Mount Saint Mary College Magazine Winter 2016-17

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Mount Saint Mary College Magazine Volume 39, No. 1 The Office of Marketing and Communications prepares this magazine for alumni, students, parents, and friends of the college.

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Letter from the President Dear Alumni, Students, Parents, and Friends of Mount Saint Mary College,

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his summer, after a career that was spent mostly teaching economics at Vassar College, I was asked to try my hand at something new – serving as the Interim President of Mount Saint Mary College. Although I had lived and worked in Dutchess County for 40 years, this was my first real work assignment west of the Hudson. I grew up in England and finished my graduate work at Columbia University.

After brief spells at Fordham and Queens David and Susan Kennett College, I arrived at Vassar initially on a one-year assignment. I must have liked the Hudson Valley because I am still here, and still loving it. My two children grew up here and though they are now each 3,000 miles away – one to the west in California and one to the east in London – my wife Susan and I continue to call it home.

Although I had spent most of my life in universities and colleges, this was to be my first experience actually running one. I had headed up departments and programs, and I had served as a consultant to a wide range of governmental and international agencies, but this was to be the first time I had “met a payroll” and been responsible for integrating the lives, studies, and work of literally thousands of people. It is daunting, but after a brief moment I realized, and was very thankful for, the many assets that I had been provided.

First, we have magnificent physical surroundings, a beautifully-located campus with excellent facilities that are tended wonderfully by caring and dedicated employees. Next I came to appreciate the superb and giving faculty that we have. They go so far out of their way to provide our students with a rigorous, but caring and personalized education that will be the foundation of successful careers and happy lives. Making sure everything runs smoothly is an excellent staff that looks after all aspects of college life.

It took some time for Susan and I to get “off campus” and get out to know people in the City of Newburgh and in the community of Orange County. In time we got to meet alumni from all across the United States. It was then that I fully understood how dependent the college is on a broadly drawn group of friends who give freely of their time and other resources, to ensure that future generations of students will enjoy an education as good or better than we have given in the past.

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This is my chance to say my first thank you to that group for all that they have given to us in the past – and to thank you for all that you will do in the future. This is a great college. It has helped many of you build a strong foundation for your careers, and more importantly, for your lives. One characteristic that has repeatedly impressed me in the months that I have been here is the sense of service that the Mount brings out in its students. That is something to be treasured. It is a great gift that has come from our founders, the Sisters, and with your help, it will be a treasured attribute for years to come. Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Dr. David A. Kennett

INSIDE

this issue 6 News briefs 24 Student give back 26 Athletics 32 Alumni notes 44 Honor Roll of Donors 61 A look back

14 Christmas Celebrations

2 Education leadership

10 Alumni celebration

18 Saint John’s Bible

20 Making connections

28 Sports Hall of Fame

38 Annual Gala

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Learn your Mount history with video Heritage Tour Sr. Peggy Murphy, OP takes visitors on a tour of campus, and through the Mount’s rich history, in this online video tour. Learn about the sisters who founded the college, and the history of key locations across the campus. www.msmc.edu/HeritageTour

Participants brainstorm important leadership qualities – and how to strengthen them – at the Mount’s seventh annual conference of the college’s Center for Adolescent Research and Development in October.

Top educators converge to explore teacher leadership

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Conference speakers, left to right: Dana McDonough ’91, MSEd ’00, the 2016 New York State Teacher of the Year; CARD co-founder and Mount Professor of Education Frances Spielhagen; Debra Calvino ’81, the 2010 New York State Teacher of the Year; and Peggy Stewart, the 2005 New Jersey Teacher of the Year.

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ducators from New York and beyond packed Mount Saint Mary College’s Hudson Hall auditorium for “Teachers as Leaders: Reclaiming Our Schools,” the seventh annual conference of the college’s Center for Adolescent Research and Development (CARD).

Under the direction of Mount alumna Dana McDonough ’91, MSEd ’00, the 2016 New York State Teacher of the Year; Debra Calvino ’81, the 2010 New York State Teacher of the Year; and Peggy Stewart, the 2005 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, educators learned how they can strengthen their schools through teacher leadership.

“Although not new, teacher leadership is now prominently discussed and growing as an answer to reforms that need to be in place for 21st century schools,” said McDonough.

This conference and workshop combined research, tools, and interactive practices to build one’s capacity to lead through four components: teacher leadership coaching; applying Adult Learning Theory; facilitating effective teams; and designing and implementing change.

CARD is co-directed by professors Frances Spielhagen, education, and Paul Schwartz, psychology. The center fosters research initiatives related to contemporary adolescents and young adults.

The conference was co-sponsored by the Mount, the Mid-Hudson School Study Council, Orange-Ulster BOCES, and the National/State Teachers of the Year.

Mount adds new 5-year education programs

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Family Literacy Night at Bishop Dunn

The young students of Bishop Dunn Memorial School embraced the power of the written word recently at Family Literacy Night, hosted by Mount Saint Mary College teacher candidates.

About a dozen Mount graduate education students presented a variety of interactive literacy stations. “The big emphasis for this program is engaging both the students and the parents in literacy,” said Mario Mercado, a Mount graduate education student. “We want to send them home with something tangible that they worked on together. And hopefully, they’ll want to spend more time on literacy at home, too.”

In addition, 15 Mount undergraduate students from a tutoring skills course at the college presented strategies to help the Bishop Dunn students become better writers.

Mount professors Sonya Abbye Taylor and Marie-Therese Sulit spearheaded the event. They thanked Ronald DePace, Bishop Dunn principal; Nancy Benfer ’04, assistant principal; and Daniel Shea, professor of English at the Mount and chair of the Division of Arts and Letters, for their aid in making the event a success.

New 5-year grant to help prepare underrepresented teacher candidates Mount Saint Mary College has officially been named a Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC) higher education institution, and the college’s Teach the Change initiative has been awarded a five-year New York State TOC grant.

Teach the Change is a comprehensive initiative of the college’s Division of Education, coordinated in conjunction with the Center for Adolescent Research and Development (CARD), under the leadership of Frances Spielhagen, Mount professor of education.

Over the next five years, the Mount’s Teach the Change initiative will receive funding of $39,000 per year to recruit, nurture, and mentor minority and/or economically disadvantaged candidates and prepare them to teach in at-risk school districts in New York State. The college will match 15 percent of this amount, using a $10,000 TD Charitable Trust grant that was awarded earlier this year. Teach the Change will seek additional funding to support the grant as time goes on.

With TOC support, the college will sponsor six students each year who will be official TOC candidates. Out of the 100 schools of education in the state, approximately ten colleges have been designated TOC schools.

he New York State Education Department recently approved Mount Saint Mary College’s proposed 5-year BA/MSEd degrees in history and math.

The bachelor’s in mathematics/ master’s in adolescence education and bachelor’s in history/ master’s in adolescence education programs are available either with or without dual certification in special education.

The programs were developed by the Mount’s School of Education, in conjunction with the Division of Mathematics and Information Technology and the Division of Social Sciences.

candidates will ‘beTeacher able to go through the education portion of the program as a cohort.

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Teachers in New York are required to earn a master’s degree within five years of their initial certification, so the programs will help students complete their training in a shorter period of time, noted Monica Merritt, associate professor of education at the Mount.

She added, “Another benefit of having a 5-year option for each adolescence education concentration is that teacher candidates will be able to go through the education portion of the program as a cohort [group],” allowing students the opportunity to forge lasting academic bonds with their classmates.

With the approval of mathematics and history, every discipline in the Mount’s adolescence education program now has a 5-year option. Other 5-year BA/ MSEd options include English, biology, and chemistry. www.msmc.edu

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Stephen Cheskiewicz leads the new technology advisory board.

Information Technology Advisory Board formed Mount Saint Mary College’s Information Technology Advisory Board, comprised of local leaders in the field, was recently formed with the aim of keeping the college’s IT program timely, emergent, and in line with the needs of employers in the region.

In his research “Megabit Learning in a Gigabit World,” Stephen Cheskiewicz, assistant professor of information technology, identified ways to increase retention in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) academic programs. According to Cheskiewicz, students in STEM programs expect course content that is emergent and that allows them to be participatory learners.

Assembled by Cheskiewicz for this purpose and more, the Information Technology Advisory Board examined the college’s current technology program and generated suggestions for new educational opportunities.

Also discussed were possible new academic concentrations for the information technology program, expanded internship opportunities, and ways for students to apply their technology skills to real world projects.

The board meets monthly to help facilitate suggestions to better align the Mount’s information technology program with current trends in the discipline and the occupations connected to local employers.

The advisory board consists of technology leaders from HealthQuest, IBM, Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center, The Masiero Technology Group, Hudson Valley Technology Development Center, the Newburgh City School District, NY Public Radio NYC, A.J. Ross Creative Media, and St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital.

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Mount Saint Mary College presented John H. Smith and his wife, Ruth C. Smith ’89, with the prestigious Mount Saint Mary College Community Service Award at the college’s 57th Annual Academic Convocation.

Convocation 2016 Mount honors outstanding community members; welcomes new students

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ount Saint Mary College honored two outstanding individuals and recognized the newest members of its academic community at the 57th Annual Academic Convocation.

The college presented Ruth C. Smith ’89 and her husband, John H. Smith, with the prestigious Mount Saint Mary College Community Service Award.

Born and raised in the Hudson Valley and longtime residents of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, Ruth and John Smith are ardent supporters of the community.

Ruth hails from Wallkill, N.Y. Under the mentorship of Sr. Jean Rosaire Bedotto, OP and Sr. Janice Dionne, OP, she graduated from the Mount with a bachelor’s degree in 1989.

John grew up in Newburgh, and graduated from the New York Military Academy and the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. Under his leadership, William A. Smith & Son Insurance continues to grow.

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Faculty welcome students from the freshman class.

Steven Tobey, Student Government Association President, with Dr. David A. Kennett, president of Mount Saint Mary College.

Mount’s academic programs and celebrated their first week of study at the college. Dr. David A. Kennett, president of the Mount, encouraged students to explore career paths they find the most engaging.

An intricate drama unfolds

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The cast of “The Laramie Project” included Troy Watson, Rebecca Gordils, Lily Chimenti, Lindsay Ostrander, Danielle Petricca, Joseph Certa, Steven Scodes, Nathan Herring, Brian Lopez, and Brenna Cooney.

ount Saint Mary College’s theatre group recently presented “The Laramie Project,” a powerful drama directed by James Phillips, associate professor of theatre.

“The Laramie Project” chronicles the death of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student who was murdered in Laramie, Wyo. in 1998. The case sparked a national discussion on hate crimes and eventually led to the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.

Written by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project, “The Laramie Project” examines the aftermath of the killing through the eyes of Laramie residents. The play is based on interviews conducted about one month after Shepard’s death.

“I look at the play as how a community heals after trauma,” Phillips explained. “It’s about how we get past things that divide us and scare us, the evils we’re capable of, and how we accept these things and move on.”

The 11-member cast and crew was approximately half the size of the college’s Spring 2016 production, “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” creating an intimate connection between the actors and the audience. Though most of the performers were Mount theatre veterans, some were firsttimers or returning actors with larger parts than in previous productions.

They surpassed Phillips’s expectations, he noted: “It’s a good mix,” he said. “They’ve really come together to form something worth being proud of.”

Phillips said directing is one of his greatest joys as a Mount professor.

“Starting from an idea and figuring out how to make something that will hopefully touch the audience in some way is a joy,” said Phillips.

“Working with students in this way, for hours and hours a week, is an intensity you just can’t get in a classroom.” www.msmc.edu

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Nursing students immunize cadets Mount nursing students recently offered a flu immunization clinic at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The nursing students administered nearly 5,000 flu shots to cadets during the weeklong program, which was supervised by Mount nursing instructor Antonia Brewer and Maj. Brian Johnston of West Point’s Department of Preventative Medicine.

Mount News & Notes Faculty Presentations

Student Work and Activities

Robert Miller, assistant professor of religious studies, presented “Jesus and Mary at Cana: What did Jesus Really Say?” at the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary USA “Mary in Scripture” conference. The conference was hosted by the Mount.

In their talk “The Psychology of a Vulnerable Leader,” psychology majors Elizabeth Lavin and Daria Sullivan noted that a little vulnerability can be a big help to the evolution of a young leader. Much of one’s development as a leader occurs when they open themselves up to the possibility of failure, Lavin and Sullivan said.

Lawrence T. Force, professor of psychology and director of the college’s Center on Aging and Policy, discussed depression in older adults at “Aging 101: Where Do I Begin?”

The event, held at the college, helped professionals and community members learn how to navigate health care for an aging family member.

Nursing professors Jill Sussman, Andrea Ackermann, and Nancy Owen recently presented “Classroom Mental Health Simulation-Based Experience” at the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Conference in Texas.

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The Mount’s “It’s On Us” sexual assault awareness program received a $3,500 grant from the office of Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.

Students were invited to test their might in U.S. Army Special Forces Ranger tryouts held on campus.

Mount Saint Mary College’s Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) student club offered up some spooky fun for more than a dozen local kids at their annual Halloween party.

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Top: Daria Sullivan discusses “The Psychology of a Vulnerable Leader” at a recent campus talk.

Bottom: A student takes on the rock climbing wall for the Special Forces Ranger tryouts.

Research series Glenn Reynolds, associate professor of history, kicked off the college’s Investigating Research on Campus (iROC) series this semester with “Colonial Cinema in Africa: Catholic Missionary Filmmaking.”

Vicki Caruana, assistant professor of education, presented “Field Experience Impact on Future Educators’ Attitudes toward Disability.”

Mount freshman Giselle Martinez learns how to properly use a fire extinguisher during the Mount’s Safety Day.

Sharing insights on safety Mount Saint Mary College celebrated National Campus Safety Awareness Month with Safety Day in September.

The Mount community learned proactive safety measures from local experts, making them better equipped to keep themselves and their communities safe.

Activities included a simulated residence hall fire demonstration, a City of Newburgh Police K-9 demonstration, a chance to wear the Stop DWI Fatal Vision Goggles, a practice session for using a fire extinguisher, information on how to help a bystander who has been in an accident, a meet and greet session with local first responders, information on preventing common crimes, and more.

The event was sponsored by the college’s Office of Security and Safety, as well as the Office of Student Activities.

Photo-journalist David Burnett and Dean Goldberg discuss the Photographers for Hope project.

Sr. Cecilia Murray, OP, religious studies professor, talked about “Dominican Monasteries: American Style.”

Michael Edelstein, professor of environmental psychology at Ramapo College of New Jersey, delved into “Psycho-Social Impacts of Water and Other Environmental Contamination.”

Akm Rezaul Hossain, associate professor of economics, presented “CounterCyclical Monetary Policy and Stress Test.”

Yasmine Kalkstein, associate professor of psychology, closed out the iROC season with “Nurse Education Matters! Increasing Breastfeeding Rates.”

Students presented their original research at the iROC Student Poster Symposium.

Photographers for Hope project chronicled The college screened “Newburgh Rising: A Photographers for Hope Journey” to a packed audience of students, staff, and the local community.

Directed by Dean Goldberg, associate professor of communication arts and film studies, the documentary follows nine photographers from around the globe as they descend on Newburgh to capture the city through their own personal perspectives. Several of Goldberg’s students helped chronicle the work of the Photographers for Hope for the film. www.msmc.edu

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Chip Kent of Locust Grove Fruit Farm, Milton, N.Y., and Joshua Morgenthau of Fishkill Farms, Fishkill, N.Y. John McAvoy, chairman, president, and CEO of Consolidated Edison, Inc., was the keynote speaker at the 43rd annual Northeast Business and Economics Association Conference. McAvoy’s presentation focused on business ethics.

Mount hosts business conference at West Point

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ount Saint Mary College reProfessor cently hosted the 43rd annual Moira Tolan Northeast Business and Economics Association (NBEA) Conference at the Thayer Hotel at West Point, N.Y., featuring workshops and presentations on workplace inclusivity, tax strategy, healthcare, and more.

The event was chaired by Moira Tolan, Mount business professor and MBA program coordinator. She has served on the NBEA board since 2014 and has participated in NBEA conferences since 2009.

Mount President Dr. David A. Kennett praised the Mount’s School of Business, and noted, “We at the Mount are very proud to be hosting this conference.”

Keynote speaker John McAvoy, chairman, president, and CEO of Consolidated Edison, Inc., discussed best practices in his address, “Business Ethics: Doing the Right Thing, the Right Way, Every Day.” At Consolidated Edison, “We commit to each other and ourselves to keeping our head in the game,” he explained. “We follow procedures for planning our work, considering potential [ethical] conflicts, and treat each other with courtesy and respect. And if something doesn’t seem right, it’s up to each of us to say something about it.”

Also at the conference, several Mount professors presented a panel discussion called “Business Education: Teaching Business at a Faith-Based Institution.”

The panel included Tolan; Tracey Niemotko, professor of accounting and chair of the Mount’s School of Business; and Charles Zola, chair of the Division of Philosophy & Religious Studies, associate professor of philosophy, and director of the Mount’s Catholic and Dominican Institute.

Other Mount staff who attended the conference were Ilona McGuiness, vice president of Academic Affairs; and Joseph Valenti, vice president for College Advancement.

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Business panel says farming is ‘more than a career’ A business panel of local farmers presented “Farming: More than a Career” at Mount Saint Mary College.

The panel featured: • Joy and Jeff Crist, Crist Farms, Walden, N.Y. • Joshua Morgenthau, Fishkill Farms, Fishkill, N.Y. • Kathi and John Wagner, JKW Polled Herefords, Athens, N.Y. • Peggy and Chip Kent, Locust Grove Fruit Farm, Milton, N.Y. “If you’re going to be successful in this business, you can’t be interested in going to a ballgame or a party and blowing off the workday…because you have to focus,” said John Wagner.

Morgenthau added that farming “is not a 9 to 5; it’s very seasonal, especially in New York.”

Moderator Moira Tolan, Mount business professor and MBA program coordinator, noted that in the modern business landscape, farmers require college degrees just as much as any career field.

The event was presented by the School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship and sponsored with support from the Jack and Susan Pretak Endowment for MSMC Business.

James Finn Cotter, celebrated Mount professor of English, discusses his poetry. He is seen here displaying a photo of his mother and father.

Biology major Christian Castano (left) and biology professor Carl Hoegler delve into their SURE project, “The Role of Maternal Inheritance in the Early Development of Broccoli Seedling.”

Longtime Mount professor shares poetic inspirations

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The Division of Arts and Letters recently hosted talks focusing on two of the more concise outlets of literature: poetry and short stories.

Covering topics ranging from family and friends to nature and the circle of life, James Finn Cotter, the longest serving professor at the Mount, revealed “Why I Write Poetry.”

In addition to reading passages from his book, “A New Life: Learning the Way of Omega,” Cotter noted that his experience as a writer has enhanced his personal and professional life. Writing poetry naturally enhances awareness of the senses, of other people, and of ourselves, said the English professor and author.

In a second talk, Jessica Gerson, a retired professor of English from Dutchess Community College, posed this question: “Why is a Short Story Short?”

She delved into the purpose and general structure of the short story format, culminating in a reading and dissection of the classic vignette “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield.

SURE students share research rom transforming classrooms through technology to curing human illnesses, nearly two dozen students recently showcased their Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) findings in poster format.

Coordinated by James Moran, chair of the Mount’s Division of Natural Sciences, professors from education, business, nursing, and more acted as mentors to students examining a plethora of subjects.

Associate biology professor Douglas Robinson and biology student Dominick DeCaterina investigated “Micro and Macro Environmental Factors Associated with the Start of American Crow Incubation.” Robinson and DeCaterina marked nestling American and Fish Crows as part of the study.

Biology/pre-med student Jacqueline Copeland and Evan Merkhofer, assistant biology professor, presented “Identification of Generic Interactions Associated with Prp5 Using S. Cerevisiae as a Model.” Their research on baker’s yeast could one day be used to better understand diseases like cancer.

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forming Classrooms with Emerging Technology” by Veronica Malloy and assistant information technology professor Bojan Lazarevic; “Avatar-based Smartphone Application as a Heart Failure Education Strategy: Feasibility Study” by Sebastian Morales and associate nursing professor Anne-Marie Uebbing; and “The Role of Maternal Inheritance in the Early Development of Broccoli Seedling” by Christian Castano and biology professor Carl Hoegler. www.msmc.edu

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Alumni & Family Weekend

From left: Judith Ringwood Henderson ’66, Amy Karls ’95, Mysia HaightHoogsteden ’84, and Torrance Harvey ’03.

Alumni honored Alumni Amy Karls ’95 and Torrance Harvey ’03 were presented with the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award, recognizing their contributions to society through their professional and volunteer work.

Mysia Haight-Hoogsteden ’84, president of the MSMC Alumni Board of Directors, earned The James V. McEnery Alumni Service Award. The award is presented to an alum who has provided exemplary service to the college community as a fitting tribute to the dedication of former professor James V. McEnery.

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Coming home again Hundreds of grads, spanning five decades of Mount Saint Mary College history, headed back to campus for the annual Alumni and Family Weekend.

The festivities kicked off with members of the Class of 1966 celebrating their 50th graduation anniversary with a dinner and cocktail hour in the James Finn Cotter Villa Library. Alumnae and their families were met by Dr. David A. Kennett, Mount president; Sr. Anne Sakac, OP, former Mount president; James Cotter, longtime professor of English at the college; and many more.

The next morning, several alumni gave back to the local community by working with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh.

Alumni also enjoyed a talk given by Mary Ellen (Scannell) Doherty ’72 and Elizabeth Scannell-Desch ’72 on their newly released book “Nurses After War: The Reintegration Experience of Nurses Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.”

The book is based on interviews with nurses who were deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and the challenges they faced reintegrating into everyday life when they came home.

In addition, Mount grads reconnected with classmates, participated in an alumni baseball game, enjoyed a barbecue lunch and a dinner cruise, attended a remembrance Mass, and more.

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Catholic and Dominican Institute

Julie Burkey, a theology professor at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., presented “A Christian Theology of Work.”

Kevin Vost, Catholic author, speaker, and professor, presented “Hounds of the Lord.”

Jared Zimmerer, best-selling author, speaker, and blogger, explained the interconnected nature of faith and health with “Spirituality & Physical Fitness.”

Rabbi Eugene Korn, academic director of The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel, discussed “From Enemies to Allies: How Nostra Aetate Changed Christian-Jewish Relations.”

Campus Ministry Candles flickered in the Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary on September 11, as the college community honored the victims, survivors, and heroes of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., campus chaplain and director of Campus Ministry, discussed basic human needs and how future leaders can better attend to them for the college’s Leadership scholars.

Parishioners of the former St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church at the dedication of the Mount’s new altar.

Closing church donates altar to Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary The parish community of the former St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Hazleton, Pa. recently donated a Carrara marble altar to Mount Saint Mary College, where it was installed as the new main altar in the Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary in the Dominican Center.

“Although the parishioners of Saint Stanislaus were saddened to see their parish church closed, they were so grateful that the altar found a new home,” said Charles Zola, former St. Stanislaus parishioner and chair of the Mount’s Division of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

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From left, Antonio Mansilla, Veronica Malloy, Amanda Bocekci, and Norma Pettus in Fanjeaux.

Journey to France explores the Mount’s Dominican heritage

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n celebration of the 800th Jubilee of the Dominican Order, students and staff from Mount Saint Mary College made a three week pilgrimage in the footsteps of the 13th century saint, Dominic de Guzman.

Following Dominic’s missionary trail were students Amanda Bocekci and Veronica Malloy; Antonio Mansilla of the college’s facilities team; and Norma Pettus of the college’s security office.

The group joined others from the Mount’s 18 sister Dominican colleges of the U.S. and Puerto Rico for study and travel to Fanjeaux, France, birthplace of Saint Dominic’s Order of Preachers.

In Fanjeaux, the group focused on where Dominic’s movement began. They visited the home where Dominic briefly lived while he debated the Albigensian Cathars – a sect of his time that disagreed with his faith – as well as the nearby basilica and monastery of Sainte Marie de Prouilhe, where Dominic established his first community of nuns in 1206.

For Mansilla, St. Dominic set an example in scholarship and faith that can be applied to everyday life.

“I learned we’re always going to deal with challenges, hurdles, hectic days, not feeling well, and more; however, in those situations, I just stop and think about [St. Dominic’s] legacy,” he explained. “His charisma has clearly impacted me. I try to do my best to integrate it on a daily basis at home, work – around everyone.”

Much of the Fanjeaux pilgrimage was sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Hope in Ossining, N.Y.

Conferences and speakers

About 60 teachers spent a week at the Mount learning to paint with words at the Picturing Writing seminar, hosted by the Collaborative for Equity in Literacy Learning (CELL).

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, with Mount students.

Students visit with Cardinal Dolan

More than a dozen students, alumni, and staff enjoyed a visit with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York.

“We shared dinner, evening prayer, a talk by his Eminence on mercy and hope, followed by questions and answers,” explained Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., director of Campus Ministry. “It was a good time to share and pray with other students from other colleges. It was great to see young people united and sharing together.”

Fr. Amodio thanked Roger May, assistant director of Campus Ministry, for organizing the Mount community’s participation. The event, held at SUNY New Paltz, was sponsored by the Lower Hudson Valley Campus Ministers Group.

Above: Maria Höhn, professor and chair of the Department of History at Vassar College, discussed the current plight of refugees and The Mid-Hudson Valley Refugee Project.

Professional storyteller Laconia Therrio captured the Mount community’s attention with “The Storyteller in You,” hosted by the Division of Education.

The college kicked off the SUN-RISE Breakfast Series with a forum featuring Hudson Valley water innovators. A followup event delved into financial technology startups focused on underserved urban markets.

Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm. marches with students and staff on campus.

Gathering to raise awareness Students, staff, and faculty honored victims of sexual assault with a “Take Back the Night” march. Participants gave speeches, read poems, sang songs, and said prayers to raise awareness of and help end sexual assault.

Phil Royle, head of Community and Project Relations for Legoland New York, examined the impact Legoland could have on Orange County for a packed audience of business students.

Parkhurst Dining Services, Inc. became the college’s new food service provider, offering all day breakfast, gourmet sandwiches, enhanced “to go” options, and 24/7 unlimited access to meals in The View, the college’s main dining hall. www.msmc.edu

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Christmas Celebrations Professor Durward Entrekin directed the college choir and members of the St. Philip’s Church Choir at Christmas Vespers.

Greeting the season with music and joy

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he Mount community celebrated the holidays with song, service, and spirited fun at three December events.

At the annual Christmas Vespers, the college presented lessons and carols in the Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary in the Dominican Center. Under the direction of Durward Entrekin, professor of music, the singers lifted their voices to the heavens, continuing a tradition that began in 1974.

The Christmas Tree Lighting offered carols and activities, including a skating rink.

“It was nice to have the Mount community come together and the students enjoy some Christmas spirit,” said Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., campus chaplain and director of Campus Ministry.

The “Celebration of the Season” concert brought members of the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra and the community to campus for holiday music and special readings of Christmas and Hanukkah poems.

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Students sing at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting.

Members of the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra performed at the ‘Celebration of the Season’ concert.

Jada Pinkett-Smith, second from left, greeted the Mount’s Vanessa Lawson ’08, Joan Gambeski, and student Danangelowe “A.J.” Spencer at the Careers in Entertainment Tour in Brooklyn.

WJSFF grant opens doors As part of the Mount’s Giving Tree effort, Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., director of Campus Ministry, gathered holiday gifts with help from students.

Mount brings holiday joy to local community The Mount made the holidays a little brighter for those in need this season.

Students, faculty, and staff donated more than 600 gifts to the children of Newburgh.

Tags hung like ornaments on the college’s Giving Tree, and written on the back of each was a gift request from an underprivileged child. Mount community members donated the requested items, creating happy holiday memories. The Mount has donated more than 3,600 gifts to local families in the last five years.

From left: Yough, Moore, Force, Dembinsky, Walsh.

Celebrating milestones

The Mount recently celebrated 25 years of service from Lawrence Force, professor of psychology; and 20 years of service from Kelly Yough, dean of student affairs; Brian Moore, purchasing manager; Matthew Dembinsky, athletic recruiting coordinator; and Ellen Walsh, athletics administrative assistant.

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he Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation (WJSFF) recently gave a grant to Mount Saint Mary College to support scholarships, mentoring activities, and leadership development for the Mount’s Higher Education Opportunity Program. Dougie Cash ’10, who works as a Creative Executive at the Smith family’s production company Overbrook Entertainment in Los Angeles, reached out to the Foundation on the Mount’s behalf.

WJSFF president Jana Babatunde-Bey, impressed with the scope and outcomes of the HEOP program, appreciates the importance of the community engagement work undertaken

by Mount students to help underserved minority youth in Newburgh – an appreciation that led to the creation of the grant. “Our mission with the WJSFF is to use our resources to help empower up-and-coming youth who are doing extraordinary work in both their schooling and communities, while servicing their visions to reach their maximum potential,” said Babatunde-Bey. Media student Danangelowe “A.J.” Spencer, a recipient of the WJSFF scholarship, recently connected with VIPs in the showbiz industry during the Careers in Entertainment Tour in Brooklyn thanks to a nomination by Cash.

Hosted by the WJSFF in partnership with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, the event was designed to provide exceptional students from underserved communities the opportunity to engage directly with entertainment industry leaders, film studios, television networks, and educational partners.

In addition to meeting with actress Jada Pinkett-Smith, Spencer made connections with professionals from Spotify, Roc Nation, and Marvel Entertainment.

An info session at the event shed some light on entertainment industry career paths such as public relations, cinematography, acting, graphic arts, and more. “It made the entertainment industry tangible,” explained Spencer. “These aren’t just people you see on TV or names in the credits.

They’re people with the same background as me, and they know the industry is not easy to get into…It made my dream more realistic.”

After graduating from the Mount, Spencer hopes to found his own film and music production company. www.msmc.edu

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Spirit of the Mount Week

Seniors snag victory at 2016 Mount Olympics

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fter a competition that included performances, relays, a tug of war, and more, the senior class claimed victory at Mount Olympics in October.

As part of the college’s annual Spirit of the Mount Week, students compete against each other to take home the Mount Olympics trophy – and the bragging rights that go along with it. More than 750 students attended the event.

But Spirit of the Mount Week is about more than just friendly competition.

Through a “coin war,” Mount students raised hundreds of dollars for the college’s annual Thanksgiving food drive. The money was used to aid underprivileged families living in Newburgh through the city’s Loaves and Fishes program.

Spirit of the Mount Week wrapped up with the college’s 21st annual bonfire, which included a performance by the college’s dance team.

Also during Spirit Week, students attended a kickoff Mass celebrated by campus chaplain Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., enjoyed a powder puff football game, and more.

Photos and video online: msmc.edu/spiritweek

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Dr. David A. Kennett, Mount Saint Mary College’s interim president, began his two-year term in August.

He joins the Mount from Vassar College, where he has worked since 1976, and most recently served as the Elizabeth Stillman Williams Professor of Economics.

Q&A

WITH INTERIM PRESIDENT KENNETT With your background as a professor of economics, what is the best trait that you bring to the Mount?

Some textbooks describe economics as the “science of choice.” That is a bit grand, but what economists do share is a solid understanding of opportunity costs: Pursuing one course of action means that you have to, often regretfully, leave something undone.

That’s what I bring as an economist, but I think I have other characteristics that come from my background and history that will serve me well. First of all, I was educated very much in the liberal arts tradition, and the Mount, as well as providing exemplary pre-professional programs, is very much a liberal arts school.

Second, I like variety, and one aspect of this job is one never knows what is coming next. Third, I am a quick learner, and in this job, that really helps.

What do you see as the Mount’s greatest strength?

Without a doubt, it’s the people. The students are great. They study hard and they are ambitious, but they never lose sight of those who are less fortunate than themselves. More than 80 percent of our students serve the community in one way or another.

The faculty are very dedicated in the classroom and in their own research despite a very demanding teaching load. Our staff as well – anyone who comes to this campus can see the pride with which the people who work here operate. And finally, our alumni. Everywhere I go, I meet them and I am really strengthened by the appreciation they have for the education that they have received.

How can the college make the Newburgh community better?

One thing that has been impressed on me since I have arrived is the mutual relationship between the college and the city, and beyond that, the county.

Community support strengthens the college, and the college in turn can do much to change the community. Since we have gotten here, both my wife Susan and I have been lifted by the optimism and commitment to change that we feel in the community. Orange County is one of the most rapidly growing areas of the state. That resurgence can only make the Mount stronger and, in turn, of even more value to the area.

As president, what is your top priority?

My top priority is to continue the college’s financial stability – all other good things have to stem from that. I look around this area and I see the tremendous good that this college has done. I see the high esteem that the community has for the Mount and the respect that so many people have for our graduates. For this to continue and to thrive for other generations, financial stability must come first.

What do you want to see in the college’s future?

Financial stability and modest growth will build a platform for the college that will give us the ability to offer new courses of study to help students in their life and career choices. Our continued role in the community will help us to serve the educational goals of the people and improve the lives of the citizens. I am sure we can count on these things happening with the support of our friends.

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Rabbi Philip Weintraub of Congregation Agudas Israel in Newburgh, N.Y. and Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., campus chaplain and director of Campus Ministry blessed the Mount’s newly-acquired Saint John’s Bible.

Celebrating the

Saint John’s

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Mount obtains rare Heritage Edition

Barbara Petruzzelli, right, director of the Kaplan Family Library and Learning Center, examines the Saint John’s Bible with Charles Zola, left, director of the Mount’s Catholic and Dominican Institute, and Rabbi Philip Weintraub.

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ount Saint Mary College has acquired the full sevenvolume Heritage Edition set of the Saint John’s Bible, the first handwritten and illuminated Bible produced in more than 500 years.

Using medieval inks, materials, and methods, a team of artists and calligraphers worked for 15 years to create the seven volumes that comprise the Saint John’s Bible. Commissioned by the Benedictine monks of St. John’s Abbey, it was created using quill pens and special inks comprised of condensed candle smoke and egg whites.

The Heritage Edition, a fine art reproduction of the original Saint John’s Bible, was limited to 299 copies.

The college now owns the first two volumes – Psalms and Letters & Revelation – of copy number 133. They are currently on display in the Marble Hall outside the chapel in the Dominican Center. The Mount will receive the remaining volumes in installments over the course of the next two years.

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have the Saint John’s Bible, an artistic masterpiece, as a campus resource,” said Dr. David A. Kennett, president of the Mount. “It can enrich academic programs across the curriculum and offer exceptional opportunities for programming in student life and with community partners.”

The Mount community first fell in love with the Saint John’s Bible in the 2015-16 academic year upon borrowing and displaying two volumes of the Heritage Edition. During that time, the college hosted more than 50 events and activities related to the Bible, including a dozen classroom presentations and public events on campus.

Mount faculty and staff also shared the Heritage Edition volumes with the surrounding community in Orange, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties.

In total, more than 1,200 people had a chance to experience the Saint John’s Bible through these efforts.

The Mount community marked the closing of the 800th Dominican Jubilee Year by blessing the college’s newly acquired volumes of the Saint John’s Bible Heritage Edition in December.

The two volumes were blessed by Rabbi Philip Weintraub of Congregation Agudas Israel in Newburgh, N.Y. and Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., campus chaplain and director of Campus Ministry.

“I pray that these texts here will inspire us all to do beautiful and righteous acts,” said Rabbi Weintraub. “We know that when we stand together, as Christians, as Jews, and as Muslims, we ensure its blessing.”

“We are extremely fortunate to have the Saint John’s Bible, an artistic masterpiece, as a campus resource” Dr. David A. Kennett president

Above: The Great Amen, Donald Jackson.

Left: Son of Man, Donald Jackson Images Copyright 2011, The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota USA. Used by permission.

All rights reserved.

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Above: Manny Dizon of the National Bank of Canada chats with a student at a Real World Connections event.

Right: Kim Londin of ESPN speaks to students at a Real World Connections event in the James Finn Cotter Library.

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rom bankers to healthcare gurus, the inaugural semester of the Mount’s Real World Connections (RWC) series found students making meaningful connections with professionals in healthcare, sports, journalism, business, and more.

Hosted by the college’s Career Center, the RWC series unites seniors of all majors with professionals in a variety of fields, including high profile recruiters and successful alumni like Brittany King ’11, an editor at People Magazine; Gina Walsh ’02, vice president of operations with Morgan Stanley; Alyssa Watkins ’13 of KC Engineering; and Thomas Kennedy ’91, partner at PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP. The reception-like gatherings – four per semester – provide a low pressure environment for students to mingle with the professionals.

“The programs give our senior students an opportunity to meet representatives of organizations in an informal setting,” explained Janet Zeman, executive director of the Mount’s Career Center. “They enable our students to develop their network of contacts that will be useful for them when

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Top: Nearly two dozen healthcare professionals, including SSC. Matthew Hamilton of the U.S. Army, discussed the healthcare field with about 100 Mount students.

Bottom: Mount alumni Sam Firempong ’02 of FremStar, LLC (formerly of Credit Suisse).

they begin their job search for permanent, post-graduate positions.”

The RWC series replaced the Mount’s annual career fair, and has already surpassed its attendance.

“Revamping the idea and going with something more intimate has proven to be more beneficial to our students,” explained Kathleen O’Keefe, associate director of the Career Center. “We’re changing the campus culture.”

The focus on professional fields instead of majors helps all seniors walk away with valuable insight, O’Keefe said, regardless of major. “The events can help broaden a student’s perception of what he or she can do with their education,” she said.

One such example is alumna Tara Doughty ’06, director of program management at Hospicom, Inc., a medical education company. Doughty majored in public relations and business administration.

“What’s important is to have a strong skillset in communications, strong writing skills, and an outgoing personality,” said Doughty. “Never be closed to an opportunity you didn’t plan. Don’t be scared to take a risk.”

With graduation approaching, seniors must set themselves apart, said Chris DePalma, New York Yankees inside sales associate. “Be aggressive and show people that you’re valuable,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to call someone and ask for five minutes of their time.”

Barry Lewis, the executive editor of the Times Herald-Record, said there are good opportunities in journalism thanks to internet distribution of content. His advice to students looking to break into the field was simple: place work experience at the top of your résumé, instead of GPA or degrees earned. “I want to know if you can write a story,” Lewis said.

Though each of the professionals came from a different background, there was a common thread to their success, noted John Chiaia of Brooklyn, N.Y., a journalism and public relations major: “They didn’t graduate and then suddenly have their dream job,” he said. “Getting to where you want to be requires patience and drive.”

Several NYSE professionals, including Mount alumni Tom Ferrigno ’90 (bottom right photo), met with Mount students during a recent visit.

A visit to the New York Stock Exchange

More than a dozen Mount business students visited the New York Stock Exchange recently as part of a trip sponsored by the college’s School of Business, Student Business Association, and the Career Center.

Other recent Career Center events included a trip to the corporate headquarters of Bloomberg and Indeed, Inc. with time spent on job opportunities for recent grads; a Careers in the Sciences event featuring local professionals; and the Sophomores: Survive and Succeed program that provides guidance to second-year students.

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Mount Saint Mary College security officers speak with a Newburgh police officer during the college’s emergency preparedness exercise.

Emergency response Exercise prepares Mount security, local first responders for crisis situation

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ount Saint Mary College’s yearly emergency preparedness exercise brought together campus security, the City of Newburgh Police Department, Mobile Life Support Services, Inc., and other local agencies to train for an active shooter situation.

The purpose of the exercise was to enable the college to further develop its existing emergency planning, and to enable local emergency responders to test interagency programs for handling large incidents, including severe storms, power outages, and more.

The simulation involved a single shooter injuring 14 and placing small explosive devices on campus before being neutralized by City of Newburgh Police. The actors playing victims were evacuated from the building and, had it been a real emergency, they would have been brought to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital by Mobile

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Life Support Service, Inc. “The possibility of an active shooter event on campus is very rare, but we have to be prepared nonetheless,” explained Matthew Byrne, director of Security and Safety at Mount Saint Mary College. “We saw today that our communication level passed the test.”

The exercise was carried out after months of preparation, said Byrne, including reviewing college policies and procedures, and hosting active shooter preparedness training for Mount faculty and staff through a partnership with the City of Newburgh Police Department.

The officers were not briefed on the scenario beforehand and used their training and tactics to come to a resolution as quickly as possible.

“Real-life training scenarios are the best kind of training there is. That is where we learn the most,” said Dan Cameron, City of Newburgh police

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Brandon Rola ’08, a City of Newburgh police sergeant, searches for suspects during the drill.

chief. “I am very pleased with the response from all of the people involved in this process.”

More than 60 people participated in the exercise, including representatives from Orange County Emergency Management, SUNY Orange, Newburgh City Enlarged School District, the New York State Office for Fire Prevention and Control, the City of Newburgh Fire Department, and Hudson Valley Boy Scouts.

“From police to fire to EMS, to the role-players involved, to the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, I give my heartfelt thanks for your assistance in allowing us to test ourselves and our preparedness level,” Byrne said.

The Mount completes an emergency preparedness exercise every year.

Past scenarios have included food poisoning, hostage situations, and severe weather scenarios.

Global opportunities

The Mount’s Office of International Programs offers study abroad options in China, Italy, England, Spain, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and more.

Fejes with a skateboard that he brought back from Tokyo.

A scenic view near Tokyo.

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Childhood interest leads to eye-opening trip abroad

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hile his classmates tackled internships and summer jobs, information technology major Steven Fejes found himself nearly 7,000 miles away, immersed in the culture of the Land of the Rising Sun. Fejes worked with Ashley Knox, director of International Programs, on planning and applying for the opportunity, which was offered by the Council on International Educational Exchange.

“I wanted to go someplace really different and I wanted to experience a lot of great new things,” he said. “I’ve always been interested in Japan since I was younger.”

What began as a childhood love of Japanese video games like Pokémon, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros. blossomed into one of the best hands-on learning experiences of his life, Fejes explained. For a month between July and August, Fejes, the captain of the Knights swim team, joined 100 other international students at Sophia University, a private Jesuit research institution in Tokyo.

One of Fejes’ photos of Tokyo.

He took two accelerated courses: Japanese and art history. Learning to speak Japanese was the tougher of the two courses, he admitted. “They crammed a whole course into a month and it was a little difficult to learn. But after a while, it got a little easier,” said Fejes.

Japanese cuisine, on the other hand, wasn’t as difficult to get used to

– aside from American-style spaghetti and meatballs served at breakfast.

Fejes particularly enjoyed udon, a type of thick wheat noodle that can be served in a hot soup or chilled and eaten with dipping sauces.

Outside the classroom, Fejes was impressed by Tokyo’s high-tech infrastructure, from trains and architecture to specialized vending machines on every street corner.

“Almost every aspect of the day was different from America,” he explained.

“There were young kids riding the trains by themselves who knew the system better than I did. It was culture shock in the best kind of way.”

Fejes notes that one of the biggest benefits of the venture wasn’t academic, but in his attitude.

“Before going, I was a more introverted person,” said Fejes. “But in Japan, I met new people every day and was part of a large group [of students].

Even now, I’m more comfortable talking to people.”

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GIVING BACK The Mount community at work

Mount Saint Mary College teacher candidates Emily Meehan (left) and Christina Vakirtzis (right) help improve local children’s literacy skills.

Education students introduce afterschool literacy program

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he Mount’s Sigma Tau chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), the International Honor Society in Education, recently kicked off an afterschool literacy program for underprivileged children living in Newburgh.

The initiative is a collaborative venture between Mount Saint Mary College and the Newburgh Ministry charitable organization, which is headed by director Colin Jarvis.

Developed by Mount teacher candidates over the summer interim, “Exploring World of Words” is overseen by nearly a dozen Mount volunteers. The program is geared towards at-risk elementary through middle school students.

KDP chapter president Veronica Malloy and vice president Emily Meehan spearheaded the program.

“I think it’s awesome that we get to nurture literacy in the kids like this,” said Malloy. “This is also really great practice [for teacher candidates].”

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co-counselors of the KDP chapter, assisted the teacher candidates in designing the program.

“We want to instill the desire to learn,” explained Smirnova. “Also we want to develop leadership skills and connect with parents. Another major goal is to get the children interested in a college education.”

Taylor says that the program is beneficial for not only the young students, but also for the Mount teacher candidates.

“This will help our students to be more effective communicators,” she said. “And this is something where they generate the curriculum and dictate exactly how they teach it, just like they will one day in their own classrooms.”

In December, the program was awarded a $15,000 technology grant from Warwick Savings Foundation.

The funding will be used to purchase tablets, laptops, software programs, and other digital equipment to be used for educating the young students and their parents.

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Students box donations at the Hudson Valley Food Bank.

Dyson, Leadership scholars serve their community Nearly a dozen Dyson and Leadership Scholars lent their aid to this year’s Freshman Fall Service project, which took place at the Hudson Valley Food Bank in Cornwall, N.Y. Just before Thanksgiving, the freshmen prepared, sorted, and boxed food donations for distribution to organizations throughout New York.

Dyson and Leadership Scholars also attended the National Student Leadership Diversity Convention and shared what they learned with the Mount community in a presentation titled “Leadstrong: Being a Culturally Aware Leader.”

Students hungry to serve Food drive at the Mount yields hefty haul

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ount Saint Mary College students donated more than $750 worth of food in November, helping to feed local people in need this Thanksgiving.

The initiative, spearheaded by the college’s Campus Ministry, delivered the food to Newburgh’s Loaves and Fishes program for distribution to local families.

Mount chaplain and director of Campus Ministry, Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm., was very pleased with the Mount’s commitment to aiding the less fortunate.

“By doing works of mercy…we’re fulfilling the command of God to love your neighbor,” explained Fr. Amodio.

“It’s important that our students learn the value of service to our community.”

In addition, the college’s Delta Leadership Society student service club also hosted a food drive, yielding additional

donations.

The Mount’s spirit of giving didn’t end there. The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) student club hosted a familystyle Thanksgiving meal for more than a dozen at-risk youths. The successful event provided a positive, nurturing atmosphere to help the “bigs” encourage and empower each of the “littles.”

“This is always a great meet-up because we get the chance to give thanks together as a club,” said BBBS president Rose Linehan. “Many ‘littles’ kept saying how the club is a second family to them.”

Also in November, the college’s Aging United student club brought some Thanksgiving cheer to the residents of Montgomery Nursing Home during a visit. Aging United explores opportunities in service, programming, and research in the field of aging and hosts several events throughout the semester.

NSU honored for blood drive successes The college’s Nursing Student Union (NSU) was recently recognized by the New York Blood Center for their frequent blood drive efforts.

At a luncheon and awards ceremony hosted by the New York Blood Center, Christopher Kelly, president of the Mount’s Nursing Student Union, and Kasondra Colasanti, vice president, accepted the award on the union’s behalf.

“The blood drive has been a staple in the Nursing Student Union and it was an honor to go to the event together this year,” said Kelly. “Blood is one of the things that people take for granted.

We never know the situations we will be put into… As a nursing student, we are introduced to tons of scenarios where a person may be in dire need of a transfusion.”

The Mount’s most recent blood drive, held in October, found students, staff, and members of the local community giving the gift of life to the tune of 173 pints.

Along with medical profession-

From left: Christopher Kelly, president of the Mount’s Nursing Student Union; NSU advisors Christine Berté and Anne Corcoran; and Kasondra Colasanti, vice president of the Mount’s NSU.

als from the New York Blood Center, members of the college’s NSU were among those assisting at the event.

“Through the years, the Nursing Student Union has done a fantastic job of passing the torch to the upcoming year and maintaining success in the blood drive,” noted Kelly. “Everyone, from years past and present, has been such an asset to the club and the blood drive event.”

The Mount’s Big Brothers Big Sisters student club held a Thanksgiving meal for Newburgh youth.

In recent years, it has become a club tradition to visit the nursing home during the holiday season.

Students distribute food, clothing during ‘Midnight Run’ in NYC More than a dozen Mount students recently headed to New York City to help the homeless.

Joined by Roger May, Jr., assistant director of Campus Ministry at the Mount, the students volunteered at the “Midnight Run” event, which distributed food and clothing to those in need in Manhattan. They made stops at Broadway, 34th Street, 8th Avenue, and more.

Parkhurst, the Mount’s food service provider, donated enough to feed 150 people. Students prepared another 150 lunch bags packed with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, bottled water, chips, and an encouraging note for the bag’s recipient.

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ATHLETICS

Fall Sports Roundup

Christopher DelVecchio

Dylan Legg

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Women’s Cross Country

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he Knights had a successful 2016 season that saw them post program best finishes at both the ECAC Championship and the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional.

The Mount produced a pair of invitational victories in September, placing first overall at the Purchase Invitational and again at the York Invitational. After placing fourth at the Skyline Conference Championship Meet, the Mount went on to finish ninth, a program best, at the ECAC Championship Meet and 32nd, also a program record finish, at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional. Individually, freshman Ryan Pagano was named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week three times and the ECAC Division III Metro Division Rookie of the Week once. Head Coach Fred Callo was also honored as the Skyline Conference Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year.

he Mount Saint Mary College Women’s Cross Country team also turned in a strong 2016 season, finishing as the runner-up at the Skyline Conference Championship and placing a program best 10th at the ECAC Championship Meet. The Knights scored two invitational victories in 2016, winning the season-opening Baruch Invitational and topping the field at the York Invitational. After placing fifth at the Skyline meet in 2015, the Knights improved to second in 2016 with Christine Brown and Tara Kelly earning Second Team All-Skyline Conference honors. The Knights followed that up with their ECAC finish and closed out the season with a 37th place finish at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional. Kelly earned a pair of Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week honors over the course of her first collegiate season.

he Mount’s Golf team turned in a historic 2016 season that saw a win at a home invitational and second place at the Skyline Conference Championship. In October, the Knights posted a score of 309 to best the field, with Owen Heath turning in the low score of the day after firing a 72 on the par-70 course at the Powelton Club.

Two weeks later, the Knights turned in their best ever finish at the Skyline Conference Championship, posting a two-round total of 622, with Heath finishing second overall. Heath and classmate Alex Harcher became the program’s first ever First Team All-Skyline Conference selections, with Dylan Legg turning in a strong showing and earning Second Team All-League accolades.

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he Mount Saint Mary College Men’s Soccer team finished the regular season in a tie for first in the Skyline Conference with a 10-1 league record (11-6-2 overall) and earned the second seed in the 2016 Skyline Conference Championship. The Knights posted a program record nine game winning streak from September 17 to October 15, and extended the unbeaten streak to 10 games with a non-conference draw against local rival New Paltz. Tyler Biscone led the conference in shutouts in 2016 on his way to being named First Team All-Skyline Conference and the Skyline Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He was named the Skyline Conference Player of the Week twice and the ECAC Division III Metro Division Defensive Player of the Week once. He was joined on the All-Conference First Team by teammates Joey Dolan, Fred Stark, and Matt Minniter.

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fter a challenging non-conference schedule, the Knights rebounded to advance to the Skyline Conference Championship final for the seventh straight season in 2016, finishing the season 9-9 overall and 7-2 in conference play. The Knights were rewarded for a successful season with six All-Conference selections, including Bridget McKeever who was named the Skyline Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-League. She led the team in scoring with nine goals and 24 points, while classmate Destiny Ribadeneyra came within one assist of tying the single season record after helping on 10 goals.

Joining McKeever and Ribadeneyra on the All-Skyline Conference First Team were Allison Jones and Maeve O’Sullivan, while Jackie Davis and Mary Riley were made Second Team All-Skyline Conference selections.

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he Knights made an appearance in the Skyline Conference Championship for the ninth straight season and for the 10th time in the last 12 years after posting a 15-18 overall record and a 7-4 mark in league play in 2016. Senior Rachel Sabatini closed out a standout career for the Mount by setting the new career record for kills on her way to being named First Team All-Skyline Conference for the second time in her career. In a record setting fall for the Knights, freshman Morgan Burke made an immediate impact in her rookie campaign, recording 85 total blocks, a new single season record at the Mount.

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From left to right: Joseph Monserrat; Curtis Britt Turner; Daniel Twomey, director of athletics; Caroline Ferrero Feeney; and Kenny Lane at MSMC’s Hall of Fame induction held in the Kaplan Recreation Center in October.

Hall of Fame

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he Mount Saint Mary College Athletic Department honored the five members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2016 in October. Collectively, honorees had a profound impact on the department, winning five conference championships, earning seven First Team All-Conference honors, an All-Region citation, and Honorable Mention All-American recognition. The class also set 14 individual program records. The Class of 2016 is the fifth class honored by the department.

Currently 30 former student-athletes and coaches have been honored by the Mount.

Caroline Ferrero Feeney ’04 Women’s Tennis

Kenny Lane ’05 Men’s Basketball

Joseph Monserrat ’05 Baseball

During Caroline Ferrero Feeney’s first two seasons with the Mount, the Knights went a combined 18-7 overall and 10-1 in league play. During her final two seasons, they finished up 26-4 and 10-0 in the Skyline Conference on their way to back-to-back Skyline Conference Championships.

After going 8-3 as a freshman, she posted a 10-3 mark as a sophomore and an 11-5 mark as a junior and matched the then career singles wins record at the Mount. She finished her career with 38 singles wins and 67 combined singles and doubles victories. Feeney was named either MVP or Co-MVP of the team in each of her four seasons, was a team captain as a junior and senior, and earned First Team All-Skyline Conference distinction in her final three seasons.

Kenny Lane appeared in 110 games for the Knights and averaged nearly a double-double. He is one of fourteen 1,000-point scorers at Mount Saint Mary College, ranking 12th on the scoring list with 1,051 points. Lane held the career rebounding record with 937 boards until the 2011-12 season and the career blocked shots record until the 2013-14 campaign. He was a career 43.8-percent shooter from the floor and totaled 113 assists and 76 steals.

Lane produced 55 blocked shots as a junior, a single season record that stood until 2013-14, and finished the season ranked 37th nationally in blocked shots. During his senior year, he led the country in rebounds per game, before finishing the season ranked 16th nationally in the category.

Joseph Monserrat appeared in 120 games and hit an impressive .352 in 420 at-bats. He scored 154 runs, recorded 148 base hits, ripped 20 triples, hit 17 doubles, and drove in 77 runs. He stole 132 bases for the Mount, the all-time record, and as a junior in 1994 set the single season record after swiping 46 bags without being caught.

Monserrat holds a .531 slugging percentage and an impressive .478 on-base percentage. His marks for single season and career steals and his single season record of 58 runs scored in 1994 are still records at the Mount. His mark for runs per game in 1994 led the country, and his mark for steals per game ranked him fourth nationally.

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Knights in the Community

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Congratulations to this outstanding group of former student-athletes.

They offer the best that Mount Saint Mary College Athletics has to offer

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— Dan Twomey, Athletic Director

as First Team All-Skyline Conference accolades and ABCA First Team AllRegion honors in 1995.

Curtis Britt Turner ’89 Men’s Basketball

Curtis Britt Turner had a stellar career for the Knights. In addition to leading the Knights in steals with 6.5 per game during the 1987-88 season, Turner scored the ball for the then Blue Knights, finishing second on the team with 14 points per game. During his senior campaign at the Mount, he led the team in scoring on his way to being named an Honorable Mention All-American.

Turner was also active on campus.

He was the President of the Black Student Union and the Resident Living Council, was a member of the College Ambassador Club, and maintained a high academic standard in being named to the Dean’s List. The culmination of his hard work and leadership skills was ‘Curtis Britt’ day at the Mount in which he was honored for his devotion to the institution.

Thomas Di Leo ’09 Men’s Swimming

Thomas Di Leo was named a team captain during the 2008-09 campaign and set two records: the 200-yard butterfly record as a freshman on his way to being named the league’s Rookie of the Year and the 1,650yard freestyle record as a sophomore (17:57.93 that still stands). He was the individual champion in the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle conference championship events in his senior year and was named Skyline Co-Swimmer of the Year. He was also a member of 12 record-setting relay teams at the Mount, including the 200 and 400-yard freestyle events and the 200 and 400yard medley teams as a senior.

Knights donate supplies to displaced students

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September cross country invitational at Purchase College took on extra meaning after roughly two dozen Purchase students were displaced by a dormitory fire. Mount graduate and MBA student Amanda Pecorella, a student athlete, learned of the fire through a high school friend who was affected. “I read that the school needed supplies donated,” said Pecorella. “I figured, with it being the start of the semester, you usually tend to bring a bunch of extra stuff when you move into your dorm.” Pecorella successfully organized a donation drive, and the MSMC Knights were able to bring dozens of items to the displaced students.

“There are a lot of negative things going on in our world today; for one of our conference’s student-athletes to initiate this on her own without any prompting from a coach or administrator makes you feel good,” said Chris Bisignano, the athletic director at Purchase College. “It makes you realize that there are still people with their eye on the ball and doing the right thing.”

SAAC participates in Bonnie Boxes project As part of the Knights in the Community initiative, the Mount Saint Mary College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has teamed up with St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital to support the Newburgh Chapter of Bonnie Boxes, an organization that provides care packages for patients undergoing cancer treatment.

Each of the Mount’s athletic program’s collected donations and separated the items to be placed into boxes. Mount Saint Mary College was the first college to complete a donation drive for Bonnie Boxes, which has grown to 23 chapters in nine states.

Visit bonnieboxes.com for more information.

Mount students collected donations and separated the items to be placed into boxes. www.msmc.edu

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‘We are all embers of the same fire’

Mount Saint Mary College’s Spirit of the Mount Week concluded with the 21st annual bonfire.

Photo by Lee Ferris

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Curtis Britt Turner ’89 was inducted into the MSMC Athletics Hall of Fame in October.

Turner makes service his business

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urtis Britt Turner ’89 was recently inducted into the Mount Saint Mary College Athletics Hall of Fame for his stellar basketball skills, but he’s an even bigger star off the court thanks to his devotion to the community.

Turner currently runs Kingdom Cares Inc., a not-for-profit that provides after school and summer camp programs consisting of academic instruction, recreational activities, college tours, test prep, and a sleepaway camp.

It’s a fitting career for Turner, whose service at the Mount included several leadership roles outside of athletics. He was the president of the Black Student Union and the Resident Living Council, served as the Resident Assistant during the HEOP Summer Orientation Program, and was a member of the College Ambassador Club, among other activities. As a thank you, the college hosted “Curtis Britt Day,” which honored Turner’s accomplishments.

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need “toStudents identify with something that will drive them to their goals

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Turner earned an MBA in marketing and a master’s in leadership from Binghamton University.

Leadership and success, notes Turner, require hard work.

“The biggest challenges have been balancing a marriage of 17 years with operating a business, as well as overcoming the tough periods that businesses experience,” explained Turner.

“My wife stands in full support of me and has been instrumental in getting me through those difficult moments.

Our faith in God has been the glue that has held everything together.”

Turner credits his Mount basketball

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coach, Joe McGuinness, with being a driving force behind his success throughout his college years.

“He taught me basketball principles that were applicable to everyday life and instilled in me a determination that cannot be extinguished,” Turner said, adding, “Dean Harry Steinway also played a role in my life as he provided emotional support in all that I did. His presence was of a fatherly nature and unbeknownst to him, it kept me grounded and mature.”

Another of his mentors is his uncle, James Stokes, who aided him during a difficult time in Turner’s high school years. “Mentors have a way of also being angels in one’s life,” Turner noted.

Turner’s advice for current Mount students is simple but important.

“Find your motivation for life,” he said. “Students need to identify with something that will drive them to their goals and serve as a constant reminder to never give up when those tough times appear in their lives.”

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Alumni Notes

Spotlight Jessica Matuszewski

Verblaauw ’12

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Joy Jarvis Bento retired after 11 years in teaching. She spends the fall and winter in Florida and volunteers for hospice in both states. Joy has five wonderful grandchildren who make her life complete. She enjoys Mah Jongg, golf, cards, and attends craft and sewing lessons. Joy had her first “Hole In One” on Nov. 1st, while playing with the club champion! Joy serves on the Mount Saint Mary College golf and tennis tournament committee and loves working with great people.

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Sr. Jo-Ann Iannotti gave a workshop this fall on “The Artist as a Contemplative” at Hartford Seminary’s Art and Spirituality Fest in Conn.

Nancy Bailey Cuomo’s book, “More Than Rivals,” by Ken Abraham

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Nancy Cuomo Bailey’s book, “More Than Rivals,” by Ken Abraham, was released in June and made it to The New York Times bestseller list.

She is talking with several filmmakers to produce the movie. “Who would have thought it would take me ten years to get this far with the story?!”

1973

Joseph O’Connor and Ellen (O’Brien) O’Connor are doing swing dance and loving it.

They rocked The Intrepid on a Saturday night over Memorial Day Weekend with The Battle of The Bands. “It’s a great community of people who dance like there’s no tomorrow. Healthy philosophy!”

Joseph O’Connor and Ellen (O’Brien) O’Connor

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Virginia Baresch just left Africa after seven years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

She landed in Washington D.C. in the midst of the election to work on global health issues with the Office of Global Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Virginia is happy to be in the U.S. and to be able to visit her 3-yearold grandson and family. She is missing her 29-year-old daughter who remains in Namibia working.

Maria Boychuk Cassiack retired from Catskill Regional Medical Center in August 2016 and moved to South Carolina. She is loving it there – no snow and beautiful

essica Matuszewski Verblaauw ’12, an oncology certified Registered Nurse at Orange Regional Medical Center, was recently honored with the DAISY Award.

She was nominated in light of her special care and compassion for a patient battling lung cancer.

“Over three days I did everything I could to make her comfortable,” explained Verblaauw. “The patient’s sister wrote a beautiful letter about how much that experience meant to the family. It was something I will remember forever, and as a nurse, it was so nice that I made a difference in someone’s life.”

Additionally, Verblaauw received the 1199SEIU joint labor management project’s Novice Nurse Award in 2014.

She said that her Mount education was a major key to her success.

“The Mount helped to shape my career by teaching me the fundamentals of nursing that serve as a solid foundation of my nursing practice,” she explained.

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Alumni Notes

Dougie Cash ’10

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ougie Cash (formerly Douglas Johnson) ’10, has been making a name for himself in Hollywood.

After graduation, Cash moved to Los Angeles and started working at Sony Pictures Entertainment. He now works for Overbrook Entertainment in the Creative Development department and is currently the associate producer of a new movie called “Hala.”

He works in several areas of the industry, including story development, scripting, producing, filming, and developing a new unscripted department.

When asked what his favorite memory of the Mount was, he replied “literally everything.” Cash praised his professors, the HEOP department, and the Career Center. “I took my huge ambitions to the wonderful women in the co-op and internship department.

Kathleen O’Keefe and Ellen Bourhis-Nolan were instrumental in the beginning of my professional career, as they helped me obtain my first internships at Interscope Records, MTV” and beyond. He credits the Mount with helping his dreams become a reality and he hopes to show other students that their dreams are possible, too.

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Elaine Maurici Snider Nancy Rust Sutherland traced a Civil War great-greatgrandfather’s grave at the Hampton National Cemetery, Va.

Pastel painting by Lorraine Eggeling Hurley

weather. Love to all my classmates and Happy Holidays to all!

Joan Conway Sternitzke retired in September 2016 after 36 years as an RN-certified CPR instructor at Hudson Valley VA Castle Point Campus.

In January, Joan will be moving to a new home right on Lake Schenevus where she will enjoy her retirement as well as kayaking, biking, and fishing.

Nancy Rust Sutherland has been appointed First Vice Regent of the Annuttaliga Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Brooksville, Florida. A family Bible with records dating back to 1792 enabled her to trace her patriot from NJ and find his grave in an area she

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passed by many times, as well as a Civil War greatgreat-grandfather’s grave at the Hampton National Cemetery, Va. It was a moving experience.

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Elaine Maurici Snider is working part time at a Fred Meyer store in Spokane while working on a Master of Arts in theology through the Byzantine Catholic Online seminary program. Her goal is to eventually serve as a chaplain in a hospital. Elaine is also working as a freelance editor for people interested in publishing and an adult English tutor.

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Lorraine Eggeling Hurley is a part time freelance math tutor and pastel artist in Con-

necticut. Lorraine recently worked with a family whose niece has leukemia and she created several pastel paintings to help the young woman during her time of treatment. Her poodle, Justin, oftentimes joins her during tutoring.

1994

Todd Baldwin, MD was selected by Hudson Valley Magazine as one of the best family medicine doctors in the Hudson Valley in 2016.

Mary Lena Kunkel Mesquita is married with four children, whom she is presently home schooling. Mary is also a breast cancer survivor.

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Spotlight Brittany King ’11

Jackie Governale

King speaks with students at an MSMC Career Center event in the Cotter Library

Alexander Igoe

Paul Basdekis

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Paul Basdekis, who was named principal at Riverside Elementary School in July 2015, has also been named the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) 2016 Outstanding First-Year Principal.

Additionally, Paul has been developing his non-profit organization, Summer Solutions, which provides educational services to underprivileged children in the DC metro area. Visit SummerSolutions.org.

Morgan Hartley Gehm is currently teaching and living in Syracuse, N.Y. with her family of four. She has two children, Hartley (2) and Charlie (6 months). Miss my Mounties!

2004

Audra Woodruff Smith and her husband, Courtney, launched their own New

Hartley and Charlie Gehm

Audra Woodruff Smith and husband, Courtney Smith

York City-based production company, Turn Card Content LLC, which specializes in nonscripted content.

2011

Jackie Governale was appointed the new director of recruitment and public relations for Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, N.Y.

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Ryan Folken and Annemarie Whiting ’11, both Mount Saint Mary College nursing graduates, are currently employed at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, N.Y. Ryan is a critical care nurse in the surgical ICU and Annemarie is a Nurse Practitioner in the neonatal unit. They met while in nursing school and married on September 23, 2016.

2015

Alexander Igoe has been hired as a Registered Nurse at Albany Medical Center in the Surgical and Neuroscience ICU, a 30-bed unit that has surgical trauma, and neuroscience critically ill patients.

When solving a staffing crisis, his “flexibility and easy demeanor makes him a joy to work with,” said Amy Cooper, assistant nurse manager.

RoseMarie DiStefano is currently a graduate student at Montclair State University.

She is working part time as an Americorps member in a low income area in Orange, NJ. “I was well prepared for post-graduation and drastically grew personally and professionally thanks to my mentors from the Mount, including the Residence Life and Student Activities/ Student Government family.”

rittany King ’11, an editor at People Magazine, says her days in New York City are “exciting and fast-paced.”

At the Mount, King double majored in media studies and public relations, which she says prepared her for her challenging job.

King noted that two former Mount communications professors – J.C. Barone and Sr. Catherine Walsh, OP – were excellent mentors. She credits them with helping to mold her into the confidant, successful professional she is today.

She also praised the college’s Career Center for their help in obtaining internship experiences, including working for MTV. Were it not for the center’s help, King says she would likely not be where she is today.

King encouraged students to seek internship and co-op opportunities through the college’s Career Center: “As many as you possibly can, as soon as you possibly can,” she said.

“Don’t be afraid to work your way up and don’t be afraid to commute to the city.” www.msmc.edu

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Spotlight Cassy (O’Brien) McGuinness ’69

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assy (O’Brien) McGuinness ’69 biked across Normandy recently after deciding she wanted to visit France again. Using a bicycle route called Eurovelo 6, she and her husband Dan cycled in Normandy, Brittany, the Loire Valley, Blois, and more. She particularly liked Brittany, saying that the people were friendly and the food was wonderful.

McGuinness has many fond memories of the Mount, including spending her sophomore year at the mansion at Rosary Heights.

She says the Mount fostered her problem-solving abilities.“The Mount gave me such a framework to observe, judge, and act.

The ability to think logically and carefully about a problem, to plan a solution, and to carry it out are some of the life lessons I learned at the Mount.”

Stay in the loop Have you joined the MSMC alumni group on Facebook or LinkedIn? You can find a wealth of ways to stay connected by visiting msmc.edu/Connect

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Alumni Notes

Michael McNicholas ’12, MBA ’14 and Amanda Schreiber ’12, MSEd ’15 were married on August 6, 2016.

Cathy Sowa married Steve Rosato on June 25, 2016.

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Jason ’05 and Katie (Ring) ’06 Mires with baby Addison

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Maile Pikul accepted a head teaching position at the Millbrook Early Childhood Education Center shortly after graduation, where she works in a mixed-age classroom. “My employer was especially impressed with the knowledge and experience I had gained from completing two internships through the Mount.

Thank you, MSMC!” Jeanne Damore Vacca passed her Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) boards in November. She has been working as an FNP since August 2016 with Axis Medical for Dr. Patel in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. “I love being an FNP. Going back to school for my Master’s

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Jeanne Damore Vacca

in Nursing at the Mount was the smartest thing I’ve ever done! Thank you, MSMC!”

their fellow MSMC classmates were in attendance at the ceremony.

Marriages

Births

1994

Cathy Sowa ’94 married Steve Rosato on June 25, 2016 in Saratoga Springs, New York.

2012

Michael McNicholas ’12, MBA ’14 and Amanda Schreiber ’12, MSE ’15 were married on August 6, 2016.

Michael and Amanda were both members of the tennis team while attending Mount Saint Mary College. Several of

2005

Jason Mires ’05 and Katie (Ring) Mires ’06 welcomed a beautiful daughter, Addison Jay Mires, on April 10, 2016.

2006

Bill Santella ’66 and Kelly (Schmitt) Santella ’06 welcomed their first child, daughter Grace Elizabeth, on April 13, 2016. The couple wed in July of 2010. Bill and Kelly are both teachers in Ulster County, N.Y.

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Spotlight Alyssa Watkins ’13

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Sandra Cefaloni-Henderson ’07, MSE ’09 and husband, Mike Henderson, welcomed a beautiful baby boy, Andrew Giulio Henderson on Sunday, June 12. He was eight pounds, two ounces, twenty inches long!

Kimberly Ann Cahill ’03 passed away on May 17, 2015.

In Memoriam

Joan Marie Donahue MSMA ’76 passed away on June 17, 2016.

Irene Aleman-Lightbody ’09, MBA ’12, passed away on November 2, 2016.

Ann D’Amico, mother of Alisa (LaRue) D’Amico ’93, passed away on March 9, 2016.

Sarah Dempsey, mother of Kathleeen (Dempsey) Jillson ‘75, passed away on July 2, 2016.

Theodore Dobias, father of Linda (Dobias) Dombroski ‘82, passed away on June 6, 2016.

Doris LaRotonda, mother of Lisa LaRotonda LaFalce ’80, passed away on September 13, 2016.

Frederick Michel, father of Lisa Michel Steele ’90, passed away on September 16, 2016.

Shannon (Romanchuk) Saturno ’05 passed away on July 10, 2016.

Sharon (Neary) Grupp ’78 passed away on October 31, 2015.

Sr. Joan Ruth Whittle, OP ‘67 passed away on September 25, 2016.

Steve F. Jurta ’77 passed away on April 9, 2016.

Jamie Lynn Kaiser ’04 passed away on April 30, 2016.

Celestine Wilson ‘92 passed away on July 15, 2016.

Former Mount coach writes swim thriller

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ene Damm, former swimming coach at the Mount, recently released his newest book, “Death Took a Dive.” The novel chronicles the efforts of private investigator Andreas Bauer as he unravels the secrets surrounding a fatal diving accident. The profits

will go to the National Down Syndrome Society. “Death Took a Dive” can be found on Amazon.com.

Damm has also written several books on proper swimming techniques and collections of poetry. He is currently working on a second book in the Andreas Bauer series.

uring her Mount years, Alyssa Watkins ’13 could be found running the Student Honors Council, participating in the SURE program, and enjoying her internship at Thornwillow Press.

Nowadays she is hard at work as the marketing and proposal manager for KC Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C., redoing the company’s website, establishing social media accounts, managing content, networking for the company, and more.

One month after Watkins was hired as marketing coordinator, the director of marketing left the company, placing Watkins at the helm. She credits her Mount education with helping her to succeed: “It was definitely challenging – a sink or swim, trial by fire scenario – but the skills I’d developed at the Mount helped me to excel in the position,” she explained.

The thing Watkins enjoys most about her job is the variety.

“No two days are the same and I am continually given the opportunity to work on new and varied projects,” she said.

Since joining KC, Watkins has given back to the Mount by participating in several Career Center events and as the keynote speaker for the 2015 Sigma Tau Delta inductions. www.msmc.edu

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Annual Gala

Joseph Lepore and Michael Horodyski honored with the the Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence

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ount Saint Mary College honored Joseph Lepore, president of LCS Companies of New York, Inc., and Michael J. Horodyski, president and CEO of Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan, at the Seventh Annual Gala Reception in December.

With more than 260 guests in attendance, the honorees each received the Joseph A. Bonura Award for Leadership Excellence. The award recognizes individuals whose professional accomplishments and approach to manage-

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ment reflect the same commitment to quality, concern for neighbors, and shared prosperity that have exemplified the career and character of restaurateur Joseph A. Bonura. The local businessman owns Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor, the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, and more.

According to Mount president Dr. David A. Kennett, funds raised will enable the college to provide an affordable, values-based education to thousands of deserving students, many of whom are among the first in their

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families to attend college.

When he was 15 years old, Lepore and his family immigrated to the United States from Italy, settling in Flushing, Queens. Now he owns LCS Companies, which employs more than 200 people.

“Some people say the American Dream no longer exists. I disagree,” said Lepore. “I am the American Dream. My family came here to this country for a better life…If you work hard, if you have the drive and the passion, and take any challenge in whatever you do, you’ll be rewarded.”

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4 Honoree Michael Horodyski, MSMC President Dr. David A. Kennett, Honoree Joe Lepore

2 Steven Tobey ’17, President of the Student Government Association

5 Marie Lepore; Joe Lepore; Dr. Susan Correll Kennett; Dr. David A. Kennett; Joseph A. Bonura; Mary Bonura; Michael Horodyski; Lynn Frank; Charlie Frank, MSMC Board of Trustees Chair

3 Barbara Olympia, Dr. David A. Kennett, Dr. Susan Correll Kennett, Peter Olympia, Jr.

Lepore shares the American Dream with his employees, having assisted several of them in purchasing homes in the City of Poughkeepsie.

Honoree Horodyski of Highland, N.Y. has spent the last 19 years working in community banks within the greater Hudson Valley area. He joined Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan as an executive vice president in July 2009 and has been the president

and CEO since January 2011.

“This is quite a humbling experience for me,” Horodyski explained. “I can’t thank you enough.

It’s been a great ride at Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan… this is an award that truly I share with everyone there.”

He added, “Mount Saint Mary College is a beacon of hope in Newburgh. It’s a spoke in the wheel that will continue to move Newburgh forward.”

Susan Armistead and Robert Armistead, MSMC Board Trustee

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Practicing in the New Health Care Paradigm

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ount alumni and health professionals gathered for the Mount’s third annual nursing symposium, “Practicing in the New Health Care Paradigm” in November. Topics included funding streams, including Medicare and Medicaid, that are driving health care practice, how they work, and their impact on nursing and patient care; achieving and maintaining Magnet Program Recognition; evolving roles of nurses in developing innovative patient care facilities; patient care quality initiatives and challenges; and more.

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I recognize that both my leadership style as well as my successful communication “ skills were fostered and developed through the teachings at MSMC ”

— Margaret Deyo Allers ‘03, ‘07G

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Daniel Maughan ’02, MSN, MBA, RN, FNP-C

Margaret Deyo Allers ’03, ’07G, MSN, BSN, RN, ANP

Maughan has three decades of clinical and leadership experience in the healthcare industry. He began his career as a nursing assistant and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing and a master’s degree in business administration from the Mount.

Maughan is a nationally-certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and his experiences have included staff ED RN in the Detroit Medical Center level one trauma center, hospitalist nurse practitioner, assistant vice president of ED, trauma, surgical, and cancer services, and vice president of patient care operations.

As vice president of transformation, Maughan is helping St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital shift to a new healthcare paradigm. He also oversees the Emergency Departments and Trauma program.

Maughan shared that receiving all three of his degrees (BN, MBA, MSN) at the Mount was important: “(The Mount) helped me achieve my goals because they had the programs, people, and class sizes for the type of learner that I am. I never contemplated another school for each degree I obtained.”

Allers began her career in 1985 as a bedside nurse at The Cornwall Hospital and, over the next several years, advanced to the charge nurse of a very busy medical surgical unit. During this timeframe she received a BN from the Mount and soon became clinical nurse manager of both medical surgical units.

Allers’ commitment to lifelong learning was further demonstrated by obtaining her MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the Mount. After Cornwall Hospital and St. Luke’s merged, Allers developed the Cardiac Catheterization program at SLCH and took on the role of clinical nurse manager of the Catheterization Lab. In 2009, Allers became the director of clinical practice, and then was promoted to assistant vice president of clinical practice, care coordination and service line development in 2014.

Through her success, Allers saw the benefit that her Mount education afforded her: “I believe my success in obtaining this position could not have been accomplished without the support and growth opportunities afforded me through MSMC’s BSN and MSN programs ... and for that I am both grateful and honored that my educational aspirations pointed me towards MSMC.”

Vice President for Transformation at Saint Luke’s Cornwall Hospital/ Montefiore Health System

Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital/Montefiore Health System

Cathleen McCarthy Cavanagh ’77, BSN, RN

School Nurse and NYSUT 2016 Health Care Professional of the Year Cavanagh, a nurse at PatchogueMedford High School in Medford, N.Y., was recently named 2016 New York State United Teachers Health Care Professional Member of the Year for her excellent work in the field.

For many years, Cavanagh was president of the NYSUT nurses bargaining unit, and in 2013, the Patchogue-Medford Congress of Teachers recognized her as a NYSUT “Friend of Education” for everything she does for the students and staff, as well as the community.

In addition to her work as a nurse, Cavanagh volunteers every Saturday at a soup kitchen and organizes Christmas gift donations, book donations, and other fundraisers.

Mount scholarship runs in the Cavanagh family. In addition to Cathleen’s son, Mark Cavanagh ’06 and her daughter-in-law, Jacqueline D’Amico Cavanagh ’05, her family members Patricia Cavanagh ’74 and Colleen Cavanagh-Bendernagel ’77 are also alumni of the college.

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Class of 1956 Front: Marianne Brown O’Reilly, Vilma Puig Howell, Kathleen McElduff Huber, Kathleen Fogarty Stradar, Carol Ann Roberts Indiveri, Lucille Duff Tyer, Joan Murphy Cacchio, Mary Ann McGovern Schetter, Janice Ruggiero.

Back: Elizabeth Kilbridge Gadbois, Anne Gallagher Galvin, Helene Dombroski Stagliano, Sheila Costa Moriello.

Mount Saint Mary Academy Reunion

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raduates, friends, faculty, and Dominican Sisters attended Reunion Day 2016 in October, sponsored by the Mount Saint Mary Academy/High School Alumni Association. Celebrants traveled from across the country to celebrate their friendships and reminisce about their experiences on campus. The Class of 1956 held their 60th Reunion in June, beginning with a private mass led by Father Francis Amodio, O. Carm., in the Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary.

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Sister Mary Anthony Schmittauer, OP ’54, Donna DeGrandis Barry ’54, Catherine Sheehan ‘63.

Jamie Faricella Dangler ‘76 and Mary Arnold Gould ‘76 with their 40th Reunion certificates.

Mary Hannon Matturro ’69, Carol Ann Marino Kurtyka ’65, Lorraine Santacroce, Kathleen Valentine ‘65.

Father Francis Amodio, O. Carm. and Class of 1956 60th Reunion celebrants reflected on attending the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh’s memorable “May Fairs.”

Back: Michael Randall ’77, Mary Arnold Gould ’76, Maureen Markel, John Arnold ’77, Frances Arnold Wirth ’79, Kathleen Martel Sileno ’62, Eileen McDonald Sassman MSMA ‘62. Front: Cherilyn Shea Craig ’68, Patricia Sharpe Pawliczak ’68, Marie Gauvreau Collard ‘68.

Back: Eric Young, Lisa Marie Thorn Ellis ’79, Beverly Marino Austin ’51, Gerianne Thorn Ejercito ’74. Front: Thora Rodman Young ’51, Bob Young, Anne Soreghan Thorn ‘51.

Maria Impelleteri Colandrea ’63, Joan Shedden Paese ’60, Florence DeFabio Aruza ‘65.

Back: Margaret McCullom Burgess ’61, Mary Tait McCluskey ’55, Eleanor Flanagan Doderer ’61, Beverly Marino Austin ’51, Mary Flanagan-Ellis ’73. Front: Joan Shea Slocum ’50, Ruth Fabiano Ronsini ’50, Sister Pat Sullivan, OP.

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Mount Saint Mary College

A Call to Excellence: The Campaign for the Dominican Center

July 2015 – June 2016

Honor Roll Of Donors

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of the Mount,

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

ith each gathering of Mount Saint Mary College alumni that I attend, I find myself forming a better understanding of the role that this college has played in the lives of thousands of men and women for more than half a century.

Yes, it is where they received an education and earned credentials that would lead them to successful and rewarding careers. But, as important as that is, that was not all that our graduates experienced during their time here as Mount students. From the stories that so many graduates of all ages have shared with me, it is clear that this college community has succeeded in transforming lives and has started thousands of young minds on a life of continual growth.

What our alumni, faculty, and friends have taught me is that the Mount’s motto, “Doce Me Veritatum” (Teach me the Truth), is possibly the most concise and accurate mission statement that our founders could have given to us. When put into practice, it is more than just a summation of the role of an institution. It is a mandate for well-prepared graduates to begin their own journey toward an ultimate truth. Through the example of the Dominican Sisters, those graduates also learned that such a journey cannot be taken alone. The burdens and challenges of such a journey must be shared if we are to arrive at a truth that belongs to all of us.

Every donor and supporter of Mount Saint Mary College has shown extraordinary generosity in helping us move forward on that journey. Because of you, our promising students will be able to pursue their dreams and do their part to serve a world that is in serious need of their talent, energy, and desire to seek truth.

We are indeed grateful for all that you have made possible at the Mount and in the lives of our students.

Yours in gratitude,

Joe Valenti Vice President for College Advancement

Contents Leadership Giving Clubs ................................ 45 Alumni............................. 48 Parents of Alumni.......... 51 Parents of Students......... 51 Friends............................. 52

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Trustees............................ 52 Campus Community..... 52 Matching Gifts................ 52 Businesses........................ 53 Organizations.................. 53 Foundations.................... 53

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Living Legacy Society.... 53 Campus Campaigns....... 54 Designated Gifts............. 55 Athletics........................... 55 Scholar Honorary Gifts.................................. 56

Memorial Gifts................ 57 Golf & Tennis Tournament..........................58 Gala Reception................ 59 Volunteers........................ 60

1959 Society - Gifts of $10,000 or more Anne F. Bourne Memorial Fund of the Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan Anonymous Michael Calderaro & Mary Jude Calderaro Dr. Frances P. Connor* Dr. Anne Carson Daly Dominican Sisters of Hope Dyson Foundation Dr. Timothy Flanigan ’16H William R. Gedgard George I. Alden Trust Elise C. McKenna ’81 Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley Perreca Electric Co., Inc. Jack & Susan Pretak Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tallardy III Eunice Tenney Warwick Savings Foundation

Aquinas Society - Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999 Deirdre Barrett Denihan ’84 Eleanor F. Doderer Dr. Mark A. Newcomb Sr. Julie Pintal, O. P. Vincent Viola Eileen & Mark Wenckus West Point Tours, Inc. Trustees Club - Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 380 Broadway Corp.

Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Allegretti Argenio Brothers, Incorporated Armistead Mechanical Services, Inc. Robert T. Armistead, P.E. Christina Bart Bilsky ’85 Shirley A. Van Aken Bluemle ’78 Emoke E. Boldvay ’66 Harrison H. Buxton III Geraldine Walotsky Cass ’71 Joseph & Pamela Catania Barbara B. Citarella ’80 City of Newburgh Lions Foundation, Inc. Kelly McMahon Cook ’80 Greg M. Cooper, CPA Joan Crowe Mary Ann Campanella DePeters ’64 Dr. Mary Ellen Scannell Doherty ’72 John M. Donoghue, Esq. Dr. Cecilia M. Falbe ’71 * Deceased H-Honorary Degree

Leadership Giving Clubs July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Members of Mount Saint Mary College’s Leadership Giving Clubs are instrumental in providing annual resources that make a significant difference in the educational opportunities available to Mount students. These generous donors lead the way each year in supporting the Mount’s educational mission by making funds available for academic programs, scholarships, labs, libraries, and much more.

Charles & Lynn Frank Annemarie Berckovits Furphy ’81 Dr. Jane M. Gangi Mary E. Gilchrist Dr. Albert & Nan Gruner Sandra ’84 & William Haight Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hayes Dr. Jeanne M. Hosinski Laborers Local 17 LECET David & Bevalie MacFarland Richard & Barbara Mainey Frank A. Marchetti Mary Anne McEnery ’70 Dr. Ilona M. McGuiness David W. Melby Susan D. Najork Susan Webster Nee ’89 and John Nee Nugent & Haeussler, P.C. Patrolmen’s Benevolent Assoc.

Ita M. Rahilly James & Carol Raimo Jean Turner Ritchie ’71 Harry R. Rohme ’72 Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law Lorraine A. Santacroce Dr. Elizabeth A. ScannellDesch ’72 Audra Woodruff Smith ’04 & Courtney Smith UBS Joseph & Louise Valenti Valenza Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Walden Savings Bank Laurie A. Walsh ’83 Christopher M. Wilson, Esq. Charlene Romaine Woodhull ’74 Susan P. Wynne ’73 President’s Club - Gifts of $500 to $999 Nancy Cuomo Bailey ’72 Nancy G. Beckett ’80 Dr. Dolores Berlinghoff Catherine Fink Breitenbach ’73 Kathryn Smith Brenneman ’97

Mary Anne Brickhouse ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bruckmann Dr. Eileen M. Burke Celestine M. Campbell ’95 Mary Ellen Dolan Cangiano ’66 Maureen A. Cannon ’88 Phyllis Schwab-Conroy ’69 & James Conroy Edward and Colleen Cooke Dr. James F. Cotter Carol Erickson Curran ’96 Dr. Jorge R. Delgado ’83 Bonnie ’95 & James DiLorenzo, M.D. Thomas C. Donahoe Marilyn J. Ejercito ’77 Arthur Emerson III EPCO Products, Inc. Gail H. Fogarty ’97 & Michael Fogarty Josephine & Charles Ford Edward J. Forgit ’87 Dorothy Vance Forte ’72 Edward & Cornelia Gallagher Simone N. Gordon ’06 Thomas W. Gordon ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Haight Kekuut J. Hoomkwap Cathleen M. Howard ’73 John R. Hutton ’03 Immediate Credit Recovery, Inc. Richard ’86 & Stephanie ’88 Joyce Dr. Kurt Kish ’80 Mary Baus Knight ’88 Jane Halloran Leather ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Liccardi Jody Maddock Patrick T. Marino ’94 Kathleen Hirschy Mayer ’74 & Robert Mayer Mr. & Mrs. John J. McDermott Gerianne M. Minkus ’96 Dr. Ann Marie Murray ’70 Patricia Nocton Sheila Gage Nugent ’68 Anne C. O’Brien-Teta ’71 Peggy-Ann Patsalos

Mary L. Perry ’78 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #373 U.A. Robert Quinlan Royal Carting Service Company Joyce Salg ’64 Eileen McDonald Sassmann ’66 Kenneth W. Schlegel ’88 Dr. Susan Schulmerich Diane Pignataro Statler ’77 Miryam L. Stewart ’74 T. Rowe Price Program Dr. Lisa ’00 & Ed Teall Gary P. Trible United Way of DutchessOrange Region Margaret Conlon Walczak ’68 Lee & Joyce Zawistowski Dean’s List - Gifts of $250 to $499 Dr. Andrea Ackermann Alexis Diner, Inc. Benevity Community Impact Fund James ’81 & Monica ’81 Bishop Rosemary E. Blank ’77 Theresa Funk Brown ’76 Honore’ M. Burtt ’90 Rosemarie Martini Butler ’75 Bishop Peter J. Byrne Elaine Contarino Cannella ’85 Steven P. Capone ’00 Patricia A. Cavanagh ’74 Colleen M. CavanaghBendernagel ’77 & Thomas Bendernagel Barbara Connolly Mary D’Acchille Suleski ’84 Nancy Scannell D’Agostino ’77 Susan Daly ’76 Judith ’72 & Charles Davis Patricia Junger Dederick ’72 Mr. & Mrs. John C. Dombrowski Dorado Energy Services LLC Mary Ejercito Suzanne F. Ferrigno ’95 Rachel Ruotolo Fitzgibbons ’72

Century Club - Gifts of $100 to $249 Mr. & Mrs. William T. Ackerman Eugenia M. Adams Bolton ’69 Shirley A. Adams ’10 Gail Petty Albohn ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Albert Alioto Mr. & Mrs. James D. Allen, Jr. Bobbie Lancaster Allen ’67 Patricia Ege Anderson ’72 Elizabeth Bowles Angleman ’74 Veronica Hall Barnhart ’73 Cheryl Schnitzel Barnum ’91

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Dominican Society Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Dr. Anne M. Grey Joan P. Kaplan ’92 Nicholas S. Preddice Ann McCue Spratt ’70 & Thomas Spratt Rose Roscino Talbot ’68 & Maurice Talbot The William and Elaine Kaplan Private Foundation Ulster Savings Bank Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association

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Joseph P. Fogarty ’76 James P. Fragnito ’93 Frozen Ropes Marie Fuerst Giokas ’74 Cathy F. Gohring, M.D. Karen A. Harris ’87 Gary and Judith Ringwood Henderson ’66 Janet A. Horan ’05 Island Photography Dr. Gerardine M. JohnsonCarpenter ’73 Deborah Newell Jorrey ’73 Clare ’86 & James Kitz John W. Koepper ’72 Theodore J. Lakoski Kathleen McGovern Larson ’75 Bertha J. Lindsay Linda S. Linenbroker ’95 Sharon L. Mankiewicz ’09 Dr. Maureen Markel Joan Rhoda Marvel Dr. Ruth Anne McCormick ’73 Anne Smith McGillin ’82 J. Joseph & E. Mary McGowan Kelly Mcintyre ’98 Laurene Genhart McKenna ’64 Beverly ’69 & Kenneth Mennerich Mid-Hudson Chapter of NYS Society of CPAs Edward ’73 & Joyce ’81 Mucci Dr. Tracey J. Niemotko Northeast Pride Baseball LLC Christine De Magistris Nunn ’73 Joseph ’73 & Ellen ’73 O’Connor Anthony J. Patino ’97 Susan M. Perkins ’99 Barbara Petruzzelli James W. Phillips Catharine M. Powzyk ’75 Anne ’71 & John Rich Mr. & Mrs. Jim Sahakian Karen L. Saluto ’02 Santana Construction Maria D. Sasso ’70 Maureen P. Seymour Ruth C. ’89 & John H. Smith Smith-Sondy Asphalt Construction Co., Inc. Dr. Frances Spielhagen Susan Perkins NP Sondra L. Thompson ’83 Moira and Frank Tolan George & Ann Whalen Mr. & Mrs. James R. Williams

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Annamarie Barrett ’65 Margaret M. Barry ’73 Jill G. Barton ’09 Basketball Coaches Association of NY Margaret M. Bauman ’70 Joan Reynolds Baynes ’77 Stephanie A. Beals ’07 Kathleen Carey Behringer ’67 Nancy ’03 & Charles Benfer Pam McGinley Berger ’69 Sharon D. Berry-Carrion ’82 Lynn M. Bertholf Priebe ’69 Mr. & Mrs. James Blatchley Richard Blatus Claire McGovern Boland ’73 Theresa Mantelli Bommarito ’77 Sr. Joann Boneski, O. P. ’65 Patricia Delahunty Bookless ’78 Ellen Bourhis Nolan ’11 Ann Marie Boyle ’67 Shirley Roberts Brereton ’06 Antonia Brewer Virginia A. Brisbane ’82 Eileen McElhill Brucia ’73 John J. Bruno, Jr. ’98 Carla M. Bunch-Davie ’80 George E. Burke ’84 Margaret Bowles Burns ’75 Matthew T. Byrne Michael J. Caligiuri ’85 Debra Santoro Calvino ’81 Philip K. Cameron Carol & Carl Candela Linda M. Cantwell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Caridi Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Carlson Scott E. Carruthers Eric Cassalina

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Marc P. Cassalina Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Catania, Sr. Brian & Kathleen Cavanagh Terrence & Robyn Cavanagh Margaret Lehane Cerbone ’96 Linda Settoducato Christy ’73 Josie M. Citta ’78 Maeve O’Sullivan Cizek ’89 Clair Realty Company Dawn Cole Stephanie S. Collins ’80 Mr. & Mrs. William T. Collins Jennifer D. Concepcion Gerald V. Conlon, Jr. ’94 Mary Lois Connell ’67 Susan DeMarco Conner ’74 & John Conner Robert J. Conticchio ’87 Michele Gallo Cook ’73 Patricia Cooney ’68 Michael C. Coppolino Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Corio William J. Costine Elizabeth M. Cronin ’82 Cathy and Jim Sharpe Anne Marie Begnal Cullinan ’73 Mary Ellen Miller Cunningham ’71 David G. Curry Olivia Wilson Curtin ’70 Sr. Mary Ann Cyrnik Susan Nooney Dagenais ’72 Dale Ellen Dammier ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Daniels Patricia B. De Leo ’75 Lynette H. DeBellis ’85 Constance M. Deho ’84 Domenick T. Del Rosso ’04 Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Delahunty

Mount Saint Mary CollegE HONOR ROLL

Rosemary J. Delaney ’82 James J. DelViscio ’92 Matthew T. Dembinsky ’96 Lisa M. Devlin ’02 Allan D. Diamonti ’96 Paula DiBerardino ’70 Donna M. DiStefano ’78 Mary Ellen Diver ’78 Charles N. Dofflemeyer ’76 Susan Flynn Donaldson ’68 Sharon Jones Dorrian ’71 June C. Dougherty C. Bernadette Doupona ’73 Jennifer L. Dube ’94 Thomas J. Dubetsky ’12 Clare Dunn ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dziuba Susan McPeck Eagan ’74 Donna A. Elliot ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Escudero Norma Evans Fairway Testing Co., Inc. Thomas J. Feenaghty ’90 Maureen V. FinneganKussard ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Fitch Maria L. Fitzgerald ’71 Mary Ann Kennedy Fitzpatrick ’64 Ari Flaisher Meaghen E. Flanagan-Leidig ’81 Laureen M. Fleck ’88 Phyllis Hayton Forde ’67 Brenda L. Fry Underhill ’84 Eileen C. Gallagher GAP, Inc. Gretchen ’80 & Michael Gartman Jacqueline A. Gerace

Regina M. Gibson ’00 Sue L. Crosby Gillen ’66 Teresa M. Gillen ’75 Eileen L. Giordano ’84 Dawn M. Glennon ’77 Beth A. Glynn ’91 Goal to Goal Soccer Academy LLC Mr. & Mrs. Adrian V. Gokey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Golder Hyacinth H. Gordon ’98 Danielle M. Greco ’98 Barbara Currier Gregory ’74 Peter J. Gregory Patricia Grella ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Gries Lynn Ann Cianciolo Hajducky ’73 James D. Haluska ’71 Catherine Powers Halwick ’89 Jane A. Harkinson ’69 Jane F. Harrigan ’74 Bella D. Harris ’77 Maryann Conway Harris ’71 Hatfield Metal Fab., Inc. Denise E. Haviland ’72 Frances Pampinella Hawthorne ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Burton Heldron Bonnie L. Helmsorig ’90 Karen M. Heron ’81 Diane Herrick Dofflemeyer ’76 Kelvin C. Hill ’92 Diane Marshall Hillman ’90 Lorraine Sylvester Hinchey ’72 Lucille LoPresti Honkus Patricia B. Hopper-Doetsch ’69 Nancy L. Hoyt ’82 Michelle A. Iacuessa ’94

Linda Thompson Jannarone ’83 Lynne Sherrer Jergensen ’67 LTC & Mrs. Gerald R. Jilbert Ellen Byrne Jimenez ’74 Ana Conklin Johnsen ’88 Mary Ann Kadera Klicka ’74 Brenda J. Kelly ’91 Catherine Brosnan Kennedy ’70 Terrance A. Kerley ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Steve Kessler Francis C. Kiley Michael Kirtio Carol J. Kissinger ’68 Sr. Ann Jerome Kociolek, O. P. ’70 Helen Kuruc Rosemary McAndrew Kuruc ’77 Claudia Chornoma Lamelza ’71 Louise Machowicz Lang ’71 The Very Reverend John A. Langlois, O. P. Joan E. Lanigan ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Lanning Timothy A. Laughlin Maureen Thompson Lawrence ’70 Anne Leclercq Gerianne McCabe Lehane ’83 Frederick S. Leimer ’99 Ellen D. Leuner ’94 Mary O’Connell Lewis ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Julius Lisner Mr. & Mrs. David R. Longacre Sharon Reap Longobardi ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lorch Christine T. Lowndes ’72 Maureen McLaughlin Lucia ’71 Gabriella Gerardi Lupski ’80 John J. Lynch ’84 Nona S. Lynch ’70 Joan G. Macey ’65 * Deceased

* Deceased H-Honorary Degree

Richard S. Morgan David M. Mossey ’93 Marianne L. Muise ’99 Mr. & Mrs. James Mulhall Sr. Margaret Murphy, O. P. Patricia A. Murray ’66 Suzanne R. Muschio MVP Sports Care, Inc. Susan Moffo Myklak ’77 Janet A. Nelson Nickerson ’80 Elaine D. Nelson ’88 Susan La Porte Nelson ’91 Susan-Jane Ambrose Newcomb ’73 Marta A. Newkirk ’82 Dr. Roger Newman Mary Ann Hoff Nichelini ’68 Joan Bernard Nishina ’68 Gerard I. O’Connor Andrew ’88 & Elaine ’89 O’Grady Kathleen & Michael O’Keefe Susan Kearney Olsen ’68 Genevieve A. O’Mara ’00 Orange Lake Physical Therapy LLC Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Ortiz Steven Otlowski ’74 & Deborah Spire Otlowski ’76 Nancy S. Owen Dr. Barry & Deborah ’81 Pariser Camille M. Parisi ’86 Joan Mc Clurg Patino ’70 & Joseph Patino Rolland B. Peacock III Mary Ralph Perdue ’83 Geralyn Long ’69 & Roger O. Peterkin, Jr. Dr. Patricia A. Peters ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Tadas Petkevicius Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Phillips

Steven A. Phillips ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Steve Picard Steven Pignataro ’88 Jean Ponton ’75 Ellen Murphy Porter ’71 Colleen Bonner Postel ’80 Margaret Poyatt ’64 Lorraine Hernandez Publow ’71 Nancy Quackenbush-McComb ’03 Tina T. Raia Kathleen Stuhler Reilly ’84 Pamela D. Reilly RH Campbell Inc. Beatrice A. Riley Joseph P. Romanowski ’97 Diane M. Rubeo ’79 Beth Anne Callan Rybicki ’78 Mary L. Saari ’83 Dr. Priscilla L. & Drew Y. ’05 Sagar Sr. Ann Sakac, O. P. Judith A. Saleh ’79 Dianne Watson Salvemini ’72 George Sanchez Claudia M. Sawicki-Brooks ’83 Margaret M. Scalzo ’94 Matthew Scully ’98 Mr. & Mrs. Graham C. Seidel Kristin Van Aernem Seifert ’89 Mary Lou T. Sgro ’77 Karen Maruca Shea ’78 Kathleen Shelley Kenneth R. Sherman ’73 Ship Lantern Inn Nancy ’07 & Mark Shortle Carrie ’93 & Leonard T. Shustack Regina Seelig Sikorski ’73 Glenn Simpson ’94 Jackie Skrzynski

Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Smith Marian Wehrle Smith ’69

Timothy ’01 & Brenda ’84 Underhill

Mr. & Mrs. Terrence R. Smith

Alissa Capasso Urkiel ’68

Elaine Rising Snider ’79

Timothy J. Van Damm ’99

Suzanne Windsor Soltysik ’89 Eric W. Stallmer ’93

Sharon ’68 & Vincent VanBramer

Christine Lalonde Stammer ’72

Denise D. VanBuren ’97

Patricia Leigh Stanek ’87

Mary Jane Rumbalski Vance ’66

Katherine O’Keefe Stanley ’74

Margaret Ann Venable

Marietta Huben Stanton ’73

Dr. Robert M. Walasin

Kathryn Downey Stevener ’76 Barbara Stevens ’75 Janet Larkin Stivers ’74 & M. Daniel Stivers ’74 Michael D. Strano

Karen Marinelli Wallis ’77 Ellen L. Walsh Mr. & Mrs. John Walsh Patrick J. Ward ’97

Dr. Marie-Therese C. Sulit

Katherine Ballas Warner ’96

Sr. Patricia E. Sullivan, O. P. ’64

Helen I. Weber ’75

Carl A. Syslo ’92

Karen Whitbread Weckman ’73

Linda Talbert

Diane M. Weldon ’86

Patricia C. Taylor ’81 Catherine Greene Tegtmeier ’88

Wells Fargo Community SupportCampaign

Jean O. Teske

Margaret E. Whelan

The Bells’ Ethan Allen Gallery

Arlene Rustmann Witman ’66

Alice Wildner Thompson ’67

Grantley D. Yearwood

Honore Piccorelli Thompson ’83

Terry Rundle Zaccheo ’81

Karen Tice Joan Kennedy Tolley ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Townsend, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. John Zanfardino Janet & Joseph Zeman Dr. Charles Zola

Ana M. Tranchina Mr. & Mrs. Peter Troy Mr. & Mrs. William J. Trutt Brendan J. Twomey ’04

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Nancy J. Madden ’71 Kaitlyn N. Maglione ’10 Patricia Maguire Patricia Coyne Mahon ’86 Marilyn K. Maisonet ’69 Dane C. Mannese Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mannone Kathleen Mohrmon Markisello ’87 Eleanor L. Martinson ’70 James F. Martyn Victoria Krawiec Mastrantuono ’92 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Matteis, Jr. Ida Mauriello Nancy E. Mazza ’99 A. Vincent Mazzie Ellen Thompson McCabe ’68 Sr. Philomena M. McCartney, O. P. ’68 Eileen Gaffney McDowell ’90 Mary C. McDyer ’72 John J. McGinley Kathleen A. McGovern Daniel J. McGowan Mary Devine McGrath ’73 Mr. & Mrs. John P. McGuinness Kathleen Thomsen McGuinness ’69 Maureen T. McLoughlin ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McNamee Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Meaney Simone M. Melnick ’08 Jase ’97 & Andrea ’99 Merrill Joanne O’Keefe Miller ’83 Elizabeth ’86 & Dr. Ernest Mills Eileen Held Monahan ’66 Salvatore A. Mondello ’00 Melvin W. Montgomery ’90 Judith Reisz Mooney ’73

ALUMNI Class of 1957 Mary Blaney Murachanian

Class of 1964 Donna Degrandis Barry Mary Ann Campanella DePeters Mary Ann Kennedy Fitzpatrick Laurene Genhart McKenna Margaret Poyatt Joyce Salg Sr. Patricia E. Sullivan, O. P.

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Class of 1965 Annamarie Barrett Sr. Joann Boneski, O. P. Rita Mare Hasselbacher Kathryn Schreiber Leach Joan G. Macey Patricia McCaffery Buck Carol A. Strack Class of 1966 Janet Siebern Bartlett Emoke Boldvay Mary Ellen Dolan Cangiano Sr. Maureen J. Chicoine, R.S.C.J. Sr. Bernadette Connor, O. P. Clare Hirz Dunn Sr. Lorelle Elcock, O. P. Ann Gallagher Falkenberry Sue Crosby Gillen Sr. Cecilia J. Hayes, O. P. Judith Ringwood Henderson Mary Ann Bonforte Ierubino Eileen Held Monahan Patricia A. Murray Eileen McDonald Sassmann Sr. Mary A. Schmittauer, O. P. Margaret Phelps Simms Sr. Mary E. Troy, P. B. V. M. Mary Jane Rumbalski Vance Arlene Rustmann Witman Class of 1967 Bobbie Lancaster Allen Sr. Marion M. Beagen, O.P. Kathleen Carey Behringer Mary Ann Lyons Bloom Ann Marie Boyle Mary Anne Brickhouse Mary Lois Connell Sr. Maureen Cooper, O. P. Frances Lynch Empie Phyllis Hayton Forde Lynne Sherrer Jergensen Sharon Aldo Langenbach Mary O’Meara Maguire Sr. Mary Ella Morrison, O. P. Sr. Arlene Oswald, O. P. Margaret Blot Sedlmeir Alice Wildner Thompson Joan Kennedy Tolley Sr. Joan Ruth Whittle, O. P.

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Honor Roll of Donors July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Class of 1968 Sr. Mary Ann Cirillo, O. P. Patricia Cooney Sr. Lois Dee, O. P. Susan Flynn Donaldson Frances Pampinella Hawthorne Maureen T. Hoskins Carol J. Kissinger Janet Looney Kolano Ellen Thompson McCabe Sr. Philomena M. McCartney, O. P. Beverly Mc Dermott Mennerich Mary Ann Hoff Nichelini Joan Bernard Nishina Sheila Gage Nugent Susan Kearney Olsen Virginia Chambers Smith Rose Roscino Talbot Alissa Capasso Urkiel Sharon Flynn VanBramer Margaret Conlon Walczak

Class of 1969 Eugenia M. Adams Bolton Gail Petty Albohn Pam McGinley Berger Lynn Bertholf Priebe Catherine J. Breitenbach Phyllis Schwab-Conroy Jane A. Harkinson Rita Jones Heater Margaret Herbert Patricia Hopper-Doetsch Joan E. Lanigan Marilyn K. Maisonet Sally A. McDonnell Kathleen Thomsen McGuinness Celia Mascioli Mooney Dr. Rosemary Shea O’Connor Thomasina A. O’Shea Geralyn Long Peterkin Kathleen O’Brien Ricker Marian Wehrle Smith

Class of 1970 Margaret M. Bauman Olivia Wilson Curtin Paula DiBerardino Susan Burbach Fitzgerald Margaret Gardner Sr. Jo-Ann Iannotti, O. P. Catherine Brosnan Kennedy Sr. Ann Jerome Kociolek, O. P.

Mount Saint Mary CollegE HONOR ROLL

Maureen Thompson Lawrence Patricia Marro Lukaczyn Nona S. Lynch Kathleen Costello Magee Eleanor L. Martinson Mary Anne McEnery Dr. Ann Marie Pennes Murray Joan Mc Clurg Patino Judith Lillis Pond Maria D. Sasso Joan Allegrini Schmidt Doris C. Smith Ann Mc Cue Spratt Ellen J. Stafford Theresa A. Zappone Class of 1971 Sr. Joan Boyle, O. P. Judith Woll Callan Geraldine Walotsky Cass Marie Looser Cavanaugh Kathleen Crawford Mary Ellen Miller Cunningham Sharon Jones Dorrian Dr. Cecilia M. Falbe Mary Ellen Farrell-Taylor Maria Serino Fitzgerald James D. Haluska Maryann Conway Harris Dolores Molinaro Hayowyk Terrance Conway Kerley Sr. Constance M. Koch, O. P. Claudia Chornoma Lamelza Louise Machowicz Lang Maureen McLaughlin Lucia Nancy J. Madden Anne O’Brien-Teta Ellen Murphy Porter Lorraine Hernandez Publow Barbara Hampton Reuschle Anne Wolff Rich Jean Turner Ritchie John A. Robinson Dolores Ruocco Mary Sheeran Sherwood Rosanne Iorio Stockhofer

Class of 1972 Julie Van Vliet Amodeo Patricia Ege Anderson Kathleen Appler Nancy Cuomo Bailey Sharon Clancy Bonifazio Leda Woznick Carmody Susan Nooney Dagenais Judith B. Davis

Patricia Junger Dederick Regina K. Derico Dr. Mary Ellen Scannell Doherty Kathleen Murphy Donahue Linda Fichera Rachel Ruotolo Fitzgibbons Dorothy Vance Forte Denise E. Haviland Lorraine Sylvester Hinchey Mary Ann LoSasso Joyce Dr. Martha Kelly John W. Koepper Christine T. Lowndes Mary C. McDyer Harry R. Rohme Dianne Watson Salvemini Dr. Elizabeth Scannell-Desch Christine Lalonde Stammer Sr. Maureen E. Sullivan, O. P. Georgia Lyons Verven Class of 1973 Sr. Patricia A. Anastasio, P. B. V. M. Veronica Hall Barnhart Margaret M. Barry Claire McGovern Boland Catherine Finck Breitenbach Eileen McElhill Brucia Linda Settoducato Christy Michele Gallo Cook Anne Marie Begnal Cullinan Johanna De Maria Mary Ann De Souter Joanne O’Brien Doughty C. Bernadette Conlon Doupona De Lourde Foscato Lynn Ann Cianciolo Hajducky Cathleen M. Howard Dr. Gerardine JohnsonCarpenter Deborah Newell Jorrey Margaret L. Keeve Donna Warnock Lloyd Kathleen F. Mazzarelli Dr. Ruth Anne Osbourn McCormick Marilyn O’Connell McGarry Mary Devine McGrath Gail Evans McTamaney Judith Reisz Mooney Edward J. Mucci Kathleen Hand Murin Carol Sorg Neumann Susan-Jane Ambrose Newcomb Christine De Magistris Nunn Ellen O’Brien O’Connor

Dr. Joseph O. O’Connor Charlene Stevens Pasquale Sr. Jeanette Redmond, O. P. Mary Beth Christensen Reising Kenneth R. Sherman Regina Seelig Sikorski Marietta Huben Stanton Wendie Filip Turbet Karen Whitbread Weckman Susan P. Wynne Class of 1974 Elizabeth Bowles Angleman Patricia A. Cavanagh Susan DeMarco Conner Susan McPeck Eagan Patricia Cavanaugh Gantert Marie Fuerst Giokas Barbara Currier Gregory Patricia McCarthy Grella Jane Flynn Harrigan Ellen Byrne Jimenez Nancy Godbout Jurka Mary Ann Kadera Klicka Bronwen Jones Lewin Sharon Reap Longobardi Linda D. Mangan Kathleen Hirschy Mayer Steven T. Otlowski Dr. Patricia A. Peters Toni Hufnagel Ponczkowski Patricia A. Russell Dorothy R. Sanger Katherine O’Keefe Stanley Hope E. Stephanou Miryam L. Stewart Janet Larkin Stivers M. Daniel Stivers Susan Havens Trapani Elaine Keyser Whitaker Charlene Romaine Woodhull Class of 1975 Elizabeth McDonald Bishop Theodora R. Bosch Margaret Bowles Burns Rosemarie Martini Butler Maria Boychuk Cassiack Karen A. De Crosta Patricia Rohme De Leo Susan P. Dexter Maureen Finnegan-Kussard Teresa M. Gillen Joyce Fischler Goldin Anne Tompkins Jarnagan Kathleen McGovern Larson Jane Halloran Leather Janice E. LoBiondo Cathleen Murphy Loughrey Mary McPhillips Mahoney Margaret Armento McDowell Eileen M. McQuiston Kathleen Quilty Neuffer Anne Them Planchak Jean Ponton Catharine Martone Powzyk Maureen Mullarkey Pulice Patricia A. Sauer Barbara Stevens Helen I. Weber * Deceased

Class of 1976 Theresa Funk Brown Michele Dukas Clark Virginia Snow Crosby Susan Daly Virginia Dauler-Phinney Charles N. Dofflemeyer Joseph P. Fogarty Diane Herrick Dofflemeyer Jane Madden Hess Maj. Kathleen Powers Humphrey Rev. Thomas G. McCormick Patricia T. Morrison Deborah Spire Otlowski Dr. Susan M. Ryan Geraldine Barden Sprague Kathryn Downey Stevener Melissa Sullivan Elizabeth Riggins Vegliando

Class of 1978 Shirley Van Aken Bluemle Patricia Delahunty Bookless Josie Cannova Citta Medie Ann Close Maryann Belus Davidson Donna Bonnanzio DiStefano Mary Ellen Gregory Diver Mary Barnett Giannino Sharon A. Harris Mike Lepore Gretchen Greenwood McCann Jacqueline Newman McConnell Deborah Steadman McGaugh Maureen T. McLoughlin Mary L. Perry Lorelei Linger Pitt Mary Ellen Lewicki Plass Beth Anne Callan Rybicki Kim Fremgen Salinovich Karen Maruca Shea * Deceased

Class of 1980 Nancy G. Beckett Nancy Nobile Benson Carla Bunch-Davie Barbara Marble Citarella Stephanie S. Collins Kelly McMahon Cook Paula Morreale Curtis Dale Ellen Dammier Joseph J. DiCioccio Joyce V. Garrett Gretchen Underhill Gartman Linda Kastenbein Giarrizzo Rose I. Gonzalez Caren Cooke Henderson Joanne Hanretta Henderson Dr. Kurt Kish Gabriella Gerardi Lupski Christine Macy Macy Feroli Hilary Hallas Mitchell Joanne O’Reilly Mohan Janet A. Nelson Nickerson Colleen Bonner Postel Patricia Welsh Shilling Brenda A. Shurtleff Antoinette Owczarek Sobel Agnes Montalvo Timberger Class of 1981 James V. Bishop Monica Sitko Bishop June Orr Burgess Debra Santora Calvino Rosemary Dellechiaie Meaghen Flanagan-Leidig Annemarie Berckovits Furphy Susan Shearer Gray Mary Boyle Haas Janice E. Harding Karen M. Heron Anne Bulson Hoffman Barbara L. Hultgren Claudia L. Jenkins Patricia Kearney Lentini Anne E. Lovallo Edward J. Lowe Ann MacDermott-Keefe Cheryl Clarke Margiotta Elise C. McKenna Joyce Gentillo Mucci Kate J. Novak Deborah R. Pariser Mary M. Sullivan

Patricia C. Taylor Donna Bills Yancey Terry Rundle Zaccheo Donna Halligan Zaino

Lori Reilly Mead Kathleen Stuhler Reilly Colleen Keating Stevens Marianne Weaver

Class of 1982 Elizabeth Zangle Anderson Sharon Berry-Carrion Virginia A. Brisbane Elizabeth M. Cronin Rosemary J. Delaney Kathleen Levinson Eden Dr. Mary Ann Vaccarella Fiscella Roberta D. Fiser Dr. Michael J. Fraser Michele Laporta Freeman Susan Turnbull Generazio Nancy L. Hoyt Judith E. Lesiak Mary O’Connell Lewis Anne Smith McGillin Marta A. Newkirk Virginia E. Obry Paula Parisi Peaden Margaret M. Prial Harriet Gall Rowlette Barbara Kramer Shortt

Class of 1985 Carolyn Enos Barki Dianne P. Barron Christina Bart Bilsky Michael J. Caligiuri Elaine Contarino Cannella Lynette Scianna DeBellis Roderick B. Dillard, Sr. Kathleen Atwell Kalmer RiAnne Williams Keir Elise Ann Mamone Maura Hall Martin Carol A. Napierski Mary Ellen Randazzo Pembleton Adair E. Santoro Laurene Welch Scripter

Class of 1983 Sharon Hallisey Bigelow Elizabeth Seranne Brittman Theresa A. Casey Dr. Jorge R. Delgado Kathleen Pawlak DiLella Alice C. Fahmie Mary Ellen Gillis Forde Cathy F. Gohring, M.D. Robert W. Hart Linda Thompson Jannarone Jeanette Clarke Kluckowski Margaret Dalton Koonz Gerianne McCabe Lehane Rose De Cicco Martino Jill Schoonmaker McCormick Christine Becker Miller Joanne O’Keefe Miller Rowena Lopez Mock Mary Ralph Perdue Mary L. Saari Claudia M. Sawicki-Brooks Maureen Slattery Terwilliger Honore Piccorelli Thompson Sondra L. Thompson Laurie A. Walsh Class of 1984 George E. Burke Lydia Cohane-Klinger Georgette Bowers Curcio Mary D’Acchille Suleski Constance M. Deho Deirdre Barrett Denihan Brenda Fry Underhill Michael Giannakouros Eileen Mathews Giordano Sandra M. Haight Teresa Pagentine Hall Brenda Banks Hicks Julia Martin Holland John J. Lynch

Class of 1986 Catherine A. De Maio Ann Marie DiLisio Gould JoAnn McCormick Greenawalt Vicki Mancuso Griffin Richard P. Joyce Clare Rizzitiello Kitz Patricia Coyne Mahon Elizabeth R. Mills Camille M. Parisi Eleanor McGrath Troy Diane M. Weldon Class of 1987 Robert J. Conticchio Lawrence T. Dauer Edward J. Forgit Karen A. Harris Susan Croteau Kindley Kathleen Mohrman Markisello Debra Ann Gade O’Neill Lucinda Levesque Porter Lynn Stanaitis-Maschi Patricia Leigh Stanek Jacqueline A. Wild Class of 1988 Nina Amendola-Polistena Kevin J. Burgher Maureen A. Cannon Donna A. Elliot Laureen M. Fleck Gail Engle Hammond Ana Conklin Johnsen Sandra Jones-Smith Stephanie Keane Joyce Kelly Bolognese Kemp Mary Baus Knight Kathleen Bosch McCoy Elna A. Meader Robert J. Munger Elaine D. Nelson Andrew D. O’Grady Steven Pignataro Kenneth W. Schlegel Mary K. Scott Mary Quinn Shine Catherine Greene Tegtmeier

Class of 1989 Betty L. Aichelmann Mary Jane Breedveld Maeve O’Sullivan Cizek Donna Sipos Cox Catherine Powers Halwick Enid H. Herrmann Elaine Moore O’Grady Sandilyn Sherman Rivet Kristin Van Aernem Seifert Linda J. Sloves Ruth C. Smith Suzanne Windsor Soltysik Cheryl Lantz Steiger Susan Webster Nee Class of 1990 Honore’ M. Burtt Eileen Buswell Decaminada Bernice DeFina-Mastoros Thomas J. Feenaghty James W. Ferguson Greg M. Geroux Bonnie L. Helmsorig Diane Marshall Hillman Pamela R. McCourt Eileen Gaffney McDowell Melvin W. Montgomery Erika Eckes Palmer Andrea G. Petrone Teri Eisenhardt Robinson Class of 1991 Cheryl Schnitzel Barnum Mary DeYoung Birnbryer Melody Kramer Geroux Beth A. Glynn Elizabeth J. Hoffman-Lohmeyer Ronald A. Irwin Elizabeth M. Joyce Brenda J. Kelly Kenneth W. Lohmeyer Catherine Higgins McElligott Susan La Porte Nelson Joy Sciacca Palazzola Jean M. Pomarico Class of 1992 Frank A. Antonucci Valerie Warren Barnes James J. DelViscio Kelvin C. Hill Lorraine N. Isler Joan P. Kaplan Jeanne Nogay Maltes Victoria Krawiec Mastrantuono Jennifer M. Michaels Dawn Garrison Moore Audra Dunbar Sandoval Carl A. Syslo Cynthia J. Winfield Class of 1993 Marie C. Barnett Amy W. Cassidy Loretta O. Cella James P. Fragnito Linda L. Hulse David M. Mossey Steven H. Murray

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Class of 1977 Teresa Santarelli Arluck Diane M. Assefi Teresa Ferrante Balicki Joan Reynolds Baynes Rosemary E. Blank Theresa Mantelli Bommarito Colleen M. CavanaghBendernagel Susan Penoyar Chernek Nancy Scannell D’Agostino Jeannette Rathjen David Marianne Lynch Dupont Deborah Powdrell Dutcher Marilyn J. Ejercito Joan Fenton Fenton Henry Donna Van Horn Gfell Dawn Kreiser Glennon Bella D. Harris Anna Marie Hayes Kennedy Judith Mallette Kluz Diane Long Kornas Rosemary McAndrew Kuruc Barbara Dudar Littell Susan Moffo Myklak Judy Robinson Owens Peggy Cook Schleiermacher Mary Lou T. Sgro Diane Pignataro Statler Karen Marinelli Wallis

Class of 1979 Ellen Durning Barreto Lisa Caporaso Dyke John K. Fanning Carole Steinach Heaton Beth-Ann Moriarty Janis Christine Catania Johnston Diana L. Kaiser Susan Russo Kelliher Roberta Bednarski Maureau Rosemary Ragonese Diane M. Rubeo Judith A. Saleh Elaine Rising Snider Virginia E. Thompson Catherine Martin Van Bomel Mary Skerritt Winar

Jean Burnette Pozza Robert L. Schupper Eric W. Stallmer

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Class of 1994 Carol O’Keefe Brown Gerald V. Conlon, Jr. Michele M. Corona Jennifer Hartling Dube Shane Melcher Goldberg Edward W. Hanley Michelle A. Iacuessa Andrea Boss Jarvis Ellen D. Leuner Barbara E. Lisi Dina O’Connell Norman Diana L. Pinott Silvia L. Roberts Margaret M. Scalzo Glenn Simpson Patricia M. Steel Robert J. Walenty Class of 1995 Donald L. Allen Joanne S. Bunnell Celestine M. Campbell Eugene E. Ciancanelli Lisa M. Dauer Bonnie DiLorenzo Christopher X. Dougherty Suzanne F. Ferrigno Patricia L. Gloeckler James A. Holleran Allen E. Jacobsen Karen Welenc Kenney Jennifer Siemers Kowal Ira J. Kroun Linda S. Linenbroker Kimberlee Soma Mahusky Patrick T. Marino Tammy A. McAllister Laurene Adimari Spiteri Marco E. Torelli Class of 1996 Rosemary Berson Margaret Lehane Cerbone Carol Erickson Curran Theresa Davis Colleen Mazza Davy Matthew T. Dembinsky Allan D. Diamonti Manuel R. Fusco Keith D. Griffin Maura M. Lee-Byrne Andre P. Loubier Danielle Criscione Micallef Gerianne M. Minkus Katherine Ballas Warner Class of 1997 Kathryn Smith Brenneman Carrie Mennerich Burns Margaret M. Castelli Michael A. Fichera Gail H. Fogarty Ann Loatman Herr Margarita Rios Knight

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Jase H. Merrill Nancy Noolas Nachtigal Anthony J. Patino Joseph P. Romanowski Eileen Albert Rose Denise D. VanBuren Patrick J. Ward David Weyant Class of 1998 John J. Bruno, Jr. Suzanne Callaghan Leona N. Faust Janis Majewski Goerres Hyacinth H. Gordon Danielle M. Greco Kristin E. Haas Ronald E. Harley Michele Bernstein Holler Greg King Michelle Luce Kobayashi Kelly Mcintyre Matthew Scully Class of 1999 Thomas J. Burns, Jr. Wanda A. Castelli Mary Lynn Conklin Rita Estrada-Flood Kathryn J. Haubert Frederick S. Leimer Tracy Clark Mack Nancy E. Mazza Andrea Shramek Merrill Marianne L. Muise Sharon A. Oliva Susan M. Perkins Alicia Ramos Kelly Scherer Romero Erin M. Sheedy Pamela J. Tripp Timothy J. Van Damm Tobey L. Zodikoff Class of 2000 Steven P. Capone Eileen M. Dietz Regina M. Gibson Suzanne Hollywood Patricia L. Holumzer Kristi Reeve Larson Peter J. Larson Billy Lee Salvatore A. Mondello Patricia M. Moresco Genevieve A. O’Mara Kristy Spadaro Rubin Virginia Sheridan-Somma Lisa M. Teall Class of 2001 Lisa Papandrea Becker Barbara A. Davis Jonathan A. Luca Edwin J. Mulvihill Karen A. Murphy Carole D. Picard Timothy S. Underhill Karen A. Willis

Mount Saint Mary CollegE HONOR ROLL

Anita A. Wilson Jeannine E. Zaluski Class of 2002 Kathleen A. Conroy Daniel W. Cooke Lisa M. Devlin Jennifer Fennell Fletcher Irene Lynch Dena Costa Marro Karen A. Meyer Joseph A. Pozza Karen L. Saluto Margaret C. Urbanski Class of 2003 Heather C. Barton Nancy J. Benfer Robert F. Cassidy, Jr. Susan A. Castaldo Jennifer Fullwood Garrett John R. Hutton Kim C. Jarratt Alice J. Looney David L. Marino Roberta H. Morrow Sara Grossarth Nielsen Nancy Quackenbush-McComb Nicholas A. Shannon Class of 2004 John Cirigliano Rex S. Coleman Domenick T. Del Rosso Marilyn Karlich Dennis C. Koines Kathy J. Little Valerie J. McCloskey Catherine M. Nelting Amanda Nichols Smakal Audra Woodruff Smith Brendan J. Twomey Class of 2005 Jennifer M. Cotter Janet A. Horan Anthony M. Kuzia Diane McLean Lee Neta L. Mitchell Norman A. Pedersen Drew Y. Sagar Class of 2006 Shirley Roberts Brereton JoAnna F. Corio Thomas C. DeLuca Simone N. Gordon Lula M. Grundy Pamela M. Hemingway Patricia M. Hopkins Shannon M. Morris Christina Papale Ramiza Evan W. Ramiza Richard F. Schofield Kevin R. Thomas Class of 2007 Stephanie A. Beals Christopher S. Esola

Mary Kathleen Muller Nancy C. Shortle Michael W. Tierney Class of 2008 Aimee E. Colandrea Clarissa M. Goins Simone M. Melnick Lauren Cunningham Preiato Gianpaola Santini Steven G. Zoeller Class of 2009 Jill G. Barton Peter C. Carofano Richard E. Comerford Tracy N. Hamer Sharon Healy Mankiewicz Class of 2010 Shirley A. Adams Amanda M. Alesci Kathleen Gallagher Barton Guslene Belleus James M. Curry Joseph M. Fantozzi Therese A. Lamica Kaitlyn N. Maglione Elizabeth A. Tighe Alan Zollner Class of 2011 Ellen Bourhis Nolan Karen C. Feliciano Christine D. Humphrey Marisa E. Pidala Douglas P. Tabone Class of 2012 Thomas J. Dubetsky Allyson E. Dutcher Thomas W. Gordon Carmen M. Jacobs Eric K. Miller Nadine H. Pouliot Paige Thomas-Minor Ashley Wittens Class of 2013 Eileen Dillon Dean DiMarzo Kristina N. Rosselli Olang Angela Oliveri

Kaitlin Santos Michael Westerman Class of 2014 Elizabeth M. Angelucci James T. Cartica Sarah M. Favata Jacquelyn Mancini Paul E. Overton Kristina M. Roberts Clarisa Rosario-DeGroate Angela M. Wise Fallon A. Witte Class of 2015 Margaret M. Fallon Durija Hadzibrahimi Jennifer Senatore Kurtz Desiree R. Pampolina Steven A. Phillips Fernando Rivera Yvonndro A. Sims-Bruce Class of 2016 Brittany M. Ambrosino Lauren M. Becerra Stephanie M. Conover Michael J. Corcoran Gina M. Debenedetto Danielle Donohue Megan E. Doyle Dr. Timothy Flanigan ’16H Brianne M. Germain Ellen Hendricks Kaitlyn M. Hogan Kayla Karsten Nicole Kommer Kayla Kurka Kristen M. LaMarca Keara A. Lincoln Gabriella N. Maher Meghan Malone Ariana E. Marcello Kevin J. McGinty Carly J. O’Boyle Erica J. Patrona Justin D. Perez Hanna M. Sheppard Dylan J. Simonelli Kaitlyn E. Trinder Anne E. White Kathryn R. Zubicki

Acknowledgements Every attempt has been made to accurately acknowledge the generosity of our donors who made gifts between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. If we have omitted or improperly listed your name, please accept our apologies. To notify us of an error, please call the Office of Annual Giving at (845) 569-3355 or email natalie.mckinstrie@msmc.edu, Director of Annual Giving. Corrections will appear on the Mount’s website: www.msmc.edu and in future publications.

Visit us online at www.msmc.edu/giving * Deceased H-Honorary Degree

Parents of Alumni Peggy ’77 & Keith Schleiermacher

Mr. & Mrs. William T. Ackerman

Diane Dillon

Mr. & Mrs. Earl R. Hopper

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Miko

Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Adinaro, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. John C. Dombrowski

Teresa M. Hynes

Kathleen Moran

Catalina Alegre

Mr. & Mrs. David H. Doty

LTC & Mrs. Gerald R. Jilbert

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Mucci

June C. Dougherty

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jiminski

Joyce M. Mucci ’81

Mr. & Mrs. James Duggan

Christine L. Johnston ’79

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Murphy

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dunbar

Mr. & Mrs. William Johnston

Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Murphy

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dziuba

Joan P. Kaplan ’92

Suzanne R. Muschio

Mr. & Mrs. Graham C. Seidel

Mary Ejercito

Mr. & Mrs. Basil Kayal

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Newman, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Placito F. Sgro

Eileen Elliott

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Knittel

Kenneth R. Sherman ’73

Debra Fasce

Clare T. Knott

Andrew ’88 & Elaine ’89 O’Grady

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Koines

Kathleen & Michael O’Keefe Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Orgonista

Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Smith

Therese A. Lamica ’10 Mr. & Mrs. Richard LaTour

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Ortiz

Mr. & Mrs. John Laurentiev

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Otchy

Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Lawlor

Mr. & Mrs. James Owens

Mr. & Mrs. Leonardo Alesci Mary T. Baldovin Kathleen ’10 & Michael Barton Mr. & Mrs. James Blatchley Claire F. Boland ’73 Deborah F. Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bruckmann Mr. & Mrs. Carl Candela Mary Ellen D. Cangiano ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Carlson Joseph & Pamela Catania

Margaret R. Findlay Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Fitch Mrs. Frances L. Flynn Joseph P. Fogarty ’76 Maria D. Fonseca Charles & Lynn Frank

Frederick S. Leimer ’99

George J. Pallace

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Cavagnaro

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick C. Fredericks, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Julius Lisner

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Palmieri

Mr. & Mrs. John Llewellyn

Joan M. Patino ’70

Dr. & Mrs. Costantino P. Cerini

Michele M. Freeman ’82

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lorch

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Patino

Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Chayes

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick P. Gallagher

Patricia Maguire

Anne Marie Pentland

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Golder

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Maguire, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Perkins

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Malone

Mr. & Mrs. Tadas Petkevicius

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Mancini

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Phillips

Dr. Maureen Markel

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Polito

Barbara Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Corio Mr. & Mrs. Peter P. Corso Mr. & Mrs. James Costa

Mary Ann Grande Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Grasso Rose Graziano

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schreeck Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Sclafani Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Searle

Nancy ’07 & Mark Shortle Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Terrence R. Smith Gene J. Sorcinelli Mr. & Mrs. John R. Sowa Mr. & Mrs. Scott Stone Conchita Syrigos Mr. & Mrs. Felix Szumlaski Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tabone Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tighe Nancy J. Trenz Mr. & Mrs. Peter Troy Mr. & Mrs. William J. Trutt Mr. & Mrs. John Walsh

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Matteis, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Haight

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Porvaznik

Kathleen ’74 & Robert Mayer

Bridget V. Hall

Christine K. Ring

Nancy E. Mazza ’99

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McCrudden

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Roach

Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Delahunty

Mr. & Mrs. Burton Heldron

Mr. & Mrs. John J. McDermott

Mr. & Mrs. Martiniano Rodriguez

Caren ’80 & Daniel Henderson

Mr. & Mrs. Edward McKavanagh

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Rogers

Mr. & Mrs. James Whiting

James J. DelViscio ’92

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Hogan

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McNamee

Eileen P. Rose ’97

Karen ’01 & Kevin Willis

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick DeNobile

Carol Holland

Dr. & Mrs. J. Gerald Meagher

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rose

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Wise

Elizabeth Di Mola

James A. Holleran ’95

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Meaney

Elayne C. Ryan

Florence A. Wood

Mr. & Mrs. Peter F. Di Prima

Suzanne ’00 & Kerry Hollywood

Beverly ’69 & Kenneth Mennerich

Mr. & Mrs. Edward B. Sawicki

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Yackeren

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Picard Kelly Pinho Mr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Pugliese, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Rendine Eileen P. Rose ’97 Mr. & Mrs. James Ryan Mr. & Mrs. John S. Sagan

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Saladino

Dr. Moira T. Tolan

Nancy ’07 & Mark Shortle

Mr. & Mrs. John Vaccaro

Patricia A. Stanek ’87

Mr. & Mrs. John Walley

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Stevens

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Walters

Mr. & Mrs. William Survilla

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Whiting

Mr. & Mrs. Miguel Taza

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Woronik

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Tobey

Mr. & Mrs. John Zanfardino

David G. Curry Mr. & Mrs. Richard Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Vincent DeCicco Mr. & Mrs. Robert DeFichy

Mr. & Mrs. James P. Ward Mr. & Mrs. Kurt T. Weingartner David Weyant ’97 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher P. White

Parents of Current Students Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Allegretti Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Anderson Balwinder Bajwa Nancy ’03 & Charles Benfer Ellen Bourhis Nolan ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Callari Mr. & Mrs. Michael Caridi Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Casale Brian Cassidy Dawn Cole Mr. & Mrs. William T. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Peter P. Corso Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Curcio Mr. & Mrs. Michael D’Addario Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dalton Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Daniels Dianne Dodero Mr. & Mrs. Chris Escudero Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Fabrizio Charles & Lynn Frank Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fredette Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Gatt Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Gentile Jacqueline A. Gerace Mr. & Mrs. Richard Greco Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Gries Anne Marie Gruber Mary ’81 & Nicholas Haas Telma Y. Hall * Deceased

Mr. & Mrs. Fari Hama Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Harrison Ronald DePace Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kerutis Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Kessler Michelle ’98 & Eric Kobayashi Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Lanning Anne Leclercq Mr. & Mrs. Robert LeGere Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Limonta Mr. & Mrs. Larry LoBue Jody Maddock Mr. & Mrs. John Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mannone Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Marcello Kathleen M. Markisello ’87 James F. Martyn Mr. & Mrs. John P. McGuinness Mr. & Mrs. Marco Mendoza Mr. & Mrs. John Modiest Patricia M. Moresco ’00 Mr. & Mrs. James Mulhall Mr. & Mrs. Mark Murray Catherine M. Nelting ’04 Yanick Noisy Mr. & Mrs. Gary Nuszer Mr. & Mrs. Brian O’Boyle Kathleen & Michael O’Keefe Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Pelletier

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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Catania, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schreck

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Friends Ronald J. Adams

Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Daubman

Francis C. Kiley

Mr. & Mrs. Webster G. Morris

John H. Smith, Sr.

Gale Aidala

Ronald & Laura DePace

Michael Kirtio

Susan D. Najork

Mr. & Mrs. Tolsiram Sookdeo

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Alioto

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Devitt

Mr. & Mrs. Howard J. Koch

Dr. Roger Newman

Mr. & Mrs. James D. Allen, Jr.

Dr. James DiLorenzo

Helen Kuruc

Patricia Nocton

Dr. Frances & Gerard Spielhagen

Dorothy A. Aspinall

Eleanor F. Doderer

Theodore J. Lakoski

Dr. Irene & Joseph Nunnari

Nancy & Charles Benfer

John M. Donoghue, Esq.

Timothy A. Laughlin

Gerard I. O’Connor

Dr. Dolores Berlinghoff

Edward & Donna Doyle

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Liccardi

Mr. & Mrs. Jurij J. Oracz

Linda Talbert

Richard Blatus

Constance Ernenwein

Bertha J. Lindsay

Hon. & Mrs. Pano Z. Patsalos

Dr. Eileen M. Burke

Norma Evans

Mr. & Mrs. David R. Longacre

Peggy-Ann Patsalos

Gayle Jane & Charles Tallardy III

Bishop Peter J. Byrne

Mr. & Mrs. William Fetter

David & Bevalie MacFarland

Rolland B. Peacock III

Margaret Calderalo

Ari Flaisher

Jody Maddock

John E. Perez

Michael Calderaro & Mary Jude Calderaro

Charles & Josephine Ford

Lucinda Maddock

Roger O. Peterkin, Jr.

Edward & Cornelia Gallagher

Richard & Barbara Mainey

Sr. Julie Pintal, O. P.

Philip K. Cameron

Eileen C. Gallagher

Daniel W. Maltes

Nicholas S. Preddice

Linda M. Cantwell

R. Abel* & Nancy Garraghan

Dane C. Mannese

Jack & Susan Pretak

Scott E. Carruthers

Michael J. Gartman

Terry A. Marsteller

Robert Quinlan

Eric Cassalina

William R. Gedgard

Joan Rhoda Marvel

Ita M. Rahilly

Marc P. Cassalina

Dr. William F. Geiser

Mary E. Donahue

Tina T. Raia

Mr. & Mrs. Brian E. Cavanagh

Mary E. Gilchrist

Kenneth Masten

Pamela D. Reilly

Terrence & Robyn Cavanagh

Dara Girsch

Ida Mauriello

John L. Rich

Wayne F. Chernek

Gladys Platania

A. Vincent Mazzie

Beatrice A. Riley

Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Clark

Mr. & Mrs. Adrian V. Gokey

Elizabeth A. McCavara

Vera Rubeo

Jennifer D. Concepcion

Ann Greising

John McCormack

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Sahakian

Dr. Frances P. Connor*

Dr. Anne M. Grey

John J. McGinley

Sr. Ann Sakac, O. P.

James J. Conroy

Nan Gruner

Kathleen A. McGovern

George Sanchez

Edward & Colleen Cooke

James R. Halpin

Daniel J. McGowan

Lorraine A. Santacroce

Greg M. Cooper, CPA

Vincent Healy

Joseph & Mary McGowan

Nancy L. Saunders

Michael C. Coppolino

Lawrence Heaton

Dr. Ernest R. Mills III

Dr. Susan Schulmerich

William J. Costine

Kathleen M. Helhoski

Maxine E. Monell

Kathleen Shelley

Mr. & Mrs. Foster M. Crawford

Lucille LoPresti Honkus

Sharon M. Moran

Leonard T. Shustack

Cathy and Jim Sharpe

Marion Imperatore

Richard S. Morgan

Jackie Skrzynski

Thomas Spratt Michael D. Strano

Eunice Tenney Jean O. Teske Karen Tice Robert & Karen Townsend Ana M. Tranchina Gary P. Trible Barbara A. Uhl Vincent Viola Dr. Robert & Charlene Walasin Eileen & Mark Wenckus George & Ann Whalen Margaret E. Whelan Mr. & Mrs. James R. Williams

Trustees

MSMC Campus Community

Duncan M. Anderson

Dr. Andrea Ackermann

Jacqueline A. Gerace

James M. Raimo

Robert T. Armistead, P.E.

Shirley A. Adams ’10

Peter J. Gregory

Christine K. Ring

Harrison H. Buxton III

Kathleen P. Barton ’10

Michelle A. Iacuessa ’94

Robin Rosenberg

Dr. Dolores Berlinghoff

Sharon L. Mankiewicz ’09

Vera Rubeo

Chevron

Ellen Bourhis Nolan ’11

Dr. Maureen Markel

Dr. Priscilla L. Sagar

IBM Corporation

Antonia Brewer

Nancy E. Mazza ’99

Dr. Susan Schulmerich

Lockheed Martin, Corp.

Matthew T. Byrne

Kathleen P. McCoy ’88

Maureen P. Seymour

McGraw-Hill

Peter C. Carofano ’09

Dr. Ilona M. McGuiness

Dr. Ludmila Smirnova

MetLife Foundation

Barbara Connolly

Natalie McKinstrie

Dr. Frances Spielhagen

Michael C. Coppolino

Brian J. Moore

Michael D. Strano

New York Life Foundation

Dr. James F. Cotter

Sr. Margaret Murphy, O. P.

Dr. Marie-Therese C. Sulit

Sr. Mary Ann Cyrnik

Suzanne R. Muschio

Dr. Ed N. Teall

State Farm Insurance Co.

Frank A. Marchetti

Dr. Anne Carson Daly

Dr. Mark A. Newcomb

Moira & Frank Tolan

David W. Melby

Theresa Davis ’96

Dr. Tracey J. Niemotko

Nancy J. Trenz

UBS Matching Gift Program

Sr. Lucy Povilonis, O.P. ’72

Matthew T. Dembinsky ’96

Elaine A. O’Grady ’89

Joseph G. Valenti

Ita M. Rahilly, CPA

Dean DiMarzo ’13

Kathleen & Michael O’Keefe

Ellen L. Walsh

Sr. Maureen E. Sullivan, O. P. ’72

Jacqueline L. DiMarzo

Nancy S. Owen

Grantley D. Yearwood

Thomas J. Dubetsky ’12

Himali P. Pandya

Lee M. Zawistowski

Arthur Emerson III

Barbara Petruzzelli

Janet A. Zeman

Lynn M. Frank

James W. Phillips

Dr. Charles Zola

Joan Gambeski

Steven A. Phillips ’15

Dr. Jane M. Gangi

Carolyn M. Quoma

Joan Crowe Thomas C. Donahoe Sr. Lorelle Elcock, O. P. ’66 Jonathan H. Gatsik, Esq. ’99 Charles P. Frank Dr. Albert J. Gruner Kekuut J. Hoomkwap Dr. Jeanne M. Hosinski The Very Reverend John A. Langlois, O. P.

Christopher M. Wilson, Esq. Dr. Anne Carson Daly (ex-officio)

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MATCHING GIFTS 3M Foundation Bank of America

PEPSICO Foundation

United Technologies Verizon Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Wells Fargo Foundation

* Deceased

380 Broadway Corp.

Island Photography

Susan Perkins NP

Alexis Diner, Inc.

Laborers Local 17 LECET

Anonymous

Mid-Hudson Chapter of NYS Society of CPA’s

T. Rowe Price Program

Argenio Brothers, Incorporated Armistead Mechanical, Inc. Basketball Coaches Association of NY Benevity Community Impact Fund Charles River Laboratories, Inc. City of Newburgh Lions Foundation, Inc. Clair Realty Company Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan Dominican Sisters of Hope Dorado Energy Services LLC Dyson Foundation EPCO Products, Inc. Fairway Testing Co., Inc.

MSMC Education Sunshine Fund MVP Sports Care, Inc. Northeast Pride Baseball LLC

The Bells’ Ethan Allen Gallery The William and Elaine Kaplan Private Foundation UBS

Nugent & Haeussler, P.C.

Ulster Savings Bank

Orange Lake Physical Therapy LLC

United Way of DutchessOrangeRegion

Patrolmen’s Benevolent Assoc.

The Living Legacy Society Mount Saint Mary College recognizes with profound gratitude the members of the Living Legacy Society who have included the college in their estate plans. Their enlightened philanthropy will ensure the provision of academic excellence in the Dominican tradition for future generations of Mount students.

Estate of Emily R. Austin

James R. Halpin

Estate of Marguerite E. Becker

Estate of Bernice J. Hornibrook

Estate of Charles Boyle

Estate of Roy C. Ketcham

Estate of Frances P. Connor

Estate of Verna W. Kries Estate of Edith Lessor

Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley

Valenza Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

Perreca Electric Co., Inc.

Valuable Ideal Properties, LLC

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #373 U.A.

Walden Savings Bank

Estate of Timothy A. Dempsey

Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association

Estate of Alice Curtis Desmond

RBC Limited RH Campbell Inc. Royal Carting Service Company

Warwick Savings Foundation

Estate of Eleonor Depold

Estate of Joan M. Donahue ’76

Estate of Mary Miller Ligo Estate of Catherine T. McDonald Estate of Helen M. McDonald Estate of Wilma Ogden

GAP, Inc.

Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law

Wells Fargo Community SupportCampaign

George I. Alden Trust

Santana Construction

West Point Tours, Inc.

Goal to Goal Soccer Academy LLC

Schwab Charitable

Estate of R. Abel Garraghan

Ruth C. ’89 and John Smith, Sr.

Ship Lantern Inn

Estate of Kathleen H. Gill

Estate of Jean M. Tuthill

Smith-Sondy Asphalt Construction Co., Inc.

Estate of Maria C. Girolame

Frozen Ropes

Hatfield Metal Fab., Inc. Immediate Credit Recovery, Inc.

* Deceased

Estate of Mazie W. Enos Estate of Hamilton Fish Estate of Jasper Forestiere

Estate of Christine K. Schleiermacher James P. Smith, Jr.

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BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS

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Answering the Call Campaign Duncan M. Anderson

A Call to Excellence: The Campaign for the Dominican Center We are pleased to recognize those who have continued to honor their pledges towards various campaigns by making pledge payments during the 2015-2016 fiscal year.

Duncan M. Anderson Robert T. Armistead, P.E. Armistead Mechanical, Inc. Nancy & Daniel Aronzon, M.D. Ludwig H. Bach ’82 Hon. Jeffrey G. Berry Harrison H. Buxton III Greg M. Cooper, CPA Dr. James F. Cotter The Cozzolino Family Mary Moran Deatherage ’75 & William Deatherage Dominican Sisters of Hope Anthony F. Donato ’91 Edward & Donna Doyle Dyson Foundation Marilyn J. Ejercito ’77 Empire State Bank

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Theresa A. Shalley Kempf ’85

Robert J. Munger ’88 Mary & Bill Murphy

Dr. Susan Schulmerich & Mr. Frederick Schulmerich

Gail ’97 & Michael Fogarty

Marianna ’88 & Thomas ’91 Kennedy

Charles & Lynn Frank

Dr. Eric Langstedt

Susan D. Najork

Catherine P. Sheehan

Edward & Cornelia Gallagher

Peter ’00 & Kristi ’00 Larson

Maureen Kilpatrick Neppl ’71 & Deacon Thomas Neppl

Carrie ’93 & Leonard Shustack

Joan & George Gambeski

Mr. Billy Lee ’00

New York Life Foundation

R. Abel* & Nancy Garraghan

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Levin

Stanley Marks & Co., LLP

Christopher J. Gawley, Esq.

Lockheed Martin, Corp.

George T. Whalen, Jr. Foundation, Inc.

Wendy E. Long

Susan Webster Nee ’89 & John Nee

Mary Ann Kennedy Fitzpatrick ’64

Sandra & Alan Gerry Dr. Albert & Nan Gruner Mysia H. Haight-Hoogsteden ’84 & Hank Hoogsteden Anna Halpine Lucille LoPresti Honkus IBM Corporation Mary Ann Kadera Klicka ’74 & Vincent Klicka

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M & T Charitable Foundation John & Maureen Mack Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM Susan & Joseph Maloney Frank A. Marchetti Joan Rhoda Marvel Dr. Judith A. McLaughlin ’66

Joseph A. O’Loughlin Judith Lillis Pond ’70 Jack & Susan Pretak Ita M. Rahilly James & Carol Raimo Robert & Jeanine Murphy Charitable Trust

David W. Melby

Rose & Kiernan Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Carl E. Meyer

Norman M. Sassi

Rose Roscino Talbot ’68 & Maurice Talbot Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tallardy III Joan Kennedy Tolley ’67 Dr. Iris & Leonard Turkenkopf Nicholas & Susan Valentine Verizon George and Ann Whalen

Special Gifts (July 2015 – June 2016) Designated Gifts Administrative Discretionary Fund Anonymous Mary Jude & Michael Calderaro Dr. Mark A. Newcomb

Sister Frances M. Berski, O.P. ’66 Memorial Award for Excellence in Literacy Dr. Dolores Berlinghoff Sister Lorelle Elcock, O.P. ’66 Campus Ministry General Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. James D. Allen, Jr. Dominican Sisters of Hope Vincent Healy Center for Student Success Dyson Foundation Department of Education Anonymous

Desmond Campus for Adult Enrichment Fund Anonymous Cathy & Jim Sharpe Charles & Josephine Ford Ann Greising Marion Imperatore Peggy-Ann Patsalos Barbara A. Uhl Mr. & Mrs. James R. Williams General Scholarships Anonymous Janet & Joseph Zeman Gifts-in-Kind Adams Fairacre Farms Raven Kinney Atria ’03 Billy Joe’s Ribworks Chili’s Daubman Corporate Interiors Downtown Bagels Hudson Valley Renegades Johnny’s Riverside Pizza & Deli Luca Pizza Cafe MSMC Campus Store

Pizza Shop Showtime Cinemas Starbucks

MSMC Athletics Golf Program Jack & Susan Pretak

HEOP John W. Koepper ’72

MSMC School of Business Theresa Davis ’96 Jack & Susan Pretak

Higher Education Opportunity Program/ SUCCEEDS Anne F. Bourne Memorial Fund of the Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan Library James R. Halpin The Medici Scholars Program Walden Savings Bank MSMC Athletics Lorraine A. Santacroce

MSMC School of Nursing George I. Alden Trust Warwick Savings Foundation Psychology Department Joan P. Kaplan ’92 The William and Elaine Kaplan Private Foundation President’s Discretionary Fund Dr. Anne Carson Daly Dr. Anne M. Grey Margaret E. Whelan

ATHLETICS Basketball Coaches Association of NY Nancy ’03 & Charles Benfer James ’81 & Monica ’81 Bishop

Matthew T. Dembinsky ’96

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Liccardi

Dorado Energy Services LLC

Mr. & Mrs. David R. Longacre

Frozen Ropes

Jody Maddock

Richard Blatus

Goal to Goal Soccer Academy LLC

Scott E. Carruthers

Mr. & Mrs. Adrian V. Gokey

Eric Cassalina

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Gries

Marc P. Cassalina

Lucinda Maddock

Orange Lake Physical Therapy LLC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Assoc.

Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley

Mr. & Mrs. William Survilla Dr. Lisa ’00 & Ed Teall Brendan J. Twomey ’04 Vincent Viola

Dane C. Mannese

Rutberg Breslow Personal Injury Law

John J. McGinley

George Sanchez

MetLife Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hayes

Daniel J. McGowan

Santana Construction

Mr. & Mrs. Tadas Petkevicius

Clair Realty Company

Island Photography

Mr. & Mrs. Webster G. Morris

Ship Lantern Inn

Michael C. Coppolino

Michael Kirtio

MVP Sports Care, Inc.

Leonard T. Shustack

William J. Costine

Laborers Local 17 LECET

Northeast Pride Baseball LLC

Michael D. Strano

Mr. & Mrs. John Walsh

* Deceased

Acknowledgements Every attempt has been made to accurately acknowledge the generosity of our donors who made gifts between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. If we have omitted or improperly listed your name, please accept our apologies. To notify us of an error, please call the Office of Annual Giving at (845) 569-3355 or email natalie.mckinstrie@msmc.edu, Director of Annual Giving. Corrections will appear on the Mount’s website: www.msmc.edu and in future publications.

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James V. McEnery Alumni Service Award Gale Aidala Philip K. Cameron Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Clark Mary Ann Kennedy Fitzpatrick ’64 Dr. Michael J. Fraser ’82 Joan Gasparovic Gambeski & George Gambeski Gladys Platania Suzanne ’00 & Kerry Hollywood Timothy A. Laughlin Mary E. Donahue Mary Anne McEnery ’70 Eileen M. McQuiston ’75 Elizabeth ’86 & Ernest Mills Sharon M. Moran MSMC Education Sunshine Fund

Tina T. Raia Nancy L. Saunders Jackie Skrzynski

Scholarships and Awards Charles T. Baus Memorial Scholarship Award Established by Mary Baus Knight ’88, in memory of her father, to provide scholarships to deserving Mount students.

provide scholarship support for Mount Saint Mary College.

Dr. Dolores Berlinghoff Carolyn Rich Scholarship Endowment for Nursing Established by Anne Wolff Rich ’71 and John Rich, in memory of their daughter, Carolyn to provide scholarships to Mount nursing students.

Mary Baus Knight ’88 Bart Bilsky Family Scholarship for Nursing Excellence Established by Christina Bart Bilsky, RN, BSN ’85 and Mark Bilsky, MD in honor of their families to provide scholarships for students enrolled in the School of Nursing.

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Christina Bart Bilsky ’85 & Mark Bilsky Dieter W. Bussigel Memorial Award for the Arts Established in memory of Dieter W. Bussigel, Vice President for Research, Planning and Technology at MSMC, by his wife, Dr. Margaret Bussigel, Professor of Social Sciences, and his family to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional interest in the arts.

Dr. Maureen Markel Dr. Irene and Joseph Nunnari Dr. Iris and Leonard Turkenkopf Joshua F. Depew Memorial Scholarship Established in memory of Josh Depew, a student at MSMC, by his mother, Ana M. Tranchina, to provide awards to outstanding students in the Mount’s education program.

Ana M. Tranchina Walden Savings Bank Patricia Welch Donahue’72 Memorial Nursing Scholarship Established as a tribute to “Tricia”, a 1972 graduate of the Mount’s nursing program, by Mary Ellen Scannell Doherty ’72, friends and family, to be awarded to a senior nursing student who demonstrates academic and clinical excellence.

Dr. Mary Ellen Scannell Doherty ’72 Marie Murphy Scannell Scholarship Fund for Elementary Education Established by Mrs. Scannell’s daughters, Dr. Elizabeth Scannell-Desch ’72 and Dr. Mary

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Anne Wolff Rich ’71 & John Rich

Ellen Scannell Doherty ’72, family, and friends, in honor of Mrs. Scannell’s 100th birthday to support a senior in the education program who demonstrates academic excellence with a focus on early elementary education.

Dr. Frances P. Connor *

Dr. Maureen Markel

Dr. Timothy Flanigan ’16H

Dr. Irene and Joseph Nunnari

Richard & Barbara Mainey

Dr. Marie-Therese C. Sulit

Nicholas S. Preddice

Dr. Iris and Leonard Turkenkopf

Robert Quinlan

Dr. Eileen M. Burke

Audra J. Smith ’04 & Courtney Smith

Dr. Mary Ellen Scannell Doherty ’72

Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association

Dr. Elizabeth A. ScannellDesch ’72 MSMC School of Nursing Scholarship Fund In memory of Janet Barth McHale ’73 Anonymous Mary Ellen Dolan ’76 Mary Devine McGrath ’73 Patricia Leigh Stanek ’87

Margaret McLoughlin Cavanagh Memorial Scholarship Established by the family and friends of Margaret McLoughlin Cavanagh, mother of Patricia A. Cavanagh ’74 and Colleen Cavanagh-Bendernagel ’77, to support MSMC students enrolled in the School of Nursing or education program.

Brian & Kathleen Cavanagh Patricia A. Cavanagh ’74

Sister Leona DeBoer, OP, PhD, RN Scholarship for Nursing Excellence Established by Barbara B. Citarella ’80, MS, RN, CHCE in tribute to her dear friend and mentor, Sister Leona DeBoer, O.P. To be awarded to a junior or senior nursing student who demonstrates academic and clinical excellence in the tradition of the Dominican Sisters.

Barbara B. Citarella ’80 RBC Limited Lighting the Way Scholarship for Nora Cronin-San Miguel This scholarship benefits graduates of Nora Cronin Presentation Academy and San Miguel Academy who choose to attend Mount Saint Mary College.

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Catania, Sr.

Terrence & Robyn Cavanagh Colleen M. CavanaghBendernagel ’77 & Thomas Bendernagel Mid-Hudson Chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs Scholarship Mid-Hudson Chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs Elise Cuff McKenna, Sr. Memorial Scholarship for Nursing Elise C. McKenna ’81 Dr. Virginia J. Davidson Memorial Scholarship Established in memory of Dr. Virginia Davidson, professor of English at MSMC, by her family and friends to provide scholarships to deserving students majoring in English.

Kristi ’00 and Peter ’00 Larson

Moira Rovere Bayer ’81 Endowed Scholarship Established in memory of Moira Rovere Bayer ’81, a nursing student at MSMC, by Moira’s sister, CarlaLisa Rovere Kistner, her husband Bernard Kistner, family and friends to provide scholarships to Mount nursing students.

Dominican Sisters of Hope

Newburgh Lions Club Scholarship Established by the Newburgh Lions Club to provide scholarships to MSMC students majoring in a health-related field who are residents of Newburgh or New Windsor, NY. City of Newburgh Lions Foundation, Inc. Gertrude Rowe Haight Scholarship Established by Sandra, class of 1984, and William Haight, in memory of William’s mother, Gertrude Rowe Haight, a professional nurse, to provide scholarships to nursing students.

Sandra M. Haight ’84 & William Haight Lt. Col. Joseph Michael Desch, USAF Memorial Scholarship Established in memory of Lt. Col. Joseph Michael Desch, USAF by his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Scannell-Desch ’72 to provide scholarships to students in the graduate nursing program.

Dr. Elizabeth A. ScannellDesch ’72 Dr. Lucy DiPaola Memorial Scholarship Established in memory of Dr. Lucy DiPaola, Professor of Education and Chair of the Division of Education, by Linda S. Werner and Vincent DeGiaimo, and the family, friends and colleagues of Lucy DiPaola, to

Sister Julie Pintal, O.P., in memory of her sister Lucie Pintal Marissa A. Pica ’83 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Established in memory of Marissa A. Pica, a 1983 graduate of the Mount’s nursing program, by her mother, Jennie Pica, family, friends, and classmates to provide scholarships to nursing students.

Laurie A. Walsh ’83 Dominick & Mary Roscino Endowed Scholarship Fund Established by Rose Roscino Talbot MSMA ’64 and MSMC ’68 in tribute to her parents, Dominick and Mary Roscino, for a female student from Newburgh or Orange County, NY, enrolled in the education program.

Rose Roscino Talbot ’68 and Maurice Talbot West Point Tours Academic Achievement Award Established by West Point Tours to provide scholarships to qualified students from the Cornwall Central School District, Newburgh Enlarged City School District or San Miguel Academy in Newburgh.

West Point Tours, Inc.

* Deceased

Mount Saint Mary CollegE HONOR ROLL

H-Honorary Degree

HONORARY GIFTS In Honor of James P. Smith, Jr. Kathleen A. McGovern In Honor of Dr. Margaret Dames Mary Moran Deatherage ’75 and William Deatherage

MEMORIAL GIFTS

In Memory of Sr. Frances Berski Dr. Dolores Berlinghoff Sr. Lorelle Elcock, O.P. ’66

In Memory of Richard Knott, Sr. Clare T. Knott

In Memory of Dr. Lucy DiPaola Dr. Dolores Berlinghoff

In Memory of Sister Grace I. Blanchard Janet & Joseph Zeman

In Memory of Carol Bolton Hamilton ’71 Jean Turner Ritchie ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Jim Sahakian

In Memory of Lt. Col. Joseph Michael Desch Dr. Elizabeth A. ScannellDesch ’72

In Memory of Dieter W. Bussigel Dr. Irene and Mr. Joseph Nunnari

In Memory of Dr. Edith Lessor Kenneth R. Sherman ’73

In Memory of Charles T. Baus Mary Baus Knight ’88

In Memory of Marissa Pica Laurie A. Walsh ’83

In Memory of Lucie Pintal Dominican Sisters of Hope Sr. Julie Pintal, O.P.

In Memory of Ellen Ann Kiley Van Tine Francis C. Kiley

In Memory of Margaret P. Maloney Susan & Joseph Maloney In Memory of Patricia Welch Donahue Dr. Mary Ellen Scannell Doherty ’72

In Memory of Abina & Patrick Sheehan Catherine P. Sheehan New York Life Foundation

In Memory of Dr. Virginia J. Davidson Kristi ’00 and Peter ’00 Larson Dr. Irene and Mr. Joseph Nunnari Dr. Marie-Therese C. Sulit

In Memory of Margaret P. Cavanagh Mr. & Mrs. Brian E. Cavanagh Patricia A. Cavanagh ’74 Terrence & Robyn Cavanagh Colleen M. CavanaghBendernagel ’77

In Memory of Marie Murphy Scannell Dr. Eileen M. Burke Dr. Mary Ellen Scannell Doherty ’72 Dr. Elizabeth A. ScannellDesch ’72

In Memory of Janet Barth McHale ’73 Mary Ellen Dolan ’76 Mary Devine McGrath ’73 Patricia Leigh Stanek ’87

In Memory of Mary Jane Hughes Gedgard ’64 Ari Flaisher William Raymond Gedgard

In Memory of John Francis Sullivan James R. Halpin

Dr. Michael J. Fraser ’82 Joan & George Gambeski Gladys Platania Suzanne ’00 & Kerry Hollywood Timothy A. Laughlin Mary E. Donahue Mary Anne McEnery ’70 Eileen M. McQuiston ’75 Elizabeth ’86 & Dr. Ernest Mills Sharon M. Moran MSMC Education Sunshine Fund Tina T. Raia Nancy Lee Saunders Jackie Skrzynski

In Memory of Jane G. McCaw Terry Ann Marsteller

In Memory of John B. DiPreta Joanne O’Keefe Miller ’83

In Memory of James V. McEnery Gale Aidala Philip K. Cameron Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Clark Mary Ann Kennedy Fitzpatrick ’64

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Tributes (July 2015 – June 2016)

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38th Annual Invitational Golf & 5th Annual Invitational Tennis Tournament Honoring James W. Taylor, Jr. and Nancy & Chuck Benfer A. Vincent Mazzie Advance Testing Company, Inc. Aerodrome at Rhinebeck Alexander S. Taub Alexis Diner, Inc. Anthony P. Costa Argenio Brothers, Incorporated Armistead Mechanical, Inc. Atlantic Contracting & Specialties, LLC Arthur Dean Glass II Barton Birks Chevrolet Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Betty Ross Decorating Blend Smoothie and Salad Bar Blu Pointe Brittany Miller Foundation, Inc. Broadway Tailors Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa C.P.K., Inc. Camp Redwood Captain Jake’s River House Catania, Mahon, Milligram & Rider PLLC Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of NY Charles & Lynn Frank Classic Tent Rentals, Incorporated Clove Creek Dinner Theater Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley, Inc. Cutrone Sand and Gravel

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Dana Distributors, Inc. Daubman Corporate Interiors David A. Lambert ’02 D-Ben Security Systems, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Roberts Dr. & Mrs. William M. Cummings Dutchess Beer Distributors Dutchess Golf Club ECG Engineering, P.C. Eloisa M. Jessup ’11 Empire State Bank Family Services, Inc. Focused Wealth Management Frank Stevens and Sons Roofing, Inc. Gentech, LTD. Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra GTI Graphic Technology, Inc. Highland Associates Hill-n-Dale Abstracters, Inc. Hospice Of Orange/Sullivan Counties Hudson Beach Glass, Inc. Hudson River Adventures, Inc. Hudson Valley Magazine Hudson Valley Office Furniture, Inc. Hudson Valley Renegades I.B.E.W. Local Union No. 363 iHeartMedia Independent Living, Inc.

Mount Saint Mary CollegE HONOR ROLL

Ironworkers Local 417 Ita M. Rahilly Janet & Tom Sullivan John H. Smith, Sr. John Herbert Company John Jongebloed Joseph & Pamela Catania Joy J. Bento ’68 Kirky’s Deli and Pizza, Inc. Kristt Kelly Office Systems Corp.

Laborers Local 17 LECET Lakeland Bank Loughran’s Irish Pub Mark P. Bergeron Marlene F. Stang Marshall & Sterling, Inc. McCabe & Mack, L.L.P. Mechanical Contractors Association Michael Bigg, Jr., Inc. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Mid-Hudson Plumbing Services Corporation Mid-Hudson Subaru Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Millspaugh Funeral Directors Mobile Life Support Services,Inc. Mohonk Mountain House Mount Saint Mary College Desmond Campus for Adult Enrichment

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Becker

Ship Lantern Inn

N & N Pizza Shop I, Inc.

Smitchger Realty

Nancy ’03 & Charles Benfer

Sodexo, Inc. & Affiliates

Nancy M. Marjollet

Specht Electric, Inc.

Northrop & Stradar, P.C. Olé Imports & Patrick Mata Orange AHRC Orange County Trust Company Paul Del Nunzio Paunovic & Paunovic, DDS LLP PC Construction

Specialty Trades Contracting, LLC St. Hubert’s Club St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Stanley Marks & Co., LLP Sterling National Bank Susan D. Najork Susan K. Maloney

Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley

Taylor Biomass Energy, LLC

Plumbers & Steamfitters LocalUnion #373 U.A.

TEG Federal Credit Union

Porpiglia Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Thomas B. Olley, P.E., PLLC

Powelton Club Pride of the Hudson Prime Buchholz & Associates, Inc.

TD Bank Theresa A. Shalley Kempf ’85 Thomas J. Kempton Jr., Inc. Thomas P. Kennedy ’91 Thomas, Drohan, Waxman, Petigrow & Mayle

Quinn Realty Group, Inc.

Toshiba Business Solutions NY

Regina F. Crossley

Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell, LLP

RH Campbell Inc. Rhea F. Fleckenstein Richard & Nancy Brownell Rider, Weiner, Frankel, P.C. Rockland Bakery Rose and Kiernan, Inc. Rose Press, Inc. Safe Harbors of the Hudson, Inc. Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association Local 38

Visconti Limousine, Inc. Walkill River School Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association West Point Tours, Inc. William A. Smith & Son, Inc. William G. Ware William R. Gedgard Zimmer Brothers * Deceased

Honoring Denise Doring VanBuren and Anthony P. Costa Abilities First, Inc. Access Supports for Living Adams Fairacre Farms Advance Testing Company, Inc. Argenio Brothers, Incorporated Armistead Mechanical, Inc. BANC SERV Partners LLC BBG&G Advertising, Inc. Bonura Hospitality LLC Brinckerhoff & Neuville, Inc. Broadway Tailors Bishop Peter J. Byrne Joseph & Pamela Catania Catania, Mahon, Milligram & Rider PLLC Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of NY CEM Resources LLC Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.

Chazen Engineering & Land Surveying P.C. Citizens for Larkin Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley, Inc. Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan Anthony P. Costa Kevin B. Costa Crystal Run Village, Inc. Cuddy & Feder LLP Dr. & Mrs. William M. Cummings * Deceased

D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP Daubman Corporate Interiors David Niemotko Architect, P.C. Day Seckler, LLP James & Bonnie ’95 DiLorenzo Hess Corporation John M. Donoghue, Esq. Dutchess Tourism Inc. Educational Foundation of OCCC, Inc. Empire State Bank Charles & Lynn Frank William Galm Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Dr. Albert & Nan Gruner Habitat For Humanity Mr. & Mrs. George Harris Dr. Jeanne M. Hosinski Hudson Builders Group, Inc. Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union I.B.E.W. Local Union No. 363 iHeartMedia Joe & Andrea Kirchhoff Kirchhoff Green Energy, LLC Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction Management, LLC James M. Kulisek Lakeland Bank David A. Lambert ’02

Hon. William J. Larkin, Jr. LCS Facility Maintenance, Inc. Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis Louis J. Cuck Janitorial Supply House David & Bevalie MacFarland Macrolease Corporation Richard & Barbara Mainey Frank A. Marchetti Marshall & Sterling, Inc. Rev. David Mason Deborah K. Mayfield ’02 Nancy E. Mazza ’99 David W. Melby Carl E. Meyer Michael A. Moriello P.C. Beth C. Mills ’77 Mobile Life Support Services,Inc. Mongiello Italian Cheese Specialties, LLC DBA Formaggio Sheila Anthony Moriello Robert & Jeanine Murphy Mary and Bill Murphy Murphy Healthcare Corporation Susan D. Najork Francis J. Navarra ’78 Stacey L. Nelson ’07 New York Life Dr. Tracey J. Niemotko

Nonprofit Solutions Nora Cronin Presentation Academy OffCampusStudentHousing.com, LLC Orange County Chamber of Commerce Orange County Partnership Orange County Trust Company Orange Regional Medical Center Paul L. DeLisio, CLU PAVE Business Solutions, Inc. Porpiglia Electrical Contractors, Inc. Prime Buchholz & Associates, Inc. Richard J. Smith Enterprises Corp.

Rider, Weiner, Frankel, P.C. Rizzo & Kelley, Esqs.

Rockland Bakery Roehrs Construction,Inc. Rose Press, Inc. Safe Harbors of the Hudson, Inc. Jane M. Sayer Dr. Susan & Frederick Schulmerich Seakill, Inc. Sedore & Company, C.P.A.’s, P.C. Ruth C. ’89 & John H. Smith, Sr.

Sodexo, Inc. & Affiliates St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Marlene F. Stang Sullivan Hayes & Quinn SUNY New Paltz Foundation, Inc. TD Bank TD Charitable Foundation The Chamber Foundation, Inc. Thomas, Drohan, Waxman, Petigrow & Mayle, LLP Moira & Frank Tolan Toshiba Business Solutions NY Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Union Presbyterian Church Nicholas & Susan Valentine Van Etten Contracting LLC Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell Walden Savings Bank Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association Walter’s Mobile Home Village,Inc. Thomas D. Weddell West Point Tours, Inc. Lee & Joyce Zawistowski

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6th Annual Gala Reception

Board of Trustees

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Served July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

Served July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Duncan M. Anderson

Ita M. Rahilly, CPA

Robert T. Armistead, P.E.

Sr. Maureen E. Sullivan, O.P. ’72

Harrison H. Buxton III

Christopher M. Wilson, Esq.

Mysia Haight-Hoogsteden ’84, President

Joan Crowe

Anne Carson Daly, Ph.D. (ex-officio)

Eric Stallmer ’93, Vice President

Joseph Ferrigno ’87

Judith Ringwood Henderson ’66, Class Agent President

Thomas C. Donahoe Sr. Lorelle Elcock, O.P. ’66

Trustee Emeriti

Jonathan H. Gatsik, Esq. ’99

Sr. Joann Boneski, O.P. ’65

Charles P. Frank

Dr. Frances P. Connor*

Dr. Albert J. Gruner

George F. Stradar, Jr., Esq.

Peggy Ann Caraballo-McCarthy ’89

Kekuut J. Hoomkwap

Sr. Mary Rita Sweeney, O.P. ’59

Robert Conticchio ’87

Beverly Mennerich ’69, Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter President

Dr. Jeanne M. Hosinski The Very Reverend John A. Langlois, O.P. Frank A. Marchetti David W. Melby Sr. Lucy Povilonis, O.P. ’72

Barbara Currier Gregory ’73 Courtney Kain ’03 Kristi Reeve Larson ’00

Matthew Sautner ’90

Christopher Dougherty ’95

Sr. Ann Sakac, O.P.

Mary Ann Kennedy Fitzpatrick ’64

Maxine Lindsay-Shillingford ’98

Sean Creighton ’92 President Emerita

Thomas Ferrigno ’90

Marilyn J. Ejercito ’77

Nicholas Shannon ’03

Patricia Farrell ’92

Karen A. Willis ’01

*Deceased

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Volunteers (June 2015 – July 2016) Giving one’s time is a precious gift. We are thankful to all our volunteers who took time from their busy lives to work for the benefit of Mount Saint Mary College.

Alumni & Family Weekend Class Reunion Chairs 2015 Maria Sasso ’70 Nancy Rust Sutherland ’75 Laura Zybrick ’80 Eileen Hughes Weir ’85 Thomas Ferrigno ’90 Christopher Dougherty ’95 Michelle ArmstrongMullooly ’05 Megan Morrissey ’10 Alumni & Family Weekend Committee Members 2015 Maureen Thompson Lawrence ’70 Mary Ann McEnery ’70 Suzanne Auer O’Rourke ’75 Joan Conway Sternitzke ’75 Susan Donohue Luerssen ’80 Kathleen O’Brien ’80 Karen Schiaffo ’85 Deidre Mosley DiStefano ’85 Mary Murphy Cure ’85 Christina Bart Bilsky ’85 Ray Donahue ’85 Patricia Taylor O’Hora ’85 Robert Deldin ’90 Bernice DeFina-Mastoros ’90 Matthew Sautner ’90 Amy Dziezynski Karls ’95 Patrick Marino ’95 Jessica Miller Dymond ’05 Sarah Shepherd Frey ’05 Joseph Fantozzi ’10 Laura Kaufherr ’10 Corrie Tetler Nicoletti ’10 Christina Richichi ’10

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Meet a Mentor Dinner 2016 Sr. Margaret Anderson ’67 Robert Armistead Amy DeSouza ’11 Che-La DevonshireFandino ’14 Danny Dottin ’95 Sean Glander ’06 Jim Kelly ’97 David A. Lambert ’02 David W. Melby Kara Miller ’06 Nicholas S. Preddice Ita Rahilly Margaret Treacy ’13 Samantha Wood ’13 2015 Gala Committee Michael Bonura Ellen Daly Steve Drobysh John Maserjian Mount Saint Mary College 38th Annual Golf and 5th Annual Tennis Invitational Tournament Committee David Melby, Chairman James P. Smith, Co-Chair Bob Ambrosetti Dr. Daniel Aronzon Chuck Benfer Joy Bento ’68 Jeffrey Berry Rick Brownell L. Todd Diorio Martin Dvoracek Scott Lask Robert McCurdy

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Susan Najork Thomas Olley Bogdan (Dr. Bo) Paunovic Dean Tamburri Joseph Valenti Mike Weddell Scott Woebse MSMC ANNUAL FUND VOLUNTEERS

Faculty Dr. James F. Cotter Sr. Ann Sakac, O.P., President Emerita Sister Patricia E. Sullivan, O.P. ’64, Professor Emerita

Theresa Shalley Kempf ’85, MSN, NP, RN Elise C. McKenna ’81, RN, MPH, MSED Cathleen Graham Parker ’87, RN, BSN, CPN

Faculty Andrea Ackermann, PhD, RN, CNE Ann Corcoran, DNP, RN Sr. Leona DeBoer, OP, PhD, RN Dianne Murphy, DNP, RN Jeanne Roth, DNP, RN Priscilla Sagar, EdD, RN, ACNS-BC, CTN-A Thomas Sarro, PhD

Desmond Campus for Adult Enrichment L.I.F.E. Steering Committee Members Elsie Beauchamp Diane (Ronnie) Brown Joyce Crossley Carol DeMicco Katherine Denman Charles Ford Adele Grossman Marion Imperatore Frank Kieck Nancy Sorvino Addie Speranza * Deceased

Alumni Adrian Willis ’16 Matthew Dembinsky ’96 Maureen Neppl ’71 Richard Joyce ’86 Mary Bohenek ’06 Elizabeth Joyce ’91 Bradley Moody ’16

Students Matthew Conboy ’17 Yuniria Galdamez ’19 Margaret Torresson ’17 Mount Saint Mary College Alumni Nursing Advisory Council

Alumni Barbara B. Citarella ’80, MSN, BSN, RN, CHCE Marilyn J. Ejercito ’77, MS, BSN, RN Patricia M. Farrell ’92, MS, BSN, RN, NEC

Acknowledgements Every attempt has been made to accurately acknowledge the generosity of our donors who made gifts between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.

If we have omitted or improperly listed your name, please accept our apologies.

To notify us of an error, please call the Office of Annual Giving at (845) 569-3355 or email natalie.mckinstrie@msmc.edu, Director of Annual Giving. Corrections will appear on the Mount’s website: www.msmc.edu and in future publications.

Visit us online at www.msmc.edu/giving

Looking back

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n 1966, the TV series Star Trek debuted, Walt Disney died, Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California, and Mount Saint Mary College graduated its third class.

The Class of ’66 witnessed many changes during its four-year career at the Mount: the opening of Aquinas Hall in their freshman year; the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and the opening of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (as well as the first Mount basketball win) in their sophomore year; the opening of the Garden Apartments and the introduction of the Student Government Association by junior year; and the college’s first student theatre production, The Miracle Worker, in their senior year.

In September, members of the Class of 1966 reunited at the 50th anniversary dinner held in their honor during Alumni and Family Weekend.

* Deceased

Members of the Class of 1966 in 1986 at their 20-year reunion. Standing: Jayne Jarvis Deehan, Sr. Lorelle Elcock, OP, Nancy Mehlem.

Seated: Emoke Boldvay Forman, Eileen McDonald Sassmann ‘62

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Below : Members of the Class of 1966 in September at their 50-year reunion.

Back row, left to right: Judith Ringwood Henderson, Patricia Murray, and Eileen McDonald Sassmann ‘62. Middle row, left to right: Margaret Smith Spence, Ann Gallagher Falkenberry, Jayne Jarvis Henninger, and Sr. Lorelle Elcock, OP. Front row, left to right: Margaret Apicella Costa, Terry King.

Schneider, Jeanne McCarthy Tallent, and Eileen Held Monahan.

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Save the Date

March

17

Mount alumni march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in NYC

May

20

54th Annual Commencement

June

5 28

Annual Golf and Tennis Tournament Philosophy Workshop begins: “Aquinas on Metaphysics”

SEPTEMBER

30

The start of the annual Alumni & Family Weekend

Keep an eye on events at www.msmc.edu