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The Culture of Service: COVER

Dr. Natalia Smirnova Brings More International Flavor to the Mount: PAGES 2 & 3

Dr. Joseph Skelly Explores Reform for the Middle East in his New Book: page 4

Kevin Garlan Presents at the National Conference for the American Anthropological Association: PAGE 5

The 2010 Scholarship The Mount’s Culture of Service: Tribute Dinner Breaks the Records. Over “…let us love one another, for charity is of God.” $550,000 Raised for Scholarships: page 6 For students attending the College of Mount espouses the teachings of Saint Vincent de Saint Vincent, an undergraduate education Paul, the 18th-century French priest who Jessica Abejar ’11 Earns Kudos in C200 consists of much more than mere courses, championed aid to the sick, the reviled Summer Internship: lectures, and lab work. For the College is, and the poor. Among Saint Vincent’s famous PAGE 8 as Dianna Dale, Vice President for Student sayings: “It is only for your love alone that Athletics Top Ten: Affairs puts it, “mission driven.” The College the poor will forgive you the bread you give page 9 aspires to develop a whole person: young to them,” and “Dearly beloved, let us love Renowned Alumna men and women who appreciate the fact one another, for charity is of God.” Rosemary T. Berkery that what one individual does inevitably has The College also celebrates the good Inspires the Class an effect on the lives of others. works of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first of 2010 with her Commencement Mount Saint Vincent was founded by American to be canonized by the Roman Address: the Sisters of Charity of New York and it Catholic Church. Working in 19th-century page 10 continued on page 21 Alumnae/i News and Notes: 6301 Riverdale Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10471 pages 12-20 Phone: (800) 665-CMSV, (718) 405-3267 Web: www.mountsaintvincent.edu Dr. Natalia Smirnova Brings More International Flavor to the Mount Dr. Natalia Smirnova is ambitious. The energy efficiency of the Russian Far Information Sector. Assistant Professor of Economics at East in an attempt to discover ways to The second part of the project was the Mount is ambitious in her field attract U.S. businesses and investors a more specialized study on women’s of work, ambitious in her studies, to the Russian Far East region. participation in the labor force in even ambitious in her personal Dr. Smirnova feels it is imperative to Russia. Dr. Smirnova studied the dreams. Yet, in many senses, it is how promote cooperation between the two factors affecting women’s labor market nontraditional her accomplishments, countries, and that doing so will help outcomes, especially in foreign firms. experiences, and aspirations are that strengthen each country economically. One of her research methods was make describing her as ambitious an Still, how does one person go about interviewing local business women on understatement. In a shaky economic handling such a large task? While in their opinion of her research and the climate both globally and domestically, Russia, Dr. Smirnova gathered a wide current status of women in the labor she worked relentlessly in researching array of information and research on force. This topic has been a long– economic improvements that would the different aspects of the country’s term interest for Dr. Smirnova. At the mutually benefit the United States, economy. Her goal was to accumulate College her course “Women in the Russia, and even our own Mount enough evidence to support her idea Labor Market,” explores this topic and community. From conducting research promotes research on the positions of with the U.S. Consulate in Russia to women around the world. drafting and eventually receiving a In addition to research, Dr. Smirnova Title VI grant dedicated to funding widely promoted her findings, the undergraduate International Studies Mount, and also opportunities for curriculum, Dr. Smirnova is truly a Russian students to study in New York “go–getter.” City. She did so by visiting the Far Dr. Smirnova spent this past spring Eastern National University, where she semester working with the U.S. spoke to students of a Global Econo- Consulate in Vladivostok, Russia, my class. She also organized and par- researching the current and future ticipated in an economic roundtable states of economic development in on April 6th, discussing the “Problems Dr. Natalia Smirnova and students in Russia the Russian Far East, which is an and Perspectives of Russian-American important regional power, both within that investing in Russia would be Business.” This event proved to be Russia and within the Pacific Rim. She beneficial for both countries. After very successful with participants of also dedicated herself to searching achieving the goal, she used this data varying backgrounds, including the for opportunities to improve the to write Scholar Research Brief titled, diplomatic community, regional and labor market participation of Russian “Opportunities for American Business local government and the business women. Her work, which was made in the Russian Far East.” Dr. Smirnova sector and received Russian news possible by grant funding and is says, “I wanted to find less apparent coverage. coordinated through the International and more diverse solutions for the While Dr. Smirnova works to Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), economic development challenges improve the economy abroad, she was part of a program that supports of the Russian Far East, that appeal is also making waves here at the U.S. embassies and consulates to investors of various asset and Mount. Armed with her passion overseas by providing policy commitment levels, allowing them for Russian studies and devotion specialists-in-residence. During this to find a suitable opportunity.” to improving economic well being assignment, Dr. Smirnova conducted Dr. Smirnova highlights five key around the globe, Dr. Smirnova’s an economic analysis of policies and areas that are potentially the most most recent accomplishment is projects of the infrastructure, economic attractive for investors and include receiving grant funding for a Title VI diversification, competitiveness, Alternative Energy, the Food Industry, grant this academic year. This grant entrepreneurship, environment and Pharmaceuticals, Tourism and the will help improve the undergraduate

2 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS INTERNATIONAL college of mount saint vincent CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Fall 2010 Semester Schedule of Events International Studies Symposium “Let’s Go International!” Keynote speaker: Mr. Tom Armbruster, US Department of State

Tuesday, October 19 education 4pm–6pm, Smith Hall, Administration

Faculty Cultural Seminar: “Russian Far East: Women and Work” presented by Dr. Natalia Smirnova, Department of Business and Economics Tuesday, November 9 4:30pm–6pm, Science Hall, Room 101

Distinguished Guest Lecture: “Migrants for Export: How the Philippine State Brokers Labor to the World” presented by Dr. Robyn M. Rodriguez, Rutgers University Tuesday, November 30 4pm–6pm, Smith Hall, Administration

Center for International Studies: 6301 Riverdale Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10471 phone: (718) 405-3369 web: mountsaintvincent.edu

These events are sponsored by the Title VI grant of the US Department of Education. Events are free and open to the public.

International Studies curriculum and foreign courses in Economics, History, Sociology, languages instruction by supporting course Communication and Fine Arts. The College developmentinternational ad 3.indd and 1 providing opportunities will also improve the Filipino Language9/27/10 1:09:06 PM for faculty growth. Title VI is a federally offerings by incorporating methodology for funded grant awarded for the purpose of non-native speakers, hiring new faculty and educational advancement. Dr. Smirnova strengthening an existing summer study believes that “having an education abroad program by offering Russian area well rooted in international affairs can studies. enable the students at the Mount to Dr. Smirnova can now take even bigger make well-rounded and better informed steps to combining other areas of the world decisions in business endeavors and other with a newer approach to education, one various aspects of their educational and which includes a more diverse and global occupational lives.” outlook. To Dr. Smirnova and the rest of Under this grant, the Mount will add the Mount community, this is the first of international components to six courses many strides towards a deeper and more and develop 10 new international comprehensive international program.

AUTUMN 2010 • 3 Dr. Joseph Skelly Explores Reform for the Middle East in his new book Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad Never has there been more worldwide across a wide sequential time frame. In attention focused on understanding the editing the book, Dr. Skelly says that his Middle East. With wars in both Iraq and objective is to help others, “understand Afghanistan and constant terrorist threats what drives militant Muslims and how NEW PUBLICATION NEW and attacks, curiosity about Islam has we may engage with them and hopefully continued to rise. The need to understand point them in a new direction.” The book the historical, political, religious, and contains what Dr. Skelly believes to be an cultural dynamics at play in the region ideal balance, with chapters on both Islamic are more important than ever. In response reformists and investigations into Islamism, to this interest, Dr. Joseph M. Skelly, a term which he defines as, “the propensity Professor of History at the Mount, released of radical adherents of Islam to transform his fourth book titled Political Islam from their religion into a political ideology.” Muhammad to Ahmadinejad in the spring The complex reflections inPolitical Islam of 2010, published by Praeger Security from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad answer International. This volume is a compilation to the worldwide interest in the subject of of over 15 essays presented at the first Islamism. The volume’s contributors address annual conference of the Association for specific aspects of this topic, including the Study of the Middle interpretations of jihad, the tribal origins East and Africa (ASMEA) of radical Islam, Islamism in Africa and the in 2008. The book nature of the Iranian regime. While doing includes contributions so, they also analyze various stages in the from international politicization of Islam. scholars with diverse Dr. Skelly is one of the founding officers perspectives in areas of ASMEA, which is a non-partisan, non- such as history, political profit organization consisting of professors, science, anthropology, diplomats, and policy analysts who are theology, international dedicated to promoting research and relations and education on the Middle East and Africa. counterterrorism. Through publications and scholarly The book is divided activities, the members of ASMEA have into five sections: The made significant strides towards achieving Origin of Political Islam, their goals. ASMEA’s purpose is to Interpreting Political respond “to the growing interest in these Islam, Jihad in Africa: interrelated subjects and the absence of Past and Present, any single group addressing them in a Political Islam in Iran, comprehensive, multidisciplinary fashion.” Iraq and Palestine Dr. Skelly, who earned his Bachelor’s and Economic Reform from the University of Notre Dame and his and Reforming Islam. Master’s and Ph.D from University College These sections include Dublin, is nationally recognized for his chapters that discuss research on Middle Eastern affairs and the intersection of Islam and politics and International Terrorism. His other interests evaluate political Islam or Islamic radicals continued on page 23

4 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS Kevin Garlan ’10 Presents his Published Paper Comparing the Remittances Received by Mexico and India at a National Conference

Kevin Garlan, Class of 2010, made concluded that despite an economic where he has spent his past three waves in the business world even slowdown, global remittance payments summers. Although slightly unusual before his May graduation. Kevin, who continue to flow, even as sending for a business major to present at is from Jackson Heights, Queens, was behaviors change and foreign direct an anthropology conference, Kevin a business major with a concentration investments decrease. advises others to remain open– in finance at the Mount. This past Kevin presented his paper at the minded. “Don’t limit your thinking. year, he wrote his honors senior National Conference for the American There is definitely an array of thesis paper titled “Migrant Worker Anthropological Association in disciplines in which you can find your Remittance Payments: Targeting the Philadelphia this past December. niche.” The Mount is a liberal arts Determinants of Resiliency.” His paper The American Anthropological college where general knowledge not only received attention from his Association (AAA) is the world’s develops the student’s intellectual professors and fellow classmates, but largest professional organization of capabilities and cross disciplinary also on a national level. This past scholars and practitioners in the field thought is encouraged. academic year, he presented his paper of anthropology. Its membership Kevin’s advisor, Dr. Natalia Smirnova, at a national conference and also averages in excess of 10,000. His Professor of Economics, is enthusiastic recently had it published. paper was recently published in about his accomplishments. “As The paper compares Mexico and the July publication of the Issues in an educator, I am proud of the India, two of the world’s largest Political Economy Economic Journal. achievements of our students, remittance receiving nations, or Issues in Political Economy is a especially if those achievements are countries in which foreign workers journal edited and refereed entirely by outside of campus,” says Dr. Smirnova. transfer money to their home country. students, with oversight from faculty “Participation in a conference of national He sought to determine whether the at the University of Mary Washington significance with a rigorous selection global financial crisis spells automatic and Elon University on research in all process is a big accomplishment.” hardship for remittance dependant areas of economics. Following his graduation, Kevin has nations or presents the chance to Kevin’s research was drawn from an continued to work at Deutsche Bank show resilience and growth. He internship with the Global Transaction as a Product Manager in the Global Banking Division of Deutsche Bank, Remittance Payments division.

Kevin Garlan ’10

AUTUMN 2010 • 5 Thomas J. Moran, Cardinal Edward Egan, Joan M. Squires and Charles L. Flynn Jr.

2010 Scholarship Tribute Dinner Breaks the Records. Over $550,000 Raised for Scholarships

The College of Mount Saint Vincent M. Tracey was also honored at the hosted its annual Scholarship Tribute event with a Proclamation from Bronx Dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street in New Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. York City on April 20, 2010. This year’s Funds raised through the Scholarship Dinner, which rose over $550,000, was Tribute Dinner allow the College to record–breaking in both Scholarship give students like speaker Albert funds raised and the number of Bararwandika ’10, whose speech is attendees. At this event, various featured to the right, the opportunity community leaders, including Bronx to excel beyond their expectations. Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Albert, who came to the Mount after Cardinal Edward Egan, were present. escaping violence in war-torn Africa, The gala is a significant annual event spoke about his gratitude to the for the College and for the community. College. “Due to the high cost of Money raised provides scholarship education, there are numerous minds funds for students with extraordinary being lost,” says Albert. “We, at the ability and great need. The gala brought College of Mount Saint Vincent, realize together alumnae/i, friends, members how lucky we are to have support.” Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and of the business community, as well Sr. Kathleen M. Tracey Albert, who was a biochemistry major, as political and religious leaders. The was accepted to various medical Dinner’s success, considering these Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, President schools around the country and started trying economic times, is a reflection of & Chief Executive Officer, Mutual of his studies this fall at The Albert the College’s strong base of community America Life Insurance Company; Joan Einstein College of Medicine. support and the goodwill inspired by M. Squires, Executive Vice President The continued increase in the event’s honorees. & Chief Information Officer, Mutual of education costs often makes tuition This is the 24th Dinner the College America Life Insurance Company and a determining factor in the college has hosted and the tenth under alumna of the Mount, as well as Chair application process. Nearly 95% of the College President Charles Flynn’s of the Board of Trustees; and Kathleen Mount’s incoming freshmen receive tenure. This year, the Dinner honored M. Tracey, S.C., Ph.D., Professor Emerita some form of financial aid. A large three individuals for their strength of of Biology & Associate Vice President percentage of scholarship funding character, leadership and devotion to for Institutional Advancement, College is raised at our annual Scholarship making higher education accessible: of Mount Saint Vincent. Kathleen Tribute Dinner.

6 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS TRIBUTE DINNER Albert Bararwandika ’10 “Everyone has a Dream” Below is a reprint of the student speaker at the 2010 Scholarship Tribute Dinner “Good evening and thank you everyone for coming. Years ago, the Rwandese foreign minister went to France for a visit. With his Rwandese accent, he gave his speech in French. The audience seemed very pleased. He thought he had convinced them with his business proposal. When he finished, he asked what they thought. Their answer was, “Kinyarwanda is really close to French!” They thought he was speaking Kinyarwanda. Tonight, I assure you, though with a different accent, I am speaking English. While searching for a theme for my speech, I came across a quote by Alfred Whitehead. He said, “No one who Albert Bararwandika ‘10 achieves success does so without the In my personal experience, everyone talks help from others. The wise and confident about how beautiful the campus is, which acknowledges this help with gratitude.” I is true, but it is also remarkable how lovely think this quote is emblematic of the Mount. the people on campus are. I am sure my The truth is, there are so many success professors Schellenberg and Miroshnikov stories at the College that would not be could come out with a mathematical model told if it were not for each and every one to account for that effect. of you. Your generosity opens windows of Given that we are honoring Sr. Tracey, opportunity for those who otherwise would I have to tell you all how she ruined my not have a chance for a good and strong life. Let me explain, when I came to the education. College, I was torn between majoring in Due to the infamous genocide, civil war, chemistry or biology. While I understood the and instability in the Great Lakes region importance of biology for a future medical of Africa, one of my best friends, Robert, doctor, chemistry, mathematics, and physics and I left our country, friends, and family came a lot easier to me. I wanted to take with dreams and the hope that one day, chemistry and leave the complex biological somehow, we would get a good education processes to my fellow students Ana, Alex, and dedicate our lives to serving others. He and David, who are here tonight. However, always wanted to become a lawyer, while when I went to talk to Sr. Tracey about my I prefer stethoscopes and syringes in an conflict, she called in Dr. Fabrizio, who is Emergency Room. However, when I got to now the Chair of the Science department. New York, the reality settled in. College was Their verdict was, “Try to balance both far more than I could afford. Fortunately, I chemistry and biology, and then, you can had the chance to meet Sr. Mary Donagher, decide in your junior year what you really who in turn introduced me to Mr. Tom want to do.” I took their advice, which was Moran, one of our honorees tonight. After probably a big mistake, and I got hooked I explained my predicament to him, he on both. Before I knew it, I was majoring in sympathized with me. He in turn introduced both, and graduating with enough credits me to President Charles Flynn. It all still for two people. Let me rephrase, Sr. Tracey seems like yesterday in my mind. enriched my life, as she pressured, I mean When I got to the Mount, everyone was encouraged, me to work hard! Now I can eager to help me. I remember passing a appreciate how it will help in the long run. whole morning in the financial aid office Now all of this is in the past, and after while they helped me fill out all the paper four years I stand here before you, ready to work. continued on page 22

AUTUMN 2010 • 7 Jessica Abejar ’11 Earns Kudos in C200 Summer Internship

Jessica Abejar’s small stature is not and Columbia. Her mentor at the company, reflective of her big dreams and aspirations. founder and CEO Michelle Clayman, Indeed, her drive for success can be felt was also initially skeptical. She admits, in each of her soft–spoken words. A senior “Students who intern here aren’t typically business major with a minor in performing from smaller, lesser–known colleges. I’ve arts, Jessica is nothing short of exceptional, been extremely impressed. She came which has been evidenced in her academic extremely well prepared. My hat is off to and extracurricular work at the College the College.” since her freshman year. This summer, Kathryn Swintek, alumna, former she continued to impress those both on Trustee and C200 member whose efforts STUDENT SPOTLIGHT campus and off in nominating the through her work at College to host the a highly competitive College Outreach internship at the Seminar last fall asset management were key to the firm New Amsterdam Mount’s selection, Partners LLC. was delighted to This past hear of Jessica’s November, over success. “I 100 female college understand Michelle students from the was so pleased Mount participated with the quality of in the 2009 C200 Jessica’s work that College Outreach she telephoned Seminar. Hosted the C200 office to by the College praise her and to and sponsored by note that she was the Committee of ‘hands down’ the 200 (C200), an best summer intern invitation–based Michelle Clayman and Jessica Abejar ’11 she had.” membership During her organization of high powered women internship, Jessica worked with the executives and business leaders, the Marketing Department. Throughout the seminar provides a chance for college summer, she researched and presented women to explore opportunities in the ways to improve the firm’s Website and business world. Jessica was not only one newsletters. Jessica says, “This project of the students selected to attend this meant a lot to me because I felt like I seminar, but also one of the five students contributed a lot. Internships cannot only selected from those 100 students to land be looked at as ‘What’s in it for me,’ but as a paid summer internship with one of the ‘What can I give to the firm’.” C200 member firms. In regards to Jessica’s research and Jessica was selected to intern with presentations at the firm, Clayman was New Amsterdam Partners LLC, an asset highly complimentary. “I am extremely management firm in New York City. At first impressed with how well prepared she is. Jessica was intimidated. Not only did she She came up with a good analysis and not have any background in this line of great suggestions. She produces work right work, but she was placed alongside interns on the money.” Clayman also added, “Even from universities such as Cornell, Oxford, continued on page 22

8 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS Top 10 Athletics Moments of 2009-10

Left to Right: Dan Cohen ’12, Lauren Percordani ’10, Kelly Martin ‘10 Opening of the Peter Jay Sharp Center: 2-0. With their win against Mount McManus and Mike Pope have all On November 17, 2009, the Mount’s Saint Mary on April 12, the Dolphins been named Player of the Week over new facility opened when the Men’s matched the program mark for wins in the course of the season, while Kevin Basketball team hosted cross-town a season with six. Coogan earned a Rookie of the Week rival Lehman. The Dolphins opened the award. building in style with a hard fought 76- Heesemann, Percodani Named 71 win over the Lightning. Freshman First Team All-Skyline Conference: Dan Cohen Named Men’s Lacrosse Carson Miller led the way with 21 Two Mount Saint Vincent Women’s Rookie of the Week: Dan Cohen earned points and 10 rebounds. Basketball players were honored by the Rookie of the Week award after the Skyline Conference with First posting 10 points on eight goals and Men’s Basketball Nearly Upsets Team All-League selections. Lauren two assists in the Dolphins’ first two Division I Army: In its last game Percodani, who scored her 1,000th games of the season. before the Christmas break, the Men’s point during the season, earned the Basketball team traveled to West honor for the third straight season. Men’s Volleyball Place Four On All- Point, N.Y. to take on Division I Army. Courtney Heesemann joined Percodani Skyline Conference Teams: The Men’s The Dolphins nearly shocked the Black on the first team in a season that Volleyball team, which appeared in Knights, falling in a tightly contested saw her reach 1,500 career points and its third straight Skyline Conference game 62-56. 1,000 career rebounds. final, had four players honored by the Skyline Conference at season’s end. Women’s Basketball Earns Third Kelly Martin Scores 200th Career Senior Rob Hockenjos and junior David Straight ECAC Tournament Berth: For Point: Senior Kelly Martin of the Guerrero were named First Team All- the third consecutive season, the Women’s Lacrosse team recorded her Skyline Conference, while junior Mike women’s basketball team earned a program record 200th career point Quinn and sophomore Chris Bacchi postseason berth after being selected during the 2010 season at Montclair were named Second Team All-League. to participate in the ECAC Division III State on March 20. She is the Mount’s Metro Division Tournament in 2009-10. all-time leader in points, goals, and Reynes Named Second Team All- The Dolphins traveled to Drew for their assists. Skyline Conference: Sophomore first round contest on March 3. Women’s Volleyball Player Renee Baseball Earns Four Skyline Conference Reynes was named Second Team All- Men’s Lacrosse Opens 2010 Season Weekly Awards: Following the April Skyline Conference after the conclusion 2-0: After defeating Cobleskill and 12 weekly report from the Skyline of the 2009 season this past fall. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine to Conference, the Mount Saint Vincent Her 6.46 digs per set average over open the season, the Dolphins posted Baseball team has earned four weekly the season placed her in the top-10 the best start in program history at honors. Mike Ruckdaschel, John nationally.

AUTUMN 2010 • 9 Renowned Alumna Rosemary T. Berkery Inspires the Class of 2010 with her Commencement Address

The 2010 Commencement ceremony responsibilities and as a business was celebrated this past May 22nd. At executive. This past year, she joined Rosemary T. Berkery ‘75 the ceremony, a total of 297 Bachelor’s UBS Bank and serves as Vice Chairman degrees and 69 Master’s degrees were of UBS America’s Wealth Management conferred totaling 366 degrees. business and Chairman of UBS Bank Rosemary T. Berkery, Alumna of USA. Previously, she served as Vice the Class of 1975 and Trustee of Chair, Executive Vice President and the College, delivered the 2010 General Counsel of Merrill Lynch & Co., Commencement Address and was Inc. During her inspirational speech, conferred an honorary Doctorate of she spoke to students about the many Laws. Ms. Berkery is an accomplished lessons she learned during her time financial services executive, with over at the Mount, which influenced and 25 years of experience in the industry propelled her to become the person and expertise in both general counsel she is today. The Class of 2010 Student Award Recipients The following students received was recently accepted into New York Eastern Sociological Society meeting. awards in their respective fields and Medical College. Marcelle Elfar, Bachelor’s of Arts, graduated with distinction: Yanell Innabi and Nour Aqee, both received the Sister Susanne Breckel Albert Barawandika, Bachelor’s of Bachelor’s of Science, were awarded Memorial Award. She was a member Science, received the Biochemistry the Sigma Xi Scientific Research of the College’s Honors Program, Departmental Award. He is known Society Award of Recognition. Nour a member of the National Honor for his exceptionally insightful and Yanell are both Biology majors Society for Communication students, questions and his passion to discuss who conducted original research and was also voted the outstanding ideas. Albert conducted research with Dr. Fabrizio. They identified, television newscaster on campus by at Columbia University under the characterized, and mapped four her classmates. supervision of Dr. Owen O’Connor genes involved in late-stage Amanda Robles, Bachelor’s of and participated in the summer sperm development in Drosophila Arts, received the Kathryn Magaziner undergraduate research program in Melanogaster using fluorescence Award. This award recognizes Anesthesiology at the University of microscopy and various molecular leadership skills, scholastic Nebraska Medical Center. Albert will techniques. They presented their achievement, and involvement attend The Albert Einstein College of findings in the form of two poster in extracurricular activities. It is Medicine this fall. presentations at the 51st Annual named in honor of an alumna of the Meghan Conroy, Bachelor’s Drosophila Research Conference in College, who was a Communications of Science, received the Joseph Washington. Specialist and a television executive McGoldrick Memorial Award. She Cori Dayton, Bachelor’s of Arts, in New York City. She was chosen was formally a Nursing major. She received the Business and Economics this summer by the C200 to intern realized her passion for medicine Departmental Award. Not only did with APCO Worldwide. and became a Biology major with she complete her Bachelor’s Degree Justin Lebowitz, Bachelor’s of a pre-med concentration. She not in Economics in three years with Arts, received the Kimberly Kennedy only impressed the entire science high honors, but she also set the Sgammato Award in Communication. faculty, but also experienced bar high by excelling not only in This award is given in memory of physicians and researchers like Dr. her coursework, but also in student an alumna of the College, class of O’Connor, with whom she conducted leadership positions as a member 1994, and recognizes excellence in original research. Meghan is also of the Executive Council and the creativity and technical expertise in in our Honors Program, served as President of the Business Club. Last the field of Communication. President of “the Mount MDs,” and year, Cori presented a paper at the Jill Wronski, Bachelor’s of Arts,

10 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS commencement received the Sister Marjorie Walsh tutor for fellow students, which has been Memorial Award and the Sister Elizabeth instrumental in helping them to both Marian Murray Memorial Award. As understand theory content and develop co-editor of the literary journal The and perfect their clinical skills. He is Underground, she’s been organized, accomplished and conscientious, and was discerning, proactive, and cool under recently acknowledged as an outstanding pressure. In her fiction, her characters are student at his clinical nursing site. complex and believable, and her stories Jon Rivera, Bachelor’s of Science, are crafted to engage without ever going received the Medal for Clinical Excellence for the easy way out. Her achievements from the Nursing Department. When Jon are due to her rigorous work ethic, rich attended a nursing pinning ceremony imagination, and her obvious talent. in his freshman year, it was evident

James Darley, Bachelor’s of Arts, nursing was important to him. During his received the Dr. Mary C. Stuart Medal for education, Jon has provided leadership, address History. James has pursued both historical encouraged group cohesion in clinicals, knowledge and historical truth. His senior and assisted other nursing students colloquium paper on Washington’s crossing with the incorporation of theoretical and of the Delaware in 1776 is inspiring. He clinical knowledge. He won a student graduated with a major in History and a nurse externship and impressed the VNS minor in Political Science. He has been staff with his knowledge and clinical /STUDENT accepted into the Master’s degree program abilities. in History at McGill University. Kerri Weiseman, Bachelor’s of Arts, Yafreisy Carrero, Bachelor’s of Arts, received the Margaret M. Broderick received the Mathematics Department Memorial Award and the Dale Gordon award. Yafreisy majored in Mathematics Medal from the Psychology Department. and also completed a minor in Fine The latter is named after the late Dale Arts. She presented at the Nebraska Gordon Boyd, who is described by family

Undergraduate Women’s Math Conference and friends as a man of great character, AWARDS and the Spuyten Duyvil Undergraduate who had a deep love for his family and Math Conference. She has also won a his fellow human beings. To honor his number of awards and scholarships. memory, an endowed medal is given to a She has been accepted into the Harvard student who has excelled in psychology School of Design, where she will and shows concern for others. The combine her passions for math and art student must have at least a 3.4 GPA and to study architecture. Yafreisy also won a must have been engaged in service to prestigious General Electric Scholarship, the community. Kerri is an outstanding which will pay for her graduate studies. student who excels in her academic Sarah M. Rodriguez, Bachelor’s of work, completed a Women’s Studies Arts, received the Solange Bruneau minor, had highly successful internship Mally Award for Modern Languages and experiences, and worked on research with Literatures. Sarah has a Spanish major two professors. This year, as President of and an International Studies minor. She is the Psychology Club and the Psychology currently enrolled in the Master’s Degree National Honor Society, she organized in Secondary Education program at our speakers, graduate school information College, and was inducted into Alpha Mu sessions, and a trip to Broadway. Gamma, the national collegiate modern She traveled twice to Appalachia for language honor society. After completing Alternative Spring Break. She will continue her master’s degree, Sarah will pursue her career of service in Psychology in a doctoral studies in Spanish. job gained through her internship working Daniel Clark, Bachelor’s of Science, with clients who have chronic mental received the Kathleen P. Knowles Award illness. in Nursing. Daniel has excelled in theory Allyson Brennan, Bachelor’s of Arts, and clinical practice. He served as a continued on page 22

AUTUMN 2010 • 11 CLASS NEWS Irene Carroll Sager lives in Florida, where 1940 she participates in golf and bridge. She Helen Quinn Riso recently celebrated her also enjoys attending the theatre and 90th birthday and is still the program chair traveling. for AAUW, AARP and the Irish American Cultural Society. In addition, Helen enjoys Blanche Scheib is retired and currently reading and swimming. resides in Riverdale, where she is active in many cultural programs, which allows her to 1945 visit museums, attend the theatre, and travel. Mary Gloria Dempsey Kostiw is retired and volunteers for many CLASS NOTES enjoys life with her husband William in Edna Sandroni Ulasewicz Flushing, New York. Mary volunteers at her charities, does consulting for residential church and partakes in sing-a-longs at her interior designers, and is a member of the local senior center. American Society of Interior Designers.

Marie Louise Rotondi Straton is a Eucharist Katherine Doran VanDeventer is very busy Minister for St. Agnes Parish and received with her seven children, 15 grandchildren the St. Agnes Medal Diocese of Rockville and three great–grandchildren. Centre award for her service in the fall of 2009. She enjoys volunteering in her parish, Lillian Webb is 94 and is hoping to be in as well as attending the opera and visiting San Francisco this August competing for the art museums in Manhattan. Marie is also a eighth time in the National Senior Games. mother of three and grandmother of two. In 2004, Governor Jeb Bush presented her with a trophy from the Florida Sports Marion McCann Short is the President Association honoring her as the states of Leamington Company in Minneapolis, amateur athlete of the year. She has set Minn. and served nine years on the board national records for her age group in the of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. 100 meter run, long jump, shot put and Marion is a grandmother of 22. Five of her discus throw. Lillian’s secret to staying seven children are lawyers, one is a college healthy and happy is staying active, both professor, and one is an accountant. mentally and physically.

1947 Janet Wolf is happily retired and enjoying a Catherine McLoughlin Nowicki was rich and fulfilling life in Waverly, NY. appointed to the Rockland County Industrial Development Agency on March 4, 2008. She 1950 was selected to Chair the committee, which Rosemary Fath Steele is the CEO of is in charge of reviewing existing economic, her late husband’s company, KA Steel demographic and zoning information, and Chemical Inc. As Chairman of the Board, developing a long-range strategic plan to she managed to build KA Steel Chemical attract new business and support and help Inc. into the largest distributor of water retain existing businesses. purification chemicals in the Midwest. She was honored by the College in 2009 with 1948 the “Ad Laudem Dei” award presented Kathryn Shaker Sperrazzo just celebrated to her in recognition of the national her eight–year–old great–granddaughter’s significance of her professional life. First Holy Communion at St. Theresa Church, Ashburn, Virginia. She is very 1955 grateful for her Catholic faith and excited Barbara Kennedy is retired and enjoys that it has been continued through her traveling and photography. She received granddaughter, Irene, and the rest of her her Ph.D. in chemistry from Georgetown family. University and her Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University. Barbara also 1949 volunteers at the St. Andrews Hospital Eileen Mahoney recently celebrated her Center, participates with various parish 80th birthday party, which she shared with ministries, and is on the Board and her outstanding family. Committees of Townhouse Association.

12 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS Class of 1960

Mary McGinley Gibeault is married our own Patricia Noone, SC, has been retired and focusing on what she calls and a retired mother of four and the English Department Chairperson the three “G’s;” golf, gardening, and grandmother of nine who enjoys at Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High grandchildren. Maya also does some quilting, reading, and gardening. Mary School for 37 years and was recognized editing in her local town newspaper, volunteers with Dismas House, which by the National Merit Scholarship the “Carlisle Mosquito,” and works on helps to provide housing for former Association as a “Life-Time Learner.” community beautification projects with prisoners. She obtained her M.A. in the Carlisle Garden Club. counseling at St. Joseph’s, Hartford, CT, Margaret Cregan Slavin is retired after in 1980. working 35 years in public service. In Margaret Mahon retired in September 1980, she became the Village Manager 2008 and has been able to enjoy Jane Petrillo Arciero is an adjunct at of Tarrytown, followed by 20 years traveling to Sicily and Germany. Tunxis Community College and taught as Manager in Dobbs Ferry. Margaret Her other hobbies include reading, at the University of Hartford this now likes to garden, travel, and attending the theater and visiting past spring semester. Jane is also a enjoys spending time with her three museums. grandmother of 25. grandchildren. Susan Scully Braunstein is a retired Maureen Kenny is a Registered Nurse, E. Jeanine Hinsberger Baker is an teacher who currently serves as an enjoying the luxuries of her new home active member of her parish and officer on her Co-Op Board of in Virginia. Maureen stays physically received a certificate in Church Directors. She participates in a active and is currently working on Ministry in 2006. She is presently monthly book club with former writing her memoire, which largely learning Spanish and enjoys gardening teaching colleagues and is in the consist of stories connected to her and visiting her family. She is currently process of learning to play golf. studies as a student nurse, as well as planning a trip to France. her volunteer work in the Peace Corp. Gail Farrelly is a writer and was 1964 featured as the “Last Word” person 1958 Mary Jane Myers Foley is celebrating in the March Journal of Accountancy. Sr. Margaret Mary has retired after the growth of her family now that “Beaned in Boston,” her first mystery, 40 years of service to the Dominican her son, Marco Forster, was recently was named to the 1997 Washington Sisters of the Sick Poor, where she married and daughter, Alicia Forster, is Irving Book Selection list. Gail’s now volunteers. engaged to be married in October. most recent book, “Creamed at Commencement,” is the story about 1960 1965 the murder of a college professor at Katherine Noone, the twin sister of Maria “Maya” Padoch Liteplo is fully a graduation ceremony.

AUTUMN 2010 • 13 1967 Kathy Butler retired from IBM after He also speaks at the annual gang Carmel Carratura Banks retired in May almost 36 years in the company and specialist program sponsored by the 2010 from the position of Coordinator is committed to spending much of National Gang Crime Research Center for Tutorial Services, Resnick Learning her time giving back. She joined CT in Chicago, IL, as well as occasionally Center at the SUNY Delhi campus. She boards of the Alzheimer’s Association speaking at the annual Anti-Graffiti will now have time to complete her and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Symposium throughout Canada. book about her grandparents’ early Foundation. 20th century immigration to the United Judith A. Hard has served as a Judge States, as well as continue to preach Virginia Brander Dowd became the of the Court of Claims in Albany as a lay minister in Pentecostal circles. archivist for the Sisters of St. Joseph, County since 2002. She received her Brentwood, NY, as of September 2009. law degree from New England School 1971 of Law in 1982 and her Masters of Ann Godesky is a local artist who has 1977 Law in Taxation from Boston University had her work on display at McKinney Barbara Seemiller Berrios recently School of Law in 1983. From 1995 & Doyle. She is also a high school received the “Above and Beyond” until 1999, she served as Assistant art teacher and advisor to the peer Award, which is presented annually Counsel and as First Deputy Counsel leaders. to a woman whose community to Governor George E. Pataki. She involvement enriches the lives of many also served as Legislative Counsel to Judy Papio Mastracchio created and contributes to the betterment of the Republican Conference in the New and launched a Website providing Yonkers. York State Assembly and as Senior information, resources and discussions Legislative Analyst to the New York for those 55 and older living in Rachelle Cotugno received her third State Senate Finance Committee. Orange County, California. guide dog named Oriole from Guiding Eyes for the Blind in 2007. She is 1980 1972 currently teaching music at St. Mary’s Kathleen Corcoran Schmidt teaches Patricia Carris is celebrating her Institute in Amsterdam. In May 2009, fourth grade at Grace Day School daughter’s, Jennifer Guski, upcoming she graduated from St. Bernard’s while volunteering on the St. John graduation here at the Mount in School of Theology and Ministry with the Baptist High School Development December 2010. two graduate certifications. Committee and Cougars Club, and is a member of the Board of Governors 1974 1979 for the Ungua Corinthian Yacht Susan M. Clabby Young has two Kenneth Davis was promoted to Club. Kathleen has been married children attending her alma mater, the Detective in March of 2009 and now to husband Paul for 29 years and College of Mount Saint Vincent, Susie, works within the Yonkers Police together they have three children a junior, and Tommy, a freshman. Department’s Gang/Narcotics Unit. involved in school athletics.

Class of 1985

14 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS CLASS NOTESCLASS 1981 novels centers on a school loosely based Bernadette Donohue completed a certificate on Mount Saint Vincent. Maggie has been in Non-Profit Management at the University cancer–free for over a year and says writing of Tennessee. saved her life by helping her keep a positive focus. Julie Fitzgerald Krzeski double majored in Business and Communication and is now 1987 the Managing Director of Development Kathleen Kelly-Dorrian is happy that her at the Bay Street Theatre and happily nephew Ainsley Dorrian graduated from the married to Michael Krzenski. Mount in May 2010. Also celebrating his recent commencement is Ainsley’s mother, 1982 Anne Dorrian of the class of 1971, and his Phyllis Alosco Lucia is the Vice President Aunt Grace Dorrian-Balter of the class of 1983 of Business Development with Educational Services of America and her primary goal is 1989 to improve the national graduation rate. Dennis Fuentes can now call himself a musician after the release of his debut Kathleen Timothy Pastina has three children CD “Letters from Broken Street.” His single and recently celebrated her 25th wedding “The Show Goes On” was charted on a anniversary. radio station’s weekly top 10. Dennis is also a Manager and Private Consultant 1983 of a medical clinic. Ellen Ernenwein Turner has been named Supervisor of the Communicable Infectious 1990 Disease Unit of the New York State Dept. of Carolyn Concia worked as a nurse Corrections. She and her husband, Darren practitioner for a non-profit group in W. Turner, currently reside in Johnstown, Portland, Oregon. She is a member of the NY. Ellen is also currently celebrating her American Geriatrics Society and American daughter Anne Turner’s recent graduation Academy of Home Care Physicians and from Le Moyne College cum laude. now resides in Cary, North Carolina with a growing interest in all sports. 1984 Maria T. Vullo was appointed Executive Cathy Ruebenacker Mazzola, M.D. and her Deputy Attorney General for Economic husband Steve, adopted two little girls Justice, where she oversees the Attorney from Poland. The girls join three brothers. General Investor Protection, Consumer Cathy also has her own practice in pediatric Frauds, Antitrust, Real Estate Finance, and neurosurgery in northern New Jersey Internet Bureaus. She has served on the and was selected to be on the Executive New York State Bar Association’s Committee Committee of the Congress of Neurosurgery. on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction, the She has authored several neurosurgical Public Service Committee of the Federal Bar articles and is very involved in community Council, the Aspen Institute’s Justice and outreach. Society Seminar, Sanctuary for Families’ Board of Directors and the Board of NARAL. 1991 Mary M. Lemon Cronin was married in 2004 1985 and gave birth to her son, Liam Michael, in Valerie Vautrin-Gardinier is now working August 2006. Mary and her husband live for Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center of in Putnam County NY, and she works in New York in New Hyde Park. She just midtown Manhattan. received the North Shore-Long Island Jewish 2010 Pediatric Emergency Room Nursing Ester Brymova is a filmmaker whose feature Excellence Award and is currently enrolled documentary film, “Butterflies,” a film about in graduate school for Nursing Education. “youtubers”, was an official selection of the New Filmmakers Festival in NYC 2009. Maggie Scarry Barbieri lives in Croton-on- Hudson and is celebrating the publication 1992 of her fourth mystery novel. One of her Francine Loud Dennis is proud to announce

AUTUMN 2010 • 15 that her son, James, has been accepted to 2002 West Point and began duties on 06/28/10. Marlana Pressley is a co-founder of New York City’s only all-inclusive picnic delivery John J. Rust is the Sports Director and play- service, That Picnic Place. She currently by-play announcer for KYCA-AM in Prescott, teaches science in NYC and is married with AZ. Over the past year, he has conducted three children. interviews with Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame receiver Lynn Swan, former Kansas City 2003 Royals Mark Little, former New Jersey Devils Erin Ellsworth and Matthew Marzella both player Claude Lemieux and Olympic Softball graduated in 2003 and were married in pitcher Jennie Finch. John’s first science August of 2008. Erin is currently working CLASS NOTES fiction short story, “The Last Soldier,” was at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx as recently published in “What If? A Collection an Ultrasound Technician and Matthew is of Science Fiction Short Stories.” attending Pace University for his Masters in Elementary Education. 1993 Anna Reis-Dematos has finished her Olivier Maisonet received the Oncology Master’s Degree in HR Management from Nursing Society Excellence in Radiation the College of St. Elizabeth and plans to Therapy Nursing Award. This award pursue a MBA in Organizational Behavior recognizes him as an expert oncology nurse at Kean University. in the field of radiation oncology and a significant contributor to the field through 1996 outstanding patient care at Saint Vincent’s Dismayra Alejo Martinez has two daughters Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York. with husband Jose Martinez. Nadia turned Olivier is also an active member of the three years old in May 2010 and Leila New York City Chapter of ONS and the ONS turned a year old in April 2010. Radiation Special Interest Group.

1999 2005 Annalisa Rivera Schlesinger is happily Aicila Barksdale is currently a registered settled in New York City and working for a nurse at New York Presbyterian Hospital. In non-profit organization, Independence Care addition, Aicila is working toward an MSN System, which helps the physically disabled at NYU, which she will attain in 2011. She is and chronically ill. also active in Young Catholic New Yorkers, a church group in New York City. James Nitzkorski finished his residency in Surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Karen A. Dagis is a Special Education in June 2009 and obtained his board teacher who teaches all subjects for certification. He currently is a Fellow in students from grades 9 through 12, and has Surgical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer been working to improve her education in Center in Philadelphia and is happily all content areas. She has two licenses in married to his wife Sydney. English and Special Education. Karen has traveled extensively throughout the United 2001 States and Canada. In addition, she has Deborah Nunziato Ghobashy graduated traveled to London a number of times, and from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic her most rewarding to date was in April Medicine in May 2010 with a degree of 2008 when she traveled throughout China. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. She started She plans to begin a doctoral program in an internship at Nassau University Medical Social Psychology in January 2011. Center and plans on pursuing residency in Anesthesiology. Deborah was married on Juliette Geary graduated from Baruch’s June 13th, 2010 to Christopher Ghobashy. School of Public Affairs with a Master of Public Administration degree in 2007. She Annette K. Netburn is now in the Masters is now working in Development as an program at Hunter College studying Early Associate Manager of Individual Giving at Childhood Birth and interested in connecting the New York Public Library. with others who are doing the same.

16 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS Nicole Palma earned a Masters of 2006 Science in Toxicology in 2007 at St. Christopher Bracey began Johns University. During graduate his career as a Broadcast school, Nicole worked as a Teaching Associate for CBS College Assistant in the anatomy and Sports and moved on physiology and medicinal chemistry to Senior Researcher at labs. She also assisted in research on College Sports Television. the effect of hyperoxia on pulmonary Chris now works as a macrophages, results of which were Graphics Production published in Free Radical Biology Assistant for Major League & Medicine. Currently, she is the Baseball and resides in Assistant Editor in the Special Projects Brooklyn. Department at McMahon Publishing Tristan Franz ‘09 Group. 2007 Michael DeNobile is finishing his New Arrivals Erin Potterton received her Masters third year as seventh grade English 1971 in Urban & Multicultural Ed from Language Arts teacher at John Philip Mary Lyle Missere welcomed her the Mount in 2008, and went on to Sousa MS 142 in the Bronx. He is granddaughter Charlotte Grace teach English in Cairo, Egypt for a also the Faculty Advisor for Sousa’s Moriarty, born on April 16, 2010. year and then in Stockholm, Sweden newspaper since Fall 2009 and is for a semester. She has returned enrolled in Manhattanville College’s 1983 to Chicago, working with Mothers Graduate Business and Writing Mary-Jean Maddia Parill adopted a with Mental Disabilities, a nonprofit Program. daughter Elizabeth Albina, who is now organization. She is also a co-founder almost three years old. of an organization that builds desks 2009 for schools in the village of Alenga, Vandana Chand is now working in 1989 Uganda. Columbia University’s Medical Center Barbara Ficano O’Donnell and James within a pathology research lab as O’Donnell welcomed their new son, Leighann Snyder went directly into a research technician studying cell James Vincent O’Donnell. the New York City freelance market division and plans on applying to after graduation and, in October 2005, medical school for the class of 2012. 1994 moved to Beverly, MA (just north of Sonja Ghersini Schiller gave birth to Boston). In December 2008, Leighann Tristan Franz is currently working her second son Alexander Ghersini moved back to New York City and at the International Cambridge Schiller. is now working Off-Broadway at the Training Center in Ciudad Guzman, Public Theatre and she still dances. Jalisco, Mexico, teaching English to 1996 Leighann is happy to be back in the all ages and levels. After graduating, Poonam Abbi welcomed her first tri-state area. he first went to Peru and taught at granddaughter, born on April 5, 2010, Universidad Nacional Santiago Antunez to her daughter Aastha Abbi Chopra, Jorge Solis is a professional writer for de Mayolo in Huaraz, Ancash, Peru. who lives in India. Fangoria Entertainment, a global brand He enjoyed teaching in Peru so much which currently operates Fangoria that he decided he wanted to become Elizabeth Dollard gave birth to her Magazine, Fangoria Radio, Fangoria an English teacher. He then went to daughter Anya Sheila Kayaian on Graphix, Fangoria Music and more. He Mexico, where he got his teaching December 13, 2009. has interviewed artist Jenna Morasca certificate. (Survivor: Amazon) and Thomas Jane 1998 (HBO’s Hung), while covering movie Heather Gostomski received the Wall Anne O’Connell Lanzi gave birth to screenings of upcoming luminaries, Street Journal Student Achievement her daughter Olivia Clare on June 26, such as Stephen King (Under The Award as a senior in May 2009 and 2007. Dome) and William Peter Blatty recently accepted a position with JP (Dimiter). He is constantly writing to Morgan Investment Bank in Prime marriages bring in quality horror entertainment Brokerage. 1970 to numerous fans. His animation short, Barbara Dore Russell celebrated the Dreamland, has garnered attention Michael Spasiuk is working as a marriage of her daughter Catherine and received a title page on the Media Desk Production Assistant for Ann Russell to William G. Miller on Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Fox News Channel and Fox Business September 5, 2009. Channel.

AUTUMN 2010 • 17 1939 Elvira Paino Giallorenzi Rita King Burke Lanigan 1940 Phyllis Callanan Eva Cardamone Caracciolo Marion F. Gamann Claffey Marie Dooley Alice Kearney Nancy O’Connor 1941 Clare Lally Farrell Doreen M. O’Sullivan 1942 Jane Pennell Beckmann Helen Haggerty Benedict Claire Darcy Menagh Rosina Termini Spellman 1943 Mary C. Galligan Betty Cabana Forden Alumnae/i Executive Board President Barbara Cronin LaPerche and fellow members of the Class 1985 Regina Kraft, SC Ann McNerney Levesque 1998 Karen Valenti married Daniel L. Wilhelmina E.S. Pilger Jenny Alejo and Christopher Famularo DeCecco on July 3, 2009. 1945 both of whom graduated in 1998 are Mary Epes now engaged. IN MEMORIAM Claire Ferraro ALUMNA/US 1946 2000 1928 T. Sally O’Malley Coyne Nydia “Nini” Reid married Dr. Marion C. Thiesen, Ph.D. Catherine Curtin Lowery Gregory Blackshear on 1930 1947 September 5, 2010. Rosemary Murphy Mayer Rita Burke Lanigan 1932 Lucille Ambrosino Sabino 2002 Louise McInverney Tobin 1948 Nitza Jones-Sepulveda married Jose 1933 Frances P. Masella Allegra Sepulveda on September 26, 2009. Otillia Cancillieri Porcell Virginia Duffy Kenny Mary Brew Ward Jane Mulherin Lyons 2004 1934 Leona O’Connor McGeady Margarita Gonzales married Reginald Aileen Quin McCabe Mary Ann O’Connor Quaranta, Ph.D. David on May 30, 2009. She currently Margaret J. Mullen 1949 works at St. John’s University, while 1935 Rose Mary Gurnee Fiore earning her MBA in Management. Catherine Goodwin Barth Grace Anne Gately Sr. Therese Grondin, LLP Helen McLoughlin Jennings 2006 Mary Farrell Iverson Dolores Lusardi Lown Julie Fagnani married Patrick Howard 1936 Louise Pegnam McCarthy married on September 18, 2010 in Marie Claire Linehan Babiak Patricia DelBalso McNamara Washington D.C. 1937 Margaret Reid Walsh Mary Browne 1950 Andrea Fontenova and William Sister Helen Ippoliti Mary Louise Fernandez, SC Hallowell, III were married on Margaret Mary O’Rourke Audrey-Jean Gray July 20, 2008. Frances Walter, SC Kathleen Lawlor Riconda 1938 1951 2007 Eleanor Daly Boylan Patricia Horgan Brenner Angela Hernandez married Vincent Julia M. Costello Teresita Conjuangco Lopa Vigueras on October 11, 2009. Bernadine McNeany 1952 Mary Deeley Tallon Marjorie Conroy Condon

18 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS M. Louis Gilfedder, SC HUSBAND OF NOTESCLASS Joan Hallinan Kenny 1938 1953 Mary Deeley Fallon Corazon Cojuanqco Aquino 1942 Mary Alice Sheridan Grant Marian Burke Miller Joanne King Griffin, Ph.D. 1943 Mary E. Riley Mary Trier Wyan Marie Jane Verdeschi Wiack 1946 1954 Colleen Welch Citarella Teresa Denman Dawadeit Mary Niewenhous Gormley Catherine Piecora Gill Nancy Herklotz Schrag Dr. Ivette deArteaga Morgan 1948 1955 Anna Dunne Seebold Patricia Duffy Sammler 1949 Patricia Wetzel Reinis Grace Anne Gately 1957 Ann Taber Hassett Eleanor Gauthier Patricia DelBalso McNamara 1958 1950 Helen King Marotta Marybeth McCarthy O’Leary 1960 1951 Natalie Blake Smith Angela Connellan Murphy 1961 Gertrude Maher Sweeney Carol Anne Dupraz Patricia Foley Windman Loretta Zieman Forgione 1952 1962 Patricia Mecking Liptrot Julia M. Kelly 1954 1964 Beatrice Chao Lee Margaret Lowney Troy 1955 1965 Maureen Birkman Ackerman Joanne Wisnefski Durkin Carolyn Burns O’Brien 1968 1957 Michele Petrucci Joan Noonan Ervin 1969 1960 Patricia M. Connolly Catherine Doherty Desa Lynda Warfel Green Ann Marie Farrell Fitzpatrick Margaret Rooney 1965 1970 Valerie Hackett Zenus Dr. Jean Ann Walters Nohava 1966 1973 Mary Alice Becker Carol Pope Pufahl 1975 1974 Donna Buck Fitzgibbons Dora Maillaro MOTHER OF Carol Cassidy Sausville 1961 1978 Valerie Panarello Mastronardi Anne M. Keegan 1963 1982 Rosemary Tallon Levine Maureen McMahon McHugh 1964 Kathleen Kastner McLane Marie A. Dooley 1993 1965 Alice Douglas Patricia Tallon Fager 1994 1968 Charles W. Poidevin Anne Doone 1997 1969 Maria Paynor Catherine Forte Lanza 2009 1970 James E. Cimino Marie T. Foti

AUTUMN 2010 • 19 Barbara Dore Russell 1946 1971 Mary Jane Lawlor DePhillips Virginia Delsignore Johnson 1947 1972 Catherine McLoughlin Nowicki Margaret Maher Philbin 1949 1973 Rosemary Lally Inlow Anne Delsignore Hill 1951 1978 Teresita Conjuangco Lopa Ann Maher Barlow 1953 1984 Corazon Conjuangco Aquino

CLASS NOTES Margaret Mary Pratt Grant Patricia Lawlor Luongo 1992 1955 Susan Crowe Theresa McLoughlin Colloton 1999 Margaret Sheridan Kuhn Christine Vaughn 1959 FATHER OF Anne Sheridan O’Connor 1961 1962 Loretta Zeiman Forgione Rosemary Sheridan Durkin 1963 1963 Sharon Zeiman Duggan Sharon Zeiman Duggan 1964 1999 Marie A. Dooley Margaret Paynor Calandra 1967 2009 Theresa Suppa Kruger Joseph Nickerson 1969 BROTHER OF Catherine Forte Lanza 1953 1971 Mary Alice Sheridan Grant Shan Murphy Cyr 1955 Kathleen A. Frawley, Esq. Margaret Sheridan Kuhn Margaret Magdalenski Tringali 1956 1972 Theresa DeCola Medlar Margaret Maher Philbin 1959 1978 Anne Sheridan O’Connor Ann Maher Barlow 1962 1979 Rosemary Sheridan Durkin Kathleen Gormley Gutekunst Dorothy Frohlich 1998 Mary Edward Zipf, SC Elizabeth Nolan 1968 FATHER-IN-LAW OF Jocelyne Nowaski Harding 1985 SISTER-IN-LAW OF Barbara Cronin LaPerche 1953 DAUGHTER OF Margaret Cummings Driscoll 1927 1969 Frances Skelly Power Ellen Reisz Green 1956 BROTHER-IN-LAW OF Helen Cashman Kastner 1948 SON OF Julia T. Dunne 1925 GRANDDAUGHTER OF Margaret O’Brien Sheridan 1966 1962 Carol Merritt McCaffrey Therese Lederman O’Keefe 1965 This listing reflects information Rosemarie Cacioppo Scinicariello received by June 30, 2010. SISTER OF 1945 To submit information, please contact Elizabeth Termini Mulligan Alumnae/i Relations at 718.405.3336.

20 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS The Mount’s Culture of Service: “…let us love one another, for charity is of God.”

Maryland, Elizabeth Ann Seton POTS Soup Kitchen, and work in a fundraising drive was devoted to founded schools and institutions to food pantry, serve dinners, and give providing aid to victims of domestic care for the children of the poor. The haircuts to the working poor. violence. Mount Saint Vincent teachings of these two extraordinary This March, during spring break, students journeyed to New Orleans to individuals are at the core of a a group of students––members of work with victims still suffering from Mount Saint Vincent education. In the Science Club and Mount MD’s–– Hurricane Katrina, and the College fact, the Mount’s mission statement journeyed to and volunteered in hosted a basketball game featuring describes how the College fosters Guatemala City. President Charles L. the men’s team versus alumni, which “an understanding of our common Flynn Jr., explored this experience raised funds for medical research on humanity, a commitment to human with three student participants in hypertension. dignity and a full appreciation of our “Conversations from the Mount,” his Members of the College community obligations to each other.” monthly radio program that aired this adopted several local families dealing For students, this philosophy year on WVOX, an AM news station in with financial hardship this year. They translates into a value-added liberal Westchester. Alumna Gabrielle James provided Christmas Day food, fulfilled arts education. Sr. Cecilia Harriendorf, ’10 had already experienced the joy Christmas gifts wishes, and helped to Director of the Campus Ministry, cites the Midnight Runs––a series of visits to aid the homeless––to “It’s a wonderful opportunity for students explain why active service is so critical to the Mount Saint Vincent to experience another culture in their experience: “It’s a wonderful activity. own backyards.” —Sr. Cecilia Harriendorf It helps put flesh and bone on studies. It’s one thing to learn about homelessness in sociology and quite of helping others: she spent last make the holiday festive, in addition another to get close to people who year’s spring break with Orphanage to participating in a “Toys for Tots” are homeless,” she says. Midnight Outreach, a non-profit organization, campaign. They also collected Run, an organization based in Dobbs in the Dominican Republic. Ana clothing for the homeless, provided Ferry, New York, sends vans in which Uruena, a junior Biology major who a variety of life enhancing supplies seven or eight students accompany came to Mount Saint Vincent from for the elderly, and ensured that aid workers and distribute food, her home in Caracas, Venezuela, is Thanksgiving food was available for clothing, conversation and good will president of the Science Club. When poverty-stricken residents of Yonkers. to destitute men and women on the she is not assisting the homeless in Students become aware of the mean streets of Manhattan. New York, she can often be found in College’s mission their first day on But the College provides many paths a genetics research lab. Alumna Sindy campus, according to Dr. Dale. to students who want to help others. Gonzalez ’10 attended a 2009 “Path “When a student decides to join Each year, for example, there is a trip to Peace” United Nations meeting our community, they are educated to McKee County, Kentucky. In one devoted to developing ways in which about our mission integration” she of the poorest parts of Appalachia, the world could be transformed. She says. And the altruism that students students from colleges around the also participated in the Appalachian demonstrate as undergraduates country spend three weeks assisting program. often leads to service-oriented career members of the Christian Appalachian In addition to organized activities, choices. In recent years, more than Project in activities dedicated to the Mount Saint Vincent student 20% of graduating students who improving the lives of local residents. community responds to need caused responded to a survey reported “It’s a wonderful opportunity,” by natural catastrophes and disease: that they intended to be nurses Sister Cecilia says, “for students to nearly $5,000 was raised this year to (or other types of health-care experience another culture in their help the victims of the earthquake in providers), teachers, social workers, own back yard.” Haiti; walks were organized both on psychologists, or police. As Sr. Cecilia Just a few miles from Mount Saint campus and in Central Park to raise says, “It’s not just about making a Vincent, on Webster Avenue in the awareness and financial support for living. It’s how you are going to live Bronx, students volunteer at the breast cancer research, and another the rest of your life.”

AUTUMN 2010 • 21 Albert Bararwandika continued from page 7 graduate with a degree in biochemistry. my speech. While he graduated ranking himself. Everyone has a dream. In I am ready for the next challenge, first in our high school class in Kenya, these tough times, your dedication which is to start medical school this he was not as fortunate as I am. Today, to the College of Mount Saint Vincent fall. This would have never been he is still waiting to get the required gives many of us a fair shot to attain possible, if it weren’t for my professors documents to start college studies in that dream. Drs. Fabrizio, Kerrigan, Ribiero, Rollins, Norway, where he lives now. My point And since my English professor will Visviki and Dr. Z, just to name a few. being, even with dreams, intelligence, not read this, I authorized myself to They have been impeccable sharing and talent, just as he possesses, one use a second quote without a works their knowledge, and challenging us to still has to get opportunities to achieve cited page. “One can pay back the do more than we thought we could do. his/her goals. loan of gold, but one dies forever in They are great professors and friends Due to the high cost of education, debt to those who are kind.” Thank to us students. they are numerous minds being lost. you, all of you here tonight, for your The Mount Saint Vincent adminis- We, at the College of Mount Saint kindness to us, the students of The tration is the same way. Except for Vincent, realize how lucky we are to Mount. We hope that even after we the fact that they did not accept our have you supporting us. And we thank graduate and go on in life, you will still suggestions to get rid of exams, or you for your continuous generosity. help our brothers and sisters who will instruct Dr. Rollins to make Organic Once Mr. Moran told me, “Many follow us. We are forever indebted to Chemistry a bit less torturous, they are immigrants came to America because you, and it is nice to know that, unlike extremely accessible and open to other it was the only place where a son of the federal reserves, you will not hike constructive suggestions on how to a farmer could become a corporate up the interest rates. make our lives better at the college. CEO. And that is the American dream.” Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you You might be wondering why I For those of you who are wondering, for your attention, enjoy the rest of mentioned my friend Robert earlier in I asked and he was not talking about your evening.”

Jessica Abejar continued from page 8 though she’s petite, the new interns for the highly sought-after C200 Grant-Niblack ’10 interned for Kay have big shoes to fill.” internships. Fernandine Agbossou ’10 Unger, founder and creative head of Jessica, who dreams of owning her interned for Nina McLemore, owner Kay Unger New York, a sophisticated own performing arts company, when and founder of Nina McLemore, a fashion brand; and Amber Soto questioned on what advice to give unique women’s designer clothing ’10 interned for Lynn Unger Knoll, future interns responded, “always company; Amanda Robles ‘10 interned President and CEO of Knoll, a leading be willing to learn and not to be for Margery Kraus, chair, founder and designer and manufacturer of branded intimidated.” Chief Executive of APCO Worldwide, office furniture products and textiles In addition to Jessica, four other a multinational communication and recognized for innovation and students from the Mount were chosen public affairs company; Jasmine modern design.

Student Award Recipients continued from page 11 received the Sociology Departmental received the Patrick J. Broderick of Arts, received the Excellence in Medal. She was an honors student, Memorial Award for Excellence Physical Education Medal. Courtney participated in the Mount’s mentoring in Teaching. Eraina completed a has balanced a rigorous academic program and conducted field research 41-credit dual education program schedule with an intensive athletic for the Central Park Conservancy. leading to New York State program. Throughout her collegiate She presented an original policy Certification in Childhood Education career, Courtney has been recognized framework at the National Association 1-6 and students with disabilities for her exceptional talent. She was of Ethnic Studies this past April, 1-6. She is a highly competent and named Skyline Conference Player of regarding a more effective model professional prospective teacher the Year and recorded her 1,000th for school counseling. In the fall, who has won the admiration of her career, rebound. Her intelligence, Allyson will begin graduate studies at professors, peers, field supervisors motivation, and dedication will make Fordham’s School of Social Service. and cooperating teachers. her an exceptional role model for her Eraina Collazo, Bachelor’s of Arts, Courtney Heeseman, Bachelor’s students.

22 • COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT NEWS Dr. Joseph Skelly continued from page 4 CONTINUED STORIES include the study of modern Ireland, military helped restore Yarmouk University and affairs and higher education reform. He Baquba Technical Institute, schools that has published articles in scholarly journals, were critically damaged in June of 2004 by as well as three previous books, Irish insurgents. Diplomacy at the United Nations, 1945-65: This year, Dr. Skelly will serve as the National Interests and the International Chair of the Department of History. Dr. Order, Ideas Matter: Essays in Honour of Skelly, who has been teaching at CMSV for Conor Cruise O’Brien, and Irish Foreign 11 years, is a popular teacher known among Policy, 1919-66: From Independence to his students for his candor, energy and Internationalism. enthusiasm. He was voted Teacher of the Dr. Skelly also has personal experience Year in 2010. When not in the classroom or in the Middle East. An officer in the United his office, he can often be found striding States Army Reserves, Dr. Skelly served in down a hallway, running up a staircase, Iraq from 2004-2005, and was awarded or breezing across campus, always with a Bronze Star for his “exceptionally a ready smile and hearty hello to all who meritorious service.” While in Iraq, Skelly cross paths with him.

“Dr. Skelley’s objective is to help others understand what drives militant Muslims.”

Dr. Joseph Skelly in Iraq

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