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SAVE THE DATE Monday, July 19, 2010

Golf and Tennis Open Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, NY For information, please contact Nicole Piampiano at (516) 463-5284 or nicole.piampiano@hofstra.edu.

Alumni Event Information Visit hofstra.edu/events for more details.

Something’s A Foot: Small Works from the Hofstra University Museum Collection David Filderman Gallery Through September 12, 2010 (516) 463-5672 Hofstra Golf & Tennis Open Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, NY July 19, 2010 (516) 463-5284 A Tribute to a Legend: Davi Sings Sinatra Performance by Hofstra Alumnus Robert Davi John Cranford Adams Playhouse July 16 to 18, 2010 (516) 463-6644 The Last Night of Ballyhoo July 16 to August 1, 2010 Monroe Lecture Center Theater (516) 463-6644

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Annie August 14 to 29, 2010 John Cranford Adams Playhouse (516) 463-6644 18th Annual Italian Experience Festival September 19, 2010 South Campus, Outdoors (516) 463-6582 Homecoming Weekend/ Reunions/Family Weekend/ Kickoff of the 75th Anniversary Celebration September 23 to 26, 2010 (516) 463-5339 75th Anniversary Juried Alumni Art Exhibition David Filderman Gallery February 28 to May 27, 2011 (516) 463-5672

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Letters to the Editor Please send address changes and class notes to: Editor, Hofstra Magazine Libby and Joseph G. Shapiro Alumni House 150 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549-1500 Fax: (516) 463-5897 E-mail: Alumni@hofstra.edu

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Hofstra University continues its commitment to extending equal opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status in employment and in the conduct and operation of Hofstra University’s educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school administered programs.

Hofstra Magazine is published three times each year by Hofstra University. Our goal is to provide the Hofstra community with exciting and informative news about Hofstra University and its alumni, students, faculty and staff.

inside features President Stuart Rabinowitz Vice President for University Relations and Publisher Melissa Kane Connolly ’89 Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Alan J. Kelly Assistant Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Meredith H. Celentano Executive Editor and Assistant Vice President for University Relations Karla Schuster Senior Director for Alumni Affairs Robert Saltzman Editor and Director of Public Relations Ginny Ehrlich-Greenberg ’90

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CNN’s Anderson Cooper wowed the campus community with a lecture at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, and later broadcasted his evening program in front of Hofstra Hall on March 19, 2009.

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Executive Director of Creative Design Francis A. Rizzo III ’99 Contributors Alicia Battinelli ’06 Lindsey Calabrese ’04, ‘09 Jacqueline Carlson Andrew Coen Lisa Comegna Katie Davis Kristen Ehrling Mary Fuchs Asia Hauter Nicole Piampiano Leonard Skoros Deanna Tropeano ’06 Billi Vernillo ’05, ’08 Ben Vogt Gwendolyn Armstrong Wade Contributing Photographers Brian Ballweg ’77 Rychard Curtiss Mark Getman ’94 Martin Heitner Phil Marino John McKeith Heather Walsh

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A Letter from President Stuart Rabinowitz (L to r) Howard Dean, Ed Rollins and President Rabinowitz get ready to take the stage at the Kalikow Center Symposium in November 2009.

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n this year’s President’s Report to our alumni and friends, we look back at 2009, thank our donors and recognize our faculty. 2009 certainly was an eventful year, full of challenges, opportunities, great programs and changes. In this letter, I invite you to look forward, toward one of the most exciting times in Hofstra’s history.

By the time you receive this issue, we will know if our new School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System has received preliminary approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and can begin recruiting its first class of 40 medical students. In our history, there is no event more significant. Not only are we among the vanguard of excellent universities starting new and innovative medical schools, but we launch this school with a full partner, the North Shore-LIJ Health System – a renowned, respected network of university and community hospitals, care facilities, community health centers, and a world-famous research facility, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.

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Hundreds of scholars, scientists and physicians have devoted thousands of hours over the past two years, designing an innovative curriculum that changes the way medical education is delivered. Among these individuals are many faculty from other areas of our University. Thanks to the vision and experience of Dr. Lawrence Smith, dean of the School of Medicine, and his team, we are witness to the creation of a new kind of medical school, and it is very exciting to watch. Soon we will share the details with you, our alumni and our community, and I’m certain you will find that this new curriculum ensures a superior medical education.

In many ways, the launch of the new School of Medicine is not an end in itself, but the beginning of many new initiatives.

Hofstra has always excelled in the arts and social sciences, in communication and business, in law, in education and human services, but our science departments, while excellent, have been small. To continue to enhance our academic reputation, and to take the next step in academic excellence, we are creating more opportunities in the sciences and in research.

We are about to launch a master’s program in medical physics, and our Physician Assistant Studies Program is now very competitive. Over the next few years, we will expand our vision, and plan to create a school of public health and explore the creation of a nursing program, among other health and science programs. We also plan to expand our excellent engineering program into a school of engineering. Bringing our faculty together with the physicians and scientists at North Shore-LIJ allows us to plan for new and needed advanced degree programs.

In February I announced the appointment of two respected and experienced academic administrators to lead two of our schools. Dr. Patrick J. Socci, currently associate dean of the College of Business Administration at Fordham University, was named dean of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business.

Dr. Socci brings a unique and valuable combination of scholarly achievement, business expertise and educational administration background to the position of dean. His experiences and strengths will help position the Zarb School of Business for future growth and continued success.

A few days later, Evan W. Cornog was named dean of the School of Communication. Dr. Cornog was most recently associate dean at the Columbia University School of Journalism. Dr. Cornog is an accomplished academic leader and a working journalist who continues to write for a wide range of publications with national and international reach.

His deep and varied experiences make him the ideal person to help the University’s School of Communication navigate the dynamic, dramatic changes facing the media industry.

I want to thank Salvatore Sodano, current dean of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, who will continue to work in University administration, and Cliff Jernigan, interim dean of the School of Communication, who will remain as associate dean. Both have been excellent leaders.

Our new deans will begin during the summer, and will work with faculty, students and administrators in further enhancing the academic offerings and national reputations of both schools.

In the midst of great academic changes, we are preparing to celebrate the University’s 75th anniversary. For more than a year, an active committee of faculty, students, alumni and administrators have been planning a yearlong celebration that is, in equal parts, fun, thought-provoking, nostalgic, scholarly and historic. The 2010-2011 series of events, “75 Years: Pride and Purpose,” begins September 23 (the first day of classes in 1935) with a formal academic convocation and a birthday cake celebration. We then continue with a three-day celebration that combines Alumni Reunions, Homecoming and Family Weekend.

President Rabinowitz speaking at May 2009 commencement.

Hofstra’s 75th anniversary is our opportunity to come together, share our experiences, tell our stories, and remember how the University, its faculty and students made a difference in all of our lives. Over the course of the year, we hope to engage thousands of members of our community, as well as the community that surrounds us in Hempstead, Uniondale and throughout Long Island, in programs and events that are sure to be memorable.

Most of all, we celebrate the 75th anniversary because even in the midst of these uncertain economic times, the future of Hofstra University has never been brighter. We have always been a community that took bold and decisive action in creating new and innovative programs. We celebrate not only a dynamic history, but the promise of an even greater future.

I hope you will join us for some of our many exciting events in the months to come.

Sincerely,

Stuart Rabinowitz President Hofstra

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2009 Financial Report Components of Revenue

Net Tuition & Fees 79.1%

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Components of Endowment Support 2008-09 Hofstra University relies on the generosity and philanthropic support from alumni and friends.

This investment in the University is critical to Hofstra’s long-term success.

Here’s why: Alumni support is measured by U.S. News & World Report and has a direct impact on the University’s ranking. Participation is critical.

Our goal is to increase alumni participation each year.

Hofstra remains a university largely reliant on tuition. Your support and the growth of our endowment allows Hofstra to undertake new initiatives to maintain its excellent reputation.

Your gift provides for student scholarships, faculty support and program initiatives, and overall operations at Hofstra.

Your investment in Hofstra will allow the University to reach its annual and long-term goals.

Research 1.3% Public Service 2.8%

Academic Support 7.1%

Student Services 13.0%

Technology & Telecommunications 4.0% Public Safety 2.3% Public Relations 2.6% Development 1.4% Finance & Audit 1.7%

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Other Institutional Support 2.9% Executive Offices 0.9% Printing, Mail Room & Supply Services 0.5% Legal & Human Resources 2.2% Insurance 1.0%

Total Institutional Support 19.4% Endowed Scholarships 41.1%

Funding for Scholarships 83.8% Other 4.5% Unrestricted 42.7% (Earmarked for Scholarships)

Business Development Center 1.1% Endowed Professorships 5.8% Endowed Chairs 4.8%

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Hofstra’s financial strength reflects increased fund-raising activities, strong endowment growth, strengthened operating margins, and enhanced control over expenses, particularly relating to health care and post-retirement benefits. Financial resources have increased by 157 percent during the last five years, and Hofstra continues to enjoy debt ratings in the A category from both Moody’s and Standard & Poors. Hofstra University’s Capital Campaign, officially launched at the 2006 Hofstra Gala, exceeded its $100 million goal with a total of $112 million raised. The University continues to expand its fund-raising activities and maintain tight control over expenses.

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Hofstra University endowment investments grew to $232 million by 2007, increasing by more than 130 percent in five years.

The endowment value in 2009 reflects the global economic difficulties faced by all institutions. The University has set its sights on an endowment goal of $400 to $500 million to provide enhanced scholarships to better compete with institutions with significantly larger endowments.

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That increase is reflected in the changing make-up of the student body. The 2009 average SAT score for first-year students was 1186, up 125 points from fall 2000.

Our first-time freshman high school GPA rose to 3.40 in fall 2009, compared with just 2.80 in fall 2000. Selectivity — the number of students accepted to Hofstra as a percentage of all those who apply — was 57 percent this year, compared to 80 percent in 2000. The percentage of students in the top 10 percent of their high school classes was 31 percent this year, compared to 12 percent eight years ago.

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75th Anniversary Celebration 2010 Alumni Reunion and Family Weekend Preview

IN 2010 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WILL CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SUCCESS. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN WHAT PROMISES TO BE A MEMORABLE YEAR OF EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS. As the University plans and prepares for this momentous occasion, alumni are invited to take part in the preparations and to contribute to a growing archive of memories and photographs. Please visit hofstra.edu/75 to post photos, record anecdotes and become part of an interactive display of Hofstra history.

The anniversary festivities begin September 23, 2010 — exactly 75 years to the day that Nassau CollegeHofstra Memorial of New York University — opened for classes. September 23 to 26, 2010, will feature student activities, Alumni Reunions, Homecoming, Family Weekend and campus celebrations all rolled into one big birthday party.

The schedule of events listed on page 9 is just a sampling of the 75th anniversary kickoff. In addition to the events listed, there will a spring Hofstra Cultural Center conference titled 1935: The Reality and the Promise as well as conferences presented by each of the schools and many sectors of the University. For changes and updates to the schedule, visit hofstra.edu/75 or “become a fan” of Hofstra’s 75th anniversary celebration on Facebook.

For information about 75th anniversary events, call Hofstra’s Alumni Affairs Office at (516) 463-6636. To become involved with the Hofstra alumni committee that is helping to plan 75th anniversary festivities, please e-mail Robert.Saltzman@hofstra.edu.

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday — Sunday, September 23-26, 2010 For additions and updates to the schedule, visit hofstra.edu/75 or “become a fan” of Hofstra’s 75th anniversary celebration on Facebook.

75th Anniversary Convocation John Cranford Adams Playhouse South Campus Happy Birthday, Hofstra!

Cake-cutting ceremony. Cake by Charm City Cakes, featured on the Food Network’s Ace of Cakes.

Unveiling of the Hofstra Timeline Displayed across the Hofstra Unispan.

Hofstra University Museum presents 75 Stories for 75 Years David Filderman Gallery, Ninth Floor, Axinn Library, South Campus (on display through February 4, 2011) Hofstra University Museum presents Acquired Riches: Highlights From the Collection Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus (on display through December 17, 2010) Half-Century Club Luncheon Libby and Joseph G. Shapiro Alumni House South Campus President’s Reception and 75th Anniversary Awards Presentation Main Dining Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center North Campus Parade of Floats and Student Performances 75th Anniversary Block Party/Music Fest Featuring ShaNaNa and other musical groups through the decades. Barbecue, children’s activities, stage with rotating performances, etc.

Alumni Reunions Cocktail Party Hofstra University Club David S. Mack Hall, North Campus Celebrating the Classes of ’60, ’65, ’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90, ’95, ’00, and ’05

A Legacy in the Making Making a bequest to Hofstra University is a meaningful and flexible way to achieve your charitable and financial goals without making an outright gift today. Your bequest to Hofstra may reduce your estate taxes as well as provide you with other benefits, including: The ability to retain control of your assets during your lifetime, yet gain the satisfaction of knowing that your bequest will support the University in the way you intend.

The ability to direct your bequest to a particular purpose, program, school or college.

The confidence that your philanthropic commitment will make an impact on future generations of Hofstra University students.

To learn more about planned giving opportunities at Hofstra University, please call (516) 463-5027.

Volunteer Appreciation Champagne Brunch Hofstra University Club, David S. Mack Hall, North Campus Hofstra

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faculty accomplishments for the year 2009.

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Miriam R. Albert, clinical professor of law, and Elizabeth M. Glazer, associate professor of law, presented “Bridging the Gap: Seamlessly Integrating Doctrinal Learning Into Skills Courses,” at the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning conference at Gonzaga University School of Law on June 23 and 24. Professors Albert and Glazer also presented at The Southeastern Association of Law Schools conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on August 5.

Habib M. Ammari, assistant professor of computer science, received a threeyear, $400,000 federal grant to further his research in wireless sensor networks.

This type of network consists of independent, battery-powered devices, called sensors, which communicate with a central base station that collects data. The networks can be used in a wide range of civilian and military applications to monitor conditions over a large geographic area. The grant from the National Science Foundation was awarded for Dr. Ammari’s research to build a theoretical foundation for the analysis and design of mobile wireless sensor networks and fi nd ways to increase their energy efficiency. Dr. Ammari also recently published his fi rst book, Challenges and Opportunities of Connected k-Covered Wireless Sensor Networks: From Sensor Deployment to Data Gathering.

Barbara Barron, professor of skills, Hofstra School of Law, participated in the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Teacher Training Program from June 11 through 13 in Manhattan. Professor Barron also trained Kosovar prosecutors and defense attorneys in a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training; the Kosovo Judicial Institute; the U.S. Embassy; the ABA Rule of Law Initiative; and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.

J Bret Bennington, associate professor of geology, and Daniel R. Rubey, dean of library and information services, served as co-directors on the Hofstra Cultural Center conference Darwin’s Reach: A Celebration of Darwin’s Legacy Across Academic Disciplines. Held March 12 to 14 in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Robert Darwin and the sesquicentennial of the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (1859), Darwin’s Reach examined the impact of Darwin and Darwinian evolution on science and society.

Meena Bose, the Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies and director of the Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, presented Hofstra’s spring 2009 Distinguished Faculty Lecture, titled “Looking for Change: Evaluating the First 100 Days of the Obama Presidency.” Dr. Bose also served as co-director of the symposium President or King? Evaluating the Expansion of Executive Power From Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush with the School of Law’s Julian Ku, associated dean for faculty development and professor of law, and Eric Lane, the Eric J. Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service.

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09FacultyNews conclusion of the two-year grant period, Moby-Dick, Billy Budd, and Battle-Pieces, Melville’s collection of Civil War poems, will be the first works to populate MEL. It will take approximately 15 years to complete the digital archive. Once completed, Dr. Bryant says it will be “an intellectual playground” for Melville scholars and students.

Hillary Burgess, assistant professor of academic support, Hofstra School of Law, was recently named editor of The Learning Curve, the newsletter for the AALS Section on Academic Support. She presented at a conference hosted by the Law School Admission Council; her presentation focused on serving diverse students and using technological innovations in the law school classroom. She also collaborated with academic support and legal writing professors from South Africa’s 17 law schools during the APPEAL (Academics Promoting the Pedagogy of Effective Advocacy in Law) conference co-hosted by Seattle Law School and the University of Pretoria. In addition, Professor Burgess presented at the Global Legal Skills IV conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by Georgetown Law School.

Finally, Professor Burgess presented at the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning conference hosted by Gonzaga Law School.

Alafair Burke, professor of law and associate dean for faculty research, Hofstra School of Law, had a short story, “Winning,” selected for publication in The Best American Mystery Stories of 2009. The story was inspired by feminist legal theory about gendered responses to violence.

Dana Brand, professor of English, saw the fall 2009 publication of The Last Days of Shea: Delight and Despair in the Life of a Mets Fan. The book is a follow-up to 2007’s Mets Fan, about Professor Brand’s lifelong experiences as a fan. In 2012 he and Richard Puerzer, associate professor and chair, Department of Engineering, will co-direct a Hofstra Cultural Center conference titled The Fiftieth Anniversary of the New York Mets, scheduled for April 26 to 28.

John Bryant, professor of English, received a grant for $175,000 over the next two years from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The award is the largest humanities grant in Hofstra history and will be used to launch the Melville Electronic Library (MEL), a digital “critical archive” of the works of Herman Melville. MEL will become the primary online site for Melville research. Users of MEL, including scholars, critics, students, and general readers, will have unprecedented access to a searchable collection of interlinked versions of Melville’s manuscripts, print texts, sources, art works, and other research and secondary materials. According to Dr. Bryant, by the

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M. David Burghardt, professor of engineering and co-director of Hofstra’s Center for Technological Literacy; Beverly Clendenning, associate professor of biology; and Sylvia Silberger, associate professor of mathematics, are co-principal investigators on a $2.1 million grant to improve eighth-grade student performance in math and science. The project will develop and research the academic potential of an instructional model and a set of prototypical materials that infuse standards-based math into the eighth-grade science program. Results from a prior NSF project involving more than 800 students whose teachers infused math into their science lessons indicate a statistically significant improvement in student math ability as well as attitude improvement toward math. Hofstra’s Center for Technological Literacy supports science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs in school districts, community colleges, and universities in New York state and nationally. Since its inception in 1990, the center has received more than $27 million in NSF funding.

Russell Burke, associate professor of biology, is participating in a consortium of professors from five other universities to study why the risk of Lyme disease is much higher in the northern United States than in southern part of the country. The research has received funding from the National Science Foundation, and fi ndings will help public health agencies develop better prevention strategies for Lyme disease, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports infects more than 20,000 people in North America each year. Dr. Burke has been investigating the role

of lizards in the transmission of Lyme disease since 2002 as part of his research program on the ecology of native and non-native lizards and their parasites.

Monica Byrne-Jimenez, assistant professor of foundations, leadership and policy studies, received a $36,000 fellowship from the Fairfield County Community Foundation for a program titled “Evaluation of the Fairfield County Urban School Leaders.”

David C. Cassidy, professor of chemistry, published the biography Beyond Certainty: Heisenberg, Quantum Physics and the Bomb in February 2009. Dr. Cassidy is also the author of 1992’s groundbreaking Uncertainty, also about Werner Heisenberg. For Uncertainty, Dr. Cassidy became the only author to receive both the Science Writing Award from the American Institute of Physics and the Pfizer Award from the History of Science Society.

I. Bennett Capers, associate professor of law, was elected treasurer of the AALS Section on Law and the Humanities.

He also received Hofstra’s Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication for 2008-2009 for his article “Crime, Legitimacy and Testifying.” He said, “The article examines the perception, especially prevalent in poor and minority communities, that the police often engage in perjury, and are themselves illegitimate. The article argues that prosecuting police perjury can contribute to community acceptance of the law as legitimate, and in fact result in a reduction of crime in the general population.” Lawrence A. Stessin was a journalist who joined the Hofstra University faculty as a professor of management in 1958 and served continuously until his retirement in 1973. During his lifetime and as part of his will, Dr. Stessin made substantial contributions to Hofstra University, including his donation to the Endowment Fund, which led to the establishment of the Stessin Prize, an incentive and reward for junior faculty who publish the results of their scholarly work.

Linda Davey, associate professor of curriculum and teaching, is project director on a $288,000 grant awarded by the Farmingdale Union Free School District in support of a New York state universal pre-kindergarten program there, supervised by Hofstra’s School of Education, Health and Human Services.

Nora V. Demleitner, professor of law and dean of Hofstra School of Law, was selected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Integral support of the ABF is provided by The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principle of the legal profession. Fellows support the research of the ABF through their annual contributions and sponsor programming of direct relevance to leaders of the legal profession. Dean Demleitner was named, for the second consecutive year, one of Long Island’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business

by Long Island Business News. She was asked to join the editorial board of a new series on Studies in Intercultural Human Rights at Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. Dean Demleitner was also included in a list of “Supreme Court Choices You Haven’t Heard Of,” an NPR report by Nina Totenberg on May 17.

Pellegrino D’Acierno, professor of comparative literature and languages and Hofstra’s UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies, moderated a March 31 panel discussion titled “For a Rosary of Memories: Italian American Women Writers and Artists and Memory-Work.” The program featured a discussion by writers and artists on women’s role as bearers of personal and collective memory.

Nora de Marval-McNair, professor of Spanish, served as director of a bilingual Hofstra Cultural Center conference Borges and Us: Then and Always, November 13 and 14, commemorating the 110th anniversary of the birth of Jorge Luis Borges. Borges’ most well-known works include Ficciones, Labyrinths, The Book of Sand, The Zahir, Dreamtigers, The Book of Imaginary Beings and Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi. Conference participants included scholars from across the United States and from all over the world, including Colombia, France, Israel, Italy, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Stephanie Cobb, assistant professor of religion, received Hofstra’s Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication for 2008-2009 for her book Dying to Be Men: Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts, Columbia University Press, 2008. The book is a study of the communal function of gendered language in the earliest Christian martyr accounts, which date from the mid-2nd century to the early 3rd century. Lawrence A. Stessin was a journalist who joined the Hofstra University faculty as a professor of management in 1958 and served continuously until his retirement in 1973. During his lifetime and as part of his will, Dr. Stessin made substantial contributions to Hofstra University, including his contribution to the Endowment Fund, which led to the establishment of the Stessin Prize, an incentive and reward for junior faculty who publish the results of their scholarly work.

Lynn Cohen, adjunct assistant professor, School for University Studies, presented a lecture on Gerard Manley Hopkins in Ireland on July 28, 2009, at the 22nd Gerard M. Hopkins International Literary Festival. The title of her lecture was “The Kingfisher as a Symbol for Hopkins and Later Poets.”

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09FacultyNews J. Herbie DiFonzo, professor of law, and Andrew Schepard, Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and professor of law, made two presentations, “Putting FLER in the Curriculum: The Survey Family Law Skills Course” and “The FLER Project: Genesis, History, Status, and Future of the Family Law Education Reform Movement,” at a conference titled The Future of Family Law Education at William Mitchell College of Law on June 26.

Professor Schepard additionally gave two conference presentations at the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts meeting in New Orleans on May 29. He moderated a plenary session on “The Evolving Family Court System: Progress at a Price?” and participated in an open forum on the Uniform Collaborative Law Act. Professor Schepard, as reporter, also presented the Uniform Collaborative Law Act at the Uniform Law Commission’s (ULC) Annual Meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 9 to 12. The act was unanimously approved and recommended to the states at the ULC meeting.

John DiGaetani, professor of English, saw the publication of his new book, titled Wagner Outside the Ring, an edited anthology of essays on the non-Ring operas of Richard Wagner. The book includes more than 40 photos from The Metropolitan Opera and the Bayreuth Festival. The book is published by McFarland Press and is also available on Kindle.

Michael D’Innocenzo, professor of history and the Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change, was honored at National History Day, held at Hofstra on March 8. National History Day allows students in grades 7-12 from local schools to compete as individuals or as part of a team in history categories such as performance, historical paper, Web site, and project. Winners of each category go on to the New York state finals in Cooperstown and, if successful, to the national competition at the University of Maryland. Hofstra alumnus and retired Plainedge social studies teacher Richard Marks ’63, one of the coordinators of National History Day, founded the New York State National History Day competition in 1979 and first approached Hofstra about sponsoring the local competition. At the 2009 event, Hofstra was honored for its 30-year sponsorship of the event, and Professor D’Innocenzo was recognized for his longtime involvement in the program. Additionally, Hofstra alumnus James C. Metzger ’83 funded a summer internship within the Center for Civic Engagement in honor of Professor D’Innocenzo. The $25,000 gift endowed the MetzgerD’Innocenzo Endowed Summer Internship for the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at Hofstra University. The internship will be given to a deserving student based on academic achievement and/or financial need who is majoring in history and serving as an intern in the CCE. Professor D’Innocenzo is in his 48th year at Hofstra and received The

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American Historical Association’s 2008 Distinguished Teaching Award.

Simona Doboli, associate professor of computer science, is project director on an $87,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in support of the project “CreativeIT: Understanding the Creative Design Process: A Novel Cognitive Model Based on Behavioral Experiments in Circuit Design and Architecture.” Dr. Doboli was also part of a team of Hofstra computer science faculty that received a $290,000 National Science Foundation grant to introduce entrepreneurship and leadership components into the computer science curriculum. The project seeks to develop modules about innovation, entrepreneurship, and global aspects in several required courses, as well as an entrepreneurial computer science minor. At the time the grant was announced, Dr. Doboli said the computing education curriculum must address globalization through innovative solutions and go beyond technical skills and into communication, innovation, creative thinking and an understanding of the business world and global markets.

Other Hofstra faculty involved in the project are Xiang Fu, assistant professor of computer science; Richard Hayes, assistant professor of management, entrepreneurship and general business; John Impagliazzo, professor emeritus of computer science; and Gerda Kamberova, associate professor and chair, Department of Computer Science.

Simon Doubleday, associate professor of history, is founding and executive editor of the Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies (JMIS), a new, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal for innovative scholarship on the multiple languages, cultures, and historical processes of the Iberian peninsula, and the zones with which it was in contact. The inaugural issue of JMIS was published in January 2009 by Taylor & Francis, and has an editorial board of 40 international experts from countries such as Japan, Argentina, France, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Spain.

E. Christa Farmer, assistant professor of geology, is project director on a three-year, $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to launch a multidisciplinary center devoted to the study of climate change. The new Hofstra University Center for Climate Study (HUCCS) will pursue three areas of climate research: the study of prehistoric hurricanes using sediment cores, the effect of rain on ocean absorption of greenhouse gases, and the impact of climate change on Long Island’s ecology. The grant also includes funding for student researchers, and public outreach that will eventually feature an exhibit about the center’s work at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. Dr. Farmer spearheaded the grant application process and will be

conducting the prehistoric hurricane research, called paleotempestology. Russell Burke, associate professor of biology, and J Bret Bennington, associate professor of geology, will investigate the impact of climate change on Long Island’s terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and David Weissman, the Jean Nerken Distinguished Professor of Engineering, will lead the center’s research on the combined effect of rain and wind on the transfer of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to the ocean.

Laurie Fendrich, professor of fine arts, spent five weeks in April and May 2009 as a Brown Foundation Fellow, which allowed her to travel to France to live and work in the historic Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, a small village located in the Luberon mountains. The fellowship program, coordinated by the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, Texas, provides writers, artists, and others in the arts and humanities with an opportunity to step away from their daily obligations to concentrate on their fields of expertise. The retreat allowed Professor Fendrich to complete a portfolio of drawings that was featured in a solo exhibition at the Gary Snyder Project Space in New York City from November 4 to December 19, 2009. Professor Fendrich has also been working on her retrospective, scheduled to open in fall 2010 at the Williamson Art Gallery at Scripps College in Claremont, California.

Monroe Freedman, professor of law, was presented with the inaugural David A. Diamond Distinguished Public Service Award by Hofstra School of Law’s Public Justice Foundation at its 20th Annual Auction on April 2.

Xiang Fu, assistant professor of computer science, is project director on a $30,056 grant from Georgia Southwestern State University, in support of “Collaborative Research: A Trial-and-Failure Project Tutoring System.”

Dr. Fu was also part of a team of Hofstra computer science faculty that received a $290,000 National Science Foundation grant to introduce entrepreneurship and leadership components into the computer science curriculum.

Patrick Gannon, chair, Department of Science Education, Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System, co-authored a study that shows that regions of the brain responsible for decoding written and spoken words are also involved with interpreting silent gestures. The evidence that both forms of communication are handled by a single, overlapping network in the brain lends credence to the idea that the areas that process language may be a vestige of regions that have existed for millions of years and adapted over time from communicating gestures to understanding words. The study was published in November in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and was funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and conducted in partnership with its scientists and a researcher from San Diego State University.

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Jeffrey J. Froh, assistant professor of psychology, was involved with two studies that looked at how people express gratitude. The fi rst study, a multi-study paper on adults led

by Todd B. Kashdan, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at George Mason University, was published online in March in the Journal of Personality. It found that women are better able than men to feel and express gratitude toward others and thus derive the social and personal benefits that come from such expressions. The second paper, featuring research led by Dr. Froh, appeared later in 2009 in the Journal of Adolescence. It found that while girls tended to express gratitude more readily than boys, boys may actually derive more of a benefit when they are able to do so.

Mitchell Gans, professor of law, was named 2009 Teacher of the Year by Hofstra School of Law students. Each spring, members of Hofstra’s current graduating class help select faculty members from each Hofstra school and college to receive the annual Teacher of the Year awards.

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09FacultyNews Andrea Garcia, associate professor of literacy studies and director of the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic at the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center, received a $3,900 grant from Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, to continue the Young Women’s Writing Project, which has been running successfully for six years in the Roosevelt and Uniondale School Districts.

Jean Giebel, associate professor and chair, Department of Drama and Dance, started the theater company Fat Melon Productions in summer 2009. She also directed its inaugural production, The Smoking Diary, written by Loretta Dillon, which ran in July and August at the ATA American Theatre of Actors Chernuchin Theater in Manhattan.

Professor Giebel founded Fat Melon Productions as a not-forprofit organization whose mission is to support emerging artists.

Jamie Ghigiarelli, assistant professor of physical education and sport sciences, received a $2,206 grant from the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Inc. to study the effects of low-fat chocolate milk on urinary hydration indices in a sample of Division I-AA cross country runners during off-season training sessions.

Joanna L. Grossman and Barbara Stark, professors of law, have been jointly named Hofstra’s John DeWitt Gregory Research Scholars for 2009-10 and 2010-11. Additionally, Professor Stark has been appointed a visiting scholar at Columbia Law School.

Frank Gulino, associate professor of legal writing and research, was named Professor of the Year by the Hofstra Law Review. He was also appointed faculty adviser to the Hofstra Moot Court Association and director of Moot Court Programs at Hofstra School of Law. Grant Hayden, professor of law, presented a paper titled Arrow’s Theorem and the Exclusive Shareholder Franchise at the London School of Economics’ Voting Power and Practice Workshop at Warwick University, UK, July 14-16.

Margaret Hunter, associate professor of engineering, received $243, 821 as part of her three-year grant from the National Science Foundation in support of Project ESTEEM – Equitable Science Technology Engineering Education and Mathematics. Project ESTEEM is a collaboration of faculty

Raymond N. Greenwell, professor of mathematics, was a guest lecturer at various secondary schools and universities in Uganda in June 2009 through the Teach and Tour Sojourners program. His article “Statistical Significance of Ranking Paradoxes,” with Anna E. Bargagliotti of the University of Memphis, was accepted by the journal Communications in Statistics, and his article “Solving Linear Diophantine Matrix Equations Using the Smith Normal Form (More or Less),” written with Stanley Kertzner, Hofstra professor emeritus of mathematics, was accepted by the International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics.

Daniel J.H. Greenwood, professor of law, was appointed to the advisory committee of the University of the People, an online academic institution.

John DeWitt Gregory, the Sidney and Walter Siben Distinguished Professor of Family Law, has been appointed a member of the Committee on Animals and the Law of the New York State Bar Association and of the committee’s Dog Breeding Working Group. He is also an active member of the education subcommittee. He has also been appointed a member of the Family Law Quarterly board of directors of the ABA Section of Family Law. On June 2 he was honored at the National Center for Law and Economic Justice Benefit Awards Dinner at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers.

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Ahmet Karagozoglu, associate professor of finance, was named the 2009 Teacher of the Year for the Frank G. Zarb School of Business. Each spring, members of Hofstra’s current graduating class help select faculty members from each Hofstra school and college to receive the annual Teacher of the Year awards.

David Lalama, professor of music, served as composer and pianist for The Bench, presented in December by the Conservatory Dance Company at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. The Bench was truly a family affair, created and choreographed by his younger cousin, Keisha Lalama-White, and featuring his older brother, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Ralph Lalama. Keisha Lalama-White conceived The Bench as a contemporary jazz-dance work in two acts, portraying a couple’s journey from falling in love and getting married to having kids and growing old.

from Hofstra’s Center for Technological Literacy, Nassau Community College and CUNY’s Queensborough Community College that is developing a framework for infusing gender-equitable information and materials into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curricula at community colleges. It is hoped that Project ESTEEM will encourage women to pursue educational and career opportunities in STEM fields.

Lawrence W. Kessler, professor of law, taught in the Trial Advocacy Program of the Office of the District Attorney of New York County on June 8.

Scott Kovar, adjunct assistant professor of chemistry and director of the Forensic Science Program, was chosen as the 2009 recipient of the Nassau County Police Department’s Detectives’ Association, Inc. Career Achievement Award. Over the years, Professor Kovar has

Stefan Krieger, professor of law, served as a panelist at the Federal Bar Council event at Brooklyn Law School on June 3 and 17 and taught at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Teacher Training Program in Manhattan on June 11 and 12. He also presented “A Tale of Election Day 2008: Teaching Storytelling Through Repeated Experiences” (co-authored with Serge Martinez) at the Applied Legal Storytelling conference at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, on July 24.

Stephen Lawrence, associate professor of physics and astronomy, received a $12,408 grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute to participate in SAINTS, a program to observe SN 1987A, the brightest supernova in 383 years, as it transforms into supernova remnant {SNR}1987A, the youngest supernova remnant. This award is part of a subcontract with Harvard University.

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Roberto Joseph, assistant professor of curriculum and teaching, co-authored an article in Educational Technology titled “Introduction to Special Issue on Culturally Relevant Technology-Based Learning Environments,” in the November-December 2009 issue.

received a number of police service awards for his forensic science work. He has presented scientific papers at professional forensic science conferences, has moderated or taught many workshops on specialized forensic science methodologies, and has been a television guest to discuss careers in the forensic sciences.

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09FacultyNews Claire Lindgren, associate professor of fine arts, art history, comparative arts and culture, was the only American scholar invited to present a paper at the International Colloquium on Models and Diffusion in the Roman Provinces held in Merida, Spain, in May. Her paper, titled “Meaning and Implications in Changing Depictions of Venus,” illustrated how subtle and not so subtle changes in the imagery of the classical goddess reflected the status and diverse positions of women in the greater Roman world during the first centuries of the common era. On her return from Spain, Dr. Lindgren participated in the Archaeological Institute of America/Long Island Society (AIA/LIS) Lecture Series at Hofstra, with a presentation titled “The Art and Meaning of Ancient Egyptian Jewelry,” which explained jewelers art from the earliest Egyptian dynasties to the Ptolemaic. May also saw the publication of her article “Bacchic/Dionysiac Imagery” in Les ateliers de sculpture regionaux: techniques, styles et iconographie, SVP Editions, Arles, France. This article dealt with the unique art style and representational iconography of the Roman provinces.

Robert Leonard, professor and chair, Department of Comparative Literature and Languages and director of the Forensic Linguistics Program, was named the 2009 Teacher of the Year for Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Each spring, members of Hofstra’s current graduating class help select faculty members from each Hofstra school and college to receive the annual Teacher of the Year awards.

Zachary Lazar, adjunct assistant professor of English, was awarded both a Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University and a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, which supports emerging talents in the arts and sciences. Also in 2009, Professor Lazar’s third book, Evening’s Empire, a nonfiction work, was published to much critical acclaim.

Phillis Levin, professor of English and poet-in-residence, was the poet-in-residence at the Manhattanville Summer Writers’ Week, an intensive poetry workshop and conference held in June. On July 4 she gave a reading at the Ledbury Poetry Festival in Herefordshire, England. This was followed on July 9 by a reading at London’s renowned Poetry Society.

On September 24 she gave a reading at the launch of The Best American Poetry 2009 at The New School, and on October 10 she was a panelist on “The Once and Future Sonnet” at the Annual Convention of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics in Denver, Colorado.

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Donald Lubowich, adjunct associate professor of physics and astronomy and director of Hofstra’s Astronomy Outreach Program, received $308,000 through a NASA grant to bring telescopes to Long Island parks and beaches to encourage star-gazing and interest in astronomy. This is the third consecutive year that Hofstra’s Astronomy Outreach Program was awarded a NASA grant. The grant will pay for telescopes and an astronomy display that will be set up during 70 outdoor music and six outdoor movie programs in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The telescopes will be accessible to those with physical disabilities. The program was also part of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy being celebrated worldwide.

Greg Maney, associate professor of sociology, was elected chair of the Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Much of Dr. Maney’s current research explores peace and war rhetoric, conflicts over day labor markets, and strategies for sustaining peace processes in divided societies.

William McGee, adjunct associate professor of English, participated in a government hearing on airline passenger rights in Washington, D.C., in September. He was invited to speak and answer questions on behalf of the investigative work he has conducted for Consumer Reports on the airline industry.

Charles Merguerian, professor and chair, Department of Geology, presented a lecture at Hofstra on November 19 about the unique geological discoveries that have been made during recent excavations of the World Trade Center site.

This lecture was presented by Hofstra’s Institute for the Development of Education in the Advanced Sciences

(IDEAS) within the School of Education, Health and Human Services.

Paul Mihailidis, assistant professor of journalism, media studies, and public relations, published the findings of a multiyear study on student learning outcomes around media and civic engagement. The study, published in various forms in MIT Press’ International Journal of Media & Learning, the Journal of Media Literacy Education, and as a report by the World Association of Newspapers, outlines findings that correlate education practices for civic engagement based predominantly on understanding media landscapes. Professor Mihailidis was also commissioned by the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) at the National

Endowment for Democracy (NED) to compose a report for policy makers that shows what media education initiatives are most successful in the developing world. Professor Mihailidis is finalizing a book contract around media literacy with a prominent U.S. publisher. His research agenda took him to Chongqing, China, in January 2010, and he will present his findings in various forms and at numerous venues in Singapore in May 2010 and in Salzburg, Austria, in August 2010.

Jamie Mitus, assistant professor of counseling, research, special education and rehabilitation (CRSR), received three grants from the U.S. Department of Education: $496,000 for research titled “Distance-Education on Rehabilitation & Independent Living for Persons Who Are Deaf”; $83,178 for “RRTC on Improving Employment Outcomes – Employment Service Systems Research and Training Center”; and $149,987 for “Rehabilitation and LongTerm Training: Rehabilitation Counseling.”

John Moore, professor emeritus of history, had his biography, Pope Innocent III (1160/61-1216): To Root Up and to Plant, published in paperback in January 2009.

Marlene Munn-Joseph, assistant professor of curriculum and teaching, received a $2,000 grant from the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office for a Saturday program and a $53,518 grant from the New York State Education Department for the Teacher Opportunity Corps Program.

Maureen Murphy, professor of curriculum and teaching, served on the distinguished editorial board of the nine-volume Dictionary of Irish Biography, a collaborative project between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Irish Academy. It features 9,000 entries and includes biographies on the lives of Irish men and women who made significant contributions to Ireland and the world.

Martha McPhee, associate professor of English, had an article featured in the May issue of More magazine, “Unforgotten Italy,” about a recent visit to Italy, a country she fell in love with as a teenage exchange student. She writes about how her re-immersion in Italian culture and language helped her better understand and appreciate the girl she once was and the path her life has since followed. Professor McPhee recently completed her fourth novel, Dear Money, which will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2010.

Ashira Ostrow, associate professor of law, moderated a panel titled “Zoning for Wind and Solar Installations” at Hofstra’s Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies Annual Municipal Training Conference on June 11.

Dilruba Ozmen-Ertekin, assistant professor of engineering, was awarded a $45,000 grant from the New York City Department of Transportation and the CUNY Transportation Research Center to study improvements on New York Metropolitan Transportation Council data products.

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Richard K. Neumann, Jr., professor of law, was the recipient of the 2009 Burton Award for Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing Education. The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement are conferred by the Burton Foundation.

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Robert Papper, professor and chair, Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations, was installed as Hofstra’s Lawrence Stessin Distinguished Professor in Journalism on March 18, 2009. Professor Papper is recognized nationally for his outstanding research examining the state of American radio and television news departments. His research efforts include reports that detail the status of minorities and women in the news industry. These reports, now known as the RTDNA/Hofstra University Annual Survey on the state of radio and television news in the United States, are published annually by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

Richard Puerzer, associate professor and chair, Department of Engineering, presented a paper for the 10th

consecutive year at the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, speaking on race and Major League Baseball’s management structure. The annual gathering, which took place June 3-5, is co-sponsored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and State University of New York College at Oneonta and examines the impact of baseball on American culture from inter- and multidisciplinary perspectives. Dr. Puerzer’s paper, titled “Jim Gilliam and Elston Howard: Exemplars of the Desegregation of Major League Baseball Management,” was part of a panel on “Baseball Integration.” Gilliam and Howard were African-American baseball players who became coaches but were denied management positions.

Levi Reiter, professor of speech–language-hearing sciences and head of the Audiology Program, presented a paper in May titled “Pathologic Sequelae of Ear Kissing” at a meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology.

He was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Hearing Health Care Alliance of New York State in June, at which he discussed Reiter’s Ear-Kiss Syndrome (REKS).

Blidi S. Stemn, assistant professor of curriculum and teaching, and Behailu Mammo, assistant professor of mathematics, have been awarded $898,976 from the National Science Foundation for the Noyce Scholarship Program, a four-year research project for Hofstra students studying to teach mathematics. Professors Stemn and Mammo, in collaboration with the Westbury, Uniondale, Roosevelt and Brentwood School Districts on Long Island, will recruit, prepare and retain 16 undergraduate mathematics students. These students will receive $20,000 per year when they enroll in the secondary mathematics teaching program at Hofstra. For every year they receive scholarship funding, these students, upon graduation, will be required to teach two years in a high-need middle or high school.

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REKS received its name from Dr. Reiter’s recent diagnosis of a patient who suffered hearing loss, facial twitching and tinnitus following a forceful kiss on the ear from her young daughter. The condition has since proven to be more common than originally thought and can result from any hard suction on the ear. In August he had an article titled “Can a Simple Kiss on the Ear Cause Auditory Problems?” published in Tinnitus Today, the official journal of the American Tinnitus Association. He also presented an e-learning course for AudiologyOnline.com on July 15 titled “Ear Kissing (REKS): What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” which has earned continuing education approval from many prestigious associations and academies, including the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (ASHA), American Academy of Audiology (AAA), British Academy of Audiology (BAA), Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA), International Institute of Hearing Instrument Studies (IIHIS), and Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Alan N. Resnick, the Benjamin Weintraub Distinguished Professor of Bankruptcy Law, was the featured guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Eastern Bankruptcy Institute, held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on May 29.

Connie Roberts, adjunct instructor of English, was nominated for the prestigious Hennessy X.O Literary Award.

Now in its 38th year, these awards provide undiscovered writers and poets with an opportunity to break through the barriers to see their work published. Ms. Roberts attended the awards ceremony in April 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Ms. Roberts, an Offaly native, immigrated to the United States in 1983. Her poetry has appeared in journals in the United States and Ireland.

James Sample, associate professor of law, spoke on the threats posed to judicial impartiality by campaign spending in judicial elections at a conference titled American Justice for Sale at Baruch College’s Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity on September 17.

Gail Satler, associate professor of sociology, is author of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Living Space. She spoke at the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan on June 20 at a public program titled “The Guggenheim: Place and Time in a Global Context,” which was presented in conjunction with the museum’s exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward. The Guggenheim was designed by Wright, and Professor Satler’s lecture expanded upon his “Destruction of the Box” address in which he recalled the origins of his break with traditional architectural thought.

Jin Shin, assistant professor of psychology, received a $141,046 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study “Home-Based Intervention for Young Children with Intellectual Disabilities.”

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Benita Sampedro Vizcaya, associate professor of romance languages and literatures, co-directed a Hofstra Cultural Center conference titled Between Three Continents: Rethinking Equatorial Guinea on the 40th Anniversary of Its Independence From Spain. This event was held April 2 to 4 in honor of the 40th anniversary of the independence of Equatorial Guinea, the only Spanish-speaking nation-state in Africa. Between Three Continents addressed the historical and cultural connections between Equatorial Guinea, Spain and the Americas. The conference brought together a large number of scholars, cultural figures, and historical protagonists in the life of Equatorial Guinea. Several other academic institutions in the United States – including Bates College, The Catalan Center at New York University, Harvard University, Hunter College/CUNY, Instituto Cervantes New York, University of Missouri-Columbia, Queens College/CUNY, Saint Joseph’s College and Vanderbilt University – hosted additional panels and events.

Bruce Torff, professor of curriculum and teaching and director of the Doctoral Program in Learning and Teaching, was named the 2009 Teacher of the Year for the School of Education, Health and Human Services. Each spring, members of Hofstra’s current graduating class help select faculty members from each Hofstra school and college to receive the annual Teacher of the Year awards.

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09FacultyNews Norman Silber, professor and associate dean for intellectual life, Hofstra School of Law, was elected to the board of The Consumers Union Action Fund, and he was selected to serve on the advisory board of Loyola Consumer Law Review. Professor Silber was also selected to speak, consult and teach consumer law in China during July. The appointment was made by China Law Development, a Chinese law reform organization located in Beijing, and the China Consumers’ Association, an organization affiliated with China’s Bureau of Commerce and Industry. Professor Silber is chair-elect for the Section on Nonprofit and Philanthropy Law and continues to serve as secretary and editor of the section’s listserv.

Gayl Teller, adjunct associate professor of writing studies and composition, was named Nassau County poet laureate, 2009-2011, by the Nassau County Poet Laureate Selection Committee. Professor Teller’s poetry collections include At the Intersection of Everything You Have Ever Loved, Shorehaven, Moving Day, One Small Kindness (a finalist for the Blue Light Poetry Prize), and – most recently – Inside the Embrace.

Nanette Wachter-Jurcsak, associate professor of chemistry, serves as program director for Hofstra’s annual Summer Science Research Program (HUSSRP). For the summer of 2009, through a generous grant from National Grid, HUSSRP was able to offer “green” research projects ranging from household energy demand and alternative fuels to environmental engineering. Since 2002 HUSSRP has offered high school students opportunities to conduct individual scientific research projects under the direction of Hofstra faculty in the physical and natural sciences, psychology and mathematics.

Vern Walker, professor of law, joined the editorial review board for the International Journal of Agent Technologies and Systems (IJATS), published by IGI Global. IJATS is a journal on applications of artificial intelligence that focuses on all aspects of agents and multi-agent systems, with a particular emphasis on how to modify established learning techniques and create new learning paradigms to address the many challenges presented by complex real-world problems.

Professor Walker also conducted two four-day seminars in May 2009 at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa, Italy.

The courses were titled “Building Legal Reasoning Trees” and “Assessing the Probative Value of Evidence.”

David Weissman, the Jean Nerken Distinguished Professor of Engineering, is project director on a $110,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in support of the project “Corrections to Scatterometer Wind Vectors: The Role of Rain-Induced Stress in Air-Seal Interaction.” This past spring, Dr. Weissman was installed as the Jean Nerken

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Mary Anne Trasciatti, associate professor and chair, Department of Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance Studies, was named the 2009 Teacher of the Year for the School of Communication. Each spring, members of Hofstra’s current graduating class help select faculty members from each Hofstra school and college to receive the annual Teacher of the Year awards.

Distinguished Professorship in Engineering. The professorship was established in 1990 through the generosity of the late Albert Nerken, a chemical engineer, industrialist and philanthropist, in honor of his wife. The professorship is designed to recognize and encourage outstanding teaching, research, and leadership in the field of engineering sciences.

Dr. Weissman was also honored by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Geoscience Remote Sensing Society with a certificate of recognition for his contributions to and leadership of the organization. The award was given on July 13 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Joanne Willey, professor of biology, is project director on a $136,404 grant from the National Science Foundation in support of the program “RUI: Understanding a Morphogenetic Biosurfactant in Streptomyces Coelicolor.”

Lauris Wren, clinical professor of law and attorney-incharge of the Political Asylum Clinic, was honored by St. Ignatius Jesuit Retreat on Long Island on May 18 for her work gaining asylum for Stanley Nwachuku, a young Nigerian attacked because of his religious and anti-cult activities.

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January January 9 to 25: Hofstra Entertainment presented the world premiere of Political Notes at Monroe Lecture Center Theater. This musical review featured selections from many popular shows, including Fiorello!, The Will Rogers Follies, Mr. President, Annie, Merrily We Roll Along, All American, First Lady Suite, Tintypes, Call Me Madam, Big River, I’d Rather Be Right, Pins and Needles, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Assassins, and Li’l Abner.

January 12: The Hofstra University Museum opened Out of Africa: Works From the Hofstra University Museum Collection, a unique exhibition at the David Filderman Gallery that highlighted the relationship between function and form, while revealing important insights into African artistic expression. Later in the month, the museum opened Ancient Echoes in Contemporary Printmaking, a compelling and innovative exhibition at Emily Lowe Gallery that employed a combination of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques from five New York City-based artists.

January 16: Long Island high school students learned about commodities markets and trading by competing at Hofstra’s Martin B. Greenberg Trading Room in the second annual Hofstra-Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group Commodities Challenge for High Schools. Participating students learned about the purpose and functioning of commodities futures markets and newer electronic trading systems and traditional “open outcry” trading, which requires market participants to shout out orders that are then reinforced with hand signals.

January 22: Hofstra announced that its Small Co-Ed Cheerleading Team took top honors at the 2009 Universal Dance Association (UDA)/Universal Cheer Association (UCA) National Competition at Disney World, Orlando, Florida, with a team of 11 new members. For more than a decade, the Pride Cheerleaders have been ranked among the nation’s top 10 teams and previously won the Small Co-Ed Championship title in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Hofstra’s Dance Team also competed, placing in the top 10 in the UDA Division 1 Hip Hop category.

January 28: Hofstra launched a new Bachelor of Science in Dance Education, the fi rst program of its kind in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, New York. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements, students are eligible for New York state initial certification as teachers of dance in all grades. They are certified to teach dance in public schools, private schools, dance studios and community centers. As the fi rst dance education program on Long Island, Hofstra is becoming a regional center for dance education. Twice a year, the Dance Program sponsors Dance Educators Day, an opportunity for dance teachers to share information, take a dance class, and see a performance. Several times a year, Hofstra welcomes students from high school dance programs to spend the day with the Hofstra dance majors.

A commencement cheer led by

Rafael Benoit ’09 on May 17.

January 30: Hofstra Opera Theater’s performance of L’Incoronazione di Poppea marked the start of the Music Department’s spring 2009 season. Concerts that followed included the Hofstra Collegium Musicum directed by William E. Hettrick as part of the Shakespeare Festival (March 7 and 14), Hofstra String Quartet (March 15), The American Chamber Ensemble co-directed by Naomi Drucker and Blanche Abram (April 4), Hofstra Jazz Ensemble directed by David Lalama (April 19), Hofstra Chorale and Chamber Singers directed by David Fryling (April 24), Hofstra Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band directed by Peter Loel Boonshaft (May 2), Hofstra Chorus and String Orchestra directed by Cindy Bell and David Ramael (May 5), and the Hofstra Symphony Orchestra directed by David Ramael (May 9).

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>> Hofstra English Professor Zachary Lazar helps “Great Writers, Great Readings” guest speaker Deborah Eisenberg field questions from the audience. Her longtime companion, acting-great Wallace Shawn, was also in attendance.

our spring semester, students have the opportunity to choose from a wide array of volunteer possibilities, including our Alternative Spring Break program and Hofstra Service Week in March.”

February Hofstra celebrated Black History Month with a number of events presented by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs, including a screening of the film The Great Debaters, a discussion with students who attended the 2009 National Black Student Leadership Development Conference in Washington, D.C.; and a program titled “The N-Word: Should It Ever be Used Again by Anyone?”

February 9: It was announced that the Corporation for National and Community Service honored Hofstra University with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities. Vice President for Student Affairs Sandra Johnson said, “Community service has always been a priority at Hofstra and, with the start of

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president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, spoke about AHA’s Framework for Health Care Reform: Health for Life – Better Health, Better Health Care. The program, hosted by Hofstra’s Health Policy Conference Planning Committee at the Hofstra University Club, also featured Arthur Gianelli, president and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center, and Michael Dowling, president and CEO of North Shore-LIJ Health System.

February 15: The Joseph G. Astman International Concert Series began its spring 2009 concert series with a tribute to the great ladies of the stage titled Great Dames, starring Christine Pedi. This show was followed on March 29 with a tribute to American composer and Hofstra Music Department faculty member Elie Siegmeister. Additional concerts were

February 11: Renowned short story author Deborah Eisenberg was a featured speaker in Hofstra University’s “Great Writers, Great Readings” Series.

Eisenberg is the author of four short story collections, Transactions in a Foreign Currency (1986), All Around Atlantis (1997), Under the 82nd Airborne (1992), and Twilight of the Superheroes (2006).

She arrived on campus with her longtime companion, renowned actor Wallace Shawn.

February 12: Political strategist Donna Brazile, who ran the 2000 presidential campaign of Vice President Al Gore and is currently a political commentator for CNN, delivered the annual Arnold A. Saltzman State of the Union Lecture at Hofstra. Brazile spoke, on the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, about race in American politics today. The lecture was part of Define ’09: New Challenges, New Solutions, a yearlong series of programs designed to examine the new presidential administration, its policies and initiatives, the challenges we currently face, and ways to address our country’s most pressing issues.

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>> Donna Brazile, political strategist and commentator for CNN, delivered Hofstra’s annual Arnold A. Saltzman State of the Union Lecture.

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“Too Marvelous for Words” – Johnny Mercer at 100! on April 5 and “Come On-a My House” – The Songs of Rosemary Clooney on May 9.

February 17: Hofstra’s NAACP Student Chapter and the New Opportunities At Hofstra (NOAH) Program marked the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) with a program featuring keynote speaker Elizabeth Eckford. Ms. Eckford was one of nine African-American students who attempted to attend the all-white Little Rock Central High School on September 4, 1957, after a federal court ordered it integrated. After the nine students were repeatedly denied access to the school by the Arkansas National Guard, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent U.S. Army troops to Little Rock to accompany the students into the school.

February 20: Hofstra celebrated the launch of its Irish Studies Program with a reception at the Hofstra University Club, featuring remarks by Alan Farrelly, Irish vice consul in New York; comments by Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi and Suffolk County Legislator

>> David Plouffe meets with Hofstra students and takes their questions in an intimate setting prior to his lecture at Monroe Lecture Center Theater as part of the Define ’09 series.

Kate M. Browning; poetry readings; live music; an Irish step dance performance by Hofstra students; and a raffle. The Irish Studies Program offers a minor with courses on Ireland’s past and present. By studying the cultures, diaspora, economy, history, politics and social relations of Ireland, students develop an awareness of ways that the Irish have both shaped and been shaped by other societies, including the United States. The coordinators of the program are Gregory Maney, associate professor of sociology, and Maureen Murphy, professor of curriculum and teaching.

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>> This untitled 2009 painting by Anne Seidman was featured in the Rosenberg Gallery exhibition Teetering, February through early March.

Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Council and Hofstra’s Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies co-sponsored a public meeting and community conversation at Hofstra on the council’s draft report on sustaining New York’s coastal ecosystems.

The report addressed the environmental, economic and social aspects of ocean ecosystem health, and emphasized the development of comprehensive, locally driven solutions to ecosystem problems.

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February 24: The International Scene Lecture Series began its spring lectures with “The Economy in Crisis II,” featuring James Galbraith, professor of economics at the University of Texas. Subsequent lectures included “The Economy in Crisis, Part III,” with Richard Wolff, professor emeritus of economics at University of Massachusetts (March 4); “Danger Ahead: Afghanistan/Pakistan,” with Tariq Ali, author of The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power (March 19); “Israel/Palestine: Ending the Two-State Solution,” with Sara Roy, associate and senior research scholar for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University (March 25); and “Turmoil in Latin America: The Case of Colombia,” with Mario Murillo, Hofstra professor of radio, television, film (April 15). The International Scene Lecture Series is sponsored by Hofstra’s Departments of Economics, History and Sociology, along with the Center for Civic Engagement.

February 25: The Rosenberg Gallery at Calkins Hall presented the exhibition Teetering by artist Anne Seidman, a recipient of a Pew Fellowship in the Arts and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant.

Seidman was at the opening reception and gave a talk to students about her work.

This show was followed by an exhibition

by David Scher, Everything is everywhere, in its own way, which opened March 25.

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March 5: Hofstra held an opening >> U.S. News & World Report’s Michael Barone met with students at Hofstra Hall before delivering the University’s annual Donald J. Sutherland Lecture.

Scher has had recent solo exhibitions at Vous Etes ICI in Amsterdam, Galerie Ute Parduhn in Dusseldorf, the Leo Koenig Inc. gallery in New York City, Pierogi 2000 in Brooklyn, and the Roberts & Tilton gallery in Culver City, California.

February 25: Business consultant, speaker and author Erin L. Wolf shared her personal observations and lessons on the cultural differences between men and women in business during a Frank G. Zarb School of Business Executive Speaker Series program. Ms. Wolf is founder and managing partner of SuiteTrack, a fi rm that helps companies improve their bottom line by tapping into the potential of their high-performing female associates in an increasingly diverse work force.

February 26: Obama for America Campaign Manager David Plouffe discussed “The Obama Phenomenon: What’s Next?” as part of Hofstra’s Defi ne ’09 series. After winning the election on November 4, 2008, President Obama called Plouffe “the unsung hero” who built the best political campaign in the history of the United States. Mr. Plouffe is widely credited with masterminding the winning strategy and building a team that delivered unprecedented results.

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February 26 to 28: The Hofstra University VDay Production Club presented Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues to benefit a global campaign aimed at ending crimes against women and girls in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

March March 3: The Center for Civic Engagement and the Women’s Studies Program presented Boys in School: Perils, Problems and Promise, with investigative reporter Peg Tyre and writer and researcher Michael Kimmel. The event was centered on troubles many boys are facing today and what the American education system can do about it.

March 3: Paul Muldoon, described by The Times Literary Supplement as “the most significant English-language poet born since the second World War,” spoke as part of Hofstra’s “Great Writers, Great Readings” Series. He won the Pulitzer Prize for 2002’s Moy Sand and Gravel.

March 5: Michael Barone, senior writer and columnist for U.S. News & World Report, Fox News commentator and a

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reception for Women’s “Herstory” Month, featuring Erin Vilardi, national program director for The White House Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that aims to advance women’s leadership in all communities and sectors up to the U.S. presidency. Other events included “What If Women Ruled the World?” an analysis of leadership; The Feminine Musique, a musical performance; a discussion titled “Sacajawea: The Most Honored Woman in America”; and a poetry performance, “Women Poets in Intimate Encounters.”

March 5 to 15: Hofstra’s Shakespeare Festival celebrated its 60th year with a production of The Tempest, directed by Professor James Kolb and starring Professor Peter Sander as Prospero. The

>> Professor Peter Sander starred with Bethana McNamara in the 60th Annual Shakespeare Festival production of The Tempest.

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The hearing addressed recommendations made by the “Ravitch Commission” report on funding and reforming the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which manages transit, buses, subways, trains, bridges and tunnels in New York City and surrounding areas, including Long Island.

>> In addition to The Tempest, the Shakespeare Festival featured a companion play, which was a one-hour version of Macbeth titled Something Wicked, adapted by longtime English professor and Shakespearean scholar Maureen McFeely.

March 7: Judy Martin, an Emmy Awardwinning broadcast journalist, speaker, and work and life strategist, gave the keynote address at the Hofstra Continuing Education conference Women in Career Transition: Possibilities, Opportunities and Strategies. The conference aimed to provide women who might be returning to the workforce or planning a career transition with strategies on how to transition smoothly into a new phase of their life. festival included a companion play – a new one-hour adaptation of Macbeth by Hofstra Adjunct Professor of English Maureen McFeely – and the Shakespeare Festival Musicale, a concert of early music titled “Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On,” directed by Professor of Music William Hettrick. The person most responsible for bringing the Shakespeare Festival to Hofstra was noted Shakepeare scholar John Cranford Adams, president of Hofstra from 1944 to 1964. Before the John Cranford Adams Playhouse was built in 1958, the Shakespeare Festival – and all other Hofstra plays – were performed in the Calkins Gymnasium. For many years Dr. Adams had researched the design of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and he created a model of the Globe in a ratio of one-half inch to one-foot scale. With the help of architect Irwin Smith, Dr. Adams refi ned and improved the model. The public debut of the model coincided with the premiere of Hofstra’s fi rst Shakespeare Festival.

>> Students and alumni, resumes in hand, attended The Career Center’s Spring Job and Internship Fair at the Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.

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March 6: A public forum on expanding regional bus service in Nassau County and the larger region was held at Hofstra, sponsored by the Regional Plan Association, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University®.

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March 8: Hofstra Entertainment presented Lady Bird, Pat and Betty: Tea for Three, a witty re-imagining of three women who found themselves celebrities.

The play, written by Eric H. Weinberger and Elaine Bromka and starring the Emmy Award-winning Bromka, was a behindthe-scenes look at Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, and Betty Ford, revealing the personal cost of what Mrs. Nixon called the “hardest unpaid job in the world.”

March 11: Hundreds of Hofstra students and alumni from a variety of majors put the fi nishing touches on their resumes, donned business attire and attended The Career Center’s Spring Job and Internship Fair, where more than 80 employers from a wide variety of industries discussed career and internship opportunities.

The day also included the launch of MyWorkster@Hofstra, a unique partnership between Hofstra University and MyWorkster.com, featuring a special “Alumni Advisor” module.

March 12 to 14: Charles Darwin’s ideas and how they have revolutionized our understanding of both the natural biological world and human nature was the subject of a three-day conference.

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March 15: Hofstra University presented the 11th Annual Irish Experience Festival at the Physical Fitness Center to celebrate the Irish gifts of music, food and culture to America. The festival is sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union.

March 18: The Hofstra Cultural Center and the Department of Anthropology presented a lecture on Sacajawea by Alfred Jay Bollet, M.D., and a member of the Archaeological Institute of America/ Long Island Society. Sacajawea, the young Shoshone interpreter who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition into the American West in 1804, is considered one of the most honored women in America, yet the details of her life and death are to this day a mystery. Dr. Bollet says there are two schools of thought on what became of her: Some believe Sacajawea died at an early age in 1812. William Clark himself recorded this information.

There is also evidence that she lived well into her 90s. Indeed, there are two burial monuments in her honor: one in South Dakota that claims she passed away at the age of 22 and one in Wyoming that says she lived to be 96.

March 19: Anderson Cooper of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° discussed “A 360-Degree Look at World Events” at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse as part of Hofstra’s Define ’09 series. Following his talk, he moved over to the Hofstra University Club for a meet and greet with student leaders and then broadcast that evening’s program from outside Hofstra Hall, where members of the Hofstra community had a chance to be a part of the show.

March 26: The Hofstra Cultural Center March 22: Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz received a Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) during the group’s District II conference in Baltimore. This award recognizes outstanding efforts in promoting the understanding and support of education.

Award winners must demonstrate the ability to create vision and inspire others; establish a positive image of their institution’s stature in the community; encourage innovations and risk-taking among employees; and be known as active and supportive participants in significant advancement efforts.

>> CNN’s Anderson Cooper wowed the campus community with a lecture at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, and later broadcasted his evening program in front of Hofstra Hall on March 19.

March 18: Entrepreneur and business leader Richard J. Daly discussed his path from entrepreneur to chief executive officer during a Zarb Executive Speaker Series event. Mr. Daly is chief executive officer of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. and a member of the Broadridge board of directors. He is also a member of the board of trustees of New York Institute of Technology, a founding member of the board of directors of the Make-AWish Foundation of Suffolk County, Inc. and currently serves as an honorary director.

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March 24: Jim Kafka, Ph.D., of SpectraPhysics, an expert on the development of ultrafast lasers, spoke about “Ultrafast Lasers and Ultrafast Science” at Monroe Lecture Center Theater. The talk was presented by the Hofstra University Department of Physics and Astronomy, Center for Condensed Matter Research, and the American Physical Society, Division of Laser Science Distinguished Traveling Lecturers Program.

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and the School of Communication presented a symposium titled Media and Social Change: Using Entertainment Education to Improve the Outcomes of Health and Social Issues of Women. The symposium examined how storytelling on radio and television are used to bring attention to and improve social and health outcomes. The event consisted of presentations from producers, conceptualizers, and researchers, who are at work here in the United States and around the world changing attitudes and behavior that affect the way millions confront women’s issues in areas such as health, violence, and HIV/AIDS. The first

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by Edward Elefterion, at the Black Box Theater. The work is considered one of the seminal plays of the last century.

March 31: Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business, in collaboration with Hofstra Entertainment, presented best-selling financial author and former CNN business correspondent Paula Nelson in a program titled Soar With Your Strengths: Making Money, Creating Security and Identifying Opportunities in Today’s Chaotic Economy. Nelson, hailed as “one of the brightest people in the money world,” explored the current economic crisis and offered insight and strategies to help people discover ways to increase their income, create financial security, acquire funding for their businesses and much more.

>> Faculty authors from the School of Education, Health and Human Services were honored at a reception at Hagedorn Hall on March 27.

panel discussed how to properly integrate an issue into a network TV series.

Panelists from ABC-TV’s One Life to Live discussed their 38-week story line involving teen pregnancy. The keynote speaker was Neal Baer, M.D., executive producer of Law & Order: SVU, who presented “Telling Stories While Keeping Ratings High – The Creative Challenge,” by examining how the challenges facing the creative teams are worked out in ways that ensure high ratings while dealing with serious issues.

Technology and Quantitative Methods and The American Society for Quality (ASQ), Long Island Section, co-sponsored a symposium on how to improve business management strategies using statistical methods developed by Lean Six Sigma (LSS). ASQ-certified Six Sigma black belts and practicing black belts shared success stories on strategies and tools used to implement LSS methodology resulting in bottom-line improvements in government, health care, process, manufacturing and service industries.

March 27: The School of Education,

March 27 and 28: More than 1,100

Health and Human Services held a reception to recognize the scholarly accomplishments of its published faculty members. Over a two-year period, 18 full-time and adjunct faculty members published 17 books and 11 book chapters.

Among the faculty honored were: Joan Atwood, Monica Byrne-Jimenez, Stephen Caldas, Alan Flurkey, Nora Friedman, Doris Fromberg, Andrea Garcia, Tanya Gordon, Laurie Johnson, Judith Kaufman, Janice Koch, Maureen Miletta, Jamie Mitus, Andrea Perkins, Sage Rose, Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Alan Singer and Estelle Weinstein.

students from 47 high schools from Long Island, the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey and Ohio participated in the annual FIRST Robotics Competition, SBPLI Long Island Regional, at Hofstra’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Sponsored for the 10th consecutive year by the School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc., the competition featured the theme “Lunacy” in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing.

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March 31: The Hofstra Cultural Center, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Program in Italian American Studies presented “For a Rosary of Memories: Italian American Women Writers and Artists and Memory-Work.”

This program featured a discussion by writers and artists on women’s role as bearers of personal and collective memory.

The moderator was Pellegrino D’Acierno, professor of comparative literature and languages and Hofstra’s former UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies. Guest panelists included Helen Barolini, novelist, poet,

>> Acclaimed playwright Sarah Ruhl was the final “Great Writers, Great Readings” speaker for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Her Broadway debut, In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play), received rave reviews just months later.

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>> Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Benita Sampedro Vizcaya (left) served as co-director of a Hofstra Cultural Center conference celebrating the 40th anniversary of the independence of Equatorial Guinea in Africa.

essayist; Gioia Timpanelli, master storyteller (cantastorie) and novelist; B. Amore, celebrated sculptor and visual artist; and Edvige Giunta, distinguished memoriste and author of Writing With an Accent: Contemporary Italian American Women Authors.

April April 1: Playwright Sarah Ruhl, a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and a recipient of the esteemed MacArthur Fellowship, was the final speaker in Hofstra’s 20082009 “Great Writers, Great Readings” Series. Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Helen Hayes Award) was performed at Playwrights Horizons in March 2008, and her Broadway debut, In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play), received wide critical acclaim when it opened in fall 2009.

April 2: New York City Councilman John C. Liu delivered the keynote address at a reception marking the start of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In 2001 Councilman Liu became the first Asian American elected to legislative office in New York. He represents the northeast Queens communities of Auburndale, Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Linden Hill, Queensborough Hills and Whitestone.

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>> Hofstra’s 2009 Earth Day celebration included an Earth Day Sustainability Fair, where student organizations displayed their “green” ideas.

April 2: The 35th Annual Hempstead for Hofstra/Hofstra for Hempstead Scholarship Dinner was held to raise money to help Village of Hempstead students attend Hofstra University. The Scholarship Dinner Committee also presented the Unispan Award to individuals or organizations for their community work. The 2009 recipients were Richard M. Bivone, president of RMB Development Consultants, RMB Drafting Services Inc, and Electrical Inspectors, Inc.; Ligia Estrada, vice president of Amerifirst Mortgage Corp.; Aaron Jones, president and CEO of Jones Marketing & Management, LLC (JMM); Regina Lattimore, assistant to the chief of the Village of Hempstead Police Department; Harry Ransom, chief executive officer of the Greater Hempstead Housing Development Fund Corporation; and the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, Inc.

April 2 to 4: In honor of the 40th anniversary of the independence of Equatorial Guinea, the only Spanishspeaking nation-state in Africa, the Hofstra Cultural Center presented an international conference titled Between Three Continents: Rethinking Equatorial Guinea on the 40th Anniversary of Its Independence From Spain. The conference addressed the historical and

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cultural connections between Equatorial Guinea, Spain and the Americas. It brought together a large number of scholars, cultural figures, and historical protagonists in the life of Equatorial Guinea. The conference and this collaboration between academic institutions was part of a global initiative to reshape the place of Africa in the Spanish-speaking and Atlantic worlds.

The conference co-directors were Benita Sampedro Vizcaya, associate professor of romance languages and literatures, and Baltasar Fra-Molinero, associate professor of Spanish, Bates College.

April 4 to 11: For the fourth consecutive year, 12 Hofstra University students spent their spring break helping others as part of Hofstra’s Alternative Spring Break program. The 2009 program marked a return to New Orleans for Hofstra students. Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Activities Kim Rhyan said, “The preparations and experience of this trip is a chance for our students to encounter impoverished culture within the United States. This trip is an emotional, mental, and fi nancial commitment as well as a sacrifice of a spring break of leisure and the comforts of home.” During the trip, the students installed 1,500 energyefficient light bulbs in 50 homes with the nonprofit organization Green Light New

the yearr in review Orleans and also volunteered their time with the Community of St. Bernard Project by visiting local schools and serving in a local soup kitchen. The participating students were required to raise $675 for the cost of the trip and attend mandatory training sessions.

Fine at Emily Lowe Gallery. The show explored the work of one of the few women artists in the inner circle of Abstract Expressionists. On April 24 the museum and the Hofstra Cultural Center presented a symposium in conjunction with the exhibition on Fine and the early leaders of Abstract Expressionism.

April 4: Ambassador Prabhu Dayal, consul general of India, was the guest of honor at the third annual celebration of Vaisakhi presented by Hofstra and the Bindra family of Long Island. The celebration, which marks the birth of the Khalsa, the baptized Sikhs, includes dance performances by the Rutgers University Bhangra team, RU Bhangra; Geetinder Kaur; and the Chana Brothers, performing Punjabi classical music. Vaisakhi is also a harvest celebration in the Punjab region of India.

April 7: The Hofstra University Museum opened Tranquil Power: The Art of Perle

April 15: Susan A. Mboya, Ph.D., founder and executive president of Zawadi Africa Educational Fund and general manager franchise of the Coca-Cola Company, delivered the Provost’s Annual Diversity Lecture, which was titled “Diversity in Advertising: Winning With Ethnic Consumers.” A native of Kenya, Dr. Mboya is the daughter of Kenya political leader and activist Tom Mboya, who in 1959 founded a program with support from the Kennedy Family Foundation to bring Kenyan and, later, other African students to the United States for leadership training and education.

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April 16: The School of Education, Health and Human Services was named one of the top-100 Best Graduate Schools of Education in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Graduate programs at 278 schools granting doctoral degrees in education were surveyed in fall 2008 and early 2009.

Of those schools, 238 provided the data needed to calculate rankings based on weighted average measures such as quality assessment, student selectivity, faculty resources, research activity, overall rank and specialty rankings. Hofstra tied at 96 with Iowa State University, Loyola University – Chicago, University of Colorado – Denver, University of Mississippi, University of San Diego and Washington State.

April 20 to 22: A festival designed to foster environmentalism and stewardship and to promote awareness of climate change marked Hofstra’s 2009 Earth Day

>> Canto/Pianto, choreographed by Trisha Brown and restaged for Hofstra students by Keith Thompson, was a highlight of the spring 2009 dance concert. Photo credit: Johan Elbers.

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2009 the year in review April 26 to May 3: The FORM student gallery in Calkins Hall presented a senior art showcase titled Superficial by Christina Makrakis ’09. Superficial was a collection of Makrakis’ multimedia drawings and paintings. The show reflected themes of self-discovery, untraditional beauty and the ability to overcome hardship.

April 27: Distinguished scholars shared

>> A discussion with Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter (here being interviewed by Political Science Professor Rosanna Perotti) was just one event on April 30 held to mark the 100th full day of the Obama administration. There was another opportunity to mingle with faculty and students after his lecture at the Hofstra University Club.

celebration. Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) was the leading sponsor of the event. Festival highlights included an Earth Day Sustainability Fair where environmental organizations spoke with students about “green jobs”; a display of eco-friendly cars; and a “green food” buffet. Hofstra organizations, such as Progressive Students Union, Students for a Greener Hofstra and the Anthropology Club, also displayed their green ideas at the Sustainability Fair, and outside vendors such as Long Island Power Authority and the Roosevelt School District provided information on energy conservation and deforestation.

April 23 to 26: Canto/Pianto by renowned choreographer Trisha Brown and works by guest dance artists Curt Haworth, Jill Sigman and Edward Winslow were featured at Hofstra University’s 2009 Spring Dance Concert.

Trisha Brown, the most widely acclaimed choreographer to emerge from the postmodern era, was a spring 2009 Calderone Fellow for Hofstra’s Department of Drama and Dance. Canto/Pianto is part of a larger work titled L’Orfeo, originally an early opera by composer Monteverdi exploring the myth of Orpheus and Euridice. The work was reconstructed by Trisha Brown Dance Company member Keith Thompson.

their views on the making of modern Iraq and the ongoing occupation by American military forces at a panel discussion titled Iraq: How the Past Shapes the Future.

The program was sponsored by the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Program, the Department of Anthropology, and Department of History.

April 28: The Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy and Long Island Women on the Job presented Equal Pay Day, featuring lectures and other events focused on the persistence of gender gaps in pay and promotions.

April 28: New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent David E. Sanger discussed “Obama’s Options: The Opportunities and Limits Facing the New President.” As chief Washington correspondent for The Times, Mr. Sanger covered the arc of the Bush presidency and has since been covering the Obama presidency. Twice he has been a member of reporting teams at The Times that won the Pulitzer Prize.

April 28: A panel of prominent

>> David E. Sanger of The New York Times gave an address titled “Obama’s Options: The Opportunities and Limits Facing the New President.”

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>> Christina Makrakis ’09 presented a collection of her multimedia drawings and paintings at the FORM student gallery in Calkins Hall.

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Hofstra radio alumni spoke about the evolution of radio technology at an event titled From Analog to Automation, part of the ongoing Hofstra Radio Alumni Speaker Series that led up to the 50th anniversary celebration of radio at Hofstra University. Panelists included Andy Gladding ’05, director of technology at Emmis NYC; Mike Kluger ’83, director of broadcast operations and information technology at WNYE-FM; George Musgrave ’77, technical director at ABC

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>> Works by Hofstra Fine Arts students, including Raven Epstein (right), lined the hallways of the newly renovated art facilities and studios at “Calkins Renaissance Day.”

News, NY; David Plotkin ’04, production director at 1010 WINS; and Marc Wiener,’70, former director of engineering at WCBS-TV and current president of the Hofstra Radio Alumni Association.

The panel was moderated by Andrew Falzon ’05, vice president of the Hofstra Radio Alumni Association and former WRHU station manager.

April 30: Hofstra marked the 100th full day of the Obama administration with a lecture by Newsweek Senior Editor and NBC News Correspondent Jonathan Alter titled “FDR and President Obama: Their First 100 Days.” Alter is an

award-winning columnist, television analyst and author who has covered seven presidential campaigns for Newsweek. The event was part of a weeklong examination at Hofstra of the “First 100 Days” of the Obama administration that also included a panel discussion earlier in the day, featuring Meena Bose, Ph.D., the Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies at Hofstra University; James M. Klurfeld, professor of journalism at Stony Brook University and former vice president and editor of the editorial pages at Newsday; political strategist and CNN commentator Edward J. Rollins; and Martin Schram, journalist, editor and author.

May May 1: The Hofstra University Museum announced that it again received accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, outside agencies, and the museum-going public. The Hofstra University Museum was initially accredited in 1985, followed by reaccreditation in 1996. AAM accreditation brings national recognition to a museum for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards and continued institutional improvement.

May 1: The Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy presented its annual Mayday at the Movies: Comedy and Tragedy at Work, a film festival on work and working people around the world, with introductions and discussion led by academic experts.

May 3: The Hofstra Dutch Festival, one

>> (L to r) Nobel Prize winner Robert F. Engle, Dean of the Zarb School of Business Salvatore F. Sodano ’77, ’83, and Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz at the presentation of the Hofstra Presidential Medal to Dr. Engle.

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of Long Island’s favorite traditions, celebrated its 26th year on the South Campus with swinging jazz music, lively dancing, thousands of tulips in bloom, face-painting, craft vendors, and authentic Dutch food and beverages. This event was sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union.

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May 6: Robert F. Engle, Ph.D., the winner

>> (L to r) Hofstra Chair of the Board Marilyn Monter ’76, Hofstra Trustee Peter S. Kalikow ’65, ’86 and Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz celebrated the success of the University’s Capital Campaign at the Hofstra Gala on May 7.

May 3: Hofstra’s School of Communication aired the Eighth Annual Friends of Max Kolb Telethon on Hofstra TV’s channel 35. The telethon, which is produced and directed exclusively by television students, has raised more than $35,000 for scholarships for Hofstra film students. The money raised from the telethon benefits the Max Kolb Scholarship Fund. Students who receive the scholarship are given funds to offset the production costs of their junior or senior year films. Winners have included Molly Wedgwood and Bruno Guarana, who now attend graduate school at Columbia, and, Jeff Billings, who worked on a Judd Apatow movie.

May 3: Et Alors, Charlotte, a short film directed by School of Communication film major Jonathan Rodríguez, premiered on the Sundance Film Channel. The film was also featured at the Harlem International Film Festival on February 26, 2009.

The 20-minute film was written, produced and shot on location in Paris, France, by participants as part of the 2006-2007 Fellows Program at the Ghetto Film School, an organization that introduces talented young people to artistic, educational and career opportunities in the world of film and video.

the subject of a conference hosted by the Frank G. Zarb School of Business and Hofstra’s Center for the Study of International Financial Services and Markets. The conference looked at the possible adoption of and convergence with IFRS in the United States.

May 6: Visitors to Calkins Hall saw hundreds of works in painting, drawing, ceramics, 3-D, photography, design and new media at the opening of the Fine Arts Student Art Show. The opening reception also celebrated “Calkins Renaissance Day,” showcasing the building’s new photography, sculpture, ceramics and design studios. Hofstra Fine Arts alumna Nicole Barth, Class of 2005, served as the

>> CBS’ Bob Schieffer congratulates graduates at spring commencement at Shuart Stadium.

May 4: The adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was

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of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics, was awarded the Hofstra University Presidential Medal and spoke on “What Is Happening to Financial Market Volatility, and Why.” The Hofstra University Presidential Medal is one of the most prestigious awards given by the University to distinguished persons in recognition of outstanding career achievement, scholarly excellence, professional leadership, noteworthy public service or humanitarian endeavors. The ceremony was co-hosted by the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra Quants & Traders, the Global Association of Risk Professionals at Hofstra University, and the FMA @ Hofstra-Financial Management Association’s Hofstra Chapter.

May 7: Undergraduate Research Day, sponsored by Hofstra University Honors College, gave 23 student presenters the opportunity to share their research in philosophy, English, speech-languagehearing sciences, chemistry, biology, political science and Spanish with the Hofstra community. Warren Frisina, dean of Honors College, said, “Research accomplishes little if it is not shared. We want Hofstra students to see their work in that context.

Research is about discovery and dissemination.”

the year in review May 7: Hofstra’s Capital Campaign, launched in 2006, exceeded its $100 million goal with a total of $110 million.

This announcement was made at the annual Hofstra Gala on May 7 honoring longtime Hofstra Trustee Peter S. Kalikow ’65, ’86. The 2009 Gala Committee cochairs were Hofstra Trustee David S. Mack ’67 and former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato. During the Gala, Mr. Kalikow and David S. Mack ’67 announced additional gifts to the University, which allowed the amount of money raised that night to reach a total of $1 million.

May 8: Economic historian Peter Temin, Ph.D., presented a lecture, “What the Great Depression Tells Us,” sponsored by the Hofstra Association of Retired Professors (HARP). Dr. Temin, the Elisha Gray II Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), talked about the lessons of the Great Depression and their application for the current economic downturn.

May 11: Joseph Sparacio ’89, CEO and managing partner of The Island Financial Group in Woodbury, New York, and immediate past president of the Hofstra

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University Alumni Organization, was named to the Hofstra Board of Trustees.

Sparacio earned a bachelor of arts in speech arts with a minor in accounting from Hofstra in 1989 and has remained active in the Alumni Organization ever since. In 2006 he was elected president of the Alumni Organization. He also serves on the Hofstra University Honors College

Advisory Board, the School of Communication Advisory Board, the Hofstra Pride Club Board of Directors and Hofstra’s 75th Anniversary Honorary Committee.

May 12: Hofstra announced that WRHU, Radio Hofstra University, won its first Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

>> Hofstra graduates were walking on air and cheering their academic success at spring commencement in May.

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May 15 and 16: The Bronx Opera Company performed Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. The score – updated and translated into English – was enhanced by the Bronx Children’s Choir, Highbridge Voices, and an array of diverse talents from around the country and the globe.

May 17: Approximately 2,000 students celebrated their graduation from Hofstra University. Bob Schieffer, CBS News anchor and moderator of Face the Nation, and Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of One Laptop per Child, were the honorees and guest speakers at the undergraduate ceremony. Other honorees that day were Paul O’Neill, former U.S. Treasury secretary, at the graduate ceremony; Henry Tisdale, president of Claflin University, at the Honors Convocation; and Wallace Jefferson, chief justice, Supreme Court of Texas, at the School of Law ceremony.

May 17: Dean of Library and Information Systems Daniel Rubey announced the winner of the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library Undergraduate Research Award at the undergraduate commencement ceremony. The 2009 winner was Amanda Braverman, whose paper was titled “Personality Aspects and Blame Style of Singers With Performance Anxiety,” an honors essay written for Psychology 100 taught by Professor Michael J. Barnes ’76, ’80. Runners-up for the award were Syeda Ahmad for “The Case for U.S. Hegemony: Why America Will Retain Economic, Political and Military Superiority”; Ariel Camp for “Functional Morphology and Biomechanics of the Tongue-Bite Apparatus in Chitala ornata (Osteoglossomorpha) and Salvelinus fontinalis (Salmoniformes)”; and Brandon Walus for “Authority at Dusk: A Multifaceted Inquisition into the Nature and Justification of Authority.” The Undergraduate Research Award was established in 1997 by the Axinn Library faculty to recognize and reward excellence in research and writing by a graduating senior.

May 17 to 24: Hofstra students Alana Glaubiger and Allison Meyer took part in a unique program offered by The Washington Center that examined the administration of President Barack Obama. The Obama Presidency: The First 100 Days seminar in Washington, D.C., gave students the opportunity to study,

hear, and question members of Congress, the media, party activists and advocacy representatives on the state of the 44th presidency. The seminar included academic study of President Obama’s policies and political strategies and featured readings, site visits and highprofile speakers from the worlds of academia, government, the media and political punditry.

May 18: The Diane Lindner-Goldberg Child Care Institute (CCI), part of Hofstra University’s Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center, announced that it received a 2009 Youth Garden Grant from the National Gardening Association, based in South Burlington, Vermont. CCI was selected from more than 1,000 children’s gardening programs nationwide, and received an assortment of books donated by the National Gardening Association and a $250 gift card from The Home Depot.

May 18: “Team M.B.A.” students and administrators from the Zarb School of Business participated in a playground renovation at the California Avenue Elementary School in Uniondale, New York. Students solicited local businesses to donate projects and services. “Team M.B.A.” is sponsored by the Graduate Management Admissions Council and is intended to allow business students to perform work that demonstrates social responsibility and a commitment to the community.

May 19 to 28: A team of four Hofstra >> Wade Preston, Broadway’s “Piano Man” in Broadway’s Movin’ Out performed Billy Joel’s songs with the original Movin’ Out Band at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse in June.

The band included Hofstra alumnus Dennis DelGaudio ’91 (guitar and vocals).

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students, Sociology Professor and Director of the Center for Civic Engagement Cynthia Bogard, and Anthropology Professor Cheryl Mwaria continued their “Green Future Alliance” in the West African nation of Togo, working with Togolese students and faculty from the University of Lomé on human rights and sustainable ecology projects. Facilitated by the nongovernmental organization PLAN International, this program has university students in both nations develop joint community projects, run them in their own nations, and meet twice a year to evaluate their projects and plan for the future.

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June June 2: A project giving Hofstra students virtual lab and mobile computing capabilities to access academic software from any location on campus earned the University a spot on CIO magazine’s list of the top 100 companies that are creating new business value through technological innovations. “This prestigious award is quite an honor, and it recognizes our innovative work in testing and implementing our Virtual Lab system for students to access their academic software from anywhere,” said Robert W. Juckiewicz, Hofstra’s vice president for information technology. The top CIO 100 list included AT&T, Dell, GE Energy, Infosys Technologies, JetBlue, Raytheon, T-Mobile and UPS. Hofstra was one of only seven colleges and universities listed.

>> Hofstra’s Golf and Tennis Tournament on June 22 honored Jack Weisbaum ’64, pictured here with Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz (left) and Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Alan J. Kelly (right).

June 2: The Frank G. Zarb School of Business announced that it had been ranked 63rd in the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of full-time master’s programs in business. In fall 2008 and early 2009, 426 graduate business programs accredited by AACSB International–The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business were surveyed in areas such as educational quality, peer and recruiter assessment, graduate employment rates, mean starting salaries, placement success and acceptance rates. Dean Salvatore F. Sodano noted, “It is a great accomplishment to be recognized by deans and directors of outstanding institutions as one of the nation’s top business programs.”

June 4: Richard Ravitch, principal at Ravitch, Rice & Company LLC, was the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Institute of Real Estate Luncheon hosted

by Hofstra’s Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies. The annual luncheon offers an opportunity for leaders within the real estate community and some of the most influential thinkers in economic development to dialogue about current trends in the field while raising funds to benefit scholarships for Hofstra students.

>> Hofstra students continued to excavate the Joseph Lloyd Manor site for remains of an 18th-centry slave quarter as part of a summer course on archaeological field methods.

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June 5: Hofstra University’s Diane Lindner-Goldberg Child Care Institute at the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center received reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Starting in 2006, the NAEYC began revising its standards for accreditation, and Hofstra’s CCI was one of the fi rst child care programs in the United States to be reaccredited since the NAEYC’s “reinvention.”

June 5: Student staff members of WRHU, Radio Hofstra University, were recognized at a number of journalism awards contests. John Santucci, assistant program director of talk and informational programming, placed third in the Hard News category of the Hearst Journalism Awards. This marked the seventh consecutive year that a WRHU staff member was honored as a top-10 fi nalist in this prestigious competition. WRHU also scored at the Press Club of Long Island Media Awards, taking home three awards.

John Santucci placed fi rst for NonDeadline News Reporting; student reporters Siddique Farroqi, Jon Lauder and Mike Leslie placed second for Sports Radio Reporting; and station manager Jenn Cefalu placed second for Radio Feature Reporting. The WRHU news team was also honored at the New York Associated Press Broadcasters Awards Gala in Saratoga, New York, for a second consecutive year, accepting the Bill Leaf Memorial Award for best regularly scheduled local news program. t h e p re s i d e nt ’s re p o r t 2 0 0 9

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>> Hofstra Professors Peter Goodman and Carol Fletcher work with high school student Kaitlyn Prisco-Buxbaum.

June 7: Renowned composer Ervin Drake was the guest of honor at a tribute concert titled Very Good Years, presented by Hofstra Entertainment. Guest performers, accompanied by a six-person musical ensemble, included Broadway veteran and cabaret star KT Sullivan and Emmynominated actor John Gabriel. Drake, former president of the Songwriters Guild of America and a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, is known for such songs as “It Was a Very Good Year” (made famous by Frank Sinatra); “TicoTico,” “Al Di La,” “Perdido,” “Quando, Quando, Quando,” “I Believe,” and “Good Morning Heartache.”

June 11: Hofstra hosted the first conference by the Local Government Leadership Institute, a partnership between Hofstra’s Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies and the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University®, Cornell University’s Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI), and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Mr. DiNapoli ’76, a Hofstra alumnus, said, “The Leadership Institute will give local officials the opportunity to exchange ideas and information to help them provide the services New Yorkers need at a cost local taxpayers can afford.”

June 12: Hofstra Entertainment premiered its summer season with It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me, A Broadway Musical

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Tribute to Billy Joel at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. The production starred Wade Preston and Broadway’s original Movin’ Out Band, which included Hofstra graduate Dennis DelGaudio. Hofstra Entertainment’s summer lineup continued in July with the world premiere of I’m The Greatest Star!, a Broadway musical celebration directed by Bob Spiotto and based on a book by Robert Viagas ’77. In August Hofstra Entertainment and The Gray Wig, Hofstra’s alumni theater group, presented the legendary Tony Awardwinning Broadway song and dance extravaganza 42nd Street.

June 22: Hofstra’s annual Golf and Tennis Tournament to raise money for student scholarships took place at the Old Westbury Golf & Country Club and honored Jack Weisbaum ’64 and BDO Seidman, LLP.

June 26: Hofstra announced its participation in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This program allows degree-granting institutions of higher learning in the United States to enter into an agreement with the VA to subsidize tuition expenses for veterans of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their dependents. The institutions can contribute up to 50 percent of those expenses, and the VA will match the same amount as the institution. The Yellow Ribbon Program at Hofstra began with the fall 2009 semester and was available to students wishing to pursue bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or law degrees. Through the program, Hofstra agreed to accept 100 undergraduate, 75 graduate and 15 law students who meet the University’s regular admission standards.

June 23 to July 31: For the third consecutive summer, students had an opportunity to work on an excavation of a Lloyd Harbor, New York, site believed to contain the remains of an 18th-century slave quarter as part of a Hofstra summer course on archaeological field methods.

Anthropology Professors Chris Matthews and Jenna Coplin supervised a team that continued the excavation of the Joseph Lloyd Manor site, started in 2007. Students from Hofstra and other colleges uncovered the foundations of what is believed to be the slave quarter along with 18th-century artifacts such as dishes, bottles, and

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>> The Hofstra University Museum’s exhibition Burton Morris: Pop! featured more than 35 works that burst with energy and fun.

the year in review June 27: Broadway star James Barbour ’88 returned to Hofstra to perform a concert that benefited the Hofstra Scholarship Fund. Barbour has starred on Broadway in A Tale of Two Cities, Carousel, Jane Eyre, Beauty and The Beast, Urinetown, Assassins and Cyrano The Musical.

June 30: Dr. David Foulk, dean of the School of Education, Health and Human Services, led a panel of Hofstra faculty members, including Drs. Laurie Johnson, Corinne Kyriacou and Michael Ludwig, in “The Future of Helping Professions: Where Do You Fit?” a discussion and networking opportunity about the job market, professional careers, graduate programs and trends in the helping professions.

July July 6: J-DIV – which stands for Journalism Diversity – began at Hofstra.

This free, two-week program, directed by Hofstra Professors Peter Goodman and Carol Fletcher, and funded by The Rauch Foundation, invited 10 metropolitan area high school students to investigate and report on important issues facing their hometowns and Long Island. The students reported on their communities using the Long Island Index’s interactive map and its reports to help focus their story angle.

Guided by Hofstra’s journalism faculty, the teens learned basic research and reporting techniques, as well as how to use some of the School of Communication’s state-of-the-art equipment to produce multimedia stories.

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July 10: Hofstra University was among a select group of 150 colleges recognized in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2009 Great Colleges to Work For® program, according to the results of the second annual survey announced in a special supplement of The Chronicle. Hofstra University was noted for best practices in seven of the 26 categories: collaborative governance; teaching environment; supervisor-department chair relationship; vacation or paid time off; internal communications; perception of and confidence in fair treatment; and tenure clarity and process.

July 14 to 27: The Hofstra University Museum presented an original exhibition from highly acclaimed artist Burton Morris, whose personal world of popular American icons is known for putting a delightful spin on everyday objects and motifs. Burton Morris: Pop! featured more than 35 examples of Mr. Morris’ work in his post-Pop style, boldly projecting high energy and fun.

>> Richard Traub ’11 played Don Diego in the classic Le Cid, staged off-Broadway by new graduate Richie Pepio ’09.

The play also starred Matt LeClair ’10 (bottom, pictured with Traub).

July 20: Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz was named to the executive board of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) for 2009-10. President Rabinowitz now serves as the secretary of the board, and joined Chair John E. Sexton, New York University; Vice-Chair Anthony G. Collins, Clarkson University; and Treasurer Elizabeth A. Hill, C.S.J., St. Joseph’s College. “It’s a privilege to be a voice for private higher education in New York state, and to advocate for policies that are in the best interests of students and scholars,” said President Rabinowitz.

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playwrights and children’s authors were among the accomplished authors teaching in Hofstra’s 35th Annual Summer Writers Program, sponsored by the English Department, its Creative Writing Program and Hofstra University Continuing Education. For the fi rst time, students entering grades 9-12 were able to participate in a special section for high school students.

Hofstra University Museum received an unprecedented gift of Andy Warhol art from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, a portion of which was on display at the David Filderman Gallery.

The gift, made through the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program, was in honor of the foundation’s 20th anniversary.

The gift to the Hofstra University Museum included 103 Polaroid photographs and 50 black and white gelatin silver prints

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valued at $150,300. The Hofstra University Museum is one of 183 college and university art museums that received some of the 28,543 original Warhol photographs valued in excess of $28 million. Each institution received approximately 150 original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints selected by Jenny Moore, curator of the Photographic Legacy Program.

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2009 the year in review July 22: Members of the Hofstra Writers Club participated in a sold-out staged poetry performance at the Gene Frankel Theatre in downtown Manhattan. Words was produced by the Carousel Theatre Company and directed and arranged by its artistic director, Kelly Feustal ’08. She described the performance as a “structural choral poem with a linear story.” The six students and alumni who performed in the show – Jacqueline Brunner, Mike D’Alto, Eric Gordon, Olivia Mammone, Nolan Meditz and Matthew Adams – worked independently on their poetry. Feustal later wove a story to connect their works, a plot about a poet plagued by writer’s block, who is visited by five muses: Time, The Aggressor, The Romantic, The Mentor and The Nymph.

July 24 to 26: A cast and crew composed of recent Hofstra graduates and current students from the Department of Drama and Dance presented Pierre Corneille’s Le Cid at the Gene Frankel Theater in Manhattan. This off-Broadway production began as a senior project, developed and directed by Richie Pepio ’09. The play reunited his entire Hofstra student cast, which originally performed the work at Emily Lowe Hall in December 2008. Pepio said he selected Le Cid as his senior project or practicum because he studied the 1637 French play in his History of Drama class. The Hofstra production was well received, particularly

by Pepio’s professors, who encouraged him to mount a New York City production.

Pepio then received an offer from Kelly Feustel ’08 to produce Le Cid through the Carousel Theatre Company, where she is artistic director.

families and children in the United States.

While they were on campus, the students volunteered time at Hofstra’s Diane Lindner-Goldberg Child Care Institute, located at the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center. Helping to coordinate the programming and logistics for the students was S. Stavros Valenti, professor of psychology and Hofstra’s senior associate dean for student academic affairs.

August 7: The Frank G. Zarb School of Business was ranked 51st on Forbes magazine’s list of the top 75 M.B.A. programs, demonstrating the school’s continued commitment to providing its students with a competitive edge and quality education. “We have always known that the Zarb School provides an excellent business education, with dedicated faculty, an innovative curriculum and state-of-the-art facilities.

Now, the strength of our school has been formally recognized by Forbes magazine, which has ranked our program among the best in the country,” said Zarb School of Business Dean Salvatore F. Sodano.

August 23 to 26: Hofstra launched the Discovery Program, a program to provide first-year students with the opportunity to get acclimated to the campus early, make friends, connect with student leaders, participate in service projects and get a jump start on their transition to college.

The program is funded by The Jenzabar Foundation, whose mission is to recognize and support the good works and humanitarian efforts of student leaders serving others across the global community. During the three-day residential program, students choose one of two paths: compassion or conservation. On the compassion path, participants gain an understanding of various societal and socioeconomic issues and learn how to help others through acts of service in both the local and New York metropolitan area.

Those students who choose the conservation path gain an understanding of what it means to preserve and protect the earth and explore the issues of energy and resource conservation. They participate in hands-on activities that allow them to make conscious decisions for aiding their environment and community.

August August 2 to 17: A group of 15 students from Tokyo Future University visited Hofstra to participate in an ESL program and learn about American culture. The Japanese students, with career interests in counseling or early childhood education, have had the opportunity to learn about educational and psychological services for

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>> Students from Tokyo Future University, studying to be teachers and counselors, came to Hofstra to learn about American culture and participate in an ESL program. Part of their time on campus was spent volunteering at the Diane Lindner-Goldberg Child Care Institute.

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>> Ross Douthat (right), the youngest Op-Ed writer in the history of The New York Times, fields questions from Political Science Professor Richard Himelfarb.

September September 2: Classes began for the 2009-2010 academic school year.

A convocation to welcome fi rst-year and new transfer students was held at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse.

September 2: Hofstra partnered with global communications fi rm MS&L to introduce its fi rst online public relations course for the fall 2009 semester. The comprehensive digital media course was offered as an independent study for public relations majors in Hofstra’s School of Communication during their junior or senior year. The independent study course gives students the opportunity to work directly with PR professionals in the field of digital marketing and social media communications.

September 3: Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz announced the appointment of two Senior Presidential Fellows at the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency: longtime Republican strategist and former presidential adviser Edward J. Rollins and former Vermont governor, presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean. Their fi rst joint appearance on campus was on

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>> Pulitzer Prize winners Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof celebrated the publication of their new book with a lecture and book signing at Hofstra.

November 5, during the fi nal panel of the Kalikow Center symposium President or King? Evaluating the Expansion of Executive Power From Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush.

September 8: New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and authors Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof launched the fall season of Defi ne ’09 with a discussion about their just-published book, Half the Sky – Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, about women in the developing world. As foreign correspondents for The New York Times, husband-wife team WuDunn and Kristof won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement in Beijing and the military crackdown that ended it.

September 11: The School of Education, Health and Human Services received accreditation by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) for its teacher education and educational leadership programs. The TEAC accreditation is effective until September 11, 2014. SOEHHS Dean David Foulk, Ed.D., said the TEAC encourages and rewards program innovation and creativity in its accreditation process. Among the other institutions that have TEAC accreditations are: New York University,

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September 16: Hofstra faculty who conducted research on Middle Eastern and Central Asian (MECA) studies hosted a MECA Study Day to give presentations on their work. Topics from their research included archaeology, women’s issues, history, and the contemporary Middle Eastern and Central Asian world.

September 16: Ross Douthat, the youngest regular Op-Ed writer in the history of The New York Times, spoke at Hofstra in a program titled “Does Conservatism Have a Future?” This lecture was part of Hofstra’s Defi ne ’09 initiative. Douthat joined The New York Times in April 2009 as an Op-Ed and online columnist. Previously, he wrote a popular blog and was a senior editor for The Atlantic.

September 20: Hofstra University hosted the 17th Annual Italian Experience, sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. This event has grown to be a popular Long Island tradition, as well as one of the largest festivals of its kind in the United States, celebrating Italy’s gifts of culture, education and commerce to America.

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Center for Real Estate Studies in collaboration with Hofstra School of Law and The Institute of Real Estate at Hofstra University invited municipal planning and zoning officials to the third annual Land Use Training Program. The focus of this year’s free presentation was “Zoning for Solar and Wind Installations,” which included a land use ethics update.

series presented CNN special correspondent Soledad O’Brien and Washington Post columnist Eugene H. Robinson discussing “Race, Diversity and a New America.” The event was moderated by Acting Dean of Hofstra’s School of Communication Cliff Jernigan.

Soledad O’Brien is an anchor and special correspondent for CNN: Special Investigations Unit. Eugene H. Robinson is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and has received numerous awards, including the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for his commentary on the 2008 presidential race.

September 23: For the 15th Annual International Scene Lecture Series, Dr. Robert Guttmann, Hofstra professor of economics, presented the fi rst talk, titled “Has the Recession Bottomed Out?” The purpose of these lectures is to inform Hofstra students and the public on issues dealing with the economy and foreign policies. Subsequent International Scene lectures included “Demilitarizing U.S. Foreign Policy,” “Rethinking Afghanistan” and “The Challenge of Iran.”

>> Acting Dean of the School of Communications Cliff Jernigan discusses “Race, Diversity and a New America” with Soledad O’Brien.

September 25: Hofstra and Zipcar, the world’s largest car sharing service, announced the launch of Zipcar’s carsharing program on the Hofstra campus.

The decision to offer Zipcar to the Hofstra community was driven in part by strong student involvement and advocacy, and reflects Hofstra’s commitment to a high-quality campus lifestyle and a lower carbon footprint. The selfservice Zipcars – one Honda Insight Hybrid and one Honda Civic – are available for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The cars are located in reserved spaces and available to all students and staff ages 18 and over.

Gas, insurance, roadside assistance, 180 free miles and reserved parking are included in low hourly and daily rates.

September 26: Hofstra graduate John Leone – who spent three years on Broadway as Nick Massi in Jersey Boys, as Marius in Les Miserables and as First Officer Charles Lightoller in the national tour of Titanic – returned to Hofstra as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Drama and Dance and also to perform Songs My Father Loved: A Tribute to the Great Italian-American Singers, saluting Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Vic Damone, Jerry Vale, Julius LaRosa and many others.

This show was part of the Hofstra Cultural Center’s Joseph G. Astman International Concert Series, which

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also presented in the fall Secret Love: Karen Oberlin Sings the Music of Doris Day; “I Wish I Were in Dixieland” with the Bob Cantwell Band; and Swingin’ the Classics: Benny Goodman at 100!

>> Broadway actor and Hofstra alumnus John Leone returned to the John Cranford Adams Playhouse stage to perform Songs My Father Loved: A Tribute to the Great Italian-American Singers.

September 29 to December 6: The Hofstra University Museum opened America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100, in recognition of the 25th anniversary of Hofstra’s Dance Program, at the David Filderman Gallery. This traveling exhibit, organized by the Dance Heritage Coalition, Inc., featured panels and video clips that highlight our nation’s dance traditions from Native American dances to ballet, ballroom, jazz, modern, tap and more. As part of the exhibition and in conjunction with the Dance Program’s anniversary, two performances were scheduled. Feel the Beat, Voices Sweet, Watch Their Feet! was presented October 25, with direction by Associate Professor of Music David Fryling and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music Marilyn Lehman, and premiering a new musical composition by Professor Emeritus of Music Herbert Deutsch.

The Divine Flame, on November 12, was a tribute to the life and dances of Isadora Duncan and the art and music that inspired her.

the year in review September 29: Majora Carter, president of the Majora Carter Group, delivered a talk on environmental sustainability as part of Hofstra’s Defi ne ’09 series. Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 after writing a $1.25 million federal transportation grant to design the South Bronx Greenway with 11 miles of bike and pedestrian paths connecting rivers and neighborhoods to each other and to the rest of the city. This project secured more than $20 million in funds for fi rst-phase construction and serves as alternative transportation, an economic development anchor, and storm water management infrastructure, as well as healthy recreation.

September 30: The Irish Studies Program Lecture Series began with “The Irish Language Movement in America,”

by Dr. Seamus Blake, who discussed the use of Irish Gaelic in the United States.

The series continued on October 21 with “I Coulda Been a Contender’: The Irish Backstory to a Classic Film,” by Dr. James

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October October 2: The Department of Drama and Dance began its fall 2009 season with a production of Nickel and Dimed, based on Barbara Ehrenreich’s book Nickel and Dimed, Or (Not) Getting By in America.

The play was directed by Cindy Rosenthal.

This production was followed by the musical On the Town, directed by James Kolb, in late October, and The White Devil, a brutal, bloody, comic revenge tragedy, directed by Royston Coppenger, in November.

October 2: The Department of Music began its fall 2009 season with its annual Music Educators National Conference Faculty Benefit Concert. Performances that followed included the American

>> Activist Majora Carter presented “Sustainable South Bronx and Environmental Advocacy.”

Chamber Ensemble co-directed by Naomi Drucker and Blanche Abram (November 1), Hofstra String Quartet (November 8), The Hofstra Chamber Singers directed by David Fryling (November 20), The Hofstra Collegium

>> The Department of Music concerts featured various student music ensembles, including the Hofstra Chorale and Hofstra Symphony Orchestra (pictured here) on December 11 and 12.

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Dan Abrams also serves as a contributor to Dateline, Today and MSNBC. From June 2006 to October 2007, Abrams was the general manager of MSNBC. This program was part of the Defi ne ’09 series.

>> “Myths and Legends” was the theme of the Homecoming Parade on October 10.

Musicum directed by William E. Hettrick (November 21), Hofstra Jazz Ensemble directed by David Lalama (November 22), Hofstra Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band directed by Peter Loel Boonshaft (December 5), Hofstra Chorale and Hofstra Symphony Orchestra directed by Cindy Bell and David Ramael (December 8), and Hofstra Chorale and Hofstra Symphony Orchestra directed by David Fryling and David Ramael (December 11 and 12).

participant and political science major Danielle Shure of Hewlett, New York; and English major Christopher Tirri of Wheatley Meadows, New York.

October 8: National Public Radio Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg and NBC News and MSNBC Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams discussed “The Inner Workings of the Supreme Court,” moderated by Nora Demleitner, dean and professor of law at Hofstra University School of Law. Nina Totenberg’s reports

October 9: Hofstra celebrated its annual Alumni Awards Dinner, featuring the University’s 50th Alumnus of the Year and the fi rst Alumni Organization Lifetime Service Recognition Award.

Those honored in 2009 included Alumnus of the Year Kurt Lambert ’88, partner/ president of the board of directors, Zegora Investment Management, Ltd.; Young Alumnus Award recipients Carlton B. Hickman ’01 and Michael Seiman ’01, co-founders of CPX Interactive; Honorary Alumnus Award recipient Larry Bloom, former director of athletic facilities at Hofstra; the fi rst Alumni Organization Lifetime Service Recognition award recipient, Madelyn Leibowitz ’64, president, ML Realty Group, Inc., and vice president of business development, Atlantic Agency/DCAP Insurance & Taxes; and Alumni Achievement Award recipients James K. Donaghy ’90, chairman, Structure Tone, Inc.; Kathryn V. Marinello ’84, chairman and CEO, Ceridian Corporation; Stanislao

October 7: The Hofstra Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recognized the outstanding achievement of four sophomores at its annual Book Awards Luncheon. Professor Harold Hastings, president of Phi Beta Kappa and professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, hosted the event, which honored students who earned a 4.0 cumulative grade point average in a liberal arts and sciences curriculum during their fi rst year at Hofstra.

The students were chemistry major Christina Cama of Howard Beach, New York; English and public relations major Jade Ayn Keena of St. George, South Carolina; LEAP program

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>> Emily Miethner ’10 and Edwin Raagas ’10 were crowned Homecoming Queen and King.

(L to r) 2008 Homecoming Queen Kate Legnetti ’09; Homecoming Committee Chair Ilene Schuss ’80, ’04; Hofstra Vice President for Student Affairs Sandra Johnson; Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz; Emily Miethner; Edwin Raagas; Hofstra Alumni Organization President Laurie Bloom ’95; Hofstra Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Alan J. Kelly; and 2008 Homecoming King Joe Bennethum ’09.

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the Rubin and Akhoury collections for this exhibit, which explored India’s embrace of modernity and global culture and offered an interesting window into the passion of the two individual collectors.

October 13: The Hofstra Society of Physician Assistant Students marked National Physician Assistants Week with a daylong bone marrow registry drive, sponsored with Be The Match Foundation, the national marrow donor program.

This event was planned to coincide with the Hofstra University blood drive, in the hope that individuals would consider undergoing bone marrow testing at the same time they donated blood.

>> Dr. Meena Bose, Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies at Hofstra and director of Hofstra’s Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, with newly appointed senior presidential fellow Howard Dean.

October 14: The “Great Writers, Great Pugliese ’87, Hofstra Cultural Center fellow and professor of history at Hofstra; and Joseph Sparacio ’89, CEO and managing partner, The Island Financial Group.

October 9: Shalom/Sholom! a show conceived by Bob Spiotto and produced in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sholom Aleichem, had its premiere at the Spiegel Theater. Hofstra Entertainment presented a number of other performances in the fall, including Yellow Labyrinths: The Many Worlds of Borges and Swingin’ in the New Year with Joe Battaglia and The New York Big Band.

October 10: Hofstra celebrated Homecoming with the theme “Myths and Legends.” The crowd cheered on Hofstra Football vs. University of Maine, and at halftime, the Homecoming queen and king – Emily Miethner and Edwin Raagas – were announced.

October 13: The Hofstra community was saddened by the passing of Trustee Emeritus Donald E. Axinn. Mr. Axinn was the founder and chairman of the Donald E. Axinn Companies and a director and partner of the publishing house Farrar, Straus & Giroux. He initially served on Hofstra’s Board of

Trustees from 1970 to 1979, including terms as secretary and vice chair. He took a leave from the board in 1971-1972 to assume, on a pro bono basis, the associate deanship of Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and to be director of the Institute of the Arts. He was named a trustee emeritus in 1979. In 1988, in recognition of his many accomplishments and his service as a valued adviser to the University, the Hofstra University Library was named the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library. At the time of the library naming, the annual Axinn Lecture and a fund in support of ecology and conservation were created from an endowment Mr. and Mrs. Axinn provided. In 2003 Mr. Axinn was honored at the annual Hofstra Gala with the Hofstra University Presidential Medal, the highest honor the University bestows upon an individual.

October 13: The Hofstra University Museum presented an American premiere of works in Indian Art After Independence: Selected Works from the Collections of Virginia & Ravi Akhoury and Shelley & Donald Rubin at Emily Lowe Gallery. The exhibition marked the first public display of this group of works and the first American presentation of many of these modern and contemporary Indian masterpieces. Approximately 20 paintings and drawings were selected from Hofstra

Readings” Series for fall 2009 began with author Patricia Hampl, whose most recent book, The Florist’s Daughter, received numerous “best” and “year end” awards, including The New York Times “100 Notable Books of the Year.” Hampl’s reading was followed by poet Frank Bidart on November 4, a Pulitzer Prize finalist; and playwright Craig Lucas on November 18, whose works include Prelude to a Kiss and the book for The Light in the Piazza.

October 15 to 17: The Hofstra Cultural Center and the International Jean Gebser Society presented a conference Jean

>> Kurt Lambert ’88 (right) accepts the Alumnus of the Year Award from Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz.

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>> Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz (right) receives an honorary Doctor of Laws from Claflin University President Henry N. Tisdale.

Gebser: Identity, Civilization and Consciousness on the theories and identity, civilization and consciousness of Gebser, a Swiss philosopher and poet.

October 15: Hofstra University was the first organization on Long Island to offer a full range of LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) courses. In fall 2009 Hofstra University Continuing Education introduced a comprehensive program of LEED® programs and courses, including exam preparation for LEED® Green Associate and LEED® Accreditation, and a Certificate in Sustainable Design and Development. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED® is the most distinguished and accepted environmental design and green building certification.

October 19: A new National Suburban Poll for the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University® offered compelling evidence that America’s suburbs have been at the epicenter of the country’s recession. In 2009, 76 percent of suburbanites surveyed said either they or someone they knew had lost a job since October 2007, up from 51 percent in 2008.

Of that group, minority suburbanites have been hit hardest by the fi nancial meltdown: 78 percent of African Americans say they or someone in their immediate family lost a job, compared to 71 percent of Hispanics in the suburbs and 51 percent of whites. Overall, nearly six in 10 Americans – 59 percent – said they or someone in their immediate family had lost their job in the past two years.

growing racial, ethnic and class diversity in the suburbs and how the shift in demographics affects our understanding of suburban life.

Panels such as policing equity and accountability, responding to hate groups on Long Island, organizing for social and economic justice, and challenging the nexus of local politics and immigration policy were designed to promote dialogue about the challenges and opportunities facing the diverse suburb.

October 22: The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University® (NCSS) hosted an extraordinary Celebration of Suburban Diversity banquet to raise funds for scholarships and research into diversityrelated issues. The event was presented as part of The Diverse Suburb conference.

NCSS Executive Director Lawrence Levy said the banquet was the largest ever Long Island-wide gathering of people from so many communities to celebrate diversity.

“The ability of people from different races, religions and regions to live together, peacefully and productively, is crucial to our prosperity,” he said.

October 23: Renowned music executive and concert promoter Sid Bernstein, who is credited with bringing The Beatles to America, orchestrating their legendary

October 22 to 24: October 18: Hofstra hosted the regional trials of the 34th Annual Association for Computer Machinery International College Contest – an event that brought to campus some of the most talented student programmers from more than 20 area institutions, including Hofstra. Known as the “Battle of the Brains” and sponsored

by IBM, the contest challenges teams of three students to use their programming skills to solve real-world problems under a tight deadline.

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the year in review concert at Shea Stadium and inciting the “British Invasion” that swept through the nation’s music scene, was a guest speaker in Hofstra Professor Ken Lampl’s music merchandising class. Mr. Berstein spent 90 minutes reminiscing about the many famous artists he has worked with throughout the years and offering career advice to students.

October 24: The Hofstra Symphony Orchestra performed as part of the Music of St. Rocco Concert Series in Glen Cove, New York, under the direction of Dr. David Ramael. The student ensemble performed the Overture to Carmen by Bizet, “Les Nuits d’Ete” by Berlioz with soprano Tammy Hensrud, and Symphony No. 104 “London” by Haydn. The was the fi rst time one of Hofstra’s student ensembles was invited to perform at The Church of St. Rocco’s prestigious concert series.

October 26: The condition of the real estate market and other investment avenues was the focus of a conference titled Real Estate and Other Alternative Investments: 2009 and Beyond, hosted by the Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Center for the Study of International Financial Services and Markets, and the Institute of Real Estate at Hofstra University.

The conference addressed the impact of the current economic crisis on the real estate market and alternative means of building private equity.

October 27: Hofstra’s Department of Political Science and the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), in conjunction with the League of Women Voters of Nassau County, hosted a debate between Conservative Steven Hansen, Republican Edward P. Mangano, and Democrat incumbent Thomas R. Suozzi, who were running for Nassau County executive. Selected political science and CCE students assisted with running the debate.

November November 4 and 5: Hofstra Senior Presidential Fellows Edward J. Rollins and Howard Dean, and New York Times columnist David Brooks discussed the evolution of executive power as part of a symposium sponsored by the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra Cultural Center and Hofstra University School of Law. The symposium, President or King?

Evaluating the Expansion of Executive Power From Abraham Lincoln to George.

W. Bush, marked the fi rst joint campus appearance by Rollins, a Republican strategist and former presidential adviser, and Dean, the former Vermont governor, presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee chairman. The two were announced as Kalikow Center senior presidential fellows in September. Brooks, who also is a regular analyst on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, delivered the keynote address.

November 6: Leading national and international scholars converged on Hofstra for a “Medieval Iberia” workshop that examined the Christian, Islamic and

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November 6: To commemorate pop superstar George Harrison’s death, musicians from the Alan Parsons Project and Indian music ensemble As Kindred Spirits staged Here Comes the Sun, a tribute concert and PowerPoint show delving into Harrison’s spiritualism and humanitarian interests. The former Beatle and environmental activist passed away from cancer in November 2001.

Officiating the event was Adjunct Instructor of Religion Joshua M. Greene.

Greene studied yoga with Harrison in the early 1970s and is the author of the bestselling biography Here Comes the Sun. November 6 to 8: Hundreds of Hofstra students, staff, faculty, alumni, family and friends gathered to celebrate 50 years of radio broadcasting at Hofstra University.

The festivities began on November 6 when WRHU General Manager Bruce Avery was presented with a citation from Town

>> The Hofstra Radio Hall of Fame inducted its first members as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Hofstra radio broadcasting. Back row: (l to r) Todd Ant, Jim Helfott, Bruce Avery, Marc Wiener, Darrin Smith, Lisa Glasberg, Dick Maitland, Garry Armstrong, John DeBella and Alan Colmes. Bottom row: (l to r) Charlie Kaye, Sue Zizza (accepting for Jeffrey C. Kraus), Steven Epstein, Ed Ingles and Lee Harris.

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2009 the year in review November 17: A conference titled Success and Opportunities in a Down Market was hosted by the Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies, the Community Development Corporation of Long Island and the Institute of Real Estate at Hofstra University. Panelists included distinguished business leaders with experience in development, real estate and banking.

November 19: Hofstra President Stuart >> On November 19 Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz announced the recipients of the Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize for 2010: Rabbi Arthur Schneier, president of the Appeal for Conscience Foundation, and Religions for Peace, represented by William F. Vendley (pictured here with Hofstra Trustee T.J. Bindra).

of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray proclaiming Saturday, November 7, 2009, to be “WRHU Day.” On November 7 members of WRHU and its predecessors – WHCH and WVHC – gathered at a banquet at the Long Island Hilton in Melville, New York, to honor 18 prominent members of the radio industry who were the fi rst to be inducted into the Hofstra Radio Hall of Fame: Todd Ant ’81, Bruce Avery, Garry Armstrong ’66, Joe Barone ’85, Alan Colmes ’71, John DeBella ’72, Steven Epstein ’73, Lisa Glasberg ’77 (aka Lisa G), Lee Harris, Michael Harrison ’71, Jim Helfgott ’79, Ed Ingles, Dan Ingram ’56, Charlie Kaye, Jeffrey C. Kraus ’61, Dick Maitland ’63, Darrin Smith and Marc Wiener ’76.

November 11: The Psychological Evaluation, Research and Counseling (PERC) Clinic of Hofstra University’s Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center presented Susan Shelly, who has lectured widely on the challenges she and others face living with Bipolar II disorder. Shelly is a writer, teacher, conference speaker, and consultant to patients and their families who seek to successfully confront mental illness and create meaningful lives.

November 11: Robert Kaufman, the Robert and Florence Kaufman Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies, participated in

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Hofstra’s long-running Issues in Judaism lecture series. Dr. Kaufman, who recently joined the Hofstra faculty, is the author of Shul with a Pool: The “SynagogueCenter” in American Jewish History.

Rabinowitz announced that Rabbi Arthur Schneier, president of the Appeal for Conscience Foundation, and Religions for Peace, a worldwide multi-religious coalition, were awarded Hofstra’s Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize for 2010. The $50,000 prize, which is bestowed every two years, recognizes significant work to increase interfaith understanding. “Rabbi Schneier and Religions for Peace have shown an unflagging commitment to bringing together people of all faiths to work toward common humanitarian goals,” said President Rabinowitz. “As a center for learning, Hofstra University is pleased to recognize their efforts to nurture curiosity and understanding throughout the world.”

November 13 and 14: Argentinian writer, poet and philosopher Jorge Luis Borges was the subject of a bilingual Hofstra Cultural Center conference titled Borges and Us: Then and Always, commemorating the 110th anniversary of November 19 to 22: Hofstra’s Dance his birth. Borges is considered the father of Program continued the celebration of its the revolution that took place in Latin silver anniversary with a fall dance American fiction during the 1950s and concert reuniting some of its most 1960s. His most well-known works include successful alumni – now professional Ficciones, Labyrinths, The Book of Sand, dancers – who performed with their own The Zahir, Dreamtigers, The Book of Imaginary Beings and Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi. The conference director was Dr. Nora de MarvalMcNair, professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Borges and Us participants include scholars from across the United States and all over the world, including >> A retirement party for Lance Westergard, longtime Hofstra professor and director of the dance program, was held Colombia, France, Israel, on November 21 during the weekend of the fall faculty dance Italy, Turkey and the concert. (L to r) Melissa Orlando, Allison Sproat, Gregory United Kingdom.

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the year in review dance companies and also choreographed sections of the performance for Hofstra dance students. These returning alumni included Dina Denis ’02, Larry Keigwin ’93, Salvatore LaRussa ’00, and Makeda Thomas ’99. Prior to the November 21 performance, students, alumni and faculty attended a dinner to congratulate longtime Hofstra professor and director of the dance program Lance Westergard on his retirement from the University.

November 20: The third Hofstra Health Policy Breakfast lecture, titled “National Health Reform and Protecting the Region’s Health,” featured representatives from New York City, Nassau and Suffolk County health departments. The breakfast lecture addressed how various health care reform proposals could impact the ability to protect the public’s health. Issues such as access to care for the uninsured, underinsured and special populations such as undocumented immigrants, as well as Medicaid funding formulas and prospects for improved coverage of preventive services, were discussed.

>> Hofstra alumna Makeda Thomas ’99 performed in the fall dance concert.

November 22: Three years after launching a faculty exchange with Claflin University in South Carolina, Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the historically black institution as part of its 140th Founders’ Day Convocation.

President Rabinowitz was awarded the honorary degree by Claflin President Henry N. Tisdale during a ceremony at the Orangesburg, South Carolina, school.

In May President Tisdale received an honorary doctorate from Hofstra during its Honors Convocation at spring commencement.

December December 2: Hofstra University and the Book Revue in Huntington co-sponsored an appearance by Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson at Monroe Lecture Center Theater. Mortenson spoke to an audience of students, faculty and members of the community about his new book, Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Stones Into Schools, Mortenson shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy. Mortenson stayed more than two and a half hours after the lecture to sign copies of Stones Into Schools and to distribute free copies to teachers and librarians.

December 3: Hofstra University held a press conference to announce the Board of Trustees’ decision to eliminate Hofstra’s Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly known as Division I-AA), and reinvest those resources into new academic programs and need-based scholarships.

The decision was the culmination of a comprehensive review of all University

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spending to determine the best ways to build on Hofstra’s successes and reach the highest level of academic excellence, nationally and internationally. “In the long run,” President Rabinowitz said, “we can touch and improve the lives of more students by investing in new and enhanced academic initiatives and increasing funds for need-based scholarships. Athletics is a vital part of campus life, and we are proud of the contributions all our student-athletes make to our community. This was not an easy call, but for the future of the University, we believe it was the right one.”

December 3: Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System launched a two-year lecture series, titled The Complete Physician: Educating Tomorrow’s Caregivers. The first of these lectures, “The Value of Scholarship,” featured Dr. Steven Kanter, editor, Academic Medicine, and vice dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Dr. Danielle Ofri, editor, Bellevue Literary Journal, and author, Medicine in Translation (forthcoming), Singular Intimacies and Incidental Findings. The discussion was moderated

by Dr. David Battinelli, chief academic officer for the North Shore-LIJ Health System and senior associate dean for education and professor of medicine at the Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System.

December 4: Hofstra’s Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center presented “Parenting Resilient Children Through Difficult Economic Times,” a breakfast seminar featuring keynote speaker Patricia Pitta, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., a diplomate in family psychology, an approved supervisor for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and president-elect for the Clinical Division, New York State Psychological Association.

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>> Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson included Hofstra in the tour for his new book, Stones Into Schools, on December 2, at an event co-sponsored by the Book Revue of Huntington, New York.

December 9: Students from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business and Uniondale High School presented business plans to a team of judges from Capital One. Funded by a generous donation from Capital One, the Campus Entrepreneurial Challenge is a collaborative program that provides students with the opportunity to design and run their own businesses.

December 9: The Frank G. Zarb School of Business and the Center for the Study of International Financial Services and Markets hosted an Executive Speaker

University Museum received a gift from JP Morgan Chase Foundation for the third consecutive year. The $50,000 gift will fund the JP Morgan Chase Art Travelers Through Time: Literacy and History Through Art at the Hofstra University Museum, a program for third graders in local districts. The museum also received more than $20,000 in funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Community Bank Foundation and the Tilles family, in support of the winter/spring 2010 exhibition Children’s Pleasures: American Celebrations of Childhood.

December 11: The Office of Professional Development in the School of Education, Health and Human Services hosted a 22-session workshop for education professionals titled “Integrating Technology into the Curriculum.” The conference was for K-8 teachers and administrators interested in the practical

classroom applications of technology, specifically SMART board technology and Web 2.0, in all curriculum areas.

Included in the workshops were presentations on podcasting, digital storytelling, one-to-one computing and video conferencing.

December 16: Hofstra University junior John Santucci was one of two recipients of a President’s Scholarship from the Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF). Santucci is a journalism major and associate program director at WRHU, Radio Hofstra University. In addition to a $1,000 cash award, he received a complimentary Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) membership and an expense-paid trip to the annual conference and exhibition of the RTDNA in Las Vegas, Nevada.

December 21: Hofstra’s mid-year commencement, originally scheduled for December 20, was postponed 24 hours because of an early winter storm.

Approximately 700 undergraduate, graduate and law students celebrated their graduation from Hofstra. The guest speaker and honorary degree recipient for the ceremony was Roger B. Tilles, who is serving a five-year term as a New York state regent representing Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Regents are responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities within the state.

>> Students from Hofstra and Uniondale High School participated in the Campus Entrepreneurial Challenge, sponsored by Capital One. >> California Avenue School, Jackson Annex School, and New Visions School third grade students and their teachers participate in JP Morgan Chase Art Travelers Through Time: Literacy and History Through Art at the Hofstra University Museum.

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BUILDING A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE

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The Fund for Hofstra University today and make a difference.

For more information about The Fund for Hofstra University, please contact: Mary Fuchs, Director for Annual Giving 102K Hofstra Hall 101 Hofstra University Hempstead NY 11549-1010 Telephone: (516) 463-6336 Fax: (516) 463-4867 E-mail: thefund@hofstra.edu

The Fund for Hofstra University is a vital source of unrestricted funds that help the University attract the best and brightest students through scholarships and financial aid, expanded academic offerings, recruitment and support of accomplished faculty, and classroom and other campus facility enhancements. Annual gifts to The Fund ensure that the University can continue to provide the highest level of academic excellence possible.

Hofstra has experienced extraordinary success over the past 10 years, and it is through the vision and investment of our alumni and friends that we have been able to achieve so much. Unrestricted funds are critical to the University’s future, and we hope you will join those who have already given this year. Thanks to your support, gifts to The Fund have grown 28 percent over the past two years!

Please visit hofstra.edu/giving to make a gift online. Whether your gift is $10 or $1,000, your commitment is important to the University and to generations of Hofstra students. You can choose to make a one-time gift or sign up for our monthly giving program. Make Hofstra University your philanthropic priority, and help us achieve even greater success.

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Honor ROLL 2008-2009 $1,000,000 + Sondra and David S. Mack, B.B.A. ’67

$500,000 to $999,999 Carol and Alan J. Bernon, B.B.A. ’76 Joseph L. Dionne, B.A. ’55, M.S.Ed. ’57

$100,000 to $499,999 Christopher P. Albrecht, B.A. ’74 William J. Belz Harinder and Tejinder S. Bindra Sardani Kuljit Kaur and Ishar S. Bindra Andrew Mark Boas, J.D. ’80 Dorothy and Wilbur F. Breslin Marques Colston, B.A. ’06 Nancy and Frederick* DeMatteis Helene Fortunoff and Robert Grossman Niki and Joe Gregory, B.B.A. ’74 Leo A. Guthart Amy Hagedorn Mary and Peter S. Kalikow, B.B.A ’66 Florence and Robert Kaufman James C. Metzger, B.A. ’83 Kristin and John D. Miller, B.B.A. ’79 Marilyn B. Monter, J.D. ’76, and Wilfried Witthuhn Judith Livingston Moore, J.D. ’79 Hakam Singh Edward G. Watson, M.B.A. ’89

$50,000 to $99,999 Craig E. Claxton Barbara Ann and Randy W. Frankel, B.B.A. ’79 Robert F. Gartland, B.S. ’74 Laurence Ginsberg, J.D. ’79 Muriel and Howard Weingrow Patricia K., B.S.E. ’57, and Frank G. Zarb, B.B.A. ’57, M.B.A. ’62

$25,000 to $49,999 Daniel Berlin Laura and George Bilicic Harry Binder James A. D’Addario, B.A. ’72 Robert M. Goldberg Andrew W. Lackmann, M.B.A. ’03 Matthew Lackmann Robert Allen Lankenau, B.B.A. ’57 Mary E. Madden, B.A. ’73 Donna and James Harper Marshall*, B.A. ’58

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Cathy and Robert F. McKeon Vincent Molinari, B.B.A. ’88 Vincent M. Polimeni Jodi and Robert D. Rosenthal, J.D. ’74 Joan and Arnold A. Saltzman Thomas J. Sanzone, B.S. ’82 Joan and Donald M. Schaeffer Marilyn and James H. Simons Jack A. Weisbaum, B.B.A. ’64

$10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University Scott M. Arnel Dorothy R. Astman Jay G. Baris, J.D. ’78 Hank H. Bjorklund, M.S.Ed. ’96, J.D. ’80 Robert Cagnazzi Jill and Joseph J. Carrello, B.B.A. ’91 Robert B. Catell Neil R. Cole, J.D. ’82 Robert F. Dall, B.B.A. ’55 Gerard N. Giovaniello, B.A. ’64 Amanda and Colin Goddard Michele and Martin B. Greenberg, B.B.A ’60 Carlton B. Hickman, B.A. ’00 Jeffrey Hoops, B.B.A. ’75 Joseph T. Jakubauskas, B.A. ’64 Edward Mark Kalikow, J.D. ’78 David Marc Katz, B.A. ’86 John J. King Tanya Felicia Levy-Odom, B.B.A. ’90 Doris and Bruce A. Lister Lisa, B.B.A ’87, and Anthony A. Lombardi, B.B.A. ’87, M.B.A. ’89 Karen Lutz Ann M. Mallouk, B.A. ’72 Dorothy A. and Joseph M. Margiotta,* B.A. ’50 Carole M. and Anthony F. Mazzarella, B.B.A. ’72 Janis, J.D. ’81, and Richard Meyer MaryAnn and Joseph D. Monticciolo Susan and Sy Moskowitz I. David Pelton, M.B.A. ’79 Marilyn Serota, B.S.Ed. ’61, and Alan R. Plotz, B.A. ’58 Kevin P. Quigley Diane W., B.A. ’73, and James E. Quinn, B.A. ’74 Nancy and Stuart Rabinowitz Samuel Ramos, J.D. ’91 Lewis Ranieri Stephen Patrick Rielly, B.B.A. ’87

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Hofstra University is grateful to all donors who made an investment during the 2008-2009 academic year, which ran from September 1 to August 31. These gifts play an important role in advancing the mission of Hofstra University.

A complete list of all gifts to the University may be viewed at hofstra.edu/donors.

Monica Horan, B.F.A. ’84, and Philip Rosenthal, B.F.A. ’81 Howard Stewart Roth, B.B.A. ’77 Cynthia and Robert Salvatico, B.A. ’95 Jean and Albert L. Salvatico Michael W. Seiman, B.S. ’01 Marjorie Strunk, B.S.Ed. ’60, and James M. Shuart, B.A. ’53, M.A. ’62 Robin, B.B.A. ’86, and Joseph Sparacio, B.A. ’89 Esther Sparberg David A. Sterling, B.B.A. ’79 Jeffrey M. Weiner, B.B.A. ’79 Caroline Sanchez and E. David Woycik, Jr., B.A. ’77, J.D. ’80

$5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University John F. Affisco Frank J. Antetomaso Lori Arnel Sallyanne K., B.S. ’78, M.B.A. ’83, and Brian M. Ballweg, B.A. ’77 L. Robert Batterman Annette Schrader and Herman A. Berliner Mark Lewis Bibi, B.A. ’80 Paul Bjorneby, B.B.A ’96 Irene K. Bossert, B.A. ’64 Linda and M. David Burghardt Shawn Dennis Cassidy, B.B.A. ’88 Brian Christenson, B.A. ’67 Jeffrey A. Clarke Paul F. Conte Takey Crist Nicholas C. Croce, B.S. ’95 William Booth Deakins, B.B.A. ’91 Carolyn C., B.A. ’72, M.S.Ed. ’75, and Paul F. Farinella, B.A. ’69, M.S.Ed. ’74 Paul Flamm Dolores Fredrich, J.D. ’80 and Jeffrey Keller, J.D. ’80 Diane M. Garnick, B.B.A. ’96 Albert Giannone Michael S. Goldberg, B.A. ’71 Lorna Goodman, J.D. ’75 Edwin A. Goodman Adam R. Greene, B.B.A. ’85 Raymond N. Greenwell Lawrence Herbert, B.A. ’51 Matthew L. Hickling, MS.Ed. ’86 Monika Hudson Donna M. Iucolano, B.A. ’86, M.B.A. ’94

Roberta Karp, J.D. ’83 Robert J. Keyes, B.B.A. ’85 Gloria B. and Marvin Levin Mark Paul Matthews, B.B.A. ’90 Michael Kevin McHugh, B.S. ’79 Susan and Thomas Nunziata, B.B.A. ’55 James C. O’Regan, B.B.A. ’84 A.J. Paluska, B.A. ’68, M.S.Ed. ’70 Catharine and Anthony Perettine, B.B.A. ’87 Richard J. Potapchuk, B.B.A. ’77 Linda Suzanne Ritch, M.B.A. ’82 Beth Sharon Rosenberg, B.S.Ed. ’79 Richard Rubinstein Debra Sandler, B.B.A. ’82 Michael Joseph Sandler, B.B.A. ’82 Peter D. Shapiro, B.A. ’67 Arthur M. Sillman, Jr., B.A. ’73 Ann and Salvatore Sodano, B.B.A. ’78, M.B.A. ’83 Alan P. Solow Ronald E. Strothkamp Richard J. Sullivan Chandra Sunkara Kelly Ann and George S. Tandy, B.B.A. ’88 Sheryl S. Teitelbaum, B.A. ’93 Sandra Lee, J.D. ’81, and Howard Tytel Tai Nin Can Wang Diana and Robert C. Wong, J.D. ’75 Vincent Zuaro, B.B.A. ’63, M.A. ’76

$2,500 to $4,999 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University Robert M. Abrahams, J.D. ’76 M. Patricia Adamski and Edwin Burrows George Anderson John Bae, J.D. ’89 Rosalba, M.A. ’73, and R. Gary Barth Lester A. Bayer, B.A. ’66 Steven David Berkley, B.S. ’79, M.B.A. ’83 Patricia Clark and Jules Richard Block, B.A. ’52 Joyce A., M.A. ’90, Ph.D. ’92, and Steven Bloom Larry Bloom Laurie J. Bloom, B.A. ’95, and Len Thon Stephen J. Buckley Robert Will Buckner, B.B.A. ’56, M.B.A. ’65 Melissa Jill Butchin, B.A. ’93

Honor ROLL Barbara, B.A. ’75, M.B.A. ’76, and Peter L. Bye Robert L. Calandruccio, B.A. ’72 Linda Wing Caruso, B.B.A. ’78 Kathleen Preiss, B.B.A. ’81, and Richard David Collins, B.A. ’81, J.D. ’84 Melissa Kane Connolly, B.A. ’89 Brian C. Daughney, J.D. ’86 Frederick E. Davis, B.B.A. ’85 Susan DelToro Eric Michael Dessen, J.D. ’88 Mitchell Devack, J.D. ’75 Louis F. DiBlasi, B.A. ’61 Gerard DiConza, B.B.A. ’91 James Kieran Donaghy, B.B.A. ’90 Arthur J. Farley Joseph Carlos Ferreira, B.B.A. ’84 Brian James Fitzgerald, J.D. ’99 Florence, B.S.Ed. ’58, M.S.Ed. ’78, and Bernard Flaton, B.B.A. ’57 John H. Frew, B.A. ’74 Jacqueline and Jeff Froccaro Leslie and John J. Froccaro Marc Craig Gann, J.D. ’84 Linda Gerwin Kathleen M. and Jeffrey Neil Glass, M.B.A. ’79

Diane Goldman, B.S. ’75 Jose Gravier Michael F. Greco, B.B.A. ’83 Pearl Ann Halegua, M.A. ’97 Catherine, B.B.A. ’81, and William Hennessy Daniel T. Henry, M.B.A. ’74 Joseph Robert Holtzman, B.B.A. ’94 Joanne and Robert W. Juckiewicz Ben Kaminow Robert Katz Neil D. Katz, B.B.A. ’88 Susan and Alan J. Kelly John Jefferson Knox, B.A. ’74, M.B.A. ’78 Richard P. Kolkka, B.S. ’68 Suzan and Arthur J. Kremer Phyllis, B.B.A. ’77, and Robert G. Kuchner, B.B.A. ’76 John H. Kuckens, B.S. ’49 Ralph S. Larsen, B.B.A. ’62 Michelle F. Laskin, J.D. ’90 Michael James Lawler, B.B.A. ’75 Jo-Ann, B.B.A. ’83, and Francis P. Livoti, B.B.A. ’83 Evans J. Lizardos M. Robert Lowe, B.B.A. ’59, M.B.A. ’68

Charles Michael Mattern, B.B.A. ’84 Matthew Joseph Mazzilli, B.B.A. ’89 David Joseph McNamara, B.B.A. ’90, M.B.A. ’91 John Patrick McDaid, B.B.A. ’88 Alan McFarlane Christopher Thomas McGrath Mary Anne McHale, J.D. ’01 John C. Mesloh, B.B.A. ’55 John A. Michielini, B.B.A. ’90 Maureen O. Murphy Michael E. Nawrocki Kelly Ann O’Malley, B.B.A. ’87 Darra A. Pace, Ed.D. ’01 Gregory Parisi, B.B.A. ’83 Robert T. Parrinelli, B.B.A. ’00, J.D. ’03 Frank Richard Pascale, B.S. ’71 Rhoda Payson Emily S. Pines, J.D. ’76 Ann L. Pobiner Greene, B.B.A. ’85 Vincent A. Puglisi, B.A. ’51, M.A. ’52 Joyce and Donald R. Raber, B.B.A. ’67 Joseph Rapaport, B.S. ’72 Daniel Ibrahim Ratkewitch Edwin C. Reed

Susan M. Reinhardt, B.A. ’81 Reynaldo R. Reyes, M.A. ’98 Catherine Christie Samuels, J.D. ’79 Pat Santoro William Savino Liora P. and Alan Schmelkin Eric Schmiesing, B.S. ’01 Ralph Roger Shaw, B.B.A. ’59 Margaret Abraham and Pradeep Singh Leo Spandorf, J.D. ’82 John Sullivan Andrew L. Terrono, B.A. ’78 Noel Thompson, B.B.A. ’04 George F. Tischler Evan Torgan, J.D. ’82 Guy Louis Truicko, B.B.A. ’91 George Truicko Arthur Trust Michael Alan Wach, B.A. ’75, M.A. ’76 Bennett J. Wasserman, J.D. ’74 Phil Weinper David Lee Weissman, J.D. ’90 Robert P. Williams David Wood Laura H., M.S.Ed. ’92, and Matthew Scott Zvolensky, B.A. ’91

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Frederick E. Davis, Jr., CPA, Esq. Growing up in Uniondale, New York, Frederick E. Davis, Jr. ‘85 remembers driving on Hempstead Turnpike, passing under the Hofstra Unispan, and feeling amazed by and drawn to the University.

“Little did I know I’d be walking across that Unispan thousands of times. Hofstra was always my first choice for college.”

Davis, who holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Hofstra, was an active member of the Accounting Club, Beta Alpha Psi honor society, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and the African Peoples Organization.

In reminiscing about his student years, he acknowledges the late Deanna Hunter, former dean of students and director of Hofstra’s STEP and C-STEP programs, for being a positive influence. He also feels a strong familial connection to Hofstra; his older sister and aunt took classes at Hofstra, and his mother and another aunt worked for ARA and later for Lackmann, which manages food services at the University.

Today, Davis, who holds a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and an M.S. in taxation from Long Island University, is a tax partner in the New York office of Mitchell & Titus, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. He has more than 17 years of public accounting experience specializing in public companies and entrepreneurial businesses. Hofstra has remained an important part of his life. He serves as vice president of programs for the Alumni Organization and has long been involved with Hofstra’s Black/Hispanic Alumni Association.

“Staying involved with Hofstra has allowed me to foster great relationships with Hofstra’s administrators and students. It’s important to me to lend a helping hand since there were so many

people who reached out to me when I was a student. I see my younger self in today’s students.”

For the past two years Davis has sponsored a Hofstra student to attend the National Black Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. “The conference gives students the opportunity to understand what it means to be a leader, organizer, visionary and motivator. The feedback I have received from the h students d I’ve sent has made me so happy. They have found it to be a very worthwhile, educational experience.”

Additionally, Davis and his wife established the Solange D. & Frederick E. Davis, Jr., Endowed Scholarship for a Hofstra student majoring in accounting. “Accounting is an excellent career path,” says Davis. “So many industry leaders hold a degree in accounting – CFOs, CEOs, consultants, business partners … many businesses are run by CPAs. Accounting is a field that opens so many doors, and it’s a great major for future leaders. Even those who major in accounting but wind up in another profession think of their degree as a badge of honor and integrity.”

Davis says he receives many e-mails from students and alumni who have heard him speak at Hofstra events. Some correspondences ask for advice, while others simply thank him for his guidance. “Giving back time and giving financially is heartwarming,” he acknowledges.

“Being involved with Hofstra has had a profound impact on my life and career.”

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Alumni and Friends $1,000 to $2,499 Charles O. Aborisade,* B.B.A. ’96 Wendy Abrams Robert J. Alexander Michael Allain Priscilla Almodovar, B.A. ’87 Lori B. Ames, B.A. ’79 Robert Allen Anspach, B.A. ’02 Christopher C. Antone, J.D. ’81 Doreen, B.A. ’81, and Brian Shaun Appel, B.A. ’80 Nancy Aries and Elliott D. Sclar, B.A. ’63 Bonnie Ellen Arnesen, MS.Ed. ’84 Gary M. Arnold, B.B.A. ’82 Charles M. Avigliano, B.A. ’98, J.D. ’01 Joan, B.A. ’50, J.D. ’76, and Donald E. Axinn,* J.D. ’75 Stuart S. Ball, J.D. ’84 Michael James Barnes, M.A. ’76, Ph.D. ’81 Christopher Beattie, M.A. ’86 Gary M. Bennett, B.B.A. ’88 Albert Bevilacqua Ira Michael Birns, B.B.A. ’83 Andy Bittleman Bill Bleyer, B.A. ’74 Susan, B.S.Ed. ’63, and Edward Blumenfeld Stephen G. Bondi, B.B.A. ’80 Robert Boos, B.B.A. ’59 Michael Thomas Borgia, B.B.A. ’76, M.B.A. ’85 Howard W. Boyce James W. Bozzomo, J.D. ’03 Paul Brady, B.B.A. ’82 Donald F. Brennick Susan H., B.B.A. ’85, and Peter P. Capone, B.B.A. ’85 Richard Frank Cappelluzzo, B.B.A. ’62 Carl J. Caputo Lynn, B.S. ’64, and Richard Cardozo, B.B.A. ’64 Thomas Carney Melanie M., B.B.A. ’95, M.B.A. ’98, and Matthew A. Carpenter, B.B.A. ’96 Jocelyn Carter Christopher J. Caruso, B.A. ’97, J.D. ’00 Mark J. Caruso, J.D. ’77 Carol Ann Casazza, J.D. ’84 Jan Cashman Barry F. Cavagnaro, B.B.A. ’85 John M. Cefaly Dorothea Snyder, B.S. ’48, and Jack Graeme Clarke, B.A. ’49 Kenneth Cloud, B.A. ’52, M.B.A. ’56 James Coffman, B.A. ’70, J.D. ’79 Sarah Cohn, J.D. ’87 Dale A. Cole Jodi Beth and Matthew B. Coleman, B.S. ’97 Catharine Kim, B.A. ’75, and C. Payson Coleman, J.D. ’76

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Peter E. Coleman James M. Conboy Shelly G. Conn, B.A. ’74 Dorothy E. and Eugene B. Connolly,* B.A. ’54, M.B.A. ’64 Richard Thomas Cooney, B.B.A. ’62 Joseph M. Corcoran, B.B.A. ’82 Daniel Corcoran Steven R. Costenoble Teri A., B.A. ’09, and Mark Kevin Cox, B.B.A. ’93, M.S.Ed. ’02 Daniel F. Cremins Charles Bart Cummings, J.D. ’73 Jason Guy Cury, B.A. ’74 Michele L., B.B.A. ’93, M.B.A. ’01, and James W. Cusack, B.B.A.’90, M.B.A. ’98 Anthony N. Dalessio, B.B.A. ’80 Gloria and Stanley L. Datlow Augustus Daurio Kenneth R. David, J.D. ’99 Lawrence Allan Davis, B.A. ’70, M.S.Ed. ’74 Jeff Davis William L. Del Gais, B.B.A. ’81, M.B.A. ’84 Willis R. Deming Nora V. Demleitner Robert Francis D’Esposito, B.A. ’64 Florence Dessen Daniel M. DeStefano, B.A. ’69, M.A. ’72 Paul G. Detkin, B.S. ’49 Gary Diana, B.S. ’82 Katherine Rouse Dieterich, J.D. ’05 Beth Charney Dorfman, J.D. ’84 Carol J. Drummer Neil Patrick Duncan Douglas A. Edmonds David Jay Einbinder, B.B.A. ’81 Lewis M. Eisenberg Steven J. Eisman Thomas J. Engelke Elissa Epstein, J.D. ’78 Stephen G. Epstein, B.S. ’73, J.D. ’75 Carmine Emanuel Esposito, J.D. ’89 Michael Faltischek Thomas A. Famigletti, B.S. ’68 Joan Lucks Feinstein, J.D. ’77 Edward M. Finegan, B.A. ’66 Rodney B. Finzel David A. Fiore, B.A. ’06 Gary J. Flood James P. Flood, B.B.A. ’77 Nicholas M. Florio, B.S. ’78 Brian M. Foresta, B.B.A. ’90, M.B.A. ’97 Joseph Martin Fowler, B.A. ’90 Merrie S. Frankel, J.D. ’80 Richard S. Frazer, B.B.A. ’69 Monroe H. Freedman Gordon M. Freeman Mindy L. Fried

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Patricia A. Randall-Cooper, B.A. ’75, and Warren G. Frisina Judith D. Fryer, J.D. ’75 Hillary, M.S.Ed. ’98, and Richard A. Fuhrman, J.D. ’77 D. Roger Gaeckler David J. Gallo Nicholas A. Gallo, B.S.Ed. ’78 Marilyn , B.A. ’64, M.S.Ed. ’83, and Timothy T. Gannon, B.B.A. ’63 Mitchell M. Gans, B.B.A. ’71, J.D. ’74 Michelle D., B.B.A. ’90, and John Gatto Pamela Gerstman Richard Gilbert Kenneth Goetz Jan Drew Goldman, J.D. ’80 Steven F. Goldstein Norman Robert Goldstein, B.A. ’59 Daniel A. Golub, B.B.A. ’70 Ronald V. Governale, B.A. ’63 Linda G., B.A. ’98, and Michael K. Greenseid John DeWitt Gregory Nunzio James Grella, B.B.A. ’68 Edwin Vilis Grivins, B.S. ’80, M.S. ’85 Dimple K. Gulati Marijean Gumbrecht, B.A. ’81, M.S.Ed. ’02 William Samuel Hamill, B.S. ’49 Linda J. Hantzschel, B.S. ’82, M.B.A. ’88 Evelyn Harrison, B.A. ’84 Kevin John Hawkesworth, B.A. ’88 Joseph Michael Heaney, B.B.A. ’53 Christopher C. Hein Gregory T. Hein Timothy V. Henry Neil E. Herman, J.D. ’85 Norman L. Hicks, B.S. ’62 John L. Hiller, B.B.A. ’65 Joel Hirschhorn Arthur R. Hirst Donald Joseph Hofmann, B.B.A. ’79 Richard Holland, B.B.A. ’57 Thomas E. Holman Harriet Holtz Robert Gregory Horvath, B.B.A. ’82 Clarence C. Hudson Darius Hudson Shawn Hudson Tonka M. Hudson-Foster Bridget T. Hunter Miriam Hyman, J.D. ’77 Elizabeth M. Ingoglia, B.A. ’70 Al Interlicchio Bob Jahelka Judith Jedlicka, B.A. ’66, M.A. ’76 Edward J. Johnsen, B.A. ’76 Sandra S. and Andrew Johnson Thelma Louise Jones, J.D. ’05 Richard E. Joyce Christopher J. Kain Henry B. Kayser, B.B.A. ’71 Edward M. Kelly

Keith Kenelly Abby and Kenneth Kenigsberg Craig Michael Kennedy, B.A. ’09 Colm H. Kennedy Thomas J. Killeen Dorothy Italie Kirsch, B.A. ’68, Ed.D. ’73 Terry L. and Roger Kleid Andrea Lynn, M.A. ’89, Ph.D. ’92, and Spencer Klein, J.D. ’89 David M. Knaus, B.A. ’72 David Knee James J. Kolb Joel M. Kotick Suzan and Arthur J. Kremer Kathryn Ann Kronenberger, B.A. ’92 Peggy Braver, B.A. ’71, and Mark A. Kurland, B.S. ’71 Albert A. Lahood, B.A. ’56, M.S.Ed. ’59 Arthur S. Laitman, J.D. ’99 Alan Landis Joseph Allan Larsen, B.A. ’92 Victor Lasalle Helen M. Latimer Chris Laul Michael X. Laurano, B.B.A. ’99 Betty Reid Lawson, B.S. ’44 Russell Lay Lenard Leeds, J.D. ’74 Ivy Leslye Leibowitz, B.A. ’71, J.D. ’88 Madelyn Leibowitz, B.S.Ed. ’64 Kevin Leifer Salvatore Thomas Lentini, B.B.A. ’94 John R. Lenz, B.S. ’50, M.S.Ed. ’55 Evan Leonard, B.B.A. ’92 Marilyn M. Levine, J.D. ’77 Beth E., B.A. ’73, M.S.Ed. ’75, and Charles F. Levinthal Lawrence Levy Cindy Lewis, B.S.Ed. ’79 Carol and Andrew S. Lipton, J.D. ’77 George Lisojo George Loros, B.B.A. ’56 Charles A. Lucido, B.B.A. ’59 Corrine Bogdan Lucido, B.A. ’59 Matthew Luttinger Brian Lyght, B.B.A. ’87 Lizabeth Anne Lynner, B.A. ’85 Margaret M., J.D. ’95, and Raymond H. Malone Patricia and Michael W. Manzer, B.S.Ed. ’60 Roberta, B.A. ’52, and Bernard Marcus, B.S. ’50 Fredric John Martello, B.B.A. ’79, M.B.A. ’06 Robert W. Martin David J. Mattana, J.D. ’86 Ann Elizabeth Mc Donough, B.B.A. ’92 Geraldine V. McCarthy John Paul McDonough, B.B.A. ’89 Janice Marie McFadden, B.B.A. ’87, M.B.A. ’92

Alumni and Friends Virginia Kane, B.A. ’97, M.S. ’98, and Jason M. McKenna, B.B.A. ’96 Samantha W., B.A. ’98, M.S.Ed. ’99, and Thomas F. McKevitt, B.A. ’93, J.D. ’96 William Francis McMahon Timothy McMahon, B.B.A. ’99 Robert R. McMillan Forrest McMullen, B.A. ’51, M.S.Ed. ’54 Joan E. McNichol, J.D. ’79 Craig S. Medwick Emily, J.D. ’77, and Stephen F. Mendel, J.D. ’77 John Merendino Ed Meushaw William H. Miller Helen M. Misiano, B.B.A. ’92 Michael Joseph Monticciolo, J.D. ’97 Misha Ellen Monticciolo, M.S.Ed. ’07 A. Patricia Moore, B.A. ’55, J.D. ’74 J. Michael Moore Andrej Carl Muccillo, B.A. ’63 Joshua Mulholland Daniel Ely Murnick, B.A. ’62 Leonard J. Murrans Ralph A. Nappi, B.A. ’56 Fusae Nara, J.D. ’91 Richard T. Nasti John G. Newman, B.A. ’59 Philip A. Newman Dominique Nguyen-Ngoc John Norbeck, B.A. ’73 Deanna and Gerard E. O’Connor, J.D. ’00 Patricia Oliansky, B.A. ’60 Esther M., B.B.A. ’86, and Timothy Patrick O’Malley, B.B.A. ’87 Stephen Jules Orbach, J.D. ’77 Bonnie Jill, J.D. ’84, and Andrew Lee Oringer, J.D. ’84 Sharon M. Oster, B.A. ’70 Vincent Anthony Palazzolo, B.B.A. ’88 Robert M. Pascucci Jim Paterson Michael Donald Patrick, J.D. ’78 Thomas K. Patterson The Pecora Family Joseph F. Pellegrini Anamaria Perez, B.A. ’73 Robert Walter Pfeiffer, B.S. ’43 Eric Neil Piper, M.B.A. ’64 Roxane Polak, Ph.D. ’79 Martha S. Pope Jodi L., J.D. ’83, and Garry Bruce Popofsky, B.B.A. ’79 Christy A. Prifte, B.A. ’79 Robert J. Quinlan Barry J. Rava, B.S. ’78 Joseph J. Richetti, J.D. ’98 Roy B. Roberti, M.B.A. ’93 Bryan M. Rogan Ralph L. Rogers, B.B.A. ’84 Jill Rosenberg

Jeffrey Lewis Rosten, B.B.A. ’80 Joseph Rotella David Rothman Edward S. Rudofsky, J.D. ’73 Victor S. Russo, B.B.A. ’83 Melissa D. Ryan Anthony Michael Sabino Stephanie Optekman, B.A. ’68, and Stuart M. Saft, B.A. ’68 Robert Salerno, B.S. ’80 Ted Sasso Elaine M. Saville Joseph R. Scardapane, Ph.D. ’83 Paul J. Scariano Ronald Joseph Schley, B.B.A. ’89 Stephen W. Schlissel Kevin Schlosser, J.D. ’84 Richard Schoenstein, J.D. ’90 Matthew S. Schwartzberg, B.B.A. ’93 James Paul Scully, B.B.A. ’90, J.D. ’04 Gordon L. Seaman Kent A. Seelig Karen P. Seiter-Carteris, B.A. ’81 Garry R. Seligson, J.D. ’76 Robert D. Sena, B.B.A. ’69 Patricia Lynn, B.S.Ed. ’64, and John Sepulveda, B.S.Ed. ’67 James Shanahan, B.B.A. ’91, M.B.A. ’94 Pamela Charlotte Shaw Hawkesworth, B.B.A. ’88 Ellen Shedlarz, B.A. ’73 Thomas H. Shifflet Sara A., B.B.A. ’83, M.B.A. ’88, and Ronald Shindel, B.A. ’96 Ira Brian Silver, B.B.A. ’80 Ezra David Singer, J.D. ’79 Diane C. Skudin Ernest Patrick Smith, B.B.A. ’85 Terence Smolev, B.B.A. ’66 Adam M. Snyder Shawn Andrew Sosnik, B.A. ’87 Bernice, B.A. ’73, M.A. ’82, and Leo Spandorf Jerry Spiegel Lee R. Spiegel John Patrick Spinelli, B.B.A. ’89 Anita Stark Daniel J. Stein Paul B. Stessel, M.S.Ed. ’67 Richard Marc Steuer, B.A. ’70 Monica H., J.D. ’77, and Richard L. Sussman, B.S.Ed. ’75 Jay P. Szerencsy Lon Tabatchnick Jerome F. Tatar Alan Taxerman, B.A. ’76 Daniel John Terrasi, B.S. ’78 Robert J. Thoms, B.A. ’49 Patricia and Thomas J. Tierney Mary Ellen Tkatch , B.A. ’79 Robert Arthur Tobi, B.S.Ed. ’62, M.S.Ed. ’67 Kenneth R. Tyler Finny Varghese, B.A. ’00 Ruth A. Vedvik

William J. Wagner Alda and Hector Walcott Stephen John Wallace, J.D. ’83 Owen B. Walsh, B.A. ’52 Patricia K., B.A. ’57, and Joseph R. Wamser Paul R. Wasserbach Judith Wasserman, B.A. ’67, M.S.Ed. ’68 James Thomas Watson, B.B.A. ’82, M.B.A. ’84 Geraldine F. Watson Rochelle Freilich, B.A. ’71, and Marc A. Weinberg, B.A. ’69 Stan Weinstein, B.A. ’64 Matthew Wiener Edgar Henry Williams, B.B.A. ’81 Brigid Winters James Michael Wolin, B.S. ’77, M.B.A. ’81 Rebecca J. Yoswein Allen Jeffrey Zagoren, B.A. ’69 Jason Todd Zullin, B.B.A. ’97

$500 to $999 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University Harry Achuthan, B.S. ’94 Caryl and Herbert Ackerman, B.S. ’50 Margaret Albergo Samuel Arce Garo Peter Artinian Alexander A. Avella Philip J. Avillo, B.A. ’63 Patricia M., M.A. ’98, and Joseph Michael Barkwill Kelle A. Barth, M.S.Ed. ’03 John Barth, B.B.A. ’00, M.S. ’08 Thomas J. Basile, B.A. ’97 Frances and Louis Bauer, B.A. ’42 Corey B. Bearak, B.A. ’77, J.D. ’81 Dorothy Phillips Bendetti, B.A. ’57 George D. Benjamin, B.S. ’58 J Bret Bennington Celia I. Berk, B.F.A. ’79 Gary Berman Sondra L. Bernstein, B.A. ’53 Judith Bilello, M.S. ’73 Karen Elizabeth Bodner, B.A. ’72 Christopher Stefan Boffa, B.B.A. ’99, M.B.A. ’03 Kevin S. Bonus Frank Borrelli David W. Brand, J.D. ’75 Richard Briglio, B.A. ’69, Ph.D. ’75 Hope Morehouse, B.S. ’45, and Robert E. Brockway,* B.S. ’46 Kenneth Wayne Brooks, J.D. ’74 Laura Deutsch Brownstein, B.A. ’54 Leslie J. Brownstein, M.A. ’72 Marianne J. and Robert L. Bush, B.A. ’76 Stephanie, Ph.D. ’07, and Edward Bushey, M.B.A. ’93 Charlene L. Butler, B.B.A. ’87

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David L. Calone James L. Cameron, B.A. ’73 Anthony Michael Camisa, J.D. ’98 Thomas F. Canty Jeffery R. Capazzi Carlo J. Capurso Richard Cardone, B.B.A. ’91 Peter Joseph Carew, B.A. ’62 William F. Carmody Emanuel Carreras, B.S. ’61 Alice J., B.A. ’51, M.S.Ed. ’54, and Douglas R. Carroll, B.S. ’51 Andrea Jill Caruso Chad Cascadden Beverly A. Casciano James R. Cavin, B.A. ’68 Meredith H. and Paul J. Celentano, Jr. James Scott Chadwick, B.S. ’59 Dane Clarke Richard John Clavell, B.B.A. ’53 Bruce Clay Roy P. Coghill, B.B.A. ’89 David Marc Cohen J. Scott Colesanti Debra Coletto Alan Colmes, B.A. ’71 William J. Condon, J.D. ’85 John A. Corrado, B.B.A. ’61 William F. Cosgrove, B.A. ’08 Patricia M. Costello Dolores Karmin, B.A. ’55, and James M. Crane, B.A. ’52 Tyree Curry, M.A. ’74 Rita and Michael A. D’Amato, B.B.A. ’68 Deborah L. Damers Fred G. Daniels Chaundra Felita Daniels Paul Robert Danker, B.A. ’75 Michael S. Davis Christa De Masi Erica DeJesus, B.A. ’01 Gina Michelle Simon, B.A. ’89, M.B.A. ’93, and Michael Della Penna, B.B.A. ’87, M.B.A.’93 Louis S. DeLuca Louis F. Demars, M.B.A. ’84 Michael Peter Devlin, B.B.A. ’89, M.S. ’08 Dev Dhamija, B.A. ’00, J.D. ’04 Donald DiBlasi, B.A. ’70 Arlene Samet, B.B.A. ’64, and Raymond V. DiScala, B.B.A. ’64, M.B.A. ’66 Tammy Dreher, B.B.A. ’99 Linda Dreslinski Donald Dreyer, B.A. ’71, M.S.Ed. ’75 Douglas Arnold Drossman, B.A. ’66 Richard J. Drury Merrill Bruce Dubrow, B.B.A. ’84 Susann C. Duffy, J.D. ’05 Michael C. Dunn, B.B.A. ’97 Ginny S. Ehrlich-Greenberg, B.A. ’90 Stanley J. Einbender, B.A. ’60 Mitchell Elberg, J.D. ’77 Caryl Ellis, B.S. ’59

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Alumni and Friends Henry Emmet Jose A. Escobar Robert Evangelista, B.A. ’98 Patricia Anne Falese, B.A. ’79 Cynthia Ann Farr, B.B.A. ’85 James Russell Farrell, B.B.A. ’60 Florence M. Fass Gerard W. Fay, B.A. ’01 Alexander P. Federbush Edward A. Fiorvanti Edith and Bernard J. Firestone Joel Stuart Fishkind, B.B.A. ’62 Steven Marc Fishner, B.B.A. ’73, J.D. ’78 Mariah Angelina Florkoski Merrie S. Frankel, J.D. ’80 Nancy Susan, J.D. ’91, and Richard K. Freedman William Gaffney Elisa Gallaro, B.A. ’80 Marsha Jacobson Garay, B.A. ’71, and Antonio Francisco Garay, B.B.A. ’71 Kevin G. Geiger

Sandra R. Geller, J.D. ’75 Nadia Giaccio, B.A. ’00 Joan M. Gilmore, J.D. ’77 Evan Scott Giniger, B.B.A. ’87 Richard Gerard Gisonny, B.A. ’82 Kathleen M. Glass, M.S.Ed. ’99 Raymond Glynn Mark Townsend Godfrey, B.B.A. ’95 Ilene Joy Goldberg-Schuss, B.B.A. ’80, M.S.Ed. ’04 Rosalind M. Gordon, J.D. ’73 Dennis O. Gorman Michael Andrew Gottesman, B.A. ’07 James Green, B.B.A. ’84, M.B.A. ’86 Jeffrey H. Greenfield B. Lawson Greenhalgh John Michael Griem, J.D. ’94 Barbara, M.S.Ed. ’70, and Norman Gross, B.A. ’50 Michael Grossfeld Frank Gulino Jennifer Anne Gundlach William A. Haft

Stephan Henri Haimo Marc Loren Hamroff, J.D. ’83 Samuel Hanna Joyce Mikhail Hanna, B.A. ’56 Robert M Harper, J.D. ’07 Laurie A. Harvey John W. Hayes Christopher J. Hein, B.B.A. ’85 Karen and William Michael Hennessey, B.S.Ed. ’88 Joyce Hertsch Charles W. Hildebrandt, B.S. ’60 Robert C. Hiller, B.S. ’76 Carol Lieb, J.D. ’78, and Scott M. Himes, J.D. ’78 Glenn S. Hirsch, B.B.A. ’72 David James Hodge, B.B.A. ’03 John Hoffman, B.B.A. ’86, M.B.A. ’93 Steven A. Horowitz, B.A. ’81, M.B.A. ’89, J.D. ’84 Clarence C. Hudson Michael R. Hut, B.A. ’63, M.S.Ed. ’69 Joseph Iamascia

Kenneth Michael Jaslow, B.B.A. ’91 Paul I. Jeffery, B.B.A. ’63 Susan, J.D. ’89, and Samuel N. Joffe, J.D. ’74 Richard George Johanson, B.S.Ed. ’75 Jacqueline A. Jones Bob Kalenka Evelyn Kalenscher, B.B.A. ’66, J.D. ’89 Jack Brian Kaley, B.A. ’61 Virginia Kane, B.A. ’97, M.S. ’98 Georgia Kaporis, M.B.A. ’99 Marc Alex Karis, B.A. ’97 Michelle Kaszuba Oswald G. Kaufhold, B.A. ’53 Bernard P. Kennedy Anna M. Kerekes, B.S. ’55 Lawrence Kestin Krista Kilburn-Stevetsky Michael Allen Kimack, J.D. ’95 Stuart Klein Janice Koch, M.A. ’87 Thomas Koehler

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Diane Goldman Diane Goldman ’75, a longtime friend and donor to Hofstra, grew up on Long Island’s South Shore, in Valley Stream, New York.

During her junior year of high school, she was faced with the daunting task (as are many juniors) of making sense of a flood of mail coming from prospective colleges.

Then one piece of correspondence from Phi Beta Kappa of Long Island offered her an impressive scholarship to Hofstra. After that, her decision to study mathematics at Hofstra was an easy one to make.

She first considered becoming a teacher.

“Mostly, I just wanted to explore and learn more in i math th and d physics and eventually computer science.

After taking a couple of computer programming classes, I was bitten by the computer bug.”

Goldman, who was a commuter student, distinguished herself academically. She was inducted into Kappa Mu Epsilon, the math honor fraternity. As a KME representative, she was sent to a math conference in Philadelphia with two friends. “The math part was good, but I remember more the adventure of taking the train down to Philadelphia and trying to find our way to the hotel. Lillian [Nilsen Slade ’75] and Grace [DeSantis Riemenschneider ’75] – if you are reading this – do you remember that trip?” Goldman was also a member of Sigma Pi Sigma and graduated magna cum laude. Following her graduation from Hofstra, Goldman went to Rensselaer

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Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to pursue a graduate degree in computer science, and met her husband, David Singer. They started their professional careers at IBM in Boca Raton, Florida. Goldman started as a software tester and then went into software development, first for IBM Series/1 operating system and then on computer languages for the Series/1 (FORTRAN and Pascal).

When her husband was transferred to San Jose, California, Goldman landed a job at the Santa Teresa Lab (now known as the Silicon Valley Lab) to work on BASIC and other software development projects. Then Goldman’s career took a detour when their son, Jeff, was born. Goldman eventually returned to work in a part-time position at IBM, and she is with the same work group to this day, developing software tools for the Informational Management System (IMS).

Though Goldman’s life is now based on the West Coast, she has remained in touch with her alma mater and has been a donor for the past 25 years. “I started giving when my husband began giving to his alma mater. But now, it is more like ‘I am glad you were there for me! I want you to continue to be there for future students.’ It is important to support education, whether or not we have children making use of it, because it is good for the future of society.”

Goldman and Singer live in Los Gatos, California. Their son is currently a college sophomore. Goldman is an active member of Congregation Shir Hadash and enjoys Pilates, making jewelry and reading historical mysteries.

Alumni and Friends Neil H. Koenig Henry Theodore Kohlmann, B.B.A. ’57 Stephen J. Koshers, B.B.A. ’69 Muriel G. Kraus, B.A. ’68, M.A. ’71 Andrew Anthony Kress, B.A. ’76, J.D.’79 Gladys P. Kusterer, B.A. ’57 Constantine D. Kyropoulos, B.A. ’58 Diana Lake, B.A. ’68 Evan W. Lamanna Gloria, B.A. ’49, M.S.Ed. ’62, and Fred Landsman, B.A. ’49 Alan John Langenus, M.S.Ed. ’68 Stephen Scott Lawrence Geraldine T. Lehrer, B.A. ’71 Martin Elliot Letowsky, J.D. ’76 Alexander Liberman, B.A. ’00 Denise A. Lindenauer, J.D. ’90 Anthony J. Liotta, B.A. ’76 Jody Fink, J.D. ’83 and David Brian Lippman, J.D. ’83 Karen Kalbacher Lipton, B.A. ’76, J.D.’79 Mary Ann and William M. Lockhart, B.B.A. ’61 Ann Lomonte Rochelle M. and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Christopher Michael Lynch, B.A. ’91 Tara Marie Maino, B.A. ’07, M.S.Ed. ’09 Renee H. Malone Douglas L. Mann Joseph Marafino Joan C. Marasco Joel R. Marcus, J.D. ’76 Thomas R. Marich, B.B.A. ’98 Kathleen Mayer Lorane J., B.B.A. ’57, and Harold F. Mayer, B.B.A. ’57 David W. McAndrews Daniel P. McCabe Salvatrice McCracken Joseph F. McCullough, B.B.A. ’85 Douglas E. McGrath Christopher Joseph McGrath, B.A. ’87 Carol McPherson Robert S. Meehan Carle-Marie P. Memnon, M.A. ’99 Karen L. Mills Ramon N. Mills Leanne Marie Milner, B.A. ’05 Olga C. Milone Matthew T. Mitchell Stephen A. Molello, B.A. ’70 Randell Montellaro, B.B.A. ’82, J.D. ’85 George Thomas Mulligan, B.A. ’61 Susan M. Murphy James T. Murphy Elizabeth Edney Nanovic, B.A. ’55 Domenick Napoletano, J.D. ’80 Peter Thomas Napoli, B.B.A. ’09 Steven Douglas Nastro, B.B.A. ’74, M.B.A. ’79 Andrew Jonathan Nathan, J.D. ’81

Andrew C. Newman Thomas Monroe Niblette, B.A. ’68 Bianca H. O’Brien Stephen J. Occhipinti Gerard O’Connor, J.D. ’00 Allen George Oechsner, B.B.A. ’70 Michael D. A. Ogazon, B.B.A. ’01, M.B.A. ’04 William Olb Michael J. Olecki John Steven Orsen, B.B.A. ’06 Joe Ottaiano AnnMarie Pallan Thomas S. Pandolf Vivian Ingebritt and Albert L. Passuello, B.A. ’63 John Robert Pawar Joseph Perry Steven Person Michael P. Petrane Gary A. Podell, J.D. ’91 Rudolph G. Polanski, B.A. ’66, M.A. ’67 Ralph Polimeni Jesse Pollock, B.A. ’66 Terry A. Pristin M. Jennifer, B.A. ’87 and Stanislao Pugliese, B.A. ’87 Gary Thomas Quinn, B.S. ’83 David Raimondo Robert C. Rais, B.A. ’49 Jonathan P. Reese George Ralph Rehn, B.B.A. ’70 Thomas W. Reilly Alan Neal Resnick Michael C. Riak, M.B.A. ’93 Lawrence Ripak, B.S. ’67 Christopher P. Rizzo Sondra S. Roppolo Craig Edward Rosasco, B.A. ’91 Bruce Rosen Judith Goldberg Rosenberg Daniel R. Rubey Ben B. Rubinowitz, J.D. ’81 Robert M. Russo, B.B.A. ’76, M.S.Ed.’84 Terence Ryan Lewis Salgado Jeffrey Saliture, B.A. ’08 Dean C. Saltmarsh Lawrence Howard Samuels Stanley J. Sanders B. John Sara Lina and Gustave Joseph Scacco, M.B.A. ’88 Victor Schachter Joseph William Schier, B.S. ’76 Steven A. Schlesinger John C. Schmitt, B.B.A. ’64 Robert Karl Schmitt, B.B.A. ’84, M.B.A.’85 Stuart Schneiderman Stephen John Schnoor, B.B.A. ’85 Leo B. Schoffer, J.D. ’77 Howard Lewis Schor, B.B.A. ’02 Jeffrey Schor

Emily G. Schreiber, B.S.Ed. ’65, M.A. ’95 Ryan A. Schreiber, J.D. ’94 Elias Schwartz, J.D. ’80 Valerie, J.D. ’90, and Mark Seelig, J.D. ’89 Morris Seidman, B.B.A. ’52 Holly J. Seirup, Ed.D. ’95, and Clifford Pincus, B.B.A. ’83, M.B.A. ’85, Ph.D. ’09 Sandra W. Sexton Philip L. Sharfstein Denise H., J.D. ’78, and Robert G. Sher Steve Sholomon Joseph Sidaras Leslie and Donald R. Siegel David J. Siino, B.A. ’97 Carole A. Smith, M.S. ’91 Daniel Solow Olga B. Spencer, B.A. ’69 Lee Spiegel Kathleen M. Spiegler, B.B.A. ’82 Sylvie St. Laurent Carol A. Stack Claire Anne, B.A. ’99, and Gregory J. Stanek, B.B.A. ’98 Richard Steven Steinberg, B.A. ’76 Briton P. Stone Jeffrey David Straussman, B.A. ’66 Arthur Adolph Strunk, B.S. ’52 Leonard M. Sturm, M.B.A. ’78 Howard J. Talmud, J.D. ’91 Harold Donald Tarry, B.S. ’76 William M. Terrone, B.A. ’69 Patricia A. Thomas Curry, B.A. ’75 Roger B. Tilles Arthur Trust Ross S. Uhlfelder, B.A. ’69 Linda M. Unterstein, M.S.Ed. ’75 Anthony M. Vaccaro Neal Vallins Charles Edward Vasoll, B.B.A. ’51, M.B.A. ’60 Marianne Graham, B.S.Ed. ’61, M.A. ’73, and George Vecsey, B.A. ’60 Robert M. Veit, B.B.A. ’56 Benjamin R. Vogt Heather Lynn Voight Keith Wagner Barbara Ann Walsh-Dreyer, B.A. ’80 Douglas E. Walters, M.A. ’85, Ph.D. ’91 Richard Thomas Watson, B.B.A. ’77, M.B.A. ’79 Donald Weaver Gary Alan Weinstock, B.A. ’75 William F. Weir, J.D. ’85 Kitty Welsh James F. Wenk, M.B.A. ’05 Jeannie-Marie Werner, B.A. ’97, M.S.Ed. ’02 Marvin Wildenberg, B.S. ’48 Tracie Williams

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Pamela Joye, M.A. ’01, and Robert Darren Williams Jeffrey A. Wurst, B.S.Ed. ’71, M.A.’74 Lawrence James Wurzel, B.B.A. ’76 Morton Gerald Yuter, B.A. ’48 Joan M. Zaleski Todd M. Zelnick, B.B.A. ’77 Cheryl Mae, J.D. ’79, and Steven R. Zimmer, B.S.,’74, J.D., ’78 Jessica Zimmerman, J.D. ’04

$250 to $499 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University Tammy L. Abraham Carl Joel Abraham, B.A. ’59, J.D. ’79 Tobie-Lynn Accardi Michael Alleva Donna and Doug Aloise, B.A. ’75, M.B.A. ’84 Michael Ambrosino Marie Leonora Amella-Pesko, M.S.Ed. ’88 Joseph Anthony Amplo, B.A. ’01, M.S.Ed. ’09 Doreen Galway, M.S.Ed. ’72, and Alan L. Andersen, M.S.Ed. ’75 Joanne V. Anderson, B.A. ’73, M.A.’76 Reginald Emmanuel Andre, B.B.A. ’04 Eleanor Smith, M.S.Ed. ’75 and Calvin L. Andrew, B.A. ’72 Keith Brian Annapolen, B.A. ’75 John J. Antoniades Jennifer Appel, B.A. ’86, M.A. ’90, Ph.D. ’93 Denise Ann, M.S.Ed. ’04, and Michael Joseph Arena, B.S. ’89 Lisa Marie, B.A. ’87, M.S.Ed. ’90, and Anthony Christophe Arena, B.B.A. ’85, M.B.A. ’87 Anna C. Arena Beverly, J.D. ’97, and Jesse Raymond Baker, J.D. ’79 Cheryl Lynn Bartow, J.D. ’96 Anthony Basile, B.B.A. ’83 Suzanne P. Basilicato, B.B.A. ’83 Joseph Anthony Battillo, B.A. ’82 Ronald J. Bekoff Janet E. Belkin, J.D. ’78 Bryan Noel Bellack, J.D. ’02 Daniel Benjamin, B.B.A. ’74 Deborah B. and Richard T. Bennett, B.B.A. ’56, M.S.Ed. ’66 Stephen H. Bentz Edwin Lionel Berger, B.B.A. ’62 Richard Berkenfeld Lisa Berman Jeanette Betancourt, M.A. ’80 Ronald Binday, B.A. ’56 Ellen P. Birch Mindy Birnbaum, J.D. ’83 Bruce A. Blakeman Eileen J. Blancato, B.B.A. ’80

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Alumni and Friends Irwin Bloom, B.B.A. ’65 Alice Anne Bluhm Marlann, B.A. ’75, M.A.’79, and Paul E. Blutman, B.A. ’74, J.D. ’77 Charles Frederic Bowers, B.A. ’87 Joseph H. Boyer, B.S. ’62 Laurence Brady, B.B.A. ’90 Richard T. Brande, Ed.D. ’80 Eric Bruce Brettschneider, J.D. ’79 Natalie H. Brooks, B.A. ’77 Heidi, B.S. ’82, and Kenneth Ira Brown, B.B.A. ’79 Jayne Elise Brownell Jayson A. Brustman Michael Henry Bruzik, B.S. ’82 Hillary Lynne Burgess Leary Michael Buscemi Keith Donald Butler, B.B.A. ’88 Lisa Ann Cairo, J.D. ’02 Gerald J. Caliendo Beatrice W. Cambridge, J.D. ’83 Richard J. Canter, J.D. ’76 Richard Caproni, B.A. ’63 Mildred B. Capuro, B.S. ’45 Christopher D. Carlin Paul Carson, M.A. ’97 Francis William Casey, B.A. ’66 James M. Cashin, B.B.A. ’85 Andrew L. Casper, B.A. ’94 Robert John Cavaliero, B.A. ’74, M.A. ’82 Andrew John Ceraulo, J.D. ’79 William J. Chardavoyne, B.B.A. ’74 Alan Clark Gregory B. Classon, J.D. ’81 Joseph Coccia Andrew Theodore Fishma Coen, B.A. ’03 Burton D. Cohen Lynn F. Coleman, B.A. ’58 Rosalie Helene Contino Ilene Sherwyn, J.D. ’79, and Mitchell J. Cooper, J.D. ’79 Kathleen M. Corey Tracy L. Cornette, B.B.A. ’93 Barbara C., B.S.Ed. ’60, and Thomas B. Cousins, B.A. ’60 Mary Phinney, M.S.Ed. ’70, and Robert O. Crabbs Alan D. Craig, B.A. ’56 Ronald Lawrence Crane, B.A. ’71 Robert Creamer, B.B.A. ’80 Andrew Brian Croiter, B.A. ’05 Bert J. Cunningham William Daniello Mark Steven Danielson, B.A. ’76 Armand Deambrosis, B.B.A. ’69 Thomas J. DeCurtis, B.B.A. ’08 Sybil Del Gaudio Frank DeNapoli Francis A. Denapoli Michael Denimarck Jerome C. Dennehy Geraldine M. DeSimone Nancy and Herbert A. Deutsch, B.S.Ed. ’56

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Domenick Difalco Robert Joseph Digiamo, B.B.A. ’81 Michael D’Innocenzo Theodore DiPasquale, B.B.A. ’86 Robert W. Dixon, B.B.A. ’58 Patrick M. Dolan, B.B.A. ’92 Ivan Walter Dreyer, J.D. ’79 Joel Stewart Dubow, B.A. ’64 Christopher G. Duffy, B.S. ’90 Daniel G. Dyer, B.S. ’85 Jessica A. Eads, B.A. ’96 Jason William Easteadt Richard Eaton Howard S. Edelstein, J.D. ’74 William W. Edwards David L. Eisbrouch, J.D. ’85 Virginia Nolan, B.S. ’45 Julie R. Evans, J.D. ’86 Michael Falcetta John Joseph Fausti, J.D. ’80 Frank Fazio Allan Felsen,* B.B.A. ’59 Steven Fendell, B.A. ’78 Dolores M. Fernandez, Ph.D. ’88 John Lee Fetzer, B.A. ’56 Marion P. Fleming, M.A. ’68 Paul Joseph Flora, B.S. ’68 Mary Ann Di Iorio Forgie, B.B.A. ’82 Arthur V. Fox Richard D. Freel Catherine and Philip Fressle Robert Kenneth Fricke, J.D. ’90 Marguerite Herring Frost, B.A. ’40 Charles H. Frost, B.S. ’48 Jonathan Elbridge Furr, B.A. ’88 Elisa Gallaro, B.A. ’80, and Mark Marchand Joseph M. Gallo, B.B.A. ’82 Mary Alice LaGiglia, B.A. ’89, and Glenn Gans, B.B.A. ’88, M.B.A.’91 Joseph A. Ganzi Frank W. Gargano, B.B.A. ’56 Leonard Peter Garille, B.B.A. ’64 Albert W. Garrigan, B.A. ’58 Donald J. Gault Dolores Gebhardt, J.D. ’84, and Glenn Peter Berger, J.D. ’84 Sylvia J. Giallombardo, M.S.Ed. ’64 Paula Giambona, B.A. ’99, J.D. ’02 Ellen P. Giesow, B.A. ’67 Julian H. Gingold William Gionesi Anthony Giordano, J.D. ’07 Donald A. Glasel, J.D. ’85 Susan Glicksman Jane M. Goldman, B.S.Ed. ’67, M.S.Ed. ’69 Marion K. and Samuel Melvyn Goldstein, B.B.A. ’56 Elaine Sack, B.S.Ed. ’61, and Paul Stephen Goldstein, B.A. ’55 Laura J. Gorman Peter Martin Gottesman, B.A. ’69 William M. Gouse, Jr. Gregg Grauer, J.D. ’91 Howard Edward Graves, M.A. ’81

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H. Robert Greenbaum Don R. Greenbaum Tony Grego Charles R. Greve Melissa J. Grier, J.D. ’09 Mark Joseph Groff, B.A. ’81 Sanford Grundt Richard V. Guardino Gayle Lynne Gulley Robert A. Gunther John Christopher Guthman, Ph.D. ’92 Andre B. Gvozden James Frederick Haag, B.B.A. ’61 Roger Haber Eddie Raynord Hadden, J.D. ’79 David D. Hagburg Ronald L. Hailparn Mark Hamilton Robin L., B.A. ’73, M.A.’74, and Eric H. Hananel, B.B.A. ’72, M.B.A. ’74 Donald R. Hanington, B.B.A. ’63 Gerald P. Hanley Paul E. Harnick Bruce Harrison William J. Hartnett Rashad Hasan Haughton, B.A. ’00 Bridget and Jack Hayes Linda Heaney Kenneth Heavey, B.B.A. ’95 Jon M. Hennessey Kristina N. Hernandez Robert F. Heyl, B.S. ’71 Richard Joseph Hickey, B.A. ’58 Patrick Martin Higgins, B.A. ’80 John L. Hill, B.B.A. ’58 Carl E. Hiller Robert E. Hillman, B.A. ’55, M.A. ’58 Charles S. Hodge Marta Garcia Holliday, B.A. ’94 Leah P. Hollis Debbi S. Honorof Elizabeth Horan, J.D. ’81 Frank James Hruska, B.B.A. ’87 Debra Huggins Terrance L. Huntsberger, B.A. ’71, M.A. ’73 John M. Iacono Lynn S. Igel Terry Ikeda-Iyeki Jeanne Interlicchio Jerry Jackson Bradford E. Jacobs, Ph.D. ’80 Jean-Jacques Jessier, B.B.A. ’85 Ellen P. Johnson Marie P., B.B.A. ’88, and Frederick Charles Johs, B.B.A. ’76 Marion Jones Susan Marcia Kane, J.D. ’77 Andrew G. Karklin Howard Kassinove Ina Katz Debbie Kaye David A. Kellman, J.D. ’74 John R. Kenny Doris W., M.A. ’74 and Stanley Kertzner

Lawrence Welsch Kessler Eileen E. Keyes Jack Kilburn Deborah E. Killoran Richard Alan Klass, B.A. ’89 Michael Klatman David Michael Kleinman, J.D. ’06 Susan Taylor Kluewer, J.D. ’74 Gerald Roger Knorr, B.B.A. ’65 Karen A. and John Charles Koegel, M.B.A. ’88 Natalie Ann Kozlowski, B.S. ’92 Justan Meredith Kraemer, B.B.A. ’94 Margaret D. Kranz, J.D. ’83 Branka Kristic VickiLynne Kropf, B.B.A. ’85 Richard Alfred Krug, B.B.A. ’81 Linda C. Kuchar Robert G. Kurzman, B.A. ’54 Phil Kutzman Michael F. Kuzow, B.A. ’75 John F. La Rosa Kenneth M. Labbate, J.D. ’92 Jacqueline Lamond Elizabeth LaMountain Paul Gordon LaPierre Regina Lattimore Nicholas Lavacca, B.B.A. ’89, M.B.A. ’99 Michelle R. Lavagnino Janet Lehr Lazar, B.B.A. ’64 Arthur Lehrman, B.A. ’51 Donald Frank Leistman, B.A. ’78, J.D. ’81 Jacqueline Patricia Lemaire, J.D. ’09 David Patrick Leno, J.D. ’97 Antonio Leo Leslie A. Lerner Michael Jay Lerner, J.D. ’83 Emily Hermanson Levin, J.D. ’82 Paul E. Levine, B.B.A. ’59 Robert P. Levoy Helen A., B.S.Ed. ’69 and Harold Allen Lewis, B.B.A. ’70 Peter J. Libman Andrea Libresco Jacqueline O. LiCalzi, B.A. ’85 Marcia Lilling Herman A. Linn, B.B.A. ’61 Salvatore A. Lipari Victoria Angela Lombardi, J.D. ’80 Edward C. Long Anthony Lopes, B.A. ’72 Vincent Lopes, B.B.A. ’01 Raymond S. Lulenski, B.B.A. ’73 John Francis Lupetin, B.S.Ed. ’75 Michael J. Lynch Pauline Maclure Michael D. Madden William Michael Maddock, B.B.A. ’93 Eustacchio Magarelli Barbara Jean Magnani, B.A. ’72 Melvin C. Mahoney, B.A. ’77 Mitchell H. Malen Glen Malings, B.B.A. ’80

Alumni and Friends Eileen M. Marsh, J.D. ’85 Joseph John Martinez, B.B.A. ’58 Douglas J. Martocci William E. Massey, J.D. ’79 Anil Mathur Catherine Jane Matteson, B.A. ’66, M.A. ’75 Roberto Mazzoleni Pearse Stephen Mc Cormack, B.B.A. ’91 Kelly and Gregory Monfiletto John McDonald Francis X. McElroy Geraldine McGann, B.A. ’74 Amie A. McKinney, B.S. ’93 Ronald P. McNavich, B.B.A. ’65 Carol and William B. McPherson Theresa Mary McSweeney, J.D. ’86 Robert P. Medwid Vincenzo Mellace Suzan L. Meyer Raymond Robert Mihalik, B.B.A. ’85 Cheryl Quarte Miles, B.B.A. ’81 Harriet, B.S.Ed. ’61, and Stephen H. Miller, B.A. ’60 Robert S. Miller Agnes A. Miller, B.B.A. ’73 Esther Miller, J.D. ’84 Jennifer G., M.S.Ed. ’99, and Jeffrey A. Minihane, B.B.A. ’96 William Minoff, B.B.A. ’83 Arthur Mirante, III Frank J. Mirovsky, B.B.A. ’77 Meir Mitelman Robert A. Monroe, B.B.A. ’64 Joseph Richard Montemurro Gary Patrick Moore, B.S. ’88 Edwin J. Moritz, B.A. ’43 Fern Waxman, B.A. ’73, and Jaime Mario Morozowski, B.B.A. ’73 Kent V. Moston, J.D. ’75 Wayne Michael Muchmore, B.B.A. ’62 Carin F. Muhlbaum Paul Muller Daniel C. Murphy, J.D. ’93 Anthony Christopher Musumeci, B.B.A. ’00 Lloyd J. Nadel, J.D. ’75 Barry N. Nass Alan Neuschatz, B.A. ’59 Arlene Carol Newman, B.A. ’72 Louis Henry Ng, B.A. ’54 John L. Nickelsberg, J.D. ’75 Stephen H. Nisenson, B.B.A. ’66 Susan Lee Nolan, B.B.A. ’81, M.B.A.’89 Thomas E. Nothel Richard M. Nuttall Dianne Dugal O’Boyle, B.B.A. ’82 Phyllis S. Ohr Lawrence G. Olsen, M.B.A. ’64 Lynda J., M.B.A. ’97 and Steven G. O’Malley Warren Roderick Omark, B.A. ’40 Chet O’Neill, B.A. ’60

Carl B. Orent, B.B.A. ’55 Stephanie Ortoleva, J.D. ’76 Arman Osooli, B.S. ’07 Jeffrey Eric Oster, B.B.A. ’72 George Papaioannou Patrick Allen Paschall Robert Pearce, J.D. ’80 Richard J. Pearson, B.S. ’74 Theresa Pellecchia, M.B.A. ’07 Anna M. Pellegrini Daniel S. Perlman, J.D. ’76 Gary Charles Pesko, B.E. ’87 Mary Petro Monica Ngocdiep Pham Richard P. Pistocchi Laraine A. Pizzi, B.S. ’95 Rona Lori Platt, B.A. ’85, J.D. ’94 Victoria Christine Podesta, B.S. ’09 Mark Polan Lori E., B.A. ’76, and Damian J. Poludin, B.A. ’76 Jay Ira Pomerantz, B.B.A. ’89 Daniel M. Posener, J.D. ’89 Joseph William Principe, B.B.A. ’02 David J. Provenzano, B.B.A. ’57 Concetta Puglisi-Mikovic, B.A. ’86, J.D. ’89 John I. Pulli, B.S. ’75 Christine Marie Punch, B.A. ’03, M.A. ’05 Anna Marie Quinlan Paul B. Quinlan, B.A. ’01 Sanchez E. Reddicks, B.S. ’01 Irwin Elliot Redlener, B.A. ’64 Joan Elaine Regnell, B.A. ’74 Thomas V. Reifenheiser, B.B.A. ’58 Daniel Reilly Martin E. Restituyo, M.B.A. ’05, J.D. ’02 George A. Rhodes Kenneth Robert Richards, B.B.A. ’84 Keith H. Richman, J.D. ’77 Nancy and Stuart Richner Adrienne and Francis D. Ricigliano Simon Riddiough, B.S.Ed. ’97 Philip Roger Riley Robert Rine Nicole Allison Notaro-Rizzo, M.A. ’04, and Francis A. Rizzo, B.A. ’99 Ellen Roizen, B.B.A. ’73 Yvette Marie Rolon, B.A. ’77, and Stephen David Fink, B.A. ’68 Donna Hewitt Romer, B.A. ’79 Anthony John Rondello David M. Rooney Gary S. Rosen, B.B.A. ’85, J.D. ’99 Mara Russakov Rosenberg, B.A. ’86 Michael S. Rosenblatt Allen F. Ross, B.A. ’72 Diahann Patricia Rothstein, M.B.A. ’93 Matthew Rousseau Mary and Harry Royle, B.A. ’70 Connie Ruben

Nicholas John Ruberto Glen Darrel Rubin, J.D. ’89 Barry Stuart Rutcofsky, J.D. ’83 William Joseph Ryan, B.S.Ed. ’80 Dennis James Ryan, M.B.A. ’87 Frank Ryan Joseph Saarti Franca D., J.D. ’06, and Steven Lance Sachs, J.D. ’05 Alice J., B.S.Ed. ’62, and Nicholas J. Salerno Edward Lloyd Samuels, B.S. ’64 Robert J. Santimays, B.B.A. ’79, M.B.A. ’82 B. J. Sara Mark Sarro, B.A. ’08 Guy Savia Joseph Libby Scalise, B.A. ’52 Suzanne M. Schaefer, B.B.A. ’86 Stacy Allison Schecter William J. Schickler, M.B.A. ’63 Robert J. Schless, B.B.A. ’73 Lori A. Schmid, B.A. ’89 Daniel G. Schmidt Edgar E. Schmidt, B.S. ’51 Bette E. Schneiderman, Ph.D. ’90 Lawrence Howard Schoenbach, J.D. ’80 Anne and Richard D. Schrage, B.B.A. ’62 Joel Mordecai Schwartz, B.A. ’53 Charles R. Schwartzpfel Iris N. Schwarz, B.S. ’00 Herbert R. Scolnik, B.B.A. ’54 Edward Bruce Scott, B.S.Ed. ’59, M.S.Ed. ’65 Gennaro Scotto Laura Maxwell Seaman, B.A. ’68 Georgene A. Sfraga Panza, B.A. ’71 Beverly Everest, B.A. ’70, and Charles H. Shaw Taryn J. Shechter, J.D. ’09 Nancy Shevall Brittany Lay Shrader, J.D. ’09 Madeleine A., J.D. ’77, and Elliott D. Shriftman, J.D. ’74 William Arthur Shuart, B.A. ’92 Victor Richard Siclari, B.A. ’83 Tina Marie Sikorski Rocky J. Silvestri Louis F. Simonetti Roger D. Singer Steve Skilken Martin Jay Smagorinsky, B.A. ’61 Nathalie J. Smith, M.S.Ed. ’68 H. Brooks Smith, J.D. ’80 Jean Anne M. Smith Sean P. Smith Edward John Smits, B.A. ’55 G. Donald Smythe, B.B.A. ’59 Michael D. Solomon, J.D. ’76 Jacqueline Lavac, B.A. ’49, and Edward A. Soukup, B.A. ’49 Linda A., B.A. ’76, J.D. ’79, and Stephen Mark Spahr, J.D. ’79 Karin J. Spencer, Ph.D. ’94

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Alumni and Friends Renee Pissk, B.B.A. ’79, and Richard Lyons Worrall, B.B.A. ’77, M.B.A. ’81 Lawrence Wurzel Robin Kushinsky Wynn, B.S.Ed. ’81 Charles Joseph Yovino, B.A. ’79 Robert G. Zinnel, M.B.A. ’89 Joseph Robert Zoeller, B.S. ’75

$100 to $249 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University Amanda A. Abata Ann M. Abbate, B.S. ’74 Joshua Stone Abbott, B.A. ’05 Daniel Paul Abbruzzese, B.A. ’72 Carol Abdelmesseh, B.A. ’00, J.D. ’04 Robert Hayden Abrams, J.D. ’79 Elaine Kent, B.A. ’63, M.S.Ed. ’65, and Allan David Abrams, B.B.A. ’67 Jeffrey George Abrandt, B.A. ’74 Anne Patricia Acierno, B.A. ’53 Steven Gregg Acker, B.B.A. ’88 Lin Ackerly,* B.A. ’54 Henry A. Acres, B.A. ’49 Robert D. Adams Richard Adragna, B.A. ’08 Hillary C. Agins, J.D. ’99 Michael Anthony Agnes, B.B.A. ’64 Giuseppe Aguanno, J.D. ’09 Candice Deanna Aiken, J.D. ’97 Robert Akeson, B.B.A. ’57 Gregory J. Albano Holly Albert, B.A. ’79 Dominick Albertelli Alexis L. Alcantara, B.A. ’04 Mark R. Aledort Vincent A. Alesi, B.E. ’85 Elpida Alexiou Elizabeth Anne Alfano, B.A. ’05 Peter Aliprantis, B.B.A. ’90 Shirlee Allison Meaghan Susan Almon, B.S.Ed. ’04, M.S.Ed. ’08 Barbara Aloe, J.D. ’84 John A. Aloisio, B.B.A. ’62, M.B.A. ’71 Gazi A. Al-sanie, B.B.A. ’00 Michael J. Altomare Cheryl A. and Steven Alves, B.B.A. ’07 Kumar A. Alwar, B.B.A. ’85 Elizabeth J., B.B.A. ’83, M.B.A.’89, and Amr Aly, M.B.A. ’89 Linda Amaitis Angel Luis Amaro Karen Trentini, B.B.A. ’88, and Steven C. Amato, B.B.A. ’88 Brenda J. and Joseph Amendolare Arthur Amico, B.B.A. ’82 Anthony V. Amodio Frederick Amore, M.S.Ed. ’56 Chris Andersen Gina M. Recine, B.B.A. ’99, and Brendan T. Andersen, B.A. ’98 Stewart P. Anderson

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Alexander E. Bleich, B.S. ’04 Hugh Brian Blisard, B.B.A ’98 Richard Harris Block, J.D. ’77 Jeanne Marie Blodi Bruce G. Blower, B.B.A. ’58 Michael Alan Blum, B.B.A. ’64 Skip Blumberg Arthur Blumenthal Peter Scot Blumenthal, B.B.A. ’81 Cynthia M. Bluming, M.S.Ed. ’76 George E. Boden, B.A. ’71 Carie L. Bodo Ronald Boffoli Frederick Bogen Barbara Bohannon William Richard Bohn, B.A. ’75 Murray Z. Bohnenfield, J.D. ’76 Joseph Bologna Sanford M. Bolton Joann Bona, J.D. ’99 Stephen Bonanno Eileen F. Bondanza Christina Bono, B.S. ’07 Michael Louis Boraczek, M.S.Ed. ’72, Ed.D. ’83 Erika A. Bordan Stanley S. Borenstein, M.B.A. ’92 James Joseph Boriotti, B.A. ’85 Nancy Born Meenekshi Bose Sally Rubin Bostoff, B.A. ’66 Kevin E. Boston-Hill, B.B.A. ’93 Peter A. Boulukos, B.A. ’69 Irina Boulyjenkova, J.D. ’08 Rachel Bowen Jeffrey Scott Bowen, M.B.A. ’01 Joan Lois Bowers, B.B.A. ’74 Virginia Bowles Crystal L. Boyd, B.S. ’94 Matthew A. Boyle Phyllis Vance Boyle, B.A. ’52 Beth A. Bozman Edward N. Bracht, M.S.Ed. ’89 Anne Bracken-Denicola Christopher Braden Madeline C. Braisted, B.A. ’73, M.A. ’75 Robert Brand, B.S. ’64 Dennis G. Brant Edgar F. Braun, B.B.A. ’67 Christian Norman Braunlich, B.A. ’75 Catherine Breen Miriam Marcia Breier, J.D. ’82 Alice Comins Brennan, J.D. ’81 Ginny Breslauer Jean Carolyn Bresler, J.D. ’78 James J. Breslin, B.B.A. ’81 Mary I. Bresnan, J.D. ’06 Frederick K. Brewington Veronica G. Briand, B.A. ’87 John Brigham Jeffrey Alan Brinker, B.A. ’66 Gary F. Brinster, M.B.A. ’85 Susan Ellen Britt, J.D. ’84 Kathrina M. Broadwater, B.A. ’98 Susan E. Brocious

Alumni and Friends Andrew Brock, B.B.A. ’73 Tara Danielle Broder, B.A. ’03 Edwin T. Broderick Carol Adele Bronzo, B.A. ’54 Jacqueline Grennon Brooks Barry F. Brover, B.B.A. ’83 Walter B. Brown, B.A. ’66 Jeffrey Brown Matthew A. Brown Kevin Brown Leslie Warshaw Brown, B.A. ’68* Florentina Q. Brown, B.S. ’82 Sandra L. Brown-Holmes Marian, B.A. ’60, and Stanley Brownstein, M.B.A. ’59 Michael G. Brundage, B.B.A. ’75 Stuart Russell Bruno, B.A. ’66 Maria T. Bruzzi Jeanette Bryant James V. Brymer, B.A. ’55 Peter V. Bucci Peter S. Buch Daniel J. Buoniconti, J.D. ’98 Joseph R. Buonomo Vincent Michael Buquicchio, B.A. ’88 Judith Burfeindt Nicholas Burke Kevin John Burke, J.D. ’80

Glen A. Burnett, B.A. ’76 Mary J. Burns Phillip M. Byer, B.B.A. ’04 Hattie M. Bynog Julie Elizabeth Byrne Michael J. Byrne Linda Bywater Richard Cacciato, B.A. ’67 Maria C. Cafaro John F. Cafasso, B.B.A ’94 Konrad L. Cailteux, J.D. ’85 Lindsey Anne Calabrese, B.A. ’05, M.A. ’09 Camille F. Calabrese, B.A. ’99 Joseph Calabro Thomas P. Calder, B.S. ’75, Ed.D. ’78 Eileen Callahan-Fiechter Maria G. Cambareri, B.B.A. ’85 John A. Cammarata, B.B.A. ’58 Laurence Evan Campbell, B.A. ’77 Evelyn M., B.A. ’56, and Glenn A. Camps, B.B.A. ’58 Amy R. Cantor, J.D. ’89 Gale Capone Daniel Capozzi Ralph J. Capozzi, B.S.Ed. ’72 Joseph E. Caprioglio John J. Caputo

Linda Caputo, M.A. ’79 Colleen Valerie Card, M.B.A. ’99 Robert J. Cardamone, B.B.A. ’72 Emanuel Cardinale Kimberley Card-Parkes Thomas Carey, B.B.A. ’84 Liam James Carlos, B.S. ’75, M.B.A.’80 Richard F. Carlson, B.A. ’67 Hilda Kurner Carman, B.A. ’53 David Caro Edward Y. Carp, B.A. ’88 Christopher T. Carr, B.A. ’85, J.D. ’89 Sarah Carr Iyna Caruso, B.A. ’80 Jacqueline Carway, J.D. ’77 Brian E. Cary, B.A. ’65 Lucille Jane Caserio, B.B.A. ’55 Michael Cassano, B.A. ’80 Harvey J. Cavayero, B.A. ’75, J.D. ’79 Johanna Ceccarini Gregory Thomas Cerchione, J.D. ’84 Larry Cernosek Robert A. Cerro Maria Cespedes John Cetta, B.A. ’85 Chris Champlin Michael Charles

Pamela Fran Charles, J.D. ’87 Bruce H. Charnov, J.D. ’90 Jeffrey S. Chase, J.D. ’86 Arthur J. Chenault Robert Cherniak, B.A. ’60 Brenda Moore and Peter Kevin Cherry, B.A. ’70 Bernardo Chiappa Barbara, B.B.A. ’65, M.S.Ed. ’72, and Robert Chiappetta Michael Chiappetta Donald Wallace Chichester, B.S. ’55 Darrell Chilton Joanne Chirico, B.B.A. ’86 Joseph G. Chisholm David Chotan Stephen Choy, Ph.D. ’77 Walter Christian Euripides A. Christou, B.B.A. ’85 Thomas Kam Chu Barbara J. Church-Kattan Lisa M. Ciavardini, B.A. ’01 Vincent J. Cincotta, B.B.A. ’90, M.B.A. ’95 Donald L. Citak, J.D. ’80 Beatrice M. Clark, B.A. ’51 Peter J. Clarke, B.A. ’89 Frank N. Coccaro

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Joe Jakubauskus JJoe Jakubauskus ’64, ’70, who originally hails from Lithuania, has established a $25,000 endowed scholarship for Hofstra H students of Eastern European descent, hoping to give students who share his heritage the same academic and a social opportunities he had at Hofstra. “ “There are a lot of scholarships around but few that are specific to assisting students of Eastern European descent, especially e the Baltic States,” said Jakubauskus. “I wanted to do something meaningful for my heritage.”

Jakubauskus discovered a passion for basketball at Hofstra. He first played as a walk-on for Coach Butch van Breda J Kolff.

After keeping the clock and practicing with the team for two and a half months in 1961, he became Hofstra’s K first Lithuanian basketball player. Decades later, he is still avidly involved in basketball, attending Hofstra games and a following the NCAA. “It “ was quite different in that decade,” said Jakubauskus. “Now it’s a bigger program. Before we were a mix between Division I and Division II, and we played in Calkins Gymnasium. It only held a small audience, but we were b a fairly successful team and always had a crowd.” Following his time as a student-athlete, he went on to become an administrator at Hofstra for six years. The first three were spent as assistant director of admissions and then director of placement after earning a master’s degree in guidance and counseling.

“We were the first ones to try to fill the high-rise dorms,” Jakubauskus recalls. “I was hired in ’66, and the first students moved into those dorms in ’67. The first time we went out to recruit, Hofstra was known as a commuter school. Then we started to fill the dorms. It was exciting, fun and hard work. Playing ball and working at Hofstra was amazing. I was able to watch Hofstra grow from a small school to the impressive institution it is today.”

Jakubauskus believes his undergraduate degree in history helped prepare him for life after college. Energetic faculty members, including Dr. John Moore, Professor Michael D’Innocenzo and Dr. George Jackson, were especially influential. After leaving Hofstra, Jakubauskus worked in the word processing field for 30 years. He retired in 2001 and splits his time between Florida and New York, enjoying traveling, golfing and following college basketball.

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Alumni and Friends Neil Scott Cohen, B.B.A. ’98, J.D. ’01 Evelyn B. Cohen, M.S.Ed. ’76 Francene B., M.S.Ed. ’71, and Boris C. Cohen, M.B.A. ’84 Harry Cohen Cheryl A. Cohen Barry Lee Cohen, B.A. ’84 Irwin Gene Cohen, B.A. ’57 Steven Elliot Cohen, B.A. ’74 Gail Russotto Cohen, B.A. ’59 Michael Robert Cohen, B.A. ’78 Lillian Colella Salvatore Colianni Paul G. Collins Robert Collins Gilbert M. Colombo Patricia M. Colon Ann M. Combes Lisa A. Comegna Ramon Conchado, B.A. ’64, M.A. ’66 Ronald W. Condron, B.A. ’55 Joyce, M.S.Ed. ’81, and Brian S. Conneely, J.D. ’77 Marguerite Connelly Elizabeth M. Connolly, B.A. ’93 Barbara A., M.S.Ed. ’77, and Stephen L. Conroy, M.S.Ed. ’73 Michael Carl Contreras, B.A. ’75 Michael Desmond Contreras, B.A. ’05 Bruce Conwell, B.A. ’06 Patrick Cooke Andy Cooney Stephanie Cooper, B.A. ’82 Carla Cooper Donna B. Cooper Marie Corrado, M.S.Ed. ’56 Kristy Corrado Maria Corvino Phoebe Tenzer Corwin, B.A. ’52, Ph.D. ’81 Michael Cory Steven Costigliacci, J.D. ’08 Richard Matt Costow, B.A. ’80 Barbara Anne Coughlin-Byrne, B.B.A. ’87 Ethel and Frederick Courtney, B.A. ’56 Joseph Covello, J.D. ’79 Karen Brucker Covitt, B.S.Ed. ’64 Stephen John Cowie, M.B.A. ’96 Edward Christopher Coyne, B.S. ’03 Kenneth Andrew Crabbs, B.B.A. ’81 Patricia B. Craig Robert Creaser, B.A. ’55, M.S.Ed. ’64 David Richard Creo, B.B.A. ’89 William T. Cresswell, B.B.A. ’63 Steven E. Crews Eileen Cronin Linda S. Cronin Robert P. Crosby Lloyd Charles Crosman, B.B.A. ’86 Philip A. Crotty, J.D. ’73 Gwen Nora Crow, M.A. ’72 Luz Cuestas Paul E. Cullagh Donald P. Cummings, B.A. ’65

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Gregory Cuneen, B.S. ’86 Lorraine Denise Curran, B.B.A. ’89 Kevin T. Curran Michael L. Currie Mark D. Cury, B.A. ’68 Deborah Cohen, B.B.A. ’86. and Ralph E. Cusano, M.B.A. ’94 Mary A. Cushman Claudia Ann Cuti, B.A. ’77 Joel Bruce Cutler, J.D. ’82 Kenneth B. Cutler Craig Cutler, B.B.A. ’92 Donna M., B.A. ’69, M.A. ’74, and Kenneth J. Cynar, B.A. ’67, M.S.Ed.’70 John M. Czygier, J.D. ’74 Frank Dagostino, B.B.A. ’98 Vincenzo D’Alessandro Joseph Paul D’Alessio, B.A. ’03 Thomas Joseph Daly, B.S. ’80 Steven J. D’Ambrozio, B.S. ’09 Michelle Badami D’Amore, B.A. ’91 Vincent M. D’Angelo Jane E. Daniels Edward Anthony Danowski, B.A. ’63, M.S.Ed. ’66 Deborah S. Dansky, B.A. ’77, M.A. ’78 Lionel Owen Darbonne, B.B.A. ’04 Fernando DaSilva, B.B.A. ’99, M.B.A. ’04 Natalie C. Datlof, B.A. ’74 Gregg Datlof Rheba H. Davidson, B.A. ’46 Chy Davidson Linda Jean Davie, J.D. ’84 Brian Patrick Davie Veronica Cecelia Davis, B.A. ’04 Steven Jay Davis, B.B.A. ’66 Thomas Augustine Davis, B.B.A. ’80 Robert A. Davis, B.A. ’70 Joy Virginia Davis, B.A. ’51, M.S.Ed. ’53 Jack A. De Franza, B.B.A. ’53 Dolores Deasley, B.S.Ed. ’04 Paul J. Debenedittis, B.A. ’92 Tom Deegan Brian J. Degaetano, B.S.Ed. ’92 John F. Degl Jeanette Del Gatto William A. Delaney, B.B.A. ’86 Charles T. Delaney Raymond Anthony Della Porta, B.A. ’63 Thomas DeLorenzo, B.A. ’84 Carolyn J. Demarest, B.A. ’72, M.A. ’75 Barbara L., B.S. ’78, M.B.A. ’82, and Kevin E. Dembinski, M.B.A. ’78 Carlos DeMedeiros Thomas Michael DeMicco, J.D. ’01 Madeline Stone Dempster, B.A. ’62 William E. Denison Robert Dennison Robert M. DePoto, B.A. ’50 Paul Derdak Mildred E. DeRiggi

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Darren Derisi Gerianne Derosa, B.B.A. ’96 Gina M. Desalvo, B.A. ’82 Ralph Antonio Desamours, B.A. ’91 Michael V. DeSimone Veronica DeSouza Lachonne Deveaux William H. Deveer, B.A. ’51 Louis DeVito, J.D. ’04 Jodi Dey Michael Di Fabio, B.B.A. ’75, M.B.A.’77 Christine DiAgostino Robert J. Diaz, B.A. ’67, M.S.Ed. ’75 Louis DiBlasi, B.A. ’61 Denise Dicristofalo Theodore F. Dieck, M.B.A. ’60 Emaline Finkels Diel, B.A. ’70 Leslie R. Diem Barbara Ann Dillon, J.D. ’09 Andrew C. Dinan, B.A. ’74 Thomas Peter DiNapoli, B.A. ’76 Joseph D’Innocenzo Franco DiPoce David A. Disi, B.A. ’99 Willie R. Dixon Iliana D’Limas, B.A. ’84 Claudia M., B.S.Ed. ’68, and Ronald E. Dobelstein, B.A. ’69 Margareta Dobler Jean Elizabeth Dobson, B.A. ’76 Barbara Jean Doctor, M.S.Ed. ’69 Robert A. Dodaro, B.B.A. ’84 Jeffrey A. Dodge, J.D. ’06 Terence J. Dolce, B.B.A. ’86 Denis A. Dolley Neil H. Donahue Don Donnelly Frances Donnelly, B.A. ’05 Richard P. Donoghue, B.A. ’89 Sara E., B.A. ’90, M.A. ’92, and Kenrick Leroy Dookram, B.B.A. ’90 Edward M. Dooney, B.B.A. ’86 James P. Doris, B.S. ’57 Kathryn R. Dorst Barry Michael Dougherty, B.A. ’78 Robert L. Douglas, J.D. ’76 Joseph Raymond Downey, B.B.A. ’85 John Patrick Downey Sean Downy Daniel B. Dowsett Ann Semineri Doxsey, B.S. ’78 Eleanor A., B.A. ’65, and James G. Drayton, B.B.A. ’65 Brien Drew Vasilis Dimitrios Drimalitis Mary Driscoll Timothy S. Driscoll, B.A. ’88 Doris S. Duerk-Ten Eyck, B.A. ’44, M.S.Ed. ’59 Helen T. Duffy Leo James Dunn, B.A. ’52 Patrick W. Dunn, J.D. ’76 Karen Duplissie William T. Durkin Edward James Durnall, B.S. ’47

Kathleen Simmons, M.S.Ed. ’97, M.S.Ed. ’04, and Matthew J. Dwyer Vicki Lynn Dwyer, B.A. ’82 Joseph A. Dwyer Nancy Brown Eason, B.A. ’76, M.S.Ed. ’81 Michael L. Eberle, B.A. ’01 Richard Howard Ecklund, B.A. ’71 Christopher Edmond Maureen Jo Edmonson-Donoghue, B.A. ’90 Richard James Edwards, B.S. ’52 Karen Efron Michael F. Egan, B.B.A. ’95 Thomas F. Egan, B.B.A. ’71 James Douglas Egan, B.B.A. ’76 Stephen E. Ehrlich, B.B.A. ’92, J.D.’95 Robert F. Eisen, M.B.A. ’76 Frederick Eisenbud, J.D. ’75 James William Ekberg, B.B.A. ’81 Francine M. Ekelman, B.A. ’72, M.A. ’75 Edward C. Ekermeyer Susan K. Elicks, J.D. ’85 Ralph Elio Michael Lance Elkin, B.A. ’60, M.S.Ed. ’62, P.D. ’69 Joseph J. Elliott Derek Gerard Elliott, B.A. ’86 Adrian Ellis, J.D. ’94 James R. Emmert Robert Engler, B.B.A. ’64 Hyman A. Enzer Tracey Epstein, J.D. ’84 Lori L. Epstein, B.A. ’77 Bonnie D. Epstein, B.A. ’75 Jacqueline Hersh Epstein, B.A. ’68, M.A. ’71 Arthur L. Erk, B.B.A. ’74 Steven James Errante, B.A. ’75 Ligia Estrada Virginia Eulie, B.A. ’53 Rose Marie Seeley Evangelista, B.A. ’84 Robert M. Ey, B.A. ’74 Diane Marie Fagiola, B.A. ’79 John B. Fahey, B.B.A. ’56 Douglas Faig Carolyn Fairchild, B.S.Ed. ’60, M.S.Ed. ’65 Mark S. Fakelmann, B.S. ’68 Anthony J. Falanga Brandon James Falchiere, B.B.A. ’87 Robert J. Falco Bryant A. Falk, B.B.A. ’90 Deanna Falk, B.S.Ed. ’63, M.S.Ed. ’66 Christopher William Falvo, B.A. ’04 Sean A. Fanelli Julie Christine Farbaniec, B.A. ’92 John Farley John J. Farley, J.D. ’73 Emma Christina Farmer Christy L. Farster Michael Fasciglione

Alumni and Friends Stefano Vincenzo Fasulo, B.A. ’04, M.S.Ed. ’09 Maria J. Fauty, B.A. ’85 John J. Fee Timothy Robert Fehmel, M.B.A. ’94 Leslie Feifer, J.D. ’94 Ruth Feigen, B.A. ’55 Michael A. Feinberg David A. Feldman, B.B.A. ’89 Joel Feldman, B.B.A ’69 Esther V. and Martin S. Feldman Laurie Fendrich Leslye S. Fenton, B.A. ’74 Clint C. Ferenz, B.A. ’78 Mary Ellen Ferguson, B.A. ‘79 Ann Marie Ferrante Nicholas Ferrante, B.S. ’74 John Gabriel Ferreira, J.D. ’83 Nicholas Ferraro Ferrell Thomas Arthur Ferro, B.B.A. ’87, M.B.A. ’91 Rene P. Fiechter, J.D. ’74 Lorraine S. Fields, J.D. ’84 Lori Silberger Fields, B.B.A. ’77 Lori J. Figur, B.B.A. ’86 Geoffrey Jay Finkel, B.B.A. ’89 Marc H. Finkelstein, J.D. ’99 Brian J. Finnerty Lionel Fisch Preston Stephen Fischer, B.B.A. ’64 Joseph A. Fischetti, B.A. ’67, M.S.Ed. ’69, Ph.D. ’86 Daniel M. Fisher Curtis Fisher, B.B.A. ’54 Marie Fisher Michael Fishkin, B.A. ’70 Myron F. Fishkind, B.B.A. ’57 Bonnie Fishman Evan S. Fishman, M.B.A. ’91 Francis J. Fitzgerald, B.S.Ed. ’60, M.S.Ed. ’65 Ann M. Fitzpatrick, B.A. ’75 Gerald Michael Fitzpatrick James Fitzpatrick Geradine Fitzpatrick Edwin P. Flaherty Melissa Flanagan Marc S. Fleisher, J.D. ’79 Norman Fleishman, B.S. ’49 Carol T. Fletcher Glenn E. Flood, B.A. ’76 Mateo Flores Michael J. Flynn Patrick Flynn Maureen Fogel, J.D. ’84 Richard Arlen Fogel Mary Lou Folts, J.D. ’93 Patrick James Fontaine Jean Perry Fontana, B.S.Ed. ’66, M.S.Ed. ’88 James D. Ford Dominick A. Foresto Charles J. Forrest William Joseph Forrester, B.A. ’71, M.A. ’76 Alfreida D. Foster-Tolbert, B.A. ’92

Sarah M. Foulger, B.A. ’76 David F. Foulk Michael Fowler, B.A. ’79 William J. Fowler, B.A. ’74 Mary Fowler Jeff Fox, B.A. ‘01, J.D. ’04 Brittany Dara Fox, B.A. ’09 Ellen Levine Fox, B.A. ’76 David A. Foxen Mary Foxx Robert J. Francik Jay R. Francis Barbara Franco Michael B. Frank, J.D. ’77 Robert Joseph Franz, B.B.A. ’67 Andrew L. Franzone, B.B.A. ’60 Kerrin E. Fraser, B.S. ’08 Collette B. Frazier, M.S.Ed. ’76 Keith Andrew Frederick, J.D. ’00 Eric M. Freedman Patricia C. French Alan M. Fressle Phyllis Debra Fried, B.A. ’79 Guy William Fried, B.A. ’79 Norman Friedlander Barry R. Friedman, Ph.D. ’84 Bruce L. Friedman Sandrea Friedman, J.D. ’84 Marisa Moscheni Friedrich, B.A. ’96, J.D. ’99 Carl Friedrich Constance Hakkerup Friedrich, B.A. ’54, M.S.Ed. ’56, P.D. ’82 Paula Frome, J.D. ’74 Ira D. Frome Allan Melvin Frost, B.A. ’66 Mary Fuchs Al Fuentes Carl E. Fulwiler, B.A. ’78 Russell G. Fumuso Esther Fusco, M.S.Ed. ’67, Ph.D. ’83 Robert Louis Fuss, B.S. ’75 Mark Fuster, B.B.A. ’69 George Gabriel Lisa Preville, B.A. ’84 and Gregory P. Gaglioti, B.A. ’83 Neil Galfunt Michael J. Galgano, B.A. ’78 Judith Ann Galgano, B.A. ’75 Louis J. Gallagher, B.A. ’74, M.A. ’77 Regina Frances Gallagher, B.S.Ed. ’56, M.S.Ed. ’59 Linda Galler Barbara Ann Gallo Hans C. Gamlien, B.B.A. ’88 Douglas Kevin Gannon, B.B.A. ’00, M.S.Ed. ’02 Robert Patrick Gannon, B.B.A. ’82 Carlos A. Garay, B.B.A. ’95 Stephan Garber, B.B.A. ’69 Andres E. Garcia Gabriela Garcia, M.B.A. ’88 Joseph T. Gardi Cecilia L. Gardner, J.D. ’77 Thomas Garger, B.A. ’79 Gaetano John Gargiulo, B.A. ’74

Nick Garone Robert L. Gary Deborah Gastler Carmen D. Gawronski, B.B.A. ’86 Christopher G. Gegwich, J.D. ’99 Adam Christian Gehlmeyer, B.B.A. ’02 Susan R. Geis Gerard A. Geisweller Anita Gelberg, B.S. ’52 Katherine Antoinette Geller, B.B.A. ’86 Jay T. Gendal Frank S. Gengaro Jean Simmermann Genovese, B.A. ’76 Dolores Genovese, B.A. ’54 Michele K. Gerace, J.D. ’96 Joann Gerba Clifford M. Gerber, J.D. ’79 Harold E. Gerber, B.S. ’51, M.B.A. ’53 Harold German Stephen M. Gershenson, B.A. ’62 Joel K. Gerstenblatt, J.D. ’77 Mark Howard Getman, B.A. ’95 Peter Gianaca Frank George Giangrande, B.A. ’58, M.S.Ed. ’64 Suzanne Giannetta, B.S. ’96 John M. Giannoni, B.B.A. ’66 Angela Giaquinto Paul F. Gibbons Florence B. Gibbons, J.D. ’86 Linda Gail Gidaly, B.A. ’73, M.S.Ed. ’76 Norman R. Gilchrist Paul B. Gillespie Judith Ann, B.S. ’67, M.S.Ed. ’72, and Thomas Robert Gilligan, B.A. ’68 Neil J. Gillis, B.S. ’84 Ann Ryan Gilmartin, B.A. ’01, M.A. ’05 Richard Ginsburg, B.F.A. ’82 Mark Seth Ginsburg, B.A. ’73 Alice Gioia John Michael Giordano, J.D. ’83 Craig A. Giordano, B.B.A. ’97 Robert H. Girolamo, B.B.A. ’78 Giuseppe Giurlanda Eileen Glaessgen, B.A. ’80 Regina Wohlberg Glasser, B.A. ’69 Adrienne Sue Glaubiger Wayne Glaubinger Jaclyn B. Glazer Scott J. Glick, J.D. ’81 Gabriel Hillel Gluck, B.A. ’75 Deirdre Gluszak Ada L. Gochnauer Bethany D. Goedecke, B.S. ’96 Alan Barry Goldberg, B.A. ’74 Stanley X. Goldberg, B.B.A. ’66, M.S. ’71 Jake Goldblum, B.B.A. ’05 Steven David Goldman, B.A. ’90, M.S.Ed. ’95

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Neal Edward Goldrich, B.B.A. ’77 Barbara Goldsmith Lisa Shaw Goldstein Philip Goldstein Dale Goldstein, B.B.A. ’82 Bruce H. Goldstein, J.D. ’92 Susan M. Goldstein, B.S.Ed. ’65 Stacey A. Goldyn-Moller Michael Scott Gollub, J.D. ’94 Norma Gonsalves Kathleen Michelsen, B.A. ’65, M.S.Ed. ’72, and John Albert Gonzalez, B.B.A. ’64, M.B.A. ’72 Keith Russell Goodale, B.B.A. ’99 Alan Goodman, B.B.A. ’72 Debra L. Goodman Dorothy L. Goosby Heidi Megan Gootnick Norman A. Gopen, B.S. ’76 Bruce Edward Gordon Shavonne Gordon Elisa, B.A. ’85, M.A.’88, and Patrick Charles Gordon, B.B.A. ’85 Robert Murray Gorin, M.S.Ed. ’74 Rebecca D. and William Edgar Gould, B.A, ’72 Ed Gould Paul H. Gourvitz Philip Graham F. Lincoln Grahlfs, B.A. ’53 Paul A. Grand, B.A. ’77 Annie Graves Michael Gray Steve Graziano Christopher Robert Grdich, B.B.A. ’03 David J. Greco Joseph Greco Martha, B.A. ’68, and William Edward Green, B.S. ’67 Lawrence R. Green, J.D. ’78 Adele Goldstein, B.A. ’68, and Jeffrey Howard Greenhaus, B.A. ’65 Cyril and Mortimer Greenhouse Brian Eric Greer, J.D. ’98 James Andrew Gregory, J.D. ’95 David V. Greis Anthony Greniere Debrah Gress Norma B. Grill, J.D. ’77 James Grimaldi Daniel A. Grimsich Zigfrid R. Grins, B.S. ’67, M.A. ’75 Eileen Grippo Edward J. Groarke William L. Groom Harold Gross Abraham Judah Gross,* J.D. ’78 Bruce Glen Grossberg, B.A. ’79 Leonard Grumbach, J.D. ’76 Vincent J. Guarnaccia Elizabeth L. Guerin, J.D. ’79 Donna Marie Guilbault, B.B.A. ’82 Elise J. Gunzburg Richard Ian Gurvitz, B.B.A. ’87

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Alumni and Friends Jonathan Mark Gusdorff, B.A. ’92 Gary Richard Guth, B.B.A. ’90 Angela Frances Guziewicz, M.S.Ed. ’92 Lawrence Henry Haber, J.D. ’82 Jonathan S. Hacker, J.D. ’75 Russell William Hahn, B.B.A. ’82, M.B.A. ’88 Joshua Halegua Donald A. Hall, B.B.A. ’56 Erin Michelle Hallahan, B.A. ’04 Amanda Lynne and John H. Hallaway Linda R., M.A. ’72, and Richard J. Halluska, M.S.Ed. ’73 Barbara Halper, J.D. ’78 John D. Hamilton Eileen Hamilton Sean K. Hamilton Lawrence A. Hammond, B.A. ’74 Robert E. Hamric Marie Adele Hanache Susan Anne Handel Boriotti, B.S. ’87 George Hanken Parichehr and Kevin Hanly James W. Hansen, B.B.A. ’99 Candace J. Harden-Storey, B.A. ’69 Kathleen M. Harper Lovette W. Harper, M.S.Ed. ’65 William A. Harper Paul F. Harper Scott B. Harris Elaine and Randi Harrison Morton Harrison Barry S. Harsip

Fred Hart Donald G. Hartford, B.A. ’66 Rita J. Harvey Greg Schor Haskin Harold M. Hastings Robert Alan Hausner, B.B.A. ’73 Karen Saunders Hausner, B.S. ’69 Eugene Anthony Hawkins, B.S. ’92 Jennifer Hawkins Robert A. Hawkins, B.A. ’65 Grant Hayden Norma J. Hayes Thomas J. Hayes, B.S. ’53 Ralph Healey, B.A. ’91, J.D. ’96 Brendan J. Healy, B.B.A. ’06 Elaine, B.A. ’71, and James J. Healy, B.A. ’67 Ty M. Heim William J. Heimerle, B.S. ’58 Susan R. Heinemann, Ed.D. ’78 Eileen Held Lyle J. Hemphill Linda Lee Hendrickson, B.A. ’69 Lawrence Henn, B.A. ’73 Donna Marie Henry, B.A. ’83 Richard Joseph Herder, B.B.A. ’75, M.B.A. ’80 Jay M. Herman, B.A. ’72 Neil Vinicio Hernandez, J.D. ’95 Nadine Hero, B.A. ’06 Ingrid R. Herrmann, B.B.A. ’81 Bernard Hershkowitz, B.S. ’80 Helene Herskowitz Gene P. Heskin, M.B.A. ’02

Charlie Hess Laura J. Hettrich Dorine Anita Hetzel George A. Heyburn, B.S. ’51 Miriam Heyman, B.A. ’69 James Edward Hickey Christine Beggs Hickey, B.A. ’90, J.D. ’93 Bonnie Hiller, B.S.Ed. ’61 Michael J. Hinchcliffe Peter A. Hinrichs, B.A. ’51 Amy-Beth Hird, M.A. ’00 Barbara Hirsch, B.A. ’53 Elyse Marie Hoelzer, B.B.A. ’83 Paul Gerard Hoertz, M.B.A. ’69 Charlotte Luise Hoffmann, B.A. ’80, M.A. ’87 John Michael Hogan, J.D. ’76 Edward John Holland, B.S. ’91 Robin Goldfischer Hollander, J.D. ’84 Frederick P. Holle, B.A. ’69 Richard Arthur Hollenberg, B.A. ’71 Francis Joseph Holleran, M.S.Ed. ’61 Yair Barry Holtzman, M.S. ’04 Arthur W. Hombach, B.A. ’64, M.A. ’69 Larry Honigman Todd L. Hopwood Stephen Alan Horblitt, B.A. ’64, M.A. ’66 Robert Scott Horton Amanda J. Horvat Norman W. Hosler, B.A. ’54 Maureen Brady Houck

Wanda Housman, B.A. ’82 Timothy P. Houston Sheila Howard, B.B.A. ’64 Larry McDuffie Howard, B.A. ’64 Katherine Prusiewic Howe James P. Howe David R. Howell Jacqueline B. Howell Peter Howley, B.B.A. ’79, M.B.A. ’80 Judith S. Hozore, J.D. ’78 Bonnie Lil Huber, J.D. ’99 Patricia Ann Hudgins, B.A. ’76 Roger William Hughes, B.A. ’64 Michael Jack Hughes, M.B.A. ’96 Eileen Marie Hughes, B.B.A. ’88 Barbara Hull, B.A. ’64 Catherine Hunerberg, B.A. ’48 Maria D. Huntsman Michael Hurley George A. Hvidsten, B.A. ’63 Stefanie C. Hyder, J.D. ’07 Dawn M. Hynes, B.A. ’89 Ruth Widman Iannone, B.A. ’63 Bruce Immerman, B.A. ’67 Edward H. Ingles Diana Margaret Ingles, B.A. ’06 James M. Ingoglia, J.D. ’99 Anna Intermesoli Louis H. Irwin, B.S. ’54 Natalie Isaacs Jacob Ivry Alfonso Izzo Sheila Kaizer Jabalpurwala, M.A. ’91, Ph.D. ’94

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Paul Lowell Paul Lowell, who graduated from Hofstra in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, believes in a hands-on approach to giving back to his alma mater. In 2009 Lowell used his background in high-tech venture capital to help Hofstra’s Computer Science Department secure a $290,000 National Science Foundation CPATH grant that is being used to create a minor in entrepreneurial computer science and also develop other leadership components for the department’s curriculum. Lowell serves as a frequent adviser and guest speaker for the department as well.

Dean of Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bernard Firestone said, “Paul has been extraordinarily helpful to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and to me personally. He has served as a consultant to the Computer Science Department’s NSF-funded program in entrepreneurship and has been an integral member of the committee advising the University on the establishment of a School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Paul has offered generously of his time and advice. We’re delighted at his involvement with Hofstra.”

Lowell serves as managing director for Topspin Partners, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology-based companies. He sits on the board of directors for Topspin’s investment companies and is an adviser on effective ways to grow business. “At the end of the day, the realization that these young companies now employ hundreds of people across our region is the most fulfilling part of my job,” he said of work at Topspin.

Lowell serves on Dean Firestone’s advisement committee for a future School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Hofstra and plans to continue to be an active contributor to the University.

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Alumni and Friends Rob Jackolski Joey Jackson, J.D. ’95 Bernard E. Jacob Paul Robert Jacobi, B.A. ’69 Alice Pearl Jacobsohn, J.D. ’91 Robert D. Jaeger, B.A. ’60, M.B.A. ’66 Wanda Jafari, B.B.A. ’02 Dennis B. Jaffe, B.A. ’66 Mark S. Jaffe, J.D. ’77 Ophelia R. Jallah Norman Janowitz, B.B.A. ’63 Bruce H. Janvey, B.B.A. ’71 Paulette Janvier Frederick A. Jawitz Shirley Jay, J.D. ’79 Charles Jenkins Greta L. Jenkins Gregory Thomas Jennings, B.A. ’77 John Michael Jensen, B.B.A. ’89 Cliff Jernigan Ralph Joel, J.D. ’74 Kenneth W. Johnsen, B.B.A. ’86 Joane Johnson Paul Carman Johnson, B.A. ’62, M.S.Ed. ’64 Robert Kenneth Johnson, B.A. ’59 Ryan Patrick Johnson, B.B.A. ’09 Peter David Johnson, B.A. ’81, J.D. ’84 Faye Millicant Johnson, B.A. ’79 Michael K. Johnson, B.A. ’07 Marc Kevin Johnston, B.B.A. ’75 Richard Kennedy Jones, B.A. ’57 Lloyd Jones Walter F. Jones, B.S. ’52 Reginald K. Jones Evelyn R. Jones, B.A. ’75, M.S.Ed. ’81 Virginia Gaetjens Jones, B.A. ’63 Jacqueline Jones-Ford R. Lee Jordan, B.A. ’54 James Judge Otto C. Juelich, B.A. ’50 Joseph Juliano, B.A. ’90, J.D. ’94 Clare A., B.A. ’62, M.S.Ed. ’69, and Richard John Kaelin, B.B.A. ’68 Eric H. Kagan, B.B.A. ’76 Ellen Kahn, J.D. ’78 Jeffrey S. Kahn, J.D. ’76 Howard Jeffrey Kahn, M.B.A. ’83 Sharon Kahn Bernstein, J.D. ’00 June Isaacson Kailes, B.A. ’71 Sofia Kakoulidis, B.B.A. ’91, M.B.A. ’96 Irene Kallergis Garbis Kaloust Richard Kamen Elizabeth C. Kaming Joanne Stacy Kanbler, B.B.A. ’79 Patrick J. Kane, B.S. ’76 Jonathan Kanovsky, B.B.A. ’86 Jay P. Kaplan, B.B.A. ’65 Dianne E. Kaplan Irving Kaplan Erik J. Kapner, J.D. ’75

Ahmet K. Karagozoglu Gary Karch Paul Frederick Karl, B.S. ’74 Helen Karpowicz Michael Karter Theda Kashin Susan J. Michel, B.A. ’69, M.A. ’73, and James A. Kaspar, B.B.A. ’67 William S. Kasper Jason T. Katz Laurence B. Katz May Katz, B.B.A. ’79 Phyllis Kaufer Robert Ira Kaufman, B.B.A. ’77 Steven R. Kay Maureen S. Kear, M.A. ’78 Michael P. Kearney John Kearns Gerald M. Keating, B.S. ’59 William Joseph Keck, B.B.A. ’81 Robert William Keith, M.B.A. ’57 Marc Keller Wilbur E. Kelley, B.A. ’57 Robert Kelly, B.A. ’06 Susan P. Kelly, M.A. ’78 Kieran Kelly James Kelly Kimberly Ann Kemp, B.B.A. ’80 John Joseph Kennan, B.S. ’77 Mark Holt Kennedy, B.B.A. ’72 Adrienne B. Kennedy, B.A. ’60, M.S.Ed. ’62 Dorothy B. Kennedy, M.A. ’71 Kevin J. Kennedy, M.S.Ed. ’92 Kimberly Michelle Kenney Caitlin E. Kenny Thomas G. Kenny Jean Louise Kephart-Cipriani, J.D. ’94 Gerard Factnan Kerins Gloria Reiter Kersh, B.A. ’51, M.A. ’52 Ann Marie Kerwood, B.B.A. ’88 Howard Robert Kessler, B.A. ’79 Elise Ginsberg, J.D. ’81, and Richard Stephen Kestenbaum, J.D. ’74 Russell L. Kestler, B.A. ’69, M.A. ’72 Natalie Khalatov-Krimnus, J.D. ’09 John Khani Stephen Thomas Kiernan, B.A. ’94 Frederick K. Kieser, M.S.Ed. ’69 Lee E. Kilbrith, B.B.A. ’75 James D. Kiley, J.D. ’97 John D. Killian, B.A. ’50 Mary Ellen Kilmer John Kilroy Michael J. King Thomas C. Kinirons Mary R. and Richard Kita Frances Mortensen Kittelmann, B.A. ’63 Jo Ann Kittrick Shelley Conneen Klaes-Bawcombe, M.S. ’03 Carolyn S. Klaiman, J.D. ’78 Dennis Scott Klainberg, J.D. ’89 James Klausen, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’62

Ken Klein Scott Kletzkin, B.S. ’03 Robert John Klotz, B.A. ’78 Michael C. Kluger, B.S. ’83 Keith J. Kobel, B.E. ’85 Michael J. Kocsis David James Koehler, B.S. ’87, M.S. ’91 Mark Koesterer Susan Kolton, B.A. ’76, and Jacob Kohenak, B.A. ’76 Michael A. Kolansky, B.A. ’76 Luciano Kolic Paul Kolker, J.D. ’89 Marilyn Brooks, B.A. ’58, and Phedon Charles Kontulis, B.B.A. ’56 Ronald Kopp Christine Joan Kordalski, B.B.A. ’93 Ann Kordas Zamir Korn, M.A. ’94, Ph.D. ’97 Jay T. Korth Patricia P. Koshel Diana L. Koshel Barbara Ann Kos-Munson, Ph.D. ’79 Gloria B., M.S.Ed. ’73, and Eric D. Koster, J.D. ’74 Richard J. Koszarski, B.A. ’69 Kathiann M. Kowalski, B.A. ’76 Angela M., B.S. ’75, M.S.Ed. ’91, and Robert L. Kozlowski, B.B.A. ’74 Elizabeth Krajci Lynne A. Kramer, J.D. ’76 Suzan M. Kramp Stanley E. Krangel, B.B.A. ’74 Robert Kranzler, B.S. ’49 Alan Loren Krasnoff, B.B.A. ’77, M.B.A. ’78 Stephan Gary Kravitz, B.S. ’73, M.B.A. ’80 Lorraine Krisnowich Carla Teresa Kroch-Patrick, B.A. ’59 John Krol Michael Stuart Krolick Bernard Krooks, J.D. ’85 Mark Stuart Krull, M.B.A. ’86 Mark V. Kruse Raymond Alfred Kuehnel, B.B.A. ’56 Arthur A. Kuhne, B.S. ’60 Richard Lynn Kuntz, B.A. ’65 Brian M. Kurtz Peter J. Kurzweil Wayne Carl Kuttner, B.A. ’80 Jamie Patrick Labelle, B.S. ’86 Christina Concepcion Labrador, B.A. ’07 Margaret Braun Laibach, B.A. ’80 Evelyn M., M.S.Ed. ’71, and William Roger Laky, B.A. ’59, M.S.Ed. ’66 Terry Lamantia, B.B.A. ’82, J.D. ’86 Robert Lamar Judith Cain, B.A. ’65, and Gerard W. Lambert, B.A. ’64 Eileen P. Lambert Abe Lampart Peter Lancy, B.A. ’66, M.A. ’67 Eric A. Landau, B.A. ’68

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Donald Lande Alton J. Landsman, J.D. ’78 Greg Lane Kevin Lang Daniel Anthony Lang, B.A. ’05 Elizabeth B. Lang Steven Langenthal Alice Langholz, B.S. ’62 Frances L. Langstaff, J.D. ’83 Andrew M. Langus Daniel Lantowski, B.A. ’06 Ronald S. Lanza, J.D. ’99 Bernard Francis Larkin, B.S.Ed. ’60 Jane LaRocco Marc D. Latman, J.D. ’97 Stephen Latzman, J.D. ’74 Riza A. Laudin Donald G. Laux, B.S. ’59, M.S.Ed. ’70 Stuart Jeffrey Lava, B.A. ’77 Bryan Jordan Lavetan Nathan M. Lawrence, B.B.A. ’94 Kenneth W. Lawson, B.A. ’49, M.A. ’50 Wilfred F. Layton, B.B.A. ’60 Ann Marie, B.B.A. ’90, and Hiram M. Lazar, B.B.A. ’87 Liliane Lazar, B.A. ’65, M.A. ’69 Harold Lazarus David S. Lazer, J.D. ’80 Stefan H. Leader, B.A. ’65 Skip Alan LeBlang Richard Stephen Leddy Ira Seth Lederman, J.D. ’79 Robert D. Ledlie, B.B.A. ’58 Samuel Lee, J.D. ’98 William M. Leete Gilbert A. Leib, B.A. ’51, M.S.Ed. ’51 Jeffrey S. Leibowitz Eric M. Leibowitz Joseph W. Leighton Peter D. Leighton, B.A. ’69 Paul W. Leinenbach, B.S. ’61 Barry Darwin Lemieux, B.A. ’61 Joseph H. Lemkin, J.D. ’94 Kaja L. Lemmermann, B.A. ’67, M.A. ’71 Helen Rand Lenke, B.A. ’40 Stephen Richard Lenowicz, B.A. ’71, M.A. ’77 Maureen F. Leonard, M.S.Ed. ’73 Charles I. Leone Patricia Dawson LeRoy, B.A. ’53, M.S.Ed. ’60 Iris Kay Lesser, B.A. ’77 Bruce W. Lesser, B.A. ’68 Marie C. Leuci Marvin Levin Stephen M. Levin, B.A. ’75 Judy Levine Louise N. Levine Ronnie Levine, B.A. ’74, M.A. ’76 Laurence A. Levine, B.A. ’62, M.A. ’63 Richard Barry Levine, B.A. ’65 Konstantin Levinovsky, J.D. ’07 Lawrence Levy

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Alumni and Friends Michael Levy Rita Levy, B.A. ’69 Travis Lewin George E. Lewis Kenneth Michael Lewis, J.D. ’86 Jeremy Lewitt Joshua D. Libresco Eileen Libutti Nancy Davida Lieberman, B.A. ’82 Sarah Emilia Lieblich, B.S. ’84, M.S. ’88 Jeffrey S. Liebowitz, B.B.A. ’67 John J. Liljehult, B.B.A. ’76 Scott Lewis Linden, Ph.D. ’84 Howard Walter Linker, B.S. ’67 Robert C. Linker, B.A. ’78 Joseph Liotta Scott Lipes Charles F. Lipp, B.A. ’62 Robert B. Lipper, B.S. ’74 Ronald Lippitt Matthew Robert Lippman, M.A. ’86, Ph.D. ’90 William Michael Lipsky, M.S.Ed. ’68, Ph.D. ’74 Joan Litt, B.A. ’69 Robert M. Litt, B.A. ’69 Marcia A. Lloyd, B.A. ’63 Jeffrey D. Lloyd, B.B.A. ’66 Elma H. Lobaugh, B.A. ’40, M.S.Ed. ’58 Edward Lodi, B.A. ’54 Gary Lofgren Clarence T. Lohse, B.A. ’65 Stephen Loizeaux John Lombardo Robert C. Lombardo, B.A. ’76 Sandra J. Lombino Joyce C. London, J.D. ’88 Gilbert Lopez Russell Lopiccolo Thomas Anthony Lopresti, B.B.A. ’83 Philip Loria Raymond E. Lorthioir, B.A. ’71 Richard A. Lotano, B.A. ’70 Sharyn Lotti Benjamin Edward Loturco Helen Lovari David G. Lowry Gary Jay Lowy, B.B.A. ’75 Todd Lubach Susan Mishler Lubitz, J.D. ’78 John M. Lucas Kenneth J. Lucas Nancy Lucas, J.D. ’02 James J. Lucas Ira Warren Lucas, B.A. ’73 Michael Francis Lukens, J.D. ’05 Manuel Luna Britt Cara Lundwall, B.A. ’99, M.S.Ed. ’02 Bruce Lutz Dennis J. Lutz Meryl Gail Lutz, B.A. ’70 Patrick J. Lynch Kevin P. Lyons, B.B.A. ’87

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Harold C. Mabie, B.A. ’61 Claude J. Macari, M.B.A. ’83 Jeffrey Howard Mace, J.D. ’83 Carol Machover Adele Marie Mackel Paul A. Mackey, B.B.A. ’55 Dillon Charles MacNamara, B.A. ’75 James A. Magenheimer, J.D. ’74 Lawrence P. Magilligan, B.A. ’58 Christine Chicco Magilligan, B.S.Ed. ’57 Joanne M. Maguire Derrick Magwood, B.A. ’89 John J. Mahon, J.D. ’73 Ronnie S. Maibaum, M.A. ’72 Amelia Maiello Josephine A. Maietta Margaret Elizabeth Mainusch, J.D. ’89 Michael E. Mais, J.D. ’77 David C. Malanga, B.B.A. ’96, M.B.A. ’07 Arisleyda C. Maldonado, M.B.A. ’94 Benjamin Palmer Malerba, J.D. ’01, M.B.A. ’05 Lindsay J. Malkiewich Leonard E. Malkin, M.B.A. ’71 Orlando Malone William M. Mancini Richard Scott Mandaro, J.D. ’94 Adam Mann John G. Manning Mary Ryan Manning, M.S. ’09 Willie Manny Barbara Manolakos Posner, J.D. ’84 Adrienne N., B.A. ’53, M.S.Ed. ’55, and Alan M. Mantis Patricia, B.A. ’93, and Domenic Joseph Mantoan, B.A. ’94 Patricia Manzo Kevin S. Mapp Victoria Griffo Marangiello, B.A. ’73, M.S.Ed. ’76 Denise Marasco, B.A. ’87 Frank Louis Maraviglia, M.S.Ed. ’63 Joseph P. Marchica, M.B.A. ’78 Amelia J. Marcin, M.A. ’70 Frank L. Marcinowski, B.B.A. ’68 Doris Mardovich Stuart A. Margulies Edith Gottlieb Markel, M.A. ’70 Jeffrey Markowitz Janis Baff Markowitz, J.D. ’81 Susan Peckstein, J.D. ’84, and Russell I. Marnell, M.B.A. ’84, J.D. ’84 Anne R. Maron, B.A. ’65 Barbara Leslie Marsh, Ph.D. ’80 Reginald T. Marshall Joseph George Marshall, B.A. ’58 Shelia Martin, J.D. ’79 Robert W. Martin, B.A. ’07 Kathleen Martin, M.A. ’76 Susan L. Martin, J.D. ’87 Judith A., B.S.Ed. ’58 and Richard James Martin, B.S. ’58 Patrick B. Martorella, B.B.A. ’80

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Rosann Maslar Lola Mason, J.D. ’77 Takita Wollman Mason, B.A. ’01 Eileen D. Massmann, B.A. ’51, M.S.Ed. ’53 Scott E. Masterson, B.B.A. ’77 Harold B. Matles, B.B.A. ’57 Victor Matles, B.A. ’50 Renato Dutra Matos, B.B.A. ’04, J.D. ’08 Carolyn A. Matthei-Gross, B.B.A. ’79 Bruce Matuson, B.A. ’73 Peguy Maurice, B.S. ’92 Frank A. Mauro, B.B.A. ’60, M.S.Ed. ’74 Gladys Mayard James P. Mayer, B.B.A. ’70 Myra and Douglas Mayer Daniel L. Mayer Godfrey Edward Maynor Stuart David Mazer, B.S. ’78 Clara C. Mazzella Charles D. Mc Faul, B.A. ’67 Diane Kathy Mc Gaughey, B.B.A. ’81 George William McAleese Richard E. McAllister Brian Joseph McArdle, B.A. ’83 Patrick McAree Daniel W. McCally William McCarthy Daniel J. McCarthy, B.B.A. ’54 James McClain Lisa Marie McCluskey, J.D. ’89 Gerard McDermott, B.S.Ed. ’77 Patrick L. McDonald Robert K. McDonald Robert J. McDonald, B.S. ’50 D. Lani McElgun, B.A. ’03, M.A. ’07 Stephanie, J.D. ’80, and Charles J. McEvily, J.D. ’73 Charles Adam McGaughey, B.B.A. ’80 John Philip McGovern, M.B.A. ’75, Ed.D. ’84 Madalyn A. McGovern, B.A. ’69 Michael A. McGovern Michael McGowan William McGurk Joseph McHale, B.B.A. ’79 Patrick McHugh Caryn J., B.A. ’98, M.A. ’00, and Michael J. McIsaac, B.A. ’98, M.B.A. ’02, J.D. ’02 Claudia Mckee Kirsten N. McKenna Brian McKeon Thomas C. McKessey, B.B.A. ’60 Ellen McKinnon Arthur F. McLoughlin, B.A. ’58 Elizabeth McLoughlin John F. McLoughlin, B.B.A. ’80 Richard McNally, B.B.A. ’69 Carolyn Joyce McNally, B.A. ’71 Marsha D. McNeese Sherry L. McPherson, B.A. ’92 Mary Margaret McShane, B.A. ’87

Maire McVicker Fernando A. Medina, M.B.A. ’86 Julia Medynskaya, J.D. ’04 Maureen M. Meehan, B.A. ’68, M.A. ’74 Roland K. Meekins Justin Mehr Michael Meittinis, B.B.A. ’01, M.S. ’03 Natasha Mele William G. Melone, B.A. ’69 Anthony Melosci Eric M. Mencher, J.D. ’84 Richard M. Mendel, B.A. ’59 Seema K. Menon, M.A. ’99 Andrew Mentrasti Bruce William Menzies, B.S. ’76 Anthony Robert Mercurio, B.A. ’61 Margaret and Thomas Adam Merle, B.A. ’71 Gary C. Meyer Steven A. Meyerowitz, B.A. ’76 Colleen S. Mezler Daniel J. Mezzafonte Michele Robin, M.S.Ed. ’81, and Peter A. Michaelson Angela Tiberia Michal, B.A. ’87 Mark Mihalik, B.B.A. ’02 Linda E. Milano Michael Milchan Mark Edward Mildner, B.B.A. ’80 Ryan Blair Miller, B.A. ’07 C. Elaine Miller Robert A. Miller Mark S. Miller, B.S. ’84 Douglas Leigh Miller, B.B.A. ’78 Clare Kristin Miller, J.D. ’87 Evelyn Veronica Miller-Suber Jennifer Milligan, J.D. ’04 Janet Barnett, B.A. ’70, and David Claude Minc, B.A. ’68 Anthony Thomas Minella, B.S. ’84 Martin F. Mines Susan Hershfield, B.A. ’79, and Mark Steven Mingelgreen, M.B.A. ’84 Robert A. Mino, B.B.A. ’97, J.D. ’08 Richard J. Mirabito Adrienne M. Mirro, J.D. ’79 Barbara J. Mishkin, B.S.Ed. ’62 Robert Mobley Mary C. and Harvey Elwood Moder, B.A. ’66, M.A. ’68, P.D. ’75 Michael Moisan Pierre Anthony Mommers, B.A. ’90 Christopher J. Monaco Patrick Monahan, B.A. ’74, M.B.A. ’77 Thomas F. Monahan, B.S. ’71 Susan A. Monahan, B.A. ’74 Richard Edward Monath, B.A. ’72 Angelica M. Moncada, B.B.A. ’05 Erica F. Moncayo, B.B.A. ’97 Tyrone J. Montague, J.D. ’86 Karen Mary Montalbano, B.A. ’80 Frederick J. Monteiro Marlene Monteleone, J.D. ’78

Alumni and Friends Martha Montero Robert W. Montgomery Daniel D. Moon Ronald J. Moore Monique C. Moore, J.D. ’95 Christine Lynn Moore Jacqueline B. Moore James A. Moore Demetria Ann Moore, B.B.A. ’98 Sophie Moore Butch Moran Philip Mordente, B.S.Ed. ’66 Jonathan Moreno, B.A. ’73 Peter S. Morgan, J.D. ’97 Wendy Morgan, J.D. ’77 Thomas Bernard Moriarty, B.S. ’50 Theresa Marie, B.B.A. ’86, and Keith W. Mormile, B.S. ’85 Arthur Morr, B.S. ’51 David B. Morris, B.B.A. ’56 Thomas B. Morris Michael H. Morris, B.S. ’59 Alexander Moschos, B.B.A. ’95 Alan Most Peter Mathew Mott, J.D. ’82 Robert W. Motta, M.A. ’73, Ph.D. ’75 James Mrozack, B.S. ’69 Maliyka A. Muhammad, B.S. ’03 Joseph J. Mukamal Sandip Mukherjee, J.D. ’03, M.B.A. ’08 Richard Mullen Christopher Shawn Muller Daniel Richard Muller, B.A. ’50 Malachy J. Mulligan, B.B.A. ’80 Mario A. Murillo Barbara Walsh Murphy, B.A. ’58 Jim Murphy Michael J. Murphy Raymond F. Murphy Edward D. Murphy, B.A. ’54 Tammy M. Murray-Cousins Cheryl Benoit Mwaria Edward Mackey Myers, B.A. ’55 Ellen Myers Jay Nadelbach, J.D. ’76 Andrew Terry Nadler, B.A. ’82, J.D. ’89 Laurance W. Nagin Richard A. Nagy Daniel T. Napoli, B.B.A. ’71 Vito A. Napolitano, J.D. ’77 Leonard John Nardo, M.B.A. ’83 Richard Narog John W. Nason Doug Nastro Joan Marilyn Natalie, B.S.Ed. ’62 Muhammed Gurcan Nazli Andrew M. Neary Frank J. Nedelka Hillary Serota, B.A. ’89, and Michael A. Needle, B.S. ’88 Christopher Neefus, B.A. ’77 Michael P. Neely Charles S. Neff, M.S.Ed. ’98 Merri Neidorff

John V. Neill, B.S. ’51 Stephen T. Neiman, B.S. ’65, M.S.Ed. ’66 Diana Joan Nelson, B.A. ’62 Lisa A. Neri Judith Tyrseck Nesdill, B.A. ’78, M.A. ’80 Peter J. Neu Muriel A. Neumann Bryan J. Neumann, B.S. ’85 Naomi Neuwirth, B.A. ’76 Donald M. Nevin James Ng JoAnna Nicholson, J.D. ’08 William J. Nickel, B.B.A. ’56 Mark A. Niepoky, B.B.A. ’88 Judy Niola Frank J. Nocella Eric Wayne Nodiff, B.A. ’80, J.D. ’83 Christopher R. Nolan, J.D. ’01 James Nordland George Howard Norelli, B.A. ’79 Christine Noschese, B.A. ’67 Anthony Notaro, B.S. ’78 Daniel M. Notine, B.A. ’58 Maria Noto Shawn M. Novatt, B.A. ’00 Sandra M. Novik Christine A. Nowierski Francis L. Nunziata, B.B.A. ’56 Danielle Marie Nunziato Jeffrey Nutting Steven Albert Nuzzi, J.D. ’82 Christina Nuzzi-Blair Roland Nyein Linda, B.B.A. ’88, and David John Obedzinski, B.A. ’85, M.A. ’92 Richard M. O’Brien Vincent J. O’Brien, B.B.A. ’91 Maureen O’Connell Christopher O’Connor Terry F. O’Dwyer, B.S. ’60 David H. Officer Susan O’Gara Patrick O’Hanlon Claire T. O’Keefe William Louis Olivari, B.B.A. ’66 Anthony Oliveri Giuseppe Oliveri James Edward Olivo, B.B.A. ’77, M.B.A. ’81 John Charles O’Malley Jeanne E. O’Neill, J.D. ’85 Marion Ann Oppenheimer, B.A. ’60 Bonnie Irene Optekman, B.A. ’76 Ruth E. Orange, M.S.Ed. ’71 Janet J. Orgera Deborah Krioski, B.B.A. ’81, M.B.A. ’84, and Albert Orlando, B.A. ’81, M.B.A. ’83 Charles Michael O’Rourke, J.D. ’80 Ronald G. Ort, J.D. ’75 Rochelle L. Ostroff-Weinberg, B.A. ’74 Cornelius F. O’Sullivan

Danielle Lorraine O’Sullivan, B.B.A. ’94 Denise A. O’Sullivan, B.B.A. ’86 Elizabeth O’Sullivan Vanessa J. Otis, B.S. ’99 Anthony Jerome Ottavio, B.A. ’64 Sheila H. and Richard Francis Outcault, B.A. ’57 Robert Owen Penelope L. Owens, B.A. ’90 Kevin J. Owens Thomes H. Pace Louis M. Pacelli, J.D. ’82 Jesse Pacetta-Ullmann, B.A. ’03 Raquel Lorraine, B.A. ’69, M.S. ’73, and Robert Leroy Pachas, B.A. ’68, M.S.Ed. ’75 Adrienne Leventhal, B.S. ’66, and Marvin B. Padnick, B.A. ’66 Harold A. Pagan Carl A. Paladino, B.S. ’51 Antonio Palucci John Joseph Panarese, B.B.A. ’65, M.B.A. ’75 Donald Panzarella Linda Panzarino, B.A. ’83 Herman Paolucci John Peter Papa, J.D. ’82 Laura Miller Papa, J.D. ’82 Dionisios Papadatos, B.S. ’00, M.S.Ed. ’02 Susan D., M.A. ’88, and George J. Papaioannou Raymond Paprocky Vanessa Renee Parent, B.B.A. ’04, M.S.Ed. ’06 Alan M. Parente Diane Parker Bernard Parker, B.A. ’67 Barry Starks Parker, B.B.A. ’05 Chris Parlo Raymond J. Parrington, B.A. ’73 Raffaele Pascuzzo, B.B.A. ’96 David Evan Paseltiner, J.D. ’88 Cynthia G. Passavia Robert F. Pastor, B.A. ’63, M.S. ’78 David S. Patenaude Cathy Patrovich Barbara Jackson Patton, B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82 William Pavone, B.S. ’87 William H. Pavony, B.B.A. ’60 Paul S. Pearlman Alese Pechter, M.S.Ed. ’73 Adam Pekor, B.A. ’05 Teresa K. Pellom Doreen Pelloni Paul B. Peloquin, B.A. ’68 Lea G. Pennington, B.A. ’57 Adam John Pepin, B.B.A. ’03 Angela Perdos, B.A. ’03 Teresa F. Perez, B.A. ’77 Fred H. Perkins, J.D. ’84 Rosanna Perotti Henry D. Perry, B.A. ’67 Patricia J. Perry

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Arnold Joseph Perz, M.B.A. ’91 Janet E., B.A. ’71, M.S.Ed. ’76 and Carl A. Petersen, B.S. ’72, M.A. ’79 Walter John Petersen, B.S. ’50 Hazel M. Petersen, B.S. ’50 Emily M. Peterson Ann M. Peterson, B.A. ’75, M.S.Ed. ’79 Richard Charles Petillo, B.B.A. ’87 Clifford J. Petroske, J.D. ’89 John Pfister, B.S. ’50 Andrea Carla Phoenix, J.D. ’89 Rocky Piaggione, J.D. ’74 Michael Piccolo, B.B.A. ’72 Michael M. Picozzi, B.A. ’52 Edward F. Pidgeon, B.B.A. ’88 Linda Carole Pierce, B.A. ’72 Stanley Pierce, J.D. ’76 Lisa Ann Pieroni, J.D. ’90 Stanley G. Pine, B.A. ’69 Paul Oliver Pink, B.S. ’87 Angelo Pirozzi Christina Tara Pisani, B.B.A. ’98 Vincent J. Pisano, B.A. ’95 Neal Robert Platt, J.D. ’78 Herbert John Pluschau, M.S.Ed. ’63 Francis Policastro, B.A. ’72 Salvatore B. Pontillo, B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82 Marci Porcano William J. Porter, B.B.A. ’74, M.B.A. ’77 Laura Potts-Sprague Leonard Poveromo, M.B.A. ’75 Jeffrey D. Powell, J.D. ’84 Marc Dennis Powers, J.D. ’80 Michael Edward Powers, B.B.A. ’80, M.B.A. ’84 William Poy, B.S. ’80 Pravini Praimnath, M.B.A. ’06 Douglas J. Pravda, B.A. ’70 Albert Vincent Prete, B.S. ’76 Donald Price Noreen Priest Marion A. Procelli, M.A. ’71 Matthew S. Procelli, M.A. ’71 Sophia Prountzos, B.B.A. ’87 Brendan Pruse Thomas P. Pugliese, B.A. ’65 Andrew C. Puglisi, B.B.A. ’99, J.D. ’02 Michael Gerard Punch, B.A. ’04 Marc A. Puppo, M.B.A. ’98 Joanne K. Python, M.S.Ed. ’81 Julie R. Quain, B.A. ’74 Robert Thomas Quarte, B.B.A. ’78 Donna Marie Quilty, B.B.A. ’82 Matthew J. Quinn Gerhard Karl Raabe, B.A. ’69 Sina Y. Rabbany Carol Forer Rabin, B.S.Ed. ’65 Michael A. Radigan William A. Radlinski, B.A. ’49 Rosalie Rafter Lee Raisfeld Henry Ramirez, J.D. ’76

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Alumni and Friends Rachel D. Ramirez, B.A. ’08 Phyllis B. Ramjattansingh, M.A. ’76 Christine Marie Ramos-Paseka, B.A. ’84 Harry D. Ransom Frances Ranzie, B.B.A. ’95 Julia C. Rappold, B.A. ’56 Melbourne Rappoport, B.A. ’52 Joel Ratner, B.S.Ed. ’80, M.S.Ed. ’86 Jeff Rauch Bruce A. Rauch, B.B.A. ’69 Mercedes Ravelo Cecelia Ryan Realmuto Gina M. Recine, B.B.A. ’99 Kathleen A. Reddington, B.A. ’08 Robert Louis Rediger, J.D. ’81 Francis X. Reed, B.B.A. ’57, M.B.A. ’61 Stephen Robert Rees, B.B.A. ’81 Frank DeWitt Reese, B.A. ’09 William A. Regan Nancy Breslin Regan, B.A. ’83 Maureen Regan Peter Gerard Regan, B.B.A. ’87 Patricia M. Regensburg, B.B.A. ’98 Linda Sherlock Reich, M.A. ’04 Anthony Arthur Reidlinger, B.A. ’49 Sandra E. Reifel, B.S.Ed. ’58, M.S.Ed. ’65 William Raymond Reilly, B.B.A. ’62 Lenore Davis Reilly, B.A. ’50, M.A. ’59 Michael T. Reilly, B.S. ’74 Joanne E. Reinhart Noah Seth Reiss Mary Ann Rempe, B.B.A. ’81 Franchesca M. Renderos Krista Marie Restivo, M.S.Ed. ’07 Richard William Reutzel, B.S. ’74 Margery Reynolds, B.A. ’53 Don H. Reynolds, B.B.A. ’83 Marge Turner, B.S.Ed. ’68, and Constantine Ricci, B.A. ’52, M.A. ’55 Daniel M. Rice, B.B.A. ’77 Steven Howard Rich, B.S. ’81 David Arthur Rich, B.S. ’80 James John Richards, B.A. ’64, M.S.Ed. ’69 Ina R. Richards, B.A. ’71 Serena Richardson, B.A. ’06 Michael W. Richter James Allen Ridley Robert Riesenberger Joseph Francis Rinaldi, B.B.A. ’81 Robyn D. Ringler, J.D. ’87 Joseph A. Ristuccia, B.S. ’54, M.B.A. ’64 Cassandra E. Ritucci, B.B.A. ’82 Ricardo Rivera Gladys E. Rivera Vitro Rizzi, B.S. ’49 Helen Morrissey Rizzuto Michelle Lee Robey, B.B.A. ’93, M.B.A. ’99 Noel Ira Robin, B.A. ’61

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William George Robinson, B.S. ’49 Nathalie G. Robinson Edward J. Rochford, B.S. ’52 Leslie G. Roden, B.S.Ed. ’67 Gladys Rodriguez Steven O. Rodriguez Robert H. Roehrig, B.A. ’68 Morris Ralph Rogers, M.A. ’52 James Rogin, B.S.Ed. ’57, M.S.Ed. ’59 Sharon Roman, B.A. ’72 Mark E. Romano Richard A. Romano, B.A. ’69 Arianne Romeo, B.A. ’99, M.S.Ed. ’03 Victor J. Romita, B.A. ’76 Angelo D. Roncallo Eugene Rooney Janet Rosano, B.A. ’73, M.A. ’77 Livio Rosario Diana L. Rose, B.S. ’95, M.S. ’99 Morris Rosen, B.A. ’55 Gabriel Rosenberg Paul Rosenblit Holly Brooks, B.A. ’65, and David Ross Rosenfeld, B.A. ’65 Kevin Francis Roskot, B.B.A. ’06 Paul Martin Rosman, B.A. ’64 Cindyann Ross, J.D. ’96 Thomas J. Ross Randi Feldman, B.A. ’73, M.A. ’80, and Steven N. Ross, B.B.A. ’73 Richard R. Rossi Joanna D. Rotonde Monica Rowe Nancy L. Rowe, B.S.Ed. ’70, M.A. ’72 Susan Beverly Rubin, J.D. ’82 Sylvia Rubin, B.S. ’48 Jay Rubinstein, B.B.A. ’82 Warren J. Rudolph, B.A. ’53 Alfonso S. Ruggeri Louis J. Ruggirello Walter L. Ruskiewicz Jo Anne Russell Edward Patrick Russell, M.B.A. ’01 Vincent J. Russo, B.B.A. ’99, J.D. ’03 Alisa Russo Ruth M. Ryan, B.A. ’54 William G. Ryan Kate Ryan Donald L. Ryan Kimberly Ryan-Debrowski Jason Sackoor, J.D. ’07 Saul M. Sacks Mark Sackstein John Sagnelli, B.A. ’69 Patricia Salama, B.B.A. ’04, M.S. ’05 Michael Salgo, J.D. ’79 Ethel Estelle Salomon, B.A. ’39 Marvin Salth, B.A. ’63 Joseph P. Salvemini, B.A. ’66 Stephen Philip Salzman, B.B.A. ’66 Julie Sampson Kevin T. Sampson Susan Sanders, J.D. ’87 Lawrence Dominick Sangirardi, B.B.A. ’90

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Maureen Hunt Sanok, B.S.Ed. ’65, M.A. ’68 James SanPhillipo Richard Ellis Santee, B.A. ’73 Elvira C. Santeramo-Davis, B.A. ’82, J.D. ’86 Stanley Dominick Santoro, B.B.A. ’74 Joseph Gabriel Santucci, B.B.A. ’98 Thomas Santucci, B.A. ’93 Harry M. Sarin, B.S.Ed. ’02 Richard A. Sarner, J.D. ’80 Theodore P. Sasso Dov I. Sassoon, B.B.A. ’05 Daniel Huff Jung Satterfield, J.D. ’09 Edward Saueracker, B.S. ’78 John Joseph Sauerland, B.S.Ed. ’80, M.S. ’03 Max Sayah, J.D. ’74 Waymond Saylor, B.A. ’60 Jess M. Saypoff Robert John Sayre, B.A. ’70 Gary Neil Sazer, J.D. ’74 Gloria Ann Scafordi, B.B.A. ’69 Robert C. Scaglione Kurt Schaaf Jeffrey Gordon Schaetzel, B.A. ’83 Carol Schapira, B.A. ’69 Donna Ross Scheckner, B.A. ’76, J.D. ’79 Sofia Schefer, B.B.A. ’00 Amanda Rachel Scheffer, B.A. ’09 Marshall Schein, B.A. ’69 Michael Paul Schenk, B.B.A. ’80 Robert W. Scherer, B.A. ’74 Kurt A. Schielke, B.A. ’58 Robert Schifellite, B.B.A. ’80, M.B.A. ’81 Michael E. Schiffrin, B.A. ’68 Charles J. Schilling Lori A. Schilt Michael Schimel, J.D. ’08 Frank Schiro, M.S. ’05 Mark Schlau Doris M. Schmaltz Barbara Ann Schmaltz, B.A ’98 Andrew M. Schmertz, B.A. ’91 Thomas H. Schmiegel, B.A. ’64 Mary Louise Schmitt Eli H. Schmukler, B.B.A. ’67 Paula N., B.S.Ed. ’67, M.S.Ed. ’70, and Michael S. Schneider, B.B.A. ’64 Eleanor Lorenz Schneider, B.A. ’46 Paul I. Schneiderman Jay Schnitzer, B.B.A. ’90 Michael D. Schnur Marlene Meiselman Schoen, B.A. ’52, M.S.Ed. ’70 Norman Schoenberg, B.A. ’80 Melissa Hope Schoenberger Gwen M. Schoenfeld Elenore Adasse, B.A. ’56, and Ellie Schotz Erika Schoub Joseph Bernard Schubach, B.B.A. ’66 Jason Edward Schuit, B.B.A. ’92 William Schulder, J.D. ’77

Jonathan Daniel Schulman, B.B.A. ’04 Jed Nahum Schulman, J.D. ’79 Michele L., B.A. ’95, M.A. ’97 and Robert William Schultz, B.A. ’94 Robert R. Schur, M.A. ’63 Gail M. Schwab Charles R. Schwartzapfel Frank P. Sci, B.B.A. ’83 Caryn and David C. Scileppi, B.B.A. ’97 Joseph S. Scioscia, B.A. ’65 Joseph Scorca, B.A. ’71 Matthew W. Scott James W. Scott, B.A. ’55 Theresa Scotto-Lavino Jerome R. Scro Dwayne John Seabrooks, B.S. ’89 Annette M., M.S.Ed. ’74, and Donald John Seaman, B.A. ’55 Joseph M. Seaman, B.A. ’59 Patrice M. Sedelmaier, B.A. ’79 Bill Seelig William Seesselberg Charles David Segal, J.D. ’79 Paul E. Seidel, B.S. ’56 Madeline Seifer, M.A. ’93 Nancy Melinda Seigel, B.A. ’99, M.S. ’02 Armel Sejour, B.B.A. ’82 Lisa A. Seklecki Dorthe A. Selda, B.S.Ed. ’69 Regina Seltzer, J.D. ’83 Marisa Semmel-Reichman, B.S. ’97, M.S. ’06 Barbara, M.A. ’88, P.D. ’03, and Edward Senenman, B.B.A. ’77, M.B.A. ’86 Joyce E. Senior John Sennott Gerald Mark Serlin, B.A. ’62 Meryl Diane Serotta, J.D. ’89 Donald Shaffer John J. Shalam Eileen Milling Shaloum, B.S. ’71, M.A. ’76 Harvey Shane, B.S. ’51 Stanley Shanies, B.A. ’61 David Michael Shapiro, B.B.A. ’72 Carl Morris Shapiro, B.A. ’83 Jennifer Sharf, J.D. ’04 Kevin T. Sharkey, B.B.A. ’81 Genevieve M., B.B.A. ’78, and William Alfred Sharp, B.S. ’62 Thomas Shaw Jean Boyle Shea, B.A. ’51, M.S.Ed. ’53 Edward P. Shea, B.A. ’50 William J. Sheehan, J.D. ’88 Steven A. Sherman Jay Michael Sherman, B.B.A. ’79, M.B.A. ’83 John Timothy Sherman, B.B.A. ’70 Theodore Harold Sherman, B.A. ’75 Margaret A. Shields Jeanne Meyer Shinefield, B.A. ’42 Magill Shipman, M.S.Ed. ’54

Alumni and Friends Donna F. Shirreffs, B.A. ’75, M.A. ’80 David Michael Shore, B.A. ’95 Mitchell Shpelfogel, J.D. ’06 Ellen Fishman, B.A. ’76 and Brian I. Shube, B.S. ’75 Gary R. Shuler, B.A. ’94 Mark Alan Shulman, M.A. ’77 Lisa Siano, B.A. ’74, J.D. ’77 Nicholas Siciliano, B.A. ’60 Mary Sidaras Edwin Siddons Lisa Sieburg Lee Angelique Marie Siegfried, B.B.A. ’95 Paul Michael Siemon, B.A. ’05 Sandy Joel Siff Lisa M. Signorelli Joel Sikowitz, B.A. ’59 Marcia Silber, M.S.Ed. ’67 Jeffrey Silberfeld, J.D. ’75 Ari Silbiger Harold Ryon Silkworth, B.A. ‘43 Helen Williams Silkworth, B.A. ‘48 Jerome Siller Wendy C. Silverman Joel J. Silverman, B.A. ‘57 Meryl A. Silverman, J.D. ’77 Robert R Silz, B.S.Ed. ’65, M.A. ’68 Judy L. Simoncic, J.D. ’92 Elizabeth Anne Simondet, B.A. ’81 Eileen G. Simons, M.A. ’87 Helen S. Simpson, B.S.Ed. ’59 Richard C. Sinatra, M.S.Ed. ’70, Ph.D. ’73 Prithi Pal Singh Robert M. Single, B.A. ’56, M.S.Ed. ’59 Josef P. Sirefman

Peter B. Siroka, J.D. ’06 Gordon K. Skadberg Rebecca L. Skinner Dorothy Selversto Slade, M.S.Ed. ’81 Jessica Rae Slagle Virginia Ann Slatic, B.A. ’03, M.S.Ed. ’05 Eileen Slattely Edward F. Slaughter Alan F. Sloyer, B.A. ’78 Richard Alan Small, J.D. ’80 Arthur M. Small, B.A. ’56 Antonio N. Smikle Viktor B. Smirnov Gregory Stuart Smith Alicia Evangela Smith, B.S.Ed. ’01, M.S. ’09 Nancy A., M.A. ’71, and Frederick B. Smith, B.B.A. ’73 Rita Marie, B.A. ’73, and Richard Smith, B.A. ’68 Howard I. Smith Christopher Joseph Smith Bernadette Lenore Smith, M.S.Ed. ’99 Thomas Paul Smith, B.S. ’44 David Alexander Smith, B.A. ’75 Arthur Maurice Smith, A.A.S. ’59 Joan O. Smith, M.S.Ed. ’77 Lelia J. Snow Mary A. Sobczak, M.B.A. ’86 Ian Sobel Joseph P. Sofia, B.A. ’68 Charlotte A. Sohl, M.S.Ed. ’57 Darrol B. Solin, B.A. ’59 Peter Solomon Stephen Solosky Ellen Solow Holzman George I. Soltys, B.A. ’59

Marion Froehlich, B.A. ’51, and Arthur A. Sommerville, B.A. ’51 Gordon F. Soper, B.B.A. ’90 Edward Sorensen, B.S. ’77 Richard Sosulski, B.A. ’73 Genay Sottile Frank Spada, B.A. ’76 William Henry Spellman, B.B.A. ’92 Fran and Frank T. Spencer, B.B.A. ’73 Kelley-Ann Margarita Spencer, B.A. ’94 Barbara J. Spencer, B.A. ’69, M.A. ’71, Ph.D. ’73 Michael A. Spero, J.D. ’75 Debra Gail Speyer, B.B.A. ’80, J.D. ’84, M.B.A. ’88 Siegmund Spiegel Gail Spielberger, M.S.Ed. ’68 Andrew Craig Spieler Dennis Joseph Spina, B.A. ’75 Sofia Maria, B.B.A. ’90, M.B.A. ’95, and Vincent J. Spinnato, B.B.A. ’90 Robert R. Spiotta, B.A. ’62 Glen L. Spiritis Joan Antony Spitsen, B.A. ’53 Anne Elizabeth Stabile, B.S. ’84, M.B.A. ’89 Jeffrey L. Stadler Frieda Axelrod Stahl, M.A. ’57 Kathleen M., B.B.A. ’91, and William W. Stanley, B.A. ’91 Robert Halsey Stark, M.B.A. ’80 Barbara J. Stark Candice Lasky Stark, B.B.A. ’76 Kimberly J., B.A. ’93, M.S.Ed. ’97 and Ryan M. Starkes, B.B.A. ’92 Richard M. Stecher Panayiota Stefanakis, J.D. ’00 Michael Stefanakis, J.D. ’99

Helen Stefanidis Marlene S. Stein, B.A. ’67 Arthur A. Stein Jeffrey H. Stein William Stein, B.B.A. ’81 Ralph M. Stein, J.D. ’74 William Charles Steinman, B.A. ’70 Tamara Stephen, J.D. ’96 Kenneth Louis Stephens, B.B.A. ’89 Sherry Ann Sterbinsky Hudson, B.A. ’89 Robert Charles Sterling, B.A. ’81, M.A. ’83, Ph.D. ’88 Ellen Stern James K. Stern, J.D. ’85 Judy Sternberg, J.D. ’07 Robert Stewart Nancy Lynn Stewart, M.S.Ed. ’94 John Arthur Stocker, B.S. ’86 David Stolarz, B.B.A. ’90 Phyllis M. Stone Philip Stopol Alissa K. Storan Gerald I. Stover, B.A. ’74 Jennifer S. Strafford, B.B.A. ’06 John L. Strandberg, M.B.A. ’86 Lawrence Myron Stransky, B.A. ’52 Ronald Stritzler David J. Stuart Nancy Stuzin, J.D. ’91 David Sufrin Kevin James Sullivan, B.A. ’90 Raymond A. Sullivan Paul Vincent Sullivan, B.A. ’65 Helen J. Sullivan, B.A. ’43, M.S.Ed. ’70 James Martin Sullivan, Ed.D. ’91 Irene Elizabeth Sullivan Shatz, B.S.Ed. ’59

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: OSI Pharmaceuticals, Melville OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. launched its charitable foundation in 2005. One of the foundation’s trustees heard about a unique summer science program at Hofstra that helps undergraduate students engage in high-level scientific research. Since 2008 the foundation has supported Hofstra’s Summer Research Fellowship, a 10-week paid fellowship for Hofstra juniors and seniors. Thanks to the foundation’s support, the program has expanded the number of students who can participate. The program funds students in research fellowships in hospital settings and on campus in the Biology Department.

The goal, said Ann McDermott-Kave, director of the OSI Pharmaceuticals Foundation, is to cultivate the next generation of scientists by investing in science education.

“Part of our mission is to invest in science education in the community where we live and work,” McDermott-Kave said.

OSI is best-known for its research and development in oncology, butt th the company iis also l involved i l d in i research of new drugs to treat diabetes and obesity. “The idea is that students need to learn about science as a profession.

We strive to make that connection between what they’re learning and what they can do for a career.”

To that end, for the past two years, students visit OSI Pharmaceuticals at the end of the program to make presentations about their research.

“It’s really impressive to see what they learn in a short period of time during the summer science program,” McDermott-Kave said.

“Their projects are sophisticated, and you can see that they really learn a lot during their time at Hofstra. Hofstra students have exceeded our expectations.”

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Alumni and Friends Arthur H. Sulzer, M.B.A. ’86 Alessandra M. Sumowicz Bethany D. Sumpter, B.S. ’96 Bruce Edward Surry, B.A. ’67 David Saverio Susi, B.B.A. ’07 Mark Sussman, B.A. ’69 Ann Elizabeth Sutton, B.A. ’84, M.B.A. ’99 Joseph Michael Sweeney, M.B.A. ’98 Gerard Anthony Sweet, B.A. ’06 Scott Swerdlin Barry Swidler Barbara Switter, B.B.A. ’90 Lawrence A. Symanko Steve Szachacz Jan Szilagyi Ruby C. Szul Leona Avery Tabell, B.A. ’64 Corazon Takara Mary E. Talmadge-Grebenar, B.S. ’85 Richard James Tamaro, B.S. ’66 Chun Yee Tan, B.B.A. ’93, M.B.A. ’95 Mohinder Taneja Gregory J. Tarmin, B.A. ’84 Michael S. Tashbook, M.S. ’00 Richard L. Tax, B.A. ’66 Howard Yule Taylor, B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82 Sally M. Tedrow Saul Teichman, B.S. ’57 Mark Teitelbaum Donna Tempesta Lorel E. Teolis, B.B.A. ’55 Cary Steven Tepper, B.A. ’80 Frank Terranova, B.A. ’59, M.S.Ed. ’61 Jose L. Texidor, J.D. ’86 Ruth M. Thaler Kathleen Ann Theiling James E. Theinert Denise S. Theodoropoulos Gerald M. Therrien, B.A. ’64 Ann M. Thibadeau, B.A. ’82, M.S.Ed. ’85 William B. Thieben, B.A. ’56, M.S.Ed. ’61 Robert Kenneth Thode, B.A. ’81 Elizabeth Anne Thomas, B.A. ’72, M.B.A. ’80 Neil H. Thompson, B.A. ’59 Joan Adams, B.A. ’78 and Linton S. Thorn Arthur E. Thunell, B.B.A. ’59 Milton Thurm Peter Scott Tipograph, J.D. ’80 Annmarie E. Tobia Debenedittis, B.A. ’92 Joseph R. Todaro, B.B.A. ’85 Gary Lee Tomasulo, J.D. ’04 Trevor Michael Tormann, B.B.A. ’95 Katherine May, B.A. ’52, and Anthony Raymond Totaro, B.S. ’49 Bella Totino Grace Totten, B.A. ’68 Timothy A. Trautman

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Richard Travis, B.A. ’56 Anne M., Trenkle, B.A. ’52 Timothy J. Treubig, B.B.A. ’06 Steven M. Tritman David T. Troyan, B.S. ’90, M.S. ’91 Donna V. Tudda Robert Tugander, J.D. ’92 John Arthur Tuominen, M.A. ’73 Bernard L. Turner, M.S.Ed. ’60 George A. Turner Roger L. Turnpaugh Natalie M. Tursi, B.A. ’06 Eddie Twist Judith Tyne, B.B.A. ’68 Joseph Uberman, J.D. ’80 Charles William Uhlinger, B.A. ’41 Ashley M. Ukleja Crystal Ullestad Rosanne M. Ullman, B.A. ’75 Debra Urbano Elaine T. Urciuoli, B.B.A. ’84 Linda Urquhart Paula Marie Uruburu Todd A. Uterstaedt, B.A. ’93 Chris Vaccaro Joan Markowski Vadnais, B.S.Ed. ’59 James Peter Vafeas, B.A. ’90 Paul D. Vaith Kathleen Manning Valletta, M.S.Ed. ’77, J.D. ’83 Joseph P. Vallone, Ph.D. ’92 Allan M. Van Wickler, B.B.A. ’55 Gerald William Vance, B.S.Ed. ’64, M.S.Ed. ’69 Robert H. Vandewater, B.B.A. ’84 William H. Vandewater, B.B.A. ’56 Cheryl Vanek, B.A. ’97 Joseph Vincent Varsalona, B.A. ’84 Mary H. Vassallo Rosemary Vassallo, J.D. ’97 Alfred G. Vassalotti Joseph A. Vassalotti Theodore A. Vecchio Anthony Francis Vella, B.E. ’82 Eva and Arthur James Venezia, B.A. ’50 Elizabeth K. Venuti Janet DiBenedetto Verneuille, B.B.A. ’87 Michael Anthony Verre, B.A. ’74 Joseph Vidulich Casey C. and Charles D. Viera Biaggio Vigliotti Cecile F. Vinik, M.A. ’72 Frank P. Viola, M.S.Ed. ’74 James R. Voight Virginia A. Vollmar, B.S. ’79 Susan Vomaro, B.B.A. ’94 Steven H. Wacher Harvey S. Wachman Adam Wactlar, J.D. ’06 Judith Elaine Wade Susan Wadsworth Marilyn Zaborowski Wagner, B.A. ’73 John R. Wagner, B.B.A. ’73 Clara Wagner

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Robert E. Wahlers Vern R. Walker Laura Ann Walker, B.B.A. ’84, M.B.A. ’89 Robert G. Wall, B.B.A. ’59 Kathleen M. Wallace, J.D. ’82 Gunnel Kristine Wallstrom Robert G. Walpole James Ralph Walsh, M.B.A. ’97 Sarah A. Walsh Lisa Hanna Wambold, B.A. ’07 Miriam Wanderman Kenneth C. Warne Amy B., B.B.A. ’96, and Lee Philip Warner, B.A. ’94 Burton David Warren, B.B.A. ’81 Marlon Antonio Watson, J.D. ’07 Francis E. Watson Anne B. Watters, M.S. ’97, Psy.D. ’00 Michelle Watts Richard H. Waxman, J.D. ’73 Susan Dunn Weberman, B.A. ’79, M.A. ’83 Emma L. Weeks Kellie Ann Weeks, B.A. ’02 Marc William Wegener, B.B.A. ’83 Lorie Nichols Wegener, B.A. ’84 Diana Lynn Weiner, B.A. ’77 Kimberly A. Weinstein Diane Karanikolas, B.S.Ed. ’66, and Philip Jordan Weisman, B.S. ’66 Stuart Weiss Steven Weissbard, J.D. ’89 David L. Weissman Eric John Weller, B.A. ’60 Denise Lynn Wells Deborah Vanbrunt Wells, Ph.D. ’81 Frederick H. Wen, J.D. ’03 Neil T. West, B.B.A. ’71 Timothy J. Whalen, B.A. ’73, M.S.Ed. ’74 George Holly Whitacre, B.A. ’57, M.S.Ed. ’59, P.D. ’69 Shirley L. White Gary T. White, B.S. ’77 Jamie Leigh Whitfield, B.A. ’83 John Wicks, M.B.A. ’97 Stephen I. Widlitz, J.D. ’75 Margaret Wiener Barbara Wiener, B.S.Ed. ’61 Joseph Wieselberg Craig Jay Wild, B.B.A. ’79 Ben F. Wilder, B.B.A. ’53 Wynne Braitman, B.A. ’75, and Barry S. Wilder, B.A. ’68 Ira M. Wilen Kimberlee Willard, B.S.Ed. ’95 Anne Williams Stuart Williams Nelson H. Willick, J.D. ’76 Lance H. Wilson Robert Wilson David K. Wilson James Joseph Wilson, B.A. ’04 Brian John Wilson, B.S. ’79 Stephen George Wilson, B.B.A. ’74

Catherine Wimmer Ruth Woods Winfree Joseph B. Wing, B.A. ’80, J.D. ’91 Kenneth Winkelman Donna A. Winter-Fee, M.A. ’96 Thomas J. Winters Robert Wishnew, B.B.A. ’73 Jamie Lynn Wisneski Stephen Wisnieski Harold J. Withers, B.A. ’65 Emil Richard Wohlgemuth, B.B.A. ’85 Barbara Wohrle Scott David Woldow, B.A. ’93 Wade E. Wolfe Fred Wolff, B.S. ’61 Edward John Wolff, B.B.A. ’93 Ruth Wolkowicki Maureen Woodiwiss, B.A. ’05 Robert E. Woods Sharon Joy Wortzel, B.A. ’94, M.A. ’00 Laurie Buller, B.B.A. ’80, and David Jonathan Wotman, M.B.A. ’79 George F. Wright, B.A. ’54 Thomas P. Wright Lai Kam Wu Dorine Wulwick Kenneth J. Wunsch, M.S.Ed. ’72 George A. Wynn Rosemarie Yancosek, B.A. ’86 Denise Linda Yannone, B.A. ’73, M.S.Ed. ’74 Susan M. Yohn Susan M. and David Scott Young, B.A. ’95 Benjamin T. Young, B.S. ’52 Robin Angela Young Tyrrell, J.D. ’97 Paula M. Yurman. J.D. ’79 Richard Zaborowski June Zaccone Timothy F. Zalak, B.B.A. ’74 Vincent Valentine Zaleski Valerie Zaleski Anthony Zalisi Francis J. Zampino, M.A. ’65 Joe Zanelotti Neil M. Zang, B.A. ’59 Tracey Elizabeth Zaremba, B.B.A. ’03 Jay B. Zatzkin, B.A. ’69 Ronald Theodore Zellem, B.A. ’76 Marie Zere Rush Field Ziegenfelder III, B.A. ’52 Bennett G. Zier, B.A. ’67 Richard Allan Zimmerman, J.D. ’83 Paul Zimmerman Leo G. Zimmermann Ephraim Zion Susan Zizza, B.A. ’87, M.S.Ed. ’96 Vincent Zuaro Adam L. Zuckerberg, B.A. ’98 Nancy Zurich Deborah Black Zwany, J.D. ’79 Linda D. Zwiren *deceased

Last spring, members of the Class of 2009 continued the tradition of participating in the Senior Class Challenge, which asked all graduating seniors to make a gift of $20.09 to support The Fund for Hofstra. The goal was to raise $2,009 and receive gifts from 15 percent of the class. The Class of 2009 showed their Hofstra Pride by surpassing both of these goals with 16 percent of the class committing more than $2,400.

SENIOR CLASS CHALLENGE FOR CLASS OF 2009 EXCEEDS GOAL! 2009 SENIOR CLASS CHALLENGE DONORS Caterina Abbatiello Hannah Abdelhamid Ashley Adamo Jonathan Adonailo Seth Ahdoot Nicholas Altomare Selinda Altomare (for Nicholas Altomare) Daniel Apgar William Assad Theresa Assante Tala Awad Jessica Bacci Erin Balloni Joseph Bennethum Maria Berenato Paula Berkins (for Sharon Berkins) Boris Bernstein Jamell Black Amanda Bleggi Aaron Bloch Michelle BoachieAnsah Ednalyn Bragin Amanda Braverman Shanna Brownlee Alexa Buccieri Adam Bukberg Casey Campanaro Darlene Caputo (for Michael Cassara) Kathryn Carlson Sam Chera Michael Colquhoun Michael Cook

Jessica Costa Leah Cravenho Jonathan Damaghi Christian De Jesus Carlos Del Toro (for Marcel Carlos Del Toro) Anthony Dellilo Nicholas DeLucia Valerie Donigian Honey Doublebower (for Robin Doublebower) Robin Doublebower Lauren Eberling Stephen Engel Theresa Falletta Beverly Farrow-Taylor Brian Fedele Kathleen Feeney Joshua Feng Brian Fielding (for Stephen Fielding) Fara Finkelstein Lisa Finkelstein (for Allison Finkelstein) Matthew Firestone Kirk Fowlkes Magalise French Isabel Frey Reyna Garcia Jacquelyn Gargiulo James Geasor Terri Gibbor (for Shoshana Gibbor) Melisa Gibson

Jason Gilman Jessica Gohring Dalia Gonzalez Brandon Gorkey Heather Graham Latoyra Graves Andrew Guttilla John Hardie Mary Hardiman Kevin Harren Amanjit Heir Laura Henry David Honigman Phera Jai Nadine Jones Nicole Kaplan Ahmet Karagozoglu Nicole Kavanaugh Cristal Kayel Daniel Keague Bruce Keller (for Jessica Keller) Jessica Keller Lynn Kelly Siera Kennedy Zahura Khalisdar Casey Killoran Deborah Killoran (for Casey Killoran) Dominika Klubek Matthew Koraus Carol Koslap Ivan Kotevski John LaFemina Catherine Legnetti Maria Leto Sabbir Liakat

Michael Liebler Elkanna Light Kelly Long Lynda Lozier (for Katherine Lozier) Robert Luckett Aniejana Malika Dustin Marowitz Christina Martin Dana Mastrangelo Julie McCoy Ryan McGovern Michael McNelis Jonathan McPhee Melissa Meditz Ian Meltzer Mark Mendoza Andrew Mentrasti (for Christopher Mentrasti) Marielle Metivier Danielle Meyerowitz Randolph Mills Betty Mineo (for Michael Mineo) Michael Mineo Christopher Mira Vikas Moolchandani Shaina Morrison Maureen Mulligan Harpreet Multani Colby Musick Hadiya Nelthrope Sheryl Neubauer Lindsay Nicolai Gerald Noel Katherine Nolan

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Kimberly Novak Meaghan O’Hare Sharmon Osae Robert Osbourne David Oshry Daniel Panzarella Magdalena Paras Jillian Parlante Richard Pashayan (for Christina Pashayan) Delia Paunescu Armando Pego (for Desiree Pego) Kenny Perez Megan Plassmann Antonella Poggi Emilia Pogroszewska Rebecca Powers Meghan Radonis Lovina Ramnauth Darlene Rampasaud Jeremy Rappaport Christina Reale Natasha Reichel Allison Rerecich Billsy Reyes Dina Rosas Sacha Rossi Timothy Rossi Mallory Rudinger Carol Rupert Emmet Ryan Louis Saitta Brian Santos Nenad Savanovic Amanda Schaeffer Bradley Schloss

Jacqueline Schmieder Alana Schochet Sarah Schoenholtz Matthew Schorr Emily Sewell Jenna Sheerin Nattaly Shokrianpour Nancy Simone (for Kevin Simone) Rodney Smith Morgan Smith Jennifer Soehngen Eric Speciale Christopher Stallone Marshall Starr Melissa Stavrinos Amanda Stevens Joshua Stone Jennie Stramiello Orie Takano Michael Tambor (for Jessica Tambor) Christopher Tanner Robert Toffolo Kayleigh Tompkins Gary Torchenaud Adrian Valencia Duciel Veras Michael Vilarelle Alisa Vogel Thomas Wall Matthew Waysdorf Sarah Weintraub Stephanie Wells Scott Wiegel Jimil Wilson

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2008-09 Corporations • Foundations • Grants $100,000 to $499,999 Edith Baldinger Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Simon and Eve Colin Foundation of the Jewish Communal Fund The 2001 Frederick and Nancy DeMatteis Family Charitable Trust Horace and Amy Hagedorn Fund of the Long Island Community Foundation John D. Miller Fund of the Long Island Community Foundation The Tom and Judy Moore Foundation Niki and Joe Gregory Charitable Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999 The Randy and Barbara Ann Frankel Foundation Albert and Pearl Ginsberg Foundation Inc. Howard and Muriel Weingrow Charitable Fund Zarb Family Fund

$25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University B and N College Booksellers, Inc. BDO Seidman, LLP Berlin Family Foundation Law Offices Binder and Binder P.C. Capital One The D’Addario Music Foundation Dorothea Deitz Memorial Scholarship Fund Fay J. Lindner Foundation HJ Kalikow and Co, LLC JP Morgan Chase and Co. Lackmann Culinary Services Robert and Ruth Lankenau Living Trust Madden Family Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Marshall Family Foundation Inc. National Grid USA OSI Pharmaceuticals Foundation Polimeni International LLC Saltzman Foundation, Inc. TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University Allstate Insurance Company Bethpage Federal Credit Union BlueWater Communications Group, LLC

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Citigroup Payment Services E W Howell Co. Inc. Emblem Health Services, LLC Ernst and Young Foundation Fieldhouse Sports Complex LLC Flushing Savings Bank, FSB Garfunkel Wild and Travis PC Goldman Sachs and Co. Martin B. Greenberg Foundation Inc. Hancock’s Pharmacy and Surgical, Inc. J Kings Food Service Professionals, Inc. Jaffe and Koumourdas, LLP Johnson and Johnson The Sidney and Pearl Kalikow Foundation Iris and Saul Katz Family Foundation Inc. Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel, LLP The Jean and E. Floyd Kvamme Foundation Larsen Foundation Inc. Mallouk Family Fund Motorola Foundation Newsday, Inc. North Shore, LIJ Health System Alan and Marilyn Plotz Charitable Giving Account Queensboro UNICO Foundation Inc. Rauch Foundation Revlon Securities Settlement Fund The Rosenthal Charitable Trust Jodi and Robert Rosenthal Family Foundation Roslyn Savings Foundation Save The Starfish Foundation Shereta R. Seelig Charitable Foundation Trust The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation Inc. Sterling and Sterling, Inc. Verizon Foundation Wells Fargo Bank, NA Wright Risk Management Company, LLC Donald and Barbara Zucker Foundation Inc.

$5,000 to $9,999 A C Desk Co. Inc. AllianceBernstein Arkin Kaplan Rice, LLP Association for a Better Long Island Inc. Barclays Capital Sidney B. Bowne and Son, LLP Broadridge Securities Processing Solutions, Inc. C M and F Group Inc.

Dante Foundation of Nassau County, Inc. Deakins Family Charitable Foundation Trust Helen Matchett Demario Foundation Inc. Deputy Chief Raymond Downey Scholarship Charity Fund Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP Grant Thornton LLP Jamaica Ash and Rubbish Removal Co., Inc. Katz, Bernstein and Katz, LLP KPMG LLP Long Island Community Foundation WAC Lighting Fund Macy’s Corporate Services, Inc. Marcum LLP The Netherland-America Foundation New York State Laborers Employers Nexus Consortium Inc. Noble Elevator Company, Inc. The Parr Organization, Inc. Pataki-Cahill Group, LLC Public House Pamela and Richard Rubinstein Foundation Sandra and Howard Tytel Family Charitable Foundation Inc. Joseph E. and Norma G. Saul Foundation The R. Shapiro Family Foundation Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities Tishman Speyer Properties, LP Vicom Computer Services Inc. The Charles T. and Rose Marie Walsh Charitable Fund Robert and Diana Wong Charitable Fund

$2,500 to $4,999 ABM Janitorial SVCS Neast Inc. Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck and Co., P.C. American Express PAC Match American Vending ARA Plumbing Corp.

Bannon Holdings LLC Beyer Farms Inc. Briscoe Protective Systems, Inc. The Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Family Foundation Collins, McDonald and Gann, P.C. Compass Group USA

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Deloitte and Touche LLP Deutsche Bank Law Offices of Mitchell J. Devack PLLC DiConza Law, P.C. Donaldson Interiors Inc. Doug Hall Consulting Inc. E A I, Inc. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Estee Lauder Inc. Farrell Fritz PC First Long Island Investors, LLC Friends for Rich Guardino GEICO Direct General Refining and Smelting Corp.

Greater New York LECET Fund Greene and Company L.L.P. Henry Schein, Inc. HLW International, LLP Hunter Roberts Construction Group IBM Corporation Island Photography J. H. Cohn LLP Jaspan Schlesinger Hoffman LLP Jeca Associates, Inc. Kingdom Builders Ministries Inc. Leslie Digital Imaging LLC Lizardos Mechanical and Electrical Engineering LMR Associates and Co., Inc. Long Island Business News Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company Morganti Group, Inc. Mountain Productions Nawrocki Smith LLP NYT Capital, Inc. Pfizer, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Rivkin Radler LLP Rose Fence Inc. Royall and Company SCS Printing and Office Products, Inc. SDA Industries Inc. Silberstein, Awad and Miklos, P.C. Structure Tone Inc. Tobay Lifeguards Torgan and Cooper, PC Tri-State Ophthalmics, Inc. UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc. Verizon Walter Scott and Partners Limited WCBS-TV Zimmerman-Edelson, Inc. Zvolensky Family Foundation Inc.

$1,000 to $2,499 Anonymous Friends of Hofstra University 1910 Funding Group, Inc.

Academy Chair Renting Co., Inc. Action Fitness USA Advanced Neurosurgery Associates, PC Advantage Title Agency, Inc. The Alberto Foundation Alexander and Baldwin Foundation All Pro Medical Supplies Inc. All Seasons Siding, Inc. The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq American Recycling Management, LLC Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Anaconda Sports Inc. Astoria Federal Savings Bank of America Foundation Barone Steel Fabricators Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter and Donovan LLP Bethlyn Enteprises Inc. Black Rock Solutions Blendex Industrial Corp.

Blue and Gold Lacrosse Camp Inc The Bluestone Group, LLC Edward and Susan Blumenfeld Foundation Bohler Engineering NY, PLLC The Borgia Family Foundation Muriel and Bert Brodsky Family Foundation Business Relocation Services, Inc. Cameron Engineering and Associates, LLP Cannon’s Blackthorn, Inc. CBS Radio Central Islip Associates, LLC Challenge Graphics Services Inc. The Children Foundation The Claflin Company Clarke Distributors Inc. Clem Snacks Inc. CM Group LLC Coca Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc. Coinmach Colin Development, LLC Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School Com Bell Systems, Inc. Committee to Elect Weisenberg Community Counselling Service Co. LLC Community Development Corp of Long Island Con Edison The Cooper Family Foundation Inc. Craftsman Storefronts and Glass Custom D’Signs

2008-09 Corporations • Foundations • Grants Deloitte Services LP Louis and Lillian Detkin Foundation The Dorfman Organization Ltd Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County Inc. Elevator Refurbishing Corp.

EMCOR Services Emerald Management Services, Inc. Empire National Bank Empire State Regional Council of Carpenters Elissa and Herbert Epstein Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund Law Office of Carmine E. Esposito ExxonMobil Foundation Thomas A Famigletti Charitable Foundation Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Program First American Title Insurance Co. Fogarty Enterprises Nancy and Richard Freedman Fund Friends of Balboni Friends of Long Island Wrestling Inc. GAP Managers, Inc. Garden City Hotel General Building Laborers Local No. 66 General Mills Foundation Peter Gisolfi Associates Jeffrey and Kathleen Glass Family Foundation Global Advisement Group LLC Goldberg Weprin and Ustin LLP Goldman and Associates Goldstein Family Foundation Inc. Steven F. Goldstein, LLP Grand Central Partnership Grandstand Sports and Memorabilia, Inc. Green Energy Mgt LLC Greene and Company, L.L.P. Hair Express, Inc. Hanna Carpet, Inc. Hanover Community Bank Healthcare Consulting Assoc, LLC Henry Restoration Ltd. Hess Companies Harold E. Hirsch Foundation Inc. Hirschhorn Foundation Hoffmann and Baron LLP Hofmann Family Charitable Fund Richard and Lila Holland Philanthropic Fund Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP

International Jean Gebser Society Int’l Glatt Kosher Cuisine Inc. The Island Financial Group, LLC Island Strategies Inc. Italian Board of Guardians J.C. Steel Corporation J.M.R. Concrete Corp.

Jag Physical Therapy LLC Jamac Frozen Food Corp.

LaMay’s Tree Service Inc. Lavine for Good Government Leeds Morelli and Brown PC Lehr Construction Corp.

Libert, Alizio and Galfunt, LLP Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW Local Union 7 United Brotherhood of Carpenters Long Island Business Development Council Long Island Community Development Organization Long Island Gym Equipment Company LTD Management M.D.N.Y.C. Madison National Foundation Ann M. Mallouk Revocable Trust Kenneth Martin and Christine Hepburn Foundation MasterCard International MBF Clearing Corp.

Milburn Sales Company Miller Systems, Ltd. Mitchell and Titus LLP Moritt Hock Hamroff and Horowitz LLP Mrs Baking Distribution Corporation.

Nassau Health Care Corporation Neptune Power Ventures, LLC New York Botanical Garden New York City Central Labor Council The New York Community Trust Kurland Fund New York Paving, Inc. New York State AFL-CIO Nexus Staffing Inc. OHEKA Management Corp Omni New York, LLC Otis Elevator Company Paragon Food and Vending Service LLC Jim Paterson Agency Inc. Pavemaster, Inc. Podell Rothman Schechter and Banfield LLP Posillico Group Foundation, Inc. The Press Club of Long Island Praxis Public Relations Inc. Pride Football Camp, Inc.

PSEKA Quality Distribution, Inc. Raber Financial Service Raich Ende Malter and Co. LLP Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC Ram Strive Gourmet Distributors RaZor Wrestling Club Red Bull North America, Inc. Redeana Maintenance Rockville Centre Parents Club Roscommon Management LLC Rosenberg Fortuna and Laitman, LLP Rosenthal Family Foundation Inc. Ruskin Moscou Faltischek PC Sanders Sanders Block Woycik Viener and Grossman PC Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC Gordon L. Seaman, Inc. Silverman Perlstein and Acampora LLP Howard Smith Family Foundation The Society of The Friendly Sons of St Patrick on LI, NY Jerry Spiegel Associates Inc. Spinelli and Del Gais, CPA’s, P.C. Standard Buying Service, LTD. Sungard Higher Education Sutton and Edwards Inc T and T Scrap, LLC T W Promotions Inc. T.G. Nickel and Associates, LLC Target Teamsters Local Union No. 282 Tri Tech Communications Inc Triton Construction Tucci Equipment Rental Corp.

Twi-Laq Industries, Inc. UPS Foundation Inc. Veterans Transportation Co., Inc. Vinylseal Inc. W.J. Northridge Construction The Wasserman Foundation Whitney Capital Company William Charles Printing, Inc.

$500 to $999 10-10 Pizza Inc. 4C Foods Corp.

A.M. Marca, Inc. Abax Incorporated Action Store Fronts Inc. The Allstate Foundation Alpstone, Inc. Angle IronWorks Inc.

Aon Foundation Applied GeoServices, Inc. Aramark Corporation Archaeological Institute of America Assured Environments Berkman, Henoch, Peterson and Peddy PC Best Climate Control Corp.

Bi-County Mailing Blackstone Land Title Agency LLC Branch Services Brothers Auto Service Inc. Robert and Laura Brownstein Fund Brown and Altman, LLP Bunzl Mid-Atlantic Region Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canteen Vending Cardone Family Fund CDWG Certilman Balin Adler and Hyman, LLP Citigroup Cleaning Contractors Corporation CMS Electrical Services Inc Corporate Color Country Ford Creation Entertainment Cullen and Dykman LLP DKH Communications DY Realty Services LLC East Rockaway Post No 958 Eastern Suffolk BOCES Eastport South Manor Sports Association Edmar Cleaning Corporation Educational Bus Transportation Inc. Eisbrouch and Marsh LLC Electrical Inspectors, Inc. Emtec Consultants Professional Engineers, PLLC Essential Maintenance Products Inc. FJC Security Services, Inc. Friends of Mark Cuthbertson Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom and Rubinowitz Gotham Sound and Communications Inc. Group Contract, Inc. William Haft and Phyllis Haft Foundation, Inc. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Haren and Keller Painting Corporation Hazardous Elimination Corporation Heartland Campus Solutions Heating and Burner Supply Inc. Hempstead-Uniondale Rotary Herbert and Caryl Ackerman Philanthropic Fund Hiller Living Trust

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The Holley Group, Inc. FF Joseph Hunter Memorial Irish-American Society of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, Inc. J. Kokolakis Contracting, Inc. JCDA Consulting, Inc. Judar Enterprises Ltd. Kamco Supply Corp.

KBS Enterprises LTD Kennedy and Gillen KKS Basketball, Inc. Kryten Iron Works, Inc. L I Locksmith and Alarm Co. Inc. LaMantia Gallery Lehman Plant Care Co. Inc. Local 1102 RWDSU Local 342 Long Island Public Service Employees Long Island Broadcasting Inc. Long Island Marriott Ernest Lowenstein Foundation, Inc. The M/A/R/C Group Inc. MandT Project Managers, Inc. Margolin, Winer and Evens LLP Matco Service Corporation Mayfair Power System Inc. Mcho Steel Media Networks, Inc. Meritage Properties LLC The MGT Group Michaels Electrical Supply Corporation Mid Island Therapy Assoc.

LLC Moody’s Investors Service MyWorksterCom Enterprises LLC Nassau County Health Dept.

Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union Nassau Queens Endodontics PC New England Linen Supply Co. Inc. New York Bar Foundation New York Life Foundation New York Times Company Northrop Grumman Foundation Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP Pabco Par Plumbing Co. Party Rental Ltd. Paul Conte Cadillac, Inc. PEIR Penn Square Pepsi Pfizer Inc. Pirinea and Company CPA’s PC ProHEALTH Care Associates, LLP Pyramid Floor Covering Quadami Inc.

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2008-09 Corporations • Foundations • Grants R and J Graphics Inc. RMB Drafting Services Inc. The Roche Miseo Group, LLC Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. Russo Tiesi Import Inc. Ruttura and Sons Construction Co. Inc. Sandy’s Party Supply Center, Inc. John C. Schmitt Associates, LLC Shell Oil Company Foundation Showtime Networks Sign-A-Graphics, Inc. Source One Promotions Stage Managers Association Standard Law Enforcement Supply Co. Strong Island Wrestling LLC Studio Graphics and Screen Prints Inc. Teamsters Local Union No. 550 Theatrical Services and Supplies Inc. Total Training TouchNet Information Systems Inc. TRCA and TDS TSG Reporting, Inc. Uniondale Republican Committeemen’s Coun University Electronics University Sports Publications Co., Inc. Value Research Group, LLC VJ Associates Wiedersum Associates, PC Zucaro Construction LLC

$250 to $499 1188 Realty Corp AC Lifts and Welding Inc. Access Group Ace Natural Inc. All-American Packaging The Allen J. Flood Companies, Inc. Alliance Health and Safety Services, Inc. American International Group Inc. Amerifirst Mortgage Corp Amster Rothstein and Ebenstein LLP Antique Workshop, LLC Apple Food Service of New York Associated Press Associations Barrier-Free Access Systems, Inc. Benchmark Title Agency, LLC The Big New England Football Clinic, Inc. Bluestone Management Associates, LLC

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Brand Glick and Brand PC Daniel W. Bythewood D.D.S., P.C. Central Florida Cable Communications Inc. ChevronTexaco Corporation Citizens for Judge Ricigliano Clifford Chance US LLP Coalition For Hispanic Family Services Coca Cola Foundation Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island Coopersmith Simon and Vogel CPA PC. Corporate Electrical Technology Cronin, Cronin and Harris PC Cybergrafix Inc. Data Acess/Datapatch, Inc. David Lerner Associates, Inc. Davidoff Malito and Hutcher LLP Drummerboy Corp.

East Meadow Chamber of Commerce East Meadow Kiwanis Foundation Ed Blankmeyer, Inc. Engel Burman Senior Housing East Meadow, LLC F/D/M Associates LLC First Development Corporation Fletcher Thompson Forensic Psychology Associates.Net Friends of Judy Jacobs Future Tech Enterprise, Inc. FW Casey Consulting, LLC G and G Athletic Wear, Inc. Gale Martin Advertising LTD Gap Foundation Gary Rosen Law Firm, P.C. Gazelle Global Research Services LLC Gilbane The Guidance Group, Inc. Guthridge Insurance Agency, Inc. Harsco Corporation Harvest Real Estate Services Hellenicare, Inc. Hempstead Chamber Of Commerce Hempstead Hispanic Civic Association, Inc. Hempstead PBA Herricks Union Free School District Law Offices of Alan B. Hodish, LLC I Janvey and Sons Inc. Island Photography Inc. J. Petrocelli Contracting, Inc. James Catterton and Lois Wasoff Charitable Gift Fund JMS Architect and Planner PC

JSL Management Corp.

Kellogg FAFH Kelly and Associates Insurance Group, Inc. Kramer Dillof Livingston and Moore The Law Offices of Robert Wanye Pearce P.A. Laxfundamentals, Inc. Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles LLP Long Island Decorating and Trade Show Services, Inc. Long Island Real Estate Group, Inc. The Malings Family Charity Fund of the T. Rowe Price Program Marken Music Productions, Inc. Mckenna Long and Aldridge LLP Melody Cleaners of East Meadow Inc. Merrill Lynch and Co. Foundation, Inc. Michael Kimmelman P.C. Operating Michpa Corporation Miller Motorcars MR9 Lacrosse Inc. Multi Services of Long Island NAI Long Island Nassau Council Chambers of Commerce Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center NCA Express, Inc. North Shore Fitness Northern Trust Company Otto Keil Florists Inc. Pankos Diner Corporation Perle Fine Restrospective, Inc. Pohmer Consulting Group Precision Envelope and Printing Co. Pro Spec Interiors Inc. Pro-Active Maintenance LLC Pulli Mechanical Co., Inc. Qualcomm Ramusevic, Cascio and Kaplan CPAS, P.C. Reichenbach and Associates Inc Richman and Levine PC Richner Communications Inc Sanford C. Bernstein and Co., LLC Law Offices of Lawrence Schoenbach School Guide Publications Shared Research Solutions LLC E and R Smits Fund Law Offices of Michael D. Solomon South Shore Art Center Inc. South Shore Record Management

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St George’s Church St. Edward The Confessor T Rowe Price Associates Foundation T.C.S.G., Inc. Tiger Schulmann’s Mixed Martial Arts The Timber Ridge Organization, LLC Towers Perrin Toys “R” Us United Abrasives, Inc. V V A Profect Managers and Consultants Village Chiropractic Waters Crest Winery The Whitmore Group, Ltd. Woodloch Pines, Inc.

$100 to $249 1010 Family Realty, Inc. 1150 Deli Corp.

140 Dupont St, LLC 3-D Realty LLC 6 D’s Beverage Corp.

A and C Exterminating Corp.

AandM Supplies Network Inc. Abstracts Incorporated Adwar Video AFM Food Service Corp.

Alan B. Goldberg DDS, LLC Albanese Organization Inc. Alphagraphics Ambri Corporation Amcind Corporation American Electric Power Corporation Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 3 Ancient Order of Hibernians, Nassau Co. BD Archer A. Associates, Inc. Assured Plumbing AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ATandT Higher Education / Cultural Matching Gift Program Badger Roofing Company, Inc. Balco Industries, Inc. The Bank of New York Mellon Community Partnership Batters Up Long Island, LLC Law Offices of Lauren A. Baum Baybrent Construction Corporation Bel-Mar Oil Co, Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island, Inc. Bladykas Engineering, P.C. Bldg. and Const. Trades Council Nassau Suffolk Dianne and Michael Blau Charitable Fund Blumenfeld Development Group Ltd.

Brandeis University National Womens Committee Nassau North Frederick K. Brewington DBA Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Brown-Forman Corporation Brownstone Agency Inc. Burr Intermediate School Cafe Gino’s, Inc. Catholic Charities Cavan P and B Association, Inc. Center Island Auto Repair, Inc. Central Industrial Charles Wagner Post #421 Chicago Title Insurance Company Cill Cais Players Circulo de la Hispanidad, Inc. Club 101 Colgate-Palmolive Company Concept Capital Advisors LLC Connolly’s Irish Pub LTD. Corn Products International Inc. County Monaghan Association Crystal Infosystems Inc. David Lawrence Mammina Architect Delmonte-Smelson Jewelers, Inc. Domenico’s Restaurant Donovan and Giannuzzi LLP Dortoni Bakery and Pastry Shoppe Dow Corning Corporation Patrick Dunn and Associates LTD East Coast Blackbelt Corp.

Edward Pidgeon Real Estate Corp.

Edwin Welch Jr., Post No 1132 Essex Associates Inc. Filip Tess, Inc. First Capital Equities First Data Corporation Foresto’s Men’s Shop Inc. Franklin Square Post 1014 Friends for Richard Guardino Friends of Henry Conyers Fuster Family Trust Garden City Stitches GE Foundation Genes Liquors Inc. Genworth Foundation Geoghan Cohen and Bongiorno LLC Gerards Gerber Realty Co. Edgar Gintz and William Stein, CPA GLD Investors Corp Goldberg Family Trust Goodman-Marks Associates Inc.

2008-09 Corporations • Foundations • Grants Greater Nassau Chapter Sweet Adelines International Griesmeyer and Associates Headstrong Foundation Hess Associates LLC Hession Bekoff and Cooper, LLP HTP Mechanical Corp Ingersoll-Rand Charitable Foundation Inter County Glass Inc International Union of Operating Engineers Local 138 Iowa Style Wrestling Inc The Irish American Golf Club Irish Cultural Society of the Greater Garden City Area Inc. Italian Americans in Government J and E Auto Center, Inc. J. De Pasquale Masonry Jackson Lewis LLP Jay Kaplan LLC JBM Industries LTD Jiffy Parking Corp.

Jillian Mechanical Corporation Katrinka’s Deli Inc Patrick B. Kerins Painting Contractor Kessler Family Foundation KeyCorp Kiley Kiley and Kiley Koeppel Martone and Leistman, LLP Koshers and Company, C.P.A.’s

Kreitzman and Kreitzman Lacrosse Republic LLC Lake Success Medical Associates, P.C. Lamb and Barnosky, LLP Laramie Studios Lauana Lyons Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella and Yedid, P.C. Learning Enhancement for Students of Law Inc Lemko, Inc. LI Federation of Labor AFLCIO Littman Krooks LLP Long Island Home Builders Care Inc. Long Island Road Runners Club 6 98 The Long Island Veterinary Medical Association, Inc. Long Islanders for Labriola Lucille Roberts Lynbrook Post No 335 Magee Bros. Plumbing and Heating Contractors Law Offices of Derrick Magwood, LLC Malverne Post 44 Marriage and Family Therapy Solutions P.C. Marsh and McLennan Companies Martorella and Grasso, LLP Massapequa Post #1066 Masters Auto Collision of Long Island, Inc. Mayday Communications, Inc. Mellon Financial Corporation Foundation

Merker Realty Corp.

Messina Market MetLife Foundation Meyer, Suozzi, English and Klein, PC Meyerowitz Communications Inc. Mid Atlantic Abstract Corp.

Minerva and D’Agostino, P.C. ML Realty Group, Inc. Mommas Inc. Monroe Basketball, Inc. My Carmela’s Inc. NA Gopen Nassau Police Post #1050 Nassau Queens Pulmonary Assoc., P.C. New Direx Inc. Old Country Ceramic Tile Oracle Corporation Pacific Link International Corp.

Palm Beach Management Corp.

PDF Adjusting, Inc. Personal Putting Greens Ltd. Law Offices of Clifford J. Petroske PC Pezzi Pizza, Inc. Vincent L. Pirro, SR. PE LS PNC Foundation Polansky, Kulberg and Co., LLP Pomwonderful, LLC Law Offices of Salvatore B. Pontillo Power Travel Procter and Gamble Company Professonal Trust Accounting Inc.

The Prudential Foundation Law Offices of Henry Ramirez, Esq. Rapacki and Sons Raytheon Company RDM Bakery Real Property Advisors, Inc. Rechler Equity Management LLC Red Door Spa Reo Golden Rule Realty Kenneth Richards, CPA, P.C. Robert H. Spittel Post 1285 Robert Marks, Inc. Robert Van Cott Post No 1139 Rockville Bank Foundation, Inc. Rosenthal Curry and Kranz, LLP Rose’s Better Batter Inc. Roslyn Dental Group RugsUsa.com Sahn Ward and Baker PLLC San Pio Group of St. Brigid Sanofi-Aventis The Schiffrin Law Firm PLLC Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. Scialli and Sons, Inc. Science Applications International Corporation Secure Access Digital Systems Donald and Doris Shaffer Philanthropic Fund Sher, Herman, Bellone and Tipograph P.C. The Law Offices of Mitchell B. Shpelfogel, P.C.

Slade Family Foundation Inc. St. Anthony Society St. Brigid Italian Community Stony Brook Medical Associates Sun Trust Bank Terranova Grand Florist Inc. TNV Technical Services Inc. UC4 Software United Public Service Employees Union United Steel and Supply USA Int’l Sale Inc. V.S. Global Financial Solutions, LLC The Vanguard Group Foundation Vita Food Corp.

Wachovia Foundation Wachtler Knopf Equities, LLC The Walt Disney Company Foundation Wantagh Post 1273 Wantagh Republican Club Wendy Morgan Family Law West Hempstead Auxiliary Unit 1087 World Travel Management, LLC Zere Real Estates Services, Inc.

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Vanessa Parent Vanessa Parent ’04 believes it is extremely important for young Hofstra alumni to stay involved. As a young alumna, Parent is an active member of Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), a group of recent graduates who plan social and networking events for alumni who want to maintain their connection to Hofstra.

“I think GOLD has provided young alumni with new networking opportunities to not only meet experienced professionals in their fields, but also to meet other young Hofstra graduates who can shed some light on experiences they maybe going through,” said Parent. “Through GOLD, we are just beginning to see the kind of impact we can have on our new graduates.”

Parent’s history with Hofstra did not end upon her graduation in May 2004. She is currently a resident director in the Residential Programs Office, and, through this position, she is able to witness firsthand the importance of an established alumni connection to students and graduates.

“In working with today’s Hofstra students, I have realized how much they need alumni support while at Hofstra and when they leave,” said Parent. “I can have an impact on the next generation of students and continue a tradition of giving back through the GOLD program and other alumni groups and organizations.”

Parent’s experiences at Hofstra have had a huge influence on her life, which is part of what drives her to continue giving back, not only through her administrative role at Hofstra but also through the volunteer work she does assisting current students in any way she can. “My closest friends are all people I have met through my connection to Hofstra,” said Parent. “I’m so grateful for every memory and friendship that I’ve gained through my Hofstra connection. I just hope the students I am working with are enjoying their experience at Hofstra the way I did.”

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Matching GIFTS Alexander & Baldwin Foundation Alliance Bernstein American Electric Power Corporation American International Group Inc. AOL Time Warner Foundation AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AT&T Higher Education/ Cultural Matching Gift Program AXA Foundation Bank of America Foundation The Bank of New York Mellon Community Partnership Barclays Capital Black Rock Solutions Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation

Brown-Forman Corporation Calyon Capital One Services LLC ChevronTexaco Corporation Citigroup Coca Cola Foundation Colgate-Palmolive Company Con Edison Corn Products International Inc. Deloitte & Touche LLP Deutsche Bank Dow Corning Corporation Ernst & Young Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Program First Data Corporation Gap Foundation GE Foundation GEICO Direct General Mills Foundation Genworth Foundation

Goldman Sachs & Co. Grant Thornton LLP Harsco Corporation IBM Corporation IKON Office Solutions ING Ingersoll-Rand Charitable Foundation Johnson and Johnson Johnson Controls Inc. JP Morgan Chase Foundation KeySpan KPMG LLP The M/A/R/C Group Inc. Marsh & McLennan Companies Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company MasterCard International Mellon Financial Corporation Foundation Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. MetLife Foundation

Moody’s Investors Service New York Life Foundation New York Times Company Northern Trust Company Northrop Grumman Foundation NYT Capital, Inc. OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program Oracle Corporation Pfizer, Inc. PNC Foundation PricewaterhouseCoopers Procter & Gamble Company The Prudential Foundation Qualcomm Radian Raytheon Company Reuters America Inc. Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. Sanofi-Aventis Schering-Plough Corporation Schroder Investment

Management North America, Inc. Science Applications International Corporation Shell Oil Company Foundation Siemens Corporation Sun Trust Bank T Rowe Price Associates Foundation Thomson West Corporation Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Towers Perrin UPS Foundation Inc. The Vanguard Group Foundation Verizon Foundation Wachovia Foundation The Walt Disney Company Foundation WellPoint Foundation Wells Fargo Bank, NA

Gifts in KIND

Estate GIFTS Estate of Frank Calderone Estate of Rosalie A. Dall Estate of Eleanor K. Friede Estate of Charlotte Erva Gardner Estate of Dr. Elaine R. Hrach Estate of Carolyn Klisto Estate of Joseph M. Margiotta Estate of Marian O. Naumburg Estate of Howard Rosman

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Tobie-Lynn Accardi All Pro Medical Supplies Inc. American Vending Bageltown of Levittown Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard Beach Bum Tanning Brian K. Beck Lisa H. Berman Bloomberg L.P. BonBons Chocolatier Bottles & Cases Brave New Films Bricktown Inn B&B Michael Buscemi Cabo Cafe Espanol Calzgero’s Luke Carson Susan Castelluccio CDWG Thomas Kam Chu Jim Chu CIAO Baby Dane Clarke Club 101 Colony Diner Corporate Color G. Thomas Couser Tyree Curry Custom D’Signs Dave and Busters Christa de Masi

Luc Devoldere Epiphany Day Spa Michael Falcetta Sofia Friscia Gallery Four Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria Garden City Stitches George Martin Gerards Ilene J. Schuss Ricardo Gonzalez-Vigil Frank Gulino Hair Expo Navita C. Henry Hewlett Fish Market Hewlett Station Yogurt Hooters Restaurant Houlihan’s Moon Hyo-Chee Eleanor M. Imperato J & B Restaurant Partners John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Joseph W. Koterski La Nona Bella LaMantia Gallery Ivy Leibowitz Lia’s Pizzeria London Record Society Lucille Roberts M&J Wine & Liquors Mahalo Mary R. Manning Marken Music

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Productions, Inc. Matty’s Toy Shop Catamount Mayhugh Mediterranean Sunrise Danielle Methvin Wolfgang Mieder Linda Milano Sun Min Rabbi Meir Mitelman MoJoe Coffee Cafe Pat Montagano Mulberry Street Restaurant of Long Beach Nagahama Japanese Restaurant Judy Niola North Shore Fitness NYC Fire Museum Ocean Park Diner Rhoda Payson Penguin Supermarkets Emily M. Peterson Ady A. Pina Prestige Sound & Video ProHEALTH Care Associates, LLP Protass Public House R. J. Daniels Grille Red Door Spa Isabel A. Rodriguez Ellen C. Rosenberg Danica Runalter Carole Schaul

Andrew Schepard Emily G. Schreiber Shake It Up David L. Shapiro Virginia A. Slatic Yiannakis Solomou Spumante Restaurant George Stephanopoulos Bradley R. Strahan Sugo Restaurant Sandy Swan Sweets For Shore Syosset Wine Cellar TGI Friday’s The Pampered Professional The Pizza Place Tiger Schulmann’s Mixed Martial Arts Tina Nails Trilogy Union Bagel Judy Vladimir Walls Bake Shop Waters Crest Winery Stuart Weiss Westbury Car Wash Wines and Spirits Woodro Kosher Deli & Restaurant David Woolwine Xtratex

Parent DONORS $5,000 to $9,999 Jeffrey A. Clarke $2,500 to $4,999 Pasquale Santoro $1,000 to $2,499 Thomas Carney, Jr. Jocelyn Carter Steven F. Goldstein Al Interlicchio Keith Kenelly Terry L. and Roger Kleid Matthew Luttinger William F. McMahon Bryan M. Rogan Joseph Rotella David Rothman Gordon L. Seaman Jerome F. Tatar Gerry and Jim Watson $500 to $999 Thomas F. Canty Carlo J. Capurso Louis S. DeLuca Henry Emmet Stephen Hertsch Douglas L. Mann Douglas E. McGrath Robert S. Meehan Ramon N. Mills Dean C. Saltmarsh Stuart Schneiderman Anthony Vaccaro, Jr.

$250 to $499 Frank DeNapoli Michael Denimarck, Sr. Domenick DiFalco Arthur V. Fox William Gionesi Susan Glicksman Dennis O. Gorman Mark Hamilton Bruce Harrison Carl E. Hiller Charles S. Hodge Lynn S. Igel John R. Kenny Deborah E. Killoran Michael F. Klatman Thomas P. Kuchar Michael R. Lavagnino Leslie A. Lerner Sal A. Lipari Joan Bergstrom and John McDonald William B. McPherson III Mark Polan Philip R. Riley, Jr. Matthew Rousseau Matt Salomon Edward Thorn $100 to $249 Shirlee Allison Michael Altomare Linda Amaitis Joseph Amendolare Arlene Aquino John Arcuri Gregg A. Arensdorf

Hector O. Banegas Robert Barritz Steve Beach Walter Bishop Rick Born Christopher Braden John Brigham Peter S. Buch Joseph Calabro John Caputo David Caro Larry Cernosek Frank N. Coccaro Salvatore Colianni Robert Colon Patricia B. Craig Steven E. Crews Tom Deegan Carlos DeMedeiros Michael DeSimone Jodi Dey Leslie R. Diem Karen Duplissie Christopher Edmond, Sr. Ralph Elio Robert J. Falco Brian J. Finnerty Robert J. Francik Russell G. Fumuso John W. Gastler Harold German Peter Gianaca Paul F. Gibbons Jan M. Glaubiger Jaclyn B. Glazer Philip Graham David J. Greco

Debrah Gress James Grimaldi John H. Hallaway John D. Hamilton George Hanken Barry S. Harsip Larry Honigman Ophelia R. Jallah Paulette Janvier Charles Jenkins, Sr. Garbis Kaloust Gary Karch John Khani Carleton Kilmer Luciano Kolic Ann Kordas Brian M. Kurtz Michael Levy Ronald Lippitt The Loizeaux Family Gilbert Lopez Russell Lopiccolo Todd Lubach Kenneth J. Lucas Manuel Luna Bruce Lutz Stuart Margulies Gladys Mayard Mark J. Mazzella James P. McClain Patrick L. McDonald Claudia Mckee Ellen McKinnon Roland K. Meekins, Jr. Natasha A. Mele Andrew Mentrasti Robert A. Miller

Robert Mobley Michael Moisan Frederick J. Monteiro Robert W. Montgomery Richard Mullen Peter J. Neu James Ng Jeffrey Nutting Roland Nyein Christopher O’Connor Scott H. O’Gara Donald Panzarella George J. Papaioannou Frank DeWitt Reese Mark E. Romano Paul Rosenblit Louis Ruggirello James SanPhillipo Lori A Schilt Stephen W. Schmaltz William Seesselberg John Sennott Peter Solomon David Sufrin Corzaon Takara Sally M. Tedrow Mark Teitelbaum Timothy A. Trautman Steven M. Tritman Charles D. Viera Kenneth C. Warne Ira M. Wilen Donna A. Winter-Fee Ruth Wolkowicki Lai Kam Wu Ephraim Zion

MORE THAN 1,000 HOFSTRA GRADUATES ARE MARRIED TO FELLOW HOFSTRA ALUMNI And we’ll bet there are even more Hofstra sweethearts out there!

Share your special love story by sending an e-mail to alumni@hofstra.edu. You may also upload photos and share memories by visiting hofstra.edu/75.

Megan Brady ’99 and Michael Monforte ’99 were married on November 21, 2009, in a ceremony officiated by Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations Ellen T. Frisina ’77.

The ceremony took place at the Blue Bell Country Club near Megan’s hometown of Hatfield, Pennsylvania.

Tell the world how you met, where you fell in love, your fondest memory, and what you and your Hofstra sweetheart are doing today!

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CAA Player of the Year Jay Card

The Hofstra Athletics program continued its success on and off the field in 2009. Both the men’s lacrosse and wrestling teams made NCAA Tournament appearances, while numerous Pride athletes won postseason awards for their academic and athletic achievements.

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ight wrestlers earned bids to the NCAA Division I Championships in St. Louis, capping a year in which the Pride captured its seventh consecutive CAA Championship and eighth conference title overall before posting a 15th-place national finish. Jonny BonillaBowman won his third conference championship after finishing 24-9, including a 3-2 record in the NCAA Championships.

Lou Ruggirello was the CAA Champion at 133 pounds and earned the CAA Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

P.J. Gillespie finished his first season by being named CAA Rookie of the Year and an All-Freshman team selection after winning the conference at 149 pounds.

The men’s basketball team produced a 21-win season as Charles Jenkins turned in a memorable sophomore season, averaging 19.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists, making him one of only six players in the nation who averaged at least 19 points, four rebounds and four assists per game. For his efforts, Jenkins was selected as the 76th recipient of the Haggerty Award as the top player in the metropolitan New York area. The women’s basketball program finished a rebuilding year at 16-14 as Joelle Connelly was named CAA Rookie of the Year

Men’s lacrosse qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third time since 2006, earning an at-large bid. Four players – Michael Colleluori, Anthony Muscarella, Christian Scuderi and Jay Card – were M named na to the All-America team, while Card was named CAA Player of the Year.

Muscarella’s season led to another honor: selection by the Long Island Lizards in the M fourth round of the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. A trip to Giants fo o Stadium S in the final year of its existence also led to a win over rival Delaware in the Big B City Classic, while Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium hosted the NCAA Quarterfinals, which w included compelling matchups involving Cornell, Princeton, Syracuse and M Maryland.

The Pride women’s lacrosse team completed a 10-6 season on the heels of Corrine Gandolfi’s 45-goal season, which placed her on the All-CAA first team. Gandolfi was also selected for the United States Developmental Team following a series of tryouts that also included Hofstra teammates Bryana Borrelli and Liz Falco. ck Hayes ic Director Ja Hofstra Athlet ards. oach Bill Edw and Softball C

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DePasquale was also named CAA Player of the Year, while Lotti ended her stellar career as a three-time recipient of the CAA Pitcher of the Year award. The baseball team saw first-year Head Coach Patrick Anderson end his rookie campaign on a high note with a season-ending sweep over CAA rival William & Mary.

The football program posted five wins in 2009 before a December decision by the Hofstra Board of Trustees ended the program to reallocate resources into new academic programs and need-based scholarships. The program, which began in 1937, ended its final season on a high note, racking up 599 yards of total offense in a win over Massachusetts.

Field hockey enjoyed the most success of any Hofstra team in the fall, logging a winning season for the eighth time in nine years and clinching a CAA Championship spot for the sixth straight year. Genna Kovar was named an All-American, becoming just the fourth Pride player to earn the distinction. The men’s soccer program went 8-7-2 in 2009 and placed three players – Richard Martinez, Rob Youhill and Jamal Neptune – on the All Mid-Atlantic Region Team. Martinez also was named CAA Defensive Player of the Year.

Women’s soccer had four players – Jess Crankshaw, Courtney Breen, Tiffany Yovino and Salma Tarik – named to the All-CAA first team after a loss in the CAA Tournament’s first round.

Volleyball won five of its last seven matches to finish the season strong after a slow start; Monica Knight and Anissa Whitney earned All-CAA honors.

Charles Jenkins was selected as the 76th recipient of the Haggerty Award as the top player in the metropolitan New York area.

Lauren Clifton led the women’s tennis team with ann 8-7 record as five of seven team members finished with a winning record. Alex Hosner and Ben Star-Thompson each led the men’s team with six wins apiece. In cross country, the Hofstra men finished eighth and the women 10th in the CAA Championships in Virginia. On the links, Connell McNamara led all Hofstra men’s golfers in scoring average, while Erica Barnes topped the women’s unit.

The winter and spring of 2009 also saw Hofstra continue the retirement of jerseys in men’s basketball, wrestling, women’s basketball, softball, men’s lacrosse and women’s lacrosse. In December 2009 Softball Coach Bill Edwards received the highest honor in his profession when he was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

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HOFSTRA APPOINTS NEW DEANS FOR Frank G. Zarb School of Business and School of Communication The start of 2010 brought with it the announcements of two new Hofstra deans, following national searches.

Patrick J. Socci will be taking over the deanship of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business on July 1, 2010, and, shortly thereafter, Evan Cornog will become dean of the School of Communication on July 15, 2010.

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ofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz announced Dr. Socci’s appointment on February 22.

“Dr. Socci brings a unique and valuable combination of scholarly achievement, business expertise and educational administration background to the position of dean,” said President Rabinowitz. “His experiences and strengths will help position the Zarb School of Business for future growth and continued success.”

“I am excited and honored to be a part of the vibrant and active academic community at Hofstra University, certainly one of the leading universities in the Northeast and growing in prestige every day,” said Dr. Socci.

Dr. Socci has spent his career toggling seamlessly between academia and the corporate world. He has been at Fordham University since 2002 and currently serves as associate dean of the College of Business Administration. Earlier in his career, he taught on the undergraduate and graduate levels at Baruch College in Manhattan, the City University of New York’s flagship business school.

In between, Dr. Socci spent 11 years as vice president of network operations for AT&T and Teleport Communications Group, and also served as senior vice president of engineering at ADC Telecommunications in New Jersey, a leading provider of network infrastructure services. He has also worked in the fi nancial services industry – as a systems manager at Citibank and vice president of management information systems for Merrill Lynch Hubbard.

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The current Zarb School dean, Salvatore Sodano ’77, ’83, will continue his service to Hofstra in his new role as senior executive adviser to the president for corporate relations.

The appointment of Evan Cornog came two days after the announcement of Dr. Socci’s. “Dr. Cornog is an accomplished academic leader and a working journalist who continues to write for a wide range of publications with national and international reach,” President Rabinowitz said.

Dr. Cornog has served as an associate dean at Columbia University School of Journalism for more than a decade, and handled a variety of responsibilities during his tenure there.

He led fund-raising efforts, coordinated the development of a new curriculum, directed the school’s new Master of Arts Program in Journalism and served as publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review.

“Hofstra’s size, its location, its existing faculty and programs, and its current leadership offer the chance to play a major role in shaping the debate over the proper and practical role of communications in our digital republic,” Dr. Cornog said.

“I welcome the chance to help lead that effort.” Dr. Cornog is the author of several books on politics and press – expertise he honed as press secretary to New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch and as a freelance writer and editor whose stories have appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, Slate and The Boston Globe.

Dr. Cliff Jernigan, the interim dean, will continue at the School of Communications as an associate dean.

Juried Alumni Art Exhibition

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Hofstra University, the Hofstra University Museum will host an alumni professional art exhibition. All Hofstra alumni are invited to submit artwork. The accepted works of art will be on view at the David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, ninth floor, South Campus, from February 28 to May 27, 2011.

All submissions will be juried, and the jurors’ selection decisions are final. The exhibition will be juried by three art professionals:

Ellen Sragow ’64, founding director of the Sragow Gallery in New York City Daniel Devine, associate professor, Department of Fine Arts/Art History/Comparative Arts and Culture at Hofstra Karen T. Albert, assistant director of exhibitions and collections, Hofstra University Museum Entry procedures and forms are posted at hofstra.edu/museum. The submission deadline is July 1, 2010, and selections will be announced September 15, 2010.

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REUNION Save the Date!

Thursday-Sunday, September 23-26, 2010

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of Hofstra University!

It’s about 75 years of Pride and Purpose.

Join us for one of the most exciting moments in Hofstra’s history.

Your class reunion will be a highlight of the biggest weekend in Hofstra history!

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Celebrating the Classes of ’60, ’65, ’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90, ’95, ’00, and ’05 ...

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Bring family, a guest, or come by yourself!

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