2011 Class Gift donors sign a campaign banner.
2011 CLASS GIFT KICKOFF From her first day as a student at Bryant, senior Emily Murphy ’s goal focused on earning a degree and developing the skills to excel in her future career. Along the way, the Quincy, MA, native developed friendships and built
networks that have made for an unforgettable college experience. As a way to give back to Bryant, she is serving as a co-chair of the Senior Class Gift Campaign “Celebrating Our Bryant Spirit.” At the Class Gift Campaign fall kickoff event, Murphy and her peers raised more than $14,500, and unveiled three gift ideas, one of which will be chosen in February. The Class Gift of 2010 raised $41,000 and achieved a 55 percent participation rate. The Class of 2011’s goal is to raise $40,000 with a 50 percent participation rate. “Our experiences here have shaped the people that we are today,” says Murphy. “My four years at Bryant have been the best four years of my life so far, and I can’t walk away without saying thank you.”
students hear from fed chairman ben bernanke
Thirty-nine Bryant students studying finance and economics, accompanied by a group of faculty members, attended a question-and-answer session with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (pictured left) held in Providence last fall. The meeting was sponsored by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC). Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley (pictured right), who is also president of RIPEC, introduced Bernanke, noting that the students in attendance had the unique opportunity “to have a class taught by the foremost economist in the country.”
DANIEL DIMUGNO ’11 NAMED NATIONAL “ACTUARY OF TOMORROW” Early last year, when Daniel
strong record of service to the
Providence, RI, meal site for under-
DiMugno’s team placed third in the
University, good evidence of involve-
privileged adults and children.
nation in the 2nd Annual Actuarial
ment with the community, and out-
Case Competition sponsored by
standing progress on the actuarial
include combining what he has
DiMugno’s plans for the future
Travelers Insurance, he was excited
exams. We are confident that Daniel
learned in his major program of
to be part of such an amazing
will have a strong actuarial career,”
study with the skills and understand-
experience. Little did he know that
said Stuart A. Robertson Scholarship
ing he gained in courses for his envi-
it was just the first milestone he’d
representative Bill Hogan.
ronmental science minor. Drawn by
celebrate in 2010.
The award recognizes and
the opportunity to learn about the
encourages the academic achieve-
effect people have on the planet,
the senior, who hails from South
ments of undergraduate students
DiMugno took a course while study-
Windsor, CT, was awarded the
pursuing careers in actuarial science.
ing abroad in England that explored
Actuary of Tomorrow - Stuart A.
In addition to his academic accom-
different uses of alternative energy.
Robertson Memorial Scholarship by
plishments, DiMugno is a master
“It is more than a career path,” says
The Actuarial Foundation of
peer tutor in Bryant’s Academic
DiMugno. “It could alter my way of
Schamburg, IL. DiMugno, a member
Center for Excellence and has served
thinking and allow me to genuinely
of the Bryant Honors Program and
as an intern with the Lincoln
understand what we can do to help
the Class of 2011, is the sole recipi-
Financial Group and TicketNetwork.
save the earth.” One day he hopes to
ent of the $7,500 scholarship.
He is also active in the community as
combine his actuarial math acumen
a volunteer for the American Cancer
with his love of environmental science
Society and McAuley House, a
to help evaluate environmental risks.
At the start of the fall semester,
“Daniel’s application provided an outstanding academic record, a
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