SCSU Alumni Association Board of Directors 2008-2009 Michael Roshka, Jr., ’73, M.S. ’79, President Christopher Piscitelli, ’93, Vice President Denise Bentley-Drobish, ’90, M.S. ’92, Secretary William “Doc” Holley, ’55, Treasurer
Affectionately known by his fans as “The Coach,” he has received numerous honors in recognition of his coverage of high school sports, including induction into the Connecticut Scholastic and Collegiate Softball Hall of Fame and the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was honored by the Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors with the Distinguished Service Award — Outside the Field of Athletic Administration. DeMaio recently retired from a teaching career spanning more than two decades.
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Ms. Santiago-Martinez Goes to Washington
James Barber, ’64, M.S. ’79 Anthony Bonadies, ’58 Hugh S. Cafferty, ’69, M.S. ’70, 6th Yr. ’76 Kathy Glinka Coyle, ’74, M.S. ‘78, 6th Yr. ‘81 James Elmo, ’71 Patricia R. Giulietti, ’76, M.S. ’87 Jerry Katona, ’74, M.S. ’88 Anne Hollingworth Leone, ’51, M.S. ’61 John Mastrianni, ’66, M.S. ’73 Albert Mieczakowski, ’71 Mark A. Nivet, ’92 Judit Vasmatics Paolini, ’73, M.S. ’79, 6th Yr. ’93 Bessie Scott, ’70, M.S. ’78, 6th Yr. ’81 Teresa Sirico, ’70, M.S. ’73 Bridget Stepeck-Holt, ’95 Marvin G. Wilson, ’01, M.S. ’06
• Ex-Officio Dr. Cheryl J. Norton, President Megan A. Rock, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Michelle R. Johnston, Director of Alumni Relations Patrick Dilger, Director of Public Affairs Robin Sauerteig, Chair, SCSU Foundation, Inc.
Witnessing history in the making, Raquel SantiagoMartinez, ’79, and her daughter, Ariel, pictured below, cheered on then-President-Elect Barack Obama at Delaware’s Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, a stop on Obama’s train ride to the White House. January 17 was a lucky day for the Connecticut natives, who had traveled to Delaware to join the thousands
became the first to sign a gift book that would be presented to President Obama. Although Raquel describes the lead up to the ceremony as challengingly crowded, she says the event itself was overwhelmingly joyous. “When Barack and Michelle stood for the oath, you could hear a pin drop,” says Raquel. “You could see tears of pure joy on so many faces. The roar of approval and sound of applause was indescribable. It was, indeed, an experience of a lifetime.”
hoping to catch a glimpse of the incoming presidential team and their families. After arriving at the train station at 6:45 a.m. to wait in below-freezing weather, the mother and daughter were randomly selected to sit behind the speaker’s platform to watch the event. The duo enjoyed a stellar view of the speeches, after which Raquel received a handshake from Obama. Then it was on to Washington, D.C., where Raquel and Ariel visited the office of Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd to pick up tickets to the Inauguration ceremony — and Spring 2009 | 27