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THE ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE MAGAZINE | SPRING 2012, VOL. 76, NUMBER 1 Home Court Advantage Federal Judge Margo K. Brodie ’88 Speaks at 2012 Commencement PAGE 4 (Right) Valedictorian John Whelan ’12, a Philosophy major and double minor in Criminal Justice and Political Science will begin attending Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law this spring. (Below) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz delivers the Charter Day keynote address. PAGE 2 ALSO INSIDE: Sandra Schron ’95 Making it at USA . 5 Let’s Get Engaged . 13 Comic Book Crime and Punishment . 6 Ruben Gonzalez ’04 is Ready to Lead . 14 SFC in the Media . 10 SFC Athletics . 15 Brooklyn’s Bulgarian Voice . 11 Class Notes . 19 Rock Solid Support from Barbara G . Koster ’76 . 12 Alumni Events . 22 TERRIER ST. FRANciS COLLEGE ALUMNI BOARD OF DiRECTORS BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2011-2012 Spring 2012 PRESIDENT: CHaiRMAN: Vol. 76, Number 1 Joseph M. Hemway ’84 John F. Tully, Esq. ’67 Terrier, the magazine of St. Francis VicE PRESIDENT: College, is published by the Office TRUSTEES: Robert L. Smith ’72 Hector Batista ’84 of College Relations for alumni and DiRECTORS: Brother William A. Boslet, O.S.F. ’70 friends of St. Francis College. James Bozart ’86 Monsignor John J. Bracken Linda Werbel Dashefsky Brendan J. Cahalan’92 John B. Clark, Ph.D. Vice President for Government and Rosmery Camilo ’06 Edward N. Constantino ’68 Community Relations John J. Casey ’70 Brother Leonard Conway, O.S.F. ’71 Dennis J. McDermott ’74 Madeline Conway ’79 Orville W. Dale Director of Alumni Relations Salvatore Demma ’09 Kenneth Daly ’88 Patrick Dugan ’01 Thomas F. Flood Mary Beth Dawson, Ph.D. John Kiely ’76 Vice President for Development William Dawson ’86 Mary Anne Killeen ’78 EDITOR: Luis Diaz, Esq. Patricia A. Logan ’78 Brendan J. Dugan ’68** Richard Relkin Alfonso Lopez ’06 Catherine Greene Director of Media Relations Lorraine M. Lynch ’91 Michael Henning ’61 MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT BRENDAN J. DUGAn ’68 PHOTO EDITOR: Michael A. MacIntyre ’97 Susan L. Huff James H. McDonald ’69 Edwin Mathieu Leslie S. Jacobson, Ph.D. Patti Moffatt Lesser ’77 Webmaster Barbara G. Koster ’76 Kevin M. Nash ’78 COPY EDITOR: Jesus F. Linares ’84 Danielle Rouchon ’92 Anne Silverstein J. Christopher Mangan, ’83 Since its founding in 1859, St. Francis College has always held a mirror up to the Brooklyn community Theresa Spelman-Huzinec ’88 Lawrence A. Marsiello ’72 CONTRibUTORS: Peter F. Spiess ’75 it serves. Over the years as the city has changed, so too, has the student body, faculty and staff. Now more Victor J. Masi, D.O. ’89 Joseph Szkutnik ’71 Richard Relkin Gino P. Menchini than ever, St. Francis represents the amazing diversity of not just Brooklyn, but New York City and the Director of Media Relations Denis J. Salamone ’75 Vanessa O. De Almeida ’00 Brother Kevin Smith, O.S.F., Ph.D. world beyond. Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Brother Robert Smith, O.S.F.* n this issue you will meet a small sample of our Sandra Schron ’95, Vice President of Production David Gansell Sister Marilyn Trowbridge, SFP Director of Sports Information Thomas J. Volpe* successful alumni, faculty and current students for USA Network, Cloo and Universal HD. Sandra Charles E. Williams III, Esq. Alison Lowenstein I who prove that good things happen when you credits her time at the College in the Communication Writer create a community of inclusion and kindness. Arts Department and on the Volleyball Team with *Emeritus and Non-Voting Meghan Lewitt Margo Kitsy Brodie ’88 came to St. Francis from her teaching her how to work in a team towards a common **Not elected Writer birthplace in Antigua. Now a U.S. citizen, she is also goal (p. 5). Richard Loutfi ’10 the first Afro-Caribbean-born federal judge to serve Tsveta Kaleynska ’12. Tsveta found out about Intern in the United States. Judge Brodie was nominated by St. Francis through MySpace and since first arriving PLEASE ADDRESS ALL President Barack Obama last year and confirmed by the in Brooklyn has been an international ambassador for LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO: U.S. Senate this past February (p. 4). We were proud to the College, spreading the word on TV and in print Richard Relkin Terrier Magazine have her on stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as she delivered across her home country of Bulgaria (p. 11). St. Francis College an inspirational commencement speech to the graduates of the With a spring graduating class that was our largest on record and 180 Remsen Street, Room 7304 Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201-4305 Class of 2012. applications still pouring in for next fall, we expect to have a lot more At the Charter Award Dinner in April, we had the honor to of these great stories to tell for years to come. As always, we thank you OR Via E-maiL TO: [email protected] celebrate the successes of one of our most accomplished alumnae, for the continued support of our mission. Your contributions make Barbara G. Koster ’76, Senior Vice President and Chief Information so much of this possible. Officer of Prudential Financial (p. 12). Barbara is always on the go, Best wishes to you and your loved ones for a restful and healthy KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ST. FRANciS ONLINE travelling around the globe to oversee projects in many countries summer. facebook.com/sfcny Download a digital copy of Terrier or At the Terrier, we are always looking throughout the world such as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Brazil, facebook.com/sfcalumni view multimedia related to articles found for new ideas for stories and spotlights. but through it all we are very thankful that she still finds time to offer Sincerely, in Terrier at: If there’s someone you’d like to read about, twitter.com/#sfcny www.sfc.edu/terrier please send a note to [email protected]. her experience and generous support to her alma mater. The opinions and viewpoints expressed In this issue, you’ll also learn more about: Ruben Gonzalez ’04, youtube.com/stfrancisny in Terrier are not necessarily those of Assistant Director of Student Activities at the College. Ruben Brendan J. Dugan ’68 St. Francis College, its trustees or For more information, please contact assembled a group of 30 Hispanic alumni, current students and President administration. Vanessa De Almeida ’00, assistant friends for a mentoring event sponsored by the Congressional director of alumni relations, at Designed and printed in NYC by mNovakDesign. [email protected] Hispanic Caucus Institute (p. 14). ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE TERRIER | SPRING 2012 | 1 128th Annual Charter Day Serving St. Francis’s Technology Needs rooklyn Borough ne of the most important rooms at and greater and enhanced President Marty St. Francis College is a place no student Wi-Fi coverage; all of which BMarkowitz was Owill ever visit or even know exists. improves the users’ technol- awarded an honorary The new data center is the electronic hub ogy experience on and off degree while real estate for the College’s computer network and the campus. developer and philanthro- focal point for the massive flow of data in Utilizing a climate- pist John Loconsolo and out of the College. It is a state-of-the-art controlled room on elevated was presented with the room built in partnership with Facilities flooring built by Facilities St. Clare Medal of Service Management and contains the core network Management and with a focus at St. Francis College’s infrastructure and servers that provide on redundancy; the server 128th Charter Day resources such as Internet access, Email, room holds an alphabet soup celebration on April 27. network attached storage, library resources of equipment from companies Markowitz delivered and Wi-Fi. like VMware, EMC, Cisco and a lively, motivational “We knew that to provide support for Liebert. Flexibility and keynote address at the SFC’s current science program initiatives scalability for the future event, describing why (Left) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. (Right) After the convocation, John Loconsolo announced the creation of the Victoria while assuring the college has room to grow were also a primary concern for the IT (Above) Matthew Hogan Loconsolo Foundation Scholarship, which will help pay tuition for two juniors who graduated from high schools in the Brooklyn Diocese. ’01, Brendan J. Dugan ’68 St. Francis of Assisi would staff and President Brendan J. Dugan ’68. have been a perfect you’re resilient, you’re ambitious, you’re the new members of the Society, while and Nicholas Paratore ’09. “One great aspect of this project is The shelf life for many computers and servers Brooklynite and telling students that as determined, you’re innovative, you don’t take Lorraine M. Lynch ’91 National Grid (Right) Maciej Krupa ’06 that it was conceived, planned and is between three and five years. The new and Nicholas Paratore ’09. Brooklynites they are destined to be success- no for an answer and it means that you can Vice President, U.S. Treasury presented the room was built with several empty racks, ful. “You all will earn your BSs or BAs. carried out mostly by St. Francis charm people off their feet and be in their National Grid Scholarship and Internships to be filled with the next vital piece of Of course by BS I mean Brooklyn-savvy and face at the same time.” to Matthew J. Galeano ’13, Chandradath graduates.” — Brendan J. Dugan ’68 electronic hardware or software. BA I mean Brooklyn attitude. When I say In addition, President of the Duns Scotus Ramotar ’13 and James Toscano ’13. “One great aspect of this project is that Brooklyn attitude, I mean that you are tough, Honors Society Tamas Toth ’12 helped induct we had to rebuild our technology infrastruc- it was conceived, planned and carried out servers and services that support the College’s ture from the ground up,” said Guy Carlsen, mostly by St.