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3587_Marist_cvr.indd 2 4/19/18 9:46 AM ALUMNI PROFILE 20 CONTENTS | Spring 2018 A Voyage to Volunteering Marie Wicks ’86 takes on a leadership role FEATURES in impact travel experiences that offer a 2 unique opportunity to help others. Letter from the President 44 Rossi’s on the River A “Guardian Angel” for Students in Need 12 Page 3 Dave Donoghue ’64 anonymously established The Doctor is In scholarships and supplemented aid to help Classes begin in Marist’s first doctoral program, dedicated Marist seniors with financial challenges. to developing the next generation of physical therapists. 14 DEPARTMENTS Growth Opportunity 3 Alexa Kovlakas ’17 and Alec Lee ’18 create Marist Drive a vegetable garden on campus that provides What’s happening on campus not only food but food for thought. Author Michelle Alexander Page 5 6 16 Advancement News Marist and Sprout Creek Farm: A “Marriage of Missions” Under an agreement with local institution Sprout Creek Farm, Marist will oversee operations of the 22 farm, creating new opportunities for Marist students Alumni News & Notes while continuing the farm’s popular educational offerings for the Hudson Valley community.

Cara Mooney ’15 at 19,974 feet. 17 Page 38 Marist Rowing Shines at A Unique Collection Head of the Charles Regatta Page 6 Marist rowers posted an exceptional performance at the prestigious Head of the Charles. 18 Red Fox Roundup Men’s basketball announces a new head coach; Jason Myers ’13 and Terrence Fede ’13 find new NFL homes; and Steven Rizzo ’18 is named one of four finalists for a national award. Volunteer Vacationing Marist is dedicated to helping students develop the intellect, character, Page 20 and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century. Marist magazine is published by the Office of College Advancement at Marist College for alumni and friends of Marist College. Vice President for College Advancement: Christopher DelGiorno ’88 Editor: Leslie Bates Executive Director of Alumni Relations: Amy Coppola Woods ’97 Alumni News Coordinator: Debra L. Gander ’15 Art Director: Richard Deon Marist College 3399 North Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1387 www.marist.edu • [email protected] On the cover: The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program faculty, staff, and inaugural cohort of students assemble in the PT Skills Lab. Photo by Al Nowak/On Location. Letter from the President The Next Five Years: Strategic Plan 2018–2023 CARLO DE JESUS DE CARLO

arist College is at an exciting point in its history. rity, and a Center for Social M The first students have begun their studies in our new Media. Moving ahead, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, and this spring our we’re developing a Center Physician Assistant Program will graduate its first class. Our for Innovation to facilitate student body is stronger academically and more diverse than ever, experimentation, problem- and the College is poised for continued growth in our academic solving, and collaboration. programs and degree offerings. Like any organization, we need Social good has to periodically look inward to define and redefine who we are always been at the heart and how we fit in, both in our home in the Hudson Valley and of Marist’s mission. around the world. In this spirit, we recently developed a new Imprinted into the five-year strategic plan to guide our way forward. College’s institutional The new plan focuses on three key areas: student success, DNA by the Marist innovation, and advancing the social good. I believe that student Brothers is a historic commitment to service, ethical leader- success is measured by more than grades or salary in a first job. ship, and meaningful community engagement. Guided by our At Marist, we help our students fully develop their intellect, new strategic plan, we will enhance this commitment to the character, and skills. The College has a firm belief in the power of community on the regional, national, and international levels. experiential education: extending learning beyond the classroom I’m excited about the next five years, and I look forward to is key to intellectual development and critical thinking. Marist working with all members of the Marist community as we embark also emphasizes the importance of international study, with more on the College’s next chapter. To read the 2018–2023 strategic than half of our students taking part in a study abroad experience. plan, please visit strategicplan.marist.edu. If you prefer to receive Through our campus in Florence, Italy, and the scores of study a printed copy, please contact [email protected]. abroad programs we offer, students leave Marist with a more expansive view of the world and their place in it. Marist has long enjoyed a reputation as an innovative college. We were working with IBM before such partnerships were common, and we’ve never stopped innovating. During the past year, we launched our first doctoral program, a minor in cybersecu- David Yellen

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New North Campus residential housing, part of the largest capital project in Marist’s history, offers a dining center featuring an on-campus location for Poughkeepsie institution Rosticceria Rossi and Sons Deli. New Student Dining Center Opens arist unveiled its newest build- lawns and open space will provide unique ted to the economic health of the Hudson Ming and an exciting local business campus spaces engaging Marist’s Hudson Valley,” said Dr. Geoffrey Brackett, Marist partnership in January 2018. The College’s River viewshed. executive vice president. “Having the infra- new North Campus Dining Center houses The new complex will also make it easier structure in place to hold events and wel- an on-campus location for Poughkeepsie’s for Marist to host conferences and large- come guests from outside the area plays a key own Rosticceria Rossi and Sons Deli. scale events. “The College is deeply commit- role in the economic engine of the region.” The new location provides some of the deli’s most popular dishes, including vodka chicken and signature sandwiches. Consistently hailed as a favorite among Marist students, Rossi’s has also been featured in BuzzFeed as a top college-town restaurant and in Spoon University as “the most raved-about deli in Poughkeepsie.” As part of the largest capital project in the College’s history, the North Campus complex brings enhanced community space for students, faculty, and staff to Marist. In addition to housing residential students during the academic term, the new facilities are designed to support academic initiatives such as Marist’s summer Pre-College programs for high school students. When final landscaping is completed this summer, the The new Rossi’s location at Marist provides some of the deli’s most popular dishes.

SPRING 2018 3 Renowned scholarly press De Gruyter has published a book by Dr. Joseph Kirtland, Book Examines FDR’s Last 100 Days professor of mathematics. Complementation r. David B. Woolner’s new book, The Last 100 of Normal Subgroups is an exhaustive look into DDays: FDR at War and at Peace, paints a detailed a specific area of group theory, one of the major portrait of the final 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s life foundational areas of mathematics. and presidency. It shows how FDR—a man of 60-plus years Dr. William Van Ornum, professor of psychol- in a precarious state of health—coped with the day-to-day ogy, has written the biography Eugene Kennedy: demands of office during one of the most critical periods in A Man, the Catholic Church, and the Life of Faith American history. (Wipf & Stock, 2017). In The Last 100 Days Woolner, a senior fellow and resident historian at the Roosevelt Institute and a professor of history Assistant Professor of Marketing Vernon at Marist, argues that FDR foresaw the globalized world to Murray and Associate Professor of Psychology come and the central place of the U.S. within it. Above all Sherry Dingman took part this past summer else, this made the establishment of the United Nations and in a meeting on human trafficking organized securing the American public’s support for the fledgling by the United Nations General Assembly. Dr. David B. Woolner organization imperative. But FDR also pursued a number They attended the session as representatives of other less well-known initiatives that he was never able to of Fang Protective Services, a nonprofit orga- fulfill, including the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. While balancing nization that has “consultative status” in the these and other urgent matters, FDR tried his best to adhere to the rest regimen that his Economic and Social Council of the UN, in the two primary physicians insisted was critical to his survival. He understood that he was area of global security training for humanitarian ill, as did those closest to him, but the standard line from his doctors to the public was aid workers. Along with their service to Fang, that he “was in fine health for a man his age.” the two professors are involved in research Drawing upon previously untapped sources, Woolner depicts FDR as a much dimin- on human trafficking. In spring 2019, Murray ished man, often near the point of physical exhaustion, yet determined to press on and will offer a special topics course through the achieve the goals he set for himself, his nation, and the world. These final 100 days set in School of Management, “Human Trafficking motion some of the most important and long-lasting consequences of FDR’s transforma- Marketing and Countermarketing.” Students tive presidency, which fundamentally changed the way American citizens view the role will learn about the marketing aspects of traf- of government, as well as America’s role in the world. ficking and how to use social marketing tools and concepts to oppose the efforts of human traffickers.

PHOTOS BY DYLAN LOPEZ ’19 LOPEZ DYLAN BY PHOTOS Two Marist Seniors Awarded Fulbright Fellowships arist students Andrew Best ’18 and Laura Gardner M’18 have each been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. The graduating seniors will teach English in Malaysia and Spain, respectively. Best is a psychology/special education major CARLO DE JESUS from Montclair, NJ, while Gardner is a Spanish/adolescent educa- Laura Gardner ’18 and tion major from Thornwood, NY. In recent years, Marist has had Andrew Best ’18 have tremendous success with this nationally competitive award, with each been awarded 24 students winning a Fulbright in the last 15 years. a Fulbright English The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship inter- Teaching Assistantship. national educational exchange program, is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. “We’re proud Francesca Treglia ’18 Ryan Guzhnay ’18 that Marist students continue to successfully compete for our nation’s most competitive fellowships,” said Marist President David Yellen. “This record of success is the result of our Seniors Francesca Treglia and Ryan students’ hard work, as well as the excellent preparation they receive at Marist, including Guzhnay have been accepted into the selec- the mentorship of our dedicated faculty.” tive program Teach For America, a nonprofit that places teachers in high-need classrooms across the country. Treglia, a Higher Education Marist professor and author DR. HELEN N. ROTHBERG was the special guest at an Opportunity Program student and psycholo- event in New York City hosted by the Office gy major, will teach in her hometown of New of Alumni Relations in November. Over York City. Guzhnay, who is majoring in political cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Iguana in science, will teach in Richmond, CA. Acceptance the heart of midtown Manhattan, Rothberg shared insights from her book The Perfect into TFA is competitive. For fall 2017, the orga- Mix: Everything I Know About Leadership I nization received 49,000 applications and Learned as a Bartender. accepted 15 percent. –Dylan Lopez ’19

4 MARIST MAGAZINE Members of the Marist College community volunteered as guest coaches for a flag football game at the New York State Veterans’ Home at Montrose in Westchester County. Pictured are (left to right) Offensive Line Coach Jake Dembow ’09/’15MA, Luke Butera ’20, Matt McKnelly ’20, Jeff Moseman, Richard Duncan-Murphy ’18, Joe Fraccaroli ’18, and Kevin Doran ’20. At far right is Giants Super Bowl XXV Champion Odessa Turner. Football Players Team Up with Nonprofit to Help Veterans embers of Marist’s football team, led by Offensive NJ; Matt McKnelly ’20 of Virginia Beach, VA; Rich Duncan-Murphy MLine Coach Jake Dembow ’09/’15MA, embodied the College’s ’18 of Bensalem, PA; Joe Fraccaroli ’18 of Wilton, CT; and Kevin tradition of service by volunteering as guest coaches for a flag Doran ’20 of Cranford, NJ. football game at the New York State Veterans’ Home at Montrose. Working together, the Marist student-athletes and veterans The event Nov. 1 was sponsored by Play For Your Freedom, an took an empty plot of grass on the hospital grounds, added some all-volunteer organization that provides physical fitness and peer- orange cones, and transformed it into a football field. Dembow and to-peer support to veterans transitioning from military to civilian the Marist players then took on a team featuring former New York life. Marist Security Officer Jeff Moseman is active in Play For Your Giants Super Bowl XXV Champion Odessa Turner. Throughout the Freedom and connected it with the College. friendly competition, there were high fives and smiles all around. Participating from Marist were Luke Butera ’20 of Toms River, The match ended in a tie. SPENCER AINSLEY SPENCER KELSEY DONOHUE ’13 kicked off the speaker series presented by Marist’s new Center for Social Media, sharing insights from her former job as assistant press secretary to First Lady Michelle Obama. Donohue (right) visits the center with Senior Professional Lecturer of Public Relations Jennie Donohue (no relation), who is director of the center. t

MICHELLE ALEXANDER (right), civil rights lawyer, legal scholar, and author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, spoke to an overflow crowd of faculty, staff, students, and community members on March 1 in Marist’s Nelly Goletti Theatre. Dr. Tia Sherée Gaynor, assistant professor of public administration (left), and Dr. Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, assistant professor of psychology (center), moderated the talk. t CARLO DE JESUS DE CARLO

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Left: Shown are (left to right, front row) Robert Hoe VI and Polly Diane Hoe with (second row) Diane’s husband, Leopoldo Mucci (second from right), Francesca Mucci ’13 (center), (left to right) Director of Music Art Himmelberger, band- music historian William Rehrig, Vice President for College Advancement Chris DelGiorno, and (back row) Dr. John Ansley, director, Archives and Special Collections. Below right: sheet music from the Hoe library.

The collection contains more than 50,000 titles of music, well in excess of 250,000 parts or pages to be digitized. The library also contains phonograph record albums produced by Hoe, their master recordings, additional recordings on audiotape, and correspondence from researchers and music aficionados from around the globe, all requesting access to the collection. Because of his long friendship with Hoe, Himmelberger knows the collection inside out and is one of the few people who understands how its contents are catalogued. From a young age Himmelberger gained a vast knowledge of band-march music thanks to his father, who frequently played recordings of marches at home. Himmelberger began playing in community bands at age 8 and by 22 was performing as a member of the U.S. Army Field Band in Washington, DC. Hoe and Himmelberger met in 1973 when Hoe approached the leadership of the U.S. Preserving Music History Army Field Band on a mission to record Robert Hoe V assembled the world’s premier private library of sheet music distinguished bands performing the music for concert and marching bands. Now, through a collaboration involving his he had collected, much of which had never been recorded. Himmelberger offered to help heirs, Marist College, and the Library of Congress, his unique collection will with the project, boldly adding that he knew be digitized and made available to the public. as much about band marches as anyone alive. Hoe tested the 22-year-old whippersnapper, obert Hoe V spent his life devoted to Foundation to digitize the library. The physical asking him to name 10 march composers Rconcert and military band music—dis- collection, currently stored in an office in one and not to include the most famous, Sousa. covering it, recording it, and sharing it with of the Hoe family businesses, will be housed Himmelberger proceeded to rattle off not only others. A successful businessman and phi- in the Library of Congress. 10 but 15 names. Hoe was impressed enough lanthropist who lived in Poughkeepsie, he The collection, according to Marist to add Himmelberger to the list of enthusi- started his musical journey as a boy playing Director of Music Art Himmelberger, is the asts to whom he mailed the long-playing (LP) the cornet. He switched to the euphonium largest privately owned library of historic records he produced. Following Hoe’s death in college and became enamored with band wind-band music in the world. “It took a life- in 1983, Himmelberger remained close to the marches. Subsequently he assembled the time to create the library,” Hoe family and worked world’s most revered private library of sheet said Himmelberger. “My father used to say ‘People love diligently to preserve and band music. I want to make this music in that genre. He traveled the world col- “It would take several music available to people so they advance the Hoe music lecting it, financed recordings of it by some of lifetimes to thoroughly can love it as much as I do.’” library. absorb all that is there.” the world’s most renowned bands, and mailed –Diane Hoe Also invaluable in these recordings to other enthusiasts at his The Robert Hoe making the collection own expense. Now, through an unusual col- Music Collection con- accessible is William H. laboration involving his heirs, Marist College, sists of sheet music for marching and concert Rehrig, a school band director and band and the Library of Congress, his painstakingly bands written by a plethora of well-known historian. Rehrig prepared materials in the collected internationally renowned library will composers. Significant components of the library for digitization. be digitized and made available to the public. collection include original John Philip Sousa Loras Schissel, senior specialist of music In late 2017, Marist received generous manuscripts and parcels of the band libraries in the Library of Congress’s Music Division, gifts totaling $100,000 from Robert Hoe of two historically renowned bandmasters, will lead the preservation of the physical VI, his sister Polly Diane Hoe, and the Hoe David W. Reeves and Alfredo Tommasino. collection of the Hoe library. “Robert Hoe

6 MARIST MAGAZINE was a longtime and valuable friend of the Left: Robert Hoe V is shown editing a Music Division at the Library of Congress,” master tape in his Schissel said. “His passion for band music was study. so wonderfully shared through his historic series of recordings which were sent free of charge throughout the world. We’re delighted that the Hoe family is making this large and historically important collection available to all scholars and lovers of fine band music everywhere—they are truly carrying on the great tradition of their father.” “It was very exciting to finalize the agreement with the Hoe family,” said Dr. John Bob Hoe: Keeper of the Heritage Ansley, director of Archives and Special Throughout the history of the concert band, BY WILLIAM He also took on the challenge of sorting Collections at Marist. “It is an incredible there have been many who have been impor- H. REHRIG thousands of uncatalogued pieces of band opportunity to be able to continue to work tant to its continued growth and develop- music in the basement archives of the Library with Bob and Diane, and now the Library of ment. Patrick Gilmore, John Philip Sousa, the Godfreys, of Congress in Washington, DC. With my help and that of Congress. This will be the first time Marist and Frederick Fennell have all made their indelible mark on several other band scholars, he searched through more than has had the opportunity to collaborate with the history of the band. There is one other, who, while not a 6,000 boxes of music to locate titles for his collection. The the Library of Congress, one of the world’s conductor or performer, has had a great deal of influence on library subsequently catalogued these pieces. greatest research facilities.” the direction of bands and band music in the 20th century. The next step was to interest bands in making commer- The signing of the funding agreement at Bob Hoe, born to a family of businessmen, began playing cial recordings of some of these newly discovered works. This Marist was a celebration, complete with a euphonium at an early age and played it in the Pomona turned out to be very difficult, but two bands cooperated. College Band. After graduation, he was exempted from mili- The Scots Guards Band of England produced two all-Sousa bottle of Champagne and background music tary service because of an ear problem and was employed albums, and the British Band of the Life Guards produced an from one of Hoe’s recordings. at a steel mill during World War II. Just before the end of album of the marches of Karl L. King, using pieces selected “When I hear that, it’s like my father is the war, Bob and his wife, Marilyn, moved to Poughkeepsie, by King himself. here,” said Diane Hoe. NY, where he opened an architectural woodworking firm. Hoe’s inability to interest other bands in making com- “My father cared so much about this kind This firm prospered and became the largest of its kind in mercial records of this music greatly frustrated him. In his of music,” she added. “He used to say ‘People the United States. In 1964, Hoe dissolved the woodworking mind, there was only one solution: to produce the records love band music. I want to make this music firm in order to devote his time to a bowling business he himself. available to people so they can love it as much had obtained. The new corporation, Mardi-Bob Bowling, Thus was born the Heritage series of LP records. The first as I do.’ To have it come together like this with operated six bowling allies in the greater Poughkeepsie area. series of 15 albums, now available on CD from Naxos, was Marist is just marvelous.” Bob Hoe always had a keen interest in band music, recorded by the U.S. Navy Band. The records were distributed The significance of the day brought tears particularly marches. While amassing a varied collection free of charge to more than 300 people on Hoe’s mailing to Bob Hoe’s eyes. of band recordings, he also acquired copies of much of the list. Included were band fans, band conductors, and band “We’ve put in place a mechanism for this sheet music which the bands had used for making record- composers. All he asked in return was that each recipient to be accessible,” he said. “This is exactly what ings. As a euphonium player (a “youffer,” as he described write him a letter with their evaluations and thoughts about my father would have wanted.” himself), he was dismayed because there were no adult the music and composers. bands near his Poughkeepsie home. Moreover, the demands The Heritage series grew to a total of 263 LP records, of his business were such that he could not attend rehearsals all produced at Hoe’s expense. Among the bands that and concerts on a regular basis. As a result, he began col- recorded these albums were the U.S. Army Field Band, lecting band records. He collected not only commercial and the U.S. Coast Guard Band, the U.S. Marine Band, the U.S. private recordings, but also tapes of concerts. Concurrently, Military Academy Band, the Allentown Band, le Musique du he began to collect the printed parts for the music on the Royal 22e Regiment of Canada, the Eastern Regional Band records. What developed was a unique hobby of playing of the Norwegian Defense Forces, the Grenadier Guards along with the records on his euphonium (and other brass Band of Great Britain, le Musique de la police Nationale de instruments) using the same edition of the music that was France, the Home Guards Band of Göteborg, Sweden, the on the records. Eventually, Hoe became acquainted with Luftwaffen Musikkorps Band of Germany, the Scots Guards many kindred souls who helped him with the collection of Band of Great Britain, the Phillips Band of Holland, and the music and recordings. Australian Police Band. Hoe visited bands with major music libraries and made Bob Hoe’s influence on bands and band music lives on copies of music that was not readily available, and his own today, some 35 years after his death. Major publishers are personal library became quite large. He made several trips issuing contemporary editions of some of the historically to Europe, where his quest for music reaped unexpected valuable music in the Heritage series. The recipients of the dividends. For example, he discovered a large number of records and the conductors of the bands maintained friend- rare German marches in the basement of a theater in Wesel, ships long after his death. The original LPs of the Heritage Germany, and still others at a German radio station. In Spain, series are collectors’ items, and the Hoe family has given he found many paso dobles that were unknown outside of Naxos records to produce CD versions of some of the original that country. He made trips to France, England, and Italy albums. Bob Hoe was truly a keeper of the heritage.

with similar results. In the United States, he acquired the William H. Rehrig is a school band director and band historian. libraries of several defunct bands.

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A generous $2 million grant from the James J. McCann Charitable Trust will support the replacement and significant expansion of the auxiliary gym and fitness area in the James J. McCann Recreation Center. Expanding Opportunities for Students Marist is grateful to alumni, parents, and friends for their wonderful support and continued dedication to the College. Their philanthropy makes a significant impact across the institution. Among recent commitments:

n The James J. McCann Charitable Trust in 1977 and has supported each major participating in the learning support recently issued a $2 million grant to renovation and addition to this important program offered through the Office of support the replacement and significant campus facility over the past 40 years. Accommodations and Accessibility. expansion of the auxiliary gym and fitness The mission of the DeMatteis Family n Marist parents continue to make an center in the James J. McCann Recreation Foundation, formed in 2001 by Frederick important impact through their leader- Center. DeMatteis, chairman of the DeMatteis ship and generous philanthropy. Among “The McCann Charitable Trust has Organizations, and his wife, Nancy, is to recent commitments is a generous grant deep ties with Marist and this generous make life better by serving human needs from Scott and Mia DeMatteis P’17 and grant will allow us to improve and expand through support to institutions involved the DeMatteis Family Foundation. The these facilities for our entire student body,” in education, health and human services, grant will establish the Scott and Mia said President David Yellen. “McCann medical research, social services, and the DeMatteis Family Scholarship, a need- Trustees Michael Gartland and Richard arts with a primary emphasis on the New based endowed scholarship for students Corbally have been dedicated to this York metropolitan area. project and we greatly appreciate that.” During their annual board meeting on campus, trustees of the Dr. Edwin A. Ulrich Charitable “The trust is privileged to be able Trust met scholarship recipients (front row, left to right) Alexandra Tesman ’18 and Sean Craig ’18. to continue the expressions of James Representing the trust were (left to right) Jeff Armstrong, associate professor of guitar; Jack Conklin; McCann’s interest in educational oppor- John Regan; and Andrew Phillips. tunities for young people and is pleased to support Marist in this latest effort,” said Corbally. “The auxiliary gym is utilized by our Division I athletes, club sports, and for general student recreation activities throughout the year,” noted Chris DelGiorno, vice president for college advancement. “The McCann Recreation Center is an integral part of campus life at Marist and this gift will enhance the student experience at the College for years to come.” The trust played a key role in the original construction of the McCann Center

8 MARIST MAGAZINE n Marist Trustee Jerome Pickett ’98 recently n James McNamara P’18 recently directed established an endowed scholarship in another grant in support of the McNamara memory of his mother, Doreen, who passed Family Goldman Sachs Scholarship away in spring 2017. The Doreen Pickett through Goldman Sachs Gives. Jim Memorial Scholarship includes a gener- established the scholarship in 2014 and ous lead gift from Jerome, along with the has continued to make meaningful gifts support of many friends and family mem- to further grow the fund, expanding its bers. The scholarship will help deserving impact over time. students pursuing a career in health care. n A friend of the College, Fred Bekker, Jerome’s mother was a registered nurse for recently donated his late brother Peter’s col- more than 40 years. lection of recordings from his syndicated n Fred Dever Jr. ’87 recently made a generous radio show “On Record.” The Peter Bekker gift to endow a scholarship in memory of Collection is a great addition to Marist’s his mother, Joan Helen Dever, who passed Archives and Special Collections. Fred away in December 2017; and in honor of Marist Trustee Jerome Pickett ’98, shown with also made a generous gift to underwrite his father, Dr. Frederick Dever; his sister, his mother, Doreen, at his wedding, established the cost of digitizing all of the materials in Jeanne Hudson-Dever; and his husband, an endowed scholarship in her memory. the collection. Recordings and documents Dr. Eric Czander. The Dever Family include interviews with notable musicians Swim Scholarship will such as John Lennon, Debbie Harry, and support a student-athlete Barry Manilow. in men’s swimming and n The Marist Poll was recently awarded a diving. Fred’s mother was grant from the New York State Department a former “Aquadorable,” a of Environmental Conservation to con- professional synchronized swimmer for duct a survey of residents’ knowledge of the 1950s Elliot Murphy Aqua Show at the Hudson River. The project is designed Flushing Meadows Amphitheater. Her to establish a baseline measure of public life-long passion for aquatics and physi- understanding of the Hudson River, based cal fitness served as an inspiration to her on sound science, and to understand how family and those whom she touched as that information is shared. The goal is to a swim coach, mentor, and friend. Fred, develop a communication and education a member-at-large of the Marist Alumni plan that will create a better informed Executive Board, was a captain of the Red public. MIPO staff will work closely with Foxes men’s swim team while in college. the DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program n Trustee Suresh Kothapalli ’91 MS and his and the New England Interstate Water brothers, Rajesh K. Kothapalli ’92 MS and Pollution Control Commission on the Vinod K. Kottapalli ’94 MS, have made a survey design and results analysis. generous pledge in support of designa- n The trustees of the Dr. Edwin A. Ulrich tions that benefit the School of Computer Charitable Trust have continued their gen- Science and Mathematics, and Marist Fred Dever Jr. ’87, shown with his mother, Joan erous support for scholarships at Marist more broadly. Their pledge provides addi- Helen Dever, established a scholarship in her with a recent grant. The scholarships honor memory and in honor of his father, sister, and tional support for the Kothapalli Family Dr. Ulrich’s legacy as a mentor to young Scholarship, established in 2014 to assist husband. AL NOWAK/ON LOCATION people and wonderful philanthropist. The students in Marist’s master’s degree trust’s latest grant will provide invaluable program in computer science/software assistance to business and fine art majors development. The pledge will also pro- from the Hudson River Valley as well as to vide term support for summer research exceptional music students. With its latest fellows in the School of Computer Science contribution, the trust’s total support for and Mathematics who will work on special Marist approaches $685,000. projects with a faculty member in conjunction with respected technology companies. n Trustee Genine McCormick ’88 and her The balance of the brothers’ pledge will be husband, Michael ’88, continue to provide directed to the Marist Fund. support for various institutional funding priorities through the McCormick n Alumni couple Gerry McNulty ’79 and Family Foundation. Most recently, the Kathleen Norton McNulty ’79/’14MA McCormicks made a leadership gift for the recently made a generous pledge to estab- Marist Fund, a designation they’ve actively lish a new endowed scholarship to benefit supported for nearly 30 years. They also students with demonstrated financial need made a generous gift towards their vital studying in the School of Communication pledge to help establish a career center in and the Arts. Gerry is the longtime director Kathleen Norton McNulty ’79/’14MA and the School of Management. of the Communication Internship Program Gerry McNulty ’79 are establishing a and Kathy joined the School in 2016 as a scholarship to benefit students in the School of professional lecturer in journalism. Communication and the Arts.

SPRING 2018 9 Advancement News

Left to right, Bill Gargan, Liam Moyles ’18, and Ginny Gargan attend the 2017 Celebration of Scholarships luncheon in the Murray Student Center Cabaret. Celebrating Those Who Support Scholarships

arist hosted the fifth annual Medal of Honor. Gargan left behind his wife, college English before earning a law degree MCelebration of Scholarships Margaret, and four sons. at University of Michigan Law School as a luncheon on Oct. 28 in the Murray Student Seeking a fitting memorial, family and layman. Among other legal pursuits, he was Center. More than 50 scholarship recipients friends initiated a scholarship in Tom Gargan’s a longtime counsel for the New York Cotton attended to thank benefactors who endowed name to support local students from fami- Exchange. scholarships and support annual giving schol- lies who served the NYPD. About 25 years Bill Gargan and Jim’s wife, Ginny, arships. ago, Marist was approached by one of Tom’s attended the Celebration of Scholarships Expanding support for scholarships is one sons, James V. Gargan Sr. luncheon where they met of the College’s highest fundraising priori- ’63, about accepting the Liam Moyles ’18, a current ties. Scholarships help Marist attract the best longstanding endowment Finbar Devine/ recipient of the scholar- and the brightest, assist in decreasing student to help Marist juniors or Tom Gargan/ ship. Moyles, whose family debt, inspire others to invest, and teach the seniors whose parents or has a long commitment to importance of philanthropy. They also serve grandparents were mem- Joseph Dolan public service, expressed as a lasting way for donors to honor those they bers of the NYPD. In Scholarship his gratitude to the Gargan cherish and respect. ensuing years, the names family for their support. of Sgt. Finbar Devine, a “I am honored to be Honoring NYPD Officers and Families partner of Tom Gargan, and Joseph Dolan, a a recipient of this scholarship,” he said. The close family friend, were added to the fund to scholarship is not only honoring its name- Among Marist’s scholarship funds is one create the Finbar Devine/Tom Gargan/Joseph sakes but helping Moyles achieve his dream of with a poignant history. On Aug. 17, 1947, Dolan Scholarship. carrying on a family tradition: serving in the Patrolman Thomas J. Gargan of the New Nearly 60 years after their father’s death, NYPD. He already has held two internships York Police Department was killed in the Jim Gargan and his brother, Bill, continued with the department. line of duty while responding to a burglary to support the scholarship. Jim, who passed “I hope to be in the summer 2018 academy in Greenwich Village. He was a highly deco- away in February 2017, attended the College class,” said Moyles, “following in the footsteps rated officer who received the Combat Medal as a Marist Brother, earning a degree in of both my grandfathers, my mother, and my and was posthumously awarded the NYPD’s English. He went on to teach secondary and brother.”

10 MARIST MAGAZINE The Tarver Internship Program provides resources for faculty to implement community-based learning components in their classes and students to work with area nonprofits

Former School of Management professor Dr. Donald J. Calista and his wife, Margaret, the former dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, established the Marie and Rupert Tarver Summer Internship Program in 2014. The Calistas (front row) are pictured with past and present Tarver Interns. Longtime Faculty Establish and Sustain Innovative Internship Program

wo longtime faculty members have because internships at nonprofits are typi- Lechase ’16 will complete an MS in education Testablished and continue to generously cally unpaid. The Tarver program supports at SUNY New Paltz this year. Rosa Genetti support an internship program that not only undergraduates, guided by a Marist faculty ’17 is attending the University of Michigan gives students hands-on experience but also member, in paid internships at local nonprof- School of Social Work and Marissa Zuleta ’17 helps the community surrounding Marist. its for eight weeks during the summer. The is enrolled at Columbia University’s Mailman Margaret Calista, former dean of the Tarver students also receive free tuition for School of Public Health. Darriel McBride ’17 School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and three credits and is completing her her husband, Dr. Donald J. Calista, former free on-campus The Marie and Rupert Tarver Fulbright grant director of the Graduate Center for Public housing during in South Africa. Policy, chose to remain anonymous when they their internships. Summer Internship Program Nicholas Bayer launched and funded the Marie and Rupert The Tarver ’16 works at the Tarver Summer Internship Program in 2014. Internship Program is directed by the Center nonprofit Doctors Without Borders. Ryan Recently they allowed the Office of College for Civic Engagement and Leadership, an Guzhnay ’18 will join Teach For America Advancement to share that they are the found- initiative that originated as a joint venture (see page 4). ers of the Tarver program, which is named for between the School of Social and Behavioral Melissa Enright ’17 is enjoying her two area community leaders. Sciences and the School of Liberal Arts and role in the HR department of a law firm in The Tarver Internship Program provides is now housed in the School of Liberal Arts. Manhattan. “Although I have strayed away resources for faculty to implement commu- The selection process for interns is competi- from the nonprofit world, I feel my new posi- nity-based learning components in classes tive: between 2014 and 2017 there were 46 tion still gives me some of the same joys of and students to work with area nonprofits to applicants for 18 positions. The 18 interns have working in nonprofit,” Enright said. “For develop skills in their career fields. helped 13 organizations since 2014. example, in HR, I still get the ability to work The Calistas recognized that students were Today, former interns are on career paths closely with others. Most importantly I have interested in working in the nonprofit sector ranging from graduate school to the nonprofit the ability to help others in their careers and but had to turn to other fields for summer jobs sector and the corporate world. Breanna professional lives.”

SPRING 2018 11 ------Students will two complete clinical affili the of One distinctions the of Marist pro Work in a clinicalWork setting iscritical a “Thereprograms are DPT no in this After approvals were received, recruit Admission criteria are very strict. studentsOnce enroll, the continues. rigor Applicants must have least at a bachelor’s overall asdegree well with as GPA a 3.0 a inscience prerequisite courses. GPA 3.0 are very our to have students eager clinical for experiences.” ationsthat last weeks ten and two that last eight weeks.DPT Program The can arrange affiliations inany part ofU.S.,the rota and tions also may be available in Italy. gram a well-qualified have is its faculty. “We said “The faculty,” majority Fenderson. our of The DPT The is a full-time, 115-credit 36-month, programwith curriculuma that includes gross physiology,anatomy, clinical neuroscience, pathology, prosthetics and orthotics, diag nostic imaging, and pharmacology, as well as management courses patient in the areas of cardiopulmonary, orthopedic, and neu romuscular physical therapy. The program’s mission will says statement “Graduates be hands-onprepared to merge skills, ethical care,clinical and judgment, critical inquiry to promote optimal functioning of current and future clients throughout their lifespan.” program The alsoprepares studentsfor the National Physical Therapy Examination. the of curriculum.component Currently 140 organizations—including hospitals, rehab and long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics, agencies—have care health home and schools, committed to accepting MaristPT students training. for saidphysical “The Fenderson. region,” thera pists in area work who hospitals, nursing homes,special schools,education andout settingspatient so excited the about were our of Program DPT development that they ment by the by Admissionment of Officeword and mouth in the regional PT community quickly in applications.brought 67 the of Members inaugural class hail New from New Jersey, and Washington State. York, Prerequisites are eight credits anatomy each of and physiology; biology; chemistry; and phys icsas well as credits inpsychology and statis tics. Applicants also must a minimum have PT work-related or hours 80 volunteer of of experience in least at two different settings.

AL NOWAK/ON LOCATION Marist’s firstdoctoral program, at when Schum,the size the of current cohort To is the programIn received fall approval 2017, will be eligible full for accreditation in October shortly2020, this before initial cohort is set to graduate in December 2020. full will capacity, accommodate three cohorts 48 studentsof each. a definiteadvantage. program “The isgreat so far!” said. she Having in 14 the class creates “an atmosphere of support and genuinely wanting each other to succeed.” Board and Regents of from the New York received “Candidate for Accreditation” status from the Commission Accreditation on in program Marist’s Education. Therapy Physical - - ’20 wants to become a ’20 hum c MAGAZINE MARIST physical therapist because work loves she issette S issette “We are very all excited about “We aspects of Schum, from Cortlandt is NY, Manor, Classes begin in Marist’s first doctoral program, dedicatedto creating the next generation of physical therapists. program. and community support, and the opportu nities to ensure have we that our students thereceive highest therapy of level education,” Claudiasaid director Dr. B. Fenderson, the of which began classes Jan. on 8. the program—our students, faculty, college patient’s issue,” she said. she issue,” patient’s the members of 14 of inauguralone class in Marist’s Doctor Physical of Program, Therapy ing with the human musculoskeletal system. detective to the the to get of root “It’s work Dr. ClaudiaDr. Fenderson, director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program John (right), Dr. McGee, Skills PT the in equipment with work ’20 Whitman Katherine student and (left), professor assistant Health Building. Allied and Science the of Lab L

Cover Story The Doctor is In is Doctor The 12 faculty have years of experience teaching.” “There’s such cohesion among this faculty,” said Julie Fineman, director of clinical education. “There are places where there is a lot of competition for research time and articles. I think that we just all want to help each other. It’s such a lovely environment and I think the students feel that.” Schum, who earned a BS in sports medicine from Merrimack University, has high praise for the faculty. “I chose Marist because the faculty is amazing. When I came for my interview, they were so nice and helped to ease the tension of the day. They also have diversity in specialties of physical therapy.” Another strength of the program is its state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. The The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program faculty, staff, and inaugural cohort of students. research lab features the “P-Walk” platform, a sensorized walkway for analyzing gaits in A cornerstone of the DPT Program’s stra- Fenderson also volunteers on a personal patients who have neurological disorders, tegic plan is volunteer service, which is also level. In 2018, for the eighth year, she and her orthopedic issues, or prosthetic devices. A part of Marist’s mission handed down from husband, an occupational therapist, trav- “SMART-DX” high-precision optoelectronic the founding Marist Brothers. “I love being eled to Ecuador with the nonprofit Medical system uses 10 infrared video cameras and at Marist because they really embrace that,” Mission Ecuador to care for residents of that wireless electromyography (EMG) probes for said Fenderson. country. Many Ecuadorians travel as much as study of all aspects of a patient’s movements. Students must complete a doctoral project 12 hours to be treated at the group’s annual “Most schools do not have that,” said Fineman. focused on either service, research, or educa- clinic. This year Marist DPT faculty member In addition to this research lab, key ele- tion. They are also required to carry out 10 Dr. Yvonne Egitto joined the group for the ments of the DPT space in the Science and hours of community service annually. first time. The team of surgeons, orthopedists, Allied Health Building are a gross anatomy The DPT Program will use its special nurses, therapists, and other healthcare pro- lab, a PT skills lab, and a technologically equipment and expertise to help the greater fessionals pay their own way and raise money advanced clinical simulation suite with a twin community. In conjunction with Mid-Hudson for equipment such as wheelchairs, braces, and trauma bay and five exam rooms. Regional Hospital, Fineman is establishing prosthetics to give to the patients. Fenderson a Parkinson’s disease expects Marist students, once they have com- registry that will eval- pleted some clinical training, will volunteer uate individuals with to go as well. Parkinson’s annually. The DPT Program’s graduates will fill an Also planned is an immediate need as they enter an excellent annual clinic to assess job market. The U.S. Department of Labor local elderly residents Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that for balance issues jobs for DPTs are expected to grow 28 percent and suggest preven- by 2026 nationally, a rate much faster than tative measures. A the average—7 percent—for all occupations. regional prosthetics In 2014, a report of the New York Health and orthotics group Workforce Data System documented a need will partner with the for PTs in both the state and Hudson Valley. DPT Program for a The report said Valley hospitals describe a clinic that will help 40 percent shortage of PTs, nursing homes amputees improve in a 50 percent shortage, and home health care mobility. agencies an 83 percent shortage. A New York The DPT faculty State Department of Labor report predicts volunteered as a group that by 2024, the need for PTs in the state will even before students increase by 29.3 percent, and in the Hudson enrolled. In August Valley by 31.2 percent. 2017 they helped For Lissette Schum, the rewards lie in stuff 1,200 backpacks seeing patients make progress. “I love the with school supplies aspect of working with someone to reach their for the local effort goals no matter how small or large they are. Faculty members Julie Fineman, director of clinical education (center), “Backpacks, Supplies, Watching someone be able to do something and Dr. Yvonne Egitto, clinical assistant professor (right), work with and More.” they struggled with for a long time is the best student John Szabo ’20 in the PT Skills Lab. thing to witness and be a part of.”

SPRING 2018 13 Student Life

Alexa Kovlakas ’17 and Alec Lee ’18 create a vegetable garden on campus that provides not only food but food for thought. Growth Opportunity

Alec Lee ’18 (center), fellow students, and Dr. James Snyder, director of the Honors Program (far left), harvest crops from the new garden.

hat started as an academic proj- Campisi, assistant professor of philosophy. Lee and Kovlakas teamed up. They talked Wect by two students has blossomed Her project, creating a garden on campus, was to local farmers, studied crop choices, cre- into a garden on the Marist campus and inspired by work she had done for her honors ated a budget, and developed a design with a an exciting learning resource for all Marist Ethics of Food class, taught by Campisi. The landscape architect. They won approval from students. Alec Lee ’18 and Alexa Kovlakas ’17 course concerns the production, distribution, College administrators for a garden overlook- created a vegetable garden for the College that and consumption of food and encourages stu- ing the Hudson River, near the Dining Hall. this past fall bore its first harvest. dents to think ethically and critically about Construction on the 5,000-square-foot As students in Marist’s Honors Program, everyday decisions they make about what and garden began in May 2017 and finished in Lee and Kovlakas each had to complete an where to eat. To fulfill the course require- August. By then Kovlakas had graduated. Lee honors thesis project. Lee, an environmental ment to engage with the community, Kovlakas sowed the seeds and later transplanted them, science major with a minor in biology, wanted weeded strawberries, tended seedlings, and a task that took two 14-hour days. Design fea- to use his project as a way to gain new skills. prepared farm plots at the Poughkeepsie Farm tures of the garden include raised beds and He was interested in food production as well as Project. mesh fencing to preserve the river view. ethics and social justice, so food ethics seemed “I learned a lot about myself and what goes The first harvest this past fall produced like a good study subject. He began working into the food I eat,” she said. “Those were the lettuce, kale, bok choy, turnips, strawberries, on the project in his junior year with Dr. James things that I wanted for students at Marist: an and green beans as well as lavender, basil, Snyder, director of the Honors Program, as his opportunity to grow their own healthy fruits rosemary, and thyme. advisor with the idea to create a garden in the and vegetables, to learn more about the work The garden has quickly become an exten- city of Poughkeepsie. that goes into the foods they eat, to connect to sion of the classroom, providing a number of At the same time, Kovlakas, a biomedical other students with similar passions, and to opportunities for the campus community to sciences major with a chemistry minor, was reap the psychologically therapeutic benefits engage. In fall 2017 the Ethics of Food seminar, working on a thesis project with Dr. Joseph of gardening.” taught by Snyder, worked on projects related

14 MARIST MAGAZINE to the garden. In spring 2018 the Students will manage the garden Honors Program offered classes on after Lee graduates. The Campus food, biodiversity, and climate Sustainability Advisory change, each of which makes Committee will serve as an use of the garden. advisory board. Five of the “The garden pro- 13 raised beds will be vides the College dedicated to growing with a place to learn, produce for campus think, build com- dining, and eight munity, and get in will be available touch with one- for faculty and self and nature,” student clubs said Snyder. to farm, with “This semester the stipula- the Honors tion that 50 students are percent of the d e s i g n i n g , “Seeing the garden on campus, making food production visible in this produce from budgeting, way, can hopefully get people to think about the production of food and these must be and planting donated to an two beds in what it requires. Ideally, such awareness may lead people to start asking area nonprofit the commu- questions about our prevailing food system and what impact it is agency or to nity garden. having on our lives, on the environment.” –Dr. Joseph Campisi campus dining. The bulk of the Lee’s wish is students in the that the garden class have never will be a hub for planted something creativity. before. By the end of “I hope that once the semester, they will I’m gone it inspires be responsible for creat- other students to use ing a working garden, and food growth as a tool for how it will be cared for over education and innovation— the summer. I am excited for providing a space for students to the students, and they are looking develop their own projects whether forward to getting their hands dirty.” based on composting, education, grow- Also this spring, students living on the ing plants as sustainable textiles or dyes, or Honors floors in Champagnat Hall will plant even encouraging campus-wide events such a garden for the incoming freshman Honors as a local farmers’ market held around the students of the Class of 2022. of food, what it requires, and, ideally, such outskirts of the garden. Campisi too will make use of the garden awareness may lead people to start asking “But I hope this area becomes a wellness when he teaches the Ethics of Food class this questions about our prevailing food system, space too, where individuals can meditate, fall. “It is one thing for students to read about what impact it is having on our lives, on the relax, or find joy from the space or the process agriculture and the process of producing environment.” of growing the food.” food,” he said, “but it is another to have direct, hands-on experience with the real process of growing food—the effort it involves, the knowledge it requires, the rewards that can

come from such efforts.” PHOTOSBY DYLAN LOPEZ ’19 Campisi also believes the garden has value for those in the Marist community who are not working directly in it. “So much of our food system is invisible to us—we don’t see how our food is produced, how it gets to our plates. Seeing the garden on campus, making food production visible in this way, can hopefully get people to think about the production

The first harvest from the garden produces lettuce, kale, bok choy, turnips, strawberries, green beans, lavender, basil, rosemary, and thyme.

SPRING 2018 15 The farm produces award-winning cheese, raises a variety of farm animals, and offers numerous educational programs on agriculture and the environment. Marist and Sprout Creek Farm: A “Marriage of Missions” Under an agreement with local institution Sprout Creek Farm, Marist will oversee operations of this working farm, creating new opportunities for students while continuing the farm’s educational offerings for the Hudson Valley community.

prout Creek Farm, a nonprofit working grams. “Sprout Creek will play a key role in “The Society of the Sacred Heart is Sfarm and education center in Dutchess Marist’s experiential learning programs by delighted that Marist College will move County, NY, has transferred control of its serving as a living classroom and providing Sprout Creek Farm into the future,” said Sheila operations to Marist College. The 200-acre hands-on learning opportunities for students Hammond, RSCJ, provincial of the United farm produces award-winning cheese, raises a in a variety of academic disciplines,” said Dr. States–Canada Province. “This is really a variety of farm animals, and offers numerous Geoffrey Brackett, Marist’s executive vice ‘marriage of missions’—the farm will con- educational programs focused on agriculture president. tinue to offer the same excellent educational and the environment. The farm will remain Sprout Creek Farm was originally founded and agricultural experiences for children and an independent nonprofit. in 1982 by the Society of the Sacred Heart, adults that have become beloved features of “As we considered ways to ensure the which remained deeply involved after an inde- Sprout Creek.” viability of Sprout Creek Farm in the future, we pendent board of directors was established For more information about the farm, visit approached Marist College and were delighted in 2012. sproutcreekfarm.org. that they were interested in integrating the Sprout Creek Farm is a 200-acre nonprofit working farm and education center in Dutchess County, NY. farm into the College,” said Alice Maggin, chairperson of the farm’s board of directors. “Sprout Creek Farm provides the College with a tremendous opportunity to establish programs for our students and faculty while continuing and enhancing the wonderful educational offerings the farm has offered this community for more than 25 years,” noted Marist President David Yellen. “Sprout Creek Farm’s central work—educating people to appreciate the rich agricultural heritage of the Hudson Valley and the United States and fostering a sense of responsibility for the future of the environment—aligns perfectly with Marist’s core mission.” In addition to continuing the farm’s current educational programs and agricultural operations, Marist plans to invest significantly in the facilities and develop new connections between the farm and Marist’s academic pro-

16 MARIST MAGAZINE Competing for Marist, the Women’s Club 4+ finished 5th out of 52 and the Men’s Collegiate 4+ finished 4th out of 40. On the alumni side, Andrew Hashway ’07 won the Men’s Master Single (30+) and Julia Rigothi ’17 finished 2nd in the Women’s Club Single.

Marist Rowing Shines at Head of the Charles Regatta Marist rowers posted an exceptional Taryn Wilson, Julia Rigothi ’17, Campbell ond medal; she was also a nominee for the performance at the prestigious Head Woods, and Josh Stratton) had much to be NCAA Woman of the Year Award. “My race of the Charles Regatta, the largest happy about: the Marist rowing program was great, but what was really special was to walked away with medals from four events be at this race as a coach for the first time,” rowing event in the world. (including two from alumni). she said. “I was thrilled to see our athletes be “The athletes’ execution of their race so successful and supportive of each other hen it comes to rowing, one thing plans coupled with cooperative river condi- throughout the two days of competition.” Wis certain: favorable weather can lead tions made for a very successful weekend,” Marist had two other crews who raced to a successful outcome. said Sanford. exceptionally well but finished out of medals. That’s why Marist’s seasoned rowing The Head of the Charles Regatta rewards The Men’s Collegiate 8+ was in the top five, coach Tom Sanford went into the prestigious the top 10 percent of finishing crews in each only 0.5 seconds out of a medal, and improved but grueling Head of the Charles Regatta in event with medals. Competing for Marist on their 2016 result by 10 places. The Women’s October 2017 with high expectations. The College, the Women’s Club 4+ finished 5th out Championship Double, competing against forecast called for warm and calm conditions. of 52 and the Men’s Collegiate 4+ finished crews composed of international athletes, “The Head of the Charles is a great race, yet 4th out of 40. On the alumni side, Andrew finished 13th in the field and 4th collegiately. a brutal one. If you’re out on that river on a Hashway ’07 won the Men’s Master Single “It was a big weekend for our rowing pro- windy or rainy day, it can be very challeng- (30+) and Rigothi finished 2nd in the Women’s gram in many ways,” Sanford reflected. “Our ing and uncomfortable for the competitors,” Club Single. student athletes’ strong performances were Sanford explained. This was Rigothi’s seventh time compet- a testament to their hard work leading up to The largest rowing regatta in the world, ing in the Head of the Charles and her sec- the regatta.” the Head of the Charles is in its 54th year and now attracts more than 11,000 athletes from 2017 Head of the Charles Participants around the globe to compete in 56 different race events. The races take place over a wind- Men’s Collegiate 4+: Ari Streeter ’20, Dmitrey Guenther ’21, Tom Basso ’19, Ryan ing three-mile stretch of the Charles River in Miller ’18, Tom Roach ’20 Boston, MA. In 2017, 20 of Marist’s current Men’s Collegiate 8+: Ryan Lillis ’18, Ray Mattingly ’19, Joe Kohn ’18, Matt Blaszczyk ’20, rowers competed along with several alumni Tadd Bindas ’19, Morgan Stippa ’18, Dave Warner ’18, Chris Lazich ’19, Dan Arrato ’19 in various events throughout the weekend. Women’s Club 4+: Izzy Koch ’20, Selena Mildon ’21, Clodagh Deasy ’19, The students represented all four class years Sydney Ford ’20, Kelsi Cottrell ’18 and were geographically diverse, too—rowers Women’s Championship 2x: hailed from Hawaii to Ireland to Washington Caroline Withers ’18, Elisabeth Kamm ’20 and numerous places in between. Alumni Participants: Women’s Club 4+: Denise Spinetta Cenit ’88, Men’s Master’s At the end of an unseasonably warm week- 1x (30+): Andrew Hashway ’07, Women’s Club 4+: Tory Mather ’12, Women’s Club 1x: end the coaching staff (comprised of Sanford, Julia Rigothi ’17, Women’s Championship 2x-Lightweight: Hillary Saeger ’07

SPRING 2018 17 Athletics

Steven Rizzo ’18 has been nominated for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, awarded to athletes who have made a great difference in the lives of others.

The Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup is awarded to athletes who have made a great difference in the lives of others. Two high school, one collegiate, and one professional athlete Red Fox Roundup earn the honor annually. Previous winners Steven Rizzo ’18 Named One of Four National Finalists for Award include Peyton Manning, Jack Nicklaus, Pat Summitt, Tim Tebow, and Dick Vitale. ne afternoon this January, Steven Through the email, Rizzo learned that “I was honored and humbled,” Rizzo said. ORizzo was riding in the passenger seat he was named one of four national collegiate “Look at the past winners. It’s amazing.” of a car driven by teammate Steven Morrison. finalists for the 14th Annual Coach Wooden Over his four years on campus, Rizzo has They were on their way to a workout when Citizenship Cup as announced by Athletes become well-known for his enthusiastic and Rizzo checked his email. For a Better World. This spring, one winner friendly nature. He has devoted his time to Awaiting in his inbox was a note from Ali will be selected at a banquet at Cobb Galleria numerous causes on and off campus and has Kenney, Marist’s assistant director of student- Ballroom in Atlanta. earned respect from a considerable number athlete enhancement. The news contained “I called my mom and dad, and they were of facets of the Marist community. within it certainly qualified as a pleasant ecstatic,” said Rizzo, a senior on Marist’s cross “ ‘Rizz’ is one of the most genuine student- surprise. country and track and field teams. “Then I let athletes I’ve coached in my 27 years at Marist,” BY MIKE FERRARO ’01 (Marist director of cross country and track Colaizzo said. “He treats everyone he encoun- Mike Ferraro ’01 is assistant athletic director/sports and field) Pete (Colaizzo) know. And then I ters with the same enthusiasm and interest: information at Marist. had my best workout of the season.” his teammates, his coaches, fellow athletes and

18 MARIST MAGAZINE coaches on other teams, athletic personnel and administrators, security guards, house- keepers, dining hall workers, everyone in the Marist community.” An ideal of the Marist Brothers is “doing good quietly.” This applies to Rizzo and the reasons behind his commitment to service on and off campus. On campus, one of Rizzo’s most passionate causes is his role as a certified ally. Over the past two-and-a-half years, this has enabled him to provide support to members of the LGBTQ community. Off campus, he has assisted his hometown of Wappingers Falls with revitalization projects aimed at providing safer drinking water through grant-writing support. He also has volunteered his time to organizations such as Knights of Columbus, Special Olympics, and New York Blood Center. He serves as a peer mentor to Marist’s student-athletes while taking part in Marist’s President David Yellen and Director of Athletics Tim Murray welcome John Dunne (left) as head Student Government Association and also men’s basketball coach. completing three internships. John Dunne Hired as Men’s Basketball Coach “His dedication to service is so profound that I wasn’t even aware of all that he does n April 3, Marist announced the hiring of John Dunne as head men’s basketball until I saw his nomination package for this Ocoach. Dunne was introduced to the Marist and Hudson River Valley communi- award,” Colaizzo said. ties in a press conference at McCann Arena on April 5. Dunne has previously served Rizzo’s commitment to service is not the as head coach at Saint Peter’s University for 12 seasons. He captured the 2011 Metro result of someone seeking accolades or lines Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason on his résumé. It has come from a desire to Tournament. From 2012–13, Dunne served as chair of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules help people and causes that are close to his Committee. He also served a three-year term (2013-16) on the NCAA Division I Regional heart, and seeing the positive effects that have Advisory Committee and has been a member of the MAAC Men’s Basketball Committee come from lending a helping hand. for the past seven seasons. In 2011, he was named a national finalist for the Skip Prosser “I do things because I’m passionate about Award, which honors those who achieve success on the court while displaying moral doing them,” Rizzo said. “I’m happy that it’s integrity off of it. my passion that’s getting reflected.” An economics major with minors in business and public relations, Rizzo has excelled and we are fortunate and proud that he has Marist Football Alumni as a student-athlete over the past four years. been a part of our community for the last Find New NFL Homes In the spring of 2017, he was honored by three years.” the College Sports Information Directors As Rizzo’s time at Marist is winding down, arist’s two alumni of America (CoSIDA) as an Academic All- he has devoted plenty of thought to what his Mwho have competed District selection. In each of his previous future could entail. In the short term, this may in the National Football seven semesters at Marist, he has qualified include pursuing an MBA degree or gaining League—Terrence Fede for the Dean’s List by virtue of having a experience in the business world. Deeper and Jason Myers, both grade-point average of at least 3.6. He is also into the future, he envisions a run for public 2013 graduates—will have a multi-year member of the Metro Atlantic office or an executive position at a nonprofit new homes heading into the Terrence Fede ’13 Athletic Conference’s All-Academic Team agency where he would have the ability to 2018 season. and Academic Honor Roll. effect meaningful change. In early January, Myers Rizzo has served as team captain for the “Steven epitomizes everything we espouse signed a reserve/future past two seasons. He has played a key role on in our track and cross country program: first contract with the Seattle relay teams that have set school records and and foremost, excellence in academics,” Seahawks. He had previ- qualified for the IC4A Championships, and is Colaizzo said. “Second, a strong commit- ously been the Jacksonville one of just 25 runners in program history to ment to being the best athlete and team player Jaguars’ placekicker for two- break 15 minutes in the 5,000-meter run. This that he can be. Third, loyalty to the team and and-a-half seasons from past cross country season, he battled through service to others. ‘Rizz’ checks every box and 2015 to 2017. Fede signed a a painful Achilles injury to be there for his more. one-year contract with the Jason Myers ’13 teammates. “I’m so proud of how he has represented Buffalo Bills in early April. “Steven consistently brings positivity our program, and the fact that he made the He became Marist’s first NFL Draft selection and encouragement to every member of our final cut for the Wooden Award is national when he was chosen by the Miami Dolphins campus,” Marist Director of Student-Athlete validation about what we already know about in 2014, and he played for the Dolphins for Enhancement Alyssa Gates said. “He epito- ‘Rizz’ here at Marist. The outcome doesn’t the past four seasons. mizes what it means to be a Marist Red Fox matter. He’s already won in our eyes.”

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Marie (front row) and Jack Wicks (back row) volunteered at a paper-recycling Volunteering collective in the Dominican Republic Marie Wicks ’86 takes on a leadership role in impact travel as part of a Fathom impact cruise. experiences that offer a unique opportunity to help others.

work alongside residents of the Dominican Republic and other Eastern Caribbean locations on development projects that promote human welfare. Wicks, an elementary school STEM teacher for more than 18 years in the same Long Island, NY, district, was invited on a spring 2016 cruise as part of the 2016 Clean Tech Competition, a worldwide STEM challenge for youth that held its final round and awards on the cruise. In addition to present- ing their innovations aboard the ship, Clean Tech competitors also explained their projects to local fifth graders in Puerto Plata, DR, near Carnival’s resort compound. The Clean Tech group was among 500 passengers who chose to do good as they traveled. On the cruise, guests enjoyed poolside activities, but they also spent each day in the community lending a hand. Passengers could choose from several excursions, and Wicks chose to go to schools and into a local home to teach English, where in exchange the residents taught her Spanish. “I was so transformed,” Wicks Marie Wicks ’86 was featured says. “They taught me how to be in a promotional video released this past fall as part of athom was an appropriate name for a radiant, resilient, and full of faith for better Carnival Cruise Line/Fathom’s Fcruise ship line, as it turned out. days.” She says the Fathom programs are sponsorship of the launch of Not only because the name refers to the different since they provide opportunities LightWorkers Media, a division depths of the ocean. But also because Marie to augment the monetary donations that are of MGM Television and Digital. Wicks ’86 says she could not have fathomed the lifeblood of charities by instead offering how the cruise would change her life. hands-on assistance. “While donations, in It wasn’t just any cruise. Fathom, a general, are important, Fathom’s programs Carnival Cruise Line brand, specializes provide an outlet for people to place greater in voluntourism—trips where travelers emphasis and value on human interaction

20 MARIST MAGAZINE and connectivity by working alongside them relations, concentrating in and helping them reach their goals. I never international development, expected anything like that. from American University in “I walked away nourishing my soul as December and is employed much as enjoying a vacation.” by the International Rescue She was so moved that as the ship was Committee, a global human- docking in Miami a week later, she texted her itarian aid and development husband, Jack Wicks ’86: “Puerto Plata stole organization. my heart.” She convinced him that the experi- Fathom soon asked ence was so worthwhile that they should scrap Marie to share her story their plans to vacation in Cape Cod and take of how transformational an impact cruise instead. He agreed. So she the impact travel experi- flew back to Long Island, washed her clothes, ence was. The company steadied her sea legs, and repacked. The fol- featured her and two other lowing weekend, they boarded the MVAdonia, cruise passengers in a pro- bound for Puerto Plata (on alternating weeks, motional video it released the Adonia and the Fathom program sailed this past September as part to Havana, Cuba, for a cultural exchange of Carnival and Fathom’s program). sponsorship of the launch This time, Marie, with Jack by her side, of LightWorkers Media, a joined 24 other passengers in mixing and division of MGM Television pouring concrete for a one-room home to and Digital. LightWorkers replace its 25-year-old dirt floor. As she and Media was founded by Jack passed concrete in a bucket brigade from actress and producer Roma wheelbarrow to house, she had a revelation. Downey and her husband, “I had flashes of the Marist Brothers roll- Mark Burnett, president of ing up their sleeves, pouring concrete, and MGM Television Group and building the campus from nothing. It made Digital. me very proud to be part of the heritage that Marie is passionate the Marist Brothers left us.” about volunteering because Left to right, Marie and Jack Wicks, Grace Camporeale ’13, Michael Johnson ’13, and Michael’s parents Anne and Dave Johnson Marie was so inspired by the cruises of her father. “My dad was a help with rebuilding after hurricanes in the mountainside village that afterwards she offered to volunteer for role model for me. He was of Loma de la Bestia, Puerto Plata, DR. Fathom. The cruise line asked her to help an immigrant who came to launch a group in New York City that would America and worked incredibly hard. He was feel I’m honoring the Marist heritage and mobilize volunteers to support like-minded a college graduate with a degree in political our founders.” projects and organizations throughout the science, but he took on humble positions to Subsequently, Marie’s passion and enthu- city and participate in impact cruises in the save enough money to bring his wife and siasm convinced fellow Marist alumni to go Caribbean. two kids to America to start a new life with on a Fathom impact cruise. In March 2017, “The purpose is to bring together a com- opportunities. Yet he found time to create a Michael Johnson and Brittany MacLeod, munity of people who are action-oriented to civic organization that supported an orphan- both Class of ’13, and their Australian friend make a difference for the com- age back in the Philippines that Elisa Jakymin participated in several impact mon good,” Marie says. “The purpose is to paid for surgeries for people who shore excursions, one of which was teaching Marie’s experience at bring together a couldn’t afford them. I grew up conversational English to a group of students Marist as past president of the community of people seeing this man channeling his ranging in ages from 18 to 35. who are action- Alumni Association made her oriented to make a frustrations, because he really In January, Marie and Jack, Michael well-suited to volunteer with difference for the had high aspirations for his Johnson and his parents, and Grace Fathom. Additionally, she is common good.” career, into making a difference Camporeale ’13 supported Fathom’s impact actively involved with Marist —Marie Wicks ’86 and bringing light into other efforts with a special Cruise for the Caribbean, on the Greystone Board (made people’s lives.” sailing aboard the Crown Princess. Along with up of former Alumni Executive Then she went to Marist, an their Fathom cohort of 100 other participants, Board presidents) and as a member of the environment “which highly valued service, they helped with hurricane relief aid on four Marist Alumni Recruiting Team (MART) which encouraged it, which developed it,” she islands, including a rebuilding project in a and has previously served as president of the says. “The heritage of service and fearless, bold small Puerto Plata hamlet struggling after Long Island alumni chapter. Marie and Jack labor and hard work from our founders has the storms. have another Marist connection as well: their always quietly resonated with me. And when “That one tiny little pebble you think daughter, Kathleen, is a 2014 Marist alumna. I experienced Fathom, it was the perfect fit. won’t matter?” Marie says. “It can make a big Kathleen earned her MA in international By being involved in Fathom, I personally ripple!”

For information on Fathom’s New York City Travel Deep Impact chapter contact Marie Wicks at [email protected]. To view the LightWorkers Media video, visit: https://www.lightworkers.com/getting-there-stories-illuminating-travel-experiences/

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In addition, he was a subject Brigade upon his retirement at in a Boston Globe Spotlight article Ft. Hamilton from the New York about priests who have children. Remembering Guard. For many years, he also Vincent is working on a nonfiction served as an Air Force Academy book, Bad Blood: A Deeper Look at Dr. Casimir Norkeliunas admissions liaison officer, additional the 1891 Brutal Murder of Amelia duty. Chuck and his wife, Tricia, Gregory. ; Tom Hoffay is happy r. Casimir Norkeliunas, associate professor of Russian and will now spend more time visit- to be working with Joe Theall DGerman and Heritage Professor, passed away at his home in Naples, ing grandchildren, whose fathers ’16 at the office of New York State FL, on Jan. 31, 2018. He was 80. are serving on active duty in the Assembly member Kevin Cahill. Casimir was a memorable teacher who inspired a love of Russian Air Force and Army. ; Peter Van literature and culture among his students. He enjoyed leading student tours Zant is the author of Microchip 1971 to the former Soviet Union, where from 1969 to 1997 he took more than a Fabrication (6th edition, McGraw Raymond Asaph retired from thousand students. He also was very supportive of Marist’s international Hill), in print since 1984. Zurich Insurance and is very students, often hosting them for lunch at his home. happily traveling with his wife, Born in Kybartai, Lithuania, he attended American Red Cross Schools 1969 Susan, while son Ian attends Saint in Germany. He graduated from Crosby High School in Waterbury, CT, Four Class of 1969 brothers—Tom Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. in 1956, received a BA in English, with minors in history and German, in Dowd, Jim Conroy, Sean O’Neill, ; Raymon Charlton’s son, Marques 1960 from the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, CT, and was awarded and Don Jillisky—reunited at a Charton, has signed his third profes- a certificate in Russian language fluency in 1962 from Yale University. He retirement and 70th surprise party sional basketball contract to play in received an MA degree in Russian area studies in 1962 from Fordham for Don in 2017. Tom and Don served Germany. Raymon is enjoying four University and a PhD in Slavic linguistics and literature in 1978 from New as Marine Corps officers in Vietnam beautiful and healthy grandchil- York University. Additionally, he did scholarly research at the University after graduation. All were affiliated dren. ; Peter Fazziola retired from of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. with the Marist Vikings football teaching French and international He cherished summers with his family in Eastham, Cape Cod, and program. Tom was co-captain, Jim marketing at the University of Texas spending time reading and writing. He was a member of St. Joseph Church was a versatile MVP on both sides at Austin. ; Kevin O’Loughlin is in Waterbury, CT. of the ball, Sean was president of the proud grandparent of five grand- Casimir is survived by his wife, Sue; his son John ’87 and his wife, the club organization that funded children, including twin boys. He Donna; his son Philip A. Norkeliunas; his daughter Ellen Lanza and and provided all logistics, and Don calls three states home as he con- her husband, Michael ’80; seven grandchildren including Katherine was the starting center for three tinues his career, advising and men- Norkeliunas ’18; and sister Helen Norkus. He was preceded in death by years. Lt. Col. Donald Jillisky, USMC toring in the design, construction, his brothers Alexander, Adolf, and Edward. (Ret.), was a marine aviator serving and qualification of a new sterile Colleagues and friends plan a celebration of his life to take place at as an A-6 bombardier/navigator in injectable-drug manufacturing Marist later this year. Vietnam. After graduate school facility, which is his seventh start- he took a law degree and became up. ; James Snyder is semiretired. a Judge Advocate General (JAG) ; Robert Ullrich semiretired last Haiden. ; Michael Nails retired ON officer serving in Grenada, Lebanon, August after working for nearly 39 REUNIO as a physician after 25 years and and finally in various posts in the years in information technology moved to Washington. He had his United States. Upon retirement consulting. As “empty-nesters,” 1973 first novel published on Amazon from the Marine Corps he entered he and his wife moved to a condo Bro. Hank Hammer began under his pen name, Rex Carothers. a private law practice in Columbus, in Oxford, MI, and are loving the his second term as president of The Hanging Murders is available in OH, with his wife and served on “gift of time” that retirement has Marist High School in Chicago. ; paperback and e-book. the Ohio bench until his retire- provided. Youngest child Allison Susan (Squicciarini) Hoffman ment in May 2017. The party was was married in September 2017, and ’79 reached out to share the sad 1974 also a great reunion for Jim, Sean, oldest child Matthew is a second- news that her brother, Nicholas Marge Pellegrino facilitates and Don who graduated together year resident in emergency medicine Squicciarini ’73, passed away in expressive arts programming with from Catholic Central High School at a nearby hospital. Son Daniel is an February 2017. He leaves behind refugees in Tucson, AZ, through the in 1965. ; Gregory King recently aerospace engineer in Wichita, KS, daughters Cara Squicciarini and Owl and Panther Project (owland- retired and is now devoting most working on the design of the Airbus Marissa Tarkington as well as panther.org), an initiative sponsored of his time to hiking and cycling. 350XWB and Airbus A321 NEO. grandchildren Hudson, Harper, and by the Hopi Foundation. She would

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Bill Bozzone ’76, and Amy Kate Byrne ’09. Byrne Kate Amy and ’76, Bozzone Bill Taney Humphreys ’92, Jeanmarie Magrino Arnold ’85, Ceremony honored (clockwise, from upper left) Sara The ninth annual Theatre Hall of Fame Induction Alumni ’ Peterson Campbell M. Kadeine Award; and Service Daly E. Award; James Alumnus Outstanding J. Ward Thomas Awards: Association Alumni honored with were graduates dedicated three morning, Saturday 2017. On February away in passed who Professor Lanning Jeptha honor of Dr. in named was Dean’s Suite Arts the and 2017. of Communication School the Friday evening, On A for Homecoming Return Alumni received the Dr. Dennis J. Murray Distinguished Distinguished J. Murray Dr. the Dennis received 09 received the Marist College Young Alumna Award. Young College Alumna Marist the received 09 notes MARIST MARIST Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Reunion 6–8, and Oct. Homecoming enjoyed for beautiful weather lumni ’ 69 received the Dr. Linus Richard Foy Richard Dr. the Linus 69 received MAGAZINE ’ 53, professor emeritus and Heritage Heritage and 53, emeritus professor ’ ’ 50 50 72 72 SAVE DATES THE Close to 1,000 alumni and guests attended class reunion celebrations at various venues on and off off and on venues various at celebrations reunion class attended guests and alumni 1,000 to Close Theatre Hall of Fame induction. The The 2017induction. honorees Fame of Hall Theatre the Class of 1967 who celebrated their 50th reunion. reunion. 50th of 1967 their celebrated who Class the of 29 members including campus, off venues on and at various evening Saturday on celebrations reunion ’09. ’92, Kate Byrne Taney Amy Humphreys and Sara ’85, Arnold Magrino ’76, Bozzone Jeanmarie were Bill Class of 1967 of Class Close to 1,000 alumni and guests attended class class attended guests and 1,000 to alumni Close annual ninth the with began evening Saturday

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Dr. Lyn Lepre, dean of the School of Communication and thet Arts, and Robert Mathews ’67. Three dedicated graduates were honored with Alumni Association Awards (left to right): Thomas J. Ward ’69 received the Dr. Linus Richard Foy ’50 Outstanding Alumnus Award; James E. Daly ’72 received the Dr. Dennis J. Murray Distinguished Service Award; and Kadeine M. Campbell Peterson ’09 received the Marist College Young Alumna Award. t

SAVE THE DATES Homecoming & Reunion Weekend OCT. 19–21, 2018 With reunion celebrations for all classes ending in “3” and “8” Contact the Alumni Office if you’d like to help plan your reunion: [email protected]. Hotel rooms book fast in the Hudson Valley, so reserve one now! A list of accommodations is available at maristconnect.marist.edu/homecoming. campus, including 29 members of the Class of 1967 who celebrated their 50th reunion.

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Her son, Jeff, from nearby WEOK-WPDH right graduated as a doctor of chiroprac- after college and 14 years on Cape tic from Parker University in Dallas. Cod radio to XM Satellite, Fox He will practice in Tampa, FL. ; News Radio, and All News 99.1 in Elizabeth (Digglemann) Pectal is Washington, DC. He is currently assistant controller at Melvin Davis morning news anchor for USA Oil Co. Inc., a third-generation Radio Networks which serves more family-owned business consisting than 400 stations across the nation, of travel centers, convenience stores, while also providing morning news- and restaurants in central Virginia. casts to Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s Paul Rinn ’68 was honored recently by MIT Maritime Engineering. ; Richard Sohanchyk celebrated WJUB-AM and anchoring after- the 20th anniversary of OnPoint noon drive newscasts for the Image & Design in March 2017. Maryland News Network. He does An Honor from MIT He is president and founder of the all three current jobs from his company. home studio in Maryland. ; Frank aul Rinn ’68 recently was presented with the MIT Distinguished “Buddy” Burhance was the winner PGuest Lecturer Award by the dean of the Maritime Engineering 1981 of his age group at the 2017 Kiwanis curriculum at MIT. He received the honor following his lecture to Charles Dewinne and his wife, Triathlon. ; Thomas Hassett was 400 people in MIT’s Draper Center. It was his 10th year speaking at Rita, celebrated 34 years of mar- promoted to vice president at Girl MIT. Students and faculty voted him the top presenter in the Maritime riage after meeting in 1977 at Marist. Scouts of the USA, overseeing Engineering curriculum for seven of those years and second-best Volvo Car USA recently moved the national sales and marketing presenter twice. them from Atlanta back to Austin. for Girl Scouts-branded products Their daughter Heather was mar- in councils and stores online. ; ried in July 2017 to Tanner Darrell Michele (Cavalieri-Duquette) and resides in Dallas. She works for Muir returned to the marketing/ 1984 Harewood, LCSW-R, is a wife Accenture, and Tanner works for development field after 10 years as Lisa Carlson retired in February and mother of three sons. ; Katie IBM. Daughter Kim also works for a photographer to support the cause 2017 as a senior probation officer (Byrne) Lloyd is a proud U.S. Navy Accenture and resides in Austin. ; of Alzheimer’s, which took the life after 32 years of service at Orange mom. Her son, Charlie, has been Paul and Maribeth (Whitesell) of her father. ; Christopher Vaught County Probation in Newburgh, promoted to lieutenant JG and is Jahn both retired in June 2017, received his fourth Emmy for his NY. She has since relocated to an anti-submarine warfare officer moved to North Carolina, and are work as a camera operator at MLB Tennessee to enjoy retirement (ASWO) deployed on the USS loving every minute of retirement. Network. with her family. ; Andrea (Jordan) Oscar Austin DDG-79. ; Paul Remembering Larry Sullivan ’54 rofessor Laurence J. Sullivan, professor and St. Agnes High School in Manhattan. After Pemeritus of religious studies and Heritage joining the Marist Brothers, he received a BA Professor, died on Aug. 8, 2017, in Williamsburg, from the College in 1954. He taught at St. Helena VA. He was 85. High School in the Bronx, NY, from 1953 to 1965. A Marist Brother for 24 years, he helped He completed a master’s degree at the Catholic construct several campus buildings including University of America and, after spending a year Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel, the former in religious study in Rome, earned a master’s in gymnasium and auditorium that is now Marian pastoral counseling from Iona College and the Hall, and Donnelly Hall. CAC professional designation from the State But it was his role as a professor and counselor University of New York. that made the greatest impression on students. Larry joined the Marist College faculty in One of his courses, Marriage and the Family, was 1967 as a co-director of the student Brothers and one of the most sought-after courses on campus. part-time teacher. He moved to full-time teaching In 1979 he received a plaque from the graduating as an assistant professor of religious studies in class honoring him as an outstanding educator. 1969. He retired from full-time teaching in 1999 He was instrumental in initiating the counseling but continued to teach part-time for several years. program at Marist and counseled hundreds of His first priority and the love of his life was students over the years. his family. He is survived by his wife, JoAnn, his Born on March 22, 1932, in Manhattan, he son, Andrew, and Andrew’s wife, Lisa, and their attended St. Joseph’s School in Astoria, Queens, daughter, Caroline. Larry Sullivan ’54

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Marist College Marist ; - - Alumni, Coaches Launch Marist Hockey Hall of Fame n Jan. 20, 2018, the his leadership on and off OMarist hockey pro- the ice as well as his stellar gram inducted its first Hall two-way play. of Fame class: Jim McDonald Tim Graham ranks ’84 (posthumously), Robert as one of the most prolific Trabulsi ’85, Timothy goal scorers in school Graham ’86, Kevin Walsh history, tallying 95 career ’91/’93MPA, and Brad Kamp regular-season goals. His ’95. The award for Jim 36-goal season in 1985–86 McDonald was accepted made him the second- by his cousin, Brendan best goal scorer in the McDonald ’91, who traveled MCHC that season and from Colorado to accept the is to this day the 25th best award on Jim’s behalf. season in the 50-year his- The inception of the tory of the league. Upon Hall of Fame was driven by On Jan. 20, 2018, the Marist hockey program inducted its first Hall of Fame class. The graduating from Marist, a dedicated group of former inductees were Kevin Walsh ’91/’93MPA, Brad Kamp ’95, Robert Trabulsi ’85, Jim McDonald Graham served in the players and volunteers: head ’84 (posthumously), and Timothy Graham ’86. Shown (left to right) are Walsh, Kamp, U.S. Air Force. He and his coach Mike Beck, former Trabulsi, Brendan McDonald ’91, who accepted the award for his cousin, and Graham. wife, Laura, traveled from head coach Bob Simmons, Tennessee to participate in chairman of the selection committee and assistant coach Dr. Brian Pecchia the Hockey Alumni Day activities. ’08, vice chairman of the selection committee Casey Bryant ’17, current Kevin Walsh anchored the Marist defense for four seasons and was assistant coaches Nick Longo and Randy Hurlbert, and Rob Deluca ’17, Matt named to three All-Star teams. He rose from assistant captain to captain, and McNamara ’17, and Nick Rudzewick ’18. after graduation from assistant coach to head coach. As assistant coach, he The group spent countless hours reading throughThe Circle archives, helped the team win the 1991–92 MCHC Championship and as head coach watching game footage, and gathering statistics. The Red Foxes began playing led them to victory in the 1995–96 MCHC Championship. That year the team hockey in the fall of 1979 as part of a local men’s league. It wasn’t until 1981 made it all the way to the National Final Four, playing eventual champion that Marist joined the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) by Western Michigan in the closest game they played all tournament. Walsh entering the Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC). As the resigned as coach in 1996 to join the U.S. Secret Service, having lifted Marist 40th anniversary of the program approaches, the group felt the timing was to the third-ranked team in the country. Walsh traveled from Georgia to perfect to begin honoring alumni for their accomplishments and dedication. receive his award on Hockey Alumni Day. Jim McDonald amassed 173 points in just three seasons of intercollegiate Brad Kamp became Marist’s starting goaltender as a freshman and play. His 40-goal season is second best in school history and 12th best in backstopped the Red Foxes to an MCHC Championship his first year. His MCHC history. He also had the 20th best season in MCHC history with .930 save percentage in 1993–94 is tied for the best single-season mark as a 37 goals. Sadly, he passed away in 2015 at the age of 53, leaving a void in the starter in school history and earned him the MCHC MVP that year. Kamp lives of his family, his friends, his teammates, and the Marist community. also won Divisional Outstanding Goalie twice and was a three-time MCHC As a freshman, Rob Trabulsi scored the first goal (as well as the second!) All-Star. No other goaltender in Marist history has three seasons with a of Marist’s intercollegiate play in 1981. He finished his Marist career with 80 goals-against average under 3.33, and his 41 career wins are the most in goals and 82 assists. During his senior season Trabulsi became the captain school history. of the Red Foxes and ultimately graduated as the second-leading scorer in Prior to the Hall of Fame Induction, more than 40 graduates participated school history. To this day he remains in the top five. Teammates praised in an alumni game at the McCann Ice Rink in Poughkeepsie.

1989 and Applied Sciences. Chris lives the National Center for Civil and owners, corporate executives, and Joe Beckerle’s oldest daughter, in Seaford, NY, with her husband, Human Rights ; Carrie Craigmyle sales professionals and has helped Hannah, is in her freshman year at Anthony ’88, and daughter, Kate, was honored with the 2017 Women partner–vendors surpass 140 mil- Marist. ; Robert Davis changed who attends Archbishop Molloy of Concern Leadership Award pre- lion follow-up cards and six million careers in May 2015, joining the High School, a Marist Brothers sented by Concern Worldwide, an gifts sent to date. He is also prepar- New York State Office of Fire high school. ; Steven Rios international humanitarian organi- ing to launch the beta test club for Prevention and Control after began his 23rd year of service as zation dedicated to tackling poverty what will become the nation’s first working for 10 years with Town a member of the Metropolitan and suffering in the world’s poorest chain of private Pickleball/Fitness of Colonie Police dispatch. After Transportation Authority (MTA) countries. The Women of Concern Clubs. His son, Cole, has entered completing the training and pro- Police Department in May 2017. Award recognizes the achievements first grade. ; Debra (McGrath) bationary period, he is now a full His oldest son, Gil, graduated from of exceptional women for their Kerr is enjoying selling homes in fire prevention specialist. ; Kristen UAlbany in May 2016. ; Kristine extraordinary efforts to alleviate and around historic Charleston, (Pierson) Illes (’90MA) has been (Nakutis) Varnum retired in 2009 human suffering. Carrie, who has SC, including homes and estates working in the nonprofit sector for from the U.S. Army as an LTC and spent more than 25 years in adver- in Mount Pleasant and on Daniel the past 20 years, focusing on orga- began working as the executive tising and media, was introduced Island, the Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s nizational change and leadership director of the Austin Peay Center to Concern Worldwide in 2016 Island, Kiawah, Seabrook, and development and training. ; Chris at Fort Campbell in May 2017. and since then has led a team sup- Folly. ; Leonard Klie was pro- (Domurat) Maio began a new posi- porting the organization with data moted to editor of CRM magazine, tion at Stony Brook University. She 1990 and analytics. ; Sean Graham is Speech Technology magazine, and leads communications and market- Anthony Conway was appointed in his sixth year of marketing The SmartCustomerService.com. ; ing for the College of Engineering vice president of development for Perfect Followup System to business Gary Vincent has been in the

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REUNION 1993 Dr. William Burns had two articles published in peer-reviewed journals. “Scream to Screen: The The Class of ’69, joined by President David Yellen, enjoyed a golf outing at Casperkill in Poughkeepsie in 2017. Philosophical and Aesthetic Origins of Film Noir” was featured in the spring 2016 issue of Interdisciplinary travel industry for 27 years, ever Luke), who passed away suddenly appointed press secretary to Gov. Humanities—Out of the Past and since graduating from Marist, and at age 15 but saved five lives via organ Paul R. LePage of Maine. Prior to her Into the Night: The Noir Vision as of September 2017 is employed donation and improved countless appointment, she served as director in American Culture. “From by Direct Travel. other lives via tissue donation. of policy, operations, and communi- the Shadows: Nosferatu and the Chris encourages everyone to reg- cation for the Maine Department of German Expressionist Aesthetic” 1991 ister to become an organ donor. ; Labor. She previously taught writ- appeared in the inaugural issue of Michael Coakley, PhD, is CIO Annette (Astorino) Canniff got ing and communication courses at Mise-en-Scene: The Journal of Film for the City of White Plains, married on July 1, 2016. She and the University of Southern Maine and Visual Narration, published in NY, as well as an adjunct profes- her husband, Frederick, adopted a and Bates and Colby colleges. She fall 2016. He was also named dean sor of computer science at Pace baby girl at birth named Arianna also held management and execu- of online programs and learning University in Pleasantville, NY. Rose, who was born Jan. 1, 2017. ; tive positions in government and resources at Brookdale Community He is also girls’ cross country Tom Cronin was appointed to the nonprofit organizations in New College in Monmouth County, NJ, coach at Albertus Magnus High position of advisor to the bishop for York, North Carolina, and Maine. where he has worked for 20 years. ; School in Bardonia, NY. ; Tara family and parish evangelization ; Joey Stanford has completed Air Jennifer (Smith) DeFelice started (McLaughlin) McGuinness’s for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Force Squadron Officer School. He her 18th year as the artistic director daughter, Patricia, began her Albany. Previously he worked for 23 was also awarded the Certified of the Broadway Bound Performing freshman year at Marist with the years in corporate sales, marketing, Information Security Manager Arts Center in Merrimack, NH. ; Class of 2021. ; Kevin St. Onge and business development. ; Dean narrated “Gliding Soles: Lessons Mastrangelo moved his law office From a Life on Water” avail- to a new office in Syosset, NY. ; able on Audible, Amazon, and Terry (Gavaletz) Macary joined the iTunes. He was assigned as an Waterbury (CT) Regional Chamber alternate basketball official for the as membership account executive. New Jersey State Interscholastic Jennifer (Maloy) McGurk was Athletics Association Girls Varsity promoted to compliance coordina- Tournament of Champions (semi- tor for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to finals) and earned NCAAW basket- Towers Foundation’s Building for ball official contracts for DIII and America’s Bravest program. She JUCO for the 2017–1018 season. works closely with catastrophi- cally injured service members to 1992 build smart homes. In addition, she Christopher Andrews was pro- handles all building contracts and moted to director of external rela- insurance requirements as well as tions for IBM Research. He leads a all in-kind donations for the pro- team of communications profes- gram. ; Tricia (Rizzuto) Perrotti sionals located in 12 labs, across six has joined Logitech’s Ultimate Ears continents, who are responsible for Custom Division as the product advancing and publicizing IBM’s market lead for the East Coast. research and innovation leader- Ultimate Ears Custom is a hand- ; ship. Christopher Bautista crafted inner ear headphone used by A group of alumni recently traveled to Playa Del Carmen in Cancun, and his family have become very 80 percent of top musicians includ- Mexico, for a vacation. Pictured left to right are Peter Stuebe ’77, John active in the NJ Sharing Network ing Taylor Swift, Bono, and Adele. Reilly ’76, Bob McMahon ’76, Marie (Kelly) Dirscherl ’75, Dave Richardson in honor of his son, Luke (Team ; Julie (Dumont) Rabinowitz was ’78, Bill Turner ’76, and Jim Dirscherl ’76.

30 MARIST MAGAZINE Jennifer (Ubert) Eraca gradu- Marist. ; Kohli Singh (MPA) pub- ated with a doctorate in instruc- lished a book called Quotations You tional leadership and certificate Will Love to Quote. of administration and supervi- sion from Western Connecticut 1996 State University in 2016. ; Pedro Mark Arum celebrated his 20th Figueroa completed his one-year anniversary with WSB-TV and tenure as president of the New York WSB-Radio in Atlanta, GA. He Sugar Club, the country’s most anchors traffic on WSB-TV on the prestigious association and forum highest-rated morning show in the for sugar producers, manufactur- country. He also hosts a nightly ers, traders, and government. The talk show on WSB-Radio. On Oct. Sugar Club’s focus is to address 21, 2017, he was inducted into the industry concerns and discuss Georgia Radio Hall of Fame, the market dynamics affecting sugar youngest inductee in the orga- trade within the U.S. and in the nization’s 11-year history. ; Beth international arena. ; Deborah (Kershaw) Mahoskey is working Jack is a participating artist in in education and pursuing a mas- the traveling exhibit Relational ter’s degree in childhood education The Office of Alumni Relations welcomed Marist basketball fans to a Undercurrents: Contemporary (grades 1–6). Her husband, Ray reception at the Long Island Marriott prior to Marist’s game against Art of the Caribbean Archipelago, ’94, completed 20 years of service Monmouth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball curated by Tatiana Flores, at the as a fire officer in Yonkers, NY. He triple header at Nassau Coliseum Jan. 27. Above (left to right), President Museum of Latin American Art in formed an electrical business, R&R David Yellen greets Julie Lavin ’09 and Chris McCann ’83. Long Beach, CA. The exhibition will Electrical, LLC, and coaches their travel to four major art museums in three children in lacrosse. campaigns and movements that is considering new kinds of jobs the United States for the next two to positively impact Vermonters and and business opportunities. ; Lisa three years. ; Daryl Vallez recently 1997 the sustainability of the working (Henderson) Smith gave birth to retired. Carolyn Barnett married Eric landscape. ; Gregory Dallari has her second child, Margaret (Maggie) Garvin on May 6, 2016, and wel- been working with Siemens for the Lynn, on June 19, 2017. Lisa, her hus- 1994 comed baby boy Ryan on June 7, past two years as a project man- band, Brian, son Tommy (age 2), and Jason LaScolea left his position 2017. Older brother Eric is excited to ager in the company’s health care baby Maggie are all doing great and as the pastor of adult ministries be a big brother! ; Cindy Botticello division, bringing immunoassays enjoying life as a family of four. at Victory Highway Wesleyan completed the Ironman Lake Placid (blood tests) to market to improve Church in Painted Post, NY, and triathlon. ; Amy (Hoey) Conly worldwide health. ; Joe Didato 1999 started his own counseling group returned to her high school alma is vice president of partnerships Nicole Bastiaanse-Fritch called Enrich Christian Counseling mater as the assistant head of for Advantage Media. He is mar- was named 2017 Outstanding in the southern tier of New York school. She oversees development, ried and has 9-year-old twin boys. Elementary Visual Arts Teacher State. ; Ray Mahoskey completed enrollment, and alumnae affairs. He enjoys coaching soccer in his by the Connecticut Art Education 20 years of service as a fire officer ; Gina D’Angelo-Mullen is the hometown, traveling, taking the Association. ; James Bowers Jr. in Yonkers, NY, and formed an new director of marketing and occasional golf outing, and spend- was recognized in April 2017 by electrical business, R&R Electrical, communication for CareMount ing time with his family. ; Katie the Dutchess County Regional LLC. His wife, Beth (Kershaw) ’96, Medical, the largest multispecialty (Robinson) Gonzalez and her Chamber of Commerce as a Forty is working in education and pursu- medical group in New York State. family moved to Middletown, NJ, Under 40 honoree for his commit- ing a master’s degree in childhood Caremount serves more than where she is pursuing Professional ment to the community and his education (grades 1–6). Ray coaches 550,000 patients in 43 locations. ; Practitioner certification in the art volunteerism with various organiza- their three children in lacrosse. ; Jason O’Leary was promoted to of Jin Shin Jyutsu. ; Michael Goot tions throughout the Hudson Valley. Kevin Stranahan passed his third vice president of post-production and his wife, Katie, welcomed a ; Ben Grimaldi was married to board certification exam from ASIS at Fox Sports Marketing. ; Dianne son, Alexander Joseph, on May Renee Iovine in Riverhouse, CT. A International in November 2017. He Skowronski married Ron Deaso 18, 2017. Michael is a reporter for number of friends from Marist were becomes only the fourth security (FDNY) in September 2016 and the Post-Star newspaper in Glens groomsmen: Chris Holleran ’99, practitioner in all of New England became step-mom to Reagan, age Falls. He completed an online MA Mike Pratt ’99, and Bill Mills ’99. to obtain all three ASIS-sponsored 9. ; Chris Webb was appointed in journalism–media management Nick DiBona ’99, Joseph Scotto board certifications (security man- to the board of directors of the from the University of Missouri– ’99, and Karyn Wangenstein ’99 agement; investigations; physical Independent Schools Association Columbia. ; Jennifer Harmer were also in attendance for the big security). of Northern New England. ISANNE (’14MA/’17MA) graduated in May day. ; Ola (Nesheiwat) Hawatmeh is a membership association of 2017 with a master’s from Marist created Ola Style Survivor Fashion 1995 more than 60 schools with inde- in integrated marketing. It was her Week, teaming up with the Susan Kathy (Hull) Elson merged the pendent traditions in Maine, New second master’s degree from Marist. G. Komen organization to have Connecticut Multiple Listing Hampshire, and Vermont. ; Steven Lawrence is currently breast cancer survivors participate Service and the Greater Fairfield co-executive producer of VH-1’s in a Fashion Week created for them. R ION County CMLS to form SmartMLS EUNI Leave it to Stevie. ; Fernanda ; Dr. Suzanne Moravick (’99MA) and became CEO of SmartMLS. Leventhal is certified in English- completed her PhD in clinical psy- ; Debra (Mancuso) Tomasetti 1998 to-Portuguese translation by the chology in November 2016 from is happy that her daughter, Jaclyn, Rachel Carter works on economic NYU School of Continuing and Walden University. She is search- is following in her mom’s Red Fox development in green economy Professional Studies. She works as ing for a virtual teaching position. footsteps. Jaclyn is a freshman at sectors and manages grassroots an interpreter and translator but ; Tom Schwab, who graduated

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Royal Becomes in Round Rock, TX. Daughter Katelyn is a third grade student and President son Lucas is a first grade student, both attending the Dual Language program in Round Rock. Daughter of Holyoke Chloe is in preschool. ; Marilus (Castellanos) Taveras got mar- Community ried on April 7, 2017. In August 2016, she became program director Dr. Christina Royal ’94/’03MA at University Settlement’s Healthy College Families Program on the Lower r. Christina Royal ’94/’03MA was inaugurated as president of East Side of Manhattan. ; Edward DHolyoke Community College on Nov. 3, 2017. She is the college’s Williams III was married on May first woman president and the fourth president in its 71-year history. 27, 2017. He and his wife, Erin, wel- Elaine (Findlay) Perryman ’01 Royal received a PhD in education from Capella University and an comed Kaitlyn Elizabeth on Sept. recently appeared with her family MA in educational psychology and BA in mathematics from Marist. 11, 2017. on the cover of South Fulton Lifestyle Magazine. The cover 2004 story highlighted veterans in with the State of Connecticut tion from Rutgers University. ; and his wife, South Fulton, GA, who own small Michael Abitabilo businesses. Elaine served in the Air Department of Labor as a project Christina Miller-Foster and Nick Desiree, welcomed their second National Guard and Air Force and is manager until October 2015. She Foster ’02 welcomed their second son, Brandon, into the world. Big an independent beauty consultant currently conducts unemployment daughter, Hazel James, on Dec. 5, brother, Jack, is very excited! ; with Mary Kay Cosmetics. hearings, rendering the approval 2017. ; Rebecca Moy celebrated Damian Bednarz and his wife, or denial of benefits to citizens. her 10th year living and working Kristen (Alldredge) ’05/’08MA, In addition, she is a certified adult in Madrid, Spain, in January 2018. welcomed Cora Izabela on June education teacher who works for She first came to Madrid in 2002 4, 2017. ; Michael Benischek is the Bristol Adult Education system during her junior year at Marist engaged to Deborah Sawicki ’05. assisting individuals in obtaining and returned after completing her ; Aimee Blackton was promoted to high school diplomas. ; Christina master’s degree in San Diego. ; line producer at Sesame Workshop. (Hope) Eidel is a marketing auto- Brendon Nelson and Dan Cotoia ; Dennis Carroll inherited his mation specialist in the CertainTeed have formed a professional partner- father’s tax practice in February marketing department. ; Jaclyn ship between their Los Angeles- 2017. ; Alisa Cooper and Brett Jacobsen was hired as the senior based media companies. Brendon Spain purchased their first home communications officer for London- serves as U.S. executive producer in July 2016 in Pelham Manor, based International Council on for Made.For.Digital, an interna- NY, from Laura Clemente ’84. ; Mining and Metals. ; Anthony tional digital production company ChristieLyn Diller was promoted and Nicole (Davis) LoCurto ’04 that creates films and content for to assistant director of marketing welcomed their third child on May all digital platforms. Dan is the for the University of Maryland in 1, 2017. ; Peter Louis earned a JD/ founder and COO of Media Meld January 2017. ; Kathryn Fike mar- Erin Berthold ’05, shown with her MD dual degree from the Ohio Studios, a multimedia production ried James Stair on April 21, 2017, in husband, Matt ’05, was named State University Moritz College of company that provides talent book- Saratoga Springs, NY. ; Connecticut’s 2018 Teacher of the Chrissie Year. She teaches first grade at Law and the College of Medicine. ing resources, casting, and produc- (Anthony) Haim welcomed her Cook Hill Elementary School in He is in a residency in pathology tion services through its partnership fourth child, a girl, on May 21, 2017. Wallingford, CT. at Vanderbilt University Medical with Made.For.Digital. In the past The baby joins three big brothers. Center. At Marist he was a medi- year, Media Meld and MFD have Chrissie and her husband, Gabe, cal technology graduate and worked teamed on a variety of projects for opened Oyster Bay Brewing Co. ; as a medical laboratory scientist in successful brands and companies Nicole (Davis) LoCurto and her New York City and Boston before such as Snapchat, Jeep, Uber, and husband, Anthony ’03, welcomed returning to school. ; Megan Under Armour. ; Kathryn Reilly their third child on May 1, 2017. ; (Lizotte) McNally completed her Casali welcomed son Michael, born Christopher Marchand wrapped PhD in educational administra- in 2016. She works at Australian up his 14th season with Survivor on Catholic University as study CBS in July 2017. ; Paul Miller cele- Brendon Nelson ’03 and Dan Cotoia ’03 abroad coordinator. ; Mike Rode brated four years working at WWE. accepted a job as vice president, cli- ; Joe Pilc is a technology sourcing ent portfolio manager on the Global manager at NBCUniversal. On Sept. Value Team at American Century 6, 2017, he invited a representative Investments and moved from New from Marist to Rockefeller Center Mark Conway ’98 (left) was York City to Kansas City, MO, with to speak with NBC employees about promoted to zone sergeant in his wife, Leigh, who is getting her options to advance their education. a ceremony Jan. 10, 2018, at the MFA in interior design. ; David ; Jason Schuler’s business Drink New York State Police Academy Surdovel is curriculum director of More Good received the 2017 in Albany, NY. Mark is assigned to mathematics and advanced academ- Business of the Year award pre- Troop K, Zone 2, Wappingers, NY. ics for Tomball Independent School sented by the Poughkeepsie Journal Brian Coakley ’98 (right) received the permanent rank of sergeant District in Tomball, TX. His wife, newspaper and Think Dutchess but will remain in his current Jennifer, is a preschool teacher Alliance for Business, an economic assignment as an investigator. Brian at Palm Valley Lutheran Church development corporation in New is assigned to Troop B, Massena, NY.

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ACES Remembering Dr. Edward Donohue ’55 r. Edward P. Donohue ’55, Dprofessor of philosophy at Marist College from 1969 to 2004 and Heritage Professor, died Dec. 6, 2017, in Poughkeepsie. He was 85. Born on Nov. 10, 1932, in Queens, NY, Edward left home at a young age to become a Marist Brother. He traveled the world teaching and serving others as a Brother in his early years. As a Brother, he also helped build the original buildings on the Marist College campus. He was a carpenter on the chapel, a ditch- Dr. Edward Donohue ’55 digger on Donnelly Hall, a roofer on Adrian Hall (now demolished), Former women’s basketball standout Julianne Viani ’08 found herself and an assistant electrician on the old Fontaine Hall and library (where playing basketball with international superstar Justin Bieber at Madison the Cannavino Library now stands). Square Garden on Aug. 13. Julianne, who does color commentary for ESPN He earned a BA in French from Marist College, an MA in phi- broadcasts and the Liberty, had called a NY Liberty vs. LA Sparks game and losophy from Fordham University, and a PhD in philosophy from the then ran on the court to play in the 2017 ACES Charity Celebrity Basketball Catholic University of America. Game that followed. A photo of the superstar and Julianne appeared in People magazine. The event aimed to raise money and awareness for He chaired the Department of Philosophy from 1970 to 1981 and Tackle Kids Cancer and the Garden of Dreams Foundation. chaired the Division of Humanities from 1981 to 1984. He married the love of his life, the former Nancy O’Brien, on Dec. 28, 1974. His greatest joy and love was his family. He often said that being a father was the most cherished part of his life. Ed enjoyed playing the piano, attending Broadway shows, visiting museums, and studying art. He liked watching his favorite teams: the New York Yankees, Giants, and Knicks. Golf was also a pastime in his earlier years. He had a thirst for travel and enjoyed cruising with his wife, taking almost 30 cruises after retirement. Survivors include his son, Ned, and Ned’s wife, Tracie; his daughter, Hope Pinto, and her husband, Peter; his brother, Kevin; his grandchildren, Luke and Eve Pinto and Jack and Eryn Donohue; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife; his brother, Thomas; and his sisters Cecelia and Rosemarie. artist whose latest work was fea- investigative reporter for FOX 46 tured in the NHTI Library Gallery. Charlotte. ; John and Liz (Lucia) Sarah’s work in the exhibit includes Mullady welcomed daughter Mary partially-colored photos, images Elizabeth on Sept. 13, 2017. She joins enhanced with string and wire brothers Jack and Teddy. ; Deborah Friends of Mike Rode ’03 (back, center) attended a party for Mike and his wife, Leigh, to wish them well before they moved from New York City structures, and three-dimensional Sawicki is engaged to Michael ; ; to Kansas City, MO, for his new job. Guests were (left to right) Michelle constructs. Amy McHugh Cole Benischek ’04. Caitlin Halligan (Bergin) Branaugh ’03, Jimmy Spencer ’03, Paige (Gardner) Mulvey ’03, celebrated her marriage to Andrew Tolchin accepted a senior luxury Chris Santoro ’03, Kevin Kelly ’03, Albert Reyes ’03, Eric Johnstone ’03, Cole, whom she met 14 years ago designer position with Douglas Joanna (McGinn) Rapuzzi ’05, Greg Vernaci ’03, and Andrew Rapuzzi ’03. while on exchange from Marist to Elliman. the Australian Catholic University Inc. TV studios. A variety of live Rattanamongkhoune on July 8, 2017, in Sydney. The couple returned to 2006 and video-on-demand content is in Wappingers Falls, NY. She is the New York to celebrate with friends Adam Coppola is traveling the handled for all Time Inc. brands, daughter of Matthew Meltzer ’78. and family on Oct. 8, 2017. ; Sean country as a project coordinator for including People magazine, InStyle, ; Julia (Graham) Moore celebrated Collins, and his wife, Anne, were a corporate and video game event Entertainment Weekly, Sports her one-year anniversary with her named directors of Camp Billings company called Eventmakers, based Illustrated, and Food & Wine. ; husband, Derrick. The couple got in Fairlee, VT. ; Dave Gorman was in Los Angeles. He is also a profes- Maureen Kavanaugh completed married last year in Puerto Rico. assigned to Hickam AFB, HI, as the sional commercial/promo voiceover a PhD from Boston College in edu- She also celebrated seven years at deputy chief of future capabilities, artist who records for clients from cational research, measurement, her job with Weber Shandwick. ; Headquarters PACAF (Pacific Air a home studio. ; Laura Coppola and evaluation. ; Kristen Meltzer Christine (Olver) Nealon wel- Forces). ; Matt Grant is the chief is the studio manager for Time (’08MA) married Somprasong comed a son, born Aug. 26, 2017.

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St. Paul’s Quasi Parish in Atronie- 2009 Coeli Church in Hyde Park, NY. Sunyani, Ghana. He previously Andrew Goss and Jenna (Hadley) Brooke recently launched an worked as the diocesan financial Goss took a sabbatical during the online boutique called Lifetique administrator in the Catholic dio- summer of 2017 to travel through- that sells accessories for women cese of Sunyani for eight years. ; out Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, and pets. ; Victoria Billeter and Pasquale Colantuono (’13MPA) Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Matthew Lubrano ’11/’12MBA was promoted to deputy treasurer Malaysia. ; Brendan Kaylor had were engaged in early 2017 and will for the Village of Rye Brook, where a very eventful 2017. He graduated be married by Fr. Richard LaMorte he has worked for more than nine with his MBA in May, got married in Brooklyn, NY, in June 2018. ; years. ; Christina (Minniti) in June, and started a new job at Kristen Domonell is a writer for DeMetro (’09M) and her husband, Merrill Lynch in October. ; Kristen UW Medicine in Seattle, focused John DeMetro ’07, celebrated their (Spirko) Kenny (’14MA) gave birth on developing Right as Rain by son’s first birthday in September to a baby boy, Gavin Ryan, on June UW Medicine, an online health 2017. ; Jamie (Falco) Donohue 27, 2017. ; Lauren Lomauro and publication. ; Allison Duffy-Davis and her husband were married in Wilfred “Spongy” Benjamin ’08 relocated to Sydney, Australia. ; 2016 on Cape Cod and have been welcomed their first child, Caiden Matthew Janczyk was ordained living in Maryland for the past three Alexander, on Feb. 22, 2017. ; Kyle a Catholic priest in the Order of Ben Henderson ’11 years. She is a school counselor at an Meyer got married in January Preachers on May 20, 2017, at St. elementary school and received her 2018. ; Staci (Makovich) O’Neill Dominic Church in Washington, in June 2018. ; John Rodino teaches graduate certificate in sports coun- was one of 26 graduates from the DC. He now serves as the assistant Spanish at St. Bernard’s School in seling. Jamie and Kevin have been Leadership Institute in March 2017. Catholic chaplain at Dartmouth New York City and chaperones traveling overseas and hope to con- ; Sarah (Shoemaker) Perramant College. ; Matthew Pagliaro got an annual trip to Ecuador. He tinue to do so. ; Samantha Heck was appointed the public health epi- married in April 2016 and started was recently engaged to Daniela became engaged to Sean Palmer on demiologist for the Warren County working at Rosco Laboratories Trapani, and they plan to marry Aug. 22, 2017. ; Mark Heftler joined (NJ) Health Department in April in September 2016. ; Courtney in 2019 in Argentina. ; Rebecca Weber Gallagher as an associate in 2017. ; Caitlin Perry married Savoia contributes to three theater Smith married Christopher Paul the firm’s General Liability group. Andrew Moczula in Kingston, NY, web sites: BroadwayWorld.com, on Sept. 1, 2016. They reside in His previous experience includes on Sept. 30, 2017. Several Marist StageBuddy.com, and TheaterScene. Fishkill, NY. She is pursuing a mas- litigating complex insurance fraud alumni were in attendance. ; net. ter’s degree in visual art education matters, and he has experience Michael Rizzolo married Kathleen (K-12) at Manhattanville College. ; representing community property Oliva on June 16, 2017, at the 2011 Christopher Steber is a manager associations and their boards of Foundry in Long Island City, NY. ; Colleen Bunce and Christopher of special projects for the New York trustees as well as handling appel- Melissa (Levanti) Sandgren was Merolle were married at the Marist State Bridge Authority. ; Brittany late work. Before joining a law promoted to manager at KPMG as College chapel on Sept. 16, 2017. The Thomas married Eli Li on Jul 30, firm, Mark was vice president of a of October 2017. She got married wedding was followed by a reception 2017. ; Julianna White moved to geriatric care company. ; Matthew on Sept. 15, 2017, in Danvers, MA. at the Highlands Country Club in Washington, DC, in October 2016 Keys got married on June 30, 2017. Garrison, NY. Twenty-three Marist and started working as editor at ; Chelsea Lancaster accepted 2010 alumni attended. ; Veronica the Smithsonian American Art the role of marketing manager at Kayla Abitabile became engaged Cortinas graduated from nursing Museum. USIM, a media planning and buy- in December 2016, and a June 2018 school in August 2016 and began ing agency in Irvine, CA. ; Traci wedding in Troy, NY, is planned. ; working as a neonatal ICU RN in 2012 Salisbury published her first Brooke Anthony and Paul Sheedy March 2017 at Good Samaritan Erin Brush (MA) married Sean book, Authentic, Sexy, Truth. One were engaged in Amsterdam, the Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. ; Brodarick on Oct. 21, 2017, at Our Woman. One Truth. Lots of Brave. Netherlands, on Feb. 4, 2017, and Jacel Egan was married on Oct. Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church It is available on Kindle Direct married on Aug. 4, 2017, at Regina 14, 2017, in Charlottesville, VA. ; in Cutchogue, NY. They live in Publishing and Amazon. ; Lauren Cheri Fraiman joined H.O. Penn California, where Erin teaches became the PR Machinery in 2015 after commuting and Sean is a captain in the U.S. (Pavlick) Soriano Grant Thonack ’10, a video editor director for the Fairmont Copley to New York City every day for the Marine Corps, stationed at Camp for The Restaurant Hunter, won his ; Plaza Hotel in Boston, MA, in June second Emmy Award for “Inside past decade, giving her more time Pendleton. Michael Cullen 2017. ; Andrew Soucheck married the CIA.” for family and community. Her got engaged on Sept. 23, 2017. ; Nicole Lodowski on May 21, 2016, daughter is a high school senior, Danielle DeZao is the founder of in Saratoga, NY. They purchased planning to apply to Marist. ; Erica the purplethread, an organization at their first home in Jersey City, Garofalo married Jeevan Vittal in Marist since 2010. She is also a men- NJ. ; Jim Tonchick is thinking of Milford, CT, on May 28, 2017. ; Ben tor for the Paper Fig Foundation retiring from IT within a couple Henderson was promoted from and Futures NYC. ; John Enright of years. ; Allison (McCullough) senior accountant to supervisor at won his second Emmy award in Wilhelm lives in Ann Arbor, MI, Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte, CPAs, May 2017 for Outstanding Post- with her husband, Andrew (West in Albany, NY. Ben joined TBC in Produced Graphic Design (Monday Point ’08), and their three children. 2015 after a stint at an international Night Football). ; Kailey Fitzgerald She stays home with their children public accounting firm. He earned married Adam Gingras on May 28, while Andrew pursues his master’s a master of tax degree from the 2017, in Newport, RI. The couple in nuclear engineering at University University at Albany. ; Matthew first met while living and working in of Michigan. They are thrilled to be Lubrano (’12MBA) and Victoria Newport at Salve Regina University. moving back to the Hudson River Billeter ’10 were engaged in early They have since moved to Boston, Valley in 2018! 2017 and will be married by Fr. MA. ; Amanda Mastroberti Richard LaMorte in Brooklyn, NY, married Steven Ondrof on July

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Cara Mooney ’15 at Torres del Paine National Park in Chile’s Patagonia region. South America Sojourn: Q&A with Cara Mooney ’15

ara Mooney ’15 has been doing a little bit What countries did you visit? it is, and while there are risks, there are ways to Cof traveling, to say the least. In 2013–14 she I traveled for just over three months. I started still be adventurous and travel smartly. I spent studied in Spain for 14 months, living with a host in Colombia and followed the Andes south to over seven weeks trekking and camping through family and studying at the Universidad Carlos Peru, Bolivia, and then into the Patagonia region Patagonia, largely unguided. It was a huge men- III de Madrid. She also worked and interned at of Chile and Argentina. tal game and the preparation was extensive. the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, as well as taking Why did you want to go there? What was your favorite moment? the time to travel to Belgium, France, Austria, I have never traveled in South America so it has I hadn’t planned on doing any extreme moun- Hungary, and Morocco. After graduating from taineering, but that’s the exciting side of sponta- Marist she spent two years teaching English been a continent I have wanted to visit for a long time. I’m fascinated by the rich culture and his- neous traveling. While in Bolivia, I heard there in South Korea on a Fulbright grant. She has was a “beginner” mountain for anyone who also visited Japan, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, tory and I love the outdoors. I’ve seen few places with such diverse and awe-inspiring geography. wanted to attempt a 6,000-meter climb. Part Vietnam, Fiji, New Zealand, Ireland, Portugal, of the Cordillera Real, Mount Huayna Potosí is Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Even after three months, I feel as though I only brushed the surface, but you have to pick and just over 6,088 meters (19,974 feet in elevation). It Costa Rica, Belize, and Guatemala. A photog- was a three-day climb with an overnight ascent rapher, she has documented her trips in photos choose. After spending over two years in South Korea, I also wanted an opportunity to brush to reach the summit before sunrise. It was the and text at caramooneyphoto.com. most physically difficult thing I have ever done. On her blog she wrote that not long before up on my Spanish. Did you travel alone? I almost passed out twice from exhaustion and she was accepted to the Fulbright program, she lack of oxygen, but in that moment, standing at was diagnosed, at age 21, with rheumatoid arthri- I planned this trip with a friend I made from the peak watching the sunrise was worth the tis (RA). The painful condition made difficult Fulbright Korea. We traveled two months suffering. even basic tasks such as getting dressed. She together and I did one month alone, where I What is one item you can’t travel without forged ahead, setting up multiple daily medica- traveled primarily in Bolivia. and why? tions, pharmacies, and health insurance for her What was the most challenging thing about South Korea stay, and continues to travel. visiting South America? Looking past the obvious like passport and cell Recently she spent three months backpack- phone, I can’t travel without my nice DSLR cam- You hear all these stereotypes about going to era. Often, to drop precious pounds of weight ing in South America. Marist magazine asked Latin American countries, traveling solo or her about the journey. from their bags, travelers go without and only traveling as a young woman and how dangerous use their cellphones. While the camera qual-

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF CARA MOONEY —Eros Rios-Tinoco ’20 Rios-Tinoco —Eros

Now that I’m finally that Now I’m back in USA,plan I the to City and in perhapswork New plan York my next adventure. I’m stillI’m learning to live how life my the best I can with RA. has It its challenges. currently I’m in a sort remission, of fortunate so I’m enough to be to able lead a normal life the for most part. Some days are tougher thanothers. I like pushing myself physically and mentally. Just because a disease have you mean doesn’t you trycan’t I like climbing enjoy. what to do you and hiking because thereare days when I can’t physically it, do so when the I have opportunity, feelingno I take it. There’s quite likereaching thesummit and knowing yourselfthat got you there. I think people more could live like that. What’s next for you? Teaching Assistant.Teaching I was a full-time foreign English teacher a middle at school in Gwangju, largea city in the southwest taughtI Korea. of students800 over week.a Whileworking, I also a number worked Fulbright of initiatives and programs including the program North for Korean Defectors, where I was the regional coordinator,and Bridge Initiative, Korea which provides classes weekend volunteer by teachers to students who are unable to affordattend to schools). (cram hagwons What is your attitude regarding traveling with RA, especiallyphysically the with all hiking as such do activitiesdemanding you ice-climbing? and Can you talklittle a about your Fulbright experience? Where to begin? did I Fulbrighta grant for two years in South as English or Korea an ETA On Huayna Potosí, a mountain in Bolivia, north of La Paz in the Cordillera Real. Elevation: feet. 19,974 as with a few friends. Otherwise was it camping. stranded boat. boat. stranded Where did you stay? I stayed in a few hostels while in the city as well receding tide and the rescuing boat failed to tow our ferry off rocks. the What was supposed to be an idyllic five-hour tour to see some penguins ended being up 12 over hours starving a on Isla Magdalena to see the Magellanic Penguin The islandColony. fouris hours awayround trip from the city port Punta Arenas. Our ferry gettingendedup stranded the on island the by definitelyTowards most the the memorable. our of end trip, near Ushuaia (commonly called the southernmost city visited we in the world), to improve. Theylong a come have way from the days Pablo Escobar. of What was the most fun thing you did? While perhaps this the wasn’t most fun, was it The The city turned thisnotionits on head. I have not met a more gracious and friendly people, so their how of proud communities continued have a closesecond. Out all of the countries I told people I was visiting, Colombia, and Medellín in particular, was the people one to me told worry aboutthe most because of its violent reputation. What was your favorite city in South America that you visited and why? Medellínin Colombia was favorite my of one cities I visited, with Arequipa in Peru being of a DSLR.of though Even they’re expensive and lugged heavy,have I them through cities and up mountains to the get perfect shot. ity is increasing with each new generation of smartphone, still it replicate can’t the quality 40 news&

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Oct. on engaged got followed her her followed returned returned ; is work is Lauren Lauren ; ------tion at SUNY Stony Brook, with an her first full-time, post-grad job In Memoriam expected graduation date of 2018. ; at Entercom/Smart Reach Digital. Alison Gillin got married last year She is the digital campaign man- Friends to Bradley Topliff, whom she dated ager for markets in Providence, RI; Bonnie Angelo long distance while in college. She Springfield, MA; and Worcester, Charles E. Conklin Frank Copit was promoted to a sales role at work MA. Her responsibilities include ; Alexander C. Ewing and recently purchased a house. account and project management, Virginia Fisher Johnnieanne Hansen (MA) was campaign creation and optimiza- Sr. Nadine Foley, OP named the first-ever director of tion, account executive manage- Elvira I. Haddad workforce development and coor- ment, and client communication. ; William Kyle dinator for apprentice programs Emily Bogner is a freelance stylist. Nancy O’Shea for the Council of Industry (COI), Her first client is Alysia Reiner from Henry Page Jr. a Town of Newburgh-based associa- Orange Is the New Black. ; Alicia Gabe Pressman tion of more than 160 Hudson Valley Crisalli started graduate school at Employees manufacturers. Her duties include URI in January 2018 and is pursu- ; Rena M. Britt DuPilka leading COI’s partnership with the ing a PhD in medicinal chemistry. Executive Secretary, Hudson Valley Pathways Academy Nicole Curry began interning with 1969–1984 at SUNY Ulster and other P-TECH the marketing department at a large Arthur Bruno schools; creating relationships media agency in New York City in Security Officer, 2000–2017 between school districts and manu- Jay Arzu ’16 June 2017. In August 2017, she was Bro. Thomas Delaney, FMS ’59 facturers; and administering COI’s offered a full-time position as an Adjunct Lecturer in Spanish New York State Manufacturers Jay Arzu has returned to his com- assistant media planner. ; Paul Fix and Freshman Mentor, Alliance-registered apprentice pro- munity in the Bronx and started has continued to travel and report 1989–2002 gram. ; Zachary Obid has worked a community benefit corporation on the automotive industry, cover- Frank DeRobertis ’93 Adjunct Instructor of Computer Science, many different production jobs over called Friends of the Concourse. He ing motorsports and auto shows, 1998–2009 the past few years. He traveled and is also a part-time publisher for a and reviewing new vehicles. He is Dr. Edward Donohue ’55 lived in Madrid for a few months, prominent urban planning blog also working as the marketing man- Professor of Philosophy working on the docu-series Hala focused on transportation and ager at a manufacturing business and Heritage Professor, Madrid in conjunction with GoPro sustainable development. Jay is focusing on aftermarket automotive 1969–2004 and Real Madrid, and produced four looking at opportunities for pro- parts. ; Shauna Flanagan moved Robin Loeffler episodes for Complex’s hit series fessional growth before heading to overseas and works as a tour guide Senior Student Account Representative, ComplexCon(versations). He also graduate school for a second time. for a company called Bus2alps. 1991–2016 worked on many short documen- ; Haylee Caravalho completed Many Marist students travel all over Salvatore Mula taries for Sports Illustrated and is her master’s in international mar- Europe with the company. ; Aaron Security Officer, 1988–2006 now working on a documentary keting through the University of Gaberman began working in media Verne W. Newton for ESPN’s 30 for 30. He is thankful Surrey in the UK. She continues to relations at Villanova University as Library Director, 2003–2015 for the connections he made from travel and expand upon her interna- the main contact for three sports: Dr. Casimir Norkeliunas ; ; Associate Professor of Russian and German internships at Marist. Caitlin tional knowledge and experience. golf, softball, and water polo. He and Heritage Professor, O’Connell has a job on the recruit- Isabella Sofia DeAngelis presented enjoys working there and notes 1969–2000 ing team at Bridgewater Associates. her undergraduate capping proj- that his Marist education certainly Laurence Sullivan ’54 ; Melissa Saxe is living in Boston ect, a thesis paper titled “Bridging helped him get the job. ; Samantha Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies after working in Manhattan for two the Gap Between Death and Nearon started working at the and Heritage Professor, years at a public relations agency. Communications,” at the Eastern nonprofit Centre on Philanthropy. 1969–1999 She made the move with her sig- Communication Association ; Katherine Perry was named one Joan Syler Computer Store Manager, nificant other, Thomas McGuire, Conference in Boston in March of 16 Woodrow Wilson New Jersey 1986–2006 and works as a recruiter in a staff- 2017. ; Alayna Krug was accepted Teaching Fellows for 2017. The ing firm. ; Jesse Scannapieco has into JP Morgan’s Asset Wealth highly competitive program recruits ; Students held six positions within Target in Management Analyst Program. both recent graduates and career Zachary Bassin ’17 just two years. Currently he is the Katelyn Powers began working at changers with strong backgrounds Nicholas Holman ’17 executive leader for operations at R & L in October 2016. ; Andrea in science, technology, engineering, David Zeneski ’18 the Target in Westbury, NY, leading married her high school and math and prepares them specifi- Puskar Please visit maristconnect.marist.edu/inmemoriam all store operations, new rollouts, sweetheart, Matthew Dunn, on cally to teach in high-need second- for online remembrances of members of and target.com business as well as July 1, 2017, at the Garrison. Many ary schools. Each Fellow receives the Marist College community. compliance and legal issues for the Marist alumni attended. ; Hayley $30,000 to complete a specifically store. Most recently he was able Reddington is attending New York designed, cutting-edge master’s to help with the Target “flexible Medical College to obtain an MD program. In return, Fellows commit format” stores and their openings degree. ; Gabriel Veliz traveled to to teach for three years in the urban (Herald Square, Port Washington, Germany to attend Oktoberfest in and rural New Jersey schools that and Freeport). He is excited and Munich. most need strong STEM teachers. ; looks forward to more changes and Jacqueline Venuti is enrolled in the his own personal development. 2017 16-month accelerated program at Liana Babich became engaged to NYU Silver School of Social Work. 2016 Andrew Jabs on Jan. 19, 2017, after She expects to receive her MSW in After completing his U.S. Fulbright two years of dating. In February May 2019. Grant and graduating with his MPA 2017 she moved from Long Island, from SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy, NY, to Rhode Island to work at

SPRING 2018 41 42 Alumni news& Marriages notes Corcoran ’07, and Barbara (Collins) Minerva ’76. ’07, (Collins)Corcoran Minerva Barbara and ’76, ’07, (O’Brien) Fry Kerri Minerva Frank Allyson ’76,’76, ’76, (DeFranco) Ray Murphy Banks Anne Phyllis (Mendreski) Hoar, (McCormack) Augustine ’76, Donald Augustine ’76, ’07, (Spies) Whitcomb Katie ’75, Hoar Marian Bill including attended by multiple generations of Marist alumni, was wedding Their MA. 2017, 22, July Dennisport, in ’07 Hoar Margaret on Oct. 16, 2016, in Spring Lake, NJ. 16, Lake, 2016, Spring Oct. in on ’06 Godfrey Kathryn MARIST MARIST Melissa Kennedy ’16, Karen Finnerty ’04, ’16, Finnerty Kennedy Karen Melissa MAGAZINE married Andrew Donahue on married Raymondmarried Lamanna Sept. 9, 2016, at Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage, NY. Bethpage, in Green the on 9, 2016,Sept. Carlyle at Stephanie Figuccio ’10 married Maureen (O’Keefe) Murphy Kevin Reimer ’10 Reimer on Kevin as the celebrant. Many alumni were present to share in the festivities. the in share to present were alumni Many celebrant. the as ceremony took place at ’15MA Gould Kelley

and were married on Aug. 18, Aug. on 2017. ’14MA married The were Posch Billy

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel, with Father LaMorte Father with Chapel, Wisdom of Seat Lady Our Lindsey Flanders ’12, and ’12, Esposito ’12, Lauren ’12, Lightowler Steve Rizzo Kara Samantha Bruno ’12, Brendan Cuddihy ’11, Brendan Kenny ’12, alumni by Marist attended was wedding RI. Their Newport, Kailey Fitzgerald ’12 married Adam Gingras on May 28,May on 2017, Gingras Adam in married Lisa Morano ’12. Morano Lisa

Ever since their Marist days, it’s been a tradition for Ted Ebberts III ’03 and his friends to wear custom-made T-shirts for bar crawls and bachelor parties. So after Ted and John Cain eloped in 2016, Ted’s pals decided to honor that sartorial tradition at the newlyweds’ reception four months later in Branford, CT: they wore suits in a rainbow palette. A story about the occasion appeared on the web site lovewhatmatters.com in February 2018. Shown jumping for joy behind Ted and John are (left to right) Greg Anderson ’03, Chris Nelson ’03, Joel Martinez ’03, Dan Herens ’03, Chris Davis ’03, Matt Lipschutz ’03, Declan Howlin ’03, and Conor English.

Merren Flynn ’13 married Alex Erickson ’13 with many Marist alumni in attendance including Briana Flynn ’15, maid of Tom Schwab ’99 married Mary Rubianno honor and sister of the bride; Richard McCrossen ’84, the on Aug. 12, 2016. A Marist broadcast bride’s uncle; and Dr. Jan Stivers, favorite professor of both journalism graduate and former New the bride and mother of the bride Ann McCrossen Flynn ’87. York City TV news reporter/anchor, Tom Fr. Richard LaMorte celebrated the Mass. proposed to his bride using a jumbotron in Times Square on Valentine’s Day.

Jackleen and John Nicolucci ’01 were married on June 24, 2017, in New York City. A number of Marist alumni were in attendance. Kelly Murray ’06 and Christopher (CJ) Turner ’06 were married in Poughkeepsie on May 5, 2017. The two had dated since meeting during their sophomore year at Marist, and more than 30 alumni attended their wedding.

Andrew Soucheck ’08 married Nicole Lodowski ’08 on May 21, 2016, in Saratoga, NY.

SPRING 2018 43 Philanthropy A “Guardian Angel” for Students in Need Dave Donoghue ’64 established a number of scholarships: one to assist students with disabilities; one to honor an influential professor; and one to support aspiring social workers. He also went above and beyond by anonymously supplementing aid to Marist seniors close to dropping out because of sudden financial hardship. Helping others seemed to be in his DNA and was also informed by his life experience and career choice.

eing deemed an angel Catholic Charities/Catholic Bis the kind of talk Dave Family Services in New Britain, Donoghue’s humble disposition CT, for 31 years before retiring. and Irish wit would have put a Recognizing how important it is quick end to. But an angel among to have more male social work- us is what Donoghue, a member ers, Donoghue’s next scholarship of the Class of 1964, was to dozens focus was to help Marist students of Marist students who needed who were pursuing that goal. financial help to complete their Recipients were recom- college educations. mended by the School of Social For a number of years, in and Behavioral Sciences in addition to establishing several collaboration with the Office scholarship funds, the Marist of Student Financial Services, alumnus went the extra mile for which documented financial students encountering sudden need. Knowing the necessity of financial hardship. Reaching graduate work in his field, one of out to others just seemed to be Donoghue’s aims was to lessen in Dave Donoghue’s DNA. That the undergraduate debt load of and a strong faith informed his these Marist students. optimistic perspective of a glass Amid his ongoing support half-full. His early years may also of scholarship funds, Donoghue have encouraged his choice of a asked if any Marist students cur- career in social work. rently close to graduation were on Born in Watertown, NY, the verge of dropping out because he was the eighth and last son of family financial problems. Yes, of Raymond and Mary Carroll he was told, it’s an important need Donoghue. His mother died at Marist. when he was three and he came Over the past decade, the alumnus helped out a Over the past decade, the to live at a children’s home, an alumnus helped out a number orphanage, and eventually with number of desperate students and their parents. of desperate students and their his paternal grandmother. At age Recipients of the hardship scholarships were selected parents. Recipients of the hard- 6, he went to live with his paternal ship scholarships were selected aunt and uncle, Dorothea and by Student Financial Services; and because Dave by Student Financial Services; Thomas Shea, in Amityville, Donoghue requested anonymity, his code name and because Donoghue requested Long Island. anonymity, his code name In time, the Donoghue became “the guardian angel.” became “the guardian angel.” family was brought back Dave Donoghue endured together. Dave’s love for his many health challenges over parents and his aunt and uncle led him in Bro. Joseph L.R. Belanger FMS ’48, profes- the years. He drew strength from his faith, to establish a scholarship at Marist in sor of French. Not surprisingly, his major and when he passed away on Aug. 27, 2017, their honor. The Donoghue–Shea Family became French. He then earned an MSW at age 79, his memorial card cited St. Francis Memorial Scholarship fund now assists from the University of Michigan’s prestigious of Assisi: “O Divine Master, grant that I may Marist students with physical or learning social work school. Donoghue honored his not so much seek to be consoled as to console, disabilities. former professor by establishing the Bro. to be understood as to understand, to be loved Donoghue was employed as a childcare Joseph L.R. Belanger, FMS, Scholarship as to love. For it is in giving that we receive.” worker at various Catholic-affiliated children’s endowment to aid students with unforeseen homes in New York and Connecticut. With financial circumstances. Shaileen Kopec retired from Marist College his father’s support, he attended Marist Donoghue was a licensed clinical social in 2015 after a 43-year career that included 14 College and found a mentor and lifelong friend worker, a marriage and family therapist, years as vice president for college advancement. BY SHAILEEN KOPEC and a member of the National Association She continues to reside in Poughkeepsie, NY, of Social Workers. He was employed at with her husband, Tony ’77 MBA.

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Rob Moore ’90 (left) is presented with his Legacy Society pin by Marist College Come back, give back, and always President David Yellen. look forward Charitable Marist College invites you to join the Legacy Society, whose philanthropically-minded Since its founding, Marist College has remained committed to three values: excellence in members have included Marist in their long-range plans. Gift Annuity There are many ways to remember Marist, including: education, a sense of community, and a commitment to service. Each year, thousands of Rates of Return for One Life* alumni, parents, and friends reinforce those values by coming back to campus, showing Minimum age of donor: 65 n naming Marist as a beneficiary in a will or living trust; n establishing a charitable gift annuity (see chart) which provides income for life; Red Fox spirit, and making a gift to the Marist Fund. Minimum contribution: $10,000 n naming Marist as a partial or whole beneficiary of an IRA, charitable trust, life insurance When you give to the Marist Fund, you ensure that Marist continues to fulfill its mission Age Rate Age Rate Age Rate policy, or qualified retirement plan to help students develop the intellect, character, and skills necessary for enlightened, 65 4.7 75 5.8 85 7.8 Legacy Society members are recognized with a Legacy Society pin, receive selected ethical, and productive lives in today’s global community. publications, and are invited to an annual celebration hosted by President David Yellen. 5.1 6.8 9.0 Values inspire us at Marist to come back, give back, and always look forward. Consider 70 80 90+ There is no minimum gift amount for membership nor is disclosure of the gift amount making a gift to the Marist Fund today and help inspire the next generation of Red Foxes. *As of March 16, 2018. Returns and tax required. Members may request anonymity. benefits are subject to change. Funding a charitable gift annuity with appreciated The enlightened generosity of Legacy Society members is supporting Marist College securities could provide the added benefit and Marist students for generations to come. Visit www.marist.edu/give to make your gift today. of avoiding capital gains tax when the assets are transferred directly to Marist. Payments may be delayed to a later date, with a higher If you are interested in learning The Reynard Circle honors donors who payout rate. The remainder will be used more about the Marist College Introducing the Reynard Circle: in accordance with your wishes to benefit Legacy Society or have already have made gifts for three or more consecutive fiscal years to Marist College. Marist College, such as scholarship support, included Marist in your plans, The Reynard Circle celebrates all gifts of every size, so consider making a academic programs, or where the needs are please contact Joan Gambeski ’83, Director of Gift gift today to qualify for the Reynard Circle. greatest. and Legacy Planning, by phone at 845-575-3942 or by email at [email protected].

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