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Volume 40. Spring 2013
Welcome
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
SPRING 2013
THE DONOVAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP - OUR LASTING IMPACT
FOR A COLLEGE WE LOVE
Dear Friends:
As another year draws to a
close, we delight in the
growth that the College has
experienced. As we move
closer to the year 2020
with the vision:
St. Thomas Aquinas
College is a premier
liberal arts & sciences
college in the United
States, we never tire to hear of our
students’, alumni, friends’ and faculty’s
accomplishments, and this edition of our
Torch magazine is chock full of great news
and accomplishments on all fronts.
As you know, the College now houses
three academic schools: the School of
Business, the School of Education, and
the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
These separate schools allow our deans
and faculty to focus on their areas of study
and to expand with learning experiences
well outside the classroom and beyond.
We have instituted the National Center
for Ethics and Social Responsibility at
St. Thomas Aquinas College headed by
Mr. Keith Darcy. The Center intends to
raise the consciousness of our students
around these issues, provide educational
programs to national organizations and
corporations, and to make pronouncements related to timely topics as they
appear in the media.
In March, we dedicated our new Spartan
Athletic Complex with well over 100
student athletes in attendance along with
more than 40 faculty and administrators.
We asked for the Lord’s blessing on our
new fields and all who will compete upon
them.
We hope that the news of our everexpanding campus brings alumni back to
visit, to sit in on a lecture, to speak to our
students or perhaps to enroll in our
expanding MBA and Graduate Degree
programs.
Tom’83 and Helen Donovan have very
generously created a scholarship at St.
Thomas Aquinas College. As Tom and
Helen said “We know how important it
is to have a good education. We wanted
to give a student a chance to get a good
education who may not have otherwise
been able to afford it. We are very
pleased that we could do this now so
that we can see first hand the impact of
our gift.”
The Donovan’s have been an important
part of the STAC Community for many
years. Tom is a 1983 graduate,
daughter, Lynn, graduated in 1978,
her husband Andrew in 1979 and now
Tom and Helen’s granddaughter,
Lauren, will graduate this May as an
honors program student.
Tom and Helen Donovan
Tom and Helen have always loved
STAC- it has a great reputation, and as
Helen said, “We always felt good about
STAC, we liked the nuns and the whole
environment of what STAC is about.
Thank you to STAC for everything you
have done for our family and now it is
our turn to give back with our lasting
legacy of The Donovan Family
Scholarship.”
~Judy Perrin
WITHOUT A SCHOLARSHIP, MY DREAM OF ATTENDING COLLEGE
WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST THAT – A DREAM
My name is Brianna Sherrier and I
will graduate with honors this May.
It is through the generosity of our
benefactors who have established
scholarships here at STAC that I will
realize my dream of graduating from
college. I hope to one day be able to
help someone else realize their dream
of receiving a higher education. For
information about creating a
scholarship, please call Judy Perrin
at 845- 398-4045.
~Brianna Sherrier
Brianna Sherrier ‘13
I thank God for you and all that you have
given to STAC from your hearts.
Sincerely,W
Dr. Margaret M. Fitzpatrick, S.C.
President
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ON THE COVER
Starting far left: Nick Lopez ‘13, Men’s Basketball; Johanna Mitchell ‘13, Lacrosse;
Tyler Lauber ‘16, Tennis, Gerry Oswald, Athletic Director, Barbara Vano, Senior
Women's Administrator; Maura Power ‘13, Softball; Becky Torres ‘13, Soccer/
Lacrosse; Laure Child ‘15 Soccer
Campus News
SPRING 2013
STAC APPOINTS NEW TRUSTEES
Kevin P. Butler
Carlton J. Charles
Andrew J. Dolce
Mary Duffy
Mr. Kevin P. Butler
Kevin Butler is currently a Partner at Direct
Access Partners. He manages institutional
sales traders, and is responsible for
developing and building product offerings
that include prime brokerage services,
independent research offerings, and
corporate access. He is a member of the
management committee charged with
overseeing daily operations of the firm in
addition to the corporate vision for the
future development of the firm and
employees.
Mr. Andrew J. Dolce
Andrew “Andy” Dolce is founder, chairman
and Managing Director of Dolce Hotels
and Resorts, formally Dolce International.
He is most widely known for elevating
the meeting and conference center model
to reflect clients’ needs for environments
that inspire creativity and learning. Mr.
Dolce also holds the distinction of being
named one of the “25 Most Influential
Executives” in the meetings and travel
industries by both Meeting News and
Business Travel News magazines.
Prior to becoming a Partner at Direct
Access Partners, Kevin was a Partner at
Kellogg Group LLC. Mr. Butler received
a B.S. in Finance as well as a MBA in
Finance from Fordham University. He is
affiliated with the National Association of
Security Dealers as well as the American
Management Association.
Mr. Dolce began his career at the
American Management Association.
Shortly thereafter, he became Executive
Vice President of Harrison Conference
Centers. In 1981, Andy founded Dolce
International and turned it into the world’s
leading hospitality organization specializing
in delivering an exceptional meetings
experience. Mr. Dolce studied Economics
at Iona College and later earned a
Master’s Degree from Cornell University
where he wrote and published a book on
economics for the food industry. He also
served in the U.S. Marine Corps and
retired with the rank of Captain.
Mr. Carlton J. Charles
Carlton Charles currently serves as Vice
President, Treasurer of Hearst Corporation
where he is responsible for capital structure
corporate finance, acquisition funding,
bank relations, cash management and
financial risk management. Carlton has
over twenty years of experience in the
areas of capital structure, funding, international finance, and risk management.
Before joining Hearst, Mr. Charles was
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Operational Risk Officer at Moody’s
Corporation. Mr. Charles holds a B.A.,
Quantitative Economics and M.S., Public
Policy from State University of New York
at Stony Brook and a MBA, Finance
from the University of Chicago Booth
School of Business.
Ms. Mary Duffy
Mary Duffy ‘82 is Vice President, Strategic
Programming and Development, and
Senior Executive Producer on the weekly
sports business show “CNBC SportsBiz:
Game On”, “Options Action”, and
“Money in Motion Currency Trading”.
She is responsible for creating and
executing all new programming for the
network. As Vice President, Strategic
Programming and Development, Mary
oversees strategic and groundbreaking
programming for the network.
Jack Kopnisky
During her career, Mary earned numerous
awards including an Emmy, a Gracie
Allen Award, and a Silver Medal from
International Film and TV Awards. Mary
graduated Summa Cum Laude with a
Bachelor’s Degree in English and
Communication Arts from St. Thomas
Aquinas College.
Mr. Jack Kopnisky
Jack Kopnisky currently serves as
President and Chief Executive Officer of
Provident Bank. Mr. Kopnisky, who also
serves on the Boards of Provident New
York Bancorp, Provident Bank, and
Provident Municipal Bank, brings to the
bank over three decades of experience
in the banking and financial services
industries.
Prior to joining Provident Bank, Jack
served as Chief Executive Officer of SJB
Escrow Corporation and as a partner in
Mercatus LLC. Jack received his undergraduate degree from Grove City College.
He also graduated from the Case
Western Reserve Executive Program at
the Weatherhead School of Business and
the University of Delaware’s Stonier
Banking School.
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Campus News
SPRING 2013
MY FAVORITE TEACHER - Helping Me to Realize My Dream of Becoming a Lawyer
Dr. Patricia Ann
Reilly, OP and her
love of English
inspired many
students, including
myself. It was
because of her that
I ultimately graduated
with a double major
in Social Sciences and English.
enthusiastic and encouraging, they made
you want to learn and read, there was a
feeling of family and my dad could come
to all the basketball games. I always
knew I wanted to be a lawyer and STAC
and Sr. Patricia helped me to realize that
dream. The Social Science program was
considered quite good and, in fact, was
excellent, giving me the foundation to go
on to St. John’s Law School.
Sr. Patricia helped me to become the
person I am today. I had been recruited
by the basketball coach at STAC and
when the coach left, I decided to stay on
because I liked what I saw, I liked being
close to home, there were many great
people on campus, the professors and
administration were wonderful, available,
I have great memories of STAC and I
give a special thank-you to Sr. Patricia
for the help she gave me and my Dad
when he was ill. For that, I will be
eternally grateful.
~Richard J. Coffey’78, Esq.
B.A. Social Science/English
THE NEW SPARTAN ATHLETIC COMPLEX
St. Thomas Aquinas College is proud to
announce the opening of its new outdoor
sports facility, the Spartan Athletic
Complex. Located on Route 340, just a
short walk from the College, the complex
sits on 12 acres. The turf field will be
home to the Spartans’ men’s and
women’s soccer teams, the women’s
lacrosse, and the women’s softball team.
Among the amenities of the new complex
is an on-site locker room facility as well
as a parking area.
“I am very excited about the creation of
Spartan Athletic Complex”, noted
President, Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick. “This
complex will support our sports program,
showcase the competitiveness of our
student-athletes, and be a sign of the
College's growth toward 2020.”
Pictured below: Barbara Vano (back row - 5th
from the left) Accepts a gift of a sign to be
placed behind the women's softball dugout.
She is surrounded here by this year's current
Lady Spartan Softball team.
STAC PAYS TRIBUTE
Annual Tribute Dinner 2012 - From L to R:
Dr. Fitzpatrick, President, Don & Donna Riley,
and Lanny Cohen, Chairman, Board of
Trustees
Over 300 tickets were sold for the
College’s annual black-tie gala, the
Annual Tribute Dinner held last fall at the
Hilton Pearl River. The College’s
prestigious Aquinas Medal was awarded
to Mr. Donald J. and Mrs. Donna J.G.
Riley. The esteemed Founders Award
was given to Dr. Margaret Ryan, OP ‘58.
Proceeds of the dinner benefitted the
Riley Family Scholarship and the
Dominican Sisters of Sparkill Scholarship
Funds.
The 2013 Annual Tribute Dinner will be
held on Friday, October 18 at the Hilton
Pearl River honoring Dr. George and Dr.
Patricia Kraus with the Aquinas Medal
and Marie Peter Buckley, OP ‘71 with
the Founders Award.
Contact Linda LoRe at 845-398-4018 or
llore@stac.edu for details of the gala.
Annual Tribute Dinner 2012 - From L to R:
Dr. Fitzpatrick, Sr. Mary Murray, OP, Dr.
Margaret Ryan, OP, Dr. Maryann Summa, OP,
Mr. Lanny Cohen.
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Campus News
SPRING 2013
CALLING ALL HONORS PROGRAM GRADUATES - A Strong Case for Giving Back
I was touched by
the generosity of
others who helped
make it possible for
me to get a College
education. I was
the middle of five
children and the
first child scheduled
to attend a four
year college! This was a big deal for me
and my family. St. Thomas Aquinas
College accepted me into its prestigious
Honors Program for which I am very
proud and thankful. The program was
exceptional in so many ways I met other
honors program students and because
the classes were small and we all took
classes together, it gave us the opportunity
to build strong relations with each other
and our professors and to develop our
unique talents. One of the highlights of
the program was the opportunity to study
abroad for 3 weeks at Oxford University
during my junior year. It was an amazing
experience that I will never forget.
The Honors Program gave me a sense of
accomplishment and independence and I
have nothing but fond memories of
STAC and the program. I would not be
the person I am today and have the
successful career that I do, if I did not
attend STAC. As a last note, I
encourage all Honors Program
graduates to give to the Honors
Program Scholarship Fund so other
students can have the same
opportunities we did. For information,
please call Judy Perrin at 845-398-4045.
Thank you, STAC!
~Amanda Sowinski John’97
B.S. Mathematics
Specialization in Actuarial Science
STAC & ACADEMIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION CREATE ALUMNI REWARDS CREDIT CARD PROGRAM
St. Thomas Aquinas College is proud to
announce our new Alumni Rewards Card
program. We have partnered with the
Academic Federal Credit Union to
develop an Alumni Rewards Credit Card
exclusively for the STAC Community.
This program offers two options; the
Classic Card has a $10,000 limit with an
APR of 12.4% or you can apply for the
Platinum Card that has a $35,000 limit
and an industry-low APR of 7.9%. As
with all of our products, these cards have
no annual fees, no cash advance fee, and
are part of the exceptional ScoreCard
Rewards bonus point program.
and start saving today! It’s time to be
smart with your money. It’s time to
switch to Academic Federal Credit
Union.
Academic Federal Credit Union is a notfor-profit financial institution offering real
solutions for the real world. We are a
banking cooperative located in Briarcliff
Manor, New York providing financial
solutions to 18 educational institutions.
You can reach the credit union at
914-923-3608 or have all of your
questions answered at
www.AcademicFCU.org
For more information visit
www.AcademicFCU.org
Or call 1-914-923-3608
Every time you swipe your STAC Alumni
Rewards Card you’ll earn bonus rewards
points redeemable for merchandise,
travel, and more. In addition, your
participation in the program helps fuel
future STAC Alumni Association
programs and events.
Along with our Alumni Rewards program
the Credit Union offers a full range of
financial services to all the STAC Alumni
Community, including savings, checking,
CD’s, IRAs, personal loans, car loans,
mortgages, Home Equity Lines of Credit
and our very popular ALL Loan which
offers you $20,000 for a payment of
only $300 per month!
So what are you waiting for? Ditch the
bank and join the non-profit movement.
Transfer your current cards balance to
your new STAC Alumni Rewards Card
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STAC WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL MEMBERS
The President’s Council is a dynamic,
talented group of alumni, professionals
and community leaders who provide
thoughtful counsel and leadership to help
the College fulfill its educational mission.
It is with great pleasure that we introduce,
in alphabetical order, our newest
President’s Council members for
2012-2013.
Michael DiTullo
Manuel Fernandes
Ina Fitch
Sam Fratto
Dr. Marius Ilario
Fr. Walter Jenkins
Melisssa Massimi
Dr. Samuel Mufson
Michael DiTullo − President & CEO of
Rockland Economic Development
Corporation
Manuel Fernandes – Retired; Formerly
VP Finance & Treasurer and Professor of
Accounting & Finance, St. Thomas
Aquinas College
Ina Fitch – CEO of Academic Federal
Credit Union
Sam Fratto − Business Manager of
IBEW Local 363 (International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)
Dr. Marius Ilario ‘93 – Board certified
anatomic and clinical pathologist with
subspeciality boards in cytopathology,
Middletown Medical Group
Father Walter Jenkins, C.S.C., Ed.D., President of Holy Cross
High School, Flushing, NY
Melissa Massimi – CEO and founder of M & R Energy
Resources Corporation
Dr. Samuel Mufson ‘89 – Doctor of Dental Medicine, Chestnut
Ridge Dental Association
Fran Reinstein – VP/Director, Community Relations, KeyBank,
Hudson Valley District
Fran Reinstein
THE MBA PROGRAM JOINS THE SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION
STAC’s MBA program has joined the
social media revolution. It launched its
first official LinkedIn group, St. Thomas
Aquinas College - MBA Community, in
November 1, 2012. The MBA Blog is
being prepped for a rollout this spring,
followed soon thereafter by a flurry of
tweets!
The Center for Marketing Research at
the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
recently conducted a study on the usage
of social media by the top MBA programs
in the United States (as defined in the
2012 US News Best Business School
Rankings). The top three tools used by
MBA programs are Facebook (100%),
Twitter (96%) and LinkedIn (87%). Three
quarters of the schools maintain an MBA
blog. 2,3.
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What is, perhaps, most exciting for
STAC’s MBA program is the addition of
its first social media course. In the summer session—QIV, running from the end
of May through early August—students
will be able to enroll in Social Media
Marketing, an upper level elective that
will satisfy requirements of the
Management and Marketing concentrations. The course will challenge students
to critically analyze the impact of social
media within a global business context.
According to Michael Murphy, Dean of
the School of Business, “Using social
media and offering courses such as Social
Media Marketing shows our students that
we are responsive to changes in the
external environment, particularly those
within the corporate world, and helps our
MBA students and program remain relevant and competitive.”
Stay tuned for more exciting developments
from the MBA program.
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St. Thomas Aquinas College - MBA Community:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/St-ThomasAquinas-College-MBA
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m&goback=%2Egmp_4714321
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Taken from:
http://www.umassd.edu/cmr/socialmedia/missinglinkinsocialmediause/
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Complete info on US News rankings:
http://www.usnews.com/rankings
Alumni News/Spotlight
Blair DeWitt ‘93
Blair received his B.S. while at STAC and
went on to join the U.S. Marines.
SPARTANS GO TO BOSTON
Blair is currently an Advisory Technical
Sales Consultant for Emerging
Technologies Center, EMC Corporation,
Global Product Sales located in
Hopkinton, Massachusetts. EMC builds
information infrastructures and virtual
infrastructures to help people and businesses around the world unleash the
power of their digital information. EMC
offerings in backup and recovery, enterprise content management, unified storage, big data, enterprise storage, data
federation, archiving, security, and
de-duplication help customers move to
and build IT trust in their next generation
of information management and enable
them to offer IT-as-a-Service as part of
their journey to cloud computing.
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Christine Ann Colacino ‘82 Magna Cum Laude
Christine majored in English and
Communication Arts while at STAC and
then went on to earn her Master of Arts
degree from Emerson College.
Today, Christine works in the Office for
Diversity Inclusion and Community
Partnership at Harvard Medical School
where she coordinates the Mongan
Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in
Minority Health Policy. This one-year,
degree granting fellowship provides
leadership training for physicians. She
handles advertising and recruitment
efforts as well as project management.
Blair lives with his wife Deb in Upton,
MA., and enjoys both rural life and
downtown Boston.
On the STAC campus, Christine worked
in Dr. John Durney’s office. After graduate
school, she worked for a few years in
publishing and then in advertising but
neither position was fulfilling for her.
She realized “the best work experience
she’d had was working at STAC,” and
decided at that point to make higher
education administration her career path.
NEXT STOP SPARTANS GO TO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND/DC
SUMMER OF 2013
Christine was inducted into the St.
Thomas Aquinas College Hall of Fame
on January 25, 2012.
Blair DeWitt ‘93 and
Christine Ann Colacino ‘82
NEW GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN AUTISM
The College is very pleased to announce
that it has added to its graduate degree
options, Literacy, Special Education, and
Educational Leadership, a Masters in
Special Education with a specialization in
Autism, and an Advanced Certificate in
Autism. Media reports over the last
decade have highlighted the growing
incidence in autism spectrum disorders
amongst children. Students with autism
find social interaction and communication
difficult, skills that most people develop
naturally and take for granted. In the
classroom, students with autism find it
difficult to recognize non-verbal cues that
teachers might use during instruction.
They may also find working in groups
and co-operative learning difficult. More
than ever, it is important for classroom
teachers to understand the needs of these
children in order to teach them effectively.
Coursework in these programs will cover
characteristics of students with Autism
Spectrum Disorders, Applied Behavior
Analysis, Curriculum and Instruction, and
Language and Social Communication
Development. The degree programs are
36 credits and offered at both the
Elementary (Grades 1-6) and Secondary
level (Grades 7-12); the certificate
program is 12 credits. Upon program
completion, the School of Education will
recommend candidates for teaching
certification in special education with an
annotation in severe and multiple
disabilities. Candidates will be able to
teach in a range of classrooms, including
a co-taught general education classroom,
resource room, and self-contained
specialized classroom.
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Christine Fernandes (B.S.Ed.,
Elementary Education) has retired as of
June 2012 after more than 20 years with
the Salem Public Schools in Salem,
Massachusetts. She plans to continue
work as an educational consultant on the
North Shore of Boston and is looking
forward to spending more time with her
children and 3 grandchildren with one
expected to arrive in March, 2013.
Christine cherishes her memories at
STAC and looks forward to reading about
her former friends in The Torch
Magazine.
Deborah Jensen Ph.D. (B.S. Ed,
Elementary Education) has released
another book called Successful
Assessment & Intervention Strategies
for Struggling Readers: Lessons from
Literacy Space; which she coauthored
with Jenny Tuten from Palgrave
Macmillan.
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Laura (Cronan) Otcy (B.A., English)
proudly announces that she is the grandmother to six grandchildren.
Delwing Gaines (B.S., Gerontology)
Delwing is currently employed as
Assistant Dean for Sophomores, Junior
and Transfers in the Academic Advising
Office at Manhattanville College in
Purchase, NY.
Mary Murphy Kellner (B.S.Ed.)
Elementary Education) has retired from
North Rockland Elementary School after
35 years of teaching. She is currently
home-tutoring for North Rockland and
proudly announces the engagement of
her daughter Jamie Velez who plans to
be wed on April 5th 2013 in Nyack, NY.
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Susan Schulmerich (B.S., Psychology)
Susan was inducted into the Hall of Fame
in 2002, and was recently promoted to
Assistant Professor of Nursing at Mount
Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY.
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Rosalyn Z. Clark (B.A., Art) will be
having her second, One-Woman exhibit
of her paintings at “Bank of America” in
Woodstock, NY.
Tom Brizzolara (B.S., Social Science)
was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
2005, has recently been elected into the
Norwood, NJ Town Council.
'80
Patricia (Ryan) Andersen (B.S.,
Psychology) Patricia and her husband are
proud to announce that their daughter
Erin will be entering her first year at the
College at Furman University in
Greensville, S.C. Patricia says that “The
College search brings back so many great
memories of her time at STAC.
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Elaine Peluso (B.S., Gerontology) Elaine
is considering coming out of retirement
and will begin looking for employment in
the education field.
'88
Patricia Javenes (B.S.Ed.) Elementary
Education & Special Education) As of
July 2012, Patricia has retired from
Special Education at I.S-143 in
Washington Heights, NYC. She loved her
job as a teacher and is now excited to
start another faith journey.
'97
Alicia (Roth) Drossos (B.S., Therapeutic
Recreation) Alicia and her husband Sam
who were married in 2010 in a private
ceremony in Costa Rica, proudly
announce the birth of their daughter
Mariella Calla Drossos born September
7, 2012. She was 6.3 lbs., 19 inches at
birth. They are currently all doing well
and living in Phoenix, AZ.
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Joseph Anthony DiGennaro (B.S. ‘98,
M.S.Ed. ‘01) Joseph is employed as a
Special Education Science teacher in
Clarkstown North High School in
Rockland County, NY.
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Karen G.(O’Reilly) Medic (B.S., Social
Science) is now working as a Senior
Associate Attorney at Baron Associates,
PC, while starting up the opening of her
own law firm with fellow colleague and
husband, Joseph Medic. Karen and
Joseph were married in 2008 and have a
daughter Milena, born in 2010 and son
Joseph Jr. born in 2012. She and her
husband reside in Manhattan and are
celebrating 10 years as NYS Admitted
Attorneys in spring of 2013.
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Steve Lechich (B.S.Ed., Elementary
Education) has retired as of June 2012
after more than 20 years with the Salem
Public Schools in Salem, MA.
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Stephanie Burdge (B.A., Art Education
K-12) Stephanie continues to teach
special education in Brooklyn and is
working to obtain a Post-Masters
advanced Certificate in Leadership.
Stephanie continues to participate in runs
to support numerous causes. In 2011 she
ran in NYC ½ Marathon to support
Autism Research as well as the second
completion of the Tough Mudder for the
Wounded Warrior Project this past April
2012. She is currently redesigning the
Special Education Curriculum as a
teacher in a class of nine.
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Jenika Morel (B.A., Spanish) Jenika is
currently teaching full-time Spanish &
Native Language Arts at Fieldstone
Middle School in The North Rockland,
NY School District. She is also pursuing
her Master’s in Education in Literacy at
STAC with plans to complete the program
in Spring 2014.
Jessica Schmidt (B.S., Recreation
Therapy) Jessica has been promoted to
the position of Director of Recreation at
the Bristal Assisted Living facility of
White Plains, NY.
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Cassandra Farrell Carney (B.S., Social
Science) Cassandra and husband Curtis
Carney are proud to announce the birth
of their son Mathew on February 7th. He
weighed 8 lbs 7 ounces and was 20” long
at birth.
Alumni News
SPRING 2013
WEDDING BELLS
'81
Rose F. Mazella married Anthony Saporito
on February 14, 2013.
Matthew Carney
Stephen Hancock ‘08
Brendan Hackett ‘12
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Stephen Hancock (B.S., Social Science)
Steven is currently Dean of Students at
Anne M. Dorner Middle School in
Ossining, NY. Steven has also begun his
work towards his Administrative Master’s
Degree at the Future School Leaders
Academy through Bank Street College.
Candace Rivera (B.A., Communication
Arts) Candace recently graduated from
STAC in May, 2012. She is now
employed as an administrative assistant at
KPMG Corporate Communications Unit.
Karen Thorne (B.S., Graphic Design)
Karen proudly announced her marriage
to Adam Tarabokija on Saturday, April 2,
2012 at Sacred Heart Chapel in Sparkill,
NY. Karen is currently working as a
Graphic designer & her husband is
employed at Metro North Railroad.
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Rose F. Mazzella (B.A., Communications)
Rose is currently pursuing an M.P.A. in
Health Care Administration at Long
Island University. She works as an
administrator at NYU Langone Medical
Center of Manhattan, NY.
Emily Marie (Robertson) Di Genarro,
(B.S.) Emily is working as an Assistant
Technician at Valley Cottage Animal
Hospital in Rockland County, NY.
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Rachel Chester (B.A. Communication
Arts, MBA, Marketing) Rachel recently
secured a full time position at Green
Light Enterprises as their Bookkeeper/
Marketing Assistant. She is handling
their bookkeeping, and assists in marketing
designs to help promote the company.
Brendan Hackett (B.S. Social Science)
Brendan was employed shortly after
graduation. He manages portfolios and
trades stocks and options at Blackwall
Capital Markets on Wall Street, in NYC.
'98 and ‘09
Joseph DiGenarro married Emily Marie
Robertson on May 18, 2012.
ATTENTION ALUMNI
Photos and announcements for
weddings, births or professional
advancements should be submitted
to the Office of Alumni Relations
[alumni@stac.edu] within one year
of the event.
To have your photo submitted for
publication, it must meet these
minimum requirements:
• Photos must be in color
• We can only accept digital
photos. The original must be a
high-quality jpeg, at least 300
dpi and at least 2-by-2.5 inches.
HINT: If the file size is less than
1MB, then it’s not the right quality.
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Fernando Peralta (B.S., Business
Administration) Fernando was recently
promoted to Technology Solutions
Consultant at Atlantic Tomorrow’s office.
Fernando specializes in helping
educational institutions in the area
decrease their technology costs to make
their funds more available for important
aspects of education.
Anthony Saporito ‘81and Rose Mazella
Joseph ‘98 and
Emily Marie DiGenarro ‘09
'08
Karen Thorne married Adam Torabokija
on April 21, 2012.
IN MEMORIAM
'81
Mary Jacobs (B.S., Psychology) passed
away on December 3, 2012
'88
Ann O’Connor (B.A., English) Passed
away on December 30, 2009
Karen Thorne ‘08 and Adam Tarabokija
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Faculty/Staff Kudos
Samantha Bazile ‘07, Associate
Director of Admissions, was named to
the Rockland County Forty Under 40
Program. Samantha was among 40
dynamic individuals under the age of 40
who make their mark on Rockland
County in positive ways through their
commitment to growth, development,
professional excellence and the
community-at-large.
Maria Coupe MBA ‘11, Associate
Director, Human Resources, earned a
Senior Professional Human Resources
(SPHR) certification. The certification is
issued by the Human Resources
Certification Institute (HRCI).
Dr. Joseph J. Coyne, Professor of
Psychology, has been elected to represent
New Jersey on the American Psychological
Association Council of Representatives,
the governing body of the APA. His
term of office begins in January 2013
and extends through 2015.
Dr. L. John Durney, Provost & Vice
President For Academic Affairs and
Professor of Communications, has been
re-elected to the Rockland Business
Association Board of Directors. Dr.
Durney, who served as Chairman of that
same RBA Board from 1998-2000, also
serves on the Board of ARC of Rockland
Foundation, an organization which supports developmentally disabled adults in
the County.
Dr. Meenakshi Gajria, Dean and
Professor, School of Education, coauthored a chapter titled “Multicomponent
Interventions for Improving Content
Learning” in R.T. Boon & V.G. Spencer
(Eds.), Adolescent Literacy: Strategies for
Content Comprehension in Inclusive
Classrooms. Paul H. Brookes Publishing
Co. (2013).
Dr. Gajria also presented a paper with
Thomas Smith, student in the graduate
program in Special Education, at the
New York State Convention of the
Council for Exceptional Children, in
Saratoga Springs, New York in
November 2012. The paper was “Using
Content Enhancements to promote
Content Area Literacy for Students
with Learning Disabilities.”
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Dr. Richard Heath
SPRING 2013
Dr. Carl Rattner
Dr. Richard Heath, Professor of
Psychology & Director, Pathways,
received an Educational Leadership
Award by the Rockland County
Association for Learning Disabilities
(RCALD) at their Awards Gala Dinner
held in November 2012. The RCALD
promotes social and vocational skills that
maximize the potential of people with
learning and other development disabilities.
Gerald McCarthy, Professor of English,
was recently awarded the Spring 2013
Faculty Research Course Release. During
the Spring 2013 semester, Professor
McCarthy received a reduction in his
regular teaching load in order to pursue
his scholarship, writing about the slave
narrative of William Grimes, and to
pursue his creative work, publishing and
reading new poetry.
Dr. Linda Levine Madori, Professor of
Recreation & Leisure Studies, will be
presenting her new study for 2013-2014
at the American Society on Aging
Conference to be held at Edward
Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. The TTAP
Method saved the hospital over $160,000
in healthcare costs, and this study will
look at further changes in medication,
behaviors, falls, aggressive behaviors, and
staff wellness. The session is titled
“Transcending Dementia: The Time for
Change is Now!”
Michael McManus, Director, Academic
Services, received an Educational
Leadership Award by the Rockland
County Association for Learning
Disabilities (RCALD) at their Awards Gala
Dinner held in November 2012. The
RCALD promotes social and vocational
skills that maximize the potential of
people with learning and other
development disabilities.
Health Professions Press, publisher of Dr.
Levine Madori’s new book “Transcending
Dementia,” is advertising her National
Certification Course on the TTAP
Method Training on their website.
Dr. Roger Lévy, Associate Professor of
International Business and Marketing,
participated in the International Business
and Economics Conference (IBEC) which
took place at the Université de Caen
(Normandy, France) in January 2013.
The paper he presented, “Michael
Woodford’s short tenure at the helm of
Olympus Corporation,” was singled out
by the Organizing Committee of IBEC
2013 as Best Teaching Case Study.
Students in his International Management
class will be analyzing the case during the
spring semester.
Judy Perrin, CFRE, Director of
Development, was elected as Vice
President of Programming for the
Rockland Development Council (RDC).
The RDC is a non-profit professional
organization whose mission is to educate,
inform, inspire and motivate fundraising
professionals and to ensure members
adhere to the highest professional
standards.
Dr. Carl Rattner, Professor of Art,
displayed his work “Transition” at the
Rockland Center for the Arts in January
2013. “Septuaginta Annis” appeared in
AMAG’s November/December “It’s All
About Me” (group portraiture exhibit).
“Poplar Drape” was displayed in
December, 2012 at the Center for
Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New
Jersey. “Lenny’s Shovel”, a work created
in memory of Carl’s father, was displayed
in November, 2012 at the Garnerville
Resurrection Show.
Faculty/Staff Kudos
SPRING 2013
A WARM WELCOME to the following new
members of the College Community!
• Linda DelPonte, Payroll Coordinator
• Samantha Estey ‘12, Financial Aid
Coordinator
• David Eng, Director, Student
Activities/Center
Dr. Michael Shaw
Lenny’s Shovel by Dr. Carl Rattner
Dr. Suzanne Reynolds, Associate
Professor of Education & Assistant Dean,
School of Education, presented “Success
for Struggling Students: Addressing the
Common Core in Designing Fraction
Instruction” Finnegan, E. & Reynolds, S.
(January 2013) at the Annual Special
Education and Mathematics Conference
of the Association of Mathematics
Teachers of New Jersey (Jersey City,
New Jersey). Dr. Reynolds also presented
“Making Sense of Fractions” Reynolds,
S. (November 2012) at the 62nd Annual
Conference of the Association of
Mathematics Teachers of New York State
(Rye, New York). Dr. Reynolds published
“Elementary Mathematics Specialists:
Now is the Time” in the Mathematics
Teachers’ Journal (AMTNYS), Vol. 62,
No. 3.
Dr. Maria Ann Roglieri, Professor of
Foreign Languages, will give a talk on
“Gluten-free Away from Home” at
Phelps Memorial Hospital in the Spring
2013. She has published an article on
Gluten-Free Spain in ZonderMeer, a
magazine in the Netherlands. The
Gluten-Free Guide to Spain (www.
gfguidespain.com) will be out in the
Spring 2013. In addition, she published
new editions of The Gluten-Free Guide
to France (www.gfguidefrance.com) and
The Gluten-Free Guide to Washington
D.C. (www.gfguidedc.com). Dr. Roglieri
also published an article on gluten-free
travel on www.glutenfreegoberotter.com
and a review of a Dante book in
Speculum. In February 2013, her article
about celiac disease and kids appeared in
the Washington Post.
Dr. Michael L. Shaw, Professor of
Education, was elected to the National
Steering Committee of Save our Schools,
a national organization that is working to
end high stakes testing of students and
high stakes evaluation of teachers, secure
equitable funding, and return control of
curriculum to schools and communities.
He also serves as the International
Reading Association Representative to
NCATE and is the National Council of
Teachers of English Director of the
Reading Collaborative. Dr. Shaw had a
chapter accepted for publication in a new
book on literacy research and practice
entitled, “Reading and Teaching
Thoughtful Literacy to Readers who
Struggle: Increasing Motivation,
Engagement, and Comprehension.”
Monica Wendel, Visiting Instructor of
English, was one of four people chosen
for the writers-in-residence program for
Spring 2013 at the Jack Kerouac House
in Orlando, Florida. During her residency, Professor Wendel will be working on
a full-length collection of her poetry and
a novel. The achievement comes in the
wake of a few others for Professor
Wendel. The manuscript of her most
recent poetry collection was named a
semi-finalist in Finishing Line Press’ New
Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition
and was offered publication by the press.
In addition, Professor Wendel was offered
a scholarship to attend the Key West
Literacy Seminar.
• Dr. Athena McAlenney, Assistant
Professor of Teacher Education
• Alicia Owens, Coordinator/Advisor,
West Point Program
• Regine Rossi, Visiting Instructor of
Teacher Education
• Laura Weiss, Admissions Councelor
& Special Program Advisor
• Dr. Staci Shultz, Assistant Professor
of Teacher Education
• Thomas Winship, Director, MBA
Program
CONGRATULATIONS to the following faculty
and staff!
• Kathleen Beglin was promoted to
Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist
• Dr. Ellen Chayet Kidd was promoted
to Associate Professor and received
tenure
• Danielle Mac Kay will be responsible
for the position of Director,
Enrollment Marketing & Campus
Communictions. Danielle married
Roman Kobryn on November 3, 2012
• Enrique Martinez was promoted to
Senior Security Officer
• Joanne Sullivan was promoted to
Assistant Director, Financial Aid
Elaine Winship, Visiting Instructor of
Speech & Composition, hosted local
professionals in her class, Social Media
Marketing, who had some specific
marketing needs. For the final project,
the students developed a complete social
media marketing plan for the Palisades
Center and presented it to the director
and assistant director of marketing.
Many of the class ideas were considered
for implementation, and as a result of the
interaction, one of the students from the
class was hired to work as a social media
associate for the Palisades Center.
Danielle Mac Kay and Roman Kobryn
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Campus News
SPRING 2013
A Scholarship In Memory of Brother Fred Dihlmann, FSCHelping Students at STAC to Obtain a Great Education
I have crystal clear
memories of my
time at STAC and
of certain teachers
and friends that
time can never
change. One such
friend was
Brother Fred
Dihlmann.
Fred was an integral part of the STAC
experience. He was editor of the newspaper, the yearbook and the literary
magazine and was a student representative
on the College Forum. He often shared
his thoughts with then President Mary
Ann Biller, Dean McNelis or Sr. Elizabeth
David and he was forever clowning
around Sisters Angele Saunders and
Annie Shaw.
It is now the 10th anniversary of Fred’s
passing. To be with Fred in his last year
was a gift for me. He never gave up
hope and never complained. He thought
of others in so many ways and worked
on so many projects for his community,
the Christian Brothers of LaSalle.
Family and Friends of Fred’s have
established a scholarship in Fred’s name
at St. Thomas Aquinas College as a
tribute to all that Fred was and loved.
If you would like to contribute to The
Brother Fred Dihlmann Scholarship
Fund to help keep Fred’s memory and
spirit alive and to help students at STAC
obtain the wonderful education that Fred
and I did, please call Judy Perrin at the
college. She can be reached at
845-398-4045.
Thank you for reading this and let us be
thankful for the many, many gifts God
has given us all through St. Thomas
Aquinas College.
~Pax,
Janet Keyes (formerly Wollak)
Class of 1973
In Memory of Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr.
The St. Thomas
Aquinas College
Community
mourns the
passing on
January 3 of a
dear friend of the
College, Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr. Joseph
dedicated his life to preserving Italian
American culture and heritage. He wanted
everyone to love Italy’s rich history and
culture as much as he did.
Known as a humanitarian of expansive
dimension, it would be impossible to list
all of his accomplishments. Since 2000
Joseph had been pursuing the preservation
of Italian culture full time. In 2003 he
and his wife, Elda, founded the Coccia
Institute for the Italian Experience in
America at Montclair State University.
The Coccia Foundation, which was started
in 1994 as the Joseph and Elda
Charitable Foundation, has provided a
wide range of philanthropic aid to many
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worthy recipients including students at
St. Thomas Aquinas College. Thanks to
Joseph and the Coccia Foundation, St.
Thomas Aquinas College, in honor of
their 60th Anniversary, was able to offer
round trip air fare to Rome to a lucky
raffle winner.
As his daughter Elisa says,” I’m amazed
at all the people he has touched.
People from across the country have
reached out to me after my father’s
passing”. One of his greatest honors
and a testament to the tremendous
impact Joseph has had was when the
Italian Republic bestowed on him the
Medal of Cavaliere in the Legion of
Merit for his fundraising efforts after
devastating earthquakes hit Italy in 1976
and 1980.
The St. Thomas Aquinas College
Community will continue to help pass
the torch of Italian heritage championed
by Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr.
~Judy Perrin
KATHY BARRA’S LEGACY –
A Scholarship to Help the
Students She Loved
Kathy Barra was a graduate of the MBA
program and a professor of marketing
here at St. Thomas Aquinas College who
was passionate about education, loved
her students and touched their lives in
amazing ways. Kathy was excited by
teaching − everyone she taught emerged
richer and more vibrant. Kathy’s gifts
were numerous including her ability to
open new doors, to show others that
there is always joy to be discovered and
that it takes no effort to make one feel
like number one.
“Kathy was a great lady and a phenomenal
teacher – not only phenomenal but
inspiring” one student wrote. Kathy‘s
dedication, optimism, good cheer,
kindness, integrity, intelligence and her
ability to make things a better world are
still talked about today.
She possessed the greatest gift of all - the
ability to give back to others so that they
could become all that they could. She
wanted to give the students the best
education possible, and, to continue that
legacy, her husband, John, has created a
scholarship in Kathy’s name that would
allow a student to receive a top tier
education that they might otherwise
not be able to afford.
We are told in life that we get but one
chance to live it well. No one took better
care of that chance than Kathy Barra.
I urge each and every one to establish a
scholarship to ensure that talent and
potential, not a student’s financial means,
are what ultimately determines their
ability to enroll at STAC.
~Judy Perrin
Campus News
SPRING 2013
WHO DID IT?
Last summer, twenty-six middle school
students from five local New York and
New Jersey schools, working in small
groups in Costello Hall, examined
forensic evidence to determine who
“killed” Dr. Steve Burns. The methods
and perpetrators varied from team to
team, but the approach was the same:
examine the evidence, report your
findings, and determine “Who did it?”
These students were participating in a
pilot summer Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)
enrichment program co-developed by the
Schools of Education and Arts &
Sciences. The program, funded by the
College and participant tuition, was
created to support interest in science and
mathematics at the middle school level
and to offer an opportunity for preservice teachers in science and mathematics to work with highly-motivated
middle school students. This experience
gave the students the chance to work in
St. Thomas Aquinas’ newly-renovated,
state-of-the-art science labs to learn how
to use appropriate tools and techniques
to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
Students were required to think logically
and critically, to communicate scientific
explanations, and to use mathematics in
their analysis of data. The activities
exposed middle school students to “real”
forensic science methods that are
commonly misrepresented, and yet so
popular, in today’s media. Some of the
tasks that the future scientists tackled
included the analysis of soil, hair, and
fiber samples, blood splatter patterns,
fingerprints, footprints, and ballistic
evidence. Students also made dental
impressions and performed blood-typing
tests.
The program was originally conceived of
and organized by Dr. Suzanne Reynolds,
Assistant Dean of the School of Education.
Dr. Steve Burns, Professor of Chemistry
& Assistant Dean of the School of Arts
& Science, and Dr. Clara Toth, Professor
of Biology & Forensic Science, led the
instruction in the methods of forensic
science, along with volunteers from the
Forensic Science Club and interns from
the School of Education.
During the first six days of the program,
the middle schoolers focused on learning
how to use the instruments in the lab to
investigate and interpret evidence. On
the seventh day, each group was given
“real” evidence pertaining to the murder
of a Dr. Steve Burns. The students eagerly
used their skills to solve the mystery of
“Who Did It?” On the final day, students
presented PowerPoint presentations to
explain their analyses of evidence and
convince the jury (composed of parents
and friends) of the suspect’s guilt.
The program will be expanded this
summer to include both an eight-day
introduction to forensic science
(July 22 – August 1) and a four-day
advanced forensic science class (August 5
– 8th). The program is open to all
students who will be entering 7th or 8th
grade in September. With additional
grants, the program hopes to expand in
future years to include sessions in
mathematics, technology and other
sciences. For more information please
contact Dr. Suzanne Reynolds at
sreynold@stac.edu.
Student responses to the program, as
well as parent reactions, were overwhelmingly positive. Some of their
comments included; “I liked the blood
splatter pattern activity because you can’t
do those messy lab experiments in
science class in my school”; “I feel that I
was challenged to think deeply about
things I had not thought about before;
and “This program has made me more
interested in mathematics and science”.
The success of the program may be
measured by the fact that, in an end-ofprogram survey, nearly half of the
participants expressed an interest in
returning this summer for either an
advanced forensic science program or a
program in another STEM area.
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Alumni Calendar of Events
APRIL 27
7th Annual Bowl for Justin - Alumni
Event
Hi-Tor Lanes
Haverstraw, New York
5 - 9 PM
MAY 4 - 10
ALUMNI WEEK
Saturday, May 4
Baccalaureate Mass
Sacred Heart Chapel
4 PM
Saturday, May 4
Spartan Baseball Game
Provident Bank Park
7 PM
Sunday, May 5
Ellen’s Stardust Diner,
The Musical “ANNIE”
3 PM Matinee
Monday & Tuesday, May 6 & 7
Religious Retreat
The Emmaus House, Ocean Grove, NJ
MAY 4 - 10
ALUMNI WEEK cont.
Thursday, May 9
Alumni Women’s Softball Game &
BBQ
Spartan Athletic Complex & Marian
Gardens
Friday, May 10th – 55th
Commencement
OUTDOORS – weather-permitting
2 PM - followed by reception in
Romano Center
JUNE 3
41st Annual St. Thomas Aquinas
College Benefit Golf Tournament
President Council’s Golf Tournament
Rockland Country Club
Route 9W, Sparkill, NY
7:15 AM - Morning Shotgun
12:30 PM - Afternoon Shotgun
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West Point Versus Stanford University
U.S. Military Academy
Vol. 40, Spring 2013
16TH ANNUAL ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
HALL OF FAME AND RENUNION DINNER - JANUARY 25, 2013
Our 2013 honorees represent the
Mission of St. Thomas Aquinas College
across many fields – ranging from
Religion, to Education and University
Administration, Humanitarian Service
and Business Administration,
Professional Consulting, Diversity and
Community Partnerships, Public
Service Utilities and Civic Planning.
Our 2013 Spartan Award Honorees
have made meaningful and exceptional
contributions to all of us through their
exemplary community service in the
SPRING 2013
areas of Emergency Medical Services
and Fire Protection & Emergency
Rescue!
Induction to the Alumni Hall of Fame is
the recognition of true achievement, an
acknowledgement of professional, civic,
and societal accomplishment. Please
feel free to nominate someone that you
think deserves this distinction for next
year. To nominate an alumni for the
Hall of Fame, contact the Office of
Alumni Affairs at 845-398-4284 or
e-mail at alumni@stac.edu.
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St. Thomas Aquinas College
(845) 398-4020
Dr. Margaret M. Fitzpatrick, S.C.
President
Lanny Cohen
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Editorial Staff
Kevin Duignan
Joanne Favata
Linda LoRe
Judy Perrin
Contributing Writers
Meenakshi Gajria
Dr. Suzanne Reynolds
Thomas Winship
Some photos in this issue courtesy of:
Terry Lynch, Studio Eleven
Design - Universal Marketing, LLC
Pictured above: front row, left to right:
Sr. Sheila Mullins, ’63, Thomas A. Donovan,
’83 and Christine A. Colacino, ’82
– Back row, left to right: Michael
Yannazone, ’05 accepting the Spartan
Award on behalf of the John Paulding
Sparkill-Palisades Fire Department, Breda
Murphy Bova, ’67, Lynn DonovanKrakaur, ’78 and Andrew Krakaur, ’79,
Maureen E. Fay, ’70, Dr. Margaret
Fitzpatrick, President, and Barbara
Sullivan McConnell, ’80. Also inducted
with the Spartan Award, but not pictured;
The South Orangetown Ambulance
Corps.
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SAVE THE DATE!
“STAC XLI”
41st Annual St. Thomas Aquinas College
President’s Council Benefit Golf Tournament
If you Missed the 40th Tourney, Don’t Miss the 41st!
Monday, June 3, 2013
The Rockland Country Club
Morning Shotgun @ 7:15 am
Afternoon Shotgun @ 12:30 pm
Over $1,000,000 in Potential Prizes!
$1,000,000 Shootout Contest!
Cars on Hole-in-Ones!
The Largest and the Best and the
Tournament of Choice, in Support of
Higher Education in Rockland County!
PLEASE CALL JUDY PERRIN AT 845-398-4045 FOR INFORMATION
Sponsor and Player Levels for Everyone. By sponsoring or playing golf,
you will help St. Thomas generate much needed revenue
for general student scholarships.
Hope to see you on June 3!