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D'mensions the D'youville College Journal JULY 2O1O D’MENSIONS The D’Youville College Journal JULY 2O1O DYC NEWSMAKERS NOW QHONORS QBACCALAUREATE/COMMENCEMENT QYELLOW RIBBON PROGRAM QNOTABLE ALUM D’ D’Mensions D’Youville College 631 Niagara Street Buffalo, NY 14201 www.dyc.edu 716.829.8000 For comments and suggestions, contact the editor at 716.829.7802 or [email protected]. EDITOR IN CHIEF Patricia Lyons Van Dyke ’52 PUBLICATION MENTOR Marilyn Gohr McTaggart, (Hon.) ’03 CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Deanna Rusek CONTRIBUTORS G. John M. Abbarno PhD D. John Bray Peter Eimer, CPD Mark Garrison, PhD John K. Grandy Janet Hinkel Rev. Janice Mahle Aimee Pearson Mary B. Pfeiffer ’84 Rory J. Szwed folio features departments 22 Coming Home: 1O 51st Honors Convocation 2 DYC Newsmakers Now Going Back 12 Baccalaureate Ceremony 38 Alumni Events Six Veterans Discuss the 14 102nd Commencement 47 Class Briefs Yellow Ribbon 16 DYC Bookshelf: 5O Obituaries GI Program G. John M. Abbarno, PhD Mark Garrison, PhD 36 Notable Alum alumni.dyouville.edu 1 D’Mensions Mission Statement The editors’ and individual contributors’ purpose is to strengthen, via print,the connection between the College and its benefactors, alumni, staff, faculty and friends; to promote and integrate communication and service between the College and the surrounding community, thereby leading to a better understanding of what the College is and where it is heading; and, ultimately, to encourage and celebrate D’Youville’s own expressed Mission statement. (On cover) Sister Denise Roche, GNSH, College President cuts the big ribbon! (Frontis) A high-tech lecture hall in the new D’Youville Academic Center. D’Mensions Magazine is now printed on FSC certified paper manufactured by Burgo North America, Inc. CEREMONIAL RIBBON BUSINESS DEPARTMENT CUTTING OPENS NEW HOLDS ALUMNI RECEPTION ACADEMIC CENTER The third annual business department alumni reception was held in the Blue Lounge Erie County Executive Chris Collins on April 26, 2010. Sister Denise Roche, honored D’Youville College with a president of D’Youville College, welcomed proclamation that declared May 12 to be more than 100 guests representing alumni, “D’Youville College Day” at the ribbon business faculty, staff and D’Youville cutting ceremony in front of hundreds of administrators. D’Youville’s chair of the well wishers. Sister Denise Roche, president business department, Dr. Arup Sen, hosted of D’Youville College; Buffalo mayor, the the event and welcomed keynote speaker, Hon. Byron Brown; David Rivera, Niagara Jody Lomeo, CEO of ECMC. District City Councilman; Erie County Congressman Brian Higgins (right) met D’Youville’s School of Pharmacy dean Gary Stoehr during Lomeo shared his experiences at ECMC legislator Tim Kennedy, also a DYC a tour of the newly built D’Youville Academic Center. alum, and Vincent Mancuso, chairman of and offered advice on creating relationships and collaboration in business. He also the board of trustees, spoke in front of a Space for student and staff casual gathering School of Pharmacy offering a doctor expressed the importance of business of pharmacy degree. It “is registered for crowd of West Side neighbors, faculty and is provided, as well as a selection of ethics, integrity and open communication professional purposes” under appropriate staff during the opening of the College’s group study rooms for students. A large with peers. new $20 million, six-story D’Youville boardroom for trustee meetings and other educational regulations until September Academic Center. The Most Rev. Edward College or public meetings is featured on 2011 at which time it will be reviewed by In addition, the evening included a special U. Kmiec, Bishop of Buffalo, presided over WKH¿UVWÀRRU the NYSED for continued renewal. presentation by D’Youville’s award- the blessing of the new structure. winning SIFE team and poster presentations ³7KH EXLOGLQJ LV KLJKO\ HQHUJ\ HI¿FLHQW Earlier in 2010, the program received by graduating MBA and international Standing on a former campus parking completely handicapped accessible and “precandidate” accreditation status from business students. Awards were given to the lot, the new 93,000-square-foot structure user friendly,” says Donald Keller, vice the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy top three from each program as determined houses D’Youville’s new School of president for operations at the College. Education (ACPE). [For full public disclosure: by the business department faculty. First 3KDUPDF\ FODVVURRPV DGPLVVLRQV RI¿FHV ³7KHWRSÀRRULVXQ¿QLVKHGDQGZLOOSURYLGH Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, place in the MBA program was awarded DQGRWKHUDFDGHPLFRI¿FHV7KHEXLOGLQJ future space. Card access and security 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL. to Lisa Williams, second place went to has become a symbol of the “new century” cameras allow for a safe and monitored 60602-5109, tel: (312) 664-3575, fax: (312) Jennifer Morely, and third place went to 664-4652 or www.acpe-accredit.org.] of D’Youville’s life. It was planned to meet environment,” he added. Christine Rodriguez. There was a three- the academic needs of students, faculty and ZD\ WLH IRU ¿UVW SODFH LQ WKH LQWHUQDWLRQDO The D’Youville Academic Center will Full accreditation generally involves three emerging programs for the 21st century. business program between David Le, accommodate the increase in students the steps: precandidate accreditation status, candidate accreditation status and full Harrington Gomez and Jeremy Roy. The building has been designed with College has seen during the past decade, accreditation status, according to the ACPE. according to a College spokesman. awareness of environmental concerns, Precandidate accreditation status denotes Approximately 3,000 full- and part- ÀH[LEOH VSDFH DFFRPPRGDWLRQV IRU a developmental program that is expected technological advances and student study time students are currently enrolled at to mature in accord with stated plans space. “It provides a welcome new addition D’Youville. DQGZLWKLQDGH¿QHGWLPHSHULRG to the growth and improvements in the D’Youville’s decade-long building program Candidate accreditation status is awarded local West Side community,” says Sister has invested more than $70 million in new Denise Roche, GNSH. to a program that has students enrolled but and renovated buildings on its West Side has not yet had a graduating class. The new building features a mosaic style- campus. contrasting exterior, numerous glass panels, Full accreditation is awarded to a program The Academic Center was designed by that has met all ACPE standards for and will have green space on three sides. Cannon Design of Grand Island, N.Y., with State-of-the-art lecture halls, classrooms DFFUHGLWDWLRQ DQG KDV JUDGXDWHG LWV ¿UVW Buffalo-based Savarino Companies serving class. TKH¿UVWFODVVRIVWXGHQWVEHJLQV New D’Youville Academic Center will provide needed space for the increase in students the and technology support are highlights of as project manager. College has seen over the past decade. the building. in August 2010. PHARMACY PROGRAM D’Youville began planning for its doctor of pharmacy program in 2007 and started RECEIVES construction on the building in 2008. GREEN LIGHT The new School of Pharmacy will dycnewsmakersnow The New York State Education Department complement other longstanding health Jody Lomeo, CEO, ECMC Inc., spoke to (NYSED) has approved D’Youville’s programs at D’Youville College. attendees about collaboration in business. 2 alumni.dyouville.edu 3 D’YOUVILLE HOLDS Dr. Anain, Sr., one of the most respected His career at Sisters of Charity Hospital build a quality health care system through vascular surgeons in Western New York began more than four decades ago following collaboration with his fellow physicians. FIFTEENTH ANNUAL DQG D OHDGLQJ SLRQHHU LQ WKH ¿HOG KDV vascular and angiology fellowships at the His motivation is always to place the HEALTH CARE AWARDS made local medical history twice. 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Savarino, president and CEO of Savarino Anesthesiology. Dr. Foster also received Companies and Cheryl A. Klass, president his MBA from Canisius College in June of Women and Children’s Hospital, 2005. Kaleida Health. The dinner honored three “ It is not the shining individual distinguished and accomplished doctors 'U )RVWHU LV WKH FKLHI PHGLFDO RI¿FHU RI from Western New York. who makes a community great, Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. it is a great community that He is responsible for the clinical, academic, Joseph M. Anain, Sr., MD, FACS, as well educational and medical management of as his son, Paul M. Anain, MD, FACS, makes an individual shine.” health care provided at the hospital. He were honored for their contributions in works as a hospital administrator on overall DR. PAUL ANAIN, 2O1O their careers that have advanced vascular planning and leads the development and and endovascular surgery. implementation of programs and practices surgery at the University at Buffalo and in to ensure that service delivery, quality endovascular surgery at the University of RXWFRPHVSDWLHQWVDWLVIDFWLRQDQG¿QDQFLDO California at Los Angeles. objectives are met. Together, Dr. Joseph Anain, Sr. and Dr. The evening ended with the chairman Paul Anain have performed nearly 1,000 endoluminal stent graft procedures, placing (Above) Dr.
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