a bryant university resource for professional success spring 2014

clients will september 12-13 be excited pivot when necessary learn from and shareholders successes Reunion will be happy never give up get and retain get and retain people great and failures @ Homecoming learn from people solve all visions Make plans now to attend Reunion and enjoy a full target a small, schedule of fun. problems are valid walk out of your comfort zone

ask for advice focused market Schedule highlights include Alumni Golf, Wine Tasting, Dinner, and Fireworks on Friday. Entrepreneurship: Start Saturday with our annual Memorial Service, followed by the Bryant Bulldogs vs. Maine football game and a special post-game celebration featuring A requisite for success a traditional New England lobster bake. get dissenting get out there Reunion class festivities are being organized. voices Visit www.bryant.edu/reunion for details. understand be rooted heard keep the market, address the in the basics your opportunity of business strategy enchant on track your make your

customers initial idea business plan you just have to ask hard hitting be unbounded and take risks put ego aside

4317.BCFC.indd 2 4/1/14 11:57 AM 1 sPring 2014, VOLUMe 21, nUMBer 1 18 President’s Message PHiLantHrOPY in aCtiOn Generous benefactors enhance the Bryant experience in a variety of ways.

PUBLisHer traFFiC Manager Bryant University Office of Karen Duarte Rutz 20 University Advancement sPOtLigHt On: FaCULtY James Damron, Vice President PrOjeCt COOrdinatOr Bryant maintains AACSB accreditation and for University Advancement Leslie Bucci ’77 2 announces a School of Health Sciences. PUBLisHing direCtOr PrOOFreading CatCHing tHe Elizabeth O’Neil Claudette Piette entrePreneUrsHiP BUg Jean Plunkett Bryant creates an entrepreneurial Janet Proulx 24 editOr environment for students. Karen Maguire sPOtLigHt On: CaMPUs design/PrOdUCtiOn The Hassenfeld Leadership Foundation COntriBUting Writers Gilbert Design Associates, Inc. launches election-year initiative, and alumni Maria Caliri Jennifer Zevon mentor first-year students in Bryant’s Kimberley Donoghue Innovation and Design Experience for All Nancy Kirsch PHOtOgraPHY Michael Parente Victoria Arocho (IDEA) program. Janet Proulx Peter Goldberg Tina Senecal ’95, ’08 MBA Don Hamerman Stasia Walmsley Scott Kingsley Stew Milne 28 CLass nOtes Pam Murray 6 sPOtLigHt On: atHLetiCs Rita Colburn Patrick O’Connor tOP tiPs FrOM Bryant student-athletes make headlines Donna Harris David Silverman great entrePreneUrs for breaking records, serving the community, David Cranshaw ’08 MBA Dan Vaillancourt Bryant entrepreneurs, including alumni, and excelling in the classroom, as well as faculty, and trustees who have turned their send COMMents tO Printed BY on the playing field and court. Bryant Magazine Meridian Printing passion into action, offer words of wisdom. Bryant University East Greenwich, RI Box 2 1150 Douglas Pike 30 Smithfield, RI 02917-1284 sPOtLigHt On: stUdents 401-232-6120 Students, faculty, and staff participate in [email protected] Research and Engagement Day, popularly known as REDay, a symposium showcasing academic and creative work, as well as research. 8 BrYant VentUres: tHe Bridge tO seLF-Made sUCCess stOries 32 Bryant Ventures is an incubator that allows sPOtLigHt On: aLUMni students to explore their promising new ideas The National Alumni Council, the governing with highly engaged alumni and faculty. arm of the Alumni Association, welcomes four new members.

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40 12 in MeMOriaM LessOns Learned FrOM tHe rOLLerCOaster OF entrePreneUrsHiP Three successful alumni share their thoughts on embracing failure, building Bryant’s College of Business is accredited by AACSB strong networks, and finding focus as International—The Association to Advance Collegiate entrepreneurs. Schools of Business, which recognizes those institutions that meet its rigorous standards of excellence.

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4317.IFC.indd 1 4/1/14 12:22 PM President’s Message

In this issue of Bryant magazine we focus on entrepreneurial thinking, the same mindset that has propelled Bryant to increasing greatness for more than 150 years. As our accomplished trustees, alumni, and faculty share with us on the following pages, entrepreneurial thinking inspires innovation— a Bryant hallmark that continues to position us as a leader among our peers.

According to the 2014 Bloomberg Businessweek rankings released in April, the University’s business program now ranks among the top 50 in the country, continuing a steady climb in this ranking and affirming Bryant’s status as a premier institution for business education. Moreover, Bloomberg’s employer survey places Bryant 18th out of the 132 undergraduate programs reviewed, highlighting our strength in preparing students for success. This latest news adds to a growing list of national citations for Bryant’s leadership role in deliver- ing an innovative education that stands out among those of the elite business schools in the country. U.S. News & World Report ranked Bryant second in the region last year for up-and-coming universities, our International Business program is ranked 16th in the nation by Businessweek, and The Princeton Review ranks Bryant among the “Best 378 Colleges” in the U.S. But we are not resting on our laurels. For more than 150 years, Bryant has been attuned to the emerging needs of our students, industry, and society. With the start of the new calendar year we stepped boldly into the future and the beginning of the next 150 years of Bryant’s impressive history. Our strategic plan, Vision 2020: Expanding the World of Opportunity, outlines the University’s course and ensures that we continue on a trajectory of excellence. In February, we announced a new School of Health Sciences and its first degree program, the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. Noting that health care is the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy and employs more than 18 million people, we’re positioning our programs so that our students can take advantage of the very best career opportunities in this sector. Among many exciting initiatives on campus this spring, we are exploring exciting design concepts for an Academic Innovation Center that will open the doors to new innovations in pedagogy. We hope it will be the most innovative classroom building in the country. In College (Un)bound, Jeffrey J. Selingo, editor at large for The Chronicle for Higher Education, critiques the current state of affairs in higher education and predicts how technology will transform it for the better. One thing is certain, there is an innovation imperative and the Class of 2020 will have a radically different college experience than you and I did. Entrepreneurial thinking and innovation are core strengths that have never been more at the forefront of Bryant’s trajectory of excellence. We appreciate your interest in the life of Bryant today and look forward to your continuing engagement.

Sincerely,

Ronald K. Machtley President

4317.P01.indd 1 4/8/14 10:59 AM “ENTREPRENEURS NEEd To UNdERSTaNd ThE maRkET, how ThEy will bUild a TEam To addRESS ThE oPPoRTUNiTy, aNd gET oUT ThERE aNd lEaRN.”

david donahue ’84 a consultant and co-founder of two successful employee service companies

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4317.P02-17.indd 2 3/24/14 7:36 PM B y nanC y K irsC h Catching the Entrepreneurship In the 20-plus years since Professor Jack Keigwin, an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, taught Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Bug Bryant’s accomplished faculty continues to inspire and nurture legions of young entrepreneurs.

By creating an entrepreneurial environment, chambers of commerce foster entrepre- faculty’s job is to teach the mechanics of Bryant University cultivates that bug neurs who can collaborate with and feed entrepreneurship, and my job is to interject among students. On campus, experienced off one another.” Boston and Providence a dose of reality,” he says. “Students professors, many successful entrepreneurs emulate that model, Roberto notes. should think of me as a potential investor in their own right, instruct, inspire, and Bryant’s 2012-2014 Collegiate Entre- and educate me about the market they mentor inquisitive students. Students preneurs’ Orga nization President Harris want to address, not just the nuts and bolts engage with other student entrepreneurs Roberts ’14, concurs with Roberto, citing of their new product or service. Entrepre- and working professionals, including the advantages offered in Rhode Island’s neurs need to understand the market, accomplished alumni, through internships, capital city. “Providence is a great entre- how they will build a team to address the competitions, and workshops. Off cam- preneurial breeding ground, with mentors, opportunity, and get out there and learn.” pus, ambitious undergraduates raise the bar by participating in Providence’s diverse “simulations, ExpEriEntial ExErCisEs, entrepreneurial offerings, Betaspring and DESIGNxRI, to name just two. tEam projECts, and organizational Consulting By supporting and leveraging its arE rEal-world EntrEprEnEurial ExpEriEnCEs forward-thinking, high-caliber faculty, and aCCEssiBlE to our studEnts from thEir first yEar.” offering diverse business classes and robust extracurricular collaborations, Bryant pre- michael roberto, dba pares students to become tomorrow’s busi- Trustee Professor of Management ness leaders and successful entrepreneurs. Director of Bryant’s Center for Program Innovation Even Bloomberg Businessweek has noticed: in its May 2013 edition, Bryant internships, and events, including Startup Now a Connecticut-based consultant, ranked among the top entrepreneurship Weekend, a grueling 54-hour ‘no talk, all Donahue was delighted when several of programs in the nation. action’ business development weekend.” his former employees formed a new com- David Donahue ’84 has shared his pany after he sold Bentana Technologies. EntrEprEnEurship unitEs real-world expertise with Bryant students as “I was always trying to teach entrepreneur- Bryant studEnts and alumni keynote speaker at the Elevator Pitch Com- ship. I consider it a badge of honor when Michael Roberto, DBA, Trustee Professor petition and as a guest speaker in entrepre- employees form their own company.” of Management and director of Bryant’s neurship classes and Bryant Ventures, an Roberto agrees, “Students should be Center for Program Innovation, stresses incubator program. like sponges. They need to learn not to be the proven value of connected entrepre- Donahue co-founded two highly suc- reticent about seeking help. Alumni are neurs. “Look at Silicon Valley,” he explains. cessful employee service companies, Bentana willing to share what they know. Students “Many institutions, universities, and Technologies and BenefitsXML. “The just have to ask.”

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4317.P02-17.indd 3 3/24/14 5:54 PM David Glickman ’91, owner and sional invitation. “I’ve blindly invited speak- exercises, team projects, and organizational president of Vermont Butcher Block & Board ers to campus via Twitter, and they’ve said consulting are real-world entrepreneurial Company, has an ambition: to build a yes,” he says. experiences accessible to students from national brand. In Vermont, where business their first year. They are getting hired. Our owners have a hyperlocal focus, he some- Bryant prepares its stuD ents placement record is tremendous.” times feels isolated. Nevertheless, he has for future success Requiring business students to minor Best learned from others’ errors. When a failed Brian Cotter ’95 says coursework, col- in liberal arts—and liberal arts students to Chapter woodworking company held an auction, leagues, and faculty all contributed to his minor in business—offers outstanding ben- he wrote himself a cautionary note on an “fantastic foundation” for graduate studies efits, says CEO President Harris Roberts ’14, auction tag: “Do you want this to be you?” at The Wharton School of the University of of Maine. Classes in both fields, he adds, To help his ultimately successful cam- Pennsylvania, where he earned his MBA, “open my eyes to different modes of think- paign to appear on “Shark Tank,” Glickman and for his early career. Cotter went on to ing. That conflict has been good for me.” turned to social media, a key networking cofound the California-based PSG Global Nearly eight years after leaving Harvard’s asset. Facebook fueled his quest to pitch Solutions, which provides offshore recruit- faculty to join Bryant, Roberto remains his idea on the ABC reality television show ing services. captivated by the University’s vision of a truly starring billionaire entrepreneur Mark “I was amazed that so much of what student-centered education. Implementing Cuban and other self-made professionals. I learned at Bryant overlapped with my that vision begins at the top, says Roberto, Glickman’s appearance on the highly first year at Wharton. I was way ahead of who offered an example of this vision in competitive program wasn’t the first for a many people,” recalls Cotter, who tested action. “First-year students were working Bryant alumnus. Dave Greco ’00, of out of several first-year graduate school recently on the IDEA (Innovation Design Connecticut, president and CEO of The classes after his success at Bryant. Experience for All) program, a 36-hour SalesPreneur, faced the tough panel in 2012. “Bryant has always been known for immersion into creative problem solving. Roberto also considers social media learning by doing, which supplements The place was hopping at 11:30 at night, and a great connector and regularly blogs and learning through case studies,” explains there was a snowstorm. Ron [Bryant Presi- tweets ideas, information, and an occa- Roberto. “Simulations, experiential dent Ronald K. Machtley] came to say ‘hello’

DaviD Glickman ’91 carves out a new career anD lifesyle Dot-com failures and a stressful lifestyle led David Glickman ’91 to swap a New York City corporate life for a more appealing environ ment for his young family—one where his two German shep- herds often accompany him to the office. Glickman worked for entrepreneurs and a Fortune 500 com- pany before founding his own company in 2004. A lesson learned at Bryant still resonates today: “Commodities equals death.” His company, Vermont Butcher Block & Board, produces premium quality products, not commodities, he explains. The com- pany’s revenues in its first month of business were $205. Today, monthly revenues average $100,000. When cash flow challenges kept his business from growing, Glickman auditioned for “Shark Tank,” the ABC reality show, facing fierce competition: 54,000 applications, 180 business owners filmed, and 90 pitches aired. Glickman’s pitch began, “Like Steve Jobs, I started in a garage.” In May 2013, no “sharks” took the bait—$400,000 for 45 percent ownership, but they encouraged Glickman to stay the course, recommending he seek bank financing. (View the segment by visiting www.vermontbutcherblock.com, and clicking on the media tab.) After borrowing $250,000, Glickman was able to grow the company. His credo: “Do what you love so you’re in control of your life.”

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4317.P02-17.indd 4 3/28/14 12:01 PM Bryant’s ceo flexes entrepreneurial muscles Students manage large-scale programs of their own initiative Bryant’s Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) has been named the best Best national chapter of 239 four times in the past eight years, so it’s no surprise that Chapter other schools follow its lead. “It’s a great compliment to be emulated,” says Trustee Professor of Management and Director of Bryant’s Center for Program Innovation Michael Roberto, Bryant curriculum Boosted who serves as CEO advisor. “At some universities, CEO is tied to an academic Brian cotter ’95 at Wharton class. Our students do this because they love entrepreneurship. They go above and beyond what is required.” and in his early career Some believe it’s reckless to abandon a re- 2012-2014 CEO President harris roberts ’14 concurs: “When students attend an event and spected and lucrative career for the unknown. learn something new, we’re doing something right.” CEO members supplement their But that decision suited Brian Cotter ’95, who classroom learning through co-curricular programs such as Startup Weekend and national went on in 2008 to become a co-founder of conferences. “So much of being an entrepreneur is just doing it,” Roberts says. “We learn PSG Global Solutions, an offshore recruiting about theories and case studies in the classroom. CEO takes it to the next step and allows company. students to apply their learning to the real world.” With some 400 employees across the U.S. and As the new CEO president, renee lawlor ’15 knows that you have to work hard to make in the Philippines, California-based PSG created incredible things happen. The organization hosts a regional entrepreneurship conference a successful business model that recently was for college students each year, an event entirely planned and organized by students. She’s lauded by two industry groups for its innovative networked with successful entrepreneurs such as Chris Stevens, a founder of Keurig, and use of offshore services. “We’ve changed this Dave Alwan, of “Shark Tank” fame. industry in a short period of time,” notes Cotter.

CEO also hosts and manages the Elevator Pitch Competition required for all first-year business “Bryant’s business focus made it unusual back students. Roberto hopes that CEO will, in time, establish endowed funds to support student in the day. Today, it benefits from that heritage,” summer internships at startups. says Cotter, who tested out of several first-year MBA classes at Wharton after Bryant’s rigorous prepara tion. His MBA and experience at Fidelity Investments, Bain and Company, and eTelecare and see how everyone was doing. You won’t dialogue. “Leaders must go the extra mile honed his professional skills and judgment and find that kind of support everywhere.” to get dissenting voices heard.” allowed him to create an invaluable cadre of The University’s tremendous sense Roberto warns entrepreneurs against a contacts and mentors. of community supports students as they “culture of maybe. Have a plan before you Nevertheless, running your own business strive to find success in the world, both begin, but not a 150-page plan,” he says. is a rollercoaster, he says. Adept at problem professionally and personally. Roberto notes “Do your homework, then engage in rapid solving and navigating PSG’s business cycles, that faculty invest an extraordinary amount trial-and-error learning.” Roberto appreci- he turns to trusted colleagues to help recruit of their time outside of the classroom to ates Dwight D. Eisenhower’s wisdom, prospective employees. “Everything starts with having the right people.” mentor, advise, and travel with students. “Plans are useless, planning is everything.” Roberto’s consulting experience with Successful entrepreneurs deftly multinational companies benefit students, address unanticipated change and avoid

with bonuses. “Think like an owner: that’s “i’m a Big dreamer and i W ant to entrepreneurship.” oWn my oWn Business. so, i’d like to think that Companies such as Apple are entre- What i Want to do doesn’t even exist yet.” preneurial, given their growth model and leadership. Roberts says Amazon CEO and 2014-2015 ceo president renee lawlor ’15 founder Jeff Bezos cares more about innova- tion and market share, and less about profit. as he shares his knowledge of diverse excessive planning. Donahue reminds The stakes are high. An article in the industry issues. He also connects graduates students that their first ideas will not be September 2012 issue of Inc., “The Psycho- with industry contacts, including one former their last. “Get out and learn, get smacked logical Price of Entrepreneurship,” warns that student who, at age 24, holds a significant in the face, adjust, and move on.” three of four venture-backed startups fail. position with the Gannett Company. While the adage says, “We learn Roberto teaches students how to can entrepreneurial more from our failures than our successes,” avoid the real-world mistakes. Devastating individuals thrive Roberto insists that by comparing and contrasting your successes and failures, outcomes can ensue at workplaces that in large corporations? discourage dissent; the Space Shuttle Entrepreneurial skills are tremendously you’re more likely to figure out why certain Columbia explosion is one example. Anal yz- valuable to any organization, bureaucratic actions succeed and others fail. ing patterns in hindsight, Roberto stresses frustrations notwithstanding, says Cotter. Nancy Kirsch is a Providence-based the value of creating a culture of candid He rewards managers who act like owners freelance writer.

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4317.P02-17.indd 5 3/28/14 12:01 PM Yo u have to say, ‘OK, Be rooted in the basics I’m going to walk out of business. Investors of this comfort zone and like shiny things. into a totally unknown But you need to be able black hole.’ 1 Believe in yourself. Ask for to read a profit and advice; most people are very joanna t. lau ’97 h loss statement and be Bryant Trustee and happy to help. Yo u can learn a problem solver. Founder, CEO and Chairman a lot from their successes and daryl crockett ’82 of Lau Technologies failures. Yo2 u just have to ask. ceo of Valdius patricia (farrand) kordalski ’83 Bryant Trustee and Founder, President of Long Elegant Legs 4

Spend some time look- ing at your business 3through the eyes of your employees, your TOP investors and your customers. Realize that you all see things differently and that all TOP TIPS visions are all valid. mark feinstein from Great Entrepreneurs Entrepreneur, Investor, TIPS and Bryant Entrepreneur- ship Program Faculty from Great Member Entrepreneurs

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4317.P02-17.indd 6 3/28/14 12:28 PM Employees drive the profitability of a business. If you do the right thing for them, you will get and retain great people, then clients will be excited and shareholders will be happy. 5 People shouldn’t get hung up It’s a virtuous cycle: investing in one leads to improvements in the other, all starting with on their initial idea. Get out there employees. in the market and learn6 from people. Pivot when necessary. brian cotter ’95 Co-founder of PSG Global Solutions david donahue ’84 Consultant, and Co-founder of BenefitsXML and Bentana Technologies

Successful businesses begin by targeting a small, focused market Most success comes from being humble segment. Trying to enough to hear bad news and making appeal to masses is small adjustments. It’s important to have a recipe for failure. 8 the ability to adapt and put ego aside. jay weinberg ’85 scott depasquale ’94 President of The JAY Group 7 Chairman and CEO of Utilidata, Inc., and Partner of Braemar Energy Ventures

Some other company will make commodities cheaper, faster, better; you can’t win against imports. Make your business plan It’s very difficult to do a start-up in a commodities hard hitting. Ask for what you business. That’s one of the things I think about all want in the first two pages. 9 Be succinct and word efficient. the time to keep my strategy on track. david glickman ’91 Don’t let the reader get bored. President and Owner of The Vermont Butcher Block joseph santarlasci & Board Company Entrepreneur, Investor, and 10Bryant Entrepreneurship Program Faculty Member

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4317.P02-17.indd 8 3/28/14 12:01 PM Bryant Ventures: The Bridge to Self-Made

Success Stories BY MARIA CALIRI

“ If you don’t build your dreams, someone will hire you to help build theirs.”

It’s a timeless quote we’ve all heard, Incubator Coach Potter gained when she your product or service,” she says. In the attributed to author and speaker Tony successfully launched a consulting and case of Michael Adams ’10, participation Gaskins, Jr. For the ambitious students research firm. And veteran mentors—many at farmers’ markets was key. who belong to Bryant Ventures, these words of whom are Bryant alumni—also provide Adams, founder of Green Mountain are more than electronic inspiration. It is guidance regarding a broad range of issues Mustard, was selling energy bars at local a mantra for budding entrepreneurs who from branding to financial management. farmers’ markets when such products want to turn a simple business plan into were reaching market saturation. Aiming a working and profitable business. StARtIng A StARtup to introduce a unique offering, he switched Under the stewardship of Bryant’s Potter assures students that companies his focus to producing a gourmet mustard Entrepreneurship Program Director and such as Apple, often thought to achieve from the recipe his family had enjoyed for faculty member Sandra Potter ’76 MBA, overnight success, took years to gain years. He tested the waters with nine jars Ph.D., Bryant Ventures is open to any traction in the marketplace. “I explain that that sold in 30 minutes. When he brought student and serves as an incubator for prom- there is a trajectory to success,” she says. 24 jars the following week, customers ising new ideas. Students benefit from the To help students determine if their ideas scooped them up in an hour. entrepreneurial experience Bryant Ventures are commercially viable, Potter instructs Adams’ experience illustrates not them to conduct feasibility studies— only how a feasibility study validates ideas research-based analyses of the proposed but also the importance of a prototype. product or service’s potential. She stresses “Students have to model their product Michael Adams ’10, founder that going out to talk to potential custom- or process-map their service,” says Potter. of Green Mountain Mustard, ers is required to determine whether “Even if it’s constructed from basic supplies and Randi Kay Metivier, the student-entrepreneur has conceived like cardboard, the common materials will kitchen manager at New World something of real interest and value to help them envision the end product.” Enterprises, prepare a batch the market. “You need to know if your Recently, Bryant Ventures members of gourmet mustard. target market will be willing to pay for had the opportunity to create more

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4317.P02-17.indd 9 3/28/14 12:01 PM sophisticated models with assistance from Johnson & Wales University students who are studying computer-aided design. The J&W students created CAD files of Bryant students’ sketches and fed them into a 3D printer at AS220, a dedicated art space in Providence that includes a high-tech fabrication lab. “This experience was invaluable,” says Potter. “It gave students the opportunity to interact with engineers and drove home the point that they can’t go it alone.”

nAturAl-Born PurVeYorS oF inSPirAtion Reinforcing Potter’s message are highly engaged alumni who work with and mentor young entrepreneurs. Whether it involves making presentations at group meetings or giving individual advice regarding business models, alumni help students turn their dreams into reality. At times—such as when alumni judge Bryant’s New Venture Competition—their approach mirrors that of the self-made millionaires on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” As student and alumni groups present their entrepreneurial plans to the panel of “sharks” or judges, the experts pepper them with questions and pointed com- ments. “What does your company’s name A Force to Be reckoned With mean? There’s nothing intuitive about it.” “How much do lawyers really cost?” This worrisome Despite their sometimes abrupt question is one that entrepreneur Melissa Ellard ’13 manner, the judges force participants to ponders as she prepares to launch Fashion-Force, critically think through their plans. This an online platform where designers, retailers, sales helps them identify shortcomings and representatives, and manufacturers can order and share information in a social network environment. prepares them for the types of questions “Dealing with lawyers is challenging,” says Ellard, they will field from angel investors. but having a mentor with legal know-how in her corner From this experience, students earn the has helped her meet those challenges. opportunity to continue to work with the Tyler Ray ’09 MBA, J.D., along with Ellard’s business judges after graduation. Some panelists, partner, Frank Soehnge, and Fashion-Force board like Colby Butler ’09, take on integral roles members Colby Butler ’09 and Sandra Potter ’76 MBA, in the entrepreneurs’ companies. Butler Ph.D., make up Ellard’s inner circle. They help her recently became a board member of Fashion- navigate the complexities of a startup company. Ellard Force, the startup Melissa Ellard ’13 knows, “You have to have a team with different skill sets.” presented at a recent competition. With their assistance, Ellard is confident that her Bryant faculty also serve as a valuable company, scheduled to launch at the end of 2014, will source of inspiration, information, and revolutionize the way up-and-coming jewelry, acces- insight. Adams reached out to Associate sory, and clothing designers present their offerings to Professor of Marketing Teresa McCarthy, retailers. An alternative to costly trade shows, Fashion- Ph.D., for assistance with the retail opera- Force will offer an online social media, ordering, and tion of his mustard company. invoice capabilities, as well as services such as simple “Professor McCarthy teaches supply line-sheet applications and 360-degree product imag- ing to give a more “in-person” experience. chain management and has retail experi- ence, so I asked for help with reports and Ellard is confident about her approach. “Trade shows projections. There’s a ton of paperwork, aren’t going away, but retailers looking for new, and I knew nothing about the terms. She trendy brands will not find them there. They’ll be on walked me through it.” The results are Fashion-Force.” ongoing: in May 2013, Adams won the

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4317.P02-17.indd 10 3/24/14 7:36 PM “tHe “Wo W” factor iS So important website, bryantventures.org, and student- entrepreneurs will soon begin reaching out in captU ring and keeping tHe attention of to invite more alumni to join the mentor yoUr cUStomerS. e ncHant tH em and keep tH em list. There, alumni can build a private profile, encHanted by being meticU loUS indicating what startup tasks they are best suited to help with, as well as the amount of aboUt every aS pect of tH eir experience time they have to offer students. Only autho- WitH yoUr firm and yoUr brand.” rized Bryant Ventures teams and mentors will have database access, so those who sign sandra potter ’78 mba, ph. d . up will not be overwhelmed with inquiries. Director and faculty member of Bryant’s Entrepreneurship Program, Incubator Coach for Bryant Ventures, and Entrepreneur Stay tHe coUrSe Bryant Ventures entrepreneurs are not overnight successes; few creative thinkers inaugural Launch VT business plan com- various disciplines teach entrepreneurship achieve instant fame. But these hard- petition, earning cash and in-kind donations classes. These professors champion working innovators are developing the totaling $67,000 to support another new innovation and coach students throughout necessary skill set to succeed on their own. business venture—a mobile application to the process.” They are learning to think strategically, help small, specialty food producers man- create a business blueprint, and develop a age production runs, control inventory, Help Wanted network of supporters who will inspire and and make data-driven business decisions. Though alumni and faculty are already guide them as they build their own dreams. At Bryant, there is no shortage of providing exceptional levels of support, faculty willing to lend a hand. Potter says additional help is needed. Maria Caliri is manager of Internal “Entrepreneurship is a distributed “We’re at a tipping point now.” Communications at Textron and a contributor program,” says Potter. “Professors from To attract applicants, Potter has to Bryant magazine. linked a database to the Bryant Ventures

teeing Up for SU cceSS “It was a really hard decision to go from making a good paycheck to zero,” remembers Kris Hart ’08. Why, then, did this Financial Services graduate leave the security of a full-time job at an established company to launch his own business? “At a really young age, I had an entrepreneurial spirit; I knew I wanted to control my own destiny.” Today Hart is CEO of Nextgengolf, a startup dedicated to providing college students and recent graduates (18-to- 29-years old) affordable golf memberships, fitness-oriented golf leagues, and competitive tournaments. Traditionally, the young-adult population has been ignored by the golf industry. Hart created Nextgengolf by acquiring National Collegiate Club Golf Association, the governing organization of collegiate golf clubs. He merged it with his original startup, CollegeGolfPass and secured a successful first round of funding. His pivotal moment came when Hart won Bryant’s 2012 New Venture Competition. The victory reinforced his con- fidence that his business plan had potential for success. Two of the contest’s judges, Jay Weinberg ’85 and Brian Cowley ’82, continue to mentor Hart. “Jay is especially helpful with branding, and Brian offers fundraising advice.” Their experienced counsel is helping Hart steadily move his company forward. All the evidence indicates Hart’s company is in full swing and proves he has the entrepre- neurial drive and skills necessary “fore” continued growth.

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4317.P02-17.indd 11 3/28/14 12:01 PM Jay Weinberg ’85 is one of many successful entrepreneurs who share their experience and insight with Bryant students.

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4317.P02-17.indd 12 3/25/14 9:50 AM Enjoying the Ride

lessons learned from the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship

BY STASIA WALMSLEY

udding entrepreneurs, who tabled their startup as- B pirations for the past several years, may be looking at 2014 as the time to launch a new business. “This year will be the best one to run a business that we’ve seen in a long time. It’s also a very good time to start one,” Elaine Pofeldt, a respected independent journalist who special- izes in writing about careers and entrepreneurship, wrote in a recent Forbes.com article. With the future looking optimistic for new enterprise development, Bryant magazine turned to three seasoned entrepreneurs for advice on taking the leap into business owner- ship. Alumni Daryl Crockett ’82, Scott DePasquale ’94, and Jay Weinberg ’85 share their expertise on embracing failure, building strong networks, and finding focus—all while surviving on very little sleep.

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4317.P02-17.indd 13 3/28/14 12:02 PM says. “If you’re not risk tolerant, you won’t have what it takes to move forward in the innovation economy.” And moving forward is crucial. According to Jay Weinberg ’85, president “entrepreneurship lets you create of Chicago-based The JAY Group, “It is important to fail—and fail fast.” something in your own image that DiD not exist “Never give up” can be a dangerous before you arriveD. in my opinion, phrase for entrepreneurs, Weinberg that’s the Definition of career success.” notes. “People can spend years on some- thing that is not going to work,” he says. david beirne ’85 “To be successful, you need to recognize Bryant Trustee, Venture Capitalist, and Founder of Fantex, Inc. quickly what’s not working. Process it, learn from it, and use what you’ve learned to move on.”

assemble a personal Develop scar tissue boarD of Directors “Any venture capitalist or entrepreneur Deciding when to concede and when to will tell you they have had more failures persevere can lead to a lot of sleepless than successes,” says Daryl Crockett ’82, nights. “Other than living with a newborn, CEO of Validus, who has been a serial it’s the least amount of sleep you’re going entrepreneur since she was in her twen- to get,” Crockett says. ties. “It is a gut-wrenching rollercoaster Successful entrepreneurs develop ride, but if you don’t give up, eventually a talent for finding a support system. you will understand that failure is part of “Sometimes all you have is the ability to the process.” ask for help—and to ask many times,” Today, Crockett runs a thriving data says DePasquale. migration and validation software company. Soon after graduating from Bryant, But her first software business, launched he remembers trying to convince an just before 9/11, folded quickly. A chain executive at John Hancock in Boston that of health clubs she owned survived the he was right for their company. “I got recession in the late ’80s, but ended up laughed out of the office,” DePasquale highly leveraged and not able to innovate recalls. “But he became an advisor to me and compete with the new, cash-flush over time. You need to find people like competitors that sprouted up. that, people who are interested in you. By embracing failure and recognizing Through the years, I’ve developed my its structure, she says, you can discover own personal board of directors.” what it takes to succeed. “You’re going Crockett took a similar tack. When her to develop scar tissue that others don’t health clubs failed, she knew it was time to have,” Crockett explains. “It allows you build a knowledgeable network. “I needed to recognize a problem and learn how to an advisory team with more experience not repeat it.” than I had,” she says. “I decided to collect Scott DePasquale ’94, chairman successful friends. And, when I started and CEO of Utilidata, Inc., and a partner to hear all their good advice, I thought: at the venture capital firm Braemar Wow. Can you give me more?” Energy Ventures, says past failures are Weinberg, who grew up in a family what motivate him to get up in the morn- of entrepreneurs, learned early that ing. “You won’t take risks if you are afraid no matter what business you’re in, it’s of failure. You also might not achieve always about people. “It’s all about your great things,” he says. network and how to work that network. DePasquale has invested in 18 I’ve helped a lot of people get started in companies since graduating from Bryant. business—and many people have helped The number of successes? “Three,” he me build mine.”

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4317.P02-17.indd 14 3/24/14 5:55 PM Scott DePaSquale ’94: Be unBounDeD anD take RiSkS “When I was at Bryant, you’d never have guessed I’d be the one to end up as a CEO,” laughs Scott DePasquale ’94, chairman and CEO of the energy-tech firm Utilidata, Inc., and a partner at Braemar Energy Ventures. Though not at the top of his class, DePasquale wanted to understand busi- ness and benefited from what he calls an “esprit de corps” at Bryant. “The faculty showed us how to be unbounded and take risks,” he explains. Since his days on campus, DePasquale built a career as an investment professional in the global energy industry. Before joining Braemar, he was a senior vice president at GE Energy Financial Services, launching and leading its venture capital activities. He also has developed public policy as an economist for the Massachu- setts Department of Telecommunications and Energy. “The biggest thing I’ve learned is that I don’t know anything,” DePasquale says. “Most success comes from being humble enough to hear bad news and making small adjustments. It’s important to have the ability to adapt and to put your ego aside.”

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4317.P02-17.indd 15 3/28/14 12:02 PM Daryl CroCkett ’82: “I’m an idea factory,” says Daryl Crockett ’82. her data migration and validation software Master Business BasiC s, “Everything is interesting to me.” company, Validus. The firm has offices in Cambridge, MA, and Clearwater, FL, and just Be a ProB leM solver Since graduating from Bryant, Crockett has released its first of 10 software modules. The amassed extensive consulting experience company is on track to generate $1 million- in the bio-tech, high-tech, software, real plus in sales this year. estate, and media industries. In 1998, she was appointed CFO for the public company While keeping up to date with current trends SpaceTec, and then managed the IPO prepa- is critical, Crockett says entrepreneurs must ration for the medi-tech software company be rooted in the basics of business—a foun- NuGenesis (later acquired by Waters). She dation she developed at Bryant. “Investors also has run a chain of health clubs and holds like shiny things,” she says, “but you need patents for a line of children’s footwear. to be able to read a profit and loss statement and be a problem solver.” Last year, Crockett won the Bryant New Venture Competition with a business plan for

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4317.P02-17.indd 16 3/28/14 12:02 PM Jay weinberg ’85: Find a Problem, develoP a Solution Jay Weinberg ’85 grew up surrounded by a family of business owners and always knew he would be an entrepreneur. The “you have to Say, ‘ok, i’m going to chance to develop his own company came walk out o F thiS comF ort zone and into after inroads at EDS and Leo Burnett as an “intrapreneur,” someone who is entrepre- a totally unknown black hole.’” neurial within an existing organization. joanna t . lau ’97 h “When you get into a business—yours Bryant Trustee, and Founder, CEO and Chairman of Lau Technologies or someone else’s—it’s about finding a problem and developing a solution. Whether you are pitching to investors, or pitching to your boss, it doesn’t matter,” Weinberg says. In 1999, he left EDS and started The JAY Group after a colleague asked him to design a customer loyalty rewards program. Swim with S harkS experimented with new businesses while Since then, Weinberg has built business for national brands such as Disney, Reebok, Much of Jay Weinberg’s network has come always maintaining a “day job” to pay the and LensCrafters. from relationships built while a Bryant bills. It was only when she combined her student and later as an active alumnus. talent as a data migration consultant with He stays connected to Bryant as a member One of the many ways he stays connected her passion for innovation that she gained of the National Alumni Council, co-leader of to his alma mater is as a judge for Bryant’s true momentum as an entrepreneur. the Midwest Regional Alumni Network, and New Venture Competition. Similar to “I suddenly realized I hadn’t focused as a judge of the New Venture Competition. the TV show “Shark Tank,” it challenges my creativity on the work I did every day,” He also mentors students and graduates alumni and students to pitch business she says. “Instead of diluting my energy who are building entrepreneurial businesses. ideas with hopes of taking home the top like a river that divides and gets weaker, Weinberg’s advice to those starting out? prize: $10,000 in recent years. I stopped splitting my time. I became “Whatever amount of money you think “We are not an easy group to get focused.” Within two weeks of that realiza- you need, double it. And whatever amount through; we’re really critical about the tion, Crockett had a patentable idea that of time you think you need to make money, pitches we hear,” Weinberg says of himself is the basis of her business today. double that, too,” he says. and his fellow judges, who have included Like Crockett, Weinberg formed his DePasquale. customer relationship management firm Weinberg notes that it’s a great learn- 15 years ago by leveraging his technology ing experience for both the people who background and passion for marketing. pitch their business plans and the judges. “Focus, more than anything, is what “I always take something away that I you’ll hear in every single success story,” can incorporate into my business and my Weinberg says. “Focus and tenacity.” processes,” he says. For DePasquale, focus and tenacity “It’s no-nonsense feedback for partici- were so important among his employees pants,” DePasquale adds. “It’s gratifying when he started the energy-tech company to hear that the response is appreciated.” Utilidata, he took his team through Navy Seal training. “The stresses were high and Find your F ocuS relevant for us as a company,” he says. In 2013, Crockett was one of those “You need the ability to push through appreciative participants. She wowed the when you’re going to do big, scary things. judges, including DePasquale and Weinberg; In entrepreneurship, you need to bring won the New Venture Competition; and your ‘A’ game.” walked away with additional funding for her growing company, Validus. Several years ago, she might not have been able to enter the competition with such a successful plan. Crockett had

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PHILANTHROPY ENHANCES ALL Philanthropy inspired by vision and family ASPECTS OF THE BRYANT EXPERIENCE “If by giving, we can help others, it’s quite gratifying,” says Olga O’Brien whose connection to Bryant University began with enefactors who make Bryant one of their philanthropic priorities her late husband, William O’Brien ’50, ’54. often share how their Bryant experience shaped their lives. Giving Bill earned two degrees from Bryant, a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a back, they say, allows them to help shape the transformational Bachelor of Science in Finance, both made B possible through the GI Bill. He received educational experience Bryant will provide future generations of students. a Master in Education from Rhode Island College in 1962. NAC supports meeting space NAC support will be recognized by “My father had a very successful career in Fisher Student Center a new flexible area on the third floor in business and always credited Bryant for Current and former members of the National that student organizations will use for meet- that,” remembers Patricia O’Brien, associate Alumni Council (NAC), the governing arm ings and working groups. dean for administration and finance at of the Alumni Association that represents Among the first to support the project Boston University’s School of Public Health, the University’s powerful network of more was former NAC member Tracy Noga ’92, and a member of the Bryant board of trustees. than 40,000 alumni, have come together Ph.D., CPA. Olga and William O’Brien have given to fund a space in the Michael E. ’67 and “I wanted to participate. A group gift back in a number of ways: serving on various Karen L. Fisher Student Center. with my former colleagues from the committees, participating in Bryant’s first NAC members are regular donors to National Alumni Council toward an impor- capital campaign, and helping the next gen- Bryant, but the newly renovated Fisher tant student meeting place on campus eration of graduates through the William R. Student Center presented a unique oppor- seemed like the perfect fit,” says Noga, and Olga O’Brien Endowed Scholarship tunity for past and present supporters to who received the Young Alumni Fund. Since the fund’s first award in 1997, reach beyond their usual support to make Leadership Award in 2007. She has been it has helped 17 students attain an excep- a capital gift that would help with the active with the Alumni Career Service tional, globally focused Bryant education. reimagined space, says Robin T. Warde, Network and also supports scholarships And, with a nod to Bill’s own path, prefer- director of Alumni Engagement. at Bryant. ence for the award is given to a commuting student who is concentrating in Accounting. The couple furthered their involvement with Bryant, inspired by President Ronald K. Machtley’s vision. “Bill was quite amazed at how much Ron Machtley has done to bring the college to where it is: broadening the curriculum, the global concept—Bryant’s really at the forefront,” says Olga. As a veteran, Bill was also impressed with Kati Machtley’s sponsorship of the USS Rhode Island since 1993; she also arranges for a namesake state visit for the ship’s crewmembers every year—a cause near and dear to Bill’s heart, Patricia says. Patricia’s daughter, Gabriella Badaracco ’15, will follow in her grandfather’s footsteps nearly 65 years after his first walk under the Archway—when the wrought-iron Michael Malenfant ’14, head student center manager, and Rich Hurley, director of Student Life, in the Michael E. ’67 and Karen L. Fisher Student Center. Thanks to the generosity of current and former members landmark adorned Bryant’s former East Side of the National Alumni Council, the Fisher Center will include a third-floor space that will recognized the campus. NAC’s support. The flexible space will be used by student organizations for meetings and working groups.

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4317.P18-40.indd 18 3/27/14 12:14 PM Giving back to Bryant in a variety of ways benefits usus all.all. PH I LANTHROPY in action w. dustin goldstein ’95

W. Dustin Goldstein ’95: A Legacy of Giving Alumni like W. Dustin Goldstein ’95, who are inspiring leaders in today’s global business environment, are exemplars for our students. After graduating in 1995, Goldstein went on to distinguish himself profes- sionally in the banking industry. He spent several years in Spain as senior Brian Cowley ’82, at left, has played a critical role in establishing and expanding the New Venture sales manager for HSBC Competition. Cowley is seen here with John Ayers ’91 judging the 2013 New Venture finalists. Bank, and held leadership roles at ABN Amro Bank in “Bryant has been a fantastic experience initial prizes. Last year, when the judges both Spain and Chicago. for Ellie,” says Patricia. “Not only has she expressed an interest in bolstering the Today, as senior vice matured a lot, she also has really been competition’s financial incentives, Cowley president and regional W. Dustin Goldstein thinking about what she’s going to do with not only made his commitment up front, head of sales, Midwest, for her career. Bryant has helped her think he also reached out to former judges and RBS Citizens, NA, Goldstein guides a team about what she wants to do and how she’s fellow alumni to match his support. of sales officers responsible for marketing going to get there.” Bryant alumni have come through, services to companies throughout the “My husband, [Joseph L. Badaracco, joining forces to make the 2014 competi- Midwest. His nearly 20 years of experience John Shad Professor of Business Ethics tion a great one. More than double the in all levels of financial services allows at Harvard Business School,] and I are number of alumni and students partici- him to communicate effectively as a leader impressed with how well Bryant does pated in this year’s competition. with colleagues and staff. undergraduate education,” says Patricia, “A leader is someone who has strong who recently joined Bryant’s board of beliefs, is able to articulate and act on those trustees. “It’s a very focused, strategic beliefs, and is held accountable for the school and really delivers on the combina- results,” he says. tion of business and liberal arts.” Goldstein shares his views of the interna- tional marketplace and business world with Bryant students during regular visits New Venture competition to campus. He also gives back to his alma inspires alumni mater as president of the National Alumni “Bryant helped me to develop a practical, Council and through a significant gift to solid business foundation, while opening the Fisher Student Center. my imagination to the many possibilities I Despite his young age, he recently pro- could accomplish as a businessperson and Last spring, Melissa Ellard ’13 won the New Venture vided for Bryant in his will, making him a Competition’s student prize and went on to be a finalist an entrepreneur,” says Brian Cowley ’82, in the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition. member of Bryant’s 1863 Society. Named in CEO of CompareNetworks, Inc. recognition of the year of Bryant’s founding, Cowley is one of Bryant’s most accom- The contest, designed to spotlight the 1863 Society honors individuals who plished entrepreneurial alumni, with alumni enterprise and support promising have provided for Bryant through their estate nearly 30 years of experience in the mobile, new ventures, awarded cash prizes total- plan or a life income gift. A bequest that Internet, and direct marketing industries, ing more than $25,000 to this year’s winning make Bryant part of your legacy is an ideal including managing a $140 million busi- teams. On March 28th, six student teams way to make a difference in the lives of ness on eBay and selling his own company, pitched their ideas with hopes of earning generations of future Bryant students. AdInfuse, in 2009. the top prize, but what all participants “Giving back to Bryant in a variety of ways Four years ago, when the New Venture take home is even more valuable: Honest benefits us all,” says Goldstein. “Every time Competition was launched, the University and helpful critiques that can help them we help a student find an internship or a job, reached out to Cowley to help fund the succeed as they launch their ventures. volunteer our time, or contribute, these activi- ties in turn make our degrees more valuable.”

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BRYANT RENEWS AACSB ACCREDITATION

Engaged educators and dedicated researchers Bryant University AACSB accreditation,” says play a critical role in Bryant’s success. Their work is announced Robert D. Reid, executive the College vice president and chief nationally and internationally recognized. of Business accreditation officer of AACSB successfully International. “Business maintained its schools must not only meet business accreditation specific standards of excel- by AACSB Inter na tional— lence, but their deans, faculty, The Association to Advance and professional staff must WRITINg ThE BOOK “Drawing from the latest Colle giate Schools of Business. make a commitment to ongo- ON MANAgEMENT developments and practices from Bryant’s business programs ing continuous improvement INFORMATION SYSTEMS the field, Management Information have been AACSB-accredited to ensure that the institution The seventh edition of Systems, 7e combines a wealth since 1994. will continue to deliver the Management Information Systems of case studies and real-world V.K. Unni, DBA, Interim highest quality of education by Kenneth Sousa, ph.D., pro- examples to provide a clear Dean of the College of Business to students.” fessor of computer information emphasis on the business and and Distin guished Professor Bryant President Ronald K. systems at Bryant University, management elements of infor- of Busi ness, led the reaccredi- Machtley says: “Bryant has and Effy Oz, DBA, professor of mation technology. The new tation effort. been bold in imagining the Management Science and infor- edition offers the most current “This successful undertaking future, and our innovative mation systems at the Pennsyl- coverage available, including is a testament to our dedicated programs prepare graduates vania State University, Great expanded discussions of social faculty in both undergraduate to meet challenges head-on. Valley, was published in January. networking, IT security, mobile and graduate programs,” We have recently undertaken Oz died in 2008 after completing computing, and much more,” says Unni. “I am elated to have several key initiatives that the sixth edition. In May 2012, reads the description of the book, earned this continued distin- have reinforced our foundation Sousa was selected by Cengage available for purchase on amazon. guished recognition for Bryant, for a Bryant of even greater Publishing to assume author- com and cengagelearning.com. which is a reflection of the enduring strength in the future ship and revise the For more information about the Uni versity’s exceptional busi- —a University that contributes textbook for its text, visit www.sousamis.com. ness programs, faculty, and significantly to the larger seventh edition. students.” world through the leaders Kenneth Sousa, Ph.D. AACSB accreditation is we produce. We are pleased Professor of Computer recognized as the hallmark that AACSB’s maintenance Information Systems of excellence in business edu- of accreditation provides an cation; less than five percent of endorsement of our strategic business programs throughout vision.” the world have earned this “Bryant’s innovative, globally distinction. Founded in 1916, focused education provides AACSB International is the the perspective and insight our longest-serving global accred- students seek in order to be iting body for business schools successful and active citizens that offer undergraduate, mas- of the world,” notes Vice ter’s, and doctoral degrees in President for Academic Affairs business and accounting. José-Marie griffiths, ph.D. Currently, there are 672 “Designations including our business schools in 42 countries 20 years of AACSB accredita- and territories that maintain tion and national rankings AACSB accreditation. point to Bryant’s academic “It takes a great deal of excellence and affirm the qual- commitment and determina- ity of the Bryant experience.” tion to earn and maintain

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Economy: Calling All CPAs,” personal concern for and com- co-authored by Nicholas and mitment to students. Samter Michael Lynch and David Casten, received a Ph.D. from Purdue is scheduled to be published University and served on the in the March 2014 issue of The commu nication faculty at the CPA Journal. University of Delaware for nearly Nick Lynch says Bryant’s MSA 15 years before coming to Bryant. program equipped him with the advanced research and writing SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS skills needed to publish articles in Coming on the heels of news high-level journals. “My Bryant stories in The Wall Street Journal, education taught me, first and BusinessWeek, foremost, the value of prepara- and the tion. Preparation drives learning Journal of and preparation drives success. Commerce Bryant faculty such as Professor of Accounting Michael Lynch, J.D., are regular “It is vitally important that that high- contributors to the knowledge base in their fields of expertise, and inspiring educators professors contribute to and lighted who engage students in and outside the classroom. extend the existing knowledge Bryant’s base in their chosen fields Supply Chain Michael Gravier, Ph.D. ‘BEST OF’ ACCOUNTING he was the recipient of The CPA through research,” he adds. Management Three Bryant University faculty Journal 2012 Max Block Award Program, is news that Marketing members and one Bryant alumnus for best policy analysis for his ADMINISTRATION Professor Michael Gravier, Ph.D., were honored with “best article” article “The Contro versy Over CHANGES IN COLLEGE OF has joined the Institute of Supply status in 2012 by accounting Private Com pany Reporting ARTS AND SCIENCES Manage ment’s Logis tics and publications The Tax Adviser and Standards: Recommendations of Wendy Samter, Ph.D., became Transporta tion Group’s Board of The CPA Journal, respectively. the Blue Ribbon Panel and the associate dean of Bryant Univer- Directors as first vice chair. One of the faculty members Financial Accounting Foundation’s sity’s College of Arts and Sciences The Insti tute of Supply and the alumnus, who holds a Response Spark New Debate.” on January 1. Manage ment is an international Master of Science in Accounting The father-son publishing Samter professional organization for from Bryant, are father and son. powerhouse got started about has begun pro cure ment and supply chain Professor Michael Lynch, J.D., 10 years ago while Nick was assuming management professionals. The who has been teaching at Bryant pursuing his Ph.D. at Mississippi administrative ISM publishes the “Purchas ing since 1976, was thrilled to learn State University. He challenged responsibili- Manager’s Index” that is fre- the article he published with his father to write an article and ties spanning quently cited by news media as an another Bryant professor, David see who would get it published the range indicator of the economic health Wendy Samter, Ph.D. Beausejour, J.D., and David in the most prestigious journal. of undergrad- of the manufacturing sector. Casten, Bryant’s Executive-in- “Both articles got published uate and graduate programs in Residence in Taxation, had been and we realized we were a good the College of Arts and Sciences. INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL awarded the 2012 Best Article team working together,” says She joined Bryant’s Com mu- BOARD APPOINTMENT Award from The Tax Adviser. Professor Lynch, who has 40 nica tion Depart ment in 2003. Professor of Communication The Tax Adviser’s editorial articles on his résumé, many She has served as department Stanley J. Baran, Ph.D., has been board selected “Now Is the Time: co-authored with his son. chair since 2005 and as director appointed to the editorial board of Converting a C Corpo ra tion to “Nick’s dragging me into sus- of the graduate program in com- the international journal, Review an S Corporation or LLC” for its tainability and I dragged him munication. of Communication Research. usefulness, practicality, and into taxation. It’s extremely Samter has a distinguished Baran has authored three books, readability. important to be able to bat right- research record in the area of inter- including the textbook, Introduc­ The news was sweetened when handed and left [in accounting,] personal communication and was tion to Mass Communication: Media his son Nicholas Lynch ’04 MSA, you never want to look bad on awarded the Alumni Achievement Literacy and Culture, which is now associate professor of account- one side in order to look good Awards’ 2013 Distin guished in its 6th edition and has been ing at California State Univer- on the other,” he says. “Practical Faculty Award in recognition of translated into Chinese and sity, Chico, called to report that Strategies for a Sustainable her devotion to teaching and Spanish.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: FACuLTy RHODE ISLAND Q4 FACuLTy EXPERTISE environmental (CONTINuED) ECONOMIC BRIEFING BENEFITS RHODE ISLAND studies, on Edinaldo Tebaldi, Ph.D., professor Bryant University plays an “Analyzing the of economics, recently released integral role in a statewide con- State of Local HONORS FOR AN the Rhode Island Economic sortium charged with providing Busi ness and ACCOMPLISHED HISTORIAN Indicator for the fourth quarter of Rhode Island policymakers with Organizational In March, Professor of History 2013 that forcasted that the state’s academic research that supports Purchasing in Judy Barrett Litoff, Ph.D., led a economy would expand at an their decision making. Rhode Island.” day-long seminar for the Teaching annual growth rate of 2.7 percent The College & University Their findings Joseph Ilacqua, Ed.D. American History Grant program, in the first quarter of 2014. Research Collaborative in Rhode will provide insight for legislators sponsored by the U.S. Department “Improvements in regional Island, known as The Collabor- working to advance the positive of Education and the Rhode Island and national economic outlooks ative, includes presidents and impact of that spending. Historical Society, for Rhode Island have contributed significantly to faculty from the state’s 11 higher “The goal of the study is to pro- teachers of American history. boost internal economic condi- education institutions. It awards vide an evidence-based foundation Litoff presented the paper, tions and, thus, foster job and research grants from $7,500 to for government decision-making. “One Woman’s War in China: income creation in Rhode Island. $10,000. Through our study, we will not be The World War II Experiences of Overall, the state’s economy looks The Collaborative “is an oppor- making policy recommendations an American Red Cross Club better now than it has over the tunity for scholars across Rhode but rather provide evidence and Director in Yunnan Province,” in last few years because of both Island to work together to produce information that can be the basis January at the 128th Annual Meet- sustained job and income growth research related to critical policy of good deci- ing of the American Historical sion making,” Association in Washington, DC. says Ilacqua. On Veterans Day, Litoff deliv- Professor ered a lecture, “An American Kim is collabo- Heroine in the French Resistance: rating with The Diary and Memoir of Virginia Shani Carter, d’Albert-Lake,” at the Annual Ph.D., Rhode Jongsung Kim, Ph.D. Veterans Day Public Program, Island College sponsored by The Institute on professor of Manage ment, on World War II and the Human “Competitive ness in Occupa- Experience, Florida State Uni- tions and the Optimal Tax in ver sity, and Fordham University Rhode Island.” Press at Fordham University, “Answering these questions will New York, New York. help determine whether Rhode Miss You: The World War II Island personal income tax rates Letters of Barbara Wooddall Taylor Professor of Economics Edinaldo Tebaldi, Ph.D., an expert whom Rhode Island impact the state’s regional com- and Charles E. Taylor, Litoff’s 1990 officials rely upon for news about the health of the state’s economy, is among many petitiveness in regard to attract- Bryant faculty members who collaborate on research with students. book, has been selected by the ing and maintaining a highly University of Georgia Press as one since 2012,” the report stated. issues in the state,” says Amber skilled labor force,” says Kim. of 10 books reissued in honor of its However, it noted that, Rhode Caulkins, program director. This “Based on the findings, we 75th anni versary commemoration. Island, where the unemploy- year, research is focused on eco- will provide research and data Litoff has been selected as a ment rate is 9.1 percent, the nomic development in advanced that allow state government to story board member for “Story in highest in the nation, continues manufacturing, arts and culture, establish optimal tax policies that the Public Square,” a partnership to face significant economic and regional competitiveness. are beneficial to both municipal between the Pell Center for challenges. Bryant professors Jongsung government and taxpayers.” International Relations and Public The briefing is published Kim, Ph.D., and Joseph Ilacqua, President Ronald K. Machtley Policy at Salve Regina University quarterly by The Rhode Island Ed.D., are among the experts serves on The Collaborative’s and The Providence Journal. It is Public Expenditure Council and enlisted by The Collab or ative. leadership team and Professor made possible, in part, by major the Center for Global and Ilacqua is working with Brown of Economics Edinaldo Tebaldi, grant support from the Rhode Regional Economic Studies at University’s Dawn King, Ph.D., Ph.D., was named a Fellow to Island Council for the Humanities. Bryant University. visiting assistant professor of facilitate campus relations.

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4317.P18-40.indd 22 3/28/14 12:42 PM clinical laboratories. Students will complete the majority of the first year’s preclinical study in the new facility on Bryant’s Smithfield campus and study the founda- tional Human Anatomy course at The Warren Alpert Medical School of brown University. In addition, Bryant students will gain access to Brown’s extensive Rendering Courtesy of LLB Architects medical library resources—both Inaugural program: area for the University in its and by industry experts from a physical and online. physIcIan assIstant strategic plan, Vision 2020. In variety of disciplines including After the first year, students will studIes the next six years, according to management, economics, take part in 15 months of clinical Answering the national call for Georgetown University’s Center finance, and public policy. rotations provided through Bryant’s health professionals and con- on Education and Workforce, The physician assistant pro- clinical affiliations with the Care tinuing Bryant’s 150-year tradi- the U.S. health care industry will gram, currently in the process of New England Health System in tion of continuous evolution, the add 5.6 million new jobs. Already, accreditation, will begin accept- Rhode Island, the Southcoast University has launched a new 18 percent of the nation’s real ing applications in April 2014. Health System based in South- graduate program in physician gross domestic product is con- The inaugural class of 32 students eastern Massachusetts, the assistant studies. The Master of nected to health care—or nearly will begin the 27-month pro- Lifespan health system, Blackstone Science in Physician Assistant one-fifth of all goods and ser- gram in January 2015. Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Studies (“MSPAS”) will be the vices produced in the country. The University plans to break of Rhode Island, Butler Hospital, premier program of the new “health care sits at the heart ground on a new home for the and Gateway Healthcare. School of Health Sciences. The of the u.s. economy, and as a physician assistant program in Jay Amrien, MPAS, PA-C, serves new program features preemi- leading university with a strate- May, creating an addition to the as program director and Boyd nent medical partners known for gic focus on business, Bryant is Unistructure. Among other “Peter” King, M.D. is medical their commitment to clinical moving boldly into the health highlights, the new wing will director for the new graduate excellence and community care care sector,” Machtley said. include two physician assistant program in Physician Assistant The announcement of the “We’re position ing our pro- classrooms and state-of-the-art Studies. School of Health Sciences and the grams so that our students can debut of the physician assistant take advantage of the very best program mark Bryant’s strategic career opportunities in this sec- and significant entry into health tor, and to make positive and care education and training. lasting change in our health care Building on the Univer sity’s system.” nationally recognized programs Bryant’s new health science in business, future initiatives are programs are designed to give expected to include degree and frontline caregivers and top certificate programs in health administrative leaders the skills care management, health care and knowledge needed to work analytics, health care informatics, in the complex and rapidly- health care policy, and health care changing healthcare industry. economics. Clinical programs, As business models constantly including the MSPAS, ground evolve, along with provider roles the school in real-world educa- and payment plans, demands to tion that is a Bryant hallmark. improve patient care must be Bryant President Ronald K. balanced with the need to con- Machtley identified health sci- tain costs. Bryant’s health sci- ences as an important growth ence programs will be taught by more than a dozen new faculty,

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From prestigious speakers to distinctive, innovative programs, the Bryant campus offers a variety of activities to engage students, faculty, and staff, as well as the wider community.

IDEA: TAKE RISKS, FAIL, Welcome to Bryant’s second TRY AGAIN annual Innovation and Design You’re a first-year student Experience for All (IDEA) pro- assigned a team and a mission: gram, which took place Jan. 20-22 redesign a college classroom, and immersed first-year students reduce the carbon footprint of in the three phases of design Bryant President Ronald K. Machtley, who served along with other University administration and staff, accomplished Bryant alumni, local community leaders as shopping malls, or eliminate thinking: inspiration, ideation, an IDEA judge, discusses a project designed to address a societal problem with a team gender stereotypes of toy stores, and implementation, followed by of first-year students. among others. iteration. The one-credit IDEA You have 36 hours and a cohort course, a feature of Bryant’s of peers to devise a solution. No nationally recognized First-Year an idea, how to critically think, “The questions that I’m asking poster boards, no PowerPoint Gateway, focuses on encourag- how to make judgments… are tough questions. ...I don’t presentations. You’re competing ing innovation and entrepre- how to work as a team,” says know if I would have been able with 893 students to impress 40 neurialism and is just one facet Jay Weinberg ’85, president of to answer the same questions judges, whose experience ranges of the University’s Vision 2020 The JAY Group in Chicago, one when I was a freshman,” says from starting his or her own com- strategic plan. of 36 alumni who returned to Vinton South ’10, executive team pany to heading regional sales at IDEA “is not about memoriz- campus to impart their real- leader of logistics for Target. RBS Citizens. And you have only ing from a book—which is how world knowledge and challenge “By challenging students, I’m five minutes to pitch your concept. we learned 30 years ago. This is the next generation of Bryant setting them up to succeed.” about how to think through graduates.

Students conducted research, including site visits, to help them understand the many facets of the problem they were addressing. Andrew Schiff, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, answers students’ questions.

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4317.P18-40.indd 24 3/28/14 12:43 PM Not even winter storm Janus, honed throughout the IDEA which dumped more than program and refined through- 12 inches of snow on some parts out the Bryant experience, is of Rhode Island, could cool the essential to success, Berman students’ creative energy. notes. “You didn’t shrink from the Bryant’s First-Year Gateway challenge. You embraced it,” is centered on fundamental Bryant Trustee Professor questions about the role of the Michael Roberto, DBA, director individual in an ever-changing of the University’s Center for world. The interdisciplinary Program Innovation and leader Gateway sets the stage for of the IDEA development team, students to explore the global told the Class of 2017 at the foundations of character and Award-winning actress Viola Davis talks about becoming the CEO of her own life program’s closing ceremony. leadership, and of organiza- in a keynote speech during the Women’s Summit. “You learned it’s okay to take tions and business. Central risks, to fail, and to try again.” to the Gateway is a 13-credit WOMEN’S SUMMIT 2014 • Carley Roney, co-founder and More than 1,000 women and chief content officer of XO Group men converged on the Bryant Inc. (formerly The Knot Inc.) campus in March for the 17th A power plenary session was pre- ® Women’s Summit , “Be the CEO sented by neurologist and author of Your Life.” Directed annually Marie Pasinski, M.D., whose by Kati Machtley, this confer- special interests include brain ence has become health and dementia prevention. one of the most The 2014 Bryant Univer sity highly sought- New England Business woman of after educational the Year award was presented to events in New Cheryl Merchant England, selling ’12H, president Kati Machtley out every year and chief execu- Director, The since its incep- tive officer of Women’s Summit tion in 1997. Hope Global Through innovative ideas and Engineered practical success strategies pre- Textile Solutions, Cheryl Merchant sented in 21 breakout sessions, a midmarket ’12H the day-long event provided company that manufactures women with professional, per- engineered textile solutions for IDEA faculty mentor Thom Bassett, MFA, lecturer of English and cultural studies, sonal, and economic empower- automotive, commercial, and works with students brainstorming ideas to make the Rhode Island State House ment, as well as many networking industrial use. tour experience more interesting, informative, and interactive for young visitors. opportunities. Prominent Over the years, the Women’s “When these young people core curriculum designed keynote speakers —pioneers Summit has featured an array of come into the field and people to improve writing proficiency, in their respective fields— prominent speakers, among them: know they’re from Bryant, they critical thinking, cultural included: Jean Chatzky, award-winning make me proud,” says Steve awareness, and ethical • Viola Davis, an accomplished journalist, best-selling author, and Berman ’68 who, as a mentor, reasoning—skills needed and celebrated actor best financial expert for NBC’s “Today” brought to the table more than for success at Bryant and known for her Academy-Award show; Geraldine Ferraro, the first 45 years of success in the food beyond. nominated performances in female vice-presidential candidate industry with organizations such The Help and Doubt on a national party ticket; and as Pepsi-Cola, ConAgra, and • Carey Lohrenz, a leadership Arianna Huffington, a columnist, Tribe Mediter ranean Foods. www.bryant.edu/videos expert and the first female author, and president and editor- The emphasis on working F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot in in-chief of the Huffington Post effectively in teams, a skill the U.S. Navy Media Group.

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spOTLigHT ON: CAMpus ability of office seekers to be The Hassenfeld Institute for (CONTiNuED) effective and visionary leaders. Public Leadership provides pub- Effective leadership requires lic officials and others involved understanding of the key issues in the development, manage- HAssENfELD iNsTiTuTE facing Rhode Island, as well as ment, and execution of public fOR puBLiC LEADERsHip focus, concentration, and the policy with the tools and skills Centering the ability to work collaboratively. needed to make informed deci- Election Discussion on This is exactly the public service sions and manage responsive Job One: Leadership that Alan Hassenfeld envisioned organizations—both in the pub- The Hassenfeld Institute for when he underwrote the Institute. lic and non-profit sectors. The Public Leadership is working to The poll results show that voters Institute, supported by a gener- change the election season value integrity over other leader- ous gift from Alan Hassenfeld, debate this year in Rhode Island ship skills and this initiative will chairman of the Executive Com- by centering the discussion on bring much-needed attention mittee of Hasbro, Inc., the Rhode The 8th Annual Chinese New Year leadership. to how the candidates translate Island-based multibillion-dollar Celebration brought together member of the Bryant community and hundreds Leadership is the one issue integrity to governance and international toy company, of guests from Rhode Island and nearby that transcends all others: leading a successful team.” Hassenfeld Family Initia tives, Massachusetts. How effective are our leaders Nonprofit Collaboration draws upon the renowned expertise of Bryant faculty. and what do voters think? While and Negotiation CELEBRATiNg there are clear characteristics In January, the Hassenfeld CHiNEsE CuLTuRE of successful leadership, there WORLD TRADE DAY Insti tute for Public Leadership at Members of the Bryant commu- are also many different styles. TO BE HELD MAY 21 Bryant University held a seminar nity and hundreds of guests from How can voters assess the More than 500 business people for CEOs, CFOs, and directors Rhode Island and nearby Massa- abilities of candidates to lead? are expected to attend Bryant’s of a coalition of Rhode Island chusetts celebrated the Year of To focus on this all-important 22nd Annual World Trade Day nonprofit organizations. Partici- the Horse during the 8th Annual issue, the Hassenfeld Institute on May 21. Titled “Back to the pants were introduced to a series Chinese New Year Celebration is introducing a new initiative. USA: Partnering for Global Suc- of tools and techniques aimed on February 15. Held in the Over the next eight months, cess,” the day-long conference at improving collaboration and Elizabeth and Malcolm Chace Job One: Leadership will mea- will feature world-renowned negotiation within departments Wellness and Athletic Center, sure public confidence in local speakers, 15 educational break- and with community partners. the free event offered traditional and state leaders, cut through out sessions, and a regional Teams applied tools and con- Chinese music, dance, acrobatic political rhetoric, and help vot- business expo. cepts to issues facing their indi- performances, and refreshments. ers understand how to measure Participants can choose from vidual organizations which Bryant’s award-winning effective leadership based on five tracks ranging from “Local included: Meeting Street School, Dragon Dance Team displayed core competencies. Voters will Partners for Growth” to “Global the Rhode Island Community their artistry and athleticism as have the opportunity to assess Trade Partnership Opportunities.” Food Bank, Greater Providence they brought to life a 54-foot- candidates as the Hassenfeld Jakob van Zyl, Ph.D., associate YMCA, Children’s Friend, long tube of fabric that trailed a Institute and partner media director of project formulation and Family Service of Rhode Island, highly decorative—and weighty organizations invite candidates strategy at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Crossroads RI, and RI Local —dragon head. to share their Laboratory, will give the luncheon Initiatives Support Corporation. The event was co-sponsored leadership keynote address. He will discuss “We really appreciate the by the U.S.-China Institute and philosophies the 2012 Mars Landing, the “new” work and effort that went into Confucius Institute at Bryant; in taped NASA, and how companies can planning the seminar and tailor- The Office of Chinese Language interviews. partner with the organization ing it to our (somewhat unique) Council International/Confucius Gary Sasse, on some of their global projects. needs,” said Andrew Schiff, Institute Headquarters (also the institute’s Cheryl Merchant ’12H, Presi - chief executive officer of the called Hanban); and APC by founding dent and CEO of Hope Global Schneider Electric. Additional Gary Sasse Rhode Island Community Food director, says: Engineered Textile Solutions, is Bank. “The training clearly sponsors included the Center “The Job One: Leadership conference chair. addressed the issues that are most for Southeast Asians and Initiative will give voters guid- For information, go to: important and relevant to us.” Neighborhood Health Plan of ance to focus like a laser on the www.bryant.edu/WorldTradeDay Rhode Island.

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4317.P18-40.indd 26 3/28/14 12:43 PM GLOBAL IMMERSION places, societies, and customs, OPPORTUNITIES the better I will be able to market With the world more intercon­ products to different groups of nected than ever, a global people. Since business today is perspective is a prerequisite for more globalized than ever before, success. And, because global it is crucial to have a comprehen­ engagement is a cornerstone of sive understanding of the world,” the University’s strategic vision, says Jaclyn Lamirande ’16, who Bryant fosters internationally traveled to Malaysia and Singa­ focused learning experiences pore in January to learn about in the classroom and beyond. Asian commerce and culture. This winter, more than 150 Since 2006, more than 1,500 sophomores embarked on jour­ Bryant sophomores have taken Twenty-five Bryant MBA students participated in the Global Immersion Experience that includes work with international partners. In January, they visited Chile, where they toured facilities of some of the drivers of that country’s economic success.

In January, 25 graduate the drivers of Chile’s economic students took part in the three­ success story: mining, fishing, credit MBA course that includes aquaculture, tourism, wine, and travel and work with partners paper,” says Elizabeth Yobaccio, in another country, in this case, Ph.D., chair and professor of Chile, which has one of the lead­ finance at Bryant University, ing economies in Latin America. who was one of the faculty “With its robust economic members guiding the expedition. growth, and rich political and The GIE demonstrates the cultural history, Chile is the ideal University’s commitment to venue for Bryant MBA students. developing leaders capable of In the eight­day visit, students meeting international challenges.

Sophomore International Experience participants visit a museum during their trip to enjoyed many cultural experi­ Malaysia and Singapore. ences while participating in dis­ www.bryant.edu/videos cussions and touring facilities of neys to learn about commerce, part in the SIE. For many, the communication, culture, design, SIE was their first opportunity economic development, and inter­ to travel abroad and interact national business through the with a different culture. Having AN EVENING WITH BETTYE LAVETTE three­credit Sophomore Interna­ this experience early in their Described by The New York tional Experience (SIE), which academic career often inspires Times as “rivaling Aretha includes pre­departure semester future international interest Franklin as her generation’s coursework that culminates with and prompts further study most vital soul singer,” Bettye a 10­ to 12­day travel component. abroad, international internships, LaVette warmed an apprecia­ Bryant faculty led five expedi­ or both. tive, winter­weary crowd in tions to China, Germany and An additional 151 Bryant Janikies Theatre in February. Spain, Italy, Malaysia and students are currently studying The award­winning artist, who Singapore, and Panama and abroad at academic institutions sang with Jon Bon Jovi at the Costa Rica. From hiking and cook­ or did so in the fall semester. Obama Inaugural Celebra tion ing classes to museums and man­ Last year, Bryant added the and at the Kennedy Center ufacturing facilities, students Global Immersion Experience Honors’ tribute to The Who, immersed themselves in valuable (GIE) to its repertoire of interna­ appeared at Bryant as part of and unique learning experiences. tional opportunities for students the President’s Cultural Series. “As a marketing major, the in the one­ and two­year more I travel and experience new MBA programs.

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4317.P18-40.indd 27 3/28/14 12:57 PM SpOTLIGHT ON athletics

Bryant’s student-athletes continue to impress on and off the field.

A GREAT RUN AN EXCITING SEASON Highly decorated runner With three coaches boasting Eimear Black ’14 (Glengormley, 43 years of Division I experience, Ireland) wrapped up a remark- Bryant’s men’s basketball team able career this past fall, winning entered the 2013-14 team with the North east Conference indi- lofty expectations, picked to vidual title for the second year finish second in the Northeast in a row, this time shattering the Conference in the coaches’ course record she set last season preseason poll. and winning the title by more Led by head coach Tim O’Shea, than a minute. assistants Al Skinner and Equally accomplished in the Happy Dobbs, and a veteran classroom, Black was also named roster anchored by seniors Dynami Starks ’15 and the Bryant basketball team treated fans to another thrilling the NEC women’s cross country Alex Francis ’14 (Harlem, NY) season, and exciting post-season play. Scholar Athlete for the second and Corey Maynard ’14 year in a row. (Adelaide, Australia) and lead- A NEW STANDARD HAVING A BALL With her finish at the NEC ing scorer Dyami Starks ’15 Bryant’s field hockey set a new The men’s soccer team qualified Championships, the Bulldogs (Duluth, MN), the Bulldogs single-season school record for the Northeast Conference earned a second-place finish, opened the season with seven with 11 wins, including a seven- Tournament as a No. 3 seed in the best in school history. wins in their first nine games game win streak, and advanced 2013, capping an impressive During her remarkable career through November and survived all the way to the Metro Atlantic season that ended with a win at Bryant, Black was a two-time a bump in the road in December Athletic Conference (MAAC) over previously-unbeaten Central NEC Most Outstanding Per- with another hot streak at the Tournament semifinals despite Connecticut in the final home former, a three-time All-NEC start of the new year, winning being picked to finish sixth game of the year and continued selection, and a seven-time five of seven in January. among seven teams. with a trip to the NEC finals. NEC Athlete of the Week winner. Entering the stretch in its Led by MAAC Co-Goalkeeper This was a season of firsts for She also placed 21st this year second season as a champion- of the Year Megan Hancock ’14 the Bulldogs, who earned a D-I at the NCAA Northeast Regional ship qualifier at the D-I level, (Skowhegan, ME), the Bulldogs school record seven wins and and earned All-Northeast On March 5th, #3 Bryant took on put together their finest season also qualified for the NEC honors in the process. #6 Saint Francis University since transitioning to D-I and Tournament for the first time Off the field, Black was a Center in Northeast Conference perhaps their best overall since since the transition to D-I. member of the NEC Academic Quarterfinal action at the Chace 1999, finishing third in the After beating Central and Commissioner’s Honor Roll Athletic Center. After being MAAC with a 4-2 conference Connecticut in the season finale all four years and finished the down double digits with less record. Hancock earned shutouts to earn the No. 3 seed, Bryant fall season with a cumulative than 10 minutes to play, Saint in two of her last three starts of won a thriller in the NEC semifi- 3.93 grade point average as a Francis earned a huge come- the year before Bryant’s season nals, beating No. 2 Saint Francis biology major. from-behind victory, 55-54. ended in the MAAC Tournament University on penalty kicks. The Bryant wrapped up the 2013- semifinals with a 5-0 loss to run ended in the finals with a loss www.bryant.edu/videos 14 season with an 18-14 overall second-ranked Quinnipiac. to Saint Francis Brooklyn, but record, finishing 10-6 in the the Bulldogs will lose only three NEC. The Bulldogs netted their players to graduation this year best finish in conference play and will return several key play- the Division I level, capturing ers, including forward Connor the third overall seed and earned Norat ’15 (Wilmington, DE) and their second-straight berth in goalkeeper Chris Knaub ’16 the NEC Tournament. (Yarmouth, ME).

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4317.P18-40.indd 28 3/27/14 12:16 PM REWRITING HISTORY MAKING HEADLINES The two connected after repre- Wide receiver Jordan Harris ’14 The Boston Globe featured a story sentatives of Big Brother, Big (Lincoln University, PA) added on Jan. 12, 2014 that explored how Sister of Rhode Island came to to his already-impressive résumé it came to be that Al Skinner, Bryant to recruit members of the in his final season of football at the winningest coach in Boston football team. Nwanekezi was Bryant, catching a school-record College basketball history, is one of the first to raise his hand. 64 passes for 1,031 yards, becom- back in the game at Bryant. “I want to lead him in the right ing the first player in school history Maduka Nwanekezi ’14 direction,” Nwanekezi told to finish with 1,000 or more receiv- (Milton, MA) also made head- The Globe, “I am going to follow ing yards in back-to-back seasons. lines in The Boston Globe for him the rest of my life.” with an impressive 14-7 record. being a role model with Bryant Nwanekezi was named Rhode Harris earned All-New football program. The story Island’s Big Brother of the Year England honors for his efforts highlights Nwanekezi’s bond and is a nominee for the 2013 on the gridiron and finished his with a fifth-grade youth, who Allstate AFCA Good Works career as the program’s all-time Bryant volleyball had four players “was a little like me when I was Team, which recognizes college qualify for the Northeast Conference leader in catches (193), yards Fall Academic Honor Roll. his age, a little crazy. I had football players for their com- (3,735) and touchdowns (31). a temper. Wouldn’t do my home- munity service. Harris is also the Northeast ON A ROLL work: I got in some trouble,” Conference’s all-time leader in Sixty-eight Bryant student- says the defensive end. www.bryant.edu/videos receiving yards. athletes were named to the One of the most dominant Northeast Conference Fall Aca- defensive linemen in the country, demic Honor Roll, including Jeff Covitz ’15 (Reading, MA) 12 who also earned a spot on the also earned All-NEC honors in Commissioner’s Honor Roll. 2013 and set single-season and The Academic Honor Roll career school records for tackles rewards student-athletes who for a loss and also finished with maintain a GPA of 3.20 or higher, 55 total tackles and 10 sacks. while the Commissioner’s The Bulldogs finished 5-7 with Honor Roll is reserved for those notable wins against Holy Cross with a 3.75 GPA or higher. and league leader Duquesne. Women’s cross country and volleyball each had four players TENNIS, ANYONE? qualify, including Eimear Black ’14 Captain Dana Parziale ’14 (Glengormley, Ireland), Staci (Pinehurst, NC) made school Rezendez ’16 (Ludlow, MA), history at the start of the year, Brittany Sarza ’16 (Uxbridge, MA) following a tremendous fall sea- and Brooke Tomasetti ’15 son, by becoming the first tennis (Waterford, CT) for cross country player at Bryant to crack the and Sara DePouw ’17 (Oconto, regional D-I rankings. After fin- WI), Mikayla LaRosa ’14 ishing 12-4 in the fall in singles (Marysville, WA), Viktoria play, Parziale earned a No. 20 Nesterov ’17 (Kfar Saba, Israel) ranking in the Northeast, cap- and Claire Van Dyk ’16 (New ping a remarkable run in which Richmond, WI) for volleyball. he also teamed with doubles Bryant football placed 20 stu- partner Ernesto Arguello ’15 dent-athletes on the NEC Aca- (Managua, Nicaragua) to win demic Honor Roll, while women’s the No. 1 draw at the United soccer finished with 13 repre- Twenty-two football players were signed on National Signing Day. The Class of States Tennis Association 2018 includes players from 10 states, including 11 from New England. It is led by sentatives. The men’s soccer and five offensive lineman and three fullbacks and includes two quarterbacks, two wide Invitational. volleyball teams rounded out receivers, two tight ends, two defensive lineman, two linebackers, two defensive the pack with 11 apiece. backs, and one running back.

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4317.P18-40.indd 29 4/1/14 12:00 PM SPOTLIGHT ON students

Bryant students participate in a myriad of STUDENTS SUPPORTING As part of the highly interactive STUDENTS sessions students take part in, learning experiences that reach far beyond campus. Life at a university can be over­ they discuss and practice these whelming at times for some skills with each other, including students who are learning to role play as a group dealing with ROBUST RESEARCH: REDAy Research Honors cope on their own with academic real­life scenarios. Research and Engagement Day Bryant undergraduates Eimear and emotional stresses for the “The Student Support Network (REDay) at Bryant University, Black ’14 and Allison Hubbard ’14 first time. is enhancing the students’ an annual, daylong symposium have recently been recognized When students struggle, they feelings of connectedness and showcasing research by the for excellence. often turn to friends and peers for responsibility for each other. Bryant community, is now in its Black, who worked with Pro­ support. Many students report that These are interpersonal skills fourth year. fessor Christopher Reid, Ph.D., on they don’t feel confident or well that are going to help them here This year’s conference, sched­ “Evaluation of a glycosyl triazole prepared to help someone who [at Bryant] and for the rest of uled for April 23, will feature library as inhibitors of bacterial comes to them with a problem, their lives,” notes Salacup. keynote speaker Ken Bain, Ph.D., N­acetylglucosaminidases,” notes Jamie Salacup, a counselor in The Office of Counseling historian, won an undergraduate research the Office of Counseling Services. Services will offer the training to educator, award in December at the annual Salacup introduced the small groups of undergraduates and author meeting of the New England Student Support Network (SSN) each semester. of the inter­ Science Public: Biology New at Bryant University in the fall. national England South. Co­facilitated by Chris DaCosta, FUTURE FASHION MOGULS bestseller Hubbard placed first in her sec­ academic advisor, SSN is a Every year, the Amica Center for “What the tion of 208 presenters at the 16th four­week program designed to Career Education offers students Best College annual Undergraduate Research equip students with the skills the opportunity to get a behind­ Teachers Symposium in the Chemical and and confidence to engage in the­scenes look at the biggest Do.” The Biological Sciences at the Univer­ important conversations and names in the industry, with site sequel, “What sity of Maryland. She was a help their peers in need. visits to: Forever 21, H&M, the Best College Students Summer Research Fellow with Students attend evening ses­ Kleinfeld Bridal, Saks Fifth Ave­ Do,” won the Virginia and Professor Dan McNally, Ph.D. sions once a week to learn essential nue, Tommy Hilfiger, and more. Warren Stone Prize in 2012 and Hubbard and Black are outstand­ interpersonal skills such as active A jam­packed three­day has also become an interna­ ing examples of transformational listening and empathy. In addi­ schedule—featuring meetings tional bestseller. faculty­student collaboration at tion to those foundational skills, with designers, owners, business Bain, internationally recog­ Bryant, which graduates students are trained to recog­ executives, and others—opens nized for his insights into teach­ say is unparal­ nize and respond to signs students’ eyes to the wide range of ing and learning, is the founding leled at the of distress and crisis, career opportunities available to director of four major teaching undergradu­ including addiction, them, and the internship possibili­ and learning centers at: New ate level. depression, and suicide. ties to get a foot in the door. York University, Northwestern They also learn about vari­ “Hearing the personal experi­ University,Vanderbilt University, ous resources on campus ences of our presenters was so and Montclair State. Cur rently, Allison and when/how to refer inspiring. The trip made me real­ Bain serves as provost and vice Hubbard ’14 a friend for help. ize how truly important the busi­ president of academic affairs at The feedback from the ness side of the fashion industry the University of the District of inaugural program was is,” says Skylar Zlotnick ’15, who Columbia. “outstanding,” says will start an internship as a buy­ On REDay, in lieu of classes, Salacup. “The stu­ ing assistant with Ross Dress faculty, staff, graduate, and dents told us the for Less this summer. The NYC undergraduate students, will topics were everyday companies offered a plethora share, discuss, and learn from one experiences that they of internship opportunities for another’s academic and creative had come across on students—most of which were work by participating in round­ campus and no one based in business, Zlotnick notes, table discussions, presentations, [else] is really talking adding: “That gives Bryant stu­ and collaborative art galleries. about them.” dents an edge.”

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4317.P18-40.indd 30 3/27/14 12:16 PM STUDENTS LEARN Smithfield Town Hall to educate Children’s Research Hospital, AS THEY SERVE OTHERS elementary students about the and Relay for Life, which raised Every year, hundreds of Bryant science behind a watershed and more than $42,000 last April students partner with local non- the importance of keeping the for research conducted by the profits and apply management water supply clean. The children American Cancer Society. skills to semester-long projects incorporate what they’ve learned Relay for Life has a long tradi- that include fundraising, opera- as they paint ceramic tiles for tion at Bryant, with students tions management, event plan- a mural at Georgiaville Pond. making significant contributions ning, and program development. “We wanted to create some- every year since 2003. “It’s a life-changing experience. thing that would tangibly and Many say the experience has collectively represent our dedi- LUNCHTIME EXPLORATIONS changed them as a person, has cation to our town, our students, Senior Accounting major Chance changed their worldview,” says our environment, or put simply, Senior Accounting major Kinyange Boas ’14 shared the history, Eileen Kwesiga, Ph.D., professor our home,” says Ray Lapinski ’15, Chance Kinyange Boas ’14 culture, and traditions of his home in spent his high school years in an Tanzania during a monthly Global of management. a member of the Bryant team. Community Hour. Her enthusiasm for the Service learning and civic African refugee camp as a result more than 120 annual service- engagement are an integral part of a long civil war. Recently, at learning projects that send of a Bryant University education. Bryant, he took great pleasure on fundamental questions in leading a group of students, about the role of the individual faculty, and staff on a brief tour in an ever-changing world, of Tanzania, his home country, while exploring the global which counts Mt. Kilimanjaro foundations of character and and Serengeti National Park as leadership, and of organiza- just two of its natural wonders. tions and business. Boas’ presentation, “A Guide • Events sponsored by the U.S.- to East Africa,” was part of the China Institute and Confucius University’s “Global Community Institute include lectures, a film Hour” series, held each month series, exhibits, and events such throughout the academic year. as the Mid-Autumn Festival. Participants learned about • Abundant co-curricular oppor- Tanzania’s history, culture, and tunities such as International traditions, and also sampled Education Week help students authentic cuisine. These lunch- understand the dynamic inter- Six first-year students who won the fall semester Target Competition decided time programs, which are led by sections of different worlds. to donate a portion of their prize to a charity of Target’s choice because they wanted international students, are so pop- to follow the Target philosophy of giving back. Here, students present a check to the Bryant has become a national Lincoln Literacy Center in neighboring Lincoln, RI. ular there is always a waiting list. Bryant’s student body hails leader in creating global oppor- tunities for students, ranking Bryant students into the non- Students volunteer their time, from 33 states and 85 countries. among the top 15 colleges and profit community, locally and resources, and expertise through- At a time when the world is universities in its peer group for internationally, is contagious. out the year. more interconnected than ever, undergraduate participation in “At the end of the semester, The Rotunda, the main gather- a global perspective of intercul- study abroad programs. it’s a different conversation ing space on campus, is always tural knowledge and competency [with students]. I can see there abuzz as different clubs and is prerequisite for success. The has been a shift,” she adds. organizations raise funds, collect Global Community Hour series Working with winter clothes for children, was developed as part of a suite Smithfield schools publicize blood drives, or create of purposefully designed pro- For one of those recent projects, a holiday cards for veterans. grams that provide firsthand Bryant team is currently collabo- Two of the most popular fund- exposure to other cultures. rating with the Woonasquatucket raising events at Bryant are Up Among them: River Watershed Council, ’til Dawn, which raised more than • Bryant’s nationally recognized Smithfield Public Schools, and $26,000 this year for St. Jude’s First-Year Gateway centers

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SPOTLIghSPOTLIghT ON alumni

Bryant alumni are making an impact in their to discuss post-graduation Tyler Ray, J.D., ’08 MbA strategies. (Providence, RI), is an associate communities and organizations, and as active Amanda Dunne ’07 (Astoria, at Duffy & Sweeney, LTD, participants in University programs and events. NY) joined AllianceBernstein in where his business law clients 2013 as client relations associate, range from emerging entrepre- where she serves institutional neurs to mid-market companies. client accounts and raises new Ray manages the firm’s exten- NATIONAL ALUMNI Connecticut, is a familiar figure assets. Previously employed by sive trademark and copyright COUNCIL ADDS MEMbERS on campus, attending various AXA Advisors, LLC, and practice and works closely with Bryant University’s National events including athletic games Citigroup, she holds her Series clients on the development, Alumni Council, the governing and career panels. A former 7, 66, and 24 licenses. Since she protection, enforcement, and arm of the Alumni Association, varsity soccer player for Bryant, graduated, Dunne has been licensing of intellectual property welcomes four new members he has also been advising regularly attending Regional on a worldwide basis. He this quarter. student-athletes through Bryant Alumni Network events in received a Providence Business Paul Alderucci ’89 Bulldog Connection events, New York, as well as major cam- News’s 40 under 40 award in (Newington, CT), senior infor- which introduce current student- pus events. She is currently the 2013 and the New England mation technology director of athletes to former student- chairperson for NYC Regional Super Lawyers’ Rising Star des- development for the State of athlete alumni to network and Alumni Network. ignation in 2012 and 2013. Since

ONE OF CANADA’S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN: DIANE KAZARIAN ’83

ments of women across the opportunities, we all win—the country in the private, public, employee, me as their leader, and not-for-profit sectors. and the firm.” Bryant University has also Personal and professional named Kazarian the recipient opportunities brought Kazarian of the Distinguished Alumna to PwC in Canada after seven award at the 2014 Alumni years at KPMG in Providence, Achievement Awards Dinner. RI, where she held a senior In addition to growing PwC’s leadership role. In the 18 business, enhancing the brand months she’s held her current in the marketplace, developing position, the practice, which is intellectual property, and inter- made up of close to 500 peo- acting with media, she’s focused ple, has seen a sustained on leading teams to bring value increase in business. and insight to their clients, and In addition to her profes- inspiring her staff to set and sional and family obligations, Diane Kazarian ’83, CPA, CA, markets, insurance, asset achieve ambitious goals. Kazarian serves on the board (Toronto, Canada) considers management, private equity, “My firm provided me with of a local school, is involved the relationship-building and real estate businesses of many opportunities to stretch in arts programs in her com- skills she learned early in her the firm. myself professionally, and that munity, and helps raise funds childhood and further devel- She was recently named to has helped me excel,” says for children’s hospitals. oped at Bryant as the key to the Women’s Executive Net- Kazarian. “When I do the same Originally from Rhode Island, her success. Kazarian is senior work’s (WXN) 2013 Canada’s for my employees, when I foster Kazarian visits family in partner and the national Most Powerful Women: Top 100 an open environment where my Providence regularly. “I look financial services leader for Awards. It celebrates and high- staff is accountable for positive forward to timing a visit so PwC Canada, a job that lights the professional achieve- and negative results and mis- that I can speak to a class at includes banking and capital takes are viewed as learning Bryant,” she says.

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an aCCompLisHeD sCHoLaR anD outstanDinG teaCHeR: DaViD n. RiCCHiute ’70 BRyant VentuRes Competition David n. Ricchiute ’70, DBa, The New Venture Competition is grateful to Bryant. “Bryant is designed to spotlight alumni gave me the professional enterprise and support promis­ and educational foundation ing new ventures. It generated essential for graduate study, strong alumni and student inter­ as well as for academic est and garnered more than 20 research in an applied science: entries this year. accounting.” His many awards, Six alumni and student final­ publications, and consultan­ Tyler Ray, J. D., ’08 MBA ists were selected to compete cies demonstrate Ricchiute’s for more than $25,000 in prizes graduating from Bryant with his commitment to the field. and pitched their business ideas MBA, Ray has remained Among his most recent awards, to the alumni judges on Alumni involved with the University, Bryant University honored Engagement Day, March 28. serving on a 2013 World Trade Ricchiute with the 2014 Distin­ their research.” Now exclu­ The finalists were: marisa Day panel, as a speaker at guished Alumnus Award. sively teaching graduate Banigan ’07 with Raina to the Alumni Leadership Weekend in The Deloitte Professor of courses, Ricchiute, who Rescue!; steven Brodeur ’16 with 2012, and as a judge at the New Accountancy since 1995 at earned his doctorate in busi­ Winsulate; miguel Dominguez ’10 Venture Competi tion in 2012 the University of Notre Dame, ness administration from with Clique; salvatore Galbo ’11 and 2013. in South Bend, Indiana, the Uni versity of Kentucky, with Vbout; Conor mcCarthy ’14 Rita Williams-Bogar ’76 Ricchiute discovered his call­ taught undergraduate and with Sports Video Partners; (Montclair, NJ), owner of Per­ ing when he was an under­ graduate level accountancy and Jacob Radler ’13 with Living sonal Development Solutions, graduate. “Bryant awakened courses for several years. My Dream. provides consultative services to me to a professional career His research on professional melissa ellard ’13 won the that became my life’s work, judgment and decision­making student prize in the 2013 contest and exposed me to teachers in has been widely published and went on to win cash and the humanities, mathematics, in the Journal of Accounting services prizes of more than and accounting who struck me Research, The Accounting $10,000 as a finalist in the Rhode as teachers’ teachers the same Review, the Journal of Applied Island Business Plan Competition. way we think of a writer’s Psychology, and the Journal of Like other past participants, writer or an actor’s actor. They Experimental Psychology, Ellard said the feedback from were as good as anyone I’ve among others. Formerly on the accomplished alumni entre­ witnessed since.” Price Waterhouse’s (now preneurs who serve as judges What did Ricchiute, recipient PricewaterhouseCoopers, was invaluable. Rita Williams-Bogar ’76 of Notre Dame’s Mendoza PWC) audit staff and a visiting Serving as judges this year College of Business Out stand­ professor at the University businesses and individuals in were: David Cooley ’82, Brian ing Undergraduate Teacher of of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the areas of leadership develop­ Cowley ’82, scott Depasquale ’94, the Year Award (thrice) and its Michigan, Ricchiute has pro­ ment, emotional intelligence, David Donahue ’84, Jennifer Master of Science in Accoun­ vided his expertise to national ethics, diversity, strategic think­ schwall ’11, and Jay Weinberg ’85. tancy Outstanding Teacher accountancy organizations, ing and planning, professional Sponsors included: Cooley, of the Year (twice), learn from public companies, and public growth, and insurance technical Cowley, DePasquale, Donahue, those Bryant professors? accounting firms. education. She is a keynote Weinberg, and eric Bertrand ’94, “It was about watching Ricchiute, a husband, father speaker for insurance industry José Buenaga ’82, Colby Butler ’09, them behave in a way that of two, and grandfather of five, and professional associations. edward Capasso ’77, Bryant seemed entirely authentic. encourages Bryant students, Williams­Bogar has long been Trustee Joanna Lau ’97H, David Outstanding professors at “Be proud of your Bryant involved with her alma mater, pogorelc ’85, tyler Ray, esq. ’09 research universities bring to education. Graduate business including membership on the mBa., and Jay sperco ’79. their teaching the same level schools think highly of what Alumni Career Link, her Class of scholarship they bring to a Bryant undergrad offers.” Steering Committee, and recently on the Bryant board of trustees.

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CAROLINE (NAUGHTON) During his tenure, University Park Class Notes is a great place to share news about RUMOWICZ, of has earned a Certificate of Achieve- professional and educational accomplishments. Saunderstown, RI, ment in financial reporting from the received Salve Government Finance Officers Keep Bryant University informed by submitting Regina University’s Association for 11 consecutive years. Distinguished information online through the Class Notes page Graduate Alumni 1986 at www.bryant.edu/alumni. You can also email us at Award. The president and CEO of JOHN FRANZONI, of North Adams, Cathleen Naughton Associates, a MA, was named the principal [email protected] or call (877) 353-5667. mid-sized home healthcare compa- of Brayton Elementary School in ny, she received her master’s degree North Adams, MA. He has 23 years of in health services administration experience as an educator, most from Salve Regina in 1995 recently serving as assistant principal 1972 BRIAN HUNTER ’82 MBA, of of Greylock and Sullivan elementary JOHN CHIARO, of Bluffton, SC, Lincoln, RI, was named to the 1985 schools in North Adams. He also was named Growth Coach of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber ROGER BEAUDOIN, of Newry, served six years as a school district Year by Growth Coach, the leading of Commerce’s board of directors. ME, announced the launch of liaison to the Berkshire Juvenile Court business coaching franchise in the He is president of Hunter Insurance, www.restaurantrockstars.com, which in North Adams and was the athletic country. He opened his Growth a company he started in 1989. offers a restaurant staff training director for Drury High School from Coach franchise in Savannah, GA, program that is proven to increase 2005 to 2011. six years ago, after retiring from a CATHERINE (D’ACCHIOLI) restaurants’ annual sales. Nearly 20 corporate career in which he held PARENTE, CPA, years ago, he opened the Matterhorn 1987 multiple leadership roles with of Johnston, RI, was Ski Bar, a successful restaurant and MARGARET (PRESUTTI) Staples, including serving as presi- hired as a principal bar at the Sunday River Ski Resort BRATTON, of Avon, CT, was dent of Staples International. at Sansiveri, Kimball in Maine. reelected to the Board of Finance for & Co, LLP. She has the town of Avon. She was first elected 1976 more 35 years of RUSSELL HAHN, of Saunderstown, in 2005. She previously worked as a MICHAEL DECATALDO ’83 MS, public accounting experience, pro- RI, has been hired as senior vice customer service representative at of Cranston, RI, was appointed a viding advisory and auditing servic- president of commercial banking Aetna. She is a volunteer third-grade corporator for the Bristol County es to clients in the manufacturing, at Bank Rhode Island. He previously reading tutor in New Britain, CT. Savings Bank. He is the managing wholesale, distribution, construc- served as senior vice president of partner at Sansiveri, Kimball & Co., tion, and retail industries. She is a commercial lending with the PATRICIA (GAVIN) PAGE, of LLP, and the managing member of member of the Bryant University Washington Trust Company. East Greenwich, RI, a business and SK Wealth Management, LLC accounting advisory board. computer technology teacher at KATHLEEN (HARVEY) RAPOSA, East Greenwich High School, was 1977 1981 CPA, of Warren, RI, was hired as named the 2014 Rhode Island Teacher PATRICK SULLIVAN ’81 MBA, GABRIEL ANDRADE MBA, of finance director for the town of of the Year. She previously worked as of Boston, MA, was named market Fall River, MA, was elected to the Barrington. She has nearly 20 years the human resources director for the president at People’s United Bank. Fall River School Committee. He of municipal experience, most Rhode Island Economic Development He is responsible for the bank’s served as a guidance counselor at recently serving as finance director Corporation and as the management footprint across Massachusetts. B.M.C. Durfee High School for 30 for the town of Warren. She previ- training and performance coordinator He has more than 35 years of expe- years, retiring in 2007. ously served as finance director for for National Grid. rience in banking and financial the town of East Greenwich. services, most recently serving as CYNTHIA (CLEGG) MERKLE, KENNETH SOUSA MBA, of executive vice president and chief of Swampscott, MA, was named TOM TVARDZIK, CPA, Smithfield, RI, published his first text- commercial lending officer at executive vice president and chief of The Colony, TX, has been named book. He is the co-author of Manage­ Berkshire Bank. operating officer at Union Savings the director of finance for the city of ment Information Systems. He is a Bank. She most recently served as University Park in Texas. He has professor of computer information 1978 executive vice president of Eastern been the city controller since 2002. systems at Bryant and an IT consultant. NICHOLAS BALOG, of Bank in Boston. During her more Brentwood, TN, was named chief than 20 years with Eastern Bank, executive officer of WhiteGlove she played a key role in its growth BARBARA PAPITTO ’83, ’85 MBA, ’87H, of Hope, RI, from a nine-branch local bank in Health, a leading service-driven and was named ReFocus Volunteer of the Year. ReFocus is outcomes-oriented healthcare 1992 to more than 90 branches. provider. He has more than 30 years an organization that helps people of differing abilities of executive leadership within the 1983 live their best lives. Papitto, who served on Bryant’s healthcare services industry, most JOHN ENRIGHT, of Flushing, NY, board of trustees and received an Honorary Degree in recently serving as vice president at was named executive director of The Advisory Board Company. Mercy Health’s Heart Institute. Most 1997, made a difference in the life of a young woman recently, he worked at New York who wanted to become a nail technician. Papitto Hospital Queens, where he was vice guided her through exams she had to pass, diseases president of cardiovascular services she had to learn about, and techniques she had to master. The two since 2005. Previously, he was the vice-president of the Heart and worked together every week for two years, becoming friends. Papitto’s Vascular Institute at Alegent Health efforts helped the young woman pass the exam and realize her dream. in Omaha.

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4317.P34_35.indd 34 4/1/14 2:43 PM A CAREER IN GOOD HEALTH: SANDRA COLETTA ’88 MBA 1988 units during Operations Iraqi As President and Chief MICHAEL DESAULNIERS, of Freedom and New Dawn. During his Casper, WY, joined the law firm of career, he has been awarded the Exec utive Officer of Kent Buxman Kwitek & Ohlsen. A trial Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Hospital, the second largest lawyer in Pueblo since 1993, he is a Meritorious Service Award, the hospital in Rhode Island, private practice attorney, a former Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Sandra Coletta ’88 MBA daily deputy district attorney and past president of the Pueblo County Bar Achievement Medal, and the Army faces the challenges of a Association. He is a graduate of the Staff Identification Badge. rapidly changing healthcare California Western School of Law. system. SUSAN (BURNS) WINDLE MST, DIANE POMEROY, of Essex, MA, CPA, of East Greenwich, RI, has “To excel in healthcare competed in the World Masters been promoted to principal at today, you must have the Athletics Championships in Porto Sansiveri, Kimball & Co, LLP. She skills not only to succeed but Alegre, Brazil, where she finished has more than 25 years of experience also to maintain a competitive third in 400 meters in the women’s in the accounting industry. She man­ 45 to 49 age group and fifth in ages accounting engagements, tax advantage,” says Coletta. the 800 meters in her age group. planning, and compliance for corpo­ “To do that, you must develop A family­nurse practitioner at Lahey rate, partnership, nonprofit, and a depth of knowledge and Merrimac Family Practice, she was individual tax clients. an All­American runner at Bryant critical thinking skills.” as a senior and a 2004 inductee into 1990 Those are skills that Bryant, the Bryant Athletics Hall of Fame. CHERYL (SILVA) HAYNES, of with its recent addition of a changing our reality—improv­ She is a member of Mass Velocity Harmony, RI, was appointed by Physician Assistant program ing the quality. When people Track Club and competes in indoor Rhode Island Governor Lincoln and outdoor track meets throughout Chafee to the state’s Judicial in a new School of Health experience that improved the year. Nominating Commission. She is vice Sciences, will continue to quality, their overview and president and human resources instill specifically in future perception change,” says 1989 business partner at RBS Citizens Financial Group. She also has held graduate school students. Coletta, who also serves JEFFREY ARON, CFP, of Sharon, MA, has joined Wealth Manage­ executive positions at MetLife and The University is no new­ as the Chief Operating Officer ment Advisors, LLC, as a wealth CVS/Caremark. comer to the healthcare arena. of Kent’s parent company, manager. He has a master’s degree A Master in Busi ness Admin­ Care New England, the health in financial planning from Bentley SCOTT VAN WINTER, of East and has more than 20 years of Greenwich, RI, was promoted to vice istration with a concentration system that includes Butler experience working with high­net­ president/general manager in healthcare management and Women & Infants worth individuals. He previously of Toray Plastics’ Lumirror Polyester was available in the early Hospitals in Rhode Island. was a consultant for Valian Advisers, Film division. In 2007, he was promoted to director and general 1990s, and a two­year corpo­ A savvy businesswoman LLC, and a vice president at North American Management. manager of the Lumirror division. rate MBA program was with more than 30 years of Prior to that appointment, he served offered to employees of experience in a hospital setting, COL. DAVID BANIAN, of as the division’s director of sales Lifespan, a health system Coletta advocates for the state Woodbridge, VA, has taken com­ and marketing. He joined Toray mand of the U.S. Army’s 595th in 2004 with 14 years of experience in Rhode Island comprising 36 to join others and pass Transportation Brigade at Camp in the plastic­film industry. He Rhode Island Hospital, legislation that allows doctors Arifjan in Kuwait. He commanded previously served as vice president of Miriam Hospital, and several to apologize for mistakes. The one of the brigade’s subordinate specialty sheet and film at Alcoa. others. goal, says Coletta, is to improve Named CEO in August patient care. 2008, Coletta took the helm in “That’s the perspective that Octo ber of that year during I’ve always taken. That all a challenging time—2007 of us in administration and had posted a loss of almost support services are here to $9 million. In 2009, Kent put the resources in the hands posted a $3.7 million net of those clinicians who are income. the front line and take care of “We’ve had our bumps, but our patients.” we’ve focused…not just on changing the perception, but Diane Pomeroy ’88 competes in the WorldMasters Athletics Championships in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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1991 JAY FARLAND, of Attleboro, MA, 1993 DANIEL DRISCOLL, of JOHN GALVIN MBA, CPA, was hired as vice president and MICHAEL YAFFE, of Wayland, Hopkinton, MA, was named vice of North Attleboro, MA, was elected senior business lender at Bank MA, was promoted to vice president president and Northeast regional to the board of directors of Gilbane, Rhode Island. Previously, he was of marketing at BeyondTrust, a sales director at AFAM Capital, a leading construction management vice president and commercial leading security solutions vendor. one of the top U.S. asset manage- and real estate development firm. lender at the Washington Trust He most recently served as the ment boutiques. He previously He is the chief financial officer and Company, and he has also worked company’s senior director of product spent 12 years at Congress Asset director of Collette Vacations, an for Citizens Bank and Fleet Bank marketing. He has more than 15 Management in Boston, most escorted tour operator with opera- during his 20-year banking career. years of experience at information recently serving as vice president tions in the United States, Canada, security companies. He previously and regional director in charge of and the United Kingdom. He joined PETER ROY, of Saint Johns, PA, spent more than 10 years with business and client service in the Collette Vacations in 1989 after work- has been chosen by the congregation Core Security. New York Metro area. He also ing for KPMG and Paramount Cards. of Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran worked at Boston Capital for six Church in St. Johns to be its pastor. 1994 years in a variety of sales positions. 1992 He graduated from the Lutheran PAUL BRUCE MST, CPA, of BRIAN ESTEN, of Tiverton, RI, Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Dalton, MA, was named executive WILLIAM MURRAY MBA, of was appointed PA, in 2012 and was assigned to vice president and chief financial Foster, RI, was named president of vice president and the Northeastern PA Synod of the officer at Union Savings Bank in Teknor Apex. He had served as the portfolio manager Evangelical Lutheran Church of Danbury, CT. He previously served company’s executive vice president in the commercial America for his first assignment. as the interim financial controller since 2006. He was promoted to lending department Prior to entering the seminary he at the bank. Previously, he was vice president of manufacturing in at BankNewport. had a 16-year career in community chief financial officer at Legacy 1992 and to senior vice president of He began his career at BankNewport banking in the Metro New York Bankcorp. He also worked at manufacturing in 2002. He joined in 2003 and has held various area, and he was also active with Deloitte and Touche, Ernst and Teknor Apex in 1978 as a project positions, most recently serving as volunteer fire and EMS agencies in Young, and the Association of engineer and later served as plant vice president and credit adminis- Westchester County in New York. Marian Helpers. engineer, plant manager, and cor- tration officer. porate director of engineering.

ANNE (ALBANESE) PISATURO MST, CPA, of Cranston, RI, has been promoted to principal at Sansiveri, Kimball & Co, LLP. For 25 years, she has been advising closely held businesses and high-net- worth families to ensure compliance with all federal and state tax laws.

1995 CAROLINE NORATO, of Cranston, RI, was named assistant treasurer and small-business lend- creating ing officer at First Citizens’ Federal Credit Union. She is responsible for the development and growth of small business and commercial loans throughout the South Coast opportunity and Cape Cod regions. She brings more than 16 years of banking experience. a Bryant education is life-changing, creating boundless opportunities. 1997 ROBERT G. MANNY MST, CPA, The Bryant Fund provides direct support to the University—changing lives of East Freetown, MA, has been named chief financial officer at through scholarships, international experiences, faculty support, curriculum Meeting Street School. He previ- development and more. ously served as vice president of operations at Princess House, Inc.

continue the tradition. create opportunity through a gift to the Bryant Fund today. 1998 JEFF HILTPOLD, of Pittsfield, MA, was promoted to configuration and data management engineer at Visit bryant.edu/giving to learn more. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.

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4317.P18-40.indd 36 3/27/14 12:17 PM (L-R) Paul E. Moran, College Crusade board chair; SUCCESS AS A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR: Apryl Silva ’09, recipient of the 2013 JOSEPH M. D’AMBROSE ’08 Distinguished Alumni Award from three friends started as part the College Crusade of a first­year business class. of Rhode Island; He continues to own and Dr. Irving Schneider, honoree; Todd Flaherty, operate Expedient, whose College Crusade three part­time student president and CEO. employees deliver fresh laundry to the doors of Bryant students. A sociology major who minored in economics and JASON RANALLO, of Stoughton, 2000 business administration, MA, has announced the opening JOHN TEIXEIRA ’05 MST, CPA, D’Ambrose continues to of the Law Offices of Jason M. of Cumberland, RI, has been develop entrepreneurial Ranallo, PC, which specializes in promoted to principal at Sansiveri, ventures including: personal injury and real estate law. Kimball & Co, LLP. He is the team He previously was an attorney at leader of Sansiveri’s healthcare • JMD Staffing – a creative Ballin and Associates. initiative, and he earned his certi­ and technical staffing fied healthcare business consultant 1999 designation through the National company. DAVID SANTORO MBA, CFP, Society of Certified Healthcare • GoSystems Platform— of North Attleboro, MA, was one Before he was 23­years­old, Business Consultants. a Web­based software and of 20 members of the Financial Joseph M. D’Ambrose ’08 had Planning Association of Massa­ CHERYL A. BURRELL ’97 AB, content management system. established a business with chusetts’ pro bono military program of Rumford, RI, was named one of • Safe Exit Maps—a new recognized by Financial Planning the YWCA’s Women of more than 200 clients. magazine for his contributions Achievement in 2013. Employed by Palm Tree Branding & Web safety company specializing to the program. He is a financial the state of Rhode Island for more Design, the agency in developing accurate consultant with MCB Financial than 33 years, she currently serves evacuation maps for higher Services at Mansfield Bank and has D’Ambrose started while as administrator of the Human education institutions and 25 years of experience in the finan­ Resources Outreach and Diversity attending Bryant, is now one cial services industry. He also Office. An advocate for diversity and of Connecticut’s leading Web healthcare facilities. served in the National Guard and inclusion, she has been involved design, Internet marketing, • ConsignPro Websites— Army Reserve for 23 years. with a number of community orga­ nizations over the years. and creative studios. The a company focused DAMIAN TURCO, of company maintains profes­ exclusively on marketing Newburyport, MA, 2001 sional relationships with more consignment shops has opened Mass JOHN BLY, CPA, of Matthews, 400 nationwide. Injury Firm, PC, a NC, announced the release of than companies and orga­ personal injury law his first book Cracking the Code: An nizations worldwide. Many of • Big Apple Ventures: a firm based in Entrepreneur’s Guide to Growing his clients are fellow members New York City­based Boston. He also is Your Company Through Mergers and of Bryant’s extensive network the founder of Turco Legal, a litiga­ Acquisitions for Pennies on the Dollar. venture capital firm. of accomplished alumni. tion firm representing clients in He is managing partner of LB&A, D’Ambrose credits Bryant Massachusetts and Florida. He a certified public accounting firm. During a freshman­year with fostering his entrepre­ previously served as legal compli­ internship, he designed the ance manager for Stop & Shop. 2002 neurial drive and with website for a software com­ MELINDA (FERREIRA) preparing him “to go out pany owned by Brian Wilson GAUDREAU, of Mapleville, RI, was with confidence and take named vice president of branch ’90 and realized this talent on the world.” administration at Pawtucket Credit could lead to professional suc­ Union. She has more than 24 years of experience at the credit union, cess in a client­based career. most recently serving as assistant Expedient Laundry is an vice president of branch adminis­ enterprise D’Ambrose and tration.

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2003 2005 2006 sHaWN sOUZa ’08 MPac, cPa, MElaNIE (PaRcIaK) GOGGIN, DaVID lIcHTENsTEIN MsT, JOE HaNsEN, of Arlington, VA, of Providence, RI, has been pro- of Colchester, CT, cPa, of Barrington, RI, has been joined the National moted to supervisor in the account- has been named promoted to principal at Sansiveri, Cattlemen’s Beef ing and auditing practice group one of Southeastern Kimball & Co, LLP. He has more Association in at Sansiveri, Kimball & Co, LLP. Connecticut’s 40 than 18 years of experience in tax Washington, D.C., He works with private companies Under Forty Award compliance and tax consulting for as associate director in various industries, including recipients. She both business entities and high- of issues response. manufacturing, distribution, and owns Mel’s Downtown Creamery, net-worth individuals. His work focuses on industry-wide professional services, evaluating a 1950’s-style ice cream shop in issues for the $79 billion cattle internal controls and executing Pawcatuck. JOcElYN (lYNcH) MURTa ’12 industry. He previously served as audits, reviews, and compilations MsT, of Riverside, RI, has been a senior communications specialist of financial statements. He joined PaUl EPPERlEIN, of Hoboken, NJ, appointed to the board of directors for the American Red Cross. the firm in 2008. is a co-author of Maybe in My at Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Dreams, a children’s book released Education. Murta is a tax manager 2007 2008 in 2013 that is available through at Ernst and Young, LLP, where NIcOlE BUccI, cPa, of DaVID WHITNEY, cPa, of Amazon.com. He is the senior she provides tax accounting, advi- Providence, RI, was promoted Wakefield, RI, has been promoted director of core market strategy and sory, and compliance services to to manager at LCG&D, a to supervisor in the accounting and operations at ADP. He has worked public and private clients. Providence-based accounting firm. auditing practice group at Sansiveri, at ADP in positions of increasing She joined the firm in 2007 as a Kimball & Co, LLP. He has more responsibility since graduating tax associate and later served as than five years of experience from Bryant. an audit associate. providing auditing and consulting services.

FasT TRacK IN THE VENTURE caPITal INDUsTRY: JENNIFER scHWall ’11

At one point in her award- at Cherrystone Angel Group Following the internship, winning Bryant career, and now holds the top job at the Schwall knew she wanted to be Jennifer schwall ’11 received a firm: executive director, manag- in the industry. Cherrystone crash course in the two worlds ing operations as their newly offered her a position that of investments: early stage appointed executive director. allowed her to continue explor- private markets and publically Schwall came to Bryant with ing a career path in early stage traded markets. an entirely different career path investing. Part of this instruction in mind: corporate attorney. She Schwall sums up her Bryant occurred during an internship earned a minor in legal services, education with one word: at Cherrystone Angel Group, but it was finance that she was priceless. “The University has a Providence-based company most attracted to. “My professors world-class faculty who will that offers early-stage invest- really channeled my passion for become your mentors along ment funding to growth com- business and love of math into a the way—regardless of your panies. The remainder took major in finance,” she says. major—and the integration place through the Archway The internship at Cherrystone of business and liberal arts Investment Fund at Bryant, Angel Group was influential in gives students a competitive an academic program that helping her to decide on a career advantage in the marketplace,” allows students to learn invest- in the venture capital industry. she says. “Everyone on campus ment principles by managing “Executive Director Peter Dorsey has a vested interest in your a real portfolio in a simulated was adamant about making sure success, and that is clear the trading room. that I was learning during the second you walk on campus.” A finance major, Schwall was entire year-long internship, Schwall stays in touch with drawn to the risk of the early including my getting involved in faculty members and students stage nature of venture capital value-added projects and attend- at her alma mater. She has investment, where companies ing educational workshops on worked with Bryant interns and are still moldable. Starting as angel investing,” she says. recently became a mentor for an intern, she was fast-tracked the Bryant Ventures program.

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4317.P18-40.indd 38 3/27/14 12:17 PM 2009 2013 DAVID ALMONTE, CPA, of JOHN COSTELLO, of Wilbraham, Charlotte, NC, has been licensed by MA, was named a the State of North Carolina as a CPA. social media analyst He is a senior accountant at Cherry for Garvey Commu- In MeMorIaM Bekaert, LLP. He previously served nication Associates, as a staff accountant at Bernard a regional leader THOMAS JOSEPH “COACH TOM” DUFFY, remembered Robinson and Company, LLP. in search engine as one of Bryant’s most successful coaches, died February 2, optimization, public relations, 2014, at age 89. Duffy served as head of the men’s basketball APRYL SILVA received the 2013 online advertising, social media, and team coach from 1964-1968, going 70-22 during that span for a Distinguished Alumni Award from online reputation management. 760 the College Crusade of Rhode Previously, he held marketing . winning percentage that still stands as the best in school Island. The award recognizes an positions at the YMCA of Greater history. Among Duffy’s many achievements was a 1966-67 alumnus or alumna of the College Springfield and Narragansett Beer team that went undefeated in the regular season and set the Crusade who has had exemplary Company. school record for wins in a season with 22, a feat that earned college and early career success and the squad—and its coach—a place in the Athletics Hall of who demonstrates a commitment MICHAEL GARCIA MBA, CPA, of 2007 to the community. Silva is a busi- Methuen, MA, has been promoted Fame in . After his career at Bryant, Duffy served as an ness procedures consultant to senior manager at Sansiveri, administrator in the Pawtucket, RI, school system, becoming for MetLife in the company’s U.S. Kimball & Co, LLP. He oversees principal of several Pawtucket-area schools, including Shea retail business initiatives division the implementation of new tech- High School. based in Charlotte, NC. nology in the audit and accounting group to improve the efficiency of 76 2011 the services provided to Sansiveri’s WILLIAM H. HEISLER III ’ H, a former member MICHAEL CRAWLEY MST, of clients, and he is responsible for of the Bryant Board of Trustees, died January 2014 at age 97. Cranston, RI, was promoted to providing training for audit and A philanthropist who retired after a successful career in audit senior manager at LCG&D, accounting issues. He joined the banking, Heisler received an Honorary Doctorate of Science a Providence-based accounting firm more than 10 years ago. in Business Administration from Bryant in 1976; served as a firm. He joined the company in 2003 as a tax intern. Since then, WILLIAM BRIAN GOWEN, of Bryant trustee from 1982 to 1991; and, in October 1991, was he has served as an audit associate Lincroft, NJ, was appointed an Active Honorary Trustee. and audit manager. named an analyst Heisler held leadership roles in organizations across Rhode at the Federal Island, including: honorary chair of the board, Citizens Bank, NATHAN COLWELL MBA, Reserve Bank of of Greenville, RI, was appointed New York. He was Providence; director of the Providence Journal Company; vice president and mortgage loan an Economics and trustee emeritus of Rhode Island Hospital; trustee of the originator at BankNewport, where Global Studies major. Hospital Association of Rhode Island; trustee of the he is responsible for originating Providence Performing Arts Center; and Honorary Trustee of residential mortgage loans in BRIANNA HASENZAHL, of Johnson & Wales College where he also received an Honorary Cranston, East Greenwich and Medway, MA, has joined Duffy Providence County. He previously & Shanley, a Providence-based Doctorate of Business Administration in 1971. He also was a served as a mortgage originator advertising, public relations, and director of the Rhode Island Foundation, chairman of the 1978 with Bank Rhode Island. marketing firm, as an account State of Rhode Island Government Management Task Force, coordinator. She is responsible for general chairman of the 1975 campaign for United Way of ALEXANDER MORSE, of Swansea, day-to-day account support for the MA, was promoted to senior accoun- PR group’s entire client portfolio. Southeastern New England, president of Children’s Friend and tant at BlumShapiro, the largest Services, and president of the Providence Rotary Club. regional accounting, tax and busi- MATTHEW WEISS, of Among many other awards, Heisler was named ness consulting firm based in New Swampscott, MA, “Outstanding Philanthropic Citizen” in 1987 by the Association England. He joined the firm as a was hired as a of Fundraising Professionals, Rhode Island chapter. staff accountant in 2011. Previously, financial representa- he worked as an accounting intern tive with Centinel with Modern Imaging, Inc. Financial Group, a wealth manage- 2012 ment firm that assists individuals, MARY POIRIER, of North families, and businesses in the Providence, RI, was hired as director accumulation and protection of of sales and marketing at Lincoln their wealth. Abstract and Settlement Services, a nationwide appraisal management and settlement services company. She previously worked as an account executive at WEEI 103.7 FM. As a student at Bryant, she worked as an account manager at Brown Broadcasting Services.

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LoUISe (aLLen) PIerCe ’34 MaLanD C. noWLanD ’51 VenITa (neForoS) FoToPULoS ’59 rICHarD F. DUGan, Jr. ’79 MBa September 14, 2013 September 20, 2013 November 20, 2013 September 4, 2013

eVe (SMITH) ZUCKer ’37 roBerT e. STraIGHT ’51 aIMee (MeLILLo) Gannon ’59 WaYne S. BaTTer ’80 September 2, 2013 September 29, 2013 October 29, 2013 November 30, 2013

CHarLoTTe (CLeMenS) BarneS ’38 eDWarD P. CranDaLL ’52 JoHn W. MaHon ’59 arTHUr BrIDDon IV ’80 September 7, 2013 November 22, 2013 November 25, 2013 September 30, 2013

eUDora (MerrIaM) WILLIaMS ’38 oLIVe (anDerSon) DoYLe ’52 WILLIaM e. WoLF ’59 JaMeS M. DUGGan ’80 October 21, 2013 October 22, 2013 October 11, 2013 November 21, 2013 60 80 CYnTHIa (CaHoon) SMITH ’39 MaUreen (FLeMInG) MILLer ’52 JUDITH (DUnCan) LanDoLT ’ JoHn a. roBBInS, Jr. ’ September 15, 2013 November 1, 2013 September 25, 2013 August 16, 2013 53 62 81 DorIS (BaCHMan) GraUBarT ’41 FreD C. KenneY ’ JaMeS Q. CLeMMeY ’ WILLIaM BoUCHarD ’ April 27, 2013 September 17, 2013 December 9, 2013 July 10, 2011 64 81 42 CLarISSa (HaYFIeLD) PaTTerSon ’53 STePHen rICHMonD ’ Jeanne M. GIroUX ’ FranK r. PIMenTaL ’ November 14, 2013 October 30, 2013 October 10, 2013 September 30, 2013 PeTer r. WaIner ’53 JoSePH n. IaCoVaCCI ’65 MICHaeL J. WaLSH ’82 BarBara (SIMS) LeVY ’42 October 9, 2013 November 12, 2013 August 13, 2013 October 21, 2013 LYnn (FIneBerG) FISHMan ’54 PaULIne (VeZIna) raPoSe ’65 arTHUr W. WaDDInGTon, Jr. ’83 MarJorIe (WHeeLer) HIneS ’43 November 8, 2013 August 19, 2013 November 17, 2013 August 22, 2013 THeoDora (SZYManSKI) SeLeDYn ’54 JaneT (PaGe) ZUrro ’66 KaZIMIeraS V. STaSIUKeVICIUS ’86 BarBara (FarreLL) MarenICH ’43 July 10, 2013 November 29, 2013 October 1, 2013 December 6, 2013 DeBoraH (SMITH) THoMaS ’54 eLIZaBeTH MCCarTY ’67 HoMer C. SHIrLeY III ’90 MBa BeaTrICe (MaLLoWeS) WeYGanD ’44 November 6, 2012 December 7, 2013 December 10, 2013 September 15, 2013 DonaLD C. anDrUS ’55 ann M. CroWLeY ’69 anTHonY J. rearDon ’06 eDrIS (SPaULDInG) Lane ’45 November 7, 2013 November 19, 2013 November 8, 2013 September 20, 2013 arTHUr P. BroCCoLI ’55 GeorGe C. CoVaLLa, Jr. ’70 BenJaMIn G. FILarDI ’13 MarIon L. PoTHIer ’46 December 21, 2013 August 17, 2013 November 2, 2013 November 8, 2013 KenneTH C. CooLeY, Sr ’55 MarGUerITe e. GIULIano ’70 BarBara (nIeMIeC) HUrLeY ’48 September 28, 2013 December 14, 2013 September 19, 2013 DonaLD C. JoHnSon ’55 CLaIre (ManISCaLCHI) BaVarIa ’71 FranKLIn C. JoHnSon, Jr. ’48 December 16, 2013 Janauary 12, 2013 November 13, 2013 WILLIaM ronCaIoLI ’55 Leo P. TraMBUKIS ’71 roBerT B. Moan ’48 August 7, 2013 May 30, 2013 September 26, 2013 CHarLeS T. ConnerY ’56 roBerT GerSHKoFF ’72 MBa nanCY r. GIBBS ’49 August 30, 2013 August 28, 2013 July 4, 2013 roBerT a. JaVorSKI ’56 LUCIen M. oUeLLeTTe ’73 CHeSTer S. HoLDa ’49 May 6, 2013 October 21, 2013 December 26, 2013 rICHarD W. MeLanSon ’56 DoMInIC J. aGoSTInI ’74 DoMInIC a. ManDUCa ’49 October 13, 2013 October 20, 2013 December 31, 2012 raYMonD B. THIeSen ’56 JaneT (HYDe) DonoVan ’77 BarBara (CHrISTIanSen) November 4, 2013 October 5, 2013 WarrInGTon ’49 September 14, 2013 JoHn L. Von DeCK, Jr. ’56 WILLIaM V. GoLaS Jr. ’77 MBa April 14, 2013 September 7, 2013 Joan (BUDDInGTon) CLarKe ’50 December 12, 2013 FranCIS a. DILeGo ’57 reGIna (BarSZCZ) MerrILL ’77 November 4, 2013 December 15, 2012 SaMUeL CooPerMan ’50 November 30, 2013 rICHarD a. ParMenTer ’57 JaMeS F. o’LearY ’77 April 30, 2012 October 23, 2013 HarLe G. KInGSForD ’50 December 7, 2013 HeLen (WaTT) aLDrICH ’58 ronaLD G. CroSS ’78 November 6, 2013 November 15, 2013 anTHonY r. MIGnone ’50 Decemer 7, 2013 aLFreD J. DonaIS, Jr. ’58 GeraLD r. eSCoLaS ’78 MBa December 9, 2013 September 2, 2013 FranCeS (GreSTY) WaLeS ’50 September 23, 2013 ILene (BeCK) IaSSoGna ’58 DonaLD C. SPraGUe ’78 December 27, 2013 December 9, 2013

GeraLD P. LanoUe ’58 CHarLeS F. CarroLL ’79 December 9, 2013 September 26, 2012

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4317.P18-40.indd 40 3/27/14 12:17 PM Share your passion Impact generations Build your legacy

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september 12-13 Reunion @ Homecoming learn from people

Make plans now to attend Reunion and enjoy a full schedule of fun.

Schedule highlights include Alumni Golf, Wine Tasting, Dinner, and Fireworks on Friday. Entrepreneurship: Start Saturday with our annual Memorial Service, followed by the Bryant Bulldogs vs. Maine football game and a special post-game celebration featuring A requisite for success a traditional New England lobster bake.

Reunion class festivities are being organized. Visit www.bryant.edu/reunion for details.

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