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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Annual Report 2010
Greetings.
Since its founding in 1903, Western Connecticut State University has put
students first. Today, the collective and individual efforts of all its faculty and
staff continue to focus on that goal. This year’s WCSU annual report
demonstrates how our student-focused environment also benefits residents of
the local community and of the entire state. Well-educated, engaged and
determined graduates move into our cities and towns as members of the
workforce and volunteers. They participate in the democratic process, donate to
charities and start families. Some of their children will attend Western, and thus
the cycle continues, with WCSU contributing to both individual and collective
success throughout Connecticut.
The annual report illustrates how Western acts as a catalyst for the economy,
for academic achievement, for community growth and for the promotion of civil
dialogue on crucial issues. You will hear from our students, alumni and friends.
You will see how athletics, involvement in community projects, and academic
rigor produce student success. And you will get an image of Western as a
dynamic, thriving institution that is a vital contributor to both the present and
the future advancement and welfare of our society.
Please note as well that this is the second year we have produced the annual
report solely as an electronic document. Doing so saves money that we would
have spent on paper, printing and postage. Moreover, an online publication
allows us to give you information in many formats — in addition to print and
photo we also provide video and links to other electronic sources. The only way
to get a more comprehensive, up-close picture of WCSU today is to enroll here.
If you have comments or questions about anything you read or hear in the
annual report, let me know at schmotterj@wcsu.edu [1] . I look forward to
hearing from you.
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President James W. Schmotter
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Economic catalyst > Economic catalyst
Economic catalyst
From teaching students about managing their finances to contributing to the
vitality of important area water resources, Western has an impact on the local
economy. And that begins from the moment students decide to enroll here until
long after they have graduated and become successful alumni.
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Institute for Financial Literacy [2]
Candlewood Lake partnership [3]
Lake Kenosia grant [4]
Danbury resident enrollment [5]
Alumni success [6]
Business leaders [7]
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Economic catalyst > Institute for Financial Literacy
Institute for Financial Literacy
While the liberal arts form the foundation of a university education, students
sometimes need grounding in the art of tangible assets. The Ancell School of
Business and Union Savings Bank of Danbury together created the Institute for
Financial Literacy (IFL) to teach students about how to manage their money.
BusinessWeek reported in July 2009 that “With experts blaming students'
financial woes on risky loans and a lack of understanding of key money
concepts, financial illiteracy in America is getting serious attention from
universities around the country.” Work on the IFL had already begun and in
January 2010, Gary Lemme, a Western alumnus, was named the first director.
Lemme had been senior vice president at Union Savings Bank, which has agreed
to underwrite the IFL for five years.
“We think hundreds of students will take advantage to learn important financial
skills,” Lemme said. “The knowledge they take from the IFL will help to reduce
or keep them out of debt, and be better stewards of the money they earn after
graduation.”
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(top): Gary Lemme speaks with students at the Institute for
Financial Literacy; (bottom): IFL Director Gary Lemme
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Economic catalyst > Candlewood Lake
Western works with area communities to protect Candlewood Lake
From the shores of Candlewood Lake to the laboratories and greenhouses of the
Science Building, WCSU faculty and students are having an important and
growing impact in preserving Connecticut’s largest lake — and the Danbury
area’s primary fresh-water resource — through their deepening research and
instructional collaboration with a diverse array of public and private sector
partners.
Larry Marsicano, executive director of the Candlewood Lake Authority (CLA),
described Western’s expanding research and instructional role in exploring the
fresh-water ecology of the 5,420-acre manmade hydroelectric power reservoir
as an invaluable scientific and public policy planning resource for the CLA,
Candlewood owner FirstLight Power Resources, and the municipal governments
of shoreline communities. “Having the university involved is an extremely
important component in achieving well-informed and effective natural resource
management in this area,” Marsicano observed. “They have the tools, the
expertise and the talent to do the necessary research that the Authority cannot
do on its own.”
Two WCSU research projects currently in progress seek to test and evaluate
strategies for more effective containment and eradication of Eurasian
watermilfoil in Candlewood Lake. Seasonal proliferation of thick milfoil growth
near or at the surface during summer and early autumn months has caused
serious disruption to boating, water sports and other recreational activities on
the lake and has had a significant impact on Candlewood’s overall ecological
balance as areas of high milfoil concentration have spread along its 60-mile
shoreline over the past several decades.
Over the past two years, WCSU student research assistants under the
supervision of Dr. Mitch Wagener, professor of biology and environmental
sciences, have participated in a pilot study of the use of a type of weevil known
to damage and potentially destroy watermilfoil as a biological tool to control the
pest weed in shallows near the lake shoreline. WestConn students have assisted
in the implantation of milfoil weevil eggs at several underwater test sites in
shallows at the north end of Candlewood Lake and have conducted periodic site
visits to monitor progress of the milfoil weevils in establishing and growing their
populations. Wagener noted that the students’ work will contribute significantly
to determining whether weevil populations can survive and build through
reproduction to levels sufficiently high to become an effective biological tool in
controlling milfoil spread.
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Larry Marsicano, executive director of the Candlewood Lake
Authority; Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Tom Lonergan examines watermilfoil retrieved from the
lake; a panel of experts discuss the future of the lake at a
Western event; biology students prepare to collect watermilfoil
samples from the lake.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Economic catalyst > Lake Kenosia
Western uses grant to clean up local water resource
WCSU students and faculty are working with the community to start cleaning up
the water and restore balance to Danbury’s Lake Kenosia. Dr. Theodora Pinou,
WCSU associate professor of biology and environmental sciences, and
environmental consultant Jack Kozuchowski said that the lake suffers from low
oxygen, invasive plants and periodic algal blooms.
The university received a $45,000 grant from the Connecticut Institute of Water
Resources and $9,000 in donor contributions to conduct testing to determine
what and how many nutrients are being loaded into the water after a rainfall.
Pinou, Kozuchowski, and two graduate biology students will collect
approximately 12 water samples after substantial rainfalls and then send them
to a testing laboratory. This baseline study will continue until January. Pinou
hopes to apply for a separate grant for storm drains to alleviate water runoff.
“With runoff in a developed area, you tend to get nutrient-loading in the water,”
Pinou said. Decaying plant material, phosphates from detergents and nitrates
wash into the water during heavy rainfall. “We know it’s a problem because
we’re not finding the diversity that used to be in Lake Kenosia. Certain fish and
the diversity of amphibians and reptiles should be there. A lot of non-native
plant life is now colonizing the lake.”
WCSU graduate students Nicole Stiteler of Newburgh, N.Y., and Aaron Ferraro of
Brentwood, N.H., are eager to get involved with this hands-on research. “I hope
that this study actually leads to improved storm water treatment for the lake,”
Ferraro said. “On a personal level, one benefit of the project is that it’s great to
get these ‘workplace’ skills. This internship will allow me to keep my skills sharp
while taking classes and looking for employment where I put my experiences to
use.”
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(l-r): WCSU graduate students Nicole Stiteler, of Newburgh,
N.Y., and Aaron Ferraro, of Brentwood, N.H., work together to
gather a water sample; Associate Professor of Biological and
Environmental Sciences Dr. Dora Pinou examines a sample; (lr): Ferraro and environmental consultant Jack Kozuchowski work
at the collection site.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Economic catalyst > Danbury ranks #1 in enrollment
Danbury ranks #1 in enrollment
Danbury ranks #1 in CSUS enrollment, #3 in CSUS alumni residents
Danbury is the home of 1,419 students who are enrolled in one of the four
universities of the Connecticut State University System (CSUS) — more than any
other city or town in the state.
Being the largest university system in the state, with approximately 36,000
students and 180,000 alumni, CSUS plays an integral role in the education of
Connecticut students as well as the state’s cultural life and economic well-being.
Currently, 93 percent of CSUS students are Connecticut residents, and no
community has more students attending Western, Southern, Central or Eastern
Connecticut State University than Danbury.
“The Connecticut State University System focuses squarely on Connecticut, and
nearly 9 in 10 of our graduates stay in the state to pursue careers, raise families
and contribute to the state’s vitality,” said Chancellor David G. Carter. “We’re
accessible, affordable and provide high quality education, preparing students to
succeed in the 21st century knowledge-based economy.”
WCSU President James W. Schmotter said the four universities are part of
Connecticut’s economic foundation and will help the state compete in the future.
“These numbers demonstrate how WestConn and the other Connecticut State
Universities serve the needs of the students and families of our state,”
Schmotter said. “I’m gratified that so many Danbury residents recognize the
quality and affordability that our CSUS institutions provide.”
Danbury also is among the communities with the highest percentage of CSUS
alumni in the state. Danbury is ranked third with 3,530 known alumni living in
Connecticut, exceeded only by New Haven and Hamden. CSUS graduates are a
critical asset to Connecticut’s workforce in such high-demand fields as in
nursing, education, and the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and
mathematics.
“Everyone in Connecticut knows someone who attended Central, Eastern,
Southern or Western, and with good reason,” Carter said. “Graduates of these
universities are making a difference, everywhere in Connecticut, in communities
large and small. The leadership they provide across many fields of endeavor is
what makes this state a great place to live, learn, work and stay.”
The solid track-record of the four CSUS universities — reflected in a recordsetting 6,870 degrees awarded in 2008 and an all-time high in full-time
enrollment this year — helps propel Connecticut’s economy and provide the
state’s businesses with an innovative, dynamic and well-prepared workforce,
possessing the critical thinking skills that are increasingly in demand.
The CSUS universities also provide a significant economic benefit to Connecticut,
estimated at $1.84 billion last year. Overall, the CSUS universities are
responsible for generating $8 of economic activity for every $1 of state general
fund appropriation.
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Incoming students line up to participate in the "Through the
Gates" ceremony, a university tradition to kick off the new
academic year; students meet and mingle during Orientation;
parents prepare to send off their students — many of whom are
not far from home.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Economic catalyst > Successful alumni
Alumni success contributes to region
Despite the current economic climate, Western alumni continue to be soughtafter employees and successful business leaders. Whether they graduated in
1972 like David Nurnberger, senior vice president of Human Relations at
Boehringer Ingelheim, or 2009 graduate Meredith Liberto, who works as a
research scientist at BI — our alumni make their mark in all kinds of arenas.
Here are some alumni who caught our eye this year.
Geoffrey Herald ’82 puts out fires — literally — as chief of the Danbury Fire
Department. Down the street from the firehouse at City Hall, Mark Boughton ’95
puts out fires of a different kind as mayor of Danbury.
While Stephanie Madonna ’05 scouts locations for the TV series “White Collar,”
Joe Mingachos ’90 scouts for talented athletes as head coach of WCSU’s
Women’s Soccer Team.
Combining an eye for detail and a way with words are Scott Brunjes ’85, CEO of
Mediassociates Inc.; Lisa Siedlarz ’09, an award-winning poet; and art teacher
and humanitarian Bryn Gillette ’09.
A WestConn nursing degree can lead to several destinations. Robin Goodrich ’07
now works as an assistant professor of nursing at her alma mater while Sarah
Murray ’08 is a nurse at Waterbury Hospital. Both Goodrich and Murray are
furthering their nursing educations — Goodrich at Columbia and Murray at
WCSU.
Music to their ears: Stephen Price ’09 took his art to a higher level when he
used his Fulbright Scholarship to pursue organ studies at Conservatoire National
de Region, France. Jonathan Soares ’06, founder and CEO of Q Products, loves
the sound of grocery store cash registers ringing up sales of his gourmet
marinades and sauces, which can be found in stores from coast to coast.
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View a list of distinguished alumni [3]
See issues of The Cupola/Alumni News [4]
Watch a video with Gail H. Williams, member of the Connecticut State
University System Board of Trustees [5]
Watch a video with Ronald J. Pugliese, member of the Connecticut State
University System Board of Trustees [6]
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Meredith Liberto '09 does research in one of Western's science
labs; Bryn Gillette '09 speaks at the WCSU Hearts Haiti
luncheon; Danbury Fire Chief Geoffrey Herald '82 talks to
visitors at the firehouse.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Economic catalyst > Local business leaders
Local Business Leaders
Several of our region's leaders have something to say about the university as a business partner and neighbor.
Select a video below
Robert J. Yamin, Danbury attorney and
alumnus
David W. Nurnberger, alumnus; senior vice
president, Human Resources, Boehringer
Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals; and chair of the
WCSU Foundation, Inc. board of directors
Moreen Donahue, chief nurse
executive and senior vice
president, Patient Care Services
at Danbury Hospital
M. Farooq Kathwari, chairman, president &
CEO, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
Anthony Cirone, alumnus and partner at
accounting firm Equale & Cirone LLP of
Danbury
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Academic Catalyst
Academic Catalyst
So many things contribute to collegiate success: well-prepared middle and high
school students, well-rounded WCSU students who are exposed to athletics,
music and the arts along with rigorous academic pursuits, and faculty who are
lauded for their research and teaching endeavors. New degree options and
course offerings, attainment of accreditation standards and the ever-generous
support of corporate and private benefactors have allowed us to continually set
the bar high — and surpass it.
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Accreditation [2]
Bridges/Exploration Academy [3]
Eric Lewis/MSQ performances [4]
Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theater [5]
Nuclear non-proliferation [6]
Division III athletics [7]
Master of Arts in Teaching [8]
Green Light Academy [9]
Continuing Education Credits [10]
Board of Trustee Awards [11]
Morganti pledge [12]
International Education Conference [13]
Chinese and Portuguese language classes [14]
Graduate commencement [15]
Wyclef Jean [16]
University supporters [17]
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Accreditation
Accreditation
Accreditation, the process of meeting the highest recognized academic
standards, is an ongoing process across campus. In the past year, the Collegiate
Commission of Nursing Education renewed its accreditation of the nursing
department, and the department of music was similarly recognized by the
National Association of Schools of Music. The Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business notified the Ancell School of Business that its application for
eligibility had been accepted.
And a momentous achievement was reached by the School of Professional
Studies and the education department, which was granted accreditation by the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the gold
standard of education accreditation.
The NCATE process started in 2004 and concluded with an approval that noted
“the unit and its programs meet rigorous standards set forth by the professional
education community.”
“The quest of colleagues here for NCATE accreditation has proven a journey full
of collaboration and improvement — exactly what the process of professional
accreditation should be,” said President Schmotter. “Our efforts to meet the
national standards that NCATE defines have provided myriad benefits. And the
ultimate beneficiaries are our students.”
WCSU faculty members submitted individual reports for 11 degree programs
that have received NCATE designation for “National Recognition.” These include
the post-master’s certificate program in intermediate administration and
supervision, and bachelor’s degree programs in elementary education, health
education, and secondary education programs in: history and social sciences;
biology, chemistry and earth sciences; English; mathematics; and Spanish.
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The School of Professional Studies received National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education accreditation; the music
department was accredited by the National Association of
Schools of Music; and the nursing department received renewed
accreditation from the Collegiate Commission of Nursing
Education.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Bridges-Exploration Academy
Bridges/Exploration Academy
The partnership between Western and two local school districts, Danbury and
Bethel, to ensure that high school students are ready for college-level courses in
math, writing and science, built on its remarkable success with a move into
middle schools.
The organizers of “Building a Bridge to Improve Student Success,” commonly
referred to as “Bridges,” kicked off the Exploration Academy to bring middle
school students onto campus. It’s a recognition that successful preparation for
college can begin long before the latter years of high school, especially for
students from poor families or other at-risk situations. The effort also is meant
to benefit girls who have the aptitude for math and science but are steered away
from those fields at a young age.
Participating students studied meteorology by competing in teams of Cyclones,
Hurricanes, Snowstorms or Thunderstorms to create their own videotaped
weather forecasts; plumbed the depths of pond water; gained understanding of
the human body; and discovered how cells move.
At the same time, high school students and WCSU first-year students who were
exposed to Bridges continued to excel. Only 6 percent of students beginning at
Western in 2009 were required to take the remedial writing class, and 29
percent were enrolled in the math class. That compares to 37 percent in writing
and 41 percent for math before Bridges began in the 2004-05 school year.
At the same time, Western hosted its first Young Writers Camp for middle and
high school students who practiced fiction, poetry, journalism, memoir and
songwriting and worked on their college admission essays.
The success and expansion of Bridges have attracted support from the corporate
sector. Praxair, Inc., of Danbury, made a gift of $50,000 to support the
program.
“By establishing a framework for effective collaboration between our high
schools and the college, Western’s Bridge program creates a positive ripple
effect throughout our community,” said Nigel Muir, president of the Praxair
Foundation. “The program’s measurable success in helping more Danbury-area
students enjoy a successful college career is an investment in our future.”
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students get hands-on experience; Western students visited
Bethel and Danbury schools to serve as tutors as part of the
Bridges program; a student learns the art of observation.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Eric Lewis
Lewis debuts new Mozart piece in Vienna, MSQ brings gift of music to war-scarred Bosnia
Professor Eric Lewis, violinist with the Manhattan String Quartet since 1968 and
member of the WestConn music faculty for more than three decades, took on
two formidable challenges — the premiere of a string concerto completed from
an unfinished Mozart manuscript, and performance with the MSQ of a new work
by a young American composer inspired by Balkan traditional music — during his
visits in spring 2010 to Vienna and the war-scarred nation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Lewis was invited by renowned Viennese violinist Eduard Melkus to play the
violin part in the April premiere at Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum of the
“Triple Sinfonie Concertante,” completed by Melkus from a manuscript by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart discovered half a century ago in the archives of the
Mozarteum in Salzburg. Lewis, who previously translated into English an article
by Melkus on his discovery and work on the unfinished concerto, expressed
surprise and delight at the opportunity to debut such a singular piece. “I love it,”
Lewis said. “It’s a fresh discovery — appealing, lyrical and exciting.”
In May, Lewis joined WCSU Adjunct Professor of Music and cellist Chris Finckel,
violinist Calvin Wiersma and violist John Dexter in the Manhattan String
Quartet’s tour of Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Mostar to perform, offer master
classes, and build cultural exchanges with professional and student musicians in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the suggestion of Finckel and supported by funding
from the U.S. State Department, the MSQ traveled to Bosnia with composer and
University of Arizona Associate Professor of Music Craig Walsh, whose
composition incorporating a diversity of Balkan folk music rhythms was written
for the quartet to premiere during its Bosnia tour. “Craig is a wonderful
craftsman and a great spirit who became just like another member of our group
during our rehearsals,” Lewis said. Their intensive efforts to master “a
challenging piece that is quite exotic to the Western ear” proved “a very
enriching, fulfilling and creative process,” he added.
Lewis and other members of the MSQ were on a mission that transcended their
performances, as American cultural ambassadors to a nation born from the
breakup of Yugoslavia and severely tested by ethnic warfare and widespread
devastation before the Dayton accords restored a fragile peace to the region in
1995. Lewis recalled their performance in Mostar in a concert hall still
surrounded by buildings bearing the shell holes and destruction of the war, “still
not fixed as if left as a monument. It was a very moving experience.”
A strong believer in the healing power of music, Lewis viewed the MSQ tour as a
pioneering visit by American artists to a country whose “cultural infrastructure
needs a lot of support” and whose people welcome opportunities for broader
cultural exchanges with the United States and Western Europe. In a nation that
has suffered centuries of ethnic conflict and where the human cost of the 1990s
war remains painfully fresh, “our answer as artists is that this offers a way to
stop the cycle of revenge — to make us talk to each other and discover we all
have the same needs.”
Like the MSQ’s landmark tour of the Soviet Union during its “glasnost” cultural
opening to the West in the 1980s, “this trip was very meaningful,” Lewis said.
“In their eyes, we could see a conviction: ‘We will rise, and we want to go places
in the world to gain new experiences.’ Their students are quite talented and very
open, not so mechanistic or solely concerned with technique. They are already
saying interesting things with their music, and I put this down to the rich
musical heritage of their country.”
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > BA Musical Theatre
Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theater
As Western Connecticut State University continues to expand and grow its
reputation as one of the premiere higher learning institutions in a multitude of
disciplines, it’s only natural that the university would be the first in the state to
offer a bachelor of arts in musical theater beginning in fall 2010.
With a specialized degree in collaboration with the university’s music
department, the musical theater program will give students a comprehensive
knowledge of and training in all aspects of musical theater. The program will
include acting, dance training, individual voice instruction, music theory,
keyboard competency, auditioning techniques, voice and diction and theater
history.
Theatre Arts Department Chairman Sal Trapani says the program is unique
because it offers not only training and performance experience in New York City
and internationally but also will provide contact with industry professionals from
musical powerhouses all over the world.
“There is no other school in the country that offers the training and the
performance opportunities that we do — with a very caring and professional
faculty at public university prices,” Trapani said. “Western has all the attributes
of a small private institution. The hallmarks of our program are professionalism
and a commitment to excellence. This is an exciting time for us. The new degree
program is going to make us less of a well-kept secret and more of a force in
musical theater education nationally.”
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Nuclear Non-proliferation
WCSU students witness history at U.N. nuclear non-proliferation talks
As the world negotiated some of history’s most salient issues at the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation talks at the United Nations in May, nearly two dozen Western
students were watching.
Twenty-two students along with Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Chris
Kukk, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Dr. Damla Isik and Friar Michael
Lasky of WCSU’s Newman Center, were at the U.N. talks in New York City on
May 4 and 13. The talks included leaders from every country. The key issues,
Kukk said, are what to do about Iran’s continued development of nuclear
weapons systems, the idea of nuclear-free zones, and international nuclear fuel
stations. “It’s like the Olympics of international diplomacy,” Kukk said.
More than half the students participating were in Kukk’s junior-level political
science course, “Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Negotiation,” last fall. Students in
the course interacted via videoconferencing with 25 graduate students from the
Geneva School of Diplomacy, simulating non-proliferation treaty talks. The
Geneva students were led by Dr. Yuri Narzkine, professor at the Geneva School
of Diplomacy and a former Soviet nuclear weapons negotiator.
Kukk said this is an opportunity of a lifetime for his students, especially since
the talks only take place once every five years. “This opportunity demonstrates,
once again, that our university is not only an institution of higher education
where we study global politics but a place where we are actively engaged in
international relations. We don’t close doors to opportunities here; we find ways
to keep them open.”
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Students in a political science class conducted by Associate
Professor of Political Science Dr. Chris Kukk interact with
students in Geneva, Switzerland via Skype technology; outside
the United Nations, peace activists proclaim their position;
Kukk, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Dr. Damla Isik,
Friar Michael Lasky of WCSU’s Newman Center, and 22 students
attended the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation talks in New York
City.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Division III athletics
Division III athletics
In a Division III environment that emphasizes athletics as part of an entire
college experience, one athlete, Francesca Testa, a star on the university swim
team and president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, came up with
an idea designed to guarantee success at the university’s games — Superfan.
Each of 12 teams that play throughout the year has one designated game per
season that is dedicated to Superfan. Fans are given Superfan T-shirts to wear
during the games and are encouraged to cheer loudly and often. The three most
enthusiastic Superfans are rewarded with a gift certificate to the university
bookstore.
The idea, Testa said, was a product of her involvement with the university’s
Hancock Student Leadership Program. “I’ve been looking for a way to market
our athletics and promote school spirit among students and faculty, too.”
Perhaps because of this support, Western athletes put up great numbers across
several sports.
Women’s Tennis won its first-ever LEC Championship and participated in
the NCAA Tournament. Coach Stacy Slater was named the Little East
Conference Coach of the Year.
Women’s Basketball captured the LEC title and got to round two of the
NCAA tournament. Center Melissa Teel earned the LEC Player of the Year
award and was chosen for the USA D-3 Basketball All Star Team. Coach
Kimberly Rybczyk was named Little East Conference Coach of the Year.
In men’s basketball, guard DaQuan Brooks was chosen as the LEC Player
of the Year.
Men’s tennis won its first-ever LEC championship and a bid to the NCAA
tournament. Troy Pandolfi was selected as LEC Player of the Year.
Women’s softball shortstop Danielle Basciano was chosen LEC Player of the
Year. Coach Heather Stone celebrated her 200th career win and her 100th
win at WCSU.
Greg Poole, Women’s Volleyball coach, reached his 200th career win.
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The Women's Basketball Team captured the LEC title and
advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament;
Women's Tennis won its first-ever LEC championship and
participated in the NCAA Tournament; Men's Tennis won its
first-ever LEC championship, a bid to the NCAA tournament, and
Troy Pandolfi was named LEC Player of the Year.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > MAT
M.A.T. program offers "Urban Experience"
It’s no secret that being a teacher is challenging. But in today’s climate,
teachers are more challenged than ever. For instance, Danbury High School has
2,800 students who speak more than 40 different languages. How does a
teacher handle a classroom of students with such disparity in language skills?
In Western’s Master of Arts in Teaching program, a new course, “Urban
Experience,” was developed to expose future educators to a wide range of
situations they are likely to face at an urban public school.
From June 2 through 29, the 16 graduate students, who are all majoring in
either math or biology, learned through online and classroom instruction and by
going into the community to put their skills to the test. Some of the course’s
themes included how the students think and feel about cultural diversity, online
reflective discussion questions, achievement gaps, teacher leadership, and
theory of action.
“This course gave students a flavor of the whole urban community,” said Dr.
Bonnie Rabe, assistant professor in the education and educational psychology
department and coordinator of the M.A.T. program. “They know their ultimate
goal is taking students from where they are to where they need to be,” which is
especially challenging for English language learner (ELL) students.
Dr. William Glass, assistant superintendent for the Danbury public schools, coteaches the course with Rabe. He said a common complaint from public
educators to those who teach at the higher education level is “you don’t
understand what it’s like to teach in a city environment.” So, Rabe and Glass
designed the course to combine both experiences. “It gives students a dual
perspective,” Glass said.
In addition to instruction on special education, science-based intervention,
observation, and student teaching, the candidates learned about bridging
achievement gaps. A child living in poverty, Glass said, may only have a 7,000word vocabulary when he or she enters school, as opposed to a 10,000-word
vocabulary for a child of a more affluent family.
“The achievement gap is present from the first day of school,” Rabe said.
As part of the course, candidates spent 20 hours performing urban service either
by tutoring in the Danbury schools, working at a children’s bereavement center
or participating in summer school programs in order to develop hands-on skills
and learning the multitude of issues that can arise in a diverse population.
Glass said that 70 percent of the state’s students are from 15 of the large urban
districts, with Danbury being the seventh-largest district and the most culturally
and linguistically diverse.
“What a special opportunity for us to be in this richly diverse setting,” Rabe
said.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Green Light Academy
Building ‘green’ cars is just the beginning
By building solar sprint cars, a group of high school students learned “greencollar” skills such as converting engine power from solar to fuel cells on the
grounds of Western Connecticut State University last summer. Hosted by
nonprofit Green Light Academy, the four-week summer residential program for
students in grades 10 through 12 used the university’s classrooms and computer
lab, conducted experiments in the Science Building, explored the Westside
Nature Preserve and enjoyed the playing fields, gymnasiums and recreational
facilities. Taught by experienced professors and certified teachers, the students
learned through hands-on skill-building exercises.
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High school students worked on prototypes of solar cars as part
of the Green Light Academy; Chairman of the Oxford, Conn.,
High School Science Department Frank LaBanca, a Western
Ed.D. alumnus, instructs Green Light Academy participants in
the art of racing solar-powered cars.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > CEUs
Continuing education credits
Continuing Education Units, or CEUs, provide a new benefit to community
members, particularly teachers, who may earn credit to maintain their
accreditation by attending various lectures, seminars and other programs offered
by the university.
“By offering CEUs, the university is providing a service to school teachers and
making WCSU an even more valuable resource to the community,” said Dr.
Linda K. Rinker, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. “WestConn
provides a wide range of excellent academic programs that are accessible to
students first, but also to residents of the region. It is one of our strategic
strengths.”
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Richard Varner, Aerospace Education Specialist from NASA’s
Goddard Space Flight Center, ran a workshop to give area
science teachers ideas to bring back to their classrooms; (l-r)
Professor of Education and Educational Psychology Dr. Virginia
King with a guest lecturer at a teacher training CEU event.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > BOT awards
Western professors honored by Connecticut State University system
Two WCSU professors were honored for outstanding work in their academic
fields by the Connecticut State University System and its Board of Trustees.
Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Theodora Pinou
was recognized with a research award for her scholarly work in ecology and the
evolutionary development of vertebrates. Associate Professor of Education and
Educational Psychology Dr. Kathryn Campbell was recognized with a teaching
award for her consistently high standards, guiding support of students and
adherence to the principles of critical thinking and scholarly work.
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(l-r): Associate Professor of Education and Educational
Psychology Dr. Kathryn Campbell and Associate Professor of
Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Theodora Pinou were
honored by the Connecticut State University System Board of
Trustees; (l-r) Chancellor David G. Carter, BOT member John A.
Doyle, BOT Chairman Karl J. Krapek, Pinou and WCSU President
James W. Schmotter
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Morganti pledge
The Morganti Group pledges support for student scholarships
The Morganti Group of Danbury pledged $100,000 for scholarships to Western
Connecticut State University students in a ceremony in the office of WCSU
President James W. Schmotter. Morganti USA President Nabil Takla made the
presentation in support of students and the larger community, which benefits
from an educated populace.
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WCSU President James W. Schmotter accepts a check from
Morganti USA President Nabil Takla.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > International Education Conference
International Education Conference
In addition to discussions about global warming and climate change, the agenda
at the 2009 International Education Conference included investigations of ways
to reduce the environmental impact of international travel through the use of
renewable energy, carbon neutrality, and carbon-reduction offsets; preparation
of CSUS students for ‘green collar’ jobs; international trends in sustainability
education; grants and faculty development available through international
education services; and other opportunities and challenges in international
education.
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(top): Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Linda
Rinker with International Education Conference keynote speaker
Michael Despines, climate resilience campaign coordinatorfor
Friends of the Earth; (bottom): one of the panel discussions
during the conference focused on "The Impact of EstonianRussian Relations on the Lake Piepus Community." Associate
Professor of Political Science Dr. Chris Kukk (right) moderated.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Chinese and Portuguese language classes
New courses in Chinese and Portuguese reflect a changing global balance
In a world where emerging powers such as China and Brazil play an increasingly
important role in the global economy, Western is providing students with the
opportunity to gain an introduction to the languages and cultural heritage of
these influential nations. The WCSU department of world languages and
literature now offers an introductory course sequence in Chinese, as well as two
Portuguese sequences at the introductory and intermediate levels.
Department Chair and Associate Professor of World Languages and Literature Dr.
Galina Bakhtiarova observed that inclusion of these sequences in the WCSU
curriculum recognizes the need to raise awareness of Chinese- and Portuguesespeaking nations’ significance in the world’s future economic and cultural
development. “Our objective when we teach introductory language courses at
WestConn is to enable our students to communicate effectively in the targetlanguage environment,” Bakhtiarova explained. “In all our language classes, we
incorporate listening, speaking, teaching and writing skills, and we also provide a
very strong cultural element.”
Enrollment in the intermediate-level sequence of the Portuguese curriculum filled
quickly due to strong demand from students of Portuguese and Brazilian
heritage, reflecting the large representation of these ethnic groups in the
Greater Danbury community. In contrast to the two-semester introductory
sequences that assume no prior exposure to the language studied, the
Portuguese for Heritage Speakers curriculum will be designed specifically for
students whose families continue to speak Portuguese at home.
The instructor for both the introductory and intermediate Portuguese sequences
will be Dr. Jordano Quaglia, who has taught Portuguese language courses at all
levels during his extensive teaching experience at the State University of New
York at Albany, Fairfield University and Yale University. Quaglia said the courses
at WCSU will emphasize knowledge of Brazilian and Continental Portuguese
reinforced by immersion in the language, culture and civilization of peoples of
Portuguese heritage.
Instructor Yu Lian offered the two-semester introductory course in Chinese for
the first time during the 2009-10 academic year. A native of Beijing who
immigrated to the United States in 2001, Lian earned a master’s degree in
education at Columbia University and has taught at the Huaxia Chinese School,
which offers a weekend program of language and cultural enrichment classes on
the Midtown campus for children and teens of Chinese heritage. She holds
teaching certification in Connecticut and has been a full-time teacher at a
Bridgeport high school for the past two years.
Lian expressed pride in her students’ enthusiasm for learning the language and
culture of her native China. She makes a point of taking the educational
experience beyond the classroom by planning class participation in special
cultural activities to learn more about Chinese arts, history, sports and cuisine,
as well as a traditional celebration of the Chinese New Year. “Every day, when a
student leaves my class, I want to know that he or she has learned something
new about China,” Lian said. “If I can share my enthusiasm with them and get
them excited to know more about Chinese language and culture, then they will
become motivated to continue learning Chinese after they leave my class.”
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Graduate commencement
Girl Scouts of Connecticut CEO speaks at graduate commencement ceremony
Jennifer Smith Turner, CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut (GSC), spoke to
students receiving graduate and doctoral degrees on Friday, May 21, in the
Feldman Arena of the William O’Neill Athletic and Convocation Center.
Turner inspired graduates with these words:
"Graduations are so significant; they mark momentous milestones throughout
our lives. Think for a moment about a group of young children, poised for their
class photograph while in grade school. Can you see the smiling faces, the
nervous and anxious hands of those told to sit in front; the shyness of the one
child who stands in the back row towering above all the other children; the class
clown who wants to put two fingers above the classmate’s head; the pressed
smile of the child who is missing two front teeth?
"Think about that image — now look for yourself in that class photo. Do you see
the little girl, the little boy whose visage is filled with innocence and playfulness?
Do you see the hope and possibility in their faces? Do you remember the feeling
of complete trust and wonderment? Can you feel it? Can you hold on to that
feeling, that image?"
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Jennifer Smith Turner, CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut, speaks
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Professor of Writing, Linguistics and the Creative Process Dr.
John Briggs hugs a student; graduates respond to Smith Turner.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean speaks at undergraduate commencement
As the world’s attention turned to Haiti in the wake of the devastating
earthquake there in January, one of the country’s native sons became a vocal
advocate in support of rebuilding his homeland. Wyclef Jean, multi-platinum
recording artist and founder of the charity Yéle Haiti, was the keynote speaker
at Western Connecticut State University’s undergraduate commencement on
Sunday, May 23.
Before commencement, WestConn President James W. Schmotter said Jean’s
talk would prove to be inspirational.
“We’re excited that Wyclef Jean has agreed to speak at our undergraduate
commencement ceremonies in May,” Schmotter said. “His artistic achievements
and his long and impressive record of humanitarian work have recently been
underscored by his role in galvanizing the international response to the terrible
tragedy in his homeland. I know that he will bring a message that will engage
and inspire our graduates and all in attendance.”
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A happy student gives the ceremony "thumbs up"; an elated
graduate; the sea of degree recipients; commencement speaker
Wyclef Jean.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Academic Catalyst > University supporters
University supporters
Western supporters share their unique perspectives on the university.
Select a video below
Dr. Frederick Maidment, associate professor of
management
Lissette Rivas, graduate of the nursing
program
Emanuela Lima, editor of
Tribuna Connecticut newspaper
Truman Keys, assistant professor of
communication
Rawan Hage, media arts major
Theresa Eberhard-Asch, alumna
and member of the CSUS Board
of Trustees
Collin Wade and Amanda Forker, music majors Clarissa Bent, management major
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Anita Rice, chair of the Hord
Foundation Inc.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > Community catalyst
Community catalyst
Bringing people together helps strengthen the local community. Whether it’s
something to celebrate — like a ‘green’ graduation initiative, the 20th
anniversary of the Hubble Space telescope, or a common concern such as Lyme
disease or relationship violence — the university is a place where experts and
community members alike come to share information and celebrate successes.
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One Book, One Community [2]
Hubble Space Telescope anniversary [3]
President’s lecture [4]
Community Report Card [5]
Green caps & gowns [6]
Women’s Center programs [7]
WCSU Veterans Center [8]
Lyme disease expert [9]
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > OBOC
Western joins Danbury library and city schools to promote book reading
Last August, in collaboration with the Danbury Public Library and Danbury public
schools, WCSU announced the launch of the second annual “One Book, One
Community” (OBOC) project, an effort to encourage everyone in Danbury to
read the same book. Although many communities across the country sponsor
similar reading programs, this project is one of the few where a city, public
school system and a university have formed a partnership to coordinate a
community-wide reading initiative.
The co-chairs of the OBOC committee are Library Director Mark Hasskarl and
WCSU Provost and Academic Vice President Dr. Linda Rinker.
Last fall’s book selection was the best-selling memoir “Hurry Down Sunshine” by
Michael Greenberg, which details the true story of Sally, his 15-year-old
daughter, who suddenly descends into madness. From her first episode on the
streets of Greenwich Village to her time in a psychiatric ward, Greenberg
painstakingly chronicles the effects of mental illness on his family. WCSU
assigned the book to all incoming freshmen as part of the university’s First-Year
Experience.
In addition to being encouraged to read the same book, Danbury residents and
students were invited to participate in a variety of complementary programs.
Events included book discussions and a lecture by Greenberg in October.
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A student holds a copy of the One Book, One Community
common read: "Hurry Down Sunshine"; author Michael
Greenberg discusses his book; students and community
members interact with Greenberg on the topic of mental illness.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > Hubble
Hubble Space Telescope
WCSU was the focal point for a 20th anniversary celebration of the launch of the
Hubble Space Telescope, which was built in Danbury. The university hosted a
family science fair, an educational panel for girls interested in science and
technology, a discussion by corporate executives about the future of aerospace,
teacher training based on Hubble discoveries, and an exclusive showing of the
IMAX movie featuring the latest Hubble repair mission.
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Paul Bouffard, senior manufacturing engineer at Goodrich ISR
Systems, discusses the Hubble Space Telescope; panelists for a
discussion about Women in Science and Engineering included (lr): Rachael Manzer, a science coach in the Suffield School
District, president of the Connecticut Science Teachers
Association, and in training as a NASA teacher astronaut; and
Suzanne Woll, an official with the Society of Women Engineers,
who manages a staff of 50 scientists and engineers in the
Systems Department of the United Technologies Research
Center; the full panel included (l-r): Associate Professor of
Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Ruth Gyure, a scholar
in residence for the American Society for Microbiology and a
recipient of the Connecticut State University System Board of
Trustees Teaching Award; Manzer; Woll; and Valentina Lugo, a
graduate of MIT and a mechanical design engineer with
Hamilton Sundstrand.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > President's lecture
President's Lecture - Story Musgrave
Former astronaut Story Musgrave presented the 2010 President’s Lecture,
speaking about America’s exploration of space, the Hubble Space Telescope, and
adventure. Here is President James Schmotter’s introduction:
The term “hero” is used often today — and it is probably overused. It usually
describes anyone who risks his or her life while protecting others, and I certainly
consider those people brave and worthy of our admiration.
And while our speaker today did risk his life with six flights into space, several
space walks, and countless other times as an experimental parachutist and jet
pilot, to me that is not his most impressive trait.
To me, Story Musgrave is most admirable for his insatiable pursuit of knowledge
and his almost constant application of that knowledge.
To tell the truth, Story Musgrave was always inquisitive.
He was born on a dairy farm in Stockbridge, Mass., and according to his official
biography, “he was in the forests alone at 3 and by 5 floated his homebuilt rafts
on the rivers. He rode combines at 5, drove trucks and tractors at 10 and when
alone in remote fields, repaired them by 13.
He dropped out of high school and joined the Marines, where he learned about
airplanes.
He figured out that education was important and earned his degree in
mathematics and statistics from Syracuse University, a master of business
administration in operations analysis and computer programming from UCLA, a
degree in chemistry from Marietta College, a doctorate in medicine from
Columbia University, a master’s in physiology and biophysics from the University
of Kentucky, and a master’s in literature from the University of Houston.
That’s six degrees.
In between, he has flown 17,700 hours in 160 different types of civilian and
military aircraft, including 7,500 hours in jet aircraft. An accomplished
parachutist, he has made more than 500 free falls -- including over 100
experimental free-fall descents involved with the study of human aerodynamics.
Dr. Musgrave was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in 1967 and first
flew on the Space Shuttle in 1983.
His second flight was to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993.
He performed three space walks and, with his fellow crewmembers, restored the
Hubble to perfect vision.
When he retired from NASA, he was one of the agency’s most experienced and
accomplished astronauts.
Today he operates a palm farm in Orlando, Florida, a production company in
Sydney and a sculpture company in Burbank, California. He is also a landscape
architect, a concept artist with Walt Disney Imagineering, an innovator with
Applied Minds Inc. and a professor of design at Art Center College of Design in
Pasadena, California. He has 7 children and three grandchildren.
Story Musgrave demonstrates how to live a full life.
That is how I would describe a hero.
I give you our speaker, Story Musgrave.
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Astronaut Story Musgrave gave the President's Lecture during
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > Community Report Card
Community Report Card
WCSU and several partners have begun to plan for the next installment of the
Community Report Card, a comprehensive look at the region’s health care
needs.
In preparation, Hartford-based insurer Aetna provided a $15,000 grant to
support the project, which is also sponsored by Danbury Hospital, social service
and public health agencies, and private sector businesses.
The Community Report Card is a joint project sponsored by Western Connecticut
State University to provide biennial reports on the health and well-being of
residents in the Greater Danbury and Housatonic Valley region.
The initial Community Report Card was released in January 2009 and measured
and evaluated a total of 37 key indicators for factors such as incidence of major
diseases, public health, dropout and graduation rates, households below poverty
level, pregnancy, suicide, and health insurance access. Towns participating in the
Community Report Card project include Danbury, Bethel, Bridgewater,
Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield and
Sherman.
WCSU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Linda Rinker observed
after release of the initial report that the project has given governments, health
care providers and social service organizations in the region an important new
source of information and data to assess the present well-being of the
community and to plan and coordinate efforts to address unmet needs.
Danbury Hospital Director of Public and Government Relations Andrea Rynn
noted the Report Cards will help to stimulate community discussion and policy
action by “giving us a roadmap to move into the future.”
Aetna joins a team of sponsors funding the Community Report Card project that
also includes WCSU, the United Way of Western Connecticut, Danbury Hospital,
Fairfield County Community Foundation, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Fairfield County
Bank, Poland Spring, Savings Bank of Danbury, and Union Savings Bank.
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Government Relations for Danbury Hospital [5]
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > Green caps and gowns
WCSU graduates go green
Western’s class of 2010 received top marks for environmentally smart dress with
the debut at the May undergraduate and graduate commencements of “green”
caps and gowns made from 100 percent, post-consumer recycled plastic bottles.
The new line of graduation wear, named GreenWeaver and manufactured by
Virginia-based Oak Hall Cap & Gown, features fabric spun from molten plastic
pellets. The company — which also made a donation to the Roots & Shoots
environmental and humanitarian program of the Jane Goodall Institute —
estimates it uses an average of 23 bottles to make each gown, which means
that sales for WCSU’s 2010 commencements recycled approximately 17,000
plastic bottles. “When Western was offered the opportunity to provide
environmentally friendly gowns this year to our graduates, we could not pass up
the opportunity,” said Tammy Hammershoy, WCSU director of Alumni Relations.
“It supports the green efforts of the university and allows our students, who are
aware of the environment and the planet’s vastly diminishing resources, to be
part of the solution.”
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A 2010 graduate models a "green" cap and gown.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > Women's Center
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury brings new program to WCSU
A weekly peer discussion group, “One Man Up,” offered to students from March
through April focused on men’s role in ending relationship violence. The program
gave students the opportunity to discuss and learn about issues of sexuality and
violence and to speak up and be heard.
“Research shows that men on a college campus can play a pivotal role in
changing the attitudes of other young men regarding violence in relationships,”
said Sharon Guck, WCSU coordinator of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention
Services. “In my experience, opening up a dialogue with these young men can
be the first step in raising awareness, changing attitudes and ultimately their
behaviors.”
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Male students participate in the peer discussion group "One Man
Up" to discuss ways to end relationship violence.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > Veterans
WCSU Veterans Center
Western has smoothed the transition to the classroom for men and women who
served in the U.S. armed forces with the opening of the university’s new
Veterans Center on Veterans Day in November 2009. The center, on the second
floor of the Student Center, provides approximately 100 veterans who currently
attend WestConn with access to computers and a quiet place to study and talk.
“It’s great to have a place to come to where we can feel comfortable,” said
Jeremy Mack, president of the university’s Student Veteran Organization and
member of the Connecticut Army National Guard. The SVO, the Division of
Student Affairs, the Financial Affairs Office and other university services strive to
meet the diverse needs of veterans in realizing their academic objectives at
Western and preparing for future careers.
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A Veterans Honor Guard participates in the annual Veterans Day
activities on campus.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Community catalyst > Lyme Disease experts
Lyme disease specialist offers tips on tick control and Lyme protection
In March, Western welcomed Connecticut State Entomologist Dr. Kirby Stafford,
an internationally recognized expert on Lyme disease and the ticks that carry it,
who discussed the origins and nature of the disease and means to prevent its
infectious spread to humans.
“Fight the Bite: Ticks and Lyme Disease” was presented as part of the WCSU
“Science at Night” lecture series. Stafford’s lecture outlined various methods to
achieve effective personal protection and control tick infestations in and around
the home. He has authored and coauthored more than 50 articles published in
scientific journals. In 2004, he published a popular handbook on tick
management to raise awareness among public health authorities, pest control
professionals and the general public about practical strategies to contain the
spread of Lyme disease and other infectious diseases borne and spread by ticks.
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Biology students take advantage of the sprawling Westside
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and study.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Catalyst for Civil Dialogue
Catalyst for Civil Dialogue
Sometimes the most controversial topics are the ones that offer the greatest
opportunity for finding common ground. Through roundtable discussions, film
screenings and ongoing dialogue, WCSU provides the setting in which civilized
discourse enables understanding.
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Multicultural Fair [2]
WCSU Hearts Haiti [3]
Henry Louis Gates Jr. panel discussion [4]
Ashley Hyde Fulbright [5]
Abigail Disney film [6]
Tres Vidas [7]
Anti-death penalty symposium [8]
Marathon for poverty [9]
The Black Man Cometh [10]
Macricostas lecture [11]
"Crossing Borders" [12]
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Hearts Haiti
Western hosts Multicultural Fair
For the second year Western was host to a regional Multicultural Fair on the
Midtown campus. The IMPACT club and Danbury High School's Peer Leadership
Program worked with the WCSU Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Girl Scouts
of Connecticut to make the fair a success.
Groups representing the full range of diversity in the community participated.
The event showcased arts and crafts, businesses, services and food from a wide
variety of local eateries.
Flags from more than 100 countries were on display and more than a dozen
cultural and ethnic groups performed.
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Reflecting Danbury's cultural diversity, many countries and
ethnicities were represented at the Multicultural Fair.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Hearts Haiti
Western heads up Haitian relief efforts
When the WCSU community members learned of the earthquake that devastated
a large area of Haiti, they rallied together to provide financial aid through a
series of fundraising events. “WCSU Hearts Haiti” raised $10,000 to donate to
Yéle Haiti, a foundation started by multi-platinum recording artist and Haitian
native Wyclef Jean, who was this year’s undergraduate commencement speaker.
A variety of creative awareness-raising and fundraising events contributed to the
cause. The first step was the creation of a Facebook page in late January. More
than 560 members of the Western community became fans. In February,
bracelets displaying Haiti’s national colors were sold for a suggested donation of
$1 in various locations on campus. In March, WestConn faculty and staff
members each donated $5 to wear jeans to work. Other events included a bake
sale held by the campus ministry, the Newman Club and a Zumba exercise
class.
“WCSU Hearts Haiti” hosted a March 31 luncheon featuring Haitian delicacies in
Alumni Hall. More than $6 of the $15 that was charged per person was
contributed to the campaign. On April 21, the Manhattan String Quartet
performed a benefit concert in Alumni Hall. The suggested contribution of $20
was donated towards “WCSU Hearts Haiti.”
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Professor of Music Eric Lewis writes a check to show his support
for WCSU Hearts Haiti; Vice President for Student Affairs Dr.
Walter Bernstein, Director of Multicultural Affairs Carolyn Lanier
and President James W. Schmotter each donated $5 to the
cause on Wear Your Jeans to Work Day; Western sold bracelets
to raise funds for Haiti..
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Henry Louis Gates Jr. panel discussion
Henry Louis Gates Jr. panel discussion
When a police officer arrested Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. at the Harvard
professor’s home, a national debate erupted that caught the attention of
President Obama as well as everyday citizens.
Certainly one factor in the case — that the professor is African-American and the
police officer is white — contributed to interest in the conversation. But the role
of citizens in protecting their neighborhoods, the responsibility of police in
carrying out their duties, and the limits, if any, on freedom of speech all became
part of the national dialogue.
Western helped to put the incident into perspective with a panel of educators,
journalists, police and residents. Dr. George Coleman, deputy commissioner of
the Connecticut Department of Education, chaired the event, held in Ives
Concert Hall.
Coleman pointed out that when famous people speak insensitively about race,
the collective community calls for a national dialogue, “as if race is an
overlooked aspect of the national curriculum and the faux pas is the result of the
chapter being skipped over or the violator not being in school that day.”
Danbury Chief of Police Al Baker looks on as Dr. George
Coleman, deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department
of Education, speaks from the podium.
The panel’s general consensus was that for race to be less of an issue, people
have to spend more time getting to know each other and understanding the
different perspectives that each race has about freedom in America.
Kerri Forrest, a senior producer based in Washington, D.C., for “The Early Show”
on CBS, said that what most people want is respect.
“We have worked so hard to be part of the whole and when someone challenges
that, it hurts,” Forrest said. “We need to consider what it’s like to be a black
man arrested in his own home. We need to consider what it’s like to be a white
police officer who is doing his job and called a racist. A lot of discussion is
needed in our own community. There’s a lot of hurt passed on from generation
to generation.”
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Ashley Hyde Fulbright
Becoming part of the global community yields Fulbright for WCSU student
For Ashley Hyde her intellectual curiosity, imagination and creativity were piqued
as an undergraduate student at Western, especially in her social sciences
courses with Dr. Rob Whittemore and political science courses with Dr. Chris
Kukk. From her initial major in biology to core courses in anthropology and
courses in international relations, Ashley was able to develop a research project
that was likely one of the best proposals Fulbright received. The knowledge and
confidence that she gained as a student helped shape her desire to help others,
but it was a trip to Cape Verde in 2009 that solidified her decision to make a
change in the world.
As part of the trip, sponsored by the Humanitarian Travel Club, Hyde took part
in assisting with medical aid, tutoring students and helping deportees reintegrate
into society. “That trip really spurred my interest there. There are an increasing
number of people being deported from the United States,” Hyde said. “Housing
and employment are a problem and there is a huge cultural issue, a stigma, with
being a deportee. No one in the community wants to help them.”
Her plans to help others earned Hyde a Fulbright scholarship in January. In the
fall, she will move to Jamaica for a year to conduct research on alternative
methods of integration for deportees. At the end of the year after her study is
completed, Hyde will earn a Master of Science in public health or international
relations from the University of West Indies, which will advise and oversee her
project.
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Ashley Hyde '09 became the second Western student to obtain a
Fulbright Scholarship.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Abigail Disney
Abigail Disney talks about saving the world
Philanthropist and producer Abigail Disney hosted a showing of her documentary
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell” and told the story of its filming to students and
community members.
Disney, the granddaughter of Roy Disney, a cofounder of the Walt Disney Co.,
made the film about a group of women who helped to bring peace to war-torn
Liberia.
Disney said she wanted to tell the story of these individuals who made a
difference through personal action.
“If this story is not remembered, it would be a huge crime against these
women,” Disney said. “We chose not to forget this one.”
She made a point to the students in the audience:
“The deal is, no one expects you to save the world by yourself. What you have
to do is become part of the collective — the constructive movement — that
moves forward to make a difference. Together you can save the world.”
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Abigail Disney discusses her documentary, "Pray the Devil Back
to Hell."
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Tres Vidas
“Tres Vidas”
WCSU celebrated the lives and achievements of three notable Latin American
women of the 20th century — Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Salvadoran peasant
activist Rufina Amaya and Argentinean poet Alfonsina Storni — in a performance
by the Core Ensemble of “Tres Vidas” at Ives Concert Hall in October 2009.
Renowned for its performances worldwide since its founding in 1993, the Core
Ensemble portrayed the lives of Kahlo, Amaya and Storni through the acting of
Georgina Corbo and musical accompaniment of cellist Tahirah Whittington,
pianist Hugh Hinton and percussionist Michael Parola. The performance set their
stories against the background of traditional Mexican folk songs and Argentinean
popular and tango music.
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An actress portrays Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in a staging of
"Tres Vidas."
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Death Penalty Symposium
Western holds anti-death penalty symposium
Juan Melendez spent more than 17 years on Florida’s death row for a crime he
didn’t commit. In 2002, he was released after a judge found no evidence linking
him to the murder. Now Melendez travels throughout the country and Europe
telling his incredible story of injustice, courage, faith and hope. Last November,
he spoke at Western and ignited interest in the local community.
In April, Associate Professor of Justice and Law Administration Dr. George Kain
and Assistant Professor of Justice and Law Administration Terrence Dwyer held a
panel discussion on the hot debate. Speakers included Kain, as panel moderator;
Dwyer, a former New York State Police Major Crimes Investigator; Connecticut
Superior Court Judge Hon. Charles Gill; Branford Police Chief John DeCarlo;
Gregg Everett of the Connecticut Board of Parole; Rev. Walter Everett, retired
minister and surviving family homicide victim member; and James Diamond,
criminal defense and former state’s attorney.
“Western is getting more involved in this death penalty issue,” Kain said. “The
public needs to be educated because the facts are changing.”
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A large audience listened attentively as Juan Melendez spoke
about his time on Florida's death row; Melendez speaks; the
back of Melendez's t-shirt.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Marathon
Faculty, staff and students ran circles around Western
Charlie Chatterton, an associate professor of health and physical education at
Eastern Connecticut State University, pledged to run 1,000 miles and take a
million strides to help the 40 million people in the United States living in poverty
last year. And he was going to run 26.2 of those miles around WCSU’s Midtown
campus on Dec. 3 when a sudden flu virus stopped him in his tracks.
But that didn’t stop Western faculty, staff and students who collected money and
ran or walked the 1-mile course — some running nearly 10 miles — around
campus. The event was coordinated by WCSU’s Newman Center, the Social
Work Club and the HPX Club. More than $500 was collected and turned over to
various charities including Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Holy
Family Home and Shelter and the City of New Orleans Recreation Department.
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Eastern Connecticut State University Associate Professor of
Health and Physical Education Charlie Chatterton (in orange)
runs on the Western Midtown campus with WCSU Associate
Professor of Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences Dr. Jeff
Schlicht.
Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Black Man Cometh
‘The Black Man Cometh’ lecture honors Black History Month
It was standing-room only at “The Black Man Cometh” lecture held in February
at Western. Based on playwright Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh,” the
lecture was written and presented by Associate Professor of English Dr. Don
Gagnon in Higgins Hall. “‘The Iceman Cometh’ is used to measure O’Neill’s
vision of race in America,” Gagnon said. “For a white writer to actually engage
black issues on a serious level was particularly noteworthy.”
O’Neill’s prior efforts, no matter how well-intentioned, Gagnon said, were not
always successful in creating a greater sensitivity and value to African
Americans. Through the creation of Joe Mott’s character, he said, O’Neill
overcame earlier challenges with an accurate portrayal of early American
experience. “O’Neill did overcome much of his racialist thinking.”
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Associate Professor of English Dr. Don Gagnon speaks during
Black History Month.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Macricostas lecture
Author and essayist Eric Metaxas delivers 2010 Macricostas lecture
Acclaimed author, essayist and cultural commentator Eric Metaxas shared
lessons and insights drawn from his new biography of the 20th century German
theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer when he presented the annual
Macricostas Lecture in April 2010 at WestConn. Metaxas, author of “Bonhoeffer:
Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy,” discussed the life of the Christian theologian
whose active participation in the anti-Nazi “Confessing Church” movement and
the anti-Hitler German Resistance before and during World War II ultimately led
to his arrest and execution in April 1945. He observed that, for Bonhoeffer,
“one’s life must be one’s theology, and one’s theology must be one’s life. If you
don’t live the things you claim to believe, you don’t really believe them at all.”
The lecture, presented by the School of Arts and Sciences as part of the lecture
series funded by the foundation of Brookfield industrialist and philanthropist
Constantine “Deno” Macricostas and his wife Marie, marked a homecoming for
Metaxas, who attended public schools in Danbury during the 1960s and 1970s. A
Yale University graduate, Metaxas has earned international acclaim over the past
three decades as a cultural and religious commentator, humor essayist, poet,
reviewer, children’s book author, national radio show editor, and nonfiction
writer. His previous works include a New York Times bestselling biography of the
British statesman William Wilberforce.
[1] Eric Metaxas signs copies of his book, "Bonhoeffer: Pastor,
Martyr, Prophet, Spy," after his presentation of the 2010
Macricostas lecture.
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Office of the President > 2009-10 Annual Report > Civil Dialogue > Crossing Borders
"Crossing Borders"
Students in Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Dr. Damla Isik’s anthropology
class learned more about the world through intimate discussions on race,
religion and other socio-cultural issues at the April screening of “Crossing
Borders” directed by German filmmaker Arnd Wächter, who was at the screening
held in the university’s Science Building on the Midtown campus. The film
documents the story of four American and four Moroccan college students who
travel together through Morroco and probe into Muslim and American views of
each other.
The documentary has received global attention, winning awards in United States
film festivals including the Illinois International Film Festival and the Honolulu
Film Festival. In Greece, the film was featured in the Thessaloniki Documentary
Festival.
The film was followed by a Q&A with Wächter.
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http://www.crossingbordersfilm.org/
Filmmaker Arnd Wächter speaks to an anthropology class as
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Dr. Damla Isik and
Professor of Social Sciences Dr. Robert Whittemore look on.
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Lisa Peck C
Thomas Saadi
Gisela Seagraves
William Unger C
Barbara Wanzer
Josiane Whitson
4
Cupola
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Class of 1994
Karen Altomari
Kristin Chach C
Terri Csizmadia C
Dawn Grenier
Barbara Lesperance
Elizabeth Malle
Wendy McCullough
Marcella McVay
Mary Rieke
Mary Sergi W
Laura Taylor C
Roland Wauthier
Karyn Palanzo
Ray Palmer
Elizabeth Repp
Birte Selvaraj
Joanne Sterk
Peggy Stewart
Class of 1998
Dympna Bowers
Jacqueline DiCerbo
Loretta Ertl
Priti Kapoor
Christine Laedke
Kathryn Leszko
Mary Miller
Brian Morehouse
Cory Plock P
Class of 1995
Nancy Barton
Kerry Bender
Margaret Bowers
Monica Connor
Mary Consoli
Debra Cratty
Frederic Cratty
Janet DeCarlo
Paul Doran
Frank Gavel
Dennis Leszko
Richard Parmalee P
James Purcell C
Ana Rebeiro
Kristen Robinson C
Robert Scribner
William White
Class of 1996
Constance Conway
Marie Darrow
Elisa Deland
Deborah Dougherty
Sylvia Green
Shawn Ryan
Carrie Wauthier
Class of 1999
Robert Babcock
David Kozlowski
Richard Horosky P
Genene Morehouse
Anne Newbury
Irene Patalano
Kimberly Restuccia
Valerie Roth
Barbara Sancho
Heather Studley
Brian Willard
Class of 2000
Theresa Buzaid
Sean Larkin
Tracy Parkin C
Lizette Plock P
Class of 2001
Melissa Alves
Laura Anderson
Carol Broesler
Michael Hess
Lance Maruscsak
Elizabeth Matteson
Daniel Nostin
Michael Vaughn
F
Class of 1997
Robert Bender
Vance Cannon
Thomas Cregan
Aline Flynn
Tammy Hammershoy
Debra Kennedy
Tan Keong
Todd McInerney W
W
Class of 2002
Megan Babcock
Susan Carbone
Carol Conte
Day De Rosa
friends & parents
Eric & Christina Abrahams
Barbara Adams
Joyce Agius
James Ahern
Samina Ahmed
Robert & Mary Lou Alberetti
Lazaro Alberto
Andrew Alexander C
Hussein & Nancy Anne Ali
Jerry Allford C
Katherine Allocco
Paul Amico
Brian & Diane Anderson
Mark & Lorraine Anderson
5
Raymond & Shirlee Andrews
Carole Andryshak
Edwin & Andrea Angulo
G. Koryoe Anim-Wright
Helen Anne
Anonymous
Victoria Applegate
Raymond Archer
Lisa Arconti
Adela Arellano
Brett & Linda Arigoni
Robert & Heather Arrigoni
Climaco & Nancy Arteaga
Doreen Asaro
Fabiana Hershfield
Brian Jacobson
John Lehman
Jennifer Nash W
Nancy Ortega
Elizabeth Palmer
George Rogers
Emile Waite
Class of 2003
Tatania Allen
Lisa Boff
Mary Fuller
Christopher George
Paul Laedke
Magaly Macaluso
Class of 2004
Christine Carroll
Verna Lee Cordon
William Druschell
Holly Keeler
Emily McMinn
Dorit Michelson
Breamond Ostrander
Trevor Perry
Monica Sousa
Tony Zatzick
Class of 2005
Barry Boriss W
Samantha Conetta
Katherine DeGroat
Richard DeLand
Susan Donnelly
Gail Dow-Goldberg
Glynis Jordan
Jeanne Lakatos
Brian McIlrath
Janet McKay C
Class of 2006
Angela Bednarchak
Peggy Boyle
KellyAnn Brown
William Burgess
Danielle Cicchetti
Anthony Conte
Regina Hilaire
Ellen Jordan
Michelle Kelfkens
Samantha Kulish
Paul & Vida Aurelien
Carol Avery
Richard & Joan Bader
Monserrate Baez-Falcon
Galina Bakhtiarova
Michael & Lynne Balduino
June Baldyga
James & Vivian Bambino
Pamela Bander
Heather Barbuto
Kenneth & Sandra Bardelli
Laura Barker
Thomas & Nancy Barlowski
Joseph & Angela Barna
David Liss
Heide Lock C
Katherine Massicotte
Rory McGuinness
Jason Miller
Heliett Sanchez
Jonathan Soares W
Katharine Tuozzo
Janice Van Wart
Class of 2007
Brian Austin
Lawrence Bobnick
Jennifer Casagrande
Keith Karvelis
Theresa Laslo
Lisa McCormick
Christopher Merkle
William Milkovic
Paula Muhlfeld
Juan Obreros
John Read
Courtney Robinson
Anne Stegner
Paul Steinmetz W
Carol Tyrrell
Class of 2008
Renee Acquisto
Dawn Bailey
David Ballough
Hilary Brown
Anna Cadena
Mario Chanchavac
Pauline Goolkasian
Joseph Hochheiser
Frank LaBanca
Jun Li
Evan Light
Michael Lombardi
Helen Meyer
Erik Ofgang
Megan Poulsen
Henry Ricci
Susan Shaw
Deborah Slifka
C
Diane Burke
Michelle Cordeiro
Laura Davi
Edward Kurpis
Allysa Lombardo
Schuyler Merritt
Carley Paden
Matthew Renovitch
Jonathan Rosario
Yvonne Santiago
Kathryn Smietana
Una Thomson
Linda Timman
Michelle Velthuizen
Class of 2010
Melissa Aiello
Robert Billings
Amanda Bria
Brian Broadbent
Doris Cartolano
Andrea Contreras
Elsa Cunha
Oluwafeyikemi Davies
Joseph Deserre
Christina Drelichowski
Jessica Fairchild
Antonio Fernandes
Tyler Heft
Briana Killarney
Kristen Lamanna
Melissa Lanspery
James Lefflbine
Rachael Levine
Laurie Libby
Aimee Massicotte
Micaela Minano
Eaman Nassar
Alexandra Ronewicz
Zachariah Silver
Jessica Strom
David Strout
Andrea Urvina
Vaida Whipple
Laura Young
Alex Zancan
Class of 2009
Melanie Abissi
Karen Bartone
Melanie Belec
JC Barone
Charles & Christine Barriere
Laura-Lee Barron
George & Mary Louise Barta
Salvatore & Patricia Bartolo
Laura Bascom
Peter & Susan Battles
Lynne Beardsley W
Davi Beltrame
Harold Bemis
Thomas Bendernagel
Robert & Ada Benton
Sheldon & Molly Berger
James & Lenora Bergeron
Hernan Berisso
Lief & Dina Berthen
David & Linda Bertozzi
James & Deborah Beveridge
Caroline Biasetti
Dave Birkins W
Debra Birkins
Bruce & Linda Biscoe
Clark Bishop
Dennis & Janet Blanchette
Steven & Pamela Blanchette
A.J. & AnnMarie Blanda
James & Margie Blansfield
Richard & Lucille Blessey
Todd & Michele Blosser
Theodore & Carleen Blum
Thomas & Barbara Blumenthal
Walter Boelke
Lynda Bonaminio
Barry & Esther Boriss W
Margaret & Robert Bovaird
John Bowen
John & Judith Boyle
Daniel & Dechristine Bozek
Michael & Debra Brennan
David Breton
Peter & Lynn Bricker W
John & Barbara Briggs
Mary Brooke
George & Lisbeth Brooks
Linda Brooks
Charles & Beth Brower
Nancy Brunjes
Dawn Bruno
Abner Burgos Rodriguez
Karen Burke W
Teresa Burke
David Burns
Margery Byfield
Marjorie Campbell
Eugene & Donna Canfield
John & Norma Cannon
Anthony & Roberta Caraluzzi
Paul & Marilyn Caravetta
Michael & Barbara Carneglia
James Carter
Alexander Caruso
F. Elizabeth Casey
Gina Cavaliere
David & Erin Caviola
Ruth Cea
Michael & Yvonne Cech
Alfred & Lauren Cenatiempo
Eleanor Chance
John & Deborah Channing
Raymond & Judith Charbonneau
Marjorie & George Chauvin
Douglas & Sharon Cheney
Brian & Laura Cherney-Chalk
Kathleen Cherry W
Lawrence & Cheryl Chiucarello
John Chopourian
Wilfred Kaida Chow & Lisa Sun W
Margaret Cicalese
Dante & Diane Cirilli
Susan Cizek
Kevin Clancy
Deanna Clark
Thomas & Diana Clayton
Elizabeth Cohen
Jeff & Lori Collins
Ronald Colman
Robert & Roseanne Condon
Edward & Joyce Conlan
Suzanne Conlin
Patrick & Diane Connelly
Richard & Donna Conte
Jan Coppola
Brian & Karen Cornell
Maurice & Catherine Cote
Walter Cramer
Kathleen Crossen
Israel Cruz
Lourdes Cruz
Paul & Margaret Csuka
Sharon Culbertson
Margaret Currie
Carol Curry
Kevin & Joy Curry
Diana Curtis
Lloyd & Nicolletta Cutsumpas W
Roger & Donna Cyr
Sonia Dadario
Deborah D’Alessandro
Linda D’Alessandro
John & Karen Daley
Carol Damelio
Danbury High School Class
of 1973
Michael & Leticia Danseglio
Francis & Elizabeth Dattalo W
Salvatore D’Aurio
H. Otto & Lorie Davis
Rodney De Leon
Oscar De Los Santos
Robert & Lilla Dean
Norma Deck
Andrea DeFusco
Michael & Linda DeGeorge
Thomas & Barbara Del Conte
Suzanne & Lawrence DeLaurentis
Marc & Kimberly deLevie
Vera Delohery
Richard & Dorothy DePalma
Department of Theatre Arts
Janice Desimone-Spinner
Stephanie DeSousa
John & Lorraine DeSpuches
Gerald & Immaculate Di Pietro
Brian & Nancy Diana
John & Michelle Dibella
Theodore & Colleen Dietter
Teri DiGiovanni
George & June Dimyan
Bruce & Holly Doherty-Lemoine
Andrew & Bonnie Dolecki
Charles Donofrio
Cylotte Dorcemus
Daniel & Rebecca Doty
Kevin & Marylisa Dransfield
Judith Dreyer
Jerome & Maxine Driscoll
Michael Driscoll
Jeffrey & Anita Dugan
Hafid Dumet
John & Danielle Dwan
Henry Dyson
Sue Ann Dzirko
Robert Eberhard
Abe Echevarria
Walter & Suzanne Edge
William & Rosa Edwards
Barbara Ek-McCann
Ana Encarnacao
Karl & Nancy Epple W
Michael Erlich
Andrew Esocoff
Constance Evans
Jessica Ewud
H. Korb & Josette Eynon
Patrick & Marianne Fahey
Paul & Corrie Falciano
Suzanne Farrell
David Fawcett
Joseph & Sheila Fawley
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Felner-Bragano
Lousie Feroe
Raniero Ferrante
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Quinto & Ann Fillippino
Allan & Linda Finn
Michael Fiorillo
Charles & Nancy Fishman
Michael & Irene Fitzsimons
Robin Flanagan
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Mark Ford
Sharon Foster
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Jennifer Fox
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Ryan Freudenberg
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Lydia Gallo
Paul & Doreen Gambardella
Elaine Ganat
Howard & Sandra Garfinkel
Scott & Laura Gayton
Thomas Gebert
Wayne & Jeanne Gebert
Charles Gehm & Judith York
Donald & Maureen Casey
Gernert W
Robert & Laurel Giacolone
Cathleen Gianfranceschi
Joan & Michael Giannone
Michael & Valerie Giarratano
Glenda Giordano
Alfred Glazer
Marilynn Glen
Melissa Gluckmann
Kevin & Regina Glynn
Jill Godburn
Elisabeth Goedewaagen
Melvin & Arlene Goldstein
Abe & Beatrice Golub
Nancy Gormley
Thomas Gowen
Pedro & Paula Graca
Ivorall Graham
Leigh Graham
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Debra Greene
Beverly Grey
Allison Griffin
Kathryn Griffin
Anthony & Dallas Grimes
Beuta Grubka
Paula Gryga Daddio
Charles & Sharon Guck
Sallie Guerrera
Elizabeth Gugino
Kathleen Gugino
Jim Gulla
Olwen Gurry
John & Francine Gurtler
Ruth Gyure
Theresa Haas
Catherine Hackett
Anna Haddad
Edward Hagan
Roy & Erin Haight
David & Kathleen Halek
Michael & Jody Haliskoe
Thomas & Barbara Hall
Jeffrey & Regina Hamel
Josephine Hamer
Lisa Hammersley
Karen Hargrove
Lili Harrison
Paul Hart
Ann Hartman
Richard & Shirley Hatch
Kenneth & Monica Haughton
William Hawkins
Cheri Hayes
Wilda Hayes
Hayes Family Limited Partnership
Joyce Hermonat
Leigh & Ruth Hickcox
Allisa Hiland
Creton & Erica Hines
Paul & Ann Hines
Wayne & Debra Hobson
John & Keri Hoffer, Jr.
Kevin Hogan
Stuart & Janet Holden
Andrew & Susan Homola
John & Mary Hope-Ross
Noel & Tamar Hord
Mona Howard
Janet Hoyt
Lawrence & Amy Huntley
Samuel & Alice Hyman
Genevieve Innes
Patrick & Leslie Irving
Rosemary Isacsson
Damla Isik
Momchil Ivanov
Todor Ivanov
Robert & Patricia Ivry
Paul Jaber
Edith Jaccarino
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John & Norine Jalbert W
Sylvia Janetzki
Maureen Jeans
John & Lee Ann Jennett
Alfred & Inge Johannssen-Schultz
Muriel Johnson
Alan & Donna Jones
Loria Jones
Susan Kania
Sandor & Debra Kappel
Gary Kass
Michael Katz
Walter Kauer
Christopher & Nancy Kay
Barbara Keane
Kris & Tammy Kelley
Patricia & D. Matthew Kellogg
Maureen Kelly
Thomas & Heather Kelly
Christina Keune
Bryan Kiefer
Christine Kijek
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John Kline W
John Kluz
Richard & Elizabeth Knapp
Richard & Simone Koproski
Andrea Kott
Katherine Koulogianis
Karen Koza
Francis Kozakiewicz
Barbara Krubsack
Mary Jane Kubeck-Rodgers
Tracy Kulikowski
James LaClair
Kevin Lafferty
Carol Landers
Daniel & Mary Landon
Nancy Laneuville
Catherine Langellotti
Carolyn Lanier
Daniel Lanier
Lisa Lanier
Shirley LaPine
Owen Larkin
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Paul Larsen W
Jenny Lassen
Mary Lassen
Milton Laverde
Diane Le Fever
Madeleine Leary
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Verna Lee Cordon
Annette Legere
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Jay Lent W
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Elizabeth Licarie
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Nevaldo & Maria Lima
Catherine Littlefield
Thomas & Jean Llewellyn
Lisa Lockwood
Gabriel Lomas
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Ronald Long
Edward Lopes
Robert & Kathleen Lopes
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Atusta Lorius
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Lisa Luboyeski
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Clara Macchiaverna
Chris Madonia
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John Mailloux
Jesse & Joan Makles C
Ernest & Marguerite Mammone
6
Cupola
the
7
Mark & Rosemary Mancini
David Mancuso
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Averell Manes
Kathy Mango
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Susan Maskel
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Di Masters W
Joseph & Kathleen Matthews
Scott Matthies
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Pamela McDaniel
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Janice McFadden
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Christie McKinney
Cornelius McLaughlin
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Peter & Margaret Munn
James Munz
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Patricia O’Neill
Ellen & Michael Ornaf
Gayle Ouellet
Ben Oumlil
Albert Owino
Oluwole Owoye
Michael & Martha Palanzo
Joan Palladino
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Helen Bechard
Beval Saddlery Ltd
Big Y Supermarkets
Body by Jackie
Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals
Bradford Renaissance Portraits
Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Cappiello Jewelers
Carmen Anthony Steakhouse
Chelsea Piers Sports &
Entertainment Complex, NYC
Cheryl Frawley - Isagenix
Connecticut Children’s Museum
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
Costco
Cox Radio, Inc.
Virginia Crowley
Crystal Rock LLC
Curves
Danbury Liquor Store
Danbury Plaza Hotel & Conference
Center
Deacon Timothy Pratt Bed and
Breakfast
DiGrazia Vineyards of Connecticut
Double Twister Ice Cream Shop
Theresa Eberhard Asch
F&M Electric
Isabelle Farrington
Fit for You
Fitness Revolution
Gift Cottage
Martha Goodman
Gouveia Vineyards
Hawley Construction Corporation
Her Game 2
Frank Herbert
Heritage Trail Vineyards
Irving Levine Automotive
Distributors, Inc.
wine tasting contributions
Adam Broderick Salon & Spa
Avalon Wine & Spirits
Helen Bechard
Bradford Renaissance Portraits
Bryn Gillette Fine Art Painting
Caraluzzi Family
Danbury Liquor Store
gifts in kind
Jeff Brall
Brooklyn Historical Society
Creative Company Salon & Spa
Janet Davis
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scholarship donors
The following benefactors have donated to
a WCSU Scholarship:
Scholarship
Scott Andrews Memorial Scholarship
Robert & Patricia Ivry
Richard Asch Memorial Scholarship
Albert & Joan Mead
Aspiring Artist Scholarship
Marilynn Glen
John Azzariti Memorial Scholarship
Kathleen Azzariti
William Baker Journalism Scholarship
William Baker
Mary & Rudy Behrens Music Fund
Mary & Rudy Behrens
Anthony and Julia Caraluzzi Family
Scholarship
G. Koryoe Anim-Wright
Michael & Lynne Balduino
June Baldyga
Bertozzi Electric LLC
Theodore & Carleen Blum
Thomas & Barbara Blumenthal
Lynda Bonaminio
John & Judith Boyle
Peggy Boyle
George & Lisbeth Brooks
Timothy Burr
Anthony & Roberta Caraluzzi
Paul & Marilyn Caravetta
John & Deborah Channing
John Chopourian
Stephen & Sue Chwaliszewski
Dante & Diane Cirilli
Anthony & Jeanette Cirone
Corporate Contractors
Thomas & Lois Crucitti
Rodney De Leon
George & June Dimyan
Michael Driscoll
Henry Dyson
Paul & Corrie Falciano
David Fawcett
Scott & Dawn Fawcett
Jennifer Fox
Robert & Laurel Giacolone
Michael & Valerie Giarratano
Kathryn Griffin
Sallie Guerrera
W. Jason & Ellen Hancock
Carol Hawkes
Janet Hoyt
Samuel & Alice Hyman
George & Marilyn Kain
Christine Kijek
Tracy Kulikowski
Milton Laverde
Richard & Joyce McClurg
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McCollam Associates
David McGuire
Lorraine McGuire
David Mott
George Mulvaney
Juan Obreros
Parker Refrigeration, Inc.
Ron & Linda Pekrul
Joel & Nancy Pondelik
John & JoAnne Read
Terri Rotella
Linda Schramm
Sheryl Scott
Bruce Seide
Scott & Darleen Senete
Carolyn Settzo
Charles & Denise Spiridon
D.L. Stephenson
Patricia Struna
Nancy Sumberaz
Jean Taylor
Jennifer Torres
Charles & Carolyn Troccolo
Union Savings Bank
Robert & Linda Vaden-Goad
Michael & Maria Veilleux
Alan Winsor
David & Lee Zackrison
Thomas & Lois Crucitti Nursing
Scholarship
Thomas & Lois Crucitti
Ruth M. Dawson Scholarship
Dennis Dawson
Mary Edgett Scholarship Fund
Winifred Brickmeier
Vera Delohery
Jerome & Maxine Driscoll
William & Carol MacLenathen
Maura Melody
Elaine Salem
Cynthia Vlasaty
Employee Scholarship
Nancy Barton
Barry & Esther Boriss
Frederic & Debra Cratty
Daryle & Marie Dennis
Ronald & Rita Drozdenko
Sheryl Scott
Richard & Marjorie Steinberg
Frederick Tesch
Isabelle T. Farrington Scholarship Fund
Isabelle Farrington
Fiorita, Kornhaas & Van Houten
Scholarship
Fresh Start Scholarship
Charles & Shirley Ferris
Friends of Music Scholarship
Stephen & Lisa King
Joseph & Mary Marsan
Catherine Rabut
Morton & Mildred Siegel
Vera Tisdall
General Scholarship Fund
Lazaro Alberto
Victoria Applegate
Raymond Archer
Dean & Pauline Argeros
Climaco & Nancy Arteaga
Barbra Battista
John & Jo Beckett
Harold Bemis
Lief & Dina Berthen
Winifred & Nels Bjarke
Robert & Margaret Bovaird
Daniel Bozek
Nancy Brunjes
Dorothy Burke
Steven & Lisa Byrne
Arthur & Paula Caldara
Lorraine Capobianco & Ron Shaw
Peter Casazza
Michael & Yvonne Cech
Brian & Laura Cherney-Chalk
Virginia Ciccarone
Kevin Clancy
Kathleen Crossen
Sharon Culbertson
Theodore & Colleen Dietter
Charles Donofrio
Ronald & Rita Drozdenko
Hafid Dumet
Barbara Ek-McCann
Entergy Corporation
John & Loretta Ertl
John & Sandra Ferrie
Louise Ann Finch
Charles & Ruth Ann Flynn
Ursula Forberger
Shawn & Kathleen Fox
Paul & Mary Fuller
Lydia Gallo
Charles & Mary Gallucci
Michael & Joan Giannone
Greg & Pauline Goolkasian
Stuart Goosman
Walter & Susan Hartsburg
Roger & Vivian Henley
Daniel & Joan Johnston
Tony & Carol Jones
Christopher & Nancy Kay
William & Paula Keegan
Vincent & Nancy Keilty
Matthew & Patricia Kellogg
Alice Kemna
Eileen Kenny
Gabrielle Kessler-Tracy
James Lardie
Madeleine Leary
John Lehman
Nevaldo & Maria Lima
Laura Lorenzo
Atusta Lorius
David Mancuso
Mary Marsan
Alan Martin
E. Marie Mas
Myra Mattes Ross
Danielle McDonnell
Lisa Metayer
Susan Mion
Robert & Nancy Morrissey
Daryl & Cindy Mortensen
Diane M’sdoques
Elaine Norton
Nancy Norton
Brian & Alicia Olson
Kay Palacko
Rose Paonessa
Patricia Petruny
Jacqueline Pflieger
Carmine Picarello
Lawrence & Tamara Post
Robert Pytel
Edward Reilly
Kimberly Restuccia
Florence Richards
Genie Rigopulos
Colleen Rose
Mariana Saldana
George & Ivis Sampayo
Michael & Heliett Sanchez
Barbara Sarojak
George & Elizabeth Savage-Tracy
Janet Schutte
Laurel Shader
Maureen Shanley
Beverly Shaw
Geoffrey & Laura Sheehan
Edward & Mary Siergiej
Alan Skiparis
Deborah Slifka
Kathryn Sokolowski
David & Margaret Stephens
Robert & Badia Stevenson
Craig & Peggy Stewart
George & Sandra Stockwell
Margaret Judith Sullivan
Vera Tisdall
Richard & Teresa Tortora
Ralph & Noreen Toscano
Daniel Trenske
Vincent & Patricia Viola
Charlotte Von Glahn
Sylvia Weneck
William White
Robert & Phyllis Whitlock
Bart & Linda Whittaker
Robert & MaryYoung
Miriam Zimmer
Dr. Mel Goldstein Scholarship in
Meteorology
Melvin & Arlene Goldstein
David Plews
H. Jonathan & Dorothy Greenwald
Endowed Scholarship
The Estate of Harold Jonathan Greenwald
Dr. Harry Schramm Scholarship
Andrew Esocoff
Irene Patalano
Union Savings Bank - Sturdevant
Family Scholarship
Richard & Marie Sturdevant
May Sherwood Alumni Scholarship
Edna Frisbie
Richard H. Sullivan Scholarship
Richard & Elizabeth Sullivan
Robert P. Kelleher Scholarship
Robert & Phyllis Kelleher
James Somers Opera Scholarship
Judith Somers
Peggy Will Koschel Memorial
Scholarship
Elizabeth Koschel
John Koschel
Kathleen Koschel
Peter M. Stewart Memorial Scholarship
Robert & Mary Lou Alberetti
Gail Andersen
James & Margie Blansfield
Peter & Lynn Bricker
Candlewood Point
James & Constance Conway
Danbury High School Class of 1973
Lorie & Tessa Davis
Marc & Kimberly deLevie
Paul Dinto
Bruce & Holly Doherty-Lemoine
Steven & Lauren Greenberg
Kathleen Gugino
John & Francine Gurtler
Ruth Gyure
Wilda Hayes
John Hoffer
John & Keri Hoffer, Jr.
Susan Kania
Shirley LaPine
Owen Larkin
Sean & Jaclyn Larkin
Richard & Lisa Lengel
Arduino & Mary Magnifico
Joseph & Kathleen Matthews
Pamela McDaniel
John & Jane McLean
Mediassociates, Inc.
Margaret Murray
David & Nancy Nurnberger
Juan Obreros
Frederick & Karel Pappalardo
Dennis Pignatello
Regina Platano
Don Stitt & Elizabeth Popiel
Eugene & Helen Previdi
Louis Ruggiero
Cecilia Ruggles
Irene Sherlock
Michael & Anne Skandera
Craig & Peggy Stewart
WCSU Athletic Department
WCSU Department of Theatre Arts
James & Susan Wolf
James & Sheila Zustin
John Tamas Memorial Scholarship
Marc & Jan Aldrich
Gail Andersen
Maxwell Ziegler
Veronica Hagman Memorial Scholarship
Erland Hagman
Hancock Student Leadership
Scholarship
Kathleen S. Mauks, M.D., Scholarship
Estate of Marguerite M. Minck
Morganti Scholarship
Morton Family Scholarship
Jonathan Mottley Memorial Scholarship
William & Elizabeth Frago
Thomas & Barbara Hall
Lewis & Mary Ellen Mottley
Music Scholarship
Elizabeth Nkonoki-Ward
Lee Vogelstein
New Beginnings Nursing Scholarship
Deanna Clark
Mario Mesi
Carl F. Norden Science Scholarship
The Barden Foundation, Inc.
David W. Nurnberger Scholarship
David & Nancy Nurnberger
A. Searle Pinney Scholarship Fund
Pinney, Payne, P.C.
Rizzo Family Endowed Scholarship
Dr. James R. Roach Scholarship Fund
James Roach
Sabbaday Student Scholarship
Mario Mesi
Anne Rothstein
Gordon Shannonhouse
Robert Schappert Scholarship
Robert Schappert
Schoolmasters Special Scholarship
Sharon Cheney
Deanna Clark
Mario Mesi
Sharon Swanhall
Tek-Air Systems Scholarship
The Guido Tino Memorial Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Olwen Gurry
Ann Hartman
William & Patricia Murphy
Christopher Tomaino
Claire G. Trisch and Alfred T. Geddes
Memorial Scholarship
Laurence & Shirley Alexander
Joanne Baldauf
Bernard & Barbara Berg
James Brawley
Dionizia Brochinsky
Virginia Ciccarone
Andrew & Elizabeth Ann Comcowich
William & Patricia Conway
Walter & Shirleymae Ela
Marguerite Fuller
Marie Gervasini
James & Eleanor Hegedus
Ruby Holloway
Lucia Kimber
James Leonard
Mary Lindsay
William & Carol MacLenathen
Frieda Maxwell
Frances Merante
Mary Mitchell
Janet Moore
Beatrice Murdock
Barbara Perkins
Sheila Rietano
Douglas Salmon
Ronald & Veronica Smith
Louise Taylor
Mary Vaghi
Neil & Carolyn Wagner
Richard & Victoria Wanzer
Edward & Ruth Wilson
Miriam Zimmer
Susan B. & Henry G. Tritter Scholarship
Henry & Susan Tritter
Walton Group Scholarship
The Walton Group
Steven Ward Scholarship
Stephen & Dawn Bailey
Roberta Watts Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Raymond & Shirlee Andrews
Belardinelli Services LLC
Sheldon & Molly Berger
Branson Ultrasonic Employees Association
Raymond & Judith Charbonneau
Suzanne Conlin
Brian & Karen Cornell
Kevin & Marylisa Dransfield
Suzanne Farrell
Douglas & Sharon Green
Theresa Haas
Andrew & Susan Homola
Lawrence & Amy Huntley
Sylvia Janetzki
Muriel Johnson
JSK Construction Corporation
John Kluz
Francis Kozakiewicz
Mary Jane Kubeck-Rodgers
Douglas & Diane Leonard
Robert & Jacqueline Leonard
Carolyn McAdams
Emily McMinn
Beverly Moravsky
Mary Murray
James Pegolotti
Edward & Laura Piechota
R.P. Dalton Paving and Fuel Oil, Inc.
Gina Silva
Michael & Lisa Taylor
Jeanette Tedesco
Roseann Tunila
Frances Verterano
Michael Zarcone
Charles E. Wrinn Memorial Scholarship
Paul Hart
Corporation
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memorial gifts
In memory of Elizabeth Brown
Douglas Salmon
Walter and Suzanne Edge
Charles and Nancy Fishman
Howard and Sandra Garfinkel
Dalla Grimes
Cheri Hayes
Hayes Family Limited Partnership
Edith Jaccarino
Richard and Elizabeth Knapp
Paul and Ella Ledbetter
Elizabeth Licarie
In memory of Karen Casazza
Paul Amico
James and Lenora Bergeron
Eugene and Donna Canfield
Anthony and Roberta Caraluzzi
Andrew and Elizabeth Comcowich
Roger and Donna Cyr
Michael and Linda DeGeorge
Louanne Long
Michael McElroy
Rita Millak
Thomas Rovito
Kelly Taylor
Rita Thal
Ann Trinkaus
Jennifer Zimmerman
In memory of Janet Preiss
Mario Mesi
In memory of Elizabeth Dominey
Dietrich and Edna Schroeer
In memory of Guido Tino
Olwen Gurry
In memory of Elizabeth Putnam
Mario Mesi
In memory of Judith Patterson Smith &
Jean Buchwalder O’Leary
Richard and Eleanor Adzima
100
Donations by purpose
80
100
Donations by type
100
Donations by source
100
Donations by area
Endowed. . . . . . . . . . . $526,826.47 (49%)
Unrestricted. . . . . . . . . $225,186.27 (21%)
Students/Misc. . . . . . . . . $1,397.50 (0%)
Graduate School . . . . . . . . . $675.00 (0%)
Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,388.09 (17%)
Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,414.48 (1%)
Other Individuals. . . . . . $46,473.69 (4%)
Scholarships. . . . . . . . $611,332.49 (57%)
Corporations. . . . . . . . $239,252.45 (22%)
School of Visual &
Performing Arts. . . . . . . $57,306.78 (5%)
80
Academic
Programs &
Operations. . . . . . . . . . $361,052.21 (34%)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,075,266.77
80
80
Restricted (other). . . . . $128,454.85 (12%)
Private . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,713.69 (11%)
Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . $10,460.00 (1%)
Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,974.13 (20%)
Academic Support. . . . . $87,418.68 (8%)
Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . $375,104.99 (35%)
Staff/Employees, , , , , , , $45,837.22 (4%)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,075,266.77
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Foundations. . . . . . . . . . $26,370.00 60
(3%)
60
60
Parents. . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,143.10 (1%)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,075,266.77
School of Professional
Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,246.88 (1%)
School of Arts &
Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . $76,072.46 (7%)
General
Scholarships. . . . . . . . $426,711.06 (40%)
Multiple Schools . . . . . $126,824.66 (12%)
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210.00 (0%)
Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,150.00 (1%)
40
40
40
40
Ancell School of
Business. . . . . . . . . . . . $37,263.66 (3%)
Alumni
Association. . . . . . . . . . $56,598.60 (5%)
Administration/
Operations . . . . . . . . . $276,207.67 (26%)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,075,266.77
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