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ADELPHI UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Spring 2012 Spring 2011 Feature Story Stand By Me Four Latina Alumnae on the Friendship that has Sustained Them Through Ambitious Careers, Parenthood, Love and Loss touchdown! Chevy Ad by Adelphi Alumni Hits the Super Bowl remembering when NFL Legend Al Davis Coached at Adelphi INTRODUCING THE Robert B. Willumstad SCHOOL OF BUSINEss ADELPHI UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Magazine StaFF deanS Inside Managing editor Jane Ashdown Lori Duggan Gold, G.C. ’08 Ruth S. Ammon School of Education Vice President for Communications Jacques P. Barber Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies editor-in-ChieF Patrick R. Coonan ’78 Bonnie Eissner School of Nursing Senior PhotograPhy editor Richard Garner Honors College Kali Chan Sam L Grogg editorial teaM College of Arts and Sciences Chris Gasiewski Rakesh Gupta Caitlin Geiger Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Louise Krudis Jeffrey A. Kessler Thomas Luberto Student Affairs Andrea Winters Andrew W. Safyer Maggie Yoon ’98, M.A. ’08 School of Social Work Charles Simpson ContriButorS University Libraries Vithusha Balachandran ’14 Caitlin Belforti ’13 Board oF truSteeS Kate Cartagena ’13 Robert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.) Michelle Consorte ’12 Chairman Matt Dispensa ’08, M.B.A. ’09 Helene Sullivan ’79 Vice-Chair Leslie Fazin ’10 Frank Angello ’77 Janine Perez ’14 Secretary Charity Shumway Steven N. Fischer Samantha Stainburn Chairman Emeritus 4 Message From the President art/PhotograPhy Steven L. Isenberg ’00 (Hon.) Brian Ballweg Chairman Emeritus 6 University News Kerry Brett Robert A. Scott President of the University 6 Jane Goodall Comes to Campus Joel Cairo Jeffrey Bolton ’61 8 Robert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.) Gus Cantavero Michael J. Campbell ’65 Sue Clark Robert G. Darling ’81 Reflects on his Gift Angela Datre ’08 Joan S. Girgus 10 Ad by Alumni Hits the Super Bowl Jason Gardner Jeffrey R. Greene Kathy Kmonicek John J. Gutleber ’68, M.B.A. ’70 12 Hari Simran Khalsa ’11 Brings Yoga to OWS SCHOOL OF IntroducIng the John Ellis Kordes ’86 Noreen Harrington ’81 16 A Poet in Motion Willson Lee Osbert Hood ’86 BUSINEss N. Gerry House Mary Ann Mearini ’05 18 Feature Story Angela M. Jaggar ’62, M.A. ’65 MOFILM for Chevrolet Laurence Kessler ’65 Stand by Me Jeanne Neville Lindsey Kupferman, M.A. ’02, Ph.D. ’06 Latina Alumnae Brought Together by Adelphi Robert B. Willumstad Kevin Norris Ronald B. Lee ’67 StoryCorps Gerald F. Mahoney ’65 Thomas F. Motamed ’71 28 Faculty Focus Maria Toft ’13 Eric Tu Grace C. Pilcer, M.A. ’79, Ph.D. ’84 28 How to Start your Own Business Leon M. Pollack ’63 Heather Walsh Grants to Improve Science Teaching SCHOOL OF BUSINEss Gary Rosenberg, M.S.W. ’63 30 Nicholas Whitman Christopher D. Saridakis ’90 deSign and ProduCtion Lois C. Schlissel 32 Student Life Anthony Bagliani Patrick S. Smalley ’86 Adelphi University thanks Board of Trustees Chairman Robert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.) for his Athletics Solid Design, Inc. Marjorie Weinberg-Berman, M.S. ’61 34 generous and transformational gift to the Campaign for Adelphi University. Barry T. Zeman oFFiCerS A full list of emeritus Trustees is online. 38 Alumni Events The Robert B. Willumstad School of Business was officially dedicated on February 27, 2012. Robert A. Scott SPeCial thankS to: 42 Alumni and Friends Giving President Tara Amari ’05 $ 42 2011 Golf Outing With this historic gift, Adelphi has surpassed its 56 million campaign goal. Together, 16,000 Gayle D. Insler Courtney Schiavone ’06 44 Who Gives alumni, friends, parents, faculty members, administrators and students have participated in the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs The Offices of Alumni Relations, Intercollegiate Timothy P. Burton Athletics, Marketing and Creative Services and $ 46 Lasting Friendships Begin at Adelphi University’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, raising more than 58 million to date. Senior Vice President and Treasurer University Advancement Lori Duggan Gold, G.C. ’08 Cover photo by Kathy Kmonicek. 48 Class Notes The collective generosity of campaign supporters has transformed the campus, made college more Vice President for Communications Pictured are: Adelphi University Board of Trustees 48 Nanci Beyerl, M.S.W. ’07, Chairman Robert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.) in the Angelo B. Proto, M.B.A. ’70 affordable for our students with newly endowed scholarships and enhanced faculty excellence James Riley, Jr. Trading Room of the Robert B. of Peaceful Acres Horses Vice President for Administration and Student Services through endowed support of teaching and scholarship. Willumstad School of Business with (from left) John Christian P. Vaupel ’96, M.S. ’03 Lim ’12, Issa Tall ’13, Liam Kelly ’14, Aaron Burton ’15, 50 A Life in Film, Peter Friedman ’72 Vice President for University Advancement Kaitlyn Henn ’12 and Nian Ma ’13 52 Coffee Buff Paul Lovegreen ’87 The campaign officially concludes on August 31, 2012. It’s not too late to be part of Adelphi University Magazine is published two times a year by the Adelphi University Office of Public Affairs. 54 What Glass Ceiling? institutional history. Make your gift today at GIVING.ADELPHI.EDU. We welcome your thoughts and comments. Please address letters to: Bonnie Eissner, editor-in-chief, Adelphi University Magazine, Adelphi University, Levermore Hall, Room 205, One South Avenue, P.O. Box 701, Eileen McDonnell, M.B.A. ’87 Garden City, NY 11530, or email [email protected]. Letters may be edited for publication. 58 A Look Back Follow us on facebook and TwitteR a MeSSage FroM the PreSident 4 PreSident’S Photo Page 5 Spring 2012 1 2 3 4 It is the collective funds contributed by many and the sheer number of donors 5 7 that make an impact. 6 8 dr. Scott right with Provost and Senior Vice President for academic affairs gayle d. inslerleft and robert B. Willumstad '05 (hon.) at the dedication of the robert B. Willumstad School of Business why Donor support at every level is what enables us to ensure that Adelphi remains a place of opportunity. It is the collective funds contributed by many and lumni the sheer number of donors that make an impact. A Gifts to the Adelphi Annual Fund—the foundation of all philanthropic activity at the University—help upport make the student experience as good as it is. Giving, or investing, comes in many forms, and S matters gifts made at all levels are crucial, whether they are Charles H. Levermore Society gifts, planned gifts or Adelphi has a proud history of opening doors of that first-ever modest yet personally meaningful gift. 9 10 11 opportunity for its students. Alumni are a major While big gifts are transformational, the percentage help. Many among you recruit talented students, of alumni who give annually is an important mea- encourage them to attend, host accepted students 12 13 14 sure of institutional vitality. and their parents and speak on campus. Adelphi alumni serve on advisory boards, including the People often assume that when we talk about alumni Board of Trustees, assist in events such as the an- involvement, we are talking only about money. Time nual Golf Classic and President’s Gala for student and talents are also important. Our students and scholarships, attend cultural events and keep up young alumni benefit from the opportunities cre- to date by checking the website and reading this ated by all alumni, whether it is through speaking on magazine. Thousands of you invest not only your campus or welcoming students to an office, serving time and talent, but also your treasure as donors on an academic advisory board or a committee plan- and patrons. ning an event, loaning art for an exhibit or adding to 1 Dr. Scott left and Assistant Vice President and Director 7 Dr. Scott with Janet L. Ficke ’59, the namesake of 12 from left Vice President for Administration and Student of Athletics Robert Hartwell congratulate Joan Kuster Adelphi’s newly renovated softball field Services Angelo B. Proto, M.B.A. ’70, Ed Randall, Tom the University Archives. ’51 on her husband’s behalf during the ring ceremony Croci, baseball legend David Cone, Vice President of In this issue’s feature story, you will meet several celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Athletic Hall 8 from left Jianan Huang ’14, Oritshenemi Boyo ’12, University Advancement Christian P. Vaupel ’96, M.S. alumni who benefited from scholarship support On behalf of the students and faculty of Adelphi, of Fame. Karuna Xaymountry ’13, Assistant to the Dean of ’03, Assistant Director for Athletics Development and Student Affairs and Coordinator of Special Projects Baseball Head Coach Dominic Scala and Assistant Vice during their Adelphi years. The University main- I thank you for your interest, involvement and 2 Dr. Scott left with Adelphi Board of Trustees Chairman Kathleen Watchorn ’04, M.F.A. ’11, Director of Media President and Director of Athletics Robert Hartwell Emeritus Steven N. Fischer at the dedication ceremony Relations Kali Chan, Wei Chen ’14 and Anthony Murray investments in all forms. at the 2011 Adelphi Athletics fall cocktail reception tains the same commitment now as it did then to and luncheon for the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box ’14 celebrate at the Chinese Lunar New Year Party fundraiser Office in the Performing Arts Center. hosted by the Chinese Student and Scholars Association. keep an Adelphi education accessible, affordable 13 from left Dean of the Robert B. Willumstad School 3 from left Augusto Solares ’12, Catherine Chrisafis ’11, 9 Graffiti art in South Africa, photographed by Dr. Scott and excellent. Sincerely, of Business Rakesh Gupta, Dr. Scott, Amy Maiello Samantha Epstein ’12, and Nadia Savarese ’11 at the and displayed in his Mala Mala photography exhibition Hagedorn ’05 (Hon.), CEO of American Express Margolin, Winer & Evens College Accounting Challenge, Company Kenneth Chenault and Adelphi Board of hosted by Adelphi last November 10 Adelphi’s women’s lacrosse team members with Director of Athletics Robert Hartwell far left and Trustees Chairman Robert B.