship Sr. Mary Zita Nursing Scholarship Rick Giannetti, Service Madelyn S. Schiering beneficiary of their estates. Robert Taylor, ’77 Faith Scholarship Nicholas Badami Family Fund Sisters of Reparation of Kathleen Sullivan, O.P. Rockland County Club Kathleen Titchener – Simpelo Family James Clancy Memorial the Congregation of Mary Scholarship Anthony Toapha, Jr. Patrick Abraham Emanuel Scholarship Scholarship Ann and Frank Galiani Rockland Country Club Capital Expansion Manuel Valencia, ’15 Studley Chambers Scholarship Janyce White Cuccio Memorial Alfred Wietecki Memorial Foundation Robert H. Vatter Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Carolyn Curran, ’62 Hennessy Expansion Verizon Matching Gift Program Coca-Cola Company Scholarship Sagaria Family Robert L. Banner Jennifer A. Walker Marilyn G. Fishman Sue Heller Scholarship John & Debbie Bartolotta Memorial Scholarship Memorial Scholarship Joseph L. Sagaria Patrick C. Geraci Follett Higher Education Claire A. Farrell JJJ Concrete Corp. Textbook Award Dr. Brian Schroeder Forster-McCaffrey Scholarship Hennessy Family Memorial Scholarship Turf Field Ann & Frank Galiani Scholarship in David L. Standig Aquin Players Scholarship Honor of the Dominican of Dominican College Sisters of Blauvelt Vaughna Jarvis By Grace through Faith Jhonny Arteaga, ’08 Memorial Scholarship James E. & Barbara Hennessy Scholarship - Simpelo Atlantic Tomorrows Office Lavelle-Brother James Kearney Verizon Matching Gift Program Family Scholarship Linda Bartoli Scholarship Dan Justin A. Simpelo, ’15 Eric J. Berntson Dr. Liliana Lopez Nursing Vaughna Jarvis Rachel A. Simpelo-Causing, ’13 Amy Bianco Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Susan E. Cerra Frank & Madelyn Medici Foster Jarvis Sr. Tina Marie Stocks Kyle Clancy, ’06 Scholarship Pauline Moore Jarvis Memorial Scholarship Joseph Clinton Red Bull Corporate Scholarship Anthony Wells Anonymous Coca-Cola Bottling Company

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Milestones our Neighborhoods (CUPON) There are a number of ways that in Chestnut Ridge, NY, she has newscasts mix opinions and news. fought against illegal housing and “Most common and most troubling is overdevelopment, and advocated the phrase ‘I think’ to preface both facts for proper land use and zoning laws. and opinions,” said Meachem. “The phrase is used, on average, The 2019 Women of Distinction were every two minutes of a primetime recognized in the Assembly Chambers cable news show.” College Welcomes at the New York State Capitol. New Vice President for Meachem admits he was surprised that he Institutional Advancement did not find an overall trend of increasing opinions being offered on the cable news Joseph G. Valenti has been named shows. Rather, he said, the results went up Vice President for Institutional Advancement, and down. Only Anderson Cooper’s show effective July 15, 2019. Adjunct Instructor showed a sharp increase in the number Receives NYS of opinions, although that program began As part of the leadership team, Valenti Assembly Women more as a standard news show compared will serve as a member of the President’s of Distinction Award to shows on MSNBC and FOX. Cabinet and on critical committees, including those involved with drafting the Hilda Kogut, a Dominican College The research and Meachem’s budget, the strategic plan, and the master adjunct instructor in criminal justice, was resulting presentation at the Eastern plan for the College. Among his first honored with the 2019 New York State Communications Conference in projects will be to help secure the funds Assembly Women of Distinction Award Providence, RI, in April 2019 sparked a lot needed to build a new turf field and track. on April 8, 2019. The award honors of discussion about what the media can women who are making a difference do differently. Meachem believes that “We are delighted to welcome Joe to the in New York State, their communities, Communications Professor cable news shows should do a better job Dominican College family. He joins us and in the lives of others. Kogut was Studies Prevalence of of separating opinions from facts. with a wealth of experience in one of 10 Women of Distinction to be Opinions on Cable News fundraising and development at institutions honored this year by New York State of higher education,” said President Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee. Communications Professor Mark Meachem, Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien. “He will be a key Ed.D., has completed his sabbatical player in the College’s future, as we Assemblywoman Jaffee said, “It is my research examining 11 years of primetime Faculty Milestones aspire to continued growth and vitality.” distinct pleasure to recognize these 10 cable news. His research showed that an GRANTED TENURE remarkable Rockland County women. average of one in every five comments Diane DiSpagna The 2019 Women of Distinction Awards on cable newscasts was an opinion, (Teacher Education) Joseph G. Valenti is Dominican are an important opportunity to pay rather than fact. Michael Pizzi College’s new Vice President tribute to these women whose strength, (Occupational Therapy) for Institutional Advancement. vision, hard work, and compassion Meachem studied the top-rated news Nelly Vega-Woo (Nursing) are lifting up others, strengthening shows on MSNBC, CNN, and FOX News, our communities, our economy, and anchored by Rachel Maddow, Anderson GRANTED PROMOTION improving our quality of life.” Cooper, and Sean Hannity. He said the Michael Hoffman (Accounting), to Assistant Professor blending of fact and opinions helps Giovanna Czander (Religious Studies), Kogut is a former FBI Agent with 25 explain why, according to a national to Associate Professor years of experience in law enforcement, study of more than 5,000 U.S. adults, Robert Stauffer (English), who loves teaching criminal justice only about a quarter of Americans could to Associate Professor classes at Dominican College. As Chair correctly distinguish factual statements Kevin Hermberg (Philosophy), of Citizens United to Protect from opinions. to Full Professor

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Anniversaries Departures 50 YEARS OF SERVICE 15 YEARS OF SERVICE Ani Bournoutian, Sr. Kathleen Sullivan AnnMarie DelliPizzi-Citardi, Assistant Director of Freshman Year Program celebrated her golden Associate Professor and New Student/Transition Center, anniversary at Dominican College. of Biology and after five years Director of the Her 50 years of exceptional Royce Aldea, Honors Program service to the College have Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, included roles as Chancellor, William Goldberg, after six years President, Academic Dean, Adjunct Lecturer Director of Admissions, and in Social Work Amy Bianco, foreign language professor. Mark Meachem, Director of Purchasing after 15 years 40 YEARS OF SERVICE Associate Professor Anita Green, of Communication Studies James Filippelli, Administrative Assistant, Nursing, and Director of the Division Assistant Professor after 16 years of Arts & Sciences Sr. Catherine Howard, O.P., Ph.D. of Fine and Performing Arts Jon Prusmack Vita Wolinsky, John Gann, 35 YEARS OF SERVICE Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Nursing of Computer Information Science, Matthew Coyne, A talented administrator and social worker, Sr. Catherine Howard, Former trustee Jon Prusmack, a successful Assistant Professor after 21 years 10 YEARS OF SERVICE O.P., Ph.D., died on November 9, 2018. She was 67. Sr. Cathy is entrepreneur who devoted his life to of Accounting Anthony Troncone, Anthony Bencivenga, Barbara Sulzer, Assistant Professor of History, remembered as a persistent and effective leader of vision, who expanding rugby in the USA, died on Assistant Professor Dean’s Office after 27 years of Teacher Education was generous, quiet, and gracious. December 21, 2018. He was 77. Administrative Assistant Bernadette Connors, Dorothy Filoramo, 25 YEARS OF SERVICE Associate Professor VP for Institutional Advancement Sr. Diane Forrest said, “Whether it was the boys in the cottage Prusmack was a good friend and generous after 25 years Rosanna Arcieri, of Biology at St. Dominic’s Home, the students at St. Nicholas of Tolentine benefactor to Dominican College and the Assistant Professor 5 YEARS OF SERVICE Matthew Coyne, High School, persons suffering with AIDS at Paradise Transitional Prusmack Center for Health and Science of Modern Languages Assistant Professor of Accounting, Lucinda Acquaye-Doyle, AnnMarie DiSiena, after 35 years Housing, the homeless women and children of Siena House, or the Education was named in his honor. In Assistant Professor Associate Professor Dominican Sisters on the infirmary floor, Cathy found the time and addition, he brought speakers from the and Director of the and Coordinator Henrietta Malzacher, Social Work Program found a way to make in difference in each life.” Federal Reserve Bank of NY for the annual of Communication Studies Executive Assistant to the President and Director Ani Bournoutian, after 35 years “Outlook on the Economy” presentation, and of Special Sessions Assistant Director Sr. Cathy served as President of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Blauvelt for six began the College’s partnership with the Arts of the New Student Vicky Szerko, years and served as a College trustee. Previously, she was Assistant Director Council of Rockland. and Transition Center/ Assistant Professor Freshman Year Program of Siena House, a transitional housing program for single mothers and of Marketing Andrew Burns, children. Sr. Cathy was also the founding Director of the Paradise Housing As his obituary in the New York Times 20 YEARS OF SERVICE Assistant Professor Program, the first short-term residential program for HIV infected, addicted, stated, “He will be remembered as William Danowski, of Communications and homeless persons in New York City. In addition, she was Coordinator a gentleman, affable and kind, who Adjunct Lecturer Gina Shelton, always exuded optimism.” in Psychology and Sociology Head Librarian of the Ryan White, Part D Program. Her most recent position was at Kathleen Diamond, Karl Rusch, Dominican College in the Office of the President. Adjunct Lecturer Assistant Professor Prusmack founded DHS Systems, which in Graduate Special Education of Physical Therapy Sr. Cathy earned a doctorate with distinction from the Graduate School manufactured DRASH, a quick-erect shelter Kate Hickey, Maureen Valdes, of Social Service at Fordham University. She held teaching positions on system that became a standard for the US Professor of English Library Administrative the secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels including serving Army. DHS Systems in Orangeburg, NY, Lynne Weissman, Assistant Assistant Professor as an assistant professor of Social Work at Fordham University. employed about 300 employees and had of Nursing and offices throughout the world. Coordinator of the In 2016, Sr. Cathy was the commencement speaker during the Dominican FNP/DNP Nursing Programs College Commencement Exercises and received an honorary degree A longtime rugby advocate, who played, of Doctor of Humanities for her courageous and inspiring outlook, and coached, and refereed, Prusmack saved for her generous use of her talents on behalf of all who have looked the USA Rugby from bankruptcy by taking to her for wise leadership and judgment. over the USA Sevens tournament. As the Above: Dorothy Filoramo stands with Sr. Mary Eileen O’Brien owner of United World Sports, Prusmack at the Service Recognition Awards on May 15, 2019. On Friday, September 27, 2019, a new food pantry for students, named succeeded in improving rugby attendance Filoramo leaves the College after 25 years of service. for Sr. Catherine, opened on the Dominican College campus. The at tournaments and getting games televised. Right: Sr. Kathleen Sullivan celebrated Sr. Catherine Howard Food Pantry will help students who self-identify In the rugby community, he was considered 50 Years of Service with Dominican College. as needing food assistance. a legend and an innovative visionary.

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Dr. Connors worked with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland County to organize and host on Noteworthy, campus last summer “Small Steps, Big Benefits,” an event to educate the public on sustainable ways to impact the environment. In addition, Scholarly, & Other Dr. Connors was appointed as an ARIS Bonnie DeSimone, RN-BC (Nursing) has Kasie Farlow, Ph.D. (Mathematics) Center Fellow to study inclusivity among had her manuscript titled “Curriculum delivered a presentation entitled the disabled population in STEM studies Redesign to Build the Moral Courage “Interdisciplinary Work at a Small in 2019 – 2020; her winning proposal Values of Accelerated Bachelor’s Institution” at the Mathfest Conference Professional Activities was “Effective Offerings for Disabled Degree Nursing Students” accepted for in Denver, CO, last August. Persons Enrolled in STEM at a PUI: publication by Sage Open Nursing. How Best to Empower this Unique Population of Students.”

Dr. Acquaye-Doyle also serves on the Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD) Planning Committee, representing the New York State Social Jim Filippelli, Ed.D. (Fine and Work Education Association. AnnMarie DelliPizzi-Citardi, Ph.D. Performing Arts) had his book review, (Biology) accompanied three Honors “Theatre Management: Arts Leadership Giovanna Czander, Ph.D. (Religious students—Christine Ditzel, Christine for the 21st Century,” recently published Bernadette Connors, Ph.D. (Biology) Studies) was awarded an Interfaith Manni, and Stephanie Mauri—to the in Theatre Topics. accompanied three students to the Youth Core grant in support of her Northeast Regional Honors Council Annual Biomedical Research Conference development of a course titled Conference in Baltimore, MD. They for Minority Students in Indianapolis, IN, “Interfaith Leaders at Work”; she also all co-presented a presentation last November where they presented participated in a multi-faith panel titled entitled “Building an Honors Program: posters of their research projects; there, “Mohammed—An Imam of the Age” Increasing Student Retention and Regina Alvarez, Ph.D. (Biology) had Stefanie Moncayo (class of 2021) won in at Princeton University. Empowering Faculty through Active her co-authored paper, “First Report the poster category for her presentation Engagement” in a new format called Lucinda Acquaye-Doyle, Ph.D. and of Sagina Apetala Caryophyllaceae “Biodiversity of Mycobacteriophes the “Idea Exchange”; Christine Ditzel Bonni Raab, M.S.W. (Social Work) for New York,” documenting the initial Isolated from Soil.” There were 2,600 delivered a presentation titled “The Five Kevin Hermberg, Ph.D. (Philosophy) co-presented their paper, “Picking Up discovery of this species in New student presenters, with the top 10% Jeannes,” in the Art Show; Christine presented “Social Justice in the the Torch of Advocacy: Social Work York, published in a recent edition of in each category winning a certificate Manni and Stephanie Mauri each made Philosophy Classroom” at the Education and its Role in Encouraging Phytoneuron, a peer-reviewed journal and monetary award. This is the second a poster presentation; and Dr. DelliPizzi American Association of Philosophy Independent Student-led Activism,” for plant biology. year in a row that one of the College’s participated in the Conference’s Teachers International Workshop- along with student co-authors senior Biology research students won in the Expo, setting up an Admissions table Conference on teaching philosophy, Nelcy García DeLeÓn and alumna Microbiology group. Dr. Connors’ Honors Christine Davies, D.N.P. (Nursing) where she dispensed brochures and held at North Carolina A&T State Amanda Magnotta (class of 2018) at Program student Kimberly Acevedo had her article, “Bioethics Human information about Dominican College. University in Greensboro, last July. He the 51st New York State Social Work (class of 2019) was invited to present Papillomavirus and HPV Vaccine,” DelliPizzi was also recently elected to had a co-authored article, “Diversity Education annual conference in a poster presentation of her research published in The Journal of Vaccines a two-year term as a representative to is Not Enough: The Importance of Saratoga Springs, NY, in October. At the on the Sparkill Creek and Pocantico and Vaccinations. Dr. Davies was the Executive Board of the Northeast Inclusive Pedagogy,” published in same conference, Ms. García DeLeÓn River at the STEM symposium held at awarded the D.N.P. (Doctor of Nursing Regional Honors Council. the journal Teaching Philosophy. was presented with the association’s Emory University in Atlanta, GA last fall. Practice) from Dominican College Another co-authored paper, “Not Just “Student of the Year Award” for her Andrew Burns, Ed.D. (Communication Four of her students were awarded this past May. Accommodating: Philosophy Beyond academic achievements and for Studies) authored a book review of The an NSF CAREER grant to support the Archetypical,” is forthcoming demonstrating a commitment to social Public Speaking Playbook, 2nd Edition, their attendance at the 16th Annual in the book Teaching Through justice. In all, three faculty members and for Sage Publishing. Symposium on Plant Biology at the Challenges: Preparation and Adaptability eight students attended this conference. University of Massachusetts in Amherst. in the EDI Classroom published by

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Rowman and Littlefield. Another paper, Modernism’s Hopeless/Optimistic Dr. Valentine was also part of a three- “The ‘Social’ in Husserl’s Epistemology,” Future” at the Northeast MLA person team that received a grant was presented at the 2019 meeting conference as part of a panel he and from the U.S. Department of Justice for a of the Interdisciplinary Coalition of North James Reitter put together, called project entitled “Enhanced Collaborative American Phenomenologists at George “American Modernism and Early Model Task Force to Combat Human Washington University. Additionally, 20th-Century Fantasy/Horror.” Trafficking for Suffolk County Anti-Human Dr. Hermberg was recently reappointed Trafficking Task Force.” as Communications Director (executive Mark Meachem, Ed.D. (Communication Barbara Polowczyk, D.N.P. (Nursing) officer) of the American Association Studies) delivered a presentation titled was awarded the D.N.P. (Doctor of Dr. Valentine was awarded an Alpha Phi of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT), making “Pundits, Panels, and Opinions, Oh my! Nursing Practice) from Dominican Sigma Advisor Grant to attend its annual him the longest serving current The Ever-Evolving Value of Opinions College this past May. conference this past year where she was Board member, and he continues as over Facts in Cable News” at the Eastern recognized in their Awards Ceremony. co-Editor in Chief of the AAPT’s book Communication Association Conference She and Tara Parrello, Ph.D., Coordinator series Studies in Pedagogy. Volume in Providence, RI, in April 2019. of the Criminal Justice Program, were 5, (tentatively titled The Science of Pamela Story, O.T.D. (Occupational also awarded an Advocacy Grant which Learning) which is anticipated to be Mary Walsh Roche, M.S. Therapy) earned certification as a CarFit they donated to “Hour Children,” the published by year’s end. and Nadia Rust, O.T.D. (Occupational Technician and Event Coordinator at the organization that supports and manages Therapy) presented “True Partners: The ACOTE national conference held in New the nursery at Bedford Hills Correctional Dominican Charism and Occupational Orleans in April. CarFit is a nationwide Facility. The Criminal Justice Honor James Reitter, Ph.D. (English) was Therapy Education and Practice” at the joint safety program primarily targeted Society also received a Chapter Grant appointed Poetry Editor for the online Dominican Higher Education Colloquium toward older drivers. With this level of of $200 to sponsor its annual Criminal literary and arts magazine Masque and last June at Providence College. certification, Dr. Story can train and certify Justice Day. Michael Pizzi, Ph.D. (Occupational Spectacle. He also presented his paper, other technicians, e.g., OT students, thus Therapy) presented an all-day “Robert E. Howard’s ‘The Hyborian Age’: enabling the OT program to offer this workshop, “Integrating Health, Well- Looking Backward to Glimpse a World free service to senior communities in the Kate Hickey, Ed.D. (English) delivered a Being, and Quality of Life into Practice,” after Modernism,” at the Northeast MLA community. At this same conference, 10 presentation titled “Embracing Diversity at the Hattie Louise Slaughter Browning Conference in Washington, D.C. separate poster presentations created in the English Classroom” at the 62nd Seminar at Baylor University. He also by students and their faculty were Annual Conference of the New York delivered the keynote address, “Health, presented (and an 11th was accepted). State English Council (NYSEC), held Well-Being, and Quality of Life: The in Albany, NY. Future of Occupational Therapy,” at Gina Shelton, M.S.L.I.S. (Head Librarian) Nelly Vega-Woo, D.N.P. (Nursing) had the North Carolina OT Association co-delivered two presentations, one her article on “Evaluation of Radiation Conference last November and served for the Southeastern New York Library Exposure from Computed Tomography as a remote co-presenter of “The Resources Council (SENYLRC) to of the Head” published in an issue Reliability and Responsiveness of librarians in the Hudson Valley on of the Journal of Radiology Nursing. the Pizzi Health and Wellness Stephen Rodriguez, DPT, DScPT programming involving Wikipedia, and Additionally, she served as one of Assessment (PHWA)” at Concordia (Physical Therapy) was awarded his the other, “How and Why Do Students three panel members on a career University’s 6th Annual School of DScPT from Andrew University. Use the Library?” co-delivered with her Colby Valentine, Ph.D. (Criminal panel for graduate students at Health Professions Education fellow researcher Derek Sanderson, at Justice) had one article, “Prolonged NYU Medical School. Kelly Johnson, Ph.D. (Psychology) Conference. He also presented four Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, NY. Isolation as a Predictor of Mental Health presented a poster at the Annual posters—two co-authored with OT for Waived Juveniles” accepted for Meeting of the Eastern Psychological students—at the 2019 American publication in the Journal of Offender Association titled “The Relationship Occupational Therapy Association Rehabilitation, a second, “Reexamining between Personality, Gaming (AOTA) conference in New Orleans, LA. the Age-Misconduct Curve Interaction Frequency, and Aggression in Video Effects of Sex and Race/Ethnicity” Games: An Undertale Study,” which published in the Journal of Penal Law she co-authored with Psychology and Criminology, and a third, “Joining the major Devonleigh Roman and alumna Podcast Revolution May Enhance Class Vita Wolinsky, M.A. (Nursing) received Victoria Szabo, class of 2018. Robert Stauffer, Ph.D. (English) Discussions” in the Teaching, Learning, the Excellence in Nursing Practice delivered his paper, “William Hope & Scholarship Section Newsletter for the Award during Rockland County Hodgson and the Dream of Infinity: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Nurse Recognition Day.

50  Dominican College Annual Report  51 Noteworthy Noteworthy

Noteworthy Community Outreach And Service

AnnMarie DiSiena, Ed.D. Patricia Kivlehan, M.S.N. (Nursing) serves Tanya Radford, Ph.D. (English) Jennifer Sassano, Ed.D. (Mathematics) Lynne Weissman, D.N.P. (Nursing) (Communication Studies) once again on the Advanced Practice Advisory continued her active involvement with continued to serve as a Junior Girl Scout continued service as an active member this year facilitated a six-week Public Board of Good Samaritan Hospital. Dutchess County Master Gardeners, troop leader and as a member of both of the Health Advisory Committee Regina Alvarez, Ph.D. (Biology) Speaking Academy (PSA) program for regularly manning the horticulture the middle and high school PTA. for Rockland County Head Start delivered an invited lecture, “Plants and HS juniors and seniors. She also served hotline for the county. programs, as a volunteer for Helping People—How Central Park’s Landscape as facilitator of a high school sophomore Hands of Rockland, and as a member is Evolving,” and accompanying tour program, Interviewing Skills and the of the Inclusion Committee of her to the Bloomingdale Neighborhood College Interview. At their invitation, local synagogue. History Group. she delivered an address on “Team Management,” held on the Dominican College campus, to the Women’s Leadership Council of the Rockland Mark Meachem, Ed.D. (Communication Business Association. Studies) serves as Chair of the Philip Sciame, M.B.A. (Computer Ridgefield (CT) Arts Council and as Bonni Raab, MSW, DCSW (Social Work) Information Systems) continues to serve consultant to corporations Morgan continued to serve on both Westchester as a member of the Board of Advisors Stanley and JP Morgan, conducting Community College Human Services’ of the Rockland Community College communication workshops for them. and St. Dominic’s Home Advisory computer program. Vita Wolinsky, M.A. (Nursing) continued Bernadette Connors, Ph.D. (Biology) Boards and as an invited “National BSW her service to the Seeing Eye Institute, worked with the Cornell Cooperative Director Mentor” for the Baccalaureate Bergen Chapter, Guide Dog Raising Extension of Rockland County to Program Directors’ Association. Division; the National Alliance for the organize and host on campus last Mentally Ill; and the Rockland Holocaust summer “Small Steps, Big Benefits,” Colleen Evans, Ph.D. (Chemistry) served Center and Museum. an event to educate the public on as a panelist in a workshop at the sustainable ways to impact the Higher Education Career Development environment. Dr. Connors serves on Seminar held at Seton Hall University. the Board of Directors for Cornell Margaret Mulligan, M.S. (Mathematics) Anthony Troncone, Ph.D. (History) Cooperative Extension Rockland continued her long-time service to her again this year continued his service County as chair of the Youth and Family local parish as a Eucharistic minister and as Chairman of the Pascack Valley Development subcommittee and as a lector, as Chairperson of the St. Patrick’s Emma Sarro, Ph.D. (Biology), faculty Historical Society and to present member of the nominating committee. Day Committee and the Thanksgiving advisor of the Rotaract Club, drove a lectures to senior citizens and other Food Drive, and as member of the van of students on Midnight Runs twice groups for the Society. Parish Council. each semester down to NYC to bring food to the homeless. She also initiated Michael Kelly, Ph.D. (Teacher Education) collaboration with Molloy College continued to serve on the Board of the leading to a joint Midnight Run. NYS Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and as the College’s Student Chapter Advisor. He also served as Margaret DeLorenzo, Ed.D. (Nursing) Chairperson of the Council’s Program Director of the Honors Program AnnMarie again this year continued her service as Proposal Review Committee. Nelly Vega-Woo, D.N.P. (Nursing) DelliPizzi-Citardi, Ph.D., received the Co-Founder and President of 501c4 Catherine O’Sullivan, RN-BC (Nursing) continued service as Vice President of 2019 Academic Dean’s Award for Faculty non-profit volunteer organization, which, volunteers with Meals on Wheels and Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Omega Chapter. Service from Dean Thomas Nowak, Ph.D. among other involvements, sponsors as lead catechist at St. Anthony’s Church three Rockland County Boy Scout troops. in Nanuet, NY.

52  Dominican College Annual Report  53 Financials

STUDENT TUITION AND FEES, NET GOVERNMENT GRANTS CONTRIBUTIONS AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES INSTRUCTION ACADEMIC SUPPORT

STUDENT SERVICES

2019 Total Revenue, INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS 2019 Total Expenses Gains, and Other Support OTHER REVENUE $40,776,507 $40,216,440 INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

REVENUE, GAINS, AND OTHER SUPPORT 2019* 2018 2017 2016 2015

Student Tuition and Fees $48,888,936 $47,770,867 $47,403,034 $46,686,150 $43,077,845

Less: Institutional Aid $(17,987,757) $(16,733,288) $(16,899,143) $(15,726,356) $(12,970,946)

Student Tuition and Fees, Net $30,901,179 $31,037,579 $$30,503,891 $30,959,794 $30,106,899 Dominican College Chief Administrators Government Grants $777,694 $813,645 $1,977,606 $545,747 $575,114

Contributions $947,300 $823,216 $1,139,251 $774,222 $1,249,509

Auxiliary Enterprises $7,379,157 $7,045,397 $7,452,306 $7,641,199 $6,766,800

Interest and Dividends $210,440 $186,301 $213,261 $138,215 $122,762

Other Revenue $560,737 $483,405 $956,279 $228,385 $238,950 Mary Eileen O’Brien, O.P., Ph.D. President Total Revenue, Gains, and Other Support $40,776,507 $40,389,543 $42,242,594 $40,287,562 $39,060,034 Tony Cipolla, M.B.A. Kathleen Sullivan, O.P., M.A. John Burke, M.A. Vice President for Student Instruction $14,644,503 $14,606,237 $14,370,619 $14,284,882 $14,478,802 Vice President for Fiscal Affairs Chancellor and Chief Fiscal Officer for External Affairs Development and Dean of Students Academic support $2,217,966 $2,108,941 $2,142,983 $2,149,207 $2,177,599

Student services $7,513,987 $7,185,750 $6,941,048 $6,704,359 $6,385,483 Brian G. Fernandes, M.B.A. Thomas Nowak, Ph.D. Joseph G. Valenti, M.A. Vice President for Vice President for Academic Affairs Vice President for 7,936,555 8,382,211 8,032,167 7,752,768 Institutional support $8,340,872 $ $ $ $ Enrollment Management and Academic Dean Institutional Advancement Auxiliary enterprises $7,499,112 $7,550,792 $7,711,175 $7,701,933 $7,469,182

Total expenses $40,216,440 $39,388,275 $39,548,036 $38,872,548 $38,263,834

Increase in Unrestricted Net Assets $560,067 $1,001,268 $2,694,558 $1,415,014 $796,200 from Operating Activities

Endowment Growth $6,578,300 $5,549,700 $4,532,800 $5,011,000 $4,933,000

*The financial information provided above is unaudited

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