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Changing Perceptions
There is a belief that has persisted for far too long in Massachusetts that
the only way for outstanding students to get a top education in the state is
by attending an elite private school. Many still believe that these students
will not be challenged and will not thrive in a public university setting.
Fortunately, there is evidence that this false idea may be starting to fade,
and it comes in the form of Framingham State’s rapidly growing
Commonwealth Honors Program, which is the highlight of this issue of
Framingham State Magazine. Designed to attract top students from across
the state, the program’s enrollment has more than doubled in just five
years and continues to trend upward.
The honors program is not designed for everyone, nor should it be. Students
are expected to enroll in five honors courses that challenge them to take
on additional work and refine their critical thinking skills. They must also
complete an in-depth honors thesis under the direction of a faculty
member. Jeane Ferro ’07 describes this process as invaluable. It not only
prepared her for graduate-level work, but also helped her develop a
mentoring relationship with her professor. Completing a thesis as an
undergraduate is also something that stands out on a résumé. It’s not
uncommon for graduates of our honors program to continue their education
at elite doctoral programs or to jump right into professions they are
passionate about.
Framingham State is committed to providing an exceptional education
to all our students, including those who never imagined they would
even make it to college and need extra support and guidance along the
way. Our commitment to accessibility, particularly for low-income
and underrepresented students, is a hallmark of our mission. However,
we also take great pride in helping students who could succeed in almost
any setting maximize their full potential at FSU. For these students,
the Commonwealth Honors Program is an outstanding opportunity,
and it continues to change perceptions about the rigor and quality of
a public education.
E XECUTIVE EDITOR
Dan Magazu
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Framingham State’s Commonwealth Honors Program
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10 student voice Kaitlyn Shannon ’17 takes full advantage of the Framingham State Food Study.
11 on course Dr. Andrew Jung recently took part in the development of an artificial pancreas for diabetes control.
FRONT COVER
Kent Dayton Photography
12 campus life Hemenway Labs Grand Opening—FSU opens a state-of-the-art science facility.
14 faculty news Professor Audrey Kali spends several months teaching communications courses in Malawi, Africa.
president’s report An overview of Framingham State’s progress during fiscal year 2015.
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24 alumni corner Alumni are celebrated for their career accomplishments.
26 ram nation Twins Dan and Patrick Gould ’17 lead the FSU men’s basketball team.
28 class notes Learn how your classmates are spending their time.
32 happenings Dan Kessler hopes to leverage his FSU MBA to advance in his career at EMC.
www.framingham.edu
ibc donor profile Kathleen Lennon G’85 endows a scholarship at FSU.
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effectiveness of professional development for school nutrition employees—honors thesis title, class of ’15
85: average number of entering first-year students joining the commonwealth honors program
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Ahead of
the Class
COMMONWEALTH HONORS PROGRAM
DRAWS TOP STUDENTS TO FSU
julianne dewolfe ’16
“Honors courses demand more—that you see the
bigger picture beyond the facts. I found them
more worthwhile and more memorable. They
helped me refine my critical thinking skills.”
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19: number of students in the class of 2016 completing an honors thesis
top three commonwealth honors program student majors: psychology, english & history
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carolyn maibor
“A strong honors program communicates that academic
excellence is a priority for Framingham State.”
Success Stories
Framingham State’s Commonwealth Honors Program, part of the statewide
honors program for public colleges and universities, is challenging. It
demands more work and commitment. But to the current and former
students enrolled in the program, it’s all worth it. Alumni and students alike
credit the Framingham State honors program with setting them up for
success in graduate school and rewarding careers.
michael williams ’09
“When I talked to my honors
science professor, Dr. Aline Davis,
she said I could absolutely go
to medical school.”
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Take Michael Williams ’09, for example, who
developed an interest in medicine early in his
undergraduate career. “I thought about going
to medical school, but figured I’d never get in
since Framingham State is a smaller, liberal
arts-oriented college,” he recalls. Luckily,
Williams was part of the University’s honors
program. His honors courses were smaller,
which allowed him to develop one-on-one
relationships with faculty. “When I talked to
my honors science professor, Dr. Aline Davis,
she said I could absolutely go to medical
school.” This spring, Williams will graduate
from UMass Medical School and pursue a
residency in anesthesiology.
Richard Carbonaro ’14 came to Framingham
State “never expecting to get a higher degree,”
he explains. “Being part of the honors program
sparked my interest in furthering my education.”
Today, Carbonaro is a PhD candidate in
sociology at UMass Amherst, and he’s not
alone. “There are two Framingham State
honors classmates who are also pursuing
doctorates here—one in biology and one in
higher education.”
Stories like those of Williams and Carbonaro
make Professors Paul Bruno and Carolyn
Maibor proud. Bruno is the current director of
Framingham State’s Commonwealth Honors
Program; Maibor directed the program for
seven years and in 2010 oversaw its evolution
from a university-based program to a
Commonwealth program.
“As a state university, we have a moral obligation
to provide highly motivated students with an
elite education—and we do that.”
Even before she became director, Maibor
was an enthusiastic champion of the honors
program. “A strong honors program
communicates that academic excellence is
a priority for Framingham State,” she says. “As
a state university, we have a moral obligation
to provide highly motivated students with
an elite education—and we do that. Our
students can compete anywhere.” Joining
the Commonwealth Honors Program was
a significant step in cementing that message.
“It allows us to share best practices, align
our standards and take part in a periodic
review process,” Maibor continues. “It’s good
for us and good for the program to have an
external endorsement.”
The majority of students are invited to join the
honors program when they are admitted,
based on a combination of their SAT scores,
class rank and high school GPA. On average,
85 of the most promising students in the
incoming class will enter the Commonwealth
Honors Program.
“I knew I wanted to go on to get a graduate degree,
and I figured the honors program would prepare
me for the level of work that I would do in
graduate school.”
“I knew I wanted to go on to get a graduate
degree, and I figured the honors program
would prepare me for the level of work that
I would do in graduate school,” adds Jeane
Ferro ’07, who is now a nurse practitioner.
For Kourosh Ghamary, a junior majoring in
Biology, the Commonwealth Honors Program
set Framingham State apart. “Of all the
schools I applied to, Framingham State was
the only one to invite me to join the honors
program,” he notes. “That was absolutely
a deciding factor.”
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educational outcomes of
children in foster care
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“I was really excited when I was invited to join
the honors program,” remembers Julianne
DeWolfe, a senior who is a Psychology/Early
Childhood Education major. “I figured I might
as well take the leap because it would give
me the skills to be successful.”
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13: average number of students per year completing commonwealth honors theses since the program’s inception in 2010
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erin tracy ’16
“It’s great to have something you’re really
jeane ferro ’07
interested in and have faculty members
“To me, it was the best part of the honors program,
you can work with.”
an opportunity to work closely with a professor
and develop a mentoring relationship. Completing
a thesis forced me to develop a better level of
critiques from multiple professors.”
Faculty support is particularly critical in
completing the program’s final challenge: To
graduate as a Commonwealth Honors Scholar,
students must write a senior thesis under the
direction of a faculty mentor.
Challenge & Support
Honors students are required to take at least
five honors courses, smaller sections that
involve more work than typical courses.
“At first, I was intimidated by my honors
courses because there were more assignments,”
says DeWolfe. “But then, I realized honors
classes were different. In other classes,
you memorize things for the test and then
forget them. Honors courses demand more—
that you see the bigger picture beyond the
facts. I found them more worthwhile and
more memorable. They helped me refine my
critical thinking skills.”
“My honors courses are a lot more discussion based.
And because they have honors students from all
majors, you benefit from different perspectives.
You get to know honors faculty better.”
“You’re able to delve more into topics and do
some interesting projects,” adds Courtney
Torres, a junior Nutrition and Dietetics major.
“My honors courses are a lot more discussion
based. And because they have honors
students from all majors, you benefit from
different perspectives. You get to know
honors faculty better, which helps you to
develop a good network and support system.
That’s important.”
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“I really enjoy research,” says senior Erin Tracy,
a Psychology and Early Childhood Education
double major who completed her thesis on
the emotional well-being and educational
outcomes of children in foster care. “It’s great
to have something you’re really interested in
and have faculty members you can work with.”
Though it’s a significant commitment, students
and alumni unanimously praise the thesis as
their most formative undergraduate experience.
“To me, it was the best part of the honors
program,” says Ferro, “an opportunity to work
closely with a professor and develop a
mentoring relationship. Completing a thesis
forced me to develop a better level of
organization and to synthesize criticism and
critiques from multiple professors.”
DeWolfe agrees. “Last semester, I considered
dropping out of the honors program because
completing a thesis seemed overwhelming.
A friend who had done hers said to me, ‘Trust
me, you can do it.’ I’m so glad she encouraged
me. This whole experience has completely
and exponentially expanded my skills.”
And according to Bruno, the big story is that
a growing number of honors students are
opting to persist through the thesis project.
In 2006, when Maibor assumed responsibility
for the University’s honors program, three
students completed their theses. This year,
that number has ballooned to 19.
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a microstructure perspective on the regulation of commodity exchanges—honors thesis title, class of ’15
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kourosh ghamary ’17
“The lower-level biology and chemistry courses are very
hard to get into. Because I was able to register first, I had
no problem getting in.”
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The Benefits Beyond
the Classroom
For many Framingham State
University students, the
Commonwealth Honors Program
has been the launching pad
for exciting and dynamic careers
across a wide spectrum of
fields. The success of our honors
students raises the profile of the
entire University.
Developing a network of like-minded students
and faculty is crucial for honors students,
which is why the honors program works to
strengthen that network outside of classes,
as well.
For example, first-year students have the
option of living on an honors floor in Towers,
something Torres chose. “It was great because
I developed good friendships. A lot of us were
in the same classes, which was really helpful,”
she says. “These are students who work hard
and encourage you to work hard, too.”
As a student, Carbonaro served as president
of the Honors Students Association. “We
scheduled different events to bring honors
students together—things like apple picking,
game nights and going to see ‘The Nutcracker,’”
he explains. “We also hosted a night where
students who had completed their theses
talked to other honors students about
their projects.”
paul bruno
“It’s a great combination: As an honors student,
you’re not isolated, yet you do have the opportunity
to do advanced work.”
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One of Ghamary’s favorite memories was the
freshman honors retreat on Thompson Island.
“We played volleyball, had a bonfire and
played a late-night game of manhunt. It was
fun, and it was a really good opportunity to
bond,” he says. To Ghamary, however, the
most critical benefit of the honors program is
preferential class registration. “As a Science
major, this has been extremely important to
me,” he explains. “The lower-level biology and
chemistry courses are very hard to get into.
Because I was able to register first, I had no
problem getting in.”
Honors students aren’t the only ones to
benefit, according to Bruno. “Because
students also take courses with the general
population, it raises the level of discourse
across the University,” Bruno says. “It’s a great
combination: As an honors student, you’re
not isolated, yet you do have the opportunity
to do advanced work.”
For many Framingham State
students, the cost of tuition and
fees can be a barrier to success
for those hoping to enroll in
the honors program. These
students rely on the availability
of scholarships and aid to ease
their financial burden.
Opening Doors
There’s no doubt that the Commonwealth
Honors Program is a significant draw for top
students. Torres, for one, hopes more incoming
students opt to take part. “I encourage anyone
who is offered admission into the honors
program to take it,” she says. “It’s a really
great tool to help you broaden your horizons
and develop new perspectives. And you learn
good time management and organizational
abilities: You have to stay organized because
there is so much more work to do.”
For DeWolfe, like Williams and Carbonaro
before her, the honors program just may have
presented a new career path. “From doing
a thesis, I discovered that I love research,”
she says. “My immediate goal is to be a
“If the honors program has shown me
anything, it’s that opportunities happen.
If you are a graduate of the
Framingham State honors
program and feel that it helped
you develop and succeed in your
career, we ask you to consider
making a gift to benefit current
and future honors students.
You change, and you grow.”
classroom teacher, but I’m thinking about
doing something more advanced in the future
to make an impact in the field of education.
If the honors program has shown me anything,
it’s that opportunities happen. You change,
and you grow.”
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Capitalizing on a Unique Opportunity
I NT ER NI NG WI T H T HE F R AM I NGHAM STAT E FOOD ST U DY
Dr. Changyong (Andrew) Jung has been teaching in the Computer
Science Department at Framingham State since 2014. He holds a
master’s degree in Computer Science from Ball State University and
a PhD in Computer Science from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Jung and a colleague from Texas A&M recently developed
Kaitlyn
Shannon ’17
Junior Kaitlyn Shannon is a Food and Nutrition major, with a minor in
a prototype version of an artificial pancreas for control of diabetes.
Psychology. Since her freshman year, she has been involved with the
They are currently working on a system that would allow people with
groundbreaking Framingham State Food Study taking place on campus
diabetes to monitor their glucose levels using a phone application
in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital. As a sophomore, she
that could warn them when levels become dangerous. The first paper
was among the first cohort of participants to complete the study. Kaitlyn
on their research has been submitted to the International Conference
also interned for the study the following summer and throughout this
on Biomedical and Health Informatics in Las Vegas.
Dr. Andrew
Jung
academic year.
Q: HOW DID YOU FIRST
GET INVOLVED WITH THE
FRAMINGHAM STATE
FOOD STUDY?
A: My freshman year, I was a vice
about the study
Participants in the Food Study are
provided with every meal for nine
months. Each participant loses between
10 and 14 percent of his or her body
weight during a 12-week weight-loss
period and then maintains that weight
loss for the duration of the study. Each
participant is provided with free food
and a $3,000 stipend. FSU is currently
recruiting volunteers for the third cohort
of the study, which begins in the fall.
get involved
Anyone interested in the Framingham State
Food Study should contact
email fs2@childrens.harvard.edu
phone
508–626–4012
For more information, visit:
www.childrenshospital.org
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Q: WHAT WAS YOUR SUMMER
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL?
A: During the summer, I commuted to
Boston to work 40 hours a week at the
hospital. I did some data entry, helped
put together flyers and formatted
menus for the study. I also helped with
other projects at the hospital’s New
Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention
Center. I was fortunate because my
supervisor told me I could spend
two-thirds of my time working and
one-third of my time learning what
I could. That gave me the opportunity
to interview program directors at Beth
Israel,
Children’s and Brigham and
Q: WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO
Women’s hospitals. I got to see a
PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY?
bariatric surgery, which was really
A: It was challenging at times. Going
interesting. The whole summer was
out to eat with people can be difficult.
a great learning experience.
The dietitians on staff are really
Q: HOW WILL YOUR EXPERIENCE
friendly and supportive. I think it
WITH THE STUDY BENEFIT
changed my eating habits in a
positive way. For example, going into YOU PROFESSIONALLY?
the study I wanted to be on the
A: I’ve gotten to experience so many
low-carb diet, but ended up being
different aspects of food and nutrition,
randomized into the high-carb diet.
from the support side to handling data
That actually helped me see through
and working on an IRB (institutional
the stigma associated with eating
review board). It’s such a broad field.
carbs. I got over the idea that carbs
The networking has been great, as I’ve
are bad, and now I’m just more
gotten to talk to a lot of dietitians. I’m
conscious about which carbs are
considering getting involved with the
on my plate.
policy side of things. I think I’d like to
focus on prevention of obesity rather
than dealing with it after the fact.
president on the hall council in Towers.
During a meeting with Residence Life
Director Glenn Cochran, we learned
that the Food Study was coming to
Framingham State. As a Food and
Nutrition major, I was really interested
and got in contact with Project
Director Pat Luoto. I got involved
with the recruitment work group that
year and ultimately decided I wanted
to participate.
Contributing to Diabetes Control
INT E RVIE W W IT H DR . ANDR E W JUNG
Q: WHAT DO YOU ENJOY
MOST ABOUT TEACHING AT
FRAMINGHAM STATE?
A: Framingham State has a classroom
environment where you can interact
closely with the students. Classes
are small enough that students can
ask questions and share their opinions,
and through these interactions there
is a broader exchange of knowledge.
I think that is really beneficial to the
learning process. Right now, I’m
teaching HTML, CSS and JavaScript;
Software Engineering; and Graphic
User Interface Design using Java.
This summer, I’ll be teaching a Web
and Mobile Application course.
Q: WHAT ARE THE MAJOR
STRENGTHS OF THE
UNIVERSITY’S COMPUTER
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT?
A: I think we have really good
Q: WHAT ARE SOME OF
YOUR CURRENT RESEARCH
AREAS OF INTEREST?
A: I have several research interests,
including survivable wireless sensor
Computer Science programs that
networks, molecular communications
have two different concentrations:
and educational software development
Computer Science General and
for student success. I’m interested
Information Systems. Students get
in areas where I think I can have
exposed to both and can choose
a positive impact on the world.
which is more suitable for their
A colleague of mine and I decided
future. Faculty in the program are
to work on solutions for people with
very energetic and highly motivated,
diabetes after reading several articles
and there is an overall commitment
on how many people in the United
to excellence and diversity. Technology States suffer from the disease. We
changes rapidly, so we are always
felt it was an area where we could
updating and changing the curriculum make an impact.
to expose students to the latest
developments and newest technology.
We are eager to teach the next
generation of computer scientists
who will be committed to developing
technology for the world. I think
another big strength is our co-op
program, which provides students
with the opportunity to work at
companies in the region and learn
real-world skills before they graduate.
Q: WHAT SORT OF
TECHNOLOGY HAVE YOU
BEEN WORKING ON RELATED
TO DIABETES CONTROL?
A: I worked with a team that included
my friend, who is an electrical engineer,
and a medical doctor to develop the
prototype of an artificial pancreas
that could help control blood glucose
levels. Today, we are working on
technology that could allow patients
to monitor their glucose levels
through an application on their cell
phone that works in conjunction with
an artificial pancreas. The application
could let patients know when and
how much insulin should be injected
into their bodies and warn them
when glucose levels become
dangerously low, which can be life
threatening. If a patient became
unresponsive to a warning, it could
automatically connect to 911 and
potentially save that person’s life.
We have received grant money
to purchase glucose-monitoring
equipment as part of the effort, and
are currently seeking additional grants.
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campus life
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30 Years Since Challenger
fsu celebrates the legacy of christa mcauliffe and the challenger crew
Thank You
Baker Administration Awards FSU
a Grant to Support Students with
Intellectual Disabilities
Framingham State has received a
$77,106 grant from the state aimed at
providing public high school students
with severe disabilities the opportunity
to participate in inclusive college
courses to increase their school and
work success.
The money is part of the Inclusive
Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (ICEI)
and supports students aged 18 to
22 who have not passed MCAS. FSU
will operate the program in partnership
with public schools in Framingham,
Natick, Ashland, Marlborough
and Westborough.
“Increasing the diversity of our workforce
to include more young adults with
intellectual disabilities complements
our administration’s commitment to
developing economic vitality,” said
Governor Charlie Baker. “The ICEI is
a national model for building learning
experiences and academic achievements
for lifelong success.”
Research shows that students benefit
academically and transition to young
adulthood more readily when they
have the opportunity to engage in all
college-related activities rather than
staying at the high school level.
Student participation in this grant
program may be incorporated into
a student’s transition program, as
determined through the school
district’s special education process.
Hemenway Labs
State and local officials gathered on the
campus of Framingham State University
on September 17, 2015, to celebrate the
grand opening of a new center dedicated
to making the promise of a college
education attainable to everyone.
state officials laud opening of hemenway labs
Framingham State University reaffirmed its
commitment to students, faculty and the
Commonwealth during a grand-opening
celebration of Hemenway Laboratories on
October 29, 2015.
“State-of-the-art doesn’t begin to describe
these 16 new labs,” Spilka said. “Local
MetroWest employers rely on Framingham
State to provide the future workforce. This
building is economic fuel to the entire region.”
“The University does a wonderful job responding
to the needs of its students, the community
and the state,” said Massachusetts Speaker
of the House Robert DeLeo during the
ceremony. “This new facility is going to
open a world of opportunities for students
at Framingham State.”
The new facility comes at a time when FSU
is experiencing large growth in science
enrollment. From 2010 to 2014, enrollment in
the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics) subjects at FSU grew by
58 percent. These subjects are seen as areas of
significant job demand in the Commonwealth.
Hemenway Laboratories opened in August
and features 16 biology, chemistry and food
science laboratories; a stunning atrium; and
several lounge and study areas. The building
is outfitted with GreenFumeHood filtration
equipment and other advanced safety
technology. It is anticipated that the facility
will receive LEED (Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design) Silver certification
from the U.S. Green Building Council.
“We hear a lot about the workforce skills gap
and the shortage of STEM graduates,” DeLeo
said. “This building reaffirms Framingham
State’s commitment not only to the growing
needs of employers, but also to its students.”
“Students considering attending Framingham
State now know that they will have access
to first-rate science laboratories designed for
exciting research and collaboration,” said
FSU President F. Javier Cevallos.
Several state officials were on hand for the
celebration, including House Speaker DeLeo;
State Senator Karen Spilka; Commissioner of
Higher Education Carlos Santiago; and State
Representatives Carolyn Dykema, Carmine
Gentile, Hannah Kane, Tom Sannicandro
and Chris Walsh.
The project architect is Ellenzweig of Cambridge, and the
construction manager is Barr & Barr of Framingham.
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metrowest college
planning center
grand opening
Hundreds of people gathered in the Dwight
Performing Arts Center on the 30th
Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger
Disaster on January 28, 2016, to celebrate
the legacy of the crew, including beloved
Framingham State alumna Christa Corrigan
McAuliffe ’70.
“It’s important to have days like today,” said
NASA Astronaut Catherine “Cady” Coleman,
one of the keynote speakers. “It’s important
that we remember all the people we have lost
during our steps along the path to explore
the universe.”
McAuliffe captivated the entire nation after
being chosen out of a pool of 11,000 applicants
to be the first teacher in space. But disaster
struck 73 seconds into the flight on January
28, 1986, when an explosion killed all seven
crew members aboard the shuttle.
Out of tragedy came hope and determination
from the families of the crew to carry their
mission forward. They came together to
launch the Challenger Learning Centers,
of which there are now more than 40 around
the globe, including the Christa McAuliffe
Challenger Learning Center at Framingham
State. Collectively, the centers have educated
more than 4.4 million students.
“Christa’s legacy can be seen in the faces of
hundreds of thousands of children who have
visited the Challenger Center and flown
simulated space flights,” said Mary Liscombe ’70,
former director of the Christa Corrigan
McAuliffe Center, as well as a classmate of
Christa’s. “Her legacy lives in the minds and
hearts of dreamers who dare to do something
difficult and then set out to achieve it.”
Those dreamers include Coleman and fellow
keynote speaker Tess Caswell, a former flight
controller at Mission Control in Houston,
who is currently pursuing her PhD at Brown
University and one day plans to fly in space.
Coleman said she did not grow up imagining
that she would be an astronaut. Her inspiration
came while attending MIT when she got
the chance to meet Dr. Sally Ride, the first
American woman in space.
“I looked at her and said, ‘Maybe I can do
something like that,’” Coleman said.
Caswell’s dream of flying in space started at
the Challenger Center of Alaska, so the legacy
of the crew holds personal meaning for her.
The special anniversary celebration was
organized by the team at the Framingham
State Christa McAuliffe Center, which is led
by Director Irene Porro.
“It’s a great honor for all of us to continue the
educational mission of the 51L crew,” said
Dr. Porro.
The MetroWest College Planning Center
is a partnership between Framingham
State and MassBay Community College
that is aimed at enhancing college
readiness, participation and completion
among underserved student populations
and nontraditional adult learners in the
region. Services provided to students
and families at the center include
comprehensive financial counseling
support, educational resources, and
one-on-one advising and mentoring.
The center is located in the historic 1812
House off Salem End Road, which was
recently renovated.
“It is fitting that we have a place rooted
in so much history to launch us into
the future,” said Framingham State
President F. Javier Cevallos. “We’re
going to be changing the lives of a lot
of young people.”
The opening of the center was made
possible through grants provided by
the Department of Higher Education’s
Vision Project Incentive Fund.
Framingham State also received a
generous donation from the Sudbury
Foundation to fund the development
of a strategic marketing plan for the
center and to evaluate the program
after one year.
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fac u lt y n e w s
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fulbright award
Awarded to Professor
Audrey Kali
Shaping the MHR Program
robert awkward uses professional experience to shape master of human resources program
Fulbright Award
and distinguished career in Human Resource
Management that is most valuable to his
teaching. That experience includes time as vice
president of human resources for the St.
Vincent Health Care System in Worcester, and
as the head of his own HR consulting business.
professor audrey kali receives fulbright award to
teach communication courses in malawi, africa
Framingham State Communication Arts
Professor Audrey Kali received a competitive
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to teach
communication courses for eight months
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
She is currently teaching in the Language and
Communication Department at the University
of Malawi in the city of Zomba.
“The study of communication is very important
for Malawi’s growth and development,” says
Dr. Kali. “There is an increasing need for
skilled communicators to work in the nation’s
key priority areas, which include agriculture
and food security, public health, sanitation,
malaria and HIV/AIDS management, and child
development. Speaking to an audience, working
in group settings and engaging with others
interpersonally are the common denominators
of human development and social change.”
Kali traveled to Malawi in January to teach
several courses, including Theories of
Communication, Intercultural Communication,
Public Speaking and Visual Communication.
She is also assisting with curriculum program
development and community outreach.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship
international educational exchange program
designed to increase mutual understanding
between the people of the United States and the
people of other countries. The program was
established in 1946 under legislation introduced
by Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas,
and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of
State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (ECA).
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program sends
American scholars, artists, faculty and
professionals abroad to lecture and/or conduct
research for up to a year. It provides approximately
800 teaching and/or research grants to U.S.
faculty and experienced professionals in a wide
variety of academic and professional fields.
“WORKING IN GROUP SETTINGS
AND ENGAGING WITH OTHERS
INTERPERSONALLY ARE THE
COMMON DENOMINATORS OF
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND
SOCIAL CHANGE.”
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“I know the field, and I know a lot of the players,”
he says. “I stay up to date on what’s going on,
what people need to learn and what the
challenges are.”
Awkward says the content of FSU’s program
is aligned with the Society for Human Resource
Management, an international organization
that provides resources, information and
professional development for HR professionals.
Robert Awkward admits to some bias, but
doesn’t hold back when touting the quality
of Framingham State’s Master of Human
Resources (MHR) program.
“WHEN YOU GO THROUGH
A PROFESSIONAL MASTER’S
PROGRAM, YOU WANT TO
LEARN FROM PEOPLE WHO
ARE DOING THE WORK
THAT YOU HOPE TO DO.”
“I think our program is the best in the Greater
Boston area,” says Awkward, who took over as
the coordinator of the program in July. “All of
the faculty in our program are either past or
current practitioners—actively doing every
day what they teach—or previously taught.
When you go through a professional master’s
program, you want to learn from people who
are doing the work that you hope to do.”
Other factors that set the FSU program apart
are Framingham State’s great location in the
heart of MetroWest, as well as the affordability
and flexibility of the program.
“The price of the program is much more
attractive here than at private universities in
Boston,” he says. “The quality you get at those
programs would not be any better, and may
not even be as good.”
Students in the program typically fall into one
of two categories—current HR professionals
looking to advance into management positions
or recent graduates seeking to break into
the field. Awkward says human resource
management is a great profession to get into,
especially in Massachusetts because hiring
is so competitive.
“We have a knowledge-based economy, and
companies compete for a limited number of
highly skilled workers,” he says. “You need a
strong HR team to attract those people to your
company as well as to provide competitive
compensation and benefits, training
development and employee engagement.”
Awkward urges anyone with an interest in
HRM to take a close look at Framingham
State’s program.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that when you
combine the quality and the cost, our program
is one of the best values in the state.”
Awkward has been teaching courses in the MHR
program for nearly 15 years. He holds master’s
degrees in Economic Policy and Planning and
in Adult Education, and is currently a doctoral
candidate working on his PhD in Higher
Education at UMass Boston. But it’s his long
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Thank You
fiscal year 2015 encompassed the period from july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2015
Horace Mann Society
$ 5,000 +
Marilyn and Charles Abernethy
Raymond and Maureen Boulanger
Michael Desilets ’69
Kevin Foley ’84
Hon. Barbara Gardner ’82
Arlene Handschuch
Carmella Hilbert ’46
Joan Murtaugh ’61
Kathy Sastavickas ’72
Georgia Schlepegrell ’40
Roland Van Liew ’79
Jean Wright ’89
AdCare Educational Institute
Bose Corporation
Children’s Hospital Boston
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Davis Educational Foundation
Framingham Union
Aid Association
Independent Association of
Framingham State Alumni
Learning by Giving Foundation
Liberty Mutual
Linnea Anderson Trust
Massachusetts Board of
Higher Education
Massachusetts Department of
Early Education and Care
Massachusetts Department
of Elementary and
Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department
of Higher Education
MetroWest Health Foundation
Middlesex Savings Bank
Natick Contracting Division
Sodexo, Inc. & Affiliates
U.S. Department of Education
Wing Press
President’s Circle
$ 1,000 to $ 4,999.99
Dennis Alves ’78
Lauren (Cavanaugh) Alves ’78
Brian Bishop
Brian Bonazzoli ’84
Robert Bonnevie
Silvy Brookby
Carolynn Cartelli
F. Javier and Joseé Cevallos
Rita Colucci
Candace Combe ’79, G’87
Paul Combe ’72, G’76
Susanne (McGinnis) Conley ’90
Kerridan (Smith) Crowe ’94
Robert and Natalie Culgin
Jennifer (Bilbrey) Curtis ’09
Josiah Curtis ’09
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Walter Davis G’93
Ralph Eddy ’96
Shayna (Bailey) Eddy ’98, G’02
Karen Falck
Henry Fitzgerald
Peter Flaherty
Judith (Zaccagnini) Flynn ’69
Kathleen Freeman
Kevin Gosnell ’91
Scott Greenberg
Eric Gustafson
Eileen (Bruce) Hardaway ’73
Timothy Heaney ’86
Kirk and Lorraine Jordan
Thomas Kelley ’76
Patrick Laughran
Calvin and Janyce Lee
Jonathan Lee
Mark Leonard ’83
Mary Logan ’71
Richard Logan ’70
Luis and Jennifer Maseda
Marcia Mills ’84
Dana Neshe ’90
Eileen O’Connell ’42
Julia (Siler) Olander ’82, G’90
Janet and Richard Pfeiffer
Robert Ramrath
Claire Ramsbottom ’79
Terry Ray
Robert Richards ’83
Kathleen (Ryan) Roberts ’37
Robert Rodecker
Rita Schmid ’76
Janet Schwartz
David Ting
Louise Toler ’49
Linda Vaden-Goad
AIG Foundation
Barr & Barr, Inc.
Board of Library Commissioners
Boston Trust & Investment
Management Company
C3: Commercial Construction
Consulting, Inc.
Class of 1954
Colantonio, Inc.
Consigli Construction Co.
Estate of Alice G. Dabrowski
RV Leonard Inc.
Leonard F. Milgate Revocable Trust
Louisa A. Nicholass Trust
The National Endowment
for the Humanities
Northern Contracting Corp.
Pfeufer/Richardson P.C. Architects
The Pro Group, Inc.
State Street Corporation
Systems Contracting, Inc.
T & K Asphalt Services, Inc.
UNUM Foundation
Lucretia Crocker Society Ellen Hyde Associates
$ 500 to $ 999.99
$250.00 to $499.99
Jean (Keddy) Adams ’79
Michael Anello ’81
Judy Brodkin
Pamela (Cornell) Buchek ’64
Ann (Edwards) Burchill ’77
Joe Burchill
Timothy Cornely ’75, G’80
Kathleen Cotter ’78
Jane Cummings ’52
Kevin Currie ’74
Philip Dooher
Priscilla (Delahunt) Douglas ’56
Helen Einstein
H. Warren Fairbanks
Diane Finch ’66
Robert Gordon ’79
Christopher Gregory
Dale Hamel
Mark Haranas ’77
Christopher Horblit ’87
Joan Horrigan
Christine Kilgore
Duc Le ’86
Pat Luoto G’76
Anita Mathews ’65
Brian McCabe
Margaret (Sperandio) McEwan ’70
Marjorie (Moran) McKay ’54
Stephen Miner ’84
Anne Paulsen ’58
Lewis Piantedosi ’90
Rosemary (Rydant) Polcari ’63
Crystal Ribich ’62
Dawn Ross ’08, G’14
Marilyn Schwab G’76
Melinda Stoops
Janet Testa ’60
Kevin Thurston
Claire (Gilligan) Tremblay ’71
Eli Valk G’92
Laura Valk ’00
Elaine Beilin
Keyona Bell ’12
Jeanne Bullock ’81
Mark Burns ’87
Judith Cohen
Mark Cohen ’85
L.O. Patrick Corbett ’88
The Corey Family
Harold Coyle ’74
Hope Damon ’79
Adam Danzig ’99
Colleen (Riley) Day ’87
Eileen (Francis) DesRosiers ’82
Marion (O’Leary) Donahue ’61
George Duane ’68
Kathleen (MacAdams) Duane ’66
Catherine Dunn ’47
Pamela Edrehi ’73
Michael Fabbri ’80
Michael Fagone ’98
Ann Frazier ’55
Nancy (Brine) Fredrickson
Joanne Gannon ’55
Michael Gatlin ’78
Karen Gibson ’86
John Godek
Dennis and Monica Golden
Shirley Green
Margaret (Brodeur) Guardiani ’77
Anne Howell
Janet Hunt ’65
Betsy Hutchings
Shirley Kangas ’59
Brian Kurowski ’13
Emily Lindberg ’41
Mary Liscombe ’70
Sheila MacAuley ’67
Daniel Magazu
Marguerite Mahler
Bonnie (Mee) Mayo ’65
Desmond McCarthy ’81
Pamela McGarry ’71
Michael McGreal ’91
Kim (Youngs) McGuckin ’91
Mary (Callahan) McLaughlin ’57
Bryan and Margaret McQuade
Donna Nolfi ’76
Kelly O’Gara
Joseph Palowich ’98
Michelle Palowich ’97
Maureen (Doran) Phipps ’55
James Pidacks ’78
Phil Quinn ’82
Nancy Rappa ’61
Jean (Adamowski) ’74 and
Richard Raymond
Katie Restuccia ’10, G’15
Jeff Ritter G’13
Joseph Rovito
Baystate Equipment Rental
and Sales
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Brochu Bros., Inc.
Daymarc Foundation
Emcor Services Northeast, Inc.
IBM Corporation Foundation
Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative
Reeves Company, Inc.
Rubin and Rudman LLP
The Vermont Community
Foundation
Maureen Ryan ’83
Margaret (Vyas) Scannell ’90
Andrew Sciaba ’08
Sandra Shaw
Margaret (Frame) Smith ’62
Elin Soderholm ’76
James Spencer
Maryann (Dunn) Sterin ’80
Nancy Sullivan ’77
Frederick Thompson ’82
Mary Toney ’78
Robert and Margaret Trimble
Meredith Twombly ’94
Mercedes Tyler ’76
Robert Van Dore
Martha Vigeant ’75
Roberta (Ward) Walsh ’66
Steven Whittemore ’10, G’13
Paul Zerbinopoulos ’84
Ellen Zimmerman
Michael Zwecher ’79
Brite Lite Electrical Co., Inc.
Dell, Inc.
First Ad Specialties
FM Global
Haynes, Lieneck, and Smith, Inc.
Qualcomm
SC Johnson
Verizon
G.O.L.D. Society
graduates of the last decade
$ 100 +
Heather (Glass) Adams ’07
Meri Amaral ’09
Lauren Arsenault ’09
Keyona Bell ’12
Michelle Bento ’06
Emelia Blankson ’06
Samantha Boland ’14
Danielle Bourgeois ’12
Susan Brookman ’06
Stacey Brown ’13
Kurtis Buczynski ’13
Nick Cafrelli ’15
David Callaghan ’07
Andrew Camerato ’06
Sara Cameron ’08
James Carvalho ’06
Mary Casey ’06
Jane Cashorali ’11, G’14
Candace Chaffee ’05
Mary Lou Chapman ’06
Aaron Churchill ’12
Emily Cormack ’13
Katherine (Walz) Costa ’05
Jennifer (Bilbrey) Curtis ’09
Josiah Curtis ’09
Dara Davignon-Sullivan ’06
Brigid (Dailey) Desrochers ’07
Rachel Devlin ’09
Viet Doan ’06
Danielle Donovan ’10
Bridgette Duprey ’05
Nicole Dygon ’11
Dorina Enes ’14
Laura Flores ’11
Rosalind Forber ’06
Justin Forman ’14
Josephine Fox ’10
Cynthia Gallant ’06
Kaylan Gibbons ’15
Melissa Giunta ’12
Molly Goguen ’13
Andrew Goodwin ’05
Keisha Greaves ’08
Kathleen Hart ’10
Gretchen Heckler ’12
Analise Henderson ’11
Sean Holt ’08
Elise Howell ’12
Meaghan Hurley ’14
Andrew Joyce ’10
Rachel Keir ’11
Kathleen Kenzerski ’12
Joseph Kirby ’08
Sally Kiss ’11
Kristen Kularski ’10, G’14
Joan Kulman ’07
Brian Kurowski ’13
Herbert Kyles ’14
Humberto LaCruz ’07
Krista Landry ’12
Nicole Larmore ’08
Kathryn Laughlin ’05
Justin Lin ’15
James Lindsay ’15
Larry Liuzzo ’14
Jennifer Lowell ’07
Kimberly MacKoul ’11
Tom Manning ’13
Stephen Marfione ’10
William McGoldrick ’06
Michelle McGonagle ’15
Christine McMahon ’07
Sal Mendonca ’05
George Mohn ’06
Diane Morgan ’06
Victoria Mori ’15
Betsy Morris ’06
Rebecca Morrissey ’06
Jennifer Mulazzi ’06
Kristina (Morrissey) Murphy ’05
Jenna Noel-Grinshteyn ’07
Rachel O’Malley ’14
Ben Pacific ’13
Lindsay (Gaetz) Panis ’06
Michael Papa ’06
Adam Parlin ’13
Nilaben Patel ’14
Barbara Pierre ’12
Jaciara Quedevez ’12
Katie Restuccia ’10, G’15
Cameron Rhodes ’12
Shannon Rice ’10
Matthew Roberge ’14
Dawn Ross ’08
Todd Rowley ’13
Cyril Sam ’11
Andrew Sciaba ’08
Angel Seto ’09
John Sheehan ’11
Thomas Simas ’14
Karen Sisko ’12
Chad Spencer ’12
Serena Springstead ’05
Carrie Thurber ’05
David Trail ’06
Steven Tramontozzi ’10
Joseph Vajda ’13
Eric Walsh ’13
John Ward ’12
Corey White ’08
Steven Whittemore ’10, G’13
Karen Woo ’08
Gail-Lee Yosca-Melendez ’05
Pamula Zicko ’07
Edmund Dwight
Society
planned giving
Frederick Brown
Grace Corrigan ’79
Ethel Fowler ’51
Eric Gustafson
Cam Hilbert ’46
Richard ’70 and Mary Logan ’71
Robert Schiesske
Marilyn Schwab G’76
Janet (Lagrandeur) ’82 and
David Thomas
Elinor Zeeb ’61
Roberta ’66 and Richard Walsh
Estate of Edna Almeida
Linnea Anderson Trust
Estate of Lillian Buckley ’62
Estate of Hazel Bundy
Estate of Alice Dabrowski ’43
Estate of Carol Gates
Estate of Anita Goldner
Estate of Edith (Davenport)
Griswold ’30
Estate of Louise Guild ’34
Estate of M. Lucille Hanna
Estate of Carmella Hilbert ’46
Leonard F. Milgate
Revocable Trust
Louisa Nicholass Trust
Estate of Ursula Patterson ’40
Estate of Georgia E. Schleregrell ’40
Estate of Mary Thompson ’55
Estate of Barbara Tucker ’38
Undergraduate
Alumni
by class year
1937
Kathleen (Ryan) Roberts
1939
Leah Robinson
1941
Emily Lindberg
Madeline L. Matheny
1942
Ruth (Rothberg) Erno
Mary (Taylor) Hardy
Eileen O’Connell
1943
Marie (Plunkett) Galeota
Louise Hauser
Marjorie Post
1944
Catherine Haggerty
Virginia (Moody) White
1945
Claire (Fitzpatrick) Bagale
Phyllis Frechette
Alice (Dowling) Griffin
Margaret Harper
Dorothy Murphy
1946
Shirley (Mason) Blacher
Mary Carpenter
Helen Murphy
Earlene Oman
Mary (Hibbard) Roberts
1947
Catherine Dunn
Phyllis (Elmer) Gleason
Anna (Maglio) Grande
1948
Florence (Gilboy) Borrelli
Audrey (Huff) Carpenter
Marybeth (McCann) Christensen
Barbara (Smith) Condict
Marion Devlin
Doris Granger
Vivian (Lacroix) Tighe
1949
Anna Blake
Margaret Branagan
Jessie Falvey
Irene (Marotte) Ferguson
Charlotte Orrall
Agnes Sayers
Mary Sughrue
Louise Toler
Elizabeth Walsh
1950
Virginia (Colwell) Anthony
Marie (McGillicuddy) Coyle
Elaine Hathaway
Maria Timmerman
1951
Anne Anderson
Leona (Smith) Briggs
Patricia (Driscoll) Casavant
Jeanne Eriksen
Nancy (Boyle) Ferone
Dorothy (Timon) Hallisey
Janet Montgomery
Dorothy Nathan
Frances Nelson
Katherine O’Connell
Alayne Retherford
Jeannette Rodgers
Margaret (Tracy) Tuttle
Lois Vashaw
Ann (Flaherty) Whelan
Muriel Yager
1952
Marjorie Brown
Grace (Norton) Carney
Jane Cummings
Eleanor Desautels
Catherine Dewsnap
Alberta Durfee
Paula (King) Gaynor
Beverly Lowe
Jeanne Nash
Liz (Ryan) Polder
Ruth Rabalais
Betty Spiller
Janet Winternitz
1953
Anna Barrow
Pauline (Ashness) Gallagher
Anne Hathaway
Barbara Kelley
Kathleen Nuhn
Anne Quinlan
Arlene Travis
1954
Sandra (Dallaire) Bue
Virginia Cancroft
Anne Deveau
Anne Downey
Ellen (O’Hare) Frank
Mary (McLaughlin) Gallagher
Jeanine (Harbeck) Greaves
Marjorie (Moran) McKay
Ann Quirk
Adriane Silver
Anne Slater
Virginia (Carey) Smith
Ida Toro
Daurice Trachtenberg
1955
Ann (Donovan) Bisenius
Joan (Calore) Bucher
Dorothy Charland
Janet Cross
Ann Frazier
Joanne Gannon
Constance Harrison
Elizabeth (Leach) Martini
Nancy Oates
Maureen (Doran) Phipps
Theresa Sorrentino
1956
Marilyn Blaker
Geralde (Sweeney) Buckley
Margaret Buckley
Anne (Murphy) Buonopane
Anne (Lyons) Carty
Priscilla (Delahunt) Douglas
Nancy (Tracy) Fitzgerald
Mary (Hurley) Goodhue-Clancy
Jean Latham
Dorothy Lopes
Margaret (Power) McClure
Maryanne (Borrelli) Palladino
Jean Tellier
1957
Gloria Aspesi
Arlene Curtin
Carol Cushing
Anne Dinapoli
Ann (Teehan) McAleer
Phyllis (Brown) McCampbell
Mary (Callahan) McLaughlin
Elizabeth Mullins
Mary (Reid) Richmond
Carolyn (Kay) Wlodyka
1958
Marie (Callahan) Altmeyer
Jean (Richardson) Cade
Joan Callahan
Joanne (O’Neil) Collins
Virginia (Compisi) Cusack
Elizabeth (Johnson) DeCourcey
Judith Denham
Susan (Henriques) Erdman
Saralei Fowler
Jane (Cahill) Fullilove
Joan Grady
Therese Grosso
Carlene (Mello) Haughey
Jo (Danahy) Kellett
Janice (Clark) Lee
Karolin (Manackas) Losert
Joan McCann
Rosemary Morrow
Eileen (McDevitt) Our
Elinore (Dreher) Pasquill
Helen Paulette
Anne Paulsen
Leona Poirier
Elizabeth Sleczkowski
1959
Mary Ruth (Mellody) Alves
Jocelyn (Kinney) Baylow
Eleanor (Sheehan) Beauvais
Anne (Clancy) Botsch
Carol Cavanaugh
Elinor Dare
Ann (Kenney) Donovan
Maureen (O’Brien) Fessenden
Helen (Burns) Finn
Patricia (O’Neil) Garrity
Priscilla (Erat) Goldner
Maureen (McDonough) Healey
Judith Kahn
Shirley Kangas
Joan McDade
Maureen Orr
Ida Papalia
Priscilla (Freeman) Rorstrom
Patricia (Atkinson) Sullivan
Jane Thomas
Rita (Lynch) Wood
Barbara Zielinski
1960
Beverly Anslow
Rhoda (Crooks) Berube
Eleanor (Shea) Bloom
Patricia (Bassing) Burke
Judith (Brownell) Collatz
Kathleen Eldredge
Mary Jane (Hindlian) Flower
Dorie Goodlatte Walmsley
Mary (Moynihan) Griffin
Elna (Dorcas) Headberg
Phyllis Horsefield
Kathleen (Magnani) Huchthausen
Susanne (Black) Locklin
Barbara (Shaw) Mullett
Corinne Nelson
Nancy O’Herron
Shirley (Secord) Powell
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Mary (Mulvey) Prince
Janet Testa
Anne Tornifoglio
Judith Wyner
1961
Marion (O’Leary) Donahue
Joyce Donohue
Catherine (Reardon) Drew
Norma (MacLeod) Hagstrom
Nancy Mazzei
Joan Murtaugh
Nancy Rappa
Marguerite (Keaney) Ryder
Martha (Garrahan) Scott
Jane Walsweer
Janet Wierzbicki
1962
Constance (Sabbog) Barry
Beatrice (Morris) Biello
Marie (Kramer) Dooling
Joanne (Morcone) Doorack
Pauline Flaherty
Nancy (Dias) Jordan
Alice Keeney
Rosalie (Pittari) Kelleher
Grace Looney
Pauline Lowder
Missy (Daboul) Margolis
Susanne McIvor
Joan Nolan
Judith O’Donnell
Elizabeth O’Grady
Crystal Ribich
Margaret (Frame) Smith
Joan Tammelleo
Alice Wells
Cynthia (Chace) Wood
1963
Katharine (Adamian) Barry
Janice (Dutra) Clark
Janice Kiley
Diane McGuire
Elizabeth (Berggren) Moore
Marilyn Nalbandian
Rosemary (Rydant) Polcari
Diana Psilopoulos
Nancy Spinale
Dorothy Vacca
Ellen Walker
Nancy Young
1964
Judith Beerman
Elaine (Murphy) Brotman
Pamela (Cornell) Buchek
Doris Knechtel
Mary Kranyak
Barbara Lobdell
Jean (Morini) McDevitt
Sandra (Tourtellot) Michniewicz
Meryl Novek
Molly Sheriff
Patricia Slavin
JoAnne (Stewart) Topham
Patricia (McMahon) Towle
Judy Whittemore Lovering
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1965
Louise (McDonald) Abbott
Susan Anderson
Frances (Toth) Ballerene
Mary (Molloy) Benton
Ellen (Gumben) Bollweg
Paula Brackenbury
Joanne (Bushard) Caruso
Patricia Cononi
Elizabeth (Hughes) Craig
Martha Cronin
Beth Crook
Nancy (Lang) Curtin
Marilyn (Kennedy) Cushman
Kay DiBenedetto Morse
Anne (Divver) Doster
Susan Enman
Kathleen Gillis
Mary Harrington
Janet Hunt
Carole Jubb
Britta Lafortune
Beatrice Malone
Anita Mathews
Bonnie (Mee) Mayo
Priscilla McVeigh
Sherer Miller
Margaret (White) Nettleton
Joan O’Donnell
Mary Oliveira
Joanne (Ventham) Ostermier
Rosanne Phelan
Susan (Riordan) Reynolds
Carol Rogers
Gay Sabin
Judith Santoro
Marsha Soucy
Gertrude Strober
Patricia Townsend
Barbara (French) Tracy
Judith (Fifield) Walsh
Pauline Wilfong
1966
Sharon (McEwan) Brennan
Jean (Doe) Christian
Mary (Ferrick) Darcy
Bonnie Duane
Patricia (Martin) Drapeau
Diane Finch
Judith (Dupuis) Fitzgerald
Carol Hazel
Linda Hefron
Mary (Dumalac) Hocknell
Geraldine Kerdok
Barbara Libbey
Pamela McKenzie
Linda (Densmore) McManus
Arlene (Benlifer) Mindus
Mary (Tocci) Regan
Pamela Scapicchio
Constance Schetzel
Priscilla Trinder
Roberta (Ward) Walsh
Janice Welch
1967
Pamela Arnold
Susan (Smith) Brown
Faith Coye
Lucia Depamphilis
Marilyn Friedberg
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Bonnie (Auerr) Hilton
Jane Hopkinson
Lorraine Krulikowski
Alberta Kurtz
Virginia Lafond
Jill (Reid) Lukesh
Sheila MacAuley
Martha Miller
Paula Nappi
Elizabeth Perrin
Elizabeth Rotondi
Janina Swiacki
Kathleen (McDevitt) Wilde
1968
Susan (Kenny) Barry
Anne (Carbonneau) Bishop
Sharon (Daigle) Bloom
Joan (MacDonald) Bottoms
Florence Bray
Nancy Chapman
Betty (Monroe) Couts
Joanne (Lumpkin) Cutler
George Duane
Polly (Mitchell) Eldridge
Mary Gaffney
Anne Hogan
Irene Jahnle
Ruth Johnson
Mary Jo K. Jones
Mary (Birmingham) Killarney
Maureen MacBurney
Rosemary McGovern-LoRusso
Corinne (Creedon) Monahan
Jacqueline (Day) Smith
Nancy Swiacki
Theresa Vachowski
Leslee Willitts
Helen Wood
Margaret Woods
Eletha Yeaton
1969
Judith Allardice
Alice (Loughry) Campbell
Maureen (Murphy) Carlson
Kathleen (Kennedy) Collins
Susan (Deer) Conte
Andrea (Nunes) Cosindas
Elaine (Morrison) D’Alfonso
Patrick DeSantis
Michael Desilets
Judith (Zaccagnini) Flynn
Lorna Fox
Judith Gaylord
Carol Gloski
Margaret Gray
Vivian (Simpson) Hodgkins
Frances Hunt
Phyllis Jordan
Caryn Kovacs
Susan McCrensky
Betty St. Onge
Stephen Ryder
Sheila Tiberio
Ina Werman
1970
Evelyn Amaral
Susan Andrews
Cynthia Atkins
Linda Austin
Donna Barrett
Patricia (Doherty) Berlandi
Deborah Chase
Nancy Clement
Michael Conway
Susan (Duponte) Conway
Jeanne (Tetreault) Corliss
Diane (Nicoli) Ferkler
Kathleen Gruszka
Jane (Bichajian) Gupta
Kathleen (Gardner) Hebden
Patricia Houser
Eileen Kane
Lorraine (Pandolfo) Kives
Mary Liscombe
Jane (Sargent) Lively
Richard Logan
Mary Loughan
Gail Lucarino
Nancy Manning
Valerie (Kroll) Melin
Paulette (Rio) Rio
Christina Schwager
Margaret Sperandio McEwan
Geoffrey Tedoldi
Ellen Weiss
1971
Carol (Hoisington) Brouwer
Elizabeth Cahill
Glennis (Canole) Carvalho
Joy (Cutler) Connearney
Louise (Perry) Cue
Thomas Etry
Deborah Greene
Stephen Lavache
Mary Logan
Rosanne (Spector) Lutz
Karen (Briggs) Mahoney
Pamela McGarry
Anne McNamara
Linda (Wetherell) Nasuti
Judith O’Neil
Pamela Pelletier
Pauline Pope
Elaine Ravelson
Elizabeth Reynolds
Warren Richards
Vincent Ritchie
Sandra Rock
Maria Sanguinetti
Diane (Shields) Spanos
Sally Suomala
Claire (Gilligan) Tremblay
Diane Vassar
Carol White
1972
Thomas Bannon
Sharon (Rossetti) Berridge
Janis Broderick
Susan Burak
Diane Cantelli
Paul Combe
Kathryn Daddesio
Nancy Davis
Elaine Dohan
Kathleen Donelan
Deborah (Salois) Donovan
Judith Kane
James Keohane
Anne (Ashworth) Killeen
Susan (Mastrogiacomo) Lalli
Pearl Libenson
Rosemary McDonald
Laurel (Worthington) McQuiggan
Catherine Melville
Mary Helen Miller
Nancy Mutty
Dennis Nasuti
Esta (Reisman) Nickinson
Judith Normandin
Elizabeth O’Neil
Perri-Ann Reilly
Charles Reimer
Lawrence Salava
Kathy Sastavickas
John Seale
Nancy Thompson
Ruth Turner
Richard VanBuskirk
Virginia Walega
Heather Welch
Winona Whalen
1973
Michele Abu
Myra (Parelman) Aframe
Marian (Orifice) Anthony
Joanne (Hamel) Bonner
Rozanna Broseghini
Phyllis (Fishbain) Clark
Shirley Coe
Elaine Coyne
Margaret Crock
Zarri (Hougasian) Dhembe
Lynne Doyle
Nancy Dzielenski
Leslie Ebert
Pamela Edrehi
Simon Essajanian
Barbara Gauthier
Julie Hamel Stanton
Eileen (Bruce) Hardaway
Jane (Razoyk) Hernandez
Myra Kovalak
Merle (Rabin) Marquis
Lorraine Melican
Edna (Carbonaro) Murphey
John Navaroli
Kathleen Oates
Lorraine Palmer
Anne Pearson
Nancy (Grieve) Peloquin
Charles Plourde
Susan Priore
Nancy Richardson
Kathleen Richov
Robert Rose
Paula Selvitella
Lawrence Sims
Carol Smith
Patricia Smith
Rivelle Sutton
Joseph Tracy
Jane Tucker
Myrna Waltzer
Marsha Wiles
Joyce Williams
1974
Naomi (Patulak) Belmore
Gail Bernstein
Nancy Castellana
Cynthia Christ
Glenn Coppelman
Cheryl (Fleury) Correia
Harold Coyle
Kevin Currie
Janet Ellis
Richard Ellis
Paula (Beck) Fairfield
Christine (Dallas) Gennaro
Janice Good
Kathleen (Reardon) Hickey
Florence Jones
Mary Lopez
Michelle (Carrier) Murphy
Elizabeth (Pettman) Osborne
Barbara Post
Jean (Adamowski) Raymond
William Rigney
Diane Rivera
Maureen (Swartzwelder) Rooney
Karen (Clarke) Seymour
Deborah (Colaluca) Small
Joseph Tomasz
Peter Tosches
Paul Westcott
Richard Wightman
Henry Woll
1975
Linda (Thompson) Agostinelli
Peter Bray
Patricia Caldwell
Victoria (DiRenzo) Canner
Patricia Condon
Eilish Connaughton
Timothy Cornely
Susan Daly
Nancy (Kirby) Doherty
Mary (Macklin) Ferguson
Patricia Fryatt
Ellen (Weinstein) Funk
Louise Furcolo
Joyce (Donahue) Gianfelice
Elizabeth Gibbons
John Graham
Janet (Weinheimer) Gulezian
Marcia (Fisher) Harrington
Rita Hettinger
Jim Hoag
Theresa Johnson
Ann (DelGreco) King
Roberta Kwiatkowski
Janice Liljestrand
Martin Moran
Donald Mossman
Kathleen O’Connor
Mary O’Neill
Suzanne Pandolfino
Diana Phillips
Nancy (Shea) Purpura
Maryellen (Dudley) Rancourt
Eva Ryden
Janice (Tripp) Stelljes
Toni Talas
Deborah (Kane) Tomell
Margaret Turco
Martha Vigeant
Janice Waterman
Jane Whetstone
Carolyn (Doe) Woznick
1976
1978
Janice Acquafresca
Paula Bartosiak
Barbara Britt-Hysell
Fredrick Campbell
Virginia Conway
Alison Dodson
Mary Downes
Karen (Guglielmo) Drummond
Sherrill Gould
Ava (Portman) Grimason
Jeffrey Hamilton
Stephen Herring
Donna Hooper
Thomas Kelley
Margaret (Inman) Lane
Judith Loischild
Laurie Lynch
Barbara McCorkindale
Maxine McDonald
Deborah McQuillan
Jean Moroney
Jean Niland
Donna Nolfi
Carol Phipps
Stephen Scheufele
Rita Schmid
Elin Soderholm
Judith M. Stames
Eileen Sullivan
Mercedes Tyler
Karen (Magrini) Wehler
Dennis Alves
Lauren Alves
Susan Astone
Joseph Borrelli
Judith Caplan
Roberta (Garcia) Collins
Elizabeth Comstock
Kathleen Cotter
Linda (Quaglia) Covill
Lillian Cronin
Mary (Cusick) Danahy
Lois (Danin) Dillemuth
Robert Finneran
Grace Franco
Cynthia (Hubley) Galuska
Sandra Gambone
Michael Gatlin
William Higgins
Clare (O’Connor) Hurley
Domenic Jannetti
Rosemary Kaupp
Michael Keohane
Elaine Lang
Marie McGah
Robert McGovern
Kathleen Nawn
James Pidacks
Jane Rabesa
Ruth (Gitchell) Rempt
Brenda Rodriguez
Juan Rodriguez
John Santamaria
Thomas Sartori
Melinda (Shippee) Shebell
Nancy Simches
Kyriaki Stefano
Maureen Tivnan
Mary Toney
Janet Vartanian Sheffield
Dorothy (O’Donnell) Verdy
Richard Voght
James White, Jr.
Phyllis Winer
1977
Karen Baer
Ann (Edwards) Burchill
Paul Carchedi
Patricia (Ferreri) Coan
John Curran
Dale Danahy
Linda Davenport
Maura Duggan
Elizabeth Evangelous
Ellen Fitzpatrick
Jean (Kelly) Fortier
JoAnne Gray
Donna (Madanjian) Griswold
Margaret (Brodeur) Guardiani
Janet Haley
Mark Haranas
Jane (Edgington) Higgins
Joan (Czarnowski) Hill
Mary-Ann Hornbaker
Patricia (Cugini) Hunter
Susan Larracey
Elaine (Ryan) Lovett
Kevin Lynch
James Manzer
Annette (Martineau) O’Brien
Ruth Ohm
Janet Page
Anthony Patti
James Redfearn
Sharon Reilly
Patricia Roche
Anne Rogers
Veronica Shelley
Nancy Sullivan
Lauren Taylor-Fernandes
Robin Welch
Leslie Wyzga
Anita Zollo
1979
Jean (Keddy) Adams
Constance (Anderson) Alexander
Vicky Benedek
Linda Bryant
Michele (Garand) Cavoto
Marilyn Cicciu
Candace Combe
Catherine L. Crohan
Denise (Hardy) Daignault
Hope Damon
Cynthia (Groehl) Dikun
Sandra Dymsza
Kathleen Findlen
Monica (Lee) Forker
Robert Gordon
Beatrice Goudey
Lee Hoffstein
Candi Keith
Jayne (Duggan) Kelly
Thomas Leblanc
Lynn Lecourt
Paula (Cardiff) Leporati
Julie-Ann (Marston) Lombardi
Kevin Maines
Jeanne Mbagwu
Janice (Biondo) Nassise
Diane O’Shaughnessy
Elizabeth (Small) Palladino
Carla Pepka
Virginia Petronio
Paula Pozniak
Elizabeth Quigley
Claire Ramsbottom
Janice (Flaherty) Robblee
Beverly Roder
Donald Schwartz
Duane Searles
Gary Shultz
Jane Simpson
Richard Staszewski
Patricia Thresher
Roland Van Liew
Holly Veum
Christine (Kennally) Weithman
Michael Zwecher
1980
Elaine Ballute
Michael Bryant
Cindy (Ockerbloom) Byers
Janice Cannon
Martha (Gallant) Crimmins
Ronald Cryan
Rebecca (Lindberg) Dubowik
Michael Fabbri
Roberta Flax
Norman Fletcher
William Kenney
Frances (Tortorici) Launie
Gregory Livingstone
Kathryn Lucey
Michelle Lucier
Beth Medeiros
Joan Metcalfe
Karen Murtagh
Robert Pulster
Jacqueline (Teillon) St. Cyr
Maryann (Dunn) Sterin
Cathy Sullivan
Melissa Toulan
Wayne Twombly
Rudi Viscomi
1981
Michael Anello
Linda Annino
David Arsenault
Elaine (McCormack) Beckett
Elizabeth (Mccormac) Borden
Morton Breen
Jeanne Bullock
Kathleen Bush
Daniel Ciullo
Joseph DePaolo
Anne Drolet
Corinne Epstein
Erminia Errico
Paul Ferrara
Heather (Dodge) Gaudette
David Gendreau
Lee (Regan) Larkin
Heather (Ciullo) Maciver
Kathleen Maddocks Fulginiti
Norma (Lebeau) Malachowski
Desmond McCarthy
Cindy (Gertsen) Mildenberger
Lorrie Moran
Nancy Pepi
Michele Procaccini
Mary Ann Smith
Allan Stuke
Cynthia Towle
Gaynelle Weiss
Patricia Wolf
1982
Heidi (Nawn) Branca
Mary Coughtry
Paul Davidson
Paul DelVecchio
Judith (Tighe) DePaolo
Eileen (Francis) DesRosiers
Cathy Digiampietro
Barbara Gardner
Priscilla (Pickett) Glode
Debra (Richard) Hack
Susan (Cusick) Hall
Shelley (Maradian) Horan
Ann Levasseur
Lianne Manzella
Donna Martel
Maureen McCarthy
Bettina Messana
Julia (Siler) Olander
Phil Quinn
MaryAnn Stuke
Elizabeth Taylor
Janet (Lagrandeur) Thomas
Frederick Thompson
Kelly (Costa) Whitmore
1983
Judith (Sanchioni) Aylward
Colleen Cavanaugh
Eugenie Coakley
Angela DiTucci
Cheryl Hanlon
Deborah (Buteyn) Lamplough
Barbara (Waite) LeDuc
Mark Leonard
Carol McAndrew
Nina McKenzie
David Mooney
Judith Murray
Patricia Renda
Robert Richards
Mark Rizzo
Maureen Ryan
Dianne (Mulvaney) Stearns
Denise (Long) Wall
1984
Nancy (Wolkovich) Atchue
Brian Bonazzoli
Kevin Foley
Karen (Cullen) Hagerty
Deborah Hussey
Robert Julio
Natalie Liberman
Nancy (Lynch) Ludwig
Pamela (Kruse) Miller
Marcia Mills
Stephen Miner
Ann-Marie Morse
Doreen Paris
Susan Patti
Donna (Daigneault) Peter
Christine Petherick
Kathleen Reilly
Judith Soma
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Susan Spendley
Carol Torosian
Stephen Vigeant
Debora Watson
Joanna Zanchi
Paul Zerbinopoulos
Richard McGrath
Katherine Stamper
Sharon Teehan
Anne Ziobrowski
1988
Elizabeth (Leone) Adams
Marcia Bachman
Robert Berube
Yue Chen
Mark Cohen
Brian Engel
Nancy Gardner
Susan (Montcalm) Kinsella
Marie Leuchte
Lee McElroy
Karen McGrail
Steven Oakes
Christopher Previte
Tara (Murphy) Andrews
Susan Barber
Jean (Panke) Bessette
Julie (Tambascio) Blaine
Scott Cashman
L.O. Patrick Corbett
Linda Giarla
John McLaren
Heather Munroe
Jill Niemczyk
Joanne Robida-Whipple
Stephen Scalley
Gina (Zaccaria) Shea
Brendan St. George
Tracey Welch
1986
1989
Lisa Alves
Inger Anderson
Diane Bernazzani
Michael Bordogna
Gloria Caprioli
Vincent Castaldo
Kim Cronin-Chen
Mary Emmett-Moquete
Karen Gibson
Barbara Giguere
Maria Hays
Timothy Heaney
Elizabeth Hornstra Stoddard
Scott Hughes
Maureen Krol
Duc Le
Joseph Lundy
Siobhan McGrath
Lori (Ward) Messier
Hazel Miele
Bradford Nickerson
Mavis O’Leary
Virginia (Wright) Oliver
Diane Perry
Erin Proulx
Lori Rivers
Lori (Colletto) Saslav
Rosemary Weich
Miriam Wilson
Joyce (Moran) Beaton
Caroline Breen
Carl Buck
Gary Burokas
Carol Carew
Michael Clisham
Susan Cooney
Patricia (Demillio) Curatola
Carleen Davis
Jean Duffney
Susan (Palmer) Fenwick
Maureen (Kelly) Frangioso
Michelle (Barrett) Goodwin
Susan Huckins
Elizabeth Hume
Cynthia (Smith) Huntress
Leslee Lorber
Carolyn MacLeod
Ann Mignosa
Donna Mills
Catherine Peterson
Lillian Polito
Mary Rapa
Elaine Richard
Sharon Shaughnessy
Paulette Sherrill
Scott Sinclair
Catherine Treanor
Lorraine Williams
Matthew Wissell
Jean Wright
Teresa Zuckerman
1985
1987
Anne (Ireland) Brisbois
Mark Burns
Barbara Ann (Christi) Canavan
Joseph Carlin
Burton Choinski
Cinde Clatterbuck
Kimberly (Sullivan) Cohen
Barbara Crowley
Colleen (Riley) Day
Patricia (McGrail) Donlan
Eric Dragsbaek
Catherine Fitzgerald
Karen Fleming-Brooks
Alexia Forhan
Kimberly Gallo
Christopher Horblit
Robert Lavalley
20
1990
Susanne (McGinnis) Conley
Daniel Dowd
Melissa Fili
Robert Gardiner
Paul Guzzi
Lynne Harlow
Susan (Burke) Harrington
Amy (Griffith) Hart
Nancy (Jordan) Jerauld
Karen Markey
Karen Miller
Dana Neshe
Francis Perfetuo
Lewis Piantedosi
Kristen (Holmes) Riddell
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Janet Ryder
Joan Ryder
Margaret (Vyas) Scannell
Shawn Smith
Michele Tansino
Marc Thibault
1991
Denise (Sullivan) Connors
Kelly (Lebo) Egnitz
Linda Fitzpatrick
Stefanie Flionis
Jennifer Gately
Lois Hecht
Robert Kroha
Kimberly Lien
Ann May
Christine McEvoy
Michael McGreal
Kim McGuckin
Catherine Orellana
Sandra Prior
Jennafer Souders-Gauthier
Michael Szczawinski
Richard Tabor
Charles Waitt
Cara Zwicker
1992
Ronald Allen
Lisa Campo
John Cashman
Sandra Cassetta
Marlene Coleman
Wendy DeMichaelis
Christine Early
Thomas Hand
Michael Laverdure
Donald Ledbury
Deborah McMakin
Kristin Ronan
John Ryan
Kathleen Savage
Catherine Saveson
Charles Schneider
Marsha Stote
Claire Wheeler Pond
Craig Williams
Michelle Zamora
1993
Peter Allen
Nicole Billet
Wendy Corbin
Michelle (Wright) Cundiff
Laura (Boucher) Hillios
Linda Hiort
Jayson King
Leila Kronenberger
Robert Lane
Mary Litwak
Patrick Maloney
Elizabeth Medeiros
John O’Brien
Peter Ricci
Christina Torode
Robin Trask
Glen Tynan
1994
Steve Bairos
Maureen Barila
Michael Branch
Kerri Casarano
Michael Collins
Kerridan (Smith) Crowe
Daniel D’Eon
Cherlyn Flanagan
Noel Frattasio
Deborah Gozdeck
Mary (Gaffney) Herbert
Sharon Hollinden
Michael Jerome
Mary Ann Kosc
Ian Kurtinitis
Deborah Lamb
Stefanie (Lipman) Leone
Jeffrey Megar
Kelly Murphy
Kevin Quinn
Carol Sullivan
Tara Tracy
Meredith Twombly
1995
Lynette Berube
Rebecca (McPhee) Callinan
Mary Ellen (Iagulli) Castagno
David Cedrone
Karen (Cole) Cicchetti
Lynn (MacPherson) Fish
Todd Galusha
Scott Gauthier
Paul Higgins
Lois Hutchings
Jacquie (Chambless) Kittler
Marilyn (Myers) Lonczak
Kelly Loughman
Anne (Kloczkowski) Mangano
Michael Miller
Sheila (Murphy) Miller
Bethany Simoes
Lucinda (Esposito) Ward
1996
Kristie (Barrett) Barry
Kevin Bell
Gwen Collins
Ralph Eddy
Paula Forcier
Adam Frost
Caryn Higgins
Brenda Goins-Wallace
Pamela Owens
Amy (Tolman) Phoenix
Richard Pilling
1997
Carla Daher
Faith Demarinis
Priscilla (Woods-Bartlett) Galvin
Janice (Peterson) Harvey
Mary Looby
Elsje (Bockwinkel) Macaulay
John Mansfield
Joseph McConnon
William Owens
Falguni Patel
Santo Perez
Anita Salvo
Silva Sarian
Sara (Griffey) Steele
Elizabeth Tahmazidis
1998
2004
Shayna (Bailey) Eddy
Michael Fagone
Cheryl Hersperger
Jennifer Lefevre
Jodie Marchese
Heather (Vossmer) Oatis
Joseph Palowich
Michelle Sicard
Freeman Shephard
Megan Tolland
Patrick Dooling
Zhiqi Fan
Jennifer Fioretti
Shawn Hanks
John Iadarola
Nicholas Marzilli
Laura Patsio
Dan Richard
1999
Joseph Cheverie
Adam Danzig
Karen DeMartino
Christina Denham
Scott Fraser
Michael Legato
Jaimee Nelsen
Joe Piscitello
Sangeeta Pradhan
Johnathan Simpson
2000
Scott Andrea
Orazio Azzarello
Margaret (Miller) Bennison
Annmarie (Vachon) Carey
Lisa (Braza) Carneiro
Nancy Conboy
Sharmarke Osman
Maria Picardi
Jennifer (Hackett) Ruzzo
Sharon Summers
Kim Theriault
Laura Valk
Julia Varriale
2001
Katrina (Donahue) Carrozza
Danielle (Ouaddi) Cochrane
Patricia (Harvey) Cummings
Judith Driscoll
Tracy Gauvin
Colin Lydon
Traci O’Rourke
Amy Padden
Linda Sakin
Margaret Wong
2002
Pamela Fruci
Eva Longo
Adam Marks
Catherine McHugh
Jerilyn Thurston
2003
Herman Abdellas
Marissa (Jones) Carvelli
Mark Cerreta
Patricia Donovan
Allison Gadoury
Jill Gardosik
Jennifer (Saunders) Gross
Mariah Haworth
Michael Kreppel
Maryellen LaDue
Jan-Marie Murray
Michael Reardon
Kathy Roepke
Timothy Slevin
2005
Candace Chaffee
Katherine (Walz) Costa
Dara Davignon-Sullivan
Bridgette Duprey
Andrew Goodwin
Kathryn Laughlin
Sal Mendonca
Kristina (Morrissey) Murphy
Serena Springstead
Carrie Thurber
Gail-Lee Yosca-Melendez
2006
Michelle Bento
Emelia Blankson
Susan Brookman
Andrew Camerato
James Carvalho
Mary Casey
Mary Lou Chapman
Dara Davignon-Sullivan
Viet Doan
Rosalind Forber
Cynthia Gallant
William McGoldrick
George Mohn
Diane Morgan
Betsy Morris
Rebecca Morrissey
Jennifer Mulazzi
Lindsay (Gaetz) Panis
Michael Papa
David Trail
2007
Heather (Glass) Adams
David Callaghan
Linda Cherubino
Brigid (Dailey) Desrochers
Joan Kulman
Humberto LaCruz
Jennifer Lowell
Christine McMahon
Jenna Noel-Grinshteyn
Pamula Zicko
2008
Sara Cameron
Keisha Greaves
Sean Holt
Joseph Kirby
Nicole Larmore
James Murray
Dawn Ross
Andrew Sciaba
Corey White
Karen Woo
2009
Meri Amaral
Lauren Arsenault
Jennifer (Bilbrey) Curtis
Josiah Curtis
Rachel Devlin
Angel Seto
2010
Danielle Donovan
Josephine Fox
Kathleen Hart
Andrew Joyce
Kristen Kularski
Stephen Marfione
Katie Restuccia
Shannon Rice
Steven Tramontozzi
Steven Whittemore
2011
Jane Cashorali
Nicole Dygon
Laura Flores
Analise Henderson
Rachel Keir
Sally Kiss
Kimberly MacKoul
Cyril Sam
John Sheehan
2012
Keyona Bell
Danielle Bourgeois
Aaron Churchill
Melissa Giunta
Gretchen Heckler
Elise Howell
Kathleen Kenzerski
Krista Landry
Barbara Pierre
Jaciara Quedevez
Cameron Rhodes
Karen Sisko
Chad Spencer
John Ward
2013
Stacey Brown
Kurtis Buczynski
Emily Cormack
Molly Goguen
Brian Kurowski
Tom Manning
Ben Pacific
Adam Parlin
Todd Rowley
Joseph Vajda
Eric Walsh
2014
Samantha Boland
Dorina Enes
Justin Forman
Meaghan Hurley
Herbert Kyles
Larry Liuzzo
Rachel O’Malley
Nilaben Patel
Matthew Roberge
Thomas Simas
2015
Nick Cafrelli
Kaylan Gibbons
Justin Lin
James Lindsay
Michelle McGonagle
Victoria Mori
Graduate Alumni
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1962
James Halliday
1964
Paul MacArthur
1965
Lourdes Javier
Anne Pratt
Anne Renda
1966
Paul Carbone
Jane Harvey
Miriam Kramer
Nancy Morrison
Harry Ostrander
1967
Joanne Bellucci
Janet (Fiedler) Bottiglia
Mary Morrison
1968
Inge Wetzstein
1969
Ned Daniels
Nancy and Frank Hess
Stephen Ryder
Mary Tribe
1970
Iris DiRico
Paul Hickey
1971
Marilou Cashman
Joanne (Lumpkin) Cutler
Susan (Doten) Greenberg
Mary Joyce
Dominic Luppino
1973
Robert Berardi
Ellen Miller
1974
Elizabeth (Wade) Drum
John Lent
Mary Riddell
Joyce Smith
David Sveden
Ilene Wolfman
1975
Barbara Cavedon
Paul Colbert
Harold Dickert
Kathleen Gruszka
Robert Heaton
Alice Wells
1976
Paul Combe
Donna Dias
Devalie Gibbons
Pat Luoto
Ann Nadeau
Ellen Oasis
Wendy Oeser-Rhein
Edna Perlmutter
Margaret Reed
Marilyn Schwab
Marjorie Swartz
Helen Velie
1977
Susan Bruce
Elizabeth LeBaron
Sally Logan
1978
John Barry
Charlotte Timlege
Anne (Creeden) Vincent
Marion Wollmeringer
1979
Eugenia Gomes
MaryFrances Horan
Erica Krull
Gerry Marcus
1980
Elizabeth Beloff
Timothy Cornely
Ruth Delmonico
Sue (Miller) Foster
Nancy (Keith) Maki
Joan Miceli
Cheryl Smith
1981
Marcia Costello
Nancy Ford
Geraldine Madigan
Anne McNeece
Florence Yuan
1982
Christine (Barrett) Collins
Joanne (O’Neil) Collins
Delma Josephson
Beth Kurowski
Christine (Vogel) Lorenzen
Johanne Oliveri
Barbara Robinson
1983
Mary Alessi
Debra Chiacu
Herbert Lannon
James Lorenzen
Gary Niland
Leslie Wyzga
1984
Elizabeth (Laucks) Brock
Marybeth Carney
Sandra Curtis
1985
Marie (MacDonald) Champion
Martha Greenwood
Karen Krall
Elisabeth Logan
William Smith
Mary Ellen Swydan
1986
Susan (Keegan) Boyd
1987
Paula Connolly
Bonita Flood
Melinda (Minsky) Torbin
1988
David Augustinho
Joseph Cullen
Nicholas DiIeso
Gregory Johnson
Rosemary (Sullivan) Miller
Jane Mulvihill
Anita O’Brien
Alvin Shope
Theresa Vachowski
1989
Cynthia Bolton
Paul Champlin
Michael O’Hara
Adeyemi Onayemi
1990
Irvin Duclos
June Hunter
Karen (Macarthy) Ogorzalek
1991
Timothy Barry
Dorothy Keeney
Christine Robbins
Howard Yates
1992
Wellman Bartlett
Elizabeth Griffin
Beverly Myers
Anne Tobin
Eli Valk
1993
Walter Davis
Steven Lutch
Nancy Osgood
Del Pontremoli
1994
Kim (Deely) Emery
Sharon Gallagher
Bonnie Mitchell
Jacqueline Orlando
Jane Polley
Victoria Waterbury
1995
Kathleen Berardi
Diane (Nicoli) Ferkler
Renee Merolli
Anne Nichols
1996
Craig Davis
R. David Drucker
Sheila Tiberio
John White
1997
Joe Blackburn
Alan Bortnick
Jennifer (Flanigan) Eddy
Christine Flynn
Lisa Laudani
Jennifer Mosher
Cynthia Wackerbarth
Rhys Wyman
1998
Sandra Comastra
Barbara Mendell
1999
Lisa Casey
Linda DiPasqua
Barbara Fortin
Frank O’Brien
Ira Rothman
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Tim Berringer
Jennifer Child
Francis Klonsky
Kris Mogensen
Linda Morse
Laura Slaney
2001
Marlene Coleman
Marlene Fisher
Nancy Larsen
2013
Joan E. Horrigan
2014
Jocelyn Baylow
Jane Cashorali
Adam Cole
Kristen Kularski
Robert Veilleux
Judith S. Beerman
2015
Katie Restuccia
Kathleen Carey
Kimberly Conner
Wendy Hanlon
Laurie A. Higgins
Joseph Kolakowski
Jean LaDuke
Margaret O’Neill
Mary Plouffe
Carol Vinci
Gifts in Memory
Maria Beltran
Stephen Capeless
Peter Regan
Kelly (Costa) Whitmore
2004
Sherry Nguyen
Maureen (Swartzwelder) Rooney
2005
M A RY E . M U R PH Y
Valerie Hytholt
Reshma Kulkarni
Frances (Waeger) McMahon
John Ritter
Steven Whittemore
2002
2003
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BR I A N A R SE NAU LT
David M. Arsenault
M A RGA R ET J. A K IL LI A N
John C. Graham
M A RY LOU O’CON N E L L
Jean E. Wright
M ARTIN F. O’CON NOR
NATH A L I E O’CON NOR
DONA L D PA PA
Michael S. Papa
JACQU E LI N E C . PR E SCOT T
Julie H. Cooney
W IL LI A M P. SI MS
John C. Graham
JE N IFER L . THOM AS
Jane V. Thomas
MOR R IS G . A N D J. J. WA R D
JACK BA L BE N
Roberta W. Walsh
John C. Graham
K ATH ER I N E M . W IL SON
MARY K. BEKSHA
Nancy F. O’Herron
EV E LY N BICK N E L L
Deborah A. McMakin
DOUGL AS W. BLOOMQU IST
Paula F. Bloomquist
Richard H. Voght
NA NC Y J. BOW DE N
Deborah Hefner
Rita Schmid
M AT TH EW J. DE N ICE
Patricia Ames
Johnathan Simpson
Christine Kilgore
2006
Janine Gregory
Timothy G. Wilson
THOM AS C . W R IGHT
Julian Bond
Michelle M. Cundiff
Colleen M. Day
Robert A. Lavalley
Brian McCabe
Lisa Powers
Jean E. Wright
Gifts in Honor
F. JAV I ER CEVA L LOS
2007
CL A R E FOR BE S
Dawn Ross
Edward Richmond
Janina Swiacki
Nancy Swiacki
Claire H. Bagale
R ICK Y DE SIR
Kathleen Kingston
Maryellen O’Malley
Alison Reilley
RU TH ROGER S GIL MOR E
Joanne Bellucci
Joan Gambeski
BA R BA R A C . DOBSON
SH EIL A A . G OL DM A N
L.O. Patrick P. Corbett
2008
Karen Falck
M A R ION H A R K N E S S
Raymond Aubin
Erin Brighton
Colin Vogelgesang
CA M HIL BERT
Susan A. Anderson
Mason J. Blacher
Maria Quiray Lawrence
Martha J. Crimmins
2009
SI M EON HORV ITZ
GAY W IL LIS SA BI N
David Feinberg
Gerard Mahoney
Robert Pantzer
Brian M. Kurowski
CONSTA NCE JOR DA N
Independent Association of
Framingham State Alumni
Nancy Brine Fredrickson
Dr. Kirk and Lorraine Jordan
Jane D. Walsweer
Rosemary Quirk
2010
Mary Ann Case
Anne Huntington
Holly Joyce
Heather Munroe
Deborah Saltzman
Sheila Tiberio
Margaret Wong
2011
Jayne Haley
Amy (Iammarino) Luoto
Justin Lutz
Judith Mello
Dan Richard
2012
Diane McAleer
Robin Milotte
SLOA N E E L A N J I A N
J U DY C . K L A AS
SOPHI E SAVAS
M A R ILY N SILV I A
Maria Quiray Lawrence
Diane L. Lowe
Paul Zerbinopoulos
Beatrice Biello
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Corporations,
Foundations &
Organizations
Anna Labrousse
NA NC Y G . L EHR
Janice M. Kiley
DUDLEY R . M ARSH
Nancy Jamieson
Joseph and Wilma Messina
Harry and Claire Nelson
Carol L. Russell
Ida Willman
BR IAN M ARTINUZZI
Lori Skillman
BET TI E N. M A ZZOL A
Catherine D. Dewsnap
H A R R I ET M . M IL L ER
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CL A IR E R A MSBOT TOM
Susan Dargan
BRUCE TH U R BER
Carrie S. Thurber
Bank of America
Barr & Barr, Inc.
Baystate Equipment Rental
and Sales Co., Inc.
Bill’s Taxi Service, Inc.
BlueMetal Architects, Inc.
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Bose Corporation
Boston Trust & Investment
Management Company
Brite Lite Electrical Co., Inc.
Brochu Bros., Inc.
C3: Commercial Construction
Consulting, Inc.
Cherubino Health Center
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Colantonio, Inc.
Consigli Construction Co.
Daymarc Foundation
Emcor Services Northeast, Inc.
Gibbs Realty Inc.
Haynes, Lieneck, and Smith, Inc.
Imprint Express Inc.
Independent Association of
Framingham State Alumni
First Ad Specialties
Liberty Mutual
Linnea Anderson Trust
Little Flippers Swim School, Inc.
The Lorber Foundation
Louisa A. Nicholass Trust
MetroWest Health Foundation
Middlesex Savings Bank
Northern Contracting Corp.
Nursing Bra Express, LLC.
Paul J. Rogan Company, Inc.
Pfeufer/Richardson P.C. Architects
The Pro Group, Inc.
Reeves Company, Inc.
RV Leonard Inc.
Sodexo, Inc. & Affiliates
Success Techniques
Systems Contracting, Inc.
T & K Asphalt Services, Inc.
Tracker Systems
Whole Foods Market
Wing Press
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Children’s Hospital Boston
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Massachusetts Board of
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Massachusetts Department of Early
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Massachusetts Department of
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Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department of
Higher Education
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Natick Labs
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U.S. Department of Education
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Helen Alcala
James Ansbro
Evelyn Ardito
Jan Baker
Christina Balduccii
Andra Barnette
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Thelma Belloli
Lois Bennett
Joanne Berger-Sweeney
Renee Berger
Ronald Bergman
Frederick and Iris Bernstein
Mason Blacher
William and Linda Blase
Allan Bloomquist
Paula Bloomquist
Dan Bogdan
Julian Bond
Paul Bonfiglio
Robert Bonnevie
Raymond Boulanger
Susan Brady
Sheilah Brandes
Gretchen Bravacos
Peter Brem
Irwin Brendler
F. Brigham, Jr.
Judy Brodkin
Eleanor Brody
Susan Brody
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Joe Burchill
Marian Burck
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Doris Burke
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Angela Capodilupo
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John Costa
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Judith Cytroen
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Edward Davidson
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Lauren Donnelly
Janet Drake
Mary Driscoll
Patrick Dunne
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Carol Ellis
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Claire Esten
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Andrew Graham
Nancy Gray
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Christine Hall
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Norma Herzlinger
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Mary Hill
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Joan Horrigan
Anne Howell
Mary Hunnefeld
Betsy Hutchings
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Jeffrey Isen
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Catherine Jennings
Annmarie Johnson
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joan murtaugh ’61 taught
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during reunion weekend
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grades K, 3, 4 and 5 for 36
years in Framingham, before
retiring in 1997 as reading
specialist at Barbieri School.
Her passion for travel has taken her around
the world and inspired her to establish the
Joan E. Murtaugh Travel Abroad Scholarship,
which provides financial support to
Framingham State students participating in
a study abroad experience. Murtaugh also
established the Thomas and Mary Murtaugh
Scholarship at FSU and the John A. Garft
Fabric Fund. She is also a supporter of the
Adventures in Lifelong Learning Series, a
program of free events held in cooperation
with the Framingham Public Library.
Murtaugh served two terms as a Town
Meeting member in Framingham and
volunteers as a docent for the Framingham
History Center.
distinguished alumni achievement award
jaune quick-to-see smith ’76
is one of the most acclaimed
Native American artists today.
She has been reviewed in
most art periodicals, has had
over 100 solo exhibits in the past 40 years,
and has done printmaking projects nationwide.
Over that same time, Smith has organized
and/or curated over 30 Native exhibitions
and lectured at more than 200 universities,
museums and conferences internationally,
most recently at five universities in China.
She has completed several collaborative
public artworks, such as the floor design in
the Great Hall of the new Denver Airport; an
in-situ sculpture piece in Yerba Buena Gardens,
San Francisco; a mile-long sidewalk history
trail in West Seattle; and, recently, a new
terrazzo floor design at the Denver Airport.
alumni educator achievement award
mary-ellen meegan ’66
is a true lifelong learner and
a dedicated professor. She
holds a Doctor of Philosophy
degree from Boston College
and completed post-doctoral studies at a
number of universities, including Harvard,
Lesley and New England College. Meegan
is a Professor Emeritus at Worcester State
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University, where, for 38 years, she taught
undergraduate and graduate courses in
literacy, children’s literature, early childhood
and elementary education. She has taught in
preschool and elementary school classrooms,
and has been a reading and literacy consultant
for pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Following
the death of her sister-in-law, Meegan helped
her brother raise his three-year-old and fouryear-old daughters. Both are currently working,
while also enrolled in graduate programs.
leadership and service award
kenneth racicot ’97, g’99
president’s circle gala 2015
celebration
is a Team Leader for the
Performance Nutrition Team
at the Natick Soldier Research
Development & Engineering
Center (NSRDEC). He leads a team of 11
scientists in the Combat Feeding Directorate
(CFD), whose purpose is to ensure that
military service members receive ration
components that optimize physical and
mental performance in the field. During
his career, Racicot has received 16 special
act or service awards, including eight
Army commendations.
Framingham State’s largest donors were honored during the annual
President’s Circle Gala last November. It was a wonderful evening
of dinner, conversation, and celebrating Framingham State.
He is currently pursuing his PhD at Tufts
University, where he studies Biochemistry
and Molecular Nutrition. Racicot specializes
in Gastrointestinal Physiology and Microbiology,
with a special research interest in the
metabolism and biological action of
plant polyphenols.
young alumni achievement award
kristen anderson ’09
graduated from Framingham
State with a degree in Fashion
Design and Retailing. Shortly
after completing her degree,
Anderson landed a job at Bennett & Company
along Boston’s North Shore, where she
designed lingerie. Later, Anderson moved
to New York, where she found a designing
job at a startup lingerie company called
Adore Me. She has been there for more than
two years, working directly under the head
of design and playing an integral role in
designing each month’s collection. Anderson
says she loves designing lingerie, and
considers it a big responsibility as it helps
women feel confident and beautiful.
Alumni Reunion Weekend June 3–5
Highlights of the weekend include:
50th reunion society reception
all-alumni breakfast
Friday at 5:00 p.m. | McCarthy Center
Saturday at 9:00 a.m. | McCarthy Center
concert on the green
general assembly and
alumni achievement awards
Friday at 7:00 p.m. | North Hall
Saturday at Noon | McCarthy Center
golden anniversary dinner
with the president
Saturday at 7:00 p.m. | McCarthy Center
farewell brunch
Sunday at 10:00 a.m. | McCarthy Center
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Alumni House, 42 Adams Road
1961 class meet and greet
iafsa annual meeting
Friday 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:30–11:00 a.m.
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r a m nat ion
dan & patrick gould ’17
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both age
21
hometown
Quincy, MA
favorite teams
Celtics & Patriots
R
AMS
in focus
Football & Volleyball
teams dominate MASCAC
Continued dominance of the Massachusetts State Collegiate
Athletic Conference
The Framingham State football and volleyball
teams continued their dominance of the
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic
Conference in the fall.
The football team wrapped up their sixth
straight conference championship by beating
Bridgewater State 27–17 and earning an
automatic invite into the NCAA tournament.
The team is riding an incredible 31-game
regular season winning streak versus
conference opponents.
The women’s volleyball team captured their
second straight MASCAC Tournament title
with a 3–0 win over top-seed MCLA in the
championship game. The Rams finished
25–9 on the year and earned their third trip
to the NCAA tournament in four years.
Both teams came up short in the first round
of the NCAA tournament, but once again
proved they are the dominant programs
in MASCAC.
Keep up with the Framingham State
University athletic teams online at
WWW.FSURAMS.COM
There is no lack of familiarity in the backcourt
of the Framingham State basketball team
these days. Twin guards Dan and Patrick
Gould have been key playmakers for the team
since they arrived at FSU in 2013. It helps
that the pair have been playing basketball
together their entire lives.
“We know where the other one is going to be
at all times,” says Dan. “We make each other
better, and know each other’s strengths
and weaknesses.”
In high school, Patrick played point guard and
Dan was a shooting guard. But in the threeguard system FSU employs, each member
of the backcourt has a similar role and
responsibility. Continuity has led to a lot
of positive results for the team this year.
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“Everyone is getting a better handle on the
new system under (second-year) coach
(Peter) Mugar,” Dan says. “We know exactly
what he expects from us and believe that we
can compete for the conference championship
each year.”
The Quincy natives were recruited to play
basketball at Framingham State and decided
to attend after visiting the campus.
“We liked everything about what we saw,”
Patrick says. “It’s a nice small community.”
Because they were both strong students in
high school, Dan and Patrick were offered
admission into the FSU honors program,
which they accepted.
“The honors program was nice because we
received scholarships, which help out
financially,” says Dan. “We’re two of four kids
in our family who are all in college at the same
time, so it’s a lot.”
Attending the same school not only allowed
them to continue playing together, but also
made things easier on their parents, who don’t
like to miss a game.
leah hartwell to run marathon
in support of children’s hospital
“They definitely try to make it out to every game,”
says Patrick. “It’s a great support system.”
Framingham State University second-year head field hockey coach Leah
Hartwell will be running the 2016 Boston Marathon as part of the Boston
Children’s Hospital Miles for Miracles team.
Dan, a Business Management major, hasn’t
decided what specific area of business he
would like to pursue after college, but knows
that he wants to coach basketball in the
future. Patrick is a History major and hopes
to teach and also coach basketball at the
high school level.
“Staying involved with basketball is something
we are both looking to do,” says Dan.
This will be Hartwell’s second marathon as she ran the 2015 Boston
Marathon in a time of four hours and 29 minutes in support of the same
cause. Hartwell draws inspiration from her sister, Courtney, who was
born with a rare connective tissue disorder called Loeys-Dietz syndrome,
and her patient partner, Katherine. Hartwell was matched with Katherine,
who suffers from Juvenile Arthritis, through Miles for Miracles. Due
to complications from her sister’s illness, Hartwell and her family spent
a great deal of time at Boston Children’s Hospital, and joining Miles for
Miracles is her way to give back to all the doctors, nurses and staff who
supported her family.
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1960s
gerry jackson kerdock ’66 just had a piece
of art accepted into the Washington National
Cathedral Lenten exhibit. This is the exhibit’s
second time inviting calligraphers to show their
work. She previously had a piece shown in 1995.
three generations
of rams head up
marketing at senior
living residences
lee (regan) larkin ’81 understands
the value of a Framingham State
education, which is why she takes pride
in the fact that she oversees a marketing
department made up of alumni spanning
three generations.
“There certainly is a comfort level knowing
your employees are coming in with
an excellent educational background,”
she says.
1970s
susan (hackman) blake ’79 was ordained a
priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
charles rossignol ’79 became the
permanent deacon in the Boston Archdiocese.
He was ordained with 11 other candidates
on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at the Cathedral
of the Holy Cross, Boston, by Cardinal
Sean O’Malley.
1980s
eleanor cynamon-julian ’81 received a
PhD in Psychology from Saybrook University in
August 2015. Her dissertation, entitled “Parental
Alienation in Targeted Parents: Investigating
the Diagnostic Indices,” was a first-of-its-kind
study looking at the symptoms parents who
have been alienated from their children exhibit.
Parental alienation occurs in most incidences in
contentious divorces and custody battles.
One of the parents (usually the custodial parent)
intentionally sabotages the ability of the other
parent to parent. The underpinnings of this
problem involve narcissistic personality disorder
along with borderline personality disorder.
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Larkin is one of the owners and serves as
Director of Marketing at Senior Living
Residences, a thriving assisted living and
Alzheimer’s care firm founded in 1990.
The firm owns and/or manages 12 assisted
living communities in Massachusetts
and employs about 700 people.
Larkin ran the company’s marketing
operations by herself for many years,
with help from outside vendors. But as
the company continued to grow, the
decision was made to bring the entire
marketing operation in-house.
The marketing team takes particular
pride in working on a variety of
educational initiatives undertaken by
Senior Living Residences. They took
their award-winning Brain Healthy
Cooking Program from their assisted
living communities’ dining rooms to
the public, with recipes, shopping tips,
cooking guides and presentations.
Their most recent campaign is to create
a Dementia Friendly Massachusetts.
“There are more than 120,000 people
living with Alzheimer’s disease in
Massachusetts, most of them living alone
and many undiagnosed,” says Maloney.
“Our Dementia Friendly initiative
is about providing meaningful tools
and educational materials to help
our communities and families better
support these folks and their caregivers.”
Since they launched the program in 2014,
Senior Living Residences has trained
more than 2,000 people across the state,
including families, caregivers, emergency
responders, students, municipal staff,
hospital workers, nurses, private
businesses and elder care professionals.
Pamela (Davis) Maloney ’02 manages
the firm’s websites, blogs and social
media, as well as advertising and publicity
efforts. “The intense training in writing
“I have a strong background in causeI received at FSU gave me a solid
related marketing,” adds Larkin, who
foundation for my future career pursuits,”
has won many awards over the years.
says Maloney.
“Providing educational programming
Recent graduate Rebecca Gelineau ’15
and information for our customers is
was brought on as an in-house graphic
very important to us, and it’s very helpful
designer just last fall. “I feel really
for the seniors and families we serve to
fortunate to quickly land a job that
have access to free quality information
fits in perfectly with my academic and
on subjects related to aging.”
design background,” says Gelineau,
who graduated with a degree in Visual
Communications. “I love it.”
To learn more about the latest efforts of the team at Senior Living
Residences, you can visit SENIORLIVINGRESIDENCES.COM
and their blog at AGERIGHT.ORG
Dr. Cynamon-Julian will continue her study so
that she will eventually create a diagnostic tool
for the legal and psychological communities to
use as a prevention for extreme parental alienation.
recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.
In addition, Kim and her partner, Scott, also
welcomed their second daughter, Hanna, into
the family in March 2015.
kelly (costa) whitmore ’82 was hired
as the new principal of Mulready Elementary
School in Hudson, MA.
2000s
chuck stuart ’88 was hired as the new
women’s soccer coach at Framingham
State University.
finance director of Carroll County New
Hampshire. Stuart served as a school business
administrator for 34 years, the first 24 years
of which were spent in several Massachusetts
districts. After that, he came to New Hampshire,
working at Newfound District in Bristol and
Prospect Mountain in Alton. Most recently,
he worked at the school district in Newport.
kirsten stolle ’89 had her artwork featured
at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts from
September 4 to December 19, 2015.
1990s
kristina kern ’03 was hired as the head
jennifer bowes ’03 was hired as the Learning
Solutions advisor to assist clients with their
learning and development initiatives. She has
worked as a sales representative at United Site
Services and as a sales executive at Toshiba
Business Solutions.
thomas lynch ’05, formerly a lieutenant with
the Franklin Police Department, was sworn in
to be the new deputy police chief by Town Clerk
Deborah Pellegri.
donna jaworek ’07 of Milford was hired
by Pernet Family Health Services in Worcester
as director of early intervention. She has spent
20 years in the field of early intervention in
Pennsylvania and in Massachusetts, 10 of those
years at the director level.
malia dell ’07 came out with her first official
book, Food That Works, on November 1, 2015.
mary beth kularski ’09 has been promoted
to operations manager of North Brookfield
Savings Bank.
john craig ’09 has been named vice president
and chief financial officer of the MetroWest
Community Federal Credit Union. An Ashland
resident, Craig brings nearly 35 years of financial
experience to MetroWest. Most recently, he
served as director of municipal partnerships at
WasteZero Inc. in North Andover.
meghan surprise ’09 was hired as a thirdgrade teacher at Tri-Town Elementary School
in Topsfield, MA.
carl arsenault ’90 was hired as a sales
associate for Long & Foster Real Estate in
its Tri-Cities Southpark office.
paige duncan ’90 took on town planner
duties in Foxborough, MA, on December 2, 2015.
lisa wilson ’93 was hired as the new principal
at Peace Dale Elementary School in South
Kingstown, MA.
frederick ryan ’94, Arlington police chief,
joined the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery
Initiative Board of Directors. Ryan has served
as the Arlington police chief since 1999 and
previously worked as a police officer since
1984. He is an active member of the FBI National
Academy Associates and the Massachusetts
Major City Chiefs of Police Association and sits
on the Executive Board of the Greater Boston
Police Council.
james duane ’95 was named the assistant
town manager in Framingham, MA.
kimberly van winkle ’96 is one of the
founding members and director of compliance
services of Twelve Points. The financial firm
of special note christine weithman ’79
alumna wins prestigious award from
academy of nutrition and dietetics
christine weithman ’79 will travel to Baltimore in April to receive an
Excellence in Weight Management Practice Award, one of the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics’ highest honors.
Weithman is the Director of Nutrition Services & Product Development at HMR
Weight Management Services Corp., where she has worked for 28 years in various
positions. Today, she is responsible for developing and making improvements to
the company’s food products, which include a variety of healthy shakes, entrées,
cereals, soups and bars.
“IT’S A
WONDERFUL
HONOR. I AM
THRILLED.”
“As a weight management company, we need to develop products that taste good
and are nutritious,” Weithman says. “I oversee that effort.”
She will be honored at the 2016 Weight Management Symposium for her
accomplishments in the field, which include advancing the understanding of weight
management and influencing the direction of weight management practices.
“It’s a wonderful honor,” Weithman says. “I am thrilled.”
Weithman grew up in Natick, but spent four years living on campus at Framingham
State, and has very positive memories of her time at the University.
“I was an RA and had a great experience,” she says. “I made lifelong friends
and professional colleagues who I still keep in touch with.”
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class notes
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alumni profile kate moran ’12
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derek grueter ’09 has been promoted to
loan servicing representative for North Brookfield
Savings Bank.
michele fortini ’09 & ’13 married
seamus griffin ’14 on October 3, 2015. The
couple met at Framingham State through the
rugby teams.
2010s
bruce c. rich ’10 has been named the new
head wrestling coach at Westford Academy,
replacing Matt Tholander. Previously, Rich
was an assistant wrestling coach at Tyngsboro,
Westford Academy and Waltham.
juliann corey msn, rn ’10 with an
upcoming publication in the Worldwide Leaders
in Healthcare, joins the prestigious ranks of
the International Nurses Association. She is a
registered nurse with 32 years of experience in
her field and extensive expertise in intensive care.
ashleigh bergh ’11 of Haverhill is the
michael long ’11 & alexandra bushery ’12
are engaged to be married in the fall of 2016.
alexandra reid ’13 was hired as a secondgrade teacher at Tri-Town Elementary School
in Topsfield, MA.
matt baker g’13 was named the interim
athletic director in Holliston, MA.
nicole l’heureux ’15 was hired as the Alumni
Relations coordinator at Framingham State University.
new membership coordinator for the Greater
Haverhill Chamber of Commerce.
of special note justin lin ’15
Having attended Boston Public Schools as a child, recent Framingham State graduate
justin lin ’15 understands the challenges many urban students face in school.
“I felt like it was a great opportunity to help out kids in the community I grew up
in,” says Lin, who majored in Geography at FSU, with a concentration in Global
Studies and a minor in History.
City Year Boston deploys AmeriCorps members in 21 elementary, middle and
high schools, positively impacting more than 10,000 students. Lin was assigned
to Higginson/Lewis K–8 School in Roxbury, where he currently mentors and
tutors 7th-grade students who are below grade level in reading skills.
“Many of the students’ behavioral issues are familiar to me, having gone through
Boston Public Schools,” Lin says. “As an adult role model now, it’s a challenge
building relationships with the students and getting to know them. I feel I’ve come
a long way since I began in August.”
Lin will serve with City Year Boston through June and must complete 1,700 hours
of work by then. After that, he’s keeping his options open for what will come next.
“I’d like to stay connected to the education field in some way,” Lin says. “I enjoy
working with kids in the inner city, and want to give back to the community while
I’m young and able to do so.”
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Just four years after graduating from
Framingham State’s Coordinated
Program in Dietetics, kate moran ’12
has already built an impressive résumé
in her young career.
After serving as the registered dietitian
for dining services at Brandeis and
Bryant universities, she was offered a job
as a sports dietitian for SodexoMAGIC
at the new Minnesota Twins Academy
in Fort Myers, Florida.
There, she advises minor leaguers and
pro athletes on how eating healthy
can maximize their performance
and accelerate the healing process.
giving back to the community
through city year boston
As graduation approached last May, Lin decided that he wanted to do something
to give back to his community. So he applied to City Year Boston, a chapter of the
national City Year organization dedicated to helping students in high-poverty
communities succeed in school.
kate moran ’12
advises pro athletes
on healthy eating
“AS AN ADULT ROLE
MODEL NOW, IT’S A
CHALLENGE BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THE STUDENTS AND
GETTING TO KNOW
THEM. I FEEL I’VE COME
A LONG WAY SINCE
I BEGAN IN AUGUST.”
“Guys who are here with injuries want to
know how they can get back on the field
as quickly as possible,” says Moran, who
is also launching a part-time consulting
business and blog. “Others are looking
to lose body fat and build muscle.”
Moran consults one-on-one with players
and leads group classes and discussions.
She says her nutritional advice varies based
on an individual’s dietary restrictions and
overall goals. But in general, Moran says,
she advises everyone to eat lots of fruits
and vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins,
heart-healthy fats and low-fat dairy.
“It’s a process,” she says. “Some guys have
never eaten a vegetable in their life.
Others are sponges for information
that will give them a competitive edge.”
Moran says professional athletes often
struggle with nutrition because they
are on the road throughout much of
the year. For the upcoming season, she
put together a 75-page e-book that the
players can use while traveling to make
smart choices about their nutrition.
“It can be a struggle when you are
constantly eating out at restaurants,
in hotels or relying on someone else to
provide food in the clubhouse,” she says.
“I hope the book will be a good resource.
But at the end of the day, it’s up to them.”
cape cod alumni
club scholarships
Two Cape Cod students attending Framingham State
University were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship by
the Cape Cod Framingham College Club (CCFCC) alumni
organization. emma fitzpatrick ’16 of Sandwich is a
Fashion Design and Retailing major. chelsey hathaway ’17
of North Eastham is majoring in History.
The scholarships were presented during the annual CCFCC
scholarship luncheon on August 12, 2015, at the Harbor
Point Restaurant in Cummaquid. The club’s annual spring
meeting will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Old
Yarmouth Inn, Route 6A, Yarmouth, MA, at 11:30 a.m. The
club is pleased to announce that the featured speaker will
be President F. Javier Cevallos.
Each year, the CCFCC scholarship serves to support the
education of one or more individuals residing on Cape Cod
who are full-time juniors or seniors at Framingham State. The
scholarship committee bases its selection on several qualities,
including achieved academic performance, future goals and
potential, as well as on financial need.
Spring training is the most exciting time
of year at the Academy as all major league
players report to camp. Moran is hoping
to get a chance to connect with one
player in particular this year.
in memoriam
Marie E. (Plunkett) Galeota ’43
december 29, 2015
Paul J. Willitts ’68
september 6, 2015
“I’m really hoping to meet David Ortiz
when the Red Sox play here,” she says.
“It’s his last season, so that would be
pretty cool.”
Mary (Driscoll) O’Leary ’45
december 21, 2015
Mary M. Fallon ’68
september 29, 2015
Eleanor Morey ’47
september 4, 2015
Daryl (Ford) Tomkiel ’69
december 16, 2015
Moran credits the challenging coordinated
Dietetics program at FSU with helping
to advance her career.
Estelle (Cookie) Abrams ’48
july 2, 2015
Donna Jean Piper ’75
september 6, 2015
Jeanne M. Nash ’52
september 24, 2015
Andrew Hennigar ’81
september 5, 2015
Margaret (Farley) Arena ’61
april 15, 2015
Nelson Fonseca ’81
september 29, 2015
James F. Murphy Jr. ’63
september 29, 2015
Warren James Solfiell ’04
june 29, 2015
Joanne (Rubin) Doxer ’64
august 2, 2015
Emily Alicia Zarnoch ’14
august 4, 2015
“The Dietetics program was very
competitive, and it was a struggle at times
to get through,” she admits. “But I had
professors who really believed in me and
kept me going. In the end, it comes down
to hard work, believing in yourself and
being positive. Networking is also huge.”
In addition to her job with SodexoMAGIC, Moran recently launched her own parttime business called The Educated Plate. She offers several one-on-one services,
such as kitchen makeovers, grocery store tours and healthy meal planning. Moran
is also available for public speaking events. To learn more, visit her website
WWW.EDUCATEDPLATE .COM
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happenings
alumni association
leadership scholarship
The Framingham State University Alumni
Association recently recognized two
outstanding student leaders on campus
with $1,000 scholarships.
Career Advancement
through FSU MBA
donor profile
Kathleen (Hickey)
Lennon G’85
Kathleen (Hickey) Lennon G’85
Supports First-Generation Students
dan kessler seeks framingham state mba to advance career at emc
Kaylee Brazell ’17 and Kelly Keenan ’17 were
recognized for their leadership activities
on campus and their passion for serving
others through volunteer opportunities.
Brazell, a Biology major with a concentration
in Biotechnology, is president of the Class
of 2017 and a senator-at-large in the Student
Government Association. She is a member
of Alternative Spring Break, a group of
students who take a weeklong mission
trip to support a community in need.
“This experience was life-changing,” Brazell
says in her application letter.
Brazell has recently begun leading an effort
to hold an annual Relay For Life event at
Framingham State to raise money for the
American Cancer Society.
Keenan is a Psychology and Early Childhood
Education major whose passion for
volunteering dates back to high school.
At FSU, she has taken on a leadership role
by becoming an Administrative Resident
Assistant (ARA). She is also president of
the Alpha Lambda Delta honors society
and volunteers each week at Horizons for
Homeless Children.
“I find that through working with this
organization, I have developed a deep
passion for these children, and they have
become the best part of my week,”
Keenan wrote in her application letter.
supporting the scholarship
If you are interested in supporting the Alumni
Association Leadership Scholarship, please
contact the Office of Development and
Alumni Relations
email alumni@framingham.edu
phone508–626–4012
Dan Kessler pulled off the dream of most college
students in 2008 when he parlayed a summer
internship at EMC into a job right out of college
in the data storage and software company’s
marketing department.
Today, he is an integrated marketing program
manager and hopes to have a long career at the
Hopkinton-based company. But Kessler also
knows that to continue advancing his career,
he needs a master’s degree.
“A lot of the internal job listings are MBA
preferred or MBA required,” says Kessler.
“Framingham State was one of the programs
recommended by the company, which is great
because I grew up in the area and was familiar
with the University.”
EMC is among a handful of major companies
in the region that are part of the Advisory
Council for the FSU MBA program. Employees
at these companies receive discounts on MBA
courses at the University.
The program is designed for mid-level managers
and professionals in business and other organizations who aspire to greater leadership and
management roles.
Kessler, who will graduate this spring, agrees
with that assessment. “I’ve had the opportunity
to meet some great professors who challenge
you to think a little differently,” he says.
In 1963, Kathleen (Hickey) Lennon became the first person in her family to
earn a college degree when she graduated from Regis College. Little did she
know at the time, her higher education journey was far from over.
In fact, Kessler recently impressed his bosses at
EMC with his ability to think outside the box.
When the company’s marketing department
launched a contest based on the television show
“Shark Tank” that was aimed at generating innovative ideas from employees, Kessler’s proposal
was among the best. He immediately embraced
the challenge and even kept a blog
of his experience as he developed and practiced
pitching his idea in front of his wife Ashley
and dog Charlie. “It was a good way to keep the
challenge fun,” he says.
The idea—which he pitched on a film set with
a live audience—was to offer current and
prospective clients a free assessment of their
storage systems by a third party. Those with
storage issues would be provided with information on products that EMC provides
to address the problems, and those without
issues would appreciate the free service and
hopefully think of the company as a trusted
advisor moving forward. The pitch was one
of two that were successful.
Lennon initially set her career ambitions aside to get married and raise a
family. But by 1981, she was ready to continue her education and enrolled
at Framingham State.
“I had become very interested in psychology,” Lennon says. “Framingham
State was one of the few places that allowed you the flexibility to work
toward your master’s degree at your own pace.”
She graduated from FSU in 1985 with her master’s degree in Counseling
Psychology and quickly found a job at a comprehensive drug and alcohol
program operated by Norwood Hospital. Lennon provided counseling
to people going through the 28-day residential facility.
“I had a very good experience there, but I learned that if you want to influence
the way things are done in Massachusetts, you need to have your PhD.”
find out m ore
If you are interested in donating to the Kathleen
H. and John E. Lennon III Endowed Scholarship,
contact the Office of Development and Alumni
Relations at:
email alumni@framingham.edu
phone508–626–4012
“I think one of the strengths of our program is
that it helps students access untapped potential Kessler says he couldn’t be happier about his
and set greater goals for themselves,” says
time at EMC, and is excited about his future.
Program Coordinator, Dr. Sharon Wulf. “They “I love the company, I love my co-workers, and
begin envisioning themselves in leadership
I love my manager,” Kessler says. “It feels much
roles and ask, ‘Why not me?’”
more like a family environment.”
While she enjoyed her experience at all three colleges she attended,
Lennon credits Framingham State with reigniting her career.
“I felt that I received an excellent education there,” she says. “I had a lot
of great professors. If it hadn’t been for the flexibility of the program,
I wouldn’t have gone for a master’s degree.”
Today, Lennon is retired but stays busy by helping to take care of her
grandchildren and singing in two a capella groups. She also recently
endowed a scholarship to benefit first-generation students at
Framingham State.
“Supporting first-generation students is important to me,” Lennon says.
“I was the first in my family to go to college, and I have a lot of sympathy
for those kids. They often need additional encouragement.”
“I THINK ONE OF THE STRENGTHS
OF OUR PROGRAM IS THAT IT HELPS
STUDENTS ACCESS UNTAPPED
POTENTIAL AND SET GREATER
GOALS FOR THEMSELVES.”
Photo by Pixie Vision Photography
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So Lennon found herself back in school, this time at Boston College, where
she earned her doctoral degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology
in 1994. She would go on to teach psychology courses at Boston College
and co-author a book on the history of creativity theory called,
Understanding Creativity.
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FSU West Coast Swing
2016 Rams Booster Club Golf Tournament
april 28 to may 1 , 2016
monday, june 13 , 2016
President F. Javier Cevallos and members of the Alumni Relations
Office will be heading west in April to hold alumni gatherings in,
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(May 1). If you live in the region, this is a great opportunity to catch
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Join us for 18 holes of championship golf at Framingham Country Club
in support of Framingham State Athletics. This beautiful venue features
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with the guidance of Donald Ross, William Mitchell and Geoff Cornish.
Alumni Reunion Weekend
june 3– 5 , 2016
The Framingham State University Alumni Association is hosting several
fun-filled events for you and your classmates on campus. It’s the perfect
opportunity to catch up with old friends, make new ones and learn
about some of the exciting changes taking place at your alma mater.
Alumni Trip to Tanglewood
sunday, july 10, 2016
Don’t miss our annual event at this acclaimed venue, featuring
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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