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* A ticket to show 128 of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour—closing night of the European leg—is one of many treasures in the collection. Contents Features | Spring 2018

BACKSTORY » After struggling to communicate with her daughter, Lisa, who was born with Rett syndrome, Professor Theresa Bartolotta set out on a path to improve communications strategies for all persons with Rett and their families. Story, p. 28.

Paul Corliss (left) and Nick Carlascio ’18, the first recipient of the Richard Corliss Memorial Endowed Scholarship. “I don’t think I would have been able to afford this great opportunity if it wasn’t for scholarships,” says Carlascio.

The Power of Endowed Scholarships To honor his late brother, Paul Corliss wants to make a Monmouth education possible for a new generation of students. He’s already made a difference in the life of one Hawk.

hen Trustee Paul Corliss established a distin- to foster academic excellence and help Monmouth W guished endowed scholarship in remembrance University students achieve the same professional of his late brother, noted film critic Richard Corliss, he heights as Richard. Wanted to ensure it would have an immediate impact on students. So Paul fully funded the scholarship Distinguished endowed scholarships can be with a gift of $100,000. That foresight and generosity established at Monmouth University with a gift of helped make a Monmouth education possible for $50,000, while endowed scholarships can be created Nick Carlascio ’18, the first recipient of the Richard with a gift of $25,000. Either type can be established Corliss Memorial Endowed Scholarship. with a pledge that is fulfilled over five years. When fully funded, endowed scholarships provide a Not content to stop there, Paul personally appealed perpetual source of financial assistance for students. to titans of the film industry to honor Richard’s legacy by contributing to the scholarship. His For more information on how you can establish an 24 28 34 outreach paid off handsomely with an anonymous endowed scholarship, contact Jonathan Meer, A NEW SCHOOL OF THOUGHT LANGUAGE OF LOVE ROCK RELICS America’s school-to-prison pipeline A rare neurological disorder robs The Bruce Springsteen Special Collec- gift of $100,000—doubling the endowment and vice president for University Advancement, at is having a devastating effect on girls and women of simple commu- tion is like the Promised Land for fans moving Paul closer to his goal of raising $1 million 732-571-3411 or [email protected]. at-risk youth. Monmouth students nication. A new effort aims to help of the Boss. And it’s got a new perma- have a plan to fix the system. give them their voices back. nent home at Monmouth University.

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Wayne Cochran rocked Boylan featuring our own Andy Shawn.” TELL Gym better than anybody in the Bruce and the band were also very ’60s. I remember him breaking gracious. » MONMOUTH VOL. 37. NO. 2 chairs and rocking James Brown Andrew V. Shawn ’74 14 22 42 Monmouth magazine is published thrice US songs and then calming everyone annually by the Monmouth University down doing Otis Redding’s “Sitting Division of Enrollment Management. WHAT by the Dock of the Bay.” Great Sneaky sailors Vice President for memories. When I was captain of the Mon- Enrollment Management YOU Joe Rall ’69 mouth Sailing Team, there was a Robert D. McCaig, Ed.D. tradition for teams to “steal” the I was in a Blues-oriented group, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Associate Vice President, THINK The Charlie Smith Band, while at Greek bear flag and hoist it on The Front Marketing & Communications Monmouth. We opened for B.B. their own flagpoles for the next Tara Peters ’94, ’99M Email us at » King when he played Monmouth regatta. After Navy stole it from currents RESEARCH & REFLECTION magazine@ Editor Gym in 1971. We had opened for the USMMA in Kings Point, the Tony Marchetti monmouth.edu, him once before, in Albany, New Monmouth team stole it from Navy 04 10 12 or write York, in 1969. B.B. remembered us in the dead of the night. We then NEED TO KNOW CONCEPTS EXPLAIN THIS Assistant Editor RE: Fall 2017 and was very gracious, and we all hoisted it on our greased flagpole Breanne McCarthy Without doubt, in my nearly us at Monmouth had a great time together that eve- at the Patten Point Yacht Club The new-look Edison Examining a new Mon- How to build a 50-year association with Mon- ning. By May 1974, I was in another where we held the next regatta. Science Building puts mouth poll on energy and better paper airplane. magazine, Design & Layout mouth, this is the best Mon- band, Clockwork, and we opened Nina Vuyosevich Anderson ’67 science on display. the mid-Atlantic coast. Monmouth Dog Ear Consultants mouth or Chancellor yet! Well for Bruce Springsteen on campus. University, Contributing Writers done on so thoughtfully, and It was a packed house in the gym, TIDES » CULTURE & COMMUNITY BELOW: An article from the Dec. 5, 1965, Mark Blackmon artfully, capturing the many facets Alumni House, and I was very proud when the an- edition of the Asbury Park Press on the of Monmouth! nouncer said, “Here is Clockwork, stealing of the flag. Mark Gola 400 Cedar 14 16 17 Maureen Harmon Mitchell Shivers ’70 Molly Petrilla Ave., West LONDON HOW MONMOUTH THIS IS Melissa Kvidahl Reilly Long Branch, CALLING WAS MADE MONMOUTH Monica Rozenfeld Prachi Patel is charting So Sweet A Cat Field is The scene at West Favorite campus NJ 07764. a new course for after named for an animal, but Long Branch. Photographers concerts Submissions for graduation. not the kind you’d expect. Bill Cardoni I saw many great shows at Mon- the Letters page Tina Colella mouth—Jethro Tull, The Byrds, are subject to PLAY » SPORTS & FITNESS Anthony DePrimo John Mayal—but my favorite was Dustin Fenstermacher the first time I saw Bruce. It was editing Matt Furman 1969 or ’70, and I was sick in bed for clarity and 20 22 Mark Krajnak with the flu. My roommates said, “Come on, we’re going to see length and HIGHER PURPOSE LEAPS AND BOUNDS Illustrators Steel Mill.” Steel who? When we must include After injury, Nick Wilker Sprinter Bryan SoSoo on life Davide Bonazzi got there, the gym was sectioned has embraced a new role after Monmouth and the glo- Dung Hoang off in half. In front of us was a the writer’s on the lacrosse team. ries of Old Bay Seasoning. Patrick Kirchner minimal drum kit, a bass guitar, name, address, Julie McLaughlin a guitar, and a few small amps. I and phone said, “I got out of bed for this?” number for On the Cover Bruce came out and the band The Back The Rest Springsteen Collection, started to play … and play … confirmation. and play—three hours of original » photographed by Matt Furman Class notes ALUMNI LIFE Letters, 03.A Day material, and the place was going at the Beach, 18. wild. Just phenomenal! I walked Sports Shorts, 22. out into the night and had an 42 50 Alumni Roundup, epiphany: I was cured. THE JUST HER CUP 44. In Memoriam, Jerry Tirotta ’71 CHANGEMAKER OF TEA 55. My Life Since Saoud Khalifah’s web- A freshman seminar Monmouth, 56. West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Mitch Ryder, Sam & Dave, Jack site can help you shop led Kaitlyn Baklarz to a 732-571-3489 Jones, Vanilla Fudge—I saw a lot of smarter. flavorful career. monmouth.edu great concerts at Monmouth, but

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NEED TO KNOW » Topics & trends Open for discovery THE NEW-LOOK EDISON SCIENCE BUILDING PUTS SCIENCE ON DISPLAY.

BY TONY MARCHETTI welcome sight greeted students and faculty when they returned Ato campus this semester: a fully functional, state-of-the-art science building. For the last two-and-a-half years, sections of Edison have been closed on a rotating basis as the facility un- derwent an extensive renovation and expansion. The interior was stripped down to the studs and sub-floor- ing, exterior walls were pushed out, and a new section was added, says Dean of the School of Science Steven Bachrach. Though technically not a new building, anyone who hasn’t visited campus in several years likely wouldn’t recognize the facility that stands adjacent to Torcivia Common. And once people step inside, they’ll see something even more spectacular.

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Gone are the cinder block walls, dark hallways, and brutalist ar- chitectural style that marked the old Edison. Large exteri- or windows and glass walls run- ning throughout the interior allow natural light to pour in, giving Edison a bright, airy, open feel. Classrooms, labs, collaborative spaces, and faculty offices now seemingly blend into one large, inviting space. The design choice is “purposeful,” says Bachrach. “It puts science on display and gets students curious and excited about learning,” says Bachrach. “Instead of ‘hiding’ what we’re doing, we want to welcome people into the scientific endeavor. We hope this building will foster a sense of discovery. That’s why people become scientists—to be involved in discovery, to do something new, to create new knowledge, to push back on the fron- tiers of what we understand.” The changes go beyond the aes- thetic. In addition to its larger footprint, the building contains a multitude of new and improved spaces and safety features, says Bachrach, including 12 faculty research labs, a tissue culture lab, seven prep labs, nine instru- ment labs, 15 write-up rooms, a herbarium and vivarium, and 55 fume hoods. There is also ample space for students to study alone or to collaborate with classmates. And since all Monmouth students are required to take science courses as part of their core academic requirements, the new facility benefits everyone, says Bachrach. At $40 million, the Edison renovation and expansion was the largest academic construction project in the university’s history. Funding came from a variety of sources, including $5 million from New Jersey’s Building Our Future Act and the state’s Cap- ital Improvement Fund, as well as generous contributions from several individuals. “We have big expectations with this new facility,” the dean said during a ceremonial rib- bon-cutting ceremony held in February. “We believe that

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“ More students will be drawn into this research enterprise, and share in the unmatched excitement of scientific discovery. ”

our new facilities will be quite attractive to prospective students and parents, and new faculty. These new facilities will in- spire our faculty to undertake new and more ambitious research projects. More students will be drawn into this research enterprise, and share in the unmatched excitement of scientific discovery. We firmly believe that this beautiful new facility has transformed the School of Science into an open, inter- CONTINUE active cornerstone of the Mon- THE TOUR mouth University campus.” More photos online at monmouth.edu/ magazine

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509: The number of oil rig fires that erupted between 72: The percentage of coastal 2006 and April 2010, the residents surveyed who said 94: The percentage of the month of the Deepwater they would support windmills outer continental shelf that the Horizon disaster, the largest 35: The percentage of respon- for energy off the coast, as Obama administration blocked offshore oil spill in U.S. history dents in a recent Monmouth long as they aren’t visible for drilling 26: Percentage of respon- poll who said they have either from shore. 134 million: The number of dents who support oil and gas “a great deal” or “some” confi- 90: The percentage of those gallons spilled in that disaster drilling off the Atlantic coast dence in how the federal gov- 52: Percentage who would waters that could soon be free ernment will handle coastal support visible windmills game under the Trump plan $18.7 billion: BP’s payout for 40: Percentage of respon- management issues over the federal and state claims resulting 54: Percentage of re- dents who oppose it next few years (as of 2017) 22: Percentage who support from the spill. The money was spondents who said offshore drilling for oil and gas divvied up between clean-up loosening restric- 61: The percentage of respon- projects and the restoration of tions (those in place dents who had either “little” natural resources, claims from as of 2017) would be or “no” confidence in the the five Gulf states and 400 a “bad idea” federal government’s handling local government bodies, and a of these issues hefty Clean Water Act penalty 20: The percentage who said it’s a “good idea”

CONCEPTS » Data, visualized Drill, Baby, Drill? EXAMINING A NEW POLL ON ENERGY AND THE COAST BY MAUREEN HARMON ust days into 2018, the Trump administration released a draft proposal detailing an ambitious plan: The federal government would seek to Jopen almost all U.S. coastal water to gas and oil drilling. The proposal is an effort to develop more domestic energy sources, but the move pins environmentalists and activists against developers and drillers. On one side, a hope to become an energy example of politics over people, ignoring powerhouse. “Under President Trump, widespread local and state opposition,” Di- we are going to become the strongest ane Hoskinsm, a campaign director for the energy superpower this world has ever marine conservation group Oceana, told known,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Bloomberg. told Bloomberg. “We want to grow our While the two sides duke it out, we turn to nation’s offshore energy industry, in- stats and two recent polls—collaborations stead of slowly surrendering it to foreign between Monmouth’s Polling Institute shores.” and Urban Coast Institute—to see how On the other side, a major concern about people living in coastal towns in Maryland, the environment and coastal towns—ar- Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, eas that fear negative side effects to their and Pennsylvania feel about the water in tourism and fishing industries. “This rad- their backyard, its care at the state and fed- ical offshore drilling free-for-all is a clear eral level, and its future.

Sources: A written statement from U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), April 2010; Nation- al Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; The Economist; The New York Times; Mid-Atlantic Coastal Policy: The Public View: A Survey of Residents in the Six-State Mid-Atlantic Region; Life on the Mid-Atlantic Coast 2017: A Five-State Survey of Coastal Community Residents

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EXPLAIN THIS » Today, educators might de- the the beauty of it. That’s what must take into account what Answering your burning questions fine those childhood compe- 10-second STEAM is about.” And unlike the airplane will look like: can titions as STEM education at STEM, which relies on a spe- it be attractive as well as effec- work, due to the practical ap- bonus cific knack for the sciences, tive? plication of science, technolo- question STEAM allows students with It didn’t take long for the Q: How can I build gy, engineering, and math. And artistic talents to envision how students to recognize design’s if you ask Graybill, STEM is a Can you top they can put those skills to impact on engineering. While worthy approach—but it is no these Guinness work in the engineering field. some students chose to draw longer the whole story. World Records? Drawing inspiration from her on the paper to make it more a better Paper Suzanne, a glider “We don’t want to forget childhood paper airplane com- beautiful, others who decorat- about the role design can designed by John petitions, Graybill designed a ed with paper clips or stickers play,” she says. “STEM has al- M. Collins, holds STEAM lesson plan, which she needed to take into account airplane? the record for dis- ways stressed the importance detailed in a chapter she con- what the added weight would of math, as well as the applica- tance flown:226 tributed to the textbook, Cases do to their flight. Some chose s a child growing up in New York City, science education lecturer Letitia Graybill spent tion of technology and science feet, 10 inches. on STEAM Education in Prac- heavier cardstock with bright her summer afternoons engrossed in neighborhood paper airplane competitions. research. But in recent years, (It was thrown by tice. (One of Graybill’s Mon- colors, and others chose sim- Joe Ayoob, a for- The goal? To build the fastest, farthest-traveling paper aircraft. To win, myriad we’ve been thinking more and mouth colleagues, Professor of ple but lightweight copy pa- A more about engineering be- mer arena football Science Education Judith Ba- per. “I left it to their creativ- considerations needed to be taken into account: speed, distance, paper weight, wingspan, cause we want to keep our na- player.) Sky King, zler, is co-editor of the book.) ity,” says Graybill. “That’s throwing style. As it turns out, the winners all had something in common: Their designs were tion competitive. And with en- a paper aircraft In Graybill’s lesson, students engineering—trial and error. designed by Takuo sleek, streamlined, light, and strong. One surefire way to lose a race was to rely on a chunky, gineering comes design.” build paper airplanes, consid- Design and redesign. That’s Enter STEAM education— Toda, holds the ering variables such as mass, what STEAM is all about: the squared-off design, says Graybill. STEM plus Art. “Imagine the record for flight materials, and design, to see beauty in science, and the ap- design of a beautiful bridge,” time. It stayed which are the most effective. plication of science and beau- says Graybill. “It’s about the aloft an incredible In addition to designing a ty together.” To ask a question of our faculty experts, email [email protected] or mail Explain This, Monmouth magazine, Alumni House, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch, NJ 07764. function of the bridge, but also 29.2 seconds. plane that flies well, students —Melissa Kvidahl Reilly 1 3 2 6 4 5 TAKE FLIGHT If you’re looking to build a paper plane that can fly far and isn’t terribly hard to make, it’s tough to beat the Dart, says Letitia Graybill. The plane’s sleek design and minimal wingspan help minimize drag. Her expert tip: Use some double-sided tape to hold it together tightly without adding much weight.

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What’s in A Name? Born and raised in New Jersey, Patel says her first name is often mispronounced in places abroad but never domestically in India where her parents were born. The name, which means “where the sun meets the Earth on the east horizon” is pronounced: PRAH-chee. at the college level, Patel says all of her experiences at Mon- London mouth have combined to help lay the foundation she needs for success. As a Debate Hawk, she volun- calling teers with the Asbury Park High A MAJOR CHANGE—AND SOME MONMOUTH School Debate Team, where she CONNECTIONS ABROAD—HAVE PRACHI mentors students. She gained PATEL CHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR real-world experience via the AFTER GRADUATION. Peace Corps internship, where she supported the team that del- BY BREANNE MCCARTHY egated volunteer assignments in- ternationally. rachi Patel isn’t Mitchell, which in turn inspired Her international contacts ex- afraid to admit her her to change her major to po- panded during her Model UN litical science with a concentra- trips to London, which for Pa- Pcollege career got tion in international relations tel, have been eye-opening and off to a rough start. and a minor in legal studies. life-changing—literally. While on Then she joined the Model UN her second trip, Mitchell con- “I will openly admit the first Team and Political Science nected Patel with some of his semester of college, I didn’t do Club, became president of the former students. Those inter- well,” says Patel, who entered Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society, actions inspired her to change Monmouth as a biology major and earned a spot in the Wash- her post-graduate course: Rath- in fall 2014. ington Center Internship Pro- er than going straight to law Concerned about her grades, gram last spring, where she in- school, she plans on pursuing her parents suggested she terned with the Peace Corps. her master’s in development reevaluate, so Patel made a She credits Monmouth’s small studies at the University of Lon- first-year advising appointment class sizes and, in particular, the don’s School of Oriental and Af- through which she connect- professors in the political sci- rican Studies. ed with political science profes- ence department with helping Despite the rocky start, Patel says sor Joseph Patten. That’s when her find her way and catapulting her college career is ending on a everything changed. her toward success. high note. One of the highlights “Dr. Patten, who I absolutely “I don’t think I would have came just last semester during the adore, was like, ‘You know what been able to have the relation- Model UN awards ceremony at you should try out? My debate ships I do with my professors if the University of Oxford. class,’” Patel recalls. “So I took I didn’t have the small class siz- “The ceremony was held in the his class, and I think that’s really es because they wouldn’t know Sheldonian Theatre, which is what kicked it off for me.” me!” she says. “And I would not the hall that the Oxford students Patel, who says she had also be able to do all of these things if graduate in, and when they said considered pursuing a law de- I didn’t have all of these profes- EXTRACURRICULAR: my name, it was just such a cool, gree before opting to major in sors helping me.” Patel, the captain of Mon- surreal experience,” she says. biology, immediately joined the With aspirations to become mouth’s Model UN team, “They mispronounced it—but I won Best Delegate awards Debate Hawks. She also took a a prosecutor, followed possi- at both the Oxford and was like ‘Wow, they just said my political science class with Ken bly by a career in teaching law London competitions. name in the Sheldonian!’”

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THIS IS MONMOUTH » The scene at West Long Branch Campus Roundup

Boss approved New York City and Philadelphia No question Blue Hawk Records students per- as reasons why it’s one of “the about it formed with original E Street Band best universities in the U.S. for President Grey Dimenna HOW MONMOUTH here 100 A philanthropist and generous drummer Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez in scoring waves while getting your marked Presidents Day by ran- WAS MADE » degree.” Hawks games supporter of a number of aca- January at Asbury Park’s Light of domly quizzing students on their Landmarks & stories “ can her demic and athletic initiatives at Day Winterfest, an annual event knowledge of U.S. presidential mourning played on the that raises money for Parkinson’s trivia. Unanimous response to W field Monmouth, Freed served on the ABOVE: Blue Hawk mistress find so sweet a university’s Board of Visitors research. For their finale, an Elvis Read On Records students perform the question “Who’s your favor- impersonator joined them onstage with original E Street Band Cat? So meek! So kind!” and received the Distinguished Professor John Morano’s Eco-Ad- ite president?”: Grey Dimenna. Name for a rousing rendition of Bruce drummer Vini Lopez and Alumni Award in 2002. She was venture Series is enjoying a re- an Elvis impersonator in Check out our video at 20 Springsteen’s “Rosalita.” Two of surgence. Last year, a 25th anni- It’s from this line of Mary Rob- Hawks’ current also an avid fan of Monmouth’s January. monmouth.edu/magazine. Springsteen’s friends sent him a versary edition of A Wing and a inson’s poem, “Mistress Gur- regular-season field hockey team; as a child, she game ton’s Cat: A Domestic Tale,” that played the sport while attend- clip of the performance, says Joe Prayer, Morano’s story about the home winning SO SWEET A CAT Rapolla, chair of the music and last Guadalupe petrel, and a new the name of the home field of streak ing the Sidwell Friends School FIELD IS NAMED Monmouth’s field hockey pro- in Washington, D.C., where she theatre arts department, who was edition of Makoona, his story FOR AN ANIMAL, gram is derived. was named to the All Washing- among the performers. “I’m told he about an octopus living in a coral But the field isn’t named in ton Field Hockey Team. got a kick out of it.” Check out the reef and the refugee boy who BUT NOT THE memory of Robinson, or even 2 Freed’s gift in support of the performance at monmouth.edu/ fishes there, were released. This KIND YOU’D a cat for that matter. It’s named MAAC Tourna- rollout of Monmouth’s turf field magazine. spring, the series’ third install- EXPECT. for of one of Class of 1981 alum- ment Champion- was “the first major capital gift ment, Out There, Somewhere, na Jane Freed’s beloved race ships won on field made by a woman for women,” hits shelves; it features an “ap- COMPILED BY horses, So Sweet A Cat. The Vice President and Director of Hanging 10 pearance” by retired Monmouth BREANNE MCCARTHY race mare, which claimed a win Athletics Marilyn McNeil said at Surfer magazine ranked Mon- biology professor Don Dorfman. AND TONY MARCHETTI at Saratoga Park and was also the time. Former assistant field mouth the 10th best university in Morano says a new book, Flocks named Horse of the Year at the hockey coach Kathleen Ste- the U.S., and tops on the Eastern of One, featuring characters from Finger Lakes in 2004, report- fanelli ’01 also made a generous Seaboard, in its recent listing of the previous three books as well edly earned Freed nearly half a donation in support of So Sweet “Best Surf Colleges.” The publi- as “a major scene set at Mon- million dollars during its four- A Cat field, which was officially cation cited Monmouth’s person- mouth University,” will be out year career. dedicated on Oct. 12, 2007. alized educational experience, soon after. For more info, visit historic campus, and proximity to johnmorano.com.

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A DAY AT THE BEACH » Coastal moments, captured JAN. 1, 2018 The first day of the year brought the New Jersey coast a special visual treat: a bright orange supermoon, seen here from in front of the University Bluffs.

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A program on the rise

Since its 0-13 inaugural season, Monmouth’s men’s lacrosse program has quickly soared to the top of its conference. Last year’s squad went 14-4 while winning the MAAC regular season and tourna- OCS is a 10-week program de- ment championships. signed to screen and evaluate This year, the Hawks potential Marine Corps Offi- were a unanimous cers. The physical training was Higher pick to finish first a challenge, but Wilker held in the MAAC’s an advantage as a student-ath- Annual Preseason lete. Preseason workouts with purpose Coaches’ Poll. They’ll Monmouth Head Coach Bri- SIDELINED BY AN INJURY THIS SEASON, have a chance to an Fisher conditioned his body defend their title at SENIOR NICK WILKER HAS EMBRACED HIS and mind to handle the gruel- home next month, NEW ROLE ON THE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM ing regimen. He encountered an when they host the WHILE STAYING FOCUSED ON HIS NEXT even tougher challenge in week 2018 MAAC Men’s three, when he tore a tendon in STOP: THE MARINE CORPS. Lacrosse Champi- his shoulder while completing onship in Kessler BY MARK GOLA an obstacle course. Dealing with Stadium, May 3 to 5. obvious pain, Wilker had a deci- s college students approach graduation, they sion to make: He could undergo often set their sights on what they can go out an MRI to confirm the tear and and get. For Nick Wilker, the focus is on what he risk being sent home from OCS, A or he could endure the pain and can give. continue. Wilker gritted his teeth for the final seven weeks Wilker, a midfielder for the Wilker arrived at Monmouth and graduated. men’s lacrosse team, complet- from York, Pennsylvania, with a Unfortunately, surgery was ed Officer Candidate School reverence for service. His father, imminent, and as a result, he (OCS) at the Marine Corps Base Nathaniel, was a hospital corps- is inactive for his senior sea- in Quantico, Virginia, last sum- man, petty officer 3rd class, in son. But Wilker is taking on a mer. He is scheduled to be com- the Navy from 1987 to 1993, and different role this spring, serv- missioned in July before re- his grandfather, Vince Craig, was ing as a student coach as the turning to the base this fall to a yeoman in the Navy from 1963 Hawks try to defend their 2017 attend The Basic School, a six- to 1965. But it was a Hawk team- Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer- month program in Marine of- mate, Eric Berger ’17, who ulti- ence Championship. While it is ficer training. Wilker’s sole ob- mately struck the match that ig- not the storybook ending most jective is to give back by serving nited Wilker’s charge to protect players dream of, the transition his country. and defend. Berger completed suits Wilker’s character. He is “I want to do my share to make the OCS program a year prior, be- drawn to, and takes great pride the world a better place,” says fore returning to captain Mon- in, helping others. Wilker, a political science ma- mouth last season. “I love Monmouth, and it’s been jor. “For me, the military—and “I looked up to Eric and could an amazing experience,” says specifically the Marine Corps— sense how proud he was after his Wilker. “My professors in po- is the best way to achieve that. I experience in OCS,” says Wilk- litical science have been great would not be where I am today if er. “Witnessing that, along with mentors, and they have always not for the men and women who the pride my dad and grandfa- been there to help me. They are have served past and present, so ther have for their service, I knew a big reason why I’m thinking OFF THE FIELD: Wilker is I want to give back to them and it was something I wanted to do, a two-time MAAC All- about a career in teaching fol- my country.” and felt I should do.” Academic Team selection. lowing my service.”

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SPORTS RITUALS SHORTS » Warmups & superstitions Honors for Turner Leaps and bounds Women’s soccer Head Coach SPRINTER/JUMPER BRYAN SOSOO TALKS LEADERSHIP, Krissy Turner was appointed LIFE AFTER MONMOUTH, AND THE GLORIES OF OLD BAY to the staff of the U.S. Soccer SEASONING. TRY TO KEEP UP. Development Academy in January, a role that allows her BY MARK GOLA to evaluate the top players in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well as national U.S. Soccer enior Bryan Sosoo embodies character traits universities Academy events. And in Feb- covet in student-athletes. He is talented, smart, hard-working ruary, she was inducted into the New Jersey Youth Soccer S and accountable. He also possesses exceptional leadership Hall of Fame. skills, honed in part through his involvement with the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum. (Sosoo was one of only two A win 32 years in students selected to represent the MAAC at the annual event.) But the making The men’s swimming team the Laurel, Maryland, native is just too fast—as in the “he-holds- captured its first victory since the-top-12-all-time-Monmouth-records-in-the-60-meter-dash” the program was reintroduced kind of fast—to be the subject of a standard magazine profile. An in 2015, beating Saint Francis Brooklyn, 142-60, at Steadman assortment of quick bites seemed the more suitable treatment for Natatorium in November. this highly decorated Hawk.

High-fives On his greatest experience as a Hawk. On what’s next after graduation. The women’s track and field Competing in the USA’s my sophomore I’m continuing my education at Mon- team won its fifth straight year and racing against elite profession- mouth for a fifth year to earn my grad- MAAC Indoor Championship in als was pretty awesome. It’s allowed me to uate degree in business administra- February, while women’s soccer believe that I’m not that far off from being tion. From there, I’d like to work in won its fifth straight regular one of the best in the nation. the sports industry. A friend of mine season MAAC championship assists with college and professional (and second consecutive tour- On how he prepares for meets. athletes in hospitality and event man- nament championship) last fall. I typically have my headphones on and agement, and that sounds pretty inter- stay to myself. I listen to hip hop, rap, Jer- esting to me. Making the sey club—anything that has rhythm and is grades high intensity to get my heart rate going. On why you should hire him. Monmouth’s athletics depart- Then I slow it down with the music choice I’m detail oriented. I’m a good commu- ment achieved its highest to settle myself before I get on the track. nicator. I like a fast-paced environment Graduation Success Rate and and can adapt quickly. I picked up an IT improved its score for the third On his biggest takeaway from the NCAA minor my sophomore year, and right now consecutive year, according to Leadership Forum. we’re learning to build websites, code, the data released by the NCAA A good leader must lead by example. It’s and program. The info tech minor goes last fall. Nine Hawk programs easy to say words, but you need to stand well with my business management and led or tied for the lead of their by them and back them up. And never ask should make me more valuable to a com- respective conferences: men’s anyone to do anything you’re not willing pany. FAST FACTS and women’s basketball, field and able to do yourself. Sosoo’s list of achievements is long. Here’s the sprinter’s version. hockey, women’s soccer, soft- On what out-of-towners must do when ball, men’s and women’s tennis, On what he loves most about Monmouth. in Maryland. »»’15, ’16, ’18 »»Monmouth Record- »»MAAC Champions: Three- »»Five-time »»Competed in the football, and bowling. There is a tremendous support system No doubt try the crab cakes. But also try MAAC Indoor Holder/MAAC Champion- time 60-yard dash (indoor), MAAC 2016 USA Indoor here, and everything is geared toward help- Old Bay seasoning on fries. It is the great- Track and Field ships Record-Holder: 60-me- 200-yard dash (indoor), two- All-Academic Track and Field Compiled from Office of Athletics Com- ing you prepare and succeed in the future. est thing in the world. Championships ter dash (6.71 seconds) time 4x100 relay (outdoor) Team Championships munication and New Media reports.

22 MONMOUTH Spring 2018 photo CARDONI Spring 2018 MONMOUTH 23 AMERICA’S SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE IS HAVING A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON AT-RISK YOUTH. MONMOUTH STUDENTS HAVE A PLAN TO FIX THE SYSTEM.

BY BREANNE MCCARTHY ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVIDE BONAZZI

hen I grow up, “ I want to be a W criminal.” It’s a statement no child is likely to ever make, said senior Lacey Wood to those in attendance at the Reverse the Flow! Stop Criminal- izing Our Youth forum, held on campus last November. The event featured presentations by eight Monmouth students who completed a special course, Investigating the School-to-Prison Pipeline. Over the span of two semesters, Wood and her classmates examined a disturb- ing trend: Minority youth in this country are being disproportionate- ly funneled from school systems into prison systems, which in turn, can lead to a lifetime of recidivism for them. As part of the course, the students studied how school systems are failing to support large

Spring 2018 MONMOUTH 25 segments of the population, a problem “ one result is clear: when youths, es- A COSTLY CYCLE for rehabilitative programs, there’s an ation rate,” said senior Elizabeth Car- that often falls along racial lines. They pecially those at risk, are pushed out 80 percent recidivism rate for youths in mines. “Studies show that not only do also traveled inside New Jersey State Regardless of school, they are more likely to be- iven these obstacles, it’s perhaps New Jersey.” programs implement a sense of be- Prison (NJSP) to learn about the pipe- of the length come involved in criminal activity. not surprising that two of three longing for students and provide social line from those who have experienced of your A 2014 study published in The Jour- Gformerly incarcerated people end support that [students might] not be it firsthand. Working in tandem with 11 sentence or nal of Youth and Adolescence showed up back in prison within three years of REVERSING THE FLOW getting at home, but students who par- incarcerated men from NJSP, the Mon- that students are almost twice as like- release. ticipate in extracurricular programs mouth students developed a plan of ac- the severity ly to be arrested on days they are sus- Recidivism’s impact reaches far be- he Monmouth students and also have increased attendance at tion for shutting down the pipeline, re- of your pended from school. From there, re- yond the prisoner: The 2.7 million chil- their NJSP counterparts argued school, better reading comprehension, ducing recidivism rates, and countering crime, what search shows, the problem can easily dren in this country who have an in- Tthat resources pertaining to ed- and [fewer] disciplinary referrals.” the stigma associated with ex-convicts snowball. carcerated parent are more likely to ucation need to be improved, not only Both the Monmouth students and in an effort to help them assimilate back we can all “Students who have been suspend- perform poorly in school, exhibit be- during and directly after incarceration their NJSP counterparts also agreed into society. At the forum in Novem- acknow- ed are three times more likely to drop havioral or mental health issues, and but, most importantly, before convic- that increasing educational opportuni- ber, the Monmouth students presented ledge is that out by the 10th grade than students deal with financial, emotional, and fa- tion or arrest, when children are still in ties, including the opportunity to earn their work to a packed room. who have never been suspended,” ac- milial instability. They are also more school. This, they argued, can be done advanced degrees, and providing men- “When we were children … we dreamt of opportunity cording to Donna Lieberman of the than twice as likely to commit delin- by ensuring that public schools receive tal health resources for convicts are growing up to be astronauts, doctors, po- is almost New York Civil Liberties Union. Testi- quent acts. Across the board, ethnic mi- a larger portion of state budgets. That essential steps for helping them suc- lice officers, firefighters—professions that absent. fying in 2008 before the New York City norities are at greater risk. would enable schools to provide better cessfully reintegrate into society upon seemed noble in our young eyes,” Wood Council Committees on Education and “Black youths in New Jersey are 26.2 resources for students with disabilities, release. told the audience that day. “So how did So after Civil Rights Regarding the Impact of times more likely to be incarcerated as well as to support more extracurricu- “Part of what the class is doing is also 2.3 million children with dreams of be- [someone’s] Suspensions on Students’ Education than white youths,” said Bogert. “This lar programs in poorly funded districts. trying to create a space for an educa- coming the central members of society sentence is Rights, Lieberman noted, “Dropping proves that not only are we ignoring the The students also urged the creation tional intervention inside this one par- end up as adults living a nightmare of an completed, out, in turn, triples the likelihood that a problem of at-risk youths being fun- of more community-based programs ticular facility,” said Assistant Profes- existence behind bars?” person will be incarcerated later in life. neled into the school-to-prison pipe- for youths to participate in. One suc- sor Johanna Foster, who co-taught the they are In fact, in 1997, 68 percent of state pris- line but that it has also become an issue cessful example they pointed to is two-semester course with Professor El- sentenced on inmates were school dropouts.” of systemic racism.” Monmouth’s partnership with the As- eanor Novek. “[NJSP] is a facility that PIPELINE ORIGINS to unemploy- There is often little opportunity for in- It’s a problem that affects everyone, bury Park High School Debate Team. has no access at the moment to higher carcerated high school dropouts to earn even those with no direct connection For eight years, Monmouth Univer- education, and many of these men are o understand how such a system ment. more than a GED. Many correctional fa- to someone behind bars. In New Jersey, sity’s debate team has visited Asbury serving extremely long sentences—but came into existence, one must ” cilities don’t offer college-level courses for example, it costs $200,000 a year to Park High School not only to coach the the majority of [them] will be released Tlook back at least as far as the for inmates. And for returning citizens incarcerate a youth. The state spends students but also to act as mentors and someday.” 1990s when, in response to concerns and expulsions for the smallest infrac- hoping to further their education upon more than $63 million a year on its increase the high schoolers’ academ- Novek echoed that sentiment. “I think over the growth of violent incidents in tions,” senior Erica Bogert said during release, it can be difficult to receive a young inmates, “with only a small frac- ic and social learning. “The graduation people don’t realize incarcerated peo- schools, Congress passed the Gun-Free the forum. Especially vulnerable un- private student loan. tion of that budget going to communi- rate for Asbury Park High School is 66 ple are coming back when they’ve Schools Act of 1994. The law required der these policies are students of color, When you add in the fact that it’s ty programs to help those youths,” said percent, but the debaters for the past served their sentences. And so, what we every state receiving federal funding for particularly those with disabilities, and sometimes legal for employers to dis- Bogert. “As a result of lack of funding eight years have a 100 percent gradu- should want is a system that prepares elementary and secondary education to at-risk youth, including those with his- criminate against the formerly incar- them to live safely back in their commu- adopt zero-tolerance policies in regard tories of poverty, abuse, or neglect who cerated—jobs in education, health care, nities, employed legally—which is not a to violent behavior. One of the edicts attend school in poorly funded districts law enforcement, and the military are system that we currently have.” of the law required states to expel, for a with limited resources. To illustrate her generally off-limits for those who have Along those lines, the students minimum of one year, any student who point, Bogert shared the story of Der- served time, said seniors Alyssa Behr stressed during their presentations the brought a gun to school (though admin- ek, a family member of one of the NJSP and Steffi Groezinger at the forum— importance of eliminating the stigma istrators could review incidents on a students she met, who had been diag- there is little room for the formerly in- society often attaches to the formerly case-by-case basis). nosed with ADD and bipolar disorder. carcerated to find work in today’s com- incarcerated. That, they argued, would As states adopted their own policies, When Derek was 16, he had an outburst petitive job market. make it easier for them to secure jobs many cast a wide net under which minor in class, but instead of being referred “Regardless of the length of your sen- and break the cycle of recidivism. infractions, like calling out in class, could for counseling, a police officer escorted tence or the severity of your crime, “Take a moment to think about the be counted as equal to major infractions, him out of school in handcuffs. what we can all acknowledge is that op- worst mistake you ever made in your such as bringing a weapon to school. “Instead of understanding the circum- portunity is almost absent,” said Groez- entire life,” senior Paul Matt said to the Critics have long argued that the poli- stances of the student and why their be- inger. “So after [someone’s] sentence is audience that day. “Then think about cies are vague and arbitrarily enforced havior is disruptive, [schools] have be- completed, they are sentenced to un- your character and people’s perception and have done little to curb violence in come accustomed to simply expelling employment.” of you—[if] that’s how they viewed you school settings during the past two de- or suspending the ‘bad student,’” said A 2015 survey by the Ella Baker Cen- for the rest of your life, how would that cades. What the policies did do, they say, Bogert. ter for Human Rights found that 67 per- make you feel? was create prison-like environments in cent of respondents were unemployed “The sole purpose of prison should not schools, often making it easier for dis- or underemployed five years after be- be to punish, but rather to educate the tricts to punish and eliminate children A ONE-WAY PASSAGE ing released from prison. And 79 per- individuals and show them how they can with problems rather than help them. cent of those surveyed were either in- change their behavior to become pro- “[The policies] allow school officials hile positive outcomes from eligible or denied housing. For many of ductive members of society. Yes, these to ditch their evaluation of student be- these zero-tolerance pol- the formerly imprisoned, returning to people committed crimes—but they’re havior and to enact more suspensions Wicies are hard to discern, the streets often seems the only option. more than their worst mistake.”

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LOVEA RARE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER ROBS GIRLS AND WOMEN OF SIMPLE COMMUNICATION. A NEW EFFORT AIMS TO HELP GIVE THEM THEIR VOICES BACK.

BY BREANNE MCCARTHY PHOTOS BY MATT FURMAN

or the first year after the birth of Theresa Bartolotta’s daughter, Lisa, everything went along seemingly well. F The infant was quick to smile, and though she took a bit longer than Bartolotta’s son had to sit independently, she eventually got it. Lisa started pull- ing to stand up at around 10 months, well within the normal time frame. Short- ly after, she started “cruising,” holding onto the wall for support as she made her way into her older brother’s room to knock books off his shelf. Every milestone was happily recorded by Bartolotta in a new baby book. Then one day, at around 14 months, Bartolotta noticed something peculiar. Professor Theresa Bartolotta Lisa kept saying one particular word, “bleeka,” over and over. Curious, Barto- and her daughter, Lisa, at their home in Lincroft, New Jersey. lotta recorded the phrase in her book. It ended up being the last entry she made.

28 MONMOUTH Spring 2018 Spring 2018 MONMOUTH 29 “Kids usually go ‘ba ba ba ba’ and ‘ba, da, Typically, girls born with Rett devel- da, da,’ and Lisa would go ‘bleeka, blee- op normally up to the first 18 months ka, bleeka’ all day,” says Bartolotta, a pro- of age, at which time their development fessor in the Department of Speech and slowly begins to regress, causing them Language Pathology. “And it took me a to lose previously acquired skills. Those long time, probably a month, to talk to living with Rett are affected by myri- someone to say something’s not right.” ad symptoms, which exist on a spec- Lisa’s path along normal development trum similar to autism, and typically in- hit a road block, and after months of cludes delayed growth, microcephaly, doctors’ visits, she was diagnosed at 18 impaired communication, and unusu- months as being “developmentally deal eye and hand movements as well as layed” and exhibiting “some features of loss of functional use of the hands. They autism.” Bartolotta was told to get Lisa are prone to irregular breathing habits, into early intervention as soon as pos- such as holding their breath; they often sible, and while she did, Lisa’s condition have cardiac, circulatory, and digestive didn’t much improve. impairments; and over 80 percent have It wasn’t until a decade later, in 1999, seizures, which can be severe enough to when the gene mutation for Rett syn- cause death. drome and its associating symptoms was The disease is often described as hav- identified, that Bartolotta felt she may ing symptoms of autism, cerebral pal- have found an answer for her daughter’s sy, Parkinson’s, epilepsy, and an anxiety wide-ranging symptoms. Despite the disorder all wrapped into one. fact that neurologists brushed the idea of a Rett diagnosis aside—one simply said, “Oh, no, you don’t want her to have THE COMMUNICATION BARRIER that”—Bartolotta and her husband drove Lisa to Johns Hopkins University School erhaps the most challenging and of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, frustrating symptom is the re- one of only two hospitals in the coun- Pgression of the child’s ability to try testing for the disorder at the time. communicate—words learned slip away After nine months of waiting, in early and are often lost forever. Unable to 2000, she got the results: Lisa did have functionally use their hands, girls with Rett syndrome. She was 11 years old at Rett cannot write or sign, leaving the the time. child with limited ability to communicate their wants, needs, and discom- Gerard Saydah and his daughter, Michelle, who forts, of which there are many. was diagnosed with Rett syndrome. Faculty, students, and licensed speech-language pathol- AN INSIDIOUS DISEASE “It’s kind of like the shoemaker’s kids ogists at Monmouth’s Center for Speech and have no shoes,” Bartolotta says of ex- Language Disorders are working with Michelle ett syndrome is a rare, largely periencing this challenge with her own to improve her communication abilities. non-inherited, genetic neuro- daughter when she herself has more R logical disorder that occurs al- than 30 years of clinical experience as most exclusively in females. The mu- a speech-language pathologist. “I was The problem is that professionals, in- lows the girls to utilize apps, via the de- cialists who can teach them and their A LIFELONG MISSION tation of the MECP2 gene on the X working with all of these young chil- cluding caretakers, teachers, and thera- vice, through which they can learn, play daughter how to effectively program chromosome, which occurs sponta- dren who had communication prob- pists, are less attuned to these subtleties games, or even turn synced light switch- and communicate using the device. Each artolotta says effective approach- neously during early development pri- lems, and my daughter was developing and may misread or altogether miss the es on and off. device needs to be programmed in a spe- es toward communicating with or to birth, affects one in every 10,000 to her own communication problems, and message the child is trying to send. But even with this technology, many cific way to meet the needs and abilities BRett girls are lacking not only be- 15,000 girls born worldwide, with no re- I really couldn’t figure them out.” Luckily, there are ways for the girls to hurdles still exist for individuals with of each individual girl. There is no one- cause it’s a niche disorder, but also be- gard to racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic While advancements have been made learn to use eye-tracking technology to Rett and their families. For one, not all size-fits-all approach to assessing the cause only recently did doctors real- background. in genetic testing to find a cure, or a way express themselves. There are low-tech, teachers, therapists, and speech-lan- patient’s ability to communicate or to ize these girls have a larger capacity to The MECP2 gene encodes the pro- to ease or improve symptoms, commu- non-electronic tools that can be used, guage pathologists (SLPs) know what knowing what the best communication learn and communicate than was orig- tein by the same name that is found in nicating with children who have Rett such as paddles that can be raised for Rett syndrome is, let alone how to com- strategy is, let alone knowing the best inally thought. all neurologically derived cells in the today continues to be a major challenge. simple answers, like yes or no; and there municate effectively with girls with way to program the device for that par- “If you look at the literature … you human body. It is essential for the nor- The only way many girls can learn to are language boards that can be outfit- Rett. In the same vein, many SLPs ticular patient. find very little positive information mal function of neurological develop- effectively communicate is through the ted with pictures and held up while one and specialists have not communicat- “The device is important, but the to help you to develop a communica- ment, but too much or too little of the use of their eyes, as they maintain con- tracks the patient’s eye movements to see ed with a patient who utilizes an eye- SLP and the augmentative communi- tion intervention for girls with Rett protein leads to severe abnormalities trol over their ocular muscles. Parents what she is focusing on. gaze device. On top of that, the equip- cations specialist … are two huge and syndrome,” she says. “It’s a rare disor- of cell function—too little of the pro- are often able to pick up on the subtle There are also sophisticated electron- ment can be expensive—some systems important keys,” says Gerard Saydah, der, so it’s rare that a teacher or a ther- tein leads to Rett syndrome in girls, nuances in body language and eye ex- ic eye-tracking devices, where a sen- cost tens of thousands of dollars—and whose daughter, Michelle, has Rett. apist who encounters your child will while too much of the protein leads to pression—knowing when their children sor follows one’s eye movements and is sometimes difficult for parents to get “She has the device, and … as much as know that they have Rett syndrome. MECP2 duplication syndrome, which are hungry, or uncomfortable, or if they syncs with computer software to track approved through insurance. we [mom and dad] want to help her And if they read the early articles, the contrary to Rett, occurs almost exclu- want to listen to music or watch their points of focus. This allows for more Even then, once equipment is pur- with it, we’re not trained in that. So early articles are very discouraging. sively in males. (See sidebar, p. 33.) favorite shows. complex communication and also al- chased, parents need access to spe- we can help, but only to a point.” They talk about severe disability, lack

30 MONMOUTH Spring 2018 Spring 2018 MONMOUTH 31 uses an eye-gaze device. Despite the “ ence, which will bring together doctors, challenges, it’s been a rewarding experi- therapists, Rett experts, and parents to ence for the students. The disease talk about recent developments in re- “Not only was I learning how to be a is often search and evidence-based communi- professional in the field, but I was learn- described cation strategies. ing how to interact with that population as having Bartolotta herself is currently work- in a therapeutic sense,” says Carleen ing on an international project led by Higgins of her time working one-on- symptoms a team from the Rett Expertise Centre one with Michelle last year. “That really of autism, in the Netherlands to develop guide- helped me to grow as a clinician.” cerebral lines for the management of communi- The clinics are an especially import- cation in Rett syndrome. The guidelines ant resource for students with Rett palsy, will not only help to broaden the aware- who have aged out of school, such as Parkinson’s, ness of the communications abilities of 23-year-old Michelle Saydah. She only epilepsy, and girls with Rett for parents and profes- began using an eye-gaze device a few sionals, but will also help connect par- years ago, and as is the case with many an anxiety ents with tools, resources, and assess- persons with Rett, she has worked with disorder all ments to help them evaluate the best various teachers, therapists, and aug- wrapped into way to approach communicating with mentative communication specialists their daughters. who have organized her eye-gaze soft- one. “People need a guideline—they need ware in various ways. This semester, the ” a road map to say, ‘OK, you have a girl Monmouth team is trying to organize with Rett syndrome; these are the kinds Michelle’s device to create a consistent more sense?’ And if they get to that, it of things you can do when you approach user interface for all of her pages. will be very significant not only for Mi- and assess her communication and Graduate student Madison Chase (fore- “Basically it would be like if every time chelle, but they can probably leverage when you try to develop her commu- ground) works with Michelle Saydah on you turned on your television or turned that for others.” nication,’” she says. “Because we don’t improving her communications abilities on your computer, you had a different currently have literature out there that when utilizing her eye-gaze equipment. way to go back—sometimes it’s an ar- can guide people in that way.” row; sometimes it’s a right click,” says A FUTURE FULL OF HOPE Bartolotta, whose daughter, Lisa, uti- Michelle’s father, Gerard, of his daugh- lizes the clinic, says Monmouth’s pro- of progress, only regression—we now John Henning, dean of the School of It seeks to create educational and treat- ter’s eye-gaze software. “They’re look- n addition to the clinics being a way gram might be one of the few programs know that is not true.” Education, she got the approval to start ment programs specific to individuals ing at Michelle holistically, and they’re for Monmouth’s students and fac- in the country with a mission focused With those challenges in mind, Bar- a Rett program at Monmouth. with Rett syndrome that support pa- like ‘What can we do to make this make I ulty to study, treat, and assess the on treating Rett patients from a reha- tolotta set out to broaden the commu- Remshifski had long been developing tients and their families directly, while communication hurdles that girls with bilitation standpoint versus a purely nications horizon for girls with Rett. the idea for such a program with Bar- equipping students in Monmouth’s SLP Rett face, there are also plans to carry medical one. Her 2005 dissertation focused on the tolotta, who at the time was dean of the program with the knowledge and expe- Behind the out service learning projects through- “We’re trying to do the allied health perception that parents, teachers, and School of Health Sciences at Stockton rience of working with Rett patients. diagnosis out the community. side, the speech therapy side, the ev- SLPs have of girls with Rett in regards University. The two reached out to the Along with this, it seeks to develop and THERE ARE ROUGHLY 200 GIRLS One such project, initiated by gradu- eryday care,” she says. “Because there’s to their communication abilities. New Jersey Rett Syndrome Associa- implement community-based research and women living with Rett syndrome ate student Madison Chase, is already a lot of interest in the medical side of Several years later, she teamed up tion (NJRSA) and Rettsyndrome.org and service learning initiatives focused in New Jersey. Though extremely underway and focuses on establishing Rett syndrome, but not as much in the with a former classmate from her doc- to partner and help them to develop on the syndrome. rare, the mutation does occur in a peer mentor program. Graduate stu- rehab side, the day-to-day of how do toral program, Patricia Remshifski, their mission. They recruited a board, The program is housed within Mon- males, but many die in utero or dents have been paired up with a person you get them to communicate, how do who is the current chair of Monmouth’s and several months later, in August mouth’s Center for Speech and Lan- shortly after birth. Girls are born with Rett syndrome or another severe you keep them walking and the things Speech-Language Pathology Depart- 2017, Bartolotta joined Monmouth’s guage Disorders, which offers evalua- with two X chromosomes, meaning communication disability in a nearby that have the biggest impact on quali- ment. The two co-published a paper faculty. Last November, Monmouth of- tion as well as one-on-one and group half of their cells express the normal school to serve as communication part- ty of life.” in 2012 that examined communica- ficially launched The Program for Re- therapy for a wide array of conditions X, while the other half express the ners—the two communicate and talk in Gerard Saydah, who sits on the board tion intervention with Rett patients search and Support for Rett Syndrome beyond Rett, including articulation dis- mutant X. Boys, however, cannot a non-therapy, social way. of NJRSA and The Program for Re- during mealtime. In 2013, they received at a one-day inter-professional sympo- orders, auditory processing disorders, typically compensate with their only “We’re trying to establish peer com- search and Support for Rett Syndrome, a $60,000 grant from Rettsyndrome.org sium on care for persons with Rett. autism, aphasia, and cognitive commu- X compromised. munication groups between people— has high hopes for the program’s future. to study eye tracking in girls with Rett nication disorders. For a small fee, pa- There are anomalies, however. In your typical developing population and “We have Patty [Remshifski], who is syndrome, specifically regarding recep- THE PROGRAM tients can attend biweekly treatment January, NBC News’ Richard Engel then your population that has a devel- the heart and soul of it, and then The- tive and expressive vocabulary. sessions that are run by graduate stu- announced that his son, Henry, was opmental disability, someone who is resa—my God, having them both here in That same year, Remshifski joined he mission of The Program for dents in the SLP program and over- diagnosed with Rett syndrome. Neu- nonverbal,” says Chase. “It’s just bring- the same place at the same time—Mon- Monmouth’s School of Education to Research and Support for Rett seen by speech-language pathologists rologist Huda Zoghbi, who led the ing the two worlds together, which are mouth is just in the best possible place,” run the SLP program. From the mo- TSyndrome is threefold. It serves and faculty members who are certi- team that identified MECP2 as the sometimes just completely separated.” he says. “As a parent, we have a stake in ment she arrived, she advocated for as an information hub where parents fied, licensed SLPs. For most of the grad causative gene in 1999, believes two- The project is currently being initiated having this be as successful as possible, making Monmouth’s Center for Speech and family members of those living with students, it is their first time working year-old Henry can hold the key to a at two New Jersey schools: the Schroth and at the minimum, it will be a model. and Language Disorders a resource for Rett, along with professionals working hands-on with patients, and for those possible gene therapy, as it appears School in Ocean Township and Hawk- ... But it’s not just helping the Rett popu- Rett patients and their families and a with the Rett population, can get an- working with one of the four Rett pa- he may have been born with a milder swood School in Eatontown. lation. What they’re learning here helps center for research related to the syn- swers to questions as well as help with tients who utilize the clinic, it’s their form of the mutated gene. Additionally, there are plans to run a very wide population of people, and a drome. In early 2017, with support from the challenges specific to the syndrome. first time working with someone who an annual inter-professional confer- lot of people really need this.”

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THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SPECIAL COLLECTION IS LIKE THE PROMISED LAND FOR FANS OF THE BOSS. AND IT’S GOT A NEW PERMANENT HOME AT MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY. The almost-made-it One of several alternate photos considered for the Born in the U.S.A. album cover. The now-iconic red hat that’s shoved into Bruce’s back pocket on the BY MARK BLACKMON actual cover is also part of the Special Collection. PHOTOS BY MATT FURMAN When Monmouth University “Given the importance of Bruce announced plans for its Springsteen’s work in our own wcollaborative partnership to lives, we wanted to preserve and establish The Bruce Springsteen consolidate all this material before wArchives and Center for American it faded away. But I don’t think Music earlier this year, global either of us imagined how much the winterest in the Bruce Springsteen collection would grow—thanks to Special Collection skyrocketed. the dedication, labor, and generosity A portion of the collection, of fans worldwide—and that we’d composed of Springsteen’s written eventually find such a perfect home. works, photographs, periodicals, As a founder, I couldn’t be more and artifacts, had been on loan to pleased to have discovered a partner Monmouth since 2011. Last fall, it in Monmouth University to preserve was formally gifted to the university and expand the collection for future for inclusion in the Archives by The generations.” Friends of the Bruce Springsteen The collection originated in 2001 Special Collection Inc., a nonprofit when Backstreets organized a organization established to help fan-to-fan campaign to collect and preserve the history of the singer organize essential documents from and his music. each phase of Springsteen’s career, “When Bob Crane and I started ensuring that the historic record this collection more than 15 years would be publicly accessible to all. ago, we imagined something big: Originally housed in the Asbury something impressive, permanent, Park Public Library, the collection and unique, an unparalleled today contains more than 35,000 resource of use to fans, students, items from 47 countries. And it’s and scholars around the world,” said still growing, as fans—and the Christopher Phillips, publisher and Boss himself—continue to donate PROUD MAMA editor of the Springsteen fanzine, to it. We asked Eileen Chapman, The collection includes several scrapbooks that Bruce’s mother, Backstreets Magazine, and former who oversees the collection for Adele Ann Springsteen, compiled during her son’s rise to stardom, one of which includes original copies of Time and Newsweek from president of the Friends, which Monmouth, to give us a peek at October 1975, when Bruce became the first musician in history to formally disbanded in January 2018. what’s inside. simultaneously appear on the covers of both magazines.

36 MONMOUTH Spring 2018 Spring 2018 MONMOUTH 37 All Access There’s in—and then there’s in. Lucky fans might score a backstage pass, but only tour staff- ers received itinerary books (left), which list hotels, local amenities, timetables, and contact info for each stop on that leg of the tour.

Tickets to ride The collection includes five decades’ worth of tickets sent in from around the world.

38 MONMOUTH Spring 2018 Spring 2018 MONMOUTH 39 Promos + Keepsakes CELEBRATING A postcard for “Cover Me,” the second single off of 1984’s Born in the U.S.A. 40 YEARS OF CBS Records produced this 45-rpm picture disc for “Dancing in the Dark” in the shape of the single’s “DARKNESS” B-side, “Pink Cadillac.” THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ARCHIVES and Center for American Music will hold One of the badges that got fans into the “Mead- its inaugural academic conference, Bruce owlands Boardwalk” area outside Giants Stadium Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of during the summer 2003 tour. Town: An International Symposium, from April 12 to 15 at Monmouth University. The event, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of Springsteen’s 1978 album, will include keynote lectures by Peter Ames Carlin, author of the 2012 biogra- phy Bruce; photographer Frank Stefanko, whose work graces the album covers of Darkness and The River; Dick Wingate, a music industry and digital entertainment executive, who product-managed Darkness for Columbia Records; and Thom Zimny, a Grammy- and Emmy-Award-winning director who has served as Springsteen’s film and video archivist and collaborator since 2001. Smaller breakout sessions will explore the roles gender, depression, dreams, religion, spirituality, psycholo- gy, politics, economics, and many other themes play in Springsteen’s work. The conference will also include several musical performances, as well as a bus and walking tour of Bruce-related sites in Asbury Park and Freehold led by Jean Mikle and Stan Goldstein, authors of Rock & Roll Tour of the Jersey Shore. the boss gets totally rad, saves the world, and graces Denim Tickets + Schedule jacket lapels A number of ticketing options are available. A collaboration between Spring- Visit monmouth.edu/brucesymposium for steen, photographer Danny Clinch, a complete schedule of events as well as and skater Mike Vallely, the lim- registration information. ited-edition skateboard pictured BAsement above was produced for charity tapes in 2016. The collection houses a number Letters from the road Two of the dozens of Bruce-relat- of live show ... and even ed comics in the collection: “Hey recordings. In 1984, Andreé Rathemacher wrote Boss!” and “Transformers,” which Springsteen to request an interview more bruce includes the story, “The Adven- for a school project she was working Visit monmouth.edu/ tures of Brick Springhorn and the on. Several months later, she got this magazine for more Tenth Avenue Band.” response in the mail. “[It’s] a good illus- from this photo gallery tration of how [he] always tried hard of memorabilia. Wearable memorabilia in the to be a ‘normal guy,’—he took the time collection includes promotional to answer a letter from a kid in school,” jackets, blankets, T-shirts, and pins. says Rathemacher, who’s now a librarian at the University of Rhode Island.

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Don’t believe the hype Based on Fakespot’s analysis, these sellers received an F for the authenticity of their reviews.

»»Pure Body Nat- urals, which sells beauty products on Amazon, has only THE CHANGEMAKER » Alumni making waves 40 percent reliable think about the product. To make reviews of its prod- the site more accurate, Khalifah ucts based on nearly incorporated natural-language Consumer 200,000 reviews. processing. “NLP technology goes beyond searching for certain key- »»LESHP, which words,” says Khalifah. “It allows protector sells more than 400 the site to comprehend and un- TIRED OF GETTING DUPED BY FAKE electronics on Ama- derstand the textual content of PRODUCT REVIEWS ONLINE? SAOUD zon, has 60 percent reviews. Then we can use this un- unreliable reviews derstanding for the evaluation of KHALIFAH’S WEBSITE CAN HELP YOU based on a total of authenticity.” SHOP SMARTER. 10,500. The site also detects if reviews are skewed negatively without BY MONICA ROZENFELD »»Kangaroo, which merit. For example, if a prod- sells baby products uct reviewer complains about ack when he was a software engineering and pool toys, also the shipment (the product ar- had 60 percent unre- rived late or the packaging was student, Saoud Khalifah ’13, ’14M liked to buy the liable reviews based ripped) but not the item, or a Bthings he needed—from clothing and groceries on more than 17,500 restaurant reviewer comments to books and electronics—on the web. But all too often reviews. on the décor or wait time but not the food, Fakespot factors when the products arrived, he found they didn’t match that in when determining its the glowing reviews he’d read. The quality was poor, or grade. the items simply didn’t do what they were supposed to. These days, Fakespot draws a half-million visitors per month and has analyzed more than 1.1 Khalifah soon realized that making informed purchasing billion reviews from Amazon, the many of the reviews he was bas- decisions.” Apple App Store, Yelp, and Trip ing his purchasing decisions on It wasn’t long before Fakespot Advisor. The service is free for weren’t real. Rather, they had caught the attention of major me- consumers, but Khalifah has been been written by someone the dia outlets, such as CBS Money- able to monetize his startup in seller paid to rave about the Watch, CNET, and USA Today. two ways: selling advertisements product and thus inflate its rat- Khalifah had taken a job as a soft- on the site and selling product re- ing. Back then, there was no easy ware engineer at Goldman Sachs ports through a sister site, Trust- way to filter out phony reviews after graduating, but the public- werty. The in-depth analyses can from authentic ones. So Khali- ity was soon bringing more than be purchased by sellers who want fah built Fakespot.com, a web- 100,000 visitors per month to the a better understanding of how site that automatically scans re- site—more than enough for Khal- consumers view their products or views to give consumers better ifah to leave his job to focus on by competitors. insight about the products they Fakespot full time. AROUND THE WORLD: Khlaifah is tightlipped about want to purchase. The site is simple to use. Con- Born in Kuwait and raised the new project he and his team in Poland, Khalifah studied “In the future, everything is go- sumers insert a link for a prod- electrical and computer are working on, though he did ing to be purchased online,” says uct, and Fakespot analyzes the engineering at Oregon say it’s related to making the In- Khalifah. “So the reputation of reviews, assigns them an overall State University before ternet itself more trustworthy. transferring to Monmouth sellers, and accurate reviews of grade (A through F), and provides to focus on software “Reviews are just the start of their products, are critical for a summary of what consumers engineering. our ambitions,” he says.

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»»Dr. Yvonne Thornton ’69 (Bio.) fraternity could no longer support Jersey business leaders over the 2005, has been an active mem- (HN ’95) was the keynote speaker its house. Without a place to age of 60 for their years of success ber of NJMMA since 2009 and at New Jersey City University’s gather for studying, meetings, and and good work in their industry its executive board since 2012. 36th annual Academic Convoca- social events, the membership and in the state. Gallagher is the She has served as Fair Haven’s tion, held on Oct. 5, 2017. During dwindled, and eventually the fra- founder, chairman, and CEO of borough administrator since 2011, her address, Dr. Thornton, a ternity disbanded and all historical Student Transportation Inc., North following an extended tenure in double board-certified specialist membership information was America’s third-largest provider of Spring Lake Heights. Casagrande in obstetrics, gynecology, and lost. In April 2016, assisted by the school bus transportation services. is also a New Jersey-licensed maternal-fetal medicine, relayed University Alumni office,Robert The company is not only employ- municipal clerk and a certified the story of her family’s triumph Coben ’70 (Elect. Eng./Phys.) sent ee-focused and strives to make an tax collector. over racism and their journey to out a mailer to all alumni who had impact through various communi- personal and career achievement. indicated an affiliation with Sigma ty-giving initiatives, but is com- She shared stories of her father’s Phi Omega in the alumni database, mitted to cutting-edge, environ- 1980s determination to see his five hoping to reconnect with long-lost mentally conscious programs that daughters achieve success and brothers. That effort yielded 39 reduce emissions while providing »»Arthur C. Paolella ’82 (Elec. move to a better life through high- contacts out of 81 in the database, safe, reliable, and cost-effective Eng.), who is the senior scientist er education and careers in the although over the years there transportation to students across at Harris Corporation, a leading medical field. She also described were over 100 brothers in total. North America. technology innovator headquar- her ascent to the top of her field Coben is looking to connect with tered in Melbourne, Florida, rep- in the male-dominated world of ac- more brothers. If you are a former »»Borough of Fair Haven, New resented the company in Israel ademic medicine and credited her brother or know someone who Jersey, administrator Theresa in early December when Florida achievements to her father’s life is, please contact him at Robert. S. Casagrande ’79 (Elem. Ed.) Gov. Rick Scott highlighted the lessons, which taught her to attain [email protected]. (M.B.A. ’87) was elected the 2018 successful Florida-Israel Memo- her goals through perseverance president of the New Jersey Mu- randum of Understanding Agree- and the will to rise above adver- »»Edgar A. King ’70 (Ed./Bio.) nicipal Management Association ment between Space Florida and sity. The first black woman in the crossed an item off his bucket (NJMMA). Casagrande, as well as Israel. The partnership, estab- United States to be board certified list when he experienced the raw the rest of the 2018 slate of offi- lished between the two entities in high-risk obstetrics and to be adrenaline of stepping out of an cers and executive board mem- following the governor’s 2011 Alumni accepted into the New York Ob- airplane at Skydive Cross Keys bers, was officially installed at trade mission to Israel, supports stetrical Society, Dr. Thornton has in Williamstown, New Jersey, in the organization’s annual awards research, development, aero- been listed in New York Magazine celebration of his 70th birthday, luncheon, which took place space, and technology projects roundup as one of the top 10 maternal-fe- which was in June. His “partner during the New Jersey State between Israeli and Florida busi- LISTED BY GRADUATION YEAR tal medicine specialists in New in crime” at the jump site was League of Municipalities confer- nesses. The governor recognized York City. She is the author of the former Ocean Township Police ence in Atlantic City in mid-No- 16 businesses from both Florida national best-selling memoir The Chief Robert Swannack, hus- vember. Casagrande, a municipal and Israel with the Governor’s dent Affairs office for five years Ditchdigger’s Daughters, which band of Patti Swannack ’02, the management professional since Ambassador Award. 1960s before working in the admissions was published in 1995 as a tribute vice president for administrative and development departments to her parents. Featured on “The services at Monmouth University. »»Maryann Farrell ’66 (Ed.) was until 2014. Oprah Winfrey Show,” the book King is the former president of the inducted into the Union Cath- was translated into 19 languages, Blue/White Leadership Council olic Hall of Fame on Saturday, »»Connie Gryczka ’66 (Art/Elem. adapted for a world premiere mov- supporting Monmouth Athletics NOT TO MISS » Sept. 30. Farrell began teaching Ed.), whose 20-year quest to ie, and nominated for the Peabody and is the owner of E.A. King In- April 25 English at Union Catholic in 1977 identify and locate the site of an Award and the Cable ACE Award surance and Condo Plus Property Roger and remained part of the fabric Italian church destroyed during for Best Picture. As senior M.S. Management. McGuinn of the school through 2014. World War II was chronicled in in the department of obstetrics She was chair of the English the Fall 2016 issue of Monmouth, and gynecology at The New York »»The Rev. Richard B. Barbour ’73 Department for two years, was was back in Italy in October 2017. Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, (Engl./Ed.) recently retired as a named Teacher of the Year for While in Rome, she visited Musei Dr. Thornton established and pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran the 1999-2000 school term, and Capitolini at the Piazza del Cam- developed the program for a new Church in America (ELCA). Over received the Outstanding Edu- pidoglio, which was holding an form of early, prenatal diagnostic the course of 39 years, he served cator of the Year award from the exhibit that detailed the demise testing known as CVS, or chorionic four congregations in Branchville, Archdiocese of Newark in 2000. of works of art destroyed by war, villus sampling. New Jersey, Buffalo, New York, Farrell supervised the remedial illegal trade, and/or robbery. An Rochester, New York, and Boca education program and helped entire room in the museum was Raton, Florida. He and his wife develop the first-ever Multicul- dedicated to the ruined sculp- Avis (nee Bertrand) continue to 1970s The former front man of the tural English course at Union tures of Santa Maria Assunta-the live in Boca Raton. Catholic, and also served as the church in Benevento, Italy, which »»The Sigma Phi Omega fraternity influential ’60s group, The Byrds, moderator for the yearbook and Gryczka tracked down using just was chartered at Monmouth Col- »»Denis J. Gallagher ’76 (Bus. brings his fearless sense of National Honor Society. She a photograph and the internet. lege on March 21, 1960. Consisting Adm.) is one of the recipients of “retired” from teaching in 2000, Visit monmouth.edu/magazine to of math and science majors, it NJBIZ’s inaugural ICON Honors, experimentation to Pollak Theatre but returned to work in the Stu- read her full story. existed until 1970-1971, when the a program that recognizes New for a can’t-miss solo show.

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»» Lisa M. Winkler ’83 (Engl.). ample, a penny left lets the family leadership positions with IBM, fied chiropractor in New Jersey 1998, worked his way up the ranks Queens, New York, and Maryann See note for Allison Barrow ’10 of the veteran know that you did Hewlett-Packard, Bluestone and is a current member of the and became acting chief on July owns Miss Mare’s All About Dance (Comm.). not know their loved one, but that Software, and Princeton Soft- Association of New Jersey Chiro- 1, 2017, following the retirement of studio in Eatontown, New Jersey. someone visited and paid their ech. Kratz, who was appointed practors who enjoys giving back to former chief Lou Ferraro. Turner The couple resides in Wayside, »»Rudy Masia ’84 (Bus. Adm.) respects; a quarter indicates that to the Dean’s Advisory Council the community through his work lives in Ocean Township with his New Jersey. (M.B.A. ’86). See note for Allison the visitor was there when the for the School of Science last with local sports teams. He and his wife and three sons. Barrow ’10 (Comm.). veteran died. Part of the aim is to year, also serves on the board of wife live in Marlboro, New Jersey, » Bryan J. Dickerson ’99M restore the meaning of Memorial Thomas Edison State University with their three children. » David Janezic ’97 (Bus. Adm.). (Hist.), a military and naval »»David Kiernan ’87 (Elec. Eng.) Day, a day for remembering those Foundation as well as several See note for Maryann (nee Chris- historian and twice-deployed (M.S. Elec. Eng. ’00). See note for who died in service of the United advisory boards for small tech- »»Michael Cremen ’95 (M.B.A.) topher) Janezic, ’98 (Comm). Navy veteran of Operation Iraqi Allison Barrow ’10 (Comm.). States. You can read more about nology companies. joined Veritas Technologies as Freedom, had his first book, The Benedetto, a Marine Corps com- senior vice president of Americas » Jennifer (Ort) Lea Reynolds Liberators of Pilsen: The U.S. 16th »»William Richardson ’87 (Bus. bat veteran, in the fall 2017 issue sales. Cremen will lead a team ’97 (Comm.) recently appeared as Armored Division in World War Fin./Bus. Mrkt.). See note for of Monmouth. 1990s of sales, technical, and services the featured guest on “Health II Czechoslovakia, published by Allison Barrow ’10 (Comm.). professionals committed to help- Check with Heidi Godman,” a McFarland in December 2017. » Bruce Kratz ’89 (Comp. Sci.) »» Kathleen Donnolly ’91 (M.B.A.). ing customers harness the power daily health talk radio show in the Through veterans’ accounts and »»Jon Lenskold ’88 (Elec. Eng.). is the chief technology officer See note for Allison Barrow ’10 of their data, while accelerating Tampa, Florida, market. Host Heidi official U.S. Army records, Dick- See note for Allison Barrow ’10 at Sparta Systems, a leader in (Comm.). market share across the Americas Godman interviewed Reyn-olds erson’s book tells the complete (Comm.). enterprise quality management region, the largest geographical about the kindness craze and the story of the 16th, which was the software (EQMS) systems, serv- »»Tom Donnelly ’92 (M.B.A.). market for the company. Cremen trend toward being mindful of last U.S. armored division to be » In November, Christian Bene- ing pharmaceuticals, medical See note for Allison Barrow ’10 is an accomplished business exec- how kind we are to each activated in World War II, the detto ’89 (Bus. Adm.) announced devices, biotechnology, and oth- (Comm.). utive with a strong background in other. The live interview from No- last deployed to the European the kickoff of the Centurion er highly regulated industries. information management, data an- vember and the podcast are now Theater, and the last to see Project, an initiative that aims Kratz, who was formerly the » Alan Zwerling ’92 (Comm.) is alytics, and cloud-based solutions. available on combat. Liberators began as a to get a penny, or coin, placed vice president of research and pleased to announce that New Previously, he managed an exten- www.SarasotaTalkRadio.com. research paper for an American on each veteran’s grave in every development, has had more than Jersey has its own Walking sive business portfolio for IBM Reynolds, an established writer Military History class Dickerson military cemetery across the U.S. 25 years of experience working Dinosaur! Zwerling owns (and Global Technology Services and and advocate of spreading took in 1997 while pursuing his by Memorial Day 2018. Each coin with EQMS systems, during operates) Crunchy the T-Rex, served as executive vice president kindness by taking action, is the master’s degree. holds a different meaning: For ex- which time he’s held various New Jersey’s own friendly ani- of global sales for a subsidiary of founder of The Kindness Couture, matronic carnivore. Crunchy is Hitachi, leading a multibillion-dol- a website and Facebook page that happy to attend birthday parties, lar sales and services organization provides others with feel-good 2000s corporate celebrations, retail composed of 4,500 people in 130 inspiration, ideas, and articles. and promotional events, wed- countries. Cremen holds a B.A. She was recently featured on »» Kelly McAllister ’00 (Comm.) dings, town festivals, parades, in finance from The College of the podcast “Distraction,” where was promoted to director of and more, to make your event a New Jersey and is a graduate of she discussed her Kindness recruitment at Girl Scouts of the roaring success. Those interested the Tuck School of Business at Couture concept with host and Jersey Shore, located in Farming- can contact Zwerling via www. Dartmouth College’s Executive renowned psychiatrist Dr. Edward dale, New Jersey. NJDINO.net. Development Program. “Ned” Hallowell. »»Shannon Lyman Blacker ’01 (Sp. »»Peter Bufano ’94 (Bio./Chem.) is »»Dan Weeks ’95 (M.A. Hist.), for- » Carrie (nee Goldstein) Board- Ed.) was inducted into the Bishop the director of rehabilitation and mer editor of Monmouth magazine, wick ’98 (Comm.) recently moved Fenwick High School Athletics Hall co-founder of Old Bridge Spine self-published a new book of po- her family to Maryland after taking of Fame in November. Blacker led and Wellness in Old Bridge, New etry, For Now: New and Collected the position of vice president of the Fenwick Crusaders to three Jersey. Born and raised in Cart- Poems, 1979-2017. Regarding the philanthropy operations with Med- straight state softball champion- eret, Bufano attended New York book, former U.S. Poet Laureate Star Health in Columbia, Maryland. ships from 1994-1996, winning 15 Chiropractic College in Seneca and honorary degree recipient Boardwick, who currently oversees consecutive games in the circle. A Falls, New York, and received his Robert Pinsky said, “The wild, the philanthropy operations for the two-year captain, she finished out doctorate in chiropractic medicine fearless imagination of For Now entire health system, served as high school with a career record of in 1998. He is a graduate of the commands an engaging variety of vice president of philanthropy op- 54-8 and an ERA of 0.54, with one Spine Research Institute in San subjects, feelings, sources, forms. erations for Hackensack Meridian perfect game. Blacker, who played Diego, where he studied whiplash That omnivorous range gains even Health for 15 years. three years of varsity field hockey and traumatic brain injuries. Bufa- more energy from the central ele- and served as a captain her senior EXECUTIVE CHEFS: While visiting President Emerita no earned his certification in neu- ment of poetry: mastery of sound. » Maryann (nee Christopher) year, also played both sports as a Rebecca Stafford (right) at her home on Amelia rodiagnostic electrophysiological In the musicianship of Dan Weeks’ Janezic, ’98 (Comm.) and David Hawk while at Monmouth. evaluations at Neumann College in sentences and lines an unpredict- Janezic ’97 (Bus. Adm.) welcomed Island, Florida, in January, President Grey Dimenna Aston, Pennsylvania, and in 2000, able, jazzy abundance thrives.” their fourth child, Grayson David, »»Katherine Mehrer ’03 (Comm.) and Vice President for Student Life Mary Anne Nagy he earned his certification in on November 2, 2017. The couple was recently promoted to the (not pictured) sampled Stafford’s famous waffles. You sports medicine through NYCC in »»Robert Turner ’96 (Crim. J.) was has three other children, Macy position of assistant director of Long Island. Bufano, who special- sworn in as Shrewsbury’s police Quinn, 4, Landon Robert, 3, and the Student Success Center at the can too: She shared the recipe at monmouth.edu/ izes in musculoskeletal diagnosis chief on December 20, 2017. Turn- Hudson Christopher, 22 months. University of Mary in Bismarck, magazine. “They’re very good,” says Dimenna. and treatments, is a board-certi- er, who was hired as a patrolman in David is an assistant men’s soccer North Dakota. coach at St. John’s University in 46 MONMOUTH Spring 2018 Spring 2018 MONMOUTH 47 CLASS NOTES

»»Gretchen DeWynGaert ’04 (Sp. Marlboro, New Jersey. The couple ’83 (Engl.) work in various career 1 2 3 4 Ed.) wed Jeff Hemschoot at the took their engagement photos on fields, including engineering, busi- Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank, campus on April 1, 2017, and make ness, corporate operations, and New Jersey, on November 10, their home in Toms River, New more. NAWCAD Lakehurst is the 2017. Jeff’s sons, Matthew, 4, and Jersey. Navy’s engineering support activity Andrew, 2, were in the wedding for Aircraft Launch and Recovery party, and many fellow alumni »»Dominique (nee Roentgen) Equipment (ALRE) and Naval were in attendance at the special Trosky ’08 (Comm.) and Doug Aviation Support Equipment (SE), occasion, which was officiated by Trosky welcomed daughter Madi- and is responsible for maintaining 5 6 7 8 Governor-elect Phil Murphy. son Hope on November 9, 2017. fleet support and infusing modern technology across the entire »»Philip Dunn Jr. ’05 (Poli. Sci.) and »»Veronica Vergara ’08 (Comp. spectrum of equipment needed to Kathryn (Croce) Dunn ’06 (Music) Sci.). See note for Allison Barrow launch, land, and maintain aircraft welcomed a daughter, Elaine ’10 (Comm.). from ships at sea. Eldredge, on Oct. 10, 2017. »»Eric Bancroft ’09 (Comm.). See »»Samantha Hegmann ’10 (Hlth. St.) »»Laura Curtin ’06 (Hist./Ed.) note for Jacqueline Turner ’12. has been added to Hofstra Univer- wed Kyle Kurczeski ’10 (Hist./ sity’s compliance staff as assistant 9 10 11 12 Ed.) on October 20, 2017. The »»Jill (Epstein) Gindi ’09 (Anthr./ director of athletics for NCAA couple took photos in Erlanger Sp. Ed.) and Danielle (Fabbraro) education and compliance services. Garden before being married in Reid ’09 (Engl./Sp. Ed.) were each Hegmann, who worked as the a ceremony at the Eatontown recognized as Teacher of the Year assistant director for compliance at Double Tree, which was attended within their respective school Monmouth since 2012, also served as by 16 alumni. districts. Gindi is a second-grade the interim senior associate athletics teacher at Shrewsbury Borough director for student-athlete develop- »»Teresa Mancini Martinez ’06 School in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, ment and as senior women’s adminis- 13 14 15 16 (For. Lang.) and Paul Martinez ’08 and Reid is a first-grade special trator. In her capacity at Monmouth, (Intl. Bus./For. Lang.) welcomed education teacher at Clark Mills she oversaw compliance operations their first child, a daughter named Elementary in Manalapan, New for 23 Division I teams, monitored Cecilia Rose Martinez, on Septem- Jersey. Both alumni were in classes initial eligibility, recruiting, camp, and ber 13, 2017. together and returned to Mon- clinic approval, official visits, com- mouth in May 2017 to be honored pliance paperwork and playing, and »»Patrick Guaschino ’07 (Comm.) at the Monmouth County Superin- practice regulations. She was also the and Dr. Heather Trachta-Guaschi- tendents’ Professional Recognition sport administrator for the school’s 17 18 19 20 no were married on August 5, 2017. Ceremony. softball team. Prior to her time at Monmouth, Hegmann spent nearly »»Marta Velez ’07 (Bus. Adm.) wed »»Dianna Hnat ’09 (M.S. Soft. Eng.). a year as the administrative fellow James Conahan ’08 (Bus. Adm.) on See note for Allison Barrow ’10 for compliance at the Metro Atlantic June 2, 2017. (Comm.). Athletic Conference after serving as the assistant track and field coach »»Brad Brach ’08 (Hist./Ed.) and for throwing events at the United his wife Jenae welcomed daughter 2010s States Merchant Marine Academy. Brilee Kay Brach on December 18, She competed in Division I track and 2017. »»Monmouth alumni who are field at Monmouth and went on to employees at the Naval Air complete her master’s in physical CELEBRATIONS ENGAGEMENTS: 1. Emily Fixter ’11 and Nicholas DelTufo ’11. »»James Conahan ’08 (Bus. Adm.). Warfare Center Aircraft Division education and sport management at 2. Christina Grothues ’13 and Ryan Forrest ’13. 3. Kaitlyn Krysiak ’13 and Michael Funtsch. See note for Marta Velez ’07. (NAWCAD) Lakehurst gathered Adelphi University in 2011. for a group photo at Joint Base WEDDINGS: 4. Gretchen DeWynGaert ’04 and Jeff Hemschoot. 5. Patrick Guaschino ’07 and Heather »»Paul Martinez ’08 (Intl. Bus./For. McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Nov. 1, »»Anthony Jennosa ’10 (Bus. Adm.). Trachta-Guaschino. 6. Elizabeth Ricciardi ’08 and Bryant Moore ’11. 7. Jacqueline Turner ’12 and Eric Lang.). See note for Teresa Manci- 2017. Employees including Allison See note for Nicole Jennosa ’11. Bancroft ’09. 8. Kristin Gaul ’12, ’16M and Brenden Bernhard ’12. 9. Stefania Flecca ’12 and John Shjarback ni Martinez ’06 (For. Lang.). Barrow ’10 (Comm.), Kathleen Donnolly ’91 (M.B.A.), Tom Don- »»Kyle Kurczeski ’10 (Hist./Ed.). ’12. 10. Danielle Toritto ’13 and Joseph Tarquini ’13. 11. Brielle Parady ’14 and Troy Easton ’11. 12. Laura »»Elizabeth Ricciardi ’08 (Engl./Sp. nelly ’92 (M.B.A.), Dianna Hnat ’09 See note for Laura Curtin (’06) Curtin ’16 and Kyle Kurczeski ’10. BIRTHS: 13. Maryann ’98 and David ’97 Janezic, son Grayson, Nov. Ed.) and Bryant Moore ’11 (Psych.) (M.S. Soft. Eng.), David Kiernan Hist./Ed.). were married on November 3, ’87 (Elec. Eng.) (M.S. Elec. Eng. 2, 2017. 14. Teresa ’06 and Paul ’08 Martinez, daughter Cecilia, Sept. 13, 2017. 15. Brad ’08 and Jenae 2017, at the Grand Marquis in Old ’00), Jon Lenskold ’88 (Elec. Eng.), »»Jennifer Renson ’10 (Comm.) Brach, daughter Brilee, Dec. 18, 2017. 16. Dominique ’08 and Doug Trosky, daughter Madison, Nov. 9, Bridge, New Jersey. Ricciardi is a William Richardson ’87 (Bus. Fin./ published The Cottontail (Pulse, 2017. 17. Nicole ’11 and Anthony ’10 Jennosa, son Anthony, Aug. 25, 2017. 18. Chelsea Lorentz ’12 and Juan pre-K teacher in the Lakewood Bus. Mrkt.), Rudy Masia ’84 (Bus. 2017) a prequel to Carousel, the Public School District. Moore Adm.) (M.B.A. ’86), Kyle Perry ’15 first young adult novel she wrote, Fernandez, daughter Emalynn, July 11, 2017. 19. Nicole ’12 and Michael Baniowski, daughter Avery, June 25, works as an operations manager (Bus. Adm.), Veronica Vergara ’08 which landed her the 2015 Best 2017. 20. Ruth Bazzano ’15 and Scott Swayze, daughter Rebecca, Aug, 3, 2017. for an entertainment company in (Comp. Sci.), and Lisa M. Winkler Continued, p. 52

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tories about how heard the latest research on the “ tain teas may require that only a single class health benefits of tea; and net- the bud or a certain number of worked with growers, buyers, Tea farming leaves be picked. The timing of Just her Schanged a person’s wholesalers, retailers, and dis- is an art. the harvest is of utmost impor- life can sometimes seem tributors from around the world. It can take tance. So having the opportu- The expo is normally open only nity to work directly under a cliché. Except for Kaitlyn only a few to industry professionals, says tea farmer—someone who has cup of tea Baklarz ’14, ’15M, it actually Baklarz, but Konopack arranged days for dedicated his entire life to har- HOW A FRESHMAN SEMINAR happened. for her to attend as a student re- a bud to vesting and processing tea— LED KAITLYN BAKLARZ ON A searcher. “He just went out of his appear, was incredible.” CAREER PATH FULL OF FLAVOR Baklarz says her knowledge of way to make sure I had the tools I Back in the States since August, tea didn’t extend beyond “your needed to succeed,” she says. open up, Baklarz is currently an event mar- BY TONY MARCHETTI standard grocery store teabag” For his part, Konopack says Bak- and grow keting specialist for DAVIDsTEA, when she arrived at Monmouth larz “took her passion for the sub- into a leaf. overseeing community outreach for her freshman year. Then she ject beyond the brick and mortar and event planning for 13 stores took Professor James Konopack’s in ways I never thought a stu- Missing the in New England. “I’m making First-Year Seminar, Tea Appreci- dent would. She had the courage harvest can sure our brand is seen,” says Bak- ation, which explored the history, to pursue it on a global scale and compromise larz. “We’re a Canadian company, art, science, and culture of the an- make connections I didn’t even and some people aren’t familiar cient beverage. “The class opened know were there for her.” the tea’s with us yet.” She’s also still learn- up a whole new world to me,” says One of those connections helped quality, as ing everything she can about her Baklarz. Baklarz secure an internship certain teas favorite beverage—taking class- As a sophomore, she served as at the Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms may require es with the World Tea Academy Konopack’s teaching assistant in Japan last summer, where, while working toward becoming a for the seminar. Then, she com- among other things, she worked that only Certified Tea Specialist. Her hope pleted an independent study in in the fields with the company’s the bud or is that certification takes her one which she examined the tea in- lead farmer harvesting and pro- a certain step closer to her ultimate goal: dustry from a business perspec- cessing the crops. working as a tea buyer. tive. For that course, she at- “Tea farming is an art,” says number of “To be able to visit different tended the World Tea Expo in Baklarz. “It can take only a few leaves be regions and buy the tea for the Las Vegas, where she learned days for a bud to appear, open picked. company, meet with the farm- about processing and cultiva- up, and grow into a leaf. Miss- ers, see where the tea is growing, tion methods; saw tea-related ing the harvest can compro- ” and develop new tea blends— products yet to hit the market; mise the tea’s quality, as cer- that’s really my dream.”

TEA FOR YOU With thousands of tea varieties

to choose from, DAVIDsTEA’s Kyoto Harney & Ippodo Tea Co. Tea Drunk’s TeaGschwendner’s it can be more Vanilla Orchid Obubu Sons’ Paris Matcha Jun Shan Yin Autumn Spice than a little Made from Tea Farms’ A blend of Matcha, a powder Zhen (Yellow Another tea whose Huangjin Gui, Kabuse black and made from grinding Tea) aroma will have you overwhelming a premium Sencha oolong teas green tea leaves, is in- This is China’s hooked before the deciding which oolong grown Sencha, Ja- with added credibly popular right rarest tea, so first sip, this blend in China’s Fu- pan’s most black cur- now. If drinking it isn’t expect to pay features black teas ones to try. We As part of her M.B.A. jian province, popular tea, rant, vanilla, your cup of tea, there a bit more from Sri Lanka, China, studies, Baklarz com- asked Baklarz this aromatic is known and caramel are a multitude of for it. But this and India and boasts pleted an analysis of the tea industry and wrote a to recommend tea features a for its rich, flavors, this Matcha-flavored prod- sweet-tasting notes of cinnamon, business plan for starting hint of vanilla. earthy taste smells as ucts—from KitKats to tribute tea is orange and lemon her own tea company. some of her And, it’s and sweet good as it cheesecakes—you’ll well worth the peel, star anise, anise, favorites. vegan. aroma. tastes. want to sample. price. and clove.

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Continued from p. 49 and video around campus with from Rutgers University-New 1 2 in YA Fiction Award from Urban their bridal party, which included Brunswick in July 2017, with a Literary Agency. Along with her fellow Hawks William Bancroft certificate in Pharmaceutical and two novels, Renson has ’12 (Comm.) Eugene Henke ’09 Clinical Trial Management. His self-published three books of (Comm.), Philip McGevna ’09 research, which focused on DNA poetry and photography. (Comm.), Brittany Ackerley ’13 repair mechanisms in cancer, was (Engl.), and Ashley Girard ’12 published in the Journal of Cell »»Matthew B. Rhoades ’10 (M.S. (Engl./Elem. Ed.) (M.S. Ed.). Biology. Patel has joined LEO Soft. Eng.) wed Dr. Jaclyn Be- Pharma Inc. as the project man- wick on November 5, 2016. The »»Nicole (Andretta) Baniowski ’12 ager of scientific affairs for the ceremony was held at Saint Mary (Comm.) and her husband, Mi- psoriasis franchise. LEO Pharma of Mount Carmel Church in chael, welcomed a daughter, Avery Inc., headquartered in Madison, 3 4 Dunmore, Pennsylvania, and was Taylor, on June 25, 2017. New Jersey, is a specialty pharma- followed by a reception at the ceutical company in the derma- Hilton Scranton and Conference »»Brenden Bernhard ’12 (Crim. J.). tology space, with treatments for Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. See note at Kristin Gaul ’12, ’16M. psoriasis, actinic keratosis, and The couple, who honeymooned atopic dermatitis. in Hawaii, reside in Clarks Green, »»Stefania Flecca ’12 (Engl./Ed.) Pennsylvania. and John Shjarback ’12 (M.A. Crim. »»John Shjarback ’12 (M.A. Crim. J.). J.) were married in Newark, New See note for Stefania Flecca ’12. »»Kara Antonides ’11 (Crim. J.) Jersey, on July 30, 2017, with a (M.A. Crim. J. ’12) joined the Free- reception at Westmount Country »»Javier F. Casado Pérez ’13 hold Township Police Department Club in Woodland Park following (M.S. Ment. Hlth. Coun.) Ph.D., as a police officer on December 19. the ceremony. NCC, is an assistant professor Prior to her new role, Antonides in the Counselor Education was employed as an area loss pre- »»Kristin Gaul ’12 (Anthr./Elem. Department at Portland State vention manager for a department Ed.) (M.S. Ed. ’16) and Brenden University, specializing in marital, 5 6 7 8 store. Bernhard ’12 (Crim. J.) were mar- couples, and family counseling. ried on July 8, 2017, in Red Bank, He earned his master’s with a »»Nicholas DelTufo ’11 (Bus. Adm.). New Jersey. Kristin is a teacher specialization in marriage and See note for Emily Fixter ’11. for the Long Branch Board of Edu- family counseling and his Ph.D. in cation. Brenden is a police officer counselor education and super- »»Troy Easton ’11 (Hist./Poli. Sci.). for the Township of Ocean, New vision from Pennsylvania State See note for Brielle Parady ’14. Jersey. They recently purchased University. Casado Pérez has a home in Howell Township, New been actively involved with equi- »»Emily Fixter ’11 (Bus. Adm.) is Jersey. ty work in higher education and engaged to wed Nicholas DelTufo professional counseling, and has ’11 (Bus. Adm.) on September 15, »»History teacher Susan Kane ’12 maintained a diverse counseling 2018. (M.A. Pub. Pol.) was named Cedar practice in crisis, therapeutic Creek High School’s teacher of the foster home, court-mandated, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: 1. President Grey Dimenna and »»Nicole (Rose) Jennosa ’11 (Engl./ year. A graduate of Shore Regional and university settings. His focus CELEBRATIONS Elem. Ed.) and Anthony Jennosa High School, Kane received her is on minoritized faculty success staff from the university engagement and career services offices visited with Monmouth alumni ’10 (Bus. Adm.) welcomed a son, bachelor’s degree in second- and change making in academia, who work at SHI International in December. 2. Eleven alumni who are employees at the Naval Air Anthony James, on August 25, ary education and history from mental health justice, and equity, 2017. Georgian Court University and has and the effects of sociopolitical Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst gathered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst been employed with the Egg Har- activism on family and couples on Nov. 1, 2017. 3. Robert Coben ’70 is looking to connect with members of the now-defunct »»Bryant Moore ’11 (Psych.). Please bor Township School district for relationships. Monmouth chapter of the Sigma Phi Omega fraternity. ACCOMPLISHMENTS & ACCOLADES: see note for Elizabeth Ricciardi ’08. 17 years. At Cedar Creek, where she’s worked since its opening in »»Michael DiBerardino ’13 4. Connie Gryczka ’66 visited Rome in October, where an entire room in the Musei Capitolini at the »»Samantha Stillo ’11 (Poli. Sci.) 2010, Kane teaches U.S. History II (Comm.). See note for Jennifer Piazza del Campidoglio was dedicated to the ruined sculptures of Santa Maria Assunta—the church is an attorney for the law firm of and AP U.S. History. She lives in Jamieson ’13 (Bus. Adm.). in Benevento, Italy, which Gryczka tracked down using just a photograph and the internet. 5. Arthur Wilentz, Goldman, and Spitzer in Oceanport with her son, Jonathon, its commercial litigation practice and her fiancé, John Hawryluk. »»Christina Grothues ’13 (Comm.) C. Paolella ’82, the senior scientist at Harris Corporation, a technology company headquartered in group. and Ryan Forrest ’13 (Bus. Adm.) Melbourne, Florida, represented the company in Israel in early December when Florida Gov. Rick »»Chelsea Lorentz ’12 (Bio.) met at Monmouth during their Scott recognized 16 businesses with the Governor’s Ambassador Award. 6. Jill Gindi ’09 and Danielle »»Jacqueline Turner ’12 (Bio.) and Juan Fernandez welcomed freshman year—he was a brother wed Eric Bancroft ’09 (Comm.) on daughter Emalynn Laura Lorentz of Theta Zi, and she was a member Reid ’09 were each recognized as Teacher of the Year within their respective New Jersey school Sept. 16, 2017, at Clarks Landing Fernandez on July 11, 2017. of Phi Sigma Sigma. After they had districts. 7. Edgar A. King ’70 crossed an item off his bucket list after skydiving in celebration of in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. dated for a little over seven years, Before the ceremony, the couple »»Dharm Patel ’12 (Bio.) com- Ryan proposed at Pier Village in his 70th birthday in June 2017. 8. Alan Zwerling ’92 is now the owner and operator of Crunchy, a spent two hours taking photos pleted his Ph.D. in biochemistry Long Branch, New Jersey. The friendly animatronic T-rex.

52 MONMOUTH Spring 2018 Spring 2018 MONMOUTH 53 CLASS NOTES two are planning to get married on (Clin. Lab. Sci.), Joseph Heinz ’13 site covering cybersecurity and a Rebecca Vienna Swayze on August IN Memoriam July 14, 2018. (Bus. Adm.), Peter LaSpina ’13 (Bus. contributing film critic to different 3, 2017. Adm.), Stacey Lepes ’13 (Psych.) SEND outlets. He received his M.F.A. in »»Jennifer Jamieson ’13 (Bus. (M.S. Ed. ’16), Emily MacEwen ’13 creative writing from Fairfield Uni- »»Former Hawks Max DiLeo ’15 »»ALUMNI Julissa J. Novillo ’97 (Bus. Adm.) Dec. 2, 2017 Adm.) is engaged to wed Michael (Psych.), Ann Marie Moccia ’13 US versity, where his studies focused (Bus. Adm.) and Chris Brady ’17 Faye Glenn Abdellah ’75 (Psych.) (HN ’82) Feb. Ralph A. Padrone ’75 (Bus. Adm.) Dec. 18, 2017 DiBerardino ’13 (Comm.) on August (Elem. Ed./Anthr.), Joseph Natelli on historical fiction. (Comm.) played against each other 24, 2017 David Pasterino ’70 (Elec. Eng.) November 2017 25, 2018. ’13 (Bus. Adm.), Michelle Pieczyns- in a German ProA league game in YOUR Susan E. Allen ’75 (Elem. Ed.) Dec. 25, 2017 Eddy Howard Pevovar ’97 (Ed.) Sept. 6, 2017 ki ’13 (Hlth. St.), Mark Romeo ’13 »»Brian T. Newman ’14 (Crim. J.) Main Kinzig Halle in Hanau, Germa- »»Kaitlyn Krysiak ’13 (Engl./Elem. (Bus. Adm.), Francesco Rubino ’13 has joined the law firm of Rubin, ny, on Nov. 25, 2017. DiLeo, a point Richard S. Bargloski ’97 (Crim. J.) Oct. 1, 2017 Jenelle A. Phulchand ’02 (Crim. J.) (M.A. Crim. Ed.) became engaged to Michael (Crim. J.), Michael Voitovich ’13 NEWS Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford, guard for RheinStars Koln, and Michael Baron ’66 (Hist.) Jan. 8, 2018 J. ‘04) Sept. 1, 2017 Funtsch on June 17, 2017. The (Bus. Adm.), Louis Yuliano ’13 (Bus. »»Online: P.C. of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, as Brady, a center for the Hebeisen William R. Beam Jr. ’59 (Bus. Adm.) Dec. 12, 2017 Anthony “Tony” Quatrone ’70 (M.S. Ed.) Nov. bride-to-be graduated from Mon- Adm.), Sandra Jean-Romain ’13 monmouth.edu/ an associate attorney. Newman, White Wings Hanau, stepped away Elmer F. Beck ’46 (A.A. Elec. Eng.) Nov. 6, 2017 30, 2017 mouth University and received (Anthr./Sp. Ed.), Jacquelyn Mosca ClassNotes who graduated magna cum laude from the action to snap a photo C. Russell Brahn ’63 (Physics) Oct. 28, 2017 Arthur Rothman ’61 (Bus. Adm.) Nov. 1, 2017 her master’s degree from The ’15 (Bus. Adm.), Nicholas Tarquini from Temple University School together. RheinStars Koln bested William J. Brennan ’72 (Elem. Ed.) Oct. 4, 2017 Herbert C. Roy ’69 (Physics) July 9, 2017 College of New Jersey. She works ’17 (Bus. Adm.), and Robert Tarqui- »»By email: of Law in 2017, was awarded the the White Wings Hanau 96-82. Gov. Brendan T. Byrne ’99HN (Public Servant in John H. Schmenkel ’66 (Bus. Adm./Poli. Sci.) as a special education teacher ni ’20. classnotes@mon- Beasley Scholarship, a full merit Residence, 2011-12), Jan. 4, 2018 Aug. 7, 2017 at George Washington Middle mouth.edu scholarship, and won Best Paper »»Kyle Perry ’15 (Bus. Adm.). Lisa Charles ’85 (Bus. Adm.) Jan. 3, 2018 Karen Spallina ’74 (Elem. Ed.) Nov. 9, 2017 School in Ridgewood, New Jersey. »»Kelly Craig ’14 (Poli. Sci.) is the and Distinguished Classroom See note for Allison Barrow ’10 Phyllis Cohen ’72 (Elem. Ed.) Aug. 20, 2017 Joan H. Spiegel ’77 (M.A.T.) Nov. 19, 2017 The groom-to-be is a graduate of director of development at the »» By mail: Performance honors prior to (Comm.). Peter S. Cooke ’62 (Hist.) Nov. 22, 2017 Victor A. Torchia ’63 (Bus. Adm.) Oct. 15, 2017 Rutgers University and is currently American Repertory Ballet. Class Notes, graduating. He also participated Warren S. Crammer ’59 (Bus. Adm.) Jan. 13, 2018 pursuing his M.B.A. at William Monmouth University in the State Judicial Clerkship »»Lauren Taylor ’15 (M.S.W.) is Danielle Tubbert ’06 (M.B.A.) Oct. 31, 2017 Paterson University. He works in »»Synod, the debut historical Magazine, Honors Clinic. His practice engaged to wed Daniel Duncan on Larry DeGrande ’75 (Ed./Art) Dec. 29, 2017 Frank Weiland ’68 (A.A. Ed.) Nov. 16, 2017 finance and accounting at Health novel from Dan C. Gunderman 400 Cedar Ave., focuses on criminal defense, July 28, 2018. Ernest J. Dragos ’61 (Bus. Adm.) Oct. 14, 2017 Robert “Bob” Wilderman ’67 (Psych.) Aug. 25, 2017 and Wellness Partners of Upper ’14 (Comm.), was published by West Long Branch, civil litigation, landlord-tenant, Henry K. Ell ’06 (Hist.) Oct. 6, 2017 Anna Alexandra Williams ’08 (Ed. /Hist./Poli. Saddle River, New Jersey. The Zimbell House in January. The NJ 07764-1898. and consumer protection and »»Danielle Axelrod ’16 (Comm.) Susan Epstein ’76 (For. Lang.) Oct. 12, 2017 Sci.) Aug. 29, 2017 happy couple will be married on book, an ambitious tale of a collections law. Prior to joining is now the varsity girl’s lacrosse Anna Falk (née Skold) ’62 (Elem. Ed.) Dec. 19, 2017 Edward “Joseph” Wooters ’68 (Bus. Adm.) Aug. July 21, 2018. 19th-century war veteran who is Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and coach at Arlington High School Joseph “Joe” S. Falkowski ’66 (Bio) Jan. 10, 2018 29, 2017 thrust into a leadership position Gifford as an associate attorney, in Lagrangeville, New York. The Joseph W. Finley ’62 (Bus. Adm.) Dec. 27, 2017 Susan L. Yacubovich (nee Sutton) ’03 (Psych.) »»Danielle Toritto ’13 (Ed./Hlth. St. in a fledgling and remote reli- Newman served as a law clerk for former Hawk and three-time John T. Fitzgerald ’64 (Ed./Hist.) Oct. 7, 2017 (M.A.T. ’05) Jan. 21, 2018 Phys. Ed.) wed Joseph Tarquini ’13 gious community in New Jersey’s Monmouth University the firm for one and a half years. MAAC all-academic team mem- encourages alumni to Jeffrey George Haese ’75 (Elec. Eng.) Aug. 17, 2017 (Bus. Adm.) (M.B.A. ’15) in a cere- Ramapough Mountains, is both an Previously, he was a judicial intern ber is a former standout athlete share news regarding James Jay Harran ’60 (Bus. Adm.) Nov. 28, 2017 »»FRIENDS mony at the Berkeley Oceanfront endeavor in world rebuilding and career changes, awards for the Hon. Holly J. Ford in the at Arlington High School, where Hotel in Asbury Park on Nov. 24, a fast-paced examination of the and honors, marriages, Philadelphia Court of Common she was named the Poughkeepsie Julian Hoffman ’41 (A.A. Bus. Adm.) Dec. 6, 2017 Robert Edwin Eelman (former student) Sept. anniversaries, births, John Gasparini ’87 (M.B.A.) Dec. 5, 2017 7, 2017 2017. Many alumni were in atten- law and complacency of the era. and other life events for Pleas and interned for the Phila- Journal’s Girls Lacrosse Player of dance, including Jessica Toritto ’12 Gunderman is a former staff writ- inclusion in Class Notes. delphia District Attorney’s Office. the Year as a senior in 2012. Victor M. Genco ’59 (Engl.) Sept. 25, 2017 Dane M. Fante ’20 (student) Feb. 3, 2018 All submissions are subject Rosemarie (Troutman) Jacobsen ’67 (A.A.) (B.S. Fred Fraterrigo (friend) Oct. 20, 2017 (Crim. J.), Luke DeSimone ’13 (Bus. er and film/TV critic for the New to editing for clarity and Newman is admitted to practice Adm.), Vincent DuVernois ’13 (Bus. York Daily News. He’s currently length. We welcome sub- in Pennsylvania and is a member »»Erin McDermott ’16 (Hist.), who Elem. Ed. ’70) August 2017 Guy A. Little (former student) Sept. 29, 2017 Adm.) (M.B.A. ’14), Alex Ferrara ’13 the associate editor of a media missions of high-resolution of the Pennsylvania Bar Associa- self-published two young adult Robert E. Keffer ’84 (M.B.A.) Sept. 1, 2017 Joseph Melhem (former student) Jan. 7, 2018 digital images for possible inclusion with your class tion and Montgomery County Bar romance novels in 2017, including Erich Manfred Klaiber ’65 (Chem.) Sept. 4, 2017 Thomas F. Murtha (former professor) Nov. 24, 2017 note; however, we reserve Association. Captive Rebel, published in July, Thomas J. Larson ’91 (M.B.A.) Dec. 27, 2017 Rita (Canino) Napolitano (former student) Oct. the right not to print sub- and Immortal Rebel, published in mitted photos due to space Linda Ledwitz ’64 (Elem. Ed.) (M.S. Ed. ’83) Jan. 24, 2017 »»Brielle Parady ’14 (M.A.C.P.C.) November, signed copies of her limitations or issues with 10, 2018 Jane Plangere (friend) Feb. 23, 2018 NOT TO MISS » image resolution. married Troy Easton ’11 (Hist./Poli. first novel at Little Boho Bookshop In addition to the news Nicholas Minas Lentis ’61 (Bus. Adm.) Oct. 24, Salvatore Ripandelli (former adjunct professor) June 18 Sci.) on January 7, 2017. on Broadway in Bayonne on Sept. th items sent by alumni, the 2017 Aug. 25, 2017 35 Annual university receives press 9, 2017. McDermott is currently Monmouth releases from businesses »»Harmony Bailey ’15 (Hist./Poli. working on the third book in The Albert A. Levitt ’60 (Bus. Adm.) Nov. 9, 2017 Nancy Schermond (former student) Nov. 12, 2017 and organizations an- Margaret V. Lisby Melville ’82 (M.S. Ed.) Jan. 3, Peter Charles Sexton (former student) Dec. Athletics nouncing alumni achieve- Sci.) graduated in May 2017 with Allegiance series, titled Forgotten ments, and subscribes to her M.A. in social justice and hu- Rebel. 2018 14, 2017 Golf an online news clipping man rights from Prescott College Lisa Ann Lorenzo ’93 (Crim. J.) Nov. 9, 2017 Ronald Smith Schanck Sr. (former student) service that provides news Outing items about alumni. These in Prescott, Arizona. She self-pub- »»Chris Brady ’17 (Comm.). See Jennifer Marzulli ’09 (Music) Aug. 30, 2017 Sept. 16, 2017 items are edited and lished her thesis, “Who Are The note for Max DiLeo ’15. Barbara A. Metzger ’89 (Bus. Adm.) Dec. 3, 2017 Vincent Renzo (former student) Oct. 13, 2017 placed in the appropriate class section. Monmouth Feminists Now? 21st Century Teresa G. McCue ’59 (Elem. Ed.) (A.A. Lib. Stu. Judith Iris Rothenberg (library association magazine staff members Postmodern Feminism’s Impact »»Since graduating, Zach Karvelas ’55) Nov. 20, 2017 board member) Aug. 23, 2017 try to verify the accuracy on Capitalism, Culture, Gender & ’17 (Comm.) has worked at Oceana, of this information; howev- Eileen McGowan ’88 (Hist./Poli. Sci.) May 28, Tyler Terry ’22 (incoming freshman) Feb. 11, 2018 Sexuality.” She recently accepted an international ocean advocacy Enjoy a day on the links at Deal Golf er, the university cannot be 2009 Raymond Tierney Jr. (former professor) Sept. responsible for incorrect a position as a civil litigation para- and conservation organization and Country Club while helping information contained legal for the law firm of Lippman located in Washington, D.C., as a Carlos Moreno-Martin ’90 (For. Lang.) Dec. 11, 19, 2017 herein. If you would like us 2017 David J. Tietge (former professor) Nov. 28, 2017 to support Hawk student-athletes. to correct any inaccu- Recupero in Tucson, Arizona. member of its field team, primarily racies that have been helping to build grassroots oppo- Paul Mudrick ’66 (Elem. Ed.) November 2017 Jake Tooley ’20 (student) Aug. 28, 2017 Registration and sponsorship info at printed, please contact the Paul Philip Vincent Muehter III ’66 (Chem.) Dorothy Louise Waltz (former student) Aug. magazine at magazine@ »»Ruth Bazzano ’15 (M.S.W.) and sition against offshore oil and gas monmouthhawks.com/golfouting. monmouth.edu. Scott Swayze welcomed daughter development in the Atlantic. Sept. 27, 2017 13, 2017

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h e AMERICA INC. r ALUMNI June COMPILED BY MOLLY PETRILLA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1959–65 〉 Record Producer WEEKEND 8–10 »»“I recorded the Monmouth Collegians and College Dance Band performing under the su- pervision of the great band leader Tommy Tucker.” Courtesy of Al Mott Athletics Hall of Fame Induction WORDS TO LIVE BY 1961–63 Ceremony and Reception Signed singer with 20th Century Fox Records “LOVE THOSE Friday, 6–8 p.m. »»“I performed all over: weddings, Honoring David Calloway ’91, ’95M; funerals, ice capers skating perfor- WHO ARE Mary Beth Byrnes Stehle ’96, ’98M; mances, TV shows, radio.” ELDERLY and the 1977 Baseball Team. 1963–65 Manager of The Mods Campus Tour »»“I got the band on ‘Candid BECAUSE THEIR Camera,’ but when they decided Saturday, 4 p.m. EDUCATION Check out our newest campus additions. Monmouth College ’57 to go to college and pursue other KNOWLEDGE, (A.A.), ’58 professions, I went back to school »»“I was part of Monmouth’s myself.” EXPERIENCE, Rooftop Bash first graduating class as a four-year school. We moved 1969–70 AND RESOURCES Saturday, 5–8 p.m. from night classes at Long Founder and Director of Life- Great music, fun eats, and cool cocktails on the Wilson Hall roof. Branch High School to Wilson Line Inc. in Asbury Park Hall, which was like being in »»“The seniors were suffering. ARE REALLY Versailles. We hardly wanted There were no programs for Jack’s After Party to touch anything because we them in our area. This had to be AMERICA’S didn’t want to ruin it.” rectified somehow, so I opened Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Life-Line and told any seniors that The party continues at Jack’s Goal Line Stand. needed help to call.” NATURAL

1970–79 TREASURE.” Hawks Hit the Beach Creator and Director of Operations for Asbury Park Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Senior Center Enjoy a family-friendly day at the beach and discounts at select West End shops and eateries. 1980–present Monmouth University Archives Founder of Senior America Inc. Oral Roberts (served as president until 2010) »»“I created the University ’59 (M.Div., Theology) Ms. Senior »»“Because I was the only Catholic America Pageant for contes- monmouth.edu/alumniweekend male student in the whole school, tants who are 60 years and older. I was told I didn’t have to listen to I tell them, you have reached the Oral Roberts because he wasn’t Age of Elegance!” my Pope!” 1993–96 New York Theological Seminary Director of Big Brothers/Big ’89 (D.Min.) Sisters of Hudson County Dustin Fenstermacher

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