Fall 2005

Life’sLife’s LessonLesson FindingFinding joyjoy inin midstmidst ofof biggestbiggest challengeschallenges 2 President’s View

EXCITEMENT PERMEATES AND SURROUNDS THE HILBERT COLLEGE CAMPUS as personnel and students anticipate the completion of the fourth decade in Hilbert’s history. The college has been progressing in leaps and bounds, especially in the last few years as we move forward with the fulfill- ment of the strategic plan activities.

Hilbert is no longer the unknown or little-known college in the Southtowns. It’s now recognized as a higher education institution in strong competition with its sister colleges in the area. Its faculty, students and graduates rival and surpass their counterparts, and its programs and services are such that they have created a definite niche to attract students.

Some of the statistics which compare the status of the college in 1975, the year Hilbert attained its initial accreditation with the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, with its position today provide substance for just pride.

1975 2005 Faculty/staff 50 193 Enrollment 574 1,110 Hilbert is no longer Bachelor degrees 9 13 the unknown or little- Graduates to date 5,144 6,000 Library holdings 46,662 37,670 (with an known college in the additional 500,000+ Southtowns. It’s now electronic holdings) Operating budget $1.2 million $12.1 million recognized as a higher Endowment $344,000 $2.5 million Acreage 40 47 education institution Buildings 4 11 in strong competition Campus square footage 131,000 184,000 Tuition $3,000 $14,300 with its sister colleges Financial aid $208,000 $1.37 million in the area. A great deal of sacrifice, dedicated service and support from alumni/ae and benefactors brought us to this position. You are among those, and we give you thanks.

Even more growth lies ahead of us. We know that you will be there for us as you have in the past.

Sister Edmunette Paczesny, Ph.D., FSSJ President

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Features ‘Flipping’ Scams Get Close Analysis . . . .5 A Publication for Alumni, Examination of real estate Family, and data to be used for detecting fraud Published three times annually by Hilbert College 5200 South Park Avenue Cover Story Hamburg, 14075 TEL (716) 649-7900 Life’s Lessons ...... 6 FAX (716) 558-6381 www.hilbert.edu Seventeen years since her first summer of volunteering, Amy Smith has E-MAIL [email protected] discovered the far-reaching power of hope and strength

Editor/Writer Paula Witherell Public Relations Director Publication Design Peter Gariepy Photographer Nancy J. Parisi Sports Information Director Robert deGrandpre Cover Story Contributing Writer Grace Lazzara

O∞ce of Institutional Advancement Thomas P. Honan Vice President for Institutional Building a Better Hilbert ...... 10 Advancement The college prepares for a new Mark Bindig academic-auditorium complex to Director of Development meet its expanding needs Patricia Baubonis Alumni Relations Director Karen Procknal Coordinator of Research and Records

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President’s View 2 Faculty and Staff File 15 Around Hilbert 4 Alumni News & Notes 16 In the Sports Zone 12 Remember When 20 Happening @ Hilbert 14 4

Board Officers Named ‘Flipping’ S cams Getting Close Analysis estern New York attorney Karen WGaughan Scott has been elected chair of the Hilbert College Board of Trustees. home sits abandoned Scott has been a Hilbert trustee since 1997, A and left to decay. In one city having previously served as board secretary. block, six houses in similar disre- pair now need to be demolished. Most recently, she chaired the board’s trustee These homes are only a small committee, co-chaired the institutional sample of many properties sub- advancement committee, and served on the jected to “flipping,” a real estate executive committee. Scott has also co-chaired practice that’s a growing problem the college’s annual golf tournament. in Buffalo’s inner-city neighbor- Her law practice concentrates in real hoods. To combat this, thousands property law, wills and estates. Scott’s a of pieces of data collected on member of the Erie County Bar Association, flipping will be analyzed by Hilbert New York State and Florida bar associations College students to detect fraud and the Hamburg Women’s Democratic Club. schemes as part of efforts by the Karen Gaughan Scott Other 2005-06 board officers appointed at mayor’s Anti-Flipping Task Force. Two Hilbert economic crime Hilbert are Thomas Waring Jr. as vice-chair, investigation interns are analyzing and Phillip T. Catanese as secretary. the city’s flipping data using the Waring, who has been affiliated with the powerful iBase Designer software, board since 1997, will serve his third term which is available in the college’s as vice-chair. He’s chaired the institutional forensics training lab. advancement committee and co-chaired the A database built specifically executive committee, as well as served on the for the analysis was created by i2, building committee. Inc., makers of iBase. Under the With more than 20 years experience in guidance of two ECI professors, the financial services industry, Waring is the students will use information founding principal of Waring Financial Group, pulled into the database to identify links and trails to help find where a Hamburg-based financial services company. fraudulent activity is occurring in He’s on the board of the Financial flipping transactions and the worst Planning Counselors of offenders. and a member of several other organizations, Thomas Waring Jr. including Estate Analysts of Western New York and the Society of Financial Service Presidential Professionals. Catanese joined Hilbert’s board in 2002 Search Update and is serving a third term as board secretary. This past year he was on the board’s audit/ cademic Search Consultation finance, human resources and mission A Service of Washington, D.C., integration committees. has been selected to assist with the Vice president and advertising director at search for the next president of The Buffalo News, Catanese previously held Hilbert College. Sister Edmunette various executive positions in the retail food Paczesny, Ph.D., announced her plans industry. last April to step down at the end His community involvement has included of the 2005-06 academic year after the executive committee of Boys Town of Italy, serving as Hilbert’s president for which presented Catanese its Man of the Year 31 years. honor. He’s also past president of the Leukemia Dr. Thomas B. Courtice is Society of WNY and was on the Catholic serving as lead consultant for the Phillip T. Catanese Charities of Buffalo Executive Committee. search. Courtice retired in 2004 5 Around Hilbert ‘Flipping’ S cams Getting Close Analysis

“I’m pleased Hilbert is assisting to blight in our with the work of the Anti-Flipping neighborhoods. Task Force,” says Assemblyman The intelligence , who is co-chairing the provided by Hil- task force with State Sen. William bert’s students Stachowski. “Hilbert’s national- will provide us ly recognized economic crime with a quantita- investigation department will be a tive analysis of tremendous asset to our efforts to the problem and combat housing flipping and help direct us stra- stabilize Buffalo’s neighborhoods.” tegically in our Mayor Anthony Masiello decision-making Dave Torke announced in May the creation process.” of the city’s task force, which is Flipping can modeled after one established lead to aban- Photos by in Baltimore. Buffalo’s task force doned homes The iBase software will dras- was set up in response to con- that are overvalued or overmort- tically reduce time needed to cerns about vacant, low-priced city gaged and often a haven for drug sift through literally thousands of homes being bought on Internet activities in urban neighborhoods. entries of flipping data, explains auction sites like e-Bay and then According to Kathleen Lynch, Sandra Augustine, ECI chairperson. quickly being sold at inflated prices, task force coordinator and an attor- “The students will be able to oftentimes with no improvements ney at the Western New York Law take that data and do a graphi- made to the homes. Center, “real estate flipping itself is cal analysis of flipping practices “Perpetrators of flipping legal but largely unregulated and in the city and discover patterns schemes and mortgage scams often involves unethical practices. where they might not otherwise be prey upon unknowing and vulner- What’s more, the practice frequent- apparent,” she says. “They will be able first-time homebuyers,” said ly involves flipping schemes and able to sort data by buyer, proper- Mayor Anthony M. Masiello. “This mortgage scams and that’s where ty or other specified criteria to find often leaves new homeowners with the students’ data analysis will be patterns that indicate where fraud expensive repairs and contributes an invaluable resource.” might have occurred.”

following a 10-year presidential Sweet 16 tenure at Ohio Wesleyan University. On-campus meetings were held nly four years with key Hilbert constituents in May O since the Hilbert and June to help Dr. Courtice gain College Students in Free an understanding of expectations for Enterprise organization was Sister Edmunette’s successor and to established, the group is now lay the groundwork for the search. ranked as one of the top 16 Assisted by the search firm, candi- SIFE teams in the country, dates will be identified and screened an achievement the student group earned at the national competition in in the months ahead. To view the Kansas City. The win follows Hilbert’s distinction last April as a SIFE regional Presidential Profile or to learn more champion for the third year in a row, which allowed the group to move on to about the search process, go to the nationals. Hilbert SIFE members who competed in the nationals are (left www.hilbert.edu/presidentialsearch. to right): Jacob Bickelman ‘07, Haley Bolton ‘06, Thomas McArthur ‘06, Sarah Bosworth ‘06, William Haas ‘07, Jessica Macri ‘05, and Edward Blasak ‘05. 6 Looking to turn vacation into volunteering, Professor Amy Smith found that chance at a camp for children and families touched by cancer. That one summer has grown into a 17-year allegiance where, Smith says, “when you hear them (the children) laugh, it’s a wonderful sound.”

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LessonLessonby Grace A. Lazzara my Smith, Ph.D., remembers overhearing two After one year in the program, she realized she could handle 7 7-year-old girls, heads together, talking in that working with sick children. confidential way little girls do. But this was no ordinary tête-à-tête, Smith recalls: “The “Once you meet the kids, your own issues disappear,” Smith Afirst girl said she was going for a spinal tap soon. The other says. “The kids just want to have fun and forget about their was giving her advice about how she dealt with her treatments. illness.” Smith became dedicated to helping her campers do It was eye-opening and sobering.” just that. She jumped feet first into the Camp Good Days’ Buffalo day program for 4- to 7-year-old children going Smith, a professor of English at Hilbert College, has encoun- through cancer treatment. tered many such wonders in her 17 years as a volunteer counselor at Camp Good Days and Special Times, which Growing in more ways than one offers programs to improve the quality of life for children Today, both Smith and Camp Good Days have evolved into and families whose lives have been touched by cancer and better versions of themselves. In addition to the programs for other life challenges (see sidebar). Each experience further children with cancer, their siblings and children whose parents cements what Smith considers the single most important have cancer, the organization now offers support for children lesson she has learned from the youngsters in her care: affected by HIV, have sickle cell anemia or have been affected “Take as much joy out of life as you can.” by violence.

Overcoming apprehension Likewise, Smith’s role has expanded. She works not only Smith’s choice of how to spend the summer of 1988 seems to with younger day campers, but also with older, overnight be a personal turning point. Then the public relations person campers at a site in Branchport, N.Y., on Keuka Lake. Smith for a Buffalo-area school meets her group of day district, she had the summer campers each morning, off and decided to take on spends the first half of the volunteer work. Smith had “Once you meet the day playing games and the read about Camp Good Days afternoon in activities like a in The Buffalo News. Also, grocery store cooking class, her father had passed away kids, your own issues amusement park or nature from cancer, and she felt, as center. Parents pick up the Smith puts it, “a connection.” children at around 4:30 p.m., She applied and was accepted disappear,” Smith and Smith sleeps in her own as a volunteer. bed, “which can be a big plus if you’ve ever tried sleep- The training Smith went says. “The kids just ing on bunks (used at the through before beginning overnight camp),” she says, her first stint as a volunteer laughing. struck a nerve. “They talk- want to have fun ed about the medical issues Days are less structured the kids might deal with, there. Flag raising and break- types of cancer, treatments, and forget about fast take place at designated side effects from medication, hours, but the campers, ages some of the emotional issues 8 to 17, have more freedom the kids might be working their illness.” to take part in the kinds of on. I was petrified.” The dis- activities that most interest cussions about children who them—arts and crafts, fish- have lost their hair or have ing, go-karts, rock climbing, lines in their arms for intravenous medication was “a little etc. Smith usually works with 8- to 12-year-old campers, most intimidating if you’ve never dealt with it,” Smith says. of whom she’s met previously during the day programs. “They “You imagine horrifying scenarios of what might happen.” might feel a little more comfortable that way,” she explains. “A week away from parents can be a big deal.” For that reason, Smith arrived at Camp Good Days that first summer to work with siblings of children with cancer. “I chose Smith also co-coordinates two groups that meet monthly that program because I wasn’t sure how difficult it would be throughout the year: Fun Club for kids ages 8 to 12 and to work with kids who were ill,” she says. “I thought siblings Adventurers Club for teens ages 13 to 17. Both groups include could ease my way into it.” siblings and children whose parents have cancer. “We go fishing, bowling, to concerts,” Smith says. “I participate in Through her work with the siblings program, Smith inevita- fund-raising activities, too,” she adds. “I help whenever and

bly got to know children who were going through treatment. wherever I can.” Photos Nancy by J. Parisi 8 Perhaps more meaningful than Smith’s growing role is her Skinner is now a camp counselor herself, crediting Smith with emotional evolution. “I’m a pretty shy person. When I first inspiration. “She showed me how to be a better counselor, to started, I was not as outgoing. As I got to know the kids and be there for the kids, to do stuff with them, let them know volunteers, I realized that kids like people who are loud and you’re there for them.” outgoing and aren’t afraid to have fun, and I learned from that.” Smith has had other encounters with former campers, many Each day on the bus, according to Smith, the day campers get the of which turn out to be equally as remarkable as meeting full benefit of that lesson. “I’m one of the song leaders—which, if Skinner at Hilbert. “It can be surprising to see kids who you you’ve heard me sing, is a bad thing,” she jokes. “I used to be self knew when they didn’t have hair or were swollen from medi- conscious, but now I don’t care if I act silly. I’m willing to do what cation they were taking. You get to see them turn into beauti- I need to make sure the kids have a good time.” ful young people.” Those unanticipated meetings, Smith says, also bring reward in finding out that, “thankfully, a lot of kids Diane Kowalski, Camp Good Days’ family liaison, is emphatic survive and live normal lives. Some will always have compli- about Smith’s place in the organization. Smith, says Kowal- cations, but it’s great to see them become adults.” ski, “knows the kids and families as well as I do. She’s real- ly my right-hand person because she’s one of counselors who Another reality of Smith’s experience is the chance that rarely misses an activity. She relates to children on their level, some campers might not make it. “There’s lots of apprehen- makes them feel at home and makes them feel good about sion, not knowing if you can deal with it. But I’m a stronger themselves.” person than I thought I was. I found that if I can help by lis- tening, that’s better than shutting myself off because I think Says Smith, “Lots of kids come in very apprehensive and it’s I’ll be upset. It’s also part of what the kids are working with. wonderful to see them transform over the week. I remember They can be open about it. Their friends pass away, and it’s one kid was so scared to leave his mom, he was grabbing her part of their lives as well. I figure if they can deal with it, leg. At some point, he just opened up. By end of the week, he I should be able to as well. was the official greeter. He’s still like that.

“There’s a lot of love in these kids’ lives,” she adds, “but they feel accepted at camp.”

That kind of interaction with the children is the main benefit of the camp, a camper’s mother told Smith. “She said, ‘Thank you for making him feel so special, and thank you for making him feel like a regular kid.’ Camp is a safe haven where the kids don’t have to think about treatment. Sure, they’re dealing with issues, but they’re regular kids and want to be treated that way.”

Friends past, present and forever Over the span of 17 years, Smith naturally has made her share of close friends. “Because of how the day camp works, you’re assigned a child each day, and you get closer to them,” she says. “I know one girl who’s 13 now. I was one of her first counselors when she was 6 or 7. We get together once or twice a year. Experiences like that make (the work) special.”

Special—and sometimes unexpected. One day at Hilbert, a student approached Smith in the hallway, calling the profes- sor by her first name, which took Smith aback a bit. The stu- dent, criminal justice major Heather Skinner ‘07, had been a camper from age 8 to age 17. Smith was one of her counselors.

“I hadn’t seen her for quite a while and didn’t recognize her,” Smith says. “I also hadn’t realized I’d been doing it long enough to have a camper in college!”

As a counselor, says Skinner, “[Smith] liked to cheer every- body up. She’s a very caring person and fun to be around. She’s touched my life.” “A couple of kids I’ve been close with have passed away,” been handed to them. You rarely hear them complain or see 9 Smith adds. “It’s painful for me, so I can only imagine what them feel sorry for themselves. They’re incredibly brave.” it feels like for their parents and siblings. It’s something so unfair, but I’m constantly amazed by the families and how It’s hard to imagine that Smith’s experience could leave they cope with what’s happening. They show so much cour- anyone in the same position untouched. The children, she age and strength. It’s a testament to human spirit and our abil- explains, are “wonderful, caring and optimistic, even when ity to survive.” they don’t feel well. Despite horrible circumstances, there’s so much joy and happiness in them. When you hear them laugh, Lessons learned it’s a wonderful sound.” Some of Smith’s volunteer work at the camp has followed her to Hilbert. As director of the college’s Honors Program, she’s She attributes her longevity as a volunteer to the children as enlisted students’ help with camp fund-raising activities to well. “You really get attached to the kids, and it’s hard to let go. augment their community outreach requirement. “We’ve sold So you don’t. You keep doing it.” kazoos at the mall and food at the home show,” says Smith. Grace Lazzara is a freelance writer and public relations con- In general terms, however, Smith hopes that the compassion sultant residing in Buffalo, N.Y. and empathy that she tries to bring to camp carries over into her professional life. “Being involved in camp has made me more caring and a more empathic person.”

Beyond this, Smith seems to have learned more fundamental life lessons from her campers. “Because some of them might not have long lives, they’ve taught me to take as much joy out of life as you can. They’re just amazing at dealing with what’s

More About the Camp Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc., is a non- profit organization that provides a camping experience and more for children and adults facing life’s toughest challenges.

Children touched by cancer and other issues gather at Camp Good Days’ Recreational Facility located on the shores of Keuka Lake in the heart of the Finger Lakes region to spark new smiles, re-kindle friendships and enjoy a week where they can simply be kids. The weekend camping programs for men and women with cancer become a place where old bonds are strengthened and new ones created. The organization also offers a range of other programs and services for people facing other life challenges.

Camp Good Days offers programs in both the Buffalo and Rochester regions. The organization was founded some 25 years ago by Gary Mervis on behalf of his daughter Teddi, who suffered from cancer. Mervis remains Camp Good Days’ chairman. To learn about volunteer opportunities at Camp Good Days, contact the organization at: Camp Good Days & Special Times Headquarters & Volunteer Training 1332 Pittsford-Mendon Road Mendon, New York 14506 1-800-785-2135 or 585-624-5555 www.campgooddays.org 10

“We shape our buildings: thereafter they shape us.” Building Sir Winston Churchill t will be a very real, physical symbol of growth. For Hilbert College, it will come in the form of a new I 21,000-square-foot academic building that will double a Better classroom space - a campus advancement that will address the college’s pressing need for space as its student popula- tion and faculty ranks continue to increase. With the academic building will be a modern auditorium and the- Hilbert ater venue that, looking ahead, has great potential to be the Southtowns site for performances and presentations. To see how much the project will change the campus in the future, one need only see the site work completed New academic- this summer. Trees have been removed, the ring road on the front of campus has been reconfigured, a parking lot auditorium complex has been added, and other preparations have been done for building construction to start this fall. In anticipation of this new era for Hilbert, a ground- will shape the campus breaking ceremony for the $6 million academic-audito- rium complex took place in September, which included tours of other recent campus improvements and upgrades, according to plan like the Hafner Recreation Center expansion, Campus Center Dining Hall renovations and two additional apart- while doubling ment-style buildings in the student housing complex. Located next to the existing academic building, Paczesny Hall, the two-story academic building, will be classroom space named in honor of Hilbert President Sister Edmunette Paczesny, Ph.D., who is stepping down in May and “These buildings are clearly a visible sign our campus 11 will finish her tenure as one of the longest serving is growing,” he adds. “Students and others in the Hilbert college presidents in the country. Remarkably, it will be and surrounding communities can see it’s not status quo the first capital project for classroom and faculty work- here at the college but rather we’re striving to increase the space since the college’s original academic building, breadth of our academic facilities and infrastructure.” Bogel Hall, opened in 1969. The 400-seat William E. Swan Auditorium will be “Having a building in your name is something situated next to Paczesny Hall. It will include perfor- few people get to experience in a lifetime,” says Sister mance space for theater productions and will also serve as Edmunette. “I’m deeply appreciative and moved to be a prime setting for lectures, seminars, films, conferences, recognized with a project that will, quite literally, change and community events. The single-story building is being the look of the college. It’s an exciting time for me person- named in memory of the late Bill Swan, former CEO of ally and for Hilbert.” First Niagara Financial Group, as testimony to his dedica- Seeing construction start on the new buildings is tion to the Franciscan spirit and ideals. particularly striking for Sister Edmunette given her “The new auditorium will be a welcoming venue 31-year presidency at the college. for cultural activities, conferences, seminars and many “It’s completely overwhelming to see such signifi- other events,” says Sister Edmunette, noting that it will cant growth at Hilbert not only with this latest project, “open up a realm of opportunities for use by community but also with other aspects of the college’s master plan, groups.” including our new student apartment complex, Olszewski envisions the auditorium’s distinctive athletic facility expansion and dining hall renovations,” performance environment as being a major draw and, in she add. “I’ve been with this college for more than 40 time, sees it becoming “known as the Southtowns desti- years as president, an administrator and teacher, and nation for cultural and artistic programs.” seeing such on campus expansion is remarkable.” “These buildings,” says Olszewski, “are representative The new academic building, which is expected to of significant progress at Hilbert toward our strategic goal open next summer, will feature the architectural look of attaining an enrollment of 1,350 students, while still and appeal of Franciscan Hall, including its signature maintaining our student-faculty ratio, personal attention two-story windowed atrium that illuminates its interior. and other aspects that make us unique. This complex will Overlooking the front of Hilbert’s 50-acre campus, the add to the college’s foundation for a vibrant campus life.” building will house high-tech “smart classrooms,” faculty Funded by bonds and generous private donors, the offi ce space, seminar rooms, laboratories, Hilbert’s Insti- academic-auditorium complex was designed by Silvestri tute for Law and Justice and the college’s Honors Program. Architects, with site work done by Kulback’s Construc- As the Rev. Dr. Bernard Olszewski, Hilbert vice tion, Inc. Selection of a general contractor will occur president for academic affairs, explains “with our this fall. increased student population and the addition of new To learn how you can support fund-raising efforts for majors, including four in the past 15 months alone, the academic-auditorium complex, contact Thomas Honan we’ve run out of classroom and faculty office space. at 716-926-8790, [email protected]. Photo by NancyPhoto by J. Parisi 12

Going for the Gold ilbert College men’s basketball Hplayer Glen Ufland and Hawks head men’s basketball coach Rob deGrandpre earned Gold Medals at this summer’s Empire State Games held at Marist College. Representing the Western Region in the Open Division, Ufland saw action in three out of four con- tests competing against some of the best amateurs from across New York State’s six regions. For deGrandpre, it was his first Gold Medal after com- ing up short the last six summers on the sidelines. The Western team went a perfect 4-0 at the games with a 73-72 overtime thriller against the Hudson Valley team being the decid- ing factor in earning the gold. A multi-sport event for amateur athletes, the Empire State Games is the largest competition of its kind in the nation and is patterned after the Have You Heard? Olympic program. This year some 6,000 participated in final competi- IT’S A WHOLE NEW LOOK. Following months of planning, Hilbert College tion throughout the Hudson Valley has rolled out a newly redesigned, enhanced Web site at www.hilbert.edu. area. The site, which went “live” in June, is more dynamic with a fresh look and content and user-friendly navigation features. Visitors will find informa- tion about Hilbert’s academic majors, campus living (like what to bring to college), career services, upcoming events, library resources, student ser- vices, and the latest on the college’s sports teams, among other sections. What’s more, Hilbert Connections is now available online right from the site’s homepage or through the new alumni section at www.hilbert.edu/ alumni. Alumni are also invited to catch up on the latest college news by check- ing out the News section at www.hilbert.edu/news, or by subscribing to Hilbert E-News, found in the gold navigation bar, to receive news updates via e-mail. Also created was an admissions section found at visit.hilbert.edu, which matches Hilbert’s new marketing campaign. It was specially developed to attract prospective students and families to campus. Visitors to the site can design their own tour or take an online virtual tour, register for an upcoming college Visit Night, or learn more about Western New York in the Visitor’s Guide. We invite you to explore Hilbert’s new Web site to stay connected with the college or to share the site with prospective students so they can learn about all the college has to offer. 13 In the Sports Zone Coaches, Staff Coming In

here’s a new face and Kuberka graduated T a couple familiar ones from Lafayette College with taking on new coaching a bachelor’s degree in busi- duties in the Hilbert ness and economics with College Athletics Depart- a minor in anthropolo- ment. Lindsey Peltier has gy and sociology. While at been named athletic facil- the Easton, Pa. college, the ities coordinator, Mick West Seneca native was a Kuberka will take over as four-year letter winner and head men’s and women’s played in the NCAA Divi- cross country coach, and sion I Men’s Basketball Lindsey Peltier Rick Couell has been named Tournament in 1999 and 2000. Mick Kuberka head men’s soccer coach. Kuberka is mentioned in Peltier will oversee indoor and outdoor athletic facili- author John Feinstein’s top- ties and operation of the new fitness center in the recently selling book The Last Ama- expanded Hafner Recreation Center, as well as coordinate teurs, which takes readers home event management for the Hawks 11 varsity sports. through a season of Divi- She will also serve as assistant cross country coach this sion I basketball in the fall, and join the women’s basketball staff in the winter. Patriot League. Peltier comes to Hilbert after graduating with a “I’m pleased Mick will degree in athletic training/sport medicine from the Uni- be more involved in our versity of Charleston. The licensed athletic trainer spent athletic department. He’s the previous year as a certified trainer at New Bremen a quality person and we’re High School and Fort Loramie High School in Ohio. glad he has accepted the As a student-athlete at UC, Peltier was a three-year cross country coaching Rick Couell letter winner in basketball and played one year of colle- responsibilities,” said Walsh. giate softball for the Golden Eagles. In other coaching news, Couell joined the Hawks “Lindsey brings a very broad athletic background to men’s soccer program last fall as assistant coach after pre- Hilbert and can assist us with coaching and sports med- viously serving as travel director for West Seneca Soccer icine in addition to her other duties,” said Walsh. “We’re where he also served as head coach of the boys U-11 and fortunate to find such a high quality person to join our U-14 programs for seven years. He currently holds a USFF athletic department staff.” “E” license. Kuberka is no stranger to the Hilbert campus after Couell brings more than 10 years of playing experi- joining the men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach ence from stints in the Buffalo Men’s A and B leagues. back in 2003. 2005 Fall/Early Winter Home Sports Schedule Date Sport Opponent Time Date Sport Opponent Time NOV 22 Women’s Alfred 5 PM DEC 3 Women’s Lake Erie 2 PM Basketball University Basketball College Men’s Alfred 7 PM Men’s Lake Erie 4 PM Basketball University Basketball College DEC 2 Women’s La Roche 6 PM DEC 6 Women’s Nazareth 6 PM Basketball College Basketball College Men’s La Roche 8 PM DEC 16 Women’s SUNYIT 6 PM Basketball College Basketball Men’s SUNYIT 8 PM Basketball 14 Happening @ Hilbert October December 22 Alumni Reconnection 4 Live Nativity & Children’s Celebration Christmas Party An Evening With Sister Edmunette 2 p.m. – Live Nativity; 2:30 p.m. – Info: 926-8789, [email protected] Party Franciscan Hall 26 Luncheon Lecture Series - “Understanding Buddhism” Send us your news & photos! Noon-1 p.m., Campus Center Cove Traveled across the country? Published a book? Bring or buy your own lunch Been promoted? Let us know what’s new with you Info: 926-8928, [email protected] (awards, marriage, births, promotions/job changes, change of address, advanced degrees, etc.). Just fill out this form and mail it with your photo, if available, 29 Children’s Halloween Party to: 2-4 p.m., Campus Center Hilbert College, Office of Alumni Relations, 5200 Children encouraged to dress in costume South Park Ave., Hamburg, NY 14075 Info: 926-8932, [email protected] or fax it to (716) 558-6381. You can also e-mail your latest news to [email protected]. Please print or type: November Name ______14 Interviewing Skills Workshop Degree(s) ______3-4 p.m., Franciscan Hall Career Lab Class year(s) ______Info: 926-8927, [email protected] Address ______City ______15 Luncheon Lecture Series - State ______ZIP ______“Understanding Hinduism” Home phone ( ) ______Noon-1 p.m., Campus Center Cove E-mail address ______Bring or buy your own lunch Info: 926-8928, [email protected] Business address ______City ______15 Resume & Cover Letter Writing State ______ZIP ______1-2 PM, Franciscan Hall Career Lab Business phone ( ) ______Info: 926-8927, [email protected] Fax ______News: ______16 Internet Job Search Techniques ______2-3 PM, Franciscan Hall Career Lab ______Info: 926-8927, [email protected] ______17 Planning for Graduate School ______3-4 p.m., Franciscan Hall Career Lab ______Info: 926-8927, [email protected] ______

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Hilbert Excellence Awards in teach- MARTIN FLOSS, PH.D., director of the DOUGLAS MARKEY, adjunct instruc- ing and service have been pre- Institute for Law and Justice/profes- tor of paralegal studies, was chosen sented to the following faculty in sor of criminal justice, is serving as Person of the Year by the Boys and recognition of outstanding individ- evaluator for the Utica Drug Treat- Girls Club of East Aurora. ual faculty achievements: DENISE ment Court. BRILL, professor of mathematics, KATHLEEN PARKER, admissions coun- Excellence in Teaching Award; JOHN HARRY GONG, director of admis- selor, is serving on the New York MANTH, adjunct instructor of crim- sions, is serving as co-chair of the State Transfer and Articulation Asso- inal justice, Excellence in Adjunct Local Arrangements Committee for ciation’s Executive Board and Issues Teaching Award; and ROGER STONE, the second annual National Associ- Committee. chairperson/professor of parale- ation for College Admission Coun- gal studies, Excellence in Service seling Buffalo National College Fair Vice President for Student Life Award. being held in March. JAMES STURM, participated in the National Association of Student WENDY EDSON, assistant chairper- Three Hilbert faculty have been Personnel Administrators Stevens son/associate professor of parale- appointed to new rank appoint- Institute for senior student affairs gal studies, was a reviewer for Legal ments. Faculty and their new ranks offi cers in Vancouver, Wash. Research by William Putman. are WILLIAM HASLINGER, associate professor of economic crime investi- PAULA WITHERELL, public relations CHARLES ERNST, PH.D., chairperson gation; ANTHONY HUGHES, PH.D., director, received a 2005 APEX of arts and sciences/professor of professor of English; and ANDREW Award for Publication Excellence English, attended the 36th confer- KOLIN, PH.D., professor of political in the one to two person-produced ence of the College English Asso- science. SUZETTE HINO, public ser- magazines and journals category. ciation in Indianapolis, and also the vices and library instruction coor- spring conference of the New York dinator, received a grant from the College English Association in H.W. Wilson Co., to attend the Cath- Albany, N.Y. olic Library Association’s Leadership Institute in Belleville, Ill.

In With the Blue Following the well-known tradition of the Masters Tournament green jack- et ceremony, a blue jacket embla- zoned with the Hilbert College logo was presented to President Sister Edmunette Paczesny, Ph.D., at this year’s Hilbert Student Scholarship Golf Tournament. The 15th annu- al event was the fi nal tournament under Sister Edmunette’s presiden- cy as she prepares to step down as Hilbert’s leader in May. She received the jacket in recognition of her 31- year presidency at the college.

Pictured are, left to right: Karen Gaughan Scott, chair of the Hilbert Board of Trustees; Sister Edmunette; board trustees John Wabick and Carol Palczewski; and Merle Whitehead, board trustee and immediate past chair. 16

To contact the Hilbert Office idential Real Estate in the From of Alumni Relations: e-mail Buffalo, N.Y. area. [email protected] the Alumni DEBRA (HOBIN) ORMSBY, AA ’72 retired after 30 years President as a school administrator ’60s and is now a pastry chef at hat an amaz- Primo Restaurant in Silver W ing summer SISTER ANDREA CISZEWS- Creek, N.Y it was in Buffalo KI, AA ’66 is interim super- intendent of schools for MARY (LYONS) SULLI- and nothing the Diocese of Springfi eld, VAN, AA ’73 is an instruc- says summer Mass. tional support assistant in like an old-fash- the Orchard Park Central ioned game of SISTER CAROL CLARE School District in New York. baseball. The CZYZEWSKI, AA ’66 parti- KAREN (QUINLAN) VALVO, cipated in the annual Festi- AAS ’74 is vice-chair of the fourth annual val of the Arts at the Wash- Hilbert College Eastern Michigan University ington Theological Union Board of Regents. Day at the Buffalo in Washington, D.C. She Bisons was held July 29. With many new alumni taught students, faculty joining us, it was a fun-filled evening of perfect and guests how to make ’80s weather, good food, a great game of baseball and Polish Easter pisanki and submitted the winning JOHN BAILIE, AA ’89, an a finish featuring a spectacular fireworks display. entry for a t-shirt contest. investigator in the Loud- Plan to join us for the fifth annual next summer. oun County, Va. Sheriff’s SISTER JOYCE KUBINIEC, Department, was honored The alumni association started the fall season off AA ’69 is pastoral associate by the U.S. Attorney’s Office by co-sponsoring the second annual flag football at St. Rita Parish in Web- for the Eastern District of ster, N.Y. Virginia for his efforts in game and tailgate party. Members a 2004 prescription fraud of the Class of 2006 took on alumni and Hilbert ELAINE (GEORGE) POLE- conspiracy case. faculty and staff in a flag football game, which was TO, AAS ’66 recently retired followed by a tailgate party with everyone cheering as principal of St. Martin JAMES IGLEWSKI, AAS ’85 of Tours School in Buffalo, has been named to the on our Buffalo Bills. N.Y. She spent 40 years in Hilbert Board of Trustees. Catholic education. Right around the corner is one of the biggest MARY (STACEY) LOBOS- alumni events of the year. A year’s worth of planning SISTER PAULETTE TIRONE, CO, AAS ‘85, is district trea- surer for the Eden Central has gone into the second Alumni Reconnection FSSJ, AA ’63 was recently honored by the St. Joseph School District in New York. Celebration with this fall’s event honoring Hilbert Hospital Foundation with She has bachelor’s and President Sister Edmunette Pazcesny. We’re hop- its 2005 Caritas Award. MBA degrees from the ing for a huge turnout for a night filled with dinner, University at Buffalo. dancing, catching up with old friends and sharing KATHERINE (ALEXANDER) memories with Sister Edmunette. For more informa- ’70s MANNS, AAS ’86 is chair of the Chinese Auction Com- tion on this event as well as pictures from our pre- KENNETH CONNOLLY, AA vious events, check out the Hilbert alumni Web site mittee of the Western New ’72 is superintendent of the York Paralegal Association. at www.hilbertcollegealumni.org Lakeland Central School District in Westchester KATIE NEWTON, AAS ’87 is For those of you who have enjoyed past events County, N.Y. treasurer of the Western and for those of you who will be joining us at future New York Paralegal Asso- SISTER SHARON GOODRE- ciation. events, remember you can always “Come Home to MOTE, FSSJ, AA ’71 has Hilbert.” accepted a new position MICHAEL PICCIRILLO, AA as coordinator of public ’83 is a credit analyst at policy at Catholic Charities HSBC in Buffalo, N.Y. in Buffalo, N.Y. RICHARD QUALEY, AA ’88 ROSEANN MUMBACH, AA is an adjunct instructor in Nichole M. Becker ’77 was listed in Business the Hilbert Criminal Justice [email protected] First’s Who’s Who in Res- Department. 17 News & Notes

TIMOTHY SCHERER, BS EDWARD BLASAK, BS ’05 ELIZABETH (GRONDAHL) ’90s ’94 has been promoted to is an operations assistant DIBBLE, BS ’00 is a bank- payroll operations manag- at Southtowns Financial ing department analyst DAWN (EISENMENGER) er at Sodexho in Williams- Group in Orchard Park, N.Y. with Sodexho in Williams- BOUDREAU, BS ’99 is direc- ville, N.Y. ville, N.Y tor of public relations and IDA BLASAK, BS ’05, is marketing for the Western CHRISTINE ZIEM, BS ’97 is manager, adjustments KATHRYN DORSHEIMER, New York Paralegal Asso- pastor of Sebring Presby- department at HSBC Bank BS ’05 received the Allegh- ciation. terian Church in Sebring, in Buffalo, N.Y. eny Mountain Collegiate Ohio. She has a master Conference 2004-05 WILLIAM BRINSON, BS of divinity from Pittsburgh SARAH BREENE, AA’00 is Female Faculty Athletic ’97 is director of graduate Theological Seminary in a corrections officer at Uin- Representative Award, and admissions at Daemen Col- Pittsburgh, Pa. tah County Sheriff’s Depart- was also named to Who’s lege in Buffalo, N.Y. ment in Vernal, Utah. Who in American Colleges and Universities and is PETER ERTL, BS ’96 was ’00s SHANNON BRUNDIGE, BS a member of the National promoted to assistant vice ’03 has been activated with Collegiate Athletic Honor president, branch manager ALLISON AGRO, BS ’00 her U.S. Army Reserves unit Society. She’s pursuing a of the Bank of Holland in works with the chronically to serve a year in Kuwait. master’s in psychology at East Aurora, N.Y. mentally ill from Los Ange- the University at Albany in les Twin Towers Jail and SHELLY BUSH, BS ’01 is New York. TAMMY GAWRON, BS ’95 with sex offenders incar- information technology was inducted into the Hilbert cerated in the Department project leader at Moog, Inc., KELLEY DOWNS, BS ’00 is Hawks Hall of Fame. She’s of Corrections. She in East Aurora, N.Y. store manager at GNC in a mortgage processing received an MSW in social Montpelier, Vt. associate at Devere Capital work from California State WILLIAM BUSSHART, BS ’01 Corp., in Williamsville, N.Y. University at Long Beach was selected Teacher of STEPHANIE DUBEL, BS ’05 and is completing a the Year at Bessemer City is a paralegal at O’Shea, MEGHAN MASKA, BS ’96 doctorate in forensic High School in North Car- Reynolds & Cummings in is activities director at Odd psychology. olina and is working on an Buffalo, N.Y. Fellows/Rebecca Nursing MBA at the University of Home in Lockport, N.Y. AMANDA ALESSI, BS ’04 North Carolina at Charlotte. ELIZABETH ESCOTT, BS has returned to Hilbert Busshart said he misses ’00 is a paralegal at Border BRENT MCENROE, BS ’99 as an intern in McGrath “Hilbert College and all of Management Corp., in Buf- is a financial aid advisor at Library while pursuing a the people who helped me falo, N.Y. the University at Buffalo. master’s degree in library succeed in my career.” science. She was also a JENNIFER FERRARA, BS DAVID OLDAY, AA ’90 rep- judge at the college’s KELLY (HILL) CANASKI, ’02 has been promoted to resented the Town of Ham- Cabaret Night. BS ’05 received the Sis- milieu supervisor of special burg Police Department as ter Edwina Bogel Award services and institutional goalie on the Western New JENNIFER ANSELMO, BS at the 2005 Hilbert com- programs at Baker Victory York Law Enforcement soc- ’00 is a senior program mencement. She’s a stu- Services in Lackawanna, N.Y. cer team at the 2005 Police coordinator at Community dent finance counselor at & Fire Games in Albany, Concern in Derby, N.Y. Hilbert. BEATA FIJALKOWSKI, BS N.Y. The team won the Gold ’01 is in human resources Medal. MELISSA AUGUSTINE, BS THOMAS CONE, BS ’05 was and a recruiter at Ingram ’05 is pursuing a master’s honored with the McGrath Micro in Buffalo, N.Y. THOMAS O’NEILL, BS ’97 is degree in high technology Award given to a senior with the Western New York crime investigation at male student-athlete with THOMAS FILJONES, BS ’04 Developmental Disabilities George Washington Univer- the highest grade-point is at C&J Construction in Services Office in Ham- sity in Washington, D.C. average. Buffalo, N.Y. burg, N.Y. SARA ANTHIS, BS ’01 COLLEEN DEGENER, BS LORRAINE FRAMPTON, BS ANGELINA (MOELBERT) received an MSW from the ’05 is pursuing a master’s in ’00 is a residential instructor RUDD, BS ’97 is second University at Buffalo and mental health counseling at Suburban Adult Services vice president – member- will finish the joint degree at in Buf- in Sardinia, N.Y. She has ship and student member program with law school falo, N.Y. a master’s in counseling coordinator for the Western graduation in May 2006. psychology from St. New York Paralegal Asso- LESLIE DEMARCO, BS ’00 Bonaventure University and ciation. STEPHANIE BEYER, BS ’03 is a personal banking rep- started nursing school this is a senior consultant at resentative at Evans Nation- fall at D’Youville College. StoneBridge Business Part- al Bank in Hamburg, N.Y. ners in Rochester, N.Y. 18

TRACEY FUSS, BA ’00 is DONALD KADRYNA, BS ’03 pursuing a master’s degree SUSAN PANEK, BS ’00 is a legal assistant at The is an emergency medical in organizational leadership a paralegal at Hiscock & Barnes Firm in Buffalo, N.Y technician and driver for at Medaille College. Barclay in Buffalo, N.Y. Rural Metro Medical Servic- KATRINA (JAWORSKI) es in Buffalo, N.Y. LAURA MARSO, BS ’05 DANIELLE (GILEVSKI) GIARDINA, BS ’04 is a para- is with Smith Barney in PATTI, BS ’00 is a school legal at Campbell and KECIA (KREZMIEN) KEL- Buffalo, N.Y. counselor in Southwestern Shelton in Buffalo, N.Y. LEY, BS ’00 is a rehab Central Schools in James- social worker at Elderwood BRIAN MICHALEK, BS ’03 is town, N.Y. She has a mas- SHERI-LE GROVER, BS ’05 Health Care @ Oakwood in a security guard at Walden ter’s degree in counseling is graduate coordinator for Williamsville, N.Y. Galleria Mall in Cheektow- from St. Bonaventure Uni- Bryant & Stratton College’s aga, N.Y. versity. online program in Buffa- CHERYL KORB, BA ’00 is a lo, N.Y. telephone sales represen- SUSAN MILLER, BS ’00 is PETER PAVLOVICH, BS ’05 tative at Sovran in Williams- a general accountant at is a network operations MARY (HOFFMAN) GUIDO, ville, N.Y. Flexovit USA, Inc., in Ango- team member at Outo- BS ’00 is a legal assistant la, N.Y. kumpo American Brass in at the Goodman Law ALEX KOWTUN, BS ’03 Buffalo, N.Y. Group in Las Vegas, Nev. received an MBA from ERICA MOLLOY, AA ’00 St. Bonaventure University. is an insurance agent at KIELY PEREZ, BS ’01 was KATIE HAGEMAN, BA ’04 is GEICO in Fredericksburg, featured in a Buffalo News pursuing a master’s degree CRYSTAL KRZYZANIAK, BS Va. She has a bachelor’s story about “Hometown in women’s and gender ’05 is with Schroder, Joseph in communications from Housewives,” which studies at Roosevelt Uni- & Associates, Inc., in Buffa- Russell Sage in Troy, N.Y. matched the “Desperate versity in Chicago. lo, N.Y. Housewives” TV character KATHLEEN (HOLMES) most like the housewives in RACHEL HAMM, BS ’00 JULIE (FARRELL) KURD- MORRIS, BS ’00 is an A-OK the story. is sourcing manager at ZIEL, BA ’00 is alumni asso- activities coordinator in the Praxair in Tonawanda, N.Y. ciation coordinator at the Pioneer Central School Dis- KIMBERLY PRZEWLOCKI, University at Buffalo School trict in Yorkshire, N.Y. BS ’05 is a customs & bor- PATRICK HEALY, BS ’00 is of Pharmacy in Buffalo, N.Y. der protection officer for a systems manager at the DAVID MUELLER, BS ’00 is the Department of Home- U.S. District Court in Buffalo, LORETTA LABY, BS ’05 a human resources manag- land Security in Buffalo, N.Y. N.Y., and an adjunct instruc- is pursuing a master’s in er assistant at Fruitfresh Up, tor of MIS at Hilbert. mental health counseling Inc., in Buffalo, N.Y. DEREK PIEGZIK, BS ’03, is at Medaille College in Buf- a corrections officer at Mid- CHRISTOPHER HULL, BS falo, N.Y. SUSAN (HUTCHINSON) Orange Correctional Facili- ’02, operations manager MUNDT, BS ’00 is in admin- ty in Warwick, N.Y. at Southtowns Financial KATHRYN LANGE, BS ’02 is istration at Ficel Transport Group in Orchard Park, N.Y., coordinator of finance and in Blasdell, N.Y. DANIEL RASEY, BS ’03 received a New York State budget at the Buffalo Phil- is a police officer in the life insurance license and harmonic Orchestra in Buf- JILL OBAD, BS ’00 is a Chesterfield County Police passed the uniform securi- falo, N.Y. vocational rehabilitation Department in Chester, Va. ties agent state law exam. counselor at Phoenix Fron- SANDRA (DAIGLER) tier, Inc., in Buffalo, N.Y. PAUL REILLY, AA ’01 is a SARAH HUSTED, BS ’05 is LINDKE, BS ’00 is a cor- New York State trooper in pursuing a master of divin- rections officer in Spokane JENNIFER PAJAK, BS ’03, Machias, N.Y. ity degree at Trinity Luther- County in Spokane, Wash. is education coordinator an Seminary in Columbus, at Western Regional Emer- BARBARA RHOADES, BS Ohio. KRISTI MAGGIO, AAS ’00 is gency Medical System, Inc., ’03 is a financial analyst at a paralegal at Chiacchia & in Cheektowaga, N.Y. She M&T Bank in Cheektowa- DAVID JENSEN, BS ’05 Fleming in Hamburg, N.Y. recently received a mas- ga, N.Y. received the John Kissel ter’s degree in education Man of the Year Award ASHLEY MAGUDER, BS ’05 from St. Bonaventure Uni- NICHOLAS RICHTER, BS at the 2005 Hilbert com- received the Lambert and versity. ’04 was a judge at Hilbert’s mencement. Margaret Graham Award Cabaret Night. at the 2005 Hilbert com- YVONNE (REEB) PALMER, ANDREA (FALTISCO) mencement. BS ’00 is a protective ser- CHRISTOPHER ROLA, BS KADRYNA, BS ’04 is a vices worker in the County ’03 is a New York State Park human resources assistant KATHLEEN MANN, BS ’00 of San Diego, Calif. police officer in Taconic at INSTALLS, Inc., in Buffa- is a market development State Park in Copake Falls, lo, N.Y. specialist at Ingram Micro N.Y. in Williamsville, N.Y., and is 19

JANELL (BOMASTER) CHERYL (DURENBECK) THOMAS FILJONES, BS ’04 ROSATI, BS ’00 is a RTF SZYDLOWSKI, BS ’04 is at to Carrie Radtke transition coordinator at Baille Lumber in Hamburg, Baker Victory Services in N.Y. KELLY HILL, BS ’05 to Lackawanna, N.Y. Shaun Canaski MONICA (VENDITTI) JENNIFER RYDZYNSKI, BS THOMPSON, BS ’02 is a KATRINA JAWORSKI, BS ’04 served as a member of paralegal at Richard F. Daly, ’04 to Peter Giardina the citizen budget advisory Esq., in Amherst, N.Y. ROBYN (MEYER) KULCZYK, group that provided com- JILLIAN JENNETTI , BS ’05 BS ’00 and her husband, munity input to the admin- OLIVER VENABLE, BS ’01 is to DAVID SUTTELL, BS ‘98 istration and board of edu- Robert, welcomed a son, at PF Chang’s Bistro Ryan Meyer. cation of the Hamburg in Henderson, Nev. JESSICA KOSHINSKY, BS Central School District in ’04 to Paul Dieteman THOMAS O’NEILL, BS New York. CATHERINE WALKER , BS ’97 and his wife, Meghan DANIELLE KULIGOWSKI ’03 is secretary and by-laws , welcomed a son, Drew LAURA SCHIEFER, BS ’00 CHRISTOPHER committee chair of the BS ’02 to Michael, who joins older is a corrections officer in Western New York Parale- ROLA, BS ‘03 brother, Patrick Thomas. the Cattaraugus County gal Association. Sheriff’s Department in JEREMY MOORE , BS ’02 to AMANDA (GLIDDEN), BS Little Valley, N.Y. JESSICA WESTFALL , BS ’02 Kelly Marie Black ’99 and ALFRED (AJ) is a contracting analyst at TRACY (KNAPP) SCHIFANO, PACHUCINSKI, AAS ’96 Univera Healthcare in Wil PETER PAVLOVICH BS ’00 is a major account - , BS ’05 welcomed a son, Alexander executive at The Buffalo liamsville, N.Y. to Nicole Smith Joseph. News in Buffalo, N.Y. NICOLE WOLFE, BS ’04 is HEIDI SANDERSON, BS ’96 STEPHANIE (GUILFORD) a disability law paralegal at to Kevin Daniels MARLA SCHOENBORN, BS SHERMAN, BS ’98 and her Jeffrey Freedman Attorneys ’00 is a habitational tech husband, Robert, welcomed in Buffalo, N.Y. PATRICIA WISNIEWSKI II at Advantage Home & , a son, Joshua Robert. Community Care, Inc., in AAS ’87 to Gerald Asheville, N.C. JOELLE WROBEL, BS ’00 DePasquale received a master’s in edu- JAMES SCHOTT, AA ’00 is cation from D’Youville Col- In Memoriam a sales representative at lege and is a substitute Births JORGE L. MELENDEZ, AA Buffalo Beverage in Buffalo, teacher in the West Sene - ’82 June 10, 2005 N.Y. ca Central School District KRISTEN (BURKE) GRIFFIN, in New York. BS ’98 and her husband, SISTER GERALINE WILLIAM SCULLY, BS ’03 Brian, welcomed a daugh - RUTKOWSKI, FSSJ May 4, is an adjunct instructor in DEBORAH (REYNOLDS) ter, Fallon Burke, who joins 2005 – An accomplished the Hilbert Criminal Justice YEOMANS, AAS ’00 has brother, Quinn Owen. Department. artist, Sister Geraldine passed the Florida real taught art at Hilbert. estate exam and is looking CHRISTOPHER IANNELLO, Her original painting, MELISSA (KINNEY) SEERE- forward to a new career. BS ’96 and his wife, Early, “Assumption of the Blessed ITER, BS ’00 is is raising her welcomed a son, Pierce Virgin,” is on display at three children and working DEBRA (WOLL) ZAMPOG- Jaxson, who joins older and part-time as a bookkeeper NA, AAS ’00 is a buyer at brother, Aidan Christopher. at AAA Abbott Answering many of her works can Azerty in Orchard Park, N.Y. be seen throughout Bureau, Inc., in Lackawanna, ERIN (DOMIN) PARKER, Immaculate Conception N.Y. She’s pursuing an MBA MATTHEW ZANGHI, BS ’00 BA ’02 and her husband, Convent located next to part-time at St. Bonaven- is a Medicaid service coor- Brian, welcomed a daugh- Hilbert. ture University. dinator at The Resource ter, Mackenzie Kristin. AMANDA SMOLAREK, BS Center in Jamestown, N.Y. ’04 is a correctional officer at Bedford Hills Correction- al Facility in Bedford, N.Y. Weddings CAROLYN (HAMELE) STA- THERESA BIXBY, BS ’04 to CHURA, BS ’00 is an inves- RUSTY SEVERANCE, BS ‘05 tigator in the New York State Appellate Division, ANDREA FALTISCO, BS ’04 4th Department in Buffa- to DONALD KADRYNA, BS lo, N.Y. ‘03 20 Remember When the ’70s rom pennants to sweatshirts to Ftextbooks, the campus bookstore has been a part of Hilbert College life for many years, as shown by these stu- dents checking out merchandise in this 1970s photo. Flash forward 30 plus years and you’ll find Hilbert has part- nered with efollett, a company that provides access to college products and services to more than 900 cam- pus bookstores across the country. A makeover of Hilbert’s bookstore was finished over the summer, and com- ing soon you can shop online for mer- chandise, like college apparel and gifts and books (including eBooks), through efollett.com. To share some of your favorite memo- ries as a student during the ‘70s, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 716-926- 8789, or e-mail [email protected].

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