donor profiles
[LEFT] Kate (Goebeler) ’72 and Paul ’70 McNulty. [RIGHT] Victor J. Mill, III.
paul ’70 and kate (goebeler) ’72 mcnulty
Thankful for a strong framework for success When Paul McNulty ’70 thinks about Merrimack College, one particular experience stands out about his freshman year. He clearly remembers a professor not only offering him a ride home, but also taking off his jacket and giving it to Paul, telling him to return the jacket the next day. “That’s how close a community it was,” Paul said. Paul began his academic career in accounting, but switched to a psychology major with a philosophy minor. He joined the Air Force after graduation and spent six years as an instructor pilot. He married his Merrimack sweetheart, Kate ’72, and together they moved to Texas; by then, Paul finally had his own car, a 1972 Beetle “that wouldn’t go uphill if you turned on the air conditioner.” Eventually, Paul’s life came full circle: He went back into business, earning an MBA and working for a bank in New York, which led him eventually to become a
director at Paine Weber. He remained there through the company’s takeover by UBS in ’02, finally retiring to Cape Cod in 2007 with Kate, an economics major at Merrimack who earned her master’s degree in education and taught math until her retirement in 2006. He stays involved with Merrimack, Paul says, “because Merrimack gave me such a strong framework for success. Everything I did at Merrimack set the stage for what happened in my life later. For instance, taking courses in philosophy and psychology really helped me handle bumps in the road. Merrimack instilled in both Kate and me a deep respect for the value of an education, which we have passed on to our children. We’ve made a commitment to pay back this institution that has meant so much to us and contributed to our success.”
“Everything I did at Merrimack set the stage for what happened in my life later.” paul mcnulty
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