From the Hill
Legacy
The Publication for Alumni of Albertus Magnus College F A L L
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also inside: PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
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#ALLINFORALBERTUS see page 2
Legacy past present future
President Camille @AlbertusPres
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Scholarship Opportunity Appreciation & Recognition (SOAR) event. Gr8ful for generous donors & their impact on our students! #AlbertusMagnus
4:38 PM - 21 Sep 2017
LEGACY OF GIVING
LEGACY OF COMMUNITY
Homecoming Weekend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 LEGACY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
The Power of Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2016–2017
A Thank You to Our Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 LEGACY OF SCIENCE
National Science Foundation Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 LEGACY OF SERVICE
#FEARLESSFALCONS see page 4
Albertus Education in a Global Society.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Save the Date .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On the Cover: Trustee Raymond J. Peach, President Marc M. Camille, and Trustee Tabitha W. Manafort ’94 at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Shea Softball Complex.
#ALBERTUSTRADITION see page 6
Class Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cover photo: Judy Sirota Rosenthal
Great night of #FearlessFalcons student athletes in action on campus. Women’s volleyball and men’s soccer making us proud! #AlbertusMagnus
Around Campus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
INAUGURATION
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Today’s Students: Tomorrow’s Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CAMPUS HAPPENINGS
President Camille @AlbertusPres
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Founder’s Day underway. Theme, Dominicans: Writing & the Power of Words. Sr Diana Culbertson presenting, “Words Remembered.” #AlbertusMagnus
8:02 AM - 22 Sep 2017
A ME S S A GE F RO M THE PRE S IDE NT
Photo: Judy Sirota Rosenthal
“ Now, it is our time to add to that history, to create a bold and bright Albertus for tomorrow.”
Dear Alumni and Friends of Albertus, For a new college president, each and every day is filled with “firsts,” and this greeting to you is a very meaningful first for me. A few short months ago, I began my tenure serving as the 14th president of Albertus Magnus College. My passion and excitement for this great College grow stronger with each passing day, and it is a privilege to welcome you to the stories in From the Hill. I look forward to meeting and greeting you in person, on campus, and as I travel around the country in the months ahead. I am on a learning and listening tour. In addition to meeting with so many of our faculty, staff, and students, I’ve met elected officials, members of our faith communities, business and education leaders, and so importantly, our alumni. Recently, I was honored (and nervous!) to throw the ceremonial first pitch to alumna, trustee, and former Albertus softball player Tabitha Wazorko Manafort ’94 at the ribbon-cutting for the Shea Softball Complex (see story on page 3). We are excited to bring our Falcons softball games back to the heart of campus.
We are moving forward through innovation and purpose. Yet undeniably, we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us: the pioneering Dominican Sisters who founded Albertus; the faculty, who continue to nurture our students; and the alumni who, decade after decade, use their Albertus educations to change the world for the better. Now, it is our time to add to that history, to create a bold and bright Albertus for tomorrow. In eight years, Albertus will celebrate its centennial, an historic milestone achievement. Together, our Albertus family will set the bar at nothing less than excellence. The legacy of Albertus alumni—the stories, traditions, and achievements chronicled in this edition of From the Hill— demonstrate the impact of our values- and liberal arts-based education and mission. We are preparing for a future that holds great promise for a vibrant and thriving Albertus. The theme of this issue is Legacy: Past Present Future. I invite you to explore the legacy of the #FearlessFalcons— in the classroom, on the court and field, and across the world. I want to hear YOUR stories. Call, email, tweet at me, follow my blog, or please come to an event and say, “hi.” I look forward to meeting you, and I am honored to serve as your president. Gratefully,
Marc M. Camille albertus.edu/firstonehundred
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Wonderful to meet New Haven’s mayor, Toni Harp, @MayorHarp. Gr8 partnership between Albertus and the city. #AlbertusMagnus #FearlessFalcons
Time w/Archbishop Leonard Blair, @ArchbishopBlair & Albertus alumna & Education Provost, Sr Mary Grace Walsh,@smgwct. #AlbertusMagnus #AOHCT
Class of 2015 strong at Homecoming! #FearlessFalcons
11:27 AM - 21 Sep 2017
12:32 PM - 20 Sep 2017
1:07 PM - 14 Oct 2017
Connect with President Camille via phone 203-773-8529; email at president@albertus.edu; Twitter @Albertus Pres; on his blog at albertus.edu/AlbertusPres
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Legacy of Giving #AllInForAlbertus
Larry Cole ’97 was the first person to sign up for the innovative New Dimensions program here at the College in 1994. “I am proud of my alma mater for being a pioneer in providing educational opportunities for working adults. Even now, in retirement, I am grateful for the opportunities, experiences, and relationships that my Albertus education has afforded me,” he said. In 2015, he and his wife, Kathy, created and kicked off the AMpower Fund to provide financial assistance to non-traditional students, empowering them to keep on the path to a degree. The AMpower Fund now is endowed by an unrestricted bequest from the estate of Anna Fraulo ’48. When he heard the news, Cole could not speak for several moments: Anna Fraulo was the teacher who helped him make it through high school. “She saved my life.” The AMpower Fund will help many others to make dreams come true. albertus.edu/soar
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There is a need, now more than ever, for an Albertus education in our global society. What will your Albertus legacy be? “W
e refer to students whose family members before them have also attended the College as legacies. Their presence is part of the legacy of a particular family line, a tradition that continues,” says Carolyn Behan Kraus ’86, vice president for development and alumni relations, herself the daughter, granddaughter and grandniece of alumnae. From a philanthropic perspective, Kraus notes that the idea of legacy is leaving one’s mark—“it is a treasure to share with the generations yet to come. An affirmation of the value of an Albertus education and what that means for the students of today and tomorrow.” Legacy, in fact, touches every part of the Albertus experience.
Philanthropy: builds buildings; adds and enhances academic and social programming; supports our student-athletes; allows the College to offer scholarships and grants to students of all ages; and the Fund for Albertus harnesses the power of unrestricted thinking and unrestricted possibilities…allowing the College to direct funds where they are most needed. To view the video: albertus.edu/sheacomplexvideo To view the photos: albertus.edu/sheacomplexgallery
Left Photo: Judy Sirota Rosenthal, Bottom Photo: Steven Gstalder
The Generosity of Dr. Carol Ann Shea ’45 Dr. Carol Ann Shea ’45 was born in 1925, the year of the College’s founding, and died at the age of 90 in 2015. Her deep love for Albertus is reflected in her bequest to Albertus of more than $3.7 million, the largest unrestricted bequest received by the College. An English major at Albertus, she went on to earn an M.A. from Southern Connecticut State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. She had a lifelong career in education, starting as an elementary school teacher and retiring as an associate professor teaching in Southern’s graduate program. James O’Connor Shea, Carol’s brother, had deep respect for the excellent education his sister received here at Albertus. In her honor, he, too, left a bequest to the College, also unrestricted, of more than $1.1 million.
Carol Shea was a member of the Prospect Hill Society, the group honoring those alumni and friends who have indicated that they are remembering the College in their estate plans. A visit to our Planned Giving site will provide you with information about the Prospect Hill Society. If you are interested in exploring ways you can support Albertus Magnus College through a bequest or other planned giving program, please contact your attorney, financial advisor or Carolyn Behan Kraus, vice president for development and alumni relations, at 203-773-8502 or cbehan@albertus.edu. President Camille @AlbertusPres
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Calling all Albertus family members... not too late to be “All in for Albertus!” Your gift matters! bit.ly/1C2vmfL #AlbertusMagnus 4:38 PM - 21 Sep 2017
The generosity of Dr. Carol Ann Shea ’45 and her brother, James O’Connor Shea, made possible the new Shea Softball Complex and brought our Women’s Softball team home games back to the heart of campus.
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Legacy of Community #FearlessFalcons
We are known as the Fearless Falcons and we have a bold and bright future ahead of us. There is no better time than now to come home to Albertus. Homecoming—a new tradition—beckons you home to celebrate and reunite with the family that helped you earn your wings so that you could soar. To view the video: albertus.edu/homecomingvideo To view the photos: albertus.edu/homecominggallery2
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Golden Society Brunch and Reunion All members of the Golden Society received invitations to attend the first annual Golden Society Brunch and Reunion held on April 29. The College inducted the class of 1967 into the Golden Society and also presented the Alumni of the Year Awards to Barbara Popp Murphy ’58 (Alumni of the Year) and Diana Velez ’12 (Premier Achievement Award). The day included a festive champagne brunch with live jazz, a liturgy in memory of deceased classmates, tours of the campus, and tea in Rosary Hall. All alumni, especially members of the Golden Society, are welcome to attend the Golden Society Brunch & Reunion celebrating the Class of 1968 on April 28, 2018. albertus.edu/goldensocietygallery Be sure to send in your nominations for Alumni Awards. For information or to download the form, go to albertus.edu/ alumniawards.
From left: Ruth Decko Sullo, Mary Ann Wiedl, and Mary Ann Kosydar Sopoliga, members of the Class of 1967, celebrated their 50th Reunion and induction into the Golden Society in April.
On Friday evening, October 13, Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro, the author of “The Least Among Us-Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable,” opened the College’s inaugural Homecoming weekend with a talk and book signing. Congresswoman DeLauro is a tireless and determined leader in the fight for working families. During more than 25 years in Congress, she has been—and continues to be—on the front lines of the most important battles to protect and strengthen the social safety net she believes represents our responsibility to one another to help each other in a time of need. Also on Friday, the College hosted a “Party in the Pub,” with young alumni and students providing an opportunity to reconnect before the Homecoming festivities the following day. Hundreds of alumni, parents, and friends traveled back to New Haven on Saturday to join students, faculty, and staff for the traditional athletic competitions, including women’s tennis and volleyball, and women’s and men’s soccer. Local food trucks, student organizations and Falcon fans celebrating under the always popular Hospitality Tent packed the campus. Members of classes ending in 2 and 7 celebrated milestone reunions and all guests shared in the thrilling last President Camille Follow minute victory of the men’s @AlbertusPres soccer team over Rivier Dinner w/alumna, Terry Hudak ’84 University. With 2:19 @terryhudak. So much passion and remaining in regulation, hope for her alma mater. Love Albertus Senior Matt Stoll secured alumni stories! #FearlessFalcons the home win on Senior Night for the Falcons. On Sunday, the College community participated in a lively, music-filled, celebratory mass presided by Reverend Jordan Lenaghan, O.P., and enjoyed brunch in the Dining Hall. Homecoming was a wonderful time to welcome everyone “Back to the Nest.” 4:19 PM - 10 Oct 2017
Diana Velez ’12, left, received the 2017 Premier Achievement Award, and Barbara Popp Murphy ’58, the Alumni of the Year Award, at the Golden Society Brunch and Reunion.
Photos: Judy Sirota Rosenthal
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Homecoming Weekend
Standing before a listing of the works of St. Albert, Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro launched the 2017 Homecoming festivities with a talk on her recent book, “The Least Among Us.”
To view the video: albertus.edu/rosavideo To view the photos: albertus.edu/rosagallery From the Hill
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Legacy of Social Justice #AlbertusTradition
Norman Siegel, civil rights and civil liberties lawyer, kicked off a week-long celebration of the Power of Words. His Constitution Day topic, “Freedom of the Press: More Important Than Ever,” centered on several landmark decisions that focused on the rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution do extend to all Americans. He pointed out that,
“ …the U.S. Constitution is a radical document: it is about freedom, justice, and equality for all.”
For many years, Siegel served as the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, on the frontline of some of New York City’s most critical civil rights and liberties struggles. albertus.edu/constitutionday
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Our Founders, Our Heritage, Our College. The Power of Words Founders’ Day 2017 launched with President Camille in an early morning radio interview inviting the community to the Albertus campus. Throughout the day, student art work inspired by the Power of Words was on display in the MacDonough Art Gallery, and faculty and student writings were featured in Rosary Hall. The entire campus participated in reading Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning.” If you haven’t guessed, Writing and the Power of Words was the theme of our 2017 Founders’ Day Celebration.
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It’s Founder’s Day! Started the day at WQUN 1220 AM, promoting the Albertus story and the St Thomas Aquinas lecture series. #AlbertusMagnus
6:14 AM - 22 Sep 2017
Photos: Judy Sirota Rosenthal
To view the video: albertus.edu/foundersdayvideo To view the photos: albertus.edu/foundersdaygallery
Sr. Diana Culbertson, O.P., opened the on campus activities with “Remembering the Words.” Her talk was followed by the Candlelight Ceremony, the oldest Albertus tradition, where seniors pass the light of knowledge on to the freshmen.
The day continued with a lively all campus picnic including an exchange of thoughts, ideas, and words through a community book swap.
A powerful panel made up of Albertus students, faculty, staff, and alumni shared reflections during a presentation of “Words Inspire: How Words Changed My Life.”
The day concluded with a very special presentation of the VERITAS Award to revered professor, Dr. Susan Cole, and a reception in Bree Common.
Edgar Omar Diaz ’21, representative for the Class of 2021, received the official class banner from Class of 2017 representative Taylor Boynton at the Candlelight Ceremony during Founders’ Day.
Attendees received copies of the US Constitution during Attorney Siegel’s talk. Members of the Student Justice League conducted voter registration drives during both Constitution Day and Founders’ Day.
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Annual Report 2016–2017 Honor Roll of Donors Bollstadt Circle
The Bollstadt Circle honors those contributors who have given $25,000 or more in any one prior fiscal year. Anonymous (2)
Patricia Connors Curran ’43**
Paul** and Ann M. Harvey**
Jack Africk D.H.L. ’91 and Evelyn Africk
Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro da Silva
Rhea Hebert ’33**
Davis Educational Foundation
Shirley M. Herman ’49**
Margaret M. Allman ’42**
Aldo DeDominicis D.H.L. ’65**
Marjorie McGill Bacon ’53**
Mabel Deegan ’40**
Mrs. Stuart D. Holland (Natalia Icaza ’40, D.H.L. ’11)**
Mary Benevento D.H.L. ’85**
Carol Ann Gutoski Ditkoff
Claire Davis Bennett ’48** and Harry L. Bennett**
Dominican Sisters of Peace
Miss Marie L. Bianchi ’31** Miss Dorothy Bitzer**
Anna R. Fraulo ’48** Alyce Tuttle Fuller
New Haven Register
Frederick J. Mancheski D.H.L. ’94 and Mrs. Mancheski
Sean P. O’Connell and William H. Branch
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Marcus
New Haven Woman’s Club
Joseph and Louise Hubert Scholarship
Marion G. McHugh ’36**
Herbert Pearce D.H.L. ’88** and Martha Wood, Ph.D.
Dr. M. Gertrude McKeon ’47**
Bernard A. Pellegrino
Maureen Roche Jacoby ’49x**
Dr. Julia M. McNamara, president emerita, D.H.L. ’16* and Mr. Richard J. Lolatte
Mrs. John G. Schmitt
Kazickas Family Foundation Miriam S. Kelly ’33**
Florence M. Brady**
The William A. Gallagher Trust Fund
The Honorable Ellen Bree Burns ’44S, LL.D. ’74
Mr. Charles M. Grace D.H.L. ’82** and Mrs. Grace**
Honorable JoAnne Kiely Kulawiz ’56, D.H.L. ’99**
The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Richard and Norma Grossi
Patricia Reynolds Lynch ’44F**
Dr. Luca Celentano D.H.L. ’86**
Anne Bianchi Gundersen**
Mary Phyllis Maloney Clark ’52**
Annette Graziano Hamer ’48** and M. John Hamer**
Miss Margaret L. MacDonough D.H.L. ’01**
Dan Cosgrove D.H.L. ’97**
Mrs. Tabitha Wazorko Manafort ’94 and Mr. Justin A. Manafort Sr.
Knights of Columbus
Mr. Edward Messer** and Mrs. Messer** Lucy Milano** Marguerite Marita Minck ’50** Ellin M. Mulholland Dr. John A. Mullen** and Katharine Curnen Mullen ’37**
Dr. Carol Ann Shea ’45** Maureen Shugrue ’51** Mr. Louis Tagliatela Sr. D.H.L. ’03** and Mrs. Tagliatela Dr. Anne Wollack ’35, D.H.L. ’90** Julia L. Wooster ’35** Rosanne Zudekoff ’60
The President’s Associates
The President’s Associates is a distinguished group of benefactors who choose to contribute annually $1,000 or more toward the attainment of the mission and goals of the College. Begun in 1983 the President’s Associates now celebrates its 34th Anniversary of leadership gifts to the College. Rosary Circle ($25,000 or more)
Mohun Circle ($5,000–$9,999)
Springs Circle ($2,500–$4,999)
Christine Vandergrift Lusignan*
Marjorie McGill Bacon ’53**
Catherine J. Mangino ’71
Delia Nicoletti Bellarosa ’43
David P. Behan, Ph.D.**
Dolores A. Angelini
Karen Korzi Noetzel
Helen Brady Burke ’43**
Dan Cosgrove D.H.L. ’97**
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace E. Bailey (Bette Ann Curtin ’52)* Marc M. Camille, Ed.D.
Sean P. O’Connell and William H. Branch
Judith C. Burke ’59
Davis Educational Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Eric G. Butler (Mary M. McGrath ’50)
Dominican Sisters of Peace
Patricia E. Epperly ’78
Dr. Janet Carnevale-Kanak
Anne Esposito Persico
The Honorable Ellen Bree Burns ’44S, LL.D. ’74
Anna R. Fraulo ’48**
Alyce Tuttle Fuller
Patricia J. Checko
Ellen McNamara Funck ’65 and Michael Funck
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Bussmann Family Foundation
Angela Orsene
Lisa Cheng Tou ’56
Angela Coco ’82
Joan E. Venditto ’63
June Comer-Chagnon
Rosanne Zudekoff ’60
Mary Elizabeth Connell
Dr. Carol Ann Shea ’45**
Anne L. Demchak
James O’Connor Shea**
David and Kathleen (Prendergast) Hollowell ’68
St. Dominic Society ($10,000–$24,999)
Institute for Learning in Retirement, Inc.
Alan and Carol Aline Flaumenhaft ’90
Anne S. Kelley ’53
Josephine Gibino ’43**
Knights of Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Germain Jr. (Lillian Adley ’57)
Dorothy Yutenkas Mutkoski ’67
Pamela A. Harvey ’71
NewAlliance Foundation
Barbara Fotta Kmetz ’57
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Noble III (Melorie Zionkowski ’80)
Martin and Carolyn Behan Kraus ’86
Joan V. O’Brien
Louis F. and Mary A. Tagliatela Foundation
Franceen A. Lyons ’71* Dr. Julia M. McNamara, president emerita, D.H.L. ’16* and Mr. Richard J. Lolatte Rae Coppola Orlando ’50** and Rocco Orlando, Ph.D.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crespo
Annual Report 2016–2017
Jeanne M. Dennison* and Peter G. McGhee Louise Mella DiMeo ’56
Jaclynn Patrick Lee ’87
Sustaining Member ($1,000–$2,499)
Susan Marie Connor ’69 William E. Curran
Jim and Debbie Abromaitis
Marie J. de Lucia
Carol Kirwan Aikenhead ’58 and Thomas Aikenhead*
Victoria K. DePalma
Rev. Dr. Gerald Anderson D.H.L. ’01 and Mrs. Joanne Anderson D.H.L. ’01
Rosemarie Siefert Dios ’80*
William and Jennifer Aniskovich Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Barbara J. Dillon ’51 Carol Ann Gutoski Ditkoff Elizabeth Lombardi Doane Dolores G. Dobrzynski ’63 Valerie DeFelice Downing ’64*
* Includes Matching Gift
** Deceased
Giving Clubs recognize the contributions of the College’s many supporters.
The President’s Associates (continued) Mr. William J. Doyle, Esq.
Karen Dornan Kendig ’69
Christa Meighan Schwartz ’70
Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich ’81
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kilcoyne (Joan Herlihy ’61)
Helen Clabby Scinto ’57
Barbara Atnes Dunsmoor Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Jeanne Yorke King
Veronica Jackson Searles ’59 and Bob Searles
Marianne Esposito
Nancy Kops D.H.L. ’98
Barbara Stanley
Betty McDonnell Fitzgerald ’49
Andrea E. Kovacs ’12 and Jeffrey J. Johnson
Calista Sullivan ’64 and Richard Sanborn
Rosemary Ford Lanahan
Dr. Tomoko Takahashi ’77, D.H.L. ’06
Rosemary Siegel Fitzpatrick ’67 Jacqueline Flynn ’56 Andrew Foster ’12 Robert and Evelyn Fracasso ’51 Deborah DeWitt Frattini James F. Freedman* A. Jean (Palmer) Gallinelli Patricia Perrotta Gioia Ms. Frances B. Granquist, Esq. and Mr. Jeffrey Granquist Richard and Norma Grossi Patty and Steven Gstalder Maggie and William Guerrero Cathleen Dowler Hayner ’82* Brian and Linda Waldron Heery ’80 Joan Schaefer Hernon ’58 Peggy Higgins Shelley Norton Icaza Joan Cuccaro Jahnige ’59* Arlene Fanucci Johnson ’59
John** and Philomena DeMaio LaViola Carol and Bob Lyons Jr.*
Angela A. Tauras ’65 and James Tauras
Mary Elizabeth Egan Mace ’58
Dr. Maria Shea Terrell
Dr. Helen Marks ’59
Sebastian P. Tine
Kathleen Massarelli ’64
Tess McGuinness Torrey ’68
Barbara Moroson ’64
Joan Miller Troy ’53
Dorothy Ann Cerulli Mulholland ’52
Kathleen Byrnes Troy ’63 and Daniel G. Troy
Sheila Gallagher Murphy ’57 Karen Shanley Nicholson Dr. Jacqueline Noonan
Mary Ann Wiedl ’67 Gail Yander*
Mark and Patricia Ellen Roehr Panico ’82
PRESIDENT’S ASSOCIATES Rosary Circle $25,000 or more St. Dominic Society $10,000 to $24,999 Mohun Circle $5,000 to $9,999 Springs Circle $2,500 to $4,999 Sustaining Members $1,000 to $2,499 SIENA SOCIETY $500 to $999 AQUINAS AFFILIATE $250 to $499 ALBERTUS COLLEAGUE $100 to $249
Raymond and Gloria Peach Timothy P. Quinn ’88*
If you were a contributor between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, and your name is misspelled, omitted or incorrectly listed, please accept our sincere apologies and notify the Advancement Office at 203-773-8502.
Elizabeth Tringali Rosano ’58 Joan Edwards Sacco Eric Schoeck ’05
The Prospect Hill Society
Alumni and friends who have indicated they are remembering the College in their estate plans. Margaret M. Allman ’42**
Beverly Dugas ’64
Franceen A. Lyons ’71
Maureen Shugrue ’51**
Carmel L. Avitabile
Beverly Volk Fagan ’44S**
Dr. M. Gertrude McKeon ’47**
Angela Scimone Sledden ’52
Bequests Received 2016– 2017
Marjorie McGill Bacon ’53**
Dr. Lynne Stapleton Farrell, Esq. ’60
Marjorie McGill Bacon ’53
James A. Fransen ’06**
Claire Davis Bennett ’48** and Harry L. Bennett**
Anna R. Fraulo ’48**
Dr. Julia M. McNamara, president emerita, D.H.L. ’16* and Mr. Richard J. Lolatte
Roberta De Lay Smith ’57
Margaret Werner Becker ’67
Barbara Stanley
David P. Behan, Ph.D. Florence M. Brady
Barbara Moroson ’64
Dr. Tomoko Takahashi ’77, D.H.L. ’06
Dr. Jacqueline Noonan
Virginia Foley Valade ’58
Anna R. Fraulo ’48
Philip Paolella LL.D. ’82**
Julia L. Wooster ’35**
Josephine Gibino ’43
Phyllis Smith Peterson ’63
Gail Yander
Dr. Carol Ann Shea ’45
Cynthia Woodin Cross
David and Kathleen (Prendergast) Hollowell ’68
Mary Goode Rogan ’36**
Rosanne Zudekoff ’60
James O’Connor Shea
Linda Della-Grotte ’73
Theresa Sibielski Jarvis ’40**
Angela C. Scirpo ’63
Carolyn Newins Denny ’58
Nancy Kops D.H.L. ’98
Dr. Carol Ann Shea ’45**
Betsy S. Bowman ’80 June Comer-Chagnon Dan Cosgrove D.H.L. ’97**
Alyce Tuttle Fuller Annette Graziano Hamer ’48** and M. John Hamer**
Dan Cosgrove D.H.L. ’97
1925 Club
Established by the Alumni Association Board of Governors in 2010, the 1925 Club recognizes first-time donors to the College. The 1925 Club is named for the founding year of the College—the first year of Albertus—and honors alumni and friends who have chosen to become supporters this year. Anonymous (3)
Dr. and Mrs. Nathanial Cooper
Michael P. Grossman
Anne and Hugh McCrory
Lisa and James Richetelli
Moira O’Neill Aitro
Richard Corona
Diane Hansen ’02
John McNamara
Rockwell Collins
Betsy Allen-Jean ’14
Susan and Henry Criscuolo
Sr. Barbara Harrington, O.P.
Elizabeth and Robert S. Melvin
Edward J. Samorajczyk
Julie A. Austin ’98
William E. Curran
Nancy and Vincent L. Inglese
Erin Morrell
June Middleton Sangapore ’10
Scott E. Baylow
Susan Krein Elmore ’99
Clare Schlegel Joyner ’86
Alfredo Nadal Arrillaga
Yesenia Santiago Rivera ’06
George I. Bedocs
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
Anthony W. Kane ’03*
Robert F. Noel ’14
Nadine Schaefer ’79
Greg Benites ’15
Howard B. Field IV ’15
Robert J. Kauffman
Notre Dame High School
Linda Murphy Smith ’67
Monique Jenelle Brisbane ’16
Sherry Dorso Flaherty ’67
Jeffrey Keaveney
Ellen B. and Patrick F. O’Reilly III
Nancy Muhlmeister Thompson ’68
Veronica Brunetti ’16
Jeanette and Victor Fraulo
Diane Wasik Lane ’85
Angela Orsene
John K. Watson III ’99
Patrick Clifford
Patrick L. Good ’93
Mimi M. Lines
Barbara W. and David M. Panico
Sharon and William Weirsman
Perry Constant ’97
Ms. Frances B. Granquist, Esq. and Mr. Jeffrey Granquist
Eleanor McCabe
David J. Pietkiewicz ’11
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Siena Society
Named for Saint Catherine of Siena, the Siena Society is represented by alumni and friends who choose to contribute annually a gift between $500 and $999. Anonymous (1)
Patricia Ocone Carbone*
Margaret Mulvey Golden ’83
Anne and Hugh McCrory
Margaret Preissel Skinner ’64
Brenda Ames ’80* and Gary Jenkins
Causecast Foundation
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Adriann Vezzani Morse ’65*
Martha Connelly Sullivan ’54
Lawrence K. Cole ’97
Marguerite Clark Grudberg ’58
Lynn Sudell Mottolese ’56
Texas Instruments Foundation
Mary Jane Borelli ’64
Anthony A. Cook ’96
Barbara and Herbert Gstalder
Mary Jane Lynch Topitzer ’54
Jane Coogan Boucher ’49
Barbara DeBarbieri ’65
Florence M. Brady**
Marguerite Mezzano Demarse ’67
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Imholt (Kathleen Sheehan ’72)
Rosemary Creighton Mukhopadhyay ’70 Mr. and Mrs. George E. O’Brien Jr.
Ellen Phillips Wilson ’55
Joan Burke ’73*
Nancy Ryan Doyle Edmund Walter Duenkel II ’96
James M. and Elizabeth O’Shea Pfohl ’67
Marion Vece Winkelman ’56*
Maura Hunter Byrne ’76
International Business Machines Corporation
The Honorable Guido Calabresi LL.D. ’95 and Mrs. Anne Calabresi D.H.L. ’97
Marie Iadarola Fadus ’52
Geraldine Lupoli ’63
Ann M. Prokop ’67
Rose K. and Martin J. McAndrews Jr.
Patricia Flanagan Robertson
Karen Bartle Festa ’69 Joan Marie Giardina ’56
UBS
Sandra and John Winkelman*
Kathleen M. Ryan ’73
Aquinas Affiliate
Named for St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P., perhaps the most well-known student of Albertus Magnus, the Aquinas Affiliates represent alumni and friends who choose to contribute annually a gift between $250 and $499. Patricia Doyle Anderson ’87 and John E. Anderson ’89
Linda Brandi Cateura ’45
Nancy Moggio Forbes ’77
Linda Frisa McCarthy ’69
Linda Doyle Staneck ’69
Patrick Clifford
Patricia Kenney George ’68
Elaine B. McDonald ’72*
George R. Stephens**
Rita Pacelli Annunziata ’50
Virginia Macri Gerick ’39
Louise Moloney Abene ’67
Marilyn Doerr Steuber ’71
J. Elaine Winfield Arena ’49**
Dr. Jeremiah Coffey and Ms. Elizabeth Magenheimer
Mary Jane Sullivan Ginty ’62
Patricia Lipowski Nuelsen ’63
Anne Hubbard Strocko ’64
Estelle O. Belisle ’65
Catherine Colleran ’44F
Sr. Barbara Harrington, O.P.
Ellen B. and Patrick F. O’Reilly III
Lisa Bilodeau
Marion O’Donohue Connelly ’52
Patricia Joyce Heavren ’60
Barbara W. and David M. Panico
Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Travers (Suzanne Shay ’55)
Howard and Linda Kenworthy Bonavia
Patricia A. Cucuzza ’57
Dora Kyryk Henel ’59
Mania Sondej Philpott ’64
Helen Kapavitch Turley ’66
Maureen Condron Delahunt ’55
Kim Perry Pike ’81
Carmelina Covino Villani ’71
Cheryl Schuler Burstein ’81
Lynn Hidek and Ron Frattini
Maria De Vico Devlin ’66
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Dolores M. Vinci ’63
Mary Jane Burt ’99
Mary Beth Johnson Jordan ’67
Marilyn Focarelli DiToro ’67
Rockwell Collins
Voya Foundation
Patricia Smith Butcher ’67
Nancy Massa Katsaros ’64
Maureen Urban Ecclesine ’61
Margaret Meiman Layton ’90*
Phyllis Aldous Russell ’52
Gretchen Wehrle-Scott ’83
Judith Bykowski ’59**
June Munnelly Falcone ’58
James A. Schafrick ’97
Dianne Nuccitelli Whalen ’65
Rosemary Herold Calvit ’51
Marie Murphy Looney ’57
Marjorie Koenig Femia ’72
Janet Monaco Silk ’62
John H. Wolfrum*
Alphonse and Albina Sacco Cannavaciolo ’56
Alice Stanley Mandel ’73
Eileen Foley Fitzpatrick ’44S
Colette Ledoux Mayer ’52
Lois Venditto Simpson ’67
Catherine A. Zdanowicz
Winifred Carocari Flynn ’43
Mary Lou Burns Mayo ’66
Roberta De Lay Smith ’57
Alexandrina Mongillo Folcik ’63
Barbara Quinn McAteer ’56
Mary-Aileen Loss St. Pierre ’67
Jean Viering Carnese ’52
Albertus Colleague
As a College Community, we value the exchange of ideas, innovations and scholarly pursuits among colleagues. The Albertus Colleagues represent alumni and friends who choose to contribute annually a gift between $100 and $249.
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Anonymous (3)
Catherine Wilkinson Coburn ’55
Maryellen Mack Farrar ’81
Lesley M. Hudson ’70
Michelle Dubreuil Macek ’85
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Suzanne Colasanto
Ruth McNamara FitzGerald ’53
Lawrence W. and Lucie H. Iannotti
Patricia Burke Macionis ’70
Robert W. Allen and Laura Donahue Allen
Judith Pilszynski Connell ’67
Rita Carten Fitzsimmons ’57
Ann Jakubowski ’71
Geri T. Mancini ’75
Alberta Conte ’71
Sherry Dorso Flaherty ’67
Laurie Munnelly Johnson ’57
Norma Puzzo Marcellino ’64
Betsy Allen-Jean ’14
Dr. and Mrs. Nathanial Cooper
Honorable John C. Flanagan
Anita Cwirka Jones ’68
Wanda Goode Marshall ’63
Marilyn A. Altobello ’70
Ann Bunnell Coppola ’56
Patricia Hurley Folmsbee ’60
Anthony W. Kane ’03*
Eleanor McCabe
AmazonSmile Foundation
Barbara A. Cordaro ’72
Janet Brenner Franzoni ’55
Barbara Kasprow ’58
Sr. Gilmary McCabe, O.P.
Julie A. Austin ’98
Richard Corona
Jeanette and Victor Fraulo
Mary Judith Keane ’57
Faith Augur McCarthy ’49
Mary Schaefer Badger ’75
Louis J. Criscuolo III ’93
Janet McNamara Galante ’55
Jeffrey Keaveney
Gloria Regionale McHugh ’48
Patricia Sanders Behan ’55
Susan and Henry Criscuolo
Zuehailie Gardner ’14
Alice Orient Keil ’65
Christine Mizo Melnik ’71
Nancy Wynne Benoit ’65
Rosemarie Cuomo ’55
Kathleen Rivers Garner ’64
Michael P. Kelly ’90
Eileen Mengali ’58
Agnes Berry ’82
Nancy Holleran Dargan ’51
Claire Shea Garvey ’49
Susan Amato Kettl ’72
Erin Morrell
Donna Kelley Birchard ’83
Suzanne Maier DeGrave ’63
Jane Meyer Gill ’61
Patrice and Donald Kirshbaum
Mary Ellen Lee Murphy ’71
Eileen O’Neill Bird ’45
Susan Dernbach ’70
Margaret Lacey Greene ’81
Maureen Klein ’67
Alfredo Nadal Arrillaga
Jeannette Grellner Birmingham ’61
Rosemary Markham Dever ’61
Pamela Timmons Griffith ’73
Patricia Hayes Kocan ’62
Linda Guenther Neu ’69
Edward T. Blair
Mary Lou Apuzzo DiPaola ’72
Shirley McGehan Grogan ’69
Frances R. Kondziela ’72
Notre Dame High School
Mary Disciacca Bosch ’67
Ellen M. Donahue ’64
Michael P. Grossman
Carol Ann Kudless ’64
Maria Gomez Oakes ’63
Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bourgeois
Janice Pope Gualtieri ’60
Brenda Fanfesti LaBella ’62
Ann Moylan O’Brien ’54
Carol A. Broshjeit ’62
Christine Tereskiewicz Doucette ’66
Kathleen Irons Harper ’73
Mary Canning LaFogg ’71
Patricia Spang Ogden ’48**
Sandy Slattery Brown ’64
John T. Doyle Jr.
Eleanor Jean Hart ’81
Anne Lange ’71
Rose Rendino Osborne ’62
Phyllis Naser Bunnell ’54
Eileen Farrell DuBois ’56
Arlene Gorman Herens ’73
Tracey Kirchner LaRowe ’86
Patricia M. Owens ’52
Cathy Burgard ’61
Carolyn Dunbar-Castelnuovo ’78
Evelyn A. Herzog ’69
Patricia Sandacata Lima ’68
Jacquelyn M. Pacelle ’60
Aleksandra Bzdyra ’69
Elvira Arcudi Ebling ’50
Bernadette Plunkett Holahan ’70
Barbara Lombardi ’68
Donna Vestuti Pallanti ’72
Rita Poprocky Catalano ’70
Barbara Toman Elliott ’60
Katharine and Robert Holt
Nancy M. Lovely ’56
Michael J. and Lisa Orlando Parisi
Joan Lehr Chain ’62
Carol Alosi Euston ’57
Nancy Francis Hopkins ’57
Laura L. Lupoli ’84
Sheila Montague Peckingham ’64
Justin Cirisoli
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
Dennise Kilgore Howard ’70
Mary Killeen Lyons ’59
Ann Pennell-Cimini ’71
Annual Report 2016–2017
* Includes Matching Gift
** Deceased
Albertus Colleague (continued) David J. Pietkiewicz ’11
Edward J. Samorajczyk
Joan Cunningham Scully ’49
Brenda High Stanton ’60
Marsha Sangster Thompson ’62
Vincent J. Pitts
June Middleton Sangapore ’10
Josephine Selitte ’54
Dorothy Kotulich Stawarky ’52
Nancy Muhlmeister Thompson ’68
Nijole Ivanouskas Potts ’84
Katherine A. Schave ’90
Stefanie Stevens Seslar ’15
Marion Stock ’90
Sandra Regionale Truitt ’65
Marilyn Bauer Quinn ’64
Christina Schenker ’80
Gloria Neilen Sheehan ’67
Lorrie Gill Sullivan ’67
Martha Walczak ’70
Diana Reilly ’97
Elizabeth Schildgen ’66
Jane Nady Sigmon ’70
Daniel P. Sullivan III ’93
Patricia Wallace ’71
Diane and Donald Rivers
Margaret DeVylder Schleicher ’59
Claire and John Simon
Margaret Burns Surwilo ’64
Barbara Wareck
Carole Drumm Rubley ’60
Patrice Barry Schmitt ’60
Eileen Munnelly Skruck ’67
Symantec
Sherrie Zembrzuski ’76
Carol Connolly Sacco ’55
Robert Schreck
Santina Giurintano Smith ’60
Marie C. Taylor ’68*
Donor
As contributors to Albertus, this group of alumni and friends is of great importance. Many foundations and grant giving organizations ask about the percentage of alumni and friends who support the College. For your participation in this year’s Fund for Albertus, we are truly grateful. Anonymous (5)
Anne Cronin Donovan ’62
Kathryn M. Larson ’13
Sr. Mary Elena Rizzo, O.P. ’60
Moira O’Neill Aitro
Maureen Liston Dowdle ’69
Natardia Lee Soy ’98
Jean McInnis Robichaud ’49
Barbara Ryan Alban ’47
Elisabeth Fama Eberts ’81
Mimi M. Lines
Josephine Ruggiero ’65
Maryann Auletta Alberino ’62
Marjorie Eichler ’83
Kerstin Day Lochrie ’86
Wendy Romick Ruggiero ’87
Marjorie and Richard C. Arden
Susan Krein Elmore ’99
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Lofquist ’72
Maryetta Griffin Russell ’97
Carol Maresca Armstrong ’62
Jeannine Estrada ’12
Katherine Krafft Long ’72
Mary Ann McKernon Ryan ’65
Anthony Arnold ’11
Joseph A. Falcha ’01
Doina Nedila Lucas ’67
Yesenia Santiago Rivera ’06
Jean Arthur ’83
Nancy C. Fallon ’79
Elaine Ludwig ’66
Michelle Savignac ’67
Antoinette Longo Aveni ’75
Madeleine Di Santo Ferraz ’61
Anna Arcudi Malootian ’48
Nadine Schaefer ’79
Gina Baldo-Ljuljdurovic ’88
Linda M. Ferretti ’79**
Lucia I. Mannello ’66
Cecile Cleary Schaffner ’67
Anne M. Balogh
Howard B. Field IV ’15
Ellen Gonasun Manning ’60
Gloria Della Selva Schoolfield ’47
Scott Bartlett
Judith A. Finer ’75
Patricia Egeressy Marcucci ’70
Gail Lindsay Schuler ’59
Scott E. Baylow
Anita T. Fiore ’91
Sydney P. McAvoy ’12
Mary Kay Shannon Shanley ’74
George I. Bedocs
Brian K. Flaherty ’13
Barbara McCarthy McCooe ’53
Joan Regan Sheridan ’59
Mary M. Beltramello
Judith Ciaburri Florio ’59
Diane Fanelli McCue ’64
Virginia M. Shiller
Greg Benites ’15
Joan Gallo Fomento ’58
Claudette Willig McGinty ’90
Pamela E. Sims ’05
Tanya Bentley ’04
Nancy Nissen Fryer ’66
Patricia Shea McGrath ’70
Linda Murphy Smith ’67
Joan Mariani Berry ’61
Carol Fucci ’09
Mary Ann Scaglia McLean ’57
Dorothy Sommo ’98
Grace Billings ’88
Mary Ellen McMahon Funaro ’70
John McNamara
Martha Polinsky Spiegelman ’58
Betty Lou Blumberg
Helen Lynch Gensler ’55
Sr. Ellen McNulty, O.P.
Catherine Murphy Spodnick ’52**
Christopher W. Bolster ’08
Arleen Getlein ’85
Vincenza Mazzone McNulty ’74
Dianna Stapleton-St. Germaine ’15
Marion Fusshoeller Brewer ’54
Carin Lynn Giordano ’03
Elizabeth and Robert S. Melvin
Clare Coughlan Sullivan ’60
Jay Bright
Patrick L. Good ’93
Mary Hine Michals ’70
Patricia A. Sullivan ’54
Monique Jenelle Brisbane ’16
Diane Rosadene Griffin ’65
Margery Ball Mills ’82**
Ruth Decko Sullo ’67
Sr. Virginia Bruen, O.P.
Salman B. Hamid ’07
Barbra Ross Mockalis ’69
Virginia Thompson ’81
Veronica Brunetti ’16
Jane Utz Hamilton ’70*
Carmel Montano-DiLeone ’80
Annette Tino Tomaino ’57
Lois M. Casey ’51
Diane Hansen ’02
Judith Cronin Traugott ’60
Dominican roots,
Mary Ann Blondin Cassidy ’60
Mary Lou Vogelphol Hathorn ’70
Katherine McSweeney Morrissey ’55
Regina Tully ’67
Amy Champlin ’06
Linda Rigazzi Higgins ’69
JoAnn Siok Nachajski ’63*
Sandra Misenti Turro ’60
Albertus Magnus
Rosemary Dorr Clarie ’73
Ryan C. Holt ’14
Theresa Grills Napolitano ’86
Adele Chapman Urbsas ’62
College is committed
Patricia Slavin Cochrane ’58
Maryalice Phillips Hoogland ’73
Victoria M. Navin ’67
Carolyn Burrows Verna ’64
Jacqueline McDonald Colantonio ’88
Denise Howard ’97
Alice Buskey Nealon ’56
Mary Jean Wickham Wakefield ’82
to educating the
Dorothy Butler Hyland ’44S
Jerome and Debbie Nevins
K. Michele Mark Walker ’65
whole person;
Mary Carroll Colburn ’64
Jean Ann Incampo ’73
Robert F. Noel ’14
Vivian McEvoy Walsh ’60
Perry Constant ’97
Nancy and Vincent L. Inglese
Josephine Polomski O’Brien ’69
Irene Saviano Ward ’60
nurturing the gifts
Doris Esposito Cooney ’53
Julia M. Johnson ’15
Charlene O’Connor ’68
Susanne Schuppel Washburn ’58
and talents of each
Cheryl Crespi ’84
Clare Schlegel Joyner ’86
John K. Watson III ’99
Victor Crespo ’00
Robert J. Kauffman
Barbara Jean Frinder O’Donnell ’70
individual student.
Mary Menadier Cromwell ’55
Karen Esposito Kennedy ’87
Ann Curley ’75
Sara J. Keyes ’92
Lynn Zawacki Dallas ’69
Colette M. King ’73
Tina Dominique Danko ’06
Olivia Paiva Klein ’66
Pasco D’Aunno, O.P.A.
Marie Vecchione Kluza ’61
Kristen DeCarli ’14
Arthur H. Knowlton M.D.
AnnMarie DeMichiel ’14
Alice Harten Kolega ’49
Elaine and Louis M. DeStefano
Maureen Ann Freeman Kos ’08
Jannet Coria Deveny ’02
Julianne Kraus
Carol Gose DeVine ’70
Janice LaForest-Roys ’82*
Marylee Lovallo DiGennaro ’73
Diane Wasik Lane ’85
Andrew J. Orefice ’93 Karen Effinger Otto ’69 Christine Pagano ’90 Jeanne D’Ambruoso Perrone ’68 Thomasina Frouge Petrahai ’55 Anne Ruotolo Pisanelli ’59 Marguerite Gallagher Powers ’55 Constance F. Ramsey Lisa and James Richetelli Nancy Callahan Richter ’55 Patricia Serfillipi Riordan ’60
Elizabeth Lyons Weber ’58
True to our
Sharon and William Weirsman
We could not do
Lois Agne Westhoff ’51
this without you,
Audrey MacKenzie White ’47 Barbara Whitehouse ’73
our donors.
Nancy Galgano Wurden ’73
We appreciate your generosity and support.
Thank you.
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Scholarship Contributions Endowed Funds
An endowed scholarship or fund at Albertus Magnus College begins with an initial contribution of $50,000 or greater. AMpower Scholarship Fund Since 1985, Albertus Magnus College has helped thousands of working adults earn their college degree and advance their careers. With its distinguished faculty, small classes and individualized services, Albertus is committed to providing a personalized and supportive environment to promote success. Established in 2016, The AMpower Fund provides financial assistance to these non-traditional students and empowers them to keep forging ahead to achieve their degree. Listing includes donors, as of June 30, 2017, to the fund since its inception. Anonymous (2)
Richard Corona
Michael P. Grossman
Robert F. Noel ’14
June Middleton Sangapore ’10
Monique Jenelle Brisbane ’16
Tina Dominique Danko ’06
Diane Hansen ’02
Diana Reilly ’97
Pamela E. Sims ’05
Lawrence K. Cole ’97
Anna R. Fraulo ’48**
Jeffrey Keaveney
Maryetta Griffin Russell ’97
John K. Watson III ’99
Class of 1957 Scholarship Established in 2007 in honor of their 50th Reunion. Listing includes donors who gave to the fund between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Patricia A. Cucuzza ’57
Lillian Adley Germain ’57
Mary Judith Keane ’57
Marie Murphy Looney ’57
Helen Clabby Scinto ’57
Carol Alosi Euston ’57
Nancy Francis Hopkins ’57
Jeanne Yorke King ’57
Mary Ann Scaglia McLean ’57
Roberta De Lay Smith ’57
Rita Carten Fitzsimmons ’57
Laurie Munnelly Johnson ’57
Barbara Fotta Kmetz ’57
Sheila Gallagher Murphy ’57
Annette Tino Tomaino ’57
Class of 1958 Scholarship Established in 2008 in honor of their 50th Reunion. First endowed scholarship at Albertus to be designated for adult students enrolled in the evening program. Listing includes donors who gave to the fund between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Carol Kirwan Aikenhead ’58*
Joan Gallo Fomento ’58
Barbara Kasprow ’58
Elizabeth Tringali Rosano ’58
Patricia Slavin Cochrane ’58
Marguerite Clark Grudberg ’58
Mary Elizabeth Egan Mace ’58
Martha Polinsky Spiegelman ’58
June Munnelly Falcone ’58
Joan Schaefer Hernon ’58
Eileen Mengali ’58
Susanne Schuppel Washburn ’58
Elizabeth Lyons Weber ’58
Class of 1959 Scholarship Established in 2009 in honor of their 50th Reunion. Listing includes donors who gave to the fund between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Judith C. Burke ’59
Dora Kyryk Henel ’59
Arlene Fanucci Johnson ’59
Joan Edwards Sacco ’59
Judith Bykowski ’59**
Mary Killeen Lyons ’59
Margaret DeVylder Schleicher ’59
Judith Ciaburri Florio ’59
International Business Machines Corporation
Dr. Helen Marks ’59
Gail Lindsay Schuler ’59
Norma Oliva Grossi ’59
Joan Cuccaro Jahnige ’59*
Anne Ruotolo Pisanelli ’59
Veronica Jackson Searles ’59
Joan Regan Sheridan ’59
Class of 1960 Scholarship Established in 2015 in honor of their 55th Reunion and dedicated to scholarships. Listing includes all donors who gave to the fund between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Mary Ann Blondin Cassidy ’60
Patricia Joyce Heavren ’60
Sr. Mary Elena Rizzo, O.P. ’60
Clare Coughlan Sullivan ’60
Marie J. de Lucia ’60
Ellen Gonasun Manning ’60
Carole Drumm Rubley ’60
Judith Cronin Traugott ’60
Barbara Toman Elliott ’60
Jacquelyn M. Pacelle ’60
Patrice Barry Schmitt ’60
Sandra Misenti Turro ’60
Patricia Hurley Folmsbee ’60
Anne Esposito Persico ’60
Santina Giurintano Smith ’60
Vivian McEvoy Walsh ’60
Janice Pope Gualtieri ’60
Patricia Serfillipi Riordan ’60
Brenda High Stanton ’60
Irene Saviano Ward ’60
Rosanne Zudekoff ’60
Class of 1963 Scholarship Established in 2013 in honor of their 50th Reunion. Listing includes donors who gave to the fund between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Patricia Ocone Carbone ’63*
Alexandrina Mongillo Folcik ’63
JoAnn Siok Nachajski ’63*
Maria Gomez Oakes ’63
Joan E. Venditto ’63
Suzanne Maier DeGrave ’63
Geraldine Lupoli ’63
Karen Shanley Nicholson ’63
Rockwell Collins
Dolores M. Vinci ’63
Dolores G. Dobrzynski ’63
Wanda Goode Marshall ’63
Patricia Lipowski Nuelsen ’63
Kathleen Byrnes Troy ’63
Class of 1967 Memorial Scholarship Established in 2017 in honor of their 50th Reunion and in memory of their deceased classmates. Listing includes donors, as of June 30, 2017, to the fund since its inception. Mary Disciacca Bosch ’67
Marilyn Focarelli DiToro ’67
Doina Nedila Lucas ’67
Michelle Savignac ’67
Mary-Aileen Loss St. Pierre ’67
Patricia Smith Butcher ’67
Rosemary Siegel Fitzpatrick ’67
Louise Moloney Abene ’67
Cecile Cleary Schaffner ’67
Lorrie Gill Sullivan ’67
June Comer-Chagnon ’67
Sherry Dorso Flaherty ’67
Dorothy Yutenkas Mutkoski ’67
Gloria Neilen Sheehan ’67
Ruth Decko Sullo ’67
Judith Pilszynski Connell ’67
A. Jean Palmer Gallinelli ’67
Victoria M. Navin ’67
Lois Venditto Simpson ’67
Regina Tully ’67
Marguerite Mezzano Demarse ’67
Mary Beth Johnson Jordan ’67
Elizabeth O’Shea Pfohl ’67
Eileen Munnelly Skruck ’67
Mary Ann Wiedl ’67
Carol Ann Gutoski Ditkoff ’67
Maureen Klein ’67
Ann M. Prokop ’67
Linda Murphy Smith ’67
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship
Kazickas Family Scholarship
New Haven Woman’s Club
H. Pearce Family Scholarship
Julia M. McNamara Scholarship
Joseph and Louise Hubert Scholarship
Marguerite Marita Minck Memorial Scholarship
Evelyn and Dennis O’Connell and Jean and Wattie Branch Memorial Scholarship
Louis F. and Mary A. Tagliatela Scholarship
Other Endowed Scholarships Margaret M. Allman Scholarship Amity Charitable Trust The Fuller Scholarship Sarah E. Handley Financial Aid Fund
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Annual Report 2016–2017
* Includes Matching Gift
** Deceased
The Mary Benevento Endowed Fund for Athletics Mary Benevento, the director of athletics at Albertus Magnus College from 1952 to 1980, felt that athletics are a significant aspect of collegiate life, and she recognized the need to encourage its growth. Today’s student-athletes strive to reach incredible heights, and the interest earned from this endowed fund will be used to support special projects in the athletics program. Listing includes donors who gave to the fund between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Anonymous
Justin Cirisoli
Carol Fucci ’09
David J. Pietkiewicz ’11
George I. Bedocs
Anthony A. Cook ’96
Patrick L. Good ’93
Joan Edwards Sacco
Sr. Virginia Bruen, O.P.
Victor Crespo ’00
Raymond and Gloria Peach
Daniel P. Sullivan III ’93
Annual Scholarships 2016–2017 Blanche M. LeClair Barone and Evelyn B. Barone Fund Anonymous Katharine and Luke Frattini Scholarship Lynn Hidek and Ron Frattini
Mary Jane and Ciro Paolella Memorial Scholarship Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (Philip Paolella LL.D. ’82**)
Sharon and William Weirsman
For more information on how to establish an endowed or annual scholarship at Albertus, please contact Carolyn Behan Kraus ’86, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations.
The Fuller Scholarship (annual) Alyce Tuttle Fuller
Gifts in Honor and in Memory
Many donors choose to give their gifts in honor or in memory of important persons or events in their lives. If you would like to designate your gift in honor or in memory, please make a note when sending your donation. Anonymous in honor of the English Department Anonymous in memory of Sr. Ann Bailie, O.P. Robert W. Allen and Laura Donahue Allen in honor of Msgr. Gerard G. Schmitz, D.H.L. ’16
Eileen O’Neill Bird ’45 in memory of her beloved parents, Mary and John O’Neill, and the sacrifices they made to send her to Albertus Edward T. Blair in memory of his beloved wife, Joanne Pawlikowski Blair ’56
Angela Coco ’82 in honor of Sr. Anne Kilbride, O.P., and Sr. Mary Faith Dargan, O.P. ’53, and in memory of her father, Joseph S. Coco, and Sr. Ann Bailie, O.P.
John T. Doyle Jr. in memory of his beloved wife, Frances Amici Doyle ’53
Mary Jane Sullivan Ginty ’62 in honor of her classmates and their 55th Reunion
Eileen Farrell DuBois ’56 in honor of her 60th Reunion, and in memory of John Patrick Kinney
Margaret Mulvey Golden ’83 in memory of Sr. Francis de Sales Heffernan, O.P.
Suzanne Colasanto in memory of her beloved mother, Marie DelGreco Colasanto ’49
Carolyn Dunbar-Castelnuovo ’78 in memory of Cindy Charron Riley ’79
Margaret Lacey Greene ’81 in memory of her dear sister Kathleen Lacey Dowling ’74
Marjorie Eichler ’83 in memory of her beloved children Richard Eichler, Diana Eichler, and Monique Eichler
Eleanor Jean Hart ’81 in memory of Linda Gay Lewandowski ’80
Marilyn A. Altobello ’70 in memory of her beloved mother, Mary Altobello
Howard and Linda Kenworthy Bonavia ’61 in memory of Anita and John Kenworthy
Dolores A. Angelini in memory of her mother, Mary Angelini, and her sisters, Lee Angelini and Olga Angelini Ludwig
Jane Coogan Boucher ’49 in honor of, and in memory of, her classmates
Kathy and Lawrence K. Cole ’97 in honor of the arrival of Mason Seslar (son of Stefanie Stevens Seslar ’15), and in memory of Bonnie Collins Seaberry
Monique Jenelle Brisbane ’16 in honor of Esther Hartzell ’17
Mary Elizabeth Connell in honor of her years well spent at Albertus
Sr. Virginia Bruen, O.P., in honor of Jeanne E. Mann ’93
Richard Corona in honor of his friend Larry Cole ’97
Marie Iadarola Fadus ’52 in memory of Marguerite Flannery ’43
Bussmann Family Foundation in memory of Otillie and George H. Bussmann. This gift was made possible through the generosity and inspiration of George and Otillie Bussmann
Dan Cosgrove, D.H.L. ’97** in memory of his beloved wife, Alice Brown Cosgrove
Linda M. Ferretti ’79 in memory of her beloved sister Lillian C. Ferretti
Susan and Henry Criscuolo in honor of Rev. Robert Beloin, Ph.D., D.H.L. ’17
Howard B. Field IV ’15 in memory of Nathaniel Field
Patricia Smith Butcher ’67 in honor of the Class of 1967 and their 50th Reunion
Mary Menadier Cromwell ’55 in memory of her beloved sister Anne Menadier Bartholomew ’59
Rosemary Herold Calvit ’51 in memory of her beloved husband, Thomas O’Malley Calvit
Patricia A. Cucuzza ’57 in honor of her 60th Reunion, in memory of Xenia and Nikolai Kuchko, and in memory of her beloved husband, Francesco Cucuzza
J. Elaine Winfield Arena ’49** in memory of her dear friend and classmate Mary Lou Nastri Williams ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Wallace E. Bailey (Bette Ann Curtin ’52)* in memory of Father Joseph O’Keefe Gina Baldo-Ljuljdurovic ’88 in memory of her beloved mother, Theresa Baldo Anne M. Balogh in honor of her daughter Rosanne Balogh Ferraro ’78 George I. Bedocs in memory of Frank Raio David P. Behan, Ph.D.**, in honor of the friendship between Dr. Julia M. McNamara, president emerita, D.H.L. ’16*, and Robert F. Behan, D.H.L. ’05**, former Chairman of the Albertus Magnus College Board of Trustees Patricia Sanders Behan ’55 in memory of her beloved husband, Robert F. Behan, D.H.L. ’05 Greg Benites ’15 in honor of Sara Calderon Agnes Berry ’82 in memory of deceased members of the faculty and staff Lisa Bilodeau in honor of her awesome parents, Louise and Anthony Mozzillo
Alphonse and Albina Sacco Cannavaciolo ’56 in honor of Raymond J. Peach on the occasion of his milestone birthday Jean Viering Carnese ’52 in memory of her friend and classmate Marguerite St. John Gabriele ’52
William E. Curran in honor of Rosanne Zudekoff ’60 Lynn Zawacki Dallas ’69 in memory of her beloved mother, Helen T. Zawacki Tina Dominique Danko ’06 in memory of Claudia Fortier
Joan Lehr Chain ’62 in memory of Sr. Rita Mary McBride, O.P.
Elaine and Louis M. DeStefano in honor of their daughter Dawn DeStefano Grady ’89
Catherine Wilkinson Coburn ’55 in memory of her beloved parents, Catherine and George Wilkinson
Marylee Lovallo DiGennaro ’73 in memory of her friend and classmate Anne McDermott ’73
Patricia Slavin Cochrane ’58 in loving memory of her parents, Stella and William Slavin
Louise Mella DiMeo ’56 in memory of Raymond Mella Ellen M. Donahue ’64 in memory of her Spanish professor Dr. Ruth Gillespie Anne Cronin Donovan ’62 in memory of her beloved husband, John B. Donovan
Marianne Esposito with thanks for her great education
Betty McDonnell Fitzgerald ’49 in memory of her beloved husband, Bill Fitzgerald
Dennise Kilgore Howard ’70 in memory of Leanne Howard and Derek Gossi The family of Carlos B. Icaza in loving memory of Carlos, and his beloved aunt Natalia Icaza Holland ’40, D.H.L. ’11 Jean Ann Incampo ’73 in memory of Dr. Carol Ann Shea ’45, Sr. Juliana D’Amato, O.P., and Sr. Ann Bailie, O.P. Joan Cuccaro Jahnige ’59* in memory of her classmate Gerry Bau Bizek ’59
Judith Chiaburri Florio ’59 in memory of her beloved husband, Peter Florio
Laurie Munnelly Johnson ’57 in memory of her beloved parents, Bridget and Robert Munnelly
Winifred Carocari Flynn ’43 in memory of Angeline Carocari
Jeffrey Keaveney in honor of Lawrence Cole ’97
The College received gifts in honor of Founders’ Day 2016 from the following donors: Mr. and Mrs. Wallace E. Bailey (Bette Ann Curtin ’52)*, Scott E. Baylow, Agnes Berry ’82, Janet McNamara Galante ’55, Julianne Kraus, Vincenza Mazzone McNulty ’74, Martha and Irwin Spiegelman (Martha Polinsky ’58), and Ellen Phillips Wilson ’55
Alice Orient Keil ’65 in memory of her friend and classmate Patricia Degnan Sidas ’65
James F. Freedman* in memory of his beloved wife, Jeanne Shea Freedman ’55 Patricia Kenney George ’68 in memory of her classmate Janet Wozenski ’68 Virginia Macri Gerick ’39 in memory of Philomena and Charles Macri
Michael P. Kelly ’90 in honor of his children Sara J. Keyes ’92 in memory of Mary G. Keyes Patrice and Donald Kirshbaum in memory of her beloved father, Robert E. McCarthy Marie Vecchione Kluza ’61 in memory of her friend and classmate Judith Bruening Parker ’61 Frances R. Kondziela ’72 in memory of her deceased fellow students at Albertus Martin and Carolyn Behan Kraus ’86 in memory of Robert F. Behan, D.H.L. ’05, and Theodore Kraus
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Gifts in Honor and in Memory (continued) Natardia Lee Soy ’98 in memory of Joanne B. Wilkinson ’80
Sr. Ellen McNulty, O.P. in memory of Sr. Juliana D’Amato, O.P.
Laura L. Lupoli ’84 in memory of her beloved parents, Elvira and Anthony Lupoli
The College received gifts in memory of Mary Ellen Murphy Mininberg ’49, and her sister, Catherine Murphy Spodnick ’52, from the following individuals: Mr. and Mrs. Wallace E. Bailey (Bette Ann Curtin ’52)*, Betty Lou Blumberg, Marie Iadarola Fadus ’52, Claire Shea Garvey ’49, Anne S. Kelley ’53, Patrice and Donald Kirshbaum, Faith Augur McCarthy ’49, Robert Schreck, Catherine Murphy Spodnick ’52**, and Dorothy Kotulich Stawarky ’52
Mary Elizabeth Egan Mace ’58 in memory of Sr. Marie Louise Hubert, O.P. Michelle Dubreuil Macek ’85 in memory of Sr. Ann Bailie, O.P. Geri T. Mancini ’75 in memory of her friend and classmate Geraldine Powers Hopkins ’75 Lucia I. Mannello ’66 in memory of Elizabeth Mannello Patricia Egeressy Marcucci ’70 in memory of Sr. Ann Bailie, O.P. Eleanor McCabe in honor of her sister, Sr. Gilmary McCabe, O.P., on the occasion of her 60th Anniversary as a Dominican Sister Faith Auger McCarthy ’49 in memory of her beloved husband, Robert E. McCarthy Claudette Willig McGinty ’90 in memory of Emma Willig Gloria Regionale McHugh ’48 in memory of her beloved husband, Edward McHugh The College received gifts in honor of Dr. Julia M. McNamara, president emerita, D.H.L. ’16*, in recognition of her leadership, service, and commitment to the mission of Albertus Magnus College, from: David P. Behan, Ph.D.**, Agnes Berry ’82, Alphonse and Albina Sacco Cannavaciolo ’56, Susan Marie Connor ’69, Louise Mella DiMeo ’56, Honorable John C. Flanagan, Nancy Massa Katsaros ’64, Sr. Gilmary McCabe, O.P., Vincent J. Pitts, Dianna Stapleton-St. Germaine ’15, Dorothy Kotulich Stawarky ’52, Annette Tino Tomaino ’57, and Barbara Wareck John McNamara in honor of the 2016 Athletic Hall of Fame Dr. Julia M. McNamara, president emerita, D.H.L. ’16* and Mr. Richard J. Lolatte in memory of Sr. Ann Bailie, O.P., Sr. Michele Ryan, O.P., and Robert F. Behan, D.H.L. ’05
Louise Moloney Abene ’67 in memory of her friend and classmate Linda Martenson Chapman ’67 Barbara Moroson ’64 in memory of Fr. Emidio O. Gregori Lynn Sudell Mottolese ’56 in memory of Ann Braun Bevak ’56 and Mary Gilmartin Steinbrecher ’57 Alfredo Nadal Arrillaga in memory of Maria Torrens Nadal ’37 Theresa Grills Napolitano ’86 in memory of Dr. Suzanne Tourtellotte Victoria M. Navin ’67 in memory of Marie Thérèse Zernitz Navin Alice Buskey Nealon ’56 in honor of the Buskey Family Linda Guenther Neu ’69 in memory of her beloved mother, Marilyn Guenther Hill Dr. Jacqueline Noonan in memory of her friend and classmate Margaret Lloyd Love ’50 Patricia Lipowski Nuelsen ’63 in honor of Joan E. Venditto ’63 Joan V. O’Brien in memory of Mary K. O’Brien ’43 and Carroll Grimes Ann Moylan O’Brien ’54 in memory of her friends and classmates Joan Hanlon Moylan ’54 and Jeanne Flanagan Sposato ’54 Angela Orsene in memory of her beloved sister Doris A. Polastri ’47
Rose Rendino Osborne ’62 in memory of her friend and classmate Ann Aresco Wimler ’62
Ann M. Prokop ’67 in memory of her beloved mother, Barbara Fitch Prokop ’39, and in honor of the Class of 1939
Karen Effinger Otto ’69 in honor of her sister Claire Effinger Sheridan ’64 who is still working with special needs kids; she has always been an inspiration
Constance F. Ramsey in honor of Sr. Thoma Swanson, O.P., and Dr. Susan Cole
Patricia M. Owens ’52 in memory of Violet and Martin Owens
Diane and Donald Rivers in honor of the Education Department
The College received gifts in memory of Rosemary Bosco Panico ’54, dedicated teacher and a passionate reader, from Moira O’Neill Aitro, Marion Fusshoeller Brewer ’54, Paul and Diane DeFonzo, Dolores and Cliff Ennico, Jeanette and Victor Fraulo, Nancy and Vincent L. Inglese, Robert J. Kauffman, Mimi M. Lines, Elizabeth and Robert S. Melvin, Diane and Bob Nehrkorn, Ellen B. and Patrick F. O’Reilly III, Mark and Patricia Ellen Roehr Panico ’82, Barbara W. and David M. Panico, Edward J. Samorajczyk, and Josephine Selitte ’54
Wendy Romick Ruggiero ’87 in memory of her beloved mother, Alice Romick
Michael J. and Lisa Orlando Parisi in memory of her beloved mother, Rae Coppola Orlando ’50 Raymond and Gloria Peach in honor of Jeanne E. Mann ’93 on the occasion of her induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame Sheila Montague Peckingham ’64 in honor of her niece Allison Shaw ’08 Ann M. Pennell-Cimini ’71 in memory of her friend and classmate Barbara HartleySeltzer ’71 Jeanne D’Ambruoso Perrone ’68 in memory of her beloved mother, Philomena Carangelo D’Ambruoso ’37 Anne Ruotolo Pisanelli ’59 in memory of her beloved mother, Margaret Ruotolo
Lisa and James Richetelli in memory of Brent William Johnson ’10
Carol Connolly Sacco ’55 in memory of her beloved sister Marilyn Connolly Cole ’49 Joan Edwards Sacco in memory of Sr. Rita Mary McBride, O.P. Patrice Barry Schmitt ’60 in memory of her beloved husband, Edward J. Schmitt Jr. Veronica Jackson Searles ’59 and Bob Searles in memory of Patricia Hawman Micklos ’59 Mary Kay Shannon Shanley ’74 in memory of her beloved son James R. Shanley Pamela E. Sims ’05 in memory of Mary Quattlebaum Eileen Munnelly Skruck ’67 in memory of her beloved parents, Bridget and Robert Munnelly Santina Giurintano Smith ’60 in honor of the great education she received at Albertus Martha Polinsky Spiegelman ’58 in memory of her beloved parents, Martha and William Polinsky Dorothy Kotulich Stawarky ’52 in memory of Richard Fadus (husband of Marie Iadarola Fadus ’52) and Evelyn Delaney (sister of Sr. Joan Delaney, M.M. ’52)
Margaret Burns Surwilo ’64 in memory of her beloved father, William H. Burns Marsha Sangster Thompson ’62 in memory of her beloved mother, Edith Monahan Sangster, Jack Donovan (husband of Anne Cronin Donovan ’62), Jerome Speight (husband of Patricia Tynan Speight ’62), and her deceased classmates Sebastian P. Tine in memory of his beloved wife, Patricia Canavan Tine ’61 Annette Tino Tomaino ’57 in memory of her classmates Julia Moriarty Hayes ’57 and Frances Browne Caspar ’57 Mary Jane Lynch Topitzer ’54 in memory of her beloved parents, Abbey and Frank Lynch Sandra Regionale Truitt ’65 in memory of Florence Jacobson D.H.L. ’84, and Sr. Mary Zachary, O.P. (Gloria Brunell ’49) Mary Jean Wickham Wakefield ’82 in memory of her beloved father, Robert J. Wickham Sr., the man who helped her pay for college Martha C. Walczak ’70 in memory of her friend and classmate Carol Esposito Gillispie ’70 Sharon and William Weirsman in honor of Jeanne E. Mann ’93 on the occasion of her induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame John H. Wolfrum* in memory of his beloved wife, Catherine Flynn Wolfrum ’46 Rosanne Zudekoff ’60 in memory of her beloved mother, Anna Farrell Zudekoff
Clare Coughlan Sullivan ’60 in memory of Arthur Schuster Jr., husband of Kathryn Meyer Schuster ’60 Lorrie Gill Sullivan ’67 in memory of her friend and classmate Monica Farren ’67
Board of Trustees Ms. Jeanne M. Dennison, Chair New York, New York Sr. Anne Kilbride, O.P., Interim President New Haven, Connecticut Mr. Joseph P. Germain Jr., Secretary Trumbull, Connecticut Ms. Elizabeth S. Bowman Mystic, Connecticut Sr. Virginia Bruen, O.P. New Britain, Connecticut
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Annual Report 2016–2017
Mr. Joseph R. Crespo Southport, Connecticut
Ms. Tabitha W. Manafort Plainville, Connecticut
Mr. Vincent Petrini New Haven, Connecticut
Mr. William J. Doyle Branford, Connecticut
Mr. Paul McCraven New Haven, Connecticut
Mrs. Joan E. Sacco Guilford, Connecticut
Dr. Lynne S. Farrell Wallingford, Connecticut
Ms. Anne O. McCrory Bridgeport, Connecticut
Mr. Louis F. Tagliatela Jr. Hamden, Connecticut
Ms. Frances B. Granquist New Haven, Connecticut
Sr. Mauryeen O’Brien, O.P. New Haven, Connecticut
Dr. Tomoko Takahashi Aliso Viejo, California
Mr. Mark Jenusaitis Guilford, Connecticut
Sr. Margaret Ormond, O.P. New York, New York
Mr. Robert J. Lyons Jr. West Haven, Connecticut
Mr. Raymond J. Peach New Haven, Connecticut
Sr. Patricia Twohill, O.P., Prioress Columbus, Ohio
The Honorable Ellen Bree Burns, Trustee Emerita Hamden, Connecticut Miss Ellin M. Mulholland, Esq., Trustee Emerita Hampton Bays, New York Mr. Bernard A. Pellegrino, Trustee Emeritus New Haven, Connecticut
(July 1, 2016 –June 30, 2017)
* Includes Matching Gift
** Deceased
Financial Summary July 1, 2016– June 30, 2017
Percentage of Dollars for 2016– 2017 Fiscal Year
REVENUES, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT: Tuition and Fees
Corporations and Foundations 4%
$ 29,316,786
Less Institutional Financial Aid (8,345,179)
Net Tuition and Fees 20,971,607 Alumni 40%
Government Grants and Contracts
779,416
Gifts and Private Grants 1,960,977 Interest and Dividend Income
538,702
Other Income, Rental, Miscellaneous
432,560
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments 3,409,382 Auxiliary Enterprises 2,560,723
Total Revenues
$ 30,653,367
EXPENSES: Instruction
$ 8,661,973
Library and Information Services
Friends and Parents 56%
Alumni 40% $1,251,500 Friends and Parents 56% $1,769,492 Corporations and Foundations 4% $114,571 Total Giving $3,135,563 (includes cash and pledges)
Percentage of Donors for 2016 – 2017 Fiscal Year Corporations and Foundations 5%
883,992
Student Services 3,155,554 General Administration 3,565,785
Friends and Parents 16%
General Institutional 6,750,029 Student Aid
835,173
Auxiliary Activities 1,328,213
Total Expenses
Increase from Operations
Alumni 79%
$ 25,180,719
$ 5,472,648
Alumni 79% 493 Friends and Parents 16% 100 Corporations and Foundations 5% 29
The Mission of Albertus Magnus College STATEMENT OF MISSION The mission of Albertus Magnus College is to provide men and
This mission of Albertus Magnus College derives from the
women with an education that promotes the search for truth in all
intellectual tradition of the Dominican Order whose essential charism
its dimensions and is practical in its application. Founded by the
is the search for truth (Veritas). Reflective of the dedication and
Dominican Sisters of Peace, Albertus Magnus College, faithful to its
commitment to service of our founder and sponsor, we at Albertus
Catholic heritage and the Judeo-Christian tradition, remains dedicated
assume responsibility for the fulfillment of our particular service
to providing an opportunity for learning which responds to the
as an academic community.
academic needs and ethical challenges of its students and of society.
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Legacy of Science #AlbertusNSFSSTEM
The first five students to receive scholarships under the National Science Foundation S-STEM (Scholarship in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) grant to the College are getting used to their schedule of classes, labs, and lectures. They are enthusiastic and looking forward to making a difference in the world. Read about their ambitions in the quotes at right. In addition to scholarships, the NSF grant supports activities intended to increase the number of graduates who are prepared to enter the workplace or pursue graduate studies in one of the STEM fields. Dr. Patricia Compagnone-Post, professor of biology, is the principal investigator for the grant. Among other STEM-related activities coming up this year are a speakers’ series, a Women in Science program, and a STEM Graduate School Fair, including Simmons College (Nursing and Health Sciences), Quinnipiac University (School of Health Sciences), University of St. Joseph (School of Pharmacy), Sacred Heart University (Health Professions and Nursing Programs), and Yale University Health (Volunteer Office) among others.
STEM scholars: left to right, Daniel Halloran, Maya Martinez, Maria Bernal Portillo, Kimberly Keller, and Andrew McGovern.
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“ I hope to become an emergency physician. Shadowing a doctor in the emergency room, I witnessed a death caused by a heart attack.… There were so many people doing all in their power to save that man. Right then, I realized this was the place for me.” — Maria Bernal Portillo ’21, Hill Regional Career High School, New Haven, CT
“ I hope to find a way to apply my interest in chemistry to helping people in the future. Whether I become a toxicologist, chemical engineer, or a pharmacist, I want to be able to make a difference in whatever career path I choose.” — Daniel Halloran ’21, North Haven High School, North Haven CT
“ My passion grew stronger for the sciences once I was able to make and conduct my own experiments…. I was intrigued by the topic of epidemiology because researching disease discovery was very appealing to me; and finding a cure for a disease is a goal I have set.” — Kimberly Keller ’21, Biotechnology, Research and Zoological Studies High School, Bridgeport, CT
“ I have always been fascinated with science; however, I never knew what I was going to learn would spark a profound passion in my life for STEM.… The potential of STEM fields, research, and careers seemed endless to me, and I was genuinely excited to discover more.”
Women Ahead of Their Time In 1927, Marcella O’Grady Boveri arrived at this fledgling college to establish a department of science. She brought with her an amazing background for a woman of her time: in 1885 she was the first woman to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a concentration in biology; she had received a fellowship for advanced study in comparative zoology and embryology at Bryn Mawr College; and she became a full professor at Vassar College at the age of 30. In 1896 she traveled to Germany, to the University of Wurzburg, where she was the first woman accepted to the science program there. At Wurzburg, she studied with Theodor Boveri, director of the Zoological-Zootomical Institute, and one of the world’s first cancer researchers. She and Boveri married in 1897, and they worked together on the chromosome theory of cancer until his death in 1915. She remained in Germany until 1926, when she returned to the United States for what was meant to be a brief visit. From a chance conversation with a former student, she learned that the new liberal arts college on Prospect Hill—Albertus Magnus College—was looking for a distinguished woman scientist to establish its science department. She accepted the College’s offer on February 17, 1927. Science courses were popular. Under the guidance of Madame Boveri and Dr. Dorothea Rudnick, 14 out of the 38 members of the Class of 1942 majored in science or chemistry. Eight members of the class were among a group of 100 women from across the country considered qualified by the U.S. War Department for work as civilian laboratory assistants at the Fort Monmouth Research Labs in New Jersey. They replaced male engineers and scientists who had volunteered or were drafted into World War II. Over the years, Albertus science graduates have gone on to careers as a pediatric cardiologist, surgeon, biology and chemistry teachers at the high school and college levels, post-doctoral researchers, and in many other fields. Madame Boveri spent 16 years at Albertus, guiding and encouraging Albertus women in science to go on to graduate work. Her legacy is the many women and men who have built their careers in science on the foundation she established here.
Photo: Victoria Walter ’18
“ I am very interested in the S-STEM program and the many opportunities it offers…. Math and science have always been passions of mine. The idea of being able to help others excites me, whether it is through research in new treatment or a career in mathematics.” — Andrew McGovern ’21, East Haven High School, East Haven, CT
Photo: Marc M. Camille
— Maya Martinez ’21, West Johnston High School, Garner, NC
In July, President Camille stopped by to welcome 14 Connecticut high school students attending a molecular biology workshop, designed by Dr. Patricia Compagnone-Post, professor of biology and principal investigator for the STEM grant. The workshop, offered at no charge to participants, will be held annually as part of grant-related activities. This year’s workshop students conducted laboratory experiments and computer-based activities to analyze the gene controlling bitter taste.
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Legacy of Service #AlbertusCampusMinistry
Since its founding, the Albertus community has continued the legacy of service. Student volunteers have many opportunities to practice civic engagement and social responsibility as they develop community leadership skills. The mission of the College encourages students to contribute to their communities and to become moral leaders in a complex world. Faculty, staff, and alumni also give of their time to the many service organizations in Greater New Haven. In recent years, this commitment has expanded through Alternate Spring Break, Dominican Volunteers USA, Habitat for Humanity, and other programs.
Six members of the Business Club, along with Dr. Clara Munson, spent a week in Jamaica in July, teaching young adults of Riverton, a landfill community just outside Kingston, the fundamentals of starting a business. The Albertus team: front row, l–r: Janet Rios ’19, Elizabeth Falcigno ’17, Dr. Munson, and Laurel Flanagan ’18. Back row: Max Pelloth ’17, Zach Monti ’20, and Justin-Michael Tharau ’17. An Albertus group will be returning to Kingston next July to do two projects: one with the youth of Riverton on Starting Your Business and a lecture series for the adults of St. Theresa parish, also on Starting Your Business.
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Fanjeaux
Habitat for Humanity
Each year, groups of faculty, administrators, and students from U.S. Dominican colleges and universities gather in Fanjeaux, France, to learn and apply the Dominican charism to their work and studies back home. Dr. Christine Atkins, associate professor, director of the Honors Program, and coordinator of foreign languages, and Christine Puglisi ’19, a rising junior biology and chemistry major, represented the College at the Summer Study Program this year. St. Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order, lived in Fanjeaux centuries ago. Participants shared similarities and differences, mostly similarities, about their institutions, had group discussions, and stimulating conversations. They learned about the early history of the Dominican Order, not out of books, but by walking the same paths St. Dominic walked, looked over the Seignadou, the same hill from which Dominic viewed the valley.
Spring Break destinations are usually warm and sunny. Not so in Logan, Ohio, where weather called for layers of warm clothing and hoodies. Seven Albertus students, members of the Service Club, spent an Alternate Spring Break helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house. It took a long, eight-hour drive in an Albertus van driven by Wiley Dawson, internship coordinator in Career Services, to get there, but the week’s experience was well worth it, according to the student-workers. Students who participated in the project are Nicole Brown ’17, Sasha Byrd ’20, Taylor Chamberlain ’17, Jake Curello ’17, Laurel Flanagan ’18, Nadja Malvares ’17, and Theresa Towne ’17.
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Feathered friends often need help; fortunately, there are volunteers ready to be their protectors. Dr. Hilda Speicher, professor of psychology and coordinator of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, is a volunteer for the local Audubon Society. She worked with other volunteers to build an osprey platform. For two years, there were no chicks. This year is the first time there are chicks. All reports noted that the chicks were very big, healthy looking, and have fledged.
Dominican Volunteers USA
Preaching in Action Conference
After graduating in 2016, Emili Dubar spent a year in Chicago with the Dominican Volunteers USA. It is an organization that places young men and women all over the country to serve disadvantaged communities. “I lived out the Dominican Pillars of community, prayer, study, and service throughout my year, and because of this, I felt a sense of support that I’m not sure I would have gotten from other services,” she said. Service, or Ministry, was a major part of her year. She worked at Visitation Catholic School on the South Side of Chicago, where she was an assistant teacher to a class of 27 students. “Being a Dominican Volunteer was one of the most exhausting, stressful, and sometimes frustrating things I have ever done.… I cannot wait to go back some day to see the students I taught graduate from the eighth grade. It was truly a life-changing experience.”
Alicia Dealmeida ’20, Jason Howell ’20, and Korina Zelaya ’20 attended the Preaching in Action Conference with Sr. Joan Scanlon, O.P., coordinator of campus ministry. Held this year at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York, it brings together students from Dominican colleges and universities in the United States to learn more about the charism of preaching and how that charism can be incorporated into their own lives, then passed on to others. Students have the opportunity to experience themselves as preachers, using art, dance, drama, and music. Individual reflection is shared with others in small groups. Mentors from all the colleges also participate in the entire conference. Each group commits to President Camille Follow bring the experience back @AlbertusPres to their college. “This Albertus Magnus men’s basketball gear experience will have a on its way to @CoachSampsonUH. Our major impact on my life,” thoughts and prayers are with everyone said Jason Howell. in the Houston area. 4:50 PM - 8 Sep 2017
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Around Campus The College thanks Sister Anne Kilbride, O.P., for her service as interim president of the College for the 2016–2017 academic year. She has returned to the position of special assistant to the President for Dominican Mission of the College.
as associate vice president for finance and controller. Previously, he served as controller, assistant controller, and as an accountant and budget analyst. He earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Delaware and M.B.A. from the University of Hartford.
Benny A. Amarone Jr. joined the Albertus community in October as director of traditional undergraduate admissions. Prior to coming to Albertus, he served for seven years as senior associate director of admissions at Quinnipiac University. He also was director of annual giving and director of admissions at Notre Dame High School in West Haven. He holds a Master of Science degree in organizational leadership from Quinnipiac University, and a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in communications and public relations from Marist College.
Drs. Stephen Joy, Hilda Speicher, Siobhan Evarts and Ragaa Mazen will present a symposium at this year’s annual fall conference of the New England Psychological Association, on Current Developments in Performance-Based Personality Assessment. Andrea E. Kovacs, vice president for communications and marketing, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Connecticut.
Dr. Susan Letzler Cole, professor of English, will have an excerpt from her completed book, “They Made a List,” accepted for publication in the next issue of And Then, a literary magazine.
Abbe Miller, associate professor of art therapy, received the 2017 American Art Therapy Association Research Award for a paper co-authored with Megan Robb of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, titled “Inquiry into the Process of Art-Based Disclosure in El Duende Process Painting Supervision.”
Natalie DeVaull-Robichaud, assistant professor and director of the writing program, had her essay, “In Their Own Words: How Peer Tutors Can Foster Critical Thinking, Dialogue, and Connection in a WAC Program,” accepted for publication by Double Helix: A Journal of Critical Thinking and Writing, Volume 5, 2017. WAC refers to a Writing Across the Curriculum Program.
Dr. Bonnie Pepper has joined the College as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. She received her B.A. in psychology with high honors from Rutgers University; and M.S. in school psychology and Psy.D. in school-clinical child psychology from the Ferkhouf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University.
Siobhan Evarts, co-director of the Master of Science in Human Services, will also be serving as the first director of the new Master of Science in Clinical Counseling.
Dr. Paul Robichaud, chair of the English department, had his review of “T.S. Eliot and the Fulfillment of Christian Poetics” by G. Douglas Atkins, appear in Time Present: The Newsletter of the T.S. Eliot Society, No. 91, in spring 2017.
Lisa Furman, associate professor of psychology, became director of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling Program in July. Abbe Miller, director of the program for eight years, stepped down to focus on her doctoral studies; she will continue as a faculty member.
June Sangapore has been appointed associate dean for student success and retention in the Division of Professional and Graduate Studies. She joined Albertus in 2005 as an academic advisor in New Dimensions, and is a 2010 graduate of the College’s Master of Arts in Leadership.
Sean-Michael Green joined the Albertus Magnus community as vice president for enrollment management on June 30. He comes to Albertus from the University of New Haven, where he served as associate vice president for graduate enrollment and marketing since 2013. He also served as dean of graduate and adult enrollment at Marist College. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the Reserves, he holds a J.D., LL.M. in International and Comparative Law, and a certificate in Business Law from Cornell University; an M.B.A. in Business Administration from Marist; an M.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of Pennsylvania; and a B.Phil. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Sister Joan Scanlon, O.P., who served as interim assistant to the President for Dominican Mission during the 2016–2017 academic year, assumed the role of coordinator of Dominican Ministries, in August.
Dr. Steven Gstalder, vice president for information technology services, successfully passed his dissertation hearing at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. He now holds the degree of Doctor of Education in Higher Education Management.
Dr. Nicola Singh has joined the College as an assistant professor in the Department of History and Political Science. She earned her B.A. with a double major in ancient history and philosophy, M.S. in European history and historiography from Columbia University, and Ph.D. in history from Fordham University. Dr. Matt Waggoner, associate professor of philosophy and religion, had his article, “Theology Theory Politics: A critique,” appear in the May issue of the Journal of Cultural and Religious Theory. Dr. David Wheeler-Reed, a lecturer in religious studies, has had his book, “Regulating Sex in the Roman Empire,” published by Yale University Press.
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William Hawkins joined Albertus in August as vice president for finance, administration, and treasurer. For most of his career, he has been associated with the University of St. Joseph (formerly St. Joseph College), recently serving
Shawn Sequeira, a lecturer in the criminal justice program, has been promoted to chief of the Shelton Police Department.
For five years, Dr. Christine Atkins, director of the Honors Program, and her son, Jack, have participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, in honor of her mother and his grandmother. This year members of the College’s women’s basketball, softball, and lacrosse teams, along with friends, students, and colleagues joined them on Team Helen Dolan at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven.
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CLASS NOTES Alumni photos appearing in Class Notes are submitted unless otherwise noted.
1961 Angela De Filippi Errico, New York, NY, held a private showing of her sculptures at her West Chelsea studio in June.
1964 Nancy Massa Katsaros, North Haven, CT, is a lector at St. Frances Cabrini Church, and a volunteer at Yale New Haven Health in the immunology department.
Cheshire High School Honors Longtime Teacher Dorothy Yutenkas Mutkoski ’67 will be inducted into the Cheshire (CT) High School Hall of Fame in late November. She taught there for 32 years, and now is a voice teacher with a private studio, choral director, and adjudicator. An interview with her, along with pictures, appears in the recently-released “Connecticut Rock ‘N’ Roll: A History” by Anthony Renzoni. During the 60’s she and her sister formed a group called Debbie and the Darnels (she was Debbie); the group recorded several records, including one for Columbia Records. The book “has brought back some great memories,” to this Cheshire resident.
1966 Katherine Wood Green, Middlefield, CT, has been living in the “country” since 1998. She is “usually in the gardens, fighting weeds and livestock. The real satisfaction is seeing all my hard work grow and bloom.”
1967 Ameenie Jean Palmer Gallinelli, Southport, CT, keeps the books for Real Data, Inc., the family’s company. She enjoys taking courses at the local senior center and at Fairfield University, and serves as a Eucharist Minister at her church. She met her husband, Frank, at an Albertus sophomore mixer. Mary Beth Johnson Jordan, Hartford, CT, is a retired English teacher who taught for 44 years. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Wethersfield Historical Society. Victoria Navin, New Haven, CT, has had five photography exhibits since retiring. She enjoys travel, and volunteer work for the Salvation Army, Community Soup Kitchen, and St. Mary’s Church. Both of her daughters are married, and she has one granddaughter. Lois Venditto Simpson, New Orleans, LA, now retired, is taking a master gardener course and is involved with Louisiana State University. Mary Ann Wiedl, Seven Hills, OH, is a retired mathematics teacher. She received the M.Ed. in mathematics education.
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Regina Carie Conklin, Lutz City, FL, continues to work as a psychologist with foster teens, “a very rewarding and challenging population. God willing I will be of service for them until retirement,” she said. She sings, and also writes music and guided meditations. Her daughter was married last year.
Lesley Hudson, Mableton, GA, retired in January 2017 after 40 years of service in the field of spinal cord injury research. She held numerous senior management positions at Shepherd Center in Atlanta, and was the executive director of the American Spinal Injury Association. In 2013 she was the first woman to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association. In her immediate future: travel and the wedding of her daughter Whitney Johnson.
1979 Eileen Eder, Guilford, CT, had an exhibition of her oil paintings, “Light and Shadow, Inside and Out,” at the Willoughby Library in Branford for the month of July.
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Tina Underwood, Bridgewater, CT, demonstrated the creation of a still life oil painting at the Watertown Art League in June, and she won the Best of Show award at the League’s juried show this year.
Susan Cronan O’Connell, Southbury, CT, retired as a remedial reading and English teacher in the State of Connecticut Technical High School System in 2013.
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Sheila Pepe, Brooklyn, NY, was one of 17 visual artists selected from over a thousand applicants by a panel of jurors comprised of artists, critics, and curators for the Sharpe-Walentas Program, which awards rent-free studio space for one year. She is best-known for her large-scale, ephemeral installations and sculptures made from domestic and industrial materials. There was a curated exhibition of her work at the Phoenix Art Museum in October; the exhibition travels to the Everson Art Museum in Syracuse, NY, in February 2018.
Nancy Galgano Wurden, Los Alamos, NM, is currently living in Greifswald, Germany, where her husband, Glen, a plasma physicist, is working at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics on a new magnetic fusion experiment. Greifswald is a small city in far northeast Germany on the Baltic Sea. She notes that “It’s quite a change from their home in northern New Mexico.” Their three children and families have visited them.
Jeanne D’Ambruoso Perrone, Swansboro, NC, and her husband, Joe, are enjoying retirement. Son Matthew works with persons who have disabilities and is following his music career; son Daniel is an international compliance officer with Raytheon Corporation. Jeanne’s mother, Philomena Carangelo D’Ambruoso, graduated from Albertus in 1937, and aunt Anne Carangelo Harter graduated in 1941; both are deceased.
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1970 Cheryl “Sherry” Eichorn, Las Cruces, NM, recently has been named the Las Cruces Association of Realtors’ Board Member of the month. In addition to serving on the board, she is
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active on the MLS committee and the community service committee. She enjoys coin and stamp collecting, hiking, indie movies, reading New York Times bestsellers, and traveling nationally and internationally.
In September 2017, women of the 70’s gathered to celebrate the decade. All classes of the 70’s are invited to attend the Golden Society brunch in 2018.
Colette Thode Dziadul, Wake Forest, NC, currently is serving as assistant principal at the largest K– 8 school in the Diocese of Raleigh. Her oldest daughter is a sophomore at Indiana University School of Public Health.
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IN MEMORIAM ALU M N I Mary Fennelly Michaelsen ’40, twin sister of the late Jane Reynolds Detmold Fennelly ’40, worked in the New York City travel industry for many years; she and her late husband, Bill, spent many happy years together in New York and Florida; she is survived by Bill’s son and daughter, and their families January 6, 2017 Croton-on-Hudson, NY Esther Egan Jones ’42 was the mother of Mary Louise Jones Jennes,’70, who died in 1986; she was an English major and did graduate work at the University of Connecticut June 26, 2017 Waterbury, CT Helen Brady Burke ’43, sister of Dr. Ruth Brady ’44S, did graduate work in Fordham University’s department of classics; she taught French and Latin at St. Mary’s High School in New Haven and Latin and English at Stratford High School; she also is survived by her 7 children and their families, including 14 grandchildren and 8 greatgrandchildren March 31, 2017 Stratford, CT Gloria Petra Buonocore ’48 earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Yale; she taught philosophy at several colleges in Connecticut, including Albertus, Fairfield University, University of Connecticut, and University of Hartford; she was a committed educator and enjoyed engaging her students in thought-provoking conversation September 3, 2017 New Haven, CT Rosemarie Caccavale Miner ’48 taught Latin and English at West Haven High from 1948 to 1971; she married Donald Miner, a widower with seven children,
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in Falmouth Heights on Cape Cod; in addition to her husband of 59 years, H. Lawrence Spodnick, she is survived by two sons, a daughter, and five grandchildren June 13, 2017 Trumbull, CT
Patricia Casal ’80 majored in business and economics; she is survived by her husband, David Roscum, her daughter, and her sister October 3, 2016 Ellicott City, MD
Patricia “Pat” Spang Ogden ’48, niece of the late Rosemary Spang Donahue ’32, taught high school in New Jersey; moving to Virginia with her husband, Howard, she spent 15 years in the Hampton school system; after his death she moved to Williamsburg, where she was an interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg; she is survived by three daughters and their families March 8, 2017 Williamsburg, VA
Judith Bykowski, ’59 taught for 38 years at the Highland Elementary School in Wallingford; she served as a Eucharistic Minister, lecturer, member of the parish council, and other committees at St. Joseph Church in New Haven; spending time at her home on Cape Cod was one of her greatest pleasures; she is survived by two brothers and their families May 22, 2017 New Haven, CT
Margery Ball Mills ’82 received an associate of arts degree from Albertus, and also was a 1958 graduate of the University of Connecticut; she is survived by a son and daughter, and was predeceased by her husband, John, a son, three brothers, and a sister May 11, 2017 East Haven, CT
Marjorie O’Neill Yeaton ’49 continued her education after Albertus, earning M.A. and M.S. degrees; after retiring from teaching, she became a part-time teller and mortgage specialist at a local bank; she is survived by her daughter August 25, 2016 Windermere, FL Margaret Lloyd Love ’50 married Dick Love immediately following graduation and they lived in many states; after his death, she returned to Connecticut to be close to her children; she was a passionate fiber artist whose work was displayed in juried shows in this country and Japan; she is survived by four children, four grandchildren, and a great-grandchild May 3, 2017 Stamford, CT Catherine Murphy Spodnick ’52, sister of the late Mary Ellen Murphy Mininberg ’49, was an elementary school teacher; proud of her Irish heritage, she was an avid reader and loved vacationing
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Maureen Sweeney Ullman ’69, a sociology major, worked for the Department of Social Services in Worcester; she is survived by her husband, Scott, and granddaughter, Jasmine October 3, 2016 West Harwich, MA Judith Marie Petrillo ’74 worked for Southern New England Telephone for 38 years, retiring in 2012; she enjoyed crafting, Caribbean cruises, and Cape Cod vacations; she is survived by her brother and his family March 22, 2017 New Haven, CT Geraldine DiFederico McMahon ’76 majored in business and was a mentor to many at the companies where she worked, most recently IBM; she loved animals and was passionate about rescuing and finding homes for golden retrievers; she is survived by a brother and his family March 12, 2017 Boca Raton, FL
of Humane Letters degree from Albertus in 1994 August 25, 2017
Robert “Paul” Russell King, husband of Carol Sullivan King ’64 November 26, 2016
Thomas Blake, father of Erin Blake ’08 June 30, 2017
James Couture, brother of Regina Couture Stephenson ’04, site coordinator of the College’s East Hartford Campus; and uncle of Wendy Stephenson DiAngelis ’01 July 24, 2017
Margaret Soong Meow Lee, wife of Dr. Henry Lee, a recipient of an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Albertus in 2007
Jane Gorman Burt, mother of Mary Jane Burt ’99 M.S., a former member of the College’s Board of Trustees April 17, 2017 Daniel Carnese, husband of Jean Viering Carnese ’52 August 1, 2017 Katrina Clark, former executive director of the Fair Haven Community Health Center, received an honorary Doctor
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Mary Frances Dowling Kapp ’84 moved to Manhattan after graduation, and began her career at Revlon, and then at Simon & Schuster; while raising her children, she worked as an independent consulting artwork editor; she is survived by Andrew, her husband of 27 years, and three children, her father, and three sisters December 6, 2016 Basking Ridge, NJ John Quesnel ’93, ’01 M.S., is survived by his wife and daughter, mother, and two sisters; he had a successful career in banking in his home state of Connecticut and later in Maine; involved in his community, he was serving on the board of Spruce Run Womancare Alliance, and president of both the Hampden Water District Board of Trustees and the Bangor Lions Club March 11, 2017 Bangor, ME
Paul H. Hartmann ’01 M.S.M., had a fulfilling career in the automobile business as a dealer and an executive for Volkswagen, Porsche-Audi and Saab; in retirement, he enjoyed teaching graduate business classes at Albertus as a lecturer; he is survived by his wife, two daughters and their families, three stepchildren and five stepgrandchildren May 9, 2017 Milford, CT Mary Ellen Elder ’09 worked for Verizon Wireless executive relations for 17 years; she considered one of her greatest accomplishments was going back to college and graduating from Albertus with honors at the age of 50; she was the wife of the late Richard E. Scott and is survived by two daughters and their families April 4, 2017 Wallingford, CT
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Louis Barraco, father of Patricia Barraco Schread ’68 July 4, 2016
Mary Ellen Malone Brady, mother of Kathleen Brady ’81 February 2, 2017
Rosemary Murphy O’Regan ’82 was married to her husband, Dr. Patrick T. O’Regan, for 64 years May 18, 2017 Buzzards Bay, MA
Stephen A. Petruccelli ’00 earned an associate of science degree; he was employed by Sikorsky Aircraft for 32 years until his retirement; he was an avid weight lifter and gym enthusiast, and enjoyed skiing, scuba diving and riding his motorcycle; he is survived by his wife, two daughters, and their families November 22, 2016 Wallingford, CT
Joel Davis, husband of Shirley Mazotas Davis ’61 April 8, 2017 Nancy A. Faille, mother of Samantha E. Kefford ’93 and Matthew E. Kefford ’95 September 26, 2017 Mary Kieran Fitzgerald, sister of Sr. Helen Kieran, O.P., former director of campus ministry at Albertus September 13, 2017
Joseph Leheny, husband of the Honorable Sandra Vilardi Leheny ’60 and brother of Helen Leheny ’61 March 1, 2015 Antoinnette “Annette” Romano Mezzanotte, grandmother of Daniel O’Connor ’00 and Stacey Shannon O’Connor ’01 July 10, 2017 William J. Parisi, grandfather of Lauren Parisi ’18 August 25, 2017
Florence “Cerie” Jackson Rowland, sister of Veronica Jackson Searles ’59 April 12, 2017
George Robert Stephens Jr., father of Lynne Stephens Baxter ’76 and Charlotte Stephens Robbins ’83 July 7, 2017
Pauline P. Schlough, grandmother of Danielle Schlough, admissions counselor in the traditional undergraduate program May 16, 2017
Rita Doherty Sullivan, mother-in-law of Renee Sullivan, director of human resources July 24, 2017
Arthur W. Schuster Jr., husband of Kathryn Meyer Schuster ’60 February 23, 2017 James Chapman Slye, father-in-law of William Aniskovich, chair of the business department and director of the healthcare management program August 4, 2017
Marie Coppola Zimbardi worked in the College’s physical plant department for 42 years August 25, 2017 Joan-Ann Croke Zipoli, mother of Diane Zipoli ’93 December 21, 2016 Steven Zipoli, brother of Diane Zipoli ’93 December 3, 2016
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Bridgewater, which is the world’s largest hedge fund, she held similar compliance roles with RABO Bank Securities, JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Pershing, LLC.
1996 Giovanni “Gio” Duaqui, Los Angeles, CA, has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, a membership-based nonprofit working to grow LGBTQ and allied business through networking, education and advocacy events. “The opportunity to serve and make a difference in people’s lives is very important to me,” he said.
1997 Patricia Barile Illingworth, M.A. Liberal Studies, New Haven, CT, has her own tour and research business: The Green…to The Grove. For nearly 20 years, she has been the chief docent at the historic Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.
1998 Edmund Malaspina Jr., M.S. Management, Prospect, CT, has been appointed interim president and chief executive officer of HAI Group, a national provider of innovative solutions tailored for the public and affordable housing industry.
1999 Garrett Dell, ’03 M.A. Liberal Studies, Guilford, CT, a lecturer at Albertus, earned a Ph.D. in Humanities from Salve Regina University this year. His dissertation: “Ambivalence toward Technology in the Poetry of Robert Pinsky.”
2001 Michelle Jahnke Salas is married to Sergio Salas ’02. They reside in Meriden, CT.
2003 DonnaMaria Cortezzo, M.D., West Chester, OH, a biology major, graduated summa cum laude from Albertus, and earned her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2008. Recently Continental Who’s Who recognized her as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in the medical field. She is an attending neonatologist and pediatric palliative provider at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Karen E. Harvey, M.S. Management, Waterbury, CT, is a commissioner on the Waterbury Board of Education.
2004 Corina S. Alvarezdelugo, Simsbury, CT, is now teaching art to grades 6–12 at The Ethel Walker School, a boarding and day school for young women. She also is the gallery curator, working with professional artists to showcase their works at the school.
Alumna Appointed Principal of Bristol Eastern High School Marisa Calvi-Rogers ’82 is the latest to join the ranks of Albertus graduates who have gone on to leadership positions in education. In August of this year, she became the principal of Bristol Eastern High School, a 1,300-student school in Bristol, Connecticut. An economics major at Albertus, she went on to earn a master’s in business administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and sixth-year degree in educational leadership from Central Connecticut State University, where she is a doctoral candidate. Prior to entering the education field, she was an assistant vice president at Aetna. As an adjunct professor, she taught business courses at Quinnipiac and Post universities. Most recently she served for four years as an assistant principal at Bristol Central High School.
2007 Salman Hamid, Hamden, CT, a candidate for mayor of Hamden, serves as K–12 district social studies curriculum coordinator and educator at ACES Wintergreen Magnet School. He earned an M.A. in history at Southern Connecticut State University and M.A. in educational leadership at Quinnipiac University. He is the first Albertus student to receive the James Madison Fellowship, created by an act of Congress in 1986, to encourage current and future outstanding secondary school teachers to study constitutional history and government.
2008 Giang “Jimmy” Ho, M.A. Leadership, Lake Forest, CA, is vice president, product development for Utelogy, which makes software for control, enterprise management and analytics of audiovisual systems for business and education. William Roland, M.A. Liberal Studies, Wallingford, CT, has been appointed as special education academic chairperson at Pomeraug Regional High School in Southbury.
2010 Debra Federico, North Haven, CT, has joined the staff of the Franciscan Life Center in Meriden. After raising her children, she enrolled at Albertus to complete a degree in human services, and went on to get a master’s degree in marriage and
family therapy from Southern Connecticut State University. She passed her marriage and family licensure exam in 2016.
2013 Glen Dmytryszyn, Wethersfield, CT, who completed his studies at St. John’s Seminary in Boston, was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Leonard P. Blair on May 20 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. For the past year, he served as an ordained transitional deacon in various parishes in the Archdiocese. Johanna Torres, ’16 M.A. Leadership, Branford, CT, is a healthcare management professional at Yale University. In her spare time, and in her small condo kitchen, she makes flan, a popular dessert, for a growing number of customers. Now known as “The Flan Lady,” she recently rented a commercial kitchen. Since then, her business has “grown exponentially” according to an August article in the New Haven Register.
2016 Mariah Gormas, M.A.A.T, New Haven, CT, is the first Albertus graduate to receive the prestigious Pearlie Roberson Scholarship Multicultural Award of the American Art Therapy Association for her research project, “Measuring Implicit Racial Bias in Art Therapists Using a Projective Art Assessment.” She received the award at the 2016 national conference in Baltimore.
Brett Colavolpe ’07, Hamden, CT, is the new head coach of the Albertus men’s soccer team. He has served as the assistant coach since his graduation. A mathematics major, he also received an M.S. in Education from Albertus, and teaches math at Augusta Lewis Troup School in New Haven. He was a four-year starter for the Falcons, a member of the GNAC All-Tournament Team in 2005, and a member of the GNAC All-Conference Second Team as a senior in 2006. During his junior and senior years, he was a team captain for the Falcons.
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The inauguration of Dr. Marc M. Camille The inauguration of th Dr. Marc M. Camille the 14 president of thAlbertus Magnus College the 14 president of Albertus College May 3 Magnus & 4, 2018 albertus.edu/inauguration May 3 & 4, 2018 albertus.edu/inauguration
INAUGURATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, May 3, 2018
Friday, May 4, 2018
5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church Edwards Street, New Haven
10:00 a.m. Reception for faculty, staff, and students Bree Common
6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception for the community Rosary Hall Lawn
2:00 p.m. Installation Ceremony, Rosary Hall
For information and reservations for all inaugural events contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@albertus.edu or call 203-773- 8502.
7:00 p.m. Inauguration Gala (Ticketed Event) DeDominicis Dining Hall
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3:30 p.m. Dessert Reception, Rosary Hall Lawn
UPCOMING EVENTS
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November 6, 2017 New York City Alumni Reception
November 15, 2017 Albert the Great Liturgy
November 20, 2017 St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture
Honoring our Patron Saint and Dominican heritage.
Rabbi Herbert Brockman: “The Essence of Interfaith Dialogue: Faith over Fear.”
December 6, 2017 Christmas Tree Lighting
December 12, 2017 Boston Alumni Reception
January 24, 2018 St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture
Join us for this annual holiday tradition with students, faculty, alumni, family, and friends. President’s Associates Holiday Reception (Ticketed Event)
February 2018 Washington, DC Alumni Reception
Mary Evelyn Tucker: “Journey of the Universe: An Epic Story for our Shared Future.” January 7 & 8, 2018 Florida Alumni Reception
April 6, 2018 20 Anniversary Reception
April 11, 2018 St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture
Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling
Imam Omer Bajwa: “Catholic-Muslim Relations: Current Perspectives and Future Directions.”
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March 15, 2018 Boston Alumni Reception
April 28, 2018 Golden Society Reunion
May 3–4, 2018 Presidential Inauguration
Join us for this annual event where we will welcome the (still revolutionary) class of 1968 to the Golden Society.
Installation of the 14th president of Albertus Magnus College, Marc M. Camille, Ed.D.
For information and reservations to upcoming events contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@albertus.edu or call 203-773- 8502.
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