THE MAGAZINE OF MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY » FALL 2017 MINDING MINDFULNESS How to cut stress and increase focus. page 10 “WOMEN AT THE WHEEL” From Beyoncé to Sister Fixit, a gendered look at 100 years of American car culture. INVISIBLE page 24 FORWARD WOUNDS PROGRESS One veteran’s Celebrating 25 years of Hawks football. battle with PTSD page 36 page 30 “Thank you. Your generosity has opened so many doors for me.” Contents — Nicole Sivetz ’19, biology major and scholarship recipient Features | Fall 2017 nder the direction of Professor Martin Hicks, Nicole is investigating the effects of RNA therapy Uon the epidermal growth factor receptor pathway in glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and malignant form of brain cancer. Her work is contributing to the development of improved medical therapies. BACKSTORY » This 1941 Cadil- Your contribution to Monmouth’s Academic Excellence lac Series 62, owned by Mark Funds helps create innovative learning experiences Skesavage ’11M, was the perfect like this. Every gift, no matter the size, enhances the prop for our photo shoot with academic quality and overall university experience for Professor Katherine Parkin. current and future students. Skesavage, a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Give today at monmouth.edu/give. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, is Parkin’s friend and former student. Story, p. 24. 24 30 36 WOMEN, CARS, FACING THE LONG AND LIBERATION THE DEMONS GAME A Q&A with Katherine J. Christian Benedetto Jr.’s battle In 1992, Kevin Callahan didn’t Parkin, author of Women at with PTSD led him to become even have a campus office. Now the Wheel: A Century of Buy- an advocate for others he’s celebrating 25 years of the ing, Driving, and Fixing Cars. coping with the disorder. football program he launched. Photo: Matt Furman photo MATT FURMAN Fall 2017 MONMOUTH 01 Contents letters Departments | Fall 2017 re: Summer 2017 The best piece of mail I’ve gotten expectation. He believed in his in a while was the Monmouth TELL students. As a retired teacher, I am still look- magazine with President Dimenna The Leon Hess Business School » MONMOUTH VOL. 37. NO. 1 ing for creative ways to encourage on the cover has truly lost one of its greatest 17 20 42 Monmouth magazine is published thrice reading that I can pass along to Sarah Lewis ’17 via Twitter US professors. I will never forget annually by the Monmouth University other teachers. I think the Fade him. Division of Enrollment Management. to Books program (“A Cut Above WHAT Brian J. Blackmon ’10, ’11M Vice President for the Rest”) is a wonderful idea that Remembering Enrollment Management stimulates a love of reading and the James Cavazzini YOU Robert D. McCaig, Ed.D. importance of being a part of your #MUx2 community. Congratulations to all I was deeply saddened to learn Associate Vice President, involved. of Professor Cavazzini’s passing THINK We met at one of the tennis courts The Front Marketing & Communications Suzanne Palmer-Smiga (“In Memoriam,” summer 2017). He Email us at behind the field house in the mid- currents » RESEARCH & REFLECTION Tara Peters ’94, ’99M (Long Branch, New Jersey) was such an inspiring teacher, and ’70s. There was a sea of courts despite his numerous ground- magazine@ behind the old field house, before Editor The summer issue was the breaking achievements in the ca- monmouth. the football revamping of the area. Tony Marchetti 06 09 10 best Monmouth magazine. Please ble television industry’s founding, edu, or write us Tennis, at the time, was extremely NEED TO KNOW PAW PALS EXPLAIN THIS keep the informative articles a very humble and endearing popular in the country and with Assistant Editor coming. human being. at Monmouth Monmouth students in particular. Prof. Michelle Scott on Can playgroups improve a How to reduce stress and Breanne McCarthy Lois Harm Cahill via Facebook I was fortunate enough to The campus played a large part the increase in adolescent dog’s adoptability? increase focus. magazine, (Parent) take his Strategic Manage- in our lives in the late Seventies, suicides and creating “an Design & Layout Monmouth ment course in spring 2010, and we were married on June 2, epidemic of help-seeking.” Dog Ear Consultants Good read, cover to cover. and he made it one of the most University, 1979, in the chapel in Wilson Hall. Contributing Writers Enjoyed all the articles, espe- memorable and motivating experi- Alumni House, Paul Stookey wedding song music TIDES » CULTURE & COMMUNITY cially the one on the Middle ences in my scholastic career. played softly in the background; Tobias Carroll 400 Cedar Nick DiUlio East. Great view from the inside I learned a great deal from him, the chapel at the time cast a 14 16 17 Kelley Freund looking out. far beyond the course Ave., West curious, haunting spell and an Melissa Kvidahl John Reiss via Facebook materials. Long Branch, implied air to whisper and conduct THIS IS MONMOUTH HOW MONMOUTH MY MONMOUTH (Parent) I was disappointed that I never everything in hushed tones—likely Ryan Jones NJ 07764. The scene at West Long WAS MADE One alum’s journey from Karl Vilacoba got a chance to take him again the quietest New Jersey wedding Branch. The library was once a summer Amman to America. The magazine is wonderful and it when I entered Monmouth’s Submissions ever. A very small ceremony (a retreat for one wealthy family. Photographers keeps us all in touch with Mon- M.B.A. program, but I did run for the Letters dozen or so in attendance) but Anthony Deprimo mouth’s progress. Great job! into him one evening in Bey Hall grand in results. We celebrated page are subject PLAY » SPORTS & FITNESS Matt Furman Lois La Pointe Kiely ’65, ’80M, ’88HN between night classes. Right off our 38th anniversary last June. Kalai Ramu the bat he told me he expected to editing for Erik ’77 and Sharon (Tosel) Crazy good read (re: “End to see me on the cover of Fortune Liljestrand ’74 clarity and 20 22 Illustrators of an Era”). one day. He was always ready Dung Hoang Glen DeNigris ’19 via Twitter with sincere encouragement and length and must I met my husband, Ron ’66 ’75M, JUST FOR KICKS IN THE GARDEN Julie McLaughlin include the at a fraternity/sorority Halloween Three ACL injuries can’t What it’s like to play in “the Patrik Svensson party in October 1964. We were keep this Hawk down. world’s greatest arena.” writer’s name, Luke Waller “ engaged the following March address, and and married in August 1965 after I’m sorry, phone number a nine-month courtship. Now, 52 On the cover but my years later, we still have many fond Visualizing PTSD: Salt Lake City for confirmation. president memories of Monmouth College. The Back The Rest artist and designer Dung Hoang We are both very proud in what Class notes » ALUMNI LIFE Letters, 03.Crowd - illustrates alumnus Christian is better the university has become. sourcing history, 11. Benedetto Jr.’s battle after combat. than Carol (Volk) Kurowsky ’65 Last trees standing, 12. your 42 46 5 Questions for Mi- THE THE RECOMMENDER chael Waters, 13. A Day president. CHANGEMAKER Buzzfeed’s Jessica Anastasio at the Beach, 18. Alumni ” Bill Elliott ’95M is work- ’16 reveals how to land a Roundup, 44. Celebra- ing to end drunk driving dream tech job. tions, 49. Talking with West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Bennie Kanzler ’17 tragedies. Terry Spear ’81M, 52. 732-571-3489 via Twitter In Memoriam, 56. www.monmouth.edu 02 MONMOUTH Fall 2017 Fall 2017 MONMOUTH 03 letters what professor changed your life? Leaving Deanna Shoemaker has helped make my time at Monmouth the best it could be. I go to her with all of my problems, because she always has the solution. I can’t wait to continue my academ- a legacy ic journey with her as my mentor. Emily G. Blaser ’20 Ron and Darlene Carlson’s Lauren K. Woods was my first real bequest will provide scholarships acting teacher, director, and men- tor. He dropped into my life like for generations of Monmouth Clarence in It’s a Wonderful Life students—with no immediate cost and showed me the path forward to the Carlsons. to what has now been almost a 50-year career in theater, film, raduating from Monmouth and TV. “Woody” and his influ- was a difference maker in his ence have played an important life, says Ron Carlson ’68. To part in every step I have taken G show his gratitude to the university Monmouth me to try out for an intramurals ABOVE: From left, Dr. in my career and in life. I feel his that gave him an excellent start to team, the Chinese Bandits. The Frank Brand, Dr. Richard presence whenever I make an memories Benjamin, and Dr. Harold his information technology career, Bandits, I found out after making Jacobs with an electric artistic choice. he created the Ronald H. Carlson My dad, Dr. Harold Jacobs (far the team, dominated intramural measuring device they Bill Cwikowski ’67 Endowed Scholarship. Then, he and developed. right in photo above), was the sports for years (and continued Darlene included it in their estate founding chair of Monmouth’s to after I graduated). Fifty-two BELOW: The Chinese Thomas Kelly, my freshman En- plan. Their bequest will make it Electrical Engineering Depart- years ago, this picture was Bandits, a Monmouth glish teacher, advised me to join possible in perpetuity for graduates intramural sports power- of New Jersey’s most underserved ment. He is pictured here with snapped on The Great Lawn be- house in the 1960s.