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A Magazine for Alumnae/i, Family, and Friends
FALL 2006 Vol. XII, No. 1
Contents
FEATURES
Ben Franklin’s Next Life
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BY CONSTANCE V. HERSHEY ’64
Experiencing Multicultural Japan
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BY SISTER DENISE M. MOLLICA, IHM
A Symphony of Pianos
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El Salvador:
An Experience of International Solidarity
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BY SISTER CATHY NALLY, IHM
Strategic Plan
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Annual Report
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Donor Report
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DEPARTMENTS
Campus News
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AlumNews
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Calendar of Events
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING Marie E. Moughan ’87
EDITOR Carola Cifaldi, Associate Director of Public Relations
CONTRIBUTORS Angela Alderfer, Kristin Dougherty, Bob Macartney, Karen DeLucia
Matweychuk ‘83, Edith Petillo ‘75
PHOTO CREDITS Richard Anderson, Carola Cifaldi, Sister Kathleen Doutt, IHM, Caroline
Duffy ‘93, Joseph Houser, Hunter Martin, Marie Moughan, Jeanne Murray, Rick Sandora,
Lydia Szyjka
DESIGN Freeman Design
Immaculata Magazine is published by the Office of Public Relations
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president’s letter
Dear Friends,
As I begin my fifth year in office, I reflect on
Immaculata, the new faces that have emerged, its
presence in the community, the increased academic
offerings and the growth here on campus of the
physical surroundings, and I am energized by these
changes I have seen.
I immersed myself in the governance of the university, as a member of the
board of trustees in the early 90s. Now, as president, I fully appreciate the value
of an exceptional university, a values-based institution, and its impact on both
the larger community as well as the region. Immaculata has so much to offer
the world: top level faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, challenging educational opportunities, energy and
excitement that permeate every part of the campus environment displaying pride in Immaculata University.
After the board of trustees accepted several recommendations from the Women’s College Viability Study, one
of them being to include men in the undergraduate college, I stated in my announcement to the community
in 2003, that there would be work ahead for all of us, and yes, maybe we would experience some pain with
those challenges. In fact, the community moved forward with a renewed energy and spirit. How proud I’ve
been to be a part of this university during such a momentous time in its history.
The students, faculty, alumni and staff continue to energize the world of Immaculata united by a common goal
to daily meet its ever changing environment. Every part of the university has been impacted. From the amount
of food prepared and consumed on campus and the challenge of storing textbooks in the bookstore for an
incoming class, which doubled the size of the entire student population in the College of Undergraduate
Studies, to the increased amount of paperwork handled by all offices, the IU community has met all challenges.
Please join me in gratefully thanking all who have showed flexibility and adaptability to an increased work
load, perhaps moved their offices or residences on campus several times during the last few years while
renovations took place, creatively assessed academic programs and offerings and adapted them to appeal to new
student populations, and other tasks too numerous to list.
I am excited as I look forward to the next several years. I see a university, blessed with a strong and diverse
student population, graced with high level administrators and staff poised to take the university to greater
heights, and honored with faculty, steeped in their disciplines, eagerly imparting knowledge to all.
The Lord has blessed us through the years, and Mary’s presence has always guided us. May we be blessed with
God’s all encompassing love in the future. Thank you for your steadfast interest and support of Immaculata
University
Sincerely,
Sister R. Patricia Fadden, IHM
President
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CAMPUSNEWS
Open Door Renovation
Online Undergraduate Accelerated Program
The Open Door area in Alumnae Hall has been renovated to
increase student social space and use and to create a temporary
“student union” type space until the new student union can be
built.The space has been completely gutted and a new design
Beginning in this fall, Immaculata’s Accelerated Continuing and
Experiential Learning program (ACCEL®) now offers the Bachelor
of Arts in Organization Dynamics, as an online degree completion
program. Students do their academic work completely online, fully
supported by Immaculata’s faculty and services.
In Memoriam
“As we serve the needs of many adult students at off-site locations,
it was the natural next step to make one of our most popular
programs available completely online,” comments Dr. Elke Franke,
dean of the College of LifeLong Learning.
After attending both
Hallahan and West Catholic
Girls’ High Schools, Sister
graduated from Immaculata
College in 1933. Sister
Margaret taught for a short
period in the public and
parochial schools of
Philadelphia. In 1935,
Sister entered the
Congregation of the Sisters,
Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and made
profession of vows in August 1937.
Organization Dynamics is an undergraduate business program
designed for today’s complex world.The program, comprising 126
credits, emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach to organizational
management. Students join an online community, called cohorts,
and remain with that cohort throughout the program. Courses in
the program are seven weeks in length and are offered sequentially,
allowing working adults to succeed in their studies while attending
to a host of other responsibilities. ■
concept created. Bright and vibrant colors decorate the space and
the dark paneling and partitions have been removed. A stage has
been added for musical, poetry and other artistic events. New
lighting and new and refurbished furniture have been added as well
as two big screen TVs and a wall mounted television near the food
service outlet. Pool tables, ping pong tables, air hockey and a
Playstation have been installed.
Food service by Aramark, the on-campus provider, will include
freshly prepared “to go” items as well as fresh fruit and vegetables,
freezer items, assorted beverages and many other grab and go
options. Student activities programming will be concentrated in this
area as well as increased over the next year. Katie Brumbaugh,
assistant director for programming and intramurals, will be located in
the Open Door to provide easy access to students wanting to
sponsor programming as well as to provide direction for the new
and improved space. ■
Flexible Format Graduate Degree in
Organization Leadership
The master’s program in Organization Leadership offered through the
College of Graduate Studies is available in flexible delivery modes.
Students can earn their master’s degree in Organization Leadership in
two years with the new accelerated delivery mode or they may go
through the program at their own pace.
Most courses in the accelerated delivery format include one Saturday
and five consecutive weekly meetings and include some online
learning. Students may choose to enroll in more than one course per
semester and can take advantage of summer classes offered annually.
Courses cover both the “people” and some of the key “business”
elements natural to organizations and include issues that relate to
employee involvement, organizational behavior, leadership, ethics,
diversity, conflict and collaboration, project teams design, facilitation,
adult learning, organizational development and change, finance,
strategic planning and virtual work.
There are two specializations: Organizational Effectiveness and Health
Care Services. Both specializations emphasize reflection on one’s own
leadership behavior and developing goals to be a better leader.
Janice Jacobs, Ph.D., chair of the department of Organization Studies
notes that “Business research now supports the notion that leadership
can be developed.As well, the ability to lead comes down to a number
of key variables which the students work on while in the program.
Our students and graduates report not only transformational changes
for themselves, but the ability to apply immediately their learning
helping their workplace grow.” ■
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sportsnews
Sister Margaret Mary Baney, IHM was registrar and
academic dean at Immaculata where she taught as
professor of classical languages from 1948 to 1968.
She received a Master of Arts from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1944, and a Ph.D. from The Catholic
University of America in 1948. Sister’s educational
career included teaching high school students, both at
Hallahan and West Catholic Girls’ high schools.
Sister Margaret Mary was elected twice (1968 and
1974) as a general Councilor of the Sisters, Servants of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary. After her 12 years of
service on the Council of the Congregation, Sister
devoted her time to research for the Congregation, first
during her tenure as assistant principal at Denis J.
O’Connell High School in Arlington,VA, and
subsequently in residence at St. Alice Parish in Upper
Darby, PA.
Named Outstanding Educator in 1975, Sister was a
frequent speaker and panelist at meetings of educational
associations and published many articles. She authored
two books: Some Reflections on Life in North Africa in the
Writings of Tertullian (1948) and Witness: One Response to
Vatican II (1987).
Sister Margaret spent the last eight years at Camilla
Hall Nursing Home and will be remembered by her
passion for reading, her lifelong promotion of
intellectual excellence, and her devotion to
scholarship. One of her students and a life-long friend
said, “Sister Margaret Mary’s life can be summed up in
four words, dear to the hearts of all IHMs: Faithful
Witness, Faithful Servant.” ■
Stadium Named in Honor of Alumna
The Draper Walsh Stadium at Immaculata University is named in honor
of Mimi Draper Walsh ‘63, trustee and benefactor, through the
generosity of the Walsh Family.
First Mighty Mac Named to Inquirer
Academic All-Area Team
Kelly Dickinson ’06 has been named to The Philadelphia Inquirer
Academic All-Area Women’s Lacrosse Team. In a process which
included nominees from over 20 area institutions, she was one of just 12
women’s lacrosse players selected. Captain of both the women’s
lacrosse and field hockey teams, Dickinson was also presented the
Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award at the athletic department’s sports
banquet. While competing in both sports, she carried a 3.74 grade point
average and was annually recognized on the Pennsylvania Athletic
Conference All-Academic Team.
Mighty Macs at
Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center in
Philadelphia hosted an exhibit Sports:
Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers from
May 26 through August 20. The exhibition
developed by the Smithsonian’s National
Museum of American History included a
special section devoted to local legends
that pays tribute to local sports heroes
and record breakers. On loan from
Immaculata University, a basketball game uniform from the Mighty Macs
First National Women’s Basketball Championship teams (1972-1974) was
among the sports memorabilia displayed.
For sports information visit www.immaculta.edu and click on Athletics
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[Fig. 1A]
BEN FRANKLIN’S
NEXT LIFE
BY
CONSTANCE V. HERSHEY ’64
It probably would have pleased Benjamin Franklin to
learn that few of the objects he’d owned or used had
survived into the twenty-first century. He was dubious about the
value of possessions, saying that “what we have above what we can use, is not properly
ours, tho’ we possess it.” Although he left to his daughter, Sally, the diamond-encrusted
miniature given him by Louis XVI of France, he asked that she never wear it, since the
ostentatious wearing of jewels was inappropriate in the United States.
[Fig. 1A] Portrait print of Benjamin Franklin, by Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicholas Cochin, 1777. Collection of Stuart E.
Karu. Photo by Peter Harholdt. The first popular portrait of Ben sold in France was this print, which established the image of a man
who looked on life with intelligent amusement. It was “lifted” by many artists and showed up everywhere.
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His daughter and son-in-law seem to have set small
store by most of the furnishings they inherited: they held
several auctions soon after his death. Later in the 19th
century, however, those possessions that remained had
become treasured artifacts; and by the twentieth century
the artifacts that survived had become icons. With the
approach of the tercentenary of his birth in 2006, those
icons – and hundreds of other things – were re-examined.
In 2001, five Philadelphia institutions – the Library
Company, the Franklin Institute, the American
Philosophical Society, the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
and the University of Pennsylvania – formed the Benjamin
Franklin Tercentenary Consortium to plan for the yearlong observance of the anniversary. The keystone of the
celebration would be an exhibition celebrating Franklin’s
life, opening in Philadelphia and traveling to a number of
other cities. It was necessary to locate things associated
with Franklin, verify their authenticity, determine their
condition, and consider them for inclusion in the
exhibition.
Institutions in Philadelphia and around the world own
many artifacts with Franklin histories, and portraits of Ben
are in many collections; but there was no central list of
what survives and who owns it. A computer database
seemed a good way for the Tercentenary to record artifacts,
and have access to all of them for comparison.
The first objects to be considered were owned by the five
partner institutions. Next, Philadelphia’s other collections
were canvassed. Letters went to all major American art and
historical institutions, and any others in the world that
team members thought might be helpful. Responses
flooded in, many with real treasures. We realized the
database had a mission far beyond being a tally of possible
objects for the exhibition. That would do far more than
just display antiques: its “story line” included objects, but
wasn’t limited to them. And many of the things we began
to find weren’t available or appropriate for such a display.
The database acquired its own raison d’etre.
The ground rules for inclusion were simple (or so we
thought): life portraits of Franklin; and things known to
have been owned by, used by, given to, or given by Franklin
during his lifetime. However, it proved far from simple to
untangle some of the objects’ histories, determine whether
they were what they purported to be, describe them in
terms that were meaningful to a lay public but useful to
professionals, and get illustrations of them for the database.
Images of Franklin were the most obvious candidates,
but even that category was challenging. Ben wrote to his
daughter that his face was becoming as well known as that
of the moon. Should the database include the dozens of
different prints that were published by everyone in London
or Paris who hoped to make a penny or a sou by giving the
public another new image of Dr. Franklin? [ Fig. 1] The
sculptor Houdon created what may be the “universal
[Fig. 1B]
Bowl with image of Benjamin Franklin, made by Wedgwood, 1790-1800.
Collection State Museum of Pennsylvanian, Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission, Harrisburg.
Franklin,” but do scholars agree about which of the
surviving busts are actually the work of his hands, not a
copy of a copy? Should the record include all of the
portraits by Joseph Wright, even though Franklin (tired of
posing for artists) sent Wright away and told him to copy
an earlier portrait by Greuze? The ultimate answer to all
those questions was “Yes,” but the decisions weren’t easy.
Benjamin Franklin has always been Philadelphia’s
golden boy. Over the past two centuries the city’s
institutions have been given many things that carry with
them histories of ownership by him. How reliable were the
old tales? Historians have learned that the facts about an
object’s past can change quickly, like the sentences in a
game of “Whisper Down the Lane.” In two centuries a
porcelain plate can go from being “like one of the kind that
Franklin’s daughter owned” to being “the one bought by
Franklin’s wife when they married.”
It was dismaying to discover how many objects with
Franklin associations had come to museums in the 19th or
early 20th centuries with no documentation to support the
claims made for them. We could only repeat to each other
that “people must have been more trusting in those days.”
Certainly, no museum with which we’re acquainted today
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would have accepted some of them. But, before the decision
was made to eliminate any object, it deserved research.
All of that sounds like a lot of work – and it was. But it
was also a lot of fun. Many of the needs of the database ran
concurrently with those of the exhibition and its catalogue;
so members of the BF300 team worked together. The
Exhibition’s Curator and Assistant Curator, Page Talbott
and Melissa Clemmer, had assembled formidable banks of
files, of which the database has taken advantage. And many
objects that database research brought to light have
enriched the exhibition. One of the most rewarding aspects
of tracking artifacts down the generations has been its
effect on Franklin’s descendants. The first reunion ever
held of Franklin’s families convened in Philadelphia during
the exhibition.
Often, Ben himself helped us. Almost forty years ago,
Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia
acquired a silverplated tea caddy (canister) from a
descendant of Franklin’s. The donor knew only that it had
a history of having been owned by him. Searching records
of Ben’s known correspondence revealed that he’d written
his wife from London in July of 1771, “…I send you two
plated tea caddies and a sugar ditto from Sheffield….” With
that clue, a hunt through his accounts revealed that in
April of 1771 he’d paid “for sundry plated ware had of
Tudor, Sherburn, and Leader of Sheffield.” [Fig. 2]
Dr. Talbott included it in the exhibition. And I entered
the object into the database,
with the note that it had once
been part of a pair. Recently, a
descendant emailed us about a
“silver box” that she’d
inherited. She loved it, she
wrote, because she’d been told
it belonged to Franklin’s
[Fig. 2]
daughter. When she sent an
image, the “silver box” proved
to be the missing mate to the Sheffield tea caddy!
Occasionally, work on one object led to the discovery of
another. Franklin’s years in London were spent as the
tenant of the widow Margaret Stevenson, whose daughter
was about the age of the child Franklin had left in
Philadelphia. “Polly” Stevenson became Ben’s surrogate
daughter. He gave her away at her wedding, and remained
in touch with her until, widowed herself, she brought her
children to Philadelphia to live.
Researching a set of chairs believed to have been willed
to Polly by Franklin, the
exhibition’s furniture
conservator and I visited
the home of a
descendant who owned
one. When we arrived,
we found he was also
the owner of a fragile
portrait of Polly, last
seen in 1936 when it
was shown briefly at
New York’s Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Now
conserved, the portrait has
[Fig. 3]
regained its place among the
most significant artifacts of Franklin’s personal life. [Fig. 3]
When he lived in London, Franklin joined a group of
scientists, businessmen and thinkers known as “The Lunar
Circle,” for their practice of scheduling evening meetings
during the full moon (when greater light made traveling
safer). Josiah Wedgwood was a fellow “lunatick,” as they
called themselves. Most of us know Wedgwood as the
founder of a pottery; few realize that he was an ardent
abolitionist. His fervor strengthened Franklin’s conviction
of the inequities of slavery. When Franklin returned to the
new United States in 1785 as a respected statesman, he used
his influence to advance the cause of abolition. [Fig. 4]
By the time of this writing, over three hundred images
and artifacts have been located, examined, and entered into
the database; others have been studied, but not included.
More are waiting in the files. Entries range from fine arts
(portraits and sculpture) to decorative arts (useful things
like silverware and chairs), to ephemera (walking sticks,
snuff boxes, and such), and scientific equipment, including
Franklin’s own electrostatic machine, and an eighteenth-
century battery. (Did you
know that we owe the
terms “battery,” “positive,”
“negative,“ “charge” and
“discharge” to him? He
coined them, and used
them in letters he wrote in
the 1750s, describing the
experiments he and a few
[Fig. 4]
friends were conducting in
Philadelphia.) [Fig. 5]
Subfiles contain biographies of over 230 men and women
either mentioned in the entries or responsible for making
the objects, and a bibliography of over 60 books, articles
and catalogues cited as references.
The Database is available on the Tercentenary Web site,
www.benfranklin300.org. At the home page, click on the
word “FRANKLINIANA,” and you’re in. The entries range
from brief to exhaustive (exhausting!), and the images from
absent to exquisite. It’s very much a work-in-progress. Every
day, every email, every phone call brings new objects, or
new information about objects already entered. Visiting the
site will also give you a schedule of the exhibition,
“Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World.”
Users often ask what will become of the database after
2006. It will be given to an academic institution as the first
Legacy of the Tercentenary. A college or university is the
perfect home for the database. It can teach students how to
conduct the “grunt work” of research which is essential but
so time-consuming, like scanning every issue of art and
antiques publications, searching Franklin’s correspondence,
updating bibliographic entries. More experienced scholars
and teachers can conduct the extended research that will
permit the database to grow in depth and breadth. We’re
confident that its users, and the institutions whose objects
are included in it, will continue to participate actively, so
that this “cybermuseum” will grow.
The Frankliniana Database has done more than its
planners intended. After only three years, it has reexamined artifacts in Philadelphia and elsewhere. It has
helped re-interpret objects. And it has located artifacts that
[Fig. 2]Tea caddy, made by Tudor, Sherburn & Leader (English), 1771.
Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia. Photo by Peter
Harholdt. Ornamental canisters for tea were essential accessories of a
gentlewoman’s tea table in the 18th century. Franklin showered his wife
and daughter with gifts during his years in London.
[Fig. 3] Portrait of Polly Stevenson by an unknown English artist, ca. 1772.
Collection of Theodore E. Wiederseim, a direct descendent of the StevensonHewson-Bradford family. Franklin is celebrated as a worldly statesman
and scientist, but his correspondence shows that he was happiest in a
setting of domestic tranquility. Polly loved him like a daughter, and was
at his bedside during his final illness.
[Fig. 4] Am I Not a Man and a Brother? (anti-slavery medallion), designed
by William Hackwood, made by the Wedgwood factory, c. 1790. American
Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. In 1787, the octogenarian Franklin
accepted the post of President of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society with
enthusiasm, and distributed medallions like these to advance the cause of
freedom for black slaves.
[Fig. 5]
were lost. As far as we can tell, it’s the first example of a
computerized archive that incorporates objects from
multiple private and public collections in the United States
and Europe, describes them in detail, and attempts to
research their history and illustrate them. And it’s available
to anyone in the world with internet access. It’s this
generation’s way of giving new life to one of the liveliest
minds our nation has produced.
Connie Vecchione Hershey received an AB from Immaculata, with
concentration in History and French. She was given a Fellowship by the
Winterthur Museum, and received an MA in American Culture from the
University of Delaware. Her career has included experience in the
curation of fine and decorative arts for both public and private collections,
and the computerization of art historical records. She joined the team of
the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary in 2003, where she helped create the
Frankliniana Database, and has remained responsible for it.
[Fig. 5] “Electrical battery” of Leyden jars, 1760 -1769. American
Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. This wooden box containing 35 glass
jars which gathered and stored an electrical charge, is an early form of
electrical battery. Franklin willed his scientific instruments to his friend
and fellow scientific amateur, the “Signer” Francis Hopkinson.
Hopkinson’s son gave this to the American Philosophical Society.
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What comes to mind when you think of Japan?
Technology? Precision? Mt. Fuji? Beautiful landscapes?
Pretty girls dressed in magnificent kimonos?
These serve as a partial description of Japan. There is also a multicultural side which the Japanese people
are working through at the present time. It concerns Japan’s diverse, hyphenated population: Amerasian, ChineseJapanese, Korean-Japanese as well as its Ainu and Burakumin communities.
Part of the problem with the identity issues faced by these local
communities is that the government does not recognize the
minority groups. The Department of Education refers to the
country as “we Japanese” – as of one culture – not taking into
consideration that there are diverse populations. It does not seem
to address these diversities as part of the history of the country.
During the summer of 2006, I joined eleven other teachers in the
tri-state area on a PhilaNipponica II Immersion Study Tour:
Multicultural Japan. The study tour planned cooperatively by the
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and the Center for East
Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania concentrated on
rural Japan, and its outlaying islands of Hokkaido in the North and
Okinawa in the South.
Pictured below, from
left to right:
Ainu Village - Hokkaido;
The main goal of this experience was to learn about Japan’s diversity
by walking among the people. We visited the Ainu village and
museum to learn more about the indigenous people of Japan and the
difficulties they are having with recognition and acceptance. While in
Hokkaido, each of the teachers presented a lesson in English to the
students of Hokusei Gakuen Girls High School. I presented a lesson
on nutrition using the Traditional Healthy Asian Diet Pyramid.
The second stop on the tour was Shimane, the second smallest
prefecture in Japan whose economy is mostly agricultural, making it
one of the poorest prefectures in Japan. Although poor, the people
were very warm and sincere with us. The group visited HirosaGakuen – a College of Comprehensive Social Services that trains
students to be pediatric and geriatric caregivers. It had a state of the
art “century tub” that was elevated at the push of a button so the
patient would not be frightened when being bathed.
Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukuan island group, was the third
stop. There are many Chinese influences in Okinawa because the
Ryukuan Islands were claimed by both China and Japan at various
times in history. We visited the Amerasian School, only 8 years in
existence, established to educate children of U.S.-Japanese mixed
ancestry who were having identity issues in the local public schools.
At a visit to the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper, we learned that many
Okinawan residents resent the presence of the U.S. military because
it occupies the best lands and the military are not disciplined
properly for their negative actions while in Okinawa. The teachers
presented a lesson in English to students in Kyuyo High School.
We then visited the Burakumin Museum and saw the close quarters
where the Burakumin community lived and worked. This
community dates back to the 8th century A.D, when they were
known and treated as “eta” (meaning “pollution abundant”) because
of religious ideas about purity and pollution. (Lai, Serena, The Social
Fabric of Japan, p. 29). Members of the community worked as
shoemakers, butchers, undertakers, and sanitation workers. Because
they worked with dead animals and people and refuse, they were
considered unclean or polluted. One cannot tell a Burakumin
community member from outward appearances. Their identities
can only be discovered by searching through personal records.
Mt. Koya or Koyasan, one of Japan’s most sacred places was the
fourth stop. It has approximately 120 temples of the Shingnon
Esoteric sect of Buddhism and was truly beautiful, despite the rain.
In fact the rain helped to accent the beauty of the mountain. We
were fortunate enough to be here on the fourteenth of the month
when the monks chant special prayers, which added to the
sacredness of the evening.
The question of teaching about diversity was raised frequently by both
the Americans and the Japanese at our various stops. A representative
from the Osaka Human Rights Center explained that while teaching
multicultural issues is “on the books,” it is taken seriously only in
schools with diverse populations and ignored in homogeneous schools.
The director at the Ainu village asked us to share curricula showing
how we teach our students about other cultures.
Lastly, we visited the city of Osaka with its pockets of KoreanJapanese and Burakumin communities. At the Osaka Human Rights
Center, we learned that the Korean-Japanese are working through
some sensitive and critical issues. One such issue is the fact that they
were brought from Korea by the Japanese as forced laborers; another
is their political affiliation with North or South Korea.
The study tour helped me realize that Japan’s population is as diverse
as ours in the United States. It also awakened me to our own record
of success and failure in dealing with the problem. Consequently, I
hope to emphasize greater understanding of people with diverse
backgrounds in teaching about diversity with my students.
Sister Denise M. Mollica, IHM is an instructor in the Fashion, Food and Nutrition
Department at Immaculata University.
Dancers in Okinawa;
Craftsman in Kyoto;
Sister Denise with
students
by Sister Denise M. Mollica, IHM
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experiencing multicultural Japan
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Performing piano solos at the
Steinway concert were faculty
members (from left to right) Janet
Ahlquist, Steinway artist Dr. William
Carr, and Maria José Martin.
Symphony
of Pianos
“The social importance of the piano
is beyond all question far greater
than any other instrument of music …”
(Report of the Jury on Musical Instruments, Crystal Palace Exhibition, London 1851)
The 153-year-old piano maker Steinway & Sons showcased their Art-Case Piano Tour at
Immaculata University in June. Several handcrafted, limited edition pianos including the $255,000 Steuben
Glass grand were displayed in the Main Line area for the first time. In 2003, the Steuben Glass grand was
created to mark the 150th anniversary of Steinway, as well as the 100th
anniversary of Steuben Glass. The piano features an Aubergine lacquer finish and
is adorned with 100 percent clear crystal (decorative glass first introduced by
Steuben in the 1920s). Crystal decorates the Steuben Glass legs, top stick, music
desk and bench.
Historical information on each piano was personally presented by the staff of
Jacobs Music Company, who is the exclusive dealer representative of Steinway & Sons in
the region. Founded in 1900, Jacobs Music, which is family owned and operated, has a
longstanding reputation of charitable service to the Philadelphia community, supporting
internationally renowned artists and regional music institutions such as the Curtis
Institute of Music, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Kimmel Center for the
Steinway artist, Dr. William Carr
Performing Arts, as well as countless universities and schools of music.
In a special Steinway Selection Event, approximately 50 to 60 one-of-a kind authentically restored Steinway
pianos were also on display and available for purchase by invitation only.
Immaculata professor of music and Steinway Artist, Dr.William Carr, DMA, performed a special concert in
celebration of the week-long event, Steinway & Sons Comes to Immaculata. A special intermission presentation
honored Dr. Carr, the Delaware Valley’s newest Steinway Artist. Immaculata faculty members, pianists Maria Martin
and Janet Ahlquist also performed.WRTI Radio broadcast live from Immaculata. Jill Pasternak, host of WRTI’s
“Crossover,” interviewed Dr. Carr.
Students from local schools of music and area private studios earned the opportunity to play on the Steinway ArtCase pianos in a perform-a-thon to benefit children with life threatening illnesses, through the Hope for Henry
Foundation (HFHF)). Jacobs Music is a corporate partner with HFHF and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is a
participating institution in the Children Helping Children event.
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El Salvador:
An Experience of International Solidarity
“Allow your heart to be broken,
fall in love and be ruined for life.”
Theologian Dean Brackley, S.J. when
speaking of experiences that allow us to
stand with the marginalized of this
world, said, “Allow your heart to be
broken, fall in love and be ruined for
life.” Little did we know on March 4,
2006, when we left the Immaculata
campus at 4:30 a.m. with bags filled with
supplies, hands ready to work and a ticket
to El Salvador that we would return
“ruined for life.”
One of the most unforgettable
experiences of my life began when
Jennifer Harris ’06; Sister Paula Jameson,
IHM, instructor of nursing at Immaculata;
Caitlin Jones ’06; and I boarded the Delta
Air Lines flight 0695 to San Salvador that
chilly Saturday morning.
I have always believed that students learn
best when engaged with the pressing
issues of this world: that’s where the
questions arise and where their idealism
and energy are needed.The problems and
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suffering of the world challenge their
faith and raise questions of justice which
are rigorously explored in the classroom.
Project Fiat International is a missionary
opportunity with the Handmaids of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus. Casa Voluntariado
Santa Rafaela Maria is a volunteer house
in El Salvador’s capital city, where we
stayed. For one week, we worked together
with students and staff members from
Rockhurst University in Kansas City and
with Patrick, a returning Massachusetts
fireman. Our outreach was to the
communities of Las Delicias and Las
Granadillas.Through Project Fiat (Faith In
Action Together), we were invited to
leave the comfort, efficiency, and
competitiveness of our everyday lives, to
enter to some extent into the values,
experiences, and limiting circumstances
with which so many of the world’s people
live.We lived simply in solidarity with the
marginalized of the world.
by
BY
IHM
SSister
ISTERCathy
CATHYNally,
NALLY
, IHM
We helped to build a road with the
local community in Las Granadillas,
spent time nurturing the
malnourished children in “Vinculos
del Amor” (Links of Love), visited the
homes of the people in Las Delicias
and taught the children in both
communities. Important components
of the program were reflection on the
day’s experience and openness to
analyzing the social reality.
good.We want to become leaven for
our community and grow in our
understanding of the mission we are
called to accomplish.We realize that we
are God’s hands on earth and that there
is much to be done.
Sister Cathy Nally, IHM is director of
mission and ministry at Immaculata
University.
Maybe that is what Dean Brackley
and the Jesuits meant/mean when
they say” to be ruined for life.”
The immersion experience was more
intense than the four of us could have
anticipated.We were exposed to the
warmth and openness of people who
lived in extreme poverty. In our minds,
the people were converted from
statistics and stereotypes to human
persons with names, histories and
feelings.Their resilience and honesty
amazed us, and we realized that we
were the ones being helped by them.
We were building relationships.
When we returned home we sensed an
urgency to do something here at home.
We felt changes in our individual hearts
and a desire to act for the common
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Vision Statement
Vision
Commitment
In the IHM tradition, Immaculata will be a growing community of faith, learning and service.
Five Goals Support Achieving the Vision:
~ IU will foster and be recognized for academic excellence and rigor.
~ IU will promote recognition of its Catholic identity and encourage lived Christian values supported
by the IHM charism.
~ IU will foster healthy enrollment, diversity and a vibrant campus life.
~ IU will pursue continuous improvement of resources and facilities.
~ IU will practice visionary leadership and encourage thoughtful and courageous risk-taking.
Year-long Strategic Planning Process
Culminates in Five-year Plan
In March of 2005, a Strategic Planning Task Force began a year-long process to develop and formulate a vision and fiveyear strategic plan that was consistent with Immaculata’s mission, institution-wide in scope, visionary, energizing, clear and
inclusive. The strong, yet simple, vision statement reads: In the IHM tradition, Immaculata will be a growing community of
faith, learning and service.
The comprehensive development process designed by the task force began with a meeting of a cross section of the IU
community in July 2005. Throughout the academic year of 2005-2006, the task force met with students, faculty,
leadership, staff, trustees, alumni, parents and opinion leaders in the business community to receive constructive dialogue
and ideas for action. The task force members introduced a “Frame Our Values” campaign which solicited input from the
IU community and validated data already culled from dialogue. Based on personal positive experiences, IU’s community
helped “Frame IU’s Values” of faith, caring, service, integrity, learning, and teamwork.
Throughout the inquiry process, the team celebrated with constituents what is right with IU, what is attractive, unique,
and different. Also from these meetings, a collective vision for IU was developed which ignited constructive dialogue and
ideas for action.
The task force observed that the process became highly inclusive with approximately 500 people electing to participate.
According to Dr. John Wingerter, member of the task force and assistant dean of the College of Graduate Studies, “We
were energized by our experience. We were impressed by the agreement we heard. We’d like to see the whole
community have similar opportunities for involvement and contribution.”
In February 2006, the Strategic Planning and Budget Committee approved the vision with its Strategic Plan — then
approval was received from executive leadership, the faculty in March and the trustees in April.
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2005 2006
annualreport
An Engaged Learning
Community
With over 86 years of experience in
education, Immaculata is one of the premier
liberal arts institutions in the area. Although
success has been experienced throughout
IU’s past, this year has reaffirmed the stature
of Immaculata as a liberal arts institution
serving people of all ages. During the academic year of 2005-06, Immaculata provided over
4,100 students the opportunity of an Immaculata education.
With a Campus Master Plan in place,
the IU community has seen significant
changes throughout the last year.The
growth at Immaculata is not only in its
human resources, but also in its
academic offerings, student life
programming, and it physical plant.
Enrollment Growth
The University enrollment continues
to grow in all three colleges. During
the fall semester, the population
growth so longed for was realized. In
October 2005, a report was issued
that showed that the College of
Undergraduate Studies experienced a
43% increase with a record freshmen
enrollment in the first coeducational
class. A few years ago the University
set a path toward growth and
development. As the number of
students increased, so did the number
of faculty, administrators, and staff to
help support the student numbers.
Enrollment data represent a total
institutional headcount increase of
5.5% and a 12% increase in FTE from
fall 2004 to fall 2005.The ACCEL®
program showed a 4.8% increase and
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the College of Graduate Studies
showed a 4.2% increase.
Academics on the Move
During 2004, an academic committee
assessed the potential growth and
possible changes in the academic
offerings.This assessment, authorized
by a report to the Board of Trustees
from the Women’s Viability Study Task
Force in 2003, was acted upon in
2005 when several departments within
the University added BS degrees to
their already in place BA degrees.
During the academic year 2005-2006,
Immaculata submitted three self
studies to the Pennsylvania
Department of Education (PDE).
They were for approval of a BS
degree in marketing, allied health and
health care management.The
marketing program was approved. On
May 10-12, site visitors came to
Immaculata for the initial review of
the health related programs.
In addition to the undergraduate
programs that were initiated, the
College of LifeLong Learning oversaw
the development of a totally online
program for the Bachelor of Arts in
Organization Dynamics. It was
submitted to and approved by the
Middle States Association at their June
2006 meeting with implementation
scheduled for fall 2006.
Undergraduate and graduate off-site
locations rose to over 60 sites
throughout the area.
Graduate Studies
The University received a site visit for
accreditation of the Master of Science
in Nursing program from the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE) in March 2006.
Final approval is expected in October
2006.
The College of Graduate Studies
oversaw the development of a new
delivery schedule for the master’s
degree in organization leadership.This
is the University’s first accelerated
paced master’s program.
Faculty Growth
The ever expanding number of
faculty continues to oversee our
academic programs both on and off
campus.With the major growth in
student numbers in the undergraduate
traditional college as well as the other
colleges, the academic year began
with 96 full-time faculty members
and over 190 adjunct faculty.
Academic Funding
Immaculata University again received
grants from the Pennsylvania Higher
Education Foundation (PHEF) to
support nursing education. Immaculata
received grants equaling $220,857.
The Office of Academic Affairs
managed four SouthEastern
Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher
Education (SEPCHE) grants during
the academic year. Globalization
Grant I and II valued at over
$160,000 both ended in December
2005. A graduate course in
bioinformatics was funded through
MATH/SCI II Grant of $84,300. A
MATH/SCI III Grants valued at
$83,125 will provide a course in
summer 2006.
Twenty-nine faculty members, a
significantly higher number than last
year, took advantage of faculty
development funds available through
the institution. In addition, six faculty
members received support for
research from the Office of Sponsored
Research.
Technology Advances
Continue
The SCT/Banner administrative
system implementation remained a
focal point for the University during
the academic year.With increased
enrollment, the system was tested by
all colleges to manage the recruitment
of students. During summer 2006, the
system was again tested with the
registration of new students.The
implementation is ongoing – the
University expects to be totally
immersed in the Banner system by
late 2006.
In collaboration with the Instructional
Technology and Design Center, the eLearning Institute was developed for
initiation in the summer of 2006.The
Institute provides faculty a full range
of education and training in the
integration of Web-CT. Four courses
were offered in summer 2006.
Servicing a “New”
Community
The departments within Student
Affairs are building toward a campus
community that is purposeful, open,
just, disciplined, caring and celebrative.
These six principles have assisted the
staff with the transition to
coeducation in the College of
Undergraduate Studies and have
contributed to the excitement so
prevalent throughout the campus.
As the academic year emerged, the
Readiness Plans created by the
Student Affairs staff in 2004, were
acted upon and
fostered an
environment ready
to accept men in
the traditional
college along with
enhancing the
experience of
women at
Immaculata.
classroom experience. From a program
entitled the “Beer Institute” to other
program series entitled “Give God
Time” and “African American
History,” the student life and
development offices forged new
horizons.The new University’s Judicial
Process was reinstituted in the fall of
2005.
Staffing resources were allocated this
year in the departments of Athletics
and Residence Life and Student
Development.These changes and
additions allowed for the creation of
additional programs and services to be
offered to the rising number of
students in the College of
Undergraduate Studies.
Advancement Goals
Exceeded
The Annual Appeal for 2005-06
surpassed its goal by $50,000 with
unrestricted giving at $571,200, with
the alumni goal increasing by 5%
during the year.The total unrestricted
Begun in fall 2005,
the MacEd
Program Series
brought education
to students beyond
the classroom.The
series focused on
student
development issues
which allowed for
holistic education
in addition to the
The departments within Student Affairs
are building toward a campus community
that is purposeful, open, just, disciplined,
caring and celebrative.
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Comparative Statement of Operating Revenues and Expenditures*
April 2006 honored the Class of
1956 at their 50th anniversary as
well as other alumni who celebrated
their reunion years.
Financial Stability
giving by alumni became the largest
amount received from this
constituency in the past five years.
The unique and beautiful 23rd
Annual Immaculata Art Show, the
result of a yearlong planning initiative
with over 100 volunteers, again
became a major focus for the campus
during early February.With creative
marketing initiatives in place, the
Show drew the community onto
campus during the nine-day event.
Although hindered by the only major
snowstorm in early 2006 on its
opening night, the Art Show brought
in significant funds in support of the
University.
The 30th annual Invitational Golf
Outing at the Merion Golf Club in
September and the 9th Annual
Women’s Golf Tournament in May at
Hershey’s Mill Golf Club support the
University yearly.These annual
events, supported by alumni and
friends of the University, are a few
of many events offered through the
Advancement Office.
The Office of Corporate,
Foundation and Government
Relations has overseen a newly
defined President’s Council focused
on corporate philanthropy.The new
focused direction will help expand
the University’s corporate
connections as well as form
partnerships with the business
world.
The Office of Alumni Relations of
the University again hosted a
successful live and silent auction in
October 2005. Homecoming in
As we look to the current growth in
enrollment and the fiscal diligence
that emanates from Immaculata’s
leadership, the financial stability of
the institution is secure.With
ongoing maintenance of our
physical plant and new construction
rising from the landscape, the physical
appearance of the campus has been
greatly enhanced throughout the year.
Comprehensive interior renovation of
Marian and DeChantal halls took
place. In addition, reconstruction of
the courtyard between Marian and
DeChantal, power washing of the
exterior stone, upgrades in the
Marian Chapel, and conversion of the
DeChantal terrace lounge into a new
office suite for Student Affairs also
occurred.The Open Door in
Alumnae Hall was also renovated to
provide a student recreation space for
all students.
The Nazareth Dining Hall received a
major upgrade during summer 2006
with the reorganized and expansion
of the “servery” area to improve
functionality as the University
population grows.
The Stadium and Team Pavilions on
the West Campus Athletic Complex
were completed in late summer 2006.
This included a 1,000 seat grandstand,
spectator restrooms, concessions,
athletics storage, two team pavilions
for varsity athletes, a new emergency
driveway connecting to King Road
and major landscaping through the
Complex.
The year 2005-06 will forever be
remembered as the first year when
young men were welcomed to the
traditional undergraduate population.
But the dynamic growth in
Immaculata’s physical plant also must
be remembered as significant from a
historical perspective. Major buildings
were renovated and beautiful fields
were created to address the needs of
the University’s growing student
numbers.
The campus is changing
quickly…beautiful banners, extensive
walkways, amazing fields for all sports,
bring added smiles to those who
study, live, and work at Immaculata. A
visit to Immaculata’s campus will
reflect the changes -- a campus
adorned with many new faces and
many new vistas.
REVENUE
2005-2006
EXPENDITURES
2005-2006
Tuition & Fees
30,467,637
Instructional
10,028,270
Academic Support
1,107,151
Student Services
5,209,932
Institutional Support
6,947,476
Plant Operations
3,494,143
Student Aid
5,467,376
Auxiliary Enterprises
4,222,510
Contributed Services
1,841,911
Government Grants
332,119
Private Gifts & Grants
1,095,847
Investment Income
859,424
Auxiliary Enterprises
4,385,212
Other Sources
584,205
$39,566,355
$36,476,858
Interest Expense
Capital Replacement
* UNAUDITED FIGURES
Investment
Income
2%
Private Gifts
& Grants
3%
Government
Grants
1%
Auxiliary
Enterprises
11%
1,163,659
2,736,431
Other
Sources
1%
Contributed
Services
5%
Tuition & Fees
77%
REVENUE 2005-2006
Plant
Operations
10%
Institutional
Support
19%
Sister Rose Marie DeCarlo, IHM, Chair
Sister Mary Anne Bednar, IHM
Phyllis Bellopede
Sister Elaine de Chantal Brookes, IHM
James W. Brown
Rev. George Bur, S.J.
Sister Anne Veronica Burrows, IHM
Winston Churchill, Jr.
Gail Mosley Conner, Esq.
Sister Patricia Dailey, IHM
Sister Carolyn M. Dimick, IHM
Tracy Carter Dougherty
Frank A. Farnesi
Sister Marie Esther Hart, IHM
Brian M. Hartline
Gregory G. Karabin
Sister Mary Kelly, IHM
Bernadette Maguire
Sister Anne B. McGuire, IHM
Henry J. McHugh
Sister Patricia Mengel, IHM
Sister Regina Plunkett, IHM
Carlos Questell
Sister Joan Rychalsky, IHM
Sister K. Patricia Spingler, IHM
Mimi Draper Walsh
Joseph F. Wusinich, III, Esq.
Sister M. Rose Yeager, IHM
A. J. Gabriele (Trustee Emeriti)
The Honorable Thomas A. Pitt, Jr.
(Trustee Emeriti)
Edward Roach (Trustee Emeriti)
2005-2006
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Auxiliary
Enterprises
12%
Student Aid
15%
2005-2006
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Instructional
27%
Sister R. Patricia Fadden, IHM, EdD
President
Sister M. Carroll Isselmann, IHM, EdD, RD
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academic
Support
3%
Student
Services
14%
EXPENDITURES 2005-2006
Thomas J. Ford, EdD
Vice President for Finance
and Administration
Stephen Pugliese, PhD
Vice President for Student Affairs
Linda R. Hopkins, PhD
Vice President for
Institutional Advancement
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donor2 0report
05-2006
donor report
TRUSTEES
_______________________________
Amethyst Club
Kathleen Taylor Rudolph
Contributors
Marie Louise Maher
CLASS OF 1935 (27%)
CLASS OF 1940 (7%)
Immaculata Circle
Bernadette L. Maguire ‘57
Amethyst Club
Mercita Loyola Brett Kane
Margaret Maye Roberts
Amethyst Club
Mary Jane Guerin Blash
Dr. Esther Snyderman
Mother Loyola Circle
Mimi Draper Walsh ‘63
Contributors
Helene Kline Brodsky
CLASS OF 1941 (53%)
IHM Circle
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary
Sister Mary of Lourdes Circle
Edward J. Roach
Sister Marian William Circle
Marianna Marchese
Pacesetters Circle
Estate of Elizabeth Shovlin
Beierschmitt
Marie C. Kuhn
Mary D. McElwee
Mildred Whiteman McKay
Every contribution is important to Immaculata.
The University values her alumnae/i and friends by wisely utilizing their gifts. Joining in the good
work of Immaculata requires only a sincere effort to help as much as one is able.
Sister Marie Roseanne Bonfini Circle
Kathleen Gildea Kelley
President's Circle
Elizabeth Callahan Webb
Catherine O'Connell York
Amethyst Club
Alice Mansfield Guerin-Cronin
Distinguished Gift Clubs
Member of the board of trustees A. J. Gabriele and his wife Barbara
are pictured attending an event on campus.
IHM CIRCLE $100,000 AND ABOVE
SISTER MARIAN WILLIAM CIRCLE $2,500 TO $4,999
This group of benefactors manifests a unity and friendship with
Honoring Sister Marian William, IHM, president from 1982 to 1992
Immaculata on the highest level and mirrors the dedication to
Immaculata by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
IMMACULATA CIRCLE $50,000 TO $99,999
These benefactors recognize the special mission of the University
and the strength of the Immaculata experience.
MOTHER LOYOLA CIRCLE $25,000 TO $49,999
Honoring Mother M. Loyola Gallagher, IHM, first president of
Immaculata from 1921 to 1929
SISTER MARY OF LOURDES CIRCLE $10,000 TO $24,999
PACESETTERS CIRCLE $1,000 TO $2,499
This group of benefactors is honored for their vision and leadership.
SISTER MARIE ROSEANNE BONFINI CIRCLE $500 TO $999
Honoring Sister Marie Roseanne Bonfini, IHM, president from 1992
to 2002
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $250 TO $499
This level of giving emphasizes the importance of the President’s
role in the development of the University.
Honoring Sister Mary of Lourdes, IHM, president from 1955 to 1972
AMETHYST CLUB $100 TO $249
SISTER MARIE ANTOINE CIRCLE $5,000 TO $9,999
traditionally is known as a symbol of loyalty.
The amethyst is the gemstone in Immaculata’s ring and pin, and
CLASS OF 1942 (38%)
Sister Marie Antoine Circle
James W. Brown
Frank A. Farnesi
Pacesetters Circle
Anonymous
Winston J. Churchill, Jr.
A. J. Gabriele
Henry J. McHugh
Carlos Questell
Amethyst Club
Gregory Karabin
Contributor
Sister Joan Rychalsky, IHM
Honoring Sister Marie Antoine, IHM, president from
1972 to 1982
ALUMNAE/I
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ASSOCIATIONS
Amethyst Night
The fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. The names listed in this publication are donors - alumnae/i, trustees, parents, students, faculty, staff
and administration, friends, foundations, corporations, government, and matching gift companies - whose gifts to Immaculata were received during fiscal year
July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Contributions received after June 30, 2006 will be included in the 2006-2007 Donor Report publication. Matching gifts
are credited in the year in which they are received.
Contributors
Class of 1951
Delaware County Chapter
CLASS OF 1932 (14%)
The Office of Institutional Advancement, which compiles this list, apologizes for any misspelling or omission of a donor’s name. We will appreciate your calling
any error to our attention.
In the following donor list an asterisk (*) after a name indicates that the individual is deceased.
An (M), (EdD), or (PsyD) following a class year/name indicates that the individual received a master’s degree or doctoral degree from Immaculata.
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2005
Contributors
Evangeline M. McFadden
Pacesetters Circle
Mary V. McCall Crowley
CLASS OF 1934 (25%)
Pacesetters Circle
Eleanor Wandlass Miller
CLASS OF 1936 (20%)
Pacesetters Circle
Helen Kirchner Feick
CLASS OF 1937 (23%)
Pacesetters Circle
Antoinette R. Stabinski
Amethyst Club
M. Jacqueline Monahan O'Shea
Contributors
Helen C. Dougherty Daley
CLASS OF 1938 (25%)
Pacesetters Circle
Marjorie Gildea Alford
Pacesetters Circle
Nancy Joy Parton
Josephine Quinn Shober
Anonymous
Anna Marie Furey Dougherty
President's Circle
Agnes Grady Chesko
M. Eileen Daly Daly
Margaret Jarcynski Devine
Margaret M. Smoczynska Morris
Contributors
Loretto Jarcynski Renshaw
Mary E. Conley Stemple
Amethyst Club
Agnes Scheffler Hickey
CLASS OF 1943 (41%)
Stella di Toro
Mary T. Dempsey Flanagan
Josephine Ostertag Jerome
President's Circle
Mary C. Irwin King
Amethyst Club
Mary Boyle Grossmann
CLASS OF 1946 (61%)
CLASS OF 1944 (31%)
Amethyst Club
Eva Adams Atkinson
Dorothy Wasserman Bradley
Mary A. Burke Flaherty
Rita Loughrey Gilson
Margaret Ward Kelly
Rosemary M. Duddy McFadden
Alice G. McLean Mehan
Rosemary Collins Murray
Jean M. O'Donnell
Mary Mawhinney Puglielli
Joanne M. Dondero Wood
Pacesetters Circle
Catharine Fean Lenker
Catherine Fasy Drummond
Elizabeth Burnes McKinney
President’s Circle
Dorothy Canfield Gough
Amethyst Club
Rita Ranieri Corsi
Anne O'Neill Daley
Ann Yeager Daly
Mary Dunn Fay
Ann Louise Morris Julo
Helen McElroy
Mary Ward Utterback
CLASS OF 1945 (49%)
Pacesetters Circle
Ruth Guerin Bowman
Catherine Meehan Devlin
President's Circle
Mary Lawler Cullen
Sara Garifo Lampone
Florence Chase Rentz
Mary Elizabeth Reiley Rice
Amethyst Club
Helene A. Brown Caton
Celeste Fischer Kalina
Helen M. Conboy Mack
Dorothy E. Howe Morgan
Betty Longo Riverso
Contributors
Mildred Boyle Cramer
Mary E. Quinn Miller
Contributors
Anonymous
Mary H. Arico Adams
Elizabeth Martin Annable
Mary Schubert DeCozio
Rita Haley McManus
Jeannette Monville McWilliams
Angela Ciconte Sayin
Marie Patane Versace
CLASS OF 1947 (62%)
Jeanne di Toro
Berenice Carroll Mauch
President's Circle
Doris McBryan Buckley
Gloria Spatziani Delanty
Mary Ellen McCann
Helen Thompson
Amethyst Club
Justine Hawthorn Adams
Rosemary Jacqueline Yetter Bradley
Mary Ann Cox Casciato
Amethyst Club
Marion L. Dougherty Derham
Mary F. Gallagher Kennedy
Dorothy McCandless Marx
President's Circle
Josephine Valentine
CLASS OF 1939 (30%)
Dorothy Griesser Maginn
Alice R. Murray
Catherine M. Curtis Reilly
Immaculata Circle
Estate of Rosa F. DeFrancesco
Minsker
Eugenia M. Conway
Elizabeth D. Kelley
Elizabeth Hufnagel Spackman
Amethyst Club
Anna Marie Reilly
Catherine A. Chase Smith
Contributors
Philomena DiSanto Buono
Catherine E. Seesholtz Kerwin
Mary McElwee ’41 is pictured visiting the campus for a
recent reception.
Teresa Anton Dinneen
Kathleen Doyle Finegan
Irene Schultes Jordan
Gloria DiGirolamo Loffredo
Mary Anne Hyla McBryan
Molly Cashman Somers
Gloria Zampol Von Ahnen
Eileen Silcox Daly
Rose Speitel Frey
Suzanne R. Quinn Gibson
Elizabeth V. Logan
Frances Ivers Maddren
Anita Morales McCloskey
Mary T. Lavery McGlynn
Jeanne McDonald Watko
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donor report
Contributors
Gloria Guaglione Di Girolamo
Agnes L. Frey
Helen Kirk Gonyea
Loretta Rovito Greco
Ann F. Redgate Luxner
Rosario Kongfook Spillers
Sylvia Sparagna diGeorge
CLASS OF 1948 (36%)
Pacesetters Circle
Joan T. Stephens Healy
donor report
Amethyst Club
Joanne M. Shovlin Annas
Helen Lavin Brinkmann
Rita M. Powell Conway
Patricia Roberts Cox
Virginia M. France DeCoursey
Nora M. Loughrey Grogan
Rose Marie Smith Harootunian '85M
A. Patricia Dailey McCann
Agnes McGerty
Anne Marie Sterner Michelini
Mary Pat Kelley Navratil
Nancy Castiglioni Sarcione
Rosemary Fitzmaurice Tucker
Grace Finnaren Laughlin
Lenore Eddinger Miller
Alice G. Kelly Mulherin
Charleen Hennessy Punk
Helen M. Brancato Viggiano
Rose Zappala
Contributors
Margaret Bondi Alba
Elise Ann Furey Dunne
Josephine Miller Long
Mary Frank McCormick
Marie E. Talbot Reich
Fruff Fauerbach Timby
Agnes Chaowen Yu Wong
CLASS OF 1951 (55%)
Pacesetters Circle
Marie Mitchell Golden
Miriam Jacquette Timoney
President's Circle
Sarah Loughrey Kaiser
Marjorie McNally Roddy
Steve Pugliese, vice president for student affairs, (left) visits with
alumna and member of the board of trustees Bernadette Maguire
’57 and James C. Buckley, Esq., member of the president’s council.
Helen Siegfried Bolger
Mary Longen Ellis
Helen M. White
President’s Club
Agnes Boyle O’Donnell
Amethyst Club
Angela M. Viscido Belfiglio
Gabrielle M. Iorio Devine
Patricia M. Underwood Fahey
Alice Farabaugh Watson
Contributors
Doris Sailer Albernaz
Mary L. Hieb Caufield
Catherine Siegfried Cowardin
Mary Jane Lyons Geary
Mary Petrassi Guercia
Norma Fusaro Hartman
Rita M. Kenney Hoffner
Rosemary Maloney Montgomery
Veronica Burke Pedrotty
Marion Truchsess Rafferty
Theresa Townsend Sheppard
Laura Plant Willemin
CLASS OF 1949 (57%)
Therese Jenkinson O'Flynn
President's Circle
Alice P. Boyle
Barbara Mullaney Bresnan
Dorothy Walsh Kelly
Agnes F. Kleschick
Virginia Casey York
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Contributors
Marie E. Asbury
Mary R. Castagna
Eileen B. Lee Dietrich
Marguerite McFarland Donahue
Anna Heron Givens
Marie Lagomarsino Ludlam
Cassie Meer Mazza
Edith Pearson McCarthy
Kathleen Furey Rastatter
Rosemary T. Horn Robinson
Miriam Conway Siano
Catherine Reiley Woods
CLASS OF 1950 (54%)
Pacesetters Circle
Elizabeth Walsh Bole
Anne Dillmore Gavin
Jane Feely Guzikowski
Rosetta Leonard Horey
Gloria Murphy Schwartz
President's Circle
Rosemary Baltz
Veronica Bonner Furey
Rose C. Saulino Sasso
Dorothy G. Wolper
Amethyst Club
Helen Ronca Antonelli
Patricia Aylward Daly
Zita Clark Egitto
Rosemary Vare Ervin
Gertrude Virginia Falini-Nunan
Winifred McGonigal Green
Patricia Toland Hyland
Eileen Clancy Kearney
Amethyst Club
Marion Davis Ainslie
Jane Hill Bradley
Geraldine C. Cannon
Mary Ann Mathauer DiSerafino
Rosemary T. Mulvaney Dietrick
Joan Raidy Gallagher
Dorothea Kenny Gates
Mary Theresa York Lynch
Gertrude E. Donohue Magowan
Marie Macrie Mango
Marcella Sheedy McCulloch
Jean Morrissey Noble
E. Therese Sloat O'Connor
Mary Robben Searle
Contributors
Maria T. Mirocke Burke
Anne Carroll Camp
Jane F. Keating Craig
Joan Ludwig Denzler
Ritanne Malone Devine
Margaret Mullins Dickens
Mary Lucille Koppenhafer Dondero
Rita Reina Kushner
Ima Maranzini
Mary Louise Buckley Pusch
Inez Collins Rush
Joan McCormick Tunitis
CLASS OF 1952 (45%)
Sister Marie Antoine Circle
Eileen McDevitt Slawek
Pacesetters Circle
Joan Kerner Meier
Joan Campbell Repetti
Joan Martinelli Brunner
Ruth Mark Lew
President's Circle
Anonymous
Marion Meinck Jennings
Sally Ovens McKendry
Amethyst Club
Ann Marie Buckley Carney
Helen M. Daylor
Claire F. Sullivan Fay
Marie Salvatore Fidance
Harriet M. Burke Finegan
Barbara Wright Kleschick
Marcella Rominger Lusby
Claire M. Miller
Anne McCann Peskin
JoAnn Schmidt Reineberg
Frances E. Ryan
Contributors
Theresa A. McCarry Barry
Helen L. Stoerlein Connors
A. Joan Decara Kelly
Virginia Mellon Larsen
Mary Jane Cox McBratnie
Joan Jardel McManus
Jeanne Ginley Monaghan
Justine O'Brien Post
Gertrude Howe Zagiba
CLASS OF 1953 (49%)
President's Circle
Marjorie Brophy Donoghue
Carolyn Coady Lea
Eileen McFarland Zerone
Amethyst Club
Carolyn Leighton Curley
Jean Doris
Isabelle Haupt Dudley
Dorothy Monahan Fields
Anne Hoban Flynn
Phyllis McCafferty Haley *
Lois Fleischmann Mason
Barbara Knecht Stanton
Ann Dolphin Staub
Contributors
Anne Boulware Bostian
Jane E. Larkin Carroll
Margaret J. McClellan Cassidy
Dolores Ann D'Orazio Cericola
Jean Marie Connors Flynn
Marie Vesci Hallman
Mary Barnasconi Hock
Kathryn Dugan Maynes
Patricia Furey McDonnell
Patricia K. Reilly Ryan
Sally Land Sarber
CLASS OF 1954 (37%)
Pacesetters Circle
Veronica Gorman Raidy
Anonymous
Mary T. Kleinschmidt
Mary Frances Heaney Backe
Anne Rodden Rafferty
President's Circle
Margaret Ann Murphy Walsh
Amethyst Club
Dorothy Ruberton Berenato
Sheila Strobaugh Coughlin
Rosemary Benson Gennaro
Rosemary Doyle Johnson
Dr. Jane Ann McLaughlin
Jeanette Vizzarri Minton
Patricia O'Brien Morro
Bernice A. Murphy
Nancy Hankinson Sharpe
Joan Baxter Weiler
Jeanne Burke Woody
Contributors
Marcella Micka Aitken
Phyllis K. Wauro Conway
Theresa A. Papan Demanop
Helen Kohler Minehan
Kathleen Reiff Montgomery
Marian Collins Mullahy
Regina Whitaker
CLASS OF 1955 (46%)
Cecile Sullivan Blanche
Amethyst Club
Patricia Johnston Bisciotti
Edna H. Hobson Cellucci
Eileen Cahill Lynch
Mary Ann Palladino
Georgann Sahutsky Perrotto
Regina Pepper Reiley
Regina P. Stretch
Alice Farrell White
Contributors
Anonymous
Frances Schoeniger Coughlin
Joanne Bieniek Damasco
Joan Feeley Dobisch
Jacquelyn Dougans
Eleanor Burke Garber
Nancy E. Callan McCarthy
Helen Flannery Meyers
Nicole Demoreuille Ratinaud
Marylou Eynon Vassallo
CLASS OF 1956 (49%)
Helen F. Primus Primus
Anonymous
Barbara VanHorn Colsey
Bernadette Ellis McBeth
Margaret Sculley McGuckin
President's Circle
Eileen Collins Dodsworth
Maryann H. Haerle
Amethyst Club
Joanne M. Kazmar Cahill
Marlene Biegler Cooney
Barbara Smith Holtz
Wilma Hsiang Mao
Rhoda Melson McQuiston
Jeanette Donlan Milne
Dolores Giordano Prokapus
Lillian Strohlein Riley
Kathryn Callinan Simpson
Winifred Dennehy Young
Contributors
Helen P. Siana Ambrogi
Alice Patricia Davis Clarke
Kathryn Ann Funk Connelly
Helen M. Frank Dunigan
Pictured at a recent donor reception at Immaculata are (from left to
right) Patricia Ferrari Ryan ’59 and Geraldine Ferrari Burton ’57.
Barbara Carnathan Finegan
Rita Mertes Knowles
Mary Bostock Parisi
Patricia Peters
Marie Galuppo Sanders
Rosalia Cortes Sepan
Helen Lilli Simeone
CLASS OF 1957 (52%)
Immaculata Circle
Bernadette L. Maguire
Kathleen Van Velsor Von Urff
Pacesetters Circle
Elizabeth Greeley Loftus
Alvina De Lazzari Long
Patricia Chrisari Giovinco
Marylou Hanlon McLaughlin
President's Circle
Wanda L. Polite McGlinchey-Ryan
Alice M. McGuckin
Mary Jane Almond McKenna
Amethyst Club
Barbara S. Sahutsky Bannigan
Dr. Eileen McNulty Berens
Patricia L. Papawick Beronio
Patoma Grice Brooks-Riley
Paula Callery
Eileen M. Fiorentino Figueroa
Helenann O'Brien Fitzgerald
Deloris L. Meloni Garrison
Julia Sullivan Harkins
Anne E. Cavanaugh Kearn
Clare E. Kirk
Catherine Conway Nass
Lillian Fedick Neborak
Eleanor McLaughlin O'Kane
Margaret M. Ochsenfeld
Marjorie Ruberton Pullia
Rosemary Scerni
Marie Sabelli Tomasso
Contributors
Dolores Lapetina Briody
Geraldine Ferrari Burton
Marie I. Boffa Carnabuci
Mary Jo Parks Carroccia
Nancy Kurtz D'Jamoos
Eleanor A. Palma Duda
Pauline Callahan Earl
Carol Creamer Giblin
Carolyn Harris Kilpatrick
Dorothy Stopper MacDermott
Diana Gibson Perry
Jane F. Philbin
Katherine Pellerin Quinby
Eleanor Ashworth Sasso
Felicia Gianelli Solomon
Anne Mullahy Waller
Barbara L. Reed Weir
Anita L. Giuliani Young
CLASS OF 1958 (36%)
Joan Murphy Upton
President's Circle
Margaret C. Rademaker Bielen
Deanna Mannelli Gorman
Amethyst Club
Elizabeth Jane Doocey
Mary Rita Swissler Doorley
Dr. Gertrude Michel Forte
Kathryn W. Killian Gordon
Margaret Mathauer Gorham
Ann Hughes
Gladys Grant Maguire
Elizabeth Trout Pawlowski
Shirley G. Impink Smith
Dora J. Vardaro
Margaret Bogan Young
Contributors
Anonymous
Marie Kenney Bishop
Marie Zator Evans
Mary Anne Sharpe Foster
Eileen Devine Geyer
Margaret M. Kenny Kean
Joanne Seeman Kolen
Patricia A. Borges Lincoln
Eileen Farrell McHugh
Joan Quinn Perna
Barbara Aston Randall
Vonne Vecaro
Christine B. Campbell Whelehan
CLASS OF 1959 (27%)
Ruth Ann McCahon Baney '93M
Pacesetters Circle
Dr. Antoinette Stoerlein Delaney
Sally Gonsalves O'Brien
Nancy J. Stryker
President's Circle
Joan R. Henning Healy
Patricia M. Ferrari Ryan
Contributors
Mary Rodenhauser Branagan
Sheila Clifford
Marie T. Reilly DeVries
Maureen T. Donohue
Cynthia Melson Durkin
Marguerite T. Canavan Gaffney
Patricia Touhey Gregg
Joan Doherty Harper
Joan Tarris LoCasale
Elizabeth A. Thomas McArdle
Patricia M. Kennedy Pakes
Rosemary Ronan
Carolyn Ventresca Russell
Elizabeth Brennan Schnepp
Dr. Elinor Schoppet
Joyce Ann Marin Solar
Therese M. Thistle Willis
Amethyst Club
Frances Mahoney Bannister
Dr. Eileen Moran Brown
Patricia Gorman Burton
Nancy A. Byrne
Jane Hobin Fell
Regina Curry Lindsay
Beatrice Braun Lock
Eleanor Henry McCurley
Alberta Kargl Mellert
Nancy Warnock O'Shea
Joan Montgomery Pignatelli
Irene Ievins Rudnytzky
Mary Marguerite McCloskey Terry
Marie Menna Trivelli
Dorothy M. Lehman Werner
Contributors
Marie M. Renz Basile
Marie C. Bridy
Elizabeth Foley Burns
Joan Schmidt Carr
Elizabeth Boyle Delaney
Patricia McKinney Dolan
Mary Clare Schilling Johnson
Anne Carroll Thompson Nealis
Germaine Brown Piombino
Dr. Florence L. Serafin
Kathleen R. Donnelly Witkowski
CLASS OF 1961 (44%)
Pacesetters Circle
Agnes Callaghan
Anna M. Pullan Levine
President's Circle
Marita Roellig Green
Diane Viti Valente
Deborah M. Cantwell Wynne
Amethyst Club
Anonymous
Jo Anne DiLauro Alexander
Toni M. Girard Barbour
Mary Ann Kirwan Barnard
Anita DelColliano Bellace
Mary Kay Schmidt Breen
Marian A. Brennan Cantwell
Carole Manuszak Devlin
Dr. Rosemary H. Donnelly DuRocher
Mary F. Matthews Ferrier
Beverly DeFrancesco Geddis
Justine Maksymik Kayes
Clarita Rapagnani Landaiche
Eileen Campbell Mallouk
Joan A. Marquette
Barbara E. Gross McDonald
Loretta France Mihalik
Marie Lyons O'Donnell
Anne Barbor Parrillo
Mary Ann Kurz Popma
Charlotte Maurizi Ryan
Margaret H. Scheider
Helen Korpusinski Suess
Margaret Eyer Uhlman
Contributors
Belle Ann Boylan Constantin
Irene DelCasale DiPaul
Marianne D. Roedmann Gasper
Dr. Estherann Grace
Helen Kelley Grady
Catherine E. Dolan Heimerl
Mary Lou Bruno Jarzyna
Elizabeth A. Wiley Kane
Marlene Cotsack Kelly
CLASS OF 1960 (35%)
Kathleen H. Van Wettering Donnelly
Pacesetters Circle
Dr. Mary Agnes Ferry Cunnane
Anita Williamson Siegenthaler
President's Circle
Fran A. Short Bailey
Gayle Conaty Connolly
Carol A. Fowler Heineman
Joanna Cahill McLaughlin
Jean Roney Yoder
Amethyst Club
Anonymous
Nancy Fahy Carey
Estelle Donohue Cincotta
Claire Hibner d'Arcy
Dorothy M. Egan Farley
Eileen M. Carr France
Jeanne Sullivan Francis
Helen Smith Friel
Patricia Landers Gilligan
Mary Anne Hopkins Hendricks
Sara Marie Hoben
Mola Chu Jung
Mary E. Draye Jurgensen
Patricia J. Henkel Kelly
Ann M. Lowell
Marilyn L. Young Maher
Antoinette Iaquinto Makowski
Ellen Meisner McDonnell
Marita McManus
Kathleen Dugan Murphy
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ClassNotes
1951 Members of the Class of
Class of 1979
Members of the Class of 1979 3rd Floor
DeChantal are pictured at Immaculata
as they prepared for a tree planting in
memory of Sister Grace Schiavonne (Sr.
James David), (from left to right)
Felicia Puma Dinkel, Dyanne
Pergolino Westerberg, Marie
Sarsfield Haenn, Cindy Mark
Egnotovich, Mary Beth Guyette,
Cathy Wenderoth, Marge Mannion
and Carol McCadden Mayer. Present
but not pictured were Susan Antonelli
and Fran McCusker Kelly. Part of
thoughts and memories that were read
at the dedication was a poem about
trees, “They are beautiful in their
peace, wise in their silence. They will
stand after we are dust. They teach us,
and we tend them.”
has been president of the St.
Bede Senior Citizens for over 28
years and is still active.
1951 who celebrated their 55th
anniversary at Homecoming in
May were Marion Davis Ainslie,
Mary Lou Kebe Bean, Peggy
Catalino Bennett, Sister Marie
Lorraine Bruno, Mary Lou
Koppenhafer Dondero, Sister
Mary Alma Faust, Joan Raidy
Gallagher, Dot Kenny Gates,
Cleta Donahue Higgins, Sarah
Loughrey Kaiser, Sister Marie
Albert Kunberger, Trudy Donohue
Magowan, Mary Rodden
McDevitt, and Margie McNally
Roddy. Sending best wishes to
their classmates but unable to
attend were Rosemary Mulvaney
Dietrick, Rita Reina Kushner,
Marie Mitchell Golden, Therese
Sloat O’Connor, and Betty Shea
Pasha.
1942 Agnes Grady Chesko
1952 Claire Miller has moved
1937 Helen Dougherty Daley
recently vacationed at her son
Bill’s winter home in Grenada.
1944 Mary Dunn Fay is a
dedicated painter, specializing in
landscapes, portraits and flowers.
She says it is great for her morale
1946 Eva Adams Atkinson
spent Christmas vacation with
her family in Prague and Paris.
1947 Gloria Guaglione Di
Girolamo is enjoying her
grandchildren and traveling with
her sister-in-law Gloria Di
Girolamo Loffredo ’45.
1948 Veronica Burke Pedrotty
traveled to Egypt last spring
with her sister Eleanor Burke
Garber ’55.
1949 Kathleen Furey Rastatter
and her husband celebrated 56
years of marriage.
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into a retirement home,
Evangelical Manor, in northeast
Philadelphia ■ JoAnn Schmidt
Reineberg. and her husband have
kept busy since their retirement
in 1993, enjoying their eight
grandchildren, traveling and
volunteering in their parish and
community.
1953 In March, Marjorie
Brophy Donoghue and her
husband took a cruise to the
Panama Canal ■ Lois Fleischmann
Mason says she is “spoiled” with
her four grandchildren living
nearby in Massachusetts and
Connecticut.
1956 The “Golden Macs” are
still reminiscing about their
whirlwind reunion weekend at
Immaculata.They started Friday
with a cozy dinner at the Ship
Inn in Exton. Saturday at the
University was filled with thrills
at seeing old faces and all the
wonderful changes on campus.
Husbands joined their spouses
for dinner at Baxter’s that night.
Sunday morning everyone
enjoyed brunch at the Rho
Melson McQuiston’s home before
parting ways again.
1957 Mary Jane Almond
McKenna visited the shrine of
Our Lady of Lourdes in France
with her daughter ■ Gerri Ferrari
Burton hosted a mini reunion
weekend dinner at Gerri’s home,
a visit to the Wyeth Exhibit at
the Philadelphia Museum of Art
followed by Mass at the
Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul
and dinner at Viggiano’s Italian
Restaurant in Conshohocken,
which is owned by Jennifer
Viggiano Smith ’93 daughter of
Helen Brancato Viggiano ’50.
Members of the Class of 1957
attending were Eileen McNulty
Berens, Gerri Ferrari Burton,
Dolores Lapetina Briody, Eileen
Fiorentino Figueroa, Julia
Sullivan Harkins, Carolyn Harris
Kilpatrick, Beth Greeley Loftus,
Alvina De Lazzari Long,
Marylou Hanlon McLaughlin,
Irvonne Harris Moran, Debbie
Burns Morrison, Margie Ruberton
Pullia, and Rosemary Scerni.
1958 Mary Anne Sharpe
Foster continues to vacation
driving an RV to remote
northern areas including
Newfoundland, Labrador, and
the Yukon ■ Margaret Kenny
Kean reports that she has 14
grandchildren.
1959 Joan Montgomery
Pignatelli writes that she “is the
Queen Mum of two Red Hat
groups,The Red-Topped
Mommas and The Happy
Hatters.” She was also honored as
2005 Women of the Year by her
Sons of Italy Lodge.
1960 In April, Eileen Carr
France opened an art gallery
with nine other artists in
downtown Lancaster. She invites
everyone to stop in if you are in
the area. She and her husband
also spend a great deal of time in
Minnesota, where they have a
second home ■ Marilyn Young
Maher and her husband took a
cruise to Alaska for their 45th
wedding anniversary ■ Patricia
Touhey Gregg writes that she had
three paintings in the
Philadelphia Flower Show and
won a blue ribbon in the
Maryland Orchid Society Show
in March.
1961 Class rep Marlene
Cotsack Kelly thanks all
classmates who contributed “a
little extra” toward the 45th
reunion gift.
1962 Patricia Kearney
Miamidian and husband Leon
cruised the Caribbean to
celebrate their 40th anniversary.
1963 In June, Lorraine Ferrari
Tracy retired from teaching third
grade in the Lower Merion
School District.
1964 Gaytana Pino Balestrieri
and her husband John sailed to
Alaska with Catherine Decker
Taylor and her husband Robert ■
Dr. Elaine Rendler was awarded
the “Blue and Gold Award”
given to an outstanding alumna
by St. Philomena’s Parish in
Lansdowne ■ Sheela Worsfold
Corry traveled to Ireland with
three of her daughters.
1966 Pamela Carey Kenah
reports that a wonderful time
was had at the 40th Reunion.
“Thanks for the memories.”
1967 Rita Iacovelli Lombardo
is the grandmother of triplets.
1969 Margaret Rohan Agnello
1981 Emilia Conti Napoleon,
husband Mark and twins recently
vacationed at the Grand Canyon.
says “retirement is great!” She
and husband Carl spent 35 days
in Europe, where they cruised
the Baltic and Mediterranean
and visited Carl’s cousins in
Sicily ■ Kathleen McGrath
Johnson and husband Bob enjoy
living near Charleston, South
Carolina, “taking in the history,
art, culture and, of course, the
beautiful beaches only 15
minutes away.”
1984 Helen Beatty McClean
and husband Tom welcomed
daughter Sarah ’09 to the
Immaculata family.They suggest
that “the new coed status may
make alums of her three younger
brothers!”
1970 Mercedes Toruno-Sanchez
Czaus Bimmerle has worked at
IBM for over 20 years. She is
currently a professional
development manager.
is a broker-associate with one of
the largest real estate firms in
Miami, Florida.
1971 Christine Hoffmann
Adams has been a Miss America
Scholarship Pageant Hostess for
29 years ■ In June, Mary Ann
Lang retired after 35 years of
teaching in a public school on
Long Island. She was recently
nominated to Who’s Who Among
America’s Teachers for the fourth
time.
1973 Ann Marie Cigas Good
has been employed with Lyondell
Chemical Company for over 20
years. She is also a volunteer
firefighter at Alert Fire Company.
1974 Janet Carbaugh
Cumberworth and husband Chris
reside in Zionville, Indiana,
where she is language arts
department chairman at
Plainfield High School ■ Mollie
Lichty Fahnestock has been
teaching family and consumer
sciences at Marple Newtown
High School for 11 years. She
received Marple Newtown
School District “Teacher of the
Year” award in 2005.
1985 Selena Murtha-Knapp
was promoted to chief legal
officer of John Middleton, Inc.
1986 Living in Texas, Mary
1998 Roseanna Hughes
Anderson developed and manages
FREE 2B ME Nutrition
Service, Inc., nutrition
education/counseling services in
wellness promotion for children,
teens and families.
1999 Judith Riley-Lowe lives
Management from West Chester
University in May.
2003 Colleen Bowski has been
named nurse manager of the
Mercer Campus Emergency
Department at Capital Health
System.
2004 In May, Elizabeth Brothers
received an MA in Bioethics from
Case Western Reserve University
in Cleveland Ohio.
2005 Sheree Holsapple
Richnow launched Bunch &
Richnow, Lifestyle Transitions,
with partner William Bunch of
Bunch Auctions.
An (M), (EdD), or (PsyD)
following a name indicates
that the individual received a
master's or doctoral degree
from Immaculata.
N.B.- Any class notes received after
the deadline will be included in the
spring issue of the Immaculata
Magazine.The deadline for that
issue is January 19, 2007.
Thank you!
in New Jersey with her husband
Jeffrey and 7-month-old son
Colin. She is currently finishing
residency in family medicine.
2000 Deborah Armstrong
(PsyD) is a licensed psychologist
in private practice in Haddonfield,
New Jersey. She specializes in
individual counseling and
psychotherapy of adults ■ Regina
Vella has been appointed associate
director of development for
undergraduate financial aid at the
University of Pennsylvania.
2001 Beth Scheinfeld recently
received her master’s degree in
library science ■ Nataliya
Belyaevskaya Thompson received
her MBA in Strategic
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ALUMNEWS
Chapter News
Delaware County Chapter
Members are pictured at the 4th Annual Kay
Alexander Dinner in May at the Rose Tree Inn in
Media (l. to r.) Ruth Guerin Bowman ’45,
Helene Brown Caton ’45, Barbara Crea
Shannon ’70, and Ann O’Neill Daley ’44.
Present at the dinner were 21 members of the
chapter, who were delighted to hear an update on
Immaculata activities given by Dr.Linda Hopkins,
vice president for institutional advancement.
Villa Maria Chapter plans a luncheon
meeting on Saturday, October 21 at Michael B’s
in Deer Lake, PA.
Philadelphia Flower Show
Legends of Ireland
Thursday, March 8
■
The Garden Tea
Sponsored by the Office of Alumnae/i Relations
Tickets for the show and tea are $47.50
Contact the Alumnai/i Office at 610-647-4400,
ext. 3135 or email alumnidept@immaculata.edu
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ALUMNEWS
Alumnae Medal
Amethyst Award
Mary Carole
Barringer ’82 was
awarded the 2006
Alumnae/i Medal for
her ongoing, active
interest in and support
of Immaculata. Mary
has worked tirelessly in
advance of the
University.
Mary Ellen Quinn
Miller ’46 is the
recipient of the 2006
Amethyst Award for
her outstanding
dedication to
Immaculata, her
community, and her
Church through her
many volunteer and
professional activities.
A continuing education student, Mary graduated in 1982 with
a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics and early
childhood education. During her years of study and since her
graduation, Mary and her husband Dick continue to support
Immaculata through contributions to the University’s building
projects and support of the University’s Art Show, theater
productions and musical events.
Mary has served in various capacities as a volunteer in support
of the University. A long-time member of the Alumnae/i
Board of Governors, she has provided strong leadership in key
volunteer activities at Immaculata. She has been a member and
chairperson of the Alumni Fund Raising Committee,
chairperson of the Amethyst Ball, co-chairperson of Amethyst
Night and chairperson of the Car Show. For many years she
has been a faithful member of both the Art Show Committee
and the Homecoming Committee.
Mary and her husband currently reside in Honeybrook,
Pennsylvania, where she is an active member of her congregation
at Hopewell Methodist Church.
In the 1940s, Mary served as an alumni advisory board member
of her alma mater, Allentown Central Catholic High School.
From 1950 to 1952, she wrote and produced a program for
Leigh Valley Catholic Radio. During the 1980s and 1990s, she
served as a volunteer in Central Catholic’s development office, as
a volunteer at the Lehigh Council of Churches/Catholic
Diocese Ecumenical Soup Kitchen, and as a volunteer at the
Cathedral Parish rectory.
Mary graduated magna cum laude from Immaculata in 1946
and was Salutatorian of her class. She was a member of the
Alumnae Board of Governors for fifteen years. Mary has been
a major supporter of the Annual Fund and the Irish Studies
Program. Her daughter, Maryanne Miller Soper, is a 1973
Immaculata graduate.
In her community Mary has volunteered as a Girl Scout
advisory board member, as a volunteer guidance counselor and
most recently, as volunteer assistant to the executive director of
Children’s Education Opportunity for America Lehigh Valley, a
non-profit organization that funds scholarships for low income
families. Since 1988, Mary has served the Allentown Diocese
in parish ministry by providing pro bono psychological, family,
marriage, and educational counseling to low income families
and individuals in crisis.
Despite a life-threatening illness, Mary raised two daughters and
obtained a Master of Education degree in secondary school
counseling, and a post-master’s degree family counseling
certificate from Lehigh University.
ALUMNAE/I ASSOCIATION
Board of Governors
2006-2007
PRESIDENT
Kathleen Gallagher Healey ’76
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Sally Tamburello Winterton ’68
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Diane Majer Mundy ’64
RECORDING SECRETARY
Iris Roberta Maloney ’79
PAST PRESIDENT AND PARLIAMENTARIAN
Lorraine Panaccio ’96
HONORARY PRESIDENT
Sister R. Patricia Fadden, IHM, ‘99EdD
HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT
Sister Carroll Isselmann, IHM, EdD, RD
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNAE/I RELATIONS
Edith Petillo ’75
UNIVERSITY DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES
Undergraduate – Abby Baumgarten ’91
Graduate – Dominic J. Carnuccio ’97M
Faculty – TBA
ELECTED DELEGATES
Anne Marie Bescherer-McKenna ’96M
Jennifer Birkenmeier ’04
Carolyn Johnson DiFilippo ’86
Marjorie Brophy Donoghue ’53
Margaret O’Donnell Donohue ’73
Caroline E. Duffy ’93
Mary Ann Buckley Mitcheli ’82
Dr. Marianne E. Hazel ’93
Janine Hoffman ’89
Jean L. Johnson ’56
Mary Louise Cassidy Kramer ’70
Dr. Patricia Crea LaRocco ’71
Shawn Patrick Tobin ’98M
Cynthia C. Speace ’03EdD
Christine Suppa ’03
Regina Vella ’00
Michael V. Ziccardi ’04
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ALUMNEWS
ALUMNEWS
In Memoriam
Alumnae/i
Family Members
Sister Margaret Mary Baney, IHM ’33
(Margaret Baney)
Mary Alice Dougherty Hamel ’35
Mary Emily Harlan Oakes ’38
Anne Springer ’39
Gwendolyn Stanford Falini ’43
Olga Gratch Gorelli ’43
Dolores Dollaghan Ryan ’43
Patricia Casey Mauer ’49
Gloria Vare Belcher ’51
Phyllis McCafferty Haley ’53
Frances Nowak Nichols ’54
Anne Nancy Weathers Kerwin ’55
Helene Heineman Hennigan ’61
Mary Skidmore Bauer ’62
Sharon Hebhardt Groves ’64
Marian Mazur Housten ’64
Catherine McHugh Kennedy ’70
Grace Kelly ’82
Annette Coady ’92
Anne J. Chronis ’93
Diane Connolly ’97PsyD
Carmen N. Casciato, husband of Mary
Ann Cox Casciato ’47
Dr. William S. McCurley, Capt, Medical
Corps, USN (RET.), husband of Eleanor
Henry McCurley ’59
Norman Donohue, husband of Carolyn
Luongo Donohue ’61 and brother of
Estelle Donohue Cincotta ’60
Mother of Mary McElmoyle ’81
Christiane Roussel Adams, mother of
Monique Adams Coval ’82
Robert S. Halvey, father of Margaret
Halvey Gingell ’84
Antoinette Wolozyninski, mother of
Rosemary Wolozyninski O’Connor ’84
Anne L. “Nancy” McGuckin Filicko,
mother of Dr. Joanne Filicko O’Hara ’86
Bernard L. Bomba, grandfather of
Jennifer Allan ’00
Wednesday, November 29
Cost: $32 per person
Registration and payment deadline: October 16
Over 500 vendors with unique gifts priced from $2 to $700. See a life-size
recreation of Olde Christmas Village, decorated trees and mantels, 120 foot
train display, cooking clinics and more! Cafeteria and fast food concessions.
All indoors under one roof.
Tour bus leaves Immaculata University at 8:45 a.m., departs Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m.
and arrives back at Immaculata at approximately 6:15 p.m.
If you are interested, please e-mail: alumnidept@immaculata.edu, or call the
Alumnae/i Office at (610) 647-4400, ext. 3135.
Loretta Fletcher ’70, married Patrick
Dooley, January 2006
Carrie L Kehoe ’96, married Daniel
Ryan, October 2005
Births
Julia Bobb Wright ’90, daughter Chloe
Anne Wright born February 2006
Joanne K Boyle ’03 son Ryan Patrick
born April 2006
Catherine Campo Cipriani , mother of
Louise Anne Cipriani Luongo ’70
PENNSYLVANIA CHRISTMAS & GIFT SHOW - Harrisburg, PA
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Marriages
X-TERNSHIP PROGRAM
Give back to your alma
mater and make a
positive difference in a
student’s life. Sign up to
be a mentor for the
Immaculata University’s
X-ternship Program.
This successful career
mentoring program has
helped many students
learn about the real
world of work. By
volunteering your time,
you can help students
reach their career goals.
The X-ternship Program starts the
week of February 19th, 2007
through February 23rd 2007.
For more information please contact
the Office of Career Services at
610-647-4400, x3501.
Telethon Volunteers Needed!
ALUMNAE/I TELETHON DATES
October 17, 18, 19, 23, 24
March 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27
PARENTS TELETHON DATES
March 12, 13, 14
Reunion class members may call their class during these
sessions. Calls may be made during day or evening hours.
Career Development Opportunities For Alumnae/i
OCTOBER 10
Resume Tips Workshop
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. I Loyola Hall, Room 18
NOVEMBER 1
Interviewing Skills Workshop
6:00 p.m. I Loyola Hall, Room 18
Facilitated by Sandra Rollison,
Director of Graduate Admissions
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Karen DeLucia
Matweychuk ’83, Director of the Annual Fund, at 610-647-4400,
ext. 3127 or email kmatweychuk@immaculata.edu
NOVEMBER 9
Graduate School Workshop
6:00 p.m. I Faculty Center Lounge
To help supplement our telethon efforts, many alums may
receive calls throughout the month of March from a
telemarketing firm.
NOVEMBER 13
Business Career Fair
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. I Faculty Center Lounge
Your participation counts. Every
gift makes a difference at Immaculata.
Thank you for your support.
Reservations are required in advance to attend any
career events. No Cost. Please contact: the Office of
Career Services at 610-647-4400, ext. 3501.
COMMUNICATE WITH US ELECTRONICALLY…
Send us your e-mail address. Have you moved?
Update our records. Send us your new address and telephone
number. Visit our Web site where a convenient form is available
to make your changes.
http://forms.immaculata.edu/Alumni/Info_Update.htm
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CALENDAR OF
2006 -2007
EVENTS
The Edith Stein Lecture Series
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
6:30 p.m. refreshments and gathering
7:00 p.m. presentation
Speaker: Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy,
JD
“From Miracle to Mystery to God:
Principles and Precepts for a Return to Rightmindedness”
The Great Hall
Donations accepted
Advanced phone registration
Information: ext. 3301
The Jeweler’s Shop: A Play about Love
by John Paul II
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
8 p.m.
Sponsored by Theology Department/
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Alumnae Hall Theater
Donations accepted
OPEN HOUSE
College of Graduate Studies
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Information for prospective students
The Great Hall
The Abbey Theatre: Then & Now
Lecture by Nancy Raftery
7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Irish Studies Program
Loyola Hall, Room 127
Donations accepted
5K Walk/Run to Feed the Hungry
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
10:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the IU
Student Dietetic Association
IU Gabriele Library Commons
Cost: $10
Fall Choral Concert
Featuring the Immaculata Chorale,
Madrigal Singers, and Men’s Glee Club
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
8:00 p.m.
Villa Maria Hall, Memorial Hall
Free admission
A Night in Tuscany
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
7:30 p.m.
The Great Hall
Free admission
Immaculata Symphony
Christmas Concert
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Department of Music
$5 general admission
Preview Reception
24th Annual Immaculata Art Show
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2007
7:00 to 10:30 p.m.
Silent Auction and Raffle
Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres
The Great Hall
Tickets: $50
Information: Alumnae/i Office, ext. 3136
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $50
Call for ticket and
volunteer information: ext. 3122
OPEN HOUSE
College of LifeLong Learning
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9
5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Information session for adult learners
The Great Hall
24th Annual Immaculata Art Show
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 TO
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY, 11, 2007
Alumnae Hall
Free Admission
Immaculata Symphony
Children’s Concert
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Immaculata Symphony
Thanksgiving Festival Concert
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
7:30 p.m.
Pianist, Janet Ahlquist
Sponsored by the Department of Music
$12 general admission
$10 senior citizens
$ 6 children over 12
Fall Play
The Martian Chronicle
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 16, 17, AND 18 AT 8:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 AT 2:00 P.M.
Cost: $10
$5 (students & seniors)
children under 6 free
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Wind Ensemble Concert
Band Potpourri
10:30 a.m.
Cost: adults $10
children free
Spirituality Day
SATURDAY, MARCH 17
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Guest speaker, small group seminars,
performance of play St. Catherine of Siena
Alumnae Hall, Great Hall
Cost: TBA

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