Kudos! business administration at Colby-Sawyer College, was awarded the Jack Jensen Award for Excellence in Teaching for her dedication and
an awards reception hosted by the New England Chapter of the
P h o to b y M a rk
Jody E. (Pinter) Murphy ’89, assistant professor of
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On May 18th, Steven Dodrill ’09 attended er
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and the Associated Press (AP). Steven
inspiration in the classroom at their
and the WATD-FM News Team
2012 Commencement Ceremony on
accepted an Edward R. Murrow
May 5th. A faculty member since 2004,
Award for Overall Excellence given
Professor Murphy holds a B.S. from
by the RTDNA. He and another colleague accepted
Franklin Pierce, an M.B.A. from New
an award for Best Sports Program from the AP for work
Hampshire College, and a Ph.D. from
they did broadcasting a demolition derby which Steven
Capella University. The Jack Jensen Award
drove in at a local fair, and he also joined two other
honors a faculty member who communicates high
colleagues to accept an award for Continuing Coverage
expectations, encourages intellectual curiosity within
for their coverage of Tropical Storm Irene. Congratulations
and across disciplines, and inspires students to do their
to an outstanding graduate in mass communications,
best work. Congratulations to Jody!
broadcast journalism!
All in the Family Four children, roughly four years apart, oldest
Franklin Pierce’s family discount of a 15%
to youngest – that describes the siblings in the
tuition discount for each sibling was a strong
Stille family. When the eldest decided to go to
factor in their decision to send all four children
Franklin Pierce University, who knew that all
to the University, says Mr. Stille. “The support
four would attend one day?
services – financial services, the registrar, all the auxiliary services – are unbelievably
It all started when Lauren, the oldest of the
The Stille family at Lauren's graduation, 2011.
responsive,” he says. heavily into intramural sports programs
four Quincy, Mass., siblings was recruited by Franklin Pierce’s lacrosse coach to visit the
Lauren graduated in 2011 and Mary last
on campus. Mr. Stille says the siblings were
campus. That proved to be an auspicious visit,
spring, leaving just the boys on campus. Mr.
always close, but being at the same University
not just for Lauren, but for the whole family.
Stille and his wife, Susan, traveled to about 14
has strengthened that bond even more. The
Lauren liked what she saw on that first visit
out of 16 lacrosse games each year when the
whole family has enjoyed the strong sense of
and felt “right at home” says her dad, Tim
girls were on campus, so their car can have
community found on the Rindge campus.
Stille. Her sister, Mary, became a freshman just
a bit of a rest now, although both boys are
“We couldn’t be happier!” says Mr. Stille.
a year later and also joined the lacrosse team. Tim Jr. followed a year after that, with Michael bringing up the rear two years later.
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Franklin Pierce University fall 2012
“The support services – financial services, the registrar, all the auxiliary services – are unbelievably responsive.”