Adelphi_Mag_Fall_07 10/31/07 5:32 PM Page 2 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Inside Magazine Staff Gayle D. Insler College of Arts and Sciences Managing Editor Jeffrey A. Kessler Lori Duggan Gold Student Affairs Vice President for Communications Anthony F. Libertella Editor-in-Chief School of Business Bonnie Eissner Andrew W. Safyer School of Social Work Senior Editor/Writer and Assistant Photography Editor Charles W. Simpson Erin Walsh University Libraries Photography Editor Board of Trustees Kali Chan Editor Michael J. Campbell ’65 Maggie Yoon ’98 Chairman Leon M. Pollack ’63 Senior Staff Writer Vice-Chair Rachel Rohrs ’07 John J. Gutleber ’68, M.B.A. ’70 Staff Writers Secretary Ana Barbu ’10 Steven N. Fischer Farrah Mohsin ’07 Chairman Emeritus Contributors Steven L. Isenberg ’00 (Hon.) Suzette McQueen Chairman Emeritus Eugene T. Neely Robert A. Scott President of the University Photography Carol A. Ammon, M.B.A. ’79 Chappell Graduation Images William Baker Frank Angello ’77, P ’11 Brian Ballweg Kenneth R. Banks ’74 Deborah Feingold John C. Bierwirth Marty Heitner Richard C. Cahn Gerald Janssen Robert G. Darling ’81 Willson Lee Michael J. Driscoll M.B.A. ’89 5 Message From the President Kathleen MacArthur Joan S. Girgus Philip Scalia Douglas J. Green ’67 Jason Schmidt Jeffrey R. Greene 6 University News Palmina R. Grella M.B.A. ’73 Architectural Illustrator N. Gerry House 6 Getting the Message Out F.M. Costantino Michael Lazarus ’67 9 Field of Dreams Design and Production Katherine Littlefield 10 Commencement 2007 Anthony Bagliani Gerald F. Mahoney ’65 GET TO KNOW ADELPHI! Solid Design, Inc. Kenneth A. McClane, Jr. 12 Cover Story: Thomas F. Motamed ’71 Officers Lindsey Nederlander M.A. ’02, Ph.D. ’06 My Adelphi Marjorie Weinberg-Berman M.S. ’61 IT’S ALL ABOUT YOUR NETWORK Robert A. Scott President Joseph W. Westphal ’70 32 Faculty Focus Robert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.) AUConnect: The Adelphi Online Community offers alumni an interactive direc- Marcia G. Welsh Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Barry T. Zeman 32 Scholarly Pursuits tory, resume upload program, and discussion groups. Log on at HTTP://ALUMNI. Timothy P. Burton Mary Aldridge 36 Faculty Highlights Assistant Secretary 1 ADELPHI.EDU/ (Alumni will find their IDs printed on their magazine mailing labels.) Vice President for Finance and Treasurer 39 Ask the Expert Lori Duggan Gold Vice President for Communications Special Thanks to: Online Career Advisory Network (CAN), available via AUConnect: The Adelphi Angelo B. Proto M.B.A. ‘70 Oppong Agyemang ’10 40 Student Life Online Community, allows alumni to search for and offer professional and life guidance Vice President for Administration and Student Services Barbara Bosch Christian P. Vaupel ’96, M.S. ’03 Timothy P. Burton 42 Athletics 2 to students and fellow graduates. Register to be an online mentor or log on to find one. Vice President for University Advancement Sky Khaleel ’09 Louise Krudis 44 Alumni Events Deans Tara Kusterbeck ’05 The C.O.A.C.H. (Count on Alumni for Career Help) Program gives alumni an 46 Class of ’57 Reunion Jean Lau Chin Sedona McQueen opportunity to offer career guidance and mentoring to current students and fellow Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies Elizabeth Sparr Marcia G. Welsh 48 alumni through class presentations, student office visits, panel discussions, and job Patrick R. Coonan ’78 Alumni and Friends Giving 3 School of Nursing The Offices of Alumni Relations; 48 President’s Gala Swings shadowing. Sign up at HTTP://ALUMNI.ADELPHI.EDU/COACH.PHP. Ronald S. Feingold Promotion and Outreach; Research, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education Assessment, and Planning; and Richard Garner University Advancement 50 Class Notes Adelphi Alumni Chapters enable alumni who share interests, live in same region, or Honors College who graduated from the same program to interact via meetings and events. Start a 56 A Look Back chapter or join one of our existing groups. See what alumni chapters are up to at Adelphi University Magazine is published two times a year by the Adelphi University Office 4 of Public Affairs. We welcome your thoughts and comments. Please address letters to: HTTP://ALUMNI.ADELPHI.EDU/CHAPTERS_REGIONAL.PHP. Bonnie Eissner, editor-in-chief, Adelphi University Magazine, Adelphi University, Levermore Hall, Room 205, One South Avenue, P.O. Box 701, Garden City, NY 11530, or email [email protected]. Letters may be edited for publication. Adelphi_Mag_Fall_07 10/31/07 5:33 PM Page 4 4 President’s Photo Page Fall 2007 A Message From the President 5 Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Marcia G. Welsh presents Michelle Quaglietta ’07 with an award at the J. Scott Colesanti ’85, Board of Trustees Undergraduate Research Conference My Adelphi Chairman Michael J. Campbell ’65, and Curtis O. Minnis ’77, Dr. Scott, Gustave Scacco ’84 at the Second Annual and Bill Phillips ’78 at the 37th Wall Street Reception Annual Adelphi University Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony Dr. Scott, Chantal Hamlin ’07, Melissa Kutner ’07, and Provost and Senior Vice President for Members of Alpha Epsilon Phi proudly pose near their Greek Looking back on 22 years as a college president, I can say with sincerity that these Academic Affairs Marcia G. Welsh celebrate letters, constructed from canned goods, during Greek Week. spring’s return to campus. last years at Adelphi have been the most exhilarating. I “live” Adelphi 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and never tire of it. I get to know students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends, as well as their families. Mine is not a one-dimensional role. I become acquainted with the dreams and disappointments of Adelphi people Dr. Scott with Trustee and author I then see over and over again. Marjorie Weinberg- Berman M.S. ’61 at the Alice Brown Acting in Our Town last winter, I came to know students and faculty both on-stage Early Learning Center reception and back-stage in ways I never thought possible. I watch, cheering from the stands, as our student-athletes and coaches represent our University with talent, style, and poise. Listening to students explain their research or creative works gives me insights into the depths of inquisitiveness students can display, and the dedication of faculty to student learning. Meeting with alumni on campus, and in other parts of the country, sometimes see- ing the same couples in multiple places, gives me a great sense of the special allegiance of so many to the campus where they A moment of reflection for the victims of the grew personally and professionally. Virginia Tech shooting “My Adelphi” is a place of lives transformed, mental discipline strengthened, ethics and values fostered, and engagement in the broader community valued — whether the students enter as freshmen or transfers, or master’s or doctoral candidates. It is a place where “The Truth Shall Make Us Free” to fulfill our boldest aspirations. We hope you agree. Thank you. Bidding adieu Celebrating G.I.’s: Dr. Scott, Timothy Jackson ’04, to Stiles Field Board of Trustees Chairman Michael J. Campbell ’65, and Garden City American Legion Commander John C. Donovan at the Flag Day celebration Sincerely, Keeping Vigil: Students pay homage to the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy. Robert A. Scott, President Dr. Scott with Congressman Steve Israel Derner Institute Professor Robert Mendelsohn, Alexander H. Levi Ph.D. ‘73, at the President’s Series on Critical Issues Dr. Scott, Carol G. Lindemann Ph.D. ’70, and Senior Advisor for University in April 2007, where Congressman Israel Advancement Richard P. Dina D.S.W. ’92 unveil a plaque in honor of former delivered the keynote address Derner Institute Dean and Professor George Stricker. Adelphi_Mag_Fall_07 10/31/07 5:33 PM Page 6 6 University News Fall 2007 University News Editor’s Note “Adelphi has always been proactive Our in implementing state-of-the-art technology for safety.” Adelphi – Executive Director of Public Safety and Transportation Gene Palma It is a common experience to live, work, or Adelphi by sharing with you the many ver- study in a place. It is a rare and wonderful sions of “My Adelphi” that bring it to life. experience for the place to live within us. Adelphi, for many who study, live, and Adelphi is a composite of stories. It is a Adelphi’s public safety team, led by Executive Director of mosaic and a place of exchange. For 111 Public Safety and Transportation Gene Palma, will have a work here, is such a place. new way to keep the campus safe. years, it has been enriched by what people Getting the Adelphi challenges the intellect and ignites bring to it and has been enlivened and I hope that you will see glimmers of your the spirit. This is its alchemy—creating enhanced by its thousands of community Adelphi in these pages and that you will a golden glow in all who are moved and members in return. discover new Adelphis, too. inspired by their experiences. Adelphi, to me, is a place of striving and Happy reading and continue to share with No two alumni, no two professors, no two struggle, of heady accomplishment, of us your stories. Message Out students will have the same Adelphi story ongoing stretching, learning, and growth. to tell. Acknowledging this truth, we have In short, it is fertile ground for lifelong Bonnie Eissner set out, in our cover story, to show you journeys. Editor-in-Chief How do you get crucial information to munications channels, including text or MessageOne was selected as a company more than 9,000 students and employ- voice messages to a cell phone, home of choice by a committee comprised of Lori Duggan Gold Appointed Vice President for Communications ees in the event of an emergency? phone, and/or email.