HONORS & AWARDS The College of Saint Rose earned its highest ranking, #37, in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best College Guide for 2014. Saint Rose has also been named a “Great College to Work For” for the sixth consecutive year by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Departed CARL E. TOUHEY: BENEFACTOR AND FRIEND The College lost a close friend in August with the passing of Carl E. Touhey, who laid the foundation for the Thelma P. Lally School of Education with a $2 million gift. In gratitude, the College named the multimedia forum in the education school in his honor. The College hosts lectures, debates, television programs and community functions in the space. At the time, Mr. Touhey said, “I hope this doesn’t sound corny, but if people my age don’t contribute something to the community, we ought to. I feel an obligation to the community, and I want to give something back.”
The College appears on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging students, faculty and staff in meaningful service.
In 1991, Mr. Touhey joined the Board of Trustees and served until 2005. In 2001, the College awarded him an honorary degree. In 2004, the College presented him with the “Spirit of Saint Rose Award,” and in 2010, he and his wife, Nancy, received the “Community of Excellence” award for their contributions to Saint Rose and the greater community.
Christine Paige and Tom Rosenberger of the Information Technology Department won the Blackboard CollaborateTM Hall of Fame Award, honoring their innovation. Michael C. Brannigan, Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Values, received the 2013 Susan and Dan Semrad Lecturer in Non-Western Thought Award, from the Creighton University Department of Philosophy. Amina Eladdadi ’99, assistant professor of mathematics, has received grants from the Society for Mathematical Biology, the Australian Mathematical Science Institute, and the National Science Foundation. Travis W. Schermer, assistant professor of counseling, was awarded the ACES Presidential Fellow from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.
Tom Attanasio, regional undergraduate admissions representative in Long Island from 2004 to 2012, died in October, 2012. Mr. Attanasio was a highly regarded member of the admissions staff who helped boost enrollment from Long Island. He was also a respected member of the guidance counseling and admissions community. He is a graduate of Saint John’s University who earned his master’s at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Rev. Anthony D. Gulley, who taught in the school of education from 1961 to 2004, died in August 2013. A native of Watervliet, he taught in parochial schools before earning his Ph.D. at The Catholic University of America. During his tenure at Saint Rose, “Father Tony” also ministered at schools and nursing homes. In 1997, he earned the Thomas A. Manion Distinguished Faculty Award. Raymond J. Kirsten, a carpenter for the College for 15 years, died after a brief illness on April 5. He was a highly valued member of the community, especially the Facilities Department, where he was known to be upbeat and for sharing his sense of humor. Joseph Lee Jr., the College’s master locksmith for ten years, died June 27, 2012. Raised in Albany, Mr. Lee served in the United States Marine Corps. He worked for various locksmith companies for 15 years before coming to Saint Rose.
Shai Butler, assistant to the president for diversity, received the 2013 Women in Public Service Leadership Award from the University of Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.
Nick Ramos ’15, a 20-year-old junior biology major from New York City, died suddenly on November 17, 2013 of natural causes. He was a mentor with the Help Yourself Academy, an ALANA peer mentor and a beloved son, brother, nephew, friend and classmate.
The following faculty members have been awarded a college Global Literacy Grant, which they will use to travel to these countries in order to develop programs for Saint Rose students:
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Lucy Bowditch, associate professor of art history, Paris
The following professors joined the full-time tenure track in fall 2013: John Dion, instructor of marketing Mark Gilder, assistant professor of computer science Ross Krawczyk, assistant professor of psychology
Kathleen Crowley, professor of psychology, and Bruce Roter, associate professor of music, Morocco
Susan Meyer, assistant professor of art foundations
Marda Mustapha, assistant professor of political science, Sierra Leone
Christopher Thode, assistant professor of chemistry
Deborah Reyome, assistant professor of social work Christopher St.Cyr, assistant professor of graphic design Julia Unger, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders
Richard Pulice, professor of social work, Uganda
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