COUNTY COLLEGE of MORRIS Alumni Fall 2007 Advocate For Dr. Joe Nazzaro, 39-year CCM Career Starts and Ends Right in that position for 15 years working under Dean of lege marketing efforts, leading the college’s strategic Students George Dragonetti. planning, mobilizing alumni, and creating a college foundation to enter fundraising for the first time. Nazzaro brought many innovations to the college in those early years, building a job placement service and Probably the best known of Nazzaro’s marketing ideas managing a full array of student financial aid options. was the creation of the “I Started Right” alumni bill- He recalls working with his staff to start the college board and advertising campaign. “It certainly has tak- job recruitment program, Career Week, job search en on a life of its own” he mused. “We have featured strategies workshops, and resume building program. approximately 100 alumni and many more have re- quested to be featured. It’s been great fun. The individ- Reflecting back on those earlier years, Nazzaro said, uals we selected and the stories surrounding their time “It was all very exciting as we worked together to build in the limelight are things I will always treasure.” Dr. Nazzaro will retire from CCM in January 2008, closing a a new college and provide the best services we could. 39-year career of exemplary service. We took great pride in the college and in what we did. In 2000, Nazzaro was elected President of the Nation- We always placed the students first.” al Council for Marketing and Public Relations, the largest affiliate council of the American Association of Nazzaro’s contributions extended to the college’s hen the County College of Morris opened its Community Colleges, representing 600 community W sports program as well. In 1970, he started a men’s la- doors to the first group of students in the fall of 1968, colleges nationally. The organization named him Re- crosse program at CCM and coached it as a club team the administration moved to complete the hiring for gional Communicator of the Year in 1995 and award- for four years, enabling it to become a varsity sport. the fledgling college. Among the first administrators ed him the Petrizzo Career Service award in 2005. to join the staff was Joseph Nazzaro. Fresh out of Rut- When founding president Dr Sherman Masten re- Nazzaro has contributed to his community in Morris gers University and armed with a Master’s degree in tired in 1986, the then newly appointed President County by serving on many boards and committees. Counseling Psychology, the former high school his- Ed Yaw created the Division of College Advancement He is Chairman of the Randolph Recreation Com- tory teacher, football and lacrosse coach from Ha- and Planning and tapped Nazzaro, who had by then munity Advisory Board and is the Program Leader for nover Park High School, signed on as the Director of earned his Doctorate from Seton Hall University, to Career Services and Financial Aid. Nazzaro remained be its leader. The position entailed centralizing all col- Continued on page 7 “I Started Right” Campaign Features New Personalities By Mary Ann Kiczek The artist Antoine de Saint Exupery once as a radio person- said, “You know you’ve achieved perfec- ality for a small tion in design, not when you have noth- station in Penn- ing more to add, but when you have noth- sylvania, and then ing more to take away.” That expression moved to me- relates well to outdoor advertising, where dium market ra- the viewing time is often a few seconds. dio in Southwest Florida, where she By all accounts, the CCM “I Started remained with Right” billboard campaign does it right. her own show for It offers a quick burst of information seven years. and contains just one design element – the CCM alum’s photograph. The highlight of her career came The latest I Started Right billboard cam- in 2006 when she paign features a radio personality, an landed her current insurance executive, an attorney, and a skills at Star 94, although she readily job as the newest member of the Star When Holly is off air, she enjoys spend- scientist. Together, they demonstrate the admits that becoming a Z100 FM radio 94 FM morning show in Atlanta. “Every- ing time with her two-year-old daugh- diversity of professions enjoyed by CCM personality would be “amazing.” day I get to talk to celebrities, make lis- ter, Bella, visiting NYC, reading, skiing, graduates and share the prestige of hav- teners happy with contesting, and most For Holly, CCM was “the best possible shopping, dining out, and doing any- ing had the right start. importantly, on the air I can raise perti- step” after high school. It’s where she thing that makes her laugh. nent topics and have intelligent dialogue learned to take school seriously and fo- Shannon Holly ‘96 about them,” she commented. cus on the future. She went on to gradu- ate from Penn State University with a Shannon Holly has been in radio since For the foreseeable future, Holly hopes major in broadcast journalism. Continued on page 2 the day she graduated. She started out to continue to hone her broadcasting Inside: Graduate Updates ..................... 4 Foundation Donors .................. 6 CCM Winner’s Circle ................ 3 Did You Know ........................... 5 Transfer Agreements .................. 7 Dr. Sherman H. Masten ............ 3 CCM Sports Highlights ............. 5 Radio City Bus Trip ................... 8 From the Director CCM Alumni Vol. XXXIII, No. 2 Nominations are now being sought for the Alumni Advocate Awards for 2008. See the nomination form in this The CCM Alumni Advocate is published by the County College Q uack! Quack! What newsletter or print one off of the website. Each award of Morris, Randolph, N.J. 07869. fun we had on the Duck winner’s name is engraved in perpetuity on the Alumni Tour through Philadelphia! The Alumni Office has temporarily relocated to the Library (LRC Wall of Fame located in the A Lounge in Sheffield Hall. 102) and is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Our tour guide played great music, starting with the Interested in creating a lasting tribute to the performing theme from “Rocky.” This and cultural arts program at CCM? The CCM Founda- Co-Editors: section of town was full of tion’s “Adopt a Chair” Program is designed to recog- Barbara Capsouras, ‘82 very interesting American nize donors to this special program with a permanent- Director of Alumni Relations history. A picture of those ly displayed plaque on the seat they choose to adopt. Mary Ann Kiczek, alumni who ventured on the “Duck” can be seen on For more information, go to the CCM Foundation sec- MAK Communications the CCM website in the Alumni section under events. tion of the CCM website, or call 973-328-5058. Other recent photos, including those from our Radio See page 8 for information on our Sports Writer: City trip last year, the summer beach party, and the bus trip to Radio City this year. In Brendan Kuty, ‘07 commencement/frame sale, can also be seen here. recognition of the 75th Anniver- sary of the Christmas Spectacular, Henderson Hall is under renovation and all offices Design and Layout: have been temporarily relocated. The Alumni Office special scenes have been added Gina Garcia can be found in the CCM Library, Room 102 during this year that are more spectacular this time. We expect to move back to our original loca- than ever. As stated on the Radio Joanne Oliveira tion upstairs in Henderson Hall in spring 2008. City website: “Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime, extraor- dinary experience that will redefine Spectacular from Circulation 25,000 We are cruising to Bermuda!! See information provid- the moment you enter the doors! Snow will fall, the ed in the flyer enclosed! Help raise funds for the Alum- glow of fireworks will light up the stage, and the Rock- ni Scholarship by joining us June 14 – 19, 2008 as ettes will debut dazzling new numbers as part of this 2003 and 2006 Bronze Award winner we leave aboard Royal Caribbean year’s spectacular celebration!” Get your tickets early, from the National Council for “Explorer of the Seas” right from limited space! Marketing and Public Relations. New Jersey, at the port in Bay- onne. Call Galaxsea Cruises Shop online for holiday gifts and earn funds and Tours 732-613-8444 to for the CCM Foundation at the same time. make your reservation Barbara Capsouras ‘82 today! Alumni Director Join iGive.com for online shopping at the following link: [email protected] www.iGive.com/html/refer.cfm?causeid=36916 Billboards Continued from page 1 William McElroy ‘83 Even before CCM, Medley had planned to attend law school. However, he wanted to gain experience in other areas that interested him first. After graduating from William McElroy has come a long way from his post-college NYU with a B.A. degree in Politics and, while earning an M.A. in Student Personnel job protecting bird colonies on Brigantine Island for $750 Administration in Higher Education, Medley worked as a student affairs adminis- a month. Today, he is a Senior Vice President at Liberty In- trator for colleges in the New York City area. After completing graduate school, he ternational Underwriters’ Environmental division. “The worked in Marketing and Sales Operations for the Ford Motor Company. work I do now in cleaning up the environment is not all that different from protecting the birds at Brigantine, but it In 1999, he began studying for his law degree at Howard University.