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VOL. 21 NO. 5 Summer 1990 SAL VE REGINA COLLEGE

Salve Regina Holds Fortieth Commencement Exercises Students Receive Awards at Annual Salve Regina College held its fortieth commencement exercises Honors Convocation Sunday, May 20 at 10 a.m. on the Salve Regina College held its east lawn of the O'Hare Academic annual Honors Convocation on Center. Six hundred and fifty-nine Saturday, April 27 in the Spruance degrees were conferred under a tent Auditorium at the Naval War standing adjacent to Newport's College. The event recognizes and scenic Cliff Walk. honors students who have excelled Dr. Lucille McKillop, R.S.M., in scholarship, campus leadership President of Salve Regina, addressed and community service. Over 230 this year's graduating class with the .. students received honors. Commencement Message, and Dr. Among the most prestigious M. Therese Antone, R.S.M., Vice honors is the valedictory award . President for Institutional - Samir Uberoi, a financial Advancement, inducted the 1990 • management major from Bombay, graduates into the College's Alumni India, the College valedictorian this Association. U.S. Senator Claiborne year. Pell and U.S. Congressman Ronald The Salve Scholarship, a full Machtley also attended. scholarship for 1990-91, was awarded Samir Uberoi, a financial to three outstanding students: Marc management major from India, was The 1990 Honorary Degree recipients receive congratulations from Salve Regina Piers, a junior computer science this year's valedictorian. In all, 118 President Sister Lucille McKillop (center). Honorees are: (left to right) Sister Jeanne Perreault, Janice Cowsi/1, Eily O'Grady and Frank Patterson. major, Thomas Swierk, a junior students graduated with honors, accounting major and Cyril Gleiman, including 10 summa cum laude, 40 a sophomore politics and history magna cum laude and 68 cum laude. major. Two hundred and seventy-one highest honor the Vatican can students received master degrees, bestow on a layman when he was 378 received bachelor degrees and conferred with the Knighthood of St. 10 were awarded associate degrees. Gregory the Great. Four honorary degrees were Also receiving an honorary conferred upon recipients Frank E. Doctorate of Music was Eily Patterson and Eily O'Grady, O'Grady, a renowned pianist and internationally renowned musicians; Irish-harpist. O'Grady hails from a Sister Jeanne Perreault, President of well-known Irish musical family of Rivier College in Nashua, N.H.; and four sisters. Along with her sister, Janice Cowsill, former key Geraldine, Ireland's leading violinist, administrator in the Newport Public she has made five long-playing School Department who has greatly recordings. She is the first cousin of contributed to the academic the O'Cassidy family, also renowned development of Salve Regina College Irish musicians. She has been a over the past 30 years. prizewinner at Ireland's major music Frank E. Patterson, a native of festival, An Feis Ceoil, and she won Tipperary, Ireland, received an an Italian Government scholarship honorary Doctorate of Music. for advanced specialized studies in Acclaimed as Ireland's greatest living concert piano in Rome with Carlo Zecchi. In extensive world tours with tenor, he is an internationally known Katherine J. Miller (left), Assistant Professor of Information performer whose broad repertoire her husband, Frank Patterson, she Systems Science, and Dr. Lois Wims (right), Assistant Professor of ranges from classic masterpieces to has played at famous venues such as Administration of Justice, pause amid the bustle of students and traditional and contemporary New York's and faculty at Honors Convocation. favorites. Patterson's recordings in London's Royal Albert Hall. six languages on 28 long-playing (continued on page 4) albums have won him platinum, gold and silver awards. He played the pivotal role of the Irish tenor in 's film version of the Joycean short story, "The Dead." Along with Anna Motto, Simon Estes and Robert Merrill, he inaugurated the restored Statue of Liberty in a televised celebration from St. Patrick's Cathedral. He has The proud moment of first holding a sung before presidents, at New college degree is enjoyed by Jennifer York's Carnegie Hall and at Minch, Julie Minte/1 and Andrew Moniz. London's Royal Albert Hall, but his most treasured public appearance is as cantor at the Papal Mass in Dublin's , presided over by Pope John Paul II and attended by a congregation of over one million More Commencement photos people. In 1984, he received the on page 3 .. . Faculty in the News Judge Murray Honored by National Judicial College Dr. M. Therese Antone, R.S.M., Brother Michael Reis, Instructor Vice President for Institutional in Administration of Justice, was Advancement, has accepted an Staff Army Commendation for her recently honored by the Travelers invitation to join the Board of the outstanding performance in the Aid Society, which sponsors MIT Society of Senior Executives. military. community help projects, at a The Society of Senior Executives She founded the Newport Girl's reception held at its new Providence provides a forum for the graduates of Club and was the founder and first headquarters. Brother Michael is a the Senior Executive Program. The chair of the Committee volunteer with the Travelers Aid Board is made up of executives from for the Humanities. Runaway Project. several major international She was the only woman in the Dr. Thomas Svogun, Assistant corporations. Rhode Island State Senate during her Professor of Administration of eight-year term of office, and she Justice, lectured to the Rhode Island became the first woman in New Mr. Ronald Atkins, Director of Philosophical Society on "Law's England appointed to a Superior Residential Life, has accepted a full­ Virtue." He criticized currently Court Judgeship in 1956. In 1979, time faculty appointment in the dominant positivistic legal theories Judge Murray became the first Management Department. During that produce inadequate accounts of woman elected to sit on the State the past five years, Atkins has served legal practice. Dr. Svogun proposed Supreme Court. as Assistant Director of Residential a theory of law as an interpretation Life, Director of the Wakehurst underwritten by a conception of Judge Murray has served on the Campus Center, Director of College justice. The Honorable Florence K. Newport School Committee, the Murray, Supreme Court Judge and Activities and Director of Residential Arlene Woods, R.S.M., Rhode Island Committee on Youth member of the Board of Trustees of Life. Associate Professor of Art, displayed and Children and the Governor's Salve Regina College, has been Pisanki, traditional Polish Easter Advisory Committee on Revision of appointed Chair (emeritus) of the eggs, in the O'Hare Academic Election Laws. She was awarded Board of Directors of the National Dr. Arthur Frankel, Professor of Center. Sr. Arlene also presented a honorary degrees from Salve Regina Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. Psychology, will present a paper lecture in May on Oriental art titled College, , Rhode Associated with the National Judicial along with Judy Malo ('91) and Beth "Beneath the Mystery: An Island College of Education, Bryant College since its inception, Judge MacAleese ('90) at the New England Introduction to Eastern Art" at the College, the University of Rhode Murray has been a member of the Psychological Association meeting in Lifetime Learning Center in Fall Island and Johnson & Wales Board of Directors since 1975, and October at Holy Cross College in River, Mass. College. Her numerous awards Worcester, Mass. The paper, entitled she served as Chairperson of that include the Silver Shingle "College Student and Faculty Board from 1980-1987. Distinguished Alumni Award from Impressions of Black and White Judge Murray will also be honored University School of Law Transgressors," describes research Parents Weekend '90 locally when the newly-renovated (1977) and the National Association conducted by Frankel, Malo and Newport Courthouse is renamed for of Women Judges "Judge of the MacAleese. Students and faculty her. At the upcoming dedication Year" Award (1984). In 1980, she were given a case study in which a ceremony, the building will be named was inducted into the Rhode Island student reacted negatively toward a the Florence Kerins Murray Judicial Heritage Hall of Fame. She is listed teacher. The only difference in the Complex in recognition of the many in Who's Who of American Women, case was the race of the student. "firsts" which highlight her career. Who's Who in Government and The authors of the paper found no A native Newporter, Judge Murray Who's Who in Education. racial prejudice, but they discovered was the only woman to graduate with An Associate Justice on the Rhode that college seniors were significantly the class of 1942 at Boston Island Supreme Court, Judge more critical of a transgressor than University Law School. She later Murray received her AB. degree college freshmen and faculty. served in the U.S. Army attaining the from Syracuse University and her rank of lieutenant colonel, the LLB. from Boston University. She Dr. Elaine N. Mayer, Professor youngest woman to achieve that has continued her studies at Rhode of Anthropology, recently attended rank up to that time. She received Island College, and national conferences with topics the Legion of Merit and the General the University of Rhode Island. ranging from ancient Mayan culture to state-of-the-art technology in the future of education. She attended the Project X 8th Annual Maya Weekend at the Project X steps off the drawing University of Pennsylvania, a meeting board and into reality. The new at which Mayanists, experts on student recreation area, in the Mayan culture, discussed new basement of the New Residence, is discoveries about the ancient on its way to completion, thanks to culture. the efforts and generosity of students, parents and administration. Robert McKenna, Assistant to When complete, the lounges will be the President, and Mayor of furnished with Ping-Pong and pool Newport, has been appointed tables, miscellaneous games, a TV President of the Rhode Island League and VCR, a sound system, couches, tables, chairs and vending machines. of Cities and Towns. He will act as a lobbyist for legislation backed by the In addition, a conference room will League. be available for use by students and clubs. The College Activities Office will maintain and supervise use of the Dr. Lucille McKillop, R.S.M., rooms. President of Salve Regina College, A grand opening is planned for the has been appointed to a three-year Mothers and sons and fathers and daughters take to the dance floor at the first week of September. term on the Commission on annual Parents Weekend. Financing Higher Education of the National Association of Independent THE Colleges and Universities (NAICU). NAICU is the national organization ®NEWS BULLETIN representing private colleges and The News Bulletin is published monthly for the universities on public policy issues Salve Regina College community by the Office of Public Relations. with the legislative, executive and regulatory branches of the federal Editor Patricia Hatfield government. Sr. Lucille took office Production/Design on April 18 at the commission's Remette F. Speare spring meeting in Washington, D.C. This is the last News Bulletin of the 1989/90 As a member of this advisory academic year. Publication will resume in commission, she and other September. commission members will examine For further information contact the Office of and evaluate federal student aid Public Relations, 100 Ochre Point Ave., policy and financing options, propose Tom Ferguson ('92) addresses a panel of medical experts at Newport, R.I. 02840 a lecture on epilepsy presented this past spring. Ferguson, (401) 847-6650, extension 2970. new financing options and advise the who has epilepsy, discussed myths and misconceptions NAICU staff on legislative strategy. about the condition. Salve Regina College Commencement 1990

Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Andrew Hunt, and President Lucille McKillop prepare for the academic procession which begins Commencement activities.

Tenor Frank Patterson provides musical inspiration as Jonathan Piers, who received his master's in he sings an Irish ballad. administration of justice, is congratulated by Brother Robert J. Daskiewicz, Assistant Academic Dean, at the Magisterial Hooding Ceremony.

Dressed to the nines for the Commencement Ball are: Dr. William Burrell, Vice President/Dean of Faculty, (left to right) Kevin Lyons ('87 and '89), Vincent Petrarca, Dean of Graduate Studies, places the magisterial hood Coordinator/Off Campus Sites and Frank Montecalvo, on graduate Michelle Weaver (second from left), Assistant Dean of Students for Residential Life. Scheduling Manager in the Registrar's Office.

1990 Class Valedictorian Samir Uberoi addresses his fellow graduates.

Michelle McGlone (far left), who received a degree in politics and Graduate Melissa DePeano receives her Mercy Nursing Pin at history, visits with Dr. James Farrington, Associate Professor of the annual Nursing Pinning Ceremony. The symbolic pin has a Administration of Justice, at Honors Convocation. She received red cross, representing courage, at its center and is surrounded the Paul F. Murray (History Department) Award. by white, representing commitment. Commencement People in the News (continued from page 1) Sister Jeanne Perreault, President Michael DeGrandis, a politics of Rivier College in Nashua, New major entering his junior year, has Hampshire, received an honorary been awarded the McKenna· Doctorate of Education. During her Thompson Award for the most tenure as President of Rivier College, outstanding intern of the Rhode she has been the driving force behind Island State Government Internship many new scholarships and additions Program. The program consisted of to the campus, including an 101 students from all colleges and ( Academic Computer Center, an universities in Rhode Island. Michael updated chemistry lab, a new wing of worked as a legislative aide to classrooms, a campus ministry Senator Joan R. Wiesner of the R.I. program, a child care program, and a General Assembly. young scholars program for high Suzanne Leary and Tom school students. She serves as the Shannon, both of whom graduated Chair of the New Hampshire Post this May with degrees in art, will Secondary Commission; is a member attend graduate school this fall . of the Board of Directors of the New Leary, who was accepted into four Hampshire College and University graduate schools, will attend the Council; was a member of the School for American Craftsmen at Committee for the Study of a Dr. Robert McKenna, Assistant to the President, congratulates Michael the Rochester Institute of Diocesan Pastoral Council; and is a Technology to receive an M.F.A. in DeGrandis, a politics major entering his junior year. DeGrandis received the McKenna-Thompson Award as the year's outstanding intern. member of the New Hampshire and Ceramics. Shannon will enter Rhode Island Provincial Council of Syracuse University's M.A. in the Sisters of the Presentation of Museum Studies program. Mary. Leary and Shannon led student Janice Cowsill received an discussion groups at the last two honorary Doctorate of Education. National Council on Education for Her contributions include 30 years of Ceramic Arts (NCECA) service in the graduate and conferences. The discussions undergraduate levels at Salve Regina centered on educational issues and College, and she was a founding the future of students in the ceramic member of the graduate division of arts. the College. Cowsill is also partly John W. Nelson, a student responsible for obtaining State currently enrolled in the M.B.A. Education Department approval for program, has been named one of the the concept of the Human 1990 Small Business Financial Development degree with Services Advocates of the Year by specialization as reading teacher. In the U.S. Small Business addition to serving as Director of Administration (SBA). Nelson is Vice Independent Studies in the graduate President and Commercial Lender program, Cowsill has contributed for the Newport office of the Bank of significantly to the Holistic New England. Counseling Program. Lynn Sheedy, Athletic Director, Master degree recipients received has taken over as head coach for the hoods at the Magisterial Hooding women's soccer team at Salve Service, while bachelor and associate Regina. She is resigning her position degree candidates received similar as women's basketball coach so that hoods at the Baccalaureate Mass. she may concentrate her energies on Dr. Daniel Trocki (right), Director of the International Relations Graduate Program, The Magisterial Hooding Service Salve Regina's growing athletic discusses future plans with Deborah Tamulis ('89) at her exit interview. She was celebrated at St. Joseph's program. received her master's degree in international relations this May. Church in Newport, on Thursday, May 17. The Baccalaureate Mass Harmless Party Animals Spotted Around Campus was celebrated under the tent on the Salve Regina campus on Saturday, May 19. colleges launched the alcohol awareness campaign for this year. Smoking will be targeted next year. The present campaign was sponsored by a grant from the Rhode Island Department of Highway Safety and the Rhode Island Department of Education. The Rhode Island Department of Health served as the coordinating agency. The consortium made joint decisions about the slogan of choice, and individual colleges decided on a campus program. The hats-neon Sports Highlights pinks, yellows, blues and greens­ The women's tennis team rounded and T-shirts-pink, yellow and up the season with nine wins and green-have proven very popular three losses. The team had a record here, Connell said. During the first season, winning several Sarah Harris ('92), Marielle VanNoort ('90) and Martina Ripanti ('91) (left to right), 15 minutes of pledge signing, she members of Student Athletes Against Substance Abuse (SAASA), sport the latest tournaments, including the Rhode in health education chic-Harmless Party Animal T-shirts. turned over 350 shirts and 200 hats. Island Association for Intercollegiate Connell had the assistance of R.A. Athletics for Women (RIAIAW) Their habitat is our campus, and and its goal is to promote health by Brian Holliday on sign-up day. Tennis Tournament for the second their markings include wild tropical preventing accidents. Students have continued to sign year in a row, the First tint T-shirts and neon-bright hats. According to the U.S. Surgeon pledges since the initial drive, she Commonwealth Coast Conference Harmless Party Animals are students General, nine out of ten teenage added. Tennis Tournament and the 6th who have signed a pledge to avoid automobile accidents involve alcohol. Students pledge not to drink and Annual Women's Doubles Grass drunk driving. The risk of crash and death drive, and they also promise to Court Tournament held at the Students received either a T-shirt increases with even a sm~ll amount discourage an intoxicated driver International Tennis Hall of Fame. or hat saying "I'm A Harmless Party of alcohol, and one state survey from taking the wheel. The idea The men's tennis team had their Animal, I Don't Drink and Drive" as indicated that 17 percent of all 18-24 behind the program is to create best year yet with seven wins and part of a multi-media substance year-olds and 24 percent of males in awareness, Connell explained. "We five losses. abuse/injury prevention campaign this group have consumed five or want students to have the idea that The women's basketball team won conducted this spring. Mary K. more drinks on one occasion. either they don't drink at all, or they this year's Commonwealth Coast Connell, Director of College Health As part of an ongoing health don't drink and get behind the Conference League Championship. Services, says the program is part of promotion effort, the consortium of wheel." a state-wide consortium of colleges,