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COVER STORY 03 3 Driving Towards the Goal Groundbreaking for the MAC
FEATURES 08 8 Unearthing Joseph Bonaparte’s Royal Residence 12 Founders’ Day 2007
16 Memories of Vietnam
20 Reflections of a Marine Bagpiper 12 22 Ex-Ed Celebrates 10 Years 24 Learning How to Think
DEPARTMENTS 2 MailQuad 16 25 On Campus 36 Hawks In Print 38 Class Notes
On the cover: Rendering of MAC interior from architect EwingCole.
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CHEERS FOR MONMOUTH REVIEW like a cross between a Tarzan yell and a pig PRESERVING LEGACY OF TIROS As I read the article in the summer being led to slaughter. Thank you for the article on Herbert 2007 issue regarding the storied history of The third baseman jumped about 10 Butler and his contributions to the the Monmouth Review, I wanted to voice feet in the air and headed for left field. I development of earth observing satellites. my continued support for the organization. don’t know if he was ever seen again. The resulting advances in meteorology As a Monmouth University graduate, and Chuck Hassol ‘61 have saved millions of lives since a TIROS adviser to Ocean County College’s literary satellite photo revealed a swirl of clouds That is Steve Friedland. If memory magazine, I was always interested to see with an eye in the center. serves, he was the keeper of the HAWK, the great work that was being published Mr. Butler did his pioneering work in which was Monmouth’s official mascot for every semester. the historic site of Camp Evans in Wall. It a time. He would show up at basketball I believe consistency is a significant is in the process of being preserved and games with the hawk tethered to his wrist part of an organization’s success. The transformed into a space science and and would also walk around campus with Monmouth Review has demonstrated meteorology education center. This past the bird. I’m sorry but I don’t remember if consistency at a very high level. Even summer we put on a new roof, replaced the hawk had a name. Anyway, Steve was 50 years later Monmouth’s literary the heating system and added central air- a wild man and a pretty bizarre character publication continues to have dedicated conditioning. around campus, but was well liked by all. and talented students, as well as faculty, I invite other alumni to consider Regards to the campus and say hello who strive to produce the best illustration volunteering at Camp Evans to help preserve to the front steps of Wilson Hall where I of Monmouth’s creativity. this historic site where Mr. Butler advanced spent the better part of my NINE years at I believe that Dr. Stan Blair deserves technology for the good of mankind. Please Monmouth. It was a great place to be and a lot of credit for transferring his love of visit www.infoage.org for more information. no doubt still is. the literary process to the members of his Fred Carl ‘77 & ‘83 staff. The article in Monmouth Magazine Anthony “STOMPS” Tramontano ‘69 did a nice job of showcasing the history [Editor’s note: the Hawk mascot was named and devotion that is associated with the Phoenix] Monmouth Review. I sincerely hope that STILL CALLING Monmouth University will continue to The photo on page two is that of Steve MUSICAL HAWKS support this literary publication and the Friedland. He was a member of the Writer’s Please send information about students who devote their time and energy Club as noted further on in the magazine to it. which arrived in Reno today. your appearance on a record or John Genovese , BA ’03 MA ‘07 I enjoyed the article on my friend Linda CD to the editor at (Deutsch) and was very pleased to see I [email protected]” OUT FROM BEHIND THE BEARD look as wonderful as that lot on page 18. In short, the person you have asked to I’m the one missing. I am third from the identify is Steve Friedland. But I can tell left, top row, in the ancient photo above. you a lot more about Steve. That the Willows ever looked like it did At the same time I served as Sports in the third photo is amazing. It seemed how to submit Editor of The Outlook, Steve wrote a column smaller and a tad more tacky—it looks too a letter to the editor: called “From Behind a Beard.” It was quite elegant in the photo. good…but Steve had other talents. He was I have enjoyed each issue of your an original member of the singing group excellent publication since I began Your comments and suggestions regard- called The Tokens. Their most well-known receiving them. This one is the best (my ing Monmouth University Magazine are song is the classic, The Lion Sleeps Tonight picture is in it). Continue doing your good welcomed and encouraged. Please send (Wimoweh). work. your communications in one of the four Very sincerely, It was at a Monmouth baseball game, on ways below: a particularly hot day that one of my fondest J. Roger Artie ‘62 memories of Steve occurred. He sauntered e-mail: over to the ballfield after playing a few In regard to “test your mu IQ.” That is [email protected] sets of tennis. He was shirtless, hairy, and a picture of Steve Friedland. He is one of Please include the word “MailQuad” in the subject line. sweaty. He positioned himself within 10-12 the legends of Monmouth College for lots of reasons. Steve and I and others from post: feet of the visiting team’s third baseman. “MailQuad” He stood there for quite a while, just staring the early ‘60’s acted in lots of plays at the college. He eventually joined the singing Monmouth University Magazine at the third baseman who grew nervous. Room 320A, Wilson Hall group, The Tokens, who recorded the hit More and more nervous. 400 Cedar Avenue Finally, a Monmouth batter hit a slow- song, The Lion Sleeps Tonight. In between West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898 roller down the third baseline. Just as the the lines, there are lots and lots and lots of fax: nervous infielder was about to field the ball, “Steve Stories.” “MailQuad”: 1-732-263-5315 Steve let out a wild scream that sounded Marilyn Rocky ‘65 phone: 1-732-263-5317 N.B.: Due to space limitations, we regret that Monmouth University Magazine FALL we can publish only a small sampling of the letters we receive. DRIVING TOWARDS THE GOAL
GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE MAC
Michael Maiden
“Today we lay the keel for a much anticipated, badly needed, new campus destination here in the heart, the very center of our campus. We are busting how to submit with enthusiasm and are so proud and a letter to the editor: so honored to have all of you with us,” said President Gaffney on September 8.
As President Gaffney led the ground “I am excited to see the MAC begin “The hope and excitement people breaking celebration for the Multipur- and flourish, and I know many current would have had years ago watching pose Activity Center (MAC) he described students who will still be here when the Boylan Gym open up, or the excite- it as “the vision of my predecessors, and MAC is complete are very excited to be ment that might have existed 25 years our dedicated and determined Board of a part of it,” said Bosque. ago when the University decided that Trustees.” Scheduled for completion in 2009, they should be a part of NCAA Divi- A sense of optimism pervaded the the MAC will greatly enhance the ath- sion I athletics…does not even begin crowd of students, alumni, faculty, sup- letic and fitness facilities for current to match the excitement and energetic porters, staff and local dignitaries who students and provide a recruitment in- anticipation that all of us have today assembled in anticipation of the Univer- centive for future student-scholars. towards the opening of this facility,” sity’s newest facility. “It is an excellent, Construction of the 152,000 square- said Vice President and Athletic Direc- excellent time to be a Hawk,” said se- foot, 4,100 seat building is underway tor Marilyn McNeil, prior to digging in nior Brandon Bosque, president of the and expected to take approximately 24 with her shovel. Student Government Association. months to complete. “I can promise you…elevated ath-
FALL Monmouth University Magazine letic performance by every one of our athletes, and elevated excitement in support of the Hawks,” she added. Dr. McNeil also said that unless they were competing or working at the football MACFEATUREShgame, student leaders and the captains of all 19 varsity sports were present for v COMPETITION ARENA for men’s and women’s basketball; the momentous occasion. The facility is part of Monmouth’s v 200 Meter, 6-lane INDOOR TRACK for year-round training; ten-year strategic plan to make itself v FITNESS CENTER with state-of-the-art more competitive in attracting and re- cardiovascular and strength training taining students. A core element of the equipment; 2004 vision is to enhance facilities that recognize the public nature of Division I v Ground-level BOOKSTORE SUITE; Athletics and encourage widespread par- v CLASSROOM AND SEMINAR SPACE that ticipation from the campus community. can be quickly reconfigured; Limitations of the Boylan Gymna- sium, constructed in 1965, and oldest v CONFERENCE CENTER able to host professional meetings, or be of the competition areas among NEC partitioned for study halls, clinics and workshops; peer schools, necessitated construction v Home of the new SPORTS HALL OF FAME; of a new facility with the most advanced health and fitness equipment available. v Student lounges and study areas with WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS At the ceremony, President Gaffney gave special thanks to Fred and Jean Kaeli of Atlantic Highlands, for their lead gift of $1 million toward the $20 million MAC campaign goal. The Kaelis are members of the President’s Society and Vision Society of Monmouth Uni- versity. Mr. Kaeli, a 1961 graduate with a degree in Business Administration from Monmouth, became the first alumnus to contribute $1 million toward the Cen- ter. President Gaffney also expressed the University’s gratitude to an anonymous donor who pledged $1 million to the MAC, and for a pledge of $1 million from food service provider Aramark. “Many others have added to the spirit of philanthropy that will underpin this new campus destination,” President Gaffney said. “The Pepsi Cola Bottling Company; the Chair of our Board of Trustees Al Schiavetti and his wife; the Vice Chair of our Board and alumnus, Bob Sculthorpe; trustee and alumnus John and his wife; former trustee, alum- nus, and cheerleader Henni Kessler; the Kolber Family Foundation; the Ocean- First Foundation; the Torcivia Family Foundation and the McMullen Family
Monmouth University Magazine FALL “This activity center is another 1 Foundation have all committed six fig- step forward in Monmouth ure gifts,” he added. University’s pledge to provide a Dr. Jeffery N. Mills, vice president quality educational institution. for University Advancement, thanked trustees Ann Unterberg, chair of the The students and residents will University Advancement Committee, learn, play and enjoy varied and Vice Chair Bill Dioguardi ‘80, for activities in the soon to be built their efforts spearheading the progress space. Community groups and toward reaching the $20 million fund- schools will also be able to raising goal. request the use of this space, “As of early October, $10.2 million furthering the value it as a 2 3 community resource. The MAC will truly be an amaz- ing contribution to the qual- ity of life here in Monmouth County, and we thank Mon- mouth University for building it. We have beaches, board- walks and now a better home for the Hawks.” 4 —Honorable Rob Clifton, has already been raised to support the Deputy Director, project,” Dr. Mills reported. Board of Chosen Freeholders. Located between Kessler Field, the Stafford Student Center, and the Art 5 Department, the MAC will be structur- ally connected to the existing Boylan Gymnasium and Steadman Natatorium. The facility was designed by EwingCole, architects of Philadelphia, and will be 6 built by construction management firm Torcon, Inc. Providing varsity athletes and coaches with meeting facilities, locker rooms, practice and competition facilities, the Center will feature new, expanded and upgraded amenities, including a Sports Hall of Fame to showcase Monmouth’s rich athletics heritage. Relocation of the University Book- 1. Fred and Jean Kaeli pledged $1 million toward store from the lower level of the Stafford the MAC. Student Center into a ground-level 2. Mark O’Keeffe, a bugler at Monmouth Park, location in the Center will improve ac- brought the crowd to attention. 3. Board Chair Alfred J. Schiavetti, Jr. and cessibility for commuting students, and President Gaffney the additional square footage will enable 4. Peter Bruckmann ’70, president of the alumni the stocking of a greater variety of mer- association. chandise for students and visitors. MU 5. Dr. Marilyn McNeil, vice president and athletics director. For more information 6. Trustee Ann Unterberg and Brandon Bosque, about naming opportunities or president of the Student Government Association. supporting the MAC campaign, contact Jeff Mills at (732) 571-3411.
FALL Monmouth University Magazine “History is a set of lies that people have agreed upon” — Napoleon
Secret tunnels, body-doubles, Freemasons, international intrigue, illegitimate children, imperial bloodlines and a religious order are all part of the story behind the excavation of Joseph Bonaparte’s Point Breeze estate by Monmouth University faculty and students last summer.
Michael Maiden UNEARTHING JoSEph Bonaparte’s Royal Residence
The portrait of Joseph as Comte de Survilliers by Innocent-Louis Goubaud (1780-1847) next to a bust of the emperor Napoleon I highlights the resemblance between the brothers. Photo Credit : Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource, NY Dr. Veit shows porcelain excavated at Point Breeze. Monmouth University Magazine FALL “Historical archeology can reveal all sorts of secrets that people once tried to keep hidden.”
—Dr. Richard F. Veit, Digging New Jersey’s Past
lthough graduate and faculty have access to the site, and yield more detailed information. student Sharon many important artifacts have already Even so, the project has already un- Miggins ’05 ir- come to light and are being cataloged. covered roughly 6,000 artifacts. reverently calls Dr. Veit credits Cosentino as indis- “Excavation is the fun part,” Veit him “Jersey Joey pensable to the success of the project. says, “Almost everyone likes to find Bones,” Joseph Cosentino, a retired art history profes- artifacts. Only a dedicated few have Bonaparte was sor at Franklin & Marshall College and the commitment to wash, label, and born Giuseppe Napoleone Buonaparte in former curator at the Library of Con- catalog them…in general it seems that ACorsica on January 7, 1768. Bonaparte, gress and Smithsonian, first met Veit at every day in the field results in two the former King of Spain and Naples, is a 2004 conference about preserving the or three days in the lab and an equal remembered chiefly as the older brother local history of New Jersey. amount of time writing.” of Napoleon I, emperor of France. Veit recalls being approached by a The artifacts are tantalizing, in “Of all his brothers, Joseph looked dynamic stranger with piercing eyes. part because of Bonaparte’s rarified the most like the Emperor. He was The stranger was Cosentino, who ap- tastes and opulent lifestyle. His man- exactly five feet nine inches and a half proached Veit with an offer that was sion was destroyed by fire in a single in height,” wrote one biographer, while the archeological equivalent of a win- catastrophic event, well-recorded in Julia Rush, sister of Attorney General ning lottery ticket. local lore. “From an archeological per- Benjamin Rush, gushed, “He is a very “Wouldn’t you like to dig at Joseph spective a fire is good news,” Dr. Veit good looking man…urbane and pol- Bonaparte’s Bordentown home?” explains, “it means all the artifacts can ished, a good talker.” Cosentino offered crucial connec- be definitively dated, as we know when Less well known is that Bonaparte tions between Dr. Veit and the fathers the house was destroyed.” lived in New Jersey for 17 years, en- of the Divine Word Mission. According Bonaparte settled in New Jersey tertaining notable visitors like Daniel to Veit, Cosentino provides incredible after fleeing France and running a Webster, John Quincy Adams, and the support for the project. Cosentino, in gauntlet of British frigates at Sandy Marquis de Lafayette. In 1822 he trav- turn, says the project is “extremely Hook. He traveled under the alias “M. eled to Long Branch with his daughter lucky,” to have Veit at the helm. Bouchard,” but his true identity was Charlotte, staying at the Bath Hotel. Veit and Cosentino agree that the revealed shortly after his arrival in New During his sojourn in the Garden State, real hero is Fr. Ray Lennon of the Di- York City. Before making his escape to Bonaparte fathered at least five illegiti- vine Word Missionaries. “The project America, Joseph had offered to switch mate children, one of whom is buried couldn’t have happened without him,” places with his brother. Napoleon re- at St. Michael’s church in Trenton. said Cosentino, adding, “the priests are buffed the offer, and was exiled to St. Associate Professor Richard F. thrilled to be involved with the proj- Helena. Veit, author of Digging New Jersey’s ect.” In the spring of 1816, Joseph Past: Historical Archaeology in the Garden After a summer of excavation by bought Point Breeze, a three-story State, said that because it was privately three classes of Monmouth students, mansion on 211 acres, from Stephen owned, the site of his palatial estate had Veit says only between 1-2% of Sayre for $17,500. The ultimate cost of never seen archaeological study. Bonaparte’s first mansion has been successive alterations and additions was Now, thanks to the intercession sampled. The exact dimensions of the estimated to be upwards of $300,000 of Dr. Andrew J. Cosentino and the dwelling are still unknown, despite re- – in the neighborhood of $40 million good graces of the missionary priests mote sensing and extensive fieldwork. today. and brothers of the Divine Word Mis- Veit hopes that continued excavation of sion, Monmouth University students the project in the summer of 2008 will
FALL Monmouth University Magazine A transfer-pattern plate recovered from Point Breeze depicts scenes from Roman history with a faint caption in French.
Monmouth University Magazine FALL onaparte’s wealth comes into in Washington, it is the best I have that greeted visitors to Point Breeze sharper relief when compared seen [in America].” wrote an English included crown jewels kept in a secret Bwith the state of affairs in the visitor. Bonaparte biographer Owen room statues of Napoleon and the en- United States at the time. When he Connelly suggests the estate would still tire Bonaparte family—including a furnished Point Breeze, he shipped his outshine the White House. reclining nude of Joseph’s sister Pau- collection of pictures, sculptures, plate More than two hundred paintings line, which scandalized many visitors. and porcelain, and library of 8,000 graced its walls, including seven Mu- There were also rare Sevres porcelain books from Europe. rillos, five Rubens, two Canalettos, murals of Napoleonic victories. In contrast, the Library of Congress and one each by Leonardo da Vinci Dr. Veit said that there were owned only 6,487 books in 1815. Those and Velasquez. Rembrandt, Teniers also “sometimes angry reactions to volumes took 50 years to assemble the elder, Simon Denis, Goya, one of Bonaparte’s statuary, because some and were purchased for $23,950 from the Caracci brothers, and other masters locals viewed him as being an escaped former President Thomas Jefferson, were also represented in Bonaparte’s dictator.” replacing a collection of 3,000 books extensive and expanding art collection. “There are documented incidents destroyed by invading British troops in In the central salon, on walls hung in of vandalism at Point Breeze,” Veit August 1814. blue Merino, were paintings by Gérard added. Joseph expanded the original estate of Napoleon, Joseph as King of Spain, The anger may have been directed at to 1,700 acres, creating a French style seascapes by Joseph Vernet and Nea- Joseph’s enthusiasm for nude statuary park with a huge lawn bordered with politan landscapes by Denis. The entire or in reaction to his unabashed political magnolias and rhododendrons, and New Jersey legislature made the trek to views. planting a variety of exotic trees. At the Point Breeze to see the collection. The enormous canvas of Jacques- time, Veit says, “a cultivated garden Some of the eye-popping sights Louis David’s masterpiece of art and
“If…tunnels built by Joseph Bonaparte still exist there, wouldn’t it be worthwhile for some historical organization to excavate them? They might shed some light on this all but forgotten chapter in political history.” — Weird New Jersey showed you were a person of wealth and learning.” He laid out miles of winding car- riage roads and erected statues and rustic cabins in which he organized picnics for his guests. The estate com- bined disciplined gardens, hedges, and rows of shrubs with artificially cre- ated stretches of timber and brambles designed to look “natural.” Pheasants, quails, and hares were imported from Europe to enhance the effect of an old- world country squire’s estate. Using the waters of Crosswick’s Creek, Bonaparte dammed a river and built an artificial lake. He stocked it with swans and exotic waterfowl, equipping it with pleasure boats. Point Breeze soon rivaled in splen- dor the richest chateaux of France. A survey photo from 2005 shows remains of one of Bonaparte’s tunnels. The tunnels were a great “With the exception of the president’s source of gossip during Bonaparte’s long American exile.
FALL Monmouth University Magazine until the end of the 19th century. Prior to his settling at Bordentown, foreign citizens were not permitted to own property in the United States. Jo- seph’s great wealth and status, however, effected a permanent change in the law; an Act of the New Jersey Legislature was passed in July 1825 giving him permis- sion to own property. International intrigue followed Jo- seph to the door of his country estate in New Jersey. He was surprised in 1817 by a delegation seeking an audience with “His Majesty, the King of Spain and the Indies.” The group included Mexican revolutionaries and General Xavier Mina, one of the guerilla chiefs A postcard dating from the 1930s shows the former entrance to Point Breeze. who had helped oust Joseph as King of Spain. Mina reportedly fell on his knees propaganda, Bonaparte Crossing the Great being an escaped Bonaparte on neutral and offered to help him be recognized St. Bernard, confronted guests in the soil, Bonaparte set out to visit President as King of the Indies, saying, ‘We shall foyer at Point Breeze with unmistakable James Monroe in Washington, but win the crown of Mexico for you.” political symbolism. Napoleon points was politely rebuffed through interme- Joseph demurred. “I have worn two forward calmly astride a spirited horse, diaries. His standing with American Crowns; I would not take a step to wear above rocks bearing the names “Han- presidents did not remain distant for a third.” Although he refused to col- nibal, Charlemagne, and Bonaparte.” long, however. laborate with the insurgents, visits by Ernest Kaplan of Wheaton College In 1828 frequent visitor to Point Bonapartist officers and Spaniards to wistfully observed that the collection Breeze President John Quincy Adams Point Breeze gave rise to rumors. “might have formed the basis of a great offered the American warship Delaware Bonaparte biographer Owen Con- American gallery,” but was dispersed as transport to Europe for Joseph’s nolly suggests Joseph was connected to and sold. daughter Zenaïde and her husband another milestone involving royalty in “Artifacts discovered by the Uni- Charles after an extended stay at Point the Americas. When Joseph’s grand- versity teams are consistent with Breeze. child, Joseph Lucien Charles Napoleon, contemporary descriptions of the Point Leaving America in 1832, Joseph was was born in 1824, “he may have been Breeze estate,” said Dr. Veit, adding, received by President Andrew Jackson the first Prince ever born in the United “the evidence points to an enormous, on a visit to Washington, DC. Bonapar- States.” The Archbishop of Philadel- well-furnished home.” te biographer Owen Connelly says the phia officiated at the baptism and was During his years in the United two men got on famously. “Jackson, rewarded with a magnificent ring once States, Joseph adopted the self-created unlike Madison in 1815, didn’t give owned by Cardinal Ximenes of Spain. title, Joseph, Count de Survilliers. He a damn if Joseph did get was frequently addressed as “Mister him involved in European Bonaparte,” by the more egalitarian politics.” population of Bordentown. Jackson, like American Bonaparte lived in high style, en- Revolutionary War hero tertaining a dazzling array of notables. and Point Breeze visitor, Shortly after arriving in America, Joseph the Marquis de Lafayette, dined with Henry Clay. The illustrious was a Freemason. Joseph orator from Kentucky offered the former was initiated as a Freema- king his personal suite at the Madison son in 1793, later becoming House Hotel in Philadelphia, and would Grand Master of the Grand not take no for an answer. Orient de France, the only Conscious of the political delicacy of Masonic order in France
10 Monmouth University Magazine FALL Given the large number of milestones associated with Bonaparte’s stay in New Jersey, it is no surprise the dig at Bor- dentown has generated extensive media coverage and sustained interest from both Monmouth University alumni and the general public. Preparations for another dig dur- ing the summer of 2008 are underway, with a good deal of territory still to be explored. Dr. Veit said he hopes to ex- amine the historical significance of the gardens at Point Breeze in greater depth. Bonaparte’s consciously created gardens are different from English-style gardens created in New Jersey at the same time. Morven, the 18th century home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Dec- laration of Independence, and Shippen Manor in Warren County are good examples of gardens as “highly visible symbols of status and power,” says Veit. Andrew Cosentino and Fr. Lennon of the Divine Word Mission are also plan- ning future Bonaparte-related activity. Cosentino described a projected 2008 conference gathering parties related to, or interested in the history of Point Breeze. Among the possible guests are descendants of Bonaparte’s confidential secretary Louis Mailliard. According to family lore, the Mailliards descend from Joseph Bonaparte. After Bonaparte’s death the park passed into the possession of Thomas Richards, who bought the place at auc- tion in 1847, and sold it three years later to Henry Beckett, Esq., son of Sir John Beckett, former British Consul at Phila- delphia. Beckett found the mansion with its vast reception rooms rather grander than he liked. He had the house razed and in its place built an elegant Italianate residence, retaining only the ornate mantels from Bonaparte’s mansion. He was dubbed “Beckett the Destroyer” by local residents of Bordentown. MU
The remains of Joseph’s estate passed to Henry Beckett in 1850. Beckett razed Bonaparte’s house, and was dubbed “Beckett the Destroyer” by local residents of Bordentown. Image courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.
FALL Monmouth University Magazine 11 President Gaffney, Dr. Larry J. Sabato, Patricia Millines Dziko ’79, Stephen Parks HN ’07, and John A. Brockriede. FOUNDERS’ DAY 2007 Celebrating the journey from the University. Student leaders and honors ken to mostly undergraduate students cramped classrooms in the old Long scholars are also recognized. about their responsibility as students Branch High School to the expansive Alfred J. Schiavetti, Jr., chair of and citizens. She called on African campus that is home to Monmouth the Board of Trustees, acknowledged American students to be “proactive, University today, this year’s Founders’ the efforts of the pioneers who built not reactive” and to “do something to Day celebration on October 10 com- the University 74 years ago. He called appreciate what you have.” memorated the institution’s 74th year. them visionaries who knew that they Accepting the award Millines Dziko As a start-up institution in 1933, had embarked on a noble enterprise, said she shared the honor with the Af- Monmouth Junior College held classes even if they could not know what the rican Americans who came before her, in the evenings and continued that way years would bring. and who fought and died so that people until 1956 when the school moved to The convocation address, funded like her could go to college. the stately Shadow Lawn Estate, be- by the Jack and Lewis Rudin Distin- “I share this with my Mom and my coming Monmouth College. guished Lecture Series, was given by Aunt Louise,” she said. She also thanked Observed on the second Wednes- Larry J. Sabato, Ph.D. He is the Robert her Monmouth College “aunties and day of each October, Monmouth’s first Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the uncles,” the grown-ups who made sure Founders’ Day was held in 1983 as part University of Virginia, founder and di- she stayed on the path for success dur- of the institution’s 50th anniversary rector of its Center for Politics, and a ing her time as an undergraduate. celebration and has since become an an- political analyst. Also on Founders’ Day, the infre- nua tradition. Sabato, who has been widely quoted quently awarded Maurice Pollak Award The ceremony is devoted to the re- in the media, has also written more for Distinguished Community Service membrance and renewal of Monmouth than 20 books on politics, including was presented to Long Branch native University’s mission of education and his most recent volume, A More Perfect John A. Brockriede, Sr. The award was scholarship. It begins with a formal Constitution: 23 Proposals to Revitalize Our established in 1983 to honor Maurice academic procession and includes the Constitution and Make America a Fairer Pollak, and the ideals for which he presentation of awards and honorary Country. stood. He served on the Board for 32 degrees to individuals whose achieve- Patricia Millines Dziko ’79 accepted years, from 1958 until his death in ments merit recognition or who have the University’s Distinguished Alumni 1990. been vital in nourishing the life of the Award. Earlier in the day Trish had spo- Recipients of the award are chosen
12 Monmouth University Magazine FALL Bertha L. Hughes and Patricia Millines Dziko ’79. “Bertha is a life saver,” said Millines Dziko. Patricia Millines Dziko ‘79 Distinguished Alumna of 2007
Patricia Millines Dziko is the co-founder and executive director “Think of her, particularly for you African Americans, as a parent of the Seattle-based Technology Access Foundation (TAF), a not- away from home because it makes a huge, huge difference to know for-profit agency that helps minority communities build futures that there is somebody there looking out for you and taking care of through technology. As one of the “Microsoft Millionaires” Trish you. So get to know Bertha. Don’t take too much of her time though used $150,000 of her own funds to start TAF in 1996. because she has a job to do.” Millines Dziko’s experience in computer technology spans 16 After she graduated, Millines Dziko’s first job was at Computer years as a software tester, software developer, manager, consultant, Sciences Corporation. There were very few minorities in the infor- and database designer in such varied industries as military weapons, mation technology (IT) field in the late 1970s and early 1980s, business systems, communications, and medical equipment. and Millines Dziko was often the first black and sometimes the first A star basketball player at Asbury Park High School, Trish helped woman in her department. After stints with companies in Tucson her team win the 1975 state championship, later becoming the first and San Francisco, she relocated to Seattle in 1985, and three years woman to receive a basketball scholarship to Monmouth. She gradu- later became a program manager at Microsoft, the software giant, at ated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in 1979, by a its suburban Redmond headquarters. twist of fate. In 1995 Trish worked as a Senior Diversity Administrator, travel- In a 1998 interview she said electronic engineering was her first ing the country to recruit college level technically trained people of choice, but the computer science class schedule was a better fit color and finding that the pool of people she had to choose from was with the demands of her athletic schedule. “I needed the basketball very small. Capturing the interest of children of color early in their scholarship to stay in school, and I needed to be in a field where I lives, and providing them with the opportunity to become users and could make a living.” Having lost her mother just before she gradu- creators of technology is the core mission of the TAF. ated high school, Trish, an only child, was on her own. A committed proactive leader, Millines Dziko is a member of At a meeting with undergraduate students before the Founders’ several boards of directors, including the YWCA, the Society of Infor- Day ceremony Millines Dziko told students how much she still ap- mation Management, and Washington Digital Learning Commons. In preciated the guidance of Bertha Hughes during her undergraduate 1989 she was a founding member of the first Microsoft-sponsored years. diversity organization, Blacks At Microsoft (BAM). In June of 2001 Ms. Hughes, winner of the Stafford Presidential award for Excel- she received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Seattle lence in 2003, has been an employee of Monmouth University for University. She is featured in Dan Rather’s book, The American 38 years, but Trish isn’t letting her off the hook just yet. Dream, and has appeared on Oprah. “Hang out with Bertha,” she told the students, “Really get to know her. She is a life saver. She doesn’t know that… but she is a life saver.”
FALL Monmouth University Magazine 13 on the basis of contributions to the re- gion in the areas of philanthropy, civic involvement, and volunteerism. Mr. Brockriede described the award as a great honor, noting that “Mon- mouth University as a fine neighbor and an asset to the community.” Stephen M. Parks ‘68, immediate past Chair of the Monmouth Univer- sity Board of Trustees, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws. Mr. Parks, who served on the Board from 1987 to 1991, and was again named in 1998, was elected a Life Trustee of Monmouth University in 2007, Parks Commons at Monmouth University is named in honor of Mr. Parks’ mother, Lenore. Under Mr. Parks’ leadership as Chair, the University concluded its “Vision for Distinction” capital campaign, exceed- ing the original goal by $10 million for a grand total of $50 million; com- John A. Brockriede, Sr. pleted reconstruction and renovation Honoree – Maurice Pollak Award for of the Monmouth University Library; achieved Middle States re-accreditation Distinguished Community Service with commendation for the quality of its self-study process; installed the largest solar energy system at an institution of higher education east of the Mississippi River; established the Honors School, John A. Brockriede, Sr. is an entrepreneur who has owned and shaped a variety of the Monmouth University Polling businesses in the Long Branch area for more than 50 years. Mr. Brockriede’s diverse inter- Institute, the Urban Coast Institute, ests include ownership and operation of restaurants, apartment buildings, an automobile and the Rapid Response Institute; and agency, shopping centers, and commercial office space. gained approval for construction of the With more than a quarter-century of experience in banking, Mr. Brockriede was a direc- new residence hall and the Multi-pur- tor and founder of Jersey Shore Bank, later serving as a director at successor banks, the pose Activity Center. National State Bank and Constellation Bancorp. He was a founder and vice chairman of Accepting his degree, Mr. Parks the Board of Directors of Monmouth Community Bancorp until December 31, 2004, and noted that he was born and raised about currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Central Jersey Bancorp. Prior to receiving the Maurice Pollak Award for Distinguished Community Service, Mr. one hundred yards from Pollak Audito- Brockriede was honored for his philanthropic efforts by Congregation Brothers of Israel rium, on Alpern Avenue, in the Shadow and the Amerigo Vespucci Society. The Maurice Pollak Award was established in 1983, Lawn neighborhood of Long Branch. when the first Founders’ Day was held, to honor an individual who has distinguished Parks said he was fortunate not him/herself by contributions to the region in the areas of philanthropy, civic involvement, only to observe the transformation of and volunteerism. Monmouth University from its days as Mr. Brockriede is a member of the Board of Trustees of Monmouth Medical Center, the Monmouth College, but to participate Board of Directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Board of Trustees of in it, serving with fellow trustees who VNA of Central Jersey Community Services, Inc., and chairman of the building committee work tirelessly to advance the institu- for St. Michael’s Church, Long Branch. He is past president of the Monmouth County tion. Parks also praised the passionate Gasoline Retailer’s Association, and currently serves as vice chair of the Board of Commis- faculty and hard-working administra- sioners of the Long Branch Sewerage Authority. tion for shaping Monmouth’s reputation as a highly rated, academically competi- tive school. MU
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DAY/DATE OPPONENT PLACE TIME DAY/DATE OPPONENT PLACE TIME Fri., Nov. 9 Rider University Away 5:00 PM Sun., Nov. 4 WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY HOME 4:00 PM Mon., Nov. 12 Lafayette College Away 7:00 PM Fri., Nov. 9 Colgate University Away 7:00 PM Sun., Nov. 18 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY HOME 3:00 PM Sun., Nov. 11 Seton Hall University, Prudential Center, Newark, NJ Away 2:00 PM Fri., Nov. 23 Atlantic Coast Conference @ Univ of Miami vs Butler Univ Away 5:00 PM Fri., Nov. 16 Univ of Virgin Islands Paradise Jam vs Notre Dame Away 8:30 PM Sat., Nov. 24 Atlantic Coast Conference @ Univ of Miami vs Fordham Univ Away TBA Mon., Nov. 19 Univ of Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Away TBA Wed., Nov. 28 ST. JOHN UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Wed., Nov. 28 Saint Peter’s College Away 7:00 PM Mon., Dec. 3 American University Away 7:00 PM Sun., Dec. 2 *SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY HOME 2:00 PM Sat., Dec. 8 *SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY HOME 3:00 PM Thu., Dec. 6 *Fairleigh Dickinson University Away 7:00 PM Mon., Dec. 10 *Fairleigh Dickinson University Away 7:00 PM Sat., Dec. 8 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOME 7:00 PM Sun., Dec. 16 DREXEL UNIVERSITY HOME 2:00 PM Tue., Dec. 11 University of Hartford Away 7:00 PM Fri., Dec. 21 Iona College Away 2:00 PM Sat., Dec. 15 RIDER UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Sun., Dec. 23 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY HOME 2:00 PM Wed., Jan. 2 PRINCETON UNVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Fri., Dec. 28 Lehigh University Away 7:00 PM Sat., Jan. 5 *St. Francis University (PA) Away 4:00 PM Sun., Dec. 30 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY HOME 4:00 PM Mon., Jan. 7 *Robert Morris University Away 7:00 PM Thu., Jan. 3 * Robert Morris University Away 7:30 PM Sat., Jan. 12 *QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY - Girl Scout Day HOME 3:00 PM Sat., Jan. 5 * St. Francis University (PA) Away 7:00 PM Mon., Jan. 14 *WAGNER COLLEGE HOME 7:00 PM Thu., Jan. 10 *WAGNER COLLEGE HOME 7:00 PM Sat., Jan. 19 *St. Francis College (NY) Away 2:00 PM Sat., Jan. 12 *QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Mon., Jan. 21 *CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Thu., Jan. 17 *CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Mon., Jan. 28 *FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Sat., Jan. 19 *St. Francis College (NY) Away 4:00 PM Sat., Feb. 2 *Long Island University Away 2:00 PM Thu., Jan. 24 *FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Mon., Feb. 4 *ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Thu., Jan. 31 *ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Sat., Feb. 9 *MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY- Women In Sports Day HOME 3:00 PM Sat., Feb. 2 *Long Island University Away 4:00 PM Mon., Feb. 11 *Sacred Heart University Away 7:00 PM Thu., Feb. 7 *Sacred Heart University Away 7:00 PM Sat., Feb. 16 *Wagner University Away 2:00 PM Sat., Feb. 9 *MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Mon., Feb. 18 NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HOME 7:00 PM Sat., Feb. 16 *Wagner College Away 7:00 PM Sat., Feb. 23 *LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOME 3:00 PM Thu., Feb. 21 *Quinnipiac University Away 7:00 PM Mon., Feb. 25 *Quinnipiac University Away 7:00 PM Sat., Feb. 23 *LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOME 7:00 PM Sat., Mar. 1 *Mount St. Mary’s University Away 3:00 PM Thu., Feb. 28 *ST. FRANCIS UNIVERSITY (PA) HOME 7:00 PM Mon., Mar. 3 *ST. FRANCIS UNIVERSITY (PA) HOME 7:00 PM Sat., Mar. 1 *Mount St. Mary’s University Away 7:00 PM Thu., Mar. 6 NEC Championships TBA TBA Sun., Mar. 9 NEC Championships TBA TBA Wed., Mar. 12 NEC Championships TBA TBA *Northeast Conference *Northeast Conference Game (NEC Games are subject to changes for TV) Head Coach: Michele Baxter Head Coach: Dave Calloway Asst. Coaches: Felicia Burroughs, Jim Baxter, Jewonda Bright Assistant Coaches: Ron Krayl, Mark Calzonetti, Chris Kenny
Follow all of your favorite Monmouth University Sports Teams by logging on to http:www.gomuhawks.com Listen to all Hawks football games on WMCX 88.9 FM. If you would like to attend a home game, tickets can be purchased through the Athletics Office or at Kessler Field on game day. Admission is free for all soccer and field hockey games. For season, single-game, and group ticket information for Hawks’ home games, call (732) 571-3415. Dates and times for all schedulesFALL Monmouth are based University on information Magazine 15 available at the time of publication, and are subject to change. For updates, please log on to the web address listed above. MEMORIES OF VIETNAM Heather McCulloch Mistretta
Snapshot taken from a chopper by Gil Beck M ’02 while serving in Vietnam.
ack in 1966 life for Michael Win- one of my driver’s licenses with a dif- War. To commemorate Veterans Day nick ’94 was not the carefree one he ferent unit on it that I don’t remember this year, each of the 58,256 names in- enjoys today just down the road from being in.” scribed on the wall will be read aloud by Monmouth University. As a medic for This Veterans Day is a momentous volunteers November 7 through 10. Bthe U.S. Army, 20-year old Winnick one. November 13 marks the 25th anni- Winnick said the first dozen times saw the horrors of the Vietnam War versary of the Vietnam Memorial Wall he visited the wall, he felt nothing. first-hand. in Washington, DC. This year also is Then, after seeing the memorial along After spending two years in the trop- the 10th anniversary of the Women in with the Women’s Veterans Memorial ical jungles of Vietnam with the 168th Military Service for America (WIMSA) in 1993 with a former vet and friend, battalion and then the 588th follow- Memorial that recognizes the 11,000 Dee Walton Hodges, Winnick felt ing the battle at Prek-Klok, Winnick women who were also in Vietnam. It is the rush of pain, and the layers of sup- returned home disillusioned and numb. also the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Air pression building since 1968 began to The last thing on his mind was a me- Force. unpeel, and he cried. morial. The only thing he wanted to do Back in 1982 a 21-year old Yale stu- “Both of us were finally able to cry. was forget his experience. dent Maya Lin unveiled her new creation The wall forced us to stop and examine “Most of us just buried it,” Winnick after winning a design contest—a 246- where we were really at. It enabled a lot said, adding that his memory blocked foot black marble wall listing the names of us to face what was and get on with out half of his tour in Vietnam. “I found of Americans who died in the Vietnam our lives,” Winnick said, attributing
16 Monmouth University Magazine FALL “How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” —Maya Angelou
Michael Winnick ’94, on a recent return journey to Vietnam.
the emotional release to the unyielding “Perhaps this great symbol, kept alive feature thematically grouped memora- trust that the two veterans shared. by the Wall That Heals, has helped us bilia left at The Wall in Washington, And this sentiment was felt in Long as a people, as a nation,” said Gaffney, D.C. or at earlier stops on The Trav- Branch in July when a traveling half- who was responsible for charting the eling Wall’s tour. These and other scale replica of the memorial, known rivers and streams in Vietnam. Some of items are accompanied by photos and as the Wall That Heals, was displayed, his maps are still used today. vignettes, allowing visitors to view the thanks to the efforts of City Veterans The exhibit, which has traveled to war through the eyes and experiences Coordinator Winnick. Established on nearly 250 cities and towns throughout of a range of individuals for whom the Veterans Day in 1996 in an effort to al- the U.S., was accompanied by a trailer- Memorial holds special meaning. low more people to see the names and museum with a computer database An information center located on provide a more personable approach containing 1,484 names of New Jersey site features two computer stations for veterans, the Wall That Heals is servicemen on the wall. outfitted to assist visitors in searching transported throughout the country The museum’s six exhibit cases help for names on The Wall, and to provide year-round. visitors to understand the Vietnam source information for veterans’ issues. Joining the ceremony was President War and its era. A photographic image A staffed information table is also avail- Paul Gaffney, who served in the U.S. of the Memorial provides the backdrop able for guests who have questions and Navy in Vietnam in 1968. for the museum’s exhibit cases, which comments to share.
FALL Monmouth University Magazine 17 Michael Winnick ’94 as a medic in 1966.
Also helping to educate people about of all his nightmares and grief. The final emotional release came, the Vietnam War is Monmouth Uni- Not until 1987, 20 years after he Maras said, when he cut off his ponytail versity Professor Susan Douglass, who returned from Vietnam, did Maras and buried it in Vietnamese soil. “I left began teaching a course named The confront his post-traumatic stress disor- a piece of myself in war in 1967 (refer- Vietnam Era (HS 385) in 2001. der, he said in a recent interview. The ring to the shrapnel that ripped apart his “I’ve lived through this period. I culmination of his failed attempt at sui- thigh during combat). Now I wanted to knew people who were going into ser- cide, his sister’s suicide, and his bitter leave a piece of myself in peace.” vice, and I also knew people who went divorce led to his two-month stay into teaching to avoid the war,” Doug- at the Good Samaritan Hospital lass said, in explaining her motive for in Arizona and the eventual link the class. with Vietnam Veterans of America “I really thought it was an important (VVA) and Pete Peterson, who was era. Students today need a historical a POW for six and a half years in perspective.” Vietnam, a former congressman Douglass added that some of her and Ambassador to Vietnam. students opt to fulfill their Experiential “I couldn’t live with this ‘can- Education requirement (see story, page cer’,” Maras said, “I wanted to 22) at the Vietnam Educational Center leave something positive behind.” (VEC) at the PNC Arts Center in Hol- Then in 1998 Maras reluctantly mdel, NJ. Two students are chosen to agreed to return to Vietnam as part intern at the VEC instead of writing of a special bicycle tour from Ha- a paper. At the Holmdel site there is noi to Saigon organized by World a circular memorial with 366 panels, Team Sports and led by Greg LeM- with an education center adjacent to it. ond. Surrounded by other Vietnam Names are inscripted under the day on vets, Maras froze when he relived which they died. the sights he had fought so hard Bob Maras ’93 served with the 1st to bury for the last three decades. But On October 9 Maras returned to Batallion, 9th Marines, better known as with encouragement from others, Maras Vietnam for the 13th time. During past the “Walking Dead” in 1966 and 1967. and his team rode for 68 miles the first visits Maras and the VVA have located On August 25 he spoke of his experi- day. Sixteen days later they had racked 1,500 MIAs (currently, there are 1,849 ences in Vietnam at the VEC and how up 1,243 miles, all in the name of peace American MIAs) and have provided cathartic it was to return to the source and the missing soldiers. Vietnam with information on more
18 Monmouth University Magazine FALL than 9,000 of their soldiers. He has also traveled to the Ukraine to further the peace process. For their Other Monmouth efforts the VVA Veterans Initiative alumni who served Task Force was awarded the prestigious Medal for Peace and Friendship Among in the Vietnam War: Nations on September 12, 2005. And next year a meeting among the U.S., the Ukraine, and Vietnam may occur in Hanoi, Maras said. • Mitchell Shivers ’70 (recipi- Like Winnick, Gil Beck M’02 said he ent of Distinguished Alumni got right back into the swing of things Award in 1986, Secretary of after Vietnam. He finished his bach- Defense Medal of Outstand- elor’s degree, gained back 30 pounds, ing Public Service, New got a job, married, had three children, Jersey Distinguished Service and suppressed nearly everything about Gil Beck M ’02. Beck lost 30 pounds after medal, and the New Jersey Vietnam. a short time in Vietnam. Vietnam Service medal) Beck said most vets were forced im- • Dennis Turner ’69 ’73 and then worked for the Immigration mediately back into their everyday lives (recipient of Distin- and Naturalization Service for 25 years. in part due to the way in which they guished Alumni Award) traveled. Vietnam was the first war in He recently pored through the let- which vets returned the very next day ters he wrote while in Vietnam, which • Ronald Ducceschi ’66 via airplanes (sometimes even the same hadn’t been touched in 35-40 years. (died April 3, 2002) day or the day before, given the time “Going through the letters today I took • Kenneth Rocky ‘65 change); whereas, in previous wars they myself back 40 years to another world were able to decompress while voyaging in another time. The past few hours • Paul Drew ’81 M.A.T. several days on a ship. brought back a lot of places, events and (See Hawks in Print on page “I didn’t start thinking about Viet- people I forgot over the years.” 36 for information about nam until about 10 or 12 years ago,” I’m working by myself here. I have enough his reflections about Viet- Beck said. “It came back from the dark work for 3 people, usually put in 12 hours a nam, After the Storm). part of my mind.” day trying to keep up. This entire area with a He recalled being invited to speak few exceptions is VC or NVA controlled. The • Michael Lefand ’07 Hist. by a priest at a local parish shortly after work here is the most challenging I’ve had • Thomas J. Veth ’75 returning home from Vietnam only to since I got out here. find himself subjected to harassment —October 18, 1967, LZ Bald • John Dillon ’75 Anthro. Although their stories are differ- and abuse by angry war protesters. • Terry Scheirer ’75 Bus. Adm. ent, there is still one thing that binds While in Vietnam, Beck was with (wife, Donna ’75 Elem. Ed.) the Army’s military intelligence from together these soldiers and many others December 1966 through December veterans—they are survivors. • Stuart Hancock ’76 Soc. 1967 with Unit 191. He had enlisted in More than two hundred years ago December 1964 at the age of 21. He was George Washington recognized the responsible for assimilating many differ- need to remember our veterans when he Any other Monmouth alumni who ent types of information and “making a said, “The willingness with which our served in Vietnam interested stew.” Beck also recalled relying heav- young people are likely to serve in any in taking part in the oral his- ily on a Vietnamese interpreter during war, no matter how justified, shall be tory component for Professor interrogations. directly proportional to how they per- Susan Douglass’s elective, “The Years later Beck said he felt a deep ceive veterans of early wars were treated Vietnam Era” can contact her sense of guilt for surviving, adding that and appreciated by our nation.” MU via email sdouglas@monmouth. his replacement in 1967 was an 18-year edu or by phone 732-263-5509. old from New Jersey who was killed only a month later. Since serving his country Beck re- turned to college to get his B.A. in 1968
FALL Monmouth University Magazine 19 Reflections of a Marine Bagpiper Sean P. Smith ‘97
After many years serving as a Marine, and still more as a piper, I thought it was time to put some thoughts and memo- ries on paper. I am a Marine deployed to Iraq who happened to bring his pipes with him. My 1987 Kintails (I’ll talk more about them later) have been to Iraq three times with me.
recently played at a memorial Waterloo repulsing cavalry or marching service for two Marines from to save Gunga Din at the Khyber Pass, my Battalion (BN), Lt. Blue but over here you are in a similar state and LCpl Delatorre. Unfor- of mind. Oddly enough, the few rare tunately,I this wasn’t the first time I’ve chances I do get to play are usually for been asked to play at a memorial service an audience of a few feral dogs I can hear in Iraq, but I sure hope it’s my last. howling in the distance. Or to the far off While I was standing outside warm- sound of booms. ing my pipes up (more like the heat was Preparing for the memorial service I warming them up), and waiting in the stood in some shade and started tuning chapel, several memories of being a Ma- away. The heat here is very dry, and hot. rine and a piper came to mind. While tuning I began to say to myself I guess you could say I had a Marine/ “man it’s hot, these pipes will never piper epiphany. hold,” then realized this was no different Being a Marine in a war zone and be- than my younger days competing in the ing a piper are somewhat similar. June sun. Both carry proud titles and both have After tuning, I posted in the chapel a rich sense of history and pride associ- and the ceremony began. While waiting ated with them. for my part in the service, my thoughts Each also has the ability to evoke a began to wander. A song was play- wide range of emotions, from hails of in- ing, one I remember from the Desert spiration to wails lamenting the fallen. Shield/Desert Storm days. As I looked Very few people experience the emotions at my Kintails, the song took me back associated with either of these traditions. to 1991. Like a rare eclipse, the two are even more In March 1991 I went to Ireland seldom aligned together. where we played in Dublin and Lim- If I was a Marine who also happened erick. We flew home out of Shannon to play the saxophone or set some ath- airport. While waiting for our flight, a letic record, it would not elicit the same plane full of Marines got off on their way response. Bagpipes have always been an home from the Desert Storm. I pulled instrument of war. out my pipes and played the U.S. Ma- Not that I’m standing in a square at rine Corps Hymn for them.
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As the U.S. Marines celebrate their 232th birthday on November 10, one thing will likely be absent from the preservation of tradition that has so long been associated with the Ma- rines—official recognition of Marine bagpipers. Bagpipes are one of the oldest instruments in the world with roots stretching beyond ancient Egypt where a simple chanter and drone were played together. Bagpipes have played in unison with Davey Crockett’s fiddle, bellowed on the shores of Iwo Jima by Captain Cason, Major Sean P. Smith ‘97 playing his Kintail bagpipes during his third deployment to Iraq. echoed in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and pierced through the sounds of bombing in Iraq. Fast forward to 2006: I was that people like Tommy and Bob. And all “The sound of the pipes has a decided influ- Marine stopping in Shannon on my our other fellow Marines who have gone ence on men under the stress of combat, em- way home from Iraq. Now I knew what before, those still serving, and those boldening them and stirring them to action,” those guys felt. who have served. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Gillespie once said. Flash back to 1991: A few months Then I thought about the dozens, later I was a piper marching up Broadway perhaps hundreds of funerals I’ve prob- While the Marine Corps Band is the oldest (with those very same Kintails) playing ably played at over the years. Services military band in the country (1798), there has never been an official Marine Corps bagpipe in the Desert Storm ticker-tape parade. for veterans, policemen, firemen, and all band despite its long-standing association with I was 17 yrs old, and only a month away other walks of life. combat, and the distinction of being the only from shipping out to Parris Island South Much like being a Marine, there is a musical instrument banned as a weapon of Carolina for boot camp. Playing with us sense of duty and obligation that comes war. that day was Walt Summers. Walt was with being a piper. If you walk the walk, The Air Force Reserve maintains a bagpipe an absolute gentleman, who landed on you better talk the talk. band, and there is at least one bagpipe band Iwo Jima with the USMC in 1945. “Hey, Capt, can you play?”, “Sean, at the Army’s West Point and the U.S. Naval I think that point in my life the foun- can you play?” Academy at Annapolis. dations of the bridge between being a How can I not? Kintail Highland bagpipes are made from Marine and a piper were being laid. The There’s more to it than St. Paddy’s African Ebony and Blackwood by small teams Drum Major of our band was Tommy Day parades, Bonnie Brae, and playing of craftsmen in the heart of Glasgow. The pro- Hayes. Tommy served as a Marine in in pubs. That’s all good fun—I’ve prob- cess of manufacturing traditional bagpipes is slow. Like fine wine, the wood used in Kintail Vietnam. Another piper, Bob Shaw, ably had too much of it—but I do enjoy is allowed to settle in moisture controlled en- had been a Marine Security Guard in it. vironment for a minimum of three years before Russia. But remembering comrades lost and being hand-turned and finished. I didn’t realize it, but I was being being able to express it, and somehow absorbed into something special that contribute, is more important. It is a re- words can’t really explain. sponsibility that carries with it a series A few short months after the parade, of emotions and sense of duty not many at the gates of Bunratty Castle (ok, ok, I earned the title Marine as I marched probably understand. we were at Dirty Nellies, but it still across the meat grinder under the glare Members of military units like the counts, I walked over to the castle), and of a warm South Carolina sun in 1991. Black Watch, Argyll’s and others with all throughout Iraq. My final act there was playing my pipes a piping tradition know what I mean. My days of playing at the Fairhill (those same Kintails) on the Island. Of But here it’s different. I’m a Marine, games, Bonnie Brae, Paddy’s Day course the tune was the Marines Hymn. and Marines come from all walks of life parades, Hunter Mountain, learning Pi- Standing in the chapel in Iraq, my across the good ole USA. obaireachd, Piggy O’Neill’s (Bayridge), thoughts turned next to 1992. My part in the memorial service was are probably long over. Playing with the Leathernecks, we finally carried out. Pipes held up well. But the unique experience of being performed on top of the wall of the Those pipes go back quite a ways. a kid who learned to play the pipes in Vietnam Veterans Memorial in honor of They have more trips to Iraq than most New Jersey, who then joined the Ma- its tenth anniversary (same Kintails). Marines in my BN. Those same pipes rines, and the integration of those two Just like today, I stood at attention have sounded throughout the Tri-State different but similar worlds is some- and played Amazing Grace. Area, on 5th Avenue, the streets of Rari- thing I will always be thankful for. And as I stood there, I thought about tan, the streets of Dublin & Limerick, Semper Fi MU
FALL Monmouth University Magazine 21 EX-ED CELEBRATES 10 YEARS REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES BOLSTER STUDENTS’ EDUCATION Heather McCulloch Mistretta
or 10 years Mon- other schools is that Ex-Ed is a require- “The things we have to mouth University has ment. Less than 10 percent of U.S. been helping students universities make Ex-Ed a prerequisite learn before we do them, experience the real for graduation. we learn by doing them.” world of work before The requirement at Monmouth graduating, thanks can be met by participating in a class —Aristotle to a program known as Experiential project, a service learning project, a Advisor and Planner (CAP). FEducation, or Ex-Ed. Ex-Ed enables cooperative learning experience, an In many departments such as Com- students to be better prepared as they internship, or study abroad. It is most munication, Social Work, Art and enter the workforce or higher education, often satisfied in a student’s junior Design and the School of Education, opening doors to varied employment or senior year, ranges from one to six the faculty has integrated Ex-Ed into possibilities and providing a concrete credits, depending on the major. Each the curriculum for the major. There are advantage over other graduates. credit equals 40 hours, except in the more than 180 classes that have been “As an educator I have seen students School of Art & Design, where each approved as Ex-Ed. grow so much from Experiential Educa- credit equates to 70 hours. In the fall semester, there is an annu- tion—if a picture is worth a thousand “We started out very slowly, but al fair for students named “How Ex-Ed words, a field experience is worth a now we’re seeing real positive results,” Changed My Life.” During this event billion,” said Dr. Stanton Green, Dean said Faculty Director Kelly Ward, add- faculty, students, and often alumni of the School of Humanities and Social ing that students now have something from every major meet to discover what Sciences. very concrete to put on their resumes. options are available. Both a “student Although many universities offer To help with the transition, each kit” and “faculty kit” are available that internships and cooperative education, academic department on campus has contain all the necessary information to what sets Monmouth apart from most a faculty member known as a Career ensure a successful project.
22 Monmouth University Magazine FALL America and traveling to a foreign the Department of Social Work, main- country is a wonderful way to grow as tains, “Community service learning with a student, friend, and a person,” said a non-profit offers students the chance to Teresa Mancini ’07, who studied in walk in the shoes of others and to begin Madrid. “You can find out a lot about to understand some of the societal forces yourself and suddenly have the ability at work that perpetuate inequality and to succeed under pressure or in any cir- injustice in our society.” cumstance, upon your return.” As Ex-Ed embarks on the next 10 Tricia Rumola ’00 also knows very years, Ward said she hopes to further well the importance of Ex-Ed. After improve it by developing a community interning with the Red Bank River- advisory board, which will consist of The fall event for 2007 included a Center she later became its program students, supervisors, and alumni. The celebration of the anniversary of Ex- manager and eventually its executive Ex-Ed team also plans on making stron- Ed Students, faculty and staff enjoyed director in 2003 at the age of 25. Now, ger national networks by attending and a “birthday cake,” and learned about career opportunities in diverse areas “A college education is not a quantitative body of from reviewing financial records as an knowledge salted away in a card file. It is a taste for accountant or shaping clay on a potter’s wheel. knowledge, a taste for philosophy, if you will; a ca- “I learned what it was like to be pacity to explore, to question, to perceive relation- part of something bigger than my- ships, between fields of knowledge and experience.” self,” said Christine Costa (B.S.W. ’00, M.S.W. ’05), who worked at the Youth — A. Whitney Griswold, Detention Center in Freehold. “The historian and president of Yale EX-ED CELEBRATES 10 YEARS confidence that I gained throughout University from 1951 to 1963. it stuck with me to this day.” Today, Christine is a social worker in a long- term care facility. Ten years ago the Ex-Ed program took root at Monmouth thanks to gen- erous funding from the State of New Jersey and the W.K. Kellogg Foun- dation. Over the years the University has joined Campus Compact and the National Society for Experiential Edu- cation to enhance the program. “Experiential Education makes it possible for you to experience a poten- tial career first hand, not just imagine one,” current student Austin Sweerus said, adding that the program helped him to fine-tune his career choices in marine ecosystems. He now maintains two large aquariums highlighting coral reef ecosystems for the Florida-based President Paul Gaffney, Director of Experiential Education Dr. Kelly Ward, Associate Vice President for company Reef Aquaria Design, Inc. Academic Program Initiatives Dr. Saliba Sarsar, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. The Study Abroad option was first Thomas Pearson, Dean of Advising and Academic Support Services Dr. Joy Jackson. offered in 2001 with a trip to London. By the end of the fall 2007 semester six Rumola is taking a job with a hunger- participating in regional and national years later, more than 425 students will fighting non-profit in New York City, conferences, and seeking additional fund- have taken advantages of programs in where she will work in fundraising and ing through private foundations. MU London, Madrid, Sydney or Florence. other aspects of development. “Leaving one’s comfort zone in Professor Rosemary Barbera, CAP for
FALL Monmouth University Magazine 23 LEARNING HOW TO THINK:
MONMOUTH SCORES IN TOP 10%
espite widespread agreement the CLA measures how well they have ernment, and state legislatures have that student learning is the learned to think. Developed and ad- renewed their demand for accountabil- Dcore mission of all colleges ministered by the Council for Aid to ity and assurances of higher education and universities, most popular mea- Education, the CLA is a holistic as- quality. sures of school quality are based on sessment of students’ critical thinking, A 2006 report by the U.S. Secretary factors that are only indirectly tied to analytical reasoning, problem solving, of Education’s Commission on the Fu- student learning. and written communication skills. ture of Higher Education identified the Monmouth recently scored among Monmouth freshmen and seniors CLA as one of “the most comprehensive the top 10 percent in the improvement were tested with the difference between national efforts to measure how much of student performance on the nation- their scores being the highest of any students actually learn at different cam- ally recognized assessment measure, the participating college. Monmouth was puses” and said the CLA, “promotes a Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA). one of 115 schools in the United States culture of evidence-based assessment The test represents a “value added” to participate in the 2006-2007 tests. in higher education.” The Commission assessment and measures students’ “We are elated that the results of went on to recommend that “higher learning gain from freshman to senior this test indicate that our curriculum education institutions should measure year and compares the magnitude of in general education and the different student learning using quality assess- that growth to other institutions. academic majors is helping students ment data from instruments such as The CLA was developed to counter become critical thinkers – a skill that the CLA. complaints within academia that third- is necessary in all aspects of life,” said “Our students and alumni have told party rankings like U.S. News & World Provost Thomas Pearson. “Our faculty us they value highly the education at Report are distorted. Such rankings, and staff work hard to create a chal- Monmouth University and this test critics claim, measure how selective a lenging environment for learning and provides further evidence that our pro- school is in admitting students, instead growth.” gram is superb,” said President Paul G. of the quality of the education it of- With the national higher education Gaffney II. “We are preparing students fers. system facing cost increases, and huge to be the future leaders of our region Rather than measuring the par- state budget cuts, it is not surprising and our nation.” MU ticular facts a student has memorized, that parents, students, the federal gov-
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LEARNING HOW TO THINK: PROFESSOR RECEIVES OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ADVISOR AWARD r. Rebecca Sanford, assistant includes those individuals whose pri- professor of communication, mary responsibility is teaching and who Dwon an Outstanding Advis- spend a portion of their time providing ing Certificate of Merit in the Faculty academic advising services to students. Academic Advising category from the Sanford is one of 11 faculty advisors National Academic Advising Associa- nationwide honored in October at the tion (NACADA) for her advising work annual NACADA National Conference with Monmouth University First-Year in Baltimore, MD. Experience students. Judith Nye, associate vice president This award is presented to individu- for first-year experience, said, “Dr. als who have demonstrated qualities Sanford is a gifted professional who self- associated with outstanding academic lessly gives of herself to her students, advising of students or outstanding colleagues, university, and community. academic advising administration. The We are proud she has received this MONMOUTH SCORES IN TOP 10% Faculty Academic Advising category prestigious honor.”
GIANT LEAP FOR U.S. NEWS & WORLD espite widespread agreement the CLA measures how well they have ernment, and state legislatures have REPORT RANKINGS that student learning is the learned to think. Developed and ad- renewed their demand for accountabil- onmouth now ranks 45 in the core mission of all colleges ministered by the Council for Aid to ity and assurances of higher education D top tier of the Master’s North and universities, most popular mea- Education, the CLA is a holistic as- quality. category in the latest edition sures of school quality are based on sessment of students’ critical thinking, A 2006 report by the U.S. Secretary M of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s factors that are only indirectly tied to analytical reasoning, problem solving, of Education’s Commission on the Fu- Best Colleges.” The latest ranking is a one- student learning. and written communication skills. ture of Higher Education identified the year improvement of 17 places on the Monmouth recently scored among Monmouth freshmen and seniors CLA as one of “the most comprehensive usually stable roster. the top 10 percent in the improvement were tested with the difference between national efforts to measure how much The gain is even more impressive of student performance on the nation- their scores being the highest of any students actually learn at different cam- considering Monmouth jumped 12 ally recognized assessment measure, the participating college. Monmouth was puses” and said the CLA, “promotes a places in the 2007 rankings, for a total Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA). one of 115 schools in the United States culture of evidence-based assessment of 29 places in just two years. No other The test represents a “value added” to participate in the 2006-2007 tests. in higher education.” The Commission institution in its category has improved assessment and measures students’ “We are elated that the results of went on to recommend that “higher as much as Monmouth University over FRANKIE VALLI HEADLINES BREEDERS’ CUP GALA learning gain from freshman to senior this test indicate that our curriculum education institutions should measure the last several years. year and compares the magnitude of in general education and the different student learning using quality assess- rankie Valli HN ‘06 returned to crowd. Since the inaugural running The rise in the ranking is due to that growth to other institutions. academic majors is helping students ment data from instruments such as campus after performing with the at Hollywood Park 23 years ago, the improvements in admissions acceptance The CLA was developed to counter become critical thinkers – a skill that the CLA. FFour Seasons in 1968 and receiv- Breeders’ Cup has established itself as rate, first-year retention rate, and gradu- complaints within academia that third- is necessary in all aspects of life,” said “Our students and alumni have told ing an honorary degree at Monmouth the season-ending championship of ation rate. Also, The Princeton Review party rankings like U.S. News & World Provost Thomas Pearson. “Our faculty us they value highly the education at University’s commencement in 2006. Thoroughbred racing. said Monmouth would be included in Report are distorted. Such rankings, and staff work hard to create a chal- Monmouth University and this test Valli headlined the Breeders’ Cup Greg Avioli, president of Breeder’s the 2008 edition of Best 366 Colleges for critics claim, measure how selective a lenging environment for learning and provides further evidence that our pro- Charity Celebration on Friday, October Cup Unlimited said, “I am truly hum- the third consecutive year. school is in admitting students, instead growth.” gram is superb,” said President Paul G. 26, 2007. The Grayson-Jockey Club bled when I look out at this facility,” of the quality of the education it of- With the national higher education Gaffney II. “We are preparing students Research Foundation, Monmouth Park as he looked up at the interior stained fers. system facing cost increases, and huge to be the future leaders of our region Charities and The Monmouth Univer- glass ceiling of historic Wilson Hall. Rather than measuring the par- state budget cuts, it is not surprising and our nation.” MU sity Scholarship Fund were beneficiaries The cocktail reception was elabo- ticular facts a student has memorized, that parents, students, the federal gov- of the $600 a plate meal. rately catered by Lawrence Craig, in Nearby Monmouth Park was host to concert with New Jersey native and the 2007 Breeders’ Cup World Cham- celebrity chef, David Burke. pionships, drawing an international
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DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD FOR PRESIDENT GAFFNEY he Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America, honored TPresident Gaffney with the Joshua Huddy Distinguished Citizen Award at its black-tie “Gala Under the Stars” event in Oceanport on Septem- ber 15. Gaffney was recognized for his dis- tinguished record of community service, participating citizenship and volun- teerism. The Joshua Huddy Award was established in 1974, and named for Revolutionary War hero Joshua Huddy of Colts Neck, to recognize those who show outstanding devotion to their fel- low citizens and contribute to the good of the community. President Gaffney, Mrs. Linda Gaffney, Carl Gross, Esq., president of Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of ABC News correspondent Jim America, Mrs. Mary Gross, National Distinguished Eagle Scout Jim Hickey HN ‘07, and his wife, Trustee Hickey HN ’07 served as the Master Dr. Marcia Clever. of Ceremonies for the event. Hickey is a national Distinguished Eagle Scout and was the keynote speaker for Pacetti is an accounting major who program initiatives and professor of Monmouth’s 2007 Commencement works both at ShopRite and as a stu- political science, will promote Arab- ceremonies. dent worker in the Office of the Annual Jewish understanding in New Jersey, The Distinguished Eagle Scout Fund at Monmouth University. particularly Monmouth County. Award is given only to Eagle Scouts The award was established in 2005 The Monmouth Dialogue Group who have rendered outstanding profes- to provide a Monmouth University stu- will include mainly members from the sional or community service to others dent with a laptop computer to enhance Arab American and Jewish American over a period of more than 25 years. learning. The award is open to students communities. It will meet on a regu- Award recipients included 38th Presi- entering their junior year in good aca- lar basis to examine issues of mutual dent Gerald R. Ford, former astronaut demic standing who are enrolled in a concern; discuss relevant books; attend Neil Armstrong, Senator Richard G. business-related course of study. multicultural events; visit Arab and Lugar, and film director Steven Spiel- Kris MacDermant ’98, sales direc- Jewish cultural and religious sites in berg. tor of the Eatontown branch of CDW, New Jersey, New York, and Penn- Proceeds from the event will benefit presented Pacetti with the laptop. Pa- sylvania; and use its voice to generate the newly established Vice Admiral cetti said the laptop was equipped with positive change in Arab-Jewish rela- Paul G. Gaffney II Endowment for “512mb of extra memory which CDW tions. the Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of installed for me, along with a carrying In addition, the Group will explore America, and provide a perpetual source case.” the development of an association of similar groups for networking, public of funding to help support more than MIDDLE EAST PEACE FUNDING INITIA- 10,000 adult and youth Scouting lead- awareness, and other opportunities. TIVE GRANT AWARDED The PDF was established in 1981 as ers throughout Monmouth County. he University has received a a public foundation. Today, the PDF grant from the Peace Develop- PACETTI WINS 2007 CDW AWARD makes grants to organizations and ment Fund (PDF) to establish ennifer Pacetti, a junior from T projects working to achieve peaceful, the Monmouth Dialogue Project. The Deptford, is the winner of the just and equitable relationships among grant, written by Dr. Saliba Sarsar, CDW Computer/Business Award people and nations. J associate vice president for academic for the 2007/2008 academic year.
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Kick-Off for Greenbaum Real Estate Chair
President Gaffney, Alan Greenbaum, Dorothy Greenbaum, Trustee Alan E. Davis, Dr. Donald Molliver
he first phase of a capital in real estate policy.” fully endowed Chairs have a corpus campaign to fund the “Despite the remarkable strides of at least $2 million. TArthur and Dorothy and notable achievements of the The individual selected to fill Greenbaum Chair in Real Estate Kislak Real Estate Institute, focus the endowed professorship will Policy was launched at a kickoff on policy issues is still a missing teach, conduct research relevant dinner on September 27. link,” Molliver said. to the economic development of Dr. Don Moliver, director of The Chair will focus on issues the region, and develop symposia the Kislak Real Estate Institute, of eminent domain, affordable to debate the financial and described the Chair as a fitting housing, and environmentally political implications of real estate tribute to the Greenbaums, who sustainable growth that are at development in New Jersey. have demonstrated unwavering For more information about the support for the mission of the campaign to endow the Arthur and Institute since its inception nearly Dorothy Greenbaum Chair in Real 15 years ago. Estate Policy, contact Theresa Mr. Greenbaum, a partner at Lowy at (732) 571-4412. Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith and Davis, LLP, was the inaugural recipient of the Kislak Real Estate Institute’s Leadership Excellence Award in 1994. In 1996 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University in recognition of a distinguished legal career the heart of the policy debates spanning more than five decades. with very real consequences that The campaign, explains Dr. will shape the landscape of New Molliver, “will underwrite a Jersey’s future. permanently endowed professorship University policy stipulates that
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LEGISLATURE HONORS TEPFENHART role of architecture in American society. SENIOR WINS JASPER DESIGN AWARD he New Jersey State Legislature The New Jersey chapter was formed in AND SCHOLARSHIP honored Dr. William Tepfen- 1900, uniting the architects of the state ichelle Gelber, a senior Thart in May for his work with by merging the AIA Chapter with the graphic design major, won with pandemic modeling. Dr. Tepfen- New Jersey Society of Architects. Mthe annual JASPER Awards hart is associate professor of software Built in 1929 at a cost of $10.5 mil- Cover Design Scholarship Competition, engineering at Monmouth, and Chief lion as the private residence of former earning her $500 in scholarship funds. Technical Officer of the Rapid Re- F.W. Woolworth Co. president Hubert Gelber created the winning art sponse Institute. Templeton Parson and his wife Maysie, supporting this year’s theme, ancient Dr. Tepfenhart, with the assistance Wilson Hall was designed by the archi- Egyptian royalty. Her work appeared on of graduate students from Monmouth tectural team of Horace Trumbauer and the “Royal Wonders” program cover of Julian Abele. the 33rd Annual JASPER Awards and Abele was the first African Ameri- Membership Dinner held October 5 at can to graduate from the University of the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, Pennsylvania’s architecture program. where Gelber received the Gold JAS- Abele designed or contributed to the PER Award. design of some 250 buildings, including Harvard’s Widener Memorial Library, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the campus of Duke University, the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadel- phia, and many Gilded Age mansions in Newport and New York City. Abele designed the Shadow Lawn University’s Department of Software mansion in the neoclassical French Engineering, and Karen DeMarco, tradition, incorporating limestone quar- epidemiologist from the Monmouth ried in Belford, Indiana (also used in the County Health Department, developed Empire State Building), steel, concrete, Established in 1974, the JAS- a unique Markov Chain Modeling and 50 varieties of Italian marble. PER Awards honor excellence in tool that can predict and/or detect the A walking/driving tour book of the communications. The competition spread of diseases occurring naturally 150 sites is slated for publication by the invites participation from all JSPRAA or intentionally. AIA-NJ before the end of the year. The members and non-members who con- guide will contain a photograph, brief duct business in New Jersey. Entry WILSON HALL NAMED ONE OF STATE’S history of the structure, the architect(s) fees support the James R. McCormick BEST BUILDINGS responsible for site, and brief explana- Scholarship Fund, established in 1983 he New Jersey Chapter of the tion of the significance of each site to deliver financial aid to students at the American Institute of Architects designated by the group. Jersey Shore who demonstrate excellence (AIA-NJ) named Wilson Hall T in the disciplines of communication and as one of New Jersey’s Best 150 Buildings advertising. and Places in September. The roster represents the finest ar- chitecture New Jersey has to offer and includes the Statue of Liberty, George Washington’s headquarters at Ford Mansion, Ellis Island, St. Catherine’s Church in Spring Lake, and the Twin Lights Lighthouse of the Highlands. AIA-NJ is a chapter of the national AIA, a 150-year-old professional orga- nization for architects that promotes the
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UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS 100TH ANNI- teachers that have an initial teaching ALEXANDER HAMILTON VISITS CAMPUS VERSARY OF WEST LONG BRANCH license and want to expand their knowl- FOR CONSTITUTION DAY With 2008 marking the 100th edge, skills, and dispositions in teaching oted Alexander Hamilton anniversary of West Long Branch, Mon- literacy and coaching paraprofessionals scholar Dr. Hal Bidlack visited mouth University in August donated and colleagues. Graduate students will with students on Wednesday, $10,000 to the borough’s Centennial become skilled assessors and instruc- N September 19, in Wilson Auditorium. Committee, which will kick off the tors of all learners including those with Dr. Bidlack appeared in character as celebration on January 1, 2008. special needs or from diverse cultures. Alexander Hamilton in celebration of Barbara Ruane, chair of the West The program offers a comprehensive Constitution Day, a federal initiative to Long Branch Centennial Commit- state-of-the-art curriculum combining help raise awareness of our Constitution, tee said, “We are so grateful for both traditional classroom learning as and as part of Monmouth University’s Monmouth’s generous contribution,” well as online courses. Stand Up and Be Counted voter regis- adding, “Their financial support, as Students will also gain an in-depth tration campaign. well as their committee participation, knowledge of the reading and writ- Before his presentation in the au- has been integral to our planning.” ing processes, be able to create literate ditorium of Wilson Hall, Dr. Bidlack Some of the highlights of the year- classroom environments that motivate roamed the campus in full costume as long celebration will include: and engage P-12 learners, and design Hamilton, escorted by Assistant Pro- • March 1—Tea and Museum Tour methods for providing support and fessor of History Joseph Patten. Dr. • April 12—House Tour assistance to colleagues and parents. Patten and the time-traveling Hamilton • May 17—Kick-off Cocktail Party at Opportunities for field experiences are visited a number of classrooms, where Wilson Hall provided in P-12 classrooms and on Dr. Bidlack voiced opinions about the • May 18—Family Day at Monmouth campus. educational system that might have University been held by self-taught Alexander • May 24 or 25—Franklin Lake Day QUILLAMOR SELECTED FOR WASHING- Hamilton. • May 26—Memorial Day Parade TON INTERNSHIP • July 4—Fireworks at Franklin Lake amela Sue Quillamor of Toms More information can be found at River has been selected by The westlongbranch.org, or 732-229-1756. PWashington Center for In- ternships and Academic Seminars to GRADUATE PROGRAM CITED BY NCATE participate in its 2008 Spring Semester onmouth University’s gradu- Law and Criminal Justice Program. ate reading degree program, Pamela, a senior with a double ma- MMS Ed Reading Specialist, jor in English and Political Science, Hamilton was the third historical has received national recognition from will graduate in May 2008. Her future figure chosen to honor Constitution Day the National Council for the Accredita- plans include attending law school in at Monmouth with a mixture of scholar- tion of Teacher Education (NCATE). the Washington, DC, area, where she ship and theatre. Previous Constitution In addition, the International hopes to pursue a law degree in inter- Day events have featured scholarly and Reading Association (IRA) has listed national business. entertaining presentations by James Monmouth University’s program as The Washington Center for Intern- Madison and Thomas Jefferson. a model on their Web site due to its ships and Academic Seminars is an Dr. Bidlack lives in Colorado and high standards, successful participants, independent, nonprofit organization performs across the nation in a variety of comprehensive assessments, coaching serving colleges and universities by media outlets. He is critically acclaimed assignments, and strategy related to providing selected students challeng- as the nation’s leading Hamilton theat- reading instruction. Lynn Romeo, asso- ing opportunities to work and learn in rical performer. He earned a Ph.D. in ciate dean for the School of Education, Washington, DC, for academic credit. Political Science from the University is director of the program and author of of Michigan and served as an associate the report submitted to the NCATE. professor of Political Science at the Air The program, which is based on Force Academy before becoming a full- national standards for reading pro- time performer. fessionals, is designed for exemplary
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RECENT GRADUATE LANDS ASSISTANT SHARE YOUR MEMORIES OF COACHING JOB IN VIRGINIA DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AT MONMOUTH What do you remember about October 6, 1966 when Dr. Martin Luther King came to speak at Monmouth University? Were you in the audience?
ecent All-Scholar Athlete win- ner Carolyn Raveia ‘07 was Rhired as the new assistant coach for Christopher Newport University la- crosse team in Virginia. All Scholar-Athlete award winners must have earned a minimum of 60 semester hours, maintained a minimum Did you carry home a program or take pictures? cumulative grade point average of 3.20 and participated with distinction as a Share your memories and memorabilia from Dr. King’s member of a varsity team. Raveia was speech. You can help Monmouth University preserve on the dean’s list each of her four years our past, and tell the story for the future. Send email at Monmouth. to [email protected], or write or call: Raveia was named to the All-NEC First Team for the second time in her career this past season and was one of the Heather A. Kelly driving forces as the Hawks captured Phone: (732) 571-3586 their second straight conference cham- Monmouth University pionship. 400 Cedar Avenue She was also honored as the NJAIAW West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Woman of the year and named to the Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll. Raveia received the Bill Boylan Award and was a member of the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District team as a senior. She was also a member of the Lambda Sigma Tau Honor Society.
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Theatre Lobby Named In Honor of Patricia Anne Corliss dedication ceremony was productions in college and with the said President Gaffney. Mr. Corl- held August 9 naming the Wyncote Players in Pennsylvania. iss also emphasized Pat’s active Alobby of the Lauren K. Woods “Pat gave up her career in participation in the transformation Theatre in honor of Patricia Anne theater to marry me,” joked Mr. of the lobby. He thanked Patricia (Pat) Corliss. Pat, a longtime mem- Corliss, “at least that’s what we Swannack, vice president for ad- ber of the Monmouth University have always told everybody.” ministrative services, for her work family, lost her battle with sarcoma Her passion for theater contin- collaborating with Pat to add dis- cancer on March 18, 2007. ued long after her own acting days, tinctive finishing details. A generous gift from Pat’s hus- in part through her active support Dr. John Burke, chair of Mon- band, trustee Paul Corliss, enabled of the Arts at Monmouth Universi- mouth’s Department of Music and the extensive renovation of the the- ty, especially student productions Theatre Arts, welcomed the new ater lobby. Members of the Corliss at the Lauren K. Woods Theatre. facilities as “an incredible artistic family were on hand to celebrate President Gaffney described the adrenaline shot,” perfectly timed the life and memory of a beloved renovated lobby as “a magnificent with the new bachelor or arts de- spouse, sister, mother of four, and entrance into the world of theater gree in theater arts as a stand-alone grandmother of 16. and music at Monmouth Univer- major making its debut in the fall Mrs. Corliss is remembered as an sity.” Renovations included an semester (see story page 33). extraordinary woman with a strong expanded and remodeled lobby Ellen Woods, widow of former passion for the arts. She had a love with a new ticket booth, floors, faculty member Lauren K. Woods, of theater from an early age. Her ceilings, and lighting fixtures. was also on hand for the event. acting career began in high school, “Pat Corliss developed the lobby and flourished on stage through concept, design and shaping,”
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NEW TRUSTEES ELECTED erome P. Amedeo ‘90, Peter Education Committee. In 2005, he was Bruckmann ‘70, and Marianne honored as Humanitarian of the Year by JHesse were elected to serve the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New on Monmouth University’s Board of Jersey. Mr. Amedeo earned a degree in Trustees effective July 1 2007. sociology from Monmouth University Alfred Schiavetti Jr., president of in 1990. He resides in Greenbrook. Navesink Associates, was elected chair A 1970 graduate of Monmouth of the board succeeding Stephen M. University, Peter R. Bruckmann was Parks ‘68. Robert B. Sculthorpe ‘63 elected as an ex-officio member to its was elected vice chair, Debi Larrison board of trustees where he will rep- ‘94 was elected secretary, and John resent the alumni association. He is Jerome P. Amedeo ’90 Garbarino was elected treasurer. president of the Monmouth University A 1961 graduate of Williams Col- Alumni Association and has served as lege, Schiavetti is a successful corporate treasurer and on various committees. executive turned entrepreneur, and He was a charter and founding brother passionate advocate of independent of Monmouth’s Phi Kappa Psi chapter education. “Al Schiavetti has served as in 1967, and received the University’s a board member with distinction and alumni volunteer of the year award in exceptional expertise since 1997. He 2004. In his professional life he is a will continue to be a dedicated board financial specialist at Allstate Financial member and excellent chairman,” said Services. He resides in Red Bank. President Gaffney. Mrs. Hesse is owner of The Hesse During his tenure as a member Companies, a group of companies that of the board, Schiavetti has worked have been family-owned and oper- toward cultivating a larger understand- ated since 1908. The Hesse Companies Marianne Hesse ing of a university community: one include a number of multifaceted busi- that includes alumni both far and near; nesses dedicated to providing quality neighbors down the street and in cor- road paving, excavating, trucking, and porate towers; and friends at large who construction materials to both the pub- understand and value a good liberal lic and private sectors. arts education. She is also owner of the stakes-win- “Liberal arts institutions are among ning Char-Mari Stable. Char-Mari the most important supports of a civil Stable is the nom de course of Marianne society.These educational mainstays and her late husband, Charles J. Hesse, have taught a lot of people how to think III. Mr. Hesse served on the Monmouth about and solve problems; how to ques- University Board of Trustees for many tion and challenge; how to continue to years until his death in November learn and grow throughout the course 2006. of their lives,” Schiavetti said. Mrs. Hesse is active with many Peter R. Bruckmann ‘70 A new member of the board, Jerome charitable organizations in the area. She P. Amedeo is owner and executive has co-chaired the Monmouth County In addition to the election of new director of Somerset Hills School, one Charity Ball Committee and served on trustees, Stephen M. Parks ‘68 was of the largest schools for emotionally the boards of the Congressional Awards elected a Life Trustee. Re-elected to the disturbed children in New Jersey. He Committee, ARC of Monmouth board of trustees were: Rudolph Borneo is a board member of the Juvenile County, New York Affiliate of the ‘64, William Dioguardi, Jr. ‘80, Dr. Justice Commission and a member Children’s Psychiatric Center, and the Jan Greenwood, Dr. Tavit Najarian, of the Monmouth University Annual Mercy Center and Sister’s Academy of and Robert Sculthorpe ‘63. Fund Volunteer Leadership team and Asbury Park.
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17th ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION
Christina Ross ’83 representing the endowed English Student speaker Lindsay Plesniarski, class of 2009, and her family meet with Norman Buckman, Alumni Scholarship and scholarship recipient Kelly representing the Dorothy I. Comerford Endowed Business Scholarship. Lorelli-Smith. ach year scholarship donors and student recipients meet at a Ereception held in Wilson Hall. The event, held October 5, gives bene- factors and beneficiaries an opportunity to appreciate the human element of gifts made to support education. “Scholarship funds aren’t donated by accident,” said Dr. Jeffery Mills, vice president for University Advance- ment. “Real people make real choices James Barlow met Michael Maggiore and his family. Maggiore received the sponsored NJ Shore about money that add up to make a big Builders Association Scholarship. Mr. Barlow also represents the endowed Mary and Robert Barlow difference for our students,” he added. Memorial Scholarship. Two types of scholarships are ac- knowledged at the event: endowed and sponsored scholarships. Sponsored scholarships are awarded and renewed annually, with a minimum amount of $1,000. Endowed scholarships require $50,000, which can be paid over five years, to establish a perpetual funding source. Dr. Mills, who funds a sponsored scholarship with his wife Tammy, said, UPS Scholar Fund recipient Cody Pitts, benefactor Jane Freed ’81, Dr. Brian Garvey, dean of the Honors “Although we are not able to fund a School, Communication Scholarship recipient RoseAnn DiMarco and her mother, Ana DiMarco. full scholarship, we believe it is im- portant to give back.” Mills also said sponsored scholarships by the evening sponsored scholarships have already he thought $1,000 a year is within the of the April event. been donated, and he left the event range of many alumni. “75 for 75,” is the theme for the with still more funds pledged toward Jim Hickey HN ‘07, chair of the scholarship drive because 2008 will the ambitious goal. 2008 Scholarship Ball Committee, mark the beginning celebrations of For more information about spon- agrees. At the reception Hickey out- Monmouth University’s 75th an- sored scholarships, contact Jeff Mills at lined his plans to raise 75 entirely new niversary. Hickey mentioned several (732) 571-3411.
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Richard H. Turrell HN `92 13 years. After his retirement in 1994, he continued to serve as an advisor to many family trusts. In addition to his service at Mon- mouth, Turrell was president of Washington and Lee University’s Alumni Association and was named a distinguished alumnus in 1986. He also served as president of his Class of 1943 at the Lawrenceville School. He was a member of the Board of Overseers of Simon’s Rock of Bard College, Great Barrington, MA, from 1968 through 1993. Mr. Turrell was also committed to his community, serving as a trustee of the Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation, Mountainside, NJ, from 1989 to 1995 and at the time of his death was on the Board of Directors of Advocates for the Rights of the Chal- lenged (ARC) in Martin County, FL. In addition, he was an officer and director of the Kiwanis Club of Palm Beach and served as its president in 2006. From 1973 to 1978 he was chair- man of the Millburn/Short Hills (New ne of Monmouth University’s Pacific Theatre 1943-1946. Upon his Jersey) Republican Committee and longest serving trustees, Life return from service, Turrell attended remained active in Republican affairs Trustee Emeritus Richard H. Washington and Lee University. He in Martin County for the remainder of O his life. Turrell HN `92 died August 22 at the was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and re- age of 82. ceived a bachelor’s degree in Commerce Turrell was a member of Baltusrol Mr. Turrell’s service to Monmouth in 1949. He was also a member of Phi Golf Club in Springfield, where he was began in 1980 when he was elected to Delta Theta. named a governor in 1977. He was also the Board of Trustees of Monmouth Mr. Turrell began his business ca- a member of the Capitol Hill Club in College. He served as treasurer from reer with the Delaware, Lackawana & Washington, D.C., and the Turtle 1980 until 1988 and then was elected Western Coal Co. in 1949 and was as- Creek Club, Tequesta, FL. He was a vice chair of the Board. He became sistant secretary of Blue Coal Corp. in Mason at Irem Temple AAONMS and chair the following year and served in New York City from 1953 to 1958. He a member of the First Presbyterian that capacity until 1992. He also was began a distinguished career in finance Church of Tequesta, FL. awarded an honorary doctorate that in 1958 when he joined Auchincloss, Mr. Turrell was married to Sally year. Parker & Redpath, a New York broker- Wolfe for 52 years. She died in Febru- The former senior vice president of age firm, as a registered representative. ary. He is survived by a son Richard, Fiduciary Trust Company International He joined Fiduciary Trust in 1961 his wife Cynthia and their children of New York was born April 9, 1925, as a portfolio manager and was elected Lauren and Brian of Hillsborough, in Kingston, PA. He attended Cor- vice president in 1965, senior vice- NJ, also a son David in Tequesta, FL. nell University in 1943 until he was president in 1968, and senior vice A son, Douglas, predeceased him in drafted into the army, where he served president and secretary in 1971. He 1993. Two brothers Henry and Edwin with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the served as secretary of the company for of Wyalusing, PA, survive him.
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NEW UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS DEBUT “We did a feasibility study in 2001 and s part of a continuing effort to we saw that there was a real need for it.” broaden its scope, Monmouth is “There are no health study majors in the Aoffering two new undergradu- area,” said Jannone. ate majors this fall—health studies and Also enhancing Monmouth Univer- theater arts. sity’s strong liberal arts background is The B.S. in health studies is the first its new B.A. in theater arts. Whether of its kind in New Jersey among private the career choice is acting, set design, or universities—a response to the growing lighting, the student can expect a good population of senior citizens and the balance between learning and working. need for more graduates educated in At least one internship at a professional health care. theater is required as part of the pro- The program focuses on preparing gram. professionals to promote health and Although the theater arts degree prevent disease across diverse areas in was designed as a stand-alone program, medical, community, non-profit, corpo- Dr. John Burke, chair of the Music and rate, or government settings. Theatre Arts Department, described The curriculum also offers a broad and substantial benefits of a carrying a double intensive education in the relationship major. between lifestyle and health. Dean Mari- Students can combine Theater with work, geography, economics and sociol- lyn Lauria, Ed.D., described the program Music, Music Industry, or Piano as a ogy. as broader than a Health Sciences major, second concentration. The ability to Dr. Mitchell’s book has been widely and rooted firmly in liberal arts rather combine programs that are normally praised as “a highly readable account than pre-professional training. exclusive from one another is a unique of lives amidst crisis and war…” in the The Health Studies major was de- feature of the new program. American Ethnologist and a “sensitive signed to allow students to add a second Burke said about ten students are well-written work,” that “keeps the major that can be applied for a career in registered for the new program, and that reader turning pages,” by anthropolo- health. One example is a double major the number was just right. “That’s all we gists at Duke University and the City of Journalism or English and Health want,” he said. University of New York, respectively. Studies. The combined degree could be With about 150 music majors, Burke applied to a career as a health-related wants to preserve the intimacy of the B-SCHOOL AGAIN AMONG BEST IN THE writer. program and build slowly. Within five NATION With the degree in hand, career op- years, he predicted, “people in New York he Princeton Review again cited tions include working in healthcare will be talking about us.” Monmouth’s School of Business agencies, managing sports or wellness TAdministration as one of the na- centers, working in community health PROFESSOR MITCHELL WINS LASA PERU tion’s most outstanding business schools departments, in global non-profit agen- FLORA TRISTÁN AWARD in the 2008 edition of Best 290 Business cies or other public and private healthcare r. William P. Mitchell, Freed Schools. sectors. Foundation Professor in the Princeton Review editors observed, Dean Lauria said the program was DSocial Sciences and professor of “Professors at Monmouth University off to a good start, with six students Anthropology, won the 2007 Peru Flora have a vast amount of business experi- expected to graduate from the program Tristán prize for his book Voices from the ence related to the courses they teach,” in the first year, and a healthy degree of Global Margin (see fall 2006 Hawks in and cited a current student who said, “I interest from other students on campus. Print). feel confident I am learning about how The fast ramp-up period was possible The Award is given to the best book things work in the real business world because Health Studies has been an published on Peru by the Peru Section of along with the prevalent academic think- undergraduate minor for more than ten the Latin American Studies Association ing on a given subject.” years, she said. (LASA). Submissions span a variety of The rankings are based on surveys of Dr. Laura Jannone, Assistant Profes- disciplines including anthropology, his- 19,000 students attending the 290 busi- sor in the Nursing Department, said, tory, political science, literature, social ness schools profiled in the book.
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Culture and Customs of Rwanda Julius O. Adekunle, Ph.D. (Greenwood Press, $49.95)
Adekunle provides a comprehensive picture of Rwanda, not limited to the genocide of 1994 4 and its aftermath. Despite the atrocities committed as part of the Rwandan Civil War, the African nation remains a rich culture filled with strong family ties and joyful celebrations.
Readers may be surprised to learn that living together in harmony has been part of the Rwandan society. A chapter on religion discusses worship practices including polythe- ism and Christianity. Other chapters cover the role of women in society, the arts and oral cultures, celebrations, food, and dress of the traditionally pastoral and agricultural society. 1
Why Alliances Endure: The United States-Pakistan Alliance, 1954-1971 Rekha Datta, Ph.D. (South Asian Publishers, $22.00)
Datta provides a case study approach about why the military alliance between the United States and Pakistan endured from 1954-1971, despite heavy strains. The study combines strategic rational-actor explanations, policy process variables, and 4 treaty commitments to provide a broad understanding of the alliance. Rich in archival sources and alliance theory literature, the study combines system- atic analysis with historic review. Scholars will profit from a deeper understanding of current engagement between the United States and Pakistani governments. 2
After the Storm: A Vietnam Veteran’s Reflections Paul Drew ’81, Ph.D. (Hellgate Press, $14.95)
Paul Drew provides an honest account of his reflections during the Vietnam War and 4 its lasting effects 35 years later. He writes about the generation, the career politicians, and others who contributed to the negative post-war mood that pervaded the U.S.
Drew argues that the social stigma of being labeled a drug-addled baby killer still stings for most Vietnam vets. Drew confronts his continued feelings of betrayal and the consequences of still trying to catch up and emerge once again as an American citizen.
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36 Monmouth University Magazine FALL Don’t Tell Me the Ending: An Introductory Text for Aspiring Film Critics John Morano, M.A. (Windstorm Creative, $24.99)
Richly supported with observations from critics Roger Ebert, Pauline Kael, A. O. Scott, Janet Maslin, Stanley Kaufmann, John Simon and others, John Morano offers an insider’s look at
how to produce reviews for popular newspapers and magazines. 4 Don’t Tell Me the Ending addresses the needs of critics, journalism students and professors as well as film buffs in general.
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State-Society Relations in Mexico: Clientelism, neoliberal state reform, and the case of Conasupo Kenneth Mitchell, D.Phil. (Ashgate Publishing Company, $119.95)
Challenging the claims of neoliberal proponents, this detailed empirical study illustrates the different sources of political and economic pressure in Mexican state-society relations. 4 State-Society Relations in Mexico is a good tool for political economists who have a specific focus on Latin America, Mexican politics, and public sector reform.
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Temple Architecture and Sculpture of the Nolambas: Ninth-Tenth Centuries Andrew Cohen, Ph.D. (Manohar Publishers, $54.95)
A comprehensive analysis of monuments built during the Nolamba period, which was from the late-eighth to early-11 centuries. It follows the historical region of Nolamba-
vadi in southern India, controlled by the Nolamba dynasty. 4 The book provides an overview of Nolamba political history, and includes 76 black and white photographs.
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These titles and other works by faculty authors are available online from http://mubookstore.monmouth.edu
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house and then at Monmouth Park. The Class of 1967 Class of 1977 evening ended with dinner at Branches in West Long Branch. Other brothers in attendance were Bill McLaughlin, Bob Holden (Bus. Adm. ’71), Mike Tracey (B.S. ’75), Rich Contardi (Bus. Mrkt. ’77), Joe Cook (Bus. Adm. ’76), Joe Keip (Bus. Adm. ’75), and Don Kleber (Bus. Adm. ’74). Class of 1971 ALAN CHOKOV (Psych.) has been ROBERT MARCHESE (Ed.) recently appointed CEO/President of eFi- retired from the East Hartford Connect- nancePortal.com, an interactive, icut Public School system after 27 years multicultural financial portal and as director of Pupil Personnel Services. search engine supporting financial He is also celebrating 42 years in the literacy. He is responsible for the busi- MAJOR WENDY GALLOWAY (Elem. Ed.) martial arts, with a third degree Black ness development of 50,000 financial (M.S. Ed. ’80), the New Jersey State Belt in Aikido and a Black Belt in Tae categories, translation compatibility Police’s Commanding Officer for Com- Kwon Do. of more than 99 percent of the world’s munity Affairs in West Trenton, was spoken languages, and implementing given the JWV MOCC Law Enforcement Class of 1968 the interactive components of the web- Award September 23 at The Monmouth- site. Ocean County Council of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of Class of 1972 America’s 13th annual Law Enforce- JOSEPH DIMARCO (Bus. Adm.) is a ment Breakfast. manufacturers representative for Class of 1978 Jansan Solutions LLC in Cranford. He reunited on August 18 with fellow Phi Psi’s-NJ Beta from Monmouth Univer- sity. He said he hopes to reconnect with more of his fraternity brothers. He can EDWARD PIGUT (Hist.) (M.A.T. Ed. ‘71) be reached at [email protected]. retired July 1 after 36 years teaching Class of English and History in Neptune Town- 1974 ship, 18 years at Neptune Junior High DONALD KLEBER (Bus. Adm.) is now School, two years at Neptune Middle the unit chief of security and licensing School, and 16 years at Neptune High for the Connecticut Division of Special School. He will now be the “Voice of Revenue after serving for 29 years in AMELYA (ROSSMAN) STEVENSON Neptune Athletics,” responsible for the the FBI. He resides in Fairfield, CT, with (Psych.) has earned certification as a public address announcing for Neptune his wife, Julianne, and his son, Matt, senior professional in human resourc- High School football, basketball, and who attends Boston College. es with a state-specific certification in wrestling events. California. She is the president of e- Class of 1976 VentExe, a human resource consulting Class of 1970 VIIDO POLIKARPUS (Art) has been liv- practice. She lives in Granite Bay, CA, PETER BRUCKMANN (Bus. Adm.) said ing in Estonia for the past 12 years. He with her husband, Craig, daughter Ad- the New Jersey Beta Chapter of Phi currently owns two restaurants in the die, and son, Clarke. Kappa Psi held its first Alumni Reunion capital city, Tallinn. Weekend August 18, which started off with a barbecue at brother Bob Holden’s
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emony was held June 14, 2007, in Los Class of 1980 Class of 1992 Angeles. He also won a New York Emmy DEBORAH ROB- Award in 1994. CHRIS MCGIVERN (Ed./Hist.) has been INSON (Psych.) named vice president of human re- JEROME WILLIAMS (M.S. Ed. ’83) is sources at Viejas Enterprises. He and (Bus. Adm.) has now the director his wife live in San Diego, CA. been named presi- of Continuing and dent and CEO of Class of 1993 Professional Ed- Granville Academy ucation at Ocean DAVID BRACA (Bus. Mrkt./Bus. Mgmt.) Princeton/Tren- County College in Toms River. She lives has joined the patient education mar- ton. Founder and in Manasquan. keting firm of HealthEd as director of CEO of Cultural business development. He is directing Class of 1981 Cuts Franchise Hair Salons, Jerome new business development strategy SHARON LASHER (Elem. Ed.) married has more than 19 years of business ex- for the agency and managing its imple- Rene’ Riddle May 19, 2007. Her new email perience in office equipment, medical mentation. address is [email protected]. products, and franchising industries. He has been a board member of the alumni Class of 1994 Class of 1987 association, a member of the Greater KERRY (MCGOWAN) MASLANKA ROBERT EVERS Princeton Jaycees and a mentor with the (M.B.A.) is the manager of communica- (Hist.) has joined Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. He tions for Merck & Co.’s Manufacturing the law firm of lives in Hamilton. Division in Whitehouse Station. She also Marshall, Den- Class of 1991 is the recipient of two International As- nehey, Warner, sociation of Business Communicators Coleman & Goggin IRIS Awards, which are part of an an- in Roseland, NJ, nual competition that accepts entries as a shareholder. He is with the firm’s from New Jersey, New York, Connecti- Health Care Liability practice group. cut, and Pennsylvania.
Class of 1988 Class of 1995
JASON GUARI (Bus. Mgmt.) has been installed as Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division president for 2007/2008. He continues his law practice at Murray & Guari Trial Attorneys, P.L. in West Palm Beach.
FRANCIS HODGSON JR (M.B.A.) in July VANESSA ARANTES (Bio.) and Dr. Chris- became Ocean County’s newest N.J. topher Lindeken were married April 20, Superior Court judge. He had worked 2007. Alumni in attendance were Hillary for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Of- Javora (Bio. ‘95), Susan Kammen (Math fice since 1997. He and his wife, Susan, ‘95), and Leslie Terhune (Ed. ‘96). Van- and sons, Francis, Gavin, and Steven, essa is a labor and delivery RN at St. LEE BRODIE (Bus. Mrkt.) won a 2007 live in Surf City. Barnabus Medical Center in Livingston. Daytime Emmy Award as Producer of Dr. Lindeken is an OB/GYN at Clara the A&E reality docudrama A Question DEBBIE (TAPPER) MARUSCHEK (Ed.) Maass Hospital in Belleville. The couple of Life or Meth? The National Academy and her husband Tony welcomed resides in Cranford. of Television Arts and Sciences cer- daughter, Hallie, June 4, 2006.
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Class of 1997 TREVOR DEAL (Comm.) AND KERRY (MCCAVE) DEAL (Bus. Adm. ’98) wel- comed daughter, Ella, May 10, 2007. Trevor is a publisher/sales director at Advanstar Communications, while Kerry is vice president in the technology division at Goldman Sachs. The family lives in Cranford. LIISA-MARGIT SYRDAHL (Ed.) is engaged and plans to marry Brad Hennessy (Comm. ‘98) in the summer of 2008. Since graduating from Mon- mouth, she has obtained a master’s in ALLISON MCCABE (Poli. Sci.) (M.A. Education from The College of Staten Comm. ’01) married Joseph Matto July Island and has been teaching first grade 27, 2007. Alumni in attendance included at a public school in Brooklyn for eight Darcy Cardone (Bus. Mgmt ’95, M.B.A. years. Brad has moved to Brooklyn and ’97, M.S.W. ‘07). Allison is a teacher of continues to freelance for several dif- social studies at Red Bank Regional ferent television shows in New York City High School, while her husband is a as a stage manager. telecommunications engineer for Nor- JENNIFER ORT (Comm.) married Adam NATASHA (PUZA) WOODIER (Bus. tel Communications. The couple resides Lilley June 2, 2007. She is an advertising Adm.) and Robert Woodier (Crim. J. ‘98) in Monmouth Beach. copywriter at Lanmark Group in Eaton- welcomed their second child, Sarah town, while he is an aircraft mechanic MICHAEL SZUMERA (Comm.) was pro- Reese, February 28, 2007. She joins her for Ocean Aire, Robert J. Miller Airpark moted in June to managing director brother, Andrew, who is two. The family in Toms River. The couple resides in of the healthcare practice at Burson- resides in Colonia. Marsteller. Freehold. Class of 1999 KAHDIJAH TA- Class of 1998 MARGARET FRIEDMAN (Elem./Sp. Ed.) VIA BELL (Bus. JAIME (DEMOLA) BERLANT (Sp. Ed.) and Michael Lazur (Elem./Sp. Ed. ‘02) Adm.) has and her husband, Justin, welcomed plan to be married August 16, 2008. been named their second daughter, Maia Sadie, She is a special education teacher in regional mar- June 15, 2007. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School keting and KYLE BOND (Comm.) and his wife, Ja- District, while he is a special education communica- net, welcomed daughter, Claire, July 16, teacher and basketball coach in Brick tions manager 2007. She joins her older sister, Abigail. School District. at Patton Boggs in New Jersey. She is The family resides in Ocean Gate. Kyle responsible for all marketing and com- HEATHER BROWN KISSELBACK (Soc. was recently elected to Monmouth munications initiatives for both the New Work) was appointed chief operating of- University’s Alumni Board. Jersey and New York offices. ficer for the Girl Scouts of Northeastern MARC GLOGOVSKY (Bio.) married Dani- New York. She is responsible for mem- Class of 1996 elle Dagrosa May 19, 2007. He is the bership development, programming, TANYA (SANTOMARCO) THOELEN senior business director at Pharma- camps, community collaboration and (Psych.) and her husband, James, wel- ceutical Microbiology & Life Sciences volunteer management. Heather is also comed their son, Tyer, September 10, at EMD Chemicals, while Danielle is the a former co-president of the Monmouth 2007. He joins his big sister, Taylor. The advanced practice nurse manager for University Social Work Alumni Society. family resides in Mahwah. Virtua Hospital in Vorhees.
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ing a master’s degree in nursing, while CHERYL DYER (M.S.Ed.) has been ap- Class of 2000 Frank is a special agent for the ATF pointed assistant superintendent of THERESA (SULLIVAN) SMITH (Sp. Ed.) New York Division. Monmouth alumni curriculum and instruction for the and her husband Joshua welcomed in attendance were Michelle (Santoro) Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School their first child, Carter, June 2, 2007. Lodeserto (Comm. ‘01), Kevin Young District. Her new responsibilities include The family resides in Blairstown. (Bus. Adm. ‘01), Thomas Angiolino (Fin. districtwide staff development and the MARISSA (MCSORLEY) SMITH (Math/ ‘01), and Thomas Lord (Fin. ‘02). The evaluation and implementation of cur- Ed.) (M.S.Ed. ‘04) and her husband couple, who resides in Aberdeen, is ex- ricula for the district’s 9,500 students. Jason welcomed their first son, Jack, pecting a baby in January 2008. April 12, 2007. Marissa is a math teacher NOELLE FABRIZIO (Comm.) and her at Thorne Middle School in Middletown, husband Marshall Brown welcomed while Jason is a physical education son, Adrian, May 15, 2007. teacher at Neptune Middle School. The TARA LALLY (M.A. Psych. Couns.) has family resides in Neptune City. completed her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Temple University. Dr. Lally is currently working for UMDNJ as a psychologist within the Juvenile Jus- tice Commission. She serves as adjunct faculty for Monmouth’s Psychological Counseling graduate program, and will begin to see clients in a private practice TINA GRECCO (Comm./Ed.) and Tony in West Long Branch this fall. Almeida (Bus. Mrkt. ‘02) were married JESSICA SALVESEN (Soc. Work) and KATIE SNYDER (Bus. Mgmt.) and Lou- July 27, 2007. There were 21 Monmouth Jonathan Scott (Sp. Ed. ‘01) welcomed kas Dimitoulis (Bus. Mgmt. ‘00) were alumni in attendance, including grooms- their first child, Jonathan Jackson, July engaged April 21, 2007, and plan on man Jason Zelawski (Bus. Mgmt. ’03). 20, 2007. The family resides in Port Jef- getting married next July. She is a mar- Tina is a second-grade teacher with the ferson Station, NY. keting and computer teacher at Union Garfield Board of Education, while Tony is a site superintendent with T&T Com- High School, while he is a math teacher CHRISTINA SICO (Comm.) married Dr. monwealth Construction. at Wayne Hills High School. Michael Baldino July 28, 2007. She is a reporter for “Your New Jersey News Class of 2001 Now” on NY1, a cable news channel. Her husband is a dentist who practices at the Sussex Dental Center in Wantage.
DR. DEEPAK VADADA (Bio.) married Dr. Amita Mahajan June 16, 2007. He is an internal medicine resident at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, where he will become a fellow in gastroenterology in July 2008. She is an ophthalmology resident at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospi- tal Center in New York.
Class of 2002 DANA SILVEY (M.S.W.) (B.S.W. ‘00) MARGARET CANNIN-SCHUCK (M.A. married Mark Zacharczyk June 24, Psych. Couns.) has written a book, The CHRISTY ANNUNZIATO (Comm.) and 2007. Alumni in attendance were Ruth Multidimensional Strategy Toward Identifi- Frank Occhipinti (Crim. J. ‘00) were Edelman Silvey (Elem. Ed. ‘66) and Pe- cation and Reduction of Bullying Behavior. married April 22, 2007. Christy is pursu-
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ter Vosseler (M.S.W. ‘02). Dana is the the naval hospital in Guantanamo Bay, director of social services at Care One Cuba, for 18 months. at King James in Middletown and a field SAMANTHA FRYER (Sp. Ed.) married supervisor for Monmouth County Social Nicholas Farias April 28. She is pursu- Work Department. Mark is a branch ing a master’s degree in curriculum manager for Atlantic Home Loans. and instruction from the University of AIMEE WOODWARD (Comm.) and Justin Phoenix while teaching in Barnegat. Grau (Psych. ‘02) were married July 13, Her husband is the owner of Farias 2007. She is a special education teacher Concrete Co. They live in Little Egg Har- at PS44 in Brooklyn, while he is an bor. CHRISTINE COLLINS (Comm.) and Al- accountant manager with Direct Link exander O’Ree (Com. Sci. ‘04) were KRISTEN HARDY (Bus. Acct.) and Mi- Worldwide in Elizabeth. married May 26, 2007. Christine is an aide chael Kirchner (Bus. Acct. ‘05) were Class of 2003 to Governor Corzine, and Alexander is a married November 25, 2006. Alumni in computer programmer for the Army, Fort attendance were Stephanie Hardy (Bus. ERIN BAYLEY (Sp. Ed.) and Eric Burasz- Monmouth. They reside in Hamilton. Mrkt. ‘02), Brian Hardy (Bus. Mgmt. eski (Crim. J. ‘02, M.A.T. ‘05) were married 07), Amanda Pease (Bus. Acct. ‘04), July 1, 2006. Monmouth alumni in atten- REBECCA HERON (Psych.) is expected Jennifer Villa (Bus. Acct. ‘05), Wanda dance were Ryan Bayley (Anthro./Sp. Ed. to marry Paul Trachtenberg October 25, Cardona (Bus. Acct. ‘04), and Angela ‘06), Brian Buraszeski (Bus. Mgmt. ‘00), 2008. Paul is a special agent with the Samanick (Bus. Acct. ‘04). Kristen is Christie Chrisanthon (Bus. Mrkt. ‘02), U.S. State Department. a senior accountant at Wilkin & Gut- Matthew Herdman (Bus. Adm. Acct. ‘01, Class of tenplan, P.C. CPAs in East Brunswick, M.B.A. ‘04), Kelly Buraszeski (Comm. ‘02), 2004 while Michael is a senior accountant Christine Breiner-DeSarno (Sp. Ed. ‘02), at Amper, Politzner & Mattia in Edison. Lucy Slosek (Math./Ed. ‘03), Tricia Sell- They reside in Howell. itto (Comm./Ed. ‘03), Kenneth Edmundson (Hist. ‘02), Liam Klein (Hist./Poli. Sci./Ed. JENNIFER KNOX (B.S.N.) married John ‘01), Ed Helfrey (Comm. ‘04), Mara Lago Drozd October 6, 2007. She is pursuing (Fine Arts ‘00), and Greg Campanile (Bus. a master’s degree in nursing at Regis Mgmt. ‘06). Erin is a special education University while working as a registered teacher in Wayne, and Eric is a police nurse in the emergency room at Robert officer in South Brunswick. The couple Wood Johnson University Hospital in resides in Basking Ridge. New Brunswick and a nurse educator at JFK Medical Center in Edison. John is a SARINA CARTAGENA (M.L.A.) and her police officer with Amtrak in New York husband Angel welcomed triplet sons, City. The couple lives in Edison. LeAndro, Manuel, and Isandro, April 11, 2006. JessICA MURGA (Art) received an M.A. MEGHAN ABENDSCHOEN (Ed./Hist.) is from Jersey City University and is now STEVEN CHADWICK (Bus. Fin.) has engaged to Peter Karmazyn (Bus. Adm. pursuing an M.f.A. from the Academy joined the liti- ‘02, M.B.A. ‘06), with a June 2009 wed- of Art University of san francisco. she gation group of ding planned. Meghan is a middle school has also opened her own photography Burns, White & social studies teacher at Bedminster business, JMphoto. Hickton in Pitts- Township School and is pursuing her burgh, PA, where master’s in educational counseling at he will focus Monmouth. Peter is an operations man- Class of 2005 on nursing and ager for Hunter Access Technologies in CARISSA AZZARO (Sp. Ed.) married personal care home litigation. A former Lakewood. Brandon Campanella March 23, 2007. valedictorian at Monmouth, Steve also JACLYN FISCHER (M.S.W.) has been an She is a first-grade teacher for the received the Wall Street Journal Award active duty social worker with the U.S. Rumson Board of Education, while he is for academic excellence. Navy since May. She is stationed at a consumer loan writer for First State
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Bank of New Jersey in Cranford. They Harms (Art ’06). Danielle is a special ed- live in Tinton Falls. ucator teacher for the South Brunswick in memoriam School District, pursuing her master’s DONNA KENNELLY (M.S.Ed.) (M.A.T. ALUMNI in special education. Her husband is ‘94) has been hired as the director of 1936 PERCY LEHRER (A.A. Lib. Studies) a research analyst for Merrill Lynch AUGUST 17, 2007 special education in South River School in New York City. They reside in South 1939 MADELINE SHANNON (Assoc.) District. AUGUST 12, 2007 Brunswick with their son, James. 1947 JACK VAN ETTEN (B.S.) JOSEPH LIZZA (Ed./Hist./Poli. Sci.) gradu- AUGUST 11, 2007 AMANDA HARDY (Psych. Coun.) married 1965 RICHARD FINELLI (Bus. Adm.) ated in May from Rowan University with an Eric Hillman August 18, 2006. She is a september 8, 2007 M.A. in Higher Education Administration. 1972 MICHAEL NAGLE (Psych.) photographer and owner of Serendipity He is starting a new position as assistant AUGUST 31, 2007 Studios in Point Pleasant, while he is a 1978 ROBERT MCLAREN (Bus. Adm.) director of the College Center at The Rich- sales executive for Global Computer in septeMBER 13, 2007 ard Stockton College of New Jersey. 1983 RONALD MIRANTE (M.B.A.) Holmdel. They live in Point Pleasant. AUGUST 16, 2007 APRIL RIVERA (Bus. Acct.) was promot- 1988 JOSEPH LONG (M.B.A.) CHRISTOPHER JOYCE (Bus. Acct.) was AUGUST 25, 2007 ed to staff II accountant at WithumSmith promoted to a staff II accountant at 1999 LLEWELYN MITCHELL JR (Bus. Adm.) & Brown, certified public accountants septeMBER 3, 2007 WithumSmith & Brown, certified public and consultants in Somerville. She re- 2006 KOVAS JUSKA (Hist.) accountants in Red Bank. septeMBER 9, 2007 sides in Irvington. DAVID KOGOS (M.A. Psych. Couns.) is Class of 2006 now teaching law classes at Advanced MICHAEL BARNATHAN (Comp. Sci.) Technologies Academy in Las Vegas, earned his master’s in computer and Nevada. information sciences from Temple KRISTI TINNES (Sp. Ed.) completed Class Notes Policy University August 31, 2007, with a GPA an M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction Monmouth University encourages and welcomes of 3.89. He is currently a second-year communications from alumni regarding career at the University of Scranton this past changes, promotions, relocations, volunteer work, doctoral student in computer and infor- summer. She works for The Somerset marriages, births, and other information that mation sciences at Temple University. is of interest to fellow classmates, alumni, and Hills Learning Institute in Bedminster. the University community. Photos submitted to Monmouth University Magazine cannot be returned. Class of 2007 HOW TO SUBMIT A CLASS NOTE MARQUES ALSTON (Crim. J.) was sworn 1. E-mail: [email protected] 2. Fax: Attention Class Notes: 1-732-263- in as a Neptune Township police officer 5315 June 25. He lives in Neptune. 3. Mail: Class Notes Office of Publications CURRIE CRESSEY (Eng./Ed.) was named University Advancement Miss Absecon 2007 on July 15. She is 400 Cedar Avenue pursuing a teaching career and lives in West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898 Absecon. HOW TO CONTACT THE ALUMNI OFFICE PHONE BRIDGET GREENE (Hist./Ed.) is teach- 800/531-ALUM ing in Charleston, S.C. 732/571-3489
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DANIELLE FRITH (Sp. Ed.) married E-MAIL Keith Stanley July 7, 2007. Alumni in at- [email protected] tendance were Allison Valenti (Comm. INTERNET ’05), Louise Koegler (Sp. Ed. ’05), Ya- http://www.monmouth.edu/alumni jaira Borrero (Fine Arts ’06), Julia Frith (Crim. J. ’07), Kathleen Dugan (Comm. ’05), Keith Sulatana (Bus. Mrkt. ’05), Nicole Simmons (Art ’06), and Lauren
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Janet Fell Special Assistant to the Board of Trustees
Gilbert S. Fell, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus, Philosophy and Religious Studies
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