ANNUAL REPORT ISSUE Volume 47, No. 1 January 2016 OUGLASS AADC NEWS Alumnae- created Alumnae -led Alumnae- driven Message from the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College Executive Director Valerie L. Anderson ’81, MBA Douglass alumnae and friends continue to amaze and mediation so that the AADC can continue the impor - inspire us every day. The leadership of the Associate tant work we have successfully carried out for nearly a Alumnae of Douglass College and all of the dedicated century. alumnae who share their time, talents and treasures, We will continue to share information on our web - have demonstrated the power of site, through digital messages, and our alumnae sisterhood. Your to reach out to all alumnae and engagement and resourcefulness The AADC remains a friends as information becomes keep our alumnae organization available and when mediation has grounded during challenging times vital organization concluded. Please see www.douglass and propel us into the future. Your alumnae.org for important updates support is critical to the AADC connecting alumnae from the AADC. remaining a vital organization. The AADC remains a vital organ - In this timely newsletter, we across many ization connecting alumnae across provide the AADC’s annual report many generations and from every for the fiscal year 2014-2015. generations and from walk of life. We encourage all alum - As we go to press, our leader - nae to come celebrate or get ship hopes to conclude mediation every walk of life. involved with upcoming AADC soon with Rutgers University and Rutgers University events and programs this spring. We are also working Foundation. The AADC continues to participate fully on increasing our ability to connect with alumnae and in good faith in the mediation process. We look everywhere. forward to a successful resolution of all issues in The AADC’s Founders Day Awards Recognition Continued on page 2 “Message” from page 1 Luncheon celebrates 98 years since the founding of the tuned for more information on how to get involved. New Jersey College for Women (NJC) and Douglass. Mark We will welcome bestselling author Mary Norris ’74 your calendars for Saturday, April 16, for this wonderful who returns to campus to deliver a dynamic Zagoren occasion where we honor outstanding alumnae and Lecture on Thursday, April 28. She will share from her friends. It immediately follows Spring Alumnae Council book and from her career at The New Yorker magazine. held in the morning. We are proud to This annual lecture honors beloved announce this year’s honorees and alumnae leader and namesake, awards: Marilyn Marolda Steiner ’65, Adelaide Marcus Zagoren ’40. the Margaret T. Corwin Award; Isabel Thank you for all that Planning for Douglass Alumnae Goll Drzewiecki ’61, Shireen Lewis you do and for your Reunion Weekend has been taking ’86, and Helen Lee Hunter Potter ’65, place since the fall. We are excited to Alumnae Recognition Awards; Marissa continuing generosity welcome all alumnae back to campus Rodriguez ’11, Young Alumnae Mabel for reunion in June. It is a wonderful Award; and Lillian Zeisel Cohen ’59, and support of time to connect with our sisterhood. the Vanguard Service Award (to be Our theme, “Celebrating Sisterhood,” presented at the Vanguard Luncheon the AADC. says it all. This year we salute the Class at Reunion on June 3). Douglass of 1966 and honor them as they are Medals will be presented to Edward Hennessy and his inducted into the Vanguard Fifty Society. In addition, daughter Elizabeth (Beth) Hennessy, and Domingo classes from the 1s and 6s celebrate milestone reunions, Estevez. Please see our website for more about our hon - and we also welcome all alumnae who want to join in the orees. Congratulations on these well-deserved honors. fun. Mark your calendars for June 3-4. We will see you in We are pleased to share that we are launching a new Voorhees Chapel or the Douglass Student Center for one program for alumnae, the AADC Mabel’s Mentoring of the many activities the Reunion Committee has Program. It is designed with our vibrant sisterhood in planned. I am looking forward to celebrating my 35th mind, providing professional development opportunities reunion. I would like to give a special shout out to my and connections across generations, distance, career levels, classmates. Come celebrate! and backgrounds. We have developed the mentoring pro - Thank you for all that you do and for your continuing gram to provide a forum for Douglass women to connect, support of the AADC. Your participation is vital to our engage, and grow in an atmosphere that is conducive to remaining your alumnae association whose strength and learning, leading, and developing as an alumna. Stay outreach impact so many of our Douglass sisters. Celebrating Sisterhood ASSOCIATE ALUMNAE OF Tina B. Gordon ’72 Members DOUGLASS COLLEGE Vice President for Communications Amy Guiney Adams ’99, Executive Director Lauren Nathan LaRusso ’03 Jennifer C. Bender ’93 , SSOCIATE Valerie Anderson ’81, MBA Secretary Jewel Thompson Chin ’73, LUMNAE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mary Zimmerman Chyb ’71, Kathleen Love ’75 OF DOUGLASS COLLEGE Jeanne M. Fox ’75 Linda P. Clark ’70, Treasurer President Sheila Kelly Hampton ’70, OUGLASS AADC N EWS Helen Jordan Galt ’69 Gwen Taylor Marshall ’76 Dianne Mills McKay ’69, AD Vice President for Administration Chair of the Douglass Annual Fund Evangelia Repousis '00, Vol. 47, Issue No. 1 | January 2016 Mary DiMartino ’85 Marissa Rodriquez ’11, Third-class postage paid at Bellmawr, NJ Denise K. Busby ’76 Vice President for Development Douglass Alumna Serving as a Marilyn Marolda Steiner ’65, A newsletter for alumnae and friends Debra Lynch ’79 Trustee of Rutgers Karen McLane Torian ’73, published by the Associate Alumnae of Vice President for Program The State University of New Jersey Sharon Gant Yorlano ’79 Douglass College, 181 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8557. Editor Design Telephone: 732-246-1600 Anne Marie Russo, Director of Communications Patricia Downes, Dutch Hill Design FAX: 732-932-2883 Information filed with the Attorney General concerning this charitable solicitation and the percentage of contributions received by the charity during the last www.douglassalumnae. org reporting period that were dedicated to the charitable purpose may be obtained from the Attorney General of the state of New Jersey by calling 973-504-6215 www.dougalssalumnaeregistration.com and is available on the internet at http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/charfrm.htm. Registration with the Attorney General does not imply endorsement. The official registration and financial information of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State [email protected] by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. OUGLASS AADC N EWS 2 D • DouglassAlumnae on ONORS 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT ISSUE D Mabel Smith Douglass Leadership Circle The Mabel Smith Douglass Leadership Circle recognizes the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College’s most loyal and committed supporters. Members firmly believe in the AADC’s core values and mission of providing outstanding financial, programming, and communications support to Douglass College, her students and her alumnae. Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees Society Neilson Family Society Loree Society Gifts of $25,000+ Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999 Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999 A founding benefactor of the College, Mrs. Voorhees Three generations of the Neilson Family served as benefactors Leonor F. Loree, a Rutgers University trustee, funded also bequeathed her estate to NJC for the purpose of to Rutgers; James Neilson was a notable benefactor and the construction of the New Jersey College for constructing and endowing a Chapel and left specific member of the Board of Managers for the young New Jersey Women Athletic Field, and was asked to name the instructions that the building include a fireplace and College for Women. Mr. Neilson donated much of the land on field. He called the field “Antilles” in memory of the staircase for use in the annual Yule Log ceremony. which Douglass is located, and upon his passing, bequeathed his first American transport to be sunk in World War I. home to the Associate Alumnae of NJC. The field was dedicated on October 19, 1923. Cooper Society Jameson Young Alumnae Society Gifts of $1,000 - $4,999 Gifts of $300 - $999 (First 10 years post-graduation) Mr. and Mrs. Drury Cooper owned a home directly across the street from A large part of the land for the Jameson Campus was acquired for the College through the College Hall during NJC’s first year of operation. In 1919, the couple gifted the generosity of a member of the Rutgers University Board of Trustees, Edwin C. Jameson. To house to the College and Cooper Hall became the College’s second building. honor Mr. Jameson’s wife, it was named the Mary Gardner Jameson Campus. Educational experiences and lifelong connections begin at Douglass and would not be possible without the generous support of Douglass alumnae and friends. Each donor is important to the AADC’s continuing excellence, and we applaud every contributor in every category. We especially thank the members of the Mabel Smith Douglass Leadership Circle who are among our most loyal and committed supporters. Names of donors who have contributed $300 or more between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015 are listed below. Gifts to the AADC Annual Appeal (formerly the Douglass Annual Fund), the Campaign for Douglass, and gifts to the Douglass Fund in the form of bequests, charitable gift annuities, and other planned and major gifts are included. ^ indicates bequest gift + indicates matching gift * indicates deceased Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees Society ($25,000 or more) Joyce Kovatch Albers-Schonberg ‘65 and Nancy Ball Fogg ‘48* Alice B.