FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF SUMMER 2013

A new day for 16 | Permanent presence 22 Home, shacks, home 30 | Captain of a dream 36 Brown & Gold Gridiron Homecoming Country Concert Classic Picnic & Pep Rally Saturday, September 14 Friday, October 18 Join football alumni and friends for the annual pre- A limited number of alumni tickets are available for the game picnic as the Profs take on Framingham State. first-ever Homecoming Country Concert & Pep Rally Enjoy a barbecue buffet and updates on the season. featuring Liv Devine, Joe Nichols and Uncle Kracker. 11 a.m., Football Field, near the Team House 5 p.m., Rowan Hall Rohrer College of Business Fall Gala Class of ’88 25th Reunion Friday, September 27 Saturday, October 19 Class of ’88 classmates are invited to celebrate their 25th Join us for a dinner honoring members of the RCB Reunion. Enjoy your day at the Homecoming festivities community with special guest speaker Jeffrey Tambor and party into the night at a reunion reception in the (Arrested Development). Watch your mailbox for info. Kopenhaver Center for Alumni Engagement. We hope you take the time 6 p.m., Eynon Ballroom to attend an alumni event 5:30 p.m., Shpeen Hall this year. As the University and our alumni population Diamond Club Rowan Alumni @ NJEA continue to grow we Golf Tournament Thursday and Friday, November 7 – 8 are always seeking alumni volunteers to get Saturday, September 28 All GSC and Rowan educators are invited to visit our involved with our Alumni Baseball alumni and fans from all generations are booth at the annual NJEA Teachers Convention at the programming. If you’re invited to the 2013 golf outing. Registration is $110 Atlantic City Convention Center. interested in hosting an per golfer. Hole sponsorships are available for $100. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Atlantic City alumni event in your area, have a suggestion for an Register today at alumni.rowan.edu/DCGolf. alumni event, or would 1 p.m., Ramblewood Country Club, Mt. Laurel Martin Luther King Jr. like to plan a reunion Scholarship Breakfast please email us at Join the Alumni Choir Monday, January 20 alumni rowan.edu. Saturday, September 28 Rowan welcomes Martin Luther King III as the To register for an event, speaker for the 28th annual breakfast. Tickets are $75 purchase tickets or for All alumni are invited to join the Alumni Choir at the more information, visit College of Performing Arts “Fall Choral Celebration” each, with proceeds supporting the Myers Scholarship. rowan.edu/alumni in honor of the late Clancy Miller. If you’re interested Tickets sales start in September at alumni.rowan.edu. or call Alumni Relations in singing or attending the concert, please contact the 9:30 a.m., Eynon Ballroom at 856-256-5400. music department at 856-256-4651. Due to the popularity 8 p.m., Pfleeger Concert Hall Annual Comedy Show of our events, refunds cannot be made unless Friday, January 24 specified. Rowan School of Osteopathic Make reservations now for our 11th annual comedy Medicine 16th Annual Golf Classic night. Food and cash bar. $40 per person, first-come, Sunday, October 6 first-served seating, limit 10 tickets per alum. Connected? 8 p.m., Eynon Ballroom, Rowan University Update your email Join RowanSOM alumni, students and friends for a address by visiting round. Registration and sponsorship information is alumni.rowan.edu or available at alumni.rowan.edu/SOMGolfClassic. More Alumni Programming emailing [email protected] 8:45 a.m., Harbor Pines Golf Club, The Alumni Association welcomes alumni and friends to make sure you receive our monthly e-newsletter. Egg Harbor Township to the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for Alumni Alumni are also encouraged Engagement as we host educational and social events to find us on Facebook, Homecoming 2013 including Holiday Quizzo, How to Survive Your Twen- , LinkedIn and ties, and our second Annual Alumni Wine Mixer. The Instagram! Friday and Saturday, October 18 – 19 Mark your calendar and make plans to return to “Prof Alumni Relations Office will also be hosting assorted Country.” Our Homecoming festivities have something alumni networking and happy hour events throughout for everyone. See ad on p. 51 and watch for info in mail. the region, so join us at Rowan or on the road. Summer 2013 Vol. XVIII, No. 1

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COVER STORY 2 Mailbox 16 A new day for New Jersey And a new era for Rowan University 4 Campus News by Patricia Quigley ’78, M’03 22 Permanent presence 14 Commencement Henry Rowan, at the heart of the University forever 28 Alumni Profile

30 Home, shacks, home 42 Alumni Advisor Remembering recycled campus housing after World War II by Libro ’60, M’67 44 Class Notes 36 Captain of a dream Marvin Creamer’s voyage around the globe and into history 69 Honor Roll by Barbara Baals

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Treasures Missing link year with a mile-long list of good news to share and to share have not received a developments to make us really enjoyed your new copy of Rowan I all proud. article in the summer Magazine since last I The bad news is that 2012 Rowan magazine summer. Have there been with all that’s going on, about Grace Bagg any recent copies I’ve it has been a challenge “RSVP from one sifter missed? Thanks. to keep all the balls in to another.” Joe McAleer ’66 the air here at Rowan I have known Grace Bonita Springs, Florida Magazine and University Bagg since I entered Publications. Glassboro State Teachers am a Rowan graduate I appreciate your calls College in 1942 and until Iwho receives the and e-mails (from right she passed away as the alumni magazine at the down the road and as far result of an automobile address below. One issue away as Arizona). It’s accident in Vineland. was delivered to my home good to know you missed You requested earlier this year but I don’t staying in touch. donations of memorabilia recall receiving a copy of I hope you enjoy this for the University the fall/winter issue. issue and find more than Publications archive. I Has that issue published ever to take pride in as a have a photo of Grace, yet? If it has, I have not graduate or friend of the my mother and me, taken received a copy and would brown and gold. in May 1971 when Grace appreciate having one sent presented a Distinguished to my address. Let us know what you think: Alumnus diploma to me. Martin Walsh ’96 [email protected] If a satisfactory copy Westmont can be made of the Lori Marshall Rowan University diploma and photo, I editor’s note: Joe’s and Carriage House would be honored to give Martin’s inquiries are just 201 Mullica Hill Road them to the archive. I’ll a couple of the many we Glassboro, NJ 08028 give you the original. received via e-mail and Beulah Lafferty phone from alumni who Brinker ’46 missed the link that the Woodstown magazine provides. The good news is our editor’s note: As alma mater has had an always, we are honored incredibly busy, historic and grateful to receive memorabilia, photos and documents that help tell the story of our alma Holding on mater and the people who for history make her “more than Try as we might, cold stone.” Please call we’ve encountered us at 856-256-4195 about yet another delay your donations or send in releasing the them to Karen Holloway, University history University Publications, book. Thanks for Rowan University, 201 your patience. We Mullica Hill Road, promise it will be Glassboro, NJ 08028 worth the wait.

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hey offered relief. of Service Learning, and a Rowan Television as they competed near above left: Rowan’s TRowan Relief. Volunteerism & Network telethon that where the infamous heavyweights beat With volunteer clean- Community Engagement netted $4,200. roller coaster, destroyed tug-of-war competi- up work, food drives, and a host of other The Campus Players, by Sandy, stood. tion from throughout fundraising and sharing clubs and organizations, a student-run theatre the state in the event “We saw what still to promote economic their professional Rowan Relief helped club, organized a benefit needs to be done,” recovery at the shore. performance, while and creative expertise hurricane victims in said team captain throughout past nine both the short term sophomore art major above right: Cleanup Kyle Jones, who also months, members of and long term. Derek Koch designed crews from Rowan volunteered on a clean- volunteered for weeks the Rowan community Throughout the a “Restore the Shore” up in Brigantine last of dirty work to clear joined together to assist fall months, students graphic that garnered spring. “Certain piers flooded shoreline victims of Hurricane volunteered for cleanup international attention properties. Sandy, which severely in Beach Haven, Union and helped raise more still need rebuilding. below: Art major Derek damaged the New Jersey Beach, Point Pleasant, than $400,000. Seeing Seaside brought it home to us…without Koch designed a graphic and New York coastlines. Brigantine, Atlantic In July, 10 members that helped raise more Their efforts were City and Staten Island of Rowan’s football a doubt. Winning the than $400,000 for part of Rowan Relief, and collected food, team helped celebrate tug of war was fun, but Sandy relief. a Universitywide clothing, and toys for the resurgence of the it was great to be out initiative that was hurricane victims. Jersey Shore during there for a good cause.” launched just days after The work continued the first Stronger Than the hurricane hit on in spring with more the Storm Tug-of-War Oct. 30. A partnership fundraisers, including Competition in Seaside between the University a “Shooting for the Park. The squad, 2,672 administration, the Shore” faculty-student pounds of Brown-and- Student Government game that Gold muscle, won the Association, the Office raised more than $1,800 heavyweight division

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4 | Rowan Magazine Woodrow Wilson Foundation provides $30K stipends for aspiring STEM teachers Rowan’s strong prepare them to teach in Camden, will provide New Jersey was for these new teachers commitment to high-need schools. yearlong teaching the first East Coast and for innovative science, technology, Ten fellows at each experiences in Millville, state to participate in preparation that will engineering and math of five participating Bridgeton and Vineland the program, which help keep them in the (STEM) received institutions will receive schools, while Rutgers- was announced by classroom.” powerful support $30,000 stipends for Camden students will Gov. in Added Rowan recently when the committing to teach in work in Camden and December. President Ali University was named an urban or rural “Thirty to 40 percent Houshmand, “For our one of five New Jersey school in New Jersey of New Jersey teachers country to continue to institutions to participate for three years. leave the profession remain competitive in in the Woodrow The first during their the global marketplace, Wilson Teaching fellows will first three for the United States Fellowship program. start their years in the to continue to be a Created by the academic classroom— leader in mathematics, Woodrow Wilson programs more in technology, the sciences National Fellowship in fall 2014 high-need and engineering, we need Foundation in Princeton and be ready Pemberton. The College districts,” to constantly look for and funded with to teach of New Jersey, Montclair said Woodrow Wilson ways to invest in STEM approximately $9 million, in fall 2015. State University and National Fellowship education and bring the program will recruit Rowan, which is William Paterson Foundation President more talents into the top STEM graduates partnering in the University are also Arthur Levine. “So classroom.” and professionals and program with Rutgers- participating. there’s a genuine need

Fulbright awards for two students Lauren Wederich is student to land a spot in summa cum laude pot, and that’s very continuing Rowan the Fulbright Summer with a nearly perfect cool,” Wederich says, University’s impressive Institute, one of the grade point average. adding that her own Fulbright Program most selective summer She spent part of her challenges will help tradition. Meanwhile, scholarship programs undergraduate years make her a stronger, Katelyn Sullivan in the world. She left studying abroad in more empathetic teacher. is hoping she has in July for a four- Florence, Italy, and Sullivan is hopeful started a new one. week stint studying plans to go to graduate that other Rowan In May, Wederich, who the environment, school to study students will consider earned her bachelor’s sustainability and the occupational therapy. a Fulbright Summer degree in psychology, Global and Imperial Sullivan, a member Institute experience became the University’s History pathway at the of Rowan’s Thomas and she’s eager to 16th Fulbright recipient in University of Exeter N. Bantivoglio Honors continue the University During her Rowan the past 13 years. This fall, in Great Britain. Program who also tradition of full University career, Lauren she’ll travel to Malaysia, Notoriously carries concentrations Fulbright scholarships. Wederich studied in Italy. where she’ll teach for competitive, Fulbright in Asian studies and “I feel fortunate to Her Fulbright award nine months through scholarships attract international studies, have this opportunity— sends her to Malaysia Fulbright’s English gifted students from is involved in many and I am going to seize this year. Teaching Assistantship the nation’s top colleges Rowan clubs. She’s it,” said Sullivan. “I’m (ETA) program. and universities. Both focused on becoming hoping my experience Sullivan, a rising Wederich and Sullivan a scholar of history. will encourage other junior history and fit the criteria. Malaysia was a perfect Rowan students to religion studies major, Wederich, who has fit for Wederich. apply in the future.” became the first Rowan dyslexia, graduated “It’s a huge melting

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Professor and student beat breast cancer odds with bodybuilding Leslie Spencer was her conquer cancer. It “I want people to see Strength After Domenick Salvatore’s also put Spencer on that the trials they go Breast Cancer professor and mentor. a path to become a through don’t have to Program, But when Spencer competitive bodybuilder. determine their future,” providing developed breast In her book, You Can Spencer said. “It can be progressive cancer, Salvatore ’09, Be Beautiful Beyond possible to have goals. resistance became the teacher. Breast Cancer: The People can defy the odds.” training In 2009, at age 44, Strength Training and In devising Spencer’s in physical Spencer was diagnosed. Diet Program That training regimen, therapy settings Over the next 18 Changed My Life Post- Salvatore became an for women months, she underwent Cancer, Spencer tells her expert in training women recovering from a double mastectomy, story and describes the with breast cancer. the disease. a hysterectomy and exercise and nutrition Today, he’s a clinical “Leslie turned A Rowan professor radiation treatments. Her program that helped save research coordinator cancer on its head and I since 1995, Leslie physicians didn’t push her life. She’s hopeful and exercise specialist watched it all transpire,” Spencer became a new type of role model exercising as a means the book will help other at the Center for said Salvatore. “She’s one and teacher since her to a positive recovery. cancer patients—or Clinical Epidemiology of the best people I’ve cancer diagnosis. But Spencer had other others struggling with and Biostatistics at ever met in my life. She ideas. She enlisted illness—understand the University of attacks life. She taught Salvatore’s help to devise the role exercise and Pennsylvania Perelman me to do that for myself.” a training regimen that nutrition can play School of Medicine. Follow Spencer’s story did more than help in their recovery. He works in Penn’s at www.strongandbuilt.net.

Charitable giving marks third best year in Rowan history For fiscal year ’13 (ended best fundraising year. Lodge Kopenhaver ’62, donations of equipment to then-Glassboro State June 30), Rowan raised In addition to more a $300,000 grant from and services, arts and College, and 2005, when nearly $6.5 million in than $2.5 million in Edison Ventures to athletics funding and the William G. Rohrer philanthropic giving support for scholarships, support online outreach unrestricted funds Charitable Foundation from individuals, gifts included a $150,000 to K-12 teachers through received through the pledged $10 million to corporations and capital improvement the College of Engineering Phonathon and other the College of Business. foundations—its third pledge from Lillian VHUB, $300,000 from annual giving programs. Tallarida said the Woodrow Wilson Rowan enjoyed support leadership from President National Fellowship from alumni and friends Houshmand, the Foundation to fund at all giving levels. Board of Trustees and training of future teachers “Every gift matters,” said Foundation Board have (see p. 5), and a $50,000 R.J. Tallarida Jr., associate proven key in developing grant from the Aetna vice president for a greater appreciation Foundation to support University Advancement for philanthropy and fitness initiatives for and executive director shaping an approach to it. disabled individuals and of the Rowan University “It’s like the perfect their caregivers through Foundation. “Each gift storm of philanthropy,” the College of Education. is a vote of confidence Tallarida said. “We Other FY13 gifts in the University.” have entrepreneurial have supported special Fundraising in fiscal leadership, we have a projects, learning year ’13 was outpaced powerful story, and John Martinson Jr., of Edison Ventures, learns about initiatives and innovative only by 1992, when donors are responding. VHUB firsthand with Rowan engineering student Colleen Nauss and Glassboro Intermediate School faculty research. Giving Henry and Betty Rowan They see the success and science teacher Denise Barr. also incuded in-kind committed $100 million want to be a part of it.”

6 | Rowan Magazine Burgers, and other cool things come to the ’Boro That’s what you’ll find on square-feet of retail space extension of the former “Rowan Boulevard is a Glassboro native who’s Rowan Boulevard—just on the ground level and Don’s Bagels off Delsea really bringing Rowan and worked at Green Zebra for starters. housing for some 300 Drive in Glassboro—are the Glassboro community since it opened. A $300 million Rowan students on the expected to open soon. together,” said Heather “I’m excited,” she said. redevelopment project, the floors above, plus facilities In addition, Sun Felker, a senior in Rowan’s “I’m actually proud of the Boulevard is fast linking for the Bantivoglio National Bank is moving theatre program. Felker is whole development.” Rowan’s main campus Honors Program. into The Whitney Center, with historic downtown Planned to contain bringing the first new Glassboro. A Marriott dozens of shopping and bank branch to downtown Courtyard Hotel and dining options, Rowan Glassboro in 18 years. Conference center and Boulevard welcomed Forever Young a massive mixed-use Prime burger restaurant Emporium co-owner building, the new home to the Whitney Center Gary Reses said he and of the College of Graduate in June 2012 followed his wife, Nina, ran their & Continuing Education, by Green Zebra eatery Haddonfield store for 11 join the Boulevard’s first in December. years as Jamaican Me major retailer, a Barnes Forever Young Crazy before changing the & Noble Superstore, in Emporium, a youth- name and relocating to August. oriented gift, accessories Rowan Boulevard. An anchor for the and clothing store, “This is where we want Boulevard at the edge opened in the Whitney to be,” Reses said. “The of campus, the Whitney Center in June. Yogo store is a little Bohemian, Center, which opened Factory Frozen Yogurt with a classic rock-and- President Houshmand and friends from the borough in 2011, includes 22,000 Café and Ry’s Bagels—an roll or jam-band vibe.” and campus welcome new vendors to Rowan Boulevard.

More than touch-ups for facilities across campus A series of renovation of the iconic Bunce for facilities and time at Rowan but as we historic bank building and construction Hall cupola and portico, operations, said the develop it’s critical we on Rowan’s Camden projects in several renovation of Tohill summer construction maintain the buildings campus and smaller but areas of campus is Theater, an expansion work embodies a theme: and assets we already important projects to transforming Rowan of the Team House and investing in Rowan’s have,” Monahan said. improve energy efficiency University ahead of a new student health existing campus even Improvements to and infrastructure. the new school year. center in Winans Hall. as the University Rowan’s existing campus Meanwhile, progress Major projects have Joe Monahan, plans to expand it. complement dramatic along Rowan Boulevard included a restoration assistant vice president “This is a very exciting changes to the University, continues at a rapid pace. many in the past year. Amid all the advances, In April Rowan concern for sustainability learned that it would and environmental receive $117 million impact remains a priority. in state construction Adding to a several- funding, primarily from year run of recognition the Building Our Future for environmental Bond Act. That money achievements, The will help fund major Princeton Review construction, including a named Rowan this new home for the Rohrer year among the 322 College of Business, a most environmentally second building for the responsible colleges in College of Engineering, the United States. and The John Green Team House welcomes student-athletes, fans and competitors restoration of the Canada. with an improved facility, inside and out.

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Robinette makes it to Broadway and Tony nomination As host Neil Patrick Story: The Musical.” Madison Square Garden Harris made his way “I feel like an aging following engagements down the aisle of Radio baseball player who in Hartford, Conn., and City Music Hall during finally made it to the Boston. the opening number of major league,” “It’s a very satisfying the 2013 Tony Awards, Robinette said. thing,” Robinette said of television cameras An acclaimed his “new” success. “I’m caught him dancing children’s theatre kind of overwhelmed past Professor Emeritus playwright who retired by it.” Joe Robinette, left, joined fellow Tony Award Joseph Robinette. Sitting from Rowan University He’s already made nominees Benj Pasek, Tom Hanks and Justin Paul for in a prime aisle seat, in 2005 after 34 years, a name for himself, a snapshot at an awards event in New York in May. Robinette was more than he adapted the beloved however. This quietly just a lucky spectator that Jean Shepherd story prolific writer has earned June evening. He was a and 1983 film for a stage numerous honors and and on the BBC. This one, Tony Award nominee. version that broke box “A Christmas Story” is though, may be different. Nearly 50 years after office records during the his 56th published “I suspect his writing his first play, holiday season last year. work. His plays have adaptation of ‘A Robinette reached a But that limited run been seen in all 50 states, Christmas Story’ will new level of success isn’t the end of the story. translated into foreign become a musical theatre with this recognition for The show returns to languages and produced classic,” noted Roy his work as librettist of New York in December, internationally, including Miller, one of the show’s Broadway’s “A Christmas playing the Theater at runs at Lincoln Center Broadway producers.

AT&T helps first-generation college students aim for STEM Dancers in James them smiles. participating in year one (STEM), with an to getting into and Hall twirled in a The dancers were of the Junior Aim High emphasis on computer succeeding in college. synchronized rhythm tiny robots made of Science and Technology programming. Said J. Michael that may not have LEGOs®, and their Academy, an initiative Harley Fagan, Schweder, president brought them fame choreographers were of the College of a student from of AT&T Mid Atlantic, but certainly garnered 21 rising 11th graders Education and College of Franklinville, said, who was among the Science & Mathematics “Dedicating part of my approximate 150 people coordinated by Kara summer to this program at the ceremony, “The Ieva, assistant professor was one of the best Aim High program is a of counseling in things I ever did…I’m great example of what educational settings. ready for a head start happens when great The dance was part toward my future.” universities like Rowan of a closing-ceremony The AT&T Foundation and the private sector video highlighting the gave $50,000 to the work together to help academy, a competitive program, modeled underserved students three-week summer after a similar academy learn about a path to program providing for rising high school succeed in school and in future first-generation seniors that Rowan first life … We are thrilled to college students from offered in 2011 and that team up with Rowan to 11 South Jersey school this summer served 40 inspire these students to districts the opportunity students. In addition work hard, stay in school High school students put finishing touches on the to learn about science, to STEM, the academy and, ultimately, excel robots they were about to demonstrate at the end of technology, engineering focused on leadership in STEM disciplines.” their Junior Aim High program, made possible by a $50,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation. and mathematics skills and topics critical

8 | Rowan Magazine Honors for Prof student-athletes and coaches

This past year, the Rowan Field and Cross Country Joy Hanke ’13 NJAC All-Academic first team(osu cr s co ntry) athletic teams excelled Coaches Association Mike Pinter ’15 NJAC All-Academic first team(c soc er) on and off the field, with NCAA Division III Shannon O’Brien ’13 NJAC All-Academic second team (laos cr s e) 11 teams advancing Program of the Year final T aylor Purdue ’13 NJAC All-Academic second team (track) to NCAA Division standings. The women’s Danielle Czohla ’13 Runner of the Year (osucr s co ntry) III Championship outdoor track and field Deana Wood ’14 Rookie of the Year (osucr s co ntry) Tournaments. The team took first place K elsey O’Neill ’13 Defensive Player of the Year (field hockey) athletic department at the Eastern College recognized 214 student- Athletic Conference Miranda Donnian ’14 Co-Defensive Player of the Year (c soc er) athletes who had a 3.0 Championships. The Darren Dungee ’16 NJAC Defensive Rookie of the Year (football) or higher grade point team finished Shailah Williams ’16 Women’s Rookie of the Year (idn oor track) average and New Jersey as the conference’s Shailah Williams ’16 Thomas M. Gerrity Most Outstanding Athlete Award (out door track & field) Athletic Conference regular season champion. V anessa Wright ’13 NJAC Outstanding Track Athlete (out door track & Field) (NJAC) All-Academic The baseball team honors went to 101 captured the NJAC Jewel Brown ’16 Rookie of the Year (out door track & field) student-athletes. tournament title. Stephanie Labas ’13 NJAC Softball Player of the Year ( softball)

The Profs won the The Profs had 13 Shilah Snead ’16 Co-Rookie of the Year ( softball) NJAC Championship in student-athletes Stephen Petriello ’16 NJAC Rookie of the Year (ba seball) women’s cross country, who received special Demetrius Rooks ’13 Thomas M. Gerrity Most Outstanding Athlete Award (out door track & field) indoor track and outdoor conference awards in track and field. The their respective sport and G lenn Kohles ’16 Rookie of the Year (out door track & field) three teams combined 154 that earned NJAC Derick “Ringo” Adamson NJAC Coach of the Year (women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field) came in 14th in the All-Conference honors. K im Wilson NJAC Coach of the Year ( softball) United States Track &

2013 welcomes record freshman class Rowan University point average of 3.6. A in all majors is up and, continues to see ever- new program to help between incoming greater numbers of broaden access for first- freshmen and transfers, applicants and, for year students, Select Rowan’s undergraduate 2013-14, welcomes Start, has enrolled student body will be its largest freshman about 100 freshmen. about 300 students class ever. Rowan made available larger than last year. Not only are more an added $1.5 million In addition, Rowan’s students attending, in scholarship funding. students increasingly the average student More and larger represent the state’s profile, already strong, awards have helped diverse population, continues to improve. attract competitive enriching everyone’s Rowan’s enrollment has climbed by 300 new students For 2013-14, Rowan students in all of the educational experience. this fall, bringing more outstanding students into every enrolled more than University’s colleges. “We’ve attracted a bright college. 1,800 students out “With so much going group of students from of roughly 10,000 on we’re fortunate to throughout the state freshman applicants. have more money to who will have great opportunities created the construction of a The average regularly help high-achieving opportunities at Rowan,” by having earned new home for Rohrer admitted student students attend,” said Betts said. “We’re eager comprehensive research College of Business and enrolled in the Class Jeffrey Hand, vice for them to get started.” status and $117 million a second building for the of 2017 enters with president for strategic Rowan’s commitment in state bonds for College of Engineering, an SAT score of 1,215 enrollment management. to exceptional public construction. The funds developments that will out of a possible 1,600 Admissions Director higher education will make possible key permit both colleges and an average grade Albert Betts said interest expands now with improvements including to double enrollment.

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First full year for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

enny Akpe is a and her classmates were long way from her required to perform 40 hometown of St. Paul, hours of community JMinn., but the City of service, a requirement Camden had what she for each year of the CMSRU students presented a day of service on Martin was looking for. program. a good feeling to look Luther King Jr. Day to introduce Camden children and A member of the For her, community back on the street that teens to healthy habits and basic health awareness. inaugural class of service has meant we cleaned.” Cooper Medical School volunteering at the Anna More important, she of Rowan University Sample Family Shelter in said, such experiences class that started Being part of the city’s (CMSRU), Akpe Camden, and, literally, will help her become a in August 2012, was neighboorhood is critical sought a program cleaning the city streets. better doctor. chosen from some to the CMSRU mission that emphasized “Is it fun going out and “It’s important to see 3,000 applicants. The to address health care volunteerism and cleaning in the heat? where our patients come second-year class needs of individuals and treating the medically Not necessarily,” Akpe from, where and how will have 64 students their community—in underserved. said. “But having the they live,” said Akpe. and each successive this case, a diverse At CMSRU, that’s older lady on the block “That will help us serve enrollment will grow urban environment with exactly what she found. you’re cleaning come up them better medically.” until the school reaches great socioeconomic In addition to rigorous and say, “Thank you,” is Akpe, one of 50 a maximum of 100 challenges for residents first-year studies, Akpe very rewarding. It’s also students in the inaugural students per class. at every stage of life.

left: Technology enhances learning throughout the building, including the gross anatomy laboratory, the mostly digital medical library and more traditional- looking learning spaces like the auditorium.

right: Gov. Christie congratulates Dean Katz at the ribbon cutting ceremony in July 2012.

10 | Rowan Magazine a wide range of basic science and clinical research projects in such areas as molecular biology and violence prevention. Founding Dean Paul Katz said as CMSRU enters its second year the excitement surrounding the school is palpable. “There’s much to celebrate,” Katz said. Through interaction with simulated patients, “We’ve opened an all-new medical students began to learn about caring for facility, recruited top- people with various conditions. notch faculty and seen early success with an Construction facility for educating innovative curriculum.” of the six-story, physicians and the In addition, CMSRU’s 200,000-square-foot CMSRU Medical inaugural philanthropic Medical Education Education Building initiative, the Legacy Building infused life into was recognized in Society Campaign, was the area and expanded April with Gold LEED a huge success. In 2012 Camden’s fast-growing Certification from U.S. the initiative, which A bove: With the initiation of CMSRU’s first class, the medical campus Green Building Council, supports medical White Coat Ceremony became part of Rowan’s that includes Cooper a confirmation of its education, biomedical academic tradition. University Hospital and energy efficiency. research, patient care A bove: Small-group study rooms encourage students the Coriell Institute for Summer research and community service, to engage with each other as they learn. Medical Research. projects are not required had a goal of $5 million. Rowan’s growing but this summer 31 It attracted more than below: Immersion in the urban communty began for CMSRU’s first 50 students with a scavenger hunt for presence in the city students in the inaugural 180 members and raised Camden landmarks throughout the neighborhoods. provides an exceptional class are involved with $5.3 million.

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Rowan expands on R&D for the real world For Bethany Raiff, Face- “Smoking is the number funding that reflects work Expanding on today’s Vernengo close to book just may be for quit- one preventable cause of Rowan professors have $24 million research tally, $400,000 for a project ters. It’s a good thing. morbidity and mortality been conducting and the Rowan’s new research that promises to ease the The National Institutes in the United States,” Raiff direction the University initiatives will focus on suffering of individuals of Health (NIH) awarded said. “Most smokers who is heading as it grows its applied research, solutions with back pain. She is the assistant professor try to quit relapse. We research initiatives as for real-world problems. teaming with Cristina Iftode, associate professor of psychology and her need to find an affordable, a state comprehensive Cancer and a virtual brain collaborators $613,00 to public research institution. of biological sciences, acceptable and accessible Some of that progress develop a video game and Jennifer Kadlowec, approach people will use.” Partnering for R&D already is visible. for Facebook called “Up professor of mechanical Her main focus is to The University teamed “Rowan has long had engineering, to develop a from the Ashes.” ensure the game stays with Sweden-based professors who teamed hydrogel that holds adult Science with incentives true to the intervention Elekta Instrument AB, a with students, other stem cells from a patient’s the team is basing it on, global leader in provid- In research-speak, “Up universities, outside own body. Those stems remaining consistent with ing clinical solutions for from the Ashes” is a organizations and cells will develop into good science. treating cancer and brain contingency management corporations on critical new back disc cells, which Working with Raiff are disorders and manufac- (CM) intervention to help research projects,” said in turn will produce new fellow PI and video game turer of the “Gamma smokers quit. In lay terms, Kenneth Blank, vice disc tissue. Vernengo said designer Darion Rapoza, Knife.” The company it’s a video game with president for health materials exist that can president of Entertain- provided nearly $300,000 incentives—a Farmville of sciences. “Business hold cells and help heal ment Sciences, and staff at for a collaboration sorts for people looking to and industry are eager tissue, but they tend to between physicians at kick the habit. Hill Studios, who are partners in research migrate or expel when a Cooper Medical School As part of the CM helping design the game. and development. As a person moves. She and of Rowan University, led intervention, participants Raiff hopes to conduct a state-designated research her team are working by Warren Goldman, exhale into a carbon mon- clinical trial in the fall. institution, we anticipate on a stronger material chair of neurological sur- oxide monitor. If their “Up from the Ashes” is marked growth in the that will adhere to gery at Cooper University CO level indicates they’ve one of several biomedical next decade in work that adjacent existing tissue Health Care, and the tossed the cigarettes, and health-related will go from the lab to to ensure stability. South Jersey Technology the participants earn research initiatives on the marketplace.” Blank The NIH also awarded Park to establish a Joint incentives—added game campus that recently said Rowan will virtually $200,000 to Kadlowec Laboratory for Integra- resources like food and received funding from triple research funding and Thomas Merrill, tive Neuroimaging. fuel to help them advance. prestigious organizations, to $100 million by 2023. associate professor of Medtronic Inc, a major mechanical engineering, medical devices company, to improve team-based has provided equipment design education to train worth $446,000 to students in biomedical support this collabora- engineering to recognize tion. The researchers will clinical problems and conduct neuro-imaging design real-patient work using the CAVE® solutions. They will virtual reality system in partner with Cooper the South Jersey Technol- University Hospital ogy Park, developing a on a summer training virtual brain as a tool to program to immerse better diagnose and treat engineering students brain disorders. at Cooper, with the Stem cells for back pain goal of training people NIH also recently to discover needs and awarded assistant develop more cost- With help from NIH grants and corporate support, Rowan innovators are professor of chemical effective and safer responding to critical health concerns—including smoking cessation. engineering Jennifer medical solutions.

12 | Rowan Magazine Rowan hires 62 new faculty for instruction and research In a year filled with Roberta Harvey said that review and don’t have major milestones, this many of the assistant access to the professional one really stands out. professors are being development support Rowan hired 62 new hired into faculty lines that accompanies the tenure-track faculty that were staffed by tenure process,” Harvey members, some as temporary faculty for said. “By hiring more instructors committed several years, while the full-time faculty who solely to classroom instructor lines are new. go through a tenure teaching, others as Many of the temporary review, our quality of assistant professors faculty have been part- instruction will improve.” who will teach and time adjuncts limited She said that tenure- conduct research. contractually to teaching track faculty—since The hiring wave two courses per semester. they’re full-time—are supports the University’s New full-time instructors more available to evolving mission. will teach four courses advise students, Rowan’s primary focus per semester and new develop curricula, remains high-quality, assistant professors and engage with the affordable, undergraduate will teach three classes campus community. education but its per semester and In general, Harvey said, mission is expanding conduct research. instructors will teach as a state-designated “We have many freshman and sophomore research university. excellent adjuncts but courses while assistant John Quinesso is among the new faculty welcomed to Associate Provost systematically they don’t professors will teach Rowan in 2013 to expand instruction and research. for Academic Affairs go through a tenure upper division courses.

First grant to RowanSOM: $1 million to expand geriatric medical education The first grant awarded students, residents and for a grant from the students, residents and “Teamwork is an to the newly aligned faculty members at Reynolds Foundation, a faculty in geriatrics. essential element of RowanSOM—a four-year, the school’s nationally philanthropic organiza- The grant to the patient safety” said $998,895 award from the known New Jersey Insti- tion headquartered in NJISA will support Anita Chopra, NJISA Donald W. Reynolds tute for Successful Aging Las Vegas. Since 2001, a project that allows director and principal Foundation—will help (NJISA). RowanSOM was the Reynolds Foundation students from across investigator of the fund a program to one of just 10 academic has committed almost the health disciplines— grant. “This grant expand interprofessional health centers nationally $100 million to proj- medical students; will help us advance medical education for that successfully applied ects that train medical residents in primary interprofessional care and psychiatry; training in order to and geriatric fellows in prepare medical students osteopathic manipulative and residents to practice medicine, psychiatry patient-centered care and dentistry—to as effective members learn from and with of a collaborative each other. Students of practice team.” nursing, pharmacy and Nearly 2,300 medical allied health professions students, 520 residents will also participate in and 135 faculty members the training program, are expected to receive helping them learn to geriatric training function effectively through this initiative. The School of Osteopathic Medicine is nationally known for geriatric medical as members of education and the NJISA for geriatric research and clinical care. healthcare teams.

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oy, pride, gratitude and relief mixed in abundance Government Association. Each graduate received a Jas this year’s Commencement ceremonies brought copy of her book (excerpted on p. 42 of this issue). thousands together to celebrate in mid-May. From his On Friday morning, President Houshmand seat on the dais, University benefactor and namesake presided over festivities that included tribute to Henry Rowan applauded the 20th class of graduates to Honorary Doctor of Humanities recipients Larry ’77 earn degrees since his historic gift to the institution. and Rita Salva, Distinguished Alumnus Shaun T ’01, The Alumni Association gained more than 2,500 and anniversary classes from 1963 and 1973. members with 2,200 undergraduates and nearly 300 Delivering the keynote address at the graduate degree recipients in the Class of 2013. University he has championed as a legislator, Guests at Thursday evening’s graduate ceremony state Senate President Steve Sweeney spoke of overflowed the football stands and heard from our being inspired by his children’s achievements and own Jean McMenamin Edelman ’81, cofounder of his appreciation for education. “Working hard, Edelman Financial Services, philanthropist and being determined, those are critical assets,” he trailblazing first woman president of our Student said, “but nothing beats a quality education.”

. 1 A family celebrates in the sun upon their 50th Distinguished Alumnus 8. Tassel-turning grads at the ceremony for anniversary. (see more Shaun T (Thompson) ’01. took one more graduate programs alumni photos on p. 45) ceremonial step toward 6. University benefactor Thursday evening. conferral of degrees. 4. Business leader and Henry Rowan and Board 2. Senate President philanthropist Jean 9. F riends and family of Trustees Chair Linda Steve Sweeney McMenamin Edelman shine with pride: Rohrer paused before addressed the ’81 commended new Negris Palsi, Katya Palsi, the ceremony began. Friday morning recipients of graduate Christina Hutchinson Commencement and professional degrees. 7. T he academic pageant and Daniel Palsi. audience. 5. Alumni president David included new college 10. Exuberant bachelor’s 3. M embers of the Class of Burgin ‘82, M’02, President crests on traditional degree candidates 1963 enjoyed their day Houshmand and 2013 gonfalon banners. celebrated on the Green.

Summer 2013 | 15 State Sen. , President Ali Houshmand, former Gov. Jim Florio and Senate President Steve Sweeney marked the historic day with a photo after the July 1 ceremony in Stratford. They are called red-letter days, those memorable, magical times that transform a person or a place.

Rowan University has had many of them, days that made a difference for this institution, for higher education and for New Jersey.

They include Sept. 4, 1923, when then-Glassboro Normal School opened.

July 17, 1992, when Henry and the late Betty Rowan committed $100 million to the institution.

June 25, 2009, when Gov. Jon Corzine’s executive order created New Jersey’s first new four-year medical school in 35 years, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU).

And now, July 1, 2013, the day when the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act went into effect.

By Patricia Quigley ’78, m’03

Summer 2013 | 17 Just weeks away from And SOM makes two Restructuring Act—finally began. Changing Rowan University the integration, Dean They came in business suits and “Let me just say, ‘We did it,’” said July 1 transformed Rowan Cavalieri, left, hosted President Houshmand white coats, work clothes and Rowan President Ali Houshmand, University for all time. Approved at Research Day in May. uniforms, more than 600-plus, to his confident voice tinged with the by the state Legislature and signed Similar to the annual the School of Osteopathic Medicine tiniest bit of awe. “I am absolutely into law by Gov. Chris Christie, the STEM Symposium held in Stratford, Camden County. They amazed.” A year ago, he said, he Restructuring Act: at the Glassboro campus, overflowed the Academic Center knew the integration effort would be • Recognized Rowan’s changing the Stratford campus role in higher education and event offers students from multipurpose room: students, enormous. “I could have never SOM and the Graduate legislators, physicians, faculty, dreamed to be where we are today. research, granting it status as a School of Biomedical rank-and-file staffers and even a I am absolutely amazed,” he said. comprehensive state research Sciences the opportunity handful of curious retirees who took “(This) marks the creation of a new university. to present their research. a break from their fitness routine on day for Rowan University,” said • Disbanded the University of Above, Emily Dudek ’15 Medicine and Dentistry of New and Regina Yu ’15 the track upstairs. medical school Dean Thomas explain their study. With Rowan’s brown-and-gold Cavalieri. “This is truly a new day for Jersey and created the Rowan brand dressing up the campus New Jersey, and we are very excited. University School of Osteopathic indoors and out, the formal We are truly proud to be the Rowan Medicine (RowanSOM) in Stratford. integration ceremony of the University School of Osteopathic • Partnered Rowan with Rutgers- medical school and Rowan Medicine. We have worked hard to Camden to create a College of University—one result of the get where we are today.” Health Sciences in Camden.

Serving more students “Rowan University’s reputation $117 million in state support will help provide 550 construction jobs as has been on an upward trajectory Rowan improves facilities and erects new buildings for engineering since Henry and Betty Rowan and business. The new facilities will allow each college to increase donated $100 million to our school enrollment. Students like Alejandro Ramirez ’15 will benefit from in 1992, and it gained momentum the opportunity to learn and collaborate in high-tech facilities with our nationally recognized dedicated to their disciplines. College of Engineering and, of course, with last year’s opening of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University,” Houshmand said.

18 | Rowan Magazine Expanding research initiatives In 10 years, Rowan’s research portfolio will quadruple to $100 million, with teaching faculty leading innovation and collaboration with students as well as business and industry partners. Physics & astronomy professor Tabbetha Dobbins is among those researchers.

public and private research” and for University also will bring technology colleges and universities to increase commercialization “front and center,” access to higher education. with Rowan not only conducting and Last year, as work done by the expanding groundbreaking research Kean Commission evolved, leaders but also bringing to market products throughout the state—particularly that address real-world problems. the South Jersey legislative delega- That product commercialization, he tion—were instrumental in shaping said, would lead to the formation the legislation that state Assembly of new businesses and strengthen and Senate members approved and existing businesses, which translate that the governor signed into law. into new jobs and more opportunity in South Jersey. “These latest opportunities and Expanding research initiatives elevate Rowan yet again, opportunities Making a difference in in ways that benefit our students and The legislation brought research education and health care strengthen the region. We appreciate university status to Rowan, making With the School of Osteopathic the Governor’s and legislators’ faith it only the second comprehensive Medicine, Rowan becomes only in our faculty, staff, partners and public institution in New Jersey with the second university in the friends that Rowan is primed to take such status. (The first is Rutgers nation, along with Michigan State on such important responsibilities.” University; the New Jersey Institute University, to offer both M.D. and of Technology, though not a D.O. degree programs, a distinction Starting in 2011 comprehensive university, also has which will project Rowan as a None of this happened overnight. state research status.) prominent provider of new doctors All of this came about thanks to The designation allows Rowan to for the region. the work of and backing from develop new master’s and doctoral RowanSOM is one of the finest people like state Senate President programs, which Rowan expects to osteopathic medical programs in Steve Sweeney, who coauthored do in particular in health, science the nation, with nearly 650 medical the Restructuring Act and rallied and engineering disciplines. This students and 182 full-time faculty, 46 support for it; Cooper University makes the University even more part-time faculty and more than 440 Health Care board chair George attractive to out-of-state students and, volunteer faculty. Established in 1976 Norcross, who advocated for the importantly, to New Jersey students, as what was then the only four-year legislation; and, of course, Gov. who often have left the state to study medical school in South Jersey Christie, who made it possible. in select fields, contributing to a and the only college of osteopathic The Restructuring Act traces back well-documented “brain drain.” medicine in the state, RowanSOM to the earlier Task Force on Higher Research university status also historically has kept a strong focus Education (the Kean Commission), strengthens Rowan’s competition on primary health care. Half of the which in part in 2011 called for for funding and research dollars that school’s more than 2,200 graduates the state to transform medical will attract top faculty and private practice in New Jersey. education in New Jersey, for colleges industry to South Jersey, further In addition to a D.O. program, the and universities to foster better enhancing the economy of the region. Stratford campus brings to Rowan collaborations with businesses that Dr. Kenneth Blank, vice president the Graduate School of Biomedical ensure “cross-pollination between of health sciences, noted that the Sciences, which offers an M.S. and

Summer 2013 | 19 Development of Rowan Boulevard. Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology into a leading regional research as pharmaceutical sciences, public (shown looking and dual and joint-degree options university. Our goal is to strengthen health and allied health fields and south toward for students in the fields of law, man- South Jersey and the Delaware developing a preliminary plan for High Street) is transforming agement, public health and research. Valley. We will be able to make a the building to house the programs. the area once RowanSOM ranks in the top three significant contribution to the local The college will meld with other bisected by New among U.S. osteopathic medical economy.” established and new offerings on and Eben streets, schools in research dollars, garnering the Glassboro campus, including just off campus. about $13 million in external funding Partnering Rowan and Rutgers the College of Engineering and from such prestigious organizations The Restructuring Act also the School of Biomedical Sciences, as the National Institutes of partnered Rowan with Rutgers- which started last year. Health, the Osteopathic Heritage Camden to create a College of A new board of governors Foundation and the Donald W. Health Sciences anchored by comprising members from Rowan’s Reynolds Foundation. CMSRU in the heart of Camden. and Rutgers’ boards, as well as the The integration immediately cre- The new college will create critically governor’s appointees, will oversee ated an institution with more than needed educational and health care the College of Health Sciences. $24 million in research activity programs in the region. “The restructuring is important and provided a strong start for Rowan has been at work for South Jersey,” said Linda Rohrer, the development of the new outlining potential chairman of the Rowan University research university. programs in areas such Board of Trustees. “There’s now “Prior to the integra- tion, the School of Making a difference in health care Osteopathic Medicine and Rowan both had Rowan’s developing presence with two medical schools demonstrated pockets and its College of Health Sciences partnership with of excellence where Rutgers-Camden will expand clinical collaborations, research, development and economic progress in South they were able to Jersey. Already at the School of Osteopathic Medicine compete nationally and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, for research grants,” Rowan is creating health care leaders in students like Blank said. “This Anastasia Cruz MD’16. merger allows us to transform ourselves

20 | Rowan Magazine Supporting New Jerseyans By 2023, Rowan will enroll 10,000 more undergraduate students and will have graduated about 1,400 physicians to address the state’s shortage of 3,000 primary care doctors. New Jerseyans like Wesley Leckenbusch and Janet Holloway ’87, M’93 will benefit from Rowan’s growth.

among other initiatives, will enable new buildings for the Rohrer College of Business and the College of Engineering. Both will increase enrollment. The funds also will enable Rowan to upgrade technology essential for growth and create an estimated 550 construction jobs.

Creating a bold vision With such major changes to the University, President Houshmand said that Rowan remains committed to its core mission: “To provide high-quality, undergraduate education at a reasonable price and Retailers and to create an educated citizenry that student housing will drive the regional economy.” combine at the By 2023, Houshmand expects to Whitney Center on Rowan Boulevard. reach the following goals: • 25,000 students. • A $1 billion operating budget, generating and supporting another medical school under the medicine, engineering, the sciences thousands of jobs. umbrella of a South Jersey institu- and business. That is where the great- • $100 million in funding for tion. We are becoming a research est need is for our students, for our sponsored research projects. institution that will impact the communities and for our state.” • A $500 million endowment. entire region. The College of Health Rowan University—the Glassboro • A position as one of New Jersey’s Sciences in Camden will improve campus, the Camden branch, most critical economic engines. education and health care.” CMSRU and RowanSOM—is “What has emerged from the evolving, and many people are “As our mission expands, so, too, Restructuring Act provides us with charged with many tasks to bring do our obligations to New Jersey the ability to create something beyond the latest initiatives to fruition in and especially to our home in South just adding another medical school,” conjunction with partners. Jersey,” said Rohrer. “New programs, Rohrer added. “This act contributes But the future for Rowan only increased access to higher education, to us serving as an economic engine started on July 1. a better-educated work force, for South Jersey, to think about the In addition to the Restructuring increased support of and working health care workforce needs for the Act, Rowan anticipates growth on relationships with local businesses— region. We’re in a stronger position campus thanks to the $750 million these all are a part of our future.” to do that as a result of this.” Building Our Future Bond Act, a “And the future,” Houshmand said, referendum approved by New “is limitless.” ■ Providing an ideal intersection Jersey voters last fall, and other for growth state funding sources. In April, Gov. As Rowan moves forward, Housh- Christie announced that Rowan Patricia Quigley ’78, M’03 is an mand said, “Our emphasis for growth will receive more than $117 million assistant director of media & public will be on the intersection of through that bond act. That funding, relations at Rowan University.

Summer 2013 | 21 Photos by Craig Terry

ne day, 20 years Glassboro State College in 1992. or so from now, The Rowans had no direct ties students will glance to the college—he was an MIT at the plaque on the grad, his business, Inductotherm bronze statue at Savitz Industries Inc., was headquar- Hall and make the connection: tered in Burlington County and “Henry Rowan.” that’s where they made their “Rowan University.” home. Still, Henry “Hank” and “Hey, he’s the man…” Betty gave what was then the Henry Rowan. He is indeed largest gift to a public institution. “the man.” The industrialist and They asked this of the school: to philanthropist and his late wife, create a college of engineering to Betty, pledged $100 million to transform engineering education.

22 | Rowan Magazine Henry Rowan, at the heart of the University forever

Glassboro State, soon renamed University dedicated the statue by Today, the tall bronze is a The statue will remind to honor the benefactors, did just renowned artist Zenos Frudakis. reminder of amazing generosity generations to come of that: it created an innovative— The dedication was a moving and commitment to excellence. the Rowans' vision and and highly respected—College ceremony, with a standing- It stands as a welcome to commitment to higher of Engineering. The Rowan Gift room-only crowd spilling onto newcomers, a landmark, a education. made that possible, and it opened the sidewalk outside Savitz Hall. tribute. Every so often staff and One day, 20 years or so the door to other major gifts and Hundreds of the University com- students clothe or decorate the from now, students, maybe to unanticipated progress at the munity and three generations statue—a brown-and-gold scarf in engineering or premed or institution. of the Rowan family cheered as in the winter, a heart-shaped accounting, will make the Last December, 20 years after Henry Rowan drew the cord to box of chocolates at Valentine’s connection between the statue the donation now known as the unveil the statue—a monument Day, a mortarboard at and the man. And they’ll have a Rowan Gift—written in capitals which he had reluctantly agreed Commencement—affectionate lot for which to be thankful. and spoken with awe—the to have created. tributes to their “Hank.”

Summer 2013 | 23 LARAN BRONZE, INC. STAFF From thestudio to thefoundry s and other instruments made s andotherinstruments made 1. 2. 3.

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4.  With theclaymodelcutint At thestudio, Mr. andMrs. Rowan saw of Mr. Rowan from childhood to present. segment. With the rubber set, they segment. Withtherubberset,they poured andbrushedrubberonto each makers applied arelease agentandthen followed withplaster and casting fiber to create a case. the clayfigure for thefirst time. o pieces, mold

5. Laran Bronze foundry used an Inductotherm 7. A welder joined the 12 sections of furnace to melt the silicon-bronze metal unfinished bronze to form the to 2100-2300 degrees fahrenheit. The 7-foot-tall figure. “pour” of 600 pounds of metal from the 8. Mr. and Mrs. Rowan decided on crucible took about 30 minutes. classic brown for the patina. 6. Once the bronze cooled, Mr. Rowan and family members took turns with a hammer to break the plaster shell and expose the bronze upper body.

Summer 2013 | 25 26 |Rowan Magazine Welcome to campus ores ofstudents were amongthe 1. 2. 3.

 Pioneering educ  chemical engineeringStewart Slater civil engineeringRalphDusseau, celebration. From left, Founding Chairof engineering T.R. Chandrupatla. engineering program—joined the In whatmaybec crowd welcoming Mr. Rowan and Sc and Founding Chairofmechanical day tradition, graduates marked their Dean Steve Chin,Founding Chairof Founding DeanJimTracey, Associate Rowan's 1992challenge to establish the passage from Rowan University witha waiting patiently for photos withhim farewell photo inMay. in December. ome aCommencement ators—who rose to Mr. 4. 5.   The first one—placed onhisheadinthe The finedet Jus cast faces southeast, following tradition clay more than100years old—rare, same claywasusedto sculptthemodel artists bygreat American sculptors precious claybequeathed to younger predawn hours onthedayfoundry Daniel Chester French. Someofthe Facilities cap. for theLincoln Memorial.Thebronze the subject'sface. that dictates thesunshouldnotset on the bronze Mr. Rowan got hissecond hat. including Augustus St.Gaudensand it—was abrown-and-gold Rowan installed thestatue andthenshrouded t daysafter theDecember unveiling, ail inthestatue beganwith

STAFF alumni profile

by Stephen R. Levine ’87, M’07

Gary Gagnon has gone from educator to innovator, “He’s a 100 percent stand-up guy,” Gagnon said. “We founding Rekixx, a company he believes is making agreed to keep in touch and he’s become an advisor the world’s first line of fully recyclable sneakers. for my business plan.” The footwear, made from a proprietary blend of Gagnon lives in Charlotte, N.C., but grew up in recyclable materials, is not yet in stores but it’s already Cherry Hill and attended Cherry Hill West. He played earned Gagnon a lot of buzz, including a walk-on to football and wrestled as an undergrad for then-Glass- the hit ABC show “Shark Tank,” in which budding boro State College and earned two master’s degrees entrepreneurs pitch products to business titans, from Rowan, one in educational administration and hoping at least one of them will become an investor. the other in student personnel services. Appearing on the season three finale in May 2012, He was an assistant principal at Moorestown High Gagnon talked up the idea for his company, then School before changing course a dozen years ago to called Remyxx. It piqued the curiosity of Daymond pursue a business career. John, founder of the clothing company FUBU, who “Business fits my personality,” said Gagnon, a made Gagnon an offer. gregarious guy who, getting emotional at the mention “What people saw on the show were live negotia- of his sons on “Shark Tank” and his dream of leaving tions but they weren’t a contract,” Gagnon said. “It them the business, seemed to win over the panel of was a handshake and an agreement to talk again judges, if not acquire their cash. pending due diligence. Last fall he appeared as part of the Rohrer College “Daymond said he’d make me a deal—and that of Business “Mini Shark Tank” to share his experience I wouldn’t like it,” Gagnon recalled of the on-air with students and other entrepreneur hopefuls. exchange. “He wanted 80 percent ownership in the Gagnon said he’s invested about $30,000 of his own company for a $50,000 investment.” money into Rekixx and raised more than $40,000 Gagnon said John’s proposal, though tempting, was on Kickstarter, an online funding platform through not what he sought for his brainchild, an idea sparked which individuals invest in products and companies by the countless sneakers that ended up in the trash as they believe in. his boys, Harris and Leo, continually outgrew them. “I presold $44,000 in sneaker sales on Kickstarter, Gagnon’s “green” After the show he and John met a few times in enough to get me started, but to bring a recyclable sneakers come in John’s New York offices. John ultimately passed on sneaker to market is very difficult,” he said. many colors and Remyxx but has become something of a mentor to Ga- Gagnon, who sells sneakers emblazoned with the designs. gnon, weighing in on start-up risks and opportunities. universal recycling symbol on his website for about

28 | Rowan Magazine $65 (rekixx.com), filled orders for some 500 pairs following the Kickstarter campaign and his “Shark Tank” ap- pearance. Meanwhile, he’s kept his day job in corporate sales, is raising his boys with his wife, Pamela, and is pursuing his dream part-time. “For now it’s very much nights and weekends,” he said. He acknowledges that he still faces big obstacles to his goal. Production costs require his sneakers be made overseas, and today that means China. He needs much more stock for big retailers like Famous Footwear or Sports Authori- ty to even consider his brand. And he’s largely relying on word-of-mouth marketing to take on the Nikes and Reeboks of the world. But no one ever made it who didn’t have a dream. “I need to secure investment money, somebody who gets it, because you need a little bit of money to get into the market,” he said. “But once I build the inventory—at least 4,000 pairs—I can flip the switch.” ■

Summer 2013 | 29 by Toni Libro ’60, M’67 Photos courtesy of Robert Frazier ’49, Whit Mullen ’51 and Lucile Pfleeger

Above: The first big enrollment of male students started after World War II, with returning GI’s, their families and the new faculty hired to teach them living in recycled military housing behind Bunce Hall. Left: The nearby yard had room for ballgames in which the veterans played left-handed against the girls, recalls Jack Plasket. “The walls were thin and you could hear every sound in your neighbor’s living room,” said Elaine Albertson Miller Lewis ’50, who lived on the GSC campus with her husband in temporary housing for married student veterans erected just after World War II.

The housing, affectionately dubbed flooded the College. In fact, the same the “Shacks” by its residents, occupied type of recycled, temporary housing the wooded area behind Bunce Hall solved the same problem at campuses from 1947 to 1954. Student veterans and across the country, from Harvard to some faculty members lived among the Berkeley, which strained to meet the towering oaks and fragrant pines in two demand of post-war enrollments. long rows of one-story frame houses. The biggest cause of the veteran One row, for single veterans, faced the influx was the GI Bill of Rights, signed Bunce Hall parking lot; a second row, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on for married veterans and faculty, faced June 22, 1944, which virtually ensured Route 322. all veterans the right to a free college Glassboro’s makeshift shelters were education. As a result, enrollment Above: Winter softened the former military barracks doubled at Glassboro, from roughly 200 hard edges of the Shacks and from naval bases to meet a sudden and in the 1945-46 school year to almost challenged residents to keep pressing need as returning veterans 400 in the 1946-47 school year. During warm with kerosene heaters.

Summer 2013 | 31 Below: Ex-Air Force navigator the war years, the college had struggled double-deck bunk beds, desks and reading Jack Plasket made his home to stay open, suffering empty classrooms lamps in the bedrooms. Living rooms in the Shacks with five other The alley vets from the Army, Army Air and residence halls with courage and hope were outfitted with vinyl sofas and chairs Force and Navy. that the conflict would end and campus between with metal arms and legs. Bottom: With Bunce Hall in would return to routine. The College had dwellings was In addition to the living quarters, a the distance, the Annex, only two men on its roster in 1943, but an obstacle six-room classroom building was erected another temporary building, within three years a floodtide of veterans, course of where Memorial Hall stands. Known as provided classrooms for most of them men, needed housing and the Annex, this U-shaped building was expanded programs designed playpens, educational facilities. Some GIs had constructed with discarded lumber and to serve veterans. tricycles and returned to complete their interrupted equipment taken from Army barracks. studies at Glassboro, but most were new flapping When completed, the one-story structure students. clotheslines. accommodated as many as 180 students. To help meet the demand, the College —Marie Ireland Life in the Shacks was different from obtained federal aid under Title II of the life in the other campus residences some Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 65 years ago. For example, students in Oak to build 17 temporary and Laurel halls had noisy but reliably housing units for student veterans warm radiators in their rooms and comfortable and newly hired faculty. The units lounges with fireplaces. The drafty Shacks were were spare, but met basic student warmed by space heaters fueled by kerosene that needs. Five-room apartments residents had to retrieve in buckets from a tank in the housed six students and contained alley between the two rows of houses. If the kerosene two bedrooms, a living room, a reservoir ever ran dry, (which it did numerous times, dining/kitchen area that could according to several first-hand reports) carbon soot double as a third bedroom and a quickly accumulated and had to be vacuumed out bathroom. They were minimally before the smoky heater would work again. And the but comfortably furnished, with floors were reported to be cold.

32 | Rowan Magazine “They would have made good chicken also a veteran, lived in one of three small Above: Bob Frazier ’49 recalled living “in Laurel or houses,” recalls Dr. Whitney Mullen cottages designated for young faculty. We had a Oak Hall while the College ’51, who called the living conditions “I know which tree stood by my front built our cottages…” Once the “rudimentary, at best.” Mullen, known cleaning lady steps,” said Lucille Pfleeger. She said Shacks roommates moved in, as “Whit” in his College days, remembers who liked us that oak still stands today behind Bunce a storm toppled a tree on a hosting married and single vets and Hall. She recalls the campus then as an car but spared the old all and vice barracks. friends for “mass studying” sprees in versa and “excellent environment” for families. The his house for married veterans. He had Pfleegers had two children, Karen, who Above, left: A photo in the somehow 1954 yearbook showed the a hectic schedule, taking classes in the arrived with them at the Shacks at the age managed Shacks (A) and the Annex (B). daytime and running off to Kimble Glass of six months, and David, born during Company in Vineland at night, where he to bring a their stay. A student veteran’s wife took Below: By late 1953, plans to semblance build new, permanent worked from 4 until 11:30. Still, he found care of the children while Mrs. Pfleeger facilities made it clear that time to be a photographer for The Whit, of order to took early childhood education courses. the Shacks and Annex would fit in a round or two of between the place. “I also recall,” she said, “that we had a be needed no longer. As classes and work and spend time with his washing machine and we shared it with described in the 1954-55 —Jack Plasket wife and children. faculty and students. Piles of dirty laundry catalog, buildings now known as Hawthorn Hall and Although a washing machine was frequently adorned our kitchen.” Memorial Hall would take the available in a few of the houses, (and In addition to the Pfleegers, the late place of the temporary kindly shared with others), there were no dryers. Sam and Jane Porch, and the late Jack and Mae Parker structures. Laundry was hung on lines strung up in the graveled occupied the other two cottages. Sam Porch, also a back yards. Colorful men’s, women’s and children’s veteran, was hired to teach physical education and clothes, as well as lots of diapers, could be seen eventually, to coach baseball. flapping on clotheslines daily. Communication was also primitive for those living in the Shacks. One telephone mounted on an outdoor pole served all residents. When it rang, someone within earshot had to be willing to answer it, and then had to be willing to find the person called.

Faculty & family Roughing it along with the student veterans were a few faculty members. Lucille Pfleeger, the only surviving faculty wife from the Shacks days, and her husband, the late music professor W. Clarke Pfleeger, Below: Whit and Myrtle Mullen were one of the couples who lived with their children on campus. Here, they posed with Judy and Richard in their Shacks living room in May 1950.

Army Air eager to leave behind military formality Force veteran and regulations. Jack Parker There were Neighborly faculty wives and student was hired to no Joneses veterans’ wives formed a club and met Above: Faculty families and serve as the College’s assistant business to keep up at each other’s houses. On the close-knit friends made memories in the manager and teach math, physical science with and campus, everyone attended sports events, Shacks neighborhood. Lucile and business courses in the new Junior we all helped cultural programs and socials together. Pfleeger recalled, “We had a College Program, mostly conducted in Byron Garwood ’48 said that he and fence built around our front each other the Annex, the classroom version of the housemates Jack Plasket ’48 and the late yard because our houses were as need arose. only a few feet from the road... Shacks. The program started in 1946 Bill Broomall ’49 are among the many The girl with the braids is our because many veterans were not interested —Marie Ireland vets who met their wives at the College. daughter, Karen. The birthday in teaching careers. It lasted three years The couples formed lifelong friendships, boy is our nephew visiting and served 267 students, offering pre- taking vacations together and reminiscing from western New York.” engineering, business administration specializations about their start in the Shacks. and other courses that prepared student veterans to Despite what might appear today to be hardships, continue their education at other institutions. Shacks residents felt comfortable and had lots of “good Suppertime for Shacks families was much the same times” living there in Spartan conditions. Jim Ireland as in most American homes, but the single veterans ’51, M’55 and his wife, Marie, recalled that since the had meals in Bunce Hall’s basement dining room College was small, with no evening classes and only a and got special attention from faculty. Along with short summer session, they had “this large, beautiful their other duties, Pfleeger, Porch and Parker had to ‘estate’ perfect for walks, pushing baby strollers, large supervise student veterans, eating dinner with them grass areas for free-running children, well-cared-for once a week and making sure the students wore white gardens, shrubs and trees. Beyond the football field, by shirts, ties and jackets. The faculty vets built rapport the railroad tracks, there was an enormous oak tree with the student veterans and helped keep decorum which shaded a picnic table and stone fireplace, where in the dining hall where the ex-servicemen were often we enjoyed many a dinner out.”

34 | Rowan Magazine Left: Leisure time for Shacks residents often meant a card game in the sparely furnished housing. Below: Perhaps trying to portray the many facets of a veteran student’s life, members of the Class of ’49 lend a few hands to a friend.

Plasket remembers playing bridge at a card table with fellow students in his house, posting scores on a sheet of paper tacked to the living room closet. Bob Frazier ’49 also said that his “finest memory was a card table where we played bridge… no fighting, no betting, no nasty words, just good companionship.” Frazier also recalled a windstorm that toppled a “Late in August 1954,” said Marie Ireland, large, old oak onto a student’s new car parked in “we literally moved out the front door as the houses front of his unit, totaling the car but not damaging were being torn down around us.” the indomitable Shack. However, another house was Like all things temporary, it was time for life in not so lucky, said Lewis: “A summer storm knocked the Shacks to end. Just as the nation’s colleges and down some tall trees. One limb fell, taking the corner universities welcomed the makeshift shelters for off the Shack I lived in.” veterans, they dismantled and removed the barracks once enrollments became stable and permanent dorms and classroom buildings could be planned. Closing the door But the stories and memories endure, and as the When the Irelands moved into their home, 6A, in Irelands say, “Time has not changed or dimmed those 1948, with infant daughter, Janet, they never thought special years in the Shacks.” ■ it would be their home for six years. Like many other veterans who were eager to get on with their lives, Jim accelerated his studies and finished his bachelor’s degree in three years. But demand for temporary Since her retirement from Rowan University as housing lessened as student veterans took their degrees professor emerita of communication, “Toni” and left campus, so the Irelands were able to continue Libro ’60, M’67, enjoys freelance writing and editing, living in the Shacks until Jim completed his master’s while continuing to write and publish her fiction and degree and became a teaching principal. award-winning poetry.

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Opposite, from left: The captain shows off his work in the galley; the GlobeStar under way; observing skies and currents to help navigate without instruments.

Summer 2013 | 37 Voyage of the Globe Star Dec. 21, 1982 – May 17, 1984

1. Port Cape May, NJ, USA Crew George Baldwin, Jeff Herdelin Departure 21-Dec-82

2. Port Cape Town, South Africa Crew Jeff Herdelin, Rick Kuzyk Arrival 31-Mar-83 NMI (nautical miles) 7800 NMI Sailed 8980 Days at Sea 100 Days in Port 57 Departure 27-May-83

3. Port , Australia Crew Jesse Edwards, Nick Gill Arrival 12-Aug-83 NMI 6800 NMI Sailed 7830 Days at Sea 77 Days in Port 41 Departure 22-Sep-83

4. Port Kiama, Australia Crew Jesse Edwards, Nick Gill Arrival 29-Sep-83 NMI 600 NMI Sailed 690 Days at Sea 7 Days in Port 3 Departure 2-Oct-83

5. Port Sydney, Australia Crew Nick Gill Arrival 2-Oct-83 NMI 60 NMI Sailed 70 Days at Sea 1 Days in Port 6 Departure 8-Oct-83

6. Port Whangaroa, New Zealand Crew Nick Gill, there isn’t much Bob Rout that the 97-year-old Arrival 23-Oct-83 scholar and adventurer NMI 1300 hasn’t seen. That NMI Sailed 1500 Days at Sea 15 tends to happen when you are the only human to Days in Port 7 circumnavigate the globe without the use of artificial Departure 30-Oct-83 navigational tools, a feat Creamer accomplished three 7. Port Port Stanley, decades ago after his retirement as a GSC geography Falklands professor. Crew Ed Gibson, “Sargassum tends to aggregate in huge clusters under Dave Lansdale, Bob Watson calm conditions,” Creamer, always teaching, said. “But Arrival 22-Dec-83 when the wind blows, it is sorted out into long, sinewy NMI 5500 strands that lie parallel to each other and stretch as far NMI Sailed 6300 as the eye can see. The strands resemble the laurel rope Days at Sea 53 Days in Port 49 that is used for decorating at Christmas time.” Departure 9-Feb-84 Until last spring, Creamer hadn’t met another

8. Port Cape May, NJ, USA person who had seen the sargassum windrows near Arrival 17-May-84 Bermuda firsthand. NMI 7400 Enter Rowan biological science major Stephanie NMI Sailed 8500 Days at Sea 98 Mygas ’14, a student in the Thomas N. Bantivoglio Honors Program. Mygas not only saw the sargassum

38 | Rowan Magazine Township. He served in the Army during World Above, left: Safely harbored, the Globestar endured violent War II, then returned to civilian life as a teacher and storms at sea, a broken tiller, principal in Newfield. He earned master’s degrees in doldrums and more. education (University of Pennsylvania) and geography Above, right: Creamer (University of Wisconsin–Madison), and spent 29 returned in May 1984 to years teaching and innovating at his alma mater in fanfare and welcomes from Glassboro—often not in a traditional classroom, and family, friends, GSC for six years, serving as director of public relations as geography colleagues and news media eager to tell the well as professor. Traveling extensively by land and sea amazing story. with his family, he brought experience and inspiration windrows on her back to the classroom and everyone he met. Below: A professor at GSC in the ’50s, Creamer was as six-week, study- “I recall that the final exam in European history much a student as teacher, abroad sailing voyage with consisted of a map with a large number of features— seeking knowledge to bring to the Sea Education Association bodies of water, mountain ranges, etc.—marked with his classroom and to apply to last fall, the aspiring field biologist a number on a map,” said Jack Gillespie ’63, M’69, his dream of sailing around actually studied sargassum, a seaweed critically communication professor emeritus and associate editor the world. important to the ocean’s ecosystem. of this publication. “The test: Match each number with Opposite: the only instrument So when Creamer and Mygas crossed paths last the correct names. I got them all right except I mixed in use during the voyage, this custom-made hourglass spring during “A Voyage With Marvin Creamer,” up Skagerrak and Kattegatt—bodies of water bordering measured the crew’s watches. a Rowan event to honor the 30th anniversary of Norway, Sweden and Demark. Later, after I started Creamer’s record-setting voyage around the world, the teaching at then-GSC, he asked me if I had ever got two kindred spirits—some 76 years apart—had plenty them straight. What a memory and what a great teacher. to talk about. He was entertaining and informative and made me love “Of all of the different experiences he has had, it was the subject. I also remember that he often talked about very cool to talk about something unique between just how it would be possible to row a boat to England. He the two of us,” said Mygas, who studied the age and ended up doing even more than that.” distribution of sargassum in the North Atlantic during Although he would eventually make his biggest her voyage from Maine to St. Croix on a 134-foot ship headlines for avoiding the use of technical instruments with 28 other sailors. on his sailboat, the GlobeStar, during his voyage, To Mygas’ delight, the discussion between the Creamer embraced opportunities to use technology and student and the inveterate world explorer went beyond new approaches in education. In 1955, he took to the sailing—and seaweed. sky in an initiative funded by Exxon to teach geography “Hearing Professor Creamer speak, and talking to from an airplane and produced two live television him kind of inspired me to do more, to see more,” broadcasts about manufacturing in the Delaware Mygas said. “He is one of the most well-spoken people Valley. Recognized by the GSC Alumni Association as I’ve ever heard. I could have sat and listened to him for the 1980 Distinguished Alumnus and named professor another five hours and never gotten bored.” emeritus, he founded the geography department, A 1943 alumnus of Glassboro State College, Creamer earned numerous accolades from students and peers is a lifelong learner and educator who started throughout his career—and dreamed for decades of his career as a teacher and principal in Alloway sailing around the world without instruments.

Summer 2013 | 39 Above: Stewart Room curator On Dec. 21, 1982, Creamer, then 67, set off from Mary Ann Gonzales and Cape May aboard the 36-foot sailboat, beginning a geography department Chair John Hasse ’85 were on hand 510-day, 30,000-mile journey around the globe. In to receive Creamer’s donation doing so, the Vineland native was looking to fulfill a of navigation logs, clippings dream he first had at 17. and memorabilia in March. Creamer eschewed artificial navigational tools Right: In Edelman such as a compass or sextant, relying, instead, only Planetarium, Creamer led a on the stars, water currents and his vast knowledge of extraordinarily detailed navigational logs of his trip— select group of students on a geography to find his way. He didn’t even use a watch. written in standard, black-and-white composition guided tour of the skies as they looked during the voyage, He encountered his share of bad weather and books—and his vast collection of press clippings. recreated with digital equipment breakdowns on the journey but he “In the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity technology. persevered. On May 18, 1984, to great fanfare, he sailed to look at the voyage from a different perspective,” Opposite, top: Last fall at triumphantly back to port. Creamer said. “I’ve been able to review what I’ve done. Rowan, Creamer recounted Throughout his voyage, his scholarly knowledge of “When you sail, you’re out there with very limited his adventures to rapt geography was complemented by his experience as company. You’re away from everything. You’re audiences in classes and at a a sailor—and his hands-on knowledge of machinery, isolated. It’s nice to be recognized by people who special lecture. which was honed during his growing-up years working understand what you have accomplished.” Opposite, bottom: Creamer on internal combustion engines during the Depression. In the spring, during “A Voyage With Marvin with his wife, Elaine, and Rowan student Stephanie He had the smarts, the skills—and the chutzpah— to Creamer,” more than 120 people—colleagues, friends, Mygas at the scholarship accomplish the unthinkable. family, fellow sailors, students—crowded into a luncheon last spring. “I had to fly in the face of all of the criticism from banquet room near the Delaware River to honor people who told me that I was doing the impossible,” Creamer and recount his unprecedented success. said Creamer, a former Glassboro resident who now Proceeds from the luncheon, hosted by Rowan’s lives—and still sails—near Pine Knoll Shores, N.C. new College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS), “I had taken oceanography and every geography raised $5,000 for the Marvin Creamer Scholarship. course in the book. I said to myself, ‘I think I’m the Beginning this fall, the scholarship will be awarded one to do this.’ I told people accomplishing the voyage to a student in Rowan’s geography department “who was 95 percent possible. There were times I had to be exemplifies intellectual curiosity and a spirit of extra careful not to be that five percent.” adventure”—the same qualities that fueled Creamer’s The 2012-13 academic year gave Creamer the voyage, according to Cindy Vitto, CHSS dean. opportunity to share his story with a new audience. “A Voyage With Marvin Creamer” was a fitting Last fall, he met with geography classes and also held signature event for the CHSS, Vitto said. “The compass court in Rowan Hall, drawing a standing-room-only is the symbol of our college. We provide our students crowd as he discussed his voyage. with skills and experiences to navigate successful In doing so, he told students, “Pursue your interests futures. and don’t be afraid to dig deeply, because the pursuit “Even though Marv sailed around the world without of your own interests will always educate you and lead a compass, he set the tone for our college in terms of to your own success.” encouraging our students and faculty to take risks, to During that visit in the fall, he donated to the Frank be adventurous and to use many areas of knowledge in H. Stewart Room at Rowan’s Campbell Library the pursuit of our goals and dreams.

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“He exemplifies the ideal that you need to know the theory, but you have to have the hands-on skills to put your ideas into action.” A risktaker even as a nonagenarian, Creamer closed his March presentation by reciting, for the first time publicly, a passage he penned after his trip, bringing the rapt audience to its feet:

“We were fated to coax on a sluggish boat through a belt of extremely light air. The period was not without compensation. There was a quiet serenity by day and incredible beauty after sunset, when a ring of pink-and- gold-fringed clouds was mirrored in the glassy surface that surrounded us. The double image dissolved the horizon, which for three months we had strived so hard to reach, and wafted us into a soft, fluid fantasy, where time and space seemed not to exist. Both ship and crew had reached sailing nirvana.” ■

Barbara Baals is an assistant director in the Office of Media & Public Relations at Rowan. Her favorite sailor is her Uncle Howard, but Marvin Creamer is a close second. Reach her at [email protected].

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Always Do the Right Thing Good advice for every day, excerpted from an alumna’s new book

by Jean McMenamin Edelman ’81 was meeting Ric for dinner one scrape and merely asked me to reimburse evening and driving his sedan. I have him $17.85, the cost of touch-up paint. driven it before, so it was not like I I was shocked by his reaction and was unfamiliar with it. As I pulled naturally very happy and relieved. He was into the parking spot I heard a noise. equally happy, because he initially assumed No—it could not be—did I touch the car next that no one was going to take responsibility Ito me? I quickly got out, and yes indeed, I for the damage. had scraped the car next to me. Footnote: After we exchanged e-mails, he Okay, now what? I did not have a pen or realized who I was. It turned out that he is a paper, so I ran into a nearby store to get client of our firm, and he and I live in the paper, wrote a note explaining how sorry I same community. It makes me even gladder was, added my name and telephone number, that I did the right thing. and placed it on the other car’s windshield. We all know that we should always do the Then I waited to hear from the car’s owner. right thing. And I certainly felt better for doing I was not sure what to expect, because so. Now scientific evidence explains why! nothing like this has ever happened to me. The breakthrough was reported recently by After three days, I received a phone call from neuroscientists at the National Institutes of a very appreciative, soft-spoken gentleman. Health. Volunteers were asked about a He was gracious and complimented me for scenario involving either donating leaving the note. When I again apologized, he a sum of money to charity or said, “Not to worry, there are bigger things in keeping it. While they life to worry about.” He had polished the pondered the question,

WORDS OF WISDOM “ A life directed chiefly toward the fulfillment of personal desires will sooner or later always lead to bitter disappointment.” Albert Einstein (FATHER OF MODERN PHYSICS, 1879-1955)

42 | Rowan Magazine their brains were scanned. Researchers found The moment we are faced with a choice we that a primitive part of the brain that usually can ask ourselves the following: lights up the monitors when subjects are 1. Will this decision move me forward or offered food—a part of the brain scientists keep me stuck in the past? call the “reward center”—was activated when 2. Will this action/decision bring long- subjects were being charitable. This demon- term fulfillment or merely short-term strates that people feel rewarded when being gratification? kind to others. 3. Am I being true to myself or am I just If we keep this in mind the next time we trying to please someone else? are confronted with a situation—such as my 4. Am I looking for what is right or am I little incident with the parked car—the looking for what is wrong? correct path will become very clear. 5. Will this situation help me find personal Jean Edelman ’81 growth or will I regret it? and her husband, 6. Is this action/decision coming from a Ric ’80, are the Notes to Notice place of love or fear? founders of First, we need to remember the impact of Edelman our decisions. They affect every aspect of our Ask the questions, listen to the small voice Financial lives. No action goes unnoticed. We may inside and we will find the right path. It is Services, one of try to trick ourselves by thinking that our a small world, and we are all connected to the nation’s most n actions do not matter, especially if no one is each other. popular independent financial watching. But these are the moments that planning and investment manage- count the most. ment firms. In her book, The Other Side of Money, Jean shares her insights to help us see ourselves and the world around us in a positive, loving way. Jean has served on several corporate and nonprofit boards, including appoint- ment to the Rowan University Board of Trustees in 2008 by New Jersey Governor John Corzine. As a student, Jean was Rowan’s first female president of the Student Government Association and recipient of the Distinguished Senior Award in her graduating year. In 1994, Jean and Ric were named Distinguished Alumni.

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governor, is the first female elected to head 50s the organization. She also serves on the Board Margaret Sooy of the Swedish Council Bridwell ’53 of America, Minneapolis, received the Minn. Bridwell is a 12th Royal Order generation descendent of the Polar Star, which of Swedish settlers who was presented to her by came here in 1640. She King Carl XVI Gustaf of is a retired educator and Sweden as part of a May 11 lives in Berwyn, Pa. ceremony in Wilmington, Robert J. Gerardi ’55, M’63 Del., celebrating the retired after working 375th anniversary of the 57 years in nine states founding of New Sweden, as a teacher, principal, Friends of the Arts welcomes friends the first permanent director of special European settlement in education, business Friends of the Arts hosted a backstage tour of Rowan’s spring production the . The manager, school of “Guys and Dolls,” delighting young and old with up-close-and-personal award, established in 1748, superintendent, associate encounters with the cast and crew. Friends of the Arts held the private tour as recognizes Bridwell for state commissioner and part of its annual special events schedule to encourage support of the arts at her service as governor an adjunct professor at Rowan. The group started in 1978 and welcomes alumni and other arts lovers to of the 100-year-old eight universities. Dr. support music, theatre, art and dance on campus. Swedish Colonial Society Gerardi operates an eBay with membership in the business which sells Companion, A Book of Donna Dean Doherty ’64 United States, Canada vintage sheet music in Nature Activities and and her husband, Walter and Sweden. Bridwell, the United States and 60s Backyard Birdfeeding. Doherty ’64, M’71, enjoy the society’s 33rd 46 other countries. Gardner, who earned living at the Jersey Shore— John F. Gardner ’60 has had a master’s degree at boating, fishing, crabbing his 10th book published. Eastern Connecticut State and clamming—and The Chronicle of Rendrag – University, lives in Bristol, cruising the Caribbean Containing the Wisdom N.Y., with his wife, Trudy. Islands. They have of the Book of the Fourth five grandchildren. Robert Norton ’60 Happiness is available on published Ants in the Thomas Gambino ’64 Amazon. He also offers Sandbox, Reflections on Life, published his memoir, The environmental education/ Love, Living …and Other Vagabonds: A Musician’s nature study lesson Stuff. The book is available Odyssey, with Outskirts plans and activities on on the Amazon and Press. The paperback teacherspayteachers.com Barnes & Noble websites. and e-book versions and has pledged 20 are available online Sandra Reick Maltese ’61 percent of any profits from and at book stores. that activity to the Rowan provides expert advice ’43 Grads College of Education for many local church Daniel P. Cassidy ’65 painted Mary Lamey and Barbara Schwalber returned as Fund. He is also the and fire department a mural at the Taste of honored guests to the familiar oak-shaded campus author of five editions of activities, and has edited Italy Pizzeria in Vineland. at their 70th Commencement anniversary. The Naturalist’s Almanac a book titled Colorado Barbara Pitt ’65 had her and Environmentalist’s Fire-Fighting Vehicles. painting, “Woven,” place

44 | Rowan Magazine 1962 Reunion During last fall’s Homecoming festivities, the years melted away as classmates got together for a reunion dinner at Chamberlain Student Center. f ront: Front row sitting: Marjorie Parkhurst, Nancy Smith, Richard Smith, Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, Carol St. John, Janet Holdcraft, Teresa Casazza. Middle: Rosalie Romano, Brenda Bradley, Mildred Pincus, Grace Sheppard, Dorothy Wilson Harris, Ann Orban, Jayne Kinsell, Sue Mathis, Harriet Gerb Shirks. Back: Dave Pincus, Ellie Musgrave, Judith Propert, Carolyn Dupper, George Renwick, Cy Dunn, Joan Burt Mulford, Olivia DiRico, Robert Kirkbride.

Class of ’63 gathers Classmates enjoyed a reunion dinner the evening before Commencement. Standing: Norman Mayall, Robert Wright, Robert Morris, Betty Lynn Bernhardt, Charlie Pancoast, Wayne Korte, Brendan Worsfold, William Bernhardt, William Smith, Richard Gaughn, , Elizabeth Kelly Moyer, Erminia Roth Scattaglia, William Reinman, Bridgid Kernan, Dorothy Black Wriggins, Marguerite Piazza Stubbs, Donald Lang, Barbara Kehde Mills, Joanne Mcintosh Pitzer, Gail Peterson McManamy, Judith Sheeler Pittman, Bonnie MacRae Knapp, Karin Skofteland Metting, Elizabeth MacRae Rupprecht, George Stoll, Mary Campbell Stoll. Sitting: Kathleen Arleth, Janet Cinalli-Zanger, Marie Cronin Hull, Barbara Hafenmaier Kyritsis, Lowell LaTerza Booth, Barbara Schneider Schwalber, Mary Cocove Lamey, Ross Beitzel, Richard Klimek, Pamela Ellis Laurenzi, Joan Scholes McCarthy, Doris Terilla.

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second and another, at Minute Man National Edwin Selby ’66 has “Daybreak at Pemiquid Historical Park in Lincoln, coauthored Educating for Point,” place third at the Mass., and has developed Creativity and Innovation, 38th annual Art Show in an online library available a textbook published by Cape May Court House. on the Park’s website. She Prufrock Press, with Dr. Dr. Ross Beitzel ’63, M’68, lives in Lexington, Mass., Donald Treffinger and purchased a copy of and enjoys gardening. Dr. Pat Schoonover. The “Daybreak at Pemiquid Joseph McAleer ’66 book offers practical Point” for the permanent was inducted into the approaches to fostering collection at Gloucester Riverside High School creativity. Dr. Selby is County College. Athletic Hall of Fame an associate with the Richard L. Clarke ’66 is in October. He led the Center for Creative Learning in Sarasota, music director of the GSC basketball team in GSC grads together since the ’70s Hartford Sängerbund, scoring in his two seasons Fla., and an adjunct professor with Fordham ’70s grads wore their Glassboro State Alumni New England’s oldest and in his senior year sweatshirts with pride and heartfelt memories German Singing he made the All-State University’s Graduate School of Education. when they enjoyed a June get-together in Society, established in first team and received Asheville, NC. From left: Gerry Wooley Venner, 1858. The Sängerbund honorable mention as a L. Bruce Smith ’67, who Mary Ellen Mihalko Bush, Jill Wells Heckman, has operated every National Association of retired as an elementary Maria Castanza Sawyer, Lorraine Cooper Tallcott, year since its founding Intercollegiate Athletics school principal in Delran Karen Byrne Olenick and Sally Geddis Harris. and is one of only five All-American. After he Township, is conductor such longstanding began playing tennis, he of the Moorestown Bob Bachman ’72 retired Advantage Healthcare Inc. groups in the nation. became the top-ranked Community Band. He from Phillipsburg High She volunteers with Care senior player in an area also teaches students Carole Kelly Ponzini ’65 School after 40 years of Alternatives and Therapy that included New Jersey, how to play musical and her husband, Ed teaching mathematics. He Dogs International and is Pennsylvania, Delaware instruments for the Ponzini, celebrated their and his wife, Diane, have a therapy dog evaluator. and West Virginia. He Home School Bands of 45th wedding anniversary been married for 35 years Her dog, Gracie, has retired after teaching art Southern New Jersey. in December. They completed over 150 for 40 years in several and have three children have two children and Dan Baker ’68 was nursing homes visits New Jersey high schools and seven grandchildren. one grandchild and inducted into the and has been recognized and is a professional Bob has officiated football, live in Manassas, Va. Sports as an outstanding painter who has exhibited soccer, basketball and Hall of Fame, receiving canine volunteer. They Regina Coda Sutton ’65 is his work at prestigious baseball games for a Legacy of Excellence participated in “De-Stress a consultant at Verizon Philadelphia art galleries. over 30 years and will award. Baker has been with Pets,” sponsored Wireless’ User Interface He and his wife, Linda continue to do so. The the by the Counseling, Design group. She designs Squicciarini Mcaleer ’68, Bachmans live in Milford. announcer for 40 years Health and Wellness mobile phone services and have three children and Ralph DiSibio M’72 is and the Philadelphia Center at William applications and conducts one grandchild. They chairman of the board of Eagles announcer for 27. Paterson University. usability studies on mobile live in Moorestown and Kurion Inc., an innovator products. She volunteers Bonita Springs, Fla. in nuclear and hazardous Boe Andrews Daley ’73 waste management. He and her husband, Vince also is a director of Conti Daley ’73, are retired 70s Group, a construction after 63 combined company that specializes years of teaching. Barbara Passeri Warfel ’71, in road, bridge and Richard Ehala, ’73 retired who taught art to seniors general construction for after teaching for 40 years, in assisted living facilities state, county and local 37 of them in Mount for 14 years, has published governments; and Quanta Laurel, where he taught Simple Lines Make a Dif- Services, the largest service seventh- and eighth-grade ference, a book designed provider to the commercial biology and physical and to help individuals with power industry. earth science. He also was no art training work the sponsor for many clubs Lou Joyce ’72, M’77 is with seniors. It offers and worked on curriculum Salem County’s director of meaningful creative revision committees. 1968 grads get together planning and an adjunct art activities which can Richard and his wife, Dorothy Ronca Migliaccio, Linda Squicciarini faculty member in Rowan’s greatly enhance the lives Germaine, live in Medford Mcaleer, Bernadette Russell Durand and department of geography of individuals, especially and have two children. Patti Fantini Moglia ’68 met in Seaside and environment. those with any form of He plans to travel with Heights for a 44-year roommate reunion. dementia, including Sue Chandler ’73 is a his family, surf fish and Alzheimer’s disease. project director for increase his bicycling miles.

46 | Rowan Magazine Bernice Regenstein ’73 Burke McGovern, Cindy Hutchinson ’75, is in her book is available online Lifestyle TalkRadio volunteered at a preschool Banyacski Torok, Mary Anne 24th year of teaching at and at bookstores. Network; 1490 WGCH- summer camp sponsored D’Ambrosio Linder, and Camden’s Pyne Poynt Greg Moore ’75, a AM in Stamford and by the Brighton, N.Y., Donna Gurdak Suder, all ’74, Middle School. She also psychologist, has written Norwalk, Conn., and 1550 Recreation Department. and Debbie Kahn Ewing ’73 works summers at the a booklet for the New WLFP-AM in Pittsburgh. met in Bordentown school in a bilingual Jim Simmons ’73 is a Jersey Bar Association He served two terms April 20 for a mini enrichment program. counselor at Mendham on the impact of divorce as board chairman of class reunion. . The Hutchinsons have High School in Mendham. on children. The booklet the Greenwich, Conn., three children and Jim, who has been a Suzanne Snyder Carroll ’74, advises divorcing Chamber of Commerce live in Mickleton. counselor for 40 years, M’84 made the second couples on how to help and is a past president and his wife, Mary Ann, round cut in the Ida Margolis ’75 their children cope and active member of the live in Hackettstown Amazon Breakout Novel coauthored the illustrated with breakup stress. Greenwich Rotary Club. and have one child. Competition General children’s book, Carrots Dennis Cesare ’76, M’83 Fiction category for her Ralph Morgan ’75 has Gloria Turner ’73 works at for Charlie; A Tale of retired after 35 years as soon-to-be published written Simple Truth, a New York–Presbyterian Health, Fitness and novel, On the Edge of book which is partly a teacher and counselor Hospital, rated number Happiness, with her Dangerous Things. a synthesis of his and is self-employed as one in New York and friend, Rhonda Brazina. studies at Glassboro. a licensed professional Edward Hutchinson ’75 Margolis’ longtime seventh in the nation by counselor in Runnemede. colleague and friend, Jeff Weber ’75 is CEO of U.S. News & World Report. is retired from teaching He and his wife, Barbara at Collingswood High artist Virginia Mulford Blue Star Media Group Michael Canaris ’74 retired Burton Cesare ’76, will School and enjoys ’74, illustrated the book Inc. Previously, he was as a senior special agent celebrate 35 years of spending time with his with original watercolors executive vice president in the U.S. Office of Labor marriage in April. grandchild, cutting grass using a Cavalier King of the company, which Racketeering after 27 years and planting trees. His Charles spaniel and owns the Business Gloria Barone Rosanio ’77, of service and is the lead wife, Barbara Cunningham investigator for a major scenes in Naples, Fla. The TalkRadio Network; a director of corporate Philadelphia law firm. He lives in Ocean City. 1 42 Joanne Dam- minger ’74, M’97, D’04 is vice president of the National Academic Advis- ing Association (NACA- DA). Damminger, Salem Community College chief student affairs officer, has been active with the group for 14 years and also serves 3 4 on NACADA’s board of directors. She is the only board member represent- ing a two-year college. Jay Dugan ’74 is the professional/ curriculum development director for the Educa- tional Information & Resource Center, located in the South Jersey Technol- Golden Years Reunion returns 1. John Lattany, Louise Wright ’53, Louise Chinnici ’53, ogy Park. He is also a Alumni who’ve been graduated at least 50 years Wilma Farmer ’51, Joseph Chinnici ’55 Rowan adjunct professor. came back to campus for reminiscing and updates 2. President Houshmand, center, with Lifetime Service He has four children and on their alma mater in June. They marveled at the Award Recipients Jeannine Frisby-LaRue ’74, Riletta three grandchildren and Cream ’48, Kathleen Matteo ’56, Charles Valentine ’56 changes and enjoyed the company of good friends still plays in nightclubs who “remember when.” The Alumni Association 3. Robert Gerardi ’55, M’63, Barbara Sciaretta, Theresa with his band. Winslow ’55, M’79, Connie ’56 and Tom Mazzola Jr ’56 recognized four recipients of the Lifetime Service Pat Maloney Shelley, Award (photo 2). 4. Peter Forcinito, Rose Forconito ’58, Marjorie Bill ’58, Janice Case Corbetis, Mary Marcell Lewis, Bea Brinker ’46

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48 | Rowan Magazine communications for Cigna the Superintendents goal at 62 yards against novel, a fantasy-adventure Madeline Russo Rochelle ’78 Corp., is the professional Advisiory Committee. Salisbury State, was drafted story titled Rim Road: Book retired as a guidance adviser to Rowan’s chapter This is the second time by the New York Jets. He I, The Lost and Found. She counselor in Wall of the Public Relations that he has been named also starred in baseball is also coauthor of The Township after 30 years Student Society of America. Teacher of the Year. and was drafted by the Big Book of New Jersey in education. She and her husband, Lee Rochelle ’69, Keith C. DiSantis ‘77 was Dominic Antonini ’78 in 1976 and the Ghost Stories with Dr. have moved into a condo named Teacher of the was inducted into the Mariners in 1977. He is Charles A. Stansfield Jr., a in Point Pleasant Beach Year for Vernon Middle Gloucester County also a Rowan-GSC Sports retired Rowan geography and plan to travel. They School and Secondary Sports Hall of Fame Hall of Fame inductee. professor. Martinelli is have two children. Teacher of the Year for in March. Antonini, a Patricia A. Martinelli ’78 has administrator/curator of the Harlingen Indepen- football standout at GSC, published The Fantastic the Vineland Historical Mike Stengel ’78 is senior dent School District in a proficient kicker who Castle of Vineland: George and Antiquarian Society, vice president for Gaylord Harlingen, Texas. He holds the Division III Daynor and The Palace which will celebrate its Hotels. As part of his also was appointed to record for the longest field Depression and her first 150th anniversary in 2014. job, he manages five

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hotels and entertainment the “Rat,” leads Danny Ridge. Ken is a portfolio 2012. Anesthesiologists the board of trustees of attractions in Nashville, V’s 52nd Street Band, the manager in the KPMG use the medical device the 6,400-member North Tenn. Stengel has 30 group he formed in 1984 Bank of America Center when performing Central Jersey Association years of experience with as a tribute to Billy Joel. of Excellence in Montvale peripheral nerve blocks of Realtors. She earned a Marriott, which manages During its 18-year run, and Linda is a project for postoperative pain New Jersey Association the Gaylord properties. the band has performed management consultant relief before surgery. of Realtors Circle of DiBiase is a senior Excellence award in 2011. Mark Sivetz ’79 retired in New York City, in the finance industry. critical care specialist as administrator of Philadelphia, Atlantic City Glenn F. Drake ’80 was at B. Braun Medical investigations at the and at numerous venues among the 100 top leaders Inc. in Orlando, Fla. New Jersey Division of throughout the Northeast. in residential real estate Gaming Enforcement Vergle “Ken” Wagner ’79 80s John M. Eller ’80 retired listed in the Atlanta after 33 years. During his and Linda Buchanan in December after 31 Business Chronicle’s career, Mark investigated Wagner ’79 announce the Reginald Thomas Butler ’80 years as Brookhaven, 2012 Home Quarterly individuals and entities in birth of Audrey, their and Elisa Lynn Walker Pa., police chief. Who’s Who. He owns the Atlantic City casino married in July in Drake Realty Inc. He third grandchild, born Lynda Hester D’Orio ’80 gaming industry. He also Hartford, Conn. is a licensed broker in to Mary Wagner Pilaar ’03 was named the only investigated marijuana seven states and an and Eric Pilaar ’03. Mary Christopher DiBiase ’80, five-star realtor from dispensary applicants. EcoBroker, a builder and is the assistant director along with University Kinnelon by New Jersey developer of Green LEED Dan Vechesky ’79, who of education at the New of Pittsburgh Medical Monthly. D’Orio, a Certified homes. He and was known as “Dan the Jersey Association of Center physicians broker-sales associate and his business partner/ Piano Man” on campus Realtors. Eric teaches sixth Jacques Chelly and Bruce certified relocation agent wife, Bernardine, have for performing Billy Joel’s grade at the West Ridge Ben-David, patented the at Weichert Realtors in grown the company to music at coffee houses and Elementary School in Park Stimuplex Switch in May Kinnelon, also serves on 700 agents in nine offices. 1 The company is one of the few independent agencies recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle among its Top 25. Drake Realty also raises funds for Atlanta nonprofits and is a major supporter of Autism Speaks. Maxine Rogers Mulligan ’80, M’87 has published her first book, ALL OF THE 2 ABOVE—Confessions of a High School Teacher. Mulligan taught English at Vineland High School. David Ortel ’80 has published his first novel, Gossamer Wings, available on Amazon. He lives near Athens, Ga., with his wife and two children. Kevin Cieri ’81 is supervisory information Athletic Hall of Fame inducts championship teams: 1980–1984 Track and Field, and 2002 Field Hockey technology program 1. From left: Ed Lamming, Ringo Adamson ’83, Nick Kenney ’84, Mike Juskus ’81, Ron Deckert, Robert manager at the Abdullah ’84, Dave Hadley, Dave Worth, Coach Bill Fritz, Leon DeVero ’81, Coach Oscar Moore, Robert U.S. Department of Amos ’83, Ron Moore, Robert Rimkis ’84, Joseph Haney ’87, Don Deckert ’87, Lenny Hernandez, Gary Moore Veterans Affairs office 2. Standing, from left: Amy Muff Whitsey, Sarah Wood Lloyd ’07, Michelle Thornton ’04, Jackie Massara ’04, in Eatontown. He has Renee Phelps Toliver ’03, Beth Raleigh ’04, Chris Berry Kunder ’05, Coach Penny Kempf, Christine Buteas ’04, worked for the federal Lindsay Delaney, Janette Young ’06, Angela Ruggiero ’07, Jammie Hicks ’03, Becky Peterson ’04, Rhonda government for 25 years. Bennett ’06, Danielle Connell Stone ’06, Jackie Stone ’07. Seated: Stephanie Doherty Radisch ’06, Laura McCabe He and wife, Pauline, Johnson ’05, Assistant Coach Mary Marino, Kelly Rose ’04, Jeanne Weightman Barger ’06. and their two children live in Long Branch.

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Tom Lowe ’81 has has written several first community-oriented to Grand Rapids, Mich. published Louie the technology-related books, policemen when the unit She lives in Eatontown. Loon and the Moon, an including Microsoft Office was formed in 1991. He Jim Koscs ’85 writes educational book for 2010 Demystified, which is also taught in the DARE “Auto Ego,” a monthly children, ages 6 to 8. It available at Amazon.com. program at elementary column published in is available through and high schools. Robertson Publishing Mark Roithmayr ’82 is the first Sunday of each and at Amazon.com. the chief development Kelly A. Law ’84 is a trial officer of The Leukemia & court administrator for month. He invites any Ferrin ’82 Lymphoma Society based the Camden vicinage GSC/Rowan alums with and his wife, Lisa, in White Plains, N.Y. of the New Jersey an interesting story announce the Dec. 15 Superior Court. about a car—generally birth of grandchildren Ray Goscinski ’83 retired older—to contact him Ari and Cayla. from the Bayonne Police Karen Werthwein ’84 is a at [email protected]. Department after 28 years. board member of People Karin Rex ’82 and her Lauren Glick Mortell ’85 Ray, who retired as a for Animals, a spay/ husband, John McReady, and her husband, John sergeant, earned a Police neuter clinic and animal Brown-and- celebrated their 25th Mortell ’83, celebrated gold wave Commendation and rescue organization wedding anniversary their 25th wedding over 20 Excellent Police based in Hillside. She is Parents Kim and Dan in October. Rex owns anniversary in service awards during the regional marketing Gautieri show Rowan Geeky Girl LLC, a November. The Mortells his career. He served in manager for Petco and pride on behalf of their computer training and have two children. technical writing firm the detective, narcotic Unleashed by Petco, from future Rowan alumna, Lenora Kruk Mullanaphy ’85 Alyssa, Class of 2016. based in southeastern and juvenile bureaus as Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to Pennsylvania. She well as being one of the Richmond, Va., and across is a long-term substitute teacher for Stafford 1 42 County Public Schools in Virginia. She also was a staff writer for Mid-Atlantic Events magazine for 11 years. David Vest ’85 is a project control manager for E&C Group, an international construction management company in Spartanburg, S.C. Before being trans- ferred, he spent three years 3 4 in London as part of a team working on the 2012 Olympics. He is working with one of the firm’s large, multimillion-dollar clients and plans to retire in 2014. Linda Cademartori Barba ’86 is vice president and membership cochair of the Philadelphia Direct Kopenhaver Center opens to 50-year friends Marketing Association’s 1. Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver and President Houshmand The grand opening of the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Board of Directors. Linda, Center for Alumni Engagement took place last fall 2. Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, Barbara Sherlock, Jayne an associate with Project and welcomed the Center’s generous namesake, as Kinsell, George Renwick, Ellie Aarda Marketing Inc. in Devon, well as her 1962 classmates celebrating their 50th 3. C yril Dunn, Mary Ellen Dunn, Janet Rulon Holdcraft, Pa., is also treasurer of reunion. Kopenhaver’s gift, the largest given to the Barbara Morella Delta Zeta sorority’s Alumni Association for a capital project, helped 4. Jim Craig, Lois Craig, Richard Smith, Nancy Smith, Southern New Jersey transform the ground floor of Shpeen Hall into Carol Doron, Bill Doron Alumnae Chapter. She a meeting place decorated with nostalgic alumni lives in Moorestown. memorabiliia and outfitted with technology for lectures, dinners and other special events. Deirdre Ziegler Breaken- ridge ’88 has written her

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2013 King Scholarship Breakfast King III will join our celebration. Visit McKennan, Sweeney McKennan’74 and Nicole Rowan marked its 27th annual tribute to alumni.rowan.edu for tickets in September. McKennan. Martin Luther King, Jr. with actor, director 1. Danny Glover. 4. Mary Myers-Hayes, Nikki Robinson, Edith Myers-Spearman ’72, Irene Myers-Edwards. and activist Danny Glover as the keynote 2. Back: Leslie Jones-Williams ’84 M’07, Michelle 5. f  ront: Julie Peterson, Linda Phelps-Huston ’67, speaker. Friends of the University took Jones ’90, Ray Arnold, Avonda Greene- Emma Jean Shockley ’73, Lorraine Wallace. time for the yearly tradition to raise funds Ransome ’87, Matthew Hilton, Keith Butler ’83. Fr ont: Edith Spearman ’72, Linda Sistrunk Back: Lizziel Sullivan Williams ’74, Lisa for scholarships in memory of William H. ’94, Paul Hilton ’83, Angelique Hilton, Debbie Williams ’97, Jacqueline Roland-Spratley, Myers and to celebrate Dr. King’s example Barnes ’80, Dr. Antoinette Wilson ’87. Montez Spratley. and inspiration. Mark your calendar for 3.  front: Thomasine Goins ’87, ’98, M’92, Alfred 6. President Houshmand, Danny Glover and January 20, 2014, when Martin Luther Goins, Lynda Hinkle ’93, M’03. b ack: Marc Farah Houshmand.

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fifth book, Social Media Corporate World and have two children. Dan Jannarone, and opened teach “ABC Licensee and and Public Relations: Eight Finding Happiness. It teaches social studies The Law Office of Thomas Management Bootcamp,” New Practices for the PR is available on line. and coaches cross Jannarone in Lake Como. a program he created Professional, published by country and track in The new firm deals to teach liquor license Peter Damiri ’89 and Financial Times Press. Her Cinnaminson. Melanie with alcoholic beverage holders and store owners Kathleen Lange Damiri ’89, other books are Putting the is a guidance counselor control law, DWI/DUI how to abide by state laws. Public Back in Public Rela- M’12 helped move their at Cherokee High School and entertainment Dana Lambert ’89 (Theta tions, PR 2.0, The New PR oldest son, John Damiri ’16, in Marlton. The family law. Through the New Pi Omicron) was selected Toolkit and Cyberbranding. into Chestnut Hall at resides in Cherry Hill. Jersey Licensed Beverage by New Jersey School Rowan in September 2012. Jeff Costa ’89 recently Thomas Jannarone ’89 Association, he received a Counselors Association as published Two Weeks Dan Fourney ’89 and has dissolved his 14-year grant from the New Jersey Human Rights Advocate Notice—Escaping the Melanie Chua Fourney ’98 law partnership, Kalas & Department of Labor to of the year 2013. The award is in recognition 1 2 of her work in school counseling particularly her work with students with disabilities, students who are LGBTQ, and students who are the first generation to attend college. Linda L. Moore ’89, who earned a master’s degree at Rutgers University, is the Vineland 3 4 Development Center’s director of social services. 90s Joe Clark ’90 is a senior account executive and media relations specialist at Ron Sonntag Public 5 Brown and gold in the Big Apple Relations in Milwaukee. Previously, he was a New York City was the place to be for public relations specialist GSC-Rowan connections in April. More in the marketing than 100 grads gathered at the Marriott on department at Prince Times Square to connect with each other George’s Community and with their alma mater. The Alumni College in Largo, Md. Association welcomed members representing Before that, he worked for six decades and President Houshmand agencies in New Jersey shared an update about the University. and New York. He lives in Wauwatosa, Wis. 1. Sarah Jane Donofrio ’10, William Moen ’09, Jennifer Dolbow ’90 turned Alexander Habib ’08 and Kristin Ianco ‘08 6 an initial $100 grant from 2. Daniel Ratty ’09, Ellen Ratty ’80, Stephen Ratty ’81 Phoenix Advisors LLC 3. Bridgette Bjorlo, Bonnie Sue Duckman-Bjorlo ’79, into five new $100 prizes Jim Nerney ’80, Jeff Weber ’75 to give to her colleagues 4. Theodore Stephens ’76, Charles Taylor ’75 at School Number 3 in Winslow Township. 5. Bob Zazzali ’72, John McMenamin ’85, Dolbow, who has taught David Simonetti ’83, Brian Koelbel ’83, for 21 years, earned the Jim Lovegrove ’82 additional grants because 6. Vanessa Ambrosi ’09, Jennifer Lipnickey’09 of how she used her initial award to buy nonfiction

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books she incorporated 1 2 into a curriculum for Black History Month about what makes everyone different. Russ DiBella ’90 celebrated one year of business as the founder of RJ Custom Awning Co. LLC (www.rjawning.com). James P. Wilson, ’90, was sworn in as a Ten years of laughs 3 Superior Court The 10th annual Rowan Comedy Club lightened Judge in Union County. moods with our own “One Funny Mother,” Fellow Alpha Phi Alpha Dena Blizzard ’94 and other comics. Mark your Fraternity Brothers, calendar for the 11th annual: Friday, January 24. Gerald James ’89, 1.  Elaine Brigandi ’81, Dena Blizzard ’94, Joe Brigandi Lou Butler ’92, Franklin Brown ’90 and Darrin 2. Jim Willard, Christine Willard ’89, Steve Marrow, Stalling attended the Grace Marrow ceremony at the Union 3. Tobias Bruhn ’98, M’99, Laura Bruhn M’99 County Courthouse in Elizabeth. Wilson, of Roselle, was a senior staff state Senate. He will serve Teachers Association’s Tracy Turanick Forlenza ’91 Olivetta Cervera attorney in the Family in the Union County Shell National Science resides in Cherry Hill Martin ’92 ran her first Law Unit at Central Jersey Family Division. Wilson Teacher of the Year with her husband, Paul. half marathon, The Legal Services Inc., a earned a juris doctorate Award. Her husband, Ken They have two children. Philadelphia Rock and nonprofit in Elizabeth from Southern University Carpinelli ’91, is the Church Roll, in September 2012. that offers free legal Maria Garofalo Mancino ’91 Law Center in Baton School superintendant Kevin Bogle M’93 is vice help in civil cases for at St. Thomas Episcopal works for Verizon Wireless Rouge, La. in 1994. president of human low-income residents. He Church in Glassboro. in cellular sales. She resources at Resorts was nominated to the Amy Jordan Carpinelli ’91 He is also a Vestry and her husband live World Casino in New bench by Gov. Christie was one of 10 semifinalists and Campus Ministry in Midlothian, Va., and York City. He maintains and confirmed by the for the National Science Committee member. have two children. homes in Mystic, Conn., and Rye, N.Y. 1 2 He has two children. April Carty Sipp ’93 is vice president of programming at 6ABC in Philadelphia. George Baines ’94 opened Mom Mom’s Coffee House in Williamstown. The store sells various coffees and other hot beverages along with 2 assorted cakes and cake Bar A fun for all products. He plans to The Jersey shore beckoned Rowan grads for an provide pound cakes to afternoon of fun and sun at the annual Bar A recep- the Philadelphia metro tion last summer. Over 125 alumni attended and had area and beyond. the opportunity to meet up with old friends. Larger Monica E. groups from the ’80s and late ’00s came out to show Brinson ’94 their Rowan pride. This summer’s event—with (Delta Zeta) over 200 attendees—was scheduled for just before earned an MBA press time, so look for photos in the next issue. from Centenary College in Hackettstown and is writing an autobiography.

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President’s Forum celebrates support 1. President Ali and Farah Houshmand, Board of Trustees Member Lita and Merrill Abele. More than 240 generous friends of the thanked donors for their investment in 2. Melanie Burney ’84, Jeffery Barnes University enjoyed an evening at the the University and shared news of what to home of Board of Trustees member Lita expect as Rowan launches into a new era of 3. Michael Messina ’07 and Michael Liuzzi ’07. Abele and her husband, Merrill Abele, development and leadership. 4. D r. Anthony Fugaro, Delia Fugaro ’62, Melody Goldberg, Dr. Michael Goldberg in May. For more about the President’s Forum 5. Sandy Maxwell ’69, M’84, Kathleen Matteo ’56, Addressing alumni spanning six decades, and other opportunities to support Rowan George Matteo. as well as corporate and foundation University, please visit: rufoundation.org 6. E ric Quinn and Trish Perna ’10. supporters, President Houshmand or call 856-256-4095.

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Phi Omega) announce Jennifer Schafhauser the Feb. 19 birth of their Wood ’97 married William second child, Daniel. O. Gilbreath III in Fort Myers, Fla., on May 30. Sue Saunders Wojtylak ’95 and her husband, Todd, Maria Bellot Albert ’98 announce the June 7, is the program director 2012, birth of Hope. of Guardian Programs William “Bill” Goldstein ’96 Adult Medical Day Care in Glassboro. (Kappa Sigma) and his wife, Danette, married Martin Rogers ’98 is in 2003 and have associate director of the Baby Yip three children. Bill has Honors Program and the expanded his company, Center for Undergraduate Adorable Amelia Yip Krug collects Emmy No. 3 and 4 Impact Restoration and Research Opportunities shows off her Baby Prof togs. Amelia is Gena Lawless Krug ’99 captured her third and fourth Construction, to include at the University of the daughter of Mike Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards for her work at emergency cleanups for Georgia. Rogers, who Yip’97 and his wife, SportsNet. One award, won with colleague Matt Hess insurance companies earned master’s and Krystal Franz Yip. (above), was for “Phillies Aces,” in the Promotion and mold remediation. doctoral degrees at the university, had been category. The other, in the same category, was for Linda Lee Lehman ’96 serving as the program’s her 5-year-old son who “The Online Coach for CSNPhilly.com,” created has been a counselor at assistant director. During is affected by autism. It is with colleagues Cynthia Weiss and Kim Stewart. the Center for Family his six years at the an inspirational story for Services Inc. for 11 years. university, he has been all children, but written The center cares for the an instructor, academic specifically for children homeless of Gloucester adviser and administrator. with special needs. All and Cape May counties. the book’s illustrations Robert Sontz ’98, a CPA Martin Walsh ’96 is an were drawn by children and an attorney, is a instructional designer/ on the autism spectrum, tax partner at Deloitte trainer in the learning and the book’s proceeds Tax LLP in New York and development are being donated to Talk City. He and his wife division of Xerox in About Curing Autism, a have four children and Cherry Hill. Previously, grassroots organization live in Montville. he was an award- which provides direct winning copywriter/ Barbara L. Bungy ’99 is aid to families. The book project manager in executive director of is available at blurb.com. the creative services Drexel University College McGowan is the registrar And another Emmy goes to… department of medical of Medicine’s Center of at the Brandywine Adam Chazen ’08 (center) won a Primetime Emmy publisher Elsevier in the Urban Child at St. Campus of Pennsylvania award for “Outstanding Special Visual Effects” for Philadelphia. He also Christopher’s Hospital for State University. his work as visual effects coordinator for HBO’s was a public relations Children in Philadelphia. “Game of Thrones.” On hand in Los Angeles to see account executive with The center focuses him accept his award were Matthew Montalto ’13, Paolin & Sweeney of on food insecurity, Brian Pacek ’11, Ashley Zazzarino ’10 and Mt. Laurel. He lives in violence and childhood Paul Russo’12. Haddon Township. illness for patients and Sarah Klosek families served by the hospital. The project Anthony Del Vecchio ’94 Wendy Lathrope ’94, M’00 ’97,a registered seeks to eliminate health is director of brand teaches autistic patent attorney disparities, streamline marketing and advertising kindergarten students with Fox access to healthcare for AutoNation, America’s in Mesa Public Schools, Rothschild LLP, was and expand community the largest school named a “New Leader largest auto retailer. partnerships. Bungy Del Vecchio handles district in Arizona. of the Bar” by the New Jersey Law Journal. The earned a master’s of Baby Sanchez all broadcast and print Roy S. Wright Jr. ’94, M’09 public health at Drexel list recognizes New Jersey Jennifer Ascolese advertising efforts for and his wife, Bianca, and is a certified health lawyers under the age of Sanchez ’04 and the company’s 220 stores announce the Oct. 1, education specialist. 40 who are distinguished Robert Sanchez ’97 2012, birth of Ariel. in 15 states. He resides among their peers for Joanna King McGowan ’99 announce the May in Hollywood, Fla., Patrick Taggart ’95, M ’98 their achievements in the has published You Are 23, 2012, birth with his wife, Tatiana, and Michele Desmond workplace and for public My Star, a children’s book of Giovanna. and two children. Taggart ’99 (both Alpha service involvement. she wrote in honor of

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Good friends gather the Black Alumni Reunion Committee. 3. Stephanie Wilkins-Johnson ’92, Grads returned to campus July 19-21 to The weekend concluded when nearly 100 Monique Clark ’88, Lyla Wilkins ’91 enjoy a weekend of reunion activities alums attended a Sunday morning prayer 4.  Stanley, Keith Martin, Paul Hilton, Cathy McKnight, Mike Love ’83 with a wine and cheese reception in the breakfast led by the Rev. James Robert new Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center McFadden ’88. 5. Anna Branch ’87, Karen Campbell ’86 6. B a c k : Antoinette Wilson ’87, M’98, Jennifer for Alumni Engagement. Families then 1. Eugene Smith ’93, Kathleen Gordy-Mathis ’90, Webb-McRae; Keith Harris, Leslie Jones gathered in the Student Center for a day- Lisa Jacobs-Smith ’92, Melanie Burney ’84 Williams ’84, M’07, Stacey Leftwich ’91, long picnic featuring remarks from Provost 2. Jackie Ludlow, Delores Washington-Pratt ’86, Melanie Burney ’84. Fr ont: Kathleen Gordy- James Newell, Assistant Vice President Leslie Jones-Williams ’84, M ’07, Mathis, Deborah Barnes, Amanda Koon ’78, for Student Retention Rory McElwee and Darren Hester ’98 Brenda Hall.

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She has won the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rebecca Simpkins James Quinlan ’02 is company’s “Gung Ho” RailRiders baseball team, Plasket ’01 and Brian engaged to Lisa DiMeglio award for outstanding the ’ Plasket ’00 married in and their wedding and job performance twice Triple-A affiliate. He is September 2001 and reception will be held Aug. during her eight-year the team’s lead radio have two children. 31 at Tomasello Winery career at Helena. The and TV play-by-play Kathy Lee Papa Simpkins in Hammonton. James Keelans live in Paulsboro. announcer. He also ’01, M’06 is a librarian is an Alternative Dispute James Quirk ’00 and announces college in the Medford School Resolution program Jamie McNeely Quirk ’99 basketball games on District, a post she has administrator with the announce the Jan. 3 birth national television for held since 2004. She has federal government. of Maeve. The Quirks CBS Sports Network. The earned a master’s degree Lisa is a medical billing have one other child. plus 60 credits. She has representative with Baby Pimpinella first game he announced two grandchildren. Virtua Health Systems. Steven Pimpinella ’05 Dan Ranahan ’00 earned involved his former Cynthia Hawk Woodhull ’02 and his wife, Erin, a master’s degree in Rowan mentor, Dr. Joseph Wetterling ’01 announce the birth educational leadership John Giannini, who is has contributed to web and her husband, of Ava Rita on from Monmouth LaSalle’s head coach, and magazine NewEvangelizer. Adam Woodhull ’03, M’07, Oct. 17. Steven is University. He teaches Villanova’s associate head com and has a contract announce the June a graphic designer physical education coach, Billy Lange ’94, for his first book. 22, 2012, birth of Charlotte. The family in the University in Fair Haven. who played for Giannini Thomas Maciejewski ’02 lives in Marlton. Publications office at John Sadak ’00, M’03 at Rowan. For the fourth is a vice president of Rowan. The family and his wife, Colleen, straight year, Sadak was asset management with Edwin W. Concepcion ’03 lives in Glassboro. announce the birth a finalist for Delaware Newtek Small Business has been practicing law of Claire. Sadak is Sportscaster of the Year, Finance. He lives in since 2009 at his firm, director of broadcasting/ an award he has won Knoxville, Tenn., with his The Law Office of Edwin media relations for the twice during that time. wife and two children. W. Concepcion Esq., 00s 1 42 Courtney McCormick Cifaloglio ’00 has earned Certified Professional status from the International Public Management Association for Human Resources. She also earned a Certificate in Public Sector Labor Relations from Rutgers University. 3 4 Tom Fanuka ’00 is president- elect of the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials. Fanuka is the business adminis- trator/board secretary of the Lumberton Town- ship School District. Jennifer MacAvoy Keelan ’00 married Anthony Keelan Rohrer College of Business 40th Festivities on Sept 9 on Royal With four decades of success, last fall’s celebration 1. “Shark Tank” judge Daymond John Caribbean’s Explorer was a great way to look ahead for Rohrer College 2. Jonathan Hirsch ’13, Jeffrey Ritter ’13, Crystal Anderson of the Seas before alumni, faculty and friends. Representing the O’Neill ’13, Daymond John, Rachel Hallion ’13 sailing to Bermuda for William G. Roher Charitable Foundation, 3. Linda Rohrer, Business Leader of the Year Award a honeymoon. Jennifer benefactor and Rowan Board Chair Linda Rohrer recipient Gerry Shreiber and Dean Bob Beatty is a warehouse manager joined nearly 600 participants at events including a 4. Dean Beatty and Distinguished Business Alumni Award at Helena Chemical Mini-Shark Tank, VIP event and dinner with key- winner Paul Tully ’99 Company in Swedesboro. note speaker and fashion mogul Daymond John.

60 | Rowan Magazine and progressive issues. a child. Andrea teaches Margaret “Peg” Meehan Previously, he was a health and physical M’04 received the New senior reporter for the education at Johnson Jersey Association Huffington Post, where he Regional High School in of School Business focused on national issues Clark and is an assistant Officials (NJASBO) 2013 that impacted the African field hockey and softball Distinguished Service American community. coach. Joe teaches health Award for her long-term exemplary service as the Courtney Eitel Nelson, ’03 and physical education at Watchung Hills business administrator/ and her husband, Eric, school board secretary in Regional High School announce the April Washington Township, in Warren and coaches Collins Joseph 22, 2012, birth of twins Gloucester County. football and baseball. Wedding Rosie and Samuel. As part of her award, Pusloski Wedding Ayanna Collins Gina Lemanowicz Pusloski Joseph Hader ‘04 and his Meehan presented Gina Lemanowicz Joseph ’02 (Alpha ’03 married Charles wife, Devin, announce a $1,000 NJASBO Pusloski ’03 married Kappa Alpha), Pusloski ’07 in November the June 27, 2012, scholarship in her name Charles Pusloski ’07 married Peter Joseph 2011. The reception was birth of Joseph III. to Washington Township in November 2011. in May 2012. High School graduating See note this page. held at Citizens Bank Karen Jennings ’04 senior Vanessa Richards. Park in Philadelphia. continues to run the Meehan, who has served in Shrewsbury. He The wedding party Insurance Fund. She has Military Support in the school district handles municipal, family, included Jessica Brunner also served on NJASBO’s Group of NJ Inc. The since 1993, is treasurer criminal and immigration M’05 and Michael accounting and editorial nonprofit group, begun of the Gloucester law as well as workers’ and Alexis DiStefano, review committees. in September 2004, sends County Association compensation and son and daughter of care packages to men and of School Business Archange ’05 personal injury cases. Christopher DiStefano ’96. women in all branches Officials and finance is a Roselle Board of Trymaine Lee ’03 is a Joe Ascolese ’04 and of the military serving committee chairperson Education member, the national reporter for Andrea Stutzbach Ascolese overseas. For more of the Gloucester, youngest board member MSNBC’s website, where ’04 married in December information, visit www. Cumberland, Salem in Union County, and he covers social justice 2011, and are expecting militarysupportgroupnj.org. School Districts Joint executive director of Save the Date for the 2013 Fall Gala featuring Emmy-nominated actor

(ofJeffreyTambor The Larry Sanders Show and Arrested Development) Eynon Ballroom Chamberlain Student Center Rowan University

Friday, September 27, 2013 VIP reception, 5 p.m. ($150 per person, includes dinner to follow) Dinner, 6 p.m. ($75 per person)

The evening also includes awards for Alumni of the Year and Business Person of the Year as well as student scholarships and faculty awards.

For more information, call 856-256-4126

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tions and marketing at New Jersey Regional Landing Middle School (Alpha Epsilon Phi) the Delaware Alliance for Early Intervention in Gloucester Township. and Michael Nemeth Nonprofit Advancement Collaborative Board of Katherine Riepe ‘06, M’07 ’07 plan to marry in in Wilmington, Del. Trustees member. The married Thomas November. Brett Ashley Zachary Hayworth ’06 nonprofit organization Scheponik in June. She is a fitness director received a Master of supports early inter- will graduate from at Rider University. Business Administration vention services and Thomas Jefferson Michael teaches physical from the University assists families in meeting University in 2013 with education and coaches of Massachusetts and the developmental and a master of sciences in football at Toms River currently operates a health-related needs of occupational therapy. High School East. consulting business. children who have delays The couple resides in Philadelphia. D’Angelo Wedding Susan Eith Mielechowsky or disabilities. She teaches Robert M. Tanner III ’06 Chris D’Angelo ’07, M’10 M’06 is a Southern mathematics at the Glen Brett Ashley Scharite ’06 recently published and Makenzie Devine D’Angelo ’09, M’10 1 2 married on June 30, 2012. See note on p. 63. the Roselle Democratic Committee. He is a regional community organizer for Building One New Jersey, a statewide coalition of community leaders. 3 4 Ryan Duca ’05 and Sarah Jones Duca ’04 announce the birth of Matthew. Saretta Mosley Dudley ’05 married Devin Dudley of , N.Y., on May 12, 2012, at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Del. Jenny Reyes Marsillo ’05 married Jed Marsillo on April 7, 2012, in 5 46 West Orange. She is a management recruiter at Apple-Metro Inc. in Harrison, N.Y. Melissa Coble Maucione ’05 married Riccardo Maucione in August 2011 at Holy Family Church in Nutley. The couple took a honeymoon cruise in the Caribbean. Both teach in Belleville and 25th Annual Rowan University Foundation Golf Tournament they live in Nutley. Golfers enjoyed a day on the greens at Laurel Creek 3. Joe Gehousky, Robert Hoey, Marty Kirsch Vanessa Cohen ’06 heads Country Club for a good cause in June, raising funds 4. Jim Lovegrove ’82, Ed Hook ’87, Scott Duman ’86, the graphic design to benefit the Robert A. Harris and Robert Collard Ralph Palone department of Medi- Memorial Scholarships. 5. Michael Razzano ’95, Sal Razzano, Dave DeMarco ’89, Weightloss Clinics. 1. Mike Carr, Matt Hardiman, Colin Dansberry, Royce Reed Athony Razzano ’54 Kristin L. Davis ’06 is vice 2. Lee Polisano, Scott Harris ’94, Gary Wriggins, 6. Mike Kell ’80, John Mazzei ’69, Gus Bader ’68, RJ Tallarida president of communica- Brian Alling

62 | Rowan Magazine Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox, a unique and personal look into the life of a Marine Corps infantryman who was a part of the elite Delta Company Outlaws Natalie Gericke Carrozza ’07, M’11 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) married Ryan Carrozza last summer. Wedding party members included Makenzie D’Angelo ’09 Wine with friends M’10, Stephanie Coutros ’07, Move over Catalina, Rowan alums braved the cold Julie Parker ’08, and for the first Rowan Alumni Wine Mixer. The event, Rachel Weiner ’08, all co-sponsored by Rastelli Direct, gave 75 alumni in Sigma Sigma Sigma. a look at the Kopenhaver Alumni Engagement (see photo this page) Center. Grads from all generations came together Danielle Cascella ’07 and to mix it up and expand their Rowan network. The Matthew Dunne were next Alumni Wine Mixer is scheduled for Friday, engaged on Christmas February 28, 2014. More details will be available at Eve and plan to marry in alumni.rowan.edu in the coming months. summer 2014. Danielle is the shelter coordinator Chris D’Angelo ’07, M’10 Dempsey ’07, Tom Ebel ’07, Diana teaches second at the National for Providence House and Makenzie Devine Shane Hug ’08, Alyssa grade and the family lives Geographic Channel. Merritt ’08, Lou Ragone ’06, Domestic Violence D’Angelo ’09, M’10 married in Winter Garden, Fla. Robert Martin ’07 passed and Dave Rubman ’06. Services in Ocean on June 30, 2012, at the Krista Hiller ’07 is engaged the Level I Chartered (see photo on page 62) County and will Ben in Philadelphia. to Timothy Wise. Financial Analyst exam complete a master’s Wedding party members Diana Araujo Hammond ’07 and took Level II in June. Keri Humen ’07 is engaged degree in clinical mental included Mindy Albalah ’09, (Phi Sigma Sigma) He is a financial consultant to Anthony Intagliata. health counseling Natalie Carrozza ’07, M’11, married Jonathan with the Weinberg at Georgian Court Stephanie D’Angelo ’07, Hammond in March 2011 Ashley Kalena ’07 is a Investment Group of Wells University this year. M’09, Megan Datz ’08, Bill and they have one child. digital media producer Fargo Advisors in Marlton. Stefani Cohen Popek ’07 1 2 and Michael Popek ’07 married in July 2012. Their wedding party included Jeff Courteau ’06.

Senior Celebration 3 The Alumni Association welcomed its new members to a reception in May. 1. Dian DiNapoli, Noah Weinstein ’12, Mike Medina, Carrozza Wedding Jessica Prach ’10 Natalie Gericke 2. Javier Mena, Jacquelyn Rybak, Stephanie Greco, Carrozza ’07, M’11 Aleksandr Romanchuk, Stephanie Martin married Ryan 3. Chelsea Wanielista , Stephanie Martin, Julie Mizerek, Carrozza last Vanessa Cruz , Donna Bower, Krista Forni, Kathleen summer. See note Zelinka, Heather Smaniotto, Stephanie Bechtold this page.

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Lia Kantor Carde ’08 substance abuse preven- and Juan Carde ’10 were tion agency. She is working married in Freehold on on a Rowan master’s June 28. The bridal party degree. Brian is the traffic included Kristin Scicutella, manager at CBS radio Caitlin Lore, Krystina station 98.1 WOGL-FM. Jahoda and Julia Delodzia, Kerry O’Donnell ’08 is head all ’08, Raheel Saleem ’06, coach of the women’s Steven Gwozdik ’10, team at Georgian David Gold ’10 and Ken Court University in Then. Lia is a school Lakewood Township. counselor and Juan is a O’Donnell, who was a team computer programmer. Villano Wedding captain and All-American Patricia Ryan Villano Maria Castillo ’08 is Doctoral reunion at Rowan, was head coach ’07 and Nicholas the inventory and of the Jackson Liberty High The Educational Leadership Class of 2007 held Villano ’09 married merchandise manager School girls’ cross country a five-year reunion in August 2012 at Adelphia in August 2011 at at WaWa in Margate. team before accepting Restaurant in Deptford. Front: Frederick Johnson, the Maris Stella the Georgian Court post. John H. Robinson, Jackie Brady. Middle: Sherri Alexander Habib ’08 is Chapel in Avalon. Previously, she was an Parmenter, Karen Garrison (also ’71, M ’96), Crystal an account supervisor assistant coach with the Buchanan-Smith, John W. Robinson. Back: Kia at Beckerman Public Jackson Memorial High won the New Jersey Press Johnson-Phillips, Amrita Desai, Meredith Fiori-Defeo. Relations, one of the School girls’ lacrosse pro- Association’s Robert P. largest independent Kelly Rookie of the Year firms in the industry. gram and a Rowan lacrosse Ed Purcell ’07 is the staff Portland, Ore. She is team assistant coach. award for her work as a counsel to the New Jersey a stand-up comedian Jessica Ortuso Kanady ’08 business reporter at the Calista Condo Wynkoop ’08 League of Municipalities. and Brian Kanady ’08, who Star-Ledger in Newark. in the Philadelphia David Wynkoop ’08 met in 2006 at WGLS- and Carolyn Busa ’08 region and cohosts Thomas Woltjen ’09 FM, married in October. married in October performed at the Laughs on Fairmount, graduated from Rutgers Jessica is a project director Stacy Jones ’09, who was 2012 Bridgetown voted Philadelphia’s University School at Southwest Council, a a Whit editor in chief, Comedy Festival in Best Open Mic. of Law in May.

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Sat., Aug. 24 Brown & Gold Scrimmage Ocean City noon

Sat., Sept. 7 Delaware Valley College Doylestown, PA 1 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 14 Framingham State University Glassboro 1 p.m. Visit with Coach Wackar at the Coach’s Table at each game Fri., Sept. 27 Montclair State University Glassboro 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 5 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY 1 p.m.

Enjoy kielbasa, doughnuts and coffee Sat., Oct. 12 Morrisville State College Morrisville, NY noon with fellow teammates Sat., Oct. 19 Wesley College Glassboro 2 p.m.

Renew and make new friendships Sat., Oct. 26 William Paterson University Wayne 1 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 2 SUNY Cortland Glassboro 1 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 9 Kean University Union 1 p.m.

Fri., Nov. 15 The College of New Jersey Glassboro 7 p.m. GRIDIRON CLUB EVENTS JV Schedule AUGUST 15 SEPTEMBER 29 OCTOBER 19 DECEMBER 5 Board of Director’s Annual Family Homecoming Board of Director’s DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Meeting Day Picnic (Honoring ’70s Teams) Meeting Mon., Sept. 23 Widener University Glassboro 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Halftime 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 7 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia 4 p.m. St. Anthony’s Club Hall, Scoreboard, Wackar Stadium St. Anthony’s Club Hall, Glassboro Wackar Stadium Glassboro

64 | Rowan Magazine Lauren Schwer ’11 is in her fifth year as a member 10s of the Sixers Dream Team, a group of dancers Marissa Lombardi ’10 and who entertain at the David Hinrichs ’05 received Philadelphia basketball 2011 Sports Emmys team’s home games. for Outstanding Daily They also represent the Studio Show for the MLB team at promotional Network’s signature show and community events. As head coach it is my mission to insure that our players strive for “MLB Tonight.” Both academic success ultimately leading to graduation. We aid the Amanda Brezeé ’12 work in the network’s players in this process with programs including mandatory study is engaged to Justin graphics department. halls, academic assessment meetings and classroom monitoring. Thompson and Former player Jesse Eisenhart ’06 serves as our coordinator of Lisa Maria Nail ’10 has they plan a fall 2014 football student-athlete development. He assists the players in more earned a master’s degree wedding. Amanda is clearly defining their long-term goals and aspirations. Having earned in counseling and clinical pursuing a master’s multiple degrees while playing two intercollegiate sports, he serves health at the Philadelphia degree in marriage and as a great example for our players. College of Osteopathic family counseling at It is also important for the players to be involved in and Medicine and is working Liberty University. understand the importance of community service. Our players held on a clinical psychology Dana Sclafani ’12 is a doctorate at Immaculata our fifth annual National Bone Marrow Registry Drive at Rowan and public relations and University. While enrolled 493 people. We were one of 34 U.S. college football social media coordinator completing a yearlong programs that participated, adding a total of 9,154 people. at Aversa PR & Events master’s degree internship Rowan enrolled 255 and 310 in 2012 and 2011 respectively. in Philadelphia. She at Southeastern Veteran The Brown & Gold Gridiron Club held its annual Senior provides public relations, Center in Spring City, Pa., Dinner for the 2012 players. The departing seniors are social media and event she wrote a psychology/ Anthony Barone, Rob Barrett, Louie Bianchini, Keith Corcoran, planning services to more psychopathology Casey Dillon, Steve Fortune, Chris Garcia, Evan Picariello, than 20 arts, culinary, education initiative Chris Popper, Dan Reed, Frank Rubino, Patrick Ruley, Zak Taylor and entertainment, small for staff members Steve Williams. We wish them well and thank the Gridiron Club for business and nonprofit which was adopted in helping to enhance our program. clients in Pennsylvania, all of Pennsylvania’s We were encouraged by the participation of over 95 players New Jersey, Delaware veteran facilities. during our winter conditioning and spring practices. The team and Maryland. She lives selected senior captains Kyle Jones and Frank Ruopoli for the 2013 Varuni Singh M’10 was in Washington Township, named a “New Leader Gloucester County. season. Others of note were most improved offensive player Evan in Banking” by the Hopkins and most improved defensive player Tyler Jenkins. With a Katherine Stys ’12 is the New Jersey Bankers solid returning group of players mixed in with about 29 freshmen and health and wellness team Association in its New a few transfer students, the expectations are high for 2013. lead for AtlantiCare Jersey Banker magazine. Construction was completed this April on the John Green Team Health Engagement, Singh is assistant vice House addition. Players and coaches moved into the new locker a nonprofit group president/information rooms for spring practice. This building provides space for all our that works to prevent technology manager/ student-athletes, visiting teams, athletic training and equipment staff. injury and illness senior operations A patio provides space to host players’ families and alumni after home through programs in specialist at GCF Bank. games. More importantly, the artificial turf is being replaced and fans the schools, businesses this fall will see gold end zones and our Profs mascot at midfield. Aimee Schprechman ’10 and communities. Rowan Football will provide many great events this season. At graduated from Rutgers University School press time, the squad is planning to interrupt training camp and play of Law in May. our intersquad scrimmage on August 24 at noon at Ocean City High School. Also, we start and end NJAC play with in-state rivals Roger Castillo ’11, who Montclair and TCNJ at home in Friday night contests under the lights earned a master’s degree at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium. in social work at New York University, is See you this Fall! a Peace Corps youth development coordinator in Costa Rica.

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RemembrancesFond eulogies of campus friends offered by AFT colleagues

Alex Borowec ’44 Dr. Ciavarelli was a longtime member Betty Duff Educational Leadership of the Executive Council of the Italian Psychology Alexander Borowec, 90, of Newfield, passed American Cultural Association. She Elizabeth “Betty” R. Duff, 92, of Merion away in August 2012 in the New Jersey regularly attended its conferences, where Gardens, Carneys Point, died in August 2012. Veterans Memorial Home in Vineland after she presented poetry that she had She joined the GSC psychology department an extended illness. translated from English to Italian. The in 1959 and retired as a professor in 1984. Dr. Borowec joined the physical science works were by various well-known poets, Dr. Duff held a B.S. from Kent State department in 1956. He retired as professor including Philadelphia poets Maria Fama, University, an M.A. from New York in 1988 after 32 years of service. Rachel Guido de Vries, the late Mary Ann University and an Ed.D. from the University He held a B.S. from Trenton State College; Mannino and her former colleague and of Maryland. an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania friend, Antoinette Libro. These poems, She was born in Derby, Conn., and lived and an Ed.D. from . in English and Italian, were subsequently in Ohio early in life. While at Glassboro, He served in the Air Corps as an published in conference proceedings Dr. Duff resided in Williamstown, but later instrument mechanic from 1942 to 1945. and in literary journals such as moved to Salem, where she enjoyed the After the war he returned to New Jersey to Philadelphia Poets. pleasures of living on the Delaware River. complete his bachelor’s degree. He taught She is survived by her dear friend and Dr. Duff served on the board of directors at Flemington High School and went on to loving companion of 40 years, Linde of the South Jersey chapter of the Girl Scouts earn his doctorate of education. Hegestweiler. Services were private. Those of America, and was an active and He was a congregant of the Holy Trinity who wish may send donations in memory enthusiastic environmentalist. Russian Orthodox Church of Vineland. of Dr. Ciavarelli to the Student Scholarship Surviving family members include two According to Karen Magee-Sauer, chair, Fund, Rowan University Foundation, nieces, Debra Anderson and Cynthia Duff, department of physics & astronomy, “Alex 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028. and a nephew, James B. Duff. created a strong base of physics curriculum A celebration of Betty’s life, given by her at then-Glassboro State College that helped Cindy Corison family, was held Oct. 14 with family, former us build our department to what it is today Communication colleagues and friends sharing memories. at Rowan University. Professor Borowec will Cynthia “Cindy” Corison, 58, of Boca Raton, Rose Glassberg, AFT Retirees Chapter always be remembered.” Fla., and formerly of Philadelphia, died in president recalled, “Betty on the picket line He is survived by his wife of 61 years, July. She joined the communications was the most courteous picket I’d ever seen.” Dorothy Borowec; five children, Lawrence, department in 1984 and retired in 2009 from Constance, Christine, Nancy and Katherine, the department of communication studies as Harry Gershenowitz and four grandchildren. associate professor after 25 years of service. Biological Sciences A private service was held in the Holy Originally from Oregon, Dr. Corison held Herchel “Harry” Gershenowitz, 87, of Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, with a B.A. from Lewis and Clark College and an Pitman, died in June in Kennedy Health burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Newfield. M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Systems in Stratford. A member of the Oregon. She was an AFT Local 2373 member. biological sciences department since 1965, Maria Elisa Ciavarelli Dr. Corison became chairperson of Dr. Gershenowitz retired as a professor in Foreign Languages and Literatures communication studies following the 1998 1998 after 33 years of service. Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, 75, of Philadelphia, transition of the department of communica- Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1926, he held a died in March. She was born in Italy and tions into the College of Communication B.S. from St. John’s University, a B.A. and came to the United States during the 1950s, with five separate departments. M.S. from Long Island University and an eventually enrolling as an undergraduate at She specialized in teaching undergraduate M.A. and Ed.D. from Columbia University. the University of Pennsylvania, where she survey research methods courses and A prolific writer, avid researcher and received her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. graduate survey research courses for the frequent lecturer, Dr. Gershenowitz was A member of the foreign languages and M.A. in public relations. She also served as widely published in a variety of journals. He literatures department since 1973, she retired the director of the graduate program in devoted much of his time to championing in June 2008 as associate professor. She public relations. In addition, she performed the life of Mary Treat, the Vineland botanist, taught courses in romance languages the complex task of scheduling for the large and her historic correspondence with including Spanish and Italian, and was and diverse College for many years. naturalist Charles Darwin. Dr. Gershenowitz particularly fond of foreign literatures and No public memorial service was held. was appointed official historian of Glouces- poetry. She also worked as an interpreter for Those who wish may honor her memory by ter County by the county freeholders, and the Philadelphia courts. In free time, she donating to the Human Rights Campaign in published articles pertaining to local history enjoyed world travel. support of marriage equality. in county newsletters.

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Dr. Gershenowitz also spoke on local radio and television about South Jersey wildlife. During his retirement, he enjoyed being an amateur archaeologist and writer. The New York Times featured his archaeological finds and research on New Jersey Jewish history. Dr. Gershenowitz is survived by his sister, Frieda Langman, and a niece, Tina Kletter, both of Staten Island, N.Y. Graveside services were held June 9 in Norma. Donations may be made in his memory to a charity of one’s choice.

Richard R. Smith Educational Leadership Richard “Dick” R. Smith, 74, of Glassboro, died in November 2012, in Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Washington Township, Gloucester County. Dr. Smith retired from the educational leadership department as a professor in 1999 after 36 years of service. As a Glassboro State College student, Dick was elected class president and held this office until his graduation in 1962 with a B.A. in art. The first GSC graduate assistant to be Introducing Courtyard Glassboro appointed, Dick earned his M.A. at Glassboro and his Ed.D. at Temple University. Early in his service at GSC, Dick served as Coming back for Homecoming events or just a visit to see director of resident students/assistant director of graduate studies. He taught in the your alma mater and the “new” Glassboro? There is a new departments of psychology and elementary education. He founded and served as environment to discover, experience and enjoy. Imagine coordinator of a joint doctoral program with Virginia Technical University, and became coordinator of Rowan’s first doctoral program. after a comfortable night sleep, a delicious cooked to order Widely recognized as an expert on community college education, he served as breakfast, a workout in our state of the art tness center, a consultant to community colleges and public school districts and published many articles swim in our indoor pool or relaxing in our whirlpool. In our on this topic. Dr. Smith is survived by his wife of 48 innovative and versatile lobby you can Eat. Drink. Connect. years, Nancy ’62; a son, Sean Francis; a daughter, Danene Derrickson, and her and gather with friends, family and alumni. Make the most husband, Earl; and three grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in of your visit to the area and experience the Courtyard by the Church of St. Bridget, Glassboro. Donations in Dr. Smith’s memory may be made to Rowan University Foundation, Marriott Glassboro. We’re proud to be a focal point of 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro, N.J. 08028, or Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Rowan University! Opening late Summer 2013. Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19111.

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Little ’79 Jo-Ann D. Liptak ’68 Vijay, M.D. and Shilpa V. Rajput and Sons Robert J. Maro, Jr., M.D. Marion J. Lombardi Helene Reed Steve Weiss J. David McCann Christopher J. ’04 and George Renwick ’62 Nathaniel David Werschulz ’12 David P. McGee ’90 Melissa S. Lukach ’03 Joseph A. and Lola Riggs Paul, D.D.S. and L. Andy ’91, M’94 and Karen P. Magee-Sauer and Steven C. Risavy ’79 Dyanne P. Westerberg Doris J. McLaughlin ’93 Bryan B. Sauer Lynn L. Robbins ’66 Thomas Xenakis ’00 Lori Mihalich-Levin and Alicia D. Malone ’91 Gladys Rodriguez, Esq. Christine Yovnello Jason Levin ’97 *Deceased 72 | Rowan Magazine Mary J. Monari-Sparks, M.D. and Kevin ’86 and Donna Bramell ’86 and William Cloherty Christopher Sparks Megan D. Appleby ’84 Edward M. Ducey ’87 Theodore J. ’97, M’07 and Edward H. Moore ’75, M’79 Robert F., Jr. ’87 and Janice A. Breen ’72 and Marianne Colanduno Mark S. Nemiroff, M.D. Lori Marie Arimenta Phillip A. Graneto Laura Coleman ’03 James F. O’Donnell ’82 Bryson C. Armstead, Sr. M’64 Kenneth P. Breslin Edward H. ’63, M’68 and William and Mary R. O’Shea Lorin Basden Arnold Susan K. Breslin Judith A. Collins ’63 Sherri Oris Theresa D. Atwood ’87 Nora C. Brickley ’08 Sylvia M. Colston Still ’71 Helyn P. Ostroff M’71 Valerie Au and Farhad Mohammadi Joshua D., D.O. and Amy Brody Ethel S. Combs M’67 Peter J. Oteri ’62 Paula A. Austin ’77 Will and Janice N. Brown Stephen L. and Theresa Cone Thomas M. Pagano ’71, M’74 Jo-Ann Ayres ’73 Edward R. Browne Grant J. Connelly ’77 Lucile H. Pfleeger Victor O., M.D. and Madeline Brozozowski Michelle M. Cook ’83 Sharon D. Piligno ’91 Sandra R. Bacani Tobias ’98, M’99 and Patricia A. Cook ’60 Robert C. Poznek John and Reba F. Baglio ’64 Laura E. Bruhn M’99 Theodore Cook Jay F. Reed ’66, M’71 Gwen A. Bakos ’63 Barbara Ann Bruno Donna Lynne Cooper M’94 Nina Renna Deborah Baldasarre ’80, M’99 Agnes Shornock Brus ’65 Bruce Coopersmith Diane E. Roth ’74 Michael F. Baltish ’67, M’76 Chicola H. Bryant ’73 Lenny Corbin Vincent M. Scalici Joyce M. Bambrick M’75 Michael and Marie E. Corey ’68, M’97 Alice V. Schmidt ’50, M’79 Thomas N. and Kristin M. Buchheit ’91 Thomas S. Corosanite ’80 Emma Lou Sheikh ’65 Patricia Bantivoglio John and Dawn Bunting ’79, M’86 Maria T. Costa Raymundo and Robyn Sison ’89 William Barber Dennis T. ’74, M’77 and Bette Counsellor Summer Smith and Jeffrey M. Fields Eleanor Barbetti Karen Burd ’75, M’85 Thomas A., Jr. and Jeanette Cowen Samuel A. Sokolik, Jr. ’84 Anthony Barchuk Aimee E. Burgin M’10 Jaclyn Cox ’06 and James Stefano Gwendolyn Barnes M’74 Kim M. Burke Brian T. Veasey ’06 Theodore N. Stephens ’76 Mary Lou D. Barnett ’91 Lori Busch ’84 Alice R. Cranston ’66 Beth A. Wassell, EdD ’97 Donald E. Barr Hildegarde Buta ’61 Alice J. Crockford ’50, M’66 Francis Witt Kevin A. Basden ’03 Dwight Call Ruth A. Cullen ’55 Edward L. Wolfe Gene Bataille Carolyn S. Cameron ’52 Edward Cummings Timothy and Helen Wright William B. ’61 and Betty Beard ’55, Barbara M. Campbell Donald O. Cunning Donald D. and Cleo Zimmerman M’76 John B. Campbell III ’08 Paul ’71 and Nancy D. Cuntala ’73 Harry T. Beaudet ’54 Gina M. Carducci ’12 MaryAnn Curtis Gonzales Prof Club Suzanne Smalley Beers ’02 William J. Carolan M’98 Harold and Bonnie D. Cutting ’63 $100 to $499 Anita Belil ’85 Kim Hyatt Carpenter ’79 Ronald J. and Lesley Czochor Anonymous (5) The Benn Family Lora Carr ’62 Jean Dale ’65 Erik A. Aastad ’82 Anna Mae Bensel ’64, M’68 Michael A. Carrocino ’81 Evelyn P. Daniels Issam Hafez Abi-El-Mona William E. ’63, M’71 and Steven L. Carter John ’73 and Nancy E. Dannenhauer Judith N. Ackroyd ’64 Betty Lynne Bernhardt ’63 Louis J. ’65, M’68 and ’73, M’78 John J. Adams ’68 Michael R. Bernstein ’82 Teresa Casazza ’62 John G. Davies ’63, M’66 Joyce V. Adams-Astor ’64 and Jose M. and Maria E. Berrios Deborah A. Cassell ’83 Howard K. Davis, Jr. ’73 Robert Astor Suzie A. Bertin ’76 Edward J. Catherina Malcolm H. ’67, M’72 and Barry C. Adamson M’82 Alfred A., Jr. and Yvonne D. Catley Ellen L. Dawson ’80, M’95 Maria T. Agnello Marie L. Bevacqua ’61 Lynne A. Chalmers ’70 Harvey F. De Hart Joseph A. ’65 and Marjorie Hamilton Bill ’58 Horace ’54 and Marcelino C. de la Rosa ’99 Susan M. Alacqua ’92 Warren J. Binkley ’73 Joan Chamberlain ’54 Paul ’80 and Susan De Luca James B. Alexander, M.D. Dorris E. Bird ’65, M’69 Susan Chandler ’73 Brian ’77 and Margaret DeAscentiis Karl M. Allen ’83 Emily Blanck Christine Chang John DeBouter ’80 Zehdreh Allen-Lafayette ’88 John J. Blong ’69, M’77 Glenn and Lorraine M. Chapman W. A. and Janet Lee Dennis ’54, M’68 Joseph Altman Julia M. Bodnar ’60 Katherine F. Chase John and Maria DePhillipo Martha Alvarez Kate Boland D’11 Jay and Gail Chaskes Joseph E. ’66, M’71, M’72 and Melanie Alverio ’98, M’00 Joseph and Susan M. Bonapace ’90 Joseph A. ’55, M’64 and Hellin Desiderio ’66 Joseph Amabile Carmela E. Bond Louise M. Chinnici ’55 John K. Detrick Richard J., Jr. ’61 and Maurico Borrero Michael D. Ciocco ’01, M’02 Keith D. Dickens Elaine Ambacher Thomas and Lynn D. Borstelmann Barbara C. Civitillo ’67 Michael J. DiDomenico ’67 Ronald L. Anderson ’73 Gregory A. Bossow ’79 John A. ’76 and Karen Lee Clark ’73 Claude S. DiGenova ’60, M’71 Parviz H. Ansari David J. Bound ’08 Edward and Carol R. Cleaver ’61 William J. Dikun ’77 Sue Antes ’50 Jack and Joanne Boyle Joseph S. Cleaver ’95 Mark and Paula DiLeo ’85 *Deceased Honor Roll 2012-2013 | 73 Helene E. Dimeglio ’53 Robert J. ’57 and Scott M. Harris ’94 Leslie Jones Irish ’80 and Kristen N. diNovi Caroline D. Freno ’57 Sarah J. Hart ’80 David C. Irish Dennis J. DiOrio ’73 Carl J. Fricker Gail L. Hartwigsen ’72 Daniel G. Jordan ’74 Earl Divens ’72, M’73 Muriel A. Frierson Verna Harvey James C. and Nicole V. Jordan ’95 Florida C. Dixon ’55 Susanne M. Galanek ’83 Lisa Harvey-Cicione, CPA ’91 and Karen Joyce and Douglas Cleary Mary Donaldson ’68 Mary J. Gallant Peter J. Cicione, III Louis C. Joyce, IV ’72 Donna Donnelly Jennifer Gandy ’72 Lauren Kathleen Hauser ’10 Harold and Maxine Judd H. Thomas ’65, M’69 and Joseph Gargano Anna Headly, M.D., M.F.A Michael J. Kaiser ’09 Darla H. Downer ’61, M’69 John M. ’73 and Ellen L. Garhart ’72 F. Anita Heard Christopher ’03, M’04 and Glenn Drake ’80 William A. and Carol B. Garrabrant Ruth H. Henderson ’53 Brianne Kanach ’02 Max Dreckman Edna H. Garrison M’00 Theodore K., Sr. and Michael H. Kantner Roberta Drozdowski ’61 Frances Garrity ’64 Georgia Henderson Norma Kaplan ’55 C. Michael Duca ’79 Donald and Zenaida Otero Gephardt Dorothy J. Hendree ’51, M’73 Laurie A. Kaplis-Hohwald and Elizabeth M. Dugan ’99 Enrico N. ’68 and Jeri Lee W. Hendrie ’92, M’94 Robert Hohwald Stephen C. Duke ’04 Judith Ann Giancola Thomas Henry William and Clarissa A. Kardas ’69 Sally A. Durham ’67, M’75 Diane L. Girolami N. Jeffrey Herdlin S. Lillian Karwowski ’69, M’78 Edward M. Durkos ’75 AmyBeth Glass ’92, M’94 Robert Paul and Fiona L. Hesketh Stanley T. Kastrava, MSW, LCSW ’75 Adrienne Eaton Rose Glassberg Peter C. Hibbard M’72 Gerald ’86 and Virginia Keenan ’89 Edwin C. Eckerson ’65, M’69 Lucille K. Glester ’66 Gloria J. Hill Karen D. Kelleher ’74 Raymond H. and Linda F. Edelman Martha F. Godown ’76, M’89 Paul A. Hilton, SCLA ’83 Thomas P. and Patricia A. Kelly EFO Sweeney Burzichelli and Riley Barbara Goldberg-Chamberlain ’88 Richard H., Jr. and Sandra Hineline Wanda Kelly ’85 Gene Elliott and Mark M. Chamberlain Frederick J. Hodge, Jr. ’06 Mel ’62 and Beth K.Moyer ’63 Linda Elliott ’68 Jan C. Golden ’79 Barbara Hoerner , M.D. and Mindy E. Elmer Harry Gordon Wayne S. Hoffner M’72 Mary Bettina Kemps Barbara J. Engle Patrick M. Gorman ’88 Janet M. Holdcraft ’62, M’68 Brigid M. Kernan ’63 David Erdof Robert Graham Nan Holland M’02 Eugene J. ’60 and Sue Keyek ’59 Jess W. Everett Sherry Graham ’71, M’92 Joseph S. Holman Jeanne J. Kiefner ’72 Lisa M. Falls ’84, M’96 William L. and Joy C. Grant ’70 John S. Holmes Robert S. Kimmerle M’79 F. Joseph Farnoly Gregg H. Green M’01 William F., Jr. and Kathleen F. Dennis R. and Donna Kincaid John E. Farrell ’76 Brian and Tracie R. Greenberg Holmstrom John R. ’58 and Lynne F. Kinch ’58 Kimberly K. Faustino ’92, ’12 Marc S. and Wendy Lapin Greenberg Bruce J. and Tyson C. ’61 and Jayne C. Kinsell ’62 Brian J. Fennell Eric ’01 and Louise Ann Gregory Gayle S. Hookerman ’67 Scott H. and Maryann Kintzing Gerald J. and Pamela Ferrante Sandra N. Griffiths Jay D. Hooks ’78 Mary MacRae Knapp ’63 Robert J. Ferrari Kelly Griggs Greg Hopper Illa E. Koonce ’67 Stanley Fessant Joseph M. Grohman ’66 Joseph D. Horton ’09 Kim B. Kortz ’73 Roberto N. ’99 and Doris J. Gruccio M’75 Anne Hudock M’96 Karen Kovach Karen Feudale ’98 Sandra J. Gubbine, CPA ’84, M’07 Patricia Husband John ’68 and Corinne Krachtus ’69 Louis A. ’72 and Rodney Guffey ’99 Joseph Hyland Chris A. Krumm ’89 Rose Anne Fiore ’71 Marlene Guicheteau ’72, M’75 Louise A. Hyland Kenneth J. Krysinski ’92 Sandra P. Firman ’74 Nubia Guldin ’09, M’10 Thomas Hyland S. Jay Kuder Tina D. Fisher ’70 Mary Gunter Weathers M’70 Virtner G. Hynes ’79 William Kushner John and Stacey Fisk James J. Gushue ’96 Thomas F. ’75 and Mary Iacovone Christopher Jay and Cheryl Lacke Lewis C. Fitzgerald ’76, M’82 Joseph Haden Maria Iannone ’77 Marcia E. LaForest ’67 Maureen Kavanagh Fleming ’87 David P. ’00 and Louise D. Jacobs ’76 Richard and Leigh A. Lamac Priscilla Riegel Flynn ’57 Jennifer M. Hagedorn ’03 Andra Hohler James Linda Q. Landers ’67 Richard and Ellen Hahn M’80 Gerald L. James ’89 Gilbert and Ann H. Langerhans Marjorie P. Fopeano M’96 Christine Haines ’75 Phyllis J. James ’67 Cecilia C. Lawlor ’60 Margaret R. Forcella Christina Haley Mary L. Johnson M’12 Joseph and Susan Lebel William D. Forchion, III Patrick M. Hanna ’95 Theodore B. Johnson Thomas J. Lee ’04 Albert J. Foreman, Jr. ’66, M’70 Phillip G. Hannum ’79 Jonathan C. Jones ’87 Wade Leong ’93 Charles R. ’92 and Stephanie Fowler Charles H. Harkins ’64, M’72 Nelson C. ’57 and Marilyn Jones ’58 Dorothy Leslie Gernon ’55 Karen J. Fraleigh ’68 Kevin I. Harper ’77 Richard Lamar Jones Kara P. Leva and Gregg ’77 and Catherine Francis David W. Harrington ’63 Stephen K. Jones Stacy H. Walkowitz Margaret L. Francis ’64 Sharon Anne Harrington ’76 William R. ’54 and Martin C. Levin ’87 William and Razelle Frankl John H., III and Diane E. Harris Elizabeth Jones ’54 Corinne LeVine ’79 *Deceased 74 | Rowan Magazine Janeen E. Levy ’90 John D., Jr. and Joseph and Cheryl M. O’Neill Michael T. ’75 and Susan Recine ’76 Jeff Lewis ’76 Francesca McClay ’87 Phyllis B. O’Sullivan Roy and Judy Redmond Phillip Lewis Charles A. McCullough ’00 Alma Obinger ’77, M’86 Osborne Reeve Mary Jo Lewis-Tyson Mary H. McDonald ’62 Beverly A. Olack ’66, M’74 Wellington O. and Janet Moore Lindman Rory McElwee Jacquelin Oliver Margaret A. Reeve Thomas M. ’73, M’91 and Margaret A. McFadden M’76 Philip R. Oliver M’72 Maragale Reinecke Lorraine M. Lodge ’74 Patricia L. McGoldrick M’98 Karen Nimal Olsen ’69 John J. Reiser, Jr. ’04 George S. Loesch Susanne M. McIntyre ’68 Joseph Oni Richard Renner ’85 Marian Logan David S. McKenna ’07 Ann E. Orban ’62 Barbara H. Reynolds ’81 John G. Long M’78 Shirley A. McLaren ’57 Theodore L. Page M’73 Lillie M. Rhyme ’74, M’77 May Longer ’79 Andrew McMahon ’88 Richard Parker Richard L. Ribbentrop ’68 Salvatore A. and Julie A. Longo Gail McManamy ’63 Robin T. Pasquino Steven and Lorraine Ricchezza Jean M. Richards ’76 Terry L. Lott ’04 TJ McStravick ’92 Manuel A. ’90 and Arlene Measley ’49 Victoria L. Pataca ’91 Lynnda A. Riederer ’05 Janet Sclafani Lovesky, RRT, RPF, AE-C ’75 Debra S. Mehaffey ’76, M’85 Carolyn A. Patterson ’54 Patricia Rieger Denise and Salvatore Luciano, Jr. Kenneth and Donna Meier William J. Pentony ’59, M’63 John C. ’68 and Carol A. Riggs ’68 Joseph Sebastian Perella ’12 Jacqueline Ring Adrienne Lugo ’72 Greg Melara John A. Meltaus Maria Perez-Colon M’08 Hector M. Rios Kevin Lukas ’70 Maryann Mercer Trisha M. Perna ’10 Alf H. Rix ’52 Sherry L. Lyon ’84 and Jean R. Perrini ’75 Marc J. Robb ’07 Dean R. Wilcox ’86 Daniel F., D.O. and Sarah Lavinio Merz Alan R. and Susan C. Peterson ’73 Patricia P. Robison M’77 Ann P. MacLearie Robert J. Metzger ’64 Scott M. Peterson ’94 Sandy Rocco Fred H. Madden, Jr. ’80 Harold A. ’50, M’63 and Louis N. Petrella ’78 James D. Roche M’11 Al Maguire ’91 Jean H. Miller Christine Petruzzelli Michael J. Roche ’78 James and Mary Kay Maley Judith Millman and David M. Floyd JoAnn Pfaff Carol Rodano ’85, M’91 John T. ’07 and Barbara E. Mills ’63 Ryan Pfeifer ’01 Dorothy K. Rodman M’72 Lauren M. Malko ’99 Eric Milou Khanh Pham and Hieu D. Nguyen Yolanda Rodriguez, Esq. Joan L. Mangan ’79 Deborah L. Mongiardo ’78, M’10 Josh R. ’03, M’08 and Bette Rogers ’89 Thomas J., Jr. and Margaret S. Montana Sarah E. Piddington ’03, M’05 Mark Roithmayr ’82 Susan R. Mannion M’74 Rudolph Montana ’63* Melvin Pinckney ’70 Deanna L. Roller ’90 Joan Marcell ’52 Jane S. Moore ’50* Elaine M. Pittaro ’60 Maria Rosado Nancy Margiloff K. Lynne Moore ’71 Fred Plotnick ’71 Louis F., D.D.S. and Claire Rose Christopher Marini Jaime Morales ’77 Leo Polisano ’63 George and Edmund R. ’58, M’70 and Kent O. Morgan ’05 Florence C. Pollard ’43 Connie Rosenberger M’96 Joan M. Markman ’58 Sue M. Morgan ’72 Eugene J. Porco ’71, M’78 Jacqueline Ross-Petronglo M’79 and Sally R. Maronski Stuart G. ’81 and Terri L. Morrell ’83 Carol A. Powell ’67 John M. Petronglo M’91 Darris Martin Marjorie D. Morris Jane Gullett Presser ’47 Karen A. Rossett M’91 Kevin A. Martin ’00 Michael A. Motta Patricia M. Price Les A. ’64, M’68 and Jane Rotberg ’65 Marilyn J. Martin Roberta Mounts Robert D. Price ’68, M’72 Walter ’89 and Lisa I. Rouh M’93 Kelli Lynn Martino ’11 Whitney P. Mullen ’51 Robert W. ’81 and Alicia Prowse Joseph J. Ruberti ’72 Esther Mas ’03 and Ann M. Murphy ’75, M’89 Peter ’77 and Mary F. Prychka ’70 Jocelyn Rudner John E. Hasse ’95 Y’vette Murry Thomas J. Pullman ’94 Arthur R. Rudolph Angela A. Materna ’06 Gloria Myerson ’85 Patricia A. Quigley ’78, M’03 Diane Rudolph Kenneth W. Mathis ’78 Paul Natalino ’11 Patricia A. Quinn Debra A. Rushton ’80 Lester H. and Suzon Z. Mathis ’62 Philip and Sima K. Needleman ’62 June Ragone Thomas J. Russo ’61 Clark G. Mattson ’76 Robert and Phyllis D. Neeves R. Muriel Rains ’62 Margaret A. Sabins ’72 William M. ’67, M’72 and James and Thomas and Patricia L. Raleigh ’74 David L. ’60 and Margaret Sagers Dawn E. Mays ’69 Linda E. Nelson ’69, M’75 Vincent Rampone ’01 Shirley B. Samit ’63 Thomas F. Mazak ’69 Nancy A. Nester ’63 David J. Rando ’79 John W. and Pamela J. Sample ’67 Thomas E., Jr. ’56 and Joseph T. and Corey Ransom ’99 Catherine M. Sampson ’99 Constance Mazzola ’56 Helene M. Newcomb Robert C. ’75, M’96 and Gloria Sanders William H. McAllister ’91 Irene Bowers Newsome ’71 Nancy H. Rawlins ’77 Joseph A. and Anne C. Sarnelle James T. and Robin Haskell McBee Katherine H. Nix ’57 Natalie D. Reaves and Carolyn E. Saunders ’76 William G. ’67 and John F. O’Connor Kenith Hogue Carl E. ’56 and Darlene A. McBride ’70 Joan E. O’Neill ’68 Suzanne M. Recca ’68 Virginia L. Scheetz ’56 *Deceased Honor Roll 2012-2013 | 75 Reinhardt and Joan Schornstaedt Gerard D. Straub, Sr. Raymond T. ’63 and Carol A. Schumacher M’79 Carmen Suarez Edith E. Walsh ’63 Ruth Schumacher ’73, M’80 Beena Sukumaran and Betty A. Walton ’66, M’72 William Schwab ’43 Srinivasan Vanchinathan Yvonne L. Walton M’74 Richard and Barbara J. Schwalber ’63 Anna Summers Linda Wancho Michael Sclafani Leslie O. Summiel ’73 Q. Edward Wang James ’78 and Carol Servino ’75 Mary E. Swanson ’66 Aiting Wang-Wolf George N. Sevastakis ’53 Mary Jane Swanson ’59 Edward S. Wardell ’76 Richard Sexton Christopher N. Swenson ’05, M’08 Susan Warning Audrey M. Shaffer M’72 Rachael Swierzewski Rosanne M. Weiss ’73 Marian Sharp Bruce Szablak Michael J. and Diane Welding Nancy R. Shea ’78 Maria V. Tahamont ’75 Lori Wells Freedman ’84, M’94 Michael J. ’76 and Joseph C. Taylor Patrick M. Westcott Jane Quinn Sheehan ’76 Lisa Tedeschi Stephen P. White ’80 Nancy Beth Sheer Marcy Thailer Kimberly Whitehead Clayton D. Sheldon Renate W. Thayer ’57 John E., Jr. ’65 and Mary M. Sheppard ’60, M’70 Jerry Thiel ’76 Joanne Wiessner ’66 Jonathan A. Sheridan ’07 Christy N. Thompson ’78, M’81, M’93 Carol Wilhelm ’68 Joanne D. Showers John E. Thompson ’70 Michael J. Wilkins ’83 Robin A. Sidwa ’83 Margaret D. Thompson ’65, M’77 Richard D. and Anthony M. Sikora ’95 Benjamin W. Timberman ’54, M’78 Christine Wilkinson ’73 Beth A. Silver ’79 Brian D., D.O. and Diane Timms Daniel R. Williams M’73, M’82 James R. Simmons ’73 Ellen Todd ’70 Joy Wiltenburg William J. ’65, M’67 and Renee M. Toliver ’03 Jane Windle ’66, M’70, ’86 Anna M. Simpson ’65 Rita J. Toliver-Roberts ’93, D’08 Richard David Wirth ’84 Mark P. ’79 and Patricia A. Sivetz Andrew Ryan Tomaino ’10 Manley Witten Kurt Skibbe ’70 Frederick Tomaszewicz M’74 Michael O. Wood ’84 Vladimir Smirnov Mario and Saralee A. Tomei M’79 John Woodruff Aaron G. Smith ’00 Bill Tonelli James A. M’69 and Joyce W. Smith ’66 Charles A. Totoro M’69 Patricia R. Woodworth ’67, M’72 Norma S. Smith ’72, M’79 Margaret R. Trexler ’65, M’70 Dorothy J. Worrell ’60 Ronald S. Smith ’69, M’77 Mimi Trinajstic Dorothy E. Wriggins ’63 Russell A. Smith, Jr. ’11 Paul D. Trivellini ’73, M’82 Keith J. Wright ’93 William E. and Frank B. Trotman Louise Wright ’53, M’87 Catherine M. Smith ’64 William A. and Lois Tully Robert P. Wright ’63 Edward L. ’70 and Philip Anthony M’69 and Catherine F. Yang Nancy L. Smoller ’70 Cathy Tumminia Alfred M. and Thomas J. Snyder ’73 Donn L. Turner ’80 Rosemary P. Yates ’65 Suzanne Snyder-Carroll ’74, M’86 Vanetta Turner Stanley B. Yeldell Kevin and Katrinka Cleora Lucy Valentin ’88 Roger J. Young ’74 Somdahl-Sands Charles F. ’56 and Steve G. and Karen Young Steven and Lai F. Soong Anne M. Valentine M’80 Dorothy J. Yunghans M’67 Niel J. Sosin Diana Vallandingham Hope Zabolinsky ’92 Elizabeth A. Sosnoski ’07 Victoria M. Vasquez ’83 Ann Marie Zalewski ’61 Bruce T. Virnelson ’74 Edith H. Spearman ’72 Richard B. and Alyce S. Zeiner Barbara von dem Hagen ’76 Gerald and Rosemarie N. Speitel William M. ’67, M’68 and Sonia B. Spencer Richard and Jean Wackar Catherine Zeltman ’68 Mary M. Staehle Gilbert H. ’66 and Hong Zhang Sharon Land Waddington ’79 William E. ’68, M’71 and John C. Zimmerman ’70 Craig M. Waggner ’03 Kristine E. Stanwood ’72, M’77 Chester A. and Czeslawa J. Zimolzak Susan L. Wagner ’70 Brian E. and Randy and Suzanne M. Zitzman Claire D. Steager ’00, M’02 Marie Wagner Gemmell ’08 and Nicole Zuino ’99 Juanita D. Steele Ken Gemmell ’00 Michael S. Stern Karen Walko ’80 George W. ’63, M’67 and Richard W. Walldov ’54 Mary Stoll ’63 Loretta Walls ’67 *Deceased 76 | Rowan Magazine Annual Fund Hall of Fame Richard H., Jr. and Charles Osborne ’79 Judith A. Holmes M’92 Karen Pajak ’74 Donors with 15 or more consecutive years of support Sandra Huggins ’94 Dominic Palladino ’79 The Rowan University Annual Fund Hall of Fame recognizes donors Mary Jarka ’68 Constance Parent ’77, M’95 who have faithfully supported the University for 15 or more consecu- S. Lillian Karwowski ’69, M’78 Nancy Park ’88 tive years. Regardless of the amount of the gift, the Hall of Fame Maryann Keneally ’67, M’84 David ’62 and Mildred Pincus ’62 acknowledges the importance of these donors’ consistent support. E. Theodore and Joanne Pitzer ’63 Loyal annual donors provide the kind of philanthropy that enables Lois E. Kershner ’72, M’74 Sharon Rattay ’88 Rowan to reach its goals and strive for even greater achievements. Jeanne Kiefner ’72 Anthony F. ’54 and This distinguished group of alumni and friends demonstrates a Richard ’63 and Mary Klimek JoAnn C. Razzano ’56 continuing commitment to the University through their loyal John ’77, M’94 and Barbara Kuhlen Michael T. ’75 and Susan Recine ’76 contributions. We thank these donors for their continued support Stephen and Barbara Kyritsis ’63 Susan Reintzel M’87 and generosity. Joseph A. and Barbara A. Lacey ’55 Caroline Ridgway ’57 Nancy Lambert ’67 Elizabeth Ritchie ’66 Dorothy Adams ’93, M’96 Leo J., Jr. ’70 and William P. ’65, M’82 and Andrew Ross ’72 Joseph Ali ’81 Elizabeth M. Darmstadter Margaret Ann Lange Michael J. and Kathy Rozanski ’89 Zehdreh Allen-Lafayette ’88 Howard Davidson ’67, M’71 Leonard M. and Frances Law ’01 Jeffrey Sandor ’76 Thomas ’72, M’79 and John Davis ’78 Cecilia Lawlor ’60 Barbara Sawyer ’63 Patricia Alvino M’80 Joseph Dazzo ’85 Camille LeFevre ’74 Frances Schnabel ’43 Richard J., Jr. ’61 and Dorothy Decker ’75 Sharon Lehto ’88 Daniel J. ’78 and Patricia Schreck Elaine Ambacher Bruce DeSimone ’72 Raymond Leiser ’70 Rosemarie Serlenga ’72 Ruth Amber ’45 Joseph Dintino ’75 Ronald Levecchia ’65, M’74 Joanne Showers Wade C. M’82 and Dennis DiOrio ’73 Antoinette Libro ’60, M’67 Mark Showers Susan K. Anastor ’01 James Doebler Jo-Ann Liptak ’68 Beth Silver ’79 Raymond Banes ’83 John and Eloise L. Douglas M’87 Judith Lokey ’77 James Simmons ’73 Robert and Debra A. Barsotti ’79 Adam Drapczuk ’67, M’74 Thelma Long ’74 Ronald Smith ’69, M’77 Michael Bartholomew ’87 Sally Durham ’67, M’75 James Lovegrove ’82 Joy Solomen ’69, M’75 Robert Bauers ’75 Carolyn Eagen ’65, M’74 Janice Lucas ’96 Claire Sorrentino ’92 Kathleen Bauman ’68 Barbara Eastwood ’64 Kevin Lukas ’70 Eleanor Stevenson ’69 Nancy Bauman ’81 Anne Ehrke ’63 Kathleen Maleski ’69 Dorothy Stubblebine ’80 Harry Beaudet ’54 Carl Evans ’64 Joan Marcell ’52 Michael Lukasavage and Darlene Beck-Jacobson ’74, M’81 Sarah Fagan ’52 Lori Marshall M’92 Linda C. Sweeten Beverly Bocchese ’79 Christy Faison Barbara Matthews ’59 Mark Tallant ’70 Mike Taylor ’79 Susan Bonapace ’90 Charles Fowler ’92 William and Ellen Todd ’70 Elizabeth Borges ’77, M’94 Georgette Fowler ’78 Sandy Maxwell ’69, M’84 Margaret Trexler ’65, M’70 Margaret Bozarth ’91 Ron Friedman ’84 John ’69, M’75 and David Vasilenko ’77 William J. Buck ’75 and Thomas J. ’66, M’67, M’70 and Diane Mazzei ’69, M’80 Peggy Veacock ’00 Susan B. Conaty-Buck ’80 Donna K. Gallia ’70, M’87 Maureen McCallion ’65 Richard Wackar Michael Bull ’73, M’75 Anthony Galvin ’89 James F. ’64, M’67 and Gilbert H. ’66 and Martin Burns M’76 Patricia Goffredi ’82 Virginia M. McCloy ’64 Michael ’70 and Sharon Land Waddington ’79 Diane Camiolo ’71 Michael C. and Virginia McEvoy ’70 Richard Wadleigh John Canderan ’77 Lynne G. Gottlieb ’84 Marty ’75 and Jill Wallace ’68 Jose D. Cardona ’89, M’96, D’07 Ronald Griffith ’64, M’71 Beth A. McLaughlin ’75 Betty Walton ’66, M’72 and JoEllen Collins-Cardona M’92 Marlene Guicheteau ’72, M’75 Eugene and Dorothy A. Menne ’65 Rosemarie Warker ’75 Rita Carnival M’90 Gregory Guito ’83 Harriett Miller ’64 Delores Washington-Pratt ’86 Grant Connelly ’77 William G. and Nancy M. Gulbin ’69 William B. and Marjorie Watson ’59 Rebecca Conners ’68 Mary Gunter Weathers M’70 Lois O. Miltimore ’90 Linda Weaver ’72 Robert Conover ’65, M’72 Charlotte Hagmaier ’67, M’69 Stuart G. ’81 and Terri L. Morrell ’83 John ’65 and Joanne Wiessner ’66 Marie Corey ’68, M’97 Sue Hammer ’70 Yvonne Morse ’97 Edward M’68 and Joan Wismer ’51 Thomas Corosanite ’80 Robert M., Jr. and Maxine Mulligan ’80, M’87 Wellington Woods ’53 Ben Costanzo ’86 Louise W. Hammond ’66 Daniel P. M’97 and Patricia Workman ’76 Patrick Cox ’75, M’78 Dorothy Harris ’62 Susan L. Murphy M’96 June Wrobleski ’67 Janet Creech ’76 James Henderson John W. ’72 and Nicholas Yovnello ’69, M’71* Michael J. Cudemo ’78 and Ruth Henderson ’53 Jennifer Newcomb ’69 Robert A. ’72, M’74 and Ellen I. Greco ’72, M’89 Dorothy Hendree ’51, M’73 Patricia Ogle ’55, M’66 Vicky J. Zazzali ’73 Paul ’71 and Nancy Cuntala ’73 Ann Herrmann-Sauer ’64, M’71 Dale Orlowski-Camwell ’74 Charlotte Zovistoski ’67 *Deceased Honor Roll 2012-2013 | 77 Corporate & Organizational Giving Crown Pipeline Gloucester Salem Congress Construction Co. of Christian Education Includes corporate sponsors and matching Cubans of South Jersey Gloucester Township Rotary gift companies Cumberland Mutual Fire Foundation Inc. Companies and organizations marked with a CS are Rowan University Insurance Company CS Google Inc. corporate sponsors. Those marked with a MG are corporations with a Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. matching gift program. CWA Local 1031, AFL-CIO D. Johnson Farms Inc. Greenwich Yacht Club CS ACE Charitable Foundation MG Boeing Company MG D&E Masonry Construction Groff’s Mill Pond Nurseries and Landscape, Inc. Action Plumbing Inc. CS Bonnie Schur LLC Dan-Cat Industrial Floor Hankin Foundation Acumen Re Management Corp. Borough of Glassboro Coating & Power Hassan Group Advantage Occ. Health Medical BRADM Technologies Deluxe Corporation Foundation MG MG Services LLC Brida Stone Inc. Hershey Foods Corporation Devine Business Forms Aetna Foundation, Inc. Bringhurst Funeral Home at Holman Automotive Group, Inc. AFT Local 1904, AFL-CIO West Laurel Hill Cemetery Dilworth Paxson LLP CS Honeywell Building Solutions CS AFT Local 2373 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Dixon Golf, Inc. Horizon Foundation for New Jersey AFT Retirees’ Local 2373 Bristol-Myers Squibb DJS Associates Inc. CS Foundation MG Hose Shop Alexion Pharmaceuticals Geraldine R. Dodge CS Matching Gifts Program MG Burwyn Associates, Inc. Foundation, Inc. IBEW Local 351 All Unique Gifts, Inc. Calvary Baptist Church E.P. Henry IBM Corporation MG MG All Risk Restoration & Damage Campbell Soup Foundation Egizi Funeral Home IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Society Construction, Inc. Carekinesis, Inc. Elray Manufacturing Alpha Sigma Alpha Carmens Company CS IFPTE LOCAL 195 AFL-CIO MG American Endowment Cettei & Connell, Inc. Enviroprobe Service, Inc. IMS Health Foundation Chammings Electric, Inc. Exxon Education Foundation MG Innovative Concrete Creations LLC American Federation of Chester County Community Fabrico CPA LLC. Teachers AFL-CIO Inter-Greek Council Foundation Inc. The Falls Group, LLC Analectro Tech ISA- SJ Section, International Chlocal Solutions LLC Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Representatives, LLC MG Society of Automation Chubb and Son, Inc. Flow Control, Inc. Ancero, LLC Island Charities, Inc. CIGNA Foundation MG Fort Nassau Graphics Anderson’s Country Store Italian Affair CS Class of 1956 Fralinger Engineering PA Anvissa, Inc. J. M. Kaighn, Inc. Clearview Window Washing LLC Frank J. Fazzio & Sons, Inc. Arcella Produce CS Jack of All Trades, LLC Coca Cola Refreshments MG Freddie Mac Foundation Jack’s Country Maid Deli AT&T College of Humanities From You Flowers Atlantic City Electric CS and Social Sciences Janney Montgomery Scott LLC G.P. Freni Custom Landscapes Atlantic County Colonial Land Design Jewish Community Foundation MG Utilities Authority Colorest, Inc. General Electric Foundation Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Atlantic Marine Electronics, Inc. Comcast Corporation George Jackson Promotions, Inc. Joan A. Marchese and AtlantiCare Health System Community Health Charities George Sparks, Inc. Helen M. Marchese Medical Staff of AtlantiCare of Maryland Inc. Gibbons P.C. CS Foundation Health System Concord Chemical, Co. CS Glassboro Democratic Johnson&Johnson MG Bank of America Foundation MG Concord Engineering Group, Inc. Committee JPI Associates, Inc. Bank of America N.A. Cooper Foundation Glassboro Orchid Club Juvante Formal Wear Barnes & Noble College Women’s Board Committee of GlaxoSmithKline Foundation MG CS K-TRON International, Inc. CS Booksellers, Inc. The Cooper Foundation Gloucester County School CS BASF Corporation MG Cornerstone Bank Nurses Association KDI Kennedy Concrete, Inc. Bob Danzeisen, Inc. CS Council of New Jersey State Gloucester County Chamber Bob Novick Colleges Locals AFT of Commerce Klink & Co., Inc. Chrysler Dodge Jeep CMSRU Medical Library Gloucester County College L-3 Communication Systems

78 | Rowan Magazine Lammey & Giorgio PA Newfield National Bank Riposta, Lawyers LLC Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club Foundation Inc. Liberty Mutual Group CS Nexus Properties CS Rocap Shannon Memorial Lincoln Financial Group NJ NY Association Funeral Home, Inc. W.A. Brown Investigations Inc. Foundation, Inc. MG of Collegiate Registrars Rowan University Marketing & Walmart Foundation Lionsgate Glove & Safety Inc. Northwest Mutual – Business Information Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Systems Department Little Construction South Jersey Wells Fargo Community Company, Inc. Northwestern Mutual – Rutgers Council Support Campaign AAUP Chapters Local 195 Rowan University Delaware Wells Fargo Foundation MG Saladworks Chapter Northwestern Mutual William Paterson Federation Lockheed Martin Corporation Financial Network Schwartz Foundation of College Teachers Lockheed Martin Northwestern Mutual Sensational Hosts CS Wish Upon A Hero Foundation MG Foundation MG Matching Gift Program Shell Oil Company Woodrow Wilson National Lux Musicae Nursing Economics Foundation MG Fellowship Foundation Foundation Macy’s Deptford Mall MG Sony DADC MG Write Brothers, Inc. CS Maenner and Associates NuStar Energy LP South Jersey Combined Young At Heart Class, Maley & Associates NYSE Euronext Foundation Federal Campaign YMCA Dover Matching Gift Program MG Malvern School of Glen Mills South Jersey Community International Federation of Ushers Mannington Mills, Professional & Technical CS CS South Jersey Industries Incorporated Engineers Marsh Global Consumer South Jersey Partners LLC Oliver Building Co., LLC Medical Staff of Stafford FEC Partners, L.P. Paul Vallandingham Cooper University Hospital Commodity Hauling State Farm Companies Medtronic Surgical Foundation MG Paulsboro Refining Technologies Stephens & Baugh, LLC CS Company LLC CS Memorabilia For Charities LLC Peach Country Mulch Swedesboro Women’s Mercedes-Benz MG Progressive Club Pennoni Associates, Inc. CS Merck & Co, Inc. MG TCNJ Federation of Teachers, MG Pfizer, Inc. Local 2364, AFT Merrill Lynch & Co. Phantom Lighting Foundation, Inc. MG TD Bank, N.A. CS Philadelphia Fight Microsoft Corporation MG TD Charitable Foundation Morgan Stanley Phillips 66 The Dental Wellness Center Matching Gift Program MG MSU FAF Local 6025 The Mexican Society Pinnacle Financial Mutual of America MG of Philadelphia Advisors, L.L.C. CS The Vanguard Group New Jersey Association Premier Accounting of State Colleges & University Services, P.C. TIAA-CREF New Jersey Manufacturers Professional Engineering Trico Equipment Inc. Insurance Company CS Society of Southern NJ, Inc. Tuckahoe Nurseries, Inc. New Jersey Music Teachers PSEG CS U.A. Local Union 322 Plumbers Association PSEG Foundation & Steamfitters New Jersey School Public UBS Financial Services, Inc. MG Relations Association PSEG Nuclear Employees Federal Credit Union United Computer Sales New Jersey State AFL-CIO CS PSEG Power LLC & Services, Inc. New Jersey State Consortium United Faculty of Miami Dade For International Studies Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. MG Community College New Jersey State Council on the Arts Raymond and Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program MG New Jersey State Federation Ellen Goldberg Foundation MG of Teachers Recreation Resource, Inc. Verizon Foundation New Jersey Transit Richard Hardenbergh Viking Sport Cruisers, Inc. Environmental Services Unit Insurance Agency Viking Yacht, Co.

Honor Roll 2012-2013 | 79 Hollybush Society Edward L. ’70 and James and Sally Price Eynon ’66 Nancy L. Smoller ’70 Margaret Flanagan ’30 Planned gifts John M. Storer Gladys Gavin ’42, M’64 Dorothy O. Vogler ’43 Tevis M. Goldhaft Current Legacies John R. Glass Charlotte M. Walton ’39 Frances J. Greany ’68 Anonymous (3) Rose Glassberg Wesley W. Walton ’39 Erin Marie Hanley ’98 Carolyn Addison Doris S. Grossman ’73 Rosanne M. Weiss ’73 Edith Huston Marque A. Allen ’91 Peter O. Herral ’68 Winifred Whalen Bessie M. Johnson Thomas J. ’60 and Samuel R. ’76 and Susan Marks Eleanor M. Haines ’49, M’70 Emily B. Johnson Elizabeth McCalla Wriggins Alcorn ’76, M80 David T. Hicks, Jr. ’86 Kathleen Kennedy E. Lucia Wright ’86 Pamela J. Arain M’77 Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver ’62 Robert D. Kile Mary Weydt Yeko ’90 Elizabeth R. MacCulloch ’41 Gus ’68 and Janice A. Bader ’68, M’79 Antoinette C. Libro ’60, M’67 Harry Martinet Harriett A. Reardon Bailey ’60, M’66 Elizabeth R. MacCulloch ’41 Francis J. and Catherine Manion William C. Morris Brenda A. Bolay Patrick J.W. Manion Legacies Fulfilled Ester W. Nielsen ’29 Robert W. Bond ’53 Sandy Maxwell ’69, M’84 Anonymous Shirley A. O’Day David H. Brooks ’54 John ’69, M’75 and Barbara S. Layman Airola ’70 John Price Agnes Shornock Brus ’65 Diane F. Mazzei ’69, M’80 Robert A. Anson M’65 Kathryn Queeney Rose M. Carpenter Elizabeth J. Moore John F. Bacon, Sr. Helen R. Richie Kenneth Charlesworth ’41 Esther J. Mummert Grace Beckett ’38, M’57 Rudolph Salati ’43 Charles F. and R. C. Samuel Patrick Henrietta C. Behrens ’41 Doris Stout Veronica M. Compagnucci ’95 Eugene R. and George Boyd Julia E. Strang ’29 Frank A. DiCicco M’79 Letitia O. Principato S’84 Dorothy Mahley Carney ’34 Dorothy H. Theide ’33 C. Michael Duca ’79 Robert E. and Barbara Pritchard Hoyle D. Carpenter Mary Jane Trimmer ’62 Ric ’80 and Jean M. Edelman ’81 Richard A. Salimena ’62, M’66 Dorothy C. Craig ’27 Larry Wicks Donald C. Evans ’82 Pauline A. Schneider ’65 Clara DeRosa ’32 Marie L. Feliz ’43, M’62 Martin W. and Carol A. Sharp ’73 Dorothy M. Dix ’30

Honoring and Remembering Josefina Pujals Marvin C. Creamer ’43 Marie F. Rader Mary W. Crowther, BS, RN ’74 Memorial and honor gifts for individuals remembered Dan Rozmes ’76 Theodore Dombrowski during 2012-2013 Ernest Sauls Michael Donovan We acknowledge the generosity of our donors who paid tribute Charles A. Showers Sarah Elizabeth Dores ’14 to a friend or loved one through a memorial or honor gift. These Richard R. Smith ’62, M’64 Anthony J. Elefante ’15 distinguished gifts in memory or honor of a favorite professor, Sean Smith Michael E., M.D. and Melody relative, student or friend, are a thoughtful and meaningful way Alex Stepanow Goldberg to recognize someone’s life and accomplishments. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sutcliffe Christopher Grammatico ’13 Pat B. Tweedie Paul and Anne-Marie Katz Gifts in Memoriam Chrissy Gladney Hemighaus ’95 Matthew Uhl ’13 Francis J. and Catherine Manion Gary Hunter Linda Adacusky Michelle Vautrin Steven Gregory Meier ’14 Elaine and Grant Gordan Saul S. Artis Enes Vest Robert Joseph Morrone ’14 Howard Gordon Colette W. Bleistine Evelyn J. Wiener Jaclyn O’Connor ’15 Kevin Halpern Richard A. Burgin Lee Wilson Killian O’Gorman ’15 Gregg Kaulfers Elizabeth Callaghan Nicholas C. Yovnello ’69, M’71 Corann Okorodudu Kathleen Kennedy Nathan Carb Helen Zuponcic Annette C. Reboli, M.D. Hoyle D. Carpenter John E. Kostic Daniel P. Rogers ’14 Maria Elisa Ciavarelli Frances R. Lax Matthew Robert Rossett ’14 Robert & Arlene Collard Bill Manion Gifts in Honor Joseph Robert Sarnelle ’14 John Conover Mary Manion Marika Agnello ’14 Edward D., M.D. and Judith Viner Paul C. Davidson Edith Brogan Maxwell Cecilia Aronfreed Keith Wenrich David Diffenderfer Richard Mitchell Eric Balkschnieder Robert Henry VonBriel ’13 Robert Anthony Dusseau ’05 Clarence W. Miller Fernando J. Bernal ’14 Selma Goldstein Rudolph Montana ’63 Stephen John Boyle ’14 John Green Barbara Norton Jacob M. Cooper Robert A. Harris ’61, M’74 John W. Petrella, Jr. Frank Corbett, Jr. Dennis P. Hammell ’73 W. Clarke Pfleeger Stephen Cowen ’14

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Will break In 1947, Shirley Schwartz Shirley would join 245 archive contains formal and said she “kept the was one of many post- women admitted that year, photos as well as family post office in business.” for summer war high school students along with 227 men, many snapshots and more She would begin her applying to Glassboro of them veterans taking lighthearted images teaching career in Fair State Teachers College. advantage of the GI Bill. like this one. Lawn elementary schools Her surf-side photo (with Although the college Four years after within months. her sunglassed friend) required applicants she enrolled, the 1951 But back in ‘47, summer arrived in Glassboro as to submit a photo, it yearbook called Shirley beckoned, as it does now. part of her admission didn’t specify its style “a cute gal with an Thanks to Shirley’s photo, application. or composition, so our effervescent personality” it’s still a sunny day.