Volume 40. Spring 2013

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Alumni Events

Alumni News

Campus News

Faculty/Staff Kudos

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THE DONOVAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP - OUR LASTING IMPACTFOR A COLLEGE WE LOVE

WITHOUT A SCHOLARSHIP, MY DREAM OF ATTENDING COLLEGEWOULD HAVE BEEN JUST THAT – A DREAM

My name is Brianna Sherrier and I will graduate with honors this May.It is through the generosity of ourbenefactors who have establishedscholarships here at STAC that I willrealize my dream of graduating fromcollege. I hope to one day be able tohelp someone else realize their dreamof receiving a higher education. Forinformation about creating a scholarship, please call Judy Perrin at 845- 398-4045.

~Brianna Sherrier

ON THE COVERStarting far left: Nick Lopez ‘13, Men’s Basketball; Johanna Mitchell ‘13, Lacrosse; Tyler Lauber ‘16, Tennis, Gerry Oswald, Athletic Director, Barbara Vano, SeniorWomen's Administrator; Maura Power ‘13, Softball; Becky Torres ‘13, Soccer/Lacrosse; Laure Child ‘15 Soccer

WelcomeSPRING 2013

Tom and Helen Donovan

Brianna Sherrier ‘13

Tom’83 and Helen Donovan have verygenerously created a scholarship at St.Thomas Aquinas College. As Tom andHelen said “We know how important itis to have a good education. We wantedto give a student a chance to get a goodeducation who may not have otherwisebeen able to afford it. We are verypleased that we could do this now sothat we can see first hand the impact ofour gift.”

The Donovan’s have been an importantpart of the STAC Community for manyyears. Tom is a 1983 graduate,daughter, Lynn, graduated in 1978, her husband Andrew in 1979 and nowTom and Helen’s granddaughter,Lauren, will graduate this May as anhonors program student.

Tom and Helen have always lovedSTAC- it has a great reputation, and asHelen said, “We always felt good aboutSTAC, we liked the nuns and the wholeenvironment of what STAC is about.Thank you to STAC for everything youhave done for our family and now it isour turn to give back with our lastinglegacy of The Donovan FamilyScholarship.”

~Judy Perrin

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Dear Friends:

As another year draws to aclose, we delight in thegrowth that the College hasexperienced. As we movecloser to the year 2020with the vision: St. Thomas AquinasCollege is a premierliberal arts & sciences college in the United

States, we never tire to hear of our students’, alumni, friends’ and faculty’saccomplishments, and this edition of ourTorch magazine is chock full of great newsand accomplishments on all fronts.

As you know, the College now housesthree academic schools: the School ofBusiness, the School of Education, andthe School of Liberal Arts & Sciences.These separate schools allow our deansand faculty to focus on their areas of studyand to expand with learning experienceswell outside the classroom and beyond.

We have instituted the National Centerfor Ethics and Social Responsibility atSt. Thomas Aquinas College headed byMr. Keith Darcy. The Center intends toraise the consciousness of our studentsaround these issues, provide educationalprograms to national organizations andcorporations, and to make pronounce-ments related to timely topics as theyappear in the media.

In March, we dedicated our new SpartanAthletic Complex with well over 100 student athletes in attendance along withmore than 40 faculty and administrators.We asked for the Lord’s blessing on ournew fields and all who will compete uponthem.

We hope that the news of our ever-expanding campus brings alumni back tovisit, to sit in on a lecture, to speak to ourstudents or perhaps to enroll in ourexpanding MBA and Graduate Degreeprograms.

I thank God for you and all that you havegiven to STAC from your hearts.

Sincerely,W

Dr. Margaret M. Fitzpatrick, S.C.President

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Campus NewsSPRING 2013

STAC APPOINTS NEW TRUSTEES

Mr. Kevin P. ButlerKevin Butler is currently a Partner at DirectAccess Partners. He manages institutionalsales traders, and is responsible for developing and building product offeringsthat include prime brokerage services,independent research offerings, and corporate access. He is a member of themanagement committee charged withoverseeing daily operations of the firm inaddition to the corporate vision for thefuture development of the firm andemployees.

Prior to becoming a Partner at DirectAccess Partners, Kevin was a Partner atKellogg Group LLC. Mr. Butler receiveda B.S. in Finance as well as a MBA inFinance from Fordham University. He isaffiliated with the National Association ofSecurity Dealers as well as the AmericanManagement Association.

Mr. Carlton J. Charles Carlton Charles currently serves as VicePresident, Treasurer of Hearst Corporationwhere he is responsible for capital structurecorporate finance, acquisition funding,bank relations, cash management andfinancial risk management. Carlton hasover twenty years of experience in theareas of capital structure, funding, inter-national finance, and risk management.

Before joining Hearst, Mr. Charles wasVice President, Treasurer and ChiefOperational Risk Officer at Moody’sCorporation. Mr. Charles holds a B.A.,Quantitative Economics and M.S., PublicPolicy from State University of New Yorkat Stony Brook and a MBA, Financefrom the University of Chicago BoothSchool of Business.

Mr. Andrew J. DolceAndrew “Andy” Dolce is founder, chairmanand Managing Director of Dolce Hotelsand Resorts, formally Dolce International.He is most widely known for elevatingthe meeting and conference center modelto reflect clients’ needs for environmentsthat inspire creativity and learning. Mr.Dolce also holds the distinction of beingnamed one of the “25 Most InfluentialExecutives” in the meetings and travelindustries by both Meeting News andBusiness Travel News magazines.

Mr. Dolce began his career at theAmerican Management Association.Shortly thereafter, he became ExecutiveVice President of Harrison ConferenceCenters. In 1981, Andy founded DolceInternational and turned it into the world’sleading hospitality organization specializingin delivering an exceptional meetings experience. Mr. Dolce studied Economicsat Iona College and later earned aMaster’s Degree from Cornell Universitywhere he wrote and published a book oneconomics for the food industry. He alsoserved in the U.S. Marine Corps andretired with the rank of Captain.

Ms. Mary DuffyMary Duffy ‘82 is Vice President, StrategicProgramming and Development, andSenior Executive Producer on the weeklysports business show “CNBC SportsBiz:Game On”, “Options Action”, and“Money in Motion Currency Trading”.She is responsible for creating and executing all new programming for thenetwork. As Vice President, StrategicProgramming and Development, Maryoversees strategic and groundbreakingprogramming for the network.

During her career, Mary earned numerousawards including an Emmy, a GracieAllen Award, and a Silver Medal fromInternational Film and TV Awards. Marygraduated Summa Cum Laude with aBachelor’s Degree in English andCommunication Arts from St. ThomasAquinas College.

Mr. Jack KopniskyJack Kopnisky currently serves asPresident and Chief Executive Officer ofProvident Bank. Mr. Kopnisky, who alsoserves on the Boards of Provident NewYork Bancorp, Provident Bank, andProvident Municipal Bank, brings to thebank over three decades of experiencein the banking and financial servicesindustries.

Prior to joining Provident Bank, Jackserved as Chief Executive Officer of SJBEscrow Corporation and as a partner inMercatus LLC. Jack received his under-graduate degree from Grove City College.He also graduated from the CaseWestern Reserve Executive Program atthe Weatherhead School of Business andthe University of Delaware’s StonierBanking School.

Kevin P. Butler Carlton J. Charles Andrew J. Dolce Mary Duffy Jack Kopnisky

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Campus NewsMY FAVORITE TEACHER - Helping Me to Realize My Dream of Becoming a Lawyer

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Dr. Patricia AnnReilly, OP and herlove of Englishinspired many students, includingmyself. It wasbecause of her thatI ultimately graduatedwith a double major

in Social Sciences and English.

Sr. Patricia helped me to become theperson I am today. I had been recruitedby the basketball coach at STAC andwhen the coach left, I decided to stay onbecause I liked what I saw, I liked beingclose to home, there were many greatpeople on campus, the professors andadministration were wonderful, available,

enthusiastic and encouraging, they madeyou want to learn and read, there was afeeling of family and my dad could cometo all the basketball games. I alwaysknew I wanted to be a lawyer and STACand Sr. Patricia helped me to realize thatdream. The Social Science program wasconsidered quite good and, in fact, wasexcellent, giving me the foundation to goon to St. John’s Law School.

I have great memories of STAC and Igive a special thank-you to Sr. Patriciafor the help she gave me and my Dadwhen he was ill. For that, I will be eternally grateful.

~Richard J. Coffey’78, Esq. B.A. Social Science/English

THE NEW SPARTAN ATHLETIC COMPLEX

St. Thomas Aquinas College is proud toannounce the opening of its new outdoorsports facility, the Spartan AthleticComplex. Located on Route 340, just ashort walk from the College, the complexsits on 12 acres. The turf field will behome to the Spartans’ men’s andwomen’s soccer teams, the women’slacrosse, and the women’s softball team.Among the amenities of the new complexis an on-site locker room facility as wellas a parking area.

“I am very excited about the creation ofSpartan Athletic Complex”, notedPresident, Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick. “Thiscomplex will support our sports program,showcase the competitiveness of our student-athletes, and be a sign of theCollege's growth toward 2020.”

Pictured below: Barbara Vano (back row - 5thfrom the left) Accepts a gift of a sign to beplaced behind the women's softball dugout.She is surrounded here by this year's currentLady Spartan Softball team.

STAC PAYS TRIBUTE

Over 300 tickets were sold for theCollege’s annual black-tie gala, theAnnual Tribute Dinner held last fall at theHilton Pearl River. The College’s prestigious Aquinas Medal was awardedto Mr. Donald J. and Mrs. Donna J.G.Riley. The esteemed Founders Awardwas given to Dr. Margaret Ryan, OP ‘58.Proceeds of the dinner benefitted theRiley Family Scholarship and theDominican Sisters of Sparkill ScholarshipFunds.

The 2013 Annual Tribute Dinner will beheld on Friday, October 18 at the HiltonPearl River honoring Dr. George and Dr.Patricia Kraus with the Aquinas Medaland Marie Peter Buckley, OP ‘71 withthe Founders Award.

Contact Linda LoRe at 845-398-4018 orllore@stac.edu for details of the gala.

Annual Tribute Dinner 2012 - From L to R:Dr. Fitzpatrick, President, Don & Donna Riley,and Lanny Cohen, Chairman, Board ofTrustees

Annual Tribute Dinner 2012 - From L to R:Dr. Fitzpatrick, Sr. Mary Murray, OP, Dr.Margaret Ryan, OP, Dr. Maryann Summa, OP,Mr. Lanny Cohen.

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CALLING ALL HONORS PROGRAM GRADUATES - A Strong Case for Giving Back

the person I am today and have the successful career that I do, if I did notattend STAC. As a last note, I encourage all Honors Program graduates to give to the HonorsProgram Scholarship Fund so otherstudents can have the same opportunities we did. For information,please call Judy Perrin at 845-398-4045.Thank you, STAC!

~Amanda Sowinski John’97B.S. Mathematics

Specialization in Actuarial Science

I was touched bythe generosity ofothers who helpedmake it possible forme to get a Collegeeducation. I wasthe middle of fivechildren and thefirst child scheduledto attend a four

year college! This was a big deal for meand my family. St. Thomas AquinasCollege accepted me into its prestigiousHonors Program for which I am veryproud and thankful. The program was

exceptional in so many ways � I met otherhonors program students and becausethe classes were small and we all tookclasses together, it gave us the opportunityto build strong relations with each otherand our professors and to develop ourunique talents. One of the highlights ofthe program was the opportunity to studyabroad for 3 weeks at Oxford Universityduring my junior year. It was an amazingexperience that I will never forget.

The Honors Program gave me a sense ofaccomplishment and independence and Ihave nothing but fond memories ofSTAC and the program. I would not be

STAC & ACADEMIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION CREATE ALUMNI REWARDS CREDIT CARD PROGRAM

solutions to 18 educational institutions.You can reach the credit union at 914-923-3608 or have all of your questions answered atwww.AcademicFCU.org

For more information visitwww.AcademicFCU.org Or call 1-914-923-3608

St. Thomas Aquinas College is proud toannounce our new Alumni Rewards Cardprogram. We have partnered with theAcademic Federal Credit Union to develop an Alumni Rewards Credit Cardexclusively for the STAC Community.This program offers two options; theClassic Card has a $10,000 limit with anAPR of 12.4% or you can apply for thePlatinum Card that has a $35,000 limitand an industry-low APR of 7.9%. Aswith all of our products, these cards haveno annual fees, no cash advance fee, andare part of the exceptional ScoreCardRewards bonus point program.

Every time you swipe your STAC AlumniRewards Card you’ll earn bonus rewardspoints redeemable for merchandise, travel, and more. In addition, your participation in the program helps fuelfuture STAC Alumni Association programs and events.

Along with our Alumni Rewards programthe Credit Union offers a full range offinancial services to all the STAC AlumniCommunity, including savings, checking,CD’s, IRAs, personal loans, car loans,mortgages, Home Equity Lines of Creditand our very popular ALL Loan whichoffers you $20,000 for a payment ofonly $300 per month!

So what are you waiting for? Ditch thebank and join the non-profit movement.Transfer your current cards balance toyour new STAC Alumni Rewards Card

and start saving today! It’s time to besmart with your money. It’s time toswitch to Academic Federal CreditUnion.

Academic Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial institution offering realsolutions for the real world. We are abanking cooperative located in BriarcliffManor, New York providing financial

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Campus NewsSPRING 2013

STAC WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL MEMBERS

THE MBA PROGRAM JOINS THE SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION

external environment, particularly thosewithin the corporate world, and helps ourMBA students and program remain rele-vant and competitive.”

Stay tuned for more exciting developmentsfrom the MBA program.1.St. Thomas Aquinas College - MBA Community:http://www.linkedin.com/groups/St-Thomas-Aquinas-College-MBA4714321?home=&gid=4714321&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Egmp_47143212. Taken from:http://www.umassd.edu/cmr/socialmedia/miss-inglinkinsocialmediause/3. Complete info on US News rankings:http://www.usnews.com/rankings

STAC’s MBA program has joined thesocial media revolution. It launched itsfirst official LinkedIn group, St. ThomasAquinas College - MBA Community, inNovember 1, 2012. The MBA Blog isbeing prepped for a rollout this spring,followed soon thereafter by a flurry oftweets!

The Center for Marketing Research atthe University of Massachusetts Dartmouthrecently conducted a study on the usageof social media by the top MBA programsin the United States (as defined in the2012 US News Best Business SchoolRankings). The top three tools used byMBA programs are Facebook (100%),Twitter (96%) and LinkedIn (87%). Threequarters of the schools maintain an MBAblog. 2,3.

What is, perhaps, most exciting forSTAC’s MBA program is the addition ofits first social media course. In the sum-mer session—QIV, running from the endof May through early August—studentswill be able to enroll in Social MediaMarketing, an upper level elective thatwill satisfy requirements of theManagement and Marketing concentra-tions. The course will challenge studentsto critically analyze the impact of socialmedia within a global business context.

According to Michael Murphy, Dean ofthe School of Business, “Using socialmedia and offering courses such as SocialMedia Marketing shows our students thatwe are responsive to changes in the

The President’s Council is a dynamic, talented group of alumni, professionalsand community leaders who providethoughtful counsel and leadership to helpthe College fulfill its educational mission.

It is with great pleasure that we introduce,in alphabetical order, our newestPresident’s Council members for 2012-2013.

Michael DiTullo − President & CEO ofRockland Economic DevelopmentCorporation

Manuel Fernandes – Retired; FormerlyVP Finance & Treasurer and Professor ofAccounting & Finance, St. ThomasAquinas College

Ina Fitch – CEO of Academic FederalCredit Union

Sam Fratto − Business Manager ofIBEW Local 363 (InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers)

Dr. Marius Ilario ‘93 – Board certifiedanatomic and clinical pathologist withsubspeciality boards in cytopathology,Middletown Medical Group

Father Walter Jenkins, C.S.C., Ed.D., President of Holy CrossHigh School, Flushing, NY

Melissa Massimi – CEO and founder of M & R EnergyResources Corporation

Dr. Samuel Mufson ‘89 – Doctor of Dental Medicine, ChestnutRidge Dental Association

Fran Reinstein – VP/Director, Community Relations, KeyBank,Hudson Valley District

Ina Fitch Sam Fratto Michael DiTullo Manuel Fernandes

Dr. Marius Ilario Fr. Walter Jenkins

Fran Reinstein

Melisssa Massimi Dr. Samuel Mufson

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SPARTANS GO TO BOSTONBlair DeWitt ‘93Blair received his B.S. while at STAC andwent on to join the U.S. Marines.

Blair is currently an Advisory TechnicalSales Consultant for EmergingTechnologies Center, EMC Corporation,Global Product Sales located inHopkinton, Massachusetts. EMC buildsinformation infrastructures and virtualinfrastructures to help people and busi-nesses around the world unleash thepower of their digital information. EMCofferings in backup and recovery, enter-prise content management, unified stor-age, big data, enterprise storage, datafederation, archiving, security, and de-duplication help customers move toand build IT trust in their next generationof information management and enablethem to offer IT-as-a-Service as part oftheir journey to cloud computing.

Blair lives with his wife Deb in Upton,MA., and enjoys both rural life anddowntown Boston.

Christine Ann Colacino ‘82 -Magna Cum Laude Christine majored in English andCommunication Arts while at STAC andthen went on to earn her Master of Artsdegree from Emerson College.

Today, Christine works in the Office forDiversity Inclusion and CommunityPartnership at Harvard Medical Schoolwhere she coordinates the MonganCommonwealth Fund Fellowship inMinority Health Policy. This one-year,degree granting fellowship provides leadership training for physicians. Shehandles advertising and recruitmentefforts as well as project management.

On the STAC campus, Christine workedin Dr. John Durney’s office. After graduateschool, she worked for a few years inpublishing and then in advertising butneither position was fulfilling for her.She realized “the best work experienceshe’d had was working at STAC,” anddecided at that point to make higher education administration her career path.

Christine was inducted into the St.Thomas Aquinas College Hall of Fameon January 25, 2012.

NEW GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN AUTISM

disabilities. Candidates will be able toteach in a range of classrooms, includinga co-taught general education classroom,resource room, and self-contained specialized classroom.

The College is very pleased to announcethat it has added to its graduate degreeoptions, Literacy, Special Education, andEducational Leadership, a Masters inSpecial Education with a specialization inAutism, and an Advanced Certificate inAutism. Media reports over the lastdecade have highlighted the growing incidence in autism spectrum disordersamongst children. Students with autismfind social interaction and communicationdifficult, skills that most people developnaturally and take for granted. In theclassroom, students with autism find itdifficult to recognize non-verbal cues thatteachers might use during instruction.They may also find working in groupsand co-operative learning difficult. More

than ever, it is important for classroomteachers to understand the needs of thesechildren in order to teach them effectively.

Coursework in these programs will covercharacteristics of students with AutismSpectrum Disorders, Applied BehaviorAnalysis, Curriculum and Instruction, andLanguage and Social CommunicationDevelopment. The degree programs are36 credits and offered at both theElementary (Grades 1-6) and Secondarylevel (Grades 7-12); the certificate program is 12 credits. Upon programcompletion, the School of Education willrecommend candidates for teaching certification in special education with anannotation in severe and multiple

Blair DeWitt ‘93 andChristine Ann Colacino ‘82

NEXT STOP SPARTANS GO TO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND/DCSUMMER OF 2013

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'69Christine Fernandes (B.S.Ed.,Elementary Education) has retired as ofJune 2012 after more than 20 years withthe Salem Public Schools in Salem,Massachusetts. She plans to continuework as an educational consultant on theNorth Shore of Boston and is looking forward to spending more time with herchildren and 3 grandchildren with oneexpected to arrive in March, 2013.Christine cherishes her memories atSTAC and looks forward to reading abouther former friends in The TorchMagazine.

'71Laura (Cronan) Otcy (B.A., English)proudly announces that she is the grand-mother to six grandchildren.

Mary Murphy Kellner (B.S.Ed.)Elementary Education) has retired fromNorth Rockland Elementary School after35 years of teaching. She is currentlyhome-tutoring for North Rockland andproudly announces the engagement ofher daughter Jamie Velez who plans tobe wed on April 5th 2013 in Nyack, NY.

'76Susan Schulmerich (B.S., Psychology)Susan was inducted into the Hall of Famein 2002, and was recently promoted toAssistant Professor of Nursing at MountSaint Mary College in Newburgh, NY.

'78Rosalyn Z. Clark (B.A., Art) will be having her second, One-Woman exhibitof her paintings at “Bank of America” inWoodstock, NY.

Tom Brizzolara (B.S., Social Science)was inducted into the Hall of Fame in2005, has recently been elected into theNorwood, NJ Town Council.

'80Patricia (Ryan) Andersen (B.S.,Psychology) Patricia and her husband areproud to announce that their daughterErin will be entering her first year at theCollege at Furman University inGreensville, S.C. Patricia says that “TheCollege search brings back so many greatmemories of her time at STAC.

'80Deborah Jensen Ph.D. (B.S. Ed,Elementary Education) has releasedanother book called SuccessfulAssessment & Intervention Strategiesfor Struggling Readers: Lessons fromLiteracy Space; which she coauthoredwith Jenny Tuten from PalgraveMacmillan.

'82Elaine Peluso (B.S., Gerontology) Elaineis considering coming out of retirementand will begin looking for employment inthe education field.

'85Delwing Gaines (B.S., Gerontology)Delwing is currently employed asAssistant Dean for Sophomores, Juniorand Transfers in the Academic AdvisingOffice at Manhattanville College inPurchase, NY.

'88Patricia Javenes (B.S.Ed.) ElementaryEducation & Special Education) As ofJuly 2012, Patricia has retired fromSpecial Education at I.S-143 inWashington Heights, NYC. She loved herjob as a teacher and is now excited tostart another faith journey.

'97Alicia (Roth) Drossos (B.S., TherapeuticRecreation) Alicia and her husband Samwho were married in 2010 in a privateceremony in Costa Rica, proudlyannounce the birth of their daughterMariella Calla Drossos born September7, 2012. She was 6.3 lbs., 19 inches atbirth. They are currently all doing welland living in Phoenix, AZ.

'98Joseph Anthony DiGennaro (B.S. ‘98,M.S.Ed. ‘01) Joseph is employed as aSpecial Education Science teacher inClarkstown North High School inRockland County, NY.

'99Karen G.(O’Reilly) Medic (B.S., SocialScience) is now working as a SeniorAssociate Attorney at Baron Associates,PC, while starting up the opening of herown law firm with fellow colleague andhusband, Joseph Medic. Karen and

Joseph were married in 2008 and have adaughter Milena, born in 2010 and sonJoseph Jr. born in 2012. She and herhusband reside in Manhattan and are celebrating 10 years as NYS AdmittedAttorneys in spring of 2013.

'00Steve Lechich (B.S.Ed., ElementaryEducation) has retired as of June 2012after more than 20 years with the SalemPublic Schools in Salem, MA.

'05Stephanie Burdge (B.A., Art EducationK-12) Stephanie continues to teach special education in Brooklyn and isworking to obtain a Post-Mastersadvanced Certificate in Leadership.Stephanie continues to participate in runsto support numerous causes. In 2011 sheran in NYC ½ Marathon to supportAutism Research as well as the secondcompletion of the Tough Mudder for theWounded Warrior Project this past April2012. She is currently redesigning theSpecial Education Curriculum as ateacher in a class of nine.

'07Jenika Morel (B.A., Spanish) Jenika iscurrently teaching full-time Spanish &Native Language Arts at FieldstoneMiddle School in The North Rockland,NY School District. She is also pursuingher Master’s in Education in Literacy atSTAC with plans to complete the programin Spring 2014.

Jessica Schmidt (B.S., RecreationTherapy) Jessica has been promoted tothe position of Director of Recreation atthe Bristal Assisted Living facility ofWhite Plains, NY.

'07Cassandra Farrell Carney (B.S., SocialScience) Cassandra and husband CurtisCarney are proud to announce the birthof their son Mathew on February 7th. Heweighed 8 lbs 7 ounces and was 20” longat birth.

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'08Stephen Hancock (B.S., Social Science)Steven is currently Dean of Students atAnne M. Dorner Middle School inOssining, NY. Steven has also begun hiswork towards his Administrative Master’sDegree at the Future School LeadersAcademy through Bank Street College.

Karen Thorne (B.S., Graphic Design)Karen proudly announced her marriageto Adam Tarabokija on Saturday, April 2,2012 at Sacred Heart Chapel in Sparkill,NY. Karen is currently working as aGraphic designer & her husband isemployed at Metro North Railroad.

'09Rose F. Mazzella (B.A., Communications)Rose is currently pursuing an M.P.A. inHealth Care Administration at LongIsland University. She works as an administrator at NYU Langone MedicalCenter of Manhattan, NY.

Emily Marie (Robertson) Di Genarro,(B.S.) Emily is working as an AssistantTechnician at Valley Cottage AnimalHospital in Rockland County, NY.

'10Rachel Chester (B.A. CommunicationArts, MBA, Marketing) Rachel recentlysecured a full time position at GreenLight Enterprises as their Bookkeeper/Marketing Assistant. She is handlingtheir bookkeeping, and assists in marketingdesigns to help promote the company.

'11Fernando Peralta (B.S., BusinessAdministration) Fernando was recentlypromoted to Technology SolutionsConsultant at Atlantic Tomorrow’s office.Fernando specializes in helping educational institutions in the areadecrease their technology costs to maketheir funds more available for importantaspects of education.

'12Candace Rivera (B.A., CommunicationArts) Candace recently graduated fromSTAC in May, 2012. She is nowemployed as an administrative assistant atKPMG Corporate Communications Unit.

Brendan Hackett (B.S. Social Science)Brendan was employed shortly after graduation. He manages portfolios andtrades stocks and options at BlackwallCapital Markets on Wall Street, in NYC.

'08Karen Thorne married Adam Torabokijaon April 21, 2012.

'98 and ‘09Joseph DiGenarro married Emily MarieRobertson on May 18, 2012.

'81Rose F. Mazella married Anthony Saporitoon February 14, 2013.

WEDDING BELLS

Stephen Hancock ‘08 Brendan Hackett ‘12

Anthony Saporito ‘81and Rose Mazella

Karen Thorne ‘08 and Adam Tarabokija

Joseph ‘98 andEmily Marie DiGenarro ‘09

IN MEMORIAM

'81Mary Jacobs (B.S., Psychology) passedaway on December 3, 2012

'88Ann O’Connor (B.A., English) Passedaway on December 30, 2009

Matthew Carney

ATTENTION ALUMNI

Photos and announcements forweddings, births or professionaladvancements should be submittedto the Office of Alumni Relations[alumni@stac.edu] within one yearof the event.

To have your photo submitted forpublication, it must meet theseminimum requirements:

• Photos must be in color

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HINT: If the file size is less than1MB, then it’s not the right quality.

Faculty/Staff KudosSPRING 2013

Samantha Bazile ‘07, AssociateDirector of Admissions, was named tothe Rockland County Forty Under 40Program. Samantha was among 40dynamic individuals under the age of 40who make their mark on RocklandCounty in positive ways through theircommitment to growth, development,professional excellence and the community-at-large.

Maria Coupe MBA ‘11, AssociateDirector, Human Resources, earned aSenior Professional Human Resources(SPHR) certification. The certification isissued by the Human ResourcesCertification Institute (HRCI).

Dr. Joseph J. Coyne, Professor ofPsychology, has been elected to representNew Jersey on the American PsychologicalAssociation Council of Representatives,the governing body of the APA. Histerm of office begins in January 2013and extends through 2015.

Dr. L. John Durney, Provost & VicePresident For Academic Affairs andProfessor of Communications, has beenre-elected to the Rockland BusinessAssociation Board of Directors. Dr.Durney, who served as Chairman of thatsame RBA Board from 1998-2000, alsoserves on the Board of ARC of RocklandFoundation, an organization which sup-ports developmentally disabled adults inthe County.

Dr. Meenakshi Gajria, Dean andProfessor, School of Education, co-authored a chapter titled “MulticomponentInterventions for Improving ContentLearning” in R.T. Boon & V.G. Spencer(Eds.), Adolescent Literacy: Strategies forContent Comprehension in InclusiveClassrooms. Paul H. Brookes PublishingCo. (2013).

Dr. Gajria also presented a paper withThomas Smith, student in the graduateprogram in Special Education, at theNew York State Convention of theCouncil for Exceptional Children, inSaratoga Springs, New York inNovember 2012. The paper was “UsingContent Enhancements to promoteContent Area Literacy for Studentswith Learning Disabilities.”

Dr. Richard Heath, Professor ofPsychology & Director, Pathways,received an Educational LeadershipAward by the Rockland CountyAssociation for Learning Disabilities(RCALD) at their Awards Gala Dinnerheld in November 2012. The RCALDpromotes social and vocational skills thatmaximize the potential of people withlearning and other development disabilities.

Dr. Linda Levine Madori, Professor ofRecreation & Leisure Studies, will be presenting her new study for 2013-2014at the American Society on AgingConference to be held at EdwardHospital in Naperville, Illinois. The TTAPMethod saved the hospital over $160,000in healthcare costs, and this study willlook at further changes in medication,behaviors, falls, aggressive behaviors, andstaff wellness. The session is titled“Transcending Dementia: The Time forChange is Now!”

Health Professions Press, publisher of Dr.Levine Madori’s new book “TranscendingDementia,” is advertising her NationalCertification Course on the TTAPMethod Training on their website.

Dr. Roger Lévy, Associate Professor ofInternational Business and Marketing,participated in the International Businessand Economics Conference (IBEC) whichtook place at the Université de Caen(Normandy, France) in January 2013.The paper he presented, “MichaelWoodford’s short tenure at the helm ofOlympus Corporation,” was singled outby the Organizing Committee of IBEC2013 as Best Teaching Case Study.Students in his International Managementclass will be analyzing the case during thespring semester.

Gerald McCarthy, Professor of English,was recently awarded the Spring 2013Faculty Research Course Release. Duringthe Spring 2013 semester, ProfessorMcCarthy received a reduction in his regular teaching load in order to pursuehis scholarship, writing about the slavenarrative of William Grimes, and to pursue his creative work, publishing andreading new poetry.

Michael McManus, Director, AcademicServices, received an EducationalLeadership Award by the RocklandCounty Association for LearningDisabilities (RCALD) at their Awards GalaDinner held in November 2012. TheRCALD promotes social and vocationalskills that maximize the potential of people with learning and other development disabilities.

Judy Perrin, CFRE, Director ofDevelopment, was elected as VicePresident of Programming for theRockland Development Council (RDC).The RDC is a non-profit professionalorganization whose mission is to educate,inform, inspire and motivate fundraisingprofessionals and to ensure membersadhere to the highest professional standards.

Dr. Carl Rattner, Professor of Art,displayed his work “Transition” at theRockland Center for the Arts in January2013. “Septuaginta Annis” appeared inAMAG’s November/December “It’s AllAbout Me” (group portraiture exhibit).“Poplar Drape” was displayed inDecember, 2012 at the Center forContemporary Art, Bedminster, NewJersey. “Lenny’s Shovel”, a work createdin memory of Carl’s father, was displayedin November, 2012 at the GarnervilleResurrection Show.

Dr. Carl RattnerDr. Richard Heath

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Faculty/Staff KudosSPRING 2013

Dr. Michael Shaw

Lenny’s Shovel by Dr. Carl Rattner

Dr. Suzanne Reynolds, AssociateProfessor of Education & Assistant Dean,School of Education, presented “Successfor Struggling Students: Addressing theCommon Core in Designing FractionInstruction” Finnegan, E. & Reynolds, S.(January 2013) at the Annual SpecialEducation and Mathematics Conferenceof the Association of MathematicsTeachers of New Jersey (Jersey City,New Jersey). Dr. Reynolds also presented“Making Sense of Fractions” Reynolds,S. (November 2012) at the 62nd AnnualConference of the Association ofMathematics Teachers of New York State(Rye, New York). Dr. Reynolds published“Elementary Mathematics Specialists:Now is the Time” in the MathematicsTeachers’ Journal (AMTNYS), Vol. 62,No. 3.

Dr. Maria Ann Roglieri, Professor ofForeign Languages, will give a talk on“Gluten-free Away from Home” atPhelps Memorial Hospital in the Spring2013. She has published an article onGluten-Free Spain in ZonderMeer, amagazine in the Netherlands. TheGluten-Free Guide to Spain (www.gfguidespain.com) will be out in theSpring 2013. In addition, she publishednew editions of The Gluten-Free Guideto France (www.gfguidefrance.com) andThe Gluten-Free Guide to WashingtonD.C. (www.gfguidedc.com). Dr. Roglierialso published an article on gluten-freetravel on www.glutenfreegoberotter.comand a review of a Dante book inSpeculum. In February 2013, her articleabout celiac disease and kids appeared inthe Washington Post.

Dr. Michael L. Shaw, Professor ofEducation, was elected to the NationalSteering Committee of Save our Schools,

a national organization that is working toend high stakes testing of students andhigh stakes evaluation of teachers, secureequitable funding, and return control ofcurriculum to schools and communities.He also serves as the InternationalReading Association Representative toNCATE and is the National Council ofTeachers of English Director of theReading Collaborative. Dr. Shaw had achapter accepted for publication in a newbook on literacy research and practiceentitled, “Reading and TeachingThoughtful Literacy to Readers whoStruggle: Increasing Motivation,Engagement, and Comprehension.”

Monica Wendel, Visiting Instructor ofEnglish, was one of four people chosenfor the writers-in-residence program forSpring 2013 at the Jack Kerouac Housein Orlando, Florida. During her residen-cy, Professor Wendel will be working ona full-length collection of her poetry anda novel. The achievement comes in thewake of a few others for ProfessorWendel. The manuscript of her mostrecent poetry collection was named asemi-finalist in Finishing Line Press’ NewWomen’s Voices Chapbook Competitionand was offered publication by the press.In addition, Professor Wendel was offereda scholarship to attend the Key WestLiteracy Seminar.

Elaine Winship, Visiting Instructor ofSpeech & Composition, hosted local professionals in her class, Social MediaMarketing, who had some specific marketing needs. For the final project,the students developed a complete socialmedia marketing plan for the PalisadesCenter and presented it to the directorand assistant director of marketing.Many of the class ideas were consideredfor implementation, and as a result of theinteraction, one of the students from theclass was hired to work as a social mediaassociate for the Palisades Center.

A WARM WELCOME to the following new members of the College Community!

• Linda DelPonte, Payroll Coordinator

• Samantha Estey ‘12, Financial AidCoordinator

• David Eng, Director, StudentActivities/Center

• Dr. Athena McAlenney, AssistantProfessor of Teacher Education

• Alicia Owens, Coordinator/Advisor,West Point Program

• Regine Rossi, Visiting Instructor ofTeacher Education

• Laura Weiss, Admissions Councelor& Special Program Advisor

• Dr. Staci Shultz, Assistant Professorof Teacher Education

• Thomas Winship, Director, MBAProgram

CONGRATULATIONS to the following facultyand staff!

• Kathleen Beglin was promoted toSenior Accounts Receivable Specialist

• Dr. Ellen Chayet Kidd was promotedto Associate Professor and receivedtenure

• Danielle Mac Kay will be responsiblefor the position of Director,Enrollment Marketing & CampusCommunictions. Danielle marriedRoman Kobryn on November 3, 2012

• Enrique Martinez was promoted toSenior Security Officer

• Joanne Sullivan was promoted toAssistant Director, Financial Aid

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Danielle Mac Kay and Roman Kobryn

Campus News

I have crystal clearmemories of mytime at STAC andof certain teachersand friends thattime can neverchange. One suchfriend wasBrother FredDihlmann.

Fred was an integral part of the STACexperience. He was editor of the news-paper, the yearbook and the literarymagazine and was a student representativeon the College Forum. He often sharedhis thoughts with then President MaryAnn Biller, Dean McNelis or Sr. ElizabethDavid and he was forever clowningaround Sisters Angele Saunders andAnnie Shaw.

It is now the 10th anniversary of Fred’spassing. To be with Fred in his last yearwas a gift for me. He never gave up

hope and never complained. He thoughtof others in so many ways and workedon so many projects for his community,the Christian Brothers of LaSalle.

Family and Friends of Fred’s have established a scholarship in Fred’s nameat St. Thomas Aquinas College as a tribute to all that Fred was and loved. If you would like to contribute to TheBrother Fred Dihlmann ScholarshipFund to help keep Fred’s memory andspirit alive and to help students at STACobtain the wonderful education that Fredand I did, please call Judy Perrin at thecollege. She can be reached at 845-398-4045.

Thank you for reading this and let us bethankful for the many, many gifts Godhas given us all through St. ThomasAquinas College.

~Pax,Janet Keyes (formerly Wollak)

Class of 1973

SPRING 2013

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A Scholarship In Memory of Brother Fred Dihlmann, FSC-Helping Students at STAC to Obtain a Great Education

The St. ThomasAquinas CollegeCommunitymourns the passing onJanuary 3 of adear friend of the

College, Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr. Josephdedicated his life to preserving ItalianAmerican culture and heritage. He wantedeveryone to love Italy’s rich history andculture as much as he did.

Known as a humanitarian of expansivedimension, it would be impossible to listall of his accomplishments. Since 2000Joseph had been pursuing the preservationof Italian culture full time. In 2003 heand his wife, Elda, founded the CocciaInstitute for the Italian Experience inAmerica at Montclair State University.

The Coccia Foundation, which was startedin 1994 as the Joseph and EldaCharitable Foundation, has provided awide range of philanthropic aid to many

worthy recipients including students atSt. Thomas Aquinas College. Thanks toJoseph and the Coccia Foundation, St.Thomas Aquinas College, in honor oftheir 60th Anniversary, was able to offerround trip air fare to Rome to a luckyraffle winner.

As his daughter Elisa says,” I’m amazedat all the people he has touched.People from across the country havereached out to me after my father’spassing”. One of his greatest honorsand a testament to the tremendousimpact Joseph has had was when theItalian Republic bestowed on him theMedal of Cavaliere in the Legion ofMerit for his fundraising efforts afterdevastating earthquakes hit Italy in 1976and 1980.

The St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeCommunity will continue to help passthe torch of Italian heritage championedby Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr.

~Judy Perrin

In Memory of Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr.

KATHY BARRA’S LEGACY – A Scholarship to Help theStudents She Loved

Kathy Barra was a graduate of the MBAprogram and a professor of marketinghere at St. Thomas Aquinas College whowas passionate about education, lovedher students and touched their lives inamazing ways. Kathy was excited byteaching − everyone she taught emergedricher and more vibrant. Kathy’s giftswere numerous including her ability toopen new doors, to show others thatthere is always joy to be discovered andthat it takes no effort to make one feellike number one.

“Kathy was a great lady and a phenomenalteacher – not only phenomenal butinspiring” one student wrote. Kathy‘sdedication, optimism, good cheer, kindness, integrity, intelligence and herability to make things a better world arestill talked about today.

She possessed the greatest gift of all - theability to give back to others so that theycould become all that they could. Shewanted to give the students the best education possible, and, to continue thatlegacy, her husband, John, has created ascholarship in Kathy’s name that wouldallow a student to receive a top tier education that they might otherwise not be able to afford.

We are told in life that we get but onechance to live it well. No one took bettercare of that chance than Kathy Barra. I urge each and every one to establish ascholarship to ensure that talent andpotential, not a student’s financial means,are what ultimately determines their ability to enroll at STAC.

~Judy Perrin

Campus NewsSPRING 2013

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WHO DID IT?

Last summer, twenty-six middle schoolstudents from five local New York andNew Jersey schools, working in smallgroups in Costello Hall, examined forensic evidence to determine who“killed” Dr. Steve Burns. The methodsand perpetrators varied from team toteam, but the approach was the same:examine the evidence, report your findings, and determine “Who did it?”

These students were participating in apilot summer Science, Technology,Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) enrichment program co-developed by theSchools of Education and Arts &Sciences. The program, funded by theCollege and participant tuition, was created to support interest in science andmathematics at the middle school leveland to offer an opportunity for pre-service teachers in science and mathe-matics to work with highly-motivatedmiddle school students. This experiencegave the students the chance to work inSt. Thomas Aquinas’ newly-renovated,state-of-the-art science labs to learn howto use appropriate tools and techniquesto gather, analyze, and interpret data.Students were required to think logicallyand critically, to communicate scientificexplanations, and to use mathematics intheir analysis of data. The activitiesexposed middle school students to “real”forensic science methods that are commonly misrepresented, and yet sopopular, in today’s media. Some of thetasks that the future scientists tackledincluded the analysis of soil, hair, andfiber samples, blood splatter patterns, fingerprints, footprints, and ballistic evidence. Students also made dentalimpressions and performed blood-typingtests.

The program was originally conceived ofand organized by Dr. Suzanne Reynolds,Assistant Dean of the School of Education.Dr. Steve Burns, Professor of Chemistry& Assistant Dean of the School of Arts& Science, and Dr. Clara Toth, Professorof Biology & Forensic Science, led theinstruction in the methods of forensic science, along with volunteers from the

Forensic Science Club and interns fromthe School of Education.

During the first six days of the program,the middle schoolers focused on learninghow to use the instruments in the lab toinvestigate and interpret evidence. Onthe seventh day, each group was given“real” evidence pertaining to the murderof a Dr. Steve Burns. The students eagerlyused their skills to solve the mystery of“Who Did It?” On the final day, studentspresented PowerPoint presentations toexplain their analyses of evidence andconvince the jury (composed of parentsand friends) of the suspect’s guilt.

Student responses to the program, aswell as parent reactions, were over-whelmingly positive. Some of their comments included; “I liked the bloodsplatter pattern activity because you can’tdo those messy lab experiments in science class in my school”; “I feel that Iwas challenged to think deeply aboutthings I had not thought about before;and “This program has made me moreinterested in mathematics and science”.The success of the program may bemeasured by the fact that, in an end-of-program survey, nearly half of the participants expressed an interest inreturning this summer for either anadvanced forensic science program or aprogram in another STEM area.

The program will be expanded this summer to include both an eight-dayintroduction to forensic science (July 22 – August 1) and a four-dayadvanced forensic science class (August 5– 8th). The program is open to all students who will be entering 7th or 8thgrade in September. With additionalgrants, the program hopes to expand infuture years to include sessions in mathematics, technology and other sciences. For more information please contact Dr. Suzanne Reynolds atsreynold@stac.edu.

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APRIL 277th Annual Bowl for Justin - AlumniEvent Hi-Tor Lanes Haverstraw, New York 5 - 9 PM

MAY 4 - 10ALUMNI WEEKSaturday, May 4Baccalaureate MassSacred Heart Chapel4 PM

Saturday, May 4Spartan Baseball GameProvident Bank Park7 PM

Sunday, May 5 Ellen’s Stardust Diner,The Musical “ANNIE”3 PM Matinee

Monday & Tuesday, May 6 & 7Religious RetreatThe Emmaus House, Ocean Grove, NJ

MAY 4 - 10ALUMNI WEEK cont.

Thursday, May 9Alumni Women’s Softball Game &BBQSpartan Athletic Complex & MarianGardens

Friday, May 10th – 55thCommencementOUTDOORS – weather-permitting2 PM - followed by reception in Romano Center

JUNE 341st Annual St. Thomas AquinasCollege Benefit Golf TournamentPresident Council’s Golf TournamentRockland Country ClubRoute 9W, Sparkill, NY7:15 AM - Morning Shotgun12:30 PM - Afternoon Shotgun

SEPTEMBER 14Fall HomecomingWest Point Versus Stanford UniversityU.S. Military Academy

Alumni Calendar of Events

THE MAGAZINE OFSt. Thomas Aquinas College

(845) 398-4020

Vol. 40, Spring 2013

Dr. Margaret M. Fitzpatrick, S.C.President

Lanny CohenChairman, Board of Trustees

Editorial StaffKevin DuignanJoanne Favata

Linda LoReJudy Perrin

Contributing WritersMeenakshi Gajria

Dr. Suzanne ReynoldsThomas Winship

Some photos in this issue courtesy of:

Terry Lynch, Studio Eleven

Design - Universal Marketing, LLC

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16TH ANNUAL ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE HALL OF FAME AND RENUNION DINNER - JANUARY 25, 2013

Our 2013 honorees represent theMission of St. Thomas Aquinas Collegeacross many fields – ranging fromReligion, to Education and UniversityAdministration, Humanitarian Serviceand Business Administration,Professional Consulting, Diversity andCommunity Partnerships, PublicService Utilities and Civic Planning.

Our 2013 Spartan Award Honoreeshave made meaningful and exceptionalcontributions to all of us through theirexemplary community service in the

areas of Emergency Medical Servicesand Fire Protection & EmergencyRescue!

Induction to the Alumni Hall of Fame isthe recognition of true achievement, anacknowledgement of professional, civic,and societal accomplishment. Pleasefeel free to nominate someone that youthink deserves this distinction for nextyear. To nominate an alumni for theHall of Fame, contact the Office ofAlumni Affairs at 845-398-4284 or e-mail at alumni@stac.edu.

Pictured above: front row, left to right: Sr. Sheila Mullins, ’63, Thomas A. Donovan,’83 and Christine A. Colacino, ’82 – Back row, left to right: MichaelYannazone, ’05 accepting the SpartanAward on behalf of the John PauldingSparkill-Palisades Fire Department, BredaMurphy Bova, ’67, Lynn Donovan-Krakaur, ’78 and Andrew Krakaur, ’79,Maureen E. Fay, ’70, Dr. MargaretFitzpatrick, President, and BarbaraSullivan McConnell, ’80. Also inductedwith the Spartan Award, but not pictured;The South Orangetown AmbulanceCorps.

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THEtorchSAVE THE DATE!

“STAC XLI”41st Annual St. Thomas Aquinas CollegePresident’s Council Benefit Golf Tournament

If you Missed the 40th Tourney, Don’t Miss the 41st!

Monday, June 3, 2013The Rockland Country Club

Morning Shotgun @ 7:15 amAfternoon Shotgun @ 12:30 pm

Over $1,000,000 in Potential Prizes!$1,000,000 Shootout Contest!

Cars on Hole-in-Ones!

The Largest and the Best and the Tournament of Choice, in Support of Higher Education in Rockland County!

PLEASE CALL JUDY PERRIN AT 845-398-4045 FOR INFORMATION

Sponsor and Player Levels for Everyone. By sponsoring or playing golf,you will help St. Thomas generate much needed revenue

for general student scholarships.

Hope to see you on June 3!