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Connecticut. Combining talents as an artist and an educator, he has worked as an art teacher and as the director of ACES Educational Center for the Arts. He has been a board member and adviser to numerous arts agencies, among them the Connecticut Commission for the Arts and the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. Board member Teresa M. Sirico, ’70, M.S. ’73, credits Professor Emeritus of Foreign Languages Marie GarciaAbrines with providing the guidance and support that helped her stay in school and earn her undergraduate degree. “Many people at Southern had a personal interest in their students that went above and beyond how they
Christopher M. Piscitelli, ’93, President Hugh S. Cafferty, ’69, M.S. ’70, 6th Yr. ’76, Vice President William “Doc” A. Holley, ’55, Treasurer Judit Vasmatics Paolini, ’73, M.S. ’79, 6th Yr. ’93, Secretary Michael Roshka, Jr., ’73, M.S. ’79, Past President Kathleen A. Bonvicini, ’83 James H. Booth, ’97 Phoebe Donehoo Browning, ’04, M.B.A. ’05 Nancy A. Charest, ’71, M.S. ’75, 6th Yr. ’77 Kathy Glinka Coyle, ’74, M.S. ’77, 6th Yr. ’81 Nancy J. Dudchik, ’88 Marybeth Heyward Fede, ’79, M.S. ’86 Patricia R. Giulietti, ’76, M.S. ’87 Jerry Katona, ’74, M.S. ’88 Edwin A. Klinkhammer II, ’71, M.S. ’76, 6th Yr. ’92 Mary Fedyn Martinik, ’76, M.S. ’86, 6th Yr. ’99 John F. Mastrianni, ’66, M.S. ’73 Donald G. Mitchell, ’57, M.S. ’61 Daniel J. Myers, ’01 Robert D. Parker, ’76 Teresa M. Sirico, ’70, M.S. ’73
were doing in a particular class,” she says. “They have had a profound impact on their students.” Sirico went on to
estate field. An active member of the Greater New Haven
earn two Southern degrees in political science and later
Association of Realtors, she served as the organization’s
established a scholarship at the university. She is a local
president in 1998 and was honored as Educator of the Year
realtor, educator, and author who specializes in the real
in 1999 and Realtor of the Year in 2004.
Alumni Professionals Day March 9 • 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Philadelphia Alumni Business After Hours April 6 • 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Donor Recognition Luncheon April 30 • 12 p.m.
Michael J. Adanti Student Center Grand Ballroom
Sedgeley Club Philadelphia, Pa.
Michael J. Adanti Student Center Grand Ballroom
Alumni from a wide variety of professions will talk to students about their careers in a relaxed atmosphere.
Alumni will gather to reconnect and reminisce at Philadelphia’s only working lighthouse.
Honoring Southern’s donors and the talented students and faculty who benefit from their generosity.
From buildings lauded for eco-friendly design to a reinvigorated, campuswide recycling program, the university is committed to keeping it green. That’s why Southern is a proud signatory of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment.
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Please support Southern and its students by contributing to the Campus Greening Fund. Donations may be made online at www.giving. SouthernCT.edu. Or call (203) 392-6515.
Historic Reflections Mediterranean and Greek Isles Luxury Cruise August 15-26 Join alumni and friends on Oceania Cruises’ Nautica as it voyages from Barcelona to some of the world’s most beautiful destinations, among them, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Florence, Amalfi/Positano, and Athens. Prices from $3,799, including airfare. For more information call Alumni Affairs at (203) 392-6500 or GoNext at (952) 918-8950 or (800) 842-9023. The brochure can be accessed at www.SouthernCT.edu/ alumni/upcomingevents/.
For more information on these and other events call (203) 392-6500 or go to www.SouthernCT.edu/ alumni/upcomingevents/.