Matthew Szulik ’78
The Kid from New Bedford (who rattled Microsoft)
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COVER STORY - Matthew Szulik ’78 The Kid from New Bedford (who rattled Microsoft) By Gary Bouchard
38 “I Tried.” A mother’s words shape a nurse’s career
By Stefanie Iannalfo ’10
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War and Peace : A General’s Tale
By Paul J. Pronovost ’91
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The Art and Science of Fund Raising
Q & A with Jim Flanagan
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Commencement 2010
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Going Global
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From Stone Mountain to the Hilltop
Biology, Sociology, and Theology go South
By Ken Johnson
On the cover: The photo of Matthew Szulik was taken
by New York City photographer Evan Kafka during a photo shoot for the magazine NYSE (New York Stock Exchange).
This page: Seniors Cara Tommasino (L) and Lauren Morse (R) studying tropical biology in Belize. Photo by Dave White. 2
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en years ago, a group of faculty and staff gathered around a table in the coffee shop to talk about the future of Saint Anselm Magazine. The result of that conversation was a new look and feel and a new name, Portraits. The name was intended to underscore the idea that the Saint Anselm story is really a collection of stories – about alumni, students, faculty, friends, and the Benedictines. The new magazine went from black and white to color. Some new sections and a few more pages for class notes were added. (We knew even then that most alumni tend to read the magazine backwards.) As the magazine’s 10th anniversary approached, we decided to take another look at how we were doing. The Portraits Advisory Board met for a day-long retreat to discuss that question and consider input received from our most recent reader survey. No name change this time, but we have added space for more feature articles and new voices like the essay from Stefanie Iannalfo ’10, something we felt was a powerful example of what differentiates a values-based education. We introduce Perspective, in which we invite faculty, current students and alumni to share their best thinking on an issue in the magazine or one we think has relevance for our readers. Thanks to Professor Joe Spoerl for answering the first question we posed – Can War Be Just? We’ve merged Campus News, Abbey News and Sports News into a new section, On the Hilltop. We will continue to provide in-depth features on members of the monastic community and athletic stories like the one in this issue on senior football and basketball player Marcel Bouie. You will learn more about initiatives closely linked with the college’s strategic priorities in Looking Within – Reaching Beyond and more about our faculty members and benefactors in an expanded Focus on Faculty and a new section, Philanthropy. We offer special thanks to Matthew Szulik ’78 who invited Portraits contributor Gary Bouchard into his North Carolina home to share a very personal story about a career that took Szulik from the streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts to the chairmanship of a major open-source software enterprise. The man wearing the red hat on the cover has a unique blend of compassion and ingenuity. Thanks also to Paul Pronovost ’91, editor of the Cape Cod Times and the only journalist that was allowed a private interview with General David Patraeus when he spoke on campus last spring. Paul graciously accepted our request to share that experience with readers. Thanks are due as well to staff in the college’s communications and marketing office, especially Laurie Morrissey. Our long-time associate editor has written more words for more issues of Portraits than any member of our team. We are grateful as well to Melinda Lott who oversaw the design of this issue and will be leading the art direction going forward. Finally, a note of thanks to all of the previous editors, designers, photographers and contributors. You kept the first decade interesting. We hope to build on a great beginning. As always, we welcome your feedback and your thoughts or ideas for future stories. Send them to portraits@ anselm.edu.
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Scene on Campus 18
Focus on Faculty 28
Philanthropy
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Perspective
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Alumni News
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Anne Broderick Botteri ‘82
THE MAGAZINE OF SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE
Magazine Advisory Board Katherine Durant ‘98 Alumni Council Representative Executive Editor: Anne Broderick Botteri ‘82 James F. Flanagan Associate Editors: Laurie Morrissey, Barbara LeBlanc Vice President for College Advancement Dr. Landis Magnuson Class Notes: Tricia Halliday, Laurie Morrissey Faculty Representative Design: Melinda Lott Bro. Isaac Murphy, O.S.B. Monastery Representative Photography: Dick Shelton, Gil Talbot, Dave White, Kevin Harkins, Paul Pronovost ‘91 Audrey Frenette, Jay Bowie Alumni At-large Representative Contributors: Gary Bouchard, Stefanie Iannalfo, Dr. Elaine Rizzo Faculty Representative Kenneth Johnson, Joseph Spoerl Brad Poznanski Vice President for College Marketing Visit the Web site at www.anselm.edu and Enrollment Management Portraits magazine is published three times a year for the alumni, college community, and friends of Saint Anselm College. The magazine is published by Saint Anselm College and produced by the Office of College communications and Marketing. Tricia Guanci Therrien ’88 Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the college, its administra Assistant Vice President of Alumni tion, faculty, or (except for editorials) of the magazine. Materials meant for publication should be sent to Portraits Magazine, Relations and Advancement Programming SAC Box 1737, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH 03102-1310, or via e-mail to magazine@anselm.edu.
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From the President
On a beautiful afternoon in August, I welcomed the members of the class of 2014 to our campus. When, God willing, I have the honor of bestowing a Saint Anselm degree upon these young men and women four years from now, I will be doing so during the 125th anniversary of our college’s founding. Preparations are already underway to mark that occasion-- but not the kind of preparations you might think. We are not just worrying about how best to celebrate our 125th, but working steadfastly to put the college on the very best footing possible as we approach this momentous birthday. More than 18 months ago, we began a strategic planning process that engaged all stakeholders – trustees, faculty, staff, alumni and students. We asked them to imagine the very best Saint Anselm education possible. We asked them to think and dream about the future regardless of limited resources or the reality of a very challenging and competitive environment in higher education. In that process we wrestled with difficult questions and determined that our best course of action is not to reinvent ourselves, but to become more authentically who we are and more clear about what we seek to become. This year we are making public the results of that process: a five-year strategic plan that we have already begun to implement. The plan, “Looking Within, Reaching Beyond,” reflects our Benedictine character as well as our resolve to move forward into the future mindful of our remarkable history and most cherished values. The plan begins with a new vision statement that points the way to our future: Saint Anselm College will be renowned for its ability to provide a liberal arts education and professional preparation for a changing world. Grounded in both the Catholic intellectual tradition and our Benedictine identity, we are dedicated to educational excellence within and beyond the classroom through innovative learning opportunities, partnerships, and engagement with the community. Building on our distinguished educational heritage, our graduates will be ethical leaders and informed citizens who contribute to a more just community and world. Previous strategic plans have enhanced the work of the college while more or less leaving specific academic matters aside. This time, a complete reassessment of the college’s curriculum is at the very center of our work, one of five major strategic priorities. As I write this, our faculty is involved in a thorough review and revision of the Saint Anselm curriculum for the first time in more than 30 years. I have instructed them to retain our commitment to the Catholic intellectual tradition as they contemplate a curriculum that is explicitly Benedictine, thoroughly engaging and as relevant to students at the beginning of the 21st century as our original curriculum was at the end of the 20th. A certain amount of apprehension inevitably characterizes a process where change is a certain conclusion. After all, as most of you can attest, the Saint Anselm curriculum has accomplished remarkable things in
the lives of students for many decades. I am confident that a new curriculum will retain the best of what we are doing while inviting the kind of pedagogical innovation, curricular variety and individual flexibility that will prepare our students for the challenges and opportunities that await them beyond our campus. A reinvigorated curriculum will inspire reinvigorated teaching and learning; and I am confident that Saint Anselm College will turn 125 years old standing on the firm foundation of our Catholic faith and tradition and sustained by fresh and creative innovation. Excellence in Catholic higher education compels us to do precisely what the strategic plan’s new title says – to look within and to reach beyond. With fidelity to our mission and faith in our future, I look forward to communicating with you about our progress in achieving the lofty vision we have for Saint Anselm College. Rev. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B. President 3
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On the Hilltop
Abbot Matthew Leavy Elected to Council
Road Map to 2015 Decisions about the college’s future are being made based on a new strategic plan, “Looking Within--Reaching Beyond,” which sets the college’s direction through 2015. The plan was developed with the collaboration of faculty, students, staff, alumni, trustees, friends of the college, and members of the wider community. “This strategic plan provides an exciting blueprint for advancing Saint Anselm’s distinction as a Catholic, Benedictine college in the 21st century,” says Suzanne K. Mellon, executive vice president, who led the planning effort. The new strategic priorities embrace the college’s liberal arts foundation, she says, while adding emphasis on professional preparation and experiential learning. “The world is increasingly diverse and complex. We are educating young people who will not only thrive, but eventually provide ethical leadership in that world and contribute to making it a more just place.” The article on study abroad opportunities in this issue of Portraits (“Going Global,” page 24) features one aspect of the main strategic directives embodied in the plan: “Creating Educational Distinction.” The plan states that the college will “enable every student to participate in internships, global and cross-cultural education, and service learning.” Portraits will continue to highlight activities of the college that currently address the strategic directives or will be added as guided by this new blueprint for the future. To read the strategic plan, go to: http://www.anselm.edu/strategic-plan
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In June, Abbot Matthew Leavy, O.S.B. and Fr. Peter Guerin, O.S.B., attended the general chapter meeting of the American-Cassinese Congregation, where a new Abbot President was elected, Abbot Hugh Anderson, O.S.B. At the meeting in Cullman, Ala., Abbot Matthew was elected to a three-year term on the new Abbot President’s Council. (The Abbot President of a congregation should not be confused with the Abbot Primate of the Order of Saint Benedict. The current Abbot Primate, Notker Wolf, O.S.B., visited Saint Anselm Abbey and College in November 2009.) Every Benedictine abbey is an autonomous monastery grouped into a larger congregation of houses with similar backgrounds or histories. All the houses and congregations make up the Order of Saint Benedict. Saint Anselm Abbey belongs to the American-Cassinese Congregation, a congregation of mostly American monasteries tracing their heritage to the first American foundation, Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pa., founded by Abbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., in 1846. The congregation provides support to individual member monasteries. One of the most significant of these is the five-year visitation when monks from outside the monastery examine the life of a given house and report their findings to the Abbot President and his council.
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Saint Anselm College on Top
Gallo Heads New Society
Walter Gallo ’58 is the founding president of the 1889 Society, a new component of the college’s development program. The 1889 Society focuses on providing planned giving information for alumni and friends interested in leaving a legacy at Saint Anselm College, as well as recognizing those who have already done so. “Planned giving has always been an important and noteworthy portion of the generosity from our alumni,” says Jim Flanagan, vice president for college advancement. “As we enter the next five years with a new strategic plan for the college, it is the perfect time to create the 1889 Society to distinguish alumni and friends who have generously included the college in their plans and to invite others to leave a legacy. In the last year alone, we have seen a significant number of phone calls to the Advancement Office inquiring about planned and estate giving. Gallo was the obvious choice to lead the program, Flanagan says, because of his strong affinity for the college and his 50-plus years as an alumnus, parent, staff member, volunteer and benefactor. The 1889 Society’s Web site will be launched this fall, as well as a newsletter. For more information, contact Jim Flanagan at jflanaga@anselm. edu or (603) 641-7221.
Saint Anselm College is one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review’s Best 373 Colleges. In its profile of Saint Anselm, which is offered on The Princeton Review Web site (princetonreview.com) and in its 2011 college guide, the education services firm describes the college as academically challenging, but rewarding, with “passionate professors” who make time to work individually with students. The college also was cited for providing opportunities for community and political engagement on its “absolutely gorgeous” campus. Saint Anselm “requires you to work very hard, but in a warm, friendly, and respectful atmosphere where there are plenty of opportunities to make your college years fantastic,” said a business major quoted in the profile. Only about 15% of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges are among the 373 Best Colleges, which does not rank the colleges. “We commend Saint Anselm for its outstanding academics, which is the primary criteria for our selection of schools for the book,” says Robert Franek, senior vice president/publishing for Princeton Review. In addition, the Forbes Center for College Affordability and Productivity ranked Saint Anselm 146th among 610 colleges for its ability to provide a quality education in an affordable manner. Saint Anselm College has also joined the first tier of National Liberal Arts Colleges in U.S. News and Word Reports Best Colleges 2011. The guide ranked the college #122, based on such factors as graduation rates, faculty resources and peer assessments. Washington Monthly gave Saint Anselm a rank of 203 among liberal arts colleges around the country for its contribution to the public good, including encouraging students to give back to their country. The college’s dining services received notice of its own, making the Princeton Review’s top 20 for best campus food. Rosemary Stackpole, director of dining services, says the secret to her department’s 16th place ranking nationwide is cooking from scratch with high quality ingredients. From soups to spring rolls, everything students consume at Davison Hall is made fresh, she says. During slow periods, you can see four or five cooks rolling meatballs from ground beef, pork and veal, in batches of 10,000. Stackpole says innovation keeps the menu lively. This year, a new machine produces customized hard ice cream almost instantly, and a superhot oven turns out toasted sandwiches as quickly as Dunkin’ Donuts. Drawn as they are to the latest menu additions, however, students never lose their taste for standards such as macaroni and cheese, roast turkey, London broil, chicken parmesan, and chicken noodle soup. Long lines also form when burritos or crepes are featured at the Action Station, where students can custom order a different food five days a week. As one satisfied Davison diner told Princeton Review, the food is “spectacular.”
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New Faculty Joining the faculty of the college this fall are: Julia Feldhaus (German), Ellen Sanborn (nursing), Antonia Nelson (nursing), Pamela Preston-Safarz (nursing), Srikant Vadali (economics and business), Laurence Duncan Vinson (fine arts), Lynne Sheppard (nursing), Kelly Nordstrom (nursing).
Michael Boutselis (English) and Maria Tallo (history), 2010 grads who completed theTeacher Education Program.
Three Majors Join Roster Students who are not sure what to major in now have three more choices: American Studies, Education Studies: Elementary Education, and Communication. All three majors are available in the coming academic year, bringing the total offered by the college to 35. American Studies will integrate history with a variety of disciplines, including politics, literature, sociology and fine arts, to explore what makes the American identity unique. Students will examine the most common themes in the American experience, especially the intersection of race, class, and gender, and their impact on what it means to be an American. “Ultimately, the major will encourage the development of engaged citizens, who are capable of asking and answering difficult questions about American society,� said Andrew Moore, associate professor of history. Education Studies: Elementary Education will prepare students to become licensed teachers of kindergarten through Grade 6. The curriculum includes teaching methodology courses, with an emphasis on reading and mathematics, and student teaching. Laura Wasielewski, director of teacher education programs, said the program will not affect the existing middle and high school teaching certification programs, which are offered to students who want to teach in the fields of their major. Students majoring in English, history, Spanish, French or Latin also can earn ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) certification through the Teacher Education program. The communication major, which was announced during the Spring 2010 semester, will provide students with a thorough grounding in written, oral and visual communication theory and traditions. Housed in the English department, the program offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to examining how humans send messages and create meaning, said Sherry Shepler, assistant professor of English.
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A NEW Anselm.edu
In early June, the college launched a new Web site more than two years in the making. The site features a new design and color scheme, new navigation, and an entirely new technology platform for content authors. The home page, whose primary audience is prospective students, features a “wall” of images that open to feature short profiles, photo galleries, and videos presenting Saint Anselm stories in a new, more dynamic way. Numerous college staff, faculty, and students contributed to the site’s planning, from reviewing the initial redesign proposal to selecting a project vendor and new content management system software. Nearly 2,700 pages had to be migrated from the former site, and an additional 300 pages written. “It was a tremendous undertaking for the college,” says Doug Minor, director of digital communications and marketing. “It involved thousands of hours of work and the effort of countless individuals for whose help we are deeply grateful. Moving forward, it will allow us to continue to grow our Web presence and support the college’s strategic communication and marketing objectives.” The college’s Web site is the institution’s front door to the world and its largest marketing publication. It provides information for multiple audiences and constituencies, including current and prospective students, parents, guidance counselors, faculty and staff, and alumni. In today’s connected world, it is only one piece of the college’s total online presence. You can also follow or link up with the college on social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube.
Got Stories?
If you have an interesting story about yourself or a fellow Anselmian, please let us know. It might even land on our homepage. E-mail us at stories@anselm.edu or submit online at www.anselm.edu/stories.
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Saint Anselm Professor and Assistant V.P. Win National Awards from the Catholic Press Association
NHIOP is Forum for Debates The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College hosted nine debates this fall, including those for gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, and congressional district races. The college partnered with WMUR-TV and the New Hampshire Union Leader to produce the Granite State Debates for both the primary and general elections. They were broadcast live from the NHIOP auditorium before an audience of about 100 viewers that included college administrators, faculty and students. Reporters from The New York Times, FOX News and several other news organizations covered the events from a closed circuit feed provided in a classroom-turned-newsroom. They later met with candidates in the institute’s television studio, producing news coverage that appeared coast to coast.
Kelly Ayotte - N.H. candidate for U.S. Senate
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L to R: Shelli Vogely, Dan Forbes, Tanya Robinson, Sam Allen, Sarah Goolkasian, Carol Sacchetti
Experience Matters Opportunities for study abroad, career education, service education, and internships are being coordinated through a new entity, the Center for Experiential Learning. Tanya Robinson, executive director of the center, says the office is charged with enhancing opportunities for learning outside the classroom, building on programs and initiatives already in place. Robinson continues to oversee the work of the internship office, which the center encompasses along with The Meelia Center for Community Service, directed by Daniel Forbes; Career Education Services, directed by Sam Allen; and Study Abroad, administered by Sarah Goolkasian. Working with these directors, as well as faculty, she expects to increase the number of partnerships with businesses, organizations and educational institutions. She envisions international internships and service learning opportunities, as well as Saint Anselm programs existing within international institutions of higher education, where Saint Anselm professors will teach. Robinson also wants the center to work closely with alumni to develop internships and job opportunities for students. At the same time, the center will increase outreach to businesses and organizations. “We want to infuse the region with Saint Anselm talent,” she says.
Two writers from Saint Anselm College won 2010 national awards from the Catholic Press Association for articles published in Parable, the magazine of the Diocese of Manchester. Gary Bouchard, professor of English at Saint Anselm, won first place, Best Personality Profile, for “Living the Fundamentals,” a profile of NBA star Matt Bonner. The judges called it, “an inspiring story that is full of details and emotion. Great writing and a clear first place winner.” Anne Broderick Botteri ‘82, assistant vice president for communications and marketing, won second place, Best Personality Profile, for “Compassion Behind Prison Walls.” The profile of Joanne Fortier, warden of the New Hampshire State Prison for Women in Goffstown, is “touching and clearly written,” the judges said.
Hawks TV: Turn it on! Far flung fans of Hawks athletics can now see live broadcasts of football, basketball and ice hockey home games through SaintAnselmHawks.tv. Athletics has partnered with Pack Network to provide professionally produced live streaming video, along with color commentary, so that parents, alumni and other supporters can watch their favorite men’s and women’s teams compete on the gridiron, court and ice. www.anselm.edu/hawks.tv
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Making Tracks: Students Walk for Charity For the 12th year, Saint Anselm students made a modern-day pilgrimage that provided benefits to charities in New Hampshire and Maine. Another benefit was the new or strengthened bonds that formed over the 130-mile journey from Lewiston, Maine, to the entrance arch on Saint Anselm Drive. The Road for Hope, sponsored by the Office of Campus Ministry, takes place before the start of classes each fall. The 44 walkers camped along the way, and enjoyed the hospitality of a few parents enroute. They also enjoyed the occasional swim and the annual pudding-eating contest and dance party. Fr. Anselm Smedile, O.S.B., assistant director of Campus Ministry, joined the walkers for a day, and Professor Michael Smith (sociology) was a roadside supporter. This year’s journey raised $27,000, benefiting nine charities.
Photos by Gil Talbot
College Welcomes New Anselmians The 543 members of the Class of 2014 reported for orientation Aug. 26, arriving from 22 states and three countries (Vietnam, Colombia and Canada). They include 106 Presidential Scholars. The average GPA for the class was 3.1, a figure unchanged since it rose to that level in 2003. At least nine percent of the new students are from underrepresented races and ethnicities. Dean of Admission Nancy Davis Griffin said the actual figure could be higher, as not every student provides such information. Out-of-state students make up 78 percent of the Class of 2014, with the majority of those coming from the neighboring state of Massachusetts. In tough economic times, students tend to remain closer to home, Griffin says, so it is not surprising that more freshmen than usual come from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. These are challenging times for colleges in New England, which is undergoing a demographic shift that has fewer students graduating from high school. Nonetheless, the Office of Admission exceeded its goal of enrolling 530 new students. 11
Scholarly Pursuits
They’re Going Places—a sampling of 2010 graduates’ plans... Desislava Eneva will pursue a Ph.D. in economics at Georgetown University… Karen Clark is a credit manager at Wells Fargo Financial… Michael Torra is in Fidelity’s development program for information technologists… Cecilia Ortega will study sociocultural anthropology at the University of Durham (England)… Shannon O’Hearn will study English at Tufts University… Danielle Flory will pursue a Ph.D. in economics at the University of New Hampshire… Laine Remignanti will study English at Boston University… Erin Forbes will attend Atlantic Veterinary College… Anna Daigle will pursue a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Cincinnati…Lauren Chooljian will study journalism at Northwestern University… Mary Mindek will pursue a master’s in education at Providence College… Rose Forrester will study international relations at Tsinghua University (China)…Craig Whitney will study industrial and organizational psychology at the University of New Haven… Michael Sartori will study theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University… Jacqueline Cloud will pursue a Ph.D. in chemistry at Colorado School of Mines. 12
Two seniors spent their summer as research assistants through Saint Anselm’s Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. Psychology major Julianna Bednar, of Marblehead, Mass., worked on the mind-body connection in relation to weight loss at Harvard University. She studied with Dr. Ellen Langer, a psychologist who is a pioneer in mind-body studies and recently published Counterclockwise, a best selling book on Julianna Bednar her research. Joanna Salva, a biology major from Somers, Conn., worked for her second straight summer in a microbiology lab at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she learned about immunology and asthma with Dr. Wilmore Webley. A transfer from Boston College, where she was a member of the varsity crew and diving teams, Bednar is now a Hawks varsity tennis player. She also volunteers with the Senior Connect program at Bedford Hills Nursing Home, and works with refugee families at the Langdon Mills Apartments Joanna Salva in Manchester. “The power of the mind in influencing the body is a new and exciting field of research that could have significant implications in the field of health care,” says Bednar, whose mentor at Saint Anselm is psychology professor Kathleen Flannery. When she is not in the lab, Salva can be found on the intramural soccer field or volleyball court, playing flute in the student jazz band, or competing in the Quiz Bowl run by the Classics Society. “There is so much involved in this research and I really like the fact that I am working on something that can help people in the future,” says Salva, who plans a career in medical research. Her mentor at Saint Anselm is biology professor Stephen Tobin. “I like biology because it incorporates many different areas of science and allows me to use what I have learned in a way that can help people without having to be a doctor.” The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program offers students the opportunity to work with a graduate level researcher at an outside institution during the summer before their senior year, and then with a Saint Anselm professor as they coordinate and present at a symposium on campus. Designed to promote scholarly work among students and increase admissions to graduate school, the program provides each participating student with a $3,500 stipend for eight weeks as a summer research assistant and $1,000 for the symposium work.
On the Hilltop Dana Center Celebrates 30th Season
S.A.T. Now Optional
The Dana Center season began Oct. 1, bringing an outstanding selection of dance, music and live theater to southern New Hampshire. In addition to the variety of evening performances, the center offered two sold out matinee performances for area students. The Anselmian Abbey Players will present their fall show, Nicolai Gogol’s “The Government Inspector,” Nov. 11-13, followed by Mariachi de Los Camperos, a lively band from Mexico. www.anselm.edu/dana or (603) 641-7700.
Upcoming shows: The Ying Quartet, Dec. 2. Cherish the Ladies, Dec. 3. A Christmas Carol, Dec. 8. James Sewall Ballet, Jan. 28.
Talking About
Carefully filling in ovals with a No. 2 lead pencil may become a thing of the past for some college bound students, including applicants to Saint Anselm. Saint Anselm has joined the majority of its competitor institutions in no longer requiring S.A.T or A.C.T scores, starting with applications for 2011 admission. “This decision follows six years of careful consideration,” said Bradley F. Poznanski, vice president of enrollment management and marketing. “During that time, we came to the conclusion that good grades in rigorous high school courses are the single best predictor of success at Saint Anselm College.” He said the college expects the decision to increase the number of applications, and thus allow the Office of Admission to be more selective. Saint Anselm follows a number of institutions in taking this step. More than half of the college’s competitor colleges, including Providence, Stonehill, Assumption and Holy Cross, already have made S.A.T scores optional. Students can still choose to submit standardized achievement test results, he said, but they will no longer be disqualified from consideration if they do not. The scores are still required of nursing applicants, who must pass standardized tests in order to be certified to practice after graduation, and international students.
quotes from speakers hosted by the college
“I see New Hampshire as a firewall against the anger that sometimes overtakes the country against the candidates that might win in Iowa. You all give them a good hard look and decide whether they can go on or not.”
“I’ve never been in the military; I’ve never been in Iraq or Afghanistan; so why would a civilian write a book about women in the military? Because I felt like a huge experiment was playing out on the battlefield and no one knew it.”
Joe Scarborough, host of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC.
Kirsten Holmstedt, author of Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq.
“I think the president will have no choice but to come up with centrist offers of compromise, because the alternative is getting nothing done.” Mark Halperin, senior political analyst, TIME, member of the public advisory board of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.
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About 55 refugee gardeners returned fallow agricultural land to cultivation this summer with the Saint Anselm Liberty Garden.
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he refugees from Bhutan coaxed squash, tomatoes and peppers from acreage that Cooperative project once was part of Clark Farm, in Bedford, and now belongs to the college. The New Hampshire benefits refugees by Barbara LeBlanc Food Bank also grew more than 6,000 pounds of Photos by Gil Talbot food for the families it serves throughout the state. New Hampshire Catholic Charities, which works with the refugees and runs the Food Bank, started the garden with Thomas Fitzpatrick, his social entrepreneurship students, and SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise). “We realized we had a great opportunity,” says Cathy Chesley, director of Catholic Charities’ Immigration and Refugee Services. “Saint Anselm had the land. Tom had students who could be involved. We had plenty of gardeners, and the Food Bank has a need for food.” The students secured a $6,500 grant for the garden from the college’s Education in Liberty and the Liberal Arts (ELLA) program, after making a presentation to Peter Josephson (politics) and Max Latona (philosophy). Josephson says the garden satisfied ELLA’s mandate to support projects that link the liberal arts with civic engagement. “These students did an exceptional job of researching community gardens at other schools, investigating zoning laws, contacting members of the college administration and the Manchester community, and developing a budget,” Josephson says. The grant helped buy tools, materials and some seed, as well as hire Richard Clark, who ran Clark Farm before it closed, as garden manager. Members of the lacrosse and hockey teams helped build raised beds, while English professor Gary Bouchard and his family planted and tended the garden. His son Jay raised 300 pounds of tomatoes for the Food Bank. Nanda Acharya, a Bhutanese immigrant living in Manchester, harvests a tomato from the Liberty Garden. Most of the gardeners are ethnic Bhutanese whose families had been This is not the first time the social entrepreneurship class pushed out of Bhutan about 20 years ago and who arrived in New Hampshire has launched a major undertaking. Last year, students raised over the past two years from refugee camps in Nepal. Many are skilled farmers, money to build a school in Afghanistan with the Pennies for and were willing to walk eight miles roundtrip from the center of Manchester to Peace program. tend their crops on the land neighboring the Saint Anselm campus. Their crops included marigolds for ceremonies to honor brothers and elders in the families, which Chesley said could include in-laws and other extended family members. Next year, Fitzpatrick envisions gardeners selling produce, grown in larger plots on the two acres of land, at a farm stand he hopes to establish.
“It shows what business students can accomplish with their business knowledge and skills when given an opportunity to create something in the real world,” Fitzpatrick says. Peter Josephson (politics), top center, and Thomas Fitzpatrick (economics and business), bottom left, helped secure “seed money” from the college’s Education in Liberty and the Liberal Arts (ELLA) program.
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New Degree Program to Ease
Nursing Shortage
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Saint Anselm College’s nursing program builds on its nearly 60-year history and excellent reputation by adding a new degree program that will help improve nursing practice and alleviate the nation’s severe shortage of baccalaureate trained nurses.
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The new RN to BSN program will enable registered nurses with associate degrees to earn bachelor’s degrees that incorporate Saint Anselm’s core and general education credits. Research shows that hospitals that hire bachelor level nurses have fewer errors and better patient outcomes, notes Dean of Nursing Sharon George. Yet, there are only three BSN (bachelor of science in nursing) programs in New Hampshire, a state that has identified the shortage of BSN-prepared nurses as its second workforce priority, after elementary school teachers. Because rotating work schedules make it difficult for nurses to further their education, the new program will be offered partly online, making it more accessible. Students can progress at a pace that fits their lifestyle. “This program is certain to help improve the quality of nursing care in New Hampshire,” the dean says. While the majority of courses are offered online with some required on-campus sessions, other courses are only offered on campus and will be taught evenings or weekends. Transfer credits and challenge exams may be approved in order to complete some of the degree requirements. Sharon George A nurse who takes two or three courses a term could complete the program in 18 months, George says. More highly educated nurses are needed because of the complexity of health care today, she explains. “Hospital care, especially, is becoming more complex because of the increased use of technology and the fact that hospitals today admit only the very sickest patients. The rest are handled on an outpatient basis. Those hospital patients very often are elderly people who have multiple health problems.” The RN to BSN program is separate from the college’s traditional nursing program. Traditional Saint Anselm nursing students receive a bachelor of science degree with a major in nursing, signifying they have received the full liberal arts education that Saint Anselm College offers. The new program offers a BS in nursing, which is mainly focused on nursing courses. It is taught primarily by Saint Anselm nursing faculty, and is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the same body that accredits the college’s current nursing program. “The RN to BSN Program will have the same emphasis on developing high quality nursing skills as our highly regarded four-year program,” explains the dean of nursing. “It will give more nurses the opportunity to move up the ladder and be clinical leaders.”
Nursing Program Wins Federal Grant Three years ago, Saint Anselm College responded to the nursing shortage by increasing its first-year nursing enrollment by almost 30 percent. Now, the federal government has approved a $792,000 grant to expand classroom and lab space for those enlarged classes in the Department of Nursing in Gadbois Hall. Each year, the college enrolls more than 90 nursing students into its freshman class, compared with the previous limit of 70. While that increase helps to address a growing need for highly educated nurses in New Hampshire and the region, it has made for tight quarters for students and professors. The grant, which will be administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, not only allows for expanded teaching space. It also will fund lab equipment and building improvements, including an elevator. Work is expected to start in Fall 2011, enabling the nursing department to continue to ease a shortage of nurses that is expected to reach critical proportions in the decades ahead. In the July/August 2009 Health Affairs, Dr. Peter Buerhaus and coauthors found that despite the current easing of the nursing shortage due to the recession, the U.S. nursing shortage is projected to grow to 260,000 registered nurses by 2025. A shortage of this magnitude would be twice as large as any nursing shortage experienced in this country since the mid-sixties, the article said. 17
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Grads Leave with Lessons: Mary Mindek ’10 says she was one of the few lucky ones who arrived at Saint Anselm College knowing just what she wanted to study: math. So when she took the podium as the student speaker for the college’s 117th commencement in May, she offered to start her talk with a brief derivation of the quadratic formula. “I’m only kidding,” she quickly added. Instead, she spoke of the richness of the liberal arts education she received and the interconnectedness she discovered between disciplines—an understanding that she will bring to classrooms of her own. Mindek, who received a certificate in secondary education along with her math degree, plans to earn her master’s in education through the Providence Alliance for Catholic Teachers program at Providence College. Commencement speaker Dr. Richard Yanikoski also reminded the 438 soon-to-be-alumni of the value of their undergraduate experience at Saint Anselm. “Saint Anselm College is distinctive in being a manifestation of the ordered liberty which is at the root of the U.S. constitution and our nation,” said Yanikoski, a leader in Catholic higher education.
“This is a place where you respect one another. You treat pluralism as genuine openness, not indifference. It is a place where conversation is civil.”
“This is a place in the Benedictine tradition, more so than just the higher education tradition, where there is a rich relationship between faith and reason, for which Saint Anselm himself is most widely known.” Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B., president of Saint Anselm, told the graduating class that they have been prepared through the college’s Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts education to address life’s profound questions and come
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to understand “who you really are in the context of your place in the world and your place in the plan of God.” Many of members of the class of 2010 had graduate school or job plans firmly in place (see story page 12). Yanikoski, the retiring executive director of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and former president of Xavier University, said the graduates will bring with them lessons from Saint Anselm that the world sorely needs. “It’s a difficult time,” he said. “Our nation is increasingly divided between the haves and the have nots. Moral relativism seems to be ever more evident. Hate groups in the United States have doubled since the year 2000. We live in a world where religious antagonism has grown not only in our own country but across the world. And the concept of commons… or campus, is collapsing upon itself as individuals form themselves into gated neighborhoods, and Internet groups of people just like themselves,” he said.
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At Saint Anselm, however, community counts and caring relationships are nurtured. “This is a place where rational discourse is supported by structure, rather than, as one journalist said not too long ago, having us all drink from the fire hose of information”. “I say to you, take the Saint Anselm experience with you where ever you go,” said Yanikoski. “These are attributes that should be at the root of every organization in this nation and will be better for your presence.” Fr. Jonathan recalled addressing the graduating class as wide-eyed freshmen, “confused and maybe a little scared,” on the very lawn where they would receive their diplomas. “Only you and perhaps your family members and closest friends know the real substance of the growth and transformation that we all hope has taken place for you in these last four years,” he said. “Only you know how a humanities seminar or philosophy or theology course may have stretched your understanding of yourself and your place in the world.” He urged the graduates to continue that growth by nurturing their souls, and not to falter in their search for the truth: “All those many hours of classroom work and acquired study have shaped your understanding of what it means to be an educated man or woman in this very complicated world.” He also recognized the efforts of Eric Ricci, Kevin McIntyre, Ryan McCarty and their fellow seniors who made the graduation “green” by ensuring that the day’s trash was sorted and recycled. Honorary degrees were conferred upon Dr. Yanikoski, as well as Elizabeth Gardella, president and CEO of New Hampshire Public Radio, and the Honorable Walter Peterson, former governor of New Hampshire and president of Franklin Pierce College, and former trustee of the University System of New Hampshire.
Chancellor’s Award Desislava Eneva, an economics and business major from Plovdiv, Bulgaria, received the Chancellor’s Award for the highest academic average in the Class of 2010. She is enrolled in the economics doctoral program at Georgetown University.
Pajakowski Wins AAUP Teaching Award Philip Pajakowski, professor and chair of the department of history, received the faculty award of the Saint Anselm College chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Pajakowski specializes in modern European history, in particular the political history of the Habsburg Empire.
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Raising the Money to Meet College Goals An interview with the Vice President for College Advancement
A graduate of Marquette University, Jim Flanagan joined the college as a vice president 16 years ago after working at Boston College. He lives in Bedford, N.H., with his wife and three children and has completed more than 20 Boston Marathons. In the course of raising funds to support programs and facilities, he criss crosses the country and negotiates Boston traffic to attend events and meet with alumni and friends. Most visits involve some form of refreshment, but fortunately, only one has required him to eat fried worms. “I had no idea,” he says. “It looked like calamari or onion rings. Apparently this is a real delicacy in Mexico, and truthfully, I thought it was pretty good until a colleague told me what it was.” Questions about our college’s financial needs are frequent in tough economic times; so we asked Flanagan to answer some of those we hear most often.
What makes a person become a professional fundraiser? Is that something you ever imagined? My parents have said that I was never shy about asking for things. Being one of seven children, I had to be aggressive. At the age of eight, I had my own paper route in East Boston. I had to knock on doors once a week to collect the money. I was regularly one of the top sellers at school fund raisers in grade school and high school. In my senior year of college, I was approached about an opportunity in fundraising, and I’ve been at it ever since. The name is really a misnomer—it’s really about friend-raising and once I realized that, I also realized that I’d been doing it all my life, from asking for loose change to support East Boston Little League to working at Faneuil Hall scoop22
ing ice cream. It’s a great feeling to be part of building the bridge between the college’s needs and goals and its friends and alumni. I have stayed in the advancement field for 23 years because I love what I do. How have recent changes in the economy impacted college fundraising? With a decline in overall giving and with fewer donors making large gifts, the economy has proven exceptionally challenging. While the economy is still is unstable, it is showing signs of improvement. Non-profits, including colleges, are receiving fewer unrestricted gifts, and some loyal and longstanding donors are not fulfilling their pledges or are giving smaller amounts. . Additionally, foundation giving is retrenching, with many foundations giving to fewer organizations and cutting back on grants. A recent release from the Council for Aid to Education stated that private liberal arts colleges are reporting an 18.3% decline in charitable giving. What are the college’s highest priorities for fundraising? Unrestricted annual giving and endowed gifts that can be used to create scholarships, faculty funding, and endowed chairs. The single largest priority is obviously supporting annual and endowed gifts to support financial aid and scholarships. Funding to support faculty is another priority.
The college did a survey with a select group of alumni to learn what areas merited their greatest interest for support. How did the results of that survey stack up against the college’s actual priorities for fundraising? In fall of 2006, College Advancement undertook a project to identify our top prospects’ priorities and goals for supporting Saint Anselm College. We sent 800 surveys and received responses from 269 people. We asked them to rank seven key areas, and the results were in this order: endowed scholarships, new student center, The Saint Anselm Fund, Benedictine Catholic identity, endowed chairs, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, and Dana Center renovation. Two years ago, we sent a survey to another 2,605 friends and alumni. We had 719 responses and the responses were nearly identical. The only changes were that Benedictine/Catholic identity and the new student center swapped places. How do our fundraising activities stack up against those of other colleges? Very well when compared with our competitor institutions like Stonehill, Assumption and Saint Michael’s. That said, the money raised is never enough given the college’s tremendous needs. Saint Anselm concluded its last capital campaign in 2004. Is another one planned? Yes, we’re in the planning stages for the next campaign. Our staff is working closely with Fr. Jonathan and the advancement committee of the Board of Trustees to finalize a timeline. We’ll also need to develop a case statement, which is the signature document that outlines our top priorities and rationale which will be linked with the college’s new strategic plan.
What can alumni do if they want to help the college, but simply don’t have the means to make a financial gift? There are many options: volunteer on our alumni council or in one of our chapters, serve as a career mentor for a current student or a recent graduate, hire a recent Saint Anselm graduate, or create an internship for a current student. In addition, many alumni assist our admission office as NOVA volunteers. Looking out five or ten years, what will success look like for Saint Anselm’s development program? Success for Saint Anselm’s advancement program will be in three areas: increased giving and participation in The Saint Anselm Fund, the successful completion of our next comprehensive capital campaign and the solidification of a top notch alumni volunteer program. Most importantly, continuing to build the loyalty and pride of the Saint Anselm alumni community. $4,920,742,000
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How many endowed scholarships does the college have, and how much actual funding do those scholarships provide for students? In 2009, there were 190 endowed scholarships totaling over $32 million. These funds generated investment earnings that provided nearly $1.5 million in scholarship aid.
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How is Saint Anselm doing with foundations and grants? As we move forward with the next campaign, this will be a critical area. Things are going well. For several months we had a vacancy in the position that handles this program, and there was a decrease in funding. With a new director on board, we saw increases in the number of proposals submitted by Saint Anselm and a dramatic increase in the number of faculty directly involved in grant proposal submissions. For this fiscal year, the college has received $2 million in federal and foundation grants. In prior years, we had averaged between $200,000 and $600,000, but keep in mind that these grants tend to support new programs or projects as opposed to existing operations.
Obviously, there are many alumni, especially younger ones, who are not capable of making a large gift. What can they do? Every gift matters, whether it’s $25 or $25,000. We understand the pressure to repay student loans, but studies show that if a person makes a gift to their alma mater in the first five years after graduation, they typically will give for the rest of their lives. Participation is key.
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What role do the trustees play in fundraising? Historically, trustees at Saint Anselm and elsewhere contribute as much as 20 percent of the total funds raised by a college or university. We have been fortunate over the history of the college to have such a dedicated and generous board of trustees.
The President’s Society is approaching its 19th year of existence. What is that, and what are its goals? What portion of the Saint Anselm Fund is provided by the President’s Society? Membership in the President’s Society is achieved by making an annual contribution totaling $1,000 or more. Donors from the ten most recent classes who have made annual donations totaling $500 or more are associate members. Revenue from the President’s Society serves as the cornerstone of the Saint Anselm Fund. Of the $4.7 million raised this year, President’s Society members gave more than $4.1 million, including $1.9 million of the annual fund.
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What percentage of total dollars raised currently comes from alumni, and how do those participation rates compare with those of other colleges? More than 23 percent comes from alumni. In 2009, Saint Anselm’s participation rate was at 17 percent. Compared with Stonehill’s 20 percent and Saint Michael’s 18 percent it is a little low, but it’s much higher than the national average of 10 percent.
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Looking within
Vision 2015 Reaching beyond
Last summer, two Saint Anselm faculty members joined forces in the land of the Incas to offer courses in theology and sociology. Sara Smits taught “Culture and Change in a Globalized World” and Ahida Pilarski taught “The Biblical Concept of Peace” for two weeks in Peru. Smits focused on the concepts of culture, stratification, and globalization from a sociological perspective. Pilarski, a native of Peru, introduced students to the historical and cultural contexts out of which discourses of peace emerged in the past and continue to be constructed today. Discussions of human rights violations, poverty, religion, and political movements fall into both academic disciplines. Both courses featured presentations by local Peruvians and visits to sites such as Machu Picchu.
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The most rewarding learning was perhaps the realization that we all have a common responsibility, as local and global citizens, to construct a better future for humanity. Ahida Pilarski, assistant professor
It was a gradual process of changing their ideas of how the world works. You saw it every day, when a student said the words “I can’t believe…” They were able to make the connection and see how they have a lot to offer as global citizens who can help their communities and do something for humanity. Sara Smits, assistant professor
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Saint Anselm students also studied in Belize last summer. The neotropical rainforests and coral reefs of the Central American country are two of the most species-rich ecosystems on earth. It was the third year that professors Lori LaPlante and Eric Berry offered Field Studies in Tropical Biology, introducing students to the biological complexity of the tropics. (Last year’s class also learned a bit about geology, when a 7.3 earthquake struck just off the shore of Honduras.) Using canoes and snorkel gear, students learned to measure coral diversity, survey tropical species, and observe fish behavior. First-hand experiences stay with them for a long time. I am amazed how often I’ll meet students who had taken the course in the past and still seem to remember every detail. If I could get my regular classes on campus to remember half of what the Belize students learn from their course, I’d be ecstatic. Eric Berry, associate professor The enthusiasm I see in our students reminds me of why I was attracted to field biology in the first place. Lori LaPlante, associate professor
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I was able to conquer some of my previous fears on this trip. Never did I think that I would have the courage to hold a snake. I swallowed my fears and ended up actually liking it! Caitlin Heneghan ’11, natural science I finally opened my eyes and there was this little frog sitting on my head. Lauren Morse ’11, psychology We did a lot of exercises in a coral reef and I learned a lot about the research that they do there in order to conserve their marine life. I would really love to be able to do that one day. Heather Ronan ’11, biology
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Study abroad is one of the kinds of practical learning emphasized in Saint Anselm’s new five-year strategic plan, “Looking Within—Reaching Beyond.” Students have studied at universities and colleges in countries as diverse as Russia, South Africa and Egypt, and the college has offered faculty-led courses in China, France and Italy. In January, students will study in Vietnam with Matthew Masur, associate professor of history. Nationally, the number of students studying abroad has quadrupled in the past two decades—to about 15 out of every 100 students in a bachelor’s degree program.
As a result, by the time they apply for their first jobs after college, many students have international experience that prepares them for roles in globally connected businesses, political settings, and other fields. Increasing study abroad opportunities for Saint Anselm students reflects two of the main directives in the college’s strategic plan, “Looking Within— Reaching Beyond:” Creating educational distinction and developing ethical leaders for a global society. Students on the Peru trip spent time in the ancient city of Cuzco and in Machu Picchu (seen in this photo.)
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By being immersed in another culture, you’re really forced to reflect on yourself and what it means to be a global citizen. I assumed it was just going to be interesting to learn about another culture. It would be fun… a great experience. I didn’t really expect to have such a transforming experience Chris Daniels ’11, history
The things that stood out the most for me were the two immersion experiences, one in the barrios of Lima and one in a small community in the Andes. Eric Landry ’11, liberal studies in the great books
I had absolutely no expectations. I had never heard of barrios. I didn’t know what it was. If you’re just told about the poverty and you’re told about the living situation, you don’t get the full perspective of what’s going on and you also don’t get the human experience. None of us really knew how bad the human rights were. Even in the barrios, there are 27 different kinds of poverty. Sara Griffin ’11, sociology
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What is it like to be a colleague of your former professors? Initially, I thought every day about using their first names. Now, it doesn’t feel strange. It’s truly collaborative. My colleagues in the department are interested in the research I do. I offer them opportunities to collaborate, and they do likewise. We critique each other’s work.
Did you always want to be a psychologist? No, I wanted to be a nurse. I was always drawn to the helping professions, and I have a passion for helping women, especially women who have had traumatic lives.
What made you go into psychology instead of nursing? During college, I volunteered at the New Hampshire State Prison for Women and began to understand the needs and challenges of the inmates. Then I took courses in psychology and recognized what that career opened up. By the end of my junior year, I had decided to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and focus on a career that would allow me to perform psychotherapy while also teaching and engaging in research about women’s issues.
You’ve said that your background is not ‘typical.’ What do you mean by that? My mother was 17 when she had me, and my father moved to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic only three years before I was born. I grew up in New Hampshire in a time when young motherhood and interracial parents were not common or well accepted, so I often had the experience of feeling different from those around me. I was often the only ethnic minority in my school.
How has that influenced your teaching? I was the first person in my immediate family to complete college, so I often see academia and higher education differently because of my own experiences. I understand that people have a lot of ways they can contribute, but their ways may not look as others expect them to look.
You developed a course called Cross-Cultural Psychology. What is that? It’s the study of how culture influences cognitive perception and social interactions. Our own culture is often invisible to us. We think of 28
people who look different from us as having a culture, but not us. We have cultural practices that we take for granted which influence our behavior and shape our views. If you recognize this, you may understand that what we see as different or strange in others serves the same function in their lives as our cultural practices do in our own.
Why did you propose it? A lot of our students live and work in the area after graduation. We didn’t have a course in cross-cultural psychology, but we were funneling graduates into the work force in a community that’s become increasingly diverse.
Do you use your clinical skills? I’m a psychologist in a pain management center where I work with people who suffer from whiplash injuries, migraines, post-cancer pain and other issues. They may have mental health symptoms like depression or anxiety that interfere with their overall function and they need help managing their medications or reducing stress.
What kind of research are you doing? I have three research projects underway. I’m working with two coauthors and a team of students to investigate the efficacy of a treatment for co-occurring post traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder. A second project is on the impact of strength-based family interventions on homeless families with a parent in recovery and who are survivors of trauma. Lastly, I am in the early stages of a personality research project with the Elliot Pain Management Center here in Manchester.
Does your psychology background help in raising children? We have four at home, three of our own and one nephew. I like to think I am a master manipulator and can trick them into making the choices I want them to.
One of your special interests is women’s leadership development. What advice will you give your daughter about being a leader? My eldest daughter at four and a half is already so comfortable being a leader I can’t imagine she’ll need much advice from me! For any of my children, I would say that the key to successful leadership will be the difference between them filling a room with their great idea and getting a room full of ideas to be executed with passion and vision.
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I hope my children will learn the skills needed to cooperatively, rather than competitively, lead others.
What modern political figure or celebrity do you find fascinating from a psychological point of view? Lady Gaga. She is a true performer, and the cultural threads she’s tying together in her work are really interesting. Her songs seem like pop nonsense, but I think she’s being very intentional about what she brings in.
What would a day without teaching or parenting include? Something fun outdoors, an independent film, and then dancing.
Do you have any neuroses or irrational fears? I don’t really like bugs.
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COVER STORY
Building a business on something that’s free: sounds impossible, right? Matthew Szulik ’78
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controversial and inspiring video that Matthew Szulik brings along when he gives talks, the architect behind the wisdom and passion represented by those two words knows better. After a journey from the working class streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Saint Anselm campus to the not-so-high-tech corporate world of the 1980’s to the unlikely landing in a Red Hat on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Matthew Szulik ’78 understands better than most people that truth doesn’t just happen. Truth, the man who successfully took on Microsoft has come to appreciate, is a commodity without a quantifiable price. If you want it, you need to seek it with your whole heart. Matthew Szulik has found it— in the highest human ideals and in the worst human bigotry; in unimaginable triumphs and in unpredictable disappointments; in the seemingly limitless horizons of human technology and in the mortal frailty and illnesses of those he has loved most. 30
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going to medical school. That didn’t happen. “I didn’t know anything about anything,” is how the 53-year-old Szulik summarizes his provincial upbringing in New Bedford, his time as a student, and his early years as a salesman in the industry that would one day be called technology. He started out selling “smart typewriters,” prototypes of the FAX machine, on the streets of Roxbury and he still has the receipt from his first sale. A glance at his achievements since those days suggests that the young Matthew Szulik knew more than he knew he knew. Szulik entered the labor force at the age of eight when his father brought him to the local country club and pointed him down the road to the gates, saying, “Go tell that guy there
technology solutions provider. In more than two decades leading innovative technology ventures and acquiring a stack of titles and accolades, Matthew Szulik has earned a reputation as one of the most innovative and creative technology entrepreneurs in the world. He received Morgan Stanley’s Leadership Award for Global Commerce in 2005 and has been recognized by CIO Magazine with its 20/20 Vision Award. Computer Review named him Technologist of the Decade. He joined Michael Dell, Wayne Huizenga (Miami Dolphins) and Arthur Blank (The Home Depot) as the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and was inducted into the World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.
you want to caddy.” He returned to the car that first day in tears, hungry and tired. Nobody had hired him. “That’s okay,” his dad told him. “Someone will hire you tomorrow.” And they did. People kept on hiring Matt Szulik and today he is the chairman and former chief executive of Red Hat Inc., the world’s leading open source
Not bad for a guy who describes the kid who arrived at Saint Anselm 35 years ago as “rampantly immature.” Last spring when Szulik came back to campus as the headliner for the college’s Corporate Partners Program breakfast series, he told Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B., who had been dean of students in those days,
a world populated by Harvard M.B.As and Silicon Valley icons goes “the kid from New Bedford.” It’s the same kid who made it to Saint Anselm on a golf scholarship, played basketball, avoided organic chemistry and applied himself with limited enthusiasm to a major in natural science. It’s the same kid who harbored half-formed hopes of 32
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e has seen it in the deeds of his father’s generation and in the eyes of his children. He has cultivated it in creative collaboration and stumbled upon it in solitude. He knows it in his faith, and cherishes it in his family. He fights for it with the passion of a social activist and pursues it with the zeal of an entrepreneur. And yes, sometimes in the controlled chaos of his life, between the time the alarm sounds at 4:30 and the time he heads out the door hours later (sometimes having forgotten his belt and misplaced his shoes); somewhere between the idea that woke him up, the one he discovered in his reading, and the ones that are propelling him out the door, truth, in the life of Matthew Szulik, still happens. Out into the North Carolina sun and into
COVER STORY at the lowest possible cost.” As he explains it, the core asset in the technology industry is an operating system. Microsoft, to which Szulik would become the principal nemesis, protected its asset fiercely, with licenses, fees and restrictions. The radical idea of open source computing, of which Szulik was an early and passionate proponent, was to put one’s intellectual property out into the public domain and galvanize the best thinking that others could bring to it; to, in his words, “invite the changes and improvements that others could make to the product, incorporate those improvements and then put it back into the public domain.” Szulik likens this approach to “Duke Ellington, Jackson Pollack, or the
By the late 1990’s, Red Hat was a small lifestyle company in Raleigh, North Carolina selling magazines with CD inserts. Investors were beginningto see the potential to convert this boutique enterprise into an engine for open source computing. Szulik was contacted by Bill Kaiser, a successful venture capitalist from Greylock in Boston, and a trusted friend. “Bill called me and said, ‘We’re thinking about making an investment in this company called Red Hat. They create that free software stuff you like. It’s got some crazy young kids working there. You seem to get along well with weird people, what do you think?’” Matthew thought two things:
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“I’m sure you never expected to see me standing here again unless it was in a striped outfit.” Today he articulates the value and necessity of a liberal arts education, and especially “one with a religious footprint. Where does a child coming from a dysfunctional household - who may be brilliant – where does he or she learn ethics and values and that deeds really do matter?” After leaving Saint Anselm, Szulik joined roommate John Jaser on a year-long European trek, a journey that opened his eyes to a world beyond New England. Upon returning home, he not only steered clear of trouble, he navigated his way from one opportunity
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to another, with dexterity, ambition and an uncanny eye for what was to come. The kid from New Bedford and this country’s technology industry grew up together, and both would yield astounding results. Szulik’s passion by the mid 1990’s was to “provide the most technology to the world
Bauhaus movement in architecture,” but is just as flattered by the suggestion that he was determined to do with software technology what Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead did with their musical performances, not only allowing their performances to be taped and bootlegged, but encouraging it. “That’s it exactly,”
Crazy young kids were his kind of people and this just might be his chance to change computing forever.
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hat happened next is a story that would ultimately make it onto the front page of the Wall Street Journal. “This was an opportunity to redefine an industry and to really do great things, but I knew it would be a seven-day-a-week, 24-hour-a-day job, so I would not do it unless I had the support of the whole family. All five of us had a vote and everyone agreed that it would be a good thing for me to do - everyone except my son Brendan, who was 9. He wanted to meet and interview Bob Young, the company’s founder. So I went to Bob’s home on a Sunday afternoon and Brendan sat for two and a half hours with Bob Young while I played on the trampoline with Bob’s daughters. Afterwards we went for ice cream and he said, ‘Dad, I think you should do it,’ and so I did.” What is well known by most people is that Matthew Szulik brought the edgy little boutique business that was Red Hat and grew it into an S&P 500, publicly traded international company whose Linux software and open source computing rattled Microsoft and revolutionized the industry and became the computing solution for companies like Lufthansa, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and the U.S. government. In the headiest days, Szulik would find himself testifying before the United States Senate in the Microsoft anti-trust case. This was the drama. Somewhat less well known was the comedy, or how a corporate outsider came into Red Hat and managed to channel adolescent energy and genius into a multimillion dollar business. “It was unbelievably wild when I came here. It was a 40-person company filled with mostly 19- and 20-something year-old kids who were being paid to do their hobby. Their view was ‘We just want to have a great time and this guy is going to screw that up.’ I was there to make Red Hat profitable for potential investors and clients, which earned me a couple of nicknames, including ‘the corporate dink’ and ‘the capitalist whore.’ The genius was to resist the temptation to whip the place into shape, which he notes would have killed everything. He recognized that his employees were fully engaged in the kind of open computing he had always envisioned. So he embraced the culture, all of it – the black trench coats, multiple body piercings, obscene tee-shirts, and the multi-colored hair. He didn’t get ruffled by the irregular work hours, the Quake and Doom marathons or even the staff racing miniature race cars around the office while phones rang off the hook. The new boss had no desk and no office. There was no dress code. He moved among the engineers, learning, working and solving problems with them. He was a crafty entrepreneur on the phone and a cool camp counselor in the building. The tolerance and respect he gave his staff was something he expected in return. There were only two requirements for Red Hat employees: results and 100 percent trust.
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It worked, beyond his wildest imaginings. Red Hat, Inc. became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange with nearly 3,000 employees and soaring stock value. The people who had called Szulik a capitalist whore were cashing in their stock, heading out the door and buying real race cars. The dink with the grand plan was the only guy left. “I remained when people thought I should sell out and collect my winnings; but the driving vision for me coming to Red Hat was not doing something and selling out in 15 minutes and getting a house on an island. The goal was always what open source software and free software could mean to the world, especially the developing world and places with limited access to technology, and to the world of public education.” Matthew remembers vividly a day in 2007, when he stepped off a stage to the thunderous applause of an auditorium filled with Japanese business leaders. The exhilaration of that event was short-lived when he called home and heard something in his wife’s voice. Her father, who had been a mentor to Matthew as well, was very ill. They had teenaged kids. His own father, 93 at the time, lived with the Szulik family. The gap between basking in adulation halfway around the world
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Truth Happens. Szulik’s three-minute video, “Truth Happens,” portrays the Top: Szulik with his father, Ray. Bottom: with Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B., wife Kyle, and daughter, Kaitlin.
skeptical early days of some crazy notions like the television, telephone and computer—leaving viewers to anticipate that opensource software will follow a similar trajectory, becoming an everyday commodity. The global entrepreneur chairs the world’s leading provider of open-source
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and his family’s circumstances was too much. “Kyle, it’s time for me to go,” he told his wife. In that instant he decided to step down as CEO of Red Hat, Inc. When he arrived home, she was waiting at the door to ask him if he had come to his senses. He had, but if she meant by that, had he changed his mind, the answer was no. His decision to resign was firm. “I just didn’t like who I was becoming. All of the things that came with it were getting in the way of the person I was when I took the job.” Resigning at the peak of his profession having built a red-hot company was met with extreme criticism and ridicule from Wall Street types. He would be accused of fraud, impropriety and being foolish. “Who walks away when the business is doing so well?” But for Matthew it was simply a matter of staying true to his original and most cherished enterprise: the Szulik family. That troubled voice he heard on the phone in Japan, after all, belonged to the person he credits with transforming his life. “Kyle turned my life from monochrome to technicolor.” She was a receptionist newly graduated from the University of North Carolina when he first noticed her at the Boston Exxon office where he worked in 1980. It was, he insists, love at first sight. Sitting at the family’s kitchen table, Kyle laughs about the tall, young salesman who took her on several dates in a used Dodge Dart that had no heat and didn’t work in reverse. “He kept telling me I was ‘a hot ticket.’ That must have been a New England thing because I didn’t know what it meant or whether it was a good or bad thing. I finally had to ask him.” The Szuliks, now married for 29 years, have traversed many adventurous miles together since those days, and in retrospect that old Dodge Dart is an apt symbol for a young man who would move relentlessly forward. Kyle has never regretted coming along for the ride. Both she and their daughter have faced prolonged, life threatening illnesses. Her own father’s premature death has been very difficult, and presently Matthew’s lively 96 year-old father, Ray lives with the family. “It’s all been an adventure I could never have imagined,” she says. His far-flung enterprises in the heady world of venture capital and technology notwithstanding, it is clear that Matthew Szulik is most at home at home. He likens the Szulik household, replete with two raucous border collies and a one-eyed cat he named Winky, to the family in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. “Everything but the gold bar,” he says, but enough M&M’s to foster his secret addiction, a shared family allegiance to the Boston Red Sox and Notre Dame football, and an affectionate tolerance for Dad’s quirks, spontaneous hugs, and
predictable unpredictability. They are used to Matthew’s enthusiasm for life. “You need to read this!” “Check this out!” “We have to start planning this!” When he retired from Red Hat, the CEO wrote to his employees: “For many years, my face has been pressed up against the windshield trying to look into the future.” Today, Szulik reclines from the windshield comfortable in the present. He continues to serve as chair of Red Hat, while letting a new CEO manage the day-to-day. His life is hardly free from commitments, and one suspects that a new venture will again capture his imagination, but it is just as clear that he regards his primary role today as being a shareholder in the Szulik household. Bringing affordable technology to the whole world remains Matthew Szulik’s dream, but today – somewhere between yesterday’s baseball tournament, a laugh with his mischievous father, a warm hug from his daughter, a conversation about his son’s recent service trip to Cairo, and a recollection with Kyle about a Dodge Dart that couldn’t go backwards – today in these moments, truth happens.
software technology solutions. It’s an idea that he hopes will change the world by making technology affordable for everyone. He brought his company’s video—and tales of his unlikely journey—to Saint Anselm College recently.
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PHILANTHROPY
A Singular Couple:
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Ruth Conley’s true loves both begin with A: her late husband, classics professor Austin L. Conley, and Anselm, as in Saint Anselm College.
A retired nursing faculty member, Ruth met her husband on the Saint Anselm campus and the couple lived a short distance away even after they both retired. The two were a familiar sight at college events at the Dana Center, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP), and the Alva de Mars Megan Chapel Art Center, and they visited campus regularly to see friends or eat at the Coffee Shop. Even now, the two professors are usually paired in the thoughts of the college community. Ruth continues to follow their many shared beliefs, including the value of simplicity, commitment, and the importance of the life of the mind. “She proves that intellectual engagement doesn’t end with retirement,” says Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B., president of the college. “She loves learning, and hearing about what’s happening with students.” Because of their love of Saint Anselm, the professors Conley supported the college’s needs in many ways. They were loyal donors to the Annual Fund, established an endowed scholarship fund, and made a major gift to the NHIOP because of their belief that young people could make a difference in the leadership of their state. They also included Saint Anselm College in their estate plans. “In one way or another, we all feel their presence every day on campus and benefit from it,” Fr. Jonathan says. “As individuals and as a couple, the impact they have on Saint Anselm is large and lasting.” 37
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Essay - ALUMNA
I tried. A very wise woman once said,
“I tried. You know that, right? I tried everything...” By Stefanie Iannalfo ’10
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No, these are not the words of a former First Lady, a famous artist, or any other well known woman we would normally think of quoting. I think it is safe to say I am the only person who has memorized this quote, analyzed this quote, absorbed this quote and more importantly, been changed by this quote. I did not read it in a nursing text or hear it in a humanities lecture. I heard it far from Saint Anselm College in Room 9 at Southern New Hampshire Hospital, at the bedside of one of my patients. It came from a mother looking on as her 23-year-old daughter slowly lost her battle with liposarcoma cancer. 39
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ot many people want to imagine it, but if you ever have wondered what a mother would say to her child on their death
bed, well, there you go. Three simple words: “I tried everything.” I stood there motionless, which is another way of saying I completely froze and forgot to breathe. I kept my head down, put the rosary beads back in my patient’s hands and gently placed her teddy bear back under her frail arms. I pulled up my head, but not my heart, which seemed to have fallen as low as my ankles when I entered the room. I watched as a mother stroked her daughter’s head pleading with her to acknowledge her unending efforts to beat the cancer that was taking her life. It’s a surprise I was able to leave the room. This isn’t the welcome most student nurses
Finally I could say I had that moment, that day, that patient that made all of nursing school completely worth it.
receive from their ICU clinic rotation. It wasn’t exactly what I wanted to see, but definitely what I needed to witness.
That mother’s simple phrase, “I tried everything,” will shape my career.
She was not saying these words with vain intentions. She was not trying
That patient passed away two days later, surrounded by her
parents, siblings, and grandparents. There was something surreal about
to get credit for her selfless deeds and sacrificial efforts. She merely
reading “survived by her grandparents” in her death notice. You don’t
wanted her daughter to know she was worth those efforts. She wanted
really know what it is like to see a grandmother cry over the passing of
her daughter to know how much she valued her life, her soul, her
her granddaughter until you witness it first-hand. I guess the same could
existence. Isn’t that what every person wants, to feel worthy of someone
go for nursing. You don’t really know how much you love it, until you
else’s love? This in itself is nursing. At some point, that loving mother had
witness it. I witnessed something that day that I will never highlight in our
to pass her cherished child into the hands of a nurse; a nurse she trusted
Kozier text, print out on a computer, or find on a test.
to fight just as hard for her daughter as she had for so long. A nurse
I witnessed my love of nursing, and I have never wanted to be a nurse more.
trusted to protect her daughter’s worth. How unbelievably lucky we are
I make this moment with my patient seem as though I walked out of the room with a new perspective on life and nursing, as if I had some amazing, brilliant revelation. I actually cried hard on the way home, cried in my apartment, ignored everyone having a better day than me, and drove around Manchester until I realized my lack of direction would quickly nip my joy ride in the bud. And over about a half a container of peanut butter I started to wonder why I didn’t go into oceanography or professional speed skating like I wanted to when I was younger. That night, I called everyone I loved just to tell them that I love them and ask them why I gave up on speed skating at the young age of seven. They said two things: I love you and, well, you never skated a day in your life. (I ignored the latter of these statements.) Many times over the past four years, my professors and parents told me, “Just wait, it will be worth it!”
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to be in a profession that trusts us with this most fragile, easily ignored gift of all, human dignity. There is no better way to preserve someone’s sacred dignity than by showing them they are worthy of our time, effort and love. I can only hope all of you have had moments like this. And if you haven’t, just wait; it will be worth it.
To get to this point, we have all worked harder than hard and
given more than we thought givable, but it has all been worth it. To say that over the past four years we have been merely students together would be a grave mistake. We have been nursing students together. Over the past four years, we have probably studied for over 4,000 hours, accessed Blackboard 6,000 times and slept a total of 300 hours. But these experiences are not what make us special, or separate us from every other college student. We may forget what Blackboard is or forget what sleep deprivation feels like, but we will never forget our first experiences as nursing students…our first blood pressure, birth, pediatric experience, mental health nursing assessment, or even, and most importantly, our first death.
Essay - ALUMNA What separates us is that we have witnessed all this together. During none of those first experiences was I ever alone. Knowing we had each other to take solace in got us through these four years. We are entering a field that relies on teamwork, and what a great practice run we have had here at Saint Anselm College with each other.
Weeks away from graduation, we find ourselves overwhelmed by the unknowns. How many times will we have moments like the one I have
shared with you? How many times are we going to drive three miles out of our way so we can allow ourselves more time to cry? How many times are we going to walk out of a patient’s room teary-eyed, only to deliver a sincere smile to the next patient? How many times will we be reminded to call our loved ones just to let them know they are our loved ones? At the end of my career, I may still never have these answers, and that is perfectly fine with me. But I hope one day, as that mother passed her cherished daughter over to the hands of a trusted nurse, I can pass my cherished patients over to the hands of my trusted God, and know that I can honestly say, “I tried, you know that, right? I tried everything.”
Fr. Augustine Kelly, O.S.B., Stefanie Iannalfo and Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B.
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Road for Hope and participated in Spring Break Alternative in South Dakota and Maine. But she leaves a special legacy besides, as the founder of the Hunger and Homelessness Coalition and an annual drive dubbed “Good Stuff for Good People.” At the end of her sophomore year, Iannalfo saw departing students leave behind large amounts of non-perishable food items and collected them for needy families. Now a spring tradition, the expanded drive delivers truckloads of furnishings and household goods to the homes of local residents, mostly refugees and immigrants. Iannalfo’s efforts were recognized at commencement, when Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B., presented her with the Student Award for Citizenship and Service. Days later, she flew to Kenya, where she was a volunteer nurse in the Maasai village of Saikeri. Iannalfo’s words to her peers at the pinning ceremony struck a chord with everyone present, including professors and parents. However, there is not one student or Portraits reader who will not understand her message. And if this graduate does not cure every malarial child in Kenya or save the life of every patient she meets in her career, we will know that, at the very least, she tried. 41
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War and PeacE ;:
A General’s Tale By PAUL PRONOVOST ’91 Photos by Matthew LomanNo
When Gen. David H. Petraeus addressed the Saint Anselm community last spring, little did anyone suspect that President Obama would soon call upon him to take direct command of the American war effort in Afghanistan and replicate the success he had orchestrated in Iraq. Yet Gen. Petraeus was already in the news, and the fact that he was visiting Saint Anselm created national and even international headlines. The architect of the successful surge of combat troops in Iraq was not only traveling to New Hampshire, home of the first-inthe-nation presidential primaries, but to the very campus that hosts presidential hopefuls for speeches and nationally televised debates. Could Petraeus’ visit be a trial balloon for a run at the White House? His answer to the audience and to reporters who interviewed him before his talk: a straightforward no. Yet it’s a question that continues to dog him. Political ambitions aside, Gen. David H. Petraeus’ visit held particular interest for a Saint Anselm audience. Perhaps America’s foremost warrior-scholar, the general addressed issues of war and peace, destruction and recovery, and tyranny and democracy on the very Dana Center stage where professors have lectured generations of Saint Anselm students on such issues. The “Warrior” is the first unit in the two-year humanities series “Portraits in Human Greatness,” which is required of every Saint Anselm student. This time, it was not a humanities professor but the warrior himself, wearing a uniform strewn with medals and stripes, who was wielding the pointer. (He joked earlier with journalists about generals being unable to speak without a pointer and PowerPoint.) His charts illustrated drops in violence and violent death in Iraq since the increase in U.S. troops in 2007.
Gen. Petraeus punched his ticket like most of history’s distinguished generals, by graduating from West Point in the top five percent of his class, leading the 101st Airborne Division in combat, and serving several executive posts. But it may be of particular interest for the Saint Anselm community to know that he credits time in the classroom with preparing him for the challenges of command. Before he fired a shot in combat, the career Army officer earned advanced degrees in international relations from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he found himself surrounded by “extremely intelligent people who held different views” than his own. “Those of us in uniform live what we call a grindstonecloister experience,” he said. “Our existence can be a bit cloistered at times and it’s very helpful to have an out-of-your-intellectualcomfort-zone experience.” At Princeton he learned the value of having his beliefs challenged by smart people who see the world differently than he does. It was an eye-opening experience, and the four-star general, known for his military creativity and political intelligence, put it to use when he devised a new direction in Iraq that combined increased troop deployment with a fresh engagement of the civilian population to counter the insurgency. The “surge” strategy helped stabilize Iraq, and in August the last U.S. combat brigade left Iraq. Now, Gen. Petraeus, 57, has a new challenge. On July 4 he assumed command of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, replacing ousted Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. The assignment put Gen. Petraeus back into the war zone after living stateside for a tour as commanding general of the U.S. Central Command, headquartered in Florida, to whom Gen. McChrystal had reported. During his appearance at the college, Petraeus talked about the successes and failures in Afghanistan and Iraq, and mused on the importance of being in touch with the public back home. The hour-long discussion at the Dana Center (“A Conversation with Gen. Petraeus”) was hosted by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. (continued...) 43
Gen. Petraeus said a key to the success in Iraq was to get the people more invested in rooting out insurgents among the population. “The real surge in Iraq was not the surge of what turned out to be 30,000 additional forces. The most important surge in Iraq was a surge of ideas.” After boosting troops in the field, Gen. Petraeus gave his officers more latitude to make decisions in combat zones. But he stressed they had to make an effort to be closer to the civilian population and to “live your values.” “Tactical actions can have very negative strategic consequences,” he said, pointing to the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, which undermined the Iraqi public’s confidence in the U.S. military. It was an interesting point, and one surely made many times before by professors lecturing in that same room. Using a slide show to highlight the sharp decrease in the number of attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq, from a high in 2007 of 220 a day to fewer than 20 a day last spring, and pointing to the two election cycles in a country that was ruled by Saddam Hussein for 24 years, Gen. Petraeus called progress “fragile and reversible, but less so than it was.” “This is a very challenging situation for a new democracy, or Iraq-cracy,” he told the crowd. When he visited Saint Anselm, still the commanding general of U.S. Central Command, he made comparisons between Iraq and Afghanistan. Central Command is a region that includes the Middle East and Central Asia. (“We’re the smallest of the geographic commands, but we’re proud to have the most problems,” he joked.) As in Iraq, he said, it is taking time to recalibrate the U.S. approach in Afghanistan. And the biggest challenge remains “getting that local government piece so the government is serving the people and is not preying on them or corrupting them,” he said. “This is a country that has been wracked by 30 years of war, and it was one of the poorest nations in the world to begin with.” The general held forth on a number of other topics, from the ongoing threat from Al Qaeda (U.S. troops “cannot get into a whack-a-mole game”) to the difficulties of operating a campaign with the pressure of politics looming (“We had to show results,” he said of his time View the in Iraq. “The Washington General Petraeus clock was ticking. The Baghdad video at clock sometimes seemed to be going in reverse.”) “There is no www.anselm.edu/petraeus question that Al Qaeda retains capability,” he said, pointing to the attempted bombing of a Detroitbound commercial airliner.
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“It is a learning organization.” Gen. Petraeus graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1974 and held numerous leadership posts as a junior officer after completing Ranger school. He earned master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton and later completed a fellowship at Georgetown University as his military career progressed. He saw combat for the first time in 2003 as a Major General leading the 101st Airborne Division’s push to Baghdad by way of Karbala, Hilla and Najaf. Despite the undying speculation about his political ambitions, however, he said the description “presidential candidate” will never be a line on his impressive resume. “I feel very privileged to be able to serve our country,” he said. “I’m honored to continue to do that as long as I can contribute, but I will not, ever, run for political office, I can assure you. And again, we have said that repeatedly and I’m hoping that people realize at a certain point you say it so many times that you could never flip, and start your career by flip-flopping into it.”
Paul Pronovost ’91 is the editor of the Cape Cod Times, a daily newspaper serving Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The Cape Cod Times has received numerous national and regional accolades during his tenure as editor, including Newspaper of the Year and Website of the Year from the Suburban Newspapers of America, the New England Press Association and the New England Associated Press News Executives. Pronovost studied English at Saint Anselm College and earned a master’s in public administration from Suffolk University in 1998. He was a Pulitzer Prize juror in 2009 and 2010. He is a member of the Portraits advisory board. When he’s away from the newsroom, he enjoys boating and fishing on Nantucket Sound with his family. He and his wife, Patricia, have two children and live in Cotuit, Mass.
Perspective
Can War be Just? By Joseph Spoerl
Is there such a thing as a just war? If so, what is it? And how is a war justly waged? Christian thinkers have wrestled with these questions for centuries, going back to Saint Ambrose, Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas. They, in turn, drew on the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, as well as classical Greek and Roman thinkers like Aristotle and Cicero. What has developed is a “theory of just war” that attempts to steer a middle course between pacifism – the complete rejection of violence – and amoral realism – the view that there are no moral limits on violence in war. While some Christians have embraced pacifism, mainstream Christian thinking, including that of the Roman Catholic Church, has endorsed the just war theory. International law on war, including the Geneva Conventions, grew directly out of the just war tradition. The Spanish Dominican theologian, Francisco de Vitoria (1485-1546), is known as the father of international law based on his development of the teachings of Augustine and Aquinas. With the United States involved in two wars following the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the idea of just war has keen relevance. The great thinkers of the past, whose work we study in philosophy and theology, can speak to us as we struggle to form opinions of the conflicts involving not only our own country, but nations around the world. According to the theory of the just war, a war must satisfy several conditions to be just. First, war may only be waged by an appropriate authority, typically a national government. The reason for this restriction is that any lesser authority (say, the governor of a state in the U.S.) always has the option of appealing to a higher authority to resolve a dispute in a nonviolent way. This leads to a further point: for a war to be just, peaceful means of resolving the dispute such as arbitration must be unlikely to work or have been tried and failed. (This principle points to the desirability of developing international bodies like the World Court or the U.N. to serve as arbitrators.) Another condition is that war must be a response to an injustice such as an unprovoked attack or seizure of territory. Moreover, the injustice must be grave, lasting, and certain. For example, Al Qaeda openly declared war on the U.S. in 1998, and began attacking U.S. targets abroad; finally, in the 9/11 attacks, Al Qaeda inflicted grave, lasting, and certain damage on U.S. territory. The Taliban regime in Afghanistan refused U.S. demands that it stop harboring Al Qaeda, so the U.S. government concluded that it had no choice but to declare war against both Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
On the other hand, one could debate whether Saddam Hussein’s refusal to allow arms inspectors into Iraq, in violation of the 1991 ceasefire agreement, was a sufficiently grave injustice to justify the 2003 invasion, especially since the embargo and airstrikes appear to have been enough to destroy his capacity to produce weapons of mass destruction even without an invasion. Since any war inflicts terrible suffering, it is essential to weigh the anticipated harm from the war against the good to be obtained. Thus, it is immoral to wage war, even for an otherwise just aim, if one has no hope of winning or if the resulting destruction would outweigh the good achieved. For example, if Poland were to go to war today to reclaim the territory unjustly seized from it by Russia in 1945, it would cause great destruction with no hope of winning. If you value peace, sometimes you must learn to live with injustice (a point that surely also applies to the armed struggle waged over the decades by many Palestinians against Israel). The theory of the just war also holds that the intention in waging war must be morally upright. For example, imperialistic ambition or the lust for vengeance must not be motives. Nor may one intentionally target non-combatants (including prisoners of war). This is known as the principle of discrimination. Obliteration bombing of entire cities is indiscriminate and hence immoral. Some weapons, such as cluster bombs, land mines, and chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, by their very nature tend to be indiscriminate and thus difficult if not impossible to justify morally. Finally, in waging war, no more force than necessary may be used to achieve just objectives. This is also known as the principle of proportionality. Thus, “collateral damage” to civilian lives and property must be kept to the bare minimum necessary to achieve military objectives. If a hundred pound bomb is sufficient to take out an enemy machine gun in an urban setting, it would be wrong to use a thousand pound bomb. In general, the more unintentional civilian deaths one is likely to cause, the more important must the military target be to justify the attack. There is no hard-and-fast formula for applying the principle of proportionality, and it is especially hard to apply when one is fighting an enemy that deliberately hides among civilians, as do Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Joseph Spoerl is a professor of philosophy at Saint Anselm College. 45
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Marcel Bouie ’11 had more than college
life to adjust to when he came to Saint Anselm from Georgia. The two-sport athlete had never made a snowman, thrown a snowball or even seen more than an inch of snow on the ground while growing up in Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta.
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Stone Mountain to the Hilltop By Ken Johnson Photos by Gil Talbot
fter three years in New Hampshire the business major says, “I like the snow, but not too much snow. I actually had a chance to snowboard a couple of times up here, which was both a fun and painful experience.” Of course, there is more to this Hawk’s Saint Anselm experience than the weather. Bouie is that rare student-athlete who plays not one but two varsity sports. Co-captain of the football team this year, he also will suit up to play guard with the basketball team come mid-November. “Football and basketball practice are really different from each other,” says Bouie. “Football is harder because of the toll it takes on your body, while basketball is an up and down sport with constant running and conditioning.” On the football field, Bouie has become one of the top offensive players for the Hawks and was elected a team captain for his senior season. As a junior, Bouie ranked among the Northeast-10 league leaders with 51 receptions for 579 yards and six touchdowns, all of which were career highs. Two-sport varsity athletes are rare, especially in football and basketball because of the huge time commitment in both sports. Bouie is one of only two male athletes currently playing two sports. “What has stood out to me about Marcel is that he has matured and taken on a positive leadership role,” says football head coach Patrick Murphy. “He is the kind of kid that you would be proud to have as a son and we are proud to have him in our program.” While football has been his main focus at Saint Anselm, basketball was Bouie’s first love. “I started playing when I was only seven years old in a 10-yearold league,” he says. “My family is a basketball family and the love for the game trickled down to me.” During his first two years at the college, he satisfied his love of the game by joining the broadcast team that called the women’s basketball games in Stoutenburgh Gymnasium. Eventually, that wasn’t enough. “Doing the play-by-play and watching the game was great, but I wanted to get back on the court,” he says.
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Bouie met with Keith Dickson, the men’s basketball head coach, and attended a practice. Dickson told him to take the summer before his junior year to consider his desire to add basketball to his schedule. Bouie took his advice, but had no doubt what he wanted to do. When football season ended last year, he took a couple of weeks off and then donned a jersey with the number 23. “The transition from football to basketball was not that bad in the beginning because I was excited to play basketball again,” he says. “I couldn’t wait to go to practice every day.” He joined a basketball team that would advance to the NCAA Tournament, and saw action in five games off the bench as a guard. He scored his first points in a home win over Southern Connecticut on January 20. “Marcel clearly loves basketball and he brought that enthusiasm and energy to the court on a daily basis,” Dickson says. “He practiced very hard, is a very competitive kid and is a pretty good basketball player considering that he really is a full-time football player.” While Bouie spends most of the school year in athletic competition, sports are not his only passion. “I really wanted to major in communications because I have a passion for media, but Saint Anselm did not have that at the time, so I chose business,” he says. The communications field is still an interest he pursues. Last summer in Manhattan, he was an intern in the tape and archives department of CBS Sports. He had exposure to every sport CBS broadcasts and helped coordinate projects for both the Tour de France and a National Football League seminar attended by the CBS analysts and NFL officials.
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This year, he will again take the microphone at the women’s home basketball games, calling the first half of the action before rushing off to the locker room to prepare for his own game. When he’s not on the field or court, or calling play-by-play, he can be found writing and producing music, an interest that started in his high school mass communications program. Bouie and a group of Saint Anselm friends started a group called Pseudo Set, which produces mix tapes and other musical experiences. Bouie mostly works with rap and hip hop music, and he sings in some of his tracks. This year, Bouie plans to launch a 16-track mix tape titled “Nothing is Safe,” which he hopes will help springboard his music career. He uses Facebook and MySpace to try to catch the attention of music producers. “Music lets me express my feelings about my life during both the good and the bad times,” he says. “Sometimes I’m a little shy when it comes to meeting new people and expressing my feelings verbally, so I write how I feel on paper.” Bouie, who this year is treasurer of the Black Student Coalition, says the confidence he needed to make the most of his education at Saint Anselm was bolstered in a freshman humanities seminar with Robert Michael (now a former humanities professor) who helped him early on. “He was a great teacher and person and was so positive,” says Bouie. “He believed in me and said I will do great things in the future. A teacher has never said that to me before. It means a lot to me for him to say that to a kid he didn’t really know.” There is no doubt Bouie has embraced Saint Anselm and New Hampshire. But don’t mistake him for a New Englander. When asked what his favorite sports team is, he says, “The Yankees. Take that, Red Sox Nation.”
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Alumni Awards 2010
L to R: Jennifer Durant ’02, Emily J. Orlando ’91, Warren T. Bamford ’80, Geraldine DeLuca ’77, Catherine Bonner ’65, Judith Hughes ’87, Alice Dunfey ’68.
John A. Houghton ’49 Alumni Council Award James H. Bradley, Class of 1953 Alumni Council member The Alumni Council honors James Bradley, who sadly passed away Friday, Sept. 17, hours before the awards reception where he was to receive the John A. Houghton ’49 Alumni Council Award. He was a loyal Golden Anselmian, employee, mentor, volunteer, Abbey Player, and Shakespeare sonnet reader. “Jim spoke the poetry with such a beautiful cadence of voice and depth of feeling that he made literal Shakespeare’s own words, ‘So long lives this, and this gives life to thee!’”
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Justice Award
Warren T. Bamford, Class of 1980 Former special agent in charge, F.B.I headquarters in Boston. “His duties placed him in personal danger on practically a daily basis as he fought fraud, violent crime, and domestic and international terrorism in the effort to make our country safer.”
John F. Barry ’40 Spirit of Saint Anselm College Award
Catherine Castle (Howland) Bonner, Class of 1965 Class organizer and advocate. “Like a crack detective, she tracked down far-flung classmates and reminded them— repeatedly and in creative ways—about their upcoming 45th reunion.”
Joseph P. Collins ’34 Meritorious Service Award
Geraldine (Healy) DeLuca, Class of 1977 Business executive, dedicated alumna. “Geri has a clear vision about promoting the college in her region, and has done much to strengthen connections between Saint Anselm students and the accomplished alumni working in New York.”
Young Alumni Service Award
Jennifer Durant, Class of 2002 Public policy specialist, N.H. Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. “Besides working directly with victims, she has been a voice in the legislature, assisting with the rewriting of the state’s sexual offender registry and sexual assault laws.”
Walter J. Gallo ’58 Award
Alice C. (Upham) Dunfey, Class of 1968 Former Associate Director of Admission, Saint Anselm College. “Alice has ushered hundreds of Anselmians through the doors the college, often making lifelong friends as she did so.”
Alumni Award of Merit
Col. Judith A. (Henri) Hughes, Class of 1987 Pacific command nurse, U.S. Air Force. “Despite her high rank and responsibility, she takes the time to visit medical facilities in person and speak on-on-one with the nursing staff and patients.”
Academic Achievement Award
Emily J. Orlando, Ph.D., Class of 1991 Professor of literature and writing, Fairfield University, expert in author Edith Wharton. “Her attention was riveted by every detail of 18th century literature and the plays of William Shakespeare.” Do you know of a fellow Anselmian whose professional or volunteer achievements are worthy of recognition? Someone who devotes time and talents to the college or Alumni Association? Tell us! For a nomination form: www.anselm.edu/alumni-awards. 51
1950 Russ Bastin served 10 years as
commander of The American Legion Wantagh Post. He is a former teacher and basketball coach at Uniondale, High School in Uniondale, N.Y.
1954 Paul Lynch wrote The Bear and
the Eagle, a non-fiction book about Russian-U.S. relations in the early 20th century.
1965 Michael Morel, of Biddeford,
Maine, is chair of the University of New England’s board of trustees. He has been a member of the board since 2002.
1973 Vincent
Colapietro is a liberal arts research professor in the philosophy department of Pennsylvania State University (University Park Campus). In March, he presented two lectures at Saint Anselm College.
Richard Farmer is president of the Newbury Street campus of Gibbs College of Boston. He holds a doctorate in education in humanistic studies and psychology.
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Patricia Duclos-Miller, of Farmington, Conn., received a Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing. She is a professor at Capital Community College in Connecticut.
1976 John
McGrath is the vice president of finance and chief financial officer at TPW Management in Vermont.
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Mark Sulivan, director of the U.S. Secret Service, was the keynote speaker at the N.H. Cultural Diversity Awareness Council’s 52
Courting Success: Sharon Dawley ’83
Four-year Hawks basketball player Sharon Dawley is a highly successful college basketball coach. Now in her third decade of coaching, she brings her skills back to her home state as head coach of women’s basketball at the University of Massachusetts. She is the program’s 10th head coach. The Revere, Mass., native began her career at Tufts University, where she compiled a record of 137-62 (.688) over nine seasons. For 10 years, she was on the staff at Dartmouth College, serving as assistant coach and associate head coach. For the past seven years, Dawley was head coach at the University of Vermont. Last March, she became the winningest coach in UVM’s basketball history when the Catamounts upset number 7-seed Wisconsin in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. At Vermont, she posted a mark of 128-86 (.596). Her tenure there included two consecutive America East titles (2008-2009 and 2009-2010) and three postseason berths. She’ll now be a fan from three and a half hours away, she says of leaving the Catamounts. Dawley’s impressive track record led to her induction into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Keeping the Dream Alive” dinner. He joined the Secret Service in 1983 and was named director in 2006.
Georgetown University.
1991Rene DeLaricheliere is
Manchester, N.H. police captain, is varsity ice hockey coach at Manchester Memorial High School. He has also coached youth hockey for 13 years.
director of business sales for FairPoint Communications in Vermont. He is also a board member for VSA-Arts and vice president and coach of Franklin County Babe Ruth. He lives in Saint Albans.
1982 Marc Pisa, of Holden, Mass., is
1992 Kelly Botto is a partner at
1981 Mark Putney, a retired
an assistant vice president at Bank of America.
1985 Richard Gemma was selected
to be included in Best Lawyers in America. He is a bankruptcy attorney at Wieck, DeLuca & Gemma in Providence, R.I.
Camden Consulting Group, a Boston-based human capital consultancy.
Michelle Hoffses is a sales associate with Reis Real Estate in Bridgewater, Mass.
1993 Rebecca (Foreman) Janjic
1986 Karen Hubbard was appoint-
is a principal in the Boston office of Hendrick & Struggles International, a leadership advisory firm. She holds an MBA from Simmons College.
1987 Kurt Springs earned a
Daniel Traynor, a district manager for
ed to the board of health in Braintree, Mass. She is a nurse at Highlands Elementary School.
doctorate in anthropology at the State University of New York in Buffalo.
1988 David Weed is the manager
of business services at Service Credit Union in Portsmouth, N.H. He holds a graduate degree in finance from the ABA Stonier School at
ADP, Inc., was recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in management. Prior to his current position, he worked in the financial services field for 15 years, most recently with Fidelity Investments, where he received awards based upon sales goals attained.
King Edward Society Lives Through Generations
When Joseph Petrie ’61, of Norwood, Mass., attended the 50th anniversary of the King Edward Society, he looked forward to sharing memories with his former classmates. Thanks to the youngest of his four sons, author of a column in Masslive.com, stories of the society’s “good old days” also reached a few thousand readers. David Petrie unexpectedly—and reluctantly—found himself accompanying his parents to the Mass and reunion. The following is excerpted from his June 15, 2010 column. All I could picture was a bunch of old men standing around with their wives talking about the good old days while I stole glances at my watch. “No, it’ll have been a long day,” I explained. “What time is the Mass? I can probably meet you for that and then I’ll want to head home.” So that Saturday night I met my parents at Saint Anselm College. My father was returning to campus to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the King Edward Society, a charitable fraternity he had founded with a couple
of classmates. I had forgotten to ask where the Mass was being held, but after a few wrong turns I found them in the sanctuary under the main chapel. The Mass was well attended by young and old. The current batch of King Edward Society members all sat in the front pews in green blazers with gold insignias. Men my father’s age—and my age—warmly greeted each other and Fr. Mathias, who said the Mass, joked as if leading a locker room prayer. When he smiled and told everyone, “Don’t worry, this Mass counts for Sunday,” the sanctuary filled with cheers. When the Mass ended my parents tried to convince me to go eat with them at a restaurant. They didn’t want me driving home on an empty stomach. Men kept interrupting us to introduce themselves to my father. Something told me I needed to go with them to the hockey rink where the banquet was scheduled to take place. We walked into the Sullivan ice arena and carefully climbed down the steps to the
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floor of the rink. We took a seat at a round table away from the crowded and noisy bar. A slide show looped on a big screen, and my mother kept trying to point my father out in one of the old photos. “There you are, see?” she’d ask, and then his young face would disappear again. As we sat I watched the rink fill. Men of all ages, some alone, some with their wives, streamed down the stands, reuniting with old friends. There were men like Gerald Good, who graduated in 1981. He was president of the King Edward Society in his senior year. He owns a Dodge dealership in Weymouth, Mass., and his two sons attended Saint Anselm and both became members of the King Edward Society. His son Gerry graduated in 2009 and his son Sean was a sophomore. Gerry said, “The men I was fortunate enough to be involved with are still the greatest friends I have in this world. We can always count on each other when needed, even today.” There were men like Walter Gallo, the 53
(King Edward, cont’d) former vice president of Saint Anselm College. For 35 years he was the moderator of the King Edward Society. He raised two sons who went to Saint Anselm and both became members. His son Walter graduated in 1983 and Geoffrey graduated in 1985. There were men like Andrew Litz ’78, who is now the college’s associate dean of students. He works with current King Edward Society members, and every year coordinates the fraternity’s involvement with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. There were men like David Cosgrove ’95, who was elected president of the Society in his junior year. He’s now a principal member of a leadership training company. He met his wife at Saint Anselm. They live in Duxbury, Mass., with their three children. And then there were young men like Ryan Turner ’10 from Charlton, Mass. He’s the outgoing president of the King Edward Society. He’s heading off to a career at EMC, just like Tom Cullen, from Quincy, who graduated in 2009. Tom’s father went to Saint Anselm, and yes, he was also a member. The men of the King Edward Society have touched countless lives. They’ve pulled together food donations to create Thanksgiving baskets that they distributed to needy families—something my father told me he used to do with his father. They’ve become Big Brothers for at-risk children. When the economic downturn clobbered a local Catholic school these young men stepped in and supervised recess and ran extra-curricular activities so the teachers could focus on teaching and maybe get a break during the day. When an elderly woman’s apartment caught fire they helped her move all the possessions she had left. Every fall, members drive around town looking for elderly residents who can’t rake the leaves and then they pull into the driveway and silently clear yards and lawns. They’ve coached youth basketball, coordinated dances for senior citizens, helped fellow students, and over the years, raised thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society. And to think my father founded this group. As I sat next to him on the floor of that iceless hockey rink, my father was thrilled. Part of his excitement came from the distant memories 54
his excitement came from the distant memories of a group of students he pulled together to try to do some good. Part of it came from all the people, known and unknown, who stopped and thanked him for his work. Part of it came from me just being there. …At that moment he was one of the happiest men alive because I sat at his side. And I didn’t want to leave.
advice on evaluating emergency rooms before the need for one arises. Menard’s first job in the health care setting was at the switchboard of what is now Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. She began her career as a bedside nurse, and after adding an M.B.A to her resume spent the next phase of her career in hospital administration. Menard’s connection to Saint Anselm College goes back to her grandmother, who rode the trolley up the hill to cook in the monastery. Fr. Cecil Donahue, O.S.B., of Saint Anselm Abbey, officiated at the funeral mass of her father, a Manchester firefighter. The author and her husband, Arthur, live in Sarasota, Florida, and make frequent trips to New Hampshire.
1994 Stephen Osowiecki is a
vice president of Newtown Savings Bank. He lives in Beacon Falls, Conn.
Health Care Savvy: Ellen (McVeigh) Menard ’74 As a former R.N. and senior hospital executive, Ellen Menard understands the health care system well. She also sees the hospital experience from a patient’s perspective. When she was 32, she was diagnosed with a tumor and her personal experience as a patient began. Her tumor, though benign, led to neurological consequences and three surgeries. Menard shares her experience in a book, The Not So Patient Advocate (subtitled How to get the Health Care you Need Without Fear or Frustration), as well as in speaking engagements and interviews. She has appeared on radio and television programs, and is a frequent keynote speaker and lecturer. Her book, published by a Maryland public relations firm, covers practical dos and don’ts for people who have a loved one undergoing medical treatment. It was cited in The New York Times for offering helpful
1998 Tricia (Hogan) Burdo
spoke with members of Probe & Scalpel, the college’s biology club, about her postgraduate education and career as a researcher specializing in neuroAIDS pathogenesis and HIV/SIV peripheral neuropathy. After earning a Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology from Pennsylvania State College, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. Since 2007, she has been a research assistant professor at Boston College.
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Timothy J. Smith received a 2009 INRE (Independent Reviewers of New England) award for best supporting actor in a musical. He was recognized for his roles in “Jerry Springer, the Opera,” and “Kiss Me Kate.” Last summer, Smith played Orin in “Little Shop of Horrors” at Theatre-by-the-Sea in Matunuk, R.I. and Jester in “Jester’s Dead” at the Philly Fringe Festival. This fall, he’s Daddy Warbucks in Wheelock Children’s Theatre’s production of “Annie.” Smith has also been an acting ensemble member and faculty member at Vermont’s Breadloaf School of English. The actor got his start at Saint Anselm, where he was a natural science major who took lots of philosophy and acted in three musicals. He earned an M.F.A. in acting from Rhode Island College and completed studies at the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island.
a form of religion in the Roman Empire. He is an assistant professor of classics at Hope College in Holland, Mich.
Elizabeth ( Jorgensen) Nickerson is an associate lawyer at Shaheen and Gordon in Concord, N.H. She graduated from Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Jessica Rocheleau, of Hardwick, Mass., is an assistant professor of biology at Western New England College. She holds a Ph.D. in biochemical and molecular pharmacology from the University of Massachusetts and was a visiting professor at Misericordia University.
2004 Peter Francini is in the guidance department at Malden Catholic High School.
Jane Hirsch, of Lee, N.H., earned a master’s
2000 Michael Dodge is an adjunct
professor of writing in Boston University’s Department of Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations. He is a political strategist and media relations specialist and was the communication director in the office of U.S. Rep. Ron Lewis in Washington, D.C. He has a master’s degree in corporate public relations.
Jaclyn ( Johnson) Stone recently visited Saint Anselm College to talk with economics and business students about job strategies, corporate financial management, and business hiring. Stone is a senior financial manager at BAE Systems, one of the country’s largest global defense companies. After graduating with a degree in economics, she completed BAE’s Financial Leadership Development Program and earned an M.B.A from Boston College.
Working in the company’s Nashua, N.H., offices, she is part of the company’s engineering finance group.
2001
Tim Powers is the athletic director at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H. He was previously the A.D. at Pelham High School.
2002
Melissa Surawski is an assistant professor of psychology at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa. She completed a doctorate at the University of New Hampshire in 2007.
2003 Steven Maiullo earned a Ph.D.
degree in public administration at the University of New Hampshire. She is a case manager at Community Partners.
Naomi Kaloudis earned a master’s degree in art history and archaeology at the University of Missouri-Columbia and is pursuing a Ph.D. in the classics department.
2005 Stephen Dandeneau
is a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Providence, R.I.
in Greek and Latin from Ohio State University. His dissertation, which he is revising into a book, studies the transformation of philosophy into 55
They Readeth Well: Charles Grossman ’91 Charlie Grossman brought a crowd of poetic pupils to this year’s Shakespeare’s Birthday celebration on campus. He began bringing students to the April event early in his teaching career, but had not participated recently. In March, English professor Gary Bouchard, who organizes the literary tradition, was happy to learn that his former student was hired as principal of Little Harbour School in Portsmouth, N.H., last fall. “He called and asked if he could bring kids over to read sonnets and I sent over the sonnets I had left,” the professor says. “Only later did I find out he was bringing the entire 5th grade, 65 kids. About 25 kids read sonnets. People were buzzing about what a fantastic job they did.” After a post-graduate year doing itinerant work such as planting trees in Louisiana, Grossman went to the University of New Hampshire for a master’s degree in teaching reading. His career began at a middle school in Pembroke, N.H., after which he took a job as assistant principal in Nottingham. Five years later, he became principal of the K-5 school in Portsmouth. He is enjoying his second year in the position. “Funny things happen over the course of a day that you don’t get working in an office,” he says about working with young children. Professor Bouchard recalls his former pupil as being “very funny and properly cynical. The only senior thesis ever on William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch.” “I like sonnets, but I’m more of a 20th century guy,” Grossman admits. Two of his favorite authors are John Cheever and James Thurber. When it comes to reading to his two sons, ages six and three, his pick is Dr. Suess’s Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? Grossman lives in Newburyport, Mass., with his wife, Allison (Fennell) ’91.
2005 Michael Donovan is a police
sergeant in Marshfield, Mass. He is studying law at Suffolk University.
James Melone is principal of Saint Mary’s School (pre-K to Grade 8) in Temple, Tex. Kiersten Spongberg is earning a Ph.D. in classical and near eastern archaeology at Bryn Mawr College.
2006 Heather Lemire earned a
Candace (Cunha) Schaefer ’07 spoke to students recently at the NHIOP’s Center for the Study of New Hampshire Politics and Civic Life. A politics major with certificates in French and public policy, she is the director of constituent services for U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Previously, she worked as a community representative for Congressman Paul Hodes. She lives in Pembroke. 56
master’s degree in nursing (cum laude), with a concentration of women’s health nurse practitioner, at Boston University. She is pursuing a forensics certificate at Boston College.
Diana Meyer is a staffing manager at Staffing Now, an administrative recruiting services firm in Boston, Mass.
Laura Rossi is pursuing a master’s degree in communication studies at Boston University.
2007
Ryan F. Burns is pursuing a master of music degree in vocal performance at the University of Connecticut, where he received a full-tuition graduate assistantship. Ashley Capachione is a member and visitor services representative at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, and an artist coordinator at the Otherside Gallery and Café.
Bridget Luddy is the banquet supervisor at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, and was recognized as Employee of the Year. Amanda McGowan is an art consultant at McGowan Fine Art in Concord, N.H.
Maria Valentino was named to the 20102011 Western New England Law Review.
2008 Thomas E. Burke Jr. is a police
officer in West Springfield, Mass.
Melissa Carvalho is a program cost/ schedule controller at Raytheon in North Andover, Mass. She earned a M.B.A. at Rivier College.
Molly Gayton, a graduate student in Tufts University’s classics department, received the Sarah Plummer Memorial Prize from the Tufts Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Alex Witkowicz is a multimedia editor at Ski and Skiing magazines in Boulder, Co. (An economics major with a talent for photography, he was featured in Portraits Fall/Winter 2007.)
2009 Lisa Anderson is pursuing a master of education degree at Boston College.
Francesca Botteri is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in film at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Eric Holland is studying quantum computing as a doctoral candidate in Yale University’s physics department.
Joelle Millar is a graduate student and teaching assistant at the Boston College School ofTheology and Ministry, specializing in youth and young adult faith.
Ray Munroe is a student at Dartmouth Medical School.
Kevin O’Brion is pursuing a master’s degree in environmental science at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Cory True is web producer and editor in the Saint Anselm College Office of College Communications and Marketing.
Sarah Vickers volunteered in Jamaica with Passionist Volunteers International.
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Rescue is his Business: Matt Calcutt ’92 When Matt Calcutt went to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, he brought some friends with him: four dogs with very good noses. He was the coordinator of the Squaw Valley Ski Patrol Avalanche Dog Rescue Team, which was the only American rescue dog team invited by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Fortunately, the well-trained sniffers were not needed—but avalanches are not uncommon in the Rockies, and they were ready to dig in (literally) in the event one should occur. In training exercises, “the Squaw Dogs” can locate their masters’ ski gloves or hats under two feet of snow, even after 24 hours. They cover the snowy terrain about six times faster than a human search and rescue team. “Being asked to participate was a big honor,” Calcutt says. “This is the highlight of all the handlers’ and dogs’ careers.” Calcutt’s human team members train their golden retrievers and border collies to high standards, sometimes burying themselves in snow caves to test the canines’ skills. Besides having keen noses, the dogs must have high endurance levels and be able to tune out helicopter noise and ride ski lifts. For a business major, Calcutt has an unusually dangerous profession. As a staff ski patroller at Squaw Valley Resort in Truckee, California, he is trained to anticipate and control avalanches on the steep slopes and to rescue skiers and snowboarders who get lost or injured. Squaw Valley receives more than 37 feet of snow each winter on its 4,000 acres of terrain. Depending on the avalanche forecast, patrollers often begin work in darkness several hours before sunrise and set off explosives in the powder to trigger miniature slides. But they also know how to have fun. In April, Calcutt competed in the U.S. Professional Ski Patrol Olympics, taking first in the simulated bomb toss. When he’s not skiing or training rescue dogs and volunteer ski patrollers, Calcutt is a flight officer paramedic with the California Highway Patrol. He enjoys the diversity of helicopter rescue work: “We do pursuits, surveillance, search and rescue. We might be chasing down a criminal, hoisting someone off a cliff, or transporting someone who broke his leg on the John Muir Trail,” he says. “Flying around helping people is a pretty good job.” 57
Hooked on Fish: Biologist Paul Music ’96 The population of sea-run
Atlantic salmon in the rivers of the northeastern United States once seemed inexhaustible. Today, a handful of Maine rivers harbor the country’s remaining wild salmon—barely one percent of its historic population. If the endangered species is to survive at all, it will be due to the work of biologists like Paul Music. Music has worked with Atlantic salmon on Down East rivers since 2001, primarily on the Narraguagus. He captures juvenile salmon, called smolts, and collects data using techniques such as gill biopsies and blood sampling. Another technique is surgically implanting acoustic transmitters known as “pingers” so that he can track the fish and determine migration success, routes, patterns and speed. Music’s employer is Integrated Statistics, in Woods Hole, Mass. He is based at a field station in Orono, Maine, and contracted out to agencies including NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations) and the National Marine Fisheries Service. He can often be found in a canoe or a lobster boat, or standing in the middle of a stream. Business trips take him to places such as Labrador, Newfoundland, and Greenland, where the traveling salmon spend the winter. Since fish do not recognize boundaries, his work involves cooperation with international governments and organizations. Music learned about meticulous data collection from biology professor Jay Pitocchelli. “I became somewhat of a statistics geek and went from pre-med to studying wildlife,” he says. He recalls setting up bird feeders behind Gadbois Hall and documenting species. He still counts birds – but they are mainly double-crested cormorants, which prey on little salmon.
Back in the Trenches: Alumni dig history with current students Alumni return to Saint Anselm for reunions and events--but many also return to contribute their time and their knowledge. They speak to students in classes and clubs; coach undergraduate debaters; choreograph and direct student performers; and much more. Five Anselmians have such good memories of the college’s archaeological dig in Italy that they spent part of last summer volunteering as trench supervisors on the site. Molly Gayton ’09, Kiersten Spongberg ’05, Naomi Kaloudis ’04 (pictured), Brad Duncan ’09, and James Falcetti ’06 worked alongside 16 students and professors conducting excavations in Umbria, Italy. Gayton, Spongberg, and Kaloudis are studying classics in postgraduate programs. Duncan studies chemistry at the University of Massachusetts; Falcetti teaches Latin at Holy Spirit Academy in Atlanta, Ga.
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Building her Own Brand: Meghan (Briggs) Lynch ’02
Alumni News Mark Your calendar The Dana Center for the Humanities Nov. 4: “Oedipus Rex,” by Sophocles, presented by New Art Theatre. Nov. 11-13: Anselmian Abbey Players present “The Government Inspector,” by Nikolai Gogol. Nov. 19: Mariachi de Los Camperos. Dec. 2: The Ying Quartet. Dec. 3: Cherish the Ladies. Dec. 8: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, presented by the Nebraska Theatre Caravan.
Working in a fast-paced advertising agency means thinking on your feet, shifting gears constantly, working through dinner, and having your iPhone by your side 24 hours a day. It’s an environment Meghan Lynch thrives in, even though she envisioned a much different future. As an English major, she only took a job as a receptionist at an ad agency as a way to pay for graduate school. But by the time she finished her master’s degree, she was in love with the world of TV production, web site development, and marketing. “I began to enjoy my day job more and more and started seeing a future for myself in it,” she says. Lynch quickly worked her way up in the field through her creativity and professionalism, and now is one of the three managing partners for Six-Point Creative Works, in Springfield, Mass. The company was dubbed “a company to watch” in the September 27, 2010, edition of BusinessWest, and Lynch was named one of western Massachusetts’ “40 Under 40” up-and-coming business leaders. The firm’s clients run the gamut from industrial and high-technology to arts and entertainment. One national brand client is Hyde Tools. Another is the NBA development league Springfield Armor, for which they developed the brand, logo, publications, and marketing strategy. Six-Point was the local public relations agency for Cirque de Soleil’s western Massachusetts performances, which led to some of the young executive’s most fun and memorable assignments. It’s not exactly “Mad Men,” the television drama about a 60s Madison Avenue ad agency (although Lynch does have its sinister-sounding theme song as her ring tone). “It’s very fast paced. You’d think we were working in an emergency room sometimes,” she says. “Communication happens so quickly with the Internet, social media, and the 24-hour news cycle. You have to be constantly monitoring what’s going on to protect your client’s brand and respond rapidly. The one or two day lag time has completely gone out the window.” That’s part of why Lynch enjoys the public relations field. “Every day is different. It’s always fresh, and you learn about every one of your clients’ businesses. It’s actually very much a liberal arts experience, actually. You’re not just focusing on one thing, you’re being part of the latest thinking in more than just one area.” She’s often creating two approaches simultaneously. “With Hyde Tools, we’re helping them to sell to the big box stores and at the same time advertise products directly to consumers. It takes a creative mind but also a very analytical mind. Being open and willing to hear new ideas is also critical.” Lynch’s plate is just as full when she’s not at her desk. She lives with her husband near Springfield, where she is involved in her church and several nonprofits. Cycling the back roads is one of her favorite ways to relax and unwind after a busy work week.
Saint Anselm Choir Dec. 4: DecemberSong at the Abbey Church. Alva de Mars Megan Chapel Art Center Nov. 11-Dec. 9: “The MacDonald Collection: Works of Faith and Devotion from the Permanent Collection.” (Closed Nov. 24-27.) January 28-March 19, 2011: “Likeness and Reflection: The Allure of Paris and New York,” an exhibition of works by Toronto-based photographer Ronald Hurwitz.
Upcoming Alumni Events December 7: NYC Alumni Christmas Reception January 13, 2011: Manchester Chapter Winter Social February 20, 2011 Alumni Skating Party, Sullivan Arena
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Friendship is Golden There are now 1,004 Golden Anselmians among the college’s 17,879 living alumni. At the reunion in June, 28 new members were inducted into the Order of Golden Anselmians commemorating the 50th anniversary of their graduation from Saint Anselm. New members joined with some previous inductees and some who were just a few years shy of going golden at a special dinner in Davison Hall. Members of the class of 1960 were joined by some long-time Goldens like George Mansour ’42 celebrating his 68th reunion and Dick Mullaney ’47, there for his 63rd reunion. Harvey Clement, Fr. Cecil Donahue, O.S.B. and Harold Jennings from the class of 1950 were present for their 60th reunion. A small, but growing contingent of women inductees like Maureen (Sullivan) Bissonnette and Constance (Hebert) Hamel joined classmates Richard Cook and Arnold Demers on the occasion of their 55th reunion. Paul and Lucille Megan, both from the class of 1958, told Portraits staff that they were the first couple to meet at Saint Anselm and then marry. We wish them and all the Goldens many happy anniversaries to come. Members of the class of 1961 will go golden on June 10, 2011.
Bob ’60 and Lillian St. Germain
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Bob Murphy ’53
Tom O’Connor ’52
Paul ’58 and Lucille ’58 (Mondou) Megan
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Suzanne (Bradley) Smith ’57 Jinny Mullin ’57
Edward ’54 and Phyllis Doherty
Moe ’59 and Joyce ’60 Arel
Jim ’60 and Pat Dudley
Fr. Frank Garrity ’51
Carol and Ron Doran ’60
Harvey ’50 and Gisele Clement
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Milestones
MARRIAGES Kerri (Zuba) ’95 and Jonathan Kelly, Sept. 26, 2010, Pawtucket, R.I. Stephanie (Brucato) ’99 and Bryan Aucoin, May 30, 2010, Plymouth, Mass. Christopher DeRoma ’99 and Michelle Granara, Aug. 14, 2010, Watertown, Mass. Mark Lavigne ’87 and Paula Saour, April 24, 2010, Atlanta, Ga. Shaun C. Kennedy ’00 and Lauren Halloran, Dec. 31, 2009, Stoneham, Mass.
Andrea (Tuttle) ’06 and Robert O’Brien ’06, July 5, 2009, Salem, Mass.
Sarah (Crowley) ’00 and Michael Perry ’00, twins, Ava Marie and Christian Robert, Sept. 17, 2008.
Sara E. Carney ’07 and Joseph P. Imparato ’06, Oct. 11, 2010, North Andover, Mass.
Jaclyn (Covelle) Olivieri ’00 and David, a daughter, Lucia Marie, May 20, 2010.
Monique (Goodno) ’07 and Timothy Day, June, 2010, Hampton, N.H.
Jessica (Bedard) Fleming ’01 and Sean, a daughter, Isabella Taylor, April 22, 2010.
Elissa (Rauth) ’08 and Adam Schibley ’07, June 6, 2009, Saint Anselm Abbey Church.
Lynne (Comer) Shugrue ’01 and Christopher, a daughter, Brenna Jean, May 14, 2010.
Timothy Littlefield ’08 and Terri Groulx, Feb. 6, 2010, Saint Anselm Abbey Churc.
Chelsea (Dionne) Connelly ’01 and Neil, a son, Ryan, Feb. 5, 2010.
Gregory Costa ’02 and Jennifer Spencer, July 25, 2010, East Sandwich, Mass.
FUTURE ANSELMIANS
Allison (Crombie) ’02 and Timothy Kenty, April 24, 2010, Arlington, Va.
Conway ’94, a son, Graham Patrick, Nov. 11, 2009.
Eleana (Rogan) Conway ’95 and Michael
Laura (Donadio) ’02 and Jeremiah Mulcahy, April 26, 2008, Boston, Mass.
Melissa (Comeiro) ’96 and Thomas Brown ’96, a daughter, Amanda Gabrielle, March 23, 2010.
Kerry (Shea) ’02 and Gregory DeSista, June 13, 2010, Ashland, Mass.
Mary-Ellen (Odesse) Deschenes ’96 and Michael, a son, Benjamin Michael, Feb. 23, 2010.
Catherine (Murphy) ’03 and Jeff Corriveau, Nov. 1, 2008, Peabody, Mass.
Kelly (Ranfos) LeBlond ’96 and Michael, a daughter, Eva Kristi, Feb. 17, 2010.
Katherine (Menard) ’03 and Matthew Creedon, July 31, 2010, Wallingford, Vt.
Melissa (Fall) Berkley ’97 and Jonathan, twins, Avery Ellen and Meredith Julianne, Feb. 2, 2010.
Kara O’Brien ’03 and Ray Brandariz, March 19, 2010, Stowe, Vt.
Carrie (Riendeau) Arnold ’98 and Christopher, a daughter, Sadie Catherine, Nov. 21, 2009.
Ryan Sullivan ’03 and Emily Duffett, Nov. 14, 2009, Brighton, Mass.
Marcia (Welch) Wallace ’98 and Aaron, a daughter, Riley Elizabeth, Dec. 16, 2009.
Kelly (Duchesne) ’04 and David Soucy, June 26, 2010, Manchester, N.H.
Jamie (Donovan) Perwak ’99 and Brian, a daughter, Devon Lillian, Dec. 10, 2009
Kara Marie Monahan ’04 and Randy Koslowsky, Aug. 21, 2009, Falmouth, Mass.
Erika (McCreesh) Gorman ’99 and Stephen, a son, Aidan Joseph, Aug. 20, 2009.
Meaghan O’Neil ’04 and Todd Micklovich ’05, Oct. 17, 2009, Saint Anselm Abbey Church.
Kevin M. Lemoi ’99 and Daisy, a son, Andrew, Sept. 22, 2009.
Karen (Spellman) ’04 and Gary Kerr ’06, Aug. 6, 2010, Arlington, Mass.
Meghan (O’Hara) Maceiko ’99 and Michael, a daughter, Kathryn Elena, July 10, 2010.
Jessie (Virgilio) ’04 and Matthew Crombie ’04, July 24, 2010, Dalton, Mass.
Kelly (O’Malley) ’99 and Matthew Elio ’99, a son, Connor Michael, May 12, 2010.
James C. Carney ’05 and Erica Connolly, June 20, 2010, Chatham, Mass.
Laurie (Silverio) Nataupsky ’99 and Adam, twins, Chase Matthew and Luke Thomas, Dec. 8, 2009.
Judith Crowley ’05 and Michael A. Davis ’03, Aug. 1, 2009, Manchester, N.H.
Alison (MacLeod) Sekelsky ’99 and Tim, a son Mather Daniel, May 27, 2009.
Kaitlyn (Cook) ’06 and Ross Attfield ’06 Oct. 11, 2009, Hyannisport, Mass.
Kathleen (Riga) Ziegler ’99 and Mike, a son, Dominic William, April 24, 2010
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Kerry (Morse) Lawson ’01 and Christopher, a daughter, Olivia Morse, March 10, 2010. Adrianne ( Jussaume) Richard ’02 and Robert, a daughter, Avalynn Victoria, May 24, 2010. Kathleen (McDowell) ’02 and Matthew Petillo ’95, a daughter, Madeleine Grace, July 25, 2008. Kate (Godbout) ’03 and Shaun St. Onge ’03, a daughter, Emma Margaret, March 12, 2010. Sheila (Osgood) Kolodzinski ’03 and Jay, a daughter, Anna June, Dec. 30, 2009. Alissa (Demers) Boutilier ’04 and William, a son, Chandler William, Nov. 15, 2009. Kelly (Garofalo) O’Halloran ’05 and Colin, a daughter, Keira McCarthy, April 15, 2010.
in Memoriam
Frank J. Kozacka ’39, Exeter, N.H., July 5, 2010. Lewis B. Basquil ’40, Manchester, N.H., Aug. 24, 2010. Austin E. Frain ’47, Keene, N.H., Aug. 28, 2010. Elmer T. Bourque ’48, Manchester, N.H., June 5, 2010. The Rev. Monsignor John E. Molan ’48, Manchester, N.H., June 13, 2010. George J. Provencher ’48, Nashua, N.H., June 29, 2010. Robert J. Ridge Sr. ’48, Portland, Maine, Feb. 26, 2009. Thomas Kilcoyne Jr. ’49, Dover, Mass., July 4, 2010. Alexander Kalinski ’52, Bedford, N.H., June 22, 2010. Maurice P. Vigeant ’52, Dracut, Mass., March 6, 2010. James H. Bradley ’53, Manchester, N.H., September 17, 2010 Roberta C. Laflamme ’55, Mission Viejo, Calif., April 18, 2010. John Stanton ’55, Manchester, N.H., July 5, 2010. Francis O’Donnell ’57, Bedford, N.H., Aug. 28, 2010. Edgar W. Houde Jr. ’58, Cape Neddick, Maine, April 1, 2010. Edward F. Brendle Jr. ’59, Ocala, Fla., Aug. 3, 2010. Pauline M. Morrissette ’59, Raymond, N.H., May 24, 2010. Peter D. Kirwin ’64, North Falmouth, Mass., April 23, 2010. Alfred Mahoney ’64, Duxbury, Mass., Jan. 19, 2009. Louise Tremblay ’64, Manchester, N.H., April 12, 2010. Francis H. Jaczuk Jr. ’68, Merrimack, N.H., Aug. 24, 2010.
Lucille E. Davison, a faithful friend of the college, died June 1, at age 93. Davison Construction, owned by Lucille’s husband, Robert C., was responsible for most of the construction on the Saint Anselm College campus, and the main dining facility is named in the couple’s honor. Robert and Lucille established the Fr. Bernard Holmes Scholarship in memory of their dear friend, Fr. Bernard. After Robert’s death in 1999, Lucille maintained her relationship with Saint Anselm College and served on the Board of Trustees. In 2004, she received an honorary degree from Saint Anselm. Mrs. Davison is remembered for her elegance, wit and magnetic personality, as well as her philanthropy. “She loved travel and good art and her beautiful family and home; she was bright and astute, dignified and witty, always very well-informed,” Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B., says.
Leo Kevin Hannaway ’69, York, Maine, July 6, 2010. Eugene R. Sirois ’71, Waterville, N.H., May 15, 2010. Donald P. Govoni Jr. ’72, Harwich, Mass., Aug. 2, 2010. Edward Guinea ’74, Watertown, Conn., June 27, 2010. William M. Isbill ’74, Maryville, Tenn., Feb. 24, 2010. William J. Miller, III ’74, Salisbury, N.H., April 4, 2010. Stephen P. Conway ’75, Beverly, Mass., Aug. 27, 2010. Elizabeth (O’Brien) Chute ’78, Dover, N.H., May 9, 2010. Margaret (Powers) Gulley ’78, West Roxbury, Mass., July 3, 2010. Cynthia “Cindy” Connatser ’79, Pelham, N.H., Aug. 3, 2010. Thomas Wilson, ’91, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 31, 2010. Adam J. Aldrich ’06, Nashua, N.H., March 11, 2010.
FRIENDS
John A. Deswert, former Physical Plan employee, June 20, 2010. William J. Peacock, Economics and Business adjunct professor, May 29, 2010. Marvin Sweet, Fine Arts adjunct professor, June 25, 2010. Jeanne Welch, former Geisel Library employee, July 16, 2010.
Thomas John Cassady, a former trustee of Saint Anselm College, died June 21 at the age of 89. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and worked for Merrill Lynch, becoming the financial management firm’s youngest president before retiring in 1978. Cassady served on the college’s board of trustees from 1970-1987, and received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Saint Anselm College in 1970. 63
End Note
Standing left to right - Maureen Donaher Haugland, Jody Harvey Puppulo, Carolyn Espelage Girardi, Patti Smith Ashland, Patricia Wright, Helen Breton Manseau. Seatedl left to right - Castle Howland Bonner, Linda Wilson Roberts, Lucille Moran Watt, Lee Jackson Georgi. All class of 1965.
The Joy of Remembering In 1965, Fr. Placidus Riley, O.S.B., was president of Saint Anselm College. There was no Saint Benedict statue on the quad. Alumni Hall was still called the Administration Building. And of course, there were very few women on campus. Forty years ago, the female students were all studying to become nurses, and they stuck together. They had to: there was no women’s dorm and they weren’t allowed to eat in the dining hall. They lived together in downtown Manchester and rode the bus to the college every day for classes. Although five years shy of their induction into the Golden Anselmians, a group of women from the Class of 1965 couldn’t wait to get together—so they planned a get-together for Reunion Weekend in June. Catherine Castle (Howland) Bonner was chief organizer of the mini-reunion, bringing fellow classmates together for a luncheon in the President’s dining room. “It was delightful. I hadn’t seen some of them since we graduated,” said Patty Ashland, a pediatric nurse in Augusta, Maine. “We had a lot of memories to share—including getting to our dorm near City Hall and finding that it was under renovation and there weren’t even stalls for the toilets yet.” They also recalled the time their van broke down on the way to clinicals at a Massachusetts hospital and they got out and pushed. Being a female minority had its challenges and its advantages, she says. “When you were a freshman you were asked out a lot. I guess I’d led kind of a sheltered life: It took a whole semester before I realized I didn’t have to take every date. I didn’t do too well that semester!” The classmates updated each other on careers and families, looked at photos, and laughed a lot.
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Martin Receives Legacy Gift Bridget Martin ’11, from Mansfield, Mass., is the 2010-2011 Fr. Bernard Holmes, O.S.B., scholar, receiving a full tuition scholarship for her senior year. An English major, Martin will write her senior thesis on mountain imagery in the poetry of Shelley, Byron and Wordsworth. She is also completing certificates in fine arts and Spanish. In addition to her academic responsibilities, Martin is the news editor of The Crier and plans to participate in SBA Jamaica or South Dakota this year. Last year, she joined the SBA program doing homeless outreach in Washington, D.C., and was a volunteer in the English for New Americans program in Manchester. Graduate school is in her future, and she hopes to have a career in writing. An athlete as well as a scholar, Martin is vice president of the soccer club and has completed two Boston Marathons.
The Holmes Award was established through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Davison, in memory of Fr. Bernard Holmes, O.S.B., former president of the college. Martin says the assistance eases her family’s financial strain and helped her afford to study Islamic culture and art in Granada, Spain, last summer. “In a more symbolic sense, I want to embody the characteristics the scholarship represents for the rest of my life, and to honor Father Bernard’s memory by exemplifying the leadership, passion for learning, passion for helping others, and humility that he possessed,” she says.
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