PhoTo: michAel doyle ’17
Pictured: neil castronovo, Ph.d., michela d’eramo mesa ’06, President cesareo and bryan dockett ’91
Four honored for their dedication to the College
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hree alumni and a long-time Assumption administrator received awards from the Alumni Association for their devotion to the College during Reunion weekend in June. Neil Castronovo, Ph.D. received the Honorary Alumnus Award in recognition of his outstanding service and generosity to the College. He served the College through its Counseling Center for 30 years before retiring last December as dean of student development and director of counseling. During his tenure, he developed and implemented a wide range of outreach programs on mental health issues, established a network of support and referral services and counseled students, faculty and staff. A resident of Worcester, Castronovo and wife Virginia have two daughters and one grandchild, Will, for whom he serves as a full-time child care provider. Michela D’Eramo Mesa ’06 was honored with the Young Alumna Award in recognition of her demonstrated leadership and support of the Alumni Association and contributions to her profession. Involved with the Alumni Board since 2008, Mesa currently serves as its vice president and previously held the position of secretary. A loyal supporter of the College, she has attended various alumni events on and off campus and served on the committees for her fifth and tenth reunions. Mesa is the senior associate director of annual giving for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, where she has worked since graduating from Assumption with a B.A. in social and rehabilitation services. She and husband Juan reside in Waltham. Bryan Dockett ’91 was presented with the Jack L. Bresciani ’72 Outstanding Alumnus Award in recognition of continued service and devotion to the College; and for distinguished achievement. Dockett joined Live Nation Entertainment in New York City as its senior vice president for premium seat sales in March after 19 years as
an executive for Disney Theatrical Productions. A former class agent and a member of several Reunion planning committees, Dockett has hosted numerous alumni events in Florida and New York City, has donated Disney products for Assumption fundraisers and generously hosted groups of Assumption students during spring break trips to NYC. Dockett and wife Kerry (Haughey) ’92 are members of the College’s President’s Council and reside in Valhalla, NY, with their two daughters. Jeffrey Lagarce ’76 received the Fr. Louis Dion, A.A. ’35 Outstanding Achievement Award for exceptional achievement in his field. Promoted to president of Fidelity Institutional in April, Jeff most recently led Fidelity Institutional Asset Management, a business managing $500 billion in assets, and has been a senior leader in several Fidelity businesses. He also led distribution efforts with intermediaries Jeffrey lagarce ’76 during two different stints for Fidelity in Europe. He joined Fidelity in 1996 as senior vice president of institutional sales and client services at Fidelity Management Trust Company after holding a similar position with Allmerica Financial Institutional Services. A former Assumption trustee, Lagarce served as chair of Assumption’s Annual Fund for several years, and he and wife Sue (Daley) ’80 have generously hosted alumni receptions in their home. The Lagarces have three sons and reside in Sudbury.
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