Adelphi University MAGAZINE Spring 2011 Dancing with the Stars It was great to The Faces of meet like-minded Motamed Field individuals who all Adelphi’s Ad Men wanted progress. “– Tiffany Tucker ’05 ” Change for What it takes to alter good the status quo Adelphi University MAGAZINE MAGAZINE STAFF DEANS Inside MANAGING EDITOR Jane Ashdown Your reunion is coming… Lori Duggan Gold G.C. ’08 Ruth S. Ammon School of Education Vice President for Communications Patrick R. Coonan ’78 School of Nursing EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bonnie Eissner Richard Garner Honors College and it’s all about you! SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Kali Chan Rakesh Gupta School of Business EDITORIAL TEAM Louise Krudis Jeffrey A. Kessler Thomas Luberto Student Affairs Diane Moser ’90 J. Christopher Muran Linda Romano M.A. ’03 Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Maggie Yoon ’98, M.A. ’08 Studies (Associate Dean) Steven J. Rubin CONTRIBUTORS Rebecca Benison ’11 College of Arts and Sciences (Acting Dean) Flavio Bollag Andrew W. Safyer Leslie Fazin ’10 School of Social Work Noelle Fiallo-Evans Charles Simpson Caitlin Geiger University Libraries Hannah Groves ’14 Hari Simran Khalsa ’11 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2011 Katherine Lewis Thomas F. Motamed ’71 Molly Mann ’09 Chairman Suzette McQueen Robert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.) Valerie Mikell Vice-Chair Adam Siepiola Helene Sullivan ’79 Mirirai Sithole ’12 Secretary Bradley Warshauer M.F.A. ’11 ALUMNI Andrea Winter Steven N. Fischer Chairman Emeritus 4 Message From the President PHOTOGRAPHY Steven L. Isenberg ’00 (Hon.) Brookhaven National Laboratory Chairman Emeritus 6 University News MOWAA/Lindsay Benson Garrett Brian Ballweg Robert A. Scott 6 Adelphi Takes the Shuttle Chad Batka/The New York Times/Redux President of the University 10 Sibling Rivalry Justin Borucki Photography Frank Angello ’77 12 Dancing with the Stars Angela Datre ’08 Michael J. Campbell ’65 REUNION Bobby Dimarzo Robert G. Darling ’81 18 e Th Faces of Motamed Field David Flores Joan S. Girgus Marty Heitner Jeffrey R. Greene 20 Cover Story Kathy Kmonicek John J. Gutleber ’68, M.B.A. ’70 Willson Lee Noreen Harrington ’81 CHANGE FOR GOOD: CELEBRATIONS David Martin ’02 Osbert Hood ’86 Whatt i takes to alter the status quo Jenny Matthews N. Gerry House Mary Ann Mearini ’05 Angela M. Jaggar ’62, M.A. ’65 28 Faculty Focus Kathleen O’Donnell Laurence Kessler ’65 28 Setting a New Standard Claudio Papapietro Lindsey Kupferman M.A. ’02, Ph.D. ’06 Tim Stanton Ronald B. Lee ‘67 32 Great Teaching Is... Heather Walsh Gerald F. Mahoney ’65 5 & 10 Year: ’06 & ’01 Reunion 25 Year: ’86 Reunion Dinner Dance Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Grace C. Pilcer M.A. ’79, Ph.D ’84 34 Student Life August 27, 2011 November 4, 2011 DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Leon M. Pollack ’63 Anthony Bagliani Gary Rosenberg M.S.W. ’63 36 Athletics th Solid Design, Inc. 230 5 Rooftop Bar in NYC Allegria Hotel in Long Beach, NY Christopher D. Saridakis ’90 OFFICERS Lois C. Schlissel 40 Alumni Events Marjorie Weinberg-Berman M.S. ’61 Robert A. Scott Barry T. Zeman 15 & 20 Year: ’96 & ’91 Reunion 30, 35, 40, 45 Year: ’81, ’76, ’71, ’66 Reunion President 42 Alumni and Friends Giving Gayle D. Insler SPECIAL THANKS TO: 42 Adelphi Phonathon Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs November 24, 2011 October 22, 2011 Timothy P. Burton Tara Amari ’05 45 Campaign Update The Bronx Zoo – Family Day Tour of the North Fork Senior Vice President and Treasurer Erica Klein ’04 Lori Duggan Gold G.C. ’08 Crista Mills 46 Class Notes Vice President for Communications Courtney Schiavone ’06 46 Richard Gottherer ’62 Angelo B. Proto M.B.A. ’70 The Offices of Alumni Relations, Intercollegiate Vice President for Administration and Student Services Making Music, One Way or Another Athletics, and University Advancement Christian P. Vaupel ’96, M.S. ’03 48 A Million Meals a Day Vice President for University Advancement Cover photo by Kathy Kmonicek Watch your mail for an invitation. 50 Working: Brian J. Connor ’84 Adelphi University Magazine is published two times a year by the Adelphi University Office of Public Affairs. 52 Tiffany Tucker ’05, Bob Marley For more information about your reunion festivities, call: (516) 877-3470. We welcome your thoughts and comments. Please address letters to: Bonnie Eissner, editor-in-chief, Would Sing Her Praises Adelphi University Magazine, Adelphi University, Levermore Hall, Room 205, One South Avenue, P.O. Box 701, 4 5 Adelphi’s Ad Men To register for your class events, call: (516) 877-3263. Garden City, NY 11530, or email [email protected]. Letters may be edited for publication. adelphi.edu/reunion FOLLOWS U ON FACEBOOK 8 5 A Look Back become a fan of Adelphi University Magazine. 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Spring 2011 PRESIDENT’S PHOTO PAGE 5 1 2 3 4 5 C H A N G E F O R 6 7 8 1 Candice Nemec ’13 (right) and Alexandra GOOD Doyscher ’13 (left) perform Jennifer Kreichman’s It is said that the only constant is change, whether voluntary or involuntary, Impromptu Momentata during Dance Adelphi desired or undesired, directed or unavoidable. Since change is inevitable, it is Fall 2010. necessary that, to the greatest extent possible, it be guided by principles for 2 Top Chef Tom Colicchio is interviewed by Director of Media Relations Kali Chan (left), decision-making and priorities for action. Ideally, change should be grounded and Audrey Goss ’10 (right). in values, and responsive to valid imperatives. 3 Adelphi Trustee Michael J. Campbell ’65, Gil Weatherly ’68, Trustee John J. Gutleber ’68, and But, what are such principles? I believe they are respect for the heritage of insti- Walter Schulz ’66 at the 22nd Annual Golf Classic tution and its purpose. Directed change requires respect for the people whose 4 Top Chef Tom Colicchio (center) with actions fulfill the mission and the purpose of the institution. It honors the points Adelphi Trustee Leon M. Pollack ’63 and of progress available, such as the curriculum and program reviews, classrooms wife Catherine M.A. ’78 5 and evolving models of excellence in pedagogy, and experiential learning out of Alumni sample Long Island’s North Fork vineyards. 6 the classroom that supplements what happens within. Such change requires that School of Business Dean Rakesh Gupta and Dr. 9 10 11 Scott with U.S. Chamber of Commerce Presi- the leadership and management of an institution must be focused on the qual- dent and CEO Thomas J. Donohue M.B.A. ’65. ity of results and the effective and efficient use of resources, so that both desired 7 Denise Chiarella Wohabe ’84, husband David P. and unanticipated change can be managed to the greatest extent possible. Wohabe, and Helen Caplin Heller ’46 at a donor reception at the Lotos Club Change for the good, for the betterment of Adelphi, is elaborated in AU 2015, 8 Adelphi Goes to Egypt: Department of Anthropol- Adelphi’s Strategic Plan. It builds on the foundation established over time, and ogy and Sociology Assistant Professor Lina Bey- doun, Kristal Cotto ’11, Frank Smith ’12, Adjunct responds affirmatively to contemporary and future needs, in a manner that is of Professor Haroon Moghul, and Zakeeyah Khan high quality, relevant in robust ways, world-class, and agile. We will do our best ’11 prepare to discuss their trip to Egypt,which to manage the circumstances of change and lead our University toward the com- preceded the uprising. mon goals of excellence which we pursue in partnership with alumni and friends. 9 Homecoming King and Queen Charalambos (Harry) Loizides ’11 and Kristen Kardas ’11 I invite you to read about some of the ways Adelphi will change in the next five 10 Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Gayle D. Insler (right), School of years at ADELPHI.EDU/ADELPHI2015. 12 Business Visiting Professor and Senior Executive-in-Residence Michael J. Driscoll M.B.A. ’89, and wife Melissa at the 22nd Sincerely, Annual Golf Classic 11 Judith Ann Salerno ’66 (center), her sister Lucille Bafundo (sitting), and Judy Horvath at the Judith Ann Salerno Conference Room dedication Robert A. Scott 12 Dr. Scott (center), Director of the Adelphi New President York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program Hillary Rutter (left), and School of Social Work Dean Andrew W. Safyer (right), and volun- teers celebrate the Hotline’s 30th anniversary. 6 UNIVERSITY NEWS Spring 2011 University News Editor’s Note IN THEIR Own Words “I’m in a position where I can Rocking Adelphi Takes put my celebrity to good use… Free breakfast and lunch in the Boat When creating Adelphi University Magazine, public schools would solve a we plan for certain themes. In this issue, we lot of hunger issues. One thing sought stories of alumni, faculty, and students the Shuttle who are changing the world for good. You can that I’m most proud of is that interpret whether “for good” means for better I can go in front of Congress or forever or both. In April, commuters who rode the subterranean shuttle between Times Square and Grand Central Station were transported from their gritty commuting environment to a greener milieu. As part of its and speak on behalf of school The stories of change abound and extend well beyond our lead article. You’ll see in Student “Success” advertising and identity campaign, Adelphi transformed each train car into a bog, a forest, children.” Life how Adelphi students are tutoring area or a field. The clean, bold campaign, which launched last November, emphasizes transformation and Tom Colicchio October 27, 2010 elementary school children so that they can excel at their crucial ABC’s and features headlines such as “Aim High,” “Change Is Good,” “Don’t Fear Success,” and “Break Out of award-winning chef, restaurateur, and lead judge on Bravo’s culinary series, Top Chef 123’s.