Eastern Magazine 2012 Winter

Issue 18

Winter 2012

EASTERN Issue 18 | Winter 2012

In This Issue 1 From the President’s Desk 2 Eastern Alumni 4 Back in the Day 5 Creating Green Jobs 8 Eastern’s New Work Hub 10 Internships: Building Résumés and Careers 12 Workforce Development at Eastern

Features i-xvi Annual Report of Donors 14 Philanthropy 18 Athletics 20 Campus News 24 Class Notes Inside back cover Final Thoughts

Staff & Contributors Editor Edward Osborn Associate Editor Amy Brenner-Fricke Designers Kevin Paquin | Leigh Balducci Contributors Dwight Bachman | Meghan Carden

Arielle Cotoia | Peter Dane | Kate Harner Chris Herman | Gabrielle Little | Joseph McGann Ebony Minott | Robert Molta | Anne Pappalardo Ryan Rose | Michael Stenko | Kyle Verona Photographers Nick Lacy | Jack Wassell Executive Editor Kenneth J. DeLisa

EASTERN Magazine is published by the Division of Institutional Advancement for the benefit of alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of Eastern Connecticut State University.

EASTERN Magazine is printed on coated paper that is certifi ed by three environmental groups and manufactured with 30 percent post-consumer recycled fi ber.

HȐцȐȃɜȨɄȽɕ ȘɑɄȹ ɜȣȐ @ɑȐɕȨȇȐȽɜѼɕ ȐɕȰ As our nation seeks ways to regain our economic competitiveness, policymakers such as Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy have asked institutions of higher education to reexamine their curriculum and educational offerings to ensure that our graduates have the academic preparation and work-related skills they need to be successful.

I was privileged to hear Governor Malloy speak to the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce this past December.

In describing his vision for reenergizing Connecticut’s economy, the governor said we need “more homegrown jobs” in our state, and pointed to his new jobs bill, which is providing $600 million in jobs creation programs in such areas as bioscience, aero-science and manufacturing.

He also challenged higher education to be more responsive to the needs of employers.

Eastern is ready to answer that call. In fact, we pride ourselves on ensuring that our graduates are in position to compete for jobs in today’s competitive labor market. Our tagline: “A Liberal Education. Practically Applied.” speaks to the combination of a strong liberal arts foundation with opportunities for applied learning such as internships, undergraduate research and service learning. In this best of both worlds, students get the benefits of a traditional liberal arts education while growing professionally in a variety of real-life work settings.

This edition of EASTERN Magazine illustrates how far we have come in developing our educational niche. You will read about our new “Work Hub,” a space dedicated to providing on-campus internship opportunities to students by bringing client businesses on campus. There are also articles about Eastern’s response to high-demand occupations, including bio-medical, teaching, green jobs and other growing professional fields. Finally, there is an interesting story about how Eastern alumni are supporting their alma mater by providing internship opportunities in their businesses and organizations.

This issue of EASTERN also includes our annual list of donors. Thanks to more than 3,000 donors this past year, we were able to provide a record number of ECSU Foundation, Inc. scholarships to students in need while supporting a number of other University programs and initiatives. I thank all our donors for their generosity and commitment to our students. With their support, we are continuing to offer an outstanding liberal arts education to students from all walks of life.

Enjoy this issue of EASTERN Magazine, and stay in touch!

Elsa Núñez President EASTERN

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EASTERN ALUMNI ALUMNI OFFER ADVICE ON PATHWAYS TO SUCCESSFUL CAREERS On Nov. 9, the Office of Student Affairs hosted a “Pathways to a Successful Career” panel discussion in the Betty R. Tipton Room. Six successful Eastern graduates addressed more than 50 students, many who are still uncertain about a major.

“This was a wonderful collaboration among Student Affairs, Career Services and Institutional Advancement,” said Carmen Cid, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.

“Whenever you can bring back highly successful Eastern alumni to talk about their undergraduate days and how they were able to transition into their respective careers, it is a win-win for all parties.”

That way, students graduate on time,” added Cid. The six alumni speakers: Robert D. Cronin ’78, superintendent of the North Haven Public Schools; Glenn Anderson ’05, recruiter at Robert Half Technology; Dennis Insogna ’98, vice president of media sales at Design-2-Part; Todd Roberts ’87, president of Roberts Physical and Aquatic Therapy, LLC; Jennifer (Mueller) Tigeleiro ’93, director of professional development at Sunrise Northeast, Inc.; and Antonio Tigeleiro ’94, social work supervisor at the Connecticut Department of Children.

Robert D. Cronin ’78

“The important thing is to declare a major early and stay the course.

PRE-LAW SOCIETY PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURES ALUMNI

Dennis Insogna ’98 gave students some simple steps for choosing a major. “Ask yourself what you are truly passionate and enthusiastic about, and then make a list of your strengths. What profession relates to your strengths?” He also told the students to “take advantage of the fine opportunities that are available at Eastern.”

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2012 PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP AWARDS

On Nov. 10, an inaugural Pre-Law Society Panel Discussion was held in Science 301 to enable students considering law school to interact with alumni who are successful attorneys and have forged different kinds of law careers. From left: Bridget Gallagher ’91, partner in the Glastonbury office of the Hartford-area law fi rm Brown, Paindiris & Scott; Louis Pace ’77, chief clerk of the Judicial District of Danbury; Carmen Cid, dean of Eastern’s School of Arts and Sciences; Political Science Professor Nicole Krassas, faculty advisor to the Pre-Law Society; Michael Endler ’81, partner in the Albany, NY, office of the national law fi rm Boies, Schiller & Flexner; and Brian Levy, Eastern student and president of the Pre-law Society.

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Each year Eastern Connecticut State University proudly recognizes and honors alumni, faculty, administrators, staff and friends of the University for distinguished professional achievement and outstanding service to Eastern and the local university community through the President’s Leadership Awards.

The deadline for nominations is June 2012.

Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards: The Distinguished Alumni Award; The Distinguished Service Award; and The Hermann Beckert “Friends of the University” Award.

Nomination forms are available at www.easternct. edu/alumni/awards.htm.

A SEASON OF NETWORKING! Fall was a great time for networking for Eastern alumni, as old friends came together in Glastonbury, Mystic, Willimantic, Mansfield and Middletown. Keep up to date with upcoming alumni events in your area through the Office of Alumni Affairs website (www.easternct.edu/alumni/alumni_friends/) or through Facebook (search “ECSU Alumni Association”).

Eric McKenzie ’10, Tara Hall ’11 and Ricky Hernandez ’09 share a smile at a networking happy hour at Mezzo Grill in Middletown.

Deatra Slivinsky ’08 and Nicole Oppelt ’08 pose for a quick photo at a networking happy hour at Magarita’s in Mansfield.

HORROCKS/SWITCHENKO SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED

From left: Erika Barone ’10, Todd Vivolo ’10, Jeff Sullivan ’10 and Nikole Doolittle ‘10 at a networking happy hour at Hanafin’s in Glastonbury on Dec. 1.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eastern’s Alumni Association Board of Directors Nominating Committee is actively seeking names of alumni interested in serving on the Board of Directors.

Nominees must be active members of the Alumni Association by having made a gift to the university’s Annual Fund since July 1, 2011.

Health and Physical Education faculty James Lavin, Gregory Kane, Darren Robert, Daniel Switchenko, Robert Horrocks (Emeritus), Neil Williams, Michael Gerich, Darren Dale and Charles Chatterton at the Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Conference in Cromwell.

On Nov. 18, Eastern faculty, students and alumni honored Professor Emeritus Robert Horrocks at a lunch reception during the annual Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Conference in Cromwell. Horrocks retired in spring 2011 following a 32-year career on Eastern’s faculty; during the last 14 years, he chaired the Health and Physical Education (HPE) Department. To honor Professor Horrocks and Professor Daniel Switchenko, the two founders of the HPE Department, the Dr. Robert N. Horrocks and Dr. Daniel B. Switchenko Founders of HPE Endowed Fund has been established in support of HPE or Sport/Leisure Management majors with unmeet financial need and to support HPE programs and facilities. This new scholarship fund supersedes the Daniel B. Switchenko Endowed Fund for HPE that was established in 2002. To donate to the fund, contact Kyle Verona, development officer, at (860) 465-0003 or veronek@easternct.edu.

To be considered by the Nominating Committee, please provide a résumé along with a letter outlining your interest in serving on the board to: Michael J. Stenko Director of Alumni Affairs Gelsi-Young Hall, Room 137 Eastern Connecticut State University 83 Windham Street Willimantic, CT 06226 (860) 465-5302 (860) 465-4518 (FAX) stenkom@easternct.edu Nominations must be received by May 1.

For more information visit www.easternct. edu/alumni/directors.htm.

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Back in t he Day According to Christina Carico ’91, choosing to attend Eastern was a decision that changed the course of her life. “To be honest, college was not a destination in my family. No one in my family had a college degree, so it seemed very out of reach. I was a nice kid, a hard worker and social, but I had no plan for my future, and neither did anyone else.

I would have drifted, I think, for a long time without Eastern. I found a place where I thrived; my professors instilled curiosity and had high expectations, which I was hungry for and met. Then I met Nell Bourgoin, who hired me as an RA, and my work skills took off. The combination of succeeding academically, performing on the job, and Eastern’s sense of community was a foundation for me. During key developmental years, I grew up and gained confidence. All of a sudden I had a future.”

For Frederick Souza ’70, the skills set gained from a liberal arts education from Eastern has come in handy numerous times in the years since he embarked on his teaching career. “Throughout my career, it was always necessary to take on more than one job in order to afford life as a teacher. In 1970, my starting salary was $6,900,” he said. “I have worked as a tax preparer, as the primary financial person in a day care facility, as an elected clerk-treasurer in my community, and lately as a social networking coordinator for a thriving online craft business. I also did many years as a store clerk and went from the era of a hand-cranked register and item-by-item ordering to computer-based ordering and scanner guns for completing an order. None of this was ever a consideration in my education except that we were always taught to be proactive and to learn and embrace what was needed to get the job done well.” Adds Souza, “In the ensuing years since graduation, I have used study skills, math skills, interpersonal skills, writing and public speaking skills — all of which are a testament to my liberal arts education at Eastern.”

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Christina Carico is an integration manager at William A. Berry & Son, Inc., in Danvers, MA.

Frederick Souza, who retired in 2004 after 35 years as a high school English teacher, currently works a few days a week as a substitute teacher in several local school systems.

A Creating Green Jobs in a Green Economy

BY A RIELLE COTOIA AND A MY BRENNER-FRICKE

As the field of energy sustainability becomes a major focus of state and national economic development efforts in the coming years, colleges have an opportunity to make a significant impact on the new “green economy.� Eastern Connecticut State University is already ahead of the curve in forging a cohesive, comprehensive, campus-wide approach to sustainability education and green career development.

In 2010, Eastern began offering an Energy Science track within the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Earth Science (EES) major.

Students in this track, which was developed by Professor Fred Loxsom, endowed chair of Sustainable Energy Studies, complete core courses in Environmental Earth Science as well as a sequence of courses that prepare them to understand energy-related environmental issues and policies and to design, analyze and monitor fossil fuel and renewable energy systems.

As a result, students in the energy science track can pursue graduate studies or post-graduate employment in either traditional earth science fields or in energy-related fields. The EES department also offers an interdisciplinary minor in Sustainability Energy Studies and several related certificate programs.

Students in the EES tracks have engaged in a variety of internship and research projects that have prepared them for jobs in the green sector.

Eric Lindquist, a senior from Griswold majoring in EES with a concentration in Sustainable Energy Science, is developing a GIS-based analysis of the suitability of New England for the application of ground-source heat pumps. This

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technology, which taps into solar energy stored close to the surface, is referred to as geothermal heating and cooling. Lindquist’s thesis project draws on his knowledge of geology as well as energy technology.

Alicia DeMaio ’11 completed several challenging internship projects while pursuing her EES degree. DeMaio helped the community-based Neighbor-2-Neighbor program connect with Eastern students and with the Willimantic community and developed a research project to assess the energy efficiency of Willimantic public buildings. She was also part of a team of Eastern students who built a wind and solar energy system for a high school in Lucea, Jamaica, during their 2010 Spring Break vacation.

“During our study tour, we set up a 400-watt wind turbine at Lucea High School and measured its performance,” said DeMaio. “I assessed the school’s total electricity use in order to design a system that can handle their total energy demand. I also

calculated how much money this school will save both from the immediate effects of the 400-watt turbine and also from the larger system.”

energy students learn both theory and practice and are prepared to fill energy-related jobs in industry, government and education,” said Loxsom.

DeMaio also worked closely with Loxsom to design a measurement system for testing the performance of solar concentrating collectors that have been installed on the roof of Eastern’s Media Building as part of the solar thermal system that supplies hot water for the building’s restrooms and other facilities. Data from this system and similar systems at three other sites in Connecticut has been collected over the past 12 months by Loxsom and Eastern student Elyse Covello of Bolton. The data will be used to determine the economic viability of this particular system design.

Eastern also exports its commitment to energy conservation through the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE). The institute is recognized as an invaluable resource for supporting sustainable energy conservation efforts in municipalities and public schools throughout Connecticut and the region. The ISE, founded in 2001, provides leadership in a number of outreach projects and has taken the lead in preparing certification training for green-collar jobs. Students interested in political science and public policy get firsthand experience working with analysis on proposed state legislation and regulations, develop testimony to legislative committees, and participate in community and regional sustainability committees.

“The sustainable energy program at Eastern prepares students to meet an important state workforce need.

Through classroom and laboratory work as well as internship and research experience, our sustainable

ISE also promotes opportunities for integrating energy efficiency and sustainability topics and information on green careers into public school programs by sponsoring workshops and lectures for teachers and students at the K-12 through college-graduate school levels. This activity includes facilitating teams to revise the curriculum in the construction trades at Connecticut’s technical high schools, introducing green building design practices and the installation of renewable energy equipment.

“The students graduating from our schools and colleges are the technical workforce of tomorrow,” said William Leahy, ISE director, who co-chaired the Legislative Fuel Professor Fred Loxsom explains the features of a solar panel to EES students.

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At left: EES student Andrea Husson gives a presentation at an energy symposium held on campus in April 2011. Above: Cody Lorentson, a sophomore and student worker at ISE, tests the electric use and light output from a halogen lamp. Below: EES seniors Kristina Cedrone and Ian McCary collect ground-penetrating radar data across Andover Lake as part of an ongoing undergraduate research project.

Diversity Task Force to develop an infrastructure for the production of bio-fuel in Connecticut and serves on the Governor’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council. “They need to be equipped with skills and experiences to compete in the new green economy.”

Katie Kehoegreen, a senior from Colchester, completed an internship at ISE to promote understanding of sustainable energy among school-age children. She created and revised les-

son plans used by classroom teachers, participated in outreach in schools, and promoted the programs and lessons which ISE had previously developed. Projects completed including adjusting a lesson plan on Ecological Footprints into a unit plan that could be used in the fifth grade, designing a unit plan on climate change for the high school level, teaching part one of the unit plan on ecological footprints to fifth-grade students at Windham Middle School (WMS), jumpstarting a Keep Connecticut Cool group at

WMS, and participating in a Minds in Motion: Learning About Science Together outreach event at RHAM Middle School in Hebron focusing on ecological footprints.

“Students at all levels should understand sustainability concepts, particularly sustainable energy, and be able to relate these concepts to their lives,” said Kehoegreen. “An early introduction to sustainability concepts will help younger students develop interest in sustainability and acquire the necessary background for future study.”

Eastern Connecticut State University’s holistic approach to sustainability is helping prepare tomorrow’s green workforce while conserving energy today. “It is gratifying to see our students engage in sustainability projects on campus while sharing their knowledge and expertise with Connecticut’s towns and municipalities. With this type of commitment and scientific knowledge, we hope to continue to serve a leadership role in Connecticut’s environmental future,” said Eastern President Elsa Núñez.

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Eastern’s New Work Hub: “A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity”

BY DWIGHT BACHMAN

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Despite 13 million unemployed people in America, the employment picture looks bright for seven Eastern Connecticut State University students majoring in Business Information Systems (BIS), Mathematics and Computer Science.

Thanks to a new “Work Hub” that opened this past fall in Winthrop Hall, the students are learning valuable skills in an on-campus internship setting, and several have already been offered jobs before they graduate. The Work Hub features separate offices, computer terminals and technology, mentors and other professional workplace resources as the students literally “go to work” for private and public sector organizations. Bloomfield-based insurance company Cigna is their first client.

Eastern’s Chief Information Officer Joseph Tolisano said the Work Hub idea is a testament to the University’s growing technological profile and partnerships, which is why Eastern committed to providing space for the operation.

With the help of Tolisano’s office, Cigna set up the hub, installing a separate designated Internet circuit off Eastern’s network. “The room is secure and access is limited to Cigna employees and interns due to the propriety software, type of work and hardware,” said Tolisano.

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In addition to a new computer system, the ECSU Foundation, Inc., funded the WorkHub’s furniture and other office renovations.

After training at Cigna’s corporate headquarters in Bloomfield, the students work on campus under the guidance of a Cigna mentor on coding and technical requirements for the firm. “For students, the Work Hub opens up a greater variety of meaningful internships/coops projects than would otherwise be possible,” explained BIS Professor Alex Citurs. He said a lack of transportation, on-campus work and other obligations made commuting daily to an off-site internship location difficult for many students.

The students in the project have seized the opportunity.

Alexander Bogle, a Business Administration major from Willimantic, plans to pursue a career in information technology. “We are called ‘applications developers.’ We are given the proper software and instruction and then asked to help create different programs for Cigna. Our first task was website maintenance for Cigna.com and its smaller sites. We have now advanced towards building Java applications and developing database infrastructure.

Some of my tasks have been documentation of user guides

At left: Kevin Ryan, Cigna applications development manager, offers guidance to Eastern student co-op employee Alex Bogle in the Work Hub. Below, from left: student employees Michael Calvo and Alan Brisson.

and mapping out code design in our work sessions.” Bogle hopes to land a position at Cigna after he graduates.

Michael Calvo, a Computer Science major from Mansfield, heard about the Cigna internship from Computer Science Professor Huan-yu Tu, and the insurance company has already offered him a position after graduation. “As a Computer Science major, it’s very valuable experience. Writing production level code is a résumé boost that is hard to find a comparison for. It’s exciting to be using my degree and being counted on for my knowledge of my field.”

Alan Brisson, a BIS major from Groton, also has been offered a job at Cigna. “I have no form of transportation to get me to and from Cigna’s Bloomfield offices, so this was an opportunity that I immediately jumped on. The job is very gratifying, and when I leave each day, I know I have learned something new and worthwhile.”

Lakshmi Perumalla, a BIS major from Waterford, began working at Cigna in January. In addition to learning about Java and how to program and compile the programs that interns design, she is pleased with what she learned about content management for Cigna.com. “We have team-building and problem-solving sessions to develop our solutions and applications for each work packet.”

Cigna officials see the project as a resource for qualified employees. “Cigna is able to find talented students while they are still in school to mentor and develop them for potential positions at our company when they graduate,” said Thomas Boisjolie, Cigna recruiting manager.

“The internship has been a success — we’re both pleased and impressed with the talent and passion of these young people.” The company is looking for additional students to intern for the spring 2012 semester.

Eastern’s administration also views the Work Hub as a win-win. “The Work Hub provides valuable experience for our students, and creates connections with national and local organizations that can benefit the companies, the students and the University,” said Rhona Free, vice president of academic affairs. Free said the Work Hub will cover a wide range of academic disciplines and service offices, with students providing business services to community organizations, local small businesses, nonprofits and corporations.

“With this initiative, we are creating a new paradigm,” said Eastern President Elsa Núñez. “In our mission, we are committed to being an ‘economic catalyst’ for the local business community and the region, and our strategic plan calls for providing experiential learning opportunities to all students. This initiative meets both of those objectives.”

Free said the Work Hub aligns well with the workforce development agenda of Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. “Eastern’s students tend to want to stay in the state for careers,” said Free. “With the Work Hub, they can make the connection early on with Connecticut employers. This will help reduce the brain drain to other states by offering good-paying career positions in the business and technology sectors.”

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Internships:

Building Résumés

and Careers

BY MEGHAN CARDEN

For many years, Eastern alumni from around Connecticut have been helping to develop the state’s workforce by providing internship opportunities to Eastern students. These alumni benefit from excellent interns and the students they employ gain experience, build their résumés and often find that they have an advantage over the competition when beginning their careers.

James Konrad ’86, executive editor of The Bulletin in Norwich, has been using interns since 2005. The newspaper seeks interns from local colleges, and Konrad appreciates the quality of the students that Eastern provides.

“Eastern interns bring great talent and come from great instructors who have given them hands-on experience.”

Konrad knows firsthand the type of experience that students can gain at Eastern. He began his journalism career working on the Campus Lantern, Eastern’s student newspaper. He also worked in the Athletics Department, learning how to cover sports. Both of those on-campus experiences led Konrad to a job with the Hartford Courant, assisting the high school editor while he was still a student. He received a job offer from the Norwich Bulletin before he graduated. “The senior editor for The Bulletin saw the

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work that I had done for the Courant, and he lived in Willimantic so he saw my work on the Lantern.”

employers, said Konrad, adding that he hopes to bring in more talented Eastern students in the future.

Now in a position to mentor college students, Konrad is eager to develop a pool of talent in Connecticut. “We get production out of our interns as well as the opportunity to create quality local journalists,” said Konrad. Current student Kyle St. Jean, a senior from Plainfield, interned in The Bulletin sports department in 2010 and is now a freelance reporter for the newspaper. When he graduates this May, St. Jean will have a strong résumé and a rich portfolio of professional clips to share with potential

Benjamin Mitchell ’08, a financial services representative with First Investors Corp., has watched the number of Eastern interns that his company employs increase. “We had seven over the summer and retained three as full-time registered representatives,” he said. Mitchell benefited

James Konrad

Eastern alumni who are now employed at First Investors Corp. in East Hartford include, from left: Kenneth DelaCruz ’06, Benjamin Mitchell ’08, Patrick Gority ’11 and David Pfotenhauer.

from an internship during his own senior year, working on the United Way’s NFL Players Weekend doing marketing, accounting and sales work. The experience built up his résumé and ultimately led him to his current field.

Eastern students working for Mitchell learn by shadowing. Mitchell’s job is to help people achieve their financial goals, and students are shown the entire process, from finding a client to preparing for a meeting to building recommendations. They get a feel for the industry as a whole and for the day-to-day work.

“Interns are expected to have an interest and passion for finance and for helping people,” said Mitchell. “I hope the internship will build up the passion and make them want to join the industry, but if that isn’t the case then we are still helping them.”

For Mitchell, Eastern interns stand out among their peers. “They are very good at thinking out of the box.

They have a lot of ideas to further the business and are very impressive for students. They come prepared for the internships.”

Interim Director of Career Services Clifford Marrett and his staff are

working to build relationships between alumni employers and students. “When we meet with employers who are alumni, we ask for them to join our Employer Advisory Board, so that we can provide them with opportunities for recruitment through on-campus interviews, inclassroom presentations, as well as club or organization presentations,” he said. Marrett’s office works with students beginning in their freshman year, stressing the importance of getting involved early with their career development and having a four-year plan. Staff members are also working closely with other departments to best support experiential learning opportunities for all students. “We are looking to expand on our employer relationships in order to increase internship opportunities,” he said.

Chukwuogor pursued an internship with the Town of Windham. “I decided that getting a governmental accounting experience would be priceless.” She had many responsibilities, including bank reconciliations and monitoring expenses, and had to figure out some of the tasks on her own. Throughout her internship Chukwuogor learned what it meant to work in a real job outside of the structure of her classes, preparing her for her current position as an audit and assurance associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hartford.

“During the initial interview stage for this position they wanted to make sure that I had the personal, technical and theoretical skills to handle the demands of the position. I answered most of their questions based on the experience I gained from my internship.” Still new to her position, Chukwuogor is learning a lot and using the skills she gained from Eastern and her internship to navigate through such a large company.

“I cannot imagine a better school to begin an accounting career,” she says.

Accounting graduate Ogoegbunam Chukwuogor ’11 was another active student on Eastern’s campus, involved with the Institute of Management Accountants, the Accounting Society and the Student Government Association, as well as working for the Office of Financial Aid. “At Eastern I learned a lot of the skills that helped me secure a position in today’s job market.”

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Despite constant reminders of our nation’s job crisis and a tumultuous economy, a number of employment fields are showing signs of growth, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor. Many of the majors offered at Eastern Connecticut State University align with these in-demand fields.

Not surprisingly, workforce projections in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields rank among the highest. Careers in these fields have become central to U.S. economic competitiveness and growth. Many of Eastern’s related majors, including biology, biochemistry, physical science, computer science, business information systems and mathematics, among others, are helping to prepare Eastern students for careers in these fields. Minors in such subject areas as physical science, chemistry, geographic information systems, social informatics, health care informatics and others are serving to further augment student skill sets in these areas.

The results are impressive. Eastern graduates the third highest number of math majors of any college or university in Connecticut, with half those graduates moving on to teach mathematics in Connecticut high schools. Biology graduates who teach in Connecticut schools have achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the PRAXIS II certification exam. Of recent Biochemistry graduates, 89 percent are

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employed in the field or in graduate school; the figure for Environmental Earth Science is 84 percent.

“Eastern’s state-of-the-art science facilities, a commitment to lab work in all science courses, and a strong undergraduate research program are all helping to innovate problemsolving in our 21st-century workforce,” said Carmen Cid, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.

Cid noted in particular that “Connecticut’s workforce has a strong biopharmaceutical focus,” pointing out that Eastern science graduates have an approximately 90 percent success rate in getting into graduate school programs and being hired in such regional pharmaceutical companies as Pfizer and Amigen.

Connecticut’s Department of Labor is also projecting increased jobs in the education sector. Positions for kindergarten, elementary, middle and vocational school teachers are currently growing at a much faster than average rate.

Positions for graduate teaching assistants are also forecast to be in greater demand. “Eastern graduates many teachers who remain in Connecticut, go on to win awards for their teaching and further help develop Connecticut’s current

Stephanie Timek

Social work is yet another field experiencing job growth.

The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) 2010–11 edition predicts a 16 percent increase in the social work field by 2018.

and future workforce,” said Jaime Gómez, interim dean of the School of Education/Professional Studies and Graduate Division.

Taylor Driscoll of Marlborough, a Math major with a Physics minor seeking a secondary education certification, is confident that she will be able to find a job with ease after she graduates in 2013. “I am fortunate that the subject I have a passion for is in high demand,” she said. Driscoll tutors and volunteers at local schools, including Willimantic’s Sweeney Elementary School. She has also completed a teaching assistantship for a freshman biology class and plans to go on to graduate school.

Stephanie Timek of Meriden, a Biology major, was recently accepted into the education program for the spring 2012 semester. “I feel very optimistic about my future. I know what my aspirations are and I feel that I am preparing myself well by aiming for a cross-endorsement to be able to teach K–12, as well as having a Biology degree. I will have the option of focusing on either career path,” said Timek.

“I feel confident about the choice I made in terms of my major because not only are careers in social work in demand, but becoming a social worker also fulfills a need to help others.”

Social work major Jasmine Williams ’12 of Norwalk is interested in pursuing a Master’s of Social Work after she graduates from Eastern this spring and plans on becoming a licensed clinical social worker. She is currently completing an internship at Next Step, a work release and substance abuse treatment program designed to help women reenter the community after incarceration. “I feel confident about the choice I made in terms of my major because not only are careers in social work in demand, but becoming a social worker also fulfills a need to help others.”

Much-faster-than-average employment growth is also forecast for business-related careers due to such factors as changes in financial laws and regulations and increased scrutiny of company finances. Eastern’s Business Department features majors in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Information Systems, and an interdisciplinary major in Labor Relations and Human Resource Management, which is shared with the Psychology and Economics Departments.

Steven Clayton of North Haven, a Business Administration major with a minor in Accounting, worked for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities in New Haven as an Accounting/Finance intern last summer. “I feel that my degree in Business Administration will give me great flexibility in the future. Learning about how businesses work will enable me to pursue a variety of career paths.

Even as the economy fluctuates, people with a business background are always needed. I know that business was the right choice for me,” said Clayton.

Eastern’s Office of Career Services is also playing a key role in the development of Connecticut’s future workforce.

According to Interim Director Cliff Marrett, “We are working closely with faculty to support existing internship/ experiential programs and are researching and promoting other internship opportunities for students across all academic disciplines. We also assist students with their résumés, help them refine interviewing skills and guide them in networking skills. These pre-professional experiences help our students gain critical, marketable skill sets and problem-solving skills.”

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Eastern donors & alumni honored at President’s Leadership Luncheon More than 100 alumni and friends attended Eastern Connecticut State University’s annual President’s Leadership Luncheon in the Paul E. Johnson Sr. Community Conference Room on Nov. 4 to recognize two outstanding donors and four distinguished alumni.

Eastern President Elsa Núñez acknowledged the leadership and contributions to the University of the six award recipients and said their efforts were part of the reason that Eastern has been ranked in the top 30 public regional universities in the North by U.S. News and World Report the past two years in a row.

Kenneth DeLisa, vice president for institutional advancement, applauded the donors present for their commitment to assisting students in paying for their educations. “We had a record 3,100 donors this past year, including 1,700 alumni donors,” said DeLisa. “Many of our students would not be here today without your support.”

The Savings Institute Bank and Trust Co. (SIBT) of Willimantic received the ECSU Foundation Board of Directors Distinguished Donor Award. SIBT has served Willimantic for almost 170 years, and has been a strong supporter of Eastern for decades. In addition to employing more than 30 Eastern alumni, SIBT provides financial support for fundraising initiatives including the Dual Enrollment auction, the Bowlathon and the annual golf tournament. In accepting the award, Rheo Brouillard, SIBT CEO, noted, “We value the relationship we have with the University. As one of the largest employers in town, Eastern is a key to Willimantic’s economic future.”

History Professor Barbara Tucker, a leading expert in Connecticut history, received the ECSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Donor Award. Tucker has taught at Eastern for 25 years and written several books on the history of Connecticut industry. In addition to supporting Eastern students by establishing a scholarship fund in honor of her parents in 2000, Tucker has graciously donated to the J. Eugene Smith Library to support Connecticut Studies. “It’s been an honor to work at Eastern,” said Tucker. “Our students work hard and sacrifice much to prepare for their careers.” Tucker, who does not have children of her own, said the greatest compliment she has ever received was when a co-worker told her, “You have more children than anyone I know,” referring, of course, to her students.

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Timothy Coppage, immediate past president of the ECSU Foundation Board, (left) and President Elsa Núñez (right), congratulate Rheo Brouillard, CEO of the Savings Institute Bank and Trust Co. of Willimantic, as the recipient of the 2011 ECSU Foundation Board of Directors Distinguished Donor Award.

Professor Emeritus Ralph Yulo received the Eastern Alumni Association’s Hermann Beckert “Friend of the University” Award. Retiring in 1992 following a 25-year career at Eastern as a professor of science education, Yulo has stayed active, serving on boards in his hometown of Eastford and through his involvement with various science education organizations in Connecticut. He is also one of the most active donors to the ECSU Foundation, in particular supporting the NRY Scholarship named in honor of him and fellow retired professors Joe Narotsky and David Rand. “Hermann Beckert had a hand in getting me to come to Eastern in the first place,” recalled Yulo. When visiting Eastern to consider a faculty appointment in the 1960s, Yulo was impressed with the fact that Eastern faculty and administrators ate together and projected a sense of community.

The Alumni Association also presented Distinguished Service Awards to Arthur Vertefeuille ’60 and Thomas J. Serra ’70. Vertefeuille was the first member of his family to get a college education, and he got his diploma only after interrupting his studies to serve three years in the U.S. Army. He was the principal of Lebanon Elementary School for many years, eventually becoming the superintendent of schools before retiring in 1995. In addition to being a member and chair of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, Vertefeuille

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has also been active in the Town of Windham as a selectman and member of numerous committees and boards.

“I am humbled by this honor,” said Vertefeuille. “I have enjoyed watching Eastern grow, and will continue to work on behalf of the University.” He remembered his time on campus 50 years ago when Eastern was Willimantic State Teachers College and had only four buildings, one of which housed the library where he met Judy, his wife of 48 years.

Serra has served the people of Middletown for many years, as a teacher and coach and then assistant principal and principal at Vinal Technical High School; and as mayor and a member of the Common Council. He also serves

on the Board of Directors of the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce. “The education I received at Eastern was the foundation of my career,” said Serra.

“Success is measured by the people who surround you,” pointing to his friends, his family — four of whom are Eastern graduates — and his former professors Ralph Yulo and Max Ferguson.

The final award of the afternoon was given to author Jeffrey Benedict ’91, who received the Alumni Association’s 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Benedict’s career as a professional writer began while he was pursuing his law degree. Since that time, he has written 10 books, including a revealing review of sexual misconduct by professional athletes; an in-depth look at Foxwoods

Casino and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe; an inspirational study of the famous eminent domain Supreme Court case, Kelo v. New London; and his most recent book, “Poisoned,” a critical examination of the deadly e. coli outbreak that occurred in 1993.

Benedict is also a frequent contributor to Sports Illustrated magazine. “This flashlight that was given to everyone today says, ‘A Liberal Education. Practically Applied.’,” said Benedict. “That’s what my Eastern education was all about. I was a history major 22 years ago. Last week I was in Compton, California, writing about inner-city youth there. I am grateful that I have had the opportunity to research and write about stories that shape our lives.”

From left: Albert Vertefeuille ’60, Jeffrey Benedict ’91, Professor Emeritus Ralph J. Yulo, President Elsa Núñez and Thomas J Serra ’70

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Veterans recognized on Veterans Day

Above: students and friends participate in the Veterans Day Challenge. At left: Army Major Glenn Colby was the guest speaker at the Veterans Day services on Nov. 11.

Students, faculty and staff members, including those who are veterans, attended Eastern Connecticut State University’s Veterans Day services on Nov. 11 in the Student Center Atrium.

In addition to current Armed Services personnel, other veterans on Eastern’s campus attended the ceremony in their dress uniforms. Melinda DeDominicis, a freshman from Newington, sang the National Anthem. Lawrence Schmitz ’12, coordinator of the Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) Center, was the master of ceremonies.

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Eastern President Elsa Núñez recounted the origins of the GI Bill of Rights and the day in 1944 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed legislation that resulted in two million World War II vets going to college. She also reflected on those veterans who have served in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Today is a time to think about and thank those men and women and the millions of others who have served before them.

We have about 250 veterans studying on our campus. Another 50 National Guardsmen are students, and we have 37 employees who are veterans. We owe all of them a debt of gratitude.”

Núñez also noted that Eastern was recently recognized in the 2012 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Military Advanced Education Magazine.

Guest Speaker Army Major Glenn Colby, a decorated veteran who has served in the military for 27 years, reminded the audience that war impacts the families of soldiers in addition to those who serve on the front lines. “I

am very proud of the veterans on this campus,” he said.

Following the formal ceremony, the Third Annual Veterans Day Challenge was held on the campus grounds.

Teams of students, faculty and staff engaged in physical challenges based on the workout sessions of the late Medal of Honor recipient and Navy Seal Lt. Michael Murphy, who was killed in action during a tour in Afghanistan. The challenge raises funds for scholarships for veterans on Eastern’s campus.

The winning team in the Veterans Day Challenge was the Stealth Warriors (Kevin Paquin ’98, Josh Harrold ’11 and seniors Kevin Clancy and Mike Clancy), who came in first out of 18 teams with a time of 15 minutes. The men’s lacrosse team finished second by 12 seconds. The total amount of money raised for veterans’ scholarships was $2,200.

EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Investing inConnecticut’s Future 2010-11 DONOR REPORT

Businesses, Foundations & Organizations

A Message from the Foundation President Dear Friends of Eastern: Philanthropy has never been more important to Eastern as the State of Connecticut continues to be challenged with a budget deficit. It wasn’t that long ago that Eastern received upwards of 60 percent of its budget from state funds. However, state support over the past several years has dropped to less than 40 percent, and we expect that trend to continue.

Having said that, I am encouraged to see that during fiscal year 2011 (July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011) Eastern had a record number of total donors with 3,041, as well as an all-time high in terms of alumni donors with 1,688. The pie chart on the next page shows that Eastern alumni now constitute 56 percent of our donor base, and we expect that figure to grow in the coming years. Even during these tough economic times the alumni of this great University are cognizant of the need to make Eastern a priority with their philanthropy. While everyone cannot reasonably give at the same level, it is true that there is strength in numbers.

As you scan the roster of donors in this issue, you see visible proof of the generosity and support of the many alumni, friends, corporations, foundations, faculty, and staff who believe in the mission and direction of Eastern.

Eastern has a proud history of transforming lives. Certainly scholarships have been the focus of Eastern’s philanthropic efforts the past few years and the effects have been far reaching and lasting as evidenced by the pie chart showing where our donors directed their gifts. With a larger scholarship pool funded by private donations, we are better positioned to attract qualified students who otherwise could not afford a college education. Once again, this year more than $330,000 in ECSU Foundation Competitive Scholarships were awarded to deserving students despite a volatile stock market that continues to impact the earnings in these endowed funds.

This was the result of active fundraising efforts by the development staff and of course, the generous response by many of you.

Over 85 percent of the University’s graduates remain in Connecticut to live and raise their families thereby diminishing the “brain drain” and contributing to our local and regional economies. This illustrates the importance of Eastern alumni to both their local communities and our state.

It is our hope that you will give serious thought to making Eastern a priority in 2012, and remember that gifts of all sizes are appreciated. To those who did donate in FY11, please accept our heartfelt gratitude. Your support will sustain Eastern’s mission to provide an affordable, quality liberal arts education that is so very critical to the prosperity of our state and region.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Michael J. Scanlon Jr. ’75, President ECSU Foundation, Inc.

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On the cover: President Núñez and Professor Emeritus Charles Prewitt at the September dedication ceremony for the Virginia and Charles Prewitt Peace and Human Rights Room.

TOWER SOCIETY - PLATINUM Connecticut Light & Power Co. SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.* The Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Inc. United Illuminating Company* TOWER SOCIETY - DIAMOND Spencer Foundation The Rhoda and David Chase Family Foundation, Inc. TOWER SOCIETY - GOLD Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc.* Chartwells Chester Kitchings Family Foundation* Student Government Association The Travelers Foundation TOWER SOCIETY - SILVER First Niagara Bank* Willimantic Waste Paper Company Inc. TOWER SOCIETY - BRONZE AT&T Foundation* Community Foundation of SE CT Hat World Inc. Manafort Brothers, Inc. Manafort Family Foundation People For Prague People’s United Bank Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company* Savings Institute Bank & Trust Co.* The Lester & Phyllis Foster Foundation University of California, Riverside Webster Bank Wilson Sporting Goods F.R. NOBLE ASSOCIATES Altrusa International, Inc. BlumShapiro Foundation, Inc.* BVH Integrated Services, Inc. Carlson Therapy Network, P.C. CFM Construction Corp.* Charter Communications* CL&P Commencement Flowers Inc. Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Connecticut Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Center Constitution Coach, Inc.* Cypress Semiconductors Dominion Foundation* Elaine Gorbach Levine Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.* Farmington Bank Foundation, Inc. Herb’s Sport Shop, Inc. Liberty Bank Foundation Lowney Family Foundation Meehan & Daughters Real Estate & Dev. CO., LLC National Collegiate Athletic Association

Gift Levels Fiscal Year 2011 How Donors Directed Their Gifts

Current Operations 7% $121,928.53

The Tower Society

Capital Purposes 10% $176,916.74

Program Support 47% $804,227.22

Athletics 19% $326,718.09

Scholarships 17% $286,578.74

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Faculty/Staff 6%

1,688

THE 1889 SOCIETY Aetna Foundation Inc.* Bill Holowaty’s Baseball Camp Brass Ring Renovators LLC Educational Trust Fund of the CSCPA

Gold

$15,000 to 24,999

Silver

$10,000 to 14,999

$1,000 to 4,999

The 1889 Society

$500 to 999

The President’s Circle

$300 to 499

The Century Club

$100 to 299

Friends of Eastern

$50 to 99

Donors

$1 to 49

Alumni 56%

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Eljen Corporation Falck Eye Center, LLC.* Hans Weiss Gallery & Studio Integrated Financial Systems, Inc. J.H. Cohn LLP Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP* Kids World Childcare, LLC Killingly Intermediate School Little East Conference Orthopaedic Sports Specialists Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program* Puerto Rican Studies Association RTT Development Ryan Business Systems, Inc.* Safelite Fulfillment, Inc. SimplexGrinnell* Sports Communications, LLC Titanium Metals Corporation TR Paul Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation

$25,000 to 49,999

F. R. Noble Associates

Corporations & Foundations 8%

New England Gem Lab & Appraisal Services, LLC NewAlliance Foundation Potter’s Oil Service, Inc.* Progressive Sheetmetal, LLC The Mohegan Tribal Council The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Inc. TRC Environmental Corporation Wal*Mart Stores, Inc.* Willimantic Donuts, Inc. Windham Community Memorial Hospital* Worcester State University / Third World Alliance

Diamond

$5,000 to 9,999

434

Friends 16%

$50,000 +

Bronze

Fiscal Year 2011 Donors by Constituency

Parents 14%

Platinum

THE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Able Builders Corporation Arciuolo’s Shoe Store, LLC Burris Logistics Inc Chapdelaine Enterprises LLC Ellen Pasay Memorial Fund ING Foundation Liberty Bank Liberty Mutual Group Inc. Military Mortgage NeConn Soccer Club Rainbow Graphics Schindler Elevator Corporation Wininger’s Gymnastics School, Inc. THE CENTURY CLUB 3-D Delivery Systems LLC AAA Appliance Repair, Inc. Ace Technical Plastics Division Adpap, Inc. D/B/A Friendly Pizza Aero-Med LTD.

All-Phase Enterprises, Inc. American Express Charitable Fund Aramark Bank of America Barnes Group Foundation, Inc. BC-LLC DBA The Sports Bar Best Western Regent Inn BL Companies, Inc. Blarney’s Cafe Bowens Garage INC Burnap Hall Association Burr Hall Association C. Wright Contracting Corp.

Charles Pasteryak, Jr., Inc. Asphalt Paving Colgate-Palmolive Company Columbia Package Store, LLC Community Renewal Team, Inc. Connecticut Equine Clinic, L.L.C. Connecticut State Conference AAUP Inc. Crossfit Persevere, LLC Delorge Auto Body, Inc. Dime Bank Eastern’s Office of Housing Eastern’s Public Safety Department Edible Arrangements Emeritus Assembly, AAUP-CT First Bristol Federal Credit Union Foxy Fast Lube, LLC Funaro Insurance Agency Fuss & O’Neill Giant Pizza, Inc. Gilman & Valade Funeral Home Global Impact Golden Tornado Club Grant’s Enterprises, LLC Hadley, Inc. Hydrofera, LLC IBM International Foundation International Fitness Club Network Joeys Restaurant Group LLC Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Kelly Incorporated - Willington Pizza House

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Kenneth L. Przybysz, LLC Laurel Hall Association Lincoln Financial Group Foundation Logo Concepts, LLC Mackey’s Inc. Mead Hall Association Med-East Associates, LLC Medical Pharmacy, Para-Pharm, Inc Merck Partnership For Giving Mr. Raymond C. Voght, IV, CPA, LLC Mystic Shipyard, LLC Natchaug Hospital New England Design, Inc. Nicola, Yester & Company PC Niejadlik Hall Association Northeast United Soccer Club Norwich Bulletin Nrron, Inc. Nutmeg Broadcasting Company Nutmeg Hall Association Occum Hall Association Oneonta Athletic Corporation P & J Sprinkler Company, Inc. Parksleepfly.com, Inc. PepsiCo Foundation, Inc. Perfection LLC Professional Accounting Solutions LLC R.C. Tara Ventures LLC DBA Edible Arrangements Raynor & Cano LLC Raytheon - Matching Gifts for Education Program Recycling Associates, Inc. Regent Inn - Shanti, Inc Rockville Bank Foundation, Inc. Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery, P.C. Sports Medicine Innovations Inc. Stateline Senior Services LLC Swansons Professional Baseball Instruction LLC Tarca’s Hebron Automotive Repair, Inc. The Berry Group The Elliott Insurance Group The Lily Pad The Signature Salon & Day Spa, LLC The Sports Bar The Walton Group Total Playground Consulting Services Tri-County Vision Associates, LLC Trinity Multi Media Production, LLC TSI Columbia Harley Davidson United Technologies Corporation* Valenti Volkswagen Valued Recovery Care LLC Vito’s Pizzaria Wethersfield Youth Basketball Association Willimantic Interior Design Gallery LLC Windham Street Apartments Association

† Deceased Donor * Donor for five or more consecutive years

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Windham Wine And Spirits Winthrop Hall Association Wolf ColorPrint Yankee Remodeler of New London, Inc.* FRIENDS OF EASTERN Air & Liquid Systems, Inc. Bafumi Insurance Agency, LLC Bey Sell Construction Co. of CT., LLC Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. First Dominion Mutual Life Insurance Co. General Reinsurance Corporation Hebron Ace Hardware I am Phresh LLC. Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. Ill Matic Force Jatuol INC. Law Office of Peter D. Catania Lee Hardware Phunk Phenomenon Dance Complex Survey Sampling International Walt Disney Company Foundation* Woodbury Chiropractic Center Wurszt, Inc. D/B/A Preco Power Equipment Supply EASTERN DONOR Business Cents, LLC Lynn Realty Co. Magnum Industries, LLC MassMutual The Matching Gift Center Silver Dragon Tai Chi & Qi Gong, LLC Technical Associates Group, Inc. The Hartford Thread City Remodeling LLC TJS Woodworks Wagner Technical Services, Inc. Wing Express

Individual Donors TOWER SOCIETY - PLATINUM Charles Prewitt Sr. TOWER SOCIETY - DIAMOND David & Rhoda Chase TOWER SOCIETY - GOLD Robert Fish John Hicks † TOWER SOCIETY - SILVER Mary Lou DeVivo ‘60* Luva Mead Hoar ‘42* Teresa H. James ‘49 TOWER SOCIETY - BRONZE Jeffrey Brown ‘79 Lance Campisi Barbara Candales ‘74 Andrew III ‘80 & Del Anne ‘65 Carey* Charles Griebell Elsa Núñez* Ann Marie Orza* Edith Prague ‘65 Steve Watts Jr.

Members of the Mohegan Tribal Council enjoy a day of golf in June while supporting Eastern’s Athletic Program. From left: Vice Chairman James Gessner Jr., Kathleen Regan-Pyne ‘79, Chairman Bruce Bozsum and Jonathan Hamilton.

F.R. NOBLE ASSOCIATES Roger Abell ‘70* Raymond Aramini Justin Axel Kenneth ‘78 & Beverly ‘79 Bedini* Myra Berghane* Madeline Bernstein* Cameron & Dorothy ‘56 Carlyle John Cavanaugh Carmen Cid Lewis & Kimberly Crone* Kenneth DeLisa* Philomene Ducas* Grace Enggas* Robert & Susan Fernandez Francis Franz ‘51 Rhona Free* Tina Fu* David Gilbert* James Girard ‘97 Kaye Hamilton-Smith Dennis Hannon & Joanna St. Pierre Hannon* Barry Huber & Barbara Cignotti-Huber* Brian & Catherine Hull* William ‘82 & Elizabeth ‘82 Kelly Stephen & Faith Kenton Barbara Kniffin Lapp Cynthia Konney ‘77 Karl Krapek* Gerald Lamb Jeremiah Jr. & Virginia Lowney Michele Orza Edward Osborn* Baldomero Pantoja Francis Perrotti ‘51* Raymond Jr. ‘96 & Marlene ‘94/’99 MS Piche Kathleen Regan-Pyne ‘79* Richard Reynolds Ruth Rosebrooks ‘54* Sandra Roth ‘71* Michael Jr. ‘75 & Lorraine Scanlon* Dean Scinto ‘87* Steven ‘86 & Dawn ‘07 Shane* William Sisco* Richard Smith ‘74/’75 MS* John Sr. & Donna Snell* Arthur ‘56 & Dorothy ‘54 Thompson Joseph Tolisano Teri Trotter

Barbara Tucker Susan & Stephen Vorchheimer James Watson & Ellen Lang ‘81* Russell White ‘81* William Wilson Jr. Ralph Jr. & Ruth ‘83/’86 and ‘89 MS Yulo* THE 1889 SOCIETY Michael Adams Anne Alling ‘79 Craig & Lourdes Ardel* Robert Asher & Carol Williams* Katherine Ballis Patricia Banach* Jeffrey Baylock & Georgina Benoit ‘89* Marsha Bean-Sokoloski Donald Beerworth ‘61 Scott Bondy Tracey Boyden ‘89 Betty Brown David Carter Sr. & Sandra Holley* Marcia Caton Chiaku Chukwuogor Sheila & William Church Timothy & Gail Coppage William Cronin Peter Dane Walter Diaz* John Dipollina Guy Drapeau ‘91 Mark Dressler ‘79 & Sandra Jaros ‘78* Kathleen Fabian ‘72* Francis Falck Jr. ‘75 Michael Gable* Jeffrey Garewski* David Geissler* Rochelle Gimenez* Gregory Goblirsch ‘89 & Shirley Lasch-Goblirsch ‘88 Jaime Gomez & Sofia Cortez-Gomez ‘09 MS* Maria Grabill Alan & Constance Green Ann Gruenberg ‘80 MS* Kimberly Hatcher-White ‘01 Eileen Heinonen Frederick Herbert Charles Hill Kristin Jacobi* Frederick ‘78 & Cynthia ‘78 Johnson

Marie Love Johnson* Michael ‘97 & Amy ‘98 Johnson* Francis Kelly Kathleen Kennedy ‘74 Kannangath Kutty* Kimberlee & David Lavallee Daniel & Susan ‘80 MS Leach Linda Lennox ‘80* Edward Lewis Fred Loxsom* Paul Malcolm ‘82 Loris Masterton Denise Matthews* Stephen Maxson Joseph McGann* John Melen Jr. Thomas Meyer Jr. ‘06 Joan Meznar* Linda & Paul Morrissette Justin Murphy ‘98* Carol Pandiscia ‘89 John Paterson David Perkins ‘74* Maureen & Michael Pernal* Russell Petrucci Robert Plourde Robert ‘81 & Maureen ‘82 Reault Thomas Ritter Thomas ‘81 & Francine ‘82 Roath Ryan ‘00 & Carrie ‘00 Rose* Sarah Sardo Robert Schultz Fred Shabel Audrey Smith ‘59 Scott ‘92 & Dianne ‘98 MS Smith Michael Stenko Carol Thoresen Charles Webb* Hans Weiss Michael Weitz ‘88 & Katharine Knight ‘88 Brenda Whalen* John Wilson ‘80 Laura & Jack Yeomans Andrew Zlotnick ‘85 Barbara Zulick ‘60 THE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Jacqueline Abbott Elizabeth Archer ‘45* Matthew & Felicia Arciuolo David Belles* Joanne Brackoneski Mark Bradley ‘90 Francis Burnham Jr. ‘53 Paula Burris Paul & Katherine Cammuso Barbara Castagnaro ‘54* Paul Chapdelaine Michael & Donna Cloutier Gerald Creem Susan Curtis Christopher Dorsey ‘96* Elaine Dugas Shea ‘66* John & Eileen Fechtmann Marc Freeman ‘93 & Amy Sheehan ‘94 Gerald Geissert Edward Giard ‘00 MS* William Goba ‘71 MS & Joan Russoniello Goba ‘69 MS* Peter & Lee Hepple Barbara Jacobsen ‘70 MS* Pedro Johnson Laurel Kohl ‘01 Nancy Labonne ‘93 ‘01 Eric Lazo-Wasem ‘78 Bernard MacDonald Stanley Morytko Jr. ‘74* Mary Mullen Barnett Judith Palmieri

Teresa Patch ‘75 John Poeton ‘64 Thomas Poirier ‘76 Mark Pottinger ‘88 Elizabeth Regan ‘79/’89 MS Pamela Riccio ‘87* Colin & Loretta Rice Susan Ritter Anthony Ross Jr. ‘80* Linda Sanchini ‘80 Kerin Smollen ‘98 Thomas Sweeney III ‘83 Cheryl & Vincent Tiscia Nanette Tummers Jonathan ‘97 & Lucia ‘97 Vervoort Karl Violette Joyce Wong* David Yutzey* THE CENTURY CLUB David Abel ‘08 Dorothy Aiksnoras-Vallee ‘71 Henri Alexandre Barbara Alleyne Linda Allred ‘69 Ann Anderberg Heather Andreana ‘94* Anonymous Jane Arisco Rutherford † & Helen Atkind Joyce Atkins Pamela Aubin ‘88/’96 MS James Auwood Ernest Jr. & Debra ‘91 Avery* William Ayer ‘61* A. David Babbitt ‘61/’73 MS Peter Babone ‘92 MS Frank Badstuebner ‘59 Joan Ballestrini ‘57* Diane Bancroft ‘84 Michael Bangser Daniel Barrows Frank Bartolomeo ‘78 Michael Bartunek ‘05 Joseph Bazzano ‘82 Stanley ‘73 & Karen ‘72 Bebyn Robert Bedini ‘06 Esther Beierle ‘60 Barbara Belknap ‘94 MS Deborah Bellody ‘90 Wayne Benjamin ‘89 David Berube ‘84* Laurel Best ‘75 Lydia Bicocchi* Russell Bilodeau Agnes Black Guy Blackburn ‘07* James ‘85 & Priscilla ‘72 Blake Lula Blocton* Judith Blouin Thomas Bombria ‘81 Daniel Boscarino ‘77 Stephen Boskus ‘91 Jennifer Bothwell ‘83 Judith Bothwell ‘87 Joyce Boucher ‘89 Courtney Bourns Thomas Bowler Robert Jr. ‘86 & Brigitte Boyce Bruce Bradford Charlotte Braziel ‘80 Kenneth Breault Robert Brewster ‘68 Stewart Brewster ‘70 Kenneth Briggs ‘02/’05 and ‘10 MS Dawn Brolin ‘92/’05 MS Elizabeth Brown Raymond Brown ‘09 Gayle Bruce ‘77/’82 MS* Vanessa Bryant

Jacqueline Burgess ‘62 Leroy Burgess ‘53 Elizabeth Burns ‘50 Holly Butler ‘08 Raphaele Cacio ‘03 Richard Calio Laurel Camp Helaine Campbell Daniel Canavan ‘97 Charles & Beverly Canfield* Marilyn & Thomas Cannata Matthew Carden Jane Carroll Daniel Carter ‘05 Thomas & Donna ‘87 MS Carter John ‘75 & Kathleen ‘75 Cascio Robert Casey Jr. ‘79 James Cavanaugh Fred Cazel Jr. † Paul Ceplenski Howard Charbonneau ‘89* John Chayka ‘79 Tammy Choleva Julie Clement ‘85* Sanford & Diane Cloud Jayne Coale ‘58 Betsy & Gregory Cogliano Jacqueline Colgan ‘80 Karen Collins* Michelle & James Collins Thomas Connors ‘80 Michael Corbett ‘83 Wayne Cormier ‘92* David Corsini Anne Costa ‘79* William Craine ‘97 Patricia Crawford Walter Crosby ‘80* Joseph Crouse George Crowley ‘73 Lynn & James Cunningham Sandra Curtis Stephen Curtis Jr. ‘93 Thomas IV & Mary Curtis Elizabeth Cutler Eleanor Czarnowski ‘87 Antonio D’Ambrosio* Christian D’Ambrosio Stephen Dagle ‘83 Daniel & Anne Dalton George ‘61 & Elizabeth ‘59 Dargati Roger Dean ‘84 Ruth Dechene Peter Decker ‘87 Nancy DeCrescenzo* Kathleen DeFranco ‘96 Julia DeLapp Lauren DeLisa ‘08 Nicholas Delisle ‘06 Alan ‘79 & Charlene ‘80 Desbonnet Christopher Desimone ‘83 Gregory Deveau ‘87* Danny & Rhonda DiCicco William Diffley ‘62 Janet & Neil Dinihanian Diane & Alan DiPietro John Dolde ‘79 Kevin ‘98 & Allison ‘98 Donnelly* Donna Doolittle Elizabeth Doran Nancy Dorchester ‘90 Michael Dorsey Dennis Downer Paul ‘71 & Gloria ‘71 Drouin Donald Drust Jr. James DuBon ‘86 Sonia Dudas ‘82 Marie Duquette ‘81 Leo Duval ‘79 James Dziuba ‘79

Joseph Eaton Jr. ‘67* Bonnie Edmondson ‘87 Mark & Tammy Eisenmann Keri Ellis ‘03 Andrew ‘92 & Nichola ‘92 Elston Eileen ‘78 & Kevin Emmons Michael Endler ‘81 John Evans ‘87 Mary Evans Maureen Fahey Maria & Mark Fanning Mary Farrelly ‘84 James Ference ‘97 & Catherine Kaylor-Ference ‘94 Ronald Ferguson Angelo Ferrari John Ferreira ‘86 Beth Ferri ‘88 David Ferrone Eleanor Fidelman ‘77 Gail Filippetti ‘86 Calvin ‘54 & Carole ‘55 Fish Morris ‘57 & Jean ‘57 Fishbone* Hope Fitz Abigail Flynn ‘55 Maureen & Thomas Flynn Beverly Follis ‘70 Eva Folsom ‘50 Dennis & Regina Fortino Evelyn Franson ‘53* David ‘77 & Ann ‘79 Franzi Roland Jr. ‘85 & Susan ‘98 Frechette Larry French ‘80 Diane Fromerth Jeffrey Funaro ‘08 Ronald Funaro Edward Gaffney Jr. ‘69 Margaret Gaffney ‘79 Nancy Garceau ‘88 James & Donna Garrow Brian Gauthier ‘81* David Gay ‘82 Donald Geissler* Thomas Geissler* Magda Ghanma Cynthia Gianfrancesco ‘88* Kevin Gieras ‘98 Michael III & Elizabeth Gillotti Robert & Elaine Gingerella Michael ‘91 & Karen ‘92 Glander Patricia Goba-Churchill ‘98/’05 MS Jean-Pierre Godbout* Eva Gorbants Laureen Gosselin ‘86* Jason Granatek ‘97 Frank Grant ‘93 Linnie Green-Wright Candace Greenley ‘70 Alan Griffin Robert Griffin* Thomas Griffin ‘90 Nathan Grist ‘10 Russell Gross Jr. Gail Gustafson ‘61 John Gustafson Elizabeth Haarke ‘87* Allen Hadelman David Haines Larry & Paulette ‘94 Haines John Hale* Sandra Hale* June Haley ‘67 Shirley Hallam Roslyn Haney ‘61 Judy Hargey William Hargreaves ‘59 Brett Harnett ‘84 Lubbie Harper Jr. Donald Harris Susan Hassett ‘93/’03 MS

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John Hazley John Hesselbein ‘81 Susan Heyward* Rebecca Hilbig ‘79 Alyce Hill Rosemary Hill Patricia & Peter Hnat Mark & Lori Holmes MJ Holowaty-Hobbes Robert Horrocks* Jane Horvath ‘77 Delores & Eugene Houle James Howarth Frederick Jr. ‘87 & Virginia ‘87 Hughes* Patricia Hussey ‘81 Joan Hutchinson ‘83 James & Trudy Hyatt Charles Iadaresta ‘74/’87 MS* Dennis Insogna ‘98 Linda Ipsen ‘60 John Isaf Irene Jackson ‘84 Khosrow Jahandarie* William & Margery ‘61 Jahoda Fatou Sallah Jallow Craig Jasenski ‘83 Valerie & Steven Jensen John Jette ‘09 MS James & Denise Jobin Hazel Johnson ‘51 John Johnston Bonita Jones Douglas Jones ‘87 Geraldine Jones Ronald Jones Sandra Jordan George ‘82 & Susan ‘83 Jordhamo Steven & Donna Kalmin Judith Kapilotis ‘70 John Kearney Jr. ‘75 Sylvia Kelly Patricia Kensiski John Khairallah Mizan Khan & Therese Hart Sandra Kiger ‘71* Janet Kim ‘97 Bruce Kinel ‘74 Gary ‘73 & Pamela ‘89 Kinel Gary King Lisa Kirk ‘84 Lisa Klebart ‘90 Karin Kline ‘83* Katherine Knapik ‘72 Charleen Knapp ‘77/’85 MS* Hari & Sita ‘02/’08 MS Koirala* Jeffrey Konin ‘88 Jack ‘79 MS & Ellen Kornacki* Jo-Ann Korostek ‘77 Joanne Krasniewicz Stetson ‘79 Todd Krulicki Jess Kupec ‘78 David Kuslansky ‘90 Christine Lacas Beth Lacey Kathleen Lanzalotta ‘75* Norman Larson Brian Lashley* David Latham ‘86 Patricia Lawson ‘76 Shawn Lawton William Leahy* Francis LeBlanc Ernest LeFebvre Terry Lennox † Deceased Donor * Donor for five or more consecutive years

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Robert & Judith Leonard John ‘71 & Paulann ‘64 Lescoe* Chris Lester ‘79 Dorothy Lewis ‘80 Jian-Zhong Lin Kristin Link ‘89* Barbara Liu* Mary Liu ‘78* J. Thomas Lombardo ‘51 James LoMonaco* Lisa & Richard LoRusso Stephen Luckett ‘97 Elena Lupinacci ‘42 Martin Lynch ‘97 ‘99 ‘07* Kathryn Macary ‘90 James MacDonald Jr. Robert MacDougall ‘71 Patricia Maciejewski ‘76* Jennie ‘69 & Joseph Macione Ronald Maggi Vassilios Maltas Gaynell Manning Harry Mantzaris ‘65* Carl & Estelle Marchitto June Margolius ‘46 Susan Marston ‘85 Martin Marx ‘88 Anthony & Nathalie Mascolo Travis Mathewson ‘95 Kathryn Mathieu ‘09 Kevin ‘74 & Katherine ‘74 Matsil* Steven Matthess* Mary Mattke Robert Maxwell Jr. ‘06 Dawn Mazzola ‘93 John McArthur ‘79 Derrick & La Shawn ‘93 McBride* John McCane Judith McChesney ‘84 MS William McCloskey ‘83 Galen McConnell ‘10 Peter McDevitt III ‘88 Robert McDonald* Marcia McGowan John McGrath Jr. Susan McKee ‘73* Melissa McLaughlin ‘03 Dean McLear Ralph Jr. & Mary McMullen Carolyn McNally Thomas McNally Jr. ‘80/’85 MS Paul McNamara ‘92 Kevin Meakem Paula Melillo ‘66 Nicholas Messina* Joel Meyers ‘06 MS & Gail Gelburd* Carolyn Michaels Phyllis Michaud ‘50* Joseph Mikaelian Duane Mitchell ‘97 Gary Moebus ‘92 Robert Molta ‘78 Brendan Moriarty ‘75* Janet Moriarty Jennifer Morrison ‘84* Robert Moyher ‘75 Edwin Muenzner ‘95 Rosemarie Mulligin ‘67 Joanne Munson ‘93 Mari Muri ‘79/’82 MS* Brian Murphy ‘79 Ronald ‘56 & Annette ‘57 Murphy Anthony Muscente Craig & Nancy Musson William Nagy ‘75/’78 MS Stephen ‘02/’09 MS & Jacqueline ‘00 Nelson Andrew Nilsson Harvey ‘69 MS & Katherine ‘61 Nivison Richard Norell

John Norman Yaw Nsiah Bertram Nussbaum ‘63* Kenneth Nyser ‘85 Elizabeth Obernesser ‘78 Marion & Mark Odgers Karen Ogorzalek ‘88* Gayl Osuba* Paul Otto ‘73 Ruthellen Ouimet ‘02 William ‘82 & Laurie ‘80 Paetzold Norma Paggioli ‘90 Martin & Mary Ellen Pagnozzi Michael Pallein Jamey Palmieri Kevin Paquin ‘98* Norma Paradis ‘55 Liliana Parico ‘94 Judith Parmelee ‘77 Susan Pate ‘82 Elizabeth Paterson ‘95 Margaret & Christopher Pavia* Jane Peckham ‘59 Diana Pepin ‘92 ‘99 Natalie Perry ‘64 Carole Peterson ‘77 Doncho Petkov Andrea & Thomas Petrizzo David Piacenza John Piccochi Suzanne Pinard ‘76 Michael Pisani Jr. ‘75 Jean Pisciotta ‘68 Ronald Pizzanello ‘76 James Plocharczyk ‘79 Beverly Plummer Robert Jr. ‘87 & Lori ‘85 Polito* Lana Pontbriant ‘93* Joyce Pouncy Lisa Preger Kenneth Przybysz David & Laurie ‘86 Pudlo* Ronald Pugliese Patricia Radocy ‘71* Robert Rametta ‘92 Sofia Ramos David Rappe Gordon & Denise Rathbun Alyce Rawlins Nancy Rawn ‘88 Sumeet Ray ‘99 Beverly Raymond ‘71 James Raynor Christine Regan ‘93 MS Carol Reichardt* Linda Reineke ‘75 Christian Renstrom ‘93 Edward Requardt ‘53 Frances Reynolds Thomas Reynolds Kacey Richards Sheree Richards Margaret Richardson ‘64 Mark ‘92 & Ellen ‘80 Riemer Kenneth ‘90 & Mary ‘51 Ring Edith Ritz ‘91 MS Roger Rivers Joellen Robidoux ‘80 Lawrence ‘76 & Deborah ‘76 Rodriguez Laraine Rodriquez ‘73/’81 MS* Richard Rollason-Reese* Lyn Romano L. Michael Romeo Jr. ‘86 Roberto Rosado Warren Ross ‘93 Robert & Karen ‘83 Roveto* Arthur Rovozzo ‘85

President’s Legacy Society The President’s Legacy Society was established to recognize and show appreciation to a special group of donors who have informed Eastern of their plans to provide for the University by means of a legacy gift. These might include bequests in wills or testamentary trusts, gifts of retirement assets, gifts that pay lifetime income to an individual(s), or gifts of insurance policies. We acknowledge these donors for their foresight and generosity in creating an enduring legacy for the University. Requests for anonymity are honored. The current members are as follows: Anonymous Dr. Jacqueline Abbott Milton Anderson Madeline Bernstein Estate of Dorothy E. Brown Dorothy ’56 and Cameron Carlyle Estate of Mary Carnwath Dr. Fred Cazel Dr. Carmen Cid Gary Wayne Dazy Estate of Olof Erlandson Estate of Dr. Elizabeth Chappell Hansen Estate of John Church Hicks Luva Mead Hoar ‘42 Jacqueline Holbrook Estate of Paul Kaplitz Deborah Kleckowski ‘84 Ellen Lang ‘81and James Watson, MD Elena D. Lupinacci ‘42 Kathleen McLaughlin ‘88 Dr. Bertram Nussbaum ‘63 Lori A. Polito ’85 & Robert F. Polito Jr. ’86 Senator Edith G. Prague ‘65 Dr. Charles Prewitt Patricia Reardon, MD Mr. Aaron Rutherford Estate of Leland Stoppleworth Dr. Margaret C. Toner ‘42 Estate of Elizabeth M. Wright ’30 Dorothy and Joseph Zaring Estate of Captain Karl O. Zittel

For more information on how to make a gift in your will or trust and/or a life income gift, visit our website at www.legacy.vg/easternct or contact Kenneth J. DeLisa, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at (860) 465-5267.

Maureen Ruby Richard Jr. & Janet Rupp Gayle Russell Daniel Ryan Paul Safin ‘78 William & Alison Salka* Rexford Santerre ‘78 Laura Saunders Gail Sawyer ‘78 MaryJean Sawyer ‘80 Hank Schaeffer Robert Scheinost ‘07 Robert Schmidt ‘00 Tammy Schondelmayer ‘90 Maxine Schortman ‘63 Matthew Schumey ‘04 Nancy Schwanda ‘69 Margery Scott Asa Scranton V ‘87 Lois Scranton ‘80 Lynn Scull Carl Segura ‘06 Ezequiel Seguro Paul Serignese* Harry Seymour Madalene Seymour David Shaffer ‘91 Herbert Shedroff ‘60 Donna Sheehan Omar Shepard Jr. & Shirley Doyle Shepard ‘57/’89 MS Steven Sheppard Joseph Siciliano ‘78 Kimberly Silcox* Jackie Silverstein ‘99/’04 MS Jack Sirotnik ‘77* Shannon Sligo ‘00 Howard IV & April Smith J. Brian Smith Janet Smith* Laurens Smith ‘77 Bruce Snow John Sobiski ‘83 Matthew Solak ‘05* Ann Solvold ‘55 Robert ‘56 & Geraldine ‘57 Spillane John St. Onge & Marilynn St. Onge ‘92 Kathleen Stango ‘75* Pamela J. Starr* Lorraine Stec Lisa Steubing ‘80 Linda Stewart David & Deborah Stoloff* Christopher Stolpe ‘97 Virginia Stone ‘87/’89 MS Donald Jr. & Theresa Stoop Barbara Storrs ‘62 Robert ‘63 & Judith ‘65 Strouse* Joseph Sudik Deborah & Jeffrey Sullinger Geraldine Sullivan John Jr. ‘62 & Lorna ‘59 Sullivan Rhianna Suprenant ‘02 G. Elizabeth Surprenant ‘71/’80 MS Nathan Suver ‘96 Marjorie Swaggart ‘63 Timothy & Virginia ‘94 Swanson* Anna Sweeney* Catherine Tannahill* John Tarascio Patricia Tedford ‘91 Morton Tenzer Gregory Thomas ‘85 Nancy Tinker ‘05 MS* James Tipton William Tobin ‘61 Margaret Toner ‘42* John Torrey Jr. ‘70* Roland Sr. ‘61 & Colette ‘61 Trailor* David Trainor*

Mary-Jane Traska ‘72* Angelica & Benson Belo Clifford & Elizabeth Clauson Richard Treadway Sr. ‘71 Leo Jr. & Lisa Bento Lawrence ‘64 & Carol ‘65 Colvin Kenneth ‘75 MS & Joyce ‘76 Tremblay* Ann Bevins ‘86 Eileen Colwell ‘98 Andrea Trowers-Evans ‘96 Richard ‘62 & Margaret ‘62 Bilda Kimberley Connolly Kevin Trudelle Kim & Alan Blanchard Hope Marie Cook* Thomas Trumble Staci & Joseph Blecharczyk Carla Cooper ‘87 Kevin Tubridy* Cary Blocker ‘95 Pamela Cosker Peggy Turner ‘88* Joel Boisvert ‘74 Jeffrey Couchon Robert Ulrich ‘78 Joel Bolduc ‘92 Jeffrey & Lisa Crouse Ruth Underwood ‘83 Sarah Bombria ‘55 Cynthia Cruise-Genier ‘64 Daniel Verboven ‘96 & Lauren Dean ‘86 & Kimberly ‘91 MS Bosse James Culbertson ‘99 Perrotti-Verboven ‘91* Pat Bouchard Ruth Cullen Kyle Verona* Joseph Bourassa ‘95 David Cummings* Albert ‘59 & Judith ‘62 Vertefeuille Mary Bourgeois Diane & John Czerwinski Raymond Voght IV ‘93 Steven ‘91 & Katrina ‘86 Bousquet Gregory D’Auria* John & Marlene Wallace John Bova Wendy Daly ‘75* Wyrot Ward Stephanie Braca-Mulreed ‘90 Michelle Danger Eleanor Waring ‘51 Martha Bradshaw ‘70 Scott Dauphinee ‘95 Clyde & Cynthia ‘86 Washburne Patricia Brasher Patricia Davis ‘69 Matthew Watson ‘83 Karl Brazauskas Scott Davis ‘05 Orren Jr. & Penny Weber Kathy & Thomas Brodeur Kristen Day ‘85 Cynthia Webster ‘73 Patricia Brown ‘87 Janet DeCarolis ‘63 James Wehr Robert ‘69 & Antoinette ‘70 Christopher DelMastro ‘92 Stephen Welch Brzozowski* Amy & Charles Delosier David Weller G. Mark Whitham ‘97 George Whiting* Aliza Wilder ‘94 Neil Williams* Terri Wilson ‘82 Lisa Wilson ‘93 Susan Wilson ‘73 Jerry Withinton Joseph Wojcik ‘61/’75 MS Robert & Sandra ‘70/’74 MS Wojick Albert Wojtcuk ‘54 Richard & Lois Wolf Cecilia Woods Steven Word ‘80 Janet Wright ‘78 Robert Yeaw Jr. ‘66 David & Suzanne ‘91 MS Yeo* Bruce ‘74 & Donna ‘69 Young* Jonathan Young ‘87 Ralph ‘51 & Dorothy ‘51 Young* Thomas Zakowicz ‘06 Tim Coppage, immediate past president of the ECSU Foundation Board of Directors Eleanor & Glenn Zaugg (left), and Eastern President Elsa Núñez (right), congratulate History Professor Barbara Joseph & Emerald Tucker as the recipient of the 2011 ECSU Foundation Board of Directors Distinguished Zimmerman* Faculty Donor Award.

Mark Zurzola ‘88 FRIENDS OF EASTERN Susan Agne ‘66 Trent Alexopoulos ‘71 Patricia & Joseph Amat Sharon Ambrose ‘74* David Anderson ‘81 Gale Anderson ‘73 Anthony Angelo ‘57 Anita & Frank Annunziato Mary Archambault ‘99 MS Betsy & Leonard Armitage Carol Arnold ‘87 Sharon Asselin ‘97 Susan Audette ‘70 Gail & Paul Auner Guido Bafumi ‘85 Marilyn Baldini ‘74 Louis Bargnesi ‘61 Ralph ‘84 & Patricia ‘84 Barker Kimberly Bartle ‘97 Christopher III ‘88 & Heidi ‘88 Bartolotta Kimberly Bates ‘99 MS Louis & Pamela Battipaglia George Bellke Jr.

Whitney Bucci ‘00 Edith Buck ‘55 Jeri Buckholt Jeffery Burks ‘83 Vicki Burleigh ‘09 Iva Burnham ‘54 James Burnham ‘87 David Burr ‘08 Marian Call* Louis Canady ‘79 Frank ‘84 & Katherine ‘84 Carbone Meghan Carden Bonnie Carey ‘82 Christine Carpenter Jennifer Carpenter ‘09 Peter Catania ‘95 Ryan Cavanaugh ‘01 Thomas Chapman ‘72 Irene Chappelle Bertice Chepyha ‘83 Stephen Chipko James Chow Gladys Chudy ‘71* Susan Cirinna

Jaclyn DeMaio Cabrera ‘92 Deborah DeMartino Steven Derby Robert DeRose ‘78 Elena & Booker DeVaughn Demian DeVega ‘92 John Diluciano ‘04 John Donnelly ‘85* Paul Dorosh Patricia & Bradford Douglass James Doyle Jr. ‘81* Arthur Jr. ‘86 & Sharon DuBois David Dudley II ‘98 Michael & Susan Dufraine Nancy Dumond ‘79 John Dunnack Lois Dupointe ‘85 Francesca Dussault ‘52* Richard Dusto ‘96 & Kathleen Murphy ‘91 MS Philip Einsmann Paula Enderle Mildred Engberg David Engelson ‘67/’70 MS

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E. Marilyn Lowney ’99 and Madeline Bernstein at the fall 2010 President’s Leadership Awards Luncheon.

Robert Epperson ‘80 Leonard Erazmus ‘74 & Susan Bascom-Erazmus ‘77 Wendy Ernst ‘93 Mary-Anne & Steven Erwin Lori & Scott Eschner Felixberto & Elizabeth Eslao Barbara Esposito Christine Estelle ‘66 Melanie Evans* Hendrick ‘99 & Melissa ‘97 Facas Mike Fenton Patricia Ferraro ‘86 Joseph Ferron III ‘85 Beth Ann Fetzer ‘79 Joan Fidler ‘78 Kathleen Flanagan Marguerite Fletcher Thomas Foley Jr. ‘97 John Jr. & Michelle Follett Jonathan Forcht ‘92 Margaret & Martin Forler Katherine Fortier ‘03 Colleen Fournier ‘80 Monica Fournier Lisa Fraustino Justin Freeman ‘95 Kathy Freidenfelds* David Frey ‘04 Lauren Friedman* Stephen Fritzer ‘75 Charles IV ‘85 & Rachael ‘00/’08 MS Funk Timothy Gaffey Gary Gamache ‘82 Lidija Gamache ‘73 Ronald Gambrell ‘94 Patricia Gannon John Gardner ‘09 MS Michael Gates ‘61 † Deceased Donor * Donor for five or more consecutive years

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Susan Gawlak ‘78 Theresa George Ford Gerritt ‘73* Derrick Gibbs ‘08 Christine Giddings Sean Glasgow ‘85 Robert Gnida ‘00 Jennifer & Jason Gobey Janet Gordon Stacy & John Gould David Govoni Pamela & Paul Grabek Deborah Grant Jones James Grasso ‘74/’06 MS Lea Green Virginia Greer ‘80 William Gregonis ‘59 Joyce Gresh ‘96 MS Anthony Guarnieri Donald Guimento ‘84 Edward Guyer ‘88 Richard Hadden Loretta Haeger ‘95* Laurence Hale Nusie Halpine Kathryn Hamilton ‘76 Michael Hamilton ‘09 Susith Hansa ‘95 Richard Hanson ‘82 Natalie Harbeson ‘77 Nancy Harding ‘90 MS Mary-Beth Harrigan ‘85 Lori Harris ‘05 Robert Harty Robert ‘64 & Elizabeth ‘64 Henseler John & Tracey Heslin Gary Hewitt ‘00 Terence Hickey Kathleen Hickson ‘60 Richard Hill ‘73* Catherine Hiller ‘55* Chadford Hilton ‘94 Shanda Hinton ‘96 Amy Hirakis ‘81 Carlton Hodges

Walter Hodges Ruth Hodgson ‘41 Joyce Hoffman ‘82 Robert Hollis Sr. Jeffrey Holt ‘97 James Homiski ‘72 Meredith Hoskins ‘07 Kim Hoxsie ‘95 Hilario Huertas Jr. ‘73 Melissa Ingoglia ‘10 Vivian Ivanoff Philbrick ‘76 Martin Jaques Cliff & Sandra Jarvis Adeline Jernstrom ‘64 Jane Joesten ‘85 Julia Joffe Adam Johnson ‘01 Brian ‘00 & Lisa ‘93 Johnson Constance Johnson ‘87 Joan & Raymond Johnson Sandra Johnson ‘60 Gwendolyn Jones ‘81 William Jones William Juzwic ‘62 Kayla Kaan Michael ‘74 & Denise ‘75 Kaczorowski Gregory Kane* Lynn Kidd ‘75 Timothy Killeen Beverly King ‘08 MS Jane King ‘69/’73 MS Jamie Kircher ‘82 David Klingerman Joan Kluge Matthew Knight ‘01 Shaun Knudsen Regan Waldemar Koenig ‘73 Raymond Kohn David Komlosi Arlene Korolyshun Kathryn Kostohryz Cindy & Alexander Kowalchuk Stephen Krajewski ‘77 Timothy Kramar ‘08 Gene Kupec-Iovine ‘72 Michael & Julie Labrecque Mita Lad ‘10 Stephen ‘91 & Belinda ‘91 Laflamme Hernan LaFontaine Joseph LaFrance ‘77 Thomas Laing ‘84 Lewis ‘54 & Jane ‘53 Lamb Dolores LaMontagne Hille & David Lamothe Paul Lankarge ‘69 Beth Harper Larkins-Strathy ‘74* Judy & Stephen LaRocco Karen Laski ‘78 John Lauer Heather Lavallee Leonard Lavallee ‘52 J. Richard ‘66 & Mary ‘66 Lavatori Karen Leemon Murphy ‘76 Kevin Lemieux ‘98 Kristie Levesque Marilyn Levine ‘68 Steven & Amy Levy Jeff & Becky Lewis Thomas Lewis ‘97 James Lietz ‘87 MS Joseph Lobe ‘03 James ‘63 & Anne ‘63 Logan Sandra Long ‘73 William & Laura Longo Elizabeth Lowell ‘51 Elaine Lucas Peter & Geraldine Lupinacci Joanne Luppi ‘53* Kristine Mach-Urillo ‘91 Nancy Mahoney ‘74

Rita Malenczyk* Daniel Maloney Joseph Mancini Michael ‘88 MS & Gertrude ‘88 MS Mangione Heidi Masso ‘98 James Jr. ‘75 & Janine ‘73 Masso* Joan Mathiau ‘92 Torey Matthess* Mary McCarthy ‘63* William McCarthy Angela & Michael McCartney Duane & Michele McCormick Megan McCutcheon ‘83 Margaret & William McDonald Delcie McGrath ‘73 Joan McLaughlin Sheridan Medeiros ‘63 Patricia Mellen ‘72 Sarah Melquist ‘95 Richard Memmott Jr. ‘92 Richard Menard Jodi Merusi ‘77 Alane Messina William Meyer Stanley Miela Jr. ‘53 Colleen Miller Peter Miller ‘89 Philip ‘90 & Renee ‘88 Miller Sandra Miller ‘91 David Mills Kathleen Mills ‘88 Monica & Jerry Minichiello Robert Mitchell ‘98 David ‘66 & Ella ‘56 Moore Julio Morales Jr. Valerie Morelli ‘96 Andree Morin ‘86* Becky Morrone ‘71 Laurie & Christopher Mozian Gregory Muller Nancy Muller ‘97 MS James & Monica Muratori Dennis ‘74 & Donna ‘76 Murphy Diane Nadeau ‘98 Joseph Narotsky ‘54 Lynn Nauss ‘87* Claire Nolin Mary & Joseph Noto Luke & Betty ‘87 O’Connor Kerry O’Keefe ‘73 Carol Orlando ‘86 Wendy Ortega ‘88 Deborah Ostien ‘81/’87 MS Robert ‘66 & Barbara ‘86 Pakenham Marta & Mark Pallein Richard Pantano ‘73 John Jr. & Lindsay Parke* Diane Parker ‘63* Joseph Parks ‘90 Carol Parmelee-Blancato ‘68* Jo-Ann Payne ‘76 Alisa Pelletier ‘85 Allan Penda Kathleen Pepin ‘70 Benjamin Perron ‘82 Bart Peters ‘80 Kelli Peters Brittany Peterson ‘10 Jeff Peterson Ruth Phelps ‘41 Donald ‘82 & Joanne ‘76 Philips Christine & Santo Piro Raymond Plassmann ‘50 Frank Pokorny ‘03* Derek Pollitt ‘94 Sheila Popovich Jon Pose Norma-Jean Posocco ‘73 Jill & Keith Powers

E ASTERN P RIDE S OCIET Y The Eastern Pride Society recognizes Eastern’s most loyal donors: those who have given for the last 10 fiscal years or more. We thank you.

Roger Abell ‘70 Elizabeth Archer ‘46 Robert Asher & Carol Williams Ernest Jr. & Debra ‘91 Avery Jeffrey Baylock & Georgina Benoit ‘89 Madeline Bernstein Lula Blocton Charles Butremovic III ‘95 Charles & Beverly Canfield Andrew III ‘80 & Del Anne ‘65 Carey Keith Carlough ‘79 David Carter Sr. & Sandra Holley Karen Collins Anne Costa ‘79 Lewis & Kimberly Crone Walter Crosby ‘80 David Cummings Caroline Davis Jane Denault ‘74 Mary Lou DeVivo ‘60 Walter Diaz James Doyle Jr. ‘81 Philomene Ducas Elaine Dugas Shea ‘66 Kathleen Fabian ‘72 Evelyn Franson ‘53 Rhona Free Tina Fu Michael Gable Brian Gauthier ‘81 David Geissler Donald Geissler Ford Gerritt ‘73 Edward Giard ‘00 MS William Goba ‘71 MS & Joan Russoniello Goba ‘69 MS Ann Gruenberg ‘80 MS Elizabeth Haarke ‘87 Elsie Hale ‘44 Dennis Hannon & Joanna St. Pierre Hannon Susan Heyward Richard Hill ‘73 Luva Mead Hoar ‘42 Robert Horrocks Kristin Jacobi Barbara Jacobsen ‘70 MS Marie Love Johnson Charleen Knapp ‘77/’85 MS Ruth Kneier ‘71 MS Chester Kitchings Family Foundation Hari & Sita ‘02/’08 MS Koirala

Kannangath Kutty Beth Harper Larkins-Strathy ‘74 Regina Nowak LaRose ‘65 John ‘71 & Paulann ‘64 Lescoe James LoMonaco Martin Lynch ‘97 ‘99 ‘07 Harry Mantzaris ‘65 William Marsh ‘89 James Jr. ‘75 & Janine ‘73 Masso Robert McDonald Martin Mlyniec ‘95 Jennifer Morrison ‘84 Stanley Morytko Jr. ‘74 Mari Muri ‘79/’82 MS Lynn Nauss ‘87 Bertram Nussbaum ‘63 Ann Marie Orza Kevin Paquin ‘98 Maureen & Michael Pernal Francis Perrotti ‘51 Robert Jr. ‘87 & Lori ‘85 Polito Lana Pontbriant ‘93 David & Laurie ‘86 Pudlo Hermine Purvis ‘55 Nancy Purvis Patricia Radocy ‘71 Richard Rollason-Reese Mirian Rook ‘73/’77 MS Ruth Rosebrooks ‘54 Ada Roth ‘54 Louis & Karen ‘96 Scotti Jack Sirotnik ‘77 Sherlene Skov ‘70/’74 MS Richard Smith ‘74/’75 MS David & Deborah Stoloff Robert ‘63 & Judith ‘65 Strouse Timothy & Virginia ‘94 Swanson Mary Sweeney ‘54 Nancy Tinker ‘05 MS John Torrey Jr. ‘70 David Trainor Kenneth ‘75 MS & Joyce ‘76 Tremblay Kevin Tubridy James Watson & Ellen Lang ‘81 Charles Webb Joyce Wong David & Suzanne ‘91 MS Yeo Bruce ‘74 & Donna ‘69 Young Ralph Jr. & Ruth ‘83/’86 and ‘89 MS Yulo David Yutzey

John & Jacqueline ‘97 Preston Frances Pribish ‘71 Mark Price Lynn Proto ‘98/’08 MS Nancy Purvis* Gretchen Raffa Dorothy Rainville ‘89 Linda Rallo ‘01 MS Jacquelyn Randall ‘80 Michael Ratway ‘80* Susan Raymond ‘73 Leonard Reed ‘74 Thomas ‘83 & Mary ‘83 Reynolds Scott Rhoades ‘73 Anthony & Lisa Riccio Donald Richmond ‘74

Michael Riordan Renate Rioux ‘61 Joyce Rivers Judy Rivers Marianna Rivers Mark Rivers Angelo & Lynn Roberto Heidi Roberto* Joann Robertson ‘69 Anne Robinson Roger Rodrigue ‘84 Nicholas Romano Mirian Rook ‘73/’77 MS* Marc ‘88 & Joy ‘87 Rosenberg Jonathan Ross Sr. ‘82 Mary Russo ‘58

Susan Russo Patricia Rust ‘60 Angelo Ruta Judith Ruthko Virginia Rutledge ‘99 Debra & Charles Sailer Michael Sainsbury ‘83 Priscilla Salvatore ‘66 Annette Sanderson William & Susan Schapp Susan Schofield Edward Jr. & Cecilia Schreiner Aaron ‘85 & Michelle ‘84 Schwartz Michael Schwarz ‘07 Louis & Karen ‘96 Scotti* Fred Seidel ‘75 Julie Senerth ‘89 Gail Shapiro Debbie Shaw Carolyn Shea ‘64 Brent Shelton ‘72 Steven Sheridan ‘98 MS Joan Siebert Daniel Silva ‘03 Angela & Christopher Sinko Alice Skelton ‘83 Catherine Skiba ‘79 Ronald Smiles Charlotte Smith ‘87 Cindy Smith ‘91/’98 MS Elizabeth & Joel Smith Jonathan Snedeker ‘08 Henry & Dorothy Snider Brendan Sobolewski ‘96 Matthew Soucie ‘97 Frederick ‘70 & Nancy ‘72 Souza Linda & James Soychak Gail Stafford ‘65 Corinne Staib ‘86 Barbara Staples Megan Staples Susan & Mark Stergio Philip Stevens ‘98 Sylvia Stevens-Zingrone ‘81 Karen Stone Patricia Strickland Ian Sullivan ‘07 Mark Sullivan ‘72 Geraldine Swanson ‘76 Lucy Sweeney ‘64 C. Kevin Synnott Tania Taalman ‘95 Andrew Taddei Jr. ‘87 Ellen Tambornini ‘62/’89 MS* Barbara Tarnowski ‘83 Doris Taverna ‘74 Nancy Thorpe ‘64 William Jr. & Christine Thurston Sharon Tierney ‘86 Estelle Timpano ‘79 Philip ‘85 & Deanna ‘85 Toohey D. Hermeine Tovey Martha Turner Marie Twomey ‘60/’69 MS Ronald Tyrrell ‘93 Mary & Stephen Ungerleider Paul ‘79 & Sharon ‘81 Uricchio Michael Vasquenza ‘81 Joseph Vergato Jr. Cristine Waldron ‘91 MS* John Walker ‘82 Mary Walker Ryan Walker Stephen Walker Denise Walsh ‘94 Robert & Lori Walsh Norman Warrender ‘54* Richard ‘51 & Margaret ‘50 Waterman Dana Weber ‘89 Edith Weiner

W. Robert ‘00 & Marianne Weeks Cecilia Welna Karl ‘93 & Lynda ‘90 Westberg Robert Whitelaw Robert Jr. & Wendy Whitmore Marion Whitney Randle Wiggins ‘80 Mark Wilkman ‘80 Artelia Williams ‘72 Michelle Williams ‘92 Nathaniel Williams Roxanne Williams Jones ‘76 Joyce Williams-Turner ‘78 Mary Willmuth ‘94 Michael Woltag ‘96 Joanna Woodin Trenton Wright Jr. Joyce Yates Barbara Yohe ‘74 Julie Zander ‘79 Ellen Zern ‘76 Charles Zezulka III ‘64 & Carolyn Zezulka Schaefer ‘66 Craig Zimmerman Mark Ziogas Daniel ‘76 & Patricia ‘75 Zorzi Lawrence Zunski ‘79 EASTERN DONOR Mark Rivers Joan Abbey ‘80 Susan Abbood ‘73 Jacqueline Abelli ‘85 Jill Achille ‘04 Susan & Michael Adamo Daphne & Jeffrey Adams Deborah Adams ‘89/’97 MS Joseph ‘79 & Maureen ‘79/’03 MS Adams Gerelyn Adcock ‘03* Gary Agasi ‘66 Anthony Aidoo Melissa Albert ‘11 Laurie Alexander ‘80 Minerva Alicea ‘07 David Allard ‘11 Jean Allbee ‘74 Beverly Allen ‘80 Lorraine Allen ‘73 Linda Altieri Maria Altieri ‘11 Debra Amato Sabine Ambroise ‘11 Samuel Ambroise ‘11 Gary Ambukewicz ‘73* Donna Anastasia Joseph ‘03 MS & Elizabeth ‘04 MS Anastasio Michael Andreno ‘11 Jennifer Andreo ‘11 Karen & John Andreo Bridget Andrews James Annunziato Beverly Anthony ‘62 Susan & Michael Antonucci Zackary April ‘11 Naida Arcenas ‘88 Gabriel Ardito ‘96 ‘00 Carmelo & Susan Aresco Rosemary Armen ‘78/’85 MS Alice Armstrong ‘75 Richard Arnold ‘68 Janet Arnone ‘73 Georgia Asselin Charlotte Atherley ‘74 Karen Attick Steven Austin ‘11 Kathleen Avery ‘77 Mary Avery ‘49 Todd Aviles

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John Babbitt Peter Bachiochi Judith Bagley ‘73 Karin & Jonathan Bagley Susan Bailey William & Barbara Bailey Kristine & Kris Bainton John Baker ‘89 Katherine Balbi ‘11 Charles Balczun ‘67 & Nancy Gottfried ‘68 Donald & Sylvia Ballsieper Kathleen Bannon ‘90 Allison & John Banta Betty Baranski ‘66/’69 MS Jessica Barbieri ‘09 Patricia Barbieri Betsy Barker ‘74 Benjamin Barning ‘11 Mark & Debra Barrett Frank & Deborah ‘07 Barrows Carole Barstrom ‘64 Roberta Bartholomew Elizabeth Bartol ‘77* Daryl Basch ‘86 Carolyn Bass ‘94 Corey Bate ‘10 & Michael Montanari ‘09 Katelyn Battinelli ‘10 Brian Battistelli ‘08 Dayna Beardsley ‘11 Rebecca Beaudette Susan Beaudoin ‘87 Mitch Beauregard ‘11 John Beck ‘06 Eugene Jr. & Gerri H. Beckman Donald & Wendy Bee JoAnn Begley JoAnn Beguhl Vincentia Belbruno ‘57/’71 MS* Kathleen Belisle ‘73 Peter Beller Alicia Benson ‘07 Helen Benzinger Julia Bernet ‘98 Harold Bernstein ‘80 David & Susan Berube Debra Berube ‘97 Kathryn Berube ‘00 Michael & Ann Marie Berube Linda Bessette ‘69 William Betterini David Bettger ‘63 Kaitlyn Bialobrzeski ‘11 Cynthia Bialy ‘80 Lauren Bicocchi ‘10 Irmina Bieda Stephen & Debbie Bieleski Dona Billing ‘74 Nicole Biolo ‘11 Derrick Birdsong Robert Birge ‘89 Jacquelyn Bishop ‘11 Lisa Bissell Dolores Bitz Thomas Blake ‘75 John Blanchette ‘93* Andria Blanton ‘90 Paul Blawie Jr. Eve & Eric Blumenthal Stephanie Boccanfuso ‘10 Ann Bode ‘11 Heidi Boehm ‘95 Mary & Edward Bonk Ruth Borst ‘06 † Deceased Donor * Donor for five or more consecutive years

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Kim Bosworth ‘96 Jean & Gladisse Celestin Maureen Cop ‘10 Monica Botta ‘97 Daniel ‘94 & Karen ‘90/’06 MS Jayne Corey ‘87 Denise Boucher Champagne Anne Cornwell Linda & Robert Boucher Lorry Champagne Elsa Cornwell Brenda Bourque ‘97/’06 MS Mark Chappell ‘73 Brian Corson ‘95 Luke Boyd ‘09 Patricia Charamut Robert Cosma Keith Braney ‘07 Kyle Charles ‘10 Matthew Costello Jason Brasher ‘92 Blake Chenail Marianne Cote ‘71/’78 MS Beverly Brazeal ‘80 Rhoda Chestnut ‘59 Amanda Cournoyer ‘07 Mary Lou ‘88 & Richard ‘90 Bremer Marie Chicoine ‘66 Jacqueline & Bruce Courtemanche Diana Brennan ‘97 Amy Brenner-Fricke Elizabeth Brewer ‘07 Gloria Brine ‘68 Beth Bristol Lora Brodeur ‘81* Thomas Broffman Sharon Bromfield ‘80 Jason Brong ‘94 Robert Broomall Nancy Brouillard Beverly Brown ‘50 Dawn Brown ‘92 MS Linda Brown ‘70 Matthew Brown ‘06 Patricia Brown Raymond Brown ‘57* Richard Brown ‘68 Elise Browne Ralph & Maria Bucci Nancy Buckley ‘64 Patricia Buckley ‘75 Eric Bukowski ‘11 Marian & Mark Bundock Jamie Burdick ‘07/’10 MS Judge Anthony J. Brandenburg ’75 receives the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award Diane Burke ‘83 from Ken Briggs ’02/’05 and ’10 MS, assistant to the director of financial aid and vice Kayla Burns ‘11 president of the Eastern Alumni Association Board of Directors; President Elsa Núñez; Larry & Mary Burns and Michael Scanlon, ’75, president of the ECSU Foundation Board of Directors.

Carol Bush ‘57* Evelyn Bushkoff* Lori Bushnell ‘95 Patrick Bushnell ‘08 Henryka Chmielewski Michelle Coutu ‘01 William Buswell ‘73 Jerzy Chmielewski Johanna Cowger Kaitlin Butler ‘11 Joseph Chmielewski Emma Cox ‘11 Charles Butremovic III ‘95* Mildred Christadore ‘48 Kerry Coyle Susan & Philip Buyse Shirley Christian ‘79 Edwin & Rosemary Crandall Stephen Jr. ‘92 & Paula ‘91 Byczko Ogoegbunam Chukwuogor ‘11 Anna Crawford ‘90 Caitlin Caffrey ‘11 Leanne Church ‘11 Irene Cretella Scott ‘84 & Carol ‘84 Cahill Ashley Cichy ‘11 Kathleen Crisman Janice Caleshu-Roth ‘96 Jessica Ciparelli ‘00 Anita & Thomas Cronin Christina Cammisa ‘11 Jenna Clark ‘11 Karen Cronin Lorraine Campbell Wendy ‘91 & Gerald ‘91 Clark Debra Crookston Ruth A. & Michael Campbell Ellen Clarke ‘82 Deborah Crosset ‘73 S. Jason Campbell ‘87 Marvette Clemons ‘11 Jeanne Crowley ‘60 Eleanor Campo ‘64 Priscilla & Kevin Clesowich Gerald Cruson ‘61 Heidi Canapinno Maryanne Clifford Judith Cumiskey Christopher Cannata Cheryl & Scott Coady Kathryn Cumiskey ‘10 Marie Cantwell ‘72 Carolyn Coates* Sherry Cupe ‘11 Becky Caouette ‘98 Jennifer Cobb Richard ‘52 & Lucille ‘54 Curland Denice Capitani Beth Coccia ‘00 Annabelle Curran ‘67 Dorothy Capobianco ‘73 and ‘88 MS Rachel Cocola ‘11 Leah Curto ‘00 Kyle Caravousanos ‘11 Solana Cofield-Rivera ‘11 Janet Cushing Carrie Carbone Stephen Cohan ‘84 Gloria Cutler ‘73 MS Pamela Carchidi ‘99 Donald ‘62 & Carol ‘62 Cohen Tara Daily ‘97 Keith Carlough ‘79* Rodney Coleman Carl Dal Bon ‘75 Jacqueline Carmelo ‘11 Harry Colonis ‘93 Mark ‘79 & June ‘79 Dalidowitz* Elizabeth Caron ‘11 Robert & Ingrid Coloske Edward Jr. & Barbara Daly Kelly Carrington Christine Comeau ‘73 Curtis Darragh IV ‘10 Joan Carroll Chris Comins II Linda ‘09 & John Davenport Marlana Carroll ‘11 Ross Comstock Gianfranco David Michael Carter ‘80 Jennifer Conover ‘00 Salem David ‘47 Robin Casagrande ‘94 Robert ‘86 & Lisa ‘87 Constantine Shaneice Davies Marianne Casavant ‘70 Suzanne Conte ‘69 Arnold ‘73 & Barbara ‘74 Davis Donald Cashman ‘67 MS MaryAnn Contos ‘70 Barbara Davis ‘11 Christina Cassio ‘11 Patricia Coogan ‘90 Carole Davis ‘98 Heather Castillo ‘78 Allison Cook ‘08 Caroline Davis* Brittany Castle ‘11 Jason Coombs Elise Davis Margaret Cavaliere Lauren Coonan ‘07 Lisa Davis Ethel Cavallaro Matthew Cooney ‘10 Stefanie Davis ‘91 Gail Ceccarelli ‘94 Theresa Cooper ‘96 MS Gloria Day ‘74

James De Leon ‘10 Renee De Pastino ‘96 Cecile Deems ‘74 Lisa DeFanti ‘85/’90 MS Noreen Degnan Taylor Deguzis ‘11 Katherine Deis ‘05 Marlene DelGallo Alicia DeMaio ‘11 Melissa DeMaio ‘01 Margaret Demers Jane Denault ‘70/’74 MS* Joseph Deneault ‘85 & Beth Noonan ‘84 Arleica Dennis ‘94 Nicole Dennler ‘94 Susan Denz ‘75 Gary Depaul John & Elizabeth DePietro Sheila Deprey ‘88 Kristi Dervos ‘06 Joseph DeVito III ‘10 Timothy ‘89 & Kerry ‘90 DeVivo Deborah Di Beneditto Amanda DiCicco Ryan DiFusco Maura & John Dillon Danielle DiMartino ‘06 Kenneth DiMauro ‘80 Petrina & Mark Dings Mary & Michael DiPasquale Victoria Docktor ‘10 Marcia & Neil Dokurno Alexandra Dominguez ‘09 Thomas & Dara Dominique Jeffrey ‘76 & Kathleen ‘71 Donahue Mark & Patty Donahue Lauren Doninger Nikole Doolittle ‘10 Philip Doss ‘80 Patrick Dougherty ‘68 Richard Douville ‘72 Joan Dower ‘88 Julie Dowling ‘95 Nancy & Michael Downs Kim Doyle Thomas Draxler ‘82 Karen Drazen ‘87 MS Louise Drisco ‘72 Dorothy Drobney ‘94/’02 MS Kyle Droniak Stephanie Duclos ‘10 Donna Dudish ‘99 Roberta Dufraine Susan DuGrenier ‘73 Ann & Paul Duhamel Patrick Duhamel ‘11 Garrett ‘07 & Kristina ‘07 Dukette Harry Dumeer ‘68 Bethany Dumez ‘11 Victoria Dundics ‘82 MS M. Patrice & Lawrence Dunn Molly Dunn ‘10 Steven Dupont Barbara Dupre Kathryn & Donald Durand John Dustin Jr. ‘01 Susan Dutch ‘68 Joan Dutko G. Janice Dutram ‘73 Susan Eastman ‘64 Elizabeth Eaton ‘74 Marvin ‘52 & Eunice Edelman Lisa Eichelberg Lorraine Eichler ‘07 Ann Eichner Jeffrey Eilenberger Alice Eisenberg ‘85 Kevin Elliott ‘93 Mary Ellis

Veronica Emilio Shelley Ericson ‘11 Cathy & Jorge Escalona Sharon Eschrich ‘88 Carlos Escoto Karen ‘07 & Joshua ‘04 Esposito Andrea Estell ‘94 Eric Eurto ‘11 Esther Evans ‘61 Gregory Evans Wendi Everton Serdar Evyapan ‘11 Sally Exley ‘95 Clare Falcha ‘89 Joan Fargo ‘57 Patricia Faris Heather Farrington ‘11 Kathleen & Michael Faulkenberry Nicole Favreau ‘11 Joan Fazo Christina Federici ‘10 Melissa Feige ‘10 Shelley Fenn ‘78 Deborah Fenner ‘91 John Ferguson ‘58 Thomas Ferlazo ‘75 Lauren Finkbeiner ‘11 Susan Finkelstein ‘06 Nancy Fischer ‘55* Alexander Fisher Janet & Steven Fisher Cecilia Fitzgerald ‘02 Deborah Fitzgerald ‘65 Tara Fitzgerald ‘11 Lois Flanagan ‘84 Nancy Flanzer ‘59 Carrie Fleischer ‘07/’09 MS Stephen & Cynthia Fleischer Diane Flewelling ‘04 John Flood Cheryl Flynn Joseph & Marie Flynn Thomas Jr. ‘74 & Silvia Flynn Charlotte Foged Sibbesen ‘11 Russell Fogg ‘86 Ann Folan ‘92 MS Jessica Folta ‘10 Daniel Fontaine ‘68 Genevieve Fontaine Margaret Foran ‘69/’75 MS James ‘63 & Elizabeth ‘66 Forrest Carol Foss ‘68 Sandra Fournier ‘69 Mark Fowler Jacque Francois ‘79 Sharon Fredericks ‘75 John Freudenstein ‘62 Benjamin Friedman Patricia Fritz ‘79 James Frost Jr. ‘52 Karen & James Frugale Joseph Frutuoso Jean Fugate ‘68 Mary Fuller Stacey Fulton ‘80 Michael Gadoury ‘01 Lyn Gagne ‘06 and ‘10 MS Geoffrey Gagnon ‘91 Theresa Gaiser Charles & Donna Gale Dennis Galipeau Jr.* Maria & Salvatore Gallo Nicholas Gallo ‘11 Lindsay Galpin ‘11 Beth Galvin ‘80 Mary Galvin ‘78 Joanne & Christopher Garrahan Joseph & Cathy Garrity Ryan Garrity Ted & Robin Gasparino

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John Gasper Jr. ‘79* David Gauthier ‘99* Leonardo Gaviria ‘11 Heather Geiler ‘11 The Tower Society E. William Geitner Tammy Gendron ‘00 ‘04 Platinum $50,000 + Stephanie George Diamond $25,000 to 49,999 ‘08/’10 MS Michelle Geraci ‘11 Gold $15,000 to 24,999 Christopher Gerke ‘88 Eric Germain Silver $10,000 to 14,999 Kimberly Germain ‘11 Elaine & Richard Gernux* Bronze $5,000 to 9,999 Connie Giacalone ‘11 Julie Giannelli ‘94 F. R. Noble Associates $1,000 to 4,999 Joan Gibson ‘89 MS Beverly Giglio ‘06 MS The 1889 Society $500 to 999 Kevin Gilbert ‘03 Kimberly Gilbert ‘03 The President’s Circle $300 to 499 Denise Gilmore John Gilmore The Century Club $100 to 299 Sebastian Giuliano ‘83 Morton & Irene Glasser Friends of Eastern $50 to 99 Shawn Godaire ‘06 Donors $1 to 49 Danielle Godin ‘10 Danielle Godin ‘02 Michelle Goettlich ‘82 Scott Goff ‘87 Ellen Goldberg ‘83 MS Kelvin Harris ‘05 Eric Goldberg Linda & Blaney Harris Judy Goldberg ‘74 Carolee Hart ‘68 Edward Jr. & Elizabeth Goldsmith Gerald Hart ‘90/’07 MS Celia Dawn Golub ‘92* Debra Hartley ‘96 Ana & Antonio Gonzalez Sandra Hartmann Nuccio ‘63 Rosalynn Gordon ‘71 Christine Havens ‘79 Amy Gorman ‘11 Norma Hawkins ‘64 Lorraine Gosselin ‘69/’73 MS Lawrence & Marlene Hayes Anne & Paul Goto Rory Hazard ‘98 Maxwell Goto Melissa Healy ‘11 Dorothy Grady ‘89 Marianne Heath Mary Ellen Graf Paula Hebb ‘88 MS John & June Graham Barbara Hebron Kathryn Graham ‘77 MS Roberta Hemmann ‘54 Cathy Gramling ‘99 MS Elizabeth Hesterberg ‘11 David Green Jr. ‘11 Lauren Hickey ‘11 Eileen Green ‘06 Kelsey Hicks ‘11 John Green ‘87 Cynthia Higgins ‘80 Robert ‘00 & Henryka ‘01 Green Laura Hines-Jurgens ‘64 Ruth Green ‘79 Bruce Hoban ‘95 Wayne Greene ‘79 Brian ‘98 & Laura ‘97 Hobbs Tom Greenless Cynthia Hodis ‘82 Beverly Greenwood ‘71 David Hoffman ‘70 Martha Greenwood ‘58* George Hoffman ‘88 Jerry Grella ‘11 Marie Hoffman Richard ‘53 & Judith ‘63 Grenier Carrie Holman ‘00 Ann Griffin Charles & Louise Holmes Julie Grocott Sheflin Alexander Holowaty ‘87 Leigh Ann Gronback ‘98/’02 Andrew Hoops ‘07 and ‘03 MS Kathleen Hopkins ‘68 MS Sara Grzejszczak ‘11 Marcia Horan ‘90 Cody Guarnieri ‘09 James & Margerat Horn Leigh Gwara ‘09 Gertrude Howard ‘11 Joanne Gyure ‘94 Peter Howard Gwen & Roald Haaland Dorothy Hughes ‘38 Henry ‘58 & Judith ‘58 Haddad Mark Hughes ‘96 Robert Haddad ‘70 Nancy Hughes Sharon & William Hague John Huhtala ‘73 Elsie Hale ‘44* Grover Hundley Elsie Hall ‘63 Terry Hurley-Maciulewicz ‘92 Soncheray Hall ‘11 Tara Hurt* Kathryn Hammond ‘87 MS Susan Hutchens ‘69 David Hannon Peter & Angela Hyde Mark Hannon ‘11 Kathleen Iannucci Judith Hany ‘62* Lynn Ibsen ‘79 Patrick Hardy ‘11 Debra Ingemie Peter Hargraves Delthia Ishmael ‘10 Daniel Harkins Jamie Izzo ‘11 Craig Harlow ‘11 Paul ‘73 & Helen ‘74 Jabs Paula Harold ‘89 Stephen ‘96 & Rose Lee ‘93 Jackson Susan Harrigan

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Arlene Jacobsen Maria Jacobson-Gross ‘90 Margery Jahnke ‘90 MS Ashlee James Betty James ‘57 Melanie James ‘97 Jean Jamieson ‘55/’82 MS* Michelle Jarvis ‘11 Alfred Jenkins James Jennings Eileen Jensen ‘69* Angela Jimenez Dotlyn Johnson Elaine & Daniel Johnson Elisabeth Johnson ‘07 Gary & Cynthia Johnson Karina Johnson Lisa Johnson ‘88 Mark Johnson Jr. Sheila Johnson ‘91 MS Karen Johnston Carey Jolin ‘91 Rachael Joy ‘11 Samantha Julian ‘11 Richard & Loresa Julius Sofia Kachorowsky ‘75/’82 MS Katrina Kadyszewski ‘01 Raymond ‘60 & Marie ‘61 Kalinowski Sean Kallipolites ‘06 Linda Kaminski Carol Kammer ‘73/’78 MS Nathan & Sarah ‘03 Kannas Carmelina Kanzler ‘73 MS Jacob Kapustinski ‘11 Dogan Karatas ‘11 Joan Kastner ‘59 Lewis & Shirley ‘72 Katz* Amy Keane ‘07 MS Margaret Keayes ‘93 Robyn Keegan ‘11 Lynn Keleher ‘77 MS Lisa & Randall Kellarson Richard & Linda ‘59 Kelley Gary Kelly ‘86 Patrick Kelly Debra Kendall ‘93 Peter ‘71 & Janis ‘69 Kerensky Mitchell ‘85 & Mary ‘89 Kielbania Diana Kihlstadius ‘88 Kris Kimbro ‘06 Corrine King ‘10 Rose Kitchell ‘97 Susan Klick ‘98 Ruth Kneier ‘71 MS* Craig Kohn Kimberly Kokofsky ‘11 Michelle & Romero Kolomyjec Eugene Komlosi John Konnyu Steven Konopka John Konow Jr. ‘88 Richard Kopec Bertram Jr. & Tina Koppisch Eleanor Koss-Glater ‘64 Janice Kowalec Mary Kowalyshyn ‘71 Teresa Kozek Helena Kozel ‘04 Nicole Krassas* Harold & Claire ‘67 Krause Bridget Krauss ‘06 MS Abraham Krisst ‘07 MS Martie Krohn Angela Krok ‘05* Vasika Krstic ‘94 † Deceased Donor * Donor for five or more consecutive years

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Nicholas Kszepka ‘11 Patricia Kucharski ‘04 Sheryl Kucharski Louis Jr. ‘83 & Diane ‘83 Labanara Carol LaBelle ‘84 Thomas Laboy ‘79 Vito Labrecque Beatrice Lacombe ‘06 Nicholas Lacy Jennifer Ladd ‘10 Nancy LaFleur ‘97 Linda & Gregg Lafontaine Lisa LaMonica Amy Lampe ‘08 Lyndsey Lanagan-Leitzel Deletta & Stephan Lance Kenneth Landry ‘11 Sheri Landry ‘88 Jamie Langevin Lani Langlois ‘72 Patricia Langon James & Ketrin ‘81 Lano Kathleen & Robert LaPlante Robert LaPlante ‘11 Stephen Larcen Andree Larned ‘77 Susan Larrow ‘88 Sarah Larson ‘11 Donna Latella Alexander Lattimore Margaret Lavezzoli ‘67 Wendy Lavigne ‘05 Richard Lavigueur ‘88 Lydia ‘77 & David ‘99 Lavoie Susan Law Anthony Lawrence Jr. ‘89 Christine & Glenn Lawrence Chelsie Lawson ‘11 Lauren Leahy ‘11 Kelly LeBlanc ‘11 Paul & Sandra Leboeuf Doris & Michael Lee Kathy Lefeber Jacqueline & John Legnos Robert Leighton ‘96 Glenn & Anastasia Lemaire Jessica Lenares ‘11 Anne Leshay ‘69 Eric & Sharon Lessne Nicole Letourneau ‘10 David Levanto* Timothy Leveille ‘69 Georgetta Levesque ‘99 Roland Jr. & Betsey Levesque Mandi Levin ‘08 Ashley Lewandoski ‘11 Daniel Lewis ‘11 Kim Lewis ‘96/’02 MS Patricia & Thomas Lewis Frank Libby Danielle Libera ‘06 Kamilah Lindo ‘10 Anthony Littizzio Elyse Littizzio ‘09 Brian Litwin ‘11 Goldie Liverant ‘47/’61 MS Anne & William Lodge Rudolph & Nancy Lohbusch Donna & Michael Lombardozzi Anthony Jr. & Marianne Lonardelli Marie Long ‘57 Amanda Lonsdale ‘10 Joni Lonsdale Ramonita Lopez Sierra Kevin Lotreck ‘83 Christine Luc Vivian Lucherini Phillip Ludlow ‘95 Robyn Luginbuhl Elisabeth Luond ‘11

John & Deborah Luond Mary & Russel MacDonald Donald Machado Rebecca Machado ‘11 Stanley Machnik ‘84 Darlene Mackey Eileen MacLeod Michael ‘89 & Heidi ‘89 Madow Theresa Maggi Pauline Magliocco ‘49 Anne Mahalawich ‘43* Edward Mailhot ‘11 Shirley Mailloux ‘93 Sandra Main Patricia Maines ‘91 Djordje & Pauline Maljevic Shelley Maloney ‘90 Donalyn Maneggia ‘92 Katherine Mann ‘76 MS Coleman Mansfield Norma Marchesani Patrick Marcoux ‘91 David Mariasi ‘08 Thomas Mariconda ‘76 Lori Marinelli Patricia Marino ‘78 Charlene Marquis-O’Brien ‘96 Briant Marsh ‘80 MS William Marsh ‘89* Eric Martin Pamela Martin ‘75 Mark Maruscsak ‘78 Karen Mason Brenda Maston ‘00 Susan Matsen Donna Matthews ‘75 Dawn Mazzarella Kimberly McAdam ‘99 MS Michael McAndrew Courtney McBurney ‘11 JoAnn & Roland McCabe Seth McCalaster ‘79 June McCarthy Heather McCaslin ‘92 Cynthia McClarran ‘06 Holly McCord Thomas McCoy ‘91 Roger ‘86 & Deborah ‘78 McCrackan* Heather McDonald ‘11 Margaret & Kenneth McDonald Lori McDougall ‘88 Cheryl & Douglas McDowell April & Terence McEvily Michelle McGillicuddy ‘09 Patricia McGlynn ‘72 Danielle McGrath ‘11 Shannon McGregor ‘11 Deborah McIntosh ‘00 Lisa McKenney ‘93 Eric McKenzie ‘10 & Alicia Dixon ‘11 Brian McLaughlin Brian McLaughlin ‘76 Thomas McLaughlin Alice McMahon ‘58 James & Maria McNamara Lisa McRoberts ‘98 MS Michael McTygue Marianne Meaney ‘67 Danielle Medoff ‘11 Saniela Medolli ‘11 Elizabeth Megargle ‘87 MS Claire Meikle ‘93 ‘97 Pamela Melchior ‘11 Anthony Mendes ‘09 Donna Mendyka Thomas & Susan Meotti Joy Mercure ‘88 Debra Merritt ‘78 Michael Merritt ‘08 Dorothy Metz ‘49

Claire Meunier David Miceli ‘92 Kisha Michael ‘95 Ernest Miclette ‘74 Lewis Middleton ‘71 Susan Mike ‘08 MS John Mikulak ‘85 & Sandra Dansereau ‘84 Maureen Miles ‘87 Cynthia Milewski Meghan Milewski ‘95 Antaughn Miller Linda Miller ‘94 Barbara Mingle Paul III & Stacy Mirmina Lynn Misenti ‘91 Elizabeth Mix ‘07 MS Martin Mlyniec ‘95* Michele Monnerat ‘11 Leonard Montanari Donald Mooney ‘70 Danielle Moores ‘11 Madeleine Moran ‘80 Louise & Anthony Moretti Rachel Morosky ‘82 Gloria Morrison ‘93 MS Nancy Morrison ‘66 Lori Morrissey Rodney & Sheryl Mortensen Carol Moulton ‘79 Dorothy Mrowka ‘88 Jean Mudgett ‘71 Sally Muir ‘68 Amy Mulholland Alysyn Mullen ‘94 Christopher Muller ‘98 Sara & John Mulvihill Daniel Munrow ‘06 Theresa Munson ‘08 Eileen Murphy ‘73 Geraldine Murphy ‘58 Patricia Murphy Paul Murphy ‘10 Timothy Murphy ‘84 Gina Murray Jacqueline Murray Susan Musgrove ‘82 Robert Musial ‘71 MS Jonathan Myette ‘11 Jennifer Nadeau ‘97 Maria Nadeau ‘11 Marie Nahikian Steven Nasso ‘09 Thomas Nasso Craig Naumec ‘92 John & Brenda Navarro Diana Neal Joann Nedwick Susan Neff ‘86 Jennifer & Gerald Nelson Wende Nelson ‘85 MS Brittaney Netter ‘11 Susan Nettis ‘79 Sigrid Nicholas ‘84 Christine Nieminen ‘00 MS Suzanne & Michael Ninteau William Nizamoff ‘65 Stephanie Noheimer ‘11 Rosemary Noonan ‘97 Stephanie Norell ‘11 John & Judy Norris Christine & Peter Nosal Michael Noto Regina Nowak LaRose ‘65* Catherine Nucci Victoria Nyzio ‘74 Margaret O’Connell ‘86 Patricia O’Connell Buckley ‘75 Mary-Pat O’Connor ‘11 Eileen & John O’Keefe

Linda & William O’Neal Cheryl & Michael O’Reilly Jennifer O’Shaughnessy ‘01 Deborah O’Sullivan Nory Oakes ‘99/’06 MS Enrico Obst ‘10 Anne Ochsner ‘00 Emma Odgers Thomas Olszewski Maureen Opperman ‘73* Rose Otten-Paggioli ‘90/’97 MS Nicole Otterspoor ‘02 Linda Ouellette ‘89 Morgan Ouellette ‘11 Suzanne Owen Reece Painter-Payne ‘11 Patricia & Joseph Pallis Tara Palmer ‘88 Valerie Palmerie ‘97 Amy Paluska ‘96 Judith Panzano Philip Sr. ‘66 & Jane ‘70 Papineau Frances Paquin Therese Parent Nancy Parker ‘55* Judy Paro ‘09 Susan Parsons ‘07 Lorraine Patrick Janice Patry Karen Patterson Michael ‘77/’87 MS & Rosemarie ‘70 Payne Ingrid Peach ‘97 Sharon Pealer ‘06 Debra Pegnataro Jessica Pelletier ‘11 Lauren Pelletier ‘11 Michael Pennington ‘00 Valerie Peppin ‘92 Hilda Perez Penny Perez Vic & Julie Perry Jennifer Person ‘02 Margaret Peruccio ‘85 Joseph Perucki ‘11 Denise Peterson ‘06 Susan Peterson Rosann & Alan Petriello Sharon Petsa ‘92 MS John Pfeiffer ‘05 Joyce Phagan ‘94 Martin Phelps ‘95 Heather Phinney ‘11 Jennie Pica Joseph Picciano Anthony Piccochi Lou Ann Piela ‘90 Brett Pieper Roland Pier ‘59 Beverly & Donald Pierce Amanda Pierlioni ‘11 Samuel Pierre Felix Piersa ‘86 Rachel Pietrycha Jennifer Pinto Jeanne Pitney ‘80 Katherine Placco ‘80 Mary-Francis Plaza ‘11 Frances Plotnick ‘70 Jeannie Pogmore ‘90 MS* Patricia Poisson Glenice Poletti Christopher Polino Susan Pollard Tracey & Christopher Pollitt Catherine Pomerleau ‘04 Karen Possidente-Leibiger Sarah Potrikus ‘11 Denise Powers ‘08 William ‘87 MS & Candace ‘74 Powers

Kim Silcox, (second from left) director of the Center of Community Engagement, with AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers and student office workers at the annual March Bowlathon.

Eileen Prescott Charles Prewitt Jr. ‘72 Raymond & Lynn Prifty Diane & Joseph Przybylek Doris & Paul Przygocki Jessica Przygocki ‘07 Hermine Purvis ‘55* David Quimby ‘10 Erin Quinn ‘05 Frank Quinn ‘99 Margaret Rackliffe ‘84 MS Linda Raffa ‘66 Sebastian & Mary ‘96 MS Ragno Joseph Ramonas ‘11 Richard & Helen Ranzinger William Reale ‘88 Jerome Reed ‘75 Denise Reehl John Regan ‘03 Sandra Reidy ‘72 Kathleen & Matthew Reimondo Thomas Renison Laura Reska ‘83 Jennifer Reyes ‘08 Violet Rhodes ‘03 Brenda & Todd Rich Alain Richard Darlene Richards ‘96 Michael Rion Janet Riquier ‘93 Melissa Rivera ‘94 Elizabeth & Scott Rivers Stephanie Rizio Allison Roach ‘10 Lawrence ‘07 & Jennifer ‘10 Roach Gary Roberge ‘88 Scott & Heide Roberge Darren Robert ‘92 Wilfred Robert Jr. Scott ‘83 & Margaret ‘82 Roberts Shannon Robichaud ‘01 Deborah Robidoux ‘88 Ronald & Denise ‘98 Robillard Amy Robinson Gregory Robinson Anna-Kate Rochette Monica Rochon ‘09 Mary Ann Rodd Christine Roesler ‘08 Nicole Rogers ‘11 Stephanie Rogers

Kim Rolstone ‘05 MS Judith Romano ‘63 Eileen Romeo Margaret Rosa ‘84 Stephanie Rosaci ‘11 Michael Rosado Sandra Rosado* Claire Rosen ‘88 Patricia Rosiene ‘69 Steven Ross ‘93 Joseph Rossi ‘91 Gregory Rosum ‘90 Ada Roth ‘54* Michael Rouleau ‘11 Rhea Rouquie ‘64 Marcia Roy ‘01 Lisa & Henry Rubio Jessica Ruddy ‘11 Bruce & Mary Ann Rudolph Andreas Ruiz-Diaz ‘98 Ruth Russian ‘42 Barbara Russo ‘53 Cindy & Joseph Russo Tracie & Ronald Russo Alyssa Ruta ‘11 Lucille Ryczer ‘84 Natalia Rygiel ‘11 Carol Rymash ‘68 Joseph Saad ‘11 Christine Sacerdote ‘74 Jerry Salley Barbara Salome ‘00 Timothy Samelak ‘95 Russell Sampson Benjamin ‘07 & Yelena ‘08 Sanborn Maribel Sanchez ‘05 Ruth Sangree ‘91 MS Marie Santa ‘98 Maria Santangelo ‘97 Kimberly Saunders William Saunders Stephen Sawtelle ‘91 Lynn Sawyer ‘73 Michael ‘01/’04 MS & Amy ‘01/’06 MS Saxton Dennis Schain Timothy Schapp Virginia Schapp Matthew Schardt ‘01 MS Patricia Schiavi ‘05 Carol Schilke ‘59

William & Audrey Schiller Christina Schirone ‘11 Carol Schlechtriem ‘04 Dana & Thomas Schmidt Katherine Schmitt ‘45 William Jr. & Cindy Schnell Linda Schoenfeld ‘03 Lucy & Jeffrey Schools Rosemary Schrager Mary & Clifford Schrock Christina Schulze ‘01 Christine Schulze ‘87 Evelyn Schwabacher ‘83 Elayne Schwartz Jeremy Schwartz Nancy Scirocco Barbara Scott Hughroy Scott ‘09 Michael & Valerie Scribano John Searles ‘82 Scott Seder ‘90 Marianne Sedgwick ‘80 Lisa Seidl-Weir ‘99 Gail Seiferman ‘85 Andrew Semancik III ‘69 Edmond Seney ‘53 Ralph ‘69 & Geraldine ‘73 MS Serrilli Kacy Shafiee ‘11 Sharon Sharp ‘00 Lorna Shelto ‘97 Catherine Shepard James ‘88 & Mary-Grace Shifrin Marilyn Shirley ‘85 Deborah & Stanley Shumbo Tracy Shumbo Janet Sicilia ‘82 Sharon Sides Jennifer Sierra ‘11 Sandra Sievers ‘69 Joseph ‘79 & Ellen ‘79 Silva Debra & James Simpson Annette Sines ‘10 Deanna Sioch ‘94 Amy Sipuleski ‘98 Rose Sistare ‘98 Lori Skelton ‘83 Sherlene Skov ‘70/’74 MS* Christine Small ‘85 Barry Smith Karen & Scott Smith Lindsey Smith ‘08

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Class of 2012 Gives a High 5 to Eastern The Class of 2011 Senior Gift drive was a wonderful success, with nearly 200 seniors giving a “High 5” to Eastern last spring.

The High 5 program, initiated in 2009, is designed to make giving to Eastern affordable for young alumni. Under the program, seniors are encouraged to make a five-year pledge, starting with a $5 gift in their senior year and increasing by $5 increments in subsequent years, ending with a $25 gift in year five. All donations support a class scholarship.

In establishing the Class of 2012 Scholarship, this year’s senior committee has its sights set on exceeding the record 220 pledges/gifts generated by the Class of 2011. The High 5 Party on Feb. 22 in the Student Center launches the senior gift drive and will be the first opportunity for seniors to give a “High 5” to Eastern by

signing on for a five-year pledge and adding their handprint to the Class of 2012 Donor Wall. The handprints will continue to fill the donor wall all semester at senior events like Senior Night, 50 Day Celebration, Senior Reception and the Eastern Celebrates Big Tent Barbeque.

“The High 5 program is a perfect fit for senior class giving as it enables classes to build their own class legacy while carrying on an Eastern tradition — alumni giving back to their alma mater on a consistent basis,” said Kenneth DeLisa, vice president for institutional advancement. “Fulfilling the pledge is critical to our success and we are confident that our class of 2010 and 2011 graduates will respond when their pledge reminders arrive at home this winter.”

Class of 2012 Senior Committee: Front row, class officers (from left) Benjamin Foran, president; Stephanie Kuzel, treasurer; Marci Reisman, secretary; and Alex Cross, vice president. Back row, committee members (from left) Matt Reisman; Amy Dias; Kristen Desrosiers; Casey Bandarra, assistant to the director of student activities; Judith Frankel; Christina Frugale; Lauren Biatowas and Kyle Droniak.

Michaella Smith ‘10 Sharon Smith Tobie Smith ‘07 Robert Snyder Edward Sokaitis ‘85 A. Stephen & Marsha Sokoloski Mildred Sokolowski ‘68 Michael Solenzio ‘74 Joyce Solomon ‘49 Blair & Sharon Soucy Brittany Soucy Amanda South ‘11 † Deceased Donor * Donor for five or more consecutive years

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Katherine Sowa ‘11 Karen & Robert Spada Mary Spellman ‘55 Judith Spencer ‘90 MS Adrienne Spinelli Beverly Spink ‘87 Kate Spodobalski ‘06 Lauren St. Pierre ‘11 Susan Staffaroni ‘80 William Stankiewicz Connie Stanley ‘89 Judith Stanwicks ‘95 Carol & Stanley Staron Marie & David Stearns Irma Steeves ‘83 Khrystyna Stefak ‘11 Chelsea Stepensky ‘11 Mark Stevens

Rosella Stevenson Victoria Stewart ‘99 Laurie Stinson Wagner ‘90 Nicole Stolte ‘11 Paul Stone ‘08 Janice Strollo ‘75 David Stygar ‘79 Michael Suleski ‘10 Richard Sulinski ‘74 Ashley Sullivan ‘11 Jeffrey Sullivan ‘11 Margaret Sullivan ‘89 MS Maureen Sullo Jane Svejk ‘83 Ryan Swabby ‘11 Sudha Swaminathan Lynne Swanson ‘90 Mary Sweeney ‘54*

Carol Sweet ‘98 Reisa Sweet ‘59 Beth Sweetland-Bailey ‘99/’07 MS Joseph Swetcky Jr. ‘77 Patricia Szczys Timothy Talley ‘11 Kathleen Tanner ‘90 MS Heather Tarbox ‘96 Brian Taylor ‘85 George Tedeschi ‘51 Cynthia Teifert ‘90 Noemi Tello ‘11 Peter Testori ‘03 Amie Tetreault Matthew Thibeault ‘11 Diane Thomas ‘87 Linda Thomas ‘07 Clive Thompson Garrity Thompson ‘11 Julie Thompson ‘87 Kim Thompson ‘02 Mayra Tirado Hans Tjardes Jessica Tjardes Anita Towhill ‘77 Timothy ‘77/’90 MS & Penny ‘76 Tracy Robert Trail ‘61 Lisa Traub Ann Tremblay ‘79 Robert Tromp Robert Tromp Jr. Scott Tromp Susan Tromp Susan Tucciarone ‘00 Michael Turano ‘00 Tyler Turgeon Faith Twining ‘86 Ruth Twomey William Tyminski ‘03 Elizabeth Tyrrell Stephanie Uccello ‘04 Joanne Uhlinger ‘82 Ryan Ulbrich Maureen Ulsamer ‘82 Michael & Ellen Urban Mary Urso Anthony Vallombroso ‘90/’99 MS Jane Vanderlip Thomas Vear Sr. Patricia & Charles Veneziano Taylor Verni ‘10 Thomas & Susan Ververis Deborah Vickowski Robert & Patricia Vincente Felici Vitale ‘84 Todd Vivolo ‘10 Jerry Volpe ‘06 Kostas & Athena Voukounas Debra Wagner ‘76 Kerry Wallace ‘11 Nicole Wallace ‘99 Michael & Joan Warford Doris Waters Lucas Watson ‘02 Brooke Wayte ‘10 Katherine Weaver ‘88 Cameron Weeks ‘11 Cinde Weiser-McVeigh ‘74 Richard Weldon Eliza Welling ‘11 Donald Welsh ‘08 Barry Wentland Sandra Werkheiser ‘76 Kristine Wernicki ‘10 Lubomyr Weselyj ‘74 Theresa Weyel Theona Wheelock ‘99 Allison & Shawn Whiston Maria Whitcomb ‘93 Jeffrey White ‘99

Diane Wicks ‘75 Edward Wiezbicki ‘63 Joan Wikholm Ryan Wilde Mark Willard ‘88 Andre Williams ‘11 Colleen Williams Dale Williams Jr. Patricia Williams ‘72 Renee Williams ‘96 Stephanie Williams ‘10 Dawn Williamson Pamela Willis David Wilson Margaret Wilson ‘88 Rebecca Wiltse Sarah Wininger ‘99 Jenilee Wirtz ‘10 Karen Wnek Kathryn & Mark Wnuk Michael Wood ‘73 Edna Woodbury ‘64 MS Jean Woodward ‘69 Trenton Wright Jr. ‘76 Karen Wyse ‘89 Julie Yale ‘97 Christian Yankov* Martin ‘81 & Audrey ‘81 Yanofsky Martin Yavener ‘68 Paul Yigle-Kaljob Leah Young ‘11 Ralph & Diane Yourie Jennifer Yu ‘00 Anthony Zaccaro ‘79 Natalie Zakarian ‘11 Barbara Zamagni ‘70 Maria Zappulla ‘73 Karen & Mark Zarcaro Joanne Zarnoch ‘87 Adam Zebrowski Samantha Zecca Glenn & Nancy Zemina Angelo & Karen Zeni Elizabeth Zurmuhlen Taylor Zurowski ‘11

Scholarships Dr. Jacqueline A. Abbott Academic Achievement Alston Memorial Altrusa International, Inc. Barnes and Noble Endowed Dr. Stanley F. Battle and Judith Rozie-Battle Hermann Beckert Music Charlotte Biederman French Studies Award Dr. Juliette P. Burstermann The Paul Burton Memorial Doris K. Brown Endowed Jeffrey N. Brown ‘79 & Virginia B. Gascon Scholarship Connie Campo Memorial Arturo and Elba Candales Memorial Endowed Dorothy N. Carlyle Endowed Chartwells Marlin S. Clark Endowed Class of 1959 Class of 1994 Achievement Class of 2008 Endowed Class of 2009 Endowed Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Continuing Education The Curran Family

Cameron and Dorothy Nye Carlyle ’56, recipients of the 2010 ECSU Foundation Distinguished Donor Award, reflect on the honor at the annual President’s Leadership Awards Luncheon as Ken DeLisa, vice president for institutional advancement, Ken Briggs, assistant to the director of financial aid, and President Elsa Núñez look on.

Jarrell Cuyler and Angelica Padilla Memorial John J. Delmonte, Jr. Dr. Robert W. Dolph Alf E. Dyrland Memorial Eastern Chapter SUOAF Endowed ECSU Alumni Association ECSU Foundation ECSU Foundation Community Youth ECSU Foundation Faculty/Staff ECSU New London High School Endowed Grace F. Enggas Neil R. Esposito Memorial Endowed First Niagara Scholarship Fund Founders of Accounting Michael F. Gable Biology Student Assistantships Thomas W. Gavigan Endowed Francis E. and Dorothy M. Geissler Memorial Endowed Connie Belton Green Endowed Todd Greenberg Memorial John D. Heredia Endowed Edith, John & Chandler Hicks Family Luva Mead Hoar Endowed Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Carleton P. and Teresa H. James Endowed Sophie L. Jenkins Dr. Arthur L. Johnson Unity Fund Paul E. Johnson, Sr. Andy Jones Visual Arts The Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP Endowed Mae K. Kaplitz Memorial Music Stephen A. Kenton Endowed Megan L. Kleczka Memorial Endowed Howard S. Kniffin Endowed The Konover Endowed Dr. K. Narayan Kutty Endowed The Earle M. Lacey Ellen L. Lang ’81 and James E. Watson, M.D. Endowed

Lauter-Greer-Flanzer Liberty Bank Foundation John Lombard Economics Excellence M.A.L.E.S. (Men Achieving Leadership Excellence & Success) Endowed MassMutual Marcia P. McGowan Scholarship The Meehan & Daughters Real Estate and Development Endowed Bernice Clark Niejadlik Endowed NRY Juan & Carmen Núñez Endowed Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Dr. Ann Marie Orza Endowed Kenneth Parzych Peace Through Education Daniel Pearl Memorial David and Janet Philips Endowed Frank and Katrina Post The Edith and Franklin Prague Centennial The Virginia and Charles Prewitt Peace and Human Rights Studies Endowment Kathleen W. Roan Endowed Rogers Endowed Teaching David M. Roth Memorial SBM Charitable Foundation Early Childhood Education Endowed Richard A. Savage Tammy E. Schaeffer Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Entrepreneurial Creativity The George Shafer- Frederick Noble Endowed Student Government Association Nancy K. Sulinski Elizabeth A. Thomas Endowed Traveler’s Endowment Ann and Kenneth Tucker United Technologies Endowed Rosalie Vernon Memorial Sidney Vernon, M.D. Endowed Veterans

Randy D. Walmsley, Jr. Lee B. Watts Endowed Andrée & C.R. Webb Endowed Hans Weiss Visual Arts Award Priscilla Saunders Wilcox Memorial The Windham Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. Margaret S. Wilson Endowed Henry N. and Frances Z. Winiarski Yankee Gas Endowed David A. Yutzey Music Fund Frances Karlyn Zittel Endowed Award

Please note: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of donor listings. We regret any errors in the spelling of names or omissions, and we request that you notify us with corrections. Because we operate on a fiscal year from July 1 to June 30, it is possible for donors to give in consecutive calendar years and still miss a fiscal year.

For example, a donor’s gift in May 2011 would be credited to Fiscal Year 2011. If that donor’s next gift were made in September 2012, it would be attributed to Fiscal Year 2013. Hence, no gift was made in Fiscal Year 2012, so this donor would not appear in the 2012 Report of Donors.

Please contact us with questions, concerns or corrections: Office of Institutional Advancement Eastern Connecticut State University 83 Windham Street Gelsi-Young Hall Willimantic, CT 06226 TEL (860) 465-5531 FAX (860) 465-4518

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Alumni Association Officers and Board of Directors as of November 29, 2011 PRESIDENT Mark Bradley ‘90 Director, Claim Business & Account Management The Hartford Hartford, CT

TREASURER Christopher Dorsey ‘96 Interim Director, Admissions Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT

VICE PRESIDENT Kenneth Briggs ‘02/’05 and ’10MS Assistant to the Director of Financial Aid Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT SECRETARY Maribel Sanchez ‘04 Program Advisor UConn – Educational Talent Search Program Storrs, CT

DIRECTORS David Abel ‘08 Financial Services Representative Barnum Financial Group Wethersfield, CT Wayne I. Benjamin ‘89 Director City of Hartford Economic Development Division Hartford, CT Holly Butler ‘08 Mental Health Worker CarePlus Groton, CT

Keri Ellis ‘03 National Account Sales & Marketing Manager Honeywell Consumer Products Group New York, NY Kate Fortier ‘03 Community Engagement Director Access Community Action Agency Willimantic, CT Paulette N. Haines ‘94 CEO – Consultant Creative Non-Profit Solutions, LLC Marietta, GA

William Murphy ‘98 Applications Engineer MKS Instruments Andover, MA Bert Nussbaum ‘63 Boynton Beach, FL Lauren Perrotti-Verboven ‘91 Vice President of Operations Innovative Computer Solutions Farmington, CT Jennifer Roberts ‘97 Director of Development Care Net Pregnancy Center of NECT Danielson, CT

Kelvin Harris ‘05 Relationship Manager for Mentoring Gates Millennium Scholars Program Fairfax, VA

The ECSU Foundation, Inc. Officers and Directors as of November 30, 2011 PRESIDENT Michael Scanlon ‘75 Newtown, CT VICE PRESIDENT Justin Murphy ‘98 Attorney at Law Kahan, Kerensky & Capossela, LLP Vernon, CT SECRETARY Sandra Roth ‘71 Mansfield Center, CT TREASURER Brian Hull Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Savings Institute Bank & Trust Willimantic, CT DIRECTORS Tracey Boyden ‘89 Senior Scientist Pfizer Inc. Groton, CT Jeffrey N. Brown ‘79 Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer Webster Bank Waterbury, CT Barbara Candales ‘74 Parkland, FL

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Kenneth DeLisa, Ex Officio Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Staff Liaison to the Foundation Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT Judith Frankel Student Representative Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT Pedro Johnson North Windham, CT Joseph Lobe ‘03 Attorney Mohegan Sun Uncasville, CT Mary Mattke Advisor Representative Sagemark Consulting Windsor, CT Elsa Núñez, Ex Officio President Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT Carol Pandiscia ‘89 Senior Vice President, Strategy & Technology Operations ESPN Bristol, CT

Francis Perrotti ‘51 Storrs Mansfield, CT Marlene Piche ‘96 Senior Vice President, Director of Branch Sales & Service NewAlliance Bank New Haven, CT

William Salka Faculty Representative Professor of Political Science Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT Steve A. Watts Jr. Storrs/Mansfield, CT

Kathleen M. Regan-Pyne ‘79 Mohegan Tribal Council Uncasville, CT

Hans Weiss Fine Art Studio & Gallery Manchester, CT

Christian Renstrom ‘93 Vice President of Corporate Relations & Special Events Special Olympics Connecticut Hamden, CT

HONORARY MEMBERS Roger Adams Executive Director Windham Region Chamber of Commerce Willimantic, CT

Pamela Riccio ‘87 Vice President, Worldwide Events Gartner, Inc. Stamford, CT

Andrew Carey ‘80 South Windham, CT

Magdalena Rodriguez President and Chief Executive Officer Community Renewal Team, Inc. Hartford, CT Michael Romanski ‘75 Senior Vice President/Commercial Lending Farmington Bank Farmington, CT

Luva Mead Hoar ‘42 Brimfield, MA Eugene Mittelman Palm Beach, FL Robert Spillane ‘56 The Center for Education, CNA Alexandria, VA Colette Trailor ‘61 Norwich, CT

philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Virginia and Charles Prewitt Office of Peace and Human Rights is dedicated On Sept. 7, Eastern Connecticut State University opened and dedicated the new Virginia and Charles Prewitt Office of Peace and Human Rights, located in Room 110 of Goddard Hall.

Charles Prewitt, professor emeritus at Eastern, recently donated $80,000 to the Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation, Inc., to support the operations of the Peace and Human Rights Office and to provide additional scholarship support to students interested in the cause of peace and human rights. In 2002, Prewitt and his wife established the Virginia and Charles Prewitt Peace and Human Rights Studies Endowment to support students who are active in the community and demonstrate an interest in peace and human rights.

Prewitt’s peace and human rights story began more than 70 years ago when

he and Virginia were hired to work as chemists for DuPont. Eventually they were informed by FBI agents that they were working on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb. The Prewitts did not want to be part of creating a weapon of mass destruction and opted out of the project. Prewitt began teaching science at Eastern in 1952.

Professor Hope Fitz and others to establish the Peace and Human Rights minor on campus.

Later, in the 1960s, he left Eastern for a period of time to travel with Virginia to Burma, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, where he taught science teachers and spread the message of peace and understanding among people.

“We thank Dr. Prewitt for his commitment to peace and the rights of all human beings, and we are delighted to be able to dedicate this room in honor of him and in memory of his wife, Virginia,” said Eastern President Elsa Núñez.

Prewitt retired in 1979 but continues to teach peace and human rights courses part time, bringing state and national dignitaries to campus to explore how to pursue world peace and basic human rights for all human beings. Prewitt and Virginia also worked with Philosophy

In October 2004, Eastern presented the Prewitts with the “Herman Beckert Friends of the University Award” for their contributions to Eastern and the cause of peace.

In thanking Núñez for the new office, Prewitt said, “I am happy that our students will be able to benefit. We have a Peace and Human Rights minor, and I am looking forward someday to a major.”

Kenneth DeLisa, vice president for institutional advancement, President Elsa Núñez, Philosophy Professor Hope Fitz and Joseph McGann, director of institutional advancement, join Professor Emeritus Charles Prewitt (center) at the dedication of the new Virginia and Charles Prewitt Office of Peace and Human Rights.

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Two athletes named All-New England Region selections NOTES

Eastern’s nationally-ranked softball team will compete on a new field this season.

The field, located at the Mansfield Outdoor Complex, will feature a playing surface enclosed by a six-foot-high fence, lights, dugouts, scoreboard, sodded outfield, bullpens, batting cages and storage area. The complex replaces Howard Spector Field. The field will be ready for the 2012 season, which kicks off against Salve Regina University on March 27. •••

Thirty-two student-athletes representing all six fall sports earned spots on the fall 2011 Little East Conference All-Academic Team. Seniors who attained spots on the fall academic honor roll for the third time were Ryan Hughes of Cheshire and Bryan Jorge of Bristol of the men’s cross country program; Sam Konopka of Hebron and Jo-Ann Merheb of Bethel of the women’s soccer program; and Carl Appel of West Windsor, NJ, of the men’s soccer program. Among the eight fullfledged LEC member institutions, Eastern recorded the second-highest total of all-academic team qualifiers in the fall.

To qualify for the team, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic status with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30. Eastern’s total of 335 all-academic selections since the program’s inception in the fall of 2007 ranks it second among the eight conference institutions.

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Senior back Aaron Smiles of Bedford, MA, of the men’s soccer team, and junior forward Daniela Marchitto of Orange, of the women’s soccer team, have been named to their respective National Soccer Coaches’ Associate of America (NSCAA) All-New England Region teams.

Smiles and Marchitto were also recognized with major awards by the Little East Conference at their season-ending awards program in November. Smiles was named Defensive Player-of-the-Year and Marchitto was chosen as Offensive Player-of-the-Year. They were among 10 Eastern athletes in three sports recognized by the LEC for their performances this past fall. Also earning honors were junior Matt Furman of Montville; senior Carl Appel of West Windsor, NJ; senior Matt Esposito of East Haven; junior Cory Tobler of Portland; senior Amber Petrizzo of Plainville; junior Kelly Wallace of South Windsor; and sophomore Tamar Merheb of Bethel.

Eastern’s field hockey squad was also recognized by the LEC with the Team Sportsmanship Award.

Daniela Marchitto

Aaron Smiles

Six graduates inducted into E-Club Hall of Fame

From left: Amy J. (Keane) Steed ‘90 of Tolland (women’s soccer); Shannon D. Sligo ‘00 of South Hadley, MA (men’s lacrosse); Kathleen (Kimball) Tredwell ‘96 of North Stonington (women’s volleyball); Paul Martineau ‘09 of Willimantic (baseball); Melissa J. (Kowolenko) Angle ‘94 of Killingly (women’s basketball); and Joseph J. Funaro ‘95 of Hamden (baseball) were honored on Jan. 8 as the Class of 2011-12 Hall of Fame inductees at the induction ceremony held at the Student Center.

philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Soccer teams win conference championships

The men’s soccer team poses with its LEC Championship award.

For the second time in three years, both Eastern soccer teams won their respective Little East Conference championships and automatic berths in their NCAA tournaments. Both Eastern teams defeated Keene State College in the championship game, the top-seeded men winning, 1-0, over the defending champions at Thomas Nevers Field and the women upending Keene in a 3-2 penalty-kick shootout.

In the men’s tournament, senior Matt Esposito of East Haven, who was named tournament MVP, scored a penalty kick goal 5:30 into the match, sending the Warriors to the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in the last five years.

The women’s soccer team defeats Keene State.

The postseason tournament appearance was the fifth straight for Eastern under head coach Greg DeVito, now 70-25-11 in his head coaching career.

One day after the men’s triumph, the women qualified for their third straight NCAA Division III tournament with the penalty-kick shootout after the teams had played to a scoreless overtime draw. The LEC tournament title was the fourth in nine years and fifth overall for Eastern under head coach Chris D’Ambrosio. Senior goalkeeper Theresa Pagnozzi of Waterford made saves on three of Keene’s five penalty-kick attempts to clinch tournament MVP honors.

Women’s basketball reunion honors Coach Bob Miller On Dec. 10, Eastern hosted a women’s basketball reunion for players and coaches who played under former head coach Bob Miller. Alumnae and coaches were recognized at halftime of the varsity game between Eastern and Rhode Island College and were later hosted at a reception at the Student Center and a dinner in the Paul E. Johnson Sr. Community Conference Room of the J. Eugene Smith Library. Miller, who coached from 1974 to 1993, led the Warriors to 332 victories in 19 seasons, their first 16 postseason tournaments and back-to-back NCAA Final Four berths in 1990-91 and 1991-92. Attending the event were Gwendolyn R. Jones ’81; Linda I. Williams-Siler ’77; Bonnie J. Edmondson ’87; Suzanne (Governo) Donlon ’86; Claudia (Sweetland) Ahern ’81; Janet E. Heck ’79; Wendy (Rondeau) Cavagnet ’79; Kathleen F. Pyrdol ’82; Shirley J. Mitchell ’88; former assistant coach Louis P. Moscaritolo ’76;

Joyce Williams-Turner ’79; Genett Randolph; Susan (Moffitt) Norton ’79; Kathleen M. Regan-Pyne ’79; Gemetta Neal-Goulet ’82; Mary Ellen (Cochran) Linsenbigler ’81; Patricia C. Miranda ’76; former assistant coach Karen Mullins; Wendy A. Rogers ’93; Leslie Ann (Collier) Flott ’79; and Judith Miller, Coach Miller’s wife.

Former women’s basketball players gathered on Dec. 10 to honor Coach Bob Miller (right).

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Wickware Planetarium unveils new projector, lighting system The planetarium’s new $17,000 LED Cove lighting system is a form of indirect lighting built to highlight decorative ceilings. Unlike the old 1970s-era incandescent system, the new LED Cove lights can simulate any color of the daytime sky. Cove lighting is valued because it hides the fixtures and provides an even, warm light.

Associate Professor Russell Sampson presents a community astronomy program in the Robert K. Wickware Planetarium.

Eastern’s Robert K. Wickware Planetarium recently unveiled a new state-ofthe-art Spitz System 512 Star Projector and a new $17,000 LED Cove lighting system.

The new 512 Star Projector replaces a 40-year-old Spitz A4 projector. It can display 2,350 stars, almost twice as many as the old projector, and contains the latest electronic controls, projection systems and precision motors. The new

projector can create the appearance of the simulated night sky in a more realistic fashion. “The new star projector provides a truly awe-inspiring simulation of the night sky,” said Russell Sampson, associate professor of physical sciences. “The projector keeps Eastern at the forefront of astronomy education in Connecticut and will also improve our already high community outreach capabilities.”

Each year the Robert K. Wickware Planetarium is a teaching laboratory for upwards of 250 Eastern students.

Eastern has also started the country’s first minor in astronomy outreach and public presentation. This minor teaches students how to operate a planetarium.

“The new Spitz System 512 will keep students in the minor competitive for jobs in schools and museums that have their own planetariums and star projector systems,” said Sampson.

The planetarium is also used as an outreach service that presents free astronomy shows to students and staff, as well as local K-12 classes and community groups. The outreach programming reaches nearly 1,000 people per year.

Eastern leads Connecticut colleges in percentage of minority faculty A recent study of faculty at U.S. universities by the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System confirms that Eastern Connecticut State University has the largest percentage of minority faculty of all higher education institutions in Connecticut.

The report appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Twenty-six percent of Eastern’s faculty members are minorities, compared to 16 percent at Yale and Central Connecticut State Universities; 15 percent at the University of Connecticut and Southern Connecticut State University; and 14 percent at Western

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Connecticut State University. Capital Community College had the highest figure among community colleges at 23 percent.

More than 3,800 two- and four-year colleges and universities from all 50 states were analyzed. Complete results of the research are found at http://chronicle.com/section/ Faculty-Data/133.

“We are pleased to see that we have achieved such success in having a faculty that reflects the world around us,” said Eastern President Elsa Núñez, “and we are proud to know that our

University is taking a leadership role in Connecticut in enhancing the diversity of our faculty. Having a faculty that represents a global society benefits all of our students by providing them with a rich, multicultural experience on our campus, and is one of the hallmarks of a liberal arts college. It is important that our students understand how their liberal arts education prepares them to live, work and lead in their communities once they graduate. The skills and perspectives they learn on our campus will allow them to interact more effectively with clients, co-workers and fellow community members of Connecticut’s increasingly diverse population.”

philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Eastern’s Arts and Lecture Series features Salman Rushdie Award-winning author Salman Rushdie kicked off Eastern’s 11th Annual Arts and Lecture Series on Oct. 4 in the Geissler Gymnasium.

During his 75-minute lecture before an audience of 750 people, Rushdie talked about his years in hiding after a “fatwa” was announced by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini following the publication of Rushdie’s controversial work, “The Satanic Verses” in 1988. Today, with the globalization of culture and the impact of mass communications, “politics is total and impacts all of us. We (writers) are no longer able to separate the public and private lives of our characters,” Rushdie said.

Approximately 350 students, faculty, staff and guests were treated to a collection of classic movie scenes when veteran actor Dan Lauria visited Eastern on Nov. 14. In addition to playing Jack Arnold on the long-running television

series, “The Wonder Years,” Lauria has appeared on Broadway as legendary football coach Vince Lombardi. He has also appeared in numerous other television and film roles, written and directed plays, and performed on stage during a career that has spanned more than four decades.

The Arts and Lecture series continued on Feb. 15, when the U.S. Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band brought its brand of classic jazz, blues and New Orleans ragtime to Shafer Auditorium.

Veteran journalist Laura Ling wraps up the 2011-12 Arts and Lecture Series on March 13 with a lecture in the Betty R. Tipton Room. Ling is the host and reporter on “E! Investigates,” a documentary series on the E! Network that explores such topics as teen suicide and the challenges faced by military spouses.

In March 2009, while reporting on the trafficking of North Korean women,

Salman Rushdie

Ling was detained by North Korean soldiers along the Chinese-North Korean border. She and her colleague Euna Lee were held captive in North Korea for 140 days before being granted a pardon and returning to the United States.

Tickets for Arts and Lectures Series events are $10 for the general public and can be reserved by calling (860) 4650036 or sending an e-mail to tickets@ easternct.edu. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu/artsandlecture.

Eastern’s Day of Giving On Nov. 23, Eastern Connecticut State University hosted its fifth annual “Day of Giving” Thanksgiving dinner for community members who are patrons of local soup kitchens and other social service agencies. Upwards of 500 local residents enjoyed the Thanksgiving meal, which took place in Hurley Hall. In addition, almost $2,500 was raised towards food contributions to local food pantries, and more than 5,000 canned goods were collected.

The Day of Giving was started by Jason Budahazy ’09 in 2007. This year, members of Eastern’s student clubs People Helping People and Best Buddies, led by Center for Community Engagement (CCE) staff, organized the event. They enlisted community-wide support from Eastern’s administration, housing staff, other student clubs and organizations, Chartwells Dining Services, the Office of Institutional Advancement, the Windham school system, the Windham Housing Authority, Ted’s IGA, the Willimantic Food Co-Op, Highland Park Market of Coventry, Plainfield’s Better Value, East Hampton’s Stop & Shop, the East Brook Mall, Main Street Café, the Lebanon Green Market and others.

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were donated to the Northeast Food Collaborative, which consists of local food charities such as the Covenant Soup Kitchen, Access Agency, Catholic Charities and others.

“I walk into this room every year (for the Day of Giving) and I am always so proud that I am president of this great university,” Eastern President Elsa Núñez told the crowd. “Our students come to Eastern to study, but they also come to help the community. For a lot of families, this is the only ThanksE ASTERN Winter 2012 00 giving meal they will have.”

philanthropy athletics campus news class notes The world is our classroom Several groups of Eastern students traveled overseas this past summer to participate in Global Field Courses. Such international experiences provide students with opportunities to broaden their world view and appreciation of other cultures, enhancing their personal perspectives and professional prospects.

In May, Biology Professors Charles Booth, Joshua Idjadi and Ross Koning and 17 Eastern biology students traveled to the Gerace Research Center on San Salvador Island, the outermost island in the Bahamas, for an 11-day study tour of marine and terrestrial environments. San Salvador’s flora and fauna include native and introduced species, making the island a natural laboratory for studying island biogeography. The students studied everything from terrestrial plants to marine animals in the patch and barrier reefs, learning water conservation techniques that plants use; adaptations of different animals to harsh environments; and the importance of healthy corals in the ocean’s vast ecosystem.

Biology students studied marine and terrestrial environments on San Salvador Island.

Accompanied by Associate Professors of Communication Olugbenga Ayeni and Denise Matthews, another group of 20 students traveled to London and Paris to learn about different platforms of European media and how they compare to American media. The trip coincided with the students’ European Media course taken prior to the trip, which covered all aspects of intercultural and global communication across media platforms.

In June, Associate Professor of Psychology Carlos Escoto; Geeta Pfau, retired associate director of health services; and Information Technology Service Trainer Barbara Williams led a group of nine Eastern students to Nepal. The trip was part of a Comparative Health Psychology course designed to provide students with an overview of social, psychological and education aspects of health from an East Asian perspective, and a look at the HIV pandemic affecting Nepal. The students visited a holistic health clinic; a shelter for women involved in sex-trafficking, sexual abuse and domestic violence; a clinic which provides free health care for those who cannot afford it; the first psychiatric hospital in Nepal solely for helping the mentally ill; and other hospitals.

A trip to Nepal offered an overview of health from an East Asian perspective.

Six students in Art History Professor Anne Dawson’s Honors course, “Art in the Italian Landscape,” traveled extensively throughout Italy this past summer to study a variety of famous architectural art treasures, including French sculptor Niki di St. Phalle’s “Tarot Garden” in Tuscany; the Fountain of the River Gods at the Villa Farnese in Caprarola, Italy; the Park of Monsters in Bomarzo, Italy, a collection of volcanic rock carvings created by architect Pirro Ligorio in the 1500s; Etruscan tombs in Ceveteri; and churches, piazzas and other historical art in Viterbo, Bagnoregio and Florence.

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Art History Professor Anne Dawson and her students visit the Fountain of the River Gods at the Villa Farnese in Caprarola, Italy.

philanthropy athletics campus news class notes CECE TIMPANI study announces “Best Toy” for 2011 Bagnoregio and Florence.

and the study’s principal researcher.

On Nov. 14, Eastern’s Center for Early Childhood Education (CECE) student and faculty researchers announced the 2011 Toy to Inspire Mindful Play and Nurture Imagination (TIMPANI). The toy that earned the highest ratings in the 2011 study was the TINKERTOY construction set, a toy made by Pawtucket, RI-based Hasbro, Inc., under its globally popular PLAYSKOOL brand.

“Today’s announcement of the winner of the second Annual TIMPANI Toy Study demonstrates the level of research that is occurring at our Center for Early Childhood Education,” said Eastern President Elsa Núñez. “At the same time that we are identifying and testing toys that promote the intellectual, social and creative development of children, we are also helping our students prepare for careers as professional early childhood educators.”

This annual empirical study by Eastern researchers examines how young children in natural settings play “It was very interesting to see how with a variety of toys. Toys are selected some toys encourage children to use for the TIMPANI study based on rectheir imagination, taking something ommendations from parents, teachers simple to create something very and faculty. After the toys are chosen, unusual,” said Kelly Zimmermann, they are then placed in a preschool an Eastern graduate student in early Tinkertoys was this year’s Timpani Toy Study classroom for a specified number of childhood education. Zimmermann selection. days and rated on three subscales: was responsible for videotaping the thinking and learning; cooperation and social interaction; toys and coding the videos according and self-expression and imagination. to the evaluation rubric.

“This year’s findings confirm what we’ve been finding over the years with the TIMPANI study: those basic, open-ended toys tend to be more beneficial to children’s play and learning than some of the more elaborate and commercial toys that are on the market,” said Professor Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, the Phyllis Waite Endowed Chair of Early Childhood Education

Zimmermann and Trawick-Smith co-presented the results of the study at the National Association for the Education of Young Children conference in Orlando on Nov. 3.

For more information on the TIMPANI Toy Study, contact the CECE at (860) 465-0885 or visit www.easternct.edu/

Connecticut Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission honors President Núñez

The Connecticut Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission honored Eastern President Elsa M. Núñez with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 22 during its 14th Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony. Above left: LPRAC Chairman Isaias Diaz, President Elsa Núñez and Commissioners Lourdes Montalvo, Enrique Marcano and Juan Pérez. Above middle: President Núñez (second from left) and Eastern friends Imna Arroyo, Carmen Cid, Sofia Cortez-Gómez, Adriana Sanchez, and Pat Banach. Above right: Carlos Hernandez, Dr. Núñez and Dwight Bachman.

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Donalda (Charnetski) Gordner received her master’s degree from Fairfield University. She then taught in Germany, Alaska and Virginia and finally settled in California. Donalda left the teaching profession and got into television, where she worked at a local channel for over 25 years. She retired in 2005.

Donalda has not returned to Connecticut for 30 years but would like to keep in touch with her classmates.

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Francis Burnham retired from teaching in East Hartford in 1985 and settled in Daytona Beach, FL. Once a year he drives up to Connecticut and Maine. Francis has enjoyed trips abroad and takes about one cruise a year. He writes, “Life is good, and hope to see you in 2013 for our 60th!”

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Patrice (Demers) Kaneda has lived in Chicago for 11 years after moving from Japan. In the summer, Patrice and her husband are at Amston Lake and their house in Ashford catching up with friends and family, which includes two great-grandchildren. They spend fall and spring in Chicago and from January to mid-April in South Beach. Patrice has been in Chicago’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute for 11 years and has written two books, studied literary masters and made friends while enjoying the Chicago theater scene.

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alumni reception held at the Marriott in Fort Lauderdale. Bert reports that classmate Dick Lambert has surfaced, having contacted Jim Logan by e-mail. Joyce Ricci is a member of the Killingly Town Council. She taught for 20 years in the Killingly Public School system before retiring and is chairwoman of the school facilities committee as well as the 10-Year Plan of Conservation and Development Committee. Maxine (Rothe) Schortman and her husband, William, continue to travel the globe. They were in California before journeying to Myrtle Beach and then to Florida. Next they plan to travel to Cancun. Angela Sposito and Robert Strouse have begun tentative plans for the Class of ’63 Jubilee Reunion, to be held in May 2013. The two met with some classmates at the Wild Willi Women luncheon, where committees were formed and tasks were assigned. As senior class

Rita Seplowitz Saltz ’69 M.S. of Princeton, NJ, is senior policy advisor for the Office of Information Technology at Princeton University, where she has worked since 1985. Recognized in 2009 for exceptional service to the university, she was described by a Princeton vice president as someone who “builds strong relationships with students and alumni” and has a well-deserved reputation as a national leader in her field.

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Frederick Souza had a long teaching career as well as several careers on the side. Over the years he worked as a store clerk, a tax preparer, the financial person for a day care facility, an elected clerk-treasurer in his community, and most recently as a social networking coordinator for a thriving online craft business. Fred retired from teaching full-time but continues to substitute teach in several school systems.

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Albert Vertefeuille and Judith (Bloch) Vertefeuille ’62 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June 2011. They also attended the President’s Leadership Awards luncheon in November, when Albert was presented with the Distinguished Service Award.

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Lawrence Forrest and his wife recently traveled throughout Europe with his brother, James Forrest ’63, and James’ wife, Elizabeth (Rowe) Forrest ’63.

The couples visited Switzerland, Belgium and Holland and took a river cruise on the Rhine. Judith Hany retired from teaching at a private school in Vernon in 2006. In 2009 she ran for town council in Vernon and won. She ran again in November and was re-elected. “I’m giving back to my town that did so much for me,” she says.

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Lita (Pellettieri) Murphy and her husband, John, are selling off their alpacas, finding that they no longer have as much time to devote to them.

John is working toward becoming ordained as a deacon for the Catholic Church while Lita is increasing her time spent volunteering for the church.

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Bert Nussbaum is supervising five developing teachers for Florida Atlantic University. He attended Eastern’s spring

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president, Robert was elected to be the point man between his class and Eastern’s Office of Alumni Affairs.

Harry Mantzaris is now chief estimator of Yankee Remodeler of New London, a company he started with a partner and ran as the sole owner for almost two decades before selling it in 2007 and remaining as the second ranking executive. The fi rm has major contracts with Electric Boat and Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. He plans to retire in 2012. He and his wife, Linda, live in Groton.

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Zygmunt Dembek, an Army Reserve Colonel, was awarded the Legion of Merit for his work as director of education and training at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, MD. Sandra LaJeunesse is in her 15th year as a founder and partner of Odyssey Consulting. Her focus with clients is providing organizational assessments, leadership coaching, new leader assimilations, change and confl ict management, effective communication and building exceptional teams. Sandra is a proud grandmother to Lukas, age 1, and moth-

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Cathy Poulin ’89 and Bob’s Discount Furniture are March of Dimes “Outstanding Citizens”

Cathy Poulin ’89 shares a hug with 6-year-old Will Parks of Unionville.

Will, a March of Dimes Ambassador, was born 13 weeks prematurely in 2005, weighing only 1 lb. 7 oz.

The March of Dimes Connecticut Chapter presented Cathy Poulin ’89, director of public relations for Bob’s Discount Furniture, with the 2011 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Outstanding Corporate Citizen award at the organization’s 15th annual Greater Hartford Signature Chefs Auction held on Dec. 5.

Chosen as this year’s honoree, Bob’s Discount Furniture has been a longtime supporter of the March of Dimes and other charities. For more than 15 years, Bob’s Discount Furniture has been a staunch supporter of March of Dimes initiatives, and has donated advertising, public relations and financial support through their Community Outreach Program. er to Benjamin, the dean of students at Achievement First in Hartford.

Stephen Goldblatt has been living in Chestertown, MD, with his wife since 2005 and works at a drug and alcohol rehab center. He enjoys the lifestyle and slower pace around the Chesapeake Bay. Kathleen Kennedy is executive director – head of professional recruitment in the Americas for UBS Financial Services. Her position involves the management of all talent acquisition activities for the Investment Bank, Global Asset Management, Wealth Management Americas and Corporate Center functions in the Americas. Kathe lives in Morristown, NJ, with her husband, Stewart Zager. They have three children.

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Robert Cronin is superintendent of schools in North Haven. He has enjoyed a long career in education, teaching elementary school in Naugatuck and serving as Naugatuck’s Department of Special Services system-wide school psychologist. He also worked as the superintendent in Naugatuck and for Regional School District 14 before his position in North Haven. Robert returned to Eastern on Nov. 9 as part of the “Diverse Pathways to a Successful Career” program. Carol (Bateson) Nolin is a senior graphic designer with MBI, Inc., a consumer products company in Norwalk that develops and markets original and

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The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

“I am truly honored to receive this award from an organization that funds so many important programs to help mothers and babies stay healthy, and I look forward to raising more money for them in the future,” said Poulin.

Among the many other charities supported by Bob’s Discount Furniture are Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Easter Seals, The Jimmy Fund, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, National Conference for Community Justice, The Johan Santana Foundation, The Andrus Children Center, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Special Olympics.

licensed collectible products through The Danbury Mint, Easton Press Books, and PCS Stamps and Coins. She worked previously in graphic and account management positions while raising two daughters in Norwalk with her husband of 27 years, Peter Nolin. Frank Bartolomeo has worked for the DEP-DEEP section for the past 23 years. His program performs subsurface assessments at sites looking for or delineating pollution. They have done demonstrations in the past at Eastern, installing test wells or soil cores with their Geoprobe. Richard Zadroga has coached cross country and track at Windham Technical High School for many years, beginning in 1980 as a volunteer assistant. The program has grown six-fold since his arrival, to 64 athletes on this year’s track team.

Anne Alling was inducted into YWCA New Britain’s Academy of Women Leaders at the organization’s 14th biennial Women in Leadership luncheon. Anne is the chief human resources officer for Central Connecticut State University. Pamela Bernardo is in her sixth year as principal of Saucon Valley Middle School in Hellertown, PA. While she supervises more than 100 teachers and other employees in that job, the position is structured so that she also has time to advise students personally. Pam also teaches graduate classes in educa-

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tion on weekends, and travels nationally to make presentations on education topics at conferences and seminars. She and her husband, Stephen Herd, live in Hatfield, PA. Wendy Rondeau Cavagnet is currently enjoying teaching at Woodstock Academy in Woodstock.

Lisa (Van Brederode) Steubing moved to Rochester, NY, shortly after graduation where she taught prekindergarten and worked as a waitress for a country club. She met her husband, Christopher, while waitressing, and 15 years ago they opened their own business. The couple now owns two banquet facilities and a catering service. Audrey (Alster) Yanofsky and Martin Yanofsky have been married for 30 years this past November. They have two sons, one a teacher in California and the other a student at the University of Connecticut studying mechanical engineering.

Audrey is a business analyst for Travelers and Martin works for the State of Connecticut.

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Kathy (Leary) Gentilozzi is senior vice president of human resources, for Aeropostale, Inc., a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories. Prior to joining Aeropostale in 2008, Kathy held similar positions at the May Company and Macy’s. She and her husband, Mark, live in Fairfield.

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes director of the Department of Social Services for the City of Bridgeport. She has been with the department for her entire career, having started at what was then the Welfare Department. She was promoted to her current position in 1997. Iris is also a member of Eastern’s Athletic Hall of Fame, having starred in volleyball and softball at Eastern. Iris and her husband, Tito, son Marcel and daughter Bianca live in Trumbull. Kevin Perry is the owner and operator of KAP Landscaping and is married with three children. He was on the committee of the Springtime Festival in Danielson for 18 years and is a member of the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree. He is also a Relay for Life volunteer.

William Kelly wears two upperlevel management hats at Bank New York, Mellon, as global head of client management and deputy director for securities lending. In these roles Bill is responsible for overseeing business with institutional clients, ranging from sovereign wealth funds and corporate pension funds to endowments and foreign central banks. Bill and his wife, Elizabeth (Young) Kelly ’82, live in Fairfield and have three children. Carol Stierle of Fairfield is a sales executive arranging group bookings for the Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI, an AAA Five Diamond Hotel.

Carol is active with the Junior Women’s Club of Fairfield and Meeting Professionals International, a professional organization in her career field. One of her freshman roommates at Eastern and still her closest friend, classmate Kathleen (McAleenan) Lucas, lives in Trumbull and teaches at a preschool in the Southport section of Fairfield. Kathleen’s son, Ryan, is a junior at Eastern.

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Brian Bohling runs the human resources consulting fi rm he founded in 2009, Pine Valley Resources, in Mount Laurel, NJ, after an extensive career as a corporate human resources executive.

His work with the fi rm is divided between coaching corporate executives oneon-one to sharpen their performance and providing executive search services.

He and his wife, Jennifer, live in Moorestown, NJ, and have four children. Kevin Monahan is living in Stoughton, MA, working as a systems analyst for Casual Male. He is married with two boys, ages 13 and 11. Kevin writes, “Hi to all those from the AT in ’83 group! It’s been almost 30 years!”

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Ralph Barker married Patricia McAndrew in 1995. They have two children, Aleta, 15, and Alexandria, 12, and live in South Windsor. Ralph is a finance manager for the global team

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at the Nature Conservancy and Patricia is a senior commercial lines underwriter at Peerless Insurance, part of Liberty Mutual. The family enjoys vacationing at their cottage in New Hampshire and on Great Diamond Island in Portland, ME. Joseph Hage ’84/’87 M.S. was recently named the 2011 Southeastern New England Marine Educators Association Marine Educator of the Year. The award is given to a teacher for effective and innovative teaching, and/or distinguished performance that helps make known the world of water (both fresh and salt).

Deborah Kleckowski was re-elected to the Middletown Common Council and is now serving her second term. She is also an adjunct professor at Middlesex Community College, teaching freshman seminar. Jeffrey Kitching is the superintendent of schools for Plainville. He was unanimously approved for the position in July. Jeffrey spent the past 20 years in Glastonbury, working his way up from teacher to assistant superintendent.

Margaret Rosa has been the middle school science teacher at St. Gabriel School in Windsor for the past 18 years.

In November the school was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School, the only Catholic school in New England and one of only five schools in Connecticut to earn the recognition. Margaret and St. Gabriel School were interviewed for Crossroads Magazine shortly after the announcement.

Michael LoStocco has started LoStocco Insurance Services in Stratford. He has 22 years of experience in the insurance industry as an agent and broker. His fi rm will specialize in commercial and personal insurance, including risk management services. Deborah Niemann, a freelance writer, has written the book “Homegrown & Handmade: A Practical Guide to a More Self-Reliant Living,” which was recently distributed by New Society Publishers. Deborah and her family live on 32 acres “in the middle of nowhere” and grow their own food organically.

She speaks on the slow-food movement and sustainability issues at conferences across the country.

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Peter Decker was recently named to the Conquest Press 2012 list of America’s Top Financial Advisers. More than 2,000 advisers were nominated and Peter was one of only 100 who met the rigorous qualifying criteria. Peter presently serves as the principal of HT Partners, LLC, a specialized wealth management and investment boutique in Essex. Carmella (Strazza) Elletson is regional director of Global Mobility

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Services (Americas) for Crown Relocations, joining the fi rm upon graduating.

She oversees a wide range of logistics in serving companies that contract with Crown, from arranging moves of employees’ household goods, to providing instruction in languages, immigration, housing and handling security issues in some countries where that is necessary.

Carmella has a daughter in the seventh grade and a son in the fifth, and is active with her children’s schools. Shelley Rubino was profi led as part of National Journal’s recent “Hill People” issue, in which more than 300 senior leadership, committee and political aides in Washington, D.C., were profi led. Shelley began her 11-year career in the Connecticut General Assembly working for John Larson in 1987. She also worked for the state House Speaker before leaving to work for a government relations fi rm.

Robert Zarnetske III, the New England Administrator for the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA), returned to campus on Dec. 2 to speak at a special lecture and White House Sustainability Forum on “Sustainability and Jobs in Eastern Connecticut.” The GSA is the federal government’s property manager, with more than 10,000 facilities (leased and owned) worldwide and nearly 500 here in New England.

Dianne Bilyak has a new book of poetry, “Against the Turning,” published by Amherst Writers and Artists Press. The collection was officially released on Sept. 12, 2011. Dianne has worked as an editor and writer for many years and has served as poetry editor for the past three issues of the literary journal “Peregrine.” She has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Anthony Madeira has been an accountant for the City of Norwich for the past six years, and was previously at Eastern Federal Bank in Norwich for 22 years. His duties for the city include budget and financial analysis, supervision of clerical staff and grant maintenance and reporting. His wife, Erin (Shepard) Madeira ’88 M.S., received a Master of Science in Elementary Education from Eastern in 1998 and works as a library media specialist at Sterling Community School. She has taught previously in Plainfield and Westport. Tony is also the second vice chairman of the Thames Valley Council for Community Action, a nonprofit corporation serving disadvantaged residents of New London County through food and nutrition, senior, youth, housing, employment and other services. The Madeiras live in Voluntown.

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Wayne Benjamin, who was working as acting director of economic development for the city of Hartford, has taken over the role permanently.

He will be responsible for working with businesses and attracting new ones.

Carmine Costa is the new director of the Connecticut Banking Department’s consumer credit division. Carmine previously was a manager in the division, beginning in 2004, overseeing enforcement and examination of various financial entities it regulates. He has been with the Department of Banking since 1992.

Stephen Pedneault has been named to the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants’ 25-member Advisory Council for the organization’s 2011-12 activity year. He is the owner of Forensic Accounting Services, LLC, in Glastonbury.

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Robert Szarka is currently in the third year of the Ph.D. program in economics at the University of Connecticut, where he also recently earned his master’s in economics.

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Jason Brasher is in his 13th year as athletic director and physical education specialist at the Montessori School in Wilton. Jason is married and has two boys, Diego, 4, and Joaquin, 10. Christina Carico began her career in higher education before transitioning to the private sector seven years ago.

She is now the director of organizational development for William A. Berry and Son, Inc. Jeanne Watkins has been hired by the Hudson, MA-based Murphy Insurance Agency as their human resources manager.

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Joel Bolduc worked at the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection for two years after graduating from Eastern. After that he spent three years in air consulting, six years at a pulp and paper mill in Pensacola, FL, and the last four years as the environmental manager at a cement plant in Colorado. Joel earned his master’s degree in environmental management from Duke University in 1999. Robert Coughlin ’92/’07 M.S. works as an adjunct mathematics professor at Asnuntuck Community College, Capital Community College, Goodwin College and Holyoke Community College. He and his wife are enjoying their 2 ½ -year-

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old son, Cayden. Karen (Kileen) Godere is married with three children: Melissa, Meredith and Gregory. Melissa has been accepted to Eastern and will begin in the fall of 2012. She plans to study biology and criminology. Karen writes, “Her parents and siblings are excited that she will be close to home.”

Jennifer (Mueller) Tigeleiro has spent most of her career with Sunrise Northeast, a nonprofit organization providing residential and support services for disabled citizens. In her current position as director of professional development, Jennifer hires and trains new employees. She also coordinates medication administration and investigates abuse and neglect allegations.

Jennifer is married to Antonio Tigeleiro ’94, a social worker with the Connecticut Department of Children and Family Services for more than 16 years. Antonio is currently a social work supervisor in the department’s Willimantic office. The couple traveled to Eastern on Nov. 9, 2011, as speakers in the “Diverse Pathways to a Successful Career” program.

Jeffrey Villar is the new superintendent of schools for Windsor, a position he will begin in March. Jeffrey earned his Ph.D. and master’s degree at the University

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greetings from mark bradley ’90, alumni association president In just a few months, more than 1,100 Eastern students will cross the stage at the XL Center in Hartford as Eastern holds its 122nd Commencement. Most of these newly-minted alumni came from one of Connecticut’s 169 towns, and that is where most of them will return. Our graduates will step into a variety of professional roles from one corner of the state to the other. They will become vital, productive, contributing members of Connecticut’s ever-changing and growing workforce. They will embark on careers that will touch countless lives and fulfill countless dreams. They will become catalysts of change, just like the thousands of alumni who have come before them.

Eastern and its alumni are shaping Connecticut’s future as never before. And as alumni of Connecticut’s public liberal arts university, we have a unique responsibility to pave the way for the success of all of our graduates, by creating opportunities for experiential learning for students, and by hiring Eastern alumni where we work.

Connecticut’s future depends on workers who can think creatively, express themselves convincingly, synthesize information effectively and respond to changing trends in our state, our nation and our world. Talk with our students and our young alumni, and you’ll quickly realize that they are well-prepared to embrace these challenges, and in time, create even more opportunities for Connecticut workers!

As this issue includes Eastern’s Annual Report of Donors, I wish to commend all of my fellow alumni who stepped up to make financial gifts to Eastern during the past fiscal year. Your gifts are making a difference in the lives of our students, and even help to contribute to the value of your own Eastern degree, as Eastern’s stature among New England and mid-Atlantic colleges and universities continues to rise. We’ve accomplished so much, even though only seven out of every 100 alumni give. Think of how much can be done if eight percent of alumni become donors this year!

So to those who continue to give, thank you! And if you are not a donor, become one. Contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at (860) 465-5302 or at alumni@easternct.edu, and they will tell you how.

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes of Connecticut and was previously the superintendent of schools in Rocky Hill.

Robert Corona, a Connecticut state police captain, was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed as commander of the department’s Field Operations Division. Dorothy Mattesen Drobney Dorothy Mattesen ’94/’02 M.S. is a Drobney ’94/’02 M.S. reading specialist at Birch Grove Primary School in Tolland. In 2004 she was initiated into the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Rho Chapter. She was elected to the Willington Public Library Board of Directors in 2007 and serves as a director on the board of the Willington Scholarship Foundation. Dorothy is also a photographer with a studio at the MillWorks in Willington. Her work can be seen at www.ddrobneyphotography.com.

Christopher Edge has joined the ARC of the Farmington Valley as a business and job developer. His role is to find employment opportunities for its clients with intellectual disabilities. Christopher most recently worked in commercial real estate and previously as a local and state economic development professional.

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CPT Roger Boucher Jr. is serving in Zabul, Afghanistan with the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (U.S. Army) as the medical operations officer for Combined Task Force Zabul. Lieutenant Colonel David Lamy took command of the 51st Signal Battalion (Expeditionary) at Joint Base Lewis McChord in the state of Washington, on Oct. 14, 2011.

Michele (Ridolfi) O’Neill was appointed an educational specialist with the Connecticut Education Association, an organization that advocates for teachers and public education. Michele will be responsible for building the CEA student program, which includes Eastern’s Education Club.

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Amy Schack is director of student affairs and interim director of student housing at New York Medical College.

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April DuBose is a 7th- and 8thgrade reading intervention teacher at Milner Core Knowledge Academy in Hartford. She works with her students to foster interest in attending institutions of higher learning. April was happy to see a former student, Todd Aviles (who is currently a sophomore at Eastern), featured this fall in Eastern’s Admissions view

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book. KellyAnn (Butler) Graves received her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Johnson and Wales University in 2010. Her dissertation was titled “Emergent literacy skills achievement of kindergarteners in relation to sample demographics in southeastern Connecticut.” Stephanie (Parisen) La-

Cambridge, MA. Her responsibilities include overall site environmental compliance management, as well as project contributor for two U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified new construction buildings. Dennis Insogna is the vice president of media sales for The Design-2-Part Company, a contract manufacturing marketing fi rm in Prospect. He has been with the company for 13 years and was appointed to his current position in 2010. Dennis returned to campus in November to speak at the “Diverse Pathways to a Successful Career” program. He lives in Southington with his wife, Marybeth, and their two children.

Matthew Moyer is the vice president for investor relations with Goldman Sachs in New York.

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Lieutenant Colonel David Lamy ’95 takes command of the 51st Signal Battalion (Expeditionary).

Chance has worked for Hartford Financial Services Inc. since July 1997 and has been a licensed property and casualty agent for the State of Connecticut since 1997. Stephanie has been married for 10 years.

Kevin Donnelly is now senior director of strategic planning and corporate finance for UIL Holdings Corporation in New Haven, and Allison (Belanger) Donnelly is in her fi rst year as a mathematics teacher at Xavier High School in Middletown after a decade of teaching math at Northwest Catholic in West Hartford. Kevin, who has been at UIL Holdings since his graduation from Eastern, was recently promoted to his current position. UIL Holdings Corporation is the parent company of The United Illuminating Company, Connecticut Natural Gas, Southern Connecticut Gas and the Berkshire Gas Company. The couple, who met in their fi rst year at Eastern, live in Middletown with their two sons, Aidan, 8, and Tristan, 5. Jason Feneque has been promoted to senior director, affi liates sales and marketing at the YES network, overseeing all day-today affi liate sales and marketing efforts at the network. Jason was most recently the director of affi liate sales and marketing at YES. He joined the YES Network in January 2002, two months prior to the network’s launch. Jesse Gawrys is a site environmental associate III at Genzyme Corporation, a biotech company in

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Jennifer Fuhrmann is the director of student financial assistance at the University of Hartford. Diana Ingraham, a member of the Voluntown Board of Education, was elected a master board of education member for the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education. Adam Meikle is an applications development senior specialist at Cigna.

He also works as a counsultant to Edge Technology Services and an advisor at Stealthmode Startup.

Pharra Hyppolite is working for Hospice St. Joseph in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a nonprofit agency that runs a medical clinic, an education program and a shelter-building project in the surrounding city neighborhood. She had been with the agency for about 15 months when the earthquake struck in 2010, and she decided that there was too much work to be done in Haiti for her to return home to Norwich. Pharra is now helping to guide a pilot project that has already erected more than 300 small single-family shelters.

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Luke Feder received a Ph.D. in history from Stony Brook University in December 2010 and joined the instructional staff at the College of New Rochelle, Brooklyn Campus, in August 2011. He married Jamie Fein in June 2010 and they are expecting their fi rst Amy (Kibbe) Nigen child in early 2012.

Steve Fowler is the ’02 new youth services librarian at the Bellingham Public Library in Bellingham, MA. He moved there from Thomaston, where he was the children’s

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes David Bosso ’97 named 2012 Connecticut Teacher of the Year a variety of ways. Educators like Mr. Bosso make it possible that students know their part in our global community.”

Bosso, who received his B.A. in History and Social Sciences from Eastern, brings cultural awareness and global understanding to his classroom. He traveled to Ghana in early 2011 through the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program to work on the development of best teaching practices. He has also traveled to China, Saudi Arabia and Japan as part of educational delegations, and brings what he has learned on his travels back to his students. “One of the greatest rewards of teaching is observing a student begin to make sense of our common humanity, start to realize his or her place in the world, and grasp the potential he or she possesses,” he said.

David Bosso ’97, a social studies teacher at Berlin High School for the past 13 years, has been named Connecticut’s 2012 Teacher of the Year. He was chosen from more than 50,000 public school teachers in the state.

“I am pleased to introduce as the 2012 Teacher of the Year an educator who has developed his students’ cultural awareness and fostered global understanding in the classroom — essential skills for graduates entering a diverse and global economy,” said State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor at a ceremony held on Oct. 18. “Teaching strategies and learning tools must be continually adapted to incorporate the changing demands of our 21st century society. To meet these expectations, students are asked to think critically and set up and solve real-world problems. They learn to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and in librarian for the past three years. Steve has more than six years of experience working as a children’s librarian. Amy (Kibbe) Nigen graduated from St. Joseph College in 2007 with a master’s degree in special education. She was married in 2006 and moved with her husband to Maine in 2007. Amy is currently serving a year with AmeriCorps VISTA, working with Skowhegan Area High School and trying to create a culture in which community service and volunteerism are valued.

Danielle Olivier is a physical education and health teacher at Huckleberry Hill Elementary School in Brookfield.

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Erin Baisley ’04 M.S. obtained her senior professional certificate in human resources in June. She also celebrated her 10-year wedding anniversary

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Bosso also earned an M.A. in History at Central Connecticut State University, another master’s degree in Educational Computing and Technology from the University of Hartford and is enrolled in the doctor of education program at American International College in Springfield, MA. As Connecticut’s Teacher of the Year, Bosso will represent professional educators in forums and advisory committees that affect education policy and public awareness of the successes and the challenges that schools face today. He will travel to Washington, D.C., in the spring to meet with President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Connecticut’s Teacher of the Year will automatically become a candidate for National Teacher of the Year, which will be announced by President Obama in June 2012.

to her husband, Tim, and welcomed the birth of their second daughter, Kaitlin, in July. James Fedeli was promoted to manager in the audit department at J.H. Cohn LLP in Glastonbury. Susan Finn ’04 M.S. has been hired as controller of The Connection Inc., a statewide human services and community development agency in Middletown. She has also been a member of the adjunct faculty of Manchester Community College since 2004. Kristin Hustus was promoted to manager in the audit department at J.H. Cohn LLP in GlastonDavid Jones ’04 bury. David Jones is the director of multicultural affairs at University of Massachusetts Lowell and

serves as diversity and social justice consultant, trainer and speaker. He is a doctoral student in the Ed.D. program in higher education administration at Northeastern University. David received his master’s degree in college student affairs from the University of South Florida in 2006. Stephanie Laudone earned her Ph.D. in sociology from Fordham University. Her dissertation, “Identity Work on Facebook,” explores the ways that individuals construct age, race, gender and sexuality on Facebook. Stephanie is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and Framingham State College. Meghan (Phelps) Martelli has one son, Philip Stephen, born in October 2009, and another baby due in April 2012. Meghan and her family recently moved when her husband accepted a coaching job at the University of Delaware. Sheree

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes Shields-Farrell gave birth to her second daughter, Isabella, on Dec. 10, 2010. She shares, “Isabella is so bright; she’s been walking and talking since eight months!”

Sheree’s oldest daughter, Gabriella, was born on June 17, 2008. Sheree and her family live in West Hartford. Michael Wolter ’04/’09 M.S. is now working as the coordinator of mentor services at KIDSAFE CT and is an adjunct faculty member at Goodwin College.

Glenn L. Anderson worked as a case manager for a New Britain community mental health agency following his graduation from Eastern. He has since become an employment recruiter and human resources professional, recently taking a position with Robert Half Technology in Hartford recruiting information technology professionals.

Glenn returned to Eastern on Nov. 9, 2011, as a speaker in the “Diverse Pathways to a Successful Career” program.

Kelvin Harris is now the relationship manager for mentoring at the United Negro College Fund-Gates Millennium Scholars Program. He lives in Maryland with his wife and their baby. Thayne D. Hutchins Jr. is treasurer of the Management Board of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA), and has served on the council since 2007 and in finance for the Mohegan Tribe since 2001. Thayne also serves on the MTGA Audit Committee, and is a board member of Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region (SECTER).

SECTER is a public-private partnership of New London County towns that aims to promote new business and nurture existing business in the region while preserving its appeal. Thayne and his wife, Angela, and their children Madeleine and Thayne live in Hampton.

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Aileen Charland was recently named the director at the Soap Factory Condominium Association. She also works as a customer service representative at Cutter’s Edge Salon and an account executive/marketing consultant at Marlin Broadcasting/The Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM. Lourdes Montalvo is commissioner for the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission and a 2011 recipient of Eastern’s Latin American Distinguished Service Award. She traveled to campus in early November to speak in Sociology Professor Mary Kenny’s “Women and Work” class. Gregory Petranek ’06 M.S. worked as an adjunct professor in Eastern’s Business Administration Department teaching Principles of Management and Management of Organizations. In 2011 he was accepted into the adjunct professor pool at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is

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teaching Training Systems Management.

Lisa M. Smith is now an adjunct instructor of English at Manchester Community College.

Gina Bullard is a reporter and fi ll-in anchor at WCAX Channel 3 in Burlington, VT. She recently had the opportunity to interview actor Jonathan Goldsmith, otherwise known as “the Most Interesting Man in the World,” who stars in the Dos Equis commercials. Elisabeth Johnson was recently named vice president, portfolio manager in U.S. commercial real estate, for TD Bank in Springfield, MA. She is responsible for managing a $280 million portfolio of commercial mortgages and lines of credit, as well as credit administration, risk management and compliance of existing loans.

Elisabeth lives in Marlborough and volunteers with Junior Achievement, March of Dimes and as a basketball coach for the Marlborough Youth Athletic League.

Gregory Post married his wife, Denise, in February 2008 and their son, Joshua, was born in November of that year. In 2010 Gina Bullard ’07 poses with Gregory Jonathan Goldsmith, “the received his Most Interesting Man in the World.”

M.B.A. from the University of New Haven and began his career as a business analyst with Pfi zer. Ashley (Behrent) Scherben received her teaching license in Massachusetts, where she is a fourth-grade teacher. She married her husband, Tom, in September and the couple lives in western Massachusetts.

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Alyssa Goodin left her position at the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania to become the associate director of The Philadelphia Alliance. Jennifer Goyette graduated from the University of Wyoming in May 2011, earning her master’s degree in structural geology. While in graduate school, she spent a summer in Anchorage, AK, interning with ConocoPhillips Alaska Development, and has recently accepted a permanent position with the company. James Mosley has published his fi rst book, an autobiography titled “Life Under the Microscope as an African-American,” which details the significant moments of his life from his

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birth in 1929 to the present. James is a retired Senior Chief Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy and spent 20 years on active duty and 10 years in the reserves.

He also spent 24 years in the Purchasing Department with General Dynamics as a lifetime member of the Electric Boat Management Association. He lives in Waterford with his wife, Gloria.

Melissa Roy is an English teacher at Hall High School in West Hartford. She also coaches the school’s junior varsity girls’ soccer team. Melissa will be graduating in May with a master’s degree in education with a concentration on the multiple intelligences.

Raymond Brown recently completed the requirements for his master’s degree in organizational management at Eastern. Cody Guarnieri is in his final year of school at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He hopes to practice in the Hartford area upon graduation. Cecilia Hughes is a marketing and communications specialist at Boston University. Susan Kiddy is working as a marketing specialist with The Perfect Promotion. The company specializes in increasing their client’s message visibility through imprinted apparel Andrew Gutt ’09 and promotional products. Summer Spellman is working as an admissions representative at Stone Academy. Andrew Gutt’s Cafémantic celebrated its two-year anniversary in November. The café has gone a long way toward revitalizing downtown Willimantic, providing a place to meet, work and hang out. Andrew currently serves as the president of Thread City Development, a nonprofit committed to revitalizing and managing Willimantic’s downtown.

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Timothy Collins was accepted to the master’s degree program in Sustainability and Environmental Management at Harvard University’s Extension School. Nikole Doolittle is a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer recruiter for the American Cancer Society. Erika Forsa is currently working for ObstetricsGynecology and Infertility Group as part of their business office staff. Daniel Lolos is enrolled in a master’s degree program in geosciences at the University of Connecticut and works as a teaching assistant for the geosciences depart-

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes ment. Daniel works seasonally for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Student Career Employment Program as a hydrological technician. Christopher Manzi is working as a field chemist for EQ Northeast out of Wrentham, MA, an industrial hygiene and remediation company with branches all over the United States. Christopher works in the lab-pack department, sampling, identifying, profi ling, segregating, labeling and preparing chemicals that need to be disposed of for shipping.

Piper Neddenien moved to the Richmond, VA, area following graduation, where she worked as a temp before being signed on as a fulltime employee with Markel Corporation.

Marlana Carroll ’11 William Oster III is working on his master’s degree in geology at Kansas University. Kaitlyn O’Toole is working as a sales coordinator at the Bristol Clarion Hotel. She writes, “It isn’t really a sales job, it’s actually a lot of event planning so I’m enjoying it.” Kaitlyn is also coaching basketball at Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury where she attended high school.

Courtney Carroll is working as an intake counselor at Daytop in New York City, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation help center. Marlana Carroll is working as the assistant director of dining services at Victor Harley ’11 the New Hampshire Institute of Art through the Compass Group, Chartwells Higher Education Division. Christopher Foti is an event coordinator assistant at a basketball organization called Zero Gravity Basketball in Beverly, MA, which organizes and hosts youth basketball tournaments around New England and New York. Victor Harley moved to Kenai, Alaska, and is a Child Protective Services social worker with the State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children’s Services. “This is literally my dream job, and I was able to interview and be selected for the position from across the entire North American continent thanks to the excellent education and support I received from the

Eastern Social Work Department faculty and the Office of Career Services!” Lauren Hickey is enrolled in the M.B.A. program at Providence College and works full time as an office efficiency analyst with Innovex, an office solutions company in Lincoln, RI. Sarah Potrikus is working as the college student personnel graduate assistant at the University of Rhode Island. Jamie Sydoriak is interning for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Wildlife Division and is applying to enter graduate programs in environmental science and policy in the fall of 2012. This spring and summer, Jamie will participate in a Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) internship with the Connecticut Audubon Society, banding birds in a forest in Ashford.

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Marriages

In Memoriam

Eleanor Koss ’64 to Sol Glater on May 22, 2011

Walter Juszczyk Jr. ’73/’94 M.S.

Frederick F. Strout Jr. ’09 to Marin P. Trebing

Jeffrey Brian White ’90

Pamela Dugas ’99 to Roy Vars

Ann M. Curran, professor emerita of mathematics

Melissa DeMarco ’06 to Keefe Manning on July 30, 2011

Edward Drew, professor emeritus of music Doris Griscom, professor emerita of sociology Deanna Kingston, former assistant professor of sociology and applied social relations Thomas N. Salter, professor emeritus of English Leo Schneiderman, professor emeritus of psychology

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philanthropy athletics campus news class notes

Professor Emerita Ann Marie Curran died Oct. 19, 2011, at the age of 84. A resident of Willimantic all her life, Curran taught mathematics at Eastern for 28 years until her retirement in 1986. Born on Aug. 21, 1927, she was a graduate of Windham High School.

She then earned a master’s degree in mathematics and a Ph.D. in Education at the University of Connecticut, as well as a fellowship at Bowdoin College.

Curran was a devoted patron of the arts in Connecticut, giving generously to many organizations. Her active professional and civic involvements were many as well. In 2009, Curran received the Faculty Donor of the Year Award at the ECSU Foundation, Inc. Donor Recognition Luncheon in honor of

her generous donations to the University for more than 25 years. Following her retirement from the Math Department in 1986, Curran established two endowed funds, the Curran Family Scholarship and the Curran Family Group Study Room.

“Dr. Curran showed an extraordinary commitment to Eastern students over the years,” said Kenneth DeLisa, vice president for institutional advancement. “She was also steadfast in her belief in access to higher education for individuals at all socio-economic levels. She will be remembered fondly for her friendship, fairness, generosity and her wonderful sense of humor.”

The Curran Family Scholarship is awarded annually to assist nontraditional students returning to school and majoring in elementary education. Anyone interested in contributing to the Curran Family Scholarship should contact Kyle Verona in Eastern’s Development Office at (860) 465-0003 or veronak@easternct.edu.

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Have you had a “mini-reunion” with your former classmates? Please send your information and photos to: Michael Stenko, Director | Office of Alumni Affairs | Eastern Connecticut State University 83 Windham Street | Willimantic, CT 06226 | alumni@easternct.edu Visit www.easternct.edu/alumni for news about alumni receptions and networking events.

Stay connected with other Eastern alumni through: Facebook – search “ECSU Alumni Association,” LinkedIn – search “Eastern Connecticut State University Alumni – ECSU” and Twitter – search “ECSU Alumni Assn.”

Eastern Celebrates Reunion Weekend 2012 Friday, May 11 Homecoming Party — Classes of 2002 through 2011 Saturday, May 12 Class of 1962 Jubilee Reunion Pioneer Reunion Luncheon and Afternoon Reunion Dessert Reception — Classes of 1937 through 1961 Afternoon Reunion Dessert Reception — Classes of 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987 Campus Tours | Fourth Annual “Alumni March” Eastern Celebrates “Big Tent Barbeque” celebrating the Class of 2012 Watch your mail for reunion information and plan to come home to Eastern!

For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at (860) 465-5302.

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Math and Computer Science Quadrennial Reunion IX | Saturday, April 21 Student Center | Betty R. Tipton Room Plan now to join your classmates from the Math and Computer Science Department for an exciting evening of food, dancing and fun! It has been four years since we last came together. It was an unforgettable night, and this year’s reunion promises to be just as great!

For more information, contact Professor Emeritus Steve Kenton at kenton@easternct.edu or the Office of Alumni Affairs at alumni@easternct.edu.

18TH Annual Accounting Banquet Thursday, April 26 | Student Center Betty R. Tipton Room Eastern’s Accounting Society invites all accounting alumni back to campus for an evening of networking celebrating the achievements of Eastern’s accounting students, faculty and alumni. For more information, contact Professor Moh’d Rujoub at rujoubm@easternct.edu or the Office of Alumni Affairs at alumni@easternct.edu.

final thoughts

This issue of EASTERN Magazine includes a number of stories that demonstrate how the University is helping to prepare the future workforce of our state. While we are excited about being part of Connecticut’s workforce development efforts, being an economic catalyst is not new to the Eastern experience. Since our beginnings in 1889 as a teacher training school, Eastern has been preparing schoolteachers to educate the children of Connecticut. In more recent decades, we have provided an outstanding liberal arts education that has launched the careers of attorneys, doctors, accountants, business owners, pharmaceutical scientists, social workers and graduates who have achieved success in hundreds of other occupations.

With as many as 90 percent of our graduates staying in Connecticut to work and raise their families, we also have a strong alumni base in the state. At the same time that Eastern alumni are actively contributing to our state economy and serving in leadership roles in their local communities, many alumni are also giving back to their alma mater by sponsoring internship opportunities for current Eastern students. Other alumni returned to campus this past fall to participate in career development workshops in pre-law and other occupational areas, sharing their experiences and knowledge with students seeking to advance their career potential.

In addition to helping Eastern provide our students with real-life work experiences, our alumni also continue to support the University financially. It is wonderful to see so many alumni on the list of donors that is included in this issue of EASTERN Magazine. They and other donors — a record total of more than 3,000 generous supporters — continue to provide important financial assistance to Eastern students and the University’s educational programs. In addition to providing scholarships to 303 Eastern students this past spring, the generosity of Eastern donors has allowed the ECSU Foundation, Inc., to support a variety of University programs, including funds to assist student interns and those who wish to study abroad; funding of such community events as the annual Day of Giving; travel support for student clubs, faculty and our Concert Chorale; and a major renovation of the World Languages and Cultures laboratory.

Thank you to all our donors for being part of the Eastern Connecticut State University community. With your support and dedication, we look forward to serving our students and the state of Connecticut for many years to come.

Kenneth J. DeLisa Vice President for Institutional Advancement

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • Seven nights in Stirling, Scotland, at the first-class Stirling Highland Hotel.

• Discover Scotland’s Highlands and Lowlands, all regions steeped in Celtic mystery & lore.

• Delight in a private performance of Highland dance, bagpipe playing & a traditional Haggis Ceremony.

• See the homeland of William Wallace and visit Scotland’s noble castles — Stirling Castle, Edinburgh Castle & Scone Palace.

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