Monmouth FALL 2013 MAGAZINE UNIVERSITY Meet President Brown when Giants roaMed the CaMPus Founders' day Marks 80 years MU_Fall_2013nov7.indd 1 11/12/13 8:09 AM Monmouth University Magazine Volume 32, No. 3, Fall 2013 Paul R. BRown, Ph.D. President Jason KRoll Vice President for University Advancement Publisher Michael sayRe MaiDen, JR. Editor heatheR Mcculloch MistRetta Assistant Editor JacKlyn J. Kouefati, class of 2014 fRanKie MoRales '09 Contributing Writers JiM ReMe University Photographer Design of 4 Design Monmouth University Magazine is published by University Advancement. Monmouth University Magazine 400 Cedar Avenue West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898 how to contact us: class notes: [email protected] letteRs to the eDitoR: [email protected] Monmouth University Magazine (ISSN 15549143) is published four times annually by Monmouth University, periodicals postage paid at West Long Branch, NJ and additional mailing offices. 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MU_Fall_2013nov7.indd 2 11/12/13 8:09 AM FEATURES 3 MEET PrEsIDENT BrOWN 8 YOU KNOW IT’s FAKE, rIGHT? 10 MONMOUTH sUPPOrTs HABITAT PrOJECT 12 FOUNDErs’ DAY CELEBrATEs 80 YEArs 17 WHEN GIANTs (AND KNICKs) rOAMED THE CAMPUs DEPARTMENTS 2 Letters 24 On Campus 33 Athletics 37 Alumni News 40 Hawks in Print 42 Class Notes ON THE COVER: PrEsIDENT PAUL r. BrOWN, PH.D. AT DOHErTY HOUsE, THE PrEsIDENTIAL rEsIDENCE AND rECEPTION CENTEr. PHOTO: MArK LUDAK '81 LEFT: A CAMPUs CErEMONY ON OCTOBEr 3 INCLUDED A BALLOON rELEAsE TO COMMEMOrATE THE LIFE OF VICTOrIA ANNE TrOPPEr, A PsYCHOLOGY MAJOr FrOM ENGLIsHTOWN, WHO WAs FATALLY INJUrED ON THE NIGHT OF sEPTEMBEr 11. THE COLOrs OF GrEEN, PUrPLE, AND WHITE WErE CHOsEN TO rEPrEsENT HOPE AND TrANqUILITY. IN A PsYCHOLOGY CLAss VICTOrIA WrOTE THAT HOPE WAs LIKE THE COLOr GrEEN BECAUsE IT rEMINDED HEr OF sPrING, AND BEAUTY rEsTOrED AFTEr LONG MONTHs OF WINTEr. "HOPE Is NOT A WIsH, BUT A BELIEF THAT THINGs WILL GET BETTEr," VICTOrIA WrOTE. PHOTO: VALENTINA M. MANzO MU_Fall_2013nov7.indd 1 11/12/13 8:09 AM LETTERS ReadeRs Respond to SummER ISSuE After several years of reading the I was so pleased to read in the summer Monmouth University Magazine I would like 2013 magazine of the awarding of the first to commend the design and layout. The doctoral degrees at Monmouth University. magazine has come such a long way, and This is an exciting step forward for the I find it interesting and informative. My school. It is an honor to see that the first favorite section is Class Notes. I have recipients are in my own field of nursing, always been drawn to this section to see but I am hoping opportunities for additional what my fellow classmates are currently fields of study lie ahead. I wish much luck undertaking. I am always thrilled to see and success to the seven doctoral graduates. promotions, weddings, babies, etc. Thank I look forward to receiving the magazine you so much for keeping me up-to-date each quarter. The content is always diverse with my fellow alumni! and interesting. It is inspiring to read about TRACEY C. DUBEY '92 the widely varied successes of Monmouth graduates and of the constant advances the school is making. Everyone knows the profound legacy MARIE COOPER '07M left by President Gaffney at Monmouth _____ University. Perhaps what people don't know is the legacy he left for leaders The new articulation agreement between in the surrounding towns. As the Monmouth University and Xi’an University Council President in Oceanport, I have of Posts and Telecommunications and Xi’an had numerous opportunities to meet University of Science and Technology is with Admiral Gaffney about an issue very exciting! I had the good fortune to important to both of us, the closure of visit Xi’an a few years ago. It is a culturally Fort Monmouth. From the beginning, the impressive place. Students will certainly Admiral was always available and a presence benefit from this arrangement. at meetings trying to steer the direction DR. RYA BUTTERFIELD '07M of the conversion of Fort Monmouth from _____ a military base to civilian use. His years Thanks to the Monmouth University of expertise were invaluable to all of us Magazine, I enjoy reading the updates on my involved in the process and he will be sorely former classmates. It let's me know how they missed by the community. I am glad to be are doing, even though they don't respond able to call him a friend! to my Facebook friend requests. Living JOSEPH IRACE on the prairies of Saskatoon, Canada, far COUNCIL PRESIDENT removed from the Jersey Shore, stories of the BOROUGH OF OCEANPORT, NJ As a Monmouth graduate and resident MU community's rallying, and citizenship, _____ of Palmer, Alaska, I was thrilled to see especially in the wake of superstorm Sandy that Andrew McGee was named the NEC I can think of no better tribute or made me proud of my alma mater. send-off to President Emeritus Paul Pitcher of the Year. Last summer Andrew pitched for the Alaska Baseball League’s ZAHEED BARDAI '07M '10M Gaffney than your feature in the last issue. _____ As an undergrad at the start of his tenure Matsu Miners in Palmer. I introduced and a proud employee as the Director of myself to Andrew and during our My favorite part of the magazine is Media Operations, I’m pleased to see such conversation was told that his mother is always the “On Campus” section! It is so a comprehensive and honest summary of also a graduate of Monmouth. It is indeed encouraging to read about the activities and Paul’s time at MU. a small world. Congratulations to Andrew achievements of current students. Stories Monmouth has made huge strides in from his Miners fans. like the student group invitation to the UN exposure, academic quality, growth, and DR. JAN VANDEVER '67 and the award-winning newspaper make me reputation, and our leaders are at the so proud to be a fellow Hawk. It’s great to forefront of that effort, with a great source know how supportive Monmouth University of motivation at the top. I have no doubt is of its students. that President Brown will continue to bring CHRISSIE REILLY '09M the university to even greater heights! STEVEN MERVINE '04 Please send letters to [email protected] or to Letters, Monmouth University Magazine, 400 Cedar Ave, Room 321A, West Long Branch, NJ 07764. Include a telephone number and address. Letters may be edited for clarity or space. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. Because of the volume of mail we receive, we cannot respond to all letters. Send queries about the Alumni Association to [email protected], or call (732) 571-3489. 2 MonMouth university Magazine Fall MU_Fall_2013nov7.indd 2 11/12/13 9:41 AM Michael Maiden MEET PRESIDENT BROWN Paul R. Brown Takes the Helm as Monmouth University’s Eighth President A puff of white smoke at 7:07 pm on March 13, 2013, signaled a change in leadership for a crowd of thousands who gathered in Rome. Four hours and 4,295 miles away a slightly less dramatic announcement from Board Chair Robert B. Sculthorpe '63 shared the news that Paul Richard Brown was the first and unanimous choice of the Board of Trustees to lead the University as its next president following an extensive national search. PHOTO: MArK LUDAK '81 FALL MONMOUTH UNIVErsITY MAGAzINE 3 MU_Fall_2013nov7.indd 3 11/12/13 8:09 AM MEET PRESIDENT BROWN r. Brown is an outstanding leader with the qualifications to help Monmouth University continue to prosper as a strong, vibrant institution,” Sculthorpe said. “We are confident that he will continue the remarkable Dprogress that Monmouth University has experienced.” Brown began his tenure as president on August 1, after “spending months in consultation with the Board of Trustees, then-President Paul Gaffney, and members of his cabinet to ensure a smooth operational transition. The hand-off between the outgoing and incumbent president was marked with a brief ceremony on the front steps of Wilson Hall on July 31. His first three months have been a whirlwind of activity as he begins the process of crafting a comprehensive strategic review. Even in his short tenure, Brown has helped completed a transformative and wide-sweeping strategic plan international students move in to their residence halls, hosted over a 10-month period, which was unanimously endorsed former New Jersey Governor Christie Todd Whitman and by the faculty. the first lady of the United Republic of Tanzania, Salma R. The results of his tenure at Lehigh are clear; Brown managed Kikwete, on campus and worked alongside President Jimmy historically high levels of enrollment in both undergraduate Carter on a Habitat for Humanity project in Union Beach. and graduate programs and recruited and hired faculty at an “One of the great joys and privileges of being the president unprecedented pace. He also raised more than $40 million in of Monmouth University is the opportunity to meet with a unrestricted funds and for endowed faculty chairs.