President's Report

2016 – 2017 President’s Report Board of Trustees as of June 30, 2017 Christopher R. Carroll ’88, Esq. Sister Elizabeth A. Johnson, Chair C.S.J., Ph.D. Kennedys CMK LLP Fordham University Mary Ellen Dubiel Freeley ’67, Ed.D. Sister Helen Kearney ’67, Vice Chair C.S.J., Ph.D. St. John’s University Sisters of St. Joseph Peter M. Meyer ’87 Dennis McCarthy Wilcom Inc. Secretary TD Bank Sister Kathleen McKinney ’71, Mary M. Lai C.S.J., Ed.D. The Mary Louis Academy Chair, Finance Committee Long Island University Margaret Mohan Meegan ’69 Alberta D’Aisio Aldinger ’70 Peter M. Rogers Edwards and Company Matthew Barbis ’94, CFS, CTS The Rose Brucia Educational Paul Peter Romanello ’79, M.D. Foundation Park East Cardiovascular Matthew Barbis & Co. Associates, P.C. Peter M. Boger Lisa Rose Loiacono ’97 Ridgewood Savings Bank Clare Rose Inc. Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D. Stephen Somers ’82 Ex Ocio Vigon International, Inc. St. Joseph’s College, New York Mary Butz ’69 TRUSTEE EMERITI Edspiration Enterprises LLC Sheila Baird John A. Danzi Stephen Hochberg, Esq. Long Island Hotels LLC N. Hilton Rosen, Esq. W. Christian Drewes, Esq. Kelley Drye & Warren LLP PRESIDENT EMERITA Sister Angela Gannon, C.S.J. Sisters of St. Joseph Sister Elizabeth A. Hill ’64, C.S.J., J.D. A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Alumni and Friends, Providing a bridge to dreams. It’s what we do every day at St. Joseph’s College. And it’s something we love to do, and have done for over 100 years! In my first months as president, I quickly ascertained why U.S. News & World Report routinely considers St. Joseph’s to be among the top colleges in the Northeast and why Washington Monthly ranked our school No. 9 on its 2017 list of “Best Bang for the Buck” Northeast institutions. The poet Ovid said it best many centuries ago: “We sing of forms changed into new creations, a perpetual song of renewal and joy.” We provide our students with the opportunity for real and significant change, change that leads to a more fulfilling and impactful life. Our devoted faculty and staff are fully engaged in this mission of transformation, and I am so proud to be part of it all. But their engagement is only part of the picture. Our alumni, parents, friends and trustees are also engaged, and most impressively. During the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the College totaled more than $3 million in donations. Voluntary giving enables St. Joseph’s to expand academic offerings, upgrade facilities and establish new scholarships. We did all of the above this past year. This annual report acknowledges our supporters and serves as documentation of how their devotion infuses the College with the resources we need to provide more students with the precious opportunity of obtaining an excellent college education. Lauren Quesada, a recipient of the Edna Hall Murray Scholarship and a sophomore on our women’s basketball and soccer teams at SJC Brooklyn, spoke for all of our scholarship recipients when she said, “Whenever I don’t want to stay up any later doing homework, or don’t want to spend that extra hour in the gym, I remember that anybody in this school could have this scholarship, but I was the lucky one who was chosen. This scholarship really means everything to me.” Lauren’s story of transformation, one of an array of heartwarming pieces inside this publication, demonstrates why — with your commitment and support — St. Joseph’s continues to be a place where more and more students discover their true potential. Thank you for your dedication to our students. I deeply appreciate your commitment to their success. Sincerely, Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D. President, St. Joseph’s College PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2016-2017 1 ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2016 – 2017 President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D. Vice President for Marketing and Communications Jessica McAleer Decatur Editorial Director Brian Harmon Art Director Stephanie Kearney Contributing Editor Claudia Mirzaali Contributing Writers Michael Banach David Henne Samantha Cheyenne Miller ’13 Production Manager Robert Gregson Contributing Photographers Robert Amsler Sean Colgan Bill Denison Michael Macioce Benny Migs FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ... If you have questions regarding your listing, contact Assistant Vice President for Advancement Operations Stephanie Dumaine at 718.940.5573 or [email protected]. Also, if your name is not listed, it could be because you made your gift after our fiscal year ended. Annual giving closes on June 30. Gifts after that date will be recognized in next year’s President’s Report. If you have additional questions, please call us. It is very important to recognize and include the names of all of our generous donors. DONATE ONLINE giving.sjcny.edu 2 ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE • SJCNY.EDU CONTENTS SECTIONS 4 In Their Words Scholarship students express thanks. 6 Thriving Through Support Donors’ generosity helps undergrads flourish. 9 An Agent of Change Margaret Mary Wolfe ’41 left SJC a generous legacy. 10 New Nursing Labs SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island enjoy new nursing labs. 12 Getting to Know a Trustee Steve Somers ’82 shares the roots of his deep commitment to SJC. 13 Ways to Give 14 FYI SJC financial report and enrollment figures. 16 Donor Listings PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2016-2017 3 IN THEIR WORDS Eileen Alvarado ’18 Erin Rose Smith ’18 Ronkonkoma, New York Farmingville, New York Recipient of the Roseanne Recipient of the Thomas Wendt and Richard Pergolis Scholarship Fund First Generation Scholarship SJC Long Island, majoring in history SJC Long Island, majoring in psychology “I cannot emphasize enough how “Your fund gives more power to my honored I am to be receiving decisions to further my education to this recognition, and — from the better my life and the lives of others. bottom of my heart — I thank you My educational pursuits would not for the generosity, which will help be possible without the generous me on my path.” support from your scholarship. Thank you for believing in my achievements and my ambitions.” Franklin Salazar ’21 Richmond Hill, New York Nadia Sadia Besry ’18 Recipient of the Somers Fund Brooklyn, New York for ACES Students Recipient of the 1970 Emergency SJC Brooklyn, majoring in mathematics and Assistance Fund computer science SJC Brooklyn, majoring in child study “I am writing this letter to you to “As I enter my senior year, I am blessed show my tremendous gratitude by knowing my mother will be by for your financial support toward my side, having come through her my higher education. I am a battle with cancer this past year. This mathematics and computer science scholarship will help ease my financial major who hopes to become a burden, allow me to continue to carry software developer.” out my dream of becoming a teacher and also enable me to spend precious time with my mother.” Christiana Morante ’19 West Babylon, New York Recipient of the Kathleen and Maya Bayliss ’19 Ted Sorensen Scholarship Fresh Meadows, New York SJC Long Island, majoring in math Recipient of the Class of 1966 Scholarship “I have taken full advantage of SJC Brooklyn, majoring in accounting the opportunities presented to me the last two years, including “Due to your generosity, the repetitive taking part in mentoring programs thoughts of paying for school died down. in actuarial science and engaging I am now able to focus on my studies in the Delta Epsilon Sigma and and become involved in the school’s Gamma Tau Delta honor societies. community, through clubs and sports. I have also been given the chance Thank you for recognizing my efforts at to study abroad in Iceland. I am this school. I assure you that I will keep immensely grateful for these up the good work and stay on a positive once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.” track to success.” 4 ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE • SJCNY.EDU IN THEIR WORDS Recognition for GIVING St. Joseph’s College held a luncheon and a dinner in November to thank our loyal donors and to give scholarship recipients an opportunity to meet the donors who turned their dreams of a college education into a reality. Approximately 70 people attended SJC Brooklyn’s luncheon at Graziella’s in Fort Greene. SJC Long Island’s dinner event, held at the Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, hosted about 45 attendees. Scholarship recipients spoke at both events, expressing their gratitude. St. Joseph’s College President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., was also in attendance, thanking SJC’s faithful donors for their commitment, including support to Judge Peter Fox Cohalan (left), a member of the Board of Trustees for The Robert David more than 70 scholarships. n Lion Gardiner Foundation, with former SJC trustee Daniel J. Keane, Esq. Thomas Petriano, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Thomas Travis, Ph.D., interim provost and professor of SJC Long Island’s Diane M. Pfadenhauer, J.D., Department of Religious Studies at SJC, spoke at general studies at SJC Long Island, spoke to attendees assistant professor of the graduate management the SJC Brooklyn donor recognition event. at the SJC Long Island donor recognition event. program, spoke at the SJC Long Island event about her personal experience as a donor. SJC President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., with SJC Long Island scholarship SJC trustees Mary Butz ’69 (far left), Mary Ellen Dubiel Freeley, Ed.D. ’67 recipients Erin Smith ’18, Michael Volpe ’19 and Christiana Morante ’19. (third from left), and Steve Somers ’82 (kneeling, front) gather with President Boomgaarden (second from left) and SJC Brooklyn scholarship recipients. PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2016-2017 5 THRIVING THROUGH SUPPORT Michael Volpe ’19 SJC LONG ISLAND Thomas A.

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