FALL 2019 Framingham State A Creativity Multiplied DANFORTH ART OPENS AT FSU, PAVING THE WAY WITH POSSIBILITIES FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE UPFRONT FALL 2019 Framingham State FALL 2019 PUBLISHED SEMIANNUALLY From President Cevallos EXECUTIVE EDITOR It is my pleasure to present to you a new look for Dan Magazu Framingham State Magazine, designed with WRITERS an updated layout and larger font to make it more Dan Magazu Maura King Scully readable, while maintaining many of the features PHOTOGRAPHY that were popular in previous issues of the publication. Robert Carlin Photography Kent Dayton Photography The main story for this issue is on the reopening of Glenn Perry Photography the Danforth Art Museum and School in a beautifully ADVISORY TEAM renovated new building, following a successful Director of Marketing Averil Capers merger with Framingham State University. If you have B Director of Alumni Relations not yet had a chance to visit The Danforth since 01 Jennifer DeFronzo Vice President, Development it reopened last April, we could not be more thrilled and Alumni Relations Eric Gustafson to introduce you to this wonderful new resource. Director of Sports Information Kathleen Lynch ’02, G’10 Featuring six exhibition spaces, a permanent DESIGN collection with over 3,500 pieces of art and a focus Moth Design on highlighting contemporary regional artists, the COPY EDITOR museum and studio art school have so much to ofer Linda Walsh, Editorial Express our students, faculty, alumni and the community FRONT COVER at large. We hope to see you there soon. Kent Dayton Photography Framingham State University F.Javier Cevallos, PhD 100 State Street President NEW PERSPECTIVES PO Box 9101 Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts An overhead view of Crocker Grove 01701–9101 along the pathway between May Hall FRAMINGHAM.EDU and Crocker Hall. FALL 2019 What’s Features inside 11 26 Upfront Welcoming two new Class notes vice presidents Discover how your 04 fellow classmates are The snapshot spending their time Fast news from FSU 28 06 2019 Alumni Awards 02 03 2019 Distinguished Faculty Recipients 29 David Aronson, 07 Alumni spotlight Three Musicians IV, 1972, Paul Cisternelli ’80 Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ram in focus Hyman Herschman and 18 Mary Kate O’Day ’20 the Shaw Family 30 16 Creativity Reunion weekend Student spotlight Scenes from the celebration Multiplied Mandip Singh ’21 Danforth Art opens at FSU, 32 paving the way with possibilities Donor profles for students, faculty and Nat and Ellen T. the community at large Alumni (O’Connor) ’73 Calamis 14 IBC Upcoming events FSU Class of 2019 Alumni, friends and family and announcements gather to celebrate 08 the graduates 12 A strong spring for FSU athletics 24 Getting a Full Ride to FSU Making an impact Olivia Renda ’23 and Meeghan Bresnahan 10 Celebrating alumni who ’23 are the frst Mancuso Scholarship Additional content Faculty spotlight are making a diference recipients, which covers the cost available online Dr. Steve Moysey in their communities of comprehensive tuition and fees FRAMINGHAM.EDU UPFRONT FALL 2019 The Civil rights leaders, including John Lewis and Martin Luther King, Jr., talk with snapshot reporters after meeting with President John F. Kennedy following the March on Washington, D.C. in 1963 and get in trouble. Help create a beloved community. You can do it. You must.” The University conferred an honorary Doctor of Public founded the Harmony Grove The J. William Fulbright Foreign Service degree to Lewis during Research Center for the African Scholarship Award is devoted to the ceremony. Diaspora, donated this historic increasing mutual understanding work to the FSU library archives between the people of the United during a special ceremony in May. Winning a States and the people of other Fulbright Foreign countries. The award will pay “There are days in the life of an Scholarship for Ironside to teach English at institution that are exceedingly Award allows Nick Ironside G’19 to the secondary or university level important, and this is one of pursue his passion 04 in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 05 those days,” FSU President F. for teaching and Southeastern Europe. Javier Cevallos said during the traveling abroad ceremony. “It is truly an honor “I visited Bosnia and loved my and a responsibility to accept time in Sarajevo, so I was looking CAMPUS NEWS this gift from the Dyer family.” for opportunities to go back,” says Ironside, who is working Abolitionist Archive FSU students and faculty, as toward his MEd in Secondary Donated to FSU well as the local community, will STUDENT NEWS Education at Framingham State. now have access to historically On July 4, 1854, a large group “My mom sent me a link to an signifcant primary research 29 Who Shine of abolitionists gathered at English teaching assistant Harmony Grove on the shores documents on the abolitionist Senior Finance major Michel opportunity through the Fulbright CAMPUS NEWS “But I was inspired to get in trouble: of Farm Pond in Framingham, movement in Massachusetts. Fleurime was among those program that seemed interesting.” good trouble, necessary trouble.” where William Lloyd Garrison Dr. Charles A. Dyer, Rev. Adam honored by Governor Charlie Ironside credits his parents with U.S. Congressman John gave a fery speech condemning Lawrence Dyer and Mustafa Lewis was arrested more than Baker and other oficials during instilling in him a passion for Lewis Tells FSU Grads the United States for supporting Abdul-“Hakim” Dyer were all on 40 times on his way to becoming the annual 29 Who Shine travel and an interest in other slavery, before burning copies hand for the donation ceremony. to ‘Get in Trouble’ a hero of the Civil Rights Ceremony held at the State of the Fugitive Slave Act and the cultures, as they traveled to Growing up in the segregated Movement. His eforts helped Congressman House on May 3, 2019. John Lewis told Constitution in front of the crowd. Europe regularly when he was South, Congressman John Lewis to desegregate the South and growing up. FSU grads that Fleurime is an Honors student was encouraged by his family win voting rights for African sometimes it’s The event, which made headlines STUDENT NEWS at FSU who has excelled during to keep his head down and avoid Americans. Since being elected necessary to get across the country, was one his time working at the University’s Nick Ironside G’19 calling attention to the injustices to the U.S. Congress in 1986, in trouble in order of many gatherings of abolitionists to force meaningful Entrepreneur Innovation Center he witnessed every day. he has added to that arrest total that took place at Harmony Wins Fulbright Award change (EIC). He plans to pursue a while participating in sit-ins Grove during those years. The Framingham State graduate “They said, ‘Boy, that’s the way graduate degree, with a focus and peaceful protests, all in the Dyer family, led by Edwina student Nick Ironside G’19 was it is. Don’t get in the way. Don’t on fnance and marketing. name of ensuring social justice Weston-Dyer, has spent years recently selected for a prestigious get in trouble,’” Lewis told Fleurime’s ultimate goal is to use and protecting civil liberties. amassing an archive of primary J. William Fulbright Foreign Framingham State University’s his business and marketing skills research documents on Harmony Scholarship Award that will Class of 2019 during a packed “I’ll probably be arrested again,” to contribute to the economic Grove and its link to the abolitionist enable him to pursue his passion ceremony at the DCU Center he told the graduates, earning development of his hometown movement. The family, which for teaching and traveling abroad. in Worcester on May 26. a loud cheer. “Go out there of Brockton, MA. UPFRONT FALL 2019 FACULTY NEWS Recognizing 2019 Distinguished faculty for their outstanding accomplishments “I feel really good Faculty Recipients about our team. This could be the year.” EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING EXCELLENCE IN ADVISING AND MENTORING Catherine Dignam Associate Professor and Suzanne Neubauer Chair of Chemistry Professor of Food & Nutrition Dr. Neubauer has directed Throughout her career, the Coordinated Program Dr. Dignam has made in Dietetics (CPD) since a conscious and directed 1984. During that time, she efort to become a beter has directed and mentored 06 teacher and to gain a deeper 07 760 Registered Dietitian- understanding of the types eligible students through of students who atend FSU. EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP the program. Framingham She has put in an extensive AND CREATIVE WORK amount of work to assess State’s CPD graduates have over a 95 percent frst-time the predictors of student Erika Schneider success in early chemistry pass rate on the registered EXCELLENCE IN RAM IN FOCUS Professor of Art History PROFESSIONAL SERVICE coursework. Her training dietitian exam, which is has allowed her to beter Dr. Schneider is widely well above national and Robert Donohue Mary Kate O’Day ’20 recognized as an active regional pass rates. Students understand the stress that Professor of Psychology students experience, which scholar in the feld of also have great success at can hinder their ability to art history. In 2015, she fnding employment in the Dr. Donohue has been elected learn a subject. Dr. Dignam’s published a book titled feld. Earlier this year, she by his peers as president leadership, in terms of The Representation of the was recognized with the of the FSU faculty and Struggling Artist in America, Outstanding Dietitian library union for the past Led by star captain Mary Kate O’Day GRADUATION YEAR frst-year programming, 2020 1800–1865. She was recently of the Year Award by the 10 years, as well as vice and a talented group of fellow seniors, the she averaged over 18 points a game and student career development awarded a Fulbright-Terra Massachusets Academy president of the statewide won the MASCAC Player of the Year award.